Tournament Rules

1-FIFA RULES WILL APPLY WITH THE EXCEPTION: SUBSTITUTION IS UNLIMITED AND PLAYERS CAN RETURN TO THE GAME REPEATEDLY.

2- ALL DISPUTES AND PROTESTS SHALL BE SETTLED BY THE TOURNAMENT GOVERNING COMMITTEE.

3- ALL TEAMS MUST HAVE A SET OF UNIFORMS WITH NUMBERS DISPLAYED ON THE BACK OF EACH SHIRT.

4- ALL PLAYERS MUST WEAR A PAIR OF SHIN GUARDS. PLAYERS WITHOUT

SHIN GUARDS WOULD BE EJECTED FROM THE MATCH.

5- IF, IN THE OPINION OF THE GAME OFFICIALS, A GAME IS TERMINATED DUE TO MISCONDUCT OF A PLAYER, BENCH, OR SPECTATORS, BY THE DECISION

 OF THE GOVERNING COMMITTEE, THAT GAME MIGHT RESULT IN FORFEIT.

6- SUBSTITUTIONS, AS SAID BEFORE, ARE UNLIMITED AND SHALL BE DONE AT THE TIME OF THE KICK-OFF, GOAL KICK, INJURIES, THROW-INNS, AND YELLOW CARDS SITUATION. ALL SUBSTITUTION MUST BE DONE FROM THE CENTER OF THE FIELD.

7- ALL PLAYERS RECEIVING YELLOW CARDS MUST BE SUBSTITUTED. PLAYERS CAN RETURN TO THE GAME AFTER FIVE MINUTES COOLING-OFF TIME. THIS FIVE MINUTES WOULD BE MONITORED BY THE REFEREES ASSISTANT. TWO YELLOW CARDS IN THE SAME GAME IS EQUAL TO A RED CARD. PLAYERS RECEIVING RED CARD OR TWO YELLOW CARDS MUST LEAVE THE FIELD OF THE PLAY. PLAYERS REFUSAL WOULD GIVE THE REFEREE THE RIGHT TO STOP THE GAME WITHOUT STOPPING THE TIME, AND IN THE CONTINUATION OF THE SITUATION REFEREE CAN CALL OF THE GAME. ANY RED CARD WOULD RESULT THE PLAYER MISSING THE NEXT GAME.

8- THE FOLLOWINGS WOULD RESULT THE GAME FORFEITS:

    A- FAILURE TO REPORT READY TO PLAY 10 MINUETS PRIOR TO THE GAME TIME.

    B- FAILURE TO REGISTER THE TEAM AT APPROPRIATE TIME.

THE REGISTRATION FEE WILL NOT BE REFUNDED.

    C- FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE RULES AND DISCIPLINE CONDUCTS.

    ALL ABOVE WILL RESULT IN A FORFEIT AGAINST VIOLATING TEAM, AND

    THE WINNER WILL BE REWARDED 3 POINTS WITH THE RESULT OF 1-0.

9- ALL PRELIMINARY GAMES WILL BE BASED ON TWO EQUAL 35 MINUTES HALVES WITH 10 MINUTES INTERVAL. THE OPEN AGE GAMES ARE TWO EQUAL 40 MINUTES HALVES WITH 15 MINUTES INTERVAL. IN SECOND ROUND AND FINALS

SHALL BE TWO EQUAL 40 MINUTES HALVES WITH OPEN AGE PLAYING TWO 45 MINUTES HALVES.  IN THE EVENT OF A TIE GAME, PENALTY KICKS WILL DETERMINE THE WINNER BY FIRST WITH 5 PENALTY SHUTS TAKEN BY PLAYERS FINISHING THE GAME AND THEN ONE-BY-ONE TO THE LAST OF THE REGISTERED PLAYERS INCLUDING BENCHED PLAYERS WITH SUDDEN DEATH RESULT.

10- TEAMS SHALL BE AWARDED AS FOLLOWS:  

       WIN: 3 POINTS           TIE: 1 POINT            LOSS: 0 POINT

IN THE EVENT OF A POINTS TIE BREAKER IN THE FIRST ROUND, THE FOLLOWING RULES WILL APPLY:

a) GOAL DEFERENTIAL     b) GOALS FOR     c) HEAD TO HEAD   d) GOALS AGAINST   e) COIN TOSS

11- ALL COACHES ARE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDUCT OF THEIR PLAYERS AND THEIR SIDE LINE.

12- THE PLAYERS REGISTERED IN THE FIRST TEAM REGISTRATION LIST SHALL

REMAIN AS THE PLAYER OF THE SAID TEAM AND CAN NOT TRANSFER TO ANOTHER TEAM (EVEN THOUGH THEY MIGHT HAVE NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY GAMES).

OPEN AGE TEAMS ARE ALLOWED TO REGISTER UP TO 22 PLAYERS.

OVER 40 AND OVER 55 CAN ONLY REGISTER UP TO 16 PLAYER.

PLAYERS LIST MUST BE HANDED IN TO THE TOURNAMENT ORGANIZERS AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION.

THIS LIST WOULD REMAIN IN EFFECT TO THE END OF THE TOURNAMENT.

13- ANY ILLEGAL PLAYER SHALL BE DISQUALIFIED TO PARTICIPATE FOR THE REMINDER OF THE TOURNAMENT, AND THE VIOLATING TEAM SHALL FORFEIT THE GAME.

14- THE GOVERNING COMMITTEE OF THIS TOURNAMENT WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESP0SIBILITY TOWARDS ANY INJURY, DEATH OR OTHERWISE OF PARTICIPATING PERSONS DURING THIS EVENT.

THE COACHES ARE RESPONSIBLE TO NOTIFY ALL OF THEIR PLAYERS AND SUGGESTED TO PURCHASE THEIR OWN INSURANCE.

THE ORGANIZERS ARE WISHING FOR EVERYONE TO HAVE AN EXCELLENT TIME AND BE ABLE TO WHITENESS A DISPLAY OF TRUE SPORTSMANSHIP, FAIR PLAY AND FRIENDSHIP DURING THIS EVENT.

WISHING ALL SUCCESS

THE SOCCER COMMITTEE OF IRANIAN CANADIAN SPORTS SOCIETY