Match Checklist

This process is relevant and mandatory over all age groups – so for absolute clarity applies to all SPL games from U7 through to U18.

Before the commencement of any match being played in the League or any Cup/Plate Competition under the Leagues jurisdiction the respective managers or representatives of each team shall exchange and check the validity of the Squad Lists downloaded from Club Portal (not Matchday App) for the players involved in the match.

Any complaint or protest about player eligibility is liable to fail if the Club Representative does not comply with the pre-match processes of player identification, as laid down in League Rules. It is important that issues of player eligibility are brought to the immediate attention of the opposition Club Representative and Referee prior to the start of the match.

Directly prior to the start of the match it shall be the responsibility of the Club Representative to confirm the eligibility of players through the processes of checking the opposition team’s squad lists and to further check the player identification against the photo on the squad list.

This process should not be seen as a direct challenge on player eligibility – it should be seen and conducted as a positive introduction of the players to the opposition team.

All discrepancies regarding player identification shall be reported to the match referee (whether Qualified or not) as soon as possible and prior to the start of the match. A report is to be submitted to the League Secretary no later than 3 days after the match has been played giving full details of the discrepancy. This should be accompanied by a report from the match referee.

All teams are required to report their results after every SPL League, Cup, Trophy and Development fixtures. All results are to be submitted by answering the automated text message sent from the FA Full-Time system.

Who will receive the text message?

Ensure you have set up the primary contacts on FullTime. Information on how to do this is here.

When will I receive the text?

During each game (normally 15 minutes after 10:00), the Full-Time system will send an automated SMS Text Message to the first and second team contacts of the home and away team. As an automated service, you need to reply in a specific way for your result to be registered. You can check if the result was recorded by logging into https://fulltime-admin.thefa.com.

How do I respond?

The message will request you to text in the result of the game, once the match has finished. Both teams may reply to the text but it is the home team’s responsibility to avoid a League fine.

Example Message

You receive a text with: FA Full-Time Automated Results: KF17 v 17GC Thu 05 Sep 14:55.

Reply with home and away score with the home team’s +score first.

If the result is KF17 2 vs. 17GC 1

If you are team, KF17 you text: (Make sure you include the space) 2-1 KF17
If you are team, 17GC you text: (Make sure you include the space) 2-1 17GC
If your fixture gets postponed then text: (Don’t type ‘Postponed’) P-P

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Squad Lists

This process is relevant and mandatory over all age groups – so for absolute clarity applies to all SPL games from U7 through to U18.

Penalty Fees

Replying to the SMS Results Text

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Examples of what NOT to text

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