League Cup (Bedistan)

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The League Cup is an annual football tournament in Bedistan, in which a number of professional clubs compete. It runs alongside the IAFL and other Bedistani domestic leagues.

Format

The League Cup is a one-legged, seven-round knockout competition in which the 86 clubs in the Fíbelige and above (including the Bedistani clubs in the IAFL) participate. In each round through the fourth 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 quarterfinals and semifinals, on the other hand, do use a two-legged aggregate format. Note that at the end of the second match, if aggregate scores are equal, extra time will be played. Away goals are not used as a tiebreaker. The final is always contested on neutral ground at Fillmore National Stadium in Sonoma City and consists of a single match.

Most clubs enter the competition in the First Round, but the six IAFL participants receive byes to the Third Round.

Historic formats

Through 2094, the League Cup was a one-legged, nine-round knockout competition in which the 128 clubs in the Bedistan Premier League and Bedistan Football League participated. The 28 teams in the BFL Conference North and South went through the Qualifying Round, and the 14 winners were admitted to the Cup proper. In the First Round, they were joined by 40 clubs from the BFL Third and Fourth Divisions. In the Second Round, the winners joined 20 more clubs from the Second Division. This round featured an odd number of teams, so one of the 47 was randomly selected to receive a bye to the Third Round. In the Third Round, the 40 clubs in the BPL and BFL First Division entered the competition. This brought the total number of Third Round participants to 64, who participated in a simple knockout for the remainder of the Cup.

Previous champions

Season Winner Score Runner-up
2099 Lolestu CK 2 - 0 Cdredika City
2098 Carter FC 2 - 1
(replay; first match score 1-1)
Lolestu CK
2094 Midway Wolves 2 - 1 San Solari FC
2093 Graceville Salamanders 6 - 2 Dennis Bears
2092 South Coast United 2 - 0 San Diego Iguanas
2091 Alexandria Porcupines 1 - 0 Graceville Salamanders
2090 San Solari FC 1 - 0 High Mountain Buffalo


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