Tournement roules
Tournament Format
The competition is structured as follows:
After the group stage (Friday and Saturday), teams will be placed into the A and B playoffs.
All teams will play a total of six matches during the tournament.
Saturday – Playoff Groups
• Teams are divided into four new groups, with three teams in each:
o A Playoff: 1st and 2nd place from the preliminary groups
o B Playoff: 3rd and 4th place from the preliminary groups
→ Two A groups (A1 and A2) and two B groups (B1 and B2)
→ All teams play two matches in their group (round-robin format)
Sunday – Placement Matches
A Playoff:
• Final: 1st place A1 vs 1st place A2 (1st–2nd place)
Prize for both teams
• Bronze Final: 2nd place A1 vs 2nd place A2 (3rd–4th place)
Prize for the winner
• 5th Place Match: 3rd place A1 vs 3rd place A2
B Playoff:
• Final: 1st place B1 vs 1st place B2 (1st–2nd place in B playoff)
• Bronze Final: 2nd place B1 vs 2nd place B2 (3rd–4th place)
• 5th Place Match: 3rd place B1 vs 3rd place B2
In case of equal points, group rankings will be determined by the following criteria:
- Head-to-head result
- Goal difference
- Number of goals scored
- Fair play (cards)
- Drawing of lots
- Overaged players are allowed, but only those who can be defined as “future players” – meaning physically small and benefiting from playing down one age group.
Match Format
- 11v11
- 2 x 25 minutes, five-minute halftime
- Size 5 ball in G14 and size 4 ball in G13
- Referee trio
- Five-minute suspension for yellow cards
- Red card = 1-match suspension (may be extended if deemed necessary by the jury)
- No suspension for accumulated yellow cards
- Win = 3 points
- Draw = 1 point
- Loss = 0 points
- If a placement match ends in a draw, it goes straight to a penalty shootout
- Penalty shootout: 5 penalties per team (5v5). If still tied, sudden death applies
