A player who is a Pennsylvania resident and not rostered/affiliated with any team. Rather, a direct player can only guest play with a team within Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer.  Any foreign-born player wishing to obtain a Direct Player Pass that has not already obtained International Clearance from U.S. Soccer will need to complete the application process through the host club before a Direct Player Pass will be issued. A minimum of 30 days after submission should be expected for a decision from U.S. Soccer.

If the player is rostered with a team, please do not complete a Direct Player registration. Please reach out to your club as they will provide you with the appropriate registration link.  

A player who is a Pennsylvania resident but wishes to play out of state.  Any foreign-born player wishing to obtain an Export Player Pass that has not already obtained International Clearance from U.S. Soccer will need to complete the application process through the receiving club before and Export Pass will be issued. A minimum of 30 days after submission should be expected for a decision from U.S. Soccer.

As of July 2021, U.S. Soccer in accordance with FIFA is requiring all players not born in the United States (regardless of club status or competition level) to request an International Clearance. This clearance will be an International Transfer Certificate (ITC) Clearance or First Registration. 

Per FIFA’s Regulations, the player clearance process is required when any foreign-born player is attempting to register with an affiliated club/team/league in the United States, regardless of that player’s soccer ability or citizenship.

It is the responsibility of the registering club to verify a player’s registration history in order to ascertain whether a clearance may be required. If a player is applying for a Direct Player Pass to play with a club as a guest, the host club is responsible for completing the clearance process. If a foreign-born player is requesting an Export Player Pass and has not already obtained International Clearance, that pass will not be issued to the receiving club/state until the clearance process is completed by the receiving club. A determination is made by the registering club personnel on which type of clearance the player requires based on the below listed criteria:

• INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER CERTIFICATE (ITC) CLEARANCE – Player (adult or minor) of any nationality who has previously been registered with a club affiliated to one federation and now wishes to be registered with a club affiliated to the United States. Should that player leave the U.S., a new clearance must be requested and granted to allow the player to register/play for a U.S. Soccer affiliated club/league. The clearance follows the player, not the club.
• FIRST REGISTRATION – Player (adult or minor) who has never previously been registered with a club and is not a national of the country in which they wish to be registered for the first time. Once a player received clearance by the USSF PSD, the player is eligible to register/play for any U.S. Soccer affiliated club/league. This clearance occurs one time. The clearance follows the player, not the club.

The link below outlines the criteria and definitions for each form. The registering club can submit the request directly to U.S. Soccer following the directions outlined. Please be sure to follow all instructions exactly as outlined to expedite processing of your request. Once U.S. Soccer has approved a player; it is the responsibility of the club to update the clearance status in the player’s account in GotSport and upload the U.S. Soccer approval notice.

International Clearance Overview

                       

Questions can be directed to Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Member Services mpetroski@epysa.org

Tournament Teams

• A Tournament team is a team that only participates in tournaments. A tournament team roster is not eligible to participate in league play using their tournament team roster or player passes. 
• A Tournament Team registration is good for a seasonal year. The seasonal year is September 1st to August 31st. Once that seasonal year ends another Tournament Team Registration is needed for the new season. 
• The tournament team fee is $200 per team.
• If your team is registered in a league, you can use your league roster for tournaments, you do not need to register as a tournament team 

Non-Club Affiliated Tournament Teams

• Non-Club Affiliated Tournament Teams are also known as independent tournament teams
• These teams are not registered through a club, rather they report directly to Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer
• Non-club affiliated tournament teams are not eligible to participate in league play using their tournament team roster and player passes. 

Please see below for instructions for Non-Club Affiliated Tournament Team Registration

Club-Affiliated Tournament Teams

• Club-affiliated tournament Teams are teams associated with an Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer affiliated club but are not participating in league play but wish to participate in tournaments only.
• These club-affiliated tournament teams can register directly through their club as a club-affiliated tournament team in GotSport.
• The Club will be billed monthly for the tournament team and player fees associated with the team.

Please see below for instructions for Club-Affiliated Tournament Team Registration

Once the registration has been completed, contact Meghan Petroski at mpetroski@epysa.org.

If changes need to be made to an existing tournament team, including adding or removing a player, coach, and/or manager to a roster, changing jersey numbers, adjusting age groups, etc., please contact Meghan.

Any questions regarding tournament team registration may be directed to: Meghan Petroski at mpetroski@epysa.org.

USYS Rule 204. Proof of Age Acceptable documents include: 

• birth certificate 

• a Uniformed Services Identification and Privilege Card (DD Form 1173) issued by the uniformed services of the United States 

• a birth registration issued by an appropriate government agency or board of health records 

• a passport 

• an alien registration card issued by the United States Government 

• a certificate issued by the Immigration and Naturalization Service attesting to age 

• a current driver’s license 

• an unexpired federal, state, or local government identification card (if documentation of date of birth is required) 

•  a certification of a United States citizen born abroad issued by the appropriate government agency 

*** Hospital, baptismal, or religious certificates will not be accepted. 

Services, such as VitalChek, may be used to obtain an authorized copy of a Birth Certificate. 

Please see the instructions below on how parents can complete Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Player/Participant Waiver of Liability.

If the Player/Participant Waiver of Liability is not there to complete, please contact your club directly first for assistance.

Travel players must upload an acceptable player photo to be approved on a Travel League Roster for their player pass. Please upload a passport style, no sunglasses, hats, face masks, action shots, family photos or pets are to be in the photo.