🦥13.3. Champions League: The Pinnacle of Club Competition

Overview

The Champions League in Lazy Football is the highest-level club tournament, bringing together the best-performing teams from all Regional Leagues. Its innovative structure — with direct entries, dynamic league phases, and knockouts—ensures every season is both highly competitive and rewarding.

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How to Qualify

• Eligibility: The top 2 clubs from each Division 1 (D1) Regional League at season’s end earn a place in the next Champions League (total 64 clubs).

• Direct League Phase Entry: The 8 highest-ranked clubs (by Club Rating over the past 5 seasons) go directly into the League Phase.

• Qualification Round: The remaining 56 teams play home-and-away qualification matches. Winners move to the League Phase; losers enter the second qualification round of the Contenders League.

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League Phase Structure

• Participants: 36 teams (8 direct, 28 from qualification).

• Fixture Logic: Each team plays 8 matches in the league phase — 2 each against teams ranked 1–9, 10–18, 19–27, and 28–36 by club rating among all teams participating in the current season’s Champions League (4 home, 4 away).

• League Phase Tiebreakers:

  1. Points earned

  2. Goal difference

  3. Goals scored

  4. Number of wins

  5. Fair play ranking (fewest yellow/red cards; 1 red = 2 yellow)

  6. Power11 (lowest sum of top 11 players wins)

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Playoffs & Knockout Rounds

• Top 8: Advance directly to Round of 16.

• Places 9–24: Enter Knockout Playoffs — teams 9–16 are seeded, teams 17–24 are unseeded.

• Playoff Winners: Move to Round of 16.

• From Round of 16 onwards: All draws are fully random.

• Match Rules: All playoff rounds are two-legged except for the final. If aggregate is tied after two legs, extra time and penalties (no away-goal rule).

• 25th–36th: Teams are eliminated after the League Phase, do not continue in the tournament.

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Rewards

Stage Reached	Prize (LAZY)	Scout Insights
Winner	6,000,000	5,000
Runner-up	5,000,000	4,000
Semi-finals	4,000,000	3,000
Quarter-finals	3,500,000	2,200
Round of 16	3,000,000	1,600
Knockout phase play-offs	2,500,000	1,000
League Phase, 25th–36th	1,500,000	600
Qualification Round	1,000,000	250

Bonus Skill Awards

Top performers in the Champions League earn direct skill bonuses at season’s end, rewarding impactful play in each competition.

Top 5 in Each D1 League – Goals Scored:

1. +30 Shooting

2. +24 Shooting

3. +18 Shooting

4. +12 Shooting

5. +6 Shooting

Top 5 in Each D1 League – Assists:

1. +30 Passing

2. +24 Passing

3. +18 Passing

4. +12 Passing

5. +6 Passing

Top 5 in Each D1 League – Goal Contributors (Goals + Assists):

1. +15 Technique, +15 Pace

2. +12 Technique, +12 Pace

3. +9 Technique, +9 Pace

4. +6 Technique, +6 Pace

5. +3 Technique, +3 Pace

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Champions League: Why It Matters

The Champions League is the highest honor in Lazy Football, gathering the very best clubs each season. Competing here means measuring yourself against the elite, chasing the biggest rewards, and achieving true recognition in the game’s community. Success in the Champions League is the ultimate goal for every ambitious club — and it’s where legends are made.