Last update 7 May, 2024 by Alberto Llopis
The fixed RFEF 3 suspension cards in Copa del Rey
The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has established that from now on, three yellow cards accumulated during the King's Cup will result in an automatic suspension for the player. This measure seeks to promote greater discipline and fair play during the tournament.
Participating teams must take these new regulations into account to avoid the absence of key players in decisive matches.. This measure is in addition to the additional sanction of one match imposed by the Disciplinary Code for those players who receive their fifth caution with the aim of completing the warning cycle in the league..
According to the regulations, Any player who causes the fifth yellow card during a match may be sanctioned with an additional match suspension and an accessory fine of 600 euros. The footballer's intention will be determined taking into account various circumstances, such as the nature of the rule of the game violated and the attitude shown by the player during the match.
The referee of the match will be in charge of recording this circumstance in the referee report.. The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) this season has introduced an amendment to its Disciplinary Code which represents a reduction from five to three of the warnings will result in the suspension of a player for a game in the Cup King.
According to the new wording of Article 112 of the Disciplinary Code, that the RFEF has published on his website, in the National League Championship accumulating five yellow cards remains determinant of the suspension for one game.
Cup of the King set, however, what “the accumulation of three of those corrections during the same season and competition determine the suspension for one game”.
The RFEF statement on the new regulation of the 3 cards
Nevertheless, “to the end of the third tie, They shall automatically terminate existing warnings cycles of all participants, starting a new shift for all participants in the knockout phase”. Following completion of the one-match ban, “It start a new cycle of the same class and with identical effects”.
The new cycle of three cards will apply, in addition to the Cup King, Cup Real Federation Spanish Football, the second phase or rise of Second Division League, Second Division B and Third Division, Champions Cup Juvenile Division of Honor, Spain Youth Championship / Cup S.M. King of Spain and the Championship / Cup S.M. the Queen.
Besides, Disciplinary Code maintains the added one-match ban for players who cause the fifth yellow in order to meet the cycle of warnings league, in addition to the meeting already scheduled for these cases.
“The football player during the match cause the fifth admonition does merit this Article, It may be sanctioned, in addition to the penalty provided (…), with an additional game suspension and fine of accessory 600 euros”, says the rule.
To determine the “intention” of the footballer, “They will take into account circumstances such as the nature of the rule Infringed game, the attitude of the player during the match, etc. To this end, the referee of the match will be able to record that circumstance Arbitration minutes”.