Schwaben AC Tournament Rules  (Click here to download the full PDF of the tournament)                                                                                                       

Saturday July 12th
Teams will be divided into four (4) groups of four (4) teams (See: Saturday Bracket below)
Each team will play three (3) qualifying matches against teams within their respective group.

• O-30 division games are 2 x 15 minutes games without intermission
• Men’s division are games 2 x 25 minutes games without intermission

Points: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss.
Top two (2) teams from each group will be placed in knock-out bracket (downlaod PDF for viewing)

Group Tiebreaker (in order of recognition):
1. Team that won Head-to-Head
2. Greatest goal differential for all three (3) games. (i.e. GF 12, GA 4 = Net +8)
3. Team with fewer goals scored against for all three (3) games

Forfeit
For any team that forfeits a game on Saturday the maximum amount of points will be awarded to the other team. (3-0 Win)

Sunday July 13th
Top two (2) teams from each group on Saturday will be placed in knock-out bracket (downlaod PDF for viewing) according to seeding and begin single elimination contests.

• O-30 games will be 2 x 20 minute with two (2) minute intermission
• Men’s games will be 2 X 25 minute games with two (2) minute intermission

Any Knock-out match ending in tie after regulation will immediately move to penalty kicks in accordance with FIFA rules.

Prize Money:

• Prize money for Men’s Division Winner- $1,000
  
• Prize money for Men’s Division Runner-up- $500
  
• There is no prize money for the Over-30 Division

Players Rosters:

• Rosters will consist of 18 players
• Players must be registered with their participating team (using an unregistered player is cause for forfeit)
• Each team is allowed to sign four (4) secondary players with a valid club ID pass.
• Each player may only play with one (1) team for tournament
• Roster forms will need to be filled out and submitted prior to games
• Please allow time before games to check in with tournament officials
• Roster changes will be allowed up to team’s first game on Sunday- after game begins rosters are locked.

Offsides: Games shall be played without offside rule in effect.

Red Cards: A player receiving a red card shall be banned from the next tournament game. Two yellow cards in the same game carry the same penalty. Single yellow card will not carry over to the next game.

Note: We reserve the right to deny participation in the tournament if a traveling team has not submitted their state permit.

Note: No Pets are allowed on the Schwaben Center grounds