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# Competitions

The competitions described in this section refer to the **Fantasy mode**.

Each Fantasy team automatically takes part in several official Kickest competitions: **Overall**, **Seasonal Tournaments**, **Kickest Cup**\* and **Favorite Team Championship.**

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<summary>🏆 <strong>Overall</strong></summary>

The **Overall** is Kickest’s main leaderboard.

Every Fantasy Point earned throughout the **38 Serie A Rounds** contributes to the final score. It is the most prestigious competition of the season and rewards managers who can achieve consistent results from the beginning to the end of the championship.

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<summary>🏆 <strong>Seasonal Tournaments</strong></summary>

In addition to the Overall, the season is divided into **four independent Tournaments**.

Each Tournament starts from zero, has its own leaderboard, and offers a dedicated prize. This gives every manager the chance to compete again during the season, even after a difficult start.

The Tournaments follow this schedule:

| Tournament         | Matchdays |
| ------------------ | --------- |
| Opening Tournament | R3 - R11  |
| Autumn Tournament  | R12 - R20 |
| Winter Tournament  | R21 - R29 |
| Closing Tournament | R30 - R38 |

Between one Tournament and the next, the transfer market is completely **reset**: you can rebuild your team by making unlimited transfers with no penalties.

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<summary>🏆 <strong>Kickest Cup</strong></summary>

The **Kickest Cup** is Kickest’s head-to-head competition.

At **Round 6**, the top **10,000 teams** in the Overall Ranking automatically qualify for the competition and are divided into **1,000 groups of 10 teams**.

### Group Stage

Each team faces the other nine teams in its group in home-and-away matches, for a total of **18 games**.

Head-to-head matches use Kickest’s **goal threshold system**.

| FPT (Fantasy Points) | Goals |
| :------------------: | :---: |
|         <130         |   0   |
|       130-154.9      |   1   |
|       155-179.9      |   2   |
|       180-204.9      |   3   |
|       205-229.9      |   4   |
|       230-254.9      |   5   |
|       255-279,9      |   6   |

And so on, with one goal awarded every 24.9 Fantasy Points (FPT)

Points are awarded as follows:

* **3 points** for a win;
* **1 point** for a draw;
* **0 points** for a loss.

At the end of the group stage, the following teams qualify:

* the top two teams from each group;
* the 48 best third-placed teams.

The **2,048 qualified teams** then advance to the knockout stage.

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### Knockout Stage

If a match ends level based on the goal threshold system, the team with the highest **FPT score** in that single matchup advances.

If the FPT score is also identical, the team with the better **Overall Ranking position at the end of the previous Round** advances.

The Final takes place on **Round 36**.

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<summary>👑 <strong>Highest Single Round Score</strong></summary>

Alongside the main competitions, a dedicated prize is also awarded for the best individual performance of the season.

The winner is the manager who achieves the highest Fantasy score in a single Round during the **38 Serie A Rounds**.

Consistency and Overall Ranking position do not matter: a single extraordinary performance is enough to write your name into the history of the season.

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