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The History of the VF University Championships: From Dream to Reality

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The Beginnings: The Roots of the University Championships

In the world of Virtuafoot, even before the biggest stars walked the lawns of the VF League, the university pitches were already animated by a fierce passion for football. The university championships, although modest in their early days, played a key role in the development of young talent. These competitions between passionate students started informally, often organized by the universities themselves to strengthen team spirit and competition among students. But these matches, although limited in audience, quickly attracted the attention of local scouts.

The managers of professional clubs quickly understood that university pitches were real breeding grounds for raw talent. However, for many years, these championships remained in the shadows, far from the spotlight of the big football scene. Club scouts roamed these tournaments in search of the next gem, but there was no official connection between these two worlds: college and Virtuafoot's professional football.

The structured organisation: birth of the Union of University Championships (UCU)

The explosion in popularity of the university championships forced the VF League to structure these competitions. In response, the presidents of universities, clubs and agreements decided to found the Union of University Championships (UCU). This organization would become the foundation guaranteeing greater visibility for young talents while promoting the emergence of future stars of world football.

The partnership with the VF League: a historic alliance

Despite the rise of university championships, an official link with the VF League, Virtuafoot's flagship professional league, was still missing. For several years, university players most often had to wait several years after the end of their studies to finally hope to be spotted by a VF club. This lack of direct connection limited their opportunities.

It was then that a bold idea was born in the offices of the VF League. After several years of observation and analysis, the directors of the VF League, impressed by the quality of the players from the university championships, proposed an unprecedented partnership to the UCU. This partnership would not only formalize the transition from college to professional football, but also create a system for the automatic promotion of college talent.

The contract signed between the VF League and the UCU provided, among other things, for the creation of a joint annual draft: Each season, the best university players would have the opportunity to join the clubs of the VF League via a dedicated draft session. This system would allow young talents to make the leap to the professional world without having to go through secondary circuits.

Mechanics of Drafting College Players in Virtuafoot

The college draft system offers clubs the opportunity belonging to the clubs of Division 1 Entente of the Entente championship, one of the competitions organized by the VF League, to recruit the best talent from the international university championships. Here's how the recruitment process works:

1. Player Selection

At the end of each university season, a list of the top 16 players is drawn up by the University Championships Union (UCU). These players are now eligible to enter the draft.

These graduating players are then entered into the World College Draft, which will be held before the start of each new season. The first edition will exceptionally take place in the middle of the 136 season.

2. Round of Draft Deals: Priority to the lowest ranked deals

  • Reverse ranking: The agreements are called upon to choose in the reverse order of their ranking from the previous season in Division 1 of the Classification of Agreements. Thus, the deals that finished at the bottom of the Division 1 standings get the first pick, offering a chance to strengthen with top-notch talent.
  • Selection process: Each president of the agreement, after analyzing the list of available players, makes a strategic choice by selecting one of the graduates.

3. Internal Auction: The club that will win the chosen player

Once a player is chosen by an agreement, it remains to be determined which club, among those in the agreement, will be able to sign him as a professional. To do this, an internal auction is organised between the member clubs of the cartel. The amount paid by the winning member club of the auction is thus paid to the Entente, once the professional contract has been signed. This auction lasts for one week, the time it takes to give each member club the opportunity to participate in the auction.

The current draft can be viewed #entente at any time by all clubs of all agreements.


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