Ohio Governors Cup
Governors Cup
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2023 Governors Cup Dates
May 5-7 Round Robin
May 19-21 Semis and Finals
June 2-4 Rain Date
Governors Cup
Overview
The Governors Cup is designed as a third state tournament, coinciding with State Cup and Presidents Cup. The event is designed for those teams that seek the State tournament experience, but does not require the commitment of advancement to a Regional tournament.
Part of the membership feedback we have received was that Presidents Cup was a great experience for our teams when it was added as the sister tournament to State Cup in 2010. Over the years, the Presidents Cup has grown in size, however, and so has the relative ability level of many of the teams that enter the event. Accordingly, our membership has requested a new level of a state tournament to accommodate this growth. This event will give a new tier of teams an opportunity to be successful, while at the same time, providing a more equal level of competition for those teams that participate in Presidents Cup and Governors Cup.
The competition will end at the State level and is targeted for those teams that finished in the lower end of their brackets at Presidents Cup, or for new teams seeking that level of competition and desire a season ending State tournament as an experience for their players.
National League, Regional League and State League teams are not permitted to enter this event.
Ages: U11 – U19, Boys and Girls
Timeframe: As this is the ‘sister’ tournament to Presidents Cup, this event will be held on the same dates and sites as Presidents Cup, over the course of two weekends in May – round robin the first weekend and semi’s/finals the second.
Eligibility Requirements:
- All eligible teams must play in a sanctioned OSA league for the current seasonal year.
- All current National League, Regional League or Ohio Soccer State League teams and players are not eligible for this event.
Recommendations: This event is focused on those teams that seek the State tournament experience, but does not require the commitment of advancement to Regionals.
Important Rules: Club Pass players allowed; when more than 16 teams in a bracket, multiple divisions in age groups may be used where warranted by applications; teams may not play up (those teams seeking a higher level of competition should play in Presidents Cup).
Fees:
Schedules
Locations, Field Maps & Weather
Please note: no pets allowed at Ohio Soccer Association state tournament events.
- Voice of America Park – 7850 VOA Park Dr, West Chester Township, OH 45069
- Warrior Soccer Complex Field Map – 4110 Fishburg Rd, Huber Heights, OH 45424
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Governors Cup event rosters & gameday information
We will be using Demosphere for the Governors Cup event rosters this year. All team rosters (as of February) have been cloned into the event. Teams will work with their club administrators to remove and add players for the event roster as needed. We will send additional communication to club admins with those details.
Information to Submit to OSA…
…Must be submitted by April 24th at 10am.
When your team’s event roster is completed by your club admin and ready to be checked in the system, teams will need to send an email to office@ohio-soccer.org with the subject line “Governors Cup Event Roster Info-(Gender/Age) (Team Name)” and include attachments with your most recent approved OSA league roster and the approved OSA league roster of any club pass players who will be playing with your team. This information must be emailed by April 24th at 10am. This will give us a chance to double check for errors or missing rosters/information prior to the freeze.
Event Rosters are frozen three business days prior to your first Governors Cup game. (If you play on a Friday evening, Saturday, or Sunday, this means your event roster will freeze at 5pm on Tuesday.) If you have any changes between your submission date and the freeze date, you will be able to make changes. Please ask your club admin to make the changes in the system prior to the freeze, and then teams will need to email us with the updated info/rosters prior to the freeze. We will then go back in and approve the changes.
Eligible Players/Club Pass Players
Club pass players may be used for Governors Cup. Players must be rostered to a team within your club that is an Ohio Soccer/USYS carded team. Players may only appear on one event roster across all three OSA Cup Series events (State Cup, Presidents Cup, Governors Cup). They may not play for any other team in any other Cups Series event. All club pass players will need to be entered into the Governors Cup event roster in Demosphere by your club administrator prior to the Governors Cup roster freeze date.
Roster Maximums for Players & Coaches
The maximum number of players on the event roster for 9v9 is 18, but only 16 players may be game active. The maximum number of players on the event roster for 11v11 is 22, but only 18 players may be listed as game active. Players who are listed on the event roster but are not game active may still sit on the bench but cannot be dressed to play.
A minimum of 2 and a maximum of 4 coaches should be listed on your event roster. All coaches must have an OSA/USYS coach card or a DOC Pass to be on the team sideline.
Gameday Rosters
For the Round Robin and Semis/Finals weekend, OSA will print all game cards and distribute to the referees prior to the game. OSA will also collect the gameday rosters from the referees after the game.
Items Team Need to Bring to Games
- Physical plastic/laminated OSA Player and Coach cards for every player and coach on the game day roster and sideline
For questions regarding the items above, please feel free to email office@ohio-soccer.org or call our South Office at 513-576-9555.
Important Communications
We regularly send updates and information to club admins and teams involved in our Governors Cup event. Below is a list of them for reference:
Coming Soon
Governors Cup Policies
FAQ
The Round Robin will be May 5-7.
The Semis and Finals will be May 19-21.
June 2-4 will be used as a rain date if needed.
The Round Robin will be held at Warrior Soccer Complex in Dayton and Voice of America Park in West Chester. The Semis and Finals will be held at Warrior Soccer Complex in Dayton.
Archived Results
2022
| Age Group | Champions | Finalists |
|---|---|---|
| BU13 | FC Storm B09 Orange | Madeira FC B09 Orange |
| BU14 | STAR SC B08 Elite Black | GTFC Impact B08 Elite |
| BU15 | Ohio Galaxies FC 07B Red | CUSE 07B Elite |
| BU16 | GTFC Impact B06 Premier | Club X United |
| BU17 | CUSE 05B Arsenal | Ohio Galaxies FC 05B Red |
2021
| Age Group | Champions | Finalists |
|---|---|---|
| BU12 | Olimpia USA U12A | CWSC B09 Academy Elite |
| BU13 | Olentangy United FC 08B | Zanesville Arsenal SC 08B |
| BU14 | FC42 B07 Royal West | Olentangy United FC 07B |
| BU15 | CUSM 06B Elite II | Ohio Galaxies FC 06B Red |
| BU16 | CUSE 05B Arsenal | DFA 05B Premier I |
| Age Group | Champions | Finalists |
|---|---|---|
| GU11 | Eclipse FC Starfire | Thunder FC Milford G10 Black |
| GU12 | Freedom 09G Blue | Club X United 09G Blue |
| GU13 | Loveland Storm 08G Orange | Freedom 08G |
| GU14 | Southwest SC G07 Gold | PFC Extreme 07G |
| GU15 | FC United G06 Black | CWSC G06 Academy Red |
| GU17 | OUFC G04 Premier | Freedom 04G |
Cancelled due to COVID.
| Age Group | Champions | Finalists |
|---|---|---|
| BU11 | GCKA Blue Knights | Elite FC 08 Boys Blue 2 |
| BU12 | Star Force | Kolping B07 Orange Stingr |
| BU13 | Zanesville Arsenal SC | Cin United SE Elite |
| BU14 | Olentangy United Orange | PFC Extreme Boys |
| BU15 | CUSA B04 Gold | Olentangy United Orange |
| BU16 | Olentangy United FC Blue | First Capital FC 03 Boys |
| Age Group | Champions | Finalists |
|---|---|---|
| GU13 | COE U13G Blue | Impact GFC Blue 2006 |
| GU14 | COE U14G Blue | Northwest FC 2005G Blue |
| GU15 | NWFC Orange | Arsenal U15 Girls |
| GU16 | Lady Warrior 03 White | FC United Black 03 |
