THE ROAD TO THE FINALS

1. COMPETITION RULES

The MICBasketball is organized by AE MICFootball and will be regulated by the rules FIBA, FEB (Spanish Basketball Federation) and FCBQ (Catalan Basketball Federation)

2. AGE CONTROL

Before the start of the competition, each team must provide the organization with a list of participants with name, surname and date of birth of all players. All players must be identified with a valid federal license, ID, passport or other official document accrediting the age with a photograph.

The review of the documentation will be done before the start of the competition, although if circumstances require, the organization may repeat this review before each game.

3. GAME DURATION

All games will have four periods of 10’ each, with a 1’ rest in between (3′ in half time).

Running time except for the last 1:00 minute of each quarter and overtime when stop time will be applied.

4. PLAYERS NUMBERS

Each team must present 5 to 12 players in each game. No game will start with less than 5 players.

Substitutions: All players registered in the score sheet must participate in the game. There is no minimum time to be played. In case this rule is not observed by a team the result will be a lose by forfeit

5. PLAYING COURTS

All the tournament courts are pavillons.

6. BALLS

Organization will provide the Game Ball, and 2 balls per team for the warm up. Size will follow FIBA rules.

7. QUALIFYING SYSTEM

In the classification round, teams will play against the teams in their group in a roud-robin system.

Teams classified in the 1st and 2nd group position will go to the Final Round, whereas teams ending in the 3rd and 4rth group position will go to the consolation round*

All the games on the Final Round and Consolation Phase will be played in a knock-out system, and will be decided without extra time in case of draw.

*In the categories with 12 teams, the best two 3rd positioned teams will advance to the Final Round.