Bracket of Four: Played as a single group of four teams in a round-robin format, with the two teams accumulating the most points advancing to the final.

Bracket of Five: Played as a single group of five (5) teams, with all teams playing two (2) group matches. Based on the team seeding after two (2) matches, the quarterfinal match will play Seed #4 vs Seed #5. The winner of the quarterfinal will play the semifinalist with the #1 Seed. Seed #2 vs Seed #3 in the second semifinal. The winner of semifinal #1 vs winner of semifinal #2 in the final.

Bracket of Six: Played as two groups of three teams. Each team will crossover and play the three teams in the other group. The two teams accumulating the most points (Wildcard 1 and Wildcard 2) from all six

teams will advance to the finals to determine which team is the champion. It is possible that the finalists could have played each other already.

Bracket of Seven: Played as a single group of seven teams with all teams playing four (4) matches. The team accumulating the most points will be announced as the Champion. The team accumulating the second most

amounts of points will be the Finalist.

Bracket of Eight: Played as two groups of four. The winner of each round-robin group will play a final game to determine the Champion and Finalist.

Bracket of Ten: The winner of A will advance to the semi-finals. Then the next best three teams based on points will advance as Wildcard 1, Wildcard 2, and Wildcard 3. The winner of Group A will play Wildcard 4, Wildcard 2 will play Wildcard 3 in the Semi-Finals games. (Updated 2/17/19)

Bracket of Twelve: Played as three groups of four. The winner of each round-robin group and a wildcard (4th best team on points) will advance to the semi-finals. Winner of Group A vs Wildcard and Group B vs Group C.

In the event the wildcard team advances from Group “A” they would have already played the winners of the group and therefore the semi-final opponents will be as follows: Winner Group C vs. Winner Group A and

Winner Group B vs. Wildcard.

Bracket of Sixteen: Played as four groups of four. The winner of each round-robin group advances to the semi-finals with the winner of the semi-finals advancing to the championship game.

2024 PTC Rules

CENTRAL PARK – PLANTATION 9151 NW 2 Street

Plantation, FL 33324

PINE ISLAND PARK 320 S Pine Island Rd, Plantation, FL 33324

SUNSET PARK – PLANTATION 10600 Cleary Blvd. Plantation, FL 33324

Interested in being part of the referee pool for the Plantation Thanksgiving Classic? Please contact Dave Minshall at henniebogansclub@yahoo.com or at 561-254-9131 (cell).

Through our tournament partner, Tournament Success Group (TSG), and Referee Director Dave Minshall, our goal at the Plantation Thanksgiving Classic is to use best practices in providing the best, most professional coordination of the referee logistics. 

This includes:

Timely communication and coordination of all referee logistics

Use of Assignr app for scheduling, communication, and payment

Schedules out early, 7-10 days prior to the start of the tournament

Mentors to provide coaching and feedback for referee development Nutritional meals, snacks, and water for referees

Best practices in assigning of games, number of games, and level of games Any questions please contact Dave Minshall at henniebogansclub@yahoo.com

The tournament committee is committed to providing teams, coaches, players, and families with a positive and rewarding experience at the Plantation

Thanksgiving Classic tournament.

Feel free to contact the Plantation Thanksgiving Classic tournament director with any questions or if there is anything that we can assist your team with regarding participation in the Plantation Thanksgiving Classic. You can e-mail us at brivera@tournamentsuccessgroup.com or call us at 786-351- 4394.

Mailing address:

Plantation FC

9840 NW 10 Street Plantation, FL 33322

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