Last season I ran a UEFA Champions League style tournament for the FFScout community and I am delighted to say that it is back again this season. For those of you who are not aware, this is a spreadsheet-based game using your Fantasy Premier League scores in a tournament, which mimics the format and dates of the UEFA Champions League tournament.
I had 128 entrants last year and the qualifying stages were spread over two rounds, which produced 32 teams for the group stages and eventually led to the knockout rounds. The competition was eventually won by Lucy, who defeated HvT in an intense final in Gameweek 37.
The qualifying rounds will be based on a head-to-head format and usually take place between Gameweeks 1 and 4 of the Premier League. The group stages work much like the real thing, with eight groups of four teams playing each other twice over the course of the season. Teams will get three points for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The two highest scoring teams from each group will advance to the knockout stages of the tournament. All the group games will take into account each team’s FPL Gameweek score for the week closest to the actual Champion’s League dates. The fixture list will be released in due course.
The knockout stages are also in a head-to-head style, much like the qualifying rounds are. Teams will play two legs on two separate Gameweeks and their total score will be taken into account for this. In the event of a tie, the team with the most goals scored will win. The final will only be one match.
If you’re interested in taking part in this fantastic tournament, please sign up using the sign up form found here. The tournament is open for all of the community. However, if you want to get the most out of this tournament, please get a gravatar and try to be active on the forums. This will allow people to know who they are playing against whilst also providing great banter.
For any questions, feel free to drop me a mail at jaffaliciousffs@gmail.com.
