The Eagle's Club is proud to present Eagles Cup V, the first modern era re-incarnation of the historic Eagle's Cup. 16 esteemed nations from throughout the multiverse will compete over 9 Matchdays to lift the Eagle's Cup and earn their place in the Eagle's Club, securing their place in future Eagle's Cups.
Format :: The 16 nations will be split into 4 groups of 4 teams. In each group, the 4 teams will play each other nation twice, once at a stadium of their choosing and once at a stadium of their opponents choosing. From there, the top 2 nations in the group table will advance to the Quarter Finals which will be held at the Eagle's Club in Eelandii, Turori. The winners of the Quarter Final matches will receive a special trophy from the Eagle's Club that also grants the nations honorary status with the Eagle's Club for one competition cycle. The final four nations will advance to the Semi-Finals at Tropicorp Park as will the Championship match, where the winner will be crowned champion and granted entry into the Eagle's Club. A third place playoff will be contested back at the Eagle's Club.
Eligible Participants :: The bylaws of the Eagle's Club restrict entry into the Eagle's Cup as follows:
Eagle's Club Members - Maximum 12 entrants into the Eagle's Cup
Eagle's Cup Semi-Finalists - Maximum 3 Entrants into the Eagle's Cup
Non-Member Applicants - Minimum 1 Entrant into the Eagle's Cup
Should the Eagle's Club contain fewer than 12 member nations, or should fewer than 12 member nations send a delegation to the Eagle's Cup, the Eagle's Club member's allocation to the Cup shall be reduced accordingly. The Eagle's Club shall fill these slots with Non-Member nations by means of Selection, Invitation or Application as necessary to fill the field.
Should the previous cycles Eagle's Cup semi-finalists include Eagle's Club members, or, should any of the previous cycles Eagle's Cup Semi-Finalists fail to send a delegation to the Eagle's Cup, the Eagle's Club Semi-Finalist's allocation to the Cup shall be reduced accordingly. The Eagle's Club shall fill these slots with Non-Member nations by means of Selection, Invitation or Application as necessary to fill the field.
Eagle's Club
I. Eauz
II. Kingsford
III. Turori
IV. BedistanEagle's Cup IV Semi Finalists
Audioslavia
The Belmore Family
NEWI Cefn Druids
Current Edition Participants :: The Eagle's Club have determined the field for Eagle's Cup V to be inclusive as follows:
Eagles Cup V - Delegations
1. Turori (Eagle's Club)
2. Schiavonia (Eagle's Cup)
3. Legalese (Eagle's Select)
4. The Holy Empire (Eagle's Select)
5. San Jose Guyabal (Eagle's Invitation)
6. The Calanian Union (Applicant)
7. Royal Québec (Eagle's Invitation)
8. Yttribia (Eagle's Invitation)
9. West Angola (Eagle's Invitation)
10. Felix (Eagle's Invitation)
11. Free Republics (Eagle's Invitation)
12. Apox (Eagle's Select)
13. Nephara (Eagle's Invitation)
14. New Montreal States (Applicant)
15. Bedistan (Eagle's Club)
16. Vilita (Eagle's Select)
Eagle's Club :: The eligibility of Eagle's Club members Eauz and Kingsford is not expected to be exercised during Eagle's Cup V. As the once independent nation of Bedistan is now part of the Unified Capitalizt States, the Eagle's Club membership and reserved place in the Eagle's Cup is extended to the Unified Capitalizt States. Eagle's Club members the Island Emirate of Turori remain active and are the current host nation of the Eagle's Club.
Eagle's Cup IV Semi Finalists :: It is not expected that the Nation of the Belmore Family will send a delegation to Eagle's Cup V. Through extensive research, it has been determined that the slot earned by NEWI Cefn Druids may be extended to the modern day nation of Schiavonia. The nation of Audioslavia is also expected to send a delegation.
With 3 of the 7 guaranteed invitations accounted for, and a further 3 delegations not expected to participate, the Eagle's Club awaits only the status of the delegation from the Unified Capitalizt States.
Per the bylaws, the 3 slots vacated by absent delegations, as well as the 8 tournament slots that have gone unreserved due to the small size of the Eagle's Club, a total of 11 slots, shall be decided upon by the Eagle's Club Council, currently represented by the Island Emirate of Turori.
At least 1 Additional slot in the Eagle's Cup is available to the first complete and valid application submitted to the Eagles Club. Additional slots may be made available to non-member applicants if selected delegations are unable to participate.
The Eagle's Club have decided to allocate the 11 vacated competition slots in two groups, the Eagle's Select and the Eagle's Invitation. The Eagle's Select will include prior Eagle's Cup participants recognized for their past contributions to the Eagle's Cup. These nations include Legalese and Vilita, both of whom participated in Eagle's Cup IV but did not qualify for automatic invitation through Final Four placement. Up to 4 additional nations will be announced as Eagle's Select. The remainder of the vacated slots will be filled by the Eagle's Invitation recipients.
As Invitations are sent out, and delegations formed, all participants will be informed. The draw for groups will take place once 16 Delegations have been identified and the competition will start at the conclusion of the World Cup Final.
:: Group Draw ::
Group B:
Schiavonia
The Holy Empire
Felix
Yttribia
Group C:
Bedistan
Vilita
Nephara
West Angola
Group D:
Legalese
Royal Québec
San Jose Guayabal
The Calanian Union
Schedule ::
MD1: 1v2, 3v4 :: Sep. 5, 2014 (Date in UTC)
MD2: 2v4, 1v3 :: Sep. 6, 2014
MD3: 1v4, 3v2 :: Sep. 7, 2014
MD4: 4v3, 2v1 :: Sep. 10, 2014
MD5: 3v1, 4v2 :: Sep. 12, 2014
MD6: 2v3, 4v1 :: Sep. 16, 2014
MD7: Quarter Finals [Eagle's Club, Eelandii, Turori] :: Sep. 20/21, 2014
MD8: Semi-Finals [Tropicorp Park, Tropicoast, Tropicorp]
MD9: Final / 3PP0 [Tropicorp Park, Tropicoast, Tropicorp] / [Eagle's Club, Eelandii, Turori]
Equipment ::
The Eagle's Club have acquired a supply of prototype TS-L1 'Manly Balls' from Tropicorp Sports that will be the official ball used during all Eagle's Cup matches.