Eastern District Players League
South Texas Youth Soccer presents the Eastern District Players League. The Players League offers playing opportunities for competitive teams in Houston and the surrounding areas of the Eastern District and serves as the qualifying league for entry into other South Texas & USYS competitions. STX Youth Soccer manages all operations of the league including rules of play, registration, scheduling and field usage, disciplinary sanctions, and referee assignments.
The Players League exclusively hosts all the Eastern District Division I and Super II levels of play, including boys and girls teams from the 11U through 19U age groups.
League information is being communicated to each team's rostered coach and manager in GotSport. Please work with your club's registrar to ensure your team's contacts are rostered to ensure they receive pertinent information before the season kicks off.
2024 Eastern Developmental Spring LEAGUE (EDSL) INFORMATION
STX Soccer and the Eastern District Players League are excited to host the Eastern Developmental Spring League (EDSL) again this spring. The EDSL is hosted under the Players League for all interested 15U–19U teams who participated in the Fall 2023 seasons of the Division 2 League (D2L), Players League, or State Classic League (SCL).
The EDSL was created to give our member clubs more flexibility to field high-school aged teams in the spring when many players are also competing with their local high school in the University Interscholastic League (UIL). The EDSL is provided for clubs wanting a competitive league for their older teams prior to STX Soccer Spring Cups.
Eastern Developmental Spring League (EDSL) Overview
2023-24 League Timeline
June 2023
June 16: RFC Application Opens / GotSport Registration Opens for Pre-Qualified Teams
July 2023
July 14-16: South Texas Youth Soccer Summer GBM: Houston, TX
July 21: Drop Deadline for Pre-Qualified Teams / RFC Application Deadline
July 26: Accepted Team / Bracket Announcements
July 28: GotSport Registration Deadline
August 2023
August 7-11: Initial Schedule Release
August 15-20: League Reschedule Workshops *Updated 8/7
August 23: Anticipated Final Schedule Release
September 2023
September 1: League Fees Payment Deadline
September 9-10: Week 1
September 16-17: Week 2
September 23-24: Week 3
Sept. 30 – Oct. 1: Week 4 // 5th Annual Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer - Gold Laces Weekend
October 2023
October 7-8: Week 5
October 14-15: Week 6
October 21-22: Week 7
October 28-29: Week 8
November 2023
November 4-5: Week 9
November 11-12: Week 10
November 18-19: RAIN DATE
November 20: Eastern Developmental Spring League (EDSL) Registration Opens
November 20: Spring 2024 Request for Consideration (RFC) Opens for 11U-14U teams
December 2023
December 1: Final Date for League Matches
December 9-10: USYS Frontier Conference Qualifier (Location- Round Rock Multipurpose Complex)
December 11: Spring 2024 RFC Application Deadline
December 18: Accepted Team / Bracket Announcements
January 2024
January 5: EDSL Registration and Payment Deadline
January 9-11: Initial Spring Schedule Released
January 15-19: Players League Reschedule Workshops
January 19: Players League Final Spring Schedule Released
January 22-26: EDSL Reschedule Workshops
January 26: EDSL Final Spring Schedule Released
January 29: Players League Spring Payment Deadline
February 2024
February 3-4: Players League Week 1
February 10-11: Players League Week 2
February 17-18: Presidents Day Weekend No Games
February 24-25: Players League Week 3 / EDSL Week 1
March 2024
March 2-3: Players League Week 4 / EDSL Week 2
March 9-10: Spring Break No Games
March 16-17: Players League Week 5 / EDSL Week 3
March 23-24: Players League Week 6 / EDSL Week 4
March 30-31: Easter Weekend No Games
April 2024
April 6-7: RAIN DATE | Final Dates for League Matches
- Players League Policies and Rules
- Players League Game Day Procedures
- Players League Club Pass Player Guide
- Players League Reschedule Request Form
Players League Discipline & Protest Information
- Players League D&P Committee Overview
- Players League Administrative and D&P Fine Schedule
- Disciplinary Action for Yellow and Red Card Accumulation (STX Progressive Disciplinary System Section 4.9, pages 10-12)
The Eastern District Players League follows a per game fee structure for both the Fall and Spring portions of the seasonal year.
All teams must complete payment for the Spring 2024 portion of their team's games by the coinciding date listed in the Payment Policy and the League Calendar.
Game Fees:
- 11U - 14U Teams: $125.00 per game
- 15U - 19U Teams: $145.00 per game
Payment should be mailed to: ATTN: Players League, 2851 Joe DiMaggio Blvd, Suite #23, Round Rock, TX 78665
*Credit Card payments will incur a 2.85% processing fee
13U South Texas Frontier Conference Qualifier Information
An invitation only, round-robin style event where the top three teams in the Players League - Division I, the top three teams in WDDOA Prime Flight, the top team from the South Zone (non-WDDOA team as determined by the South Zone), and the top team from El Paso (as determined by El Paso) compete for an opportunity to participate in the USYS Frontier Conference in the Spring 2024 season.
- Dates: December 9-10, 2023
- Location: Round Rock Multipurpose Complex (2001 North Kenney Fort Blvd, Round Rock, TX 78665)
- Site Map: RRMC Site Map
- Schedule: 13U Qualifier Schedule
- Hotels: Round Rock Hotel Booking Link
- Rules & Policies
Questions?
Contact: Ernesto Escamilla, Assistant Director of Competitions | ernestoe@stxsoccer.org | 512-272-4553