Independent Associations Championship 25
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | HUElavia |
| Teams | 48 |
| Venue(s) | 12 (in 12 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 104 |
The 25th Independent Associations Championship was an international association football tournament held in twelve host countries to commemorate the milestone tournament. Reçuen defeated host HUElavia in the final, breaking a seventeen tournament drought.
Host selection
There was only one host bid for this IAC submitted by HUElavia. The bid intended the tournament to be held throughout the Multiverse with multiple host venues throughout multiple host nations. The HUElavian Football Association were handed the rights of hosting the tournament by the IAC Organisation Committee without a vote.
Format
Draw
Teams were allocated to four pots on the basis of their IAC ranking. Originally, the Osnari Federation was put in Pot 4 due to a discrepancy in the rankings but were correctly placed in Pot 2 before the start of the tournament.
Tiebreakers
If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied:
- Points
- Head-to-Head Result
- Head-to-Head Goal Difference
- Goal Difference
- Goals Scored
- Goals Conceded
- Coin Flip
Venues
| Stadium | Location | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Capitalizt Dome | 144,000 | |
| Aditya Varma Kulashekara International Stadium | 131,561 | |
| Skyhold Dome | 100,000 | |
| Crpostair Arena | 120,000 | |
| Estadio Nacional | 100,000 | |
| Millennium Dawn Stadium | 73,100 | |
| Spartan Veteran Stadium | 107,500 | |
| Grand Manchbury | 90,000 | |
| The Lithico™ | 100,100 | |
| Stadium Strata | 80,000 | |
| Olympic Stadium | 107,432 | |
| Harald Kistner Memorial Stadium | 74,000 |
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| Abanhfleft | 1–0 | |
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| Chromatika | 1–1 | |
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| Sel Appa | 4–3 | |
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| Jirinho | 1–1 | |
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Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
| Papo-Iriya | 0–2 | |
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Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Group J
| Tanirinthia | 3–0 | |
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| Seeberg | 0–2 | |
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Group K
| Reçueçn | 2–0 | |
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Group L
Knockout stage
The knockout stage used a single-elimination format, starting with the round of 32 and culminating with the final, and a match for third place. If the score was even after regulation time in a match, 30 minutes of extra time were added. If still tied after this, a penalty shootout determined the winner.
Bracket
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| Spartan Veteran Stadium Sadeg, Drawkland | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| A. V. Kulashekara Intl. Stadium New Hind City, Indusse | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Estadio Nacional Curumba, HUElavia | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0 (1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Stadium Baseton, Free Republics | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Skyhold Dome Skyhold, Natkr | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stadium Strata Telm City, Britonisea | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| A. V. Kulashekara Intl. Stadium New Hind City, Indusse | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||
| | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Capitalizt Dome Chromia, Chromatika | ||||||||||||||||||
| | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium Strata Telm City, Britonisea | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Estadio Nacional, Curumba HUElavia | ||||||||||||||||||
| | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Lithico™ SoccerLand, Taxhavn | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Spartan Veteran Stadium Sadeg, Drawkland | ||||||||||||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Harald Kistner Memorial Stadium Lysborg, Solgavden | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Millennium Dawn Stadium Darlingtown, Aphrilia | ||||||||||||||||||
| | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Millennium Dawn Stadium Darlingtown, Aphrilia | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Estadio Nacional Curumba, HUElavia | ||||||||||||||||||
| | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Crpostair Arena Crpostown, Crpostran | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Spartan Veteran Stadium Sadeg, Drawkland | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Capitalizt Dome Chromia, Chromatika | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Crpostair Arena Crpostown, Crpostran | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Stadium Baseton, Free Republics | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Harald Kistner Memorial Stadium Lysborg, Solgavden | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Manchbury Manchbury, Sudilia | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| A. V. Kulashekara Intl. Stadium New Hind City, Indusse | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Capitalizt Dome Chromia, Chromatika | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Third-place match | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Lithico™ SoccerLand, Taxhavn | Grand Manchbury Manchbury, Sudilia | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Grand Manchbury Manchbury, Sudilia | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Lithico™ SoccerLand, Taxhavn | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Stadium Baseton, Free Republics | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 (6) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Skyhold Dome Skyhold, Natkr | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Crpostair Arena Crpostown, Crpostran | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||
Round of 32
| Saterun | 1–0 | |
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| Chromatika | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | |
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| Nieuweland | 1–0 | |
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| Sudilia | 3–1 | |
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| Drawkland | 4–0 | |
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| The Osnari Federation | 3–1 | |
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| Sel Appa | 2–0 | |
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| Saperetia | 0–1 | |
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| Tanirinthia | 1–3 | |
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| Edsmontik | 6–0 | |
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Round of 16
| HUElavia | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
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| Penalties | ||
| 3-1 | ||
| Chromatika | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4-2 | ||
| Nieuweland | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
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| Penalties | ||
| 2-0 | ||
| Natkr | 4–1 | |
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| Sel Appa | 1–0 | |
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| The Elder Lands | 0–5 | |
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Quarterfinals
| HUElavia | 4–1 | |
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| Nieuweland | 1–5 | |
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