<?xml version="1.0"?>
<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en-GB">
	<id>https://nssportwiki.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&amp;feedformat=atom&amp;user=2601%3A189%3A580%3A2240%3AF179%3A246A%3A8899%3AE58A</id>
	<title>NationStates Sports Wiki - User contributions [en-gb]</title>
	<link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://nssportwiki.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&amp;feedformat=atom&amp;user=2601%3A189%3A580%3A2240%3AF179%3A246A%3A8899%3AE58A"/>
	<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://nssportwiki.com/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/2601:189:580:2240:F179:246A:8899:E58A"/>
	<updated>2026-05-20T13:49:07Z</updated>
	<subtitle>User contributions</subtitle>
	<generator>MediaWiki 1.40.1</generator>
	<entry>
		<id>https://nssportwiki.com/index.php?title=Independent_Associations_Championship&amp;diff=17326</id>
		<title>Independent Associations Championship</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://nssportwiki.com/index.php?title=Independent_Associations_Championship&amp;diff=17326"/>
		<updated>2023-01-12T15:27:06Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;2601:189:580:2240:F179:246A:8899:E58A: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{Infobox football tournament&lt;br /&gt;
| name                 = {{nowrap|Independent Associations Championship}}&lt;br /&gt;
| image                = IAC generic logo.png&lt;br /&gt;
| imagesize            = 250px&lt;br /&gt;
| alt                  =&lt;br /&gt;
| caption              =&lt;br /&gt;
| organiser            = IAC Organising Committee&lt;br /&gt;
| title                =&lt;br /&gt;
| founded              = {{Start date and age|2016|11|24|df=yes}}&lt;br /&gt;
| abolished            =&lt;br /&gt;
| region               = All {{small|(except [[Atlantian Oceania|AO]], [[Rushmore]], [[Esportiva]], [[Mandalanusa]] and [[Anaia]])}}&lt;br /&gt;
| number of teams      = varies {{small|(50 in the most recent tournament)}}&lt;br /&gt;
| qualifier for        =&lt;br /&gt;
| current champions    = {{fb|HUElavia}} (2nd&amp;amp;nbsp;title)&lt;br /&gt;
| most successful team = {{ublist|{{fb|HUElavia}}|{{fb|Schottia}}|{{fb|Poafmersia}}}} (2 titles each)&lt;br /&gt;
| broadcasters         =&lt;br /&gt;
| motto                =&lt;br /&gt;
| website              =&lt;br /&gt;
| current              = [[Independent Associations Championship 15]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
The &#039;&#039;&#039;Independent Associations Championship&#039;&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;&#039;IAC&#039;&#039;&#039;), also known as the &#039;&#039;&#039;Independents Cup&#039;&#039;&#039;, is an {{wp|association football}} tournament open to nations outside of the &amp;quot;Big Four&amp;quot; sporting regions of [[Atlantian Oceania]], [[Rushmore]], [[Esportiva]] and [[Anaia]]. Created to allow nations outside then-&amp;quot;Big Three&amp;quot; additional opportunities to compete for silverware during the [[World Cup]] off-season, the tournament is usually considered equivalent to the regional championships and generally occurs during the same timeframe.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[HUElavia national football team|HUElavia ]], [[Schottia national football team|Schottia]] and [[Poafmersia national football team|Poafmersia]] are the most successful teams in the tournament. Schottia has played in the first three finals and Poafmersia contested the 10th and 11th finals, while [[HUElavia national football team|HUElavia]] have contested the most finals, namely seven. The current champions are [[HUElavia national football team|HUElavia]], who defeated [[Trolleborg national football team|Trolleborg]] 1-0 in the [[Independent Associations Championship 16 Final]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Name==&lt;br /&gt;
The tournament has officially gone by two very different names over the course of its history: &amp;quot;Independent Associations Championship&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Independents Cup&amp;quot;. The mixed use of these two names has been a source of confusion that culminated in the ninth edition of the tournament erroneously being called the &amp;quot;Independent Associations Cup&amp;quot;, a mistake that has since slipped into common usage.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Format==&lt;br /&gt;
The format varies depending on the number of participating teams, but has always included a round-robin group stage, followed by a knockout stage. The [[KPB ranking system]] is used to seed the draw for the group stage, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the knockout stage, with the addition of a select number of third-place teams depending on the number of groups.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Championship history==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center; width:100%; font-size:90%;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;6%&amp;quot;|Edition&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;12%&amp;quot;|Host(s)&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Final&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Third-place match&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;6%&amp;quot;|Number of teams&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!style=&amp;quot;width:14%; background:gold;&amp;quot;|Champions&lt;br /&gt;
!width=10%|Score and venue&lt;br /&gt;
!style=&amp;quot;width:14%; background:silver;&amp;quot;|Runners-up&lt;br /&gt;
!style=&amp;quot;width:14%; background:#c96;&amp;quot;|Third place&lt;br /&gt;
!width=10%|Score and venue&lt;br /&gt;
!style=&amp;quot;width:14%; background:#9acdff;&amp;quot;|Fourth place&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 1|IAC 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flagicon|Bonesea}} [[Boreal Islands]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Schottia}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 1 Final|4–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Stadion Taxhavn]], {{nowrap|[[St. Bernadine]]}}&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Veldgouwen}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Abanhfleft}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–1}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[St. Tara Field]], {{nowrap|[[Hill o’ Tara]]}}&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Barunia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|24&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 2|IAC 2]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Schottia}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;{{flag|Mercedini}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Bonesea}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 2 Final|2–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Harbour Hill Stadium]], [[Handon]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Schottia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Mercedini}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|3–1}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Zoloroni Sports City Stadium]], [[Zoloroni]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Flardania}}&lt;br /&gt;
|32&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 3|IAC 3]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Spaam}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;{{flag|Kel Assuk}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Schottia}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 3 Final|2–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Paatukar National Stadium]], [[Paatukar]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Mercedini}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Aggrey-Fynn Land}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–1}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Queen Dihya Sports Complex]], [[Marandet]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Bojikstan}}&lt;br /&gt;
|32&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 4|IAC 4]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Schottia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Free Republics}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 4 Final|3–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Harbour Hill Stadium]], [[Handon]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Mercedini}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|3–3|4–3}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Lochend Stadium]], [[Lochend]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Alpine Union}}&lt;br /&gt;
|28&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 5|IAC 5]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Free Republics}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Mercedini}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 5 Final|3–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Olympic Stadium (Baseton)|Olympic Stadium]], [[Baseton]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Free Republics}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–2|3–2}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[AllMartDome]], [[Reco]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|North Prarie}}&lt;br /&gt;
|40&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 6|IAC 6]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Mercedini}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Drawkland}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–2|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 6 Final|2–2]]&#039;&#039;&#039;|4–3}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Zoloroni Sports City Stadium]], [[Zoloroni]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Omerica}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|New Lusitania}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–0}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Langtree Metropolitan Stadium]], [[Langtree]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Kavagrad}}&lt;br /&gt;
|32&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 7|IAC 7]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Drawkland}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Omerica}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 7 Final|3–2]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Seven Stars Stadium]], {{nowrap|[[Centivar County]]}}&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Reçueçn}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|1–0}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Castle Stadium]], [[Raikennax]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Kavagrad}}&lt;br /&gt;
|24&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 8|IAC 8]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Reçueçn}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Reçueçn}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 8 Final|3–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[National Stadium (Reçueçn)|National Stadium]], [[Reçueçn City|Reçueçn]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|HUElavia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Squornshelan Remnant States}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|3–1}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Arena der Alpen]], [[Heldingen]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}&lt;br /&gt;
|36&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 9|IAC 9]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|HUElavia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|New Lusitania}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 9 Final|4–3]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Estadio Nacional]], [[Curumba]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|HUElavia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Port Ember}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|3–3|3–3|3–2}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Estadio Hueti]], [[Jinaqa]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Poafmersia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|32&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 10|IAC X]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Omerica}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Poafmersia}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–2|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 10 Final|3–2]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Stade de la République]], [[Romainbourg]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|HUElavia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Squidroidia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–0}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[RS Amphitheatre]], {{nowrap|[[Port-des-Saints]]}}&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Tequilo}}&lt;br /&gt;
|40&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 11|IAC 11]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Havynwilde}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Poafmersia}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 11 Final|3–2]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Uvenstadion Superparc]], [[Keflavɨk]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|HUElavia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|New Lusitania}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|1–0}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Uvenstadion Superparc]], [[Keflavɨk]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Megistos}}&lt;br /&gt;
|50&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 12|IAC 12]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Muralos}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;{{flag|Almuzahara}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Tequilo}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 12 Final|3–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Komcatt Arena]], [[Urbego]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Squidroidia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|{{fb|Omerica}} and {{fb|Silver Beach}}&lt;br /&gt;
|48&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 13|IAC 13]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Poafmersia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Indusse}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 13 Final|3–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Libira National Stadium]], {{nowrap|[[Fiskadaha City]]}}&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|HUElavia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Felinetopia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|1–0}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Mancodas Complex]], {{nowrap|[[Greater Mancodas]]}}&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Quintessence of Dust}}&lt;br /&gt;
|44&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 14|IAC 14]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Belnegau}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Adab}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 14 Final|2–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Ziegelstein Castle Keep]], [[Ziegelstein]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Trolleborg}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Indusse}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|6–2}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Ziegelstein Castle Keep]], [[Ziegelstein]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Kriegiersien}}&lt;br /&gt;
|36&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 15|IAC 15]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|&#039;&#039;16 countries&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|HUElavia}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–2|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 15 Final|4–4]]&#039;&#039;&#039;|4–3}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Estadio Nacional]], [[Curumba]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Squidroidia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|4–4|5–4}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[1st December Stadium]], [[Trolleborg City]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Indusse}}&lt;br /&gt;
|48&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 16|IAC 16]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|&#039;{{flag|Drawkland}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{flag|Juvencus}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|HUElavia}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 16 Final|1–0]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Seven Stars Stadium]], [[Centivar County]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Trolleborg}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2-1}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Il Nuovo Stadio Olimpico Della Pomena]], [[Pomena]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Geektopia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|40&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[AOCAF Cup]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Copa Rushmori]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Campionato Esportiva]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[CAFA Cup]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Navbox IAC}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Association football]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Independent Associations Championship|*]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>2601:189:580:2240:F179:246A:8899:E58A</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://nssportwiki.com/index.php?title=Independent_Associations_Championship&amp;diff=3556</id>
		<title>Independent Associations Championship</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://nssportwiki.com/index.php?title=Independent_Associations_Championship&amp;diff=3556"/>
		<updated>2023-01-12T15:27:06Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;2601:189:580:2240:F179:246A:8899:E58A: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{Infobox football tournament&lt;br /&gt;
| name                 = {{nowrap|Independent Associations Championship}}&lt;br /&gt;
| image                = IAC generic logo.png&lt;br /&gt;
| imagesize            = 250px&lt;br /&gt;
| alt                  =&lt;br /&gt;
| caption              =&lt;br /&gt;
| organiser            = IAC Organising Committee&lt;br /&gt;
| title                =&lt;br /&gt;
| founded              = {{Start date and age|2016|11|24|df=yes}}&lt;br /&gt;
| abolished            =&lt;br /&gt;
| region               = All {{small|(except [[Atlantian Oceania|AO]], [[Rushmore]], [[Esportiva]], [[Mandalanusa]] and [[Anaia]])}}&lt;br /&gt;
| number of teams      = varies {{small|(50 in the most recent tournament)}}&lt;br /&gt;
| qualifier for        =&lt;br /&gt;
| current champions    = {{fb|HUElavia}} (2nd&amp;amp;nbsp;title)&lt;br /&gt;
| most successful team = {{ublist|{{fb|HUElavia}}|{{fb|Schottia}}|{{fb|Poafmersia}}}} (2 titles each)&lt;br /&gt;
| broadcasters         =&lt;br /&gt;
| motto                =&lt;br /&gt;
| website              =&lt;br /&gt;
| current              = [[Independent Associations Championship 15]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
The &#039;&#039;&#039;Independent Associations Championship&#039;&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;&#039;IAC&#039;&#039;&#039;), also known as the &#039;&#039;&#039;Independents Cup&#039;&#039;&#039;, is an {{wp|association football}} tournament open to nations outside of the &amp;quot;Big Four&amp;quot; sporting regions of [[Atlantian Oceania]], [[Rushmore]], [[Esportiva]] and [[Anaia]]. Created to allow nations outside then-&amp;quot;Big Three&amp;quot; additional opportunities to compete for silverware during the [[World Cup]] off-season, the tournament is usually considered equivalent to the regional championships and generally occurs during the same timeframe.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[HUElavia national football team|HUElavia ]], [[Schottia national football team|Schottia]] and [[Poafmersia national football team|Poafmersia]] are the most successful teams in the tournament. Schottia has played in the first three finals and Poafmersia contested the 10th and 11th finals, while [[HUElavia national football team|HUElavia]] have contested the most finals, namely seven. The current champions are [[HUElavia national football team|HUElavia]], who defeated [[Trolleborg national football team|Trolleborg]] 1-0 in the [[Independent Associations Championship 16 Final]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Name==&lt;br /&gt;
The tournament has officially gone by two very different names over the course of its history: &amp;quot;Independent Associations Championship&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Independents Cup&amp;quot;. The mixed use of these two names has been a source of confusion that culminated in the ninth edition of the tournament erroneously being called the &amp;quot;Independent Associations Cup&amp;quot;, a mistake that has since slipped into common usage.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Format==&lt;br /&gt;
The format varies depending on the number of participating teams, but has always included a round-robin group stage, followed by a knockout stage. The [[KPB ranking system]] is used to seed the draw for the group stage, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the knockout stage, with the addition of a select number of third-place teams depending on the number of groups.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Championship history==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center; width:100%; font-size:90%;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;6%&amp;quot;|Edition&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;12%&amp;quot;|Host(s)&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Final&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Third-place match&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;6%&amp;quot;|Number of teams&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!style=&amp;quot;width:14%; background:gold;&amp;quot;|Champions&lt;br /&gt;
!width=10%|Score and venue&lt;br /&gt;
!style=&amp;quot;width:14%; background:silver;&amp;quot;|Runners-up&lt;br /&gt;
!style=&amp;quot;width:14%; background:#c96;&amp;quot;|Third place&lt;br /&gt;
!width=10%|Score and venue&lt;br /&gt;
!style=&amp;quot;width:14%; background:#9acdff;&amp;quot;|Fourth place&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 1|IAC 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flagicon|Bonesea}} [[Boreal Islands]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Schottia}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 1 Final|4–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Stadion Taxhavn]], {{nowrap|[[St. Bernadine]]}}&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Veldgouwen}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Abanhfleft}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–1}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[St. Tara Field]], {{nowrap|[[Hill o’ Tara]]}}&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Barunia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|24&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 2|IAC 2]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Schottia}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;{{flag|Mercedini}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Bonesea}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 2 Final|2–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Harbour Hill Stadium]], [[Handon]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Schottia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Mercedini}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|3–1}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Zoloroni Sports City Stadium]], [[Zoloroni]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Flardania}}&lt;br /&gt;
|32&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 3|IAC 3]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Spaam}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;{{flag|Kel Assuk}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Schottia}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 3 Final|2–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Paatukar National Stadium]], [[Paatukar]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Mercedini}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Aggrey-Fynn Land}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–1}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Queen Dihya Sports Complex]], [[Marandet]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Bojikstan}}&lt;br /&gt;
|32&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 4|IAC 4]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Schottia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Free Republics}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 4 Final|3–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Harbour Hill Stadium]], [[Handon]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Mercedini}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|3–3|4–3}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Lochend Stadium]], [[Lochend]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Alpine Union}}&lt;br /&gt;
|28&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 5|IAC 5]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Free Republics}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Mercedini}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 5 Final|3–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Olympic Stadium (Baseton)|Olympic Stadium]], [[Baseton]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Free Republics}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–2|3–2}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[AllMartDome]], [[Reco]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|North Prarie}}&lt;br /&gt;
|40&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 6|IAC 6]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Mercedini}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Drawkland}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–2|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 6 Final|2–2]]&#039;&#039;&#039;|4–3}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Zoloroni Sports City Stadium]], [[Zoloroni]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Omerica}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|New Lusitania}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–0}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Langtree Metropolitan Stadium]], [[Langtree]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Kavagrad}}&lt;br /&gt;
|32&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 7|IAC 7]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Drawkland}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Omerica}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 7 Final|3–2]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Seven Stars Stadium]], {{nowrap|[[Centivar County]]}}&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Reçueçn}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|1–0}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Castle Stadium]], [[Raikennax]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Kavagrad}}&lt;br /&gt;
|24&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 8|IAC 8]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Reçueçn}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Reçueçn}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 8 Final|3–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[National Stadium (Reçueçn)|National Stadium]], [[Reçueçn City|Reçueçn]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|HUElavia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Squornshelan Remnant States}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|3–1}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Arena der Alpen]], [[Heldingen]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}&lt;br /&gt;
|36&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 9|IAC 9]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|HUElavia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|New Lusitania}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 9 Final|4–3]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Estadio Nacional]], [[Curumba]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|HUElavia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Port Ember}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|3–3|3–3|3–2}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Estadio Hueti]], [[Jinaqa]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Poafmersia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|32&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 10|IAC X]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Omerica}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Poafmersia}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–2|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 10 Final|3–2]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Stade de la République]], [[Romainbourg]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|HUElavia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Squidroidia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–0}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[RS Amphitheatre]], {{nowrap|[[Port-des-Saints]]}}&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Tequilo}}&lt;br /&gt;
|40&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 11|IAC 11]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Havynwilde}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Poafmersia}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 11 Final|3–2]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Uvenstadion Superparc]], [[Keflavɨk]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|HUElavia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|New Lusitania}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|1–0}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Uvenstadion Superparc]], [[Keflavɨk]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Megistos}}&lt;br /&gt;
|50&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 12|IAC 12]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Muralos}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;{{flag|Almuzahara}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Tequilo}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 12 Final|3–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Komcatt Arena]], [[Urbego]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Squidroidia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|{{fb|Omerica}} and {{fb|Silver Beach}}&lt;br /&gt;
|48&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 13|IAC 13]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Poafmersia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Indusse}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 13 Final|3–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Libira National Stadium]], {{nowrap|[[Fiskadaha City]]}}&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|HUElavia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Felinetopia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|1–0}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Mancodas Complex]], {{nowrap|[[Greater Mancodas]]}}&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Quintessence of Dust}}&lt;br /&gt;
|44&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 14|IAC 14]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Belnegau}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Adab}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 14 Final|2–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Ziegelstein Castle Keep]], [[Ziegelstein]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Trolleborg}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Indusse}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|6–2}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Ziegelstein Castle Keep]], [[Ziegelstein]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Kriegiersien}}&lt;br /&gt;
|36&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 15|IAC 15]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|&#039;&#039;16 countries&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|HUElavia}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–2|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 15 Final|4–4]]&#039;&#039;&#039;|4–3}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Estadio Nacional]], [[Curumba]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Squidroidia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|4–4|5–4}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[1st December Stadium]], [[Trolleborg City]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Indusse}}&lt;br /&gt;
|48&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 16|IAC 16]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|&#039;{{flag|Drawkland}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{flag|Juvencus}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|HUElavia}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 16 Final|1–0]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Seven Stars Stadium]], [[Centivar County]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Trolleborg}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2-1}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Il Nuovo Stadio Olimpico Della Pomena]], [[Pomena]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Geektopia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|40&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[AOCAF Cup]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Copa Rushmori]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Campionato Esportiva]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[CAFA Cup]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Navbox IAC}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Association football]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Independent Associations Championship|*]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>2601:189:580:2240:F179:246A:8899:E58A</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://nssportwiki.com/index.php?title=Independent_Associations_Championship&amp;diff=17325</id>
		<title>Independent Associations Championship</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://nssportwiki.com/index.php?title=Independent_Associations_Championship&amp;diff=17325"/>
		<updated>2023-01-12T15:26:14Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;2601:189:580:2240:F179:246A:8899:E58A: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{Infobox football tournament&lt;br /&gt;
| name                 = {{nowrap|Independent Associations Championship}}&lt;br /&gt;
| image                = IAC generic logo.png&lt;br /&gt;
| imagesize            = 250px&lt;br /&gt;
| alt                  =&lt;br /&gt;
| caption              =&lt;br /&gt;
| organiser            = IAC Organising Committee&lt;br /&gt;
| title                =&lt;br /&gt;
| founded              = {{Start date and age|2016|11|24|df=yes}}&lt;br /&gt;
| abolished            =&lt;br /&gt;
| region               = All {{small|(except [[Atlantian Oceania|AO]], [[Rushmore]], [[Esportiva]], [[Mandalanusa]] and [[Anaia]])}}&lt;br /&gt;
| number of teams      = varies {{small|(48 in the most recent tournament)}}&lt;br /&gt;
| qualifier for        =&lt;br /&gt;
| current champions    = {{fb|HUElavia}} (2nd&amp;amp;nbsp;title)&lt;br /&gt;
| most successful team = {{ublist|{{fb|HUElavia}}|{{fb|Schottia}}|{{fb|Poafmersia}}}} (2 titles each)&lt;br /&gt;
| broadcasters         =&lt;br /&gt;
| motto                =&lt;br /&gt;
| website              =&lt;br /&gt;
| current              = [[Independent Associations Championship 15]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
The &#039;&#039;&#039;Independent Associations Championship&#039;&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;&#039;IAC&#039;&#039;&#039;), also known as the &#039;&#039;&#039;Independents Cup&#039;&#039;&#039;, is an {{wp|association football}} tournament open to nations outside of the &amp;quot;Big Four&amp;quot; sporting regions of [[Atlantian Oceania]], [[Rushmore]], [[Esportiva]] and [[Anaia]]. Created to allow nations outside then-&amp;quot;Big Three&amp;quot; additional opportunities to compete for silverware during the [[World Cup]] off-season, the tournament is usually considered equivalent to the regional championships and generally occurs during the same timeframe.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[HUElavia national football team|HUElavia ]], [[Schottia national football team|Schottia]] and [[Poafmersia national football team|Poafmersia]] are the most successful teams in the tournament. Schottia has played in the first three finals and Poafmersia contested the 10th and 11th finals, while [[HUElavia national football team|HUElavia]] have contested the most finals, namely seven. The current champions are [[HUElavia national football team|HUElavia]], who defeated [[Trolleborg national football team|Trolleborg]] 1-0 in the [[Independent Associations Championship 16 Final]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Name==&lt;br /&gt;
The tournament has officially gone by two very different names over the course of its history: &amp;quot;Independent Associations Championship&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Independents Cup&amp;quot;. The mixed use of these two names has been a source of confusion that culminated in the ninth edition of the tournament erroneously being called the &amp;quot;Independent Associations Cup&amp;quot;, a mistake that has since slipped into common usage.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Format==&lt;br /&gt;
The format varies depending on the number of participating teams, but has always included a round-robin group stage, followed by a knockout stage. The [[KPB ranking system]] is used to seed the draw for the group stage, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the knockout stage, with the addition of a select number of third-place teams depending on the number of groups.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Championship history==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center; width:100%; font-size:90%;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;6%&amp;quot;|Edition&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;12%&amp;quot;|Host(s)&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Final&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Third-place match&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;6%&amp;quot;|Number of teams&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!style=&amp;quot;width:14%; background:gold;&amp;quot;|Champions&lt;br /&gt;
!width=10%|Score and venue&lt;br /&gt;
!style=&amp;quot;width:14%; background:silver;&amp;quot;|Runners-up&lt;br /&gt;
!style=&amp;quot;width:14%; background:#c96;&amp;quot;|Third place&lt;br /&gt;
!width=10%|Score and venue&lt;br /&gt;
!style=&amp;quot;width:14%; background:#9acdff;&amp;quot;|Fourth place&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 1|IAC 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flagicon|Bonesea}} [[Boreal Islands]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Schottia}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 1 Final|4–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Stadion Taxhavn]], {{nowrap|[[St. Bernadine]]}}&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Veldgouwen}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Abanhfleft}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–1}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[St. Tara Field]], {{nowrap|[[Hill o’ Tara]]}}&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Barunia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|24&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 2|IAC 2]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Schottia}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;{{flag|Mercedini}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Bonesea}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 2 Final|2–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Harbour Hill Stadium]], [[Handon]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Schottia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Mercedini}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|3–1}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Zoloroni Sports City Stadium]], [[Zoloroni]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Flardania}}&lt;br /&gt;
|32&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 3|IAC 3]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Spaam}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;{{flag|Kel Assuk}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Schottia}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 3 Final|2–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Paatukar National Stadium]], [[Paatukar]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Mercedini}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Aggrey-Fynn Land}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–1}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Queen Dihya Sports Complex]], [[Marandet]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Bojikstan}}&lt;br /&gt;
|32&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 4|IAC 4]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Schottia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Free Republics}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 4 Final|3–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Harbour Hill Stadium]], [[Handon]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Mercedini}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|3–3|4–3}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Lochend Stadium]], [[Lochend]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Alpine Union}}&lt;br /&gt;
|28&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 5|IAC 5]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Free Republics}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Mercedini}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 5 Final|3–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Olympic Stadium (Baseton)|Olympic Stadium]], [[Baseton]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Free Republics}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–2|3–2}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[AllMartDome]], [[Reco]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|North Prarie}}&lt;br /&gt;
|40&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 6|IAC 6]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Mercedini}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Drawkland}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–2|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 6 Final|2–2]]&#039;&#039;&#039;|4–3}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Zoloroni Sports City Stadium]], [[Zoloroni]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Omerica}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|New Lusitania}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–0}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Langtree Metropolitan Stadium]], [[Langtree]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Kavagrad}}&lt;br /&gt;
|32&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 7|IAC 7]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Drawkland}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Omerica}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 7 Final|3–2]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Seven Stars Stadium]], {{nowrap|[[Centivar County]]}}&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Reçueçn}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|1–0}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Castle Stadium]], [[Raikennax]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Kavagrad}}&lt;br /&gt;
|24&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 8|IAC 8]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Reçueçn}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Reçueçn}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 8 Final|3–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[National Stadium (Reçueçn)|National Stadium]], [[Reçueçn City|Reçueçn]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|HUElavia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Squornshelan Remnant States}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|3–1}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Arena der Alpen]], [[Heldingen]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}&lt;br /&gt;
|36&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 9|IAC 9]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|HUElavia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|New Lusitania}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 9 Final|4–3]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Estadio Nacional]], [[Curumba]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|HUElavia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Port Ember}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|3–3|3–3|3–2}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Estadio Hueti]], [[Jinaqa]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Poafmersia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|32&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 10|IAC X]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Omerica}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Poafmersia}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–2|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 10 Final|3–2]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Stade de la République]], [[Romainbourg]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|HUElavia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Squidroidia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–0}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[RS Amphitheatre]], {{nowrap|[[Port-des-Saints]]}}&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Tequilo}}&lt;br /&gt;
|40&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 11|IAC 11]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Havynwilde}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Poafmersia}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 11 Final|3–2]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Uvenstadion Superparc]], [[Keflavɨk]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|HUElavia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|New Lusitania}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|1–0}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Uvenstadion Superparc]], [[Keflavɨk]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Megistos}}&lt;br /&gt;
|50&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 12|IAC 12]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Muralos}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;{{flag|Almuzahara}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Tequilo}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 12 Final|3–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Komcatt Arena]], [[Urbego]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Squidroidia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|{{fb|Omerica}} and {{fb|Silver Beach}}&lt;br /&gt;
|48&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 13|IAC 13]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Poafmersia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Indusse}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 13 Final|3–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Libira National Stadium]], {{nowrap|[[Fiskadaha City]]}}&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|HUElavia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Felinetopia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|1–0}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Mancodas Complex]], {{nowrap|[[Greater Mancodas]]}}&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Quintessence of Dust}}&lt;br /&gt;
|44&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 14|IAC 14]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Belnegau}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Adab}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 14 Final|2–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Ziegelstein Castle Keep]], [[Ziegelstein]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Trolleborg}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Indusse}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|6–2}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Ziegelstein Castle Keep]], [[Ziegelstein]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Kriegiersien}}&lt;br /&gt;
|36&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 15|IAC 15]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|&#039;&#039;16 countries&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|HUElavia}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–2|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 15 Final|4–4]]&#039;&#039;&#039;|4–3}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Estadio Nacional]], [[Curumba]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Squidroidia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|4–4|5–4}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[1st December Stadium]], [[Trolleborg City]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Indusse}}&lt;br /&gt;
|48&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 16|IAC 16]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|&#039;{{flag|Drawkland}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{flag|Juvencus}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|HUElavia}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 16 Final|1–0]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Seven Stars Stadium]], [[Centivar County]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Trolleborg}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2-1}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Il Nuovo Stadio Olimpico Della Pomena]], [[Pomena]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Geektopia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|40&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[AOCAF Cup]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Copa Rushmori]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Campionato Esportiva]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[CAFA Cup]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Navbox IAC}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Association football]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Independent Associations Championship|*]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>2601:189:580:2240:F179:246A:8899:E58A</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://nssportwiki.com/index.php?title=Independent_Associations_Championship&amp;diff=3555</id>
		<title>Independent Associations Championship</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://nssportwiki.com/index.php?title=Independent_Associations_Championship&amp;diff=3555"/>
		<updated>2023-01-12T15:26:14Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;2601:189:580:2240:F179:246A:8899:E58A: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{Infobox football tournament&lt;br /&gt;
| name                 = {{nowrap|Independent Associations Championship}}&lt;br /&gt;
| image                = IAC generic logo.png&lt;br /&gt;
| imagesize            = 250px&lt;br /&gt;
| alt                  =&lt;br /&gt;
| caption              =&lt;br /&gt;
| organiser            = IAC Organising Committee&lt;br /&gt;
| title                =&lt;br /&gt;
| founded              = {{Start date and age|2016|11|24|df=yes}}&lt;br /&gt;
| abolished            =&lt;br /&gt;
| region               = All {{small|(except [[Atlantian Oceania|AO]], [[Rushmore]], [[Esportiva]], [[Mandalanusa]] and [[Anaia]])}}&lt;br /&gt;
| number of teams      = varies {{small|(48 in the most recent tournament)}}&lt;br /&gt;
| qualifier for        =&lt;br /&gt;
| current champions    = {{fb|HUElavia}} (2nd&amp;amp;nbsp;title)&lt;br /&gt;
| most successful team = {{ublist|{{fb|HUElavia}}|{{fb|Schottia}}|{{fb|Poafmersia}}}} (2 titles each)&lt;br /&gt;
| broadcasters         =&lt;br /&gt;
| motto                =&lt;br /&gt;
| website              =&lt;br /&gt;
| current              = [[Independent Associations Championship 15]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
The &#039;&#039;&#039;Independent Associations Championship&#039;&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;&#039;IAC&#039;&#039;&#039;), also known as the &#039;&#039;&#039;Independents Cup&#039;&#039;&#039;, is an {{wp|association football}} tournament open to nations outside of the &amp;quot;Big Four&amp;quot; sporting regions of [[Atlantian Oceania]], [[Rushmore]], [[Esportiva]] and [[Anaia]]. Created to allow nations outside then-&amp;quot;Big Three&amp;quot; additional opportunities to compete for silverware during the [[World Cup]] off-season, the tournament is usually considered equivalent to the regional championships and generally occurs during the same timeframe.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[HUElavia national football team|HUElavia ]], [[Schottia national football team|Schottia]] and [[Poafmersia national football team|Poafmersia]] are the most successful teams in the tournament. Schottia has played in the first three finals and Poafmersia contested the 10th and 11th finals, while [[HUElavia national football team|HUElavia]] have contested the most finals, namely seven. The current champions are [[HUElavia national football team|HUElavia]], who defeated [[Trolleborg national football team|Trolleborg]] 1-0 in the [[Independent Associations Championship 16 Final]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Name==&lt;br /&gt;
The tournament has officially gone by two very different names over the course of its history: &amp;quot;Independent Associations Championship&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Independents Cup&amp;quot;. The mixed use of these two names has been a source of confusion that culminated in the ninth edition of the tournament erroneously being called the &amp;quot;Independent Associations Cup&amp;quot;, a mistake that has since slipped into common usage.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Format==&lt;br /&gt;
The format varies depending on the number of participating teams, but has always included a round-robin group stage, followed by a knockout stage. The [[KPB ranking system]] is used to seed the draw for the group stage, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the knockout stage, with the addition of a select number of third-place teams depending on the number of groups.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Championship history==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center; width:100%; font-size:90%;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;6%&amp;quot;|Edition&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;12%&amp;quot;|Host(s)&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Final&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Third-place match&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;6%&amp;quot;|Number of teams&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!style=&amp;quot;width:14%; background:gold;&amp;quot;|Champions&lt;br /&gt;
!width=10%|Score and venue&lt;br /&gt;
!style=&amp;quot;width:14%; background:silver;&amp;quot;|Runners-up&lt;br /&gt;
!style=&amp;quot;width:14%; background:#c96;&amp;quot;|Third place&lt;br /&gt;
!width=10%|Score and venue&lt;br /&gt;
!style=&amp;quot;width:14%; background:#9acdff;&amp;quot;|Fourth place&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 1|IAC 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flagicon|Bonesea}} [[Boreal Islands]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Schottia}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 1 Final|4–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Stadion Taxhavn]], {{nowrap|[[St. Bernadine]]}}&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Veldgouwen}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Abanhfleft}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–1}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[St. Tara Field]], {{nowrap|[[Hill o’ Tara]]}}&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Barunia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|24&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 2|IAC 2]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Schottia}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;{{flag|Mercedini}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Bonesea}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 2 Final|2–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Harbour Hill Stadium]], [[Handon]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Schottia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Mercedini}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|3–1}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Zoloroni Sports City Stadium]], [[Zoloroni]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Flardania}}&lt;br /&gt;
|32&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 3|IAC 3]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Spaam}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;{{flag|Kel Assuk}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Schottia}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 3 Final|2–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Paatukar National Stadium]], [[Paatukar]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Mercedini}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Aggrey-Fynn Land}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–1}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Queen Dihya Sports Complex]], [[Marandet]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Bojikstan}}&lt;br /&gt;
|32&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 4|IAC 4]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Schottia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Free Republics}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 4 Final|3–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Harbour Hill Stadium]], [[Handon]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Mercedini}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|3–3|4–3}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Lochend Stadium]], [[Lochend]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Alpine Union}}&lt;br /&gt;
|28&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 5|IAC 5]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Free Republics}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Mercedini}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 5 Final|3–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Olympic Stadium (Baseton)|Olympic Stadium]], [[Baseton]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Free Republics}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–2|3–2}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[AllMartDome]], [[Reco]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|North Prarie}}&lt;br /&gt;
|40&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 6|IAC 6]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Mercedini}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Drawkland}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–2|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 6 Final|2–2]]&#039;&#039;&#039;|4–3}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Zoloroni Sports City Stadium]], [[Zoloroni]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Omerica}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|New Lusitania}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–0}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Langtree Metropolitan Stadium]], [[Langtree]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Kavagrad}}&lt;br /&gt;
|32&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 7|IAC 7]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Drawkland}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Omerica}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 7 Final|3–2]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Seven Stars Stadium]], {{nowrap|[[Centivar County]]}}&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Reçueçn}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|1–0}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Castle Stadium]], [[Raikennax]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Kavagrad}}&lt;br /&gt;
|24&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 8|IAC 8]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Reçueçn}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Reçueçn}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 8 Final|3–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[National Stadium (Reçueçn)|National Stadium]], [[Reçueçn City|Reçueçn]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|HUElavia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Squornshelan Remnant States}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|3–1}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Arena der Alpen]], [[Heldingen]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}&lt;br /&gt;
|36&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 9|IAC 9]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|HUElavia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|New Lusitania}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 9 Final|4–3]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Estadio Nacional]], [[Curumba]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|HUElavia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Port Ember}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|3–3|3–3|3–2}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Estadio Hueti]], [[Jinaqa]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Poafmersia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|32&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 10|IAC X]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Omerica}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Poafmersia}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–2|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 10 Final|3–2]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Stade de la République]], [[Romainbourg]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|HUElavia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Squidroidia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–0}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[RS Amphitheatre]], {{nowrap|[[Port-des-Saints]]}}&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Tequilo}}&lt;br /&gt;
|40&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 11|IAC 11]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Havynwilde}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Poafmersia}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 11 Final|3–2]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Uvenstadion Superparc]], [[Keflavɨk]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|HUElavia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|New Lusitania}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|1–0}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Uvenstadion Superparc]], [[Keflavɨk]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Megistos}}&lt;br /&gt;
|50&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 12|IAC 12]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Muralos}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;{{flag|Almuzahara}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Tequilo}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 12 Final|3–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Komcatt Arena]], [[Urbego]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Squidroidia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|{{fb|Omerica}} and {{fb|Silver Beach}}&lt;br /&gt;
|48&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 13|IAC 13]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Poafmersia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Indusse}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 13 Final|3–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Libira National Stadium]], {{nowrap|[[Fiskadaha City]]}}&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|HUElavia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Felinetopia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|1–0}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Mancodas Complex]], {{nowrap|[[Greater Mancodas]]}}&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Quintessence of Dust}}&lt;br /&gt;
|44&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 14|IAC 14]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|{{flag|Belnegau}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|Adab}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 14 Final|2–1]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Ziegelstein Castle Keep]], [[Ziegelstein]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Trolleborg}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Indusse}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|6–2}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Ziegelstein Castle Keep]], [[Ziegelstein]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Kriegiersien}}&lt;br /&gt;
|36&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 15|IAC 15]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|&#039;&#039;16 countries&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|HUElavia}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2–2|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 15 Final|4–4]]&#039;&#039;&#039;|4–3}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Estadio Nacional]], [[Curumba]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Squidroidia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|4–4|5–4}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[1st December Stadium]], [[Trolleborg City]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Indusse}}&lt;br /&gt;
|48&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
![[Independent Associations Championship 16|IAC 16]]&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;|&#039;{{flag|Drawkland}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{flag|Juvencus}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;{{fb-big|HUElavia}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Independent Associations Championship 16 Final|1–0]]&#039;&#039;&#039;}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Seven Stars Stadium]], [[Centivar County]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Trolleborg}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{UICAscore|2-1}}&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[Il Nuovo Stadio Olimpico Della Pomena]], [[Pomena]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{fb-big|Geektopia}}&lt;br /&gt;
|40&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[AOCAF Cup]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Copa Rushmori]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Campionato Esportiva]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[CAFA Cup]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Navbox IAC}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Association football]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Independent Associations Championship|*]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>2601:189:580:2240:F179:246A:8899:E58A</name></author>
	</entry>
</feed>