FanTeam’s prestiguous €250,000 UEFA Champions League Knockout Stage Tournament is now open!
We’re bringing Champions League fantasy football back to FanTeam this year with a bang, by offering a €250,000 guaranteed prize pool contest, with a mouth-watering first place prize of €50,000!
Compete against your friends, family and fellow fantasy football bosses around the world and guide your 11-man team to victory in FanTeam’s UEFA Champions League Knockout Stage fantasy football tournament.
This contest will cover the Champions League Knockout Stages only, starting on the 15th of February 2022. Full information on how to play and get involved is provided below.
Whether you’ve had a rough start to your fantasy football season and would like a clean slate, or you’re simply someone that enjoys UEFA Champions League football and would like to try convert your knowledge into cash – FanTeam’s €250K UCL Knockout Stage tournament offers managers an exciting, high-stakes fantasy game with huge potential rewards.
Managers of our UCL Knockout Stage game have the chance to choose a star-studded line-up from Europe’s most elite talent. If you’ve ever wanted to own the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Erling Haaland and Lionel Messi in your fantasy side – now you can!
PRIZE POOL BREAKDOWN
Like in our UCL Group Stage game last year, we’ll once again be offering a guaranteed prize pool of €250,000 for this contest, with a top prize of €50,000 to the winner.
There is a maximum of 12,048 seats available and the €250,000 prize pool is guaranteed, even if the contest does not fill.
The top 1,750 ranked entries at the end of the contest receive a pay-out between €50 and €50,000, depending on the exact finishing position.
Entry is set at €25 (£21) per team, and each user can enter a maximum of 100 teams to this contest, should they wish to do so.
A full breakdown of our €250,000 prize pool is shown below in the image.
- The top 5 will receive a minimum of €3000
- The top 10 will receive a minimum of €1000
- The top 500 will receive a minimum of €100
GAME RULES
To play in FanTeam’s €250,000 UEFA Champions League Knockout Stage fantasy contest, you will need to create an 11-man team, using a budget of 100M. It’s as simple as that to enter.
Like FanTeam’s season-long games and FPL, the weekly deadline is 90-minutes prior to the first kick-off of the Gameweek fixtures.
However, this rule does NOT apply for when this fantasy contest starts in Gameweek 7 – where the deadline is 20:00GMT/21:00CET on Tuesday the 15th of February. From Gameweek 8 onwards, the weekly deadline for all transfers and team changes is 90-minutes before kick-off.
This contest will be played over 7 Gameweek’s, starting with Gameweek 7 (R16 1st Leg) and ending with Gameweek 13 (The Final).
As you’re only required to pick a team of 11 players, there are no subs or benches. However, FanTeam’s ‘Safety Net‘ feature is active – but what is a Safety Net we hear you shout?
Well, the ‘Safety Net‘ is when an automatic substitution is made for a player in your 11-man team that hasn’t been named in the starting lineup. If a player in your team isn’t in the starting 11 for their club, they will automatically be substituted for the next priced player from the same position and club, at kick-off.
Example: if you own Salah (12.5M) and he’s starting the game on the bench, or is not in the squad, he will be replaced at kick-off by the next priced midfielder from Liverpool – which is Mane (11.5M).
Please note, using the example above, if Salah comes on in the 75th minute, you still keep Mane and his points as you started the match with him for the Gameweek. The automatic substitution is made at kick-off and you’ll keep that player for the full game, so will score nothing from Salah for that match.
Our Safety Net feature is designed to make it much more likely you have 11 starting players and don’t get burnt with your player coming on in the 89-minute for a 1-point appearance. Of course, your chosen player could come on later in the game and score substantial points, but that’s the beauty of Safety Net – as it can and will work both ways, but is a feature designed to protect your teams each Gameweek.
As you can also see from the Game Rules infographic above, there will be no price changes during this tournament.
You’ll also see that you have 3 free transfers to use in Gameweek’s 8, 10, 12 and 13 – this is to help you manage injuries, teams and players knocked out of the tournament and react to form accordingly. However, additional transfers beyond the 3 free transfers will each cost you 4 points, should you wish to make more changes.
You will have 2 Wildcards to use during the tournament. The first can be used for Gameweek 9 – and the second Wildcard is for Gameweek 11 only. Please note: you cannot roll these Wildcards over – they can only be used in weeks 9 and 11 and if you don’t use them, you lose them.
Whilst we won’t bore you with a full breakdown of each of the rules shown in the image above, we will make it clear that Extra Time and Penalty Shootouts are NOT included in our scoring. Players earn points during normal 90-minute regulation and of course, injury time – but no extra time or penalty shootouts.
SCORING RULES
Like with the Game Rules above, the scoring on FanTeam has slight differences to other season-long fantasy football games you might play on other platforms, but the image below gives a clear guide to our Champions League scoring system.
Please note, if you participated in our 2021/22 £1M or £100K Second Chance Fantasy Premier League season games, then the Scoring Rules are identical to those contests.
Here are a few scoring attributes and key rules we want to draw you attention to:
You can make unlimited changes to your Gameweek 7 teams up until the first match kicks off on February 15th at 20:00GMT/21:00CET. From Gameweek 8 (R16 – 2nd Leg) onwards, however, each Gameweek deadline will be 90 minutes before the first match kicks off.
Full Match Bonus: If an attacking player (Forward or Midfielder) stays on the pitch for the entire game (90 mins & including injury time) they will pick up an additional point. This means players that don’t get substituted are worth consideration, and that could potentially influence your captaincy decision too.
Goalkeeper Save Points: Goalkeepers will earn 0.5 points for every save they make. Therefore, a goalkeeper on a team that allows the opposition a lot of low quality shots (like Pope for Burnley in the Premier League), can really rack up the points, even if they don’t keep a clean-sheet.
Impact Points: If the team wins the period a player is on the pitch, the player will be awarded 0.3 points. However, if they lose the period (example: subbed off whilst losing 1-0) they’re on the pitch, they will be deducted 0.3 points.
Shots on Target: Midfielders and Strikers will be awarded 0.4 points for each Shot on Target, whilst Defenders will earn 0.6. If your Goalkeeper somehow manages a Shot on Target then he will get 1 point. This scoring rule certainly gives fantasy bosses something to think about when selecting their attack.
Player prices will not change during this contest. This allows managers to budget for the weeks ahead, without having to worry about unexpected price-changes leaving you short on cash for your planned transfers.
Please see below a full breakdown of the scoring system – feel free to save the image to your device or reach out to us on twitter @FanTeamOfficial with any questions you might have.
As you can see in the info-graphic above, points are awarded for goals, assists and clean sheets – but can also be deducted for yellow and red cards.
A reminder – there will be no player points scoring for Extra Time or Penalty Shootouts.
Please study the scoring chart above carefully when assessing which players to pick for your teams.
MAKING CHANGES TO YOUR TEAM
We strongly urge all players to pay close attention to which Gameweeks your Free Transfers and Wildcards are available for.
Please see below a breakdown of the 7 Gameweek’s included in this Champions League Knockout contest:
Gameweek 7: Round of 16 – [1st leg]
You can make unlimited changes to your team until the contest starts at 20:00GMT/21:00CET on the 15th of February, 2022.
You can own a maximum of 3 players from a Champions League club in this Gameweek.
Gameweek 8: Round of 16 – [2nd leg]
You can make 3 free transfers before this round starts (with additional transfers each costing -4 points) and you cannot roll the free transfers over to use later. The deadline for transfers and team changes for Gameweek 8 is 90-minutes prior to the first kick-off.
You can own a maximum of 3 players from a Champions League club in this Gameweek.
Gameweek 9: Quarter Finals – [1st leg]
You have a Wildcard to adjust your squad and remove the players that have been eliminated. You cannot save or roll this Wildcard to a future Gameweek. The Wildcard gives you unlimited transfers to use until the Quarter Final 1st Leg deadline (Gameweek 9), which again is 90-minutes prior to the first kick-off.
You can own a maximum of 4 players from a Champions League club in this Gameweek.
Gameweek 10: Quarter Finals – [2nd leg]
You can make 3 free transfers before this Gameweek 10 round starts (with additional transfers each costing -4 points) and you cannot roll the free transfers over to use later. The deadline for transfers and team changes for Gameweek 10 is 90-minutes prior to the first kick-off.
You can own a maximum of 4 players from a Champions League club in this Gameweek.
Gameweek 11: Semi Finals – [1st leg]
You have a Wildcard to adjust your squad and remove the players that have been eliminated. You cannot save or roll this Wildcard to a future Gameweek. The Wildcard gives you unlimited transfers to use until the Semi Final 1st Leg deadline (Gameweek 11), which again is 90-minutes prior to the first kick-off. This is your last chance to make wholesale changes to your team.
You can own a maximum of 5 players from a Champions League club in this Gameweek.
Gameweek 12: Semi Finals – [2nd leg]
You can make 3 free transfers before this round starts (with additional transfers each costing -4 points) and you cannot roll the free transfers over to use later. The deadline for transfers and team changes for Gameweek 12 is 90-minutes prior to the first kick-off.
You can own a maximum of 5 players from a Champions League club in this Gameweek.
Gameweek 13: The Final
You can make 3 free transfers before this round starts, with additional transfers each costing -4 points. The deadline for transfers and team changes for Gameweek 13 is 90-minutes prior to kick-off.
You can own a maximum of 6 players from a Champions League club in this Gameweek.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
If you’re new to FanTeam then you’ll need to create a new account here – alternatively, head on over to fanteam.com and click the green ‘Register’ button in the top right corner.
Once registered, or if you’re an existing FanTeam customer, the €250K Champions League Knockout Game can be found in the Lobby, or by clicking here.
At this stage, you can start to build your team using your 100M budget, but remember, you can make unlimited changes to your team, for free, until the contest starts on Feb 15th.
Remember, player prices will not change, so feel free to plan future transfers without worry of being priced-out of your planned moves.
Don’t forget to select a Captain, as their points will be doubled, and a Vice-Captain, who will score double points if your captain does not play.
Once you’re happy with your team and captaincy choice, submit your team for an entry fee of just €25 (£21).
Managers are welcome to enter multiple teams to this contest, for a higher chance of scooping that mouth-watering €50,000 first place prize or top 1,750 place payout.
To get involved and enter a team into our €250,000 UEFA Champions League Knockout Stage fantasy football contest, click here or click the banner below.
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