

the referee is informed before the match.the teams reach agreement on a maximum number.In all other matches, a greater number of substitutes may be used provided that: In national “A” team matches, a maximum of twelve substitutes may be named of which a maximum of six may be used. whether one additional substitute may be used when a match goes into extra time (whether or not the team has already used the full number of permitted substitutes).how many substitutes may be named, from three to a maximum of twelve.

The number of substitutes, up to a maximum of five, which may be used in any match played in an official competition will be determined by FIFA, the confederation or the national football association except for men's and women's competitions involving the 1st teams of clubs in the top division or senior 'A' international teams, where the maximum is three substitutes. If the competition rules state that all players and substitutes must be named before kick-off and a team starts a match with fewer than eleven players, only the players and substitutes named in the starting line-up may take part in the match upon their arrival. If a team has fewer than seven players because one or more players has deliberately left the field of play, the referee is not obliged to stop play and the advantage may be played, but the match must not resume after the ball has gone out of play if a team does not have the minimum number of seven players. A match may not start or continue if either team has fewer than seven players. The FA Women's Continental Tyres League CupĪ match is played by two teams, each with a maximum of eleven players one must be the goalkeeper.
