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FMV: Tours Presents.. Jeonbuk Challenge

Terminal — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:24:51 +0000

Okay, so you have arrived in South Korea, where you will be looking for glory in the K-League. The South Korean league is composed of 15 teams which play each other twice, meaning there are 28 games in a completed season. The rules for the competition are pretty straight forward, you can name six substitutes and can use three, but you must name a goalkeeper on the bench. No crazy having your keeper sent off and putting the big 6’4” centre back in goal. There is a limit of foreign players. You can have up to 4 foreigners (non South Koreans) however only 3 outside of Asia. Which means you could have 4 Asian non South Koreans, but only 3 Brazilans for example. The top four teams in the division qualify for the Asian Champions League, where the very best of Asia battle it out to be crowned Champion of Asia. The top six teams qualify for the Championship playoff to see who will be champions. Winning the league gets you a place in the final, if you scrape into 6th place, you must dispute two playoff matches before the Korean “Superbowl”. The season starts in March and carries through until November, much like some northern countries in Europe. Now that your aquainted with the league system let me impart what challenge is and who you will be managing.

JEONBUK HYUNDAI MOTORS

Jeonbuk are a team that should be pushing for Continental qualification, realistically you shouldn’t be winning the league as you are predicted to finish 6th in your first season. Well your here to change this assessment.

Jeonbuk Hyundai is based in Jeonju, in the Jeonbuk region of South Korea. Jeonju falls on centrally in South Korea, not far from the west coast of South Korea. Jeonju itself is the is somewhat of a tourist centre where one can enjoy famous Korean food and visit many Korean historical buildings intertwined with religious festivals. Needless to say they are not averse to the odd visitor or two.

Jeonbuk FC was founded in January 1993 under the original name of Wansan FC. The club joined the Korean League in 1994 after changing its name to ‘Jeonbuk Buffalo FC’. The team began losing money and did not live up to expectations, even though there was a heavy fan support. Jeonbuk Buffalo was entrusted to the KPFL, and Hyundai Motors took over Jeonbuk FC on December 12, 1994.

Since 1993, Jeonbuk have not seriously challenged for the Korean League title, often languishing in mid-table. After Choi Gang-hee was appointed manager in July 2005, Jeonbuk won the Korean FA Cup in December of that year. In 2006, Jeonbuk finished a disappointing eleventh in the Korean League; however the season had a surprising ending, as Jeonbuk won their first AFC Champions Cup final in Homs, Syria. En route to the final they defeated the champions of Japan and China, Gamba Osaka and Dalian Shide, and they also beat Ulsan Horang-i, the champion of Korea, in the semi-final. They triumphed 3-2 on aggregate over Al-Karama, the champion of Syria, in the final.

Jeonbuk play at the Jeonbuk Castle renamed from the Jeonbuk World Cup Stadium, built to host the 2002 World Cup, a 43,348 seater stadium.

Chairman Chung Mong-Koo has called you into his office and asked you to turn around Jeonbuk into an Asian powerhouse by any means necessary. Your task is to improve Jeonbuk back to the heady days when the club won the AFC Champions League. The club have never won the K-League and the chairman stresses the importance to bring the Korean title to the city. With a budget of around £1m to spend there is a little wheeling and dealing to be done.

With the club also in the AFC Champions League there is also an opportunity to bring continental glory to the club.

CHALLENGE DYNAMICS

This challenge will last for five years, upon completing your fifth season in Korea, you can consider your excursion in South Korea over as far as earning points for the challenge.

You must start set your manager experience as “Automatic”.

You have until the 17th February 2010 to accumulate as many points as you can within the confines of a maximum of 5 seasons.

POINTS

K-LEAGUE
15th – 0 points
14th – 1 point
13th – 2 points
12th – 3 points
11th – 4 points
10th – 5 points
9th – 6 points
8th – 7 points
7th – 8 points
Finish in the Top 6 – 20 points
Reach Final of K-League Playoff – 40 points
Win K League Title – 60 points

KOREAN FA CUP
1st Round Win – 1 point
2nd Round Win – 5 points
3rd Round Win – 6 points
Quarter Final Win – 8 points
Semi Final Win – 10 points
Winner – 25 points

KOREAN LEAGUE CUP
Qualify from Group – 3 points
Win in 1st Round – 5 points
Win in 2nd Round – 8 points
Winner – 15 points

ASIAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Qualify from Groups – 6 points
Win in Round of 16 – 12 points
Win in Quarter Final – 20 points
Win in Semi Final – 50 points
Winner – 100 points

BONUS POINTS
Beat Suwon – 3 points (Every time you do it in a competitive fixture)
Beat Jeju – 2 points (Every time you do it in a competitive fixture)
Beat Ulsan Hyundai – 2 points (Every time you do it in a competitive fixture)

FIVE YEAR ONE OFF ACHIEVEMENTS BONUSES
Increase bank balance to £15m – 20 points
Increase bank balance to £25m – 40 points
Sell a Korean Player to a Premier League Club for £2m + – 20 points

POINT DEDUCTIONS

Sacked – -25 points

So there you have it. Jeonbuk needs you to bring back the AFC Champions League glory and to bring the K-League title to the club for the first time.

Check the thread on the forums to participate!

R-League Makes A Return.

Terminal — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:08:17 +0000

What is the R-League?

Well for 99% of FMV, it needs no introduction. But for any of you new faces on the site I will explain. The R-League is a league set in a fictional country of Romacia. Romacia is the most advanced country in the world and is building a league to rival the rest of the world by buying up all the best players in the world. Effectively if you have any knowledge of cricket, a little bit like the IPL. Once you sign up your team then a draft occurs which allows you to pick your players, however, the order of the draw is completely random meaning that you may have to pick after everyone else picks or you could be first meaning that the pressure is straight on your shoulders to do well. After the draft has occurred then you send in a tactic or tactic set along with specific instructions such as Preferred First 11 and any other information I may require. Then we play out the season, or rather I play it out on your behalf and report back the results, generally one round of fixtures at a time giving you time to change things if you’ve lost or players have been injured etc. Along with this there are many other elements to keep up to date with such as the R-League Managers League which logs points gained across a number of variables, giving a reflection of how well you’re doing. Of course all that matters is the league but the manager scoreboard is also useful to log overall performances over many years and across many cups. There is more intricate details to know about the R-League such as transfer rules, draft rules etc but this will be made available at a later date. You think you’re the best manager on the boards well now is your chance to prove it.

Where is Romacia?

In previous incarnations it has been in Asia, which was good because it gave people a chance to be exposed to other teams in continental competitions, but realistically did not maximise the potential to prove the power of the league. This time Romacia is in Europe allowing the best teams in the league qualification to the Europa League and the Champions League. This should add an increased element of competition for the very best teams. Romacia geographically is an island just of the Dalmatian coast with Italy on one side and Croatia on the other.

What is the history of Romacia?

Romacia was formerly settled upon by Greek colonists at around 452BC. It formerly conquered in 89BC by the Roman Empire and stayed as part of the later Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire) until the fall of Constantinople. At which point, it passed to become a Venetian colony. In 1612 Spain conquered the island and retained it until 1845 when it passed into British hands. It remained in British hands until the end of the First World War at which point independence was declared. During World War II, Romacia was conquered by the Italian forces, but was liberated by an American-British coalition and its independence was given back, but bombing runs had gutted the island. A large amount of investment was given by the American’s to rebuild Romacia, which was put to good use. By 1996, Romacia had the highest GDP per capita in the world, primarily through the dominance of financial services which remains to this day unchallenged.

Map of Romacia with area names

The Map is provided to add some realism to the R-League in general. In the past people have just called their teams whatever they want and placed them wherever they want but this time, I am providing a map so that people no what the districts are in the city and can choose to incorporate this into the name of the club they make. It is strictly you’re choice however and all names with be accepted within reason. I am just addressing that most clubs are named from where they come from. i.e. AC Milan, Manchester United, etc etc.

R-League Subforum

Shine 09 Logo’s for FM09 – FM View Exclusive!

Terminal — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 15:48:38 +0000

Our very own logo style created by our very own Terminal who, with the help of others, has been pounding these out at a high rate.

Each pack is available separately on the FMV Forums at http://forum.fm-view.com/index.php?showtopic=6792 or alternatively click the megapack link below.

This is set as an Exe file, so when you double click it, it will ask you where to install the files, that is also noted in the file as well – just browse to the place where your FM graphics folder is and hit ok – simples!

Shine '09 Logo's - Europe Megapack (3194)