Couch Cup Tournament Formatting Explained
The adult division will have two groups of five teams. Each group will play a round-robin
totaling four matches per player. Ties are allowed in the group stage. First place in
each group plays in the championship match. Second place in each group plays for
third place. If there is a tie in the playoff matches we will adhere to the rules of how to
determine a winner. In the event of a tie in the group, the tiebreaker is as follows:
1) Head to head result
2) Net goal differential (up to 4 per game)
3) Most goals forward (up to 4 per game)
4) Most shutouts
5) Fewest goals allowed
6) Coin flip
The youth division will have seven groups of four teams. Each group will play a round-robin totaling three matches per player. Ties are allowed in the group stage. First place
in all seven groups will be rewarded a quarter-final berth. The highest-ranked second
place team will be rewarded the final quarter-final spot. In the event of a tie within the
group, we will adhere to the group tie break rules seen above. The highest-ranked
second-place team will be determined by the following process:
1) Most points in group play
2) Net goal differential (up to 4 per game)
3) Most goals forward (up to 4 per game)
4) Most shutouts
5) Fewest goals allowed
6) Coin flip
The quarter-finals, semi-finals, third-place match, and championship match all require
winners. No ties allowed in these phases for both divisions. See rules to adhere by if a
game ends in a tie, but must determine a winner.