Welcome to the 2023 Mount Eliza Cup Website

Registrations are now open for the Mornington Peninsula's Premier Junior Soccer Tournament. 

With over 12 years experience of hosting successful tournaments including the MESC Cup, Melbourne Heart Cup and, Soccer 7s, we are promising an equally exciting tournament for 2023. 

Age Groups from U7s to U16s for Boys and U8s to U16s for Girls will be available.  In selected age groups teams will have the option to play in a Premiers or a Champions division.

Premiers Cup  for Kangaroos/Wallabies/A/B grades, and  Champions Cup for Joeys/Wallabies B/C/D grade teams

Boys U7 to U9s – 7v7

Girls U8 to U9s – 7v7

Boys and Girls U10 to U13s - 9v9

Boys U14 and U16s - 11v11

Girls U14 and U16s - 11v11

  

Please note that 2023 NPL Teams and players registered in NPL teams (U14-16) are not eligible to participate in the junior tournament. NPL clubs are encouraged to enter their teams playing in community competitions.

All games will be played over one day for each age group, at either Mount Eliza Secondary College soccer grounds, Emil Madsen Reserve in Mount Eliza or Monterey Reserve Frankston (TBC).

MESC Cup Boys 

• Saturday 7th October for Boys U8s,  U9s and U10 Champions    
• Sunday    8th October for Boys U10s Premiers , U11s,  U12s  
• Sunday    8th October  for Boys U14s U15s 
• Sunday  15th October  U7s (mixed) am, Boys  U/13 pm 

MESC Cup Girls 

• Saturday 14th October  for Girls U8s, U9s,  U10s, U11s, U12s and U13s
• Sunday    15th October  for Girls U14s U15 U16s 

Each team will play a minimum of 3 games and depending on the group structures additional play-off matches may be introduced in the schedule.

Each group winner will play off in a finals match.
Note: only the group winners will play a finals game. 

Finals winners will be presented with either the Premiers or Champions Cup with Medallions for all finals participants.

We would encourage teams to register as soon as possible and avoid disappointment. As soon as an age group category is full, registrations for that category will be immediately closed and a waitlist option offered.

CANCELLATION OF THE TOURNAMENT DUE TO FORCE MAJEURE*

In the event that the tournament can’t be held or is postponed due to events beyond the control of the tournament organisers (force majeure*) or due to events that are not attributable to wrongful intent or gross negligence or the tournament organisers, the tournament organisers cannot be held liable by the delegations for any damages, costs or losses incurred, such as transportation costs, accommodation costs, costs for additional orders, financial losses, etc. Under these circumstances, the tournament organisers reserve the right to either retain the entire registration fee for the revised dates or to reimburse the delegations after deducting costs already incurred for the organisation of the tournament and which could not be recovered from third parties.

**The tournament organisers are in no way responsible for injury or economic loss which may arise in the case of acts of terror, war, warlike events, civil war, revolution, pandemic, disease outbreaks or civil disturbances or because of the actions of the authorities, strikes, lockouts, blockades or similar events.**