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:
Head-to-head
Goal difference (maximum of 5 goals goal-difference per game)
Goals scored.
Goals conceded.
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.