The Knights Championship Cup has been designed an an Under 14, Under 15, Under 16 and Under 18 junior boys tournament.
Our preferred tournament structure is for 16 Melbourne clubs to enter their U14, U15, U16 and U18 teams, thus having 16 clubs represented across all age division, and 64 individual teams.
For each age division, the tournament will be split into a group stage and a knockout stage.
Group Stages.
Each age division will consist of four groups, each with four teams. Each team will play the others in their group once, thus each team will play three group stage matches, with a total of 24 matches to be played in each group stage of each age division. Each team will play for points, three points for a win, one point for a draw and no points loss. At the end of the group stages, the teams in each group will be ranked based on the amount of points they have collected in the group stage. The position a team places in the group stage dictates which knockout competition they enter.
Knockout Stages.
The top two teams in each group stage across all age divisions will enter the Knights Championship Cup competition, while the bottom two teams in each group stage across all age divisions will enter the Knights Conference Plate competition. The knockout stages will each contain 8 teams and occur in true knockout fashion, beginning at the Quarter Final stage and ending with the Final.
Matches.
With just under 1200 players, we have structured the matches in the following way to be able to deliver 124 matches in total.
Under 14s
Group Stages: 20 minute halves, with a 5 minute break.
Knockout Stage: 25 minute halves, with a 5 minute break.
Under 15s
Group Stages: 20 minute halves, with a 5 minute break.
Knockout Stage: 25 minute halves, with a 5 minute break.
Under 16s
Group Stages: 25 minute halves, with a 5 minute break.
Knockout Stage: 30 minute halves, with a 5 minute break.
Under 18s
Group Stages:25 minute halves, with a 5 minute break.
Knockout Stage:30 minute halves, with a 5 minute break.
Final: 45 minute halves, with a 15 minute break.
To ensure player safety, we will have physiotherapists on hand during and between games at no extra charge, which can be used at each players discretion.
Registration.
To enter a team into the tournament, a $930 registration fee must be paid to the Melbourne Knights Football Club. Thus for four teams, there is a total charge of $3,720.This can be done in one of two ways.
Tournament Website.
The easiest way to register for the tournament is by accessing the registration portal on this website. There you can register your teams through our online registration portal and pay through our secure payment gateway - Stripe.
Bank Transfer.
You can liaise directly with the Club to enter the tournament.
By choosing this method, you will need to directly deposit
the tournament registration fees in the Clubs bank account.
Venue Address
Knights Stadium
2 Somers Street, Sunshine North, 3020, Victoria, Australia
Tournament Dates
Tuesday 1st October 2024 - Sunday 6th October 2024