It/Coppa Oltremella

The "Coppa Oltremella" is a private Cup organised by the italian "Oltremella Federation"[1]. The Cup has started as a friendly Cup between managers from the region of Brescia, and is today open to managers from all over Italy. The Cup is played in the second half of every season, starting from week 8. The Cup has been played for 11 seasons so far.

The Coppa Oltremella Facts
Logo of the 11th Cup Edition
Foundation	15.04.2008
Current Date	30.8.2011 - 4.10.2011
Link	cupmanager(?)
Editions	11
Status	paused
About the Oltremella Federation
Logo of the Oltremella Federation
Foundation	22.10.2009
Country	Italia
Founders	trotti, krautboy
Honorary Member	andreben80
Members	14
Admission	upon request

History

The "Coppa Oltremella" (or "Coppa O!") was founded in March 2008 by andreben80[2], and played it's first edition from 15.4.2008. The initial editions comprised only directly connected managers, mostly from the district Torricella in Brescia. This regional extraction was seminal to the naming of the Cup: "oltre Mella" describes the districts of Brescia "on the other side of the river Mella". With the departure of some of the original founder-teams, the Cup opened admission to other teams from Brescia. Today the Cup is open to managers from all over Italy. In order to maintain a certain identity, admission preference is nowadays given to teams that have covered themselves with glory in past editions.

Edition	Date	Winner	Runner Up
I	15.04.2008 - 29.04.2008	FC Santacroce	Concesio City
II	5.08.2008 - 2.09.2008	FC Bronzetti 07	Athletic UC
III	25.11.2008 - 9.12.2008	Athletic UC	Carzagese FC
IV	17.3.2009 - 31.3.2009	Athletic UC	FC Santacroce
V	14.7.2009 - 28.7.2009	FC Bronzetti 07	Athletic UC
VI	27.10.2009 - 24.11.2009	FC Carzagese	Athletic UC
VII	16.2.2010 - 23.3.2010	Idioteque FC	FC Bronzetti 07
VII	15.06.2010 - 20.07.2010	FC Carzagese	Athletic UC
IX	5.10.2010 - 9.11.2010	FC Carzagese	Interconiglio
X	15.01.2011 - 1.3.2011	Athletic UC	Dinamo Fede
XI	17.5.2011 - 21.06.2011	Athletic UC	Concesio City
XII	30.8.2011 - 4.10.2011	?	?

Cup Rules

The competition mode:

The first editions of the Coppa Oltremella (I, III-V) have been played by eight teams with direct elimination. The second and sixth edition (II, VI) saw a 16 team tournament with a group phase of 4 teams per group where a single team qualified for the semifinals – a modus that found not much appreciation. Since the seventh (VII) edition the Cup is played with 16 teams, a group phase of 4 teams per group and the two best teams from each group qualifying for the quarterfinal. Matches of the group phase are played are played on neutral ground with normal rules - matches between teams from different regions are played in an arena in a third region. In the eliminatory phase, again matches are played on neutral ground, but Cup rules are applied.

Internal Cup ranking:

The internal Cup rank attributes points according to the results a team achieves during his career in the Coppa Oltremella. For every match played, a team can acquire 3 points for every victory or 1 point for every draw, whereas losses do not acredit points. 5 points are awarded for every qualification for a quarterfinal, 10 points for playing a semifinal and 15 point for reaching the final of an Cup edition. The winner of an Oltremella Cup receives an extra bonus of 25 points.