WINTER 2024 SEASON
SEASON START DATE: SATURDAY, JANUARY 6th
Important notice: as a result of the closing of the Lachine Soccerplexe in May of 2023, FPF is faced with a reduced supply of indoor field availability this Winter.
Our current capacity for teams in Winter 2024 is at approximately 90% of our totals from Winter 2023 (where we had 225 teams take part).
As a result, we will give priority to RETURNING captains from Winter/Spring/Fall of 2023 until November 15th. If any remaining spots remain at that point, we will award them to new captains in order of signup date.
Note that new captains may sign-up as soon as registrations open, however they will be placed on a waiting list until November 15th.
FPF is working hard to ensure this space constraint is no longer an issue by the time we open registrations for Winter 2025, next year.
DAYS + LOCATIONS + TIMES OFFERED
SATURDAY
12 PM – 3 PM Loyola Stinger Dome
9 PM – 11 PM Complexe Multisports de Laval (DOME)
6 PM – 12 AM Complexe Bell Brossard
SUNDAY
12 PM – 3 PM Stade Hebert Dome
9 PM – 11 PM Stade Hebert Dome
6 PM – 10 PM Loyola Stinger Dome
MONDAY
9 PM – 11 PM Stade Hebert Dome
9 PM – 11 PM Stade de Soccer de Montreal
9 PM – 11 PM Complexe St-Laurent
WEDNESDAY
9 PM – 11 PM Stade Hebert Dome
9 PM – 11 PM Complexe Multisports de Laval
* There will be additional timeslots scheduled throughout the season on a sporadic basis to allow us to schedule more games, and thus welcome more teams.
*The season will be played over a 13-week span, which means teams’ schedules will include multiple bye weeks.
*We may add additional fields in the weeks leading up to the season.
DIVISIONAL CAPS
MEN’S
Division 1 – Cap: None / QB Cap: None
Division 2 – Cap: 515 / QB Cap: 93 **QB Flex Cap**
Division 3 – Cap: 480 / QB Cap: 85
Division 4 – Cap: 445 / QB Cap: 78
Division 5 – Cap: 410 / QB Cap: 72
Division 6 – Cap: 375 / QB Cap: 65
CO-ED
Co-Ed 1 – Cap: 480 / QB Cap: N/A
Co-Ed 2– Cap: 440 / QB Cap: 80 **QB Flex Cap**
Co-Ed 3 – Cap: 400 / QB Cap: 70
WOMEN`S
Women’s 1
Women’s 2
*women`s teams are placed into Div 1 or Div 2 by our internal committee following registration
35+ Draft
TBD
PROJECTED DATES
Registrations Open: Tuesday, November 1st
Priority to returning captains ends : Wednesday, November 15
Registration Ends: Friday, December 8th
$250 Registration Deposit due: upon registering
$1000 pre-season payment due: Saturday, December 9th
Final payment due: Thursday, January 25th
Schedule Release Date: Wednesday, December 20th
Season start date: Saturday, January 6th
Regular Season end date: Sunday, April 7
Championship Games: Saturday May 4th, Sunday May 5th
DIVISION SPECIFIC RULES
Schedule Limitations
No divisions are locked into specific days this Winter.
QB Flex Cap
The two following divisions will feature the QB Flex Cap rule: Division 2 and Co-Ed 2.
Rules regarding Multiple Teams
– No limit on the number of teams that a player can play on; however the Skedbuilder can only guarantee no conflicts for a maximum of three teams for any one player.
– Can play 4A and 4B; 5A and 5B (please note that a team cannot select their tier within the division, so the risk of a player ending up on two teams in the same tier. We recommend players avoid committing to two teams in the same numbered division)
– Can play in multiple Co-Ed divisions
– Can play in multiple Women’s divisions
– Cannot play on two teams in the same division
REGISTER NOW!
TEAM REGISTRATION
TEAM FEE-
MENS: 10-game season + possibility of playoffs
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CO-ED: 10-game season + minimum 1 playoff game
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WOMENS: 10-game season + minimum 1 playoff game
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35+ LEGENDS: 10-game season + minimum 1 playoff game
INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION
SINGLE PLAYER FEE-
guaranteed placement on a team or full refund
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invite to free combine event
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flagbelt included
$250 due at registration; $1000 due by December 9th; balance due January 25th
REGISTER AS OF NOV. 1 !
Expand the tabs to read more about how teams can communicate their scheduling preferences.
FlagPlus Football uses a schedule building algorithm/platform to create both its Winter and Spring season schedules. The SKEDBUILDER platform allows teams to rate all location-day-time slots available in a given season by allocating points to each available option. (example: Sunday / Soccerplexe Catalogna / 21:00) Teams may also “blackout” up to a number of slots and specific dates – virtually ensuring that they won’t be scheduled there. Due to the fact that we allow individuals to play on multiple teams (in different divisions) in the same season, the platform is equipped to handle avoiding conflicts between any combination of teams with common players, and thereafter also aims to closely match the schedules of those same teams to convene the players (example: back to back games, games on the same night of the week).
Once teams submit their final rosters and their preference form prior to the start of a season, the platform’s objective is to maximize some function of the ratings that makes every team as satisfied as possible, by taking all of the following into account:
- preferred day preferences
- preferred time preferences
- preferred location preferences
- set blackout dates (limited to two)
- possible overlapping games for teams with common players
Unlike many other sports leagues, FPF does not tie specific divisions to any specific day of the week (example: Thursday night Division 2 League) because we’ve seen that teams often sacrifice playing in the right caliber in order to play on a specific day of the week, even if the skill level is not the best fit. We do everything in our power to maintain the integrity of each division’s caliber. Instead, we give teams the opportunity to communicate which days work best for them, and by through our automated scheduling program, we are consistently able to build as ideal a schedule as possible. Because our divisions are quite large compared to other sports leagues (as many as 32 teams), there are enough teams for us to group together those with similar preferences and schedule them against each other to satisfy their requests.