Gentlemen,
Registration for the
2023 Royal Cup is now underway!
This is a 32-team FA
Cup style tournament (single knockout) that takes place on 6 Sunday's during
the 2023 season (June 25, July 16, Aug. 13, Aug. 27 (Quarter-Finals), Sep. 24
(Semi-Finals) and Oct. 1 (Final)). The tournament is open to all men's league teams in the BC Interior. This
event is for "league teams only" and is not open to "tournament
teams".
There is no charge to enter this event for KMSL
"Open" Division teams (Div. 1, 2, 3A, 3B). The fee for 35+,
45+, 55+ and non-KMSL divisional teams is $220
As with the FA Cup
tournament format, lower division teams will enter the tournament first, with
higher division teams entering in the later rounds. 45+ & 55+ teams will
enter with the Div. 3 teams, 35+ will enter with the Div. 2 teams.
Match fixtures are
done by random draw. There is no rescheduling of Royal Cup games. All
games will be played in Kelowna.
All Royal Cup Team
rosters are frozen & and must be submitted by Midnight, Saturday, June 24.
Rosters are frozen for the complete tournament. There are no call-ups allowed
for Royal Cup play.
Individuals who are
registered on KMSL Open division teams AND 35+, 45+, 55+ team can play on each of the teams they are registered with in
the tournament. They are not tied to just one team.
Registration for the
event is "first e-mail, first entered" at kmsladmin@hotmail.com
Teams that must pay
the entry fee must do so by e-transfer to the same e-mail address, at the time
of registration.
Registration deadline is
Monday, June 5 (or earlier if tournament is full).
Please
note the updated BCSA / KMSL Suspension / Appeal / Performance Bond Information
for 2023:
- Individual Player
Accumulated Yellow Card suspensions are issued at the 3rd yellow
card of the season (1 game), 4th yellow card of the season
(1 game), 5th yellow card of the season (1 game), 6th and
any further yellow cards (2-8 games). Accumulated Yellow card
suspensions cannot be appealed.
- Red Card suspensions of
3 or less games cannot be appealed as this is the BCSA suspension appeal
minimum. The KMSL follows all BCSA Suspension & Appeal
guidelines. The minimum suspension allowable by the BCSA is applied
to all KMSL suspensions (without extenuating circumstances).
- Reminder that Team
Dissent Fines are issued at the team's 5th Dissent card
($50) and any further Dissent cards with the fine increasing in amount by
$25 each time.
- All player and team
fines are assessed to the team's Performance Bond.
- Team Performance Bond
account must be kept above the $100 level at all times throughout the
season or risk forfeiture of the next scheduled league / playoff game.
It
is the responsibility of the team manager to know and inform team members of
the current game, league, and provincial disciplinary rules. These rules
are viewable on the website under "Media/Misc" /
Documents.
Link
to provincial governing body BCSA for suspension information is: https://www.bcsoccer.net/media/oqybtkuf/bc-soccer-complaints-discipline-and-appeals-procedures-november-2022.pdf
The
start of the 2023 season is upon us. The board has approved the draft
budget for the 2023 season and as such we have posted the league fees.
Please have your fees paid in full by May 01. We are not chasing
teams for fees. Failure to pay will result in suspension in play until
all fees are paid.
We
are looking forward to a great season. If you have any questions about
your team fees, please contact your division rep. Contact info is located
in the “contact us” drop down menu on the web site.
The
schedules are now posted. This is the KMSL’s first full post COVID season
and it is going to be full and exciting. We have 50 teams this year so
fields and referee crews are tight. We have been able to get back to our
distinct divisions which means the league will implement promotion and
relegation next season to help balance the 2024 season. The board and our
league scheduler have done our best to insure fair play and a balance of teams.
We ask that you do your part, play fair, follow the rules and have some
fun as we move back to our regular formats. Playoff schedules will be
posted soon along with the individual team league fees.