2022 IDU Football Championship|
| Host country |  Libertas Omnium Maximus |
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| Dates | 22 August 2022 (2022-08-22)—13 October 2022 (2022-10-13) |
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| Teams | 16 |
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| Venue(s) | Samuel Farthing Mem. Stadium, Bailey Sports Center, Marconi Stadium, Iustitia City Athletics Center, Granite Park Arena, Stalton Grounds, Mallory Gildon Mem. Stadium, Tannus Bank Stadium (in Litudinem, Lumeniola, Iustitia City, Perra host cities) |
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| Champions |  Lauchenoiria |
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| Runners-up |  Xiomera |
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| Third place |  Laeral |
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| Matches played | 32 |
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| Goals scored | 77 (2.41 per match) |
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| Top scorer(s) | Caelan Potter (LAU)
Hao Jiang (LRL) |
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The 2022 IDU Football Championship was the fifth IDUFC tournament, hosted in Libertas Omnium Maximus between August 22, 2022 and October 13, 2022. The Lauchenoirians ultimately won the tournament, defeating the Xiomerans in the final match.
Host Selection
Following the 2018 IDU Football Championship, Libertas Omnium Maximus engaged in a fierce bidding war with Legionas over hosting rights in 2019/2020. An agreement was eventually reached and Legionas was given hosting rights for the 2019/2020 iteration of the tournament, with the understanding that the Maximusians would have the opportunity to host in 2022. In 2021, Maximusian cities Litudinem, Lumeniola, and Iustitia City were selected to host tournament matches. Many criticized the decision to concentrate matches in the nation's southern-coastal region, snubbing Maximusian interior cities of the opportunity to experience the increased tourist traffic that accompanies hosting. Later that year, Perra, the birthplace of professional association football in the Maximusian Republic, was added as a host city.
Qualifiers
Draw
Group Stage
Group A
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification
|
| 1
|
 Elalia
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
+3
|
6
|
Advances to knockout rounds
|
| 2
|
 Trive
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
+1
|
5
|
| 3
|
 Slokais Islands
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
3
|
+3
|
4
|
Eliminated from tournament
|
| 4
|
 Milintica
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
9
|
-7
|
1
|
Group B
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
|
W
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D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification
|
| 1
|
Xiomera
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
+2
|
7
|
Advances to knockout rounds
|
| 2
|
 Greater Acadia
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
1
|
+4
|
6
|
| 3
|
 Huenya
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
-2
|
4
|
Eliminated from tournament
|
| 4
|
 Wosteaque
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
5
|
-4
|
0
|
Group C
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification
|
| 1
|
Laeral
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
2
|
+4
|
7
|
Advances to knockout rounds
|
| 2
|
Libertas Omnium Maximus
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
6
|
3
|
+3
|
5
|
| 3
|
 Grundhavn
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
-1
|
3
|
Eliminated from tournament
|
| 4
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 Serriel
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
7
|
-6
|
1
|
Group D
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification
|
| 1
|
Lauchenoiria
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
6
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Advances to knockout rounds
|
| 2
|
 Lehvant
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
+1
|
4
|
| 3
|
 Gardavasque
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
Eliminated from tournament
|
| 4
|
 Eiria
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
-1
|
3
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Knockout Stage
Final