Welcome to the TFF/FPL Combo Cup!!!
The Draw
- I have taken your placings in the overall league as of last week as the basis for each pot to be drawn from.
- I decided to split the league into 4 pots of 8 teams - with the bottom 4 teams out of the 34 playing a qualifier between themselves and the winners making up the final 2 slots in the main 32 teams.
- From each pot, I have randomly drawn the teams into 8 groups of 4. Basically after that, the competition will follow a Champions League style format.
How it works
Group Stage
- As in the Champions League, teams in each group will play each other 'home and away' over a period of 6 TFF gameweeks (see below).
- Based on your combined TFF/FPL points scored in each fixture you will receive 3pts for a win, 1pt for a draw and 0pts for a loss. I doubt we'll get any draws but you never know!!!
- The top 2 from each group will go through to the draw for the 1st Round Knockout Stage.
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:
a) higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
b) superior points difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
c) higher number of points scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
d) superior points difference from all group matches played;
e) higher number of points scored;
Fixture Dates (Week commencing)
Week12 - 31/10
Week13 - 04/11
International break
Week15 - 21/11
Week16 - 25/11
Week17 - 05/12
Week18 - 12/12
Knockout Stage - Round 1
- There will be a Christmas break before this starts but the format will be again, like the Champions League. I'll kick this off some time in the new year.
- The winners and runners-up from each group will be split into 2 pots and the fixtures drawn from this. In the CL, teams from the same country are kept apart at this stage but that doesn't exactly mean much on FISO!!!
- These fixtures will be played over 2 legs spanning 2 consecutive TFF gameweeks.
- These fixtures will be on a pure 'combined points scored' basis - No 3pts for a win etc.
- In the highly unlikely event of a draw after 2 legs have been played then the fixture will go into 'Extra Time' (You will play each other again the following TFF gameweek).
- The winners of each fixture will go into the draw for the Quarter Finals.
Fixture Dates (Week commencing)
TBC
Quarter Finals
- Same format as round 1. Fixtures drawn from 1 pot of 8 teams.
Fixture Dates (Week commencing)
TBC
Semi-Finals
- Same 2 legged format again but the fixtures will be based on the following:
Winner of Quarter Final 1 vs Winner of Quarter Final 2
Winner of Quarter Final 3 vs Winner of Quarter Final 4
Fixture Dates (Week commencing)
TBC
Final
- Played over one TFF gameweek.
I'll work out all the TBC dates in the New year and give you all notice.
I hope that all makes sense and good luck!!!
Cheers
Rich
, can't believe I get a bye in my group 
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