CAMPIONATO ESPORTIVA X HOSTBID: FELIX AND THE GERMAN AMERICAN STATES
Let's make this snappy and convincing, shall we?
Who's Who?(IC)
German American States
The start of German American history was in the 1830s. In the United States, it was the start of the First Industrial Revolution, and immigrants from Germany were flowing into America. They mostly settled in the Midwest and the Great Lakes region. They had hoped that they could find a haven and better opportunities in the US, but they faced hostile Nativists who opposed their living in the US. The German Americans were tired of being tormented by the Nativists, so some declared independence from the US. These small states were not big, some covering no more than a city block. While they claimed to be independent, they did not want to face opposition from the much stronger US government, they went underground. They realized that they could not keep up like this, so some decided to think of founding a German settlement in untaken land in the Caribbean. As their ships set sail, they seemed to be sucked into an alternate dimension around the Bermuda Triangle, into what is now known as the Zweittewelt, the world where the German American States is. The different exploration companies set up settlements on what is now the German American States, and after a bitter North-South war in 1870, the States were formed under the first government in 1876. Various changes in governance took place, and now is under the Dritterepublik, a democratic republic. Currently, the nation is amidst nationalist fervor after the assassination of President Johann Kruger.
Felix
The Federal Republic of Felix was founded in 1875 when the men of Felix declared itself independent from the US, UK, France, Spain and Germany and made it's own state. There was no war of independence as the states formerly controlling it, just gave it up. The first president of Felix was Giovanni Napolitano of the Liberal Party and he was elected in 1876 and had a 10 year term. In 1886 the people of Felix elected a new president, Leonardo Di Francesco of the Conservative Party, and reduced the amount of years for a term from 10 to 5 years. Fast forward to 2009 and Luis Garcia is President of Felix from the Liberal Party. Since those years Felix has yet to fight a war and unemployment was bellow 5% over the past 20 years. The Liberals have maintained a alliance with the United Party and has yet to be kicked out of office (last time Felix had a Conservative government was 1986). But then the troubles of foreign forces caused the Felixian populace to be in a state of panic where the Liberal government was kicked out (via ballot) and it's more militaristic former ally, the United Party was voted in. Economically, socially and politically the Libs and the Uniteds were the same but the UP was pro-military formation. Unfortunately the UP has failed to live up to their "rapid military formation" in their charter and the nation is slowly drifting to the increasingly fascistic and radical Nationalist Party.
Hosting credentials, please!
German American States
Ah, ya got me there! Just kidding.
~Three seasons of domestic leagues(football)
~Familiarity with the used scorinator(more on that later!)
~AAFA Season 1
~Federation Club Cup 1
Felix
~Copa Gaveo 1-3 and 5-6 (as Gaveo)
~Esquarium Cup I (as Gaveo)
~U-15 WC 6 (as Felix)
~4 seasons worth of Felixian club football.
What scorinator are you guys gonna use?
None other than the good old NSFS(Newest version, of course)!
So, how are you gonna run this shiznit?
Great question! Both of us feel that we need to bring the tournament back to its good old nature, and by that we mean NO QUALIFYING! That's right, we feel the qualifying idea, although interesting at first, is just not the way to run the CE. We will go right to the group stages of the Campionato, ideally cutting off signups around 48 nations. If we hit 48 nations right on the mark(which will probably not happen), we'll separate the groups into 8 groups of 6 teams, with 4 groups playing in Felix and 4 in the States. If it gets to some other even number(52 nations being the max amount), we will make changes as needed. If it gets to an odd number, we will either allow for one more team to enter or have to cut the last person to sign up. After each team plays each other in the group stages, the top 2 teams will advance to the Round of 16, with the teams split between Felix and GAS. Standard procedure ensues.
So, how are you guys going to grade our RPs?
We will use a cumulative bonus, using a grading scale from 0-4. Be ready for us to hand out decimals, but within reason, probably to the second or third decimal point at most. As always, quality over quantity. 15 paragraphs of filler and big spacing thus will not do as well as a couple of paragraphs of vivid details. We would both like interesting stories to read and grade, as would the rest of the region.
Tiebreakers?
~H2H
~Goal difference
~Goals scored
~HTH GD
~HTH goals scored
~HTH away goals
These are loosely based on the RL FIFA tiebreakers. God help us if there needs to be a playoff match, but that's what'll happen if after all the tiebreakers its still knotted up.
Oooh, Oooh! I have a question!
Fantastic. If you have a question pertaining to anything about the bid, TG me or Felix, ask here, on IRC, or carrier pigeon. Good luck finding our addresses.
VIVA ESPORTIVA!
