The following Rules shall apply, except where specified, to all the Hampshire Premier League Cup Competitions, which shall be played annually

1. NAMES AND CONTROL

Hampshire Premier League Senior Cup
Hampshire Premier League Combination Cup

Cups shall not be won outright and shall be returned to the donors in the event of no competition.

The Competitions shall be managed by the Officers and Management Committee of the Hampshire Premier League, whose decisions on all matters shall be binding subject to the right of appeal to the Board of Appeal in accordance with Rule 16.
The Annual General Meeting shall be held in conjunction with that of the League.

The Competition shall observe the Rules and Regulations of the Football Association and all matches shall be played in accordance with the Laws of the Game as settled by the International Association Board.

2. ENTRIES AND ENTRANCE FEES

All Clubs wishing to compete must make written application accompanied by the appropriate fee by 01st June, or as directed by the Management Committee. Offending Clubs may be fined £25.00. The following are the entrance fees per team:-
Hampshire Premier League Senior Cup £20.00
Hampshire Premier League Combination Cup £20.00

3. ELIGIBILITY OF CLUBS

Senior Cup
Open to all clubs with teams playing in the Senior Division of the Hampshire Premier League.

Combination Cup
Open to all clubs with teams playing in the Combination Division of the Hampshire Premier League.

4. PLAYERS QUALIFICATIONS.

(a) Except as hereby varied, the player’s qualifications shall be those as defined in League Rule 8, as far as it applies to Clubs eligible for these Competitions.
(b) No player shall play for more than one team in any one Cup Competition during the same season
(c) In the event of a Cup Tie being postponed only those players eligible to play on the original date shall be eligible to play when the re-arranged game takes place.
(d) No player shall play in a Semi-Final or Final Tie unless he has played a minimum of 10 games for that Club in Saturday Competitions. Where the Competition Secretary is satisfied that compliance with this rule is not in the best interests of the competition then the Management Committee may allow a change in the number of the games played.
(e) Any team playing an unregistered or otherwise ineligible player or players shall be removed from the Competition and the game awarded to the opponents, and shall be fined a sum not less than £30.00 and further dealt with at the discretion of the Management Committee.
(f) No player that has already played in the Senior Cup shall be allowed to play in the Combination Cup.
(g) Only players Registered seven days prior to a Cup game are eligible to take part.

5. KICK OFF TIMES, DRAWN TIES, EXTRA TIME AND CHOICE OF GROUNDS

(a) The times of Kick-Off shall be 30 minutes earlier than Kick-Off times as stated in Rule 10
(b) Except as hereby varied, in all rounds, excluding Semi-Finals and Finals the Club first drawn will be the Home Club. In the event of their ground not being available the tie will be played on the ground of their opponents. In the event of neither ground being available, the tie will be played on the ground of the first drawn Club the week immediately following, or as directed by the Competition Secretary. The Management Committee shall decide upon which grounds Semi-Final and Final matches shall be played on.
(c) In the event of a draw at full time an extra half an hour must be played if circumstances and conditions permit, and in this event the game shall be recommenced as provided by Law 8 (Laws of Association Football) and fifteen minutes shall be played each way. If scores are still level at the end of extra time, the match shall be decided on penalty kicks in accordance with the Hampshire FA Ltd. Rules.
(d) If circumstances do not permit extra time being played and in matches in which it is begun but not completed, and in which the visiting Club is in no way to blame, The Club which did not have choice of ground shall have choice of ground for the re-arranged match.

6. REFEREES
League Rule 13 shall apply and be given effect to as if here inserted

7. REPORTING RESULTS

League Rule 11 shall apply and be given effect to as if here inserted

8. ALLOCATION OF PROCEEDS

Except as hereby varied, in the Final Tie the whole of the proceeds of the match, after payment of expenses, shall be devoted to the Competition Funds. The Competition shall pay the expenses of the hire of the ground but if it incurs a loss, the participating Clubs shall pay the difference.

9. CUPS AND AWARDS
Winners and Runners Up shall each receive 16 awards. Where applicable, League Rule 18 shall apply. When a player taking part in the Final Tie is ordered to leave the field of play for misconduct, the award to which he may be entitled may be withheld at the discretion of the Management Committee.

10. OTHER RULES

Except as hereby varied, or as may be inconsistent or irrelevant, the remainder of the rules of the Hampshire Premier League shall apply to these Competitions and be given effect to as if here inserted.

11. COMPETITION SECRETARY’S POWERS

Where not inconsistent with the foregoing, the Competition Secretary or his/her nominated deputy may make such arrangements as he/she thinks fit, from time to time, for the arranging of matches.