Any non-league match in which fees are charged, with the exception of a mutual sharing of standard referee fees, shall be considered a tournament and will therefore require appropriate Cal South sanctioning.

HOW TO APPLY FOR TOURNAMENT SANCTIONING
Tournament Directors are required to review the Tournament Manual of Operations before submitting the Application to Host a Tournament: Tournament Manual (revised 7/08)

Download the complete Cal South Tournament Application (Adobe PDF)

A COMPLETE APPLICATION INCLUDES:

1. Cal South Application for Tournament Sanctioning
2. Receipt & Affidavit of Compliance
3. Tournament Referee Affidavit
4. Referee Agreement
5. US Youth Soccer Application to Host a Tournament or Games
6. US Youth Soccer Tournament Hosting Agreement
7. $100 league check payable to Cal South (if late, submit an additional $500 late fee)
8. Tournament Rules

IF FOREIGN TEAMS ARE INVITED, THE FOLLOWING MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH ALL ITEMS LISTED ABOVE:

9. Application to Host a Tournament or Games Involving Foreign Teams (HAPP 3-03)
10.U.S. Soccer International Tournament/Games Hosting Agreement (HTED 3-03)
11.$75 league check payable to U.S. Soccer

Submit complete applications to:
Cal South Corporate Office
Attn: Sanctioned Tournaments
1029 S. Placentia Avenue
Fullerton, CA 92831

Questions:
Raicheal Sutherland, Tournaments Coordinator
rsutherland@calsouth.com | 714.451.1532

ELIGIBILITY FOR TOURNAMENT SANCTIONING
Tournament Applications must be submitted by a League of Registration in good standing with Cal South. Returning tournament applications will be considered in light of their reporting documents from the previous years. IF YOU HAVE NOT SUBMITTED LAST YEAR'S REPORTING DOCUMENTS, PLEASE DO SO BEFORE APPLYING FOR TOURNAMENT SANCTIONING.

REPORTING DOCUMENTS (refer to Tournament Manual Section VIII)

Due within 7 Days of Tournament End
1. Red Card Report
Due within 14 Days of Tournament End
2. ODP Subsidy
Due within 60 Days of Tournament End
3. Statement of Operations
4. Tournament Report
5. Example of Invitation
6. Example of Acceptance/Rejection
7. Example of Tournament Program
8. Rules of Play (if modified)

APPLICATION DEADLINES
The Cal South Board of Directors considers Sanctioned Tournament Applications at four meetings each year.
The deadlines are as follows:

April 15 | Eligible for approval at the May meeting.
April 30 | Eligible for approval at the June meeting.

October 15 | Eligible for approval at the November meeting.
October 31 | Eligible for approval at the December meeting.

TOURNAMENTS MUST BE SANCTIONED BY MID-NOVEMBER IN ORDER TO APPEAR IN THE TOURNAMENT GUIDE
October 15th is the final application submission deadline for tournaments to be included in the Cal South Tournament Guide.

PLEASE NOTE: Applications submitted during other times of the year to be approved at the January, February, March, April, July, August, September, or October meetings must be submitted with a $500 late fee in order to be considered.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact:

Raicheal Sutherland, Tournaments Coordinator
rsutherland@calsouth.com | 714.451.1532

Frank Sanford, Chairman of the Tournament Committee
fpsanford@sbcglobal.net | 661.803.0284