Spring Men’s League (11v11) Rules

Rules of Play

FULL-FIELD GAMES - Teams will consist of 18 active players maximum, with 11v11 on the field of play. Game play will consist of 45-minute halves.

Forfeiting Games - A team forfeiting games must provide the league with 24 hours notice. If the notice is not given prior 24 hours a $50 fine will be given. A game will be forfeited if a team does not have 8 players. If a team chooses to quit or forfeit at any time after the match has started, a $50 fine will be given.

Unregistered players - A player MUST be registered 48 hours PRIOR to stepping into a game. Unregistered players on the field will result in a forfeit.

Playoffs- Registered players must play in a minimum of 3 league games to be eligible to play in playoffs.

F.I.F.A. - All Referees oblige by these rules.

Yellow Card Accumulation - Two yellow cards accrued during one game will result in an automatic red card and be suspended for the remainder of the game as well as a one-game suspension.

Five yellow cards accrued over the course of the season will result in a one-game suspension.

Suspensions - Red cards will be subject to an automatic one-game suspension. All suspensions will be reviewed by the Discipline Committee; additional games may be added to the suspension depending on the nature of the offense. A player will receive an additional one-game suspension on top of the automatic suspension for every additional red card received in the playing season.

The following list will guide the Discipline Committee in determining the number of games a player shall be suspended:

• Serious foul play - 3 games

• Violent conduct - 3 games

• Spitting - 5 games

• Denies the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball - 1 game

• Denies an obvious goal-scoring opportunity to an opponent moving towards the player's goal by an offence punishable by a free kick or a penalty kick - 1 game

• Use of offensive, insulting or abusive language - 2 games

• Receives a second yellow card in the same match - 1 game