Tomorrow sees the start of the new season and the 14th edition of the Federations League.
Who will succeed Portugal, who beat Iceland in the final of the 13th edition?

The rules for this year's competition remain the same as those for the last edition.
There will be 16 qualifiers at the end of the 1st phase.

However, a clarification has been made to the rules to avoid the disruptions that occurred during the 13th edition:
The deadline for the 4 first-phase matches is Sunday 29 March.
The list of qualifiers will be published on Monday 30 March.
Any federation that has played or scheduled more than 4 matches will not be included, nor will any federation that has played fewer than 4 matches but has scheduled a match after 29 March.
Clearly, if you wish to take part in the 2nd phase of the competition, do not start any matches after 29 March and wait for the manual scheduling (there will be no right of way).

The competition kicks off this evening with 5 matches already on the programme
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Good luck to everyone in what promises to be, as always, a highly competitive competition.

We have entered the second half of the 1st phase of the competition.
This is an opportunity to take stock of the (very temporary) situation of the potential qualifiers.

Remember, to qualify, you must not:
1°) take part in a parallel competition
2°) have played more than 4 matches on 29 March
3°) have scheduled a match after 29 March, even if you played fewer than 4 matches.
The final rankings will be published on Monday 30 March and will only include federations with an empty calendar for the rest of the season.
4°) this competition is optional and federations that do not wish to appear in the final ranking can let me know and I will remove them.

1 Chad 9 pts 10-2 3 matches
2 Iceland 6 pts 7-0 2 matches
3 Tuvalu 6 pts 7-1 2 matches
4 Colombia 6 pts 6-0 2 matches
5 South Africa 6 pts 5-1 2 matches
6 Iraq 6 pts 5-0 2 matches
ex Slovakia 6 pts 5-0 2 matches
8 Trinidad and Tobago 6 pts 4-0 2 matches
9 Kazakhstan 6 pts 4-1 2 matches
10 Georgia 6 pts 5-3 3 matches
11 Panama 6 pts 3-1 2 matches
12 Austria 6 pts 2-0 2 matches
ex Romania 6 pts 2-0 2 matches
14 Australia 5 pts 4-1 3 matches
15 Oman 5 pts 3-2 3 matches
16 Bolivia 5 pts 1-0 3 matches

Good luck to all (and ..... to those chasing them!) in the final sprint.

Reminder: last day to make your 1st phase matches = Sunday 29 March.

Only teams that have not played more than 4 matches and have not scheduled any matches after 29 March will appear on the list to be published on 30 March.

Good luck to those who still have a match to play between now and Sunday to take part in the final sprint.

At the end of the 1st phase, here is the list of the 16 federations eligible for the final knockout phase.

Coaches wishing to take part must confirm their acceptance of the rules for the second phase here, no later than 8 p.m. tomorrow, Tuesday 31 March.
4 Federations (from 17th to 20th place) are on standby in the event of withdrawal.
If they wish to be considered, they must also confirm their acceptance now.

NB; It is very important (especially for "newcomers" who are not used to the final phase) that, from now on, if you are taking part in the second phase, you do not schedule any matches, otherwise you will be withdrawn from the draw.
From now on, your matches will be scheduled manually.

The draw for the 1/8 finals will be published on Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning.
The 1/8 finals will take place on Monday 6 April.

List of eligible federations
1 Trinidad and Tobago 12 pts 12-0
2 Chad 12 pts 13-2
3 Iceland 12 pts 11-1
ex Tuvalu 12 pts 11-1 (a draw will determine who is No. 3 and No. 4)
5 Slovakia 12 pts 9-1
6 Kazakhstan 12 pts 9-2
7 Austria 12 pts 6-2
8 Croatia 10 pts 11-0
9 South Africa 10 pts 11-2
10 Germany 10 pts 7-0
11 Romania 10 pts 7-1
12 Panama 10 pts 8-3
13 Northern Macedonia 10 pts 7-2
14 Georgia 9 pts 8-3
15 Jamaica 8 pts 5-0
16 Australia 8 pts 5-1
On the waiting list: 17 Iraq, 18 Colombia, 19 Portugal and 20 Northern Ireland

I can't find the rules.
Otherwise, yes, I agree to play in this competition with Austria 👍

Hello, I'm willing to take part with Panama.

For Chad, rules read and approved

Kazakhstan it is!

Ok for Australia rules read and approved

Iceland will be taking part.

Slovakia's rules read and approved

Trinidad and Tobago in ✅

Northern Macedonia agrees to take part in the rest of the competition.

Rules read and approved for Georgia

South Africa , rules read and approved

Croatia, rules read and accepted. List of 22 to come

Tuvalu: Regulations approved

Ok for Germany rules read and approved

OK for Iraq

Rules read and approved for Colombia

rules read and approved for Romania ✅