URBAN PARTNERS 5 A SIDE FOOTBALL CUP - INFORMATION

URBAN PARTNERS
5 A SIDE
FOOTBALL CUP
INFORMATION

#UPFOOTBALLCOMP2019

CUP INFORMATION

All matches will be held at the Handyside Sports Pitch 3 Canal Reach, Kings Cross,
London N1C.

Matches will be held on Thursday evenings,
from 5.00pm to 6.45pm, between the 2 May
and 20 June 2019.

Team kits are encouraged but bibs will be
provided. Appropriate clothing and indoor
footwear are all that is needed. The match
ball will be provided. Teams are asked to
arrive at least five minutes before their
scheduled game.

If you have any questions please email hello@urbanpartners.london or call Sophie on
07887783831.

TIME FRAME OVERVIEW

Group Stage: Thursday 2 May - Thursday 6 June

Quarter-Finals: Thursday 13 June

Semi-Final and Final: Thursday 20 June

TOURNAMENT FORMAT

15 Teams have entered the competition. Each game will be 20 minutes long,
swapping scoring ends after 10 minutes. Each winning team will gain 3 points, a draw
gives each team 1 point and the losing team will receive 0 points.

Kick-off and first ends will be decided by a coin-toss prior to the game. The group
stage will be made of four groups, with four teams, with exception to Group D.

The top two teams from each group (A,B,C,D) will go through to the quarter-finals.
There will be a draw to determine the fixtures.

Game times are as follows:

Group stage and quarter-finals
Game One: 17:10-17:30              Game Two: 17:30-17:50
Game Three: 18:00-18:20            Game Four: 18:20-18:40

Semi-Finals – Game One: 17:10-17:30       Game Two: 17:30-17:50
Final –       18:10-18:40

The Quarter-Finals will be played on Thursday 13 June. The Semi-Final and Final will
be held on Thursday 20 June.

To keep up-to-date on tables and fixtures please visit the Urban Partners website.

PRIZES
Winners will receive a trophy, medals and knowledge that they are Urban Partners
Football Competition winners!

Second and third place will receive medals.

An end of competition drinks reception will also be held with more details in due
course.

MATCH RULES

This is a after-work football competition. We want healthy competition but we want
this to be enjoyable and let's not have anyone returning to work with injuries.

It goes without saying that unseemly aggression will not be tolerated and matches
must be played within the spirit of the game.

The Referees decision on all on-field matters is final and no discussions will be
entered into either on or off the field with them about any decision.

Five players from each team are allowed onto the pitch at any given time. The
number of squad players off-field is unlimited and adoring fans encouraged.

The ball is allowed over head height. There are no throw-ins or corners and the ball
can be played off the cage. All free kicks will be direct.

No slide tackles are allowed. Infringement of this rule will lead to a free kick being
awarded against the offending players’ team.

Opposition players must be at least two meters from where any free-kick is taken. If a
free kick is awarded on or near the goal area it can be moved up to two metres
backwards to allow defenders to be two metres from the ball.

Goalkeepers

A goalkeeper gaining or seeking to gain an advantage by leaving his area or by
playing the ball when it is outside the area will have a penalty awarded against his
team.

A teammate receiving the ball from the ‘keeper may not return the ball directly to
him - the ball must first be touched by another teammate or an opponent.

A free kick will be awarded against the offending team from the place where the
defending player returned the ball unless it is deemed by the referee that a player
returning the ball to the 'keeper is gaining an advantage then a penalty will be
awarded.

The 'keeper must be on the goal line when a penalty is being taken.

Substitutions

The number of substitutions made during a game is unlimited. A player who has
been replaced may return to the pitch as a substitute for another player.
Substitutions should take place when there is a break in play or during play as long
as it does not unfairly impact the game and at the referees discretion.

Changing matches

You have all been sent a tournament schedule with the allocated game times to
which the team captains have agreed. Should a team cancel their match they will
automatically lose, and their opponent will automatically gain the points.

We will enforce this to ensure as much football as possible is played. Any
questions or for more information please call Sophie on 07887783831 or email
hello@urbanpartners.london.