The intramural soccer fields will be located at the north end of the Penberthy Intramural Sports Center.
The game will consist of two 20-minute halves with a 5-minute halftime. In case of approaching rain or schedule delays, halftime may be shortened by the referee. For Men and Women leagues, a mercy rule will be applied if either team is ahead by 5 or more points with less than five minutes remaining in the second half. In CoRec, the mercy rule will be applied at 8 or more points.
In the event of inclement weather, a competition will be considered an official game at the end of the first half. All games played for less than 20 minutes will be held off or rescheduled and will resume from the stopping time.
All players’ student ID numbers and names must be listed on the roster before they enter the game. A student ID card or an intramural pass must be presented to the officials before the individual will be permitted to play. Rec membership cards are available in the Rec Center. In case of a lost ID, check the Recreational Sports calendar for the proper procedure.
Teams should be signed up and prepared to play at 10 minutes after the hour. 'Prepared to play' means that the officials have checked players’ ID's, cleats and jewelry and the team is on the field. If a team is late, one goal will be awarded to the team that is present. For each additional three minutes the team is late, an additional goal will be awarded. After ten minutes, a forfeit will be declared and a score of 4-0 will be posted. If a team is late any fraction of the three minutes, a goal will be awarded. The following table explains the score for each minute a team is late:
Minutes late: |
Score: |
Minutes late: |
Score: |
1 |
1 - 0 |
6 |
3 - 0 |
2 |
2 - 0 |
7 |
3 - 0 |
3 |
2 - 0 |
8 |
4 - 0 |
4 |
2 - 0 |
9 |
4 - 0 |
5 |
3 - 0 |
10 |
4 - 0 & Forfeit |
A match shall be played by two teams, each consisting of not more than eight (8) players, one of whom shall be the goalkeeper. A team must have at least five (5) players present to start a game. CoRec teams will consist of four (4) male and four (4) female players. A male or a female may play the goalkeeper position. In CoRec, teams must still have five players present, at least two (2) players of each sex to start play and no more than four (4) of the same sex may play at one time.
**Under no circumstances will a player wearing a cast or splint be allowed to play.
Dangerous Equipment: A player cannot wear anything that is dangerous to another player or themselves. This includes exposed jewelry. Headbands and bandanas may be worn as long as there are no knots in them. Any hair accessories made of metal and hard plastic will not be allowed, but “scrunchies” or other elastic hair-retaining devices are acceptable. Failure to remove the article at the referee’s request may penalize or disqualify that player from the game. All shin guards must be covered with a sock or sleeve.
Jewelry: Participants are not permitted to wear any visible jewelry. If participants choose to wear jewelry, it must be completely covered BEFORE arriving at the game site, with a band-aid or athletic tape. The Department of Recreational Sports WILL NOT provide band-aids or athletic tape to cover jewelry items. If covered, jewelry must remain flush with the skin and not be protruding out; this is for the protection of all participants.
**Exceptions to the jewelry policy are medical alert bracelets and necklaces, but they have to be taped down as not to be a hazard to other players. The player must supply his/her own tape.
Players may only play on one men’s/women’s team and only one Co-Rec team during the season. Playing on more than one men’s/women’s or Co-Rec team can result in the player losing his/her eligibility and the forfeiting of the games by the team. Any questions concerning eligibility should be cleared up at the Recreational Sports Office at the Rec Center prior to the start of the season.
Substitutions are allowed under the following conditions:
On any goal kick.
After a goal has been scored.
Between periods.
In the event of an injury.
When a player has been cautioned (yellow-card). The cautioned player MUST leave the field and cannot re-enter until the next substitution opportunity.
On a team’s own throw-in or corner kick.
On the opposing team’s throw-in or corner kick, if the team with possession of the ball chooses to substitute.
When a goalkeeper has been ejected, provided that a field player is removed from the game.
The official must beckon you to the field before you may substitute. No substitutions will be allowed during the last two minutes of a half. ALL SUBSTITUTIONS must be made at the half line with the permission of the referee.
During league play, games that are tied at the end of regulation will remain in a tie and both teams will be awarded a win for the contest. However, when teams are seeded for the playoffs, the following ranking system will be used::
Win = 2 points
Tie = 1 point
Loss = 0 points
In playoffs, one sudden victory overtime period of 5 minutes shall be played. Before the start of the overtime period, a coin toss will determine choice of ends of the field for the kickoff. After 3 minutes of play, there will be NO SUBSTITUTIONS allowed.
If the score is tied after the overtime period, the winner will be determined by a penalty kick tie-breaker as follows:
In All-University championship games, two five-minute sudden victory overtime periods will be played before the penalty kick procedures stated above will be used.
A goal is scored when the whole curvature of the ball has passed over the goal line, between the goal posts and under the cross bar provided it has not been intentionally thrown, carried or propelled by hand or arm by a player of the attacking team. It is the position of the ball that counts. In CoRec games, any female scoring a goal will be awarded 2 points, whether the goal is scored in regulation time, on a penalty kick, or during a tie breaker procedure. The goal will always be credited to the person on the attacking team who last touched the ball. A goal may be scored directly from the kickoff.
** If the ball is deflected off a defensive player, the last attacking player who touched the ball shall be credited with the goal. If that attacking player is a female, the goal counts as two points. If the last defensive player to touch the ball is a female, it is irrelevant to the scoring of the goal.
**All goals that are unintentionally scored by the defending team will be worth 1 point.
A player is in an offside position when he/she is nearer to his opponent's goal line than the ball, unless:
He/she is in his/her own half of the field of play.
There are at least two opponents closer to their own goal line.
In the opinion of the referee, a player shall be penalized for being in an offside position at the moment the ball touches or is played by a teammate if the player is:
A player shall not be declared offside by the referee under the following situations:
Merely because of his being in an offside position; or
Within his/her own penalty area, the goalkeeper has certain privileges that are not given to other players. These privileges include:
Handling: The goalkeeper may catch, carry, strike or propel the ball with his/her hands or arms.
With the goalkeeper's privileges comes the capability for certain violations of these privileges that could not be applied to another player. These violations are:
A direct free kick is one in which a goal can be scored directly from the kick against the offending team.
Offenses for which a direct free kick shall be awarded are:
Handling the ball.
Holding an opponent.
Pushing an opponent.
Striking or attempting to strike an opponent.
Jumping at an opponent.
Kicking or attempting to kick an opponent.
Tripping or attempting to trip an opponent.
Charging an opponent violently or dangerously.
Handling of the ball by the goalkeeper outside the penalty area.
Violently and intentionally fouling the goalkeeper while in possession of the ball in the penalty area (ejection).
Goalkeeper intentionally striking or attempting to strike an opponent with the ball.
Spitting at an opponent or official (ejection).
Using blood on a uniform or from a bleeding or oozing injury to assault another person.
All direct kicks awarded to the offensive team in the penalty area are PENALTY KICKS.
An indirect free kick is one from which a goal cannot be scored directly unless the ball has been touched by a player other than the kicker before passing through the goal. If the ball is not first touched by another player before passing through the goal, a goal kick is awarded to the opposing team.
Offenses for which an indirect free kick shall be awarded are:
A penalty kick is awarded for any infringement of the rules by the defending team within the penalty area that is penalized by a direct free kick. A penalty kick can be awarded irrespectively of the position of the ball if the violation by the defending team is committed within the penalty area. The ball shall be placed 12 yards from the goal line. A goal may be scored direct from a penalty kick. All players except the kicker and the goalkeeper must be outside the penalty box and in the field of play. The goalkeeper may move laterally along the goal line before a penalty kick, but must not move forward until the ball is kicked.
A goal kick is taken by a member of the defending team when the ball passes completely over the goal line, either in the air or on the ground, having last been played by a member of the attacking team. The ball can be placed anywhere within the goal area, but once the ball has been placed it may not be moved. The ball must leave the penalty box before it can be played again by any player. If the ball is played a second time before it leaves the penalty box, the kick will be retaken. A goal can be scored directly from a goal kick.
**There is no “offside” on a goal kick.
A corner kick is taken by a member of the attacking team when the ball passes completely over the goal line, either in the air or on the ground, having last been played by a member of the defending team. The ball will be placed within the quarter circle at the nearest corner to the spot where the ball went out of play. A goal can be scored directly form a corner kick.
**There is no “offside” on a corner kick.
A throw-in is taken in order to put the ball back into play after it has passed completely over the touch line either on the ground or in the air. The throw-in shall be taken by the opposing team of the player who touch the ball last before it went over the touch-line. The throw-in shall be taken within a yard of where the ball crossed the touch-line. The thrower, at the moment of delivering the ball, shall face the field of play and part of each foot shall be either on the touch-line or on the ground outside the touch-line. The thrower shall use both hands equally and shall deliver the ball from behind and over his/her head. A goal may not be scored directly from a throw-in. The thrower shall not play the ball a second time before it has been touched by another player.
**There is no “offside” on a throw-in.
A player shall be penalized if he/she engages in play that is of a dangerous nature or likely to cause injury. Some examples of dangerous plays are:
Team captains may discuss plays in a sportsmanlike manner with the referees. Any player discussing calls with the officials other than the captain will be subject to a yellow card. Any team displaying unsportsmanlike conduct, foul language, abuse of officials, or unnecessary roughness of play may be eliminated from further play. Any team receiving more than four cards will automatically default their game and must talk with an Intramural Staff Member before being eligible to play their next game. It is the responsibility of the team captain to control the actions of his/her players and spectators.
A player will be cautioned (yellow carded) if:
He/she persistently infringes the rules.
He/she shows any type of dissent by word or actions.
He/she is guilty of unsporting conduct:
An indirect free kick shall be awarded for any of the above offenses if one has not already been given.
The cautioned player shall leave the field and may be replaced. The cautioned player may re-enter at the next legal substitution opportunity.
A player shall be ejected (red carded) from the game and may be asked to leave the facility for:
Violent conduct or dangerous play in the opinion of the referee.
Foul or abusive language.
Persisting in misconduct after having received a caution.
Denies the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball (this does not apply to a goalkeeper within his own penalty-area).
Any player ejected from a game is automatically suspended from ALL intramural play until the ejected player speaks with the person in charge of the sport. In CoRec, no more than four (4) of the same sex may be on the field at one time. This includes the ejected player. If a male is ejected, the team cannot play with 4 males and 3 females. The breakdown must remain the same.
Indirect free kick form the point of infraction, or direct free kick from the point of infraction (penalty kick, if appropriate) in case of serious foul play.
