Seeding Criteria for Group Play

1. Most Points (win=4pts, loss=0pts, shoot-out win=3 pts, shoot-out loss=1pt)

2. Head to head competition

3. Goal differential within the group

4. Most goals scored within the group

**If  the first half of a match is complete and weather does not allow completion of the match, then the team ahead at halftime will be considered the winner and awarded 4 points and the team behind will be considered the loser and will receive 0 points.  *If the match is tied after halftime and weather does not allow completion of the match, then both teams will be awarded 3 pts. and the official result of the match will be a tie.

*In case of a three way tie*

    1. The team with the greatest goal differential within the group will advance to the championship bracket.  If one of the tied teams is eliminated by this criterion, then the two remaining tied teams return to head to head to break the tie. 

    2. If #1 fails to break the three way tie, then the team with the most goals scored within the group will advance to the championship bracket.  If one of the tied teams is eliminated by this criterion, then the two remaining tied teams return to head to head to break the tie. 

     3. If #1 and #2 fail to break the tie, then a coin toss will be used to eliminate one of the three tied teams.  Once one of the tied teams is eliminated by the coin toss, then the two remaining tied teams return to head to head to break the tie.

*In case of a postponed contest*

Both teams in the postponed contest will be awarded 2 points (for advancement purposes only).  The match will not be rescheduled as part of the tournament.