Rules

1. ALL CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND MATCHES (INCLUDING 3rd PLACE MATCHES) WILL CONSIST OF 40-MINUTE HALVES;
   
   ALL PLATE ROUND MATCHES (INCLUDING 5th AND 7th PLACE MATCHES) WILL CONSIST OF 30-MINUTE HALVES.
   
2. IF ANY MATCH IS TIED AFTER FULL-TIME, IT WILL BE BROKEN AS FOLLOWS:
   1. TWO 10-MINUTE OVERTIME PERIODS.
   2. IF STILL TIED, 10-MINUTE SUDDEN DEATH PERIODS [SWITCHING ENDS BETWEEN PERIODS] UNTIL THERE IS A SCORE.
      
3. ANY TEAM FAILING TO TAKE THE FIELD, READY TO PLAY, WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF THE SCHEDULED KICKOFF TIME, WILL FORFEIT THE MATCH BY A 7-0 SCORE.
   
4. ALL TEAMS ARE REQUIRED TO PLAY IN ALL SCHEDULED MATCHES; FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN DISCIPLINARY ACTION BY MARFU & THEIR LAU IN ACCORDANCE WITH MARFU "NO SHOW" POLICY.
   
5. ALL TEAMS AND THEIR FANS MUST NOT POSSESS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DURING THIS EVENT AND MUST COMPLY WITH THE EPRU CODE OF CONDUCT POLICY. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN DISCIPLINARY ACTION BY MARFU AND COULD BE GROUNDS FOR DISQUALIFICATION FROM THE TOURNAMENT.
   
6. ALL TEAMS MUST BE IN GOOD STANDING WITH THEIR UNIVERSITY, LAU AND ALL USARFU & MARFU ELIGIBILITY REQUIRMENTS, INCLUDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE USARFU CIPP AND LIABILITY INSURANCE PROGRAMS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT.