rules
UCI’s 14th Annual Anteater Invitational- Tournament Rules
The men’s side will have 3 brackets of 4 teams- Top teams advance from each bracket; the next best team among all the brackets will be chosen as wildcard and will advance to play on the semi-final. The women’s side will include 2 brackets of 4 teams – Top two teams advance to semi-finals. Teams will be ranked by number of points accumulated, followed by tie- breaking rules if necessary, Win = 3 points, Tie = 1 point, Loss = 0 points
Two 35-minute halves for all games
Substituting players is allowed on any dead ball or when the other team is substituting;
Unlimited amount of subs permitted
Home team has first choice of where to warm-up. Home team must provide 3 game balls. Away team has first choice in jersey selection
Straight red card results in immediate ejection of current game followed by a one game suspension. Two yellow cards given to one player in the same game results in immediate ejection of current game followed by a one game suspension
Tie Breaking (in order of priority): [Superior team]
- Head-to-head [Winner]
- Goal differential (goals for minus goals against) [Highest]
- Goals for [Highest]
- Goals against [Lowest]
- Bookings [Lowest]
- Best of 5 in penalty kick shootout [Highest]
Tie Breaking for Semi-Final and Final (in order of priority):
- Two 10-min overtime halves
- Best of 5 in penalty kick shootout (players who were on the field when the game ended)
If a team fails to show up by game time or field at least seven players they must forfeit
and the opposing team will receive a 2-0 win