FBL RULES
At all times, the FBL staff reserve the right to take any decision, or make any ruling, that they believe is in the best interests of the competition(s).
ALL DECISIONS ARE FINAL
By participating in any of the FBL competitions, clans and their players are agreeing to these rules and any decisions made by the League hosts.
1. CLAN FORMAT AND REQUIREMENTS
1.1 Clan size
Clans must consist of a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 16 players, with at least one player identified as Captain/Manager and preferably at least one other player as Vice Captain.
1.2 Captain/Manager's responsibilities
Captains/Managers will be the primary point of contact between the League Runners and the clan. They will be approached to submit team lists and are expected to make sure their players are aware of which games they need to play and by what deadline.
1.3 Team lists for each fixture
At least 8 players must be selected from the clan to play each league fixture with the remaining players being considered reserves. These lists must be submitted to the League runners by the deadline given. Failure to do so may mean that teams will be drawn at random from players that are eligible for the fixture set. Failure to submit team lists for fixture set 1 by the deadline stated will result in 8 players being drawn at random from all members of the clan in order to populate the games.
Only players marked in GREEN on the Team Lists page are eligible to play at any given stage of the season - either in a starting team list or as a substitute. Players marked in RED on the Team Lists page are either not eligible to play, or not eligible to play until the Fixture Set noted in the RED box.
1.4 Player transfers
Prior to the season commencing clan rosters for the season must be submitted to the League Runners to be registered. They will then be maintained on the Team Lists page of this website.
At the point that the Fixture Set 1 games are released the clan rosters are locked. No player may then transfer to another clan.
Once a player has played for a clan in a Grand Slam Cup fixture, they are cup-tied and ineligible to play for any other clan in the same competition. The same rule applies to the Grand Slam Cup Plate Competition.
Attempts to get around the transfer rule will not be tolerated. Creating a new username will not mean you are entitled to join another clan, you will be subject to the same rules. Should you create a username and attempt to conceal your identity in order to bypass this rule, you may be banned from the League for one season.
Captains may remove inactive players at any time from their team, the removal must be confirmed by messaging the League Runner, and such players are not deemed free agents. Any inactive player that may become active again may be brought back into the same clan, subject to available space, and the change sent to the League Runner.
Captains may also release players at any time from their team, the release must be confirmed by messaging the League Runner, and such players are deemed free agents from that point.
The FBL runners reserve the right to make any ruling on any removal, release and signing that may take place as appropriate. All team changes are to be notified to the League runners on the FBL Team Changes thread (as per Rule 1.7).
1.5 Free agents
A free agent is any player not registered to a clan. Clans may sign free agents at any time.
1.6 Withdrawing clans
When a clan officially withdraws, or is dissolved, during a season all results will be expunged from the records. The League reserves the right to remove any clan from the competition at any time.
1.7 Notification of team list changes
Clans are required to inform the League runners of any changes to the personnel in their clan. This includes all players leaving and joining the clan or existing players changing their user names. Any changes made are to be notified by posting on the FBL Team Changes thread and are considered official from the point they are posted on the thread or the change made to the Team Lists page on this website.
1.8 Quarantine for new signings
Only players (user names) who are registered for a clan at the time each fixture is released may play games in that fixture. Any player that joins the clan after this point is not eligible to play until the following set of fixtures. Note that this means players changing their user name are also not eligible to play until the next set of fixtures.
1.9 Forming a new clan
New clans are permitted entry into the league only between seasons and at the discretion of the league hosts.
1.10 Player account requirements
There are no player account requirements other than with the exception of those relating to Free Agents - see 1.11 below.
1.11 Free Agents
Any free agents signed during a season, apart from during the designated transfer window, must have an account that has been registered for 31 days, or more before being eligible to play.
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