Mauritian Futsal Cup 2011 Announced!

Although the inaugural MKS Melbourne Shield has barely passed and even though the usual post-tournament multimedia fanfare is not yet completed, MKS Melbourne has announced the second Mauritian Futsal Cup as they believe it is important to run the tournaments at similar times each year to build consistency in the MKS Melbourne tournaments and community.

Building on the success of the MKS Melbourne Shield, MKS Melbourne will be once again hiring professional referees to officiate the matches.  The winners and runners-up will be awarded medals.  The winners will also have their team name etched upon the Mauritian Futsal Cup trophy, an honour which only The Replacements has managed to date.  However, with the emergence of the inaugural MKS Melbourne Shield champions, Gajack United, and recent changes in the MKS Melbourne team rankings, this will be a hotly contested tournament.

The Mauritian Futsal Cup Trophy

The details of the tournament are as follows.

Tournament details
Mauritian Futsal Cup
5-a-side futsal tournament
Saturday 3rd September 2011
0800 - 1700

Important dates
12 August 2011: Team registration opens
19 August 2011: Team registration and payment deadline (early bird discount)
26 August 2011: Team registration and payment deadline

Team registration
To register your team, please use the link provided on our our Facebook page.

Team size
Team sizes are strictly limited to the following.
Minimum: 5 players
Maximum: 8 players

Tournament format
The exact tournament format will be confirmed at a later date as it depends on the number of teams competing. However, in general, the tournament will consist of:

1. Qualifying round - a single round robin competition. All teams will participate in this round.

2. Elimination round - a knock-out competition. Only a number of top ranked teams from the qualifying round will progress to this round.

Please note: MKS Melbourne reserves the right to alter the tournament format without notice.

Tournament Rules
The tournament rules will be follow the MKS Melbourne Futsal Tournament Rules.

Referees
MKS Melbourne will now be providing referees to officiate all matches of the tournament.

MKS Melbourne Website and Blog
Website: www.mksmelbourne.org
Blog: blog.mksmelbourne.org
Please monitor the website and blog for updates.

Enquiries
Please send all enquiries to:
infoATmksmelbourne.org
(replace "AT" with "@").

As always, MKS Melbourne is looking forward to a great and successful tournament and wishes all participating teams the best of luck!