• Fair Play
• Before Joining the ladder
• Forbiden Moves
• Game Settings
• Meeting Place
• Fifa Leagues Time Zone
• Challenges
• Protest/Disputes
• Team Selections
• EA Matchmaker Account & Direct-IP
• Player Accounts
• Penalty points/Warnings

• Not Playing
• Disconnection
• Before a Game
• Reporting a Match
• Tournaments
• ANTI-Cheat Challenges Within a Ladder
• Playing the Same Players
• Internet Cafes
• Screenshot Obligation
• Player Received a RED CARD
• Mandatory use of (Padpacher)
• Exiting FIFA after a match

In this ladder all participants must conduct themselfs like professionals, the main focus of this site is to provive FIFA gamers an online ANTI-CHEAT environment. We do not tolerate player abusem always play fair this is an online community lets all have fun and respect each other.

In this ladder all participants must conduct themselfs like professionals, the main focus of this site is to provive FIFA gamers with an online ANTI-CHEAT environment. We do not tolerate player abuse always play fair this is an online community so lets all have fun and respect each other. Console gamers you will need to enter the Matchup Lobby to communicate with players and PC gamers you will need to download Mirc Chat Client and enter the #fifaleagues channel to communicate with players. We recommend that you read the ladder rules and get familiar with our Getting Started Guide.

No quitting after a Forbidden Move
You are not allowed to leave the match if your opponent did a forbidden move. You must play the match till the end. If your opponent uses a forbidden move you have to send a protest. All goals scored using a Forbiden Move wont count, you must provide proof to help us make a decision.

Corner Rule
It is strictly forbidden to use the following move in game:
At a corner kick, you aren’t allowed to shoot the ball directly on the bar to get a chance for a header when the ball rebounds. Video - Bar Corner Kick - Youtube.

Forbidden type of throw in (ESL)
It is forbidden to make a throw in directly into the opponent's penalty area. Should a player throw the ball directly into the opponent's penalty area he shall be warned. Should he persist, he shall be disqualified from the tournament. Any goals resulting from a throw in into the opponent's penalty area shall be disallowed.

If you suffer a goal, that was a result of this move, then you should protest but only after the game. This means the game has to be fully played. In order for the protest to be valid, demorec or Fifa replay is mandatory. If the admin confirms the scenario the goal doesn't count and the player receives 2 penalty points.

Goals From Own Half
You are not allowed to score goals from within your own half. Goal shots from the own half are not allowed too.

Kick-Off Backward Pass
Players must kick-off with a backward pass at the beginning of each half and after every goal is scored.

Excessive Pausing: Unnecessary pauses or delays are prohibited. Please avoid sending messages while playing unless you are experiencing a problem. Only pause the game when you are in a safe zone to avoid unfair play.

Wasting time in your own half
You are not allowed to waste time by passing the ball in the back. This will be treated as cheating and time wasting.

Pausing the Game
When pausing the game, the player who paused the game must give the ball to his opponent event if you did not make any changes to your team, then your opponent must give the ball back or kick it out into a safe zone. Failing to do this will result in 3 penalty points.

Forbidden Long Balls
All longballs are banned, A, D, Q+A, Q+w, WHATEVER!!!! When done in the forbidden areas. BY "WHATEVER" IT MEANS ANY TYPE OF LONG BALL PASS!!

Forbidden Areas/Zones
From your yellow/blue area into the other player yellow/blue area.

How Long Balls are Detected.
Example: When you do a longball from your yellow or blue area to the other player yellow or blue area.

Allowed Long Balls
Example 1: When you do a longball from your green area to any area of your opponent's area.
Example 2: When you do a longball from your yellow/blue area into your own yellow/blue area, like changing flanks.

For better understanding of this rule, please refer to the picture below.

Gameplay

• Half Length: 6 Minutes
• Difficulty: Legend (Uber)
• Goalkeeper Difficulty: Legend (Uber)
• Game speed: Fast
• Injuries: Off
• Offsides: On
• Carding: On
• Number of Substitutes: 5
• Adidas Live Season: Off

About Auto helps

• Auto helps MUST BE OFF -> play in Manual

Visual

• Free choice

Audio

• Free choice

Scenario

• Apply to match: no

All-over online

• Free choice

System

• Resolution: max. 1024x768x32
• Detail level: Free choice
• Referee: Free choice
• Assisting Referees: Free choice

• Stadium: Bayarena (or default home team)
• Weather: Sunny

FIFA 10 Online Patcher? : It is your responsibility to have it running while you play your Ladder matches. This tool will set the Keeper Difficult Level to "World Class" and Gamespeed to "fast". Both players need to have the Patcher running. If not, you wont get any connection with the online mode. It is of no importance whether you start it before running FIFA 10 or starting it when FIFA is already running. click here to download FIFA 10 Online Patcher

FIFABot: Both players must check game settings and make sure that both are running the ESL Sport Patcher before playing the match. You are also required to use the FIFABot this is a great way to provide match proof.

Warning: You are required to remove the referee, linesman and lower your game details to better the game experience online.

Before the match, both players should meet in #fifaleagues on Quakenet punctually at the time agree in the match challenge details. Both players need to have the same nicknames that they registered with on the ladder so that you are easy to locate. see tutorials on how to connect to mirc

No-Show

1. A player has 15 minutes to show-up and be ready to start the match. Failure to do so will result in a forfeit. Players are responsible for all scheduled matches.

2. To receive a no-show win, you must submit the result within 15 minutes of the scheduled match time. You must also type NO SHOW! in the match result commentary

Our time zone is (GMT -06:00) Central Time (USA & Canada) (please follow thetime clock located top left corner of the web site)

• Before you can play a ladder match you must challenge your opponent (please ask before you challege a player)
• A player has the rights to accept or decline your challenge at any time unless if you are within 10 places.
• Players within Top 10 places challenges are obligatory.
• After the match both players must return to the website, winner sends the result and loser has to confirm in Match Center.
• In case both players can't establish a online connection, you can cancel the challenge.
• Do not send or accept any challenges if you do not have enough time to complete a full online match.

• All protest require Screenshot or Demo of the match for proof.
• No protest submitted by a player will be reviewed unless player has proofs.
• Protest take about 2-3 days to solve.

• You can play with International teams or club teams ex: Arsenal vs France, France vs France, Arsenal vs Arsenal.
• The challenger is always the Host (The Home team)
• Please make sure that you select a different jersey color so that their is no confusion while you play.

• All matches played in EASO will be none ranked or rated.
• The challenger is the Host (home team.)
• Incase of a draw on EA Matchup you will need to replay the match by a GOLDEN GOAL no draw or ties.
• Incase of a draw on Direct-IP you will need to continue the match to extra-time if still draw u go to penalties.
• At the end of the match it is obligatory to take a screenshot of the final score (you will need to upload at match report)

• Each participants is required to update their account with valid information.
• You are required to have an original copy of EA FIFA 2010.
• You can play Direct-IP or EA Matchup (if both player agree)

Fake Match: -5 penalty points
if a match was created for the sole reason of not actually playing but of entering a fake result in order to receive illegitimate points within the ladder.

Not Accepting Loss: -5 penalty points
At the end of a match both players must return to fifaleagues.com, winner sends the match result and the loser has to accept the match result right away unless a opponent won the match unfairly. Not accepting a result is forbidden and is penalized with -2 penalty points dependent on the severity of the case.

Faking Results: -4 penalty points
for entering a fake game result, e.g. when the game was aborted by the opponent or when you do not wish to play the game. If problems should arise that you can not solve amongst yourselves, a protest must always be filed.

Faking Match Proofs: -4 penalty points
Match proofs includes all records e.g. demos, screenshots or logos that are generated within the scope of a match.
The faking of match proof is forbidden and is penalized with -4 penalty points dependent on the severity of the case.

Forbidden Moves: -5 penalty points
Goals from kick-off, Backward Pass, and Wasting Time in own half are all considered forbidden moves/cheat/bugs and player will receive penalty points for this action.

Game Abort/Quitting: -4 penalty points.
If your opponent should deliberately leave the game, you must definitely file a protest. You are not permitted to enter a result yourself. This would be penalized as a faking of results.

Deceiving admin:-5 Penalty Points
If a player tries to fake a match media of any kind to win a protest by lying to an admin he will receive -5 penalty Points.

Douplicate account: -10 penalty Points
for have more then one account on the ladder, original account stay in tact the new fake account gets banned.

Insults: All insults that occur in Fifa Leagues will be punished. This mainly includes insults during a match but also insults within the Fifa Leagues website (match comments, player comments, support- and protest pages, etc.). Insults via IRC, Private Messages, MSN, e-mail or other media will be penalized, providing a connection to the Fifa Leagues is given and provable.
Extreme insults such as radical statements or threats to do someone bodily harm can lead to strong punishments including exclusion and account deletion.

-2 penalty point for the first insult.
-4 penalty points for the second insult or extreme insult
-10 penalty points for the third and any further insult or for the second insult and any further extreme insults.

No-Show: -5 penalty point you will lose the match by 3-0 and if opponent decides to protest then penalty points will be awarded.

Player Suspension
- After obtaining 3 warnings: 1 week suspension
- After obtaining 6 warnings: 2 weeks suspension
- After obtaining 10 warnings: 1 month suspension

If you have not played in 30 consecutive days your account will automatically become inactive. All your account details will be kept intact, however you will be removed from the ladder until you have become active again. To become active again, simply play a ladder game.

5 days inactive rule: If you do not play for 5 days you will be deducted -25 points from your ladder rating. This is for all members in the top 25.

10 Minute Rule: If the game lags, you must point this out to your opponent before the first 10 in-game minutes have passed. This avoids people from cheating. If a goal is scored within the first 10 in-game minutes you must complete the full match, you cannot disconnect. Repeated disconnections from games will result in a player warning. If no goals are scored before 10 minutes you can quit the match if the connection is laggy or delayed. After 10 minutes have passed you cannot quit.

Disconnections
Although it does not happen often, it is possible that you or your opponent may be disconnected from the game or the Internet entirely before your match is finished. You must communicate with your opponent and play a new match only the time remaining on the clock.

Changing Teams
You are not allowed to change your mind about the team you selected prior to the disconnection, you must continue the match with the team. You cannot change teams you must go back into the match with the same team that you had the disconnection with.

Scenario 1: If i'm wining 1-0 and in the 40th minute a disconnection occurs, a new match must be played only playing the time remaining on the clock which is 50 minutes (40+50=90) no injury time. If your opponent scores 2 goals within the 50 mins, then he is the winner with the end result as 2-1.

Scenario 2: If the match is tied at 1-1 and in the 80th minute a disconnection occurs, a new match must be played only playing the time remaining on the clock which is 10 minutes (80+10=90) no injury time. If no goals were scored in the 10 minutes of the new match then both players must continue the match until there is a winner. This means that you must completed the entire 90 minutes+ extratime and Penalties if necesary.

* You are not allowed to send a match result if your opponent quits the match and never comes back online, you must send a match protest in the Support Center.

Ping your opponent to find out if the connection between each other is good
a good online ping is 1-150ms sometimes 200 ping is playable depending on both players connections speed.

how to ping:
Go to Start Menu on your pc

1. Click on "Run"
2. type "cmd" in your text area
3. Press "OK" a black box will appear
4. Type "ping and then the ip number of your opponent
5. press enter ( the lower the ms number is the better your connection will be

Always know your opponents ladder nickname so that it is easier to report the match when you are done. (some players sometimes never comes back online after a match so it will be hard to report the match without a nickname.)

Make sure that you and your opponent have agreed on what type of match you are playing. (is it a friendly match or a ladder match) let him/she know before you begin...

Make sure you have enought time to complete a fifa match online.

The winner must send the result on this web site and the loser has to confirm the score failed to confirm the final result you will be given penalty points.

You must upload a screenshot, demo rec or fifabot log with your match report failed to do so will result in penalty points.

Non confirming the loss of games will result in a negative penalty points for the loser. Screenshots, Demo tool or fifabot log MUST be provided with any dispute.

Bonus Cups:

- Winners: A player who wins a bonus cup cannot take part in another bonus cup for 7 days then he can join a new bonus cup.
- Official Cups: an amount of +10pts will be automatically added to your ladder points after every round win.

Tournaments with Prizes:

Nations Cup: information coming soon
Super Cup: information coming soon
Thermaltake Cup: information coming soon
Power Color Cup: information coming soon
World Gaming Cup: information coming soon
Masters Cup: information coming soon
American Cup: information coming soon
Euro Cup: information coming soon
Copa Latina: information coming soon
Champions Cup: information coming soon

Fun Tournaments:

Champions Leagues: information coming soon
World Cup: information coming soon

Challenges: Any participant may challenge each other no matter if a player is ranked or still in the newcomer pool. The challenge may be refused by the other player if he/she wishes to do so. Challenger is allowed to challenge without asking because you are able to change the challenge date and time if you do not agree with it.

Challenges between Top 10: If both players are positioned within the ladder's Top 10, matches between the two players are obligatory declining the challenge will result in -10 penalty points. Challenger is allowed to challenge without asking because you are able to change the challenge date and time if you do not agree with it. Obligatory challenges must be scheduled with 24 hours ahead to give your opponent time to receive the alert, the match must be played within 24 hours of the scheduled time and date..

5 open challenges: Players that have more than 5 outstanding challenges, no matter if the matches are confirmed or not, may not take on any further challenges. This is scripted into the Fifa Leagues System and cannot be changed by individual players.

Only 3 matches is allowed between two participants within 7 days. After a player has been challenged, further challenges between the two players are blocked for 7 days. After this, the player can be challenges once again.

Only 3 matches is allowed between two participants within 7 days. After a player has been challenged, further challenges between the two players are blocked for 7 days. After this, the player can be challenges once again. This rule prevents some players from playing the same player for easy points.

Internet cafes or similar locations that want to participate in Fifa Leagues have to contact one of the Fifa Leagues admin. They have to inform the admin of their IP-range. All players that want to play from the Internet cafe have to be listed on the homepage. Additionally, the players must be registered with the responsible admin. The Internetcafe is responsible for the correctness of the data and they also have to check the players and to make sure that no other player participates in Fifa Leagues is using the same nickname.

send an email to (info@fifaleagues.com)

You must take a screenshot at the end of the match with the scores. On this screen there must be the result of the game and also the nicks of the Matchmaker accounts. This screen must be uploaded to the match protest for proof.

If you receive a RED CARD during the game and you experience a disconnection. You will need to start a new match and make the same player receive a RED CARD and continue to play from the time remining on the clock.

Scenario: Barcelona vs France the Barca player Milito receives a RED CARD in the 30th minute of the match and there is a disconnection, you need to start the game over make Milito get a RED CARD and play the remining minutes in the match which is 60 minutes.

This third party program must be used to set up your game to World Class + Manual + Fast.
You can download it here: click here to download FIFA 10 Online Patcher

Some players at the end of the match EXIT FIFA, you are not allowed to press Atl+Tab or Window key to exit out of the game. By exiting the game quickly you don't allow your opponents time to take a screenshot of the final result.

remember that you can also take a screenshot of the FIFABot match log from your mirc channel and upload it.