Main Rules

LOCATION AND TIME

The Tournament will take place in the football pitches of the Com-Com Zone Development Centre on Ptaszyckiego 6 in Krakow.

Qualifications will take place on the 26th of July 2016 from 9:00 AM to 3:20 PM.
The main part of the Tournament will take place on the 27th of July 2016 from 2:00 to 7:50 PM.

CATEGORIES AND REGISTRATION

  1. The Tournament will be played in one age category – age 16-35 (born in 1981-2000).
  2. A team has 10 players (7 in the pitch and 3 substitutes)
  3. There is a total limit of 48 teams in the Tournament.

SCHEDULE

Day 1

48 teams

I Round

6 groups   x 4 teams/ 6 pitches

  • 9:00-9:20
  • 9:30-9:50
  • 10:00-10:20
  • 10:30-10:50
  • 11:00-11:20
  • 11:30-11:50
II Round

6 groups   x 4 teams/ 6 pitches

  • 12:30-12:50
  • 13:00-13:20
  • 13:30-13:50
  • 14:00-14:20
  • 14:30-14:50
  • 15:00-15:20

Day 2

24 teams

I Round

6 groups   x 4 teams/ 6 pitches

  • 14:00-14:20
  • 14:30-14:50
  • 15:00-15:20
  • 15:30-15:50
  • 16:00-16:20
  • 16:30-16:50

 

II Round

2 groups x 3 teams/ 2 pitches

  • 17:10-17:30
  • 17:45–18:05
  • 18:20-18:40
III Final Round

Match 5th place     18:50-19:10

Match 3rd place     19:10-19:30

Final Match             19:30-19:50

 

  1. REGULATIONS

    Sports outfit
  1. To address the risk of the same shirt color in the matches the organisers will lends uniform training shirts for the match.
  2. Matches will be held on pitches with natural or artificial surface covering.
  3. Artificial turf soccer shoes and indoor shoes can be used during the Tournament.
  • Pitch, ball
  1. The Tournament takes place in two halves of a sports pitch at the same time.
  2. The surface of the pitch is covered in natural grass or artificial grass.
  3. The matches are played with ball no. 4.
  4. The gates are 5 metres wide and 2 metres high.
  • Rules of the game
  1. International Board football rules apply.
  2. Changes of players are free (hockey style).
  3. There is one referee per match.
  4. The referee may punish a player with a caution, time punishment (1, 2, 3 minutes) or dismissal (red card).
  5. A win is worth 3 points, a draw is worth 1 point, a defeat is worth 0 points.
  6. If two or more teams receive the same number of points the winner will be defined based on the following (in order): direct play, goal ratio, bigger number of goals, random selection.
  7. Fair play rules apply to all participants on the Tournament (players, guardians, fans). Reprehensible behaviour of team guardians may cause a complete disqualification of a team
  • FINAL PROVISIONS
  1. The Organisers provide medical care during the Tournament.
  2. The Organisers reserve the right to change the regulations of the Tournament after consultations with its referees and participants.
  3. Applying for participation in the Tournament means accepting its regulations.
  4. In special cases the organisers reserve the right to cancel the Tournament without giving the reason.
  5. Final interpretation of the regulations lies in the hands of the organisers.
  6. All participants take part in the Tournament on their own responsibility.
  7. The Organiser reserves the right to use audio-visual materials gathered during the CATOLICA CUP free of charge – specially photos, film material, interviews and sound recordings presenting the participants – for the purposes of information and promotion.