Subject: [U21] Druid's Cup U20/21 - fourth edition

Ukraine too

Hrvatska more then 2 :D

Note 60 % :DD

I think a few other teams like me made the same mistake. Article 18 of the rules allows u21 teams under the age of 999. I did not read the last article 17 and 18.

Congratulations to Belgium. Good luck in the next round.

Schedule:

1/16 Druid's Cup - 24.02.2024 (cup friendly match)

1. Suomi U21 - Poland U21 - 0-3
2. Schweiz U21 - England U21 - 2-1 (walkover 3-0 England U21 U21 used players u21)
3. Singapore U21 - Österreich U21 - 0-10
4. Srbija U21 - Cymru U21 - 4-0
5. Shqipëria U21 - Türkiye U21 - 0-3
6. France U21 - Hellas U21 - 1-1 (after penalties 3-2)
7. Moldova U21 - Norge U21 - 0-2
8. Nederland U21 - Magyarország U21 - 1-1 (after penalties 2-3)
9. Hrvatska U21 - Sverige U21 - 4-0 (walkover 0-3 Hrvatska U21 used players u21)
10. Ukraine U21 - Brasil U21 - 0-1 (walkover 0-3 Ukraine used players u21)
11. Tūnis U21 - Italia U21 - 0-5
12. Īrān U21 - Danmark U21 - 0-7 (walkover 3-0 Danmark U21 used players u21)
13. Česká republika U21 - Australia U21 - 3-1
14. Portugal U21 - Slovenija U21 - 0-1
15. Azərbaycan U21 - België U21 - 2-1 (walkover 0-3 Azərbaycan U21 used players u21)
16. Bulgaria U21 - Scotland U21 - 3-1

Unfortunately some teams didn't respect the rule from the cup phase of the Druid's cup point 17:
17. The matches weeks 11, 12, 13 – the u21 coaches can use max u20 players. This rules is not valid for teams which have ranking below 999. These teams can use u21 players.

Schedule:

1/8 Druid's Cup - 02.03.2024 (Final A) (cup friendly match)

Poland U21 - Bulgaria U21
Schweiz U21 - België U21
Österreich U21 - Slovenija U21
Srbija U21 - Česká republika U21
Türkiye U21 - Īrān U21
France U21 - Italia U21
Norge U21 - Brasil U21
Magyarország U21 - Sverige U21

1/8 Druid's Cup - 02.03.2024 (Final B) (cup friendly match)

Suomi U21 - Scotland U21
England U21 - Azərbaycan U21
Singapore U21 - Portugal U21
Cymru U21 - Australia U21
Shqipëria U21 - Danmark U21
Hellas U21 - Tūnis U21
Moldova U21 - Ukraine U21
Nederland U21 - Hrvatska U21

Home teams are responsible for invitation please send it to friendly cup match and also please respect the rule from Druid's Cup that only teams which have ranking below 999 can use u21 players. Others teams must to use U20 players. The teams which will lose the match in 1/8 round will knockout from the tournament !!!
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Nah manager Hrvastka playing u21 specialy cuz i won vs him on normal rules ;)

:D really really it was an accident :)

accident its 1 player or 2, not almost full team :D

Next season you might want to change the rules a little bit. Teams from C,D,E should be allowed to play U21 to make it a bit fairer.

+1

Schedule:

1/8 Druid's Cup - 02.03.2024 (Final A) (cup friendly match)

Poland U21 - Bulgaria U21 - 1-0
Schweiz U21 - België U21 - 0-1
Österreich U21 - Slovenija U21 - 3-0
Srbija U21 - Česká republika U21 - 1-0
Türkiye U21 - Īrān U21 - 10-0
France U21 - Italia U21 - 0-1
Norge U21 - Brasil U21 - 0-2
Magyarország U21 - Sverige U21 - 1-0

1/8 Druid's Cup - 02.03.2024 (Final B) (cup friendly match)

Suomi U21 - Scotland U21 - 1-0
England U21 - Azərbaycan U21 - 0-1
Singapore U21 - Portugal U21 - 0-8
Cymru U21 - Australia U21 - 3-3 (After penalties 7-6)
Shqipëria U21 - Danmark U21 - 1-0 (Walkover 0-3 Shqipëria used u21 players)
Hellas U21 - Tūnis U21 - 9-0
Moldova U21 - Ukraine U21 - 1-3
Nederland U21 - Hrvatska U21 - 1-0

Schedule:

1/4 Druid's Cup - 09.03.2024 (Final A) (cup friendly match)

Poland U21 - Magyarország U21
België U21 - Brasil U21
Österreich U21 - Italia U21
Srbija U21 - Türkiye U21

1/4 Druid's Cup - 09.03.2024 (Final B) (cup friendly match)

Suomi U21 - Nederland U21
Azərbaycan U21 - Ukraine U21
Portugal U21 - Hellas U21
Cymru U21 - Danmark U21

Home teams are responsible for invitation please send it to friendly cup match and also please respect the rule from Druid's Cup that only teams which have ranking below 999 can use u21 players. Others teams must to use U20 players. The teams which will lose the match in 1/4 round will knockout from the tournament !!!

I don't know If I will prepare next edition of Druid's Cup, but after tournament I will ask all of you about this edition, what you would like to change, etc.

I think is better to play all teams, and Group final A will play for place 1-8, finals for place 9-16, Group final B will be finals for place 17-24 and finals for place 25-32.
Next week, it will play semifinals for place 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16, 17-20, 21-24, 25-28 and 29-32.
After that, the week of finals: (1-2, 3-4, etc, and 31-32).

Thanks for letting us share our thoughts on the Druid's Cup. I appreciate the effort that goes into organizing these tournaments, but I have a suggestion that could make things simpler.

It's confusing when U21 players are allowed in a tournament that's mainly for U20 players. In World Cup qualifiers, there are no exceptions like this – it's just U21, no older players. That makes everything clearer and fairer.

If the Druid's Cup only allows U20 players in the future, I'd be really happy about it and it would be a big reason for me to participate. Until then, I'm hesitant about how interesting these tournaments are for me. It's about having clear rules that everyone follows.

I hope my suggestion is seen as a positive idea to make the tournament even better.

Thank you very much for your opinions I will think about the next edition If I will have time to prepare the tournament. Maybe next edition will be only Cup phase we will see.