The EFA Rules
1. General
1.1 The EFA
reserves the right to change, amend, remove or add to these rules at any time
without prior notice.
1.2 The board
will discuss most ideas and welcome managers input, but all final decisions
will be made by the board.
1.3
The
boards’ decision is final.
1.4
These
rules are not, and probably never will be finished, every year as new ideas
come and go, the rules will be updated.
1.5
If a
manager feels they have been treated unfairly by the EFA board, due to a
decision that has been made, he or she must appeal within 72 hours of the
decision being made. The board will then present the situation to a third
party, a neutral manager or maybe more to help resolve the situation.
2.1
The
League will consist of 1 division of 8 teams. (Future expansion is a priority
of the board).
2.2
Each
team will play each other 2 times, once at home and once away.
2.3
As it
stands, there is one division, however, if further divisions are added, the
bottom 2 teams will be relegated from the higher division and the top 2 teams
will be promoted from the lower division.
3. The EFA Cup
3.1 The EFA cup is a straight knockout competition involving ALL
EFA teams.
3.2 In the case
of a draw, replays will be played at the opposite club ground.
4.1 The board encourages clubs to play friendly matches,
particularly with clubs from other associations. Friendly matches between two
teams in the EFA can only be played during the close season.
4.2 Very
occasionally the board will run other small competitions, usually to take place
pre-season.
4.3 At the end
of each season, the following awards will also be given out:
Manager of
the year (voted by all the other managers In the case of a tie, the board will
also vote)
Golden
Boot (top scorer)
Player of
the year, aged 22+ (determined by various factors such
as assists, key tackles, key passes, goals, clean sheets, etc.)
Young
player of the year, same as above but for under 21
players.
Fair
play award (team with least dps)
5.1 Before a new
division starts, all clubs will be equal in terms of finance and stadium.
5.2 Rosters will
be created by a roster creator, which means that the rosters will not be
exactly the same, however, they will be equal in terms
of strength.
5.3 Each club
will have 1 ACTIVE manager. In extreme circumstances, the board may allow a
manager to become ‘caretaker’ of a club without a manager.
5.4 Any new
clubs created for any reason will start in the lowest division available.
6. Finances
6.1 It is a managers’ responsibility to keep track of their clubs financial
situation, although an update on finances will be emailed to managers every
week.
6.2
The Currency
in the EFA is the ‘E-Pound’ and will be represented by a £ sign.
6.3 Each club will have an overdraft limit of £250,000 (£250k)
6.4 If your club
gets into debt beyond £250k, you will have 4 WEEKS to get back into the
black.
6.5 If you do
not get back into the black within 4 weeks, you will be sacked, your club will
remain active, although selling off players and at the end of the season, the
club will fold, in which case, you will be able to re-apply and create a new
club. (Refer to 5.4).
6.6 If your club
gets into debt 3 times in one season, you will get a written warning from your
chairman. If you get into debt a further 2 times in that same season, you will
be sacked, your club will remain active, although selling off players and at
the end of the season, the club will fold, in which case, you will be able to
re-apply and create a new club. (Refer to 5.4).
7. Income
7.1 The main
sources of income for a club are sponsorship, gate receipts, TV
revenue and player sales.
7.2 At the
beginning of each season, a list of sponsors will be published with details of
the deal. It is a first come first serve basis, so as soon as board has
received e-mail from a manager with their chosen sponsor, that sponsor cannot
enter a contract with another club. Therefore, when choosing your sponsor,
please list your top 3 choices.
Here is an example of a Sponsor deal:
Maccas Food Chain Contract length: 3 seasons. Advanced
payment: £2m each season. Match bonus: None: Season finish: Top 2 = £1m. Relegation / Bottom 2: Reduce
next seasons payment by £500k. Trophies: None. Fair play: None. Players: £50k per player per
international cap. Goals: None.
7.3 Gate
receipts are the money taken at the ground. A ticket price is £25, and a
program is £2 and food and consumables are at £3, therefore, for every
supporter at your game, you will receive £30. Attendances will be explained a
little later.
7.4 Every week 1
match will be shown live on Television. Each team will have 1 home game
broadcast in the first part of the season. In Part 2 of the season, Games will
be shown depending on importance. For example, a middle of the table clash is
not as important as a potential title decider or a relegation battle. At the
beginning of the season, a list of TV companies and their deals will be
published. (Like with sponsorship). Every manager will be required to vote on
which deal they want to see implemented. And the TV company
with the most votes, get the deal.
Here is an example of a TV deal:
E-TV Contract length: 1 season with
an option for 2. Advanced
Payment: £2m each season. Live Matches: League = Home
Team = £200k. EFA Cup = Both
clubs = £150k. EFA Cup Final = Both clubs = £600k. Fair play: Top 2 = £500k Bottom 2 = Forfeit £500k next
season. Other notes: If EFA expands to
more division, details will be released.
7.5 Player sales
is the sale of one of your players to another club for
a sum of money.
7.6 End of
season financial rewards:
1st £4m
2nd £3m
3rd £2m
4th £1m
5th £800k
6th £600k
7th £400k
8th £200k
EFA Cup
winners: £2m
EFA Cup
R-U: £750k
Fair
play winners: £500k
Other
competitions will also have financial rewards, they
will be announced if and when the competitions are introduced.
8. Expenses
8.1 The main
sources of spending money are buying players, player wages, stadium
improvements / maintenance and team scouting, and fines.
8.2 Buying a
player is giving money to another club in return for a player.
8.3 The EFA uses
the esms plus wages program to determine player
wages. This is how it works:
A = mainskill * mainskill * (mainskill + 3) * 6;
B = secondskill * secondskill * mainskill * 5;
C = thirdskill * thirdskill * secondskill * 5;
Wage = (A+B+C)* user
defined percentage.
The user
defined percentage is 100%
For
more information on how this effects you and your club, e-mail the board.
8.4
These
are the following costings for stadium improvements:
Seats
can only be brought in batches of 1,000. It will cost you £100k for every 1,000
seats you install.
The
maximum seat expansion at one time is 10,000, and you may only expand once in a
close-season. If you decide to expand DURING a season, your attendances will be
reduced by 25% for 3 weeks, since you need to close part of the ground for the
work.
8.5
Stadium
maintenance will cost £2 per seat every week. So if a ground holds 30,000, it
will cost £60k per week. If a ground holds 37,000 it will cost £74k per week.
8.6
A
manager may scout 1 team per week. This is where you will receive the match
report for the team you wish to scout. It will cost £50k to scout.
8.7
The
final source of expenses is fines, this is where a
club may be fined for bringing the game into disrepute (explained later).
9. Stadiums / Attendances
9.1 At the beginning of the game and whenever a new division is
created, each team in that division will have an equal ground capacity. The
name of your stadium is entirely up to you.
9.2.1
Calculating
attendances requires a little randomisation for realism,
however the main factor will be how well your team is performing, how good your
players are (internationals etc.) and your clubs history. The EFA has created
it’s very own program for calculating attendances. Upon request, this file can
be sent to you. It is only available in .aws format.
9.3 As grounds
get bigger, and the game gets better, crowds will begin to grow, as in real
life. We couldn’t keep the same margins if every club had a capacity of 50,000!
However, bear in mind that if you build a stadium up, it doesn’t automatically
put your crowd up, you must have the team and success
to get the crowds in. Therefore, don’t expand your stadium unless you are
already getting near capacity crowds every week.
9.4 Cup games
generally have 20% lower crowds.
9.5 Cup matches
gate receipts are split in the following way:
Home Team
80%
Away Team
20%
10. Transfers
10.1 FAILURE TO MEET ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
REQUIREMENTS WILL RESULT IN THE TRANSFER BEING VOID.
10.2 A list of
transfers will appear on the site every week.
10.3 Only 2 teams
can be involved in a transfer, no transfers involving 3 or more teams are
permitted.
10.4 When a deal
has been reached by two managers, BOTH managers must email the board confirming
the deal, within 24 hours of each other.
10.5 The above
will only be excused in extreme circumstances, which must be explained to the
board.
10.6 The email
must look like this:
Player
being sold
Club
selling player
Club
buying player
Money
being paid or player being swapped
10.7 When a deal
has been confirmed, the board will send an email to both managers confirming
that the transfer was successful.
10.8 Once a
transfer has been confirmed, it cannot be cancelled.
10.9 If a transfer
is to be cancelled the board needs only one email from the manager wishing to
cancel the deal and state the reasons why. This could incur a fine or penalty.
10.10
The
weekly transfer deadline for each week is
10.11
The EFA
will have a seasonal transfer deadline, details to be published.
10.12
If a new
manager joins the EFA he cannot be involved in any transfers until after 1
week. This is to help the new manager get used to his job and get used to the
system in EFA.
10.13
As well
as transferring players between clubs, there will also be a ‘pool’ of players
to be able to buy from the EFA. These players are mainly youngsters and older
players hoping to get a last chance of glory. There will also be a few
“non-league” players and players from “other places”. To begin with, some of
these players will be very good, but you’ll have to put up the cash to buy
them.
10.14
All
transferred players are eligible to play in their teams’ next game.
10.15
All
exchanges of cash and players must occur at the same time, i.e. you can not pay
in instalments, or pay extra based on future events.
10.16
The EFA
does not cup-tie players.
10.17
You must
wait until a player joins your team before selling him on again or loaning him.
This also counts for players you have out on loan, you cannot do anything with
them until they have re-joined your club.
10.18
Loaning
a player works in the same way as buying one, both managers must email the
board, including the date the loan is to be active and the date the loan is to
be terminated.
10.19
Loan
deals do not have to involve money, however the team
who has the player on loan pays his wages.
10.20
If you
have a player on loan, you may recall him at any time,
however, this will incur a charge that will go to the other team. It will cost
you £5k for every day left on the loan deal. And the player will only be
available to you 24 hours after the board have received your email.
10.21
You are
limited to 3 loan deals in one season.
11. Player retirements / Youth System
11.1
When a
player reaches a certain age, he starts to think about hanging up his boots.
When a player reaches this age, he can retire during a close season. The
following shows the different positions and the age when retirement can begin:
Goalkeeper: 38
Defender: 36
Midfielder: 34
Attacker: 33
At the close of each season, all
players at, or above their retirement age will be assessed by the board and
will either be retired or kept active. A player needs a reason to continue
playing after retirement age and the board will look at the following factors
when assessing a player:
Success of career; Success of
club; How many matches he played in the last season; His current international
status; The chances of first team football next season; How much his experience
will be valued (i.e. is he one of only a few mature players in the squad?); The
clubs recent transfer policy (i.e. are the club selling older players, and
buying youngsters? Therefore reducing chances of first team football)
There will be a few other factors
taken into consideration but these are the main factors.
11.2 When a player
retires, he will always give a reason. If you have a player retired that you
are unhappy about, try to think 3-dimensional, these players are “real” people,
and some players may retire just for the hell of it. Think of it as another
challenge to the game.
11.3 You can try
to tempt a player out of retirement. This will cost you the following:
Goalkeeper: £50k
Defender: £100k
Midfielder: £150k
Attacker: £200k
Not all players will accept your
offer, although some might. A computerised randomiser will be used to determine
whether a player decides to continue playing or not. Whether the player decides
or not, you still pay the money.
11.4
If you
are successful in keeping a player, he WILL retire at the end of the new
season.
11.5 If a player
reaches the age of 40, he will retire automatically. Only Goalkeepers and
possibly defenders (very rare) will make it to that age.
11.6 Youth players
start at the age of 14, and can play for the first team at 14, however these
players are of the lowest standard and it is not recommended to play them.
11.7 Clubs do not
have a youth team or a youth set-up, however, you may buy young players and
they will be added to your roster.
12. Team sheets
12.1 Matches in the EFA are played on a
Saturday, and team sheets must be e-mailed to the board by
12.2 A document on how to complete a team sheet
can be found on the site.
12.3 If you send a team sheet that has ANY
errors, the board will NOT attempt to correct it, we
will create a team sheet for you using the ‘tsc’ program.
12.4 If you fail to send a team sheet 2 times,
you will be given a written warning from your clubs chairman. If you fail a
further 2 times you will be sacked. Your club will remain active and will
search for a new manager. In the mean time, you can re-apply and create a new
club. (Refer to 5.4). However, If with this new club
you commit the same offence, you will not be welcome back, it is unfair on the
other managers in the league.
13. Matches
13.1
All EFA
League and EFA Cup matches are played on Saturdays. But MAY not be published
until Sunday.
13.2
If a new
competition is introduced for the season, the matches will be played midweek;
exact details would follow at the time.
13.3
If a
player is booked in a match, he will be given 4 DPs.
13.4
A player
getting a red card will be given 10 DPs.
13.5
For
every 10 DPs, a player will be given a one-match suspension.