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GARDEN STATE SOCCER LEAGUE
WOMEN LEAGUE CUP
2008 TOURNAMENT
The GSSL "Women League Cup" is a competition open to all GSSL affiliated
teams in the Women divisions: teams of different Women divisions will
play against each other in a Tournament style competition.
PARTICIPATION
No extra fee will be charged to participate in this League function.
Participation is automatic unless the league is notified 2 weeks in
advance of the refusal to participate.
For the 2007/2008 season, all participating teams in the Women divisions
will enter a QUALIFICATION ROUND to determine which teams advance
to the "Women League Cup Playoffs".
A total of 19 teams currently registered in the 3 Women divisions
(A, B Central and B North) of the GSSL are going to participate.
All 19 teams shall be grouped in a total of 5 groups (4 groups
made up of 4 teams and 1 group made up of 3 teams).
The teams in each group shall play against each other once to accumulate
points to determine a first and second place finisher.
All first place finishers in the 5 groups, will automatically advance
to the Quarterfinals.
An additional 3 teams shall be picked out of the 5 second place teams
to be included in the Quarterfinals.
See specific criteria below to advance to the Quarterfinals.
2008 WOMEN LEAGUE CUP GROUPS
GW01
8 0074 ALLENTOWN/U. FREEHOLD WA
2 0084 JERSEY SHORE BOCA WOMEN WA
7 0072 BRUNSWICK BLAZE WBC
4 0082 GREEN ROCK WSC WBN
GW02
1 0024 PENINSULA AZTECS WA
6 0062 US PARMA WSC WA
6 0077 MORRIS AZZURRE WBN
5 0075 MERCER METROS WBC
GW03
3 0039 KAPPA REAL WYCKOFF W. WA
2 0060 CLARKSTOWN WSC WBN
3 0061 TEANECK UNITED W WBN
GW04
5 0027 S.I. STORM WA
1 0044 MONROE MAGIC WBC
3 0079 MAVERICKS WSC WBC
5 0081 MILLTOWN MIMOSAS WBN
GW05
4 0057 NJ FUSION WA
4 0070 COLONIA PUNKS WBC
1 0083 NJ LIONS FC WOMEN WBN
8 0068 HOLMDEL MYSTIC RYDERS WBC
COMPETITION FORMAT
ALL RULES OF THE GSSL WILL APPLY DURING ALL GAMES OF THE
LEAGUE CUP TOURNAMENT also in terms of ACCUMULATION OF
YELLOW CARDS, FINES and SUSPENSIONS.
WOMEN LEAGUE CUP SCHEDULE
QUALIFICATION ROUND
ALL participating teams shall be involved in a qualification Round.
There will be a total of 5 groups in the 2008 Women League Cup
Qualification Round.
Qualifications Round will be played on:
May 11, 2008
May 18, 2008
June 1, 2008
In case of postponement (because of State Cup or weather)
games must be made up not later than June 4th, 2008
Groups will be composed of 3 or 4 teams, and all teams within a group
shall play against each other once during the qualifications Round.
These Qualification Round games will end after 90 minutes of play
(no overtime or penalties).
At the end of this round, team(s) will be advanced into the
"Women League Cup Playoffs" based on standings determined according
to the following criteria in the order given below:
1. Most Points (3 for win, 1 for tie, 0 for loss)
2. Head to Head Result (for all teams involved)
3. Best Goals Difference
4. Most Goals In Favor
Each team will pay HALF of the referee fees for these games.
Referee Fee - $60.00 (each team pays $30.00)
CRITERIA TO ADVANCE TO LEAGUE CUP PLAYOFFS
All 5 teams finishing FIRST in their respective groups, shall
advance to the "Women League Cup Playoffs"
Three (3) BEST SECOND PLACE teams shall be picked out of all
5 second place teams of the Qualification round, to be
included in the Quarterfinals.
The 3 BEST SECOND PLACE teams will be determined by calculating
the following averages in the order given below:
1) Highest Points Average (Points/number of games played)
2) Lowest Goals Against Average (Goals against/number of games played)
A Random draw shall be used if teams are tied after the above criteria
is applied.
WOMEN LEAGUE CUP PLAYOFFS
The Quarterfinals, the Semifinals and the Final
constitute the League Cup Playoffs.
The "Women League Cup Playoffs" will include a total of 8 teams:
the 5 teams that won their Qualification Round group, PLUS 2 teams
from all second place Qualification Round finishers as explained above.
The 8 teams that qualify for the League Cup Playoffs, shall play
against each other according to the schedule below, in a knock-out format.
The Home team for Quarterfinals is indicated in the Playoffs
schedule attached below.
The Home team for the Semifinals and for the Final
shall be determined according to NJSA State Cup rules.
GAME TIME SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE HOME TEAM or otherwise
agreed by BOTH TEAMS.
THE TIME INDICATED IS UNOFFICIAL AND MUST BE FINALIZED.
PLAYOFFS SCHEDULE
. QUARTERFINALS - June 8, 2008
These games will be played at one of teams home field as indicated
in the Playoffs schedule attached.
These games will last 45 minutes per half, with 2 FULL 15 minutes
(NO GOLDEN GOAL) overtimes, and penalties if necessary.
. SEMIFINALS - June 15, 2008
These games will be played at one of teams home field.
These games will last 45 minutes per half, with 2 FULL 15 minutes
(NO GOLDEN GOAL) overtimes, and penalties if necessary.
. FINAL - June 22, 2008
The "Women League Cup" Final will be played at a location chosen
by the League.
This game will last 45 minutes per half, with 2 FULL 15 minutes
(NO GOLDEN GOAL) overtimes, and penalties if necessary.
QUARTERFINALS
10:00 AM GWQ1-GWQ2 1st place group 01 - Second place #1 (Winner S1)
10:00 AM GWQ3-GWQ4 1st place group 02 - 1st Place group 03 (Winner S2)
10:00 AM GWQ5-GWQ6 1st place group 04 - Second place #2 (Winner S3)
10:00 AM GWQ7-GWQ8 1st place group 05 - Second place #3 (Winner S4)
SEMIFINALS
10:00 AM GWS1-GWS2 Semifinalist 1 - Semifinalist 2 (Winner F1)
10:00 AM GWS3-GWS4 Semifinalist 3 - Semifinalist 4 (Winner F2)
FINAL
10:00 AM GWF1-GWF2 Finalist 1 - Finalist 2
ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY
ALL teams that qualify for the Playoffs Finals, MUST be present
on the day scheduled.
A fine of $200.00 will be assessed to the team not showing up
with sufficient players to play the games.
REFEREE FEES
Each team will pay HALF of the referee fees for the Quarterfinals
and for the Semifinals games.
The League will pay for the referees fees for the Final game.
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