2005 Nationwide FA Cup

Competition Rules · Play-In Match · Group Schedule · Group Standings · Knockout Stage Bracket · Nationwide FA Cup Winner

2004

Competition Rules

The Nationwide FA Cup is a competitive tournament open to all 25 participating teams of the Nationwide Premier League.

The tournament consists of two stages. The first is a Group Stage followed by a Knockout Stage until one winner is determined.

The winner receives the Nationwide FA Cup and goes on to represent the Nationwide Premier League and compete in the MFLS Cup Winners Cup against other MFLS Division Cup winners.

Group Stage

  • All 25 teams will be divided into six groups of four.
  • Group placement will be determined by the team's position in the NPL Standings at the end of MFLS Week 2. In MFLS Week 3, the teams in 24th and 25th place will play each other with the winner receiving the final spot in the competition.
  • The Nationwide FA Cup begins in MFLS Week 4 with Group Play.
  • Each team will play all three teams in their group both home and away.
  • Team with the most points in the MFLS Week wins the game.
    Example: Your team makes 23 points in MFLS Week 4. Your team scores 23 goals in their match.
  • Three points for a victory. One point for a draw. Zero points for a loss.
  • Team with the most points in their group is the winner.
  • Each group winner and runner up advance to the Knockout Stage of the tournament. This means that twelve teams will advance leaving four spots open.
  • The four remaining spots will be determined by the third place group finishers with the most points.

    Group Stage Tiebreakers

  • 1st Tiebreaker: Team with the most wins.
  • 2nd Tiebreaker: Team with the most goals scored (GF).
  • 3rd Tiebreaker: Team with the best goal differential (GD).
  • 4th Tiebreaker: Team with the most away goals scored.

    Knockout Stage

  • The 16 teams from the group stage will face each other in a knockout tournament format.
  • Again, MFLS Week points earned by your team are counted as goals.
  • The matches are a home and away series with a winner going through on the most goals after both games. Otherwise known as Goal Aggregate.
  • The loser is eliminated from the tournament.
  • The Knockout Stage matchups will be determined by the teams rank during the Group Stage.
  • The Group Winners, Runner-Ups, and Third Place Finishers' ranks will be determined by:
  • 1st: Points earned in their group.
  • 2nd: Most wins earned in their group.
  • 3rd: Goals For (GF)
  • 4th: Goal Differential (GD)
  • Four group winners will face the four third place finishers in the first round. The other two group winners will face two group runner-ups. The four remaing group runner-ups will face each other in the first round.
  • The Final will consist of one game only.

    Knockout Stage Tiebreakers

  • 1st Tiebreaker: Team with the most away goals scored.
  • 2nd Tiebreaker: Team with the goalkeeper who gives up the fewest combined goals in both MFLS Weeks.
  • 3rd Tiebreaker: Team with the most combined goals scored in both MFLS Weeks.
  • 4th Tiebreaker: Team with the most MFLS points in the Nationwide Premier League.

    The Final Tiebreakers

  • 1st Tiebreaker: Team with the goalkeeper who gives up the fewest goals in the MFLS Week 16.
  • 2nd Tiebreaker: Team with the most goals scored in the MFLS Week 16.
  • 3rd Tiebreaker: Team with the most MFLS points in the Nationwide Premier League.

    Play-In Match

    Play-In Match Info and Tiebreakers

  • This match takes place in MFLS Week 3 and will consist of one game between the teams in 24th and 25th place at the end of MFLS Week 2.
  • The match will be scored by using MFLS Points as goals.

  • 1st Tiebreaker: Team with the most actual goals scored (not points) in MFLS Week 3.
  • 2nd Tiebreaker: Team with the goalkeeper who gives up the fewest actual goals in MFLS Week 3.

    Play-In Match
    (Date: Apr 15-16)
    (MFLS: Week 3)

    Worthington Express 14 - 16 Nebula FC

    Group Schedule

    Team listed first is the home team; team listed second is the visitor.

    Matchday 1
    (Date: Apr 22-23)
    (MFLS: Week 4)
    Group A
    Schusta Soccer 16 : 10 Rainmakers
    Causmos 43 : 16 FC Burn
    		 Group B
    Clockwork Orange 33 : 20 SLB
    Fleet Mandarin 39 : 34 Mohawks FC
    		 Group C
    Glory Daze 37 : 24 Al Trost 76
    Fairlington Frenzy 25 : 17 Outsiders CFC
    Group D
    New Bedford Knights 28 : 22 Erie Strikers
    FC Orlando 98 5 : 9 FC Chilltown
    		 Group E
    Hounds FC 30 : 13 Shock
    Turboduck FC 32 : 22 Barenaked Ballers
    		 Group F
    mlsinatlanta 31 : 35 Nebula FC
    Zooropa Statix FC -1 : 3 The Crew
    Matchday 2
    (Date: April 30)
    (MFLS: Week 5)
    Group A
    FC Burn 26 : 49 Schusta Soccer
    Causmos 32 : 7 Rainmakers
    		 Group B
    Mohawks FC 38 : 38 Clockwork Orange
    Fleet Mandarin 18 : 10 SLB
    		 Group C
    Outsiders CFC 7 : 36 Glory Daze
    Fairlington Frenzy 22 : 25 Al Trost 76
    Group D
    FC Chilltown 7 : 35 New Bedford Knights
    FC Orlando 98 37 : -6 Erie Strikers
    		 Group E
    Barenaked Ballers 16 : 19 Hounds FC
    Turboduck FC 25 : 1 Shock
    		 Group F
    The Crew 31 : 46 mlsinatlanta
    Zooropa Statix FC 28 : 27 Nebula FC
    Matchday 3
    (Date: May 7-8)
    (MFLS: Week 6)
    Group A
    Schusta Soccer 48 : 50 Causmos
    Rainmakers 12 : 48 FC Burn
    		 Group B
    Clockwork Orange 34 : 50 Fleet Mandarin
    SLB 10 : 37 Mohawks FC
    		 Group C
    Glory Daze 46 : 48 Fairlington Frenzy
    Al Trost 76 31 : 41 Outsiders CFC
    Group D
    New Bedford Knights 50 : 39 FC Orlando 98
    Erie Strikers 16 : 27 FC Chilltown
    		 Group E
    Hounds FC 38 : 28 Turboduck FC
    Shock 28 : 39 Barenaked Ballers
    		 Group F
    mlsinatlanta 37 : 47 Zooropa Statix FC
    Nebula FC 23 : 28 The Crew
    Matchday 4
    (Date: May 14)
    (MFLS: Week 7)
    Group A
    Rainmakers 23 : 17 Schusta Soccer
    FC Burn 24 : 5 Causmos
    		 Group B
    SLB 9 : 7 Clockwork Orange
    Mohawks FC 50 : 10 Fleet Mandarin
    		 Group C
    Al Trost 76 5 : 4 Glory Daze
    Outsiders CFC 19 : 32 Fairlington Frenzy
    Group D
    Erie Strikers 19 : 45 New Bedford Knights
    FC Chilltown 20 : 6 FC Orlando 98
    		 Group E
    Shock 10 : 44 Hounds FC
    Barenaked Ballers 25 : 6 Turboduck FC
    		 Group F
    Nebula FC -1 : 20 mlsinatlanta
    The Crew 51 : 42 Zooropa Statix FC
    Matchday 5
    (Date: May 18-22)
    (MFLS: Week 8)
    Group A
    Schusta Soccer 56 : 31 FC Burn
    Rainmakers 34 : 36 Causmos
    		 Group B
    Clockwork Orange 52 : 18 Mohawks FC
    SLB 14 : 53 Fleet Mandarin
    		 Group C
    Glory Daze 34 : 9 Outsiders CFC
    Al Trost 76 33 : 36 Fairlington Frenzy
    Group D
    New Bedford Knights 34 : 24 FC Chilltown
    Erie Strikers 25 : 28 FC Orlando 98
    		 Group E
    Hounds FC 43 : 43 Barenaked Ballers
    Shock 10 : 22 Turboduck FC
    		 Group F
    mlsinatlanta 30 : 12 The Crew
    Nebula FC 15 : 18 Zooropa Statix FC
    Matchday 6
    (Date: May 25-28)
    (MFLS: Week 9)
    Group A
    Causmos 25 : 31 Schusta Soccer
    FC Burn 27 : 34 Rainmakers
    		 Group B
    Fleet Mandarin 24 : 25 Clockwork Orange
    Mohawks FC 35 : 13 SLB
    		 Group C
    Fairlington Frenzy 27 : 23 Glory Daze
    Outsiders CFC 20 : 39 Al Trost 76
    Group D
    FC Orlando 98 22 : 21 New Bedford Knights
    FC Chilltown 9 : 17 Erie Strikers
    		 Group E
    Turboduck FC 17 : 38 Hounds FC
    Barenaked Ballers 14 : 6 Shock
    		 Group F
    Zooropa Statix FC 15 : 36 mlsinatlanta
    The Crew 15 : 33 Nebula FC

    Group Standings

    Pos Group A W D L GF GA GD Pts
    1 Schusta Soccer* 4 0 2 217 165 52 12
    2 Causmos* 4 0 2 191 160 31 12
    3 FC Burn 2 0 4 172 199 -27 6
    4 Rainmakers 2 0 4 120 176 -56 6

    Pos Group B W D L GF GA GD Pts
    1 Fleet Mandarin* 4 0 2 194 167 27 12
    2 Mohawks FC* 3 1 2 212 162 50 10
    3 Clockwork Orange* 3 1 2 189 159 30 10
    4 SLB 1 0 5 76 183 -107 3

    Pos Group C W D L GF GA GD Pts
    1 Fairlington Frenzy* 5 0 1 190 156 34 15
    2 Glory Daze* 3 0 3 180 120 60 9
    3 Al Trost 76* 3 0 3 157 160 -3 9
    4 Outsiders CFC 1 0 5 113 197 -84 3

    Pos Group D W D L GF GA GD Pts
    1 New Bedford Knights* 5 0 1 213 133 80 15
    2 FC Orlando 98* 3 0 3 137 119 18 9
    3 FC Chilltown 3 0 3 96 113 -17 9
    4 Erie Strikers 1 0 5 93 174 -81 3

    Pos Group E W D L GF GA GD Pts
    1 Hounds FC* 5 1 0 212 127 85 16
    2 Barenaked Ballers* 3 1 2 159 134 25 10
    3 Turboduck FC* 3 0 3 130 134 -4 9
    4 Shock 0 0 6 68 174 -106 0

    Pos Group F W D L GF GA GD Pts
    1 mlsinatlanta* 4 0 2 200 139 61 12
    2 Zooropa Statix FC* 3 0 3 149 169 -20 9
    3 The Crew* 3 0 3 140 173 -33 9
    4 Nebula FC 2 0 4 132 140 -8 6

    Knockout Stage - Tournament Bracket

    Team listed in dark blue is the home team for the 1st leg; team listed in red is the home team for the 2nd leg.

    First Round
    Week 10
    Week 11     		Quarter-Final
    Week 12
    Week 13     		Semi-Final
    Week 14
    Week 15     		Final
    (Week 16: Jul 15-16)
    Hounds FC
    Turboduck FC     		33 | 8 : 41
    15 | 4 : 19     		http://www.geocities.com/zachtung/bracket_sm.gif Hounds FC
    Barenaked Ballers     		7 | 24 : 31
    -5 | 40 : 35     		http://www.geocities.com/zachtung/bracket_med.gif Barenaked Ballers
    Schusta Soccer     		13 | 11 : 24
    9 | 11 : 20     		http://www.geocities.com/zachtung/bracket_lg.gif Barenaked Ballers
    Causmos     		19
    43
    Mohawks FC
    Barenaked Ballers     		31 | -4 : 27
    14 | 14 : 28
    Schusta Soccer
    Clockwork Orange     		22 | 18 : 40
    33 | -11 : 22     		http://www.geocities.com/zachtung/bracket_sm.gif Schusta Soccer
    FC Orlando 98     		-1 | 66 : 65
    15 | 43 : 58
    mlsinatlanta
    FC Orlando 98     		20 | 19 : 39
    29 | 16 : 45
    New Bedford Knights
    The Crew     		37 | 10 : 47
    17 | 25 : 42     		http://www.geocities.com/zachtung/bracket_sm.gif New Bedford Knights
    Causmos     		5 | 63 : 68
    16 | 57 : 73     		http://www.geocities.com/zachtung/bracket_med.gif Causmos
    Fleet Mandarin     		30 | 11 : 41
    24 | 16 : 40
    Causmos
    Glory Daze     		23 | 21 : 44
    31 | 1 : 32
    Fairlington Frenzy
    Al Trost 76     		14 | 5 : 19
    27 | 15 : 42     		http://www.geocities.com/zachtung/bracket_sm.gif Al Trost 76
    Fleet Mandarin     		-7 | 73 : 66
    17 | 50 : 67
    Fleet Mandarin
    Zooropa Statix FC     		33 | 10 : 43
    12 | 18 : 30

    2005 Nationwide FA Cup Winner: Causmos - Steve Ercolano

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