Welcome to the Republic of Bollonich and the Kingdom of Banija for the 76th Baptism of Fire! We are excited to host the first foray into international football(soccer!) for 36 nations. May you enjoy your stay in our football-loving countries.
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Format
We have 36 teams! We will have 6 groups of 6, and the group stages will be a single Round Robin where everybody plays each other once. The top two in each group will advance to the knockout stages, alongside the four best teams who are not top two(regardless of place within group). The group winners will be seeded 1-6, the group runner-ups 7-12, and the top four non top-two sides, 13-16. The bracket will be drawn at that point for the knockout stages.
Groups
Group A
Maramaa
Ochre Islands
Torisakia
Nyowani Kitara
Raspotochje
Britland [Galimencia]
Group B
Kiltoch
Behetij
Venmere
Pyazhnaya
Krbustan
Vajlahrys
Group C
Ardelark
Cabo Azure
Martune
Malta Comino Gozo
Bahia Roja
Milchama
Group D
Daehae
Pascafia
India [Ideal India]
Agresos
Moliza
Merulantis
Group E
Kaldtfjell
Democratic Kingdom of South India
Yasquia
Saterun
West Guam
Vikanias
Group F
Aix les Filles
Ostankin
Saint Eleanor
Rizealand
Lathamford
Usanguk
Calendar - Bollonich will scorinated Groups A-C, and Banija will scorinate Groups D-F. Cutoff times for both hosts will be between 8-9:30 AM EDT.
Live Group Draw- Saturday, August 14th. The draw will be hosted live on Discord by Bollonich at 10:30 AM EDT.
Group Stage, Matchday 1- Wednesday, August 18th.
Group Stage, Matchday 2- Thursday, August 19th.
Group Stage, Matchday 3- Saturday, August 21st.
Group Stage, Matchday 4- Sunday, August 22nd.
Group Stage, Matchday 5- Monday, August 23rd.
Knockouts
Round of 16- Wednesday, August 25th.
Quarterfinals- Friday, August 27th.
Semifinals- Monday, August 30th.
Third Place Match/Final- Wednesday, September 1st.
Group Stage Match Schedule - Teams are in the order they are listed on the groups list. The team listed first in the group is team 1, the team listed second is team 2, and so on.
Matchday 1
1 v 6
2 v 5
3 v 4
Matchday 2
6 v 4
5 v 3
1 v 2
Matchday 3
2 v 6
3 v 1
4 v 5
Matchday 4
6 v 5
1 v 4
2 v 3
Matchday 5
3 v 6
4 v 2
5 v 1
RP Permissions
Please post this either with your roster or your first RP with a yes or a no(with any qualifiers) for each question. These are all permissions to help facilitate an acceptable RP to you if somebody else RPs your match first, and vice versa.
Also note the style modifier included in the below post! Style modifier is how your team plays- whether they are more attacking(and therefore are both more likely to score and more likely to concede) or more defensive(and therefore are both less likely to score and less likely to concede). A positive modifier is more attacking, while a negative one is more defensive. It does effect in the scorinator how much your team scores/concede, but the modifier does not effect wins or losses. So choose one that best suits your squad!
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[u]RP Permissions[/u]
[b]Choose my scorers:[/b]
[b]Choose my scoring events:[/b]
[b]Godmod scoring events:[/b]
[b]RP injuries to my players:[/b]
[b]Godmod Injuries to my players:[/b]
[b]Give Yellow Cards to my players:[/b]
[b]Give Red Cards to my players[/b]:
[b]Godmod other events:[/b]
[b]Style Modifier(-5 to +5):[/b]
Group Stage Tiebreakers
1) H-2-H Wins
2) Overall Goal Difference
3) Wins
4) IC Coin Toss (aka RP bonus)
5) Coin Toss (scorinated tiebreaker match in xkor)
If you have any questions at all about anything, either TG one of your co-hosts (myself or Bollonich), or ask it in the OOC Discussion Thread as linked above, and we will do our best to answer your questions.
As an additional note, only the tournament co-hosts should reserve posts. Everyone else should not reserve a post- posts get graded when they are seen, and if it is seen when reserved, then we are likely to miss your grading. If you cannot finish a RP in one sitting, use the 'save drafts' feature to walk away and come back to your RP later! It'll save the RP to the boards so you can pick back up where you left off.
Best of luck to all!