Breakers FC U19 disqualified from MLS NEXT Playoffs

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Breakers FC U19 won their group in Maryland in dominating fashion. 5-0 vs Michigan Wolves, 4-0 vs Beachside, 2-0 vs Dallas Hornets. One of their players even got best goal of the event!

They were quietly disqualified soon after the event. All games now listed as a 0-3 loss and Beachside declared the group winner.

Breakers were caught (maybe it was a honest mistake) using a Junior College player. That's the rumor in Norcal.
 
Please forgive my ignorance. What are the rules re: youth eligibility as it pertains to college? Is a student who is dual-enrolled in HS and college eligible to play? Is it league dependent?
 
SurfSupDude said:
Please forgive my ignorance. What are the rules re: youth eligibility as it pertains to college? Is a student who is dual-enrolled in HS and college eligible to play? Is it league dependent?
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I believe the rule is that if a college student is age eligible to play MLS U19 they can as long as they haven't played at the collegiate level.
 
Barca2021 said:
I believe the rule is that if a college student is age eligible to play MLS U19 they can as long as they haven't played at the collegiate level.
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Maybe this rule?

b. Player Participation in Outside Competitions​

Players must meet all attendance and participation requirements under the MLS NEXT Rules and Policies and under any individual Club requirements with respect to training and MLS NEXT Matches for their Club during the MLS NEXT Season. Absent extenuating circumstances (to be determined by PDev and the Club), the failure to meet those requirements should result in the Player’s removal from the Club. PDev strongly encourages Clubs to ensure that Players meet the attendance and participation requirements—Clubs that do not take appropriate action to ensure that such attendance and participation requirements are met may be subject to Sanctions.
Clubs may not permit any Primary Player to participate in non-MLS NEXT soccer activities during the MLS NEXT Season, except as set forth in this Section and in connection with a Player’s National Team duty and/or Youth National Team Identification Center participation. Clubs will be held accountable for the actions of their Players and Club Representatives, as well as the Club’s parents, spectators, and volunteers. Players will be subject to discipline by both their own Club and PDev.

What happens if a player joins an MLS Next team after his college season is finished?
 
Breakers disqualified for taking at least one college player, Kevin Flores. He also played during the spring league. Nothing was done and they still allowed them to go to playoffs.
 
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