This tournament will be open to ALL teams in FG, however eligibility rules apply. A total of 128(maximum) will be selected, 64 teams if there are insufficient team applications. Attractive prizes will be awarded as follows:
1st: 1 free paying season + 8m + trophy on manager profile
2nd: 4m
3rd: 2m
There will be 3 group round games, in a league format, followed by a round of 64(if there are 128 participating teams), a round of 32, round of 16, quarter finals, semi finals and then the finals together with 3rd/4th placing. All fixtures will take place as friendlies.
1. To ensure fairness, teams will be able to send in their applications 3 weeks before the end of the season while the drawing of groups will be done in the last week of the season, concurrent with the national games.
2. Teams will be seeded accordingly into 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th seeds. They will be seeded according to DIVISION, SIZE OF YOUTH TEAM and LEAGUE PLACING. Each group will consist of one type of seed each. Therefore, seeding will change every season. Due to the limited number of group matches, lower seeds will enjoy home advantage over higher seeds so that every team has a chance.
3. Drawing of groups will be done on a random basis and will be vetted by a neutral panel. The knockout stages will consist of the FIRST Group 1 team playing against the SECOND Group 32 team. (a la Champions League style). Group winners will play at home while home and away teams for latter stages will be chosen by merit of goal difference. Only one leg will be played. Opponents will also be drawn way in advance to ensure fairness.
4. League position decided by
a) points
b) goal difference
c) goals scored
d) head-to-head
5. Team entrances: Each team has to enter a full team of 11 players with no illegal formations. Each team will be allowed to send in 2 players above the age of 23 who are 40, 000 wage and lower. Illegal lineups will be given a 3-0 penalty regardless of the result. These will have to be reported by the discretion of the managers themselves.
All updates, tables and fixtures will be posted on the Forum. Announcements will be posted via FGM or on the Forum. If a situation occurs not covered by above, the organizers will make the fairest decision possible.
So, due to this being a new system, teams may send start sending in their applications now and stand a chance to win the attractive prizes! A trial will be done this season if there are sufficient teams. Cheers
