Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 South Borogoves 60 26 25 9 125 100 +25 77
2 Team Tortoise 60 25 14 21 86 77 +9 64
3 East Anteaters 60 24 15 21 87 82 +5 63
4 West Minotaurs 60 24 15 21 109 113 −4 63
5 North Dragons 60 18 21 21 68 76 −8 57
6 Outskirts Octopi 60 11 27 22 96 109 −13 49
7 Central X-Treme 60 11 25 24 27 41 −14 47
Okay well...this is getting a bit awkward...but it's not like we're going to do anything about it. All hail the champions, etc.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Eastern Gunners 60 27 19 14 135 114 +21 73
2 Exurbia Humanizts 60 23 23 14 143 126 +17 69
3 Char Bloodhounds 60 26 15 19 141 119 +22 67
4 Western Jacks 60 25 15 20 113 101 +12 65
5 Southeast Giants 60 26 13 21 96 87 +9 65
6 Midtown Monks 60 26 13 21 52 48 +4 65
7 Upper Force 60 26 12 22 128 122 +6 64
8 Northwest Endurance 60 23 16 21 79 80 −1 62
9 Downtown Cougars 60 23 15 22 70 73 −3 61
10 Northern Pinnacles 60 21 15 24 118 122 −4 57
11 Downtown Divers 60 18 19 23 86 94 −8 55
12 Northwest Combatants 60 18 19 23 74 88 −14 55
13 Southwest Soarers 60 19 14 27 120 136 −16 52
14 Northeast Demons 60 19 13 28 57 67 −10 51
15 Southern Superstars 60 16 19 25 101 115 −14 51
16 Nuusuburban IHC 60 17 14 29 85 106 −21 48
The Gunners would once again finish at the top of the regular season tables--though ironically, it was only their previous season, in which they'd been fourth, that saw them qualify for international play! And once again, they'd fall short in the playoffs, going the distance but losing to the Western Jacks. The other returning playoff team from the previous season, in contrast, had a much easier time of things, as the Bloodhounds swept their way to victory against the Humanizts, who were disappointed, but less so than usual.
The Bloodhounds would win the first two games of the final series on the road, but their beloved home-field advantage really fell flat against the Jacks. With their backs to the wall, they had some flashes of strength in game 6, but those would not pay out as the Jacks won 3-2 to become champions, ten seasons after their first title.
At this rate they'll have to install retro newspaper stands, just for the heck of it. Hmm, it's too bad they didn't have a great winning streak or anything to get excited about at the beginning of the season, having lost their first game to the Northwest Endurance. Oh well, doesn't matter now!
Qualifiers:
1. Western Jacks
2. South Borogoves
3. Char Bloodhounds
4. Eastern Gunners
