The top two teams from each conference (Atlantic, Keystone, Mid Atlantic) shall qualify for the playoffs. The six teams will be ranked in 1-6 seeds with the order being determined with the first seed being awarded to the team with the highest points per game during the regular season. The 1st and 2nd seeds receive a bye in the first round.
1st Round (Wild Card Games) July 16 / 17
Match 1 (Northeast Region Wild Card Game #1):
3rd Seed of the Northeast Region hosts 6th Seed of the Northeast Region
Match 2 (Northeast Region Wild Card Game #2):
4th Seed of the Northeast Region hosts 5th Seed of the Northeast Region
2nd Round (Northeast Region Semifinals) July 20 / 21
Match 3 (Northeast Region Semifinal #1): 1st Seed of the Northeast Region hosts Winner of Match 1 (4th seed v 5th seed)
Match 4 (Northeast Region Semifinal #2): 2nd Seed of the Northeast Region hosts Winner of Match 2 (3rd seed v 6th seed)
3rd Round (Northeast Region Final) July 23 or 24
Match 5 (Northeast Region Final):
Winner of Match 3 (Northeast Region Semifinal #1) versus Match 4 (Northeast Region Semifinal #2)**
**The team with the higher regular season points per game average in the regular season shall host
2016 NPSL Northeast Region Playoff Calendar
July 16/17, 2016 1st Round (Northeast Region Wild Card Games)
July 20/21, 2016 2nd Round (Northeast Region Semifinals)
July 23/24, 2016 3rd Round (Northeast Region 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.
