BUCS Futsal Championships 2011-2012

Competition Rules and Laws

BUCS Futsal Championships 2011-2012

Welcome to the BUCS Futsal Championships 2011-2012. Thank you for entering the competition.

Please read through the Futsal Championships rules and regulationsas some have changed from last season.

If you would like more information about Futsal or would like BUCS to assist your institution in organising Futsal coaching and refereeing courses, please get in touch with us as the more students that get involved the better the sport will become across the sector.

BUCS Sport Manager–

BUCS Competitions Manager –

BUCS Futsal Regional Heats and Futsal Development –

BUCS Event Co-ordinator –

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Organisation

  • Men’s and Women’s regional qualifying competitionswill be played throughout the academic yearwith the programme culminating in a National Championship Finals Competition at The BUCS Championships in Sheffield between the 12th and 18th March 2012.
  • The Women’s regional heats will be held on the following Saturdays:

Saturday 5th November 2011

Saturday 28thJanuary 2012.

  • The Men’s regional heats will be held on the following Sundays:

Sunday 23rd October 2011

Sunday 6th November 2011

Sunday 11th December 2011

Sunday 29th January 2012

Sunday 12th February 2012.

  • The Finals will be held between the 12th and 18th March 2012 as part of the BUCS Championships in Sheffield. The exact date and locations of these finals is yet to be decided. More information will be released as soon as it as available.
  • The Men’s Trophy Finals date and location is to be confirmed. More information will be released as soon as it as available.
  • Teams that also reach BUCS 11-a-side Championship / Trophy Finals will have their futsal fixtures amended to avoid a clash.
  • The Programme will be organised and managed by BUCSSports and Football Development Teams.
  • BUCS will provide each Regional Heat with:
  • A volunteer heat co-ordinator
  • Referees and timekeepers
  • All necessary paperwork
  • 2 Match balls per heat.
  • BUCS will provide each Regional Heat host with a FA Futsal DVD Resource.
  • If host universities are interested in the procurement of Futsal goals please contact .
  • Regional venues to provide:-
  • Pitch dimensions 16-20 metres width: 30-40 metres length.
  • Approved goals – for quality and safety
  • Training balls.
  • Team benches and timekeeper’s table and chairs
  • Timekeepers equipment
  • Changing rooms for teams.
  • Referees room with shower, toilet and hand basin
  • Pitch Attendant to remove moisture from pitch as required
  • Team lists must be submitted by teams prior to each match. Forms will be supplied by BUCS to each regional heat.
  • All teams should arrive at a regional heat venue 1 fixture prior to their first match. Teams competing in the first fixture should arrive at least 30 minutes before kickoff.
  • On arrival all teams should register with the volunteer regional heat co-ordinator.
  • If a team fails to turn up for a regional heats fixtures may be moved forward, this will be left to the discretion of the volunteer regional heat co-ordinator.
  • Volunteer Regional Heat Coordinators will be return all results and associated forms/reports to BUCS within 48 hours and results will be posted on the BUCS Futsal pages by 5pm on the Wednesday following the hear.

General Rules and Regulations:

These are as per the FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game with some exceptions.

Law 1The pitch: as per Laws of the Game

Recommended Width:16 - 22metres

Recommended Length:30 - 40metres

Law 2The ball as per Laws of the Game

Law 3Number of players: 5v 5, plus 7 substitutes

Law 4Player’s equipment: as per Laws of the Game

Law 5The referee: as per Laws of the Game.

Law 6Second referee: as per Laws of the Game

Law 7Timekeeper: as per Laws of the Game.

Timekeeper also covers third referee duties with Second referee if Third referee not appointed

Law 8Duration of matches:

Men Premier Leagues: 20minutes each way with a continuous clock for regional heats.

Men Tier 1 Leagues: 15 minutes each way with a continuous close for regional heats.

Women: 10 minutes each way with a continuous clock for regional

heats

National Finals:

Men: 20 minutes each way with a continuous clock

Women: 15 minutes each way with a continuous clock

Extra Time: Straight 5 minutes at ALL events

Law 9Start and restart: as per Laws of the Game

Law 10Ball in and out of play: as per Laws of the Game

Law 11Method of scoring: as per Laws of the Game

Law 12Fouls and misconduct: as per Laws of the Game

Law 13Free kicks: as per Laws of the Game

Law 14Five (5) Accumulated fouls per half, as per Laws of the Game

Law 15The Penalty kick, as per Laws of the Game

Law 16The Kick-in, as per Laws of the Game

Law 17The Goal Clearance as per Laws of the Game

Law 18The Corner kick, as per Laws of the Game

Referees signalsas per Laws of the Game

Notes

  1. Half time restricted to max 5 minutes in each match at Regional Heats
  2. Time outs as per Laws of the Game (1 in each half).

Governance

  • All regional tournaments are registered with The FA
  • Competing teams must affiliate with their local CountyFA’s before competing.
  • Regional Co-ordinators must provide all competing team lists to the BUCS Football Development Coordinator.

Points and Scoring

  • Win = 3 points
  • Draw=1point
  • Groups: If points are level, best goal difference applies; if still level, most goals scored; if still level; fewest goals conceded; if still level the head-to-head record between the two teams. If still level a penalty shootout will decide the situation. Standard Penalty rules apply.
  • Region
  • al Leagues will be organised by the BUCSSports Team.

Missed Games

  • If any institution misses a game the following fines will be incurred:
  • If BUCS is notified one week in advance - £20.
  • If BUCS is notified less than one week in advance - £50.
  • Team opposition will be awarded a Walk Over.
  • The host institution may invoice the missing institution for their proportion of the hall hire. This is left to the discretion of the host university.
  • League fixtures will not be rearranged.

NB: Please refer to Futsal Pre-season information for detailed qualification criteria and league formats and knock out procedures.

Discipline

  • The Discipline process will be as per the FA Laws of Small Sided Football and the FIFA laws of Futsal.
  • The officials will deal with disciplinary matters during the competition. Serious matters will be reported to BUCSand The FA for further action.
  • The following are examples and will generally be implemented in dealing with disciplinary cases of this kind

Offence / Penalty (to be administered by event organiser)
Receiving a second yellow card in the same match / Red card - 1 Match suspension
Denying a goal or an obvious goal scoring opportunity / Red card - 1 Match suspension
  • All disciplinary offences that normally carry a suspension of 35 days or above will be reported to BUCS for their consideration. This covers the following offences;
  • Kicking or striking another player
  • Use of offensive or insulting or abusive language or gestures directed at match officials
  • Spitting
  • Head butting
  • Assault
  • Refusing to leave the field of play when ordered
  • Causing a match to be abandoned
  • Any offences where the offender has also acted in a discriminatory manner for reasons of ethnic origin, colour, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability
  1. Disciplinary action arising from such offences applies to all categories of football.
  2. Red cards administered in Small sided football for offences, which would normally carry a suspension of less than 35 days, would remain the responsibility of the organiser or operator to deal with according to the BUCS/ FA’s recommended tariff of suspensions. Suspension for offences of less than 35 days would only apply to Futsal and other forms of small-sided football.
  3. If a player is suspended from 11 a side for less than 35 days this suspension only applies to 11 a side football.
  4. Organisers will only administer a ‘match’ suspension system.

Referees need to ensure that only straight red cards need to be reported to the respective County Football Associations. All other paperwork will be sent to BUCS.

The BUCS Futsal competition is an FA Respect competition and therefore expects all players, managers and spectators to abide by the Respect Code of Conduct (please see appendices).

Administration Rules

Management of the competition

  • The Competition shall be called theBUCS Futsal Championships.
  • Any alteration to these rules shall be made by the BUCS Futsal Competition Committee.
  • The Competition shall be governed in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the BUCS and the FA. The FIFA Laws of the Game for Futsal will be used as submitted.
  • BUCS/FA will sanction the competition. The competition, all teams and players, and other persons shall be subject to their Rules and Regulations.

Affiliation of participating teams

  • All teams will be affiliated to a County Association, through the competition

Teams eligible to enter

  • The competition shall be open to affiliated teams that are eligible to compete in BUCS Competitions.
  • Players must be registered at the University for whom they represent in the competition.
  • Teams must adhere to the BUCS Eligibility rules.

Committee and powers

  • A committee consisting of Tom Gee (BUCS), Cai Robbins (BUCS),Leanne Atkins (BUCS),John Warnock (Advisory Group Chairman) and Marc Birkett (The FA) has been appointed to manage the BUCSFutsal Championships.
  • The committee shall have the power to apply, act upon and enforce the Rules of the Competition, and shall also have jurisdiction over all matters affecting the Competition, including any not provided for by these rules.
  • The committee shall also adjudicate over all matters affecting the competition Rules.
  • The committee shall also adjudicate in all cases of dispute, protest and complaint.
  • Other members may be co-opted, if required.

Copies of rules

  • A copy of the rules will be distributed to all participating University clubs through BUCS Essentials.

Team colours

  • In the event of a colour clash, the second-named team must change or wear bibs. Players should be dressed in uniform shirts and shorts. Goalkeepers must wear kit that does not clash with the referees’ kit. Goalkeepers may wear tracksuit bottoms.
  • Host organisations should supply bibs as part of the regional competition equipment.
  • Coaching staff should respect the nature of Futsal and wear tracksuit bottoms/trousers and tops of a different colour to that worn by the teams.

Arrangement of the competition

  • Matches will be played at regional venues determined by the committee.

Reporting Results

  • Referees will complete a match report and return it to the organisers, at the end of each game.
  • The timekeeper/third official will complete a match record form and a match summary sheet and return them to the organisers, at the end of each game.
  • The organiser will send all reports and team sheets to BUCS within 48hrs of completion.

Referees

  • The organisers will appoint the referees and timekeepers. Referees will be paid a fixed rate per event as determined by the committee.

Protests and complaints

  • All questions of eligibility, qualification of players or interpretation of Rules shall be referred in the first instance to the organiser. The organiser may then consult the BUCS Futsal Committee if further adjudication is deemed necessary.

Appeals

  • REG 16.14 - Disciplinary Procedures for tournament based events

Discipline and Misconduct

  • To be dealt with in partnership with current FA procedures.

Team Names

  • Any team entering this Competition can only use the name of their own University.

Team Sheet

  • It is the responsibility of all Team Captains to complete and sign a Team Sheet prior to the start of a match and pass this to the relevant match official.

Eligibility of teams and players for the BUCS Futsal Finals

  • A team may only play in one region.
  • The format for each regional competition will vary according to the number of teams entered from that region.
  • Teams can use 14 different players at each regional heat and the National Finals.
  • 12 players from the 14 listed can be selected for each game in the regional heats and the NationalFinals.
  • Universities entering two teams can only move 3 players up or down teams in between each regional heat. A player cannot play for two teams on one day.
  • An official Team Sheet must be completed prior to all games and given to the organiser of the competition.
  • Organisers must send the team sheets from all the games at each regional, signed by the official(s) and opposing team manager, to BUCS. These team sheets will be checked to ensure the eligibility of players for the BUCS Futsal Finals.

NB The following Technical papers will be required:-

  • Match Summary sheet
  • Team List
  • Match arrangements / Fixtures / League Tables

Notes

  • The schedule may alter slightly depending on each competition or for the following game on the same court.
  • Teams should keep all drinks containers behind the benches to avoid spillage on the pitches.
  • Only players listed to play in the game may be on the bench or inside the field of play.
  • Suspended players or staff cannot be on the bench or inside the field of play.
  • At the end of the game teams should respect the spirit of Fair Play by the shaking of hands again.
  • The summary record sheet must be signed by both team captains/managers after the game.

BUCS Futsal Championships 2011-2012 Rules & Laws

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