BRUNSWICK — Brunswick, Topsham, Bath and Freeport are scheduled to play host to close to 10,000 soccer players, parents, coaches and referees this Father’s Day weekend in the 28th annual version of the Coastal Summer Challenge, hosted by Seacoast United Sports Club Maine.

Bowdoin College, longtime host for the tournament, will again be the flagship site with 14 fields set up. Close to 200 teams will be playing.

New this year will be a 9- year-old bracket for boys and girls. The brackets go all the way up to men’s and women’s open.

State cup champions and finalists will be coming from all six New England states, as well as New York and Canada. Featured local clubs will be Brunswick Girls Soccer Club, Merrymeeting (Topsham), Bath Clippers and the Freeport Football Club.

The Seacoast Dragons will be representing the Brunswick boys at the young ages, and Seacoast United Mariners (Maine) will have close to 30 teams all in from boys and girls.

This year’s Coastal Summer Challenge will also feature a WPSL/NPSL doubleheader on Field 9 on the campus of Bowdoin College on Saturday. Beginning at 4 p.m., the Seacoast United Mariners will face the Boston Breakers College Academy in a Women’s Premier Soccer League New England division matchup. Immediately following, the Seacoast United Mariners men’s side will take on the New York Red Bull at 6 p.m. in a National Premier Soccer League division game.

Tournament Director Jim Wade said, “This year’s event is going to be fantastic! With such a wet week behind us, two glorious days of Maine sun and temps in the seventies are going to be something these teams coming from southern New England and New York will revel in. The most fun will be watching the 8- and 9-year-old kids competing like they are in the World Cup … the setting at Bowdoin is unparalleled. We hope that even fans that don’t have kids playing over the weekend will come over to Bowdoin and take in the games.”