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PLAYER ELIGIBILITY

  • All players (including club pass card players) must be registered with MSYSA.
  • All players (including class pass card players) must be in good standing with MSYSA and their respective US Soccer-affiliated governing body.
  • Players must be properly registered with MSYSA before being eligible to appear on a team’s State Cup roster.
  • At least 50% of the team’s players must be residents of Michigan.
  • For teams competing in the U13 – U15 age groups, each player on the team must (A) of the age of 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 tema is participating in that seasonal year.
  • For the teams competing in the U16 – U18/19 age groups, each player on the team must be (A) of the age of the age group competition in which the team is participating in that seasonal year, or (B) of the age of any younger age group, through the U14 age group, of that age group competition in which the team is participating in that seasonal year.
  • A player’s age group is determined by their date of birth:
Age GroupDates of Birth
U18/U191/1/08 – 12/31/07
U171/1/09 – 12/31/09
U161/1/10 – 12/31/10
U151/1/11 – 12/31/11
U141/1/12 – 12/31/12
U131/1/13 – 12/31/13
U121/1/14 – 12/31/14
U111/1/15 – 12/31/15
  • A player may only play for one team in a State Cup competition within a given seasonal year. If a player is on the tournament roster of a team when the roster is frozen, the player may not be on the tournament roster of any other team from any other state association in a State Cup competition within that same seasonal year. This also means that a player can only play for one team, regardless of division, within the MSYSA State Cup.
  • All players must adhere to FIFA policies, US Soccer policies, and MSYSA policies on international clearance. If needed, a player must have approved international clearance on file with US Soccer before being eligible to appear on a State Cup roster and no later than the MSYSA 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 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 State Cup competition, the team shall face sanctions as determined by the MSYSA State Cup Chair and/or 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 State Cups.