1. The definitions and terms contained in the Competitions and Championships Regulation shall apply to this Regulation, unless otherwise stipulated.

2.Without prejudice to the provisions of this Regulation; the provisions contained in the Competitions and Championships Regulation shall apply to all matters not addressed in this Regulation.

3. Any reference to the Federation's Charter or any of its regulations shall be a reference to those charters and regulations in force at the time of application.

4. This Regulation stipulates the rights, duties, and responsibilities of the Federation, clubs, officials, and players in the competition.

5. This Regulation and all decisions, instructions, and circulars approved by the Federation's Board of Directors related to the competition are binding on all persons subject to this Regulation.

6. The Federation shall organize and manage the competition and shall undertake the commercial, marketing, and media affairs of the competition in accordance with the Federation's Charter, the Competitions and Championships Regulation, this Regulation, and other Federation regulations.

• 1. Twenty-four (24) clubs participate in the competition.

• 2. The Committee shall determine the clubs eligible to participate in the competition according to the mechanism stipulated in the relevant federation regulations.

• 3. In the event of approval to increase or decrease the number of clubs in the competition, the Committee shall issue its decision regarding the implementation mechanism and the commencement date of its effect.

• 4. In the event of a club's withdrawal due to force majeure, or before the official competition schedule is issued, the following shall apply:

  • A- If the withdrawing club is one of the clubs promoted to the competition, the next club in the ranking shall be promoted.

  • B- If the withdrawing club is one of the competition clubs, the highest-ranked club among the relegated clubs shall participate.

• 5. Subject to the sanctions stipulated in the Disciplinary and Ethics Regulations regarding a club's withdrawal or abstention after the official competition schedule is issued; the subparagraphs of paragraph (4) of this article shall apply to the mechanism for selecting a replacement club for the abstaining club in this competition.

• 1. Without prejudice to the provisions of the Disciplinary and Ethics Regulations; the following shall apply:

  • 1/1 If a player or official receives (4) four warnings in different matches in the competition, they shall be automatically suspended from participating in the next match.

  • 2/1 If a player or official is sent off with a red card (direct or indirect dismissal), they shall be automatically suspended from participating in the next match unless a decision is issued by the Disciplinary and Ethics Committee specifying the details of the penalty.

• 2. In the event of cancellation, replay, or non-completion of any match; the relevant articles in the Disciplinary and Ethics Regulations concerning warnings and dismissals shall apply.

• 3. Each club is responsible for monitoring the number of warnings and dismissals of its players and officials and ensuring their eligibility to participate in matches.

• 4. If any player or official transfers or is loaned to another club, they shall retain their record of yellow and red cards during the competition matches.

• 5. The remaining provisions contained in the Disciplinary and Ethics Regulations shall apply in this regard, including but not limited to: the mechanism for transferring cards between different competitions, and the mechanism for transferring cards from one season to another.

• 1. Each club must register no less than (16) sixteen players and no more than (23) twenty-three players in the team list, through the electronic system (MySAFF), taking into account the following conditions:

  • 1/1. All players must be born between (2004) and (2006) according to the following distribution:

    • 1/1/1. Number (9) nine players born in (2006)

    • 2/1/1. Number (9) nine players born in (2005)

    • 3/1/1. Number (5) five players born in (2004)

    • 4/1/1. The minimum number must be registered starting from the youngest age group, then the next age group; for clarification, for example, all players can be registered from those born in (2006), but they cannot all be registered from those born in (2004) or (2005).

  • 2/1 The number of foreign professional players who are not Saudi shall not exceed (4) four players according to the following categories:

    • 1/2/1 Number (2) two foreign professional players.

    • 2/2/1 Number (2) two players born in Saudi Arabia.

    • 3/2/1 The registration of professional players shall be exclusive to clubs that apply professionalism.

• 2. Each club may include players classified in the rosters of lower divisions than the competition level in each match of the competition, whether they are Saudi, foreign, born locally, or professionals. Or amateurs (without an upper limit), provided that the number of foreigners or locally born players does not exceed the allowed limit in the tournament list stated in paragraph (1) of this article.

• 3. Each club may include (3) three players classified in the first team roster in each match of the competition, whether they are Saudi, foreign, born locally, professionals, or amateurs, even if their ages exceed the allowed age for the tournament. Also, any player classified in the first team roster may participate in each match of the competition, whether Saudi, foreign, born locally, professional, or amateur (without an upper limit), provided that his age permits participation in the tournament as stated in paragraph (1) of this article.

• 4. Participation in the goalkeeper position in the tournament is limited to Saudi players only, from the start of the match until its end. This includes, but is not limited to, cases of substitutions, goalkeeper dismissal or injury during the match, and the unavailability of substitutions for the team, except in the case of participation of a foreign goalkeeper classified within the first team roster according to paragraph (3) of this article.

• 5. The number of substitute players in the match list shall be a minimum of (3) three players and a maximum of (9) nine players.