2023 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE KNOCKOUT STAGE FANTASY FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT

Fanteam’s prestigious UEFA Champions League Knockout Stage Tournament is now open!

Here at Fanteam HQ, we are delighted to announce the opening of our 2023 UEFA Champions League Knockout game, which boasts a minimum guaranteed prize pool of £25,000 (€28,750) – and a £5,000 (minimum) guaranteed prize to the 1st place winner!

Managers in our UEFA Champions League Knockout game have the chance to choose a star-studded line-up from the worlds’ most elite talent – so, if you’ve ever wanted to own the likes of Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi in your fantasy side – now’s your chance!

The contest will be played over 7 gameweeks – starting with Gameweek 7 (Matchday 1) at 20:00GMT on the 14th of February 2023 — ending with the Champions League Final (Gameweek 13/Matchday 7) on Saturday the 10th of June, 2023.

The prize pool for this tournament is set with a minimum guarantee, but can grow above and beyond that, as it’s a progressive prize pool – this means, once the minimum guarantee of £25,000 has been met, it will continue to rise with each new entry until the tournament starts on Feb 14th.

Furthermore, our player prices have been diligently set to ensure more players are viable for team selection. This should all lead to one of the most exciting and prestigious fantasy football events we’ve ever offered on the Scout Gaming Group Network.

Below you will find all the information you need to know about our 2023 UEFA Champions League Knockout game Format, Game Rules, Scoring, Gameweek Schedule and Prize Pool details.

GAME RULES

To play in our 2023 UEFA Champions League Knockout game, users will need to create an 11-man team, using a budget of £95M.

As mentioned above, this contest will be played over 7 gameweeks (Gameweek 7 to 13) – starting at 20:00GMT on the 14th of February 2023 — ending with the Champions League Final on Saturday the 10th of June, 2023.

A full breakdown of our Game Rules are provided below in both text and an info-graphic.

If you have any queries or concerns regarding our Game Rules, please reach out to us on Twitter @FanTeamOfficial or via the Live Chat button our homepage and we’ll be happy to answer any questions you might have.

• YOU HAVE A BUDGET OF 95M TO BUILD YOUR MATCHDAY 1/GAMEWEEK 7 TEAM. THE BUDGET WILL NOT CHANGE DURING THIS TOURNAMENT
• BUILD A TEAM OF 11 PLAYERS, WHICH MUST INCLUDE AT LEAST 1 GOALKEEPER, 3 DEFENDERS, 2 MIDFIELDERS & 1 FORWARD.
• CHANGES TO YOUR TEAM ARE FREE & UNLIMITED UNTIL GAMEWEEK 1 STARTS ON TUESDAY THE 14TH OF NOVEMBER AT 20:00 GMT/21:00 CET.
• THE GAMEWEEK DEADLINE FOR TRANSFERS, WILDCARDS & TEAM CHANGES CHANGES IS AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST GAMEWEEK MATCH
• YOU CAN PICK A MAXIMUM OF 3 PLAYERS FROM ONE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TEAM IN GAMEWEEK’S 7 & 8. IN GW9 (QF 1ST LEG) IT INCREASES TO 4 PLAYERS. 5 PLAYERS IN GW11 (SF 1ST LEG) – & 7 PLAYERS IN GW13 ( THE FINAL).
• YOUR CAPTAIN SCORES DOUBLE POINTS & YOUR VICE SCORES DOUBLE IF YOUR CAPTAIN DOESN’T PLAY.
• WILDCARDS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED AHEAD OF GAMEWEEK 9 (QUARTER FINALS 1ST LEG) – & GAMEWEEK 11 (SEMI FINAL 1ST LEG) ALL WILDCARD TRANSFERS ARE FREE & UNLIMITED.
• YOU HAVE 3 FREE TRANSFERS AVAILABLE IN EACH OF GAMEWEEK’S 8, 10, 12 & 13
• ADDITIONAL TRANSFERS ARE AVAILABLE AT A COST OF 4 POINTS EACH.
• YOU CANNOT SAVE OR CARRY OVER YOUR FREE TRANSFERS
• EXTRA TIME & PENALTY SHOOTOUTS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE SCORING. POINTS CAN ONLY BE SCORED DURING THE 90-MINS OF REGULAR TIME & INJURY TIME.
• SAFETY NET IS ACTIVATED FOR THIS TOURNAMENT. IF A PLAYER DOES NOT START, THEY’LL BE REPLACED BY THE NEXT PRICED (DESCENDING) STARTING PLAYER FROM THE SAME CLUB & POSITION FOR THAT GAMEWEEK ONLY.
• THERE WILL BE NO PLAYER PRICE CHANGES DURING THIS TOURNAMENT.
• THERE ARE NO GOALKEEPER OR DEFENDER STACKING PENALTIES IN THIS TOURNAMENT.
• LATE REGISTRATION IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEADLINE TO ENTER IS 20:00 GMT/21:00 CET TUESDAY FEBRUARY 14TH.
• THE BUY IN ENTRY FEE TO THIS TOURNAMENT IS FIXED AT £5/€5.75.
• FANTEAM CUSTOMERS CAN ENTER A MAXIMUM OF 2 TEAMS TO THIS TOURNAMENT.
• THE MINIMUM GUARANTEED PRIZE POOL FOR THIS TOURNAMENT IS £25,000/€28,750, BUT WILL RISE IF THE ENTRIES EXCEED THE MINIMUM GUARANTEE.
• THE MINIMUM 1ST PLACE PRIZE IS £5,000/€5,750. IF THE TOURNAMENT ENTRIES EXCEED THE MINIMUM GUARANTEE, THE 1ST PLACE PRIZE WILL ALSO GROW, BUT ALWAYS REMAIN AT 20% OF THE TOTAL PRIZEPOOL.
• PAID ENTRIES TO THIS TOURNAMENT ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.
  
  

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 gameweeks/matchdays included in this Champions League Knockout contest on Fanteam:

[RO16 Leg 1] Matchday 1/Gameweek 7:

You can make unlimited changes to your team until the tournament starts on the 14th February at 20:00GMT/21:00CET.

You can own a maximum of 3 players from a Champions League club in this gameweek.

[RO16 Leg 2] Matchday 2/Gameweek 8:

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 20:00GMT/21:00CET on March 7th.

You can own a maximum of 3 players from a Champions League club in this gameweek.

[QF Leg 1] Matchday 3/Gameweek 9: 

You have an enforced Wildcard to adjust your squad and remove the players that have been eliminated from the Round of 16. 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 is 20:00GMT/21:00CET April 12th.

You can own a maximum of 4 players from a Champions League club in this gameweek.

[QF Leg 2] Matchday 4/Gameweek 10:

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 10 is 20:00GMT/21:00CET 18th April

You can own a maximum of 4 players from a Champions League club in this gameweek.

[SF Leg 1] Matchday 5/Gameweek 11:

You have an enforced Wildcard to adjust your squad and remove the players that have been eliminated from the Quarter Finals. 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 is 20:00GMT/21:00CET May 9th

You can own a maximum of 5 players from a Champions League club in this gameweek.

[SF Leg 2] Matchday 6/Gameweek 12:

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 20:00GMT/21:00CET 16th May.

You can own a maximum of 5 players from a Champions League club in this gameweek.

[Final] Matchday 7/Gameweek 13:

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 20:00GMT/21:00CET 10th May.

You can own a maximum of 7 players from a Champions League club in this gameweek.

SCORING

Like with the Game Rules above, the scoring on Fanteam has slight differences to other fantasy football games you might have played on other platforms, but the image below gives a clear guide to our UEFA Champions League fantasy football tournament scoring system.

Please note, if you participated in any of our 2022/23 Premier League or World Cup season games, the Scoring Rules are identical.

A full breakdown of the scoring system for our UEFA Champions League fantasy football tournament is provided below in the info-graphic.

Whilst all of the Scoring Rules have been listed above in the info-graphic, there are a few scoring attributes and rules we want to draw your attention to:

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, 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 attacking assets.

What counts as a shot on target?

A player is deemed to have a Shot on Target when making a clear attempt to score that:

• would have gone into the goal had the attempt not been saved by the goalkeeper, or.
• is stopped by a player who is the last-man with the goalkeeper having no chance of preventing the goal (last line of defence).

Shot on Target resulting in a direct goal will not be counted as SOT:

• a SOT (shot on target) that results in a FA (fantasy assist) will give a SOT for the assisting player.
• an attempt on goal that hits the post or crossbar is not deemed a Shot on Target. The frame of the goal is not considered a target.

 

HOW SAFETY NET WORKS

As you’re only required to pick a team of 11 players in this tournament, there are no substitutes or benches. However, our ‘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 at kick-off, they will automatically be substituted for the next priced player from the same position and club.

Example: if you own Lionel Messi [12m] 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 PSG midfielder – which is Neymar [11.5m]. If you already own Neymar, then the next priced PSG midfielder will be selected – and so on, until a valid replacement is found.

Please note, using the example above, if Lionel Messi comes in to game from the bench at any point, you still keep Neymar 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 Lionel Messi 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.

For full details, please see our support page.

HOW TO GET INVOLVED

If you’re new to Fanteam then you’ll need to create an 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 £25,000 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 95M budget, but remember, you can make unlimited changes to your team, for free, until the contest starts on Feb 14th at 20:00GMT/21:00CET.

Player prices will not change, so feel free to plan future transfers without the worry of being priced-out of your planned moves.

Pick your captain wisely – 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 £5/€5.75.

To get involved and enter a team into our £25,000 Champions League Knockout Game, click here or click the banner below.