Tournament Structure - Copa Rayados West

Divisions will be set in groups of 12, 16, or 20 teams.  

 

Teams will play shortened mini-games in round robin play with 3-4 matches during this stage on Fri-Sat-Sun morning.  After completing the round robin stage, teams will be re-grouped into semifinal pairings.  All teams will advance to the semifinal stage.  

 

The semifinals and finals are full length games.  The semifinals will be on Sunday.  The finals will be Monday morning.   

 

All teams will begin play on Friday morning and if traveling, must arrive on Thursday.  There will be 2 round robin games on Friday - in the morning and the evening.  There will be no games during the afternoon to avoid the hottest part of the day.