Santee Spring Tournament Rules
Game Procedures and Rules
A. All games will be played by modified
FIFA rules.
B. All teams shall check in at the field booth 30 minutes
prior to all games. All teams will be scheduled for at
least 3 games. Check your team's schedule and the list
of fields
and maps. It is possible you may be playing on more than
one venue. All teams must have their leagues medical
releases and player passes. These be required of all teams
for spot
inspection in case of challenge or emergencies.
C. All games will be considered final and no protests
will be allowed.
D. The length of all Under 10-14 games is 50 minutes.
E. The length of all Under 15-16 games is 70 minutes.
All games shall be awarded points based on a 10-point
system described below:
Win = 6 points
Tie = 3 points
Loss = 0 points
Shutout = 1 point
In addition, bonus points shall be awarded for
goals scored in a game, not to exceed a maximum
of three
goals per game.
One additional bonus point shall be awarded
to the winning team for achieving a shutout. No
shutout bonus shall
be awarded for a 0-0 tie. Teams shall be
awarded the bonus
points for
goals scored without regard to the outcome
of the game. That is, the losing team will receive
points
for goals
scored,
and 0 points for the loss. One point will
be deducted for each red card received.
F. Game time is forfeit
time. The team, which "wins
by forfeit", shall be
deemed to have won by a score of 1-0 and will receive 8
points. If at the discretion of the tournament committee
a forfeit
provides an unfair advantage, the tournament committee
may make a bracket determination by another means so as
to determine
bracket placement fairly.
G. WILD CARD SELECTION
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 below. If WC comes from bracket
A, then Winner A will play Winner C, and Winner B will play
WC.
H. TIES PRELIMINARY GAMES
In the event that two or more teams are tied in points
at the end of the preliminary games, the following
tiebreakers shall be applied in order given until
a winner is determined.
While following this criteria, never revert back
to the top
of the list even after a team has been eliminated
from the tiebreaker.
1. Winner of head to head competition.
2. Net goals (goals for, minus goals against, up
to a differential of 3
goals per game)
3. Goals against.
4. Most goals scored (maximum of 3 goals per
game).
5. Most total wins
6. FIFA penalty kicks
I. SEMI-FINAL GAMES
All semi-final games ending in a tie go directly
to FIFA penalty kicks.
J. CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
If a championship game is tied at the end of regulation time,
then two 5-minute sudden death ("Golden Goal")
periods will be played, followed by FIFA penalty kicks.
K. AWARDS
Winners will be presented awards at the end of championship
games.
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