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ANNOUNCEMENTS
9/12/2025 - 2025 Girls Soccer Tournament and Seeding Information
The Central District girls soccer tournament and seeding information was emailed to the AD at each participating school.  This email was sent from Brenda Murray, CDAB Webmaster ([email protected]). Athletic Directors, please check your inbox, junk or spam folder for this important email. Contact your school's IT department to ensure delivery of emails from this email address.
2025 CENTRAL DISTRICT TOURNAMENT SEEDING
October 3-5, 2025
2025 Central District Girls Soccer Tournament Seeding Information will be emailed to the Athletic Director at each participating school by September 23. The email will come from [email protected]. Athletic Directors: please check your inbox, junk or spam folder for this important email. Contact your school's IT department to ensure delivery of emails from this email address.
Seeding: All seeding will be conducted on-line using the Central District web site (OHSAA.org/CDAB) complete instructions will be sent to the Athletic Director for distribution to the head coach the last week of September.  Click to view the CDAB Tournament Seeding Procedures
2025 Central District Soccer Coaches Informational Video - coming soon
All coaches are required to view the Tournament Information Video prior to October 3, 2025. 
Contact Kyle Hamrick ([email protected]) with questions regarding the video.
 
2025 Central District Tournament Brackets
Division I Division II Division III Division IV Division V
 
Coaches Draw Meeting: A mandatory meeting of girls soccer coaches will be held on Sunday, October 5, 2025 at 2:00 p.m., virtually using Microsoft Teams. Complete instructions to access the virtual meeting using Microsoft Teams will be available during the seeding process.  Coaches do not need a Microsoft Teams account to participate.
Virtual Coaches Meeting Information: Bob Britton ([email protected]) will email each coach the links to their specific required coaches meetings prior to those meetings.  Coaches are encouraged to print any materials provided in those emails to expedite the selection process. 

Please adhere to the seeding and meeting deadlines below as there are penalties for each missed deadline.

  • Friday, October 3, 2025 
    • 12:00 noon - Team Information Due for Seeding
    • 3:00 p.m. - Seed Voting Begins
  • Saturday, October 4, 2025 - 12:00 noon - Seed Voting Ends
  • Sunday, October 5, 2025 - 3:00 p.m. - VIRTUAL MANDATORY MEETING OF GIRLS COACHES (using Microsoft Teams) to place teams on the tournament brackets.   
VIRTUAL MANDATORY COACHES MEETINGS using MICROSOFT TEAMS
All coaches must participate in the mandatory VIRTUAL coaches meetings. Coaches should download the free Microsoft Teams app to the device they will be using for the meetings.  Here is the link that will allow you to create a free Microsoft Teams account.  Please create your free account prior to Friday, October 3, 2025.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/free

2025 CDAB TOURNAMENT INFO - ALL DIVISIONS

Tournament Manager: Kyle Hamrick,  P: 512-292-4992; Email: [email protected].
CDAB Board Member Soccer Liaison: Dan Snively, Director of Athletics, Berne Union School, 506 N. Main Street, Sugar Grove 43115.   P:  740-746-9956; Email: [email protected].
 
2025 Soccer Tournament Information for Coaches and Athletic Directors
 
Hosting Tournament Games: The host school shall be responsible for all game arrangements, except the selection of game officials.   Game arrangements include field preparation, hiring gate help, ticket sellers, ticket takers, police, and other game preparations that are necessary.  If the higher seeded team is unable to provide adequate facilities, that team is responsible to arrange a game site with adequate facilities to host the game. The home team Athletic Director is responsible for notifying the tournament manager of any game site changes as soon as possible after alternative site arrangement have been made.
2025 CDAB Soccer Tournament Forms
Soccer Tournament Team Bench List (.docx) - to be used by all visiting teams for sectional and district semifinal tournament competition and by both home and away teams for district final tournament competition.  Right click and select "save target as" to save the file to your hard drive BEFORE completing.
Soccer Tournament Team Bench List (.pdf)
2025 CDAB Fall Sport Financial Documents
    2025 CDAB Financial Procedures
    2025 CDAB Fall Sport Financial Report
2025 Division I Tournament Information
DIVISION I - PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
Central District Schools: Central Crossing, Delaware Hayes, Dublin Coffman, Dublin Jerome, Gahanna Lincoln, Grove City, Groveport Madison, Hilliard Bradley, Hilliard Darby, Hilliard Davidson, Lancaster, Marysville, New Albany, Newark, Olentangy, Olentangy Berlin, Olentangy Liberty, Olentangy Orange, Pickerington Central, Pickerington North, Reynoldsburg, Thomas Worthington, Upper Arlington, Westerville North, Westland. (25)
DIVISION I - TOURNAMENT DATES
October - 14 - Sectional
October 16 - District Semifinals     October 23 - District Finals
Division I schools will draw into one of six district tournaments (Central 1, Central 2, Central 3, Central 4, Central 5, Central 6). All sectional and district games will be played on the home field of the better seeded team at 7:00 p.m., unless otherwise indicated on the tournament brackets. Please check the tournament brackets posted on this page for updates.  
Regional Tournament Qualifiers:  The winner of each district tournament will advance to the Regional Tournament.  Regional Tournament sites are subject to change.  Check the tournament brackets for updates.
Region 2 Tournament
  Semifinal #1 - Tue., Oct. 28 at a designated neutral site
     Central 3 winner (home) vs. Southwest 3 winner (visitor) 
  Semifinal #2 - Tue., Oct. 28 at a designated neutral site
     Central 6 winner (home) vs. Central 5 winner (visitor)
  Final: Saturday, Nov. 1 at a designated neutral site
Region 3 Tournament
  Semifinal #1 - Tue., Oct. 28 at a designated neutral site
     Central 2 winner (home) vs. Central 1 winner (visitor) 
  Semifinal #2 - Tue., Oct. 28 at a designated neutral site
     Central 4 winner (home) vs. Northeast 4 winner (visitor)
  Final: Saturday, Nov. 1 at a designated neutral site
2025 Division II Tournament Information
DIVISION II - PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
Central District Schools: Big Walnut, Bishop Watterson, Briggs, Canal Winchester, Dublin Scioto, Franklin Heights, Licking Heights, Marion Harding, Mount Vernon, Northland, Teays Valley, Walnut Ridge, Watkins Memorial, Westerville Central, Westerville South, Whetstone, Worthington Kilbourne. (15)
Southeast District Schools:  Logan. (1)
DIVISION II - TOURNAMENT DATES
October 14 - Sectional
October 16 - District Semifinals     October 23 - District Finals
Division II schools will draw into one of three district tournaments (Central 1, Central 2, Central 3). All sectional and district games will be played on the home field of the better seeded team at 7:00 p.m., unless otherwise indicated on the tournament brackets. Please check the tournament brackets posted on this page for updates.
Regional Tournament Qualifiers: The winner of each district tournament will advance to the Regional Tournament.  Regional Tournament sites are subject to change.  Check the tournament brackets for updates.
Region 7 Tournament
  Semifinal #1 - Tue., Oct. 28 at a designated neutral site
     Central 2 winner (home) vs. Central 1 winner (visitor) 
  Semifinal #2 - Tue., Oct. 28 at a designated neutral site
     Northeast 3 winner (home) vs. Central 3 winner (visitor)
  Final: Saturday, Nov. 1 at a designated neutral site
2025 Division III Tournament Information
DIVISION III - PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
Central District Schools: Beechcroft, Bexley, Bishop Hartley, Bloom-Carroll, Centennial, Granville, Hamilton Township, Jonathan Alder, Licking Valley, Linden-McKinley, Mifflin, South (Columbus), St. Francis DeSales (Columbus), West, Whitehall-Yearling. (12)
DIVISION III - TOURNAMENT DATES
October 14 - Sectional Round 1     Ocotber 16 - Sectional Round 2
October 21 - District Semifinals     October 25 - District Finals
Division III schools will draw into one district tournament (Central 1). All sectional and district semifinal games will be played on the home field of the better seeded team at 7:00 p.m., unless otherwise indicated on the tournament bracket. District final games will be played at Weterville North High School at 6:00 p.m.  Please check the tournament bracket posted on this page for updates.  
Regional Tournament Qualifiers: The winner will advance to the Regional Tournament.  Regional Tournament sites are subject to change.  Check the tournament brackets for updates.
Region 9 Tournament
  Semifinal #1 - Tue., Oct. 28 at a designated neutral site
     Northwest 1 winner (home) vs. Northwest 2 winner (visitor) 
  Semifinal #2 - Tue., Oct. 28 at a designated neutral site
     Central 1 winner (home) vs. Northwest 3 winner (visitor)
  Final: Saturday, Nov. 1 at a designated neutral site
2025 Division IV Tournament Information
DIVISION IV - PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
Central District Schools: Amanda-Clearcreek, Bishop Ready, Buckeye Valley, Columbus Academy, Grove City Christian, Heath, Highland (Marengo), Johnstown, Lakewood (Hebron), London, North Union, River Valley (Caledonia), Worthington Christian. (13)
DIVISION IV - TOURNAMENT DATES
Ocotber 14 - Sectional Round 1     October 16 - Sectionall Round 2
October 21 - District Semifinals     October 25 - District Finals
Division IV schools will draw into one district tournaments (Central 1). All sectional and district semifinal games will be played on the home field of the better seeded team at 7:00 p.m., unless otherwise indicated on the tournament bracket. District final games will be played at Westerville North High School at 3:0 p.m.  Please check the tournament bracket posted on this page for updates.  
Regional Tournament Qualifiers: The winner will advance to the Regional Tournament.  Regional Tournament sites are subject to change.  Check the tournament brackets for updates.
Region 16 Tournament
  Semifinal #1 - Tue., Oct. 28 at a designated neutral site
     Northeast 5 winner (home) vs. Central 1 winner (visitor) 
  Semifinal #2 - Tue., Oct. 28 at a designated neutral site
     Northeast 4 winner (home) vs. Northeast 2 winner (visitor)
  Final: Saturday, Nov. 1 at a designated neutral site
2025 Division V Tournament Information
DIVISION V - PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
Central District Schools: Columbus School for Girls, Fairbanks, Fisher Catholic, Grandview Heights, Liberty Union, Madison Christian, Madison-Plains, Northridge (Johnstown), Pleasant, Tree of Life Christian, Wellington School, West Jefferson.  (12)
DIVISION IV - TOURNAMENT DATES
Ocotber 13 - Sectional Round 1     October 18 - Sectional Round 2
October 21 - District Semifinals     October 25 - District Finals
Division V schools will draw into one of one district tournament (Central 1).  All sectional and district semifinal games will be played on the home field of the better seeded team at 7:00 p.m., unless otherwise indicated on the tournament bracket. District final games will be played at a neutral site.  Please check the tournament bracket posted on this page for updates.  
Regional Tournament Qualifiers: The winner will advance to the Regional Tournament.  Regional Tournament sites are subject to change.  Check the tournament brackets for updates.
Region 19 Tournament
  Semifinal #1 - Tue., Oct. 28 at a designated neutral site
     Central 1 winner (home) vs. Southeast 1 winner (visitor) 
  Semifinal #2 - Tue., Oct. 28 at a designated neutral site
     East 1 winner (home) vs. Northeast 2 winner (visitor)
  Final: Saturday, Nov. 1 at a designated neutral site

2024 SECTIONAL/DISTRICT TOURNAMENT BRACKETS

Division I Division II Division III Division IV Division V
Central 1 Central 1 Central Central Central
Central 2 Central 2      
Central 3 Central 3      
Central 4        
Central 5        
Central 6        
2024 OHSAA Girls Soccer Statewide Tournament Brackets

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2024 Sectional and District Tournament Survey

Coaches use the button above to access the evaluation form. 
Please submit evaluations prior to November 24, 2024.