On Sunday, May 3^rd Region I kicks off its quarterfinals with several matches along the east coast. The winners will advance to the semifinals scheduled for May, 24^th.

Emigrantes Das Ilhas (MA) will host the Pancyprian Freedoms (E-NY) at the Massasoit Community College Field in Brockton, MA, at 2:00 pm. The Freedoms claimed the 2008 National Open Cup title after defeating the Arizona Sahuaros (NPSL) 2-1 at the USASA finals in Seattle.  Danbury United (CT), a 2008 National Cups participant, and US Parma of Champions League (NJ) will also play at 2:00 pm at the Portuguese Cultural Center in Danbury, CT.  The Aegean Hawks out of Metropolitan DC/Virginia will face the VE Majors (E-PA) at the Vereinigung Erzgebirge in Warminster, PA. The match is slated for 2:00 pm. The Hawks lost the spot to the national finals to the Pancyprian Freedoms 3-2 at the Region I semifinals in 2008.

Next up is the game between intrastate rivals, Charm City (NPSL) and Christos, both from Maryland, at Cedar Lane Regional Park in Bel Air at 3:00 pm on Sunday, May 3^rd.

The Region I finals will conclude on June 21 with the winner advancing to the USASA National Cup Championships in Orlando, Fla., on July 24-26. Both, the winner and the runner-up, will also qualify for the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.

See the complete schedule at the 2009 USASA Tournament Management.