UCD AFC BANK OF IRELAND SUPERLEAGUE
LIST OF RULES FOR SEASON 2013/2014
1.
The affairs of the Superleague ("the League") shall be vested in and under the control of
the Superleague Committee ("the Committee") who shall be responsible for the ongoing
organisation and decision making process of the League.
2.
Registration
(a)
Players shall be registered only on forms to be supplied by the League. A bonafide player of a team is one who has signed a League Registration form, has paid
the appropriate registration fee and is otherwise qualified. A player is eligible for
a match if his registration form has been in the hands of the League Secretary two
clear days prior to the official time of "kick off" of such match. ANY PLAYER
WHO HAS NOT SIGNED AN OFFICIAL REGISTRATION FORM WILL NOT
BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY IN THE LEAGUE.
(b)
No player can be registered to play (or play if not registered) with more than one
team in the League or for any other Club affiliated to the Leinster Football
Association if registered with the Team in the League. In the event of a breach of
this Rule, the Player(s) shall be suspended for a period of up to four matches
and/or fined a sum of up to a maximum of €25.00 for a first offence. In the
event of more than one breach of this Rule the Committee may impose whatever
sanction it deems fit.
(c)
Any team which fields a player who is not registered on an official registration
form for the current season may be subject to whatever sanctions, including
expulsion, the Committee shall deem appropriate.
3.
Applications to register additional players will not be accepted after the 31st of January
2014.
4.
Applications to register a team in the League will not be accepted unless there are at least
18 players registered with the team in question.
5.
Transfers
A team wishing to transfer to another League at the end of the season must obtain a
transfer on an official form (supplied by the Leinster Football Association) and it must be
signed by an authorised team official and by an authorised official of the League the team
proposes to enter. Such request must be made on or before the 1st of May in any Season.
6.
Affiliation
All teams in membership of the League must pay an affiliation fee to the Leinster
Football Association. The amount of this affiliation fee shall be determined at the
Annual General Meeting of the Football Association of Ireland every year.
7.
Punctuality, Suspensions etc
Any team which fails to show up for its allocated match without the prior permission of
the Committee may, at the discretion of the Committee, be expelled from the League. In
the event of the offending team not being expelled they shall be liable to a fine to be
determined by the Committee.
8.
(a)
In the event of a team not being out on the pitch ready to commence it's game any
later than 15 minutes after the scheduled kick-off time, the Referee may at his discretion
award a walk-over to the other team. The Referee's decision in this regard shall be final.
The offending team shall be liable to a fine of €50.00 together with the payment of the
Referee’s fee.
(b)
In the event of a walk-over, the full Referee's fee must be paid by the team who
concedes the walk over and the offending team will also be fined €50.00.
(c)
Any team which is found guilty of unruly or unsportsmanlike behaviour shall
account to the Committee and may be subject to a fine or expulsion at the discretion of
the Committee depending on the gravity of the offence committed.
(d)
In the event of neither team being on the pitch 15 minutes after the scheduled
kick-off time and if the Referee, whose decision in this regard will be final, refuses to
allow the game to proceed, neither side will be awarded the points but the match will be
deemed played.
In this situation, the referee's expenses will be met by both terms in the normal fashion
and both teams shall be liable to a penalty to be determined by the Committee.
9.
In the case of an alleged assault on a referee or an official linesman the player in question
shall stand suspended from the moment the alleged offence is committed. He shall not
play or take part in any match organised by the League until the matter is dealt with.
10.
Protests
Protests must be received by the Secretary of the league to Diarmuid McNally, 18
Granville Road, Blackrock, Co. Dublin by registered letter bearing post mark within four
days (Sunday excluded) after the cause of the protest accompanied by a deposit of €30.00
which shall be forfeited in all cases where the protest has been withdrawn or rejected. A
copy of the protest must also be sent to team concerned post marked within four days
(Sunday excluded) after the cause of the protest. All protest fees must be forwarded by
postal order, money order or cheques to cover the amount and they must be fully crossed
otherwise the protest will not be entertained.
11.
Appeals
All decisions of the Committee may be appealed to the Executive Committee of the Club
by forwarding the Appeal together with a cheque/postal order for €25.00 to the Secretary
of the Club Richard Shakespeare, 99 Foxrock Park, Dublin 18 by registered letter,
bearing post mark within four clear days after the date in which the notification of the
Committees decision was sent to the Appellant. A copy of the Appeal must be forwarded
by registered post within the same period to the bodies against whom the Appeal has been
lodged. All decisions of the League or/and the Executive may be appealed directly to the
Leinster Football Association in accordance with the Rules and procedures laid down by
that Association.
12.
If, through any cause whatsoever, a match has been abandoned before the completion of
the full ninety minutes, the Committee shall have the power at it's discretion, to allot the
points according to the goals scored at the time of such abandonment or to order the
match to be replayed in it's entirety, on a date convenient to the League.
13.
Suspensions
Any player sent off the field of play by the Referee will incur an automatic one match
suspension which shall apply to his teams next game played in the Superleague.
However, the Committee, having read the Referee's Report may at it's discretion, decide
to impose a further penalty. In the event of the Committee deciding to increase the
automatic suspension and/or fine, the player concerned or his Captain will be informed as
soon as possible.
Any player suspended may appeal his suspension to the Executive Committee by
submitting his grounds for an appeal together with an appeal fee of €25.00 by cheque or
postal order (which shall only be refunded if the appeal is upheld) for the attention of the
League Secretary within four days (Sunday excluded) of the sending off and the decision
of the Committee and ultimately to the Leinster Football Association. The decision of the
Executive Committee can be appealed to the Leinster Football Association.
14.
Any team requesting a postponement of a fixture must inform the League Secretary or a
member of the Committee of this at least 10 days prior to the match in question. Each
request for a postponement will be considered on its individual merits. Postponements
may not be granted if this procedure is not followed.
15.
General
In the event of the two or more teams in first position being level on points at the end of
the season, a play-off/series of play-offs will determine the winners of the League. In the
event of a playoff between two teams finishing level a period of ten minutes each way
extra time and penalties (if necessary) will be played to decide the outcome unless the
Committee and both teams are in unanimous agreement to play another match to decide
the outcome. In the event of two teams finishing on the same number of points in second
position, the result of the match between these two teams in the League shall determine
which team finishes second.
In the event that two or more teams finish equal on points in second position, goal
difference shall be used to determine which team is deemed to have finished second. In
the event that goal difference is identical the team which has scored most goals will finish
in second place.
16.
All matches shall be of ninety minutes duration. However, in the event of a tie after
ninety minutes in a knock out competition, the result shall be determined by penalties in
accordance with F.I.F.A. regulations.
17.
A team may nominate seven substitutes, the names of whom must be stated on the match
card and handed to the Referee before the game, of which five may be used during the
course of the game. Once a player has been substituted he` may take no further part in
the game.
18.
Three points will be awarded for a win and one point for a draw in all League matches.
19.
In the event of a walk over being granted in respect of any fixture, the score shall be
declared as a three-nil win in favour of the team being granted the walkover.