RULES
QUALIFYING STAGE:
This is for the 2 teams that finished with the worst records last season. Each team will play one home match and one away match against their opponents. The team with the most goals scored in this series advances to the group stage.

TIEBREAKERS:
1. Away goals scored.
2. Better +/- from previous season.

GROUP STAGE:
Each team will play one home match and one away match against each other team in it's group. The two teams with the highest point total will advance to the quarterfinal knockout stage.

TIEBREAKERS:
1. Head to head record in group stage.
2. +/- in group stage.
3. +/- against each other in group stage.
4. +/- from previous season.

SEMIFINALS:
Each team will play one home match and one away match against its opponent. Greater number of goals scored in this series advances to the finals.
In the event of a tie:
1. The teams will play another home/away series.
2. If still tied, the better +/- from the group stage advances.
3. The better +/- from last season.

FINALS:
The championship match will be played at the home stadium of whichever team had the better +/- from the semifinals. If the two teams had the same +/- in the semis, then it will be at the stadium of the team that had the better +/- from the quarterfinals. If still tied, the better +/- from the group stage. Still tied? Better +/- from last season.
In the event of a tie in the championship match:
1. Play again, switching locations.
2. Repeat step 1 until a champion is crowned.

NOTE: Home team challenges.
PLEASE CHALLENGE YOUR OPPONENTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Good luck

PREVIOUS WINNERS

Season 8-- Pastaza River Falls FC (drumcats8)
Season 9-- Canada Cold Summer (aisosa2121)

TEAMS

Pastaza River Falls FC (Drumcats8), Ecuador

California Teardrops (theville07), Ecuador

Buffalo Stallions (khmylev13), USA

FC Calamares de Quito (nburnard), Ecuador

Elite Soccer Academy (coach_gildo), USA

FC Quito Fighting ants (rsox4ever22), Ecuador

SC Arnhem (rgp44), Netherlands

Santiago Stinging Scorpions (innocuous), Ecuador

El Gato Blanco (manster02), Ecuador

QUALIFYING STAGE


River Falls FC 0 @ El Gato 0

El Gato 2 @ River Falls FC 3

GROUP A
W L D GF GA +/- PTS.
FC Calamares 3 2 1 20 19 +1 10
California 1 3 1 9 14 -5 4
Soccer Academy 5 1 0 13 8 +5 15
River Falls 1 3 2 15 15 0 5

1st Matchday 4th Matchday
FC Calamares 6 @ California 4 California 0 @ FC Calamares 2
Academy 1 @ River Falls 4 River Falls 0 @ Academy 2

2nd Matchday 5th Matchday
FC Calamares 2 @ Academy 4 Academy 3 @ FC Calamares 1
California 3 @ River Falls 2 River Falls 1 @ California 1

3rd Matchday 6th Matchday
River Falls 4 @ FC Calamares 5 FC Calamares 4 @ River Falls 4
California 0 @ Academy 1 Academy 2 @ California 1

NOTE: Home team challenges.

NOTE: The Matchdays do not need to be played in order. For example, a game from the 5th Mathcday may be played before a game from the 3rd Matchday.

GROUP B
W L D GF GA +/- PTS.
FC Quito 3 0 3 16 7 +9 12
Buffalo Stallions 0 4 2 5 17 -12 2
Santiago 4 0 2 18 6 +12 14
SC Arnhem 1 4 1 9 18 -9 4

1st Matchday 4th Matchday
FC Quito 1 @ Buffalo 1 Buffalo 0 @ FC Quito 4
Santiago 4 @ SC Arnhem 2 SC Arnhem 0 @ Santiago 3

2nd Matchday 5th Matchday
FC Quito 2 @ Santiago 2 Santiago 2 @ FC Quito 2
Buffalo 2 @ SC Arnhem 3 SC Arnhem 2 @ Buffalo 2

3rd Matchday 6th Matchday
SC Arnhem 2 @ FC Quito 4 FC Quito 3 @ SC Arnhem 0
Buffalo 0 @ Santiago 4 Santiago 3 @ Buffalo 0

NOTE: Home team challenges.

NOTE: The Matchdays do not need to be played in order. For example, a game from the 5th Mathcday may be played before a game from the 3rd Matchday.

SEMIFINALS

7th Matchday                                     8th Matchday
Elite Academy 1 @ FC Quito 2             FC Quito 0 @ Elite Academy 3
Santiago 3 @ FC Calamares 2            FC Calamares 2 @ Santiago 0

FINALS

FC Calamares 4 @ Elite Academy 0

Updated. California has forfeited their last game 2-0. Semifinal matchups are set. Get your challenge out. This may have to carry over into next season..........

Congratulations to FC Calamares!!!!