Tournament Rules

BANGKOK SOCCER LEAGUE:

INTERNATIONAL YOUTH

FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT 2015

TOURNAMENT RULES

TOURNAMENT START AND END TIMES

The tournament will start no earlier than 8am on Saturday 25th April, 2015. All games and trophy awards will be completed by no later than 2pm on Sunday 26th April, 2015.

We would advise all traveling teams not to book a return flight departing earlier than 6pm on Sunday 26th April.

ELIGIBILITY

Age cut offs for each age group are as follows:

• U15 – Born on or after 1st September 1999
• U13 – Born on or after 1st September 2001
• U11 – Born on or after 1st September 2003
• U9 – Born on or after 1st September 2005

Girls are permitted to play one year below their birth year. This does not mean that they can play one division down. For example, a girl born on 2nd September 2000 can play with a U13 team, but a girl born 2nd September 1999 would not be able to. If you have any doubts about which age group any player is allowed to join, please contact the tournament organizers prior to registration.

NUMBER OF PLAYERS.

Each team consists of up to seven (7) players, one of whom is the goalkeeper. A match may not start if either of the teams has fewer than five (5) players.

A team squad may consist of up to 12 players.

REGISTRATION AND VERIFICATION OF PLAYER AGES

At the start of each competition a team list shall be submitted. Only players on the team list and approved at the start of the competition can take part. The team list shall comprise of a maximum of twelve (12) names.

A completed team list will be presented to the organizers at least 1 hour before the start of the tournament.

All players must provide a photocopy of accepted identification showing their date of birth and a photograph. BSL has the right to deny any player participation if we have substantial doubts about their age and/or the verification used.

Any team that uses a player that is not registered for that age group in any match, will be suspended from the tournament.

THE BALL

• U9 – Size 4
• U11 – Size 4
• U13 – Size 4
• U15 – Size 5

PLAYERS' EQUIPMENT

For identification purposes each player must play with a number on the back of his shirt. The player must use this number throughout the competition. A goalkeeper wearing No1 can use this number if playing in another position on the field of play.

Shin pads must be worn by all players whilst on the field during matches. Any player not wearing shin pads will be asked by the match referee to leave the field of play.

THE REFEREE

All officials to be Thai FA qualified. Comply with FIFA Law on duties etc.

THE DURATION OF THE MATCH

Each match will last for one period of 15 minutes with no half time interval.

Allowance for time lost will comply with FIFA Law.

THE START AND END OF PLAY

Teams must have at least five (5) players on the pitch and ready to start on time. If a team is two (2) minutes or more late to the pitch, a 2-0 penalty is imposed and the remainder of time played as normal. If a team is 5 minutes late to the pitch the points are awarded to the other side.

Players must leave the field of play immediately following their game as turnaround time is extremely tight at two (2) minutes. This is the responsibility of the team coach or representative. The next teams should be ready to take the field as soon as it is vacated.

THE BALL IN AND OUT OF PLAY

Comply with FIFA Law. Ball should re-enter play via a goal-kick, corner or throw-in. Opposing players should be a minimum of 6 metres from the ball for a corner. Throw-ins will comply with FIFA regulations. Foul throws will be penalized in each age group.

OFFSIDE

The Offside Law will NOT apply.

FOULS AND MISCONDUCT

Rules governing foul play will be as FIFA regulations. A second yellow card in any game will result in a red card and dismissal of the player from the pitch for the remainder of the game. Any player that receives a red card will automatically miss the next game played by their team.

Any player that receives more than one red card will be suspended from the remainder of the tournament.

FREE KICKS

Comply with FIFA Law except that all opponents must be at least 6 metres from the ball.

PENALTY KICKS

Comply with FIFA Law.

SUBSTITUTIONS

Unlimited substitutions are allowed. All substitutions must be signaled to and agreed by the referee. Players joining being substituted on must join the play at the same place on the pitch where the substituted out player is leaving. The two players must touch hands during the switchover.

COMPETITION FORMAT AND SCORING

There will be 12 teams in each age group competition. The tournament will follow the format of a group stage, followed by a Play Off stage.

Group Stages

The initial stage of the competition will be held under a group or league system. The number of groups will depend on the final number of teams registered for the tournament. Each team will play a minimum of 5 games during the group stage.

Group matches: The system of play shall be a league system with each team playing one match against each other in the same group, with points to be awarded as follows: Win 3pts Draw 1pt Loss 0 pts

The rankings of the teams in each group shall be determined as follows:

• Greatest number of points obtained in all group matches
• Goal difference in all group matches
• Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above criteria, then the head to head result between the two teams shall decide final league position. If the two teams remain equal, then a penalty kick competition will be held to decide the final league position.

Each team will take three penalty kicks. No player will be allowed to take more than one penalty kick. If teams are still equal after three penalty kicks then each team will continue to take penalty kicks until one team fails to score. No player will be allowed to take a second penalty kick until every other player in their team has taken a penalty kick.

Play Offs Stages

The exact format of the Play Offs stage will depend on the number of teams participating, but, in all cases, there will be a Cup, Plate and Shield competition to play for, depending on where teams finish in the group phase and their results during the Play Offs phase.

Each team will play a minimum of 3 games during the Play Offs stage of the tournament.

if scores are level at the end of each Play Off game, then a 5 minute period of extra time with the 'golden goal' used to decide the winner, i.e. the first team to score will win the game. Each team will start this period of extra time with only 5 players on the pitch. Each time the ball goes out of play, an additional player from each team must be removed from the pitch. No substitutions are allowed during this period of extra-time. Players that are removed form the pitch will not be permitted to re-join.

  TROPHIES AND MEDALS

Trophies and medals will be awarded to the winners of the Cup, Plate and Shield in each of the four age groups.

Medals will be awarded to the 2nd and 3rd place teams in the Cup tournaments only.