Independent and Club Teams

Independent and Club Teams

Teams may register as an independent team or within a club. There are pros and cons to being an independent team or a club team.

A club team is defined as two (2) or more teams with a common name (ie. Callies Bhoys and Callies Samba or Calgary Villains Elite FC and Calgary Villains Elite Reserves ).

Prior to each season, teams may enter an agreement to become club affiliated or merge together. Team representatives from each team will need to come into a written agreement, and submit the documents to the league, signed by all parties. In the agreement, at minimum, the following must be agreed upon:

• Which teams are involved in the agreement;
• How long the agreement will last
• • The minimum length is 3 consecutive seasons;
• Upon a dissolution of the agreement, who controls the team's spot in the league
• • Does it remain a Club Spot or revert back to the original team;
• Who is responsible for paying the Team Fees prior to each season;
• Who is responsible for paying any Team Fines or Bonds;
• Who is responsible for paying any outstanding invoices, from Team Fees, Fine and/or Bonds, if a team dissolves;
• Who will be the main and secondary contacts for each team?

All agreements are subject to approval from the Board of Directors, and may be rejected for reasons such as, but not be limited to, the agreement is to grant or avoid promotion/relegation.

It is important for teams to be able to look at the implications of these agreements in the long term, not just what it means in the upcoming season. In the Men's Program, no two club teams may be within the same division. Teams becoming or joining a club may block promotions or force relegations in the next and future seasons. CUSA Relegations state that these agreements will be in effect for a minimum of 3 seasons.

Please refer to the CUSA Rules and Relegations or contact the CUSA office for more information.

Teams may be released or taken over before each season. Written agreements between each team must be submitted to the league, signed by all parties. The Board of Directors shall not approve any team takeover or release that, in the opinion of the Board, has the effect of allowing the team(s) in questions to grant or avoid promotion/relegation as set out in each program's league structure.

It is important for teams to be able to look at the implications of these agreements in the long term, not just what it means in the upcoming season. In the Men's Program, club-tied promotion/relegation is in effect even after a team is released from a club. The alignment is created promotion/relegation and club considerations from the previous season.