TeamUCL Social Leagues: Football

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How to Register a Football Team

Once you've got your teammates together and have decided which league to join, you can sign up using the link above. You'll need to provide the captain's details and the team name. Unless otherwise stated, the entry is only valid for one term.

There are three different ways to pay:

• Pay in full: the ticket is purchased by the captain, then split between all members in a way that works best for you.
• Split payment: pay the deposit to secure your spot and then send a payment link to the rest of your members to contribute.
• Pay with club/society funds: we can take the entry fee straight from an affiliated club/society account. Please note the president or treasurer must submit the form (or email to approve) for this option.

If you are having any issues please get in touch at [email protected]

If you want to join as a team and don't quite have enough players, you can still sign up! Just tick the box on the form and state how many players you are looking for.

How to Register as an Individual

Participating in sport during university is a great opportunity to make life long friends and we want to ensure all students have the opportunity to do so. Firstly, we recommend seeing if you'd like to join any exisiting society teams - discover them here.

You can also sign up to our leagues as an individual and we'll place you in an existing looking for extra players or new team made p of individuals. If you want to be on the same team as another individual, please state their name on the webform and we will try our best to accommodate this request.

League Rules

11-a-side Football

Player Conduct
All players and teams must adhere to the Code of Conduct.

Format
- 90 minute games
- All KO will be at 2pm - please make sure you are ready to start.

Players & Substitutions
- All players need to have filled out the player registration form once for the term – even if you are just filling in for a week.
- Rolling subs - there is no limit to the number of substitutions that can be made by a team, provided all players are registered.
- The referee must be notified when making a substitution.
- If the opposition only has 9 players teams are required to match this, however, anything below 9 you can play on as normal, and the other team will have to forfeit or play with what they have.

Rules
- Team that wins the coin toss decides which goal to attack in the first half or to take the kick-off
- The team that decided which goal to attack in the first half takes the kick-off to start the second half
- For the second half, the teams change ends and attack the opposite goals
- After a team scores a goal, the kick-off is taken by their opponents
- All standard rules of football apply, if you have any questions regarding a rule please email [email protected]

Competition Points
- Win = 3 Points
- Draw = 1 Point
- Loss = 0 Point
- Forfeit/Walkover = -1 Point

Health & Safety
- It is the players responsibility to bring weather/activity appropriate clothing, equipment and footwear.
- Shin pads must be worn.
- Teams are responsible for their own first aid supplies.
- Jewellery and watches must be removed. Medical bracelet may be worn if appropriately taped.

9-a-side Football

Player Conduct
All players and teams must adhere to the Code of Conduct.

Format
- 60 minute games
- KO times with vary, you can ask your captain for the timings - please make sure you are ready to start.

Players & Substitutions
- All players need to have filled out the player registration form once for the term – even if you are just filling in for a week.
- Rolling subs - there is no limit to the number of substitutions that can be made by a team, provided all players are registered.
- The referee must be notified when making a substitution.
- If the opposition only has 8 players teams are required to match this, however, anything below 8 you can play on as normal, and the other team will have to forfeit or play with what they have.

Rules
- Offsides as usual
- Yellow card is a 2 minutes sinbin, in which time they may not be replaced by another player. The sin-binned player may only re-enter the field of play when the referee indicates they may do so.
- Red card will be sent off (we hope this is never used!!)
- The ball is still in play when it rebounds from a goal post, crossbar, roof, kickboards or referee.
- The ball is out of play when it has wholly crossed the goal line leaves the confines of the pitch.
- A penalty must be taken using the “one step” rule

Kick offs:
- All players must be in their own half of the field
- The opponents of the team taking the kick-off are at least 1m from the ball until it is played.
- The ball is stationary on the centre mark
- The ball is in play when it is kicked forward
- The kicker may not touch the ball a second time until it has touched another player.

Competition Points
- Win = 3 Points
- Draw = 1 Point
- Loss = 0 Point
- Forfeit/Walkover = -1 Point

Health & Safety
- It is the players responsibility to bring weather/activity appropriate clothing, equipment and footwear.
- Teams are responsible for their own first aid supplies.
- Jewellery and watches must be removed. Medical bracelet may be worn if appropriately taped.

8-a-side Football

Player Conduct
All players and teams must adhere to the Code of Conduct.

Format
- 40 minute games
- KO times with vary, you can ask your captain for the timings - please make sure you are ready to start.

Players & Substitutions
- All players need to have filled out the player registration form once for the term – even if you are just filling in for a week.
- Rolling subs - there is no limit to the number of substitutions that can be made by a team, provided all players are registered.
- The referee must be notified when making a substitution.
- If the opposition only has 7 players teams are required to match this, however, anything below 7 you can play on as normal, and the other team will have to forfeit or play with what they have.

Rules
- No offsides
- Yellow card is a 2 minutes sinbin, in which time they may not be replaced by another player. The sin-binned player may only re-enter the field of play when the referee indicates they may do so.
- Red card will be sent off (we hope this is never used!!)
- Kick offs:
- All players must be in their own half of the field
- The opponents of the team taking the kick-off are at least 1m from the ball until it is played.
- The ball is stationary on the centre mark
- The ball is in play when it is kicked forward
- The kicker may not touch the ball a second time until it has touched another player.
- The ball is still in play when it rebounds from a goal post, crossbar, roof, kickboards or referee.
- The ball is out of play when it has wholly crossed the goal line leaves the confines of the pitch.
- A penalty must be taken using the “one step” rule

Competition Points
- Win = 3 Points
- Draw = 1 Point
- Loss = 0 Point
- Forfeit/Walkover = -1 Point

Health & Safety
- It is the players responsibility to bring weather/activity appropriate clothing, equipment and footwear.
- Teams are responsible for their own first aid supplies.
- Jewellery and watches must be removed. Medical bracelet may be worn if appropriately taped.

5-a-side Football (3G Pitches)

Player Conduct
All players and teams must adhere to the Code of Conduct.

Format
- 40 minute games (inc. 3 minute half-time).
- The time listed on the fixture is the KO - please make sure you are ready to start.

Players & Substitutions
- The league is open to all genders.
- All players need to have filled out the player registration form once for the term – even if you are just filling in for a week.
- Rolling subs - there is no limit to the number of substitutions that can be made by a team, provided all players are registered.
- The referee must be notified when making a substitution.
- If the opposition only has 4 players teams are required to match this, however, anything below 4 you can play on as normal, and the other team will have to forfeit or play with what they have.

Rules
- No slide tackles.
- Yellow card is a 2 minutes sinbin, in which time they may not be replaced by another player. The sin-binned player may only re-enter the field of play when the referee indicates they may do so.
- Red card will be sent off (we hope this is never used!!)
- All players must be inside their own half for kick-off with the non-kicking players at least 2m from the ball.
- Players may shoot, and score, directly from the kick-off.
- After a goal has been scored, play will be restarted by the opposing team taking a kick-off from the centre spot
- When taking a penalty the players is allowed one step before striking the ball and the goalkeeper must be standing on the line when a penalty is taken.

Competition Points
- Win = 3 Points
- Draw = 1 Point
- Loss = 0 Point
- Forfeit/Walkover = -1 Point

Health & Safety
- It is the players responsibility to bring weather/activity appropriate clothing, equipment and footwear.
- Teams are responsible for their own first aid supplies.
- Jewellery and watches must be removed. Medical bracelet may be worn if appropriately taped.

5-a-side Football (MUGA Pitches)

Player Conduct
All players and teams must adhere to the Code of Conduct.

Format
- 40 minute games (inc. 3 minute half-time).
- Play using the white lines.
- The time listed on the fixture is the KO - please make sure you are ready to start.

Players & Substitutions
- The league is open to all genders.
- All players need to have filled out the player registration form once for the term – even if you are just filling in for a week.
- Rolling subs - there is no limit to the number of substitutions that can be made by a team, provided all players are registered.
- The referee must be notified when making a substitution.
- If the opposition only has 4 players teams are required to match this, however, anything below 4 you can play on as normal, and the other team will have to forfeit or play with what they have.

Rules
- No slide tackles.
- Only the goalie is allowed in the circle/box (and the goalie can’t leave the area).
- Yellow card is a 2 minutes sinbin, in which time they may not be replaced by another player. The sin-binned player may only re-enter the field of play when the referee indicates they may do so.
- Red card will be sent off (we hope this is never used!!)
- All players must be inside their own half for kick-off with the non-kicking players at least 2m from the ball.
- Players may shoot, and score, directly from the kick-off.
- After a goal has been scored, play will be restarted by the opposing team taking a kick-off from the centre spot
- When taking a penalty the players is allowed one step before striking the ball and the goalkeeper must be standing on the line when a penalty is taken.

Competition Points
- Win = 3 Points
- Draw = 1 Point
- Loss = 0 Point
- Forfeit/Walkover = -1 Point

Health & Safety
- It is the players responsibility to bring weather/activity appropriate clothing, equipment and footwear.
- Teams are responsible for their own first aid supplies.
- Jewellery and watches must be removed. Medical bracelet may be worn if appropriately taped.

Code of Conduct

All players and teams must adhere to the Code of Conduct.