Southern Crescent Premier League is an adult 5v5 soccer leagued played at the McDonough mini pitch. The league is Co-Ed and open to anyone 16 and up. The league acts as an ongoing fundraiser for Southern Crescent Soccer Foundation's after school soccer program. Sign up as a team OR free agent.

Information:

-              6 guaranteed games per season (7 including championship)

-              5 weeks of regular season games followed by a 4-team playoff for week 6

-              Week 7 will only be for the championship game

-              Fees:

o   $500/team 

o   $65/free agent 

-              Games will consist of 2 20-minute halves

-              All games will have a referee

-              Teams will provide their own team colors/uniforms

-              All players must sign the waiver before playing

-              Only rostered players will be allowed to participate

-           Captains must input results of games

 

League Rules:

-              5v5 with a roster limit of 10 players/team 

-              NO slide tackles

-              NO punts or dropkicks. Goalkeeper throws are considered indirect. If a goalkeeper’s throw ends up in the back of the opposing net it will result in a goal kick for the opposing team

-              If the ball goes out of play, indirect kick-ins only (no throw-ins)

-              5 yards of space must be given to the kicker for all dead balls

-              Penalties kicks will be awarded for fouls inside the box. Penalty kicks are taken 8 yards from goal.

-              Substitutions are made during a dead ball (goal kick, corner, kick-in, free kick)

-              The opposing team cannot make a substitution unless the team in possession makes a substitution during a dead ball 

-              If a player receives a yellow card, they must sit out for 2 minutes and that team must play down a player for those 2 minutes

-              If a player receives a red card, that play is not allowed to return to the field and the team must play down a player for the remainder of the game. The player that received the red card will be suspended for 1 game.

-              Teams will receive 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss

-              League table tiebreakers are decided in the following order

o   League points

o   Head-to-head result

o   Goal difference

o   Most goals for

o   Least goals against

o   Coin Toss