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Spring Kick-Off

April 5-6, 2025

(local teams may have option to play a game on April 3 or 4)

Edwardsville, IL (Metro East side of St. Louis)

registration section

Registration Deadline (Feb 25th) Has Passed

Feb 26 Status - Registration is still open but new teams entering may be wait-listed.

Payments Are Now Due

Please make check payable to: Glen-Ed Soccer

Mail check to:

Glen-Ed Soccer

Attn: Tournaments

PO Box 74

Edwardsville, IL 62025

Over 190 Teams have applied for this year's event.

Last Year’s Entered Teams

Sample of applied clubs in last 5 years:
AFC Union (Wisconsin)	Bettendorf Soccer Association (Iowa)
Bolingbrook Soccer Club (Chicago-area)	Chicago Edge SC
SC Chicago Kickers	Chicago KICS FC
Chicago Rush (West, North and South)	Club Deportivo Lobos (Minnesota)
DeSoto County SC (Mississippi)	Eagles Hickory Hills (Chicago-area)
FC-1 Academy (Chicago-area)	Fusion FC (Indiana)
Geneseo SC	Hussars United (Chicago-area)
Indiana Fire Juniors South	John Gaspar Soccer Academy (Peoria)
Lindenhurst SC (Chicago-area)	Morton Premier SC
North Scott Soccer Club (Iowa)	Peoria FC United
Real Academy (Chicago-area)	Schwaben AC (Chicago-area)
Sockers FC (Chicago-area)	SEMO Elite (Cape Girardeau, MO)
Southern Indiana United	Southlanders FC (Chicago-area)
Tigres Illinois (Chicago-area)	West Side Alliance (Oklahoma)

Tournament Information

The Glen-Ed Soccer Charitable 501.c.3 Organization and the Glen-Ed Soccer Association cordially invites you to attend the 13th annual Glen-Ed Spring Kick-Off Tournament. Through our federally approved 501(c)(3) charitable organization, all tournament proceeds benefit local education and sports programs.

We will have Gold, Silver and Bronze divisions in all age groups where team entries warrant their creation. Our tournament has enjoyed a strong following from local teams which in turn, has attracted many out-of-town teams seeking diverse competition. During the past 5 years, teams have traveled from 7 different states to play in the Spring Kick-off. We go to great lengths to ensure teams get to compete against other teams of similar ability.

Do you coach more than one team?… because all of our fields are in close proximity, accommodating coaches that have 2 teams entered is something we can do much better than most multi-site events.

The tournament is a 3-game guaranteed event and is open to boys and girls U7-U15 and high school boys only U16-U19. All USYSA, US Club, USSSA and AYSO-affiliated teams are welcome.

General Tournament Questions? ✉vicepresident@glenedsoccer.com
Registration Questions? ✉treasurer@glenedsoccer.com

Playing Formats & Fees

Age	Size	Fees
U7-U8 Boys & Girls	5v5 (4+GK)	$400
U8-U10 Boys & Girls	7v7	$675
U11-U12 Boys & Girls	9v9	$775
U13-U15 Boys & Girls	11v11	$875
U16-U19 Boys only	11v11	$875

Discounts available for clubs with 5 or more teams participating.

Fields

Field Locations. All games played in Edwardsville, IL

Glen-Ed East Soccer Complex @ Plummer Family Park (lighted turf fields)
Glen-Ed West Soccer Complex @ SIUE (well manicured, lighted grass fields)
SIUE Rec Fields (11v11/9v9 lighted turf field)
SIUE Korte Stadium (11v11 lighted turf field)
Edwardsville High School (11v11 lighted turf field)

The Glen-Ed West Complex and the SIUE Rec Fields are both located in the Southern Illinois University (SIUE) campus and are about 1/2 mile from each other. SIUE Korte Stadium is adjacent to the Glen-Ed West Complex and the EHS field is 3 miles away from the SIUE campus fields. Our newest facility, Glen-Ed East is 4 miles further east from the EHS field and 7 miles (14 minute-drive) from our Glen-Ed West facility. We have 15 lighted fields that allow games to be played on Thursday and Friday night as well as provide us with contingency plans for weekend night games if we encounter weather delays during the tournament.

Hotel Reservations

We are a “Stay to Play” tournament and a condition of acceptance requires every “out of town” team (defined as over 2 hours away) to book their hotel rooms using our hotel service reservations partner. Glen-Ed utilizes GCI Team Travel to secure hotel rooms for our tournament. GCI works closely with the hotels in our area to secure the best rates possible. Partner hotels are selected based on their ability to provide the type of services, amenities and prices needed for youth soccer teams.

Team room blocks should be made using the following link:
2025 Spring Kick-off Hotels

Please complete the on-line application for each team participating and come join us to kick-off the spring soccer season!!!!!

Thank you,

Mark Rimkus – Club President