INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK

International Student Association Soccer Tournament/Lyon Intramural Soccer

Rules

1. Depending on the number of entries: teams will be divided into a number of groups with the winner of each group going through to a semifinal. If the teams are limited then a round-robin format could be employed.
2. Each team will be given the name of one of the countries represented on campus.
3. The 4 person teams that must be co-ed. There are no goalkeepers. Three players on the pitch and each team will be allowed one substitute.
4. 20-minute games with a two minute break after 10 minutes. Each game will be officiated with one referee.
5. Play will be restarted with a kicked ball. There are no direct free-kicks. The referee may award a penalty kick (from 6m way) if he/she judges an infringement to be flagrant or denies an obvious goal scoring opportunity.
6. A flagrant infringement not in the vicinity of the goal may be punished with a 1 minute power-play for the opposing team.
7. No draws are allowed. There will be a penalty shoot-out at the end of full time if the score is tied. In the shoot-out, three shots will be taken 12m from the goal. After the three shots, kicks will continue until a miss is recorded. The first team that misses is the loser.
8. No team may have more than two soccer players (defined as man or woman)

Adjustments/additions to these rules will be made if circumstances permit.