Rules for 2024/2025 TWILIGHT FOOTBALL Season
- All players must wear shin guards and appropriate footwear.
- (Moulded boots are recommended).
- Slide Tackles are not allowed. Players must remain on their feet at all times.
- Each team can field 6 players, including a goalkeeper.
- Social Mixed teams must have at least two females in the outfield.
- Teams can register up to 12 players, and players can only play for the team they are registered with.
- Teams with ALL players under 16 years old may follow existing Social Mixed team composition rules, or field up to 5 players born after March 2008.
- Games start promptly at 5:45pm, 6:25pm, and 7:05pm. Teams not on the field within 2 minutes of kickoff (with at least 4 players) forfeit the match.
- Each game consists of two 15-minute halves with a 2-minute halftime break.
- Substitutions are rolling and must occur at halfway during a break in play. Goalkeeper changes must be reported to the opposition team.
- No Offsides.
- All free kicks are direct. The opposition must stand 2 metres away from the ball.
- Penalties are taken from the edge of the goal box.
- Only the Goalkeeper is allowed inside the box during a penalty.
- A high ball is determined by the height of the goal.
- Free kicks are taken from the point at which the ball went high, unless in the keeper’s box, where it’s taken from the edge of the box.
- Semi-Circle Rules:
- Only the goalkeeper is allowed in the semi-circle.
- Defenders in their own semi-circle result in a penalty for the attacking team.
- Attackers in the opposing semi-circle result in a free kick for the defending team.
- Goalkeepers can only pick up the ball in the goal box and cannot pick up intentional back-passes from teammates.
- A Penalty Kick is awarded if this occurs.
- Each team must record their score on the board at the end of the game.
- PLEASE ENSURE ALL TEAM MEMBERS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THESE RULES