Every team has 3 first round games.You will play each team in your group once.
First Round Scoring will based on the 10 point system. Win = 6 points, Tie = 3 points, Each goal = 1 point (max 3 points and you still get points for goals even if you lose or tie),Shutout = 1 point.
After the first round:
The first and second place team from each group will advance to the RB Cup.
The third and fourth team from each group will go to the Friendship Cup.
No teams will be eliminated after the first round
Seeding for the second round:
Seeding will be based on group finish and then by total points
The eight group winners will have seeds 1-8 in the RB Cup.
The eight second place teams will have seeds 9-16 in the RB Cup
The eight third place teams will have seeds 1-8 in the Friendship Cup.
The eight fourth place teams will have seeds 9-16 in the Friendship Cup
Tiebreakers - If total points are tied, then here is how we do the seeding:
Head to head
GF3
GA
Flip of a coin
Elimination round procedures for both Friendship Cup and Raul Briones Cup:
Throughout the entire elimination round the team with the higher seed will be the home team
In the event the higher seed does not have a home field, the lower seed will have home field
If neither team has a home field the game will be scheduled at a neutral site such as Westgrove
If the games end in a tie, two 15 minute overtimes will be played as per FIFA rules
If it is still tied at the end of overtime, penalty kicks will be taken as per FIFA rules
Note - any forfeit in Cup group games will result in a 3-0 win (10 points) for the winning team. Also, teams are not allowed to share players for any cup games (i.e. LA Strikers and HB Strikers cannot share. You can only play with the team that shows on your ID card)
