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PLAYER ELIGIBILITY

  • All players (including club passcard players) must be registered with and 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 State Cup roster.
  • At least 50% of the team’s players must be residents of Michigan.
  • A player may only participate in State Cup with a team from their primary club.
  • For teams competing in the U13 – U15 age groups, each player on the team must be (A) 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 two younger age group competition in which the team is participating in that seasonal year.
  • For the teams competing in the U16 – U18/U19 age groups, each player on the team must be (A) 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.
  • For all age groups except the U18/U19 age group 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.
  • A player’s age group is determined by their date of birth:
Age GroupDates of Birth
U18/U191/1/06 to 12/31/07
U171/1/08 to 12/31/08
U161/1/09 to 12/31/09
U151/1/10 to 12/31/10
U141/1/11 to 12/31/11
U131/1/12 to 12/31/12
U121/1/13 to 12/31/13
U111/1/14 to 12/31/14
  • 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.
  • Any player wishing to play for a team in the MSYSA State Cup who is not a resident of Michigan must first receive 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 State Cup roster freeze date as noted in these rules.
  • All players must adhere to FIFA policies, US Soccer Federation policies, and MSYSA policies on international clearance. If needed, a player must have approved international clearance on file within the US Soccer Federation 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 an 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 by 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.