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#Cup Competition Rules
 

League Rules
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Cup Competition Rules
 
(A)

All Cup Competitions shall be conducted in accordance with the aforementioned Competition Rules where applicable.

 
(B)

All teams shall be compelled to enter the Cup Competitions as directed by the Management Committee. The entrance fee for each competition shall be £30 per team

 
(C)

The structure of the Cup Competitions either League or Divisional shall be determined by the Management Committee to suit the overall needs of the Competition.

 
(D)

All ties shall be drawn at a Clubs meeting whenever possible. The club drawn first shall be designated as the home team.

 
(E)

In cases where a team fails a fixture, the tie is to be awarded to the opposition and the defaulting club dealt with at the discretion of the management committee.

 
(F)

The Management Committee shall decide when matches are played. All ties are to be completed on the day of the match. If the scores are level at the end of normal time, extra time will be played consisting of two equal periods not exceeding 15 minutes. If at the end of extra time and the scores remain level then the tie shall be decided by the taking of 5 penalties per side. If the scores are still level then to determine the result, penalties will continue, one per team, until one team misses.

 
(G)

In all cases where the Management Committee are satisfied that a match was abandoned owing to the conduct of one team and/or its Club member(s) they shall be empowered to award the tie to the opponents and take what other action they may deem necessary. Such action is subject to any disciplinary action taken by the appropriate Affiliated Association.

 
(H)

In cases where a match is abandoned owing to the conduct of both teams and/or their Club members, the Management Committee shall take such action as they consider appropriate. Such action is subject to any disciplinary action taken by the appropriate Affiliated Association.

 
(I)

To be eligible for these Competitions, a player must be registered with a Club in accordance with Rule 8.

 
(J)

A player may only play for one Club in any Cup Competition in this League. In cases where a Club has more than one team, no player can player for a lower ranked team if he has played 10 or more League and Cup games combined for the same team. In addition, once a player has made 4 appearances for a team in a cup competition he will be cup-tied to that team in that competition.

 
(K)

To be eligible to play in any Cup Semi-final or Final tie, a player must have played in a minimum of 4 matches for that team. (Except by permission of the Management Committee).

 
(L)

Any team playing an unregistered player or otherwise ineligible player shall be expelled from the Cup Competition, be fined £20 and the tie awarded to their opponents.

 
(M)

Any team who plays in the Competition whilst under a County FA suspension, shall be reported to their County FA and if found guilty of the offence, be expelled from the Competition, may fined and the tie awarded to their opponents.

 
(N)

In all ties except the final, the fees shall be divided equally between the competing teams.

 
 

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