41.0 PROVINCIAL SPECIFIC

Please refer to the Saskatchewan Soccer Association website for information regarding their Provincial Championships and Player Eligibility:

http://www.sasksoccer.com/

A.      Saskatchewan Open Cup (SOC) and Representative Teams

i)        The Open Cup is a Saskatchewan Soccer Association tournament whose champion represents Saskatchewan in the Challenge Trophy (Men’s) and Jubilee Trophy (Women’s) at Canada’s amateur premier competition (Nationals) each October.

ii)       Teams wishing to enter the SOC may apply to take part in the competition as a representative team.

a.       Players must be added to the league roster prior to the CSA/SSA stated deadline, and the SAS player registration/transfer deadline.

Note: Our SAS deadline may differ from the CSA/SSA deadline so be sure to comply with both.

iii)     Representative teams will exist as members of SAS but are not required to be a team in our leagues.

iv)     Representative teams can be comprised of any player registered with SAS.

a.       Open Cup players must be released from their Men’s/Women’s team’s roster in the SAS league as players cannot be on any Men’s/Women’s roster other than their Open Cup roster.

Note: Players may remain on their Masters rosters (if the team is not attending Soccer for Life Provincials) and Coed rosters.

b.       Players must be added to the Open Cup roster prior to the CSA/SSA stated deadline, and the SAS player registration/transfer deadline. Note: Our SAS deadline may differ from the CSA/SSA deadline so be sure to comply with both.

c.       Players named to a Representative team’s roster are allowed to permit to their former SAS league team.

d.       Players that will not proceed to Nationals are able to transfer back to their original team after the Open Cup tournament despite having passed the SAS transfer/registration deadline. This exception is made for players attending provincials only.

v)        Representative Teams must comply with all SSA Rules and Regulations regarding the SOC tournament.

vi)      Rosters, rules and regulations for the SOC are governed by Sask Soccer.

a.       Player transfer forms from other provinces go directly to SSA. Inner- provincial transfer forms may be sent directly to SAS as per SSA website direction.

Please refer to the Saskatchewan Soccer Association website for information regarding Provincial Championship Player eligibility: http://www.sasksoccer.com.

B.       Sask Cup Adult / Sask Cup Masters and Saskatoon Adult Soccer Teams

FOR OUTDOOR 2025, TEAMS ENTERING THE SASK CUP MAY FOLLOW RULE A: REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS.

i)        The Sask Cup Adult and Sask Cup Masters "Provincial" Championships is a Saskatchewan Soccer Association tournament. The champion of the Masters Men’s/Women’s will represent Saskatchewan at Nationals "Westerns" Masters each October.

ii)       Teams wishing to enter the Sask Cup must be a registered team with SAS. Guest players are allowed as per Saskatchewan Soccer Association rules.

a.       Players who transfer to a team that has entered Sask Cup are able to permit to their original team.

b.       Players that will not proceed to Westerns are able to transfer back to their original team after the Sask Cup tournament despite having passed the SAS transfer/registration deadline. This exception is made for players attending provincials only.

c.       Players released/transferred may not return to a roster from which they were released/transferred to provide room for provincials. See 9.0 Transfer / Release section.

iii)     Rosters, rules and regulations for Sask Cup are governed by Sask Soccer.

a.       Player Transfer forms from other provinces go directly to SSA; inner- provincial transfer forms are sent directly to SAS as per the SSA website.

iv)     If a player is on a Men’s/Women’s team and a Masters Men/Women’s team, and one of either teams enter Men’s/Women’s Soccer for Life Provincials, the player does not have to be released from the other team. However, if the team enters Master’s Soccer for Life Provincials then the player must be released from the Men’s/Women’s team as a player cannot be on another roster if there is the opportunity for the Masters Men’s/Women’s team to play at a CSA championship.  I.e.: Westerns.

Players may return to their Men’s/Women’s team if the Masters team did not win Masters Sask Cup Provincials despite being passed the registration/transfer deadline.

Note: Said player does not have to be released from a coed roster.

Please refer to the Saskatchewan Soccer Association website for information regarding Provincial Championship Player eligibility: http://www.sasksoccer.com