ESL Manager Rules
Contents
1. League Competitions
2. Cup Competitions
3. Prize Money
4. Rosters
5. Rerates
6. Teamsheets
7. Transfers
1. League Competitions
ESL PREMIER LEAGUE
The ESL Premier League consists of 14 teams. Each team will play eachother twice (home and away) to form a league table. 3 points will be awarded for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss. At the end of the season, the team that finishes with the most points will be declared Champions. Should there be more than one team on equal points, goal difference will be used, and then goals scored should these still be the same. Teams placed betwen 1 and 6 in the Premier League will qualify for the ESL Champions League. The teams in 12th, 13th and 14th place will be relegated to the ESL Championship.
ESL CHAMPIONSHIP
The ESL Championship consists of 14 teams. Each team will play eachother twice (home and away) to form a league table. 3 points will be awarded for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss. At the end of the season, the team that finishes with the most points will be declared Champions. The teams in 1st and 2nd place will automatically be promoted to the ESL Premier League. Should there be more than one team on equal points, goal difference will be used, and then goals scored should these still be the same. The third promotion spot will be filled by the ESL Championship Play-Off Winners. Teams from 3rd to 6th will face off in the end of season competition, with 3rd facing 6th and 4th facing 5th in the Play-Off Semi Finals. These will be played over two legs with the teams finishing 3rd and 4th playing at home in the second leg respectively. There are no away goals used in the Semi Finals. The two Semi Final winners will then face off in the ESL Championship Play-Off Final with the winner being promoted to the ESL Premier League.
2. Cup Competitions
ESL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
The ESL Champions League is a 16 team competition featuring 8 teams from the ESL Leagues and 8 from other European countries. The 8 teams from European Countries will be managed by ESL caretaker managers that are not involved in the competition. Teams placed from 1st to 6th in the ESL Premier League will quality automatically, with the final two spots being for the teams in the ESL Cup Final. Should a team that qualifies through the ESL Cup Final also be placed in the top 6 of the ESL Premier League, then the spot will go down to the next highest placed team, i.e. 7th in the ESL Premier League.
The ESL Champions League is made up of 4 groups of 4 which consist of 2 ESL Teams and 2 European Teams. Each team plays each other twice (home and away). The top 2 teams after 6 matches will then qualify for the Quarter Final. The Quarter Final is played over 2 legs (home and away) and the away goal rule will be in use. The winning Quarter Finalists will then proceed to the Semi Finals, which will also be played over 2 legs with the away goal rule in use. The winning Semi Finalists will then reach the ESL Champions League Final, which will be played over one leg at a Neutral Venue. Should the ESL Champions League Final end in a draw, then it will go to Extra Time and then a Penalty Shootout should this be required.
ESL CUP
The ESL Cup consists of the 28 teams that make up the ESL Premier League and the ESL Championship. Matches will be drawn at random and teams will face in a knockout competition. The Premier League ‘Top 4’ from the previous season will join in the Second Round of fixtures. The home team will be the team that is drawn first in the draw for each round. When a match ends in a draw, it will go to Extra Time and then Penalty Shootout to find the winner. The ESL Cup Final will be played at a neutral venue with no home advantage. The two teams that participate in the ESL Cup Final will automatically qualify for the next seasons ESL Champions League.
ESL Trophy
The ESL Trophy is made up of the 20 ESL Teams that are not participating in the ESL Champions League. The competition is made up of 4 groups of 5 teams who will play each other once in a group stage. The top 2 teams after 5 matches will then qualify for the Quarter Final. The Quarter Final is played over 2 legs (home and away) and the away goal rule will be in use. The winning Quarter Finalists will then proceed to the Semi Finals, which will also be played over 2 legs with the away goal rule in use. The winning Semi Finalists will then reach the ESL Trophy Final, which will be played over one leg at a Neutral Venue. Should the ESL Trophy Final end in a draw, then it will go to Extra Time and then a Penalty Shootout should this be required.
3. Prize Money
ESL PREMIER LEAGUE
1st - £45,000,000
2nd - £40,000,000
3rd - £36,000,000
4th - £36,000,000
5th - £36,000,000
6th - £36,000,000
7th - £34,000,000
8th - £32,000,000
9th - £30,000,000
10th - £28,000,000
11th - £27,000,000
12th - £26,000,000
13th - £25,000,000
14th - £24,000,000
ESL CHAMPIONSHIP
1st - £25,000,000
2nd - £20,000,000
3rd - £18,000,000
4th - £18,000,000
5th - £18,000,000
6th - £18,000,000
7th - £16,000,000
8th - £14,000,000
9th - £12,000,000
10th - £10,000,000
11th - £10,000,000
12th - £10,000,000
13th - £10,000,000
14th - £10,000,000
ESL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Winners - £20,000,000
Runners Up - £10,000,000
Semi Finals - £7,000,000
Quarter Finals - £6,000,000
Group Stages - £5,000,000
ESL CUP
Winners - £10,000,000
Runners Up - £7,500,000
Semi Finals - £5,000,000
Quarter Finals - £3,000,000
Last 16 - £2,000,000
Round One - £1,000,000
ESL TROPHY
Winners - £10,000,000
Runners Up - £7,500,000
Semi Finals - £5,000,000
Quarter Finals - £3,000,000
Group Stages - £2,000,000
4. Rosters
SQUAD SIZES
The minimum amount of players that you must have in your squad at any time is 20. Any clubs found to have less than 20 players in there squad are liable to receive a fine from ESL FA. This will continue until the situation is rectified.
AGEING
All players ages will increase by one at the end of every even season, for example the end of Season 2, Season 4, Season 6 and so on.
CAPTAINS
At the beginning of the season, all teams must choose a captain. The captain will be boosted with 500 main ability points, which will be removed at the end of the season. Your captain cannot be sold through the duration of the season.
ABILITY POINTS
All players will earn ability points throughout matches for things such as saves, assists, key tackles, key passes, goals etc. When a player reaches 1000 of any skill, the skill point will increase by 1 and the ABs will then reset to 0.
5. Rerates
The rerates take place after each game and help Young Players to develop and improve whilst also ensuring that older players decline in ability and are phased out of the game. The rerates that are added/subtracted per game are as per below:- (Worked out as 'Age = Main Seconds Thirds)
| Age | Main | Seconds | Thirds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-19 | 21 | 15 | 15 |
| 20-21 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
| 22-26 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | -9 | -5 | -5 |
| 32 | -12 | -6 | -6 |
| 33 | -17 | -9 | -9 |
| 34 | -18 | -12 | -12 |
| 35+ | -24 | -17 | -17 |
6. Teamsheets
TACTICS
There are six tactics that can be used in an ESL Manager match. These are:-
A (Attacking) = Your Team Will Push All Out For Goals, Leaving Possible Gaps In Your Defence..
D (Defensive) = Your Team Will Set Up Shop Early On To Defend The Goal, Leaving Less Goal Scoring Opportunities, But With High Rated Strikers Anything Is Possible..
C (Counter Attack) = Your Team Will Play Defensively, As Soon As Opposition Attack, When You Gain Possession Your Team Will Go For Quick Goals, My Personal Choice..
E (European) = Your Team Plays With Midfield As The Key, Defined As The 'Total Football' Used By Holland, And Dutch League Sides, Slow Building Attacks...
P (Passing) = Your Team Passes There Way To Goal Scoring Opportunities, Not Many Long Shots, Need A Good Midfield For This Tactic...
L (Long Ball) = Your Team Plays Route One, Recommended For Poor Midfield, But Good Strikers..
N (Normal/Neutral) = Players Do There Job, Gritty Football, Not Very Exciting, But May Get The Job Done...
Each different tactic has a bonus against other tactics. The tactical bonuses can be found below:-
N (Normal) = Use Against E (European) & A (Attacking)
P (Passing) = Use Against L (Long Ball) & N (Normal)
C (Counter Attack) = Use Against P (Passing) & A (Attacking)
L (Long Ball) = Use Against C (Counter Attack) & N (Normal)
A (Attacking) = Use Against D (Defensive) & E (European)
D (Defensive) = Use Against L (Long Ball) & P (Passing)
E (European) = Use Against C (Counter Attack) & D (Defensive)
FORMATIONS (MIN / MAX)
Min_DF = 3
Max_DF = 5
Max_DM = 3
Min_MF = 2
Max_MF = 6
Max_AM = 3
Min_FW = 1
Max_FW = 4
MISSING TEAMSHEETS AND ERRORS
If any team doesn't submit a sheet for a match week, their team will receive a 4-4-2T Tactic, unless prior agreement has been made for a Random sheet to be used by ESL FA.
Each error that you receive makes it a little bit more difficult for the match runner. Where possible, they will try to correct the issue for that match sheet for you. If you fail to rectify the problem for 3 sheets in a row, you will receive a T sheet.
Also having 3 errors in one teamsheet will result in a T sheet given.
RANDOM REQUESTS
If a random sheet is request on the day of games then it will be REJECTED.
UNMANAGED TEAMS
An umnaged team will receive a random formation for any games that they play until such a time that they are either covered by a Caretaker Manager or a new permanent Manager is found.
TEAMSHEET MONITOR BONUS
After each match, you can earn funds through the Teamsheet Monitor Bonus. This fee is calculated throughout the season on the following bases and is paid to clubs at the end of the season:-
£250,000 = submitted sheet with no errors
£200,000 = submitted sheet with 1 error
£150,000 = submitted sheet with 2 errors
£100,000 = submitted sheet with 3 or more errors
-£200,000 = no sheet submitted
7. Transfers/Loan
Both managers must agree to the deal before the deal can be processed.
ESL FA will step in if they deem the deal to be too one-sided and unfair.
Transfers can be discussed and agreed on in different ways... PM/Forum/Text/Whatsapp/Email.
Once the deal is posted and agreed by both managers then there will be no turning back.
Loans
The maximum rated player that can be loaned In or Out is rated 18 for Premiership and 17 for Championship.
You can loan up to 3 players and loan out 3 players
Can only loan 1 player from one team, so can't loan more than 1 player from the same team
Loans must be posted in the Transfer Confirmation (If a loan has an agreed circumstance in it then it's down to the parent club to keep an eye on it... for example, must play at least 60 mins+ then the parent club must check this as ESL admin won't be doing it for you)
***ALSO LOAN RECALLS MUST BE CONFIRMED BY BOTH MANAGERS (THIS IS TO STOP PEOPLE SAYING THEY DIDN'T KNOW THE PLAYER WAS BEING RECALLED ETC, HOWEVER, IF THE TEAM IS UNMANAGED THEN THE PARENT CLUB CAN JUST RECALL THE PLAYER)***
