Team USA defeats Team Liberia to win 6th Annual Unity Cup! See all this year’s award winners!

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On Saturday October 8th, Parks & Rec hosted the 6th Annual Philadelphia International Unity Cup Championship match. The game was held at Lincoln Financial Field. More than 2,200 fans attended the game. The day also included a Youth Game, Parade of Nations, and Naturalization Ceremony.

Team USA defeated Team Liberia 5-3, to win the team’s first ever championship. This ended an exciting 2022 tournament, but the Unity Cup is so much more than one match!

As a tournament that unites the city’s neighborhoods and celebrates its diverse immigrant communities through soccer, the 2022 Unity Cup awards highlight the many individuals, teams, and nations that stood out on the field this year.

Individual Awards

Golden Glove for top goalkeeper: Brendan Werner, Albania

Golden Boot for top goal scorer: Jason Rocha, USA (14 goals)

Daniel Yallah Sportsmanship Award: Roman Chuprynyak, Ukraine

Team Awards: Presented by Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer

Awarded to the following nations for fair play:

Group A: Ireland

Group B: Guatemala

Group C: Vietnam

Group D: South Korea

Group E: Germany

Group F: England

Group G: Israel

Group H: Dominican Republic

Group I: Morocco

Group J: Greece

Group K: Venezuela

Group L: France

Group M: Palestine

Group N: Angola

Group O: Cameroon

Group P: Haiti

Staff Awards

Unity Cup staff put in incredible efforts to ensure this year was a success. The Tournament honored Michael Cherry for his incredible work helping to run this year’s tournament. Additionally, for the 1st time ever, a Staff MVP Award was given out! Congratulations and thanks to the one and only David “Buckets” Clark for winning this year’s MVP Award!

Thanks to all the fans, partners, and volunteers who made it all happen!