LEAGUE RULES AND REGULATIONS
M.N.S.S.L. follows all FIFA rules with some notable exceptions:
- Unlimited Substitutions are allowed
Discipline exceptions:
- 3 accumulative yellow cards over a season is a 1 game suspension
- subsequent 2 yellow cards is a 1 game suspension
- subsequent 1 yellow card is a 1 game suspension
- Foul and Abusive Language to an official is an automatic 3 game suspension
- Violent Conduct (attempt to injure) is an automatic 3 game suspension
- Red card for fighting is an automatic 3 games suspension
- A player deemed to be an 'instigator of a fight' receives an additional 2 game suspension
- 2nd red card for fighting is an automatic balance of season suspension
- 1 red card is a 1 game suspension
- 2nd subsequent red card is a 2 game suspension
- 3rd subsequent red card is balance of season suspension & disciplinary hearing
- Abandoned game $100 fine plus full Referee fees to team responsible, & forfeit of points.
- 2nd abandoned game, $150 fine plus full Referee fees to team responsible, forfeit of points & two points deducted.
- 3rd abandoned game the responsible team is ejected from the league.
Automatic suspensions are the minimal prescribed penalty and cannot be appealed. The League will issue extraordinary penalty for situations where it is deemed warranted. Extraordinary penalties may be appealed.
*The League executives reserve the right to suspend, expel, require special bond of, and or fine any player and or team for continuous or excessive infringements of the rules and regulations of M.N.S.S.L.
Administrative rules, fines & exceptions:
- No goal net; $100 fine
- No corner flags; $50
- Jersey & short colour mismatch or number duplication; $50 fine
- No game ball; $100 fine
- No current ID card; no play
- Non-Registered player; Forfeit & $200 fine
- Less than 8 players; game forfeit & $50 fine
- No team list (2); $50 fine
Player Registration:
- Registration & transfer of player deadline is December 31st.
- A player is allowed to register on one team only in M.N.S.S.L. and is not permitted to register with any other team or soccer league either affiliated or non-affiliated with the B.C.S.A. (Intermural and Indoor league participation is allowed but must be reported to the league administrators)
- Any player violating the above rule will be suspended for one calendar year and fined $100.
- A second offence of the above rule will result in a permanent ban from M.N.S.S.L.
- The team of the player in violation of the above rule will be relegated 1 division or denied promotion (depending on league standings at the end of the season) and fined $200.
- The team may also be banned from cup play for that season.
League fees & costs:
- Team participation in Millar's League is by invitation only and subject to annual renewal. League berths are not guaranteed.
- League Association Fee; $750 (includes turf fees, game ball & corner flags)
- Per player registration & insurance; $40 (paid to NVRC at time of registration)
- Referee fee per game per team; $35
- New team performance bond; $100
- The League Association Fee (non-refundable) is due within 14 days of the season's first league meeting. Teams failing to pay the fee by this deadline are not guaranteed a position within M.N.S.S.L.
Note: All cheques are payable to "M.N.S.S.L."
League Executives:
Andrew Windross
Email:
awindross@millarsleague.comPhone: 778-886-3341 (no calls after 9:00pm please!)
Roger Bassam
Email: roger@millarsleague.comPhone: (Hm) 604 985-7569 (Cell) 604 760-1160 (no calls after 9:00pm please!)