Ranking Criteria

Points

Points are the primary ranking criteria.
• Each team receives 6 points for a win, 3 points for a tie, and 0 points for a loss.
• Each team receives an additional point for each goal, up to 3.
• Each team receives 1 point for a shutout. Each team gets 4 points with both 0-0 and 1-1 results.
• Each team has 1 point deducted for each accumulated red card (two yellows).
• Each team has 1 point deducted for each red card.

If two or more teams are tied on points, the following ranking criteria are used, in order:

Head to Head

If two or more teams are tied, the team that won the most games against other tied teams is ranked above the other teams.

Kicks from the Mark/Penalty Kicks

When all else fails, Kicks from the Mark (PKs) are used to rank two teams.