NECOB Rules & Fair Play

• 1.1

  Every official game is played in a Friend Match room: 8-minute match time, Normal condition, default extra time / penalties off unless the fixture says otherwise.

• 1.2

  Smart Assist must be OFF in every official game. The setting may be checked in the proof video.

• 1.3

  The player marked 🔑 in the lineup is the room host: they create the room and share the room code in the match group. If they can't connect (VPN, network), they ask the opponent to host.

• 1.4

  If a game starts with the wrong settings, the wrong device or the wrong account:

  • ›Spotted during the game: stop, and replay the remaining time from the current score with the right settings.
  • ›Spotted after the game with clear proof: the game is replayed. Doing it on purpose leads to a card (section 8).

• 2.1

  Each 1v1 game: win = 3 game points, draw = 1 game point each, loss = 0.

• 2.2

  The club with more game points wins the club match and gets 3 table points. Equal game points is a draw: 1 table point each.

• 2.3

  Group table order: table points → game-point difference → goal difference → goals scored.

• 2.4

  A player can play only one game in a club match.

• 2.5

  Groups may include BYEs (empty slots). A club drawn against a BYE wins that match automatically (3 table points, no game points or goals).

Knockout

• 2.6

  Two-leg ties are decided on total game points over both legs, then total goals.

• 2.7

  If still level, the tie is decided by a deciding game or the method the match operations announce; the admin records the club that goes through.

• 4.1

  Captains send their players to match operations before the lineup deadline; the admin publishes the lineup.

• 4.2

  Only players in the club's approved squad (registered before the fixture) may play.

• 4.3

  Substitutes

  • ›A substitute must be from the same squad and must not have played in that club match.
  • ›Ask before the slot's response time with both captains tagged; match operations approve it in the group.
  • ›Emergency substitutes (sudden network or device problem) are allowed until the slot time if match operations agree.
• 4.4

  Each club has one captain per match (shown on the match page). The captain may hand over to another squad member at most twice per matchday and must announce it in the group.

• 4.5

  The match code is for the two captains only. Never share it outside the two clubs; ask an admin for a new code if it leaks.

• 5.1

  If a game disconnects, both players screenshot their screen right away. A rematch must start within 10 minutes.

• 5.2

  The rematch plays only the remaining time. Goals scored before the disconnect stand only with clear proof (screenshot or video).

• 5.3

  The player who was leading must show proof of the score; without it their lead is cancelled.

• 5.4

  Refusing a rematch after a disconnect gives the opponent the win.

• 5.5

  Repeated or deliberate disconnects (to escape a loss) lead to a yellow card; three disconnects in one game go to match operations, who decide the result.

• 5.6

  Disconnecting during a clear chance (penalty, 1v1, free kick) is decided by match operations.

• 5.7

  Wasting time with endless back passes is not allowed. With video proof, extra time is added in a rematch and a yellow card may follow.

• 6.1

  Winner: a screenshot or screen recording of the final result page. Draw: both players. Disconnect: the leading player.

• 6.2

  Proof must show both names, the score and, when asked, the room, Konami ID and Smart Assist setting.

• 6.3

  Post proof in the match group within 10 minutes of the game ending. Proof must come from the player who played (forwarded or edited proof is not accepted).

• 6.4

  Captains submit the full result in the Captain area of the match page with the match code (scores + proof link). It counts only after an admin approves it.

• 6.5

  Complaints about a game (missing proof, wrong player, Smart Assist on) must be raised in the match group within 20 minutes of the game ending. Later complaints are not accepted and the result stands.

• 6.6

  If proof is missing and a complaint is made in time, the game is replayed. Fake or edited proof leads to a red card.

• 7.1

  One NECOB account per person. Your Konami UID must be your own and is unique on NECOB.

• 7.2

  Your name, Facebook profile, UID and device on NECOB must match the account you play with. Update them before fixtures are published; changes after that may not apply to that match.

• 7.3

  Playing on someone else's account, or someone playing for you (proxy), is a serious offence (section 8).

• 7.4

  Wrong information spotted before the game: fix it or use a substitute. Playing with wrong information after an opponent's complaint → auto loss.

• 7.5

  NECOB may ask for identity proof at any time for official tournaments.

• 9.1

  Chosen by match operations from the winning side, in this order: decisive win → goal difference → clean sheet → goals scored → opponent's rating.

• 9.2

  Players with an auto win or a card in that match can't be MOTM.

• 9.3

  In a drawn club match, the player whose result secured the draw comes first. Popularity is never a criterion.

• 10.1

  A club that can't play must tell the admins at least 24 hours before the matchday.

• 10.2

  A club that doesn't show (or withdraws later) loses every game of that club match as auto losses.

• 10.3

  A club that is absent must inform the opponent captain in the match group before the first slot; otherwise the present club must still report in time to get the auto win.

• 10.4

  If a club was never invited to the match group, the match may be rescheduled.

• 11.1

  Captain: joins the match group, adds the players, keeps the team on time, reports problems and submits the result.

• 11.2

  Player: responds on time, talks to the opponent, records proof and follows match operations.

• 11.3

  Match operations (judges): run the match group, check proof, decide disputes and give cards.

• 11.4

  Appeals against a matchday decision go to the admins within 24 hours. The admins decide within 1–7 days; their decision is final.

• 11.5

  Captains and players are expected to know these rules — not knowing them is not an excuse.

• 12.1

  Each club has a Main Team Squad of up to 30 players. Clubs sign players through the Transfer Window; every signing needs admin approval and starts a 120-day contract.

• 12.2

  A player can belong to one club at a time and is frozen for 3 days after joining.

• 12.3

  Every player starts on a rating of 750. Ratings change only after approved games, using an Elo formula; goal difference, clean sheets and MOTM add a little extra.

• 12.4

  All times are Bangladesh time (GMT+6). Keep your phone charged, with storage and data for recording — device problems are not an excuse.