2012 US Youth Soccer Region III Championships to bring more than $10 million to Greenville, S.C., area
The 2012 US Youth Soccer Region III (South) Championships presented by the National Guard, to be played June 15-21, will provide an estimated economic impact of more than $10 million to the Greenville, S.C., area.
Local restaurants, hotels, retail stores and others will benefit from the more than 4,200 players, coaches, teams and tournament officials, who also bring along their families to the six-day tournament. Visitors to the Greenville, S.C., area will book an estimated 12,000 room nights at area hotels.
The top 200 Boys and Girls US Youth Soccer teams from Region III, including at least 14 teams from the host South Carolina Youth Soccer Association, will compete at the MeSA Complex.
"It is an honor to hold the US Youth Soccer Southern Regionals in Greenville, S.C., and set the tone for the prized US Youth Soccer National Championships this July in Rock Hill," said Pearse Tormey, chair of the local organizing committee and co-executive director of host club CESA. "Soccer means a great deal to this community. We are delighted to host the best players and teams from across the region in this elite competition and utilize our top-tier facilities and volunteers."
US Youth Soccer State Champions and select wildcards in the U-13 through U-19 Boys and Girls age groups from 12 State Associations, including from host South Carolina Youth Soccer Association, will participate in the event. The other state associations represented include Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Texas, Oklahoma, South Texas and Tennessee.
Regional winners of the U-14 through U-19 Boys and Girls brackets will earn a berth to the 2012 US Youth Soccer National Championships presented by the National Guard July 24-29 at Manchester Meadows in Rock Hill, S.C.
