Tournament Rules
Tournament Rules
| Northwest Cup | ||||||||||||
| Tournament Rules | ||||||||||||
| The tournament will be governed under NIRSA Tournament rules with the following modifications. | ||||||||||||
| Format: | ||||||||||||
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Two groups of 3 teams. First and Second place from Group plays in SF/Finals, 3rd place has consulation match |
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| The Championship Trophy will go to the winner and runner up | ||||||||||||
| The tournament point system: | ||||||||||||
| Win = 3 points | ||||||||||||
| Tie = 1 points | All results and updates will be posted at www.azteccup.org | |||||||||||
| Loss = 0 points | ||||||||||||
| Forfeits = The winning team is awarded a 3-0 win. | ||||||||||||
| Tournament Tiebreakers for Pool Play Only: | Tournament Tiebreaker for QF, Semifinals and Finals: | |||||||||||
| 1-Head to Head Competition | No overtime, direct to penalty kicks. | |||||||||||
| 2-Goals Against | Winner is best of 5 kicks unless it is still tied then sudden death. | |||||||||||
| 3-Goal Differential – Goals For minus Goals Against | Consolation | |||||||||||
| 4-Coin Toss | Game will end in a tie | |||||||||||
| Game Length – All per NIRSA National Tournament Rules | ||||||||||||
| 40-Minutes halves - running clock - Pool Play and Consolation games | ||||||||||||
| If an opponent is not ready to play 5 minutes after the game clock is started, a forfeit win will be awarded to the opposing team. | ||||||||||||
| 5 minute halftime | ||||||||||||
| No Overtimes- Pool play games will end in a tie, Finals will go directly to penalty kicks. | ||||||||||||
| Each team will provide a game ball. | ||||||||||||
| The visiting team will change kit if color conflict. | ||||||||||||
| A modified tournament format will be used if any of the games have to be postponed or cancelled due to circumstances out of our control (ie the weather). | ||||||||||||
| Yellow cards | ||||||||||||
| Any player receiving 3 yellow cards during the course of the tournament will be ineligible for the team’s next game. | ||||||||||||
| Red Cards | ||||||||||||
| Any player receiving a red card during the course of the tournament will be ejected from the game immediately and be asked to leave the | ||||||||||||
| vicinity of the playing field, and is ineligible for the team’s next game. The referees and/or staff at SD Cup will determine if the | ||||||||||||
| carded player’s action warrants suspension from the tournament entirely. | ||||||||||||
| Protests are NOT allowed. Any situation not explicitly covered by the rules will be resolved by the Tournament Directors. | ||||||||||||
| Decisions relating to the interpretation of the Tournament Rules can only be made by the Tournament Directors. | ||||||||||||
| The University of Idaho Club president (Sydney Monk), Aztec Cup Sport Director (JB Blessinger), | ||||||||||||
| and University of Idaho (Emily Stuart), are the final decision makers in any matters regarding the tournament, | ||||||||||||
| Scheduling | ||||||||||||
| Due to travel arrangements of teams the finals for each division are subject to change | ||||||||||||
| Rosters | ||||||||||||
| There is no roster limit, but each team must submit a finalized roster online before your first Game | ||||||||||||
| Also a completed roster must be given to field staff prior to each game. | ||||||||||||
| Game Check In | ||||||||||||
| Each player must present valid ID prior to field manager before the start of each game. Student ID or drivers license will be acceptable | ||||||||||||
| Team Check In | ||||||||||||
| Only One Team representative needs to check into Director's Tent 30 prior to first game to verify roster, etc | ||||||||||||
| Hotels | ||||||||||||
| Teams are strongly encourage to book with our event management partner. This helps offset operation cost for current/future events. Rebates will be given for teams reserving 5 or more rooms. | ||||||||||||
| Please contact azteccupsports@gmail.com for more details. | ||||||||||||
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