Ottawa City Soccer Club

SURF Challenge Cup 2026

Age Group

U12-U18

Dates

Oct. 23-25

Ottawa City Soccer Club is excited to announce its 5th annual Surf Challenge event taking place in 2026. This Canadian Club Competitive class tournament is open to teams at the U12 age level and older.

Ottawa City Soccer Club has partnered with Total Global Sports to provide easy-to-use registration software for all teams attending OCSC Tournament Events. From the first click, coaches or managers can complete the team registration process in less than 10 minutes.

All rosters and guest players are easily viewable, and you can track standings and scores in real time during the tournament weekend. We look forward to bringing you this premier software to make your tournament weekend flow as smoothly as possible.

If you have any questions about using TGS for tournament registration, please see our FAQ page or contact our Tournament Director, Craig Fannan, at tournaments@ottawacitysoccer.com.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Tournament Registration Tournament Rules

Tournament Schedule & Results Coming Soon

Tournament Dates

Surf Challenge 2026
October 23–25, 2026

Location

Nepean / Kanata area fields — Ben Franklin Park, Centerpointe, and/or Richcraft Recreation Complex.

Ages

U12–U18 Boys & Girls (Birth years 2008–2014)

Field Sizes

U12 & U13: 9v9
U14 – U18: 11v11

Cost Per Team

U12 & U13: $625
U16 – U18: $705

Planned Divisions

Boys and Girls U12 – U18
Suited for LDIR / C1 teams

Tournament Format

Minimum of 3 games per team
Opportunity for a Championship Match in most divisions
Game duration: 60 minutes (2 × 30-minute halves)

Registration

All teams must register online through our website. Please register your team in the appropriate level.

Registration Deadline
October 15, 2026

Match Schedules

Match schedules will be available on our website 7 – 10 days prior to tournament start.

Travel Permits

Out-of-town teams must provide a travel permit from their home district or province no later than October 15, 2026.

Game Sheets

We will print each team’s game sheets — they will be available at the fields with referees for each of your games.

Team Online Check-In

Ontario Soccer Team roster (or equivalent from your provincial body)
Player books or player cards for each player and team official
Online check-in link will be supplied with acceptance into the event

Note: Without the items outlined above, players will not be able to participate in the event.

Accommodations

The success of our tournaments relies heavily on the combination of great volunteers and the partnership established with our sponsor. HTG Sports is the exclusive travel partner for all Ottawa City Soccer Tournaments.

One of the criteria for acceptance is that any team requiring hotel accommodations must book through HTG Sports. HTG has secured blocks at all participating host hotels — contact them early to book your team.

Book Hotel — HTG Sports

Field Maps

View detailed field maps for all tournament locations.

View Field Maps

Additional Information

Teams will not be considered accepted until full payment of fee is received
The Primary Contact listed during registration will receive all communications
Number of divisions per age group will be determined by the number of teams entered
The tournament will match teams of similar caliber at its sole discretion, but reserves the right to combine levels as required for scheduling purposes

Questions?

Get in touch with our Tournament Coordinator

Email Tournament Coordinator

260 Centrepointe Dr, Nepean, ON K2G 6E8

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4101 Innovation Dr, Ottawa, ON K2K 0J3