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PLAYER ELIGIBILITY

  • All players (including club pass players) must be in good standing with MSYSA and their respective MSYSA Affiliated League. Players must be properly registered with MSYSA and/or their MSYSA affiliated league before being eligible to appear on a team’s JR State Cup roster.
  • At least 50% of the team’s players must be residents of Michigan.
  • For all age groups, each player on the tournament roster must be (A) the age group competition in which the team is participating in that seasonal year or (B) of the age in either of the next 2 younger age groups of that age group competition in which the team is participating in that seasonal year. For the U10/U11 division specifically, each player on the tournament roster must be born in 2015, 2016, or 2017.
  • For all age groups at least 51% of the players must have a birth date falling within the age group that the team will be playing in during the tournament. For the U10/U11 division specifically, at least 51% of the players must have been born in 2015.
  • A player’s age groups is determined by their date of birth:
AGE GROUPDATES OF BIRTH
U121-1-14 to 12-31-13
U111-1-14 to 12-31-14
U101-1-15 to 12-31-15
U91-1-16 to 12-31-16
U81-1-17 to 12-31-17
  • A player may only play for one team in the MSYSA JR State Cup.
  • Any player wishing to play for a team in the MSYSA JR State Cup who is not a resident of Michigan must first receive written permission from the State Association where the player is registered (home state) and from MSYSA. Permission must be obtained each seasonal year, and permission must be obtained before the MSYSA JR State Cup roster freeze date as noted in these rules.
  • All players must adhere to FIFA and US Soccer Federation policies on international clearance. If needed, a player must have international clearance on file with US Soccer no later than the MSYSA JR State Cup roster freeze date as noted in these rules.
  • A team may not roster any player who was previously rostered during the seasonal year to a team from another club, unless the player’s release and transfer request has been approved by the organizations involved.
  • If an illegal/ineligible player appears on the MSYSA JR State Cup Roster at the time of the roster freeze deadline (and it is not corrected in accordance with Rule 2d) or if a team uses an ineligible player at any point during the JR State Cup competition, the team shall face sanctions as determined by the MSYSA JR State Cup Chair and/or JR State Cup Chair Designee which may include forfeiture, fines, and/or disqualifications. Furthermore, the use of an ineligible player may be grounds to deny the team and/or team coach participation in future MSYSA JR State Cups.