Here are the competition rules.
Selecting Your Team
Select your team members from the rosters available
here. You will be awarded points according to how your players fare in their tournament games.
You must have one GK (goal keeper) and then you can use one of the following formations found below. (Formations listed as number of defenders, midfielders, and forwards, or DF-MF-FW)
- 5-4-1
- 4-5-1
- 3-6-1
- 4-4-2
- 4-3-3
In other words, if you choose 4-4-2, then you want to place 4 defenders, 4 midfielders, and 2 fowards on your team along with the goalie of your choice.
You may not choose more than 3 players from one single team (it will be allowed late in the playoffs).
Place a bolded "C" after one of your players->
C. This player will be your captain and will earn (or lose) you double points.
Some players have stars (*) before their names on the roster. You are allowed a total of
FOUR stars on your roster. This number will increase as the tournament advances.
If MFs or DFs are listed lower down the roster (towards the FWs), then they are generally more likely to find themselves involved in the scoring than those MFs or DFs listed higher up towards the GK. Of course, there is no guarantee MFs & DFs listed closer to FWs will score more, but their chances are typically better.
Note on trades- After the first two rounds of group play, you can draft a completely new team. Unlimited trades. After the third and final round of group play, you are allowed SEVEN trades. After the first playoff round, you are allowed only FOUR trades. After the quarterfinals and semifinals you are allowed only THREE trades.
Do not under any circumstances edit your old teams once play has started. If you want to trade a player, make a new post stating the trade and list your new team. (If any of that is unclear, watch the way other players do it and you'll get the idea very quickly.)
Scoring Points In Games
Rules for gaining points are as follows.
- Goal by FW- 4 pts
- Goal by MF- 5 pts
- Goal by DF- 6 pts
- Assist- 3 pts
- Shutout, GK- 4 pts
- Shutout, DF- 4 pts
- Shutout, MF- 1 pt
- Allows 1 goal, GK- 2 pts
- Allows 1 goal, DF- 2 pts
- 3 GK saves- 2 pts
- Yellow Card- -1 pts
- Red Card- -3 pts
Scoring Points With Predictions
Take a blind shot in the dark at these questions, or read the various columns offered by our writers to help you decide how to answer. Either way, luck is involved. But don't skip this- if you happen to have a lucky day, these are worth a ton of points all together.
5 POINT QUESTIONS
Who will score the most goals in the tournament?
Who will have the most assists in the tournament?
Which team will win the tournament?
Which goalkeeper will score the most total phantasy points in the tournament?
Which defender will score the most total phantasy points in the tournament?
Which midfielder will score the most total phantasy points in the tournament?
Which forward will score the most total phantasy points in the tournament?
GROUP PREDICTIONS
Predict the winner and runner up from each of the eight groups listed
here. Predicting the winner is worth 3 points. The runner up is worth 1. If you select the correct two teams but have their positions reversed, you will be awarded 2 points.
BUY A TEAM
You can have a total salary of 100 million. The rosters with salaries again is listed
here. Put together the highest scoring team you possibly can for 100 million or less. This team will not change throughout the tournament- it's just a one-time deal. At the finish of the tournament we'll see which person's 100-mill squad scored the most, and that person will gain 10 bonus points. Formations allowed are all those listed above, plus 3-4-3.
Use no more than TWO players from one team.