Minimum Age Clarification
9th February, 2009
Following an enquiry from a member club, clarification has been sought over the minimum age that players can be in the KoolSport NCEL.
The FA Registrations department have confirmed the ruling which is Rule C4(vi)(C) on Page 109 of the current FA handbook.
This states: "To play in an open age competition a player must have achieved the age of 16, (to come into effect from the 2007-08 season)."
Additionally, it is similarly covered in the Standard Code of Rules under Qualification of Players 8(P)(iii)(P506).
This means that no-one under the age of sixteen can play in the KoolSport NCEL but they become eligible as soon as they reach that age.