U13 – 2013 – 11v11 – 30 min halves – Size 5 Ball

5 Min Half Times

Substitutions: each team is allowed unlimited substitutions at any stoppage in play, with the approval of the referee. Teams should not seek an advantage by making excessive substitutions late in games, and it is within the referee’s discretion to keep substitutions in check.

All teams will be scheduled for a minimum of 3 games.

Teams shall be awarded points based on a 10-point system:

• 10 point maximum per match
• 6 points for a win
• 2 points for a tie
• 1 point for a shutout
• 0 points for a loss
• 1 point for each goal, up to a maximum of three per game
• Forfeits will be recorded as a 1-0 win (see “Forfeits” below)
• Scores on the website will only be recorded to a maximum of 10 goals scored.

Tie Breakers:

In the event of a tie, the winner will be determined as follows:

1. The winner of the head-to-head competition
2. Best goals Differential in the overall competition 
3. Most goals for 
4. Least goals against
5. Most Shutouts
6. If a tie still exists after steps 1 through 4, FIFA Kicks from the Mark will be taken 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the Semi-Final game.If a 3-way tie exists within a bracket after steps 1-5, a three-way coin flip will be conducted. The teams that tie in the coin flip will compete in FIFA Kicks from the Mark to eliminate one team prior to proceeding to FIFA Kicks from the Mark with the third team. The coin flip and time of the FIFA Kicks from the Mark will be determined at the fields.

Wild Cards: For brackets with wild cards, wild cards will be selected from the second-place teams who have accumulated the most points. Ties on points will be broken in accordance with the rules listed above.

Tournament staff may rearrange playoff games so a wildcard team does not play a rematch against its group winner.

Group A v Wild Card – Group B v Group C would change to Group A v Group B and  Group C v Wild Card

A preliminary game can end in a tie.

Quarterfinals & Semi-Final Games ending in a tie will go directly to FIFA Kicks from the Mark to determine a winner.

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, will proceed immediately to FIFA Kicks from the Mark procedure to determine the winner. In the event of an injury, time may be added on at the option of tournament officials. Go straight to PK.

Three-Way Tie Scenario:

If more than two teams are tied at the end of preliminary rounds, the tie breaker criteria list shall be used in order shown to advance or eliminate teams. Once one team advances or is eliminated, and if the remaining two teams are still tied, those two teams will then be compared beginning with criterion 1 (Head to Head) to determine ultimate placement. (See different examples below).

Example 1: Three-way tie:

Head-to-head cancels out since all 3 teams either beat or tied each other.

Team A Goal Differential +3

Team B Goal Differential +2

Team C Goal Differential +1

In the above example, Team A is first place, Team B is second place and Team C is third place.

Example 2: Three-way tie:

Head-to-head cancels out since all 3 teams either beat or tied each other.

Team A Goal Differential +3

Team B Goal Differential +3

Team C Goal Differential +1

In the above example, Team C is eliminated. Since Team A and Team B are tied, those two teams will then be compared beginning with criterion 1 (Head to Head) to determine ultimate placement. In this case, Team B beat Team A 1-0 in pool play. Therefore, Team B is first place, Team A is second place, and Team C is third place.

Forfeits

A team which “wins by forfeit” shall be deemed to have won by a score of 3-0 and will receive 10 points (The max score)

A team that receives an unfair advantage from a forfeit may have their final group stage bracket standing adjusted by the Tournament Director or their designee at their sole discretion. There is no financial consideration for either team involved in a forfeited game.

Shortening Games

In case of inclement weather, changing field conditions, or lack of daylight, the Tournament Director or Venue Manager may direct that games:

• be shortened, and/or
• go to FIFA penalty kicks, or
• be canceled.

The following modified rules will apply to any shortened group stage game that is going to penalty kicks:

• Each team will take five penalty kicks, unless the referee stops the penalty kicks earlier because of worsening conditions. In that case, the referees must give each team the same number of penalty kicks.
• At the end of five kicks, the game will be scored as a 1-0 win for the team that has scored more penalty kicks, or a 0-0 tie if both teams are tied in penalty kicks at the end of five kicks.
• If regular games have been played in the bracket and the tournament Director has determined that other games go to penalty kicks due to inclement weather or field conditions, the regular game’s score will revert to a 1-0 win or a 0-0 tie.

In any shortened elimination game (play-in, quarter, semi, or final) that goes to penalty kicks, standard FIFA rules (minimum of five rounds) will apply unless the referee, Tournament Director, or Venue Manager decides that it is unsafe to proceed. Every attempt should be made to provide teams with an equal number of penalty kicks.

There will be no refunds or reimbursements of the tournament application fee for shortened, canceled, or forfeited games.