CUP COMPETITION RULES

1 CONSTITUTION The Competition shall be designated the ROMFORD & DISTRICT LEAGUE CUP COMPETITION and may be divided into sections. The Competition shall be conducted on the cup tie principle in accordance with the Rules, Regulations and Bye Laws of the Football Association, and shall be open only to members of the League or Competition. The Competition shall be Affiliated to the Essex County Football Association.

2 FEES & CHARGES The entrance fee shall be £25 payable on or before the 31 August in each year. A team shall not participate in the Competition until its entrance fee has been paid. Each Team entered shall be required to purchase 10 final tie tickets. Each Team entered shall pay an annual supplement of £25 for the purchase of final tie mementos

3 MANAGEMENT The Competition shall be managed by the League Management Committee. An AGM shall be integrated with the League AGM. A separate audited Balance Sheet for the Competition shall be prepared for the AGM

4 QUALIFICATION OF PLAYERS All player must be registered with Romford & District League for their Club at least seven days prior to playing, and must be bona-fide members of the Club they

represent, and shall have played (except in the first and second rounds) for such Club in the present season. In all ties after the third round a player must have played at least four Romford & District League matches, except by special permission of the Management Committee. A player shall not play for more than one Team in the Competition in the same season. No player shall be eligible to play in the Competition who has taken part in 6 or more Senior Competition matches during the current season. A senior Competition shall be defined as one in which each of the competing teams is either the First Team or a Senior Club and registered as such with its County Association, or a Team attached to a Club employing players under written contract. Charity Competitions rank as junior. Any Club playing an ineligible player, may be struck out of the Competition in which case the match be awarded to their opponents, and shall be further dealt with as the Management Committee may determine. Having played in a section, a player will be ineligible to play for a Team competing in a lower division.

5 REFEREES

Fees and responsibility for payment of Referees and Assistant Referees will rest with the Home Club and amount to the same as for a Romford & District League Match, but these expenses shall be jointly defrayed by both Clubs. In the event of the non-appearance of the appointed Referee, the Clubs shall mutually agree upon a Referee, and provided the game played to a finish it shall rank as a cup-tie

6 MATCHES

The draw shall be made by the Management Committee which will also fix the dates on which the ties shall be played. If the scores are equal after normal time, extra time must be played. If still a draw at the end of the extra time, the match will be decide on penalty kicks; a minimum being five per team.

Unless by special permission of the Management Committee all matches must be played on the dates originally fixed, inability of the Home Club to arrange a pitch will not be accepted as a reason for postponement if the away Club can make a pitch available. In the event of a Club failing to appear for the Final tie, a fine of £150 shall be imposed plus all reasonable costs incurred by the opponents and League. Final tie officials and participating team secretaries should confirm with the League Secretary

between 2 p m and 6 p m on the day of the final that the match has not been postponed

7 TROPHIES & MEMENTOS

Clubs competing in the Final tie shall (funds Permitting) receive mementoes. The Trophies of the Competition cannot be won outright. At the Final tie, the Combination at its discretion , may withhold a memento to which a player may be entitled, if he is ordered from the field of play, cautioned or fails to collect the award at the presentation ceremony.

8 RULES With the exceptions stated above, the Rules of the Romford & District Football League and where applicable the Essex County Junior Cup Rules shall govern this Competition. Each Club shall be deemed to have given assent to the foregoing Rules, and to abide by the decisions of the Management Committee subject to Rule 15.

CUP RULES CLARIFICATION

Romford & District League Cup Competition – includes all divisional cup matches

 Rule 4 - Qualification of players………. All players must be registered with the Romford and District League for their Club AT LEAST 7 DAYS prior to the match

Match day signings are NOT PERMITTED

A player can only represent ONE TEAM in the Competition

Once a player has played for a team in the competition he will be deemed to be cup tied for that competition, even if he is properly transferred from another club

1st Round (last 16) - Players must be registered with the R & D League for their club at LEAST seven days prior to the match

2nd Round (last 8) - Player must have played at least One league game for the team

Semi - Final - Player must have played Two league games for the team

Final - Player must have played Four league games for the team.

No player will be allowed to play in a competition in the lower divisions having already played in 6 matches for the club in a higher division

I D Card checks must be made prior to all cup games. Failure to do so may result in appeals to the Management Committee regarding ineligible players being unsuccessful.

Any team found proven to playing an ineligible player (s) will be struck out of the competition, the tie awarded to the opponents and fined a minimum of £20

No team will be cleared to play in the next round until the League has received a valid match card

SEIC League Cup Competitions includes the Liberty of Havering and Skip Attwood

Trophies

All the Above applies Except:-

Liberty of Havering Trophy

1st Round (last 16) - Players must be registered with the League for their club at LEAST 7 days prior to the match

2nd Round (last 8) - Player must have played 2 league games for the team

Semi - Final - Player must have played 3 league games for the team

Final - Player must have played 4 league games for the team

Skip Attwood Trophy

1st Round (last 64) and 2nd Round (last 32) - Players must be registered with the R & D for their Club at Least 7 days prior to the match

3rd Round (last 16) and 4th Round (last 8) - Player must have played 2 League games for the team (NOT CLUB)

Semi Final - Player must have played 3 league games for the team (NOT CLUB)

Final - Player must have played 4 League games for the team (NOT CLUB)