Merdeka Futsal Tournament 2008

Terms & Conditions

1. This tournament is open to Malaysian citizen only (Male category).
2. This tournament will be held on 16 August 2008 (Saturday) at Sports Planet Subang Grand.
3. The registration is limited to 128 teams (8 players per team) only on first come first served basis.
4. The entry fee is RM 400 per team and not refundable. Payment can be made via cash (please call to arrange meeting) or bank in to Maybank account no 5624 4180 1972 (Tycoon Studio). Please send us proof of payment by email at tycoonevent@gmail.com
5. All completed registration form together with entrance fee must reach us by 9 August 2008.
6. Acceptance of entry will be at the total discretion of the organizer. Each team is represented by a team official who shall head the team delegation as the team leader
7. If any teams fail to show up on the event day, the organizer has the right to replace a team that withdraws with any team deemed fit to continue with the tournament and the entry fee is not refundable
8. Teams are responsible for the behavior of their players, officials, members, supporters and any person carrying out a function at a match on their behalf. The organizer will not tolerate any act of violence. Such indiscipline will automatically result in the errant player or/and team to be expelled from the tournament.
9. The organizer has the full right to change the tournament venue, tournament date, tournament schedule, tournament format, tournament rules & regulations, tournament prizes, tournament registration fees and contents of the registration form without prior notice given to participating teams. However, registered team will be informed on the changes.
10. The organizer or any parties involved in the tournament shall not be responsible for any expenses incurred by teams, participants or individuals and for any injuries or deaths occurred during or after the tournament.

Rules & Regulations

1. A team may consist of a maximum of 8 players. Only players listed in the official registration form are entitled to participate in the tournament. No player can be replaced during the tournament unless otherwise agreed by organizer.
2. Participating teams are required to wear team jersey. Bibs will be provided for teams without jersey.
3. The games will be played in accordance of the latest laws of the game published by FIFA, unless certain adjustments have been made by the organizer.
4. The duration of the match will be 10 minutes per game with 5 minutes each half for round robin group match and 1 minute interval; and 14 minutes per game with 7 minutes each half for final match and 1 minute interval.
5. Substitutions are unlimited. Rolling substitutions are allowed throughout the tournament.
6. A player may enter or out of the game at any time.
7. In the knock out stage, if the score is still tied after the end of regulation time, penalties will be played, where 3 penalty kicks for each team will be awarded. If the score is still tied after the penalties, the sudden death penalty kick will apply.
8. Two (2) yellow cards in separate matches will automatically ban the next one (1) match.
9. One (1) red card in a match will automatically ban the next two (2) matches. Players, who receive two (2) yellow cards followed by a red card in a single match, will be automatically banned for two (2) matches. All yellow and red cards will be carried forward to the knock-out stage match.
10. Teams are responsible for the behavior of their players, officials, members, supporters and any person carrying out a function at a match on their behalf. The organizer will not tolerate any act of violence. Such indiscipline will automatically result in the errant player or/and team to be expelled from the tournament. 11. The organizer has the full right to change the tournament venue, tournament date, tournament schedule, tournament format, tournament rules & regulations, tournament prizes, tournament registration fees and contents of the registration form without prior notice given to participating teams. However, registered team will be informed on the changes

Tournament Format
The Organizer has set the format for the tournament as follows;

1. The tournament consists of two phases: - qualifying phase (3 rounds) and play off phase.
2. Qualifying phase:
First round - The organizer will draw all teams by ballot into 32 groups of 4 teams. The matches will be played on round robin (league) format and the top two teams from each group will qualify to the next round.
Second round - The organizer will draw all teams by ballot into 16 groups of 4 teams. The matches will be played on a round robin (league) format and the top two teams from each group will qualify to the next round.
Third round - The organizer will draw all teams by ballot into 8 groups of 4 teams. The matches will be played on a round robin (league) format and the top two teams from each group will qualify to the next round.

Each team will play each of the other teams in the group once, with 3 points awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and no points for a defeat. If 2 or more teams are equal on points, their position within the group will be established according to the following criteria, in the order given:
a. Goal difference resulting from all the matches played among the teams in question.
b. Number of goals scored in the matches involving the teams in question.
c. If 2 teams still finish equal on points, with the same goal difference and having scored the same number of goals, the winner of the match between the 2 teams in question will be declared as the higher-ranked team (head to head rule). In the event of this score being tied, then the tie-break rule will apply.

3. Play off phase:
The subsequent rounds will match the top two teams from each group in third round to the play off phase; until the semi-finals with winners proceeding to the tournament final and losers proceed to the tournament 3rd and 4th place play off. Play off Phase matches will be played on a knock out format where winners will proceed to the subsequent rounds. The penalty shoot out rule will apply in the event of a tie without any further extended time for play with the exception of time added on for injury stoppages.

4. Tie-Break Rule: the earliest time of the first goal being scored by any teams in any games played within a group will be used as the ultimate decider in the case of identical ties for ranking purposes.

5. Penalty Shoot-Out Rule: 3 penalty kicks will be awarded per team and subsequently 1 kick on sudden death basis until a winner is declared when one team has scored more goals after equal amounts of penalties has been taken.