Definitive Illegal Formation Rules

[Maranwe]

Nah you wont be banned. You'll just be properscrewed by an engine. The entire concept of illegal formations is silly to begin with. Imagine it in actual football! " hey there Real Madrid, I see you are using only 2 defenders. Now you have to give the ball to Barcelona!"

With 11 players on the field there will always be strengths and weaknesses no matter which formation, so why illegal formations exist...no clue.

[Keith Fernandes]

Is 3w -2n mc- 2w aml/amr -3 f an illegal formation there is a team that is winning all the other teams in the leauge with this formation and I do not find a counter for this formation in the guide ...
Was thinking of going with 3n -2 dml/DMr -2mc - 1 amc- 2

Thanks

[Juan Fernandez]

Maybe this has been answer already. But i see this 2 formations are illegal. Just wanna make sure why?
Almost lost against a weaker team luckily i was wtching the hame and change formation.

Tied against a weaker team that i had beating 6-0 in the first game of CL
.

[Incredipede]

Maybe this has been answer already. But i see this 2 formations are illegal. Just wanna make sure why?
Almost lost against a weaker team luckily i was wtching the hame and change formation.

Tied against a weaker team that i had beating 6-0 in the first game of CL
.

You must have atleast one player on a flank, which menas a player playing AMR, AML, DMR, DML, MR or ML.

[Juan Fernandez]

You must have atleast one player on a flank, which menas a player playing AMR, AML, DMR, DML, MR or ML.

Dont forget DL and DR.

Thanks.

[NVSC]

Would a 4-1-2W-2-1 work? Where the top half is the shape of a Christmas tree and then the 4 defenders on the bottom?

[Juan Fernandez]

Would a 4-1-2W-2-1 work? Where the top half is the shape of a Christmas tree and then the 4 defenders on the bottom?

Thats a legal formation.

[Incredipede]

I've seen a picture on which 4-3-4 is illegal, what is the cause? [DC, DC, DC | ML, MC, MC, MR | ST, ST, ST]

The same happened on a 4-5-1 formation [DL, DC, DC, DR | ML, MC, MC, MC, MR | ST]

Players with this color are greyed out for some reason in the formation! Does anyone know what caused the 80% / 20% Possession?

[Rob Ot]

so, following the OP rules, 4-2-4 is an illegal formation?? It sounds really weird

[Xavier E. Lahm]

is this an ilegal formation?

-------ST---ST------
-----------------AMR
-------MC---MC-----
DML-----DMC--------
----DC---DC----DC--