This Group is organizing by UEFA Fan Zone(UEFA) Between football club fans of Europe. UEFA Fan Zone of 2020 year will be played during 2020/21 between Clubs/Groups representing European football clubs. For the purposes of determining the UEFA Fan Zone will starting by one tournament, the standings as at 10th September 2020 will be used. The Final Results & winners of the 2020/21 season will be published only after all matches have been decided.
PARTICIPATION
2. Only chess.com Clubs/Groups consisting of supporters of the football clubs are allowed to play in the UEFA Fan Zone.
3. In order to participate, a Club/Group should notify the UEFA Fan Zone Admins about it's intention and should have at least 2 active admins able to start matches in time.
4. The Public Profile of each club/group must make it clear that the club/group is for fans & followers of the said team.
Tournament
5. UEFA competition is held in the format of the championship (several groups of 4 teams, 1/8 finals, quarter finals, semi-finals and so on ...)
6. Teams are divided into groups according to the rating of teams or according to the results of the last championship
7. In order to play in Tournament every Team must be able to provide at least 5 players for each match.
MATCH RESULTS AND SCORING
8. All matches should be started according to 2020 season calendar
9.The winner of the match will get 3 point , the loser will get 0 points. In case of draw both teams will get 1 point.
10. Match challenges should be issued and accepted no later than 5 days before the match is due to start, according to the 2020 season calendar. If a team (or both teams) fail to start a match on time, the team(s) will be declared loser by forfeit. If a team fails on 3 or more occasions to start a match on time, that team will be disqualified for the whole season and none of their matches will be counted for final standings.
LEAGUE SCORING, WINNERS
11.the team that will win the championship final will become the champion of the UEFA Fan Zone.
12. if two or more teams score equal number of points, the following tie-break measures are used to determine their final positions (in order of importance):
a) the Sonneborn-Berger score;
b) the results of the direct encounter(s) between the teams involved.
RESTRICTIONS, DISCIPLINARY MEASURES AND OTHER RULES
13. During the 2020 season, each player should play for only one of the teams taking part in the CL tournament, no matter what division the teams are in. Exceptionally, a player might accidentally play for another team on one occasion. However, if a player plays in two or more matches for another team, he/she will be deemed to be a MULTI-TEAM PLAYER.
PENALTIES :
a) Multi-team players will have ALL of their match scores adjusted (to zero or 1, see below) for the WHOLE of the 2020 season. A player whose opponent is subject to such an adjustment will receive 2 points. If both accounts are subject to such an adjustment, the points will be split 1:1 regardless of the actual result.
b) If a team repeatedly fails to remove multi-team players from their rosters, that team could be disqualified for the whole season and none of their matches will be counted for final standings.
14. Team match scores will be adjusted for all CLOSED ACCOUNTS for all relevant games for the WHOLE of the 2020 season. A player whose opponent is subject to such an adjustment will receive 2 points. If both accounts are subject to such an adjustment, the points will be split 1:1 regardless of the actual result.
15. Under no circumstances shall admins discourage to join their Club/Group low rated players, remove any players from their roster especially low rated, unless these players play for more than one Team or has a time out ratio for last 90 days more than 25%. If a team breaks this rule, that team could be declared loser by forfeit for the relevant match. If a team loses 3 or more matches by this type of forfeit, that team will be disqualified for the whole season and none of their matches will be counted for final standings.
16. All Teams should start their matches according to 2020 season calendar at 11:00 AM Pacific time which is 20:00 CET (Central European Time) - new start time feature should be used.
This Group is organizing by UEFA Fan Zone(UEFA) Between football club fans of Europe. UEFA Fan Zone of 2020 year will be played during 2020/21 between Clubs/Groups representing European football clubs. For the purposes of determining the UEFA Fan Zone will starting by one tournament, the standings as at 10th September 2020 will be used. The Final Results & winners of the 2020/21 season will be published only after all matches have been decided.
PARTICIPATION
2. Only chess.com Clubs/Groups consisting of supporters of the football clubs are allowed to play in the UEFA Fan Zone.
3. In order to participate, a Club/Group should notify the UEFA Fan Zone Admins about it's intention and should have at least 2 active admins able to start matches in time.
4. The Public Profile of each club/group must make it clear that the club/group is for fans & followers of the said team.
Tournament
5. UEFA competition is held in the format of the championship (several groups of 4 teams, 1/8 finals, quarter finals, semi-finals and so on ...)
6. Teams are divided into groups according to the rating of teams or according to the results of the last championship
7. In order to play in Tournament every Team must be able to provide at least 5 players for each match.
MATCH RESULTS AND SCORING
8. All matches should be started according to 2020 season calendar
9.The winner of the match will get 3 point , the loser will get 0 points. In case of draw both teams will get 1 point.
10. Match challenges should be issued and accepted no later than 5 days before the match is due to start, according to the 2020 season calendar. If a team (or both teams) fail to start a match on time, the team(s) will be declared loser by forfeit. If a team fails on 3 or more occasions to start a match on time, that team will be disqualified for the whole season and none of their matches will be counted for final standings.
LEAGUE SCORING, WINNERS
11.the team that will win the championship final will become the champion of the UEFA Fan Zone.
12. if two or more teams score equal number of points, the following tie-break measures are used to determine their final positions (in order of importance):
a) the Sonneborn-Berger score;
b) the results of the direct encounter(s) between the teams involved.
RESTRICTIONS, DISCIPLINARY MEASURES AND OTHER RULES
13. During the 2020 season, each player should play for only one of the teams taking part in the CL tournament, no matter what division the teams are in. Exceptionally, a player might accidentally play for another team on one occasion. However, if a player plays in two or more matches for another team, he/she will be deemed to be a MULTI-TEAM PLAYER.
PENALTIES :
a) Multi-team players will have ALL of their match scores adjusted (to zero or 1, see below) for the WHOLE of the 2020 season. A player whose opponent is subject to such an adjustment will receive 2 points. If both accounts are subject to such an adjustment, the points will be split 1:1 regardless of the actual result.
b) If a team repeatedly fails to remove multi-team players from their rosters, that team could be disqualified for the whole season and none of their matches will be counted for final standings.
14. Team match scores will be adjusted for all CLOSED ACCOUNTS for all relevant games for the WHOLE of the 2020 season. A player whose opponent is subject to such an adjustment will receive 2 points. If both accounts are subject to such an adjustment, the points will be split 1:1 regardless of the actual result.
15. Under no circumstances shall admins discourage to join their Club/Group low rated players, remove any players from their roster especially low rated, unless these players play for more than one Team or has a time out ratio for last 90 days more than 25%. If a team breaks this rule, that team could be declared loser by forfeit for the relevant match. If a team loses 3 or more matches by this type of forfeit, that team will be disqualified for the whole season and none of their matches will be counted for final standings.
16. All Teams should start their matches according to 2020 season calendar at 11:00 AM Pacific time which is 20:00 CET (Central European Time) - new start time feature should be used.