The wait for the 2027 draft rules is finally over! We had experienced some delays since some topics really needed extra time to figure out what we want to do with it.
The rules changed within this draft document are primarily based on our experiences during the last international tournament in Incheon, where we wanted to change the rules to ensure better game flow and less game interruptions due to uncertainties within the rule set.
If you have any feedback on the changed rules, or about any rule in particular, please reach out to us. We will aim to keep this draft version as stable as possible, but we will change it if needed.
You can find the draft rules here as html: RoboCupJunior Soccer Rules 2027 or as a printable pdf: https://robocup-junior.github.io/soccer-rules/2027-soccer-draft-rules/rules.pdf
If you want to see how these rules are going to be enforced, we (special thanks to @jakubgal) have developed a very nice simulator to see the rules in action. Some disclaimers are needed, there still could be some minor issues within the software. If you encounter such issues, please let us know. You can find it here: RCJ Soccer Lab