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Within the prestigious Gold Championships the SMFA Shield holders qualify for the following seasons tournament, along with 63 other clubs from the various national leagues dependent on their final league position or from winning one of their domestic cups.

The number of clubs which qualify for the SMFA Shield from each national league within the Gold Championships varies between each league.

Within a standard game world the SMFA Cup holders qualify for the following seasons tournament, along with a set amount of clubs from within the Mundo ng Paglalaro dependent on their final league position or from winning one of their domestic cups.

However, it is worth noting that the number of clubs which qualify for the SMFA Shield from each Karaniwang Larong Pang-mundo will vary between each format.

In nation based Standard na Mundo Game the SMFA Shield will also include numerous top-level external clubs, which will vary dependent on format.

For example clubs within the Australian Championships will compete against other Asian teams.

Please refer to 'Qualification within Karaniwang Larong Pang-mundo'.

Selecting the formation and tactics for your team is the same process as any other matchday.

Regarding fitness and SMFA Shield matches a player's fitness is taken into consideration and it is reduced during the game.

Players will be able to pick up an injury whilst playing for their club. Also a player could pick up an SMFA suspension, but this will only apply for SMFA competitions and will not effect domestic competitions.

If you are a Gold Manager then selecting the formation and tactics for your team is the same process as any other matchday.

If you are not a Gold Manager then your Assistant Manager will decide the tactics and team.

Your Assistant Manager will not change the tactical screen. This means that you can set your team for the following match and it will not change.

Regarding fitness and SMFA Shield matches all players are 100% fit for the game, and no fitness is reduced.

Players will not be able to pick up an injury whilst playing for their club. Also a player could pick up an SMFA suspension, but this will only apply for SMFA competitions and will not effect domestic competitions.

Please refer to 'Matchday within Standard na Mundo Game'.

The SMFA Shield is in a knockout format involving the qualified clubs from each Mundo ng Paglalaro, with pairings drawn completely at random as there are no seeds.

Each knockout stage is played over two legs, home and away (away goals count double), with the club with the highest score proceeding to the next round.

If the aggregate score is level then away goals will count double. If the aggregate scores are still level then penalties are used to decide who will progress to the next stage of the tournament.

The SMFA Cup final is a one off match played at a neutral pre-determined venue. If the match is a draw after 90 minutes have been played, then penalties are used to decide who will lift the trophy.

Any player who makes an appearance for a club at any stage of the SMFA Shield is cup-tied for all future matches during that season in the same competition.

This means that if the player transfers clubs during the same season he will not be eligible to represent his new club in that competition for the duration of the season.

For example a player represents club "x" in the SMFA Shield and then transfers to club "y". The player in question will be cup-tied in relation to the SMFA Shield for the duration of the tournament.

Any player who makes an appearance for a club at any stage of the SMFA Shield will not become cup-tied for future matches within Standard na Mundo Game.

Any player who makes an appearance for a club at any stage of the SMFA Cup will not become cup-tied for future matches within Mundo Custom Game.

The winners of the SMFA Shield qualify for the following seasons Super Cup.

In both Gold Championships and Standard na Mundo Game the SMFA pays each club prize money for qualifying for each round of the competition and the overall winners receive bonus prize money.