Tournament Rules

Playing formats vary by age group. Please check your age group in the table below

All players must abide strictly to the age categories as listed below, with the exception of female players who may be two years older in each age category.

• Under 12: Born on or after 1st January 2013
• Under 14: Born on or after 1st January 2011
• Under 16: Born on or after 1st January 2009

All players must be registered via the Liga Suparimau app.

Players may play for 1 team only. Players must be from the same club which has participated in Liga Suparimau 2025 Season A or Season B. No 'import' players are allowed for teams. If a team is found to use imported players they will be disqualified from the tournament.

On event day, teams are required to report to the admin tent with their whole team no later than 30 minutes before the start of their first match to verify their players.

All players are required to produce their original IC or Passport when registering on day 1 of the tournament. (Players under the age of 12 with no photo ID may present their original birth certificate as a replacement. All players above the age of 12 must have a valid photo ID displaying their IC or passport number.)

After verification by the admin team, players will receive a wristband which they must wear for the duration of the tournament. If a player loses their wristband or takes it off they must re-register at the admin tent using their original IC/passport. Any player that does not have a wristband will not be allowed onto the field of play.

All teams are required to have team kits with player numbers on the back of the jerseys.

Playing area is an artificial turf pitch. Players may wear plastic-studded soccer shoes (metal-studded soccer boots are not allowed). Players must wear shin-guards throughout the course of the tournament.

Players shown a red card are sent off immediately and banned from play for one full match. Yellow cards will not be carried through the tournament.

When a team makes a substitution, the substitute must wait for the player to leave the pitch before entering.

When substituting, the team must notify the referee when the ball is out-of-bounds for the substitution to happen.

Substituted players shall be allowed to re-enter during the same match (rolling substitutions).

A maximum of five (5) minutes allowance shall be allowed after the starting whistle by the referee, failing which a walkover may be awarded to the opponents with full points and a registered score of 3-0.

In the case that 2 teams are tied at the end of the Group Stages, placing will be determined by the following, in order:

• Best goal difference
• Most goals scored
• Fewest goals conceded
• Winner of head to head match
• Sudden death penalty shootout

In the case that all 3 teams are tied at the end of the Group Stages, placing will be determined by:

• Best goal difference
• Most goals scored
• Fewest goals conceded
• Winner of head to head match
• Sudden death penalty shootout

In the event of a sudden death penalty format it will be run in the following order:

• A (shooter) vs B (keeper)
• B (shooter) vs C (keeper)
• C (shooter) vs A (keeper)

The teams in place of A, B and C will be determined by the fixture order from the group stage matches.

• A = Home team match 1
• B = Away team match 1
• C = Remaining team in group

In the event of a tie in the Knockout Stages, matches will move directly to a 3 penalty shootout. If a winner cannot be decided after the penalty shootout the match will move to sudden death penalties where a winner will be decided when 1 team scores and the other team fails to score in the same round.

Note: Only players on the pitch at the end of ordinary time may take a penalty

Coaches, team managers and supporters shall not question the referee’s decision. The use of foul language and/or aggressive behaviour could lead to a team being removed from the tournament.

All teams are reminded that this is a youth tournament and that positive support is strongly encouraged.

In the event that lightning or bad weather causes a stop in play, a match result will stand if more than 50% of that match has been played. If less than 50% of a match has been played at the time of the stoppage, the remainder of the match will be played once conditions are deemed safe by the organiser.

In the case of severe weather, the organiser reserves the right to amend the schedule and formats in order to complete the tournament according to our principles of safety.

A medical team will be on site to aid injured players, however players must have their own medical insurance. The tournament organisers are not liable for any death, disability, personal injury, loss of property or any other loss howsoever arising from any cause whatsoever at any time during the course of this tournament.

The organising team will take all reasonable precaution, but each player is responsible for his or her personal health and safety upon agreement to participate in this tournament.

In the event of a protest or dispute, the Tournament Committee shall have sole jurisdiction in settling the matter.