US Youth Soccer Association Rule 205. ROSTER LIMITATIONS
Except as otherwise provided by Rule 105-
(1) a team playing eleven (11) a side may not have more than 18 youth players on its roster at any given time during the seasonal year; and
(2) a team playing eleven (11) a side may not have fewer than 7 youth players on its roster at any given time during the seasonal year.
(3) a team playing less than eleven (11) a side may not have more than two times the number of players played or less than one time the number of players played plus one on its roster at any given time during the seasonal year. (see VYSA Variance below)
As allowed by US Youth Soccer Association Rule 105, VYSA has approved a variance to item (3) of Rule 205 as follows:
(3) a team playing less than eleven (11) a side may not have more than 18 youth players on its roster at any given time during the seasonal year. There are no minimum numbers of players. A VYSA Travel League may have additional restrictions on roster size.
Please note: VYSA Teams applying to tournaments must make sure the copy of their league roster submitted to the tournament meets the rostering requirements of the tournament.
Policy on Recreation Team Roster Limitations
approved by the VYSA Board of Directors at the January 21, 2004 Board meeting:
Finding it to be in the best interest of developing soccer within the jurisdiction of the Virginia Youth Soccer Association, Inc. (VYSA), to permit a variance in the maximum number of players that may be on the roster of a recreational team, VYSA adopts the following policy:
1. Members of VYSA having recreation programs are authorized to have recreational team rosters of not more than 35 players on each recreational team roster.
2. The member may authorize recreational team rosters of less than 35 players, or the member may authorize different maximum numbers of players (not to exceed 35) on those team rosters based on age groups of the member.
3. The maximum number of players on a recreational team roster must be the same for all recreational teams of the member, or, if the member provides for different maximum numbers based on age groups, the maximum number must be the same for all recreational teams in an age group.
