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Ontario Futsal Cup Entry

ENTRY RULES AND ENTRY FORM

THE 2025 ONTARIO FUTSAL CUP ENTRY RULES AND ENTRY FORM ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR YOUTH DIVISIONS

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

The Entry Deadline for all youth divisions has been extended to December 12, 2024

The Entry Deadline for the Men's and Women's divisions is January 8, 2025

Click Here FOR DATES AND LOCATIONS

Entry Procedure

1. Application to enter the Ontario Futsal Cup must be made on the Online Entry Form (available at the bottom of this page).

2. The entry form for youth divisions must be submitted online by no later than Thursday, December 12, 2024.   The entry Deadline for Men and Women is January 8, 2025

3. The Entry Fee is $550 for youth divisions and $700 for senior divisions. 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 Ontario Soccer and must be received by the Entry Deadline.  Payment can also be sent by e-transfer to etransferOS@ontariosoccer.net. If a team has submitted an online Entry before the deadline, but payment has not been received by the Provincial Office by the Entry Deadline that team will be denied entry into the Competition.

4. 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 complete the online approval process by no later than December 18, 2024. A team will not be entered in the Ontario Futsal Cup if its Club does not approve the Entry by December 18, 2024.  The deadline for Club approval for the Men's and Women's Ontario Futsal Cup is January 15, 2025.

5. A team may only be entered in the division for which it is registered with Ontario Soccer.

6. Notwithstanding Rule E), 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 teams U12 and younger.  Team's that have an age/gender classification of Under 12 or lower, will not be permitted to enter the Competition.

7. All team coaches and assistant coaches must have completed the:

  1. Respect in Soccer certification; 
  2. Soccer for Life (and/or higher licensing)
  3. Making Head Way in Soccer
  4. Both Making Ethical Decisions & Making Ethical Decisions online Evaluation
  5. NCCP Emergency Action Plan; and
  6. NCCP Rule of Two.

8. Each of the five regions of the Province will be guaranteed a minimum of one team in the Final Round, provided it enters on, or prior to the applicable deadline as stated in 2.0. Further representation by each region in the Final Round shall be based on the percentage of the total entries attained by each region. 

REGION A:

Durham Region, Hamilton Soccer, Huronia District, Toronto, Niagara, North York, Peel Halton, Scarborough, Southwest Soccer, York Region

REGION B:

Elgin Middlesex, Essex County, Lambton Kent

REGION C:

East Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario Soccer, Southeast Ontario

REGION D:

Greater North

REGION E:

Soccer Northwest Ontario


Age Divisions

The Ontario Futsal Cup will be played in the following age divisions:

Under 13 Boys

Players born January 1, 2012 or later

Under 13 Girls

Players born January 1, 2012 or later

Under 14 Boys

Players born January 1, 2011 or later

Under 14 Girls

Players born January 1, 2011 or later

Under 16 Boys

Players born January 1, 2009 or later

Under 16 Girls

Players born January 1, 2009 or later

Under 18 Boys

Players born January 1, 2007 or later

Under 18 Girls

Players born January 1, 2007 or later

Women

Open Age

Men

Open Age


Eligibility

1. The competition shall be open to all registered Indoor and Futsal amateur teams and all registered OPDL teams whose clubs are affiliated with Ontario Soccer. 

2. To be eligible for entry, the team shall have its players registered to its club and assigned to the team. In order to be eligible to play, each player shall:

a) be registered to the Club and assigned to the team; and 
b) be entered in the Ontario Soccer computerized registration system before the first game of the competition.

3. A player may play for only one team in the Ontario Futsal Cup.

4. A player may, with permission of their club and provided they have not played for any other team in the Ontario Futsal Cup, play for another Team within the same Club to which they are registered provided the player plays up to a higher team age classification Team. Players will not be permitted to play up within the Club under any other circumstances.

4. A Team Official may only be on the bench and listed on a game sheet for one team in a division in the Ontario Futsal Cup.

5. Each player must produce their Player Registration Book/Card/OSCAR Digital ID before being eligible to play.  In games in the Preliminary Round, one representative from each team shall inspect the Player ID of the players on the opposing team. It shall be the responsibility of the team representative to notify the Referee of any discrepancy prior to the game.  In games played in the Final Round, Semi-Finals, and Cup Final, Ontario Soccer Representatives will inspect the Player ID 15 minutes prior to the first game on EACH day. 

In extenuating circumstances where the Player Registration Books/Cards/OSCAR Digital ID are not present at the start of the game, Player ID may be checked up to the end of the first half of play. If any player plays in the game and cannot produce their Player Registration Book/Card/OSCAR Digital ID by the end of the first half, they shall be an ineligible player, the game will be stopped and the team shall forfeit the game.  A player that arrives at a game after the start of the second half shall not be eligible to play in the game.

6. A player who has been a professional/non-amateur and

a) has been reinstated by the Canadian Soccer Association, or
b) has received a Temporary Reinstatement For Indoor Soccer from Ontario Soccer, shall be eligible to participate in the competition, in accordance with rule 3. B).

7. Where the registered colours of competing teams are similar, the home team must use its alternate colours. Goalkeepers must wear colours which in the opinion of the Referee plainly distinguish them from the other players and Match Officials.

8. Ontario Soccer Representative(s) may request any player to produce their Player ID at any time.


Format

1. The games will be played in accordance with FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game.

2. The Preliminary Round will be used to determine which teams in each region will advance to the Final Round . The format and playing facility will be determined by the number of teams entering from each region. The Preliminary Round winners will advance to the Final Round. 

3. The Preliminary Round and Final Round tournament games will consist of two halves of 20 minutes with a 2 minute break at half-time. The Semi-Final and Cup Final games will consist of two halves of 20 minutes with a 5 minute break at half-time.  The clock will be a running clock.

4.  The games for all divisions will be played with 5-aside.


Final Round

1. The Final Round will be made up of eight teams. The format will be a tournament round of two groups with the top two teams in each group advancing to the Semi-Finals.  This format may change at the discretion of the Competitions Management Committee.

2. The games in the Final Round will be played at:

Under 13 Boys, Under 13 Girls, Under 14 Boys and Under 14 Girls:

DURHAM COLLEGE
2000 Simcoe Street North, 
Oshawa, Ontario
L1H 7K4 

Under 16 Boys and Girls and Under 18 Boys and Girls

TBA

3. The Final Round will be played over two days, with the tournament round being played on Saturday/Sunday, and the play-offs on Sunday. The games will run from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Saturday and from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. 

4. Ontario Soccer will cover all Match Official Fees in the Final Round.


No Shows

  1. Any team failing to show up or produce the minimum number of required players (3) at the Ontario Futsal Cup Competition shall:
    • forfeit its entry fee;
    • pay any applicable Match Officials' fees and travel expenses incurred; and
    • pay up to a maximum fine of $1200.00.
  2. The managers and the coach of the team which fails to fulfill its appointed cup game may be subject to further disciplinary action.

General

  1. Ontario Soccer and the Ontario Futsal Cup Committee will not be responsible for any expenses incurred by any team or individual if the tournament is rescheduled or cancelled.
  2. The use of Free-Standing Videography Equipment, such as a VEO Camera on a tripod, is not permitted in the Ontario Futsal Cup.  Failure to adhere to this regulation may result in a fine or other sanction.
  3. The Ontario Futsal Cup Committee shall decide on all matters pertaining to the tournament. The Committee's interpretation of all rules shall be final and subject to no further appeal.

Entry Procedure

Complete all sections of the Online Entry Form and submit by no later than December 4, 2025. 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. 221 Simcoe Street North
Oshawa, Ontario L1G 4T1 
(905) 436-8620
Michelle Loveless
(905) 436-8620
mloveless@durhamregionsoccer.ca
DT-00-26 East Central Ontario S.A. 171A Rink Street, Suite 225
Peterborough, Ontario K9J 2J6 
(705) 876-0296
Devon Bray
(905) 376-5523
soccer.devon.bray@gmail.com
DT-00-07 Eastern Ontario Soccer MO23-110 Didsbury Rd.
Ottawa, Ontario K2T 0C2 
(613) 233-6561
Katrina Martin
(613) 233-6561
da@eodsa.ca 
DT-00-15 Elgin Middlesex S.A. 295 Rectory Street
London, Ontario N5Z 0A3
(519) 668-2391
Jaime Earhart
(519) 668-2391
competitions@emsadistrict.com
DT-00-09 Essex County S.A. 9655 McHugh Street
Windsor, Ontario N8P 0A8
(519) 979-9254
Stipe Botica
(519) 735-9678
stipanbotica@gmail.com
DT-00-13 Hamilton Soccer 777 Garner Rd. E.
Ancaster, Ontario L9K 1J4 
(905) 383-0286
Frank Casale
(905) 516-5780
fcasale.salem@icloud.com
DT-00-18 Huronia & District S.A. P.O. Box WW02, 80 Bradford St.
Barrie, Ontario L4N 6S7 
(705) 739-6729
Nicole Pagliaro
(705) 716-5180
npagliaroLTOD@outlook.com
DT-00-30 Lambton Kent S.A. 546 Christina St. North, Unit 501-A
Sarnia, Ontario N7S 5W6 
(519) 491-7747
Paul Burke
(519) 464-7721
pburke@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. 75 Carl Hall Rd, 2nd Flr
Toronto, Ontario M3K 2B9
(416) 667-0550
Chrissy McConachie
(416) 783-7515
admin@torontosoccer.net
DT-00-25 Peel Halton S.A. 6625 Kitmat Rd., Unit 46
Mississauga, Ontario L4Z 1N9 
(905) 890-1568
Trisha Thurman
(905) 890-1568
trish@peelhaltonsoccer.com
DT-00-31 Greater North S.A. 316 Elizabeth St. (Firehall)
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 6J3 
(705) 759-7272
Steve Mazzuca
(705) 941-8095
muzz1976@live.com
DT-00-32 Scarborough S.A. 45 Fairfax Cres.
Scarborough, Ontario M1L 1Z6 
(416) 285-8002
Lorraine Marshall
(416) 285-8002
ssa22@bellnet.ca
DT-00-34 Soccer Northwest Ontario 535 Chapples Dr., PO Box 20089
Thunder Bay, Ontario P7E 6P2
(807) 628-8780
Ken Pytyck
(807) 628-8780
snosoccer@tbaytel.net
DT-00-19 Southeast Ontario S.A. 35 Terry Fox Drive, Unit 201
Kingston, Ontario K7M 8N4 
(613) 546-6642
Kim Thurston
(613) 546-6642
sosasoccer@bell.net
DT-00-04 Southwest Soccer RPO Pioneer Park, PO Box 20076
Kitchener, Ontario N2P 2B4 
Daniel Rowe
(519) 894-5965
generalmanager@swrsa.ca
DT-00-17 Toronto S.A. 2700 Dufferin St., Unit 67
Toronto, Ontario M6B 4J3 
(416) 783-7515
Chrissy McConachie
(416) 783-7515
admin@torontosoccer.net
DT-00-27 York Region S.A. 385 Connie Cres., Suite 101
Concord, Ontario L4K 5R2
(905) 660-3029
Antonietta Maione
(905) 660-3029
amaione@yrsa.ca

The above Entry Rules must be read by all Teams and Clubs before entering the Ontario Futsal 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.

Entry Form

2025 Ontario Futsal Cup Entry Form.