NationStates Jolt Archive

Creating Domestic league, will start tomorrow:)

Top league will be named The Swartz Super League, with 16 teams (16 place gets relegated)

Teams:
New Tazvan City
New Tazvan United
Forzal FC
Vomast City
Dervont FC
Transversa Tigres
Esterizza Eagles
Sporting Lexzio
Xaven FC
GT Fordan Caen FC
Kimirtian FC
AFC Shaer
GT Verti Caen FC
Zaver FC
Lister Lizards
Cartaeizza All-Stars (Newly Promoted)

Tournaments in Swartz:
League
Swartz national cup
cerner cup (league 3 & 4)
yuzer cup (League 1 & 2)

NEWS FLASH

Swartz Super league Top scorer of last season, Jorge Javier Lopez, has made his long expected move from Sporting Lexzio to New Tazvan United for a Fee believed to be around 29 million sertz (£36,000,000) after today completing a medical. The 22 year old striker said "this is a great move for me, and to the club I supported as a boy, im over the moon!"

last seasons table
1.New Tazvan United
2.Forzal FC
3.New Tazvan United
4.Transversa Tigers
5.Vomast FC
6.Dervont FC
7.Sporting Lexzio
8.Xaven FC
9.Masoin FC (team voided for breaking league and national laws)
10.Estirizza Eagles
11.GT Verti Caen FC
12.AFC Shaer
13.Lister Lizards
14.GT Forden Caen FC
15.Kirmirtian FC
16.Zaver FC

International competition

After a tense first leg in San Pablo, the Pumas won in Leyton to enact revenge on the side that had eliminated their compatriots from the Ciudagua metropolitan area and reach the Globe Cup group stage. The nationwide push towards the final knockout stages of any international competition got that much closer, as San Pablo finished just one point behind the latest group of West Zirconians that teams from Aguazul have run across. Not much more to write home about, barring a couple nice comebacks by 12 de noviembre and the Piratas de Grisolon. Unless they've schismed and somebody else is running around with their acronym...we'll be clearer next time, it's just such a nice TLA. Speaking of being clearer next time, Quique Aiza apparently retook his penalty from that MUFN final so many years ago because Ruy de la Red was off his line, and scored...no, we don't expect you to care, all things considered, but I only just ran across it and it's nice to have these things fixed.

Moving on, reluctantly, AC Mineros lost convincingly but quietly, and Trecelunas FC scored a goal! Okay, that's not too much of a surprise, but they did it against Clube Imperial!

...Who still beat them by five in the aggregate.

6-1 was also the combined score when Alianza Ciruelas faced West Zirconian opposition. They got a second chance in the Globe Cup, however...

and lost 12-1 to Protectorat [sic! If you're gonna lose, why not deliberately and unnecessarily insult your opponent?] United. Serafín Pacheco scored the goal.

And we thought 9-0 was a bit on the disappointing side.

Trecelunas FC 13 4 1 26 12 14 43
San Pablo 8 8 2 27 18 9 32
CA Condadore 7 6 5 25 20 5 27
Estudiantes de Íguen 6 8 4 18 17 1 26
Arcres Millos 6 5 7 29 30 -1 23
12 de noviembre 5 7 6 20 21 -1 22
Alianza Ciruelas 4 9 5 19 19 0 21
Fábricas 5 6 7 24 27 -3 21
Deportivo Peralta 4 7 7 28 34 -6 19
AC Mineros 1 3 14 14 32 -18 6

The season

Poor AC Mineros. Their defensive tactics didn't offer any improvement over Unión de Ciudagua's imitation of San Pablo, and they're even more confident of going back to the second division. Worse, if I don't want this happening every season, I need to come up with a system that doesn't fail this badly. And that would require effort.

The only team they beat, worryingly enough, are going to represent Aguazul on the global stage. Once again, the top four are off to the TQCC, while Piratas de Grisolon and Mapabore Juventud go to the SBCC. Frustratingly enough, the average age of the latter side rivals the former, ¿pero qué haces?

Anyhow, Estudiantes de Íguen were the only ones to lose to AC Mineros, but CA Condadore were the only team to beat Trecelunas FC, who took their first title of the Liga. They have goalscorers, and plenty of them (though they'd have to). More importantly, they have defenders. Good ones. They infuriate the rest of the league, but they win. It'll be interesting to see how the future goes, but at this rate them and the Pumas will be pulling away...

Meanwhile, Alianza Ciruelas seem a broken side (wonder what could have caused that?) and have retreated into defense, while Deportivo Peralta are cutting it close once again. Not actually close, but the playoffs were tricky last time. Still, the fans seem to be, if not relaxing, enjoying themselves for once. Mostly due to the goals.

Oh. Stadia nominations! Yeah, we're totally getting around to that.
TQCC: Estadio Aramis Peralta, Ciudad Peralta (This would be sponsored, except uno, Deportivo are second-to-last; dos, what's the point? As soon as you get some part of the stadium to have your name on it, said part tends to catch on fire.) (68,000)
SBCC: Estadio NioRadio, Grisolon (40,000)
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LFU OPEN CUP II

Round One
Speake 2-1 Charborough
AC Palliston e2-1 Bartonsby
Sandcote County 2-1 Itchensea
Knaresborough 4-0 Maritime
Broome City 2-1 Corinthians
Harrick Town 1-2 Cossham
Croxby 2-0 Walsgrave City
Holmecaster City e2-0 Shelcastle City
Maccabi Totton 2-1 Penton Athletic
Chilton 2-1 Brimcaster
Langley 0-2e Holmecaster Orient
Riverside 0-1 Filby United
Huddlestone 0-2 Bethenall
Holmlea Town 2-1 Maplinsey
Avenell Garrison 2-0 Palliston Royal Docks
Ovendale 0-3 Tunstall United

Round Two
Speake e0-1 Filby United
Knaresholme 1-4 Holmecaster City
Chilton 0-1 Avenell Garrison
Speake 1-0 Cossham
Maccabi Totton 3-2 Sandcote County
AC Palliston 3-2 Tunstall United
Holmlea Town 3-0 Bethenall
Holmecaster Orient 6-2 Broome City

Quarter-Finals
Holmecaster City 1-0 Maccabi Totton
Holmecaster Orient 0-1 Croxby
AC Palliston 1-2 Brimcaster
Holmlea Town 1-0 Filby United

Semi-Finals
Holmlea Town 1-0 Brimcaster
Holmecaster City 0-1 Croxby

The Final
CROXBY - 1
HOLMLEA TOWN - 0 (AET)

Croxby will represent Logria in the TQCC, and Holmlea Town will participate in the Globe Cup.

The Qualifiers for the 12th IUCC out of Taeshan are
Taeshan Air Force Academies Aeros (TAFA)
Reynea Area Community Colleges Rays (RACC)
Army University At LAketown Hellfire (Army)

PRESS COMMUNIQUÉ
IUCC Executive Board announces sponsorship deal with SportSat Ad’ihan

City of Ad’ihan, Ad’ihan: The Football Federation of Ad’ihan's executive board for the International University Challenge Championship (IUCC) has today confirmed a sponsorship agreement with the national satellite television station SportSat which will see the IUCC tournament officially be named the SportSat International University Challenge Championship for the next two IUCC tournaments, or the SportSat Cup for short.

Announcing the deal, the IUCC Executive Board chairman Frank Laino said the deal would allow the IUCC to receive television coverage by SportSat, and described it as a "monumental milestone" in the tournament's history.

"We are very proud and pleased that we have done a deal with SportSat to sponsor our IUCC tournament. It is a monumental milestone, as for the first time the entire IUCC will be broadcast on international television, both in Ad’ihan on SportSat and internationally through a highlights package produced by SportSat.

"While we believe the IUCC already has a growing international reputation, we believe SportSat's involvement with the tournament will only serve to improve this reputation, and the allure of television coverage will hopefully persuade more international school champions to take part in the tournament."

SportSat chief executive Douglas McCall says the tournament will provide international recognition for the satellite channel. "We are always looking for new ways to expand and naturally international is a goal for us. We believe we will have a good working relationship with the AFF and the IUCC which will be mutually productive."

The 12th edition of the tournament, which will be the first to be officially sponsored, is scheduled to take place in Vephrall. It will be the first time the IUCC has been held in Vephrall since IUCC 4.

International television stations and cable networks, especially those in nations with IUCC participants, are invited to approach SportSat regarding their IUCC highlights package or for further domestic broadcast rights.

Bidding is also open for title sponsorship of the 14th and 15th IUCC tournaments, preferably by media networks willing to be the official media partner of the IUCC for those two tournaments.

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Matchday Twelve… If there was ever a good time for Candelaria-Allemali to pick up their first victory of the season, it was probably now.

Two of the other unlikely strugglers from XXXIII, after all, are picking up form now – this weekend Arrigo Portuguese picked up only their second win under Oscar Goldsworth, a rather tight little victory over NAPPC to leapfrog the Nethertopians and jump out of the relegation zone, while Tenderville earned their third straight home victory to rise up to thirteenth. It’s certainly not too late for them to turn the Home of the Dragon into a fortress – particularly for evening games, such was this case this Monday, when those yonking great floodlights can unnerve any visitor. Radyukevich were the victims this weekend – the Jukos failing to win for the seventh match in succession, sending the early league leaders careering out of the top half.

The most important factor from Tenderville’s perspective is the return to form of Drunn Deleks, the Rennidanian reigning Young Player of the Season notching up five goals in his last three games and leaving no-one in any doubt as to the importance of a reliable striker during the tough times. It’s a lesson CandelariaAM are learning to their cost, with Kim Mihyeon thus far having a dog of a season; a penalty kick and a simple tap-in her only return from twelve games. The Han international’s dire domestic form isn’t the only reason for the Shining Sons’ predicament, but they aren’t going to get much better unless she steps up during the Clausura – it’s not as though Gates has anything whatsoever to call upon from the bench, after all.

This weekend, though… this weekend she was just as awful, actually, but that didn’t really matter because Caires City were worse. Caleb Christmas, his confidence shot following a dreadful display in Taeshan for the national team, was terrorised by CandelariaAM tyro Cristian Enría before putting through his own net with ten minutes remaining, but he was by no means the only culprit. David Spooner was also chasing shadows, as unable to deal with the partnership of Luke Perry as he is with Abdul Ibadulla for C&M, while the loss of Dionísio is leaving Lawrence Amey looking a little boy lost at the moment. Without the Cafundelariasian to hold his hand, the hope of the Big Blues midfield (oh, god…) spent the afternoon being shouted at by Anthony Jones and generally looking on the edge of tears. He is a wet and a weed, and I discard him utterly.

City therefore dropped to seventh, though there’s still only three points between themselves and Albrecht Turkish in second, the Errant Knights’ TQCC12 qualifying hopes helped out by Caires Sports, who held Turkish to a one-all draw thanks to an injury time header from the captain Gray Mendoza. It left Albrecht FC recovering their lead at the top to five points, scraping a somewhat jammy one-nil win over bottom-of-the-table McDonald.

Indeed, barring Green Island with their home victory over the Smudgers, none of City’s main rivals were able to make major further headway. KT Hotspur drew at ten-man Port of Clotaire, the Harpies losing Alan Cooper following a horrible challenge on Samual Fortal, of all people, while the Marbles held MarquezOW, with the naranja likewise down to ten after Toby Perry’s straight red, and Catedral were able only to scrape a point themselves against stubborn Ironside – Jason Federici, bizarrely enough, with the all-important equaliser.

Albrecht FC 1-0 McDonald SC (Foster 28)
Arrigo Portuguese 2-1 NAPPC (DaWealia 33, Wilkinson 61; Brogan 71)
Caires Sports 1-1 Albrecht Turkish (Mendoza 90+2; Rotherwell 45+1)
Candelaria-Allemali 2-0 Caires City (Enría 60, Christmas og 80)
Cathedral City 1-1 Ironside-Talinger (Federici 86; bin Achmed 73)
Green Island 1-0 AFC MN Smith (va Drake 46)
Marquez-Onwere 2-2 El din Marbles (Pappas 19, Dennin 77; Schaak 1, Coventry 90+2)
Port of Clotaire 1-1 KT Hotspur (Ham 26; Dariegan 32)
Tenderville United 3-0 Radyukevich CSC (Deleks 20 and 75, Kruis 44)

Matchday Thirteen… Just when you think you know each and every side in the division inside and out, they go and surprise yeh.

Take KT Hotspur, for one. Surely we know what they’re all about now, the good as well as the bad. We’ve droned on about their simple, hardly thrilling, but undoubtedly effective tactics plenty of times before and needn’t do so again here, but the basics are easy enough to reiterate – let the other side come onto you, knock it about at the back, and either let the full-backs have a run or hoof it up to Dariegan and hope Vavasour or Smith can get on the end of the bits. Simple, effective… and entirely abandoned against the El din Marbles, much to the visitors’ utter shock.

It was another wise move from Karl Matthews. Carlos Panadero’s fearless young side, with its Visser cousins and Chris Coventry, are too naïve to give Samual Fortal and his defensive posse the wide berth they deserve and, with Rob Volpe deputising for both Ryan Gonzaléz and Chad Deblois between the Rosasharn side’s sticks, it was clear that the home side were going to have to break with recent tradition and actually try and score. While the starting formation gave no clues to it, Matthews sent out his side to forget all their former training and well-drilled little triangles, and instead go at the Marbles like George Morrison on Tim Rodney.

Within ten minutes the Spur were three-nil up. And then they reverted to type, sat back and relaxed, and finished the final five minutes entertaining the locals with step-overs and fancy flicks. Their cover might be blown now, when it comes to repeating the same trick elsewhere, but don’t discount the number one team in northern Candelaria from going one better than their fourth-place finish of XXXI and XXXII, and certainly not when it comes to this Apertura.

Their heels are plenty hot, however – Caires City are two points behind having calmly disposed of Radyukevich, who don’t look likely to win another game all season, the poor mad beauties. But buffering the two northern clubs are Marquez’s finest – none other than Cathedral City.

The progress of fraud trials can be horribly slow during Modern Liberal administrations over in Albrecht, but as more rumours surface over Nigel Morilla’s dealings the picture appears increasingly bleak for Catedral. Even Torrealba was prepared to hint this weekend that he could be leading out a squad of eighteen year-olds by this time next season, but against Green Island one particular eighteen year-old was left on the bench, Jordan Hawker sacrificed in a bid to meet fire with fire. Torrealba started with two up front and gave a start to the frightfully posh Adam Williams-Ottosen in place of Johnathan Filmar, and proceeded to give the GIZ a proper whipping.

Jason Saunderson pulled one back for the visitors late on, but Green Island had been three goals down for nearly an hour already, and fell to their third defeat of the season. They may only be a point behind City and, um, the other City, but ICC qualification could yet be a little dodgy.

Remember, after all, that MarquezOW have a Globe Cup place already, via the CMS Cup – and a good thing too, on this weekend’s evidence. It had all been going well up until half-time – conceding an implausible opener in Saurin, granted, but never looking less than likely to come back from behind – with teenage holding midfielder Daniel Dos Santos rocketing in the equaliser and Augustine Dennin adding a simple second. But then it all went very, very wrong, when Mike Alvintzi opted to take off the ineffectual Caio Casagrande in favour of fellow striker Samuka Szatmári.

The Pasargan was thirteen years his junior… and that’s about all we knew about him, save him being a Torgos native, wherever that is. The young man of Persian extraction (who, like many of his fellow countrymen and women, possesses a name that sounds distinctly Hungarian but absolutely definitely isn’t, what anyone says) certainly had an exceptional debut, setting up Jordan Marshall for the equaliser before going on to bag a brace himself. Whoever the boy is, he’s a star in the making – and might just be McDonald SC’s saviour.

The four-two victory allowed the Flying Fish to move to within a point of CandelariaAM and two of NAPPC. The Knights Templar remain in the bottom three following a costly home defeat to Caires Sports, though at the Dragons are barely better off, sitting on eleven points following a solid thumping at the hands of Turkish.

And that result allowed the champions to slice the gap on the Scorpions to three points, Albrecht FC failing to break the deadlock in Talinger. They are, however, twenty-one points ahead of their other major rivals – Arrigo Portuguese still on ten points after going down three-two to Port of Clotaire. Both the Harpies and the Knights look just about good enough this year to avoid a repeat of last season’s struggles, with the bottom three looking likely to come from the current bottom seven… and Radyukevich, of course.

AFC MN Smith 1-1 Candelaria-Allemali (Stewart 61; Nicholls 89)
Albrecht Turkish 4-2 Tenderville United (Innisvale 7, Rotherwell 42, Vostakova 45 and 87; Oud 10, Deleks 57)
Caires City 2-0 Radyukevich CSC (Amey 15, Spooner 56)
Cathedral City 3-1 Green Island (Federici 6, Williams-Ottosen 24, Jatobá 34; Saunderson 90)
Ironside-Talinger 0-0 Albrecht FC
KT Hotspur 3-0 El din Marbles (Dariegan 5 and 6, Morrison 8)
McDonald SC 4-2 Marquez-Onwere (Marshall 27 and 60, Szatmári 61 and 90; Dos Santos 35, Dennin 39)
NAPPC 0-1 Caires Sports (Belmore 36)
Port of Clotaire 3-2 Arrigo Portuguese (De Woudt og 10, Edwards 46, Zetaback 72; Oughton 44 and 90+4)

Matchday Fourteen… Excellent, it’s Saturday. Do excuse me for a moment while I go and check if there are any joyfully unpronounceable surnames to be dealt with during the inevitable fallow period during the second half of a barren FA Cup weekend…

…

Meh, not really. I suppose Lúthien Anwamanë might be worth tackling, if you’re desperate.

Aaanyway, never mind all that. Juicy big games this weekend as we storm towards all the international club stuff, starting in Hoxton with a vital meeting between Turkish and Caires City.

With captain Cohen absent, Espinoza clung on to a youthful 4-3-3 with Werner, Robinson and Vostakova given starts, while Hane Davies found himself forced on the defensive. Not for the first time this week, the gallant renaissance man’s copybook blotted by admissions of regarding desk-based jiggery-pockery with his former secretary at Green Island, and lurid Albrecht Mercury eyewitness accounts of prescottian proportions of unpleasantness. It could be worse, loyal Caires City supporters point out. He could be Matt Sampson. But such things don’t tend to go down especially well with the Candelariasian public, and Turkish supporters weren’t keen to let sleeping dogs lie. Who knew there were so many rhymes for ‘arse’?

More importantly, Davies opted to leave out Luke Perry – which won’t do the young striker’s development much good, but there you go – in favour of home-grown holding midfielder Owen Judd, partnering Colin Marshall in a distinctly Dannatian set-up. It didn’t work.

The match as a whole was a tentative affair, only catching alight in the second half when the entry of Denny Alexander injected another dose of youthful exuberance and the passhun wot only a life-long supporter can bring (that, or any professional footballer who actually takes his work seriously, but whatever). It was Alexander who got on the end of an Adekunde ball, broke past Caleb Christmas, and pulled back to allow Julius Rotherwell to finish off a fine move and ultimately take the three points. Insert tired reference about winning with kids here kthnxbye.

While a defeat like this can’t really have that much effect on City’s title hopes, given that we’re not even half-way through or owt yet, even making TQCC12 is starting to look a challenge. Green Island and MarquezOW both picked up confident home wins this weekend to move onto twenty-seven points, two ahead of the Errant Knights. Even more gallingly, Caires Sports overcame Port of Clotaire (despite yet another injury, this time keeping Morgan Banz out for at least a couple of months… what does Jack Fabresa do for his salary?) to move to within a single point of their second-nearest and dearest.

Albrecht FC are still topping the table by three however, their juicy big televised clash with Catedral proving an equally damp squib – largely due to the visitors to Songstress failing to turn up (not in an actual Vale of Laven versus Queen’s Park eighteen-eighty-something Scottish Cup final type situation, obviously), and being comfortably walked over by the superb Scorpions. A bad day all-round for El din saw the Marbles come back from two down against Portuguese but ultimately fail to keep up their distant bid for a Globe Cup spot.

But the truly important match, the one that drew actual national attention and had the country’s loyalties split straight down the middle… didn’t happen in Candelaria And Marquez, or even any of the other clingy bits, but over in Nethertopia. Dunno why we should even pay the match any attention, to be honest.

…

Eh, alright. Drunn Deleks was awesome, Frans Oud dominated the centre of the park, old Courtney Ferguson was a constant threat, Harvey Lewis actually played quite well, and all this little lot combined with the Newmanistanian Brett Carlson to give Andrés García’s Tenderville United a nice big three-nil drubbing of Ricardo Garcia’s Never give up, Always keep the ball forward and the Peregrines Peregrinus City Sports and Soccer Club.

Good for them.

Albrecht FC 3-0 Cathedral City (Wanderley 26, Kim 40, Chinn 53)
Albrecht Turkish 1-0 Caires City (Rotherwell 68)
Caires Sports 2-0 Port of Clotaire (Gantser 6, Belmore 50)
El din Marbles 2-3 Arrigo Portuguese (Wilson og 67, Erik Visser 83; Pepper 19, Smith 47, Macanás 89)
Green Island 3-1 Candelaria-Allemali (va Drake 10, Osborne 48, Anwamanë 58; Nicholls 23)
Marquez-Onwere 2-0 Ironside-Talinger (Dennin 65, Wildernis 75)
McDonald SC 1-2 KT Hotspur (Folgueira 3; Smith 19, Dariegan 76)
Radyukevich CSC 2-2 AFC MN Smith (Millard 64, Adekunde 83; Richardson 3, Van der Laan 70)
Tenderville United 3-0 NAPPC (Deleks 15 and 26, Carlson 32)

Matchday Fifteen… This weekend brought us another fixture that has come to be considered as big and defining and whatnot since the kick-off of the international era, with the Samseong Scorpions taking on the United Waste Destruction Negroes at Marlow Park – the division’s best defence against its top scorers.

Something had to give, and it gave after just seven minutes – coming courtesy of Espy va Drake, of course, though the final touch was Jason Saunderson’s, the young Zapata native and the Vanorian superstar combining to make a mockery of the visitors’ alleged defensive strength. That it was a local lad who opened the scoring gave particular cheer, with Albrecht FC increasingly seen by Green Islanders as a standard-bearer for the ebul establishment over on the ‘mainland’. They have a point, after the whole shooting-innocent-civilians thing, but it’s still hard to see how you can blame a Han-owned football club and their Starblaydi-Cafundelense-Myedvedeyan-Kelssekkian squad, but there you go. Booo, tools of our Candelarian oppressors. Boooo!

Ten minutes later, Ryan Edwards equalised and that was basically the end of that. One of the Scorpions’ own local lads, Matthew Logan, ended up scoring the winner, the right-back steaming forward to take advantage of one of a succession of fine Fred Foster crosses to head past Darren Bryson and hand the three points to the leaders.

Le Lan’s army finished four points clear once the weekend was finally declared over, with the PBP Software Millermen surprisingly held at home by the Southampton Chiropractic Centre Smudgers. The Smith had less to prove than normal, with Danny Adams off on his hols in Cafundéu and Niv Cohen still out injured, but some typically fine goalkeeping from Russ Becker gave Darwin Rondags’ struggling side a much-needed point, that single digit keeping them out of the bottom three for now. For once, they look – man-for-man – just about too good to go down; which, given their recent history, probably doesn’t bode especially well. A fourth eighth-place finish certainly looks beyond them, at any rate.

The OnTime Spur moved back into second with a tiresome victory over the Russell House Hot Tubs Irons (okay, seriously, do we have to keep doing this?), but lower down the table there were some rather more entertaining fixtures – and none more so than in Arrigo.

It certainly didn’t look that way early on, Portuguese battering Vern Touati’s goal until finally making the breakthrough on the half-hour, Tom Smith rising powerfully from Pepper’s corner to head home. Though the relationship between himself and Lacamoire still seems less than natural, their power and running was too much for Hla-Thein, Kalatan, Makedonski and the rest of McDonald’s curiously-named defence, the Kura-Pellandi notching up a second-half brace that put the game to bed with twenty minutes remaining.

Or did it…?

Er, no. It didn’t. Hence the ‘entertaining’ bit. Instead, C&M under-21 player Luke Williams pulled one back after showing superb control from a Yeoman free-kick, the former Gamboa man himself then stroking in a long-distance second, before that man Samuka Szatmári, quiet throughout, popped up at the back post to bobble in an astonishing equaliser to continue Portuguese’s nightmare season.

Or did he…?

No, as it turned out, for two minutes into injury time Harry Oughton won a corner and delivered it himself, lofty Nethertopian centre-half Yannick de Woudt rising the highest to beat Touati. Moments later, from the restart, Smith sent Oughton free for another run, from which the Kura-Pellandi scored a truly awesome solo goal for the eighth finish of the game.

Life was almost as exciting at the AAC-Dimrar Dome or was it…? yes it was, but Caires Sports ultimately spurned a superb chance to move into the top six and a first sniff at global football, the El din Marbles instead picking up a victory to solidify their place in the top half.

Their rivals Catedral and MarquezOW shared a point – not great news for either, allowing Caires City to crawl back inside the top four on goal difference with a thumping win in Peregrinus City, despite Austin Neal picking up a straight red for poking Archer French in the eye (as you do).

And Radyukevich lost, but you knew that already.

Albrecht Turkish 1-1 AFC MN Smith (Rotherwell 28; Lewis 61)
Arrigo Portuguese 5-3 McDonald SC (Smith 33, Lacamoire 60 and 71, De Woudt 90+2, Oughton 90+3; Williams 73, Yeoman 80, Szatmári 86)
Caires Sports 2-3 El din Marbles (Belmore 19, Valinial 46; Smits 1 and 45+1, Van Dam 77)
Candelaria-Allemali 3-2 Radyukevich CSC (Van Houton tot Schaagen 20, Enría 26, Parrish 32; Adekunde 44, Millard 75)
Cathedral City 1-1 Marquez-Onwere (Williams-Ottosen 6; Siriwong 70)
Green Island 1-2 Albrecht FC (Saunderson 7; Ryan Edwards 17, Logan 56)
KT Hotspur 2-1 Ironside-Talinger (Petropoulos 62, Dariegan 83; Barros 87)
NAPPC 0-3 Caires City (Spooner 3, Jones 25, Amey 63)
Port of Clotaire 1-1 Tenderville United (Van Dijk 45+2; Van Zundert 19)

CMS Cup… Yes, because we simply can’t resist punctuating all the excitement with this hunk of junk, the CMS Cup is back in town. And exactly the same as it was last year, except with no Nethertopian sides barring the Oude Firma. There’s prelims to find lower-league sides to take their place, but we couldn’t be arsed to post ‘em.

First Round Proper
Guerreros de Agujero 1-1 Cleal Beck
Replay: Cleal Beck 1-1 Guerreros de Agujero (1-1 AET) (Guerreros de Agujero wins 2-1 on penalty kicks)
The New Saints 0-2 Wikeley Town
Gómez United 2-2 Preece Town
Replay: Preece Town 3-0 Gómez United
Scruggs Picking Sharks 2-1 Warbirds Talinger
New Taylor Road 2-1 Korslund
Gustavo Sánchez 1-1 Alber City Wasps
Replay: Alber City Wasps 3-0 Gustavo Sánchez
San Juan 1-2 Club Atlético Lugar
Club Atlético Fasnia 1-1 Catherin FC
Replay: Catherin FC 4-0 Club Atlético Fasnia
Exeter Trident 2-1 Stanley SC
Vo FC 2-1 Los Realejos Storks
Brodoff SC 1-0 Larrataff FC
Lesperance Knights 0-1 Lower Wessaxontown Magicians
Robert Simpson FC 0-1 Mount Lo
Chapon United 3-2 Thompsontown Bettians
Pranschke Island Athletics 2-1 Thoth Town SC
Le Thipp Judek 0-3 Onwere University

Second Round
Condory Bantams 2-1 C.G.y.F.d.C.d.L.T.
Chapon FC 1-1 Abiodun South
Replay: Abiodun South 0-1 Chapon FC
Alber City Wasps 1-0 Castellano Hills FC
Chapon United 1-2 Brodoff SC
Dyce FC 4-2 Liverpool Knights
Exeter Trident 1-1 Starless City Nationals
Replay: Starless City Nationals 0-1 Exeter Trident
Swords of Bass 1-2 Vo FC
Guerreros de Agujero 1-0 Webley Stadium
Maidment SC 1-2 Mount Lo
Dublynne Raiders 1-2 Bass FC
Nader FC 1-1 Gordon Bay City
Replay: Gordon Bay City 3-2 Nader FC
Deportivo María 0-2 Warne Cities
Lower Wessaxontown Magicians 0-1 Preece Town
Hanlon Warbirds 1-0 Magnus United
Scruggs Picking Sharks 1-1 Blackwell Island
Replay: Blackwell Island 4-2 Scruggs Picking Sharks
Catherin FC 0-2 Newport Island
Club Atlético Lugar 1-3 Pranschke Island Athletics
Saurin I.A. 1-2 Onwere University
Fallon Town 1-2 Estrellas Brilliantes
Wikeley Town 0-1 New Taylor Road

Third Round
Vo FC 3-1 Pranschke Island Athletics
Guerreros de Agujero 1-3 Onwere University
Gordon Bay City 1-0 Mount Lo
Newport Island 0-0 Hanlon Warbirds
Replay: Hanlon Warbirds 1-3 Newport Island
Chapon FC 0-2 Dyce FC
Warne Cities 4-3 Bass FC
Alber City Wasps 1-0 Estrellas Brilliantes
New Taylor Road 1-1 Brodoff SC
Replay: Brodoff SC 3-1 New Taylor Road
Exeter Trident 2-3 Condory Bantams
Preece Town 1-1 Blackwell Island
Replay: Blackwell Island 1-1 Preece Town (1-1 AET) (Blackwell Island wins 2-1 on penalty kicks)

Fourth Round
Miranda FC 0-1 Khatib FC
Turks' Club 2-1 Newport Island
Candelaria Arsenal 1-0 Blackwell Island
Arrigo C.d.F. 1-0 Clube Marquez
Condory Bantams 0-4 Fallon United
Melin Professionals 1-0 Gamboa FC
Castillo FC 0-0 Albrecht Independent FC
Replay: Albrecht Independent FC 1-0 Castillo FC
Sloane Wanderers 2-0 Riverton Olympic
Melin & Nader 2-1 Vo FC
NAPPC 2-1 Abiodun North
Alber City Wasps 1-2 Onwere University
Mayo Valley 2-0 Di Alfonso Phoenix
Caires FC 1-0 Gordon Bay City
Brodoff SC 0-1 Radyukevich CSC
Alvery Blades 1-0 Dyce FC
Brayton Town 1-0 Warne Cities

So, what do we gain from all that little lot? The sum total of one semi-professional side, for a start – and that’s Onwere University, who hardly count. Everyone else helped prove that there really is a vast divide between the CMSC2 and the rest, even if the likes of Caires FC, Brayton Town and even the Jukos (they and NAPPC enter at round four… it’s complicated, don’t worry about it) had to rely on one-goal victories. There were cup upsets to be found – ickle Wikeley Town comfortably beating The New Saints away from home in round one probably deserving a mention, but ultimately this was pretty predictable fair. Even the Condory Bantams, last term’s shock semi-finalists, were bounced out in the fourth round –somehow giving up four at home to Fallon United.

Onto this week’s last thirty-two then. Unusually for the last few years, the Albrecht giants managed to avoid each other and make it through to the last sixteen – comfortably, as it turned out, though not without a few hairy moments. Turkish had Turks’ Club at home, their northern offspring having a slightly awkward CMSC2 season so far, with Derek Tedder’s place in the dugout under real threat. The visitors to Solidarity performed admirably enough, exciting young ‘keeper Raheem Kay playing his part in keeping a sort-of second-string Turkish at bay until Taylor Vostakova finally found the net, Niv Cohen – completing a full ninety minutes after his injury return – adding a second three minutes later to seal the deal and avoid an annoying replay. The Scorpions were in a similar hurry to get things done, though Le Lan was prepared to risk the ire of his bosses by putting out a weakened side against Fallon United. The score was only one-nil at half-time, but the ?????s collapsed in the second half and allowed Thomas Rich to bag a hat-trick, bless him. Won’t do the remotest good when it comes to dislodging Wanderley or Kim from the first XI, but at least he’s obviously going to have an actual career now. Even if it might well be spent entirely on the Albrecht FC bench.

The reigning champions are through meanwhile, but only after two arduous fixtures with Radyukevich that threatened to go the distance, MarquezOW scoring two extra-time goals to avoid pens. Only two ties went that far – and both involved Nethertopian clubs. One saw CandelariaAM oust NAPPC, and the other…

The other saw Tenderville United beat Caires City, on penalties, for the second time in three seasons. Last time this happened we made a big song and dance about it. This time we’re in a hurry, so let’s just say that it’s terribly embarrassing for City, and gives the Dragons a real chance to keep their season alive.

Because, ultimately, this cup is all about the Tendervilles – those top-flight sides who aren’t going to win silverware in the league or internationally, and therefore need this bit of pot to make everything vaguely worthwhile. KT Hotspur and Green Island are through, but they’re top-four chasers at the very least, they’re irrelevant. The only sides really worth watching are the likes of Catedral, the Marbles and Caires Sports – all safely through, all looking safe in the league, and all unlikely to win anything else.

There was a grand total of one upset this round, by the way – the Indies snatching victory in Bove. Weeee.

The only other encounter to attract any attention at all was a Melin derby, though such affairs have become a tad passé since the Professionals became well established in the CMSC2 alongside their neighbours, and Melin & Nader ultimately eased through in the second half.

Caires Sports 1-0 McDonald SC (Valinial 28)
Sloane Wanderers 1-3 Alvery Blades (King 61; Harrison 33 and 71, Izzillo 90+2)
AFC MN Smith 0-1 Albrecht Independent FC (Myers 45+2)
Albrecht FC 6-1 Fallon United (Chinn 19 and 73, Foster 46, Rich 60 and 80 and 86; Hale 77)
Caires FC 1-1 Mayo Valley (Watkins 1; Lawrence 90+2)
Replay: Mayo Valley 1-0 Caires FC (Armas 26)
Onwere University 1-1 Arrigo C.d.F. (Reyes 32; Sharpe 20)
Replay: Arrigo C.d.F. 2-0 Onwere University (Kim 44 and 75)
KT Hotspur 1-1 Arrigo Portuguese (Collins 5; Smith 70)
Replay: Arrigo Portuguese 2-3 KT Hotspur (Wilson 17, Oughton 70; Vavasour 40, Dariegan 56, Collins 83)
Cathedral City 2-1 Khatib FC (Williams-Ottosen 3, Page 90+1; Cole 25)
Melin & Nader 2-0 Melin Professionals (Garza 45+2, 63)
El din Marbles 1-1 Port of Clotaire (Erik Visser 19; Edwards 10)
Replay: Port of Clotaire 1-2 El din Marbles (Donnelly 26; Schaak 29, Erik Visser 71)
Marquez-Onwere 1-1 Radyukevich CSC (Cadmer og 1; Adkunde 41)
Replay: Radyukevich CSC 1-1 Marquez-Onwere (1-3 AET) (Adekunde 79; Dennin 74, Souto Maior 99, Sáez 101)
Candelaria-Allemali 1-1 NAPPC (Kim 78; Brogan 39)
Replay: NAPPC 1-1 Candelaria-Allemali (1-1 AET) (Taylor 66; Ellis 35) (Candelaria-Allemali wins 4-3 on penalty kicks)
Candelaria Arsenal 2-0 Brayton Town (Kemp 5, Randall 53)
Green Island 3-1 Ironside-Talinger (Osborne 3, va Drake 18 and 76; Nixon 11)
Tenderville United 2-2 Caires City (Oud 23, Ferguson 82; Lloyd 8, Amey 23)
Replay: Caires City 1-1 Tenderville United (1-1 AET) (Spooner 73; Deleks 41) (Tenderville United wins 3-2 on penalty kicks)
Albrecht Turkish 2-0 Turks’ Club (Vostakova 83, Cohen 86)

Matchday Sixteen… Consider our bottoms collectively squeaky. Next weekend, or possibly the one after, depending on stuff, hearts will be broken, missions will be completed, there’ll be lots of smugness and tears, and we’ll be all set up for the second half of the season. Ahh, the beautiful collision between the international and domestic calendars. Truly ‘tis a thing of wonder.

The ICCs so far, for the record, saw KT Hotspur fail to make the TQCC group stages yet again – not really a surprise, though the fact that they somehow contrived to lose to Vephrese opposition (Vephrese, for heaven’s sake) raised eyebrows among the Adamcyzks. Elsewhere, such that it matters, the C.A.L.’s first global campaign saw them score a crucial away goal at tricky Kareen to knock the Eesseffians out of the SBCC on aggregate, while Melin & Nader thumped some random tree-lickers to set up a couple of entertaining encounters with Aliança.

As far as the TQCC11 group stages are concerned; Albrecht Turkish have a nightmare, Albrecht FC don’t, and City have got the Rockets and one of the miscellaneous Sokojiwotzit Parapanan doobries. Both CMSC1 Nethertopian outfits settle for Globe Cup campaigns, btw. Just for the sake of comprehensiveness.

Roight then, back to the proper stuff – and off to Allemali, where the Shining Sons are suddenly on a bit of a role. Their visitors were the Millermen; another outing for Espinoza’s youngsters, so it was proclaimed, though there were more than a handful of players the wrong side of thirty to uphold an equilibrium of maturity – but they really, really didn’t come through for their less experienced colleagues.

The game was CandelariaAM’s best for months, going to show what a bit of confidence can do for a side like this. Quite how a home win over the Jukos would have buoyed them this much is anyone’s guess, but a clear return to form for Kim Mihyeon helped a bundle – her partner Presbury Ellis and the likes of Cristian Enría have been creating plenty of chances all year, with the Han international consistently declining to put them away. This weekend, Seb Moon and his nervous defenders didn’t know what had hit them – literally, on several occasions, with the physicality of Parrish, Jones and even Beth Nicholls gave Kim the space notch up a brace of fine finishes.

The CandelariaAM squad is certainly a deeply unlikely place for ladies to prosper, never mind two of ‘em – but they aren’t entirely alone in this league. Nicole Delara for one, who is consistently remaining the central prong of the Catedral attack despite her junior status in Eesseffian terms and all the attention given to young Candelariasian team-mate Salvador González, who is good, but still hardly the equal of the Cats’ star woman. Delara was on target once again in their one-all draw with KT Hotspur, a result that keeps hopes of a Globe Cup space just about alive for the troubled El din outfit.

Equally, and coupled with Turkish’s fourth defeat of the season, it helped confirm Albrecht FC’s Apertura ‘title’. The Scorpions celebrated by storming to a three-goal lead in Onwere inside fifteen minutes, perhaps the best display of football from any CMSC1 side this season, albeit with ‘keeper Amern S’toris and stand-in right-back Robbie Hendricks left with plenty of eggs on their faces after some frankly woeful positioning.

MarquezOW came back into it later on, and came rather close to snatching an unlikely three-three draw, but the points ultimately fell to the visitors. Cynics will note that, since the introduction of the Apertura for ICC qualification, Albrecht FC have ‘won’ that competition twice, and on both occasions ultimately surrendered the CMSC trophy to Clausura winners Turkish. Notably however, they topped the XXIX Apertura with just thirty-two points – they currently have forty with a game to spare, with a victory next weekend in Rosasharn giving them a record tally from the last nine half-championships.

Does that suggest that Le Lan (and, more pertinently, the board) were wise to eschew the normal pre-season calendar of full-blooded encounters with amateur Candelariasian outfits or random continental Rushmori no-marks in favour of an expensive jolly off to the Han Empire? While their results were by no means overwhelming impressive – a one-nil at Sanghae remarkable only for the sheer pleasure of scoring past a goalkeeper called Bong, and a two-all draw at Taehaeng in which Ben Zec and Ignacius Sverus in particular were utterly pulled apart by former Jeruselemite international Mary Magary, and at which their was extra-time played, for some reason, in which debutant ‘keeper Drake Malan let one of the softest goals of all time from Dong (Bong and Dong… hehehe, don’t they have funny names?) – were surely better preparation for the arduosity of a CMSC1 campaign than being kicked a bit by Preece Town or the Frontier City Mariners. Does this merely mark the beginning, now that Albrecht have had such a superb start to this season, of Candelariasian clubs embarking on pre-season tours in far-flung locations around the globe?

Prolly not, actually.

Anyway, talking of chicks – that Durosa bird’s not half good, isn’t she? Another brace set up a victory at the Hilltop Stadium; but, with a tricky little game to go, Green Island remain a point behind Caires City and just outside the top four. An automatic TQCC12 group place is still in their grasp – but they could yet miss out on a global tilt altogether.

One side who almost certainly won’t stop them however is Caires Sports. Another away win – this time in Saurin, but they all count, eh? – saw the Knights solidify their grip on eighth, and could well reach even higher once next Saturday’s visit of Ironside is over. But, with a ten-point goal difference on the GIZ to make up, there really isn’t a hope in hell of Alhrem’s men achieving a stunning first international campaign. Pity that, I guess.

The El din Marbles’ own hopes were ended by other results, though their own grave was dug by defeat in Tenderville. T’other lot got a point, meanwhile; the goalless draw in Bove leaving both the Smudgers and Peregrines in the bottom three.

Portuguese lost. They’re still cack, really.

AFC MN Smith 0-0 NAPPC
Caires City 3-1 Port of Clotaire (Amey 45, Iampietro 62, Cooper og 89; Ham 87)
Candelaria-Allemali 3-1 Albrecht Turkish (Van Houton tot Schaagen 7, Kim 42 and 57; Rotherwell 10)
Cathedral City 1-1 KT Hotspur (Delara 56; Morrison 15)
Ironside-Talinger 2-0 Arrigo Portuguese (Barros 6, bin Achmed 34)
Marquez-Onwere 2-3 Albrecht FC (Hendricks 24, Dennin 90; Foster 5, Kim 6, Wanderley 11)
McDonald SC 0-1 Caires Sports (Belmore 60)
Radyukevich CSC 2-3 Green Island (Davis 27 and 90+1; Durosa 35 and 39, va Drake 61)
Tenderville United 1-0 El din Marbles (Deleks 81)

International Update… Yeah, before we dive into the last afternoon of the Apertura, we start by expansively reiterating what you can read anyway if you care to click 154 and scroll downwards a tad. Instead though, we’ll go straight to one of the biggest ties for any Candelariasian club in TQCC history, never mind for two of ‘em – the semi-final between Caires City and Albrecht Turkish.

Though they’ve both been there or thereabouts domestically for quite some time, meetings between the two clubs have yet to become considered classic encounters merely by their very being – the last occasion, a fairly tepid one-nil win for Turkish a few weeks ago, being typical of recent matches. This pair was different however; inevitably so with the world watching the first TQCC clash between Candelariasian clubs, a glorious advert for the competitiveness of CMSC sides on the global scene (take that, 2-1 home defeat to Mo Land 3), and a physical yet tactical affair. No goals in the first leg, mind you. One for the purists, there.

The second leg was as controversial as you could wish for however, if you’re into that sort of thing, with Taylor Vostakova denied a clear penalty after being upended in the box by Austin Neal after barely five minutes, and David Spooner going on to give City the lead not long after despite a certain hand-ball from Nic Lloyd in the lead-up.

The opener of course made little difference to the tie from Turkish’s perspective, but the hopes of snatching an away goal faded further by the minute with City coming to dominate. The Millermen’s own former Catedral defender, Pablo Estévez, came into his own here, clearing a pair of Spooner efforts off the line on seventy minutes in spectacular style. But finally, ten minutes later, a barrage of City attacks came to an end with a free-kick for the visitors, Cohen swinging it in to Julius Rotherwell. The Demotian’s head got the vital touch, Vostakova’s toe directed it definitively past Felix Currey, and Turkish’s place in the final was booked.

Over the course of the two games City arguably deserved it – Hane Davies was certainly keen to proclaim as much – and their route to the semies similarly suggested much, getting their revenge on Raynor City after a superb comeback result against Ranca Toco. Turkish had had a somewhat easier time of it, but now face a massive challenge. Yuba United are truly back on form, as every Albrecht FC supporter knows only too well, and last year’s Paripanan runners-up will start as favourites against the Candelariasian champions, tenth in the world versus thirty-sixth. Other factors auger better for Turkish, including the location of the final, though the two club’s previous meetings are split, Turkish having squeezed past them in extra time in the TQCC3 semies prior to lifting the title, and United coming back from a 4-3 home defeat in the quarter-finals to thrash Espinoza’s side in Hoxton. If nothing else however, Albrecht can once again claim to challenge Ourseville for its footballing supremacy.

Elsewhere, Green Island and the Spur are still hanging on in the Globe Cup but Portuguese’s blah season continued with a group stage exit, while McDonald SC’s claims on being the CMSC’s fourth-best club internationally were boosted further with a third straight semi-final appearance at the SBCC.

Onward to Yuki City, then! But first…

Matchday Seventeen… Yes, you join us once again to determine international qualifying and whatnot, with Turkish facing the possibility of failing to make the top four once more, should they come a-cropper both this weekend at in Yuki City.

That probably won’t happen, since they’ve got the Jukos at home. The other big games see Caires City at the Marble Ground, aiming to hold off the efforts of Green Island; the GIZ taking on MarquezOW in a huge clash for ICC places. Behind them, Cathedral City are in Arrigo hoping to snatch a Globe Cup place themselves, while Caires Sports are also in there with a shout. Nominally.

CMSC1 XXXIII Matchday 16 Standings
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 KT Hotspur 16 10 4 2 26 14 12 34 TQCC
3 Albrecht Turkish 16 10 2 4 28 18 10 32 (GC)
4 Caires City 16 9 4 3 27 11 16 31 (GC)
5 Green Island 16 9 3 4 33 23 10 30
6 Marquez-Onwere 16 8 4 4 24 22 2 28 GC
7 Cathedral City 16 8 3 5 29 18 11 27
8 Caires Sports 16 8 3 5 17 17 0 27

A further note that TQCCGCSBCC qualification and host stadia candidates will be formalised after the TQCC11 final, atop of the next new post. Onward!

Minute 3 ~ And first blood goes to MarquezOW, an enlarged Escalera Naranja wobbling unpleasantly as old Augustine Dennin does exactly what he was paid to do and makes a monkey out of Valaina Tinúviel, not that we’re suggesting that the young lass has more than a passing resemblance to, for the sake of argument, a Rhesus Macaque, it’s just a figure of speech. As far as the naranja’s TQCC hopes are concerned, it’s pretty academic – they’re going to have to score like nobody’s business and hope the Marbles do the same against the Errant Knights.

Minute 9 ~ Which isn’t going to happen, sorry, with Lawrence Amey – wet as a flannel, but still really rather good – chipping in past Bartholomew. Port of Clotaire are one-nil up over the Smudgers, btw, if it matters.

Minute 12 ~ Where is Ma Caque, anyway?

Minute 18 ~ Ooh, suggestions of a rip-roarer here in Onwere, with Lúthien Anwamanë picking up a clever cross from the artist formerly known as Michelle Durosa and snaking past Joseph “Oh” Cecilia to equalise.

Minute 23 ~ McDonald have taken the lead in Tenderville, for some reason… More pertinently, one wonders if Turkish have cause for concern now, with Sean Wiacek hopping off the field. That looks as though Kire Barnnett is going to be in for Yuki City, and their top-four place could be under threat if Green Island complete their comeback…

Minute 27 ~ Colin Marshall nods in a corner from erstwhile countryman Anthony Jones, and that’s Caires City home and dry in the Champions’ Cup. The only question is whether they’ll be going straight there or facing a potentially nightmarish couple of qualifiers.

Minute 35 ~ And, because the universe is apparently opposed to Drama this weekend, Turkish have finally found the back of Christian Fernández Montes’ net – Greg Innisvale taking full advantage of Anslem Fisher’s slip to take the lead.

Minute 53 ~ Eh? Oh, sorry, yeah… S’posed to be doing this, aren’t I? Did you know we’d won the hockey too? How the hell did that happe–

Minute 54 ~ Second of the night for Innisvale, he’s giving Turkish a fine pre-final send-off, even if the Jukos really aren’t valid opposition… Twelve without a win indeed…

Minute 55 ~ Ooh-hoo-hoo… Classic KT Hotspur goal for Robin Smith there, Harry Rosalia and co caught napping – and who can blame them, to be fair, they’ve had nothing to do all afternoon – and the leaders could be heading for a third defeat of the season here. Karl Matthews’ Rosasharn side just keep on surprising us, and they really are title contenders, y’know…

Minute 56 ~ It’d mean the death of football if they did lift the league trophy mind you, but there we are…

Minute 64 ~ Sixty seconds, two goals – one of which is MN Smith’s equaliser at Harper Street to make it a desmond, the other a Tom Osborne finish after a gooey and glorious GIZ move to give Daft Massimo’s side the lead in Onwere. The TQCC still looks out of reach, but another Globe Cup tilt will be sewn up if things stay as they are.

Minute 69 ~ And KT Hotspur are two-nil up, and this really will send a message… Dare we hope for a title decider in Songstress between these two on the Clausura’s final day…? NAPPC take the lead in Allemali, by the by.

Minute 70 ~ Deadlock broken in Caires, with Ahershk Valinial (duh) the star man in this particular move. It’s not going to give the Knights a Globe Cup spot, thanks to MarquezOW already having one regardless, but this is a superb effort from Alhrem’s recently struggling squad.

Minute 71 ~ I did contrive to miss, as it happen, that Erwin Visser has pulled one back for the Marbles. Totally against the run of play, and City are pressing them again, but if they concede another one Green Island are right back in the driving seat.

Minute 72 ~ Sorry, I know, not doing my job properly back there. I’ll be quicker next ti–

Minute 73 ~ The final goalless game is over, and Portuguese have bobbled one in off Alex Duxbury to put their Marquez rivals pretty much out of the running for the top six. All eyes now are on Onwere and El din.

Minute 78 ~ So, er… I’ll get back to you when summat happens…

Minute 81 ~ Jaysus, what a bunch of monkeys… Hopeless defending from Green Island lets in Diego Fernando Pappas to stroke home the equaliser. Forget about drama; it’s as you were in the top six.

Minute 86 ~ Doubly so now, as Jones makes it safe for City. They’ve got fourth, poisoned chalice though it be.

Minute 87 ~ Triply so now, with Dennin poking home his second of the day to complete a remarkable late comeback for Christopher Harvey’s men and leave Green Island battered and bruised ahead of their Dezesseis-avos de Final tie in the Globe Cup. And now, if Catedral can pull two back in the last three or four minutes…

Minute 88 ~ Okay, forget that, John Pepper scores for Portuguese, and it aaalll over…

Albrecht Turkish 2-0 Radyukevich CSC (Innisvale 35 and 54)
KT Hotspur 2-0 Albrecht FC (Smith 55, Dariegan 68)
Candelaria-Allemali 0-1 NAPPC (Taylor 69)
Arrigo Portuguese 2-0 Cathedral City (Duxbury og 73, Pepper 88)
Port of Clotaire 2-2 AFC MN Smith (Ham 8, Van Dijk 32; Rogers 49, Richardson 64)
Caires Sports 1-0 Ironside-Talinger (Valinial 70)
El din Marbles 1-3 Caires City (Erwin Visser 61; Amey 9, Marshall 27, Jones 86)
Tenderville United 1-1 McDonald SC (Van Leeuwen 59; White 19)
Marquez-Onwere 3-2 Green Island (Dennin 3 and 87, Pappas 81; Anwamanë 18, Osborne 64)

CMSC1 XXXIII Apertura Table
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Albrecht FC 17 13 1 3 30 12 18 40 TQCC
2 KT Hotspur 17 11 4 2 28 14 14 37 TQCC
3 Albrecht Turkish 17 11 2 4 30 18 12 35 TQCC
4 Caires City 17 10 4 3 30 12 18 34 TQCC
5 Marquez-Onwere 17 9 4 4 27 24 3 31 GC
6 Green Island 17 9 3 5 35 26 9 30 GC
7 Caires Sports 17 9 3 5 18 17 1 30
8 Cathedral City 17 8 3 6 29 20 9 27
9 El din Marbles 17 6 3 8 29 30 -1 21
10 Arrigo Portuguese 17 5 4 8 24 27 -3 19
11 Tenderville United 17 5 4 8 23 29 -6 19
12 Radyukevich CSC 17 5 2 10 19 27 -8 17
13 Port of Clotaire 17 4 5 8 21 31 -10 17
14 AFC MN Smith 17 2 9 6 19 24 -5 15
15 Ironside-Talinger 17 3 6 8 16 24 -8 15
16 Candelaria-Allemali 17 3 6 8 18 33 -15 15
17 NAPPC 17 4 2 11 16 30 -14 14
18 McDonald SC 17 2 3 12 15 33 -18 9

T4S CMSC2 Apertura/SBCC Qualification

T4S CMSC2 Apertura
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Albrecht Independent FC 19 12 6 1 28 9 19 42 SBCC
2 Gamboa FC 19 12 5 2 38 15 23 41 SBCC
3 Sloane Wanderers 19 11 3 5 27 16 11 36 SBCC
4 Turks' Club 19 9 6 4 40 25 15 33 SBCC
5 Alvery Blades 19 9 5 5 34 19 15 32
6 Abiodun North 19 9 5 5 24 20 4 32
7 Melin & Nader 19 8 6 5 36 27 9 30
8 Castillo FC 19 9 3 7 28 23 5 30
9 Candelaria Arsenal 19 8 5 6 30 28 2 29
10 Mayo Valley 19 9 2 8 30 29 1 29
11 Arrigo C.d.F. 19 6 7 6 29 27 2 25
12 Fallon United 19 7 4 8 26 28 -2 25
13 Club Marquez 19 7 4 8 25 31 -6 25
14 Khatib FC 19 6 4 9 24 34 -10 22
15 Miranda FC 19 6 2 11 22 30 -8 20
16 Brayton Town 19 6 2 11 18 27 -9 20
17 Caires FC 19 5 3 11 19 33 -14 18
18 Melin Professionals 19 4 4 11 20 29 -9 16
19 Di Alfonso Phoenix 19 3 3 13 21 42 -21 12
20 Riverton Olympic 19 3 3 13 15 42 -27 12

No alarms, no surprises, a pretty house and pretty garden, in the CMSC2 this year – the relegated sides make up three of the top four, with Turks’ Club’s relatively lowliness the only upset. The Wanderers are the best of the rest, for some reason, and that’s really all you can say about it.

*Yawns*

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This is your friendly reminder that the eleventh season of international club competition is set to begin in about three days and sixteen hours.

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2163 Provincial Leagues Knockout Competition - draw

The Errinundera Football Association runs two divisions: the Premier League and the Second Division. Below these divisions are the ten independent Provincial Leagues. Towards the end of each EFA season, sixteen teams are selected from the Provincial Leagues Federation to determine the PLF Champions and to determine the three teams to be promoted to the Second Division of the EFA. The three relegated teams from the Second Division return to their own Provincial League.

Six provinces select two teams for the competition. One must be the leader at the end of the regular season (including finals, if played) and the other may be either the second team at the end of the regular season (including finals, if played) or the winner of a knockout competition. These six provinces are the six with the largest player / fan bases.

Four provinces select one team which must be the leader at the end of the regular season (including finals, if played). These provinces have smaller player / fan bases.

This season the Lower Snowy province will be entering two teams at the the expense of Upper Snowy who will be entering one.

Competing teams

Upper Snowy
Karoonda

Lower Snowy
Bukkanmungie
New Guinea

Deddick
Sugarloaf
Whittakers

Delegate
Riverview
Weewala

Rodger
Tabby

Plateau
Bungywarr
Upper Cann

Ellery
Joy Creek

Brodribb
Martin Creek

Goolengook
Crabhole
Sturgess Knob

Bemm
Springdale
Three Sisters

Format

In all rounds the teams fixtured to play each other will play one home and one away game. The team with the positive goal difference proceeds to the next round. If the goal difference is zero then the team scoring the most away goals wins. If the away goals are even then a deciding match is played at a neutral venue. If, in the decider, the scores are level then extra time is played. If still level then the match is decided on penalty kicks. In the first round it is the practice not to pit teams from the same province against each other.

Draw

First Round

Fixture 1: Springdale v Joy Creek
Fixture 2: Bungywarr v Tabby
Fixture 3: Martin Creek v New Guinea
Fixture 4: Weewala v Crabhole
Fixture 5: Three Sisters v Whittakers
Fixture 6: Sturgess Knob v Karoonda
Fixture 7: Sugarloaf v Upper Cann
Fixture 8: Riverview v Bukkanmungie

Second Round

Fixture 9: Winners of 1 and 2
Fixture 10: Winners of 3 and 4
Fixture 11: Winners of 5 and 6
Fixture 12: Winners of 7 and 8

Semi Finals – the winners will be promoted

Fixture 13: Winners of 9 and 10
Fixture 14: Winners of 11 and 12

Play Off – the most keenly fought match of the competition as the winner will be promoted
Losers of 13 and 14

Final – somewhat anti-climactic as both sides are already assured of promotion
Winners of 13 and 14

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2163 Provincial Leagues Knockout Competition - results

Results

First Round

Springdale 1 Joy Creek 0
Joy Creek 2 Springdale 1 (Springdale proceeds on away goals)

Bungywarr 2 Tabby 0
Tabby 1 Bungywarr 1 (Bungywarr proceeds)

Martin Creek 4 New Guinea 3
New Guinea 2 Martin Creek 3 (Martin Creek proceeds)

Weewala 1 Crabhole 1
Crabhole 2 Weewala 1 (Crabhole proceeds)

Three Sisters 3 Whittakers 0
Whittakers 0 Three Sisters 1 (Three Sisters proceeds)

Sturgess Knob 2 Karoonda 0
Karoonda 3 Sturgess Knob 2 (Sturgess Knob proceeds on goal difference)

Sugarloaf 3 Upper Cann 3
Upper Cann 0 Sugarloaf 2 (Sugarloaf proceeds)

Riverview 2 Bukkanmungie 1
Bukkanmungie 1 Riverview 2 (Riverview proceeds)

Second Round

Springdale 1 Bungywarr 2
Bungywarr 4 Sprindale 1 (Bungywarr proceeds)

Martin Creek 3 Crabhole 2
Crabhole 0 Martin Creek 3 (Martin Creek proceeds)

Three Sisters 4 Sturgess Knob 0
Sturgess Knob 1 Three Sisters 2 (Three Sisters proceeds)

Sugarloaf 3 Riverview 0
Riverview 2 Sugarloaf 1 (Sugarloaf proceeds on goal difference)

Semi Finals

Bungywarr 3 Martin Creek 1
Martin Creek 1 Bungywarr 0 (Bungywarr to final on goal difference & promoted to EFA 2nd Division, Martin Creek to play off)

Three Sisters 5 Sugarloaf 0
Sugarloaf 1 Three Sisters 3 (Three Sisters to final & promoted to EFA 2nd Division, Sugarloaf to play off)

Play Off

Martin Creek 2 Sugarloaf 0
Sugarloaf 0 Martin Creek 0 (Martin Creek promoted)

Final

Bungywarr 4 Three Sisters 3
Three Sisters 2 Bungywarr 0 (Three Sisters champions on goal difference)

Promoted to EFA Second Division

Three Sisters
Bungywarr
Martin Creek

Liventia Football League Season 5

First Division Phase One
Folenisa continued their poor performance from the end of last season, when they gained one point from a possible 18. They only managed 30 points from the first 30 games, which left them dead last and relegated. Talbott finished seven points better off, but still four points off the cut-off point for the second phase. Again, Orean won the first phase, but ended only two points clear of Dover City.

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Orean United 30 14 7 9 65 58 7 49 Q
2 Dover City 30 12 11 7 64 49 15 47 Q
3 Schimpol 30 14 2 14 50 47 3 44 Q
4 Jesner Town 30 10 11 9 48 47 1 41 Q
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5 Talbott 30 11 4 15 52 69 -17 37 E
6 Folenisa 30 7 9 14 42 51 -9 30 R

Phase Two
Dover City managed to overtake Orean United in the end but both clubs did well enough to hang on to the two TQCC slots on offer from the Liventian Football League. Both Jesner Town and Schimpol only picked up a combined nine points to finish over ten points off the pace.

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Dover City 36 16 12 8 81 57 24 60 C/TQCC
2 Orean United 36 17 8 11 79 68 11 59 TQCC
3 Jesner Town 36 12 13 11 57 59 -2 49 GC
4 Schimpol 36 15 2 19 54 61 -7 47
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5 Talbott 30 11 4 15 52 69 -17 37
6 Folenisa 30 7 9 14 42 51 -9 30 R

Second Division

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Pardbo 40 26 10 4 68 30 38 88 C/SBCC
2 Neverend Utd 40 22 10 8 53 28 25 76 P/SBCC
3 Western Territories 40 18 10 12 71 56 15 64 P
4 Bede City 40 12 14 14 51 46 5 50
5 Mountain FC 40 5 14 21 30 61 -31 29
6 Liventia Utd 40 3 10 27 20 72 -52 19

Next season's format:
First Division (eight teams): Four games against each other team (28 games) in first phase. Teams split into top four and bottom four, and play amongst these smaller groups for another four games against each other (total of 40 games). Top three qualify for TQCC with fourth place qualifying for GC. Bottom team relegated with second-from-bottom qualifying for a two-legged relegation playoff.

Second Division (Redwich Town and Mountain Bay Utd elected to league): Teams play eight games against each other team (40 games). Top two qualify for SBCC; champions promoted; second placed team qualifies for two-legged promotion playoff.

International qualifiers:
TQCC: Dover City, Orean Utd
Globe: Jesner Town
SBCC: Pardbo, Neverend Utd

International stadia bid:
TQCC: Grovers Stadium, Orean

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Season 2163 ladders

Leech Reign Matches Kingfisher Dynasty

Premier League
P W D L GF GA GD P
Ootopia 38 23 12 3 59 28 31 81 Champions
Deddick 38 21 11 6 47 28 19 74
Bola Mine 38 16 12 10 47 38 9 60
McKillops Bridge 38 17 9 12 60 52 8 60
Milosis 38 15 12 11 50 48 2 57
Rodger River 38 14 14 10 49 38 11 56
First Creek Falls 38 15 10 13 45 43 2 55
Bonang 38 12 15 11 50 47 3 51
Puggaree 38 13 12 13 44 46 -2 51
Delegate 38 12 13 13 46 39 7 49
Amboyne Crossing 38 13 10 15 40 44 -4 49
Waratah Flat 38 13 10 15 35 41 -6 49
Malinns 38 13 8 17 39 49 -10 47
Bemm River 38 12 10 16 44 43 1 46
Ellery Camp 38 11 11 16 50 54 -4 44
Yalmy 38 11 11 16 47 58 -11 44
Bendoc 38 10 13 15 49 54 -5 43
Murrindal 38 10 12 16 42 61 -19 42 Relegated
Butcher's Ridge 38 9 10 19 34 43 -9 37 Relegated
Mount Ellery 38 6 13 19 33 56 -23 31 Relegated
Second Division
P W D L GF GA GD P
Gelantipy 38 25 10 3 69 27 42 85 Promoted
Bally Hooley 38 18 10 10 58 46 12 64 Promoted
Forest Shining 38 19 7 12 55 43 12 64 Promoted
Kanooka Creek 38 18 7 13 52 40 12 61
Tubbut 38 16 11 11 51 35 16 59
Jackson Crossing 38 14 16 8 49 38 11 58
Dellicknora 38 14 13 11 51 39 12 55
Hillside 38 13 14 11 43 40 3 53
Noorinbee 38 15 8 15 35 39 -4 53
Pinnak 38 14 10 14 49 54 -5 52
Monkeytop United 38 12 15 11 41 42 -1 51
Combienbar 38 12 13 13 43 40 3 49
Cabanandra 38 13 10 15 41 55 -14 49
Wulgulmerang 38 13 8 17 42 49 -7 47
Sawpit 38 11 9 18 46 57 -11 42
Pinch Swamp 38 9 14 15 31 41 -10 41
Kanangra 38 9 14 15 44 55 -11 41
Murrungowar 38 10 10 18 39 50 -11 40 Relegated
Glen Arte 38 8 12 18 37 55 -18 36 Relegated
Goongerah 38 7 9 22 33 64 -31 30 Relegated
Provincial Leagues Knockout Competition
Three Sisters Promoted
Bungywarr Promoted
Martin Creek Promoted
Total Premierships: teams
9 McKillops Bridge
7 Fanny Moo / Ootopia
6 Bonang
5 First Creek Falls
3 Ellery Camp
2 Bola Mine
2 Delegate
2 Milosis
2 Monkeytop United
2 Rooty Break / Forest Shining
1 Mount Ellery
1 Rodger River
Total premierships: provinces
14 Plateau (Fanny Moo, Ootopia, First Creek Falls, Rooty Break, Forest Shining)
11 Deddick (McKillops Bridge, Milosis)
8 Delegate (Bonang, Delegate)
4 Ellery (Ellery Camp, Mount Ellery)
3 Rodger (Monkeytop United, Rodger River)
2 Goolengook (Bola Mine)
0 Bemm
0 Brodribb
0 Lower Snowy
0 Upper Snowy
Notes

1. The Leeches have now won four of the last five championships, equalling the domination of McKillops Bridge who also won four out five from 2091 to 2107.

2. Comparison of the two dynasties:
Year Pos W D L GF GA GD P
McKillops Bridge
2091 1st 24 6 8 83 48 35 78
2095 1st 22 10 6 81 41 40 76
2099 1st 26 9 3 75 22 53 87
2103 3rd 20 0 18 35 11 24 60
2107 1st 20 12 6 56 24 32 72
Totals 112 37 41 330 146 184 373

Ootopia
2147 1st 22 11 5 76 42 34 77
2151 1st 26 10 2 59 23 36 88
2155 3rd 21 6 11 58 49 9 69
2159 1st 24 8 6 65 38 27 80
2163 1st 23 12 3 59 28 31 81
Totals 116 47 27 317 180 137 395

3. The Leechs' win ratio for the five seasons stands at 73.4% whereas the Kingfishers' win ratio was 68.7%.

4. The 2103 season was perhaps the most controversial in EFA history. When construction of the Liberation Stadium in McKillops Bridge was delayed due to industrial disputation other EFA clubs conspired to prevent the Kingfishers from playing home games at any EFA accredited grounds. Citing crowd safety issues at smaller venues, the EFA forced McKillops Bridge to forfeit sixteen of their home games. In their 22 completed games, the Kingfishers had a 20-0-2 record. If only completed games are included in the period 2091 to 2107 then they have a 75% win record. Their 60 points for the season was only six behind the champions, Monkeytop United. Had they played the sixteen home games it is quite likely they would have won the championship. Interestingly, the two games they lost were to the first and second placed teams for that year, Monkeytop United and First Creek Falls.

5. Bally Hooley have qualified for their first ever season in the Premier League while Bungywarr will be playing their first ever season in either division of the EFA.

6. Other teams to have their best ever finishes are Amboyne Crossing (Premier League) and Hillside and Noorinbee (Second Division) along with Sawpit, Pinch Swamp and Kanangra who completed their first ever seasons in the EFA while avoiding relegation.

7. Despite last appearing in the Premier League only three seasons ago Murrungowar have now been relegated to the Provincial Leagues.

8. Two seasons ago Mount Ellery finished second in the Premier League. This season they finished last and have been relegated to the Second Division.

9. Villages and towns affiliated with the Ootopia Football Co-operative:
- Baijam
- Brown Mountain
- Cobb Hill
- Fanny Moo
- The Gap
- Lilly Pilly Creek
- Little Bidhawal
- Little Bill
- Result Creek
- Tea Tree Flat

10. The Errinundera Football Association wishes to enter the following teams in international competition.
- Ootopia - TQCC
- Deddick - TQCC
- Bola Mine - TQCC
- McKillops Bridge - TQCC
- Milosis - GC
- Rodger River - GC
- Gelantipy - SBCC
- Bally Hooley - SBCC
- Forest Shining - SBCC
- Kanooka Creek - SBCC
- First Creek Falls Lyceum - IUCC
- McKillops Bridge Polytechnic - IUCC

We will be guided by the organisers on how many entrants will be accepted in these competitions. The international sports code for Errinundera is, of course, ERR.

I'm already finishing my next season preview (which I intend to finish tomorrow) but, in order to avoid any bad surprises (involving PC problems, lack of time, last-minute appointments, etc.), I'll already send the qualified teams for the international competitions (in order):

TQCC:
Ranca Toco (1st phase winner/general champion)
Cafundó do Juta (2nd phase winner)
Petardos S/A (2nd place in 1st phase)
A.F.F. (3rd place in 1st phase)

GC:
Clube Imperial (cup runner-ups)
Atlético Jutense (6th place in 1st phase [note: 4th is Cafundó do Juta and 5th is Clube Imperial)

SBCC:
Khalmar-Tijhus (17th in 1st division - relegated to 2nd)
Carandirú (18th in 1st division - relegated to 2nd)
Aliança (4th in 2nd division - not promoted)
Penders (5th in 2nd division - not promoted)


Stadiums:

TQCC:
- Estádio Rei Albieri Van Tocco, Cafundó do Juta (cap. 210,001)
- Maracatuzão, Dunboor (cap. 135,000)
- Arena América, Abadia (cap. 120,000)

GC:
- Toca do Tatu, Central City (cap. 112,003)
- Arena Multiuso Dra. Veiga, Astari (cap. 100,000)

SBCC:
- Jóia da Lagoa, Tijhus (cap. 50,000)
- Presídio, Carandirú City (cap. 75,000)
- Cúpula Tropical, Ilha Eremita (cap. 55,000)


Also, can you accept the Estresse Intenso representatives coming from this post? I just don't want to log out then log in again with Estresse Intenso, so here they are:

TQCC:
Psychiatrists
Neurologists
Orthopedists
Otorhinolaryngologists

GC:
Cardiologists
Gynaecologists

SBCC:
Academia Acropolis
Escritórios Macedo
Camisa Dez
Vila Ideal


Stadiums:

TQCC: the Babel Spiral, Cânyon Abissal (cap. 321,123)
GC: Aterro Sanitário, Limbo (cap. 40,000)
SBCC: Sector-Delta Sporting Field, Landau Institute (cap. 0)

Iguanan del Mundo
NEWQFL folds

After 6 years of failure to either gather sponsorships, or improvements to stadia, the NEWQFL offically has disbanded, leaving no top-level football league in Qazox. Refunds and reimbursments have been sent out to all parties affected.

With this latest failure, it has now been almost 40 years since any successful football league has been within Qazox. But with the reformation of the QCAA, perhaps collegiate football in Qazox can fill the void.

The QCAA is, technically the successor of the QCFA (Qazox College Football Association), which was disbanded in 1912 due to failure to adequately supervise teams.

(ooc: The QCAA will be my new league. If i ever actually get around to doing it..)

Season Eight of the West Zirconian National League - will the same old team do the same old thing or will someone actually mount a serious challenge?

Let us see...

Division One


Season Champions Runners-up Third Place

1 Banks Bradley Hornets St. Martin University
2 Banks Markham St. Martin University
3 Houghton Kestrels Civil Service Banks
4 Bradley Swifts Banks New Toronto
5 Banks St. Martin University Markham
6 Stanley United Moorcroft Wanderers Houghton Kestrels
7 Banks Bradley Hornets St. Martin University
8 Banks Bradley Hornets Markham


The very first matchday of the new season promised to set the scene for the rest of the season, when Banks lost 3-1 at home to big-spending upstarts Mort Park. The Roadrunners then lost 6-3 at supposed strugglers West Coast Angels, proving that no game in this league is certain.

Although both teams' results stabilised soon afterwards, it was left to two other teams - Stanley United and the Angels - to go seven matches without defeat, finally being beaten by Houghton Kestrels and New Toronto respectively.

By half-way, a new name can be seen at the top - St. Andrew's. The Snaith outfit are one of the more unpredictable of the top-flight sides, and after a mid-table finish last time out, this was certainly surprising.

The first fixture of the second half saw a 4-4 draw between Mort Park and Banks, signalling that neither team was about to give up on the title. Three other clubs - St. Andrew's, Bradley Hornets and Stanley United - were in on the act too, with no more than eight points separating the five for the rest of the campaign.

However, the usual two teams pulled away towards the end, and the usual one won. Mort Park took third place, and so reach the TQCC in only their second season in the top flight.

At the other end, Anderton United surprised everyone by surviving - at least, until the playoffs. Wolverton Town surprised no-one by not doing so.

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Banks 34 21 6 7 103 66 37 69
2 Bradley Hornets 34 20 6 8 68 45 23 66
3 Mort Park 34 20 3 11 87 65 22 63
4 Stanley United 34 19 5 10 72 54 18 62
5 St. Andrew's 34 17 5 12 61 49 12 56
6 New Toronto 34 16 4 14 74 73 1 52
7 Taylor's Cross 34 14 7 13 59 59 0 49
8 Bradley Swifts 34 12 13 9 51 51 0 49
9 West Coast Angels 34 14 6 14 64 64 0 48
10 Markham 34 14 5 15 62 68 -6 47
11 Civil Service 34 14 4 16 62 59 3 46
12 St. Martin University 34 11 12 11 59 60 -1 45
13 Houghton Kestrels 34 10 12 12 57 58 -1 42
14 Ashton Rovers 34 12 5 17 54 67 -13 41
15 Moorcroft Wanderers 34 12 4 18 71 81 -10 40
16 Anderton United 34 11 4 19 53 80 -27 37
17 Wolverton Town 34 7 5 22 48 79 -31 26
18 Crompton Town 34 5 8 21 44 71 -27 23


Division Two


Season Champions Runners-up Third Place

1 Not contested
2 Moorcroft University Houghton Hawks Crompton Town
3 East Snaith Felton Athletic Hyland Town
4 Stanley United Crompton Town Stanley Athletic
5 Redwood Forest Moorcroft Wanderers Underwood Town
6 Combined Armed Forces West Coast Angels Kirkham Town
7 St. Martin Athletic Mort Park Houghton Hawks
8 Ashton Rovers Wolverton Town Anderton United


In the hype surrounding the First Division, people tend to forget that there is a Second Division, but here it is.

Anderton Town set the early pace, hoping to join their city rivals in the First Division. Even after their defeat (5-4 against Moorcroft University) and subsequent drop in form, they were still in contention, along with a number of other sides. By half-way, Underwood Town were narrowly in front, but with the top five (the others being Hyland Town, Sephton County, East Snaith and AFC Stanton) separated by a mere seven points.

Things became even closer as the season progressed, with Combined Armed Forces and Redwood Forest joining in the fun. Only towards the end did two teams finally pull away, with Sephton County narrowly beating Hyland Town to the title.


Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sephton County 34 20 5 9 78 52 26 65
2 Hyland Town 34 19 5 10 75 57 18 62
3 Underwood Town 34 17 5 12 78 84 -6 56
4 AFC Stanton 34 16 6 12 80 73 7 54
5 Combined Armed Forces 34 16 6 12 66 60 6 54
6 Anderton Town 34 15 7 12 61 55 6 52
7 East Snaith 34 13 11 10 71 66 5 50
8 Currie 34 14 8 12 69 64 5 50
9 St. Martin Athletic 34 15 5 14 68 63 5 50
10 Houghton Hawks 34 13 9 12 76 70 6 48
11 Redwood Forest 34 13 7 14 54 58 -4 46
12 Moorcroft City 34 11 10 13 79 80 -1 43
13 Felton Athletic 34 13 4 17 60 72 -12 43
14 Tîm Cymru 34 11 9 14 80 81 -1 42
15 Moorcroft University 34 12 6 16 69 72 -3 42
16 Stanley Athletic 34 11 7 16 64 75 -11 40
17 Walton 34 9 5 20 64 91 -27 32
18 Kirkham Town 34 8 5 21 57 76 -19 29

So Wolverton Town and Crompton Town are relegated, to be replaced by Sephton County and Hyland Town. The playoff will be contested by Anderton United, Underwood Town, AFC Stanton and Combined Armed Forces.

Cup and playoff news to follow.

Meanwhile, to the other big event in West Zirconian football:

West Zirconian Cup


Season Champions Runners-up Final Score

1 Markham Houghton Kestrels 3-1
2 Stanley United Banks 4-1
3 Banks Stanley United 3-0
4 Banks Taylor's Cross 6-0
5 Markham Stanley United 3-0
6 Banks St. Martin University 5-1
7 Wacker Neustadt Taylor's Cross 4-2
8 Bradley Hornets Bradley Swifts 3-2



At least in this competition there's some variety - especially in the light of Wacker Neustadt's amazing win in Season Seven.

Although it's the Second Round we associate with shocks, there were a couple of upsets in the First - Bradley University's 2-1 win over Underwood Town, Sephton RMI's 2-0 win over Crompton Town and Snaith Maritime College teaching Moorcroft University a 3-0 lesson.

First Round
East Snaith 1-2 Sephton County
Bradley University 2-1 Underwood Town
Anderton Town 1-0 Moorcroft City
Combined Armed Forces 1-3 AFC Stanton
Hyland Town 4-0 Felton Athletic
Stanley Athletic 2-3 Walton
Sephton RMI 2-0 Crompton Town
Currie 3-0 St. Martin Medical Institute
Oakley 1-2 Flockton Flavell
Kirkham Town 1-0 Redwood Forest
Banks Theological College 2-4 Tîm Cymru
Houghton Hawks 6-2 Shrigley Town
St. Martin Athletic 1-0 Redwood University
Snaith Maritime College 3-0 Moorcroft University

And so to the eagerly-awaited Second Round, where the underdogs didn't disappoint. Bradley University provided the shock of the round, a 4-3 win in their replay at Mort Park. The Anderton teams were both involved in upsets, Town winning 2-0 against Taylor's Cross, and United being humbled after a penalty shootout at Currie. Sephton County completed the lineup with a 2-1 win against St. Martin University.

Second Round
Civil Service 3-1 New Toronto
West Coast Angels 1-2 Bradley Hornets
Taylor's Cross 2-2 Anderton Town
Replay: Anderton Town 2-0 Taylor's Cross
Snaith Maritime College 0-6 Banks
Flockton Flavell 6-6 Ashton Rovers
Replay: Ashton Rovers 2-2 Flockton Flavell (4-2 AET)
Sephton County 2-1 St. Martin University
Hyland Town 1-2 St. Martin Athletic
Bradley University 4-4 Mort Park
Replay: Mort Park 3-4 Bradley University
Markham 2-2 Wolverton Town
Replay: Wolverton Town 2-1 Markham
Houghton Hawks 1-2 Moorcroft Wanderers
Bradley Swifts 0-4 Stanley United
Anderton United 1-1 Currie
Replay: Currie 3-3 Anderton United (3-3 AET) (Currie wins 2-0 on penalty kicks)
Tîm Cymru 1-1 Kirkham Town
Replay: Kirkham Town 3-0 Tîm Cymru
AFC Stanton 2-1 Elwell Harriers
Walton 2-2 St. Andrew's
Replay: St. Andrew's 4-3 Walton
Sephton RMI 0-1 Houghton Kestrels

Bradley University's creditable run ended in the Third Round, with a 5-2 defeat against Sephton County. It took two attempts for Kirkham Town to defeat First Division newcomers Ashton Rovers, 2-0 the final score.

Third Round
Wolverton Town 1-3 Bradley Hornets
Moorcroft Wanderers 2-0 St. Martin Athletic
Sephton County 1-1 Bradley University
Replay: Bradley University 2-5 Sephton County
AFC Stanton 0-3 Currie
St. Andrew's 4-1 Stanley United
Ashton Rovers 3-3 Kirkham Town
Replay: Kirkham Town 2-0 Ashton Rovers
Civil Service 2-1 Anderton Town
Banks 3-2 Houghton Kestrels

One of the biggest shocks in Cup history saw Banks beaten 2-1 at home to Sephton County in the Quarter-Final, in a round which saw two lower-ranked sides (the other being Currie) in the Semi-Finals.

Quarter-Final
Banks 1-2 Sephton County
Civil Service 3-4 Bradley Hornets
St. Andrew's 1-0 Moorcroft Wanderers
Kirkham Town 0-2 Currie

The two First Division sides and the two Second Division sides were paired together, ensuring an uneven, yet no less exciting, Final.

Semi-Final
Bradley Hornets 2-2 St. Andrew's
St. Andrew's 2-2 Bradley Hornets (2-2 AET) (St. Andrew's wins 3-0 on penalty kicks)
Aggregate: Bradley Hornets 4-4 St. Andrew's

Sephton County 3-6 Currie
Currie 3-1 Sephton County
Aggregate: Sephton County 4-9 Currie


Surely not an upset in the Final? Surely not?

Er, no.

Final
St. Andrew's 5-0 Currie (at City of Houghton Stadium)

There is a commercial here. Nethertopia disapproves.

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Why, hello there! Glad you can join us at the ending of the first half of the Nethertopian WendellCorp Divisions. It's lovely to see you here, I didn't expect that.

Let's start this quickly. First of all let's post a table here, could come in handy.

Nethertopian WendellCorp Division 1
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 FC DePardenti 11 8 1 2 22 13 9 25 TQCC
2 VVV Ran 11 7 2 2 18 6 12 23 TQCC
3 Lake Rushmore 11 6 2 3 16 10 6 20 GC
4 Gretor Sport 11 6 1 4 17 9 8 19 GC
5 Ratos Island 11 6 0 5 17 15 2 18
6 Ashdom City 11 4 3 4 16 16 0 15
7 The Grey Towers 11 4 3 4 11 12 -1 15
8 Peregrinus City 11 4 2 5 7 10 -3 14
9 Blue-White Udenbergen 11 4 1 6 13 18 -5 13
10 SSV Stoedt 11 3 3 5 8 12 -4 12
11 Stoedtcanal CU 11 3 1 7 10 20 -10 10
12 Argon Wanderers 11 1 1 9 7 21 -14 4

Also going to the TQCC are of course Tenderville United and NAPPC. That being said, let's look at how the teams are doing.

FC DePardenti are well on their way of becoming the champions, as it seems. They only took two losses this first half, both at the very start. They were defeated in the first two matches and are currently on a streak, not being defeated in 9 matches - with the run still going. Big man on the field is 25 year old Arnold Postma, who is also leading the top scorers table. With 10 goals he's looking to take the golden ball award home.

Place two to five are trailing DePardenti, with especially VVV Ran hitting form. They have collected seven points in the three final games and are looking like they can hit for the championship, which is really unexpected. Their collective must work, apparently.

A honourable mention goes to goalie Kevin Mirakel from Gretor sport. He is currently in the shape of his life and only had, with one exception, to get the ball out of his goal once per match. Gretor is looking like they can keep far away from the relegation zone.

About that particular area, the Wanderers are doing exactly what they are supposed to do. Remarkable is the fact the only match the team won was against Ratos Island, away. Ratos Island is certainly playing below it's level. They should be heading for the championship, but even missed out on the International Cup Competitions. Which is quite sad, to say the least. Manager Dolf de Graaf has problems with his defence, trying out new formations every match day, one formation even worse than the other. They should be ashamed of themselves. Losing at home to the Wanders and Ashdom city. They conceded four goals against the latter club.

Another defensive disappointment is Massimiliano Barone. The young goalie did achieve nine clean sheets, but more was expected of him and his iron defence. The club he's playing for, The Grey Towers, sponsored by the Kelssekian Alliance is also not performing that well. They weren't expecting a season of glory, but a TQCC spot would have been nice...

Player of the first half is Joãio. Whilst his club is performing bad and currently occupying the second-last place, which means relegation play-off. Eek.
Joãio should really be looking for a new club. Even his devotion to Stoedtcanal can't be this big. I mean, the guy was involved in nine of the ten goals... He has made six assists, scored one penalty and two free kicks. This guy is solid gold. It's just too bad the rest of his team stinks.
Stoedtcanal would be able to play themselves out of the relegation zone pretty easy, place six is only five points away. They have eleven matches to try it and otherwise have the play-off to face.

Two teams that should also fear the play-off are SVV Stoedt and Blue-White Udenbergen. These two teams are not performing bad for what they are capable of, but relegation is only a few steps away, if they slip up in the wrong matches. The father-son battle of Darko Soro versus his daddy Abdoulaye ended in a surprising win for the fifteen year old footballer. Darko scored twice in the match and he's also having his season so far. With nine goals, only one less than Postma, he'll be hunting for some nice striker awards.

I guess that's all for now.

...

A second competition? Eh? ... Oh, yeah right. Here's a table.

Nethertopian WendellCorp Division 2
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Farkan Yellow Warriors 11 8 1 2 22 13 9 25 SBCC
2 September City 11 6 4 1 21 11 10 22 SBCC
3 Nimor Shields 11 5 4 2 13 11 2 19 SBCC
4 Mignon United 11 6 0 5 24 15 9 18 SBCC
5 Eye of Tenderville 11 5 3 3 17 16 1 18
6 Ashdom FC 11 4 5 2 15 9 6 17
7 Peregrinus SC 11 4 2 5 16 17 -1 14
8 Halfalyr Lakeside 11 4 1 6 11 18 -7 13
9 Medelyden FC 11 3 3 5 12 18 -6 12
10 Nitmar SC 11 3 1 7 12 17 -5 10
11 Flowstadse Boys 11 2 3 6 11 19 -8 9
12 The Falcons 11 2 1 8 11 21 -10 7

We couldn't care less, could we?

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International competition qualification rules (it's easy this time, since we've only had one season)
TQCC qualification: Top four finishers in Cintrin A
Globe Cup qualification: Vephraller Kustriin e Foutbill champions unless already qualified for TQCC, then highest among remaining teams until two have been chosen
SBCC qualification: Top four finishers in Cintrin B

Cintrin A

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts Chg
1 Daazyiles OC 38 24 4 10 80 50 30 76 unc C/TQCC
2 Mylfe CE 38 21 9 8 79 38 41 72 ^ 2 TQCC
3 Pondrit FE 38 21 7 10 65 50 15 70 ^ 5 TQCC
4 Stestrenas OC 38 21 6 11 63 50 13 69 v 2 TQCC
5 Merpisms CE 38 17 8 13 71 62 9 59 ^ 2 GC
6 Huellim FE 38 17 7 14 76 66 10 58 unc
7 Bumpoogra FE 38 14 12 12 63 59 4 54 ^ 4
8 Oillid CE 38 13 14 11 43 38 5 53 v 5 GC
9 Poikimitagiin FE 38 14 11 13 46 44 2 53 v 4
10 Boalluns FE 38 14 9 15 51 61 -10 51 ^ 6
11 Shing OC 38 13 11 14 48 47 1 50 v 2
12 Stithis FE 38 14 7 17 66 78 -12 49 unc
13 Trillet FE 38 12 12 14 45 52 -7 48 ^ 2
14 Fekler FE 38 12 11 15 36 45 -9 47 unc
15 Ammites FE 38 12 10 16 53 64 -11 46 ^ 2
16 Cirbeod CE 38 11 9 18 49 68 -19 42 pro
17 Penuler OC 38 10 11 17 55 65 -10 41 v 7
18 Knoleier FE 38 9 12 17 48 64 -16 39 v 5 R
19 Netler FE 38 10 8 20 32 49 -17 38 pro R
20 DFE Anhenir 38 6 12 20 50 69 -19 30 pro R

Cintrin B

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts Chg
1 FE Dranacess 38 23 7 8 58 34 24 76 rel P/SBCC
2 DFE Donseplock 38 23 6 9 91 53 38 75 rel P/SBCC
3 Spoantects CE 38 21 9 8 80 53 27 72 rel P/SBCC
4 Mendid CE 38 19 14 5 46 25 21 71 unc SBCC
5 Custler FE 38 19 12 7 59 40 19 69 ^ 1
6 Strapply FE 38 19 7 12 51 42 9 64 v 1
7 Dilkis FE 38 17 10 11 47 42 5 61 ^ 4
8 Ucktingang OB 38 16 9 13 65 55 10 57 v 1
9 Cunceer CE 38 15 12 11 53 43 10 57 v 1
10 Feay FE 38 17 4 17 47 52 -5 55 unc
11 DFE Unee 38 15 8 15 54 53 1 53 ^ 1
12 Sichisers OB 38 13 10 15 50 57 -7 49 ^ 1
13 Gontarther FE 38 12 12 14 45 47 -2 48 ^ 2
14 Terabits CE 38 12 11 15 55 50 5 47 v 5
15 Sante OB 38 9 15 14 44 46 -2 42 v 1
16 Ceresstrer FE 38 8 11 19 38 68 -30 35 unc
17 Firoum OB 38 9 6 23 41 69 -28 33 pro
18 Pomperae FE 38 6 10 22 42 73 -31 28 v 1 R
19 Burtneeg FE 38 6 8 24 31 58 -27 26 pro R
20 Grasset FE 38 4 13 21 35 72 -37 25 pro R

Cintrin C

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts Chg
1 Sondar FE 38 25 9 4 65 29 36 84 ^ 3 P
2 Brimpeng FE 38 22 10 6 64 29 35 76 rel P
3 Sontirae CE 38 22 9 7 62 27 35 75 rel P
4 Tigajana OC 38 20 8 10 68 40 28 68 rel
5 Grendless FE 38 20 4 14 64 56 8 64 ^ 3
6 CE e Flaarickug 38 17 12 9 53 37 16 63 ^ 3
7 Spakisteis FE 38 16 14 8 54 40 14 62 unc
8 Oktidople FE 38 16 9 13 50 36 14 57 v 3
9 Engset FE 38 16 9 13 52 44 8 57 ^ 3
10 Prechrus FE 38 13 15 10 45 42 3 54 unc
11 Contrer FE 38 13 11 14 46 45 1 50 v 5
12 Nenirmiopoti FE 38 14 7 17 45 53 -8 49 ^ 2
13 Sesotnig FE 38 12 8 18 33 49 -16 44 v 2
14 Cenanier FE 38 12 7 19 45 61 -16 43 ^ 3
15 Tehtisms CE 38 12 5 21 34 49 -15 41 v 2
16 DFE Hyllesme 38 7 12 19 35 61 -26 33 v 1
17 Scinpefis FE 38 8 9 21 37 64 -27 33 pro
18 Fishbogger FE 38 9 6 23 33 61 -28 33 v 2 R
19 Larospe OC 38 9 6 23 31 64 -33 33 pro R
20 Sascaenis CE 38 8 8 22 30 59 -29 32 pro R

Promoted to Cintrin C for 1768 season:
Cintrin D South: Festany CE
Cintrin D West: Stether FE
Cintrin D East: Ranalos CE

Vephraller Kustriin e Foutbill, later rounds

Quarterfinals
Mylfe CE 5-2 DFE Anhenir
DFE Anhenir 0-2 Mylfe CE (2-7 agg)

Penuler OC 3-2 Pondrit FE
Pondrit FE 4-4 Penuler OC (6-7 agg)

Boalluns FE 2-3 Oillid CE
Oillid CE 3-1 Boalluns FE (6-3 agg)

Daazyiles OC 3-1 Netler FE
Netler FE 1-4 Daazyiles OC (2-7 agg)

Semifinals
Mylfe CE 2-0 Penuler OC
Penuler OC 0-1 Mylfe CE (0-3 agg)

Oillid CE 2-1 Daazyiles OC
Daazyiles OC 2-2 Oillid CE (3-4 agg)

Final
Mylfe CE 1-3 Oillid CE

Last but not least, the promotion/relegation playoff.
In this case, the latter for one-season wonders Anderton United.

Semi-Final
Underwood Town 1-2 Combined Armed Forces
Combined Armed Forces 2-0 Underwood Town
Aggregate: Underwood Town 1-4 Combined Armed Forces

AFC Stanton 2-2 Anderton United
Anderton United 0-2 AFC Stanton
Aggregate: AFC Stanton 4-2 Anderton United


Final
Combined Armed Forces 1-0 AFC Stanton (at Ellis Park, St. Martin)

Actually, that isn't last of all - there's the small matter of the inaugural West Zirconian Academic League, open, as the title suggests, to college and university teams.

As St. Martin University and Moorcroft University are members of the WZNL, they will enter 'B' teams into this competition.

Ten academic institutions have entered the inaugural competition, with the top two being entered into the IUCC. (Should the WZAL expand beyond 12 teams, they will then enter their full quota of three teams.)

So enough of the blurb - I'm sure you want to know who were the first winners, and possibly even how. Without any further ado, here was how the first season finished:


Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Stanley University 18 12 3 3 39 29 10 39
2 Markham University 18 8 4 6 28 28 0 28
3 Banks Theological College 18 7 6 5 33 28 5 27
4 Bradley University 18 8 3 7 29 28 1 27
5 Moorcroft University 'B' 18 7 4 7 27 24 3 25
6 St. Mark's College, Mort Park 18 6 7 5 35 33 2 25
7 St. Martin Medical Institute 18 6 3 9 19 28 -9 21
8 Snaith Maritime College 18 5 5 8 22 23 -1 20
9 St. Martin University 'B' 18 6 2 10 28 33 -5 20
10 Redwood University 18 4 5 9 28 34 -6 17


So, with all West Zirconian competition over for another season, we can announce the global qualifiers:

TQCC: Banks, Bradley Hornets, Mort Park, St. Andrew's
Globe Cup: Stanley United, New Toronto
SBCC: Sephton County, Underwood Town, Hyland Town, AFC Stanton
IUCC: Stanley University, Markham University

In addition, the WZFA would like to nominate the following stadia for global finals:

Globe Cup: Birchfields, Markham (Markham, 47,500)
SBCC: Marc Edwards Memorial Stadium, Redwood (Redwood Forest, 32,500)

Sorthern Football League, 2034 Season

Shield

No real surprise in the season opener as Castrograd saw of Second Division Lispole Strand to pick up the first silverware of the season.

Castrograd SC 2-0 Lispole Strand

First Division

A couple of seasons back, Corcaigh seemed to have finally reached their potential as they challenged Beningrad all the way in the title race. That year they just missed out, and then fell away last season, surviving relegation by just two points. This season though they were finally able to get the championship their fans have craved for so long following a dramatic final day of the season which saw them winning 3-1 away at Vespucci, whilst Castrograd, who went into the last day top threw away a two goal lead in the final five minutes away at Beningrad, who complete the top three.

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Corcaigh 38 23 8 7 89 56 33 77 C
2 Castrograd SC 38 21 12 5 80 47 33 75
3 Beningrad 38 22 8 8 95 56 39 74
4 Heathfield United 38 20 12 6 66 41 25 72
5 Red Star Cork 38 19 6 13 63 53 10 63
6 17th of October 38 17 10 11 89 67 22 61
7 Oblast Rangers 38 17 10 11 54 47 7 61
8 Swinedon Town 38 17 8 13 40 34 6 59
9 FC Juahzhou 38 16 10 12 60 46 14 58
10 CF Sept. de Finistère 38 17 7 14 50 47 3 58
11 East Reading 38 15 10 13 49 44 5 55
12 Areck Furness 38 12 14 12 56 60 -4 50
13 Hillaton Downs 38 14 6 18 46 58 -12 48
14 Baile an Fheirtéaraigh 38 14 6 18 59 72 -13 48
15 Vespucci 38 11 10 17 39 47 -8 43
16 Marx-Stadt 38 12 7 19 42 60 -18 43
17 Locomotiv Shingon 38 6 15 17 49 64 -15 33
18 Snowspire 38 7 7 24 43 90 -47 28 R
19 Little Greece Olympia 38 6 9 23 25 60 -35 27 R
20 Fenians Sport Club 38 4 5 29 40 85 -45 17 R


Highest scoring match: Baile an Fheirtéaraigh 6-2 Corcaigh
Largest home win: FC Juahzhou 7-0 Snowspire
Largest away win: Snowspire 1-6 17th of October

Second Division

James Connolly SC were last season supposedly a team who were too good to go down. As it turned out, they actually weren't. However this season they did prove they're too good for the Second Division as they sealed a return to the top flight at the first time of asking with ease. Also of note in the second tier is An Blascaod Mór who just missed out on promotion, but managed to qualify for the Series B Champions Cup.

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 James Connolly SC 38 21 9 8 80 41 39 72 C
2 Eastlands 38 20 3 15 74 45 29 63 P
3 Rothsbere Athletic 38 18 8 12 43 33 10 62 P
4 An Blascaod Mór 38 17 11 10 40 35 5 62
5 Felland Marsh 38 18 5 15 72 64 8 59
6 Windlesham Town 38 17 8 13 46 40 6 59
7 Larne Valley Rovers 38 14 13 11 50 37 13 55
8 Heathfield City 38 15 10 13 58 58 0 55
9 Actarius Athletic 38 16 6 16 44 46 -2 54
10 Rode Ster Amsterdam 38 15 9 14 53 66 -13 54
11 Wollongo 38 15 8 15 43 42 1 53
12 St. Patricks 38 15 7 16 59 60 -1 52
13 Newstoke 38 13 13 12 32 38 -6 52
14 Sparrowbottom Athletic 38 13 11 14 42 46 -4 50
15 Cobh Walkers 38 13 10 15 54 54 0 49
16 Lispole Strand 38 11 15 12 35 33 2 48
17 Floriana RMI 38 9 14 15 39 50 -11 41
18 Brickinwell 38 8 14 16 43 57 -14 38 R
19 Reading Town 38 9 10 19 42 67 -25 37 R
20 AFC Xaninion 38 6 10 22 48 85 -37 28 R


Highest scoring match: Eastlands 7-1 Rode Ster Amsterdam
Largest home win: Eastlands 7-1 Rode Ster Amsterdam
Largest away win: AFC Xaninion 0-4 Lispole Strand

Third Division

For the first time in the SFL's history, the Third Division wasn't the bottom tier, but yet the majority of teams in it all seem to have spent their entire existence in at the bottom of Sorthern football. Probably because most of them have. Euskara Portuezki are one of those teams that have spent the majority of their existence in the third tier, without ever really doing much. This year though, it looked as if they'd finally find their way out as they spent much of the season in the promotion places. Poor form at the end of the season though put paid to that, and allowed Albion Athletic, Revolutionaire and Banna Rovers to find their way out of the division in Portuezki's place.

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Albion Athletic 38 20 7 11 61 38 23 67 C
2 Revolutionaire 38 17 12 9 64 47 17 63 P
3 Banna Rovers 38 19 5 14 50 44 6 62 P
4 Euskara Portuezki 38 17 10 11 74 57 17 61
5 Hurez 38 17 7 14 70 61 9 58
6 New Ireland 38 16 10 12 60 52 8 58
7 Hightop Hill 38 15 13 10 47 39 8 58
8 Bimlico 38 17 7 14 59 55 4 58
9 Tetherton 38 13 16 9 37 36 1 55
10 Dún Chaoin 38 14 10 14 49 48 1 52
11 Dynamo Heltzburg 38 14 10 14 36 37 -1 52
12 Tioka & Weybridge 38 12 12 14 53 55 -2 48
13 Durness Pottery 38 10 16 12 27 34 -7 46
14 Ballynafen 38 11 12 15 60 63 -3 45
15 Ibibis Isle 38 11 11 16 57 55 2 44
16 Workers United 38 10 14 14 45 54 -9 44
17 Amica Albion 38 13 5 20 35 47 -12 44
18 Sundol Town 38 9 16 13 35 43 -8 43 R
19 Bannabridge 38 11 9 18 54 76 -22 42 R
20 Siberene City 38 8 10 20 42 74 -32 34 R


Highest scoring match: Bannabridge 5-2 Workers United
Largest home win: Ballynafen 7-0 Bannabridge
Largest away win: Siberene City 0-5 Revolutionaire

Fourth Division

An entirely new division, with twenty entirely new senior members of the SNFA meant that no one could predict with any certainty who would finish where. As such there were no real surprises, or any expected results in the final table. Tiletston Rovers though, were by far the best team in the division and thoroughly deserving of being the first ever champions of the Sorthern Fourth Division.

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Tiletston Rovers 38 21 9 8 65 42 23 72 C
2 Esteghal Roudbahahr 38 17 12 9 57 46 11 63 P
3 Fenmershe County 38 17 11 10 54 39 15 62 P
4 Leathton 38 16 11 11 71 62 9 59
5 Temol Colliery 38 16 10 12 65 62 3 58
6 Porthdun Celtic 38 17 5 16 66 66 0 56
7 Asinusford City 38 14 13 11 58 56 2 55
8 Cobre Andandala 38 12 18 8 42 32 10 54
9 Weardbeleah 38 15 8 15 68 63 5 53
10 Castford 38 16 4 18 63 60 3 52
11 Gratnesborugh Seniors 38 13 13 12 50 53 -3 52
12 Gratnesborugh North 38 14 9 15 37 43 -6 51
13 Mandalan 38 14 7 17 61 64 -3 49
14 Huntingsdon Athletic 38 14 7 17 55 64 -9 49
15 Racing Huntshire 38 13 8 17 56 55 1 47
16 Carmala Sports 38 12 8 18 49 53 -4 44
17 Kelubol 38 10 14 14 47 60 -13 44
18 Dunfar 38 9 15 14 45 56 -11 42
19 Najraydah Al-Nasr 38 7 20 11 51 57 -6 41
20 Southweald 38 9 6 23 47 74 -27 33 Pl


Highest scoring match: Porthdun Celtic 7-3 Castford
Largest home win: Castford 5-0 Fenmershe County
Largest away win: Porthdun Celtic 0-4 Southweald

Rather than a straight relegation, the team finishing bottom of the Fourth Division is entered into a two legged play-off with the non-League club that the SNFA feels has performed best over the past season and is best placed to meet standards required for SFL membership. This season Baile an Droichead took on bottom club Southweald.

Play-off
Baile an Droichead 1-5 Southweald
Southweald 3-2 Baile an Droichead
Aggregate: Baile an Droichead 3-8 Southweald


Dreyher Island League

Four wins from the last five games wasn't enough to see Huntscove Harriers retain their championship as Oast Orient picked up their fourth league title. Also slightly surprisingly there was just one draw from the teams nineteen matches.

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Oast Orient 19 10 1 8 44 39 5 31
2 Huntscove Harriers 19 8 1 10 39 44 -5 25

Highest scoring match: Oast Orient 2-6 Huntscove Harriers
Largest home win: Oast Orient 3-0 Huntscove Harriers
Largest away win: Huntscove Harriers 0-4 Oast Orient

SNFA Cup

With the league expanding to eighty teams the previous sixty-four team configuration of the SNFA Cup was no longer big enough. A total of one hundred and ninety two teams were therefore invited to take part in the cup, expanding it's total membership to two hundred and fifty six teams, and adding two more rounds to the competition. Of the new teams, Baile an Droichead made it the furthest through the competitions as wins over Kryton, Heathfield United (of the First Division), Workers United (of the Third Division), cup holders Lispole Strand, and Third Division Banna Rovers saw then advance to the quarter-final where Revolutionaire were somewhat fortunate to beat them in extra time. Revolutionaire were then promptly thrashed 6-1 in the semi-final by eventual Cup winners 17th of October.


First Round
Balibo Ironworks 0-4 Marx-Stadt
Telungo 4-2 Recreativo de Andalenica
Huntingsdon Town 1-3 Lengden Town
Curdley Vale 1-4 Hillaton Downs
Najraydah Al-Nasr 1-0 Halldvik
Downminster 2-3 FC Juahzhou
Libbingdon 0-2 Larne Valley Rovers
Mitingon 1-1 Asinusford City (2-1 AET)
Rothsbere Athletic 2-0 Arhapur
Dilling Town 1-1 Windlesham Lane (1-2 AET)
Pellbury 0-1 Sanchez
Hemmingdon Town 2-0 Colswyn
Cowtford City 0-3 Minster
Kosespor Bilecik 0-3 Areck Furness
Gormekbahçe 2-2 Berksbrook (2-2 AET) (Gormekbahçe wins 1-0 on penalty kicks)
Lewsbury 2-0 Huntsvale
Putongzhou 0-2 Racing Huntshire
Brickinwell 2-0 Lesacourt
Toui 2-2 Lerdal Wanderers (2-2 AET) (Toui wins 2-0 on penalty kicks)
Garcester 1-3 Euskara Portuezki
Castrograd SC 6-0 Ronzo
Gratnesborugh Seniors 2-0 Loddon Accies
Locomotiv Shingon 1-0 Swinedon Town
Wennsbruck 2-2 Río Rápido (2-2 AET) (Wennsbruck wins 2-0 on penalty kicks)
Floriana RMI 4-1 Ballywhell
Deportivo Terondiz 1-0 Aldford
Kleby 1-2 Actarius Athletic
Tanice 3-3 Dún Úll (4-3 AET)
Copsewood 0-0 Taedongiju Ch'ŏllima (0-1 AET)
Atlético Mendiana 2-4 Ballynafen
Barquatch 1-1 Cobre Andandala (1-1 AET) (Barquatch wins 3-0 on penalty kicks)
Amica Albion 1-0 Conarth Corinthians
Terondiz 1-4 Deportivo Marriallo
St Columba 1-1 Bridgewest (2-1 AET)
Hafjizan 0-2 Vespucci
Atlético Valmada 0-1 Revolutionaire
Kelubol 0-3 Tobermory Fridays
İznikspor 1-3 Shaoxingang Locomotive
St Brendan 2-3 AFC Benchurch
Havva Spor Kulübü 4-1 Nanchang
Aviacíon de Valmada 2-1 Swanford
Dheas Óg 1-1 Brukinsal (1-1 AET) (Dheas Óg wins 1-0 on penalty kicks)
AFC Tetherton 2-2 Murciada Balompié (2-3 AET)
Khebusir 0-2 Southweald
Weardbeleah 0-3 St. Patrick's
Fenmershe County 0-1 Windlesham Town
Fenmouth 0-6 James Connolly SC
Mendiana 4-0 Río Aceituna
Colswyn Bay 1-1 Chuangying (1-1 AET) (Colswyn Bay wins 1-0 on penalty kicks)
Fallonshire 0-0 Clann na nGael (0-0 AET) (Fallonshire wins 1-0 on penalty kicks)
A.O. Kephoric 0-4 Sparrowbottom Athletic
Pitchmoor Borough 1-3 Montele
Beningrad 4-1 Endley Vale
Hightop Hill 2-1 Atxihuedo
Fethiyespor 2-1 Albion Athletic
Baile an Fheirtéaraigh 3-0 Tempione Calcio
Torvale 2-3 Siberene City
Al-Ahly Atibiza 1-2 An Blascaod Mór
Limingdon 4-2 Olympique Amaokunn
Dunfar 1-1 Harwick (1-1 AET) (Dunfar wins 3-0 on penalty kicks)
St Bega 0-2 Sengly Nomads
Euskara Anuntzibai 3-0 Dún Crompán
Tioka & Weybridge 2-3 Workers United
Kryton Vale 2-1 Dingle Town
Leringa 1-4 Club de Football Septentrionien de Finistère
Klemer Athletic 0-2 Bordignol
Coldmouth 2-5 Heathfield United
Porthdun Celtic 0-1 Anijon
Averwich Celtic 2-1 Marsa
Sorthridge 2-4 Wollongo
Baile an Inbhear 0-4 Covan Rangers
Heiferford United 0-2 Sosiardia
Goienuri 2-3 Leathton
Río Fuerta 2-2 Zurbitxu (3-2 AET)
Dalaneg 2-0 Zubiana
Huntscove Harriers 0-2 Banna Rovers
New Ireland 6-1 Sanliltepespor
Lukolaurio 1-2 Heathfield City
Athlitiki Enosis Delpollos 1-3 Endleygrove
Bimlico 0-2 Blemney
Ugaldia Athletic 1-3 Prany Vale
Rode Ster Amsterdam 3-0 Begderry
Lengden Vale 0-3 Chellines
Sporting Nothandryun 0-3 Durness Pottery
Baile an Droichead 2-0 Kryton
Ashvale Town 1-2 Cobh Walkers
Wymshill Bielica 0-5 Snowspire
Oast Orient 1-1 Valy Junction (1-1 AET) (Oast Orient wins 1-0 on penalty kicks)
Mallora 0-4 Newstoke
Tetherton Athletic 1-0 Dunderry
Corcaigh 4-2 Ballyvoge
Lengden Hibernian 2-1 Havvasaray
Dubhin 1-3 Blackthorpe Borough
Sporting de Alzia 1-1 Temol (2-1 AET)
Cittá di Moriose 2-1 Bannabridge
Market Bow 2-1 Na Piarsaigh
Wrenbrook 1-2 Dún Chaoin
Felland Marsh 4-0 Valmada
Redrood 1-5 Eastlands
Hal-Luqa Ittihad 0-1 Athletic Zornotza
Bembonga 4-0 Red Star Livinton
Snarebrook Town 2-6 17th of October
Jinda 0-2 Reading Town
Little Greece Olympia 2-1 Hurez
Dillingdon 1-2 Castlemount
Oblast Rangers 1-0 Tetherton
Derrymór 1-3 AFC Xaninion
Woolington 0-2 Racing Anijon
A.O. Bolaspol 3-2 Waterton
Carmala Sports 1-1 Arriea Town (1-1 AET) (Carmala Sports wins 3-0 on penalty kicks)
Bocester Red Star 2-5 Sundol Town
Ballyenna 1-2 Temol Colliery
Ibibis Isle 1-0 Gratnesborugh North
Teytoon 3-2 Linginham
Henbury 1-1 Wallingfalls Town (2-1 AET)
Dynamo Heltzburg 1-0 Conerlia Industrials
Lispole Strand 2-1 Lensden Green
Spritley United 1-1 Huntingsdon Athletic (2-1 AET)
Murciada 2-5 Red Star Cork
Slavija Sobrinic 1-0 Tiletston Rovers
Tambo Athletic 0-0 Gormekkoyspor (0-2 AET)
Landigoll 0-1 Cragpeak
Fenians SC 6-0 Esteghal Roudbahahr
Gleanndubh 0-0 Bullasti (1-0 AET)
Mandalan 1-2 Blemney United
Marsa Albion 1-1 Castford (1-1 AET) (Marsa Albion wins 3-0 on penalty kicks)
Landigoll Town 2-3 East Reading

Second Round
Fenians SC 5-0 Río Fuerta
Sparrowbottom Athletic 0-0 Lewsbury (0-0 AET) (Lewsbury wins 4-1 on penalty kicks)
Banna Rovers 2-1 Bordignol
Lispole Strand 1-0 Windlesham Town
Baile an Droichead 1-0 Heathfield United
AFC Benchurch 2-1 Racing Huntshire
Felland Marsh 2-2 Club de Football Septentrionien de Finistère (3-2 AET)
Cobh Walkers 2-3 Mendiana
Hightop Hill 3-3 Castrograd SC (5-4 AET)
Endleygrove 1-1 Lengden Town (1-4 AET)
Chellines 4-0 Marsa Albion
Wennsbruck 0-2 Oblast Rangers
Actarius Athletic 1-4 FC Juahzhou
Sundol Town 1-5 Beningrad
Brickinwell 1-1 An Blascaod Mór (1-1 AET) (An Blascaod Mór wins 4-1 on penalty kicks)
Dheas Óg 1-0 Reading Town
Siberene City 3-1 Heathfield City
Newstoke 0-0 Workers United (0-0 AET) (Workers United wins 4-2 on penalty kicks)
Locomotiv Shingon 4-1 Mitingon
St. Patrick's 0-1 Dún Chaoin
AFC Xaninion 3-2 Athletic Zornotza
Revolutionaire 1-0 Cittá di Moriose
Rothsbere Athletic 2-0 Sanchez
Sosiardia 0-1 Wollongo
Fallonshire 1-2 Lengden Hibernian
Montele 1-0 Aviacíon de Valmada
Corcaigh 8-0 Murciada Balompié
Tanice 0-1 Ibibis Isle
Taedongiju Ch'ŏllima 2-1 Havva Spor Kulübü
Bembonga 1-3 Minster
Leathton 2-1 Shaoxingang Locomotive
Floriana RMI 3-1 Cragpeak
Baile an Fheirtéaraigh 0-2 Vespucci
Areck Furness 5-1 Gormekbahçe
Deportivo Terondiz 1-6 Marx-Stadt
Prany Vale 0-2 Gleanndubh
Oast Orient 1-1 Anijon (3-1 AET)
James Connolly SC 5-1 Red Star Cork
Najraydah Al-Nasr 1-0 Slavija Sobrinic
Carmala Sports 1-4 17th of October
Averwich Celtic 3-2 Toui
Kryton Vale 1-2 Racing Anijon
Dynamo Heltzburg 2-0 Sporting de Alzia
Durness Pottery 1-2 Eastlands
Snowspire 4-0 Windlesham Lane
Henbury 1-4 Tobermory Fridays
Gratnesborugh Seniors 0-1 Larne Valley Rovers
Barquatch 2-2 Euskara Anuntzibai (2-3 AET)
Hillaton Downs 4-2 St Columba
Covan Rangers 0-1 Temol Colliery
Fethiyespor 0-0 Dunfar (0-0 AET) (Fethiyespor wins 1-0 on penalty kicks)
New Ireland 2-0 Amica Albion
Colswyn Bay 0-2 Euskara Portuezki
Blackthorpe Borough 3-2 Tetherton Athletic
Teytoon 2-3 Sengly Nomads
Market Bow 0-3 Limingdon
Blemney United 1-1 A.O. Bolaspol (1-2 AET)
Gormekkoyspor 0-0 Dalaneg (1-1 AET) (Gormekkoyspor wins 1-0 on penalty kicks)
Telungo 2-3 Hemmingdon Town
Blemney 3-1 Spritley United
Deportivo Marriallo 0-0 Rode Ster Amsterdam (0-0 AET) (Deportivo Marriallo wins 2-0 on penalty kicks)
Castlemount 1-2 Little Greece Olympia
Southweald 1-1 Ballynafen (1-1 AET) (Southweald wins 1-0 on penalty kicks)

Third Round
Najraydah Al-Nasr 3-1 An Blascaod Mór
Montele 0-2 Siberene City
AFC Xaninion 3-2 Minster
Euskara Anuntzibai 1-4 Fenians SC
Little Greece Olympia 0-0 Oblast Rangers (1-0 AET)
Baile an Droichead 1-0 Workers United
Fethiyespor 0-7 Beningrad
Lengden Hibernian 1-3 Snowspire
Wollongo 0-1 Lispole Strand
Tobermory Fridays 4-0 Hemmingdon Town
Limingdon 2-5 Euskara Portuezki
Mendiana 1-2 New Ireland
Banna Rovers 1-0 Blemney
Ibibis Isle 1-2 Rothsbere Athletic
Blackthorpe Borough 2-1 Southweald
Locomotiv Shingon 1-0 Larne Valley Rovers
East Reading 1-2 Marx-Stadt
Revolutionaire 3-1 Taedongiju Ch'ŏllima
Temol Colliery 1-5 Areck Furness
Lewsbury 0-3 Hillaton Downs
Chellines 2-1 Averwich Celtic
Eastlands 4-0 Floriana RMI
Racing Anijon 4-3 Dheas Óg
Deportivo Marriallo 0-2 Oast Orient
Dún Chaoin 2-0 Hightop Hill
Corcaigh 0-0 FC Juahzhou (1-1 AET) (FC Juahzhou wins 4-1 on penalty kicks)
Sengly Nomads 0-2 Felland Marsh
Leathton 2-1 A.O. Bolaspol
James Connolly SC 1-2 17th of October
Gormekkoyspor 2-0 AFC Benchurch
Gleanndubh 1-3 Vespucci
Dynamo Heltzburg 1-0 Lengden Town

Fourth Round
Siberene City 3-0 Najraydah Al-Nasr
Vespucci 1-2 Beningrad
Euskara Portuezki 2-4 Dún Chaoin
Tobermory Fridays 0-3 Snowspire
Racing Anijon 1-1 FC Juahzhou (2-3 AET)
New Ireland 2-2 Little Greece Olympia (4-3 AET)
Felland Marsh 2-1 Locomotiv Shingon
Marx-Stadt 3-0 Leathton
Oast Orient 1-5 Eastlands
Hillaton Downs 2-3 Revolutionaire
Chellines 3-1 Blackthorpe Borough
Dynamo Heltzburg 0-3 17th of October
Banna Rovers 1-0 AFC Xaninion
Areck Furness 0-0 Rothsbere Athletic (0-0 AET) (Rothsbere Athletic wins 4-2 on penalty kicks)
Baile an Droichead 1-0 Lispole Strand
Fenians SC 2-0 Gormekkoyspor

Fifth Round
Banna Rovers 1-3 Baile an Droichead
New Ireland 1-2 Siberene City
Marx-Stadt 1-1 17th of October (1-2 AET)
Chellines 1-2 Snowspire
Rothsbere Athletic 2-2 Beningrad (2-2 AET) (Beningrad wins 5-3 on penalty kicks)
Felland Marsh 2-0 Dún Chaoin
Revolutionaire 4-1 Fenians SC
Eastlands 3-0 FC Juahzhou

Quarter Final
Baile an Droichead 1-1 Revolutionaire (1-2 AET)
Snowspire 0-0 17th of October (0-0 AET) (17th of October wins 5-4 on penalty kicks)
Beningrad 5-0 Felland Marsh
Siberene City 0-1 Eastlands

Semi Final
Eastlands 3-3 Beningrad (4-3 AET)
Revolutionaire 1-6 17th of October

Final
17th of October 4-0 Eastlands

International Cup Qualifiers

Champions' Cup
Corcaigh
Castrograd SC
Beningrad
Heathfield United

Globe Cup
17th of October
Red Star Cork

Series B Champions' Cup
James Connolly SC
Eastlands
Rothsbere Athletic
An Blascaod Mór

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With Bally Hooley promoted to Errinundera's Premier League for the first time next season they become the 46th team to take part. Shown below are team colours for all 46 teams and, below that, a key to those colours along with team statistics.

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Most
First Recent Stint Highest
# Team Season Seasons Season Began Cups Pos Comment
1 Ellery Camp 1999 41 current 2059 3 1 2055 was their only season out of the Premier League
2 McKillops Bridge 1999 42 current 1999 9 1 One of two clubs to compete in every season; forfeited 16 games in 2103
3 First Creek Falls 1999 42 current 1999 5 1 The only club to play all 38 games in every season
4 Mount Ellery 1999 41 2163 1 1 Relegated to the Second Division for what will be its second only season
5 Big Tree Camp 1999 3 2007 5 Amalgamated into Monkeytop United
6 Waratah Flat 1999 22 current 2159 6
7 Monkeytop 1999 3 2007 7 Amalgamated into Monkeytop United
8 Goonmirk Rocks 1999 27 2111 4 Amalgamated into Forest Shining who use their colours for the alternative strip
9 Kanooka Creek 1999 16 2159 7 Currently in the Second Division
10 Bemm River 1999 38 current 2063 4
11 Fanny Moo 1999 27 2103 2 1 Amalgamated into Ootopia who use their colours; between them they have competed in every season
12 Seldom Seen 1999 9 2103 12 Last seen in the Upper Snowy League
13 Goongerah 1999 25 2119 2 Relegated to the Ellery Football Union for next season
14 Wulgulmerang 1999 19 2139 9 Currently in the Second Division after a short stint in the Upper Snowy League
15 Rodger River 1999 41 current 2063 1 1 2059 was their only season out of the Premier League
16 Yalmy 1999 9 current 2159 4
17 Rooty Break 1999 29 2111 1 1 Amalgamated into Forest Shining who use the black in their primary strip
18 Sassafras Basin 1999 17 2103 9 Amalgamated into Forest Shining who use the yellow in their primary strip
19 Combienbar 1999 3 2123 17 Currently in the Second Division
20 Goolengook 1999 11 2111 6 The Anarchists are currently inactive
21 Bola Mine 2003 29 current 2119 2 1
22 Coast Range 2003 4 2131 14 Currently playing in the Plateau Football Union
23 Lilly Pilly Creek 2003 18 2099 10 Amalgamated into Ootopia who use their colours for the second alternative strip
24 Cobb Hill 2007 13 2063 5 Amalgamated into Ootopia who use their colours for the alternative strip
25 Bonang 2011 39 current 2011 6 1 Have not missed a season since joining
26 Milosis 2011 39 current 2011 2 1 Have not missed a season since joining
27 Monkeytop United 2011 36 2155 2 1 Formed from Monkeytop and Big Tree Camp ; currently in the Second Division
28 Deddick 2023 33 current 2127 2
29 Bendoc 2031 17 current 2163 9
30 Tubbut 2035 16 2159 7 Currently in the Second Division
31 Murrindal 2043 17 2163 9 Relegated to the Second Divison for next season
32 Malinns 2051 19 current 2111 6
33 Little Plains 2055 4 2067 14 Currently members of the Delegate Football Co-operative
34 Butchers Ridge 2067 10 2163 10 Relegated to the Second Division for next season
35 Pinnak 2079 5 2107 13 Currently in the Second Division
36 Gelantipy 2091 14 2159 10 Promoted to the Premier League for next season
37 Ootopia 2107 15 current 2107 5 1 Current champions; formed from Fanny Moo; Lilly Pilly Creek and Cobb Hill
38 Delegate 2107 15 current 2107 2 1 Have not missed a season since joining
39 Forest Shining 2115 9 2147 1 1 Promoted to the Premier League for next season; formed from Rooty Break, Goonmirk Rocks and Sassafras Basin
40 Puggaree 2131 9 current 2131 8 Have not missed a season since joining
41 Three Sisters 2131 2 2135 16 Current Provincial Leagues Champions; promoted to the Second Division for next season
42 Jackson Crossing 2143 1 2143 20 Currently in the Second Division
43 Murrungowar 2151 1 2151 20 Relegated to the People's Football Collective of Goolengook for next season
44 Amboyne Crossing 2155 3 current 2155 11 Have improved their placing each year since joining
45 Cabanandra 2155 1 2155 20 Currently in the Second Division
46 Bally Hooley Promoted to the Premier League for the first time next season

The Turkic leagues have finished up and here are the tables

Super Lig 2026

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Gelibolu 30 20 5 5 74 40 34 65 C
2 Sultanli FK 30 16 7 7 71 55 16 55 TQCC
3 Kazimspor 30 17 4 9 61 48 13 55 TQCC
4 Ilhankoy 30 16 4 10 49 44 5 52 TQCC
5 Gokcenk 30 14 8 8 56 41 15 50 GC
6 Kose Sehir AS 30 16 2 12 56 57 -1 50 GC
7 Kuzeykoyspor 30 13 8 9 60 52 8 47
8 Atlar 30 12 5 13 56 62 -6 41
9 Genclerbirligi 30 10 8 12 50 50 0 38
10 Khanlispor 30 11 4 15 56 57 -1 37
11 Yeni Ankara SK 30 10 6 14 66 57 9 36
12 Yaniktas 30 9 8 13 49 57 -8 35
13 Nihatspor 30 8 9 13 42 48 -6 33
14 Sorthern Turkspor 30 9 4 17 47 77 -30 31
15 Kutubahce 30 7 9 14 48 58 -10 30 R
16 Basbakan Sinan 30 5 3 22 39 77 -38 18 R


And the Ikinci Lig:

Ikinci Lig 2025

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Yeni Osman 30 17 9 4 76 43 33 60 C
2 Nurinspor 30 18 5 7 79 51 28 59 P
3 Kucukkoy 30 17 7 6 80 50 30 58 SBCC
4 Hocaspor 30 17 5 8 68 50 18 56 SBCC
5 Gonulspor 30 15 4 11 64 66 -2 49
6 Iskenderin AS 30 15 2 13 49 47 2 47
7 Kose Sehirspor 30 13 6 11 57 53 4 45
8 Yilmazinspor 30 12 8 10 65 55 10 44
9 Yenispor 30 12 6 12 62 66 -4 42
10 Desantepe 30 9 9 12 36 49 -13 36
11 Tumirbey 30 10 5 15 54 57 -3 35
12 Olympic Turkler 30 9 7 14 44 54 -10 34
13 Seyhanspor 30 9 5 16 55 73 -18 32
14 Resatspor 30 8 7 15 43 55 -12 31
15 Ergenkoy 30 5 7 18 35 64 -29 22 R
16 Derdimyok 30 4 8 18 42 76 -34 20 R
Azeri-Turk Spor make their return to the professional leagues alongside new comers, Karagozlukspor.

After two years of economic crisis, the Septentrionian economy has strenghtened enough for the national leagues to form once again. The allocation of teams to the four divisions of Septentrionian soccer was done on a regional league basis, according to the amount of teams present in each league. So both Oriensinsulae and the Capitale had 3 teams in the new Superligue, while the other leagues had two teams each. While forming the new format for the leagues, the ASS and the professional clubs, who own the Superligue, were clear: there won't be playoffs to designate the national champions, as it was previously done. Instead, the concept, new to Septentrionian sports, that the team with the most points in the standings is declared the national champion will prevail. As well, in the three division of the Ligue de l'ASS, the top 2 teams promote directly to the higher division, while the 3rd and 4th placed teams will play a 2 legged playoff to decide who the 3rd team to promote will be. So three teams relegate from each division, except for 3e Division, the 4th level.

So now, time for the league tables (OOC: League logos will be back next season):

Superligue

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 CS Sept-Onze Ourseville 30 22 5 3 67 24 43 71 TQCC
2 Union d'Ourseville 30 18 6 6 81 34 47 60 TQCC
3 CF Grand-Glacier 30 16 6 8 53 34 19 54 TQCC
4 Football Nordiqueville 30 16 6 8 40 37 3 54 TQCC
5 CS Ourseville 1093 30 15 8 7 49 34 15 53 GC
6 CS Lac-Amédée 30 15 6 9 51 41 10 51
7 Stade du Dauphin 30 16 2 12 45 31 14 50
8 Mont-Lambert FC 30 14 2 14 36 36 0 44
9 FC Cap-Phare 30 10 9 11 34 32 2 39 GC
10 Sudistes de Bourdailleux 30 10 8 12 33 40 -7 38
11 SC Mont-Bleu 30 10 5 15 32 41 -9 35
12 Latins de Septentrionalis 30 9 4 17 37 63 -26 31
13 Pointemer AC 30 7 6 17 31 44 -13 27
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14 Mont-Surrindère SC 30 5 8 17 31 64 -33 23 R
15 Croisée de Sauvageville 30 5 6 19 23 73 -50 21 R
16 Royaux d'Orléans 30 3 11 16 27 42 -15 20 R

Ligue de l'ASS 1ère Division

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 ASJL Cap-Nord 30 19 7 4 62 25 37 64 P/SBCC
2 Richelieu AC 30 17 8 5 47 27 20 59 P/SBCC
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3 Olympiques de Baieville 30 16 7 7 51 34 17 55 Pl/SBCC
4 Septentrionalis HC 30 16 5 9 42 40 2 53 Pl/SBCC
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5 Révolution FC 30 14 5 11 43 31 12 47
6 SC Presqu'île 30 13 5 12 40 42 -2 44
7 SS des Monts 30 13 4 13 35 37 -2 43
8 FC Les Vals 30 13 4 13 33 40 -7 43
9 Marécages de Desmarais 30 12 5 13 40 41 -1 41
10 CH Vaudreuil 30 12 4 14 34 37 -3 40
11 AA Benoîtville 30 9 9 12 34 42 -8 36
12 AS Île-Benoît 30 9 8 13 38 44 -6 35
13 L'Étoile du Nord d'Alioth 30 9 6 15 38 39 -1 33
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14 Baie-Verte CCFC 30 7 10 13 41 53 -12 31 R
15 Loups Midivillois 30 8 6 16 39 53 -14 30 R
16 Étoiles de Dubreuil 30 3 7 20 25 57 -32 16 R

Promotion playoff:
Leg 1: Olympiques de Baieville 1-1 Septentrionalis HC
Leg 2: Septentrionalis HC 0-2 Olympiques de Baieville
Aggregate: Olympiques de Baieville 3-1 Septentrionalis HC

Ligue de l'ASS 2e Division

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 US Septentrionalis 30 22 6 2 64 21 43 72 P
2 Hockeyeurs de St-FX 30 15 10 5 49 29 20 55 P
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3 FC Lamer 30 14 9 7 46 26 20 51 Pl
4 CF Sainte-Anne 30 15 6 9 43 36 7 51 Pl
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5 CF Mont-du-Nord 30 13 8 9 42 33 9 47
6 Police de Saint-Jacques 30 13 7 10 40 39 1 46
7 Athlétiques d'Ourseville 30 12 8 10 38 28 10 44
8 CS Anse-aux-Craupauds 30 11 8 11 43 41 2 41
9 Nordiqueville AFC 30 10 7 13 36 44 -8 37
10 Pêcheurs de Bordemer 30 11 4 15 36 49 -13 37
11 Ouvriers de la Nation 30 9 9 12 37 44 -7 36
12 Bostopians FC 30 9 8 13 31 38 -7 35
13 Marteaux de Mont-Bleu 30 8 8 14 43 57 -14 32
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14 CS Sainte-Denise 30 8 7 15 41 53 -12 31 R
15 Atlantes de Grand-Chariot 30 8 2 20 27 52 -25 26 R
16 Piedmont 1852 30 6 5 19 33 59 -26 23 R

Promotion playoff:
Leg 1: FC Lamer 2-1 CF Sainte-Anne
Leg 2: CF Sainte-Anne 3-3 FC Lamer
Aggregate: FC Lamer 5-4 CF Sainte-Anne

Ligue de l'ASS 3e Division

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Blagueurs de Calembourg 30 18 9 3 54 31 23 63 P
2 Cavaliers de Jeanne d'Arc 30 19 6 5 46 25 21 63 P
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3 Sauvages de Sauvageville 30 15 9 6 50 28 22 54 Pl
4 Club des Franciscains 30 15 5 10 42 35 7 50 Pl
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5 Aigles de Dubreuil 30 13 4 13 38 38 0 43
6 Amateurs de Côte-Ravin 30 11 10 9 34 34 0 43
7 Igloos de Cap-Nord 30 11 6 13 38 38 0 39
8 UF Cafundéaise 30 11 6 13 34 35 -1 39
9 CH Piedmont 30 9 11 10 39 38 1 38
10 Voyageurs de Val-des-Lacs 30 11 5 14 38 44 -6 38
11 FC Club de Golf 30 10 8 12 36 44 -8 38
12 AC Alioth 30 11 4 15 32 42 -10 37
13 CS Sainte-Denise 30 10 6 14 40 44 -4 36
14 Juniors de Baie-Douce 30 8 10 12 34 44 -10 34
15 AS Haut-Lieu 30 9 6 15 27 39 -12 33
16 Lac-Lemire FC 30 3 7 20 22 45 -23 16

Promotion playoff:
Leg 1: Sauvages de Sauvageville 2-0 Club des Franciscains
Leg 2: Club des Franciscains 2-1 Sauvages de Sauvageville
Aggregate: Sauvages de Sauvageville 3-2 Club des Franciscains

Bouclier du président

First Round
CH Vaudreuil 4-2 Étoiles de Dubreuil
Amateurs de Côte-Ravin 1-3 Athlétiques d'Ourseville
Stade du Dauphin 3-4 Cavaliers de Jeanne d'Arc
Pêcheurs de Bordemer 2-4 Union d'Ourseville
FC Les Vals 1-3 Pointemer AC
Mont-Lambert FC 4-0 SS des Monts
Nordiqueville AFC 4-0 Loups Midivillois
US Septentrionalis 1-1p CS Lac-Amédée
Blagueurs de Calembourg 4-1 Lac-Lemire FC
SC Mont-Bleu 2-0 Voyageurs de Val-des-Lacs
AA Benoîtville 0-3 UF Cafundéaise
FC Club de Golf 0-3 FC Cap-Phare
Igloos de Cap-Nord 1-0 Juniors de Baie-Douce
Marécages de Desmarais 0-1 CF Mont-du-Nord
Olympiques de Baieville 2-1 Sauvages de Sauvageville
Atlantes de Grand-Chariot 0-3 Sudistes de Bourdailleux
Bostopians FC 1-2 SC Presqu'île
Baie-Verte CCFC 0-1 CS Sainte-Denise
Hockeyeurs de St-FX 2-0 Croisée de Sauvageville
Révolution FC 3-1 Mont-Surrindère SC
CS Anse-aux-Craupauds 2-0 Richelieu AC
Septentrionalis HC 1-0 AS Île-Benoît
CF Grand-Glacier 0-1 Royaux d'Orléans
Club des Franciscains 2-0 Ouvriers de la Nation
FC Lamer 0-2 ASJL Cap-Nord
CS Ourseville 1093 3-1 CS Sainte-Denise
CS Sept-Onze Ourseville 6-0 CF Sainte-Anne
Police de Saint-Jacques 0-1 AS Haut-Lieu
AC Alioth 1-0 Aigles de Dubreuil
Latins de Septentrionalis 2-0 CH Piedmont
L'Étoile du Nord d'Alioth 0-2 Football Nordiqueville
Piedmont 1852 2-1 Marteaux de Mont-Bleu

Second Round
Sudistes de Bourdailleux 1-1p CS Sept-Onze Ourseville
Septentrionalis HC 3-2 CH Vaudreuil
CS Sainte-Denise 2-3 CS Ourseville 1093
Royaux d'Orléans 2-2p ASJL Cap-Nord
AC Alioth 0-1 Pointemer AC
AS Haut-Lieu 0-2 Union d'Ourseville
Club des Franciscains 1-1p Piedmont 1852
SC Presqu'île 1-3 Latins de Septentrionalis
Athlétiques d'Ourseville 3-0 Mont-Lambert FC
UF Cafundéaise 2-1 CS Anse-aux-Craupauds
SC Mont-Bleu 2-1 Cavaliers de Jeanne d'Arc
Nordiqueville AFC 1-3 Blagueurs de Calembourg
Hockeyeurs de St-FX 1-3 FC Cap-Phare
Football Nordiqueville 3-0 CF Mont-du-Nord
Igloos de Cap-Nord 2-3 Olympiques de Baieville
CS Lac-Amédée 3-1 Révolution FC

Third Round
CS Ourseville 1093 2-1 Football Nordiqueville
Septentrionalis HC 0-3 FC Cap-Phare
Piedmont 1852 2-1 CS Lac-Amédée
ASJL Cap-Nord 1-0 Blagueurs de Calembourg
Pointemer AC 3-0 UF Cafundéaise
Union d'Ourseville 0-0p CS Sept-Onze Ourseville
Athlétiques d'Ourseville 0-3 SC Mont-Bleu
Olympiques de Baieville 0-1 Latins de Septentrionalis

Quarterfinals
CS Ourseville 1093 1-2 ASJL Cap-Nord
FC Cap-Phare 4-1 CS Sept-Onze Ourseville
Latins de Septentrionalis 0-0p Pointemer AC
Piedmont 1852 0-3 SC Mont-Bleu

Semifinals
FC Cap-Phare 3-0 SC Mont-Bleu
Pointemer AC 2-1 ASJL Cap-Nord

Final
FC Cap-Phare 3-0 Pointemer AC

International competitions qualifiers
TQCC: CS Sept-Onze Ourseville, Union d'Ourseville, CF Grand-Glacier, Football Nordiqueville
GC: CS Ourseville 1093, FC Cap-Phare
SBCC: ASJL Cap-Nord, Richelieu AC, Olympiques de Baieville, Septentrionalis HC

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Eleventh TakilQuip Champions’ Cup—Final Site Selection

Final site selection
With sixteen candidates submitted, the competition for the final site was as intense as ever, though this was belied by the final round of voting.

Round 1: King Daniel III National Stadium (DAN) 5, Anaphase Alchemy Stadium (UCS) 5, Grovers Stadium (LEN) 5, Protectorate Stadium (ADN) 4, Babel Spiral (EIT) 4, Solidarity Stadium (CAM) 4, Artani (ESF) 3, Atlantea Colliseum (TAE) 3, New City Stadium (KRY) 2, Emperor Gojong Football Stadium (HAN) 2, Isserson Stadium (KRY) 1 (20), Masteron Stadium (DEM) 1 (15), Maracatuzão (CAF) 1 (4), Arena América (CAF) 1 (2), Estadio Aramis Peralta (AGU) 0, Estádio Rei Albieri Van Tocco (CAF) 0
Round 2: King Daniel III National Stadium (DAN) 5, Anaphase Alchemy Stadium (UCS) 5, Grovers Stadium (LEN) 5, Protectorate Stadium (ADN) 4, Babel Spiral (EIT) 4, Solidarity Stadium (CAM) 4, Artani (ESF) 3, Atlantea Colliseum (TAE) 3, New City Stadium (KRY) 2, Emperor Gojong Football Stadium (HAN) 2, Maracatuzão (CAF) 2, Isserson Stadium (KRY) 1 (22), Masteron Stadium (DEM) 1 (19)
Round 3: King Daniel III National Stadium (DAN) 5, Anaphase Alchemy Stadium (UCS) 5, Grovers Stadium (LEN) 5, Protectorate Stadium (ADN) 4, Babel Spiral (EIT) 4, Solidarity Stadium (CAM) 4, Artani (ESF) 4, Atlantea Colliseum (TAE) 3, New City Stadium (KRY) 2, Emperor Gojong Football Stadium (HAN) 2, Maracatuzão (CAF) 2, Isserson Stadium (KRY) 1
Round 4: King Daniel III National Stadium (DAN) 5, Anaphase Alchemy Stadium (UCS) 5, Grovers Stadium (LEN) 5, Protectorate Stadium (ADN) 4, Babel Spiral (EIT) 4, Solidarity Stadium (CAM) 4, Artani (ESF) 4, Atlantea Colliseum (TAE) 3, New City Stadium (KRY) 3, Maracatuzão (CAF) 2 (36), Emperor Gojong Football Stadium (HAN) 2 (5)
Round 5: King Daniel III National Stadium (DAN) 6, Anaphase Alchemy Stadium (UCS) 5, Grovers Stadium (LEN) 5, Protectorate Stadium (ADN) 5, Babel Spiral (EIT) 4, Solidarity Stadium (CAM) 4, Artani (ESF) 4, Atlantea Colliseum (TAE) 3, New City Stadium (KRY) 3, Maracatuzão (CAF) 2
Round 6: King Daniel III National Stadium (DAN) 6, Grovers Stadium (LEN) 6, Protectorate Stadium (ADN) 6, Anaphase Alchemy Stadium (UCS) 5, Babel Spiral (EIT) 4, Solidarity Stadium (CAM) 4, Artani (ESF) 4, Atlantea Colliseum (TAE) 3 (26), New City Stadium (KRY) 3 (15)
Round 7: King Daniel III National Stadium (DAN) 7, Grovers Stadium (LEN) 6, Protectorate Stadium (ADN) 6, Anaphase Alchemy Stadium (UCS) 6, Artani (ESF) 5, Babel Spiral (EIT) 4, Solidarity Stadium (CAM) 4, Atlantea Colliseum (TAE) 3
Round 8: King Daniel III National Stadium (DAN) 8, Grovers Stadium (LEN) 7, Protectorate Stadium (ADN) 6, Anaphase Alchemy Stadium (UCS) 6, Artani (ESF) 5, Solidarity Stadium (CAM) 5, Babel Spiral (EIT) 4
Round 9: King Daniel III National Stadium (DAN) 8, Grovers Stadium (LEN) 8, Artani (ESF) 7, Anaphase Alchemy Stadium (UCS) 6 (17), Solidarity Stadium (CAM) 6 (12) (25), Protectorate Stadium (ADN) 6 (12) (16)
Round 10: King Daniel III National Stadium (DAN) 10, Grovers Stadium (LEN) 8, Artani (ESF) 8, Anaphase Alchemy Stadium (UCS) 8, Solidarity Stadium (CAM) 7
Round 11: King Daniel III National Stadium (DAN) 13, Artani (ESF) 11, Anaphase Alchemy Stadium (UCS) 9, Grovers Stadium (LEN) 8
Round 12: King Daniel III National Stadium (DAN) 14, Anaphase Alchemy Stadium (UCS) 14, Artani (ESF) 13
Round 13: King Daniel III National Stadium (DAN) 26, Anaphase Alchemy Stadium (UCS) 15

King Daniel III National Stadium in Yuki City, Dancougar will host the eleventh TakilQuip Champions’ Cup final, the second stadium to host two finals (and the first to do so by vote).

Note: The TQCC and SBCC draws previously appearing in this post have been invalidated by later events.

Email to the organisers of the Champions Cup,

The Errinundera Football Association is disappointed to learn that we are not include in your list of nations with teams competing in the Champions Cup:

Association codes
ADN Ad’ihan KRY Krytenia
AGU Aguazul LEC Lecland
CAF Cafundéu LEN Liventia
CAM Candelaria And Marquez LOG Logria
COM Capitalizt SLANI MYE Myedvedeya
DAN Dancougar NTH Nethertopia
DEM Demot SNO Sorthern Northland
EIT Estresse Intenso SPT Septentrionia
ESF Elves Security Forces TAE Taeshan
HAN Daehanjeiguk VPH Vephrall
JSY Jasīʼyūn WZI West Zirconia
KCU Köseli Cumhuriyetler

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So far as we know, our entry complied with the entry requirements. We refer you to the entry at the bottom of this public announcement. (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14579405&postcount=2261).

Is entry to the Champions Cup restricted? Did we make an error in our application? We look forward to your speedy response. Is there still time for our entry to be accepted?

Regards.

ouisdonohu
Convenor, Errinundera Football Association

You left Errinundera out. I refer you to this post (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14579405&postcount=2261).

Or is entry restricted?
Since that post has been edited, I assume (and I could be wrong) you included the TQCC/GC/SBCC qualifiers in an edit, and that I read that post before that edit. In which case, please don’t do that; either include it initially or make a new post.

There was a similar situation last time with Yafor 2 being excluded, though, as I recall, his qualifiers were edited in a post that came before the previous edition, which is rather different, as it would have been all but impossible to find. I can do a redraw if you insist, but I’d really rather not.

Last edited by Errinundera; 07-03-2009 at 10:05.
Not exactly a recent edit, CH.

Since that post has been edited, I assume (and I could be wrong) you included the TQCC/GC/SBCC qualifiers in an edit, and that I read that post before that edit. In which case, please don’t do that; either include it initially or make a new post.

There was a similar situation last time with Yafor 2 being excluded, though, as I recall, his qualifiers were edited in a post that came before the previous edition, which is rather different, as it would have been all but impossible to find. I can do a redraw if you insist, but I’d really rather not.

Well, I would like to take part. And, after all, the mistake wasn't made by me. I do appreciate the effort event organisers go to.

Not exactly a recent edit, CH.
I wasn’t suggesting that it was; however, it was several hours after it was posted, which was the problem. I don’t go back and re-read all the posts—though I suppose I should from now on.

Well, I would like to take part. And, after all, the mistake wasn't made by me. I do appreciate the effort event organisers go to.
In that case, the redraw will take place later this evening.

I wasn’t suggesting that it was; however, it was several hours after it was posted, which was the problem. I don’t go back and re-read all the posts—though I suppose I should from now on.


In that case, the redraw will take place later this evening.

Thanks heaps.

BTW, the ten hours between initially logging that post and the final edit is actually an indication of how long it took to create the post, including scorinating the tables. I like to start a post like that with basic info then build it up with edits.

Again, having run a Baptism of Fire tournament, I really do appreciate the work you go to. And there is no reward, other than the satisfaction of a job well done, and in your contribution to the NS community.

CAFUNDÉU - PREVIEW OF THE NEW SEASON

The same introduction as ever: the most international league of the world returns to activity, and the teams are ready to fight for trophies again. A good time for domestic football, as many countries are improving their domestic teams, something that only benefits football as a whole. This time, the Cafundelense teams get reinforced once again, to dispute in the national and international competitions (Yes, I’m lazy and won’t update the introduction).

See the transfers involving foreign players and/or teams:

Foreign Players – Coming from abroad to play in Cafundéu:

Calvin Freeman (Arroza) ----------> to Serrano
Danny Adams (Candelaria And Marquez) ----------> to Central United
Will Sussex (Candelaria And Marquez) ----------> to Metropolitano
Yi Yeongpyo (Daehanjeiguk) ----------> to Clube Imperial
Jurian Mastaru (Demot) ----------> to Petardos S/A
Nikali Zubo (Demot) ----------> to Cafundó do Juta
Arif Korkmaz (Koseli Cumhuriyetler) ----------> to Serrano
Ozil Sercan (Koseli Cumhuriyetler) ----------> to Rio Bonito
Simon Bond (Krytenia) ----------> to Metropolitano
Uriel Kennedy (Krytenia) ----------> to Atlético Jutense
Janos Kalmár (Pasarga) ----------> to Internacional de Penderia
Ferko Komároni (Pasarga) ----------> to Rio Bonito
Moricz Kuruc (Pasarga) ---------> to Internacional de Penderia
Martin Pálffi (Pasarga) ----------> to São Jorge
Moricz Vincze (Pasarga) ----------> to Khalmar-Tijhus
Ben Davis (Sarzonia) ----------> to Atlético Jutense
Matt Lynch (Sarzonia) ----------> to A.F.F.
Ettore Salivani (Sarzonia) ----------> to América
Cody Taylor (Sarzonia) ----------> to Porto Lacruz
Todd Carney (Secristan) ----------> to Central United
Adam Gregory (Secristan) ----------> Atlético Jutense
Trevor Orton (Secristan) ----------> to América
Kevin Tucker (Secristan) ----------> to Rio Bonito
Rashid Mus’haf (Starblaydia) ----------> to Ranca Toco
Romeo Oscar (Starblaydia) ----------> to A.F.F.
Nei Samba (Starblaydia) ----------> to Clube Imperial
Tamuríl Amandil (Valanora) ----------> to Petardos S/A
Lólindir Culnámo (Valanora) ----------> to SC Lasft

Cafundelense Players - leaving Cafundéu:

Werner (Atlético Jutense) ----------> to Candelaria And Marquez (Albrecht Turkish)
Lemos (Galáxia) ----------> to Valanora (Soldarian FC)
Cotuba (Khalmar-Tijhus) ----------> to Candelaria And Marquez (Marquez-Onwere)
Juninho (Porto Lacruz) ----------> to Valanora (FC Capri)
Lucas Moura (Serrano) ----------> to Valanora (Raynor City United)

Foreign Players - between Cafundelense teams, retiring or other changes (forgot a lot of forenames this time, sorry):

Julian D’Abbo (Ad’ihan) ----------> retired, becomes a sports commentator
Justin Moore (Arroza) ----------> from Khalmar-Tijhus to SC Lasft
Tadeu Terra (Arroza) ----------> from Porto Lacruz to Central United
Ma’an Gwent (Bettia) ----------> retired, returns to Bettia
Hool (Bettia) ----------> retired, returns to Bettia
Burgos (Candelaria And Marquez) ----------> retired, enters in Javier Sanchez’s team
Jamie Cunningham (Candelaria And Marquez) ----------> from Clube Imperial to SC Lasft
Jeong Jihun (Daehanjeiguk) ----------> from Khalmar-Tijhus to Cafundó do Juta
Kim Byeongji (Daehanjeiguk) ----------> from SC Lasft to Central United
Song Jongguk (Daehanjeiguk) ----------> from Atlético Insular to Dunboor FC
Barry Fukui (Dancougar) ----------> retired, now owns a organization that collects funds for charity
Shishio Jinguuji (Dancougar) ----------> from Central United to Atlético Jutense
Sho Yukikaze (Dancougar) ----------> from Khalmar-Tijhus to Ranca Toco
Tommy Yuram-Wilson (Kura-Pelland) ----------> retired, becomes a football agent
Alex Lampert (Newmanistan) ----------> from Central United to Cafundó do Juta
Brett Prescott (Newmanistan) ----------> retired, becomes youth coach of A.F.F.
Steve Springler (Qazox) ----------> from Clube Imperial to SC Lasft
Bernard Labbé (Sorthern Northland) ----------> from Khalmar-Tijhus to Atlético Insular
Patrick Mills (Sorthern Northland) ----------> from Khalmar-Tijhus to Atlético Insular
Volad Ulcviecel (Squornshelous) ----------> retired, now owns a toilet paper company
Arkady Kaneda (Starblaydia) ----------> retired, returns to Starblaydia
Nelson Kries (Valanora) ----------> from Khalmar-Tijhus to Dunboor FC
Ferrys Cegeeng (Vephrall) ----------> retired, will study to become a lawyer
Mantlom Cinerne (Vephrall) ----------> from Metropolitano to Central United
O. Hahnea (Vephrall) ----------> from Khalmar-Tijhus to A.F.F.
Andy Saint (Wentland) ----------> from Dunboor FC to Clube Imperial
Nilan Bahsir (Yafor 2) ----------> retired, now is Football Director of Cafundó do Juta
Maird Lavan (Yafor 2) ----------> retired, is now unemployed and says he doesn’t want to work anymore
Markus Henke (Zwangzug) ----------> from Clube Imperial to Serrano
Geoff Kempner (Zwangzug) ----------> retired, returns to Zwangzug

Foreign Coaches:

Christophe Argentier (Ariddia) ----------> coach of Petardos S/A
Ke Sho (Ariddia) ----------> coach of Khalmar-Tijhus (2nd Div)
Javier Sanchez (Candelaria And Marquez) ----------> coach of Central United
Big Gay Al (Jeruselem) ----------> coach of Agreman FH (2nd Div)
Jason Fowler (Jeruselem) ----------> coach of Santa Cruz do Norte (3rd Div)
Ryan Fullerton (Secristan) ----------> coach of Vila Velha (2nd Div)
Marcel Giordane (Septentrionia) ----------> coach of Pernetas EC (2nd Div)
Patrik Hermanni (Squornshelous) ----------> coach of Pico da Neblina (3rd Div)
Ensio Varg (Squornshelous) ----------> coach of Atlético Jutense
Paulo Sastape (Starblaydia) ----------> coach of São José
Dennis Chalaza (Valanora) ----------> coach of CR Submiria
Tomaz Velonari (Valanora) ----------> coach of Vila Velha (2nd Div)
Paul Ime (Zwangzug) ----------> coach of Petrol (3rd Div)

The line-ups of the 20 best teams of the country(First Division Teams) will probably be the following (foreigners in italics, best 3 players in bold) – still with a lot of info - (Experts’ Ratings details - the three journalists give the team a rating, from 1 to 5 stars [* - practically relegated; ** - intermediate team, battling against relegation; *** - intermediate team, battling for a top 8 place; **** - top 8 team, battling for a phase title; ***** - battling for the main title]):


PETARDOS S/A: Kardec; Delaruse, Renildo, Titov and Amandíl; Ricardinho, Dylandy and Hawk; Fresco, Mastaru and Night.
Coach: Christophe Argentier.
President: Augusto Brown.
Team Style: Offensive, uses the centre, passing style.
Strongest Point: explosive attack and midfield, even the bench players are very good.
Weakest Point: none, strong team in all sectors.
Nickname: Bilionários (Billionaires).
Stadium Used: Obelisco Monumental, in Lasft (cap. 300,000).
State: Lasft.
Team Sponsor: Globo Multimedia.
Home Kit: blue shirt and white shorts.
Away Kit: white shirt with blue narrow stripes and blue shorts.
Other facts: Petardos S/A, in order to finally return to win the league title, decided to bring back the second most loved coach of the team’s history: the Ariddian Christophe Argentier. With a starting eleven that only has two Cafundelense players, and mostly players from Valanora and Demot, the team hopes to use their special talent to return to the good old times, both in the domestic league as in international competitions.
Good Bench Players: Cole (midfielder), Mengucci (midfielder), Mané (midfielder), Peixeira (defender), Matoso (attacker).
The Fans Expect: international success – the League title.
Experts’ ratings: Sílvio Ruiz (*****), Jorge Lang (*****), Carlos Alberto Gujabre (*****).


CAFUNDÓ DO JUTA: Theros; Lampert, Kariid, Hocn and João Carlos; Cícero, Zubo, Midorikawa and Kortsarian; Jeong Jihun and Ainsley.
Coach: Rivaldo Sodré.
President: Tarcísio Castro Sahid.
Team Style: offensive, passes a lot, but mixes short and long passes.
Strongest Point: good offensive power.
Weakest Point: none, good team in all areas.
Nickname: Esquadrão de Prata (Silver Squadron).
Stadium Used: Praça Maior, in Cafundó do Juta (cap. 180,000).
State: Juta.
Team Sponsor: Canabrava Cachaça.
Home Kit: grey (silver) shirt with white vertical stripes and grey shorts.
Away Kit: white shirt and grey shorts.
Other facts: the team that has the most number of supporters in the country. In the last seasons, the team became a “permanent runner-up”, being ever in the top positions but failing to win titles. The line-up changed a lot, with the return of two attackers, and the retirement of two important players of the team, those being Moreira and Nilan Bahsir. The coach, Rivaldo Sodré, plans his retirement after this season or the next.
Good Bench Players: Rafael Nunes (attacker), Bruno Valeta (defender), Raulzito (midfielder), Hélio (goalkeeper) and Anti Ilmari (attacker).
The Fans Expect: international success - the League title.
Experts’ Ratings: Sílvio Ruiz (*****), Jorge Lang (*****), Carlos Alberto Gujabre (*****).


A.F.F.: Zecão; Gaëif, Enrique and Dixon; Abreu, Silveira, Leonardo, Augusto César and Serrano; Oscar and Furuya.
Coach: Benjamin Oliveira.
President: Sir Antônio Barbugli.
Team Style: Offensive, uses the wings, long passes style.
Strongest Point: midfield, especially with Silveira and Augusto César.
Weakest Point: none, balanced team.
Nickname: Os Monges (The Monks).
Stadium Used: Arena América, in Abadia (cap. 120,000).
State: Old Cities.
Team Sponsor: Bovacaf Stock Market.
Home Kit: red shirt with black vertical stripes and black shorts.
Away Kit: black shirt and black shorts.
Other facts: this team is controlled by a powerful family, and has a lot of money. Finally they decided to use this wealth, and bought many players. Due to this, this team is surrounded by optimism, and if the team fails to play well in the competitions in which it is involved, the supporters will surely be disappointed. This time, they didn’t buy old players, investing in some promising talents alongside with already proven players.
Good Bench Players: Srion (defender), Gagnon (midfielder), Kose (attacker), Lynch (attacker), Hahnea (midfielder).
The Fans Expect: the League title.
Experts’ Ratings: Sílvio Ruiz (*****), Jorge Lang (****), Carlos Alberto Gujabre (****).


DUNBOOR FC: Hodgson; Brooker, Toledo and Warsin; Jules, Songsteel, Marcus Vinícius, Song Jongguk and Kries; Razov and Alves.
Coach: Júlio Vargas.
President: Fernando Danize Caridozo.
Team Style: slightly defensive, uses the centre, passing style.
Strongest Point: the outstanding attack.
Weakest Point: offensive midfield.
Nickname: Leões do Norte (Northern Lions).
Stadium Used: Maracatuzão, in Dunboor (cap. 135,000).
State: Dunboor.
Team Sponsor: Banco Econômico.
Home Kit: dark blue shirt with dark blue shorts.
Away Kit: white shirt with white shorts.
Other facts: team that likes to use foreigners, takes advantage of the cold climate of the city in its home games. Last season’s bad performance was unforgivable (again), and the team now starts to pay the price. Practically the whole midfield left, and now the team has the lack of a creative offensive midfielder, although it has some good defensive ones (this situation happened last season too).
Good Bench Players: Plínio (full-back), Ricardo Cruz (attacker), Edson Lobo (defender), Barba (midfielder), Lobão (attacker).
The Fans Expect: qualification for the TQCC.
Experts’ Ratings: Sílvio Ruiz (****), Jorge Lang (****), Carlos Alberto Gujabre (***).


CLUBE IMPERIAL: Watanabe; Alex, Datena and Samba; Pedrinho, Yi Yeongpyo, González and Peterson; Saint, Celebrindal and Nando.
Coach: Eduardo Bosschaart.
President: Prince Hector Van Tocco.
Team Style: Extremely offensive, uses the centre and with a fast passes style.
Strongest Point: central defence.
Weakest Point: lack of power in the wings.
Nickname: Time Real (Royal Team).
Stadium Used: Estádio Rei Albieri Van Tocco, in Cafundó do Juta (cap. 210,001).
State: Juta.
Team Sponsor: Editora 25 de Maio.
Home Kit: dark blue with green vertical stripes and green shorts.
Away Kit: light green shirt with dark blue shorts.
Other Facts: last season started well for Clube Imperial, defeating opponent after opponent, but ended in a huge disappointment. Lucky to stay in the job, the coach Javier Sanchez has the obligation to, at least, put Clube Imperial back in the TQCC. At least. But the truth is that Clube Imperial will ever be a contender for the title, thanks to the investment of the Royal Family on it.
Good Bench Players: Vilgoor (defender), Cubano (attacker), Higgens (defender), Peru (goalkeeper), André Diniz (midfielder).
The Fans Expect: the League title.
Experts’ Ratings: Sílvio Ruiz (****), Jorge Lang (****), Carlos Alberto Gujabre (****).


RANCA TOCO: Salathiël; Manuso, Kim Yongji, Yukikaze and Luizão; Underdark, Mus’haf, Paquetá and Marossi; Fiero and Hubert.
Coach: Andreas Gilsoweller Veiga.
President: Maníaco do Parque.
Team Style: Extremely defensive, focuses on counterattacks and long shots.
Strongest Point: strong attack.
Weakest Point: no natural wingers.
Nickname: Sarrafeiros.
Stadium Used: Presídio, in Carandirú City (cap. 75,000).
State: Central.
Team Sponsor: Cac(ss)ete Security (the name has double meaning).
Home Kit: purple shirt with yellow vertical stripes and purple shorts.
Away Kit: yellow shirt and purple shorts.
Other Facts: team famous for its violence, which is incentivized by the directors of the club. Gives high value to pride and home games. Its supporters are very violent too, as most of them are prisoners in the prison city. The team was able to win the title again, and now respected all around the world. The coach Andreas Gilsoweller Veiga is currently the most popular of the country.
Good Bench Players: Mizin (defender), Russo (full-back), Súrion (midfielder), Júrangil (midfielder), Penado (attacker).
The Fans Expect: international success – the League title.
Experts’ Ratings: Sílvio Ruiz (*****), Jorge Lang (*****), Carlos Alberto Gujabre (*****).


ATLÉTICO JUTENSE: Sidan; Davis, Cese, Belon and Yi Beomsuk; Zé Sho, Bacharel, Ackroyd and Wallase; Jinguuji and Kennedy.
Coach: Ensio Varg.
President: Carla Ferraz.
Team Style: Very balanced, uses more the centre, passing style.
Strongest Point: the goalkeeper Sidan.
Weakest Point: offensive midfield.
Nickname: Galo.
Stadium Used: Cerradão, in Cafundó do Juta (cap. 60,000).
State: Juta.
Team Sponsor: Reluz Toothpaste.
Home Kit: yellow shirt and red shorts.
Away Kit: red shirt and red shorts.
Other Facts: now everything changes in Atlético Jutense, but was that really necessary? The former coach Ke Sho was doing a good job, although didn’t win any titles, and was the responsible for keeping the team’s star Zé Sho in the team. Now, with many changes, Atlético Jutense looks to retain the old fame, but the number of difficulties seem to be pretty high.
Good Bench Players: Gregory (defender), Cassiano (goalkeeper), Drummond (attacker).
The Fans Expect: top 8 position.
Experts’ Ratings: Sílvio Ruiz (***), Jorge Lang (***), Carlos Alberto Gujabre (***).


ATLÉTICO INSULAR: Gray; Labbé, Severiano, Mills and Matias; Kléber, Schneider, Pannekoek and Jacobs; Sinclair and Fausto.
Coach: Vladmir Lopes.
President: Rafael Cotia “Quati”.
Team Style: Very offensive, uses the wings, passing style.
Strongest Point: good defence.
Weakest Point: poor defensive midfield.
Nickname: Leões do Litoral (Coast Lions).
Stadium Used: Cúpula Tropical, in Ilha Eremita (cap. 50,000).
State: Coast.
Team Sponsor: Duramais Batteries.
Home Kit: half-blue-half-yellow shirt and light blue shorts.
Away Kit: white shirt and half-blue-half-yellow shorts.
Other Facts: the island team was never a good team. But with its fast improvement in the last years, is now much more respected. Unfortunately, now this can change. Unable to secure this improvement or to grow up even more, now the team has just an average team and, for the first time in years, won’t battle for positions in the upper part of the table, but in the other one.
Good Bench Players: Neneca (goalkeeper), Lino (defender), Gertal (midfielder).
The Fans Expect: intermediate position.
Experts’ Ratings: Sílvio Ruiz (**), Jorge Lang (**), Carlos Alberto Gujabre (**).


GALÁXIA: Júlio Sampa; Rogério, Zé Carioca, Herbert and Pedroso; Michel, Silvinho, Miguel Silva and Raposo; Danilo Sampa and Lacerda.
Coach: Marquinhos Prancheta.
President: Hildemar Carvalho Branco.
Team Style: Balanced, explores individual plays.
Strongest Point: the attack.
Weakest Point: central defence.
Nickname: Academia Estelar.
Stadium Used: Gigantão, in Santo Galvão (cap. 80,000).
State: Titã.
Team Sponsor: Pomar Cleaning Products.
Home Kit: black shirt with narrow light blue horizontal stripes and black shorts.
Away Kit: light blue shirt and black shorts.
Other Facts: Galáxia became famous as the first team of many stars of Cafundéu’s football, with an excellent youth academy. The main players of the team started in Galáxia, and the team doesn’t like to use foreigners. Notice that the team usually doesn’t change its line-up... usually, because this time it happened thanks to financial problems. Although the team’s objectives are still the same, the team’s quality is surely worse than in the previous seasons.
Good Bench Players: Amate (attacker), Batoré (full-back), Moscatto (goalkeeper).
The Fans Expect: top 8 position.
Experts’ Ratings: Sílvio Ruiz (***), Jorge Lang (**), Carlos Alberto Gujabre (**).


AMÉRICA: Murilo; Igor, Bourassa and Orton; Stevens, Ingram, Salivani, Túlio and Rossi; Vorotaev and Lunz.
Coach: João Canabrava.
President: Cidão Varteiro.
Team Style: bit offensive, turns defensive when playing away.
Strongest Point: the offensive midfield.
Weakest Point: the attack.
Nickname: Diabos de Lasft (Lasft Devils).
Stadium Used: Estádio Marte, in Lasft (cap. 40,000).
State: Lasft.
Team Sponsor: Farah Construtora.
Home Kit: red shirt and white shorts.
Away Kit: white shirt and red shorts.
Other Facts: this team isn’t old, and is a big surprise. Founded by fanatic football supporters, it grew fast and now is the third biggest team of Lasft. It uses young players, together with some known players from foreign NTs, and now became one of the top 8 teams of the country, surely. Now the objective is just one: win a TQCC spot, something reasonable for the team.
Good Bench Players: Sahir (goalkeeper), Almir (defender), Nelsinho (full-back).
The Fans Expect: qualify for the TQCC.
Experts’ Ratings: Sílvio Ruiz (****), Jorge Lang (***), Carlos Alberto Gujabre (***).

CENTRAL UNITED: Júlio; Sheldon, Samman, Yamada, Cinerne and Terra; Nakombi, Fabinho, Arsenault and Kim Byeongji; Adams.
Coach: Javier Sanchez.
President: Renan Pedrosa.
Team Style: offensive one, using the centre of the field and long ranged shots.
Strongest Point: the midfield.
Weakest Point: the attack.
Nickname: Alvinegro.
Stadium Used: Toca do Tatu “Bola”, in Central City (cap. 118,000).
State: Central.
Team Sponsor: Tio João - food in general.
Home Kit: white shirt and black shorts.
Away Kit: black shirt with white stripes and black shorts.
Other Facts: after returning to the first division three seasons ago, this team is trying to recover itself. Central United is a traditional team which got used to win titles, but now will have to be content with an intermediary position. But, slowly, the team tries to react and return to the old times’ form. Very slowly, and it seems it will never truly regain the old fame, but that’s another story...
Good Bench Players: Tonico (midfielder), Carney (midfielder), Mendigo (midfielder).
The Fans Expect: top 8 position.
Experts’ Ratings: Sílvio Ruiz (**), Jorge Lang (***), Carlos Alberto Gujabre (**).

METROPOLITANO: Sievers; Rabicó, Escória, Cão and Schmidt; Guga, Bond, Conway and Sussex; Griffiths and Labrie.
Coach: Júlio Mercegues.
President: Caio Motta Conde.
Team Style: slightly defensive.
Strongest Point: the midfield.
Weakest Point: the whole defence.
Nickname: Urbanos.
Stadium Used: Arena Multiuso Dra. Veiga, in Astari (cap. 100,000).
State: Titã.
Team Sponsor: Nature Cosmetics.
Home Kit: dark purple shirt with silver details, silver shorts.
Away Kit: gold shirt with purple hoops, purple shorts.
Other Facts: promoted 4 seasons ago, this team was able to make some interesting signings. When they first started playing in the first division, many people doubted they could maintain themselves in the division, but now they seem capable of it. With an aging team, although, they don’t seem ready to do better than to just reach a mid-table position in the final standings (again…).
Good Bench Players: Menakilis (goalkeeper), Peroba (defender), Zanirato (full-back).
The Fans Expect: escape relegation.
Experts’ Ratings: Sílvio Ruiz (*), Jorge Lang (**), Carlos Alberto Gujabre (**).


PORTO LACRUZ: Taylor; Zé Luiz, Bakker, Aligon and Rodrigues; An Pilrip, Colwyn, Pinoc and Wágner Paulista; Cassis and Baecker.
Coach: César Schekling.
President: Compadre Washington Axé.
Team Style: very balanced, likes to make many passes without haste.
Strongest Point: midfield.
Weakest Point: defensive sector.
Nickname: Praianos.
Stadium Used: Estádio Nacional dos Cocos, in Porto Lacruz (cap. 72,500).
State: Espinal.
Team Sponsor: Praiano Hotel.
Home Kit: orange shirt and white shorts.
Away Kit: white shirt and orange shorts.
Other Facts: after spending a lot of money last season (and the whole country is still asking where did that money come from), Porto Lacruz maintained the same team this time, only replacing some players who left the team or retired. The team is good, but some players are playing in wrong positions to fill the team spaces. The team aims a top 8 position, but the supporters know that the reality isn’t so good.
Good Bench Players: Kevin (defender), Napa (midfielder), Fidélix (midfielder).
The Fans Expect: mid-table position.
Experts’ Ratings: Sílvio Ruiz (**), Jorge Lang (***), Carlos Alberto Gujabre (**).


SERRANO: Rossiter; Radicci, Guilherme, Nasser and Korkmaz; Camargo, Hawthorne, Freeman and Karbonenko; Henke and Fagundes.
Coach: Waldenyr Caldas.
President: Victor Correia Aquino.
Team Style: defensive, explores the wings.
Strongest Point: midfield.
Weakest Point: defence.
Nickname: Alpinistas (Climbers).
Stadium Used: Cume da Montanha, in Serra Cabral (cap. 30,000).
State: Central.
Team Sponsor: Guaraná Muquirana.
Home Kit: brown shirt with details in yellow and white shorts.
Away Kit: white shirt and brown shorts.
Other Facts: promoted as champions of the second division two seasons ago, Serrano has an average team, with chances of escaping relegation. The former president claimed that the team would be the most improving team last season, and would become a powerhouse, but even his mother didn’t believe in his words. The team’s fate is to just escape relegation.
Good Bench Players: Fernando Andrade (defender), Fernando Aguiar (midfielder), Nélio (midfielder).
The Fans Expect: escape relegation.
Experts’ Ratings: Sílvio Ruiz (*), Jorge Lang (*), Carlos Alberto Gujabre (**).


RIO BONITO: Tom; Sercan, Minanad, Jeong Yakyong and Ferrara; Mauro Lins, Paulo Lebre, Guaxupé and Válter; Pedrão Paulada and Misina.
Coach: Barnabé Casanova.
President: Toninho Bombadim.
Team Style: defensive, uses counterattacks and wing plays.
Strongest Point: defence.
Weakest Point: the midfield.
Nickname: Mosqueteiros.
Stadium Used: Samseong Arena, in Rio Bonito (cap. 40,000).
State: Dunboor.
Team Sponsor: Samseong Electronics.
Home Kit: dark red shirt with black hoops and black shorts.
Away Kit: orange shirt and white shorts.
Other Facts: recently promoted from the second division, this team has a big foreign investor, Samseong. Due to this, the supporters hope to see the team doing well in the competition, not just fighting to avoid relegation. After an unstable last season, the team seemed to be more balanced and ready to perform better.
Good Bench Players: Tucker (attacker), Komároni (midfielder), Barnabézinho (defender).
The Fans Expect: mid-table position.
Experts’ Ratings: Sílvio Ruiz (**), Jorge Lang (**), Carlos Alberto Gujabre (**).


CR SUBMIRIA: Geraldão; Bino, Kléber Nunes, Léo and Grilo; Fagner, Romeu, Ravache, French and Hermano; Truta.
Coach: Dennis Chalaza.
President: Otávio Vasconcelos Guimarães.
Team Style: offensive, uses long ranged passes.
Strongest Point: offensive midfield.
Weakest Point: the attack.
Nickname: Golfinhos (Dolphins).
Stadium Used: Aquário Nacional, in Submiria (cap. 60,000).
State: Coast.
Team Sponsor: Adubo Natô.
Home Kit: blue shirt and white shorts.
Away Kit: white shirt and blue shorts.
Other Facts: traditional team of the country, CR Submiria continues in the battle against relegation, but the mission now seems to be even more difficult than it was in the last season.
Good Bench Players: Fininho (midfielder), Rancoso (attacker), Matogrosso (defender).
The Fans Expect: escape relegation.
Experts’ Ratings: Sílvio Ruiz (*), Jorge Lang (*), Carlos Alberto Gujabre (*).


SC LASFT: Moore; Gilman, Mário and Conceição; Jusczyk, Luiz Flávio, Culnámo and Springler; Cunningham and Souloy.
Coach: Waldyr Toffano.
President: Alcides Mattos.
Team Style: balanced, likes to control the game’s pace.
Strongest Point: good midfield.
Weakest Point: poor central defence.
Nickname: Golden Team.
Stadium Used: Estádio Padre Anchieta, in Lasft (cap. 70,000).
State: Lasft.
Team Sponsor: Velog Automobiles.
Home Kit: black shirt with details in gold and black shorts.
Away Kit: golden shirt and black shorts.
Other Facts: after a dramatic relegation two seasons ago, SC Lasft did the best campaign of the Second Division’s history to return in a good style to the top division of the nation. This time, with some good reinforcements, the team wants to slowly regain the confidence of the supporters and the respect of the opponents.
Good Bench Players: Mesquita (midfielder), Garrido (goalkeeper), Juca Bala (attacker).
The Fans Expect: intermediate position.
Experts’ Ratings: Sílvio Ruiz (***), Jorge Lang (*), Carlos Alberto Gujabre (**).


CLUBE COMERCIAL: Jô; Zaeli, Eiras, Areias and Paraíba; Miltinho, Cargill, Klabin and Pullman; Israel and Melchior.
Coach: Lisandro Bauducco.
President: Matias Leonardi.
Team Style: very defensive and agressive.
Strongest Point: the central defence.
Weakest Point: the offensive midfield.
Nickname: Econômico (Economic).
Stadium Used: Olímpico Imperial, in Lux (cap. 80,000).
State: Central.
Team Sponsor: Bacharel Bank.
Home Kit: black shirt with small white details and black shorts.
Away Kit: grey shirt and white shorts.
Other Facts: team already experienced in playing in the first division, Clube Comercial aims to fight for something more than against the relegation in another return. This time, the team failed to sign any important players from other teams, and is one of the favourites for relegation.
Good Bench Players: Ibi (defender), Raphael (midfielder), Anglo (attacker).
The Fans Expect: escape relegation without problems.
Experts’ Ratings: Sílvio Ruiz (*), Jorge Lang (*), Carlos Alberto Gujabre (*).


SÃO JOSÉ: Urbano; Pereira, Pálffi, Dedivânio and Prestes; Renato Soares, Edinho, Banana and Edilélson; Milanesi and Vítor.
Coach: Paulo Sastape.
President: Daniel Fonseca Alano.
Team Style: very defensive.
Strongest Point: the offensive midfield
Weakest Point: the central defence.
Nickname: Estudantil.
Stadium Used: Estádio Pioneiro, in São José (cap. 120,000).
State: Old Cities.
Team Sponsor: São José Schools.
Home Kit: light blue shirt and white shorts.
Away Kit: white shirt and white shorts.
Other Facts: does anyone really believes that São José will one day stay in a division, the first or the second? Well, São José is ever getting promoted and relegated, it’s difficult to see them maintaining their spot. Once again, they have the mission of escaping relegation, but they are one of the favourites to fall. (wow, this is the same text of 3 seasons ago, and still reflects exactly the truth about them!!)
Good Bench Players: Milanesi (attacker), Banana (midfielder), Le Cruzes (midfielder).
The Fans Expect: to escape relegation.
Experts’ Ratings: Sílvio Ruiz (*), Jorge Lang (*), Carlos Alberto Gujabre (**).


TÊNIS CLUBE: Marinho; Bernardo, Valério and Jean Carlos; Lázaro, Borges, Doramílton, Rubiano and Laranja; Gabriel and Noka.
Coach: Humberto de Paiva Neto.
President: Flávio Rabeca.
Team Style: balanced, plays with speed.
Strongest Point: the offensive midfield.
Weakest Point: the attack. Simply horrible.
Nickname: Tenistas.
Stadium Used: Clube de Campo Monte Itália, Governador Viana (cap. 30,000).
State: Espinal.
Team Sponsor: Olé Sports Equipment.
Home Kit: green with yellow hoops shirt (or was it yellow with green hoops?) and green shorts.
Away Kit: white shirt and green shorts.
Other Facts: sincerely, Tênis Clube will get relegated. It is impossible for this to not happen, seriously. The team is one of the most traditional of the country, and the oldest of this season’s first division, but their team is the worst of the league.
Good Bench Players: Faíska (midfielder), Isidoro (attacker), Sélvio (defender).
The Fans Expect: to escape relegation.
Experts’ Ratings: Sílvio Ruiz (*), Jorge Lang (*), Carlos Alberto Gujabre (*).


FAVOURITES: survey’s results:

20% - Ranca Toco
17% - Cafundó do Juta and Petardos S/A
13% - Clube Imperial and A.F.F.
8% - América and Dunboor FC
2% - Atlético Jutense
1.5% - Central United
0.5% - Porto Lacruz

WORST TEAM:

86% - Tênis Clube
4% - São José and CR Submiria
3% - Clube Comercial
1,5% - Rio Bonito and SC Lasft


SECOND DIVISION (participating teams) - Khalmar-Tijhus, Carandirú, União Trabalhadora, Tabajara, Aliança, Penders, EC Elville, Sambarilove, Vila Velha, Agreman FH, São Jorge, Coqueiros, Dínamo de Natal, Clube dos Banqueiros, Nacional da Cruz, Engenheiro Peres, Internacional de Penderia, Pernetas EC, Nova Éden and Faculdade de Medicina.

Favourites: Khalmar-Tijhus, Carandirú, União Trabalhadora, Aliança and Vila Velha.


THIRD DIVISION (participating teams) - Mocidade, SC Carnavalesco, Varzeano, Petrol, Pico da Neblina, Imperatriz, União, Ferroviário, Cosmopolita, Santa Cruz do Norte, Ribeirão, Forças Armadas, Massaranduba FC, Mondragon Warriors, Royal Pollvogarad, Globo Multimedia, Cruzeiro do Sul, Espinalense, Tio João and Real Jaçanã.

Favourites: Mocidade, Petrol, Pico da Neblina, Imperatriz and Santa Cruz do Norte.


FOURTH DIVISION (participating teams) - Amigos do Pebolim, Esportivo Jutense, Miragaia FC, Clube do Fusca, C-Electronics, Zeca Futebol, Peladeiros, Aldeia Vigiah, SC Haja Coração, Associação Imobiliária, Supersônicos, Tropicália, Estrela da Manhã, Guaraense, Gelid United, Moto Clube, Multiclínicas, Eldorado, Palestra and Desportiva de Pinheiros.

Favourites: Amigos do Pebolim, Zeca Futebol, Aldeia Vigiah, SC Haja Coração and Associação Imobiliária.


FIFTH DIVISION (participating teams) - Marinha, EC Melhorais, Velha Guarda, Boiadeiros, Litorâneo, Bandeirantes, Baback FC, Morro do Galo, Luistâneo, Democratas, Cristãos, Locabens United, Virgem Maria EC, Legião de Srieth, Dunbooritano, Civil FC, Coríntios Jutense, Sudoeste, Al-Zalabahad FC and Sport Clube.

Favourites: EC Melhorais, Bandeirantes, Morro do Galo, Legião de Srieth and Coríntios Jutense.

CCFM'S FOURTH OFFICIAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Called "Torneio Universitário Nacional de Futebol"

Finally the college Cafundelense competition returns, but this time with a very different format. To accommodate the 3 slots, the competition was divided in three categories, according to the courses offered by each participating college. Inside these categories, two groups of 4 teams, with top of each group facing each other in the final. All the competition happened in a single weekend, in the city of Governador Viana, in the state of Espinal.

The results:

Category 1 - Human Sciences

College/Universities in this category (from north to south):

Dunboor State: Escola Lorde Mauá de Direito, Dunboor - Mauá (Law)
Titã State: Escola Superior de Arquitetura de Astari, Astari - ESAA (Architecture)
Espinal State: Faculdade de Letras do Noroeste Cafundelense - FLENC (Languages)
Central State: Universidade Estadual Central, campus Central City - UEC/Central City (Psychology)
Juta State: Faculdade de Economia e Administração da Universidade Real Jutense, Cafundó do Juta - FEA/URJ (Administration/Economics)
Lasft State: Centro de Comunicações da Universidade Católica, Lasft - Comunicação/Católica (Communications)
Coast State: Faculdade de Comunicações da Costa, Submiria - FACOC (Communications)
Old Cities State: Universidade de Filosofia Dr. Alvarez, Abadia - Dr. Alvarez (Philosophy)


Group 1 P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Comunicação/Católica 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7
2 ESAA 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3 UEC/Central City 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4 FACOC 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0


Group 2 P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Mauá 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9
2 FEA/URJ 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
3 Dr. Alvarez 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
4 FLENC 3 0 1 2 0 7 −7 1


Final: Comunicação/Católica 2-0 Mauá


Category 2 - Exact Sciences

Colleges/Universities in this category (from north to south):

Dunboor State: Instituto Matemático de Pollvogarad, Pollvogarad - IMP (Maths)
Titã State: Faculdade de Engenharia Monte Líbano, Al-Zalabahad - Monte Líbano (Engineering)
Espinal State: Instituto Nuclear Cafundelense, unidade Porto Lacruz - INC/Porto Lacruz (Nuclear Physics)
Central State: Centro de Tecnologia Avançada Cafundelense, Central City - CETAC (Computers & Technology)
Juta State: Instituto de Matemática e Estatística da Universidade Real Jutense, Cafundó do Juta - IME/URJ (Maths)
Lasft State: Núcleo de Engenharia da Universidade 25 de Maio, Lasft - Engenharia/25 de Maio (Engineering)
Coast State: Universidade Federal Cafundelense, campus Submiria - UFC/Submiria (Statistics)
Old Cities State: Prédio de Engenharia da Universidade Federal São José, São José - Engenharia/UFSJ (Engineering)


Group 1 P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Engenharia/25 de Maio 3 3 0 0 20 1 +19 9
2 IMP 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
3 CETAC 3 1 0 2 4 10 −6 3
4 Monte Líbano 3 1 0 2 2 11 −9 3


Group 2 P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 IME/URJ 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
2 INC/Porto Lacruz 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
3 Engenharia/UFSJ 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4 UFC/Submiria 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0


Final: Engenharia/25 de Maio 0-0 IME/URJ (3-2 on penalties)


Category 3 - Earth, Biological and Natural Sciences

Colleges/Universities in this category (from north to south):

Dunboor State: Faculdade de Farmácia Doutor Ross, Rio Bonito - Farma Ross (Pharmacy)
Titã State: Instituto de Química de Santo Galvão, Santo Galvão - Química/Galvão (Chemistry)
Espinal State: Centro de Tecnologia Alimentar de Espinal, Espinal - Alimenal (Food Technology)
Central State: Núcleo Cabral de Ciências, Serra Cabral - Núcleo Cabral (Chemistry)
Juta State: Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Real Jutense, Cafundó do Juta - Medicina/URJ (Medicine)
Lasft State: Escola da Santa Casa de Lasft, Lasft - Santa Casa (Medicine)
Coast State: Instituto de Estudos Geológicos e Atmosféricos, Ilha Eremita - IEGA (Geology/Meteorology)
Old Cities State: Faculdade de Medicina, São José - Medicina-SJ (Medicine)


Group 1 P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Medicina-SJ 3 3 0 0 18 2 +16 9
2 IEGA 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 4
3 Núcleo Cabral 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4 Alimenal 3 0 0 3 0 18 −18 0


Group 2 P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Medicina/URJ 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
2 Santa Casa 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3 Farma Ross 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4 Química/Galvão 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1


Final: Medicina-SJ 1-0 Medicina/URJ

So, the 3 qualified for the IUCC are:

- Communications of Universidade Católica (can be called only Católica)
- Engineering of 25 de Maio (can be called only 25 de Maio)
- Medicine of São José (should be called Medicine São José)

(Note to Cafundéu: Due to the redraw, Yafor 2 has belatedly entered. IYC Vanan and IYC Ajer should be entered in the Globe Cup.)

Association codes
ADN Ad’ihan KRY Krytenia
AGU Aguazul LEC Lecland
CAF Cafundéu LEN Liventia
CAM Candelaria And Marquez LOG Logria
COM Capitalizt SLANI MYE Myedvedeya
DAN Dancougar NTH Nethertopia
DEM Demot SNO Sorthern Northland
EIT Estresse Intenso SPT Septentrionia
ERR Errinundera TAE Taeshan
ESF Elves Security Forces VPH Vephrall
HAN Daehanjeiguk WZI West Zirconia
JSY Jasīʼyūn YAF Yafor 2
KCU Köseli Cumhuriyetler

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Eleventh TakilQuip Champions’ Cup—First and Second Preliminary Rounds Draw

Allotment of places
A record ninety-five teams were entered in this edition of the TakilQuip Champions’ Cup, resulting in the fourth-placed teams from fifteen associations being demoted to the Globe Cup:
Druidisian United (DEM)
Port Royal FC (DAN)
Otorhinolaryngologists (EIT)
Heathfield United (SNO)
AC Quarant Xa’virt (TAE)
St. Andrew’s (WZI)
Sanghae (HAN)
AC Boskovlograd (MYE)
Estudiantes de Íguen (AGU)
IYC Vanan (YAF)
VVV Ran (NTH)
Leyton City (LEC)
McKillops Bridge (ERR)
İlhanköy (KCU)
Casuals Osteria (KRY)

Schedule
The preliminary rounds will again be split over two days; tomorrow will include the first two rounds and the draw for the third and fourth, and the next day will include the third and fourth rounds and the group draw.


First preliminary round draw (all teams in Section II)
FC DePardenti (NTH)–CA Condadore (AGU)
Gillington (LEC)–Bola Mine (ERR)
Yaroslavl Axe Bears (MYE)–Krytenia Emberton (KRY)
Kazımspor (KCU)–Chelmar FC (YAF)


Second preliminary round draw
[i]Section I
Sonoma Center Panthers (COM)–Football Nordiqueville (SPT)
Stestrenas OC (VPH)–Ἄργος ΛΠ (COM)

Section II
Gillington (LEC) or Bola Mine (ERR)–Trecelunas FC (AGU)
Sanseo (HAN)–IYC Hadaris (YAF)
Seoan Gukjei (HAN)–Kazımspor (KCU) or Chelmar FC (YAF)
Leyton United (LEC)–San Pablo (AGU)
Mort Park (WZI)–Deddick (ERR)
Ousevale Borough (KRY)–International of Moskva (MYE)
Yaroslavl Axe Bears (MYE) or Krytenia Emberton (KRY)–Gelibolu (KCU)
Emberton Reds (KRY)–Leyton FC (LEC)
Ootopia (ERR)–NAPPC (NTH)
FC DePardenti (NTH) or CA Condadore (AGU)–IYC Toralen (YAF)
Wiechester FC (TAE)–Croxby (LOG)
Tenderville United (NTH)–Sultanlı FK (KCU)


Qualified for third preliminary round
Section I
Dalinn Wanderers (ADN)
KT Hotspur (CAM)
A.F.F. (CAF)
Dawson Springs FC (COM)
Sokojito Dosi Gyūlhabdwen (COM)
Wexax United (ESF)
Union d’Ourseville (SPT)
CF Grand-Glacier (SPT)
Mylfe CE (VPH)
Pondrit FE (VPH)
Skyhaven FC (DEM)
Club Demot (DEM)
Eastport United (DAN)
Yuki City Athletic (DAN)
Neurologists (EIT)
Orthopedists (EIT)
Castrograd SC (SNO)
Beningrad (SNO)

Section II
Dover City (LEN)
Orean United (LEN)
Atlantea Hurricanes (TAE)
Bayern Phoenix (TAE)
Banks (WZI)
Bradley Hornets (WZI)
Hangyeong (HAN)
CSKA Moskva (MYE)


Qualified for group stage
Protectorate United (ADN)
CF Mont-Pluie (ADN)
Oldbridge City (ADN)
Albrecht Turkish (CAM)
Caires City (CAM)
Albrecht FC (CAM)
Ranca Toco (CAF)
Cafundó do Juta (CAF)
Petardos S/A (CAF)
Qidade Savana (JSY)
Naquada Falls Demons (JSY)
Yuba United (COM)
San Solari FC (COM)
Raynor City United (ESF)
Hondo FC (ESF)
CS Sept-Onze Ourseville (SPT)
Daazyiles OC (VPH)
Likewell Kirk (DEM)
Grandborough FC (DAN)
Psychiatrists (EIT)
Corcaigh (SNO)
Soldarian FC (ESF) [as title holder]



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Eighth Samseong Series B Champions’ Cup—First and Second Preliminary Round Draws

Allotment of places
A record eighty-six teams were entered in this edition of the Samseong Series B Champions’ Cup. As a result, the fourth-placed teams from six associations were declined entry:
Mirshalov Wandering Monks (MYE)
Mignon United (NTH)
Kidlington (LEC)
Kanooka Creek (ERR)
Hocaspor (KCU)
Bletcham Devils (KRY)

Schedule
In line with the TQCC, the preliminary rounds will be split over two days; tomorrow will include the first two rounds and the draw for the third, and the next day will include the third round and the group draw.


First preliminary round draw
Camisa Dez (EIT)–Dynamo Pyotroveskovlad (MYE)
Kitsilano Konquerors (COM)–Rothsbere Athletic (SNO)
September City (NTH)–An Blascaod Mór (SNO)
Mendid CE (VPH)–Nimor Shields (NTH)
Olympiques de Baieville (SPT)–Nurinspor (KCU)
Vila Ideal (EIT)–Forest Shining (ERR)
Hyland Town (WZI)–University of Gilderome (DAN)
Keswick Rangers (LEC)–Spoantects CE (VPH)
AFC Stanton (WZI)–Hutton United (LEC)
Sacheon (HAN)–Griffin Zebras (JSY)
Turmondale FC (ESF)–Notegia Rangers (KRY)
Blakeland Town (KRY)–Skyhaven United (DEM)
University of Lunarossa (DAN)–Jjambongga (HAN)
Yaton FC (TAE)–Bally Hooley (ERR)
Septentrionalis HC (SPT)–Küçükköy (KCU)
Vasanova United (DEM)–Loudon Lancers (TAE)

Second preliminary round draw
Secklow (KRY)–Sacheon (HAN) or Griffin Zebras (JSY)
University of Lunarossa (DAN) or Jjambongga (HAN)–Wootton United (LEC)
Camisa Dez (EIT) or Dynamo Pyotroveskovlad (MYE)–Turmondale FC (ESF) or Notegia Rangers (KRY)
Vasanova United (DEM) or Loudon Lancers (TAE)–Wunnam (HAN)
Mendid CE (VPH) or Nimor Shields (NTH)–Tsar’s Guard (MYE)
Gelantipy (ERR)–Hyland Town (WZI) or University of Gilderome (DAN)
Olympiques de Baieville (SPT) or Nurinspor (KCU)–Pyeongyang Gukjei (HAN)
Mapabore Juventud (AGU)–Kitsilano Konquerors (COM) or Rothsbere Athletic (SNO)
Piratas de Grisolon (AGU)–September City (NTH) or An Blascaod Mór (SNO)
AFC Stanton (WZI) or Hutton United (LEC)–Neverend United (LEN)
Diebert Colts (TAE)–Farkan Yellow Warriors (NTH)
Septentrionalis HC (SPT) or Küçükköy (KCU)–Eastlands (SNO)
Vila Ideal (EIT) or Forest Shining (ERR)–Underwood Town (WZI)
Escritórios Macedo (EIT)–Yaton FC (TAE) or Bally Hooley (ERR)
Keswick Rangers (LEC) or Spoantects CE (VPH)–Orangine Sea Lions (MYE)
Yeni Osman (KCU)–Blakeland Town (KRY) or Skyhaven United (DEM)

Qualified for third preliminary round
Melin & Nader (CAM)
Candelaria Arsenal (CAM)
Aliança (CAF)
Penders (CAF)
Graceville Salamanders (JSY)
RKA Warriors (COM)
Kareen FC (ESF)
Richelieu AC (SPT)
DFE Donseplock (VPH)
Harthgate United (DEM)
Barynsk College (DAN)
Academia Acropolis (EIT)
James Connolly SC (SNO)
Pardbo (LEN)
Ying Jing Yankees (TAE)
Sephton County (WZI)

Qualified for group stage
Dullham and Oldbridge (ADN)
Pilminster Rovers (ADN)
McDonald SC (CAM)
Radyukevich CSC (CAM)
Khalmar-Tijhus (CAF)
Carandirú (CAF)
Forest Hill FC (JSY)
Musketiere Twintown (JSY)
Chorion Bluffs Knights (COM)
Syoko Poggyūggijī (COM)
AC Zul’Atun (ESF)
AS Sharala (ESF)
ASJL Cap-Nord (SPT)
FE Dranacess (VPH)
Saravella City (DEM)
Dancougar Royal Academy (DAN)

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Eighth Samseong Series B Champions’ Cup—Final Site Selection

Final site selection
As usual, some board sat sometime around some table discussing which stadium should host the some SBCC Final. In the spirit of jovial delight, the Board simply asked a talking toad, to which the talking replied:

"Out of 13 submitted Final Venues, Marc Edwards Memorial Stadium of Redwood, West Zirconia has been elected as the final venue of the Eighth Samseong Series B Champions' Cup."

To which, the Board politely inquired as to whether Samseong is still the primary title-holder over the competition...

1952 in QCAA Football
Final Conference Standings and Conference Tourney pairings.
Records reflect Regular season results ONLY. (3 pts for a win, 1 for a draw)
Teams in "blue" directly Qualified for QCAA tourney.
Top two from Old 8 conference, the regular season and tourney champions from other 4 conferences, and the 6 best teams with a Pts % over .550 get into the tourney.
Ties for standing are broken as follows: Wins, H2H record, Overall GD.
(full conference tourney and QCAA tourney draw tommorrow)

Old Eight Conference (O-8)

Team W-D-L Pts
Qazox School of Technology 7-4-3 27
University of Qazox 8-2-4 26
Bruxen State University 8-0-6 24
Goran Oxfield University 6-3-5 21
Saxer University 5-3-6 18
Rockport State University 4-3-7 15
University of Rockport 3-6-5 15
University of Fromburg 2-5-7 11

The Old Eight conference does not have a post season tourney.

Northern Qazox Conference (NQC)

Team W-D-L Pts
Charles Feld University 11-4-3 37
Northland Territory University 12-0-6 36
Tobin Bell University 9-4-5 31
Krenville College of Technology 8-4-6 28
Krenville University 7-5-6 26
North Qazox University 8-0-10 24
Signa-Une College 6-3-9 21
Salvatore Colling Univ. of Theo. 6-2-10 20
Monteverde University 5-5-8 20
San Guano State 4-1-13 13

Conference Tourney (Held at Charles Feld University)
Play-in Games
#7 Signa-Une College vs. #10 San Guano State
#9 Monteverde University vs. #8 Salvatore Colling University of Theology
Quarterfinals
#1 Charles Feld University vs. #
#4 Krenville College of Technology vs. #5 Krenville University
#3 Tobin Bell University vs. #6 North Qazox University
#2 Northland Territory University vs. #
Semifinals
# vs. #
# vs. #
Championship
# vs. #

Mid-Qazox Conference (MQC)
Team W-D-L Pts
Saint Nash State 17-1-0 52
Grav-Vogg State 10-2-6 32
Qazox Naval Academy 9-1-8 28
Rockport Technical College 8-3-7 27
Hoofaran Theology College 7-5-6 26
Iguana State College 7-4-7 25
Lorax University 7-1-10 22
University of Kibbutz 5-2-11 17
University of Bruxen 4-4-10 16
Saint Nash University 4-1-13 13

Conference Tourney (Held at Saint Nash State)
Play-in Games
#7 Lorax University vs. #10 Saint Nash University
#9 University of Bruxen vs. #8 University of Kibbutz
Quarterfinals
#1 Saint Nash State vs. #
#4 Rockport Technical College vs. #5 Hoofaran Theology College
#3 Qazox Naval Academy vs. #6 Iguana State College
#2 Grav-Vogg State vs. #
Semifinals
# vs. #
# vs. #
Championship
# vs. #


Southern Conference (SC)
Team W-D-L Pts
Gothika State University 11-1-4 34
Vogg University 10-4-2 34
University of Graverville 10-2-4 32
University of Qazox-Pika City 7-4-5 25
Qazox Military Academy 7-1-8 22
Joehio State University 6-1-9 19
Joehio University of Technology 6-0-10 18
University of South Qazox 3-4-9 13
University of Qazox-Las Vitas 2-2-12 8

Conference Tourney (held at Gothika State University)
Play-in Game
#8 University of South Qazox vs. #9 University of Qazox-Las Vitas
Quarterfinals
#1 Gothika State University vs.
#4 University of Qazox-Pika City vs. #5 Qazox Military Academy
#3 University of Graverville vs. #6 Joehio State University
#2 Vogg University vs. #7 Joehio University of Technology
Semifinals
# vs. #
# vs. #
Championship
# vs. #


Western Nine Conference (W-9)
Team W-D-L Pts
Chuia State University 12-0-6 36
University of Gila-Iguana 11-2-3 35
Porter College 10-0-8 30
Yorkshire University 7-0-9 21
Robert Lee College 6-3-7 21
Qazox Air Force Academy 6-2-8 20
Pika State University 6-2-8 20
New Bruxen State 4-4-8 16
University of New Recife 3-5-8 14
NOTE: QAFA ahead of PSU based on H2H record (1-1-0)

Conference Tourney (Played at Chuia State University)
Play-in Game
#9 University of New Recife vs. #8 New Bruxen State
Quarterfinals
#1 Chuia State University vs.
#4 Yorkshire University vs. #5 Robert Lee College
#3 Porter College vs. #6 Qazox Air Force Academy
#2 University of Gila-Iguana vs. #7 Pika State University
Semifinals
# vs. #
# vs. #
Championship
# vs. #

Swartaz super league table (after 2 games)
PTS
1. New Tazvan United 6
2. Dervont FC 6
3. New Tazvan City 6
4. Sporting Lexzio 4
5. Forzal FC 4
6. Vomast FC 4
7. Xaven FC 4
8. Transversa Tigers 3
9. Lister Lizards 3
10. GT Verti Caen FC 3
11. GT Fordan Caen FC 3
12. Esterrizza Eagles 2
13. Cartaerizza All-Stars 2
14. Zaver FC 1
15. Kimiertian FC 0
16. AFC Shaer 0

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The Eighth Globe Cup
presented by Globo Multimedia and Banco Econômico

Draw of the first stages


Preliminary Stage:

Keswick City (LEC) x Avidia City (KRY)
Shilla (HAN) x Loachen Yellow Jackets (TAE)
Voroskaev Tygers (MYE) x Lake Rushmore (NTH)
Gokcenk (KCU) x Stanley United (WZI)
Milosis (ERR) x IYC Ajer (YAF)


Eliminatory Stage - teams qualified:

St. Andrew's (WZI)
Sanghae (HAN)
AC Boskovlograd (MYE)
Estudiantes de Íguen (AGU)
IYC Vanan (YAF)
VVV Ran (NTH)
Leyton City (LEC)
Casuals Osteria (KRY)
İlhanköy (KCU)
Holmlea Town (LOG)
McKillops Bridge (ERR)
Mountbatten Junction (ADN)
Arrigo Portuguese (CAM)
Atlético Jutense (CAF)
Noka Mariners (JSY)
San Diego Iguanas (COM)
Mar Sara FC (ESF)
FC Cap-Phare (SPT)
Merpisms CE (VPH)
Oceanic United (DEM)
Stoneridge United (DAN)
Cardiologists (EIT)
17th of October (SNO)
the 5 winners of Globe Cup Preliminary Stage
the 4 eliminated teams from TQCC 1st preliminary stage
the 12 eliminated teams from TQCC 2nd preliminary stage - Section II


Qualifying Stage - teams qualified:

Druidisian United (DEM)
Port Royal FC (DAN)
Otorhinolaryngologists (EIT)
Heathfield United (SNO)
Jesner Town (LEN)
AC Quarant Xa'virt (TAE)
the 22 winners of Globe Cup Eliminatory Stage
the 2 losers of TQCC 2nd preliminary stage - Section I
the 10 losers of TQCC 3rd preliminary stage - Section II


Teams to qualify to Group Stage:

Olympique Protectorat (ADN)
Green Island (CAM)
Clube Imperial (CAF)
Dusanto Mojaʼikījī (JSY)
Black Oasis Athletic (COM)
Club ESF (ESF)
CS Ourseville 1093 (SPT)
Oillid CE (VPH)
the 20 winners of Globe Cup Qualifying Stage
the 10 losers of TQCC 3rd preliminary stage - Section I
the 10 losers of TQCC 4th preliminary stage


Globe Cup final stadium:

There were 9 candidates, same of last edition, and the chosen stadium is Tiger Whale Stadium, Seoan (Daehanjeiguk).

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Eleventh TakilQuip Champions’ Cup—First and Second Preliminary Rounds

First preliminary round
First leg
Section II
(NTH) FC DePardenti 0–1 CA Condadore (AGU)
(LEC) Gillington 0–2 Bola Mine (ERR)
(MYE) Yaroslavl Axe Bears 2–2 Krytenia Emberton (KRY)
(KCU) Kazımspor 1–2 Chelmar FC (YAF)
Second leg
Section II
(AGU) CA Condadore (2) 1–1 (1) FC DePardenti (NTH)
(ERR) Bola Mine (3) 1–0 (0) Gillington (LEC)
(KRY) Krytenia Emberton (4) 2–3 (5) Yaroslavl Axe Bears (MYE)
(YAF) Chelmar FC (7) 5–1 (2) Kazımspor (KCU)

Second preliminary round
First leg
Section I
(COM) Sonoma Center Panthers 3–2 Football Nordiqueville (SPT)
(VPH) Stestrenas OC 3–1 Ἄργος ΛΠ (COM)
Section II
(ERR) Bola Mine 3–1 Trecelunas FC (AGU)
(HAN) Sanseo 4–1 IYC Hadaris (YAF)
(HAN) Seoan Gukjei 2–1 Chelmar FC (YAF)
(LEC) Leyton United 1–1 San Pablo (AGU)
(WZI) Mort Park 0–0 Deddick (ERR)
(KRY) Ousevale Borough 1–2 International of Moskva (MYE)
(MYE) Yaroslavl Axe Bears 0–5 Gelibolu (KCU)
(KRY) Emberton Reds 1–0 Leyton FC (LEC)
(ERR) Ootopia 2–2 NAPPC (NTH)
(AGU) CA Condadore 1–0 IYC Toralen (YAF)
(TAE) Wiechester FC 4–1 Croxby (LOG)
(NTH) Tenderville United 3–0 Sultanlı FK (KCU)
Second leg
Section I
(SPT) Football Nordiqueville (3) 1–1 (4) Sonoma Center Panthers (COM)
(COM) Ἄργος ΛΠ (2) 1–1 (4) Stestrenas OC (VPH)
Section II
(AGU) Trecelunas FC (3) 2–0 (3) Bola Mine (ERR)
Away goals: 1–0
(YAF) IYC Hadaris (2) 1–1 (5) Sanseo (HAN)
(YAF) Chelmar FC (2) 1–1 (3) Seoan Gukjei (HAN)
(AGU) San Pablo (4) 3–4 (5) Leyton United (LEC)
(ERR) Deddick (1) 1–0 (0) Mort Park (WZI)
(MYE) International of Moskva (3) 1–1 (2) Ousevale Borough (KRY)
(KCU) Gelibolu (8) 3–2 (2) Yaroslavl Axe Bears (MYE)
(LEC) Leyton FC (1) 1–1 (2) Emberton Reds (KRY)
(NTH) NAPPC (4) 2–1 (3) Ootopia (ERR)
(YAF) IYC Toralen (3) 3–0 (1) CA Condadore (AGU)
(LOG) Croxby (1) 0–3 (7) Wiechester FC (TAE)
(KCU) Sultanlı FK (1) 1–0 (3) Tenderville United (NTH)

Third preliminary round draw
Section I
Pondrit FE (VPH)–Yuki City Athletic (DAN)
Castrograd SC (SNO)–Dalinn Wanderers (ADN)
Union d’Ourseville (SPT)–Dawson Springs FC (COM)
Beningrad (SNO)–Sonoma Center Panthers (COM)
A.F.F. (CAF)–Wexax United (ESF)
Mylfe CE (VPH)–KT Hotspur (CAM)
Eastport United (DAN)–Skyhaven FC (DEM)
CF Grand-Glacier (SPT)–Stestrenas OC (VPH)
Club Demot (DEM)–Neurologists (EIT)
Orthopedists (EIT)–Sokojito Dosi Gyūlhabdwen (COM)

Section II
IYC Toralen (YAF)–Leyton United (LEC)
Gelibolu (KCU)–Hangyeong (HAN)
Deddick (ERR)–Atlantea Hurricanes (TAE)
International of Moskva (MYE)–Orean United (LEN)
Dover City (LEN)–Trecelunas FC (AGU)
Bradley Hornets (WZI)–Emberton Reds (KRY)
Tenderville United (NTH)–CSKA Moskva (MYE)
Seoan Gukjei (HAN)–Bayern Phoenix (TAE)
Banks (WZI)–NAPPC (NTH)
Wiechester FC (TAE)–Sanseo (HAN)

Fourth preliminary round draw
Section I
Mylfe CE (VPH) or KT Hotspur (CAM)–Union d’Ourseville (SPT) or Dawson Springs FC (COM)
Castrograd SC (SNO) or Dalinn Wanderers (ADN)–A.F.F. (CAF) or Wexax United (ESF)
Orthopedists (EIT) or Sokojito Dosi Gyūlhabdwen (COM)–Pondrit FE (VPH) or Yuki City Athletic (DAN)
CF Grand-Glacier (SPT) or Stestrenas OC (VPH)–Eastport United (DAN) or Skyhaven FC (DEM)
Club Demot (DEM) or Neurologists (EIT)–Beningrad (SNO) or Sonoma Center Panthers (COM)

Section II
Banks (WZI) or NAPPC (NTH)–IYC Toralen (YAF) or Leyton United (LEC)
Dover City (LEN) or Trecelunas FC (AGU)–Gelibolu (KCU) or Hangyeong (HAN)
Seoan Gukjei (HAN) or Bayern Phoenix (TAE)–International of Moskva (MYE) or Orean United (LEN)
Wiechester FC (TAE) or Sanseo (HAN)–Bradley Hornets (WZI) or Emberton Reds (KRY)
Deddick (ERR) or Atlantea Hurricanes (TAE)–Tenderville United (NTH) or CSKA Moskva (MYE)



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Eighth Samseong Series B Champions’ Cup—First and Second Preliminary Rounds

First preliminary round
First leg
(EIT) Camisa Dez 5–0 Dynamo Pyotroveskovlad (MYE)
(COM) Kitsilano Konquerors 1–0 Rothsbere Athletic (SNO)
(NTH) September City 3–0 An Blascaod Mór (SNO)
(VPH) Mendid CE 4–0 Nimor Shields (NTH)
(SPT) Olympiques de Baieville 1–1 Nurinspor (KCU)
(EIT) Vila Ideal 4–1 Forest Shining (ERR)
(WZI) Hyland Town 2–2 University of Gilderome (DAN)
(LEC) Keswick Rangers 2–1 Spoantects CE (VPH)
(WZI) AFC Stanton 3–1 Hutton United (LEC)
(HAN) Sacheon 1–1 Griffin Zebras (JSY)
(ESF) Turmondale FC 5–0 Notegia Rangers (KRY)
(KRY) Blakeland Town 1–2 Skyhaven United (DEM)
(DAN) University of Lunarossa 1–1 Jjambongga (HAN)
(TAE) Yaton FC 2–1 Bally Hooley (ERR)
(SPT) Septentrionalis HC 2–0 Küçükköy (KCU)
(DEM) Vasanova United 2–1 Loudon Lancers (TAE)
Second leg
(MYE) Dynamo Pyotroveskovlad (3) 3–1 (6) Camisa Dez (EIT)
(SNO) Rothsbere Athletic (1) 1–1 (2) Kitsilano Konquerors (COM)
(SNO) An Blascaod Mór (1) 1–0 (3) September City (NTH)
(NTH) Nimor Shields (0) 0–2 (6) Mendid CE (VPH)
(KCU) Nurinspor (1) 0–1 (2) Olympiques de Baieville (SPT)
(ERR) Forest Shining (3) 2–0 (4) Vila Ideal (EIT)
(DAN) University of Gilderome (2) 0–1 (3) Hyland Town (WZI)
(VPH) Spoantects CE (3) 2–0 (2) Keswick Rangers (LEC)
(LEC) Hutton United (3) 2–1 (4) AFC Stanton (WZI)
(JSY) Griffin Zebras (4) 3–3 (4) Sacheon (HAN)
Away goals: 1–3
(KRY) Notegia Rangers (3) 3–3 (8) Turmondale FC (ESF)
(DEM) Skyhaven United (7) 5–0 (1) Blakeland Town (KRY)
(HAN) Jjambongga (1) 0–3 (4) University of Lunarossa (DAN)
(ERR) Bally Hooley (1) 0–0 (2) Yaton FC (TAE)
(KCU) Küçükköy (2) 2–4 (6) Septentrionalis HC (SPT)
(TAE) Loudon Lancers (2) 1–2 (4) Vasanova United (DEM)

Second preliminary round
First leg
(KRY) Secklow 2–0 Sacheon (HAN)
(DAN) University of Lunarossa 1–1 Wootton United (LEC)
(EIT) Camisa Dez 1–1 Turmondale FC (ESF)
(DEM) Vasanova United 3–2 Wunnam (HAN)
(VPH) Mendid CE 1–1 Tsar’s Guard (MYE)
(ERR) Gelantipy 2–0 Hyland Town (WZI)
(SPT) Olympiques de Baieville 1–1 Pyeongyang Gukjei (HAN)
(AGU) Mapabore Juventud 2–0 Kitsilano Konquerors (COM)
(AGU) Piratas de Grisolon 3–1 September City (NTH)
(WZI) AFC Stanton 1–1 Neverend United (LEN)
(TAE) Diebert Colts 3–1 Farkan Yellow Warriors (NTH)
(SPT) Septentrionalis HC 2–1 Eastlands (SNO)
(EIT) Vila Ideal 0–5 Underwood Town (WZI)
(EIT) Escritórios Macedo 1–0 Yaton FC (TAE)
(VPH) Spoantects CE 1–0 Orangine Sea Lions (MYE)
(KCU) Yeni Osman 0–1 Skyhaven United (DEM)
Second leg
(HAN) Sacheon (0) 0–2 (4) Secklow (KRY)
(LEC) Wootton United (1) 0–3 (4) University of Lunarossa (DAN)
(ESF) Turmondale FC (5) 4–1 (2) Camisa Dez (EIT)
(HAN) Wunnam (4) 2–3 (6) Vasanova United (DEM)
(MYE) Tsar’s Guard (3) 2–3 (4) Mendid CE (VPH)
(WZI) Hyland Town (2) 2–1 (3) Gelantipy (ERR)
(HAN) Pyeongyang Gukjei (2) 1–3 (4) Olympiques de Baieville (SPT)
(COM) Kitsilano Konquerors (2) 2–0 (2) Mapabore Juventud (AGU)
Extra time: (3) 3–0 (2)
(NTH) September City (3) 2–1 (4) Piratas de Grisolon (AGU)
(LEN) Neverend United (2) 1–0 (1) AFC Stanton (WZI)
(NTH) Farkan Yellow Warriors (2) 1–0 (3) Diebert Colts (TAE)
(SNO) Eastlands (3) 2–2 (4) Septentrionalis HC (SPT)
(WZI) Underwood Town (7) 2–3 (3) Vila Ideal (EIT)
(TAE) Yaton FC (0) 0–2 (3) Escritórios Macedo (EIT)
(MYE) Orangine Sea Lions (1) 1–2 (3) Spoantects CE (VPH)
(DEM) Skyhaven United (4) 3–0 (0) Yeni Osman (KCU)

Third preliminary round draw
Harthgate United (DEM)–Kitsilano Konquerors (COM)
Gelantipy (ERR)–Melin & Nader (CAM)
Piratas de Grisolon (AGU)–University of Lunarossa (DAN)
Olympiques de Baieville (SPT)–Pardbo (LEN)
Sephton County (WZI)–Spoantects CE (VPH)
Barynsk College (DAN)–Richelieu AC (SPT)
Aliança (CAF)–Mendid CE (VPH)
Septentrionalis HC (SPT)–Underwood Town (WZI)
RKA Warriors (COM)–DFE Donseplock (VPH)
Candelaria Arsenal (CAM)–Kareen FC (ESF)
Diebert Colts (TAE)–Vasanova United (DEM)
Graceville Salamanders (JSY)–Turmondale FC (ESF)
Escritórios Macedo (EIT)–Secklow (KRY)
Academia Acropolis (EIT)–Neverend United (LEN)
Skyhaven United (DEM)–Ying Jing Yankees (TAE)
Penders (CAF)–James Connolly SC (SNO)

1952 QCAA conference Tourney Results

Northern Qazox Conference (NQC)
Conference Tourney (Held at Charles Feld University)
Play-in Games
#7 Signa-Une College def #10 San Guano State 3-1
#9 Monteverde University def. #8 Salvatore Colling University of Theology 4-0
Quarterfinals
#1 Charles Feld University def. #9 Monteverde University 2-1 (OT)
#5 Krenville University def. #4 Krenville College of Technology 3-0
#3 Tobin Bell University def. #6 North Qazox University 5-4 (OT)
#2 Northland Territory University def. #7 Signa-Une College 4-2
Semifinals
#1 Charles Feld University def. #5 Krenville University 3-2
#2 Northland Territory University def. #3 Tobin Bell University 3-1
Championship
#1 Charles Feld University def. #2 Northland Territory University 2-0

Mid-Qazox Conference (MQC)
Conference Tourney (Held at Saint Nash State)
Play-in Games
#7 Lorax University def. #10 Saint Nash University 3-2 (OT)
#8 University of Kibbutz def. #9 University of Bruxen 3-1
Quarterfinals
#8 University of Kibbutz def. #1 Saint Nash State 4-3
#5 Hoofaran Theology College def. #4 Rockport Technical College 2-0
#3 Qazox Naval Academy def. #6 Iguana State College 2-1 (OT)
#7 Lorax University def. #2 Grav-Vogg State 2-0
Semifinals
#8 University of Kibbutz def. #5 Hoofaran Theology College 3-2 (OT)
#3 Qazox Naval Academy def. #7 Lorax University 2-0
Championship
#3 Qazox Naval Academy def. #8 University of Kibbutz 2-1

Southern Conference (SC)
Conference Tourney (held at Gothika State University)
Play-in Game
#9 University of Qazox-Las Vitas def. #8 University of South Qazox 4-3
Quarterfinals
#1 Gothika State University def. #9 University of Qazox-Las Vitas 3-0
#5 Qazox Military Academy def. #4 University of Qazox-Pika City 1-0
#3 University of Graverville def. #6 Joehio State University 4-2
#7 Joehio University of Technology def. #2 Vogg University 1-0
Semifinals
#1 Gothika State University def. #5 Qazox Military Academy 2-0
#3 University of Graverville def. #7 Joehio University of Technology 3-2
Championship
#1 Gothika State University def. #3 University of Graverville 1-0


Western Nine Conference (W-9)
Conference Tourney (Played at Chuia State University)
Play-in Game
#8 New Bruxen State def. #9 University of New Recife 1-0 (OT)
Quarterfinals
#1 Chuia State University def. #8 New Bruxen State 2-1 (OT)
#5 Robert Lee College def. #4 Yorkshire University 4-3 (OT)
#3 Porter College def. #6 Qazox Air Force Academy 1-0
#7 Pika State University def. #2 University of Gila-Iguana 1-0
Semifinals
#5 Robert Lee College def. #1 Chuia State University 3-1
#7 Pika State University def. #3 Porter College 2-1
Championship
#5 Robert Lee College def. #7 Pika State University 3-0


1952 QCAA TOURNEY DRAW
Opening Round
M1: #11 Grav-Vogg State (10-2-7) vs. #6 University of Qazox (8-2-4)
M2: #14 Porter College (11-0-9) vs. #3 Chuia State University (13-0-7)
@ Ox-Cola Stadium, Bruxen

M3: #10 University of Graverville (12-2-5) vs. #7 Northland Territory University (14-0-7)
M4: #15 Bruxen State University (8-0-6) vs. #2 Charles Feld University (14-4-3)
@ Estadio Deportes, Cuidad de Iguana

M5: #12 Tobin Bell University (10-4-6) vs. #5 Gothika State University (14-1-4)
M6: #13 University of Gila-Iguana (11-2-4) vs. #4 Qazox School of Technology (7-4-3)
@ Chè Den-Osó Stadium, San Guano

M7: #9 Vogg University (10-4-3) vs. #8 Qazox Naval Academy (12-1-8)
M8: #16 Robert Lee College (9-3-7) vs. #1 Saint Nash State (17-1-1)
@ Toro Rojo Stadium, Las Vitas

QuarterFinals
M9: Winner M1 vs. Winner M2 @ Ox-Cola Stadium, Bruxen
M10: Winner M3 vs. Winner M4 @ Estadio Deportes, Cuidad de Iguana
M11: Winner M5 vs. Winner M6 @ Chè Den-Osó Stadium, San Guano
M12: Winner M7 vs. Winner M8 @ Toro Rojo Stadium, Las Vitas

FINAL FOUR
@ SaxerDome, SaxerVilla
SemiFinals
M13: Winner M9 vs. Winner M10
M14: Winner M11 vs. Winner M12

3rd Place match
M15: Loser M13 vs. Loser M14

Championship
M15: Winner M13 vs. Winner M14

Tourney Results up tommorrow.

1952 QCAA TOURNEY
(winners in Green)

Opening Round
M1: #11 Grav-Vogg State (10-2-7) vs. #6 University of Qazox (8-2-4) 1-0 (OT)
M2: #14 Porter College (11-0-9) vs. #3 Chuia State University (13-0-7) 2-2 (5-4 PK)
@ Ox-Cola Stadium, Bruxen

M3: #10 University of Graverville (12-2-5) vs. #7 Northland Territory University (14-0-7) 2-1
M4: #15 Bruxen State University (8-0-6) vs. #2 Charles Feld University (14-4-3) 4-3 (OT)
@ Estadio Deportes, Cuidad de Iguana

M5: #12 Tobin Bell University (10-4-6) vs. #5 Gothika State University (14-1-4) 3-1
M6: #13 University of Gila-Iguana (11-2-4) vs. #4 Qazox School of Technology (7-4-3) 4-3 (OT)
@ Chè Den-Osó Stadium, San Guano

M7: #9 Vogg University (10-4-3) vs. #8 Qazox Naval Academy (12-1-8) 4-1
M8: #16 Robert Lee College (9-3-7) vs. #1 Saint Nash State (17-1-1) 4-0
@ Toro Rojo Stadium, Las Vitas

QuarterFinals
M9: #6 University of Qazox vs. #3 Chuia State University @ Ox-Cola Stadium, Bruxen 2-0
M10: #10 University of Graverville vs. #2 Charles Feld University @ Estadio Deportes, Cuidad de Iguana 1-0 (OT)
M11: #5 Gothika State University vs. #4 Qazox School of Technology @ Chè Den-Osó Stadium, San Guano 2-0
M12: #8 Qazox Naval Academy vs. #1 Saint Nash State @ Toro Rojo Stadium, Las Vitas 5-1


FINAL FOUR
@ SaxerDome, SaxerVilla
SemiFinals
M13: #6 University of Qazox vs. #10 University of Graverville 1-0 (OT)
M14: #4 Qazox School of Technology vs. #1 Saint Nash State 5-3

3rd Place match
M15: #4 Qazox School of Technology vs. #10 University of Graverville 2-1

Championship
M15: #6 University of Qazox vs. #1 Saint Nash State 3-2 (OT)

Next Champions League Qualifier(s)

Saint Nash State (National Tourney Champions and Best Regular Season Record)
University of Qazox (National Tourney Runners-up)

Second preliminary round
First leg

(EIT) Vila Ideal 0–5 Underwood Town (WZI)

Second leg

(WZI) Underwood Town (2) 2–3 (8) Vila Ideal (EIT)

Sorry to be a pain, but surely those scores give a 7-3 aggregate in Underwood's favour?

Sorry to be a pain, but surely those scores give a 7-3 aggregate in Underwood's favour?
You’re right…Underwood Town replaces Vila Ideal in the third preliminary round draw.

Qazox, there isn't a "Champions League" per se... can you clarify if you meant the TakilQuip Champions’ Cup or the International University Challenge Championship your two teams are being entered for, or both?

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Eleventh TakilQuip Champions’ Cup—Third and Fourth Preliminary Rounds

Third preliminary round
First leg
Section I
(VPH) Pondrit FE 0–0 Yuki City Athletic (DAN)
(SNO) Castrograd SC 2–2 Dalinn Wanderers (ADN)
(SPT) Union d’Ourseville 0–0 Dawson Springs FC (COM)
(SNO) Beningrad 1–4 Sonoma Center Panthers (COM)
(CAF) A.F.F. 0–1 Wexax United (ESF)
(VPH) Mylfe CE 4–1 KT Hotspur (CAM)
(DAN) Eastport United 0–3 Skyhaven FC (DEM)
(SPT) CF Grand-Glacier 3–0 Stestrenas OC (VPH)
(DEM) Club Demot 0–3 Neurologists (EIT)
(EIT) Orthopedists 0–1 Sokojito Dosi Gyūlhabdwen (COM)
Section II
(YAF) IYC Toralen 2–1 Leyton United (LEC)
(KCU) Gelibolu 1–2 Hangyeong (HAN)
(ERR) Deddick 1–0 Atlantea Hurricanes (TAE)
(MYE) International of Moskva 1–1 Orean United (LEN)
(LEN) Dover City 3–1 Trecelunas FC (AGU)
(WZI) Bradley Hornets 2–0 Emberton Reds (KRY)
(NTH) Tenderville United 0–4 CSKA Moskva (MYE)
(HAN) Seoan Gukjei 2–0 Bayern Phoenix (TAE)
(WZI) Banks 0–0 NAPPC (NTH)
(TAE) Wiechester FC 1–0 Sanseo (HAN)
Second leg
Section I
(DAN) Yuki City Athletic (1) 1–0 (0) Pondrit FE (VPH)
(ADN) Dalinn Wanderers (4) 2–0 (2) Castrograd SC (SNO)
(COM) Dawson Springs FC (0) 0–0 (0) Union d’Ourseville (SPT)
Extra time: (1) 1–1 (1)
Away goals: 0–1
(COM) Sonoma Center Panthers (5) 1–1 (2) Beningrad (SNO)
(ESF) Wexax United (4) 3–3 (3) A.F.F. (CAF)
(CAM) KT Hotspur (1) 0–2 (6) Mylfe CE (VPH)
(DEM) Skyhaven FC (4) 1–6 (6) Eastport United (DAN)
(VPH) Stestrenas OC (2) 2–5 (8) CF Grand-Glacier (SPT)
(EIT) Neurologists (4) 1–2 (2) Club Demot (DEM)
(COM) Sokojito Dosi Gyūlhabdwen (4) 3–2 (2) Orthopedists (EIT)
Section II
(LEC) Leyton United (1) 0–0 (2) IYC Toralen (YAF)
(HAN) Hangyeong (6) 4–1 (2) Gelibolu (KCU)
(TAE) Atlantea Hurricanes (2) 2–2 (3) Deddick (ERR)
(LEN) Orean United (2) 1–0 (1) International of Moskva (MYE)
(AGU) Trecelunas FC (3) 2–1 (4) Dover City (LEN)
(KRY) Emberton Reds (6) 6–6 (8) Bradley Hornets (WZI)
(MYE) CSKA Moskva (6) 2–0 (0) Tenderville United (NTH)
(TAE) Bayern Phoenix (1) 1–0 (2) Seoan Gukjei (HAN)
(NTH) NAPPC (0) 0–1 (1) Banks (WZI)
(HAN) Sanseo (2) 2–2 (3) Wiechester FC (TAE)

Fourth preliminary round
First leg
Section I
(VPH) Mylfe CE 4–2 Union d’Ourseville (SPT)
(ADN) Dalinn Wanderers 1–2 Wexax United (ESF)
(COM) Sokojito Dosi Gyūlhabdwen 0–1 Yuki City Athletic (DAN)
(SPT) CF Grand-Glacier 1–1 Eastport United (DAN)
(EIT) Neurologists 1–1 Sonoma Center Panthers (COM)
Section II
(WZI) Banks 3–1 IYC Toralen (YAF)
(LEN) Dover City 2–0 Hangyeong (HAN)
(HAN) Seoan Gukjei 4–2 Orean United (LEN)
(TAE) Wiechester FC 1–3 Bradley Hornets (WZI)
(ERR) Deddick 0–1 CSKA Moskva (MYE)
Second leg
Section I
(SPT) Union d’Ourseville (4) 2–0 (4) Mylfe CE (VPH)
Away goals: 2–0
(ESF) Wexax United (2) 0–1 (2) Dalinn Wanderers (ADN)
Away goals: 2–1
(DAN) Yuki City Athletic (3) 2–3 (3) Sokojito Dosi Gyūlhabdwen (COM)
Away goals: 1–3
(DAN) Eastport United (1) 0–2 (3) CF Grand-Glacier (SPT)
(COM) Sonoma Center Panthers (4) 3–3 (4) Neurologists (EIT)
Away goals: 1–3
Section II
(YAF) IYC Toralen (3) 2–2 (5) Banks (WZI)
(HAN) Hangyeong (2) 2–0 (2) Dover City (LEN)
Extra time: (3) 3–0 (2)
(LEN) Orean United (4) 2–0 (4) Seoan Gukjei (HAN)
Away goals: 2–0
(WZI) Bradley Hornets (5) 2–0 (1) Wiechester FC (TAE)
(MYE) CSKA Moskva (2) 1–2 (2) Deddick (ERR)
Away goals: 1–2

Group draw
Group A
Ranca Toco (CAF)
Oldbridge City (ADN)
Psychiatrists (EIT)
Banks (WZI)

Group B
Cafundó do Juta (CAF)
Yuba United (COM)
Neurologists (EIT)
Orean United (LEN)

Group C
Soldarian FC (ESF)
CF Grand-Glacier (SPT)
Protectorate United (ADN)
Hangyeong (HAN)

Group D
Petardos S/A (CAF)
CS Sept-Onze Ourseville (SPT)
Hondo FC (ESF)
Bradley Hornets (WZI)

Group E
Caires City (CAM)
Raynor City United (ESF)
Sokojito Dosi Gyūlhabdwen (COM)
Corcaigh (SNO)

Group F
Qidade Savana (JSY)
San Solari FC (COM)
Albrecht Turkish (CAM)
Grandborough FC (DAN)

Group G
Albrecht FC (CAM)
Naquada Falls Demons (JSY)
Daazyiles OC (VPH)
Deddick (ERR)

Group H
CF Mont-Pluie (ADN)
Likewell Kirk (DEM)
Union d’Ourseville (SPT)
Wexax United (ESF)



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Eighth Samseong Series B Champions’ Cup—Third Preliminary Round

First leg
(DEM) Harthgate United 2–1 Kitsilano Konquerors (COM)
(ERR) Gelantipy 2–4 Melin & Nader (CAM)
(AGU) Piratas de Grisolon 1–3 University of Lunarossa (DAN)
(SPT) Olympiques de Baieville 4–0 Pardbo (LEN)
(WZI) Sephton County 1–0 Spoantects CE (VPH)
(DAN) Barynsk College 2–1 Richelieu AC (SPT)
(CAF) Aliança 5–1 Mendid CE (VPH)
(SPT) Septentrionalis HC 1–1 Underwood Town (WZI)
(COM) RKA Warriors 3–0 DFE Donseplock (VPH)
(CAM) Candelaria Arsenal 1–0 Kareen FC (ESF)
(TAE) Diebert Colts 1–2 Vasanova United (DEM)
(JSY) Graceville Salamanders 1–2 Turmondale FC (ESF)
(EIT) Escritórios Macedo 0–1 Secklow (KRY)
(EIT) Academia Acropolis 1–1 Neverend United (LEN)
(DEM) Skyhaven United 3–0 Ying Jing Yankees (TAE)
(CAF) Penders 1–0 James Connolly SC (SNO)
Second leg
(COM) Kitsilano Konquerors (3) 2–2 (4) Harthgate United (DEM)
(CAM) Melin & Nader (5) 1–1 (3) Gelantipy (ERR)
(DAN) University of Lunarossa (5) 2–2 (3) Piratas de Grisolon (AGU)
(LEN) Pardbo (0) 0–2 (6) Olympiques de Baieville (SPT)
(VPH) Spoantects CE (0) 0–0 (1) Sephton County (WZI)
(SPT) Richelieu AC (1) 0–1 (3) Barynsk College (DAN)
(VPH) Mendid CE (3) 2–4 (9) Aliança (CAF)
(WZI) Underwood Town (3) 2–1 (2) Septentrionalis HC (SPT)
(VPH) DFE Donseplock (2) 2–0 (3) RKA Warriors (COM)
(ESF) Kareen FC (2) 2–1 (2) Candelaria Arsenal (CAM)
Away goals: 0–1
(DEM) Vasanova United (3) 1–0 (1) Diebert Colts (TAE)
(ESF) Turmondale FC (2) 0–2 (3) Graceville Salamanders (JSY)
(KRY) Secklow (1) 0–3 (3) Escritórios Macedo (EIT)
(LEN) Neverend United (4) 3–2 (3) Academia Acropolis (EIT)
(TAE) Ying Jing Yankees (1) 1–1 (4) Skyhaven United (DEM)
(SNO) James Connolly SC (0) 0–1 (2) Penders (CAF)

Group draw
Group A
Penders (CAF)
Candelaria Arsenal (CAM)
Vasanova United (DEM)
Sephton County (WZI)

Group B
AC Zul’Atun (ESF)
Skyhaven United (DEM)
Khalmar-Tijhus (CAF)
Neverend United (LEN)

Group C
McDonald SC (CAM)
Forest Hill FC (JSY)
Syoko Poggyūggijī (COM)
FE Dranacess (VPH)

Group D
ASJL Cap-Nord (SPT)
Carandirú (CAF)
Musketiere Twintown (JSY)
Barynsk College (DAN)

Group E
Radyukevich CSC (CAM)
Dullham and Oldbridge (ADN)
Chorion Bluffs Knights (COM)
Harthgate United (DEM)

Group F
Escritórios Macedo (EIT)
AS Sharala (ESF)
RKA Warriors (COM)
Dancougar Royal Academy (DAN)

Group G
Olympiques de Baieville (SPT)
Pilminster Rovers (ADN)
University of Lunarossa (DAN)
Underwood Town (WZI)

Group H
Aliança (CAF)
Melin & Nader (CAM)
Graceville Salamanders (JSY)
Saravella City (DEM)

12th TakilQuip Champions’ Cup.. that's what I meant! :)
(unless Collegiate teams aren't eligible, then put them in the International University Challenge Championship.

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The Eighth Globe Cup

First Stage Results


The Preliminary Stage:

First leg:

(LEC) Keswick City 1-0 Avidia City (KRY)
(HAN) Shilla 3-2 Loachen Yellow Jackets (TAE)
(MYE) Voroskaev Tygers 0-2 Lake Rushmore (NTH)
(KCU) Gokcenk 0-0 Stanley United (WZI)
(ERR) Milosis 1-3 IYC Ajer (YAF)


Second leg:

(KRY) Avidia City (2) 2-0 (1) Keswick City (LEC)
(TAE) Loachen Yellow Jackets (4) 2-2 (5) Shilla (HAN)
(NTH) Lake Rushmore (3) 1-2 (2) Voroskaev Tygers (MYE)
(WZI) Stanley United (3) 3-0 (0) Gokcenk (KCU)
(YAF) IYC Ajer (5) 2-0 (1) Milosis (ERR)


The Eliminatory Stage:

First leg:

(ERR) Ootopia 1-4 Mountbatten Junction (ADN)
(HAN) Shilla 2-2 Atlético Jutense (CAF)
(ESF) Mar Sara FC 1-0 McKillops Bridge (ERR)
(YAF) Chelmar FC 3-1 Casuals Osteria (KRY)
(KCU) Kazımspor 1-2 IYC Ajer (YAF)
(HAN) Sanghae 4-2 Leyton FC (LEC)
(DEM) Oceanic United 5-0 Ousevale Borough (KRY)
(NTH) VVV Ran 1-1 Bola Mine (ERR)
(WZI) Stanley United 2-0 San Pablo (AGU)
(YAF) IYC Vanan 2-6 Arrigo Portuguese (CAM)
(MYE) Yaroslavl Axe Bears 1-1 Avidia City (KRY)
(SPT) FC Cap-Phare 3-0 İlhanköy (KCU)
(VPH) Merpisms CE 4-3 AC Boskovlograd (MYE)
(WZI) Mort Park 3-1 Holmlea Town (LOG)
(KRY) Krytenia Emberton 0-0 Sultanlı FK (KCU)
(AGU) CA Condadore 2-1 Stoneridge United (DAN)
(COM) San Diego Iguanas 3-0 Cardiologists (EIT)
(NTH) Lake Rushmore 3-2 Gillington (LEC)
(NTH) FC DePardenti 2-2 St. Andrew's (WZI)
(JSY) Noka Mariners 8-0 Croxby (LOG)
(SNO) 17th of October 4-0 Estudiantes de Íguen (AGU)
(LEC) Leyton City 0-1 IYC Hadaris (YAF)


Second leg:

(ADN) Mountbatten Junction (7) 3-0 (1) Ootopia (ERR)
(CAF) Atlético Jutense (2) 0-0 (2) Shilla (HAN)
Away goals: 2-0
(ERR) McKillops Bridge (0) 0-2 (3) Mar Sara FC (ESF)
(KRY) Casuals Osteria (4) 3-2 (5) Chelmar FC (YAF)
(YAF) IYC Ajer (4) 2-1 (2) Kazımspor (KCU)
(LEC) Leyton FC (3) 1-1 (5) Sanghae (HAN)
(KRY) Ousevale Borough (2) 2-3 (8) Oceanic United (DEM)
(ERR) Bola Mine (2) 1-0 (1) VVV Ran (NTH)
(AGU) San Pablo (2) 2-0 (2) Stanley United (WZI)
Extra time: (2) 2-0 (2)
Penalties: 4-3
(CAM) Arrigo Portuguese (10) 4-1 (3) IYC Vanan (YAF)
(KRY) Avidia City (3) 2-1 (2) Yaroslavl Axe Bears (MYE)
(KCU) İlhanköy (1) 1-1 (4) FC Cap-Phare (SPT)
(MYE) AC Boskovlograd (5) 2-3 (7) Merpisms CE (VPH)
(LOG) Holmlea Town (1) 0-0 (3) Mort Park (WZI)
(KCU) Sultanlı FK (0) 0-0 (0) Krytenia Emberton (KRY)
Extra time: (0) 0-0 (0)
Penalties: 3-2
(DAN) Stoneridge United (4) 3-0 (2) CA Condadore (AGU)
(EIT) Cardiologists (2) 2-1 (4) San Diego Iguanas (COM)
(LEC) Gillington (3) 1-1 (4) Lake Rushmore (NTH)
(WZI) St. Andrew's (3) 1-1 (3) FC DePardenti (NTH)
Away goals: 2-1
(LOG) Croxby (0) 0-5 (13) Noka Mariners (JSY)
(AGU) Estudiantes de Íguen (1) 1-1 (5) 17th of October (SNO)
(YAF) IYC Hadaris (2) 1-2 (2) Leyton City (LEC)
Away goals: 1-2


The Qualifying Stage:

First leg:

(SNO) Heathfield United 2-0 Oceanic United (DEM)
(LEC) Leyton United 1-1 Noka Mariners (JSY)
(KRY) Avidia City 3-1 International of Moskva (MYE)
(DAN) Stoneridge United 0-1 IYC Ajer (YAF)
(ADN) Mountbatten Junction 4-2 Merpisms CE (VPH)
(AGU) San Pablo 2-1 St. Andrew's (WZI)
(NTH) Lake Rushmore 1-3 Otorhinolaryngologists (EIT)
(LEN) Jesner Town 1-1 Sanghae (HAN)
(SPT) Football Nordiqueville 2-1 Arrigo Portuguese (CAM)
(AGU) Trecelunas FC 0-3 Mar Sara FC (ESF)
(COM) San Diego Iguanas 4-1 Bayern Phoenix (TAE)
(HAN) Sanseo 2-3 Druidisian United (DEM)
(SNO) 17th of October 2-0 Atlético Jutense (CAF)
(KRY) Emberton Reds 1-3 FC Cap-Phare (SPT)
(COM) Ἄργος ΛΠ 5-0 Sultanlı FK (KCU)
(WZI) Mort Park 1-0 Gelibolu (KCU)
(TAE) Atlantea Hurricanes 3-0 NAPPC (NTH)
(DAN) Port Royal FC 4-2 Leyton City (LEC)
(ERR) Bola Mine 4-4 AC Quarant Xa'virt (TAE)
(YAF) Chelmar FC 2-0 Tenderville United (NTH)


Second leg:

(DEM) Oceanic United (2) 2-1 (3) Heathfield United (SNO)
(JSY) Noka Mariners (6) 5-1 (2) Leyton United (LEC)
(MYE) International of Moskva (1) 0-1 (4) Avidia City (KRY)
(YAF) IYC Ajer (2) 1-2 (2) Stoneridge United (DAN)
Away goals: 1-2
(VPH) Merpisms CE (3) 1-1 (5) Mountbatten Junction (ADN)
(WZI) St. Andrew's (1) 0-0 (2) San Pablo (AGU)
(EIT) Otorhinolaryngologists (4) 1-1 (2) Lake Rushmore (NTH)
(HAN) Sanghae (3) 2-0 (1) Jesner Town (LEN)
(CAM) Arrigo Portuguese (3) 2-1 (3) Football Nordiqueville (SPT)
Extra time: (3) 2-1 (3)
Penalties: 5-4
(ESF) Mar Sara FC (6) 3-0 (0) Trecelunas FC (AGU)
(TAE) Bayern Phoenix (1) 0-0 (4) San Diego Iguanas (COM)
(DEM) Druidisian United (4) 1-2 (4) Sanseo (HAN)
Away goals: 3-2
(CAF) Atlético Jutense (4) 4-0 (2) 17th of October (SNO)
(SPT) FC Cap-Phare (5) 2-2 (3) Emberton Reds (KRY)
(KCU) Sultanlı FK (2) 2-3 (8) Ἄργος ΛΠ (COM)
(KCU) Gelibolu (0) 0-0 (1) Mort Park (WZI)
(NTH) NAPPC (1) 1-2 (5) Atlantea Hurricanes (TAE)
(LEC) Leyton City (2) 0-1 (5) Port Royal FC (DAN)
(TAE) AC Quarant Xa'virt (6) 2-2 (6) Bola Mine (ERR)
Away goals: 4-2
(NTH) Tenderville United (2) 2-0 (2) Chelmar FC (YAF)
Extra time: (3) 3-0 (2)


Group Stage - the draw:

Notes:
- the 10 eliminated teams in the 3rd qualifying stage - section I of the TQCC enter here
- the 10 eliminated teams in the 4th qualifying stage of the TQCC enter here
- teams from the same country cannot be put in the same group
- teams cannot have only teams coming from the TQCC or only from the GC
- no more limitations or notes


Group A
Mar Sara FC (ESF)
Dover City (LEN)
Olympique Protectorat (ADN)
Port Royal FC (DAN)


Group B
CSKA Moskva (MYE)
Noka Mariners (JSY)
Beningrad (SNO)
Atlantea Hurricanes (TAE)


Group C
Dusanto Mojaʼikījī (JSY)
Dawson Springs FC (COM)
Eastport United (DAN)
Orthopedists (EIT)


Group D
FC Cap-Phare (SPT)
Tenderville United (NTH)
San Pablo (AGU)
Sonoma Center Panthers (COM)


Group E
Mort Park (WZI)
Club ESF (ESF)
Dalinn Wanderers (ADN)
Stestrenas OC (VPH)


Group F
Druidisian United (DEM)
Sanghae (HAN)
San Diego Iguanas (COM)
Wiechester FC (TAE)


Group G
A.F.F. (CAF)
Heathfield United (SNO)
Seoan Gukjei (HAN)
Black Oasis Athletic (COM)


Group H
Green Island (CAM)
Otorhinolaryngologists (EIT)
Club Demot (DEM)
Mylfe CE (VPH)


Group I
Arrigo Portuguese (CAM)
Stoneridge United (DAN)
Skyhaven FC (DEM)
Atlético Jutense (CAF)


Group J
Ἄργος ΛΠ (COM)
Avidia City (KRY)
KT Hotspur (CAM)
Oillid CE (VPH)


Group K
Mountbatten Junction (ADN)
Pondrit FE (VPH)
Yuki City Athletic (DAN)
Clube Imperial (CAF)


Group L
CS Ourseville 1093 (SPT)
AC Quarant Xa'virt (TAE)
Castrograd SC (SNO)
IYC Toralen (YAF)

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Eleventh TakilQuip Champion’s Cup—Group Stage

Group winners and runners-up qualified for TakilQuip Champions’ Cup first knockout round
Third-placed teams qualified for Globe Cup first knockout round

Group A P W D L GF GA GD Pts RcT Psy Old Bnk
1 Ranca Toco CAF 6 4 0 2 13 5 +8 12* — 3–1 0–2 2–0
2 Psychiatrists EIT 6 4 0 2 11 9 +2 12* 2–1 — 1–0 3–0
3 Oldbridge City ADN 6 2 1 3 11 8 +3 7 0–2 2–3 — 5–0
4 Banks WZI 6 1 1 4 5 18 −13 4 0–5 3–1 2–2 —
* Ranca Toco ahead of Psychiatrists on head-to-head goal difference

Group B P W D L GF GA GD Pts Yub CJu OrU Neu
1 Yuba United COM 6 5 1 0 14 4 +10 16 — 2–2 5–0 2–1
2 Cafundó do Juta CAF 6 3 1 2 10 6 +4 10 1–2 — 1–0 1–0
3 Orean United LEN 6 2 0 4 4 13 −9 6 0–1 0–4 — 1–0
4 Neurologists EIT 6 1 0 5 5 10 −5 3 0–2 2–1 2–3 —

Group C P W D L GF GA GD Pts PrU Sol GGl Hng
1 Protectorate United ADN 6 5 0 1 16 6 +10 15 — 1–2 2–1 4–1
2 Soldarian FC ESF 6 3 1 2 10 10 0 10 2–4 — 1–1 1–0
3 CF Grand-Glacier SPT 6 1 2 3 6 10 −4 5 0–3 3–2 — 1–1
4 Hangyeong HAN 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4 0–2 1–2 1–0 —

Group D P W D L GF GA GD Pts SOO Hon BrH PSA
1 CS Sept-Onze Ourseville SPT 6 4 2 0 7 0 +7 14 — 2–0 2–0 1–0
2 Hondo FC ESF 6 4 1 1 11 8 +3 13 0–0 — 1–0 3–2
3 Bradley Hornets WZI 6 1 1 4 7 11 −4 4 0–0 3–5 — 1–3
4 Petardos S/A CAF 6 1 0 5 6 12 −6 3 0–2 1–2 0–3 —

Group E P W D L GF GA GD Pts RCU Cai SDG Crc
1 Raynor City United ESF 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11 — 1–0 0–0 2–1
2 Caires City CAM 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10 0–2 — 0–0 3–2
3 Sokojito Dosi Gyūlhabdwen COM 6 2 2 2 8 5 +3 8 1–0 1–3 — 6–1
4 Corcaigh SNO 6 1 1 4 7 15 −8 4 1–1 1–3 1–0 —

Group F P W D L GF GA GD Pts AlT Sav Grn SSo
1 Albrecht Turkish CAM 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11* — 3–1 4–1 2–0
2 Qidade Savana JSY 6 3 2 1 12 7 +5 11* 2–1 — 3–1 4–0
3 Grandborough FC DAN 6 2 2 2 8 10 −2 8 0–0 1–1 — 2–1
4 San Solari FC COM 6 0 2 4 4 13 −9 2 1–1 1–1 1–3 —
* Albrecht Turkish finished ahead of Qidade Savana on head-to-head goal difference

Group G P W D L GF GA GD Pts Alb Daa NFD Ded
1 Albrecht FC CAM 6 4 0 2 10 7 +3 12 — 3–1 1–0 1–2
2 Daazyiles OC VPH 6 3 1 2 10 10 0 10 3–1 — 2–0 2–1
3 Naquada Falls Demons JSY 6 3 0 3 9 8 +1 9 1–3 4–1 — 2–1
4 Deddick ERR 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 4 0–1 1–1 0–2 —

Group H P W D L GF GA GD Pts MPl Wex LKk Uni
1 CF Mont-Pluie ADN 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 13 — 3–1 3–0 2–0
2 Wexax United ESF 6 3 1 2 13 9 +4 10 1–1 — 5–2 3–1
3 Likewell Kirk DEM 6 2 0 4 8 15 −7 6* 1–2 0–3 — 2–1
4 Union d’Ourseville SPT 6 2 0 4 7 11 −4 6* 2–1 2–0 1–3 —
* Likewell Kirk finished ahead of Union d’Ourseville on head-to-head points

First knockout round draw
Qidade Savana (JSY)–CF Mont-Pluie (ADN)
Soldarian FC (ESF)–CS Sept-Onze Ourseville (SPT)
Wexax United (ESF)–Protectorate United (ADN)
Daazyiles OC (VPH)–Yuba United (COM)
Psychiatrists (EIT)–Albrecht Turkish (CAM)
Hondo FC (ESF)–Albrecht FC (CAM)
Cafundó do Juta (CAF)–Raynor City United (ESF)
Caires City (CAM)–Ranca Toco (CAF)

Quarterfinal draw
Hondo FC (ESF) or Albrecht FC (CAM)–Daazyiles OC (VPH) or Yuba United (COM)
Cafundó do Juta (CAF) or Raynor City United (ESF)–Caires City (CAM) or Ranca Toco (CAF)
Qidade Savana (JSY) or CF Mont-Pluie (ADN)–Psychiatrists (EIT) or Albrecht Turkish (CAM)
Soldarian FC (ESF) or CS Sept-Onze Ourseville (SPT)–Wexax United (ESF) or Protectorate United (ADN)

Semifinal draw
winner QF4–winner QF1
winner QF3–winner QF2

Final draw
winner SF1–winner SF2 (@ King Daniel III National Stadium, Yuki City, Dancougar)



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Eighth Samseong Series B Champions’ Cup—Group Stage

Group A P W D L GF GA GD Pts CAr Sph Pnd Vas
1 Candelaria Arsenal CAM 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10 — 2–0 1–2 2–0
2 Sephton County WZI 6 2 2 2 9 9 0 8 2–0 — 3–2 2–2
3 Penders CAF 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 7* 2–4 1–0 — 0–1
4 Vasanova United DEM 6 1 4 1 6 7 −1 7* 1–1 2–2 0–0 —
* Penders finished ahead of Vasanova United on number of wins

Group B P W D L GF GA GD Pts Nev ZAt KhT SkU
1 Neverend United LEN 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9* — 1–1 1–2 1–1
2 AC Zul’Atun ESF 6 2 3 1 8 7 +1 9* 1–2 — 1–1 2–1
3 Khalmar-Tijhus CAF 6 1 5 0 7 6 +1 8 0–0 1–1 — 1–1
4 Skyhaven United DEM 6 0 3 3 7 10 −3 3 1–2 1–2 2–2 —
* Neverend United finished ahead of AC Zul’Atun on head-to-head points

Group C P W D L GF GA GD Pts McD FoH Syo Dra
1 McDonald SC CAM 6 4 0 2 10 5 +5 12 — 4–0 2–0 2–0
2 Forest Hill FC JSY 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 11 2–1 — 0–0 2–0
3 Syoko Poggyūggijī COM 6 1 3 2 6 6 0 6 3–0 1–1 — 1–1
4 FE Dranacess VPH 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4 0–1 1–3 2–1 —

Group D P W D L GF GA GD Pts CNo Twi Crn Bar
1 ASJL Cap-Nord SPT 6 3 3 0 10 6 +4 12 — 2–1 2–0 1–0
2 Musketiere Twintown JSY 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 10 0–0 — 3–1 1–2
3 Carandirú CAF 6 1 2 3 9 12 −3 5* 3–3 2–3 — 2–0
4 Barynsk College DAN 6 1 2 3 5 10 −5 5* 2–2 0–3 1–1 —
* Carandirú finished ahead of Barynsk College on head-to-head points

Group E P W D L GF GA GD Pts CBK D&O Hrt Rad
1 Chorion Bluffs Knights COM 6 4 1 1 9 3 +6 13 — 2–0 3–1 0–0
2 Dullham and Oldbridge ADN 6 3 2 1 12 6 +6 11 2–0 — 5–0 1–1
3 Harthgate United DEM 6 1 2 3 4 12 −8 5 0–2 2–2 — 1–0
4 Radyukevich CSC CAM 6 0 3 3 2 6 −4 3 0–2 1–2 0–0 —

Group F P W D L GF GA GD Pts Sha DRA RKA Esc
1 AS Sharala ESF 6 4 1 1 16 7 +9 13 — 4–1 2–4 3–1
2 Dancougar Royal Academy DAN 6 4 0 2 14 10 +4 12 0–3 — 3–2 4–1
3 RKA Warriors COM 6 2 0 4 12 15 −3 6 0–3 0–3 — 5–2
4 Escritórios Macedo EIT 6 1 1 4 7 17 −10 4 1–1 0–3 2–1 —

Group G P W D L GF GA GD Pts Pil OBa ULu Und
1 Pilminster Rovers ADN 6 6 0 0 14 4 +10 18 — 4–2 2–1 2–0
2 Olympiques de Baieville SPT 6 2 2 2 11 12 −1 8 0–2 — 2–1 0–0
3 University of Lunarossa DAN 6 1 1 4 12 13 −1 4 1–2 3–5 — 4–0
4 Underwood Town WZI 6 0 3 3 4 12 −8 3 0–2 2–2 2–2 —

Group H P W D L GF GA GD Pts Gra Sar Ali M&N
1 Graceville Salamanders JSY 6 5 1 0 14 4 +10 16 — 2–0 3–0 3–1
2 Saravella City DEM 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8 0–1 — 1–1 2–2
3 Aliança CAF 6 1 2 3 7 11 −4 5 2–4 1–2 — 1–1
4 Melin & Nader CAM 6 0 3 3 7 12 −5 3 1–1 2–3 0–2 —

First knockout round
Sephton County (WZI)–Pilminster Rovers (ADN)
Dancougar Royal Academy (DAN)–Graceville Salamanders (JSY)
Musketiere Twintown (JSY)–Neverend United (LEN)
Dullham and Oldbridge (ADN)–McDonald SC (CAM)
Saravella City (DEM)–Candelaria Arsenal (CAM)
Olympiques de Baieville (SPT)–AS Sharala (ESF)
AC Zul’Atun (ESF)–Chorion Bluffs Knights (COM)
Forest Hill FC (JSY)–ASJL Cap-Nord (SPT)

Quarterfinal draw
Forest Hill FC (JSY) or ASJL Cap-Nord (SPT)–Saravella City (DEM) or Candelaria Arsenal (CAM)
Dancougar Royal Academy (DAN) or Graceville Salamanders (JSY)–Musketiere Twintown (JSY) or Neverend United (LEN)
Dullham and Oldbridge (ADN) or McDonald SC (CAM)–Sephton County (WZI) or Pilminster Rovers (ADN)
Olympiques de Baieville (SPT) or AS Sharala (ESF)–AC Zul’Atun (ESF) or Chorion Bluffs Knights (COM)

Semifinal draw
winner QF4–winner QF3
winner QF2–winner QF1

Final draw
winner SF1–winner SF2 (@ Marc Edwards Memorial Stadium, Redwood, West Zirconia)

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The Eighth Globe Cup

Group Stage Results


Group A

Group A P W D L GF GA GD Pts OLP MSR PRY DOV
1 Olympique Protectorat ADN 6 3 3 0 13 6 +7 12 - 2-0 1-1 3-0
2 Mar Sara FC ESF 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 10 2-2 - 3-2 1-0
3 Port Royal FC DAN 6 1 3 2 9 11 −2 6 1-1 2-1 - 1-3
4 Dover City LEN 6 1 1 4 7 15 −8 4 2-4 0-4 2-2 -


Group B

Group B P W D L GF GA GD Pts NOK ATH BEN CSK
1 Noka Mariners JSY 6 4 0 2 14 7 +7 12 - 4-1 2-0 2-0
2 Atlantea Hurricanes TAE 6 3 2 1 11 9 +2 11 3-1 - 3-3 2-1
3 Beningrad SNO 6 2 3 1 8 8 0 9 3-2 0-0 - 1-0
4 CSKA Moskva MYE 6 0 1 5 2 11 −9 1 0-3 0-2 1-1 -


Group C

Group C P W D L GF GA GD Pts ORT DUS EAS DWS
1 Orthopedists EIT 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13 - 3-1 1-0 0-1
2 Dusanto Mojaʼikījī JSY 6 2 1 3 10 9 +1 7 1-2 - 2-0 5-2
3 Eastport United DAN 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 7 1-3 1-1 - 3-0
4 Dawson Springs FC COM 6 2 1 3 7 12 −5 7 1-1 1-0 2-3 -

* Dusanto Mojaʼikījī in front of Eastport United and Dawson Springs FC due to goal difference
* Eastport United in front of Dawson Springs FC due to goal difference


Group D

Group D P W D L GF GA GD Pts SCP SPA CPH TEN
1 Sonoma Center Panthers COM 6 3 1 2 14 8 +6 10 - 5-0 3-1 3-1
2 San Pablo AGU 6 3 1 2 6 8 −2 10 0-0 - 2-0 1-2
3 FC Cap-Phare SPT 6 3 0 3 8 7 +1 9 2-0 0-1 - 3-1
4 Tenderville United NTH 6 2 0 4 9 14 −5 6 4-3 1-2 0-2 -

* Sonoma Center Panthers in front of San Pablo due to goal difference


Group E

Group E P W D L GF GA GD Pts STE DAL MRT ESF
1 Stestrenas OC VPH 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 - 3-0 1-0 2-2
2 Dalinn Wanderers ADN 6 3 1 2 10 12 −2 10 2-1 - 3-2 1-1
3 Mort Park WZI 6 2 0 4 9 11 −2 6 0-1 3-4 - 1-0
4 Club ESF ESF 6 1 3 2 9 9 0 6 2-2 2-0 2-3 -

* Mort Park in front of Club ESF due to number of wins


Group F

Group F P W D L GF GA GD Pts DRU SDI SAN WIE
1 Druidisian United DEM 6 4 1 1 16 8 +8 13 - 3-3 2-0 6-2
2 San Diego Iguanas COM 6 3 2 1 17 11 +6 11 2-0 - 2-4 3-0
3 Sanghae HAN 6 3 1 2 13 11 +2 10 1-4 2-2 - 3-0
4 Wiechester FC TAE 6 0 0 6 5 21 −16 0 0-1 2-5 1-3 -


Group G

Group G P W D L GF GA GD Pts AFF BOA SEO HEA
1 A.F.F. CAF 6 6 0 0 18 3 +15 18 - 3-0 4-1 2-1
2 Black Oasis Athletic COM 6 2 2 2 10 10 0 8 1-3 - 1-1 4-0
3 Seoan Gukjei HAN 6 1 1 4 6 10 −4 4 0-2 1-2 - 3-0
4 Heathfield United SNO 6 1 1 4 4 15 −11 4 0-4 2-2 1-0 -

* Seoan Gukjei in front of Heathfield United due to goal difference


Group H

Group H P W D L GF GA GD Pts GRI MYL OTO DEM
1 Green Island CAM 6 4 1 1 11 6 +5 13 - 3-2 1-2 1-0
2 Mylfe CE VPH 6 3 2 1 15 8 +7 11 2-2 - 3-0 4-1
3 Otorhinolaryngologists EIT 6 2 1 3 4 9 −5 7 0-3 1-1 - 1-0
4 Club Demot DEM 6 1 0 5 3 10 −7 3 0-1 1-3 1-0 -


Group I

Group I P W D L GF GA GD Pts SKY AJU ARP STO
1 Skyhaven FC DEM 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11 - 1-1 1-0 3-1
2 Atlético Jutense CAF 6 1 5 0 11 7 +4 8 1-1 - 1-1 2-2
3 Arrigo Portuguese CAM 6 1 3 2 7 8 −1 6 2-1 2-2 - 0-0
4 Stoneridge United DAN 6 1 2 3 6 12 −6 5 0-1 0-4 3-2 -


Group J

Group J P W D L GF GA GD Pts ??? KTH OIL AVI
1 Ἄργος ΛΠ COM 6 6 0 0 15 3 +12 18 - 3-0 2-1 4-0
2 KT Hotspur CAM 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10 0-1 - 1-1 2-0
3 Oillid CE VPH 6 1 2 3 6 9 −3 5 2-3 1-3 - 1-0
4 Avidia City KRY 6 0 1 5 1 13 −12 1 0-2 1-4 0-0 -


Group K

Group K P W D L GF GA GD Pts CIM YCA PON MOJ
1 Clube Imperial CAF 6 4 0 2 14 10 +4 12 - 3-1 3-2 0-1
2 Yuki City Athletic DAN 6 3 0 3 9 8 +1 9 1-2 - 2-0 1-0
3 Pondrit FE VPH 6 3 0 3 15 15 0 9 4-3 3-1 - 5-4
4 Mountbatten Junction ADN 6 2 0 4 8 13 −5 6 1-3 0-3 2-1 -

* Yuki City Athletic in front of Pondrit FE due to goal difference


Group L

Group L P W D L GF GA GD Pts CSO CAS TOR QUX
1 CS Ourseville 1093 SPT 6 4 2 0 15 6 +9 14 - 2-1 3-3 5-1
2 Castrograd SC SNO 6 2 2 2 9 7 +2 8 1-1 - 1-1 2-0
3 IYC Toralen YAF 6 1 3 2 9 11 −2 6 0-3 2-0 - 2-2
4 AC Quarant Xa'virt TAE 6 1 1 4 6 15 −9 4 0-1 1-4 2-1 -


Round of 32 - the draw:

Notes:
- a team cannot face another team that has qualified from the same group
- pot 1 teams will play the first game away
- 3rd placed teams from the group stage of the TQCC enter in this stage
- the four best of them (TQCC teams - criteria is TQCC group stage performance) go to pot 1
- the four worse of them (TQCC teams) go to pot 2

Pot 1: Olympique Protectorat (ADN); Noka Mariners (JSY); Orthopedists (EIT); Sonoma Center Panthers (COM); Stestrenas OC (VPH); Druidisian United (DEM); A.F.F. (CAF); Green Island (CAM); Skyhaven FC (DEM); Ἄργος ΛΠ (COM); Clube Imperial (CAF); CS Ourseville 1093 (SPT); Naquada Falls Demons (JSY); Sokojito Dosi Gyūlhabdwen (COM); Grandborough FC (DAN); Oldbridge City (ADN).

Pot 2: Mar Sara FC (ESF); Atlantea Hurricanes (TAE); Dusanto Mojaʼikījī (JSY); San Pablo (AGU); Dalinn Wanderers (ADN); San Diego Iguanas (COM); Black Oasis Athletic (COM); Mylfe CE (VPH); Atlético Jutense (CAF); KT Hotspur (CAM); Yuki City Athletic (DAN); Castrograd SC (SNO); Likewell Kirk (DEM); Orean United (LEN); CF Grand-Glacier (SPT); Bradley Hornets (WZI).


The games (Round of 32 - Dezesseis-avos de Final):

D1- Black Oasis Athletic (COM) x Oldbridge City (ADN)
D2- Atlético Jutense (CAF) x Orthopedists (EIT)
D3- San Diego Iguanas (COM) x Noka Mariners (JSY)
D4- Atlantea Hurricanes (TAE) x Sonoma Center Panthers (COM)
D5- Mar Sara FC (ESF) x Grandborough FC (DAN)
D6- Likewell Kirk (DEM) x Sokojito Dosi Gyūlhabdwen (COM)
D7- Yuki City Athletic (DAN) x Stestrenas OC (VPH)
D8- Bradley Hornets (WZI) x Ἄργος ΛΠ (COM)
D9- Mylfe CE (VPH) x Naquada Falls Demons (JSY)
D10- KT Hotspur (CAM) x Clube Imperial (CAF)
D11- Dusanto Mojaʼikījī (JSY) x Green Island (CAM)
D12- Dalinn Wanderers (ADN) x Skyhaven FC (DEM)
D13- San Pablo (AGU) x CS Ourseville 1093 (SPT)
D14- Castrograd SC (SNO) x A.F.F. (CAF)
D15- CF Grand-Glacier (SPT) x Olympique Protectorat (ADN)
D16- Orean United (LEN) x Druidisian United (DEM)


Oitavas-de-final draw:

D1 x D2 - OF1
D3 x D4 - OF2
D5 x D6 - OF3
D7 x D8 - OF4
D9 x D10 - OF5
D11 x D12 - OF6
D13 x D14 - OF7
D15 x D16 - OF8


Quarterfinals:

OF1 x OF2 - QF1
OF3 x OF4 - QF2
OF5 x OF6 - QF3
OF7 x OF8 - QF4

Semifinals:

QF1 x QF2 - SF1
QF3 x QF4 - SF2

Final:

SF1 x SF2 - single game, to be played in the Tiger Whale Stadium, Seoan (Daehanjeiguk)

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Eleventh TakilQuip Champions’ Cup—Knockout Rounds

First knockout round
First leg
(JSY) Qidade Savana 2–0 CF Mont-Pluie (ADN)
(ESF) Soldarian FC 0–1 CS Sept-Onze Ourseville (SPT)
(ESF) Wexax United 2–3 Protectorate United (ADN)
(VPH) Daazyiles OC 1–1 Yuba United (COM)
(EIT) Psychiatrists 0–1 Albrecht Turkish (CAM)
(ESF) Hondo FC 1–0 Albrecht FC (CAM)
(CAF) Cafundó do Juta 0–1 Raynor City United (ESF)
(CAM) Caires City 0–1 Ranca Toco (CAF)
Second leg
(ADN) CF Mont-Pluie (1) 1–0 (2) Qidade Savana (JSY)
(SPT) CS Sept-Onze Ourseville (2) 1–0 (0) Soldarian FC (ESF)
(ADN) Protectorate United (4) 1–1 (3) Wexax United (ESF)
(COM) Yuba United (3) 2–1 (2) Daazyiles OC (VPH)
(CAM) Albrecht Turkish (6) 5–1 (1) Psychiatrists (EIT)
(CAM) Albrecht FC (4) 4–0 (1) Hondo FC (ESF)
(ESF) Raynor City United (1) 0–0 (0) Cafundó do Juta (CAF)
(CAF) Ranca Toco (2) 1–3 (3) Caires City (CAM)

Quarterfinals
First leg
(CAM) Albrecht FC 0–1 Yuba United (COM)
(ESF) Raynor City United 0–1 Caires City (CAM)
(JSY) Qidade Savana 2–2 Albrecht Turkish (CAM)
(SPT) CS Sept-Onze Ourseville 4–1 Protectorate United (ADN)
Second leg
(COM) Yuba United (4) 3–0 (0) Albrecht FC (CAM)
(CAM) Caires City (3) 2–2 (2) Raynor City United (ESF)
(CAM) Albrecht Turkish (4) 2–1 (3) Qidade Savana (JSY)
(ADN) Protectorate United (2) 1–1 (5) CS Sept-Onze Ourseville (SPT)

Semifinals
First leg
(SPT) CS Sept-Onze Ourseville 0–1 Yuba United (COM)
(CAM) Albrecht Turkish 0–0 Caires City (CAM)
Second leg
(COM) Yuba United (3) 2–2 (2) CS Sept-Onze Ourseville (SPT)
(CAM) Caires City (1) 1–1 (1) Albrecht Turkish (CAM)
Away goals: 0–1

In another match of past champions, Yuba United will play Albrecht Turkish in the eleventh TakilQuip Champions’ Cup Final, with Yuba making its second trip to Yuki City for club football’s main event.



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Eighth Samseong Series B Champions’ Cup—Knockout Rounds

First knockout round
First leg
(WZI) Sephton County 1–4 Pilminster Rovers (ADN)
(DAN) Dancougar Royal Academy 0–2 Graceville Salamanders (JSY)
(JSY) Musketiere Twintown 2–1 Neverend United (LEN)
(ADN) Dullham and Oldbridge 1–1 McDonald SC (CAM)
(DEM) Saravella City 2–3 Candelaria Arsenal (CAM)
(SPT) Olympiques de Baieville 0–3 AS Sharala (ESF)
(ESF) AC Zul’Atun 1–0 Chorion Bluffs Knights (COM)
(JSY) Forest Hill FC 3–2 ASJL Cap-Nord (SPT)
Second leg
(ADN) Pilminster Rovers (5) 1–1 (2) Sephton County (WZI)
(JSY) Graceville Salamanders (5) 3–2 (2) Dancougar Royal Academy (DAN)
(LEN) Neverend United (1) 0–0 (2) Musketiere Twintown (JSY)
(CAM) McDonald SC (3) 2–0 (1) Dullham and Oldbridge (ADN)
(CAM) Candelaria Arsenal (4) 1–2 (4) Saravella City (DEM)
Away goals: 3–2
(ESF) AS Sharala (4) 1–2 (2) Olympiques de Baieville (SPT)
(COM) Chorion Bluffs Knights (2) 2–2 (3) AC Zul’Atun (ESF)
(SPT) ASJL Cap-Nord (2) 0–2 (5) Forest Hill FC (JSY)

Quarterfinals
First leg
(JSY) Forest Hill FC 4–2 Candelaria Arsenal (CAM)
(JSY) Graceville Salamanders 0–1 Musketiere Twintown (JSY)
(CAM) McDonald SC 2–0 Pilminster Rovers (ADN)
(ESF) AS Sharala 3–2 AC Zul’Atun (ESF)
Second leg
(CAM) Candelaria Arsenal (3) 1–2 (6) Forest Hill FC (JSY)
(JSY) Musketiere Twintown (5) 4–1 (1) Graceville Salamanders (JSY)
(ADN) Pilminster Rovers (3) 3–2 (4) McDonald SC (CAM)
(ESF) AC Zul’Atun (5) 3–0 (3) AS Sharala (ESF)

Semifinals
First leg
(ESF) AC Zul’Atun 4–1 McDonald SC (CAM)
(JSY) Musketiere Twintown 2–3 Forest Hill FC (JSY)
Second leg
(CAM) McDonald SC (2) 1–1 (5) AC Zul’Atun (ESF)
(JSY) Forest Hill FC (3) 0–0 (2) Musketiere Twintown (JSY)

Final (@ Marc Edwards Memorial Stadium, Redwood, West Zirconia)
(ESF) AC Zul’Atun 0–1 Forest Hill FC (JSY)
Forest Hill FC of Jasīʼyūn wins the eighth Samseong Series B Champions’ Cup, and qualifies for the 1093 Bière Super Cup.

Super League Preview
Season 1920

Former Champions
1900: Club Stein-los
1901: Tanrısal
1902: Club Stein-los
1903: Club Stein-los
1904: Club Stein-los
1905: Club Stein-los
1906: SC Sardin
1907: Galactica
1908: Lunas FC
1909: SC Sardin
1910: Galactica
1911: Club Stein-los
1912: Club Stein-los
1913: Stein-los Turkish
1914: Paulinthal FC
1915: Tanrısal
1916: Tanrısal
1917: SC Troubalose
1918: Lunas FC
1919: Baskita FC

Best three players are bolded, foriegners are italicized, and players are lined up left to right were applicable.

Baskita FC: Havasi; Balla, Kertész, Danka, Szegedy; Földessy, Keresztes, Halász, Thuri; Szakál, Benedek
Manager: Márk Szôcs
Playing Style: Counter Attacking
Pundits Expect A top four finish, but no chance of defending their title from last season.
Fans Expect A top two finish, nothing else can be accepted after a long awaited first title.

Lunas FC:Katarína; Gwrtheyrn, Archibald, Yuri, Peder; Osiris, Miklós, Grenville; Jaumet; Roscoe, Hirah
Manager: Rashad Jarlath Traugott
Playing Style: Balanced
Pundits Expect A top three finish.
Fans Expects A championship.

Club Stein-los: Michalski; Alatalo, Mäenpää, Matinsalo; Marcelo; Mazzanti, Lori, Trevisan, Pugliesi; Turibius, Veturius
Manager: Postumus Lollius
Playing Style: Balanced
Pundits Expect To win the title.
Fans Expect Win the title.

SC Troubalose: Jaeger; Tomaszewski, Järvi, Sobczak, Czarneck; Guibord, Lemelin, Hachée, Chauvet; Schiavone, Valente
Manager: Skender Žabot
Playing Style: Possessive
Pundits Expect A top six finish, but to struggle with the lower clubs.
Fans Expect A top four finish.

SC Sardin: Pabst; Székely, Wysocki, Prajnšperger, Reinhardt; Arcuri; Nørgaard, Baresi; Erklavec, Vrzić, Kaestner
Manager: Martin Sankt
Playing Style: Attacking
Pundits Expect To be competitive, but ultimately be midtable.
Fans Expect To stay in the top half of the league.

Galactica: Åström; Orozco, Ramm, Ruvalcaba, Ikarashi; Berényi, Sauvé, Lenarčič, Onio; Calabrese, Folliero
Manager: Klaus Peters
Playing Style: Balanced
Pundits Expect To fight for the title, but end up short.
Fans Expect A title chase.

Stein-los Turkish: Genovese; Nowicki, Rowlands, Szigety, Vajda; Gracia, Arredondo, Sørensen, Gerste; Markovčič, Maidment
Manager: Peter Müller
Playing Style: Counter Attacking
Pundits Expect A top half finish, rebuilding for a title challenge next season.
Fans Expect A top four finish with the golden boot winner.

Tanrısal: Drouin; Szathmáry, Mihály, Jaworski; Menchaca; Jakobsson, Acosta; Matías; Walczak, Madera, Zawadzki
Manager: Vayk Kasza
Playing Style: Very Attacking
Pundits Expect A competitive season, but one that will see them midtable.
Fans Expect To avoid falling into the bottom half of the table.

CA Paulinthal: Sárközi; Jáquez, Széll, Erdélyi; Pethe; O'Brien, Léveillé; Alejandro; Pelletier, Treviño, Rincón
Manager: Fulgenzio Greco
Playing Style: Attacking
Pundits Expect A comfortable if sometimes nervy stay in the midtable.
Fans Expect To avoid relegation and develop talent for next season.

Santos Luega: Collado; Tórrez, Ordóñez, Arenas; Gutiérrez, Delgado, Sanchez, Paredes, Ybarra; Aguilera, Alba
Manager: Bahía Jaramillo
Playing Style: Balanced
Pundits Expect A top six finish and Alba to be among the leading goal scorers.
Fans Expect A top half finish.

Aleine United: Laursen; Baretić, Mrazić, Czerwinski, Woźniak; Major, Olivárez, Kalmár, Walczak, Nowak; Marcelo
Manager: William Schofield
Playing Style: Defensive
Pundits Expect A difficult season, but one that sees them finish above the relegation zone.
Fans Expect To avoid relegation at all cost.

Tulduroc United: Yüan; Andreasson, O'Connor, Štaudeker, Koch; Oraže, Bornšek, Kôvári, Okuta, Tseng; Jasso
Manager: Alexander Szép
Playing Style: Defensive
Pundits Expect A sometimes rough road, but a midtable finish.
Fans Expect To finish in the top half.

RC Sardin: Batelić; Orosz, Rátz, Gyôry; Danko, Orsós, Lackó, Seress; Bernát; Carignan, Gingras
Manager: Claude Nadeau
Playing Style: Attacking
Pundits Expect A season that will be marred by their finicial status, and see them in the bottom two, downwards to the Super League 2.
Fans Expect To be relegated.

Peynol-Lunas: Blanc; Kršljin, Farkas, Kónya, Jónás; Forgáts, Milan, Fehratović, Seretinekl; Romano, Naumann
Manager: Salko Vinter
Playing Style: Balanced
Pundits Expect Like many, an up and down season, but with enough good results to possibly enter the midtable.
Fans Expect A midtable finish.

FC Felaton: Brisebois; Väätäinen, Autio, Andreasen; Molnár, Zofič, Tripunović, König; Curiel, Archuleta, Hyssälä
Manager: Arttu Seikola
Playing Style: Very Attacking
Pundits Expect A relegation fight that will see them finish 14th, and just avoid the drop.
Fans Expect To avoid relegation.

SC Myrkan: Hermansson; Lang, Koivula, Lovas, Bivšek; Schreiner, Larsson, Gaertner, Kucharski, Nowak; Carrillo
Manager: Rutger Frederiksen
Playing Style: Possessive
Pundits Expect A season to forget, as they clearly will be the easy six point for all other clubs.
Fans Expect Relegation.

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The Eighth Globe Cup

Knockout Rounds Results


Round of 32
First leg:

(COM) Black Oasis Athletic 0-0 Oldbridge City (ADN)
(CAF) Atlético Jutense 2-1 Orthopedists (EIT)
(COM) San Diego Iguanas 3-2 Noka Mariners (JSY)
(TAE) Atlantea Hurricanes 1-3 Sonoma Center Panthers (COM)
(ESF) Mar Sara FC 3-0 Grandborough FC (DAN)
(DEM) Likewell Kirk 0-1 Sokojito Dosi Gyūlhabdwen (COM)
(DAN) Yuki City Athletic 2-2 Stestrenas OC (VPH)
(WZI) Bradley Hornets 1-0 Ἄργος ΛΠ (COM)
(VPH) Mylfe CE 4-2 Naquada Falls Demons (JSY)
(CAM) KT Hotspur 1-1 Clube Imperial (CAF)
(JSY) Dusanto Mojaʼikījī 1-3 Green Island (CAM)
(ADN) Dalinn Wanderers 1-1 Skyhaven FC (DEM)
(AGU) San Pablo 2-5 CS Ourseville 1093 (SPT)
(SNO) Castrograd FC 1-2 A.F.F. (CAF)
(SPT) CF Grand-Glacier 1-1 Olympique Protectorat (ADN)
(LEN) Orean United 1-0 Druidisian United (DEM)


Second leg:

(ADN) Oldbridge City (2) 2-0 (0) Black Oasis Athletic (COM)
(EIT) Orthopedists (4) 3-1 (3) Atlético Jutense (CAF)
(JSY) Noka Mariners (4) 2-0 (3) San Diego Iguanas (COM)
(COM) Sonoma Center Panthers (7) 4-1 (2) Atlantea Hurricanes (TAE)
(DAN) Grandborough FC (0) 0-0 (3) Mar Sara FC (ESF)
(COM) Sokojito Dosi Gyūlhabdwen (3) 2-1 (1) Likewell Kirk (DEM)
(VPH) Stestrenas OC (4) 2-2 (4) Yuki City Athletic (DAN)
Extra time: (4) 2-2 (4)
Penalties: 2-4
(COM) Ἄργος ΛΠ (5) 5-0 (1) Bradley Hornets (WZI)
(JSY) Naquada Falls Demons (3) 1-1 (5) Mylfe CE (VPH)
(CAF) Clube Imperial (3) 2-1 (2) KT Hotspur (CAM)
(CAM) Green Island (3) 0-2 (3) Dusanto Mojaʼikījī (JSY)
Away goals: 3-2
(DEM) Skyhaven FC (2) 1-1 (2) Dalinn Wanderers (ADN)
Extra time: (2) 1-1 (2)
Penalties: 5-4
(SPT) CS Ourseville 1093 (8) 3-1 (3) San Pablo (AGU)
(CAF) A.F.F. (3) 1-0 (1) Castrograd FC (SNO)
(ADN) Olympique Protectorat (4) 3-1 (2) CF Grand-Glacier (SPT)
(DEM) Druidisian United (3) 3-0 (1) Orean United (LEN)


Oitavas-de-Final (round of 16)
First leg:

(ADN) Oldbridge City 2-0 Orthopedists (EIT)
(JSY) Noka Mariners 2-1 Sonoma Center Panthers (COM)
(ESF) Mar Sara FC 4-3 Sokojito Dosi Gyūlhabdwen (COM)
(DAN) Yuki City Athletic 0-0 Ἄργος ΛΠ (COM)
(VPH) Mylfe CE 2-3 Clube Imperial (CAF)
(CAM) Green Island 1-1 Skyhaven FC (DEM)
(SPT) CS Ourseville 1093 0-1 A.F.F. (CAF)
(ADN) Olympique Protectorat 3-2 Druidisian United (DEM)


Second leg:

(EIT) Orthopedists (0) 0-2 (4) Oldbridge City (ADN)
(COM) Sonoma Center Panthers (4) 3-3 (5) Noka Mariners (JSY)
(COM) Sokojito Dosi Gyūlhabdwen (5) 2-3 (7) Mar Sara FC (ESF)
(COM) Ἄργος ΛΠ (3) 3-0 (0) Yuki City Athletic (DAN)
(CAF) Clube Imperial (3) 0-1 (3) Mylfe CE (VPH)
Away goals: 3-1
(DEM) Skyhaven FC (1) 0-1 (2) Green Island (CAM)
(CAF) A.F.F. (3) 2-1 (1) CS Ourseville 1093 (SPT)
(DEM) Druidisian United (4) 2-1 (4) Olympique Protectorat (ADN)
Away goals: 2-1


Quarterfinals
First leg:

(ADN) Oldbridge City 2-2 Noka Mariners (JSY)
(ESF) Mar Sara FC 2-2 Ἄργος ΛΠ (COM)
(CAF) Clube Imperial 3-1 Green Island (CAM)
(CAF) A.F.F. 2-0 Druidisian United (DEM)


Second leg:

(JSY) Noka Mariners (3) 1-0 (2) Oldbridge City (ADN)
(COM) Ἄργος ΛΠ (5) 3-1 (3) Mar Sara FC (ESF)
(CAM) Green Island (4) 3-0 (3) Clube Imperial (CAF)
(DEM) Druidisian United (1) 1-1 (3) A.F.F. (CAF)


Semifinals
First leg:

(JSY) Noka Mariners 2-3 Ἄργος ΛΠ (COM)
(CAM) Green Island 2-1 A.F.F. (CAF)


Second leg:

(COM) Ἄργος ΛΠ (6) 3-3 (5) Noka Mariners (JSY)
(CAF) A.F.F. (4) 3-1 (3) Green Island (CAM)


Final:
played in the Tiger Whale Stadium, Seoan (Daehanjeiguk)

(COM) Ἄργος ΛΠ 1-1 A.F.F. (CAF)
Extra time: 3-1

Ἄργος ΛΠ wins the Globe Cup!

A.F.F. in second; Noka Mariners in third.

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Eleventh TakilQuip Champions’ Cup Final
@ King Daniel III National Stadium, Yuki City, Dancougar

(COM) Yuba United 2–1 Albrecht Turkish (CAM)
(scorinated by Cafundéu, due to Paripanan clubs having already won the other tournaments)

Yuba United wins its second TakilQuip Champions’ Cup trophy.



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Eighth 1093 Bière Super Cup

Results
(COM) Ἄργος ΛΠ 2–2 Forest Hill FC (JSY)
(JSY) Forest Hill FC 0–2 Yuba United (COM)
(COM) Yuba United 2–0 Ἄργος ΛΠ (COM)

Standings
P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Yuba United COM 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6
2 Ἄργος ΛΠ COM 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1*
3 Forest Hill FC JSY 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1*
* Penalty shootout: Ἄργος ΛΠ 4–3 Forest Hill FC (after final match in Yuba)

Yuba United wins the 1093 Bière Super Cup.


As usual, updated coëfficients (http://www.thirdgeek.com/ns/tqcc/coefficients/11/) are now available and bidding for the next season’s finals is now open. As unusual, bidding for sponsorship of the next four Super Cups remains open, as previously explained (http://www.forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14540289&postcount=2235).

Season 1920

Super League

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Galactica 30 18 5 7 61 39 22 59 Champions
2 Peynol-Lunas 30 15 10 5 43 25 18 55 TQCC
3 Baskita FC 30 15 6 9 57 41 16 51 TQCC
4 Club Stein-los 30 14 9 7 53 37 16 51 TQCC
5 Lunas FC 30 14 7 9 57 31 26 49 GC
6 Tanrısal 30 12 10 8 47 35 12 46 GC
7 SC Sardin 30 12 9 9 58 47 11 45
8 CA Paulinthal 30 11 8 11 41 45 -4 41
9 Tulduroc United 30 9 11 10 31 34 -3 38
10 Aleine United 30 9 8 13 35 46 -11 35
11 SC Troubalose 30 9 7 14 39 54 -15 34
12 Stein-los Turkish 30 8 8 14 47 59 -12 32
13 Santos Luega 30 7 10 13 41 56 -15 31
14 RC Sardin 30 7 9 14 45 70 -25 30
15 SC Myrkan 30 7 8 15 35 56 -21 29 Relegated
16 FC Felaton 30 7 7 16 50 65 -15 28 Relegated

Super League 2

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 FC Myrkan 30 17 8 5 58 29 29 59 Champions
2 Aleine FC 30 15 11 4 48 26 22 56 SBCC
3 Cillinas FC 30 15 9 6 46 40 6 54 SBCC
4 Fetherdron United 30 14 9 7 53 38 15 51 SBCC
5 Targas United 30 14 5 11 39 32 7 47
6 Targas City 30 12 8 10 50 42 8 44
7 Evenfar FC 30 12 7 11 52 60 -8 43
8 Sardin United 30 11 8 11 47 39 8 41
9 Paulinthal FC 30 12 5 13 57 53 4 41
10 Celesthem FC 30 9 14 7 38 34 4 41
11 FC Belja 30 10 10 10 39 45 -6 40
12 SC Filwarfin 30 10 7 13 46 44 2 37
13 Isnet'pa United 30 8 11 11 37 50 -13 35
14 SC Dendros 30 9 6 15 47 57 -10 33
15 Darom United 30 6 2 22 30 51 -21 20
16 Tharg-calan 30 5 2 23 27 74 -47 17

Golden Boot
Ausilio Calabrese (18 goals) - Galactica

Player of the Year
Eric Naumann (16 goals 5 assists) - Peynol-Lunas

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International Qualification

TQCC12 Clubs ~ Albrecht FC, KT Hotspur, Albrecht Turkish, Caires City
TQCC12 Final Bid ~ Solidarity Stadium, Albrecht [cap. 66,200]

Globe Cup 9 Clubs ~ Marquez-Onwere, Green Island
Globe Cup 9 Final Bid ~ Marlow Park, Zapata [cap. 40,144]

SBCC9 Clubs ~ Albrecht Independent FC, Gamboa FC, Sloane Wanderers, Turks’ Club
SBCC9 Final Bid ~ Millerman Sheppard Stadium, Albrecht [cap. 40,614]

Matchday Eighteen… So Turkish lost, after all that, and could have no complaints. Outclassed by the Silver-Blues in the first half, a pair from Tim Hansen pretty much putting the game beyond Espinoza’s men until a late rally saw Greg Innisvale pull one back and Jūn clear off the line from Julius Rotherwell amidst a fraught ten minutes. The right side won in the final reckoning however, giving us another twelve months to wait for a Candelariasian club trophy.

Green Island’s spirited semi-final exit in the Globe Cup didn’t help, obviously, though their run will have given both Massimo and the GIZ board a real morale boost ahead of the Clausura – and it certainly went down pretty well among the general populace of the troubled island. The major plus side of their exit, of course, was that we didn’t have to work out how on earth to pronounce Ἄργος ΛΠ, and could instead just relax and enjoy cheering on Harris Dixon and Enrique (and what a vent act they were) to their… um… defeat. Bugger.

Aaanyway, round we go again – and this weekend brought us a handful of games that it’s only possible to put down to post-ICC exhaustion.

For arguably the strangest result of the season, we have to travel to Caires. So did McDonald SC and, while it’s not a long trip, it’s not one that the basement side would’ve wanted to make on an empty stomach. Semi-finalists at the TQCC and SBCC respectively, it shouldn’t have been a contest… and my word it wasn’t, from the moment that Samuka Szatmári stepped up and slotted home a well-won penalty for the visitors. The collapse of the fourth-best club side in the multiverse was as rapid as it was horrible to behold, random CMSC2 players running rings around Starblaydi, Candelariasian and Kura-Pellandi internationals whilst Vern Touati between the sticks was given the sum total of one save to make by David Spooner. At half-time the score was four-nil.

Davies made all three substitutions at the break and it worked, after a fashion, with his side failing to concede any more. Still the Flying Fish’s own defence was largely untested, and by the end Mike Alvintzi was throwing on the youngsters just for the hell of it (the most notable of whom being the unforgivably-named midfielder Matt Black). Truly, truly astonishing stuff. Let’s never speak of it again.

You want still more astonishment, bitches? Fine – take KT Hotspur also letting in four. Now granted, Samual Fortal was missing (through suspension, funnily enough), and his replacement Zoárd Szathmári (no relation, we’re assuming, on account of the H) had an absolute mare, but even so… And, equally, MarquezOW were absolutely superb, finally putting in the kind of performance that Wendell would have been after for months. On this evidence, they certainly look like top four contenders at the very least and right on the verge of becoming one of the big guns once more, while the Spur may take some time to recover from this shock to the system.

As for the rest of the top four, the second-best club side in the multiverse won – both of them, depending on how one looks at it, with the Scorpions sliding past Portuguese and Turkish taking revenge on Green Island, albeit in a game played at about five miles an hour. In a match just on the wrong side of the season to be interesting meanwhile, Catedral hosted Caires Sports – a one-nil outcome hardly a shock for a Knights match, but the scoreline gave Keron Alhrem victory and put CSC into sixth, just a single point behind City.

Up t’other end, RADYUKEVICH WON AN ACTUAL GAME, incredibly enough. Their first in thirteen came against NAPPC, who now have to watch McDonald behind them as well as MN Smith in front, while rivals Tenderville had a poor day at the office an’ all, coming up short at home to Ironside.

Finally, congrats to young Gamboan nob Edwin Ramm, whose Galactica team this week took the title in Pasarga. Wherever that is…

The important thing is that he has a team-mate called Calabrese, an innately amusing vegetable. He deserves to go far.

AFC MN Smith 0-1 El din Marbles (Raviranjan og 29)
Albrecht FC 2-0 Arrigo Portuguese (William 22, Kim 90)
Caires City 0-4 McDonald SC (Szatmári 16 and 43, Yeoman 25, Marshall 26)
Candelaria-Allemali 2-2 Port of Clotaire (Ellis 11, Parrish 43; Van Dijk 43, Jones og 50)
Cathedral City 0-1 Caires Sports (Belmore 81)
Green Island 1-2 Albrecht Turkish (Durosa 22; Rotherwell 21, Werner 42)
Marquez-Onwere 4-0 KT Hotspur (Souto Maior 15, Pappas 43 and 48, Perry 90)
Radyukevich CSC 2-0 NAPPC (Adekunde 45+1 and 90+3)
Tenderville United 0-1 Ironside-Talinger (Jua 16)

Matchday Nineteen… Because time is short, the world is cruel and you, my dear Florence, are beautiful; let us dispose of today’s offerings in handy bullet-point form.

* The title race is still very much on, but will Caires City be a part of it? The Errant Knights managed only a late draw in Talinger, and lost Caleb Christmas to injury into the bargain (though one might argue that that’s no great tragedy on his current form), but the gap on the leaders remain unchanged with Albrecht FC also failing to pick up the three points… at Caires Sports, funnily enough, who hit an injury-time ‘winner’ only to be spectacularly pegged back by Kim Daeeui moments later.

* For that matter, will KT Hotspur still be in the hunt? A second defeat in a fortnight saw them downed by Green Island.

* Port of Clotaire are suddenly back in the bottom three, after losing at Harper Street. To Radyukevich, in a game somehow devoid of sendings off but very full indeed of bile and unpleasantness. The Northlandish revolution really has hit the buffers.

* A managerial debut this week saw Tenderville United come from behind to beat Catedral. Goodbye Andrés García after his ickle stint, hello sixty-two year-old Brian Carson, bringing a vast amount of experience from his long and somewhat average career at the helm of Newmanistan. Quite exciting, his arrival, really. Pity we haven’t got the time to say any more about it, eh?

Albrecht Turkish 2-1 NAPPC (Rotherwell 28, Innisvale 61; G. Van Dalen 33)
Arrigo Portuguese 1-0 Marquez-Onwere (Cecilia og 71)
Caires Sports 1-1 Albrecht FC (Sinjinir 90+2; Kim 90+3)
El din Marbles 0-1 Candelaria-Allemali (Kim 60)
Ironside-Talinger 1-1 Caires City (bin Achmed 80; Amey 86)
KT Hotspur 1-3 Green Island (Morrison 73; Carpenter 19, va Drake 46, Saunderson 77)
McDonald SC 0-3 AFC MN Smith (Rataran 1 and 45+2, Lewis 26)
Port of Clotaire 0-2 Radyukevich CSC (Clayton 20, Cooper og 32)
Tenderville United 2-1 Cathedral City (Carlson 44, Lewis 75; Hawker 5)

Matchday Twenty… Well, we thought it might just happen… and by golly, it has. The pattern of Albrecht FC cruising through the Apertura before crumbling in the second half of the season became tediously predictable quite some time ago, and it’s already happening yet again, right before our very eyes. And who are there to take full advantage? Why, Albrecht Turkish, funnily enough.

The Scorpions honestly didn’t deserve this, outplaying Tenderville at the Home of the Dragon from the fourth minutes through to the ninetieth. Unfortunately, it was what happened either side that established the eventual outcome, with Deleks typically making the most of a Sverus cock-up and Brett Carlson – revitalised by the sudden arrival of his vaguely namesake – scoring a true goal-of-the-season contender in the match’s dying moments. They were the Dragons’ only shots on target during the entire game.

But enough, coupled with Turkish’s simple victory over an increasingly nervy Port of Clotaire, to leave the runaway leaders top only on goal difference. But there’s many a slip twix thingy and wotzit, as just about everyone else around the top is finding out to their cost – Portuguese holding the Spur this weekend, while Caires Sports and MarquezOW shared a thrilling (eh?) point at the Dome and Catedral made the most of the absence of Christmas (conspiracy! conspiracy!) to thump Caires City three-nil.

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AFC MN Smith 1-1 Ironside-Talinger (Rataran 28; Barros 61)
Albrecht Turkish 3-1 Port of Clotaire (Vostakova 33, Rotherwell 45+2, Innisvale 71; Fragkioudakis 90+1)
Arrigo Portuguese 1-1 KT Hotspur (Lacamoire 60; Dariegan 80)
Caires Sports 2-2 Marquez-Onwere (Sinjinir 73, Endekov 86; Chiume 19, Souto Maior 46)
Candelaria-Allemali 4-1 McDonald SC (Darkless 1, Kim 26, Ellis 77, Enría 90+2; Hla-Thein 32)
Cathedral City 3-0 Caires City (Iampietro og 20, Hawker 44, Jatobá 75)
Green Island 3-1 NAPPC (Saunderson 5, De Heeg og 7, Anwamanë 70; Taylor 17)
Radyukevich CSC 0-3 El din Marbles (Gallo og 40, Berecz 56, Erwin Visser 83)
Tenderville United 2-1 Albrecht FC (Deleks 3, Carlson 90+1; D’Ancona 25)

Matchday Twenty-One… Another little short one this weekend as we desperately attempt to fit in as many matchdays as possible before the World Cup break… and there’s just time to tell you that Albrecht FC are doing their finest job yet of throwing it all away.

And once again, defeat was ill-deserved – even Hane Davies admitted that the Scorpions came off comfortably the better of the clash at the McNeil Bingo Arena, but he could afford to, having seen his side win an’ all. The home side’s only real spark in the face of Le Lan’s well-organised visitors was Anthony Jones, the Ad’ihani captain having had a difficult domestic season thus far but showing his undoubted class the longer the game went on. Both Caires City’s goals were effectively his, even if William and Spooner got the final touches, and the pricey singing from the Vephrese league will need to repeat such a performance a great many more times this term if the Errant Knights’ title chances are to remain better than merely average.

With the Scorpions apparently in freefall, the only question right now is whether anyone can catch the rampant Millermen. Turkish’s win over the Marbles this weekend was by-the-numbers at best, but they all count don’tcha’know, and the champions have surged three points clear off the field.

The other properly big game at the weekend saw KT Hotspur and Caires Sports play out what really should have been a bore draw, with ten defenders on the field and two managers unafraid to embrace a style that we Candelariasians, in our wilful ignorance, would consider deathly dull.

It was, therefore, an absolute thriller – lit up by a couple of Yaforites (or quite a lot of Yaforites, as it goes, but a couple in particular), with Vorin Dariegan having an absolute monster of a season (he’s on fifteen goals already, for heaven’s sake) and Robbie Sinjinir (alright, only vaguely Yaforite, then) in the form of his life right about now. The points were shared at two-all, leaving the clubs as bookends to fifth-place Caires City.

What that meant was that Green Island could move up into third, with Espy va Drake playing quite well (who’d’ve thunk it?) in their confident victory in Arrigo. At least someone’ll be happy this week…

Tenderville won their third in a row with Carson at the helm, meanwhile, while NAPPC’s defeat leaves them bottom of the table.

AFC MN Smith 1-0 Cathedral City (Richardson 28)
Albrecht Turkish 1-0 El din Marbles (Robinson 61)
Arrigo Portuguese 2-4 Green Island (Oughton 33, Macanás 71; va Drake 45+1 and 90+1, Durosa 60, Paterson 80)
Caires City 2-1 Albrecht FC (William og 73, Spooner 86; Wanderley 46)
Ironside-Talinger 1-0 Candelaria-Allemali (bin Achmed 19)
KT Hotspur 2-2 Caires Sports (Dariegan 1 and 77; Sinjinir 26, Maas og 90+2)
McDonald SC 3-0 Radyukevich CSC (Marshall 20, Folgueira 32 and 44)
Port of Clotaire 2-0 NAPPC (Zetaback 5 and 75)
Tenderville United 4-2 Marquez-Onwere (Deleks 7 and 17 and 70, Amah 56; Dennin 40, Oliveira Tavares 83)

Matchday Twenty-Two… And another one. And two more tomorrow, if we’re all good boys and girls.

The dull stuff first – Albrecht FC won, finally, thumping MN Smith. For the first time, the board at the Bove club made noises over Darwin Rondags’ future – reflecting inane over-expectations for the Smudgers, or their first truly decent side in many a year not being pushed anywhere close to their full potential. Your choice.

Turkish remain clear at the top however, also taking a three-nil win from their visit to Saurin. Despite their mini-revival, McDonald are still one of only two clubs in the division to have lost more games than they haven’t, and their survival hopes really don’t look jolly. NAPPC are in no better a position however, the Peregrines continuing a truly disappointing first CMSC1 season with a lacklustre one-nil defeat to the Marbles. Green Island remain third, though they had to wait until late to pierce the underbelly of the Harpies.

The general consensus now appears that the title race is all wrapped up between the capital and Zapata, with the other contenders all at least eleven points off the lead and losing to each other. With Augustine Dennin suspended, Christopher Harvey eked out a superb performance from Bas Smit this weekend, the hefty Nethie planting two powerful headers past Felix Currey, with defeat becoming an all too familiar an experience for Caires City. One wonders whether, in this brave new era of Errant Knights success, Hane Davies can last the season if his side continue to slip off the pace.

He did reach the TQCC semi-finals, though. Arright, scratch that, of course he’ll be fine. So sue me for trying to inject a bit of tension.

Elsewhere, KT Hotspur held onto fourth but slipped to a fifth defeat, with Tenderville taking advantage of the new manager smell and a string of home games to climb into the top half.

But never mind all that. Because there’s a new team in fifth. They beat Arrigo Portuguese this weekend. They’re above Caires City in the table. They have a large squad, with quite a lot of defenders in it.

They’re called the Caires Sports Club.

Something, somewhere, has gone very, very wrong.

Albrecht FC 3-0 AFC MN Smith (R. Edwards 30, D’Ancona 68, Kim 77)
Caires Sports 1-0 Arrigo Portuguese (Belmore 29)
Candelaria-Allemali 0-0 Cathedral City
El din Marbles 1-0 NAPPC (Van Dam 52)
Green Island 2-0 Port of Clotaire (Anwamanë 78, Nevett og 88)
Marquez-Onwere 2-1 Caires City (Smit 38 and 53; Jones 88)
McDonald SC 0-3 Albrecht Turkish (Parnett 22, Vostakova 69, Cohen 83)
Radyukevich CSC 2-0 Ironside-Talinger (Millard 43 and 69)
Tenderville United 1-0 KT Hotspur (Van Zundert 41)

Matchday Twenty-Three… Last one before we up sticks to Paripana, Demot or wherever the Cup of Harmony is, and the focus on Monday night was the AAC-Dimrar Dome (our one), to see whether in-form Green Island could keep up their title challenge against equally in-form Caires Sports. You couldn’t get much more of a clash of styles than this.

It would’ve lacked a little immediacy if the top two had slipped up, but thankfully they didn’t disappoint. Their various international players could have done without these final games, mind you, with the Scorpions away in Allemali and Turkish hosting Ironside, and duly receiving a proper kicking from two less-than progressive teams slipping back towards the drop zone. A pair of one-nil wins were eked out however, leaving the capital dominant at the break.

And so to Caires, with Durosa and va Drake charged with breaking down Made’er and K’latris and Tascarnin and Plunkett and Endekov and Mendoza. Perhaps Alhrem should have gone for his memorable 9-1-0 as against City earlier in the year, but instead the young trio of Acraan, Sinjinir and Belmore were trusted to find weaknesses in the GIZ back four – and, sadly for those really believing that we’re in the midst of a genuine Knights renaissance, they just couldn’t do it. Sinjinir picking up a knock and going off was the final straw, with impressive youngster Jarrell Reuberson-Mohammed lacking the nouse to outsmart Russ Zapata and co in his place. The game ground towards a goalless draw – until va Drake was handed the ball on the half-way line, trotted around four players, played a little give-and-go with Osborne, and scored an utterly gorgeous winner.

Elsewhere, the returning Dennin handed MarquezOW victory in Bove to send Wendell’s billionaires fourth, with KT Hotspur and Caires City sharing a point to drop into the Globe Cup positions. Tenderville’s winning run came to an end in Arrigo, but the big clash at the other end saw NAPPC leapfrog opponents McDonald to maintain a lifeline on top-flight survival.

AFC MN Smith 0-2 Marquez-Onwere (Dennin 14 and 39)
Albrecht Turkish 1-0 Ironside-Talinger (Rotherwell 46)
Arrigo Portuguese 2-0 Tenderville United (Oughton 7, Lacamoire 21)
Caires Sports 0-1 Green Island (va Drake 79)
Candelaria-Allemali 0-1 Albrecht FC (D’Ancona 34)
Cathedral City 2-2 Radyukevich CSC (Doyle 36, Jatoba 90+2; Davis 34, Adekunde 76)
KT Hotspur 1-1 Caires City (Vavasour 50; Hindenberg 27)
NAPPC 2-0 McDonald SC (French 51, Brogan 75)
Port of Clotaire 2-1 El din Marbles (Van Dijk 33, Zetaback 48; Smits 51)

CMS Cup Last Sixteen… Hello. Long time, no see. There was a World Cup on, y’see. I don’t suppose you happened to noti–

Fine, fine. Let’s make this one brief, then, before we crack on with the final eleven matchdays at a fair old clep. We might actually get this over with before Norwellia and Kagdazka reach McKillops Bridge…

So basically, everyone was back apart from the last four in the Harmony. There were a fair few contenders for match of the round – including a couple of those rare beasts, namely CMSC2 victories over top-flight opposition. The Alvery Blades managed one, thirty-eight year-old striker Nicky Wilkinson proving nothing if not evergreen in scoring the single goal that knocked out CandelariaAM at the Sausages, while Arrigo C.d.F. snuck past Caires Sports in their replay to join Albrecht Independent FC in the quarter-finals. Ironside were the last CMSC2 side to make the final, back in XXIX, and you wouldn’t rule out one of that trio repeating the feat.

A repeat of last term’s final is out of the reckoning however, with MarquezOW and Catedral instead meeting in the last sixteen. If the match in Onwere was a dog with fleas, full of players whose minds were still in Columbia (well, O’Brien and Pappas, anyway), and the first half of the replay wasn’t much better, then the second half of the replay, cor, that were a cracker. Thirty minutes of extra time later, and the cup holders were firmly through.

No club has held onto the domestic cup in the Candelarias for two seasons in a row since the Scorpions during IX, but the naranja’s hopes were given a boost by the exit of Albrecht Turkish. Despite opening the scoring, they went down two-one in Tenderville, but MarquezOW’s route to the top is far from clear even so. Green Island remain on ominous form with a thorough beating of Mayo Valley, while Albrecht FC squeaked past KT Hotspur. With Le Lan under massive pressure from the board to win a trophy, any trophy, the CMS Cup may represent their best chance – even if the country’s biggest club haven’t picked up that particular chunk of tin for seventeen seasons.

Um. What happens now, then?

Oh yeah, the scores.

Melin & Nader 1-2 Albrecht Independent FC (Barajas 90+1; Williams 16 and 89)
Marquez-Onwere 0-0 Cathedral City
~ Replay: Cathedral City 2-2 Marquez-Onwere (2-4 AET) (González 57, Jatobá 76; Oliveira Tavares 51, Pappas 72 and 99, Dennin 105)
Tenderville United 2-1 Albrecht Turkish (Ferguson 65, Mihci 75; Werner 64)
Albrecht FC 1-0 KT Hotspur (Kim 20)
Candelaria-Allemali 0-1 Alvery Blades (Wilkinson 62)
Arrigo C.d.F 1-1 Caires Sports (Kim 41; Valinial 34)
~ Replay: Caires Sports 0-0 Arrigo C.d.F (0-1 AET) (Kim 94)
Candelaria Arsenal 2-2 El din Marbles (Timpson 45, McFadden 87; Erik Visser 14, Schaak 41)
~ Replay: El din Marbles 1-0 Candelaria Arsenal (Erik Visser 72)
Green Island 4-1 Mayo Valley (Anwamanë 5, Durosa 32, Osborne 42, Martinez og 53; Armas 78)

Matchday Thirty-Four… So, at this stage it’s all still about mutual backslapping, and even if anything particularly int’restin was happening, you don’t particularly need to hear about it, do you?

Good. So let’s be quick. A recap’s probably in order in any case.

It’s basically as you were at the top, with the one failure from the high-flying top seven being MarquezOW, dropping out of the top four after being held at home by the Shining Sons. Dropping fourteen points off the lead, their title bid is certainly over now – and with it, you suspect, Christopher Harvey’s long-term prospects at the helm of the country’s (nominally) wealthiest club. Though the big-money moves for veteran Dancougans have proven successful to a point, particularly in the case of Dennin; the team simply isn’t balanced enough, and Harvey a tad too keen on making use of the entirety of his technically gifted squad at the expense of stability, to make Wendell’s hopes for the season a reality.

It was a blah weekend for Nethertopian interests all round, with Tenderville going down at home to Caires Sports – a huge result for both clubs, opening up an eleven-point gap between them and firmly underlining the Knights’ credentials to finally snaffle a long-awaited international campaign. They remain level on points with Caires City, who battered Oscar Goldsworth’s Portuguese. Arrigo’s finest were hardly helped by an early injury to Ben Royle, with the ‘keeper now expected to miss the rest of the season – a big ol’ blow for a side still fretting about the drop in twelfth place.

The centre of attention at the Hilltop Stadium was Zachary Adekunde, cheered to the rafters as one might expect, but the World Cup final hero was outclassed by William and the Albrecht FC defence – the Scorpions in turn destroying the Jukos’ back four and staying three points behind league leaders Albrecht Turkish. Green Island remain the only other side in with a shout, disposing easily enough of the El din Marbles on Monday night.

At the other end, MN Smith endured a nightmare at home to the Spur, a three-nil defeat now looking set to have cost Darwin Rondags his job before next weekend. His position was hardly helped by NAPPC’s handy point in Talinger and McDonald’s comeback victory over equally troubled Port of Clotaire.

How did that lot make the World Cup semi-finals, by the way?

AFC MN Smith 0-3 KT Hotspur (Smith 1 and 38, Knight 87)
Caires City 3-0 Arrigo Portuguese (Spooner 3, Dionísio 14, Amey 43)
Cathedral City 0-2 Albrecht Turkish (Rotherwell 19, Innisvale 24)
Ironside-Talinger 0-0 NAPPC
Green Island 3-1 El din Marbles (Ealovaul 10, De Wit 23, Osborne 31; Van Dam 54)
Marquez-Onwere 1-1 Candelaria-Allemali (Pappas 53; Ellis 71)
McDonald SC 3-1 Port of Clotaire (Alaban 59, Kalatan 74, Marshall 90; Van Dijk 54)
Radyukevich CSC 1-4 Albrecht FC (Clayton 48; Kim 10 and 64, Foster 14, Maxwell og 50)
Tenderville United 0-2 Caires Sports (Belmore 8, Acraan 44)

Matchday Thirty-Five… A weekend, completed during the rainy bit in the Malaysian GP, which brought us a couple of great big derbies.

And we start in Hoxton for, if not the title decider, then certainly a match to make a huge emotional difference to the direction of the league. It was a heated affair, on- and off-pitch, with Turkish supporters mocking their rivals’ failure to donate a player to the World Cup final (the one we won), and Le Lan sent to the stands after twenty minutes for twice berating Benjamin Wasseleub’s failure to hand Kim Daeeui a free-kick and penalty respectively after fouls from Werner. The Cafundelense youngster was a thorn in the Scorpions’ side all afternoon, and had arguably his best game in red and white stripes, but it was another youthful midfielder who stole the show, in the form of Darren Robinson.

The highly-rated twenty year-old has been over-shadowed by Taylor Vostakova this term, but dominated his opponents throughout the first half, setting up Cohen and scoring himself, before continuing his all-action efforts in a more defensive role as Albrecht FC pushed forwards desperately in the second period.

It almost came off for them, Kim expertly taking a couple of half-chances late on, but by then Turkish’s job had been done. Three-one, and the reigning champions have a six-point gap on their nearest and dearest.

Talking of which, it was all cuddles in Caires on Sunday morn, with Lawrence Amey’s appearance at the AAC-Dimrar Dome applauded ‘till it shook. Yes. That sort of thing just doesn’t happen at Caires derbies, reflecting the fact that this country has simply taken all leave of its senses these past few weeks. I don’t know who we are anymore!

In another mark of how much things have changed since this time in the Apertura, the Knights put out a familiar-looking line-up showing no fears towards their slightly more attack-minded foes, and with good reason. Toothless once again, the Errant Knights’ disappointing season looked set to continue as they failed utterly to find a way through the home side’s back five (or six, or seven, depending on how one looks at it) during the first half, but the second period brought Anthony Jones to the fore. The Ad’ihani captain has been a tad in and out thus far, but earned himself a man-of-the-match performance as he made a mockery of Sifmir K’latris and Jaon Endekov to finish.

Wasn’t enough, though. Ahershk Valinial earned a corner, delivered it himself, and Aranar Made’er got the faintest of touches to direct it home. A point apiece then, and the Caires pair remain separated only by goal difference.

Down in Zapata, meanwhile, the ever-atrocious Green Island defence dropped another inexplicable clanger to allow Drunn Deleks to notch up yet another goal; and the home fans (not that there were too many of them… not really wise to spend too long outside at the moment) witnessed an usually fine defensive performance from the visitors instead. Tenderville United took the three points, and once again you can wave goodbye to the GIZ’s title hopes.

Where else, then? Well, KT Hotspur are showing no signs of missing the injured Harvey Vavasour – and a good thing too, if rumours of a impending move to Cafundéu are to be believed – as they cruised past CandelariaAM, while MarquezOW remain on their top-four toes with an equally comfortable beating of the Jukos. The naranja did suffer one major blow – the loss of Joseph Cecilia, quite possibly for the rest of the season, but young Jacob Davies looked a more than able replacement for the final half-hour alongside Eric O’Brien.

NAPPC had a dire weekend meanwhile, going two-nil up at home to Catedral before surrendering their lead in abject fashion. But it was Arrigo Portuguese who took the title for the most embarrassing result of the day, going down four-nil at home to MN Smith. Losing John Pepper and Gabriel Macanás to early injuries didn’t help, but this truly is a remarkably dour season for the second city club whatever way you spin it – and a great start for James Hannah at the Smudgers helm. The notoriously insular Bove side are never keen on bringing in outsiders, with recent coaches Harvey and Rondags having been MN Smith boys to their souls, but on this evidence the club have got nothing to worry about now – and Portuguese really, really do.

Albrecht Turkish 3-2 Albrecht FC (Cohen 28, Robinson 31, Innisvale 61; Kim 71 and 90+2)
Arrigo Portuguese 0-4 AFC MN Smith (Van Der Laan 60, Lewis 80, Rogers 86, Fowler 90+3)
Caires Sports 1-1 Caires City (Made’er 73; Jones 56)
Green Island 0-1 Tenderville United (Deleks 19)
El din Marbles 2-1 McDonald SC (Berecz 1, Van Dam 77; Williams 45+2)
KT Hotspur 3-1 Candelaria-Allemali (Dariegan 20, Smith 26 and 32; Nicholls 44)
Marquez-Onwere 3-0 Radyukevich CSC (Dennin 5, Pappas 70, Cotuba 75)
NAPPC 2-3 Cathedral City (Dijk 7, French 17; Jatobá 40, Duxbury 83, Filmar 85)
Port of Clotaire 0-0 Ironside-Talinger

Matchday Twenty-Six… Aaaaaaagh, stop doing that! I want things over and done with right this minute, so we can get out of this squalid mess and start readying ourselves for the next one! Angry face!

To Onwere, where most of the amusingly wobbly extra stands had been slotted into place for the visit of Albrecht Turkish. If Christopher Harvey wanted to prove that his side was capable of mixing it with the big boys, then this was the opportunity to prove it. Especially with Wendell himself sat up in his box, surveying his handiwork with a supercilious smirk.

The naranja looked nervy from the kick-off, youngsters Macario Oliveira Tavares, Jacob Davies and Robbie Hendricks suddenly all-too aware of the gravity of this match against the TQCC runners-up but, after Amern S’toris pulled off a couple of early save, the home side began to play themselves into the match. The fulcrum on this occasion was George Jones, the Gamboa product expected to be replaced by someone-or-other almost every match but always doing enough to stay in Harvey’s good books. This weekend, with Sean Wiacek pulling up in the warm-up, he gave Kire Barnett the proper run-around and made space for Souto Maior to slot in the opener.

Turkish’s equaliser twelve minutes later was as soft as you like, and the champions-elect resumed their smug expressions and began to dominate once more; but Jones was not unbowed. An utterly beautiful solo effort in the second half repaid every bit of Harvey’s long-term faith and stuffed MarquezOW up into the top four.

Back in the capital, the Scorpions stormed past NAPPC to lower the gap to the top back to a very manageable three points in eight games. Green Island are clinging onto their coattails, shrugging off last weekend’s awful display and taking out their frustration on McDonald SC. The Saurin side’s mini-revival looks to be over; Green Island can afford to stare thoughtfully upwards as well as nervously downwards.

Caires City failed to make the same mistake as the GIZ against Tenderville, the creaky old bones of Dionísio coming out to play once more to snatch victory, while Caires Sports really are actually good. Three goals gave them three points in Bove, the brave new Hannah era going for an early bath.

Elsewhere, the Jukos picked up a rare win, at home to the Spur, while the Marbles also look pretty safe after Erik Visser struck gold in Talinger.

AFC MN Smith 1-3 Caires Sports (Lewis 62; Sinjinir 45 and 87, Acraan 89)
Albrecht FC 4-0 NAPPC (Foster 7, Kim 9, Wanderley 42 and 57)
Caires City 1-0 Tenderville United (Dionísio 56)
Candelaria-Allemali 1-1 Arrigo Portuguese (Enría 15; Cotton 34)
Cathedral City 0-0 Port of Clotaire
Ironside-Talinger 0-2 El din Marbles (Erik Visser 6 and 24)
Green Island 6-0 McDonald SC (Saunderson 5 and 11, va Drake 6 and 60, Carpenter 90, Osborne 90+1)
Marquez-Onwere 2-1 Albrecht Turkish (Souto Maior 27, Jones 61; Robinson 39)
Radyukevich CSC 1-0 KT Hotspur (Adekunde 35)

Matchday Twenty-Seven… ‘Twas hard to pick the big match this weekend, but the most attractive fixture was self-evident – struggling (relatively speaking) Caires City hosting Green Island. It proved to be a game of two men – Espy va Drake and Lawrence Amey.

va Drake, or possibly Va Drake, we’re never too sure, is simply a phenomenomenommenomenomnom. That he’s never picked up the Players’ or Sportswriters’ Player of the Season gong in the CMSC says more about both Green Island and the mentality of the voters than the man himself, for the Eesseffian international has arguably been the league’s stand-out player for many a year. Now squatting on sixteen league goals for the season, he may yet deliver the Outlien club long-awaited silverware this year, but more personal accolades are bound to follow however Massimo’s lads and lasses finish XXXIII at home and abroad. This weekend’s torturing of Christmas, Hindenburg, Neal and Marshall in turn was just a joy to behold.

Whereas Amey is a different kettle of fish altogether, but one who has quietly spent the season truly coming of age. His World Cup final display surprised many, and Lawrence is by no means the most popular player of all time, but he too is becoming a serious handful for the wisest of defences. Without him, City would be fortunate to be sitting even in seventh place, their current position after this weekend’s defeat – but, even with the Caires Sports product terrorising Zapata and co, the fourth-best side in the world were outplayed by va Drake and his cronies. After Davies’ first season at the helm, reality has truly set in at the McNeil Bingo Arena, and the Errant Knights look a shadow of their former Dannatian selves.

They even had to suffer the ignominy of dropping beneath Caires Sports, though Alhrem was unable to take the fullest advantage of the Knights’ neighbours’ mishaps, taking only a goalless draw away from Allemali.

Of course, one of the most entertaining fixtures of the year is the El din derby, with Torrealba’s Cats off to the Marble Ground this weekend. Looking comfortable but without a real chance of snatching a Globe Cup place, the two clubs are now involved in a nice little tussle for bragging rights – and that’ll be decided by league placings this season, with honours even in the derbies. A late Alex Duxbury own goal made it four-four on aggregate, but the Marbles will surely have the last laugh. In the last few weeks, Movilla and his disgraced posse have left the Catedral boardroom, the administrators are in – and at this rate everyone’s going to be up for sale come the break unless they find a buyer, or sell off La Decimotercia, or something. ‘Tis awfully upsetting, really. Let’s not discuss it further.

But for all the above, the properly big result of the weekend saw Turkish held at home by the Spur. With Albrecht FC coming back from behind at Harper Street, there’s just a point in the title race once more.

Elsewhere, NAPPC have been cut well adrift now (that’s what happens if you don’t have an NSwiki page, kids), Ironside have slipped into the bottom three, and Portuguese moved ahead of Radyukevich with a five-two drubbing of the ten-man Pigmen.

AFC MN Smith 1-1 Tenderville United (Rogers 28; Kruis 61)
Albrecht Turkish 0-0 KT Hotspur
Arrigo Portuguese 5-2 Radyukevich CSC (Oughton 33 and 45+1, Lacamoire 60, Smith 71, Cotton 90+2; Wilson og 80, Ivanovic 86)
Caires City 1-2 Green Island (Amey 73; va Drake 19, Anwamanë 46)
Candelaria-Allemali 0-0 Caires Sports
El din Marbles 3-1 Cathedral City (Schaak 1, Ibarra 77, Duxbury og 90+2; González 26)
McDonald SC 2-0 Ironside-Talinger (Makedonski 20, Szatmári 32)
NAPPC 0-2 Marquez-Onwere (Dennin 44, Souto Maior 75)
Port of Clotaire 1-3 Albrecht FC (Van Dijk 5; Wanderley 7, St. Louis 17, Edwards 70)

CMS Cup Quarter-Finals… And finally today, a brief look at the midweek CMS Cup fixtures, because no sane human being truly needs more than a paragraph on this thing.

Just as the Condory Bantams were everyone’s focus right up until the semi-finals last term, so it was the three remaining CMSC2 sides that attracted all the attention. That in itself couldn’t detract from a cracking tie between the cup holders MarquezOW and Daft Massimo’s Green Island. The Eesseffian manager has a reputation for impressive cup runs back home, and made the most recent Globe Cup semies if one recalls, but this time around their campaign came to a crashing halt in the quarter-finals. A Pappas stunner on the stroke of half time broke the visitors’ hearts after forty-five minutes of GIZ pressure, and the naranja finished the XXV cup winners off in the second half. At least, as the away supporters were keen to chirrup, Green Island still have the league title to worry about. Just.

Elsewhere, one of the three potential giant killings was brushed aside by Albrecht FC in Hoxton, with Wanderley and Kim having a whale of a time against the Indies defence. On this showing, suburban Albrecht’s second-finest are going to need major reinforcements once they achieve yet another promotion, for up front they were also far from being at the races. Credit is due to Lisa Walker however, the twenty year-old box-to-box player looking every inch the top-flight starlet. Candelariasian football is producing girls as well, now?

Hm, what’s that? Sorry, I couldn’t hear you over the sound of how awesome we are.

As for the other two fixtures – well, they proved to be fine illustrations that the gap between the top two divisions isn’t quite as wide as one would think when glancing idly at NAPPC or McDonald. The Alvery Blades, at home to the Marbles, were simply spectacular – defensively dire, granted, but showing enough up front to suggest that even the GIZ or Scorpions might be nervy about coming up against them next round. That’s music indeed to the ears of their long-suffering fans and board alike, the city last tasting success with Alvery City back in 1947. Alvery’s not exactly one of the Candelarias’ sporting hotbeds, it’s fair to say, and with the Blades’ squad looking distinctly venerable this might well be their one shot at glory in a generation.

One can say the same about Arrigo C.d.F. however, who took Tenderville to penalties before inexplicably managing to actually win. Granted, Arrigo have a more recent history of impressing on the national scene, having been formed in the forties themselves and spending a short time in the early CMSC1 as the city’s representative before Portuguese rose to the fore. Since then, they’ve been up and down the semi-pro divisions like nobody’s business, and CMSC2 survival can be their only realistic goal even now, but the promise of Kim Gihyeon and a solid, home-grown, back four makes them a tricky prospect on any given day.

That said, if the semi-final draw has Arrigo taking on Alvery, the final is going to be seriously blah. But when is it otherwise?

Marquez-Onwere 3-0 Green Island (Pappas 45, O’Brien 62, Sáez 89)
Albrecht Independent FC 1-3 Albrecht FC (Walker 87; Wanderley 7 and 57, Kim 42)
Alvery Blades 4-3 El din Marbles (Harrison 9 and 15, Wilkinson 34, Jones 56; Schaak 6, Erik Visser 24 and 90)
Arrigo C.d.F 1-1 Tenderville United (Kim 6; Oud 5)
Replay: Tenderville United 1-1 Arrigo C.d.F (Deleks 11; Kim 60) (1-1 AET) (Arrigo C.d.F wins 5-4 on penalty kicks)

Matchday Twenty-Eight… Six games to go, and then men are being sorted from the boys like so many recycling bins. But just who are the plastics, who comes under the heading of paper, and just what do you do with the batteries?

Crucially, this is also the last weekend before the Di Bradini Cup makes its annual impingement upon our fun. With the Small Blues granted a bye day, and the CAMAFA feeling in a generous mood, just about everyone’ll still be around for round twenty-nine, but more than a few sides will be hit rather badly – Turkish being an obvious example, with Werner, Robinson and Vostakova all on their merry way to the Commonwealth over the next few days. Not in the TQCC, though. That’s already happened. Now shush, you’ll give me a headache.

Espinoza, therefore, knew that he had to make the best of it right now, before the impending exodus hit home. And, these days, a trip to Arrigo won’t scare the wossnames off of anyone. Turkish could be forgiven for feeling rather confident against their highly unpredictable and generally rather confused opponents.

Whoops. In the end, the match was all about Smiths. One was Oscar, the Talinger-born right-back who’s emerged as a solid if by no means international class right-back since his move to the capital, and who hit an extremely rare but very welcome goal on ten minutes after a clever bit of interchanging with Niv Cohen. The other was Tom, the Green Islander who has endured a season epitomising the poor form of his club. Having lost his starting role for his (sort of) country, the twenty-nine year-old poacher must have been wondering about his future even for Portuguese of late, given the impression made by younger colleague Macanás (and Ryan Blake’s slamming them in for the reserves, and Rod Castro’s being doing rather well on loan at Melin & Nader, for what it’s worth).

But this weekend, buoyed by the challenge of facing a big club like Turkish and a distinctly nervous centre-half like Barnett, Smith looked more than just a passing shadow of his former self, unnerving his namesake and Oscar’s anxious partner throughout and displaying an eye for goal that had previously appeared to have deserted him. Turkish, for their part, could find no answer.

That of course meant that Portuguese had done the Scorpions a massive favour, and Le Lan’s men took full advantage against the spectacularly mid-table Marbles. Kim Daeeui’s opener sent him back to the top of the Golden Boot race – a tedious mini-contest in which the only Candelariasian contender is Lawrence Amey. Apparently Tommy S doesn’t have too much to worry about just yet, with Josh Belmore the only uncapped striker ahead of him in the list. Unless we naturalise Wanderley, obviously. And that wouldn’t be on.

Green Island, who as we may have noted before are really quite entertaining, stormed to a three-goal lead against Ironside before very nearly being pegged back, former Irons ‘keeper David Bryson proving the home side’s somewhat unlikely saviour. In truth, it wouldn’t have been that much of a shock had Tonnelier’s team grabbed a point – her side have lost only as many games as the Marbles, and their struggles derive from their sheer number of drawn games.

There were big boosts for other struggling sides however, with CandelariaAM moving four points ahead of the drop zone with victory over Tenderville, and Radyukevich looking safe as houses now after finally ending Caires Sports’ unbeaten run. In the race for Globe Cup spots however, the Knights remain in touch – with City held at home late on by MN Smith and KT Hotspur contriving to go down one-nil in Peregrinus City. And with MarquezOW setting up home in fourth position and choosing a colour scheme for the bathroom, Port of Clotaire were the latest to come to a sticky end. With the Harpies just one point ahead of Ironside, the board must surely be considering Winston Muscat’s future.

One wonders what Colum Molluird’s up to at the moment…

Albrecht FC 3-1 El din Marbles (Kim 26, Raellis og 67, Foster 89; Erik Visser 82)
Arrigo Portuguese 3-1 Albrecht Turkish (T. Smith 14 and 42, Pepper 25; O. Smith 10)
Caires City 2-2 AFC MN Smith (Spooner 4, Lloyd 20; Vásquez 43, Raviranjan 87)
Candelaria-Allemali 2-0 Tenderville United (Nicholls 5, Fields 78)
Cathedral City 1-0 McDonald SC (Delara 73)
Green Island 3-2 Ironside-Talinger (Anwamanë 5 and 62, va Drake 58; MacGillycuddy 66, De Wit og 89)
Marquez-Onwere 2-0 Port of Clotaire (Jones 38, Pappas 44)
NAPPC 1-0 KT Hotspur (Dijk 32)
Radyukevich CSC 2-0 Caires Sports (Z. Adekunde 39, Clayton 44)

The Norwellian Ministry of Sport is proud to announce the founding of what is sure to be a national institution for centuries, the Norwellian World Football Association!

The NWFA will oversee the prompt fielding of a national team in anticipation of the Baptism by Fire and the upcoming World Cup qualifications, and will also sanction domestic competitions, conduct foreign and domestic recruiting, oversee youth programs and advise the inaugural National Council on Youth Fitness.

Agotha Kárpáthy, the President of the NWFA, is excited to announce, already, the founding of the nation's first professional football competition! The Norwellian Association Football League will field eight teams in our largest cities for Season 1 of the Premier Division. Information on each team, and host city, is included below.

First, some brief cultural background for those not aware of our fledgling nation:

We are an industrious collective of workers and intellectuals who have eschewed the notions of capitalism, especially private industry. Our sports teams are thus not "owned" by any one person, but belong to all of their fans, who elect representatives to make the decisions.

Now, our illustrious football sides and the preseason predictions from the Oceanview Daily Update:

Winston F.C.
City Notes: Winston is the national capital of Norwellia and is also home to a rich intellectual society.
Style: Extremely defensive, counterattacking football
Daily Update prediction: 2nd place

Oceanview F.C.
City Notes: Oceanview is the entertainment and tourism capital of Norwellia.
Style: Moderately defensive, possession football
Daily Update prediction: 5th place

Merseault Strangers
City Notes: Merseault provides Norwellia with much of its medical supplies and medical services support.
Style: Extremely defensive, direct football
Daily Update prediction: 7th place

Durdenheim F.C.
City Notes: Durdenheim is the home of Parsons University, Norwellia's first world-class higher learning institution.
Style: Balanced, long-ball
Daily Update prediction: 4th place

Port Julia Dynamo
City Notes: Port Julia is the Norwellian leader of seafood exports and also supports most of the domestic pharmaceutical industry.
Style: Extremely defensive, counterattacking football
Daily Update prediction: 8th place

Catalonia Heroica
City Notes: Catalonia is the art and history center of Norwellia, where the National School of Art trains fertile young minds to express themselves freely and without regard to monetary concerns. Catalonia also supports a large population of immigrant artists, writers, and thinkers.
Style: Extremely defensive, direct football
Daily Update prediction: Champions

Forest Glen
City Notes: Forest Glen is a relatively vast expanse of lush green land, with rolling hills and verdant pastures, supporting the bulk of our nation's agricultural needs as well as a number of distilleries and recreational drug farms. This mostly unincorporated salt-of-the-earth utopia is the home of the highest-quality marijuana cultivars, which are sold over the counter to industrious workers all over Norwellia at our state botanical stores and enjoyed by the region's farmers and ranchers.
Style: Extremely defensive, possession football
Daily Update prediction: 3rd place

Engels
City Notes: Engels is home to hard-working chemical, petroleum and assembly-line laborers, who enjoy the city's world-renowned craft beers at fashionable pubs after work.
Style: Very forward, opportunist, attacking football
Daily Update prediction: 6th place

We hope the footballing world is as excited about our foray into international competition as the people of Norwellia are!

The Office of the Minister of Sport, Wilma Swanson
Winston, Norwellia

The results are in for NAFL Season 1:

Forest Glen, Winston and Durdenheim battled for the lead while disappointing Catalonia struggled to make it into the cup qualification positions of the top three. With only two slots for the TQCC and just one lonely spot for the Globe Cup, performing at one's peak was incredibly important in the NAFL. Engels, Oceanview, Merseault and Port Julia occupied the next spaces essentially in that order, occasionally shuffling the deck, only to resettle at the bottom.

The dust settled on Gameday 5 leaving Forest Glen, at 4-0-1 with 12 points, in the lead. The farm boys went on to knock Durdenheim down to fifth place with a 1-0 nail-biter, then dominated the big city kids from Oceanview way in a 2-0 shutout which was more brutally oppressive than the scoreline suggested. Another 2-0 shutout, this time over surprising Engels (at 4th place with a 3-3-1 record), kept them looking good through Matchday 8.

But heading into Matchday 9, Winston were breathing down their necks, just four points behind in the standings, 21 to 17. The boys from the capital shut down the once-dominating Forest Glen in another 2-0 shutout. Winston F.C. would go on to lose 4-3 to Durdenheim in thrilling fashion on Matchday 10, slipping into third place and allowing the country folk from Forest Glen to breathe easier in their 1-0 snoozer vs. Merseault. With more than a third of the season gone, the race was neck-and-neck:

Forest Glen led with an astounding 8-0-2, Durdenheim trailed by two points at 7-1-2, and Winston trailed by four at 6-2-2.

The slightest boost in performance could fundamentally change the layout of the league table.

With Forest Glen struggling to draw in a surprisingly suspenseful 0-0 match at lackluster Port Julia, Durdenheim had its chance to move into pole position. But it wasn't meant to be; the college town boys would suffer a 2-1 upset at mediocre Merseault Strangers. Winston F.C., also on the road, capitalized by blowing out Oceanview 3-1, and Catalonia used a high-flying 3-2 win at Engels to sneak back into the championship picture at five points behind. It was now Forest Glen, Winston, Durdenheim, then Catalonia Heroica. Matchday 12 would prove monumental for upstart Durdenheim, embarrassing Port Julia at home by a tally of 4-0 while Winston drew 1-1 with Engels and Forest Glen failed to score in a defensive showdown at Catalonia, 0-0. Durdenheim F.C. had reclaimed the #2 position and the race was closer than ever, with Forest Glen at 26 points, Durdenheim at 25, Winston at 24 and Catalonia at a comparatively distant 21.

But if the country boys had thought they were out of the woods, Matchday 13 would prove a shocker as they suffered a 2-1 loss at home to none other than ladder-crawling Durdenheim F.C. With Winston bettering Catalonia, it was once again a one-point race all around for the cup qualification spots--but now it was Durdenheim, then Winston, then Forest Glen! That pattern would continue until Forest Glen beat Engels on the road to capitalize on Port Julia's shocking upset of Winston by the shore. With Forest Glen breathing down their backs, Durdenheim had managed to hold on to the top spot for two weeks and would continue to do so.

Four more weeks would go by with little change in the standings, until Winston F.C. pulled into the #2 spot ahead of Forest Glen. It was a three-point game from first place to third, while a four-game winless streak meant Catalonia was looking less and less like a Globe Cup qualifier. Then, in Matchday 21, Winston would make their move. With a Durdenheim loss on the books, they scratched by Strangers with a 1-0 score in Merseault and took the lead! They would pull further and further ahead as Durdenheim, Catalonia and Forest Glen all submitted disappointing results.

However, by Matchday 25, Catalonia would find its spirit and launch itself into second place, standing poised to qualify for the TQCC after all, and what's more, sitting just three points behind Winston for the championship! With three games left, each of the top four ranks were separated by three points and anything could happen.

Well, neither Catalonia, Durdenheim nor Forest Glen would find their opportunity to move ahead in the home stretch. Still, the Norwellian fans had seen a series of amazing twists and turns all season long as once-dominating Forest Glen fell completely out of cup favor; their usurpers Durdenheim would fall into second place; and Catalonia, starting the season with dreams of hoisting the trophy, would have to settle for a Globe Cup spot.

The final league table:


Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Winston 28 13 11 4 34 18 16 50 Champions
2 Durdenheim 28 13 8 7 43 31 12 47 TQCC
3 Catalonia 28 13 7 8 29 15 14 46 GC
4 Forest Glen 28 12 8 8 25 19 6 44
5 Oceanview 28 11 7 10 35 32 3 40
6 Engels 28 11 7 10 44 43 1 40
7 Merseault 28 4 12 12 21 29 -8 24
8 Port Julia 28 3 4 21 6 50 -44 13 Relegation


TQCC:
Champions - Winston F.C., Style -5 (NSFS)
2nd place - Durdenheim F.C., Style 0 (NSFS)

Globe Cup:
3rd place - Catalonia Heroica, Style -5 (NSFS)

RP: No Godmodding please.

Next Years Entrances
TQCC
Atlantea Hurricanes
AC Quarant Xa'virt
Bayern Phoenix
Wiechester FC
Globe
Ojian Orangemen
X Island Marauders
Samseong
Real Chinchinhua
Diebert Colts
Tintown Terrapins
Laketown Rangers

The NAFL's less-heralded Second Division finished play today, as Kropotkin stole the championship away from embattled favorite Oceanview United in a 3-1 road win, and Pierre pulled further away from eliminated contenders Murray Grove to make the final promotion spot official. Pierre were favored to finish #2 and secure the division's final Series B Champions' Cup spot, but will have to settle for league promotion after a slow start and crucial losses to the eventual top two finishers.

The final league table:


Second Division Season 1

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Kropotkin 28 19 3 6 104 45 59 60 Champions/SBCC
2 Oceanview United 28 18 5 5 90 35 55 59 SBCC/Promotion
3 Pierre 28 18 4 6 77 36 41 58 Promotion
4 Murray Grove 28 15 2 11 54 45 9 47
5 Bookchin 28 13 5 10 56 43 13 44
6 Stirner 28 9 8 11 60 41 19 35
7 Leninberg 28 4 3 21 34 101 -67 15
8 Proudhon 28 1 0 27 26 155 -129 3


SBCC:
Champions - Kropotkin Rangers, Style 5 (NSFS)
2nd place - Oceanview United, Style 4 (NSFS)

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Paripana Élite League 2164–65

League announcements
The league spelled out its plans for the future, issuing complete documentation of the regulations to take effect in the 2170–71 season. Any association with a single top-tier league consisting of at least twelve clubs will be eligible for full membership. Any associate members (or, in theory, SLANI and Jasīʼyūn) failing to achieve this will be ejected from the league, to potentially be replaced by another association. Promotion will be determined by a sixteen-team playoff among top clubs from each association’s league, with places to be allocated in proportion to international league coëfficients, and from which four teams will promote.

International qualification will be more or less the same as now, with eight teams qualifying for the Champions’ Cup, four teams for the Globe Cup, and eight teams for the Series B Champions’ Cup. No association will be allowed more than three-fourths of the places in any competition, and clubs will be seeded as members of their own association unless more than the usual four/two teams from the same association qualify, in which case the best unused spots from other Paripanan associations will be used to compensate.

Major transfers

Pre-season (2163–64)
Though there were a number of pre-season transfers, there were few moves for the real stars in the league.

Go Hyūn-li (DL, Sonoma Center Panthers) → High Mountain Buffalo

Mid-season (2164–65)
Yuba United made use of their Champions’ Cup purse in the mid-season window, bolstering both their defense and attack.

Go Hyūn-li (DL, High Mountain Buffalo) → Qidade Savana (free)
Brandon King (GK, Sokojito Dosi Gyūlhabdwen) → Yuba United
Sam King (DR, Dusanto Mojaʼikījī) → Yuba United
Ralf Ludwig (MC, Humai Titans) → ʼEbestigatus Tāpuŋjī
Carl Schwarz (FC, Sokojiʼwa Dosi CK) → Yuba United

Élite League One
Savana again stiffed the Silver–Blues on the last day of the season, pulling an away win out of their hats at Anaphase Alchemy Stadium, when a predictable loss would have given Yuba a treble (though in a somewhat different form than they achieved in their glory days, with the advent of the Super Cup) on head-to-head results. Dalamjwijī got the better of the Sokojito derby and qualified for the Champions’ Cup, leaving their rivals out in the cold in international terms. Carter FC were the unluckiest of the lot, with their head-to-head results propelling Noka Mariners into the last Globe Cup slot.

P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Qidade Savana JSY 70 42 13 15 168 103 +65 139 Champions/TQCC
2 Yuba United COM 70 41 13 16 118 72 +46 136 TQCC
3 Dusanto Mojaʼikījī JSY 70 40 11 19 122 72 +50 131 TQCC
4 Medoria Löwen COM 70 37 19 14 143 90 +53 130 TQCC
5 Sonoma Center Panthers COM 70 38 15 17 152 101 +51 129 TQCC
6 Sokojito Dosi Dalamjwijī JSY 70 36 18 16 109 73 +36 126 TQCC
7 Black Oasis Athletic COM 70 36 17 17 117 76 +41 125 TQCC
8 Naquada Falls Demons JSY 70 34 20 16 132 87 +45 122 TQCC
9 San Diego Iguanas COM 70 35 14 21 111 90 +21 119 GC
10 Ἄργος ΛΠ COM 70 32 19 19 113 83 +30 115 GC
11 Dawson Springs FC COM 70 30 22 18 85 61 +24 112 GC
12 Noka Mariners JSY 70 31 17 22 110 88 +22 110 GC
13 Carter FC JSY 70 31 17 22 93 73 +20 110
14 Sokojito Dosi Gyūlhabdwen COM 70 32 12 26 127 93 +34 108
15 Sokojiʼwa Dosi CK COM 70 30 16 24 123 101 +22 106
16 San Solari FC COM 70 29 17 24 94 80 +14 104
17 Aeropag Penguins COM 70 26 25 19 83 73 +10 103
18 Lexington FC JSY 70 28 15 27 99 108 −9 99
19 Heidelstadt Falken JSY 70 24 22 24 85 88 −3 94
20 Kagoshima Phoenix COM 70 25 18 27 71 79 −8 93
21 Seansburgh Cougars COM 70 25 16 29 83 87 −4 91
22 Natestadt Nationalisten COM 70 24 18 28 59 62 −3 90
23 Lisda Lokado Goji Salamjī JSY 70 22 22 26 53 58 −5 88
24 New Haverford Albion JSY 70 21 23 26 75 92 −17 86
25 KQ Nepáïire Tingitana COM 70 22 13 35 84 131 −47 79
26 Jamaica Giants JSY 70 20 18 32 77 99 −22 78
27 Syoko Poggyūggijī COM 70 16 27 27 44 69 −25 75
28 High Mountain Buffalo JSY 70 18 20 32 57 92 −35 74
29 Humai Titans JSY 70 17 20 33 77 113 −36 71
30 Querzakhi United COM 70 16 23 31 43 61 −18 71
31 Silto Dosi ʼYasāŋmajī JSY 70 18 15 37 65 111 −46 69
32 Kitsilano Konquerors COM 70 15 19 36 45 87 −42 64
33 Chorion Bluffs Knights COM 70 14 19 37 69 118 −49 61 Relegated
34 Cordubovica Falcons COM 70 13 16 41 61 118 −57 55 Relegated
35 Eintracht Maastricht JSY 70 13 14 43 95 164 −69 53 Relegated
36 RKA Warriors COM 70 11 13 46 66 155 −89 46 Relegated

Élite League Two
A new season in the lower tier meant eight new teams to beat and sixteen new fixtures to play, with the most notable addition being CF Mont-Pluie Jativa, a feeder club established by the Ad’ihani giants. Forest Hill struggled a bit just before the final stretch, which saw them finish in tenth position and put to rest any talk of the Paripanan clubs defending all four global titles. Quasi-Hispanic side CD Tory-on-Rea found its highly conservative approach in the final third—described by one disgruntled striker as “play as if there are ghosts in the opponent’s goal”—to be ineffective, finishing with only nine wins and little more than a goal every other game.

P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 New Hampton Terrapins JSY 70 41 19 10 147 71 +76 142 Promoted/SBCC
2 South Coast United JSY 70 39 16 15 118 73 +45 133 Promoted/SBCC
3 Keto Lodīlūnajī JSY 70 37 19 14 143 80 +63 130 Promoted/SBCC
4 Griffin Zebras JSY 70 35 25 10 104 66 +38 130 Promoted/SBCC
5 Jackson FC COM 70 33 26 11 106 51 +55 125 SBCC
6 ʼEbestigatus Tāpuŋjī COM 70 35 17 18 101 76 +25 122 SBCC
7 Heidelstadt Falken B JSY 70 33 23 14 102 66 +36 122 SBCC
8 Musketiere Twintown JSY 70 33 21 16 83 56 +27 120 SBCC
9 Graceville Salamanders JSY 70 31 26 13 85 54 +31 119
10 Forest Hill FC JSY 70 30 26 14 80 49 +31 116
11 High Mountain Buffalo B JSY 70 30 23 17 96 60 +36 113
12 Penbulg Donʼujī JSY 70 32 12 26 118 106 +12 108
13 Werd Beachcombers COM 70 26 25 19 80 68 +12 103
14 Lexington Firefoxes COM 70 28 16 26 112 102 +10 100
15 Alexandria Porcupines JSY 70 25 25 20 58 47 +11 100
16 Laniuq Explorers COM 70 24 25 21 76 64 +12 97
17 Eastfield Rogues JSY 70 27 14 29 81 107 −26 95
18 Sonoma City Volcanoes COM 70 27 13 30 113 126 −13 94
19 Südtolzerio Kreuzfahrer JSY 70 21 26 23 76 88 −12 89
20 Nyendoli ʼYoŋjī JSY 70 19 29 22 62 61 +1 86
21 Matthew Flinders FC EVG 70 22 18 30 52 61 −9 84
22 Teʼyaçu Joŋlyugijī COM 70 21 21 28 84 88 −4 84
23 Sūŋja Pitūs Gyūlhabdwen JSY 70 18 30 22 56 61 −5 84
24 KQ Sirto COM 70 22 17 31 101 117 −16 83
25 SV Pößneck COM 70 19 26 25 84 97 −13 83
26 Noka Mariners B JSY 70 21 19 30 63 73 −10 82
27 SpVgg Tolzerio COM 70 19 23 28 52 61 −9 80
28 St Raphael B’ing Bishops JSY 70 17 27 26 51 64 −13 78
29 Qidade Savana B JSY 70 21 11 38 116 154 −38 74
30 West Bend Wildcats JSY 70 18 18 34 76 111 −35 72
31 CF Mont-Pluie Jativa ACF 70 16 17 37 93 153 −60 65
32 Navarre Town COM 70 14 23 33 38 73 −35 65
33 Commerce Heights T’birds COM 70 18 8 44 69 131 −62 62
34 CD Tory-on-Rea CAA 70 9 30 31 38 68 −30 57
35 VfB Lordrin LTK 70 12 19 39 69 130 −61 55
36 Cambridge Pioniere COM 70 12 17 41 99 169 −70 53


Élite League Cup
For the first time, the League Cup allowed for additional replays if the first replay of a tie ends in a draw, though this was unnecessary beyond the second round. As with last season, the Globe Cup spot allocated to the champion went unused, as the Iguanas had already qualified through the league.
Third Round
(EL1) Cordubovica Falcons 1–0 Noka Mariners (EL1)
(EL1) Kagoshima Phoenix 1–4 Carter FC (EL1)
(EL1) Seansburgh Cougars 3–0 Medoria Löwen (EL1)
(EL1) Ἄργος ΛΠ 1–1 Aeropag Penguins (EL1)
(EL1) San Solari FC 2–1 Kitsilano Konquerors (EL1)
(EL1) Sokojiʼwa Dosi CK 2–2 Lexington FC (EL1)
(EL2) Navarre Town 1–0 Lisda Lokado Goji Salamjī (EL1)
(EL1) Chorion Bluffs Knights 1–1 New Haverford Albion (EL1)
(EL2) Graceville Salamanders 3–2 Sonoma Center Panthers (EL1)
(EL2) Musketiere Twintown 0–2 San Diego Iguanas (EL1)
(EL2) New Hampton Terrapins 2–0 CF Mont-Pluie Jativa (EL2)
(EL1) Querzakhi United 1–1 Naquada Falls Demons (EL1)
(EL1) Silto Dosi ʼYasāŋmajī 0–1 South Coast United (EL2)
(EL2) Heidelstadt Falken B 1–1 Werd Beachcombers (EL2)
(EL1) Heidelstadt Falken 4–1 Lexington Firefoxes (EL2)
(EL1) Qidade Savana 4–3 High Mountain Buffalo (EL1)

Third Round Replays
(EL1) Aeropag Penguins 3–1 Ἄργος ΛΠ (EL1)
(EL1) Lexington FC 1–5 Sokojiʼwa Dosi CK (EL1)
(EL1) New Haverford Albion 1–2 Chorion Bluffs Knights (EL1)
(EL1) Naquada Falls Demons 3–1 Querzakhi United (EL1)
(EL2) Werd Beachcombers 3–1 Heidelstadt Falken B (EL2)

Fourth Round
(EL1) Cordubovica Falcons 1–2 Carter FC (EL1)
(EL1) Seansburgh Cougars 1–2 Aeropag Penguins (EL1)
(EL1) San Solari FC 2–1 Sokojiʼwa Dosi CK (EL1)
(EL2) Navarre Town 1–0 Chorion Bluffs Knights (EL1)
(EL2) Graceville Salamanders 1–2 San Diego Iguanas (EL1)
(EL2) New Hampton Terrapins 3–6 Naquada Falls Demons (EL1)
(EL2) South Coast United 0–1 Werd Beachcombers (EL2)
(EL1) Heidelstadt Falken 1–2 Qidade Savana (EL1)

Quarterfinals
(EL1) Carter FC 2–2 Aeropag Penguins (EL1)
(EL1) San Solari FC 4–0 Navarre Town (EL2)
(EL1) San Diego Iguanas 3–2 Naquada Falls Demons (EL1)
(EL2) Werd Beachcombers 0–4 Qidade Savana (EL1)

Quarterfinal Replay
(EL1) Aeropag Penguins 2–0 Carter FC (EL1)

Semifinals
(EL1) Aeropag Penguins 2–0 San Solari FC (EL1)
(EL1) San Diego Iguanas 2–1 Qidade Savana (EL1)

Final (@ Holmes Stadium, Columbia)
(EL1) Aeropag Penguins 1–2 San Diego Iguanas (EL1)


International qualification—Capitalizt SLANI
[i]TakilQuip Champions’ Cup 12: Yuba United, Medoria Löwen, Sonoma Center Panthers, Black Oasis Athletic
Globe Cup 9: San Diego Iguanas, Ἄργος ΛΠ, Dawson Springs FC
Samseong Series B Champions’ Cup 9: Jackson FC, ʼEbestigatus Tāpuŋjī

International qualification—Jasīʼyūn
TakilQuip Champions’ Cup 12: Qidade Savana, Dusanto Mojaʼikījī, Sokojito Dosi Dalamjwijī, Naquada Falls Demons
Globe Cup 9: Noka Mariners
Samseong Series B Champions’ Cup 9: New Hampton Terrapins, South Coast United, Keto Lodīlūnajī, Griffin Zebras, Heidelstadt Falken B, Musketiere Twintown

International final bids
TakilQuip Champions’ Cup 12: Anaphase Alchemy Stadium, Sonoma Center (capacity 171 337)
Globe Cup 9: stádie:qs, Savana (capacity 104 900)
Samseong Series B Champions’ Cup 9: Aeropag Olympic Stadium, Aeropag (capacity 107 596)

For the record, I would like my country's international sports code to be NOR.

Also, Oceanview F.C. of the Premier Division has undergone a name change and will henceforth refer to itself as Oceanview City F.C. or simply Oceanview City.

With much fanfare and monetary input from mvarious Merikan companies, mosques and wealthy individuals, the very first football season of al-Merika's very own football league began this season. With many people inspired to watch football by the 45th World Cup, carried to Merikan television channels for the first time, the thirty new franchises (with four waiting in the wings should any team finish at the bottom of the second league for three out of any five year period) played their matches in front of varying sizes of crowds, with all sorts of excitement and drama not seen in al-Merika before.

The inaugural season's results were:

Merikan Super League
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
C New Tabari Raiders 30 20 7 3 85 31 54 67 TQCC
2 New Susa Warriors 30 19 5 6 77 36 41 62 TQCC
3 Rayyen Wildcats 30 17 7 6 59 28 31 58 TQCC
4 Vinquraz Surf 30 17 7 6 60 33 27 58 TQCC / GC*
5 Rezialar Lakers 30 18 4 8 46 23 23 58 GC
6 Alvhazi Tigers 30 17 3 10 34 20 14 54 GC*
7 Sadhe Kor Sabres 30 15 8 7 43 27 16 53
8 Barzabal Tornados 30 13 6 11 45 48 -3 45
9 Babakir Suns 30 12 8 10 32 29 3 44
10 Markhaz Seagulls 30 11 5 14 51 63 -12 38
11 Khezbaijar Goats 30 8 7 15 26 39 -13 31
12 Alvhazi Pirates 30 8 6 16 32 49 -17 30
13 Ramahen Flyers 30 6 6 18 19 42 -23 24
14 Qurazal Kings 30 5 7 18 17 47 -30 22
RR Mahar Eagles 30 3 6 21 24 68 -44 15
RR New Tabari Kestrels 30 1 8 21 28 95 -67 11

Highest scoring match: New Tabari Raiders 5-4 Barzabal Tornados
Largest home win: Markhaz Seagulls 9-0 New Tabari Kestrels
Largest away win: New Tabari Kestrels 0-9 New Susa Warriors

Merikan First League
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
P New Jahan Spirits 30 23 3 4 58 18 40 72 SBCC
P Rezya Lumberjacks 30 22 4 4 87 41 46 70 SBCC
3 Khemul Scarlets 30 22 3 5 104 45 59 69 SBCC
4 Zadiyakh Rush 30 19 7 4 99 49 50 64 SBCC*
5 Haroah Rockers 30 15 3 12 61 54 7 48
6 Qian Angels 30 14 4 12 70 69 1 46
7 Al-Hyad Devotion 30 12 9 9 57 47 10 45
8 Dyaza Pistons 30 14 3 13 44 44 0 45
9 Mularan Hotspurs 30 12 4 14 53 59 -6 40
10 al-Sazarah Flames 30 10 7 13 62 59 3 37
11 Perdiaz Buccaneers 30 11 2 17 50 82 -32 35
12 Ilam Eels 30 7 9 14 22 39 -17 30
13 Ahmyer Steelers 30 5 6 19 45 85 -40 21
14 Khulazhar Lions 30 4 8 18 26 65 -39 20
15 Bilardah Bluejays 30 6 2 22 49 104 -55 20
16 Elartisal Pioneers 30 4 6 20 26 53 -27 18

Highest scoring match: Khemul Scarlets 8-3 Qian Angels
Largest home win: Khemul Scarlets 8-0 Ahmyer Steelers
Largest away win: Dyaza Pistons 0-6 Zadiyakh Rush

NB: * denotes entry to international competitions is dependent on the number of international participants, and as such entry to TQCC/GC/SBCC is to be confirmed by the organisers.

CAFUNDELENSE LEAGUE - FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON ENDED

The first half of the season 13 of the Cafundelense league has ended. As everyone in the whole world must know now, this part of the Cafundelense season is the least important, being only useful to get the players fit (with the exception of the Empress Cup [former Emperor's Cup], which has some importance, including a place in the TQCC). The State-related competitions don't have practical importance. The most important one is surely the Empress Cup, which is viewed as an important competition (it grants one TQCC place), but doesn't come close of the National League, and that's why the smaller teams have more chance. The others competitions are State Championships, and the only reason why the supporters want to win this is because they have to defeat their rivals to get the trophy. And that’s the only reason that they exist too. The State Championships and the State Champions Cup have tradition, while the Empress Cup has practical importance. See the names of the state champions (yes, I'm lazy and won't update the introduction):

JUTA STATE: Clube Imperial
LASFT STATE: Petardos S/A
CENTRAL STATE: Ranca Toco
TITÃ STATE: Galáxia
DUNBOOR STATE: Dunboor FC
OLD CITIES STATE: Internacional de Penderia
ESPINAL STATE: Porto Lacruz
COAST STATE: Atlético Insular

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THE STATE CHAMPIONS CUP

All the state champions played this unimportant competition. See the results (obs: away goals rule apply):

Previous Champions:
Season 1 - Tênis Clube
Season 2 - Petardos S/A
Season 3 - A.F.F.
Season 4 - Clube Imperial
Season 5 - Petardos S/A
Season 6 - Ranca Toco
Season 7 - Petardos S/A
Season 8 - Clube Imperial
Season 9 - Atlético Insular
Season 10 - América
Season 11 - A.F.F.
Season 12 - Cafundó do Juta

Quarterfinals
1st Leg
Atlético Insular 2x1 Galáxia
Petardos S/A 3x3 Porto Lacruz
Clube Imperial 3x0 Internacional de Penderia
Dunboor FC 2x0 Ranca Toco

2nd Leg
Galáxia 1x1 Atlético Insular
Porto Lacruz 2x1 Petardos S/A
Internacional de Penderia 0x0 Clube Imperial
Ranca Toco 2x0 Dunboor FC (5-4 on penalties)


Semifinals
1st Leg
Ranca Toco 1x0 Atlético Insular
Porto Lacruz 1x2 Clube Imperial

2nd Leg
Atlético Insular 0x1 Ranca Toco
Clube Imperial 1x1 Porto Lacruz


Final
1st Leg
Clube Imperial 3x2 Ranca Toco

2nd Leg
Ranca Toco 1x0 Clube Imperial


Champion: RANCA TOCO!

Reactions: UNBEATABLE? After winning the Cafundelense First Division for two consecutive seasons in a nearly perfect way, also winning a TQCC and playing another TQCC final and a Globe Cup final, it is impossible to not think that Ranca Toco is going to dominate the Cafundelense League. In surveys, Ranca Toco is already considered the best team of the country, in front of even Petardos S/A. And this title, although not important, shows that the team only improves as time passes. Can someone defeat Ranca Toco?

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THE EMPRESS CUP

The Empress Cup has the same format of the former Emperor's Cup, with the name being the only difference, after the former emperor Hector Van Tocco resigned and his daughter Alice Van Tocco became the empress. A bigger competition than the last ones, it involves 64 teams. Finally, the CCFM have decided to make serious rules about the participation in the cup: the 40 teams from 1st and 2nd divisions, the best 12 from the 3rd division, the top 8 from the 4th division and the promoted 4 from the 5th division in the last season participate. See the results (obs: no away goals rule):

Previous Champions:
Season 1 - Petardos S/A
Season 2 - Dunboor FC
Season 3 - Petardos S/A
Season 4 - Central United
Season 5 - Clube Imperial
Season 6 - Cafundó do Juta
Season 7 - Clube Imperial
Season 8 - Khalmar-Tijhus
Season 9 - A.F.F.
Season 10 - Petardos S/A
Season 11 - Galáxia
Season 12 - América

In blue, games considered huge - if in red, the game is a city/state derby, if in purple underlined italics, the game is huge and also a city/state derby.

Round of 64
1st Leg
Real Jaçanã 0x1 CR Submiria
Varzeano 1x4 Petardos S/A
Imperatriz 0x3 A.F.F.
Sambarilove 2x2 SC Lasft
Zeca Futebol 2x5 Clube Imperial
Coqueiros 0x6 Central United
Tio João 3x1 Faculdade de Medicina
Pico da Neblina 2x1 Porto Lacruz
Ferroviário 0x1 São José
Palestra 1x3 Carandirú
C-Electronics 0x2 Vila Velha
Pernetas EC 0x3 Cafundó do Juta
Penders 1x1 Atlético Jutense
Cruzeiro do Sul 1x2 Atlético Insular
EC Elville 0x2 Clube Comercial
Mocidade 1x5 Ranca Toco
Aldeia Vigiah 3x3 Engenheiro Peres
Ribeirão 2x1 São Jorge
União 2x0 Rio Bonito
Desportiva de Pinheiros 1x3 União Trabalhadora
SC Carnavalesco 0x1 Nova Éden
Santa Cruz do Norte 1x0 Nacional da Cruz
Eldorado 4x3 Aliança
Espinalense 3x5 Tabajara
Clube dos Banqueiros 2x4 Dunboor FC
Agreman FH 0x2 Khalmar-Tijhus
Peladeiros 0x3 Galáxia
Cosmopolita 1x3 Metropolitano
Multiclínicas 1x1 Dínamo de Natal
Petrol 2x1 Serrano
Internacional de Penderia 3x1 Tênis Clube
Forças Armadas 0x3 América


2nd Leg
CR Submiria 2x0 Real Jaçanã
Petardos S/A 4x0 Varzeano
A.F.F. 3x2 Imperatriz
SC Lasft 2x0 Sambarilove
Clube Imperial 5x0 Zeca Futebol
Central United 8x2 Coqueiros
Faculdade de Medicina 1x0 Tio João
Porto Lacruz 4x2 Pico da Neblina
São José 2x2 Ferroviário
Carandirú 0x2 Palestra (3-1 on penalties)
Vila Velha 1x1 C-Electronics
Cafundó do Juta 3x1 Pernetas EC
Atlético Jutense 2x1 Penders
Atlético Insular 3x2 Cruzeiro do Sul
Clube Comercial 2x2 EC Elville
Ranca Toco 3x0 Mocidade
Engenheiro Peres 2x1 Aldeia Vigiah
São Jorge 2x1 Ribeirão (5-4 on penalties)
Rio Bonito 2x0 União (5-3 on penalties)
União Trabalhadora 0x1 Desportiva de Pinheiros
Nova Éden 3x1 SC Carnavalesco
Nacional da Cruz 0x0 Santa Cruz do Norte
Aliança 2x1 Eldorado (4-2 on penalties)
Tabajara 3x1 Espinalense
Dunboor FC 1x0 Clube dos Banqueiros
Khalmar-Tijhus 1x1 Agreman FH
Galáxia 3x0 Peladeiros
Metropolitano 3x1 Cosmopolita
Dínamo de Natal 1x1 Multiclínicas (3-0 on penalties)
Serrano 3x2 Petrol (5-4 on penalties)
Tênis Clube 2x1 Internacional de Penderia
América 2x0 Forças Armadas


Round of 32
1st Leg
América 3x0 CR Submiria
Internacional de Penderia 1x1 Petardos S/A
Serrano 1x2 A.F.F.
Dínamo de Natal 1x0 SC Lasft
Metropolitano 3x2 Clube Imperial
Galáxia 1x1 Central United
Khalmar-Tijhus 2x1 Tio João
Dunboor FC 1x3 Porto Lacruz
Tabajara 2x3 São José
Aliança 0x0 Carandirú
Santa Cruz do Norte 2x0 Vila Velha
Nova Éden 1x4 Cafundó do Juta
União Trabalhadora 0x2 Atlético Jutense
Rio Bonito 0x1 Atlético Insular
São Jorge 3x2 Clube Comercial
Engenheiro Peres 1x3 Ranca Toco


2nd Leg
CR Submiria 0x0 América
Petardos S/A 1x0 Internacional de Penderia
A.F.F. 2x0 Serrano
SC Lasft 3x1 Dínamo de Natal
Clube Imperial 3x2 Metropolitano (3-4 on penalties)
Central United 4x1 Galáxia
Tio João 3x1 Khalmar-Tijhus
Porto Lacruz 2x3 Dunboor FC
São José 1x1 Tabajara
Carandirú 0x0 Aliança (3-2 on penalties)
Vila Velha 2x1 Santa Cruz do Norte
Cafundó do Juta 5x2 Nova Éden
Atlético Jutense 2x0 União Trabalhadora
Atlético Insular 1x1 Rio Bonito
Clube Comercial 3x1 São Jorge
Ranca Toco 6x0 Engenheiro Peres


Round of 16 (Oitavas-de-final)
1st Leg
América 1x2 Ranca Toco
Petardos S/A 2x1 Clube Comercial
A.F.F. 2x3 Atlético Insular
SC Lasft 4x4 Atlético Jutense
Metropolitano 1x3 Cafundó do Juta
Central United 3x0 Santa Cruz do Norte
Tio João 0x0 Carandirú
Porto Lacruz 1x2 São José


2nd Leg
Ranca Toco 3x0 América
Clube Comercial 2x4 Petardos S/A
Atlético Insular 2x1 A.F.F.
Atlético Jutense 2x0 SC Lasft
Cafundó do Juta 3x1 Metropolitano
Santa Cruz do Norte 1x1 Central United
Carandirú 1x0 Tio João
São José 1x3 Porto Lacruz


Quarterfinals
1st Leg
Porto Lacruz 2x1 Ranca Toco
Carandirú 3x0 Petardos S/A
Central United 3x0 Atlético Insular
Cafundó do Juta 1x1 Atlético Jutense


2nd Leg
Ranca Toco 3x2 Porto Lacruz (4-3 on penalties)
Petardos S/A 2x0 Carandirú
Atlético Insular 0x0 Central United
Atlético Jutense 1x0 Cafundó do Juta


Semifinals
1st Leg
Ranca Toco 1x1 Atlético Jutense
Carandirú 1x0 Central United


2nd Leg
Atlético Jutense 0x2 Ranca Toco
Central United 4x0 Carandirú


Final
1st Leg
Central United 1x3 Ranca Toco


THE FINAL
RANCA TOCO 2x0 CENTRAL UNITED

Place: Presídio, Carandirú City.
Attendance: 102,557 people (overcrowded).
Referee: Daniel Bueno (Juta State).
Assistants: Eliana Darcillel and Falco Weghen (Juta State).
Time of the game: 22:00h (local time).
MOTM: Paquetá (Ranca Toco).

RANCA TOCO: Salathiël; Manuso, Kim Yongji and Luizão; Underdark (Russo 86'), Mus'haf, Júrangil (Mizin 45'), Paquetá and Marossi; Fiero (Zoca 73') and Hubert.
Coach: Andreas Gilsoweller Veiga.

CENTRAL UNITED: Júlio; Sheldon, Cinerne, Yamada and Samman (Terra 20'); Nakombi, Fabinho, Arsenault (Diogo 80') and Kim Byeongji; Adams and Marquinhos Juta (Mendigo 45').
Coach: Javier Sanchez.

Goal:RCT: Hubert 30' , Paquetá 33'.

Yellow Cards: Manuso, Luizão, Underdark, Paquetá and Marossi (RCT); Sheldon and Nakombi (CUT).
Red Cards: Luizão (RCT) and Kim Byeongji (CUT).

RANCA TOCO WINS THE EMPRESS CUP!

Reactions: REALLY, REALLY UNBEATABLE? Well, if the victory of the State Champions Cup wasn't enough proof that Ranca Toco was aiming the complete domination of the Cafundelense victory, the victory of the Empress Cup now worries the supporters of other teams. If they win the National League, they'll be the first team to win all the domestic competitions available for them, entering in history. Now only the First Division is left, and Ranca Toco will surely be the team to beat. And the question is: can any team beat them?

Collegiate Sporting Alliance, 1768 regular season

The Meice Journal's preseason rankings:

Preseason top ten:
Team Conference '67 Tournament
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1 Solonds East Coast First round
2 Calamen East Coast Champion
3 Sirinis Big West Quarterfinals
4 Riestre Midland Quarterfinals
5 Highland Big West --
6 Shent. Southern Southern Crescent First round
7 Defae East Coast Quarterfinals
8 Baseng Lowland --
9 Speilers Lowland Quarterfinals
10 Southwestern Southern Crescent First round

East Coast Conference
Numbers in parentheses are final CSA coefficients (only top 20 shown)

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 (1) Calamen 15 11 3 1 39 14 25 36
5 (5) Solonds 15 9 4 2 29 11 18 31
8 (6) Defae 15 9 3 3 28 11 17 30
11 (12) Salle 15 9 1 5 20 13 7 28
12 (13) Southeastern 15 8 3 4 27 13 14 27
34 Sheoron 15 5 5 5 22 20 2 20
38 Calamen-Petaki 15 6 1 8 18 18 0 19
45 North Salle 15 5 3 7 14 23 -9 18
55 Salle Southern 15 4 3 8 14 27 -13 15
60 Till 15 3 4 8 16 24 -8 13
66 Rascenass 15 2 2 11 11 25 -14 8
68 Calamen-Custles 15 1 2 12 9 35 -26 5

Champions: http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gth681k/ns/vephrall/CSA/ECC/Calamen.png University of Calamen Grizzlies (2nd consecutive season)

Isthmian Conference

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 (14) Bektys Coastal 15 8 3 4 25 19 6 27
14 (16) Bektys State 15 8 2 5 26 17 9 26
16 (18) Isthmian 15 8 2 5 26 19 7 26
26 Scusenany 15 7 3 5 19 18 1 24
28 Eastern Darnai 15 5 8 2 17 13 4 23
30 BTI 15 6 5 4 21 20 1 23
40 South Bektys 15 5 4 6 18 22 -4 19
41 Fishbog 15 5 4 6 15 19 -4 19
42 North Bektys 15 5 4 6 15 22 -7 19
43 Riestre-Clyddly 15 5 3 7 19 19 0 18
44 Western Shentarong 15 5 3 7 17 19 -2 18
58 Flaarickug 15 4 2 9 17 27 -10 14

Champions: http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gth681k/ns/vephrall/CSA/Isthmian/Bektys Coastal.png Bektys Coastal University Eagles (last season: Scusenany)

Midland Conference

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 (11) Siellal 15 10 0 5 31 20 11 30
18 (20) Riestre 15 7 4 4 26 14 12 25
20 North Shentarong 15 7 4 4 16 13 3 25
21 Riestre Tech 15 8 1 6 24 22 2 25
35 Westlake 15 4 8 3 20 20 0 20
37 Riestre State 15 6 2 7 13 15 -2 20
46 Shentarong Tech 15 5 3 7 19 30 -11 18
47 Military 15 5 2 8 23 31 -8 17
61 NE Riestre 15 3 2 10 15 24 -9 11
63 Taeschand 15 3 1 11 13 27 -14 10

Champions: http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gth681k/ns/vephrall/CSA/Midland/Siellal.png Siellal University Conquerors (last season: Riestre State)

Southern Crescent Conference

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 (7) Shentarong Southern 15 10 1 4 29 16 13 31
7 (8) Shentarong 15 10 1 4 24 12 12 31
17 (19) Southwestern 15 8 2 5 22 18 4 26
23 Darnai 15 7 3 5 24 16 8 24
24 Shentarong State 15 7 3 5 25 20 5 24
31 Sumbobor State 15 5 7 3 22 18 4 22
39 Nenbondle 15 5 4 6 14 17 -3 19
52 Twin Cities 15 3 6 6 20 24 -4 15
54 Astenast State 15 3 6 6 16 24 -8 15
57 Sumbobor 15 4 2 9 21 31 -10 14
62 Fekliir State 15 2 4 9 15 27 -12 10
64 East Point 15 2 4 9 12 26 -14 10

Champions: http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gth681k/ns/vephrall/CSA/SCC/Shentarong Southern.png Shentarong Southern University Sharks (previous season: Shentarong)

Big West Conference

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 (4) Highland 15 9 5 1 29 17 12 32
10 (9) Dettune 15 9 3 3 24 17 7 30
15 (17) Virdys 15 7 5 3 26 18 8 26
19 (15) Seibeng 15 6 7 2 25 15 10 25
25 Western Darnai 15 7 3 5 23 22 1 24
27 Sirinis 15 6 5 4 23 16 7 23
29 Dettune Mtn 15 6 5 4 21 18 3 23
33 South Sirinis 15 6 3 6 24 24 0 21
36 Northern Darnai 15 6 2 7 24 26 -2 20
50 Anhenir 15 5 1 9 16 31 -15 16
51 Western Dettune 15 3 6 6 19 22 -3 15
59 Sirinis Ag 15 2 7 6 16 21 -5 13

Champions: http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gth681k/ns/vephrall/CSA/SWC/Highland.png Sumbobor Highland College Wolves (previous season: Seibeng)

Lowland Conference

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 (3) Baseng 15 10 4 1 27 12 15 34
3 (2) Speilers 15 10 3 2 38 14 24 33
22 (10) Narrows 12 7 3 2 20 11 9 24
32 Chezlot 15 6 4 5 18 15 3 22
48 Jishmid 15 3 7 5 17 22 -5 16
49 Dettune State 15 4 4 7 16 25 -9 16
53 Middle Bektys 15 4 3 8 19 25 -6 15
56 Bayside 15 3 5 7 17 24 -7 14
65 NW Sumbobor 14 2 3 9 11 27 -16 9
67 Sumbobor Tech 15 1 3 11 13 37 -24 6

Champions: http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gth681k/ns/vephrall/CSA/Lowland/Baseng.png Baseng College Typhoon (last season: Speilers)


Each team that finished in the top 16 in the CSA coefficients will advance to the national championship tournament.[/QUOTE]

Collegiate Sporting Alliance, 1768 national championship

Colors indicate the team's conference (East Coast, Isthmian, Midland, Southern Crescent, Big West, Lowland).

First Round
(1) Calamen 4-1 (16) Bektys State
(8) Shentarong 0-1 (9) Dettune
(5) Solonds 4-2 (12) Salle
(4) Highland 1-0 (13) Southeastern
(6) Defae 2-0 (11) Siellal
(3) Baseng 2-0 (14) Bektys Coastal
(7) Shentarong Southern 4-0 (10) Narrows
(2) Speilers 2-2 (15) Seibeng (2-2 AET, 2-4 PKs)

Quarterfinals
(1) Calamen 2-0 (9) Dettune
(5) Solonds 1-0 (4) Highland
(6) Defae 0-1 (3) Baseng
(7) Shentarong Southern 4-1 (15) Seibeng

Semifinals
(1) Calamen 2-4 (5) Solonds
(3) Baseng 0-0 (7) Shentarong Southern (0-0 AET, 1-4 PKs)

Third Place Playoff
(1) Calamen 3-1 (3) Baseng

Final
(5) Solonds 0-0 (7) Shentarong Southern (0-0 AET, 4-5 PKs)

So the http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gth681k/ns/vephrall/CSA/SCC/Shentarong Southern.png Shentarong Southern University (new motto: "Shentarong Southern: where it's true, defense does win championships") Sharks will participate in the next edition of the IUCC, as will the national runner-up http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gth681k/ns/vephrall/CSA/ECC/Solonds.png Solonds University Bears and the third-place http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gth681k/ns/vephrall/CSA/ECC/Calamen.png University of Calamen Grizzlies.

Meanwhile, the latest Conference Power Rankings show a little bit of a resurgence for the Isthmian and Midland Conferences, primarily at the expense of the SCC, despite the national champions being in the SCC. Weird how that works.

CONFERENCE POWER RANKINGS (change since last season)

Big West 196 (- 8/unc)
East Coast 177 (+ 5/^ 1)
Isthmian 176 (+10/^ 1)
Midland 174 (+21/^ 2)
Southern Crescent 164 (-14/v 3)
Lowland 148 (-14/v 1)

Meanwhile, Solonds moves up to the top spot in the Overall Program Prestige chart, early powerhouses Riestre move back up to number two, and Defae continues its slow but steady rise. We welcome Calamen into the top ten, well deserved after their recent strong performances in the East Coast Conference and in the national tournament.

OVERALL PROGRAM PRESTIGE (scale: 0 to 100)

1 Solonds 78.93 (^ 3)
2 Riestre 78.48 (^ 1)
3 Westlake 78.39 (v 2)
4 Defae 77.95 (^ 1)
5 Sumbobor State 77.86 (v 3)
6 Shent. Southern 75.71 (^ 1)
7 Southeastern 75.63 (v 1)
8 Fekliir State 73.66 (^ 1)
9 BTI 73.30 (^ 1)
10 Calamen 72.59 (^ 5)

DROPPED OUT: #8 Shentarong State

Kingdom of Dancougar College Football

With most of Southport City's "Men of Destiny" class having graduated before the 11th IUCC, the team's prospects were not high. And yet when the final whistle blew to close out the group stage, they found themselves level with Turbani-Travesian. Completely level. A 0-0 draw between the group forced a special playoff match to see who would advance to the knockout round, and a 2-0 defeat sent Southport home. Also heading home was Chastain College, which finished dead last in Group D despite being the only team to defeat group winners Dancougar Royal Academy. The Royal Academy were looking to be one of the best central valley teams in memory, but after dispatching Turbani-Travesian in the quarterfinals with ease, City of Ad'ihan University held them 1-0 in the semis. The Royal Academy would shake it off, and two goals from soon-to-be-junior Kent Montego saw them take bronze 3-2 over Vephrall's University of Calamen.

2037/38: Competition

Now with two straight finals appearances and the defending champion, the Yuki Collegiate Premier League looked like it was leading the central valley conferences back to the pinnacle of college football. The Royal Academy followed up on its championship with a conference title, sweeping aside the rest of the Yuki CPL with ease, finishing seven points clear of Yuki State and thirteen above third place Carling. Hazuki State were back at the top after a powerful 12-win year, and they showed some defensive mettle, something they're not generally known for. But the media's top team came from the delta. The nation's second-oldest league provided Fujiwara State, who were even more dominant in their own conference. They were ten points clear of second-place Kildare Maritime and only dropped a single game in the campaign.

Top 25 (End of season media poll)
1 Fujiwara State College 10-5-1, 28/15, 1st Kishin Delta CPL
2 Dancougar Royal Academy 10-3-1, 37/18, 1st Yuki CPL
3 Hazuki State University 12-1-3, 31/14, 1st Hazuki CPL
4 Thane College 9-4-1, 27/12, 1st Shiba Valley
5 Lunarossa State University 11-1-3, 29/16, 1st Lunarossa CPL
6 Hinata Academy 9-3-2, 27/19, 1st Coastal Plains
7 Shapiro State University 8-4-2, 24/11, 1st Shapiro CPL
8 University of Lunarossa 8-5-2, 33/24, 2nd Lunarossa CPL
9 Chastain College 10-2-4, 36/22, 1st Northern Plains
10 Konoha Academy 8-3-3, 32/23, 1st Big East
11 Hinamizawa College 8-4-2, 26/16, 1st Kotaru CPL
12 Leona College 9-4-3, 28/19, 1st South Central
13 Daikon Academy 8-3-3, 24/18, 2nd Big East
14 Wean State College 9-1-4, 24/13, 1st Metro East
15 University of Desugaia 9-3-4, 26/19, 1st Big West
16 Benton College 9-2-5, 28/18, 2nd South Central
17 Nikkei Academy 9-2-3, 20/12, 1st Shikibu CPL
18 Crane State College 9-2-5, 24/16, 3rd South Central
19 Monroeville College 9-3-4, 22/12, 1st Sullivan CPL
20 Keats Island University 8-5-3, 28/16, 1st Keats Island CPL
21 Shapiro State @ Dawes Pointe 9-1-4, 27/18, 1st Shinobu Valley
22 Yuki State University 8-2-4, 27/20, 2nd Yuki CPL
23 Ouran College 7-5-4, 30/22, 2nd Hazuki CPL
24 Alameda Academy 8-5-3, 26/20, 2nd Keats Island CPL
25 Morewood Technical Institute 7-5-3, 30/21, 4th Lunarossa CPL

As the tournament got underway, though, there were plenty of signs that there was some parity among the top teams yet. No fewer than four of the eight opening-round ties had to be settled with penalty kicks, with #16 Benton becoming the highest ranked casualty of the round. Three ties in the Conference Round also needed penalties, including the decisive showdown in a highly-entertaining 5-5 aggregate draw between #1 Fujiwara State and #15 University of Desugaia, with Fujiwara emerging the winners. Only one team out of the top five would not advance past the round: #4 Thane, who let Benton crush them 4-1 at home and ended up going down 8-4 on aggregate. The random draw produced several enticing clashes, with #8 University of Lunarossa escaping past #6 Hinata on penalties and #2 Royal Academy putting three past #7 Shapiro State without reply.

Things got tougher in the Sweet Sixteen. Fujiwara State were taken to penalties again, this time by #25 Morewood Tech, and this time the underdogs prevailed. Benton's shot at a Cinderella run was done after two losses to the Royal Academy. The matchup between #5 Lunarossa State and #9 Chastain was a disappointment, with Chastain winning the opener 4-1 and cruising 6-1 on aggregate. More interesting were the upsets. #20 Keats Island toppled Lunarossa 7-2 on aggregate, including a 4-2 away win, to boost their bid for a second-ever collegiate title. And #10 Konoha were ousted by the unranked champions from the Red River Conferece: Hyland College erased a 3-2 first leg defecit to win 5-4.

Chastain rolled over the University of Shiba in their quarterfinal tie with a pair of 4-1 wins, and #3 Hazuki State returned to the semifinals by pounding Jena. But the other ties produced some surprises. Keats Island used a 4-0 home win to pound the Royal Academy into submission 7-3 on aggregate, and Hyland advanced over Morewood Tech. The draw conspired to produce some appetite-whetting scenarios. Would Hazuki State and Chastain produce a chalk final, or would Keats Island and Hyland both earn upsets? Luck favored the underdogs, and given a chance to be the first team to win the tournament twice, Keats Island University delivered, toppling Hazuki State 5-3 in the semifinal and then emerging from the grand final with a 2-1 victory over Hyland.

Internationally, the SBCC saw one almost magical run from the Lunarossans, which critics pointed to as one of the reasons for their slip up in conference play, also a #8 rank during the regular season on top of international travel means that they're doing something right down there. While the University of Gilderome were getting eliminated by West Zirconia's Hyland Town in the first preliminary round, the University of Lunarossa were racking up a 3-0 away win at Jjambongga to advance. They repeated the feat against Wootton United of Lecland, and in the third round, a third away win was all the difference against Piratas de Grisolon. Joining them in the group stage were Barysnk College, conquerors of Richelieu AC, and direct qualifiers the Royal Academy.

Barysnk, as it turned out, were out of their depth. It was an off-year for them, finishing third in the Igor Valley and out of the tournament, and also they got a good-looking away win against Jasiyun's Mucketeire Twintown, they finished last in Group A. Lunarossa were also unable to keep up their pace, finishing with four losses in Group G with their only win coming against winless Underwood Town. Only the Royal Academy, with a 4-0-2 record in Group B, would represent Dancougar's colleges and universities in the SBCC knockout stage. But in the Round of 16, the Graceville Salamanders would end their run immediately with victories of 2-0 and 3-2.

2038/39: Classification

End of season media ranking in parentheses
* denotes tournament bid

Yuki Collegiate Premier League 2038
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 (6) Dancougar Royal Aca 14 8 4 2 36 22 14 28 *
2 Kishin Academy 14 6 7 1 32 23 9 25 *
3 Carling College 14 6 3 5 19 17 2 21
4 University of Dancougar 14 5 3 6 20 24 -4 18
5 Barclay State College 14 4 4 6 24 24 0 16
6 Dancougar Army Academy 14 4 3 7 16 23 -7 15
7 Yuki State University 14 2 8 4 20 25 -5 14
8 Carling Military Inst 14 3 4 7 19 28 -9 13

Kishin Delta Collegiate Premier League 2038
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 (3) Fujiwara St College 16 10 3 3 39 28 11 33 *
2 Raizon College 16 8 4 4 20 17 3 28 *
3 Gabthley University 16 6 6 4 25 22 3 24
4 Nara College 16 6 6 4 23 21 2 24
5 Kildare Maritime Academy 16 6 3 7 28 25 3 21
6 Port Royal University 16 6 3 7 23 23 0 21
7 Eastport State University 16 6 2 8 24 29 -5 20
8 Weston Technical Inst 16 4 4 8 23 27 -4 16
9 Dancougar Naval Academy 16 3 3 10 14 27 -13 12

Shiba Valley Conference 2038
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Shiba Technical College 14 8 1 5 27 22 5 25 *
2 Ochoa City College 14 7 3 4 23 18 5 24
3 Grandborough Tech 14 6 3 5 21 16 5 21
4 Grandborough University 14 6 3 5 19 24 -5 21
5 Pembrooke Academy 14 4 7 3 20 20 0 19
6 Thane College 14 4 5 5 19 22 -3 17
7 Lansing College 14 4 4 6 19 21 -2 16
8 Shiba State University 14 1 6 7 18 23 -5 9

Coastal Plains Conference 2038
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 (22) Pollock College 14 7 5 2 31 19 12 26 *
2 (18) Hinata Academy 14 8 2 4 30 22 8 26 *
3 Mandrake City College 14 5 5 4 28 28 0 20
4 Yuki Technical Institute 14 5 4 5 23 22 1 19
5 Hale University 14 4 6 4 24 24 0 18
6 Southport City College 14 4 3 7 17 24 -7 15
7 Kanata State College 14 3 4 7 14 24 -10 13
8 Yuki State - Helmsley 14 1 9 4 8 12 -4 12

Hazuki Collegiate Premier League 2038
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 (1) Hazuki St University 16 11 4 1 34 17 17 37 *
2 (7) Ouran College 16 9 4 3 33 23 10 31 *
3 Kimstown City College 16 8 3 5 28 21 7 27 *
4 Mugen Bend State College 16 7 2 7 23 25 -2 23
5 Briggs College 16 4 8 4 22 23 -1 20
6 Beresford College 16 4 6 6 21 26 -5 18
7 Kasai Academy 16 4 5 7 15 18 -3 17
8 University of Hazuki 16 3 3 10 17 32 -15 12
9 Chester Academy 16 2 5 9 15 23 -8 11

Big Northeast Football Conference 2038
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 (15) Muddy Banks St Col 14 8 2 4 26 14 12 26 *
2 (24) Port Vigilance CC 14 7 4 3 24 15 9 25 *
3 Dyson College 14 6 2 6 22 23 -1 20
4 Zane Island State College 14 6 1 7 24 28 -4 19
5 Maribito University 14 5 3 6 21 20 1 18
6 Foster College 14 5 3 6 16 19 -3 18
7 Northeastern Masato Univ 14 5 2 7 18 27 -9 17
8 Koi Shores Technical Col 14 5 1 8 16 21 -5 16

Shinobu Valley Conference 2038
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 (10) Akiba College 14 8 4 2 23 14 9 28 *
2 Shapiro State - Dawes Pte 14 7 3 4 25 14 11 24 *
3 Reyes Academy 14 6 3 5 23 18 5 21
4 Brackston College 14 5 4 5 20 25 -5 19
5 Shinobu State University 14 5 3 6 23 24 -1 18
6 Maehara University 14 5 2 7 19 25 -6 17
7 Deimon City College 14 3 5 6 19 24 -5 14
8 Callihan College 14 3 4 7 18 26 -8 13

Helmut Collegiate Premier League 2038
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Helmut State University 14 8 1 5 27 23 4 25 *
2 Granger Island College 14 7 3 4 23 19 4 24
3 Branstein College 14 7 2 5 27 26 1 23
4 University of Helmut 14 6 3 5 23 23 0 21
5 Schwartzer College 14 6 1 7 22 27 -5 19
6 Jena College 14 5 3 6 23 20 3 18
7 Lake Gandor State Univ 14 3 6 5 26 28 -2 15
8 Kimei Academy 14 1 7 6 22 27 -5 10

South Central Conference 2038
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 (20) Univ of Shikibu 16 10 0 6 28 15 13 30 *
2 Leona College 16 8 2 6 27 20 7 26
3 Derry College 16 6 6 4 19 19 0 24
4 Benton College 16 6 5 5 21 19 2 23
5 Kinnikun College 16 7 2 7 25 27 -2 23
6 Crane State College 16 6 4 6 18 22 -4 22
7 U of Shiba - Grandborough 16 5 6 5 19 22 -3 21
8 Shiratori University 16 4 4 8 22 25 -3 16
9 Shikibu Northwestern 16 3 5 8 16 26 -10 14

Red River Conference 2038
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Raymaley College 14 6 5 3 26 18 8 23 *
2 Waugaman City College 14 6 5 3 21 17 4 23
3 Hyland College 14 6 2 6 19 15 4 20
4 Meadowridge University 14 5 4 5 19 20 -1 19
5 Masato State University 14 6 1 7 16 19 -3 19
6 Rizzi College 14 4 5 5 20 23 -3 17
7 Regola University 14 5 2 7 17 25 -8 17
8 Seanor City College 14 4 4 6 19 20 -1 16

Big West Conference 2038
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 (4) Mount Fujiko St Col 16 10 4 2 28 18 10 34 *
2 (8) Univ of Desugaia 16 9 5 2 34 24 10 32 *
3 Randall College 16 8 2 6 16 17 -1 26
4 Pine Bluffs State College 16 7 4 5 23 20 3 25
5 Friedmann College 16 7 2 7 23 15 8 23
6 Eastern Desugaia Univ 16 5 4 7 21 20 1 19
7 Inbit College 16 4 5 7 27 29 -2 17
8 West Valley College 16 2 5 9 25 42 -17 11
9 Air Force Academy 16 1 7 8 16 28 -12 10

Lunarossa Collegiate Premier League 2038
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 (9) Wightman College 15 8 5 2 28 14 14 29 *
2 (23) Morewood Tech Inst 15 8 3 4 32 21 11 27 *
3 Aiken College 15 7 3 5 23 21 2 24
4 Neville Island St Coll 15 5 8 2 28 19 9 23
5 Forbes College 15 6 5 4 27 24 3 23
6 Craig State College 15 7 2 6 22 26 -4 23
7 Shadyside Academy 15 5 7 3 23 17 6 22
8 University of Lunarossa 15 5 5 5 37 27 10 20
9 Baum State College 15 5 5 5 25 27 -2 20
10 Negley Run Academy 15 6 2 7 23 26 -3 20
11 Bouquet College 15 5 4 6 18 21 -3 19
12 Bigelow University 15 5 4 6 23 27 -4 19
13 Stanwix College 15 5 4 6 24 33 -9 19
14 Shuuei Academy 15 4 2 9 20 30 -10 14
15 Lunarossa State Univ 15 3 4 8 20 31 -11 13
16 Lakeport University 15 3 3 9 16 25 -9 12

Big North Conference 2038
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 (2) Kotetsu Tech 16 12 2 2 31 14 17 38 *
2 Gotei College 16 7 6 3 28 18 10 27 *
3 Hibiki University 16 8 2 6 20 20 0 26
4 Billick College 16 7 1 8 30 27 3 22
5 Baptista College 16 5 6 5 24 24 0 21
6 Wenger College 16 5 5 6 21 23 -2 20
7 Tetsuya State College 16 5 3 8 25 31 -6 18
8 University of Masato 16 5 2 9 25 36 -11 17
9 Kabuto University 16 2 5 9 14 25 -11 11

Metro East Football Conference 2038
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 (11) Cyert Technical Inst 14 8 5 1 25 14 11 29 *
2 Porter College 14 7 2 5 24 20 4 23
3 Hornbostel University 14 5 5 4 27 26 1 20
4 Wean State College 14 5 4 5 15 19 -4 19
5 Purnell College 14 4 6 4 17 12 5 18
6 Hamerschlag University 14 5 3 6 21 21 0 18
7 Morrison College 14 1 9 4 16 21 -5 12
8 Doherty College 14 3 2 9 15 27 -12 11

Igor Valley Conference 2038
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 South Kotaru State Univ 14 8 2 4 20 16 4 26 *
2 University of Igor 14 8 2 4 21 20 1 26 *
3 Darrough University 14 7 3 4 23 18 5 24
4 Barynsk College 14 6 5 3 23 17 6 23
5 Katya City College 14 7 1 6 27 23 4 22
6 Andrews College 14 4 3 7 22 27 -5 15
7 Pearson University 14 3 2 9 14 20 -6 11
8 Earlsburg College 14 3 2 9 15 24 -9 11

Big East Conference 2038
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 (5) Amesborough College 14 10 2 2 28 16 12 32 *
2 (25) Konoha Academy 14 7 5 2 25 17 8 26 *
3 Seiei University 14 6 4 4 25 19 6 22
4 Jefferson College 14 6 4 4 22 22 0 22
5 Amada University 14 5 6 3 25 23 2 21
6 Moore-Worth College 14 5 6 3 23 23 0 21
7 Mainstead City College 14 6 2 6 25 24 1 20
8 Sanders College 14 4 5 5 16 15 1 17
9 Marble Cliffs State Col 14 4 5 5 20 23 -3 17
10 Daikon Academy 14 5 2 7 20 24 -4 17
11 Vartla City College 14 4 4 6 15 20 -5 16
12 Masaharu College 14 4 3 7 16 16 0 15
13 University of Fujiwara 14 3 6 5 20 24 -4 15
14 Chirico College 14 4 2 8 20 26 -6 14
15 University of Juusenkitai 14 2 4 8 13 21 -8 10

Shapiro Collegiate Premier League 2038
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 (12) Shapiro State Univ 14 8 3 3 22 12 10 27 *
2 Souichiro City University 14 7 4 3 26 22 4 25
3 Bremley College 14 5 8 1 21 9 12 23
4 Eimoto College 14 5 6 3 23 17 6 21
5 Karin Technical School 14 3 8 3 18 19 -1 17
6 Canton College 14 2 8 4 14 15 -1 14
7 Gekiban College 14 4 2 8 13 20 -7 14
8 Castillo University 14 1 3 10 8 31 -23 6

Kishin Plains Conference 2038
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 (19) Carnegie Tech Inst 14 9 1 4 24 14 10 28 *
2 Buhlsborough City College 14 8 2 4 19 18 1 26
3 University of Shiba 14 6 4 4 21 20 1 22
4 Bloomfield College 14 6 2 6 23 21 2 20
5 Herron University 14 5 2 7 24 21 3 17
6 Clay Academy 14 5 2 7 25 25 0 17
7 Montefiore College 14 4 5 5 21 23 -2 17
8 Frickstowne College 14 2 4 8 16 31 -15 10

Kotaru Collegiate Premier League 2038
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Takano University 14 7 4 3 19 13 6 25 *
2 Akasaka University 14 7 3 4 24 17 7 24 *
3 Irie City College 14 5 6 3 21 20 1 21
4 Furude College 14 4 7 3 14 13 1 19
5 Hinamizawa College 14 5 3 6 14 19 -5 18
6 Ryuugu Academy 14 4 5 5 17 15 2 17
7 Kotaru University 14 3 4 7 13 17 -4 13
8 Okinomiya Academy 14 3 4 7 14 22 -8 13

Gilderome River Conference 2038
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 (13) Univ of Gilderome 16 10 2 4 27 20 7 32 *
2 (16) Vasco College 16 9 3 4 35 25 10 30 *
3 Shadow Cliffs State Col 16 7 5 4 28 23 5 26
4 University of Zorbados 16 7 3 6 25 22 3 24
5 Pleasanton College 16 6 3 7 21 24 -3 21
6 Murrieta University 16 5 4 7 13 18 -5 19
7 Portola City College 16 4 6 6 14 21 -7 18
8 Stoneridge University 16 4 5 7 27 26 1 17
9 Concannon College 16 2 5 9 16 27 -11 11

Northern Plains Conference 2038
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Chastain College 16 7 7 2 22 15 7 28 *
2 Akatsuki University 16 8 3 5 27 20 7 27
3 Misamaru College 16 7 2 7 29 20 9 23
4 Daigoji College 16 6 5 5 31 26 5 23
5 Stoneridge Technical Inst 16 6 5 5 25 27 -2 23
6 Big Mountain State Col 16 5 6 5 20 23 -3 21
7 Donovan Academy 16 5 4 7 21 23 -2 19
8 Gilderome State Univ 16 4 4 8 21 30 -9 16
9 Angel Grove State College 16 4 4 8 20 32 -12 16

Shikibu Collegiate Premier League 2038
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Monagham State College 14 7 4 3 26 17 9 25 *
2 Ladsdburg College 14 7 3 4 23 20 3 24
3 Donneley College 14 6 5 3 26 21 5 23
4 Stoddart-McLean College 14 6 2 6 21 19 2 20
5 Nikkei Academy 14 5 4 5 15 18 -3 19
6 Ledesma College 14 4 5 5 15 19 -4 17
7 Ogasawara City College 14 3 5 6 12 17 -5 14
8 Port Gintoki University 14 2 4 8 12 19 -7 10

Sullivan Collegiate Premier League 2038
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Mifflin College 16 8 3 5 20 16 4 27 *
2 Monroeville College 16 7 5 4 30 26 4 26
3 Kensington University 16 6 5 5 26 20 6 23
4 University of Sullivan 16 6 4 6 28 27 1 22
5 Trafford Technical Inst 16 5 6 5 22 21 1 21
6 Wexford College 16 6 3 7 24 24 0 21
7 Glassport City College 16 5 5 6 24 27 -3 20
8 Coraopolis University 16 6 2 8 21 28 -7 20
9 Sullivan State University 16 5 3 8 12 18 -6 18

Keats Island Collegiate Premier League 2038
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 (14) Keats Island Univ 16 9 4 3 27 15 12 31 *
2 (17) Fremont University 16 8 6 2 28 18 10 30 *
3 (21) Alameda Academy 16 9 3 4 26 17 9 30 *
4 Hayward College 16 7 3 6 24 24 0 24
5 Millbrae University 16 5 7 4 20 17 3 22
6 Berkeley State University 16 5 3 8 16 20 -4 18
7 Richmond College 16 4 4 8 18 22 -4 16
8 Mountain View State Col 16 4 2 10 12 26 -14 14
9 Redwood City College 16 2 6 8 18 30 -12 12

Maybe football power has shifted instead to the east. Nope, farther east! Across the sea and to Keats Island, where three of the nation's top 25 teams came from the nine-team league. Defending national champs Keats Island, the only school to have two tournament titles, won the league by a single point over contenders Fremont and Alameda; all three made the tournament. The normally top-heavy Lunarossa CPL saw only five points separating third place from thirteenth, so it was an unusually low two bids for that league. In terms of tournament snubs, Akasaka was one of the last to get in at 7-3-4, prompting protests from Ochoa City, Shadow Clifffs, and Akatsuki. Off to the At-Large Round, where we see if the committe is validated or hammered!

(#21) Alameda Academy 1-0 University of Igor
(#17) Fremont University 3-4 Shapiro State @ Dawes Pointe
(#7) Ouran College 3-4 Kimstown City College
(#16) Vasco College 2-5 Raizon College
Gotei College 3-4 (#24) Port Vigilance City College
(#25) Konoha Academy 5-2 (#8) University of Desugaia
(#18) Hinata Academy 2-1 Kishin Academy
Akasaka University 0-5 (#23) Morewood Technical Institute

Good call on Akasaka, guys, but perhaps they were stuck with a bad draw, as #23 Morewood Tech were simply too good. Kishin Academy won the road leg against #18 Hinata but then laid an egg on the return, so despite only losing twice all year, they were done. But the most highly-charged match of the round was #7 Ouran against Kimstown City: a conference derby between the second- and third-placed teams out of the Hazuki CPL! During the regular season, Ouran won 3-2 at Kimstown and then drew the return game 1-1. Now, when it mattered, Kimstown won the first leg 3-1 at Ouran and held off a late comeback in the second leg to down the nation's #7 team.

(#11) Cyert Technical Institute 2-2 (#24) Port Vigilance City College
Mifflin College 1-3 (#5) Amesborough College
(#1) Hazuki State University 2-3 South Kotaru State University
(#13) University of Gilderome 3-4 (#19) Carnegie Technical Institute
(#12) Shapiro State University 4-6 (#4) Mount Fujiko State College
Takano University 4-4 (#20) University of Shikibu
Helmut State University 2-3 (#15) Muddy Banks State College
(#6) Dancougar Royal Academy 3-4 Shapiro State @ Dawes Pointe
Raizon College 2-1 Raymaley College
(#23) Morewood Technical Institute 4-4 Monagham State College
Kimstown City College 4-3 (#10) Akiba College
(#14) Keats Island University 5-5 Shiba Technical College
(#25) Konoha Academy 4-3 (#21) Alameda Academy
(#3) Fujiwara State College 3-2 Chastain College
(#9) Wightman College 0-6 (#22) Pollock College
(#2) Kotetsu Tech 1-4 (#18) Hinata Academy

Bad luck all around for the top teams in the Hazuki league! The nation's #1, Hazuki State, were stunned by South Kotaru State, the winners of the Igor Valley who had put together their first eight-win season in fifteen years. But Kimstown were doing all right, using a 3-2 road win against #10 Akiba to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. Defending champs #14 Keats Island needed penalties to get past Shiba Tech, which didn't bode well... last year's #1, Fujiwara State, had the same result and scoreline and got eliminated in the next round. It was that same Fujiwara State, this year sitting at #3, that was the highest-ranked survivor of the round after Hinata dumped #2 Kotetsu Tech with a pair of wins.

(#22) Pollock College 1-5 (#11) Cyert Technical Institute
(#15) Muddy Banks State College 2-3 Takano University
(#19) Carnegie Technical Institute 5-4 Kimstown City College
(#4) Mount Fujiko State College 6-3 Raizon College
Shapiro State @ Dawes Pointe 1-5 (#18) Hinata Academy
(#14) Keats Island University 6-4 (#25) Konoha Academy
Monagham State College 4-0 (#3) Fujiwara State College
(#5) Amesborough College 3-5 South Kotaru State University

More high-ranked casualties! It's why they say the tournament is a second season, and those who are here are here for a reason. Although Kimstown weren't able to join the upset parade, South Kotaru State added #5 Amesborough to their list of high-profile victims with two wins. And Monagham State, which needed penalties to scrape past Morewood Tech, cruised past Fujiwara State. But Keats Island were still looking all right, using a 4-0 home win against #25 Konoha to hold onto the tie. And #4 Mount Fujiko followed up a hard-fought victory over #12 Shapiro State with a smoother pair of wins over Raizon.

Monagham State College 3-2 (#4) Mount Fujiko State College
(#18) Hinata Academy 4-3 (#14) Keats Island University
South Kotaru State University 3-1 (#19) Carnegie Technical Institute
(#11) Cyert Technical Institute 5-1 Takano University

Monagham State were for real! Mount Fujiko appeared to be ready to cruise into the semis when they won the opening leg 2-0 on the road, but when Monagham State traveled west to Milton, they took their A-game with them. A 3-0 victory saw them through. Also looking good were Hinata, who drew the champs in the second leg to hold onto the aggregate win. It's been a long time since somebody playing in the opening round played thirteen games to win the title; Hinata were on the pace. South Kotaru State continued its Cinderella run over Carnegie Tech. #11 Cyert Tech, who everybody wrote off after needing penalties to scrape past Port Vigilence, was now in the semifinals after winning the two subsequent ties by a combined 10-2.

South Kotaru State Univ 3-4 (#18) Hinata Academy
(#11) Cyert Technical Institute 1-5 Monagham State College

And then... the clock struck midnight. The Hinata Academy certainly are underdogs to some degree, after only losing the Coastal Plains on a tiebreaker, everyone knew they were quality. They were even ranked higher than league champs Pollock in the final media poll. Comparatively, South Kotaru was definitely not supposed to be here, and Hinata put an end to their run. More successful in their upset bid were Monagham State, who pounded Cyert 5-1 on aggregate. They inherited the dreams and spirit of South Kotaru. Yes, they were conference champions, but the Shikibu CPL? Not much is thought of that league... hell, the University of Shikibu doesn't even play there, it's in the older South Central Conference.

Collegiate Grand Final
(#18) Hinata Academy 1-2 Monagham State College

But you know what they say, "One game at a time." And Monagham didn't get here by playing bad football. It was a good final, with Hinata going ahead just before halftime. The second half, though, was dominated by Monagham, which scored the equalizer ten minutes after the restart and just minutes later got what turned out to be the winner.

International

IUCC1: Monagham State College (National champion)
IUCC2: #14 Keats Island University (College Alliance selection)
IUCC3: South Kotaru State University (Fan voting, deferred SBCC4)

SBCC1: Monagham State College (National champion)
SBCC2: #18 Hinata Academy (National runner-up)
SBCC3: #1 Hazuki State University (Regular season #1)
SBCC4: #4 Mount Fujiko State College (College Alliance selection)

Following South Kotaru's run, it was only natural that they'd capture some of the nation's attention. But the school didn't expect to be voted into the Series B Champions' Cup. The finances were weighed, and in the end, the team elected to take an IUCC slot instead. Mount Fujiko were fine making the swap. Keats Island were elected to the IUCC after a strong two-year showing, a championship and a quarterfinals appearance.

20,017 Algarian Cup

First Round
Valanari University 2-1 U of Stormguard

Mar Sara Tech 2-2 U of Capri
Replay: U of Capri 3-4 Mar Sara Tech

Second Round
Mar Sara Tech 1-4 U of Char Sara
Wexax University 2-1 Valanari University

Rinaldi State 0-0 Silvershire College
Replay: Silvershire College 2-0 Rinaldi State

U of Raynor City 3-2 Naval Academy

Quarterfinals
VCLT 2-1 Vahala University
Silvershire College 2-1 UTT
U of Char Sara 2-0 U of Raynor City

Wexax University 2-2 Hondo College
Replay: Hondo College 2-1 Wexax University

Semifinals
VCLT 0-0 Silvershire College
Replay: Silvershire College 1-0 VCLT

U of Char Sara 0-0 Hondo College
Replay: Hondo College 2-0 U of Char Sara

Final
Silvershire College 1-2 Hondo College

IUCC Entrants
1) Hondo College
2) Silvershire College
3) University of Char Sara

LOCUST Football Championship [Pre-IUCC XII]

Yes, the Candelarias’ own deeply amateurish attempt at an inter-college football thingy is back again in time for the IUCC (neat how that happens, innit?), with precisely the same format as the previous two times.

This is largely because the mighty brains behind the League of Candelariasian University Sports Team couldn’t organise an analogy in Jeruselem, though the relative success of the country’s students at IUCCXI is also a factor, with a single Albrecht Uni college apparently good enough to make the IUCC proper and actually win a match, and against Vephrese opposition at that. Maybe it really is time to rethink the Academy system in the CMSC, with tertiary education in the Candelarias currently rolling out useful talent of their own?

Or maybe not.

Anyway, here we are then…

Albrecht Conference

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 University College, Albrecht 30 21 6 3 53 21 32 69*
2 New College, Albrecht 30 18 10 2 50 23 27 64*
3 Mathieu’s College, Albrecht 30 15 10 5 48 28 20 55*
4 People's College, Albrecht 30 16 6 8 45 30 15 54
5 St. Mary’s College, Albrecht 30 16 4 10 54 40 14 52
6 Gifton College, Albrecht 30 13 7 10 35 26 9 46
7 Bove University 30 11 5 14 48 48 0 38
8 New Hall, Albrecht 30 10 8 12 36 38 -2 38
9 University of Lexaton 30 9 11 10 34 37 -3 38
10 National College of Medicine 30 10 7 13 40 41 -1 37
11 Rupert Haining College, Albrecht 30 9 9 12 30 34 -4 36
12 Lippey University 30 10 6 14 27 37 -10 36
13 Royal College of Albrecht 30 9 7 14 36 45 -9 34
14 Liverpool Hills Girls Grammar School 30 5 8 17 21 43 -22 23
15 Hoxton University of Technology 30 5 6 19 25 50 -25 21
16 McMillan Institute of Technology 30 5 6 19 21 62 -41 21

Just as Bove disappointed last year, so St. Mary’s failed to live up to the form that brought them the national title and international glory last term. Instead, University College itself, with its assortment of future solicitors, politicians and godbotherers moved up from second to first, ahead of the sinister business students of arch-rivals New College.

Arrigo Conference

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Arrigo Harbour, UIGA 20 13 3 4 34 19 15 42*
2 Ciudad Española, UIGA 20 12 2 6 33 17 16 38*
3 El Matthews, UIGA 20 8 4 8 20 23 -3 28
4 Rasgones del Ángel, UIGA 20 7 6 7 21 19 2 27
5 Lalla Bay University 20 7 2 11 25 35 -10 23
6 Arrigo Polytechnic 20 3 3 14 20 40 -20 12

As you were in Arrigo, with the Harbour campus taking the title and the poor old Polytechnic receiving another battering.

Onwere Conference

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Royal College, Onwere University 18 8 5 5 25 17 8 29*
2 Onwere University Political College 18 8 5 5 19 20 -1 29*
3 Onwere Johnson College 18 7 5 6 17 14 3 26
4 Onwere University College of Arts 18 4 3 11 19 29 -10 15

Meanwhile in Onwere, Royal College’s dominance was chopped down to goal difference, and ickle independent Johnson College somehow didn’t finish last.

North Candelarian Conference

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 C&M Open University [Wikeley] 18 9 6 3 20 15 5 33*
2 Clotaire School of Arts & Science 18 10 2 6 25 18 7 32*
3 Gassett College of Sports Development 18 9 4 5 33 22 11 31*
4 University of Saurin 2nd 18 8 7 3 23 19 4 31
5 University of Saurin 1st 18 9 3 6 37 26 11 30
6 Caires Metropolitan University 18 7 5 6 28 24 4 26
7 Khatib William Collins University 18 6 4 8 28 29 -1 22
8 Candelarias College of Natural Medicine 18 4 4 10 18 32 -14 16
9 University of Alvery 18 3 6 9 15 23 -8 15
10 Carpenter University-College 18 2 5 11 17 36 -19 11 REL

A memorable campaign oop north saw the Saurin teams dominate early on with the second XI establishing an unlikely lead over their supposed betters by round seven – a matchday that also saw the Open University crumble to a 5-0 defeat to Caires Met. Gassett then inevitably moved to the front, but a series of poor late performances ultimately saw the country’s premier sports college drop to third – and the OU up in Wikeley, with its team of fortysomething ringers, take an unlikely Conference title.

South Candelarian Conference

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 National Maritime Warfare School 18 10 4 4 29 16 13 34*
2 University of Vo 18 8 7 3 27 17 10 31*
3 Allemali University 18 8 5 5 22 14 8 29*
4 Portsmouth Institute of Higher Education 18 7 7 4 22 18 4 28
5 Hanlon Institute of Higher Education 18 7 6 5 26 22 4 27
6 Pearson Hills School of Art & Science 18 6 5 7 15 18 -3 23
7 Brayton & Derby College of Higher Education 18 5 7 6 16 20 -4 22
8 Preece Institute for Research Science 18 5 5 8 20 29 -9 20
9 Lavange School for the Biological Sciences & Contemporary Dance 18 4 4 10 13 26 -13 16
10 Orchard College of Learning 18 2 6 10 16 26 -10 12 REL

The top division darn sarf was just as tight however, dominated as it was by a trio of schools – two in Allemali, and the perennial force of Vo. Despite all three struggling somewhat towards the close, the knock-out places were theirs for the taking.

Marquez & the Outlying Islands Conference

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 University of El din 18 10 3 5 41 27 14 33*
2 Universidad de Castillo 18 8 6 4 23 17 6 30*
3 Universidad de la Basílica 18 8 5 5 32 28 4 29*
4 Evreten Plas o’ Ssotapel 18 8 4 6 32 24 8 28
5 Universidad de Melin 18 8 4 6 20 20 0 28
6 Universidad National Rubén Fernández de Miranda 18 6 7 5 26 24 2 25
7 Instituto Tecnológico de Nader 18 5 7 6 20 26 -6 22
8 National Institute for Stellar Study 18 5 6 7 17 23 -6 21
9 University of Sloane 18 2 8 8 19 27 -8 14
10 Zapata School of Tertiary Education 18 4 2 12 23 37 -14 14 REL

And finally Marquez and the other bits, where Melin contrived to throw away their early lead and El din took their second straight title. Zapata’s drop, meanwhile, made it three out of three of promoted sides going straight back down.

LFC Trophy

So, after all that regular season nonsense, with reach the knock-outs; the six divisional winners and the two second-placed sides with the strongest points averages taking home advantage in Round One before the two-legged affairs of the quarters and semis.

Trophy Round One
University of El din 0-0 Allemali University (0-1 AET)
University College, Albrecht 0-1 Universidad de la Basílica
Arrigo Harbour, UIGA 0-0 Mathieu's College, Albrecht (0-0 AET) (Mathieu's College, Albrecht wins 4-2 on penalty kicks)
Royal College, Onwere University 2-0 Ciudad Española, UIGA
National Maritime Warfare School 3-0 Gassett College of Sports Development
Clotaire School of Arts & Science 1-0 University of Vo
New College, Albrecht 2-1 Universidad de Castillo
C&M Open University [Wikeley] 1-1 Onwere University Political College (2-1 AET)

Quarter-Finals

Allemali University 3-0 Universidad de la Basílica
Universidad de la Basílica 0-5 Allemali University
Aggregate: Allemali University 8-0 Universidad de la Basílica

C&M Open University [Wikeley] 1-2 National Maritime Warfare School
National Maritime Warfare School 0-0 C&M Open University [Wikeley]
Aggregate: C&M Open University [Wikeley] 1-2 National Maritime Warfare School

New College, Albrecht 2-3 Mathieu's College, Albrecht
Mathieu's College, Albrecht 0-1 New College, Albrecht (0-1 AET) (New College, Albrecht wins 4-2 on penalty kicks)
Aggregate: New College, Albrecht 3-3 Mathieu's College, Albrecht

Clotaire School of Arts & Science 1-1 Royal College, Onwere University
Royal College, Onwere University 3-2 Clotaire School of Arts & Science
Aggregate: Clotaire School of Arts & Science 3-4 Royal College, Onwere University

Semi-Finals

Royal College, Onwere University 4-2 New College, Albrecht
New College, Albrecht 4-1 Royal College, Onwere University
Aggregate: Royal College, Onwere University 5-6 New College, Albrecht

Allemali University 0-1 National Maritime Warfare School
National Maritime Warfare School 1-1 Allemali University
Aggregate: Allemali University 1-2 National Maritime Warfare School

Grand Final

Plainly, the most notable feature of this year was the dominance of Allemali, and in particular the NMWS – the Lozan Island team of rather intense young men and lesbians ousting Gassett and the OU on their way to a show-down against the academic neighbours from the mainland in the semi-finals.

Meanwhile, New College squeaked through to the final – but not to the Millerman Sheppard Stadium, much to their annoyance, with the MSS considered stadia non grata following the debacle against the Han. Instead, the final and third-place play-off upped sticks to Allemali, with Hallowfield Park – formerly home to Candelaria-Allemali and now used by the Allemali Black Rats rugby union side – playing host to the all-important (?) matches. And both ‘home’ sides won. Funny, that.

New College, Albrecht 0-1 National Maritime Warfare School
@ Hallowfield Park, Allemali

Third-Place & IUCC XII Qualifying Play-off

Royal College, Onwere University 0-2 Allemali University
Also @ Hallowfield Park, Allemali

IUCC XXII Qualification

1) National Maritime Warfare School
2) New College, Albrecht University
3) Allemali University

Reminder that the deadline for submitting IUCC 12 entrants is tomorrow at 0600 UTC (2 am EDT).

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Season Fifteen

Prior to the start of Season 15, the AFF announced yet another change to the AFF Cup format. The AFF University Cup will remain as is, but the AFF League Cup will now be further split into two distinct sections, one consisting of the 16 Premier teams and the other consisting of the remaining 8 Second Division teams. Teams will be drawn by unseeded random draw. Relegated and promoted teams will be drawn together in the section of their new divisions.

The two sections will play within each section until two teams are left, at which point a club from each section will meet in the League Cup semifinals. The semifinals and final do not change, and a Globe Cup spot still goes to the winner of the League Cup. The two finalists will also go on to play the two University Cup finalists in the AFF Cup main draw.

This year's season-starting AFF Challenge Trophy featured a guest appearance by the Kelssek national football team, joining defending champions CF Mont-Pluie, league champions Protectorate United and Hatton Town in the four-team tournament. Once again, a bonus point was awarded for every three goals scored in a single match. The Kelssek national team trained at Bridge Road for the purposes of the tournament, and thus Oldbridge City were the designated team.

AFF Challenge Trophy

Matchday 1
Kelssek national team 1-2 Protectorate United
CF Mont-Pluie 5-1 Hatton Town

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 CF Mont-Pluie 1 1 0 0 5 1 4 4
2 Protectorate United 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
3 Kelssek national team 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
4 Hatton Town 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 0

CF Mont-Pluie gain one bonus point.

Matchday 2
Hatton Town 1-7 Kelssek national team
Protectorate United 1-5 CF Mont-Pluie

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 CF Mont-Pluie 2 2 0 0 10 2 8 8
2 Kelssek national team 2 1 0 1 8 3 5 5
3 Protectorate United 2 1 0 1 3 6 -3 3
4 Hatton Town 2 0 0 2 2 12 -10 0

CF Mont-Pluie gain one bonus point.
Kelssek national team gain two bonus points.

Matchday 3
Kelssek national team 4-0 CF Mont-Pluie
Hatton Town 4-0 Protectorate United

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Kelssek national team 3 2 0 1 12 3 9 9 C
2 CF Mont-Pluie 3 2 0 1 10 6 4 8
3 Hatton Town 3 1 0 2 6 12 -6 4
4 Protectorate United 3 1 0 2 3 10 -7 3

Kelssek national team and Hatton Town each gain one bonus point.

With a last day 4-0 win over CF Mont-Pluie, the Kelssek national team took home the AFF Challenge Trophy thanks to the one bonus point from the victory. Kelssek have been invited to defend the Trophy before Season 16, an offer they have accepted. Bridge Road, meanwhile, will host the AFF Cup semifinals and final, as well as next season's tournament.

In the Premier, Protectorate United won their second straight title and fifth overall, thanks to a last-day 5-1 win over Dalinn Wanderers. This coupled with CF Mont-Pluie's draw against South Barrier United meant that goal difference went the Protectors' way in deciding the title.

United Islands Premier

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Protectorate United 30 18 8 4 59 31 28 62 C
2 CF Mont-Pluie 30 18 8 4 58 35 23 62
3 Grand Arsenal 30 12 9 9 54 54 0 45
4 Mountbatten Junction 30 14 3 13 47 50 -3 45
5 Dalinn Wanderers 30 11 11 8 47 45 2 44
6 Oldbridge City 30 11 10 9 66 56 10 43
7 Hatton Town 30 12 7 11 58 60 -2 43
8 Olympique Protectorat 30 12 6 12 51 50 1 42
9 Northtown Utd 30 9 11 10 48 48 0 38
10 AFC Hatton 30 10 8 12 48 51 -3 38
11 T’chéy Park 30 10 8 12 26 30 -4 38
12 Pilminster Rovers 30 10 7 13 34 36 -2 37
13 County Stanley 30 10 7 13 24 30 -6 37
14 South Barrier Utd 30 9 7 14 44 54 -10 34
15 Dullham and Oldbridge 30 5 9 16 40 58 -18 24 R
16 Kinney Road 30 4 11 15 27 43 -16 23 R

Second Division

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Altsend 28 14 6 8 45 34 11 48 C/P
2 Island Athletic 28 13 6 9 50 49 1 45 P
3 Djei Sporting Club 28 9 11 8 42 42 0 38
4 Flitton Rangers 28 9 10 9 28 26 2 37
5 Tallyn Rovers 28 8 12 8 41 44 -3 36
6 Southcast Town 28 9 8 11 22 23 -1 35
7 Navon Beach 28 9 6 13 50 54 -4 33
8 Flitton City 28 8 7 13 32 38 -6 31

University Third Division

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Uni Grand Island 22 15 4 3 35 15 20 49 C/IUCC
2 City of Ad’ihan Uni 22 12 6 4 37 19 18 42 IUCC
3 Tech. Inst. at Dalinn 22 9 6 7 22 24 -2 33
4 Tech. Inst. at Hatton 22 8 7 7 30 29 1 31
5 Navon Beach Uni 22 8 6 8 25 21 4 30
6 Hatton Med 22 7 9 6 26 26 0 30
7 Flitton University 22 9 3 10 22 24 -2 30
8 Altsend Southern Uni 22 7 6 9 24 30 -6 27
9 L'Uni Dz’ai 22 6 8 8 25 28 -3 26
10 Dullham Tech 22 6 8 8 23 26 -3 26
11 Stanley College 22 5 5 12 24 32 -8 20
12 Frontier College 22 3 6 13 16 35 -19 15

University Cup
Round One
Navon Beach Uni 1-1 Altsend Southern Uni (3-2 AET)
Tech. Inst. at Dalinn 1-2 Dullham Tech
Stanley College 3-1 Tech. Inst. at Hatton
Uni Grand Island 2-1 L'Uni Dz’ai

Round Two
City of Ad’ihan Uni 1-2 Hatton Med
Frontier College 2-1 Stanley College
Navon Beach Uni 0-0 Uni Grand Island (1-0 AET)
Dullham Tech 0-0 Flitton University (1-1 AET)
(Dullham Tech wins 3-2 on penalty kicks)

Semifinals
Hatton Med 2-3 Frontier College
Navon Beach Uni 1-0 Dullham Tech

Final
Frontier College 1-2 Navon Beach Uni

League Cup
Premier Round One
AFC Hatton 2-0 Kinney Road
Hatton Town 1-0 Pilminster Rovers
Dalinn Wanderers 1-2 Grand Arsenal
County Stanley 2-1 South Barrier Utd
T’chéy Park 1-1 CF Mont-Pluie (1-1 AET)
(T’chéy Park wins 4-2 on penalty kicks)
Dullham and Oldbridge 0-1 Mountbatten Junction
Oldbridge City 5-1 Olympique Protectorat
Northtown United 1-2 Protectorate United

Premier Round Two
AFC Hatton 5-1 Hatton Town
Grand Arsenal 0-1 County Stanley
T’chéy Park 1-0 Mountbatten Junction
Oldbridge City 2-0 Protectorate United

Second Division Round One
Flitton Rangers 0-0 Tallyn Rovers (0-1 AET)
Island Athletic 1-0 Djei Sporting Club
Altsend 1-4 Navon Beach
Southcast Town 1-0 Flitton City

Quarterfinals
AFC Hatton 1-0 County Stanley
T’chéy Park 2-3 Oldbridge City

Tallyn Rovers 2-2 Island Athletic (2-2 AET)
(Tallyn Rovers wins 4-3 on penalty kicks)
Navon Beach 2-1 Southcast Town

Semifinals
AFC Hatton 3-0 Tallyn Rovers
Navon Beach 1-6 Oldbridge City

Final
AFC Hatton 5-0 Oldbridge City

AFF Cup
Semifinals
AFC Hatton 4-2 Navon Beach Uni
Frontier College 2-0 Oldbridge City

Final
AFC Hatton 3-1 Frontier College

International qualifiers
These only apply if there is not another UILC season before the next round of competitions.
TakilQuip Champions’ Cup
1. Protectorate United
2. CF Mont-Pluie
3. Grand Arsenal
4. Mountbatten Junction

Globe Cup
1. Dalinn Wanderers
2. AFC Hatton

Series B Champions’ Cup
1. Altsend
2. Island Athletic

University qualifiers
International University Challenge Championship
1. University of Grand Island
2. City of Ad’ihan University
3. Navon Beach Uni (University Cup)

International bids
TQCC: Bridge Road, Oldbridge; Athlete Stadium, Dullham
Globe: Protectorate Stadium, Ad’ihan; Stade des Îles, Ad’ihan
SBCC: No bid

SportSat International University Challenge Championship 12 draw

The draw for the 12th edition of the International University Challenge Championship sponsored by SportSat has been conducted at IUCC headquarters in the City of Ad’ihan. A record 26 teams signed up, with two new associations (Errinundera and West Zirconia) each choosing to send two teams.

Ten teams have qualified for the group stages automatically; the other 16 will undergo pre-qualification. As the number of teams in the group stage must be 16, 20 or 24 by the IUCC charter, six of the 16 pre-qualifiers will not make it to Vephrall.

The 16 teams were drawn into eight home-and-away ties, with schools from the same country or association being kept apart from each other. The eight winners will qualify for the finals in Vephrall. The remaining eight teams will then take part in a single-elimination tournament in Ad’ihan, with the two finalists joining the other 18 teams in the finals.

The draw was as follows:
Q1. University of Char Sara (VAL) v. First Creek Falls Lyceum (ERR)
Q2. Silvershire College (VAL) v. New College, Albrecht (CAM)
Q3. Comunicação/Católica (CAF) v. Markham University (WZI)
Q4. South Kotaru State Uni (DAN) v. University of Calamen (VPH)
Q5. Allemali University (CAM) v. Navon Beach Uni (ADN)
Q6. Medicine São José (CAF) v. Army University at Laketown (TAE)
Q7. Engenharia/25 de Maio (CAF) v. Reynea Area CC (TAE)
Q8. McKillops Bridge Polytechnic (ERR) v. Stanley University (WZI)

The eight losers will play in the single-elimination qualifying tournament as follows:
E9. Q1 v. Q2
E10. Q3 v. Q4
E11. Q5 v. Q6
E12. Q7 v. Q8

Q13. E9 v. E12
Q14. E10 v. E11

The winners of Q13 and Q14 will qualify for the finals.

The finals group draw was also conducted today, although the exact qualifying teams were not announced. Qualifying teams will be kept apart from other teams from the same association, where possible.

Group A
Keats Island University (DAN)
Qualifier
Qualifier
Shentarong Southern Uni (VPH)

Group B
Qualifier
University of Grand Island (ADN)
Hondo College (VAL)
Qualifier

Group C
Air Force Academy (TAE)
Qualifier
Qualifier
National Maritime Warfare (CAM)

Group D
Solonds University (VPH)
Jhanna Praetoran University (STB)
Qualifier
Qualifier

Group E
City of Ad’ihan University (ADN)
Qualifier
Qualifier
Monagham State College (DAN)

SportSat IUCC 12

Preliminary round results
Winners qualify for finals; losers drop into elimination tournament for qualification

Qualification Rd 1
Uni of Char Sara VAL 1-2 First Creek Falls ERR
First Creek Falls ERR 1-2 Uni of Char Sara VAL (2-2 AET)
Aggregate: Uni of Char Sara VAL 3-4 First Creek Falls ERR

Silvershire College VAL 2-1 New College Albrecht CAM
New College Albrecht CAM 2-2 Silvershire College VAL
Aggregate: Silvershire College VAL 4-3 New College Albrecht CAM

Comunicação/Católica CAF 1-1 Markham University WZI
Markham University WZI 1-1 Comunicação/Católica CAF (1-2 AET)
Aggregate: Comunicação/Católica CAF 3-2 Markham University WZI

South Kotaru State DAN 0-1 Uni of Calamen VPH
Uni of Calamen VPH 1-0 South Kotaru State DAN
Aggregate: South Kotaru State DAN 0-2 Uni of Calamen VPH

Allemali University CAM 1-0 Navon Beach Univ ADN
Navon Beach Univ ADN 4-1 Allemali University CAM
Aggregate: Allemali University CAM 2-4 Navon Beach Univ ADN

Medicine São José CAF 0-3 Army at Laketown TAE
Army at Laketown TAE 1-0 Medicine São José CAF
Aggregate: Medicine São José CAF 0-4 Army at Laketown TAE

25 de Maio CAF 1-1 Reynea Area CC TAE
Reynea Area CC TAE 3-1 25 de Maio CAF
Aggregate: 25 de Maio CAF 2-4 Reynea Area CC TAE

McKillops Bridge ERR 0-3 Stanley University WZI
Stanley University WZI 0-1 McKillops Bridge ERR
Aggregate: McKillops Bridge ERR 1-3 Stanley University WZI

Qualification tournament results
A loss in the tournament means elimination. Two remaining teams qualify for the finals
Qualification Rd 2
Uni of Char Sara VAL 0-4 New College Albrecht CAM
25 de Maio CAF 1-0 McKillops Bridge ERR
Markham University WZI 1-2 South Kotaru State DAN
Allemali University CAM 2-0 Medicine São José CAF

Qualification Rd 3
New College Albrecht CAM 0-3 25 de Maio CAF
South Kotaru State DAN 3-3 Allemali University CAM (3-3 AET)
(Allemali University CAM wins 4-2 on penalty kicks)

The final IUCC 12 draw will be released tomorrow.

SportSat International University Challenge Championship 12 draw

Group A
Keats Island University (DAN)
25 de Maio (CAF)
Allemali University (CAM)
Shentarong Southern Uni (VPH)

Group B
First Creek Falls Lyceum (ERR)
University of Grand Island (ADN)
Hondo College (VAL)
Comunicação/Católica (CAF)

Group C
Air Force Academy (TAE)
Silvershire College (VAL)
University of Calamen (VPH)
National Maritime Warfare (CAM)

Group D
Solonds University (VPH)
Jhanna Praetoran University (STB)
Navon Beach University (ADN)
Army University at Laketown (TAE)

Group E
City of Ad’ihan University (ADN)
Reynea Area Community College (TAE)
Stanley University (WZI)
Monagham State College (DAN)

The five group winners, as well as the three best group runners-up, will qualify for the quarterfinals. The final will be played at the Ellime Hahnea Tingacens in Tuffir, Vephrall, home to Group A's Shentarong Southern University.

CAFUNDÉU LEAGUE RESULTS – (Before WC 45)

THE SAME OF EVER REVIEW OF CAFUNDÉU’S LEAGUE SYSTEM – Cafundéu’s league is composed of 5 divisions of 20 teams. All the divisions have the same style:

-1st phase: All the clubs play each other 2 times(home and away). It’s called “primeiro turno”. The winner of this phase it’s the first placed at the end of the league.

Tiebreakers: points, number of wins, goal difference, goals scored, yellow cards.

-2nd phase: The 8 best placed teams in the 1st phase play in a knockout stage. The 1st plays the 8th (Game A), the 2nd plays the 7th(Game B), the 3rd plays the 6th(Game C) and the 4th plays the 5th (Game D). They play two games(home and away). The winner continues. In case of draw, the team with better performance in the 1st phase wins. Then, the winner of the game A plays against the winner of game D, and the winner of game B plays the winner of game C(semifinals) with the same rules. Then, the winners play the final using the same rules.

-3rd phase: The winners of the 1st and 2nd phase play each other in one game in neutral ground. In case of draw, there’s extra time and penalties. The winner is the Cafundéu champion.

Promotion and Relegation: In all the leagues 4 teams get relegated. They are the 4 worst teams of the 1st phase. The promoted teams are the 3 best teams of the 1st phase and the best team of the 2nd phase(note that the champion of the 2nd phase can be already promoted in the 1st phase, so the best placed team that still wasn’t promoted will be promoted (the one which reached the final or the semifinal of the 2nd phase).

Orange: Division champions
Blue = promoted
Red = relegated
Green = 2nd phase champions(if lost the Grand Final)
Purple = 1st phase champions(if lost the Grand Final)
Phase Champions are promoted too.

Special cases:

Silver: TQCC teams
Brown: Globe Cup
Gold: SBCC teams

The phase champions in the 1st and 2nd Divisions are also qualified for the TQCC and SBCC, respectively.

1st Division Past winners (since the entrance of Cafundéu in the NS World Cup -before that, there were many champions in competitions with different formats):

Season 1 - Atlético Jutense
Season 2 - Cafundó do Juta
Season 3 - Petardos S/A
Season 4 - Petardos S/A
Season 5 - Dunboor FC
Season 6 - A.F.F.
Season 7 – Petardos S/A
Season 8 – Cafundó do Juta
Season 9 - Clube Imperial
Season 10 - Dunboor FC
Season 11 - Ranca Toco
Season 12 – Ranca Toco

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CAFUNDÉU’S FIRST DIVISION:

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Ranca Toco 38 19 14 5 55 29 26 71 1st - TQCC
2 Petardos S/A 38 20 9 9 81 58 23 69 2nd/C - TQCC
3 Clube Imperial 38 19 8 11 90 68 22 65 TQCC
4 A.F.F. 38 17 13 8 77 58 19 64 TQCC
5 Cafundó do Juta 38 18 7 13 67 65 2 61 GLOBE
6 Dunboor FC 38 17 7 14 74 64 10 58 GLOBE
7 Porto Lacruz 38 16 9 13 72 66 6 57
8 Central United 38 17 4 17 92 85 7 55
9 Serrano 38 15 10 13 68 68 0 55
10 SC Lasft 38 13 15 10 61 69 -8 54
11 América 38 15 7 16 60 55 5 52
12 Atlético Jutense 38 15 6 17 65 73 -8 51
13 Clube Comercial 38 14 9 15 60 62 -2 51
14 Atlético Insular 38 14 8 16 74 76 -2 50
15 Galáxia 38 15 5 18 60 73 -13 50
16 Rio Bonito 38 12 12 14 47 49 -2 48
17 Metropolitano 38 10 11 17 68 68 0 41 R
18 São José 38 9 10 19 56 78 -22 37 R
19 CR Submiria 38 6 14 18 49 71 -22 32 R
20 Tênis Clube 38 8 4 26 44 85 -41 28 R


For the 2nd phase, the 8 teams battled for the segundo turno (derbies in underlined purple):

Quarter-Finals – 1st Leg:
Central United 1-1 Ranca Toco
Porto Lacruz 2-3 Petardos S/A
Dunboor FC 2-0 Clube Imperial
Cafundó do Juta 1-0 A.F.F.

2nd Leg:
Ranca Toco 4-1 Central United
Petardos S/A 3-0 Porto Lacruz
Clube Imperial 2-2 Dunboor FC
A.F.F. 2-1 Cafundó do Juta (A.F.F. wins due to better campaign on 1st phase)

Semifinals – 1st Leg:
A.F.F. 2-0 Ranca Toco
Dunboor FC 1-1 Petardos S/A

2nd Leg:
Ranca Toco 2-1 A.F.F.
Petardos S/A 1-1 Dunboor FC (Petardos S/A wins due to better campaign on 1st phase)


Final 1st Leg:
A.F.F. 0-1 Petardos S/A

2nd Leg:
Petardos S/A 3-1 A.F.F.


THE GREAT FINAL:

RANCA TOCO 2x3 PETARDOS S/A

Place: Estádio Rei Albieri Van Tocco, Cafundó do Juta
Attendance: 210,001 people.
Climate: clear, 20ºC.
Time: 18:15 Cafundelense time.
Referee: Adílson Leite (Titã State).
Assistants: Fabrício Azevedo Moraes and Hugo Peixoto (both from Espinal State).
MOTM: Hubert (Ranca Toco).

RANCA TOCO: Salathiël; Manuso (Russo 45’), Kim Yongji, Yukikaze and Luizão; Underdark, Mus’haf, Paquetá (Júrangil 62’) and Marossi; Fiero (Súrion 77’) and Hubert.
Coach: Andreas Gilsoweller Veiga.

PETARDOS S/A: Kardec; Delaruse, Renildo, Titov and Amandíl; Ricardinho (Mengucci 45’), Dylandy (Cole 72’) and Hawk; Fresco, Mastaru (Matoso 60’) and Night.
Coach: Christophe Argentier.

Goals:RCT: Hubert 22’/69’.
PSA: Night 13’/88’ , Renildo 62’.

Yellow Cards: Manuso, Yukikaze, Luizão, Underdark and Fiero (RCT); Kardec, Amandíl and Mastaru (PSA).

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PETARDOS S/A WINS THE LEAGUE!

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Other details of the first division:

Best Player:
1st – Hubert (Ranca Toco)
2nd – Rashid Mus’haf (Ranca Toco)
3rd – Laborious Hawk (Petardos S/A)
4th – Serrano (A.F.F.)
5th – Anatoliy Titov (Petardos S/A)

Top Goalscorer:
1st – Kiso Night (Petardos S/A) – 27 goals
2nd – Andy Saint (Clube Imperial) – 25 goals
3rd – Hubert (Ranca Toco) – 25 goals
4th – Jurian Mastaru (Petardos S/A) – 23 goals
5th – Danny Adams (Central United) and Alves (Dunboor FC) – 22 goals

*in case of draw, the player with less games played stays in front of the others (in the 5th place’s case of this season, nothing could divide the two players)

Best Goalkeeper:
1st – Lazlo Salathiël (Ranca Toco)
2nd – Francisco Kardec (Petardos S/A)
3rd – Tom (Rio Bonito)
4th – Murilo (América)
5th – Zecão (A.F.F.)

Best Defender (full-backs and centre-backs):
1st – Anatoliy Titov (Petardos S/A)
2nd – Kim Yongji (Ranca Toco)
3rd – Enrique (A.F.F.)
4th – Mantlom Cinerne (Central United)
5th – Sho Yukikaze (Ranca Toco)

Best Midfielder (defensive and offensive):
1st – Rashid Mus’haf (Ranca Toco)
2nd – Laborious Hawk (Petardos S/A)
3rd – Serrano (A.F.F.)
4th – Aaron Kortsarian (Cafundó do Juta)
5th – Carlos Marossi (Ranca Toco)

Best Attacker:
1st – Hubert (Ranca Toco)
2nd – Kiso Night (Petardos S/A)
3rd – Andy Saint (Clube Imperial)
4th – Alves (Dunboor FC)
5th – Jeong Jihun (Cafundó do Juta)

Best Youngster:
1st – Danny Adams (Central United)
2nd – Leonardo (A.F.F.)
3rd – Radicci (Serrano)
4th – Rafael Nunes (Cafundó do Juta)
5th – André Diniz (Clube Imperial)


Best Coach:
1st – Andreas Gilsoweller Veiga (Ranca Toco)
2nd – Christophe Argentier (Petardos S/A)
3rd – Benjamin Oliveira (A.F.F.)
4th – César Schekling (Porto Lacruz)
5th – Eduardo Bosschaart (Clube Imperial)


Teams of the Season:

First Team:

------------------------------Salathiël(RCT)------------------------------
-----------Kim Yongji(RCT)-----Titov(PSA)-----Enrique(AFF)---------------
-------------------------------Mus'haf(RCT)------------------------------
-----Serrano(AFF)----------------------------------------Hawk(PSA)-----
------------------Saint(CIM)---Hubert(RCT)---Night(PSA)-----------------

Coach: Andreas Gilsoweller Veiga (RCT)


Second team:

------------------------------Kardec(PSA)------------------------------
-----Leonardo(AFF)---Cinerne(CUT)---Yukikaze(RCT)---Renildo(PSA)------
------------------------------Colwyn(PLA)------------------------------
----------Paquetá(RCT)--------------------------Marossi(RCT)----------
------------------Jeong Jihun(CJU)-----Adams(CUT)---------------------

Coach: Christophe Argentier (PSA)


Third team:

------------------------------Tom(RBO)------------------------------
-----Lampert(CJU)-----Samba(CIM)---Radicci(SER)-----Kariid(CJU)-----
---------------Silveira(AFF)-------------Marcus Vinícius(DUB)----------
-----------------------------Nakombi(CUT)---------------------------
----------An Pilrip(PLA)------------------------Dylandy(PSA)----------
------------------------------Nando(CIM)----------------------------

Coach: Benjamin Oliveira (AFF)

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2nd Division Past Winners:

Season 1 - CR Submiria
Season 2 - Clube Comercial
Season 3 - Clube Imperial
Season 4 - Galáxia
Season 5 - Petrol
Season 6 - Pernetas EC
Season 7 – CR Submiria
Season 8 – Central United
Season 9 - São José
Season 10 - Serrano
Season 11 - CR Submiria
Season 12 – SC Lasft


CAFUNDÉU'S SECOND DIVISION:

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Khalmar-Tijhus 38 23 6 9 88 58 30 75 1st/2nd/P/C - SBCC
2 Internacional 38 22 6 10 81 58 23 72 P - SBCC
3 Carandirú 38 18 7 13 71 62 9 61 P - SBCC
4 Aliança 38 18 7 13 66 65 1 61 P - SBCC
5 EC Elville 38 16 11 11 48 43 5 59
6 Engenheiro Peres 38 16 10 12 58 55 3 58
7 Coqueiros 38 17 6 15 82 75 7 57
8 Sambarilove 38 17 5 16 67 61 6 56
9 Vila Velha 38 15 8 15 61 59 2 53
10 São Jorge 38 15 7 16 61 66 -5 52
11 Clube dos Banqueiros 38 14 10 14 58 61 -3 52
12 Tabajara 38 14 7 17 52 56 -4 49
13 Pernetas EC 38 14 7 17 47 59 -12 49
14 Penders 38 12 12 14 44 50 -6 48
15 União Trabalhadora 38 13 8 17 54 57 -3 47
16 Nova Éden 38 13 7 18 60 64 -4 46
17 Nacional da Cruz 38 13 7 18 50 59 -9 46 R
18 Agreman FH 38 12 7 19 47 55 -8 43 R
19 Dínamo de Natal 38 11 7 20 41 59 -18 40 R
20 Faculdade de Medicina 38 9 11 18 35 49 -14 38 R


2nd Phase (no derbies):

2nd phase – Quarterfinals first leg:
Sambarilove 2-1 Khalmar-Tijhus
Coqueiros 0-2 Internacional de Penderia
Engenheiro Peres 3-1 Carandirú
EC Elville 4-4 Aliança

Second Leg:
Khalmar-Tijhus 5-0 Sambarilove
Internacional de Penderia 3-2 Coqueiros
Carandirú 2-2 Engenheiro Peres
Aliança 1-0 EC Elville


Semifinals First Leg:
Aliança 1-2 Khalmar-Tijhus
Engenheiro Peres 2-3 Internacional de Penderia

Second Leg:
Khalmar-Tijhus 2-0 Aliança
Internacional de Penderia 0-0 Engenheiro Peres


Final 1st Leg:
Internacional de Penderia 1-1 Khalmar-Tijhus


FINAL SECOND LEG:

KHALMAR-TIJHUS 2x0 INTERNACIONAL

Place: Jóia da Lagoa, Tijhus.
Attendance: 36,546 people.
Climate: clear, 35ºC.
Time: 16:00 Cafundelense time.
Referee: José Marcos Cristino (Juta State).
Assistants: Artemísio Bueno and Paulo César Orlandelli (both from Central State).
MOTM: Diego (Khalmar-Tijhus).

KHALMAR-TIJHUS: Moscatto; Paulo Santos, Curió (Tavinho 45’), Jeancarlos and Higgens; Mano Firmeza, Oberdan (Marquinhos 82’) and Diego; Longstone, Castro (Said 70’) and Acosta.
Coach: Ke Sho.

INTERNACIONAL: Felipe; Héverton (Tiago 55’), Bueno, Zacarias and Rocha; Fagundes (Kleiton 45’), Kalmár, Pingo and Mauro Lins; Wágner and Aristóteles (Ricardo Sousa 60’).
Coach: Edgar Gastão.

Goals:KTJ: Longstone 68’ , Acosta 81’.

Yellow Cards: Jeancarlos and Oberdan (KTJ); Zacarias, Kleiton and Mauro Lins (INT).


KHALMAR-TIJHUS WINS THE SECOND DIVISION!

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3rd Division Past Winners:

Season 1 - Tio João
Season 2 - Marinha
Season 3 - Galáxia
Season 4 - Royal Pollvogarad
Season 5 - SC Carnavalesco
Season 6 – Metropolitano
Season 7 – Porto Lacruz
Season 8 – Nacional da Cruz
Season 9 - Carandirú
Season 10 - Mocidade
Season 11 - Dínamo de Natal
Season 12 – Internacional de Penderia


THIRD DIVISION:

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Santa Cruz do Norte 38 21 5 12 67 51 16 68 1st/P
2 Varzeano 38 19 8 11 62 41 21 65 P
3 Cruzeiro do Sul 38 19 8 11 74 63 11 65 P
4 Mondragon Warriors 38 18 7 13 77 61 16 61
5 Tio João 38 15 12 11 54 48 6 57
6 Petrol 38 16 8 14 70 61 9 56 2nd/P/C
7 Massaranduba FC 38 15 11 12 70 56 14 56
8 Espinalense 38 15 11 12 46 43 3 56
9 Pico da Neblina 38 15 10 13 62 61 1 55
10 SC Carnavalesco 38 13 13 12 46 46 0 52
11 Mocidade 38 12 16 10 63 60 3 52
12 Royal Pollvogarad 38 13 9 16 56 60 -4 48
13 Forças Armadas 38 12 11 15 34 41 -7 47
14 Ferroviário 38 12 9 17 51 53 -2 45
15 Real Jaçanã 38 12 9 17 38 52 -14 45
16 Imperatriz 38 9 18 11 35 39 -4 45
17 Ribeirão 38 12 8 18 44 58 -14 44 R
18 União 38 10 11 17 46 64 -18 41 R
19 Cosmopolita 38 10 10 18 51 67 -16 40 R
20 Globo Multimedia 38 10 10 18 42 63 -21 40 R


2nd Phase (no derbies):

Second Phase – Quarterfinals First Leg:
Espinalense 2-0 Santa Cruz do Norte
Massaranduba FC 3-2 Varzeano
Petrol 5-3 Cruzeiro do Sul
Tio João 1-1 Mondragon Warriors

Second Leg:
Santa Cruz do Norte 1-2 Espinalense
Varzeano 3-0 Massaranduba FC
Cruzeiro do Sul 2-2 Petrol
Mondragon Warriors 1-1 Tio João (Mondragon wins due to better campaign on 1st phase)


Semifinals First Leg:
Espinalense 1-0 Mondragon Warriors
Petrol 3-1 Varzeano

Second Leg:
Mondragon Warriors 0-0 Espinalense
Varzeano 3-2 Petrol

Final 1st Leg:
Espinalense 1-4 Petrol

Second Leg:
Petrol 2-0 Espinalense


The Grand Final:

Santa Cruz do Norte 1-2 Petrol

PETROL WINS THE THIRD DIVISION!

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4th Division Past Winners:

Season 1 - Interior (ceased)
Season 2 - Galáxia
Season 3 - Sambarilove
Season 4 - Vila Velha
Season 5 - Porto Lacruz
Season 6 - São Jorge
Season 7 – Serrano
Season 8 – Pico da Neblina
Season 9 - Cosmopolita
Season 10 - Internacional de Penderia
Season 11 - Nova Éden
Season 12 – Cruzeiro do Sul


FOURTH DIVISION:

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 SC Haja Coração 38 21 5 12 73 54 19 68 1st/P/C
2 Aldeia Vigiah 38 19 11 8 53 42 11 68 P
3 Eldorado 38 19 10 9 74 55 19 67 P
4 Tropicália 38 19 7 12 64 56 8 64
5 Palestra 38 19 6 13 78 66 12 63
6 Estrela da Manhã 38 18 7 13 67 50 17 61
7 Zeca Futebol 38 16 11 11 65 51 14 59 2nd/P
8 Miragaia FC 38 17 6 15 70 60 10 57
9 Amigos do Pebolim 38 15 7 16 53 69 -16 52
10 Associação Imobiliária 38 15 6 17 53 60 -7 51
11 Multiclínicas 38 14 9 15 53 46 7 51
12 Gelid United 38 12 14 12 52 56 -4 50
13 Supersônicos 38 12 13 13 33 39 -6 49
14 Guaraense 38 12 10 16 70 78 -8 46
15 Esportivo Jutense 38 11 11 16 52 57 -5 44
16 Desportiva 38 12 6 20 59 79 -20 42
17 Moto Clube 38 10 11 17 32 39 -7 41 R
18 Peladeiros 38 9 12 17 52 65 -13 39 R
19 C-Electronics 38 9 11 18 56 69 -13 38 R
20 Clube do Fusca 38 9 11 18 45 63 -18 38 R


2nd Phase:

Second Phase – Quarterfinals First Leg:
Miragaia FC 1-1 SC Haja Coração
Zeca Futebol 2-0 Aldeia Vigiah
Estrela da Manhã 2-4 Eldorado
Palestra 1-0 Tropicália

Second Leg:
SC Haja Coração 3-3 Miragaia FC (Haja Coração wins due to better campaign on 1st phase)
Aldeia Vigiah 2-2 Zeca Futebol
Eldorado 3-2 Estrela da Manhã
Tropicália 0-0 Palestra


Semifinals First Leg:
Palestra 3-1 SC Haja Coração
Zeca Futebol 5-1 Eldorado

Second Leg:
SC Haja Coração 4-2 Palestra (Haja Coração wins due to better campaign on 1st phase)
Eldorado 2-2 Zeca Futebol


Final 1st Leg:
Zeca Futebol 2-2 SC Haja Coração

2nd Leg:
SC Haja Coração 0-1 Zeca Futebol

The Grand Final:

SC Haja Coração 1-0 Zeca Futebol

SC HAJA CORAÇÃO WINS THE FOURTH DIVISION!

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5th Division Past Winners:

Season 1 - Democratas
Season 2 - Braguinha
Season 3 - Nova Éden
Season 4 - Porto Lacruz
Season 5 - Cosmopolita
Season 6 - Pico da Neblina
Season 7 – Mocidade
Season 8 – Nova Éden
Season 9 - Associação Imobiliária
Season 10 - Cruzeiro do Sul
Season 11 - SC Haja Coração
Season 12 – Desportiva de Pinheiros


FIFTH DIVISION:

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Coríntios Jutense 38 24 7 7 80 50 30 79 1st/P
2 Legião de Srieth 38 21 12 5 73 36 37 75 P
3 Bandeirantes 38 20 8 10 75 59 16 68 2nd/P/C
4 Litorâneo 38 19 9 10 73 51 22 66
5 Dunbooritano 38 17 9 12 41 34 7 60 P
6 Sudoeste 38 16 9 13 48 50 -2 57
7 EC Melhorais 38 16 9 13 37 39 -2 57
8 Marinha 38 16 7 15 50 44 6 55
9 Morro do Galo 38 14 12 12 36 34 2 54
10 Virgem Maria EC 38 14 11 13 40 39 1 53
11 Boiadeiros 38 13 13 12 41 39 2 52
12 Baback FC 38 13 12 13 36 35 1 51
13 Sport Clube 38 13 10 15 64 69 -5 49
14 Velha Guarda 38 12 11 15 39 41 -2 47
15 Al-Zalabahad FC 38 10 12 16 27 34 -7 42
16 Locabens United 38 10 12 16 41 53 -12 42
17 Cristãos 38 9 14 15 34 39 -5 41 R
18 Lusitâneo 38 9 9 20 37 58 -21 36 R
19 Democratas 38 7 7 24 29 59 -30 28 R
20 Civil FC 38 6 9 23 46 84 -38 27 R


2nd Phase:

Second Phase – Quarterfinals First Leg:
Marinha 1-1 Coríntios Jutense
EC Melhorais 3-1 Legião de Srieth
Sudoeste 2-0 Bandeirantes
Dunbooritano 3-1 Litorâneo

Second Leg:
Coríntios Jutense 4-0 Marinha
Legião de Srieth 2-0 EC Melhorais (Legião wins due to better campaign on 1st phase)
Bandeirantes 4-2 Sudoeste (Bandeirantes wins due to better campaign on 1st phase)
Litorâneo 0-0 Dunbooritano


Semifinals First Leg:
Dunbooritano 1-1 Coríntios Jutense
Bandeirantes 3-2 Legião de Srieth

Second Leg:
Coríntios Jutense 2-1 Dunbooritano
Legião de Srieth 2-2 Bandeirantes


Final 1st Leg:
Bandeirantes 3-0 Coríntios Jutense

2nd Leg:
Coríntios Jutense 5-4 Bandeirantes

Grand Final:

Coríntios Jutense 0-0 Bandeirantes (0-0 AET; 4-5 PKs)[/B]

BANDEIRANTES WINS THE FIFTH DIVISION!

Teams invited for the fifth division: Ilha do Mel, Clube do Conde, Real Flores and Independência.


International competitions - qualified teams (in order):

TQCC:
Petardos S/A
Ranca Toco
Clube Imperial
A.F.F.

GC:
Cafundó do Juta
Dunboor FC

SBCC:
Khalmar-Tijhus
Internacional de Penderia
Carandirú
Aliança

Stadiums:

TQCC:
- Estádio Rei Albieri Van Tocco, Cafundó do Juta (cap. 210,001)
- Arena América, Abadia (cap. 120,000)
- Maracatuzão, Dunboor (cap. 135,000)

SBCC:
- Presídio, Carandirú City (cap. 75,000)
- Cúpula Tropical, Ilha Eremita (cap. 45,000)
- Arena Multiuso Dra. Veiga, Astari (cap. 100,000)

RESULTS OF LANDAU INSTITUTE'S AND ESTRESSE INTENSO'S LEAGUES

The games of these leagues don't appear on the worldwide television (only in local channels), nobody knows which are the main players. But these leagues exist.

LAIFÓDI RESULTS - SEASON 4

Previous champions:
Season 1 - Psychiatrists
Season 2 - Psychiatrists
Season 3 - Neurologists
Season 4 - Neurologists

Previous runner-ups/third placed/fourth placed:
Season 1 - Neurologists/Cardiologists/Pulmonologists
Season 2 - Neurologists/Oncologists/Orthopedists
Season 3 - Psychiatrists/Otorhinolaryngologists/General Practicioners
Season 4 - Oncologists/Psychiatrists/Otorhinolaryngologists

Previous last placed:
Season 1 - Cytopathologists
Season 2 - Sleep Doctors
Season 3 - Occupational Medicine
Season 4 - Osteopathic Doctors


First, the Landau Institute league, called Láifódi. The Laifódi (Landau Institute Football Dispute) involves all the teams from inside the place, including teams composed by doctors, patients or simple workers of the Institute. All the teams play each other twice and, in the end, the team with more points win the league. Simple. There is no relegation, as there isn't a second division.

The final positions were the following (top 4 to TQCC, 5th and 6th to Globe Cup):

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Psychiatrists 138 105 23 10 441 185 256 338 C - TQCC
2 Neurologists 138 106 14 18 445 191 254 332 TQCC
3 Pulmonologists 138 87 25 26 353 205 148 286 TQCC
4 Orthopedists 138 85 23 30 335 197 138 278 TQCC
5 Dermatologists 138 83 25 30 331 195 136 274 GC
6 Gynaecologists 138 82 27 29 328 187 141 273 GC
7 Cardiologists 138 74 40 24 207 108 99 262
8 Otorhinolaryngologists 138 75 36 27 223 118 105 261
9 Urologists 138 76 29 33 296 199 97 257
10 Physical Trainers 138 73 35 30 314 179 135 254
11 Oncologists 138 74 30 34 369 243 126 252
12 General Practitioners 138 69 38 31 246 167 79 245
13 Dentists 138 67 35 36 266 207 59 236
14 Hepatologists 138 71 22 45 225 173 52 235
15 Endocrinologists 138 67 33 38 209 135 74 234
16 I. T. Patients 138 69 26 43 304 237 67 233
17 Gastroenterologists 138 67 28 43 248 187 61 229
18 Surgeons 138 60 44 34 222 176 46 224
19 Speech-language 138 65 26 47 283 259 24 221
20 Toxicologists 138 60 41 37 275 217 58 221
21 Scientists 138 60 41 37 186 139 47 221
22 Infectiologists 138 65 24 49 269 217 52 219
23 Veterinaries 138 60 36 42 238 202 36 216
24 Stable Patients 138 60 34 44 238 192 46 214
25 Anesthesists 138 56 42 40 159 145 14 210
26 Vascular Surgeons 138 59 26 53 184 178 6 203
27 Monks 138 55 38 45 214 203 11 203
28 Pharmacists 138 54 32 52 257 242 15 194
29 Pediatricians 138 49 44 45 191 191 0 191
30 Physios 138 54 28 56 245 252 -7 190
31 Nutritionists 138 52 32 54 239 241 -2 188
32 Nephrologists 138 53 28 57 188 218 -30 187
33 Security 138 52 31 55 226 231 -5 187
34 Immunologists 138 47 44 47 191 193 -2 185
35 Plastical Surgeons 138 49 37 52 167 157 10 184
36 Psychologists 138 48 39 51 182 194 -12 183
37 Doctor Assistants 138 50 32 56 169 162 7 182
38 Proctologists 138 49 34 55 158 172 -14 181
39 General Pathologists 138 43 47 48 129 154 -25 176
40 Neurosurgeons 138 48 29 61 205 238 -33 173
41 Optometrists 138 47 31 60 216 242 -26 172
42 University Students 138 43 41 54 140 171 -31 170
43 Epidemiologists 138 43 40 55 140 164 -24 169
44 Audiologists 138 42 42 54 180 193 -13 168
45 Priests 138 47 25 66 186 224 -38 166
46 Rheumatologists 138 47 24 67 189 262 -73 165
47 Hypnotherapists 138 46 27 65 231 288 -57 165
48 Haematologists 138 38 51 49 113 137 -24 165
49 Obstetricians 138 40 42 56 155 191 -36 162
50 Genetic Scientists 138 40 38 60 144 185 -41 158
51 Homeopathy Followers 138 36 48 54 113 161 -48 156
52 Administrators 138 39 38 61 138 186 -48 155
53 Sleep Doctors 138 40 29 69 121 192 -71 149
54 Phrosthesis Producers 138 35 37 66 121 194 -73 142
55 Herbalists 138 35 37 66 187 272 -85 142
56 Nurses 138 36 33 69 198 271 -73 141
57 Massage Therapists 138 33 38 67 128 214 -86 137
58 Osteopathic Doctors 138 37 25 76 123 221 -98 136
59 Gravediggers 138 36 28 74 183 272 -89 136
60 Geriatricians 138 33 37 68 182 273 -91 136
61 Radiologists 138 33 36 69 173 261 -88 135
62 Acupuncturists 138 32 38 68 193 299 -106 134
63 University Workers 138 37 22 79 126 219 -93 133
64 Intellectuals 138 34 28 76 206 323 -117 130
65 Cured Patients 138 30 38 70 126 204 -78 128
66 Cytopathologists 138 28 35 75 114 209 -95 119
67 Occupational Medicine 138 28 33 77 170 296 -126 117
68 Chiropractors 138 29 28 81 142 265 -123 115
69 Insane Doctors 138 29 18 91 211 384 -173 105
70 Researchers 138 21 31 86 137 282 -145 94

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ESTRESSE INTENSO'S COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP

Previous champions:
Season 1 - Academia Acropolis
Season 2 - Escritórios Macedo
Season 3 - Academia Acropolis
Season 4 - Academia Acropolis

The country championship involves the 10 best teams of the country of Estresse Intenso (this means the teams from outside the Landau Institute). There are many teams in Estresse Intenso, but most don't have organization, so the league is composed only by the top 10. Teams play each other six times, and the best after these 54 rounds is the champion. Bottom two are relegated. Promoted teams come from a cup involving all the other teams that aren't on the league.

Top 4 win a chance to dispute the SBCC, the only international competition available for them (as the TQCC and GC are reserved for Láifódi teams). See the final standings of the league:

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Camisa Dez 54 38 7 9 146 63 83 121 C - SBCC
2 Academia Acropolis 54 29 13 12 73 32 41 100 SBCC
3 Escritórios Macedo 54 24 14 16 102 84 18 86 SBCC
4 Vila Ideal 54 22 18 14 68 56 12 84 SBCC
5 Aterro FC 54 23 6 25 77 95 -18 75
6 Unidos do Solo Sagrado 54 19 16 19 59 64 -5 73
7 Bonde do .38 54 18 11 25 97 108 -11 65
8 Máfia do Leblon 54 15 10 29 77 123 -46 55
9 Neblina Futiba Clube 54 13 9 32 66 93 -27 48 R
10 Ernesto e Associados 54 12 10 32 68 115 -47 46 R

Promoted teams from the National Cup: Ilha Lorni and Boleiros do Norte.

So the qualified for international competitions are:
TQCC: Psychiatrists; Neurologists; Pulmonologists; Orthopedists
GC: Dermatologists; Gynaecologists
SBCC: Camisa Dez; Academia Acropolis; Escritórios Macedo; Vila Ideal

Stadiums for international competitions:
TQCC: Babel Spiral, Cânyon Abissal (reformed - cap. 353,535)
GC: Aterro Sanitário, Limbo (cap. 40,000)
SBCC: Sector-Delta Sporting Field, Landau Institute (cap. 0)