for Babbage rules football
Babbage Football International, with the generous support of presenting sponsor Grokworks, are pleased to announce the inaugural Grokworks Champions' League for Babbage rules football. Clubs from across the world of Babbage code are invited to compete for the title of world club champion.
Any nation with an organised federation for Babbage rules football may send up to four clubs to the competition. These clubs should be submitted in top-down order of merit for seeding purposes. The League will incorporate a group stage for up to 32 clubs in pools of four playing home-and-home. Sixteen clubs will advance to a knockout stage playing two-leg matches at each level save the Grand Final. Should more than 32 clubs enter, a system of eliminations amongst the lower-seeded clubs will be implemented to reduce the field to 32 for the group stage.
In future installments, a coefficient system based on past performances will be used to seed clubs. BFI anticipate alternating Grokworks Champions' League competitions with Babbage Football World Championships.
Entry is accomplished by publishing scorinated results in this thread and indicating what clubs have qualified thereby. The deadline for entry is not fixed at this writing.