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THE 2024 SMASL SUMMER SEASON WILL START PLAYING, IN MAY 2024.
TEAM REGISTRATION WINDOW FOR THE 2024 SMASL SUMMER SEASON WILL BE MARCH 11-25, 2024.
THE TEAM REGISTRATION FORM CAN BE FOUND IN THEDOCUMENTSSECTION OF THIS WEBSITE.
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If you have any questions, please contact your CO-LEAGUE DIRECTORS:

Rolando Marchis – Email: rmarchis@aol.com
Serafin Rodriguez – Email: solosoccer3@gmail.com

Many questions you may have, can be answered in the FAQ’s section.

SANTA MONICA SPORTS ACTIVITY OFFICE AT: 1401 Olympic Blvd, Santa Monica, CA  (14th and Olympic, at The Memorial Park) Phone:  310.458.8237 Please note the office hours for obtaining player ID’s and soccer administration are: Monday thru Friday, 12pm-6:30pm,   Saturday and Sunday, 12pm-4pm. ABOUT THE SMASL The Santa Monica Adult Soccer Leagues (SMASL) has up to about 140 teams and up to almost 2000 players playing weekly, during Spring and Summer seasons, each year. (with few leagues during the Fall season) Monday thru Friday nights, and Saturday day, is focused on 7 v 7 competitions, of men’s, women’s and coed leagues. On Sunday, we have a Men’s 11 v 11 league competing. The Santa Monica Adult Soccer Leagues started its pilot program in the Spring of 2007 and has been playing ever since, with three leagues yearly, one in the spring and the other in the summer and a limited fall season with fewer leagues.  The Spring and Summer leagues span in time from late January to the end of August. The Fall season will be from about mid-September through mid-December.
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Posted by Santa Monica Adult Soccer at Dec 3, 2008 4:00PM PST ( 1 Comment )

HOW MANY SEASONS DOES THE SANTA MONICA ADULT SOCCER LEAGUE (SMASL) HAVE IN A YEAR?
Currently the SMASL has 3 seasons, a Spring Season (February thru May), a Summer Season (May thru August), a Fall Season (September thru December).

WHEN ARE THE REGISTRATION PERIODS FOR EACH SEASON
Each registration period is normally about 5 to 6 weeks before the season starts.
Spring Season registration is normally around December 1-15.
Summer Season registration is normally around March 15-30.
Fall Season registration is normally around August 1-15.

HOW DO I REGISTER A TEAM?
You will download the appropriate team registration form, complete it and turn it into the Sports Activity Office Located at 1401 Olympic Blvd, Santa Monica (corner of 14th and Olympic at the Memorial Park)

WHERE DO I OBTAIN THE TEAM REGISTRATION FORM?
The team registration form is typically uploaded to the website about 1-3 days prior to the registration period starting. You can download the form from the website or you can also obtain the form at the Sports Activity office at 1401 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica, CA.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO ENTER A TEAM INTO THE LEAGUE?
The Team Registration Fee is determined by the team’s Priority Status and will be listed on the team registration form.
In addition to the team registration, there are individual referee fees to be paid in cash, to the referee, at the start of each match. The referee fee for a 7v7 match is $30 per team/ per game. The referee fee for a 11v11 match is $110 per team/per game.

HOW IS A TEAM PRIORITY STATUS DETERMINED?
Teams that can document at the time of team registration, 60% of their players that live in the city of Santa Monica can obtain priority 1 status.
Teams that can document at the time of team registration, 60% of their players that work in the city of Santa Monica can obtain priority 2 status.
Any team unable to certify as priority 1 or 2, will be a priority 3 team

WHAT IS A FORFEIT BOND AND WHY IS IT REQUIRED?
A forfeit bond is a check, made out to SMASL MANAGEMENT, that is required as a back up in the even a team forfeits a match and does not pay the referee for the entire match. This should be made out to SMASL MANAGEMENT by a personal check from the team manager.

IF MY TEAM DOES NOT UTILIZE THE FORFEIT BOND, WILL IT BE RETURNED?
If the forfeit bond is not utilized, then the forfeit bond can be requested, about 1 week after the season has completed. If the team manager does not request the forfeit bond check within 30 days of the end of the season, then the forfeit bonds will be destroyed.

HOW MUCH IS THE FORFEIT BOND?
The amount of the forfeit bond for the 7v7 team is $120. (made out to SMASL MANAGEMENT)
The amount of the forfeit bond for the 11 v 11 team is $440. (made out to SMASL MANAGEMENT)

IS THERE A LIMIT TO THE NUMBER OF FORFEITS A TEAM CAN FORFEIT GAMES IN A SEASON?
Yes, if a team forfeits 2 games in a season, then at the discretion of the league directors, the team can be eliminated from future participation in the current season and no refund will be given for the remaining portion of the team registration fee. Additionally, the team manager will forfeit their ability to register teams in future seasons of the SMASL.

IF A TEAM MANAGERS NOTIFIES THE LEAGUE THAT THEY CAN’T PLAY ON A CERTAIN DAY, CAN THE TEAM AVOID A FORFEIT FEE?
Yes, if the team manager, notifies the league directors 14 days in advance of the date of the game, then team can avoid a forfeit fee. If the notification is less than 14 days before the start of the match, then a forfeit fee will be assessed.

HOW DO PLAYERS OBTAIN THEIR SANTA MONICA PLAYER ID CARDS?
Once a team has been confirmed into a league, the team roster that was submitted at time of registration will be used when players come into the Sports Activity Office at 1401 Olympic Blvd, during normal administration hours. The player should let the City Staff know which team they play for, then the City Staff will review the roster to find their name and if the name is on the list, then the player can show an ID, such as California Drivers License and then complete the player release & liability form, and a photo will be taken and an ID card issued. The process should take about 2-4 minutes.

IS A TEAM UNIFORM REQUIRED?
Yes, at minimum, the team must obtain their own same colored jerseys. Full uniforms (jerseys, shorts, socks) are encouraged and recommended, but not required.

WHAT HAPPENS IF TWO TEAMS HAVE THE SAME COLOR JERSEYS?
If there is a color conflict of jerseys and neither team has an additional color, then the league directors can normally provide a set of “bibs” to use during the game, to avoid the color conflict.

ARE SHINGRUARDS REQUIRED FOR EACH PLAYER TO PLAY?
Yes. Shinguards are required and all players should wear shinguards when playing..

WHEN ARE THE GAMES PLAYED?
If you are selected to play on a weeknight, then the kickoff times will vary, between 7:15 pm, 8:15 pm, and 9:15 pm.
If you are selected to play on a Saturday during the day, the kickoff times will vary, depending how many leagues will be created on Saturday’s. Kickoff times will typically start at around 10:00 am, 11:00 am, 12:00 pm up to 3:00 pm, if we have enough leagues to fill the entire day.
If you are selected to play on the 11v11 games on Sunday’s the kickoff times will typically be at 10:00 am, 11:45 am, 1:30 pm and 3:15 pm.
If you on a 7 v7 team to play on Sunday afternoons, then typically those kickoffs will start right after the 11 v 11 games are finished, typically as early as 3:15 pm, 4:15 pm, 5:15 pm, depending on how many games are in the Sunday 11 v 11 day and how many 7v7 leagues will follow on Sunday afternoon/early evening.

WHAT LEAGUES ARE OFFERED ON WHICH DAYS/NIGHTS:
SPRING AND SUMMER SEASONS OFFER THE FOLLOWING:
Monday evenings: COED 7v 7, Women 7v7
Tuesday evenings: Men 7v7
Wednesday evenings: COED 7v7
Thursday evenings: Men 7v7
Friday evenings: Men 7v7, Coed 7v7
Saturday days: Men 7v7, Coed 7v7, Women 7v7
Sunday days: Men 11v 11
Sunday Afternoons: Men 7v7, Coed 7v7, Women 7v7

FALL SEASON IS LIMITED IN ITS OFFERINGS:
Tuesday evenings: Men’s 7v7
Wednesday evenings: Coed 7v7
Thursday evenings: Men’s 7v7
Friday evenings: Men 7v7 and/or Coed 7v7
Sunday evenings: Men 7v7 and/or Coed 7v7 and/or Women 7v7

HOW MANY PLAYERS CAN BE REGISTERED PER TEAM?
7V7 teams can register a roster of up to 14 players.
11v11 teams can register a roster of up to 24 players.

CAN A TEAM REGISTER NEW PLAYERS?
Yes, team managers can update their team roster weekly if needed. Simply provide a new and updated team roster when needed, with the list of team members to the City Staff at the Sports Activity Office. Please date the newest and latest team roster each time you present a new one. If the team is at the roster limit and want to add a new player, the team will need to drop one of the players from the list before adding a new one.

HOW DO I CONTACT THE LEAGUE DIRECTORS?
Rolando Marchis = email: rmarchis@aol.com
Serafin Rodriguez = email: solosoccer3@gmail.com

ANNOUNCING THE DIVISIONS AND TEAMS OF THE SMASL SPRING 2023 SEASON

DIVISION: MANCHESTER SOCCER LEAGUE- SUNDAY MENS 11V11
1. Mar Vista FC
2. Wolphins
3. Slalom
4. Inter La

DIVISION: SUNDIEGO SOCCER LEAGUE- SUNDAY MENS 7V7
1. FC Boomtown
2. Santo Gallery FC
3. Sheffield Sunday
4. Super Jax
5. Fremistry FC
6. Mahalo
7. Real Talk
8. Tuna FC

DIVISION: SUNSETTER SOCCER LEAGUE- SUNDAY COED 7V7
1. Victorious Secret
2. Red headed Step Child
3. BZ Groupies
4. Titans
5. StrikeRx
6. The Moops
7. Dead Atlantic 1
8. Dead Atlantic 2
9. MFC Soccer
10. Man-Child United

DIVISION: IBIZA SOCCER LEAGUEMONDAY COED 7V7
1. Sunset FC West
2. No Pirlo No Party
3. AC ME ROLLIN
4. Valley FC
5. Kyle Clark FC
6. Hobbiton FC

DIVISION: FIESTA SOCCER LEAGUE- MONDAY COED 7V7
1. How I Megged Your Mother
2. Dog Vacay
3. Firebird FC
4. FAFC
5. DDSTRYKERS
6. Woogie FC

DIVISION: ATHENA SOCCER LEAGUEMONDAY WOMEN 7V7
1. The Big Green
2. FC No Diggity
3. Firebird FC
4. FC Rapinoe Grigio
5. Otter Chaos
6. Chingonas

DIVISION: BANDERA SOCCER LEAGUE- TUESDAY MENS 7V7
1. TIKI TAKA
2. SPITFIRE FC
3. RAZ FC
4. OAKWOOD FC
5. ARROWS FC
6. FC SERRANO

DIVISION: EUROPA SOCCER LEAGUE- TUESDAY MENS 7V7
1. ETE FITNESS
2. SUNSET FC
3. VAN BUREN BOYS
4. HOOLIGANS
5. SUN LEOPARDS
6. DONGCASTER ROVERS WEST

DIVISION: MILANO SOCCER LEAGUE- TUESDAY MENS 7V7
1. WAGNH FC
2. JUVENTUS
3. GBFC
4. DR. POTATO & THE YAM BOYS
5. SUNSET FC OLD BOYS
6. DIRTY CLEATS

DIVISION: MUNICH SOCCER LEAGUEWEDNESDAY COED 7V7
1. FC POINT BREAK
2. MAR VISTA REMIX
3. SOCCER FC
4. THE BLUE TEAM
5. MESSIE BALLS FC
6. JABRONI FC
7. REAL SANTA MONICA FC
8. MAR VISTA BESADA

DIVISION: SAMBA SOCCER LEAGUE- WEDNESDAY COED 7V7
1. FIREBIRD FC
2. FC CLOVERFIELD
3. CROUCH POTATOES
4. MALLORY FC
5. FLAMIINGOALS
6. THE WESTSIDERS
7. EWOK FREEDOM FIGHTERS
8. WIZ KAFIFA
9. HOT SHOTS
10. FC PB&J

DIVISION: TANGO SOCCER LEAGUE- THURSDAY MENS 7V7
1. AMP & FRIENDS
2. BARRKERS FC
3. RAZ FC
4. LA CACTI
5. INTER LA – (intermediate)
6. MATADORS

DIVISION: ROMA SOCCER LEAGUE- THURSDAY MENS 7V7
1. SHEFFIELD THURSDAY
2. GOAL DIGGERS FC
3. WHALER FC
4. INTER LA – (advanced)
5. FC GOODEN
6. TIKI TAKA

DIVISION: RIO SOCCER LEAGUE- THURSDAY MENS 7V7
1. WEST COAST UNITED
2. STFC
3. SM CELTIC
4. SLALOM
5. HOOLIGANS
6. SC BEAUREGARD

DIVISION: CALCIO SOCCER LEAGUE- FRIDAY MENS 7V7
1. GENESTA FC
2. SC BEAUREGARD
3. MID TOWN BOYS
4. RED BULL FSIU
5. BIG PRESS FC
6. FIREBIRD FC

DIVISION: CORONADO SOCCER LEAGUE- FRIDAY MENS 7V7
1. HEADS FC
2. BALLONA SC
3. SABER FC
4. SANTA MONICA MINERS FC
5. TEAM ESQUIRE
6. OFB FC

The 2023 SUMMER SEASON REGISTRATION window is scheduled for MARCH 13 – 27, 2023

If you have a team interested in registering for the 2023 SUMMER SEASON, or know of someone who does, then please download the 2023 SUMMER SEASON TEAM REG FORM, (SHOULD BE AVAILABLE ON OR ABOUT THE DAY BEFORE THE REGISTRATION WINDOW OPENS) and can be found in the DOCUMENTS section of this website,

The SUMMER 2023 SEASON should begin play towards the MIDDLE OF MAY 2023 AND SHOULD RUN THROUGH THE END OF AUGUST 2023.

If you have any questions, please contact either of your CO-Directors, Rolando or Serafin via email.

Kind regards,

Rolando & Serafin

Rolando = email = rmarchis@aol.com
Serafin = email = solosoccer3@gmail.com