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The '''Triple Crown Championship''' is an annual international association football competition involving three [[AEFA]] sides: [[Gotzborg national football team|Gotzborg]], [[Stormark national football team|Stormark]] and [[Victoria national football team|Victoria]].

==Format==
Played annually, the format of the Championship is simple: each team plays every other team one, with home field advantage alternating from one year to the next. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss.

If a team wins all its games without being scored against, they are said to have won a 'Grand Slam'. At the end of the tournament if a team has not scored a single goal against their opponents, it is said to have won the Wooden Spoon, although no actual trophy is given to the team. A team which has lost all their matches is said to have been whitewashed.

One competition takes place under the umbrella of the tournament. [[The Favour]], contested annually between [[Gotzborg national football team|Gotzborg]] and [[Victoria national football team|Victoria]] since 2014. It is named [[The Favour]] as it is competed against by two nations that share the same Monarch, hence each is looking to hold favour with the Sovereign.

Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored. At the end of each championship, the team with the most points is crowned champion. If points are equal, the goal difference and then goals scored determine the winner. If still equal, teams are deemed to occupy the same position. If there is a tie for the championship the title is shared between them.

==Trophy==
Information to follow shortly

===Other Trophies===
* [[The Favour]] – [[Gotzborg national football team|Gotzborg]] versus [[Victoria national football team|Victoria]]; contested annually since 2014.


== Anthems ==
Before the start of each game the national anthem of both teams is sung by their players and supporters. ''From The Seven Divided Nations'', the national anthem of all [[Gotzborg]], is used only by Gotzborg. Victoria sing their own national anthem.
* Gotzborg: ''From The Seven Divided Nations''
* Stormark: ''Sailing Home''
* Victoria: ''Will Ye Go, Victoria, Go''

==Current Venues==
[[Image:Murrayburn Inside.png|thumb|[[Murrayburn Stadium]] in [[Eldeburgh]], the home of the Victorian Football Association.]]
As of the current 2014 competition, Triple Crown matches will be held in the following stadia:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team
! Stadium
! Capacity
|-
| {{team flag|Gotzborg|football}} || [[Leichtathletik-Stadion]] || style="text-align:center;"| 51,000
|-
| {{team flag|Stormark|football}} || [[Haraldsborgs Idrætsvøllur]] || style="text-align:center;"| 38,065
|-
| {{team flag|Victoria|football|old}} || [[Murrayburn Stadium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 60,388
|}

==Results==
===Overall===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="50%"
|-
!width=20% |
!width=10% abbr="Gotzborg" |{{team flag big|Gotzborg|football}}
!width=10% abbr="Stormark" |{{team flag big|Stormark|football}}
!width=10% abbr="Victoria" |{{team flag big|Victoria|football|old}}
|- 
|align=left|Outright Titles (Shared Titles)
|0 (0)||0 (0)||0 (0)
|- 
|align=left|'''Overall'''
|0||0||0
|-
|align=left|Grand Slams
|0||0||0
|-
|align=left|Whitewashes
|0||0||0
|-
|align=left|Wooden Spoons
|0||0||0
|}

==Name==
The Championship derives its name from the fact that all three nations have a Monarch with a crown in each state. Although there are 3 Crowns there are only 2 Monarchs as both [[Gotzborg]] and [[Victoria]] share the same sovereign.

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File:Royal Crown of Gotzborg (Heraldry).png|Royal Crown of Gotzborg
File:Crown of Stormark.png|The Imperial Crown of Valtia
File:THE ROYAL CROWN OF VICTORIA1.png|Royal Crown of Victoria
</gallery></center>

==Expansion==
Any expansion of the Triple Crown Championship would be welcomed by the current Associations involved, although there may be limits, due to scheduling difficulties. No name changes have been looked at should the Championship expand. It is understood however that should a nation with a Monarch as head of state enter the championship no name change would be required.

==See also==
*[[Triple Crown Under 21s Championship]]
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