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Subject: Season 73
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The fixtures are out, next Sunday the campaign begins. Good luck everyone and enjoy.
In addition Merry Christmas to everyone and hope you all have an amazing time.
In addition Merry Christmas to everyone and hope you all have an amazing time.
The international cup is here (but not in your calendar yet). Click "Go to my club" to find your page, unless you're Thamesmead or RTS because you're in the top group.
https://sokker.org/cup/international-1-1
https://sokker.org/cup/international-1-1
Looked at my group. One team mid 70s, me and another low 70s and another around 60. Not the easiest group could have got.
I'm in 4:5 with Moroos. Bit surprised to be that low actually but I've got a difficult group.
A reminder for those who had no idea about this, and the rules for the inaugural season...
International Cup
The new competition will replace the current Champions Cup, which only a few could enter. This change is significant, because in the refreshed format everyone will be able to take part. The entire structure will be divided into multiple levels to ensure there is space for every team. Within a single level, there may be several parallel tournaments, depending on the tier. At the top tier there will be one tournament, at the second tier two parallel tournaments, at the third tier four, and so on.
Each tournament will include 128 teams from different countries, split into 32 groups of 4. The group stage will use a home-and-away format, guaranteeing each team 6 exciting matches during the first six weeks of the season. After the group stage, the knockout phase begins. The top two teams from each group (64 teams total) will advance. The next six rounds, without return legs, will determine who will ultimately lift the cup.
The excitement does not end there, because within the competition you will fight not only for victory. You must avoid relegation or secure promotion to a higher tier of international play. Reaching the eighth round as one of the final sixteen teams guarantees promotion. Finishing last in the group results in relegation.
Exceptions to these rules may occur if teams lose their owners during the competition and become bot-controlled. Such teams will be relegated first, giving active teams a chance to avoid demotion despite poor results.
The first season will be played as a test in an arcade format, although promotions and relegations will still take place. Your players will not receive training, you will not risk injuries, and you will not earn ticket income. After this test season, International Cup fixtures will become fully official matches with all their pros and cons.
For more details, visit the dedicated topics on the forum:
[taken from Press announcements]
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International Cup
The new competition will replace the current Champions Cup, which only a few could enter. This change is significant, because in the refreshed format everyone will be able to take part. The entire structure will be divided into multiple levels to ensure there is space for every team. Within a single level, there may be several parallel tournaments, depending on the tier. At the top tier there will be one tournament, at the second tier two parallel tournaments, at the third tier four, and so on.
Each tournament will include 128 teams from different countries, split into 32 groups of 4. The group stage will use a home-and-away format, guaranteeing each team 6 exciting matches during the first six weeks of the season. After the group stage, the knockout phase begins. The top two teams from each group (64 teams total) will advance. The next six rounds, without return legs, will determine who will ultimately lift the cup.
The excitement does not end there, because within the competition you will fight not only for victory. You must avoid relegation or secure promotion to a higher tier of international play. Reaching the eighth round as one of the final sixteen teams guarantees promotion. Finishing last in the group results in relegation.
Exceptions to these rules may occur if teams lose their owners during the competition and become bot-controlled. Such teams will be relegated first, giving active teams a chance to avoid demotion despite poor results.
The first season will be played as a test in an arcade format, although promotions and relegations will still take place. Your players will not receive training, you will not risk injuries, and you will not earn ticket income. After this test season, International Cup fixtures will become fully official matches with all their pros and cons.
For more details, visit the dedicated topics on the forum:
[taken from Press announcements]
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RTS (12) and Thamesmead (14) in Level 1
Timisoara (1:21), Bedzin (1:29), Padstow (2:5), Elmstead (2:11), Rock Bottom (2:20) in Level 2
CanOnlyGetBetter (1:20), Stiffs (1:25), Inter (2:20) Chuck Norris (3:17), Man U & Inter Row Z (4:11), Forest Res (4:24), Colne (4:31) in Level 3
Timisoara (1:21), Bedzin (1:29), Padstow (2:5), Elmstead (2:11), Rock Bottom (2:20) in Level 2
CanOnlyGetBetter (1:20), Stiffs (1:25), Inter (2:20) Chuck Norris (3:17), Man U & Inter Row Z (4:11), Forest Res (4:24), Colne (4:31) in Level 3
I have 1 comparable team and 2 that are better in my group.
I have a team at our level, 1 a bit worse and 1 a lot worse!
It's probably going to take a few seasons for this tournament to balance out.
So after a few seasons of rampant deflation, it will likely see things back to rampant inflation. Economy isn't very well run in this game.
True, but if it means I won't actually be losing money each week then I don't mind ;)
Same here having to sell players I don`t want to sell.
Heck I have only bought 200 players in nearly 20 years and only sold 570 so really need the gate receipts.
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Heck I have only bought 200 players in nearly 20 years and only sold 570 so really need the gate receipts.
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