Warnings, Sendoffs, and Disciplinary Actions

A team is receiving three red cards (or more) or five yellow cards (or more) in one game may result in the team coach to appear before the MSYSA Board for review and/or sanctions.
The MSYSA State Cup Chairperson or State Cup Chairperson Designee shall hold all pass cards for suspended participants during the Quarterfinal, Semifinals, and Final games.
Game suspensions due to red cards received in State Cup must be served during the next State Cup, National Championship Series, or President’s Cup game as applicable.
If a player or coach receives a suspension in a USYS National Championship Series game (including State Cup) or a USYS President’s Cup game (including State Cup) and that suspension is not fulfilled in the same seasonal year, it will follow the player or coach to the next USYS National Championship series game or USYS President’s Cup game in which the player or coach participates.
In order for a player to officially serve their suspension, the player’s name must appear on the game roster and there must be an indication that the player did not play due to suspension.
A team official may be shown a yellow card and/or verbally sanctioned for dissent.
A team official may be shown a red card, verbally dismissed, or dismissed via a referee’s gesture from a game for irresponsible behavior. Failure by the referee to show a physical red card does not negate the ejection, and disciplinary sanctions as noted below will still apply.
The US Youth Soccer MSYSA State Cup Chairperson or the State Cup Chairperson Designee will decide on the length of suspensions.
Any player, coach, or other team official who has been ejected from a USYS National Championships Series game (including State Cup) or USYS President’s Cup game (including State Cup) in the previous 2 years and who is ejected from a game in a current State Cup competition may receive a total suspension length greater than the minimum suspension length below.
Minimum Disciplinary Sanctions:
- Player ejection for accumulation of two yellow cards: Minimum one game suspension
- Player ejection for denying a goal scoring opportunity (handling or foul): Minimum one game suspension
- Player ejection for foul & abusive language: Minimum two game suspension
- Player ejection for spitting at opponent: Minimum two game suspension
- Player ejection for violent conduct: Minimum two game suspension
- Player ejection for serious foul play: Minimum two game suspension
- Team official ejection for irresponsible behavior: Minimum one game suspension
- Team official threats: Minimum two game suspension
- Team official fighting: Minimum two game suspension
- Player fighting: Minimum two game suspension
- Player or team official striking an official: Immediate and minimum one-year suspension from all soccer activities (separate hearing).
If considered serious enough, a player, coach, or team official may face additional sanctions for other offenses as determined by the MSYSA State Cup Chairperson and/or by the State Cup Chairperson Designee.
Threatening or fighting violations at regional or national competition shall be dealt with in the following year’s play.
Upon being dismissed from a game by a referee or representative of the tournament, a dismissed team official must leave the field of play quickly and quietly. This person must be far enough away that they cannot be seen or heard by officials at the field. Failure to abide by these rules may result in increased suspension length, fines, and/or games forfeitures.