KL WORLD 5’S

Event: KL World 5’s

Venue: Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Date: Tuesday, 26th February - Sunday, 2nd March, 2008

Sanctioned By:
-> Federation Internationale de Football (FIFA)
-> Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
-> Football Association of Malaysia (FAM)

Organised by:
-> Ministry of Youth and Sports, Malaysia
-> Football Association of Malaysia
-> ESPN Star Sports

Broadcaster: STAR Sports

Total of over 100 total hours of coverage
20 hours of live coverage
10 hours of delayed coverage per channel across 5 Star Sports Channels (Asia, SE Asia, India, Taiwan and Hong Kong)

Prize Money:

-------------------> CUP --------- PLATE ------- BOWL
Champion ------> US$50,000 -- US$15,000 -- US$5,000
Runner Up -----> US$25,000 -- US$10,000 -- US$3,000
Semi Finalist ---> US$15,000 -- US$ 6,000 -- //
Semi Finalist ---> US$15,000 -- US$ 6,000 -- //


Teams:
Total of 10 National Teams from the following countries
(Final list to be confirmed, one of them could be replaced by Uruguay)

Malaysia
Argentina
Thailand
Brazil
China
Netherlands
Japan
England
Iran
Australia

Format: 10 teams - 2 groups of 5 teams

All group matches will be played over the first 4 days.
Top 2 teams in the groups progress to semi-finals of Cup competition
3rd and 4th teams progress to semi-finals of Plate competition
5th placed teams progress to final of Bowl competition
Semi finals and finals will be staged over 2 days
Cup, Plate and Bowl finals will be staged on final day

Format of Play:

Group A
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5

Group B
B1
B2
B3
B4
B5

Day 1
match 1
match 2
match 3
match 4 (evening match)
match 5 (evening match)

Day 2
match 1
match 2
match 3
match 4 (evening match)
match 5 (evening match)

Day 3
match 1
match 2
match 3
match 4 (evening match)
match 5 (evening match)

Day 4
match 1
match 2
match 3
match 4 (evening match)
match 5 (evening match)

Day 5

CUP semi's
A 1st vs B 2nd
B 1st vs A 2nd

PLATE semi's
A 3rd vs B 4th
B 3rd vs A 4th


Day 6

CUP Final (pm matches)
PLATE Final (pm matches)
BOWL Final (pm matches)



Match Schedule

KL World 5’s - Rules and Regulations
(Subject to change by the organizing committee)

1. 20 minutes each half
2. 15 minutes half time
3. Each time the ball goes out of play the clock stops
4. The ball is allowed overhead height
5. Players are allowed in the penalty area
6. There are no off-sides
7. Each team allowed to commit 5 fouls each half
8. Every foul committed after the 5th foul entitles the opposing team to an undefended free kick from the 15 meter spot
9. If a player is sent off, then his team can replace him with a substitute after 2 minutes
10. If the opposing team score a goal within the 2 minutes then a substitute can come on automatically
11. Each team is allowed a 1 minute time-out in each half
12. For the semifinals and finals, if the score is level after full time, there is then 5 minutes extra time each half
13. The Golden Goal Rule applies in extra time – the first goal scored wins the match
14. If the scores are level after extra time, then penalties will be held to determine the winner
15. The Event Format will consist of 2 groups of 5 teams in a round robin tournament. The top 2 teams in each group will progress to the semifinals and finals of the CUP Competition.
16. The 3rd and 4th team progress to semifinals and finals of Plate competition
17. 5th placed teams progress to final of Bowl competition.




Posted by Luca Ranocchiari --> luca.ranocchiari@futsalplanet.com