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Last updated 16-12-09

Throughout the duration of the tournament, you will have the opportunity to predict the outcome of every FA Cup game from the 3rd round to the final... You will be awarded points for accuracy - but you need to be good or you might be knocked out!

Replays count! Once the weekend's games have been played out, any replays or postponed fixtures will be added to the current round and you'll be able to make your predictions for these games as well. Only once all of these games have been completed will we close the round and decide who progresses to the next round.

Each round you play 2 games, Predict the Score and Predict the Scorer.
Points from both games will count towards your total points tally.
League tables and team-by-team results are available in the Leaderboard section of this site and update as the games are played through the weekend.
If you finish the round in the top half of the table, you will progress to the next round. If you don't, you will be knocked out!
Entry forms for each round will be available in the Predict section of this site.

Predict The Score

Predict the Score requires you to guess the scores of all matches listed in the current round.
Penalty shoot-outs do not count. If a game finishes as a draw after extra time (if played) then the result will be counted as a draw.
Points will be awarded as follows:

Correct Result and Correct Score for both teams	5 pts
Correct Result and Correct Score for 1 of the teams	4 pts
Correct Result only	3 pts
Correct Score for 1 of the teams only	1 pt

Predict The Scorer

Predict the Scorer requires you to select 5 players that you think will score in the current round.
You cannot pick the same player twice (don't even try - they will only get added to the database once and you will be left without your full complement of goalscorers).
Each player has a different goal value i.e. goals by strikers are generally worth less than goals by defenders.
Players and their points value will change as the season progresses. This will be based on the popularity of each player in Predict the Scorer - so you'll need to go hunting to find the less obvious (and therefore better value) players to score maximum points.
All transfers made during the official transfer windows (whether new players to the game or existing players changing clubs) will be introduced as they are confirmed. If you select a player that has transfered to a new club before the PredictTheScore database has updated you will still get the points if they score for their new club - e.g. Select Mark Viduka (Middlesbrough) and you would still get points for any goals he scores for Newcastle United.

Progression

The FAntasy Cup is a knock-out tournament. To progress to the next round, you must finish in the top half of the table for each round.
In the event of a tie at the half-way point in the table, the cut-off for elimination will be lowered. (ie. if the cut-off is 51st place, but positions 50-55 all have the same total points, then the cut-off will be lowered to 56th place).

Entry Fee & Prizes

Entry to The FAntasy Cup is FREE. Existing PTS members are entered automatically. To sign up, enter your details via the link here.
There's no prize for winning The FAntasy Cup, but you will go down in PredictTheScore history.

Deadlines

All players are responsible for ensuring that their predictions are submitted by the agreed deadline, which is the published kick-off time for each game.
You cannot predict scores for games that have already kicked off.
You cannot pick goalscorers from team that has already kicked off in the current round.

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