7th Annual Phoenix Invitational | 11v11 Adult Soccer Tournament | MLK Weekend Jan. 17-18, 2026
$7,000+ In Prizes Including $2,500 For Men’s D1 and $1,000 Minimum for COED D1.
Last Year SOLD OUT WITH Teams From 15+ Cities, 3 Countries & 6 States
11v11 Tournament | Men’s, Co-ed & Women’s Divisions
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO SPONSOR TOURNAMENT & PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS STARTING At $1,000
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ENDS NOV. 30TH
BYOB TO THE FIELDS, ATTEND THE AFTER-PARTIES AND ENJOY PHOENIX
NEW BEER & FOOD TRUCKS!
When: Jan. 17-18, 2026
What: 11v11 Soccer Tournament. 4 Games Guaranteed. 30 Min Halves.
Referees: There is a massive referee shortage. Due to ref shortage we will have 2 refs for regular games and 3 for playoff games.
All teams entering multiple teams must have enough players to field both teams as we cannot promise scheduling to keep conflicts due to the many moving pieces and amount of teams.
Who: D1, D2, D3 & 035 Men’s | D1, D2 & D3 COED |Womens D1 & D2
D1 is Premier-D1 levels, D2 is open and D3 is Rec
Where (2 NEIGHBORING FIELDS – READ SCHEDULE CLOSELY):
Games will be at in Mesa this year with plans to return to Scottsdale in 2027
- Lehi Sports Park – 2228 N Center St, Mesa, AZ 85201
- QUAIL RUN – 4155 E Virginia St, Mesa, AZ 85215
When: Games are typically 8/9am-9/10pm on Saturday and 9am-7/8/9pm Sunday pending division & # of teams.
AFTER PARTY: Not My First Rodeo | Old Town Scottsdale
Prizes: All winners get Trophies, Champagne Showers, New Belgium Brewery gifts, swag. Each year we increase prizing as # of teams increase. 2025 Men’s D1 alone jumped up $1,000 in prize money and COED D1 up $500.
Men’s D1 – Men’s D1 – $2,500 + trophy & swag. Typically is 16 teams. We often add prize money pending # of teams as well. It was $500 3 years ago, $1,000 last two years and keep increasing it.
COED D1 – $1,000 + trophy & swag. If we get over 12 teams this will go to $1,500. Last year we had 8 teams.
All other divisions: Free Entry To Following Year Tournament (If 5+ teams minimum in division) + Trophy, Champagne & Swag etc. *If you win the division once we typically ask you to move up. You only get free entry to a tourney once unless in D1.
Cost:
COED & Men’s D1 – $750 | $700 Early Bird (Early Bird Discount Ends Nov. 30th).
All Other Divisions $699 | $650 Early Bird (Early Bird Discount Ends Nov. 30th).
Registration Deadline: Jan. 9 to guarantee a team space.
MISC RULES & INFO
- ROSTERS MUST BE GIVEN IN PRIOR TO THURSDAY OF TOURNAMENT. 22 ROSTER POSITIONS MAX.
- NO PLAYERS CAN PLAY ON MORE THAN ONE TEAM IN THE SAME DIVISION.
- No check-in needed just be at your field before game starts.
- We have a beer permit. Cans only, no bottles. DO NOT BRING BOTTLES!
- Sliding allowed in Men’s, No sliding in COED or O-35 except for goalies. This includes no sliding to save ball.
- Teams need 7 players on field to start a game or else a forfeit.
- Red card misses the next game. If found trying to cheat and play the player, game will be a forfeit.
- Fighting is a suspension from the tourney.
- Threatening refs is a suspension from the tourney.
- Teams must have two jerseys.
- Max score Point Differential is 7
- COED
- Co-ed is 5 women minimum on the field at a time, a goalie counts as a 5th.
- COED Penalty kicks, male’s cannot shoot back to back shots. Females can.
- No sliding in COED except for goalies. This includes no sliding to keep ball in bounds.
