MANAGER STORY
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Kanppu got a good to his career and finished 4th in the J1 League and reached the semi final of the Levain Cup, not bad for a newly promoted side! This season Fukuoka will shape up to play in the AFC Champions League group stage for the first time in club history! Is Fukuoka also able to make a push for the J1 League title? Stay tuned!


AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE STORY
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Group stage:
1 Avispa Fukuoka - 13 pts
2 Shanghai Shenhua - 10 pts
3 Jeonbuk - 10 pts
4 Sydney FC - 1 pt

Quarter Final:
vs. Shanghai Port 1-2 (L)
@ Shanghai Port 3-5 (W)

Semi Final:
@ Al Hilal 3-2 (L)
vs. Al Hilal 3-1 (W)

Final 🏆:
vs. Al Shabab 2-0 (W)


RULES
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#1 Each season I am obligated to replace at least 2 starting players to keep refreshing the squad. This can be done by selling / demoting / loaning out a player.

#2 Players above a certain OVR combined with a certain age, have to be sold at the beginning of the season. See the following rules:
⏩ Older than 32:
- No 80+ players have to be sold.
⏩ Between 26 and 31 years old:
- All 80+ players have to be sold.
⏩ Under 25 years old:
- All 75+ players have to be sold.

#3 I am not allowed to buy more than 3 starting players per season.

#4 Each season I can buy a maximum of 1 player with an OVR of 75+.

#5 I am not allowed to buy starting players from:
>> 1st Division teams in England, Germany, Spain, Italy and France.
>> Top teams from smaller leagues like Ajax, Porto, Benfica, Sporting, Salzburg, Spartak Moscow, Shakhtar Donetsk, Dynamo Kiev, etc.
>> Fukuoka's rivals: Oita Trinita and Sagan Tosu.
>> Current J1 League champion.
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There is one exemption:
>> I can buy Japanese players that are older than 27 years old and under 80 OVR, regardless of what club they play at, but not from Oita Trinita, Sagan Tosu and the current J1 champion.


TRANSFERS
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Transfer in:
WINTER
- K. Boateng (ST) on a free transfer from Hertha Berlin
- K. Nakano (GK) for €630.000 from Sapporo
- K. Saito (CM) for €300.000 from Vegalta Sendai
- D. Suga (LM) for €2.400.000 from Sapporo
SUMMER
- A. Esaka (CAM) for €1.800.000 from Urawa
MID-OCTOBER
- Liu Binbin (LM) as a free agent signing

Transfers out:
WINTER
- T. Nara (CB) sold to Jeonbuk
- S. Nakamura (CDM) sold to Düsseldorf
- J. Croux (CAM) sold to Cercle Brugge
- Y. Maejima (CDM) sold to Kasimpasa
- M. Murakami (GK) sold to Angers
- Lukian (ST) sold to Sheffield United
SUMMER
- T. Tanaka (RM) sold to Atlas


SHORTLIST
https://sofifa.com/shortlist/148932

DIFFICULTY
Ultimate / competitive mode OFF / difficulty based on player ON


RATINGS ARE UPDATED AS OF DECEMBER 31ST, 2022