6-a-Side Rules

  1. LEAGUE POINTS
    The competition will be league based with one round due to the number of the teams involved. 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 for a loss. There are no bonus points.
  2. KICK OFF TIMES
    All matches will commence at the scheduled kick off times in order that the program for the night is not affected. Teams are permitted to start the match with less than 6 players and bring on late arriving players as they arrive.
  3. MATCH BALLS
    Match balls (6) will be supplied for the competition. There should be 3 per pitch.
  4. PITCH SETUP
    All teams drawn to play the first game of the night will be responsible for supplying 3 people to help setup up the pitches prior to kickoff.
  5. PITCH CLEANUP
    All teams drawn to play the last game of the night on each pitch will be responsible for supplying 3 people to help pack up the pitches after play finishes for the night.
  6. FOOTWEAR
    Must be either Football Boots with moulded studs or Touch Football Trainers. No Screw - In or Metal Studs will be allowed, players with thses kinds of footwear will not be permitted to play.
  7. SHIN PADS
    The wearing of shin pads is compulsory. Players without shinpads are not permitted to play. No exceptions.
  8. PLAYING FIELD
    The size of the pitch will be 55m x 33m approx
  9. GOAL AREA
    This will be a semi circle or "D" of a 5m radius
  10. GOALS
    These will be 2.1m high x 3.4m wide x 1m deep complete with nets.
  11. MATCHES
    The duration of a match will be 34 minutes, 17 minutes each way
  12. HALF TIME
    There is no half time break- straight swap over.
  13. REFEREES
    Official qualified referees will be supplied for each match. Anybody who abuses, manhandles, or strikes a referee will be BANNED from the competition. In addition we reserve the right to expell the player's entire team from the competition. So please behave and respect these guys who are giving up their time so that you can have fun!
  14. INJURIES
    There will be no clock stoppages for an injury unless it is extremely serious. Injured players who are able must leave the field of play immediately and once they have done so, may be substituted.
  15. PLAYERS
    Each team will have 6 players (including a goalkeeper)
  16. SQUAD
    The maximum size of the squad is 10 players.
  17. SUBSTITUTIONS
    These will be unlimited but must takeplace from the halfway line. The player being replaced MUST leave the field before the replacement player can enter play.
  18. TEAM KITS
    All players on a team must wear shirts of the same colour. If colours clash between teams then one team will wear bibs.
  19. FORFEITS
    Any forfeited game will be counted as a 3-0 win against the forfeiting side.
  20. UNREGISTERED PLAYERS
    Any team playing an unregistered / disqualified player will be deemed to have forfeited the match.
  21. INTERCHANGING BETWEEN TEAMS
    Players MUST NOT under any circumstances interchange between teams. Any teams found doing so will forfeit the match. If your team is short it stays short.
  22. EXPULSION
    If a team forfeits three times we reserve the right to boot them out of the competition. There will be no refunds for teams that are expelled.
  23. DROP OUTS
    A team that drops out of the competition will have their points redistributed back to any side which lost or drew to that side. There will be no refunds for teams that drop out.
  24. GOALKEEPERS
    The goalkeeper can pick the ball up anywhere inside the "D" penalty area. He is allowed to leave the penalty area, but can't handle the ball once outside.
  25. GOAL KICKS
    Goal kicks must be taken from inside the goalkeeper's "D" area. The ball must be kicked, not thrown (the ball may be thrown if the goalkeeper picks the ball up in play).
  26. BACK PASSES
    The regular back pass rule applies - ie the goalkeeper may not pick the ball up.
  27. CORNERS
    These will be marked and taken in the usual manner
  28. KICK INS
    When the ball goes over the sideline play restarts with a kick-in (ie no throw ins).
  29. FREE KICKS
    Free kicks, other than penalities will be INDIRECT. Opposing players must be a minimum of 5m away from the ball.
  30. PENALTIES
    Penalties are awarded as normal for any fouls inside the Semi Circle and will be taken from the spot as marked.
  31. OFFSIDE
    There will be NO offside rule applying.
  32. OVER HEAD HEIGHT
    There will be NO overhead height rule applying for the Peter Crouch's among you.
  33. YELLOW CARDS
    Any player accumulating 3 yellow cards (in separate games) will automatically miss the next scheduled match.
  34. RED CARDS
    Any player given the red card will automatically miss the next two scheduled matches.
  35. FINALS
    See draw regarding semis and finals.
  36. WINNERS
    Winners will receive a trophy and medals
  37. RUNNERS UP
    Runners Up will receive runners up medals.
  38. GOLDEN BOOT
    He will signed up by Balmain Soccer Club immediately and will receive an award for his efforts.