Competition: Villa Fantasy League Competition

21 August 2024 to 25 May 2025

Terms and Conditions

Promoter: Aston Villa Football Club Limited, Villa Park, Birmingham, B6 6HE (Registered company number 03375789) (“Aston Villa”).

1. This Competition is open to any person aged 18 or over and resident in the United Kingdom at the time of entry. Under 18s are able to play the game but will not be eligible to win the Prize.

Employees of Aston Villa are not eligible to enter, nor are members of these employees’ families (defined as parents, children, siblings, spouse and life partners).

Any person who is subject to current ban from attending Aston Villa events or is otherwise subject to a football banning order (or similar sanction which would prevent them from attending a football match or other event at Villa Park) is not eligible to enter this Competition.

2. HOW TO ENTER. There will be one way to enter the Competition, as follows:

Entry via the Aston Villa Rewards Website (“Villa Rewards”)

To enter, you must:

  • Be either a registered member (“Member”) or holder of a season ticket (“Season Ticket Holder”) of Aston Villa;
  • Visit the Villa Rewards homepage (https://rewards.avfc.co.uk/);
  • Enter the competition through the ‘Games’ section of the Villa Rewards homepage.

Entry constitutes full and unconditional acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. Aston Villa is not responsible for lost, corrupted or delayed entries. Aston Villa reserves the right to disqualify anyone who it believes violated these Terms and Conditions.

The Competition concept is a Fantasy League style competition. The Competition shall run through the 2024/25 Premier League season. Before each Premier League matchweek the entrant shall select one (1) Aston Villa Men’s First Team Player (the “Player”) as their ‘pick’ for that matchweek. Based on the Player’s performance during that matchweek, the entrant shall earn points.

Each entrant shall enter a league of all entrants to run throughout the season (the “Fantasy League”). At the end of the season the entrant with the most points in the Fantasy League shall win the prize as stated at (5) below.

The points will be awarded each matchweek based on the following criteria:

Plays up to 60 mins

Plays over 60 mins

Goal

(if Defender)

Goal

(if Midfielder)

Goal

(if Striker)

Assist

Clean sheet (if Goalkeeper or Defender

Clean sheet (if Midfielder)

3 saves (if Goalkeeper)

Penalty save (if Goalkeeper)

Penalty miss (if outfield)

Man of the Match

2 goals conceded by Goalkeeper

Yellow card

Red card

Own goal

1

2

6

5

4

3

4

1

1

5

-2

3

-1

-1

-3

-2

The positions of the Players will be defined by Aston Villa and shall be locked and fixed regardless of the actual position the Player plays in during the matchweek. For example, John McGinn shall be defined as a midfielder, regardless of whether he plays in midfield or defence during a matchweek.

The entrants must submit their entry prior to every Premier League matchweek in order to have their points counted in the Fantasy League. The deadline for choosing a Player as the entrant’s weekly ‘pick’ will be communicated on the Villa Rewards homepage in advance of each matchweek.

If an entrant fails to choose a Player before the relevant deadline for each matchweek, the entrant will receive zero (0) points for that matchweek.

3. COMPETITION PERIOD. The Competition Period is as follows:

From 21 August 2024 until 23:59 (GMT) on 25 May 2025.

4. USE OF YOUR ENTRY. Your personal data will be used by Aston Villa and / or its agents (which include Aston Villa Football Club Limited) acting on Aston Villa’s behalf only for the operation of this Competition. If you are a winner of the Competition you agree that Aston Villa may use your name and town or county of residence to announce the winner of this Competition.

5. PRIZE. There will be 1 Prize awarded to one winner. The Prize is as follows:

    • A General Admission Season Ticket to watch Aston Villa in all Premier League matches (“Matches”) during the 2025/26 season.

The award of the Prize and the attendance at the Matches will be subject to the following additional terms:

  • The seat location of the Prize shall be at Aston Villa’s sole discretion.
  • The prize will be a general admission season ticket with no hospitality offering.
  • The Matches will take place at Aston Villa’s Stadium at: Villa Park, Birmingham, B6 6HE.
  • The winner is responsible for making their own travel arrangements to and from the Matches.
  • The Prize is personal to the winner and only permits the winner attend the Matches.
  • The season ticket will be in the designated ‘home supporter’ area of the Stadium. The winner must be either an Aston Villa supporter or neutral supporter and must not be a supporter of any of the opposition teams.
  • The winner is not permitted to wear opposition colours or wear / carry branded merchandise of the opposition or any other football team.
  • Attendance at the Matches is subject to complying with the following additional requirements:
  • Aston Villa reserves the right to refuse entry to and / or eject from the Stadium any person:
    • who is at the time of the Match, subject to a ban from attending Aston Villa events or otherwise subject to a football banning order (or similar sanction which would prevent them from attending a football match or other event at Villa Park) are not eligible to enter this Competition
    • whose behaviour, is not, in Aston Villa’s reasonable opinion, of the standard expected for persons attending the Matches.
    • who does not comply with these Terms and Conditions, the Season Ticket Conditions of Issue or the Ground Regulations.

If the winner is an existing Season Ticket Holder, Aston Villa agrees to renew their Season Ticket (in the same location and category as they currently hold) free of charge for the 2025/26 Season. If the winner is an existing Season Ticket holder with a Season Ticket in a category other than General Admission (i.e. GA+ or hospitality category), Aston Villa agrees to reduce the winner’s Season Ticket renewal cost by the cost of a General Admission Season Ticket.

The Prize is as stated and, except as expressly set out above, are not transferable. No cash alternatives are available. Aston Villa reserves the right to substitute any Prize with a Prize of equal or greater value.

The Prize may be considered as a taxable benefit to the winner. The winner will be directly responsible for accounting for and paying to HMRC, or other relevant tax authority, any tax liability arising on their prize. Please contact marketingteam@avfc.co.uk for any query related to the taxable amount for reporting to HMRC, or other relevant tax authority.

6. SELECTION OF THE WINNER. All valid entries will be submitted as per the rules in the “How To Enter” section.

There will be 1 winner selected to win 1 Prize.

The winner of the Prize will be the entrant who is in first (1st) position in the Fantasy League at the end of the Competition Period. In the event of a tie the tied entrants shall be put into a hat and a winner will be drawn at random by Aston Villa.

If the entrant who is in first (1st) position in the Fantasy League at the end of the Competition Period is under 18 years of age, the Prize will not be awarded to them but will instead be awarded to the highest finishing entrant aged 18 or over.

The winner will be notified via email within 48 hours of the end of the Competition Period and asked to confirm acceptance of the Prize. If a potential winner of a Prize has not confirmed receipt of the notification within 48 hours of being notified, or is not eligible to enter the Competition, receive the Prize (for any reason) or attend the Matches, Aston Villa reserves the right to either (i) contact the entrant finishing in second (2nd) place in the Fantasy League and offer them the Prize; or (ii) not award the Prize.

The winner may be asked to provide identification and proof of address proving their eligibility before they are entitled to receive the Prize. The winner may be required to participate in further publicity or advertising.

Accepting the Prize constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions. Notwithstanding this, if a winner does not confirm agreement and acceptance of these terms and conditions, Aston Villa reserves the right to withdraw the Prize and select an alternative winner on the same basis as described above.

7. WINNER LIST. The winner must provide, and consents to his/her surname and county of residence being made publicly available upon request. The winner’s name will be available for a period of 28 days after the selection of the winner by written request to marketingteam@avfc.co.uk.

8. OTHER. No correspondence will be entered into regarding either this Competition or these Terms and Conditions. In the unlikely event of a dispute, Aston Villa’s decision shall be final. Aston Villa reserves the right to amend, modify, cancel or withdraw this Competition at any time but only before the delivery of any prize, without notice.

Participants in this Competition agree that Aston Villa will have no liability whatsoever for any injuries, costs, damage, disappointment or losses of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly from acceptance, misuse or use of a prize, or from participation in this Competition. Nothing in this clause shall limit Aston Villa’s liability in respect of death or personal injury arising out of its own negligence or liability arising out of Aston Villa’s fraud.

Aston Villa cannot guarantee the performance of any third party and shall not be liable for any act or default by a third party.

Insofar as is permitted by law, Aston Villa, its agents or distributors will not in any circumstances be responsible or liable to compensate the winner or accept any liability for any loss, damage, personal injury or death occurring as a result of taking up the prize except where it is caused by the negligence of Aston Villa, its agents or distributors or that of their employees. Your statutory rights are not affected

These terms and conditions shall be governed by English law, and the parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

9. SPIRIT OF THE COMPETITION. If an entrant attempts to compromise the integrity or the legitimate operation of this Competition by hacking or by cheating or committing fraud in ANY way, we may seek damages from that entrant to the fullest extent permitted by law. Further, we may, in our absolute discretion, disqualify that entrant’s entry to this Competition and may ban the entrant from participating in any of our future promotions, so please play fairly.

Aston Villa cannot guarantee the performance of any third party and shall not be liable for any act or default by a third party. Participants in this Competition agree that Aston Villa will have no liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses, costs, damage or disappointment of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly from acceptance, misuse or use of a prize, or from participation in this Competition. Nothing in this clause shall limit Aston Villa’s liability in respect of death or personal injury arising out of its own negligence or arising out of fraud.

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