Rulebook

Version 2026

01. General Guidelines
  • Footibia is a Tibia football league organization created by Tibia community players. There is no official relationship between the event organizers and CipSoft.
  • To preserve the impartiality of the event, members of the organization cannot participate in teams. This includes staff members, football referees, partner streamers, sponsors and all event volunteers.
  • This rulebook only regulates the Footibia Major League (FML), the main league of Footibia. For rules of other tourneys, please visit the Events page.
02. League Structure
  • The Footibia Major League (FML) is a football league with annual seasons.
  • To qualify, a team must be registered and have at least 2 recruited players by the day of the first league round.
  • Qualified teams and league history are available on the Events page.
  • The league has two phases: matchdays in a regular season format, followed by knockout playoffs involving the top 4 teams.
  • During the regular season, teams play one game per matchday, held monthly, competing for points to advance to the next phase.
  • In the knockout playoffs, the semifinals pit the first-place team against the fourth-place team, and the second-place team against the third-place team. The winners then compete in the final, while the remaining teams play for third place.
03. Teams
  • Each team will be represented by 1 team owner.
  • At the time of team application, the team owner must belong to a guild founded at least 1 year ago.
  • Each team consists of 2 main players and up to 3 optional reserves, for a total of 5 members maximum.
  • Teams must have 2 uniform patterns using the Citizen outfit. Only players’ hair and boots may be customized; shirts and pants require specific team colors for all members.
  • Matters regarding team configuration and match scheduling will be dealt with directly by a staff member with the team owner.
  • To found a team, the team owner must use the form on the Team Application page or contact a staff member directly.
  • The submitted form will be analyzed by Footibia staff members, and the team owner will be contacted by Discord or in-game.
  • Attention! Footibia staff members will never request your account data or personal information. All communication occurs in-game or via Discord.
04. Players
  • After the team owner receives confirmation of team foundation, a dedicated character must be created for each team player on the Zunera world, named “Team Name + Player Name”.

    For example: Galactics Thomas
    Galactics is the Team Name.
    Thomas is the nickname chosen by the player.

  • Players must be level 8 and reside in Thais.
  • While players are not confirmed, the team’s lineup will show “Currently in recruitment” status.
05. Schedule
  • The regular season matchdays will always take place on the last Sunday of each month through June.
  • The knockout playoffs will take place on Sunday, July 12, 2026.
  • By default, all official league matches take place on Sundays at 21:00 CET / CEST (11 hours after the server save).
06. Matches
  • During the regular season, matches use a waiting list.
  • At least two players from the team must be present to join the waiting list.
  • A dice roll decides who plays first: one player per team rolls, highest goes first.
  • If the number of teams present at the first match is odd, a “Late Team” slot is added to the list.
  • If the Late Team fails to arrive by the end of the last match, the opposing team wins by walkover (W.O.).
  • Each match continues until one team scores 6 goals.
  • One player from each team rolls a die to decide their starting side of the field. The player who rolls the highest number decides the starting side.
  • Before starting the match, players must position themselves as instructed by the referee.
  • At the referee’s “Goal” or “Stop” signal, players must return the ball to the referee.
  • A break occurs when either team scores 3 goals, after which teams switch sides.
  • Reserve player substitutions may occur at halftime or between goals. To substitute, any team player must signal the referee before the round starts.
  • In the event of a goal dispute, the player must request a review from the referee immediately after the incident. The referee will then review the round’s footage to determine if the goal is valid or if the round must be restarted.
  • Each goal earns 1 point during the regular season. So, for each match won, the winning team will earn 6 points.
  • Teams winning by W.O. receive all 6 match points.
  • In case of a W.O., as a courtesy and to ensure the last present team plays, any available team may volunteer for a friendly match. This does not count toward official league points.
07. Technical Specifications
  • The football field must measure 13 sqm x 8 sqm.
  • To ensure players from different regions don’t exceed 200ms ping latency, official matches must be hosted on a North American server. The experimental game world Zunera was chosen to host Footibia Major League official matches.
  • Each player can test their ping before matches by pressing ALT + F8 in the Tibia client. If anyone experiences latency issues, the team owner can call up reserve players for the match.
  • Players will be inspected before matches and must be level 8 (speed 117) to play.
  • Items, spells, or other factors that alter player speed are not allowed.
  • The stadium is located at Thais Hostel, Harbour Street, Thais – Zunera.
08. Card Collection
  • Our community features an annually updated card collection. Players and partners can receive custom card artwork to add to the collection.
  • Some special cards may be added for top league teams. Champion teams receive a rare card that will be added to that season’s collection.
  • Player card points are updated annually but reflect positions achieved through the previous season.
09. Rewards
  • Teams that complete team foundation will receive exclusive logo options designed by Footibia staff. Alternatively, team owners may create their own logo.
  • The first registered team on each world receives an exclusive anthem produced by Footibia staff. Alternatively, the team owner may create their own anthem.
  • League winners receive a golden goblet with a message from Footibia staff and official community recognition. No money or marketable items will be awarded, as the event focuses solely on fun and shared experiences among Tibian friends across servers.
  • Partners may offer rewards to champions but cannot provide money or marketable items.
10. Awards
  • The awards teams can earn based on their Footibia competition history are: