Cup Competitions
The current status of all competitions is in the attached pages.
Cup Competition Rules are as follows (extracted from the Gwent County Combined Junior and Youth Football Leagues handbook)
APPENDIX A CUP RULES
In semi-final matches, if nets and corner flags are not supplied and erected by the host club, the first drawn club shall supply and erect nets; the second drawn club shall supply and erect corner flags. In all rounds and semi-finals both clubs shall supply a suitable match ball.
In all rounds, but not semi-finals or finals, if the appointed referee is not available then league rule 20.2 applies. Referees fees and expenses to be paid by the home club in rounds and by the league in semi-finals and final. Ground and dressing room fees to be paid as before stated. 9. Colours – in the event of colour clashes the following will apply :- a) In all rounds and semi-finals league rule 20.3 will apply, the second drawn team will be classed as the away team irrespective of changes to the venue. b) In finals colours will be mutually agreed by the two clubs, or by toss of a coin. Teams wishing to play in colours not registered with the league must change. 10. Any club who fails to play an arranged cup game on the appointed date will be struck out of the Competition, unless permission has been given for a postponement.
APPENDIX B KICKS FROM THE PENALTY MARK – PROCEDURE
c) If before both teams have taken five kicks, one has scored more goals than the other could, even if it were to complete five kicks, the taking of kicks shall cease. d) If after both teams have taken five kicks, both have scored the same number of goals, or have not scored any goals, the taking of kicks shall continue in the same order, until such time that both have taken an equal number (not necessarily five more kicks) and one team has scored one more goal than the other.
(b) Provided that his team has not already made use of the maximum number of substitutes permitted by the rules of the competition under which the match was played, a goalkeeper who sustains an injury during the taking of kicks, and who, because of the injury, is unable to continue as a goalkeeper may be replaced by a substitute. 5. Each kick shall be taken by a different player and not until all eligible players of any team including the goalkeeper, or the named substitute by whom he was replaced in terms of paragraph 4 as the case may be, have taken a kick, may a player from the same team take another kick. 6. Subject to the terms of paragraph 4 any player who is eligible, may change places with his goalkeeper at any time during the kicks. 7. Other than the player taking the kick from the penalty mark, and the two goalkeepers, all players shall remain within the centre circle whilst the taking of kicks is in progress. 8. The goalkeeper who is a colleague of the kicker shall take up a position within the field of play outside the penalty area at which the penalty kicks are being taken behind the line which runs parallel with the goal line and at least 10 yards from the penalty mark. 9. Unless stated to the contrary in the foregoing paragraphs 1 to 8 the laws of the game and the International Board decisions relating thereto, shall, insofar as they can, apply to the taking of kicks. NB In the event of light falling before the end of the taking of kicks from the penalty mark, the result shall be decided by the toss of a coin or the drawing of lots. |