All teams that apply after March 1st are not guaranteed acceptance. We will make the final announcement of accepted teams on Wednesday, March 18th. We will email all coaches/managers on Wednesday, March 18th with the final list of accepted teams.
Over 375 teams apply annually for the Sarasota Cup. 325 teams will be accepted. Unfortunately we cannot accept every team that applies. Below will explain the process of choosing accepted teams and the timeline of acceptances going out.
Here are the criteria we follow for choosing accepted teams:
1. Champions and Finalist of 2019 Sarasota Cup Gold Divisions
2. GotSoccer Ranking
3. League Placement
4. International Teams
5. Out of State Teams
6. Desired Competition Level (Most Competitive, Medium Competition, Less Competitive)
7. 2019 Sarasota Cup Participants
8. Ability to play Friday night
Here is the timeline of acceptances going out:
October 15th - Only 2019 Champion and Finalists of Gold divisions
November 1st - 1st round of acceptances
December 1st - 2nd round of acceptances
January 1st - 3rd round of acceptances
February 1st - 4th round of acceptances
February 10th - General Admisssion (Any team can book hotels)
All teams that apply after March 1st are not guaranteed acceptance. We will make the final announcement of accepted teams on Wednesday, March 18th. We will email all coaches/managers on Wednesday, March 18th with the final list of accepted teams.
Here is the hotel info page - https://www.sarasotacup.com/Default.aspx?tabid=958026