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Cymro
Could do with a fancy banner if someone is Roy Keane
S.L. Benfica are one the biggest sides in Portugal, and they will be your club to manage for this first stage of the tour. As you are one the biggest sides in the country you will have some of the best players, the best facilities, the best youth, and some money to spend to help you dominate your rivals and qualify for European competition. Despite the fact you are a colossus in Portugal, you will need to strengthen in Europe and can expect to have it tough at times against the major European sides. Do you have what it takes to keep up the domestic expectations saddled upon the Encarnados and get results in Europe?
Founded on 28 February 1904, Benfica is one of the "Três Grandes" (Big Three) football clubs in Portugal. Benfica is the most widely supported football club and the twenty-sixth richest football club in terms of revenue, with an annual turnover of €109.2 million. The motto of the club is "E pluribus unum" and the official anthem is "Ser Benfiquista". Benfica team is referred to as "Águias" (Eagles) or "Encarnados" (Reds), while the supporters are called "Benfiquistas".
Domestically, Benfica has won a record of 32 Primeira Liga titles, a record of 24 Taça de Portugal (and 4 consecutively), a record of 9 Doubles, a record of 4 Taça da Liga (consecutively), 3 Campeonato de Portugal and 4 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. Benfica was the first club in the history of the Primeira Liga to have completed an entire 30 game season unbeaten, in 1972–73.
The Liga ZON Sagres is contested by 16 clubs each season, but only five of them have won the title. Founded in 1934, the league is in its 80th edition (counting four provisional championships in the 1930s) and is dominated by the nicknamed "Big Three": SL Benfica, FC Porto, and Sporting CP, who have a total of 77 titles, with Belenenses and Boavista winning the other two.
The league has been increasing in reputation in the last few years, having achieved 5th place in UEFA's European ranking of 2012, breaking into the top five and passing the French Ligue 1, one of the historical "big five" leagues, for the first time since 1990.
CHALLENGE DYNAMICS
This challenge will last for three years, upon completing your third season in Portugal
(1st July 2016), you can no longer collect points for this destination.
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You must start set your manager experience as "Automatic" and play in a new save from June 2013.
You have until 6pm BST on 6th April 2014 to submit your screenshots in this thread, and accumulate as many points as you can within the confines of a maximum of 3 seasons in the game.
You may not manage any other teams, or use other programs to aid you in this challenge
You may not use any editor or scouting software.
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HOW TO SCORE POINTS
Submit screenshots via reply within this thread of your progress.
Unclear or doctored screenshots will not be rewarded with points.
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Liga ZON SARGES
Relegated: -10 points
16th-9th: 0 points
8th: 2 points
7th: 3 points
6th: 4 points
5th: 5points
4th: 8 points
3rd: 10 points
2nd: 15 points
1st: 25 points
Taça de Portugal
Losing Quarter Finalist: 2 points
Losing Semi Finalist: 5 points
Losing Finalist: 10 points
Winners: 15 points
Taça da Liga
Losing Quarter Finalist: 2 points
Losing Semi Finalist: 5 points
Losing Finalist: 10 points
Winners: 15 points.
Champions League
Fail to Qualify for group stages: 0 points
Group Stage Exit: 2 points
Knockout Round Exit: 5 points
Losing Quarter Finalists: 10 points
Losing Semi Finalists: 15 points
Losing Finalist: 20 points
Winner: 30 points
Europa League
Group Stage Exit: 0 points
First Round Exit: 2 points
Second Round Exit: 3 points
Losing Quarter Finalists: 8 points
Losing Semi Finalists: 10 points
Losing Finalist: 15 points
Winner: 25 points
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RIVALRIES
(Competitive Fixtures Only)
Beat Porto: 5 points
Beat Sporting Lisbon: 5 points
Beat Belenenses: 3 points
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POINT DEDUCTIONS
Sacked: -25 points (and the challenge is over)
Poe
lemmiwinksrm
Cymro
Shedender
Cymro
Nathan Hall
Cymro
Poe
Fantastic
Poe
You need more Jamie Redknapp telling you who are "top, top, players"
Ice Man
Fantastic
Poe
Shit keeper error.
Shedender
Cymro
You can load up any other leagues you wish to add for this leg of the tour.
KEZ_7
Will post an update if I get anywhere near worth mentioning
Fantastic
Tommo.
Cymro
Welcome aboard, the exits are here, here and .... well you don't leave ....
No seriously. I'm glad this is picking up.
Bit of a monster isn't he?
Cracking stuff, looking forward to seeing the progression.
Shedender
Cymro
Yep
Tommo.
VP.
Cymro
Any Graphic Guru's out there fancy helping me with some snazzy title graphics for this please?
VP.
Maybe an idea messaging someone directly mate.
MarkC1984
Cymro
Suppose so. Not in the rules. You play it as you want. Just no editing software to be used.
Fantastic