Welcome to FC Dynasty Cup XVII. The Cup XV and XVI Champion, Club de Fútbol Deportivo Cotopaxi and indiansrck27 are back to defend their title as they go for the unheard-of Three Peat. As always, the Champs get the honor of the pre-tournament #1 seed (the first listed team in Group A.)

TOURNAMENT FORMAT
The tournament will be split into stages, a group play followed by knockout rounds leading to a Championship Round. Teams will be eliminated at the end of each stage until a Champion is crowned. This Champion will lay claim to glory and shall have bragging rights over the entirety of the FC Dynasty universe for a very short period of time.

Group Stage
Each team is assigned to a group. Group play will consist of a round robin, with each team playing a home and away against the other teams within their group for a total of six Group Stage games. Points will be awarded on the following: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss.

The top two teams in points out of each group will advance to the Knockout Stage along with the two best 3rd place finishers. Tiebreakers will be decided in the following order: stage points - goal differential - away goals - goals scored. If the teams are still tied, a coin flip using random.org's random number service will determine who advances.

Knockout Stage
Each round will be a home and away series with the winner based on aggregate goals. If aggregate goals are tied, the higher seed will host the lower seed in an additional game. If that game is tied, the lower seed will then host the higher seed and so on. As long as both coaches are scheduling games, the round will continue until one side wins outright. If one team fails to schedule for three consecutive days, that team will forfeit the round and the other team will advance.

Seeding for the knockout rounds will be based on stage points - goal differential - away goals - goals scored. The seven group winners will automatically be awarded the first seven seeds, the 2nd place finishers will get seeds 8-14 and the two 3rd place finishers that advance will be assigned the 15th and 16th seeds.

The 1st Round will consist of the following:

#1 seed vs #16 seed
#2 seed vs #15 seed
#3 seed vs #14 seed
#4 seed vs #13 seed
#5 seed vs #12 seed
#6 seed vs #11 seed
#7 seed vs #10 seed
#8 seed vs #9 seed

The quarterfinals will consist of the following:

#1/16 vs #8/9
#2/15 vs #7/10
#3/14 vs #6/11
#4/13 vs #5/12

The semifinals will consist of the following:

#1 seed quarterfinals bracket vs #4 seed quarterfinals bracket
#2 seed quarterfinals bracket vs #3 seed quarterfinals bracket

Championship Round
The Championship Round will match the two remaining teams in a home and away series with the winner being based on aggregate goals. Away goals are not used as a tiebreaker in the Championship Round. If an aggregate goal tie occurs, the host of the additional game will be decided by a coin flip using random.org's random number service. The Championship Round is the only round not subject to a time frame. Tiebreakers will be played until a Champion is declared.

Bums Bracket
Any team that does not qualify for the knockouts may participate in the Bums Bracket, which will follow a similar elimination format - each round will be a home and away series with the winner based on aggregate goals and if aggregate goals are tied, the higher seed will host the lower seed in an additional game. There will need to be at least four teams that sign up for the Bums in order for it to be played. The seeding format will be adjusted based on how many teams participate.
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TOURNAMENT RULES
Each stage of the tournament will have a specific time frame in which all games must be scheduled. Everybody will be sending challenges simultaneously, especially at the start of the tournament, so overlap is inevitable. To account for the fact that it may take several attempts to get all games on the docket, the time frame is generous. However, failure to schedule games within the allotted time will result in a forfeiture. On the evening of the last day for each stage, all games that have not been scheduled will be deemed a 0-0 draw so that the stage can be completed. The team failing to issue (or accept) a challenge will be awarded no points for the drawn game and any team with more than one forfeiture during the Group Stage cannot advance. Any team with any forfeiture during a Knockout Rounds match-up cannot advance. The team deemed at fault is at my discretion but it is usually obvious which team has gone AWOL.

As a general rule, the following guideline should be used. If you receive a challenge in the same slot you have sent a challenge, please accept the incoming challenge and re-issue your own. If you receive multiple challenges in the same slot, choose one ASAP to give the team you declined as much time as possible to issue a new request. Remember, the team issuing the challenge is the home team. If more games are scheduled than needed (you send two challenges to the same team and both are accepted,) only the first game will count unless I am told otherwise and prior to the first game being played.

Unscheduled Games (Post #6 below) will start tracking unscheduled games during each stage. In the last 72 hours of each time frame, any team that has not received a challenge by an opponent (or has sent a challenge that has not been accepted,) should post a request to the other coach here or, if the coach does not have posting rights, via sitemail to gomiami1972, who will post the request on your behalf. I would prefer, if you do not have posting rights, to send requests through me rather than sitemail each other. Many FC Dynasty owners to not check sitemail regularly. This thread is the best place to communicate with fellow participants..

Time Frame to Schedule Group Stage Games - June 13th thru June 24th (Challenges must be sent and accepted by 7pm on the 24th. This does not mean the games must be played by the 24th.)
Time Frame to Schedule 1st Round Games - July 3rd thru July 13th (Challenges must be sent and accepted by 7pm on the 13th. This does not mean the games must be played by the 13th.)
Time Frame to Schedule Quarterfinal Games - July 16th thru July 26th (Challenges must be sent and accepted by 7pm on the 26th. This does not mean the games must be played by the 26th.)
Time Frame to Schedule Semifinal Games - TBD (Challenges must be sent and accepted by 7pm on the xxth This does not mean the games must be played by the xxth.)

Best of luck to all participants in their quest for the ultimate prize - The FC Dynasty Cup!
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List of Participants

Group A
Club de Fútbol Deportivo Cotopaxi (World 82) - indiansrck27 (defending Champion)
Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V. (World 71) gomiami1972
Outkast FC (World 79) - zod007
Bad News (World 92) - douglaslee

Group B
SwampDragons United (World 72) - sd59
Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia Foci Klub (World 85) - gomiami1
Metropolitan Eagles (World 78) - KSBeachBums
Real TK (World 92) - kobegriffin

Group C
VB Hibernian (World 74) - EJP
North Polar Dragons FC (World 79) - shoe3
Brighton AFC (World 62) - vkurk
Kobelco United Football Club (World 87) - nittany88

Group D
Swamp City Dragons (World 64) - sd69
Fianna AFC (World 62) - EJP65
Merchiston FC (World 90) - colinhtucker
FC Gimli Vikings (World 78) - Gim

Group E
Wolfsburg Dynamit (World 87) - BruKing
FC Kingston (World 80) - jmjtrain
FC Trojans of SC (World 62) - spdracer
FC Stratford-Upon-Avon King's Men (World 92) - williamshake

Group F
FC Stolpen Steamroller (World 71) - Dorf
Not Very United (World 85) - pubmonkey2
Rushmore FC (World 59) - bert_fischer
the crutchanators of soccer (World 79) - brandon5135

Group G
FC Not Very Athletic (World 62) - pubmonkey
FC Edinburgh Bullet Birds (World 90) - craigferguso
FC Cackalacky (World 79) - clememp
Bolton Wanderers (World 80) - mcbellows

Group Tables and Results
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Group tables and results will be updated every evening around 7pm during the Group Stage of the tournament. Individual game results show the home team always to the LEFT of the bracketed score. Table abbreviations key: GoalF = goals for, GoalA = goals against, GoalD = goal differential, AwayG = away goals, (F) = team has forfeited point(s) due to failure to schedule, Blue Highlighting = qualified for the next round, (#) Knockout Seed.
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GROUP A - all games complete	Wins	Loss	Ties	GoalF	GoalA	GoalD	AwayG	Stage Points
Club de Fútbol Deportivo Cotopaxi (1).................	5	0	1	16	11	+5	9	16
Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V. (14)	2	3	1	14	16	-2	4	7
Outkast FC	1	2	3	13	14	-1	8	6
Bad News	1	4	1	12	14	-2	3	4

Outkast FC [2 : 3] Club de Fútbol Deportivo Cotopaxi; Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V. [5 : 3] Outkast FC; Bad News [1 : 2] Club de Fútbol Deportivo Cotopaxi; Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V. [3 : 4] Club de Fútbol Deportivo Cotopaxi; Bad News [4 : 4] Outkast FC; Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V. [2 : 1] Bad News; Outkast FC [1 : 1] Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V.; Club de Fútbol Deportivo Cotopaxi [3 : 2] Bad News; Club de Fútbol Deportivo Cotopaxi [3 : 2] Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V.; Outkast FC [2 : 0] Bad News; Club de Fútbol Deportivo Cotopaxi [1 : 1] Outkast FC; Bad News [4 : 1] Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V.
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GROUP B - all games complete Wins Loss Ties GoalF GoalA GoalD AwayG Stage Points SwampDragons United (4) 4 1 1 13 9 +4 7 13 Metropolitan Eagles (10) 3 2 1 16 12 +4 5 10 Real TK (16) 3 3 0 10 13 -3 6 9 Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia Foci Klub................. 1 5 0 8 13 -5 1 3

Metropolitan Eagles [4 : 1] Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia Foci Klub; Real TK [0 : 0] SwampDragons United; Metropolitan Eagles [5 : 0] Real TK; SwampDragons United [3 : 0] Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia Foci Klub; Real TK [3 : 4] Metropolitan Eagles; Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia Foci Klub [4 : 0] Metropolitan Eagles; Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia Foci Klub [2 : 3] SwampDragons United; Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia Foci Klub [1 : 2] Real TK; SwampDragons United [1 : 4] Real TK; SwampDragons United [2 : 1] Metropolitan Eagles; Real TK [1 : 0] Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia Foci Klub; Metropolitan Eagles [2 : 2] SwampDragons United
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FC Edinburgh Bullet Birds [5 : 1] FC Cackalacky; FC Cackalacky [1 : 3] FC Not Very Athletic; FC Cackalacky [0 : 5] FC Edinburgh Bullet Birds; FC Not Very Athletic [3 : 1] FC Edinburgh Bullet Birds; Bolton Wanderers [2 : 1] FC Cackalacky; FC Cackalacky [0 : 4] Bolton Wanderers; Not Very Athletic [2 : 3] Bolton Wanderers; FC Edinburgh Bullet Birds [2 : 0] FC Not Very Athletic; FC Edinburgh Bullet Birds [4 : 1] Bolton Wandreres; Bolton Wanderers [5 : 4] Not Very Athletic; Bolton Wanderers [1 : 6] FC Edinburgh Bullet Birds; FC Not Very Athletic [1 : 2] FC Cackalacky

Knockout Results

The Knockout Rounds will consist of the First Round, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and a 3rd Place game if both teams are willing to participate. Results are updated after the 7:00 pm game each night. Individual game results show the home team always to the LEFT of the bracketed score. Teams that forfeit a game due to a failure to schedule cannot advance. A full explanation as to tiebreakers can be found in the Tournament Format and Rules post above. Numbers in bold between team names represent aggregate goals. Abbreviations key if necessary: (F) = team has forfeited round due to a failure to schedule. Blue Highlighting = advanced in the knockout rounds. Thru 7/18
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Championship Results
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The Championship will be updated after 7pm each night. Individual game results show the home team always to the LEFT of the bracketed score. Numbers in bold between the team names represent aggregate goals. There are no seeds and there is no time frame for the Championship. If an aggregate tie occurs, the home side for the first tiebreaker game will be decided by a coin flip and we will continue alternating home fields until a Champion is crowned.

Bums Bracket Results

The Bums Bracket will consist of the Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals. Results are updated after the 7:00 pm game each night. Individual game results show the home team always to the LEFT of the bracketed score. Teams that forfeit a game due to a failure to schedule cannot advance. Numbers in bold between team names represent aggregate goals. Abbreviations key if necessary: (F) = team has forfeited round due to a failure to schedule. Blue Highlighting = advanced in the knockout rounds.
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L'Orteil D'or (The Golden Toe) tracker for the tournament's top goal scorer. Thru 7/18

Mano Araña (Koln) - 9

Sampo Jarvela (crutchanators) - 8

Rey Jaime (Steamroller), Math Boyes (Merchiston) - 7

Daylin Plunkett (Edinburgh), Sandro Huntelaar (Edinburgh), Tomas Bezdek (Metro Eagles), Rodiger Brenner (Steamroller), Heraldo Paulo Canineu (Cotopaxi), Jerrad Forko (Swamp U), Daavid Kaurismäki (North Polar) - 6

Ronaldo Franco (Kingston), Waldmunt Dohm (Metro Eagles), Normando Monreal (Kobelco), Juaquine Alberto (Stratford), Evan Ashby (Edinburgh), Jaquawn Cervantes (crutchanators), Thomas-VanLuijk De Meyer (Merchiston), Ton Miyagishima (Bolton), Kenderick Keriell (Athletic) - 5

Greguska Kokes (Metro Eagles), David Mesa (Cotopaxi), Alvaro Bownell (Kingston), Andre Reis (Kingston), Richard Roudet (Stratford), Igotz Lavand (Stratford), Greg Eardensohn (Koln), Tila Quirola (United), Senon Digao (United), Iago Cristiani (crutchanators), Shet Düsendorf (crutchanators), Emilio Rivas (Hibs), Udayle Velázquez (Trojans), Prince Pinter (Bolton), Aderet Früof (Bolton), Javian Simmons (Athletic), Mevlut Lepiller (Real TK), Connor McCarty (Gimli), Tre Ackworth (Swamp City) - 4

Stirling Carrillo (Koln), Walker Rowena (Edinburgh), Trashawn High (Kingston), Denzel McBeth (Kingston), Romao Byington (Stratford), Pepe Cano (Stratford), Clodoveo Michel (Stratford), Nicanor Jaime (Kobelco), Alfred Dull (Steamroller), Bolek Horejsi (Metro Eagles), Ellery Weinberger (Koln), Demy Pocognoli (Merchiston), Donall Tubney (Wolfsburg), De Vante Cromwell (Austria-Hungary), Pierre Jared (Swamp U), Huntingdon Hinson (Fianna), Cony Reis (United), Kagetoki Inoue (Bolton), Bart Burk (Outkast), Eyou Barenfeld (Outkast), Lyle Lensky (Swamp City), Arley Movsisyan (Swamp City), Calvino Zavala (Bad News), Shai Gerschenbaum (North Polar), Tyler Akin (Brighton), Brodie Hambard (Gimli), Shawn Lindholm (crutchanators) - 3

Diaz Amorebieta (Steamroller), Lenard Marheineke (Steamroller), Lichuen Farías (Steamroller), Suthley Simms (Edinburgh), Tyrone Bakkal (Edinburgh), Erroll Schürmann (Metro Eagles) Moss Clem (Cotopaxi), Luciano Milito (Cotopaxi), Tayson Scrope (Kobelco), Estevan Cantero (Kobelco), Dryden Hanford (Kobelco), Nathan Wyard (Rushmore), Delon Ray (Athletic), Tommy Mejer (crutchanators), Amerigo Siviglia (Rushmore), Nathan Wyard (Rushmore), Jooseppi Muschkatenblieth (North Polar), Isdel Rosas (North Polar), Isaias Marín (Real TK), Xever Mariano Andrés (Real TK), Kadin Saylor (Gimli), Vikash Mereworth (Gimli), Jenyd Harris (Gimli), Stearn Rentería (Gimli),, Lindsay Hynes (Fianna), Finn McRickard (Fianna), Pattin Vaughan (Bad News), Egidio Bega (Bad News), Jessie Moose (Brighton), Melorran McKeough (Brighton), Aekley Green (Brighton), Quirke Fayre (Brighton), Gerald Dodson (Swamp U),Tate Papia (United), Hampton Kennyon (Hibs), Lucas Quezada (Hibs), Hamza Anderson (Trojans), Clement Gaarde (Outkast), Garet Bernard (Wolfsburg), Adalgiso Kluge (Swamp City), Patrício Mansilla (Merchiston) - 2

Leandro Campos (Edinburgh), Tymen Zonneveld (Edinburgh), Alano Agüero (Edinburgh), Montie Gyon (Edinburgh), Ritchie Font (Koln), Marcos Katz (Koln), Tatsuya Akagi (Kingston), Carver Dodson (Kingston), Jordy Twellman (Steamroller), Calvino Terán (Steamroller), Mattias Adlercreutz (Metro Eagles), Martel Kiel (Metro Eagles), José Valdés (Cotopaxi), Amarion Hughes (Cotopaxi), Tilbrand Verstraete (Cotopaxi), Hanford Mears (Cotopaxi), Claus Vlaar (Cotopaxi), Gottfried Ernst (Kobelco), Donn Lander (Kobelco), Waldmunt Marmaduke (Kobelco), Sami Wächter (Kobelco), Leon Cortina (Stratford), Tyran Moran (Stratford), Casper Jansen (Cackalacky), Adriel Rowley (Cackalacky), Pedro Delfs (Cackalacky), Zachely Gutglik (Cackalacky), Zak Quaranta (Cackalacky), Barrington Ruffier (United), Toro do Nascimento (United), Reilly Glinton (Trojans), Darius Minnick (Trojans), Rashan Berwick (Trojans), Ford Cooke (Austria-Hungary), Andreo Miranda (Austria-Hungary), Roberto Blennerhayset (Austria-Hungary), Kont Szôcs (Austria-Hungary), Tedrick Rummell (Austria-Hungary), Carlin Kiley (Merchiston), Mohammed Dyachenko (Merchiston), Ante Serioux (Merchiston), Lindsay Hynes (Fianna) Jenyd Harris (Gimli), Morrey Sumner (Brighton), Mitchell Leitch (Brighton), Kyle Frame (Brighton), Patten Griffin (Hibs), Sanchez Delagarza (Hibs), Tedrick Frame (Hibs) Vance Hatcher (Swamp U), Garadun Budd (Swamp U), Lawler MacDougall (Swamp U), Roger Alice (Swamp U), Fletcher Courtenay (Swamp U), Bertie Montabell (Swamp City), Lou Zimmern (Swamp City), Mansfield Bagot (Swamp City), Kenno Breum (crutchanators), Mainio Vatanen (crutchanators), Raymond Vela (crutchanators), Ross McEntee (Athletic), Garr Manston (Athletic), Traquan Brodeway (Bolton), Ruben Wohlfart (Bolton), Itzik Widawier (Bolton), Videl Skeffington (Wolfsburg), Altmann Edwin (Wolfsburg), Teiljo Okimoto (Wolfsburg), Kent Høgh (Outkast), Eric Green (Outkast), Simeon Lundberg (Outkast), Ofer Tihl (Outkast), Rami Kilpela (Outkast), Isdel Rosas (North Polar), Shai Gerschenbaum (North Polar), Steffen Benchley (Rushmore), Amerigo Siviglia (Rushmore), Halbart Beaumont (Rushmore), Malcolm Green (Rushmore), Ronan Dorsey (Rushmore), Kevin Ningard (Rushmore), Dejuan Guerrero (Real TK), Remy Ralph (Real TK), Alton Buslingthorpe (Real TK), Peruzzi Lanna (Real TK), Beecher Powell (Bad News), Frederic De Palmas (Bad News), Nicolas Pabel (Bad News), Patricio Bordonaba (Bad News), Beecher Powell (Bad News), Tokichiro Bando (Bolton) - 1

3rd Place Home Game Coin Flip


Bums Bracket Finals Extra Game Coin Flip (if necessary)

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OK, the signups are closed and we'll be going with a 28 team format, which we have done many times before. I'll need a couple of days to get this thread fully up to speed and then the Group Stage will begin.

Start getting your teams psychologically prepared now.. We have entrants spread across four continents, creating a lot of travel. Hope your boys are up for the grind.

As always Jay, thank you for doing this! Frankly, it's the only reason I play FC Dynasty.

I have a medical procedure (minor) on Wednesday so the start of the Cup will be delayed a day.

I'll have the groups sorted out and ready to go for the 12th.

Hopefully everything went well and you are recovering nicely. By all means, make sure to take care of yourself, we can all wait for this amazing tourney!