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FIFA 09

RULES, REGULATIONS and GUIDELINES



General:

♦ Competition Method: 1 vs. 1


♦ Game Mode: International and Club
♦ Host/client will be announced before the match or decided by coin toss.
♦ Player changes and strategy changes are limited to 3 times throughout the game. (The
change before the start of first half is not included in this count.)
♦ At the end of each match, players must maintain the final screens and receive the score
confirmation from a referee.
♦ Stadium Settings
Stadium: Bay Arena
Weather: Sunny Day
♦ Game setting precautions
♦ The abilities of teams and players cannot be modified arbitrarily.
♦ Graphics and other settings may only be setup through the menu.
♦ Players on both sides must select the options before they begin the game. The match
result will be accepted even if the players, during or after the match, find out each others'
settings were different from the official settings.
♦ Players may modify the devdata.dat file (pad incompatibility cases only).

Game Settings:
♦ Difficulty Level = World Class
♦ Keeper Level = World Class
♦ Half Length = 6 minutes
♦ Injuries = OFF
♦ Offside = ON
♦ Bookings = ON
♦ Radar = ON
♦ Camera = Any
♦ Time/Score Display = ON
♦ Game Speed = Fast
♦ Adidas Live Season = OFF
♦ # of subs = 5
♦ Player auto switching = slider all to the left if possible
♦ Manual Cross = ON
♦ Manual Through-ball = ON

Forbidden moves:
Every player must pay extreme attention to the following:
♦ Players must kick-off with a backward pass at the beginning of each half and after every
goal is scored.
♦ Players are not allowed to shoot the ball directly onto the bar from a corner kick in order
to get a chance for a header when the ball rebounds.
♦ It is not allowed to score a goal from one’s own half of the field.
♦ It is forbidden to make a throw in directly into the opponent's penalty area. Should a
player throw the ball directly into the opponent's penalty area he shall be warned. Should
he persist, he shall be disqualified from the tournament. Any goals resulting from a throw
in into the opponent's penalty area shall be disallowed.
♦ If a player changes his tactics, formation or line-up he has to kick the ball out of bounds
after the changes so that his opponent is able to react.
♦ If a player is found to be intentionally delaying the game time by passing the ball around,
he may be given a warning or lose by default at the referee's discretion.
♦ Prior to any changes in one’s team, the player that wants to change must be in
possession of the ball and be in his own half before they pause the game.
♦ Longballs (Q+A, Q+W, etc…) are allowed in specific cases. To understand when a
longball is allowed or not, have a look at the following
♦ Longballs are allowed when done from inside a green area or when you are in your own
half of the field.
♦ Longballs are forbidden when taken from your yellow/blue area and are directed into
your opponents yellow/blue area.

♦ In any case, a goal scored due to the use of a “forbidden move” shall be disallowed.
♦ Should a player persist in playing with forbidden moves, he may be disqualified from the
tournament.
♦ All complaints shall be dealt with after the match has been completed.
Disconnections:
Should a disconnection occur? :
♦ A referee will confirm the exact score to that point (even if the ball is about to cross the
goal line, the goal shall not count), and restart the match.
♦ A referee will inform the players on exactly how many minutes must still be played in
order to complete the match.
♦ Any players sent off the field (red card) shall count as a goal each for the opponent when
the match resumes.
♦ If the disconnection occurs after a corner kick was awarded to a player, the match will
resume with a corner kick for that same player.

Penalty for unfair play:


♦ Use of any cheat program
♦ Use of any settings exceeding the standard and permitted settings
♦ Any unnecessary chatting during the match.
♦ If a referee decides that external people are giving or have given an unfair advantage to
a player, the player may be given a warning or lose by default at the referee’s sole
discretion.
♦ Upon discovery of any player committing any violations regarded as unfair play, that
player will be disqualified from the tournament.
♦ During the course of any match, the operations staff and/or referee may determine other
actions to embody unfair play at any time.

Reporting issues and details:


♦ A participant has to report at the Venue with respect to the scheduled time
table.
♦ No participant shall be allowed to participate if he/she does not report to the
organizing authority within their reporting time
♦ A participant will be informed about the exact time of their match when they
report.
♦ A participant might have to wait for a maximum of 2 hours before his/her
round begins.
♦ If a participant is found missing before the round then the opponent shall be
awarded a walkover to the next round.
♦ No participant shall be allowed to participate in a round after the round
begins.
♦ Winners of Round 1 shall be informed about their next schedule at the venue
after their match.

General Code of Conduct:


♦ Gamers must switch off their cell-phones, PDA, Other communication devices
before each gameplay.
♦ Games are played in PC keyboards; other controllers
(Wheels/Joysticks/Gamepads) are allowed only after approval by the
organizers.
♦ Food and drinks is prohibited during gameplay (except for chewing gums and
breath fresheners etc.).
♦ Smoking is prohibited in the gaming zone.
♦ AGAIN A REFEREE’S DECISION HAS TO BE ACCEPTED BY THE PARTICIPANTS
AND NO ARGUMENTS SHALL BE ACCEPTED.
♦ Only USB Pen-Drive is allowed for copying setup files of Game Pads.

NOTE:
ONLY USB Keyboards, Mouse or Gamepads shall be allowed to be connected. NO
PS2 Keyboards or Mouse shall be connected.

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