What's under the Competitions tab?
Competitions
There's no doubt that the Division title within your League is the one to go for over the course of a season, or, failing that, promotion in a second or third spot. Prize money is awarded at the end of the Season - the amount is related to your finishing position in your Division, to the level of your Division within your League, and the relative strength of your League.
But there are more competitions to enter - some serious, some semi-serious and some just for fun (though a good few managers would say even these 'fun' ones can be taken seriously as well.
Competitions home
This tab gives you a summary of the League Cup, Inter Cup and IAG Super Cup competitions, in which every team takes part. The progress status of each Cup, its round, the number of teams entered (for the League Cup this is always 100, for the Inter Cup and the IAG Super Cup this depends on how many teams are registered), the number of teams left in each competition and the number of byes in the round being played.
League Cup
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There are 4 sections within the Home area; details of the current League Cup holders - this will always be updated, if needed, once the season's competition is completed, information on each League Cup round - dates they have been/are going to be held, League Cup stats and the full list of previous seasons' winners - how many times will your team feature on this list?
The prize money for competing in the League Cup is currently as follows (Season 42):
Winner: 2,108,000
Runner Up: 1,054,000
Semi-Final losers: 632,400
Quarter-Final losers: 421,600
Round 4 losers: 316,200
Round 3 losers: 210,800
Round 2 losers: 105,400
Round 1 losers: 63,240
Fixtures
For details about match times, please click here.
Fixtures in the League Cup (held in the first half of each season) are played on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Each round of the Cup is drawn randomly with matches being played at the home team's ground except for the semi-finals and final which are played at neutral venues. The ticket price for neutral venue matches is set by the manager of the first named team.
There will be a number of byes, for higher ranked teams, for Round 1 in order to have the correct number of teams playing in Round 2.
On the fixtures tab you can see:
The results of any previous round played using the filter facility.
The upcoming fixtures for the next round once the draw for that round has been made - on the Thursday following Wednesday's matches and on the Sunday following Saturday's matches.
Results
The results tab does what it says on the tin - namely giving the results of each match played in the Cup. The default page will always be the results of the latest round played but the filter facility will give the results of matches played in any previous round.
Inter Cup
There are six Inter Cups,four for each Divisional level and 2 for each Premiership level. They are competed for by all the teams who have won promotion in the previous season, i.e. three per Division per League, and also by the top six teams in the Premiership of each League.
Matches will be played on Wednesdays: this will add to the challenge of managing your teams well!
The trophies are these:
Platinum Cup (Top 3 from Division 1)
Platinum Shield (4th-6th from Division 1)
Golden Platter (Top 3 from Division 2)
Silver Vase (Top 3 from Division 3)
Bronze Goblet (Top 3 from Division 4)
Iron Shield (Top 3 from Division 5)
The prize money for competing in the Inter Cup is currently as follows (Season 42):
Platinum Cup and Platinum Shield
Winner: 3,012,000
Runner Up: 1,807,200
Semi-Final losers: 1,204,800
Quarter-Final losers: 903,600
Round 2 losers: 753,000
Round 1 losers: 602,400
Golden Platter
Winner: 2,656,000
Runner Up: 1,593,600
Semi-Final losers: 1,062,400
Quarter-Final losers: 796,800
Round 2 losers: 664,000
Round 1 losers: 531,200
Silver Vase
Winner: 2,587,000
Runner Up: 1,552,000
Semi-Final losers: 1,034,800
Quarter-Final losers: 776,100
Round 2 losers: 646,750
Round 1 losers: 517,400
Bronze Goblet
Winner: 2,692,000
Runner Up: 1,615,000
Semi-Final losers: 1,076,800
Quarter-Final losers: 807,600
Round 2 losers: 673,000
Round 1 losers: 538,400
Iron Shield
Winner: 2,587,000
Runner Up: 1,552,000
Semi-Final losers: 1,034,800
Quarter-Final losers: 776,100
Round 2 losers: 646,750
Round 1 losers: 517,400
IAG Super Cup
This is the Cup competition that's the hardest to win simply because you are competing against every team on Itsagoal! Of course, winning your League's Premiership title should be the aim of each manager but winning the IAG Super Cup is seen by many to be the ultimate challenge!
Home
There are 4 sections within the Home area; details of the current IAG Super Cup holders - this will always be updated, if needed, once the season's competition is completed, information on each IAG Super Cup round - dates they have been/are going to be held, IAG Super Cup stats and the full list of previous seasons' winners.
Getting your team's name on the list of winners is considered to be a sign of a great manager. Getting your team's name on the list more than once will mean your status as a truly superb Itsagoal manager will be assured.
The prize money for competing in the IAG Super Cup is currently as follows (Season 42):
Winner: 8,374,000
Runner Up: 5,024,000
Semi-Final losers: 3,349,600
Quarter-Final losers: 2,512,200
Round 7 losers: 2,093,500
Round 6 losers: 1,674,800
Round 5 losers: 1,465,450
Round 4 losers: 1,256,100
Round 3 losers: 1,004,880
Round 2 losers: 753,600
Round 1 losers: 502,440
Fixtures
Fixtures in the IAG Super Cup (running from the middle until the end of each season) are played on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Each round of the Cup is drawn randomly with matches being played at the home team's ground except for the quarter finals, semi-finals and final which are played at neutral venues. The ticket price for neutral venue matches is set by the manager of the first named team.
There will be a number of byes, for higher ranked teams, for Round 1 in order to have the correct number of teams playing in Round 2.
On the fixtures tab you can see:
The results of any previous round played using the filter facility.
The upcoming fixtures for the next round once the draw for that round has been made - on the Thursday following Wednesday's matches and on the Sunday following Saturday's matches.
Results
The results tab does what it says on the tin - namely giving the results of each match played in the Cup. The default page will always be the results of the latest round played but the filter facility will give the results of matches played in any previous round.
Reserve matches
Reserve matches will affect your squad in exactly the same way as a normal match will with respect to injuries, fatigue, match fitness, and experience. They will not affect a players disciplinary record in terms of accumulating yellow or red cards.
However, because of the friendly nature of reserve games, it is common courtesy to set your aggression to 1, and closing down to 'no' in your tactics for reserve games. This helps minimise the chances of injuries to players on either team.
Reserve games are only available on Wednesdays and Saturdays, except during the off season when they can be played on every day. i.e. days 54 to 56.
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This section gives information on confirmed reserve matches - the date the match is to be played, your opponents and whether the match is at home or away. There is the ability to cancel a particular match, but as a courtesy this should only be done if an error has been made in the original scheduling.
Also in the Home section are details of any pending reserve matches. These are matches waiting to be confirmed either by your opponents (if you sent the invite) or by you (if your opponents sent the invite). Press the 'Confirm' button and the match will then display in the Confirmed Reserve Matches list.
Schedule Reserve Match
To arrange a Reserve Match enter the name of the club you want to invite (you have to be precise here), the date you want the match to be played and whether it is to be played at home or away.
Once the details have been completed, hit the 'Send Invite' button. You are able to arrange a maximum of 4 reserve matches in advance.
Once an invitation for a reserve match has been sent, a PM will arrive in the other manager's inbox in Itsagoal. In addition, an email will be sent to the other manager's registered email address.
Fixtures
This gives a detailed list of your upcoming confirmed reserve matches.
Results
This gives detailed information about all your reserve matches played during the season.
Friendlies
This feature allows Subscribers to organise a friendly match against any other subscribed manager. Kick off time is at the 5pm update and can be played on all days of the week. Friendlies also cannot be played on the final three days of the season as these are put aside for Reserve Matches.
Friendlies do not affect players in terms of injuries, fatigue, match fitness, discipline or experience. This means that the status of your players will remain the same as before the friendly, irrespective of what happens during the game.
Home
This section gives information on confirmed friendly matches - the date the match is to be played, your opponents and whether the match is at home or away. There is the ability to cancel a particular match but as a courtesy this should only be done if an error has been made in the original scheduling.
Also in the Home section are details of any pending friendly matches. These are matches waiting to be confirmed either by your opponents (if you sent the invitation) or by you (if your opponents sent the invitation). Press the 'Confirm' button and the match will then display in the Confirmed Friendly Matches list.
Schedule Friendly Match
To arrange a Friendly Match enter the name of the club you want to invite (you have to be precise here), the date you want the match to be played and whether it is to be played at home or away.
Once the details have been completed, hit the 'Send Invite' button. You are able to arrange matches up to a week ahead.
Once an invitation for a friendly match has been sent, a PM will arrive in the other manager's inbox in Itsagoal. In addition, an email will be sent to the other manager's registered email address.
Fixtures
This gives a detailed list of your upcoming confirmed friendly matches.
Results
This gives detailed information about all your friendly matches played during the season. |
