Guides to organising football tournaments

Practical guides to organising football tournaments: formats, match schedules, tie-breakers and the tournament day.

• How to organise a football tournament: a step-by-step guide

  A practical guide to organising a football tournament: date, pitches, age groups, budget, rules, inviting clubs, the draw, the schedule, officials and matchday.

• Football tournament formats for 8, 12 and 16 teams

  Football tournament formats for 8, 12 and 16 teams: groups and knockouts, leagues, and Gold and Silver Cups, with exact match counts and estimated duration.

• Football tie-breakers: how they work and how to set them

  Football tie-breakers explained: points, goal difference, goals scored, head-to-head, fair play and organisers' decision, and how to write them into your rules.

• How to build a tournament schedule across multiple pitches

  How to build a football tournament schedule across several pitches: rest between matches, breaks, age groups by pitch, finals last, buffers and delays.

• Football tournament matchday checklist

  A matchday checklist for football tournaments: welcoming teams, officials on each pitch, live results, TV screens, corrections, the podium and parents.