The Ladbrokes Fantasy Football game is based on the 2008 European Football Championships. You can enter when you sign-up to Ladbrokes (sign-up, then go to the main page, and register on the left hand side).
Players will score points based on all matches played in the tournament. The game will start from the group matches which commence on Saturday 7th June 2008 and will run through to the final played on Sunday 29th June 2008.
How to Play
The Ladbrokes Fantasy Football game is FREE to play.
You may only enter 1 FREE team per entrant. Any entrant found to have entered more than 1 team will be disqualified and removed from the game.
To enter a fantasy football team you must select 11 players within your budget of 75 stars. Teams must then be submitted to score points in the game. You can either manually pick a team using your footballing know-how, or use the ‘Lucky Dip’ option, where the computer picks a team for you.
Important: Up until 17.00 (BST) on 6th June 2008 there is a transfer amnesty - you can shuffle your team around to your heart's content without using any of your transfers. Transfers made after the transfer window closes will be taken from your transfers allocation for the game.
The transfer window closes at 17.00 (BST) on 6th June 2008. All teams which are complete when the transfer window closes will be automatically submitted. Any team incomplete at this deadline must manually submit their teams, and will not score points until they do so. Teams will not score points until the next matches after they are submitted.
You may register teams at any time before or during the tournament. Any teams registered before the transfer amnesty closes will not start scoring points until the 7th June 2008. Any teams registered once the tournament has started will only score points from the date the team is submitted. Any transfers made once teams are submitted will count against your transfer allocation.
Prizes
Prizes will be awarded throughout the tournament. The opportunities to win prizes are:
- Overall winner: Football trip worth up to £1,000 (or currency equivalent)!
The £1,000 (or currency equivalent) prize fund for the football trip covers match tickets, travel expenses and hotel accommodation. If the trip chosen by the winner is worth more than £1,000 then they must pay the balance. If it is worth less, then the balance will be paid to the winner in the form of free bets to be used on ladbrokes.com
- Second place: 5 x £100 free bets (or currency equivalent)
- Third place: 5 x £50 free bets (or currency equivalent)
- Team of the Country League winners:
4 x £100 free bets (or currency equivalent) and two tickets to a top league match of your choice. ickets must be for a game in the 2008/09 season and whilst we will endeavour to get the tickets you request, an alternative choice may be required.
- 5 x £100 free bets (or currency equivalent)
- League of League Champions:
1st Place: £500 of free bets (or currency equivalent) to be shared between team mates
2nd Place: £300 of free bets (or currency equivalent) to be shared between team mates
3rd Place: £200 of free bets (or currency equivalent) to be shared between team mates
- Team of the Week:
Week 1 - Saturday 7th June - Sunday 15th June
Week 2 - Monday 16th June - Sunday 22nd June
Week 3 - Monday 23rd June - Sunday 29th June
1st Place: 10 x £40 free bets (or currency equivalent)
2nd Place: 10 x £30 free bets (or currency equivalent)
3rd Place: 10 x £20 free bets (or currency equivalent)
Each team may only win a 'team of the week' prize once. In the event that a second weekly prize is won the prize is allocated to the next eligible registrant.
- Early registration prize:
Enter before June 1st to be entered for the early registration prize. All entrants made before that date will go in to a draw to win 5 x £50 free bets (or currency equivalent)
- Mini-League early registration prize:
Enter before June 1st to be entered for the early registration prize. All mini-leagues with at least five teams in them entered before that date will go in to a draw to win £250 of free bets (or currency equivalent) to be shared between team mates.
How to pick your team
You have got the greatest footballers in Europe for you to create your team with!!
You will need to select a formation for your team to play in. The formation you pick will decide the shape of your team, your tactics and how your budget is spent. Choose your formation carefully as you cannot change it once you have submitted your team.
When you sign up you will receive a budget of 75 stars with which to build your team. You will need to buy 11 players to complete your team.
Once your team is complete you will need to submit it in order to start scoring points. If you complete your team before the transfer window closes your team will be automatically submitted. If you complete your team after the transfer window has closed you will need to manually submit your team. Any unsubmitted teams will not score points.
How to score points
PLAYERS
Buy wisely here and youll be heading straight to the top of the league!
Goal Scored Goal Conceded Clean Sheet
Keeper +7 pts -2 pts +2 pts
Defender +5 pts -1 pts +1 pts
Midfielder +4 pts n/a n/a
Striker +3 pts n/a n/a
ADDITIONAL POINTS FOR PLAYERS
Played FULL 90 mins +2 pts
Substituted (on or off) +1 pt
Yellow Card -3 pts
Red Card -10 pts
EACH PLAYER WILL RECEIVE POINTS BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR COMPETING NATION
WIN +3 pts
DRAW +1 pts
LOSE n/a
The ONLY results used for the game are those initially reported by the key news agencies. If any decision is reversed from what was initially reported we will NOT amend the points already applied to teams.
Points are scored for all action that takes place in open play for any game. That means that if the game goes to extra time, points are gained or lost for goals scored, substitutions etc. No points are gained or lost for penalty shoot outs.
Name Your Team
You must provide a unique name for your team. Please note any names deemed inappropriate or offensive will not be allowed and teams will be disqualified and withdrawn from the game.
Submitting your Team
Once your team is complete you must submit it to start scoring points. All teams which are complete by the 6th June 2008 at 17.00 (BST) will be automatically submitted. Any teams incomplete or entered after the transfer amnesty will need to be manually submitted to start scoring points. To do this press the 'submit' button which will appear on the 'team' page once your team is FULLY built.
Transfers
Group stages:
Each team will receive 3 transfers every day during the group stages of the competition (7th June – 18th June 2008). Transfers will be allocated at 00.01 BST each day and should be used to make changes to your team during that day. Any unused transfers may not be carried over to the next day.
Quarter-Finals:
Each team will be allocated 10 transfers for the quarter-final matches (19th June – 22nd June 2008). These 10 transfers should be used to cover all 4 matches in this round and will be applied to your team at 00.01 BST on 19th June 2008. Any unused transfers may not be carried over to the next round.
Finals:
Each team will then be allocated a total of 5 transfers at 00.01 BST on 23rd June 2008 for the final knock-out stages of the competition (25th June – 29th June 2008). These 5 transfers must cover the semi-finals and final.
Transfer Deadlines
All transfers must be made by the published time of kick-off for any match.
Only those players named in the starting line up at the published time of kick off will score fantasy points for that match. That means you can transfer players out once a match has kicked-off and you will still score points for him.
Players will only score points from the time/date they have been transferred into your team. Time of transfers will only be recorded as per the server clock (displayed in the top right hand side of the screen). We will not enter into discussion about times of transfer, or backdate points for any reason.
Joining Dates
You can join the game at any point throughout the tournament. However you will not score points until your team is submitted.
Mini - Leagues
Every single team is automatically entered into the overall "World League". However, you can also enter your team into a private mini-league for your friends
To do this just log on to your team and visit ‘Mini-League Admin’ under the ‘League’ section of the website.
You can join up to 10 Mini-Leagues however you can only be the 'chairman' of 1 Mini-League. Once you have joined a Mini-League you cannot be moved or deleted so choose your leagues carefully!
The 'League of Leagues' competition can only be entered by Mini-Leagues who qualify with the minimum number of 5 teams. You may register your Mini-League up until 16th June at 23.59 BST, which is day 11 of the competition. Any Mini-Leagues entered after this date, or do not have the minimum required number of teams will not qualify for entry into the 'League of Leagues'.
Sign-up now
You can enter when you sign-up to Ladbrokes (sign-up, then go to the main page, and register on the left hand side).
