All players must be registered on Comet.
Each Club shall be solely responsible for fielding only eligible players.
No player may be deregistered and then re-registered more than once within a season and a player may be subject to a three (3) playing day stand down before appearing for their new club.
Any player who has played in the Northern Regional Football League (NRFL) divisions which comprise of: The Northern League, The NRFL Men’s Championship, The NRFL Men’s Northern Conference, The NRFL Men’s Southern Conference, (or corresponding level from another region) may not participate in any game under the control of the ASFA at any time within ten (10) days of them having played for their non ASFA team. Any player who regularly appears for Reserve team of the above leagues will not be required to serve the stand-down period.
Players may terminate their registration with their current club and re-register with another club at any time throughout the season – provided they have met all obligations with their current club and have the approval of the Association in writing.Teams may register up to twenty (20) players per season. Additional players will be charged per player and invoiced at the conclusion of the season.
All players must be registered prior to midnight June 30th – this includes any player de-registering and registering to a team within the ASFA Competitions. Any new player registering for a team for the first time will require approval of the Executive Committee or the Competitions/Registration Manager.
Any club registering a player who is appearing for the first time in a New Zealand based competition shall submit an International Clearance Request (ITC).
If a person takes part in an Official Match despite being ineligible, their team will be sanctioned by forfeiting the Match (this will be entered as a default against the match) and paying a fine as detailed in Schedule One of the ASFA Constitution. Each ineligible player will be fined the same amount.
Where a Club repeatedly infringes this Regulation, the ASFA may increase the sanction to be pronounced as deemed appropriate for the infringement.
Where a team suspects their opposition may have fielded ineligible players – photo ID may be requested by team management for up to four (4) players – any evidence should be forwarded to the Competitions Manager/Registration Manager no later than 72 hours following the match.
ASFA Executive Committee members may request photo ID at any time for any number of players at any match.
Once the season is underway, new player registrations must be completed no later than 12am of the Sunday prior to participation in the intended game.
Dispensation for this time frame will only be given for goalkeeper injuries.
More details can be found within the ASFA Constitution, which is emailed to every team contact prior to the start of the season.
Please email the Divisional Rep divrep@asfa.co.nz and/or the competition manager arsenal@asfa.co.nz with questions related to player eligibility and competition rules/regulations.