PLA Rules
🤝Respect and good manners are the be-all and end-all
The PLA may change the rulebook at any time
Conditions of participation & general conditions
- PS4/PS5 version & latest FIFA version
- WhatsApp mandatory
- Entry fee = PLA1 = 30€ PLA2 = 27,50€ PLA3 = 25€
- PLA Deluxe = 10 € (validity = 1 season)
- 2 flexible games per week (free choice of dates)
- Send the images from:
Result
ID list
Ratings
via WhatsApp
Rules of the game
- League 1 : 10+1
- League 2: 9+1
- League 3: 8+1
- PLA Trophy: open
- A game may also be played with fewer players if the opponent agrees.
- 10 Min Invitation time
- Alias ID compulsory
- 5 min rule - Evidence video always necessary in case of dispute
- No TW blocking (in game deciding situations this can lead to def. lots)
- At free kick No player on the goal line
- Lupfer penalty forbidden
- TW pants on field forbidden
- Time play forbidden (2 ingame minutes)
- No card bans
- Pictures must be kept (14 days)
Transfers
- Squad & player registrations must be made on time via the homepage
- Emergency transfers must be reported on the day of the match until 6 p.m. via the homepage
- Players are eligible to play as soon as they appear on the homepage.
- Each player may only be registered and play for 1 club (breach of rules = def. lots)
- Squad size = Min 12 players to Max 25 players (PLA Deluxe = max 30 players)
- 5 emergency transfers per half season possible (PLA Deluxe = 10 emergency transfers)
- Departures may be cancelled with PLA Delxue
- Any transfers and departures are allowed during the transfer window
- Name changes of the ID are also considered as transfers or emergency transfers.
Match agreements
- The home team proposes 3 dates, preferably on three different days, appointments must be verifiable in writing (WhatsApp)
- Matches may only be postponed 6 hours before the start of the match, unless the teams find a new date
- Games must be scheduled by 3pm on Saturday and communicated to admins if not played in the regular week.
- No rescheduling allowed
- Legal game postponements must be agreed to by the opponent, remains goodwill, (if it is too, short notice of course goodwill is not expected)
- No postponement to following week possible in case of:
- League = last matchday of a half-series in the league.
- Cup matches
Withdrawals & disqualifications
- Rule violations are punished at the discretion of the PLA management
- Def. wins will always be scored 3:0
- Teams of dropouts will always be scored 0:1
- Dropouts will not be refunded a fee
- All games played by drop-outs will be scored 0:1 until the penultimate matchday of the half-series.
- If a team withdraws after the completion of the half-series, the results remain valid.
- Until the last matchday of the first half of the series, new teams from the lowest division of a nation may replace the team that has dropped out (with 0 points).