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RULES

1. TEAM ELIGIBILITY: This tournament shall be open to all teams comprised of properly registered players.

2. PLAYER ELIGIBILITY: In no event, will a player, who has not been certified by the tournament credentials committee, be allowed to participate. Players may not dual register, or enter on other tournament teams.

3. FIELD OF PLAY:

  • Goals: 6.5 feet high by 12 feet wide.
  • Playing field: 40 yards (length) and 30 yards (width).
  • Penalty box: 50 feet wide by 25 feet long.


    • * Goalkeeper will be mandatory at all games.

    4. NUMBER OF PLAYERS:
    (1) Maximum on roster - 10 players (maximum 8 players for Chicago New York, Miami, and Houston)
    (2) Minimum on field - 4 players
    (3) Unlimited substitution at game stoppage

    5. BALL: Size 4 for divisions U12 and below, Size 5 for all other divisions.

    6. PLAYER EQUIPMENT: As per rule of F.I.F.A. and U.S.Y.S.A.

    7. REFEREES: The referee shall have the authority to remove a player from a game for serious foul play. The decisions of the field referees shall be final. Protests or challenges on referees decisions are not allowed or considered.

    8. LINEMEN: None are required.

    9. START OF PLAY: Conform to F.I.F.A. and U.S.Y.S.A.

    10. BALL IN AND OUT OF PLAY: Conform to F.I.F.A. and U.S.Y.S.A.

    11. METHOD OF SCORING: Conform to F.I.F.A. and U.S.Y.S.A.

    12. PASS VIOLATION:
    (1) No offsides.
    (2) Goalkeepers, at no time, can propel the ball over the halfway line in      the air. Violation will be an indirect free kick, where the ball crossed the      line. The ball may bounce or roll across the halfway line.

    13. FOULS AND MISCONDUCTS:
    (1) Conform to F.I.F.A. and U.S.Y.S.A.
    (2) Goalkeeper cannot handle the ball outside of the penalty area. If done,      it is an indirect free kick. Deliberate handling of the ball outside of the      penalty area preventing a goal will result in a red card.

    14. FREE KICKS: Conform to F.I.F.A. and U.S.Y.S.A., except that no defender shall be closer than 10 feet to the ball, and all kicks shall be indirect, except for a foul in the penalty area, which will result in a penalty kick.

    15. PENALTY KICKS: Conform to F.I.F.A. and U.S.Y.S.A., except the penalty spot shall be on the line, at the center, at the top of the penalty box (15 feet from the goal line), and all defenders shall not be closer than 10 feet from the ball.

    16. THROW-IN: Conform to F.I.F.A. and U.S.Y.S.A., except that the ball will not be thrown in but kicked in, with no defender closer than 10 feet.

    17. GOAL KICK OR GOAL THROW: When the ball crosses the goal line, after being last touched by a player of the attacking team, it is put into play by the goalkeeper, with a goal throw or by any player with a normal goal kick.

    (1) Only goalkeeper can restart play with a goal throw.
    (2) Goal kick or goal throw may be taken from anywhere within goal area.
    (3) Goal kick or goal throw is subject to the pass violation.

    18. CORNER KICK: Conform to F.I.F.A. and U.S.Y.S.A., except that no defender shall be closer than 10 feet to the ball.

    19. DISCIPLINE: The tournament director will review and rule on all reports of unacceptable conduct by players. Rulings made by the tournament director are based on the rules and the report submitted by the referee. The directors decisions are final and cannot be challenged:

    (C) Depending on the severity of the unacceptable conduct, the director is at the discretion of up ejecting a player for the remainder of the tournament.

    20. DURATION OF GAME:
    (1) Each game consists of two 15-minute halves with the teams changing      ends at halftime. There will not be a break at halftime.
    (2) Stoppage time is only added on based on stoppage due to injuries      and such stop of play; the clock continues to run on substitutions and      when ball goes out of play and other natural stoppage of the game.
    (3) During playoffs two 5 minute periods of overtime with sudden death      in effect will be added on in case of tie during regulation time.
    (4) If there is a tie after overtime there will be a 3-person penalty kick      shoot out. If the game is still tied, each team will take alternate penalty      kicks until one team wins with 1 shot per player until the entire team      has shot

    21. DETERMINATION OF WINNERS: In group play, there will be no overtime games. Standings in a group will be determined by game points as follows:

  • 3 points for a win.
  • 1 point for a tie.
  • 0 points for a loss.


    • Should there be a tie in standings, the winner will be determined by:

    1) Head to head results.
    2) Goal differential (with a maximum of +6 per game).
    3) Number of goals scored.
    4) Number of goals allowed.

    * In case of a forfeit, the winning team will be awarded 6 goals for tie-breaker purposes.

    22. EXTERNAL CONDITIONS, WEATHER, ETC.: In the event unusual conditions necessitate the rescheduling, curtailment, or cancellation of games, the Tournament Director shall have absolute authority to make these changes, in order to best serve the interests of the tournament.

    23. GENERAL: The Tournament Director will not be responsible for any expense incurred by any team, due to cancellation, in part or in whole, of the tournament. The Tournament Director’s interpretation of the foregoing rules and regulations will be final. The Tournament Director reserves the right to decide on all tournament matters.