About the Coastal Cup

The annual Coastal Cup is one of British Columbia’s most prestigious youth soccer events, with a long and rich history in BC, with teams from across the lower mainland competing in this competition. The BCCSL manages this regional competition, and all teams participating in the Coastal Cup are from the BCCSL.

Coastal Cup Dates

November 18-19 - Qualifying Round 1
December 2-3 - Qualifying Round 2/Round of 32
March 2-3 - January 13-14 League Games
March 9-10 - January 20-21 League Games
April 6-7 - Round of 16
April 13-14 -Quarter Finals
April 20-21 - Coastal Cup Semi Finals
April 27-28 - Coastal Cup Finals

Teams must be prepared to play on the designated weekends, rescheduling of games is only permitted with the prior approval of the League General Manager.  All Coastal Cup Qualifying and subsequent round games are single knockout, meaning once a team loses, they are no longer eligible to participate in the competition.

Coastal Cup Schedules can be found here when ready.

Player Eligibility

  • Players must be registered or reinstated as a youth from adult player or transferred to a team seven days prior to taking part in that team’s qualification or Coastal Cup games, as per the transfer and reinstatement rules outlined in the BC Soccer Rules and Regulations. Players must also have played at least one league game with that team before playing in any Coastal Cup games.
  • FRP and player permits are not eligible for any Coastal A or B Cup Qualifying or Coastal A or B Cup games.
  • Once a player participates in a Coastal A or B Cup Qualifying or Coastal A or B Cup game, they are ineligible to play for another team in the Coastal Cup, even if their team has been eliminated.

Team Rosters

  • Teams participating in Qualifying Coastal A or B Cup games on November 18th or 19th must declare their roster on or before November 17th, 2023, this roster will be their roster for all Coastal Cup games going forward.
  • Teams participating in Qualifying Coastal A or B Cup games on December 2nd or 3rd who did not play on November 18th or 19th must declare their roster on or before December 1st.
  • Although discouraged, Coastal Cup rosters may differ from BCCSL League Game Rosters.
  • Players may be added to the roster after the roster declaration deadline in the following circumstances:
    • Example 1: a player is released from BCSPL on November 20th, providing that player registers with and plays in one (1) league game with that team, they are eligible for the next round qualifying game.
    • Example 2: a player newly registers with a club for the remainder of the season, providing that player has not participated in Coastal Cup with another team, they are eligible for the next round of qualifying games, providing they have participated in one (1) league game with that team.
  • Note: Teams who do not have to participate in qualifying or round of 32 games must declare their roster on or before February 15th, 2024.

Game Rules

  1. All qualifying and round games will be played to the end of regulation time.
  2. For all games, except the Coastal Cup Final, if teams are tied at the conclusion of regulation time, the winner shall be decided by the taking of kicks from the penalty mark, in accordance with the FIFA/IFAB Laws of the Game. Should a Coastal Cup Final be tied at the conclusion of regulation time, the teams shall play 2 extra halves as noted below in point c. If tied at the end of the extra time, the winner shall be decided by taking kicks from the penalty mark in accordance with FIFA/IFAB Laws of the Game.
  3. U14- U16 Regulation Time: 2 x 40 minute halves Extra Time (Cup Final Only)  2 x 10 minute halves
  4. U17-U18 Regulation Time: 2 x 45 minute halves Extra Time (Cup Final Only) 2 x 15 minute halves

Game Day Match/Roster Sheets and ID Cards

  1. For each qualifying round game, each team must provide two completed copies of the Coastal Cup Official Team Roster, one for the referee and one for their opponent, before each game.
  2. Each team must get and keep the copy of their opponent’s team roster for each game.
  3. All players and team officials must have a valid District Photo Identification Card.

Divisions That Require Qualifying Games for Coastal A Cup
Where games take place within a divisional group top seed is the home team. Where games are between divisional groupings (i.e., 1 Red vs 1 White), the home team will be randomly selected. Standings as of November 27th will be used to determine who will participate in the qualifying games.

Divisions That Require Qualifying Games for Coastal B Cup
Where games take place within a divisional group top seed is the home team. Where games are between divisional groupings (i.e., 2 Red vs 2 White), the home team will be randomly selected. Standings as of November 13th will be used to determine who will participate in the qualifying games on November 18-19. Standings as of November 27th will be used to determine who plays on December 2-3.

Important Coastal Cup Documents