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Appendix A

 

League Knock-Out Cup Rules

  1. The cup shall be called “The Taunton Saturday League Knock-Out Cup” and shall be the property of the Taunton Saturday Football League.
  1. The cup shall be competed for each season and shall not become the property of any club and shall be open to all clubs taking part in the First and Second Divisions of the Taunton Saturday Football League.

3.   3.1       The duration of all cup ties, including the semi finals and finals, shall  be a minimum of ninety (90) minutes, forty-five (45 minutes each half. If at the end of ninety (90) minutes the scores are level then thirty (30) minutes extra time, fifteen (15) minutes each half, shall be played.

3.2              If in any cup tie, the scores are still level after extra time, the match will be decided by the taking of penalty kicks, which shall not be considered  part of the match, subject to the conditions set out as Appendix F to these Rules.

  1. Any club failing to play their tie on the date fixed by the Fixtures Secretary shall be ruled out of the competition, unless such failure is caused by their ground being declared unfit for play because of weather conditions, or by the club participating in another competition which may have precedence (eg. County Cup Competitions or replays in another Cup Competition). Any club so ruled out shall be fined £20.00.

5.   5.1       The final will be played on a date and neutral ground to be selected by the Management Committee who shall take all the gate money and  defray all match expenses excluding the travelling expenses of the competing teams.

5.2              The winners and runners-up to be awarded mementoes which shall be engraved at the League’s expense.

  1. The club who is the holder of the cup for the time being shall be held responsible for the cup and shall replace same should it be lost, stolen or damaged, to like value.  Cups will be suitably engraved by the League.  All cups to be returned in a clean condition to the General Secretary on or before the 1st of March (as per Rule 18.5) in each year or in default be fined £20.00.

7.   7.1       Players registered on a Taunton Saturday Football League form will be deemed registered provided that such registration form is in the hands of the Registration Secretary by noon on the day of the match, duly signed by the named Club Secretary and witnessed. (See also Rule 8.2.2)

7.2              Only players eligible in the last qualifying round shall be allowed to play in the semi-final and final.

7.3              No reinstated players will be allowed to participate in this competition.

  1. If a club has two teams entered in this Competition, then a player having played in one team will be ineligible to play in the other team in any one season.

9    9.1       Referees to be appointed by the League Referee’s Secretary (This includes assistant referee’s for semi-finals and finals

9.2       In the final, the referee and assistant referees shall be awarded mementoes unless they request specifically a fee for the match, such requests to be made at the time of accepting the appointment and such fees shall be at the current County Junior Cup rate.

9.3              Fees and travelling expenses of match officials for semi-finals shall be shared equally between both teams, and such fees shall be at the current FA Junior Cup rates.

10  10.1     The secretary of each club shall forward their team sheet and result including referee’s mark to the Referee’s Secretary to reach him within four days of all cup ties, including the final, or in a default be fined £5.00.  Team sheets not produced within seven days of the deadline will incur an additional £10.00 fine as per the League Rule 11.1

10.2     Team sheets showing a referee’s mark of 50 or less must be accompanied by a letter of explanation or in default be fined £5.00.

  1. In all cup ties, excluding the final, the home team shall change into non-conflicting colours in the event of a colour clash. In the final both teams shall change into non-conflicting colours in the event of a colour clash, unless otherwise mutually agreed.

12. Any matter not covered by these Rules is subject to Standard Rules governing Junior Competitions as issued by the Football Association.