I. Schedule

1. The League Executive or appointee shall be the scheduling committee and shall draw up the schedule for all games. Games will be credited as follows:
   WIN - THREE POINTS
   TIE - ONE POINT
   The League Executive shall arrange for the appointment of all officials for games and those appointments shall be final.
2. The League Schedule shall be played in a manner decided by the League Executive (FIFA Rules) and if necessary, a play-off game or games will be played if teams are tied in points at the completion of the regular schedule, or alternately, if necessary, between the winners of each part of the schedule should it be played in two parts.
3. Any club defaulting a game shall be charged with all expenses incurred in preparation for said game and in addition, will be fined $500.00. This decision is left to the discretion of the League Executive.
4. In the event of any Club resigning from the League before the conclusion of the regular schedule, that Club’s record shall be expunged in its entirety, and all points awarded to any other Club in respect of games played, shall be forfeited for uncompleted rounds only. If the schedule is played in two parts, and the resigning Club has completed the first part of the schedule, then the games played and the points so involved in the first part only, shall stand.
5. The League Executive will review all Club’s performance in regards to how they have supported the League in the previous year, and if they have abided by the rules of the League, completing all obligations, i.e.: fielding competitive teams for all games, maintaining discipline over players, team officials and supporters, and including financial commitments. Based on this, the Executive will make its recommendations for entry into the League for the next playing season.
6. It is the League Executive’s responsibility to continually try to upgrade the Pacific Coast Soccer League, by inviting good quality organizations and teams to compete in the PCSL. Also to organize exhibition games and to make sure its members strive for excellence on and off the playing field.
   All teams will notify the Secretary of the PCSL re exhibition games, to assure clearance from the BCSA, CSA, and the PCSL Executive Board.
7. All scheduled games will be played in enclosed premises or in open parks, as agreed on, subject to the approval of the League Directors.

II. Competition Prize Tokens

Divisional competitive prize money shall be established by the League Executives annually.

III. Play-offs

The play-offs for the Provincial Cup qualifications and other cup competitions shall be determined annually by the League Executive.

IV. Abandoned Games

Should any game in the regular League Schedule or play-off competition be abandoned, it shall be at the discretion of the League Executive, if it is to be replayed in its entirety or at all.

V. Protests

Each protest must be in writing and must contain the particulars of the grounds on which if is founded. Three (3) copies must be lodged with the Secretary of the League, accompanied by a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) within forty-eight (48) hours of the conclusion of the game to which it relates, (Sundays and Holidays excluded). The mailing (date postmark) will be taken as the limiting date in all cases. No protest made to the League shall be withdrawn except by leave of the League Executive. The protest fee shall be forfeited in the event the protest is not sustained, and shall be returned if the protest is upheld.

In dealing with any protest, the League Executive may take into consideration the possession by the protesting Club of any knowledge which, if properly used, might have obviated the protest.

VI. Ineligible Players

Any Club proven to the satisfaction of the League Executive to have played an ineligible player, shall automatically forfeit the game concerned, and the opposing Club shall be awarded the three points, and a fine of $100.00 imposed. In the event a losing Club is proven to have played an ineligible player, the League Executive shall determine the penalty for such infringement, and a fine of $100.00 will be imposed.

VII. CLUBS

1. Each Club will be allowed to sign a maximum of twenty-five (25) players to any one team.
2. All entries in the League must have coaches who have been certified through the Canadian Soccer Association / British Columbia Soccer Association Development Program, or another acceptable National, Provincial or State Soccer Association.
3. Each Club shall be registered under the B.C. Society’s Act.
4. Each Club/Team must be affiliated with the British Columbia Soccer Association, prior to the commencement of any season of play.
5. No two players on the same team in any given game shall use the same jersey number. Any player using the same number shall be considered an ineligible player and the team shall forfeit the game.
6. When a maximum of twenty-five (25) players have been signed, no additional players may be signed until an existing player has been given his unconditional release in letter form. There must be a MINIMUM of sixteen (16) players signed.
7. A player once released may not be resigned by the releasing Club for a period of at least ninety (90) days from the date of his unconditional release.
8. Any Club or member thereof guilty of inducing or attempting to induce a bona fide player of another Club in the League to leave his Club and join them, without first giving seven (7) days notice by registered mail, to the Club with which the player is registered, shall be deemed guilty of misconduct, and shall be liable to expulsion or such other punishment, as the League Executive may consider proper in the circumstances.
9. When Club Colours conflict: the Visiting Team must change. If no change of uniform available, a fine of $200.00 will be imposed.
10. Each Club shall be responsible for seeing that every player is properly dressed and equipped, and will be expected to do everything possible to make the game attractive from a spectator’s point of view.
11. Team lists containing the names and correct numbers of players taking part in a game, shall be properly filled out, in triplicate, on the form provided by the League. The team list must be signed by the Club Official. The lists are then distributed in the following manner:
    1. The original copy of the team list shall be handed to the referee, with one other copy, together with identification cards prior to the commencement of the match.
    2. A copy of each team list shall be signed by the referee official and the opposition copy given to the Clubs at halftime or earlier.
    3. A copy is to be handed to the P.A. Announcer ten (10) minutes prior to kick-off.
    4. Referees and Assistant Referees will be paid by the Home Team.
12. Any player selected to play in a representative match or any other match, arranged by the League, and without good and sufficient cause, refuses to comply with the arrangements of this League, to play the match or fails to play in a said match, be adjudged to have been guilty of misconduct. Any Club Official proven to have encouraged or instructed a player to commit a breach of instruction or rule, shall deemed guilty of committing an offense.
13. Each team may dress and include on the team list up to eighteen (18) players and must start eleven (11) players. A maximum of five (5) changes (substitutions) during the game are permitted, which includes overtime when played. In addition to these five changes, unlimited substitutions may be made at half-time. If a player who has been substituted for earlier in the game returns to the game, then he will be counted as a change. The substitute can only go on the field of play when the ball is out of play, and must first report to the referee, giving his/her full name in writing before he/she is allowed to participate. A team proven to have played more than five (5) substitutes in any one game excluding those substitutions made at half-time, shall be considered to have played an ineligible player, in which case, the provisions of Rule VI and VII will apply.