UCL Handbook 2017 2018

Reserve Division(s) and Under 21 Division(s) Rules

tion and the Clubs involved agree, the Management Committee shall also be empowered to order the score at the time of an abandonment to stand. Providing gate money is taken and retained, the home Club shall be liable to pay any direct expenses incurred, if any, to the opposing Club. The residue (if any) to be equally divided between the two Clubs after deducting the cost of advertising, printing, posting, police and match officials charges. The home Club shall take the whole of the proceeds of the second match. (v) The Board shall review all matches abandoned in cases where it is consequent upon the conduct of either or both Teams. Where it is to the advantage of the Competition and does no injustice to either Club, the Board shall be empowered to order the score at the time of the abandonment to stand. In all cases where the Board are satis- fied that a match was abandoned owing to the conduct of one team or its Club member(s) they shall be empow- ered to award the points for the match to the opponent and deduct points from the offending side. In cases where a match has been abandoned owing to the conduct of both teams or their Club member(s), the Board shall rule all points for the match as void. No fine(s) can be applied by the Board for an abandoned match. (vi) The Board shall review any match that has taken place where either or both teams were under a suspension imposed upon them by the Association or Affiliated Association. In each case the team that was under suspension would be dealt with in the same manner as if they had participated with ineligible players in accordance with Rule 8 (O) above. Where both teams were under suspension the game must be declared null and void. (G) (i) Reserve Division Clubs may at its discretion and in accordance with the Laws of the Game use use 5 (Five) substitute players in any match in this Competition who may be selected from 5 (five) players. (ii) Under 21 Division Clubs may at its discretion and in accordance with the Laws of the Game use 5 substitute play- ers in any match in this Competition who may be selected from 5 players. Except for matches played at Step 7 of the National League System a player who has been substituted himself be- comes a substitute and may replace a player at any time subject to the substitution being carried out in accordance with Law 3 of the Laws of Association Football. The referee shall be informed of the names of the substitutes not later than 30 minutes before the start of the match and a Player not so named may not take part in that match. The referee and opponents must receive Club Misconduct notification forms and team sheets together with the names of the substitutes not later than 30 (thirty) minutes before the start of the match. Failure to comply with this Rule will make the Club liable to a minimum fine in accordance with the Fines Tariff. A player who has been selected, appointed or named as a substitute before the start of the match but does not actually play in the game shall not be considered to have been a player in that game within the meaning of Rule 8 of this Competition. (I) The Clubs taking part in fixture Competition Match shall identify a team captain who has a responsibility to offer support in the management of the on-field discipline of his/her team mates. (J) Reserve Division(s) fixtures must be played at a Ground that meets Grade H. Under 21 Division(s) fixtures must be played at a Ground that meets the FA Minimum Ground Grading Requirements. (K) In all Competition Matches, the number of Clubs players and officials seated on the team benches, in the desig- nated technical area, must not exceed 11 unless the team bench facility provides more than 11 individual seats. The Home Club must ensure that a technical area is marked around each designated seating area. Only one person at a time has the authority to convey tactical instructions to the Players during the match from within the technical area. (H) The half time interval in all matches shall not exceed fifteen minutes’ duration.

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