Orico Cup » Rules

Rules

Every tournament should have its rules. Let’s go through following page to find out what we will play.

Playing system:

• we start the second weekend of the new season
• tournament is divided to on 1st and two 2nd leagues by 8 teams (1-A, 2-A, 2-B, 3-A, 3-B, 4-A, 4-B)
• all teams play with each other twice
• the 1th to 4th teams will play the playoff. In semifinal the fixtures will be (1–4, 2–3). Both winners will be promoted to upper league. The losing ones will play for the bronze medal. All rounds will be played in two games
• the 5th to 8th teams will play the “playdown”. Both winners will stay in current league for next season. The losing ones relegates down. All rounds will be played in two games

League tree as picture:

Playing days:

Saturday and Sunday

Planing the games:

All games are planned automatically on Hockeyarena the second weekend of new season (saturday-sunday). You should see your games on sunday morning.

Reward

Managers at 1st and 2nd place will be rewarded with promotion to upper league. Managers at last two places will be rewarded with relegation to lower league.

Requirements for new manager/team:

• to be a part of 3rd or better HA-league
• new manager can also enter the tournament based on recommendation of someone currently playing the tournament

Questions and answers:

If you have any question about the tournament, put your question to discussion or use one of contacts.