THE OFFSIDE CUP – Tournament Rules and Regulations

By: Dave Martinez | March 6th, 2008

THE OFFSIDE CUP – Tournament Rules and Regulations

#1 – You are allowed only ONE entry into the tournament
#2 – Teams are assigned to you as they were received – first come first serve
#3 – Teams will be split into 8 groups (A-H)
#4 – Teams will be randomly selected into these groups
#5 – Each group will have 4 teams. All 4 teams must play each other twice. The top two teams shall advance to the next round (tie breakers will be decided upon points first, then head to head competition, then goal differential. If all remains tied, a coin flip)
#6 – The group stage shall last two (2) weeks after the commencement of the tournament.
#7 – The Playoffs – The round of 16, round of 8, and Semifinals shall be decided on a best of 2 series (home and away). *we are exploring the capacity of online league to create a definitive winner in cases of draws.
#8 – Players will have one week to play both playoff games in any round.
#7 – The Championship Game.

The winner shall receive a t-shirt from “The Offside,” and will be featured on this, and the main page as The Offside Cup Champion, including interview et al. Other prizes may be announced during the tournament.

The Round of 16 shall be played as follows:

BRACKET 1

Group A winner v. Group B Runner Up
Group C winner v. Group D Runner Up

Winners play each other in the quarterfinals

Group E winner v. Group F Runner Up
Group G winner v. Group H Runner Up

Winners play each other in the quarterfinals

BRACKET 2

Group B winner v. Group A Runner Up
Group D winner v. Group C Runner Up

Winners play each other in the quarterfinals

Group F winner v. Group E Runner Up
Group H winner v. Group G Runner Up

Winners play each other in the quarterfinals

Winners of Quarterfinal stage in each respective bracket face each other in the Semi Finals. Winners of that will move onto the Cup Championship