Thirty-one nations join the once-recluse republic for the opportunity to crown themselves as monarchs of U-18 football—and offer the rest of the multiverse an opportunity to see the future stars of tomorrow.
Participants and Groups
As there are 32 teams in this tournament, eight groups of four will open our tournament. The top two teams in each group will advance to the Round of 16, where each team will be seeded 1-16. Group winners will be seeded 1-8, and runner-ups will be seeded 9-16. Should there be a group stage rematch in the Round of 16, teams will be adjusted to prevent said rematch from happening there. From the Round of 16, it will be single elimination.
As tournament hosts, Gortolekua was assigned to Group A in position one. All other nations were unseeded, and assigned to groups at random.
Group A
Gortolekua
Græntfjall
Banija
Cassadaigua
Group B
Elmyia
Sierra Grand
The Finntopian Empire
Poafmersia
Group C
Kriegiersien
Oberour Ar Moro
Arjunnagar
Qasden
Group D
Chromatika
Huayramarca
West Barack and East Obama
Zeta Reka and Hugeltaldom
Group E
Tumbra
Oclea
The Cordian Isles
Commonwealth of Baker Park
Group F
Drehda
Tjorl
Adab
Hopal
Group G
Mertagne
Abanhfleft
Ceni
Cardenao
Group H
HUElavia
Geektopia
Eastfield Lodge
Independent Athletes from Quebec
Tiebreakers
- points
- goal differential
- H2H result
- IC coin flip (OOC match scorinated)
Schedule
All times listed here are UTC. Cutoffs will take place every 48 hours around 04:00 UTC, save for a few dates, which will be noted on the calendar.
16 August: MD1 (1v4, 2v3)
18 August: MD2 (4v3, 1v2)
20 August: MD3 (2v4, 3v1)
22 August: Round of 16 (R1 - 1v16, R2 - 8v9, R3 - 5v12, R4 - 4v13, R5 - 6v11, R6 - 3v14, R7 - 7v10, R8 - 2v15)
24 August: Quarter-Finals (Q1 - R1vR2, Q2 - R3vR4, Q3 - R5vR6, Q4 - R7vR8)
26 August: Semi-Finals (S1 - Q1vQ2, S2 - Q3vQ4) - cutoff between 07:30 and 09:00 UTC
28 August: Third Place Playoff (Loser of S1 v Loser of S2) and Final (Winner of S1 v Winner of S2) - cutoff between 07:30 and 09:00 UTC
Helpful Info
Please include a style modifier in your roster, preferably at the top or bottom of your post, between -5 and +5 (0 included). If there is no style modifier posted, it will be assumed that your style modifier is 0 until otherwise indicated.
Please consider posting a roster for your group-mates! A roster, especially for this tournament, typically includes 23 players—three of them goalkeepers—but all you really need is a starting XI with one goalkeeper.
RP Permissions and Roleplaying
Here's a classic example of RP permissions that you should include with your roster post to help guide your fellow tournament participants.
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If my opponent RPs first, they may:
Choose my goalscorers Y/N
Give out yellow cards to my players Y/N
Give out red cards to my players Y/N
Injure my players Y/N
Godmod scoring events Y/N
Godmod injuries to my players Y/N
Godmod other events Y/N
Remember that the more you roleplay, the greater of a chance you give yourself to seeing better results. At the end of the day, however, your fate is left up to chance (also known as the randomness of the scorinator).
Eligibility
Please remember that this is a tournament meant for players who will not reach their 19th birthday until the conclusion of the tournament. Ensure that all players who are partaking are 18 and under when you post your roster. Any user with a player 19 and over will (unless cleverly explained ICly) will receive a subpar bonus.
Most Importantly
Have fun! Roleplaying should be fun and you should have a blast writing these. Please direct any OOC questions to the respective OOC discussion thread.
You may begin posting rosters and roleplays.