Discipline, Appeals and Protests

Protests ($262.50 includes GST) - Please find BC Soccer's full Protest Policy in the Judicial Code & Policies of BC Soccer

A protest will only be considered on the grounds of misinterpretation of F.I.F.A. Laws of the Game, on the eligibility of players, or on breaches of Competition Rules & Regulations. An affiliated team may lodge a protest with a district, league or inter-district league arising out of any league or district cup game scheduled by a district, league or inter-district league.  Such protest must be in writing, stating the grounds upon which the protest is lodged.

A protest of any league, district or provincial cup game must be submitted within forty-eight (48) hours of the date of the match to which it relates.  In the event that the protest is mailed, the post-mark shall be taken as the limiting date in all cases.

A copy of the protest shall be forwarded by the association having jurisdiction to the opposing team within two (2) working days after the receipt of the protest.

The protest shall be signed by the team coach or manager, club or member association official.

The protest fee must accompany the protest when filed with the association having jurisdiction.

The fee (payable to the association having jurisdiction) shall be determined and circulated by the Association prior to March 15th annually, in advance of the forthcoming season.

Appeals ($525 includes GST) - Please find BC Soccer's full Appeals Policy in the Judicial Code & Policies of BC Soccer

Named parties of the decision from the following may apply to the Appeals Chair of BC Soccer for leave to appeal:

• A Youth District or Adult League
• An Inter-District Youth League
• A BC Soccer Committee
• The Judicial Chair and/or Discipline or Protest Panel

Appeals from the decision of a League under the jurisdiction of a District shall be made to such District.

A decision rendered may not be appealed if the sanction pronounced is:

• A warning
• A reprimand
• A suspension of three (3) or fewer matches or up to two (2) months
• A fine of up to $1000 imposed on a member or affiliated organization
• Decisions passed in compliance with the Judicial Code & Policies of BC Soccer
• Decisions passed in compliance with the Competition Rules & Regulations of BC Soccer or an affiliated organization where such decisions are final and binding.
• Decisions passed by a Protest Panel of BC Soccer during BC Soccer Provincial Cup Finals.

Any party intending to appeal shall inform the Appeals Chair of its intention to do so in writing within ten (10) business days of notification of the decision being appealed.

To submit an appeal, the appellant must apply in writing to the Appeals Chair within ten (10) business days after the receipt of the decision being appealed.

The written application to appeal must contain:

• Decision being appealed;
• Reason for Appeal;
• Notice to Other Party or Parties;
• Statement of facts;
• Rule or regulation that has been contravened;
• Remedy sought;
• The appeal fee as determined annually by BC Soccer’s board of directors.

Sanctions imposed, other than financial orders, remain in force until the Appeals procedure is completed.

Appeals to BC Soccer can be submitted to the Appeals Chair of BC Soccer via discipline@bcsoccer.net

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In BC Soccer’s on-going effort to provide appropriate and relevant information to the membership and wider soccer community, based on Rule 9.i. (below), BC Soccer is providing the below list of organizations and adult individuals that have recently received a sanction from the BC Soccer Association.

Rule 9 - Judicial Matters

i) BC Soccer and member organizations may publically post discipline decisions and sanctions imposed on organizations and adult Registrants or other adults under the jurisdiction of BC Soccer.  

Please note: the below list only reflects those currently under a suspension of 6 months or greater with appropriate information associated to each.  This is not designed to be an exhaustive list of all historical sanctions, however does include sanctions applied by a member association within their local jurisdiction, as provided to BC Soccer.

For records of all sanctions applied by BC Soccer and member association / leagues, member discipline representatives have the abiltiy to log onto the BC Soccer Discipline System to search and view.  IMPORTANT NOTE: not all member associations / leagues currently use the BC Soccer Discipline System, therefore sanctions applied by those members will not be available via the system. 

If your member association / league wants to learn more about the BC Soccer Discipline Systemn and/or would like to start using, please contact: discipline@bcsoccer.net.