Fall 2026 Season Information

Please review the following details for the upcoming Fall 2026 Season. It’s essential to be prepared and get your rosters filled as soon as possible. Note that there will be no changes to team placements if you sign up for the wrong division, and there will be no exceptions for exceeding roster slots.

Key Dates and Times

• Season Start: Games will begin on Thursday, September 17, 2026. All teams are guaranteed a minimum of 9 games during the Fall 2026 season.
• Game Days/Times: Games will be played on Sundays from 2:00 PM to 9:30 PM and on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM. Due to limited time slots on Tuesdays and Thursdays, most games will take place on Sundays. All teams must be available to play on Sundays.
• Schedule Requests: If your team has specific requests for game times and days, please email our league scheduler as soon as possible at marty@bcssoccer.com. Once a game is posted, no changes will be made, so be sure to submit your requests early.

Registration

• Registration: Online registration opens on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at 10:00 AM.
• Cost: The participation fee is $75 per person for a single team. If you sign up for a second team, the additional cost is $50.
• Rosters: Ensure that your team roster is complete as early as possible. Add all potential players to the roster during registration, as players signed up on the day of a game will not be eligible to play that day.
• Any player found using false registrations, fake identities, or secondary email addresses to join multiple divisions will be immediately removed from the league without a refund. We take fair play and integrity seriously, and such actions will not be tolerated.

Team Limit

The league has a cap of 100 teams for the Fall 2026 Season. Once this limit is reached, no additional teams—whether returning or new—will be allowed to register. Teams that wish to participate but find the league at capacity may request to be placed on a waitlist. If an already registered team fails to meet the necessary requirements, waitlisted teams may be given a spot.

It's crucial for each team to have at least 5 players registered a week prior to the league's start. Teams that do not meet this requirement are at risk of being removed from the league and replaced with teams that have full rosters. Therefore, it's important to ensure your team and its members are registered early.

Division Team Limits

• D2: 10 teams
• D3: 16 teams
• D4: 30 teams
• D5: 30 teams
• D6: 12 teams

Fields

All games will be played on the synthetic fields at Veteran's Park to avoid cancellations due to rain. No games will take place on the grass fields.

Uniforms

Every player on the field must wear a jersey with a large, permanently attached number, and all jerseys must be uniform in color. Using tape for numbers is strictly prohibited. Furthermore, all players are required to wear shin guards during games. Failure to comply with the uniform and shin guard regulations may result in disciplinary action, including the issuance of a card.

Please make sure to familiarize yourself with the league rules, including those regarding conduct and the consequences for reckless behavior.

Rosters

• Teams must complete their roster within the registration window

• Add all potential players during registration

• Players added on game day are not eligible to play that day

• No players may be added after the registration deadline due to insurance policies

• Roster limits must be strictly followed with no exceptions - 18 players

A team is officially registered once it has at least 5 players registered and all fees paid.

Division Selection & Team Assessment

Teams must carefully select their division during registration. No division changes will be made after registration.

Prior to the first game, teams may be evaluated based on previous season performance. If a division adjustment is necessary, the league will discuss the change with the team captain before making any updates.

If a player is determined—by vote of league board members and referees—to be significantly above the competitive level of their division, they may be required to move to a higher division team.

Fair Play & Integrity

Any player found using false registrations, fake identities, or secondary email addresses to join multiple divisions will be immediately removed from the league without a refund.

BCSSL takes fair play and league integrity seriously. Violations will not be tolerated.

Fines and Suspensions:

• Yellow Card: There is a $5.00 fine per yellow card.
• Red Card: There is a $10.00 fine per red card.
• Fines must be paid to the game referee before the next match. Failure to pay fines results in the player being ineligible for play.
• A red card or an accumulation of 4 yellow cards within a season will result in a player's one match suspension.
• Cards issued in the final game of the season will carry over to the next season in which the player registers, including any suspensions.

Specific Penalties for Serious Offenses:

• Assaulting a Referee: Up to a $100.00 fine and a minimum suspension of 1 year.
• Insulting or Physical Contact with a Referee: Up to a $50.00 fine and a minimum suspension of 6 months.
• Fighting: Up to a $100.00 fine and an immediate suspension of 1 year.
• Further actions, including additional fines or extended suspensions, may be taken by the League Executive Committee.

Accumulation of Cards:

• A red card or accumulating four yellow cards within a season will lead to a one-match suspension for the player.
• A player must sit out an actual played game; suspensions do not apply to forfeits.
• If a suspended player participates in any games, their team will forfeit all such games.
• Further actions, including additional fines or extended suspensions, may be taken by the League Executive Committee.

Team Disqualification for Fighting:

• Teams can face suspension for the remainder of the season or longer without a refund if involved in starting, joining a fight, or assaulting a referee or league official. This applies to incidents before, during, or after a game.

We have observed an increase in the number of cards being issued for sliding tackles. Sliding is defined as leaving your feet and going to the ground to play the ball (this includes going to one knee with an extended leg), regardless of whether there are other players nearby. This rule does not apply to players who are fouled and fall as a result.

Goalkeepers are permitted to slide within the parameters set by the FIFA "Laws of the Game and Universal Guide for Referees."

If players persist in sliding, considering it only merits a yellow card, we will escalate the penalty for sliding to an automatic red card. The league's decision on this matter will be final and non-negotiable.