THE FIRST ROUNDS WILL BE A ROUND ROBIN FORMAT. THE TOP TWO TEAMS WILL ADVANCE INTO THE SEMI-FINAL GROUP. THE WINNER OF EACH GROUP WILL ADVANCE INTO THE FINAL. IF TEAMS DON’T ADVANCE OR ONCE THEY LOSE THEN THEY WILL BE PLACED INTO CONSOLATION GROUPS. AT THE END THERE WILL BE TEAMS PLACED 1ST - 8TH.
-A maximum of 14 players may be on a team roster.
-Players must present a player card upon team check in at every game.
-All team players will need to be named on team’s roster.
-Players, coaches and spectators are expected to conduct themselves within the spirit of the Law as well as the letter of the Law. Displays of temper or dissent are cause for ejection from the game and surrounding field area.
-All referee decisions during game play are final and can not be over ruled.
-Teams will be divided into skill divisions. Within each division there will be two separate groups. Each team will play 5 games total.
-The first round of games will be a round-robin format. The first and second place team from each group will advance to semi-final round. The winner will advance into the Finals. Losing teams will be re-bracketed into the consolations rounds.
-3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss.
-Tie breakers is goal differential, second is goals against, third is head to head. Final tie breaker is pk’s.
-Teams / players will not be issued refunds unless the event is not able to provide a category to participate in.
-Fifa Laws of the Game will be used as the basis of all rules.
–All players must wear proper equipment to play in all matches. Shin guards must be fully covered by proper socks. Any items that have hard plastic or metal parts are considered dangerous and not allowed to be worn during play.
–If a team is unable to field a proper team within 5 minutes of the scheduled start time of the match that team will forfeit the match and the opposing team will be awarded a 3-0 victory. If neither team is able to field a proper team on the field both teams will forfeit the match to be recorded as a 3-0 defeat for each team.
–Teams are allowed unlimited substitutions.
–First round games will end in ties at the end of regulation play; subsequent elimination games from the second round and on will play a single 5-minute, golden goal overtime to begin immediately after regulation time expires. If still tied teams will go to a 5 round penalty kick shootout. If the shootout is tied after five rounds a sudden death shootout will commence until a winner is decided.
–Yellow cards are not cumulative and do not carry over from previous matches.
–Any player receiving a red card shall be disqualified from current match as well as the next match. Any player receiving a second red card during the tournament shall be banned from all remaining matches