ABOUTSYC LEAGUE

1. Pre-match

Duration: 5 minutes

• Both teams enter the pitch
• Rally the crowd and build the atmosphere

2. Match start

• Players (including the goalkeeper): 6 vs 6 (excluding the coach and substitutes).
• Each team draws its cards (see the Card Selection section)
• Match duration:
  • 20 minutes of effective play time
  • Two halves

3. Dice round

The match begins with a dice round:

• Duration: two minutes or until a goal is scored
• Each team rolls a die (1 to 6)
• The result sets the number of players who start playing
• The goalkeeper counts toward that number

After the dice round

• The match continues as 6 vs 6 on the pitch until time runs out

Special cases

• If a team plays a card:
  • The dice round is skipped
  • That team starts directly with 5 players and a goalkeeper.
  • The other team starts with the number of players set by its dice result.
• The card must be used before the dice roll.
• The card becomes worthless if it is not used before the dice roll.

4. Kick-off

• The ball is placed at the center of the pitch
• Players line up at both ends of the pitch
• On the referee's whistle, both teams try to win possession

5. End of match

5 minutes reserved for:

• Team captain interviews
• Announcing the player of the match

Total cards per team

6 cards:

• 1 Light card
• 3 Medium cards
• 2 Heavy cards (but only one may be played)

Selection rules

• Hidden random draw (face down) from each set
• Cards are ranked by power:
  • Light → Medium → Heavy
• The team that draws first is decided by rock – paper – scissors
• Draws alternate in the following order:
  • 1. Light cards
  • 2. Medium cards
  • 3. Heavy card

• Each team has 2 timeouts per half
• Each timeout lasts 30 seconds
• Total per half: one minute
• Timeouts are used exclusively to:
  • Stop play
  • Make a tactical decision
  • Play one card

When a card is played

• Cards are only played during a timeout
• Each timeout allows only one card to be played
• Each team may play:
  • Two cards in the first half
  • Two cards in the second half

Card timing

• A card takes effect as soon as the referee announces it
• The effect duration is set by what is written on the card
• Instant-effect cards end immediately
• Play resumes directly after the timeout ends

The golden rule

• Responding to or countering a card from the other team is not allowed
• There are no counter cards
• Every card is executed independently and the match continues afterwards

Purpose of the rule: keep decisions clear, reduce chaos, and preserve the pace of play.

• Attacker vs goalkeeper
• Awarded when a foul occurs inside the penalty area
• The player starts from the center of the pitch
• 10 seconds to attempt to score
• Play resumes directly after the attempt

If the match ends in a draw:

• Attacker vs defender and goalkeeper
• Each team takes 3 shootout attempts
• The player starts from the center of the pitch
• 15 seconds to attempt to score

The attempt is over if

• The defender intercepts it
• The ball leaves the pitch

If still tied

• Extra attempts are taken until a winner is decided
• Any player may shoot

• Number of referees: 2
  • Main referee
  • Assistant referee

Assistant referee duties

• Manage timeouts
• Coordinate card activation
• Manage official time

The main referee may

• Stop the clock during mandatory stoppages
• Announce cards and timeouts to the crowd and players

• Yellow card:
  • Player leaves for two minutes
• Red card:
  • Player leaves for 5 minutes.