Discipline Action:
LDSA_Discipline_Policy
| Caution Accumulation | Recommended Sanction | A player receiving two cautions in the same match is consequently dismissed and the cautions shall NOT become part of the caution accumulation. The dismissal shall be addressed as such with recommended disciplinary sanctions included in the table. In the event that a player receives a caution and is subsequently dismissed for an offence punishable by dismissal, the first caution shall be included in the caution accumulation. | ||||
| 5 cautions in the same competition during the same season. | 1 Game Suspension | |||||
| 8 cautions in the same competition during the same season. | 2 Game Suspension | |||||
| 10 cautions in the same competitions during the same season. | 5 Game or 30 Day Suspension | |||||
| 11+ cautions in the same competition during the same season. | Discipline Hearing | |||||
| Dismissal by a Referee | First Offense | Second Offense | Subsequent Offenses | |||
| Receives two cautions in one game | 1 Game Suspension | 2-4 Game Suspension | 5 Game Suspension | |||
| Unethical / Unsporting Conduct | ||||||
| 1 Game Suspension | 1-3 Game Suspension | 5 Game Suspension | |||
| 2 Game Suspension | 3-4 Game Suspension | 8 Game Suspension | |||
| Denies the opposing team a goal or obvious goal scoring opportunity. | ||||||
| 1 Game Suspension | 2 Game Suspension | 5 Game Suspension | |||
| 1 Game Suspension | 3 Game Suspension | 6 Game Suspension | |||
| Serious Foul Play | 2-5 Game Suspension | 5-10 Game Suspension | 1 Year Suspension | |||
| Violent Conduct | 2-5 Game Suspension | 5-10 Game Suspension | 1 Year Suspension | |||
| Spitting at an opponent or other person. | 5-8 Game Suspension | 1 Year Suspension | 2 Year Suspension | |||
| Repeated Dismissal (3 Red Cards in a 12 month period) | Up to 1 Year additional suspension (in addition to sanction(s) for offense(s) for which individual was originally dismissed the third time). | |||||
| Dismissal for actions against a Game Official | ||||||
| Persistent protests against decisions by a Game Official. | 2 Game Suspension | 5 Game Suspension | 6 Month Suspension | |||
| Uses offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures directed at a Game Official. | 5 Game or 1 Month Suspension | 10 Game or 2 Month Suspension | 1 Year Suspension | |||
| Fails to leave the vicinity of the field of play in a timely manner after being dismissed. | 2 Game Suspension (in addition to suspension for offense for which individual was initially dismissed). | 5 Game Suspension (in addition to suspension for offense for which individual was initially dismissed). | 6 Month Suspension (in addition to suspension for offense for which individual was initially dismissed). | |||
| Assault of a Game Official | ||||||
| Deliberate or attempted deliberate physical contact. Verbal Abuse (i.e. issuing threats, etc.). Threatening Actions or Behaviour. | 1 Year Suspension | 2-5 Year Suspension | 5 Year - Lifetime Suspension | |||
| Violent conduct or attempted violent conduct (i.e. striking, striking with a ball or object, kicking, spitting, etc.). | 2-5 Year Suspension | 5-10 Year Suspension | Lifetime Suspension | |||
| Misconduct | ||||||
| As defined in Article 1.3.2. | Six Month Suspension | 1 Year Suspension | 2 Year Suspension | |||
| By a team official resulting in a misconduct report or complaint by a Game Official. | Reprimand and potential fine and/or suspension. | Minimum $100.00 fine and Suspension. | $500.00 Fine and 1 Year Suspension + report to SSA Judicial Body for Discipline. | |||
| By a team official resulting in the abandonment of a game. | Minimum $100.00 fine and Suspension. | Minimum $500.00 fine and 1 Year Suspension. | Review by SSA Judicial Body for Discipline. | |||
| Participation while under Suspension | ||||||
| By a player in a game or soccer-related activity. | Minimum six (6) month suspension to be served following the completion of the current suspension. | Suspension and/or other sanctioned as deemed appropriate by the SSA Judicial Body for Discipline. | Suspension and/or other sanctioned as deemed appropriate by the SSA Judicial Body for Discipline. | |||
| By a team official who acts in a manner that may be deemed to be coaching or managing. | Minimum six (6) month suspension to be served following the completion of the current suspension. | Suspension and/or other sanctioned as deemed appropriate by the SSA Judicial Body for Discipline. | Suspension and/or other sanctioned as deemed appropriate by the SSA Judicial Body for Discipline. | |||
| By any individual who, while attending a game as a spectator while under suspension, behaves in a manner that brings disrepute to the game. | Minimum six (6) month suspension to be served following the completion of the current suspension. | Suspension and/or other sanctioned as deemed appropriate by the SSA Judicial Body for Discipline. | Suspension and/or other sanctioned as deemed appropriate by the SSA Judicial Body for Discipline. | |||