September 4–7, 2015
The first The Villages Cup filled the Polo Grounds for an entire Labor Day weekend.
Sixty teams. Over seven hundred players. A hundred and one matches in three days. Three thousand people on site, every day.
Teams came from across Florida — some of them driving three hours to get here. Boys and girls, ages seven to nineteen, sanctioned by the US Soccer Federation.
Our location is second to none.
Every match was played at a first-class polo facility, all in one place. Families could watch one child play, walk a hundred yards, and watch the next.
The people who made it happen
Miss Sumter County presented the awards.
The Villages CERT — the Community Emergency Response Teams — provided first aid across the whole weekend, volunteering their time. Fernandina Leaders Club had their volunteers help with concessions.
And all our wonderful volunteers.
Sponsors: Florida Cancer Specialists · The Villages Regional Hospital · Florida Blue · Habitat for Humanity · Lake Medical Imaging · The Villages Insurance · Citizens First Bank · Wade Surveying · SECO Energy · The Villages Golf Carts · Chick-fil-A · The Waterfront Inn
The clubs who came
Thank you to all these clubs who joined us this Labor Day weekend:
Belleview Soccer Club · Big Sun Youth Soccer · Braden River Soccer Club · Citrus United Soccer Club · Clermont Futbol Club · Crusader Soccer Club · First Hernando Youth Soccer Club · Florida Rush · Four Corners Futbol Club · Gainesville Soccer Alliance · Gainesville Youth Soccer Club · Greater Osceola United · International Pro Soccer Academy · Lake Country Soccer Club · Leg A-Z Soccer Academy · Nature Coast Soccer Club · Ocala Stampede Soccer Club · The Villages Soccer Club · Wakulla Arsenal Futbol Club · Wesley Chapel Athletic Association · West Florida Flames
A beautiful weekend, at a beautiful place playing the beautiful game!
