To participate in the University Leagues organised by the Sports Area of the USC all members of the teams must be students, PDI (teaching and research staff) or PAS (employees) and have insurance covering sports accidents (see "Insurance and policies in case of a sport accident").
1. Sporting activities
- Men's and women's basketball (Santiago de Compostela). Basketball* (Lugo).
- Men's and women's football 7 (Santiago de Compostela). Football 7* (Lugo).
- Men's and women's futsal (Santiago de Compostela). Futsal* (Lugo).
- Mixed volleyball.
*no gender limitation in the teams.
2. Campus specifications
- Matches will take place from Monday to Thursday during school time.
- There is no preference in timetables.
2.1. Campus of Lugo
The matches will take place Tuesdays and Thursdays in the morning (from 9 to 14 hours).
Basketball. handball, futsal and volleyball will play in the Palomar pavillon and football 7 in the A Cheda or As Gándaras fields.
There are no limits in inscription of teams.
2.2. Campus of Santiago de Compostela
Limitations in the inscriptions of teams:
- 12 in Handball 5 and Volleyball.
- 36 in Basketball and Futsal.
- 60 in Football 7.
Teams have no election or preference of timetables. Most likely, the matches will take place at the following hours:
- Handball 5: Mondays from 15:00 to 18:00 h.
- Mixed Volleyball: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:00 to 18:00 h.
- Basketball: Tuesdays from 12:30 to 17:30 h.
- Futsal: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 12:00 to 18:00 h.
- Football 7: Mondays and Wednesdays from 13:00 to 21:00 h and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 13:00 to 17:00 h.
Warning: The Sports Area of the USC has the right to change the calendar of the University leagues if necessary, due to unforeseen events or other circumstances.
Facilities:
- Soccer League 7: USC Sports Field (artificial grass).
- Mixed Basketball and Volleyball League: USC Sports Complex.
- Futsal League: USC Sports Center and outdoor cement track (located in Praza Rguez. Cadarso).
3. Competition
- The teams must be ready to go through the arbitration control 15 minutes before the beginning of the match and no delays are allowed unless it is due to be playing another match of the competition.
- The total time of the matches will be 40 minutes (two times of 20 minutes).
- The only person who can talk to the referee is the captain of the team.
- The teams must have their own numbered luggage.
- It is not possible to register in the records any player who was not on the list of players. If a player commits an irregularity, the team will be punished with the disqualification from the competition.
- The calendars and results of the competitions will be published in the application of the Sports Area of the USC.
- If a team does not show up at a match will be punished with the quantity equivalent to the cost of the referee service and in the case of tie-breaker it will go to the last position of the tied teams.
- In the case of not showing up for a second match the team will be eliminated from the University League.
- In mixed volleyball it is compulsory to have three men and three women playing. The changes of women are among women and the changes in men are among men.
- Minimum and maximum number of players registered per team:
- Basketball, Handball and Futsal; 5 and 12
- Mixed Volleyball: 6 and 12
- Football 7: 7 and 14
- One team will be considered officially presented when it has in the field and ready to play a minimum of the following number of players:
- Football 7 and Mixed Volleyball: 6
- Handball, basketball and futsal: 4
System of competition
- The system of competition depends on the number of teams inscribed in each league.
- Each division consists of two groups (randomly created), taking into account the waiting list of the previous school year (check the link on this page “Reservations of place”).
- Each group plays a one-round league in the First Phase, from October to December 2024.
- In the Second Phase, from February to March 2025, the best of the groups from the previous phase will create a group for the play-offs of promotion or for the title, and the rest of the teams of each group will play another league for the play-offs of relegation. In this way, the teams of each group will have a similar level and all of them will have an objective to fight for and thus, a bigger motivation.
- After the Second Phase will come the play-offs of promotion and relegation.
- At the end of the league, it will take place a Cup Tournament with teams of all divisions and groups. The places are limited, so in order to participate classifications will be considered.
Important
The Sports Area of the USC has the right to change the organisation of the University Leagues in case of contingencies or other circumstances.
Registration
Teams
- Deadline: 9 to 22 September.
- Fee: 44 € to be paid per team. The university residences and the Student Exchange Association of Santiago de Compostela, if they are responsible for the payment of the inscriptions of their teams and before any other procedure, should contact the Sports Area of the USC (see at the end the section on ‘Problems with the inscriptions’) to indicate the specific procedure to follow in these cases.
- Responsible for the online processing of the team registration: the captain.
- Procedure:
- Choose the Sport Modality and Campus during the process.
- Register the team, bearing in mind that:
- if it is the first time the team is registered, the registration will be done in the last division of the corresponding sport,
- if the team participated in the USC leagues last year in the Campus of Santiago de Compostela, you must consult in this same page in the link ‘Reservations’ the division that corresponds to you and keep the name of the team of the last league (played the first game you can request the change of name),
- the team name will have a maximum of 20 digits and cannot be offensive or inappropriate.
- Send an invitation to the e-mail of the other members of the team with a link so that they can register directly.
- Procedure:
Players
- Deadline: 11 September to 31 January.
- Registration: Once you have received the invitation from the captain, you can register. It is possible to accept up to two invitations if they are for different sports.
- Photo: upload a digital passport-size photo, with white background and team equipment, before 15 October in order to have access to the sports facilities and for the referees to verify the identity of the participants.
- Team photo: it will be published in the team list and in the classification. In order for the personal photo, name and surname to appear in it, it is essential to accept the express consent.
- Player pool:
- All players who do not have a team and want to participate in the University Leagues must register in this players' pool. It will be the player, on his own initiative, who registers in it.
Problems with registration
- Lugo Campus: jesus.castro [at] usc.es (jesus[dot]castro[at]usc[dot]es)
- Santiago de Compostela Campus: alexandre.cadarso [at] usc.es (alexandre[dot]cadarso[at]usc[dot]es)
General regime
Universal in scope
- Disrespect and non-compliance with the instructions given by the person in charge of organising the University Leagues and by the staff of the sports facilities of both the USC and other organisations where USC leagues are held.
- Smoking, drinking alcohol and bringing glass containers into USC sports facilities or outside facilities where USC league matches are being held.
- Penalty:
- Immediate expulsion from the sports facility of the offending person.
- If a league player: Permanent expulsion from USC leagues.
- If this attitude is on the part of members of a team: definitive expulsion of the team from USC leagues.
- Penalty:
Dangerous objects
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Players may not wear dangerous objects and all types of accessories (jewellery, necklaces, rings, bracelets, watches, nose piercings, rubber bands, etc.) are forbidden and must be removed or covered with tape or adhesive tape.
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Penalty: The player who breaks this rule will not be allowed to play.
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Equipment
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Not being properly equipped as a team.
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Penalty: the team will not be allowed to play and the match will be forfeited.
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Recidivism: the team will be definitively expelled from the competition.
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Fouls committed by players and captain
Very serious offence
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Any physical aggression towards any person within the sports ground.
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Sanction: definitive expulsion of the offender from the competition.
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Serious offence
- Threatening, coercing, insulting, insulting, offending or humiliating or humiliating acts of word or deed against any person on the sports premises.
- ‘Attempted assault’ or ‘unsuccessful assault’ against any person on the sports premises.
- Use of violent methods or procedures during play.
- Sanction: 4 match suspension for the offender.
- Recidivism: definitive expulsion of the offender from the competition.
Minor offence
- Repeatedly protesting against the referee's decisions.
- Adopting a passive or negligent attitude in complying with referees' instructions or disobeying their orders.
- Addressing any person on the field of play with expressions of contempt or committing acts of disrespect towards them.
- Using, during the course of play, violent means or procedures that attempt to attack or make an unconsummated attack on the integrity of other players.
- Provoking or inciting the crowd to interfere with the proper conduct of the match.
- Expressing oneself in a manner offensive to the decorum owed to the public or offending a spectator with words or gestures.
- Sanction: 2-match suspension for the offender.
- Repeated offence: 4-match suspension for the offender or definitive expulsion from the competition (depending on the seriousness of the offence).
Fouls committed by teams
Very serious misconduct
- Intervention in actions leading to the achievement of a ‘predetermined result’ in a match.
- Withdrawal of a team from the field of play after the match has started.
- Improper attitude of the team during a match.
- Violation of sanctions imposed by the Competition Committee.
- Lack of consideration on the part of the team towards the refereeing team, even if the refereeing team cannot know the identity of the offenders.
- Sanction: definitive exclusion from the competition.
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Falsification of fundamental data and/or Improper alignment.
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Sanction: loss of the match + loss of 4 points in the standings.
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Recidivism: definitive exclusion from the competition.
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Serious offence
- Unsportsmanlike conduct of their players.
- Failure to comply with the orders and instructions given by the organisation of the leagues.
- Penalty: loss of the match.
- Recidivism: loss of the match + loss of 4 points in the ranking.
Minor offence
- Those determined from time to time by the Competition Committee in the exercise of its powers.
- Sanction: reprimand.
- Recidivism: it shall be considered a serious offence.
Fouls committed by the refereeing team
Very serious offence
- Any kind of physical or verbal aggression towards any person inside the stadium.
- Proven partiality towards one of the teams.
- Drafting, alteration or manipulation of the match report in such a way that its annotations do not correspond to what happened in the match.
- Malicious and false information.
- Sanction: definitive expulsion from USC leagues.
Serious offence
- Failure to fulfil his obligations as part of the refereeing team.
- Sanction: warning or disqualification, depending on the seriousness of the offence.
Sanction procedure
The Competition Committee
- This is the only body competent to issue a decision on all fouls and incidents occurring within the scope of the University Leagues.
- It shall be composed of 5 members:
- Presidency: Management of the Sports Area or person delegated by them.
- Secretary: technical staff of the Sports Area that coordinates the University Leagues.
- Members:
- 2 representatives of the University Leagues (they will have to participate in them and be chosen by vote at the beginning of each academic year).
- 1 representative of the referees, who represents the refereeing collective of the sport in question and who shall be appointed by the said collective.
- In making their decisions, they shall take into account:
- The minutes of the match.
- Additional report from the refereeing team.
- Report from the captains or persons concerned.
- Any other testimony it considers valid.
- The reports or evidence must be submitted no later than 72 hours after the match.
- Once the above period has elapsed, it will meet to study all the documentation relating to the case, notifying all the interested parties, as soon as possible, of the resolution adopted.
- Its decisions shall be final and shall put an end to the sporting proceedings.
- It shall also resolve any fault or question not covered by these regulations.
From 6 to 24 Setember 2024, the USC Sports Area opens a period to find referees, within the university community (students and ex alumni), to manage the University Leagues.
The Sports Area enables referees for the University Leagues, according to the following criteria:
- by federative refereeing qualifications,
- for proven experience in this sport.
All referees of the University Leagues must be informed and complete a form with their personal details in the USC Sports Area.
- Lugo Campus contact: jesus.castro [at] usc.es (jesus[dot]castro[at]usc[dot]es)
- Santiago de Compostela Campus contact: alexandre.cadarso [at] usc.es (alexandre[dot]cadarso[at]usc[dot]es)
This form is essential in order to be able to pay the fee for each match and the following information must be included:
- Sport modality that you are going to referee.
- Personal details.
- One photograph.
- Email.
- Contact telephone.
- Certificate of the bank account.
- Photocopy of National Id (DNI).
All referees must make a commitment to the Sports Area to ensure that the activities run smoothly, setting an example of fairness and punctuality.
Informative meeting on refereeing and University Leagues
Wednesday, 18 September 2024, at 11.30 a.m.
- Santiago de Compostela Campus: chess room. University Swimming Pool Building.
- Lugo Campus: Lugo Campus Sports Area office.
Points to be discussed:
- Explanation of how the University Leagues work.
- How to register the result of the match in the USC Sports Area application.
- Periodic meetings and assessments.
- Schedules and calendars.
- Regulations of each sport modality and particularities of the USC leagues.
- Any other business.
1. Persons with School Insurance (Students)
Any bodily injury suffered by the insured person due to activities directly or indirectly related to their condition as a student, including sports, assemblies, study trips, internships, end of studies and similar, provided that these activities are organised by the educational centres, is considered a school accident.
A) In the event of needing hospital attention
The injured person should go the following address
- Compostela Campus: University Clinical Hospital of Santiago Compostela. Calle de A Choupana s/n.
- Lugo Campus:
- Hospital Virgen de los Ojos Grandes. Calle Montevideo, n.º 23.
- Polusa (Policlínico Lucense). Calle Dr. Iglesias Otero, s/n.
B) After the hospital attention, the injured person shall:
- I. Collect the medical report at the hospital itself.
- II. Complete form SE1.
- School insurance information and form.
- Form SE1. Two copies must be completed, one for the interested party and one for the Administration.
- III. With the form SE1, the interested party will go to the offices of the USC Sports Area where they will fill in point 7.
- IV. Once point 7 has been completed, the injured party will take the following documentation to the Social Security Office:
- Medical report.
- Form SE1 (original and copy for the interested party).
- National Id (DNI) (original and in force).
- Enrolment form receipt (stating the faculty, course, subjects and payment of the School Insurance fee).
C) School Insurance Coverage
2. Persons without school insurance
A) In the event of needing hospital attention
The injured person should go to the reference centre of their respective insurance (Social Security, MUFACE, Federated Sports Insurance...).
3. Useful addresses and telephone numbers
Santiago de Compostela Campus
Social Security Office
- Calle Carlos Briones Varela, s/n (Izq. Galeras). P.C. 15705
- Telephones: 981 553 150 - 981 553 155.
USC Sports Area Office
- University Swimming Pool 1st floor 15782 Campus Sur.
- Phone: 881 815 077.
Lugo Campus
Social Security Office
- Calle Músico Xosé Castiñeira, 26. P.C. 27002
- Phone: 982 293 300.
USC Sports Area Office
- Intercentre Library. P.C. 27002
- Phone: 982 823 584.