Introduction
Soccer, being a world-wide sport, is also very popular among
Chinese people. Chinese students and scholars in the Great New York
area have a tradition of taking part in a two-day East America Cup
Soccer Tournament(EACST) around the end of each summer.
As the coordinator of this event, the Association of Chinese
Students and Scholars of New York (ACSSNY) chooses a host campus each
year. This year, the Association of Chinese Students and Scholars at
Yale (ACSSY) is taking the initiative to host EACST2004 at Yale.
This tournament is the most influential multi-campus activity among
Chinese students and scholars in the Eastern United States. It enriches
the life of Chinese community in America, fosters the communication and
friendship among people from different fields and campuses, and
enhances the influence of Chinese community. An audience of 200 people
is expected for each game on the first day and much more will show up
for the second day's final games. The majority of audience will be
families and friends of soccer game players and cheer groups from
individual universities.
Program
There will be 12 participating soccer teams, whose members mostly
are Chinese students and scholars from universities in the Eastern
United States area. Each team will attend two to four games during the
two days.
The 12 teams are divided into four groups, and intra-group session
will be held on the first day. The top team from each group will go
through to the final session on the second day. Schedule and grouping
information is posted here.
With the support from ACSSNY, Yale University and our sponsors,
almost all costs, such as soccer field rental, insurance fee, awards
and professional referee fee, will be covered. So, there is no
registration fee.
However, in order to decrease the possible violent actions in the
games, each attending team will be required to submit a $100 deposit.
One yellow card will be charged $20 and one red card will be charged
$40. The deposit (minus the possible foul charges) will be returned
after the tournament.
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