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IFA Memorandum

Tournament Format 2010

  1. Day one will take the form of a group competition for both the Main IFA Cup and IFA Plate tournament and the IFA Veterans' tournament. The day one timetable is as per the Day One Match Day Schedule which is included in each Team's Management Pack

  1. The Main Tournament will have 61 teams who will play in 14 groups of 4 and 1 group of 5. They will utilise the 7 pitches on the main playing field.

  1. The Veteran's Tournament will have 21 teams and will play in 4 groups of four and 1 group of 5. They will utilise the 3 pitches on the lower playing field.

  1. Day two of the Cup Competition will take the form of a knock-out competition and will be drawn on Saturday evening. The day two Cup timetable is as per the IFA Cup Competition Match Day Schedule which is included in each Team's Management Pack.

  1. The Cup draw will contain all 15 teams who came first in their groups, all 15 teams who came second in their groups, the team which came 3rd in the group of 5 and a team drawn randomly from all those who came 3rd in the groups of 4. This will place 32 teams in the IFA Cup.

  1. Day two of the Plate Competition will take the form of a knock-out competition and will be drawn on Saturday evening. The day two Plate timetable is as per the IFA Plate Competition Match Day Schedule which is included in each Team's Management Pack.

  1. The Plate draw will contain all the remaining 13 teams who came 3rd in their groups, all 15 teams which came 4th in their groups, the 5th team from Group 5 plus three random “byes”. This will place 29 teams in the IFA Plate competition. Three of these teams will receive a bye in the first round of the knockout phase.

  1. Day two of the Veterans competition has a predetermined draw in 5 stages: i.e. the Qualifying Round, Round 1, Quarter Finals, Semi Finals and the Final itself.

  1. The first team from each group, the second team from each group and the third team from the group of five will go straight to round 1. The 3rdth from each 4 team group and the 4th and 5th from the group of five will each play in the qualifying round. The winners of the Qualifying Round matches will go into the first round proper. (see figures 1 and 2) and 4

  1. The Veterans’ draw is predetermined as per the IFA Veterans' Competition Match Day Schedule which is included in each Team's Management Pack. (see figures 1 and 2).

  2. This memorandum shall form part of the Tournament Rules
Barbaraville 23rd June 2010          
 
 

Figure 1 Veterans Day Two Matches


1 pitch

2 pitches

2 pitches

2 pitches

3 pitches

2 teams

4 teams

8 teams

16 teams

10 teams

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

v

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

Quarter Final 1

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

v

11

 

Semi Final 1

 

 

v

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

v

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

Quarter Final 2

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

v

12

 

 

 

 

v

Final

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

v

13

 

 

 

 

v

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Quarter Final 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

 

v

 

 

 

v

21

 

 

 

7

 

 

Semi Final 2

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

v

 

 

 

v

17

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

Quarter Final 4

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

v

 

 

 

 

15

 


 
Figure 2 Veterans Day Two Draw


 Day Two Vets

 

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

 

Group A

1

6

11

16

none

 Straight to Round 2

Group B

2

7

12

17

none

 1st team from each group

Group C

3

8

13

18

none

 2nd Team from each group

Group D

4

9

14

19

none

 3rd team from Group E

Group E

5

10

15

20

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Round 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 3rd an 4th from each 4 team group plus 4th and 5th from Group E

 

Qualifying Round Teams


 
 
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