Tournament Rules
Tournament Rules
| 3rd Annual Directors Cup | ||||||||||||
| Tournament Rules | ||||||||||||
| The tournament will be governed under NIRSA Tournament rules with the following modifications. | ||||||||||||
| Format: | ||||||||||||
| Each team will play a minimum of 3 games, | ||||||||||||
| The Championship Trophy will go to the winner | ||||||||||||
| 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-Goal Differential | Winner is best of 5 kicks unless it is still tied then sudden death. | |||||||||||
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3-Goal For 4 -Goals Against |
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| 5-Coin Toss | ||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||
| 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 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 Director of Directors Cup (Chris Rael), Aztec Cup Sport Lcc Director (JB Blessinger), | ||||||||||||
| and the Directors Cup Assistant Directors are the final decision makers in any matters regarding the tournament, | ||||||||||||
| Scheduling | ||||||||||||
| Due to travel arrangements of teams the Semifinal/Finals for each division are subject to change | ||||||||||||
| Rosters | ||||||||||||
| There is no roster limit, but each team must submit a finalized roster sheet to directors tent prior to first game. | ||||||||||||
| Also a completed roster must be given to field manager/ref 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 | ||||||||||||
| Teams/Spectators | ||||||||||||
| Teams will one allowed on one side of field and spectators need to be on opposite side of field. | ||||||||||||
| All State and County health guidelines will be followed. More details can be seen at www.calsouth.com | ||||||||||||
