Maple Grove Soccer Teams Take on Schwan’s USA Cup Tournament

Article written by Jay Corn. 

More than a dozen soccer teams from Maple Grove area will be competing in this week’s Schwan’s USA Cup Tournament in Blaine—the largest youth soccer tournament in the Western hemisphere. 

The Maple Grove area soccer teams will be among the more than 1,000 squads from 17 countries and throughout the United States playing this week. 

Divisions are divided into age groups, from U9 to U19, and teams in the older brackets have been selected to play in this year's tournament by earning an invite. 

Olympic-style Opening Ceremonies are scheduled for Tuesday beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the National Sports Club. 

The following are a list of teams from Maple Grove area are registered for the 2013 Schwan's USA Cup: 

MapleBrook (Boys U11)

Maplebrook Bennett (Boys U12)

MapleBrook Pequeninos (Boys U12)

MapleBrook Blaze (Girls U13)

MapleBrook Flash (Girls U13)

Maplebrook Rush Premier (Girls U14)

MapleBrook (Boys U15)

Maplebrook Red X (Girls U16)

MapleBrook Soccer (Girls U16) 

Games are scheduled on each of the National Sports Complex 48 fields through the week, and championship games for each age bracket will be played on Saturday. Webcasts for games played on the two main fields, as well as of the Opening Ceremonies, will be available online at www.usacup.org.

A professional soccer game between the Minnesota United and Edmonton on Wednesday, July 17, at 7:30 p.m. 

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