About the Tournament
2008 FINAL RESULTS
U-13
1st Place Kirtland Warriors
2nd Place San Felipe Boys
3rd Place Team Lightning
4th Place San Felipe Girls
U-16 Girls
1st Place Albuquerque Storm
2nd Place San Felipe
3rd Place Kirtland Coolcatz
4th Place Native American Community Academy
5th Place Fort Windgate Bear Cubs
6th Place Dzil Na'oodilii Nashdoi
U-16 Boys
1st Place Rehoboth
2nd Place Taos
3rd Place San Felipe
4th Place Native American Community Academy
5th Fort Windgate Bear Cubs
U-20
1st Place Team Fury
2nd Place Team Rain
3rd Place Team Fire
4th Place Team Earth
Congratulations!! The competition was fantistic! See you all next year.
Southwest Youth Services is partnering with New Mexico State University and the State of New Mexico Sports Authority to host the 2008 Indigenous Soccer Cup, an international seven-a-side soccer tournament with youth leadership, life skills, and college/university prep components. The ISC will be held at New Mexico State University, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, from July 20-July 26, 2008.
Tournament Format:
- Teams will be made up of 12 players, two coaches and a manager (coaches and manager will serve as chaperones)
- Seven vs. seven format – six field players and one goalkeeper (reduced numbers will immerse players in a smaller game and allow emerging soccer communities to participate in the ISC)
- Preliminary rounds of a minimum of three games in round-robin pool play
- Playoff rounds are single elimination (each team is guaranteed four games)
Team Composition:
- Boys and Girls age divisions: U-13, U-16, and U-20 (players can ‘play up’ in an older division)
- Players must be members of a state or federally recognized U.S. or Canadian Aboriginal tribe
- Appeals regarding tribal affiliation must be directed to the 2008 ISC Council
- Coaches and managers are not required to be members of a tribe recognized by U.S. state or Canadian provincial/territorial government
Cost:
- Each player is responsible for a $250 registration fee
Two coaches and 1 chaperone per team may attend for free
- Fee covers: seven day, six night tournament and room and board, as well as registration fees, referee costs, field and special event fees