Men’s Bay of Plenty Knockout Cup for 2017
The Waikato Bay of Plenty Football Federation is pleased to announce that BAY SPORTS
CENTRE will be sponsoring the Knockout competition for Men’s Bay 1 and 2 sides to be known
as the Bay Sports Centre Cup.
Structure for 2017
16 teams
Cup
 Round 1 Cup – 16 teams – 8 matches
 Round 2 Cup – 8 winners
 Semi Final Cup – 4 teams - 2 matches
 Final Cup – 2 teams - 1 match
Bowl
 Round 1 Plate - 8 losers of Round 1 Cup,
 Semi Final Plate – 4 teams - 2 matches
 Final Plate – 2 teams - 1 match
Dates
Cup – Round 1 May 20, Round 2 June 24, Semi Final 22 July TBC, Final August TBC
Bowl – Round 1 June 24, Semi Final 22 July TBC , Final August TBC
Venues and Times
In all matches up to and including the Quarter Finals, the first team on the draw will be at
home with a 2pm kick off subject to ground availability.
The Semi Finals and Final will be played at Fergusson Park.
Final - Plate kickoff 12pm, Cup kick off 2pm
Important notes
 Squads limited to 18 players, Players are Cup tied and cannot play for another team
within the competition
 Rolling subs up to 10 Interchanges
 Teams withdrawing/defaulting/forfeiting from the Cup competition will not be eligible
to be included or participate in the Plate section
 All players must have played in two games for their respective team no less
than 6 days apart
 All players who have played in two or more competition games for a Federation 1, 2
Northern Region Football League (NRFL) or Northern Region Football League (NRFL)
reserve league teams, will not be eligible to play
 Team Cards must be received for Cup games by the 12pm on the Wednesday
following the fixture or teams will not move through to the next round
 Note teams receiving Byes or knocked out may have games brought forward.