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Age Groups

Explanation of Classes

African Celebrations

Teams travelling from Ireland & Overseas simply substitute the month September shown below to January to find out your age classification.

UK Classification

  • Class A Boys – Players born on the 1st September 1990 or after (11 a–side)
  • Class B Boys – Players born on the 1st September 1991 or after (11 a–side)
  • Class C Boys – Players born on the 1st September 1992 or after (11 a–side)
  • Class D Boys – Players born on the 1st September 1993 or after (11 a–side)
  • Class E Boys – Players born on the 1st September 1994 or after (11 a–side)
  • Class F Boys – Players born on the 1st September 1995 or after (11 a–side)
  • Class G Boys – Players born on the 1st September 1996 or after (11 a–side)
  • Class H Boys – Players born on the 1st September 1997 or after (11 a–side)
  • Class H Boys – Players born on the 1st September 1997 or after (8 a–side)
  • Class I Boys – Players born on the 1st September 1998 or after (8 a–side)
  • Class J Boys – Players born on the 1st September 1999 or after (8 a–side)
  • Class K Boys – Players born on the 1st September 2000 or after (7 a–side)
  • Class L Boys – Players born on the 1st September 2001 or after (7 a–side)
  • Open Age – Female Open Age
  • Class M Girls – Players born on the 1st September 1993 or after (11 a–side)
  • Class N Girls – Players born on the 1st September 1995 or after

Dispensation

Note

Please remember that dispensation is only granted to teams that otherwise would face an unfair disadvantage. Please note that we identify countries that play by the 1st of January and also the 1st of August. Girls may participate in the Boys age categories: Class L to Class G.

Proof of Age

Bring your id

Each team must submit a list of players to the Team Tours Direct administration before their first match of the tournament. All players MUST be able to identify themselves and to certify their age with a valid passport or registration card from their respective FA. Teams must be able to present this proof if and when required.

Team List

Note

WSC Action

All players on the team list may not represent any other team in the tournament without permission of the tournament director. Random controls of team list and participant’s list will be carried out.

Insurance

Make sure you're insured

Please make sure that all your players are insured both on and off the playing field. Team Tours Direct does not carry any group insurance protecting participants in case of injury, illness, theft or damage to property.

Team Tours Direct is in no way responsible for injury or economic loss which may arise in the case of war, warlike events, civil war, revolution or civil disturbances or because of the actions of the authorities, strikes, lockouts, blockades or similar events. Participants from countries that have no medical insurance agreement with Great Britain must have personal medical insurance.

Please note as per Team Tours Direct terms and conditions, Team Tours Direct cannot be held responsible for adverse weather conditions, which could result in cancellation of fixtures by third parties.

General Notice

Please Read

All participants, supporters & club officials are asked to pay particular notice to the following guidelines set out with regard to behaviour, attitude, encouragement and respect while in attendance at the forth coming event of your choice.

Please note, Team Tours Direct has a zero tolerance to any type of racism or lack of respect shown to any tournament officials, participants, supporters, club officials in addition to any individual in attendance at an event we operate.

Parents

  • > Encourage your child to play by the laws of the game.
  • > Avoid pressurizing players about winning or losing.
  • > Support and encourage all players, including the opposition.
  • > Never publicly criticize your child or other players.
  • > Do not question decisions made by the match officials.

Players

  • > Show respect and fair play to your opponents.
  • > Play within the rules of the game.
  • > Encourage, support and co-operate with your teammates.
  • > Respect the officials and accept all decisions without question.

Coaches

  • > Give all players, whatever their ability, the chance to play.
  • > Always pursue fair play.
  • > Accept that striving to win is more important that winning itself.
  • > Ensure that matches are well structured and focus on developing skill, decision-making and understanding of the game.

Referees

Give them respect

Welsh Super Cup Officials

Referees & Referee Assistants are qualified officials within their respected country and regions.

Teams should be made aware of the following – Team Tours Direct hold their match officials in very high esteem and without these individuals we would not have a tournament to participate in.

Please ensure that respect is given to all match officials regardless of the outcome of your fixture. We will in no way tolerate in any way disrespect given to match officials and disciplinary action will be taken against any teams or individual who repeatedly disrespect the tournament officials.

Protests

Please read

The team manager must make any protest and no other member of your team or supporters. No protest will be given any consideration unless the relevant procedures are applied. Protests must be delivered to the Tournament Control Point no later than 30 minutes after the match is finished. The decisions of the referee regarding facts connected with the play are final. No measures will be taken on protests on decisions made by referees. The final decision of the organising committee is binding and final.

Cautions and Sending-Off

Misconduct

Any player given two yellow cards in a single match will result in a red card. If a player is shown a red card he or she is automatically suspended from participation in the following match. The tournament organising committee can decide about suspension for further game(s). A player who receives two red cards in the tournament will be automatically eliminated from the tournament. Yellow cards are not accumulated Severe offences will be reported to the FA in respective countries

Substitutions

Please Read

Your squad size is not restricted for the tournament but you may not make more than seven substitutions in any one match although rolling substitutions are permitted in all matches. This means that you may substitute a player and then re-enter the player in the same match but each time a player is swapped this will count as one of your seven substitutions.

Clubs entering two teams at any one age group may not swap players between the two teams at any stage during the tournament. Teams found breaking this rule will be eliminated. Teams must only use players registered on their team sheet throughout the tournament, unless permission has been granted in extreme circumstances by the tournament directors.

Rules

Group Stages

Welsh Super Cup will be played in accordance with applicable sections of the FAW & FIFA Regulations. Teams are divided in the early stages of the event into groups where they play off in a pool stage against those teams drawn in their respected group. Three points will be awarded for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams have the same number of points, the order will be decided as follows:

  • 1. Results of match between teams with equal points.
  • 2. Most goals scored.
  • 3. Teams with the least number of goals conceded.
  • 4. If teams are still tied then progression will be decided by disciplinary (red/yellow cards).
  • 5. Or further still by the toss of a coin (At Tournament Committee’s Discretion)

Knock-out Games

What happens next?

Please note at this stage of the tournament all teams revert back to equal status, with the exception of any bans, which run into the knockout stages. All knock out games will be decided by the team who scores the most goals in the match. If there is still a tie at the end of normal time then extra time will be played. If there is still a tie then the match will be decide by penalty kicks. Each team will take 5 penalties each; if there is still a tie then sudden death will apply.

Ball Sizes

Classification

  • Size 3 – Class L
  • Size 4 – Class O, K, J, I, H & G
  • Size 5 –Class N, M, F, E, D, C, A & Open Ladies

Before Game

Please be prompt

All teams must be ready at the pitch side no later than 10 minutes before kick-off. The teams are responsible for their supporters conduct and any misconduct will be reported to the relevant FA.

Player Uniform

Do we need a spare kit?

If the referee decides that one team should change shirts due to similarity to the opposing team’s shirts, the team appearing second in the playing schedule must change.

Bright Goalkeeper

No Show?

Team's failing to appear

Any team not appearing at the appointed time and place for a match without a valid excuse will automatically lose the match. If a team repeatedly fails to appear for fixtures, the team may be excluded from the tournament. In special cases, the tournament committee may decide to exclude a team at the first offence i.e. if a deliberate act of not appearing favours their own team or is unfair to another team in the group. If any team is excluded from the tournament previous results will be void.