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UK Masters Matches
The Iconic Blue Pitch
The UK MastersFootball™ tournaments are made up of 6-a-side matches, played on a custom-designed indoor pitch.
The playing surface is 60m long x 30m wide, and is a distinctive blue synthetic slip-resistant ‘carpet’ which gives a true and predictable bounce.
Players love the surface because it’s reliable and comfortable to play on, and doesn’t give players burns like the old astroturf or wooden board floors used to!
Unique Tournaments
In most tournaments, the regional events are made up of four local teams which play each other once, with the top two teams contesting a play-off to decide which of them progresses to the national finals. When there are six local teams, there are two leagues of three, with the winners of each playing off.
Matches are 8 minutes each way, there’s no offside, and misbehaving players can be sent to a ‘sin bin’ for 2 minutes!
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Rules for 6-a-side MastersFootball™ Matches
All football games will be played on pitches 60 × 30 metres, surrounded by perimeter boards.
Each match will be 8 minutes each way.
Each football team can use a squad of 9 players for each game, with a maximum of 6 on the pitch at any one time. An unlimited number of substitutions can be made by each team at any time during the game.
At least one footballer must be in the opposition’s half at all times or a free-kick will be awarded to the opposition on the halfway line. This rule does not apply to a team which has had a player sent off.
There is no offside.
All free kicks must take place within 5 seconds or the decision is reversed. The opposition must be 5 metres away at free kicks.
No minor injuries will be treated on the pitch. The clock will only be stopped for serious injury or time-wasting.
The Sin Bin will be used in an unofficial capacity for yellow card offences. The referee will suggest the player leaves the pitch for two minutes.
Any player who receives a red card will be sent off immediately, cannot be replaced and will be banned for the next match. In the most extreme of cases, players will be banned from playing MastersFootball™ indefinitely.
Player eligibility
Players must be 35 in the year of the tournament.
Emergency loans
In the unlikely event of a team being unable to field the requisite number of eligible players, an emergency loan system is in place to ensure team participation.
The Masters Pitch
Dimensions: 60m long x 30m wide
Surface: Carpet
Perimeter advertising boards: 50
TV side Perimeter advertising boards: In red
“The lads always have a great time with the Masters. The fans always come out in numbers and the matches are as intense as ever! You only need to see the quality of the teams nowadays to see how keen the players are to get involved”
— Robbie Fowler, Liverpool FC & Masters Legend