Sealand Cup XX

**Sealand Cup XX**
Tournament details
Season(s)	38 (29th Sealand)
Teams	22
Final positions
Champions	F.C. Memorice (1st title)
Runner-up	FC Biegstraaten
Third place	Cercle Santa Croch
Fourth place	AC Luna Spirit
Tournament statistics
Matches played	48
Goals scored	237 (4.94 per match)
Top scorer	Aard Appel; (11 goals)
← XIX	XXI →

Sealand Cup XX was the twentieth edition of the Sealand Cup, the friendly competition of the Sealand federation and was held in (Dutch) season 38. The final was held at RedHeaded Mania Dome on 19 September 2012, where F.C. Memorice defeated FC Biegstraaten 4–1. Defending champions SC RedHead did not compete in the tournament.

Participating teams

22 teams participated in Sealand Cup XX, including three previous champions. Four teams made their début.

Team	Manager	Participation	Best Result
AC Luna Spirit	Quoque	5th	Fourth Place (XIX)
Archimedes 83	Eurekaa	1st	Début
Cercle Santa Croch	Divdw	1st	Début
De Peizegemnaars	Corniche	6th	Quarterfinals (XVI, XVII)
F.C. Memorice	Memorice	7th	Third Place (XIX)
FC Atse	Atse	4th	Quarterfinals (XIX)
FC Biegstraaten	Q9446	5th	Fourth Place (XVIII)
FC Jaapo	Jaapo-	6th	Quarterfinals (XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX)
FC Keistad City 192	Quickdutch	10th	Champion (XII)
FC Sammie de Cavia	Spammie	13th	Champion (XVII)
HetBeste	Lightsun	12th	Runner-Up (IX, XIX)
Malus Alces	DrMoose	2nd	Group Stage (XV)
Nieuwe Koerswijk Negers ^(Note)	ArtBlakey	6th	Champion (XI)
Not That Good	BC-Eddie	5th	Runner-Up (VII, XIII)
Pilsner Pirates	Buul	4th	Quarterfinals (XVIII)
Ploeg Van 'T Stad	Fr33k	2nd	Group Stage (XVIII)
R.C. Vozzko	WuRTeL	7th	Quarterfinals (XIV)
Redbull Football Team	Pamfluit	1st	Début
Sherlock's Boys	Seabert	7th	Runner-Up (XIV, XVI, XVIII)
TSV Oosterhout	MarkoTardelli	5th	Second Round (XVIII)
Utrechtseboys	Whielckert	11th	Runner-Up (X)
vv De Schutters	Monique	1st	Début

Note: Nieuwe Koerswijk Negers participated for the first time under that name. Their previous appeareances were as The Jazz Messengers.

Round and Draw Dates

Phase	Round	Draw date	Match dates
Group Stage	Matchday 1	1 August 2012 (Heeze, The Netherlands)	7–8 August 2012 (Week 9)
	Matchday 2		14–15 August 2012 (Week 10)
	Matchday 3		22 August 2012 (Week 11)
Knockout Stage	Second Round	None	28–29 August 2012 (Week 12)
	Quarterfinals		5 September 2012 (Week 13)
	Semi-Finals		12–13 September 2012 (Week 14)
	Final		19 September 2012 (Week 15)

Seeding

The draw for the group stage was held in Heeze on 1 August 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 Belgian team.

Pot I

Rank	Team	Coeff.
1.	HetBeste	490.53
2.	F.C. Memorice	467.44
3.	FC Jaapo	408.58
4.	Sherlock's Boys	387.39
5.	FC Biegstraaten	386.51
6.	Malus Alces	371.40

Pot II

Rank	Team	Coeff.
7.	FC Keistad City 192	364.13
8.	AC Luna Spirit	352.64
9.	Cercle Santa Croch	352.09
10.	FC Atse	347.15
11.	FC Sammie de Cavia	337.95
12.	R.C. Vozzko	335.58

Pot III

Rank	Team	Coeff.
13.	De Peizegemnaars	290.69
14.	Pilsner Pirates	278.26
15.	Nieuwe Koerswijk Negers	249.42
16.	vv De Schutters	243.97
17.	Redbull Football Team	237.40
18.	Not That Good	236.86

Pot IV

Rank	Team	Coeff.
19.	Utrechtseboys	187.80
20.	TSV Oosterhout	179.09
21.	Ploeg Van 'T Stad	159.86
22.	Archimedes 83	126.12

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 in groups with only one non-Dutch team. As a result, for those groups, 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. In the group with two non-Dutch teams, all combinations for orders of the fixtures were possible, as it was impossible to have both Dutch teams in that group play at home during the last group round. In groups with only three teams, the Pot III Team played at home against the Pot I Team.

Group Stage

The Group Stage of the twentieth 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.

Group N and D had three teams each that played each other in a single round-robin format. The two remaining teams played each other. The results of that match were not included to determine qualification, but did count for goalscoring and fair play purposes.

The top-two teams of each group and the four best third-placed teams advanced to the second round (round of sixteen). If two or more teams were level on points, the head-to-head result was the main tie-breaking criterium.

Group S

Team	MP	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
FC Jaapo	3	3	0	14	8	+ 6	9
R.C. Vozzko	3	2	1	11	6	+ 5	6
Pilsner Pirates	3	1	2	10	11	– 1	3
Archimedes 83	3	0	3	5	15	– 10	0

7 August 2012 (18:25)	FC Jaapo	5 - 3	R.C. Vozzko	SeaWeasel Arena
		(393820864)		SeaWeasel Arena

8 August 2012 (17:10)	Pilsner Pirates	7 - 2	Archimedes 83	Pirate Bay
		(393856872)		Pirate Bay

14 August 2012 (18:25)	FC Jaapo	5 - 3	Pilsner Pirates	SeaWeasel Arena
		(394084820)		SeaWeasel Arena

15 August 2012 (13:00)	R.C. Vozzko	4 - 1	Archimedes 83	't Vossenhol
		(394036906)		't Vossenhol

22 August 2012 (13:00)	R.C. Vozzko	4 - 0	Pilsner Pirates	't Vossenhol
		(394212678)		't Vossenhol

22 August 2012 (17:25)	Archimedes 83	2 - 4	FC Jaapo	De Badkuip
		(394187862)		De Badkuip

Group E

Team	MP	W	W+	L+	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
HetBeste	3	2	0	1	0	8	3	+ 5	7
FC Sammie de Cavia	3	2	0	0	1	5	5	± 0	6
De Peizegemnaars	3	1	0	0	2	3	5	– 2	3
Utrechtseboys	3	0	1	0	2	4	7	– 3	2

8 August 2012 (13:00)	De Peizegemnaars	2 - 1	Utrechtseboys	Den Akker van Peizegem
		(393813410)		Den Akker van Peizegem

8 August 2012 (17:10)	HetBeste	4 - 0	FC Sammie de Cavia	La Via Nostra
		(393787797)		La Via Nostra

15 August 2012 (17:10)	Utrechtseboys	1 - 1 a.e.t.	HetBeste	De Boterkuip
		(393994764)		De Boterkuip
		Penalties
		3 – 2

15 August 2012 (17:25)	FC Sammie de Cavia	1 - 0	De Peizegemnaars	de Tudorel Udreskoe Arena
		(394070406)		de Tudorel Udreskoe Arena

22 August 2012 (17:10)	FC Sammie de Cavia	4 - 1	Utrechtseboys	de Tudorel Udreskoe Arena
		(394311704)		de Tudorel Udreskoe Arena

22 August 2012 (17:25)	HetBeste	3 - 1	De Peizegemnaars	La Via Nostra
		(394274001)		La Via Nostra

Group A

Team	MP	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Cercle Santa Croch	3	3	0	15	0	+ 15	9
TSV Oosterhout	3	2	1	10	5	+ 5	6
vv De Schutters	3	1	2	8	8	± 0	3
Sherlock's Boys	3	0	3	1	21	– 20	0

8 August 2012 (13:00)	Cercle Santa Croch	4 - 0	vv De Schutters	Santa Croch Park
		(393807342)		Santa Croch Park

8 August 2012 (17:10)	TSV Oosterhout	6 - 1	Sherlock's Boys	GMV Memorial Stadium
		(393788765)		GMV Memorial Stadium

15 August 2012 (13:00)	Cercle Santa Croch	3 - 0	TSV Oosterhout	Santa Croch Park
		(394012122)		Santa Croch Park

15 August 2012 (17:10)	Sherlock's Boys	0 - 7	vv De Schutters	Sherlock's Estate
		(393985200)		Sherlock's Estate

22 August 2012 (17:10)	vv De Schutters	1 - 4	TSV Oosterhout	Old Trafford
		(394191285)		Old Trafford

22 August 2012 (17:25)	Sherlock's Boys	0 - 8	Cercle Santa Croch	Sherlock's Estate
		(394173604)		Sherlock's Estate

Group L

Team	MP	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Malus Alces	3	3	0	13	3	+ 10	9
Not That Good	3	2	1	7	3	+ 4	6
FC Keistad City 192	3	1	2	7	14	– 7	3
Ploeg Van 'T Stad	3	0	3	5	12	– 7	0

8 August 2012 (17:10)	Malus Alces	8 - 1	FC Keistad City 192	Colosseum Älgsafarium
		(393862869)		Colosseum Älgsafarium

8 August 2012 (17:25)	Not That Good	3 - 1	Ploeg Van 'T Stad	Ugliest Place
		(393841494)		Ugliest Place

15 August 2012 (13:00)	Ploeg Van 'T Stad	2 - 3	Malus Alces	'Vooruit, d'r uit!'-Arena
		(393984637)		'Vooruit, d'r uit!'-Arena

15 August 2012 (17:10)	FC Keistad City	0 - 4	Not That Good	Keistad Road
		(394125067)		Keistad Road

22 August 2012 (17:10)	Malus Alces	2 - 0	Not That Good	Colosseum Älgsafarium
		(394165774)		Colosseum Älgsafarium

22 August 2012 (17:25)	FC Keistad City 192	6 - 2	Ploeg Van 'T Stad	Keistad Road
		(394186369)		Keistad Road

Group N

Team	MP	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
F.C. Memorice	2	2	0	6	0	+ 6	6
FC Atse	2	1	1	2	4	– 2	3
Redbull Football Team	2	0	2	1	5	– 4	0

The unplayed match between Redbull Football Team and F.C. Memorice was, for seeding purposes, recorded as 0–3; the same score as F.C. Memorice achieved in their inter-group match.

8 August 2012 (17:25)	FC Atse	2 - 1	Redbull Football Team	Eurosong 22 Sealand
		(393948443)		Eurosong 22 Sealand

	Redbull Football Team	0 - 3 Awarded	F.C. Memorice
		(N/A)

22 August 2012 (17:10)	F.C. Memorice	3 - 0	FC Atse	Waaier
		(394186168)		Waaier

Group D

Team	MP	W	W+	L+	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Nieuwe Koerswijk Neg.	2	1	1	0	0	7	1	+ 6	5
FC Biegstraaten	2	1	0	0	1	5	5	± 0	3
AC Luna Spirit	2	0	0	1	1	1	7	– 6	1

8 August 2012 (13:00)	Nieuwe Koerswijk Negers	5 - 0	FC Biegstraaten	Village Vanguard
		(393808341)		Village Vanguard

15 August 2012 (17:25)	AC Luna Spirit	1 - 2 a.s.d.e.t.	Nieuwe Koerswijk Negers	Azure Bowl
		(393994332)		Azure Bowl

22 August 2012 (17:10)	FC Biegstraaten	5 - 0	AC Luna Spirit	Bieg Stadium
		(394148818)		Bieg Stadium

Inter-Group Matches

8 August 2012 (17:10)	F.C. Memorice	3 - 0	AC Luna Spirit	Waaier
		(393790110)		Waaier

15 August 2012 (17:10)	FC Biegstraaten	5 - 0	FC Atse	Bieg Stadium
		(394013461)		Bieg Stadium

22 August 2012 (13:00)	Redbull Football Team	1 - 9	Nieuwe Koerswijk Negers	Ledebergplein
		(394283470)		Ledebergplein

Knockout Stage

The next stage of the tournament was the Knockout Stage. Sixteen teams qualified for this stage (the group winners and runners-up from all four groups, accompanied by the four best third-placed teams). The results against the fourth-placed team were not counted to determine qualification and seeding, but teams from four-team groups could not earn advantage because of this rule.

Draw

The teams were seeded first to sixteenth, based on their result in the group stage (only results between the top-three teams were taken into account). 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 face the sixteenth seed in the second round; 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 in the second round.

The quarterfinals, semi-finals and finals were played at a neutral venue. RedHeaded Mania Dome, the home stadium of SC RedHead (winner of the previous edition), was selected as host of the final.

Group Winners
Seed	Team	MP	W	W+	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1.	Malus Alces (L)	2	2	0	10	1	+ 9	6
2.	Cercle Santa Croch (A)	2	2	0	7	0	+ 7	6
3.	F.C. Memorice (N)	2	2	0	6	0	+ 6	6
4.	FC Jaapo (S)	2	2	0	10	6	+ 4	6
5.	HetBeste (E)	2	2	0	7	1	+ 6	6
6.	Nieuwe Koerswijk N. (D)	2	1	1	7	1	+ 6	5

Group Runners-Up
Seed	Team	MP	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7.	R.C. Vozzko (S)	2	1	1	7	5	+ 2	3
8.	Not That Good (L)	2	1	1	4	2	+ 2	3
9.	FC Biegstraaten (D)	2	1	1	5	5	± 0	3
10.	TSV Oosterhout (A)	2	1	1	4	4	± 0	3
11.	FC Atse (N)	2	1	1	2	4	– 2	3
12.	FC Sammie de Cavia (E)	2	1	1	1	4	– 3	3

Group Numbers Three
Seed	Team	MP	L+	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13.	AC Luna Spirit (D)	2	1	1	1	7	– 6	1
14.	De Peizegemnaars (E)	2	0	2	1	4	– 3	0
15.	Pilsner Pirates (S)	2	0	2	3	9	– 6	0
16.	vv De Schutters (A)	2	0	2	1	8	– 7	0
17.	FC Keistad City 192 (L)	2	0	2	1	12	– 11	0
18.	Redbull Football Team (N)	2	0	2	1	5	– 4	0

HetBeste received fifth seed, because they gained 7 points in their group and could not earn advantage compared to the other winners from four-team groups; Malus Alces, Cercle Santa Croch and FC Jaapo (9 points).
Redbull Football Team received eighteenth seed, because they forfeited a match.

Bracket

Second Round			Quarterfinals			Semi-Finals			Final

2	Cercle Santa Croch	4
15	Pilsner Pirates	0
			2	Cercle Santa Croch	3

			10	TSV Oosterhout	2
7	R.C. Vozzko	1

10	TSV Oosterhout	4
						2	Cercle Santa Croch	0

						3	F.C. Memorice	1
3	F.C. Memorice	8

14	De Peizegemnaars	0
			3	F.C. Memorice	2

			6	Nieuwe Koerswijk Negers	1
6	Nieuwe Koerswijk Negers	8

12	FC Sammie de Cavia	1
									3	F.C. Memorice	4

									9	FC Biegstraaten	1
1	Malus Alces	6

16	vv De Schutters	0
			1	Malus Alces	3

			9	FC Biegstraaten	5
8	Not That Good	0

9	FC Biegstraaten	5
						9	FC Biegstraaten	5

						13	AC Luna Spirit	0
5	HetBeste	1

11	FC Atse	4							Small Final
			11	FC Atse	0

			13	AC Luna Spirit	3
4	FC Jaapo	0²								2	Cercle Santa Croch	2

13	AC Luna Spirit (p.s.o.)	0³							13	AC Luna Spirit	1

Second Round

28 August 2012 (18:25)	FC Jaapo	0 - 0 a.e.t.	AC Luna Spirit	SeaWeasel Arena
		(394364957)		SeaWeasel Arena
		Penalties
		2 – 3

29 August 2012 (13:00)	Cercle Santa Croch	4 - 0	Pilsner Pirates	Santa Croch Park
		(394373416)		Santa Croch Park

29 August 2012 (13:00)	Nieuwe Koerswijk Negers	8 - 1	FC Sammie de Cavia	Village Vanguard
		(394385661)		Village Vanguard

29 August 2012 (13:00)	R.C. Vozzko	1 - 4	TSV Oosterhout	't Vossenhol
		(394354125)		't Vossenhol

29 August 2012 (17:10)	Malus Alces	6 - 0	vv De Schutters	Colosseum Älgsafarium
		(394327385)		Colosseum Älgsafarium

29 August 2012 (17:10)	HetBeste	1 - 4	FC Atse	La Via Nostra
		(394381140)		La Via Nostra

29 August 2012 (17:10)	Not That Good	0 - 5	FC Biegstraaten	Ugliest Place
		(394445218)		Ugliest Place

29 August 2012 (17:25)	F.C. Memorice	8 - 0	De Peizegemnaars	Waaier
		(394349512)		Waaier

Quarterfinals

5 September 2012 (17:10)	Malus Alces	3 - 5	FC Biegstraaten	Arnold Swelsen Stadion (Limburgia FC)
		(394512236)		Arnold Swelsen Stadion (Limburgia FC)

5 September 2012 (17:10)	FC Atse	0 - 3	AC Luna Spirit	RedHeaded Mania Dome (SC RedHead)
		(394544574)		RedHeaded Mania Dome (SC RedHead)

5 September 2012 (17:25)	Cercle Santa Croch	3 - 2	TSV Oosterhout	de Tudorel Udreskoe Arena (FC Sammie de Cavia)
		(394549749)		de Tudorel Udreskoe Arena (FC Sammie de Cavia)

5 September 2012 (17:25)	F.C. Memorice	2 - 1	Nieuwe Koerswijk Negers	Stadion der Kampioenen (De Snelle Jelles)
		(394528117)		Stadion der Kampioenen (De Snelle Jelles)

Semi-Finals

12 September 2012 (14:00)	Cercle Santa Croch	0 - 1	F.C. Memorice	Hop Arena (Hop III), Czechia
		(394743706)		Hop Arena (Hop III), Czechia

13 September 2012 (3:00)	FC Biegstraaten	5 - 0	AC Luna Spirit	Sealand Arena (Selección de Sealand), Argentina
		(394723399)		Sealand Arena (Selección de Sealand), Argentina

Small Final

19 September 2012 (17:25)	Cercle Santa Croch	2 - 1	AC Luna Spirit	Kings Castle (Kings Squad)
		(394902498)		Kings Castle (Kings Squad)

Final

19 September 2012 (17:10)	F.C. Memorice	4 - 1	FC Biegstraaten	RedHeaded Mania Dome (SC RedHead)
		(394907060)		RedHeaded Mania Dome (SC RedHead)

Sealand Cup XX Champion
F.C. Memorice First title

Top Goalscorers

Aard Appel (FC Biegstraaten) became top scorer of the tournament with eleven goals. In total, 237 goals were scored by 134 different players.

Rank	Name	Team	Goals
1	Aard Appel	FC Biegstraaten	11
2	Bona Ouch	FC Jaapo	7
3	Juan Basoa Rivas	Nieuwe Koerswijk Negers	7
4	Pekka Turpiainen	Malus Alces	7
5	José Feith	F.C. Memorice	5
6	James Fletcher	F.C. Memorice	4
	Paco Iranzo	Nieuwe Koerswijk Negers
	Lutz Schaab	Cercle Santa Croch
	Jerôme van den Top	FC Biegstraaten
	Rolf Zschernitz	TSV Oosterhout

Bona Ouch won the Silver Boot by virtue of having played fewer minutes (270) than Juan Basoa Rivas (340) and each of them having scored more field goals (seven) than Pekka Turpiainen (four).

Juan Basoa Rivas won the Bronze Boot by virtue of having having scored more field goals (seven) than Pekka Turpiainen (four).

Nine hat-tricks were scored during the tournament.

Player (goals)	Team	Goals scored	Result	Opponent	Round
Bona Ouch	FC Jaapo	1–0, 2–0, 5–2	5–3	R.C. Vozzko	Group Stage (S)
Pekka Turpiainen (4)	Malus Alces	3–1, 4–1, 7–1, 8–1	8–1	FC Keistad City 192	Group Stage (L)
Aard Appel	FC Biegstraaten	1–0, 2–0, 5–0	5–0	FC Atse	Inter-Group Matches
Paco Iranzo	Nieuwe Koerswijk Negers	0–1, 0–2, 1–8	1–9	Redbull Football Team	Inter-Group Matches
Denis Pailloux	Cercle Santa Croch	0–1, 0–4, 0–5	0–8	Sherlock's Boys	Group Stage (A)
Leendert Dupriez	Cercle Santa Croch	0–2, 0–7, 0–8	0–8	Sherlock's Boys	Group Stage (A)
Bona Ouch	FC Jaapo	2–2, 2–3, 2–4	2–4	Archimedes 83	Group Stage (S)
José Feith	F.C. Memorice	3–0, 4–0, 5–0	8–0	De Peizegemnaars	Second Round
Aard Appel	FC Biegstraaten	0–3, 1–4, 2–5	3–5	Malus Alces	Quarterfinals

Disciplinary

Card	Number
Red card (direct)	0
Red card (second yellow)	3
Yellow card	64

The Fair Play Award was won by AC Luna Spirit (three yellow cards in seven matches) with 20 points. See Sealand Cup XX/Fair Play Award for the full classification.

Trivia

The total attendance was 89,550 - an average of 1,866 per match.
The match with the highest attendance was the Group A match between Cercle Santa Croch and vv De Schutters (4,018).
The match with the lowest attendance was the Group E match between FC Sammie de Cavia and Utrechtseboys (687).

Tome Kivač (Not That Good) scored the 3200th Sealand Cup goal in the Group L match against FC Keistad City 192.
Etién Lume (Malus Alces) scored the 3300th Sealand Cup goal in the Second Round match against vv De Schutters.
Top scorer Aard Appel became overall top scorer of the Sealand Cup with twenty-three goals.
Abbas Rasibi (R.C. Vozzko) became the third player to score in five different Sealand Cups.

The highest ratings were achieved by F.C. Memorice (328 Hatstats) in a Group N match against FC Atse.
The highest-rated match was a quarterfinal (610 Hatstats) between F.C. Memorice (306) and Nieuwe Koerswijk Negers (304).