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It is finally the time to take the Alt Sports Universe worldwide! Together we are going to build our sixth official (5th professional) fantasy sports league. For those that are new to this community or if this is your first time participating in a design project with us, welcome! All are welcome and encouraged to contribute to the formation of this league.
To begin, I want to get through some boring logistics. For some work/life + fantasy sports/life balance, I have personally taken a step away from discord. If you have any questions or want to put something on my virtual desk please email me at althockeyleague2020@gmail.com.
Below is a survey that will gauge interest in ownership as well as a number of other items. I will point out various items of the survey throughout this post.
Overview
This post has a lot of information so please read through it carefully. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out. I will eventually put a FAQ post together if I find it necessary.
This league has been designed slightly differently, with some twists and turns that are meant to make the experience even more fun and engaging! This post will be organized in two distinct parts: League Format and the Design Process.
League Format
The AltLiga is going to feature 16 football clubs from around the world. The number 16 is a hard cap, regardless of the amount of interest. This number was determined by a number of logistical considerations (EPL player pool, balanced schedule, etc). However we will be designing 24 unique clubs and their identities. We also have a number of ways to engage everyone who is interested in participating.
A. Schedule
Every club will play 30 total games. Every club will play a home-away versus the other 15 clubs.
B. The Geo Cup
We are really excited to announce the formation of the Geo Cup. The Geo Cup will be a mid-season tournament that will begin after week 10 of the regular season. Every team will participate (the current regular season standings will not matter).
Teams will be organized into four regional groups. They will play a three week round robin. The club with the top record in each group will advance to one of two Geo Cup Finals.
The records of the tournament games will not count towards the regular season records.
The clubs who win the Geo Cup Finals will receive an automatic bid to the end of year playoff tournament.
This is an added element of the league to increase the drama of the regular season. If your team loses every game of the regular season BUT you win 3 games in the Geo Cup tournament you are in the Champions League!
C. The Champions League
At the end of the regular season we will host an 8-team playoff tournament. For fun, we are going to call it the Champions League.
2 of the teams in the tournament will be the champions of the Geo Cup. The other six teams will be made up of the 6 top records of the regular season.
D. AltLiga TWO
Our commitment is to make sure that we find something for everyone who is interested in being a part of the project. Therefore, if interest demands, we will also host AltLiga TWO. A second tier league that will be played in a separate Fantrax league.
We recognize that some people in our community will want to jump at a chance to begin in AltLiga TWO and work their way up to the premier league. If that sounds like you please select that option in the form below.
This league will be composed of the number of teams that are owned above 16. So if we have 20 owners, it will be a four team league. If we have 8 we will have an 8 team league.
E. Promotion & Relegation
We are excited to add this dramatic element to our new league.
At the end of each season, the team with the worst record in AltLiga will be automatically relegated to AltLiga TWO. The teams with the second and third worst record in the league will play in a one game Relegation Game. The winner stays, the loser drops.
Similarly, the team with the best record in AltLiga TWO will be automatically promoted to the top league. The teams with the second and third best record in the league will play in a Promotion Game. The winner jumps up, the loser stays behind.
All teams who transfer between the two leagues will lose all of the players on their club. They will begin the next season with a blank roster.
F. Keepers
In an attempt to have parity amongst the league we have been evaluating a keeper program that enables clubs to keep players as faces of their franchise BUT not so many that weaker teams can’t grow towards the future.
Therefore every club will keep 5 players from season to season.
Design Process
The design process will begin on Monday, May 15 and run through the start of the regular season on August 12. This process is scheduled to provide as much time as possible to design crests. Therefore some of the other phases such as City Selection & Naming have been truncated a bit.
A. Schedule
Follow the link below for the Official AltLiga Database and Design Schedule
B. City Selection
We will be selecting 24 clubs from cities from around the world. Our goal is to find a balance between geographic diversity AND community preference.
Eligible cities have been sorted into one of four regions across the globe. The cities and regions were determined by:
Last edited by Gritty (5/15/2023 12:18 pm)
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Gritty,
On Region 4, both the first two options are Zagreb, Croatia.
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Dan O'Mac wrote:
Gritty,
On Region 4, both the first two options are Zagreb, Croatia.
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Day One of voting is in the books. The full slate of cities will be revealed on May 20. But I am excited to provide you with a FIRST LOOK. I will post the city with the top vote in each region (one per day).
The Region 1 cities are locked in. There are a few in the field that are waiting to see their fate play out after the other regions. But for now here's our first city...start brainstorming the possibilities with...
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Nice, I could probably see someone coming up with a colorful identity for the Buenos Aires team, or perhaps something traditional.
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After the second day of voting 4 more cities have joined the AltLiga Family. Today's First Look takes us all the way to...
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Tokyo being added is awesome, as with BA and the two European cities coming, knowing we get one "non-traditional" soccer market for sure. And the designs should be great.
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Really excited for Tokyo. Can't wait to see what other cities join in!
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We head to Europe as a bunch of soccer powerhouses battle it out... I will say this...someone gets left out! (at least in the first round)