Rules & Regulations (2v2, 5v5)

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01. There is an age limit to take part in this league, you have to be 15+. It's very important that if you are taking part and committing to the League that you have the time and can give it your full divided attention to complete the matches, otherwise you will disrupt and waste other players time and admin efforts. It is also very important that you use the BAP site on a regular basis as well as read your emails from the site to access any information from admin or league news or updates. The following rules & regs should also be read before taking part.
02. Team Management - Each pairing has been drawn FIFA 10 team. Once selected you play and manage that team right through the season without fail. Also NO edits are allowed to your Fifa team and you only use the default squad available. For this League to work everyone taking part has to be keen, reliable and in contact at all times for the League to run smoothly. In this season there are 3 divisions of 8 teams, 14 league games and two cups competitions - Knock-Out cup (F.A. Cup style - all league teams involved) & Divisional Cup (your league division involved only).

Each pairing must be named and in their team group before the league kicks off on the 23rd Feb. This is your private Fifa base for the season where you can leave messages and arrange your games, discuss tactics etc .with your team.

Two players in a match must play in the 2v2. Your group squad for the 2v2 can have a maximum of 3. Your allowed to nominate a stand in player in case a player cant make a match or you get let down. But this player must be signed to the PS3 BAP site and named in your team group and also not playing for any other 2v2 team in the league. Also every team is allowed ONLY 1 replacement player to bring in per season. But only in extreme circumstances, where a player has totally dropped out or has console issues and admin have approved the situation.

Minimum of 3 players in a match must play in the 5v5 section and maximum of 8 in a squad.

Headset is advised, reason being it makes it easy to instruct your team members or the opposition in any disputes.

A manager should be nominated, so they have the responsibility in contacting their league or cup opponents & arrange the times to play.
Also to contact admin with any issues & report their result on the BAP PS3 site.
03. Promotion / Relegation & Cups -
Each team in each division plays everyone else twice (home team on left-hand side of fixtures & hosts the room/session).
Promotion - Top 2 teams from Div 2 & 3, will gain automatic promotion.
Relegation - Bottom 2 teams from div 1 & 2, will get relegated.

Divisional Cup - only the teams in your division take part, You play 2 legs (Home & Away - 90mins only). Away goal rule counts if a tie after the 2nd leg.

Knock-Out Cup - All 22 or 24 teams will take part. All games are straight knock out 1 off ties. If tied after 90mins then replay the match until u get a winner, but home team does not change, same host again.
04. Points/Standings (League) - Played up to 90mins only, its 3pts for a win, 1pt for a draw and 0pts for a loss. On the event of tied points at the end of the season, the team with higher goal difference, then most goals scored, then least conceded will take the top spot; if identical records then the 2 teams will play-off.
05. Arranging Fixtures - There will be a mixture of 1 & 2 fixtures per week. Players have 1 week (from midnight Monday to midnight Sunday) to complete both fixtures. If for any reason you cannot play your fixture e.g. holidays, work, console problems, etc, and you notify your opponent and the League Admin, the fixture will be postponed (P-P) and be played at a later date. Please note all fixtures have to be played in order. Do not play games ahead, unless your going to miss that week and have holidays, work commitments, etc and you notify the Admin and your opponent before playing the future fixture.

All players must be on MSN Messenger & use the BAP site, so they can contact each other to arrange to play their match or email your opponent and arrange a time and date to play. If your contacting via email then send a copy to admin to prove that you have made the effort and keen to play the fixture - which will cover you from a default if the fixture does not get completed. All players' email addresses will be on the site so there is no excuse not to contact each other. Any changes to your main email address or MSN ID or Tag name, please notify admin. The fixtures of the League will be displayed on the League web page, as well as in your League Republic, to what order you should play them in.

League Deadlines - Dates will be set for certain fixtures, where games have to be completed within a certain period of time, so the league can progress. Any games not completed will be defaulted accordingly.

Defaulted games - team who fails to play their fixture gets a 2-0 loss for that game. They also receive 1 strike against them, 3 strikes and you get replaced. The opposing team is given 3pts, with a 2-0 win. If both teams can't comply to the fixture without contact, will receive 1 strike against them & Admin will default the game as 0-0. Although discretion will be used on the circumstances.
06. Hosting Games, will be by the home team, who create the room and one of the home pairing creates the session for the 2v2 match.

In Game Settings
2v2 positions - both "any"
5v5 positions - freedom to choose
PRIVATE SESSION - YES
STADIUM - ANY
INJURIES - ON
OFFSIDES - ON
BOOKINGS - ON
HALF LENGTH - *8 MINUTES*
PS3 CONTROLLER SETTINGS - NO RESTRICTIONS
07. Connection Issues - If during the game it goes out of sync or freezes:
During the first 10mins, regardless of the score, you start again at 0-0;
Anytime after 10mins, whatever time was left when it freezes you replay the game, but only the remaining time which was left (for example it froze on 60mins and was 4-3 you reconnect and play only 30mins of the first half at 4-3. Make sure when you reconnect, you both agree on the time to be played and what the current score is).

N.B. You can decide between yourselves if you disconnect in the 2nd half, to keep it fair and play in the same direction and have the right player kicking off. When you reconnect play the first half as you did before (but no goals will count) then play the 2nd half with the remaining time needed to complete the match from before or if your opponent agrees or can host, swap the host and play that half or remaining time left - so your kicking in the right direction. Remember communication is vital and make sure your clear and you both agree.
08. Reporting Match Results - Both managers required to do this via the main BAP Site by clicking on the "Submit Result" tab and simply fill in the correct fields.
09. Etiquette - Friendly banter is allowed but if it gets out of hand, it'll be reviewed and the person(s) warned. (yellow card/strikes). Any further complaints, the person(s), banned or suspended. (red card).
10. Discretion - League admin have the right to use their discretion to over come any problems during the league season or feel that anyone is disrupting the league should be removed.
11. Warnings & Strikes - Each player has a total of 3 strikes (warnings) in a season, where getting the 3rd strike means you are replaced in the league.

Strikes can be given for the following reasons:
Failing to play any fixture without contact or giving a valid excuse.
Giving abuse to fellow managers on the my Sweet PS FIFA Forums or Match Reports.
Purposely disconnecting a game for no reason, e.g. getting heavily beaten.
General rule-breaking.
12. Fair-play Rule, Bugs & Substitutions - We require fair play as follows:

Backward pass - Every time you kick off, you must pass the ball backwards.
No shooting from the half way line from kick off!
No pausing in play - In no circumstances can you pause the game in the middle of play. You can only pause in dead ball situations (throw-in, corner kicks, goal kicks, etc).
No show boating allowed, or keeping ball in defence for long periods of time, when you have the lead etc....Also no chopping down players on purpose and slowing down play etc....keep the game flowing...

Game Bug: We also don't allow gaming bugs that spoil the game or gives some one a distinct advantage. Any bug that is discovered and can not be counter-acted (corner bug), will be banned. Obviously this is a very gray area as its hard to prove if players do them deliberately or even know about the bugs, so benefit of the doubt will be given - but you must report it. But do not use this as an excuse all the time for your defeats.

Players are not allowed to glitch by using a defender to head the ball to the keeper and go back and forth repeatedly. Players found to abusing this will automatically forfeit.

Subs: Substitutions can only be made when in dead-ball situations (e.g. corner, throw-in, free-kicks, half-time, etc) and you have possession. If your player gets injured before 45 mins, the opponent is obliged to kick the ball out of play. On making the change the team gives the ball back as for the Fair-play rule. After 46 mins, the team with the injured player will have to wait till the ball goes out of the play and in their possession.