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PES United
The 2008–09 season is PES United's debut season in the UEFA European Superliga, and their 1st season in the 2nd division of Master League. The team will be aiming to gain promotion to the 1st Division in their first attempt.

The club was started from scratch and the Master League default players made up the initial squad.

Pre-season and friendlies
As this is their first season in Master League, there was no pre-season for the team. It would be a learning curve from the very first league fixture and they would hope to do well from the very start.

About the league schedule
The D2 League consists of 12 teams competing in 22 Home & Away fixtures. The D2 Cup, held alongside the D2 League, is a 12 Home & Away knockout format competition. At the midway point of the season (Fixture 11 of the D2 League / D2 Cup Quarter-finals 2nd Leg) there will be a 4-week transfer period where players can be sold and acquired. When all D2 League and D2 Cup fixtures are complete, you will be awarded prize money in accordance with your standings. At the end of all D2 League fixtures, the teams that will be promoted from D2 and the teams that will be relegated from D1 are announced. At the end of all D2 League fixtures, you can schedule pre-season matches against teams from other leagues. You can acquire players for the new season during the transfer period which starts on week 45. All your players' salaries will be paid at the end of the season on week 52.

Conditions for Promotion / Relegation
Teams subjected to the following conditions will be promoted and relegated automatically.

Relegation: D1 League bottom 3 teams (18th to 20th) Promotion: D2 League top 3 teams (1st to 3rd)

STORY OF THE LEAGUE
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RESULTS
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

D2 Cup Regulations
League and Cup matches held alongside the D2 league. The D2 League consists of 12 teams competing in a Home & Away knockout competition, with a single fixture Final.

Cup Draw Abnormalities
As there are only 12 teams entered, the team which finished 4th in the previous season, plus the 3 sides relegated from D1 in the previous season all recieve a bye to the Quarter-final stage.

STORY OF THE CUP
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D1 Cup
PES United were not entered into this competition as they are still a 2nd Division team, with only teams from Division 1 permitted to enter.

European Championship
The European Championship consists of the top teams from 4 leagues and is the world's top club championship. Qualifying for this tournament is every team's dream and to win it makes you the true world champion.

Tournament Format
The competition is made up of 3 rounds and depending on your eligibility, you enter the tournament at a different stage.

Qualifying
4 groups of 4 teams compete in a Home & Away group league stage.

Tournament 1st Round
4 groups of 4 teams compete in a Home & Away group league stage.

Tournament 2nd Round
8 teams in a Home & Away knockout tournament stage with a single fixture Final.

Eligibility
Eligibility for the European Championship is decided by results of the previous season. 1st = Enter from the Tournament 1st Round 2nd = Enter from the Tournament 1st Round 3rd = Enter from Qualifying 4th = Enter from Qualifying 5th = Enter from Qualifying 6th = Enter from Qualifying

Progress
The top 2 teams of each group advance to the next round.

STORY OF THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
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STORY OF THE TOURNAMENT 2ND ROUND
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European Masters Cup
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Squad statistics
Statistics accurate as of *DATE*