Updated:Saturday,July11,2015 LALIGABIRMINGHAMRULES LaLigaBirminghamAdult7v7LeaguerulesfollowFIFALawsoftheGame,withtheexceptionsofthe followinginjhouseleaguerulemodifications: Field&Goals:U12sizefield(50x80yards)withstandard11v11goals(8x24feet) Format:7v7,Gamewillbeconsideredaforfeitifminimumoffiverosteredplayersarenotreadytoplay 10minutespastscheduledstarttime. Rules:LeaguewillfollowFIFArules,except: Two25minutehalveswithafiveJminutehalftime Nothrowins allballsoutonthesidelinewillberestartedwithanindirectkickjin o! AllkickJinsareindirect(playerscannotscoredirectlyonakickJin) NoslideTACKLES(automaticyellowcardandtherestartisanindirectfreekickfromthespotof theinfraction) NoPunting(throwsareokandtherestartisanindirectfreekickfromthespotoftheinfraction) Foraplaytonotberuledapunt,theballmusthitthegroundandcompleteonefullrotation beforebeingkickedbythegoalkeeper Nooffside Thedistanceforallfreekicksfordefendingteamsis5yards,includingkickJins(insteadof10ina regulation11v11match). Yellowcards o! Playerswillserve1gamesuspensioniftheyreceive4yellowcardsinaseason RedCard(eitherviatwoyellowcardsorastraightredcard) o! Mustleavetheparkimmediately o! Twomatchsuspension(notincludingthecurrentmatch) o! Consistentinfringementcanresultintheplayerbeingremovedfromtheleague NumberofMatches:Allteamsarescheduledaminimumof6gamesunlessotherwisestatedinthe leagueformat. Playoffs:Theregularseasonstandingswilldetermineteamseedingforthetournament(basedon leagueformat). LeagueFees:Fullpaymentmustbereceivedbythefirstmatchoftheseason. www.laligabirmingham.com
MATCHDURATION,FORFIETS,RESCHEDULING MatchDuration: 7v7Leagues Two25Jminutehalves,plusfiveJminutehalftime. Halftimesmaybeshortenedintheinterestoftimeconstraintsatthediscretionoftherefereewhen tryingtostayontimeforthenextmatch.gamesnotstartingasscheduledbecauseofteamdelaywill stillendatthescheduledtime(minutesdeductedfrommatch)inorderforthenextgametostartas scheduled. AbandonedMatch Ifamatchinprogressiscancelled,thematchwillbeconsideredacompleted matchifatleastonehalfoftimehasbeenplayed. Forfeits Iftherearenotenoughplayersatthescheduledkickofftime,theteamhasupto10minutes towaitformoreplayerstoshow.ifafterthose10minutesateamstillcannotbeformed,theopponent maydecidetoearntheforfeitwinj0,orwaituntilmoreplayersshow.asstatedinthegameduration section,thematchwillendontime.bothteamcaptainsandtherefereemustagreethatthematchwill takeplaceif10minuteshavepassed. MatchRescheduling: LALIGAADULTLEAGUESwillattempttofulfillRESCHEDULEREQUESTS.ALLRESCHEDULEREQUESTS WILLINCURA$50.00RESCHEDULEFEE.Aminimum1Jweeknoticeshouldproceedallrequests.Should theopposingteamnotagreetothechange,thematchwillsayatits'originallyscheduleddayandtime. Torescheduleagame,pleaseemailJASON@VESTAVIASOCCER.COM ROSTERS,NUMBEROFPLAYERS,SUBSTITUTIONS Rosters: Teamcaptainsareresponsibleforrostermanagement.Allplayersmustjointheirteamrosterthrough theregistrationwebsite.playersneedtobringtheid stoallgamesforrosterverification.for questions/assistancewithrostermanagement,pleaseemailjason@vestaviasoccer.com MinimumandMaximum#ofPlayersonaRoster: Minimum10Players Maximum15Players 2
Rostersshouldbecompletebythefirstmatchoftheseasonwiththeminimum10players.Iftheroster hasonly10playersbythesecondmatch,thenthe11j15playersmaybeaddeduptothestartofthird match.atthestartofthirdmatch,therosterislockedthroughremainderofseason(andtournamentif applicable).intheeventaplayerisinjuredduringtheseason,thatplayermaybereplacedbyanew playeratanytimethroughouttheseasonperleagueapproval. AgeRules: MenandwomenAGES18&OVER Theteamcaptainmayrequest,atanytime,fortherefereetochecktheIDofanopposingplayer.Teams mustbringtheirid'sforallgames.rosterswillbecheckedbytherefereeagainsttheteamroster usingplayerid s. Intheeventofinfringement,aforfeitvictorywillbeawardedtotheopposingteam. Substitutions:Playersmaysubstituteondeadballsituationsonceacknowledgedbyreferee. SCORING,STANDINGS&RELEGATION Femalegoalsscoredareawardedtwopoints,solongasthefemalewasthelastoffensiveplayerto touchtheball(notincludingpenaltykicks). Standings/Results: WINS=points TIES=1point LOSSES=0points FORFEIT=Jpoints Tiebreakers: Intheeventofatieinthestandings,thetiebreakerforfinalleaguestandingsarefollowedinthisorder: 1.! HeadJtoJheadresult 2.! Goaldifferential(cappedat+/Jpermatch).! FEWESTGoalsagainst 4.! MostGoalsscored(upto4pergame) 5.! Penaltykicks
PLAYER SEQUIPMENT Jerseys:Teamsmustwear LaLiga jerseysprovidedbytheleagueduringthefirstseasonofplay andthosejerseysmustbewornduringallleaguematches.duetothenumberofteams,there maybeachanceyourteamwillplayalikecoloredteam.thecaptainsareresponsiblefor checkingthescheduleandinforminghis/herteamofthealternatestobewornduringthat match. ShinGuards:ShinguardsareMANDATORYandmustbecoveredbysoccersocksforALLplayers Footwear:Playersmayplayinsoccerflats,turfs,ormoldedplasticorrubbercleats noscrewjinstudsormetalcleats NoJewelryallowedexceptflatweddingbandsandmedical/alertbracelet,necklace,anklet Casts:Nohardcastsallowedingames Hats/Sunglasses:Nohatswithbillsorsunglassesallowedforfieldplayers(keepermayweara refereeapprovedheadcoveringifdesired,likebandanaorballcap) 4
FOULSANDMISCONDUCT,FIGHTINGPOLICY PlayersaresubjecttocautionsandsendoffsaccordingtoFIFA slaw12,includingaslidetackle resultinginacaution. RedCards:PlayerswhoareissuedasendJoff(redcardeitherviatwoyellowcardsorastraightredcard) mustleavethefieldofplayimmediatelyandmaynotreturntothefieldofplayfortheremainderofthat match.theplayermaynotparticipateinanyotherleaguegamesthatsamedayandmaynotparticipate inhis/hernextscheduledgame.theoffendingplayermustalsoleavetheparkimmediately.theteam mustplayonelessplayerfortheremainderofthatmatch.agoalkeeperwhoisissuedaredcardisalso subjecttothissamerule. Profanity: ProfanityisnottoleratedinLaLigaAdultLeagues.Playersusingprofanityaresubjecttoautomatic cautions.consistentinfringementmayresultinsuspensions. FightingPolicy: LALIGAADULTLEAGUEtakesfightingandaggressivebehaviorfromteams,players,andfansvery seriously.playersinvolvedinafightorseriousincidenttheywillbeheldtothefollowing: 1 st ViolationJexpulsionfromLALIGAADULTleaguesfortheremainderofthecurrentseasonand theentiretyofthefollowingseasonwithnorefunds. 2 nd ViolationJViolationJbanfromallLALIGAADULTleagues. Teamsthatareinvolvedintwoincidentsinthesameseasonwillbesuspendedfortheremainder oftheseasonwithnorefunds.allgameswillbeforfeitedandtheteamwillberelegatedone divisionthefollowingseasonshouldtheydecidetoreturn.teamsthataresuspendedfora secondtimewillnotbeallowedtoreturnunderthesameteamnameorsamemanager. FansinvolvedinviolationswillbeescortedoffthepremisesimmediatelyANDARESUBJECTTO SEASONALAND/ORLIFETIMEBANS. Allotherdisputes,fights,incidentsetc.canbereviewedbytheLeagueandarepunishableatthe League'sdiscretiondependingonthesituation.AlldecisionsarefinalandnonJdisputable. 5