1.The
IFA Challenge Cup rules are the same as for the IFA League
2.The
final will held be at WorldNET 2010 on Friday the 23rd July 2010 at the
University Of
Leeds' Bodington Hall. Kick off will be
6.00pm and finalists agree to be on site by 5.30pm.There will be a formal presentation at 8pm, immediately
after the final, in the upstairs Hall of the
Main
Building.Winners and Runners Up are expected to attend
this presentation.
3.The
initial draw will be on a regional basis with the option to opt out of a
regional game in round one and to take pot luck (this could mean a trip to The
Granite City or Sarfend)All subsequent draws will be random so
teams may have to travel long distances.
4.The
5 options for regions in the initial draw are:
Scotland,
North of England, The Midlands, South and Random.If you do not state an option on your entry
form you will placed in the random pot.
5.Match
deadlines are as follows: First
Round: December 31st 2009
Second Round: February 28th 2010
Quarter Finals: April 30th 2010
Semi Finals: July 1st 2010
6.The
home team must provide a qualified referee
7.All
teams shall complete an entry form and pay the entry fee of £20.The entry form and these rules will be
available as word documents and PDFs file on the Yahoo Group website:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IFAworldNET/. Entry Fees are not refundable under
any circumstances.
8.The
games must be played on grass (an end of season dispensation for the use of
artificial pitches will be considered by the Rules Committee) unless both teams
agree otherwise.
9.With
consent of both teams, the away team can act as the home team - this is to
allow those who like to travel to do so.
10.The
minimum number of players is eight to qualify as a game. Any team turning up
with less than 8 (or indeed not turning up), 30 minutes after the tie is due to
start, will automatically forfeit the tie. You can then play a mixed friendly.
11.The
game must be the full 90 minutes, unless both teams agree. We would say minimum
is 35 minutes each way with both teams agreeing.
12.No
extra-time will be played – matches drawn at the final whistle go straight to
penalties. This applies for the whole tournament. This is to ensure that the
teams have time to get to senior matches after the games.
13.Games
will be played on a weekend, unless both teams agree.
14.Anyone
failing to complete their fixtures runs the risk of being excluded from the
following years' competition in the scenario that we have odd numbers of
entrants.
15.All
teams are expected to resolve their disputes amicably and in a grown-up manner.
Should this not be the case, reluctantly the Rules Committee will step in. The
Rules Committee decisions on disputes are final – i.e. not up for debate!
