2021-22 Imperial Cup

2021–22 Imperial Cup

Tournament details
Teams	Tournament proper: 32 Total: 44 (from 6 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	13 (3.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Dmitri Nabukoff (3 goals)

The 2021–22 Imperial Cup is the 17th season of the CIFA-organised football club tournament, the Imperial Cup.

32 teams take part in the tournament proper from seven different countries. 2021 is Mount Zeon's first appearance in the tournament, coinciding with the nation's entry into the Frankenlischian Commonwealth as an associate observer.

Team Allocation

Distribution

Phases for the 2021-22 Imperial Cup

		Teams entering in this round	Teams advancing from previous round
Vionna-Frankenlischian Qualification Stage (12 teams)		Top 6 Vionna-Frankenlischian VFL National League teams 5-10th placed Vionna-Frankenlischian Crown League teams
Tournament phase (32 teams)		Winner of the previous tournament (2020-21) Top 4 Vionna-Frankenlischian Crown League teams Top 5 Espicutan Real Liga teams Top 5 Zeonese league teams Top 5 Prodavan 1st League teams Top 4 Balionic Super League teams Top 4 Gallandic Ligue de Roi teams	3 qualified teams from the Vionna-Frankenlischian Crown League 3 qualified teams from the Vionna-Frankenlischian VFL National League

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

• TH: Imperial Cup title holders
• SP: Took spare position left by title holder
• 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.: League positions of the previous season

Entry Round	Teams
Vionna-Frankenlischian Qualifying Stage	King's Grove (1st)	Erin Duchy (4th)	Briceport United (5th)	Frankenlisch Maritime (6th)
	Grythshead Imperial (5th)	Teutonberg United (6th)	Vladimirska (7th)	Brumley City (9th)
Tournament Stage	Gestoria (1st)	Larkinge City (2nd)	Larkinge County (3rd)	Royal Barbican (4th)
	Aquilla (1st)	Jedora Athletic (2nd)TH	Cathena (3rd)	Marinia (4th)
	Equillon-Festever (5th)	Acsunia Real (6th)SP	New Penchester (1st)	New Harrington (2nd)
	Covenant United (3rd)	Homewood AFC (4th)	Butterfield Athletic (5th)	Loukussa (1st)
	Caledonia Princedom (2nd)	Ceasia United (3rd)	Ramubad (4th)	United Kundaki (5th)
	Oakcliffe Giants (1st)	Lareno Lions (2nd)	United Tribes (3rd)	New Grythshead (4th)
	Gallandia Militaire (1st)	Cationne (2nd)	Adeleux (3rd)	Geldport (4th)

Tournament Stage

Round One

Round One was played between eight randomly drawn teams and the matches took place on 7th October 2021.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Caledonia Princedom	1-0	Geldport
Loukussa	0-4	Vladimirska
Royal Barbican	1-2	Homewood AFC
Erin Duchy	2-1	Adeleux

Round Two

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Larkinge County	2-2p	Caledonia Princedom
New Grythshead	NYP	Cathena
Grythshead Imperial	NYP	Covenant United
Jedora Athletic	NYP	United Tribes
Acsunia Real	NYP	Erin Duchy
Briceport United	NYP	Brumley City
Ramubad	NYP	Equillon-Festever
Oakcliffe Giants	NYP	United Kundaki
Aquilla	NYP	Vladimirska
Lareno Lions	NYP	Gallandia Militaire
New Harrington	NYP	Teutonberg United
Cationne	NYP	Larkinge City
Gestoria	NYP	Homewood AFC
Butterfield Athletic	NYP	Ceasia United
King's Grove	NYP	New Penchester
Frankenlisch Maritime	2-3	Marinia

Statistics

Goalscorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1st	Dmitri Nabukoff	Vladimirska	3
2nd	Joseph Whitehill	Homewood AFC	2
3rd	James McLoach	Caledonia Princedom	1
	Quentin Forsyth	Vladimirska	1
	Richard Broughton	Royal Barbican	1
	John Davis	Erin Duchy	1
	Liam Finnegan	Erin Duchy F.C.	1
	Febre	Adeleux	1