More than 24,000 visitors are descending on Summit and Wasatch counties for the Park City Extreme Cup, one of the Intermountain West's largest youth soccer tournaments, with matches running Thursday, July 30, through Saturday, August 1.

The Park City Soccer Club's signature fundraiser features more than 450 teams competing in over 800 matches across 40-plus fields at 13 venues in Heber, Francis, Kamas, Oakley, and Park City. Roughly 8,000 players, coaches, and referees are participating, with teams traveling from Utah, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and Wyoming. Guest players have arrived from as far as Florida and Ohio.

Competition spans age groups U9 through U19 for both boys and girls.

This year's tournament is expected to push the Extreme Cup past $1 million in cumulative net fundraising over its history, a milestone for the club's scholarship program that helps make soccer accessible to local kids, according to TownLift. Club surveys estimate visitors spend more than $2.9 million locally on lodging, restaurants, retail, entertainment, and fuel during the three-day event.

The tournament comes under new leadership, TownLift reported. Executive Director David Younkin took the helm this year, and the club hired Lee Davis as technical director, bringing 15 years of experience in nonprofit club development and coach education. Anthony DiCicco joined as general manager. His late father, Tony DiCicco, coached the U.S. women's national team to the 1999 World Cup title at the Rose Bowl.

Long-time Tournament Director Cora Reddan is again running on-the-ground operations, coordinating the roughly 250 referees and more than 4,500 hours of manpower the event requires each year.

"It's going to be another fun Extreme Cup," PCSC board member and Olympic alpine skier Carrie Sheinberg told TownLift on July 15. She said the club's athletes have already benefited from the expertise DiCicco and Davis bring, including analyzing World Cup match footage with players.

Park City Municipal said on X that the city's Parks team used a Tiny Mobile Robot, purchased with a RAP Tax grant, to line fields throughout town on Thursday, July 30, ahead of opening matches.

Traffic advisory

Drivers should expect heavier-than-normal traffic through Saturday, especially between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. The biggest congestion points are SR-224 at the Deer Valley Drive/Park Avenue intersection and SR-248 along Kearns Boulevard. Motorists are encouraged to allow extra travel time and consider alternate routes.

The tournament wraps Saturday, August 1, with final matches across all venues. Newpark Hotel serves as tournament headquarters.