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23. SOCCER – WOMEN’S – DIVISION III
Section 1. Tournament Dates
June 2-5, 2021 at Wehrum Stadium; Herkimer, NY
November 11-14, 2021 at Genesee Community College; Batavia, NY
November 10-13, 2022 at Wehrum Stadium; Herkimer, NY
Section 2. Tournament Host Pre-Tournament Responsibilities
A. The Tournament Host or organization(s) shall be responsible for sending entry forms 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 Tournament Host shall
secure the playing sites and make all necessary arrangements for the proper management of spectators.
C. Practice sessions may be arranged for one 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. All District Representatives must be determined on or before Wednesday, November 11, 2020. TBD due to COVID-19
D. Districts:

2020-2021 NJCAA DIII WOMEN’S SOCCER DISTRICTS
DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S)

East A 19A, 20 East B 17, 19B Midwest 4, 12, 13 North A 3A

North B 3B North Atlantic 15 Northeast 21 South 5, 16

Note 1: 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.
Note 2: Regions which have only one college in the division, and are involved in inter-regional competition, must have compiled a
record of .500 10 days prior to the start of district play, in order to be eligible for the District/National Tournament. Any extenuating
circumstances, which might suggest an exemption from this rule, will be ruled upon by the Soccer Committee.
Note 3: Colleges whose players receive red cards during postseason play must notify the respective NJCAA Soccer Chair prior to
the first tournament contest.
E. 1. All District & National Tournament games must be played on a natural or artificial turf field that measures at least 110 yards by
70 yards. Artificial turf fields must be a rubber infill surface, consistent with current FIFA approved fields.
2. The director must arrange for officials, three game balls, one official timer, one official scorekeeper and four ballpersons.
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.
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.
Section 4. Rules and Procedures.
A. All 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 from the leading team “at any time” in the last
five minutes of the game.
2. 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; for kickers - after 10 penalty kicks have been taken by the
offending team, for a goalkeeper - after one penalty kick has been taken against the offending team.
B. 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.
C. 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 in that day.
D. 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.
F. The tournament will conduct games on Wednesday-Thursday-Saturday or Thursday-Friday-Sunday.
G. NJCAA rules govern all Regional, District and National competition.
H. The NJCAA Soccer Committee Chair shall appoint a committee to assist the NJCAA Representative with the operation of the
championship.