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21. SOCCER – MEN’S – DIVISION III
Section 1. Tournament Dates
A. The dates for the NJCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Tournament will commence on the second Thursday in November.
B. The dates for the NJCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Tournament are as follows:
June 2-5, 2021 at TBD; TBD
November 11-14, 2021 at Herkimer County Community College; Herkimer, NY
November 10-13, 2022 at Genesee Community College; Batavia, NY
Section 2. Tournament Host Pre-Tournament Responsibilities
A. The Tournament Host shall be responsible for sending entry blanks to qualifying teams and shall notify them of the time schedule
and other information pertinent to the tournament, by October 1 annually.
B. The Tournament Host shall have jurisdiction over all promotions, advertising, tickets, schedules, etc. The host shall secure the
playing sites and make all necessary arrangements for the proper management of spectators.
C. Practice sessions may be arranged the day preceding the tournament.
D. The Tournament Host shall be responsible for securing the services of all necessary officials, judges, etc., to satisfactorily conduct
the tournament as determined by the NJCAA Committee on Soccer.
E. The Tournament Director in conjunction with the NJCAA Director of Championships, will set game times. If a college acting as the
host of the championship qualifies, their first contest/game can be moved into primetime evening slot to increase attendance.
Consultation with the NJCAA Sport Chair and NJCAA National Office is required to ensure integrity of bracket/schedule for the
championship.
Section 3. Qualification of Teams for Competition
A. Eight teams participate in the National Tournament.
B. The NJCAA Committee on Soccer will have the authority to make substitutions for last minute withdrawals from the tournament.
C. Division III District Champions must be decided by November 11, 2020, seven days prior to the beginning of the
NJCAA Championship. (TBD due to COVID-19)
D. Districts:

2020-2021 NJCAA DIII MEN’S SOCCER DISTRICTS

DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S)
East A 19A East B 19B East Central 17, 20 Midwest 4, 5, 13

North A 3A North B 3B North Atlantic 15 Northeast 21

E. All regions that wish to enter a respective District Tournament must notify their director by October 15, annually. Failure to comply
shall result in forfeiture of the right to compete in a district playoff. Any college, who filed an intent to compete in a District
Tournament and then withdraws after October 15, will be responsible for any expenses incurred by the District Tournament
Director.
F. All colleges must qualify in compliance with Article XII of the NJCAA bylaws.
Note 3: Colleges whose players receive red cards during postseason play must notify the NJCAA Soccer Chair prior to the next contest.
1. All District and National Tournament games must be played on a natural or artificial turf field that measurers at least 110-yards
by 70-yards. Artificial turf fields must be a rubber infill surface, consistent with current FIFA approved fields. This field must also
have a visible clock.
2. The director must arrange for officials, three game balls, one official timer, one official scorekeeper and four ball persons.
3. District playoff sites may be rotated among participating regions according to a schedule developed by the director.
4. Districts that choose to rotate the sites must submit a plan to the National Office by April 15 , annually.
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5. Districts may agree to play at a central site chosen by the District Director.
6. Region Champions must certify their yellow card accumulations with the District and/or National Tournament Director, using the
official NJCAA Game Roster form.
7. All-Region Tournament games must have visible game clocks at fields.
Section 4. Rules and Procedures
A. All regular season, regional, district and national tournament games shall be played under current NCAA Soccer Rules with the
following exceptions:
1. Unlimited substitutions apply with a stoppage of game clock during substitutions made by the leading team “at any time” in the
last five minutes of the game.
2. No stoppage of game clock in the last five minutes of a game.
3. Any player receiving a yellow card (caution) must leave the game for a substitute, including the goalkeeper. Game includes
regulation play, overtime period and penalty kicks. They may return to the game at the next legal substitution point. NOTE: The
next legal substitution point is defined as follows: Shooters – after 10 penalty kicks have been taken by the offending team
Goalkeepers – after one penalty kick has been taken against the offending team.
B. Teams participating in the NJCAA Soccer Championship are limited to not more than 25 players. These players must be identified in
the scorebook before the start of the first game. These players must be identified on an approved roster which will contain the name,
number and accumulated cautions of all squad members. This roster must be submitted to the NJCAA Soccer Chair or his designee
prior to the team’s first game. No deletions or additions may be made after this time. A player who is part of his team's roster of 25,
whose name is not listed in the scorebook, will be removed from the game at the point the omission is discovered.
C. Roster numbers and game jerseys must be checked and verified prior to the start of the tournament. Players found wearing incorrect
numbers will be removed from the game until the problem is corrected. Players not listed on the roster, found to be participating in
the game, will be removed at that point and will not be allowed to participate in any subsequent games.
D. In the event of darkness, inclement weather or other circumstances beyond the control of the Tournament Director that prevent
games from being completed on a given day, the suspended games will be resumed from the point of suspension on the following
day and the game and time schedule will be adjusted accordingly. If for any reason, a team must play more than 90 minutes after
a suspended game is resumed, they shall not be required to play again that day.
E. For each game of the tournament, the team with higher seed (lower number) in each game will be the HOME TEAM and wear light
colored uniforms and have choice of bench. The lower seed (higher number) will be the VISITOR TEAM and wear dark colored
uniforms.