Game rules - Lampe Challenge 2026

You have to bring your own basketballs for warmup, the tournament will only provide one match ball in each gym!

Boys/Girls U19 and 10-12

• All games are played 4 x 8 min effective time.
• The clock will be stopped the last 2 minutes in the fourth quarter if a basket is made.
• In gyms with no shotclock the referees will call out the remaning time.
• Zone defense is allowed.
• Overtime periods is 3 min until a winner is decided.
• Ball size: 7 (Boys U19, 09-10) and 6 (Girls U19, 09-11 and Boys 11)
• The team which stands as the home team in the schedule will use a light-colored uniform and the other team will use a dark.

Boys/Girls 13-14

• All games are played 4 x 6 min effective time.
• The clock will be stopped the last 2 minutes in the fourth quarter if a basket is made.
• In gyms with no shot clock the referees will call out the remaning time.
• Zone defense is not allowed.
• Zone press is not allowed.
• Overtime periods is 2 min until a winner is decided.
• Ball size: 6 (boys and girls)
• The team which stands as the home team in the schedule will use a light-colored uniform and the other team will use a dark.
  
  FAST THROW IN(all categories)
  
  This rule applies when the new offensive team has a inbound in their own backcourt due to a violation and means that the new offensive team can run to get the ball and pass it in without that the referees have to check the ball before the inbound.  
  
  The rule do not apply within:
  • Last two minutes of the game
  • inbounds at the front court
  • inbound after foul calls and jump balls
  • inbounds after a cancelled basket due to a violation
    
    
  A team that:
  - for example does not let go of the ball immediately after a violation or throws the ball away in any way is considered guilty for a violation due to time waisting. 
  - violates the rule as above should be given a warning. 
  - violates the rule a second time should be penalized with a technical foul on the player/coach in that team. (depending on who is doing the violation).  
  
  substitutions and timeouts
  If the team that has the throw in on their backcourt:
  - wishes to make a substitution or take a timeout, they can. 
  - has not requested any substitution or timeouts but the new defending team has, they are not allowed.  
  
  Both team are allowed to make substitution or take a time out only if the team with the throw in has requested either a substitution or timeout.   

In addition to the rules above the Lampe Challenge follow FIBA-rules from 2020.

Club representation:

All players must be licensed/registered in the club they represents and in the current season have played competition match for the club participating in Lampe Challenge

A player that has a license/registration in any other club are not allowed to participate in Lampe Challenge

Fair play

Each team/coaches responsible for the behavior of the team's supporters/parents. If supporters/parents are causing disturbance or in other ways behave in conflict with the tournament values, the head referee shall stop the game. The game will not continue until the coach has resolved the situation with the supporters/parents.

All teams are placed in groups where they play against each other (round-robin).

Groups that includes 8 teams:

• The teams are divided into two sub-groups of 4 teams each
• The first placed teams from the two different groups meet in the final.
• The second best placed teams meet playing for third prize
• The third best placed teams meet playing for 5th and 6th place.
• The fourth best placed teams meet playing for 7th and 8th place

Groups that includes 6 teams:

• The teams are divided into two sub-groups of 3 teams each
• Second and Third placed teams in both groups will play quarterfinal.
• The first placed teams in both groups will play semifinal against the winners in the quarterfinals.
• The winners in the semifinal play final and the loser meet playing for third prize.
• The losers in the quarterfinals meet playing for 5:th and 6:th place

Groups that includes 4 teams:

• The first and second placed teams meet in the final.
• The third and fourth placed teams meet playing for third prize

Group placement:

If two teams have the same points, the team that won the mutual game will be placed higher.

If more than two teams have the same points, the order is decided according to:

1. Number of wins between the tied teams.

2. Score difference between the tied teams.

3. Total score difference in the series.

4. Total scores made in the series.

5. Drawing of lots.

Protests and penalties:

Any protests have to been send via email:
lampechallenge@hammarbybasket.se
and have to be notified to the hall manager no later than 15 minutes after the end of the match, at the same time as a protest fee of 950 SEK is paid to Lampe Challenge swish no: 123 281 62 05 (the fee is refunded if the protest is approved).
If you cannot pay via swish, you may visit the Competition Committee.
The protest is processed by the Competition Jury, whose decision cannot be appealed.