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RevMFLS Cup 2004
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Last updated: August 10th, 2004.
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2004 CHAMPIONS |
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Andy Busa - FC Gasaraki |
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Welcome to the RevMFLS Cup Page for 2004.
This Cup is an MFLS Tournament for the 48 best teams in RevMFLS after week two.The Cup will be played over 16 weeks of the MFLS season (weeks 3-18).
UPDATE:
AnnMarie Heimlich, owner of FUFC, has left RevMFLS for another division, leaving us with 49 teams. This allows Akita FC to qualify for the RevMFLS Cup. The 49th place team, Granite State FC, is the only team to not qualify.
Random draw done on April 12th. See the Round One page for groupings.
Rules
The Tournament will consist of 2 rounds of group play, with 5 games each round, followed by a knockout phase.Game score equals MFLS points for the week.
Round 1:
48 teams, 8 groups of 6 teams, 5 matches, weeks 3-7, top 3 teams in each group advance
Round 2:
24 teams, 4 groups of 6 teams, 5 matches, weeks 8-12, top 2 teams in each group advance
Knockout Phase(Round 3):
8 teams, 4 head-to-head, two-leg matchups, weeks 13-14, 4 winners advance
Semi-finals:
4 teams, 2 head-to-head, two-leg matchups, weeks 15-16, 2 winners meet in the finals
Finals:
two-leg head-to-head, weeks 17-18.
Updated May 14th: Due to the moving of the All Star game, there are now 3 games scheduled for week 18 (All Star weekend). This week will not be used for the tournament. Leg two will be held in week 19.
Initial Groupings
Each group will be determined by random draw, to be held on Monday, April 12th, 2004. Tied teams will not be allowed in the same group to prevent seeding problems. Groups will be labeled A through H.To make the groupings fair, the teams will be ranked from 1-48 based on week 2 standings, then divided into 3 blocks of sixteen: 1-16, 17-32, 33-48. Two teams from each block of 16 will be randomly drawn into each group A-H.
Tie-breakers for initial ranking will be:
- Goals scored
- Assists scored
- Fewest NAP (hey, they have to be used for something now!)
- Standings after week 1 (not needed)
- Random selection (not needed)
Group Play
Group play will be decided on points, 3 for a win, 1 for a draw, based on 5 head-to-head matchups, 1 each against other teams in the group. See schedules below.The tie-breaker for group play will be:
- Points (W=3, T=1, L=0)
- MFLS Point differential (PF-PA), total round
- RevMFLS standings at end of round (YTD pts)
- Seeding at beginning of the round
Groupings for round 2 will be predetermined based on round 1 group and finish:
I: A1,H1,B2,E2,C3,F3
J: B1,G1,C2,H2,D3,E3
K: C1,F1,D2,G2,A3,H3
L: D1,E1,A2,F2,B3,G3
Seedings in round 2 will be determined by:
- Group points in round 1 (3W/1T/0L)
- MFLS point differential (PF-PA), round 1
- MFLS points through week 7
Group Play Schedules
In each round, schedules will be determined by seeding.Week 1: S1 vs S6, S2 vs S3, S4 vs S5
Week 2: S1 vs S5, S2 vs S4, S3 vs S6
Week 3: S1 vs S4, S2 vs S6, S3 vs S5
Week 4: S1 vs S3, S2 vs S5, S4 vs S6
Week 5: S1 vs S2, S3 vs S4, S5 vs S6
Knockout Phase
The winners of Groups I-L will be seeded 1-4 in the knockout phase. The runners-up of Groups I-L will be seeded 5-8.Seedings will be determined by:
- Group points in round 1 & 2 (3W/1T/0L)
- MFLS point differential (PF-PA), round 1 & 2
- MFLS points through week 12
Matchup M: S1 vs S8
Matchup N: S2 vs S7
Matchup O: S3 vs S6
Matchup P: S4 vs S5
Semi-Finals
The Semi-Finals will pit the 4 winners in another two-leg match in weeks 15-16.Matchup Q: M winner vs P winner
Matchup R: N winner vs O winner
Finals
The winner of Q will face the winner of R in a two-leg match in weeks 17 &19.The loser of Q will play the loser of R for third place.
Knockout Phase Tie-breakers
- Aggregate score
- Score game 1 only
- Largest slush fund
- Seeding in knockout phase
Sponsor
This tournament is being run by Mark, owner and operator of the Halmstad Swedes:
Proud member of the Midnight Riders
Mark's MLS Power Rankings