VPL Ireland & UK - Championship
Rules and Info

1.Communications (Discord)

General 

2. Registration 

2.1 Team Registration 

2.2 Player Registration 

3. Matches 

3.1 Arranging matches 

3.2 Match Rules 

3.3 After Matches 

4. League Structure 

5. Transfers

1.Communications (Discord)

VPL Ireland & UK will use Discord as its official community communication. This means all match scheduling, contact with fellow players/managers and admins will be undertaken through this method only. Any other forms of communication outside discord will have no bearing on the league.

Discord Rules & Conduct

We expect everyone to act respectfully and treat everyone within our community equally and show sportsmanship. We will accept no trolling, bullying, racism, sexismn or any other form of offensive material on our server. If we deem you to be performing any of the above or not showing sportsmanlike conduct you will be subject to the disciplinary procedure below.

Any breach of the discord rules will trigger a 3 strike rule.

• Strike 1 the individual will get a 1 match ban

• Strike 2 the individual will receive another 1 match ban and the team manager will be called in to discuss the individuals discord behaviour.

• Strike 3 the individual will be issued a permanent ban and no longer be part of the community, therefore won't be able to participate in the VPL Ireland & UK community. (During Strike 1 and 2 the individual will be muted on the official discord server until the match ban(s) has been served).

2. Registration

2.1 Team Registration

a) All teams need to attend an interview with VPL Admin(s) before their team will be accepted into our community. Contact us on discord to do this.

b) Once accepted into the league via interview you will need to set up your team on our website. 

c) As part of the registration we also require you to submit an assistant/captain (contact) who will be added to your private team channel in our discord and become a secondary point of contact.

d) Once this is done you will be able to register your players to the competition.

e) When you are fully registered you will become part of the VPL Ireland & UK community.

2.2 Player Registration

a) Players need to register via the official website. https://www.virtualproleague.com/portal/en/communities/vpl-irelandj-uk-pc

b) Players must ensure that their players Origin I.D is entered and up to date.

c) Please see VPL guides on how to add players on the support section of the website.

d) You cannot have loan players from other teams in this competition. Players can only play for one team at a time in any community. If evidence is provided of this a default 3-0 win will be applied to the opponent.

3. Matches

3.1 Arranging matches 

Communication is key.

All managers should contact their opponent manager if they are being held up by another team to let them know of any potential delays , this is common courtesy and must be adopted when playing in VPL Ireland & UK. Saying nothing in the lead up to a fixture and then contacting the manager 17mins after the scheduled time is not acceptable. 

a) Managers are fully responsible for arranging their fixtures with the opposing managers for their game weeks.

b) A tolerance of approximately 15 mins waiting time from the scheduled playtime is included. 

c) If the opponent cannot be reached within the 15-minute period, please contact one of the league administrators to explain your situation. The League administrator will make a decision about the game.

Discord communication is essential and the only valid communication platform that VPL Ireland & UK will use for official communication. If the start of the match is delayed due to disconnects or FIFA bugs, your opponent(s) must be informed of the expected delay on the same evening. 

d) All Matches must be arranged for Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday as default match days - However, if both managers agree you can play on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays but these days remain secondary. 

3.2 Match Rules

a) Sportsmanship and respect are essential in VPL Ireland & UK and we fully expect this to be demonstrated on and off the pitch. This will include – no foul play i.e. blocking or kicking over players from free kicks or corners, no time wasting, no bug abuse (including body glitches), no in game abuse with animations to gain access to restricted areas of the pitch or in the box for a penalty etc.

b) you must field a mininum of 7 players to compete.

Streaming Requirements 

We will be doing Monday night multi streams for the duration of this league.
This will include match commentary and a twitch stream from VPL Ireland & UK to provide a bit of entertainment value to the league. If you would like your team to be involved in this then try to arrange your fixtures for a monday to make your team eligible to be part of this feature.

a) All matches will be streamed by the designated team streamer, this will be the main way of recording games and a link should be provided within our discord channel ’#live-streams’ before kick-off is made. Failure to record your matches may result in the match outcome being disputed.

b) Stream requirements for each fixture will be:

(1) Full match facts and team stats. Goals, assists, clean sheets etc

(2) Player ID list at half time.

(3) Your teams Player Performance cards.

(4) If a game has no evidence of being played then this fixture will be replayed.

(5) Any protests from matches need to be logged within 48hrs of the match being played.

(6) You stream and match report must be completed no later than 48hrs after the match is played.

(7) If you are unable to stream, we will accept a recording and upload to youtube.

d) The home team has the right to invite the opponent first to schedule fixtures and to invite to the match in-game. Each team has the right to back out twice within 5 minutes of game time due disconnects or lagging or the kit bug etc.The 3rd time must be played.

e) No game modifications including glitches are allowed. 

f) Cheating will not be tolerated and subject to our playback review system.

g) The use of `ANY` is strictly forbidden.

h) Suspensions - if a player receives a red card they will have to serve a 1 match ban effective immediately. If a player receives a total of 5 yellow cards in the season they will have to serve a 1 match ban effective immediately.

3.3 After Matches

a) Managers must input their results and statistics for each fixture correctly and within 48hours on the website. (how to guide in discord)  

b) No "gaming the system"-using the rules and procedures meant to protect a system to, instead, manipulate the system for a desired outcome. However, if you feel something is seriously cheating then please do bring it to the ‘Protests’ channel to discuss.

4. League Structure 

a) VPL Ireland & UK is a community with 2 active leagues. (Div-1 - The Premiership) (Div-2 - The Championship)

b) Our Leagues will consist of teams in a standard tier division system and will operate the same. 2 games to be played vs each opponent – 3pts for win 1pt for draw and 0 point for loss.

c) The Premiership will consist of 14-16 teams and have IPCC euro slots available and 2 teams will be relegated.

d) The Championship will consist of 8-12 teams and the top 2 will gain promotion with no relegations.

e) There will be an Inter-Cup that will consist of all community teams across both divisions and the winners will grab the final euro spot.

(If the winner of the tournament has already qualified for a european spot the next highest progressed team, in the tournament, eligible will be given said spot)

f ) If a team disbands during any part of the season the acting manager will receive a ban from entering a team as a manager for the duration of 1 year.

5. Transfers