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nutt · 03-20-2018, 02:59 PM

I'd recommend bookmarking this as I will update this as much as humanly possible. This is to try to come as close as possible to creating the exact European Champions Cup club tournament (similar to UEFA Champions League for soccer fans) format.

If you would like to see who is representing the proper formats, post #2 will have the group pairings. I'll work on creating the actual schedule this week.

*GAME NOTE*: A club can ONLY be a member of one tournament at a time. You will have to remove the team from that specific tournament after it finishes if you want to add it to another one!

The European Cup now has four levels:
-European Champions Cup, known as the Champions Cup (Tier 1)
-CEB Cup (Tier 2, We will call it the European Cup)
-Federations Cup (Tier 3)
-Federations Cup Qualifiers

*NOTE*: Due to playing in the IBL, T&A San Marino is in Tier 1. If they occupy first or second in the IBL, then third place in the league takes the IBL bid. SM is the only club locked in to play at any level.

Tier 1:
-Qualifiers are:
Split into two pools, four teams in each pool, round robin over three days.

Honkbal Champions
Scudetto Series Champion
2nd Place in both Honkbal and the IBL
T&A San Marino (San Marino rep)
Baseball-Bundesliga Champions (Germany)
French Division I Champions
Czech Champions

Honkbal Champions
-Split into two pools, four teams in each pool, round robin over three days.
Semifinals: Pool B 2nd Place vs. Pool A Winner, Pool A 2nd Place vs. Pool B Winner
Final: Semifinal Winners

-Relegation of last place league/team to CEB (Tier 2)
-Promotion of league champion of CEB

at Rotterdam, Netherlands: June 6-10, 2018

TIER 2
--CEB 2018
Split into two pools, four teams in each pool, round robin over three days.
-Qualifiers

2nd place in BBL (Germany), FD1 (France), and Czech Leagues
Belarus Champions
Nationalliga A Champions (Suisse)
1 Division Baseball Champions (Belgium)
Ukraine Champions
Croatian Champions

Semifinals: Pool B 2nd Place vs. Pool A Winner,
Pool A 2nd Place vs. Pool B Winner
Final: Semifinal Winners

-Champion of League rep promoted to Champions Cup (if league already qualified, CC gets 2nd team)
-Relegation of last place league/team to Federations Cup (Tier 3)
-Promotion of league champion of Federations Cup

at Ostrava, Czech Rep. June 5-9, 2018

TIER 3
--Federations Cup
-One pool of six teams played over five days

BLA Champions (Austria)
Slovak Champions
Swedish Champions
Division de Honor Champions (Spain)
2nd Place in 1DB (Belgium) and Crotia

Final: 2nd Place vs. 1st Place

-Champion of League rep promoted to CEB Cup (if league already qualified, CC gets 2nd team)
-Bottom two of Pool relegated to Federations Cup Qualifiers (Tier 4)
-Promotion of Federations Cup Qualifiers for Pool 1 and Pool 2

at Brasschaat, Belgium June 11-16

TIER 4
---Federations Cup Qualifier
-Pool 1 Qualifiers
BBF National Baseball League Champions (Great Britain / England)
BLA 2nd Place (Austria)
Polish Champions
Bulgarian Champions
Romanian Champions
Serbian Champions

---Federations Cup Qualifier
--Pool 1

BBF National Baseball League Champions (Great Britain / England)
Polish Champions
Bulgarian Champions
Romanian Champions
Serbian Champions
BLA 2nd Place (Austria)

--Pool 2
-Qualifiers

Lithuanian Champions
Georgian Champions
2nd Place in BBF (England), Poland, Sweden, Switzerland

Semifinal: Pool A 2nd Place vs. Pool A Winner
Pool B 2nd Place vs. Pool B Winner
Semifinal Winners Advance
Final: Semifinal Winners (NOTE: No Technical Final in the FCQ)

How Promotion/Relegation works: If a team has multiple bids in a tier, the 2nd place tier gets relegated or the League Champion spot gets promoted.

Example: 2017 Champions Cup. A German team was relegated, so therefore the league champion is in the Champions Cup while the 2nd place team is in the European Cup.

Q: What if the German team in the Champions Cup is relegated to CEB and the German team in CEB wins to advance for the Champions Cup?
A: Nothing. The leagues stabilize with the same format.

If you want to avoid the whole tiered level thing, here would be how to set it up based upon berths:

Honkbal: 2 (Honkbal Series Winner and Regular Season Champion; 2nd place if RS Champion wins both)
Italian Serie 1A: 3 (T&A San Marino, Scudetto Winner, plus RS Champion; 2nd place if RS winner wins Scudetto, 2nd place if SM places in either, 2nd and 3rd if San Marino RS Champion and Scudetto winner)
Baseball-Bundesliga: 2
French Division I: 2
1 Division Baseball: 2
Nationalliga A: 2
Baseball League Austria: 2
Division de Honor: 2
National Baseball League: 2
Czech League: 2
Belarusian League: 2
Croatian League: 2
Ukrainian League: 1
Slovak League: 1
Swedish League: 2
Polish League: 2
Serbian League: 1
Romanian League: 1
Bulgarian League: 2
Lithuanian League: 1
Georgian League: 1

03-20-2018, 02:59 PM	#1
nutt OOTP Roster Team Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 2,263	For those interested in creating the European Cup for Euro Teams, this is the thread to look for! I'd recommend bookmarking this as I will update this as much as humanly possible. This is to try to come as close as possible to creating the exact European Champions Cup club tournament (similar to UEFA Champions League for soccer fans) format. If you would like to see who is representing the proper formats, post #2 will have the group pairings. I'll work on creating the actual schedule this week. *GAME NOTE: A club can ONLY* be a member of one tournament at a time. You will have to remove the team from that specific tournament after it finishes if you want to add it to another one! The European Cup now has four levels: -European Champions Cup, known as the Champions Cup (Tier 1) -CEB Cup (Tier 2, We will call it the European Cup) -Federations Cup (Tier 3) -Federations Cup Qualifiers *NOTE: Due to playing in the IBL, T&A San Marino is in Tier 1. If they occupy first or second in the IBL, then third place in the league takes the IBL bid. SM is the only club locked in to play at any level. Tier 1: -Qualifiers are: Split into two pools, four teams in each pool, round robin over three days.* Honkbal Champions Scudetto Series Champion 2nd Place in both Honkbal and the IBL T&A San Marino (San Marino rep) Baseball-Bundesliga Champions (Germany) French Division I Champions Czech Champions Honkbal Champions -Split into two pools, four teams in each pool, round robin over three days. Semifinals: Pool B 2nd Place vs. Pool A Winner, Pool A 2nd Place vs. Pool B Winner Final: Semifinal Winners -Relegation of last place league/team to CEB (Tier 2) -Promotion of league champion of CEB at Rotterdam, Netherlands: June 6-10, 2018 TIER 2 --*CEB 2018* Split into two pools, four teams in each pool, round robin over three days. -Qualifiers 2nd place in BBL (Germany), FD1 (France), and Czech Leagues Belarus Champions Nationalliga A Champions (Suisse) 1 Division Baseball Champions (Belgium) Ukraine Champions Croatian Champions Semifinals: Pool B 2nd Place vs. Pool A Winner, Pool A 2nd Place vs. Pool B Winner Final: Semifinal Winners -Champion of League rep promoted to Champions Cup (if league already qualified, CC gets 2nd team) -Relegation of last place league/team to Federations Cup (Tier 3) -Promotion of league champion of Federations Cup at Ostrava, Czech Rep. June 5-9, 2018 TIER 3 --Federations Cup -One pool of six teams played over five days BLA Champions (Austria) Slovak Champions Swedish Champions Division de Honor Champions (Spain) 2nd Place in 1DB (Belgium) and Crotia Final: 2nd Place vs. 1st Place -Champion of League rep promoted to CEB Cup (if league already qualified, CC gets 2nd team) -Bottom two of Pool relegated to Federations Cup Qualifiers (Tier 4) -Promotion of Federations Cup Qualifiers for Pool 1 and Pool 2 at Brasschaat, Belgium June 11-16 TIER 4 ---Federations Cup Qualifier -Pool 1 Qualifiers BBF National Baseball League Champions (Great Britain / England) BLA 2nd Place (Austria) Polish Champions Bulgarian Champions Romanian Champions Serbian Champions ---Federations Cup Qualifier --Pool 1 BBF National Baseball League Champions (Great Britain / England) Polish Champions Bulgarian Champions Romanian Champions Serbian Champions BLA 2nd Place (Austria) --Pool 2 -Qualifiers Lithuanian Champions Georgian Champions 2nd Place in BBF (England), Poland, Sweden, Switzerland Semifinal: Pool A 2nd Place vs. Pool A Winner Pool B 2nd Place vs. Pool B Winner *Semifinal Winners Advance* Final: Semifinal Winners (NOTE: No Technical Final in the FCQ) How Promotion/Relegation works: If a team has multiple bids in a tier, the 2nd place tier gets relegated or the League Champion spot gets promoted. Example: 2017 Champions Cup. A German team was relegated, so therefore the league champion is in the Champions Cup while the 2nd place team is in the European Cup. Q: What if the German team in the Champions Cup is relegated to CEB and the German team in CEB wins to advance for the Champions Cup? A: Nothing. The leagues stabilize with the same format. If you want to avoid the whole tiered level thing, here would be how to set it up based upon berths: Honkbal: 2 (Honkbal Series Winner and Regular Season Champion; 2nd place if RS Champion wins both) Italian Serie 1A: 3 (T&A San Marino, Scudetto Winner, plus RS Champion; 2nd place if RS winner wins Scudetto, 2nd place if SM places in either, 2nd and 3rd if San Marino RS Champion and Scudetto winner) Baseball-Bundesliga: 2 French Division I: 2 1 Division Baseball: 2 Nationalliga A: 2 Baseball League Austria: 2 Division de Honor: 2 National Baseball League: 2 Czech League: 2 Belarusian League: 2 Croatian League: 2 Ukrainian League: 1 Slovak League: 1 Swedish League: 2 Polish League: 2 Serbian League: 1 Romanian League: 1 Bulgarian League: 2 Lithuanian League: 1 Georgian League: 1 Last edited by nutt; 03-20-2018 at 03:53 PM.