Irish FA Memorandum and Articles of Association • Football Regulations • Standing Orders • Competition Rules • Player Registration • Regulations • Disciplinary Code SEASON 2017-2018 THE IFA – FOOTBALL FOR ALL IRISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED 1 Contents Office Bearers............................................................................................................3 Chief Executive .........................................................................................................3 Solicitors....................................................................................................................3 Representatives of Council........................................................................................4 Committees of the Association..................................................................................7 Life Members of the Association ............................................................................10 Memorandum of Association ..................................................................................11 Articles of Association ............................................................................................17 Football Regulations................................................................................................45 Standing Orders.......................................................................................................55 Cup Competition Rules Irish Cup.......................................................................................................66 Intermediate Cup..........................................................................................75 Junior Cup ....................................................................................................82 Youth Cup ....................................................................................................89 Women’s Cup ...............................................................................................95 Player Registrations – Season 2017-2018.............................................................101 Disciplinary Code – Season 2017-2018................................................................129 Fixture List – Season 2017-2018 ..........................................................................152 The Laws of the Game can be found on the Irish Football Association website www.irishfa.com Published by Authority of the Irish FA Board 2 OFFICE BEARERS President DAVID MARTIN First Deputy President JACK GRUNDIE Second Deputy President CRAWFORD WILSON Chief Executive PATRICK NELSON Registered Offices of the Irish Football Association National Football Stadium at Windsor Park Donegall Avenue, Belfast BT12 6LU, Northern Ireland Tel: +44 (0)28 90 669458 Email: [email protected] Website: www.irishfa.com facebook.com/OfficialIrishFA twitter.com@OfficialIrishFA Solicitors King and Gowdy A&L Goodbody 3 REPRESENTATIVES OF COUNCIL President David Martin First Deputy President Jack Grundie Second Deputy President Crawford Wilson North East FA Robert Doherty Robert Fenton Alistair Gray John Hamilton Jim Jess Dave King Cheryl Lamont Mervyn Martin Neil Morrow Simon McCoy Jonathan McMullan Bobbie Reid Michael Wilson North West of Ireland FA Dessie Bradley Wayne Glenn Trevor Hogg Charles Johnston William Smallwoods Jerry Stewart Mid Ulster FA Nigel Cooke Maurice Johnston Elaine Junk Brian Larkin Norman Livingston Noel McClure Colin McCullough Sean O’Neill 4 Fermanagh and Western FA Roy Cathcart Sam Dennison Gordon Lee Enda Love Jnr Amalgamation of Official NISC Gary McAllister Army FA Ian Beggs NI Boys FA Mark Logan NI Schools FA Robert Nesbitt NI Referees FA Trevor Moutray Honorary Life President Jim Boyce Honorary Vice Presidents Raymond Kennedy Jim Shaw 5 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NORTHERN IRELAND FOOTBALL LEAGUE (NIFL) Ards ........................................................................................................Brian Adams Ballinamallard Utd......................................................................................Jeff Aiken Ballymena United ...................................................................................John Taggart Coleraine ..........................................................................................Colin McKendry Crusaders.................................................................................................Stephen Bell Glenavon ..................................................................................................Adrian Teer 6 COMMITTEES OF THE ASSOCIATION – Committee Membership is subject to change throughout the season – The Board Jack Grundie Robert Haworth Neil Jardine Helen Kirkpatrick* Conrad Kirkwood Gerard Lawlor Gerry Mallon* David Martin Norman McKeown* Alan Willis Crawford Wilson *Independent Members Disciplinary Committee Brian Adams Bob Fenton Dennis Hamill* Charlie Johnston Paul Livingstone* Simon McCoy Jonathan McMullan Sean O’Neill Bobbie Reid *Independent Member Appeals Committee Iain Beggs Brian Delaney* Peter Dornan* Gordon Lee Don Mackay* Noel McClure Joe McCrisken* Joe Rice* Billy Smallwoods John Taggart Adam Wood* 1 Vacancy *Independent Members 7 Licensing Committee Terry Bowles* Paul Dalzell* Colette Donaghy* Brendan Dwyer* Robert Hendren* Finbar Lavery* Hugh Logan* Shane McCullough* Philip McDonagh* Allen McKinstry* John Orchin* John Toner* *Independent Members Football Committee Jeff Aiken Stephen Bell Roy Cathcart Nigel Cooke Jack Grundie John Hamilton Trevor Hogg Elaine Junk Norman Livingston Mark Logan David Martin Mervyn Martin Colin McKendry Bob Nesbitt Crawford Wilson Challenge Cup Committee Jeff Aiken David Martin Mervyn Martin Colin McCullough Colin McKendry Adrian Teer 8 Intermediate Cup Committee Alistair Gray Mervyn Martin Colin McCullough Jerry Stewart Crawford Wilson 2 Vacancies Junior and Youth Cup Committee Dessie Bradley Sam Dennison Robert Doherty Wayne Glenn John Hamilton Jim Jess Maurice Johnston Davy King Brian Larkin Norman Livingston Enda Love 1 NW Vacancy 2 NE Vacancy Women’s Challenge Cup Roy Cathcart Committee Trevor Hogg Elaine Junk Cheryl Lamont Neil Morrow Referees Committee Frankie Hiles Leslie Irvine Steven Keenan* David Malcolm Basil Marshall Trevor Moutray David Redfern Michael Ross Crawford Wilson *Independent Members 9 LIFE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION Marshall Beattie Derek Bowles John Brown Leslie Caul David Chick Mervyn Connor Sean Cox Robert Cupples Brian Dunlop Isaac Gilkinson William Hamilton Sam Hanna George Henderson Robert Jameson Dessie Keenan Raymond Loughrey Fred Magee Roy Marshall Trevor McCann Hugh McCartan John McCrossan Jim McDowell William McElroy Sam McFrederick Jim McGrory William McIlroy BEM Allen McKinstry Morton McKnight James McLaughlin Brian Montgomery Jackie Morrison Maura Muldoon Terry Pateman Eddie Pepper Jim Weir 10 IRISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION Memorandum of Association 11 THE COMPANIES ACTS 1908-1917 COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION OF THE IRISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED 1. The name of the Association is “THE IRISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED”. 2. The Registered Office of the Association will be in Northern Ireland. 3. The objects for which the Association is established are: (1) To acquire and take over the properties and liabilities, and to eff ectuate and carry into execution the powers, obligations, duties, and general objects of the present Irish Football Association. (2) To promote, foster, and develop, in all its branches, the game of Association football, and to take all such steps as may be deemed necessary or advisable for preventing infringements of the rules of the game, or other improper methods or practices in the game, and for protecting it from abuses. (3) To make adopt, vary, and publish rules, regulations, bye-laws, and conditions for the regulation of the said game or otherwise, and to take all such steps as shall be deemed necessary or advisable, for enforcing such rules, regulations, bye-laws and conditions. (4) To promote, provide for, regulate, and manage in all or any of the required details or arrangements including any arrangements for the benefit of associations or clubs, football competitions, contests, and matches, international or otherwise in Northern Ireland or elsewhere, and to do or provide for all or any such matters and things as may be considered necessary for or ancillary to the comfort, conduct, conveyance, convenience, or benefit of players and of the public, or of any other persons concerned or engaged in such competitions, contests, or matches. (5) To accept, take over, or otherwise acquire all such cups, shields, and other prizes as may be approved by the Association, and to provide for the proper custody, insurance, protection exhibition, awarding, distribution, or loan of or other dealings with all or any of the same. (6) To provide for, make, and vary all such rules, regulations, and bye-laws as to amateur and professional players as the Association may from time to time determine. (7) To provide by rules, regulations, and bye-laws, or otherwise, for deciding and settling all differences that may arise between football associations, clubs, or players, or any persons who are members of, or are employed or engaged by, any such associations or clubs, or any other persons in reference to due compliance with the laws of the game, or the rules, regulations or bye-laws of the Association, or to contracts or to 12 any other matter of dispute or difference arising between such associations, clubs, or persons,