~~~ GOLD Football League Rules ~~~
Current revision: Issue #20.0 (last updated: 04-04-24)
  • ** Section updates:**
    07-26-96 rewritten to be GOLD League specific
    07-30-96 added chat draft option and corrected # receivers drafted
    08-19-96 added link to detailed scoring parameters (sec.VIII)
    08-21-96 clarified saved-player rules (sec.IV)
    09-04-96 corrected field goal yardage range (sec. VIII)
    09-29-96 combined scoring parameters into this document (sec.VIII)
    02-12-97 updated for the 1997 season (all) [2.0]
    07-15-97 corrected kicker PAT scoring (sec. VIII) [2.1]
    07-20-97 updated FP, TP rules (sec. VI.a.) [2.2]
    09-07-97 updated for clarity only (all) [2.3]
    09-08-97 updated waivers allowed, times and numbers (sec. V.) [2.4]
    11-10-97 clarified TP designation period (sec. IV.) [2.5]
    01-21-98 updated for the 1998 season (sections renumbered) [3.0]
    01-27-98 clarified abandoned team rules (sec.II.b.) [3.1]
    07-01-98 updated yardage scoring catagories in Scoring rules (sec.X) [3.2]
    09-05-98 clarification of roster format requirements (sec. V.a.)
    05-05-99 updated for the 1999 season (all - 99 bye rule) [4.0]
    06-06-00 updated for the 2000 season (all) [5.0]
    07-20-00 updated for new WANNABE DRAFT Interface (sec. V.)[5.1]
    08-22-00 clarification of IR movement (sec. VII.d.)
    08-30-00 clarification transaction requests (sec. VII.)
    02-21-01 update saved plyrs and drft ordr (sec. V.c, VI.)[5.2]
    06-10-01 updated for the 2001 season (all) [6.0]
    09-19-01 update due to NFL schedule change (all) [6.1]
    09-20-01 revised NFL schedule change provisions (all) [6.2]
    06-06-02 updated for the 2002 season (all) [7.0]
    05-04-03 preliminary update for 2003 (sec. VI., VII.)[7.9]
    06-14-03 update for 2003 season (sec. VII., X.)[8.0]
    06-16-04 update for 2004 season (sec. X.)[9.0]
    09-14-04 roster/waiver clarifications (sec. V., VII.)[9.1]
    09-28-04 IR clarification (sec. VII.)[9.2]
    10-11-04 IR clarification (sec. VII.)[9.3]
    06-16-05 update for 2005 season (all)[10.0]
    06-01-06 update for 2006 season (all)[11.0]
    10-08-07 update for 2007 season (clarify IR, sec. VII.I)[12.0]
    07-01-09 update for 2009 season (clarify IR and winning percentage, secs. III IV VII)[13.0]
    07-16-11 update for 2011 season (price, Points, schedule)[14.0]
    08-24-12 update for 2012 season (deleted Delayed Waivers, sec. VII)[15.0]
    06-24-14 update for 2014 and new site design[16.0]
    08-22-15 update for 2015 season (abandoned teams, sec. II.b)[17.0]
    08-01-17 update for 2017 season (IR now Inactive Reserve, sec. VII)[18.0]
    12-04-22 update to reflect 17 game season.[18.1]
    07-30-23 update for 2023 season (incomplete games, sec. X)[19.0]
    04-04-24 update for 2024 season (ALL sections)[20.0]