The Fifty-Ninth AOCAF Championship
Welcome to the fifty-ninth edition of the AOCAF Cup, hosted by Freeport and Chromatika. Please feel free to begin posting your RPs and rosters here in this thread. Please direct any OOC discussion to this thread.
Participants have been drawn into 6 groups of 6 teams and will play each nation in their group twice, once at home and once away, with all group stage matches taking place in the participating nations.
Group Draw
Group A
Cosumar (2)
Audioslavia (21)
Schiavonia (UR)
Chromatika (20)
Nellietopia (UR)
Starblaydia (9)
Group B
Demot (29)
Saltstead (15)
Torisakia (38)
Sarzonia (UR)
Banija (4)
Tropicorp (13)
Group C
Lochario (24)
Timuria (UR)
Mriin (7)
Cult of Motherbread (UR)
Sultanate of Oontaz (16)
Baker Park (3)
Group D
Valanora (8)
Anthor (25)
Dogsmouth (UR)
Vilita & Turori (5)
Bolgano (UR)
Ko-oren (14)
Group E
Equestria (1)
Siovanija & Teusland (10)
Busoga Islands (22)
Gyatso-kai (UR)
Qasden (17)
Hapilopper (UR)
Group F
Freeport (30)
95X (12)
Flavovespia (UR)
Euran Oceania Territories (19)
Farfadillis (6)
Krytenia (26)
Group Draw - Pots
Tournament Schedule
Group Stage
The AOCAF Cup 59 group stage will consist of each team playing the others in their group twice in a double round robin: once at home and once on the road. Freeport will scorinate the first half of the group stage (MDs 1-5) at approximately 11:00 PM EDT (03:00 UTC). Chromatika will scorinate the second half of the group stage (MDs 6-10) at approximately 10:30 PM PDT (04:30 UTC). The first team listed in each fixture is the home team.
Tuesday, October 15: Match Day 1 - 1v6, 2v5, 3v4
Wednesday, October 16: Match Day 2 - 6v4, 5v3, 1v2
Thursday, October 17: Match Day 3 - 2v6, 3v1, 4v5
Friday, October 18: Match Day 4 - 6v5, 1v4, 2v3
Saturday, October 19: Match Day 5 - 3v6, 4v2, 5v1
Sunday, October 20: Off Day
Monday, October 21: Match Day 6 - 6v1, 5v2, 4v3
Tuesday, October 22: Match Day 7 - 4v6, 3v5, 2v1
Wednesday, October 23: Match Day 8 - 6v2, 1v3, 5v4
Thursday, October 24: Match Day 9 - 5v6, 4v1, 3v2
Friday, October 25: Match Day 10 - 6v3, 2v4, 1v5
Knockout Stage
The winners and runners-up from each group, as well as the four best third place teams, will qualify for the knockout rounds. Group winners will be seeded 1-6, runners-up will be seeded 7-12, and third place teams will be seeded 13-16. Teams may be reseeded in the second round to avoid group stage rematches; however, the bracket will not be reseeded in the quarterfinals or later matches. All knockout round fixtures will be held in venues throughout Freeport and Chromatika. Freeport will scorinate their matches at approximately 11:30 PM ET. Chromatika will scorinate their matches at approximately 10:00 PM PT.
Tuesday, October 29: Round of 16 - 1v16, 8v9, 5v12, 4v13, 3v14, 6v11, 7v10, 2v15
Thursday, October 31: Quarterfinals - SR1vSR2, SR3vSR4, SR5vSR6, SR7vSR8
Saturday, November 2: Semifinals - QF1vQF2, QF3vQF4
Monday, November 4: Third-Place Playoff - SF2 Loser vs. SF1 Loser
Tuesday, November 5: AOCAF Cup 59 Final - SF1 Winner vs. SF2 Winner
Useful Links
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Current AOCAF Rankings
Past Tournaments Factbook