Felixstowe
& District Junior Football League – Constitution and Rules.
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Note:
Statements in Italics are guidance notes inserted by
the Competition Management Committee.
All Managers should be familiar with the FA Laws of the
Game for Mini-soccer and 11 a side soccer referenced in these Competition Rules.
1. NOMENCLATURE AND CONSTITUTION
(A) This Competition shall be designated the Felixstowe
& District Junior Football Competition and shall consist of not more
than 50 clubs who shall be Full Members.
All such Member Clubs must be affiliated to an
affiliated County Football Association and their names and particulars shall be
returned annually by the appointed date on the Form “D” to the Suffolk
County Football Association. The area covered by the Competition shall be a
20mile radius from
This Competition shall apply annually for sanction to
the Suffolk County Football Association and the constituent teams of Member
Clubs may be grouped in divisions, each not exceeding 12 teams per division.
The Competition will provide 11-a-side football for
players who have attained the age of 11 as at
(B) At the Annual
General Meeting or a Special General Meeting called for the purpose, a majority
of the delegates present shall have power to decide or adjust the compilation of
the divisions at their discretion. When
necessary this Rule shall take precedence over Rule 12.
2. ENTRY FEE, SUBSCRIPTION, DEPOSIT
(A) Applications by Clubs for admission to this
Competition or admission of new/additional team(s) must be made in writing using
the Competition Registration form and reach the Competition Secretary by the 31st
May. All applications must be accompanied by a Fee of £40 per team (£25
for U8s) for Annual Subscription which shall be returned in the event of
non-election.
When
a team has been accepted by the Competition they will be sent a Competition
handbook that includes the rules and code of conduct for the Competition.
At the discretion of a majority of the accredited voting members’
present, of which due notice has been given, may be received at the Annual
General Meeting or a Special General Meeting. The Entry Fee shall apply.
Subscription
fees must be paid before or at the Annual General Meeting. (Note: the
Competition requires all Registration information (Team and Players) to be
provided by Club Secretaries. Clubs not meeting this requirement will be fined
£5 per team which must be paid before the start of the season or the offending
Club will have their team registrations cancelled.
When
Rule 12(B) is applied and a team seeks a transfer or is compulsorily transferred
to another division no Entry Fee shall be payable.
(B) The Annual Subscription shall be £40 per Team playing 11-a-side
football and £25 per Team playing Mini-Soccer payable on or before the AGM in
each year.
(C) Each Club shall, pay a Deposit of £50 which shall be returnable to
Clubs on leaving the Competition provided they have fulfilled their fixtures and
complied with all orders of the Management Committee.
(D) A Club shall not participate in this Competition until the Entry Fee,
Annual Subscription and Deposit have been paid.
(E) Clubs must advise annually to the Secretary in writing by the start
of the playing season of its Suffolk County Football Association affiliation
number for the forthcoming Season, failing which they shall not be allowed to
start their fixtures Clubs must advise the Secretary in writing, or on the
prescribed form, of details of its Headquarters, Officers and any other
information required by the Competition.
(F) A team shall not participate in this Competition until:
·
the Annual Subscription has been paid,
·
the
·
the Competition Secretary has received a fully
completed team registration form (no later than 31st May).
·
the Competition Secretary has received fully completed
player registration list for ALL individual team players (no later than 31st
August)
(Note:
to raise the standards within the Competition it is remains a desirable
requirement for Managers to complete the FA Level 1 Coaching course. Copies of
relevant Coaching Certificates should be held by Club/team Secretary for viewing
if requested by the Competition Committee.
(G) All
Clubs/teams must have in place a formal Constitution and have fully elected
officers to discharge the responsibilities of the Club/team. The Competition
reserves the right to request evidence to prove the existence of an appropriate
management structure. Failure to comply with this request will result in
club/team being suspended from any participation in the Competition until
Management Committee are presented with information that clearly demonstrates
that this situation has been resolved.
3.
OFFICERS
The
Officers of the Competition shall be the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Treasurer,
Secretary, Fixtures Secretary, Disciplinary Co-ordinator and Age Group
Representatives to be elected annually at the Annual General Meeting. (N.B.
Auditors are not Officers).
4.
MANAGEMENT, NOMINATION, ELECTION
(A) The Competition shall be governed in accordance with the Rules and
Regulations of The Football Association by a Management Committee comprised of
the Officers and Associate members who shall be elected at the Annual General
Meeting.
(B) Retiring Officers shall be eligible to become
candidates for re-election without nomination.
All other candidates for election as Officers or Members of the
Management Committee shall be nominated to the Secretary in writing, signed by
the Secretaries of two Member Clubs, not later than 31st May in each year.
Names of the candidates for election shall be circulated with the notice
of the Annual General Meeting. In
the event of there being no nomination in accordance with the foregoing for any
office, nominations may be received at the Annual General Meeting
(C) The Management Committee shall meet as often as is
necessary to deal with business as it arises.
On receiving a requisition signed by two-thirds of the
Members of the Management Committee the Secretary shall convene a meeting of the
Committee.
(D) Except where otherwise mentioned all communications
shall be addressed to the Secretary who shall conduct the correspondence of the
Competition and keep a record of its proceedings.
(E) All communications received from Clubs must be
conducted through their nominated Officers.
5. POWERS OF MANAGEMENT
(A) The
Management Committee may appoint such other sub-committees as they may consider
necessary and may delegate such of their powers as they deem necessary to such
committees. The decisions of all
such committees shall be reported to the Management Committee for ratification.
(B)
Subject to the permission of the Suffolk County
Football Association having been obtained the Management Committee may order a
match or matches to be played each season, the proceeds to be devoted to the
funds of the Competition and, if necessary, may call upon each member Team
(including any team that may have withdrawn during the season) to contribute
equally such sums as may be necessary to meet any deficiency at the end of the
season (See Rule 6(e)).
(C) Each Member of the Management Committee shall have
the right to attend and vote at all Management Committee Meetings and have one
vote thereat, but no Member shall be allowed to vote on any matters directly
appertaining to such Member or to the Club so represented. (This shall apply to
the procedure of any sub-committee).
In the event of the voting being equal on any matter,
the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote.
(D) The Management Committee shall have powers to
apply, act upon and enforce the Rules of the Competition and shall also have
jurisdiction over all matters affecting the Competition, including any not
provided for in the Rules. Except where these Rules provide for the imposition
of a set penalty any Club, Official or Player alleged to be in breach of a
Competition Rule must be formally charged in writing and given the opportunity
to present their case before the Management Committee. All breaches of the Laws
of the Game, Rules and Regulations of The Football Association shall be dealt
with in accordance with FA Rules.
(E) All decisions of the Management Committee shall be
binding subject to the right of appeal to the Board of Appeal in accordance with
Rule 16.
Decisions of the Management Committee must be notified
in writing to those concerned within 7 days.
(F)
50% of Members of the
Management Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business
of the Management Committee.
50% of Members shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business by any sub-committee of the Competition.
(G) The Management Committee, as it may deem necessary,
shall have power to fill in an acting capacity, any vacancies that may occur
amongst their number.
(H) A Club having failed to comply with an order or
instruction of the Management Committee, or failing to satisfactorily attend to
the business and/or the correspondence of the Competition, shall be liable to a
fine or otherwise penalised at the discretion of the Management Committee.
(I) All fines and charges shall be paid within 14 days
of the date of posting of the written notification.. (applies to both FA and Competition fines and charges)
Clubs, Officials or individuals committing a breach of
this Rule will incur such penalties as the Management Committee may impose.
(J) A member of the Management Committee appointed by
the Competition to attend a meeting or match, may have any expenses incurred
refunded by the Competition.
(K) The Management Committee shall have the power to
fill any vacancy that may occur in the membership of the Competition between the
Annual General or Special General Meeting called to decide the constitution and
the commencement of the Competition season.
6. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
(A) The Annual General Meeting shall be held not later than 30th June in each year.
Any proposals made at this meeting on the following business shall be
transacted provided that official representatives of at least 50% Member teams
are present and entitled to vote:-
(i)
To receive and confirm the Minutes of the preceding Annual General
Meeting.
(ii)
To consider any business arising there from.
(iii)
To receive and adopt the Annual Report, Balance Sheet and Statement of
Accounts.
(iv)
Election of Clubs to fill vacancies (as recommended by the Management
Committee).
(v)
Constitution of the Competition for ensuing season.
(vi)
Election of Officers and Management Committee.
(vii)
Appointment of Auditors.
(viii)
Alteration of Rules, if any (of which notice has been given).
(ix)
Fix the date for the commencement and conclusion of playing season.
(x)
Other business of which due notice shall have been given and accepted as
being relevant to an Annual General Meeting.
(B) A copy of the duly verified Balance Sheet,
Statement of Accounts and Agenda shall be forwarded to each Club at least
fourteen days prior to the meeting, and to the Suffolk County Football
Association.
(C) A signed copy of the duly verified Balance Sheet
and Statement of Accounts shall be sent to the Suffolk County Football
Association within fourteen days of its adoption by the Annual General Meeting.
(D) Each Full Member Club shall be empowered to send two delegates to an Annual General Meeting. Each Club shall be entitled to one vote only per issue. Not less than 28 days notice shall be given of any Meeting.
(Delegates
will be entitled to cast votes relating to issues that impact all age groups –
Club delegates should be briefed by their team officials on issues they want
addressed before attending the AGM or any other Special Competition meetings.)
(E) Clubs who have withdrawn their Membership of the
Competition during the season being concluded or who are not continuing
Membership shall be entitled to attend but shall vote only on matters relating
to the season being concluded. This provision will not apply to
Clubs expelled in accordance with Rule 17.
All voting
shall be conducted by a show of voting cards unless a secret ballot is demanded
by at least 80% of the delegates qualified to vote or the Chairman so decides.
(F) No individual shall be entitled to vote on behalf
of more than one Full Member Club.
(G) Any continuing Member Club failing to be
represented at the Annual General Meeting without satisfactory reason being
given will be fined £10.
(H)
All Officers or Management Committee members shall be
entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting.
(I) New teams entering the Competition will automatically be placed in
the lowest Division. If a new team
is considered to be exceptionally strong then, with agreement of majority of
managers in the appropriate age group, the team may be placed in a higher
Division.
7. AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED
The Chairman and the Secretary of each Club shall complete and sign the
following agreement which shall be deposited with the Competition Secretary
together with the Application for Membership for the coming season, or upon
indicating that the Club intends to compete.
"We, A,_____ _____________of _________________________(Chairman) and
B________________________of _________________________(Secretary) of the
_________________________________Football Club have been provided with a copy of
the Rules and Regulations of the Felixstowe & District Junior Football
Competition and do hereby agree for and on behalf of the said Club, if elected
or accepted into Membership, to conform to those Rules and Regulations and to
accept, abide by and implement the decisions of the Management Committee of the
Competition, subject to the right of appeal in accordance with Rule 16."
Any alteration of the Chairman and /or Secretary on the
above Agreement must be notified to the Suffolk County Football Association to
which the Club is affiliated and to the Secretary of the Competition.
8. QUALIFICATION OF PLAYERS
(A)
Contract players, as defined in The Football
Association Rules, are not permitted in this Competition.
No
player registered with a FA Premier Competition or
(B) A registered youth playing member of a Club is one
who, being in all other respects eligible, has:-
Signed a fully and correctly completed Club
registration form in ink, countersigned by his /her parent or guardian and
by an Officer of the Club, and who has been registered with the Competition
Secretary 7 days prior to playing and whose completed registration counterfoil (written
confirmation of registration number in this Competition) has been received
by the Club prior to playing. The
registration document must incorporate any known serious medical conditions of
the player and emergency contact details of the players’ parents or guardians.
These details must be available at matches and training events the player
attends within the management of the Club or Competition.
(All Clubs must send in a list of registered players signed by the Club Secretary with date of birth and Competition Registration number (if known) to the Competition Secretary prior to the start of the playing season (assume 1st September). The Competition Secretary will then return the list with any new player registration numbers inserted if required. Teams will not be able to play competitive games in the Competition until this list has been received by Competition Secretary. Players may not take part in competitive games within the Competition until the Club has received a valid registration number from the Competition Secretary.
If
a player's age is required for registration purposes a Competition must accept
an original birth certificate or a photocopy. In cases where the birth
certificate is not available a Competition is required to accept a photocopy of
the player's passport or other official document issued by a Government Agency
attesting to the player's date of birth.
The qualification dates for the Competition shall be as follows:
Under 8 – the player must be under the age of 8 as at
Under 9 – the player must be under the age of 9 as at
Under 10 – the player must be under the age of 10 as
at
Under
11 – the player must be under
the age of 11 as at
In
accordance with the foregoing qualifications a player in the above age ranges
must not play in a match where any other player is older or younger by 2 years
or more.
Youth Football
Under
12 – the player must be under the age of 12 as at
Under
13 – the player must be under the age of 13 as at
Under
14 – the player must be under the age of 14 as at
Under
15 – the player must be under the age of 15 as at
Under
16 – the player must be under the age of 16 as at
In
accordance with the foregoing qualifications a player under the age of 14 as at
(The above qualification dates are subject to the provisions contained in
FA Rule C.4 (a)(v)).
(C) A player having taken part in matches for any Club
affiliated to any County Football Association shall not be allowed to join, be
transferred to, or sign for a Club in the Competition without first proving to
the officials of the intended Club that the player has discharged all reasonable
financial liabilities to the previous Club or Clubs, and a Club official may not
accept such player's signature without first ascertaining whether such claims
have been discharged to the satisfaction of the Club, or Clubs, for which the
player last played.
(D) The Management Committee shall decide all registration disputes.
In the event of a player signing a registration form or
having a registration submitted for more than one Club, the earliest dated form
shall have priority of registration and thus shall decide for which Club the
player shall be registered. The Competition Secretary shall notify the Club last
applying to register the player of the fact of the previous registration.
(E) It shall be deemed misconduct for a player to:-
(i) Play for more than
one Club in the Competition in the same season without
(ii) Having signed for one
Club in the Competition, sign for another Club in the
(iii) Submit a signed
registration form for registration that the player had wilfully
(F)
(i) The Management Committee shall have power to accept the registration
(ii)The Management
Committee shall have power to refuse, cancel
(iii) The Management Committee shall have power to refuse or cancel the
(Note:
Action under Clause (ii) shall not be taken against a player for
misconduct on the field of play until the matter has been dealt with by the
appropriate Suffolk County Football Association Disciplinary Committee, and then
only in cases of the player bringing the Competition into disrepute.)
Transfers
(G) Subject to The Football Association Rules dealing with players
without a written contract when a player desires a transfer, the Club the player
wishes to transfer to shall submit a transfer form to the League Secretary
accompanied by a fee of £10. Such transfer shall be referred by the League
Secretary to the Club for which the player is registered. Should this Club
object to the transfer it should state its objections in writing to the
Competition Secretary and to the player concerned within seven days of receipt
of the transfer form. Upon receipt
of the Club's consent, or upon its failure to give written objection within
seven days, the League Secretary may, on behalf of the Management Committee,
transfer the player who shall be deemed eligible to play for the new Club from
such date or 7 days after receipt of such transfer.
In the event of an objection to a transfer the matter shall be referred
to the Management Committee for a decision.
(H) A player may not be registered for a Club nor transferred to another
Club in the Competition after 1st March except by special permission
of the Management Committee.
(I) A Club shall keep a list of the players it registers and a record of
the games in which they have played, and shall produce such records upon demand
by the Management Committee
In the
event a Club has more than one team in an age group, each team must be clearly
designated “A” and “B” etc. In
such cases, players will be registered for one team only.
A player so registered will be allowed to play for his Club in a younger
or older age group within the provisions of Rule 8 (B).
(J) A register containing the names of all players registered for each
Club, with the date of registration, shall be kept by the Competition Secretary
and shall be open to the inspection of any duly appointed Member Club
representative at all Management Committee meetings or at other times mutually
arranged. Registrations are valid for one season only.
(L)
(The
match result will be declared 0-0 draw. )
(ii) In addition the team may have
3 points deducted from its total at the discretion of the Management Committee
and may be dealt with in any further manner which is thought to be fit.
(iii) The Management Committee in exceptional circumstances may, at its
discretion, award any points deducted from a Club under this Rule to the
opponents in the match in question, subject to the match not being ordered to be
replayed.
(The match result will be declared 0-0 draw.)
(The following Clause applies to Competitions involving players in
full-time secondary education):-
(M) (i) Priority must
be given at all times to school and school organisations
(ii) The availability of
children must be cleared with the Head Teachers (except
(iii) Children under 14 shall
not play in a team involving players who
(Note: Parents retain the
right to decide which team their child will play for in the event of a clash
with school fixtures)
(Note: For players under
the age of 18 the provisions contained in Football Association Rules
will
apply.)
Although not
in the FA rules a team may:
contact the Secretary of the Club with whom the player is currently
registered by telephone. If the Club/team receives an immediate
positive response then both parties should contact the Competition
Secretary confirming that the Transfer will take place. The requesting Club
should then proceed with the completion of the required paperwork and send it,
with the £10 fee, to the Competition secretary.
Registrations.
During
the playing season Clubs/team in F&DJFL must inform the Competition
Secretary, in writing, if they wish to de-register (release) a player.
Players who have NOT played for a team in F&DJFL during the
playing season or who have been de-registered by their Club/team may join
another Club/team via the standard
registration process.
If a player is de-registered they cannot be registered to play for
another Club/team until 14 days have elapsed from date of de-registration.
Any Club/team leaving the F&DJFL during the playing season must
inform the Competition Secretary that they wish to de-register their players.
The players then become eligible to play for another Club/team in F&DJFL in
accordance with 14 day rule – see above.
(N)
(Managers
must check with new players attending training sessions to determine if they are
registered with another team. If player is registered then Manager should refuse
to allow the player to train with his/her team unless evidence is available that
player has permission of team holding his/her current registration. Managers
should be aware of potential Child Protection issues when allowing
non-registered players to participate in training sessions.)
(O)
A player will be considered cup tied if he has played in any round of a F&DJFL
competition prior to transferring to a new club in any one season. This includes
both KO and Plate competitions.
9.
CLUB COLOURS. CLUB NAME
.
(A) Every Club must register the colour of its shirts and shorts with the
Secretary by before the start of the playing season who shall decide as to their
suitability. This applies to home and away kits.
Goalkeepers must wear colours which distinguish them
from other players and the referee. Every
attempt must be made to ensure they do not clash with the opposing team’s
goalkeeper’s shirt.
No player, including the goalkeeper, shall be permitted to wear black or
very dark shirts.
Any team not being able to play in its normal colours
as registered with the Competition shall notify the colours in which they will
play to its opponents at least 7 days before the match.
If, in the opinion of the referee, two Clubs have the
same or similar colours, the away team shall make the change. If the Referee has
to delay the start of the game due to clash of colours or abandon the game then
the offending team will be fined £10.
(The
game will then be re-arranged by the Fixtures Secretary.)
The Secretary of the Competition may request shirts to
be submitted if complaints are received as to lack of distinguishing colours,
and the Management Committee may refuse to permit any shirts or shorts as they
think fit. (Team shirts should be numbered)
10. PLAYING SEASON. CONDITIONS
OF PLAY
TIMES OF KICK-OFF. POSTPONEMENTS.
SUBSTITUTES
Fixtures
are deemed to be accepted unless objections are received by the Fixtures
Secretary within fourteen days of their issue.
Any Club failing to be
represented at a fixture meeting or otherwise infringing this Rule shall be
liable for a fine of £10 and the Management Committee or the Fixtures Secretary
shall arrange that Club’s fixtures.
(B) All matches shall
be played in accordance with the Laws of the Game as determined by the
International Football Association Board or, for Mini-Soccer, the Laws of
Mini-Soccer as set down by The Football Association.
Clubs must take all reasonable precautions to keep
their grounds in a playable condition. All matches shall be played on pitches
deemed suitable by the Management Committee. If through any fault of the home
team a match has to be replayed, the Management Committee shall have power to
order the venue to be changed.
The Management Committee shall have power to decide
whether a pitch and/or facilities are suitable for matches in the Competition
and to order the Club concerned to play its fixtures on another ground.
All
matches shall have a time duration as set out below unless a shorter period is
mutually arranged by the two captains in consultation with the referee prior to
the commencement of the match, and in any event shall be of equal halves.
For
Mini-Soccer – The duration of play shall be as follows: for under 7 and under
8 15 minutes each half, under 9 age groups and under 10, 20 minutes each half
and under 11, 25 minutes each half. The maximum playing time in any one day
for under 7 and under 8 age groups is 45 minutes and for under 9 and under 10
age groups is 60 minutes.
When an A team player plays half a game or more he becomes ineligible to
play for the
B team on the same day.
Upon a team turning up with 12 players or less – the B team match is
forfeited
(Result recorded as 0 – 0 ).
For Youth football – The duration of play shall be as
follows unless it is mutually agreed by all parties to reduce the time.
For under 12, 30 minutes each half; for under 13, 14, 35 minutes each
half and under15 and under 16, 40 minutes each half; under 17 and under 18, 45
minutes each half.
The minimum time for any game will not be less than 20 minutes each half
for players in the under 14 age group and below and 25 minutes each half for all
other age groups.
No player under the age of 17 as at midnight on 31st August in
any season shall be permitted to play more than one game or, in the event the
competition allows the playing of a double-header, i.e.: two separate matches,
100 minutes per day in this Competition.
The times of kick-off shall be fixed by the A.G.M. or
the Management Committee. Any Club failing to commence at the appointed time may
be fined a sum not exceeding £10 or be otherwise dealt with as the
Management Committee may determine.
The
kick-off time for all matches is
Referees must order matches to commence at the
appointed time and must report all late starts to the Competition.
The home team must provide at least two
footballs fit for play and the referee shall make a report to the
Competition if the footballs are unsuitable.
The size of football to be used shall be: For Mini-Soccer, size 3 for
players in the under 7 and 8 age categories; size 4 for under 9's, 10’s and
11s. For youth football – size 4
for those playing under 12, 13 and 14 age groups; size 5 for all other age
groups. Goal nets must be used under the
Rules of this Competition.
(D) The Secretary (or
other relevant match official) of the home Club must give notice by
telephone of full particulars of the location of, and access to, the ground and
time of kick-off to the match officials of the opposing Club at least 4 clear
days prior to the playing of the match. The
away Club shall seek and acknowledge receipt of such particulars.
Any Club failing to comply with this Rule shall be liable to a fine of £10.
(Note: The intention of this Rule is not to interfere
with normal team selection by Clubs, but to prevent Clubs deliberately fielding
a weakened team in order to unreasonably reserve players for another game or to
boost the strength of another or lower team.
It is NOT intended that Clubs MUST field higher team players in lower
teams when the higher team has no engagement.
If, in the opinion of the
Management Committee, the substance or spirit of the Rule is obviously being
disregarded, the Club or Clubs concerned may be called to account for its/their
actions and shall be subject to such decisions as the Management Committee may
determine, despite the fact that Rule 8 has not been infringed.)
A minimum of 9 players will constitute a team for a F&DJFL match.
(this rule applies to 11 a side games only). A team may not postpone a game if
they have 9 players available, unless they follow rule 10 F(ii). A
match may not start if either team consists of fewer than nine players. The
Match Official will abandon a game if either team is reduced to 7 players on the
pitch. If the match has not reached half time then the match will be re-played.
If the match has reached half-time then the result at that time will be taken as
the final result for the match and there will not be a reply. The Competition
Fixture Secretary must be informed of the result or the need for a reply.
(ii) Any Club with more than one team in the
Competition shall always fulfil its fixture, within the Competition, in the
following order of precedence: - First
Team, Reserve Team, A Team. Clubs in
breach of this requirement shall be fined a sum not exceeding £20 or otherwise
dealt with by the Management Committee.
(iii) Teams may postpone 2 games per
season if they give 14 days notice of their intent to the Fixtures secretary and
notify their opponents they that they have made the application. Any further
postponements will result in the team instigating the postponement forfeiting
the game.
The only exception to the above is adverse weather condition.
(iv) In the event of a match not being played or abandoned owing to
causes over which neither Club has control, it shall be played in its entirety
on a date to be mutually agreed by the two Clubs and approved by the Management
Committee (Fixtures Secretary can approve).
Failing such agreement and notification to the Fixtures Secretary within
7 days the Management Committee shall have power to order the match to be played
on a named date or on or before a given date.
(v)The Management
Committee shall review all abandoned matches and in a case where it is to the
advantage of the Competition and does no injustice to either Club, shall be
empowered to order the score at the time of the abandonment to stand.
In all cases where the Management Committee are satisfied that a match
was abandoned owing to the conduct of one team or its Club member(s) they shall
be empowered to award the points for the match to the opponents and/or take what
other action they may deem necessary. In
cases where a match is abandoned owing to the conduct of both teams or their
Club members, the Management Committee shall take such action as they consider
appropriate. Such action is subject
to any disciplinary action taken by the appropriate County Football Association.
For Mini-Soccer - Any player substituted at the request of Referee for
potential Red Card offence cannot return to the field of play or take any
further part in the game.
Team must not have a squad greater than double the size of its team in an
age group.
For Youth Football (11
a side) – for teams in the under 16 age group and below, a player who has
been substituted himself becomes a substitute and may replace another player at
any time subject to the substitution being carried out in accordance with Law 3
of the Laws of Association Football.
For
Youth Football (11 a side) – a team may name up to 5 substitutes. All 5 named
substitutes may be used and players who are substituted, as stated above, may
then be used as substitutes themselves. In this way up to 16 named players can
be used as roll on/roll off substitutes.
For
Youth Football (11 a side) -In the event of a player being sent from the pitch
for a Red Card offence then a substitute MAY NOT be used to replace the player
receiving the red card.
The
referee shall be informed of the names of the substitutes not later than 10
minutes before the start of the match. (not required for Mini-soccer)
If the substitutes are not named then in accordance with the Laws of the
Football Association, no substitutes will be permitted. Applies to 11 a side
only.
11.
REPORTING RESULTS
(reporting of player details and Referee markings only applies to 11 a
side games)
Managers
who mark their Referee 50 or below must include a written report with their
results sheet stating why they gave a low mark. Failure to comply with this rule
will result in a £5 fine against the offending team.
(B) The Home Club
shall telephone the result of each match to the age group results co-ordinator
by
(C) The match result
notification, correctly completed, shall be signed by a responsible member of
the Club. The Management Committee
shall have power to take such action as they deem suitable against a team that
submits an incomplete form or incorrect information.
12.
DETERMINING CHAMPIONSHIP
(A) Team rankings within the Competition will be decided by points with 3
points to be awarded for a win and 1 points for a drawn match. The teams gaining
the highest number of points in their respective Divisions at the conclusion
shall be adjudged the winners. Matches
must not be played for double points.
In the event of two or more teams being equal on points
team rankings may be decided in any one or more of the following ways:-
(i)
goal difference
(ii)
goals scored
(iii)
deciding match(s) played under conditions determined by the
For deciding matches, in the event of the scores in a
special championship match played under conditions determined by the management
committee being level at the end of the game, 20 minutes extra time shall be
played in two equal periods of 10 minutes. If
scores level after extra time, the winners will be determined by the taking of
kicks from the penalty mark in accordance with the International Board Decision
contained in the Laws of Association Football.
(B) Automatic promotion and relegation shall be applied
for the first and last 2
teams in each Division except as provided for hereunder, subject to the
provisions of Rule 1(b).
(i) Should
one or more teams withdraw from any one Division after the fixtures have
commenced an equal number of teams to those withdrawing in that Division shall
not be automatically relegated.
(ii) Vacancies occurring after the conclusion of the
season may be filled on any of the following ways:
·
retention
of otherwise relegated team(s)
·
additional
promotion of the next ranked team(s) from the Division below
·
election
·
as decided by Management Committee
(C) In the event of a team not completing 100% of its fixtures for the
season all points obtained by or recorded against such defaulting team shall be
expunged from the Competition table.