Rules

• The Elite Soccer Federation Cup is a midseason tournament for all 14 participating ESF clubs.
• Tournament play will begin on Week 10 and conclude on Week 17.
• All seedings for the tournament determined by a team's rank in its respective division after Week 9.
• Just like the season, the ESF Cup will be goals-only.  No MFLS points will be used (except as a tiebreaker).
• Own goals do not count against a team.
• The current #1 and #2 seeds from the Premier League after Week 9 will be granted an automatic bid into the Quarterfinals of the ESF Cup.  The remaining 12 teams will compete in Group Play first.
• Group Play will consist of three groups of four teams.  Each team will play each team once.
• The top two teams in each group will advance to the Quarterfinals.
• The Quarterfinals and Semifinals will consist of a Home-and-Away aggregate series.  
• The Championship will be played on Week 17 and will be a single match.
• The ESF Cup winner will qualify for the Cup Winner's Cup.

Tiebreakers

• Placement in Group:
1. Head-to-Head
2. Goal Differential
3. Goals For
4. Goals Against
5. Total MFLS Points
• Quarterfinals & Semifinals:
1. Away Goals Scored (First team listed is home the first leg)
2. Most PKs (both legs)
3. Most Assists (both legs)
4. Least Goals Given Up by Keeper (both legs)
5. Total MFLS Points
• Finals:
1. Replay on Week 18
2. Replay on Week 19
3. Replay on Week 20
4. Most PKs Combined Weeks
5. Most Assists Combined Weeks
6. Total MFLS Points

Group Schedule

Matchday 1   (MFLS: Week 10)
Group A Aviators 3-3 MoFos United RealTalkRelli99 3-3 GameCocks	Group B El futbol es asi 3-2 Canicas C.F. Seattle SC 3-3 Mohawks FC	Group C Hounds FC 0-3 The Laws of Lalas Dynamo Kyiv YCK 3-3 Las Vegas Nights
Matchday 2   (MFLS: Week 11)
Group A MoFos United 3-3 RealTalkRelli99 GameCocks 4-3 Aviators	Group B Mohawks FC 3-3 El futbol es asi Canicas C.F. 7-3 Seattle SC	Group C Las Vegas Nights 2-3 Hounds FC The Laws of Lalas 4-1 Dynamo Kyiv YCK
Matchday 3  (MFLS: Week 12)
Group A GameCocks 3-2 MoFos United Aviators 3-3 RealTalkRelli99	Group B Seattle SC 1-2 El futbol es asi Canicas C.F. 4-3 Mohawks FC	Group C Dynamo Kyiv YCK 4-2 Hounds FC Las Vegas Nights 3-2 The Laws of Lalas

Group Standings

	Weeks 13 & 14			Weeks 15 & 16			Week 17 Week 18 (Replay)
	Causmos RealTalkRelli99	2:1::3 3:0::3*		RealTalkRelli99 El futbol es asi	0:0::0 1:1::2		El futbol es asi Canicas C.F.	1 -- 2   1 -- 1
	El futbol es asi The Laws of Lalas	5:1::6 4:1::5
	Stonebury United Las Vegas Nights	5:6::11 3:2::5		Stonebury United Canicas C.F.	2:0::2  2:2::4
	GameCocks Canicas C.F.	2:1::3 4:2::6

*Advances on the first tiebreaker, away goals scored.  RealTalkRelli99 scored 3 goals on the road compared to Causmos' 1.