The Outpost Cup has been listed by KCRW’s Design and Architecture show calendar.

And that’s without even a mention of the expected visit of the architecturally-inspired Cool Haus ice cream sandwich truck!

Great thanks to journalist Alissa Walker. From the DnA website:

No proper futbol tournement is complete without rampant fan and media speculation about which of the groups from the draw is the so-called, “Group of Death.”

(If you don’t follow this sort of thing, don’t worry — it’s nothing about a firing squad. “Group of Death” refers to the most difficult quadrant of a tourney, based on the perceived quality of the teams who play each other during the early round-robin games.)

We’ve been scanning the soccer-blog-o-sphere, and haven’t seen any other speculation. So here goes: This blog annoits Group A in the competitive division as the Outpost Cup’s “Group of Death.”

Of course, this blog ain’t seen most of the teams in the Cup play before.

Group A, though, features Burbank Red Machine, Santa Poco FC, Africa10, and Hermosa Wednesday.

Burbank Red Machine is the runner-up in the City of Los Angeles’ 30+ men’s league league. Santa Poco’s captain is a very talented player. Africa10 made an incredibly-looking film about that continent and its players – these folks clearly know the sport. And Hermosa Wednesday have a home field advantage, playing weekly pickup games at Vista Hermosa.

So: “Group of Death.” Feel free to tell this blog how wrong it is…

Or prove it on the friendly pitch next Sunday, June 6.

Click here to see the video of the Group A draw, and see the names of the teams in each of the Groups.

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KCET.org included the Outpost Cup in their weekend event selections.

Read the description here.

It begins like this:

Prep for the upcoming World Cup with this art and football extravaganza organized by local arts org Outpost for Contemporary Art…

And in… ahem… completely unrelated news…

Outpost For Contemporary Art board member Jeremy Rosenberg — co-organizer of the Outpost Cup — blogs for KCET.org. Read his “Think Tank LA” posts here.

This blog checked in with the Big Wheelers, who are playing in the casual division of the Outpost Cup.

Here’s what their team captain, Stacie London — who works at MOCA — told us about origin of the squad’s name, and here’s the team crest the club provided:

Our team is named after Chris Burden’s art work “The Big Wheel” from 1979.

“The Big Wheel” brings three disparate elements together to combine harmoniously so that energy and excitement is produced thoughtfully and powerfully. Stacie supervised the restoration of this piece and operates it, and as our team captain we also felt it fitting because The Outpost Cup has brought us together to make a very cohesive and congruous team.

We are a truly multi-cultural band of professional L.A. actors that like to play the beautiful game together.  Our usual team name is Silverlake F.C., but for the Outpost we have transformed into the Silverlake Futbol Club.  Viva Art!

Team Motto:  We are real, if nothing else.

The Competitive Division Groups have been finalized.

The complete game schedule is here: OUTPOST CUP GAME SCHEDULE 06 01 10.

Watch the video here of Outpost For Contemporary Art director Julie Deamer, as she pulls team names out of clear glass jars.

The results of the draw are:

GROUP A:

A1: Burbank Red Machine (seeded)

A2: Hermosa Wednesday

A3: Santa Poco FC

A4: Africa10

GROUP B

B1: A.C. Los Angeles (seeded)

B2: Bay Area United Futbol Club

B3: Ryland’s Team (Name TBD)

B4: Hooligans A.C.
GROUP C:

C1: Silverlake Football Club (seeded)

C2: Romero & Associates

C3: Futbolistas Unidos

C4: Futbolistas Presente

The Casual Division Groups have been finalized.

The complete game schedule is here.

Watch the video here of Outpost For Contemporary Art director Julie Deamer, as she pulls team names out of clear glass jars.

The results of the draw are:

GROUP D

D1: Death By Mercury Poisoning
D2: The Selection (formerly known as “Street Soccer”)
D3: Goal(post) Moderns
D4: The Killer Tomatoes

GROUP E

E1: Big Wheelers
E2: Osborn
E3: Killer Bees
E4: PsyKicks

The Family Division Groups have been finalized.

The complete game schedule is here.

Watch the video here of Outpost For Contemporary Art director Julie Deamer, as she pulls team names out of clear glass jars.

The results of the draw are:

GROUP F

F1: Y.E.S.S.S.
F2: Crenshaw Football Club (formerly known as ‘Asuka’s Team’)
F3: York United
F4: Collective SPACE

Crenshaw Football Club hails from Mid-City. Team members are a diverse group of big young men and one artsy-fartsy soccer mom. The team possesses an arsenal of motley abilities; enjoys listening to really good music while playing; and has a competitive spirit never outshines their bonhomie.

(Official team crest is coming soon!)