Thats why I always suggest do the cups in groups of 3 levels.... 1-3 4-6 7-9... so at least 1 time every 3 seasons we can be in the group of the "market advantadged"...... but.... I'm not Nordeus boss.
I like this idea, and support implementing this in addition to the current method grouping by qualities.
Restricting a Cup to teams in same level is boring. I finally decided to vote for "no".