Challenge Cup – Peterborough City Soccer Association

Girls and Boys U13 to U18 Divisions – $550

Minimum of three 50-minute 11 vs 11 games guaranteed

Peterborough Challenge Cup for Girls
June 7-8, 2025
Application deadline: 24 May 2025 at 6 p.m.
Eligibility: Inter-District

Peterborough Challenge Cup for Boys
June 21-22, 2025
Application deadline: 7 June 2025 at 6 p.m.
Eligibility: Inter-District

Teams that are U12 and younger can participate in the Peterborough Festival that takes place over the same two weekends.

Since its inception in 1990, the Challenge Cup has been a regular stop for many of Ontario’s top club teams. Indeed, the tournament has grown substantially each year. The key factors that keep teams coming back are easily identified: outstanding facilities & fields situated in a beautiful beachfront park, a chance for the whole family to get away to cottage country, on-site camping, the charm of Peterborough, plenty of places to go between games and, of course, a top quality soccer event. The 2025 tournament promises to be the best Challenge Weekend yet.

Tournament games take place on the 4 soccer fields in Eastgate Memorial Park and the 6 fields in Beavermead Park which is just across the street as well as other soccer parks in the city as needed. You can use the Soccer Fields Location – City Map to find the best travel routes around the city.

How to Apply

Complete the online Team Entry Form;
Submit payment* by e-transfer to ;
Submit your approved travel permit (ATF)**.

*Payment is due within 24 hours of submitting your application and no later than the deadline for registrations which is two weeks before the tournament.

**Teams from outside the ECOSA District must submit an approved travel permit (ATF) by email in PDF format to tournament@ pcsasoccer.com at least two weeks before the tournament.
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Your travel permit must be approved by your club administrator and by your district administrator. You would have to prompt these two individuals that your ATF is pending approval because they are not informed automatically by the CTMS system. If you are having trouble, your club administrator/registrar should be able to help. We only ask that you send us a PDF copy of your ATF when it is approved.

Eligible Teams

The tournament is open to Girls (June 1-2) and Boys (June 15-16) Competitive Club teams from U13 up to U18 age divisions. The tournament classification is Inter-District, meaning that teams can apply from anywhere in Ontario. Applications will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.

U9 to U12 teams can register for the one-day Peterborough Festival that is held on the same two weekends as the Challenge Cup.

Format

Teams are guaranteed a minimum of three games over two days. Teams will play two games on Saturday and a minimum of one game on Sunday morning. There are no games on Friday. Games will be 50 minutes long with a 5 minute break at half-time. Game format is 11 vs 11. Preliminary games will be Round Robin format with pools of 4 teams where possible. The top teams from each group will advance to the Championship Round. Championships are single-game knock-out competitions. The round robin format will be adapted to the number of teams in the division.

Award presentations for the division winners and runners-up will be held immediately following each championship game in the clubhouse at Eastgate Memorial Park, at the pavilion in Beavermead Park or at the local field.

The tournament schedule will be posted on the Sunday before the tournament weekend.

Please Note

The Organizing Committee reserves the right to change the format of play due to unforeseen circumstances.

Tournament Chair: Fevri Pazari (email: tournament @ pcsasoccer.com)

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