2019 Westfield National Youth Championships for Girls Official Championship Regulations CHAMPIONSHIP REGULATIONS NATIONAL YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR GIRLS 2019 (U14s & U15s) 1. JURISDICTION ......................................................................................................................................................................... 2 2. AGE ELIGIBILITY ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2 3. DATES ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 4. VENUE ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 5. CHAMPIONSHIP DIRECTOR AND MANAGER ....................................................................................................................... 2 6. TEAM NOMINATION ................................................................................................................................................................ 2 7. COMPETITION STRUCTURE .................................................................................................................................................. 3 8. SUBSTITUTIONS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4 9. PARTICIPATION CONDITIONS ............................................................................................................................................... 4 10. PLAYER INFRINGEMENTS ................................................................................................................................................. 4 11. PRESENTATIONS ............................................................................................................................................................... 4 12. TROPHIES .......................................................................................................................................................................... 4 13. TEAM COLOURS ................................................................................................................................................................. 5 14. TECHNICAL MEETING ........................................................................................................................................................ 5 15. REGISTRATION OF PLAYERS AND TEAM OFFICIALS .................................................................................................... 5 16. FIELD OF PLAY ................................................................................................................................................................... 5 17. MATCH OFFICIALS ............................................................................................................................................................. 5 18. EQUALISATION ................................................................................................................................................................... 6 19. TRAVEL................................................................................................................................................................................ 6 20. ACCOMMODATION ............................................................................................................................................................. 6 21. TRAINING VENUES ............................................................................................................................................................. 6 22. FFA REGULATIONS ............................................................................................................................................................ 6 23. INSURANCE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 6 24. IMAGE RELEASE ................................................................................................................................................................ 7 25. LAUNDRY ............................................................................................................................................................................ 7 26. FOOTBALLS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 7 27. FFA TECHNICAL STUDY GROUP ...................................................................................................................................... 7 28. VENUE SIGNAGE ................................................................................................................................................................ 7 29. ICE ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 30. TEAM SHEETS .................................................................................................................................................................... 7 31. MATCH EVENT SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................. 8 32. JERSEY NUMBERS ............................................................................................................................................................. 8 33. SPONSOR LOGOS ON PLAYING STRIP............................................................................................................................ 8 34. MATCH REFRESHMENTS .................................................................................................................................................. 8 35. NIGHT MATCHES ................................................................................................................................................................ 8 36. FORFEITS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 8 37. NON-COMPLETION OF MATCH ......................................................................................................................................... 8 38. COACH ACCREDITATION .................................................................................................................................................. 9 39. OTHER MATTERS ............................................................................................................................................................... 9 2019 NATIONAL YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR GIRLS - REGULATIONS Page 1 1. JURISDICTION The Championships are played under the jurisdiction of Football Federation Australia (FFA) who shall appoint an FFA member to host and conduct the Championships in accordance with these Regulations 2. AGE ELIGIBILITY Determined by FFA annually and advised on or before 1 December in the year prior to the championship. For 2019, the two age groups competing at these championships will be Under 14s (born 2005, 2006) and Under 15s (born 2004, 2005). Any player who is playing in NYC 2019 will be deemed ineligible for NTC 2019. Member Federations with a small playing pool may apply to send overage players. This must be approved by FFA’s Technical Department prior to the Championships and notification sent to the Championship Director in writing. Please note: All players must be Australian Citizens to compete at these Championships. A team playing an ineligible player in any fixture shall be ineligible for any points associated with that fixture. In such cases, the full points associated with the fixture shall be awarded to their opponents and the score recorded according to (3) goals by the team getting the points to nil (0) by the team which has infringed the competition rules. 3. DATES Determined by FFA annually the year prior to the Championships. For 2019, these championships shall be conducted from Monday 15th July 2019 through to Friday 19th July 2019. 4. VENUE The championships will be conducted at C.ex Coffs Harbour International Stadium in Coffs Harbour. 5. CHAMPIONSHIP DIRECTOR AND MANAGER FFA shall appoint a Championship Director and Championship Manager, the latter being the nominee of the host member. The Director as the representative of FFA shall have authority to make decisions on their behalf. 6. TEAM NOMINATION Members shall confirm in writing their intention to nominate a team(s) in the championships on or before 28th February in the year of the championships. Teams competing at these championships are: - New South Wales Metro - Western Australia - New South Wales Country - Queensland - Northern New South Wales - Tasmania - Australian Capital Territory - Northern Territory (u14s Only) - South Australia - Newcastle Jets F.C. - Victoria 2019 NATIONAL YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR GIRLS - REGULATIONS Page 2 7. COMPETITION STRUCTURE Under 14s Structure: Teams in the u14s age group shall be placed in one of two