I like them very much.bert.kassies wrote: ↑Thu Nov 02, 2023 19:41 In order to run some simulations on the new format of next season I need a schedule example for the Champions League, Europa League, and for the Conference League. For CL/EL the schedule of @As_Contas_do_Título (see viewtopic.php?p=486445#p486445) is the best I could find. For the Conference League I use a schedule with strict alternating between home/away matches. Both methods are explained below:
UEFA conditions:
- each club plays an equal number of matches at home and away
- each club plays one home match and one away match on the first two matchdays and the last two matchdays
- no more than two consecutive home or away games in a row
Champions League and Europa League, 36 teams, 4 groups with random labels A-D and random spot 1-9
Format example (similar to method of As_Contas_do_Título):
- split each pot in 3 subgroups i, j, and k based on intra-pot matches
- intra-pot matches played at 3 days of 2nd part of the schedule
- several options to put clubs that cant meet in different (i,j,k) groups
Conference League, 36 teams, 6 groups with random labels A-F and random spot 1-6Code: Select all
A A A B B B C C C D D D i j k i j k i j k i j k 1. Ai-Ci Aj-Cj Ak-Ck Di-Bi Dj-Bj Dk-Bk H H H A A A A A A H H H 2. Bi-Ai Bj-Aj Bk-Ak Ci-Di Cj-Dj Ck-Dk A A A H H H H H H A A A 3. Ai-Bi Aj-Bj Ak-Bk Di-Ci Dj-Cj Dk-Ck H H H A A A A A A H H H 4. Ci-Ai Cj-Aj Ck-Ak Bi-Di Bj-Dj Bk-Dk A A A H H H H H H A A A 5. Ai-Aj Ak-Dk Dj-Di Bi-Bj Bk-Ck Cj-Ci H A H H A H A H A A H A 6. Di-Ai Aj-Dj Dk-Ak Ci-Bi Bj-Cj Ck-Bk A H A A H A H A H H A H 7. Ak-Ai Dj-Aj Di-Dk Bk-Bi Cj-Bj Ci-Ck A A H A A H H H A H H A 8. Aj-Ak Ai-Di Dk-Dj Bj-Bk Bi-Ci Ck-Cj H H A H H A A A H A A H
Schedule example:
- all intra-pot matches at the same day, and all matches between certain pots at the same day
- home/away strictly alternating for each club
- split each pot in two subgroups i and j based on intra-pot home-away matches
- several options to put clubs that can't meet in different (i,j) groups
Since the schedule is stricly alternating between home and away, matchdays can be cycled up or down to move the intra-pot matches to another dayCode: Select all
A A B B C C D D E E F F i j i j i j i j i j i j 1. Aj-Bi Bj-Ai Cj-Di Dj-Ci Ej-Fi Fj-Ei A H A H A H A H A H A H 2. Fi-Aj Ai-Fj Bi-Cj Ci-Bj Di-Ej Ei-Dj H A H A H A H A H A H A 3. Aj-Ci Cj-Ai Ej-Bi Bj-Ei Dj-Fi Fj-Di A H A H A H A H A H A H 4. Ai-Aj Bi-Bj Ci-Cj Di-Dj Ei-Ej Fi-Fj H A H A H A H A H A H A 5. Aj-Di Dj-Ai Bj-Fi Fj-Bi Cj-Ei Ej-Ci A H A H A H A H A H A H 6. Ei-Aj Ai-Ej Di-Bj Bi-Dj Fi-Cj Ci-Fj H A H A H A H A H A H A
Flexible, you can move the intra-pot matches (MDs) in the first half easily.
For 8MDs matches:
- you first draw the teams in 12 sub-pots, based on: a) teams that can't meet; b) team pairings