Teams will play three (3) mini-games (providing no teams forfeit) in the qualification round of play. At the end of each game the winning and losing teams will be awarded game points based on the following criteria:

a. Regulation win = 3 game points

b. Tie Match with Score (i.e 1-1) = 2 game points

c. Scoreless Tie Match ( i.e. 0-0 ) = 1 game point

d. Regulation loss = 0 game points

At the conclusion of all qualification matches in an age group the game points will be totaled. The team with the highest game points will be seeded in the highest position. The team with the next highest game points will be seeded in the next position. This will continue until all teams have been seeded. Should 2 teams have the same number of game points, tie breakers as specified in 11 will take effect.

Example of Saturday Morning Play

Game times are listed at the top of each box, they will differ for each age group depending on the number of teams & fields. This should be used only as an example.

In this example Team 1 has a game at 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM. There are two hours between games.

At the conclusion of all qualification matches in an age group the game points will be totaled. The team with the highest game points will be seeded in the highest position. The team with the next highest game points will be seeded in the next position. This will continue until all teams have been seeded. Should 2 teams have the same number of game points, tie breakers as specified in #11 of the tournament rules will take effect.

The tie breakers used in determining the seedings into bracketed play will be as follows:

a. Bonus points will be added or subtracted based on a +(-) goal differential. The differential will be the difference between the goals scored and goals allowed by each team in regulation play with the maximum differential points allowed for a single match being +(-)4. The +(-) difference will be summed. The team with the highest number of differential points will be seeded in the higher position.

b. If two or more teams have the same number of differential points, the team that has allowed the fewest goals in the qualification round of play will be seeded in the higher position.

c. If after (b) above two or more teams have the same number of goals allowed, then the team that has scored the highest number of goals in the qualification round shall be seeded the higher position.

d. If after (c) above, two or more teams have the same number of goals scored, the winner shall be determined by: HEAD TO HEAD PLAY IN THE PRELIMINARY ROUND, with the winning team in the preliminary round obtaining the higher seed, OR if the said teams did not meet in the Preliminary Round, a coin toss shall determine the seeding position.

Example of Seeding after Pool Play

Division A is the top 8 teams, Division B is the next 8 and so on. In this example Team 1 would be the #1 top seed of division A. Team 9 would be the #1 top seed of Division B when they are bracketed.

Example of 8 Team Bracket Play - If your team seeds into a bracket with 9 or more teams the below example is incorrect in your case.

Click here to view a blank 8 team bracket - These can be used onsite to track bracketed play progress if you're in an 8 team division.

Disclaimer: These game times are not exact for every division. They differ from playing location to playing location based on how many teams are in your division and how many fields are needed at a site to handle those teams. This should be used only as an example. Generally speaking we try to give the teams who win in the 50 minute games earlier game times on Sunday with championship games at 12:30 but this isn't always the case. In the below example assume the higher seeded team won each match up with a 2-0 score. Scores are blue digits inside of circles.

Winners move to the right, losing teams to the left during the first 50 minute game on Saturday afternoon. Seed #1 plays seed #8, #2 plays #7, #3 plays #6, #4 plays #5.

Non 8 Team Divisions

We try to create as many 8 teams divisions as we can but there are cases where age groups have an odd number of teams. In these cases a custom bracket is used based on the number of teams. In some of these instances a re-seeding is done after your first two 50 minute games to decide who plays for the trophy.