Game Format
- All Turf Soccer Leagues are single-opponent; teams will play one game per week.
- All Turf Soccer Leagues use a Games Coordinator (GC).
- The total floor time is 60 minutes.
- Each game consists of a warm-up, two 25 minute halves, and a 5 minute intermission.
- In the regular season, ties are allowed - there will be no overtime or shoot-outs.
Season Length
- All 9 Week Turf Soccer Leagues use the following structure:
- 7 weeks of regular season games.
- 2 weeks of playoff games.
- All 8 Week (Summer) Turf Soccer Leagues use the following structure:
- 6 weeks of regular season games.
- 2 weeks of playoff games.
- All 7 Week (Summer) Turf Soccer Leagues use the following structure:
- 5 weeks of regular season games.
- 2 weeks of playoff games.
- All 6 Week (Summer) Turf Soccer Leagues use the following structure:
- 5 weeks of regular season games.
- 1 week of playoff games.
- There may be instances where byes are scheduled due to facility availability, meaning the season may be played over 9-12 total weeks.
- In rare cases, games may be played on Long Weekends or Holidays.
Playoffs
- Playoff Format:
- All teams are guaranteed 2 playoff matches.
- Only the Top 4 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:
- Halves are shortened to allow for a penalty kick shoot-out, should it be required.
- 5 players from each team will alternate shots from the penalty-mark at one end of the gym.
- 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:
- Both teams must shoot in the sudden-death round, the team shooting first does not win if they score.
- 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.
- The shooting team must alternate males and females.
Rosters
Format | Ideal Roster Size (F) = Female |
Total # of Players Required on the Field |
Min # of Females Required on the Field |
Max # of M/X Allowed on the Field |
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5 vs. 5 | 9-11 (4 F) | 4 + Goalie | 2 | 3 |
5 vs. 5 - Open | 9-11 | 4 + Goalie | N/A | 5 |
6 vs. 6 | 11-13 (4 F) | 5 + Goalie | 2 | 4 |
6 vs. 6 - Open | 11-13 | 5 + Goalie | N/A | 6 |
- 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 MyESSC.
- 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).
- Open leagues have no female minimum requirements
- 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 MyESSC.
- 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.