Tournament Rules

Rules for 11v11 Games

  • A team representative must check in to Field Marshall's table 30mins prior to first game and submit a final team roster sheet (including team name, division, age group, player first/last name, jersey number)
  • Player id cards must be available at each game and produced upon request by the referee or tournament official
  • Games start and end with the Air Horn (or by the referee's whistle)
  • 2 x 30 min halves, switch ends at half time, 5 mins for half time
  • Unlimited substitutions
  • Substitutions shall be allowed at stoppages, under the control of the referee
  • For goalkicks in U13 games, the opposing team must fallback behind the retreating line and allow the goalkick to be completed before advancing
  • After a goal the ball is brought to centre and play begins immediately
  • Once the central Air Horn sounds to signify the start of play (or by the referee's whistle), if one team isn' ready and not on the field, the other team can start play and score ONE goal. The team cannot run up the score. The opposing team must be on the field for play to restart after ONE uncontested goal is scored.
  • In the event of a colour conflict the Home team will wear pinnies
  • All Referee decisions are final
  • The Referee will report the result of the game to Scorekeeping Table
  • All rules subject to change up to 2 weeks before start of tournament


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