1 Contents 1 Definitions…............................................................................................................... 5 1.0 Summary of Definitions…...................................................................................................... 6 2 Competitions…........................................................................................................... 7 2.0 General…........................................................................................................................... 8 2.1 Competition Structure…....................................................................................................... 8 2.1.1 All Competitions…............................................................................................................... 8 2.1.2 Senior Competitions…......................................................................................................... 8 2.1.3 Junior Competitions….......................................................................................................... 8 2.2 Competition Winners….......................................................................................................... 9 2.3 Finals Series…..................................................................................................................... 9 2.4 Promotion and Relegation - All Competitions…....................................................................... 9 2.4.1 Senior Competitions…......................................................................................................... 9 2.4.2 Brisbane Youth Premier League/Division 1…........................................................................... 10 2.4.3 Junior Divisional Competitions…............................................................................................ 10 2.5 Other Competitions & Play-Off Matches….............................................................................. 11 2.6 Monies Owing to Football Brisbane By A Club…..................................................................... 11 3 Fixtures..................................................................................................................... 12 3.0 General….......................................................................................................................... 13 3.1 Scheduling of Matches…..................................................................................................... 13 3.1.1 Senior Competitions…......................................................................................................... 13 3.1.2 Junior Competitions….......................................................................................................... 14 3.1.3 Exceptions…....................................................................................................................... 14 3.2 Postponement/Rescheduling of Matches…............................................................................ 14 3.2.1 Rescheduling Process…........................................................................................................ 15 3.3 Duration of Matches….......................................................................................................... 15 3.4 Substitution & Return Substitution (Interchange)….................................................................... 16 3.4.1 Senior Competitions….......................................................................................................... 16 3.4.2 Junior Competitions…........................................................................................................... 16 3.5 Alterations To Fixtures…........................................................................................................ 16 3.5.1 Application For Alterations…................................................................................................. 16 3.5.2 Representative Duties…........................................................................................................ 17 3.5.3 School Football (Junior Competitions & Under 18s Only)…........................................................ 17 3.5.4 School Commitments (Junior Competitions & Under 18s Only)…................................................ 17 3.6 Non-Participations In A Fixture/Forfeiting A Fixture…................................................................ 17 3.6.1 Senior Competitions….......................................................................................................... 18 3.7 Withdrawal/Remove/Suspension From Fixtures….................................................................... 18 3.8 Team Additions To Fixtures…................................................................................................. 18 3.9 Abandoned Matches…......................................................................................................... 19 3.10 Points…............................................................................................................................... 20 3.11 Goal Difference…................................................................................................................. 20 3.12 Penalties & Outcomes…........................................................................................................ 21 4 Finals Series…..................................................................................................................... 22 4.0 Format…............................................................................................................................. 23 4.1 Senior Competitions….......................................................................................................... 23 4.1.1 Venues…............................................................................................................................. 23 4.1.2 Duration of Matches…........................................................................................................... 23 4.2 Junior Competitions…........................................................................................................... 24 4.2.1 Venues…............................................................................................................................. 24 4.2.2 Duration of Matches…........................................................................................................... 24 5 Player Eligibility (All Competitions)…..................................................................................... 25 5.0 Registration of Players…......................................................................................................... 26 2 5.1 Suspended Players…............................................................................................................. 27 5.2 Player Age Requirements….................................................................................................... 27 5.2.1 Playing Out of Designated Age Group (Senior Competitions)….................................................. 27 5.2.2 Playing Out of Designated Age Group (Junior Competitions)…................................................... 27 5.3 Team Sheets…...................................................................................................................... 29 5.3.1 Team Sheet Errors….............................................................................................................. 29 5.4 Clubs With Teams In The Same Competition Division…............................................................. 30 5.5 Player Identity….................................................................................................................... 30 5.6 Finals Eligibility - All Competitions…........................................................................................ 30 5.6.1 Senior Competitions….......................................................................................................... 30 5.6.2 Junior Competitions…........................................................................................................... 31 5.7 Protesting - Playing Ineligible Player…..................................................................................... 31 5.8 National Premier Leagues and Football Queensland Premier League (NPL, FQPL 1 & 2, NPLW)……. 31 5.9 Penalties & Outcomes…........................................................................................................ 32 5.9.1 Both Teams…....................................................................................................................... 32 6 Player Eligibility (Senior Competitions)…............................................................................... 33 6.0 Senior Competitions….......................................................................................................... 34 6.1 Junior Competition Ranking…................................................................................................. 34 6.2 Player Transfers During The Season…....................................................................................... 34 6.3 Substitution/Return Substitution (Interchange) Clarification Regarding Eligibility…......................... 34 6.4 Premier & Capital Leagues…................................................................................................... 35 6.5 City League (Men's & Women's)…..........................................................................................