2023 Kings League


The 2023/24 Kings League, also known as Kings League Infojobs due to sponsorship reasons, is the 1st season of Kings League Spain, a seven-a-side football competition. It commenced on 1 January 2023 with the first match day of the Winter Split, which concluded on 26 March 2023. The Summer Split began on 7 May 2023, and it is set to conclude with its Final Four on 29 July 2023.

Venue

The Kings League is being held at the Cupra Arena, located in the port of Barcelona. The Cupra Arena is part of the Logistics Activities Area of the Port of Barcelona. On 20 January 2023, Gerard Piqué and FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta announced that the semifinals and final of the winter split playoffs would be held as a 'Final Four' event at the Camp Nou, the home ground of FC Barcelona, on March 26, 2023.

Teams

The kit manufacturer for all teams is Adidas while the kit sponsor for all teams is MediaMarkt. All teams have an "11th Player" who usually is a former professional football player and a "12th Player", a guest player who can be different for each match date
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nowrap| Iker Casillassort|Aniquiladores FC| Aniquiladores FCsort|Verdirame, Sergio|

Split 1

Regular phase standings


Playoffs

The playoffs were held from 24 to 26 March 2023.

Guest players

Kings League teams have the possibility to invite one player each matchday.
Team11th Player12th Player
1K FC

Transfer market

A transfer market opened among all participating teams in the month of April 2023, between the Winter and Summer Splits. The rules of the market were outlined in separate livestreams before the end of the Winter Split regular season:
  • The market will operate in a way similar to a virtual economy, with each team starting with a virtual €100 million budget.
  • Each team chairperson can set a buyout clause for their team's ten regular players. The combined amount of money allocated by a team in the buyout clause values cannot exceed €300 million, and every player's buyout clause must be worth a minimum €1 million. There is no maximum value for a single player's buyout clause, as long as the team complies with the €300 million cap. If a team chairperson fails to present the buyout clause values by the agreed deadline, all their players will have a €30 million buyout clause.
  • Guest players are excluded from the market.
  • Teams can sign players through two different methods:
  • * Buying a player out by paying the amount of money stipulated in his buyout clause. If a buyout is completed, the player cannot refuse to leave his current team; however, if multiple teams attempt a buyout for the same player, the player is allowed to choose which team he will join.
  • * Negotiation between team chairpersons, which can include trading: players can be swapped for other players or exchanged for future draft picks.
  • There will be a total of four transfer windows. During the first window, only signing through buyout will be allowed.
  • If a buyout is activated for a player for whom an offer had been accepted but not notified to the league, the buyout prevails over the offer.
  • The money teams have left after the market ends can be spent during the Summer Split in purchasing additional secret weapons, or paying fines.

Split 2

A new points system Split 2 was announced on 24 April 2023:
  • 3 points for a win during regular time.
  • 2 points for a penalty shoot-out win.
  • 1 point for a penalty shoout-out loss.
  • 0 points for a loss during regular time.
This system, as well as the new playoff format, will also be used in the Queens League.

Regular phase standings


Playoffs

The playoffs are slated to be held from 22 to 29 July 2023, with a new ten-team format announced on 18 April 2023.

Guest players

In May 2023, the Kings League announced the addition of a 14th Player, at the time a mystery, available to only one team. It was later revealed to be World Cup and Champions League winner Andrea Pirlo, with Jijantes FC signing him.
Team11th Player12th Player13th Player14th Player
1K FC

Season statistics

Split 1

Top goalscorers

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Top assists

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MVP of the week

After each match, a Most Valuable Player is chosen. After the matchday finishes, a poll in Twitter is launched to determine which is the MVP of the week.
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Split 2

Top goalscorers

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Top assists

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Kings Cup (September–October 2023)

The 2023 Kings Cup is set to begin on 10 September 2023 and conclude on 14 October 2023.

Group stage

The groups were drawn during the Draft Day event on 4 September 2023.
Group AGroup B

Group A


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Group B


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Knockout stage

The format for the knockout stage was unveiled on 18 September 2023.
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Split 3

The 2024 Winter Split is still considered part of the 2023 season before the adoption of a new calendar model starting with the 2024-25 season. It began on 21 January and is set to conclude on 20 April 2024.

Regular phase standings