By Valerie McCutchan

Don’t be caught sleeping in this year.

September 24 will be the day to make sure your team is part of the action for the 20th Annual NIRSA National Soccer Championships, November 21-23, 2013, which will return to Phoenix, Arizona’s Reach 11 Soccer Complex and be hosted by Arizona State University Campus Recreation and the Greater Phoenix Sports Commission.


Have all of your supporting materials ready because registration spaces fill quickly.

The NIRSA National Soccer Championships is among the most anticipated sport club events of the year, with last year’s open division registration filling with teams in 15 minutes! As a part of NIRSA’s commitment to providing inclusive opportunities for participation, the 2013 Championships will allow a total 96 teams, with 24 teams competing in each of the four divisions (Men’s Championship & Open; Women’s Championship & Open).

Online registration opens at 8:00 am PDT on September 24. To ensure a quick and easy registration process, have the following information and materials ready: entry fee, team representative’s contact information, and team roster information. Please note, registration is not complete until the full entry fee payment is received; however, roster information does not have to be final. Teams are allowed to modify their rosters until October 31.

Championship Division bids will be sent out beginning the week of October 28, with the at-large bids being sent out on November 4. For more information on how to qualify for the championship division, please contact your NIRSA Championship Series Soccer Regional Coordinator:

Region 1

Men’s Division: Daryl Shreve, Boston College
Women’s Division: Catherine Chanoine, Plymouth State University

Region 2

Men’s Division: Catherine Garland
Women’s Division: Carrie Trexler, University of Tennessee

Region 3

Michelle Williams, Purdue University

Region 4

Mario Rios, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Jonathan Elliott, The University of Texas at Austin

Region 5

John Howard, Colorado School of Mines

Region 6

Noah Kramer, University of California, San Diego

Regional Coordinators will also serve as the primary contact for reporting scores during the season.

For the latest tournament details, as well as the complete 2013 registration guidelines, please visit the NIRSA National Soccer Championships page of the NIRSA website.