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Overview

The Atlantian Oceania Cup of Association Football is played amongst the nations of the region of Atlantian Oceania every four years, at the same time as the World Cup. It is the premier Regional Football Tournament in Nationstates, having some of the best teams from the World Cup competing for bragging rights within the Region.

Atlantian Oceania is currently the strongest footballing Region in the World, containing the last four World Champions, defending champions Sarzonia and also Bedistan, Vilita and Crystilakere. It can be seen as equivalent to the real-life version of Europe in a footballing sense.

In its history of eight competitions the AOCAF has only been won by three different nations: NEWI Cefn Druids (four times), Starblaydia (three times) and Vilita (once).

At the present time, AOCAF VIII has been completed, hosted in Druida.

Rankings

The AOCAF has its own set of rankings separate from the KPB Rankings. This is so traditionally-strong footballing powers like Cockbill Street, The Lowland Clans and Bedistan who have recently moved to AO cannot automatically overrun nations like Lamoni who compete regularly and often in the AOCAF but not in the World Cup.

AO Rankings - Top 10

 AO Rank  Team
   001    Starblaydia
   002    Vilita
   003    Crystilakere
   004    Turori
   005    Lamoni
   006    Krytenia
   007    Druida
   008    Sarzonia
   009    Pedriana
   010    Cockbill Street

AO Nations in The World - Top 10

 World Rank  Team
     002     Vilita
     003     Bedistan
     006     Cockbill Street
     007     Turori
     009     Crystilakere
     014     Sarzonia
     015     Starblaydia
     016     The Lowland Clans
     019     Druida
     024     Krytenia

AOCAF 8

AOCAF 8 has recently been completed in Druida. Here's how it went...

Quarter-Finals

Crystilakere 3-0 Sarzonia
Vilita 1-0 Nedalia
Krytenia 1-3 Druida
Starblaydia 3-2 Cockbill Street

Semi-Finals

Crystilakere 1-1 Vilita AET (FT:11, Vilita wins 5-4 on penalties)
Druida 0:2 Starblaydia

Final

Starblaydia 2:2 Vilita AET (FT:1-1, Starblaydia wins 3-2 on penalties)
Crystilakere 1:0 Druida (Third/Fourth placed play-off)

Previous placings