This competition is held over one day in June, currently at Highfields Sports Park, Highfields. This is an elective sport for Andrews Cup Schools and not all schools will participate every year.
VENUE: Highfields Sports Park, Highfields nr Toowoomba
PARKING There is plenty of free parking within the public areas of this venue. Please abide by all signs and directions of the staff.
This is an elective sport for Andrews Cup Schools and all schools may not participate every year.
ELIGIBILITY
The Football competition is held on (1) day from 9.00am – 3.30pm. Competition will be for students in Years 4-6 only.
Open Division
Students in Years 4-6 graded according to the host school’s discretion
Open A, Open B Competitive
Junior Division
Year 4 & Year 5 (10 and Under) students only Competitive
Teams will consist of a maximum of 14 players with 9 players on the field at any one time.
Teams must have a designated Goalkeeper who should wear different coloured bib/shirt
Teams are strongly encouraged to provide appropriate Goalkeeping Gloves.
COMPETITION RULES *rules in brief
As per Football Federation Australia (Aldi) MiniRoos U10 U U11 National Playing Formats and Rules REF: https://www.playfootball.com.au/sites/play/files/2018-01/14701_football_aldi-miniroos-collateral_playing-formats-rules.pdf
9 – a –side including Goalkeeper and Maximum 5 substitutes
Recommended Field size 65m long & 45m wide
Goal Size 5m wide x 2m high
Ball size (4)
Duration of the game dependent on draw allows for some flexibility. Recommended 15-20min games no half-time.
The official OFF-SIDE RULE does NOT APPLY in this competition format.
The Football competition is held on one day commencing at 9.00am and concluding at 2.30pm and will be played as a round robin competition
Team will play round matches and (1) finals (1 v2) after round games to determine winner and crossover games for positioning
Points will be awarded as follows:
3 points for a win
1 point for a draw
0 points for a loss/Forfeit
2 points for a Bye
EQUIPMENT
All players must wear suitable footwear. Football boots are permitted but must have rubber studs. No steel studs or spikes are permitted.
All players must wear football shin-guards.
Headwear: Only soft-peaked headwear is acceptable
If two teams from the same school play in the same division, bibs or coloured shirts must be worn to differentiate the teams.
SPECTATORS
All spectators are required to sign in before entering the venue and appropriate etiquette is required at all times. Please refer to the Policies on this site for more information.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Please follow our Photography statement in regards to permissible photography. An official Andrews Cup Association photographer will be permitted access to the competition area at any time and will wear an orange bib for identification purposes.
NO PETS
Pets are not permitted at Andrews Cup events. Thank you for your support with this.