Ontario Soccer had to make a difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Ontario Cup.  Ontario Soccer took into account the regional and provincial realities of the requirements to host the competitions, as well as the challenges of completing competitions due to the restriction of matches due to COVID-19. The safety and health of participants was considered first and foremost in the decision.

To view the announcement made regarding the cancellation of the Ontario Cup, please click here.

Please read the following Entry Rules and then click on the Entry Form button at the bottom.

THE 2020 ONTARIO CUP ENTRY FORM IS NOW AVAILABLE 

*****REMINDER*****
All players in the Ontario Cup must be registered or transferred to the Club on or before July 31

The name of the competition shall be the ONTARIO CUP hereinafter referred to as "The Competition".

The Competition shall be divided into the following divisions:

Note: Subject to age restrictions, a female player may play on a team in any one of the above divisions. Subject to age restrictions, a male player may only play on a team in either a Boys' or Men's division.

Requirements for teams entering “Under 16 divisions” are as follows:

1. The competition shall be open to all competitively registered youth and senior amateur teams whose clubs are affiliated with Ontario Soccer and to all competitively registered youth and senior amateur teams whose Academies are Ontario Recognized Academies (ORA).
2.  Club shall mean the Governing Organization that is affiliated to, and under the jurisdiction of a District Association and is established and operates in accordance with Operational Procedure 3.0 Organizations Procedure 6.0 Club; organizes teams, registers all players, team officials and administrators of their organizations.
3. Academy (Private) shall mean an organization whose primary long-term objective is to provide players with long-term training through the provision of the necessary training facilities and infrastructure.  A private academy is operated by an independent legal entity, which is affiliated with a District Association, and has obtained the designation of an Ontario Recognized Academy.
4. A team playing in a Non-Amateur or Professional Soccer League is not eligible to participate in the Ontario Cup.
5. A team which plays in an amateur league at a higher level than any other offered in Ontario, as determined by Ontario Soccer, may not enter the Ontario Cup.
6. A team playing in the Ontario Player Development League (OPDL) is not eligible to participate in the Ontario Cup.
7. A team may only be entered in the division for which it is registered with Ontario Soccer (i.e., team age classification and team gender classification). (Example: A team registered as Under 18 may only play in the Under 18 division of the Ontario Cup).
8. Notwithstanding Rule 6., if there is no division provided for a specific age/gender classification, the team will be permitted to enter the division for the next highest age division of the same gender, with the exception of the Under 13 Division. Team's that have an age/gender classification of Under 12 or lower, will not be permitted to enter the Competition.
9. All team coaches and assistant coaches must have completed the:
   1. Respect in Soccer certification; and
   2. Soccer for Life course plus MED (Making Ethical Decisions).
   3. Making Head Way in Soccer
10. All teams must have a minimum of two team officials listed on the Ontario Cup Entry Form, one of which must be a certified coach.
11. If a team has entered another tournament on the same weekend as an Ontario Cup round, the team will be denied entry into the Ontario Cup competition. Note: Ontario Soccer Operational Procedures prohibit a team already entered in the Ontario Cup from entering a tournament scheduled the same weekend as any round of the Ontario Cup for its division.

1. Entry Deadline: Application to enter the Ontario Cup must be made on the Online Entry Form no later than May 6, 2020 and must include full team identification.
2. Entry Fee is $390.00. Payment may be made with a credit card at the time the entry form is submitted online. Cheque or money order must be made payable to The Ontario Soccer Association and must be received by May 25, 2020. If a team has submitted an Online Entry Form before the deadline, but payment has not been received by the Ontario Soccer Provincial Office or a District Association Office by May 25, 2020 that team will be denied entry into the Competition.
3. Divisions: The Ontario Cup will be played in each of the divisions listed above, provided there are a minimum of eight entries in the division.
4. Club Approval: Each entry form must be approved by the team's Club. When a team or club completes the Online Entry Form and submits it, a copy will be sent to the team's Club. The Club must then forward approval to its District Association by no later than May 13, 2020. A team will not be entered in the Ontario Cup if its Club does not approve the Entry by the May 13, 2020 deadline.
5. Uniforms: Teams participating in the Ontario Cup must have two uniforms of different colour at all Ontario Cup games to avoid colour conflicts. These uniform colours will be registered with Ontario Soccer.  Goal Keepers must also have two uniforms of different colours.

The Competition shall be organized in five (5) regions with a series of open draws.

The following is a regional breakdown of the District Associations.

Travel Expenses: For a team traveling to and from Thunder Bay, Ontario Soccer 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 traveling in excess of 1,000 km are eligible for this air travel subsidy.

Round 3 Qualification: For Youth Divisions using the single Knock-Out format, 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.  Senior divisions will not require regional representation in any round.

Format

1. A Tournament Round format will be implemented for the Under 13 Boys, Under 14 Boys, Under 15 Boys, Under 16 Boys, Under 17 Boys, 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.

Scheduling and Rescheduling of Games

1) The locations of the tournament groups are:

Location of Tournament Groups

Boys

Location of Tournament Groups

Girls

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

2) In 4-team tournament groups, each team will play one game on Friday, one game on Saturday and one game on Sunday.

3) In 3-team tournament groups, each team will play one game in two out of three days (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) 

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

5) 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 Ontario Soccer and shall be played before the next round.

6) Any team failing to fulfill 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.

Any team failing to fulfill 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.

The winning teams in the Under 15 Boys, Under 17 Boys, Under 15 Girls, Under 17 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 $2,500.00.

Under 15 Boys and Girls National Championships will be held in Kitchener/Waterloo, Ontario, Under 17 Boys and Girls in Moncton, New Brunswick, and the Men's and Women's Championships will be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Complete all sections of the Online Entry Form and submit by no later than May 6, 2020. For information or questions, please contact your District Ontario Cup Coordinator or District Association listed below.

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.

Welcome to the 2020 Ontario Cup Online Registration

Teams must register online for the 2020 Ontario Cup by May 6, 2020.

The Ontario Cup shall be open to all competitively-registered youth and senior amateur teams
whose clubs are affiliated with Ontario Soccer and to all competitively registered youth and senior amateur teams whose Academies are Ontario Recognized Academies (ORA) and are playing in a District Competitive, Regional or Senior Provincial League.

Teams must have permission from their club to enter the 2020 Ontario Cup.