Game Format
- All Outdoor Soccer Leagues are single-opponent; teams will play one game per week.
- All Outdoor Soccer Leagues are self-officiated, unless indicated as using a Games Coordinator (GC).
- All field bookings are 1.5 hours in length.
- Games consist of two 40-minute halves, with a 10-minute half time.
- In the regular season, ties are allowed. There will be no overtime or shoot-outs.
Season Length
- All 8 Week Outdoor Soccer Leagues use the following structure:
- 6 weeks of regular season games.*
- 2 weeks of playoff games.
- All 5 Week Outdoor Soccer Leagues use the following structure:
- 4 regular season games**
- 1 week of playoffs.
- In cases where rain-outs occur, games are made up via double-headers or season extensions (1-2 weeks).
- Games are always played on the Monday of long weekend's.
* Spring/Summer Sunday Leagues: Teams will have a scheduled double-header. The 6 regular season games will take place over 5 weeks.
** Fall Sunday Leagues: Teams will have a scheduled double-header. The 4 regular season games will take place over 3 weeks.
Playoffs
- Playoff Format: Spring / Summer (8 Week)
- All teams are guaranteed 2 playoff games.
- Only the Top 4 teams will compete for the League Championship.
- Playoff Format: Spring / Summer (16 Week)
- All teams are guaranteed 3 playoff games.
- The Top 8 teams will compete for the League Championship.
- Playoff Format: Fall (5 Week)
- All teams are guaranteed 1 playoff game.
- Only the Top 2 teams will compete for the League Championship.
- League champs will receive t-shirts that can be picked up from the Season-end Party.
- There are no ties in playoffs.
- If the score is tied at the end of regulation time, penalty kicks will be taken:
- 5 players from each team will alternate shots from the penalty-mark at one end of the field.
- The initial 5 players will have a three male maximum.
- If the score is still tied after the initial round of penalty kicks, the penalty kicks will continue in sudden-death fashion:
- The shooting team must alternate males and females.
- A player is not allowed to take a second shot if there are players on his/her team of the same gender that have not yet shot.
- Both teams must shoot in the sudden-death round, the team shooting first does not win if they score.
- 5 players from each team will alternate shots from the penalty-mark at one end of the field.
- If the score is tied at the end of regulation time, penalty kicks will be taken:
Rosters
Format | Ideal Roster Size (F) = Female |
Total # of Players required on the field |
Total # of Females required on the field |
Max # of M/X Allowed on the field |
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6 vs. 6 | 11-13 (4 F) | 5 + Goalie | 2 | 4 |
8 vs. 8 | 14-15 (6 F) | 7 + Goalie | 3 | 5 |
11 vs. 11 | 15-17 (6 F) | 10 + Goalie | 3 | 8 |
- When registering a full team, there is no limit to the maximum number of players you can have on the roster.
- Prior to the first game of the season, teams must have the total number of players required on the field (in the above chart) confirmed on the roster in MyCSSC.
- If the minimum amount of confirmed roster players is not met, the team will receive a loss for every game played until the requirement is met.
- Minimum female requirements are inclusive of anyone who identifies as female (i.e. players who identify as M or X do not count towards F minimums).
- Please Note: Female goalies may count towards the minimum female requirement on the field.
- Prior to the first playoff game, teams must have all players who are playing in the playoff game(s) displayed as part of the confirmed roster in MyCSSC.
- If this requirement is not met, teams will receive an automatic loss and will not be eligible for the championship.
- A team may bring in subs that are not listed on the roster. To learn more about the sub policies, click here.
Masters Rosters
Ideal Roster Size | Total # of Players Required on the field |
Total # of Females Required on the field |
Max # of M/X Allowed on the field |
U - 40 Maximum (Age 30-39) No Gender Restrictions |
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11-13 Players | 5 + Goalie | 0 | 6 | 3 Players |
- Masters Leagues require that most players be at least 40 years of age prior to the start of the current season.
- To assist with roster management, all teams are permitted up to three players that are 30-39 years of age at the start of the current season.
- Although a team may have more U-40 players listed on their MyCSSC roster, teams are not allowed to exceed the above maximum on a weekly basis, including the use of subs.
- Players that are 18-29 years of age are not permitted to play in the Masters League.
- When registering a full team, there is no limit to the maximum number of players you can have on the roster.
- Prior to the first game of the season, teams must have the total number of players required on the court (in the above chart) confirmed on the roster in MyCSSC.
- If the minimum amount of confirmed roster players is not met, the team will receive a loss for every game played until the requirement is met.
- Minimum female requirements are inclusive of anyone who identifies as female (i.e. players who identify as M or X do not count towards F minimums).
- Prior to the first playoff game, teams must have all players who are playing in the playoff game(s) displayed as part of the confirmed roster in MyCSSC.
- If this requirement is not met, teams will receive an automatic loss and will not be eligible for the championship.
- A team may bring in subs that are not listed on the roster. To learn more about the sub policies, click here.