1959 Ecros Championship
| Greater Sacramento 1959 رپوبلإكا الإسلامية 1959 in Arabic | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Greater Sacramento |
| Dates | 6–25 June |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Reykanes (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Tirol |
| Third place |  Karimun |
| Fourth place |  Quebecshire |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 43 (2.15 per match) |
The 1959 Ecros Football Championship was the second edition of the LFE Ecros Championship. The contest was held in Greater Sacramento. It was won by Reykanes after a 1–1 draw, 0–0 replay and a coin toss in Reykani favour. The runners-up were Tirol. The defending champions were Terranihil, who made history coming last in the league stage. The 1959 tournament was the first with six members and hence the first to utilise a league stage in which all teams would play all others prior to the four best entering the knockout stage. Both the host and incumbent champions failed to pass the group stage, which has never occurred since.
This was the first championship contested by Quebecshire and Reykanes.
Contents
Bid process
Venues
Squads
Match officials
League stage
The teams finishing the the four top positions progressed to the semifinals, while the bottom two teams were eliminated from the tournament.
Tiebreakers
For the league stage of this tournament, where two or more teams tied on an equal number of points, the finishing positions were determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order:
- number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question
- goal difference in all league matches
- goals scored in all league matches
- drawing of lots
If two teams tied on points, goal difference and goals played against each other in their final league match and no other team finishes with the same points; in which case the tie is broken by a replay on the following day.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tirol
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Quebecshire
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Karimun
|
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Reykanes
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 5 | |
| 5 | Greater Sacramento
|
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 6 |  Terranihil
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Knockout stage
In all matches but the final, extra time and a coin toss were used to decide the winner if necessary. If the final remained level after extra time, a further 15 minutes of sudden-death would be used to determine the winner. If both teams remain level after this period, a replay would occur on the next matchday with the aggregate determining the victor. If scores still remain even following the replay, a coin-toss is used to determine the champions.
Bracket
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 22 June – Ankarabad | ||||||
| Tirol | 2 | |||||
| 26 June – Ankarabad | ||||||
| Karimun | 0 | |||||
| Tirol | 1 / 0 | |||||
| 23 June – Ankarabad | ||||||
| Reykanes (coin toss) | 1 / 0 | |||||
| Quebecshire | 1 | |||||
| Reykanes | 2 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 25 June – Ankarabad | ||||||
| Karimun (coin toss) | 1 | |||||
| Quebecshire | 1 | |||||
Semifinals
| Quebecshire | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Reykanes |
|---|---|---|
 29' |
22' 105' |
Third place play-off
| Karimun | 1–1 (a.e.t.) Karimun won on coin toss | Quebecshire |
|---|---|---|
| 86' |
30' |
Final
| 1959 Ecros Championship |
|---|
 Reykanes 1st title |
