Football-Soccer

FOOTBALL-SOCCER

FACILITIES

Full pitch for 11 a-side tournament

Half pitch for 7 a-side tournament

Indoor games for 5 a-side tournament

Official referees


FOOTBALL SIZE

Size 5 for girls and boys Cat A, B, C and D

Size 4 for boys Cat E and F


ROSTERS

16 players maximum per team for 11 a-side tournament

12 players maximum for 7 a-side half-pitch tournament

10 players maximum for 5 a-side inside tournament

AGE CATEGORIES

Age categories will follow SGIS handbook policy

OFFICIAL RULES

F.I.F.A/U E F A (with exceptions as stated by tournament director)

SPECIAL RULES

11 aside game, players can only come on the pitch from the halfway line, with the referee’s permission. There is a maximum of 5 substitutions allowed during the course of a game. This implies that a substituted player may return to the game. A player is not allowed to leave the pitch without the referee’s permission.

For half pitch tournaments and inside tournaments, rolling subs are allowed during the game. Players can re -enter the game. A player can only sub in from his defensive half. He does not need to ask the referee's permission.

On receiving a yellow card, a player will be given a 5 (maximum) or 2 (minimum) sin bin sanction (depending the length of the game). If a player receives 2 yellow cards in the same game or a direct red card, he is excluded immediately from that game and also from the following game. If a player receives the same sanctions again in a later game during the same tournament, he is immediately suspended from playing in any further games (including the current one) within that tournament.

Modification of F I F A rules for half pitch and inside tournament

  • Distribution by goalkeeper over half line is not allowed

  • Offside is applied only inside the penalty area

  • The goalkeeper is not allowed to handle a back pass


RESULTS

In case of a tie in division play, places will be determined in descending order of priority as follows:

  1. Head-to-head

  2. Goal difference (maximum of 5 goals goal-difference per game)

  3. Goals scored.

  4. Goals conceded.

  5. Penalty shoot out will be held.

Stages 2-4 only take into account the games of the tied teams.

During playoff game, if necessary, the game will go into overtime of 3 - 5 minutes. After one overtime, teams will shoot penalties (between 5 per team).

PLAY TIME

11-a-side: A minimum of 2 hrs and maximum of 2.5 hrs should be played per day.

7-a-side: A minimum of 1.5 hrs and maximum of 2 hrs should be played per day.