| Commissioner | 4 groups of 4 (play each other once=3 matches) Top 2 in each group to 1/4 finals etc. | |
| Paul Roseblade (CHV) | 4 groups of 4 (play each other once=3 matches) Top 2 in each group to 1/4 finals etc. | A la the Chanpions League |
| Willy Krosnyak (INT) | Straight Knock out(8 ties home & away) winners to 1/4 finals | Already enough group games up to that point. |
| Stephen Williams (HOU) | Straight Knock out(8 ties home & away) winners to 1/4 finals | Section games always favour the bigger clubs with a larger pool of players - let's have more cut throat KO games. |
| Roy Rolsten (COL) | 4 groups of 4 (play each other once=3 matches) Top 2 in each group to 1/4 finals etc. | More matches is more of a test. |
| Andy Shaw (SJ) | 4 groups of 4 (play each other once=3 matches) Top 2 in each group to 1/4 finals etc. | |
| Tyler Ponder (LAF) | Straight Knock out(8 ties home & away) winners to 1/4 finals | |
| Andrew Foss-Grant (POR) | Straight Knock out(8 ties home & away) winners to 1/4 finals | knock out is good |
| Bryce Kalmbach (ATL) | Straight Knock out(8 ties home & away) winners to 1/4 finals | if you have 4 groups of 4 then this means it is better to end up in the steve Turner trophy than the Al Sellars as you would receive more income from this set up, not really fair as the Al Sellars cup is straight knockout. |
| Mark Creasey (VAN) | Straight Knock out(8 ties home & away) winners to 1/4 finals | |
| David Blair (DC) | 4 groups of 4 (play each other once=3 matches) Top 2 in each group to 1/4 finals etc. | I like group play |
| Derek Purvis (SEA) | 4 groups of 4 (play each other once=3 matches) Top 2 in each group to 1/4 finals etc. | Just as a tie breaker |