These official Farming Simulator League rules apply to all teams, including the staff around them, participating in the Farming Simulator League.
Admission criteria
To be able to play in the league, each player must meet the following conditions:
1. Player's age: No player will be considered eligible to participate in an FSL tournament before the age of 14. Players under the age of 18 on the day of the tournament need the consent of their legal guardian to participate in this FSL tournament.
2. Exclusion rules: Team owners and players may not be employees of GIANTS Software GmbH, FOCUS Home Interactive or their respective affiliates. The term "affiliate" means any natural or legal person who owns or controls, is under the ownership or control of GIANTS Software GmbH or of FOCUS Home Interactive.
Restrictions
An organization can only have one Farming Simulator League team. Official league sponsors are not allowed to own a team themselves. Changes in organization, ownership and sponsors with naming rights can only occur between seasons. Official slot machines cannot be traded or sold.
The rule
- Each official Farming Simulator League team is required to maintain a minimum of three players under contract throughout the season. A coach on stage and up to 4 substitutes are optional for the team.
- A team can have a maximum of 7 players on its roster (3 active and 4 substitutes). A player becomes an active player as soon as he is added to the roster of a team appearing on the FSL website.
- If a player is removed from the roster on the FSL website, they are also removed from the squad. The player will, however, remain a player in the Farming Simulator League database. The player is now considered a “free agent”.
- A free player may be transferred to a new team provided the player has not scored any homerun points in the current season. If the player has scored in the current season, the transfer is subject to the approval of league officials.
- A player will not be allowed to compete for more than one team simultaneously and cannot be entered on the roster of more than one team.
- Prior to the event, the team must lock in a roster of 3 active players and an optional 1-player substitute no later than the time the event registration window ends, as stated on the official FSL website. Only blocked list players are allowed to compete in the event.
- Modification: Teams can add players to their roster between events up to the maximum team size.
- Substitution: Teams are allowed to use the substitute player between sets of a match. The team must notify a league official before the start of the game in order to replace a player. In the event of an emergency (canceled flight, for example), the on-stage coach is permitted to register as a replacement.
- A coach can only represent one team.
- Player names, team names, and tags can only include uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, underscores, or single spaces between words. The name should not exceed 20 characters. The name should not include any URLs or the like.
- Teams will have the right to add a 2 or 3 character team label in front of the colors of each player name in the tournament.
- All player names, team names and team tags must be pre-approved by league officials. League officials reserve the right to refuse a player name, team name or tag if it does not meet the professional standards sought by the league and the player or team will be required to change their name.
Sponsorship regulations
Teams are allowed to acquire sponsors for themselves. FSL reserves the right to exclude teams whose sponsors have alcohol, tobacco, gambling, adult content and resale of game keys as a key product.
The league has the right to publish information (names, nationality, images, videos, statistics,…) about the team, the team owner and the team members on GIANTS, FSL, Farming Simulator and the channels official sponsors (website, social networks, community sites, etc.). These rules may be changed, supplemented or supplemented by league officials at any time without notice and, if necessary, canceled to ensure fair play throughout the competition.
League Prize
Season tour points: A team will be awarded Season Circuit Points based on the outcome of the various tournaments. The points are as follows:
Rank | Points |
1 | 90 |
2 | 70 |
3 and 4 | 50 |
5 to 8 | 30 |
Online tournament: The online tournament is open to everyone and consists of a knockout tournament among the best participants.
Offline tournament: The offline event consists of 3 phases (all played locally). The points awarded are based on the table above.
Equality : If more than one team is tied for the standings at the end of the season, they will participate in an online tournament to determine the final standings. The format will be communicated by league officials.
Championship Prize: The prizes are distributed after each tournament, either locally or by bank transfer. Delivery of prizes may take up to 30 days.
Price per tournament
Rank | Price (€) |
1 | 3100 |
2 | 2350 |
3 and 4 | 2900 (1450 / team) |
5 to 8 | 3600 (900 / team) |
Total | 11950 per tournament |
Price per season
Rank | Price (€) |
1 | 31500 |
2 | 16000 |
3 and 4 | 21500 (10750 / team) |
5 to 8 | 20600 (5600 / team) |
9 to 16 | 12400 (1550 / team) |
Total | 102000 per season |
During matches ...
- League officials will provide and players will use only the following equipment during offline tournaments: personal computers and monitors; headphones and / or earphones and / or microphones; tables and chairs; joysticks.
- The following equipment can be provided by league officials if requested by a player: PC keyboards; PC mouse; PC mouse pad; cords; joysticks.
- Players can provide the following equipment and use it in on-site matches: PC keyboards; PC mouse; PC mouse pad.
- Equipment supplied by players must be submitted to league officials in advance for approval. L
- Approved equipment will remain with league officials. League officials may prohibit the use of specific equipment for reasons related to tournament safety, profitability or operational efficiency or if the equipment features a competing company or brand of Farming Simulator or GIANTS. .
- Players are not permitted to install their own programs and should only use programs provided by the league on-site, unless expressly authorized by a league official.
- Voice chat will be provided only through the native system used in the headsets provided by the league. League officials can monitor team audio.
- Players must wear their official team uniform at all on-site matches and during pre- and post-match interviews. Use of the GIANTS Software logo, FSL logo, FOCUS Home interactive logo, and Farming Simulator logo must be approved prior to use.
- Headphones should be placed directly over the player's ears and remain there for the duration of the game. Players should not obstruct the placement of headphones by any method. This includes placing any item, except glasses, between the headset and the reader's ears.
- The team must be ready to play 15 minutes prior to the allocated time slot on the FSL website or calendar of events. Failure to show up on time will result in disqualification and lack of circuit points.
Code of conduct
Teams are expected to play at their best at all times during the competition and to avoid any behavior incompatible with the principles of sportsmanship, honesty or fair play (no racism, sexism, hate speech, insults, etc.). Violating this rule will be subject to penalties. All infringement decisions are at the sole discretion of the league.
The examples below are given for information only:
- Rigging the match: not playing at a reasonable level of competition in a match following an agreement with other players / teams.
- Agree on the sharing of prices, etc ...
- Hacking is defined as any modification of the Farming Simulator game client. It is of course prohibited.
- Exploit a bug in the game to gain an advantage.
- Watch spectator monitors.
- The use of any type of cheat device and / or cheat program or any other similar cheating method.
- Intentional disconnection without a suitable and explicit reason.
- Any other act that violates these rules and / or standards established by the league.
- Players should keep in mind that they represent the league at all times during offline events and act accordingly.
penalties
Breaking the rules or ignoring instructions from league officials can result in penalties for the whole team or for a specific player. Possible punishments include, but are not limited to:
- Game loss
- Loss of match
- Disqualification
- Suspension for future seasons
- Price reduction.