Region A	Durham Region, Hamilton and District, Huronia District, Toronto, Niagara, North York, Peel Halton, Scarborough, South-West Regional, York Region
Region B	Elgin Middlesex, Essex County, Lambton Kent
Region C	East Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario and District, Southeast Ontario
Region D	Sault Amateur, Soccer Northeastern Ontario, Sudbury Regional, Soccer North Ontario
Region E	Soccer Northwest Ontario

Travel Expenses: For a team travelling to and from Thunder Bay, the OSA will pay 60% of the air travel and the Club shall be responsible for the other 40% of the air travel and all other expenses. Teams travelling in excess of 1,000 km are eligible for this air travel subsidy.

Round 3 Qualification: A minimum of one team from each Region shall qualify for Round 3 (last sixteen teams). Further representation by each Region in Round 3 shall be based on the percentage of the total entries attained by each region.

Quarter-Finals Qualification: In the event that 41 or more teams enter a division with a tournament format, qualifying for the quarter-finals, that division will require a Preliminary Round to be played May 29-30, 2010 for Under 12 and Under 13 Boys, Under 15 Boys Tier 1 and Under 15 Girls and June 5-6, 2010 for Under 14 Boys and Girls, as well as for Under 12 and Under 13 Girls.



5.   Ontario Cup Round-Robin Tournament

Format

(1) A Tournament Round format will be implemented for the Under 12 Boys, Under 13 Boys, Under 14 Boys, Under 15 Boys Tier 1, Under 15 Boys Tier 2, Under 16 Boys Tier 1, Under 16 Boys Tier 2, Under 17 Boys Tier 1, Under 12 Girls, Under 13 Girls, Under 14 Girls, Under 15 Girls, Under 16 Girls, and Under 17 Girls divisions. The winners of each tournament will qualify for the next round of the Competition. Any round following the round-robin tournament format will be a one game knock-out.

(2) Regional representation will not be a requirement in the round-robin tournament format. A minimum of 12 teams must enter an Ontario Cup division in order to conduct the "Tournament Round Format". If 8 - 11 teams enter the division, the traditional knock-out format will be implemented.

(3) The Under 17 Boys Tier 2, Under 18 Boys and Under 18 Girls divisions will implement the knock-out format because there was an insufficient number of tournament host organizations for these divisions.


Scheduling and Rescheduling of Games

(1) The locations of the tournament groups are:

Locations of Tournament Groups BOYS	Under 12 Boys	Under 13 Boys	Under 14 Boys
	Ajax Brampton London Niagara Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges) Scarborough Stoney Creek Thunder Bay Windsor	Bolton Brantford London Oakville Pickering St. Catharines Windsor	Caledon Cambridge Markham Mississauga North York Sault Ste. Marie Scarborough Welland Whitby Windsor
Under 15 Boys Tier 1	Under 15 Boys Tier 2	Under 16 Boys Tier 1	Under 16 Boys Tier 2
Brampton Kitchener Markham Mississauga Scarborough Toronto Windsor (Region B teams only) Kanata (Region C teams only)	East York Guelph Milton North York Sudbury Windsor	Brampton Guelph Kanata Mississauga Vaughan Windsor	Barrie Sault Ste. Marie Stoney Creek
Under 17 Boys Tier 1	Under 17 Boys Tier 2	Under 18 Boys
Guelph Mississauga Niagara Falls Ottawa Scarborough St. Catharines	Knock-Out Format:  Insufficient number of tournament host organizations	Knock-Out Format:  Insufficient number of tournament host organizations

Locations of Tournament Groups GIRLS	Under 12 Girls	Under 13 Girls	Under 14 Girls
	Aurora Darlington London Mississauga Niagara Falls Sarnia Stoney Creek Woodbridge	Bolton Oakville Pickering Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges) Sarnia Thunder Bay Vaughan	Caledon London Mississauga Niagara Falls Oshawa Sault Ste. Marie Vaughan Waterloo
Under 15 Girls	Under 16 Girls	Under 17 Girls	Under 18 Girls
Ajax Barrie Brampton Scarborough St. Catharines Windsor (Region B teams only) Ottawa (Region C teams only)	Brantford Innisfil London Mississauga Newmarket Oshawa Ottawa Sudbury	Ajax Burlington London Oshawa Sarnia Stoney Creek	Knock-Out Format:  Insufficient number of tournament host organizations

In the event that any of the above are unable to host any tournament(s) assigned to it, the OSA may assign another tournament host to replace it. If there are insufficient teams in a division, the OSA will reduce the number of tournament groups in accordance with its policies.

2) Each team will play two games on Saturday and one game on Sunday. If a three-team or five-team round-robin tournament is required, each team will play two games on Saturday and two games on Sunday.

3) The Ontario Soccer Association will determine the schedule and order of the games. The Host District D.O.C.C. will assign the game time and location of each game.

4) In the event that some or all games of a tournament are cancelled due to unplayable field conditions, the unplayed games shall be rescheduled by the OSA and shall be played before the next round.

5) Any team failing to fulfil its scheduled cup games in a tournament round shall forfeit its entry fee and its club will be fined up to a maximum of $1,100.00.   A team withdrawing from or failing to appear at a scheduled Ontario Cup game where it is required to travel over 1000km one way will be fined an additional 50% of the applicable penalty.


6.   Ontario Summer Games

1) After the tournament round of the Ontario Cup, the remaining eight teams in each of the Under 15 Boys Tier 1 and Under 15 Girls divisions will play in the Ontario Summer Games, in Sudbury, August 10-13, 2010.

2) All teams entering the competition must be prepared to participate in all of the events, including the Opening Ceremony and various social activities. The 8 boys teams and 8 girls teams will be accommodated in university/college residences and will be provided three meals per day during the event.

3) There will be a Summer Games Team Fee of $90.00 per player charged to each team. The Fee is a requirement of the Ministry of Health Promotion. The Summer Games Team Fees will be paid to the O.S.A. by no later than July 15, 2010. The O.S.A. will forward the fees to the Ontario Summer Games.

4) A minimum of one team entered from each Region (see Rule 4) shall qualify for the Ontario Summer Games (i.e. last 8 teams).

5) All team officials are required to have a Police Check.   Team officials who do not have this Police Check will either not be allowed to travel to any of the "vulnerable sectors" such as change rooms, bathrooms, residences, etc. or in extreme cases, if a head coach or team manager does not complete the Police Check, that individual will be escorted if required to visit any portion of the described "vulnerable sectors."


7.   No Shows & Withdrawals

Any team failing to fulfil its scheduled cup game (other than a tournament round) shall forfeit its entry fee and its club shall be subject to a set fine up to a maximum fine of $600.00.


8.   National Club Championships

The winning teams in the Under 14 Boys, Under 16 Boys Tier 1, Under 18 Boys, Under 14 Girls, Under 16 Girls, Under 18 Girls, Men's and Women's divisions shall represent the Province of Ontario in the National Club Championships. If any of these teams refuses to participate in the National Club Championships, its Club shall be fined $1,500.00.

Under 14 Boys and Girls will be held in Moncton, New Brunswick, Under 16 Boys and Girls in Vaughan, Ontario, Under 18 Boys and Girls in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland, and the Men’s and Women’s Championships will be held in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.


9.   Other Information

Tiered Divisions

Teams playing in a Level 1 to Level 3 League or in District Assocaitions with no teams in Level 1 to Level 3 Leagues, teams which finished in first or second place in the top division of the 2009 Youth Level 4 League, may participate in Tier 1. Teams which play in a Level 4 or Level 5 League, participate in Tier 2.


10.   Entry Procedure

Complete all sections of the Online Entry Form and submit by no later than March 31, 2010. For information or questions, please contact your District Ontario Cup Coordinator or District Association listed below.

District Code	District Association	District Association Office Address	District Ontario Cup Coordinator
DT-00-05	Durham Region S.A	1077 Boundary Rd. S., Unit 105 Oshawa, Ontario L1J 8P8 (905) 436-8620	Bernie Huxter (905) 436-3138 bchuxter@rogers.com
DT-00-26	East Central Ontario S.A.	171A Rink Street, Suite 225 Peterborough, Ontario K9J 2J6 (705) 876-0296	Mike Smith (705) 876-8435 mews@nexicom.net
DT-00-07	Eastern Ontario & District S.A.	1150 Morrison Drive, Suite 303 Ottawa, Ontario K2H 8S9 (613) 233-6561	Kristina Dobson (613) 233-6561 competitions@eodsa.ca
DT-00-15	Elgin Middlesex S.A.	540 Clarke Road, Unit 7 London, Ontario N5V 2C7 (519) 668-2391	Gus Katsiroumbas (519) 642-2286 emsa@on.aibn.com
DT-00-09	Essex County S.A.	208 - 7651 Tecumseh Road East Windsor, Ontario N8T 3H1 (519) 945-1431	Claudio Gidillini (519) 967-1820 cgidillini@cogeco.ca
DT-00-13	Hamilton & District S.A.	662 Fennell Avenue East, Suite B Hamilton, Ontario L8V 1V1 (905) 383-0286	Sergio Mastella (905) 664-4281 smastella@cogeco.ca
DT-00-18	Huronia & District S.A.	P.O. Box WW02, 80 Bradford St. Barrie, Ontario L4N 6S7 (705) 739-6729	Klaus Baumfeld  kbaumfeld@yahoo.ca (705) 435-3308
DT-00-30	Lambton Kent S.A.	P.O. Box 133 Chatham, Ontario N7M 5K3 (519) 354-6257	Mark Merchant (519) 542-3857 mmerchant@cogeco.ca
DT-00-20	Niagara S.A.	94 Dunkirk Road, Unit 6 St. Catharines, Ontario L2P 3H4 (905) 984-8411	Teri Dunleavy (905) 329-1872 niagarasoccer@cogeco.net
DT-00-23	North York S.A.	65 Carl Hall Road Toronto, Ontario M3K 2E1 (416) 667-0550	Mandy Aparicio (416) 712-8253 aparicio6@rogers.com
DT-00-25	Peel Halton S.A.	5659 McAdam Rd., Unit B3 Mississauga, Ontario L4Z 1N4 (905) 890-1568	Andy Leal (905) 846-8524 aleal@rogers.com
DT-00-31	Sault Amateur S.A.	316 Elizabeth St. (Firehall) Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 6J3 (705) 759-7272	Joe Ceglie (705) 759-8511 joeceglie@shaw.ca
DT-00-32	Scarborough S.A.	45 Fairfax Cres. Scarborough, Ontario M1L 1Z6 (416) 285-8002	Randy Willems (905) 666-3046 randy.willems@lodgenet.com
DT-00-28	Soccer North D.A.	186 Southern Ave Timmins, Ontario P4N 3J3 (705)268-6300	Rachel Matthews (705)268-0549 rmatthews@soccer.on.ca
DT-00-21	Soccer Northeastern	Ontario P.O. Box 794 Pembroke, Ontario K8A 6X9 (613) 635-7765	Garry Boldt (613) 635-7765 sne@soccer.on.ca
DT-00-34	Soccer Northwest Ontario	P.O. Box 20089 Thunder Bay, Ontario P7E 6P2 (807) 628-8780	Bryon Start (807) 344-4324 bstart@shaw.ca
DT-00-19	Southeast Ontario S.A.	1201 Division Street, Suite 203 Kingston, Ontario K7K 6X4 (613) 546-6642	Rob Terry (613) 967-6650 rj_terry@hotmail.com
DT-00-04	South-West Regional S.A.	44 Beasley Drive Kitchener, Ontario N2E 1Y6 (519) 894-5965	Brian Gibson Sr. (519) 623-3809 bbrianann@sympatico.ca
DT-00-36	Sudbury Regional S.A.	967 Falconbridge Rd., Unit 1 Sudbury, Ontario P3A 5K8 (705) 525-0100	Tammie Thibault (705) 688-9797 tammie.thibault@ontario.ca
DT-00-17	Toronto S.A.	2700 Dufferin St., Unit 67 Toronto, Ontario M6B 4J3 (416) 783-7515	Joe Silva (416) 658-0644 joesilva@rogers.com
DT-00-27	York Region S.A.	8700 Dufferin St., Unit 16 Concord, Ontario L4K 4S2 (905) 660-3029	Cesare Tripodo (905) 660-3029 ctripodo@yrsa.ca

The above Entry Rules must be read by all Teams and Clubs before entering the Ontario Cup. By submitting the Entry Form, you are agreeing to all conditions in the Entry Rules. You are also agreeing to abide by the Competition Rules and administration procedures of the competition.

The new arrangement with HTG will provide teams with a full service accommodation booking company that will satisfy all travel needs. HTG will simplify travel for teams by making hotels more accessible and providing teams with more information on the city they are competing in.

After the draw has taken place on April 18th, all teams will be getting an email with detailed information on how to book your accommodations.

Hudson Travel Group will be putting aside blocks at all the participating host hotels in each city so be sure to contact them immediately following your identified location to secure your spot. We thank you in advance for your support.