2007 Nationwide FA Cup

Competition Rules · Group Schedule · Group Standings · Knockout Stage Bracket · Nationwide FA Cup Winner

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Competition Rules

The Nationwide FA Cup is a competitive tournament open to all 24 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 24 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 3.
  • 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 most goals scored in the MFLS Week 20.
  • 2nd Tiebreaker: Team with the goalkeeper who gives up the fewest goals in the MFLS Week 20.
  • 3rd Tiebreaker: Team with the most MFLS points in the Nationwide Premier League.

    Group Schedule 2007

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

    Matchday 1
    (Date: Apr 25-30)
    (MFLS: Week 4)
    Group A
    Westfield United 9 : 24 Benfica
    Rivendell 32 : 9 Serenity Valley FC
    		 Group B
    Turboduck SC -7 : 32 New England Blues
    Duck Butter Bandits 27 : 22 Mohawks FC
    		 Group C
    Causmos 7 : 5 Columbus 96
    Glory Daze 19 : 21 FC Franchise
    Group D
    Clockwork Orange 19 : 37 FC Kilb
    FC Orlando 98 28 : 14 Zooropa Statix FC
    		 Group E
    New Bedford Knights 25 : 16 Lo-Fi Allstars
    Hounds FC 38 : 19 FC Burn
    		 Group F
    1987 Manchester 15 : 23 Queen City FC
    SLB 12 : 21 Nebula FC
    Matchday 2
    (Date: May 3-6)
    (MFLS: Week 5)
    Group A
    Serenity Valley FC 18 : 17 Westfield United
    Rivendell 22 : 18 Benfica
    		 Group B
    Mohawks FC 34 : 22 Turboduck SC
    Duck Butter Bandits 21 : 17 New England Blues
    		 Group C
    FC Franchise 15 : 29 Causmos
    Glory Daze 24 : 8 Columbus 96
    Group D
    Zooropa Statix FC 21 : 25 Clockwork Orange
    FC Orlando 98 38 : 12 FC Kilb
    		 Group E
    FC Burn 36 : 30 New Bedford Knights
    Hounds FC 32 : 20 Lo-Fi Allstars
    		 Group F
    Nebula FC 17 : 35 1987 Manchester
    SLB 42 : 11 Queen City FC
    Matchday 3
    (Date: May 10-13)
    (MFLS: Week 6)
    Group A
    Westfield United 9 : 18 Rivendell
    Benfica 6 : 20 Serenity Valley FC
    		 Group B
    Turboduck SC 13 : 10 Duck Butter Bandits
    New England Blues 11 : 16 Mohawks FC
    		 Group C
    Causmos 23 : 1 Glory Daze
    Columbus 96 6 : 7 FC Franchise
    Group D
    Clockwork Orange 10 : 12 FC Orlando 98
    FC Kilb 17 : 19 Zooropa Statix FC
    		 Group E
    New Bedford Knights 9 : 21 Hounds FC
    Lo-Fi Allstars 13 : 1 FC Burn
    		 Group F
    1987 Manchester 15 : 24 SLB
    Queen City FC 4 : 11 Nebula FC
    Matchday 4
    (Date: May 16-20)
    (MFLS: Week 7)
    Group A
    Benfica 17 : 10 Westfield United
    Serenity Valley FC 20 : 9 Rivendell
    		 Group B
    New England Blues 34 : 7 Turboduck SC
    Mohawks FC 28 : 24 Duck Butter Bandits
    		 Group C
    Columbus 96 11 : 10 Causmos
    FC Franchise 4 : 13 Glory Daze
    Group D
    FC Kilb 13 : 30 Clockwork Orange
    Zooropa Statix FC 19 : 27 FC Orlando 98
    		 Group E
    Lo-Fi Allstars 4 : 9 New Bedford Knights
    FC Burn -9 : 32 Hounds FC
    		 Group F
    Queen City FC 7 : 12 1987 Manchester
    Nebula FC 14 : 2 SLB
    Matchday 5
    (Date: May 24-27)
    (MFLS: Week 8)
    Group A
    Westfield United 34 : 14 Serenity Valley FC
    Benfica 25 : 31 Rivendell
    		 Group B
    Turboduck SC 30 : 21 Mohawks FC
    New England Blues 31 : 29 Duck Butter Bandits
    		 Group C
    Causmos 24 : 16 FC Franchise
    Columbus 96 7 : 41 Glory Daze
    Group D
    Clockwork Orange 34 : 15 Zooropa Statix FC
    FC Kilb 38 : 18 FC Orlando 98
    		 Group E
    New Bedford Knights 15 : 18 FC Burn
    Lo-Fi Allstars 27 : 51 Hounds FC
    		 Group F
    1987 Manchester 20 : 21 Nebula FC
    Queen City FC 32 : 17 SLB
    Matchday 6
    (Date: Jun 2-3)
    (MFLS: Week 9)
    Group A
    Rivendell 11 : 6 Westfield United
    Serenity Valley FC 14 : 13 Benfica
    		 Group B
    Duck Butter Bandits 7 : 6 Turboduck SC
    Mohawks FC 8 : 15 New England Blues
    		 Group C
    Glory Daze 9 : 7 Causmos
    FC Franchise 21 : 14 Columbus 96
    Group D
    FC Orlando 98 18 : 23 Clockwork Orange
    Zooropa Statix FC 3 : 15 FC Kilb
    		 Group E
    Hounds FC 4 : 7 New Bedford Knights
    FC Burn 5 : 4 Lo-Fi Allstars
    		 Group F
    SLB 8 : 8 1987 Manchester
    Nebula FC 14 : 18 Queen City FC

    Group Standings

    Pos Group A W D L GF GA GD Pts
    1 Rivendell 5 0 1 123 87 36 15
    2 Serenity Valley FC 4 0 2 95 111 -16 12
    3 Benfica 2 0 4 103 106 -3 6
    4 Westfield United 1 0 5 85 102 -17 3

    Pos Group B W D L GF GA GD Pts
    1 New England Blues 4 0 2 140 74 66 12
    2 Mohawks FC 3 0 3 129 129 0 9
    3 Duck Butter Bandits 3 0 3 118 117 1 9
    4 Turboduck SC 2 0 4 70 136 -66 6

    Pos Group C W D L GF GA GD Pts
    1 Glory Daze 4 0 2 107 70 37 12
    2 Causmos 4 0 2 100 67 33 12
    3 FC Franchise 3 0 3 84 105 -21 9
    4 Columbus 96 1 0 5 51 110 -59 3

    Pos Group D W D L GF GA GD Pts
    1 FC Orlando 98 4 0 2 141 115 26 12
    2 Clockwork Orange 4 0 2 141 116 25 12
    3 FC Kilb 3 0 3 132 127 5 9
    4 Zooropa Statix FC 1 0 5 91 146 -55 3

    Pos Group E W D L GF GA GD Pts
    1 Hounds FC 5 0 1 178 73 105 15
    2 New Bedford Knights 3 0 3 95 99 -4 9
    3 FC Burn 3 0 3 70 132 -62 9
    4 Lo-Fi Allstars 1 0 5 94 123 -29 3

    Pos Group F W D L GF GA GD Pts
    1 Nebula FC 4 0 2 98 91 7 12
    2 Queen City FC 3 0 3 95 111 -16 9
    3 1987 Manchester 2 1 3 105 100 5 7
    4 SLB 2 1 3 105 101 4 7

    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 12: Jun 20-24)
    (Week 13: Jun 28-Jul 1)     		Quarter-Final
    (Week 14: Jul 4-8)
    (Week 15: Jul 12-15)     		Semi-Final
    (Week 18: Aug 2-5)
    (Week 19: Aug 9-15)     		Final
    (Week 20: Aug 16-19)
    Hounds FC
    FC Burn     		4 4 : 8
    16 5 : 21     		http://www.geocities.com/zachtung/bracket_sm.gif FC Burn
    Causmos     		1 10 : 11
    18 22 : 40     		http://www.geocities.com/zachtung/bracket_med.gif Causmos
    New Bedford Knights     		23 24 : 47
    -4 16 : 12         		http://www.geocities.com/zachtung/bracket_lg.gif Causmos
    Rivendell     		36
    31
    Causmos
    Serenity Valley FC     		34 24 : 58
    15 14 : 29
    FC Orlando 98
    Duck Butter Bandits     		21 31 : 52
    27 7 : 34     		http://www.geocities.com/zachtung/bracket_sm.gif FC Orlando 98
    New Bedford Knights     		28 34 : 62
    26 37 : 63
    Nebula FC
    New Bedford Knights     		-5 22 : 17
    21 -2 : 19
    Rivendell
    FC Franchise     		17 17 : 34
    15 2 : 17     		http://www.geocities.com/zachtung/bracket_sm.gif Rivendell
    Mohawks FC     		18 34 : 52
    25 24 : 49         		http://www.geocities.com/zachtung/bracket_med.gif Rivendell
    Glory Daze     		26 43 : 69
    4 16 : 20
    Clockwork Orange
    Mohawks FC     		11 17 : 28
    28 12 : 40
    New England Blues
    FC Kilb     		-5 1 : -4
    -1 15 : 14     		http://www.geocities.com/zachtung/bracket_sm.gif FC Kilb
    Glory Daze     		25 17 : 42
    42 20 : 62
    Glory Daze
    Queen City FC     		37 25 : 62
    7 23 : 30

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