Eagles Cup

The Eagles Cup is an invitational association football tournament that normally consists of sixteen teams. It is held on an irregular schedule (but usually shortly before the World Cup) at the discretion of any former champion, who form the Eagles Club and have the right to open an Eagles Club stadium in their country. The tournament was originally run by the nation of The Eagles Nest, and its current incarnation is primarily maintained by Turori.

Note: the "corresponding WC" refers to the World Cup beginning after the referenced edition of the Eagles Cup.

History
In its early editions, the Eagles Cup was open to any applying team. The Eagles Nest last hosted it prior to World Cup 19. Prior to World Cup 70, the landscape of international football having changed significantly in the interim, the competition was revived under the auspices of Turori, who introduced invitational criteria as well as the "Eagles Club" of former champions. This also began the tradition of inviting all semifinalists from the previous tournament back, in some cases as successors; for instance, Schiavonia competed in Eagles Cup 5 as loose inheritors of the legacy of NEWI Cefn Druids. The geographical area formerly belonging to Bedistan had by then been absorbed into the area represented by Paripana Sporting Council clubs professionally; they sent a unified "Bedistani" team to Eagles Cup 5, even though the Capitalizt SLANI and Jasīʼyūn had long since ceased to be involved in WCC--affiliated competitions.

Eagles Cup 7 saw the introduction of "Eagles Invitational" slots provided for teams that had won major WCC and/or regional trophies in the most recent cycle. This led to groups being divided among Cocoa-bo Challenge Trophy and Cup of Champions trophy teams, with winners for these being assigned retroactively.

Eagles Club Stadiums
Members of the Eagles Club earn the right to construct stadiums with the "Eagles Club" name in their nations, which may be used for hosting future editions of the tournament. Some of these include:


 * Eelandi, Turori
 * Brinemouth, Nephara
 * Forbridge, Zwangzug

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