
Qualification Procedure
Qualification process to knock out stages for all age groups
Qualification process and knock out stage for age categories from 2011 to 2016 with participations in LIONS and EAGLES levels.
Formation of 3 different level categories for knockout stage as below:
Category A
Teams qualifying from the Eagles group stage games will be drawn as normal to proceed for their knockout games in category A. Finals for Knockout Category A will take place on Wednesday 12th April.
Category B
Teams qualifying from the Lions group stage games together with the disqualified teams from the Eagles groups’ stage will join together and be drawn to proceed for their knockout games in category B. Finals for Knockout Category B will take place on Wednesday 12th April.
Category C
Disqualified teams from the Lions groups’ stage will be drawn to proceed for their knockout games in category C. Finals for Knockout Category C will take place on Tuesday 11th April.
For rest of Boys age groups from 2007 down to 2010 plus Girls competitions the qualification process is as normal with group leading teams proceeding to the knock out stage per different age group category.
In general, the number of teams to qualify will depend on the number of groups to be formed depending on the total number of registered participations.