ECNL

ECNL Competition Rules - click here

ECNL Game Day Procedures - click here

Please note and review the items below

An official ECNL match report must be completed for each ECNL competition.  

This is now completed in digital format and no longer via paper report.

ECNL Digital Platform | Referee Education

Each player and coach on the bench must have an ECNL/US Club Passcard, which is now in digital format.

    U13-U18/U19: Substitution limitations - review the ECNL rules

    U10-U12: Unlimited Substitutions

GAME LENGTH section 3.18: 

Review the rules as some age groups play different times than most other leagues

Referees shall provide appropriate stoppage time in every game

Referees should arrive no later than 30 minutes prior to scheduled kick off time.  

The home team is responsible for payment.   Pre-ECNL matches each team pays half of the total referee fee.

Head Injury section 3.9.1:

Referees should be aware of the temporary substitution rules for any player suspected of suffering a head injury.

Red Cards:

The referee reports all red cards with corresponding documentation immediately following the game to schedule@theecnl.com. The report should include age group, teams, player(s) sent off, the offense, and referee’s name, email and phone number. Referees should not keep player passes for players that are sent off, they should be returned to the team manager.

Should you have any urgent game-day questions, direct them to:

Kristin Brunner at kristin@theecnl.com or (571) 435-4916

OT Rules for post season are:

Two 10-minute OT periods played to completion. 

Only players on the field during OT can take PKs. 

OT period is treated as a new half for substitutions.