"So far, how many teams have reported to the FIFA?"
Yanhuang College, Yamachō's office.
Li Zexuan recalled the plan he made when the Tang Empire's FIFA was first established. For the past half a year, he had many things to do. The FIFA was completely managed by Ma Zhou and the Bearded Guest. He didn't ask about the details, so he could only ask Ma Zhou.
Fortunately, Ma Zhou's temper was not bad. He smiled and replied, "Master Hou, last year, there were more than a hundred states and counties, and more than six hundred of them, that had reported to the FIFA. Our FIFA personnel have already been assigned to these states and counties. The remaining states and counties are expected to be fully staffed this year!
This year, there will be more than three hundred teams coming to Chang 'an to participate in the Ranking Tournament. Even if there are ten matches a day, it will take a month for all three hundred teams to compete. So, Marquis, we have to prepare early! "
Li Zexuan was shocked when he heard that there were so many teams coming. In his previous life, he had never heard of so many teams in the country!
However, he quickly recovered from his shock. In his previous life, football was the pain of all the people. But now, he was in the prosperous Tang Empire. Football for the descendants of the Yellow Emperor would be the first to start in the entire world!
Furthermore, with his own leadership and arrangements, he did not believe that the Tang Empire would still be a weak country in football. He did not believe that the Han people's football would still be squashed on the ground by teams from small countries like South Korea and Japan. The glory of the Han people's football would be led and protected by him. He wanted to cultivate China into a big football country from now on and form a football culture from top to bottom. More than a thousand years later, no matter how disappointing his descendants were, they would not be humiliated by teams from small countries like Japan!
Inwardly encouraging himself, Li Zexuan suddenly felt that there was an additional responsibility on his shoulders. Initially, he had invented football to develop a sport for the students of the academy. However, now that he had made a big deal out of it, he might as well give the Chinese football a helping hand. After all, in his previous life, he was also infuriated by the national football team's incompetence!
"Brother Ma, first of all, we have to solve the problem of the competition venue. The Academy's football field is definitely not enough! The Ranking Competition will be held on the eighth day of the third month. There are still twenty or so days until now. In these twenty or so days, I plan to build two more soccer fields. One will be in Lantian County, and the other will be by the Ba River in Plum Village! I will get Shaoning to push this matter as soon as possible!
As for the schedule of the Ranking Tournament, it would use a single round system. Through drawing lots, the three hundred plus teams would be divided into ten groups: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, S, F, and X. Within each group, each team would challenge the other teams in turn. If they won a match, they would get three points. If they drew a match, they would get one point. If they lost a match, they would get no points. After all the group matches were over, the top five teams in each group would enter the knockout stage.
During the knockout stage, the fifty teams would be divided into five groups: A, B, C, D, and E, with ten teams in each group. During the knockout stage, the champions and runners-up of each group would not meet, and teams from the same state or county would not fight against each other. The top four teams in each group would be directly promoted to the First Division teams, and the rest would be promoted to the Second Division teams!
Due to the special circumstances this year, the twenty First Division teams would need to complete the First Division League in the next few months. The First Division League would use a home and away system, with a total of thirty-eight rounds. Similarly, a win would get three points, a draw would get one point, and a loss would get no points. Only the top ten teams in the First Division League would be eligible to participate in the Champions League at the end of July and compete for the prize money! "
According to the original plan set by the FIFA, the First Division League would be held between August and May of the following year. The top ten teams in the First Division League would be able to participate in the Champions League. The Champions League would be held at the end of July. However, since this was the first year of the official introduction of the Football League, there would need to be a Ranking Tournament first to determine the level of all the teams. Therefore, Li Zexuan planned to use three months to directly let the twenty First Division teams play in Chang 'an and remove them from the Champions League!
After listening to Li Zexuan's explanation, Ma Zhou was a little confused by the detailed and complete plan of the competition system. He knew that Li Zexuan was smarter than him, but how could Li Zexuan come up with such a complete, strict, and detailed set of rules in such a short time for something as "unorthodox" as football?
After pondering carefully in his mind for a long time, Ma Zhou asked, "Marquis, what are the home and away games?"
Li Zexuan frowned and replied, "The general idea is that two teams have to play two games against each other. For example, the two teams of Qinzhou and Bingzhou need to play one game in Qinzhou and one game in Bingzhou respectively. This is the home and away games! However, time is short this year, so these twenty First Division teams will stay in Chang 'an to determine the winner. The home and away games are just a formality! "
Ma Zhou nodded and asked again, "Marquis, if two teams have the same number of points in the League, how will the ranking be determined?"
Li Zexuan secretly praised Ma Zhou in his heart. This Ma Zhou's thoughts were very meticulous. No wonder he could become the Prime Minister that Li Zexuan used the most in the future!
"In the home and away games in the League, if two teams have the same number of points, the ranking will be determined according to the goal difference between the two teams, which is the number of goals scored minus the number of goals conceded. If they are still the same, the ranking will be determined according to the total goal difference in the League. If they are still the same, the ranking will be determined according to the number of goals scored! In the single-round system, the teams with the same number of points will enter a playoff! "
Li Zexuan looked at Ma Zhou and replied with a face full of praise.
Ma Zhou nodded repeatedly as he listened. In the end, he cupped his hands and said, "Haha! In this way, there are almost no loopholes in the competition system! Marquis's strategizing, I admire you, admire you! "
This was not a deliberate flattery or flattery. Ma Zhou asked himself honestly. If he were in Ma Zhou's shoes, it would be impossible for him to come up with such an efficient and flawless competition system in such a short period of time!
Li Zexuan waved his hand. He knew himself best. He had only borrowed from the football competition system in his previous life. There was nothing to brag about. "Brother Ma, since you understand the competition system of the League Level League and the League Level League, then I'll have to trouble you to get up as soon as possible in the next few days and come up with a detailed competition system so that the teams coming to Chang 'an can prepare as soon as possible! I'll ask Shaoning to build the other two football stadiums as soon as possible! "
These two days, he still had to "make a treasure" for Li Zexuan and the big shots in the imperial court. The matter of Yanhuang Bank and Tang Yuan could not be delayed. He could use this opportunity to hold a football competition in Chang 'an to let the people in other provinces and counties know about Tang Yuan in advance!
"Good! I'll draft the competition system by tomorrow! "
Ma Zhou responded, and then took his leave.
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