Pre-Game Editor: Creation of the Grand Paris Cup.

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I need help creating the Grand Paris Cup in the Football Manager pre-game editor.

GRAND PARIS PROJECT

The Project's Ambition.

The "Île-de-France" region is one of the greatest talent pools in world football.
Yet the exodus of young players to foreign leagues (Premier League, Bundesliga, Eredivisie, etc.) happens on a massive scale even before they sign their first professional contract.

The Grand Paris Project is an unprecedented response designed to secure and retain this wealth of talent.
The concept?
Use the region's growing financial power to create a “super league” for youth development.

With:
- International and financial backing from Qatar through the flagship club Paris Saint-Germain.
- The arrival of major investors (the Arnault family and Red Bull) to strengthen and professionalize Paris FC.
- A recapitalization and stronger sporting project led by 777 Partners around Red Star FC.
- Technological and networking support through Xavier Niel serving US Créteil-Lusitanos.
- A performance and branding initiative supported by Pierre Gasly linked to the FC Versailles 78 project.
- Structural support from clubs already established in the national divisions: Paris 13 Atlético, FC Fleury 91, FC 93 Bobigny, etc.
- And the backing of historic talent pools and academies: US Villejuif, AS Bondy, FC Montfermeil, JA Drancy, INF Clairefontaine, etc.

Île-de-France no longer wants to train players for others, but to retain its own talents.

The Grand Paris Cup is the operational arm of this strategy:
A competition that guarantees clubs from Île-de-France exclusive scouting access to the region’s best talent pools.

The objective is clear:
To make Grand Paris the nerve center of world football.

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GRAND PARIS CUP

The elite tournament integrated into the Grand Paris Project.

This annual competition brings together ≈136 clubs from Île-de-France.

Each club is represented by its first team, however only players aged 18 or younger are allowed to participate, regardless of their status (professional, prospect, amateur) or their usual squad category (U18, U20, reserve team, senior team, etc.).

It structures the Paris region’s talent pipeline through a three-stage pathway, allowing the best prospects from each club to compete in an elite environment dedicated to regional scouting, managed by territorial HUBs and supported by a network of strategic investors.

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PHASE 1 — DEPARTMENTAL ROUND

FORMAT: Each department organizes its own phase
(10–22 clubs depending on the department).

Clubs actually playing in Phase 1 :
Exempt clubs are removed.

75 — Paris

12 clubs (including INF Clairefontaine)
Exempt:
Paris Saint-Germain → enters in Phase 3
Paris FC → enters in Phase 3
Therefore:
10 clubs play Phase 1

8 qualified
2 eliminated

77 — Seine-et-Marne

16 clubs
No exemptions

8 qualified
8 eliminated

78 — Yvelines

15 clubs
No exemptions

8 qualified
7 eliminated

91 — Essonne

17 clubs
No exemptions

8 qualified
9 eliminated

92 — Hauts-de-Seine

22 clubs
No exemptions

8 qualified
14 eliminated

93 — Seine-Saint-Denis

22 clubs
Exempt:
Red Star FC → enters in Phase 2
Therefore:
21 clubs play Phase 1

8 qualified
13 eliminated

94 — Val-de-Marne

17 clubs
Exempt:
US Créteil-Lusitanos → enters in Phase 2
Therefore:
16 clubs play Phase 1

8 qualified
8 eliminated

95 — Val-d’Oise

15 clubs
No exemptions

8 qualified
7 eliminated

TOTAL PHASE 1

Departments — Clubs playing Phase 1:
75 = 10
77 = 16
78 = 15
91 = 17
92 = 22
93 = 21
94 = 16
95 = 15
Total = 132 clubs in Phase 1

Qualification:
8 qualified × 8 departments = 64 teams

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PHASE 2 — EXACT DISTRIBUTION OF THE 64 QUALIFIERS

Objective: distribute 64 qualified teams + 2 direct entrants = 66 teams

RED STAR HUB (22 teams)

Direct entrant:
Red Star FC

Distribution :
93 → 8 qualified (1st to 8th)
95 → 8 qualified (1st to 8th)
77 → 3 qualified (1st to 3rd)
75 → 2 qualified (1st and 3rd)
Total = 21
+Red Star = 22

PARIS FC HUB (22 teams)

No direct entrant.

Distribution:
78 → 8 qualified (1st to 8th)
92 → 8 qualified (1st to 8th)
91 → 4 qualified (1st to 4th)
75 → 2 qualified (2nd and 4th)
Total = 22

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN HUB (22 teams)

Direct entrant:
US Créteil-Lusitanos

Distribution:
94 → 8 qualified (1st to 8th)
75 → 4 qualified (5th to 8th)
77 → 5 qualified (4th to 8th)
91 → 4 qualified (5th to 8th)
Total = 21
+Créteil = 22

Format :
3 groups (1 per HUB) of 22 teams.
Each club plays 11 matches.

Qualification:
Top 10 teams per HUB qualify.
10 × 3 HUBs = 30 teams

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PHASE 3 — FINAL STAGE

Direct entrants:
Paris Saint-Germain
Paris FC

Composition:
30 HUB qualifiers
+ PSG
+ Paris FC
= 32 teams

Format :
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

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If you are familiar with the advanced editor and would like to help me model this competition (structure, links between phases, exemptions, age eligibility constraints, scheduling), please reply — I will provide the full list of clubs and the exact distribution as it should appear in the editor.
Thanks.