2023 MWFA finals schedule & rules

MWFA Junior Finals Saturday 19th August 
Cromer Park 1 8.30am 14/1 Cromer Park 2 8.30am 13\1 Cromer Park 3 8.30am 12\1 Cromer Park 4 8.30am 12\2 Cromer Park 5 8.30am 12\4
Cromer Park 1 9.45am 15/1 Cromer Park 2 9.45am 15\2 Cromer Park 3 9.45am 12\3A Cromer Park 4 9.45am 12\3B Cromer Park 5 9.45am 12\5
Cromer Park 1 11.15am 16/1 Cromer Park 2 11.15am 16\2 Cromer Park 3 11am 13\2 Cromer Park 4 11am 13\3 Cromer Park 5 11am 13\4
Cromer Park 1 12:45pm 18/1 Cromer Park 2 12:45pm 18\2 Cromer Park 3 12.30pm 14\2 Cromer Park 4 12.30pm 14\3 Cromer Park 5 12.30pm 14\4
Cromer Park 1 2:30pm 21/1 Cromer Park 2 2:30pm 21\2 Cromer Park 3 2pm 15\3A Cromer Park 4 2pm 15\3B Cromer Park 5 2pm 16\3
Cromer Park 1 4:30pm PL/R Semi  1vs4 Cromer Park 2 4:30pm PL/R Semi 2vs3 Cromer Park 3 3.30pm 18\3A Cromer Park 5 3.30pm 18\3B Cromer Park 5 3:30pm 18\4
Cromer Park 1 6:30pm PL Semi  1vs4 Cromer Park 2 6:30pm PL Semi 2vs3
MWFA Mens Senior Finals Saturday 26th August 
Cromer Park 1 8:30am AL2 Cromer Park 2 8.30am AL3 Cromer Park 3 8.30am AL4 Cromer Park 4 8.30am AL5 Cromer Park 5 8.30am AL6
Cromer Park 1 10:30am AL1R Cromer Park 2 10.30am O35/1A Cromer Park 3 10.30am O35/1B Cromer Park 4 10.30am O35/3 Cromer Park 5 10.30am AL7
Cromer Park 1 12:30pm PLR Cromer Park 2 12.30pm O45/1 Cromer Park 3 12.30pm O35/4 Cromer Park 4 12.30pm O35A Cromer Park 5 12.30pm O35B
Cromer Park 1 3pm AL1 Cromer Park 2 2.30pm O45/2A Cromer Park 3 2.30pm O45/2B Cromer Park 4 2.30pm O45/3B Cromer Park 5 2.30pm O45/4
Cromer Park 1 5:30pm PL Cromer Park 2 4:30pm O45/3A
MWFA Womens Finals Sunday 27th August 
Cromer Park 1 8:30am W14/1 Cromer Park 2 8:30am W12/1 Cromer Park 3 8:30am W12/2 Cromer Park 4 8:30am W12/3 Cromer Park 5 9am W12/4
Cromer Park 1 9.45am W15/1 Cromer Park 2 9.45am W13/1 Cromer Park 3 9.45am W13/2A Cromer Park 4 9.45am W13/2B Cromer Park 5 10:15am W13/3B
Cromer Park 1 11.15am W16/1 Cromer Park 2 11am W16/2A Cromer Park 3 11am W14/2 Cromer Park 4 11am W13/3A Cromer Park 5 11:30am W14/3
Cromer Park 1 1pm W18/1 Cromer Park 2 12:30pm W18/2A Cromer Park 3 12:30pm W15/2 Cromer Park 4 12:30pm W18/2B Cromer Park 5 12:45pm W16/2B
Cromer Park 1 3pm WPLR Cromer Park 2 2:30pm WAL 1 Cromer Park 3 2pm WAL 2 Cromer Park 4 2:30pm WAL 3 Cromer Park 5 2.15pm WAL 4
Cromer Park 1 5:30pm WPL Cromer Park 2 4:30pm WO40/1 Cromer Park 3 4pm WO40/2 Cromer Park 4 4:30pm WO40/3

 

UPDATE TO SCHEDULE

Semi Finals

U12 to U18 Semi Finals for the 11th and 12th of August have been published on Dribl.

Due to field availability – some matches have been moved, please ask teams to check Dribl.

Rules for Semi Finals attached.

W/O Round Robins

Women’s RR1 matches that were washed out on Sunday the 6th have been moved to Sunday the 13th of August, in line with the competitions guidelines.

Finals Schedule

 

RULES FOR FINALS

KNOCKOUT SEMIFINALS

The four top teams play a single knockout round and the winner of each game will proceed to the Final. The round will be 1V4 and 2V3.

In a semi-final game, in the case of goals being equal at the end of normal time two ten-minute periods of extra time are played.

There is a five-minute break between the end of the game and the start of the first period of extra time.

There is no break between the two periods of extra time. The winner is determined as follows during that extra time:

ALL COMPETITION GAMES

If goals are equal at the end of normal time, the team scoring the first goal in extra time wins and the game ceases.

If there is no goal during the extra time, then a penalty shootout is held to determine the winner.

FINALS

Under 12 to ALs

In a Final when goals are equal at end of normal time there will be NO EXTRA time played.

 

In Junior Finals (U12-U16) & Senior Finals (U18 to ALs) a penalty shootout is held to determine the winner.

Premier League

NOTE:  Mens and Women’s PL will play EXTRA time (two ten minute periods) if goals are equal at end of normal time. If goals are equal at completion of extra time a penalty shootout is held to determine the winner

Special Borrowing Rules in Semi-final Series and Finals

A semi-final series includes Round Robin semi-finals as well as Knockout semi-finals for these rules

A team can only borrow two (2) players in a semi-final or final (this is opposed to four (4) during the normal season).

There is NO restriction on the number of times a BORROWED player must have played for that team during the current season to be eligible to be borrowed in semi and finals.  The maximum of four (4) borrowing limit still applies.

The overarching principle in player borrowing is that players should not be borrowed unnecessarily. Teams place great importance on the finals and there is often the temptation to borrow players for the finals to strengthen the team rather than for genuine availability reasons.

The MWFA will monitor the borrowing of players to ensure teams act in a fair and reasonable way.