BRUNSWICK — Seacoast United Maine is scheduled to run the 26th annual Coastal Summer Challenge this Father’s Day Weekend, with soccer matches all day Saturday and Sunday, headquartered at Bowdoin College.

There will be 14 fields set up at Bowdoin alone, with another eight fields in Brunswick at Crimmins, Brunswick Junior High, Schulman Field, the Bike Path, Jordan Acres, Livesay Field, as well as games on turf as well at North Yarmouth Academy.

Close to 140 boys and girls teams, as well as men’s and women’s open divisions (new this year), will be attending the event, with teams from every state in New England, as well as teams from Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

Many state champion teams will be competing in the Premier division, with equally talented town teams playing in the Classic divisions.

Seacoast will also be highlighting two new showcase games, with WPSL and NPSL minor league matches kicking off at 4 p.m. (women’s game) and 6 p.m. (men’s game), respectively, on Saturday at Bowdoin, Field 7. This will feature the Seacoast Mariners (Maine) vs. Seacoast Phantoms (New Hampshire).

This event brings in close to 5,000 people to the greater Brunswick area, in a tradition of great soccer matches for boys and girls from 8- years-old to adults. Games kick off at 8 a.m., and continue right through the early evening, with last kickoffs at 6 p.m., guaranteeing some stadout matches for spectators and parents to see.