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• 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).
• Standard Outdoor Soccer League 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.
• Premium Outdoor Soccer League field bookings are 1 hour in length.
  • Games consist of two 25-minute halves, with a 5-minute half time.
  • In the regular season, ties are allowed. There will be no overtime or shoot-outs.

• All 8 Week Outdoor Soccer Leagues use the following structure:
  • 6 weeks of regular season games.*
  • 2 weeks of playoff games.
     
• All 16 Week Outdoor Soccer Leagues use the following structure:
  • 13 weeks of seeding / regular season games (seeding round is dependent on the number of teams registered).
  • 3 weeks of playoff games.
     
• All 5 Week (Fall) 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.

* Summer Sunday League Only: All teams will have a scheduled double-header during the regular season. The 6 regular season games will take place over 5 weeks.
** Fall Leagues: Teams will have a scheduled double-header. The 4 regular season games will take place over 3 weeks.

• 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.

• 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).
• 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.