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[Entry Start] 2nd CHAMPIONS CUP
Thank you for your continued support of SEGA FOOTBALL CLUB CHAMPIONS.
The 2nd Champions Cup is on the way!
You must have played at least 1 season in Career Mode to be eligible. Simply access the Events screen to enter.
Compete against other managers in league matches and tournaments to claim the championship!
Changes Since Last Champions Cup
• Players' conditions are fixed to Peak.
• The intervals between rounds have been adjusted.
Event Rules
The Champions Cup is divided into the 1st and 2nd Round qualifiers, followed by the Final Round.
In the qualifier rounds, users compete in a 10-club league, with other managers' registered decks appearing as CPU teams.
In the Final Round, the tournament will proceed in a home-and-away format using your registered decks.
*Approach Affinity is enabled in all matches.
*If there are not enough participants in the qualifiers or the Final Round, the Leone AC CPU team will fill in.
Event Schedule (GMT)
Entry Period
Deck Registration
3 April 2026, 5:00-9 April 2026, 4:59
Matchmaking
9 April 2026, 5:00-5:59
1st Round
Matches
9 April 2026, 6:00-11 April 2026, 5:59
Results
11 April 2026, 6:00-11 April 2026, 6:59
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2nd Round
Matches
11 April 2026, 7:00-13 April 2026, 0:59
Results
13 April 2026, 1:00-1:59
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Final Round
Deck Registration
13 April 2026, 2:00-14 April 2026, 1:59
Round of 32
14 April 2026, 2:00
Round of 16
14 April 2026, 4:30
Quarter-Finals
14 April 2026, 6:30
Semi-Finals
14 April 2026, 8:00
Final
14 April 2026, 9:00
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Reward Collection Deadline
14 April 2026, 19:00-16 April 2026, 3:59
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*Final Round match results are counted in order, so the time they become available may vary by user.
*Due to the high number of matches in the Round of 32 and Round of 16, it may take some time to count the results.
Qualifier Rounds
In the 1st Round, users are grouped into classes based on their final division in Season 2 of the World Premiership.
Promotions or changes after Season 3 begins do not factor into your class.
For example, if you finish Season 2 in Master 3 and are promoted to Master 2 after Season 3 starts, you will still be placed in Master 3.
During this round, 10 users of the same class will go head-to-head in a league.
The Away Deck you register during the entry period will be used in the qualifiers.
Your Away Deck acts as an opponent for other users.
From the Away Deck Confirmation screen, go to Select Team, choose the deck you want to use, then tap the Register button in the top right.
The 1st and 2nd Rounds are the qualifiers.
Your class in the 2nd Round will change based on your ranking in the 1st Round.
Compete against other users and climb the rankings based on the points you've earned in each match!
Points from matches using your Away Deck will also be added to your total.
Additionally, having Bonus Players will increase the points you earn from matches.
Bonus Players
Boost Points by 30%
• 3★ DM Nicolò Barella (2025-2026)
• 3★ CF Alexander Sørloth (2025-2026)
• 3★ GK Thibaut Courtois (2025-2026)
• 3★ RB Ben White (2025-2026)
Boost Points by 5%
• Certain 3★ Prime Players
*The max boost you can earn from bonus players is 100%.
*3★ DM Nicolò Barella (2025-2026), 3★ CF Alexander Sørloth (2025-2026), 3★ GK Thibaut Courtois (2025-2026), and 3★ RB Ben White (2025-2026) can be obtained at a set probability in the Featured Prime Scouting starting on 31 March.
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*Some 3★ Prime Players, including those obtained through distribution, may not qualify for the point boost.
*Users who do not play a single match will not receive a ranking for that round, resulting in their elimination.
*If away matches cannot be played due to no opponent being found, points will be added at the end of the round as follows: Average points earned per away match x the number of unplayed matches.
Final Round
Final Round class placement is determined by your 2nd Round ranking.
In the Final Round, you must register both a Home Deck and an Away Deck.
After an automatic match has concluded, you can view the replay from the Events screen.
You can also view them using the replay button next to scores in the tournament bracket.
*During the event, players' conditions are fixed to Good.
*We have confirmed an issue in the Final round of CHAMPIONS CUP where the player's condition is displayed as "normal" despite being "Peak". This is a display-only issue, and the judgment will be conducted based on "Peak".
*Tournament bracket information is updated after all matches in each stage have concluded.
For example, info about the Round of 32 will be updated once all users have finished their match.
*On the Away/Home deck confirmation screen, selecting an empty bench slot will open the Reserves screen, but players cannot be swapped at this time.
*We have identified an issue where cup match abilities don't look like they're active. Their effects are still applied.
Rewards
The rewards for each round are as follows.
1st Round
2nd Round
Final Round
*Titles will be displayed in your selected language.
Please Note
*The schedule is subject to change without notice.
We hope you continue to support SEGA FOOTBALL CLUB CHAMPIONS.