Rules sections

Board rules

These rules are disclosed to clarify the various responsibilities of all community members here on FMFA Manager. They shall be adhered to by everyone to ensure that our board runs smoothly and provides a fun and productive experience for all of our community members and visitors.

  1. TEAMSHEETS

    1. MISSING SHEETS

      SENIOR TEAMS

      Missed sheets will result in a 442T sheet been given

      The usual 4 missing in a row = sacking still applies. If a manager is sacked then any forfeited prize money will be unforfeited.
      If a manager requests a random sheet due to inability to sheet (emergencies etc) then this sheet will be used.

      Managers can see whether a sheet has been received by checking the monitor and managers are able to change sheets up to the deadline (so if your opponent hasn't sheeted you will know what they will field).
      Any random sheet requests will be stated in the WhatsApp group.

      U23 TEAMS

      There is sheeting bonus for sheeting depending on division the team is in.
      Division 2 will get 100abs/game sheeted bonus and Division 1 will get 75abs/game sheeted bonus
      Due to bonus scheme sheeting is mandatory and if a sheet is missed then a 442N will be given to that team and the sheet bonus is lost for that game and the team will be fined £500,000.
      There will be 4 allowed missed sheets for good reasons and must be notified before games to game runner and in this instance the team will only lose the sheet bonus but no fine and the sheet will then be the 442N #
    2. RANDOM REQUESTS

      No Random Requests will be accepted after 6pm on a gameday.
      If the manager advises of the formation required e.g. 442P then we will do our best to accommodate otherwise it will be a 442N rather than 442T.

      Any agreed requests will be announced in the FMFA WhatsApp Chat and in chat box on the forum.
      Excessive use of this will be noted and dealt with. #
    3. MIN/MAX POSITIONS

      Below are the minimum and maximum allowed in each position.

      Min_DF = 3 Max_DF = 5
      Max_DM = 2
      Min_MF = 0 Max_MF = 6
      Max_AM = 3
      Min_FW = 0 Max_FW = 4 #
    4. TACTICS

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  2. SQUAD CAPS

    1. SQUAD CAPS

      All teams (senior and youth) must have at least 20 players on their roster and no more than 30 players.

      Squad sizes are checked weekly when transfers are completes and teams that go over or under will be notified by PM of this.
      If you go over/under the limits in either squad you will get one week until the next weeks transfers to rectify or the fines below will be imposed.

      If you have less than 20, a filler will be added to your team from the unattached list that is the lowest available rated player available in a position selected by admin and cost of transfer in charged to team.
      You will also be fined £2,000,000.

      If you have more than 30 players, you will have 1 week to reduce your squad size otherwise you will have a player removed at random and this player will be auctioned. You will receive 50% of the value and the fine for breach is the other 50% of the sale value. If the player doesn't sell on auction then he will be removed from your team altogether and you will be fined £10,000,000. #

  3. DEBT

    1. DEBT

      Teams are not permitted to go into debt.

      The the first time it happens that a team goes into debt they will have ONE week to sort and if still in debt a player will be auctioned off immediately and the team will be fined £5,000,000.
      The second time it occurs that a team goes into debt they will have ONE week to sort and if still in debt a player will be auctioned off immediately and the team will be fined £5,000,000 and docked two pts in the league. #
  4. TRANSFERS

    General Transfer Rules

    Teams may agree deals and transfer players between clubs.
    Once a transfer is ready to be processed please start a thread in Transfer Processing which shows the player, club from and club to then price if there is a price.
    Please read the thread Completing Transfers for information on how to do this

    Transfers need to be agreed by both teams and until both managers agree the transfer WILL NOT be processed.
    Once a transfer has been processed the thread will be moved to the completed transfers section.
    Managers should not go into debt to buy players and transfers that would lead to debt will be cancelled by admin.
    Transfers cannot take teams above or below the squad caps and any transfer that would do this will be cancelled by admin.
    Players not in your roster (e.g. out on loan or about to sign) can be sold but you will need to ensure that the player is recalled from loan first in the transfer processing as deals are processed in order of placing.
    Transfers are updated weekly on a Sunday or Monday morning apart from any Admin promotions of U23 players reaching senior team rating and they will be done before the next game if there is a midweek game.

    FMFA SALES

    There are times when teams will have players that for whatever reason they are unable to sell on the open transfer market or are surplus to requirement. To allow teams to sell these on there is the FMFA Sales where they can be sold. The rules for this are:
    1) No player 21 or under in age can be sold to FMFA Sales .
    3) No player rated 20 or above (24 for goalkeepers) maybe sold to the FMFA .
    4) Maximum 3 players maybe sold or bought per week per team during the season (except pre season when this is waived)
    5) You must ensure that any sales do not take your squad size below 20 or the sale will not be put through.

    For how to complete a sale to the FMFA please read Season 23 FMFA Sales

    BUYING PLAYERS FROM FMFA

    There may be times when teams are below the roster minimum and in need of player(s). In this instance if they wish they can buy from the FMFA from the players that have been sold to them.
    The available players at anytime can be found on the Unattached List
    To complete the purchase of a player(s) from the list then please read SEASON 23 FMFA BUYING OF PLAYERS

    LOANS

    Teams may loan players out to other clubs. The maximum loans allowed is: Max Loans In: 2 Max Loans Out: 2
    Please note that this is 2 per team so senior team are allowed 2 and so are the U23 #

  5. EOS RERATES

    1. END OF SEASON RERATES

      At the end of each season players of a certain age will get extra abs or abs removed on the following rates:

      Code: Select all

      1-19 = 320 50 20
20-21 = 200 30 10
22-26 = 100 5 2
27-29 = 0 0 0
30 = -50 -5 -2
31 = -115 -50 -25
32 = -215 -110 -210
33 = -300 -242 -220
34 = -475 -350 -230
35+ = -500 -475 -550
      #

  6. AGING AND RETIREMENT

    1. AGING AND RETIREMENT

      Players age on the 1 January every year and retire when they retire in real life at the end of the season closest to that date. #

  7. MISC RULES

    1. MISCELANEOUS RULES

      Managers must stay at a club for 1 full season before being eligible to apply for other jobs. Only exception to this rule is if the FA invites a manager to apply for a job.

      There will be a free weekly lottery during the season based on the National Lottery Thunderball Draw. Prize winners will be announced in the thread and managers have a time limit announced in prize thread, to claim the prize or it will be forfeited. #

  8. U23 RULES

    1. U23 RULES

      Each squad must have a minimum of 20 players and a maximum of 30 players

      Players can only be aged 23 or under.

      The max skill for the U23 is 19 for outfield players and 23 for goalkeepers.

      Teams are allowed 2 players outside these ratings either over age of 23 or over rate of 19 (24 for GK).
      Over age counts as 1 whatever the age.
      Over rated counts as 1 per level they are above. e.g. A 20 rated palter is is 1 over therefore 1, a 21 rated player would be 2 over and therefore 2.
      So if you want to play a 20 rated outfielder who is 24 years old or above you can but is equal to two (1 for over age and 1 for over rated) - but that’s both your slots used up.

      Any players selected for this must also not be one of the strongest senior players in the senior team, based on a team formation and substitutes of 5-5-3 to allow for a substitute in each section.

      Players may move freely between the Senior roster and U23 roster. Players may be transferred to seniors or U3s, but the squad rules must be adhered to.
      To demote or promote a player to or from the U23 team please complete a transfer in Transfer Processing. Please read the thread Completing Transfers #
    2. PLAYERS PROMOTED TO SENIOR TEAM

      Once a player rates up to 20 for outfield player or 24 for a Goalkeeper they will be promoted to the senior team unless the team still has available over rated slots available.
      If they are to be promoted then they will be placed in a thread Admin Promote for weekly transfer

      A Shop Item will allow the Main Stat of an U23 player who has reached promotion rating for seniors to be increased.
      You may only use this on a player who is aged 23 or less and has a rating of 24 for Goalkeeper or 20 for Outfield Player .
      You may only increase the rating by a maximum of 2 taking a player to 26 for Goalkeeper or 22 for Outfield Player.
      The maximum a player will be once added will be 22 rated with 300 abs on main for outfield player, so if he starts at 20 700abs he won't go to 22 700 but 22 500.
      If you do increase one player by 2 then you will then only have 1 left to use in a season and so increase other players to 25 for Goalkeeper or 21 for Outfield player.
      You may use all three during the season to increase 3 players by 1 or 1 players by 1 & 1 player by 2.

      For Full information on this shop item please read SEASON 23 - PROMOTED U23 PLAYER TO SENIOR SQUAD #
    3. BONUS ABS

      League Sheeting Bonus
      A New sheeting bonus comes in for 1 season and then reviewed to entice sheeting especially in lower leagues.
      Division 2 will get 100abs/game sheeted bonus so a potential 2800abs over 28 league games.
      Division 1 will get 75abs/game sheeted bonus so a potential 2100abs over 28 league games.
      Missed sheets including random requests will forfeit the bonus for that game.

      This will hopefully aid lower teams to catch up on quality of players and sheet.

      Playing A Lower Rated U23 Player Bonus
      Teams will qualify for a 50abs bonus for playing a 16 rated outfield player (20 rated goalkeeper) or less for 60mins in a league game.
      Teams who miss sheets will only get 50% (25abs) on the 442N sheet.

      FMFA U23 Under Armour U23 Challenge Cup Bonus
      Teams will get bonus abs depending on the round they exit the cup:
      Group Stage Loser 300abs;
      Quarter Final Loser 500abs;
      Semi Final Loser 750abs;
      Runner Up 1000abs;
      Winner 1500abs; #

  9. COMPETITION FORMAT

    1. COMPETITION FORMAT

      The league has two senior leagues, The FMFA MONZA DIVISION ONE and The FMFA MONZA DIVISION TWO
      There will also be three cup competitions;
      THE FMFA CUP - For all teams in both divisions
      THE FMFA RED BULL LEAGUE CUP - A cup Competition for those league teams not in the Club World Cup
      THE FMFAEMIRATES CLUB WORLD CUP - A Cup Competition for the top teams form the previous season and invited American Continent and Asia teams.

      The will be a Youth Development set up which will have;
      A League Competition which will be the FMFA UNDER ARMOUR DIVISION ONE and FMFA UNDER ARMOUR DIVISION ONE
      There will also be two cup competitions;
      The FMFA YOUTH CUP - a knockout competition for all youth teams
      THE FMFA UNDER ARMOUR U23 LEAGUE CUP - A group based competition between teams leading to a Knockout competition over the final rounds. #
    2. FMFA MONZA DIVISION ONE

      Division One will be made up of 12 teams who will play each other at home and away.

      The top after the games will be declared Champions.
      The bottom three will be relegated to Division Two.

      The clubs who finish top 4 will automatically qualify for the Club World Cup the following season. #
    3. FMFA MONZA DIVISION TWO

      Division Two will be made up of 12 teams who will play each other at home and away.

      The top after the games will be declared Champions and gain promotion to Division One.
      The league runner-up will also gain automatic promotion to Division One.
      The next four teams (3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th) will enter the play offs for the final promotion spot . The semi finals will be 3rd v 6th and 4th v 5th with the winners playing a final for the promotion spot.

      The bottom team maybe removed from the league and replaced with another team. This will be reviewed end of season by Admin Team. #
    4. FMFA CUP

      All 24 Senior Teams are entered into the FMFA Cup
      All rounds will be over 1 leg with home advantage except the Final which will be on neutral ground and no home advantage.
      If ties are level after 90 minutes then penalties will be used to decide the tie.

      Round 1: 8 Byes and then the other 16 teams will be drawn in 8 ties. The 8 teams in the Club World Cup will get a bye to round 2.
      Round 2: The 8 winners of round 1 and the 8 bye teams will be drawn in 8 ties.
      Round 3: The 8 winners of round 2 will be drawn in 4 ties.
      Round 4 (Semi-Finals): The 4 winners of round 3 will be drawn in 2 ties.
      FINAL: The two winners of the Semi-Finals will play the Final.

      The winner of The FMFA Cup will qualify for the following seasons Club World Cup.
      The runner up qualifies for the Club World Cup Play Off for the final 2 spots.       #
    5. FMFA RED BULL LEAGUE CUP

      The 16 teams that are not involved in the Club World Cup qualify for the League Cup.

      Round 1: The 16 teams will be drawn into 4 groups of 4 teams who will then play each other twice at home and away. The top 2 teams in each group will qualify for the competition.
      If teams are level on points in the group then position will be decided on goal difference and if this is level then it will be head 2 head for the level teams.
      Full qualifying if level:
      1) Goal Difference
      2) Head to Head
      3) Goals Scored in Head to Head games
      4) Goals Scored League
      Round 2 (Quarter Finals) : 8 qualifiers from round 1 will be drawn into 4 ties and play each other home and away. If the matches are level after two ties then penalties will be used to decide the winner.
      Round 3 (Semi-Finals): The 4 winners from Round 2 will be drawn in 2 ties and play each other home and away. If the matches are level after two ties then penalties will be used to decide the winner.
      FINAL: The 2 winners of the semi-finals shall meet in a one legged match on a neutral ground. If the match is level after 90 minutes then penalties will be used to decide the winner.

      The winner of The FMFA RED BULL League Cup will qualify for the following seasons Club World Cup.
      The runner up qualifies for the Club World Cup Play Off for the final 2 spots       #
    6. FMFA EMIRATES CLUB WORLD CUP

      This is a tournament between the top FMFA teams and the American and Asian teams invited to enter.
      There will be 18 teams in total (8 FMFA teams and 10 American & Asian teams)

      First Round Group Stage:
      The 18 teams will be in 1 League.
      The teams will be drawn into 2 groups of 9.
      All teams will play each other once in the group (8 games).
      All results will go into the table with all 18 teams in it.
      The Top 4 in the league after 8 games played will qualify for the quarter finals automatically.
      The next 8 will play off for the final 4 spots and these matches will be 5th v 12th, 6th v 11th, 7th v 10th, 8th v 9th. They will be one leg with the higher placed team at home.

      Qualification for teams level on points where needed will be:
      1) Results against other teams level on points
      2) Goal Difference
      3) Goals Scored

      QUARTER FINALS
      The 8 qualifies clubs will play a one legged match.
      The top 4 will have home seeding and the highest league finisher will play the lowest placed qualifier from 5th to 12th.The 2nd placed team will face the next lowest qualifier and so on.

      SEMI FINALS
      These are 1 legged on a neutral ground. The 4 teams will make 2 ties with winners going to the final

      FINAL
      One leg Final on a neutral ground between the two semi final winners.

      The Winners of the FMFA EMIRATES CLUB WORLD CUP automatically qualify for the competition next season. #
    7. FMFA U23 LEAGUE

      The 24 teams will play in two divisions of 12 teams in each. This will be Division One and Division Two.
      The bottom 2 of the Division One will be relegated.
      Third bottom will enter the play-offs with 3rd, 4th & 5th Division Two
      The top two teams in Division Two will be automatically promoted. Teams finishing 3rd, 4th, 5th will be in the play-offs.
      The play-offs will be semi finals over two legs and then a final.
      The semi finals will be Division One 3rd Bottom v 5th in Division Two and 3rd in Division Two v 4th in Division Two #
    8. FMFA U23 CUP

      All U23 teams in the FMFA will compete in this competition.
      The FMFA Youth Cup is a straight knockout competition over a single tie.

      Round 1: The top eight teams in the top division from last season will receive a bye to round . The remaining 16 teams will be drawn in to 8 ties with a home and an away team. The winner of the tie will progress to the next round but if teams are level after 90 minutes then penalties will be used to decide the winner.

      Round 2: The 8 winners from round 1 and the 8 teams who received a bye will enter the draw for round 2. The 16 teams will be drawn in to 8 ties with a home and an away team. The winner of the tie will progress to the next round but if teams are level after 90 minutes then penalties will be used to decide the winner.

      Round 3 (Quarter-Final): The 8 winning teams from round 2 will be drawn into 4 ties with a home and an away team. The winner of the tie will progress to the next round but if teams are level after 90 minutes then penalties will be used to decide the winner.

      Round 4 (Semi-Final): The 4 winning teams from round 3 will be drawn into 2 ties with a home and an away team. The winner of the tie will progress to the next round but if teams are level after 90 minutes then penalties will be used to decide the winner.

      Round 5 (Final): The 2 winners of the semi-finals shall meet in a one legged match on a neutral ground. If the match is level after 90 minutes then penalties will be used to decide the winner. #
    9. FMFA UNDER ARMOUR U23 CHALLENGE CUP

      All 24 youth teams will be entered into the cup.

      Round 1: All 24 teams will be drawn into 6 groups of 4 teams.
      Each group will play the other teams twice, once at home and once away.
      The top two from each group will qualify for the quarter finals along with the two best runners up.
      The criteria if teams are tied will be
      1) results against the tied teams
      2) goal difference
      3) goals scored
      4) Games Won
      5) if still tied after that then a random draw will be made to decide the winner.

      and to decide the best two runners up will be
      1) Points scored
      2) Goal Difference
      3) Goals Scored
      4) Games Won
      5) if still tied after that then a random draw will be made to decide the winner.

      Round 2 (Quarter Finals): The 8 teams will be drawn into 4 ties and will then play two legs again home and away to decide a winner.
      If teams are level after 2 legs then extra time and penalties, if required, will be played.

      Round 3 (Semi-Finals): The 4 winning teams will be drawn into 2 ties and will then play two legs again home and away to decide a winner.
      If teams are level after 2 legs then extra time and penalties, if required, will be played.

      Round 4 (Final) The two winning teams will then play the final on a neutral ground and if level at full time then extra time and penalties, if required, will be played. #

  10. CREDITS AND MEMBER SHOP

    1. CREDITS and MEMBERS SHOP

      Managers may earn credits on the forum by posting a match build ups and reviews and also for media posts in the media section. All of these will qualify for 5,000 credits per word.

      Credits can also be earned by entering the predictions and last man standing on the forum which are free to enter and also from lotto prizes.

      Credits earned can be used on items in the Members Shop.
      The full list of U23 items can be seen and read at U23 Team Shop Items #