ESTEC FOOTBALL CLUB
INDOOR 5 ASIDE
COMPETITION RULES
ISSUE 2014-08-25
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CHANGE LOG
Date
26 Aug. 2013
Reason
Clarification
Change description
Added sub paragraph aa. and bb. to section 4 RULES
aa. A player sent-off temporarily (for 2 or 5 minutes) can re-enter the pitch
if his team is scored against, even if the sent-off period has not elapsed.
bb. Any player is allowed to deliberately and intentionally pass-back the
ball to his goalkeeper during the game:
i.
If the player uses his foot to pass the ball back to his goalkeeper,
the goalkeeper cannot pick up the ball with his hands,
ii.
If the player uses another part of his body (head, chest, knee...),
the goalkeeper can pick up the ball with his hands,
iii.
If the player passes the ball back to his goalkeeper by accident,
the goalkeeper can pick up the ball with his hands."
Approved by
Captain’s meeting of 21 Aug. 2013
Approval date
21 Aug. 2013
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Date
25 Aug. 2014
Reason
Clarification
Change description
Clarification and subsequent update of some Rules (additions highlighted in yellow
and bold):
4.1.x If a team is unable to play its schedule game it must cancel by
the latest at 11am the Friday latest the Friday morning of the
match informing the organising committee and its intended
opponents. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action by
the organising committee.
7.1
For each game, the home team of the previous following game
will provide a supervisor and linesperson. In the case of the first
last game of the evening, the away team of the second to last
game will provide this.
8.4
Teams who fail to provide supervisors or linesperson for the
whole game as indicated by the schedule shall result in an
automatic point deduction. Teams who fail to provide
supervision (supervisor or lineperson) the whole game for
more than Failure to do so 3 times in one competition will result
in expulsion from that competition and the team concerned will
have to re-apply for status on the next competition.
Approved by
Captain’s Meeting of 21 Aug. 2014
Approval date
21 Aug. 2014
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CONTENTS
1. SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES
5
2. ORGANISING COMMITTEE
6
3. TEAMS
7
4. RULES
8
5. GAMES
10
6. SCHEDULE
11
7. SUPERVISORS AND LINESPERSON
12
8. DISCIPLINE
13
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1 SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES
This document describes the set of rules governing the ESTEC 5 aside indoor competition.
This competition is part of the ESTEC Football Club activities and is therefore governed by
the ESTEC Football Club constitution.
The objective is to provide an organised frame for the greater enjoyment and safety while
playing the great game of football.
The Indoor Football Competition should be played in a friendly, enjoyable way.
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2 ORGANISING COMMITTEE
2.1
The Organising Committee for the indoors 5-aside football shall comprise of the
ESTEC Football Club Indoor Football Organiser and the Captains (or one
representative) of the teams participating in the competition.
2.2
The Organising Committee is entitled to enforce the rules described in this document
unless otherwise stated.
2.3
The Organising Committee will have regular meetings to discuss and solve problems
or disputes and to define changes or additions to the rules.
2.4
Changes to the present document shall be voted at the Organising Committee
meetings by a majority of those present. They shall be reflected immediately in a
new issue of this document and be made public.
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3 TEAMS
3.1
For each competition, new teams must make their request for entry to the Indoor
Football Organiser no later than 4 weeks prior to the start of that competition. The
request shall be accompanied by the following:
a. Name and ESTEC telephone and e-mail extension of players, all of which
have to be Members in "good standing" (see Football club Constitution) of the
ESTEC Football Club
b. Captain and 1 Deputy
c. No player still registered for another team.
3.2
Within the following conditions the Indoor Football Organiser can accept late, but no
later than the start of the season, requests for participation in the championship:
a. Not enough teams to organise the championship
b. No even number of teams
3.3
New players may join a team at any time, provided they are members of the ESTEC
Football Club. They shall be considered registered after request from their team
captain to the Indoor Football Organiser and the treasurer has been confirmed.
If a player plays without being a member of the ESTEC Football Club, penalties shall
be applied at the discretion of the organisers.
3.4
Registered players may quit their team and join a different team under the following
rules:
a. They shall not play for their new team before the next competition, unless the
team has been kicked out of the competition.
b. Their new Team Captain shall make the request to the Indoor Football
Organiser and the old Team Captain of the player not later than 2 weeks prior
to the start of the next competition.
3.5
Teams must have a minimum of 10 players registered at the beginning of a
competition.
3.6
The minimum age of children to play in the indoor football will be 16 years old and
they must have an authorisation of their parents.
3.7
If a team recruit any player outside the football club to avoid failing to play a game
and this player does not pay the fee within one week, then this team will lose the
game for 5-0.
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4 RULES
4.1
Games shall be played according to the Dutch Indoor Football Rules. Dutch Indoor
Football Rules may be superseded or overridden by rules clearly stated in the
present document.
The following is a summary of the most important rules:
a. NO tackling from behind,
b. NO slide tackling,
c. NO aggressive contact with an opponent,
d. NO arguing or shouting with the referee,
e. NO fighting,
f. NO loud shouting,
g. Substitutions are only allowed to enter the pitch from the half way line,
h. No entering the pitch when not allowed,
i. When the ball hits the ceiling, there will be a kick from the sideline
corresponding to the position the ball hits the ceiling,
j. Free kicks are taken at the spot where the violation occurred,
k. Defensive walls on free kicks, corners and kick-ins have to be 3 meters away
from the ball,
l. Time to take a free kick, kick in or corner is 5 seconds,
m. Goalkeepers shall be easily identifiable by a shirt to be accepted by the
referee,
n. All players of a team shall be easily identifiable by their shirts of the same
colour. If 2 teams are wearing similar colours, then the home team must wear
the over shirts provided,
o. No team shall play with less than 4 players
p. Keeper may throw the ball anyway he wants on goal kicks,
q. Teams may only have paid members of the ESTEC Football Club playing. It
is up to the captains of the opposing team to make sure that all the players
are registered on the ESTEC Football Club. A list of member shall be
provided by the Organisation Committee before each game,
r. Players may not play the ball while lying on the ground,
s. Intentional handball (except the goalkeeper inside their area) or a foul could
result in a penalty if inside the 6meter semi-circle. This could result also in a
sending off; this is at the referee's discretion,
t. Sending off are for 2 minutes, 5 minutes and the whole game; this is at the
referee's discretion,
u. Black-soled shoes, which mark the surface, are not allowed,
v. No new external players are allowed,
w. Any new players must be registered with the organising committee and the
treasurer before they can play. The organising committee should then add
them to the score sheet. No players are accepted to play if they are not on
the score sheet.
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x. If a team is unable to play its schedule game it must cancel by the latest at
11am the Friday of the match informing the organising committee. Failure to
do so may result in disciplinary action by the organising committee.
y. The yellow cards and sending off are accumulative during the season. If the
sum of yellow cards and sending off reaches three the player would be
penalised with a game off. If a player gets a red card during a game the
player would be penalised with a game off.
z. On competitions following a point system:
If there is a draw between 2 teams, the draw will be solved according to the
following criteria (in order):
i.
by the goals difference between the 2 teams
ii.
by the global goals difference
iii.
by the team who scored more goals
iv.
by the team who got less cards (yellow cards have weight 1 and red
cards weight 2).
If there is a draw between more than 2 teams, the draw will be solved
according to the following criteria (in order):
i.
by the points difference between the teams involved including only the
matches between them
ii.
by the goals difference between the teams involved including only the
matches between them
iii.
by the global goals difference
iv.
by the team who scored more goals
v.
by the team who got less cards (yellow cards have weight 1 and red
cards weight 2).
If the draw is still not solved, an extra game will be organised to break the
draw at the Organising Committee discretion.
aa. A player sent-off temporarily (for 2 or 5 minutes) can re-enter the pitch if his team
is scored against, even if the sent-off period has not elapsed.
bb. Any player is allowed to deliberately and intentionally pass-back the ball to his
goalkeeper during the game:
i.
If the player uses his foot to pass the ball back to his goalkeeper, the
goalkeeper cannot pick up the ball with his hands,
ii.
If the player uses another part of his body (head, chest, knee...), the
goalkeeper can pick up the ball with his hands,
iii.
If the player passes the ball back to his goalkeeper by accident, the
goalkeeper can pick up the ball with his hands."
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5 GAMES
5.1
Teams are required to be ready to play at the scheduled starting times.
5.2
If a team cannot field 5 players, players from other teams shall not be accepted. In
such a case, 3 possibilities exist:
a. the team may play the official game with 4 players,
b. the official game is cancelled and a 5-0 defeat 'on paper' is given to the team
causing the cancellation,
c. the official game is cancelled and a friendly is played instead and a 5-0defeat
'on paper' is given to the team causing the cancellation.
5.3
The games will last 40 minutes, 20 minutes each half.
5.4
Half time will only be 2 minutes.
5.5
There will be no postponement of games.
5.6
All games for the competition will be played on Fridays.
5.7
The games shall start exactly at the scheduled time with or without the full team
(Rule 5.2. applies).
5.8
A team that fails to play 3 games of the league will be excluded for the rest of the
competition (Rule 3.4a applies).
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6 SCHEDULE
6.1
The organiser of the indoors 5-aside shall set the league schedule, after consultation
with the Organising Committee. The teams shall be informed of the new league
schedule and structure at least 2 weeks before it is due to begin.
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7 SUPERVISORS AND LINESPERSON
7.1
For each game, the home team of the following game will provide a supervisor and
linesperson. In the case of the last game of the evening, the away team of the
second to last game will provide this.
Supervisors and linesperson shall be entitled to enforce the following rules:
a.
b.
c.
d.
teams starting at the required scheduled time,
teams substituting at the halfway line,
players, who are sent off, stay off for the time indicated by the referee,
players must not stand on the touchline when not playing, except a substitute
who may stand on the halfway line prior to exchanging,
Other tasks for the supervisors:
a. time keeping,
b. check the players playing,
c. take note of who scored the goals,
d. fill in the final score,
e. if there has been trouble during the game, write a report with the referee on
the back of the score sheet,
f. set up the electronic clock and the balls.
7.2
The first game supervisor should open the indoor football cupboard and the last
supervisor should put the equipment away and lock the cupboard and return the key
to the bar.
7.3
Supervisors and linesperson must arrive at least ten minutes before the game starts
at which they have duties. The first game supervisor of the evening MUST turn up at
16:20, this is very important.
7.4
If a team fails to supervise a game and it has not found another team to replace it, it
will receive a warning. If the team fails a second time to supervise a game it will
receive a one point penalty per game failed.
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8 DISCIPLINE
8.1
The Organising Committee may award a 5-0 win 'on paper' to a team in the following
circumstances:
a) a team is not ready to play their game 5 minutes after the scheduled start time as
indicated on the indoor clock and it has been reported by the supervisor,
b) a team is unable to finish a game,
c) the referee stops and cancels a game (the reason for the cancellation should be
reported on the back of the score sheet by either the supervisor or the referee).
d) a team is unable to start a game,
e) a team has 3 players or less,
f) a team plays a non-member of the ESTEC Football Club.
g) a team plays a new external member or a player not on the score sheet
h) excessive bad behaviour on the pitch
8.2
Teams who cancel 3 times in any league competition will be banned from the current
competition and any points awarded to other teams for games involving that team in
the course of the current competition shall be removed from the table. They will also
have to re-apply for status in the next competition.
8.3
The Organising Committee may issue a warning to or ban a player from the
competition for a limited or unlimited period of time, in the case of repeated sending
off or excessive bad behaviour. If relevant, any statistics concerning a banned player
in the course of the current competition shall be erased.
8.4
Teams who fail to provide supervision (supervision or lineperson) the whole
game for more than 3 times in one competition will result in expulsion from that
competition and the team concerned will have to re-apply for status on the next
competition.
8.5
Teams may appeal against the outcome of a game, by writing a report on the back
of the score sheet after completion of their game. The organising committee shall
review the appeal. Decisions on appeal shall be final.
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