Cosmos Copa

Cosmos Copa
Founded 2009
Region New York City
Number of teams 40
Website www.cosmoscopa.com

The Cosmos Copa, originally called Copa NYC, is an amateur adult soccer tournament played in New York City between teams representing different ethnic heritages in a World Cup-style competition.[1]

History

The competition was founded in 2009 by local soccer fans Spencer Dormitzer and Chris Noble.[2] Each team plays under the name of a foreign country, and all players on that team must be from, or have parents who are from, that country.[3]

In 2010, the New York Cosmos took over the tournament, which continued to be run by its founders.[4] The Copa was renamed for the professional club as part of the deal.[5]

Format

In 2014, forty teams competed in the Cosmos Copa. The eight quarterfinalists from the previous tournament pre-qualified for the following competition, while the remaining thirty-eight competed for eight additional places.[6][7]

The 2014 final was held at James M. Shuart Stadium before a North American Soccer League match between the Cosmos and the Carolina RailHawks.[8]

The tournament was not held in 2016.[9]

Winners

References

  1. ↑ "Local 'World Cup' tournament brings Rio's fervor to New York City". PBS Newshour. July 13, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Park Slope, Long Island natives unite New York City using soccer as 2nd Copa NYC opens on Pier 40". New York Daily News. July 22, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  3. ↑ "2014 Official Tournament Guidelines" (PDF). Cosmos Copa. p. 29. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Backed by Cosmos, Copa NYC a taste of big time". MLSsoccer.com. August 2, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Cosmos Copa Links Present to Past". New York Times. June 16, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Teams". Cosmos Copa. March 20, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  7. ↑ "40-Team Field Revealed for 6th Annual Cosmos Copa Tournament". New York Cosmos. March 20, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  8. ↑ "2014 Cosmos Copa field released, with the final to be played before a Cosmos match in August". SB Nation. March 20, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  9. ↑ "COSMOS COPA POSTPONED". CosmosCopa.com. Retrieved 14 October 2016.

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See also

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