May 2, 2012
COLLEGE CUP TO PHILLY
PPL Park to host 2013 NCAA event

CHESTER, Pa---– Villanova University and PPL Park will serve as the hosts for the 2013 NCAA College Cup. The dates for the 2013 Division I men’s soccer championship are Friday, Dec. 13 and Sunday, Dec. 15.

This will mark the first time in the history of the men’s soccer championship that Philadelphia will host the event.


The College Cup is the culmination of the 48-team NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament that begins on the weekend prior to Thanksgiving. The 2012 College Cup will be held in Hoover, Ala.

The 18,500 seat stadium, which opened in 2010 is home to Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union.