Event Information
- Ethos for Event
- The 7v7 event is meant to be a fun event for people of all abilities to celebrate the world's most populat sport.There is zero tolerance for unsportsmanlike behavior.
- Game Duration:
- Games will be 25 minutes long with no extra time added to the game.The game-time is continuous without stoppages.Rock-Paper-Scissors will determine which team starts with the ball.
- Games Rules (FIFA rules applied if not specified below)
- 1. Goals cannot be scored directly from Thrown-Ins, dropped ball or Goalkeeper throws.
- 2. Throw-ins, Goal kicks, Corner Kicks and Free Kicks as per FIFA.
- 3. Minimum required distance is 8 yards.
- 4. No offsides
- 5. Players who receive a Red Card will be suspended for the rest of the tournament.
- 6. Substitutions will be on the fly at the halfway line.
Tiebreakers:
- 1. For any tie in standings, the following will be used as a tie-breaker.
- a) Previous Match Results:- The team with the greater number of points in matches ( Not used if 3 or more teams are tied in points, in this instance “ii” shall be the first tie breaker).
- b) Overall Goal Difference – Subtract Goals concede from Goals scored(max 5 goals difference in a game is taken into account)
- c) Overall Goal Average - Goals shall be calculated as goals scored divided by goals conceded. In the event that a team did not concede any goals, this shall be considered as a higher goal average as compared to a team that has conceded a goal.
- d) Most Goals Scored
- e) Fewest Goals allowed
- Games that require a winner will go straight to Kicks from the penalty mark(3-1-1).Teams will be equalized prior to starting KPM. All players are eligible(not just the ones on the field)
- Protests
- Referee’s decisions are final and no protests will be accepted by Tournament organizers
