FIFE SUNDAY AMATEUR FOOTBALL LEAGUE
SCOTTISH AMATEUR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION STANDARD FOOTBALL CONSTITUTION
1 Name and Objects
(a) The League
shall be known as the Fife Sunday Amateur Football League (FSAFL), and shall be
affiliated to the Scottish Amateur Football Association.
(b) To
promote, foster and develop, throughout its membership without discrimination
against any organisation or person for reason of race, religion or politics,
the game of Association Football, and to take all such steps as may be deemed
necessary or advisable for preventing infringements of the rules of the game or
other improper methods or practices in the game and for protecting it from
abuses.
2 Membership
(a) Amateur
Clubs shall alone be members of the League.
(b) No Club
which is run for the pecuniary gain of a person or persons, whether or not such
person or persons are members of the said Club, shall be considered Amateur.
(c) Clubs
making application for membership shall be interviewed by the Executive
Committee, and upon recommendation of the Executive Committee shall be admitted
to membership at the Annual General Meeting, or at a Special General Meeting
convened for the purpose, and the decision of the meeting shall be final and
binding. All new clubs admitted will
enter at the lowest division.
After the
Annual General Meeting the Executive Committee have the authority to accept new
clubs into membership which must be ratified by the member clubs at a Special
General Meeting called for that purpose at the earliest opportunity in the new
season.
(d) All Clubs
must be in playing membership of the Scottish Amateur Football Association,
(e) The
composition of the league shall be decided at the Annual General Meeting or
Special General Meeting called for that purpose.
(f) All
matches shall be played on grass or third/fourth generation synthetic turf or
above with a rubber infill as approved by the League.
(g) All Clubs
in membership must submit a complete list of all Committee Members giving full
name and address. Failure to submit the form by the due date, shall result in
the defaulting Club being fined a sum not greater than £50.00. Any subsequent
alterations to the club committee list during the current season must be
notified to the League with such alterations also submitted to the Scottish
Amateur Football Association.
Failure to pay
fines imposed under this Rule by the due date may result in Clubs being Debt
Suspended.
(h) All Clubs
in membership shall submit the official Handbook Form no later than the Annual
General Meeting. Failure to submit the form by the due date shall result in the
defaulting Club being fined sum not greater than £50.00. Failure to pay fines
imposed under this Rule by the due date, may result in Clubs being debt
Suspended.
(i) At least
one member of the Club shall have a current Sports Injuries Certificate or
First Aid Certificate, this being compulsory on all Clubs in membership of the
Scottish Amateur Football Association. Should clubs fail to comply with the
requirements of this rule, they will be reported to the relevant committee of
the Scottish Amateur Football Association, which may result in disciplinary
action being taken against those clubs, with the exception of new Clubs who
shall have their first Season to secure a current Sports Injuries Certificate
or First Aid Certificate.
(j) All clubs
must keep proper records of all their financial transactions, and such records,
along with relevant vouchers, must be handed to the Executive Committee for
inspection within seven days of request, if at any time required. Failure to
comply, or discrepancies in such records, shall be dealt with as considered
appropriate and may lead to membership being withdrawn at the discretion of the
Executive Committee.
3 Continuation of Membership
Clubs in
membership must submit to the Secretary not later than a date to be agreed by
the Executive Committee in the current Season, the Continuation of Membership
Form. Failure to return the form by the due date will result in the Club being
fined a sum not greater than £50.00.
Clubs in
default will be give a further seven days to return the Continuation of
Membership form, and thereafter any Club failing to comply, shall be deemed to
have resigned, and shall be excluded from membership at the Annual General
Meeting.
Clubs submitting
the Continuation of
Membership form on
or before the
agreed date, and subsequently withdrawing from the
League before commencement of the ensuing Season will be liable for
Annual Subscription for that Season. Clubs failing to comply, shall be liable
to Debt Suspension.
4 Transfer of Membership
(a) Clubs in
membership who wish to transfer to any other League or Association must notify
the League not later than 31st March in the current Season of their intention
to resign their membership.
(b) Notify the
Scottish Amateur Football Association no later than 31st March in the current
Season that they have informed the FSAFL of their decision to resign
membership, and that they have been accepted into membership of another League
or Association affiliated to the Scottish Amateur Football Association.
(c)
Receive in writing
the approval of
the Scottish Amateur
Football Association to
transfer membership to another League or Association affiliated to the
Scottish Amateur Football Association.
(d) No League
official, member or club shall solicit, entice, encourage or otherwise seek to
induce or procure a club to withdraw from participation in an existing League
or Association in order to participate in another Association or League. Such
conduct shall be regarded as not being in accord with the objects of the
Association/League and not in the best spirit of the game and may result in
expulsion from the Association/League.
(e) Should the
League wish to accept into membership any club currently in membership of
another Association/League affiliated to the Scottish Amateur Football
Association they must on or before 28th February in the current season hold a
Special General Meeting to admit such clubs into membership.
5 Annual Subscription and Deposit Fee, Public
Liability and Personal Accident Insurance
(a) The Annual
Subscription of each Club shall be fixed at the Annual General Meeting.
(b) Each Club
on gaining membership of the League may in addition to the payment of the
Annual Subscription, be required to deposit the sum of £50.00, which deposit
shall be liable to forfeiture, if such Club has failed to meet its obligations
to the League, or has failed to satisfy the Executive Committee of its
endeavours to do so.
Forfeiture of
such deposit shall result in the club being liable to renew such deposit on
acceptance of membership for the forthcoming season.
(c)
Subscription and any deposit required shall be paid on a date not later than that
as decided by the League. Any Clubs failing to pay by the due date will be
liable to a fine not greater than £50.00, and may be excluded from the ensuing
Seasons competitions.
(d) Each Club
shall be liable for Public Liability and Personal Accident Insurance as
determined by the Scottish Amateur Football Association. Personal Accident
Insurance Premiums shall be paid directly to the relevant Insurance Broker by
the due date on receipt of invoice. Clubs with more than one team are
responsible for ensuring that the Personal Accident Insurance premium for each
team is paid to the relevant Insurance Broker.
Public
Liability Insurance premiums will be paid to the Association or League to the
Scottish Amateur Football Association on a date to be determined by that body.
6 Meetings
(a) The Annual
General Meeting of the League shall be held not later than 24th June in each
year.
(b) General
Meetings shall be held on a regular basis at intervals decided by the
Association/League, the Secretary or Executive Committee shall have the power
to convene meetings when necessary. Clubs failing to attend the General
Meetings shall be liable to a sanction as agreed by the Association/League. The
quorum for General Meetings shall be determined by the Association/League.
(c) On a
requisition signed by the requisite number of clubs as determined by the
Association/League, and stating the business to be considered and accompanied
by a deposit of £100 sterling inc VAT which shall be non-refundable, the
Secretary shall within 28 days convene a Special General Meeting. The Executive
Committee shall at any time, and for any special purpose have the power to call
a Special General Meeting. Notice of such meeting and the business to be
transacted thereat, shall be sent to each member of the League/Association and
to all Office Bearers and no other business except of a formal nature shall be
dealt with at such a meeting.
(d) At all
Meetings of the League, the President or in his absence the Chairman appointed
by those members in attendance shall preside. The Chairperson shall have both a
deliberate and casting vote at all meetings, and that ruling shall be final.
(e) At all
meetings of the Leagues/Associations, a full and complete minute must be
created and kept for future reference.
LOCAL RULE: Clubs failing to attend the monthly meetings will be fined £10 for the initial two occasions per season
with subsequent missed meetings incurring an additional £20 fine by means of repeat absence penalty. Quorum for monthly meetings shall be 1/3 of membership clubs.
7 Annual General Meeting
The order of
business at the Annual General Meeting shall be:
1 Minutes of Previous AGM.
2 Matters Arising.
3 Secretary's Report.
4 Treasurer's Report.
5 Match Secretary?s Report.
6 Annual Subscription.
7 Referee's Fee.
8 Alteration to Constitution.
9 Election of Office Bearers.
10 Election of Patrons / Life Members.
11 Admission of Clubs.
12 Formation of League.
13 Election of Executive Committee.
14 Election of Delegates to Scottish
Amateur Football Association.
15 Appointment of Auditor(s).
16 Any other competent business 8 Office Bearers
The number of
Office Bearers of the League shall be determined by the Association/League and
shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting. All Office Bearers may be
either neutral or connected with a Club in membership of the League.
LOCAL RULE: Office bearers to serve on committee elected to roles Chairman, Vice Chairman, League Secretary, Minute Secretary, Treasurer, Match & Referee Secretary and Registration & Disciplinary Secretary. 9 Delegates to SAFA
Two Delegates
to the Scottish Amateur Football Association shall be elected at the Annual
General Meeting or at a Special General Meeting convened for that purpose.
Any Office
Bearer, Life Member or Club Member shall be eligible for
election.
10 Management
Management of
the League shall be vested in the General Committee consisting of the Office
Bearers, Life Members and one representative of each Club in the League, except
where a Club is represented by an Office Bearer. Each Club shall be entitled to
send two representatives to each meeting but shall have only one vote.
11 Executive Committee
(a) The Office
Bearers together with a number of representatives as agreed and appointed by
the General Committee, will form the Executive Committee of the League. The quorum
as determined by the League shall be 50% attendance of member clubs.
(b) The
Executive Committee shall have power to deal with business affecting or
pertaining to the League and matters relating to disciplinary offences, except
in so far as specially provided for by any of these rules. All such findings
and decisions of the Executive Committee shall be final, except as provided for
under Rule 21. The Executive Committee shall have the power to deal with any
Club, Club Official or player for any misconduct reported to it as it sees fit.
(c) The
Executive Committee in dealing with matters relating to disciplinary matters,
shall consist of no more than eight members, which when possible shall include
the Office Bearers. The quorum shall be five.
(d) The Executive
Committee shall have power, as occasion shall require to appoint from its own
members and or co-opt from the General Committee such Sub-Committees as it may
deem expedient, and to depute or refer to them such of its powers and duties as
may from time to time determine.
12 Retiral from Meetings
A member of
Committee must retire from the meeting during consideration and while decision
is being made on any case involving their Club, or Officials, or players
connected with their Club, or in a case in which they have presented evidence
to the Committee or there is a conflict of interest arising from the matter
under consideration.
13 Finance
(a) The
Treasurer shall effect all money transactions and shall submit at each
monthly/bi-monthly meeting a financial statement of the League/Association
accounts, and at the Annual General Meeting a Statement of Account duly audited
by the Auditor(s) appointed at the Annual General Meeting. Financial Records of
all money transactions must be kept, and must be open to inspection by the
Scottish Amateur Football Association.
(b) All fines
imposed by the General or Executive Committee must be paid by the due date as
notified to the Clubs concerned. Failure to do so may result in the defaulting
Club being Debt Suspended. Any fines paid by cheque, and cheque not being
honoured, Clubs will be liable for any charges incurred by the League/
Association, and may result in the defaulting Club being liable to such penalty
as deemed appropriate.
(c) All
accounts must be passed by the General Meeting and all cheques drawn on the
bank of the League shall bear a minimum of two signatures with those
signatories being determined by the League committee.
At all General
Meetings the bank statements of the Association/League shall be on the table
for inspection.
14 Recognition of Service to League
The League may
grant Life Membership or Honorary Life Membership of the League to any retiring
Office Bearer or any person considered to have rendered valuable service to the
League.
15 Alteration
to Constitution and Rules
No alteration
shall be made in the Constitution and Rules of the League except at the Annual
General Meeting or Special General Meeting called for that purpose. Twenty-one
days notice must be given to the Secretary in writing of any proposed
alteration in Constitution, a copy of which shall be sent to Clubs seven days
before Annual or Special General Meeting for the consideration thereof. No
alteration shall be made in the Constitution unless two thirds of the members
present and qualified to vote,
have voted in
favour of the
motion. Such alterations must
subsequently be confirmed at a Special General Meeting duly convened for the
purpose. Any proposed alteration to the Constitution shall, before coming into
force, be submitted to and approved by the Council of the Scottish Amateur
Football Association.
16 International Clearance
An amateur or
non-amateur player who had become eligible to play for a club affiliated to a
National Association may not be registered with a club affiliated to another
National Association unless the latter has received an International Transfer
Certificate issued by the National Association that the player wishes to leave.
17 Unauthorised
Football
Any player
participating in unauthorised football shall not be eligible to participate in
football played under the jurisdiction of the Scottish Amateur Football
Association.
Any player
participating in unauthorised football who plays for a club in membership of
the Scottish Amateur Football Association shall leave that club open to protest
and disciplinary action.
Unauthorised
football shall be considered to be football played under the jurisdiction of an
Association or League not affiliated to a recognised National Association.
LEAGUE RULES
Executive Committee as referred
to in this Constitution is deemed to refer to local level and is not an
intended reference to National or District level.
1 Laws of the Game
All
competitions under the League/Association control shall be according to the
Laws of the Game as adopted by the Scottish Football Association Limited except
under Rule 7.
2 Playing Season
The playing
Season of the
League/Association shall commence
on a date to
be agreed by the Association/League and end on a date
not later than the Annual General Meeting of the Scottish Amateur Football
Association. No football shall be played by any Club in membership after the
date of the Annual General Meeting of the Scottish Amateur Football Association
in any Season unless permission has been granted by the Scottish Amateur
Football Association.
3 Composition of League / Association
The
composition of the Association/League shall be determined at the Annual General
Meeting or a Special General Meeting or any other meeting called for that
purpose.
LOCAL RULE: Relegation will be two clubs down with the number of promoted clubs to be decided at the AGM.
LOCAL RULE: Play-offs will be used to determine league winners, promotions and relegations where teams finish level on points at the end of the season. These games will be played at neutral venues over 90 minutes with extra time and penalties if required. Remaining positions will be determined by goal difference.
4 Fixtures
(a) Clubs
shall receive from the Match Secretary, the League fixtures which must be
played on the dates stipulated unless otherwise sanctioned by the Match
Secretary. Clubs not complying may be fined.
(b) The reason
for non-fulfilment of any fixture shall be investigated by the Executive
Committee, and if the reasons are deemed to be unsatisfactory, the defaulting
Club shall forfeit the points or cup- tie, and may be liable for Referee's Fee,
Ground Fee and any other costs incurred by the aggrieved club. In addition a penalty
as determined by the Executive Committee may be imposed on the defaulting club.
If at least
one club has admitted full responsibility in writing for the non-fulfilment of
any fixture, then clubs do not need to be cited to a disciplinary hearing and
the Executive Committee can make a determination, based on the admission of
guilt, with a Right of Appeal to the clubs in the normal manner.
(c) Notice of
all unfinished matches shall be investigated by the Executive Committee, who shall
decide the status of such matches, and impose any penalty as deemed
appropriate.
(d) Any Club
wishing a Free date, must do so in writing to the Secretary or Match Secretary
giving notice as determined by the Executive Committee, and stating the reason,
and such application shall be decided by the General Committee or Match/Fixture
Secretary. The number of free dates granted in any one season shall be
determined by the Leagues and Associations.
LOCAL RULE: Free dates will be limited to two per club in any one season and 21 days notice being given to the match secretary prior to the free date requested. Any free
date approved under this rule shall have no effect in respect of matches cast
by the Scottish Amateur Football Association.
5 Tournament and Friendly Matches
Clubs wishing
to participate in a tournament
or friendly match must
apply for the appropriate permission as follows: -
Friendly
fixture against a club in membership of own Association/League
Permission of
own Association/League
Friendly Match
against Club in membership of the Scottish Amateur Football Association.
Permission of
own League / Association and Scottish Amateur Football Association.
Friendly Match
against Club not in membership of the Scottish Amateur Football Association.
Permission of
own League / Association, the Scottish Amateur Football Association and where
appropriate the S.F.A. Ltd. which will be obtained by the Scottish Amateur
Football Association.
Tournaments within and outwith Scotland
Permission of
own League/Association, the Scottish Amateur Football Association and where
appropriate the S.F.A. Ltd. which will be obtained by the Scottish Amateur
Football Association.
Any match
which takes place without the necessary permission will be deemed to be
unauthorised football and will be referred to the relevant Committee which may
result in disciplinary action being taken against the Club involved.
The reasons
for any member club failing to adhere to the requirements of this rule will be
investigated by the Executive Committee and if deemed unsatisfactory the
defaulting club will be fined a sum not greater than £50.00
6 Cup-Ties
Cup-Ties of
the Scottish Football Association Ltd, or the Scottish Amateur Football
Association shall have precedence over League/Association domestic fixtures.
Should a ground be considered as unplayable in a National or District cup tie
the League or Association Match Secretary will have the discretion to assign an
alternative fixture for the away team only.
7 Duration of play
All matches
shall be played in accordance to the Laws of the Game as adopted by the
Scottish Football Association Ltd., but with this one exception, that prior to
the start of the match, Club Officials may mutually agree to play two equal
periods of 35 minutes duration, a statement to such effect being signed on the
back of the team lines by the respective Club Officials, cup-ties excepted.
8 Ground Directions etc.
(a) The Match/Fixture Secretary will advise the
official kick-off time in all matches to the clubs and matches must commence at
the kick-off time.
If a kick off
is delayed by more than 30 minutes the match will be deemed to have been
unplayed and will become subject to the requirements of Rule 4 ?
The clubs
involved may mutually agree to vary the kick off time with the approval of the
Match/Fixture Secretary. If the clubs are unable to agree on a variation from
the official kick off time, the Match/Fixture Secretary after considering all
circumstances shall have the authority to vary the kick off time by giving a
minimum of 24 hours notice to the clubs involved.
(b) The Secretary of the HOME Club must confirm
with the Referee and the Visiting Club no later than 3 days prior to the listed
fixture, as to time of kick-off, colours and directions. In the event of
matches being played mid-week, the Secretary of the HOME Club to confirm with
the Referee and the Visiting Club no later than 3 days prior to the listed
fixture, the time of kick-off, colours and directions.
(c) All matches to be played on the registered
ground of the Home Club. If the Home Club wishes to switch the match to an
alternative ground of an approved standard it may do so with the agreement of
the Match Secretary. If the Away Club has any objection(s) to the proposed
switch the Match Secretary shall consider the objection(s) before deciding
whether or not to sanction the switch, the Match Secretary?s decision is final.
(d) The Home Club is responsible for the
condition of the ground, and Laws of the Game being complied with. On points of
fact connected with the game and fitness of the ground for play, the decision
of the Referee shall be final. When ground conditions are uncertain, or at the
request of their opponents, the HOME club must call in an official referee to
inspect the ground on the day of the match.
Where clubs
have an appointed groundsman in charge of the ground, such groundsman's
decision shall be final.
(e) In the event of a ground being unplayable,
the HOME Club must immediately notify the Visiting club, Referee, and League
Match Secretary of the postponement.
(f) Both Clubs shall be responsible for the
provision of two serviceable footballs each at all matches
(g) Goal Nets and Corner Flags must be used in
all matches.
(h) Results of all matches should be notified to
the Match Secretary by the Home Club no later than a time to, be determined by
the Executive Committee and where appropriate the National and/or District
Match Secretary in relation to National and District cup ties. Failure to do
so, the Executive Committee shall
have the right
to impose a
fine as agreed
by the Executive Committee.
9 Teamlines
(a) In all
matches including friendly fixtures, Clubs must not later than the commencement
of the match submit to the Referee the official Team lines, in duplicate,
containing the names, I.D. Numbers or photographs of players with ID Numbers
attached in the respective teams, this to exclude national and district cup
competitions. The Referee shall after signature, exchange one copy with the
respective Clubs, and forward the remaining copies together with the result of
the game to the Secretary / Match Secretary, within 48 hours, together with any
caution or ordering off reports. No form
other than the official Team lines shall be acceptable.
(b) Where team
lines are incorrectly completed. The Executive Committee shall have the right
to impose a fine not exceeding £10.00.
(c) In all
matches played under the auspices of the League/Association, up to a maximum of
five substitutes may be listed, five of which may be used. Such substitutes
must be listed on the official team lines in accordance with Rule 9(a). In cup ties, players listed as substitutes
will only be considered cup-tied, if they actually play in the match.
10 Late Kick-offs
When a late
kick-off is reported, Club or Clubs being responsible without good reason shall
be liable to a fine not exceeding £10.00
11 Colours
(a) In the
event of a similarity of colours, the Home Club shall change, unless mutually
agreed.
(b) Numbers
must be worn on jerseys, and must correspond with the numbers on the team
lines. Failure to comply shall result in the defaulting Club being liable to a
fine not exceeding £10.00
12 Status of Players
(a) All
players must be registered on a Recreational Form to be eligible to play for
Clubs in membership of the Scottish Amateur Football Association (excepting
where trialists are permitted). Players
not so registered will be ineligible and subject to protest in any match they
participate in. Players MUST be
registered to play in any Cup Competitions whether National, District or
Domestic which are played under the auspices of the Scottish Amateur Football
Association.
(b) A player
registered with the Scottish Football Association Ltd. by means of a
Recreational Form through any other Affiliated National Association may not
play for any Club in membership of the Scottish Amateur Football Association
while so registered, with the exception of Scottish Football Association Member
Clubs and Futsal Clubs, 5-a-side and 6-a-side, who are also in membership of
the Scottish Amateur Football Association and Under 21 age limit Clubs who are
in membership of the Scottish Amateur Football Association.
(c) Before
playing for a Club in membership of the Scottish Amateur Football Association,
the player?s Recreational Form registered through any other Affiliated National
Association with the Scottish Football Association Ltd. must be cancelled
either by the registering Club or by personal application of
the player under
the terms of
registration procedure 12.6(iii)
of the Scottish Football Association Ltd.
(d) A player
playing within the
jurisdiction of the
Scottish Amateur Football Association
and registered with the Scottish Football Association Ltd. by means of a
Recreational Form may only play for his registered Club or any other Club in
membership of the Scottish Amateur Football Association provided he is eligible
to do so and does not infringe the requirements of Rule 44 (registration rules
under age football).
13 Registration
The following
Registration Rules apply with the exception and inclusion, where appropriate,
of the Scottish Amateur FA/Scottish Youth FA Under 21 player agreement an
extract of which can be found in the Guideline Section.
A player to be
eligible to play must be registered on a Recreational Form for the relevant
Club. ?A player may not register or play as a trialist, on any one day, for more than one club and only play for one team, who play on the same fixture day, in the
same fixture season, this being defined by the affiliation form submitted to
the Scottish Amateur Football Association.
A player to be
eligible to play in any cup competition played under the auspices of the
Scottish Amateur Football Association and its affiliated bodies (Associations
and Leagues) must sign a recreational form and be registered on the Scottish FA
Registration system for the relevant club(s) prior to the commencement of all
cup ties.
A player to be
eligible to play in League games, played under the auspices of Associations and
Leagues must sign a Recreational Form, and be registered on the Scottish FA
Registration System for the relevant Club or Clubs prior to the commencement of
all League games (excepting where Trialists are permitted by affiliated
Associations and Leagues).
All Clubs can
only register their players on the form supplied by the Scottish Football
Association appropriate to the said Season. Completed forms must be returned to
the League / Association within 3 days of the date of signing (Sunday
excluded). Players will only be considered as registered once the completed
form or e-mail with a copy/image attachment (photograph, scan or fax, etc.) of
the form has been received and accepted by the League/Association. Acceptance
will be confirmed by return of the Player ID number from the League/Association
to the Club and where a copy/image of the form is used the original form must
be with the League/Association within 3 days of registration (Sunday excluded).
The
Recreational Form as posted must be accompanied by a stamped addressed envelope
to the sender. After being endorsed by the League / Association, the Club shall
receive back a copy of the completed registration form.
Failure to
complete the full postal address, including village, town, district or postcode
as required on the form, will result in the registration being rejected.
Players must
be registered on a Recreational Form to be eligible to participate in all Cup
ties played under the jurisdiction of the Scottish Amateur Football
Association.
Trialists who
are eligible to participate in League matches will be subject to the
registration rules of the League/Association.
Players can
only play in friendly matches for the club they are registered with on the
Scottish FA Registration System, with the exception of unattached trialists.
Changes of
address of registered players must be intimated in writing to the Scottish
Amateur Football Association and to the Secretary of the League/Association in
which the player plays by the Secretary of the Club for which he plays within
14 days of such change.
The
registration of a player on a Recreational Form will lapse automatically at the
end of the Season (30th June each year), in which he signed the form, and the
player will be free to sign for the Club of his choice thereafter, (excepting
Summer Football, where the forms will automatically cancel on 30th September
each year.
A player can
be registered from 1st May each Season for the same Club for the forthcoming
Season.
A player can
be registered from 15th May each Season for another Club for the forthcoming
Season, provided he is otherwise eligible to do so. (Summer Football)
A player can
be registered from 15th September each Season for the same Club for the
forthcoming Season.
A player can
be registered from 30th September each Season for another Club for the
forthcoming Season, provided he is otherwise eligible to do so.
Before a
player signs a Recreational Form, the Club should ensure that all details have
been fully inserted. The player at the time of signing must personally insert
the date of signing. The player's signature and that of the Secretary or other
accredited Club Official shall be attested by a responsible third party.
A player who
is suspended (dated or games) may not sign a Recreational Form unless in the
case of a games suspension, his registration has automatically ended in terms
of this Rule.
Players of
Clubs which fold or cease to exist during the currency of a player's match
suspension shall be eligible to register for a new Club. The Club, for which
the player registers, should send the Recreational Form to the
League/Association Secretary accompanied by a letter from the player indicating
the number of matches of his suspension he has still to serve. The matches
played by that new Club from the date of receipt, will be counted towards
serving of suspension.
Should a
player have his registration cancelled prior to the commencement of a game(s)
suspension, he shall be eligible to register for another Club in membership of
the Scottish Amateur Football Association, and must complete his suspension
prior to playing for that Club.
Players, who
play without having been registered in accordance with this Rule, will be
grounds for protest in the Season in which such offence has occurred.
Failure to
adhere to the registration procedure will result in the responsible parties
being dealt with by the relevant Committee.
A player may
have his registration cancelled or transferred to another Club in membership of
the League / Association. All transfers or cancellations must be submitted on
the appropriate form, and sent to the League / Association by the Club. Any dispute over the cancellation or transfer
between a player and his Club shall be referred to the Executive Committee for
settlement, who shall sanction the cancellation or transfer on agreement of any
outstanding issues. The cancellation or transfer of any player shall be
effective upon receipt of the completed form by the League / Association.
Players of a
defunct Club shall be eligible to register for another Club, subject to the
registration Rules.
When a request
to have a registration cancelled has been lodged, the player shall neither play
nor sign for any other Club until his registration has been cancelled by the
Secretary of the League/ Association.
No
cancellation or transfer of registration will be sanctioned after 31st March
each Season to allow a player to register or play as a trialist for another
club in membership of the Scottish Amateur Football Association with the
exception of that of a goalkeeper with such registration form to be clearly
marked that it applied to the position of goalkeeper. (Summer Football)
No cancellation
or transfer of registration will be sanctioned after 31st July each Season to
allow a player to register or play as a trialist for another club in membership
of the Scottish Amateur Football Association with the exception of that of a
goalkeeper with such registration form to be clearly marked that it applied to
the position of goalkeeper.
The
Association/League shall decide if registrations of eligible players will be
accepted after 31st July in the current year.
The
Association/League shall decide if registrations of eligible players will be
accepted after 31st March in the current year
Players
registered with a Club in membership of the Scottish Amateur Football
Association which operate more than one team, shall have freedom of movement
within that Club, subject to the Constitution and Cup Competition Rules of the
Scottish Amateur Football Association.
The League /
Association shall keep a register of all players registered, and the register
shall be open to any Club in membership for a search fee of up to a maximum of
£10.00.
No charge
shall be made in relation to the cancelation of a players registration.
LOCAL RULE: Clubs can register a maximum of 30 players at any time during the season. Up to 3 trialists may be fielded in any league fixture (each up to a a max of 3 occasions before registering). No trialists can play in any cup competition.
LOCAL RULE: All registration forms must be submitted to the registration secretary by 22:00 on Friday for players to be registered and eligible for the Sunday fixtures. Any forms received after the deadline will not be processed until the Monday, and subsequently the players will be ineligible.
14 Conduct of Spectators
Where it can
be proved that spectators at a League or Cup match, by using obscene language
or words of intimidation, or conduct themselves in such a manner as to
interfere with the players or stop a game, the Executive Committee shall have power
to order the game to be replayed on another ground or to award the match to
either Club and take such further action as may be deemed necessary.
15 Representative Games
(a) In all
representative games, the League shall have the power to select players from
any Club connected with the League/Association, and any players so selected who
may decline to play, shall not be eligible to play for their own Club on that
date without special permission from the Executive Committee or the Secretary /
Match Secretary.
(b) A Club may
apply for a postponement of fixture should one or more players be selected to
play in a representative game on the same day, or one player in the case of a
goalkeeper.
16 Disciplinary
Procedures
? Any player
or official ordered off or reported for misconduct may participate in
subsequent matches until they have been advised in writing of their suspension
or in serious cases until they are cited to appear before the Executive
Committee.
? Player or
official cited to attend on specific charge(s) relating to the content of the
referees report with a copy of the referees report accompanying the citation
and advised that he may submit any written statements from witnesses which
he/she would consider relevant to the matter.
? The player
or official should also be advised in writing of the possible sanctions which
may be placed on him.
? A copy of
the citation to be forwarded to the Secretary of the players or officials or club.
?
Referees must be
invited in writing
to attend to
assist the Committee. The referee may be accompanied by
his/her referee supervisor or a member of his/her referees association if they
so wish but that person must take no part in the meeting in any capacity.
? The referee
and player or club official must be heard together in order that they can
respond (in the proper manner) to the evidence led.
? The player
or club official must be given the opportunity to state his case and to hear
all evidence or submissions made against him.
? If cited to
appear before the Executive Committee, players, officials or club members may
submit their defence in writing, and if they do not appear or submit their
defence in writing, the case may be dealt with in their absence.
? The
Committee should hear all letters submitted in relation to the case and then
exercise their discretion as to the relevancy, creditability and quality of
such evidence.
? If it is
decided that the charge has been established the player must be allowed to make
a plea in mitigation of sentence before he is sentenced. Any decision reached
must be supported by the evidence heard.
? Any sanction
imposed must be appropriate to the offence committed.
? The player
or club official will be advised of their right of appeal to the appropriate body.
?The player or
club official and the club must be notified in writing of any suspensions
imposed and log/add to the player?s registration on the Scottish FA on line
registration system, accompanied by the player?s or club official?s right of
appeal to the appropriate authority.
? In all
cases, the Club will be held responsible for ensuring that all suspensions are
implemented and served. In addition the Club will be fined a sum as agreed by
the Executive Committee.
? All Club
Officials reported will be called before the relevant committee to answer
specific charges arising from the misconduct report in question, and if found
guilty of an offence the Committee shall have discretion to apply any sanction
considered appropriate. In addition, the Official's Club shall be fined a sum
of not less than £25.00 and not greater than £100.00, if the Official is found
guilty of any offence.
(See
Disciplinary Guidelines ? Investigations)
(See SAFA Code
of Conduct ? Adult Players, Coaches, Team Managers and Club Officials)
Standard Offences
Player or Club
member does not require to attend a meeting.
Suspension for
a number of matches (Match Suspensions) will be imposed based on the fixed
penalties as approved by the Scottish Amateur F.A. and detailed in Appendix 1
of these Rules.
In addition a club will be fined
a sum as agreed by the Executive Committee with such sum not exceeding £10.00
when a player has been ordered off for a Standard Offence.
Serious Offence of Exceptional Misconduct
1. Referee
assault.
2. Physically
threatening the Referee.
3. Verbally
threatening the Referee.
4. Physical
assault on or by a Club Official.
5. Headbutting
6. Spitting
All misconduct
reports relating to offences of the above nature must be forwarded to the
Scottish Amateur F.A. in order that they may be dealt with by the appropriate
Committee.
Suspensions
would be for a period of time (Dated Suspensions) and would be imposed based on
the guidelines of the Scottish Amateur F.A. as detailed in Appendix 11 of these
Rules.
Serious Offences
Suspensions
would be for a period of time (Dated Suspensions) and would be imposed based on
the guidelines of the Scottish Amateur F.A. as detailed in Appendix 11 of these
Rules.
Cautions
Any player
reported as being cautioned, will have the caution recorded. In addition the
club will be fined a sum
not greater than
£5.00 for each
caution or alternatively
the relevant number
of disciplinary points as determined by the Executive Committee added to
the club?s disciplinary record in the current season.
Clubs in
membership shall have their Disciplinary Records subject to review, and Clubs
exceeding the Penalty Points
threshold as determined
by the Executive
Committee, shall be
subject to disciplinary action as
agreed by the Executive Committee.
APPENDIX 1
Fixed
Penalties for Standard Offences
(Players do not have to attend a meeting)
OFFENCE SUSPENSION
Serious foul play
2 games
Violent
Conduct
Adopting a threatening or aggressive attitude 3 games
Punching an opponent
4 games
Kicking an opponent
4 games
Striking an opponent 4 games
Head to head confrontation
4 games
Attempting to punch an opponent 3 games
Attempting to kick an opponent 3 games
Attempting to strike an opponent 3 games
Eyeball to eyeball confrontation 3 games
Pushing head into opponents head 6 games
Pushing an opponent
3 games
Elbowing opponent in face
8 games
Elbowing opponent on body
4 games
Kicking and punching opponent 8 games
Grabbing opponent by throat
6 games
Stamping on an opponent's body 8 games
Denies a goal or goal scoring opportunity by
deliberately 1 game
handling the ball
Denies a goal scoring opportunity to an
opponent 1 game
moving towards the player's goal punishable by a
free
kick or penalty kick
Offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or
gestures 2 games
Offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or
gestures 3 games
towards Referee
Receiving a second caution in the same match 1 game
Accumulation of Cautions 1st set of 5 Cautions 1 game
2nd set of 5 Cautions 3
games
3rd set of 5 Cautions 6
games
Should a
player be cited to appear before the Executive Committee, the Committee shall
have the authority to impose a sanction in terms of a fixed penalty or dated
suspension whichever is considered appropriate to the offence of which the
player has been found guilty.
Any player who
amasses a total suspension of 10 games or more in any one Season will be cited
to appear before the Executive Committee for any subsequent misconduct reports,
the Committee shall add a 3 games penalty if a game(s) has been imposed or a 3
week penalty if a dated suspension has been imposed to any sanction applied in
relation to the offence reported.
APPENDIX 11
Guidelines
for Serious Offences
(Refer to
National Disciplinary Committee)
Referee assault. Must
be a dated suspension with a maximum suspension of 10 years ? not ?Sine Die?
Physically
threatening Referee
? attempting to lay hands on the Referee. Maximum suspension of 5 years.
Verbally threatening Referee. Maximum
suspension of 3 years.
Physical assault on Club Officials. Maximum suspension
of 5 years.
Serious violent conduct e.g.deliberately kicking opponent on head.
Maximum suspension of 5 years
Headbutting. Maximum suspension of 18 Months
Spitting. Maximum suspension of 5 years
Spitting on a referee. Maximum suspension of 10 years
(Refer to
League or Association Executive Committee)
Deliberately and knowingly
playing a suspended player
under an assumed name. Maximum suspension of 2
years.
Deliberately playing while under
Suspension under an assumed name. Maximum suspension of 2
years.
Deliberately and knowingly
playing a suspended player. Maximum suspension of 2
years.
Deliberately playing or
participating while under suspension. Maximum suspension of 1 year.
Deliberately playing under
an assumed name. Maximum
suspension 1 year.
Serious Misuse of Social Media. Maximum
suspension 1 year
17 Suspensions
The League/
Association will recognise and give effect to all suspensions, censures etc,
passed on players, Clubs and Officials by the Scottish Football Association
Ltd., and Associations and Leagues affiliated thereto.
Notice of
decision of any suspension imposed, must be confirmed in writing or e-mail to
the player or official and their registered Club.
A player can
only serve a match suspension if he is registered with a club in membership of
the Scottish Amateur FA and will only begin to serve his suspension from the
date of his registration being accepted by the relevant authority.
Fixed Penalty Suspensions
A player while
serving a fixed penalty suspension cannot play for any team within his Club
until the team which he committed the offence has played the requisite number
of matches.
Any match
suspension or part thereof which remains outstanding at the end of a Season or
any extension thereof, must be served at the commencement of the following
Season, regardless of which Club the player joins, with the same principle
being applied should a player be transferred to another Club prior to the
suspension commencing,
Serving a
match suspension, does not prevent a player transferring to another Club during
the term of suspension.
A match which
has been abandoned or which has been forfeited as a consequence of a club being
debt suspended or an unfulfilled fixture
does not
count as a
completed match in
terms of a
player serving a
game(s) suspension.
Suspensions to
commence on the Friday which is at least 14 days after the date of postmark on
the written notification or date of the e-mail of the suspension to the player,
official and a copy to be sent to their club.
There is no
right of appeal against a fixed penalty suspension. Cases of alleged mistaken
identity must be raised with the League or Association within 14 days of
notification of the suspension, for further investigation if required.
Dated Suspensions
During the
serving of a dated suspension, a player may not transfer to another Club.
A player or
official suspended for a period of time (dated suspensions) shall be eligible
to participate from 12 noon on the last date of their suspension.
A player or
official has the right of appeal to the Scottish Amateur Football Association
against a dated suspension or to the Scottish Football Association should the
suspension been applied by the SAFA.
Terms of dated suspensions
When a dated
suspension has been confirmed by the Scottish Amateur Football Association and
the Scottish Football Association a person who is suspended cannot play,
participate as an official, act as linesman, act as trainer, sign any papers,
registration of transfer forms, be in a club dressing room or formally travel
in the club transport to games.
A person who
is suspended can attend matches played on a public park as a spectator but if
in attendance at a private park he can be asked to leave.
Terms of game(s) suspensions
During a
period of game(s) suspension the terms of suspension as outlined in dated
suspensions only applies to the match day(s) of a game(s) suspension.
Any dated
suspension imposed by the Scottish Amateur Football Association or an
Association/League shall take preference over any game(s) suspension imposed by
those bodies with any outstanding part of the game suspension to be served on
completion of the dated suspension.
18 Debt Suspension
The Executive
Committee or any subcommittee of the League shall have the power if a member
club fails to make any payment of any fine, levy or monetary penalty imposed on
them or any monies due to the League to debt suspend such club and their listed
officials on the date. Such suspension will only be raised at 12 noon on the
Monday following payment of the monies due.
LOCAL RULE: The FSAFL Debt Suspension threshold shall be £50,and any team failing to settle fines at the monthly meetings will be given a further 7 days to settle monies due or be debt suspended.
In order to
raise any Debt Suspension imposed the entire amount due by the club must be
paid in full, however on application from an individual listed official to the
League or Association the League Executive Committee may consider the
circumstances and accept an equal shared part payment of the amount owed from
said individual, to lift his/her Debt Suspension.
Terms of Debt Suspension
A person who
is debt suspended cannot play, participate as an official, act as linesman, act
as trainer, sign any papers relating to the business of his/her club including
registration of transfer forms, be in a club dressing room or formally travel
in the club transport to games.
A person who
is debt suspended can attend matches played on a public park as a spectator but
if in attendance at a private park he/she can be asked to leave.
A club which
has been debt suspended cannot participate in any fixture being played under
the jurisdiction of the Scottish Amateur Football Association or any member
affiliated to that body.
A club which
has been debt suspended will forfeit the points for any league fixture(s) and
will forfeit any cup tie(s) allocated to the club during the period of debt
suspension.
The terms of
this rule are not exhaustive.
19 Resignation from League
(a) When a
Club intimates its resignation from the League/Association during the Season,
such Club must notify the Secretary in writing. Should any club resign its
membership or cease to function after the start of the playing season, any
points won by the club or its opponents in league matches will be forfeited and
any goals scored by the club or its opponents in league matches will be
disregarded in the relevant league table. The club will no longer be considered
to be a member of its particular division or be eligible for promotion or
relegation from that division at the end of the season. The club will not be replaced in its
particular division and its remaining league fixtures will be declared null and
void. The results of any cup ties played by the club shall stand."
(b) When a
Club intimates its resignation from the League/ Association after completion of
its League programme, all League matches involving that Club shall not be
declared null and void.
20 Expulsion from League
When a Club is
expelled from membership, all League matches involving that Club shall be
declared null and void, excepting where that Club has completed its League
programme.
LOCAL RULE: The full league with a 2/3 majority vote at a duly convened meeting can withdraw membership of any team found guilty of an offence which merits expulsion, with all fees forfeited.
21 Appeals
Any Club,
player or Club Member may appeal to the Scottish Amateur Football Association
against any decision of this League/Association affecting the Club or member of
the Club, with the exception of a suspension imposed in accordance with the
fixed penalties incorporated in Rule 16. Such Appeals to be lodged by Special
Delivery Guaranteed and in duplicate, within seven days of receipt of the
notice of the decision, and accompanied by a deposit of £50.00. The deposit may
be forfeited if the Scottish Amateur Football Association so decide. The
grounds of the appeal must be specifically stated and if the Scottish Amateur
Football Association consider the appeal frivolous or trivial, the appellant
may be liable to a levy of a sum of money which shall be fixed annually by the
Appeals Committee. The decision against which any appeal is made will only be
set aside when the appeal is received by the Scottish Amateur Football
Association and agreed to be in order and confirmation is received in writing
by the parties concerned.
22 Playing an Ineligible Player or
Unregistered Player
Ineligible
Player ? A player registered/not registered in terms of the Scottish Amateur FA
Constitution & Rules on Player Registration but not eligible to participate
in amateur football.
Unregistered
Player ? A player eligible to play amateur football but not registered in terms
of the Scottish Amateur FA Constitution & Rules on Player Registration.
(a) Where a
Club is proved to have played an ineligible player, such Club will be dealt
with by the Executive Committee, and upon investigation a penalty deemed
appropriate may be imposed.
(b) Where a
Club is proved to have played an unregistered player in a League match, such
Club shall have three points deducted for each infringement upon investigation
by the Executive Committee, together with such other penalty as such Committee
may decide.
(c) Where a
Club is proved to have played an unregistered player in a Cup-tie, such Club
shall be dismissed from the competition upon investigation by the Executive
Committee, together with such other penalty as such Committee may decide.
23 Referees
(a) The Match Secretary shall appoint neutral
Referees for all matches, who must be on the list of Registered Referees of the
Scottish Football Association Ltd. Should the official Referee fail to appear,
Clubs may by mutual agreement appoint a deputy who must be on the list of
Referees of the Scottish Football Association Ltd. A statement to that effect
should be written on the back of the team lines, and signed by both Club
officials.
The Match
Secretary shall have the authority, if he deems it necessary, to appoint
Assistant Referees to games where he is of the opinion that this facility is
required. Where this decision is taken the costs will be paid by the
Association/League.
(b) The responsibility for
payment of the
referee?s fee shall
be determined by
the Executive Committee. The fee
not to exceed £40.00.
LOCAL RULE: Referee fee is to be £40, split equally between the teams. It is the responsibility of the home team to ensure the referee is paid prior to the start of the game.
(c) In the event of non-fulfilment of any fixture
the HOME Club should pay the Referee his fee, which shall be recoverable from
the defaulting Club.
(d) Should a
ground be considered unplayable, the Referee shall after inspection, receive
half-fee, the responsibility for which will be determined by the Executive
Committee.
(e) When a
referee is a member of a League Executive Committee or a member of a club
within said League he will not be permitted to referee any games within that
League.
(f) When a
referee is a member of a League Executive Committee or a member of a club
within an Association or League in membership of the Scottish Amateur FA, he
will not be permitted to referee any games in National or District cup
competitions under the auspices of the Scottish Amateur FA, which are competed
for on the same playing day.
(g) When a
referee is a member of a League Executive Committee or a member of a club
within an Association or League in membership of the Scottish Amateur FA, he
shall be permitted to referee any games within another League or Association in
membership of the Scottish Amateur FA, subject to the above, or at any grade of
football other than amateur.
24 Protests,
Claims and Complaints
(a) A Protest
or Claim by any Club must be forwarded to the Secretary by Special Delivery
Guaranteed within 3 days after the game in question (Sunday excluded), and no
Protest shall be accepted bearing a postmark later than the third day. A £10 deposit
as agreed by the Executive Committee should accompany same, and may be
forfeited if the protesting Club fails to prove its case. A verbatim copy of
Protest or Claim must in all cases be forwarded to the Club protested or
claimed against by Recorded or Special Delivery.
(b) Protests,
appeals or objections relative to ground, goalposts or other appurtenances of
the game, must be formally intimated to the Referee and to the Captain of the
opposing team, before the commencement of the game. Such protests must be made
in writing on the reverse side of the team lines, witnessed and signed by all
parties.
(c) Other
protests (excepting those
concerning the alleged
ineligibility of players), must
where practicable, be formally intimated to the Referee and the captain
of the opposing team, at the time the alleged violation of the rules takes
place. Such protests must be made in writing on the reverse side of the team
lines, witnessed and signed by all parties.
(d) Any complaint
by one Club against another Club, out with the scope of protests must be lodged
with the Secretary of the Association or League with a Photostat copy to the
Club complained against, both intimations by Special or Recorded Delivery.
(e) All
protest, Claims and Complaints shall be investigated by the Executive
Committee, who will deal with the matters, and take such further action as may
be deemed appropriate. If any Protest, Claim or Complaint is found to be
trivial or frivolous or groundless, a further levy may be imposed on the Club
concerned at the discretion of the Executive Committee.
25 Custody of League Trophies
Clubs
presented with any league trophy will be required to sign a form agreeing to
return in good order any trophies won during the Season. Failure to return
trophies in good condition or by the due date may result in such Clubs being
liable to the cost of replacement or repair of such trophies, and such other
penalty as deemed appropriate. Such trophies must be returned to the Association/League
no later than a date as agreed by the Executive Committee in the current year.
26 Change of Secretary
Any Club
changing their Secretary / Registered Officials must notify the Secretary of
the League / Association, and all Clubs in membership of that change.
27 Breach of Rules
(a) For breach
of any rule of the League/Association, the General or Executive Committee may
suspend a Club until the Annual General Meeting, and matches played by the Club
shall be declared null and void. The retention of that Club in the
League/Association shall be considered at the Annual General Meeting and any
decision arrived at under this rule shall not be the subject of a revision at a
Special General Meeting convened under the terms of Rule 6c of the
Constitution.
(b) The
Executive Committee (any Sub-Committee thereof), may, in its absolute
discretion, relieve any party from the consequences of failure to comply with
any provision of the rules, breach of, or failure to comply with rules, on good
cause shown, on such conditions as it (or any Sub-Committee) thinks fit.
(c) The
Executive Committee shall have the power to fine, suspend or expel any Club,
Official, Player or other person under its jurisdiction who in its opinion, in
any way brings the game into disrepute or on any other grounds it considers
sufficient and of which, subject to any right of appeal, it shall be the sole
judge.
28 Media
(a) Any Club
or person associated with any Club which publishes, distributes, sells or
authorises a third party to publish, distribute, issue or sell a match
programme or any other publication or audio/visual material of any description
in any media now existing or hereafter invented, shall be held responsible for
all matters contained therein.
(b) Any Club
or person associated with any Club which publishes, distributes, sells or
authorises a third party to publish, distribute, issue or sell a match
programme or any other publication or audio/visual material of any description
in any media now existing or hereafter invented, shall ensure that any such
publications or audio/visual material shall not contain any criticism of any
match official calculated to indicate bias or incompetence on the part of such
match official or to impinge on his/her character.
29 Local Rules
All Local
Rules as agreed
at the Annual
General Meeting of
the Association/League must
be submitted to the Scottish Amateur Football Association no later than
1st August in the current season for approval.
30 Club
Safeguarding Officer
One member of
each club will be designated on the Club Affiliation form as the ?Young Player
Club Safeguarding Officer? and if not detailed, by default the Club Secretary
will be the designated officer.
Should a club
wish to register any player who at the time of registering is deemed as ?under
18?, the Club Safeguarding Officer must have completed the appropriate on line
training, as advised by the Scottish Amateur FA and the Scottish FA, before the
registration can be accepted.
CUP COMPETITION RULES
Cup Competition Rules shall be
subject to the Association/League local rules as determined by the Executive
Committee.
Such local rules must be
submitted to the Scottish Amateur Football Association for approval no later
than 1st July in the current year,
1 Any Club failing to fulfil a
cup-tie will be cited to appear before the Executive Committee, and the matter
investigated, and if the explanation is deemed unsatisfactory, that Club shall
be disqualified from the competition, and any other penalty deemed appropriate
may be imposed.
2 Any Club intending to withdraw
from a competition, must notify in writing the Secretary of the opposing Club
and the League Match secretary at least 3 days prior to the date of the tie.
Defaulting Clubs may be dealt with by the Executive Committee as they deem
expedient.
3 (a) When gate money or collection
is taken at any match (excepting Semi- Final or Final ties), such monies shall
be equally divided between competing Clubs after deduction of Referee's Fee,
Advertising or Police charges. When the
receipts do not
cover expenses, or
no gate money
or collection is taken, the Referee's Fee, which shall be the first
charge on the receipts, shall be shared equally by competing Clubs.
In Semi-Final and Final ties, the
Executive Committee shall fix the grounds, and shall have direct control of all
arrangements, receipts and disbursements in connection therewith.
(b) When played on a Home and
Home principle, the Home Club shall pay all expenses, and retain all gate money
and collections.
4 Entry Fee shall be fixed by the
General Committee and must be paid to the treasurer before Clubs take part in
the competition.
5 No player may play for more than one Club in
a competition in any one Season.
If any Club has more than one
team in the League, and for the benefit of this Rule, each team shall be
considered as a separate Club.
6 A player listed on the team lines
as a substitute, shall only be considered cup-tied if he actually plays in the
match.
Notes for Guidance removed as now
covered by Rule 2, Membership.
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