The Selection Draft (1994 - 2014)

The Selection Draft (1994 - 2014)

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In this draft game you have to build a team, with each player satisfying one of the following categories:

Category 1 - Has played for only one club
Category 2 - Has played domestic football in three or more countries
Category 3 - Has over 100 International Caps
Category 4 - Was part of a promotion winning team
Category 5 - Was part of a team that got relegated
Category 6 - Has been the top scorer in a top division
Category 7 - Has won the FA Cup
Category 8 - Has never played at the World Cup
Category 9 - Has played in a Champions League Final
Category 10 - Has played in a World Cup Final
Category 11 - Has scored at a World Cup


11 players, 11 different categories. We will pick our players in a snake-draft format.

You can choose each category in any order you want, but you must pick one player for each category.

We will be drafting footballers who played between 1994 and 2014 (seasons 1993-94 to 2013-14).

When we evaluate our players it will be based on their performances from 1994-2014 too.

However, the category may apply to years before 1994. E.g Category 10: I could choose a player who played in the 1990 World Cup Final.


Draft Rules

1. Once the first pick has been made, the next manager has a maximum of 12 HOURS to make his pick. If the 12 hour deadline expires, the next manager in the draft order can make his pick.

2. If you think you will be away for over 12 hours remember to leave someone your shortlist to post for you.

3. Once you have made your pick, please Private Message the manager who follows you in the Draft Order.

4. You must draft a goalkeeper! Choose a sensible formation and build a balanced team.

5. DO NOT name unpicked players! Repeat offenders will miss their go.



Category rules

Category 1 - Has played for only one club
A player who has played for only one club* (at least one appearance).

*The following would not count as clubs:

non-league, reserves, u-21, 'B' teams, regional, county, charity, conference feeder and testimonial teams.

Regarding a loan spell: if we take Everton's Ross Barkley as an example, he has played games for Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds United on loan. This would disqualify him as one-club player.


Category 2 - Has played domestic football in three or more countries
Has played for a football team in three different countries.

E.g Cristiano Ronaldo has played in Portugal, England and Spain.

Category 3 - Has over 100 International Caps
A player that has played for his country more than 100 times (competitive or friendly).

Category 4 - Was part of a promotion winning team
Played for a team who won a 'points promotion' in any league division of any country. 'Loaned-in' players are included. 'Loaned-out' players are not included.

Category 5 - Was part of a team that got relegated
Played for a team who were relegated in any league division of any country. Meaning a 'points' relegation - and not where a team were forcibly demoted. 'Loaned-in' players are included. 'Loaned-out' players are not included.

Category 6 - Has been the top scorer in a top division
The player who scored the most goals in the top tier/division of any country.

Examples include:

Italy - Serie A
Spain - La Liga
England - Premier League
Germany - Fußball-Bundesliga
Portugal - Primeira Liga
France - Ligue 1
Scotland - Scottish Premier League
Brazil...
Russia...
Peru...
Latvia...

Category 7 - Has won the FA Cup
Won the F.A Cup with his club. We will accept players who missed the final but have a FA Cup medal.

Category 8 - Has never played at the World Cup
Has never played* a game at a World Cup.

*A player might have travelled with a World Cup squad but never actually played actual minutes at the tournament.

Category 9 - Has played in a Champions League Final
Has played actual minutes in a Champions League Final. It was the European Cup before 1993.

Category 10 - Has played in a World Cup Final
Has played actual minutes at a World Cup Final.

Category 11 - Has scored at a World Cup
Has scored a goal at a World Cup. Own goals do not count. Penalty shoot-outs do not count.



The Selection Draft (1994 - 2014) Awards Ceremony


Best Team
1st - Gal_P 148 points
2nd - Joga bonito 132 points
3rd - Ollie 130 points
4th - prolifik 109 points
5th - Guyett 103 points
6th - Cotterill:49 95 points
7th - Saint_Shane 95 points
8th - LEF 91 points
9th - Rob/AJ's Right Peg 83 points
10th - Purple Bananaa 79 points
11th - borobob 77 points
12th - mrwatfordfc 64 points
13th - CeilingVitaly 42 points
14th - Ringleader 26 points

Best Defence (including GK, CB, FB & WB)
1st - Ollie 37 points
2nd - Guyett 10 points
3rd - Gal_P, Joga bonito 7 points

Best Midfield (including DM, CM & AM)
1st - Gal_P 26 points
2nd - Rob/AJ's Right Peg 18 points
3rd - Joga bonito 13 points

Best Attack (including ST, FW & W)
1st - Joga bonito 25 points
2nd - prolifik 23 points
3rd - LEF 16 points

Best Balance
1st - Purple Bananaa 21 points
2nd - Gal_P 20 points
3rd - Saint_Shane 15 points

 

Draft Order




Pick Summary

Rob/AJ's Right Peg
Manuel Neuer (Germany) Goalkeeper
Tony Adams (England) Centre-back
Mats Hummels (Germany) Centre-back
Markus Babbel (Germany) Right-back, Centre-back
Christian Ziege (Germany) Left wing-back, Left-back
Didier Deschamps (France) Defensive Midfielder
Michael Essien (Ghana) Box-to-box Midfielder
Deco (Portugal) Central Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder
Zinedine Zidane (France) Attacking Midfielder
Zlatan Ibrahimović (Sweden) Forward
Michael Owen (England) Striker

prolifik
Oliver Kahn (Germany) Goalkeeper
Sol Campbell (England) Centre-back
William Gallas (France) Centre-back, Full-back
Javier Zanetti (Argentina) Full-back, Right wing-back
Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Holland) Left-back
Roy Keane (Republic of Ireland) Box-to-box Midfielder
Xavi Hernández (Spain) Central Midfielder
Santi Cazorla (Spain) Attacking Midfielder
Franck Ribéry (France) Left-winger
Wayne Rooney (England) Forward
Lionel Messi (Argentina) Forward

Gal_P
Iker Casillas (Spain) Goalkeeper
Jaap Stam (Holland) Centre-back
Gerard Piqué (Spain) Centre-back
Dani Alves (Brazil) Right-back
Patrice Evra (France) Left-back
Andrea Pirlo (Italy) Deep-lying playmaker
Patrick Vieira (France) Box-to-box Midfielder
Cesc Fàbregas (Spain) Attacking Midfielder, Central Midfielder
Gareth Bale (Wales) Winger, Forward
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) Forward
David Villa (Spain) Forward

Joga bonito
Edwin van der Sar (Holland) Goalkeeper
John Terry (England) Centre-back
Ricardo Carvalho (Portugal) Centre-back
Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy) Full-back
Marcelo (Brazil) Left-back
Sergio Busquets (Spain) Holding Man, Defensive Midfielder
Fernando Redondo (Argentina) Defensive Midfielder, Central Midfielder
Pavel Nedvěd (Czech Republic) Winger, Attacking Midfielder
Kaká (Brazil) Attacking Midfielder
Dennis Bergkamp (Holland) Forward
Ronaldo (Brazil) Striker

LEF
Víctor Valdés (Spain) Goalkeeper
Rio Ferdinand (England) Centre-back
Laurent Blanc (France) Centre-back, Sweeper
Darijo Srna (Croatia) Right-back, Right-winger
Leighton Baines (England) Left-back
Xabi Alonso (Spain) Deep-lying playmaker
Zé Roberto (Brazil) Central Midfielder, Left-winger
Paul Scholes (England) Central Midfielder, Deep-lying playmaker
Paolo Di Canio (Italy) Forward
Thierry Henry (France) Forward
Alan Shearer (England) Striker

Ringleader
Dida (Brazil) Goalkeeper
Sami Hyypiä (Finland) Centre-back
Marcel Desailly (France) Centre-back, Defensive Midfielder
Frank de Boer (Holland) Centre-back, Left-back
Emmanuel Petit (France) Defensive Midfielder, Central Midfielder
Mehmet Scholl (Germany) Attacking Midfielder
Luís Figo (Portugal) Winger
Marco Bode (Germany) Left-winger, Forward
Gianfranco Zola (Italy) Forward
Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina) Striker
Romário (Brazil) Striker

Cotterill:49
Peter Schmeichel (Denmark) Goalkeeper
Giorgio Chiellini (Italy) Centre-back
Carles Puyol (Spain) Centre-back
Álvaro Arbeloa (Spain) Full-back
Cristian Chivu (Romania) Centre-back, Left-back
Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast) Box-to-box Midfielder
Clarence Seedorf (Holland) Central Midfielder
David Beckham (England) Right-winger, Central Midfielder
Michael Ballack (Germany) Attacking Midfielder, Central Midfielder
Ronaldinho (Brazil) Forward, Attacking Midfielder
Ruud van Nistelrooy (Holland) Striker

mrwatfordfc
Pepe Reina (Spain) Goalkeeper
Vincent Kompany (Belgium) Centre-back
Alessandro Nesta (Italy) Centre-back
Pablo Zabaleta (Argentina) Full-back
Bixente Lizarazu (France) Left-back
Edgar Davids (Holland) Box-to-box Midfielder
Phillip Cocu (Holland) Central Midfielder, Defensive Midfielder
Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany) Central Midfielder
Rivaldo (Brazil) Forward
David Trezeguet (France) Striker
Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast) Striker

CeilingVitaly
Júlio César (Brazil) Goalkeeper
Lúcio (Brazil) Centre-back
Rafael Márquez (Mexico) Centre-back, Defensive Midfielder
Dan Petrescu (Romania) Right wing-back, Right-back
David Alaba (Austria) Left-back, Central Midfielder
Claude Makélélé (France) Holding Midfielder
Mikel Arteta (Spain) Deep-lying Playmaker
Steven Gerrard (England) Box-to-box Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder
Gheorghe Hagi (Romania) Attacking Midfielder
Alessandro Del Piero (Italy) Forward
Dimitar Berbatov (Bulgaria) Forward

Saint_Shane
David Seaman (England) Goalkeeper
Roberto Ayala (Argentina) Centre-back
Sergio Ramos (Spain) Centre-back, Right-back
Branislav Ivanović (Serbia) Right-back, Centre-back
Phillip Lahm (Germany) Full-back
Nigel de Jong (Holland) Defensive Midfielder
Daniele De Rossi (Italy) Defensive Midfielder
Michael Laudrup (Denmark) Attacking Midfielder
Steve McManaman (England) Attacking Midfielder, Winger
Francesco Totti (Italy) Forward
George Weah (Liberia) Striker

Purple Bananaa
Fabien Barthez (France) Goalkeeper
Fabio Cannavaro (Italy) Centre-back
Fernando Hierro (Spain) Centre-back, Defensive Midfielder
Maicon (Brazil) Right-back
Denis Irwin (Republic of Ireland) Full-back
Gennaro Gattuso (Italy) Defensive Midfielder
Esteban Cambiasso (Argentina) Defensive Midfielder, Central Midfielder
Andrés Iniesta (Spain) Attacking Midfielder
Fredrik Ljungberg (Sweden) Attacking Midfielder
David Ginola (France) Winger
Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine) Striker

borobob
José Luis Chilavert (Paraguay) Goalkeeper
Jürgen Kohler (Germany) Centre-back
Giuseppe Bergomi (Italy) Centre-back, Right-back
Cafu (Brazil) Right wing-back, Right-back
Ashley Cole (England) Left-back
Lothar Matthäus (Germany) Sweeper, Defensive Midfielder
Javier Mascherano (Argentina) Defensive Midfielder, Centre-back
Ryan Giggs (Wales) Left-winger
Alexis Sánchez (Chile) Forward, Winger
Luis Suárez (Uruguay) Forward
Henrik Larsson (Sweden) Striker

Guyett
Gianluigi Buffon (Italy) Goalkeeper
Alessandro Costacurta (Italy) Centre-back, Right-back
Franco Baresi (Italy) Sweeper, Centre-back
Gary Neville (England) Right-back
Roberto Carlos (Brazil) Left-back, Left wing-back
Gilberto Silva (Brazil) Holding Man
Wesley Sneijder (Holland) Attacking Midfielder, Central Midfielder
Arjen Robben (Holland) Winger
Robert Pirès (France) Left-winger
Éric Cantona (France) Forward
Christian Vieri (Italy) Striker

Ollie
Petr Čech (Czech Republic) Goalkeeper
Thiago Silva (Brazil) Centre-back
Nemanja Vidić (Serbia) Centre-back
Lilian Thuram (France) Centre-back, Right-back
Paolo Maldini (Italy) Left-back, Centre-back
Dunga (Brazil) Defensive Midfielder
Frank Lampard (England) Attacking Midfielder, Central Midfielder
Rui Costa (Portugal) Attacking Midfielder, Deep-lying playmaker
Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria) Forward
Roberto Baggio (Italy) Forward
Raúl González (Spain) Forward

 

Note to all: if you choose to play, please be active over the next month. Two managers can team up if they like.

 

If anyone came in the Top 5 in any of the two previous drafts they have automatically qualified for this draft.

If anyone did not submit their votes in the Current World Draft and wanted to play, they will put in the Backup List.

Obviously it's a first-come-basis, but it is fair if we see a few new faces (who will be active posters over the next month or two).


Note: when we start drafting, there'll be a 12 hour pick deadline. Please say now if this will be a problem for anyone.