Tea Cup

2025 Tea Cup

Tea Cup Trophy
Tournament details
Host country	Çakaristan
City	Agra, Keruliya, Manbai and Maulikpur
Dates	10 February 2025 - 20 March 2025
Teams	7 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	25

The Tea Cup is an proposed international female football competition for nations whose national drink is tea. The initiative was taken by Çakaristan and organised the tournament in cooperation with the Fédération Micraise de Football Féminin. The tournament's matches would be played in four stadiums in four different cities around Çakaristan.

As only tea nations were invited, there were five nations: Çakaristan, Constancia, Hurmu, Lac Glacei and The Hexarchy. This was supplemented by a former nation, the Jingdaoese Empire, now as Greater Kildare part of the Imperial Republic of Shireroth. As well as the unincorporated territory of Sanpantul was invited, being a former independent tea nation.

The tournament's main sponsor is the Köping Tea Company.

Organisation

Venues

The selected stadiums were also part of the bid for the 2025 FMF World Cup. The stadiums with less than 30,000 seats were immediately excluded. Through the courts, the owner of the Kadim Tarlabaşı Stadium tried to be selected after all, as the stadium is being renovated to potentially provide 32,000 seats. But the court turned it down because it was not certain how many seats would eventually be provided, the renovation was not yet finished and the selection was made based on the current available stadiums. After all, elsewhere in the country there were stadiums under construction where more than 30,000 seats might also be available.

To the dismay of Lucy Myksos, the ÇaýDome in Chaybajar, her hometown, was not selected. Cities and stadiums were chosen that were relatively near each other and could be reached by train. The Çakari National Railways is organising the ‘Cup Express’, as it was intended at the 2025 FMF World Cup.

The list of stadiums, sorted by capacity:

Image	Stadium	Location	Capacity
	Akbar Stadium	Agra	110,000
	Emerald Arena	Maulikpur	60,254
	Dolphins tub	Manbai	45,300
	Jangala Stadium	Keruliya	40,000

Invited teams

The following teams were invited:

•  Çakaristan
•  Constancia
•  Hurmu
•  Lac Glacei
•  Sanpantul
•  Shireroth
•  The Hexarchy

Medals and trophy

The top-three teams at the competition are presented medals while the remaining teams are presented participation banners.Along with their medals, the winning team is presented the Tea Cup Trophy, although the trophy remains in the possession of the Çakaristan Football Federation.

Sponsorship

The following companies have acted as principal sponsors:

Logo	Sponsor	Notes
	Köping Tea Company	Main sponsor
	Çakari National Railways	Provides the ‘Cup Express’ for transport
	Farrah Hotels	Provides the team facilities.

Media coverage

The tournament is covered by Dorang TV for broadcasting. For broadcasts in the invited nations, streaming will be made available through Dorang TV.

Opening

The opening ceremony was held on the evening before the tournament started. Festively, all guests were received at the Jangala Stadium in Keruliya. The entry of the Shahbanu was accompanied by huge applause. With her husband and children in the stands, she stood on stage and delivered a speech. That speech was not long, but it kicked off the opening of the Tea Cup. All the teams were presented, with each alternating a section of the stage being the most enthusiastic for their respective team.

To give the opening a Çakari-style feel, it was time for dance and music: