This reserve tournament is dedicated to players under the age of 23. The MFL has also allowed a quota of 5 over-age players, including 3 foreign players in each team.
Format
The tournament is played as follows:
League level: 15 teams are divided into two groups
Round 1: Divided into two groups, each team plays home and away The top four group teams will advance to round 2
Round 2: The top two teams in group will advance to the knockout stage
Knockout stage: Final match to determine the winner, played as single-game[2]