ODFL
From Olmec Jaguar
| Season 1 |
|
| Founded |
| 2008 |
| Number of Teams |
| 8 |
| Divisions |
| 1st Division |
| Cups |
| Allan Sellers Cup Cup, ODFL Cup |
| Holders |
| Allan Sellers Cup Cup N/A, ODFL Cup N/A, League N/A |
This is a specific page for the ODFL league of OLMEC.
Each manager coaches a soccer club. A season is divided into "sessions".
Each manager submits lineup order instructions online for each sessions, and the commissioner ('Commish') then resolves the matches using the OLMEC software which determines the scores and the effects of the sessions on each manager's club.
ODFL stands for Olmec Developmental Football League. Its primary function is to let mew managers learn the ropes before moving on to one of the other leagues. It can also be used to see if a manager can cope with playing in more than one league.
Most of the features of the other Leagues will be used in ODFL; a stand-alone cup competition similar to MSWL, another cup competition that is played at the same time as the League as used in SESL and SFLSL.
The captain's bonus will be used.
Contents |
Officers
| Duties: | Officer | Email Address |
|---|---|---|
| Commissioner: | Steve Turner | olmec at ilmiogiardino dot co dot uk |
| Press Officer | Steve Turner | olmec at ilmiogiardino dot co dot uk |
Officer Duties
- The 'Commish' is responsible for running the league matches and the league as a whole.
- Please read Benign Dictatorship for more on Commish.
- Commish will also award Participation Bonus based on Press Releases posted on the Blog and Journal, 25k is the maximum award for the Participation Bonus, normally awarded after the league session.
Where a newbie manager has been taken advantage off, then the Commissioner can demand a trade is reversed.
Website
Almost all functions of the game have been automated on the ODFL website.
Orders are submitted online, trades are completed online, and interaction with other managers is possible on the blog, journal and match comments.
It is possible to communicate with other managers by email or IM. This is commonly done for trade discussions, as well as banter.
The Structure of a Season
ODFL has Cup competitions and the League.
The commish will publish the fixture schedule at the beginning of the season.
Session
Each manager submits lineup order instructions online for each session, and the commissioner then resolves the matches using the OLMEC software which determines the scores and the effects of the session on each manager's club.
A session consists of
Normally there are two sessions in a week, alternating between Wednesdays at 18.00 GMT and Saturdays at 18:00 GMT and 19:00 GMT if League games
League
The regular season will involve the 8 teams in each division playing the other teams in their division twice (once at home and once away) for a total of 14 league matches. Season 3 edit - 12 teams playing 22 games
- The schedule will be published at the beginning of the season.
- Two league games will be played on Saturdays, alternating with ODFL Cup games on [most]Wednesdays.
The Champions are the team that finishes with the most points at the end of the 14 [22] game league campaign.
Standings
Clubs are ranked in the League Divisions and the The Cup Group Stages primarily by the number of points (Pts) they earn. Clubs earn 3 Pts per win and 1 Pt per draw. Clubs with equal Pts shall have that tie broken using the following criteria (in order):
- Goal Differential
- Total Goals Scored
- Head To Head Record
- Most Goals Scored in Head To Head Play
- Games Won
- Goals scored @ home
- Home matches Won
- Leading Goal scorer
- Flip of a coin
The Cups
The two Cups in ODFL are the Allan Sellers Cup and the ODFL Cup
Allan Sellers Cup
- Teams will be drawn into 2 groups of 4 teams [6 teams season 3]
- Each team will play 6 games, playing each other team home and away [5 neutral games]
- The 1st from each group will play each other home and away to decide 1st/2nd
- If the tie is level after these two games the winner will be decided on the away goals rule, and if still level then the game will go to penalties
- The 2nd to 4th [6th] teams of each group will likewise play each other to decide 3rd/4th, 5th/6th and 7th/8th.
- Prize money from 150k down to 0k will awarded immediately after the competition and can be used in the first auction. Edit 200,150,150,120,120,90,90,60,60,30,30,0
- All Allan Sellers Cup games wil be played prior to the League season starting.
- All players will get a +4 EL boost on top of the +4 they get at the end of the last game.
ODFL Cup
- The same format as the Allan Sellers Cup will be used for the initial group stages. [edit - 3 groups of 4 home/away]
- Group games wil be played on Wednesdays alternating with league games played on Saturdays.
- In the semi-final, top of one group will play 2nd in the other on a neutral ground. [best 2nd plays best 1st unless same group - other 1sts play - all neutral]
- If the game is a draw then penalties will decide who goes to the final.
- The final will also be played on a neutral ground.
- There is no prize money, teams that make it to the semi-finals and final will get extra gate money and free coaching/training slots.
Morale Bonus
Some teams have a morale bonus applied to their match revenues but not area ratings.
This bonus applies to gate values and is split between both teams playing.
| 1st Division Champion | 0.15 edit 0.20 |
| 1st Division 2nd Place | 0.10 edit 0.15 |
| 1st Division 3rd Place | 0.05 edit 0.10 |
| 1st Division 4th Place | 0.00 edit 0.05 |
Auctions
There will be 6 auctions in ODFL season 3, each having 6 players. The first auction will be after the Allan Sellers Cup has finished. The next three will be after Saturday League games. The final two will be after mid-season ageing.
- Each auction will have:
- Two age 0 - SL range 5 to 8
- One age 1 - SL range 13 to 16
- One age 2 - SL range 16 to 19
- One age 3 - SL range 19 to 22
- One age 4 - SL range 22 to 25
- CP and TP - 2 to 4 of each
