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The '''Bedistan Football Association (BFA) Trophy''' is an annual [[Wikipedia:Football (soccer)|football]] tournament in [[Bedistan]], in which a number of professional clubs compete.  It runs alongside the [[Bedistan Premier League]] and [[Bedistan Football League (2065 version)|Bedistan Football League]].
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The '''Bedistan Football Association (BFA) Trophy''' is an annual [[Wikipedia:Football (soccer)|football]] tournament in [[Bedistan]], in which a number of professional clubs compete.
  
 
==Format==
 
==Format==
The BFA Trophy is a one-legged, twelve-round knockout competition in which 244 clubs from the Bedistan Football League Conference North and South and lower leagues participate.  In each round, if the match ends in a draw, it is replayed at the home ground of the opposing team.  The replay will go to extra time and/or a penalty shootout if necessary to resolve a draw.  The aggregate score of the two matches is ''not'' used.
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The BFA Trophy is a one-legged, eight-round knockout competition in which 256 clubs that are not in the [[Fíbelige]] or higher participate.  All clubs enter the competition in the first round.  In each round, if the match ends in a draw, it is replayed at the home ground of the opposing team.  The replay will go to extra time and/or a penalty shootout if necessary to resolve a draw.  The aggregate score of the two matches is ''not'' used.
  
32 non-league teams go through the First and Second Qualifying Rounds, and the 8 winners of the Second Qualifying Round are admitted to the competition proper.  In the First Round, they are joined by 56 clubs from the Third Divisions of the Western, Northern, Heartland, and Deep South Leagues.  In the Third Round, 128 more clubs from the First and Second Divisions of those leagues join.  Finally, in the Fifth Round, the 28 members of the Bedistan Football League Conference North and South enter the competition.  This brings the total number of Fifth Round participants to 64, who participate in a simple knockout for the remainder of the Cup.
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The two finalists are rewarded with promotion into the Fíbelige, replacing the two lowest-finishing teams in that league.
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===Historic formats===
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Through 2094, 244 clubs from the Bedistan Football League Conference North and South and lower leagues participated in a twelve-round competition.  32 non-league teams went through the First and Second Qualifying Rounds, and the 8 winners of the Second Qualifying Round were admitted to the competition proper.  In the First Round, they were joined by 56 clubs from the Third Divisions of the Western, Northern, Heartland, and Deep South Leagues.  In the Third Round, 128 more clubs from the First and Second Divisions of those leagues joined.  Finally, in the Fifth Round, the 28 members of the Bedistan Football League Conference North and South entered the competition.  This brought the total number of Fifth Round participants to 64, who participated in a simple knockout for the remainder of the Cup.
  
 
==Previous champions==
 
==Previous champions==
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Revision as of 22:59, 21 May 2006

The Bedistan Football Association (BFA) Trophy is an annual football tournament in Bedistan, in which a number of professional clubs compete.

Format

The BFA Trophy is a one-legged, eight-round knockout competition in which 256 clubs that are not in the Fíbelige or higher participate. All clubs enter the competition in the first round. In each round, if the match ends in a draw, it is replayed at the home ground of the opposing team. The replay will go to extra time and/or a penalty shootout if necessary to resolve a draw. The aggregate score of the two matches is not used.

The two finalists are rewarded with promotion into the Fíbelige, replacing the two lowest-finishing teams in that league.

Historic formats

Through 2094, 244 clubs from the Bedistan Football League Conference North and South and lower leagues participated in a twelve-round competition. 32 non-league teams went through the First and Second Qualifying Rounds, and the 8 winners of the Second Qualifying Round were admitted to the competition proper. In the First Round, they were joined by 56 clubs from the Third Divisions of the Western, Northern, Heartland, and Deep South Leagues. In the Third Round, 128 more clubs from the First and Second Divisions of those leagues joined. Finally, in the Fifth Round, the 28 members of the Bedistan Football League Conference North and South entered the competition. This brought the total number of Fifth Round participants to 64, who participated in a simple knockout for the remainder of the Cup.

Previous champions

Season Winner Score Runner-up
2098 Chilson United 1 - 0 AFC IJsselmeer
2094 Fort Worth Patriots 2 - 1 AFC West Side
2093 Albany United 5 - 0 Totowa Gyeolhabdoen
2092 Totowa Gyeolhabdoen 2 - 1 Ilium Dragons
2091 Grover Athletic 2 - 0 Bremen Athletic
2090 Van Diemen FC 2 - 0 Mokpo Undong


Football in Bedistan
Bedistan national football team
International Association Football League
Súprelige | Áltelige | Médilige | Báïelige | Fíbelige
Cup competitions: Bedistani Cup | League Cup | BFA Trophy
Old leagues: BPL | BFL ('65) | BFA | BFL ('14) | West | North | Heartland | Deep South
Governing bodies: Bedistan Football Association
Notable clubs
Alexandria | Bucks Lake | Carter | Dennis | Esto | Floral | Forest Hill | Graceville | Hundon
Jamaica | Justus | Lolestu | San Diego | San Solari | Sokojiwa | South Coast | Yuba Utd