⭐Patreon Champions League⭐

This Weekend the Patreon Champions League begins with the first Group Stage concluding in GW15. Every Patreon who entered their FPL team into their respective Patreon mini league was automatically entered into the competition and on Thursday was drawn into a Group of 8 teams

The draw and the fixtures in the first Group Stage can be viewed on this spreadsheet and this will be updated at the end of each Gameweek.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oEu_SiFId1rSP6ed_BRd5aGuPn4bw5-1Wtz5VkvGOpo/edit?usp=drivesdk

The format for the competition is as follows...

1st Group Stage
- GWs 2-15
- 264 entrants drawn into 33 Groups of 8
- Home & away fixtures
- The top 3 in each group will advance
- The 25 best 4th placed teams will advance

2nd Group Stage Qualifier
- GWs 16-17
- The remaining 8 4th place finishers will be drawn into a knockout tie to be played over 2 legs
- The 4 winners will advance

2nd Group Stage
- GWs 18-23
- The 128 qualifiers will be drawn into 32 groups of 4
- Home & away fixtures
- The top 2 in each group will advance

3rd Group Stage
- GWs 24-29
- The 64 qualifiers will be drawn into 16 groups of 4
- Home & away fixtures
- The top 2 in each group will advance

Knockout Rounds
GWs 30-31 Last 32 2 legs
GWs 32-33 Last 16 2 legs
GWs 34-35 Quarter Finals 2 legs
GWs 36-37 Semi Finals 2 legs
GW38 £100 winner takes all Final

Rules:

• There are no restrictions in play, each week you will score whatever your net score is in FPL. So if your team gets 60 points but you've taken a -8 your score for the week will be 52 points.
  
• Should a Partreon decide to leave during the tournament (this is inevitable unfortunately) they will be removed from the competition immediately. If this happens during a Group Stage their results will be null & void and the Group will continue without them. Should they leave before the conclusion of a knockout tie their opponent will receive a bye to the next round.
  

In the Group Stage it's 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw.

Criteria for progression in the event of two or more teams finishing level on points in the Group Stage:

• Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams
  
• FPL points difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams
  
• Goals scored by FPL players in head-to-head matches among tied teams
  
• Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams
  
• FPL points difference in all group matches
  
• Least FPL points hits during the Group Stage
  
• Goals scored by FPL players owned in all Group matches
  
• Clean sheets by FPL players in all Group matches
  

In the knockout stage ties will be played over 2 legs (Home & away), except for the final which will be played in GW38. In the event that scores are level the criteria to seperate teams will be:

• Away FPL points scored (not applicable in the final)
  
• Least FPL points hits taken for duration of the tie
  
• Goals scored by FPL players
  
• Clean sheets by FPL players
  
• Assists by FPL players
  
• Red cards by FPL players
  
• Yellow cards by FPL players
  
• FPL Captain points
  
• FPL points during the whole season
  

Very special shout out to Rob Chetty (@Rob on Slack) for his assistance in both setting up the spreadsheet and no doubt maintaining it over the coming weeks.

To join in the chat and for regular updates on the competition make sure you join the #patreon-championsleague channel on Slack.

The very best of luck to everyone!