Regulamento em Inglês

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT – UNDER-13
Albufeira Municipal Council


CONTEST REGULATIONS

2007/2008
GUIDELINE RULES FOR THE INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT

Principles

The aim of the International Tournament is the national enhancement of Football activity by the parties involved – from players to managers, not forgetting the technicians in the various areas.

The International Tournament provides a fine opportunity in training younger players in sports and social areas.

The International Tournament is a space for formal interaction between the various parties that form the framework of the players’ activity.

General Objectives

The International Tournament is intended to provide players with very demanding sports experience through organised sports confrontation between the better players of the respective age group.

The International Tournament will provide the players involved with access to a social event relevant to their formation in the field of social integration, especially through appropriation of certain rituals, rules and social conduct suited to the football world, though having social repercussions.

The International Tournament will provide those sports agents who form the players’ framework with the opportunity to access, through formal actions, many professional experiences and varied information and knowledge concerning operations in different contexts.

The International Tournament will provide the opportunity for coaches to hold formal meetings with a view to presenting, articulating and appraising quantitative and qualitative football development projects.


CHAPTER I
TECHNICAL ORGANISATION

General

The International Tournament is an event organised by the Imortal Desportivo Clube and the Albufeira Municipal Council, which are charged with preparing the calendar, the organisation and its management.

Teams invited for the event by the Imortal Desportivo Clube and the Albufeira Municipal Council may take part.


Contest System

The Tournament will be held from March 20th to 22nd 2008.
The team classification will take place in two stages.

1st Stage
The system in this stage of the contest will involve drawing lots to determine the table of matches.


The score obtained in these matches will determine the order of the various teams in an overall list, allowing a match to be played on the last day of the Tournament to secure a place in the final classification.

2nd Stage
The final classification match will be held on March 22nd, as follows:

2nd Stage Match to be held on the basis of the results of the 1st Stage
Definition of the final classification of the Tournament
Winner
Loser
1st X 2nd
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd X 4th
3rd Place
4th Place
5th X 6th
5th Place
6th Place
7th X 8th
7th Place
8th Place
9th X 10th
9th Place
10th Place
11th X 12th
11th Place
12th Place
13th X 14th
13th Place
14th Place
15th X 16th
15th Place
16th Place
17th X 18th
17th Place
18th Place
19th X 20th
19th Place
20th Place
21st X 22nd
21st Place
22nd Place


Duration of the Games

All games without exception shall have a duration of 2 x 20’ (two times twenty minutes), with a 10-minute interval, with no extra-time.

Classification and Tie-breaker Rules

1st Stage
The classification of each team is obtained from the score of the five matches played, in keeping with the following criterion:
a) 3 Points for a WIN in the regulation time;
b) 1 Point for a DRAW in the regulation time;
c) 0 Points for a LOSS in the regulation time.
Should two or more teams obtain the same number of points the higher classification will be awarded to the team scoring the greater number of points in the matches they played with each other.
If the tie continues, the higher classification will be given to the team having achieved the greatest difference between goals scored and goals suffered in all matches played.
In the case of equal goal difference, the higher classification will be given to the team having scored the biggest number of goals in all matches played.
If the tie persists, the higher classification will be given to the team having won most matches played.
If the tie still continues, the higher classification will be given to the team having the lowest average age of the payers used.
If, following all the foregoing procedures, it has not proved possible to determine the teams to go through to the next stage the Organisers will draw lots to determine the teams. There shall be no appeal against the form and results of the draw.



2nd Stage
If, in the final classification matches, there is a draw at the end of the regulation time, there will be a penalty shoot-out in accordance with the Rules of the Game.

Players
Each team shall comprise a maximum of 12 players.
There shall be no limited to the number of substitutions in the Tournament, and the Portuguese Football Federation system shall be used.
All players of the teams must be in possession of their identity card or respective identity document;
Players born in or after 1995 will be admitted.

Material
All teams must be provided with 2 sets of equipment.
Officially-stipulated shall be used for the matches and shall be provided by the Organisation.

Refereeing and Discipline
The referees for the matches of this Tournament shall be appointed by the Algarve Football Association.
Everything to do with the refereeing shall be governed by the rules established for official competitions, with the exception of those provided for in these regulations.
In the matter of punishment, the stipulations of the Disciplinary Regulations shall be observed, the punishments to be complied with solely during the Tournament.
No proceedings will have to be brought in order to apply disclassification.
Two yellow cards accumulated during a given match imply immediate suspension for one match.
The Organisation shall be charged with appraising and deciding all disciplinary cases occurring during the matches and in all the facilities where they take place.
Each and every disciplinary case occurring during the matches or within the facilities where the Tournament takes place shall be resolved by the Organisation in a timely manner, and there shall be no appeal against its decisions.

Venue and Facilities

All matches will be held at the Albufeira Municipal Stadium, on the grass pitch of the Imortal Desportivo Clube and on the adjacent synthetic pitches, save force majeure.

Management and Organisation

Each team shall draw up a list containing the identity of the participating players and the official elements to accompany it (as an annex), to be sent to the Organisation by February 29th 2008.
The opening of the Tournament shall be preceded by a meeting on March 19th 2008 at 9 p.m. at the Albufeira City Hall with the team managers and coaches, during which the Organisation will be given not only the identity cards/passports but also such other documents as may be needed during the Tournament.
For each match the teams must fill in a match card to be handed to the referee 15 (fifteen) minutes before the start of the match, accompanied simply by the cards of all official participants.
Only those persons listed on the match card will be allowed inside the bounds of the space surrounding the pitch, and they must occupy their places in the technical area under the terms of the regulations.


CHAPTER II
FINANCIAL ORGANISATION


Financial Organisation

Admittance to all matches will be free-of-charge.

The Organisation shall bear the following costs:
use of the grounds;
permament medical attendance during the matches and in all the facilities where the Tournament is to take place;
transport of teams not from the Algarve between their accommodation, the pitches and the restaurants;
food and beverage for the Algarve Football Association referees;


Mementoes

The Organisation will provide the following gifs at the Tournament:
1. a prize for all teams;
2. cups for the first four classified;
3. Best-disciplined Team prize;
4. Best Player prize;
5. Best Scorer prize;
6. Best Goalkeeper trophy;
7. a memento for each referee.



Prize Award Rules

Best Player and Best Goalkeeper:
1. The Tournament’s Organisation Managers take part in the election.
2. In the case of a tied final score the prize will be awarded to the youngest player.

Best Scorer:
The best scorer shall be considered to be the player scoring most goals.
In the event of a tie between two or more players the player having played less time will be chosen.
If the tie persists the prize will be warded to the youngest player.

Most Disciplined team
The team given the least number of cards shall be considered the most-disciplined team.
At the start of each match each team sets out with 0 (zero) points for discipline.
Match by match and in the light of the player’s conduct, penalty points will be awarded under the following terms:
a) 1st Yellow Card = 1 negative point (-1)
b) 2nd Yellow Card = 2 negative points (-2)
c) Direct Red = 3 negative points (-3)
Negative appraisal by the referees of the overall conduct of a team, both on the bench and on the playing field may lead to an additional 3 penalty points (-3).
The accumulated penalty points dictated by the cards and by the referees’ appraisals shall determine the final score.


CHAPTER III
FINAL PROVISIONS


Omissions in these present Regulations shall be resolved by the Tournament’s Organisers.
This event takes place under and is guided by the principles of Fraternity and Sportsmanship.