Welcome to the Scrap Heap European Soccer League!
Entries are now open for the 2009/10 season. The season gets underway on August 27 with the start of the five-week qualifying period. Registration closes on August 14.
The league includes a group stage where the final 32 teams will be split in to two groups of 16 and compete in a series of head-to-head matchups.
The league will once again be played using Yahoo's Fantasy Premier League, Seria A and La Liga games - the season runs from late August to mid May - see the schedule page for more details.
Rules (back to top)
- The season begins in late August, ends in mid-May and will encompass 30 game weeks.
- Each game week begins on a Thursday and finishes on the following Wednesday.
- Points scored for a given week in all three countries will be added together to give the scores which will be used in this competition.
- Managers must use the same team name in all three countries, or they will be removed from the competition.
- Managers must use the same team name throughout the season, or they will be removed from the competition.
League Schedule
Weeks 1-5 : Qualifying - the top 32 teams after week 5 will progress to the group stage.
Weeks 6-20: Group stage - teams drawn in to two groups of 16 teams. Each group consists of a round-robin over 15 weeks, with each team playing all of the other teams in their group in a series of head-to-head matchups. 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss. The top 8 in each group after the 15th round of matches will progress to the knockout stages.
Weeks 21-22: Round 2 (last 16 teams). The sixteen teams who qualify from the group stage will be placed in to an elimination bracket. The head-to-head matchups last two weeks (round 2 and quarter finals) or three weeks (semis and the final), with the higher-scoring team in each match moving on to the next round.
Weeks 23-24: Quarter Finals.
Weeks 25-27: Semi Finals.
Weeks 28-30: The Final.
Any ties will be broken firstly by the total season score for the teams and then by their total score in the qualifying section of the season.