Play-Ups / Guest Players - Outdoor 2025 Season


Rule 8.1.5 Teams are eligible to have up to 4 guest players in a match.

 

Below is a summary of play up and guest player rules. FULL RULES - Pg. 23-26

Please Note: Players and teams are 100% responsible for tracking all play-ups/guest players throughout the season. The player statistics shown on the website are intended to be a resource for teams and players but may not be 100% current and accurate.

 

11v11 Program

Men’s Open (Premier (highest division) to Div 5/Men's U23 (lowest divisions))

  • Can only play up for their club team if they are registered in a lower division club team of the same name.
  • Examples of this rule:
    • Foothills FC Div 5 player plays up for a higher division Foothills team - ALLOWED.
    • Foothills FC Div 5 player plays up for a higher division non-Foothills team - NOT ALLOWED.
    • U23 Calgary West player plays up for a higher division non-Calgary West team - NOT ALLOWED.
    • Div 4 player plays up for a team with a different name in Div 2 - NOT ALLOWED.
  • Players can play up a maximum of 6 games per team.
  • No guest players allowed from other programs (7v7, COED)

 

Master’s Elite

Age Category:  35 as of Jan 1st, 2025

  • Eligible to play up for Men's Open - Division 3 and above ONLY
  • Players can play up a maximum of 6 games per team.
  • NOT allowed to play down into O45.

 

Master’s Premier

Age Category:  35 as of Jan 1st, 2025

  • Eligible for Master’s Elite and Men's Open - any division.
  • Players can play up a maximum of 6 games per team.
  • The Master’s players who are over 45 years of age may play down into O45 A.
  • No more than 2 Master’s Premier players per O45A game.

 

Master’s 1 & lower

Age Category:  35 as of Jan 1st, 2025

  • Eligible to play up for any team in Master’s Elite, Master's Premier, and Men's Open.
  • Players can play up a maximum of 6 games per team.
  • Master's players who are 45 years of age and older:
    • can guest play down for any O45 team for an unlimited number of games
    • no more than 2 Masters’ players may play down per game per team.
    • Exception: those registered in the lowest Master’s divisions (Masters 3) may play unlimited into O45 and up to 4 may play down into any O45 division.

 

Over 45

Age Category:  45 years old prior to registration 

  • Can play up unlimited per team with any Master’s, Men's Open or higher Over 45 division team.
  • Can play down into O55 unlimited per team if at least 53 years of age.
  • Can also guest play for same division i.e. O45C-1 player can guest play for a team in O45C-2.

 

Over 55

Age Category:  55 years old prior to registration

  • Can play up unlimited per team with any O45, Master’s or Open division team.
  • May guest play on any O55 team within their program. 

 

7v7 Program

  • Men's 7v7 Recreational allowed to play up to Men's 7v7 Intermediate.
  • COED 7v7 Recreational allowed to play up to COED 7v7 Intermediate.
  • No play downs into Recreational allowed for Men's and COED.

 

Coed Boarded Program

  • Teams are eligible to have up to 4 guest players in a match.
  • NEW RULE! Players may guest onto any team in their same division, or any division ABOVE. Players cannot play against their registered team.  
  • Players may be a guest player 6 times per team.

 

Futsal Program

  • No guest players allowed - players must be registered with the team to play with the team.

 

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