Tournament 2012
The Tournament this year will be held at the Ridgewaye fields 23rd & 24th June
Full details can be obtained from : -
Graham Withers
Tournament Officer
10 The Grange
Langton
Tunbridge Wells
Kent TN3 0HR
United Kingdom
Telephone 01892 864045
Mobile 07786 666348
gwithers10@btinternet.com
Tournament 2011
Very many thanks to the parents and helpers that made this, our Sixth, tournament the best so far !
Last weekend saw well over 1800 players aged 6-18, representing 230 teams from Kent, Sussex, Surrey and South London (including 41 Girls squads) travel to Southborough to participate in Ridgewaye FC's seventh annual summer football tournament.
Friendly format – under 6 to under 8s
In an amendment to the original rules we shall be adopting the format
encouraged by the Crowborough League & used this tournament season to great
effect in a number of events, whereby goal kicks can be taken anywhere
in the penalty box and to give a chance for the defending team to clear
their area, when a goal kick is being taken the other side must all return to
their own half of the pitch until the kick has been taken.
In addition, at Under 8s in an attempt
to ensure that all teams play at least one game at the appropriate standard,
the fifth/final match will be between the teams that finished in the same
position in the next group i.e. 5th Group A v 5th Group B,
4th v 4th etc. Consequently, results will be collected (but
not displayed).
7 teams
This will be run on a round
robin format. Each team will play the others once so that there will be 6 group
games per team. In an amendment to the General Rules, these games will be 5
minutes each way rather than 6. The top two teams in League
will contest the Championship Final, with the third & fourth playing the
Shield Final.
*When teams are level on
points, the order is based on goal difference, goals scored, the result of the
league game between them & if still level then the toss of a coin.
8
teams
2
groups of 4 played in round robin, group matches lasting 6 minutes each way.
Top 2 teams from each group go into Champions Group, 3rd & 4th
go into Shield Group. Both the Champions Group & Shield Group also played
on round robin basis with teams carrying forward result from first group stage
i.e. If Winner of A beat Runner Up of A & Winner & Runner up of B drew
then before 2 teams from A play the 2 teams from B, the Winner of A will top
the group with 3 points, the two teams from B will have 1 point each & the
runner up from A will have 0 points.
Top
two teams in second group stage then play the Final.
*When teams are level on
points see above.
10 teams
2 groups of 5 played in round
robin. Top 2 teams go into Champions semi-finals & those coming 3rd &
4th go into Shield semi-finals.
*When teams are level on
points see above.
12 teams
2 groups of 6 played in round
robin with the teams coming fifth & sixth after Group stage being
eliminated. Top 2 teams go into Champions semi-finals & those coming 3rd
& 4th go into Shield semi-finals. Group & knockout games will be either
5 or 6 minutes each way & will be confirmed on the day.
*When teams are level on
points see above.
18 teams
3 groups of 6 played in round
robin. The bottom two teams in each group are eliminated. The remaining 12
teams are ranked 1-12 with teams 1-4 playing Championship semi-finals &
teams 5-12 playing Shield quarter-finals. Ranking is based on group positions
so teams 1-3 will be the group winners, teams 4-6 the runners up, 7-9 those
that come third & 10-12 the fourth placed teams, with the order based on
points, goal difference, goals scored & then the toss of a coin.
Consequently, semi-finalists of the Championship, for example, will be the 3
group winners plus the highest points-scoring runner up. The Tournament
Committee reserve the right to amend the Shield rankings by one spot in order
to ensure that teams do not play quarter-finals against one of their group
opponents. Group games will be 5 minutes each way.
*When teams are level on
points see above.
20 teams
4 groups of 5 played in round
robin. Top 2 teams go into Champions semi-finals & those coming 3rd &
4th go into Shield semi-finals.
*When teams are level on
points see above.
24-28 teams
4 groups of 6 or 7 played in
round robin. Top 2 teams go into Champions quarter-finals & those coming
3rd & 4th go into Shield quarter-finals. Teams coming fifth, sixth & seventh
after Group stage are eliminated and all Group games are 5 minutes each way. *When
teams are level on points see above.
PLEASE NOTE: At U12-U15 goal
kicks from the goal line & from hand goalkeepers can only THROW the ball.
U16 & U18 goalkeepers can ONLY throw the ball.
Finally, if withdrawals mean
that there is a need to amend the original fixture lists and/or format, fresh
schedules will be handed out by Control. Please bear with us in such
circumstances as we will try to limit the number of games lost.
