Midwest Region Playoffs July 22-24
Match 1 (Midwest Region Semifinal #1):
1st Seed of the Great Lakes East Conference plays the 2nd Seed of the Great Lakes West Conference
Match 2 (Midwest Region Semifinal #2):
1st Seed of the Great Lakes West Conference plays the 2nd Seed of the Great Lakes East Conference
Match 3 (Midwest Region Final):
Winner of Match 1 versus Winner of Match 2
The host city for all the above matches shall be determined on or before July 1, 2016
2016 NPSL Midwest Region Playoff Calendar
July 22-24, 2016 Midwest Regional Semifinals and Final
July 30/31, 2016 NPSL National Semifinals
August 6/7, 2016 NPSL National Championship
NPSL 2016 Policies
Section 1.06. Tie in Standings. In case of a tie in the final League standings, the following tiebreaker will be used.
(a) Head to head results between the tied teams.
(b) Goal difference in the head to head results.
(c)Most wins in conference competition.
(d) Goal difference in conference competition.
(e) Fewest losses in conference competition.
(f) Coin toss.
In the event of a three-way tie for a Region or Conference championship, a mini table involving only the three tied teams shall be used to determine the champion. If there is a two-team tie in the mini table, the two-team tiebreaker rules will be applied. If there is a three team tie for points in the mini tables, the first tie breaker will be “most wins in conference competition,” the second tie breaker will be “goal difference in conference competition,” the third tie breaker will be “fewest losses in conference competition.”
Section 1.06(a). Tiebreaker Rules for NPSL National Playoffs. When determining seeding for the NPSL playoffs between teams from different regions, teams will be seeded by average points. Average points is calculated by dividing the total points earned during the regular season divided by the total number of regular season games played by that team. If teams are tied in the seeding, the following tiebreaker will be used:
(a) Average Goal difference/game in regular season schedule.
(b) Average goals/game scored in regular season schedule.
(c) Coin toss.
