Men's Bay of Plenty Knockout Cup for 2014
The Waikato Bay of Plenty Football Federation is pleased to announce that BAY SPORTSMED will be sponsoring the Knockout competition for Men's Bay 1 and 2 sides to be known as the Bay Sportsmed Cup.
Structure for 2014
20 teams
Cup
• Round 1 Cup – 20 teams – 10 matches,
• Round 2 Cup – 10 winners from Round 1, 2 matches and 6 byes
• Quarter Finals Cup – 8 teams - 4 matches
• Semi Final Cup – teams - 2 matches
• Final Cup – 2 teams - 1 match

Bowl
• Round 1 Plate - 10 losers of Round 1 Cup, 2 matches and 6 byes
• Quarter Finals Plate – 8 teams - 4 matches
• Semi Final Plate – 4 teams - 2 matches
• Final Plate – 2 teams - 1 match

Dates
Cup – Round 1 May 24, Round 2 June 21, Quarter Final July 12, Semi Final August 2 (or 16), Final August 30
Bowl – Round 1 June 21, Quarter Final July 12, Semi Final August 2 (or 16), Final August 30
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 16 players, Players are Cup tied and cannot play for another team within the competition
• No rolling subs
• 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
• Note teams receiving Byes or knocked out may have games brought forward.