30 teams from all SoCal Premier Divisions will compete in the group stage. Each group consists of two flights of clubs. Clubs in flight “A” will compete against clubs in flight “B”. The Raul Briones Cup will kick off on November 20th and run through December 12th.
The top 14 clubs, based on point totals, will be seeded and advance to the Knockout stage. Capo FC and Inland Empire FC will enter into the Knockout rounds.
Current League Rules will guide all Cup games unless otherwise noted below.
Winner of the Raul Briones Cup will enter into the SWPL Regional Playoff for a spot in the 2022 NISA Independent Cup. If the RBC winner is also the SoCal 1st division champion then the RBC runner up will be given the spot in the regional playoff
This Cup is for a second tier championship allowing for ALL teams to advance to the knockout rounds.
The BFFC champion will be given a team trophy at the SoCal AGM.
Player Eligibility
Home/Away hosting for Knockout stages
For further Cup rules see the 2021-22 SWPL Rules Handbook in the Document Library.