Zman Gunner
09 Apr 2005, 07:05 AM
http://www.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20050408&content_id=26060&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp
Below are some key highlights of the 2005 reserve division of Major League Soccer (the schedule is also included as part of the press release but we have know it for a few weeks now. Each of the 12 MLS teams will field a reserve division team and play a 12-game schedule (six home, six away) during the 2005 season. All teams will play a minimum of seven opposing reserve division teams at least once throughout the year. The reserve division standings will consist of a single table with the team that finishes in first place at the end of the regular season earning the title of reserve division champions and a $20,000 team bonus).
• All players appearing on an MLS team's official 28-man roster are eligible represent their team in reserve division play. However, no player shall play more than a combined total of 90 minutes between reserve division and MLS regular season matches over a 36-hour period.
• A total of 20 eligible players for the home team and 20 players for the visiting team may be placed on a club's game roster for any reserve division game.
• A guest player with a reserve division team may be eligible to appear in a reserve division game provided that he is properly registered and all necessary paperwork has been completed and confirmed (ie. International Transfer Certificate (ITC), visa, etc).
• A maximum of six substitutions are allowed per team. Once a player has been substituted, he shall not be allowed to re-enter the game.
• Suspensions attributable to yellow and red cards issued in reserve division games shall only be imposed for future reserve division matches and not for games during the MLS regular season. Conversely, suspensions attributable to yellow and red cards issued during MLS regular season games shall not apply to reserve division matches.
• Any player who receives yellow cards during the reserve division season that total 18 or more caution points, shall be suspended for the following reserve division game in which he may appear.
• Each reserve division game shall be played according to the rules of FIFA, the United States Soccer Federation, and Major League Soccer. Referees are assigned by US Soccer.
DCU Impact - Have to like the single table approach plus some $ going to the winners. The 90 minutes of playing time rule means that typical 2nd half subs like Adu, Quaranta, and Simms may see 45 minutes of action with the reserves (except for tomorrow's reserve game with Pumas on Wednesday and the Crew on Friday). 6 subs means that lots of players will get playing time. I read in the Salt Lake papers that non-roster "guest" players can be signed to 2 day contracts - I would imagine that we will see a number of these type of typically local type players signed (i.e. Stephen Deroux) over the course of the year, especially if we have a few injured players heading into these reserve games. I know that the league probably wants to minimize the costs related to running these reserve games but I would have thought there would be more Club P.R. about these games (granted, the Pumas game on Wednesday and the home opener tonight have been their focus as of late).
Below are some key highlights of the 2005 reserve division of Major League Soccer (the schedule is also included as part of the press release but we have know it for a few weeks now. Each of the 12 MLS teams will field a reserve division team and play a 12-game schedule (six home, six away) during the 2005 season. All teams will play a minimum of seven opposing reserve division teams at least once throughout the year. The reserve division standings will consist of a single table with the team that finishes in first place at the end of the regular season earning the title of reserve division champions and a $20,000 team bonus).
• All players appearing on an MLS team's official 28-man roster are eligible represent their team in reserve division play. However, no player shall play more than a combined total of 90 minutes between reserve division and MLS regular season matches over a 36-hour period.
• A total of 20 eligible players for the home team and 20 players for the visiting team may be placed on a club's game roster for any reserve division game.
• A guest player with a reserve division team may be eligible to appear in a reserve division game provided that he is properly registered and all necessary paperwork has been completed and confirmed (ie. International Transfer Certificate (ITC), visa, etc).
• A maximum of six substitutions are allowed per team. Once a player has been substituted, he shall not be allowed to re-enter the game.
• Suspensions attributable to yellow and red cards issued in reserve division games shall only be imposed for future reserve division matches and not for games during the MLS regular season. Conversely, suspensions attributable to yellow and red cards issued during MLS regular season games shall not apply to reserve division matches.
• Any player who receives yellow cards during the reserve division season that total 18 or more caution points, shall be suspended for the following reserve division game in which he may appear.
• Each reserve division game shall be played according to the rules of FIFA, the United States Soccer Federation, and Major League Soccer. Referees are assigned by US Soccer.
DCU Impact - Have to like the single table approach plus some $ going to the winners. The 90 minutes of playing time rule means that typical 2nd half subs like Adu, Quaranta, and Simms may see 45 minutes of action with the reserves (except for tomorrow's reserve game with Pumas on Wednesday and the Crew on Friday). 6 subs means that lots of players will get playing time. I read in the Salt Lake papers that non-roster "guest" players can be signed to 2 day contracts - I would imagine that we will see a number of these type of typically local type players signed (i.e. Stephen Deroux) over the course of the year, especially if we have a few injured players heading into these reserve games. I know that the league probably wants to minimize the costs related to running these reserve games but I would have thought there would be more Club P.R. about these games (granted, the Pumas game on Wednesday and the home opener tonight have been their focus as of late).