If you are completely new to roleplaying football, or sports in general, on the NS forums, I recommend reading the guide to sports roleplaying pinned in this forum. You may also want to look at the previous editions of this tournament to see how things work. If you have any questions, feel free to post them in the OOC thread; otherwise this thread is just for rosters and RPs from registered participants.
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Rosters
Please consider submitting a roster even if you're not sure you'll be roleplaying. Your roster is a list of your players: there are 11 players in a football team, and a full squad is normally 23, or these days 26, players. You can include other information, such as your manager, kit, playing formation and tactics, a bit about your nation's fans or sporting culture. Check out the previous editions to see how some different people have approached their rosters. Your roster does not need to be detailed or complicated: the most important thing is to clearly communicate to your opponents so they can write about your team.
You should include two details in your roster. The first is a style modifier, between -5 and +5. This dictates how defensive or attacking your team is. A -5 team is very defensive, a +5 team more attacking. Your style modifier does not affect your chance of winning nor even your margin of victory; a -5 team might win (or lose) 2-0 more often, a +5 team 4-2 more often.
The second is some RP permissions. NS Sports roleplaying is collaborative and we need to be able to write about each other's teams, but at the same time you can control how much freedom other people have to use your players in their roleplays. A typical permission box looks like this:
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[b]If my opponent RPs first they have my permission to:[/b]
Choose my scorers: Y/N
Give out yellow/red cards to my players: Y/N
Injure my players: Y/N
Godmode scoring events: Y/N
Godmode injuries: Y/N
Godmode other events: Y/N
"Godmoding" refers to coming up with unusual and improbable outcomes. A defender scoring a goal or a striker scoring an own goal isn't godmoding, but a player kicking the ball in the air only for it to bounce off a passing pigeon into the net, would be!
Please make sure to read your opponents' permissions before roleplaying. Any disputes should be resolved between the players involved and, if they can't reach an agreement, with the host.
Roleplays
You may begin posting roleplays now, which will be counted towards the first matchday.
Group draw
Group 1
Games in this group will be played at Inkopolis City Stadium, Squidroidia, and BobBank SkyPark, Quintessence of Dust.
Squidroidia
StrayaRoos Barrier Islands
Adab
Srubnaya culture
Stevencousin
Group 2
Games in this group will be played at The Pentagram Underworld, West Barack and East Obama, and Holy Immaculate Stadium of Saint Grapefruit the Anomic, Quintessence of Dust.
Abanhfleft
Toluiwa
West Barack and East Obama
New Portland Republic
TJUN-ia
Group 3
Games in this group will be played at December 1 Stadium, Trolleborg, and the Northern Astrodome, Quintessence of Dust.
Space
Aquatian
Hopal
Trolleborg
Burikinia
Group 4
Games in this group will be played at Tollington Park, Elmyia, and New Cleethorpes Municipal Sporting Ground, Quintessence of Dust.
Juvencus
Oscioru
Belnegau
Elmyia
Eerinphektia
Group 5
Games in this group will be played at Aditya Varma Kulashekara International Stadium, Indusse, and Wow! Football Park, Quintessence of Dust.
Delaclava
Nassovia
Quintessence of Dust
Sajnur
Indusse
Group 6
Games in this group will be played at Stade national de la montagne de l'ours, Île de Richelieu, and Eli F. Baker Memorial Arena, Quintessence of Dust.
Geektopia
Fjalsherred
Ile de Richelieu
Poafmersia
Britonisea
Group 7
Games in this group will be played at Red Arena, Harry Islands, and The Arena of Dreams, Quintessence of Dust.
Alezian Union
HUElavia
United Adaikes
Harry Islands
Eshialand
Group 8
Games in this group will be played at Fate Stadium, Valentine Z, and Grand Regal Douchebag Stadium, Quintessence of Dust.
Cakranegara
St Saratoga
Valentine Z
Arjunnagar
Drawkland
Group 9
Games in this group will be played at Garagandach II Multiplex, Kriegiersien, and the National Stadium of Sports, Quintessence of Dust.
Kriegiersien
Okoya
Inkwellistan
Sannyamathland
Magnecia
Group 10
Games in this group will be played at Estadio Metropolitano Máximo Encarnación, Montaña Verde, and Sniffit Football Stadium, Quintessence of Dust.
Sudilia
Octapolis
Murphtannia
Galician Counties
Montaña Verde
On each matchday the first listed match will be played at the foreign host venue, and the second listed match will be played at the host venue in Quintessence of Dust. This ensures that every team will play two qualifying games at a foreign host venue, and two qualifying games in Quintessence of Dust.
The entirety of the playoff round will be played in Quintessence of Dust.
Schedule
When reading the schedule, the number refers to the position in the group as listed in the group draw, not to seeding.
16 Dec MD1: 2v5, 3v4, 1 bye
18 Dec MD2: 5v3, 1v2, 4 bye
20 Dec MD3: 3v1, 4v5, 2 bye
30 Dec MD4: 1v4, 2v3, 5 bye
2 Jan MD5: 4v2, 5v1, 3 bye
The long pause over the festive season is unavoidable given the scheduling window available. We will then proceed to a Round of 24.
Playoff format
Round of 24: top 8 group winners [i]bye, remaining 2 group winners + top 6 runners-up top seeds v bottom 4 runners-up + top 4 third place finishers bottom seeds
Winners in the Round of 24 advance to play the teams that received byes
5 Jan Ro24
7 Jan Ro16
9 Jan QF
11 Jan SF
13 Jan 3PPO/Final