Campionato Esportiva 18 - Signups (32/32)

[Nephara]

It's that time again - the Esportivan football regional championships are here. Inexplicably, Brenecia are the current champions. It's up to you to rectify this wrong.

Only nations who are in the region of Esportiva at the time of this post (or, if CTE'd and revived, have a history of competing in this tournament) may compete.

SIGNUPS
1. Nephara
2. Brenecia [Nepharim puppet]
3. Kaboomlandia ('First'? Really?)
4. Ethane
5. Islana Lunigo
6. San Jose Guayabal
7. Gadirya
8. Damukuni
9. Tumbra
10. Mattijana
11. Hasznia
12. Jeckland
13. Northern Sunrise Islands
14. Southern Sunrise Islands [Islander puppet]
15. Fhulghamous Peninsula
16. Copper Cuprum [Fhulgamous puppet]
17. South Covello
18. Natanians and Nosts
19. Red Blackiland
20. Kernovi
21. Super Llama-land
22. Port Christopher
23. Gumusservi
24. Thalamascia
25. NAAZE
26. Racao
27. Ummat Alhaqiqa <Allahisgodistan>
28. Racing
29. Yttribia
30. Felix [Gadiryan puppet]
31. Portlandistan
32. Newmanistan

HOST BIDS
1. Mattijana
2. Ethane/SJG

[The Republic of Kaboomlandia]

First!

[Ethane]

I'm in.

[Islana Lunigo]

ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ

[San Jose Guayabal]

In.

[Gadirya]

The Meme Team is in.

[Damukuni]

Boink.

Considering a host bid. But I don't know what my Internet situation will be in 2 weeks.

[Tumbra]

Firstly, it's CE18 - I hosted the previous edition

Secondly, in.

[Mattijana]

In. Possible host bid on the way.

[Hasznia]

In.

[Jeckland]

Yes please.

[Northern Sunrise Islands]

Northern Sunrise.

[Southern Sunrise Islands]

Southern Sunrise.

[Fhulghamous Peninsula]

Fhulghamous

[Copper Cuprum]

Fhulghamous

Copper

[Gregoryisgodistan]

Foot Slaves in.

[Natanians and Nosts]

In.

[Red Blackiland]

Signing up.

[Kernovi]

Signing up

[Super-Llamaland]

In.

[Mattijana]

Official Host Bid For Campionato Esportiva XVIII From The Mattijanan Department Of Sport

IC Info

Mattijana is a huge, safe nation in the north-west of Mattijana, with a mildly socialist and undoubtedly sports-loving population, aided by government funding that makes sports accessible for many people. The country's size means climate is varied, but it ranges from very chilly in the North to semi-desert in the far South. There are hills in the centre-north of the country and mountains in the centre which enjoy year-round snow in some areas.
Although the nation's economy has taken a recent slump, which many blame on a government decision not to protect its own banks, the department of sport believes that existing sporting and tourist infrastructure will keep the tournament affordable and will possibly provide a springboard for long-term economic recovery.

Field Hockey is Mattijana's national sport as well as it's most popular and is enjoyed at both grassroots and professional level, however other sports, most notably Handball, Tennis, Cricket, Alpine Sliding and of course Football are enjoyed by many, whilst others such as Archery, Rugby Sevens and Cycling are on the rise.
Football in Mattijana is one of the few sports that is popular in almost all parts of the country. There is an established professional football league system with 20 teams from all corners of the country. The main clubs are found in the capital city, Petrovijanka, Burges in the centre-north, Revinka on the south coast and Snezn in the North-East.

Provisional Venues:

Stadijo Dinamov, Petrovijanka, capacity 60,000
Stadijo OstOtok, Petrovijanka, capacity 40,000
Stadijo Nasinal, Burges, Capacity 90,000
Stadijo Katarina Zafarova, Revinka, Capacity 40,000
Stadijo Sneznan, Snezn, Capacity 37,000
Garijo Juliana, Puljanka, capacity 30,000

IC Info:

As usual, there will be a group stage formed of equal numbers, leading into a knockout stage, beginning with a round of 8 or 16 dependent on signups.

20 (Current): 4 groups of 5, top 2 qualify for round of 8
24: 4 groups of 6, top 2 qualify for round of 8
28: 7 groups of 4, top 2 and 2 best 3rd placed sides qualify for round of 16
30: 6 groups of 5, top 2 and 4 best 3rd placed sides qualify for round of 16

Tie-breakers for group places and 3rd placed sides will be:
Points, goal difference, goals for, head-to-head points, RP Bonus.

RP Bonuses and scorination:

Bonuses will be cumulative and graded between 0 and 5 (with 0 basically being incoherent spam and 5 being a brilliantly written RP). Quality will be preferred to quantity, while creativity, originality and interactions with other nation's delegations and the host nation will be looked upon favourably. A small host bonus will be applied, but it will not any more than the maximum bonus for matchday 1 and will not be added to.

The association football function on (the latest version of) XKorinate will be used, along with the current CE rankings.

Experience:

Compared to more established members of the region and NS Sports, Mattijana has relatively limited hosting experience. However, previous competitions hosted have been generally smooth. These include the most recent Field Hockey World Cup, the most recent Cricket World T20 (Co-hosted with Liventia), many games in the most recent Cricket Test Match Season and the inaugural NS Archery Open. I have also been regularly Rping in various tournaments for the last 1 and a half years (ish).

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask me either here, by telegram or on the regional message board.

[Tumbra]

~snip~

Why the WC rankings when we have our own set of rankings for the CE?

[Nephara]

Yeah, that's a bid-killer. Hell, it might even be unconstitutional somehow.

(i'd also... totally overlooked it on my first scan through...)

[Mattijana]

~snip~

Why the WC rankings when we have our own set of rankings for the CE?

I didn't realise that, sorry. I'll change that part of the bid to include CE rankings and then hopefully the constitution will definitely remain untouched.

[Port Christopher]

Signing up.