Who counts as an adult player, and when does the playing season run?

BC Soccer defines an adult as a person who has reached the age of 19. An adult player is one registered with an adult team, meaning a team affiliated with BC Soccer outside the youth age categories. Any person who has not reached 19 is a youth.

• Coastal winter season: September 1 to March 31 of the following year.
• Coastal summer season: April 1 to August 31.
• Interior summer season: April 1 to October 31.
• Interior winter season: November 1 to March 31 of the following year.
• Registration years: Coastal September 1 to August 31; Interior April 1 to March 31; Calendar January 1 to December 31.

Anyone residing in British Columbia is eligible to register as a player, and registration is good only for the current season. Your adult registration is recognised once BC Soccer or its designate validates your application and you have met all eligibility requirements.

Adult leagues that form as Associate Members (for example short-term community, developmental or geographically isolated leagues) cannot take part in provincial or national competitions, except that associate adult leagues running futsal programming may enter futsal-specific provincial or national competitions.