Clare District Soccer League

Please note from Rule 33 that there is now a transfer window in the Clare League.

RULE 30.
Players must be registered on approved FAI League Registration Forms obtainable from a member League. A
bona-fide player of a club is one who has signed a properly completed registration form and paid the
appropriate registration fee (if any), duly witnessed by the Club Secretary and lodged with the League forty
eight (48) hours before kick-off.

A League date stamp shall be the official date of registration. A player is eligible for a League match if his
Registration Form has been examined and considered to be properly completed and stamped by a League. In
Cup competitions the player must be signed and registered at least fourteen days for his club before the match
in question to be eligible.

RULE 31. REGISTRATION
A player may only be registered for one club at a time. No club may sign more than three players on
Amateur forms from the same club during the latter club’s current season except with the written
consent of the Secretary of the club from which the players are being signed.

Players may be registered for a maximum of three clubs during one season. During this period, the
player is only eligible to play in Official Matches for two clubs. As an exception to this rule, a player
moving between two clubs belonging to Associations with overlapping seasons (i.e. start of the
season in summer/autumn as opposed to winter/spring) may be eligible to play in official matches for
a third club during the relevant season, provided he has fully complied with his contractual
obligations towards his previous club. Equally the provisions relating to registration period as well as
to the minimum length of contract must be respected.

No player either Amateur or Professional shall play for two Clubs during the current season without
first obtaining a transfer from his original Club and League with the exception specified under Rule
33(d). Original shall mean the Club which the player has signed a form and first registered with a
League during any one season. Players shall complete an FAI approved transfer form.

If the claims of any Club are considered exorbitant, the player concerned or Club seeking his transfer
shall have the right to report same to the Governing Authority of the League, the latter shall make an
enquiry and if the claims are excessive they shall fix a transfer and suspend, fine or otherwise deal
with the offending Club.

RULE 33. REGISTRATION/TRANSFER PERIODS FOR AMATEUR GAME
a) The registration period for the Amateur game, other than the SFAI, shall be 1st June to the 31st
of March inclusive for the winter season and 1st of December to the 30th of September inclusive for
the Summer Season.
b) The two transfer periods for the Amateur game shall be 1st June to 30th September inclusive
and the 1st December to the 31st of January inclusive with the exception of (c) below. However, an
Amateur Player may be signed on a Professional Contract for the Professional Game during the
Professional Registration Periods.
c) The transfer period for all football under the jurisdiction of the SFAI up to and including the Under 16
grade shall be 1st August to 15th October inclusive in the current season. The registration period shall
be as defined by the SFAI from time to time.
d) If a player’s registration/contract expires naturally at the end of his current season (i.e 31st May
Winter Season/ 30th November Summer Season) a Transfer Form is not required for the player to
register with another club in another League. Players registered with clubs whose fixtures extend
beyond the above dates are committed to these clubs until those fixtures are completed.

RULE 34. UNREGISTERED PLAYERS
If a player who has not been registered with the Association appears for a club in any Official Match, that
player will be considered as having played illegally. Without prejudice to any measure required to rectify the
sporting consequences of such an appearance, sanctions may also be imposed on the player and/or the club.
The right to impose such sanctions lies with the Association or the organiser of the competition concerned.

RULE 78. MISCONDUCT AGAINST PLAYERS OR PERSONS OTHER THAN MATCH OFFICALS
1. Including the automatic suspension incurred, the overall suspension imposed on any person receiving a
direct red card shall be for:
a) at least one match for denying the opposing team a clear goal-scoring opportunity (particularly by
deliberately handling the ball);
b) at least two matches for serious foul play (particularly in the case of the use of excessive or brute
force);
c) at least two matches for unsporting conduct towards an opponent or a person other than a match
official;
d) at least three matches for assaulting (deliberately pushing, pulling, spitting, striking, butting, elbowing,
punching, kicking etc. Touching is not an assault) an opponent or a person other than a match official;
e) at least six matches for spitting at an opponent or a person other than a match official.
2. A fine may also be imposed in all cases.
3. The right is reserved to punish an infringement which has escaped the match official’s attention.

RULE 79. MISCONDUCT AGAINST MATCH OFFICIALS
1. Including the automatic suspension incurred, the overall suspension imposed on any person receiving a
direct red card shall be for:
a) at least four matches for unsporting conduct towards a match official;
b) at least 12 months for assaulting (deliberately pushing, pulling, spitting, striking, butting, elbowing,
punching, kicking etc. Touching is not an assault) a match official;
c) at least 12 months for spitting at a match official.
2. A player whom the referee has reported as guilty of assault before, during or immediately after
a match shall automatically stand suspended until the first disciplinary body has decided upon the
case. In this connection, spitting at a match official is regarded as an assault.
3. A fine may also be imposed in all cases.
4. The right is reserved to punish an infringement which has escaped the match official’s attention.
5. All suspensions imposed by affiliates relating to physical assaults on match officials must be notified by
them immediately to the Disciplinary Control Unit of the FAI and to all other relevant bodies.

RULE 81. BRAWL/ FIGHTING
1. Involvement in a brawl / fight is sanctioned with a suspension for at least six matches.
2. Anyone who has tried merely to prevent a brawl / fight, shield others or separate those involved in a brawl
is not subject to punishment.

RULE 82. UNIDENTIFIED AGGRESSORS
If it is not possible to identify the perpetrator(s) of an offence, the body may sanction the club to which the
aggressors belong.

RULE 83. TEAM MISCONDUCT
1. The following constitute misconduct by a team and are sanctioned by a fine:
a) when at least five players are cautioned or sent from the field of play during one match;
b) when at least three players are sent off during one match;
c) when several players together make threats or show force against a match official.
2. When determining the amount of the fine, the type of competition shall be taken into account.

RULE 96. FORGERY AND FALSIFICATION
1. Anyone who, in football-related activities, forges a document or falsifies an authentic document or uses a
forged or falsified document to deceive in contractual or legal relations shall be sanctioned with a
suspension of at least six matches.
2. If the perpetrator is an official, the body shall impose a ban on taking part in any football-related activity
for a period of at least twelve months.
3. A fine may also be imposed.