Explains the U14 Cup Competition format.

The U14 Competition has 3 Tiers Cup, Trophy, and Shield, all played on a knock-out basis.

All Teams have an opportunity to play in the Cup and if knocked-out up to Round 4 of the Cup fall-back to either Trophy or Shield.

22 Teams are entered in the Cup.
The 10 lowest ranked Teams who lose in Cup rounds 1 & 2 fall-back into the Shield.
Higher ranked Teams who lose in Cup rounds 1 & 2 fall-back into the Trophy (5 teams).
Cup Round 3 is a small interim round to balance the numbers as explained below.
Teams losing in Cup Round 4 (3 Teams) fall-back into the Trophy.

Cup
Round 1 - 16 Teams play excluding the top 6 seeds. Losing Teams fall-back into Trophy or Shield.
Round 2 - 14 Teams play including the top 6 seeds. Losing Teams fall-back into Trophy or Shield.
Round 3 - Adjustment round, 7 Teams, 5 byes, 2 Teams play, winning Team advances to Semi-Final, losing Team plays again in Round 4.
Round 4 - 6 Teams, Round 3 Losing Team and 5 byes from Round 3. Losing Teams fall-back into Trophy.
Semi Final - 4 Teams, Round 3 & 4 winners.
Final - 2 Teams.

Trophy
Round 1 - 8 Teams, 5 Round 1 & 2 losing Teams, 3 Round 4 losing Teams.
Semi-Final - 4 Teams.
Final - 2 Teams.

Shield
R1 - 10 lowest ranked losing Teams from round 1 & 2, 4 play, 6 byes.
R2 - 8 teams, 2 winning Teams and 6 byes.
Semi-final - 4 teams.
Final - 2 Teams.

Note:

If normal time draw, no extra time, straight to penalties, 5 each then sudden death. This includes group games to help break points ties on head to head result. Normal time wins has tie break advantage over penalty wins.

Teams who default in cup competition fixtures may forfeit their participation in fall-back competitions linked to the cup competition in which they defaulted. In seeded knock-out competitions where the losing teams fall-back into a lower level competition, an unseeded team who wins a fixture due to a seeded team defaulting may still fall-back into the lower level competition if they prefer and the League agrees, allowing the seeded team to progress in the higher level competition