Regional Events in Honolulu, Rockford, Raleigh/Wilson and Portland total over $34 million to local economies in 2008
 

The 2008 US Youth Soccer Region IV (West Regional) Championships, to be played June 16 – June 22, is estimated to provide more than $14 million in economic impact to the Honolulu, Hawaii, area.
 

Local restaurants, hotels, retail stores and others will benefit from the more 9,000 players, coaches, teams and tournament officials, who also bring along their families to this seven-day tournament. Visitors to the Honolulu area will book an estimated 25,000 room nights at area hotels. The top 248 boys and girls US Youth Soccer teams, including 21 teams from host Hawaii Youth Soccer Association, will compete at the Waipio Peninsula Soccer Park for the US Youth Soccer Region IV Championships.
 

"We are excited to again host the prestigious US Youth Soccer Region IV Championships at Waipio Peninsula Soccer Park, one of the finest soccer facilities, public or private, in Region IV.  In addition to the tournament, the total visitor experience provided by the Hawaii destination will make the trip a memorable one for all participants,"" said Scott Keopuhiwa, Hawaii Youth Soccer Association President. 
 

The US Youth Soccer Region IV Championships, which will feature top teams in the Under-12 through Under-19 age groups, begins on Monday, June 16 with preliminary games will be played Monday, June 16 through Wednesday, June 18. Quarterfinals matches will be played Friday, June 20. Semifinal matches will be played on Saturday, June 21, with the US Youth Soccer Region IV Champions being crowned following final games on Sunday, June 22.
 

US Youth Soccer State Cup champions and select runners-up from 14 state associations in Region II, including host Hawaii Youth Soccer Association will participate. The other state associations represented are Alaska, Arizona, California North, California South, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
 

Regional winners of the Under-14 through Under-19 brackets earn a berth to the 2008 US Youth Soccer National Championships to be played July 22-27, in North Little Rock, Arkansas, at Burns Park Soccer Complex.
 

One of the 12 national crowns awarded is the James P. McGuire Cup, the oldest trophy in youth sport dating back to 1935 with the inaugural youth championships. The Under-19 Boys National Champion will hoist the McGuire Cup on the 73^rd anniversary of the storied cup. 

Following individual State Cup tournaments, the US Youth Soccer Regional Championships are the second leg of the country's premier national youth soccer tournament, the US Youth Soccer National Championship Series.
 

The chronological dates and locations for the 2008 US Youth Soccer Regional Championships and the 2008 US Youth Soccer National Championships are:
 

US Youth Soccer Region I (East) Championships | Portland, Maine
Opening Ceremony: June 26 |Fitzgerald Stadium
Bowdoin College, Falmouth Park and Falmouth High School
Round Robin: June 27-29
Semis: June 30 
Finals: July 1
 

US Youth Soccer Region II (Midwest) Championships | Rockford, Illinois
Opening Ceremony: June 20 |MetroCentre
Sports Score 1 and 2 Soccer Complexes
Round Robin: June 21-23
Semis: June 24
Finals: June 25
 

US Youth Soccer Region III (South) Championships | Raleigh and Wilson, North Carolina
Opening Ceremony: June 19 | RBC Center
WRAL Soccer Complex and Gillette Soccer Complex
Round Robin: June 20-22 
Quarters: June 23 
Semis: June 24 
Finals: June 25
 

US Youth Soccer Region IV (West) Championships | Honolulu, Hawaii
Waipio Peninsula Soccer Park
Round Robin: June 16-18
Quarters: June 20
Semis: June 21
Finals: June 22
 

US Youth Soccer National Championships | Little Rock, Arkansas
Player Luncheon: July 22 | Statehouse Convention Center
Burns Park Soccer Complex
Round Robin: July 23-25
Finals: July 26-27