Rules

1. Present

All teams/coaches need to report to the secretariat at least 30 minutes before the opening of the tournament. Teams must also arrive 5 minutes before their match at the designated field. The matches will be eight-a-side.

2. Eligibility of players

All players born on or after 01-01-2008 are eligible to play in the tournament. A list of all players names and dates of birth must be provided before the start of the tournament.

3. Match duration

All pool matches will last 20 minutes. The matches to decide final position will be 2 x 15 minutes plus a 5 minute break and an change of end. The Quick ’20 referees will referee all matches. The beginning and end of the matches will announce over the loudspeaker system. Only when a penalty is given, can a match be extended. There is no toss of a coin at the beginning of a game. The first team named can choose the goal. The other team has the kick off.

3a. The kick-off

The kick-off is taken by one of the teams in the middle of the field. Both teams will start on their own half. Scoring is allowed immediately after kick-off.

3b. Pass back

A deliberate pass back (played via foot) may not be taken into the hands of the keeper. A pass back that did not go via foot (think shin, knee, upper body and head) may be picked up.

3c. Goal kick

The goal kick is taken from the ground within the goal area by passing or shooting the ball. It can be taken by both the keeper or a field player.

3d. Out of play

If the ball fully crosses any of the fields outer lines, the game may be continued by dribbling the ball back in. When the ball has been dribbled back into play, the player doing the dribbling is allowed to immediately try to score.

3e. Free kick

A free kick may be passed, dribbled or shot.

3f. Corner kick

Corner kicks are taken from the corners of the paying field, by either dribbling or passing the ball into play. In both cases, after dribbling or passing, the player taking the corner kick is allowed to immediately try to score. Opponents must remain at least 5 meters away from the ball when the kick is taken.

4. Scoring

All teams are placed in one of four pools consisting of seven teams. All teams within a pool will play all other teams (round Robin) After all games have been played, positions
1 and 2 from each group go through to the cross-finals for places 1 to 8,
3 and 4 from each group go through to the cross-finals for places 9 to 16,
5 and 6 to the post 17 to 24 and all seven numbers to the post 25 to 28.
If more than one team in a pool finishes with the same number of points, then the position in
the pool is decided by:
- Goal difference
- The mutual result
- The team with the most goals scored

If none of the above provide a winner, than penalties 5 are taken. In all matches where a winner is required, and there is no outright winner in normal play, then penalties 5 will be taken to obtain a winner. There will be no extra time played, except in the final. Here extra time will be 2 x 5 minutes. 5 Penalties should be taken by 5 different players, who
participated in that game.

If after the first series of penalties there is no winner, then the penalty shootout continue
with alternate penalties taken by players who have not already taken a penalty.

5. Clothing

Each team must have an alternate team strip.The team that is named first in the competition program should play in the alternate team strip if required.

6. Disciplinary sanctions

Should the referee show a yellow card to a player, the player will be sent off for five minutes.
Should a player receive two yellows or a straight red card during a game he will be sent off and banned for the next game. Depending on the severity of the offense, the referee, in consultation with the tournament committee, can decide to impose a heavier penalty.

7. Other provisions

Joer International and Quick’20 take no responsibility for any loss and / or damage during, before and after the tournament.
In cases where these regulations do not provide the tournament director will decide.