Greensboro, North Carolina

December 2-4, 2005

Understanding Pro Status Rules

The NCASA Executive Committee has adopted the following resolutions for the 2005 NC State Cup concerning the eligibility of professional players, both domestic, international, and foreign born.

• Professional Players are NOT eligible to play in the 2005 NCASA State Cup.  No Exceptions. (Professional Status is as defined by US Soccer Federation policies 601.6 & 601.8 and any other sections of policies and by-laws that govern domestic and international professional players.)
   

• NCASA will only have one division of play for Men's Amateur plays, that depending on the number of accepted teams, may be broken multiple brackets.
   

• NCASA will remove the international clearance requirement from the rules of the 2005 NC State Cup.

If you wish to register a professional player, they MUST turn in the following paperwork to NCASA thirty (30) days prior to the first state cup match in accordance with US Soccer guideline to provide for clearance and reinstatement as a amateur player:

• International Clearance Form [pdf] - All foreign born players with professional history.  No charge.
   

• Amateur Reinstatement [pdf] - All professional players, domestic, international or foreign born.  US Soccer has a $50 fee with all Amateur Reinstatements and is the only governing body  in the US that can reinstate professional players to amateur status.

Players found in violation of these rules will result in immediate forfeiture of all matches for the teams on which they are registered.

Teams must be registered and in good standing with the NCASA. Players must possess their current NCASA player pass. Guest players are allowed; refer to the rules for roster requirements.