MATCH FEES + PAYMENTS

PAYMENT OF FEES:

  • Match fees MUST be paid in FULL before your Kick Off to be able to play.
  • These can be paid either ONLINE by Bank Transfer or in CASH directly to the Match Night organiser/referee.
  • Teams that fall more than £10 in arrears WILL be informed to make a minimum payment before their next game. Should this payment not be made then the team will be started 5-0 down for that fixture.
  • SoccerPitch maintain the right to withhold results should teams fall further into arrears and, where necessary, award victories in favour of the opposition for non-payment of fees.

CASH PAYMENTS:

  • Cash payments MUST be made as one single payment by a sole individual prior to your fixture.
  • Please pay in notes where possible. Split payments will not be accepted.
  • Over payments will be credited to your account towards future match fees.

PAYMENTS BY BANK TRANSFER:

  • Bank Transfer payments MUST be made as one single payment by a sole individual before 530PM on match days.
  • Please DO NOT make weekly payments by split transactions. A £1 administration fee will be made to any Bank Transfer transaction of less than £20.
  • Please ensure your Team Name and Venue are clearly labelled in the reference section. This will help allocate online payments quickly.
  • To request Bank Transfer Account Details please contact us by text or WhatsApp on 07787714186.

FEES AND CHARGES FOR MISSED FIXTURES:

  • If a team cancels a match with MORE than 48 hours notice, they will be charged the team’s FULL match fee and will lose their game.
  • If a team cancels a match with LESS than 48 hours notice, they will be charged both theirs and their opponents match fees and they will lose their game. SoccerPitch will try to arrange an alternative ‘friendly fixture for opponents but teams are liable for all fees if unable to do so.
  • Team Managers accept overall responsibility for the team’s payments of fees and become solely liable should arrears not be settled by the conclusion of a 10 week campaign.
  • Teams commit to a full 10 week campaign at a time. Any team who withdraws from a league before the end of the campaign are liable for both theirs and opponents fees for the remainder of the campaign in line with SoccerPitch Terms and Conditions.

FRIENDLIES:

  • If a team does not show for their game, Soccerpitch will arrange a friendly to fulfil the fixture. Match fees are reduced by £5.
  • In all friendly matches, the team who cancelled will lose the match by however many goals their opposition scores in the friendly. For example, a friendly game finishes 8-8 between the original opponents and a fill in team, the original opponents win 8-0. The maximum a team will ever be allowed to win by in any friendly is 10-0 and the first ten scoring players will be credited with their goals. If the attending team fails to score in a friendly they will still win the match 5-0.
  • Soccerpitch also reserve the right to pair two teams, whose fixtures have been cancelled due to non show of the opposition, in a friendly match. Match fees are reduced by £5.