Warrington Soccer Club

Round Robin Tournament Rules        

These rules are for Intramural tournaments for the U-12 and up age brackets. Other rules are available for U-7, U-8, U-10. U-6 and below do not have a tournament.

Click on the age group for the schedule.

The schedule for the tournament shall be created at the beginning of the season from a random combining of teams. The won-loss record of each team shall have no bearing on the playoffs.

Rules for the Tournament

1. Unless otherwise indicated here, normal Warrington Soccer Club rules apply.
2. Each team will play a minimum of two games.
3. The game will consist of two halves with a 5-minute halftime intermission between halves. The time period for each half will be determined by age group and time availability. The recommended times will be followed for each age group.
   • U-12: 2 x 25-minute halves (8 minute halftime)
   • U-15: 2 x 25-minute halves (8 minute halftime)
4. There is no overtime for the round robin games in the tournament. See rule 11 for the Final game.
5. Points are awarded as follows:
   • Win - 4 points
   • Win (Forfeit) - 3 points
   • Tie - 2 points
   • Loss - 0 points
6. A forfeit is declared if one team fails to have one player less than the required number to play, 15 minutes after the scheduled game time (10 players). In the event of forfeit, the winning score is 1-0.
7. Both coaches must provide scores to the age group coordinator or his/her designee.
8. After all teams have completed their scheduled games, the two teams scoring the most points will face each other in a final championship game. Except in 5 team division. See #10
   •  Group play: If your tournament has designated groups (A and B) then the team with the most points in Group A plays the team with the 2nd most points in Group B for the semi-final. The team with the most points in Group B will face the team with the 2nd most points in Group A.  Winners will play in championship game.
9.  Tie-breakers:
   1.) Two-way ties:
   
   a.) Head-to head
   b.) Total Goal differential in all games played (maximum of 3 per game)
   c.) Team allowing the least total goals in all games played
   d.) Total number of shutouts in all games played
   e.) Shootout (see below)
   2.) Three-way ties (in each case, if the rule eliminates 1 team, then use 2-way):
   
   a.) Total Goal differential in all games played (maximum or 3 per game)
   b.) Team allowing the least total goals in all games played
   c.) 3-way Shootout (see below)
   3.) Four-way ties (in each case, if the rule eliminates 2 teams, then use 2-way)
   
   a.) Total Goal differential in all games played (maximum of 3 per games)
   b.) Team allowing the least total goals in all games played
   c.) 4-way Shootout (see below)
10. 5 Team Divisions play 4 games each.  No Championship game. Winner is the team with the most points.  See tie breakers for 1st & 2nd place.
11. Final Championship Game:
    • Same half-times as regular season games (U-12=30, U-15=35).
    • If tied at the end of regulation, 2 x 5-minute Golden Goal overtimes are played. There will be a 5-minute break between the end of regulation and the first overtime. Initial ball possession will be decided by a coin toss for the first overtime. The other team will receive initial possession during the second overtime. The team to score the first goal in either overtime wins the game.
    • If tied at the end of two overtimes, there will be a "Shootout":
      • If there is a question regarding a ruling not listed here, FIFA Laws of the Game apply.
      • The referees and coaches shall mutually agree upon the goal to be used in the shootout.
      • Each team shall line up their players, in single file, behind the midfield line.
      • A cointoss decides which team shoots first.
      • Kicks from the Penalty Mark are taken alternately by each team.
      • Each team shall take a minimum of 5 kicks. The team with the most goals after each team takes five kicks is the winner. The shootout may be stopped early if one team scores more goals than the other team could score with their remaining kicks.
      • If the teams are still tied after 5 kicks, the teams continue to kick until one team scores a goal more than the other team from the same number of kicks.
      • The goalie of the team kicking shall remain on the field, outside the penalty box.
      • Each player shall kick once before any player kicks twice (including the goalie). All players on the team participate in the shootout.
      • The goalie may be changed at any time during the shootout.

The tournament should be a fun experience for everyone involved. Trophies will be awarded to first and second place teams. Thank you for your support and cooperation.

Winning Goal Differential: The third tiebreaker is the sum of the difference in the score of each winning game, with a maximum value of 3 per game. If a team's scores in the round-robin are 5-0 (W), 1-3 (L), and 3-1 (W), the goal differential is 5: 3 for the first game, none for the loss, and 2 for the third game.

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Revision History:
10/23/09 Updated tie-breaker rules
10/3/09 Updated for 2009.
10/7/08 updated for 2008 10/9/07 Add group play rule.
10/8/05 Remove "move back" rule since it never applies. Fix some typos.
10/21/04 Final review for 2004 publication
5/2/04 (transcribe to web, add final playoff, use FIFA rules for shootout)