USIAA Varsity Soccer Rules:
Scholarship and Roster Rules:
- All programs can only have a max of 30 players during the regular season; this limit is lifted to 140 players for preseason tryouts and spring practices only.
- All programs can choose whether to allow athletic scholarships or not; start-up programs are given a max of 5 years to decide whether or not to provide athletic scholarships to players.
- All D1 scholarship programs can only have a max of 14 total scholarships, and a max of 7 full scholarship players.
- All D2 scholarship programs can only have a max of 12 total scholarships, and a max of 6 full scholarship players.
- All D3 scholarship programs can only have a max of 9 total scholarship players.
- All D4 scholarship programs can only have a max of 24 total scholarships, and a max of 12 full scholarship players.
- All programs can only have a max of 18 players on the active roster for all regular season games.
- All programs are required to give all 12 inactive players & the 22 JV players free season tickets in the designated student sections for all home games.
- 4 points for a win.
- 2 points for a draw.
- 1 "bonus" point for scoring 3 goals (or more).
- 1 "bonus" point for losing by 2 points or less.
- 1 "bonus" point for losing in overtime or a shootout.
- All D1 Programs play a 18-game season (9h/9a) beginning in the last week of August and ending in the first week of November.
- All D2 programs play an 16-game season (8h/8a) beginning in the first week of September and ending in the first week of November.
- All D3 & D4 programs play a 14-game season (7h/7a) beginning in the first week of September and ending in the first week of November.
- All Programs are required to play at least 6 in-region games, with 3 home and 3 away games.
- All D1 non-regional games are required to be against teams that are within 700 miles of the program in question.
- All D2-D4 non-regional games are only allowed for teams that are within 500 miles of the program in question.
- The D1-D3 Tournaments begins on the first week after the regular season and ending six weeks later.
- The D4 Tournaments begins on the first week after the regular season and ending five weeks later.
- To be eligible for the post season:
a) D1 programs must have a minimum record of 9-9 (or 8-10 with good academic standing), and not be on probation.
b) D2 programs must have a minimum record of 8-8 (or 7-9 with good academic standing), and not be on probation.
c) D3 programs must have a minimum record of 7-7 (or 6-8 with good academic standing), and not be on probation.
d) D4 programs must have a minimum record of 7-7 (or 6-8 with good academic standing), and not be on probation
USIAA JV Soccer Rules:
Scholarship & Roster Rules:
- All JV teams can only have a max of 22 players separate from the varsity team:
a) All varsity programs are required to have all of their redshirted players on the active JV roster for all JV games during the regular season with no loss of varsity eligibility, but may also have their practice squad players on the roster as well. - All athletes must play in at least 3 games per season, with at least 10 minutes of playing time per game.
- All programs play a 10-game season (5h/5a) beginning in the first week of September and ending in the final week of October:
a) This must be extended to 12 (6h/6a) for the military academies senior military colleges that have a soccer team.