Autumn 2006 - Allied Pickfords ClubFootball 5's League

Allied Pickfords

Tournament Outline | Tournament Rules | Entering the Competition

Tables, Fixtures & Results:

Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | Division 5

Sponsors & Partners: Allied Pickfords | City Weekend

Match Venue Maps: Si De Park | Chaoyang Park

Tournament Outline

The Autumn 2006 Allied Pickfords ClubFootball 5-a-side League is the club's friendly 5-a-side competition held on the artificial pitches at the East Gate of Chaoyang Park. The competition begins on August 15th, and runs through to September 28th 2006. The competition is designed to be played in a spirit of Fair Play, and is open to men’s amateur and corporate teams of all levels.

Since the inaugural competition in Spring 2005, the league has expanded, meaning that for the Autumn 2006 competition, 40-48 teams play in 5/6 divisions of 8, with each team playing two matches one evening per week over 7 weeks to make a total of 14 matches per side.

Each match will consist of two halves of 15 minutes, with a 5-minute break for half-time. Matches are held every Mon, Tue, Wed and Thurs from 20:00 – 22:30 pm. From a division of 8 teams, 4 come from 20:00 - 21:15pm, playing two matches back-to-back; from 21:15 - 22:30pm, the remaining 4 teams in the division play, again playing two matches. Divisions 1 and 5 will be held on Tuesdays, Div 2 on Wednesdays, and Divisions 3 on Thursdays, and Division 4 on Mondays.

Results and tables will be posted on the ClubFootball website, and trophies awarded to the winners and runners-up of each division.

Tournament Format & General Rules

All matches will be refereed by a ClubFootball member of staff, and players and teams not competing in the spirit of Fair Play expected by participants will be expelled from the tournament.

Fixtures: August: 15-17th, 22-24th, 29th-31st, September 5-7th, 12-14th, 19-21st, 26-28th
Structure: Div 1: Tuesday, Div 2: Wednesday, Div 3: Thursday, Div 4: Monday, Div 5: Tuesday
Time: Session 1: 20:00 - 21:15pm, Session 2: 21:15 - 22:30pm
Venue: The artificial 5-a-side pitches, just inside the East Gate of Chaoyang Park.
Substitutions: Five-a-side teams with a maximum of 5 rolling substitutions
Format: Games divided into two halves of 15 minutes, with 5 minute break for half-time.
Promotion / Relegation: At the end of the competition the top two teams in each division are promoted, and the bottom two are relegated.

Allied Pickfords

Tournament Outline | Tournament Rules | Entering the Competition

Tables, Fixtures & Results:

Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | Division 5

Sponsors & Partners: Allied Pickfords | City Weekend

Match Venue Maps: Si De Park | Chaoyang Park

Competition Rules

All participants should be familiar with the competition rules before playing. Rules which have been added or updated since the Spring 2006 competition are in blue. Rules added since the Summer competition are in red.

General Rules

All participating players must be ClubFootball members. Non members can register free before they play their first match, and will receive a ClubFootball membership card entitling them to discounts at ClubFootball Partner organisations. Please click here for details.
This is a friendly competition between ClubFootball teams and invited non-club teams and should be played in the correct spirit. All matches will be refereed by a ClubFootball member of staff. The referee’s decision is final.
Playes should use the East Gate of the park to enter the pitches area, and not the Staff Gate to the North of the Gate. Players entering by the East Gate are not required to pay to enter the park. Please show your ClubFootball membership card or say you are a member of ClubFootball (Wanguo Qunxing) to enter for free. Players entering by the South, West or North Gate need to buy a ticket to enter the park.
No bicycles are permitted in the pitch area. Bikes should be locked up in the car-park area at the East Gate. Bikes which are left inside the park may be removed by the park staff.
When arriving at the pitch area, players should respect the other teams playing and stay outside the pitch area until the other teams playing have finished.

Registrations, Deposits and Match Fees

Each competing team is required to pay a Team Registration Fee of 200 Rmb. On payment of this Team Registration Fee, each team receives two tickets to the End of League Party at the (priced at 120 Rmb each for subsequent players).
Each competing team is required to pay a Team Deposit of 600 Rmb. If a team does not turn up for a scheduled fixture, or does not have the required 4 players to play the fixture, they will have 300 RMB deducted from their deposit.
Where a team fails to fulfill their schedule of fixtures, they will not be refunded their deposit
Teams and players not competing in the correct spirit will be asked to leave the competition, with no deposit refunded.
For the Autumn competition, teams playing in the 20:00pm – 21:15pm slot are requested to pay their match fees BEFORE they play their first match of the evening. This makes organisation of the competition smoother for all concerned.
There will be no change to the schedule unless in exceptional circumstances. Where a change in schedule is required, the team requesting the change must inform CF of the change by 4pm on the Friday before the week of the fixture, otherwise this counts as a “noshow”.
Teams may not field players who have already represented another team in the competition, unless expressly authorized by ClubFootball.
No smoking or glass bottles are permitted within the facility. No players are permitted to play under the influence of alcohol.
Matches will only be cancelled in extreme circumstances due to the weather; matches will go ahead in the rain unless the pitch is deemed unplayable by the referee. In cases of lightning, play will be stopped immediately.

Late Arrivals

On the day, each team shall consist of a minimum of 4 players. Where a team has less than 4 players, the team will forfeit the match 0-3 and the team will have 300 Rmb (the normal match fee plus an additional 50 Rmb) deducted from their deposit. They may borrow players from the opposition and play the game as a friendly match. Where a team has 4 players, they must play, otherwise the match will be considered a noshow and the team deposit deducted according to rule 7.
Players may only represent ONE team in the ClubFootball 5-a-side League. Once registered with a team, a player MAY NOT play for another team under any circumstances, unless expressly authorized by ClubFootball.
Where a team has 5 players at the kick off time, the match must begin
Where a team has less than 5 players at the kick off time, kick off may be delayed by a maximum of 10 minutes to allow for the late arrival of a player or players.
Where the team does not have the required 4 players ready to play after the 10 minute delay, rule 7 will apply and the match will be forfeited and the match counted as a “noshow”.

Match Rules

All teams should wear shirts of the same colour. Teams should wear shirts of the colour stated in the Team Registration Form as their first choice team shirt. Where a team doesn’t have a team kit for a particular evening of matches, they should contact ClubFootball before 5pm on the day of the match to allow a replacement kit to be provided.
All matches must be played with the ball provided.
There is no restriction as to how high the ball may be played.
There is no offside.
When the ball goes out of play, play will restart with a kick-in (not a throw-in). There are no goal-kicks, instead the goalkeeper begins play with a throw out or kick out. Once the goalkeeper puts the ball down and plays it, he may not pick it up again with his hands.
Substitutes may be made any time, but the player entering the pitch must wait until the player leaving the pitch is off the pitch before he can enter the game. Substitutes must be made at the halfway line, and on the side of the pitch as designated by the referee.
Each team must have a designated goalkeeper who must wear a different colour to the rest of his team (or a bib); the goalkeeper may handle the ball anywhere within the marked goalkeeper’s area. Where a goalkeeper handles the ball outside the semi-circle, the opposition will be awarded a penalty.
A goal may only be scored from within the opposition’s half of the pitch. A goal scored from within the goal scorer’s own half will not count; play will restart with a throw-out from the goalkeeper of the team which has just “conceded” the goal.
A goal may not be scored directly from a kick-in. Where a goal is scored directly from a kick-in, the goal will not count, and play will restart with a throw-out from the goalkeeper of the team which has just “conceded” the goal.
The “passback rule” (as in the official FIFA rules) will be applied. Where a goalkeeper handles the ball after it has been deliberately passed back by a teammate, the opposing team will be awarded a penalty.
For the safety of players, slide tackles will not be permitted.
Where a free kick is awarded, the opposition player must retreat 3m from the ball.
Subsitutes or spectators must stand 1m (ONE METRE) back from the touchline during play, and must not enter the field under any circumstances.
In the event that the competition finishes with 2 or more teams level on points, the winning team will be determined by:
- goal difference
- if goal difference is level, then goals scored
- if 2 teams are level on goal difference and goals scored, the team which won the match between the 2 tied teams will be the winner.
- if more than 2 teams are level on goal difference and goals scored, all results against other teams will be discarded and the title decided by applying the rules to only the matches between the tied teams.
- where all of the above are level, a play-off will be arranged at a time convenient to both teams.

Player Discipline

This is a friendly competition and should be played in the correct spirit, ie yellow and red cards should not be necessary.
Where a yellow card is issued, the player receiving the card will be “sin-binned” and forced to sit out until the opposition has scored a goal. His team will not be permitted to replace him. He will then be allowed to return to the field of play.
Where a yellow card is issued, 20 Rmb will be deducted from the deposit of the team the player is representing.
Where a red card is issued, the player receiving the card will be sent off and not permitted to play for the rest of the evening and will also be banned for the match night the following week.
Where a red card is issued, 100 Rmb will be deducted from the deposit of the team the player is representing.
ClubFootball has the right to ask any player to leave the competition. Any player involved in instances of fighting will be asked to leave the competition immediately.
Abuse of the referee is unacceptable. Anyone abusing the referee will be sinbinned until the opposition scores a goal (without a replacement). For serious abuse of the referee, a red card will be issued and the player sent off and not permitted to play for the rest of the evening, and also banned for the match night the following week.