🌏 Qualification & Invitations
- 18 total teams compete in the tournament 👥
- Slot distribution:
- 🇮🇳 India — 1 invited team
- 🇹🇭 Thailand — 2 invited teams
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia — 2 invited teams
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia — 2 invited teams
- 🇧🇩 Bangladesh — 1 invited team
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan — 1 invited team
- 🇳🇵 Nepal — 1 invited team
- ⚔️ South Asia Play-ins — 8 qualified teams
⚔️ Group Stage | June 18th – 20th, 2026
- 18 teams divided into 3 groups of 6 👥
- 18 matches played across 3 matchdays 🎮
- Each team plays a total of 12 matches 📊
- Top 12 teams qualify for the Grand Finals ✅
🏆 Grand Finals | June 21st, 2026
- 12 teams compete for the championship 👑
- Champion Rush format applied 💥
- Teams battle for the FFMAI 2026 Summer title 🏅
💥 What is Champion Rush?
- Teams play under standard tournament rules until a team reaches the Champion Rush threshold 🎯
- Champion Rush threshold is set at 80 points 📊
- Once a team reaches 80 points, they become “Champion Rush Eligible” ⚡
- The first eligible team to secure a Booyah! 🐔👑 becomes the champion
- If no eligible team secures a Booyah!, the team with the highest overall points wins the tournament 🏆
📝 Example
If a team reaches 80+ points after Match 6, they become Champion Rush Eligible and must secure a Booyah! in the following matches to win the championship.