Rules

Common Rules

• Squad of 9 players (5+4)
• Two halves of 15 minutes each
• 5 Minutes between both halves
• No slide tackles
• No throw-ins, only kick-ins
• No goal kicks, goalkeeper has to throw the ball out at all times
• All free kicks are indirect
• A distance of 3 steps have to be maintained by the defenders while a free kick is being taken
• Reporting time is 45 minutes before kick-off time. Players cannot be added after team sheet is submitted

Disciplinary

• 2 yellow cards in a match result in a red card and a ban in the current match
• A straight red card in a match results in a 1-match ban
• All cards get carried forward to the knock out stage
• Off the ball incidents that the referee misses will be reviewed by the match in-charge and bans can be levied depending on the severity of the offense
• Abusing or arguing with the referee, team members, opponents, match in-charges, organizers and audience will result in a minimum of 1 match ban or higher depending on the severity of the offense
• Physical violence or trying to harm any player, team member, opponent, organizer, match in-charge or audience member will result in a straight ban for the entire tournament

Point System

• A win gives you 3 points, a draw 1 point
• In case of 2 teams being on equal number of points, Goal Difference (GD) will be used to determine who goes through
• In case of teams being on equal number of points and Goal Difference (GD) cannot give us a clear winner then:
  (a) Goals scored will be seen.
  (b) If goals scored is also same, goals conceded will be seen.
  (c) If goals conceeded is also same then a penalty shootout (sudden death) will decide the winner.
• 4 groups of 4 teams each. Each team plays the other 3 teams once. The winner of the group qualifies for the semi-finals.

Penalty Kicks

• If there is no clear winner after 30 minutes of the game in the knockout stages, then both teams shall have 5 penalty kicks
• These 5 players can be anyone from the match squad
• If a clear winner cannot be determined even after 5 penalty kicks, then sudden death penalty kicks will take place
• Both teams will have equal number of penalty takers
• If everyone has taken a penalty kick and there is still no clear winner then the penalty takers will be repeated in the order which they took the first set of penalty kicks
• 3 steps distance is allowed to take a penalty kick in a regular game or penalty shootout