Sealand Cup XIX

**Sealand Cup XIX**
Tournament details
Season(s)	37 (28th Sealand)
Teams	20
Final positions
Champions	SC RedHead (3rd title)
Runner-up	HetBeste
Third place	F.C. Memorice
Fourth place	AC Luna Spirit
Tournament statistics
Matches played	41
Goals scored	195 (4.76 per match)
Top scorer	Karsten Hoboldt Jensen; (9 goals)
← XVIII	XX →

Sealand Cup XIX was the nineteenth edition of the Sealand Cup, the friendly competition of the Sealand federation and was held in (Dutch) season 37. The final was held at Arnold Swelsen Stadion on 30 May 2012, where SC RedHead defeated HetBeste 3–0. The victory secured the third Sealand Cup win for SC RedHead, becoming the first team to do so. Defending champions Limburgia FC did not compete in the tournament.

Participating teams

20 teams participated in Sealand Cup XIX, including three previous champions. For the first time ever, there were no debuting teams.

Team	Manager	Participation	Best Result
AC Luna Spirit ^{(Note 1)}	Quoque	4th	Quarterfinals (XV)
De Peizegemnaars	Corniche	5th	Quarterfinals (XVI, XVII)
De Nielses Heijmanses	Lief Klein Aapje	5th	Quarterfinals (XV)
F.C. Memorice	Memorice	6th	Semi-Finals (XIII)
FC Atse	Atse	3rd	Second Round (XVIII)
FC Biegstraaten	Q9446	4th	Fourth Place (XVIII)
FC De Sterren	Kapoentje	2nd	Group Stage (XVIII)
FC Jaapo	Jaapo-	5th	Quarterfinals (XVI, XVII, XVIII)
FC Keistad City 192	Quickdutch	9th	Champion (XII)
FC Sammie de Cavia	Spammie	12th	Champion (XVII)
HetBeste	Lightsun	11th	Runner-Up (IX)
Not That Good ^{(Note 2)}	BC-Eddie	4th	Runner-Up (VII, XIII)
Peloton	Peloton	4th	Second Stage (XV, XVI, XVIII)
Pilsner Pirates	Buul	3rd	Quarterfinals (XVIII)
R.C. Vozzko	WuRTeL	6th	Quarterfinals (XIV)
SC RedHead	Steeps	5th	Champion (XIV, XV)
Sherlock's Boys	Seabert	6th	Runner-Up (XIV, XVI, XVIII)
The Di Angelo	Wldeam	5th	Third Place (XVII)
TSV Oosterhout	MarkoTardelli	4th	Second Round (XVIII)
Utrechtseboys	Whielckert	10th	Runner-Up (X)

Note 1: AC Luna Spirit participated for the first time under that name. Their previous appeareances were as de Poi de Poi.

Note 2: Not That Good participated for the first time under that name. Their previous appeareances were as Iron Maiden's Troopers and Sealandisch Nationaal Elftal.

Round and Draw Dates

Phase	Round	Draw date	Match dates
Group Stage	Matchday 1	10 April 2012 (Heeze, The Netherlands)	17–18 April 2012 (Week 9)
	Matchday 2		24–25 April 2012 (Week 10)
	Matchday 3		2 May 2012 (Week 11)
Knockout Stage	Second Round	None	9 May 2012 (Week 12)
	Quarterfinals		16 May 2012 (Week 13)
	Semi-Finals		23 May 2012 (Week 14)
	Final		30 May 2012 (Week 15)

Seeding

The draw for the group stage was held in Heeze on 10 April 2012.

Teams were seeded into four pots based on their Sealand-Coefficient. The Sealand-Coefficient was determined by league level, league results, highest four Hatstats in league matches and results in the previous three Sealand Cups. Teams from the same region could not be drawn against each other and groups could not contain more than one non-Dutch team.

Pot I

Rank	Team	Coeff.
1.	FC Sammie de Cavia	487.54
2.	The Di Angelo	482.06
3.	SC RedHead	473.75
4.	Sherlock's Boys	473.56
5.	HetBeste	367.21

Pot II

Rank	Team	Coeff.
6.	FC Jaapo	344.31
7.	F.C. Memorice	327.34
8.	FC Keistad City 192	310.29
9.	FC Biegstraaten	307.25
11.	R.C. Vozzko	300.55

Pot III

Rank	Team	Coeff.
10.	Peloton	300.79
12.	FC Atse	280.04
13.	De Nielses Heijmanses	277.82
14.	De Peizegemnaars	273.93
15.	Pilsner Pirates	247.73

Pot IV

Rank	Team	Coeff.
16.	AC Luna Spirit	220.36
17.	TSV Oosterhout	191.54
18.	FC De Sterren	185.75
19.	Utrechtseboys	172.11
20.	Not That Good	134.43

Due to an organisatorial error, R.C. Vozzko was placed in Pot II.

Fixtures

The order of the fixtures was drawn after the draw for the group stage. There were six possible combinations in which the group matches could be played, the rounds being:

Group Round A: Pot I Team vs. Pot III Team / Pot II Team vs. Pot IV Team
Group Round B: Pot II Team vs. Pot III Team / Pot IV Team vs. Pot I Team
Group Round C: Pot I Team vs. Pot II Team / Pot III Team vs. Pot IV Team

Non-Dutch teams could not play at home during the final group round. As a result, for groups with a non-Dutch team, the draw for the order of group rounds did exclude such combinations from the draw. Non-Dutch teams in Pot I could only play Round B as final round; non-Dutch teams in Pot II could only play Round C as final round; non-Dutch teams in Pot III could only play Rounds A and B as final round; and non-Dutch teams in Pot IV could only play Rounds A and C as final round.

Group Stage

The Group Stage of the nineteenth Sealand Cup ran from 17 April to 2 May 2012.

Format

The teams in each group played each other in a single round-robin format, playing the other teams in the group once (at home or away). Each team earned 3 points for a win in regular time, 2 points for a win after golden goal or after a penalty shoot-out, 1 point for a loss after golden goal or after a penalty shoot-out and 0 points for a loss in regular time. For goal difference purposes, winning a penalty shoot-out was rewarded with one extra goal (equal to scoring a golden goal). This point system is similar to the system used by the (real-life) IIHF for international ice hockey matches.

The group winners of each group advanced to the quarterfinals, while the runners-up of each group and the best third-placed team advanced to the second round (intermediate round). If two or more teams were level on points, the head-to-head result was the main tie-breaking criterium.

Group Lion

Team	MP	W	W+	L+	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
FC Atse	3	3	0	0	0	17	0	+ 17	9
HetBeste	3	1	1	0	1	5	5	± 0	5
Utrechtseboys	3	0	1	0	2	3	10	– 7	2
R.C. Vozzko	3	0	0	2	1	2	12	– 10	2

Utrechtseboys finished ahead of R.C. Vozzko on head-to-head result: R.C. Vozzko 1–2 (a.s.d.e.t.) Utrechtseboys

18 April 2012 (13:00)	R.C. Vozzko	0 - 8	FC Atse	't Vossenhol
		(378380224)		't Vossenhol

18 April 2012 (17:10)	Utrechtseboys	1 - 3	HetBeste	De Boterkuip
		(378361222)		De Boterkuip

25 April 2012 (13:00)	R.C. Vozzko	1 - 2 a.s.d.e.t.	Utrechtseboys	't Vossenhol
		(378664100)		't Vossenhol

25 April 2012 (17:10)	HetBeste	0 - 3	FC Atse	La Via Nostra
		(378574108)		La Via Nostra

2 May 2012 (17:10)	FC Atse	6 - 0	Utrechtseboys	Ronald Meulenbroek Stadion
		(378810874)		Ronald Meulenbroek Stadion

2 May 2012 (17:25)	HetBeste	1 - 1 a.e.t.	R.C. Vozzko	La Via Nostra
		(378825356)		La Via Nostra
		Penalties
		3 – 2

Group Rhinoceros

Team	MP	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
FC Jaapo	3	2	1	12	6	+ 6	6
Pilsner Pirates	3	2	1	10	6	+ 4	6
AC Luna Spirit	3	2	1	11	8	+ 3	6
Sherlock's Boys	3	0	3	1	14	– 13	0

FC Jaapo finished ahead of Pilsner Pirates and AC Luna Spirit on head-to-head goal difference: FC Jaapo, 3 points (7–5); Pilsner Pirates, 3 points (6–6); AC Luna Spirit, 3 points (6–8).

17 April 2012 (18:25)	FC Jaapo	2 - 3	Pilsner Pirates	SeaWeasel Arena
		(378349210)		SeaWeasel Arena

18 April 2012 (17:10)	AC Luna Spirit	5 - 0	Sherlock's Boys	Azure Bowl
		(378374264)		Azure Bowl

24 April 2012 (18:25)	FC Jaapo	5 - 2	AC Luna Spirit	SeaWeasel Arena
		(378576187)		SeaWeasel Arena

25 April 2012 (17:10)	Sherlock's Boys	0 - 4	Pilsner Pirates	Sherlock's Estate
		(378604282)		Sherlock's Estate

2 May 2012 (17:10)	Pilsner Pirates	3 - 4	AC Luna Spirit	Pirate Bay
		(378776395)		Pirate Bay

2 May 2012 (17:25)	Sherlock's Boys	1 - 5	FC Jaapo	Sherlock's Estate
		(378766747)		Sherlock's Estate

Group Elephant

Team	MP	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
FC Sammie de Cavia	3	3	0	14	1	+ 13	9
FC Keistad City 192	3	2	1	18	5	+ 13	6
Peloton	3	1	2	3	11	– 8	3
TSV Oosterhout	3	0	3	0	18	– 18	0

18 April 2012 (17:10)	FC Sammie de Cavia	5 - 0	FC Keistad City 192	de Tudorel Udreskoe Arena
		(378372157)		de Tudorel Udreskoe Arena

18 April 2012 (17:10)	Peloton	2 - 0	TSV Oosterhout	Roubaix Velodrome
		(378344498)		Roubaix Velodrome

25 April 2012 (17:10)	FC Keistad City 192	7 - 0	Peloton	Keistad Road
		(378580604)		Keistad Road

25 April 2012 (17:10)	TSV Oosterhout	0 - 5	FC Sammie de Cavia	GMV Memorial Stadium
		(378682791)		GMV Memorial Stadium

2 May 2012 (17:10)	FC Sammie de Cavia	4 - 1	Peloton	de Tudorel Udreskoe Arena
		(378739985)		de Tudorel Udreskoe Arena

2 May 2012 (17:10)	FC Keistad City 192	11 - 0	TSV Oosterhout	Keistad Road
		(378741515)		Keistad Road

Group Buffalo

Team	MP	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
FC Biegstraaten	3	3	0	14	1	+ 13	9
The Di Angelo	3	2	1	11	5	+ 6	6
FC De Sterren	3	1	2	2	15	– 12	3
De Nielses Heijmanses	3	0	3	1	7	– 6	0

18 April 2012 (13:00)	FC De Sterren	0 - 7	The Di Angelo	Sterrenstadion
		(378392610)		Sterrenstadion

18 April 2012 (17:10)	FC Biegstraaten	2 - 0	De Nielses Heijmanses	Bieg Stadium
		(378398766)		Bieg Stadium

25 April 2012 (17:10)	The Di Angelo	3 - 0	De Nielses Heijmanses	Theatre of Angelo
		(378602006)		Theatre of Angelo

25 April 2012 (17:25)	FC Biegstraaten	7 - 0	FC De Sterren	Bieg Stadium
		(378577561)		Bieg Stadium

2 May 2012 (17:10)	The Di Angelo	1 - 5	FC Biegstraaten	Theatre of Angelo
		(378742698)		Theatre of Angelo

2 May 2012 (17:25)	De Nielses Heijmanses	1 - 2	FC De Sterren	Niels Arena
		(378878650)		Niels Arena

Group Leopard

Team	MP	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
SC RedHead	3	3	0	5	1	+ 4	9
F.C. Memorice	3	2	1	9	4	+ 5	6
Not That Good	3	1	2	1	5	– 4	3
De Peizegemnaars	3	0	3	0	5	– 5	0

Limburgia FC played as an out-of-competition replacement for De Peizegemnaars in the match against SC RedHead, with SC RedHead being awarded the win. Any goals and cards for SC RedHead counted for the classifications; goals and cards by Limburgia FC did not count for De Peizegemnaars.

18 April 2012 (17:10)	SC RedHead	0 - 4 Victory awarded to SC RedHead	Limburgia FC	RedHeaded Mania Dome
		(378378857)		RedHeaded Mania Dome

18 April 2012 (17:10)	F.C. Memorice	4 - 0	Not That Good	Waaier
		(378428899)		Waaier

25 April 2012 (13:00)	De Peizegemnaars	0 - 1	Not That Good	Den Akker van Peizegem
		(378583966)		Den Akker van Peizegem

25 April 2012 (17:10)	SC RedHead	4 - 1	F.C. Memorice	RedHeaded Mania Dome
		(378566255)		RedHeaded Mania Dome

2 May 2012 (17:10)	Not That Good	0 - 1	SC RedHead	Ugliest Place
		(378765384)		Ugliest Place

2 May 2012 (17:25)	F.C. Memorice	4 - 0	De Peizegemnaars	Waaier
		(378786765)		Waaier

Knockout Stage

The next stage of the tournament was the Knockout Stage. Eleven teams qualified for this stage (the group winners and runners-up from all four groups, accompanied by best third-placed team). Teams tied on points would be ranked by the results between the top-three teams only.

Draw

The teams were seeded first to eleventh, based on their result in the group stage (only results between the top-three teams were taken into account when teams were tied on points). Group winners received a bye to the quarterfinals; the other six teams qualified for the second round (intermediate round). In the second round, the highest-seeded teams would face the lowest-seeded teams at home. The teams were not re-seeded for the subsequent rounds, meaning that the highest-seeds would only face the lowest-seeded teams if all higher-seeded teams would win. In case the higher-seeded team would win each match, the first seed would receive a bye in the second round; face the eighth seed in the quarterfinals; the fourth seed in the semi-finals; and the second seed in the final. One exception was made for teams that qualified from the same group: these teams could not meet each other before the semi-finals.

The quarterfinals, semi-finals and finals were played at a neutral venue. Arnold Swelsen Stadion, the home stadium of Limburgia FC (winner of the previous edition), was selected as host of the final.

Group Winners
Seed	Team	Pts	MP	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1.	FC Biegstraaten	9	2	2	0	12	1	+ 11	6
2.	FC Atse	9	2	2	0	9	0	+ 9	6
3.	FC Sammie de Cavia	9	2	2	0	9	1	+ 8	6
4.	SC RedHead	9	2	2	0	5	1	+ 4	6
5.	FC Jaapo	6	2	1	1	7	5	+ 2	3

Group Runners-Up
Seed	Team	Pts	MP	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6.	The Di Angelo	6	2	1	1	8	5	+ 3	3
7.	FC Keistad City 192	6	2	1	1	7	5	+ 2	3
8.	F.C. Memorice	6	2	1	1	5	4	+ 1	3
9.	Pilsner Pirates	6	2	1	1	6	6	± 0	3
10.	HetBeste	5	2	1	1	3	4	– 1	3

Group Numbers Three
Seed	Team	Pts	MP	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11.	AC Luna Spirit	6	2	1	1	6	8	– 2	3
12.	Not That Good	3	2	0	2	0	5	– 5	0
13.	Peloton	3	2	0	2	1	11	– 10	0
14.	FC De Sterren	3	2	0	2	0	14	– 14	0
15.	Utrechtseboys	2	2	0	2	1	9	– 8	0

Bracket

Second Round			Quarterfinals			Semi-Finals			Final

4	SC RedHead
	Bye
			4	SC RedHead	4

			5	FC Jaapo	2
5	FC Jaapo

	Bye
						4	SC RedHead	5

						8	F.C. Memorice	1
1	FC Biegstraaten

	Bye
			1	FC Biegstraaten	1

			8	F.C. Memorice	9
8	F.C. Memorice (a.s.d.e.t.)	4

9	Pilsner Pirates	3
									4	SC RedHead	3

									10	HetBeste	0
3	FC Sammie de Cavia

	Bye
			3	FC Sammie de Cavia	1

			10	HetBeste (a.s.d.e.t.)	2
7	FC Keistad City 192	2

10	HetBeste	4
						10	HetBeste	3

						11	AC Luna Spirit	0
2	FC Atse

	Bye								Small Final
			2	FC Atse	0²

			11	AC Luna Spirit (p.s.o.)	0⁴
6	The Di Angelo	1								8	F.C. Memorice	5

11	AC Luna Spirit	2							11	AC Luna Spirit	1

Second Round

9 May 2012 (17:10)	The Di Angelo	1 - 2	AC Luna Spirit	Theatre of Angelo
		(378946927)		Theatre of Angelo

9 May 2012 (17:10)	FC Keistad City 192	2 - 4	HetBeste	Keistad Road
		(379028087)		Keistad Road

9 May 2012 (17:10)	F.C. Memorice	4 - 3 a.s.d.e.t.	Pilsner Pirates	Waaier
		(379071296)		Waaier

Quarterfinals

16 May 2012 (17:10)	FC Biegstraaten	1 - 9	F.C. Memorice	La Via Nostra (HetBeste)
		(379140407)		La Via Nostra (HetBeste)

16 May 2012 (17:10)	FC Atse	0 - 0 a.e.t.	AC Luna Spirit	de Tudorel Udreskoe Arena (FC Sammie de Cavia)
		(379137881)		de Tudorel Udreskoe Arena (FC Sammie de Cavia)
		Penalties
		2 – 4

16 May 2012 (17:10)	FC Sammie de Cavia	1 - 2 a.s.d.e.t.	HetBeste	Colosseum Älgsafarium (Malus Alces)
		(379289419)		Colosseum Älgsafarium (Malus Alces)

16 May 2012 (17:25)	SC RedHead	4 - 2	FC Jaapo	Arnold Swelsen Stadion (Limburgia FC)
		(379172898)		Arnold Swelsen Stadion (Limburgia FC)

Semi-Finals

23 May 2012 (17:10)	SC RedHead	5 - 1	F.C. Memorice	Stadion der Kampioenen (De Snelle Jelles)
		(379337662)		Stadion der Kampioenen (De Snelle Jelles)

23 May 2012 (17:10)	HetBeste	3 - 0	AC Luna Spirit	RedHeaded Mania Dome (SC RedHead)
		(379340161)		RedHeaded Mania Dome (SC RedHead)

Small Final

30 May 2012 (17:10)	F.C. Memorice	5 - 1	AC Luna Spirit	Sherlock's Estate (Sherlock's Boys)
		(379530612)		Sherlock's Estate (Sherlock's Boys)

Final

30 May 2012 (17:10)	SC RedHead	3 - 0	HetBeste	Arnold Swelsen Stadion (Limburgia FC)
		(379531578)		Arnold Swelsen Stadion (Limburgia FC)

Sealand Cup XIX Champion
SC RedHead Third title

Top Goalscorers

Karsten Hoboldt Jensen (FC Keistad City 192) became top scorer of the tournament with nine goals. In total, 195 goals were scored by 122 different players, including the goals scored by Limburgia FC. Only 191 official Sealand Cup goals were scored during the tournament.

Rank	Name	Team	Goals
1	Karsten Hoboldt Jensen	FC Keistad City 192	9
2	Falco Wichers	FC Atse	6
3	Hendrick Burmanje	FC Atse	5
4	Ronny Althuisius	F.C. Memorice	5
5	Samuel Tuitert	SC RedHead
6	Fredje Wiering	SC RedHead
7	Bob Polman	FC Sammie de Cavia

Hendrick Burmanje won the Bronze Boot by virtue of having played fewer minutes (270) than Ronny Althuisius (360), Samuel Tuitert (386) and Fredje Wiering (511) and each of them having scored more field goals (five) than Bob Polman (four).

Six hat-tricks were scored during the tournament.

Player (goals)	Team	Goals scored	Result	Opponent	Round
Falco Wichers	FC Atse	0–1, 0–6, 0–7	0–8	R.C. Vozzko	Group Stage (Lion)
Karsten Hoboldt Jensen	FC Keistad City 192	3–0, 5–0, 6–0	7–0	Peloton	Group Stage (Elephant)
Karsten Hoboldt Jensen (5)	FC Keistad City 192	1–0, 2–0, 3–0, 5–0, 10–0	11–0	TSV Oosterhout	Group Stage (Elephant)
Aard Appel	FC Biegstraaten	0–1, 1–2, 1–5	1–5	The Di Angelo	Group Stage (Buffalo)
Ronny Althuisius	F.C. Memorice	0–5, 0–6, 0–8	1–9	FC Biegstraaten	Quarterfinals
Fredje Wiering	SC RedHead	3–0, 4–1, 5–1	5–1	F.C. Memorice	Semi-Finals

Disciplinary

Card	Number
Red card (direct)	0
Red card (second yellow)	2
Yellow card	56

The Fair Play Award was won by SC RedHead (three yellow cards in six matches) with 18 points. See Sealand Cup XIX/Fair Play Award for the full classification. The disciplinary record given includes cards received by Limburgia FC. Only 55 yellow cards were given to teams in contention for the Fair Play Award.

Trivia

The total attendance was 72,210 - an average of 1,761 per match.
The match with the highest attendance was the Group Lion match between HetBeste and R.C. Vozzko (3,941).
The match with the lowest attendance was the Group Lion match between Utrechtseboys and HetBeste (735).
The overall Sealand Cup attendance surpassed 1.1 million visitors (during the final).

Hessel Drummen (FC Biegstraaten) scored the 3000th Sealand Cup goal in the Group Buffalo match against FC De Sterren.
Eleazar Medrano (AC Luna Spirit) scored the 3100th Sealand Cup goal in the small final against F.C. Memorice.
Bob Polman (FC Sammie de Cavia) became tied overall top scorer of the Sealand Cup with nineteen goals (together with Naarden's Christian Villa).

The highest ratings were achieved by SC RedHead (342 Hatstats) in a semi-final against F.C. Memorice. This was a new Sealand record for the highest-rated team.
The highest-rated match was a semi-final (604 Hatstats) between SC RedHead (342) and F.C. Memorice (262).