INDEPENDENT ASSOCIATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT
IAC-1 | IAC-2 | IAC-3 | IAC-4 | IAC-5
IAC-6 | IAC-7 | IAC-8 | IAC-9
HOSTING
IAC-10 is open for host applications. 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 organised if more than one bid is received. Currently signed up nations with at least one previous user entry will likely be eligible to vote.
Omerica has been selected as host for IAC-10.
ELIGIBILITY & ENTRY
Any nation that is not a resident of the Big Three sporting regions - AO, Rushmore & Esportiva - 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 Three region, especially if you've signed up for their tournament.
The Independents Cup is not, of course, a WCC-sanctioned tournament, and while it usually uses official WCC rankings it has no impact on those rankings. 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.
PUPPETS
Puppets of main nations resident in the Big Three are still eligible to compete in the IAC provided the puppets themselves are not resident in the Big Three, 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.
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 of 3/4 games dependent on group size followed by a knockout bracket from 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 Three championships; precise dates to be confirmed and dependent on the rate of sign-ups, 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. WCC ranks should be used to provide a general continuity within NS football, but 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.
SIGN-UP & DISCUSSION
Sign up in this thread to participate in the tenth edition of the IAC. Questions and clarifications welcome. Please remember to declare puppets.
This post confirms Drawkland's sign-up.
Sign-Ups
1. Drawkland
2. Squidroidia
3. Omerica
4. Sylestone
5. Trolleborg
6. Squornshelan Remnant States
7. Kohnhead
8. Reçueçn
9. Blotropolis
10. Kriegiersien
11. Terre Septentrionale
12. Poafmersia
13. HUElavia
14. Megistos
15. Tequilo
16. Sharktail
17. Abanhfleft
18. Kayangan
19. TJUN-ia
20. Schottia
21. Havynwilde
22. The Calculator
23. Fujai
24. Silver Beach
25. Space
26. Port Ember
27. Sajnur
28. Hot Skitty on Wailord Action
29. Darkmania
30. Woryand
31. Indusse
32. Hopal
33. New Lusitania (and The Algarves)
34. Gekkeom
35. United States of Devonta
36. Nacrad
37. Fleuronordicia
38. Hwiccemark
39. Natanya
40. Juvencus
Withdrawn
Graintfjall
Free Republics