Welcome to 2024's Twilight.

All the rules and registration information are on this page - 7 weeks. With a return in the New Year on the 16th of January.

This year we've made a few changes and tweaks to the grades including tentiavely, a social mens grade in the third round.

Round 1: 545 Kick off

Round 2: 630 Kick off

Round 3: 715 Kick off

Grades:

Round 1: Social, Familes, Friends and Companies

Round 2: Mixed

Round 3: Premier Mens, Womens and Social Mens

Detailed Rules & Regulations are below.

Team Entry Fees: $200.00 per team

Womens Teams Fees: $100.00 per team

Payment must be made by 4th November 2024

Payments received after 4th November will incur a $50 late fee a total payable of $250.

Please post your Payments to ASB Bank 12-3099-0657304-00 | Include your team name as reference.

You can also pay online with your registration.

Player Restrictions and Rules

Round 1 | Social Grade | 545pm - 625pm

This league is designed for non-footballers, social groups, corporate/work groups and young players to get out and play football after work. This year we are splitting it into:

Families & Friends

Good for footballing parents and their kids / wider families to have fun games with other families.

Companies & Crews

Good for Social clubs and groups of friends who don’t play football to get together for a laugh and to play some football. Good for bigger kids between 12 and 15.

MAXIMUM ONE Senior Men’s Saturday Player (past or present) can be on the field.
MINIMUM TWO Players must be a women or junior in any combination at all times.
NO Saturday First Division players may play in goal.
Juniors are defined as 9 years old - 12 years old.
15-18yo boys that play Seniors on Saturday are classed as Saturday players.

Example combinations of players:

1 Saturday men's player - 1 junior - 1 woman - 2 men who don’t play on saturday
5 junior players
3 women - 1 junior - 1 men's player

Social Grade can be played at 6-aside with both teams agreement, best for the family grades.

Round 2 | Mixed Grade | 630pm - 710pm

This grade is for combined seniors and youth to play in a semi competitive environment.

MAXIMUM 3 Senior Men’s Saturday Players (past or present) can be on the field. This includes Northland U16 Players.
MINIMUM 1 Woman player on the field at all times.
Youth are eligible to play in this grade - defined as 13 to 17-year olds and not playing senior men's football.

Example combinations of players

3 senior men's players - 2 women
3 senior men's players - 1 women 1 youth
3 women players - 2 senior men's player
3 senior men – 1 woman – 1 non-Saturday player

A non footballer is someone who has not played football for a club before and is at the sole discretion of the Twilight Coordinator.

Round 3 | Premier Grade | 715pm - 745pm

Please Pack up your goals afterwards Please remember this is a social competition – one strike and you are both out for the next game, plus no points will be awarded for the game in question.

Violent conduct will result in removal from competition for players involved.

New: Mens Social

No Senior Men's Premiere Players or appearances from the last 3 seasons of football

No Senior Men’s Northland Players or appearances from last 5 seasons of football

No U16+ Northland Youth Players

Other TBD restrictions - loopholes will be closed throughout the season.

Designed for social men's teams to be played in the final round - not for competitive players - player eligibility is at the sole discretion of the Twilight Coordinator and subject to change.

Basic Rules & Regulations

Shoes: NO SPRIGS!!! Molded soles recommended.
Shin pads are recommended.
Team Cards: Please enter all scores on our website. tikipungafc.co.nz/twilight
All misconduct and rules are inline with NRF's rules and regulations.
Eligibility: If you team doesn’t meet eligibility criteria you will default the match. 2 eligibility infractions will result in your space being forfeit to the waiting list.
Equipment: FIRST GAME – each team needs to set up one goal on their field. LAST GAME of the night, please help stack goals away and return nets and balls to club rooms
Time: Your team will default if you are 10 minutes late.
Absolutely NO ALCOHOL to be consumed on the sideline
All games will be 20 minutes each way, teams change ends at half time.
There is NO offside.

Full Competition Rules

Number of Players

Teams should have not more than 5 players on the pitch, one of which should be the goalkeeper.
The Social Grade can have 6-aside if both teams agree
Unlimited “flying” substitutions. Players can re-enter the game from their substitution area (from their own defensive half when no markings) without notifying the referee. Except for thegoalkeeper who can only be replaced while the ball is out of play - and the referee notified of the change.
The new player entering the field can only do so once the player coming off has completely left the pitch.

Kick off

A goal cannot be scored directly from a kick-off.
Opposing players must be in their own half of the pitch until the ballhas been touched by the team kicking off.

Fouls

A player who commits any of the following offences shall be penalised with a direct free kick being awarded to the other team.
Kicks, trips, holds, pushes, obstructs, shoulder charges, or slide tackles an opponent.
Handles the ball.
Slide Tackles and shoulder charges are NOT permitted.

Free Kicks

Opposing players must be 5 metres from the ball, or on goal line, at all free kicks.
If the team taking the free kick takes longer than 4 seconds to do so, an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team.

Kick In (Throw In)

If the ball goes over the side-lines, a kick in is awarded to the other team. Ball should be kicked infrom the line, where ball went out of play, and the ball should not be moving. All opposing playersmust be 5 metres away.
A goal cannot be scored direct from a kick in; ball must touch another player before the "kicker"can retouch the ball.
If the kick is not taken within 5 seconds, of the player taking the kick receiving the ball, the kick willbe awarded to the other team.

Corner Kick

If the ball goes over the back line (goal line) - a corner is awarded if the ball was last played by a defender - or a goal throw is awarded if the ball was last played by an attacker.
A goal can be scored direct from a corner.
If the kick is not taken within 5 seconds, of the player taking the kick receiving the ball, an indirectfree kick will be awarded to the other team.

Goalkeepers

If the ball goes over the back line (goal line) - a corner is awarded if the ball was last played by a defender - or a goal clearance is awarded if the ball was last played by an attacker.
Goalkeepers throw the ball from the goal area (“D”-Shaped) to restart from a goal clearance.
Goalkeepers have 4 seconds to throw the ball out - or an indirect free kick is awarded to other team.
When making a save, once the goalkeeper has handled the ball he must throw it back into play, following the rules in 2 & 3 above.
The goalkeeper cannot pick up a back pass from any member of his or her own team; otherwise an indirect free kick is awarded.
If the goalkeeper makes a save without handling the ball, he is free to play the ball with his feet ifhe so wishes.
Goalkeepers can only handle the ball for 4 seconds.
The goalkeeper cannot handle the ball outside the penalty area; or a direct free kick will beawarded.

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