By entering and participating in the Competition, each Student-athlete, as defined below, and any associated Roster coaches/managers/trainers/etc., unconditionally accept and agree to comply with and abide by these Official Rules and Regulations (the "Competition Rules"). All decisions regarding the interpretation of these Competition Rules lie solely with the Administrator, the decisions of which are final and binding in all respects. In addition, all Student-athletes and any associated Roster coaches/managers/trainers/etc. must adhere to the Esports Code of Conduct (the “Code of Conduct”).

Prior to the start of the Competition, all Student-athletes must have a good standing EA Game Account. This same account must be used for the full duration of the Competition. League Officials reserve the right to modify EA Account usernames if they do not abide by the rules of the Competition.

Usernames must be in-line with the standards set out in the Code of Conduct. A Student-athlete will be notified by League Officials if their EA username must be changed and will be permitted to change to an acceptable name.

Players may not change their account username at any time throughout the Competition, unless instructed to by League Officials. The account username the Player used to register is to be used for the entirety of the Competition. League Officials will issue a Warning to any Player that has changed their account username during the Competition and will ask the Player to revert the change. Further sanctions will follow for failure to revert the change/repeating this infraction.

All Players in the Competition must link their EA Account to their LeagueSpot Account. This can be done by going to Profile Settings (top right of the main page, where you see the Player’s name). At the bottom of the Profile Settings select +Add New Handle. In the dropdown menu, select EA Account and then Save.

Rosters must be made up of the minimum required number of Players to be eligible. An EA Sports FC Roster must have one Player on the Roster at all times.

Players will compete against other Players within the same Region (East or West) that have the same or similar seasonal record (win/loss).

The winner of a coin flip will host for the first Game of the Match. You can flip a coin inside the match chat feature on the Competition Website by typing “!coinflip”. For Game 2 in a Best of 3, Host priority will alternate. If a Game 3 is required another coin flip will be used.

During the Postseason, the higher seed Roster will host for Game 1 and Game 3 (if necessary). The lower seed will host for Game 2.

In the event of a tie score at the conclusion of standard regulation play (two halves+extra time), the winner will be determined by a Golden Goal restart. Players shall initiate a new match utilizing identical game settings, rosters, and tactics. The match will immediately conclude upon the first goal scored by either player, and that player will be awarded the victory for the overall tied game.

Players should avoid picking the same color Jersey. If both teams cannot agree on a color, Home team will select their Home Jersey and Away team will select their Away Jersey.

Players will have 3 in-game pauses each per Game. Pauses are bound to the features and limitations inside EA Sports FC. Excessive pausing is subject to penalties at the sole discretion of League Officials.

All Matches may be played on either of the listed equipment. Crossplay is allowed.

Teams must follow section 4. Match Setup and Procedures in the league’s Competition Rulebook as they prepare to join their match.

The Home Team is responsible for inviting the Away Team’s Captain to the lobby and for ensuring that all settings are correct. Both Rosters are responsible for ensuring that all settings are correct. Once all participating Players have joined the lobby the Game may be started.

Any Game started with the wrong settings may be remade. If either Roster invites a Player/Spectator to a Game that is not a member of their Roster or School administrative staff member (i.e. coach, broadcaster) they may forfeit that Game, at the discretion of League Officials.

During the first 15 seconds of a Game and before any either Roster has scored, Rosters may agree to restart and/or switch the Server (if applicable).

Rosters may agree to restart and/or switch the Server (if applicable) if connectivity issues significantly hinder gameplay.

Rosters must restart and/or switch the Server if the Game is created with ineligible characters, weapons, map, items, settings. Etc.

The game will automatically pause if a player leaves or disconnects. The player who is notified of the disconnect must take a screenshot of the current score, time remaining, and error message to confirm the nature of the disconnect. Players who willingly leave the match using in-game functions will be issued a loss for the match.

Players who disconnect due to network issues may attempt to rejoin the game during the first half. Once the player can reconnect, the online match must be recreated with teams on the same side of the ball as when the disconnection occurred. Players will subtract the time completed in the previous match and then complete the remaining time of the original game with the newly created online match. Once the remaining time has lapsed, players will add the total scores of the two games to determine the winner.