Description of issue
Looking in the pre-game editor (screenshot), it appears 20 teams are added to the Irish Senior Challenge Cup Preliminary Round who play 10 games. The 10 winners are added to the 22 teams entering the First Round to make 32 total. This makes a total of 42 teams invovled.
In real-life, the format involves 20 teams added to the Preliminary Round who play 8 matches, meaning 4 teams get a bye to the First Round. The byes are just the 4 teams who were not drawn, there is no pre-draw awarded byes. This means a total of 12 teams progress to join the 20 teams added in the First Round, meaning a total of 40 teams are involved in the competition. Below is the draw of the 2023 edition as an example.
https://www.fai.ie/domestic/news/draw-for-fai-mens-senior-cup-2023-preliminary-round-confirmed
As well as this, the 20 teams involved in the Preliminary Round are based off performances in the Irish Intermediate Cup (Last 16 teams) and Irish Junior Cup (Semi-Finalists). As these cups are not active in the game, are the teams involved just random teams from the levels outside the Irish Premier and First Divisions?
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