What is my role in substitutions?
Rule- South Africa
- PSL
- NSL Handbook
- IFAB Laws of the Game
- Betway Premiership
- Motsepe Foundation Championship
- Senior
- 2026/27
- Fourth officials
- Match officials
Under Law 6.2, the fourth official's duties include:
- supervising the substitution procedure
- checking the equipment of players and substitutes
- supervising the replacement balls
The Law 3.3 procedure you supervise:
- the referee must be told before any substitution is made
- the outgoing player needs the referee's permission to leave and must go straight to the technical area or dressing room, taking no further part
- the substitute enters only after the outgoing player has left, at the halfway line, during a stoppage, and with the referee's signal
- the substitution is complete when the substitute enters the field; until then the team may still change its choice of substitute
Under NSL Handbook Rule 14.10, the home club must provide suitable substitution boards.
Added 21 Oct 2026