How is the league set up?
Did I say league? I meant leagues! There will be two divisions - the Martini Premier League [MPL] and Development League [MDL]. The MPL consists of FC Porto, AS Monaco, AC Milan, Valencia CF, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Zenit St. Petersburg. The MDL consists of Ajax Amsterdam, Red Bull Salzburg, FC Basel, Celtic FC, FC Girondins de Bordeaux and RSC Anderlecht. Every team will play each other twice. With 6 clubs in every division it means that seasons will be short and exciting, with only 10 matches played over the course of a season.
Is there promotion and relegation?
Yes.
MPL: Places 4, 5 and 6 are relegated to the Martini Development League.
MDL: Places 1, 2 and 3 are promoted to the Martini Premier League.
Who will I be?
I don't know, nor do you. It will be completely random, you could end up in the first or second division based on nothing bar the luck of the draw. So please, don't attempt to claim a team.
What is my starter squad?
In previous Interactive Leagues the team you were assigned to had next to no relevance. All players would be cleared from the club and you were given randomized starter packs to determine the side you'd have at the start of the season. Not only was this very luck-based, it was also and incredibly tedious process and the format has been used nearly ten times. This time, you will get to keep the majority of your club's squad. You have to pick
11 players, this may be 3 goalkeepers and 8 defenders, 11 attackers or one player for every position, it's completely up to you.
How will I obtain more players?
You can obtain new players through packs and trades with fellow managers. Read the individual tabs on packs and trades further down.
Which players are in the game?
We will be using the 27 March 2015 database on FIFA15. I highly recommend you go to to check this database out. Not every player will be in the game, only players rated 70 and up will be available.
Note: This excludes players rated 69 and below at the 12 available clubs, there players are available!Are players split up into classes/tiers?
Yes, players are split up into tiers. From Elite down to Bench, I'm sure you can figure out which ones are more desirable than others. Otherwise, maybe pass on this Interactive League!
Elite players = 85+
Power players = 81-84
Talent players = 78-80
Depth players = 74-77
Bench players = 70-73
What are the minimum and maximum squad sizes?
You must have at least
16 players in your squad, watch out though: if through injury or suspension you are unable to field five substitutes, your upcoming match will automatically result in a 3-0 win for the opposing side. As for maximum, you're allowed to have as many players signed to your club as you want. However, you are only allowed to register
23 players for an upcoming season.
How will we set up our team?
Unfortunately, FIFA only allows us to change the line-up for the home team, unless the away team has a suspended or injured player in the starting XI and/or subs - in which case we can change both teams. For the first match day, we can change all line-ups as we will edit these in team management before setting up the league in tournament mode.
You will have to think of an available formation in FIFA15 and make a line up with 5 substitutes. Premier League managers will send their line-ups to
@Cory, Development League managers will send their line-ups to
@Mart. Please stick to the following format when submitting your team before every match day.
Please name your PM as follows: "Team" "Matchday" - eg. Zenit MD6.
[center]Formation: [Enter]
Starting XI
[b]Substitutes:[/b]
Player 1
Player 2
Player 3
Player 4
Player 5
[b]Captain:[/b]
[b]FK short:[/b]
[b]FK long:[/b]
[b]Penalties:[/b]
[b]Corner left:[/b]
[b]Corner right:[/b]
[b]Team play style:[/b] Default, Counter, High Pressure, Possession, Long Ball
[b]Player individual roles & duties:[/b]
[b]Player:[/b] Roles & Duties
[b]Player:[/b] Roles & Duties
[b]Player:[/b] Roles & Duties
etc.[/center]
It should look as follows:
Formation: 4-3-3(2)
Ronaldo - Aguero - Messi
Yaya - Iniesta
Matic
Marcelo - Ramos - Benatia - Danilo
Neuer
Substitutes:
Ospina
Monreal
Nasri
Modric
Suarez
Captain: Ramos
FK short: Messi
FK long: Ronaldo
Penalties: Messi
Corner left: Danilo
Corner right: Messi
Team play style: High Pressure
Player individual roles & duties:Ronaldo: Cut inside, Run in Behind
Aguero: Run in behind
Yaya: Stay back while attacking
Marcelo: Default
etc.
How will we know the results?
We will stream some of the matches on TwitchTV and all results will be posted in the thread by
@Cory and
@Mart.
Basics
To get players you can open packs and trade with other managers, there is no restriction on trading between leagues.
You may choose to do a player exchange:
Theo Walcott > Bordeaux
Graziano Pelle > Zenit
Pay a transfer fee for a player:
Theo Walcott > Bordeaux
£3.000.000 > Zenit
Or a P/Ex with an added fee:
Theo Walcott > Bordeaux
Graziano Pelle + £2.000.000 > Zenit
How to confirm at transfer@Mart and
@Cory will run the transfer updates together. Neither of them will do the transfers for one league specifically. To confirm a transfer, both managers must PM
@Cory with the details of the transfer. If the details match, the transfer will be confirmed, budgets adjusted and the player will be yours.
When can we do transfers?
In between seasons, there is no mid-season transfer window. Specifics will be announced later.
Can we do loans?
No, Nein, Nee, Non.
Basics
Each team, every season gets a designated budget decided by the Martini Financial Fair Play Board and the money may be used on packs. Packs are the main source of finding new players however trading with others is also an option. Pack quality varies in the form of Elite, Power. Talent, Depth and Bench and are League Related (Find pack details below) and these range from £2m to £10m. You could adopt an aggressive pack policy by buying Elite packs in the hope of finding a Messi or Ronaldo however you may find that your squad lacks balance and depth. The decisions are entirely down to you,the manager, so spend wisely!
Elite - £10.000.000
10% Elite [1] – 10% Power [2] – 20% Talent [3-4] – 30% [5-7] Depth – 30% [8-10] Bench
Power - £8.000.000
15% [1-3] Power – 15% [4-6] Talent – 40% [7-15] Depth – 30% [16-20] BenchTalent - £6.000.000
20% [1-2] Talent – 30% [3-5] Depth – 50% [6-10] Bench
Depth - £4.000.000
40% [1-4] Depth – 60% [5-10] Bench
Bench - £2.000.000
100% [N/A] BenchNote: Since the best players in the world don't want to play in the second division, Elite and Power packs, coloured in red, are not available in the Martini Development League. Teams in the MDL may purchase Talent, Depth and Bench (coloured in green) packs. Teams competing in the Martini Premier League have all packs available to them.
How do I purchase a pack?
You send a message to either
@Mart or
@Cory with the pack type and amount.
Comments
Week #1
TOTW 2
Martini Premier League
Season 1 - Valencia CF - @Sloosh
Season 2 - FC Porto - @Vert
Martini Development League
Season 1 - FC Girondins de Bordeaux - @Gamerking17
Season 2 - Zenit St Petersburg - @Greed378
Martini Non League
Season 2 - SC Braga - @IAmDean
Sid pal.
This mean you're in?
It depends on how many people are willing to join and how quickly they join. It should be full within an hour or two and that's when I was planning on starting immediately.
I can't guarantee you a spot if you choose to wait, sorry.
I'll join then.
I got to go but I will be back within the hour.
I just reread a bit,
But here we go
So you start with 11 players you picked from your team, and you need 5 other players (minimum). I can only get those players through packs and trading with different managers right?
Looking forward to it