Southend Sunday League Cup Competition
Rules and Regulations
1. NOMENCLATURE AND CONSTITUTION
a) This competition shall be called the 'Southend Sunday League Cup Competition' and shall be open to teams competing in the Southend Sunday League. The Competition shall be conducted and, if necessary, divided into sections at the discreation of the Managament Committee.
2. ENTRANCE FEE
a) The entrance fee shall be £5.00 per team, payable on or before September 1st each year.
3. WITHDRAWAL FROM THE COMPETITION
a) Any club withdrawing a team or teams from the Competition after the draw has been made shall be dealt with at the discretion pf the Council or Management Committee.
4. MANAGEMENT AND OFFICERS
a) The Competition shall be managed by the Council and/or Management Committee of the Southend Sunday League whose officers shall be officers of this competition.
5. PLAYERS
a) All players of the Club shall be registered with the Southend Sunday Football League for such club in the current season accordance with the rules of the League.
b) Except by special permission of the Council or Management Committee, a player shall not play in the semi-final or final ties unless he has played for the club he represents in a previous round or in three (3) other matches under the jurisdiction of the Southend Sunday League in the current season.
All Clubs participating in semi-final or final ties must submit a list of players who may participate in these ties to the Regsitration Secretary no later than the Tuesday prior to the scheduled match in order that the eligibility of the Players may be confirmed. Clubs progressing from semi-final to final ties are required to submit a further list in relation to the final tie.
Clubs must contact the Registration Secretary no later than the Friday preceding the scheduled match to obtain confirmation that the listed players are eligible to play.
c) A player, having played for a club in any section of the Competition, shall not, in the same season, play for another club in any section of the Competition.
d) A player, having played for a club in any section of the Competition, shall not, in the same season, play for another club in any section of the Competition. A player, having taken part in a match in the League Cup may not take part in a lower section of the League Cup. A player who has played in a final of a higher section of the Competition shall not, in the same season play in final of a lower section except by special permission of the Council or Management Committee. Rule 8(l), (m), (n), (o) of the Southend Sunday League shall also apply to this competition.
e) In the event of a club playing an ineligible player, the Management Committee shall have the power to strike the offending club out of the Competition, in which case the match shall be awarded to its opponents, inflict a fine, order the game to be replayed, make any order as to costs and expenses and deal with the matter at their complete discretion.
6. REFEREES AND ASSISTANT REFEREES
a) Referees and assistant referees shall be appointed as in the Southend Sunday League games but the fees of the officals, which shall be the same as in League games, shall be equally defrayed by the competing clubs. For the final ties, the Council or Management Committee shall appoint the referee and assistant referees and the Competition shall be responsible for defraying their fees or presenting mementoes in lieu.
b) In all matches in Section 'A' and 'B' up to and including the semi-final round, partaking clubs shall supply a competent assiatnt referee. failure to do so shall result in the Club being fined £10.00.
7. MATCHES
a) The Council or Management Committee shall make the draw for the various rounds and shall fix the dates and grounds upon which ties, including replayed ties, shall be played. The time of kick-off shall be the same as that for the Southend Sunday League games. in the event of the teams being level at the expiration of ordinary ties, extra time of not more than fifteen minutes and not less than ten minutes each way shall be played. In the event of scores being level at the end of extra time, the tie shall be decided with penalty kicks in accordance with the decision of FIFA. in the event of games being played mid-week and the scores being level at the expiration of ordinary time, no extra time shall be played and the time shall be decided on penalty kicks as aforementioned. The Council or Management Committee shall make arrangements for the final ties, take all receipts and pay all ground and advertising expenses.
8. AWARDS
a) The finalists shall receive awards, funds of the Competition permitting. No player who has been sent off in the Final Round shall receive an award on the day of the Final and the question of whether or not he will receive an award will be decided by the Management Committee after the matter has been dealt with by the Essex County FA.
9. SOUTHEND SUNDAY LEAGUE RULES TO APPLY
a) With the foregoing exceptions, the Rules of the Southend Sunday League shall, where applicable, govern this competition.
a) This competition shall be called the 'Southend Sunday League Cup Competition' and shall be open to teams competing in the Southend Sunday League. The Competition shall be conducted and, if necessary, divided into sections at the discreation of the Managament Committee.
2. ENTRANCE FEE
a) The entrance fee shall be £5.00 per team, payable on or before September 1st each year.
3. WITHDRAWAL FROM THE COMPETITION
a) Any club withdrawing a team or teams from the Competition after the draw has been made shall be dealt with at the discretion pf the Council or Management Committee.
4. MANAGEMENT AND OFFICERS
a) The Competition shall be managed by the Council and/or Management Committee of the Southend Sunday League whose officers shall be officers of this competition.
5. PLAYERS
a) All players of the Club shall be registered with the Southend Sunday Football League for such club in the current season accordance with the rules of the League.
b) Except by special permission of the Council or Management Committee, a player shall not play in the semi-final or final ties unless he has played for the club he represents in a previous round or in three (3) other matches under the jurisdiction of the Southend Sunday League in the current season.
All Clubs participating in semi-final or final ties must submit a list of players who may participate in these ties to the Regsitration Secretary no later than the Tuesday prior to the scheduled match in order that the eligibility of the Players may be confirmed. Clubs progressing from semi-final to final ties are required to submit a further list in relation to the final tie.
Clubs must contact the Registration Secretary no later than the Friday preceding the scheduled match to obtain confirmation that the listed players are eligible to play.
c) A player, having played for a club in any section of the Competition, shall not, in the same season, play for another club in any section of the Competition.
d) A player, having played for a club in any section of the Competition, shall not, in the same season, play for another club in any section of the Competition. A player, having taken part in a match in the League Cup may not take part in a lower section of the League Cup. A player who has played in a final of a higher section of the Competition shall not, in the same season play in final of a lower section except by special permission of the Council or Management Committee. Rule 8(l), (m), (n), (o) of the Southend Sunday League shall also apply to this competition.
e) In the event of a club playing an ineligible player, the Management Committee shall have the power to strike the offending club out of the Competition, in which case the match shall be awarded to its opponents, inflict a fine, order the game to be replayed, make any order as to costs and expenses and deal with the matter at their complete discretion.
6. REFEREES AND ASSISTANT REFEREES
a) Referees and assistant referees shall be appointed as in the Southend Sunday League games but the fees of the officals, which shall be the same as in League games, shall be equally defrayed by the competing clubs. For the final ties, the Council or Management Committee shall appoint the referee and assistant referees and the Competition shall be responsible for defraying their fees or presenting mementoes in lieu.
b) In all matches in Section 'A' and 'B' up to and including the semi-final round, partaking clubs shall supply a competent assiatnt referee. failure to do so shall result in the Club being fined £10.00.
7. MATCHES
a) The Council or Management Committee shall make the draw for the various rounds and shall fix the dates and grounds upon which ties, including replayed ties, shall be played. The time of kick-off shall be the same as that for the Southend Sunday League games. in the event of the teams being level at the expiration of ordinary ties, extra time of not more than fifteen minutes and not less than ten minutes each way shall be played. In the event of scores being level at the end of extra time, the tie shall be decided with penalty kicks in accordance with the decision of FIFA. in the event of games being played mid-week and the scores being level at the expiration of ordinary time, no extra time shall be played and the time shall be decided on penalty kicks as aforementioned. The Council or Management Committee shall make arrangements for the final ties, take all receipts and pay all ground and advertising expenses.
8. AWARDS
a) The finalists shall receive awards, funds of the Competition permitting. No player who has been sent off in the Final Round shall receive an award on the day of the Final and the question of whether or not he will receive an award will be decided by the Management Committee after the matter has been dealt with by the Essex County FA.
9. SOUTHEND SUNDAY LEAGUE RULES TO APPLY
a) With the foregoing exceptions, the Rules of the Southend Sunday League shall, where applicable, govern this competition.
