HFZ Kurn

HFZ Kurn

Organising body	Shodiax League System
Founded	May 1958, 2 (2-05-1958)
Region	Hiblund
Number of teams	64
Current champions	Trinalxii XCT

The Hiblundiiun Fiutvel Zyntrim Kurn, commonly known as the HFZ Kurn for sake of conveniece, is the league cup for the Shodiax League System in Hiblund. The tournament was founded in the same offseason as the 1958 Expansion, and has proven sufficient since then. Although the tournament does not help to promote any clubs to a domestic cup, there is no reason to back down, as competition is slightly at ease and there is a very nice prize pool for those who make it far enough.

Format

Qualifying

Qualification is determined by the tables of the preceding season, letting the HFZ Kurn take place during the following season. All clubs present in the Shodiax Piruen and Vaitrel automatically quality, leaving 28 left. The top three in each of the Reɣialns Rumijatk leagues will qualify, as well as the winner of each division in the Reɣialns Nimuoir. With 4 remaining slots, these are given to the best promoters from the Provilki A, which is determined by a mini-tournament called the HFZ Provilki Kurn Indresa.

Seeding

In all but the final stage in the tournament, the remaining competitors are separated into two different groups, one containing the higher half of talent (more specifically performance in the regular season) and the other being on the lower half. Then, matches are randomly decided with the home team being from the higher group and the visitor being from the lower group. These two groups are scrapped and redone for the next round. The final match is played at a neutral venue, usually an equal distance from the two cities as possible.

History

Although the qualification for the tournament has alwayed stayed the same, the format has taken minor changes through the past. Before the year 1973, seeding was completely determined by the performance in the Shodiax League System, no matter where they place in the system. The matches were determined by the best playing the worst and making matches more even from there, such as 1v64, 2v63, etc. This format changed to its current state because of some inaccuracies from the HFZ Provilki Kurn Indresa and Reɣialns Rumtiajik and Nimuoir divides. The Hiblundiiun Football Association decided that a completely random system of deciding matches would be uncomplicated and would be more responsible than unfair seeding.