Checking the tie-break settings
It's very important that you have double checked the settings which determines the group standings if teams finish equal on points.
This is done separately for each category.
To check this:
- Left menu: Tournament
- Top menu: Categories
- Go into the first category
In the setup box you'll see the drop down menu for tie-break criterea
5. Choose the order you want. The most popular are:
- Head to head results
- Goal difference
- Goals scored
or
- Goal difference
- Goals scored
- Head to head results
Tournaments are trending more towards head-to-head results because they don't want teams to be incentivized to keep scoring goals against weaker teams.
Make sure these settings are in line with what you have written in your match rules!
Note that selecting random means the choice is made randomly by the organizer themselves, for example, through a coin toss or another criterion that the organizer must carry out. The system does not perform the random selection; instead, random primarily serves as a reminder for the organizer.
If teams can not be separated by your chosen criterea, the system will not send either of the teams through to the next phase. You will need to do this manually. Here is how.