Kings League

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Kings League
Founded10 November 2022;22 months ago (2022-11-10)
First season2023
Country Spain
Province Barcelona
Number of teams12
Current champions Saiyans FC (1st title)
(2024 Winter Split)
Most championships Porcinos FC (2 titles)
Top goalscorerRoger Carbó
TV partners Twitch
YouTube
TikTok
Website kingsleague.pro
Current: 2023 Kings League

The Kings League (officially known as the Kings League InfoJobs since November 2022 due to sponsorship reasons) is a seven-a-side football league in Barcelona established in 2022. The league features rules that differ from traditional football regulations, such as a tie-breaker penalty shootout, unlimited substitutions, and the implementation of secret weapons, to add an element of dynamism and entertainment to the games. [1]

Contents

Format

The Kings League follows an Apertura and Clausura-style format in which each season is divided into two splits: the Winter Split and the Summer Split. Both splits have their league stage and playoffs. During the league stage, the twelve teams play eleven matchdays and face every other team once. Based on their rankings at the end of the league stage, the top eight teams advance to the playoffs. Each matchday features six forty-minute matches, divided into two twenty-minute halves, played consecutively on the same ground. [2] [3]

For the inaugural season, players were given the opportunity to apply and were selected through a draft process that took place on 27 December 2022. [4] Prospective players underwent physical and skill testing before the top prospects were drafted. Each team can have twelve players on the roster: the draft involved selecting ten players, with the two additional roster slots reserved for guest players. These players are known as the 11th and 12th Players, usually footballers or streamers. The 12th player can change on each match day, while the 11th player is meant to stay with the team for the entire season. [5] [6]

Rules

The Kings League's rules were created through a social media voting process. Fans were given the opportunity to contribute and vote on the rules.

The unconventional rules include a tie-breaker penalty shootout from the center of the field, the use of offsides, the allowance of handballs for throw-ins, unlimited substitutions, yellow cards resulting in a 2-minute exclusion, and red cards resulting in a 5-minute exclusion until a substitute can enter. The game starts with the ball in the center of the field and players starting from the back line. Games are divided into two 20-minute halves, and special "secret weapons" are included that each team can use once per game from halftime up until the end. These secret weapons include the following:

Player numbers can also range from 0 to 99. [7]

Late in the 2023 Winter Split, the "league cards" were introduced, reducing the number of players on the pitch for the last two minutes of the first half, temporarily turning the match into a one-on-one, two-a-side, three-a-side, four-a-side, five-a-side or six-a-side game. The cards would later be replaced by a giant dice, which was rolled onto the pitch at the 18-minute mark. The six-a-side option was replaced with a variation of the one-on-one game featuring an outfield player and a goalkeeper who is not allowed to leave the box.

Starting with the 2023 Summer Split, it was decided that goals would have double worth for both teams beginning in the 39th minute. It was amended for the Kings Cup so that if the score were tied at the end of the 38th minute, the game would switch to a golden goal instead of the double goal rule: if either team scores in that period, the match ends immediately; otherwise, the teams have to proceed to the penalty shoot-out. The double-goal rule applies in any scenario other than a tied score in the 38th minute.

Draft and market

The Kings League and Queens League have a draft and trade system based on North American sports. The trading system uses a virtual economy in which the league supplies teams a fixed amount of "Euros" (100 million). Players can be exchanged for "Euros" (in player swaps, for draft picks, or a combination), but no real currency is involved. [8] [9] The drafts and markets are held over a similar period. The first Kings League transfer window in April 2023 consisted of buyout clauses and bidding options (with the player then choosing). It was held in a one-day live event. [8] The combined Kings and Queens League market ahead of the 2024 season, held as a one-week transfer window, instead used simple asset exchanges as the means of trade. [9]

Venue

The Kings League's home ground is the Cupra Arena in the port of Barcelona. The Cupra Arena is part of the Logistics Activities Area (ZAL in Spanish) of the Port of Barcelona. [10]

On 20 January 2023, Kings League president Gerard Piqué and FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta announced that the semifinals and final of the winter (inaugural) split playoffs would be held as a Final Four event at the Camp Nou, the home ground of FC Barcelona, on 26 March 2023. [11]

Other venues around Spain, both outdoor and indoor, have since hosted Final Fours:

Venue List
VenueCityAutonomous
Community
CapacityUse
Cupra Arena Barcelona Catalonia UnknownRegular venue
Spotify Camp Nou Barcelona Catalonia 105,00012023 Winter Split Final Four
Civitas Metropolitano Madrid Madrid 70,4602023 Summer Split Final Four
La Rosaleda Málaga Andalusia 30,044Kings Cup Final Four
Palau Sant Jordi Barcelona Catalonia 17,960Kingdom Cup Final Four
WiZink Center Madrid Madrid 17,4532024 Winter Split Final Four
1 Renovation of the Camp Nou began after the 2022–23 La Liga season.

Broadcast

Kings League matches are available to watch for free through live streaming on the league's official Twitch, YouTube and TikTok channels, as well as on the individual channels of the team chairpersons. [12]

The tournament achieved an average audience of 450,000 viewers in the first round, peaking at 780,000 viewers. In subsequent rounds, the viewership continued to grow significantly: in the second round, the average audience was 558,200 viewers, with a peak of 945,000 viewers; in the third round, a match was viewed by more than 1.3 million people. [13]

On 13 March 2023, it was announced that Catalan public broadcaster Televisió de Catalunya would air the Winter Split playoffs final, held on 26 March, live on its main channel TV3. [14]

On 3 May 2023, Gerard Piqué announced an agreement with Mediaset España that would see the 8 p.m. game of each match day of both the Kings and Queens League air on Cuatro, starting with the opening match day of the Summer Split later that week. [15]

Criticism

Format

One of the most controversial aspects of the league is its use of wild card rules, which allow teams to draw bonuses such as penalties, goal multipliers, and head-starts before the match begins. The community has decided Most of the rules through social media polls. [16] [ failed verification ]

The second matchday featured a mysterious player for the xBuyer Team wearing a lucha libre mask and outfit, known only as "Enigma". There has been speculation that the player could be a famous professional; the identity of Enigma is unknown, with most speculation thinking he may be former Cádiz forward Nano Mesa, a free agent at the time. [17]

La Liga president Javier Tebas has criticized the Kings League, calling it a "circus." Piqué did not rebut this, but defended the league, saying that in order to attract a younger audience, football must create shorter and more entertaining content. [18] [19]

Use of Camp Nou

FC Barcelona permitting the Kings League to use its flagship stadium, Camp Nou, for the 2023 Final Four event was criticized, as the Final Four was scheduled to take place on the same weekend as a women's Clásico between FC Barcelona Femení and Real Madrid Femenino. The Kings League prevented the women's Clásico from being able to be played at Camp Nou, something which had sold out the stadium before and which instead had to be played at the much smaller Johan Cruyff Stadium. Criticism of the decision targeted FC Barcelona for prioritizing the Kings League over one of its own teams. [20] [21] [22]

Corruption allegations

Referee Manuel Titos quit the Kings League after the conclusion of the 2023 Winter Split, posting a statement in which he accused the league's organisers of trying to influence referees' decisions. [23] During a livestream, he presented as evidence for these allegations a clip from a match in which he apparently already knew which secret weapon a team had before it was shown to him. [24]

In response, Kunisports chairman Sergio Agüero defended the league during a live chat with Porcinos FC chairman Ibai Llanos, claiming that Titos had issues behind the scenes with unnamed people from the league organization. [25]

Player buyouts

Exclusivity became a requisite for Kings League players after the conclusion of the second split of the 2023 season, which resulted in some players voluntarily leaving the competition to continue 11-a-side careers, with others choosing to stay. In August 2023, Tercera Federación side FE Grama called for the Kings League to be subjected to formal regulations after Porcinos FC and xBuyer Team triggered the buyout clause of two Grama players, Nadir Louah and Adri Gimeno, who had previously featured in the league, so that they would leave Grama and continue to play exclusively in the Kings League. [26]

Team organisation

TeamChairperson
Viola.svg 1K FC Flag of Spain.svg José Morales Flag of Spain.svg Iker Casillas
600px Rosso e Bianco (Strisce).png Aniquiladores FC Flag of Argentina.svg Sergio Verdirame Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Guarnizo
Speed blue White.svg El Barrio Flag of Spain.svg Juan Arroita Flag of Spain.svg Adri Contreras
Blu e Rosso (Strisce).png Jijantes FC Flag of Spain.svg Pau Moral Flag of Spain.svg Gerard Romero
Rosa e Nero.png Kunisports Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Posse Flag of Argentina.svg Sergio Agüero
Verde Flag.png Los Troncos FC Flag of Spain.svg Èric Bartra Flag of Spain.svg Jaume Cremades (Perxitaa)
600px Bianco.png PIO FC Flag of Spain.svg Pol Coma Flag of Mexico.svg Samantha Rivera (Rivers)
600px Rosa.png Porcinos FC Flag of Spain.svg Nacho Castro Flag of Spain.svg Ibai Llanos
600px Giallo e Nero Diagonale.png Rayo de Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Efrén Guillén Flag of Andorra.svg Martí Miràs ( Spursito )
600px Celeste e Bianco.png Saiyans FC Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Romo Flag of Spain.svg David Cánovas ( TheGrefg )
600px Nero.png Ultimate Móstoles Flag of Spain.svg Álex Martínez Flag of Spain.svg Mario Alonso (DjMaRiiO)
600px Giallo.png xBuyer Team Flag of Spain.svg Víctor González Flag of Spain.svg Javier (xBuyer) and Eric Ruiz (MiniBuyer)

Season 1 (2023)

On 28 December 2022, the league rebranded to include the name of main sponsor InfoJobs, a classifieds web service owned by Schibsted. [27]

The inaugural season began on 1 January 2023 with the inaugural matchday of the Winter Split. It concluded on 26 March 2023, with El Barrio defeating Aniquiladores FC in the final to claim the title. The Summer Split began on 7 May 2023 with the inaugural matchday of the Summer Split. It concluded with the XBuyer Team defeating Winter Split champions El Barrio on 29 July 2023 to claim their first title.

Season 2 (2024)

The second season of the league began on 7 May and was announced to conclude on 20 April.

Performance by team

TeamTitlesRunners-upSplits wonSplits runner-up
600px Rosa.png Porcinos FC202023 Kingdom Cup, 2024 Kings World Cup
600px Nero.png Ultimate Móstoles12 2023 Kings Cup 2023 Kingdom Cup, 2024 Winter
Speed blue White.svg El Barrio11 2023 Winter 2023 Summer
600px Giallo.png xBuyer Team10 2023 Summer
600px Arancione.png Saiyans FC10 2024 Winter
600px Rosso e Bianco (Strisce).png Aniquiladores FC01 2023 Winter
Verde Flag.png Los Troncos FC01 2023 Kings Cup

Retired shirt numbers

No.NameTeamPos.Years with teamNoteRefs
69Noel BayarriPorcinos FCDF2023 [28]
19 Pablo Hernández Porcinos FCMF2023-2024 [29]

Sister competitions

Queens League

The Kings League has a sister competition for female players, which is called the Queens League. [12] Shortly after the inaugural season of the Kings League started, Oriol Querol, CEO of Kings League and Kosmos Holding director, announced the Queens League, a competition for women. [30] From May 2023, Queens League matches will be played on Saturdays, ahead of Kings League matches on Sundays. Former Spanish players like Priscila Borja and Willy offered themselves to join the Queens League. [31] Ibai Llanos of Porcinos, was the first Kings League chairperson to confirm the creation of his women's team, Porcinas. Former player Borja Fernández offered to coach the team.

The Queens League was officially launched on 24 February 2023, with all of the Kings League teams taking part in the new tournament; some have changed branding for the women's team, and some have introduced female streamers as chairpersons. [32]

Kings Cup

On 10 February, Pique announced on ChupChup (a stream about the Kings League hosted by Piqué, Querol, and Kings League chairmen) that a tournament would take place later in the year, which was eventually labeled as the "Kings Cup." It consisted of the 12 teams being put into two groups, with the best four finishing teams of each group advancing to the single elimination stage of the tournament.

The inaugural edition of the Kings Cup started on 10 September 2023 and culminated on 14 October with Ultimate Mostoles defeating Los Troncos in the final.

Prince Cup

On 10 February, the creation of a small tournament for kids during August and December was announced on ChupChup, with Piqué comparing this tournament to LaLiga Promises. [33]

The inaugural edition of the Prince Cup started on 31 August 2023, [34] and culminated on 3 September with Los Troncos FC defeating Jijantes FC in the final. [35]

Kingdom Cup

The Kingdom Cup is a mixed competition among the Kings and Queens League clubs in which the Kings League teams play one-half of the match, and the Queens League teams play the other half. The inaugural tournament was announced to begin on 29 October 2023 and conclude with its finals on 25 November 2023. [36]

The inaugural tournament concluded on 25 November 2023, with Porcinos FC defeating Ultimate Mostoles in the final.

Fantasy League

Kings League has an official fantasy league, sponsored by Kolex. [37]

Other countries and the Kings World Cup

Américas Kings League

In March 2023, Oriol Querol stated that the goal was to expand the Kings League format to multiple countries, hoping to organize a Kings League world championship featuring the best teams from each region by autumn 2024. An international competition was realized ahead of this schedule, with the inaugural Kings World Cup set to take place from May to June 2024 in USA. [38]

During the ChupChup live stream on 14 July 2023, Querol announced the creation of the Américas Kings League, a competition with teams from Spanish-speaking countries across the American continent, which began play in 2024 in Mexico City. During the Kings & Queens Finals event on 29 July, it was revealed that Mexican footballer Javier Hernández would be chairman of a team in the league. [39]

Kings League World Cup

On November 7, 2023, a new tournament was announced, tentatively named the Kings League World Cup. It was announced as featuring 20 teams from the Kings League, with 10 teams from Spain and 10 from the Americas, along with teams from other countries, totaling 32 teams. [40] The competition is scheduled to start after the first split of 2024 and will culminate in a final on Saturday, June 8, 2024.

Following the announcement, it was confirmed that former Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimović would preside over the competition. [41]

The first two teams external to the existing competitions in Latin America and Spain were two Brazilian teams on March 9th, 2024: G3nerationX FC (G3X FC for short) led by streamer Gaules and FURIA FC, headed by streamer O Estagiario of Esports organization Furia Esports and former futsal player Alessandro Rosa Vieira (Falcão) in collaboration with Brazilian international Neymar. [42]

More entries were later added:

The Kings World Cup officially began on Sunday, May 26, 2024, with Saiyans FC beating Youniors FC 2–0 in the opening match. [48] The tournament was played in its initial phase in Mexico City. The so called 'Final Four' changed its location and was held at the Estadio BBVA in Monterrey, [49] where the team led by streamer Ibai Llanos became the champion after defeating the Brazilian team G3X FC, directed by streamer Gaules, 5–3 in the final. [50]

Kings League Italia

Before Stallions' opening match in the Kings World Cup against Medallo City, Blur presented a trailer revealing that Italy would host the third incarnation of the Kings League after the original in Spain and the second in Latin America. Ibrahimović, who played for Juventus, Inter Milan and AC Milan, was also announced as the league president, and a 2024 date was given. [51] [52]

Kings League Brazil

Retired Barcelona, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain player Ronaldinho, the 2005 Ballon d’Or winner and 2002 World Cup winner with Brazil, featured as a 12th player for Porcinos in Week 8 of the Season 1 Winter Split. On 26 February, shortly before his appearance, Gerard Piqué announced him as the chairman of one of the teams for the upcoming Brazilian version of the league. [53]

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