INDEPENDENT ASSOCIATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP 25
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT
IAC Discussion Thread & History
Reigning Champion
Welcome to the Independent Associations Championship (Independents Cup) - 25th edition! This is the signup thread. If you've been here before, you know the drill. If not, read on for more information about the "non-regional" regional tournament!
SIGN-UP RULES FOR IAC-25
ELIGIBILITY & ENTRY
Any nation that is not a resident of the Big Four sporting regions - Rushmore, Esportiva, Anaia and Arrosia - at the time of this post may sign up to compete in the IAC. You may have been resident there in the past and may have competed in their international tournaments previously. You may plan to move to the sporting regions in the future and participation in this tournament does not preclude that, although it would be considered extremely bad manners to do so at the time of participation. Note, even if you've participated in the IAC in the past, you cannot participate with us if you're currently residing in a Big Four region, especially if you've signed up for their tournament.
The Independents Cup is not, of course, a WCC-sanctioned tournament. While it sometimes uses official WCC rankings, they are not consistently used for this tournament. However, with the new KPB+ rankings system used by the WCC, nations can earn ranking points by participating in the IAC! Regardless, nations that have participated in WCs and nations that have not are both welcome to compete in the IAC, by signing up in this thread. You may earn IAC-specific ranking points even if the IAC is the only tournament you enter.
PUPPETS
Puppets of main nations resident in the Big Four are still eligible to compete in the IAC provided the puppets themselves are not resident in the Big Four, and it is permissible to create puppets just to take part here - all eligible nations are welcome. These puppets are suggested to be declared for transparency.
Previous entrants may enter two nations into the IAC provided they meet eligibility criteria. This means any user who competed and RPed (roster + minimum 1 post) in a previous edition of the Independents Cup (it doesn't have to be the nation they are signing up to the IAC with). When entering two nations, please declare puppet status.
Everyone else may enter one nation to this tournament.
HOSTING & SCHEDULE
HOSTING
Single or joint host applications are welcome, from users who have experience in hosting competitions of this scale. Bidders must be signed up for the present competition and users behind the nation must have competed in one of the previous installments, even if under a different flag. Host bids should be posted in this thread and include the usual details including methodology, formulae, and indicative scheduling - please read guidance on expectations for format and scorination further down this post. A vote may be organized if more than one bid is received. Currently signed up nations with at least one previous user entry will likely be eligible to vote.
Please note, if only one bid is posted, the IAC-OC reserves the right to select the bid without running a vote, in the interest of time. The IAC-OC also reserves the right to run a vote for a single bid, but a vote is not guaranteed unless there's at least 2 bids. This is consistent with IAC precedent going back to the beginning.
FORMAT & SCHEDULE
Precise arrangements will be confirmed by the host once selected and as the numbers become clear, but the suggestion for prospective hosts will be for a group stage dependent on group size followed by a knockout bracket for approximately 16 qualifying nations. Hosts will decide on a cap, with puppets taken out of the draw first if sign-ups exceed this at their discretion if necessary, last in first out.
The timetable will likely run in tandem with the Big Four championships; precise dates to be confirmed and dependent on the rate of sign-ups and the preference of the host, taking cue from the other tournaments. I advise hosts to plan 48 hours between each cut-off to allow good time for RPing.
SCORINATION
The tournament will be scorinated using the host's preferred method which will be confirmed in due course. We have not officially sanctioned an IAC-specific ranking system, thought we've had an unofficial system be used for many cycles now. We still prefer that IAC-specific ranks or RP bonus amounts must be sizeable enough to potentially allow new and consistently high quality RPers a good shot at the title: see unranked Veldgouwen's run to the final in the first edition.
IAC-25 PARTICIPANTS
SIGN-UP & DISCUSSION
Sign up in this thread to participate in the twenty-fifth edition of the IAC. Questions and clarifications welcome. Please remember to declare puppets. For more advanced discussion, feel free to consult our Discussion Thread, available at that link or our forum signature here.
This post confirms Drawkland's sign-up.
Sign-Ups
1. Drawkland
2. Natkr
3. Darwizzyuniverse (puppet of Natkr)
4. Chromatika
5. Valentine Z
6. Dhemixia
7. HUElavia
8. United Adaikes
9. Sudilia (puppet of HUElavia)
10. United States Of Alpha
11. Aphrilia
12. Edsmontik
13. Solgavden
14. Free Republics
15. Indusse
16. Reçueçn
17. Saterun
18. Taxhavn
19. Nieuweland
20. Riandera
21. The Osnari Federation
22. Calgasia
23. Seeberg
24. Choppyhausen
25. Tanirinthia
26. Britonisea
27. Juvencus
28. Oscioru (puppet of Juvencus)
29. Andso Mangis
30. The Golden Harp [Of the Golden Harp]
31. Crpostran
32. Saperetia
33. Only Six Words
34. Burikinia
35. Jirinho
36. Philippine Islands and Formosa
37. Grand Exultia
38. Sernet [The Sernetian Empire]
39. Republic of the United Marble Tribes
40. Independent Athletes from Filis-Indos Friendship Island [Indos Island Overseas Satelite Office]
41. Kandorith
42. Papo-Iriya
43. Aamathyr
44. Sel Appa
45. The Elder Lands
46. United States of Devonta
47. Woodsmere
48. Abanhfleft
Rejected/Withdrawn
None
