WINTER SHOWCASE & CHAMPIONS CUP

The 2022-23 GA Winter Showcase & Champions Cup event heads to heads to Bell Bank Park in Mesa, AZ from December 1 to 5. This event will be the first Champions Cup event of the season with all qualifying teams from U13 to U19 facing off. The Showcase event will feature U15 through U19 teams who will play teams outside of their conference during the event weekend.

The first possible kickoff time on a team’s first match day is as follows:

• Dec. 1 (U13, U14, U17, U19): 10:00am
• Dec. 2 (U15, U16): 11:00am

The latest possible kick-off, weather permitting, for age groups on travel-out day is 12:00PM local.

Play Dates:

• U13  – Champions Cup: Dec. 1, 2, 3

• U14 – Champions Cup: Dec. 1, 2, 3

• U15 – Showcase: Dec. 2, 3 or 4, 5 / Champions Cup: Dec. 2, 3, 5

• U16 – Showcase: Dec 2, 3 or 4, 5 / Champions Cup: Dec. 2, 3, 5

• U17 – Showcase: Dec. 1, 2 or 3, 4 / Champions Cup: Dec. 1, 2, 4

• U19 – Showcase: Dec. 1, 3, 4 / Champions Cup: Dec. 1, 3, 4

Champions Cup Format:

U13

All 16 teams advance to the Final 16 at IMG in March

U15, U16, U17, U19

• Top three teams from each group advance to the Final 16 at IMG in March
• Best fourth place team at each age group advances (tiebreakers consistent with playoffs; can be found in GA Frameworks)
• Bottom four fourth place teams and the four non-Champions Cup teams invited advance to a 2nd-tier competition at IMG in March