The format of the Irish FA eCup will be as follows.
Qualifiers:
Registration for Online Qualifier 2 will close on Sunday 26 March at 7pm (BST).
6 groups of 4 players each will play each other once in a round-robin format (best of 1 game). The groups will be randomly drawn with no seeding of participants. The winner of each group will progress to our last 16 event on Thursday 6 April.
Finals:
The last 16 competition will consist of 6 group winners from each of our two online qualifiers, alongside our 4 current Northern Ireland eFootball players. The tournament will follow a double elimination format and will play down to a winner. The top 4 players in the tournament will secure a place to play for Northern Ireland in the upcoming FIFA eNations Online Qualifiers from the 14-16 April 2023.