Icarus Cup Austin

Throughout our five divisions - Open D1/D2, Mixto D1/D2 and Over-30s - we saw it all: great sportsmanship, audacious bicycle kick attempts, and more than a few sneaky sideline Shiners. Congratulations to all our winners: Vanta (Open D1), My Ball Zach Ertz (Mixto D1), Austin Express (Over 30s), CD Nopaleros (Open D2), and Happy Hour Coed (Mixto D2)!

Unsurprisingly, for many, the on-field displays played second fiddle to the weekend's off the pitch festivities. The event kicked off with opening ceremonies at the soccer complex, with beers from Shiner, 3v3 soccer with Vanta, and music by Austin party stalwarts Secret Disco Society. 

On Saturday, teams that were between games (or disgruntled substitutes leaving their post) could head to Pinthouse Brewing for a Champions League watch party. That evening, teams were taken on a bar crawl of cult East Side bars like Low Down Lounge and Violet Crown Social Club before the headline act: an EP release party at Shangri-La with local indie act Foam Star, who have the unique distinction of being the sponsor of last year's fan-voted Icarus Kit of the Year, Austin's own Zilker FC. 

Call it a community, call it a cult, but we like to keep it in the Icarus family whenever we can! 

See you next year, Austin.