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Rules/Format

2013 State Cup  

Click Here for the 2013 State Cup Rules of Competition

Tournament Format

The format of the PA West Soccer State Cup features single elimination play.  The tournament will utilize single site play for the first and second round and an additional weekend of single site play for the semi-finals and finals.   

Seeding: The top four teams finishing the previous year's tournament will be seeded in order of finish provided the team has continuity of roster with the previous year’s roster. The champion will be the Number One seed and the finalist the Number Two seed, the Number Three seed will be the team that lost to the previous year's champion in the semi-finals, and the Number Four sedd will be the team that lost to the previous year's finalist in the semi-finalist. 

All other teams (U13 and older) will be blind drawn into a second round group or first round game depending upon the number of entries in the age group and the number of groups needed per tournament rules.

The U12 age group shall be blind drawn into the tournament.

Complete Games
The State Cup Committee reminds teams that any game reaching halftime shall be deemed a completed game if play is unable resume.