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|name= Sports | |name= Sports | ||
|date= August 2011 | |date= August 2011 | ||
|irl={{Anonymous| | |irl={{Anonymous|CollieSis|!!0sD18ui7YXt}} <br> {{Anonymous|Aitor Karanka|!!uqlHSOfiis9}} <br> {{Anonymous|gimi|!!cwmWrzo53n+}} | ||
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|color2= c85505 | |color2= c85505 | ||
|bgcolor= 990000 | |bgcolor= 990000 | ||
|txtcolor= c85505 | |txtcolor= c85505 | ||
|ranking= | |ranking= 6 <small>({{increase|2}})</small> | ||
|high_ranking= 1 | |high_ranking= 1 | ||
|high_date= January 8, 2012 | |high_date= January 8, 2012 | ||
|low_ranking= | |low_ranking= 46 | ||
|low_date= | |low_date= November 10, 2019 | ||
|scorer= | |scorer= Messi | ||
|goals= | |goals= 120 | ||
|captain= | |assister= Messi | ||
|w= | |assists= 54 | ||
|d= | |captain= Messi | ||
|l= | |w=86 | ||
|gf= | |d=31 | ||
|ga= | |l=54 | ||
|gf=370 | |||
|ga=292 | |||
|win_home=sp | |win_home=sp | ||
|win_away=biz | |win_away=biz | ||
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|first_score_away=2 | |first_score_away=2 | ||
|first_date=August 6, 2011 | |first_date=August 6, 2011 | ||
|elite_cup_appearances= | |elite_cup_appearances= 23 | ||
|first_elite_appearance= 2011 4chan Summer Cup | |first_elite_appearance= 2011 4chan Summer Cup | ||
|best_elite_result= <span style="color: #DAA520">'''Champions'''</span> | |best_elite_result= <span style="color: #DAA520">'''Champions'''</span> | ||
|best_elite_cup= 2013 4chan Winter Cup | |best_elite_cup= 2013 4chan Winter Cup | ||
|babby_cup_appearances= | |babby_cup_appearances= 13 | ||
|first_babby_appearance= 2014 4chan Autumn Babby Cup | |first_babby_appearance= 2014 4chan Autumn Babby Cup | ||
|best_babby_result= | |best_babby_result=2nd | ||
|best_babby_cup= | |best_babby_cup= 2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup | ||
|hex= 990000 | |hex= 990000 | ||
|color= Maroon | |color= Maroon | ||
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|altanthem1_title=US Olympic team tribute to Muhammad Ali | |altanthem1_title=US Olympic team tribute to Muhammad Ali | ||
|altanthem1_what=Knockout Anthem | |altanthem1_what=Knockout Anthem | ||
|altanthem2= | |altanthem2=soundcloud.com/user-164047530/one-goat-2020 | ||
|altanthem2_title=One Goat on the Shirt | |altanthem2_title=One Goat on the Shirt | ||
|altanthem2_what=Victory Anthem | |altanthem2_what=Victory Anthem | ||
|horn=youtu.be/WTJSt4wP2ME?t=12s | |horn=youtu.be/WTJSt4wP2ME?t=12s | ||
|gh_title= Wavin' Flag (Celebration Mix) | |gh_title= Wavin' Flag (Celebration Mix) | ||
|altgh1=www.youtube.com/watch?v= | |altgh1=www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us3_8FxoAls | ||
|altgh1_title= | |altgh1_title= Mod on /sp/ - >HE DOES IT FOR FREE | ||
|altgh2=drive.google.com/ | |altgh2=drive.google.com/file/d/0BxEhXdIqAEBUM1dPeDlQMVFDeVk/view?resourcekey=0-QRfHOdoEkKajaKCVCuG9bA | ||
|altgh2_title= TSUUUUUUUU goalhorn | |altgh2_title= TSUUUUUUUU goalhorn | ||
|altgh3=drive.google.com/ | |altgh3=drive.google.com/file/d/0BxEhXdIqAEBUMjRVR2JnUkVMYVE/view?resourcekey=0--jlsX5_yPItwKNvRoqb-zA | ||
|altgh3_title= TSUUUUUUUU penalty horn | |altgh3_title= TSUUUUUUUU penalty horn | ||
|altgh4=www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bHFXAtXzlY | |altgh4=www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bHFXAtXzlY | ||
|altgh4_title= Shiggy Diggy - George Costanza | |altgh4_title= Shiggy Diggy - George Costanza | ||
|nickname= <b>The GOATs</b> - (the acronym of the commonly-used sporting term "Greatest Of All Time")<br><b>/sp/artans</b> - (originally used as the collective term for the denizens of the /sp/ board) | |nickname= <b>The GOATs</b> - (the acronym of the commonly-used sporting term "Greatest Of All Time")<br><b>/sp/artans</b> - (originally used as the collective term for the denizens of the /sp/ board) | ||
|kithome= | |kithome=Sp home kit 2018 summer cup.png | ||
|kitaway=Spaway-2016sc.png | |kitaway=Spaway-2016sc.png | ||
|kit3= | |kitgk=Sp goalkeeper 2016 summer cup.png | ||
|kit4= | |kit3=Sp alt kit 3 2017 autumn babby cup.png | ||
|kit5= | |kit4=Sphome-2016sc.png | ||
|kit6= | |kit5=Sp alt kit 5 2022 summer cup.png | ||
|kit7= | |kit6=Sp alt kit 6 2020 spring cup.png | ||
|kit8= | |kit7=Sp alt kit 7 2019 winter cup.png | ||
|kit8=Sp alt kit 8 2020 spring babby cup.png | |||
|kit9=Sp alt kit 9 2022 winter cup.png | |||
|home_ground=Transatlantic Semen Pipeline Stadium | |home_ground=Transatlantic Semen Pipeline Stadium | ||
}} | }} | ||
* {{team away|sp}} will play next in the 2025 4chan Winter Cup, starting (most likely) in January. | |||
The /sp/artans Football Club is a simulated professional football team founded in August 2011, representing /sp/, the 4chan board dedicated to sports. They won the [[2012 4chan Summer Cup]] before the title was revoked due to the [[Dragongate]] scandal. They also won the [[2013 4chan Winter Cup]], making them, for a time, the first and only two-time [[Elite (competition level) | Elite]] competition champions. They also held the number 1 spot in the [[Rankings | cup rankings]] from January 2012 to May 2013, currently the longest such reign, and from March to May, 2017. | The /sp/artans Football Club is a simulated professional football team founded in August 2011, representing /sp/, the 4chan board dedicated to sports. They won the [[2012 4chan Summer Cup]] before the title was revoked due to the [[Dragongate]] scandal. They also won the [[2013 4chan Winter Cup]], making them, for a time, the first and only two-time [[Elite (competition level) | Elite]] competition champions. They also held the number 1 spot in the [[Rankings | cup rankings]] from January 2012 to May 2013, currently the longest such reign, and from March to May, 2017. | ||
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The club's popularity among the proud posters of /sp/ has made them susceptible to negative press. Accusations of rigging lead to the Match Fixing Scandal in early January 2012. The team was implicated in the Dragongate scandal as well. Their almost-systematic shitposting on other boards during /sp/ Cup participation is often cited as one of the possible reasons for the global cup ban by 4chan moderation. | The club's popularity among the proud posters of /sp/ has made them susceptible to negative press. Accusations of rigging lead to the Match Fixing Scandal in early January 2012. The team was implicated in the Dragongate scandal as well. Their almost-systematic shitposting on other boards during /sp/ Cup participation is often cited as one of the possible reasons for the global cup ban by 4chan moderation. | ||
/sp/'s main rivals are, without a doubt, /a/, who knocked them out of the cup twice on top of being dirty weeaboos, but they also have minor rivalries with | /sp/'s main rivals are, without a doubt, /a/, who knocked them out of the cup twice on top of being dirty weeaboos, but they also have minor rivalries with /v/, /fit/, and potentially any board who knocks them out of the cup (/s4s/ and /vg/ we're looking at you) or have a fanbase as rambunctious as theirs. | ||
== Squad == | |||
:''{{Main|:/sp/ Roster|l1=/sp/ Roster}}'' | |||
==={{team away|sp}}=== | |||
{{sq start|bg=#990000|fg=#FFF}} | |||
{{sq start player |no=1 |pos=GK |name=So, It Happened Again}} | |||
{{sq start player |no=93 |pos=LB |name={{greentext|1993}}}} | |||
{{sq start player |no=4 |pos=CB |name=An Horse}} | |||
{{sq start player |no=17 |pos=CB |name=700 Mirrion Dorrar}} | |||
{{sq start player |no=3 |pos=RB |name=Universal Choking Sign}} | |||
{{sq silver player |no=6 |pos=DMF |name=Perro Caca}} | |||
{{sq silver player |no=19 |pos=CMF |name=My reffies :)}} | |||
{{sq gold player |no=10 |pos=CMF |name=Messi}} | |||
{{sq start player |no=43 |pos=SS |name={{greentext|he does it for free}}}} | |||
{{sq start player |no=11 |pos=SS |name=Owen Goal}} | |||
{{sq gold player |no=7 |pos=CF |name=TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU{{captain}}}} | |||
{{sq mid|bg=#990000|fg=#FFF}} | |||
{{sq player |no=12 |pos=GK |name=Exposed}} | |||
{{sq player |no=29 |pos=LB |name=We European}} | |||
{{sq player |no=5 |pos=LB |name=Ngubu}} | |||
{{sq player |no=9 |pos=CB |name=Vent Colombians}} | |||
{{sq player |no=24 |pos=CB |name=Please Watch Our Copa}} | |||
{{sq player |no=14 |pos=CB |name=SHE'S A DISGRACE}} | |||
{{sq player |no=90 |pos=RB |name=El Var Sinson}} | |||
{{sq player |no=89 |pos=RB |name=George Costanza}} | |||
{{sq player |no=77 |pos=SS |name=gimi}} | |||
{{sq player |no=66 |pos=SS |name=HE'S COMING HOME}} | |||
{{sq player |no=33 |pos=SS |name=AMD AMX}} | |||
{{sq player |no=97 |pos=SS |name=THIS DOES NOT FOOKIN SLIP}} | |||
{{sq end}} | |||
Reserves can be found here: [[/sp B/]] | |||
==2024 Match History== | |||
:''For all-time match history: [[/sp/ Match History]]'' | |||
{{team away|sp}} have played 15 matches in 2024, winning 10, drawing 1 and losing 4. In this time they have scored 51 goals and conceded 36. TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU is the top scorer in 2024 with 24 goals, followed by Messi on 8 and {{greentext|he does it for free}} on 4. | |||
{| class="wikitable" width=80% style="text-align: center" | |||
|- | |||
!style="color:#FFF; background:#990000;" width="150px"|'''Opponent''' | |||
!style="color:#FFF; background:#990000;" width="150px"|'''Date''' | |||
!style="color:#FFF; background:#990000;" width="500px"|'''Event''' | |||
!style="color:#FFF; background:#990000;" width="250px"|'''Stage''' | |||
!style="color:#FFF; background:#990000;" width="300px"|'''Result''' | |||
!style="color:#FFF; background:#990000;" width="800px"|'''Goalscorers''' | |||
|-bgcolor=ffffcc | |||
|align="left"|{{team away|i}} | |||
|'''January 20''' | |||
|'''[[File:WC24 Design E1.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Winter Cup]]''' | |||
| '''Group stage''' | |||
| '''3-3 D''' | |||
| '''TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU, Messi x2''' | |||
|- | |||
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | |||
|align="left"|{{team away|trv}} | |||
|'''January 26''' | |||
|'''[[File:WC24 Design E1.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Winter Cup]]''' | |||
| '''Group stage''' | |||
| '''1-0 W''' | |||
| '''TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU''' | |||
|- | |||
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | |||
|align="left"|{{team away|vg}} | |||
|'''January 28''' | |||
|'''[[File:WC24 Design E1.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Winter Cup]]''' | |||
| '''Group stage''' | |||
| '''0-1 L''' | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | |||
|align="left"|{{team away|h}} | |||
|'''April 27''' | |||
|'''[[File:SBC24 Design G.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup]]''' | |||
| '''Group stage''' | |||
| '''4-2 W''' | |||
| '''TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU x4''' | |||
|- | |||
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | |||
|align="left"|{{team away|tg}} | |||
|'''May 3''' | |||
|'''[[File:SBC24 Design G.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup]]''' | |||
| '''Group stage''' | |||
| '''4-2 W''' | |||
| '''TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU x2, THIS DOES NOT FOOKIN SLIP, perro caca''' | |||
|- | |||
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | |||
|align="left"|{{team away|pol}} | |||
|'''May 5''' | |||
|'''[[File:SBC24 Design G.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup]]''' | |||
| '''Group stage''' | |||
| '''4-2 W''' | |||
| '''TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU x3, We European''' | |||
|- | |||
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | |||
|align="left"|{{team away|r9k}} | |||
|'''May 11''' | |||
|'''[[File:SBC24 Design G.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup]]''' | |||
| '''Round of 16''' | |||
| '''3-0 W''' | |||
| '''TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU x2, We European''' | |||
|- | |||
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | |||
|align="left"|{{team away|vp}} | |||
|'''May 12''' | |||
|'''[[File:SBC24 Design G.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup]]''' | |||
| '''Quarter final''' | |||
| '''8-8 AET (4-3 PK) W''' | |||
| '''TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU x3, Messi x3, AMD AMX, George Costanza''' | |||
|- | |||
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | |||
|align="left"|{{team away|y}} | |||
|'''May 12''' | |||
|'''[[File:SBC24 Design G.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup]]''' | |||
| '''Semi-final''' | |||
| '''5-3 W''' | |||
| '''TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU x3, We European, {{greentext|he does it for free}}''' | |||
|- | |||
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | |||
|align="left"|{{team away|mlp}} | |||
|'''May 12''' | |||
|'''[[File:SBC24 Design G.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup]]''' | |||
| '''Final''' | |||
| '''1-2 L''' | |||
| '''THIS DOES NOT FOOKIN SLIP''' | |||
|- | |||
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | |||
|align="left"|{{team away|sci}} | |||
|'''July 20''' | |||
|'''[[File:SC24_Design_C.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Summer Cup]]''' | |||
| '''Group Stage''' | |||
| '''2-5 L''' | |||
| '''TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU x2''' | |||
|- | |||
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | |||
|align="left"|{{team away|x}} | |||
|'''July 26''' | |||
|'''[[File:SC24_Design_C.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Summer Cup]]''' | |||
| '''Group Stage''' | |||
| '''4-2 W''' | |||
| '''{{greentext|he does it for free}}, Owen Goal, my reffies :), {{tt| HE'S COMING HOME|AKA CAM ON INGERLAND SCORE SAM FAKIN GOALS}}''' | |||
|- | |||
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | |||
|align="left"|{{team away|toy}} | |||
|'''July 28''' | |||
|'''[[File:SC24_Design_C.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Summer Cup]]''' | |||
| '''Group Stage''' | |||
| '''5-1 W''' | |||
| '''Messi, TSUUUUUUUU, Owen Goal, {{tt| HE'S COMING HOME|AKA CAM ON INGERLAND SCORE SAM FAKIN GOALS}}, amd amx ''' | |||
|- | |||
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | |||
|align="left"|{{team away|tg}} | |||
|'''August 3''' | |||
|'''[[File:SC24_Design_C.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Summer Cup]]''' | |||
| '''Round of 16''' | |||
| '''5-1 W''' | |||
| '''Messi x2, {{greentext|he does it for free}} x2, TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU''' | |||
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | |||
|align="left"|{{team away|wsg}} | |||
|'''August 4''' | |||
|'''[[File:SC24_Design_C.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Summer Cup]]''' | |||
| '''Quarter final''' | |||
| '''2-4 L''' | |||
| '''my reffies :), TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU''' | |||
|} | |||
</div> | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
:''For earlier history: [[/sp/ History]]'' | :''For earlier history: [[/sp/ History]]'' | ||
===2024=== | |||
'''Old departures and new arrivals: The 2024 4chan Winter Cup'''<br> | |||
The [[2024 4chan Winter Cup]] was a disaster for /sp/. Taking 4 points in the first 2 matches and the final match being against a candidate for the wooden spoon, advancement was looking likely. Things looked even better for /sp/ as an /i/ win against /trv/ would guarantee promotion. The drawfags were holding on to a narrow 4-3 victory into the final minutes, when disaster struck: an own goal from Taking Requests in the added time gave /trv/ the one point they needed to stay alive. All /sp/ had to do was not slip against /vg/; a draw would be enough. In a true PES slurpfest, /vg/ took the win in an extremely boring 1-0 game. /sp/ were relegated to the babbies. | |||
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This defeat prompted the resignation of long-term managers {{anonymous|TWAIN}} and {{anonymous|JohnnyBravo}}, who followed {{anonymous|Falco}}, who left the year before, out the door. {{anonymous|CollieSis}} was left holding the reins, and for the first time in a long while, /sp/ were left with a single manager. To generate more enthusiasm and maybe bring in some new blood, an attempt to hold a /sp/erb Owl for the first time in 3 years was done in the autumn in of 2023. The Owl received a meagre number of signups and the tournament was not held. | |||
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New enthusiasm was however generated with [[The Decision 3]], a tournament held specifically to look for new managers. With some new and some old, [[The Decision 3]] went ahead on March 22nd with 8 teams; 7 with managers, and 1 autopilot as one manager had disappeared. The tournament turned out to be an absolute meme as /sp/, an autopilot team made by former manager {{anonymous|JohnnyBravo}}, won the tournament undefeated. Desperately trying to salvage something from this embarrassment, newfag {{anonymous|gimi}} and former /sci/ manager {{anonymous|AitorKaranka}} signed up to co-manage along {{anonymous|CollieSis}}. | |||
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'''So, it happened again: The 2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup'''<br> | |||
The new management had their first outing just a few weeks later in the [[File:SBC24 Design G.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup]]. /sp/ were drawn into Group E with /h/, /tg/ and /pol/. The group stage went brilliantly for the /sp/artans, winning every match 4-2 and securing promotion to the Elite Cup already in the second round of matches. For the knockout stage /sp/ received a favorable draw by meeting /r9k/ in the Round of 16. Two early goals from TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU and a goal from We European gave /sp/ a comfortable 3-0 victory, and /vp/ waited in the quarterfinals. Historically /sp/ have a terrible record against the Pokemon trainers, amassing only one win to their five. After a chaotic match that ended 8-8 after extra time, /sp/ avenged their 2022 Summer Cup Ro16 loss by winning the penalty shootout 4-3. On several occasions during play /sp/ were down by two goals, and even missed their first two penalties. | |||
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What awaited /sp/ in the semi-finals was probably the only thing gayer than watching 22 men run around and push each other; /y/. /sp/ had a nervy start and conceded early, but 2nd half tactical changes paid off and earned /sp/ a 5-3 victory. On the other side of the final were /mlp/. Despite /mlp/ and /sp/ being two of the most disliked teams in the cup, they had only ever met once before, which ended in a 3-4 loss for /sp/. Interestingly this meeting was also on PES 16. The final started in the worst possible way it could have, with /mlp/ scoring straight from kick-off. It soon got even worse as George Costanza, who had been solid as a rock all cup and even secured extra time against /vp/ with his 7-7 equalizing goal at '88, lost the ball to {{greentext|rape}} in /sp/'s box and /mlp/'s top scorer made no mistakes from close range. Getting two goals early suited /mlp/'s slow possession approach perfectly and /sp/ looked lethargic going into half-time. /sp/'s tactical changes started working in the 2nd half and THIS DOES NOT FOOKIN SLIP scored a header at '58, giving /sp/ a glimmer of hope. It unfortunately wasn't to be; /mlp/ continued to draw out the game and /sp/'s BALON A TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU tactic failed for the very first time. Despite the final loss this was /sp/'s best finish at a Babby Cup, beating 3rd place from Spring 2020. | |||
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Although this cup ultimately ended in disappointment, things are looking promising for /sp/. TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU earned the Golden Boot, and smashed the record for most goals scored in a cup by a player (17, previously 14.) This achievement is even more impressive considering the 2nd placers in the Golden Boot race only scored 11 goals, TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU beating them by six goals. He also earned the most Man of the Match awards with 5. Messi looked in doubt to continue his streak of scoring in every cup, but out those doubts to rest by scoring all 3 of his goals in the 8-8 draw vs /vp/. This 8-8 was also the highest scoring draw in the history of the cup. | |||
'''A New Hope: The 2024 4chan Summer Cup'''<br> | |||
There were high hopes for /sp/ when the [[File:SC24_Design_C.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Summer Cup]] kicked off the 19th of July. /sp/ played their first game the day after, vs /sci/. Within the first 50 minutes /sci/ had taken a 3 goal lead. TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU scrambled to bring some hope back to /sp/, reducing the deficit to just one goal the more aggressive tactics from /sp/ left them vulnerable on the counter and /sci/ countered in 2 goals to give them a 5-2 win toward the end. The group stage started with the worst possible scenario with /sp/ basically needing two wins from the next two games to advance; and even then, it might not be enough. A /sci/ loss to /toy/ meant a 6-6-6-0 group was possible. /sp/ would need to recover from a -3 goal difference to move on. In their next game, against /x/, the Spartans made no mistakes and echoed the 2024 Spring Babby Cup group stage by grabbing a 4-2 win against the spooky ghosts. {{tt|HE'S COMING HOME|AKA CAM ON INGERLAND SCORE SAM FAKIN GOALS}} scored in injury time to give /sp/ a desperately needed goal to help with goal difference, and as his goal music Three Lions '98 rang out over the stream, it truly felt, if only for a moment, like it was coming home. /sp/ would now only need to beat /toy/ by 2 goals to guarantee advancement, though a favorable result in the /x/ - /sci/ game could also see the Spartans through with only a 1 goal win or even a draw. Although /toy/ were an autopilot this cup, they had so far beaten /x/ AND /sci/, and only a 2 goal win would put /sp/ above the Lego pieces. With advancement on the line, the Spartans truly sent it, sending /toy/ to Spain in a 5-1 win with 5 different goal scorers, also ensuring Messi kept his streak of scoring in every cup he's participated in. Not only was this more than enough to advance over /toy/, /sci/ could only beat /x/ by 1 goal, which put /sp/ and /sci/ on equal goal difference, with /sp/ going through as group winners by virtue of goals scored. After a disastrous first game, /sp/ had pulled a great comeback to top the group. | |||
For the knockout stage, /sp/ pulled a former 2024 Spring Babby Cup opponent in /tg/. So far this cup cycle, /sp/ and /mlp/ were the only two teams to tame this fearsome autopilot, who went unbeaten in the group stage with their main striker Doomrider scoring 11 goals. This was not just a match for advancement, but also to protect TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU's newly acquired goalscoring record from this cocaine-driven goal machine. Despite Doomrider rolling red condition on matchday, he was completely silenced as /sp/'s possession play almost completely nullified /tg/ to win a 2nd game in a row 5-1. Being drawn against an autopilot is considered an advantage in the 4CC, and /sp/ also avoided the PES16 heavy hitters in /u/ and /mlp/ in their side of the bracket, getting what was considered the favorable side. [wsg] were waiting in the quarter finals, having just beaten /aco/ 4-3. | |||
The quarter final could not have started worse, much like the Babby Cup final vs /mlp/. Immediately red condition goalkeeper EXPOSED decided that, instead of catching a poor shot straight at him, he would rather sperg out and deflect it into goal. Not long after, [wsg]'s gold player Gondola decided to pull a Haaland and with his heel higher up than Ngubu's head, heel tricked a goal from a corner before 20 minutes had passed. To add insult to injury, [wsg]'s striker and eventual Golden Boot winner Ricardo scored a beautiful free kick after 40 minutes. In 40 minutes [wsg] had scored of a keeper error, a corner kick, and a free kick. /sp/'s managers were bewildered at this unlucky start, and changes eventually improves /sp/'s play with my reffies :) bringing a goal back at 68 minutes. The dream of a comeback was shortlived as the ball bounced [wsg]'s way after a duel letting You Should Kill Yourself... Now! score an easy goal to make it 4-1. /sp/ continued pushing and created good chances but [wsg]'s keeper denied them again and again, and while TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU scored at 90+1, it was too late. It was not coming home this time either. The 11 years of hurt would soon turn to 12. [wsg] went on to win the cup beating /u/ in the final in a thrilling match that ended in extra time. This made the 9th time /sp/ had lost in knockouts to the eventual winner of a cup. | |||
With a little luck, it might have finally come in the [[File:SC24_Design_C.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Summer Cup]]. Another disappointment does not however take away from the fact that /sp/ made a strong recovery after 2 managers retired after being relegated from the [[File:WC24 Design E1.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Winter Cup]]. Now, we await the arrival of Winter for another chance at bringing it home and making it no more years of hurt. | |||
== Tactics & Aesthetics== | |||
*[https://mega.nz/file/iwNAEbSZ#Oi1QhIZAoVln6eUbva0xwg4ge9SYB3_6V1PNBTRadxg Spring Babby 2024 Tactics] | |||
*[https://mega.nz/folder/ZnwxDCpC#AraTQYZERZHbKPxUJkHspQ/file/Y7xBTB4R Spring Babby 2024 Final Aesthetics Export] | |||
*[https://mega.nz/file/CgEV0TzQ#qbr7heVHFDh4PpQByrCOJbN_5mcBZZlEFjiF2Mqcb3U Spring Babby 2024 Music] | |||
== Colors and Mascot == | == Colors and Mascot == | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px"| The lesser used logo. Paul the Goat is given orange colored horns and a shawl with the /sp/ name on it. While a lesser used logo, it is quite a classic among die-hard fans of the club. | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px"| The lesser used logo. Paul the Goat is given orange colored horns and a shawl with the /sp/ name on it. While a lesser used logo, it is quite a classic among die-hard fans of the club. | ||
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| '''[[/a/|The Derby of /sp/art/a/]]'''<br/> | | '''[[/a/|The Derby of /sp/art/a/]]'''<br/> | ||
The biggest derby in the game of virtual divegrass–El Classico. A battle between GOATs of /sp/orts and Men of /a/nime to see who are the greater champions. This derby's history runs all the way back to the [[2011 4chan Summer Cup]] semifinals–a moment /a/ refers to as Yamakan saving Anime and /sp/ remembers as BasedChoke. They did not meet again in an official match until the 2013 Spring Babby Cup friendlies, {{tt|which /sp/ won|implying friendlies count}}. They met twice more in Official Cup games for the [[2014 4chan Winter Cup]] round of 16 and [[2015 4chan Spring Babby Cup]] group stage, with /a/ winning both. | The biggest derby in the game of virtual divegrass–El Classico. A battle between GOATs of /sp/orts and Men of /a/nime to see who are the greater champions. This derby's history runs all the way back to the [[2011 4chan Summer Cup]] semifinals–a moment /a/ refers to as Yamakan saving Anime and /sp/ remembers as BasedChoke. They did not meet again in an official match until the 2013 Spring Babby Cup friendlies, {{tt|which /sp/ won|implying friendlies count}}. They met twice more in Official Cup games for the [[2014 4chan Winter Cup]] round of 16 and [[2015 4chan Spring Babby Cup]] group stage, with /a/ winning both. The two teams who were destined to be together forever finally met again after 8 years in the [[2023 4chan Spring Babby Cup]], resulting in a thrilling (yes, actually) 0-0 draw that just barely brought /a/ to their first Elite in 5 years alongside /sp/. 2024 started as a cursed year for /sp/ as the /sp/artans were relegated to the Babbies, while the degenerate weebs stayed Elite. | ||
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|'''[[/asp/|The Not-Sports Derby]]'''<br/> | |'''[[/asp/|The Not-Sports Derby]]'''<br/> | ||
Whenever there was a WWE thread on /sp/, there was always at least one person who told WWE fans that pro wrestling is fake and that it belongs on /asp/. Eventually, /sp/ managed to get wrestling threads officially kicked off the board with the help of Hiroyuki Nishimura, who succeeded {{tt|m00t|I don't know who, either}} as owner of 4chan in 2015, stoking the rivalry ever hotter. In the 4chan Cup, these teams have completely different mentalities, with /sp/ angrily sacking managers if they don't win cups and /asp/ exercising more patience with their managers. The two teams finally met in an official Cup match during the [[2017 4chan Winter Cup]] quarterfinals, which /sp/ won 3-1. | Whenever there was a WWE thread on /sp/, there was always at least one person who told WWE fans that pro wrestling is fake and that it belongs on /asp/. Eventually, /sp/ managed to get wrestling threads officially kicked off the board with the help of Hiroyuki Nishimura, who succeeded {{tt|m00t|I don't know who, either}} as owner of 4chan in 2015, stoking the rivalry ever hotter. In the 4chan Cup, these teams have completely different mentalities, with /sp/ angrily sacking managers if they don't win cups and /asp/ exercising more patience with their managers. The two teams finally met in an official Cup match during the [[2017 4chan Winter Cup]] quarterfinals, which /sp/ won 3-1. The rivalry was put to rest after /asp/ was split into /pw/ and /xs/. Rest in peace, /asp/. | ||
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| style="background:#dcdcdc; color: #333;" | <b>2-0-0</b> | | style="background:#dcdcdc; color: #333;" | <b>2-0-0</b> | ||
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|'''[[/v/|The e-Sports Derby]]'''<br/> | |'''[[/v/|The e-Sports Derby]]'''<br/> | ||
/sp/ and /v/ are intense rivals in a feud that is essentially the alphas vs. the weeaboo gaming nerds, and this rivalry was only made worse after /sp/ sent /v/ to the Loser's Bracket in 2011. /v/ is also jealous of /sp/'s endless creativity, epic maymays and their ability to handle the banter. Despite this, /v/ took control of this rivalry for years, defeating the GOATs in the [[2013 4chan Summer Cup]] round of 16 and twice in the [[2016 4chan Spring Babby Cup]]–in the group stage and quarterfinals. This streak was broken in the [[2017 4chan Winter Cup]] when /sp/ eliminated /v/ in the round of 16. /sp/ leveled the series in the [[2017 4chan Autumn Babby Cup]] with a 1-0 win over /v/ in the group stage. | /sp/ and /v/ are intense rivals in a feud that is essentially the alphas vs. the weeaboo gaming nerds, and this rivalry was only made worse after /sp/ sent /v/ to the Loser's Bracket in 2011. /v/ is also jealous of /sp/'s endless creativity, epic maymays and their ability to handle the banter. Despite this, /v/ took control of this rivalry for years, defeating the GOATs in the [[2013 4chan Summer Cup]] round of 16 and twice in the [[2016 4chan Spring Babby Cup]]–in the group stage and quarterfinals. This streak was broken in the [[2017 4chan Winter Cup]] when /sp/ eliminated /v/ in the round of 16. /sp/ leveled the series in the [[2017 4chan Autumn Babby Cup]] with a 1-0 win over /v/ in the group stage and took the lead after beating them 2-1 in the group stage of [[2020 4chan Spring Babby Cup]]. The rivalry continued to be close as /v/ beat /sp/ 5-2 in the [[2023 4chan Winter Cup]], where /sp/ got relegated. /sp/ took their revenge in the [[2023 4chan Summer Cup]], winning 3-1 in a tournament that saw /v/ relegated. | ||
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| All friendlies || | | All friendlies || 5||6||5 || || {{greentext|implying friendlies count}} | ||
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| [[File:2012_Summer_Cup_logo.png|25px]] [[2011 4chan Summer Cup]] || 3||0||2 || Third Place || Double elimination bracket | | [[File:2012_Summer_Cup_logo.png|25px]] [[2011 4chan Summer Cup]] || 3||0||2 || Third Place || Double elimination bracket | ||
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| [[File:2012_Winter_Cup_logo.png|25px]] [[2012 4chan Winter Cup]] || 5||0||2 || Runner up || Double elimination bracket | | [[File:2012_Winter_Cup_logo.png|25px]] [[2012 4chan Winter Cup]] || 5||0||2 || Runner up || Double elimination bracket | ||
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| rowspan=2|[[File:2012_Summer_Cup_logo.png|25px]] [[2012 4chan Summer Cup]] || <s>6</s>||<s>0</s>||<s>0</s> || <s>Champions</s> || Title vacated due to [[Dragongate]] | | rowspan=2|[[File:2012_Summer_Cup_logo.png|25px]] [[2012 4chan Summer Cup]] || <s>6</s>||<s>0</s>||<s>0</s> || <s>Champions</s> || Title vacated due to [[Dragongate]]. | ||
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| 0||0||0 || Nullified || Record after 2nd correction. | | 0||0||0 || Nullified || Record after 2nd correction. | ||
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| [[File:2013_Winter_Cup_logo.png|25px]] [[2013 4chan Winter Cup]] || 6||0||0 || Champions || One match | | [[File:2013_Winter_Cup_logo.png|25px]] [[2013 4chan Winter Cup]] || 6||0||0 || Champions || One match stricken, due to Dragongate. | ||
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| [[File:2013_Summer_Cup_logo.png|25px]] [[2013 4chan Summer Cup]] || 1||1||2 || | | [[File:2013_Summer_Cup_logo.png|25px]] [[2013 4chan Summer Cup]] || 1||1||2 || Round of 16 || {{greentext|tfw almost relegated}} | ||
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| [[File:2014_Winter_Cup_logo.png|25px]] [[2014 4chan Winter Cup]] || 3||0||1 || | | [[File:2014_Winter_Cup_logo.png|25px]] [[2014 4chan Winter Cup]] || 3||0||1 || Round of 16 || {{greentext|could've been relegated on 6 (six) points}} | ||
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| [[File:2014SummerCupLogo.png|25px]] [[2014 4chan Summer Cup]] || 1||1||1 || Group (Relegated) || {{greentext|Moyes}} | | [[File:2014SummerCupLogo.png|25px]] [[2014 4chan Summer Cup]] || 1||1||1 || Group (Relegated) || {{greentext|Moyes}} | ||
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| [[File:2015_Spring_Cup_Logo.png|25px]] [[2015 4chan Spring Babby Cup]] ||1||1||2|| Group (Failed to promote) || {{greentext|couldn't even beat any weeb team}} | | [[File:2015_Spring_Cup_Logo.png|25px]] [[2015 4chan Spring Babby Cup]] ||1||1||2|| Group (Failed to promote) || {{greentext|couldn't even beat any weeb team}} | ||
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| [[File:ABC15_Design_G.png|25px]] [[2015 4chan Autumn Babby Cup]] ||2||1||2|| | | [[File:ABC15_Design_G.png|25px]] [[2015 4chan Autumn Babby Cup]] ||2||1||2|| Round of 16 || Promoted | ||
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| [[File:WC16_Design_A.png|25px]] [[2016 4chan Winter Cup]] ||0||1||2|| Group (Relegated) || Killed after just two matches. <br>{{greentext|one point}} | | [[File:WC16_Design_A.png|25px]] [[2016 4chan Winter Cup]] ||0||1||2|| Group (Relegated) || Killed after just two matches. <br>{{greentext|one point}} | ||
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| [[File:2016_Spring_Cup_Logo.png|25px]] [[2016 4chan Spring Babby Cup]] ||3||0||2|| Quarterfinals || Promoted<br>Broke the Curse<br>Won Round of 16 match for the first time since 2013 Winter Cup | | [[File:2016_Spring_Cup_Logo.png|25px]] [[2016 4chan Spring Babby Cup]] ||3||0||2|| Quarterfinals || Promoted<br>Broke the Curse<br>Won Round of 16 match for the first time since 2013 Winter Cup. | ||
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| [[File:Summer16_H_ALT_2.png|25px]] [[2016 4chan Summer Cup]] ||1||1||1|| Group (Relegated) || The final match of the group got /vp/ to second place over /sp/ via goal difference.<br>{{greentext|Let's go, /vp/ (but not by much)}} | | [[File:Summer16_H_ALT_2.png|25px]] [[2016 4chan Summer Cup]] ||1||1||1|| Group (Relegated) || The final match of the group got /vp/ to second place over /sp/ via goal difference.<br>{{greentext|Let's go, /vp/ (but not by much)}} | ||
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| [[File:ABC16_Design_A.png|25px]] [[2016 4chan Autumn Babby Cup]] ||3||0||1|| | | [[File:ABC16_Design_A.png|25px]] [[2016 4chan Autumn Babby Cup]] ||3||0||1|| Round of 16 || A combination of results got /sp/ past the group stage after just two matches. | ||
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| [[File:WC17_Design_A.png|25px]] [[2017 4chan Winter Cup]] ||4||0||3|| | | [[File:WC17_Design_A.png|25px]] [[2017 4chan Winter Cup]] ||4||0||3|| Fourth Place || /sp/ finally broke the yo-yo cycle and reached the #1 spot on the [[Rankings]]. | ||
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| [[File:SC17_Design_A.png|25px]] [[2017 4chan Summer Cup]] ||0||1||2|| Group (Relegated) || Killed after /toy/ defeated /lgbt/ immediately before the final group match vs /o/.<br>{{greentext|one point (again)}} | | [[File:SC17_Design_A.png|25px]] [[2017 4chan Summer Cup]] ||0||1||2|| Group (Relegated) || Killed after /toy/ defeated /lgbt/ immediately before the final group match vs /o/.<br>{{greentext|one point (again)}} | ||
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| [[File:ABC17_Design_A.png|25px]] [[2017 4chan Autumn Babby Cup]] ||3||1||1|| Quarterfinals || Promoted | | [[File:ABC17_Design_A.png|25px]] [[2017 4chan Autumn Babby Cup]] ||3||1||1|| Quarterfinals || Promoted | ||
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| [[File:WC18_Design_F2.png|25px]] [[2018 4chan Winter Cup]] ||0||2||1|| Group (Relegated) || {{greentext|tfw too high iq to win a game}}<br>{{greentext|tfw back in the yo-yo cycle}} | | [[File:WC18_Design_F2.png|25px]] [[2018 4chan Winter Cup]] ||0||2||1|| Group (Relegated) || {{greentext|tfw too high iq to win a game}}<br>{{greentext|tfw back in the yo-yo cycle}} | ||
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| [[File:SBC18_Design_G2.png|25px]] [[2018 4chan Spring Babby Cup]] ||2||1||2|| | | [[File:SBC18_Design_G2.png|25px]] [[2018 4chan Spring Babby Cup]] ||2||1||2|| Round of 16 || Promoted | ||
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| [[File:Summer18 E.png|25px]] [[2018 4chan Summer Cup]] ||5||0||2|| Runner up || Broke the yo-yo cycle<br>One win away from football coming home. | |||
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| [[File:WC19 Design E.png|25px]] [[2019 4chan Winter Cup]] ||0||1||2|| Group (Relegated) || {{greentext|1 point}} | |||
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| [[File:SBC19_Design_B1.png|25px]] [[2019 4chan Spring Babby Cup]] ||0||3||0|| Group (Failed to promote) || {{greentext|3 draws}} | |||
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| [[File:ABC19 Design E.png|25px]] [[2019 4chan Autumn Babby Cup]] ||0||2||1|| Group (Failed to promote) || {{greentext|art}} | |||
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| [[File:SBC20_Design_A.png|25px]] [[2020 4chan Spring Babby Cup]] ||5||0||2|| Third Place || Promoted, 3rd place for new highest Babby Cup finish. | |||
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| [[File:SC20_Design_E2.png|25px]] [[2020 4chan Summer Cup]] ||3||0||1|| Round of 16|| Promoted | |||
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| [[File:WC21_Design_D.png|25px]] [[2021 4chan Winter Cup]] ||1||0||2|| Group (Relegated)|| {{greentext|4 managers just to lose in groups}} | |||
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| [[File:WoC21_Design_E.png|25px]] [[2021 4chan World Cup]] ||6||0||2|| Fourth Place || {{greentext|performing on the final day}} | |||
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| [[File:ABC21 Design C.png|25px]] [[2021 4chan Autumn Babby Cup]] || 2 || 2 || 1 || Round of 16 || Promoted | |||
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| [[File:WC22 Design D.png|25px]] [[2022 4chan Winter Cup]] || 3 || 1 || 1 || Quarterfinals || {{greentext|winning on final day}} | |||
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| [[File:SC22 Design G.png|25px]] [[2022 4chan Summer Cup]] || 3 || 0 || 1 || Round of 16 || {{greentext|9 point curse}} | |||
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| [[File:WC23 Design G.png|25px]] [[2023 4chan Winter Cup]] || 1 || 1 || 1 || Group (Failed to promote) || All my homies hate /v/ | |||
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| [[File:SBC23 Design D.png|25px]] [[2023 4chan Spring Babby Cup]] || 1 || 2 || 1 || Round of 16 || {{greentext|letting /a/ advance from our group}} | |||
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| [[File:SC23 Design G1.png|25px]] [[2023 4chan Summer Cup]] || 2 || 1 || 2 || Quarterfinals || {{greentext|scoring after it was too late}} | |||
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| [[File: | | [[File:WC24 Design E1.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Winter Cup]] || 1 || 1 || 1 || Group (Relegated) || 1 point needed from the worst team in the group? what could possibly go wrong | ||
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| [[File: | | [[File:SBC24 Design G.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup]] || 6 || 0 || 1 || Runner up || So, it happened again | ||
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| [[File: | | [[File:SC24_Design_C.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Summer Cup]] || 3 || 0 || 2 || Quarterfinals || {{greentext|concede 4 bullshit goals in 1 game}} | ||
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*Of the | *Of the 17 teams to win a 4chan Cup elite tournament, /sp/ is the only one to win every match on their way to the title. | ||
**Closest calls: /a/ won 2011 Summer 8-0-1 when it was a double-elimination tournament. Under the two-stage format, /wg/ (2013 Summer), /trv/ (2014 Winter), /tg/ (2015 Winter) | **Closest calls: /a/ won 2011 Summer 8-0-1 when it was a double-elimination tournament. Under the two-stage format, /wg/ (2013 Summer), /trv/ (2014 Winter), /tg/ (2015 Winter), /mlp/ (2015 Summer) and /pol/ (2020 Winter) all won with 6-1-0 records. | ||
*/sp/ became the first board to have a sticky thread for a 4chan Cup event during the 2012 Winter Cup, a feat that remained unique to the board until [[/s4s/]] had their own sticky for the 2017 Summer Cup. | */sp/ became the first board to have a sticky thread for a 4chan Cup event during the 2012 Winter Cup, a feat that remained unique to the board until [[/s4s/]] had their own sticky for the 2017 Summer Cup. | ||
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File:Summer18 E.png|[[2018 4chan Summer Cup]]: Runner-up | File:Summer18 E.png|[[2018 4chan Summer Cup]]: Runner-up | ||
File:SBC20_Design_A.png|[[2020 4chan Spring Babby Cup]]: 3rd place | |||
File:SBC24_Design_G.png|[[2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup]]: Runner-up | |||
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The /sp/artans Football Club is a simulated professional football team founded in August 2011, representing /sp/, the 4chan board dedicated to sports. They won the 2012 4chan Summer Cup before the title was revoked due to the Dragongate scandal. They also won the 2013 4chan Winter Cup, making them, for a time, the first and only two-time Elite competition champions. They also held the number 1 spot in the cup rankings from January 2012 to May 2013, currently the longest such reign, and from March to May, 2017.
The club's popularity among the proud posters of /sp/ has made them susceptible to negative press. Accusations of rigging lead to the Match Fixing Scandal in early January 2012. The team was implicated in the Dragongate scandal as well. Their almost-systematic shitposting on other boards during /sp/ Cup participation is often cited as one of the possible reasons for the global cup ban by 4chan moderation.
/sp/'s main rivals are, without a doubt, /a/, who knocked them out of the cup twice on top of being dirty weeaboos, but they also have minor rivalries with /v/, /fit/, and potentially any board who knocks them out of the cup (/s4s/ and /vg/ we're looking at you) or have a fanbase as rambunctious as theirs.
Squad
- Main article: /sp/ Roster
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2024 Match History
- For all-time match history: /sp/ Match History
/sp/ have played 15 matches in 2024, winning 10, drawing 1 and losing 4. In this time they have scored 51 goals and conceded 36. TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU is the top scorer in 2024 with 24 goals, followed by Messi on 8 and >he does it for free on 4.
Opponent | Date | Event | Stage | Result | Goalscorers |
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/i/ | January 20 | 2024 4chan Winter Cup | Group stage | 3-3 D | TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU, Messi x2 |
/trv/ | January 26 | 2024 4chan Winter Cup | Group stage | 1-0 W | TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU |
/vg/ | January 28 | 2024 4chan Winter Cup | Group stage | 0-1 L | |
/h/ | April 27 | 2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup | Group stage | 4-2 W | TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU x4 |
/tg/ | May 3 | 2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup | Group stage | 4-2 W | TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU x2, THIS DOES NOT FOOKIN SLIP, perro caca |
/pol/ | May 5 | 2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup | Group stage | 4-2 W | TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU x3, We European |
/r9k/ | May 11 | 2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup | Round of 16 | 3-0 W | TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU x2, We European |
/vp/ | May 12 | 2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup | Quarter final | 8-8 AET (4-3 PK) W | TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU x3, Messi x3, AMD AMX, George Costanza |
/y/ | May 12 | 2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup | Semi-final | 5-3 W | TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU x3, We European, >he does it for free |
/mlp/ | May 12 | 2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup | Final | 1-2 L | THIS DOES NOT FOOKIN SLIP |
/sci/ | July 20 | 2024 4chan Summer Cup | Group Stage | 2-5 L | TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU x2 |
/x/ | July 26 | 2024 4chan Summer Cup | Group Stage | 4-2 W | >he does it for free, Owen Goal, my reffies :), HE'S COMING HOME |
/toy/ | July 28 | 2024 4chan Summer Cup | Group Stage | 5-1 W | Messi, TSUUUUUUUU, Owen Goal, HE'S COMING HOME, amd amx |
/tg/ | August 3 | 2024 4chan Summer Cup | Round of 16 | 5-1 W | Messi x2, >he does it for free x2, TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU |
/wsg/ | August 4 | 2024 4chan Summer Cup | Quarter final | 2-4 L | my reffies :), TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU |
History
- For earlier history: /sp/ History
2024
Old departures and new arrivals: The 2024 4chan Winter Cup
The 2024 4chan Winter Cup was a disaster for /sp/. Taking 4 points in the first 2 matches and the final match being against a candidate for the wooden spoon, advancement was looking likely. Things looked even better for /sp/ as an /i/ win against /trv/ would guarantee promotion. The drawfags were holding on to a narrow 4-3 victory into the final minutes, when disaster struck: an own goal from Taking Requests in the added time gave /trv/ the one point they needed to stay alive. All /sp/ had to do was not slip against /vg/; a draw would be enough. In a true PES slurpfest, /vg/ took the win in an extremely boring 1-0 game. /sp/ were relegated to the babbies.
This defeat prompted the resignation of long-term managers TWAIN and JohnnyBravo, who followed Falco, who left the year before, out the door. CollieSis was left holding the reins, and for the first time in a long while, /sp/ were left with a single manager. To generate more enthusiasm and maybe bring in some new blood, an attempt to hold a /sp/erb Owl for the first time in 3 years was done in the autumn in of 2023. The Owl received a meagre number of signups and the tournament was not held.
New enthusiasm was however generated with The Decision 3, a tournament held specifically to look for new managers. With some new and some old, The Decision 3 went ahead on March 22nd with 8 teams; 7 with managers, and 1 autopilot as one manager had disappeared. The tournament turned out to be an absolute meme as /sp/, an autopilot team made by former manager JohnnyBravo, won the tournament undefeated. Desperately trying to salvage something from this embarrassment, newfag gimi and former /sci/ manager AitorKaranka signed up to co-manage along CollieSis.
So, it happened again: The 2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup
The new management had their first outing just a few weeks later in the 2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup. /sp/ were drawn into Group E with /h/, /tg/ and /pol/. The group stage went brilliantly for the /sp/artans, winning every match 4-2 and securing promotion to the Elite Cup already in the second round of matches. For the knockout stage /sp/ received a favorable draw by meeting /r9k/ in the Round of 16. Two early goals from TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU and a goal from We European gave /sp/ a comfortable 3-0 victory, and /vp/ waited in the quarterfinals. Historically /sp/ have a terrible record against the Pokemon trainers, amassing only one win to their five. After a chaotic match that ended 8-8 after extra time, /sp/ avenged their 2022 Summer Cup Ro16 loss by winning the penalty shootout 4-3. On several occasions during play /sp/ were down by two goals, and even missed their first two penalties.
What awaited /sp/ in the semi-finals was probably the only thing gayer than watching 22 men run around and push each other; /y/. /sp/ had a nervy start and conceded early, but 2nd half tactical changes paid off and earned /sp/ a 5-3 victory. On the other side of the final were /mlp/. Despite /mlp/ and /sp/ being two of the most disliked teams in the cup, they had only ever met once before, which ended in a 3-4 loss for /sp/. Interestingly this meeting was also on PES 16. The final started in the worst possible way it could have, with /mlp/ scoring straight from kick-off. It soon got even worse as George Costanza, who had been solid as a rock all cup and even secured extra time against /vp/ with his 7-7 equalizing goal at '88, lost the ball to >rape in /sp/'s box and /mlp/'s top scorer made no mistakes from close range. Getting two goals early suited /mlp/'s slow possession approach perfectly and /sp/ looked lethargic going into half-time. /sp/'s tactical changes started working in the 2nd half and THIS DOES NOT FOOKIN SLIP scored a header at '58, giving /sp/ a glimmer of hope. It unfortunately wasn't to be; /mlp/ continued to draw out the game and /sp/'s BALON A TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU tactic failed for the very first time. Despite the final loss this was /sp/'s best finish at a Babby Cup, beating 3rd place from Spring 2020.
Although this cup ultimately ended in disappointment, things are looking promising for /sp/. TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU earned the Golden Boot, and smashed the record for most goals scored in a cup by a player (17, previously 14.) This achievement is even more impressive considering the 2nd placers in the Golden Boot race only scored 11 goals, TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU beating them by six goals. He also earned the most Man of the Match awards with 5. Messi looked in doubt to continue his streak of scoring in every cup, but out those doubts to rest by scoring all 3 of his goals in the 8-8 draw vs /vp/. This 8-8 was also the highest scoring draw in the history of the cup.
A New Hope: The 2024 4chan Summer Cup
There were high hopes for /sp/ when the 2024 4chan Summer Cup kicked off the 19th of July. /sp/ played their first game the day after, vs /sci/. Within the first 50 minutes /sci/ had taken a 3 goal lead. TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU scrambled to bring some hope back to /sp/, reducing the deficit to just one goal the more aggressive tactics from /sp/ left them vulnerable on the counter and /sci/ countered in 2 goals to give them a 5-2 win toward the end. The group stage started with the worst possible scenario with /sp/ basically needing two wins from the next two games to advance; and even then, it might not be enough. A /sci/ loss to /toy/ meant a 6-6-6-0 group was possible. /sp/ would need to recover from a -3 goal difference to move on. In their next game, against /x/, the Spartans made no mistakes and echoed the 2024 Spring Babby Cup group stage by grabbing a 4-2 win against the spooky ghosts. HE'S COMING HOME scored in injury time to give /sp/ a desperately needed goal to help with goal difference, and as his goal music Three Lions '98 rang out over the stream, it truly felt, if only for a moment, like it was coming home. /sp/ would now only need to beat /toy/ by 2 goals to guarantee advancement, though a favorable result in the /x/ - /sci/ game could also see the Spartans through with only a 1 goal win or even a draw. Although /toy/ were an autopilot this cup, they had so far beaten /x/ AND /sci/, and only a 2 goal win would put /sp/ above the Lego pieces. With advancement on the line, the Spartans truly sent it, sending /toy/ to Spain in a 5-1 win with 5 different goal scorers, also ensuring Messi kept his streak of scoring in every cup he's participated in. Not only was this more than enough to advance over /toy/, /sci/ could only beat /x/ by 1 goal, which put /sp/ and /sci/ on equal goal difference, with /sp/ going through as group winners by virtue of goals scored. After a disastrous first game, /sp/ had pulled a great comeback to top the group.
For the knockout stage, /sp/ pulled a former 2024 Spring Babby Cup opponent in /tg/. So far this cup cycle, /sp/ and /mlp/ were the only two teams to tame this fearsome autopilot, who went unbeaten in the group stage with their main striker Doomrider scoring 11 goals. This was not just a match for advancement, but also to protect TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU's newly acquired goalscoring record from this cocaine-driven goal machine. Despite Doomrider rolling red condition on matchday, he was completely silenced as /sp/'s possession play almost completely nullified /tg/ to win a 2nd game in a row 5-1. Being drawn against an autopilot is considered an advantage in the 4CC, and /sp/ also avoided the PES16 heavy hitters in /u/ and /mlp/ in their side of the bracket, getting what was considered the favorable side. [wsg] were waiting in the quarter finals, having just beaten /aco/ 4-3.
The quarter final could not have started worse, much like the Babby Cup final vs /mlp/. Immediately red condition goalkeeper EXPOSED decided that, instead of catching a poor shot straight at him, he would rather sperg out and deflect it into goal. Not long after, [wsg]'s gold player Gondola decided to pull a Haaland and with his heel higher up than Ngubu's head, heel tricked a goal from a corner before 20 minutes had passed. To add insult to injury, [wsg]'s striker and eventual Golden Boot winner Ricardo scored a beautiful free kick after 40 minutes. In 40 minutes [wsg] had scored of a keeper error, a corner kick, and a free kick. /sp/'s managers were bewildered at this unlucky start, and changes eventually improves /sp/'s play with my reffies :) bringing a goal back at 68 minutes. The dream of a comeback was shortlived as the ball bounced [wsg]'s way after a duel letting You Should Kill Yourself... Now! score an easy goal to make it 4-1. /sp/ continued pushing and created good chances but [wsg]'s keeper denied them again and again, and while TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU scored at 90+1, it was too late. It was not coming home this time either. The 11 years of hurt would soon turn to 12. [wsg] went on to win the cup beating /u/ in the final in a thrilling match that ended in extra time. This made the 9th time /sp/ had lost in knockouts to the eventual winner of a cup.
With a little luck, it might have finally come in the 2024 4chan Summer Cup. Another disappointment does not however take away from the fact that /sp/ made a strong recovery after 2 managers retired after being relegated from the 2024 4chan Winter Cup. Now, we await the arrival of Winter for another chance at bringing it home and making it no more years of hurt.
Tactics & Aesthetics
Colors and Mascot
/sp/ is maroon, orange, black and white.
Maroon: R173 G17 B12
Orange: R200 G85 B5
For the first 4chan World Cup, /sp/ wore an all white kit with a simplistic green logo. Before the 2012 Winter Cup the team wore blue but eventually settled on the current iconic maroon and orange home kit, based on real world Italian divegrass team AS Roma. For away matches, /sp/ wears solid black kit with orange details. To continue the theme that the club's number one goalkeeper is DA BEARS, the uniform for the goalkeeper is a near representation of the uniform of the handegg team, the Chicago Bears.
The mascot of the club is Paul the Goat (named after the legendary Paul the Octopus), who has gained worldwide fame for his alleged psychic powers. When presented with two boxes containing goat food decorated with the club crest of the two teams who are about to play in a game, Paul has successfully picked the winning team 100% of the time from 25 attempts.
Two logos have been used to represent /sp/ Football Club. While one is the official logo and the other pointless, both are alright to use when depicting the /sp/ Club.
Image | Description |
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The famous logo of /sp/ Fooball Club and currently the most widely used, it depicts Paul the Goat standing proud on an image of a Spartan soldier. The nickname of the club is the /sp/artans, which is the reason for the Spartan on the logo. The star under the Spartan is a representation of /sp/'s first cup victory in the 4chan summer cup. Football came home that night. | |
The lesser used logo. Paul the Goat is given orange colored horns and a shawl with the /sp/ name on it. While a lesser used logo, it is quite a classic among die-hard fans of the club. |
Supporters
/sp/ is known to have some of the most passionate fans in the game. Due to this passion, /sp/artans are often seen as whiners by other boards, especially in the wake of the 2012 SC Bracket Scandal. Due to this, /sp/ was the winner of the Worst Fans Award in that cup. However, /sp/ does boast some of the most supportive fans in all of 4chan, participating in the most watched game of the 2012 4chan Summer Cup. After claiming victory in this cup, /sp/ was flooded with celebratory "MESSIMESSIMESSI" and "THANK YOU BASED TORRES" posts.
Chants
- Some History
You might have some history,
But we don’t give a crud,
Your team will always be a joke until they have a cup
(Shout the Opposing team’s name)!!!
Rivalries
The Derby of /sp/art/a/ The biggest derby in the game of virtual divegrass–El Classico. A battle between GOATs of /sp/orts and Men of /a/nime to see who are the greater champions. This derby's history runs all the way back to the 2011 4chan Summer Cup semifinals–a moment /a/ refers to as Yamakan saving Anime and /sp/ remembers as BasedChoke. They did not meet again in an official match until the 2013 Spring Babby Cup friendlies, which /sp/ won. They met twice more in Official Cup games for the 2014 4chan Winter Cup round of 16 and 2015 4chan Spring Babby Cup group stage, with /a/ winning both. The two teams who were destined to be together forever finally met again after 8 years in the 2023 4chan Spring Babby Cup, resulting in a thrilling (yes, actually) 0-0 draw that just barely brought /a/ to their first Elite in 5 years alongside /sp/. 2024 started as a cursed year for /sp/ as the /sp/artans were relegated to the Babbies, while the degenerate weebs stayed Elite. |
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The Not-Sports Derby Whenever there was a WWE thread on /sp/, there was always at least one person who told WWE fans that pro wrestling is fake and that it belongs on /asp/. Eventually, /sp/ managed to get wrestling threads officially kicked off the board with the help of Hiroyuki Nishimura, who succeeded m00t as owner of 4chan in 2015, stoking the rivalry ever hotter. In the 4chan Cup, these teams have completely different mentalities, with /sp/ angrily sacking managers if they don't win cups and /asp/ exercising more patience with their managers. The two teams finally met in an official Cup match during the 2017 4chan Winter Cup quarterfinals, which /sp/ won 3-1. The rivalry was put to rest after /asp/ was split into /pw/ and /xs/. Rest in peace, /asp/. |
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The e-Sports Derby /sp/ and /v/ are intense rivals in a feud that is essentially the alphas vs. the weeaboo gaming nerds, and this rivalry was only made worse after /sp/ sent /v/ to the Loser's Bracket in 2011. /v/ is also jealous of /sp/'s endless creativity, epic maymays and their ability to handle the banter. Despite this, /v/ took control of this rivalry for years, defeating the GOATs in the 2013 4chan Summer Cup round of 16 and twice in the 2016 4chan Spring Babby Cup–in the group stage and quarterfinals. This streak was broken in the 2017 4chan Winter Cup when /sp/ eliminated /v/ in the round of 16. /sp/ leveled the series in the 2017 4chan Autumn Babby Cup with a 1-0 win over /v/ in the group stage and took the lead after beating them 2-1 in the group stage of 2020 4chan Spring Babby Cup. The rivalry continued to be close as /v/ beat /sp/ 5-2 in the 2023 4chan Winter Cup, where /sp/ got relegated. /sp/ took their revenge in the 2023 4chan Summer Cup, winning 3-1 in a tournament that saw /v/ relegated. |
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Tournament History
Competition | Win | Draw | Loss | End result | Notes |
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All friendlies | 5 | 6 | 5 | >implying friendlies count | |
2011 4chan Summer Cup | 3 | 0 | 2 | Third Place | Double elimination bracket |
2012 4chan Winter Cup | 5 | 0 | 2 | Runner up | Double elimination bracket |
2012 4chan Summer Cup | Title vacated due to Dragongate. | ||||
0 | 0 | 0 | Nullified | Record after 2nd correction. | |
2013 4chan Winter Cup | 6 | 0 | 0 | Champions | One match stricken, due to Dragongate. |
2013 4chan Summer Cup | 1 | 1 | 2 | Round of 16 | >tfw almost relegated |
2014 4chan Winter Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | Round of 16 | >could've been relegated on 6 (six) points |
2014 4chan Summer Cup | 1 | 1 | 1 | Group (Relegated) | >Moyes |
2014 4chan Autumn Babby Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | Group (Failed to promote) | >losing to a shit team and a new team |
2015 4chan Spring Babby Cup | 1 | 1 | 2 | Group (Failed to promote) | >couldn't even beat any weeb team |
2015 4chan Autumn Babby Cup | 2 | 1 | 2 | Round of 16 | Promoted |
2016 4chan Winter Cup | 0 | 1 | 2 | Group (Relegated) | Killed after just two matches. >one point |
2016 4chan Spring Babby Cup | 3 | 0 | 2 | Quarterfinals | Promoted Broke the Curse Won Round of 16 match for the first time since 2013 Winter Cup. |
2016 4chan Summer Cup | 1 | 1 | 1 | Group (Relegated) | The final match of the group got /vp/ to second place over /sp/ via goal difference. >Let's go, /vp/ (but not by much) |
2016 4chan Autumn Babby Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | Round of 16 | A combination of results got /sp/ past the group stage after just two matches. |
2017 4chan Winter Cup | 4 | 0 | 3 | Fourth Place | /sp/ finally broke the yo-yo cycle and reached the #1 spot on the Rankings. |
2017 4chan Summer Cup | 0 | 1 | 2 | Group (Relegated) | Killed after /toy/ defeated /lgbt/ immediately before the final group match vs /o/. >one point (again) |
2017 4chan Autumn Babby Cup | 3 | 1 | 1 | Quarterfinals | Promoted |
2018 4chan Winter Cup | 0 | 2 | 1 | Group (Relegated) | >tfw too high iq to win a game >tfw back in the yo-yo cycle |
2018 4chan Spring Babby Cup | 2 | 1 | 2 | Round of 16 | Promoted |
2018 4chan Summer Cup | 5 | 0 | 2 | Runner up | Broke the yo-yo cycle One win away from football coming home. |
2019 4chan Winter Cup | 0 | 1 | 2 | Group (Relegated) | >1 point |
2019 4chan Spring Babby Cup | 0 | 3 | 0 | Group (Failed to promote) | >3 draws |
2019 4chan Autumn Babby Cup | 0 | 2 | 1 | Group (Failed to promote) | >art |
2020 4chan Spring Babby Cup | 5 | 0 | 2 | Third Place | Promoted, 3rd place for new highest Babby Cup finish. |
2020 4chan Summer Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | Round of 16 | Promoted |
2021 4chan Winter Cup | 1 | 0 | 2 | Group (Relegated) | >4 managers just to lose in groups |
2021 4chan World Cup | 6 | 0 | 2 | Fourth Place | >performing on the final day |
2021 4chan Autumn Babby Cup | 2 | 2 | 1 | Round of 16 | Promoted |
2022 4chan Winter Cup | 3 | 1 | 1 | Quarterfinals | >winning on final day |
2022 4chan Summer Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | Round of 16 | >9 point curse |
2023 4chan Winter Cup | 1 | 1 | 1 | Group (Failed to promote) | All my homies hate /v/ |
2023 4chan Spring Babby Cup | 1 | 2 | 1 | Round of 16 | >letting /a/ advance from our group |
2023 4chan Summer Cup | 2 | 1 | 2 | Quarterfinals | >scoring after it was too late |
2024 4chan Winter Cup | 1 | 1 | 1 | Group (Relegated) | 1 point needed from the worst team in the group? what could possibly go wrong |
2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup | 6 | 0 | 1 | Runner up | So, it happened again |
2024 4chan Summer Cup | 3 | 0 | 2 | Quarterfinals | >concede 4 bullshit goals in 1 game |
Stadium
/sp/'s current home is the Transatlantic Semen Pipeline Stadium, named in remembrance of Murrika's selfless donations to impoverished Yurop.
Trivia
- Of the 17 teams to win a 4chan Cup elite tournament, /sp/ is the only one to win every match on their way to the title.
- Closest calls: /a/ won 2011 Summer 8-0-1 when it was a double-elimination tournament. Under the two-stage format, /wg/ (2013 Summer), /trv/ (2014 Winter), /tg/ (2015 Winter), /mlp/ (2015 Summer) and /pol/ (2020 Winter) all won with 6-1-0 records.
- /sp/ became the first board to have a sticky thread for a 4chan Cup event during the 2012 Winter Cup, a feat that remained unique to the board until /s4s/ had their own sticky for the 2017 Summer Cup.
Honors
Official Honors
2011 4chan Summer Cup: 3rd place
2012 4chan Winter Cup: Runner-up
2013 4chan Winter Cup: Champions
2018 4chan Summer Cup: Runner-up
2020 4chan Spring Babby Cup: 3rd place
2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup: Runner-up
Invitationals
- Trip Cup: 4th place
- Cup Finalists Cup: 3rd place
Vacated Honours
- 2012 4chan Summer Cup: Champions
Video Gallery
- Greatest Comeback Of All Time - Witness the greatest comeback of all time brought to you by George Costanza.
- 2012 Summer Cup Promo
- 2012 Summer Cup: /sp/ vs /toy/
- 2012 Summer Cup: /sp/ vs /int/ and /ro11/
- 2013 Winter Cup Promo
- 2013 Summer Cup: Promo for /sp/ vs /g/
- 2013 Summer Cup: Round of 16 Promo
- 2014 Summer Cup Promo
- 2014 Summer Cup USA Promo
- 2014 Autumn Babby Promo
- 2015 Spring Babby Promo
- 2015 Spring Babby Promo by Edgar
- 2015 SBC /a/ match promo
- 2015 SBC /b/ match promo
- 2016 Winter Cup Promo
Old Downloads
- Autumn 2016 Tactical Export
- Autumn 2016 Aesthetics
- Summer 2016 Tactical Export
- Summer 2016 Aesthetics
- Spring 2016 Tactical Export
- Spring 2016 A E S T H E T I C S
- autumn15 export
- winter 16 export
- PES16 Aesthetics
- /sp/autumn15 Aesthetics
Achievements | ||
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Elite Cups | ||
Preceded by 2011 /a/ |
Summer Champions 2012 (Title vacated) |
Succeeded by 2013 /wg/ |
Preceded by 2012 /k/ |
Winter Champions 2013 (1st title) |
Succeeded by 2014 /trv/ |
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