What Events Are Ranked?

We currently include over 1800 events in the rankings.  If an event is using our software for their scheduling we can guarantee their inclusion in the rankings, as all of this data is stored in our system & feeds directly into the rankings. For events that do not use our software we do our best to include them when possible.  

We can only guarantee the inclusion of an event if they are using the GotSport software. While we try our best to include as many events as possible, we cannot guarantee that a non-GotSport event will be included. 

 

GotSport Events are guaranteed to be included in the Rankings.

 

The event needs to enter all their results before we can rank it.  If an event uses our software and does not post the complete results within their account, it might delay the ranking of the event or we may not be able to rank it.

 

Non-GotSport Events are not guaranteed to be included in the Rankings.

 

All non-GotSport event data is manually entered by our staff.  The event must post all their results on their website using complete club & team names. Our staff will enter the teams that played in each flight along with their placements. We do not enter game scores for non-GotSoccer events, once the event is entered in our system, teams can update their games' scores via their GotSport team accounts.

All data is manually entered by our staff for Non-GotSport events, meaning there is a time factor that prevents us from being able to include every event that provides scores.  We only include a list of attending teams and the placement of teams that are eligible for points.  

 

The event must post all their results on their website using complete club & team names. Our staff will enter the teams that played in each flight along with their placements, but we do not enter game scores for non-GotSport events. Once the event is entered into our system, teams can update their games' scores via their GotSport team accounts. 

For non-Gotsport events that are included in the rankings, we will only be able to rank a limited number of the top flights.

 

Non-Competitive & Recreational Events

 

We only include competitive play.   Any event or flight formatted as Recreational or Non-Competitive, will not be included in the rankings. Any event using the Jamboree or Festival format will not be included in the rankings.

 

Small-Sided Events & Flights

 

We include the following formats for each age group:

U10-U11: 6v6 or larger

U12: 7v7, 9v9 & 11v11

U13-U19: 11v11

 

Event Formats

 

If an event uses a format that makes it hard to establish a specific group of competition or a specific champion then we may not be able to include them.  Examples of this include:

- Large league flights in Non-GotSport events where teams do not compete against at least 75% of the teams in their flight. 

- Large tournament flights in Non-GotSport events without playoffs where there is not a complete round-robin format used (i.e. - each team competes against every other team in their bracket or flight).  

 

Events using formats like this are difficult to rank as we cannot establish an accurate flight value, since the teams are grouped into much larger flights.  The flight value is determined by the top 5 teams in a flight, and if there are 15-20+ teams in that flight with no playoff, there is no way to accurately establish which of the teams in that flight competed against the teams contributing to the flight value.

 

If the event uses our software, we can rank this as we have the complete schedule & scores in the system.  Our system has a feature that allows us to calculate team-specific flight values for an event based on the competition that the team faced in that event.  It looks at the matches and the teams they played against to establish a flight value.  

 

Game Minimum Requirement

 

A non-GotSport event will only be included in the rankings if it uses a format of at least 3 or more games per team.  If the event only offers 2 games per team it will not be ranked.

 

A GotSport event that offers at least 2 games will be included in the rankings, but the percentage of points available for each placement will be reduced.  We do not award a full 100% of the available flight value to the champion when a team competes in only two matches.

 

Game Lengths Included in the Rankings

We prefer to only include events that use the standard game times outlined by USYSA for each age group.  However, we realize that many events have to shorten matches due to weather & other unforeseen circumstances.  For an event to be included in the rankings each game must offer a minimum of two 25-minute halves.  This applies to all age groups in the rankings.  Events using

games that are shorter than this length will not be eligible for inclusion in the rankings.