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ncaa | 5.7.4.1 | Video reviews must take place prior to the restart of play, with the exception of player identification issues, which may take place at any time. If video review confirms that the caution was given to the wrong player, any necessary corrections shall be made before continuing play. |
ncaa | 5.7.4.2 | If the referee is unsure if a goal has been scored, they should allow play to continue until the goal-scoring opportunity or attacking team’s advantage is completed, the ball goes out of play or an infraction occurs and then stop the game. Any cautionable or ejectable offense(s) committed prior to the stoppage shall be punished appropriately. Exception: The referee initially determines that a goal has not been scored and a player is guilty of denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity. If video review determines that the goal was actually scored, the card given for denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity shall be canceled. |
ncaa | 5.7.4.3 | If video review confirms a goal, award the goal, reset the clock to the time the goal was scored and restart with a kickoff. If video review confirms no goal, restart the game based upon the reason for the stoppage (i.e., throw-in, corner kick, goal kick or free kick). If the game was stopped with the ball in play on the field of play, restart with a drop ball at the spot where the ball was located at the time of stoppage, unless the stoppage occurred while the ball was in the penalty area. In that case, restart with a dropped ball for the goalkeeper. |
ncaa | 5.7.4.4 | If the referee initiates a video review for fighting or violent behavior, they can review any misconduct directly involved with the fighting or violent behavior incident and assess appropriate penalties against any individual(s) involved. If the referee issues a red card for fighting on the field and then discovers during video review that the actions of the player do not constitute a fight, they shall rescind the red card and punish the player appropriately for any offense committed. |
ncaa | 5.7.4.5 | During a video review, the referee may only review and change calls involving the reviewable aspects of the play as per Rules 5.7.3.1 through 5.7.3.10 and Rule 5.7.4.4. Calls involving a non-reviewable aspect of the play may not be changed. |
ncaa | 5.7.4.6 | Video reviews for issues of timing may be conducted after the clock has expired and the appropriate adjustments to the clock made if warranted after video review. |
ncaa | 5.8.1 | A protest may be filed by an authorized representative of an involved institution or governing sports authority providing it relates to: (1) Player identification; (2) Illegal participation by ejected or suspended student-athletes, coaches and team personnel; or (3) A violent behavior II or fighting red card. Protests shall not be considered for any other reason, including referee judgment, the accuracy of a game official.s decision or errors made by a game official. |
ncaa | 5.8.1.1 | For (3), the Protest Form and video of the incident must be submitted by the conference. The secretary-rules editor and designated committee will review the violent behavior II or fighting red card and either uphold the original suspension or reduce the offense to a violent behavior I red card. In no case will the red card be rescinded or the mandatory minimum one-game suspension be waived. |
ncaa | 5.8.2 | A protest shall be filed electronically with the secretary-rules editor by completing and submitting the Protest Form located on the NCAA website (ncaa.org/playingrules and then click Soccer Rules of the Game) within 48 hours of the completion of the game. |
ncaa | 5.8.3 | For any issue involving a possible scorekeeper error, the referee and authorized representatives of the teams shall confer and make a determination based upon the available information at the game site. |
ncaa | 5.8.4 | All decisions by the secretary-rules editor are final and not subject to appeal. |
ncaa | 6.1 | Two assistant referees shall be appointed, whose duties (subject to the referee’s decision and supervision) shall be to: |
ncaa | 6.1.1 | Indicate when the ball is out of play |
ncaa | 6.1.2 | Indicate which side is entitled to a corner kick, goal kick or throw-in |
ncaa | 6.1.3 | Indicate when a player may be penalized for being in an offside position |
ncaa | 6.1.4 | Indicate when a substitution is desired |
ncaa | 6.1.5.1 | Indicating to the referee any breach of the rules that the referee may not have seen |
ncaa | 6.1.5.2 | Helping with pregame and postgame duties, including (but not limited to) inspecting player equipment, field, game balls, game reports and other items |
ncaa | 6.1.5.3 | Keeping track of the halftime interval, and notifying the referee and teams three minutes before the start of play |
ncaa | 6.1.5.4 | Giving an opinion on any point on which the referee may request |
ncaa | 6.2.1 | A fourth official may be assigned to a competition. When a fourth official is assigned, the governing sports authority (see Page 7) shall clearly state the officiating position they will assume in the event that one of the referees or assistant referees is unable to officiate |
ncaa | 6.2.2.1 | Supervising the timekeeper and scorekeeper |
ncaa | 6.2.2.2 | Managing substitutions and treatment of injuries |
ncaa | 6.2.2.3 | Alerting teams that three minutes remain in the halftime interval |
ncaa | 6.2.2.4 | Assisting the referee and assistant referees as needed with the control of the game |
ncaa | 6.2.2.5 | Assisting in the control of bench personnel and the coaching and team areas. |
ncaa | 6.2.3 | The fourth official shall remain standing near the halfway line between the coaching and team areas during play, unless other duties have required their presence elsewhere. |
ncaa | 6.3.1 | When an electronically controlled scoreboard clock is visible to both benches and spectators, it shall be used as the official timepiece. The clock may count up or down. There shall be one official timekeeper designated by the home team. Note: It is recommended that someone other than team personnel perform this function. |
ncaa | 6.3.2 | Before the game, the referee shall instruct the timekeeper, who is subject to the referee.s jurisdiction, as to their duties. The referee shall arrange with the timekeeper an understandable series of signals covering timeouts (including television timeouts), substitutions, termination of playing periods and out of bounds. |
ncaa | 6.3.3 | The timekeeper shall control the timing device and keep track of playing time. |
ncaa | 6.3.3.1 | In the event that the official timing device malfunctions or there is no electronically controlled scoreboard clock visible to both benches and spectators, the referee on the field shall become the timekeeper. |
ncaa | 6.3.4 | The timekeeper shall be responsible for managing the timing sheet used in pregame administration for both regular-season and postseason contests. Language to be included in the regular timing sheet is: At 15 minutes, game rosters shall be exchanged; at 10 minutes, teams clear the field and then captains and officials meet for coin toss. Officials, coaches and players are introduced. National anthem is played, if applicable; and at 0:00, game begins. |
ncaa | 6.3.5 | The timekeeper shall stop the clock when the referee signals for any of the following reasons: |
ncaa | 6.3.5.1 | For a television timeout; |
ncaa | 6.3.5.2 | Because a player has been instructed to leave the field for an equipment change; |
ncaa | 6.3.5.3 | To assess a player.s injuries or when the athletic trainer is beckoned onto the field; |
ncaa | 6.3.5.4 | When a substitute(s) from the leading team, or either team when the game is tied, is beckoned onto the field in the final 15 minutes of the second period or during any overtime period; |
ncaa | 6.3.5.5 | When a goal is scored; |
ncaa | 6.3.5.6 | When a penalty kick is awarded; |
ncaa | 6.3.5.7 | When a player is carded (Exception: During the last five minutes of regulation play, the referee has discretion on whether to stop the clock when the losing team is issued a caution or ejection.); |
ncaa | 6.3.5.8 | When the referee addresses an issue involving participant conduct; or |
ncaa | 6.3.5.9 | When the referee believes that time wasting is occurring. |
ncaa | 6.3.6 | The timekeeper shall start the clock when the ball is kicked and moves at the beginning of the game. Following all stoppages of the clock, the clock shall be restarted when the ball is properly put back into play. |
ncaa | 6.3.7 | When the ball is out of play and a substitution is permitted, the timekeeper shall signal the referee by horn or other noise-producing instrument that is distinct from the referee's whistle. |
ncaa | 6.3.8 | The timekeeper shall call out audibly using a public-address system or to the nearest official the last seconds of playing time in any period, from 10 to zero. |
ncaa | 6.3.9 | The timekeeper shall signal for the termination of the period when time has expired. If the scoreboard clock has an automatic horn, the timekeeper does not have to manually sound a signal if the horn functions properly. If there is no automated horn, the timekeeper shall sound a horn manually when time expires. The expiration of time is the moment the timekeeper.s signal begins, regardless of the position of the ball. If no horn sounds, the period will end when the clock reaches zero or 0:00.0 (and/or 45:00/90:00/10:00/10:00). |
ncaa | 6.4.1 | There shall be one official scorekeeper designated by the home team. Note: It is recommended that someone other than team personnel perform this function. |
ncaa | 6.4.2 | The official scorekeeper shall record team lineups, including starters, player substitutions and names of the referees and assistant referees assigned to the game. The scorekeeper shall record team scores, shots, goalkeeper saves, cautions and ejections, penalty kicks, corner kicks, goals and assists, offside, fouls and infractions, the date, weather/field conditions, attendance, team names and team records, and the status of the game if suspended. |
ncaa | 6.4.3 | The official scorekeeper shall obtain the signatures or other forms of verification of all of the officials on the official NCAA box score form or an 8.-by-11-inch computer-generated scoresheet with complete game information after the game is completed, thus verifying cards issued, ejection reports and the official score of the game. This shall become the official record of the game. |
ncaa | 6.4.4 | If the scorekeeper determines that a substitute is not eligible to enter the game, the scorekeeper shall instruct the timekeeper to signal the referee, assistant referee and/or fourth official by horn or other noise-producing instrument that is distinct from the referee's whistle that the player is not eligible to enter the game. The referee shall suspend the game, approach the scorekeeper.s table (if at field level) and/or the field representative (mandatory if the scorekeeper is in an elevated press box), obtain the information and instruct the player to return to the bench area. The game shall be restarted accordingly. (See Rule 3.8.) |
ncaa | 6.4.5 | Once given, and once the scoresheet is signed, or electronically verified, and released for publication, coaches, players and bench personnel bear the burden of the infractions unless a successful protest is filed. (See Rule 5.8.1.) |
ncaa | 6.4.6 | The official scorekeeper shall file the official scoresheet with the NCAA for every game. Note: Each team is responsible for uploading the box score on the NCAA statistics site for home games or contests at a neutral site or against non-NCAA opponents. Note that an electronic version of the scoresheet with an official’s signature does not also need to be emailed to the NCAA. |
ncaa | 6.5 | It is recommended that a minimum of four ball persons, appropriately positioned and at least 10 years of age, be provided for the duration of the game. Further, it is recommended that ball persons wear colored jerseys that distinguish them from all field players. Each ball person’s duty is to assist in ball retrieval to avoid delay. All ball persons shall be instructed by and are under the direct supervision of the game officials. |
ncaa | 7.1.1 | The duration of the game shall be two periods of 45 minutes. For live telecasts, a timeout that may not exceed two minutes in length may be taken after the 23rd minute of each half before a throw-in near the halfway line of the field or before a goal kick. |
ncaa | 7.1.2 | Regular-season games that are tied at the end of the regulation 90 minutes shall be considered complete and recorded as a tie. |
ncaa | 7.1.2.1 | If a regular-season tournament has a winners. bracket and a losers. bracket, a game that is tied at the end of regulation play shall be recorded as a tie and the penalty kick tiebreaker may be used to determine advancement. Note: If a penalty kick is awarded for a foul that occurred prior to the expiration of time, play shall be extended beyond the expiration of any period, in regulation time or overtime, to permit a penalty kick to be taken. |
ncaa | 7.2.1 | Up to two sudden-victory overtime periods of 10 minutes each shall be played. The first team to score wins the game. |
ncaa | 7.2.2 | A coin toss called by the visiting team will determine choice of ends of the field or the kickoff before the start of the first overtime period. Teams shall change ends of the field to start the second overtime period. |
ncaa | 7.2.3 | If the score still is tied at the end of the second overtime period, the game shall be recorded as a tie, and the tiebreaker procedure of taking kicks from the penalty-kick line or spot, as set forth in Rule 7.3, shall be used to determine advancement. Exception: The winner of the penalty kicks during the national championship game only shall be declared the winner for all purposes, including the record. |
ncaa | 7.2.3.1 | If a postseason game tied after the regulation 90 minutes is suspended due to the elements or other reasons, the governing sports authority shall determine when the game shall be resumed from the point of interruption. |
ncaa | 7.3.1 | Only players who are listed on the official NCAA game roster and who have not been ejected during the game shall be eligible to participate in the tiebreaker. |
ncaa | 7.3.2 | Each team shall designate either: (a) 10 different kickers, one of whom may be the goalkeeper; or (b) 10 different kickers and a goalkeeper who will not participate as a designated kicker in the tiebreaker procedure. |
ncaa | 7.3.3 | Each team shall also designate a goalkeeper to defend against the kicks. Once the goalkeeper is designated, they shall not be replaced unless injured or ejected, and their replacement may be from any of the eligible players listed on the official NCAA game roster for that game. Injuries leading to replacement of the designated goalkeeper shall be determined by the attending medical personnel in concert with the governing sports authority. (See Page 7.) However, the injured goalkeeper is eligible to return if physically able. |
ncaa | 7.3.4 | The kicking order shall be at the discretion of the kicking team. |
ncaa | 7.3.5 | If any of the designated players, except for the goalkeeper, are ejected during the tiebreaker, the game will continue with the remaining designated players; and the opposing team, if desired, shall have the option to reduce or adjust its kicking order to avoid being penalized or placed at a disadvantage if the No. 1 kicker from the offending team ends up kicking against the No. 10 kicker from the nonoffending team. |
ncaa | 7.3.6 | If the designated player ejected is the goalkeeper, their replacement may be from any of the eligible players listed on the official NCAA game roster for that game. The game will continue with the remaining designated players. |
ncaa | 7.3.7 | Designated kickers are the only personnel permitted on the field and are required to be in the center circle when not kicking. The goalkeeper not defending against a kick shall stay on the field of play at the intersection of the penalty and goal area lines behind the assistant referee. Coaches, nonparticipating players and all other bench personnel shall remain beyond the touchline in the coaching and player area. |
ncaa | 7.3.8 | Unless there are other considerations (e.g., field conditions, safety concerns), the referee tosses a coin to decide the goal at which the kicks will be taken. Once the kicks have begun, this decision may only be changed for safety reasons or if the goal or playing surface becomes unusable. The visiting team shall call the coin toss, the winner of which elects to kick first or last. Each team shall take an initial series of five kicks, if necessary, alternately. In all games except the national championship game, the team scoring the greater number of goals shall advance to the next round. |
ncaa | 7.3.9 | If the score still is tied after each team has taken five kicks, kicks shall continue alternately in the same order until a team has one more goal in the same number of kicks. |
ncaa | 7.3.10 | Each kick shall be taken by a different player until all 10 designated kickers have kicked once. If the kicks continue beyond that number, the order of the initially designated kickers may be changed. |
ncaa | 7.3.11 | The referee shall administer the taking of the kicks. One assistant referee shall act as the goal judge and one assistant referee shall record the kickers and monitor the nonparticipants. If a fourth official is used, they shall remain at the halfway line between the benches to monitor the coaching and team areas. |
ncaa | 7.4.1 | The halftime interval shall start immediately when the first half ends and be 15 minutes, which may be extended in postseason competition by the games committee. The interval may be shortened by mutual consent of the coaches and officials. |
ncaa | 7.4.2 | For postseason games, the interval between the end of regulation play and the first overtime period shall be five minutes and start immediately when regulation time ends. The interval between the first and second overtime periods shall not exceed two minutes and shall start immediately when the first overtime ends. |
ncaa | 7.5 | The end of the game shall occur after time has expired and the referees or teams have left the site of competition. |
ncaa | 7.6.1 | When a scheduled game is terminated before it begins, it is recorded as .no contest.. Neither team is credited with a win or loss, regardless of the reason why the game was terminated. |
ncaa | 7.6.2 | If a game is terminated by the officials during play for violations of Rule 5.6.5, the following procedures shall apply. If 70 minutes have not been completed, the statistics shall not count, and all cards are voided, except for violent behavior II, fighting and referee assault red cards, which are subject to the associated penalties in Rule 12. The final score of a game under these circumstances shall be recorded as 1-0 to the nonoffending team. If 70 minutes have been completed, and the nonoffending team is in the lead, the score of the game when terminated becomes the final score. If the offending team is leading or the game is tied, the final score shall be recorded as 1-0 to the nonoffending team. If 70 minutes have been completed, all statistics, including cards, shall count and the appropriate penalties shall be served. |
ncaa | 7.7.1 | A suspended game is considered a temporary action (because of elements or other causes) with intent to resume at some later time or date. In all cases of suspended games, the referee shall file a report with the governing sports authority detailing the reason the game was suspended and the score and time remaining at the time the game was suspended. |
ncaa | 7.7.2 | If the suspended game is resumed, whether the same day or at a later date, it shall be resumed from the point of interruption and all statistics will carry over to the resumed game, including cards. |
ncaa | 7.7.3 | If the conditions leading to a suspended game persist and the game is not resumed, the game shall be considered .no contest. if it has not progressed to 70 minutes. A .no contest. does not count, and all normal statistics are nullified except for violent behavior II, fighting and assault on referee red cards, which are subject to associated penalties in Rule 12. |
ncaa | 7.7.4 | If the game progressed to 70 minutes, it will be considered complete, the result shall stand and all statistics, including cards, shall count. |
ncaa | 7.7.5 | If an institution competes in another game(s) before the resumption of the suspended game, any suspension(s) earned in the intervening game(s) will not apply to the resumed game. Players and coaches eligible for the original game will remain eligible for the resumed game. |
ncaa | 7.7.6 | Players or coaches who reach a card accumulation threshold that would result in a suspension in the first part of a suspended game shall serve their suspension in the next regularly scheduled game following the conclusion of the original game. The player or coach remains eligible for the continuation of the suspended game and for any intervening games between the original game and the date of resumption until the game is completed. |
ncaa | 7.8.1 | The purpose of the inclement weather policy is to provide information to those responsible for making decisions about suspending and restarting games based on the presence of lightning. The NCAA provides detailed guidance on lightning (and other environmental hazards) in the NCAA Sports Medicine Handbook. Please consult the latest version of this handbook, which is available at ncaa.org. |
ncaa | 7.8.2 | No game may be started more than three hours after the originally scheduled start time unless the referee has been notified and the new start time mutually agreed upon before the start of the game by the teams or determined by the governing sports authority. (See Page 7.) |
ncaa | 7.8.3 | Once a game has been started and suspended, it must be restarted not later than three hours after the originally scheduled start time unless mutually agreed upon before the start of the game by the teams or determined by the governing sports authority. (See Page 7.) The teams and/or governing sports authority may agree to resume a suspended game at a later date. |
ncaa | 8.1.1 | At the beginning of a game, the visiting team shall call the coin toss. The team winning the toss shall have the choice of ends of the field or the kickoff. |
ncaa | 8.1.2 | At the beginning of the first overtime period, the visiting team shall call the coin toss and the procedures for choosing ends of the field or the kickoff as set forth in Rule 8.1.1 shall be followed. |
ncaa | 8.2.1 | At the referee.s signal (whistle), the game shall be started by a player kicking the ball. The ball may be kicked in any direction and must clearly move. PENALTY: The kick must be retaken. If repeatedly kicked off improperly, see Rule 8.2.5 PENALTY. |
ncaa | 8.2.2 | Every player, except the player kicking the ball, shall be in their half of the field, and every player of the team opposing that of the kicker shall remain at least 10 yards from the ball until it is kicked off. PENALTY: The kick must be retaken. If repeatedly kicked off improperly, see Rule 8.2.5 PENALTY. |
ncaa | 8.2.3 | A goal may be scored directly from the kickoff. Exception: An own goal cannot be scored directly from the kickoff. |
ncaa | 8.2.4 | The kicker shall not play the ball again after they have kicked off until it has been touched by another player. PENALTY: Indirect free kick. |
ncaa | 8.2.5 | The game is started only when the ball is properly kicked off. If the ball is not properly kicked off, the ball again shall be placed on the kickoff mark and properly kicked off. PENALTY: Any player who kicks off improperly, willfully encroaches on the 10-yard distance or willfully moves beyond their halfway line shall be warned and, on repetition, cautioned. |
ncaa | 8.3 | After a goal is scored, the ball shall be taken to the center of the field and kicked off under the same conditions as when the game is started (see Rule 8.2), by the team against which the goal was scored. |
ncaa | 8.4.1 | Teams shall change ends of the field at the start of the second half, and play then shall start with a kickoff by a member of the team opposite to that of the team taking the kickoff at the start of the game. |
ncaa | 8.4.2 | If overtime is necessary in postseason games, a coin toss called by the visiting team shall determine choice of ends of the field or the kickoff before the start of the first overtime period. Teams shall change ends to start the second overtime period. |
ncaa | 9.1.1 | The ball is in play at all times from the start of the game to the finish, including when it touches an official on the field of play, rebounds from a goal post, crossbar or corner flag post into the field of play, except those circumstances in Rule 9.2. |
ncaa | 9.1.2 | In any instance when play is restarted with a free kick, corner kick, or goal kick or kickoff, the ball must clearly move as a result of the first player kicking the ball for it to be in play. |
ncaa | 9.1.3 | When play is restarted with a throw-in, the ball is considered in play when it has been legally released and broken the outer edge of the touchline before hitting the ground. |
ncaa | 9.1.4 | Misconduct committed before the ball is back in play on a restart may be punished with a caution or ejection as appropriate, but the nature of the restart does not change. |
ncaa | 9.2 | The ball is out of play in the following circumstances: |