MOSA Curci Cup Challenge Spring 2023

Welcome to the MOSA Curci Cup Challenge Spring 2023! The MOSA Curci Cup Challenge is a unique single elimination tournament similar to MOSA Curci Cup held in the Fall, however, brackets will be created by combing the top flights of a age group with the lower flights of the age group above.  The regulations/ball size/field size/number of players will coincide with the oldest teams in the bracket.  The older bracket will also determine referee fees paid. The entry fee is $55. Dates 4/29/23 - 6/10/23.  4/29/23 represents the first play by date.  The tentative date for the finals will be 6/10/23 at a neutral location.  MOSA CUP CHALLENGE RULES All games must be played by Saturday of each week with the first Saturday being 04/29/23.  All games, except the finals, will be played at the home team’s field.  The finals will be held at a central location. The teams will split the referee fees for each game and referee fees will be the standard MOSA fee.  The fee will be based on the age group of the older team in the bracket.  (ie U11-12 will pay U12 fee).  MOSA will cover referee fees for the finals. There are no protests allowed for any match.  MOSA rules will be followed except if the game ends in a tie.  Should the game be tied at the end of regulation time the match will go to kicks from the penalty mark. Standard MOSA club pass rules apply. Club Passes and Secondary Passes ARE Allowed. A player can only play for ONE team in a bracket during the MOSA CUP CHALLENGE, even if his/her team has been eliminated. Teams that do not abide by this will have their team disqualified. There are no ties.  All games will go to PKs that are tied at the end of regulation. The brackets/rules for the MOSA Curci Cup Challenge Spring 2023 are as follows:  Boys:               - U8-U9 (U8 Flights: Premier- National 2, U9 Flights National 4-7)                         - Played on 7v7 fields, U10 referee fees, no heading, build-out line rules apply              - U9-U10 (U9 Flights: Premier- National 3, U10 Flights National 4-8)                         - Played on 7v7 fields, U10 referee fees, no heading, build-out line rules apply             - U10-U11 (U10 Flights: Premier– National 3, U11 Flights National 3-5)                         - Played on 9v9 fields, U11 referee fees, no heading, no build out lines             - U11–U12 (U11 Flights: Premier – National 2, U12 Flights National 3-6)                         - Played on 9v9 fields, U12 referee fees, no heading             - U12-U13 (U12 Flights: Premier – National 2, U13 National 2-4)                         - Played on 11v11 fields, U13 referee fees             - U13-U14 (U13 Flights: Premier – National 1, U14 National 2-3) - Played on 11v11 fields, U14 referee fees - U14-U15 (U14  Flights: Premier - National 1, U15 Premier) - Played on 11v11 fields, U15 referee fees Girls:             -- U8-U9 (U8 Flights: Premier- National 2, U9 Flights National 3-6)                         - Played on 7v7 fields, U9 referee fees, no heading, build-out line rules apply - U9-U10 (U9 Flights: Premier- National 2, U10 Flights National 3-6)                         - Played on 7v7 fields, U10 referee fees, no heading, build-out line rules apply             - U10-U11 (U10 Flights: Premier– National 2, U11 Flights National 3-6)                         - Played on 9v9 fields, U11 referee fees, no heading, no build out lines             - U11–U12 (U11 Flights: Premier – National 2, U12 Flights National 2-3)                         - Played on 9v9 fields, U12 referee fees, no heading             - U12-U13 (U12 Flights: Premier – National 1, U13 National 2-4)                         - Played on 11v11 fields, U13 referee fees             - U13-U14 (U13 Flights: Premier – National 1, U14 National 1-2) - Played on 11v11 fields, U14 referee fees - U14-U15 (U14 Premier, U15 National 1 - Played on 11v11 fields, U15 referee fees - U15-U16 (U 15 Premier, U16 Premier) - Played on 11v11 fields, U16 referee fees  U17-U19 (U 17 Premier, U19 Premier) - Played on 11v11 fields, U19 referee fees Prior to taking kicks from the penalty mark ·Only players on the field at the end of regular play will be eligible to participate in kicks from the mark. o   If the teams are of unequal numbers, the team with more eligible players must “reduce to equate.” o   Coaches, trainers and substitutes are not allowed on the field during the taking of the kicks. ·The referee shall determine which end of the field will be used ·The referee shall conduct a coin toss and the winner chooses which team will kick first ·At the end of a five-minute break time the kicks will commence ·Once coach is allowed on the field for U8-U10 shootouts to accompany his/her team. During kicks for the penalty mark (from the first kick onward) ·A foul cannot be committed, but an appropriate card can be shown for misconduct ·A caution issued during regular play is counted in causing a send-off if a second caution is given during kicks from the mark. ·A player who is sent off or is injured and unable to continue will reduce the team’s pool of eligible players but the opposing team will not further “reduce to equate.” ·Substitutions are not permitted o   However, an injured goalkeeper may be substituted. o   If the goalkeeper had kicked before being replaced, the goalkeeper’s substitution from off the field is considered also to have kicked. o   No eligible player will be permitted to kick more than once in the same round of the player’s team o   The goalkeeper may change places with an eligible teammate at any time provided the requirements of Law 3 are met ·    Kicks from the mark are conducted in accordance with the requirements and procedures in Law 14 o   However, once the ball is in play, the kicker may not play the ball again in any way (including if the ball rebounds from the goalkeeper, the crossbar, or a goalpost) o   A goal is scored by a kick from the mark only if it meets the requirements of Law 10 o   If the kicker violates Law 14 and a goal is scored or if the goalkeeper violates Law 14 and a goal is not scored, the kick must be retaken o   If, as a result of a violation, the kick must be repeated, it may be taken by a different eligible player §  The other eligible player must not have kicked already in the same round §  The original kicker whose kick is retaken by a different eligible player is not counted as having taken a kick Initial group of 5 kicks from the mark ·Kicks from the mark are conducted in pairs, one from each team, for an initial round of up to five pairs ·Kicks from the mark are stopped and one team is declared the winner if that team has scored more goals than the other team and the number of kicks remaining for the otherteam is insufficient to make up the difference (e.g. 3-0 after three rounds – the team with 0 cannot make up the difference since only two kicks remain) ·Kicks from the mark proceed past the initial round of five only if, after five kicks by each team, the score is still tied. Initial round of all eligible players ·Past the initial group of five, kicks from the mark proceed only in single pairs ·At this point, kicks from the mark are stopped and one team is declared the winner if that team has scored in its pair but the other team has not   ·If kicks from the mark proceed beyond all eligible players into a second or subsequent round, players are not required to kick in the same order as in any previous round.