2014 US Youth Soccer NM Open State Cup Program
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
2 NMYSA welcome
3-6 Tournament rules
7 NMYSA member benefits
8 ODP
9 Coach Education
10-11 U-13 Boys
11-12 U-13 Girls
12 U-14 Boys
13 U-14 Girls
13-14 U-15 Boys
14-15 U-15 Girls
15-16 U-16 Boys
16 U-16 Girls
17 U-17 Boys
18 U-17 Girls
18-19 U-18 Boys
19 U-18 Girls / U-19
20-23 Caution: Children @ Play
24 Last year’s winners (2013)
25-26 Venue maps
Visit new schedule
and results pages
2014 US Youth Soccer New Mexico Open State Cup
(part of the National Championship Series)
TOURNAMENT RULES (abridged)
RULES OF PLAY: Games will be officiated using the FIFA Laws of the Game, and
modified for age-appropriate play. Duration of Play: Matches consist of two halves
of the following length—U13 & U14 = 35 minutes; U15 & U16 = 40 minutes; U17,
U18, & U19 = 45 minutes. Ball Size: U13 and older will use a size 5 ball. All games
will be played on regulation FIFA-sized fields.
SCORING METHOD IN THE PRELIMINARY ROUND AND POOL PLAY: In pool play and firstround bracket play, team standings shall be determined by accumulation of points awarded as
follows: win (including forfeit) = 3 points; tie = 1 point; loss (including unintentional forfeit) = 0
points.
TIE-BREAKING RULES IN THE 1st ROUND OF BRACKET PLAY: If necessary, the following tiebreaking rules will be used to determine the order of team advancement:
1.) Head-to-head results
2.) Winner of most games
3.) Cumulative goal differential between goals scored and goals allowed in all games played
within the bracket. Maximum difference allowed is four (4) goals per game.
4.) Least goals allowed in all games played within the bracket.
5.) Kicks from the penalty mark per FIFA Law.
This tie-breaking procedure shall be used if necessary to determine 1st- and 2nd-place
standing within a bracket. If more than two (2) teams are tied at the end of the preliminary
round, the tie-breaker criteria listed will be used in order shown beginning at #2, to either
advance or eliminate one team. The remaining teams will then be compared, beginning again
with criteria #2, to determine the ultimate placement. If more than two teams are still tied after
#4 is applied, the team coaches will effect a draw (i.e., cards, straws, etc.) to determine the
order in which the kicks from the mark will be taken.
In the event that a team unintentionally forfeits one of its 1st-round bracket games, the
opposing team shall be awarded three (3) points for a win, and the forfeiting team zero (0)
points for the loss. In the event that goal differential becomes a factor in future tie-breaking
procedures, the goals for the forfeited game shall be determined by taking the average of the
cumulative goal differential for the other preliminary games. Maximum goal difference allowed
is four (4) goals per game.
OVERTIME PERIODS FOR ALL GAMES REQUIRING A WINNER: Overtime periods in games
(RULES, continued on page 4)