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Rules of Friendship Cup
I FIFA Laws of the Game
The international youth football tournament Champions Tournament shall follow the international laws of the game provided by FIFA.
NB! If there are conflicting claims in the FIFA rules and in the Champions Tournament rules and regulations, the tournament guide shall apply.
II Size of the team and duration of the match
NB! In the 11-a-side categories, the duration of the match will depend on the number of teams registered.
If there are 10 teams registered for the tournament, each team is guaranteed to play 5 games and the duration of each match will be 2×25 minutes.
III Use of older players in the tournament
In the 11-a-side categories it is allowed to use in one team up to three older players, who have been born later than 1st of August the prior year.
IV Players participating in several teams
During the youth football tournament Friendship CUP, it is not allowed for the players to play in more than one age group. If this rule is ignored, the player will be disqualified from the tournament and the game of the violating team will be cancelled. The result -/+ will be noted in the tournament chart and this means that the other team has won.
V Stadiums:
Friendship CUP matches will be held on various stadiums in Soccerland Catalunia. The matches of the tournament will be played on grass.
NB! Tournament organizers reserve the right to make changes in the time schedules during the tournament!
VI Tournament system
In Friendship CUP the teams are in one group, where all teams will play against each other once. In the matches held during the tournament, a victory gives each team 3 points, a draw game 1 point and loss 0 points.
If some teams get equal scores in subgroups, the final ranking will be decided according to:
match between each other
overall goal difference
number of goals
disciplinary actions
abandoned matches, cancellation of results
red cards
drawing lots
All places in the Friendship CUP are determined by group table.
VII Protest
A protest is directed against the validity of the result of the match. A protest has to be based on that whether the player has right to participate or not, on serious violation of the rules by the referee or on some other incident that affected the result of the match.
The protest must be submitted in writing by a team representative (a person who has been designated on the registration form as team leader) no later than 30 minutes after the end of the protested match.
A general protest against the whole opposing team is not acceptable.
Protest against the yellow or red card or against the removal of player from the field after the referee has showed two cards, is only allowed if referee made a mistake against the corresponding player.
Protest processing fee is 200 EUR. This amount will be refunded if the protest is successful.
IX Jury
The possible disagreements and protests will be solved by a three-member jury. The jury includes the head referee and two head organizers of the tournament.
NB! Jury’s final decision cannot be appealed!
X Referees
All the referees are accepted by the Spanish Football Association.
XI Defaulters
If on the football field there is not at least 7 players (11-a-side categories) then in 5 minutes after the start of official match time, a +/- loss will be entered into the tournament table.
XII Awards
The teams having won the first, second and third place will be awarded with trophies and medals. The best player of and goalkeeper will be awarded with the special prizes.
The winners will be awarded an exclusive trophy with personal engraving.
XIII Medicine/medical aid
The organizers of Friendship CUP football tournament will not take any responsibility for injuries, which happen during the football tournament. Teams have an obligation to ensure that all trauma situations will be resolved.
If possible, the football tournament organizers will assist with their medical skills.
XIV Warnings and removals
A player removed from the field will be disqualified for the next match held Friendship CUP Tournament.
NB! The referee, who serves the match, has the right to demand harsher punishment for the disqualified player. The referee must submit a written application to the tournament head referee, who makes the final decision. The decision of the head referee is final and cannot be appealed.
The decision will be notified to the team representative specified on the registration form.
XV Recognition of fair play
For the recognition of fair play it is recommended that players shake hands with the opposing players and referee right after the line-up (before the match starts) and after the final whistle.
XVI Warranty
By participation in Friendship CUP football tournament, the team confirms being aware of all the rules of the tournament.
XVII Balls used in matches
All the balls used during the Champions Tournament have a marking “FIFA APPROVED” or “FIFA INSPECTED”.
XVIII Registration of the team
The players not listed on the registration form cannot participate. Teams are not allowed to add more players to the registration form during the tournament.
The representative of each team is required to sign a statement, confirming the arrival to the tournament, acceptance of the Friendship Cup rules and the team’s awareness of possible changes.
NB! A team, who has not met the aforementioned demands, will not be allowed to play in the tournament.
XIX Start of the match and its accompanying rules
The team has to be on the match field 10 minutes before the match starts.
If the uniforms of both teams are in the same color, the team who has been listed as the second team has to change shirts or wear vests.
XX State of emergency, tournament management
The jury of the tournament has right to make changes in match times and locations, if it is necessary and an inevitable event requires it!
NB! Tournament organizers are not responsible for the event of theft during the tournament!
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