PROCEDURES AND CUP RULES
June 28th – July 6th
Duration
Check-in: June 28th (Saturday)
Check-out: July 6th (Sunday)
8 nights and 9 days
Age
Under – 16
Rules
All games will be played according to the FIFA rules.
1 referee and 2 assistants.
Teams
16 Teams (Boys)
Minimum of 16 athletes and maximum of 20 athletes + Staff (maximum of 3 professionals).
Duration of games
35 minutes each half with 10 minutes (interval).
No overtime time will be played during the final games. If the game is tied after the regular time, the game will be decided on penalty kicks.
Game ball
Cup’s organization will provide the official game ball.
Size 5
Eligibility
The 1st World International Students Soccer Cup is open to all international and national schools.
Teams will be accepted on a first-come-first serve basis through April 30, 2008. After April 30, the teams will be placed on a waiting list and duly notified of their acceptance.
Boys must be born on or after January 1st, 1992.
Each team may dress up the players in game uniform for each game. All players must meet the age requirements and be listed on the team roster with unique jersey numbers.
Teams must have a minimum of 7 players to begin a game (11v11).
Shin guards must be worn by all players.
Game Format and Groups
The 1st World International Students Soccer Cup is based on a clubs cup. Sixteen teams will be divided in groups of four teams. The best two teams of each group classify for the “A” play-offs, and the other two teams of each group will play the “B” play-offs. As we expect many foreign schools to participate, all the matches will be played according to FIFA rules.
Each school will play at least 4 games and maximum of 6 games.
Teams will be awarded 3 points for a win and 1 point for a tie.
At the end of the preliminary round, the following criteria will be used to determine the placement for the play-offs, in order of importance:
- Greater number of points
- Direct confrontation
- Goals balance (scored goals - allowed goals)
- Greater number of goals scored
- Least number of goals allowed
- Drawing
Play-offs: if there is no winner after the regular time, the game will be decided on penalty kicks.
Substitutions
All teams are allowed 11 substitutions with their entire roster.
A substituted player cannot go to the field again.
The substitutions must be allowed by the referee. The player that enters in the game without the referee permission will be warned with a yellow card.
Yellow cards
2 yellow cards (different games) disable the athlete’s participation in the next game.
2 yellow cards (same game) will result in a red card, and also disable the athlete’s participation in the next game.
Red Cards
A red card disable the athlete’s permanence in the game and the participation in the next game.
2 red cards in the Cup will disable the player to participate in the rest of the competition for bad behavior.
Home team jersey
The first team listed in the schedule is the home team.
The home team must have an alternate jersey and be prepared to change, if, in the opinion of the referee, there is a color conflict.
Team jerseys must match with unique numbers for each player as submitted on the Official Tournament Roster. No sharing of jerseys permitted.
Awards
Trophies awarded to the 1st , 2nd , and 3rd place teams with individual medals(gold, silver, bronze).
All medals and trophies will be awarded at a ceremony area after the end of the championship game.
The best player, top-striker, and best goalkeeper will be awarded a free training period at Soccer Brazil Program.
Cup Fees
Athletes fee for application + Hotel + Transportation: (airport/hotel, hotel/game field, game field/hotel, hotel/airport) + Food = US$ 1.100,00/athlete.
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