SAFC Draft Tournament Rules (2025 Edition)
1. Tournament Format:
8 teams will participate in total.
4 teams will be owned by seniors (Batch 16 or earlier).
4 teams will be part of the draft — top 4 bidders from the draft will receive team
ownership.
The tournament includes group stages and knockouts.
All teams must follow the squad rules and player draft system.
2. Player Eligibility:
Players must be students of Sristy Academic School.
Each player can only register in one team.
All players must get a green signal (approval) from their SSC batch management
before registering.
Player registration must be submitted before the draft day.
3. Draft System & Player Auction:
A. Team Budget
Each draft team gets 1000 points as a virtual budget.
Points are used to bid for players — no real money is used.
B. Player Categories
Star Player: Base price 30 points
Core Player: Base price 15 points
Anchor: Base price 10 points
Categories are decided by the organizing committee.
C. Draft Rules
Players are announced one by one.
Teams place bids; the highest bidder gets the player.
Teams cannot exceed their 1000-point budget.
D. Squad Size
Minimum: 12 players
Maximum: 14 players (including substitute)
Must include at least 1 Senior and 1 Newcomer.
E. Optional Rule
If there are not enough players available during the draft, the committee may allow one
external (non-Sristy) player per batch to join via draft.
4. Match Rules:
9-a-side (8 players + 1 goalkeeper)
Match Time: 30 mins (2 halves of 15 minutes)
Rolling substitutions allowed (max 3 on bench)
No offside
Throw-ins allowed
5. Fouls & Cards:
5 fouls = 2-minute suspension for 1 player (sin-bin)
Yellow Card = 3-minute suspension
Red Card = banned for next match.
6. Points System:
Win = 3 points
Draw = 1 point
Loss = 0 points
Tiebreakers: Goal Difference → Goals Scored → Cards → Coin Toss
7. Awards:
Champion Team
Best Manager (Draft Strategy)
Golden Boot (Top Scorer)
Golden Glove (Best Goalkeeper)
MVP
Best Emerging Player (Newcomer)
8. Discipline & Attendance:
If any player is absent during the tournament, they will be banned from at least 1
match in SAFC 2026.
Their SSC batch Management will be fined 500 BDT. No arguments or excuses will be
accepted.
If a player is absent during a match, their team can replace them with a reserve
player from the Newcomer batch, chosen beforehand (only one reserve allowed per
team).
9. Registration Policy & Fees:
All players must:
o Fill the registration form
o Pay the registration fee
o Obtain approval from SSC batch management
Newcomers: Free registration
Batch 23–26: 40 BDT
Batch 19–22: 70 BDT
Seniors (Batch 18 and earlier): 100 BDT
10. Committee Authority:
The organizing committee reserves the right to add, modify, or remove any rule at
any time in the best interest of the tournament.
All decisions made by the committee will be final and binding.
No appeals or objections will be entertained once a decision is made.