Section 7

Competition Format & Points

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7.1 Tournament Structure

Each sport discipline follows a format determined by the number of registered teams. The standard format is Groups + Knockout:

Group Stage: Teams are drawn into groups of 3–4 teams. Each team plays every other team in the group once (single round-robin). The top teams from each group advance to the knockout phase.
Knockout Phase: Single-elimination bracket (quarter-finals, semi-finals, third-place play-off, final). All knockout matches must produce a winner on the day.

The OC may adjust the format (e.g., double round-robin, league + playoffs, divisional knockout) based on the number of entries. Any format changes will be communicated at least 7 days before competition begins.

7.2 Points System

Sport	Win	Draw	Loss	Notes
Football	3	1	0	Standard FIFA 3-1-0 system
Netball	2	1	0	Community netball standard scoring
Volleyball	3-2-1-0 (see below)			FIVB graduated system
Kho Kho	3	1	0	IKF standard system

7.3 Volleyball Graduated Points

Volleyball uses the FIVB graduated scoring system to reward competitive matches:

Result	Winner Points	Loser Points
Win 2–0	3	0
Win 2–1	2	1

This system recognises teams that push a match to three sets, rewarding competitive losses with a point.

7.4 Match Duration by Sport

Sport	Group Stage	Knockout Stage	Extra Time
Football	2 × 45 min	2 × 45 min	2 × 15 min + Penalty Kicks
Netball	4 × 10 min quarters		2 × 7 min + first-scorer rule
Volleyball	Best of 3 sets (25/15 pts)		N/A (sets are decisive)
Kho Kho	2 innings × 2 turns × 9 min		Extra innings of 2 turns × 9 min

7.5 Forfeit Rules

A match is declared a forfeit when:

A team fails to appear within 15 minutes of the scheduled time
A team is unable to field the minimum number of players
A team refuses to continue playing
A team is found to have fielded an ineligible player

A team that forfeits two matches in the same tournament is automatically expelled from the competition.