LEAGUE RULES 2023-24

OYFL League Rules 30 2023-2024 match officials (one referee and two assistant referees) until fair play scores return to an acceptable level (above 75%). Fees for the match officials to be paid as follows by the team falling below the acceptable level: If playing at home – all three match officials (50% for match referee if part of a League Cup Competition) If playing away – both assistant referees only (plus 50% for match referee if part of a League Cup Competition) (N) All cautions, dismissals, or serious incidents must be reported by the referee to the appropriate County Football Association via Whole Game System within two (2) days of the match. Where unqualified referees have officiated a game, they shall use the unqualified referee match discipline form available on the League website to report any match discipline and send this to their club’s County FA within two (2) days of the match. 24. Tours and Outside Competitions (A) Any Club wishing to proceed on tours during the playing season must make application, in writing, to the League Secretary no later than 31st December of the season in which they wish to tour. The Management Committee will consider such applications and inform the Club of the outcome within twenty-eight (28) days of receipt. (B) Any Club/team wishing to participate in any competitions outside the Competition (Oxfordshire Youth Football League) such as summer tournaments during the playing season must make application, in writing, to the League Secretary no later than two months before the date of the outside competition. Such applications will only be considered when the requesting team has completed or will have completed their League fixtures. The Management Committee will consider such applications and inform the Club of the outcome within fourteen (14) days of receipt. 25. Constitution of Divisions in the Age Grouped Leagues (A) At the start of each season the Management Committee will determine the size of the various divisions taking into account the number of teams entered, the number of days available for playing fixtures, the dictates of cup competitions and County Cup competitions. (B) (i) Automatic promotion and relegation shall be applied to the first two (2) and last two (2) teams in each division. (ii) Additional teams may be promoted or relegated to balance the divisions. (iii) New teams entering the League will be placed in a division that, in the opinion of the Management Committee, best meets the needs of the League. 26. Trophy Events (A) All competition rules will apply to Trophy Events. (B) The dates of each Trophy Event will be published prior to the start of the season but these dates may be changed by the Competition in exceptional circumstances such as a period of bad/severe weather. The Competition must give notice of at least 7 (seven) days of any change to dates for Trophy Events, except in cases of postponement due to weather/ground conditions. (C) All teams will be entered to play in their appropriate Trophy Event UNLESS they inform the League Fixtures Secretary twenty-eight (28) days prior to the published start date of the event that they DO NOT wish to enter. Any team not completing their Development Games prior to the Trophy Event will not be entered into the Trophy Event except at the discretion of the Competition. (D) Teams that are unable to play, for whatever reason, on all the dates of their Trophy Event will be excluded from the Trophy Event. (E) The actual format, within the rules laid down by the F.A., of each Trophy Event will be decided by the Management Committee and clubs will be informed of these prior to the start date of the event. End of SCORY section

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