RULEs AND REGULATIONs

RUles and regulations

  • Age categories are as follows:

                  U12: Players born in 2013/2256 or later

                  U11: Players born in 2014/2257 or later

                  U10: Players born in 2015/2258 or later

                  U9: Players born in 2016/2259 or later

                  U8: Players born in 2017/2260 or later

  • Girls are allowed to play Hanuman cup, they can be one year older on the respective category
  • 12 players per team
  • 12 to 18 teams per category
  • Total of 60 to 80 teams

Saturday, December 6, 2025
⏰ Saturday 10.00 AM to 5.00 PM

Sunday, December 7, 2025
⏰ Sunday 10.00 AM to 3.00 PM

Group Stage:

  • In each category, teams will be divided into 2 groups of 6 teams.
  • Competition will be a round-robin format within the group (every team plays 5 matches in this stage)

Knockout Stage:

  • After the group stage is completed, teams will be seeded into different trophy brackets based on their group ranking as follows:
    • Cup: 1st and 2nd place teams from each group will advance.
    • Plate: 3rd and 4th place teams from each group will advance.
    • Bowl: 5th and 6th place teams from each group will advance.

Each trophy bracket (Cup, Plate, and Bowl) will have a semi-final and a final round

  • 7 Aside 33×46 meters

  • Arrival and register to admin station, Registration will open 8:30am
  • Every game will be 22 min per game
  • Teams need to be ready 10 min before kick off

Unlimited substitution is allowed. Notify the referee in advance before any substitution. Match no need to be stopped

  • A player who receives a red card will not be allowed to return to the game, and the severity of the offense will be reviewed by Hanuman Cup organizers to determine whether the player will be suspended from the next match.
  • Therefore the team can substitute him for another player after 2 minutes

No direct shoot from Kick off. (Ball must leave the center circle with a pass.)

When 2 teams have the same number of points:

  1. Head to head
  2. Goal difference
  3. Goal scored
  4. Less goal conceded
  5. Youngest team

In case of a draw during the elimination round, results of the match will be determined by penalty shootout 3 penalties per team, then sudden death.

If a team arrive 3 minutes late, the match will be suspended and 3 points given to the team arrive on time. if there is agreement between officials, a friendly match will be played without counting the score.