Tournament Dates:
September 4 - 7, 2009*
*Games may be played on September 4th if your
team is available for a Friday Night Game.

Divisions of Play:
Boys and Girls U9-U19
U9-U10 (7v7)
U11-U12 (8v8)
U12-U19 (11v11)

Levels of Play:
Premier: Division 1 teams
Elite: Division 1-2 teams
Classic: Division 3-4 teams
Challenge: Division 4 and lower team

General Information:
The OBGC Capital Cup would like to invite your team to participate in the 2009 event. Last year we invited over 300 teams to participate over a 3 day weekend during Labor Day. All games will be played on one of 4 sites for every bracket: Freeman Fields at OBGC Park, Northrop Field at Covenant Park, Howard Community College and Cedar Lane Regional Park

This premier event is played in Olney and Columbia, which are conveniently located forty-five minutes from the Mall in the nation's capital and the Inner Harbor in Baltimore.

Most U12-U19 full-sided games will be played at the two newest and finest soccer complexes in Maryland: Freeman Fields at OBGC Park and the Northrop Fields at Covenant Park; small-sided games will be played on high-quality local fields.

The OBGC Park opened for play in 2002. Our meticulous fields were constructed by the same firm that built the Soccerplex and are being professionally maintained. The Northrop fields at Covenant Park opened in September 2004 and include 8 premier playing fields.

Eligibility The tournament is open to all Club level teams. RECREATIONAL TEAMS AND PLAYERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.

USYS Sanctioned Tournament the OBGC Capital Cup is open to league and premier teams. The tournament is a USYS-sanctioned tournament through the Maryland State Youth Soccer Association (MSYSA). All teams must be affiliated with either USYS or US Club soccer and must be in good standing with their state association or US Club Soccer. Age Group divisions are for the 2009/2010 seasonal year.

US Club Soccer - US Club soccer teams are invited to apply!

Application/Fees/Acceptance a separate online application for each team must be submitted by July 15, 2009.

The registration certificate along with the entry fee of $575 for U9-U10 (7v7), $600 U11-U12 (8v8), $750 for U12 (11v11), $775 for U13-U15, $795 for U16-U19 must be post marked by July 15, 2009 to be considered for acceptance. All Applications and Fees received after July 15th will be placed on our waiting list.

Notice of acceptance and non-acceptance will be sent by July 25, 2009.

Age Group/Length of Games the USYS seasonal year starts September 1st of each year. Age Groups and corresponding birth dates for the 2009/2010 seasonal year are:

Age Group Birth Date Length of Game

U9 (7v7) 8/1/00-7/31/01 50 minutes
U10 (7v7) 8/1/99-7/31/00 50 minutes
U11 (7v7) 8/1/98-7/31/99 50 minutes
U12 (8v8*; 11v11) 8/1/97-7/31/98 50 minutes, 60 minutes
U13 8/1/96-7/31/97 60 minutes
U14 8/1/95-7/31/96 60 minutes
U15 8/1/94-7/31/95 60 minutes
U16 8/1/93-7/31/94 70 minutes
U17 8/1/92-7/31/93 70 minutes
U19 8/1/91-7/31/92 70 minutes

* Note: U12 game format to be selected on your registration. We are offering both small sided (8v8) and full sided (11v11) competition formats.

Tournament Roster/Guest Player Policy Maximum number of players on a team's tournament roster is 18 for 11v11 play, and 14 for 7v7 and 8v8 play.

Teams requesting to use guest players may have no more than 18 players, whose number may include up to 3 guest players. U9 and U10 teams and U11 teams playing 8v8 may have no more than 14 players, whose number may include up to 3 guest players.

Format/Competition/Rules/Awards The tournament offers divisions for U9 through U17 boys and girls.

Minimum of three games is guaranteed.

Qualifying matches will be played Saturday and Sunday morning with Finals on Monday.
*Friday Matches may be played if teams are available.

Boys and Girls U12 may register for either 8v8 or 11v11. 7v7 and 8v8 will be played on 50x80 fields with 6x18 goals.

All games shall be played in accordance with FIFA Laws, except as specifically modified by Tournament Rules. A complete set of rules will is posted on the tournament website.

Individual player trophies will be presented to all champions and finalists.

Referees USSF three man referee system will be used for all U12 through U16 games (11v11 format).

Registration Team registration will be from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, September 3-4. Certified 2009/2010 rosters, player passes, Non-NOTARIZED medical release forms and Permission to Travel forms (Only teams from outside Region I, NJ and CT teams need permission to travel forms) will be checked at this time. All players must have a player pass for 2009/2010 approved by a duly authorized registrar of their state association or US Club Soccer.

Hotel Accommodations Out-of-state teams requiring overnight hotel accommodations are required to stay at OBGC accepted hotels and use our hosting tournament housing service. This will ensure that teams receive the highest quality service during the tournament. Any Team not using our booking agency will not be accepted into the tournament and will risk loosing their application fees.

Tournament Cancellation Policy In the event the entire tournament is cancelled, the tournament's policy is to refund entry fees after costs are covered. Tournament Hotel Insurance is included in your application fees.

Contact Information if you need additional information; please contact our Tournament Director, Michael Libber at tournamentdirector@obgcsoccer.org