Rules

 

Specific Rules For:

 

Basic Guidelines

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You must recruit a 24 man squad (21 Players (Forwards, Midfielders or Defenders) and 3 Goalkeepers)

(Pick Players who you believe will score the most and Goalkeepers who you believe will win the most)

Top 3:

6 players must be from England - Premier League

6 players must be from Italy - Serie A

6 players must be from Spain - Primera Division
 

6 players must be from any of the following 12 leagues:

Next Top 6:

Argentina - Clausura

France - Ligue 1

Germany - Bundesliga

Holland - Casino Eredivisie

Portugal - I Liga

Russia - Premier League

This Years Alternate 6:

Chile - A League

Iran - Persian League

Malta - Premier League

Norway - Premier League

Slovakia - I. Liga

Ukraine - Premier League

Handicap Rules - Promoting New Champions

The top 3 participants from last seasons DL Championship will be handicapped as follows:

  • 1st place participant from last season will not be able to pick any players from the Top 3 teams in England, Italy, Spain, Argentina (Apertura), France, Germany, Holland, Portugal and Russia from last season.
  • 2nd place participant from last season will not be able to pick any players from the Top 2 teams in England, Italy, Spain, Argentina (Apertura), France, Germany, Holland, Portugal and Russia from last season.
  • 3rd place participant from last season will not be able to pick any players from the 1st place team in England, Italy, Spain, Argentina (Apertura), France, Germany, Holland, Portugal and Russia and from last season.

 

Al Ferreira, 1st place from last season, cannot pick players from the following teams:

  • Manchester United, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Lanus, Lyon, Bayern Munich, PSV Eindhoven, FC Porto and Zenit Saint Petersburg.
  • Chelsea, Villarreal, AS Roma, Tigre, Bordeaux, Werder Bremen, Ajax Amsterdam, Sporting Lisbon & FC Spartak Moskva.
  • Arsenal, FC Barcelona, Juventus, Banfield, Olympique Marseille, Schalke04, NAC Breda, Vitoria Guimares & PFC CSKA Moskva.

 

Silvio Taglieri, 2nd place from last season, cannot pick players from the following teams:

  • Manchester United, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Lanus, Lyon, Bayern Munich, PSV Eindhoven, FC Porto & Zenit Saint Petersburg.
  • Chelsea, Villarreal, AS Roma, Tigre, Bordeaux, Werder Bremen, Ajax Amsterdam, Sporting Lisbon & FC Spartak Moskva.

 

Steve Reis, 3rd place from last season, cannot pick players from the following teams:

  • Manchester United, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Lanus, Lyon, Bayern Munich, PSV Eindhoven, FC Porto & Zenit Saint Petersburg.


Notes:

·  You cannot pick more than one GK from one league.

·  Participants must pick GK's from only the "Top 3" and "Next Top 6" leagues.

·  Participants can only pick players from the "Alternate 6" leagues and not GK's. This rule is in place because the alternate 6 leagues sometimes may not have enough information for the stat trackers.

·  This is a monthly pool so there is no need to stress yourself out as I know some of you do.

·  Participants who fail to enter their picks between the deadline and end of the first month will suffer a no sub no transfer penalty for the first month.

·  Newcomers may join the DL Championship at anytime after the 1st month during the season without suffering a penalty however they will start off in Division 2.

·  Max of 32 teams or min of 8 teams is required for this pool.

·  If there are more than 32 participants who want to join they will be placed on a waiting list until next season and they will take the place of whoever finishes in the last few positions from the previous season.

·  The participant who wins the DL Championship has the first pick on which Club they want to represent followed by the 2nd place participant etc. from the previous season. New participants will be last in line. Participants must pick a legitimate and official club team that is able to qualify for a First Division place in the teams home country.
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When the Champions League & UEFA Cup tournaments begin you will be adjusting your 24 man squad to a 12 man squad (10 Players (Forwards, Midfielders or Defenders) and 2 Goalkeepers)

·  In the Champions League and UEFA Cup you must choose one of your 10 players to be a captain. No GK's can be captain. Captains will receive double points.

·  The UEFA Cup champion from the previous season will automatically qualify and be able to compete in the Champions League no matter where they finish in the standings in the current season. This will prevent participants from purposely finishing in the UEFA Cup group and winning it every year. Instead if they win they will have to face tough competitors in the Champions League the following season.

· The Champions League champion from the previous season will automatically qualify and be able to compete in the Champions League no matter where they finish in the standings in the current season.
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Please submit your picks in the following format:

·  League - Club - Firstname Lastname

·  Example:

·  Italy - AC Milan - Alessandro Nesta
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·  For Goalkeepers add a GK after the country with a - and before the club without a - please.

·  Example:

·  Scotland - GK Glasgow Rangers - Stefan Klos
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Later when you want to substitute or transfer use the following format:

·  OUT League - Club - Firstname Lastname

·  IN League - Club - Firstname Lastname

·  Example:

·  OUT Italy - AC Milan - Alessandro Nesta

·  IN Italy - Parma - Alberto Gilardino
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·  Transfers or Subs cannot be made while a player is in the middle of playing a game.

·  Please provide first and last name of player along with proper team names and capital letters to begin first and last names.

·  I want to be able to cut and paste your team and make the site look decent and understandable.

·  Not only does it save time for me but it also helps with stat tracking as if you spell the name wrong you might miss out on the points that player scored.

 

Penalties:

·  -1 point for every one incorrect sub or transfer format submission.

·  -1 point and -1 sub for every two incorrect sub or transfer format submission.

· If you miss the deadline and submit your squad between August 2nd to 31st you will receive -5 points. Any submission after September 1st is penalty free but you will already be behind 1 month in points.
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Tie Breaking Rules

·  1. Most points

·  2. Most goals

·  3. Most Captain goals (Champions League & UEFA Cup only)

·  4. Most Goalkeeper goals 

·  5. Most Goalkeeper wins

·  6. Most Goalkeeper shutout wins 

·  7. Most (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) from previous round then\or month

·  8. If all else fails, traditional soccer style, I will flip a coin

·  Note: From month to month tie breakers during DLSC season the previous month total points is the tie breaker.

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Legend of Champions

WC

World Cup

EC

European Cup

CA

Copa America

DL

Domestic League Championship

DC

Domestic League Cup

CL

Champions League

UC

UEFA Cup

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