SimCup II

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SimCup II Georgiapolis Κόπελο του Συμ. II Γεογιαπολις
Teams	12
Host	Georgiapolis
Champions	Georgiapolis
Matches Played	20
Goals Scored	79
Attendance	1,465,675
Top Scorer(s)	Taylor Smith 8 goals

The SimCup II (Previously SimCup 2006), also knows as SimCup Georgiapolis, and SimCup II Georgiapolis, was a football tournament held in Georgiapolis and hosted by the Adrijin Football Federation. It is the second championship tournament of the Adrijin Football Federation, after the 1st SimCity Football Tournament held in Newport. The former name of the tournament was the 2nd SimCity Football Tournament but was changed by Georgiapolis when it was elected to be the host of the event. The event was won by host nation Georgiapolis after a thrilling 4-3 victory over Adrian neighbour Apolonia.

Venues

Participating Countries

• Georgiapolis (host) (champions)
• Newport
• Sutherway
• Genava
• Treiupty
• Liberty
• Nueva Tenochtitlan
• Dunstonville
• Paradise
• Manteria
• Kingston
• Apolonia

Opening Ceremony

On October 5th, 2006 the opening ceremony was realised in the Main Stadium located in Megalos. The ceremony was the biggest spectacle that the SimWorld has ever seen with dazzling fireworks displays accompanied by epic light and laser shows. The following recap of the opening was published in the Dailly Georgian the morning after the ceremony.

The National Anthem of Georgiapolis was sung by Mixalis Paslidakis and it was chanted by the entire stadium. An illustration of the flag of Georgiapolis lit up the ground of the stadium during the anthem.

Following the national Anthem was a performance by local singer Kalomira Perkaris. Her performance also included a fireworks show.

After the singing performance was a laser show. The show displayed some of the history of Georgiapolis as well as its modern technologies. It lasted 20 minutes and was accompanied by a fireworks show and a DJing performance by Tiesto.

The mayor of Georgiapolis gave a speech. "As a representative of this city, a city which has recently recieved a new lifeline, I welcome you. I welcome you, your family and your friends to our city and to our nation to experience what we hope will be the best SimCup in history. We have prepared for this, and in the end the legacy of the SimCup shall last a long time. We look forward to the next week of football and we hope you will look on with us. Go Georgiapolis!"

After this, a large amount of dancers performed Greek Dances for the eyes of the world. This was also accompanied with lights and fireworks which filled the skies above. The night ended with a fantastic array of fireworks which dazzled all spectators.

Postponement

The SimCup II was postponed until notice since Oct. 26, 2006 because of political issues with Muyangguniang and Newport.

As of January 17, 2007, Georgiapolis has regained its interest in the games and resumed the event as normal.

First Round

In the following tables:

• Pts = total points accumulated
• Pld = total games played
• W = total games won
• D = total games drawn (tied)
• L = total games lost
• GF = total goals scored (goals for)
• GA = total goals conceded (goals against)
• F/A = goal difference (GF−GA)

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	F/A
Georgiapolis	6	2	2	0	0	5	2	3
Sutherway	3	2	1	0	1	4	4	0
Kingston	0	2	0	0	2	0	3	-3

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	F/A
Nueva Tenochtitlan	6	2	2	0	0	3	1	2
Genava	1	2	0	1	1	1	3	-2
Paradise	1	2	0	1	1	0	3	-3

Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	F/A
Newport	6	2	2	0	0	5	3	2
Liberty	3	2	1	0	1	4	4	0
Treiupty	0	2	0	0	2	2	4	-2

Group D

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	F/A
Apolonia	4	2	1	1	0	4	2	2
Manteria	4	2	1	1	0	3	2	1
Dunstonville	0	2	0	0	2	0	3	-3

First Round Matches

5 October 2006
	Sutherway	2−0	Kingston	Georgiapolis National Stadium, Megalos Attendance: 76,000 Referee: Resaca (Newport)
	Stewart 14' Smith 47'

5 October 2006
	Nueva Tenochtitlan	3−1	Genava	Karaiskakakis Stadium, West Deponshire Attendance: 69,000 Referee: Vierana (Georgiapolis)
	Vegas 7' Dela Rosa 15' Vegas 46'		26' Brown

6 October 2006
	Treiupty	1−2	Newport	Mati Stadium, Bayton Attendance: 72,000 Referee: Paulino (Nueva Tenochtitlan)
	Short 54'		49' Lee 87' Castina

6 October 2006
	Dunstonville	0−1	Manteria	Stadio de Bananakanis, Bananakanis Attendance: 70,000 Referee: McDonald (Sutherway)
			39' Revere

29 December 2006
	Georgiapolis	1−0	Kingston	Manton City Stadium, Manton Attendance: 73,000 Referee: Baker (Sutherway)
	Catsapolis 67'

29 December 2006
	Genava	0−0	Paradise	Flatponton Stadium, Flatponton Attendance: 61,000 Referee: Paulino (Nueva Tenochtitlan)

16 January 2007
	Treiupty	1−2	Liberty	Stadio de Bananakanis, Banakanis Attendance: 63,000 Referee: Lee Dong-Wan (Newport)
	Short 8'		24' J. Smith 90' J. Smith

16 January 2007
	Manteria	2−2	Apolonia	Karaiskakakis Stadium, West Deponshire Attendance: 59,000 Referee: Rajan (Muyangguniang)
	Piazi 13' Mousolini 52'		19' Corwallis 80' Doering

17 January 2007
	Georgiapolis	4−2	Sutherway	Mati Stadium, Bayton Attendance: 56,000 Referee: Jones (Genava)
	Catsapolis 17' Xanthis 22' Xanthis 53' Papadopoulos 89'		14' Smith 65' Smith

17 January 2007
	Newport	3−2	Liberty	Maroussi Arena, Maroussi Attendance: 66,000 Referee: Heather (Apolonia)
	Castina 19' Dendone 45' Castina 72'		14' Matteo 66' J. Smith

18 January 2007
	Paradise	0−3	Nueva Tenochtitlan	Georgiapolis National Stadium, Megalos Attendance: 71,000 Referee: de los Santos (Liberty)
			43' Vegas 56' Celeste 81' Vegas

18 January 2007
	Apolonia	2−0	Dunstonville	Riverton Stadium, Riverton Attendance: 56,000 Referee: Malossini (Manteria)
	Baloum 54' Fucilla 88'

Knockout Stage

The knockout stage was a single-elimination tournament involving the eight teams that qualified from the group stage of the tournament. There were three rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams entering that round. The successive rounds were: Quarter-finals, Semi-finals, Final. There was also a play-off to decide third/fourth place. For each game in the knockout stage, a draw was followed by thirty minutes of extra time (two fifteen minute halves); if scores were still level there would be a penalty shootout (at least five penalties each, and more if necessary) to determine who progressed to the next round. Scores after extra time are indicated by (AET), and penalty shoot outs are indicated by (PSO).

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Bananakanis
	Georgiapolis	3
					Flatponton
	Genava	0
					Georgiapolis (PSO)	1 (4)
	Bayton
					Sutherway	1 (2)
	Nueva Tenochtitlan	1 (3)
									Main Stadium
	Sutherway (PSO)	1 (5)
									Georgiapolis (AET)	4
	West Deponshire
									Apolonia	3
	Newport	2
					Riverton
	Manteria	1
					Newport	2			Third place
	Maroussi
					Apolonia (AET)	3
	Apolonia (AET)	3							Sutherway	1
	Liberty	2							Newport	3
									Bayton

Scorers