(of a soccer player) ineligible to play for one's club in a cup competition as a result of having played for another club in an earlier round.
〈英〉（足球运动员）（因在前一轮比赛中为另一俱乐部效力而）没有资格为本俱乐部参加杯赛的
he missed the 2–0 FA Cup victory against Tottenham because he is cup-tied
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Play him and see his transfer market valuation plunge if he was cup-tied, or try to get through a game that decided the club's future in terms of finances and status without him.
They were ordered to replay their semi after fielding a cup-tied player in the original victory and lost the rematch 1-0.
With two players cup-tied and two suspended, the Third Division's sole Scottish Cup survivors were facing one of the First Division's on-form sides.
A registered professional player is only cup-tied if he has played for another pro club in that year's competition.
A signing target for the Teesside club, his late introduction to the fray leaves him cup-tied to United.
I am cup-tied, but I would happily give up any involvement in the FA Cup to be here in the Premiership.
He is eligible to play for us until January 8 but he doesn't want to get himself cup-tied.
He will not be available for the Challenge Cup tie against former club Skirlaugh on January 26 as he is cup-tied.
They have to face the Ellesmere Port side without the addition of new faces as any more signings are cup-tied for the competition.
‘I thought I would have been cup-tied,’ he quips.
Don't worry if players are cup-tied but get in world class players that will force the rest of the team to improve rather than more squad strengthening that does not create competition for places.
Brown, who has named a 16-strong squad for the derby tie, added: ‘We have no players cup-tied, none suspended and no new injuries.’
Even if they sign, they are both cup-tied, having already turned out in the competition for their respective clubs.
The goalkeeper is cup-tied in the competition, having played for Livingston - the club he left four months ago to join Celtic on a short-term deal.
There are also no cup-tied complications with the Kiwi midfielder.
With three players cup-tied, one suspended and another released this month, there will be four familiar names missing, and some unfamiliar ones on the bench.
Both missed the games as he attempts to maximise their potential transfer value by ensuring that they do not become cup-tied for the rest of the competition.
However, rumours abound that he is about to be left out of the side to avoid being cup-tied for the rest of the competition.
He is on loan from Harrogate Town and the North Yorkshire club did not want him cup-tied in case of a recall.
They lost their place in the final after losing their semi-final rematch, which they were ordered to play after mistakenly fielding a cup-tied player.