The DK Premier Cup is a tournament where all DP Premier Club teams participate in and it is tethered to the UK's FA Cup.  With the exception of the preliminary round, teams are seeded randomly in each round that they progress.  In the preliminary round, teams are seeded according to their standings in the League Tournament as of December 31, 2023 .  A single elimination format is played through all rounds with the losing team being knocked out of the tournament and the winning team moving on to the next round. Last remaining team after the 5 rounds is the winner of the Premier Cup and automatically qualifies for the Super Cup 4.0.  If Premier Cup winner is also the winner of the League tournament, runner up will be invited to the Super Cup 4.0. 

Once 16 teams are left in the tournament, a random draw is made in each of the remaining rounds to determine fixture pairings.  The highest seeded team of each pairing is assigned the home team.

Most teams receive bonus points in the tournament depending on their stadium class.  The bonus points are added to the Draft Kings points total for a final score and the score with the most points moves on to the next round.   Bonus points are assigned according to the following classes:

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Freddy Adu Class Stadium:  0 bonus points

Andy Carroll Class Stadium:  0.5 bonus points

Landon Donovan Class Stadium:  1 bonus point

Roger Milla Class Stadium:  1.5 bonus points

Franz Beckenbauer Class Stadium:  2 bonus points

 

Any team can participate in the Premier Cup even if they are not part of the League tournament as 'at-large' entries.   At large teams will be seeded according to how early they decide to enter the tournament, with higher seeding given to earlier entrants.  For pricing for 'at large' entrants, click here.  

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No draws are allowed in the Premier Cup.  In the highly unlikely scenario where a match ends in a tie, the team with the highest stadium class will proceed to the next round.  If there is still a tie based on stadium class, the team that finished is in the highest position in the current league tournament at the time that the cup match is played will proceed to the next round.

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Teams that do not submit a line up at the time of their Cup game will be automatically disqualified and their opponent will progress to the next round.  If both teams do not submit line ups, both teams will be disqualified.