CUP FIXTURES AND RULES

SDFL Challenge Cup

Nalgo v Coleview

Nth Swindon V Shield & Dagger

Cricklade 1^st v Blunsdon Dev

Poulton v Nationwide

GT/DR Plate

Bassett Bulldogs v Stratton Juniors

Ramsbury v Spectrum

Down Ampney v Moredon

Highworth v Cricklade Reserves

The full rules can be found on our website;

2023 Cup Competition | Swindon & District Football League (swindondistrictfootballleague.co.uk)

Key rules to draw out;

Game result stands at 90 mins, no extra time & no pens

All costs are shared, home team have responsibility to pay officials & recover match & ground from opponents

Referee fees

SDFL Cup £30 + 41 p mileage, assistants (if appointed & agreed by clubs) £25 + 41p a mile

SDFL Plate £28 + 41p a mile, assistants (if appointed & agreed by clubs)  £23 + 41p a mile

Player eligibility is key, so full rule set from the above, with a highlighted watch list, to be eligible to play a player;

(i) Must be registered for the competing club in the Swindon & District Football League.

(ii) Must have been registered at least 72 hours prior to the original date fixed for the round.

(iii) Must not have played for another club in any other Cup Competition controlled by the Swindon and District Football League during the current season.

(iv) Must not have played in any Competition (Cup or League) SENIOR to this (other than a County FA Junior Cup Competition), after the start of the current season, prior to playing in any game in the Competition. .For clarity, a player can play for a senior club BEFORE the SDFL season starts.

Please Note: Wiltshire Premier League & Hellenic are the main local senior competitions. Hellenic Division 2 teams are equivalent to SDFL.

Clubs should advise players about eligibility for cup matches as soon as they sign on. The League will remind signatories to exclusions on registration forms.

(v) To have played a game, players must have taken part in a match. Being named as substitute and not having played, does not count.

(vi) Semi-Final eligibility. Subject to the above conditions a player may compete from the Semi – Finals onwards

(a) For the semi-final onwards,  must have taken part in at least 4 Swindon & District Cup or League games for his competing club during the current season.

(vii) Eligibility for postponed matches or replays

(a) In the case of postponed or replayed matches only players who were eligible to play on the date originally fixed for the tie shall be eligible to play.

(b) Players also excluded will be those who were under suspension by the County FA, through suspension in any competition, when the original tie was due to have taken place.

(viii) Where a team can prove to the satisfaction of the Management Committee that it has not been able to, or will not be able to, compete in at least 50% of its League fixtures up to the date of the Semi-Final, due to circumstances beyond its control, only players registered before 31st December each season and have played in at least two games in Competitions controlled by the Swindon & District Football League for that team, will be eligible to play in the Semi-Final.

(ix) Any winning teams proven to have fielded ineligible players without reasonable excuse shall be eliminated from the Competition and the tie awarded to their opponents, otherwise a replay shall be ordered with a fine in accordance with the published Tariff and match day expenses for the replay awarded against the defaulting team.

(x) Where a team is awarded a game and is found guilty of playing an ineligible player, without good reason, it shall be eliminated from the competition, and all previous results expunged.

(xi) A club entering 2 teams – once a player has taken part in a match for one of the teams he is deemed cup tied, and cannot therefore turn out for the second team.

5 substitutes can be named and used.

Any challenge of player eligibility must be made at time of team sheet exchange before start of game but is between the teams, and the SDFL Management Committee will take further action on any indiscretion based on reports and submitted team sheets.

Players having played for a club’s first or second team, in one competition cannot play for the club’s other team.

Team photos taken on the day by you and supplied with your team sheet for all cup/plate matches and for use on the Leagues Social Media pages. – player identification was requested by you at previous AGM’s. Until another form of identification is approved by you, the Clubs,  the Management Committee will insist this is done (we are only following the mandate you gave us).  

TEAMSHEETS  

Please continue to use the 2 ply supplied, (take a photo), when these have gone you will get 3 ply onwards. (Costs)

Please put down the players shirt number.

Please exchange before kick-off, and don’t forget to supply a copy to the Results Secretary.

ENGLAND ACCREDITATION

The window opens on November 1^st

You may have attended the Teams introduction this week.

             If you didn’t  please find a YouTube link below to view the meeting recording from Monday.

• Meeting recording: https://youtu.be/J8BA_Y5OSGw

              To help the FA further understand areas of support that they can offer your club, please complete this short survey: https://forms.gle/8bRiMsj6JH5LQcXY9

              If you have any questions relating to your football clubs star rating or if you’d like to discuss developing your player pathways please get in touch with the Wilts Accreditation Team.