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MURPHY’S IRISH STOUT
CORK ATHLETIC UNION FOOTBALL LEAGUE
INFORMATION
HANDBOOK (Incorporating Rule Book and Referee’s Information)
2017/2018
Club Secretary’s Phone Numbers Club Colours Club Grounds
Honours List Management Committee
Disciplinary Meeting Dates Delegate Meeting Dates
MATCH RESULTS Please ring Press Officer, Barry Peelo with your match details at 087-7936608; it has voice
mail and text capability. For Saturday games, please ring in that evening.
On Sunday, ring between 1 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. Match details may also be emailed to
[email protected] but please remember that the same Sunday deadline applies. Results
for midweek games will be taken on the night.
Thanks to the Sports Editor in the Evening Echo, we will see a return of our weekend pages.
SECRETARY’S PLEASE NOTE When filling in the Official Match Card, the player’s name must correspond with the number
on the match card and the jersey the play I wearing. Please use Block Capitals when filling in the
match card.
PLAYERS SENT OFF Players sent off the field of play must attend at the next disciplinary meeting in Turners
Cross at 7 p.m. on the date printed below immediately after the sending off.
Players who cannot attend should send a letter explaining the sending-off incident to the Hon.
Secretary.
Please note, the Disciplinary Committee may be call meetings other than on the dates below.
DISCIPLINARY MEETING DATES September 2017: January 2018:
6, 20 3, 17, 31
October 2017: February 2018:
4, 18 14, 28
November 2017: March 2018:
1, 15, 29 14, 28
December 2017: April 2018:
13 11, 25
May 2018:
9, 23
DELEGATE MEETINGS
Wednesday, 19 July 2017 in The Ambassador Hotel Annual General Meeting – date in June 2018 to be decided
REGISTRATION MEETING Tuesday, 1 August 2017 from 7.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. in Turners Cross
Martin Conlon,
Hon. Secretary
CORK ATHLETIC UNION FOOTBALL LEAGUE
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE 2017/18
Chairman: Ted O’Mahony 087-7937783 [email protected]
12 Cahergal Park,
Ballyvolane Road, Cork.
Vice-Chairman: Denis O’Driscoll 087-1235884 [email protected]
Maryville,
Ardmanning Avenue,
Togher, Cork.
Secretary: Martin Conlon 087-7937815 [email protected] 5 Glenryan Mews,
Blarney Street, Cork.
Assistant Secretary: Denis O’Driscoll 087-1235884 [email protected]
Maryville,
Ardmanning Avenue,
Togher, Cork.
Treasurer: Tom Fitzgerald 087-7937776 [email protected]
52 Cathedral Road,
Gurranabraher, Cork.
Assistant Treasurer: Richard Browne 087-7937782 [email protected]
21 Barrymore Court,
Glanmire, Co. Cork.
Registrar: Kevin O’Mahony 087 9893478 [email protected]
12 Cahergal Park,
Ballyvolane Road, Cork.
Fixture Secretary: Ted O’Mahony 087-7937783 [email protected]
12 Cahergal Park,
Ballyvolane Road, Cork.
Disciplinary Secretary: Richard Browne 087-7937782 [email protected]
21 Barrymore Court,
Glanmire, Co. Cork.
P.R. O./Press Officer: Barry Peelo 087-7936608 [email protected]
48 Boherboy Close,
Mayfield, Cork.
Committee: Tony Chambers 087-2128861
17 Friars Avenue,
Blarney Street, Cork
Denis Crowley 086-3965674 [email protected]
29 Laurel Ridge, Upper Shanakiel, Cork
Henry Healy 4394349
19 Inniscarra Road,
Fairhill, Cork
Denis Lyne 085-1691335 [email protected]
Hillcrest, Fairylawn,
The Lough, Cork.
Please note, all correspondence in relation to fixtures should be sent to:
Mr. Ted O’Mahony, 12 Cahergal Park, Ballyvolane Road, Cork
Telephone: 087-7937783
Email: [email protected]
13 days notice required when requesting a free week-end
Club Name & Colours Div Hon. Secretary Ground Phone Email Address
[1]
Ard-na-Laoi Orange & Black White & Blue
3
Tim Lynch, 12 Lackenshoneen, Carrigrohane, Co. Cork.
Leemount Cross
4873041 087-9595715
[email protected] [email protected]
Ballinhassig Blue & Blue Pink & Black
3
Anthony O’Donovan, Gogginshill, Ballinhassig, Co. Cork.
Gortnaglough, Ballinhassig
087 2937810
[email protected] [email protected]
Blackpool Celtic Black & Yellow Purple & Black
2
Stephen O’Connor, 10 Marian Park, Dublin Hill, Cork.
Popham’s Road
086-0728397
[email protected] [email protected]
Blackstone Rovers Blue & Blue Black & Black
1
Ivan Bevan, 16 Parklands Drive, Commons Road Cork.
Fairfield 2
4308588 087-6540423
[email protected] [email protected]
Bohemians Green & Green Black & Black
PA
James O’Brien, 19 Mt St. Joseph’s Hts., Baker’s Road, Gurranabraher, Cork.
Fairfield 1
087-9916058
Buttevant A Red/Black & Black Green/Black & Black
PA
John Curtin, 4 St. Colman’s Place, Buttevant, Co. Cork.
Abbey View, New Street, Buttevant
087-9266890 022-41025 (Club)
Buttevant B Red/Black & Black Green/Black & Black
3
John Curtin, 4 St. Colman’s Place, Buttevant, Co. Cork.
Abbey View, New Street, Buttevant
087-9266890 022-41025 (Club)
Bweeng Celtic Yellow/Blue & Blue Maroon/Blue & Maroon
3
Don McEvoy, Farran, Mourne Abbey, Mallow, Co. Cork.
Bweeng Community Centre
086-2744924
[email protected] [email protected]
Carrigtwohill United A Blue & Blue Yellow & Yellow
P
John O’Sullivan, 5 Cherry Orchard Broomfield Village, Midleton, Co. Cork.
Ballyadam Park Carrigtwohill
4929850 (w) 086-1548781
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Carrigtwohill United B Blue & Blue Yellow & Blue
2
John O’Sullivan, 5 Cherry Orchard Broomfield Village, Midleton, Co. Cork.
Ballyadam Park Carrigtwohill
4929850 (w) 086-1548781
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Castleview Red/White Stripes & Red Black & Black
2
Kenneth Trindles, 11 Ascension Heights, Gurranabraher, Cork.
O’Sullivan Park
4309687 086-8987545
Cathedral Celtic Royal Blue/Maroon & Blue Orange & Black
1A
James Lahive, 29 Barnavara Crescent, Ballyvolane, Cork.
Fair Field 1
087-2304726
Central Rovers Blue & Blue Red & Black
2
James Murray 6 West Avenue, Lios Rua, Ballyvolane, Cork
Central Park
087-0628850 4705138 (w)
CFC Banteer Black & Black Blue/Navy & Navy
2
Tadgh Murphy, 8 Baile Glas, Lombardstown, Mallow, Co. Cork.
Banteer Community Field
087-9177737 (Tadgh) 086-4068324 (Bryan)
Club Name & Colours Div Hon. Secretary Ground Phone Email Address
[2]
Churchvilla Red/Black & Black
2
Adrian O’Donoghue, 1 Cherryvale, Cloyne, Co. Cork
Kilboy Park
085-7349771 Adrian O’Donoghue
[email protected] [email protected]
City Wanderers Red & Red White & White
1A
Noel Kennedy, 4 Manor Drive, Grange Manor, Ovens, Co. Cork.
CIT Bishopstown
4810763 086-2452418
Cloughduv Celtic Green/White Hoops & Green Red & Red
1
Cathal Hughes, 13 Ryecourt Manor, Cloughduv, Co. Cork
Fr. O’Driscoll Park, Cloughduv
7436957 086-3473795
[email protected] [email protected]
Coachford Green & Green White & Black
P
Ciaran Lucey, 104 Fernwood, Glanmire, Co. Cork.
The Glebe Coachford
086-0613370
Corkbeg Blue & Blue Green & Black
1A
Paul O’Reilly, 5 Poppyfields Close, Broomfield, Midleton, Co. Cork.
Refinery Grounds, Whitegate Corkbeg
4613979 087-9022735
Crescent Athletic Navy & Navy Yellow or Navy & Black
PA
Leonard Forde, 84 Gurranabraher Ave, Gurranabraher, Cork.
Temple Park
086-1253634
Donoughmore Athletic Black/White Stripes & White Black & Black
1
Maria Cafferkey, Fornaught, Donoughmore, Co. Cork.
Donoughmore Community Centre
086-7714242 086-8237294 (Don)
Dunbar Celtic Red/Black & Black Green/White & Green
1A
Pamela Looney, 14 Palmbury, Togher, Cork.
Garryduff
087-9135671 087-6856249
Fairview Yellow & Blue Black & Black
1
John Paul Pepper, 31 Fairhill Drive, Fairhill, Cork.
Fairfield 2
087-7464942
Glenthorn Celtic A Green/White Hoops & White Green & Green
P
John Murphy, 11 Harrington Square, Dillon’s Cross, Cork.
Glenthorn Park
085-1220217
Glenthorn Celtic B Green/White Hoops & White Yellow & Green
1A
John Murphy, 11 Harrington Square, Dillon’s Cross, Cork.
Glenthorn Park
085-1220217
Grangevale White & Blue Black & Black
3A
Damien Lynch, 5 Glenavon Crescent, Donnybrook, Douglas, Cork.
Grangevale Park
2413585 087-2937332
Grattan United A Royal Blue/White & Royal Blue Black & Black
P
Brian O’Sullivan, 11 Tuarinn Alainn, Castlemartyr, Co. Cork.
O’Neill Park
085-2789446
Grattan United B Royal Blue/White & Royal Blue Black & Black
3A
Brian O’Sullivan, 11 Tuarinn Alainn, Castlemartyr, Co. Cork.
O’Neill Park
085-2789446
Greenmount Rangers Green/White & White Blue/White & White
3A
Garry McCarthy, 75 Curragh Woods, Frankfield, Cork.
Murphy’s Farm
4896638 4840684 (W) 087-7848509
Club Name & Colours Div Hon. Secretary Ground Phone Email Address
[3]
Greenwood A Green & Green Yellow & Black
PA
Martin Sweeney, 57 Halldene Avenue, Bishopstown, Cork.
Lehenaghmore Park,
4679071 085-2770389
[email protected] [email protected]
Greenwood C Green & Green Yellow & Black
3
Martin Sweeney, 57 Halldene Avenue, Bishopstown, Cork.
Alsa Park,
4679071 085-2770389
[email protected] [email protected]
Hibernians Green/Yellow & Green Yellow/Green & Green
2
Brendan Hayes, Warren’s Court, Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork.
Hibernian Park Shanbally
4379097 087-1347954
Hillington Yellow/Blue & Blue Blue & Blue
3A
Richard Bickerstaff, 1 Motor Villas, Pope’s Road, Cork.
Popham’s Road
4502684 (w) 087-9403506
Innishvilla A Orange & Black Claret & Blue
P
Seán Lynch, Rathnaroughy, Innishannon, Co. Cork.
Knocknacurra, Innishannon
4775101 086-8364099
Innishvilla B Orange & Black Claret & Blue
3
Seán Lynch, Rathnaroughy, Innishannon, Co. Cork.
Knocknacurra, Innishannon
4775101 086-8364099
Kanturk Green/White & White Blue/Navy & Navy
PA
Eileen Higgins, Barnacurra Newmarket Co. Cork.
Gurteenard Kanturk
087 7372524 (sec)
Killumney United Red & White White & White
3
Helen Slattery, Kilcrea Cross, Ovens, Co. Cork.
The Farm, UCC
4872412 086-8262274
[email protected] [email protected]
Kilmichael Rovers Blue/Yellow & Blue Blue/White & White
3
Michael O’Leary Moneycusker, Toames, Macroom, Co. Cork.
Klondyke Park Toames, Macroom
087-2562127
Knocknaheeney Celtic A
Black & Black
Blue & Blue
P
Michael Crowley 34 Dunmore Gardens Knocknaheeney Cork
Kilmore Road
087-9654919
[email protected] [email protected]
Knocknaheeney Celtic B
Green & Gray
Black & Black
2
Michael Crowley, 34 Dunmore Gardens, Knocknaheeney Cork
Kilmore Road
087-9654919
[email protected] [email protected]
Knockraha A Green/Yellow & Green Blue/White & Blue
1A
Patrick O’Sullivan, C/o Calnan Containers Brooklodge, Glanmire, Co. Cork.
Glanmire Area community Assoc. Pitches
085-2170823 4342105 (w)
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Knockraha B Green/Yellow & Green Blue/White & Blue
3A
Patrick O’Sullivan, C/o Calnan Containers Brooklodge, Glanmire, Co. Cork.
Glanmire Area community Assoc. Pitches
085-2170823 4342105 (w)
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Lakewood Athletic A Red/Navy Halves & Navy White & White
P
Noel Mullins, 6 Briarscourt, Shanakiel, Cork.
Lakewood Ovens
4309849 (h) 4872410 (Club) 087-9864585
Lakewood Athletic B Red/Navy Halves & Navy White & White
3
Noel Mullins, 6 Briarscourt, Shanakiel, Cork.
Lakewood Ovens
4309849 (h) 4872410 (Club) 087-9864585
Club Name & Colours Div Hon. Secretary Ground Phone Email Address
[4]
Leeview Athletic A Yellow & Yellow Red & Red
PA
Niall Riordan, 24 Murmont Crescent, Montenotte, Cork
Mayfield Community School
083-3812883 086-7735196 (Mark)
Leeview Athletic B Yellow & Yellow Red & Red
2
Niall Riordan, 24 Murmont Crescent, Montenotte, Cork
Mayfield Community School
083-3812883 086-7735196 (Mark)
Los Zarcos Sky Blue & White Red & White
3
Ronan Galvin, 6 Main Street, Millstreet, Co. Cork.
The Town Park Millstreet
029-71153 087-9492958
Macroom A Green/White Hoops & White Red/Black & Black
PA
William O’Riordan, 35 The Hermitage, Macroom, Co. Cork.
Murray Field
026-61890 087-1336454
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Macroom B Green/White Hoops & White Red/Black & Black
3
William O’Riordan, 35 The Hermitage, Macroom, Co. Cork.
Town Park
026-61890 087-1336454
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Parkview Celtic White/Red & Black Navy/Blue & Black
3A
David Coughlan, 15 Elmvale Avenue, Wilton, Cork
Garryduff
085-8772091 085-9358408
Pearse Celtic A Navy/White & Navy Yellow & Yellow
P
Daniel Carroll, 47 The Avenue, Garrane Darra, Wilton, Cork.
Lehenaghmore, Togher
4314148 086-3983837 086-3573914 (Martin)
Pearse Celtic B Navy/White & Navy Yellow & Yellow
1A
Daniel Carroll, 47 The Avenue, Garrane Darra, Wilton, Cork.
Lehenaghmore, Togher
4314148 086-3983837 086-3573914 (Martin)
Rathcoole Rovers Red & Blue White/Blue & Blue
1
Michael Buckland, 21 Radharc na Coille, Rathcoole, Mallow, Co. Cork.
Cooney Park Rathcoole
089-2013609 087-2733385 (Alfie Cooney)
[email protected] [email protected]
Richmond Blue/White Hoops & Blue Red/Black Stripes & Red
2
Gerry Butler, 1 Halldene Grove, Bishopstown, Cork.
Garrane Darragh Wilton
4342763 085-8148911
Rylane Celtic Red & Black Orange & Black
PA
Mark Healy, Derry, Barrings, Co. Cork.
Glounaglough Rylane
7337088 086-7226066
South Coast Athletic White & Black Black & Black
3A
Dan Kelleher, 3 Sirius House, Passage West, Co. Cork.
Hibernians Park Shanbally,
083-1471522
Springfield Green/White & White Blue & Blue
1A
John Coughlan, 7 Coolamber Avenue, Cobh, Co. Cork.
Pat O’Brien Park
4811843 086-8157487
St. John Bosco A Black/White & Black Yellow & Black
PA
Denis McSweeney Bailick Road, Midleton, Co. Cork.
Billy Ahern Park, The Paddocks, Midleton
4631326 086-8495684 086-8394543 (G. Dennehy)
Club Name & Colours Div Hon. Secretary Ground Phone Email Address
[5]
St. John Bosco B Black/White & Black Red/Black & Black
3A
Denis McSweeney, Bailick Road, Midleton, Co. Cork.
Billy Ahern Park, The Paddocks, Midleton
4631326 086-8495684 086-8394543 (G. Dennehy)
Strand United Blue/White & Blue Red/White & Red
1
Charles Foley, Gilcaugh, Vicarstown, Co. Cork.
Ballyanly Community Centre
7332041 086-0665561
Temple United Black/White & Black Yellow & Black
1
Ian Murphy 203 Kilnap Place Farranree, Cork.
Temple Park
083-0045747
[email protected] [email protected]
Tower Red & White White & Red
1
Robbie White, 12 Laureston Avenue, Tower, Co. Cork.
Killowen
085-1355286 087-6784165 (Terence)
U.C.C. A Red & Black White & Black
1A
Stephen Kestrell, 13 College View, College Manor, Cobh, Co. Cork
The Farm or Mardyke
083-4530353
U.C.C. B Black & Black Red & Black
3A
Stephen Kestrell, 13 College View, College Manor, Cobh, Co. Cork
The Farm or Mardyke
083-4530353 (Sec)
Village United Red & Red Blue/White & Blue
P
Sean Barry, 8 Pinecourt, Castlelake, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork.
Silverheights Park
086-4667095
Watergrasshill United Red & White Sky Blue & White
3A
Nicholas O’Sullivan, Condonstown, Watergrasshill, Co. Cork.
Skehanagh Park Watergrasshill
4513862 (h) 4844350 (w) 087-9796994
[email protected] [email protected]
Waterloo Green/White Hoops & White Red & White
1
Kenneth Burns, Grenagh North, Grenagh Co. Cork.
Whitechurch Community Centre
086-3218128
Club Name & Colours Div Hon. Secretary Ground Phone Email Address
[6]
[7]
Referee of the Year 2016/17
Paul O’Sullivan
PREVIOUS WINNERS
1982 Jim Warren 1996 Martin Dorrity 2010 Finbarr Murphy
1983 Finbarr O’Sullivan 1997 Edmund Fitzgerald 2011 Damien O’Mahony
1984 Maurice Riordan 1998 Christy Byrne 2012 Gene Stephens
1985 Derry Barrett 1999 Con Dineen 2013 Thomas Long
1986 Michael O’Farrell 2000 Daniel Deady 2014 Tom Tully
1987 Tony Gunning 2001 Tom Tully 2015 Dan Deady
1988 John Bird 2002 Pat Murphy 2016 Raymond Murphy
1989 Cyril Morley 2003 Eddie McNally
1990 Denis Collins 2004 Damien O’Mahony
1991 Aidan O’Regan 2005 Denis Crowley
1992 Robert Gregan 2006 John Linehan
1993 Billy Falvey 2007 John Lyne
1994 Denis Donovan 2008 Tom Tully
1995 Sean Barry 2009 Gene Stephens
The Cork Athletic Union Football League
would like to take this opportunity
to thank all our sponsors and advertisers
for their continued support
throughout the year
[8]
[9]
MURPHY'S IRISH STOUT CORK AUL
LEAGUE SECTIONS 2017/18
MURPHY’S STOUT PREMIER LEAGUE MURPHY’S STOUT PREMIER A LEAGUE
Carrigtwohill United A Bohemians
Coachford Buttevant A
Glenthorn Celtic A Crescent Athletic
Grattan United A Greenwood A
Innishvilla A Kanturk
Knocknaheeney Celtic A Leeview Athletic A
Lakewood Athletic A Macroom A
Pearse Celtic A Rylane Celtic
Village United St. John Bosco A
MURPHY’S STOUT LEAGUE 1 MURPHY’S STOUT LEAGUE 1A
Blackstone Rovers Cathedral Celtic
Cloughduv Celtic City Wanderers
Donoughmore Athletic Corkbeg
Fairview Dunbar Celtic
Rathcoole Rovers Glenthorn Celtic B
Strand United Knockraha A
Temple United Pearse Celtic B
Tower Springfield
Waterloo UCC A
MURPHY’S STOUT LEAGUE 2
Blackpool Celtic Churchvilla
Carrigtwohill United B Hibernians
Castleview Leeview Athletic B
Central Rovers Richmond
CFC Banteer Knocknaheeney Celtic B
MURPHY’S STOUT LEAGUE 3 MURPHY’S STOUT LEAGUE 3A
Ard-na-Laoi Grangevale
Ballinhassig Greenmount Rangers
Buttevant B Grattan United B
Bweeng Celtic Hillington
Greenwood B Knockraha B
Innishvilla B Parkview Celtic
Killumney United South Coast Athletic
Kilmichael Rovers St. John Bosco B
Lakewood Athletic B UCC B
Los Zarcos Watergrasshill United
Macroom B
Promotion/Relegation for the season is as follows:
Premier League: Two relegated
Premier A League: Two promoted/One relegated. Second last team in Premier A will play the winners of the play-off between the two second placed first division teams for the right to play in Premier A
League 1/1A: One promoted/one relegated from each section. Two second placed teams in the first division will play-off with the winners playing the second last team in Premier A for the right to play in Premier A
League 2: Two promoted/One relegated
League 3/3A:Two promoted from each section
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MURPHY’S STOUT CORK ATHLETIC UNION FOOTBALL LEAGUE
ROLL OF HONOUR
2016/17
Competition Winners Runners-up
Premier League: Grattan United A Pearse Celtic A
Premier A League: Knocknaheeney Celtic A Lakewood Athletic
League 1: Buttevant Tower
League 1A: St. John Bosco A Leeview Athletic A
League 2: Donoughmore Athletic Pearse Celtic B
League 2A: Glenthorn Celtic B City Wanderers
League 3: Central Rover Temple United
League 3A: Churchvilla Leeview Athletic B (play-off with Southcoast)
AOH Cup: Innishvilla A 1-0 Park United A
Linnane League Cup: Knocknaheeney Celtic A 2-2 Park United A (Knocknaheeney Celtic A won 5-4 on penalties after extra time)
St. Michael’s Cup: St. John Bosco A 0-0 Buttevant (St. John Bosco A won 4-2 on penalties after extra time)
Saxone Cup: Park United B 3-2 Pearse Celtic B
President’s Cup: Macroom B 2-1 Temple United
County Cup: Strand United 1-1 Buttevant (Strand United won 5-4 on penalties after extra time)
City Challenge Cup: City Wanderers 1-1 Glenthorn Celtic B (City Wanderers won 2-1 after extra time)
Corinthians Cup: Donoughmore Athletic 1-1 Knockraha A (Donoughmore Athletic won 3-1 after extra time)
Murphy’s Stout Cork AUL
Annual Awards 2016/17
Team of the Year
Knocknaheeney Celtic A
Manager of the Year
Paul Murphy (Knocknaheeney Celtic A)
Referee of the Year
Paul O’Sullivan (I.S.R.S Cork Branch) Golden Boot
Kenny Murphy (Lakewood Athletic)/Robbie Healy (Bohemians) Fair Play Award
Carrigaline United
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MFA OFFICERS 2017/18
Chairman: John Finnegan
Vice-Chairman: Thomas Leahy
Administrator: Gerard Delaney
Turners Cross Stadium
Curragh Road,
Turners Cross,
Cork
Telephone: 021-4311526
Mobile: 087-8345020
Asst. Hon. Secretary: Denis O’Driscoll
FAI SECRETARIES & PHONE NUMBERS
Chief Executive: John Delaney
Hon. Secretary, Junior Council: Dennis Cruise
Domestic Football:
All may be contacted at: National Sports Campus
Abbotstown,
Dublin 15
Tel: 01-8999500
Fax: 01-8999501
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.fai.ie
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REFEREES CONTACT INFORMATION - 2017/18
[13]
Referee's Name League Home Mobile
Patrick John Ahern MSL 021-4883343 085-8188317
Ray Allen SBL 086-0733845
John Anderson SBL 086-0276141
Richard Bond WCL 021-4373614 087-1305269
Christopher Braganza AUL 089-4500282
Paul Braganza MSL 089-2235183
Aidan Browne YL 087-7566254
Roy Browne SGL 085-7630421
William Bruton YL 021-4864597 086-2426462
Patrick Buckley AUL 021-4975674 087-2949348
Kieran Burns SBL 021-4961739 086-2030137
Keith Callanan AUL 087-1793894
Ted Callanan AUL 021-4374947 087-6727033
Pat Cambridge SBL 021-4302398 086-1245484
Martin Cambridge SBL 085-7301953
Daniel Casey SBL 086-3281360
Martin Coakley WCL 023-8840155 086-1682943
Jack Cole SBL 086-6056689
David Coleman AUL 024-81058 087-9283224
Richard Collins WCL 086-8780251
Ryan Conway YL 086-3436013
John Corcoran WCL 026-43307 086-3719560
John P Corcoran SBL 021-7332429 087-6293147
Pat Cronin SGL 021-4304220 086-8821659.
Denis Cronin SBL 087-2936145
Nicholas Cunneen AUL 021-4676197 085-8726132
Vinnie Coonan MSL 087-1261459
Daniel Daunt AUL 085-7166452
Daniel Deady MSL 021-4668233 086-3319156
PJ Dennehy SBL 087-4153616
John Desmond WCL 023-41379 086-3441477
Michael Doody SBL 021-4812377 085-7212796
Grahame Duffy AUL 021-4315997 087-6747760
Denis Enright WCL 087-9698211
Declan Fogarty MSL 024-95859 086-3403309
Bryan Forde AUL 085-8636035
Tadg Goggin MSL 021-4323104 086-1984884
JP Grey YL 086-4457521
Michael Harris SBL 087-7381961
Patrick Hayes YL 021-4343212 087-4121165
Sean Michael Hegarty SBL 087-3371211
Jonathan Hennessy MSL 021-7437678 087-9879979
Jim Hennessy SBL 086-6065813
Referees contact information 2017/18
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Patrick Hennessy AUL 021-4214175 087-2369482
Larry Hickey SGL 087-2507941
Paul Higgins YL 087-4563304
John Hourigan SBL 022-47944 083-8387025
Cathal Hourigan SBL 022-47944 083-8250299
Patrick Hurley WCL 023-8833421 087-3351050
Gerard Hurley SGL 021-4381847 086-1798681
Richard Ivory SBL 086-3717264
Lucas Keating SBL 021-4812553 086-3485931
Timmy Kelleher AUL 021-4501342 086-6066468
Damien Klier YL 085-1002720
Yves Kriwan SBL 021-4835056 087-9688307
Sean Laffan SBL 086-0213626
John Linehan AUL 021-4362470 087-6137300
Stephen Madine SBL 021-4813533 087-7675704
Pat McAuliffe MSL 021-4357053 087-2467167
Tom McCarthy MSL 021-4966455 086-8219527
Anthony McDermott WCL 023-8834838 087-6205146
Paul McDermott WCL 023-8834819 087-6217861
Tim McDermott WCL 086-0428614
Alan McDonagh YL 086-1263542
Harry McGovern YL 021-4313730 086-8543844
Edwin McNally MSL 021-4965437 087-3541840
Terry Minihane WCL 028-23070 087-2832121
John Moloney SBL 021-4381905 086-8531447
Stephen Moore SBL 087-2793081
Denis Morley SBL 021-4546542 087-8156385
Dr. Diarmuid Mulcahy SBL 021-4662853 086-8093326
Richard Murphy AUL 021-4370075 086-8931536
Rory Murphy SBL 085-1532201
Raymond Murphy MSL 021-4394777 085-8213388
John Frances Murphy SBL 085-8101944
Finbarr Murphy AUL 021-4398039 087-6161566
Liam Murphy AUL 087-9207572
Tony Murphy SBL 087-9622402
Craig Noonan SBL 089-4266508
William Noonan AUL 021-4893967 087-2531786
Michael O'Brien SBL 086-3335917
Alan O'Connell YL 087-9116396
Mark O'Connell MSL 087 2738456
Jim O'Connor AUL 021-4382523 086-7811075
Cian O'Connor AUL 086-2172035
Joseph O'Donnell WCL 027-456562 087-2468077
David O'Donoghue SBL 021-4357909 087-1957289
Referees contact information 2017/18
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Eric O'Driscoll SBL 087-9680906
Michael O'Flaherty AUL 086-2680182
Daniel O'Flynn SBL 021-4397387 085-7390115
Shane O'Flynn MSL 083-1133648
Mark O'Flynn AUL 021-4302486 087-6871300
Richard O'Gorman SBL 087-6474818
Michael O'Hanlon MSL 087-9777657
Jason O'Heipicin SBL 021-4506643 085-2118556
Stephen O'Keeffe SGL 021-4876046 086-7222620
Robert O'Leary YL 021-2397413 087-6681514
Gordon O'Leary SBL 021-4858008 087-2439001
Jason O'Leary AUL 087-7407819
Thomas Noel O'Leary SBL 086-3527254
Cian O'Mahony SBL 029-78452 086-0476009
Shane O'Neill WCL 085-2463211
Brendan O'Regan AUL 022-20447 086-0800554
Paul O'Sullivan MSL 021-4866567 087-2270293
Peter O'Sullivan AUL 021-4310148 087-2243730
Vladimir Petrovic SGL 089-4669443
John Philpott YL 021-4310365 087-2574877
David Quinn YL 021-4505635 086-8336975
Marek Rajsczak MSL 086-3041438
Patrick Ryan SGL 021-2399037 086-3739098
Tadg Sheehan WCL 026-42299 086-0555964
Christopher Sheehan YL 087-9733764
Bertie Stark SBL 021-4391037 087-2756797
Anthony Sunderland SBL 086-0375373
John Sweeney YL 087-9014025
Krystian Szatkowski MSL 086-8745120
John Thompson YL 021-2397246 087-7475747
Anthony Thompson AUL 086-0504274
Marko Tićak SGL 087-4649982
Jim Walsh MSL 021-4908424 085-8567132
Stephen Wolfe AUL 087-6208228
Paul Walsh AUL
Assessors Name
Home Mobile
Tony Gunning (Hon)
4979947 087 6898220
Pat Kelly (Hon)
4357251 087 2258945
Michael Murphy (Hon)
7331430 087 2223119
Brian O'Regan (Hon)
4823070 086 8113959
Keith Spoonley (Hon)
4342139 086 2888848
Eddie Foley (Hon)
024 94422 086 8586698
Patrick Walsh
4814517 087 8599293
Please note: This is the most up-to-date contact information available
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Secretaries Please Note…
1. Clubs are asked to note that in the event of two teams meeting, whose
registered colours are the same, the home team must change.
2. Any club wishing to lodge a protest must send it by registered post to the Hon.
Secretary of the Cork Athletic Union Football League within four (4) days
(Saturday’s, Sunday’s and Bank Holidays excluded) of the date of the match
and must be accompanied by the appropriate fee, payable only by Postal Order
or Money Order (cash or cheque will rule the protest out of order). An exact
copy of the protest must be forwarded by registered letter to the secretary of
the club protested against.
3. Clubs, players or member of clubs dissatisfied with the decisions of the Cork
Athletic Union Football League shall have the right to appeal to the Munster
Football Association against such decisions. Any such appeal must be
forwarded to the Administrator/Hon. Secretary of the Munster Football
Association per registered letter bearing postmark, within four (4) days of the
date (Saturday’s, Sunday’s and Bank Holidays excluded) on which notice was
sent to the appellant and must be accompanied by the appropriate fee payable
only by Postal Order or Money Order (cash or cheque will rule the appeal out
of order). An exact copy of such appeal must be forwarded, per registered post
within the same period, to the Hon. Secretary of the Cork Athletic Union
Football League.
Secretaries are asked to note that when appealing more than one decision to
the Munster Football Association, a separate appeal, including fee, must be
lodged against each decision.
4. Applications for permission to organise Summer League, Tournaments, etc.
must be made to the Munster Football Association before 1 June each year.
New Rules & Amendments to Existing Rules
All rule changes and amendments to existing rules passed at the Annual General Meeting are incorporated in the rules at the back of
this handbook.
CORK ATHLETIC UNION
FOOTBALL LEAGUE
RULES
2017/18
Contents 1. Title ................................................................................................................................................................. 1 2. Objects ............................................................................................................................................................ 1 3. Management Committee ................................................................................................................................... 1 4. Annual General Meeting................................................................................................................................... 1 5. Eligibility for Election ...................................................................................................................................... 1 6. Election of Officers .......................................................................................................................................... 1 7. Annual Subscription ......................................................................................................................................... 2 8. Duties of the Hon. Secretary ............................................................................................................................. 2 9. Duties of the Hon. Registrar ............................................................................................................................. 2 10. Club Officials .............................................................................................................................................. 4 11. Fixtures ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 12. Club Colours ............................................................................................................................................... 4 13. Referees appointments, Reports, Fees etc. .................................................................................................... 4 14. Fitness of Grounds ....................................................................................................................................... 5 15. Protests ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 16. Qualification of Player(s) ............................................................................................................................. 5 17. Late Starting of Games ................................................................................................................................ 5 18. Admission to Games .................................................................................................................................... 6 19. Transfers ..................................................................................................................................................... 6 20. Representative Matches ............................................................................................................................... 6 21. Change of Hon. Secretaries .......................................................................................................................... 6 22. Finance ....................................................................................................................................................... 6 23. Properties .................................................................................................................................................... 7 24. Failing to complete Season........................................................................................................................... 7 25. Appeals ....................................................................................................................................................... 7 26. Furnishing copy of Rules ............................................................................................................................. 7 27. Alteration of Rules....................................................................................................................................... 7 28. Infringement of Rules .................................................................................................................................. 7 29. Disrepute ..................................................................................................................................................... 7 30. Return of Trophies ....................................................................................................................................... 8 31. Substitutes ................................................................................................................................................... 8 32. Naming of teams ......................................................................................................................................... 8 33. Registered in Different Leagues ................................................................................................................... 8 34. Participation in non-affiliated Association Football Leagues ......................................................................... 8 DISCIPLINARY RULES .......................................................................................................................................... 8 JUNIOR LEAGUE RULES ....................................................................................................................................... 9 DIVISIONS .............................................................................................................................................................. 9 DROPPING OUT ...................................................................................................................................................... 9 MISCONDUCT ........................................................................................................................................................ 9 TRANSFERRING TO ANOTHER LEAGUE .......................................................................................................... 10 AOH JUNIOR CHALLENGE CUP RULES ............................................................................................................ 10 ST. MICHAEL’S CUP ............................................................................................................................................ 11 SAXONE CUP ........................................................................................................................................................ 11 PRESIDENT’S CUP ............................................................................................................................................... 12 COUNTY CUP ....................................................................................................................................................... 12 CITY CHALLENGE CUP ....................................................................................................................................... 12 CORINTHIANS CUP ............................................................................................................................................. 12 MOSSIE LINNANE LEAGUE CUP........................................................................................................................ 12 GOLDEN BOOT .................................................................................................................................................... 12
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CORK ATHLETIC UNION FOOTBALL LEAGUE
RULES 2017/18
1. Title
a) This amalgamation of clubs shall be called "The Cork Athletic Union Football League"
and shall consist of clubs affiliated to the Football Association of Ireland and the
Munster Football Association.
b) Where reference is made in these rules to the masculine it shall also infer the feminine
and vice versa.
2. Objects
The objects to which the league is established are to promote, foster and develop the game
of Association Football and to take all such steps as may be deemed necessary or
advisable for preventing infringements of the rules of the game.
3. Management Committee
a) The management committee to conduct the business of the league shall consist of
thirteen (13) members maximum to be elected at the Annual General Meeting.
Any honorary officer or a member of the management committee who absents himself from
three (3) consecutive meetings without satisfactory explanation shall be deemed to have
resigned.
In the event of a vacancy occurring on the management committee the remaining members
shall have the power to fill same by co-option.
4. Annual General Meeting
a) The AGM shall be held not later than June each year.
b) Each team in membership shall be entitled to one representative.
c) The business of the AGM shall be to receive the Annual Report and statement of
accounts, to elect Hon. President and Hon. Vice-President(s) and management
committee and such business as appears on the agenda.
d) Fifteen (15) club representatives to form a quorum.
e) A special general meeting will be called if requested by not less than twenty (20) clubs.
f) This request must be signed by the club secretaries and sent by registered post to the
secretary of the league.
g) On receipt the special general meeting must be held within twenty-one (21) days.
Fifteen (15) club representatives to form a quorum.
h) The items of business of the meeting shall be clearly stated in writing by the secretaries
requesting the Special General Meeting and those will be the only items to be discussed,
unless the management committee decide otherwise prior to the start of the meeting
5. Eligibility for Election
a) No person not being a retiring Hon. Officer or committee member, co-opted member,
President or Vice-President shall be eligible for election unless he has, not later than the
1st May in each year, sent by registered letter to the Hon. Secretary of the League, a
notice in writing signifying his candidature giving the names and addresses of his
proposer and seconder, who shall be Hon. Secretary’s of clubs in membership of the
League.
b) The candidate, his proposer and seconder shall sign the notice.
6. Election of Officers
a) The management committee shall at their first meeting after the AGM, to be held not
later than July, elect from their number a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman to act for the
season.
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b) The Chairman or in his absence the Vice-Chairman, shall preside at all meetings of the
League at which he is present and shall conduct the business in accordance with the
ordinary rules of procedure of which he shall be judge.
c) The management committee shall appoint all sub-committees they may consider
necessary and may delegate any or all of its powers to such committees.
d) In all matters the Chairman will have a casting vote as well as a deliberate vote.
e) Management Committee will hold meetings as they deem necessary, the night to be
appointed by them.
f) Two days notice must be given to members of management committee for special
meetings.
g) No member of the management committee may sit on the management committee of
another League without the express permission of the management committee of the
Cork Athletic Union Football League.
7. Annual Subscription
a) The annual subscription to the league shall be decided by the management committee
and passed by the Annual General Meeting each year and this subscription will be
payable with a club’s application. Fees will be returned to clubs not accepted.
b) The management committee shall have the right to accept or reject any application for
membership.
c) All clubs seeking admission/readmission to membership of the league must provide a
ground, with dressing facilities for the referee and their opponents, over which it shall
have sole control on match days.
d) Clubs wishing to remain in the League and those seeking admission must make a formal
application on a form provided by the League, not later than seven (7) days after the
Annual General Meeting each year.
e) All clubs seeking admission that are members of another League, must have a
Clearance Certificate/Club Transfer form on or before 1 May in any year.
f) Clubs who have failed to submit an application for membership by 31 July each year
will become subject to a late entry fee. The management committee will decide this fee.
g) All clubs that become members of the League must have current Public Liability
Insurance and the Cork Athletic Union Football League and its officers must be
indemnified against any and all claims arising against the club on this Public Liability
Insurance Certificate.
h) All clubs must produce proof of Public Liability Insurance renewal to the League on the
day of such Insurance becoming due for renewal. A letter from your broker, a
photocopy of the Policy document together with a photocopy of the receipt shall
constitute proof under this rule.
i) Clubs failing to provide documentary proof as requested will leave themselves open to
disciplinary action by the Management Committee which will result in fixtures being
cancelled and these games awarded to their opponents as well as any other such
penalties as the Management Committee may deem appropriate. These games will also
be treated as walk-over’s.
j) All clubs who are admitted to membership of the Cork Athletic Union Football League
must provide a current working email address with their Application for Membership.
8. Duties of the Hon. Secretary
a) All correspondence should be addressed to the Hon. Secretary who shall conduct the
correspondence of the League.
9. Duties of the Hon. Registrar
a) The Hon. Registrar shall receive all documents in connection with the registration and
transfer of players and shall keep a full record of all registrations.
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b) A player is a bona fide member of the club he first signs for and is registered with the
Hon. Registrar of the League.
c) The League shall provide a Player Registration Form(s) whereby each team can register
a panel of players with Cork Athletic Union Football League. These form(s) must be in
the Hon. Registrar's possession by the 15th August. Only players that are registered
with the Cork Athletic Union Football League may participate in games organised by
this League.
d) Forms may be handed into the Hon. Registrars address up to and including 31st August.
After this date, forms will not be recognised unless received by post; franking stamp not
acceptable. After this date, all forms must be sent singly and not enclosed in envelopes
so as to bear the postmark.
e) A player is eligible for a match if his registration form has been in the possession of the
Hon. Registrar of the Cork Athletic Union Football League, forty-eight (48) hours prior
to the official kick off time for league games. For the purpose of this rule, in order to be
eligible for a league game on a Saturday, the registration form must be in the possession
of the Hon. Registrar of the Cork Athletic Union Football League on the Thursday prior
to the game at the latest in order to be eligible to play. If the game is on a Sunday, the
registration form must be in the possession of the Hon. Registrar of the Cork Athletic
Union Football League on the Friday prior to the game at the latest in order to be
eligible to play. The same applies for mid-week games.
f) Players must be registered on League Registration Forms obtainable from the League. A
bona-fide player of a club is one who has signed a properly completed registration form
and paid the appropriate registration fee, duly witnessed by the Club Secretary and
lodged with the League forty-eight hours before kick-off for league games. All players
must be signed by their club and registered with the Cork Athletic Union Football
League to be eligible to compete in matches organised by this League as per the rules of
the Cork Athletic Union Football League.
g) The League date stamp will be the official date of registration. A player is eligible for a
league match if his Registration Form has been examined and considered to be properly
completed and stamped by the League.
h) In cup competitions, a player must be signed by his club and registered with the Cork
Athletic Union Football League fourteen (14) days (Saturdays and Sundays included)
prior to the game to be eligible to play for his club in cup games organised by this
league.
i) In the event of a player signing for different clubs, within or outside of the League, the
date of League registration stamp shall decide as to which club the player belongs.
j) League registration forms accepted only during the period from the date of the first
management meeting to the following 31 March. No form will be accepted if stamped
by a business-franking machine.
k) Non-amateur players engaged by clubs in membership of the League shall be subject to
the rules and regulations as regard such players laid down by the Football Association
of Ireland.
l) A bona fide representative of a club may have access to all documents regarding
registrations on Monday nights at the Hon. Registrar's home between 7.30 p.m. and 8.30
p.m., €10 to be paid for each team register inspected.
m) In the event of a protest, the club protested against shall be afforded an opportunity on
Wednesday nights at the same time, under the same conditions, to inspect the
documents. In the case of mid-week games, special arrangements will be made.
n) Any player that agrees to be registered in the Cork Athletic Union Football League shall
be bound by the rules of this organistion.
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10. Club Officials
a) Each club shall forward to the Hon. Secretary of the League the name and address of its
Hon. Secretary and of three (3) solvent members; its representative to the league
meetings; its distinguishing colours; also situation of dressing rooms and ground, stating
whether it is public or private.
b) Clubs shall be required to keep minutes of meetings showing the names and dates of
election of new members etc.
11. Fixtures
a) No club shall have power to break or postpone a fixture without the prior consent of the
Fixture Secretary.
b) Clubs failing to fulfil a fixture must attend the next immediate management committee
meeting or submit a written explanation and satisfy the committee they had made every
effort to fulfil the fixture.
c) Failure to comply with this rule may result in the club being expelled from the league
and the points being awarded to their opponents.
d) Any club adjudged to have given a walkover will be fined by the management
committee with a minimum of €150 to apply.
e) Provided the game is not awarded, an amount, to be decided by the management
committee, will be remitted to their opponents to cover expenses.
f) If a match has been stopped by the referee before the completion of the time specified in
the rules, for any reason stated in Law V, it must be replayed in full unless the rules of
the competition concerned provide for the result at the time of such stoppage to stand.
g) Thirteen days notice in writing must be given to the Fixtures Secretary by clubs seeking
free weekends or on any other matters dealing with fixtures.
h) Emergency committee shall consist of the Chairman, Hon. Secretary and Fixtures
Secretary.
i) Grounds must be properly marked to the specifications of the FAI; dry lime not
acceptable.
j) Each club must provide two good match balls on match day.
12. Club Colours
a) Each club on entering the league shall register its colours with the Hon. Secretary.
Goalkeepers must wear colours that distinguish them from other players.
b) In the event of two clubs meeting whose registered colours are the same, the home team
must change. All team jerseys must be numbered.
c) In test games, semi-finals and finals the younger of the two clubs in membership of the
league shall change; if this fails to determine the issue, the management committee shall
rule.
d) The Hon. Secretary or other responsible person of contesting teams shall before the
match fill in on the card supplied by the referee the full First Name(s) and Surnames of
his team plus those of the substitutes.
e) The number of the players Jersey must correspond with the number his name appears
beside on the referee's card.
f) Only substitutes named on the official match card will be allowed to participate in
matches.
13. Referees appointments, Reports, Fees etc.
a) The Hon. Fixture Secretary of the League shall appoint referees to the various matches.
b) In the event of the appointed official not attending the match and the clubs agreeing to
one on the ground, such referee so appointed shall be considered a League official for
the time being, provided he/she be a registered referee with the FAI.
c) Any referee appointed to act in a League match must acquaint the Hon. Fixture
Secretary of his inability to act at least two days prior to the date of the match.
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d) The results of each match must be sent by the referee together with the First name(s)
and surname of each player so as to be in the hands of the Hon. Fixture Secretary within
two days of the date on which the match was played.
e) Complaints against the referee must be lodged with the Hon. Secretary of the MFA, and
also the League Secretary, within four days of the game being played.
f) The referee’s fee shall be subject to the MFA. Amateur referees to be paid actual
travelling expenses.
14. Fitness of Grounds
a) The referee shall decide as to the fitness of ground for play.
15. Protests
a) Protests must be sent by registered letter by the protesting club to the Hon. Secretary of
the league within four days (Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays excluded) of the
date of the match and must be accompanied by a deposit of €50, payable by postal order
or money order only (cash or cheques not accepted and will rule the protest out of
order).
b) An exact copy of the protest must be forwarded to the Hon. Secretary of the club
protested against by registered letter.
c) The deposit will be returned only in the event of the protest being upheld or not heard.
d) No club may withdraw a protest without the permission of the management committee.
e) A protest of an unfinished game must be lodged in accordance with the first portion of
this rule, but must not be gone into until the game has been finished to the satisfaction
of the management committee.
f) The appellant must set out clearly the grounds on which the protest is being made.
g) Clubs protesting must prove the protest.
16. Qualification of Player(s)
a) In the case of protests, if the management committee has any doubt as to the
qualifications of any player(s) taking part in any match concerned, they shall have the
power to call upon such player(s), or the club to which they belong or for which he has
played, to prove that he is qualified according to rule.
b) Failing satisfactory proof, the management committee shall award the match to the
protesting club. The management committee shall also deal with any offending
player(s) if necessary.
c) Any club playing ineligible player(s), proven on protest in any match (league
competitions), shall in the event of winning or drawing such game, lose the points and
such points shall be awarded to their opponents.
d) When a member of the management committee reports a club for playing ineligible
players and in the event of such report being proved correct, the points (in league
competitions) may be deducted from the offending club and the points shall be dead
unless a protest is awarded to their opponents.
e) Clubs playing ineligible players will be fined at the discretion of the management
committee for each offence.
f) A club committee member shall have the power to secure on request from a
representative of the opposing team, a photograph and/or the signature of any player(s)
on the opposing team participating in the match.
g) Failure to comply with such a request will render the club liable to disciplinary action
by the management committee as they deem fit, which will result in the game being
awarded to their opponents.
17. Late Starting of Games
a) The management committee shall have the power to fine clubs for late starting of
games, fines to be at the discretion of the management committee.
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18. Admission to Games
a) Members of the management committee shall be admitted to all matches under the
jurisdiction of the League. Members of the FAI and MFA shall be admitted to all
matches under the jurisdiction of the League on production of their card of membership.
19. Transfers
a) No player shall be permitted to transfer from one club to another unless he has satisfied
all financial claims of the club for which he last played.
b) Permission for transfers must be obtained from the League as well as from the club the
applicant last played for.
c) A transfer shall be deemed to have received the sanction of the management committee
when the player and the Hon. Secretaries of the clubs concerned have duly signed the
transfer form and it has been date-stamped by the League.
d) If after seven (7) days the player asking for a transfer has not received it, the
management committee shall have the power to grant same.
e) In addition to the transfer form, a player must also complete a League registration form
for the club he is signing for and this form must be registered with the League.
f) No transfer shall be granted after January 31st in any season.
g) Any player that transfers from a clubs A team having played five (5) or less games shall
not be permitted to play with the clubs A team again for the remainder of the season.
For clubs with more than two (2) teams, substitute B for A and C for B, etc.
h) Players seeking transfer from National League clubs must be sought on an official
National League transfer form and stamped by the league, have their registrations
cancelled by their clubs with the secretary of the league concerned and produce
evidence of this in writing to the management committee.
i) A player may register with three (3) clubs but may only play with two (2) in any one
season.
20. Representative Matches
a) Each club shall be bound to place its players at the disposal of the league for
representative and other matches arranged by the League.
b) Any player selected to play and, without good and sufficient cause, failing to comply
with the arrangements of the League may be judged by the league to be guilty of
misconduct and shall be dealt with as the management committee think fit.
c) The management committee may also deal with any club who has encouraged players
in the breach of instructions or rules as they deem necessary.
21. Change of Hon. Secretaries
a) Clubs changing their Hon. Secretaries or Hon. Secretaries changing their addresses are
required to advise the Hon. Secretary of the League in writing.
22. Finance
a) The finance committee shall meet at least once a month.
b) All moneys received must be lodged in the bank to the account of the "The Cork
Athletic Union Football League", lodgements to be made immediately so that no cash is
to remain on hands except outside of banking hours.
c) The Chairman, Hon. Treasurer and Hon. Secretary of the league, who shall sign all
cheques, shall operate the account; two signatures at any time will be sufficient (if the
matter is urgent). All payments to be made by cheque, except authorised petty cash
expenditure in respect of postage and suchlike.
d) The Hon. Treasurer shall submit an up-to-date balance at each Finance meeting when an
up-to-date bank statement will be available for inspection if required.
e) The accounts shall be brought to a close on the 31st March each year and a copy, duly
audited, shall be submitted to each club for consideration at the AGM.
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f) Officers and members of the management committee shall be indemnified against all
costs, charges, compensation and expenses incurred by them in or about the discharge
of their league duties, except as accrued from their own respective wilful acts and
defaults.
23. Properties
a) The Chairman, Hon. Secretary and the Hon. Treasurer of the League, for the time being,
shall for all intents and purposes be the legal holders of all properties in trust for the
League.
24. Failing to complete Season
a) Any club with more than one team in a grade, wishing to withdraw a team from the
league during the season in point’s competition, must withdraw their lowest grade team.
b) This team shall be automatically relegated and points for un-played matches will be
credited to other clubs as they accrue.
c) Any team, which does not complete its full programme of league fixtures, will, upon
reapplying for membership for the next season, pay to the League a bond of €250. This
bond will be returned on completion of the teams full league fixture programme for that
season.
d) Any team withdrawing from the league, or a team removed from the league by the
management committee shall be automatically relegated and points for un-played
matches will be credited to other clubs as they accrue.
e) Any player who has assisted a club in the League, and which has resigned from
membership of the League or has been suspended or otherwise removed, must receive
permission from the management committee before they can register with another club.
f) The players of any club that withdraw or have been removed from the League by the
management committee after the 31st January cannot register with any other club, either
in this League or any other League, for the remainder of the season.
25. Appeals
a) Clubs, players and all others dissatisfied with the decisions of the management
committee of this League shall have the right to appeal such decisions in the first
instance to the MFA and such appeal must be lodged as per the rules of appeal of the
Munster Football Association.
26. Furnishing copy of Rules
a) Each club shall be furnished with a copy of these rules and shall be bound thereby.
b) Price of rulebooks will be decided at the opening delegate meeting of each season.
27. Alteration of Rules
a) No alteration of these rules shall be made except at the Annual General Meeting, 15th
April being the closing date of receipt of any proposed alteration to rules, the same to be
forwarded to each club in membership not later than seven days before the AGM. No
change to be made unless by a two-thirds majority of those present and entitled to vote.
b) Proposed alterations to rules must be sent by registered post to the Hon. Secretary of the
League and must be proposed and seconded by the Hon. Secretaries of two clubs in
membership of the League.
28. Infringement of Rules
a) Any infringement of these rules shall be dealt with by the management committee in
such a manner as they deem fit.
29. Disrepute
a) Management committee members who bring the League or its members into disrepute
may be removed, or suspended from the management committee and League.
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30. Return of Trophies
a) All trophies must be returned to the League by the 31st January each year at the latest or
as requested by the management committee.
31. Substitutes
a) A team may at its discretion use any five (5) from seven (7) named substitute players at
any time during a match and during any period of extra time except to replace a player
who has been suspended from the game by the referee. The above is for a trial period of
12 months.
b) A player who has already been substituted cannot return to the game.
c) When a player is to be substituted the following conditions shall be observed:
1. The referee shall be informed of the proposed substitution before it is made.
2. The substitute shall not enter the field of play until the player he is replacing has
left, and then only after receiving permission from the referee.
3. The substitute shall enter the field of play during a stoppage in the game and at the
half way line.
32. Naming of teams
a) A club with more than one (1) team in any grade will be entitled to use the one team
name, the only distinction being that they must nominate their teams A, B, C, etc. and
this must be clearly stated on their Registration Forms.
b) Any club entering a second team must have a minimum of 16 players registered with
the A team.
c) These players cannot play with a clubs B team unless they receive a transfer from the A
team and they register as B players.
d) The club must have at least 16 players registered with the A team at all times.
e) Any player that is registered with a clubs B team can play a maximum of five (5) games
with the club’s A team without losing his B status. When a B player has played more
than five (5) games with the club’s A team he cannot play with the club’s B team again
for the remainder of the season. No B team can include a player that has played more
than five (5) games with the clubs A team.
f) Clubs entering three (3) teams will be bound by the same rules. Substitute A with B; B
with C etc.
g) Any player that has played more than five (5) games with a clubs intermediate team
shall not be eligible to play with the clubs junior team.
h) Any player that transfers from a clubs A team having played five (5) or less games shall
not be permitted to play with the clubs A team again for the remainder of the season.
For clubs with more than two (2) teams, substitute B for A and C for B, etc.
33. Registered in Different Leagues
a) No player can be registered in different leagues in the same grade at the one time.
b) No player can play in different leagues in the same grade without being properly
transferred.
34. Participation in non-affiliated Association Football Leagues
a) Any player who participates in a non-affiliated association football league is not eligible
to participate in any AUL competitions for the current season unless he gets written
clearance from the AUL management committee.
DISCIPLINARY RULES
1. Players sent off the field of play must attend the next disciplinary committee meeting; club
secretary will be advised of dates.
2. All decisions of this committee shall have immediate effect on receipt of decision in the
post and/or email by the club secretary/email contact.
3. Clubs and members have the right of appeal any decision in accordance with Rule 25.
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4. All fines to be paid within seven (7) days. Failure to do so may result in further action being
taken against the club. Players stand suspended until such time as fines are paid in full.
5. A player or member of a club shall not during the period of his suspension play or
otherwise take part in any match or fixture under the jurisdiction of the League, hold any
office in his club or act in any capacity under this League.
JUNIOR LEAGUE RULES
DIVISIONS
a) The management committee shall decide the divisions of all League Competitions. The
management committee shall have sole control as to the numbers of teams in each
division and may vary the divisions as they deem fit. This will be announced before the
start of each season. No club shall have two (2) teams in any one section of the League.
b) In all divisions a system of promotion and relegation shall apply and will be decided by
the management committee. This will be announced before the start of each season.
c) Averages for the Championships shall be taken from wins and draws (and not from
number of goals scored) to be counted as follows; three points for a win and one for a
draw.
d) In the event of two or more teams being equal on points after regulation games, the
teams shall play off to decide the championship. The format for the play off to be
decided by the management committee.
e) For the purpose of runners-up in all divisions, where two or more teams finish equal on
points, these teams shall play-off to decide who shall be runners-up. The format for the
play off to be decided by the management committee.
f) For the purpose of relegation in all divisions, where two or more teams finish equal on
points, these teams shall play-off to decide who shall be relegated. The format for the
play off to be decided by the management committee.
g) Teams cannot play one game for six (6) points.
h) When a club is adjudged to have given a walkover, their opponents will be credited with
a 3-0 victory.
i) Any club that fails to fulfil a fixture will be fined by the management committee with a
minimum of €150 to apply.
j) Any club that gives a walk-over will have three (3) points deducted in league
competition.
k) Any club that gives more than one (1) walk-over in any one season will be sanctioned
by the management committee up to and including being removed from all
competitions.
DROPPING OUT
a) In the event of any team dropping out, the management committee shall have power to
re-adjust the teams to bring up the strength of any division.
b) The same shall apply where there are a number of new entries.
c) All such readjustments will be made at the start of the competitions.
MISCONDUCT
a) Any club proved guilty of inducing or attempting to induce a bona fide player(s) of
another club to join them shall be deemed guilty of misconduct and shall be dealt with
by the management committee as they deem fit.
b) Clubs will be held responsible for the behaviour and conduct of their supporters and
clubs are instructed and empowered to take the necessary steps for the expulsion from
the football enclosures of any spectator using foul, abusive or threatening language and
also to refuse admission to their grounds of any spectator known to be guilty of using
foul or abusive or threatening language.
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c) Clubs failing to satisfy the committee that they have taken the necessary steps to have
such delinquents dealt with shall be dealt with as the management committee may deem
necessary up to and including being removed from the League.
d) The management committee shall have power to deal with any offending club(s) or
player(s) as they think fit and to deal with any matter that is not provided for in these
rules as far as these competitions are concerned.
TRANSFERRING TO ANOTHER LEAGUE
a) A team or club desiring to transfer to a different league at the end of a season must
obtain a transfer on an official form (supplied by the Munster Football Association) and
signed by the club, the League from which they are departing and the League they
propose to enter. Such a request must be made on or before 1st May in any year.
b) Clubs and teams shall not be unreasonably refused such a release and they shall have
the statutory rights of appeal in the first instance to the MFA in accordance with the
Rules of Appeal of the Munster Football Association.
AOH JUNIOR CHALLENGE CUP RULES
1. The cup shall be called the AOH Junior Challenge Cup and shall be competed for under the
jurisdiction of the management committee of the Cork Athletic Union Football League.
2. The competition shall be annual and shall be subject to the approval of the MFA and shall
be open to all teams competing in the Cork Athletic Union Football League.
a) All players must be signed by their club and registered with the Cork Athletic Union
Football League fourteen (14) days (Saturday’s and Sunday’s included) prior to the match
in question to be eligible to play in this competition.
3. A bona fide member of a club is one who is qualified to take part in the league. A player
who has been suspended may play after the term of his suspension has expired.
4. The trophy shall be competed for annually by eleven players and any three from five
substitutes of each competing team who are duly qualified according to the rules of the
league and the Association.
a) While the players in each team may be changed, no individual shall play for more than one
team in this competition during any one season. Registration shall be the league registration
of the players.
5. Any team found taking advantage of the foregoing rule, by including an ineligible player or
players, shall be expelled from the competition and the tie awarded to the protesting club.
6. If the management committee has any doubt as to the qualification of any player taking part
in the competition, it shall call upon the team to which he belongs or for which he has
played, to prove to their satisfaction that he is properly qualified and failing such proof the
management committee shall have the power to disqualify such player and, if necessary,
remove such team from the competition, and/or impose a fine.
7. The names of clubs entered for that competition shall be placed in one lot or lots as the
management committee may decide and shall be drawn and played in couples.
a) The first club drawn in each couple to be considered the home team but the management
committee may decide and shall have the right to decide the venue at which the tie is
played.
b) All teams, including Premier, Premier A and First Division, shall be included in the first
round draw.
8. In the event of a team getting a bye the management committee at the subsequent drawing
shall first draw a team to play against it from the lot. The two shall be put in the ballot box
and again drawn and the team first out of the hat shall be considered the home team.
9. If during any match before the semi-final the management committee undertake to play any
particular match in an enclosed pitch the nett gate receipts after all expenses have been met
shall be divided as follows: one third to the funds of the league and two thirds to be divided
equally between the participating teams.
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10. The management committee shall arrange all the fixtures and appoint the referees. It shall
also have the right to appoint the assistant referees in the semi-finals and final.
11. Emergency committee shall have the power to arrange or re-arrange any matches and to
appoint referees and assistant referees in case of any emergency.
12. In the case of the appointed referee not attending the match and the two teams agreeing to
one on the ground such referee shall be considered an official of the league for the time
being provided he/she be a registered referee with the FAI.
13. Any team refusing to play or failing to play the team against which it has been drawn on the
date fixed and without the sanction of the management committee for doing so shall be
adjudged to have lost the match and otherwise dealt with as the management committee
may determine. In the event of two teams agreeing to a postponement without the sanction
of the management committee, the management committee shall have power to expel both
teams from the competition.
14. The semi-finals of the competition will be played over two legs, home and away or as may
be decided by the management committee.
15. The final tie of the competition will be played on a ground as decided by the management
committee.
16. The management committee shall have the power to alter these rules but in no case should
they do so until after the final tie in any year has been played.
17. Referees fees for all rounds, including semi-finals and finals, shall be those of the MFA and
FAI.
18. All ties shall be decided at the first time of asking. If the teams are level after extra 90
minutes play then extra time of ten (10) minutes each way will be played. If the teams
remain level after extra time the FIFA rule on penalties shall apply to determine the winner.
This will apply in every round including the semi-finals and final. No match shall be
decided on the toss of a coin.
19. If for any reason the home team cannot play the tie, it shall revert to their opponent’s
ground. The home team will have one (1) chance to stage the tie before it reverts to their
opponents ground.
20. The management committee of the league shall decide at the commencement of each season
what teams shall participate in the various local cup competitions.
ST. MICHAEL’S CUP
1. This Cup shall be called the St. Michael's Cup. It shall be competed for annually and be
open to teams that the management committee decides are entitled to enter the competition.
The rules of the competition shall be those of the AOH Cup with the exception of Rules 2,
7b, 14 and 15.
2. All ties will be decided at the first time of asking and will include extra time and penalties if
needed. The FIFA penalties rule will apply in the event of teams being level after 10
minutes each way extra time has been played. This will apply in every round including the
semi-finals and final.
3. If for any reason the home team cannot play the tie, it shall revert to their opponents
ground. The home team will have one chance to stage the tie before it reverts to their
opponent’s grounds.
4. A player that has played in the St. Michael’s Cup shall not be eligible to play in the Saxone
Cup or the President’s Cup in the same season.
SAXONE CUP
1. This Cup shall be called the Saxone Cup. It will be competed for annually and open to
teams that the management committee decides are entitled to enter the competition. The
Rules of the competition shall be those of the AOH Cup with the exception of Rules 2, 7b,
14 and 15.
2. Rules 2 and 3 of the St. Michael's Cup shall apply.
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3. A player that has played in the Saxone Cup shall not be eligible to play in the St. Michael’s
Cup or the President’s Cup in the same season.
PRESIDENT’S CUP
1. This cup shall be called the Presidents Cup and will be competed for annually and open to
teams that the management committee decides are entitled to enter the competition. The
rules of the competition shall be those of the AOH Cup with the exceptions of Rules 2, 7b,
14 and 15.
2. Rules 2 and 3 of the St. Michael's Cup will apply.
3. A player that has played in the President’s Cup shall not be eligible to play in the St.
Michael’s Cup or the Saxone Cup in the same season
COUNTY CUP
1. This Cup shall be called the County Cup and shall be competed for annually and be open to
teams in the County only (Premier and Premier A teams are excluded). The Rules of the
competition shall be those of the AOH Cup with the exception of Rules 2, 7b, 14 and 15.
2. Rules 2 and 3 of the St. Michael's Cup shall apply.
CITY CHALLENGE CUP
1. This Cup shall be called the City Challenge Cup and shall be competed for annually and
open to all City teams (Premier and Premier A teams are excluded). The Rules of the
competition shall be those of the AOH Cup with the exception of Rules 2, 7b, 14 and 15.
2. Rules 2 and 3 of the St. Michael's Cup shall apply.
CORINTHIANS CUP
1. This cup will be known as the Corinthians Cup and will be competed for annually and be
open to teams that the management committee decides are entitled to enter the competition.
2. The rules of the competition shall be those of the AOH Cup with the exception of Rules 2,
7b, 14 and 15.
3. Entry to the competition will be for first round losing teams in the St. Michael’s Cup,
Saxone Cup and President’s Cup
4. Teams that receive a bye in the first round and lose in the second round of the above
competitions will also be included in the competition.
5. Rules 2 and 3 of the St. Michael’s Cup shall apply.
MOSSIE LINNANE LEAGUE CUP
1. This cup shall be called the Mossie Linnane League Cup and shall be competed for
annually and be open to all teams in the Premier and Premier A divisions of our league.
2. All ties after the group stages will be decided at the first time of asking and will include 10
minutes each way extra time and penalties if needed up to and including the final.
3. If two (or more) teams finish level after the group stage of the competition, the group
winners will be decided using the following criteria:
(a) Result of game between the teams.
(b) Goal difference between the teams.
(c) Teams with most goals scored
(d) Toss up between teams if they cannot be separated on above criteria.
GOLDEN BOOT
1. This competition shall be known as the Golden Boot competition and shall be open to all
players in the Premier Division and Premier A Division of our league.
2. The winner of the competition shall be the person(s) that scores the most goals in League
competition during the season.
3. Only goals scored in regulation league games will be counted.
4. Goals scored in playoff games to decide championship, promotion or relegation issues will
not count in this competition.
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5. Goals scored in abandoned games (even if the game is awarded at a later date) are not
counted.
Note: In the event of a dispute between the rules contained in this booklet and the rules of the
Football Association of Ireland, the rules of the Football Association of Ireland shall prevail.
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