Football (Boys)
1. All the matches shall be played according to the rules of All India Football Federation, unless,
otherwise modified in these rules.
2. A Football team shall consist of maximum 18 players. No player shall be allowed to take part in
the Tournament without proper kit.
3. All the matches at Cluster level shall be played on Knock out basis. In case of draw match at
cluster level no extra time will be given.
4. Up to the semifinal stage matches, the duration of the match shall be 35-10-35 min. and the
finals shall be of 45-10-45 min.
5. Maximum five players can be substituted in a game.
6. Procedure to determine the winner of a match shall be on the basis of penalty kicks where the
competition rules require there to be a winning team after a match has been drawn.
7. The referee shall choose the goal at which the penalty kicks have to be taken.
8. If after both teams have taken five penalty kicks each, and both have scored the same number of
goals, or have not scored any goal, penalty kick continues to be taken in the order of 6th, 7th and
so on alternately from each side, until one team has scored a goal more than the other from the
same number of kicks.
9. With exception of the foregoing case, only players who are on the field of play at the end of the
match, which includes extra time, are allowed to take penalty kicks.
10. Unless unavoidable, no team shall be called upon to play more than two matches in a day. There
shall be at least three hours gap between the end of the earlier match and the commencement of
the next match.
11. First three teams (winner, runner-up and hard line match winner) will be provided with Merit
Certificates. Other than the winners, all participants will be provided with Participation
Certificate who actually participates in the tournament.
12. The school Organizing Cluster level competition shall take a Group Photo of the teams that
have qualified to participate at Zonal / National level competition. The photo shall be signed by
the host school Principal and forwarded to the school organizing next level of competition
along with the original entry Performa.
Football (Girls)
All the matches shall be played according to the rules of All India Football Federation, unless,
otherwise modified in these rules.
1. A Football team shall consist of maximum 18 players. No player shall be allowed to take part in
the Tournament without proper kit.
2. The tournament will be held at Cluster Zone & National level.
3. The duration of the match shall be 35-10-35 min.
4. Maximum five players can be substituted in a game.
5. Procedure to determine the winner of a match shall be on the basis of penalty kicks where the
competition rules require there to be a winning team after a match has been drawn.
6. The referee shall choose the goal at which the penalty kicks have to be taken.
7. If after both teams have taken five penalty kicks each, and both have scored the same number of
goals, or have not scored any goal, penalty kick continues to be taken in the order of 6th, 7th and
so on alternately from each side, until one team has scored a goal more than the other from the
same number of kicks.
8. With exception of the foregoing case, only players who are on the field of play at the end of the
match, which includes extra time, are allowed to take penalty kicks.
9. The school Organizing Cluster level competition shall take a Group Photo of the teams that have
qualified to participate at Zonal / National level competition. The photo shall be signed by the
host school Principal and forwarded to the school organizing next level of competition along
with the original entry Performa.
