NAMES AND CONTROL

1. Hampshire Premier Football League Cup
Hampshire Premier Football League Combination Cup

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

The Competition shall be managed by the Officers and Management Committee of the Hampshire Premier Football League whose decisions on all matters shall be binding subject to the right of appeal to the Board of Appeal in accordance with League Rule 16.

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

ENTRIES AND ENTRANCE FEES

2. All Clubs wishing to compete must make a written application accompanied by the appropriate fees by 1st 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 Football League Senior Cup £20.00
Hampshire Premier Football League Combination Cup £20.00

ELIGIBILITY OF CLUBS

3. Hampshire Premier Football League Senior Cup
Open to all Clubs with teams playing in the Senior Division of the Hampshire Premier Football League.
Hampshire Premier Football League Combination Cup
Open to all Clubs with teams playing in the Combination Division of the Hampshire Premier Football League.

PLAYERS QUALIFICATIONS

4. (a) Except as hereby varied, the player’s qualifications shall be those as defined in League Rule 8 as far as it applies to Club eligible for these Competitions.

(b) No player shall play for more than one (1) team in any one (1) 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) 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.

(e) No player who has already played in the League Senior Cup shall play in the league Combination Cup.

(f) Only players registered seven (7) days prior to a cup game are eligible to take part.

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

5. (a) The times off kick off shall be thirty (30) minutes earlier than kick off times as stated in League Rule 10.

(b) Except as hereby varied, in all rounds, excluding Semi-Final and Finals the Club first drawn will be the Home Club. If the designated home Club ground is not available the Fixture Secretary may reverse the fixture otherwise the home drawn team shall have two (2) attempts before the game is reversed. 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 Fixture Secretary. The Management Committee shall decide upon which grounds the 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 (15) minutes shall be played each way. If the scores are still level at the end of extra time the match shall be decided by the taking of 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 has begun but not completed and in which neither Club is in no way to blame, the Club which did not have the choice of ground shall have the choice of ground in the re-arranged match.

REFEREES

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

REPORTING RESULTS

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

ALLOCATION OF PROCEEDS

8. 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.

CUPS AND AWARDS

9. Winners and Runners-up shall each receive sixteen (16) awards. Where applicable League Rule 18 shall apply. When a player 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.

OTHER RULES

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

COMPETITION SECRETARY’S POWERS

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