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FSL League Rules


Introduction

The rules are based on fair play and respect for each other. Each owner will show respect for your opponents and respect for the "beautiful game". Owners are expected to uphold principals of sportsmanship and fair play at all times and will refrain from running up the score. Communication will be polite and the use of offensive or abusive language will not be tolerated. Each owner will play fairly without the use of known glitches or cheats. Non-sportsmanship like behavior could result in your removal from the league. Head sets are required during game play. If owners continue to apply pressure with a large lead and "run up the score" against opponents it will lead to your removal from the league. We are a "Sim-style" league based on fair play and SPORTSMANSHIP above all else.

Match Settings

• Game Type: Unranked
  
• Max DNF%: Any
  
• Skill Level: Any
• Private Session: Yes
  
• Stadium: Home Team Choice
• Injuries: On
  
• Off sides: On
  
• Bookings: On
  
• Half Length: 7 Minutes
  
• Home team is the host and should invite the away team to the match.
  

Team Draft

A draft will determine team selection. For the FSL, only 4 star teams and lower are eligible to be drafted. The draft order will be determined by the order of finish in the table, so the last place team will select first, first place team selects last. New owners will be placed after returning owners by random order.

Scheduling Games

All games must be played in order. Any game played in advance without prior consent of the league commissioner will be voided and re-played. Scheduling games should be done using the Schedule Center threads in the forums. This is very important. Using Xbox live exclusively to schedule games is not acceptable. You must post in the contact thread to show that you are making an effort to schedule games. If you are having difficulties scheduling a game let a league commissioner know. If you will be unavailable for a period of time you must PM the commissioner and post in the contact thread so your opponents are aware.

Season Schedules

Each team plays each other twice, home and away. We will play 2 games per week against the same opponent.

PGL Cup

The FSL runs the PGL Cup which is a tourney that includes teams from all divisions. Everyone will be in this tourney. It is a single elimination tourney. Home team for each round will be notified when brackets come out.

Game Settings for Cup

Same as FSL League settings.
Overtime will be used to decide a winner, but no shootout if tied after overtime first time.
If tied, game will be replayed with the person being home now the other owner. This game will use overtime and a shootout if need to decide a winner.

Tie Breakers

1. Winning PCT
2. Head to Head (points)
3. Goals Against
4. One Game Playoff

Promotion/Relegation

FSL will be a promotion/relegation league beginning in Season II. The following rules will govern promotion/relegation;

• Season I will determine which division owners are assigned in Season II, which is when promotion/relegation will begin.
  
• The top 10 owners in the table for Season I will form the PGL Premiership division in Season II.
  
• The bottom 6 from the table in Season I plus 6 new owners will form PGL Division I in Season II.
• A new Division will be added in Season II called Division II, consisting of 8 teams.
• Promotion/Relegation will be based on the owner, not the team.
• We will hold a draft every season, so you do not have to play with the same team every year.
• The draft order will be based on order of finish from the previous season, with the last team picking first, first place team picking last etc.
• The teams that finishes first and second in the League I table will win automatic promotion to the FSL Premiership. The teams that finish 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th will qualify for a playoff to determine the third team to be promoted to the Premiership.
• The bottom five teams from Division I will be relegated to League II in Season III. This is necessary to ensure we have an equal amount of teams in each division.
• The teams that finishes first and second in the League II table will win automatic promotion to League I. The teams that finish 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th will qualify for a playoff to determine the third team to be promoted to Division I
• The bottom three teams from the PGL Premiership will be relegated to Division I each season.
• New owners will automatically start in Division II
• Tie breaker rules for the standings are as follows; Total Points first, Winning Percentage second, Head to Head third, and Goals Against fourth, if still undecided a one game playoff with PKs if necessary.

Disciplinary Actions    

Playing games on time and meeting weekly league deadlines is taken very seriouslly here at PGL. The following rules govern games not played;

• If you have 6 GNPs (meaning 3 weeks worth x 2 games per week) - automatic yellow card and placed on probation.
• If you have 8 GNPs (meaning 4 weeks worth x 2 games per week) - automatic red card and you will be removed from the league and suspended from all PGL leagues for 3 months.
• If you quit on a league without a valid reason you will be given a red card and suspended from all leagues at PGL for 6 months.

Premier Gaming Leagues takes pride in being a gaming site that places sportsmanship above all else. We reserve the right to remove any person that does not uphold the principals of sportsmanhip. Trash talking, publicly calling out another owner or commissioner, running up the score, using know glitches and cheese play to gain an unfair advantage are strictly prohibited and will result in your removal from the league.

Premier Gaming Leagues reserves the right to remove owners immediately if a situation warrants such action. 

If a margin of victory of over 5 goals is achieved you are subject to a yellow card investigation.

Match Results

The Team Owner for the WINNER of the game will enter the score via the Fixtures/Results link on the league menu. Next to the date in the header is a button. Click on the button and a new screen will open that displays the game to be edited. Simply enter the scores for both teams in the boxes on the right and click save.

Game Statistics

Beginning in Season II, we will only track team statistics. Individual player stats will no longer be tracked. Both owners will record the following stats for there respective teams and enter the stats via the Fixtures/Results link on the league menu. Next to the date in the header is a button. Click on the button and a new screen will open that displays the game to be edited. Use the drop down menu called Starting Lineup / Events: and select your game. Each stat that we track is called an event. Choose the event, the team, and the quantity and hit save. Stats to be recorded for each game:

• Shots on Target
• Possession
• Yellow Cards
• Red Cards    

Disconnect Rule 

If two teams get disconnected during a match the following rules will apply;

• If disconnect occurs in the 1st half – restart the game from the beginning unless the disconnect occurs after the 40th minute. If the disconnect occurs after the 40^th minute play just one half and carry over the score from the first half disconnect.
  
• If the disconnect occurs in the 2nd half – restart the 2^nd half unless the disconnect occurs after the 85^th minute. If the disconnect occurs after the 85^th minute the score at the time of disconnect will be the final score  

Champions Shield 

Champions Shield will give the top for all the divisions plus tourney winners a shot at the Shield. The following teams will make up the tourney field: 

1. Top 2 from each division (6 teams)
2. Current season Cup winner
3. Previous season Shield winner  

Alternates will be brought in to make a full teams based on the following order

1. Previous season Cup winner
2. 3rd place in Premiership
3. 3rd place in Division I
4. 3rd place in Division II