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During a match a player that is deemed by the referee to warrant a disciplinary sanction could be issued with a caution (indicated by a yellow card) or dismissal (indicated by a red card).

A player who has been cautioned and shown a yellow card may continue to play in that match. However, if they are cautioned again in the same match (by being shown a second yellow card immediately followed by the showing of the red card) then they are dismissed from the field of play. A player who has been dismissed (by being show a straight red card) is required to leave the field of play immediately

A player will become suspended if they are sent off during a competitive game or if they accumulate enough bookings from competitive games during a season.

The suspension system is split into two areas, SMFA (club and international) and domestic:

SMFA international suspensions cover all SMFA international competitions. These competitions include:-

• SMFA World Cup Qualifiers;
• SMFA World Cup.

If a player receives two cautions or an instant dismissal during an SMFA international match then they will be suspended from the next competitive game. A player will also be suspended for one match after accumulating two separate cautions during the tournament.

SMFA club suspensions cover all SMFA club competitions. These competitions include:-

• SMFA Cup;
• SMFA Shield;
• SMFA Super Cup.

If a player receives two cautions or an instant dismissal during an SMFA club match then they will be suspended from the next competitive game. A player will also be suspended for one match after accumulating two separate cautions during the tournament.

Domestic suspensions cover all domestic club competitions. These competitions include:-

• League;
• Cup;
• Shield;
• Promotion Play Offs;
• Charity Shield.

A player is suspended from the next competitive game in domestic competitions if they receive two cautions during a match. However, if they receive an instant dismissal during the match they will be suspended from the next three competitive games. If they receive five separate cautions during the tournament they could also become suspended from the next competitive game.

You can check to see how many cautions your players have accumulated within your Squad page under the Statistical tab or alternatively within a Players Profile under the Statistics tab.

At the start of a new domestic season all cautions accumulated from the previous season during SMFA club and domestic competitions are cleared. Likewise, at the start of a SMFA World Cup all cautions accumulated during the SMFA World Cup Qualifiers are cleared.