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by **Polar Islandstates** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 7:50 pm

With the incentive of Seasogs Championship qualification at stake, the teams of the recently formed CVRA Union championship set their sights once more on the Grinholm Cup.

LEAGUE

   West Conference          Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Eysturoy Rovers           46   36   0  10   789  440 +349   144
 2 Marylebone Royals RFC     46   35   0  11   760  424 +336   140
 3 Northbrook Picks          46   33   1  12   830  464 +366   134
 4 Kerrisgorforth Harriers   46   33   0  13   800  438 +362   132
 5 Northbrook Harlequins     46   30   2  14   777  450 +327   124
 6 Axel Heiburg Athletic     46   30   2  14   701  492 +209   124
 7 Logan Harriers            46   29   2  15   681  512 +169   120
 8 Hawks                     46   28   2  16   661  474 +187   116
 9 Scheveningen RFC          46   27   1  18   592  604  −12   110
10 RFC Sikjonek              46   26   2  18   737  496 +241   108
11 Lisch Icefields RFC       46   27   0  19   778  562 +216   108
12 Oose Harriers             46   26   1  19   666  538 +128   106
13 Torshavn RFC              46   22   2  22   645  562  +83    92
14 Matua Ravens              46   20   2  24   637  593  +44    84
15 Machtspool RFC            46   20   1  25   555  676 −121    82
16 Nordharbour Harriers      46   18   2  26   556  724 −168    76
17 Seratakki RFC             46   18   0  28   539  724 −185    72
18 Fort Morten Casuals       46   17   0  29   526  680 −154    68
19 Sibir Wanderers           46   16   1  29   462  695 −233    66
20 Auchtenmill Pioneers      46   12   3  31   387  681 −294    54
21 Bleak Rock RFC            46   11   1  34   470  756 −286    46
22 RFC Larsen Bay            46   11   0  35   416  774 −358    44
23 Diablo Rock RFC           46    8   1  37   295  927 −632    34
24 Neftegorsk RFC            46    6   0  40   297  871 −574    24


   East Conference          Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Citizens RFC              46   37   3   6   842  343 +499   154
 2 Kiel Harriers RFC         46   38   1   7   823  410 +413   154
 3 FJC Rushmori RFC          46   38   0   8   831  389 +442   152
 4 Bielstrich Dynamo         46   32   2  12   806  419 +387   132
 5 Resolute RFC              46   32   0  14   760  491 +269   128
 6 Jan Mayen Harriers        46   31   0  15   741  494 +247   124
 7 McAvery Harriers          46   30   1  15   764  473 +291   122
 8 Grimsey RFC               46   26   3  17   663  428 +235   110
 9 East Kulmsaar Rugby       46   25   2  19   614  503 +111   104
10 Plateau RFC               46   23   1  22   622  588  +34    94
11 Bathurst RFC              46   22   2  22   603  513  +90    92
12 Korsten Force RFC         46   22   2  22   599  596   +3    92
13 Aagen Dynamo              46   21   2  23   686  688   −2    88
14 Spitsbergen Dynamo        46   21   1  24   571  586  −15    86
15 Surtsey Wanderers         46   20   2  24   530  644 −114    84
16 Aasiaat Troopers          46   17   2  27   518  771 −253    72
17 St Paul Rovers            46   15   1  30   491  600 −109    62
18 Neuerlatz Dynamo          46   15   1  30   477  779 −302    62
19 Steffansson Islanders     46   13   2  31   433  740 −307    56
20 North Banks               46   13   2  31   473  826 −353    56
21 Islay Harriers RFC        46   12   2  32   392  665 −273    52
22 Longyearbyen RFC          46   12   1  33   389  907 −518    50
23 Grise Fiord RFC           46   11   2  33   420  723 −303    48
24 Forrairn RFC              46    8   1  37   375  847 −472    34

PLAYOFFS

Grinholm Cup
Semi-Finals
Eysturoy Rovers 6–10 Kiel Harriers RFC
Citizens RFC 20–8 Marylebone Royals RFC

Final
Kiel Harriers RFC 14–6 Citizens RFC

So, with the reigning champions the only team from the last Grinholm Cup to retain a spot in this edition, they see the trophy go to Kiel Harriers in the end. Both Kiel and Citizens played excellent campaigns, and with a single victory each way over the course of the league as they finished tied at the top on the same points, it should come as little surprise to anybody that they ended up contesting a tight and keenly fought final at the end of it all.

CHAMPIONS: Kiel Harriers RFC (3rd Title)

Qualifiers for the Seasogs Championship:
Kiel Harriers RFC
Citizens RFC
Eysturoy Rovers
Marylebone Royals RFC

by **Polar Islandstates** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 8:03 pm

So, continuing the new format, let's take a look at how the rugby league season panned out in the Valhallan Union this year...

LEAGUE

   CVRA Rugby League     Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Northbrook             42   31   3   8   637  430 +207    65
 2 Cairnskillen           42   28   3  11   532  430 +102    59
 3 Norscelt               42   28   1  13   620  430 +190    57
 4 Landt Sibir            42   27   3  12   555  475  +80    57
 5 Kuril Arkhipelago      42   26   3  13   571  406 +165    55
 6 Svalbard               42   23   6  13   513  448  +65    52
 7 Hans and Melville      42   22   3  17   591  513  +78    47
 8 St Lawrence            42   21   2  19   549  481  +68    44
 9 Fallenmark             42   20   3  19   522  427  +95    43
10 Franz Josef            42   19   5  18   484  458  +26    43
11 Ellismare              42   17   8  17   509  494  +15    42
12 Farosea                42   19   3  20   472  510  −38    41
13 Victorrinn             42   19   1  22   500  475  +25    39
14 Terra Scotia           42   19   1  22   421  556 −135    39
15 Axel Heiburg           42   17   3  22   504  499   +5    37
16 Novaya Zemlya          42   16   5  21   461  520  −59    37
17 Sakhalin               42   15   6  21   474  563  −89    36
18 Aleutia                42   17   1  24   451  557 −106    35
19 East Kulmsaar          42   14   1  27   489  613 −124    29
20 Nunivak                42   14   1  27   440  594 −154    29
21 Bleak Rock             42   11   3  28   415  526 −111    25
22 Grenlund               42    6   1  35   408  713 −305    13

PLAYOFFS

CHAMPIONS: Cairnskillen (1st Title)

IRLCC Qualifiers:
Cairnskillen
Norscelt

by **Polar Islandstates** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 6:18 pm

One of the most popular participation sports in the Federation, the Elitserien is the pinnacle of handball in the Union. The new teams are established now, so it's going to be interesting to see how they perform this year.

   Division One           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 GKGK                    42   30   6   6  1152 1004 +148    66
 2 Jaadlands HC            42   31   3   8  1194 1040 +154    65
 3 HGK Kungsdocks          42   28   2  12  1163 1045 +118    58
 4 President's VII         42   26   4  12  1182 1082 +100    56
 5 Fynersturen Island      42   24   6  12  1140 1069  +71    54
 6 IHK Torshavn            42   25   3  14  1125 1040  +85    53
 7 NHK                     42   24   2  16  1142 1079  +63    50
 8 Axel Heiburg HK         42   23   4  15  1107 1068  +39    50
 9 HK 1978 Matua           42   22   4  16  1127 1127    0    48
10 East Kulmsaar           42   21   5  16  1106 1118  −12    47
11 KHG Cape                42   19   4  19  1101 1077  +24    42
12 Neuerlatz IK            42   18   2  22  1100 1116  −16    38
13 KG Sikjonek             42   17   3  22  1091 1112  −21    37
14 Daugen Shore            42   15   4  23  1093 1171  −78    34
15 Surtsey HKG             42   15   3  24  1131 1146  −15    33
16 Kuuningen Handball      42   15   3  24  1077 1143  −66    33
17 Haaksfalken Chiefs      42   14   4  24  1126 1182  −56    32
18 St Paul Docks RG        42   14   3  25  1091 1135  −44    31
19 St Lawrence             42   12   4  26  1055 1157 −102    28
20 Northbrook HK           42    8   9  25  1021 1127 −106    25
21 Scapa Bay Rig           42   10   4  28  1028 1147 −119    24
22 Sibir                   42    9   2  31  1038 1205 −167    20

   Division Two           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Aleutian Islands HB     42   32   2   8  1178 1041 +137    66
 2 Scheveningen HK         42   31   1  10  1193 1060 +133    63
 3 Aagen Town              42   28   3  11  1145 1055  +90    59
 4 Aasiaat                 42   26   4  12  1124 1089  +35    56
 5 HKG Bleak Rock          42   27   1  14  1143 1080  +63    55
 6 Longyearbyen            42   25   3  14  1160 1094  +66    53
 7 Fiord GHC               42   22   4  16  1175 1098  +77    48
 8 Solovetsky Gimnasia     42   23   2  17  1134 1075  +59    48
 9 Kholmsk HK              42   22   3  17  1115 1072  +43    47
10 Barracliffe Sands HK    42   23   1  18  1108 1085  +23    47
11 Hans HBK                42   22   3  17  1131 1111  +20    47
12 Jan Mayen KH            42   20   3  19  1124 1122   +2    43
13 Melville HK             42   18   5  19  1122 1097  +25    41
14 HCF Yuzhny              42   17   5  20  1084 1116  −32    39
15 Achtrup Tawny Owls      42   17   4  21  1080 1113  −33    38
16 Sisimut KB              42   15   5  22  1087 1096   −9    35
17 HK Eigg                 42   14   1  27  1059 1121  −62    29
18 Force Karlstadt         42   12   2  28  1034 1136 −102    26
19 Resolute Cliffs         42   10   3  29  1014 1157 −143    23
20 Islay Handball          42   10   2  30  1068 1155  −87    22
21 Barentsberg Islanders   42    9   3  30  1030 1183 −153    21
22 Zemlya HK               42    8   2  32  1043 1195 −152    18

CHAMPIONS: GKGK (12th Title)

Congratulations to GKGK, who return to the top of the table with a final day victory over Kungsdocks ensuring last season's winners didn't manage to hold onto the trophy for another year.

WCHC Qualifiers:
GKGK
Jaadlands HC
HGK Kungsdocks
President's VII

by **Polar Islandstates** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 1:41 pm

Season twenty-five, and the VHL continues with the new Lesser Valhallan Conference. This conference is weaker than the other four, and so when the Elkjaer playoffs come around, their three qualifiers will go into the first round with the best fourth place team from the other four conferences into a pot of fourth seeds. These will play the third seeds in the first round, with the winners playing the second seeds in the second round. The winners of these matches then join the first seeds who have received a bye to the quarter finals, and all rounds until the semi-finals shall keep Conference-mates apart. Hockey!

LEAGUE

Western Conference Standings
                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Matua Ice Wolves             106   61  28  17   278  150 +128   211
 2 Fjorhorgen Generals          106   55  21  30   274  171 +103   186
 3 Matahiko Dynamo              106   55  19  32   252  174  +78   184
 4 Gjornhammer Eagles           106   43  25  38   192  191   +1   154
 5 Mið-Sal Blockheads           106   45  19  42   211  213   −2   154
 6 Torshavn Ice Kings           106   39  27  40   193  210  −17   144
 7 Karkaroff Bay                106   32  19  55   172  256  −84   115
 8 Northbrook Privateers        106   22  16  68   141  308 −167    82

Central Conference Standings
                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Larsen Bay Thunder           106   53  22  31   243  188  +55   181
 2 Franz Josef Force            106   51  21  34   222  161  +61   174
 3 Jan Mayen Icebreakers        106   50  23  33   257  189  +68   173
 4 Newbridge Girders            106   45  17  44   207  193  +14   152
 5 Longyearbyen Snowstorm       106   45  15  46   199  159  +40   150
 6 Holtrecht Islanders          106   41  25  40   220  202  +18   148
 7 Rapid Sikjonek               106   36  16  54   156  228  −72   124
 8 Karlstadt Icebergs           106   31  19  56   178  232  −54   112

North-East Conference Standings
                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Resolute Knights             106   64  14  28   267  146 +121   206
 2 Bathurst Maelstrom           106   57  20  29   257  157 +100   191
 3 Aasiaat Cavalry              106   52  20  34   221  190  +31   176
 4 Melville Storm               106   39  24  43   202  195   +7   141
 5 Uelmark Engines              106   37  26  43   201  210   −9   137
 6 Ingvar Harriers              106   34  31  41   190  188   +2   133
 7 Oversetten Dynamo            106   33  11  62   177  260  −83   110
 8 Hjorrisund Hawks             106   24  16  66   163  310 −147    88

South-East Conference Standings
                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Hounds of Juura              106   65  21  20   280  132 +148   216
 2 St Paul Whitecaps            106   58  18  30   259  148 +111   192
 3 Invermuir Eagles             106   57  18  31   256  166  +90   189
 4 Nuuk Dynamite                106   57  15  34   277  185  +92   186
 5 Islay Flames                 106   55  21  30   249  175  +74   186
 6 Agheim Tornados              106   55  13  38   254  206  +48   178
 7 Sisimut Pirates              106   38  19  49   203  234  −31   133
 8 Polshavn Shadows             106   39  13  54   155  204  −49   130

Lesser Valhallan Conference Standings
                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Marylebone Giants            106   47  21  38   249  197  +52   162
 2 Eaglescliffe Talons          106   41  22  43   220  220    0   145
 3 Scheveningen Hurricanes      106   41  21  44   192  234  −42   144
 4 St Denys Torpedos            106   34  23  49   184  204  −20   125
 5 Eastmark Seahawks            106   30  25  51   158  267 −109   115
 6 Haaksfalken Buccaneers       106   24  18  64   159  321 −162    90
 7 Ashburnley Fighting Finches  106   20  13  73   152  348 −196    73
 8 Redgate Ravens               106   18  19  69   142  340 −198    73

ELKJAER PLAYOFFS

Round One

Matahiko Dynamo 6–4 Eaglescliffe Talons
Eaglescliffe Talons 1–1 Matahiko Dynamo (0–2 SO) [Matahiko Dynamo win series 2-0]

Jan Mayen Icebreakers 0–0 Nuuk Dynamite (1–0 SO)
Nuuk Dynamite 3–1 Jan Mayen Icebreakers
Jan Mayen Icebreakers 5–1 Nuuk Dynamite [Jan Mayen Icebreakers win series 2-1]

Aasiaat Cavalry 5–3 Scheveningen Hurricanes
Scheveningen Hurricanes 5–7 Aasiaat Cavalry [Aasiaat Cavalry win series 2-0]

Invermuir Eagles 0–1 Marylebone Giants
Marylebone Giants 0–0 Invermuir Eagles (1–2 SO)
Invermuir Eagles 3–1 Marylebone Giants [Invermuir Eagles win series 2-1]

Round Two

Matahiko Dynamo 1–3 Franz Josef Force
Franz Josef Force 1–3 Matahiko Dynamo
Matahiko Dynamo 0–0 Franz Josef Force (1–0 OT) [Matahiko Dynamo win series 2-1]

Invermuir Eagles 4–2 Fjorhorgen Generals
Fjorhorgen Generals 0–2 Invermuir Eagles [Invermuir Eagles win series 2-0]

Aasiaat Cavalry 5–3 St Paul Whitecaps
St Paul Whitecaps 1–1 Aasiaat Cavalry (2–0 SO)
Aasiaat Cavalry 1–3 St Paul Whitecaps [St Paul Whitecaps win series 2-1]

Jan Mayen Icebreakers 0–5 Bathurst Maelstrom
Bathurst Maelstrom 5–3 Jan Mayen Icebreakers [Bathurst Maelstrom win series 2-0]

Quarter Finals

St Paul Whitecaps 3–0 Matua Ice Wolves
Matua Ice Wolves 0–0 St Paul Whitecaps (1–0 OT)
St Paul Whitecaps 0–4 Matua Ice Wolves [Matua Ice Wolves win series 3-0]

Matahiko Dynamo 0–7 Larsen Bay Thunder
Larsen Bay Thunder 3–1 Matahiko Dynamo
Matahiko Dynamo 3–3 Larsen Bay Thunder (3–4 OT) Larsen Bay Thunder win series 3-0]

Invermuir Eagles 1–1 Resolute Knights (2–1 OT)
Resolute Knights 0–1 Invermuir Eagles
Invermuir Eagles 0–0 Resolute Knights (1–0 OT) [Invermuir Eagles win series 3-0]

Bathurst Maelstrom 1–1 Hounds of Juura (1–2 SO)
Hounds of Juura 0–1 Bathurst Maelstrom
Bathurst Maelstrom 1–1 Hounds of Juura (2–1 OT)
Hounds of Juura 1–3 Bathurst Maelstrom [Bathurst Maelstrom win series 3-1]

Semi Finals

Larsen Bay Thunder 2–2 Matua Ice Wolves (2–3 OT)
Matua Ice Wolves 1–3 Larsen Bay Thunder
Larsen Bay Thunder 0–0 Matua Ice Wolves (1–0 SO)
Matua Ice Wolves 6–0 Larsen Bay Thunder
Larsen Bay Thunder 1–1 Matua Ice Wolves (1–0 SO) [Larsen Bay Thunder win series 3-2]

Bathurst Maelstrom 3–1 Invermuir Eagles
Invermuir Eagles 2–0 Bathurst Maelstrom
Bathurst Maelstrom 4–3 Invermuir Eagles
Invermuir Eagles 1–1 Bathurst Maelstrom (2–1 OT)
Bathurst Maelstrom 0–0 Invermuir Eagles (1–2 SO) [Invermuir Eagles win series 3-2]

Final

Larsen Bay Thunder 0–1 Invermuir Eagles
Invermuir Eagles 3–0 Larsen Bay Thunder
Larsen Bay Thunder 6–2 Invermuir Eagles
Invermuir Eagles 4–4 Larsen Bay Thunder (1–0 SO)
Larsen Bay Thunder 2–2 Invermuir Eagles (2–3 OT) [Invermuir Eagles win Elkjaer Playoffs 4-1]

Champions: INVERMUIR EAGLES (8th title)

Congratulations, to INVERMUIR EAGLES, who retain their title in overtime against the plucky run of Larsen Bay Thunder.

CHL Qualifiers:
Invermuir Eagles (PIS)
Larsen Bay Thunder (PIS)
Bathurst Maelstrom (PIS)
Matua Ice Wolves (PIS)

by **Polar Islandstates** » Sat Feb 21, 2015 6:24 am

One of the most popular participation sports in the Federation, the Elitserien is the pinnacle of handball in the Union. The new teams are established now, so it's going to be interesting to see how they perform this year.

   Division One           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 GKGK                    42   32   1   9  1194 1037 +157    65
 2 HGK Kungsdocks          42   29   4   9  1174 1066 +108    62
 3 Jaadlands HC            42   29   3  10  1174 1042 +132    61
 4 President's VII         42   28   3  11  1178 1065 +113    59
 5 NHK                     42   27   3  12  1156 1072  +84    57
 6 IHK Torshavn            42   25   5  12  1177 1081  +96    55
 7 Axel Heiburg HK         42   26   3  13  1123 1057  +66    55
 8 Fynersturen Island      42   21   4  17  1110 1092  +18    46
 9 St Paul Docks RG        42   21   4  17  1106 1089  +17    46
10 Neuerlatz IK            42   19   6  17  1120 1142  −22    44
11 KHG Cape                42   16   5  21  1103 1129  −26    37
12 Surtsey HKG             42   15   7  20  1092 1127  −35    37
13 HK 1978 Matua           42   16   4  22  1076 1143  −67    36
14 Daugen Shore            42   15   5  22  1111 1140  −29    35
15 Haaksfalken Chiefs      42   15   4  23  1110 1160  −50    34
16 KG Sikjonek             42   15   3  24  1092 1171  −79    33
17 East Kulmsaar           42   16   0  26  1125 1167  −42    32
18 Kuuningen Handball      42   15   2  25  1112 1158  −46    32
19 Scheveningen HK         42   12   3  27  1060 1141  −81    27
20 Aagen Town              42   11   3  28  1044 1146 −102    25
21 Aleutian Islands HB     42   11   3  28  1077 1189 −112    25
22 St Lawrence             42    9   3  30  1040 1140 −100    21

   Division Two           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Longyearbyen            42   28   5   9  1161 1034 +127    61
 2 Fiord GHC               42   26   5  11  1165 1053 +112    57
 3 Kholmsk HK              42   25   6  11  1151 1073  +78    56
 4 Northbrook HK           42   26   4  12  1130 1072  +58    56
 5 HKG Bleak Rock          42   26   3  13  1176 1090  +86    55
 6 Sibir                   42   25   2  15  1150 1051  +99    52
 7 Scapa Bay Rig           42   25   2  15  1150 1071  +79    52
 8 Jan Mayen KH            42   21   5  16  1107 1069  +38    47
 9 Aasiaat                 42   22   2  18  1126 1086  +40    46
10 Islay Handball          42   22   1  19  1118 1088  +30    45
11 Hans HBK                42   20   4  18  1103 1107   −4    44
12 Barracliffe Sands HK    42   17   6  19  1080 1103  −23    40
13 Melville HK             42   19   1  22  1078 1091  −13    39
14 HK Eigg                 42   17   4  21  1062 1115  −53    38
15 HCF Yuzhny              42   14   7  21  1068 1124  −56    35
16 Sisimut KB              42   16   1  25  1092 1112  −20    33
17 Achtrup Tawny Owls      42   13   7  22  1070 1121  −51    33
18 Solovetsky Gimnasia     42   14   4  24  1090 1145  −55    32
19 Resolute Cliffs         42   13   5  24  1063 1163 −100    31
20 Force Karlstadt         42   12   2  28  1057 1173 −116    26
21 Barentsberg Islanders   42   10   5  27  1049 1180 −131    25
22 Zemlya HK               42   10   1  31  1039 1164 −125    21

CHAMPIONS: GKGK (13th Title)

Congratulations to GKGK, who retain their title and underline their claim to being the premier handball club in the region.

WCHC Qualifiers:
GKGK (PIS)
HGK Kungsdocks (PIS)
Jaadlands HC (PIS)
President's VII (TFI)

by **Polar Islandstates** » Sat Feb 21, 2015 6:44 am

So, continuing the new format, let's take a look at how the rugby league season panned out in the Valhallan Union this year...

LEAGUE

   CVRA Rugby League     Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Cairnskillen           42   31   2   9   666  440 +226    64
 2 Norscelt               42   26   6  10   523  425  +98    58
 3 Northbrook             42   27   2  13   546  414 +132    56
 4 Hans and Melville      42   27   1  14   582  459 +123    55
 5 Axel Heiburg           42   25   4  13   606  513  +93    54
 6 Kuril Arkhipelago      42   26   1  15   569  403 +166    53
 7 Fallenmark             42   24   2  16   589  451 +138    50
 8 Landt Sibir            42   24   1  17   590  432 +158    49
 9 Farosea                42   22   5  15   532  410 +122    49
10 Franz Josef            42   24   1  17   604  488 +116    49
11 Svalbard               42   22   2  18   545  438 +107    46
12 Victorrinn             42   22   1  19   599  513  +86    45
13 Aleutia                42   20   3  19   539  542   −3    43
14 Sakhalin               42   17   3  22   545  629  −84    37
15 Ellismare              42   16   3  23   478  554  −76    35
16 St Lawrence            42   16   3  23   407  553 −146    35
17 Terra Scotia           42   15   3  24   469  577 −108    33
18 Nunivak                42   15   0  27   412  643 −231    30
19 Bleak Rock             42   13   1  28   455  576 −121    27
20 Novaya Zemlya          42   11   0  31   414  656 −242    22
21 East Kulmsaar          42    9   2  31   430  600 −170    20
22 Grenlund               42    7   0  35   320  704 −384    14

PLAYOFFS

CHAMPIONS: Fallenmark (1st Title)

IRLCC Qualifiers:
Fallenmark
Hans and Melville

by **Polar Islandstates** » Sat Feb 21, 2015 6:50 am

With the incentive of Seasogs Championship qualification at stake, the teams of the recently formed CVRA Union championship set their sights once more on the Grinholm Cup.

LEAGUE

   West Conference          Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Kerrisgorforth Harriers   46   34   2  10   808  467 +341   140
 2 Marylebone Royals RFC     46   34   1  11   755  343 +412   138
 3 Northbrook Harlequins     46   32   3  11   753  416 +337   134
 4 Hawks                     46   31   3  12   811  505 +306   130
 5 Logan Harriers            46   32   0  14   669  471 +198   128
 6 RFC Sikjonek              46   31   1  14   688  461 +227   126
 7 Eysturoy Rovers           46   30   3  13   677  450 +227   126
 8 Axel Heiburg Athletic     46   29   3  14   675  516 +159   122
 9 Lisch Icefields RFC       46   29   1  16   687  483 +204   118
10 Northbrook Picks          46   26   2  18   663  504 +159   108
11 Matua Ravens              46   23   2  21   614  595  +19    96
12 Machtspool RFC            46   22   3  21   622  599  +23    94
13 Torshavn RFC              46   21   3  22   667  642  +25    90
14 Seratakki RFC             46   22   1  23   639  635   +4    90
15 Scheveningen RFC          46   21   3  22   539  645 −106    90
16 Oose Harriers             46   19   1  26   648  621  +27    78
17 Nordharbour Harriers      46   18   2  26   547  691 −144    76
18 Sibir Wanderers           46   16   2  28   506  668 −162    68
19 RFC Larsen Bay            46   15   1  30   471  692 −221    62
20 Auchtenmill Pioneers      46   14   1  31   506  718 −212    58
21 Bleak Rock RFC            46   13   2  31   413  808 −395    56
22 Fort Morten Casuals       46    7   3  36   446  750 −304    34
23 Diablo Rock RFC           46    6   3  37   295  840 −545    30
24 Neftegorsk RFC            46    4   0  42   279  858 −579    16


   East Conference          Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Kiel Harriers RFC         46   37   1   8   842  314 +528   150
 2 Citizens RFC              46   35   2   9   868  436 +432   144
 3 Grimsey RFC               46   34   0  12   799  442 +357   136
 4 FJC Rushmori RFC          46   33   0  13   750  364 +386   132
 5 Bathurst RFC              46   30   1  15   768  475 +293   122
 6 Bielstrich Dynamo         46   30   1  15   715  499 +216   122
 7 Aagen Dynamo              46   29   2  15   702  519 +183   120
 8 Resolute RFC              46   29   1  16   782  451 +331   118
 9 Spitsbergen Dynamo        46   28   1  17   681  528 +153   114
10 Jan Mayen Harriers        46   27   2  17   715  476 +239   112
11 McAvery Harriers          46   27   1  18   727  488 +239   110
12 Plateau RFC               46   27   1  18   644  572  +72   110
13 East Kulmsaar Rugby       46   22   3  21   562  558   +4    94
14 St Paul Rovers            46   18   3  25   509  666 −157    78
15 Korsten Force RFC         46   18   1  27   584  697 −113    74
16 Surtsey Wanderers         46   17   1  28   527  687 −160    70
17 Islay Harriers RFC        46   15   2  29   481  811 −330    64
18 North Banks               46   14   3  29   498  841 −343    62
19 Neuerlatz Dynamo          46   15   0  31   497  654 −157    60
20 Grise Fiord RFC           46   13   1  32   462  748 −286    54
21 Aasiaat Troopers          46   13   1  32   407  719 −312    54
22 Longyearbyen RFC          46   11   1  34   333  843 −510    46
23 Steffansson Islanders     46   11   0  35   399  778 −379    44
24 Forrairn RFC              46    4   1  41   280  966 −686    18

PLAYOFFS

Grinholm Cup
Semi-Finals
Kiel Harriers RFC 15–11 Marylebone Royals RFC
Kerrisgorforth Harriers 10–17 Citizens RFC

Final
Citizens RFC 20–13 Kiel Harriers RFC

So, a repeat of last year's final, but the result goes the other way as Citizens exert revenge upon their rivals from across state. Kerrisgorfoth Harriers claim one of the other Seasogs qualification spots along with Marylebone Royals, who are establishing themselves as a force across Valhallan rugby.

CHAMPIONS: Citizens RFC (8th Title)

Qualifiers for the Seasogs Championship:
Citizens RFC
Kiel Harriers RFC
Kerrisgorforth Harriers
Marylebone Royals RFC

by **The Fallenmark Islands** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 2:30 pm

Season V, Part 1

Welcome to the fifth season of the Minor Valhallan League!

For the islands of The Fallenmark Islands and Cairnskillen, this has been an absorbing and thoroughly good few years in terms of prestige, experience, and competition. The teams from Bleak Rock may have been dominating the trophies recently, but it'll take time for the big Fallenmark teams to get up to the standards of the Blockheads week in, week out, so observers are as of yet unconcerned. In fact, many fans have been saying they reckon their respective clubs are way ahead of where they'd expected to be on the learning curve. Let's see if that learning curve has propelled them high enough to be a title challenger yet.

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So, the tables at the halfway point, then...

------Minor Valhallan Premier    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag   15   10   3   2    27   14  +13    33
 2 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður     15    8   5   2    25   14  +11    29
 3 FF Berafjörðinn             15    8   4   3    32   17  +15    28
 4 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF          15    8   4   3    33   24   +9    28
 5 Marylebone Invicta          15    8   2   5    26   15  +11    26
 6 PVTCo                       15    5   6   4    22   18   +4    21
 7 Víkingur Kló VB             15    6   3   6    23   26   −3    21
 8 Marylebone Esprit           15    6   2   7    19   18   +1    20
 9 SV Kieslen Bridge           15    5   4   6    20   24   −4    19
10 Scheveningen Town           15    6   0   9    20   25   −5    18
11 Fortuna Haaksfalken FK      15    5   2   8    20   24   −4    17
12 Gunnmarket                  15    5   2   8    23   29   −6    17
13 K85 Járn Virkaroy           15    4   5   6    14   21   −7    17
14 SV Auchtenmill              15    3   6   6    21   31  −10    15
15 Barracliffe Old Street      15    2   6   7    17   26   −9    12
16 Achtrup Blackhearts FC      15    3   2  10    18   34  −16    11

------Minor Valhallan Auxiliary A  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Glidi Hreindýrsal             15    9   3   3    29   14  +15    30
 2 FCK Wick                      15    8   4   3    21   17   +4    28
 3 Marylebone Northern Star      15    8   3   4    29   21   +8    27
 4 Eastmark Quarrymen            15    7   5   3    24   16   +8    26
 5 Leiknir Reykjanesur           15    6   6   3    21   16   +5    24
 6 St Denys XVII                 15    7   3   5    23   19   +4    24
 7 Port Eigg FC                  15    7   3   5    19   17   +2    24
 8 Aylesness Saracens            15    4   9   2    24   19   +5    21
 9 Kuuningen Town SV             15    5   6   4    21   19   +2    21
10 Scheveningen West End         15    5   4   6    19   20   −1    19
11 FK Hámarvik                   15    4   6   5    20   23   −3    18
12 Beveren Trinity               15    4   5   6    17   27  −10    17
13 Bache Junction FC             15    3   5   7    14   18   −4    14
14 Galveston-on-Sea FC           15    2   5   8    10   19   −9    11
15 Ferrisdale Ironopolis         15    1   7   7    20   33  −13    10
16 Norðurmýrar 87                15    2   2  11    11   24  −13     8

------Minor Valhallan Auxiliary B  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Crookley Weir FC              15   11   1   3    21   13   +8    34
 2 Haaksfalken Kittiwakes        15   10   3   2    32   16  +16    33
 3 Neuenhaus Valhalla            15    8   5   2    27   15  +12    29
 4 VB Vatn Höfninflói            15    7   5   3    29   17  +12    26
 5 Ashburnley Hill FC            15    7   4   4    23   17   +6    25
 6 RKA Hvalabátum                15    7   3   5    23   20   +3    24
 7 Marylebone-Albrecht FC        15    6   4   5    19   17   +2    22
 8 Mackley Moor AFC              15    6   4   5    19   19    0    22
 9 Barnwich Fusiliers FC         15    6   2   7    14   17   −3    20
10 Castle NHK                    15    4   5   6    15   25  −10    17
11 FF Nordharbour                15    5   1   9    22   23   −1    16
12 Valhallans                    15    4   3   8    14   22   −8    15
13 Deepdene Hall                 15    3   4   8    13   21   −8    13
14 Eaglescliffe Miners Welfare   15    3   4   8    11   19   −8    13
15 Redgate Engineers             15    3   4   8    18   29  −11    13
16 Thule IF                      15    2   4   9    12   22  −10    10

FIRST ROUND
FCK Wick 2-1 FF Nordharbour
Thule IF 2-2 Bache Junction FC (3-2 AET)
Crookley Weir FC 0-1 FK Hámarvik
Haaksfalken Kittiwakes 1-1 Leiknir Reykjanesur (1-2 AET)
VB Vatn Höfninflói 0-2 Neuenhaus Valhalla
Ashburnley Hill FC 2-2 Marylebone Northern Star (3-4 AET)
Port Eigg FC 2-2 Scheveningen West End (2-2 AET, 3-4 PKs)
Valhallans 0-4 Norðurmýrar 87
Marylebone-Albrecht FC 2-3 St Denys XVII
Galveston-on-Sea FC 3-2 Eastmark Quarrymen
Aylesness Saracens 0-1 Ferrisdale Ironopolis
Castle NHK 1-0 Redgate Engineers
Mackley Moor AFC 1-0 Kuuningen Town SV
Glidi Hreindýrsal 1-2 Beveren Trinity
Eaglescliffe Miners Welfare 2-0 Barnwich Fusiliers FC
Deepdene Hall 0-2 RKA Hvalabátum

SECOND ROUND
Scheveningen Town 1-0 Norðurmýrar 87
St Denys XVII 2-0 K85 Járn Virkaroy
Barracliffe Old Street 3-2 Castle NHK
Marylebone Invicta 1-1 Marylebone Northern Star (1-1 AET, 0-3 PKs)
Fortuna Haaksfalken FK 0-0 Neuenhaus Valhalla (1-0 AET)
FK Hámarvik 2-1 SV Auchtenmill
Scheveningen West End 0-2 FCK Wick
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 5-1 FF Berafjörðinn
Achtrup Blackhearts FC 0-0 Eaglescliffe Miners Welfare (0-0 AET, 1-3 PKs)
Marylebone Esprit 1-0 Víkingur Kló VB
Thule IF 2-4 Gunnmarket
PVTCo 4-0 Beveren Trinity
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 1-0 Mackley Moor AFC
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 1-1 Ferrisdale Ironopolis (2-1 AET)
Galveston-on-Sea FC 1-1 Leiknir Reykjanesur (1-1 AET, 3-1 PKs)
SV Kieslen Bridge 1-1 RKA Hvalabátum (1-1 AET, 1-2 PKs)

THIRD ROUND
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 2-0 St Denys XVII
Eaglescliffe Miners Welfare 1-2 RKA Hvalabátum
Gunnmarket 1-0 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
FCK Wick 2-3 Barracliffe Old Street
Fortuna Haaksfalken FK 0-1 FK Hámarvik
Marylebone Esprit 1-0 Marylebone Northern Star
Scheveningen Town 1-1 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag (2-1 AET)
PVTCo 0-1 Galveston-on-Sea FC

by **The Fallenmark Islands** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 2:47 pm

Season V, Part 2

No time to sit about and hang around, time to look at how things finished up...

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So, the final tables then...

------Minor Valhallan Premier    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður     30   17   8   5    55   26  +29    59
 2 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag   30   17   6   7    50   36  +14    57
 3 Marylebone Invicta          30   16   6   8    51   30  +21    54
 4 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF          30   15   9   6    63   44  +19    54
 5 FF Berafjörðinn             30   14   9   7    61   42  +19    51
 6 PVTCo                       30   14   9   7    51   33  +18    51
 7 Marylebone Esprit           30   12   8  10    41   32   +9    44
 8 Scheveningen Town           30   14   2  14    43   39   +4    44
 9 K85 Járn Virkaroy           30   12   7  11    35   39   −4    43
10 Víkingur Kló VB             30   11   6  13    41   50   −9    39
11 SV Kieslen Bridge           30   10   5  15    40   50  −10    35
12 Barracliffe Old Street      30    7  11  12    41   45   −4    32
13 SV Auchtenmill              30    7   9  14    42   60  −18    30
14 Fortuna Haaksfalken FK      30    7   7  16    37   54  −17    28
15 Gunnmarket                  30    6   5  19    38   64  −26    23
16 Achtrup Blackhearts FC      30    5   5  20    27   72  −45    20

------Minor Valhallan Auxiliary A  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Glidi Hreindýrsal             30   18   5   7    55   26  +29    59
 2 Marylebone Northern Star      30   16   6   8    58   40  +18    54
 3 St Denys XVII                 30   15   9   6    51   37  +14    54
 4 Leiknir Reykjanesur           30   14  11   5    51   36  +15    53
 5 Eastmark Quarrymen            30   14   9   7    46   29  +17    51
 6 FCK Wick                      30   14   7   9    44   36   +8    49
 7 Port Eigg FC                  30   12   7  11    36   36    0    43
 8 Kuuningen Town SV             30   10  11   9    42   42    0    41
 9 Aylesness Saracens            30    9  13   8    49   43   +6    40
10 Scheveningen West End         30    9  11  10    39   40   −1    38
11 Bache Junction FC             30   10   7  13    36   47  −11    37
12 Beveren Trinity               30    9   7  14    36   51  −15    34
13 Galveston-on-Sea FC           30    8   8  14    22   33  −11    32
14 FK Hámarvik                   30    6   8  16    31   46  −15    26
15 Norðurmýrar 87                30    5   6  19    24   51  −27    21
16 Ferrisdale Ironopolis         30    3  11  16    37   64  −27    20

------Minor Valhallan Auxiliary B  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Haaksfalken Kittiwakes        30   18   7   5    62   34  +28    61
 2 VB Vatn Höfninflói            30   18   6   6    63   31  +32    60
 3 Marylebone-Albrecht FC        30   15   7   8    43   33  +10    52
 4 Crookley Weir FC              30   17   1  12    44   39   +5    52
 5 Neuenhaus Valhalla            30   15   6   9    51   38  +13    51
 6 Castle NHK                    30   14   8   8    42   38   +4    50
 7 Ashburnley Hill FC            30   12  10   8    47   37  +10    46
 8 RKA Hvalabátum                30   14   3  13    44   44    0    45
 9 Mackley Moor AFC              30   10   8  12    38   46   −8    38
10 FF Nordharbour                30   10   4  16    38   38    0    34
11 Barnwich Fusiliers FC         30    9   5  16    34   50  −16    32
12 Redgate Engineers             30    8   8  14    34   52  −18    32
13 Valhallans                    30    8   7  15    24   41  −17    31
14 Eaglescliffe Miners Welfare   30    7   9  14    27   39  −12    30
15 Thule IF                      30    5  12  13    33   44  −11    27
16 Deepdene Hall                 30    5   9  16    26   46  −20    24

And now let's take a look at how things worked out in the Minor Valhallan Trophy...

QUARTER FINALS
Scheveningen Town 1-0 Gunnmarket
Marylebone Esprit 0-2 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
Galveston-on-Sea FC 1-1 RKA Hvalabátum (2-1 AET)
Barracliffe Old Street 2-0 FK Hámarvik

SEMI FINALS
Scheveningen Town 4-1 Barracliffe Old Street
Barracliffe Old Street 1-2 Scheveningen Town (2-6 agg)

Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 1-1 Galveston-on-Sea FC
Galveston-on-Sea FC 3-3 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF (4-4 agg) (Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF wins on away goals rule)

FINAL
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 0-1 Scheveningen Town

UICA COMPETITIONS

Bleak Rock (BLK) qualifiers
Primary Association for CC/GC/SBCC - Puppet of Polar Islandstates
Champions’ Cup 58: Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
[Youth Cup: Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður]
Globe Cup 55: Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag, Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF [FF Berafjörðinn]
Series B Champions’ Cup 55: Glidi Hreindýrsal, Leiknir Reykjanesur [FK Hámarvik, Norðurmýrar 87]
OTHER COMPETITIONS:
Copa de Campeones: Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður

The Fallenmark Islands (TFI) qualifiers
Puppet of Polar Islandstates
Globe Cup 55: Marylebone Invicta
Series B Champions’ Cup 55: Marylebone Northern Star
OTHER COMPETITIONS:
Copa de Campeones: Marylebone Invicta

Cairnskillen (CSK) qualifiers
Puppet of Polar Islandstates
Series B Champions’ Cup 55: St Denys XVII
OTHER COMPETITIONS:
Copa de Campeones: PVTCo
Cygnus Cup: Scheveningen Town

by **Polar Islandstates** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 3:11 pm

League Cycle XXX Preview
Here we go, then. Season Thirty.

A landmark season, and I'm double parking on placeholders. Sigh.

by **Polar Islandstates** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 3:12 pm

Eight matches into the thirtieth season, lets have a quick summary of what has happened so far...

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by **Polar Islandstates** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 3:13 pm

Halfway through the league season, lets have a quick summary of what has happened in the last few MDs...

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by **Polar Islandstates** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 3:13 pm

Next part of the league season, and there is everything to play for still.

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by **Polar Islandstates** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 3:22 pm

Final part of the league season, and we finally get our exiting conclusion!

Placeholder for matches.

------Divisjon One               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 East Franz Athletic         34   21  11   2    66   29  +37    74
 2 Northbrook Diamonds FK      34   21   3  10    56   43  +13    66
 3 Red Star Severny            34   15  12   7    47   31  +16    57
 4 SK Franz Josef City         34   15  11   8    54   34  +20    56
 5 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla     34   17   3  14    39   33   +6    54
 6 RSK Longyearbyen Town       34   15   7  12    48   44   +4    52
 7 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls   34   14   9  11    54   51   +3    51
 8 FC Axel Heiburg             34   13  10  11    44   37   +7    49
 9 SK Nasjonale Hauker         34   12  11  11    40   44   −4    47
10 FC Torshavn                 34   11  10  13    44   44    0    43
11 Jan Mayen Islanders         34   10  12  12    52   52    0    42
12 SC Kiel                     34   10  11  13    39   47   −8    41
13 Islay Town Mechanical       34   10   9  15    40   56  −16    39
14 SK Aasiaat Harbour          34    8  13  13    38   45   −7    37
15 AC Aleutia Volcanoes        34    9   9  16    30   45  −15    36
16 Franz Josef Young Boys      34    9   8  17    43   51   −8    35
17 Lokomotiv Barentsberg       34    6  10  18    31   53  −22    28
18 FK Viipuri 56               34    5  11  18    38   64  −26    26

------Divisjon Two              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 FC Solovetsky Monastery    34   17  10   7    53   39  +14    61
 2 AFK Hans Island Pioneers   34   18   3  13    58   46  +12    57
 3 SK Sturm Nuuk              34   15  12   7    48   37  +11    57
 4 Koppen Rig Force           34   15  11   8    58   41  +17    56
 5 Resolute Storm 1913 FC     34   17   5  12    58   43  +15    56
 6 Hospitaliers               34   17   5  12    56   47   +9    56
 7 Melville Celtic            34   15   9  10    54   46   +8    54
 8 SK 1982 Matua              34   15   7  12    47   54   −7    52
 9 Eintracht Moss-Rygge       34   13  10  11    57   45  +12    49
10 FC Cape St Paul            34   12   9  13    50   54   −4    45
11 FK Grise Fiord             34   12   8  14    50   58   −8    44
12 North Star Grímsey         34   11   7  16    52   55   −3    40
13 Waldenøya Bears            34   10  10  14    44   52   −8    40
14 Scapa Bay Rovers           34   11   6  17    42   61  −19    39
15 Eastgate Victoria FC       34   10   8  16    48   52   −4    38
16 Skipsbyggere IFK           34    9   9  16    40   59  −19    36
17 Novaya Sibir Reds          34   10   5  19    48   52   −4    35
18 Franz Josef Sharks         34    5  14  15    38   60  −22    29

------Divisjon Three             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Klub Atletisk Spitsbergen   34   21   9   4    68   33  +35    72
 2 Uelmark MK                  34   21   5   8    55   35  +20    68
 3 FK Norsviken Cossacks       34   18   6  10    52   36  +16    60
 4 Atammik Zenith FK           34   16  11   7    58   42  +16    59
 5 Rapid Jan Mayen FK          34   16   9   9    48   39   +9    57
 6 Bathurst Zenith FC          34   15   8  11    48   54   −6    53
 7 Sisimut Town AFK            34   12  11  11    56   45  +11    47
 8 Yuzhny Equinox FC           34   11  14   9    48   45   +3    47
 9 Energie Møllna-Grei SC      34   13   7  14    61   54   +7    46
10 Korsten Lokomotiv           34   12   7  15    40   49   −9    43
11 Rapid SK Eysturoy           34   11   9  14    43   46   −3    42
12 SK Yuzhny Albion            34   12   5  17    40   48   −8    41
13 Bohemiens Grise Fiord       34   11   7  16    39   50  −11    40
14 Sutherland Foundry SK       34   11   7  16    33   46  −13    40
15 Måriussa Viking FK          34   10   5  19    41   50   −9    35
16 Severny Wingtips            34    7  12  15    38   55  −17    33
17 Toyoharo Revolutionaries    34    7  11  16    35   58  −23    32
18 KSC Brighthelmstone         34    7   7  20    40   58  −18    28

------East Divisjon             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Dinamo Clavering SC        26   15   5   6    60   41  +19    50
 2 Mekoryuk Maskettes         26   14   8   4    38   24  +14    50
 3 Sporting Club Aasiaat 87   26   13   6   7    51   36  +15    45
 4 Crusaders                  26   12   7   7    39   37   +2    43
 5 SK Stryær                  26   12   4  10    53   42  +11    40
 6 Resolute Hills FC          26    9   9   8    43   38   +5    36
 7 KA Rikyaare                26    9   9   8    39   34   +5    36
 8 Surtsey Rovers SK          26   10   5  11    41   37   +4    35
 9 Ingvar Peaks FC            26    9   8   9    34   36   −2    35
10 SK Sporting Juura          26   10   4  12    34   45  −11    34
11 Agheim CF                  26    8   4  14    24   33   −9    28
12 Svenskøya SV98             26    7   5  14    29   44  −15    26
13 Ilksporta IK               26    4  10  12    32   46  −14    22
14 FC North Melville          26    5   6  15    28   52  −24    21

------West Divisjon            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Axel Town AFC             26   16   4   6    43   19  +24    52
 2 Devon Bay Lights FC       26   15   6   5    49   27  +22    51
 3 Hoyvik Town FC            26   16   3   7    44   29  +15    51
 4 Fjorhorgen SK             26   14   6   6    45   23  +22    48
 5 Universitet               26   13   5   8    38   31   +7    44
 6 Okhotsk Kholmsk Town FC   26   10   7   9    40   33   +7    37
 7 1. Lokomotiv Karlstadt    26   11   3  12    31   36   −5    36
 8 Rapid Neftegorsk FK       26    9   7  10    32   36   −4    34
 9 GVFFK Pekarik             26   10   2  14    28   41  −13    32
10 NKK Urri                  26    9   4  13    35   45  −10    31
11 FC Fetlar                 26    7   8  11    30   37   −7    29
12 FK Weisshaus              26    8   3  15    30   45  −15    27
13 Royal NK Sikjonek         26    5   5  16    29   46  −17    20
14 Northbrook Zenith FC      26    5   5  16    24   50  −26    20

------Central Premier              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Seratakki Villagers           44   31   7   6   100   45  +55   100
 2 Larsen Bay Thunder FC         44   22  10  12    70   53  +17    76
 3 RSK Moorlands                 44   23   7  14    75   60  +15    76
 4 Henfergen Town FC             44   20  12  12    74   59  +15    72
 5 Bennett and Zhokhov           44   18  13  13    66   56  +10    67
 6 FC Velcosta Cliffs            44   17  13  14    64   59   +5    64
 7 Torpedo Sibir RKA             44   17  11  16    69   69    0    62
 8 Severnaya Zemlya 88 Equinox   44   15  10  19    68   68    0    55
 9 MK Lillehammer                44   13  13  18    62   65   −3    52
10 FK Ost-Volonovsk              44   11  11  22    57   79  −22    44
11 SK Geidenheim Academical      44    8  12  24    46   88  −42    36
12 FK Spartak Eilinn             44    5   9  30    37   87  −50    24

------North-Eastern Premier  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 FK Aagen Zenith         44   27   4  13    81   46  +35    85
 2 St Gallen 47            44   24  10  10    87   44  +43    82
 3 Steffansson Island FC   44   24   6  14    76   47  +29    78
 4 San Moranna FC          44   17  15  12    55   52   +3    66
 5 FC Kampengar Magpies    44   17  10  17    65   65    0    61
 6 Neuerlatz AFK           44   16  10  18    60   61   −1    58
 7 Sannegarden Fleet FK    44   16  10  18    48   63  −15    58
 8 FC1. Rangers            44   15  10  19    60   68   −8    55
 9 FKRA Norregaard         44   12  17  15    49   56   −7    53
10 SK Carson Islanders     44   14   8  22    63   78  −15    50
11 McAvery Centurions      44   11  13  20    55   79  −24    46
12 Krykkjesund Olympic     44   10   9  25    43   83  −40    39

------South-Eastern Premier       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 FC1. Sturm Grímsey           44   30   9   5    88   37  +51    99
 2 SK Thor 1898                 44   22  14   8    81   51  +30    80
 3 Daugen Borealis FC           44   20  11  13    80   62  +18    71
 4 Holtrecht Force SK           44   20  10  14    74   65   +9    70
 5 IHK Geddesberg               44   17  16  11    73   54  +19    67
 6 AIK Alejavik                 44   19  10  15    65   59   +6    67
 7 Invermuir Highlanders FC     44   15  10  19    71   76   −5    55
 8 Maritime Hove FC             44   12  17  15    64   68   −4    53
 9 Verdin Brook FC              44   14   9  21    46   64  −18    51
10 Kerrisgorforth Athletic FC   44    8  14  22    38   69  −31    38
11 Stengarden Lighthouse FC     44   10   7  27    50   92  −42    37
12 Friedrichsund Fencing Club   44    8  11  25    41   74  −33    35

------Western Premier        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Grass-Lisch AFC         44   29   5  10    76   38  +38    92
 2 Devon Bay Seals FC      44   25   6  13    84   52  +32    81
 3 SK Stromness Electric   44   22  13   9    68   47  +21    79
 4 Logan United FC         44   20   9  15    58   60   −2    69
 5 Kirkenes SK             44   19  10  15    68   55  +13    67
 6 Savoonga Moor SK        44   18  12  14    73   55  +18    66
 7 Matahiko Viktory SK     44   19   9  16    67   60   +7    66
 8 AFC Aigburth            44   15  16  13    68   54  +14    61
 9 Dinamo Olsa FK          44   13  13  18    63   63    0    52
10 Marine FC               44   12  10  22    52   81  −29    46
11 SV Keldira Zenith       44    5  14  25    40  100  −60    29
12 Newbridge Engineers     44    6   5  33    38   90  −52    23

And so with four teams relegated, we also need to say welcome to the four new teams promoted by virtue of their average points total from the past five seasons:
At some point. (I did go back and do this for last season, though.)

As ever, the Challenge Cup is contested at the Nasjonale Stadion between the winners of the East and West Divisjons, and this year it is someone.

Final
Axel Town AFC 1-1 Dinamo Clavering SC (1-2 AET)

The Regional Trophy has been a welcome introduction to the league timetable, with it giving the lower league teams just that extra chance at glory in the spotlight. This time around it is someone.

Semi-Finals
Grass-Lisch AFC 1-1 FK Aagen Zenith
FK Aagen Zenith 1-0 Grass-Lisch AFC (2-1 agg)

Seratakki Villagers 1-0 FC1. Sturm Grímsey
FC1. Sturm Grímsey 0-1 Seratakki Villagers (0-2 agg)

Final
FK Aagen Zenith 0-0 Seratakki Villagers (0-1 AET)

And so, the final of the Latitude Cup. Placeholder.

Final
RSK Longyearbyen Town 1-0 FC Axel Heiburg

UICA COMPETITIONS

Polar Islandstates (PIS) qualifiers
Champions’ Cup 58: East Franz Athletic, Northbrook Diamonds FK, Red Star Severny, SK Franz Josef City
[Youth Cup: East Franz Athletic, Northbrook Academy, Red Star Sporting Academy, SK Franz Josef City]
Globe Cup 55: FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla, RSK Longyearbyen Town, FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
Series B Champions’ Cup 55: FC Solovetsky Monastery, AFK Hans Island Pioneers, SK Sturm Nuuk, Koppen Rig Force
OTHER COMPETITIONS:
Copa de Campeones: East Franz Athletic
Cygnus Cup: RSK Longyearbyen Town

by **The Fallenmark Islands** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 11:04 am

Season VI, Part 1

Welcome to the sixth season of the Minor Valhallan League!

For the islands of Lesser Valhalla, The Big Freeze had rather more impact on the league than you'd expect. Despite the islands of Greater Valhalla being far more affected by the weather than Fallenmark and Cairnskillen were, the Minor Valhallan League of course features the teams of Bleak Rock as a major constituent part. And, with Bleak Rock frozen solid, the league was unable to be held. Some teams reacted to this by playing an extraordinary number of friendlies with their fellow Lesser Valhallan sides. Some just shut up shop. Marylebone, in particular, was rather more squarely hit with bad weather than the other towns in the region due to some crucial power plant failures, so, time to see what the damage has been as the league finally reconvenes.

Furthermore, this will be the last time the MVL is run in this particular format, as the addition of Sint Karbijn into the VU has led to their sides' successful application to join the umbrella of the MVL. As such, next time around, we'll see a substantial expansion. The number of leagues will jump from three to five, and the number of teams from forty-eight to eighty. Of these thirty-two new teams, seven are expansion teams from The Fallenmark Islands, and they will join in the new fifth tier. Of the remaining twenty-five Sint Karbijn sides, only one - their league champion this cycle - will be guaranteed a spot in the new top flight. Three will join the second tier, five in the third, seven in the fourth, and the remaining nine in the bottom tier alongside the seven new Fallenmark sides. The promotion this cycle in the MVL will work as usual, but the relegation spots will be increased accordingly. So, teams beware - the trapdoors are larger than usual this usual.

MD1:
Scheveningen Town 1–3 PVTCo
St Denys XVII 1–3 Marylebone Esprit
FF Berafjörðinn 1–1 Marylebone Northern Star
Marylebone Invicta 1–2 Víkingur Kló VB
SV Kieslen Bridge 1–2 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
K85 Járn Virkaroy 0–3 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
Barracliffe Old Street 0–1 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
Glidi Hreindýrsal 3–2 SV Auchtenmill
MD2:
PVTCo 1–2 SV Auchtenmill
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 2–0 Glidi Hreindýrsal
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 3–1 Barracliffe Old Street
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 3–0 K85 Járn Virkaroy
Víkingur Kló VB 2–2 SV Kieslen Bridge
Marylebone Northern Star 1–1 Marylebone Invicta
Marylebone Esprit 2–2 FF Berafjörðinn
Scheveningen Town 3–0 St Denys XVII
MD3:
St Denys XVII 0–5 PVTCo
FF Berafjörðinn 2–1 Scheveningen Town
Marylebone Invicta 1–2 Marylebone Esprit
SV Kieslen Bridge 1–2 Marylebone Northern Star
K85 Járn Virkaroy 2–2 Víkingur Kló VB
Barracliffe Old Street 2–5 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
Glidi Hreindýrsal 1–1 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
SV Auchtenmill 3–0 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
MD4:
PVTCo 2–3 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 1–0 SV Auchtenmill
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 1–1 Glidi Hreindýrsal
Víkingur Kló VB 1–0 Barracliffe Old Street
Marylebone Northern Star 2–0 K85 Járn Virkaroy
Marylebone Esprit 1–3 SV Kieslen Bridge
Scheveningen Town 2–1 Marylebone Invicta
St Denys XVII 0–0 FF Berafjörðinn
MD5:
FF Berafjörðinn 0–1 PVTCo
Marylebone Invicta 2–0 St Denys XVII
SV Kieslen Bridge 0–1 Scheveningen Town
K85 Járn Virkaroy 0–1 Marylebone Esprit
Barracliffe Old Street 2–0 Marylebone Northern Star
Glidi Hreindýrsal 1–2 Víkingur Kló VB
SV Auchtenmill 1–0 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 0–1 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
MD6:
PVTCo 0–0 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 2–1 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
Víkingur Kló VB 4–2 SV Auchtenmill
Marylebone Northern Star 2–1 Glidi Hreindýrsal
Marylebone Esprit 1–3 Barracliffe Old Street
Scheveningen Town 2–1 K85 Járn Virkaroy
St Denys XVII 1–1 SV Kieslen Bridge
FF Berafjörðinn 0–0 Marylebone Invicta
MD7:
Marylebone Invicta 0–0 PVTCo
SV Kieslen Bridge 1–2 FF Berafjörðinn
K85 Járn Virkaroy 3–0 St Denys XVII
Barracliffe Old Street 4–2 Scheveningen Town
Glidi Hreindýrsal 2–1 Marylebone Esprit
SV Auchtenmill 0–0 Marylebone Northern Star
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 0–0 Víkingur Kló VB
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 3–0 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
MD8:
PVTCo 0–0 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
Víkingur Kló VB 2–0 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
Marylebone Northern Star 0–0 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
Marylebone Esprit 2–1 SV Auchtenmill
Scheveningen Town 0–1 Glidi Hreindýrsal
St Denys XVII 2–0 Barracliffe Old Street
FF Berafjörðinn 2–1 K85 Járn Virkaroy
Marylebone Invicta 2–0 SV Kieslen Bridge
MD9:
SV Kieslen Bridge 3–0 PVTCo
K85 Járn Virkaroy 1–2 Marylebone Invicta
Barracliffe Old Street 2–1 FF Berafjörðinn
Glidi Hreindýrsal 1–0 St Denys XVII
SV Auchtenmill 1–1 Scheveningen Town
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 2–0 Marylebone Esprit
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 2–1 Marylebone Northern Star
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 2–1 Víkingur Kló VB
MD10:
PVTCo 0–1 Víkingur Kló VB
Marylebone Northern Star 2–3 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
Marylebone Esprit 1–2 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
Scheveningen Town 0–0 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
St Denys XVII 3–2 SV Auchtenmill
FF Berafjörðinn 4–1 Glidi Hreindýrsal
Marylebone Invicta 3–1 Barracliffe Old Street
SV Kieslen Bridge 2–1 K85 Járn Virkaroy
MD11:
K85 Járn Virkaroy 1–1 PVTCo
Barracliffe Old Street 2–2 SV Kieslen Bridge
Glidi Hreindýrsal 0–0 Marylebone Invicta
SV Auchtenmill 0–2 FF Berafjörðinn
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 1–1 St Denys XVII
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 1–0 Scheveningen Town
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 1–0 Marylebone Esprit
Víkingur Kló VB 1–1 Marylebone Northern Star
MD12:
PVTCo 2–0 Marylebone Northern Star
Marylebone Esprit 1–1 Víkingur Kló VB
Scheveningen Town 2–0 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
St Denys XVII 0–4 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
FF Berafjörðinn 2–0 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
Marylebone Invicta 1–0 SV Auchtenmill
SV Kieslen Bridge 0–1 Glidi Hreindýrsal
K85 Járn Virkaroy 0–1 Barracliffe Old Street
MD13:
Barracliffe Old Street 3–2 PVTCo
Glidi Hreindýrsal 1–2 K85 Járn Virkaroy
SV Auchtenmill 3–0 SV Kieslen Bridge
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 2–1 Marylebone Invicta
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 0–3 FF Berafjörðinn
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 7–0 St Denys XVII
Víkingur Kló VB 0–2 Scheveningen Town
Marylebone Northern Star 0–3 Marylebone Esprit
MD14:
PVTCo 3–1 Marylebone Esprit
Scheveningen Town 1–0 Marylebone Northern Star
St Denys XVII 1–1 Víkingur Kló VB
FF Berafjörðinn 3–1 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
Marylebone Invicta 3–2 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
SV Kieslen Bridge 3–0 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
K85 Járn Virkaroy 1–0 SV Auchtenmill
Barracliffe Old Street 1–1 Glidi Hreindýrsal
MD15:
Glidi Hreindýrsal 1–2 PVTCo
SV Auchtenmill 3–1 Barracliffe Old Street
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 1–2 K85 Járn Virkaroy
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 1–1 SV Kieslen Bridge
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 3–1 Marylebone Invicta
Víkingur Kló VB 0–2 FF Berafjörðinn
Marylebone Northern Star 0–0 St Denys XVII
Marylebone Esprit 1–1 Scheveningen Town

Spotlight on...

Marylebone Invicta 1–2 Marylebone Esprit

Matchday Three, at Selmeston, Marylebone, The Fallenmark Islands

Only three matchdays into the season, the first big Marylebone derby hit hard and hit fast amongst fans, with many getting a little too over-excited about the return of MVL football and managing to get themselves arrested in scuffles before the game. Some two hundred arrests were made by the time the match kicked off, leaving a sizeable chunk of the away seats at Selmeston unoccupied as a result.

For those Esprit fans who did manage to make it as far as the stadium itself however, the match was one to savour, as Esprit came from a goal behind to blow the home side away in the second half. Hometown hero Diedrich Pontinen rose from a corner to score the first, and then rifled in in the dying seconds to double his tally and render Antti Valtteri's first half volley useless in terms of where the points would go. This, however, would perhaps be Esprit's finest moment of the season.

Spotlight on...

Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 3–0 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag

Matchday Seven, at Hreindýrsal Vegum, Hreindýrsal, Bleak Rock

They may have held onto the league trophy for an extra year more than they were expecting to due to The Big Freeze, but that hasn't stopped Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður from doing their best to make sure they keep it for another year. Knattspyrnufélag haven't won the title since the inaugural MVP season, and their fans went into this tie roughly a quarter of the way into the season looking to send out a message for the rest of their rivals.

A hat trick from Jóhannes Eyvindursson soon put paid to those ambitions, however, and the home side took all three points in truly emphatic fashion. The home fans left delighted. The away fans left wondering whether their management was taking them in the right direction...

Spotlight on...

Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 1–1 St Denys XVII

Matchday Eleven, at Stöð Nálgun, Náhvarðvíkur, Bleak Rock

St Denys XVII always knew they had a fight on their hands if they wanted to stay in this top flight, and as the halfway stage of the season fast approached, they looked in severe danger of being left behind. This visit to high-flying Náhvarðvíkur Bæ - one of the traditional Blockhead "Big Four" - was not a match they had expected to get points from, but as it happened it turned into a match that inspired a mini revival. maybe not enough to drag them off the bottom of the table, but it was enough to keep them in touch with the teams above.

Arnmundur Finnbjörnsson opened the scoring for the home side with a free kick, but the visitors rallied in the second half and pulled themselves over the line thanks to a late goal from captain Valbjörn Nikolaevsky. A crucial point, then, but would it be enough to provoke a reaction in the second half of the season?

So, the tables at the halfway point, then...

------Minor Valhallan Premier    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  FF Berafjörðinn             15    9   4   2    26   11  +15    31
 2  Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður     15    9   3   3    24   13  +11    30
 3  Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag   15    9   2   4    30   18  +12    29
 4  Scheveningen Town           15    7   3   5    19   15   +4    24
 5  Víkingur Kló VB             15    6   6   3    20   17   +3    24
 6  PVTCo                       15    6   4   5    22   16   +6    22
 7  Marylebone Invicta          15    6   4   5    19   16   +3    22
 8  Barracliffe Old Street      15    6   2   7    23   27   −4    20
 9  Glidi Hreindýrsal           15    5   4   6    16   20   −4    19
10  Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF          15    5   4   6    13   17   −4    19
11  Marylebone Esprit           15    5   3   7    20   23   −3    18
12  SV Auchtenmill              15    5   2   8    20   20    0    17
13  SV Kieslen Bridge           15    4   4   7    20   21   −1    16
14  Marylebone Northern Star    15    3   6   6    12   18   −6    15
15  K85 Járn Virkaroy           15    4   2   9    15   23   −8    14
16  St Denys XVII               15    2   5   8     9   33  −24    11

------Minor Valhallan Auxiliary A  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Achtrup Blackhearts FC        15   12   0   3    27   11  +16    36
 2  Fortuna Haaksfalken FK        15   11   2   2    35   16  +19    35
 3  Leiknir Reykjanesur           15   11   1   3    29   13  +16    34
 4  Aylesness Saracens            15    7   4   4    22   19   +3    25
 5  FCK Wick                      15    7   3   5    25   22   +3    24
 6  Eastmark Quarrymen            15    6   4   5    32   31   +1    22
 7  Kuuningen Town SV             15    6   3   6    24   21   +3    21
 8  Haaksfalken Kittiwakes        15    6   2   7    21   22   −1    20
 9  Gunnmarket                    15    5   3   7    25   23   +2    18
10  Galveston-on-Sea FC           15    4   6   5    23   22   +1    18
11  Port Eigg FC                  15    5   3   7    16   28  −12    18
12  Beveren Trinity               15    3   6   6    20   22   −2    15
13  VB Vatn Höfninflói            15    3   5   7    17   30  −13    14
14  Scheveningen West End         15    3   4   8    13   22   −9    13
15  Bache Junction FC             15    2   5   8    19   29  −10    11
16  Marylebone-Albrecht FC        15    2   3  10    19   36  −17     9

------Minor Valhallan Auxiliary B  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Neuenhaus Valhalla            15   12   2   1    27   11  +16    38
 2  Ferrisdale Ironopolis         15    8   4   3    24   15   +9    28
 3  FF Nordharbour                15    8   3   4    22   15   +7    27
 4  Norðurmýrar 87                15    6   6   3    20   15   +5    24
 5  Barnwich Fusiliers FC         15    7   3   5    17   17    0    24
 6  FK Hámarvik                   15    7   2   6    24   24    0    23
 7  Thule IF                      15    7   2   6    22   22    0    23
 8  Crookley Weir FC              15    5   4   6    22   22    0    19
 9  RKA Hvalabátum                15    4   7   4    22   24   −2    19
10  Castle NHK                    15    5   3   7    19   23   −4    18
11  Deepdene Hall                 15    5   2   8    14   20   −6    17
12  Valhallans                    15    4   4   7    31   27   +4    16
13  Eaglescliffe Miners Welfare   15    3   7   5    20   23   −3    16
14  Ashburnley Hill FC            15    4   3   8    18   24   −6    15
15  Mackley Moor AFC              15    3   5   7    17   24   −7    14
16  Redgate Engineers             15    2   3  10    15   28  −13     9

FIRST ROUND
FK Hámarvik 0-1 RKA Hvalabátum
Norðurmýrar 87 0-1 Mackley Moor AFC
Leiknir Reykjanesur 1-2 Redgate Engineers
Achtrup Blackhearts FC 2-2 Castle NHK (4-2 AET)
Valhallans 0-2 Haaksfalken Kittiwakes
Crookley Weir FC 0-2 Eastmark Quarrymen
Aylesness Saracens 2-0 Thule IF
Beveren Trinity 3-0 Neuenhaus Valhalla
Port Eigg FC 1-1 FF Nordharbour (1-1 AET, 2-0 PKs)
Kuuningen Town SV 0-0 Eaglescliffe Miners Welfare (1-1 AET, 1-2 PKs)
Fortuna Haaksfalken FK 0-1 Ashburnley Hill FC
Marylebone-Albrecht FC 1-0 Barnwich Fusiliers FC
VB Vatn Höfninflói 0-1 Bache Junction FC
FCK Wick 1-1 Ferrisdale Ironopolis (2-1 AET)
Deepdene Hall 1-0 Gunnmarket
Scheveningen West End 1-2 Galveston-on-Sea FC

SECOND ROUND
Eaglescliffe Miners Welfare 0-4 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
RKA Hvalabátum 2-0 Deepdene Hall
Marylebone Invicta 3-0 St Denys XVII
Scheveningen Town 0-0 SV Auchtenmill (0-1 AET)
Haaksfalken Kittiwakes 1-3 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 2-0 Redgate Engineers
K85 Járn Virkaroy 2-0 Marylebone Northern Star
SV Kieslen Bridge 2-1 Achtrup Blackhearts FC
Ashburnley Hill FC 3-0 Beveren Trinity
Marylebone Esprit 1-2 Barracliffe Old Street
Eastmark Quarrymen 0-0 Marylebone-Albrecht FC (0-0 AET, 1-4 PKs)
Glidi Hreindýrsal 1-1 Galveston-on-Sea FC (2-1 AET)
Bache Junction FC 0-1 Víkingur Kló VB
Aylesness Saracens 0-3 PVTCo
FCK Wick 1-0 FF Berafjörðinn
Port Eigg FC 3-0 Mackley Moor AFC

THIRD ROUND
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 2-1 FCK Wick
SV Kieslen Bridge 0-2 Marylebone Invicta
Port Eigg FC 1-2 Barracliffe Old Street
Ashburnley Hill FC 0-2 PVTCo
SV Auchtenmill 1-1 Glidi Hreindýrsal (1-1 AET, 4-3 PKs)
Víkingur Kló VB 1-0 K85 Járn Virkaroy
RKA Hvalabátum 3-3 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF (3-3 AET, 3-4 PKs)
Marylebone-Albrecht FC 1-5 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður

by **The Fallenmark Islands** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 1:30 pm

Season VI, Part 2

No time to sit about and hang around, time to look at how things finished up...

MD16:
PVTCo 2–1 Scheveningen Town
Marylebone Esprit 3–0 St Denys XVII
Marylebone Northern Star 1–0 FF Berafjörðinn
Víkingur Kló VB 3–1 Marylebone Invicta
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 1–3 SV Kieslen Bridge
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 3–1 K85 Járn Virkaroy
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 2–0 Barracliffe Old Street
SV Auchtenmill 1–1 Glidi Hreindýrsal
MD17:
SV Auchtenmill 1–5 PVTCo
Glidi Hreindýrsal 1–2 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
Barracliffe Old Street 2–1 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
K85 Járn Virkaroy 1–1 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
SV Kieslen Bridge 3–0 Víkingur Kló VB
Marylebone Invicta 1–0 Marylebone Northern Star
FF Berafjörðinn 1–2 Marylebone Esprit
St Denys XVII 1–3 Scheveningen Town
MD18:
PVTCo 3–1 St Denys XVII
Scheveningen Town 1–2 FF Berafjörðinn
Marylebone Esprit 2–0 Marylebone Invicta
Marylebone Northern Star 1–1 SV Kieslen Bridge
Víkingur Kló VB 1–1 K85 Járn Virkaroy
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 1–0 Barracliffe Old Street
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 3–2 Glidi Hreindýrsal
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 1–1 SV Auchtenmill
MD19:
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 2–2 PVTCo
SV Auchtenmill 1–2 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
Glidi Hreindýrsal 1–2 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
Barracliffe Old Street 3–0 Víkingur Kló VB
K85 Járn Virkaroy 1–0 Marylebone Northern Star
SV Kieslen Bridge 1–0 Marylebone Esprit
Marylebone Invicta 1–1 Scheveningen Town
FF Berafjörðinn 2–0 St Denys XVII
MD20:
PVTCo 1–2 FF Berafjörðinn
St Denys XVII 1–0 Marylebone Invicta
Scheveningen Town 1–3 SV Kieslen Bridge
Marylebone Esprit 1–0 K85 Járn Virkaroy
Marylebone Northern Star 3–1 Barracliffe Old Street
Víkingur Kló VB 4–1 Glidi Hreindýrsal
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 2–0 SV Auchtenmill
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 2–1 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
MD21:
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 1–1 PVTCo
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 1–3 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
SV Auchtenmill 2–1 Víkingur Kló VB
Glidi Hreindýrsal 1–2 Marylebone Northern Star
Barracliffe Old Street 1–1 Marylebone Esprit
K85 Járn Virkaroy 0–3 Scheveningen Town
SV Kieslen Bridge 4–2 St Denys XVII
Marylebone Invicta 2–0 FF Berafjörðinn
MD22:
PVTCo 0–1 Marylebone Invicta
FF Berafjörðinn 1–1 SV Kieslen Bridge
St Denys XVII 2–2 K85 Járn Virkaroy
Scheveningen Town 3–0 Barracliffe Old Street
Marylebone Esprit 3–2 Glidi Hreindýrsal
Marylebone Northern Star 2–4 SV Auchtenmill
Víkingur Kló VB 2–3 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 1–1 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
MD23:
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 1–1 PVTCo
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 2–1 Víkingur Kló VB
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 0–2 Marylebone Northern Star
SV Auchtenmill 2–1 Marylebone Esprit
Glidi Hreindýrsal 2–0 Scheveningen Town
Barracliffe Old Street 6–2 St Denys XVII
K85 Járn Virkaroy 2–3 FF Berafjörðinn
SV Kieslen Bridge 3–0 Marylebone Invicta
MD24:
PVTCo 1–1 SV Kieslen Bridge
Marylebone Invicta 1–0 K85 Járn Virkaroy
FF Berafjörðinn 4–0 Barracliffe Old Street
St Denys XVII 2–1 Glidi Hreindýrsal
Scheveningen Town 2–1 SV Auchtenmill
Marylebone Esprit 1–2 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
Marylebone Northern Star 1–3 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
Víkingur Kló VB 1–2 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
MD25:
Víkingur Kló VB 5–3 PVTCo
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 3–1 Marylebone Northern Star
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 3–0 Marylebone Esprit
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 2–1 Scheveningen Town
SV Auchtenmill 2–0 St Denys XVII
Glidi Hreindýrsal 3–2 FF Berafjörðinn
Barracliffe Old Street 3–3 Marylebone Invicta
K85 Járn Virkaroy 1–4 SV Kieslen Bridge
MD26:
PVTCo 2–2 K85 Járn Virkaroy
SV Kieslen Bridge 2–0 Barracliffe Old Street
Marylebone Invicta 2–0 Glidi Hreindýrsal
FF Berafjörðinn 1–2 SV Auchtenmill
St Denys XVII 2–2 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
Scheveningen Town 5–0 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
Marylebone Esprit 2–1 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
Marylebone Northern Star 1–0 Víkingur Kló VB
MD27:
Marylebone Northern Star 2–1 PVTCo
Víkingur Kló VB 1–2 Marylebone Esprit
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 2–0 Scheveningen Town
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 3–6 St Denys XVII
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 1–1 FF Berafjörðinn
SV Auchtenmill 1–1 Marylebone Invicta
Glidi Hreindýrsal 2–3 SV Kieslen Bridge
Barracliffe Old Street 1–2 K85 Járn Virkaroy
MD28:
PVTCo 1–0 Barracliffe Old Street
K85 Járn Virkaroy 1–0 Glidi Hreindýrsal
SV Kieslen Bridge 0–1 SV Auchtenmill
Marylebone Invicta 0–1 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
FF Berafjörðinn 2–2 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
St Denys XVII 2–1 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
Scheveningen Town 2–0 Víkingur Kló VB
Marylebone Esprit 2–1 Marylebone Northern Star
MD29:
Marylebone Esprit 0–0 PVTCo
Marylebone Northern Star 0–2 Scheveningen Town
Víkingur Kló VB 1–0 St Denys XVII
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 3–2 FF Berafjörðinn
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 1–2 Marylebone Invicta
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 2–1 SV Kieslen Bridge
SV Auchtenmill 1–0 K85 Járn Virkaroy
Glidi Hreindýrsal 2–0 Barracliffe Old Street
MD30:
PVTCo 2–2 Glidi Hreindýrsal
Barracliffe Old Street 1–1 SV Auchtenmill
K85 Járn Virkaroy 2–1 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
SV Kieslen Bridge 2–1 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
Marylebone Invicta 2–3 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
FF Berafjörðinn 1–2 Víkingur Kló VB
St Denys XVII 2–3 Marylebone Northern Star
Scheveningen Town 3–0 Marylebone Esprit

Spotlight on...

Scheveningen Town 1–3 SV Kieslen Bridge

Matchday Twenty, at Raven Street, Scheveningen, Cairnskillen

Kieslen Bridge, having jumped between divisions until fairly recently, suddenly find themselves on something of a charge at this point in the season, and despite the relative strength of Scheveningen Town being not that much more than you might expect Kieslen's standard to be, the Southsiders are themselves on a superb run this season, and nobody was expecting anything other than for the home side to bring their opposition crashing back to reality.

How they were mistaken. Three goals in ten lightning second half minutes saw the visitors steal all three points, with Kieslen captain Tobiasz Thorsen arriving late in the box to hammer home the third and leave the home side stunned. Arnmundur Grgić replied late on with a consolation goal to underline his burgeoning talent, but it wasn't to be, and Kieslen's run continued.

Spotlight on...

Víkingur Kló VB 5–3 PVTCo

Matchday Twenty-Five, at Vikingur Barm, Sjörnavik, Bleak Rock

Víkingur Kló are a side that can be equally at home challenging to a Globe Cup spot as they are avoiding relegation, and with the number of relegation spots increased this season it was highly important here that they got three points against PVTCo - who were just above them in the table at the time.

And what a thriller they served up for us at Vikingur Barm, with the home side taking the lead on three separate occasions before being pegged back each time by the ever-combative Traders. Eventually, though, home advantage told, and two late goals broke the hearts of the visitors from Cairnskillen.

Spotlight on...

FF Berafjörðinn 1–2 SV Auchtenmill

Matchday Twenty-Six, at Berafjörðinn Garður, Berafjörðinn, Bleak Rock

And then here was the match that finally put the Berafjörðinn title hunt to bed, with a shock defeat at home to struggling Auchtenmill. Berafjörðinn hadn't had as fluent a season as their fans are used to, admittedly, with results stopping and starting and then stopping again before the side could build up a head of steam, but even then, nobody would have been expecting the Cherries to lose at home to lowly Auchtenmill.

Or, not so lowly anymore, anyway. The Blue Spots would go on to finish comfortably mid-table this year, with goals from Bruun and Iversen seeing them past their more illustrious opposition on this occasion and propelling them towards a strong league finish.

So, the final tables then...

Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag win the title that they haven't won since the first season, then, and it's mainly thanks to that attack. They weren't the greatest defensively, to say the least, but they scored more than their opposition did on eighteen occasions, and that is enough to see them win the title by a strong five point margin in the end. Last year's winners Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður take the runners-up spot, with surprise package SV Kieslen Bridge having a phenomenal second half of the season and outperforming all other Fallenmark sides to finish third at the top of a trail of three teams tied on forty-nine points. Esprit and Invicta will be disappointed to finish sixth and eighth respectively, behind even Scheveningen Town in fifth. At the bottom, well, St Denys never did recover enough, but thanks to the addition of the expansion clubs there's an extra drop spot. Sorry, Barracliffe.

------Minor Valhallan Premier    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag   30   18   5   7    57   36  +21    59 - Champions, CC, Cygnus, CdC
 2  Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður     30   16   6   8    52   41  +11    54 - GC
 3  SV Kieslen Bridge           30   14   7   9    52   35  +17    49 - GC, CdC
 4  FF Berafjörðinn             30   14   7   9    50   34  +16    49 - GC
 5  Scheveningen Town           30   15   4  11    47   31  +16    49 - CdC
 6  Marylebone Esprit           30   13   5  12    40   41   −1    44
 7  Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF          30   12   8  10    36   38   −2    44
 8  Marylebone Invicta          30   12   7  11    36   35   +1    43
 9  SV Auchtenmill              30   12   6  12    41   40   +1    42
10  PVTCo                       30   10  11   9    47   38   +9    41
11  Víkingur Kló VB             30   11   7  12    42   44   −2    40
12  Marylebone Northern Star    30   10   7  13    32   40   −8    37
13  Barracliffe Old Street      30    9   5  16    41   55  −14    32 - Relegated
14  Glidi Hreindýrsal           30    8   6  16    37   49  −12    30 - Relegated
15  K85 Járn Virkaroy           30    8   6  16    31   47  −16    30 - Relegated
16  St Denys XVII               30    6   7  17    32   69  −37    25 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag

Runners-Up: Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
Relegated: Barracliffe Old Street, Glidi Hreindýrsal, K85 Járn Virkaroy, St Denys XVII
Player of the Season: 
1.  Jon Eidesgaard (Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag)
2.  Tobiasz Thorsen (SV Kieslen Bridge)
3.  Valbjörn Dagfinnursson (Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag)
4.  Jóhannes Eyvindursson (Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður)
5.  Arnmundur Grgić (Scheveningen Town)

In Auxiliary A it was a two-horse race between Achtrup and Fortuna Haaksfalken by the time the crunch for the season came around, with the other teams falling away somewhat. It was Achtrup who won that race however, and they return to the new and improved top flight with silverware in their locker. Fortuna and Leiknir follow them up, with Aylesness sneaking into the last SBCC spot. There are tears at the bottom however, with everyone from Galveston-on-Sea down falling into next season's third tier. Gunnmarket - who are used to flitting between the top two tiers - only just escaped a bump down to the third level, and that's a lucky escape for them and their future.

------Minor Valhallan Auxiliary A  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Achtrup Blackhearts FC        30   21   4   5    52   23  +29    67 - Promoted, SBCC
 2  Fortuna Haaksfalken FK        30   20   4   6    61   32  +29    64 - Promoted, SBCC
 3  Leiknir Reykjanesur           30   18   4   8    50   31  +19    58 - Promoted, SBCC
 4  Aylesness Saracens            30   14   6  10    45   38   +7    48 - SBCC
 5  Kuuningen Town SV             30   13   6  11    54   43  +11    45
 6  FCK Wick                      30   12   9   9    43   37   +6    45
 7  Haaksfalken Kittiwakes        30   12   6  12    41   42   −1    42
 8  Eastmark Quarrymen            30   11   7  12    58   59   −1    40
 9  Gunnmarket                    30   11   6  13    46   46    0    39
10  Galveston-on-Sea FC           30    9   9  12    43   50   −7    36 - Relegated
11  Port Eigg FC                  30    9   7  14    33   47  −14    34 - Relegated
12  Marylebone-Albrecht FC        30    9   4  17    37   56  −19    31 - Relegated
13  Scheveningen West End         30    7   9  14    35   48  −13    30 - Relegated
14  VB Vatn Höfninflói            30    6  11  13    36   58  −22    29 - Relegated
15  Beveren Trinity               30    6  10  14    37   45   −8    28 - Relegated
16  Bache Junction FC             30    6  10  14    39   55  −16    28 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: Achtrup Blackhearts FC

Runners-Up: Fortuna Haaksfalken FK
Promoted: Achtrup Blackhearts FC, Fortuna Haaksfalken FK, Leiknir Reykjanesur
Relegated: Galveston-on-Sea FC, Port Eigg FC, Marylebone-Albrecht FC, Scheveningen West End, VB Vatn Höfninflói, Beveren Trinity, Bache Junction FC
Player of the Season:  Vojta Erdahl (Achtrup Blackhearts FC)

In Auxiliary B, Neuenhaus take the title by a landslide in the end, with Ferrisdale and Norðurmýrar joining them in promotion to next season's second flight. With the turmoil created by the expansion, more than half the league will be dropping a division thanks to the strength of the Sint Karbijn sides joining us from next year. So, sorry Mackley Moor, but that defeat on the last day of the season to Thule IF? Yeah, that's cost you a division.

------Minor Valhallan Auxiliary B  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Neuenhaus Valhalla            30   20   7   3    51   22  +29    67 - Promoted
 2  Ferrisdale Ironopolis         30   17   8   5    56   30  +26    59 - Promoted
 3  Norðurmýrar 87                30   16   7   7    55   28  +27    55 - Promoted
 4  Barnwich Fusiliers FC         30   17   4   9    40   29  +11    55
 5  FK Hámarvik                   30   13   8   9    46   42   +4    47
 6  FF Nordharbour                30   14   4  12    40   35   +5    46
 7  Castle NHK                    30   13   6  11    45   44   +1    45
 8  Mackley Moor AFC              30   12   8  10    42   37   +5    44 - Relegated
 9  Ashburnley Hill FC            30   11   7  12    37   37    0    40 - Relegated
10  RKA Hvalabátum                30   10   9  11    41   46   −5    39 - Relegated
11  Crookley Weir FC              30    8  10  12    38   46   −8    34 - Relegated
12  Deepdene Hall                 30    9   4  17    33   53  −20    31 - Relegated
13  Eaglescliffe Miners Welfare   30    6  10  14    32   48  −16    28 - Relegated
14  Thule IF                      30    8   4  18    32   50  −18    28 - Relegated
15  Valhallans                    30    6   8  16    50   59   −9    26 - Relegated
16  Redgate Engineers             30    6   4  20    29   61  −32    22 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: Neuenhaus Valhalla

Runners-Up: Ferrisdale Ironopolis
Promoted: Neuenhaus Valhalla, Ferrisdale Ironopolis, Norðurmýrar 87
Relegated: Mackley Moor AFC, Ashburnley Hill FC, RKA Hvalabátum, Crookley Weir FC, Deepdene Hall, Eaglescliffe Miners Welfare, Thule IF, Valhallans, Redgate Engineers
Player of the Season:  Finnur Kochalka (Neuenhaus Valhalla)

And now let's take a look at how things worked out in the Minor Valhallan Trophy...

And congratulations to Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag, who win by just a single goal over Náhvarðvíkur Bæ to make it a fantastic league and cup double for the team from Bleak Rock.

QUARTER FINALS
SV Auchtenmill 1-0 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 0-0 Marylebone Invicta (3-1 AET)
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 2-1 PVTCo
Víkingur Kló VB 0-2 Barracliffe Old Street

SEMI FINALS
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 2-0 SV Auchtenmill
SV Auchtenmill 1-1 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF (1-3 agg)

Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 1-0 Barracliffe Old Street
Barracliffe Old Street 0-0 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag (0-1 agg)

FINAL
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 1-0 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF

CHAMPIONS: Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag

UICA COMPETITIONS

Bleak Rock (BLK) qualifiers
Primary Association for CC/GC - Puppet of Polar Islandstates
Champions’ Cup 60: Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
[Youth Cup: Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag]
Globe Cup 57: Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður, FF Berafjörðinn [Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF]
Series B Champions' Cup 57: Leiknir Reykjanesur
OTHER COMPETITIONS:
Copa de Campeones: Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
Cygnus Cup: Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag

The Fallenmark Islands (TFI) qualifiers
Primary Association for SBCC - Puppet of Polar Islandstates
Globe Cup 57: SV Kieslen Bridge
Series B Champions’ Cup 57: Achtrup Blackhearts FC, Fortuna Haaksfalken FK [Kuuningen Town SV, FCK Wick]
OTHER COMPETITIONS:
Copa de Campeones: SV Kieslen Bridge

Cairnskillen (CSK) qualifiers
Puppet of Polar Islandstates
Series B Champions’ Cup 57: Aylesness Saracens
OTHER COMPETITIONS:
Copa de Campeones: Scheveningen Town

And don't forget, starting from next season, welcome to the new expansion teams from The Fallmenmark Islands, and the new teams from Sint Karbijn!

by **Polar Islandstates** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 6:43 am

League Cycle XXXI Preview
So. Season thirty-one. At long last! I'm sure you will all have been far more concerned with the way The Big Freeze affected your personal lives and your financial fortunes than the way it affected the trials and tribulations of your chosen football teams - but it hit the sporting world with just as much power as it hit the rest of our infrastructure, and everything ground to a halt for a full nine months. The Terns were forced to withdraw from the last Copa, as we all know, and teams had only just started to get training again by the time the thirty-first season came around. Keen to start on time as if the last twelve months never happened, the FPIFA have refused any special conditions for any teams, and a number of teams have seen foreign players leave in order to save their international careers. No arguments here.

The important thing now will be to see who amongst the top teams has coped the best with the mammoth recovery task. Our UICA qualification spots have been scythed, and competition for international competition will be sky-high. Logic would dictate the better off teams will be best placed to bounce back, but will that be the case when we get started? East Franz Athletic ended a championship-drought of twelve years when they beat the three-time reigning champions Northbrook to finally end the dominance of the Diamonds last season, but will they be able to hold Niko Marek's side off once again? Let's find out.

Also, don't forget to see the end of this preview for the publication of the Valhallan Alliance of Higher Education Providers' Sports Society Football League results.

Past Champions
I: SK Franz Josef City
II: SK Franz Josef City (2)
III: Jan Mayen Islanders
IV: Jan Mayen Islanders (2)
V: East Franz Athletic
VI: SK Franz Josef City (3)
VII: SK Franz Josef City (4)
VIII: SK Franz Josef City (5)
IX: Jan Mayen Islanders (3)
X: East Franz Athletic (2)
XI: FC Cape St Paul
XII: SK Franz Josef City (6)
XIII: East Franz Athletic (3)
XIV: East Franz Athletic (4)
XV: FC Axel Heiburg
XVI: FC Axel Heiburg (2)
XVII: East Franz Athletic (5)
XVIII: FC Axel Heiburg (3)
XIX: SK Franz Josef City (7)
XX: Northbrook Diamonds FK
XXI: FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
XXII: Jan Mayen Islanders (4)
XXIII: SK Franz Josef City (8)
XXIV: FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls (2)
XXV: FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls (3)
XXVI: SK Franz Josef City (9)
XXVII: Northbrook Diamonds FK (2)
XXVIII: Northbrook Diamonds FK (3)
XXIX: Northbrook Diamonds FK (4)
XXX: East Franz Athletic (6)
XXXI: ...?

Manager: Guus Tuulari; Captain: Karsten Mannerheim, DMC; Key Player: Albin Oslograd, AMC
Preview: After twelve, long, painful years, Guus Tuulari has brought the good times back to the Rendhal. He has embodied a fierce and uncompromising spirit in his side, and after several strong finishes he was finally able to push them over the line and get them to win the title. It's been a while, and the fans will have no intention of surrendering the title again after spending so long winning it back, and the whole club is ready to push onto greater things. Like, a second Champions' Cup trophy to build on after their Globe Cup win. If anyone can help them to get it, Tuulari can. Recognising that it's time to build a squad around Mannerheim and leave the older players to move on when they see fit, the defending midfielder has been at the peak of his powers. Meanwhile, whilst both of them might be getting on a bit, the Oslograd-Zeljeznicar partnership in the attacking midfield has been key to East Franz's success. Keep them both ticking, and Tuulari will walk away with the title again.
Last Season: Champions. Prediction: Champions.

Manager: Niko Marek; Captain: Kohev Küngas-Vaga, DL; Key Player: Janos Hufschmied (AUD), AMC
Preview: Well, they may have won the title three times in a row, but the Diamonds will be out to win it back from East Franz this year. Kohev Küngas-Vaga is playing - barely - in his last season before retiring from the game altogether after having already said goodbye to the Terns, whilst other big hitters in the Diamonds side like Finiguerra, Nordenberg, Zukauskas, and Holzhauser are also getting on. Ivaktör Bârr is now first choice centre-back alongside Nordenberg, whilst the younger Otkupshchikov is seen as the future alongside midfield dynamo Kiriyenko. The attacking three will provide the main focal point for the Diamonds this season however, with the triple-H triple-threat of Hufschmied, Hargreaves, and Hertzberg looking to score plenty. Hargreaves, from Eura, and Hertzberg, from Northbrook Zenith, are new acquisitions. Marke will be hoping they gel fast if he's to get them winning the title again. The backline is solid and experienced, questions remain only over that frontline.
Last Season: 2nd. Prediction: 3rd.

Manager: Petter Bielsen; Captain: Olaf Strauss, DC; Key Player: Rauno Bickermann, ST
Preview: Old manager Paatelainen's craziness appears to be valued by the Guayabalense rather more than it was appreciated by the Red Star board, and when the Esportivans offered him their national team job, the board didn't stand in his way. To fill the gap, they brought in the manager who'd been so impressive in taking Viipuri to Divisjon One, Guus Tuulari, and he immediately saw about marking his stamp on the squad and won the Latitude Cup. And then immediately saw about moving to East Franz. With a team in disarray, it took the entire nation of Iturributa to fall into disarray as well to offer the club the option to bring back playing legend Petter Bielsen in as manager. He accepted before they'd even discussed terms, and the fans were buzzing. And with good reason! Third?! Third! Red Star finished third! Bickermann, Struass, Ulsletten, and Jenssen give Red Star an experienced home-grown spine that has propelled them to these heights, and Red Star fans will take whatever bite of this dreamland they can get whilst they're still here. Can they repeat the feat?
Last Season: 3rd. Prediction: 4th.

Manager: Domeka Iriarte (ASG); Captain: Yann-Erik Nilsson, DC; Key Player: Pedrinho (VLD), ST
Preview: SK Franz Josef City are full of swagger, as always. Pedrinho, Grndstrom, and the somehow-still-going Kolehmainen make up a truly terrifying front line for opposition defences to be facing this season, and it's hard to see why they shouldn't be challenging for the title again this year. Honestly, when you put those three in front of Iriarte's expensively assembled attacking midfield duo of Luan Dardan and Toby Drummond then you can expect goals. Lots of goals. Retaining the Champions' Cup is almost unheard of, but Iriarte has managed it before, and anyone who can do that should be feared in the league. Critics continue to say a team this talented is underperforming and that Iriarte is well past his best. Who knows what enigmatic chairman Valentin Jahr is planning to do after the season, but for now Iriarte remains in charge, and he'll be looking to secure one of those Champions Cup spots for the giants from the Landstadt.
Last Season: 4th. Prediction: 2nd.

Manager: Thomas Celik; Captain: Eero Darmstadt (TFI), DMC; Key Player: Eiríkur Beyer (TFI), AMC
Preview: Having seen how Northbrook and Axel Heiburg have benefited from an investment in youth Bjarnarey have made similar investments, and with Olsen, Vaaraniemi and Hjerstadt breaking through into the first team in recent years - though Vaaraniemi has since moved on to bigger things in the Vanorian league - things are looking positive for the future at The Barge. Globe Cup football is a recent memory at The Barge, and the club is very keen to press on if at all possible. Willem Otkupshchikov couldn't be held onto forever, of course, and with his move to big things in Apox, the club used the money to go on something of a shopping spree in Lesser Valhalla; Eirikur Beyer, Niko Aamot, and Fallenmark Islands captain Eero Darmstadt were all brought in, and they'll be great additions to Celik's exciting team. Getting on he may be, but Celik is a superb manager, and Bjarnarey will be a force to reckon with once again with their Fallenmark spine.
Last Season: 5th. Prediction: 7th.

Manager: Vyacheslav Merkens (MYT); Captain: Alexander Aagard, MC; Key Player: Teitur Ronkainen, DR
Preview: RSK fans saw their side reach the heady heights sixth place last season, and Merkens has to take the plaudits for that. The Mytanar manager used to play for the club, and he is the joint-youngest manager in the top flight alongside the only other Mytanar managing in the Federation League; Robin Hjik at Nasjonale Hauker. There are better and more exciting teams than RSK in the league, but they're in a good position on the whole and Merkens does get them working hard. Aagard and Sandahl have a tremendous understanding in the middle of the park, and Cromdiir has ably replaced the retired Belgrave, who has himself moved into the seat at Merkens' right hand side. Miroslav Kerzhakov was brought in from Resolute the last time the Storm got relegated, and he single-handedly wins them points alongside the exciting Ronkainen, who is surely due for the Terns soon. Sixth is something rather remarkable for RSK, really, and if results like this continue bigger teams will surely be circling around Merkens. Because, really, as I've said the squad isn't all that spectacular. They've added Roskorwell from Aasiaat, but still. Sixth again? Surely not.
Last Season: 6th. Prediction: 8th.

Manager: Anders Durs; Captain: Iulian Kirilaunen, GK; Key Player: Sim Lefebvre, AMC
Preview: Anders Durs may have done the double with Surtsey, but in many ways his biggest challenge is just starting. Durs is crafting a side that is worthy of the title from a set of players that really aren't as great a squad as the fans are used to seeing in recent years. A lot of the burden up front will now lie on the shoulders of the ageing Torsten Wolff, with Oskarbi Churin also pitching in from the bench after Arturo Hudson-Blake hit the ground running. Hans Wiig, Hans Elliot, Jens Niemanen, Iván Coupet, Ulrich Mortensen, and Klaus Just make up a talented midfield contingent, and Durs now has the added luxury of the versatile Patrick Ernberger from SK to supplement his favoured all-Polarian back four of Kalle Oien, Joachim Elden, Torsten Navarro, and Dmitry Pollen. Durs is talked about as a potential replacement for Rasmussen with the national team when the time is right for both to move on, and FPIFA officials will be watching his ability to build teams closely here - a feat made far easier by the emergence of the fiercely talented Sim Lefebvre in the attacking midfield slots.
Last Season: 7th. Prediction: 6th.

Manager: Miroslav Pvanic; Captain: Erik Bergen, MC; Key Player: Marten Ortendahl, DC
Preview: It's entirely fair to say that Pvanic had big shoes to fill when he took on this job, and on recent showing it's easy to see why the pressure is starting to creep in around his crows' feet. Times have been hard recently for a club that at one point was used to winning titles. It's now been thirteen years since their last piece of silverware. Their Haapa-Mechelin Youth Academy means the club has a huge squad of youngsters to choose from, and their unity having grown up together means the team is one of the most fluently creative and envied in the league regardless of the personnel they have on the pitch at any one time. How frustrating therefore that so many have left the club and signed elsewhere rather than promote into the first team. The return of one of these players, Erik Bergen, is therefore seen as a watershed moment for the club, although the loss of Eidur Gunnlaugsson to the Euran giants Spartangrad will be keenly felt. The Argonauts are a long way from championship-winning form at the moment, and fans will be happy just to see consistent improvement.
Last Season: 8th. Prediction: 5th.

Manager: Robin Hjik (MYT); Captain: Okechukwu Pasquetto (OSD), DC; Key Player: Finn Kirkkegaard, ST
Preview: After threatening to come close for a number of seasons, the club from the docklands of the capital city made it into the top flight. SK Nasjonale Hauker were guided along this path by Mytanar hero Robin Hjik, now moved into management, and powered by the engine room of a host of clever loan deals and smart purchasing - not least of all from San Jose Guayabal's pool of talent. Displaced Acquan defender Okechukwu Pasquetto was a smart 'signing' from CA Conquistadores and is now club captain, whilst keeping Terns breakthrough Finn Kirkkegaard will be absolutely key to making sure Hauker stay in the division. An astonishing ninth place finish last season notwithstanding, Nasjonale's aim once again will have to be making sure they stay in the top flight. Even so, the fans are in dreamland.
Last Season: 9th. Prediction: 15th.

Manager: Fendergéson Numbá (FFD); Captain: Gudjon Arnesen, DC; Key Player: Sê Mêrí (FFD), ST
Preview: Babbagian investment into Torshavn was once a much appreciated thing, with the money adding some real quality in the side, much of it Mytanar and Acquan with a liberal sprinking of Farf-madness. That money has all dried up now though, and Fendergéson Numbá - the first Farf manager to feature in the Federation - has to craft a side that will stay up despite the many eyes that will be upon him. The midfielders of Oiskha, Alsatian, and Hynninen will have plenty to aim at with the talented strike trio of star player Mêrí, Saari, and Jepsen up ahead of them - and much will rest on these attacks if the team are to progress because the defence really isn't up to much. The sale of talented youngster Robin Geirsson will hurt them on the pitch, even if it helps the bank balance, but it isn't a great statement of intent as things go. Last season wasn't amazing, but Torshavn do have a track record of performing well on modest resources. Could aim for a top half finish if results go their way, but unlikely to finish in any position of note at either end of the table.
Last Season: 10th. Prediction: 10th

Manager: Ben Randall (EUR); Captain: Karl-Franz Klemmensen, DMC Key Player: Ernest Akerhausen, ST
Preview: After stunning the nation to win the league, Jan Mayen have slumped back to where they originally slumped to - the bottom half of the table. With the age of many of that title-winning squad and the amount of retirements they've had, this should not be such a surprise, but the lack of preparation the club made for this moment is. Players have been coming in and/or getting promoted from the youth ranks, but it hasn't been quick enough to arrest the slide and build a squad capable of challenging for UICA football. At least, not yet. The shoots are there. Fan-favourite Bradley Birch is the most experienced voice in the midfield, with Trevowah and Lehto on the wings behind the exciting partnership of Akerhausen and Demaru up front. Experience has been lost at all levels of the club however, and the fans should expect to see some hard times up ahead. Odds are shortening on them facing a shock relegation, in fact, and Randall has a real job on his hands. He's started by giving young Klemmensen the captain's armband. Let's see how that goes.
Last Season: 11th. Prediction: 11th.

Manager: Jonas Balakirev; Captain: Vojta Vlaschenko, DC; Key Player: Reuben Ness (TFI), MC
Preview: SC Kiel, known once as Lions SC, formed from the ashes of their former moniker when that expensively assembled team went economically tits-up in the most spectacular fashion imaginable. In missing out on the original cut for the FPIFA league system by quite some way all those years ago, Kiel has become something of a rugby town since. But not anymore. Aharonov did a great job to get Kiel into the top flight and keep them there, and now with his retirement we see the young Jonas Balakirev taking up the helm. The likes of Aaltonen, Swansmith, Skjoldebrand all need to do well if this run of Divisjon One football is to continue, with the recent purchases of Vlaschenko and Ness already contributing plenty. New teenage recruit from East Kulmsaar, Federico Aalto, looks a talent, too.
Last Season: 12th. Prediction: 9th.

Manager: Wilhelm Topp; Captain: Mikko Karpenko, DC; Key Player: Marian Lagaerspetz, ST
Preview: The team from the deep south of Terra Scotia are under new management this season, with Hendriksen retiring as promised and stepping aside to let club legend and former assistant Wilhelm Topp take over. Whether he's planning to emulate Hendriksen's dancing remains to be seen, however. Hard-working if not spectacularly creative, Mechanical are a side built upon the premise of tough tackling and a physical presence. Lagaerspetz and young Niemi the line in typical brutish manner, and their skill at holding up the ball will be key to gaining points once again. Midfielders Haapasalo, Topol, and Davidenko provide a hard-working engine room, but the loss of some key retirements could mean Mechanical struggle under Topp this year.
Last Season: 13th. Prediction: 14th.

Manager: Jakub Lunder; Captain: Mateusz Rosenmeyer, GK; Key Player: Iosef Winter, DC
Preview: Aasiaat Harbour are a team that has had a rollercoaster journey in recent years. From promotion, to the SBCC title that was won a fifteen seasons ago, to a season that saw them reach the Globe Cup and win the Latitude Cup, Aasiaat had been going from strength to strength, even breaking through the plateau into the Champions' Cup places not so long ago. And then, the bottom fell out, and they have a fight on their hands to even stay in the league. Apoxian striker Martin Roskorwell was relied upon up front to replace the goals lost when Mitchell left for SK Franz Josef City, but with his move to Longyearbyen there's a real question over where the goals are going to come from this season. Many players were bought with the Eikr Lillehammer money in a supreme splurge a few seasons ago. And, having had a few seasons to get used to each other, they should be performing much better than they are. The pressure is very much on Lunder to deliver a solid year of football from a talented group of under-performing players. Winter and Klein are the future, no doubt, but is that future in Divisjon One or Two?
Last Season: 14th. Prediction: 12th.

Manager: Vadim Bruer; Captain: Radek Saraste, DC; Key Player: Dimitar Gregersen, MC
Preview: Well, AC Aleutia Volcanoes have always tended to be a club that punches somewhat above their weight, and their being in the top flight isn't really seen as as much of a shock as it might have been otherwise. Vadim Bruer is a talented manager who manages to do a lot with very little, and they just about stayed up last year based on the good and strong defence currently coming through the youth ranks that the club could be very proud of in the future. There is a young midfield that works well together, and a whole host of strikers ready to take aim at the bigger clubs out there... so why don't I feel confident they'll stay up?
Last Season: 15th. Prediction: 17th.

Manager: Christian Offenburg; Captain: Tomasz Pilgaard, DC; Key Player: Maarten Sapozhinsky, ST
Preview: Solovetsky have had an up and down time under the stewardship of Offenburg. Many of the players we'll be seeing this season, such as captain Pilgaard, have been down and back up again under Offenburg and are a product of his own orchestrated regeneration of the club, and those that aren't and were brought in are examples of Offenburg's ability to buy smart rather than buying big. Youth players are also starting to shine through at Solovetsky, with the likes of Moss catching the eye, as have strikers Bohinen and Sapozhinsky. Eskildsen was sold to Osarian club Utica United to cover the gap SK Franz Josef City created when they bought Toby Drummond of course, and to compensate for that loss, Offenburg brought in some defensive midfield strength. Could easily spend the next ten years bouncing between divisions, but its not in Offenburg's plan to do that, I'm sure.
Last Season: Champions, Divisjon Two. Prediction: 13th.

Manager: Klaus Linn; Captain: Emil Wilander, DC; Key Player: Johan Eidesgaard, ST
Preview: Now here's something I never thought I'd see; Hans Island Pioneers back in the top flight. Still, they're here, and they deserve our congratulations for that. Their fans celebrated promotion like they'd won the Champions' Cup, and for a club of AFK's usual stature that is perhaps fair - but new manager Klaus Linn has been making some aggressive statements about aiming to stay up comfortably, and with exciting strikers like Eidesgaard and Kjaer in the side, that's maybe not so foolhardy. They should manage to score plenty, anyway. It's keeping them out at the other end that looks like being a far more difficult task, with Linn seemingly unwilling to curb his attacking tendencies.
Last Season: 2nd, Divisjon Two. Prediction: 18th.

Manager: Artemiusz Ostergaard; Captain: Alexandre Jalkanen, ST; Key Player: Adam Rukovskaya, MC
Preview: Given the facilities available to him, Artemiusz Ostergaard has done a wonderful job here in Grenlund once again, and the club should be thankful for the exposure he's gotten them as a result of their promotion back into the top flight. His talents don't stretch to increasing the budget however, and their players might struggle against the sides that can simply afford better. Even so, expect players like Rukovskaya to shine with something to prove to the bigger sides that might offer them a top-flight escape route should Nuuk get relegated again, with the experience of club captain Alexandre Jalkanen - having been relegated with Nuuk once before - likely being essential to any chances they have of staying in the top flight. It's a tall order, though.
Last Season: 3rd, Divisjon Two. Prediction: 16th.

Teams:

Eastgate Victoria FC

Eintracht Moss-Rygge

FC Cape St Paul

FK Grise Fiord

FK Norsviken Cossacks

FK Viipuri 56 - (Favourites)

Franz Josef Young Boys

Hospitaliers

Klub Atletisk Spitsbergen

Koppen Rig Force

Lokomotiv Barentsberg

Melville Celtic

North Star Grímsey

Resolute Storm 1913 FC

Scapa Bay Rovers

SK 1982 Matua

Uelmark MK

Waldenøya Bears

Teams:

Atammik Zenith FK

Axel Town AFC

Bathurst Zenith FC

Bohemiens Grise Fiord

Devon Bay Lights FC

Dinamo Clavering SC

Energie Møllna-Grei SC

Franz Josef Sharks - (Favourites)

Korsten Lokomotiv

Mekoryuk Maskettes

Novaya Sibir Reds

Rapid Jan Mayen FK

Rapid SK Eysturoy

Sisimut Town AFK

SK Yuzhny Albion

Skipsbyggere IFK

Sutherland Foundry SK

Yuzhny Equinox FC

Teams:

Crusaders

FC1. Sturm Grímsey

FK Aagen Zenith

Ingvar Peaks FC

KA Rikyaare

KSC Brighthelmstone

Måriussa Viking FK

Resolute Hills FC

SK Sporting Juura

SK Stryær

SK Thor 1898

Sporting Club Aasiaat 87

St Gallen 47

Surtsey Rovers SK - (Favourites)

Teams:

1. Lokomotiv Karlstadt

Toyoharo Revolutionaries

Devon Bay Seals FC

Fjorhorgen SK

Grass-Lisch AFC

GVFFK Pekarik

Hoyvik Town FC

Larsen Bay Thunder FC

NKK Urri

Okhotsk Kholmsk Town FC - (Favourites)

Rapid Neftegorsk FK

Seratakki Villagers

Severny Wingtips

Universitet

Teams:

Bennett and Zhokhov

FC Velcosta Cliffs

FK Ost-Volonovsk

Henfergen Town FC

Kirkenes SK

MK Lillehammer

Northbrook Zenith FC

Royal NK Sikjonek

RSK Moorlands - (Favourites)

Severnaya Zemlya 88 Equinox

SK Geidenheim Academical

Torpedo Sibir RKA

Teams:

FC Kampengar Magpies

FC North Melville - (Favourites)

FC1. Rangers

FKRA Norregaard

Ilksporta IK

McAvery Centurions

Neuerlatz AFK

San Moranna FC

Sannegarden Fleet FK

SK Carson Islanders

Steffansson Island FC

Svenskøya SV98

Teams:

Agheim CF - (Favourites)

AIK Alejavik

Daugen Borealis FC

Holtrecht Force SK

IHK Geddesberg

IK62 Wagnerevn

Invermuir Highlanders FC

Kerrisgorforth Athletic FC

KFK Polshavn

Maritime Hove FC

Stengarden Lighthouse FC

Verdin Brook FC

Teams:

AFC Aigburth

Dinamo Olsa FK

FC Fetlar

FK Weisshaus

Fynersturen Valhalla

Logan United FC

Marine FC

Matahiko Viktory SK

NKK Masan-Hiko

Savoonga Moor SK - (Favourites)

SK Stromness Electric

SV Keldira Zenith

And so, for the eleventh time [editions nine and ten do exist - just not yet posted], the VAHEP Sports Societies' Football League. From next season, the Sint Karbijn institutions will become eligible for promotion to the Elite Groups, but time will tell whether they'll get here with any speed...
ELITE GROUP EAST

-----East                          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1  Surtsey Heights University     14    9   2   3    29   16  +13    29
2  Melville University            14    8   3   3    28   15  +13    27
3  City of Jan Mayen University   14    8   3   3    29   19  +10    27
4  Aasiaat Naval Academy          14    5   6   3    20   17   +3    21
5  St Paul Polytechnic            14    3   8   3    12   13   −1    17
6  Bjarnarey Maritime College     14    3   3   8    14   26  −12    12
7  University of Nuuk             14    2   5   7    17   26   −9    11
8  University of Islay            14    2   2  10    19   36  −17     8

ELITE GROUP WEST

-----West                                 Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1  Solovetsky Academy                    14    7   6   1    18    8  +10    27
2  Independent Marylebone Universities   14    7   4   3    18   12   +6    25
3  Volonovsk Institute of Cartography    14    6   5   3    23   18   +5    23
4  University of Karlstadt               14    5   4   5    20   21   −1    19
5  Wittenberg University                 14    2   9   3    14   17   −3    15
6  Matua University                      14    4   3   7    22   31   −9    15
7  Torshavn University                   14    3   4   7    19   19    0    13
8  Ducal Academy                         14    2   5   7    17   25   −8    11

So, with the finalists being from Surtsey and Solovetsky, the neutral venue chosen was Campus Park West, in Axel Heiburg - the spiritual home of university sport in the VU. The final was an tense affair, and in the end it was Surtsey Heights who lifted the trophy thanks to just a single goal.

Final
Surtsey Heights University 1-0 Solovetsky Academy

CHAMPIONS: Surtsey Heights University

by **Polar Islandstates** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 8:09 am

Eight matches into the thirty-first season, lets have a quick summary of what has happened so far...

MATCHDAY 1
SK Nasjonale Hauker 1–1 Red Star Severny
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 2–3 Northbrook Diamonds FK
Jan Mayen Islanders 0–1 SC Kiel
AFK Hans Island Pioneers 2–1 FC Solovetsky Monastery
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 2–1 FC Axel Heiburg
SK Sturm Nuuk 1–2 RSK Longyearbyen Town
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 0–0 SK Franz Josef City
East Franz Athletic 3–1 FC Torshavn
SK Aasiaat Harbour 2–0 Islay Town Mechanical
The Divisjon One matches get underway for the first time following The Big Freeze, then, and it kicks off with a bang and a half if you're a Northbrook fan. Questions were asked in the off season whether the new Diamonds 4-3-2-1 formation would produce goals, and those questions were answered today - a double for Hertzberg on his debut, supplemented by a fine free kick from Hufschmied, were enough for them to come from behind to beat the Gulls in Surtsey. Defending champions East Franz opened their accounts with a three-one win at home to Torshavn, whilst Aleutia made an early breakthrough with a decent two-one win at home to Axel Heiburg. Bjarnarey comfortably held SK to a nil-nil draw, whilst SC Kiel fans came away from Jan Mayen with a very decent three points in the bag.

MATCHDAY 2
Red Star Severny 4–0 Islay Town Mechanical
FC Torshavn 2–0 SK Aasiaat Harbour
SK Franz Josef City 1–1 East Franz Athletic
RSK Longyearbyen Town 2–1 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
FC Axel Heiburg 1–1 SK Sturm Nuuk
FC Solovetsky Monastery 1–1 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
SC Kiel 1–2 AFK Hans Island Pioneers
Northbrook Diamonds FK 2–0 Jan Mayen Islanders
SK Nasjonale Hauker 1–0 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
There's plenty of talk out there that Rauno Bickermann will be far too big for Red Star to keep a hold of soon, and a hat trick at home to Islay Town Mechanical won't have done those claims any harm whatsoever. Longyearbyen's new acquisition Martin Roskorwell came off the bench to score the winner for the Citizens at home to Bjarnarey, whilst the Diamonds continued to rack up the points with an easy two-nil win at home to an already concerningly weak Jan Mayen side. The big news however, as it always is in these circumstances, was the Elfsteijn Derby, and the points were shared on this occasion. A goal either side of half-time was as much ground as either side were willing to give at the Landstadt, with Albin Oslograd opening the scoring for the away side before Pedrinho levelled things up after the break.

MATCHDAY 3
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 1–2 Red Star Severny
Jan Mayen Islanders 1–1 SK Nasjonale Hauker
AFK Hans Island Pioneers 1–2 Northbrook Diamonds FK
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 1–2 SC Kiel
SK Sturm Nuuk 3–2 FC Solovetsky Monastery
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 0–3 FC Axel Heiburg
East Franz Athletic 1–4 RSK Longyearbyen Town
SK Aasiaat Harbour 0–3 SK Franz Josef City
Islay Town Mechanical 2–2 FC Torshavn
The Griffons picked up their first win today - Konigstein, Pedrinho, and Grndstrom scoring the goals as they beat Aasiaat by three goals to nil - whilst Northbrook continued their perfect start with a two-one win over Hans Island. Sturm Nuuk came from behind twice to beat Solovetsky three-two at home, whilst a hat trick for young Iulian Aronowicz shows Axel Heiburg might have found a midfield replacement for Gunnlaugsson already as they win handsomely in Bjarnarey. Jan Mayen and Nasjonale share the points at Victoria Stadium with a one-all draw, whilst there's a big shock at the Rendahl as the defending champions go down four-one at home to Longyearbyen: Martin Roskorwell, originally bought as an experienced back-up, has three goals now already this season.

MATCHDAY 4
Red Star Severny 2–0 FC Torshavn
SK Franz Josef City 2–1 Islay Town Mechanical
RSK Longyearbyen Town 2–0 SK Aasiaat Harbour
FC Axel Heiburg 3–0 East Franz Athletic
FC Solovetsky Monastery 0–3 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
SC Kiel 1–0 SK Sturm Nuuk
Northbrook Diamonds FK 2–0 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
SK Nasjonale Hauker 3–1 AFK Hans Island Pioneers
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 1–2 Jan Mayen Islanders
How Aasiaat may regret letting Roskorwell leave. He came back to haunt them today, scoring the first of two goals for Longyearbyen as the Pilots got sent home with the tails between their legs. Young Federico Aalto is a name to look out for in the future, and he got his Divisjon One account off to a good start today - scoring the only goal of the game as Kiel defeated Nuuk at home. Surtsey are in trouble however, and a two-one reverse at home to Norscelt rivals Jan Mayen means they currently sit dead bottom of the league without a single point from their opening four games. Ouch. Longyearbyen and Northbrook however, have twelve from twelve.

MATCHDAY 5
Jan Mayen Islanders 1–0 Red Star Severny
AFK Hans Island Pioneers 2–2 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 1–1 SK Nasjonale Hauker
SK Sturm Nuuk 0–3 Northbrook Diamonds FK
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 0–1 SC Kiel
East Franz Athletic 4–1 FC Solovetsky Monastery
SK Aasiaat Harbour 1–0 FC Axel Heiburg
Islay Town Mechanical 1–1 RSK Longyearbyen Town
FC Torshavn 0–0 SK Franz Josef City
There is still life in the Gulls yet though, and they came from behind twice to earn a draw with fellow struggler AFK Hans Island Pioneers - veteran Torsten Wolff with both of the goals for the away side. Northbrook's charge continues with a fifth straight win - Barr, Nordenberg, and Hertzberg with the goals as they won in Nuuk - whilst Longyearbyen finally drop points as they are held to a draw in Islay. East Franz slam four past Solovetsky in a frentic first half of football at the Rendahl; Wallen, Simmonds, and an unlikely double from Miroshnichenko scoring the goals for the home side before Sapozhinsky slammed home a consolation for the Monks in the second half.

LATITUDE CUP Round One
SK Carson Islanders 0-0 Fjorhorgen SK (1-0 AET)
KA Rikyaare 2-0 SK Sporting Juura
Rapid Neftegorsk FK 1-1 FK Weisshaus (2-2 AET, 3-2 PKs)
Henfergen Town FC 1-2 McAvery Centurions
San Moranna FC 1-0 SK Stromness Electric
Holtrecht Force SK 2-2 GVFFK Pekarik (2-2 AET, 3-0 PKs)
Northbrook Zenith FC 2-0 Sporting Club Aasiaat 87
Gjornhammer Pier FC 1-0 Severny Wingtips
Måriussa Viking FK 1-0 Matahiko Viktory SK
FK Ost-Volonovsk 2-0 Steffansson Island FC
Invermuir Highlanders FC 1-1 Okhotsk Kholmsk Town FC (1-1 AET, 2-3 PKs)
Hoyvik Town FC 0-0 Daugen Borealis FC (0-1 AET)
FC Kampengar Magpies 0-0 Bennett and Zhokhov (1-0 AET)
Surtsey Rovers SK 1-1 Larsen Bay Thunder FC (1-1 AET, 1-3 PKs)
Dinamo Olsa FK 1-1 Ilksporta IK (1-2 AET)
Agheim CF 3-0 Seratakki Villagers
FC1. Sturm Grímsey 1-0 Verdin Brook FC
MK Lillehammer 0-1 Fynersturen Valhalla
IK62 Wagnerevn 0-1 FC Ljustergrad
FK Aagen Zenith 0-0 Ingvar Peaks FC (0-0 AET, 2-0 PKs)
Kirkenes SK 0-0 Crusaders (0-0 AET, 1-3 PKs)
NKK Urri 0-2 Neuerlatz AFK
Severnaya Zemlya 88 Equinox 4-1 KFK Polshavn (4-1 agg)
FC Velcosta Cliffs 2-2 SK Thor 1898 (2-2 AET, 1-2 PKs)
RSK Moorlands 1-0 IHK Geddesberg
AFC Aigburth 2-1 Savoonga Moor SK
AIK Alejavik 0-0 Stengarden Lighthouse FC (0-0 AET, 1-3 PKs)
FC Fetlar 1-1 Universitet (1-1 AET, 5-6 PKs)
Islay Thistle FC 0-0 FC North Melville (0-1 AET)
Svenskøya SV98 1-2 1. Lokomotiv Karlstadt
Maritime Hove FC 1-1 Logan United FC (1-1 AET, 1-2 PKs)
St Gallen 47 0-2 Toyoharo Revolutionaries
SK Stryær 1-0 SK Geidenheim Academical
Devon Bay Seals FC 2-1 Royal NK Sikjonek
Torpedo Sibir RKA 0-0 Sannegarden Fleet FK (1-0 AET)
Resolute Hills FC 0-1 FKRA Norregaard
FC1. Rangers 1-2 KSC Brighthelmstone
Grass-Lisch AFC 0-3 Aurich-Hassen Scouts FC
A look at the Latitude Cup then, as all the teams in the Challenge and Regional Leagues pool together for the first round. They serve up a feast as well, with a huge number of the matches going to either extra time or penalties.

MATCHDAY 6
Red Star Severny 2–3 SK Franz Josef City
RSK Longyearbyen Town 2–1 FC Torshavn
FC Axel Heiburg 2–0 Islay Town Mechanical
FC Solovetsky Monastery 3–0 SK Aasiaat Harbour
SC Kiel 1–1 East Franz Athletic
Northbrook Diamonds FK 2–1 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
SK Nasjonale Hauker 2–0 SK Sturm Nuuk
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 2–3 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
Jan Mayen Islanders 0–0 AFK Hans Island Pioneers
That is a key victory in the race for Champions Cup football over in Novaya Zemlya, with SK Franz Josef City coming away from Severny with all three points in the bag. Pedrinho, Nilsson, and Dardan scored the goals for the away side, with a charge by the home side led by goals from Bickermann and Jenssen just not coming soon enough to make a difference to the final score. Solovetsky hammered Aasiaat by three goals to nil, though in reality it could have been triple that, and East Franz drop two more precious points - this time with a one-all draw in Kiel. Nasjonale Hauker win at home to Nuuk, and they're flying right now.

MATCHDAY 7
AFK Hans Island Pioneers 2–2 Red Star Severny
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 3–2 Jan Mayen Islanders
SK Sturm Nuuk 0–2 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 2–1 SK Nasjonale Hauker
East Franz Athletic 2–0 Northbrook Diamonds FK
SK Aasiaat Harbour 2–0 SC Kiel
Islay Town Mechanical 3–0 FC Solovetsky Monastery
FC Torshavn 1–0 FC Axel Heiburg
SK Franz Josef City 1–0 RSK Longyearbyen Town
Two goals from Eirikur Beyer, and bang, there goes Nasjonale's mojo however, with only Finn Kirkkegaard's last minute free kick stopping the Flotilla from collecting a handsome clean sheet as well. East Franz faced the team they knocked off the Divisjon One perch at the Rendahl meanwhile, knowing they were facing a side with a 100% record so far in the league. Or did, anyway. Two goals from Zeljeznicar, one either side of half-time, were enough for the Spires to claw a crucial three points back in what they will hoping will be another title race. SK reminded their rivals that they're still in the race as well however, and a solitary strike from Kolehmainen was all it took for the Griffons to defeat a high-flying Longyearbyen side.

MATCHDAY 8
Red Star Severny 0–0 RSK Longyearbyen Town
FC Axel Heiburg 1–1 SK Franz Josef City
FC Solovetsky Monastery 1–1 FC Torshavn
SC Kiel 1–1 Islay Town Mechanical
Northbrook Diamonds FK 1–0 SK Aasiaat Harbour
SK Nasjonale Hauker 0–2 East Franz Athletic
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 1–1 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
Jan Mayen Islanders 1–2 SK Sturm Nuuk
AFK Hans Island Pioneers 1–0 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
There are no signs that Northbrook are going to let that defeat to East Franz unsettle them however, and an efficient victory over Aasiaat ensures they get back to winning ways quickly. A second win for East Franz in as many matches means they've almost doubled their points tally for the season in just three weeks, and that will be important given Northbrook's lightning start to the season. Axel Heiburg strike late to earn a solid draw at home to SK, whilst Red Star Severny are denied the chance to beat Longyearbyen by a cruel offside ruling that would otherwise have seen Bickermann's late strike win them all three points.

A quarter of the way into the season, and there are a few shocks in store. First of all, look at how dominant Northbrook have been. It's taken a number of teams a lot of time to get used to playing again, and that perhaps explains why its somewhat congested down there in the mid-table. Northbrook however, perhaps due to their usual climate, have gotten straight down to business this season and they already hold a four point lead over second placed Longyearbyen after just eight matches. East Franz and SK are already playing catch-up, whilst Surtsey look like they're in real trouble down there at the bottom. Their fans will expect a fast improvement. I'm also not sure what Hans Island are doing all the way up in eighth, though at this point in the season just two results in a row can catapult you flying up or down the standings.

------Divisjon One               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Northbrook Diamonds FK       8    7   0   1    15    6   +9    21
 2  RSK Longyearbyen Town        8    5   2   1    13    6   +7    17
 3  SK Franz Josef City          8    4   4   0    11    5   +6    16
 4  East Franz Athletic          8    4   2   2    14   11   +3    14
 5  SC Kiel                      8    4   2   2     8    7   +1    14
 6  Red Star Severny             8    3   3   2    13    8   +5    12
 7  SK Nasjonale Hauker          8    3   3   2    10    8   +2    12
 8  AFK Hans Island Pioneers     8    3   3   2    11   11    0    12
 9  FC Axel Heiburg              8    3   2   3    11    6   +5    11
10  AC Aleutia Volcanoes         8    3   2   3    11   12   −1    11
11  FC Torshavn                  8    2   3   3     8   10   −2     9
12  SK Aasiaat Harbour           8    3   0   5     5   11   −6     9
13  FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla      8    2   2   4     8   10   −2     8
14  Jan Mayen Islanders          8    2   2   4     7   10   −3     8
15  SK Sturm Nuuk                8    2   1   5     7   14   −7     7
16  Islay Town Mechanical        8    1   3   4     8   14   −6     6
17  FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls    8    1   2   5    11   14   −3     5
18  FC Solovetsky Monastery      8    1   2   5     9   17   −8     5

In Divisjon Two, things are looking even tighter, with four teams tied on fifteen points as things stand and only Young Boys able to get their heads above the melee in first place thus far. Eastgate Victoria have just the one win to their name so far at the bottom of the table, whilst recently relegated sides Barentsberg and Viipuri aiming to take steps to join Young Boys in the race to go straight back up again.

------Divisjon Two               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Franz Josef Young Boys       8    5   2   1    16    8   +8    17
 2  Eintracht Moss-Rygge         8    4   3   1    14    7   +7    15
 3  Lokomotiv Barentsberg        8    4   3   1    14    7   +7    15
 4  FC Cape St Paul              8    5   0   3    16   13   +3    15
 5  Resolute Storm 1913 FC       8    4   3   1    10    8   +2    15
 6  FK Viipuri 56                8    4   2   2    17   10   +7    14
 7  Hospitaliers                 8    4   2   2    16   11   +5    14
 8  Scapa Bay Rovers             8    4   1   3    15   14   +1    13
 9  Koppen Rig Force             8    3   3   2    12    9   +3    12
10  Waldenøya Bears              8    3   3   2    14   13   +1    12
11  Melville Celtic              8    4   0   4     9   11   −2    12
12  Klub Atletisk Spitsbergen    8    3   2   3    11   11    0    11
13  Uelmark MK                   8    2   2   4    10   16   −6     8
14  North Star Grímsey           8    2   1   5    13   18   −5     7
15  SK 1982 Matua                8    2   0   6    11   15   −4     6
16  FK Norsviken Cossacks        8    1   3   4    10   15   −5     6
17  FK Grise Fiord               8    2   0   6     5   18  −13     6
18  Eastgate Victoria FC         8    1   0   7     8   17   −9     3

In Divisjon Three, Novaya Sibir Reds are sitting pretty at the top of the table. This, perhaps, isn't all that surprising given they were a shock relegation from Divisjon Two in the first place, but the distance between them and pre-season favourites Franz Josef Sharks is slightly more eye-raising. At the bottom, poor old Mekoryuk haven't a single point to their names thus far, and that is possibly the worst start I've ever seen in my time doing these leagues.

------Divisjon Three          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Novaya Sibir Reds         8    6   1   1    15    7   +8    19
 2  Sisimut Town AFK          8    5   2   1    19    8  +11    17
 3  Yuzhny Equinox FC         8    5   2   1    15    9   +6    17
 4  Rapid SK Eysturoy         8    5   0   3    15   13   +2    15
 5  Bathurst Zenith FC        8    4   2   2    13    8   +5    14
 6  Franz Josef Sharks        8    3   4   1    14    7   +7    13
 7  Atammik Zenith FK         8    4   1   3    14    8   +6    13
 8  Skipsbyggere IFK          8    3   3   2    11   10   +1    12
 9  Energie Møllna-Grei SC    8    3   2   3    14   11   +3    11
10  Sutherland Foundry SK     8    3   2   3    12    9   +3    11
11  SK Yuzhny Albion          8    3   2   3    11   12   −1    11
12  Bohemiens Grise Fiord     8    3   1   4    13   15   −2    10
13  Axel Town AFC             8    3   1   4    12   16   −4    10
14  Dinamo Clavering SC       8    3   1   4     8   14   −6    10
15  Korsten Lokomotiv         8    2   2   4    12   16   −4     8
16  Rapid Jan Mayen FK        8    1   4   3    10   13   −3     7
17  Devon Bay Lights FC       8    1   0   7     3   17  −14     3
18  Mekoryuk Maskettes        8    0   0   8     5   23  −18     0

by **Polar Islandstates** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 9:12 am

Halfway through the league season, lets have a quick summary of what has happened in the last few MDs...

MATCHDAY 9
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 1–0 Red Star Severny
SK Sturm Nuuk 3–1 AFK Hans Island Pioneers
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 1–2 Jan Mayen Islanders
East Franz Athletic 1–1 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
SK Aasiaat Harbour 0–0 SK Nasjonale Hauker
Islay Town Mechanical 2–2 Northbrook Diamonds FK
FC Torshavn 4–1 SC Kiel
SK Franz Josef City 3–1 FC Solovetsky Monastery
RSK Longyearbyen Town 2–0 FC Axel Heiburg
Scoring is the main point of a striker's job description, and even if they don't contribute much to the rest of play, if they score goals, you'll be happy. Torsten Wolff's legs may have deserted him by this stage in his career, but he and Kolehmainen continue to score goals, and so their fans are happy. Honestly, Wolff and Kolehmainen scoring on the same day? It's like a time capsule back five seasons... Aleutia Volcanoes take advantage of injuries in the Red Star squad to secure an important three points at home, whilst Jan Mayen beat Norscelt rivals Bjarnarey two-one at The Barge.

MATCHDAY 10
Red Star Severny 3–1 FC Axel Heiburg
FC Solovetsky Monastery 3–1 RSK Longyearbyen Town
SC Kiel 1–0 SK Franz Josef City
Northbrook Diamonds FK 2–1 FC Torshavn
SK Nasjonale Hauker 0–1 Islay Town Mechanical
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 1–0 SK Aasiaat Harbour
Jan Mayen Islanders 0–0 East Franz Athletic
AFK Hans Island Pioneers 2–2 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 0–0 SK Sturm Nuuk
Things aren't going well for Tuulari at the moment - Northbrook's win over Torshavn extends their lead at the top of the table, whilst East Franz draw for the second time in two matchdays to leave them either further adrift. Surtsey are picking up points wherever they look all of a sudden, and a limp performance from Aasiaat means they don't even challenge the Gulls for the three points. Solovetsky also pick up a crucial three points thanks to an emphatic three-one home win over the high-flying Longyearbyen side, and a hat trick from Bickermann sees Red Star return to winning ways at home to Axel Heiburg.

MATCHDAY 11
SK Sturm Nuuk 1–2 Red Star Severny
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 2–1 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
East Franz Athletic 2–1 AFK Hans Island Pioneers
SK Aasiaat Harbour 1–1 Jan Mayen Islanders
Islay Town Mechanical 2–2 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
FC Torshavn 2–0 SK Nasjonale Hauker
SK Franz Josef City 1–1 Northbrook Diamonds FK
RSK Longyearbyen Town 0–1 SC Kiel
FC Axel Heiburg 2–1 FC Solovetsky Monastery
There are signs that Longyearbyen's run has well and truly come to an end, in fact, as a solid away performance from SC Kiel sees Johannes Skjoldebrand score the goal that gives the Lions all three points at Longyearbyen's expense. SK had to fight to come from behind at home to Northbrook, with Pedrinho's late goal ensuring Hertzberg's opener for the Diamonds was cancelled out, and Torshavn picked up three points at home to the Hawks thanks to a brace from Se Meri in the dying minutes.

LATITUDE CUP Round Two
Logan United FC 0-0 Torpedo Sibir RKA (0-0 AET, 2-3 PKs)
Energie Møllna-Grei SC 3-0 Måriussa Viking FK
Rapid Neftegorsk FK 1-0 Severnaya Zemlya 88 Equinox
Northbrook Zenith FC 1-1 FK Aagen Zenith (2-2 AET, 3-4 PKs)
Axel Town AFC 4-0 KSC Brighthelmstone
Franz Josef Sharks 5-1 San Moranna FC
FKRA Norregaard 0-4 Atammik Zenith FK
Stengarden Lighthouse FC 1-2 Holtrecht Force SK
FC Ljustergrad 0-1 KA Rikyaare
Mekoryuk Maskettes 1-0 Larsen Bay Thunder FC
1. Lokomotiv Karlstadt 1-0 McAvery Centurions
SK Yuzhny Albion 0-3 Skipsbyggere IFK
FC Kampengar Magpies 0-1 Fynersturen Valhalla
AFC Aigburth 0-5 Sisimut Town AFK
SK Stryær 1-0 Toyoharo Revolutionaries
Bohemiens Grise Fiord 1-0 SK Carson Islanders
Devon Bay Seals FC 0-0 FC North Melville (1-0 AET
Yuzhny Equinox FC 1-2 Rapid Jan Mayen FK
Rapid SK Eysturoy 2-1 Agheim CF
Korsten Lokomotiv 1-0 FK Ost-Volonovsk
Neuerlatz AFK 0-2 Dinamo Clavering SC
Aurich-Hassen Scouts FC 1-1 Okhotsk Kholmsk Town FC (2-1 AET)
SK Thor 1898 1-1 Crusaders (1-1 AET, 1-2 PKs)
Sutherland Foundry SK 4-1 Ilksporta IK
Daugen Borealis FC 2-0 Novaya Sibir Reds
Bathurst Zenith 2-0 Gjornhammer Pier FC
Universitet 0-2 Devon Bay Lights FC
RSK Moorlands 1-1 FC1. Sturm Grímsey (1-1 AET, 2-1 PKs)
The Latitude Cup is always good for some entertainment, and what entertainment we have had this year! The second round of the Latitude Cup sees the teams from Divisjon Three enter at this stage of the tournament, and more than a couple of them bite the dust.

MATCHDAY 12
Red Star Severny 1–1 FC Solovetsky Monastery
SC Kiel 3–0 FC Axel Heiburg
Northbrook Diamonds FK 1–3 RSK Longyearbyen Town
SK Nasjonale Hauker 2–2 SK Franz Josef City
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 3–2 FC Torshavn
Jan Mayen Islanders 3–2 Islay Town Mechanical
AFK Hans Island Pioneers 2–1 SK Aasiaat Harbour
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 3–0 East Franz Athletic
SK Sturm Nuuk 0–2 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
There's a new lease of life breathing through Kiel at the moment, and a superb midfield performance from Skjoldebrand and Aalto sees Axel Heiburg go away without any points or even goals to show for their trip to The Cauldron. Northbrook go down heavily at Palace Approach to a rejuvenated Longyearbyen side - three-one the surprising winning scoreling for the away side - and East Franz make... absolutely no advantage of this whatsoever thanks to a dismal three-nil defeat in Aleutia. Only SK make ground on Northbrook, in fact, and only then thanks to Drummond's late equaliser against a Nasjonale Hauker side who are denied a famous victory over their cross-city rivals in the process.

MATCHDAY 13
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 1–2 Red Star Severny
East Franz Athletic 2–0 SK Sturm Nuuk
SK Aasiaat Harbour 3–1 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
Islay Town Mechanical 1–0 AFK Hans Island Pioneers
FC Torshavn 0–0 Jan Mayen Islanders
SK Franz Josef City 1–1 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
RSK Longyearbyen Town 3–2 SK Nasjonale Hauker
FC Axel Heiburg 1–1 Northbrook Diamonds FK
FC Solovetsky Monastery 2–3 SC Kiel
You can't move without seeing SK drawing these days, apparently, and this time it is Pedrinho once again who rescues them from a defeat at home to a resurgent Surtsey Island Gulls side. If SK could only start scoring the first goal as well as the late one, they'd be a dangerous side. Longyearbyen continue their surprisingly strong showing with a three-two win at home to Nasjonale, whilst Northbrook can only draw in Axel Heiburg. East Franz answer by winning at last - a Simmonds double blowing Sturm Nuuk out of the water and all of the way back to Grenlund without a point.

MATCHDAY 14
Red Star Severny 1–2 SC Kiel
Northbrook Diamonds FK 1–0 FC Solovetsky Monastery
SK Nasjonale Hauker 2–0 FC Axel Heiburg
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 0–3 RSK Longyearbyen Town
Jan Mayen Islanders 0–2 SK Franz Josef City
AFK Hans Island Pioneers 2–2 FC Torshavn
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 1–2 Islay Town Mechanical
SK Sturm Nuuk 2–1 SK Aasiaat Harbour
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 1–3 East Franz Athletic
Another week, another goal for top scorer Rauno Bickermann - but this time it is on the losing side for a change, with SC Kiel coming away from Severny with all three points. That is the first time all season that Severny have lost with Bickermann on the scoresheet. So, you know, maybe he isn't magic after all. Hans Island Pioneers and Torshavn share a point each after an entertaining two-all draw at Petr Karl Stadion, whilst Islay Town come from a goal behind to beat Aleutia Volcanoes thanks mainly to an inspired forward performance from Marian Lagaerspetz.

MATCHDAY 15
East Franz Athletic 4–1 Red Star Severny
SK Aasiaat Harbour 1–1 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
Islay Town Mechanical 1–2 SK Sturm Nuuk
FC Torshavn 1–1 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
SK Franz Josef City 3–1 AFK Hans Island Pioneers
RSK Longyearbyen Town 2–0 Jan Mayen Islanders
FC Axel Heiburg 3–2 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
FC Solovetsky Monastery 3–2 SK Nasjonale Hauker
SC Kiel 4–2 Northbrook Diamonds FK
They've lost that winning feeling in Northbrook recently, and yet another wobble sees them lose four-two to a strong Kiel side that is climbing up the table steadily. SK and East Franz both win to narrow the gap at the top - the latter with an impressive four-one victory at home to Red Star Severny. Boris Jenssen opened the scoring for Red Star, only for Zeljeznicar, Simmonds, and a double from Oslograd to send them home without a point in the second half. Axel Heiburg also pick up three important points in the mid-table scrum - this time at home to Surtsey - thanks to a last minute brace from José Torino Fuego.

MATCHDAY 16
Red Star Severny 2–1 Northbrook Diamonds FK
SK Nasjonale Hauker 3–2 SC Kiel
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 1–0 FC Solovetsky Monastery
Jan Mayen Islanders 2–0 FC Axel Heiburg
AFK Hans Island Pioneers 1–3 RSK Longyearbyen Town
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 1–3 SK Franz Josef City
SK Sturm Nuuk 1–1 FC Torshavn
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 2–1 Islay Town Mechanical
East Franz Athletic 2–1 SK Aasiaat Harbour
A second half penalty from Alexsandr Kiriyenko may have opened the scoring for Northbrook, but they lose away from home for the second week in a row as Red Star Severny get back to winning ways in style - Strauss and Bickermann scoring the goals that turned things around for the home side. Jan Mayen Islanders' strike force of Demaru and Akerhausen have been partners at the club for the best part of a decade now, and their understanding leads to a strong win and a goal each against Axel Heiburg at Victoria Stadium. East Franz, meanwhile, are ruthless in their own comeback at home to Aasiaat Harbour.

MATCHDAY 17
SK Aasiaat Harbour 0–1 Red Star Severny
Islay Town Mechanical 1–2 East Franz Athletic
FC Torshavn 0–2 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
SK Franz Josef City 0–1 SK Sturm Nuuk
RSK Longyearbyen Town 2–2 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
FC Axel Heiburg 1–1 AFK Hans Island Pioneers
FC Solovetsky Monastery 2–0 Jan Mayen Islanders
SC Kiel 0–2 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
Northbrook Diamonds FK 1–1 SK Nasjonale Hauker
Today saw Longyearbyen consolidate their spot at the top of the table - and yes you did read that correctly - with a two-all draw at home to Aleutia. East Franz and Red Star both win away games to close the gap, whilst SK and Northbrook lose ground with a defeat at home to Nuuk and a draw at home to Nasjonale respectively. After such a strong start, this second quarter collapse from Northbrook will have fans concerned. Torsten Wolff is the hero for Surtsey fans yet again meanwhile, as his brace saw them win in Kiel and prove his doubters wrong once again. Apparently there is life in those old legs yet, and he's comfortably outperforming Kolehmainen in the race between the two veteran former-Terns strikers still in Divisjon One. The fact that Surtsey rely on Wolff and Kolehmainen barely gets off the bench for SK might have something to do with that, however...

LATITUDE CUP Round Three
Waldenøya Bears 4-0 Aurich-Hassen Scouts FC
Islay Town Mechanical 1-1 Scapa Bay Rovers (1-1 AET, 0-2 PKs)
Sisimut Town AFK 2-2 Bohemiens Grise Fiord (2-2 AET, 2-3 PKs)
FK Aagen Zenith 0-4 Energie Møllna-Grei SC
Rapid SK Eysturoy 1-0 Sutherland Foundry SK
FC Torshavn 5-0 Holtrecht Force SK
North Star Grímsey 1-2 SK Franz Josef City
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 3-1 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
FK Grise Fiord 2-3 Red Star Severny
RSK Moorlands 0-1 Korsten Lokomotiv
Dinamo Clavering SC 2-1 Axel Town AFC
FC Cape St Paul 0-0 Melville Celtic (0-0 AET, 2-3 PKs)
Rapid Neftegorsk FK 0-7 AFK Hans Island Pioneers
Jan Mayen Islanders 2-1 Hospitaliers
Atammik Zenith FK 3-1 1. Lokomotiv Karlstadt
FK Norsviken Cossacks 6-0 Daugen Borealis FC
RSK Longyearbyen Town 5-0 KA Rikyaare
Franz Josef Young Boys 0-1 FC Solovetsky Monastery
SK Nasjonale Hauker 4-0 Rapid Jan Mayen FK
Mekoryuk Maskettes 3-3 Eintracht Moss-Rygge (4-3 AET)
Eastgate Victoria FC 1-0 SC Kiel
Skipsbyggere IFK 1-0 Devon Bay Lights FC
Uelmark MK 1-0 Lokomotiv Barentsberg
Resolute Storm 1913 FC 0-1 East Franz Athletic
FC Axel Heiburg 2-2 Northbrook Diamonds FK (3-3 AET, 1-2 PKs)
Koppen Rig Force 5-0 Fynersturen Valhalla
FK Viipuri 56 7-0 Crusaders
Torpedo Sibir RKA 0-3 SK 1982 Matua
Franz Josef Sharks 0-3 Klub Athletisk Spitsbergen
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 2-0 SK Stryær
Bathurst Zenith 0-3 SK Sturm Nuuk
Devon Bay Seals FC 0-3 SK Aasiaat Harbour
That's what cup football is all about. A couple of big names go out as the teams from Divisjons One and Two join in at the third round mark, most notable amongst them being SC Kiel, who are beaten away at Eastgate Victoria. Elsewhere, there are a number of big wins for the bigger teams, with Northbrook's reliance on penalties to beat Axel Heiburg perhaps the most exciting match of the round. Mekoryuk Maskettes put their dismal league form to the back of their minds for the time-being with a win in extra-time against second flight Eintracht Moss-Rygge, whilst Scapa Bay Rovers knocked out top flight Islay Town Mechanical on penalties.

Halfway through the season, and things are finely poised. Bafflingly, Longyearbyen's run of form has seen them climb to the top of the table at the half-way stage, with Northbrook fading dramatically. East Franz, Kiel, SK, Northbrook, and Red Star make up a very definite chasing pack of five behind Longyearbyen however, and it is becoming clear now which teams have sprung back from The Big Freeze the best. At the bottom, Surtsey are nowhere to be seen having pulled themselves well out of trouble, though big sides Aasiaat, Torshavn, Axel Heiburg, and Jan Mayen are all hovering nervously around the drop spots.

------Divisjon One               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  RSK Longyearbyen Town       17   11   3   3    32   16  +16    36
 2  East Franz Athletic         17   10   4   3    30   20  +10    34
 3  SC Kiel                     17   10   2   5    25   21   +4    32
 4  SK Franz Josef City         17    8   7   2    26   14  +12    31
 5  Northbrook Diamonds FK      17    9   4   4    27   21   +6    31
 6  Red Star Severny            17    8   4   5    26   20   +6    28
 7  FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla     17    6   4   7    22   22    0    22
 8  SK Nasjonale Hauker         17    5   6   6    22   22    0    21
 9  SK Sturm Nuuk               17    6   3   8    17   24   −7    21
10  FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls   17    5   5   7    24   26   −2    20
11  AC Aleutia Volcanoes        17    5   5   7    22   25   −3    20
12  Jan Mayen Islanders         17    5   5   7    15   20   −5    20
13  FC Torshavn                 17    4   7   6    21   22   −1    19
14  FC Axel Heiburg             17    5   4   8    19   23   −4    19
15  AFK Hans Island Pioneers    17    4   6   7    22   29   −7    18
16  Islay Town Mechanical       17    4   5   8    21   28   −7    17
17  FC Solovetsky Monastery     17    4   3  10    22   31   −9    15
18  SK Aasiaat Harbour          17    4   3  10    13   22   −9    15

In Divisjon Two, Eintracht Moss-Rygge have had a great run of results and now sit eight, yes, eight points clear at the top of the table at the half-way stage. Koppen Rig and Barentsberg are giving chase, with Hospitaliers and Resolute Storm also in contention for promotion at the moment. Eastgate Victoria and Norsviken Cossacks were always going to struggle this season, and so it is proving so far.

------Divisjon Two               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Eintracht Moss-Rygge        17   12   4   1    35   11  +24    40
 2  Koppen Rig Force            17    9   5   3    31   20  +11    32
 3  Lokomotiv Barentsberg       17    9   5   3    29   18  +11    32
 4  Hospitaliers                17    9   4   4    36   25  +11    31
 5  Resolute Storm 1913 FC      17    9   4   4    24   17   +7    31
 6  Scapa Bay Rovers            17    8   4   5    31   29   +2    28
 7  Franz Josef Young Boys      17    7   5   5    29   25   +4    26
 8  FK Viipuri 56               17    8   2   7    26   23   +3    26
 9  FC Cape St Paul             17    8   2   7    26   31   −5    26
10  Melville Celtic             17    7   3   7    22   22    0    24
11  Klub Atletisk Spitsbergen   17    6   4   7    23   23    0    22
12  Uelmark MK                  17    5   5   7    22   28   −6    20
13  Waldenøya Bears             17    5   4   8    24   30   −6    19
14  SK 1982 Matua               17    6   0  11    22   25   −3    18
15  North Star Grímsey          17    5   3   9    26   36  −10    18
16  FK Norsviken Cossacks       17    3   3  11    22   35  −13    12
17  FK Grise Fiord              17    3   3  11    14   31  −17    12
18  Eastgate Victoria FC        17    3   2  12    18   31  −13    11

In Divisjon Three, Mekoryuk do at least have points now, but they remain well adrift at the bottom of the table. Novaya Sibir continue to take a commanding stranglehold at the top of the table, whilst a hugely satisfying derby win for Yuzhny Equinox fans in the last matchday means they leapfrog Skipsbyggere into second place.

------Divisjon Three          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Novaya Sibir Reds        17   13   2   2    33   15  +18    41
 2  Yuzhny Equinox FC        17   10   3   4    34   18  +16    33
 3  Skipsbyggere IFK         17    9   5   3    35   20  +15    32
 4  Franz Josef Sharks       17    8   6   3    34   21  +13    30
 5  SK Yuzhny Albion         17    8   4   5    27   23   +4    28
 6  Atammik Zenith FK        17    8   3   6    24   21   +3    27
 7  Bathurst Zenith FC       17    7   5   5    28   22   +6    26
 8  Sisimut Town AFK         17    7   3   7    33   30   +3    24
 9  Rapid Jan Mayen FK       17    6   5   6    27   20   +7    23
10  Sutherland Foundry SK    17    5   6   6    25   23   +2    21
11  Devon Bay Lights FC      17    6   3   8    15   24   −9    21
12  Energie Møllna-Grei SC   17    5   5   7    24   26   −2    20
13  Rapid SK Eysturoy        17    6   2   9    26   32   −6    20
14  Dinamo Clavering SC      17    5   5   7    14   25  −11    20
15  Korsten Lokomotiv        17    5   3   9    25   34   −9    18
16  Bohemiens Grise Fiord    17    4   5   8    22   28   −6    17
17  Axel Town AFC            17    3   5   9    20   37  −17    14
18  Mekoryuk Maskettes       17    2   2  13    15   42  −27     8

In the East Divisjon, Måriussa Viking FK lead the way so far, with a bit of a gap between them and their challengers. Sporting Juura and Ingvar Peaks are struggling at the bottom, with St Gallen having lost five matches in a row and hoping not to drop further.

------East Divisjon             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Måriussa Viking FK         13   10   1   2    32    7  +25    31
 2  Sporting Club Aasiaat 87   13    8   2   3    23   16   +7    26
 3  Surtsey Rovers SK          13    7   2   4    18   20   −2    23
 4  Crusaders                  13    6   2   5    23   18   +5    20
 5  FC1. Sturm Grímsey         13    6   2   5    18   16   +2    20
 6  KSC Brighthelmstone        13    5   4   4    19   18   +1    19
 7  FK Aagen Zenith            13    5   3   5    16   20   −4    18
 8  SK Stryær                  13    4   5   4    19   19    0    17
 9  Resolute Hills FC          13    5   2   6    14   17   −3    17
10  St Gallen 47               13    4   4   5    22   21   +1    16
11  KA Rikyaare                13    3   5   5    22   26   −4    14
12  SK Thor 1898               13    3   2   8    15   24   −9    11
13  Ingvar Peaks FC            13    2   4   7    12   21   −9    10
14  SK Sporting Juura          13    2   4   7    12   22  −10    10

In the West Divisjon, Fjorhorgen and Hoyvik have been continually exchanging the lead at the top of the table. No such luck for Grass-Lisch, who have been rock bottom since the very first day of the season and have only just caught up now.

------West Divisjon            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Fjorhorgen SK             13    8   3   2    18    8  +10    27
 2  Hoyvik Town FC            13    8   2   3    21    9  +12    26
 3  Severny Wingtips          13    8   1   4    17    9   +8    25
 4  Universitet               13    7   2   4    26   14  +12    23
 5  Okhotsk Kholmsk Town FC   13    7   0   6    15   16   −1    21
 6  Seratakki Villagers       13    6   2   5    15   20   −5    20
 7  Crusaders*                13    5   4   4    20   14   +6    19
 8  Rapid Neftegorsk FK       13    5   4   4    20   18   +2    19
 9  Larsen Bay Thunder FC     13    4   4   5    19   18   +1    16
10  GVFFK Pekarik             13    4   4   5    17   23   −6    16
11  1. Lokomotiv Karlstadt    13    4   3   6    15   20   −5    15
12  NKK Urri                  13    2   5   6    11   16   −5    11
13  Devon Bay Seals FC        13    1   4   8     8   21  −13     7
14  Grass-Lisch AFC           13    1   4   8     8   24  −16     7

*NB - The Crusaders in this league should be Toyoharo Revolutionaries. I've no idea how this happened, or how cleanly, but I'll fix it next season as to do so now would mess up the scorination and the formatting.

Not forgetting the Regional League, of course, whose divisions look like this at the halfway point. Half the season remains though, and a lot can happen yet. The teams at the bottom of each division will be cast out into the cold of the non-FPIFA leagues, so a lot rides on this.

------Central Premier              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Henfergen Town FC             22   15   5   2    46   19  +27    50
 2  Royal NK Sikjonek             22   11   6   5    42   20  +22    39
 3  MK Lillehammer                22   11   3   8    36   31   +5    36
 4  Kirkenes SK                   22    9   8   5    35   32   +3    35
 5  RSK Moorlands                 22   11   2   9    32   27   +5    35
 6  Torpedo Sibir RKA             22    9   4   9    29   32   −3    31
 7  Severnaya Zemlya 88 Equinox   22    8   6   8    24   29   −5    30
 8  FK Ost-Volonovsk              22    9   2  11    31   36   −5    29
 9  Northbrook Zenith FC          22    7   7   8    31   32   −1    28
10  FC Velcosta Cliffs            22    7   1  14    35   50  −15    22
11  Bennett and Zhokhov           22    5   6  11    29   35   −6    21
12  SK Geidenheim Academical      22    3   4  15    15   42  −27    13

------North-Eastern Premier  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Ilksporta IK            22   13   4   5    40   25  +15    43
 2  Steffansson Island FC   22   10   6   6    28   18  +10    36
 3  Svenskøya SV98          22    9   8   5    34   26   +8    35
 4  Neuerlatz AFK           22   10   3   9    30   27   +3    33
 5  San Moranna FC          22    8   8   6    34   30   +4    32
 6  FC1. Rangers            22    7   9   6    35   33   +2    30
 7  FC North Melville       22    8   6   8    32   33   −1    30
 8  Sannegarden Fleet FK    22    9   2  11    25   35  −10    29
 9  FC Kampengar Magpies    22    6  10   6    30   25   +5    28
10  FKRA Norregaard         22    6   7   9    21   31  −10    25
11  McAvery Centurions      22    5   5  12    24   41  −17    20
12  SK Carson Islanders     22    4   6  12    25   34   −9    18

------South-Eastern Premier       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Agheim CF                    22   11  10   1    32   14  +18    43
 2  IHK Geddesberg               22   12   5   5    41   19  +22    41
 3  Invermuir Highlanders FC     22   11   4   7    33   21  +12    37
 4  AIK Alejavik                 22   10   7   5    30   25   +5    37
 5  Verdin Brook FC              22   10   4   8    35   31   +4    34
 6  Daugen Borealis FC           22    8   8   6    31   26   +5    32
 7  Maritime Hove FC             22    8   6   8    35   34   +1    30
 8  Stengarden Lighthouse FC     22    6   7   9    27   32   −5    25
 9  Holtrecht Force SK           22    5   5  12    25   35  −10    20
10  Kerrisgorforth Athletic FC   22    4   8  10    23   36  −13    20
11  IK62 Wagnerevn               22    4   7  11    19   38  −19    19
12  KFK Polshavn                 22    4   7  11    15   35  −20    19

------Western Premier        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  FC Fetlar               22   17   4   1    55   13  +42    55
 2  SK Stromness Electric   22   13   4   5    40   24  +16    43
 3  Dinamo Olsa FK          22   11   4   7    35   26   +9    37
 4  FK Weisshaus            22   10   5   7    30   28   +2    35
 5  Logan United FC         22   10   5   7    25   24   +1    35
 6  AFC Aigburth            22    9   4   9    23   27   −4    31
 7  Savoonga Moor SK        22    9   2  11    29   27   +2    29
 8  Matahiko Viktory SK     22    7   5  10    27   29   −2    26
 9  Marine FC               22    7   5  10    21   27   −6    26
10  Fynersturen Valhalla    22    6   5  11    26   35   −9    23
11  NKK Masan-Hiko          22    4   5  13    25   42  −17    17
12  SV Keldira Zenith       22    3   4  15    17   51  −34    13

by **Polar Islandstates** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 3:07 pm

Next part of the league season, and there is everything to play for still.

MATCHDAY 18
Red Star Severny 1–2 SK Nasjonale Hauker
Northbrook Diamonds FK 0–1 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
SC Kiel 2–1 Jan Mayen Islanders
FC Solovetsky Monastery 2–2 AFK Hans Island Pioneers
FC Axel Heiburg 2–1 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
RSK Longyearbyen Town 2–1 SK Sturm Nuuk
SK Franz Josef City 4–1 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
FC Torshavn 0–2 East Franz Athletic
Islay Town Mechanical 0–0 SK Aasiaat Harbour
As the second half of the season kicks off, Surtsey start it off in exactly the opposite way to how their first half started. Beating Northbrook at Palace Approach is nothing to sniff at, and that's just what they've done here. A single shot on target from substitute Oskarbi Churin was all it took in the end, and Diamonds' form continues to wobble. SC Kiel continue their own winning form with a victory over Jan Mayen Islanders, and Red Star lose at home to Nasjonale Hauker. SK and East Franz both win, meanwhile, setting up a tense Elfsteijn Derby next weekend. Longyearbyen retain their spot at the top of the table thanks to a brace from Roskorwell against Nuuk.

MATCHDAY 19
Islay Town Mechanical 2–3 Red Star Severny
SK Aasiaat Harbour 2–1 FC Torshavn
East Franz Athletic 0–0 SK Franz Josef City
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 3–3 RSK Longyearbyen Town
SK Sturm Nuuk 2–1 FC Axel Heiburg
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 1–1 FC Solovetsky Monastery
AFK Hans Island Pioneers 0–2 SC Kiel
Jan Mayen Islanders 0–1 Northbrook Diamonds FK
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 4–0 SK Nasjonale Hauker
Without Bickermann, who knows where Red Star would be. Two more goals from the star striker leads to them coming from behind to take all three points home with them from Islay, and Red Star fans must be wondering how they're going to keep him tied down at Carravale for much longer. SC Kiel take up where they left off with a good win against Hans Island Pioneers, whilst the Surtsey revolution continues apace with a four-nil thumping of Nasjonale Hauker. The Elfsteijn Derby is a much hyped affair that ultimately falls flat, however, as neither side can break the deadlock and both teams leave with a share of the points. Fortunately, the day is livened up by Bjarnarey and Longyearbyen who share the points and the goals in a thrilling three-all draw at The Barge.

MATCHDAY 20
Red Star Severny 0–0 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
SK Nasjonale Hauker 0–4 Jan Mayen Islanders
Northbrook Diamonds FK 4–0 AFK Hans Island Pioneers
SC Kiel 2–1 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
FC Solovetsky Monastery 1–2 SK Sturm Nuuk
FC Axel Heiburg 1–1 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
RSK Longyearbyen Town 0–2 East Franz Athletic
SK Franz Josef City 1–1 SK Aasiaat Harbour
FC Torshavn 2–2 Islay Town Mechanical
Sometimes, teams just lose their mojo. Nasjonale Hauker have got themselves out of enough tight scrapes in the last few games of the season to know that they can gain one, and now it seems they've lost one - a hammering at home to Jan Mayen by four goals to nil just confirming this. Northbrook Diamonds hammer four of their own past Hans Island Pioneers. Fuego scores a contender for goal of the season against Bjarnarey Flotilla, only to see Niko Aamot equalise for the away side from a corner, and Nuuk come from behind to steal the points at Solovetsky. The big game of the day sees East Franz take Longyearbyen down a peg or two by winning two-nil at Sivertsson Road - Simmonds and Wallen with the goals that mix things up a bit at the top of the table.

LATITUDE CUP Round Four
Jan Mayen Islanders 5-0 Bohemiens Grise Fiord
Rapid SK Eysturoy 0-1 SK 1982 Matua
Dinamo Clavering SC 1-4 RSK Longyearbyen Town
Korsten Lokomotiv 0-2 SK Sturm Nuuk
FK Viipuri 56 2-0 Uelmark MK
Mekoryuk Maskettes 0-4 Red Star Severny
Atammik Zenith FK 0-2 Koppen Rig Force
SK Franz Josef City 3-0 FC Solovetsky Monastery
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 4-0 Melville Celtic
SK Nasjonale Hauker 0-3 East Franz Athletic
Klub Athletisk Spitsbergen 0-1 Northbrook Diamonds FK
FC Torshavn 0-0 AFK Hans Island Pioneers (1-0 AET)
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 0-2 Waldenøya Bears
FK Norsviken Cossacks 1-1 SK Aasiaat Harbour (2-1 AET)
Skipsbyggere IFK 1-3 Eastgate Victoria FC
Scapa Bay Rovers 6-0 Energie Møllna-Grei SC
So the Latitude Cup fourth round comes swinging its way around again, and there are a couple of gallant runs that come to an end. SKipsbyggere are put out by Eastgate Victoria, and Mekoryuk's run is put to the sword by Red Star by four goals to nil. Bohemiens Grise Fiord have their hands smacked by Jan Mayen at Victoria Stadium, whilst there are shocks in store for Aleutia and Aasiaat as they are put out by lower-league opposition - Waldenoya Bears and Norsviken Cossacks respectively. In the highest profile tie of the round, Nasjonale Hauker are beaten three-nil at home by cross city rivals East Franz Athletic.

MATCHDAY 21
FC Torshavn 0–3 Red Star Severny
Islay Town Mechanical 1–3 SK Franz Josef City
SK Aasiaat Harbour 0–1 RSK Longyearbyen Town
East Franz Athletic 0–0 FC Axel Heiburg
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 2–3 FC Solovetsky Monastery
SK Sturm Nuuk 2–0 SC Kiel
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 0–1 Northbrook Diamonds FK
AFK Hans Island Pioneers 1–0 SK Nasjonale Hauker
Jan Mayen Islanders 0–2 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
An exciting finish to the game at The Barge sees two goals for each side as Solovetsky secure an important and much-needed three points at Bjarnarey's expense. Aleutia are unlucky after a spirited home performance is rewarded with nothing but a late goal conceded to a Hufschmied free kick that results in Northbrook taking all three points home with them. Jan Mayen lose at home to Surtsey in a hotly contested Norscelt derby - but then aren't they all? - and a hat trick from Pedrinho sees SK blow Islay Town away by three-goals to one in Terra Scotia.

MATCHDAY 22
Red Star Severny 4–2 Jan Mayen Islanders
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 1–1 AFK Hans Island Pioneers
SK Nasjonale Hauker 1–2 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
Northbrook Diamonds FK 3–1 SK Sturm Nuuk
SC Kiel 1–0 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
FC Solovetsky Monastery 0–0 East Franz Athletic
FC Axel Heiburg 3–1 SK Aasiaat Harbour
RSK Longyearbyen Town 0–0 Islay Town Mechanical
SK Franz Josef City 0–1 FC Torshavn
We like a good old shock up here, and FC Torshavn taking home the points from the Landstadt against all the odds is exactly what we're talking about. Sebastien Enger is the scorer of the only goal, and that is three valuable points for the Kittiwakes as they look to put some distance between them and the bottom of the table. Solovetsky hold East Franz to a tough nil-nil draw, and Northbrook take advantage of that and Longyearbyen's goalless draw with Islay to get a good three points on the board with a win over Sturm Nuuk at Palace Approach. Red Star also win, with a double from Vasek Frederiksen the highlight of their win over Jan Mayen.

MATCHDAY 23
SK Franz Josef City 3–1 Red Star Severny
FC Torshavn 1–0 RSK Longyearbyen Town
Islay Town Mechanical 3–2 FC Axel Heiburg
SK Aasiaat Harbour 0–0 FC Solovetsky Monastery
East Franz Athletic 2–0 SC Kiel
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 0–2 Northbrook Diamonds FK
SK Sturm Nuuk 2–0 SK Nasjonale Hauker
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 1–1 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
AFK Hans Island Pioneers 2–0 Jan Mayen Islanders
On any other day, Aleutia coming from behind to secure a point at home to a rampant looking Surtsey side would be big news. However, this day also saw East Franz get reduced to nine men and still beat SC Kiel by two goals to nil, and saw Northbrook beat Bjarnarey two-nil at The Barge. Also, for what it's worth, SK Franz Josef City beat Red Star Severny by three goals to one at the Landstadt. So, there's that. Pedrinho, Kolehmainen, and Nilsson scored for the home side, with only Boris Jenssen able to reply for the visitors.

MATCHDAY 24
Red Star Severny 0–1 AFK Hans Island Pioneers
Jan Mayen Islanders 2–0 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 1–1 SK Sturm Nuuk
SK Nasjonale Hauker 1–2 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
Northbrook Diamonds FK 3–2 East Franz Athletic
SC Kiel 0–1 SK Aasiaat Harbour
FC Solovetsky Monastery 2–2 Islay Town Mechanical
FC Axel Heiburg 1–1 FC Torshavn
RSK Longyearbyen Town 3–0 SK Franz Josef City
Without Bickermann scoring the goals, Severny continue to drop points, and a blank on their end allowed Hans Island Pioneers to sneak in, score a goal, and win the three points. Longyearbyen remind everybody why they're performing so well in the table this year by performing well on the pitch - handing out a resounding three-nil defeat to SK Franz Josef City as the calls for Iriarte to step aside grow louder in the capital. There's another top of the table clash at Palace Approach meanwhile, as the Diamonds eke out a valuable three points at home to East Franz Athletic, the defending champions. Sigurdsson and Oslograd scored equalisers for the away side, but the home side scored a goal each from the so-called "Triple H" of Hargreaves, Hufschmied, and Hertzberg, and the points stayed in Northbrook.

LATITUDE CUP Round Five
Scapa Bay Rovers 1-3 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
FK Norsviken Cossacks 0-0 SK Sturm Nuuk (0-0 AET, 3-4 PKs)
FK Viipuri 56 1-2 East Franz Athletic
FC Torshavn 2-2 Red Star Severny (2-3 AET)
Waldenøya Bears 0-4 Jan Mayen Islanders
RSK Longyearbyen Town 3-0 Koppen Rig Force
SK 1982 Matua 0-2 Northbrook Diamonds FK
SK Franz Josef City 3-1 Eastgate Victoria FC
Of course, when Latitude Cup quarter final slots are on offer everyone pays attention, and today is no exception. Surtsey Island Gulls continue their resurgence with a win that ends Scapa Bay Rovers' run, whilst Nuuk require penalties to squeak past second tier Norsviken Cossacks, who might be happy to concentrate on the league from now on, to be honest. Viipuri and Waldenoya are put out by East Franz and Jan Mayen Islanders respectively, whilst Red Star win a thriller against FC Torshavn in extra time. Longyearbyen beat Koppen Rig to continue their fine season, whilst victories for Northbrook and SK over 1982 Matua and Eastgate Victoria ensure the quarter-finals will be an all-Divisjon One affair.

MATCHDAY 25
RSK Longyearbyen Town 0–3 Red Star Severny
SK Franz Josef City 4–1 FC Axel Heiburg
FC Torshavn 1–2 FC Solovetsky Monastery
Islay Town Mechanical 0–0 SC Kiel
SK Aasiaat Harbour 2–0 Northbrook Diamonds FK
East Franz Athletic 1–0 SK Nasjonale Hauker
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 1–2 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
SK Sturm Nuuk 1–3 Jan Mayen Islanders
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 2–0 AFK Hans Island Pioneers
The Griffons can still motor on their day though, and they proved that today with a heavy four-one win over Axel Heiburg, and they keep pace with the teams around them as a result. Red Star Severny win three-nil in Longyearbyen thanks to the talents of Bickermann and his brace of goals that inspired the rest of the team to a superb away win against one of the form teams of the season. Northbrook go down to a surprise defeat in Aasiaat, and Bjarnarey lose another Norscelt derby at The Barge - this time to Surtsey. Aleutia pick up a valuable three points at home, and the Spires beat Nasjonale Hauker thanks to a goal from Iosef Miroshnichenko.

MATCHDAY 26
Red Star Severny 1–0 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
AFK Hans Island Pioneers 0–1 SK Sturm Nuuk
Jan Mayen Islanders 0–2 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 4–1 East Franz Athletic
SK Nasjonale Hauker 0–1 SK Aasiaat Harbour
Northbrook Diamonds FK 2–2 Islay Town Mechanical
SC Kiel 1–2 FC Torshavn
FC Solovetsky Monastery 1–1 SK Franz Josef City
FC Axel Heiburg 2–0 RSK Longyearbyen Town
They're endlessly signing Bickermann's name at Carravale these days, and the big man's remarkably good season continued here with a solitary strike against Aleutia that was enough to give them the points. SK are held at The Priory to a one-all draw against Solovetsky, and Northbrook unintentionally follow suit by dropping points at home to Islay in a two-all draw. This allowed East Franz the chance to go to the top of the table... a chance they promptly wasted by losing at Surtsey. Wolff, Churin, Ortendahl and Wiig with the goals for the home side that the Spires could only answer with a last minute penalty from Wallen. Nasjonale, meanwhile, lose at home to Aasiaat, and you'll soon see what that means for their place in the table.

So, eight games to go and those results mean that Northbrook are apparently past their big wobble and are back at the top of the table thanks to their run of form, with East Franz, Longyearbyen, SK, SC Kiel, and Red Star all still in the hunt for the UICA spots with Surtsey the best of the rest and a little way off in seventh. They've had a big turnaround in fortune to reach seventh, in fact, and its the exact opposite turnaround of fortune that Nasjonale have had - just three points in nine matches has seen them drop like a stone from eighth to eighteenth. Looks like they'll have to repeat their annual escape act after all... Things are very tight above them, however, with lots of teams just trying to stay away from the fight it looks like any of up to eight teams could get dragged into.

------Divisjon One               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Northbrook Diamonds FK      26   15   5   6    43   29  +14    50
 2  East Franz Athletic         26   14   7   5    40   27  +13    49
 3  RSK Longyearbyen Town       26   14   5   7    41   28  +13    47
 4  SK Franz Josef City         26   12  10   4    42   24  +18    46
 5  SC Kiel                     26   14   3   9    33   30   +3    45
 6  Red Star Severny            26   13   5   8    42   30  +12    44
 7  FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls   26   10   9   7    40   31   +9    39
 8  SK Sturm Nuuk               26   11   4  11    30   35   −5    37
 9  FC Axel Heiburg             26    8   7  11    32   36   −4    31
10  FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla     26    8   6  12    34   39   −5    30
11  FC Torshavn                 26    7   9  10    30   35   −5    30
12  SK Aasiaat Harbour          26    8   6  12    21   28   −7    30
13  Jan Mayen Islanders         26    8   5  13    27   34   −7    29
14  AFK Hans Island Pioneers    26    7   8  11    29   41  −12    29
15  AC Aleutia Volcanoes        26    7   7  12    30   36   −6    28
16  FC Solovetsky Monastery     26    6   9  11    34   42   −8    27
17  Islay Town Mechanical       26    5  11  10    33   42   −9    26
18  SK Nasjonale Hauker         26    6   6  14    26   40  −14    24

In Divisjon Two, Moss-Rygge are still on top and commanding a five point margin between them and second placed Scapa Bay Rovers. Koppen Rig, Resolute Storm, and Hospitaliers are heading up the chase for the last promotion spot, but anything could happen yet. At the bottom, Eastgate Victoria and Norsviken Cossacks are in all kinds of trouble, with SK 1982 Matua's long slide down the table also leaving them deep in trouble. Grise Fiord and Uelmark and the likes won't consider themselves safe yet, but it's a better place to be in than those below them.

------Divisjon Two               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Eintracht Moss-Rygge        26   16   7   3    52   21  +31    55
 2  Scapa Bay Rovers            26   15   5   6    51   39  +12    50
 3  Koppen Rig Force            26   13   8   5    50   30  +20    47
 4  Resolute Storm 1913 FC      26   13   7   6    33   25   +8    46
 5  Hospitaliers                26   13   6   7    54   40  +14    45
 6  FK Viipuri 56               26   13   3  10    40   34   +6    42
 7  Lokomotiv Barentsberg       26   11   7   8    38   37   +1    40
 8  FC Cape St Paul             26   12   4  10    39   44   −5    40
 9  Franz Josef Young Boys      26   10   8   8    36   33   +3    38
10  Waldenøya Bears             26   10   6  10    43   41   +2    36
11  Klub Atletisk Spitsbergen   26   10   6  10    35   33   +2    36
12  Melville Celtic             26   10   5  11    32   34   −2    35
13  North Star Grímsey          26    8   7  11    37   42   −5    31
14  Uelmark MK                  26    7   9  10    35   40   −5    30
15  FK Grise Fiord              26    7   4  15    21   40  −19    25
16  SK 1982 Matua               26    7   0  19    30   44  −14    21
17  FK Norsviken Cossacks       26    5   5  16    33   55  −22    20
18  Eastgate Victoria FC        26    4   3  19    28   55  −27    15

In Divisjon Three, Novaya Sibir Reds are still top of the table though their lead has been trimmed down and things are a lot closer. The top three look rather clear now though, and Franz Josef Sharks will have a job on their hands if they want to jump into the promotion places. Mekoryuk's season has taken something of an upwards turn meanwhile, and they've actually closed the gap between them and the safety zone. They've still got a job on their hands, but there's at least a chance now.

------Divisjon Three          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Novaya Sibir Reds        26   16   6   4    47   25  +22    54
 2  Skipsbyggere IFK         26   15   7   4    51   29  +22    52
 3  Yuzhny Equinox FC        26   15   5   6    45   24  +21    50
 4  Franz Josef Sharks       26   10  12   4    47   33  +14    42
 5  Atammik Zenith FK        26   12   5   9    39   31   +8    41
 6  SK Yuzhny Albion         26   11   6   9    35   32   +3    39
 7  Sutherland Foundry SK    26   10   8   8    40   31   +9    38
 8  Bathurst Zenith FC       26   10   6  10    36   36    0    36
 9  Sisimut Town AFK         26   10   5  11    47   45   +2    35
10  Rapid SK Eysturoy        26   11   2  13    40   42   −2    35
11  Energie Møllna-Grei SC   26    8   8  10    34   38   −4    32
12  Dinamo Clavering SC      26    8   8  10    25   37  −12    32
13  Rapid Jan Mayen FK       26    8   7  11    39   37   +2    31
14  Korsten Lokomotiv        26    8   5  13    34   48  −14    29
15  Bohemiens Grise Fiord    26    7   7  12    33   39   −6    28
16  Axel Town AFC            26    6   9  11    29   46  −17    27
17  Devon Bay Lights FC      26    6   5  15    23   40  −17    23
18  Mekoryuk Maskettes       26    5   5  16    27   58  −31    20

by **Polar Islandstates** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 8:52 am

Final part of the league season, and we finally get our exciting conclusion!

MATCHDAY 27
FC Axel Heiburg 0–0 Red Star Severny
RSK Longyearbyen Town 0–1 FC Solovetsky Monastery
SK Franz Josef City 3–0 SC Kiel
FC Torshavn 1–3 Northbrook Diamonds FK
Islay Town Mechanical 1–1 SK Nasjonale Hauker
SK Aasiaat Harbour 1–2 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
East Franz Athletic 0–0 Jan Mayen Islanders
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 4–0 AFK Hans Island Pioneers
SK Sturm Nuuk 2–1 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
Things start to heat up right about now, and the comeback has started for Nasjonale Hauker once again. Honestly, they're like clockwork. Coming back from a goal down in Islay may not sound like much, but it's a start if you're at the bottom of the table, I guess. Bjarnarey Flotilla hammer four past poor Hans Island, and Northbrook beat FC Torshavn by three goals to one - new signing Gabi finally got off the mark for the home side but it wasn't ever going to be enough to resist Northbrook in this kind of form. SK meanwhile, despite all the calls for Iriarte to step aside, beat over-performing SC Kiel handsomely at home thanks to goals from Konigstein, Nilsson, and Pedrinho, and that puts them within four points of the top.

MATCHDAY 28
Red Star Severny 5–1 SK Sturm Nuuk
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 1–2 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
AFK Hans Island Pioneers 2–0 East Franz Athletic
Jan Mayen Islanders 2–0 SK Aasiaat Harbour
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 2–1 Islay Town Mechanical
SK Nasjonale Hauker 2–1 FC Torshavn
Northbrook Diamonds FK 2–3 SK Franz Josef City
SC Kiel 1–2 RSK Longyearbyen Town
FC Solovetsky Monastery 1–1 FC Axel Heiburg
This turns things on their head, then. Northbrook welcome SK to Palace Approach, well aware that a win would give them a commanding lead at the top and more or less put SK out of the title race. And then... Luar Dardan plays the game of his life and sets up all three SK goals - for Grndstrom, Rosenmeyer, and Pipp. Northbrook answered back with two goals from Leo Hargreaves, but it was never going to be enough. Elsewhere, Severny's five-one hammering of eighth-placed Nuuk, East Franz's defeat to Hans Island, Longyearbyen's powerful away win over SC Kiel, and Surtsey's defeat of Islay Town means that the top seven are now only separated by eight points. Things are just as close at the bottom however, with the bottom nine separated by only six points.

LATITUDE CUP Quarter Finals
SK Sturm Nuuk 0-1 Red Star Severny
East Franz Athletic 0-2 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
RSK Longyearbyen Town 3-3 Jan Mayen Islanders (3-3 AET, 4-3 PKs)
Northbrook Diamonds FK 2-1 SK Franz Josef City
So the Latitude Cup quarter finals kick in, and the semi finalists are finally known after four thrilling matches. Red Star Severny follow Nuuk back to Grenlund having just annihilated them in the league, and they follow it up with another win - this time in the cup, thanks to a single headed goal from Robin Hedenstad. Surtsey have been in fine form for a long time now, and their win over East Franz at the Rendahl was particularly impressive. Longyearbyen needed penalties to get past a stubborn Jan Mayen side, but Northbrook get immediate revenge for last week's league defeat to SK by beating them in the cup just seven days later. Dardan was on the scoresheet this time for the away side, but the Diamonds had wised-up, and two goals from Hufschmied and Kungas-Vaga were enough to push past the Griffons and into the semi-finals.

MATCHDAY 29
FC Solovetsky Monastery 1–3 Red Star Severny
FC Axel Heiburg 1–0 SC Kiel
RSK Longyearbyen Town 1–3 Northbrook Diamonds FK
SK Franz Josef City 0–2 SK Nasjonale Hauker
FC Torshavn 0–1 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
Islay Town Mechanical 1–0 Jan Mayen Islanders
SK Aasiaat Harbour 1–2 AFK Hans Island Pioneers
East Franz Athletic 3–1 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 1–2 SK Sturm Nuuk
They've got the bit between their teeth now in Axel Heiburg, as with a table that close even the bigger sides are easily capable of letting a few bad results put them in the drop-zone. On this occasion, a single goal from Fuego is enough to push them past an SC Kiel side whose early season form seems to have finally deserted them. East Franz's front three go nuts at home to struggling Aleutia, and Surtsey continue to pick up the points thanks to Erik Zhamaletdinov's goal in Torshavn. Northbrook get back to winning ways with a good win in Longyearbyen, and the result coming in from the Landstadt is music to Diamonds fans' ears; SK going down two-nil at home to Nasjonale Hauker.

MATCHDAY 30
Red Star Severny 1–1 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
SK Sturm Nuuk 1–1 East Franz Athletic
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 3–2 SK Aasiaat Harbour
AFK Hans Island Pioneers 2–2 Islay Town Mechanical
Jan Mayen Islanders 0–0 FC Torshavn
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 0–1 SK Franz Josef City
SK Nasjonale Hauker 1–0 RSK Longyearbyen Town
Northbrook Diamonds FK 3–2 FC Axel Heiburg
SC Kiel 2–0 FC Solovetsky Monastery
That's a crucial win for Nasjonale Hauker, that. Finn Kirkkegaard to the rescue yet again, and a single goal victory over Longyearbyen is just what the doctor ordered to get them out of the mire at the bottom. Yes, Aleutia's win over Aasiaat might have been a thriller, but when you look at what it has done to the drop zone it gets even more exciting. That defeat leaves Aasiaat at the bottom, with Solovestky, Torshavn, Aleutia, and Islay Town all just a single point above them in the next four spots. Nasjonale and Jan Mayen are both three points ahead of that lot, and they'll hope to be more or less safe now. At the top, Red Star pick up only a single point at home to Bjarnarey, but it could have been a defeat very easily were it not for Bickermann's last minute heroics, whilst wins for SK and Northbrook and a draw for East Franz mean the cream is finally rising to the top.

MATCHDAY 31
SC Kiel 4–3 Red Star Severny
FC Solovetsky Monastery 1–4 Northbrook Diamonds FK
FC Axel Heiburg 0–1 SK Nasjonale Hauker
RSK Longyearbyen Town 0–1 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
SK Franz Josef City 2–2 Jan Mayen Islanders
FC Torshavn 2–1 AFK Hans Island Pioneers
Islay Town Mechanical 1–1 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
SK Aasiaat Harbour 3–1 SK Sturm Nuuk
East Franz Athletic 1–1 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
Every point is sacred at this point, of course, and SC Kiel are clearly not ready to abandon their chance to challenge for UICA places yet as they win a seven-goal-thriller at home to Red Star, who can probably kiss any fleeting title dreams goodbye now. Bickermann, Hedenstad, and Strauss scored for the away side, but with a hat trick from Joost Reintjes in the first half it was left to new signing John Dragonslayer to score the winner for the home side in second half injury time. SK share a two-all draw with Jan Mayen, a fact Northbrook take full advantage off them they hammer Solovetsky by four goals to one, leaving them six points clear of second placed SK with only nine points left available, whilst East Franz drop even further back with a draw at home to Bjarnarey that more or less confirms their title-defence will limp over the line well short of the leaders. At the bottom, there are vital wins for Torshavn and Aasiaat.

LATITUDE CUP Semi Finals
Northbrook Diamonds FK 1-5 Red Star Severny
RSK Longyearbyen Town 1-1 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls (1-2 AET)
When Latitude Cup semi finals weekend comes around however, we all pause to watch on in interest. And... well. Who saw that coming? Northbrook don't field a weakened team or anything like that as they prepare to avoid making any mistakes in the title race, but Red Star absolutely annihilate the poor things anyway. Five goals in the second half - including a hat trick from Bickermann - mean Hertzberg's first half strike for the Diamonds entirely cancelled out, and Red Star are through to yet another Latitude Cup final - Petter Bielsen's side's fourth in six seasons. The other tie is a match between two sides challenging for the Globe Cup qualification spots, and it is Surtsey who come out on top courtesy of Churin's extra-time volley. Longyearbyen will be disappointed that a great season has lead to slipping away from the title race and going out of the cup like this, but they should nonetheless be proud of the season they've had.

MATCHDAY 32
Red Star Severny 1–0 East Franz Athletic
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 3–0 SK Aasiaat Harbour
SK Sturm Nuuk 1–1 Islay Town Mechanical
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 1–1 FC Torshavn
AFK Hans Island Pioneers 1–3 SK Franz Josef City
Jan Mayen Islanders 1–1 RSK Longyearbyen Town
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 5–3 FC Axel Heiburg
SK Nasjonale Hauker 4–2 FC Solovetsky Monastery
Northbrook Diamonds FK 5–0 SC Kiel
That defeat at the hands of Red Star appears to have made Northbrook mad, somewhat, and they hammer five of their own past SC Kiel the following weekend. Hargreaves, Hufschmied, a double from Hertzberg, and Kiriyenko scored the goals for the Diamonds, and despite SK's win over Hans Island, you have to say that's pretty much a fourth title in five seasons for Niko Marek's men, right? Red Star beat East Franz one-nil at home to leapfrog the Spires into third place, whilst Surtsey's impressive five-three win over Axel Heiburg and Longyearbyen's draw in Jan Mayen mean the Gulls jump over SC Kiel and Longyearbyen Town into fifth. Is the UICA dream over for those two early-season trailblazers? Let's not forget, Longyearbyen led the table at the halfway stage...

MATCHDAY 33
Northbrook Diamonds FK 1–2 Red Star Severny
SC Kiel 1–5 SK Nasjonale Hauker
FC Solovetsky Monastery 1–0 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
FC Axel Heiburg 4–0 Jan Mayen Islanders
RSK Longyearbyen Town 1–3 AFK Hans Island Pioneers
SK Franz Josef City 4–2 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
FC Torshavn 1–1 SK Sturm Nuuk
Islay Town Mechanical 1–1 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
SK Aasiaat Harbour 1–3 East Franz Athletic
Well, this is interesting. Red Star are in the hunt for that third place finish, and Northbrook are in the hunt for the title, but a win for Red Star in Northbrook means the Diamonds must wait until the last day of the season to be sure of the title. Two second half goals from Bickermann and Jenssen cancelled out Hufschmied's opener for the Diamonds, and that leaves Northbrook just three points ahead of SK going into the last day, and with a worse head-to-head record against the Griffons thanks to that home defeat. SK made sure of this with a strong four-two win over Aleutia, whilst defeats for Longyearbyen and SC Kiel mean Surtsey have now more or less secured that last international qualification spot. At the bottom, Aasiaat's defeat at home to East Franz leaves them tied at the bottom of the table with Aleutia, both on thirty-three points. Solovetsky and Islay are above them, tied on thirty-four, with the bigger sides of Jan Mayen and Torshavn tied on thirty-six and not entirely safe yet. It's all going down to the last day of the season!

MATCHDAY 34
Red Star Severny 2–1 SK Aasiaat Harbour
East Franz Athletic 0–0 Islay Town Mechanical
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 1–0 FC Torshavn
SK Sturm Nuuk 0–1 SK Franz Josef City
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 2–1 RSK Longyearbyen Town
AFK Hans Island Pioneers 1–2 FC Axel Heiburg
Jan Mayen Islanders 3–1 FC Solovetsky Monastery
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 1–2 SC Kiel
SK Nasjonale Hauker 1–1 Northbrook Diamonds FK
There you have it then, the final results of the season are in, and the big news is that Northbrook almost blew it! Losing one-nil at Nasjonale Hauker - who, having easily completed their annual escape act now have literally nothing to play for - Northbrook were still sitting at the top of the table until the news came in from Nuuk that SK Franz Josef City had taken the lead thanks to a strike from Bjorn Konigstein. And didn't that just light a fire under Northbrook's arses? A manic onslaught in the final half hour finally came off when Ivaktör Bârr, of all people, scored the equaliser that won Northbrook the title with five minutes left on the clock. With Northbrook picking up points, SK were helpless, and the title goes back to Palace Approach after a brief year at the Rendahl. Red Star's win over Aasiaat and East Franz's draw with Islay mean they consolidate third and fourth, though Surtsey left themselves open to losing fifth after a two-one home defeat to SC Kiel left them equal on points with the Lions. Having beaten them two-nil in Kiel earlier in the season, that consolation goal from Wolff actually secured the Gulls UICA football next season based on their head-to-head records.

At the bottom, Aasiaat always had a tough job going to Red Star on the last day of the season, and that defeat means they are down. They've flirted with it for a while, but it will still be a shock for a side in the Champions Cup not so many seasons ago to be heading back to Divisjon Two. Solovetsky's defeat to Jan Mayen means they also follow Aasiaat out of the top flight, with Islay's spirited goalless draw against East Franz not enough to keep them up thanks only to Aleutia's win over Longyearbyen. The effects of The Big Freeze have certainly made this an interesting season, and I'm looking forward to the next one already.

------Divisjon One               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Northbrook Diamonds FK      34   20   6   8    65   40  +25    66 - Champions, CC, CdC
 2  SK Franz Josef City         34   18  11   5    59   33  +26    65 - CC
 3  Red Star Severny            34   18   7   9    59   39  +20    61 - GC, Cygnus
 4  East Franz Athletic         34   16  11   7    48   34  +14    59 - GC
 5  FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls   34   15   9  10    52   40  +12    54 - GC
 6  SC Kiel                     34   17   3  14    43   50   −7    54
 7  RSK Longyearbyen Town       34   15   6  13    47   41   +6    51
 8  SK Sturm Nuuk               34   13   7  14    39   49  −10    46
 9  FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla     34   12   9  13    48   45   +3    45
10  SK Nasjonale Hauker         34   12   8  14    43   46   −3    44
11  FC Axel Heiburg             34   11   9  14    45   47   −2    42
12  Jan Mayen Islanders         34   10   9  15    35   43   −8    39
13  AFK Hans Island Pioneers    34   10   9  15    41   56  −15    39
14  FC Torshavn                 34    8  12  14    36   45   −9    36
15  AC Aleutia Volcanoes        34    9   9  16    42   52  −10    36
16  Islay Town Mechanical       34    6  17  11    41   50   −9    35 - Relegated
17  FC Solovetsky Monastery     34    8  10  16    42   59  −17    34 - Relegated
18  SK Aasiaat Harbour          34    9   6  19    30   46  −16    33 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: Northbrook Diamonds FK

Runners-Up: SK Franz Josef City
Relegated: Islay Town Mechanical, FC Solovetsky Monastery, SK Aasiaat Harbour
Player of the Season: 
1.  Rauno Bickermann (Red Star Severny)
2.  Janos Hufschmied (Northbrook Diamonds FK)
3.  Sim Lefebvre (FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls)
4.  Pedrinho (SK Franz Josef City)
5.  Anders Holzhauser (Northbrook Diamonds FK)
Overseas Player of the Season:
1.  Janos Hufschmied (Northbrook Diamonds FK)
2.  Pedrinho (SK Franz Josef City)
3.  Albin Oslograd (East Franz Athletic)
4.  Martin Roskorwell (RSK Longyearbyen Town)
5.  Ivaktör Bârr (Northbrook Diamonds FK)
Young Player (u-23) of the Season:
1.  Sim Lefebvre (FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls)
2.  Jonas Hertzberg (Northbrook Diamonds FK)
3.  Alexsandr Kiriyenko (Northbrook Diamonds FK)
4.  Iosef Miroshnichenko (East Franz Athletic)
5.  Kjartan Grndstrom (SK Franz Josef City)
Top Goalscorers:
24 -  Rauno Bickermann (Red Star Severny)
20 -  Pedrinho (SK Franz Josef City)
18 -  Jonas Hertzberg (Northbrook Diamonds FK)
      Christian Simmonds (East Franz Athletic)
17 -  Martin Roskorwell (RSK Longyearbyen Town)
      Finn Kirkkegaard (SK Nasjonale Hauker)
      Janos Hufschmied (Northbrook Diamonds FK)
16 -  Soren Maaksemstad (SK Sturm Nuuk)
      Torsten Wolff (FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls)
      Vasek Frederiksen (Red Star Severny)
Team of the Season:

In Divisjon Two, Moss-Rygge have managed to go on and run away with it in the end, beating Scapa Bay into second place by seven whole points. Hospitaliers sneak into the top flight courtesy of their head-to-head record against Lokomotiv Barentsberg, who must be satisfied with only a place in the SBCC. At the bottom, SK 1982 Matua's long slide to the bottom of the table was completed by ending up well short of Grise Fiord in the last safety spot, whilst the writing had been on the wall for Norsviken and Eastgate for a while.

------Divisjon Two               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Eintracht Moss-Rygge        34   20   8   6    63   32  +31    68 - Promoted, SBCC
 2  Scapa Bay Rovers            34   18   7   9    61   49  +12    61 - Promoted, SBCC
 3  Hospitaliers                34   17   8   9    64   48  +16    59 - Promoted, SBCC
 4  Lokomotiv Barentsberg       34   17   8   9    52   41  +11    59 - SBCC
 5  Koppen Rig Force            34   16  10   8    63   41  +22    58
 6  Franz Josef Young Boys      34   15  10   9    50   41   +9    55
 7  Resolute Storm 1913 FC      34   15   9  10    47   39   +8    54
 8  Waldenøya Bears             34   14   9  11    53   49   +4    51
 9  Melville Celtic             34   15   5  14    49   46   +3    50
10  FC Cape St Paul             34   15   5  14    50   54   −4    50
11  FK Viipuri 56               34   14   7  13    51   47   +4    49
12  Uelmark MK                  34   11  11  12    48   52   −4    44
13  Klub Atletisk Spitsbergen   34   11  10  13    44   47   −3    43
14  North Star Grímsey          34   11   9  14    52   53   −1    42
15  FK Grise Fiord              34   11   4  19    33   48  −15    37
16  SK 1982 Matua               34    9   2  23    43   62  −19    29 - Relegated
17  FK Norsviken Cossacks       34    5   8  21    40   71  −31    23 - Relegated
18  Eastgate Victoria FC        34    5   4  25    34   77  −43    19 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: Eintracht Moss-Rygge

Runners-Up: Scapa Bay Rovers
Promoted: Eintracht Moss-Rygge, Scapa Bay Rovers, Hospitaliers
Relegated: SK 1982 Matua, FK Norsviken Cossacks, Eastgate Victoria FC
Player of the Season:  Oleg Moroshkin (Eintracht Moss-Rygge)
Top Goalscorer: 23 -  Luc Kovalenko (Hospitaliers)

In Divisjon Three, Novaya Sibir Reds end up finishing second thanks only to their goal difference - despite sitting in first place right up until the last few matchdays. Skipsbyggere fans are counting their blessings after that unlikely overhaul, and Yuzhny Equinox will be joining the other two in Divisjon Two next season after beating Yuzhny Albion on a highly satisfying last day of the season. At the bottom, Bohemiens escape relegation by the skin of their teeth, sending Energie, Korsten, Devon Bay Lights, and the long-doomed Mekoryuk down into the Challenge League instead.

------Divisjon Three          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Skipsbyggere IFK         34   19   9   6    64   38  +26    66 - Promoted
 2  Novaya Sibir Reds        34   19   9   6    58   34  +24    66 - Promoted
 3  Yuzhny Equinox FC        34   16   9   9    55   36  +19    57 - Promoted
 4  Atammik Zenith FK        34   16   6  12    54   42  +12    54
 5  Rapid SK Eysturoy        34   17   3  14    52   45   +7    54
 6  Sutherland Foundry SK    34   14  11   9    53   40  +13    53
 7  Franz Josef Sharks       34   13  12   9    56   45  +11    51
 8  SK Yuzhny Albion         34   15   6  13    44   42   +2    51
 9  Sisimut Town AFK         34   14   6  14    57   55   +2    48
10  Rapid Jan Mayen FK       34   12  10  12    56   46  +10    46
11  Bathurst Zenith FC       34   12   8  14    42   45   −3    44
12  Dinamo Clavering SC      34   11  11  12    37   48  −11    44
13  Axel Town AFC            34   10  10  14    40   57  −17    40
14  Bohemiens Grise Fiord    34   10   9  15    43   48   −5    39
15  Energie Møllna-Grei SC   34   10   8  16    46   54   −8    38 - Relegated
16  Korsten Lokomotiv        34   10   7  17    43   67  −24    37 - Relegated
17  Devon Bay Lights FC      34    7   8  19    38   60  −22    29 - Relegated
18  Mekoryuk Maskettes       34    6   8  20    32   68  −36    26 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: Skipsbyggere IFK

Runners-Up: Novaya Sibir Reds
Promoted:  Skipsbyggere IFK, Novaya Sibir Reds, Yuzhny Equinox FC
Relegated: Energie Møllna-Grei SC, Korsten Lokomotiv, Devon Bay Lights FC, Mekoryuk Maskettes
Player of the Season:  Willem Hauge (Skipsbyggere IFK)
Top Goalscorer: 20 -  Ian Stoner (Novaya Sibir Reds)

In the East Divisjon, Surtsey Rovers and Måriussa Viking ran away with it somewhat by the end of the season, with nobody else even coming close to promotion. Måriussa would have won the league, too, were it not for a costly draw with KA Rikyaare in the penultimate matchday. That draw would inspire Rikyaare to escaping relegation however, with themselves and Sturm Grímsey finishing on the same points total as Stryær but escaping the drop. Ingvar, Sporting Juura, and SK Thor weren't so lucky however.

------East Divisjon             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Surtsey Rovers SK          26   17   4   5    46   32  +14    55 - Promoted
 2  Måriussa Viking FK         26   17   3   6    52   19  +33    54 - Promoted
 3  Sporting Club Aasiaat 87   26   13   4   9    45   37   +8    43
 4  FK Aagen Zenith            26   11   6   9    34   36   −2    39
 5  Resolute Hills FC          26   11   5  10    33   32   +1    38
 6  St Gallen 47               26   11   5  10    42   42    0    38
 7  Crusaders                  26   10   6  10    36   33   +3    36
 8  KSC Brighthelmstone        26    9   8   9    37   38   −1    35
 9  KA Rikyaare                26    7  10   9    42   42    0    31
10  FC1. Sturm Grímsey         26    9   4  13    33   36   −3    31
11  SK Stryær                  26    7  10   9    31   34   −3    31 - Relegated
12  Ingvar Peaks FC            26    7   5  14    28   41  −13    26 - Relegated
13  SK Sporting Juura          26    6   8  12    28   43  −15    26 - Relegated
14  SK Thor 1898               26    5   6  15    25   47  −22    21 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: Surtsey Rovers SK

Runners-Up: Måriussa Viking FK
Promoted: Surtsey Rovers SK, Måriussa Viking FK
Relegated: SK Stryær, Ingvar Peaks FC, SK Sporting Juura, SK Thor 1898
Player of the Season:  Ilya Ellegaard (Surtsey Rovers SK)
Top Goalscorer: 20 -  Brede Bendixen (Måriussa Viking FK)

In the West Divisjon, Hoyvik Town are lifting the title once again, and this time they'll be hoping to stay in the Federation League a little longer. Okhotsk Kholmsk Town will be joining them after just beating Fjorhorgen and Toyoharo in the race for promotion. At the bottom, it's disappointment for the other Devon Bay side as well, with Seals joining Lights in relegation and denying us a tasty Devon Bay derby next year. Grass-Lisch, Urri, and Larsen Bay go down with them.

------West Divisjon            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Hoyvik Town FC            26   16   5   5    50   24  +26    53 - Promoted
 2  Okhotsk Kholmsk Town FC   26   15   2   9    37   30   +7    47 - Promoted
 3  Fjorhorgen SK             26   13   6   7    38   27  +11    45
 4  Crusaders*                26   11   9   6    40   28  +12    42
 5  Severny Wingtips          26   12   6   8    36   29   +7    42
 6  Universitet               26   11   7   8    43   29  +14    40
 7  Seratakki Villagers       26   11   4  11    33   35   −2    37
 8  Rapid Neftegorsk FK       26    9   8   9    41   36   +5    35
 9  1. Lokomotiv Karlstadt    26    9   7  10    40   45   −5    34
10  GVFFK Pekarik             26    9   7  10    39   49  −10    34
11  Larsen Bay Thunder FC     26    8   7  11    31   36   −5    31 - Relegated
12  NKK Urri                  26    6   8  12    27   34   −7    26 - Relegated
13  Grass-Lisch AFC           26    5   5  16    23   55  −32    20 - Relegated
14  Devon Bay Seals FC        26    3   7  16    24   45  −21    16 - Relegated
*NB - The Crusaders in this league should be Toyoharo Revolutionaries.
I've no idea how this happened, or how cleanly, but I'll fix it next season
as to do so now would mess up the scorination and the formatting.

CHAMPIONS: Hoyvik Town FC

Runners-Up: Okhotsk Kholmsk Town FC
Promoted: Hoyvik Town FC, Okhotsk Kholmsk Town FC
Relegated: Larsen Bay Thunder FC, NKK Urri, Grass-Lisch AFC, Devon Bay Seals FC
Player of the Season:  Jeppe Silfverberg (Hoyvik Town FC)
Top Goalscorer: 18 -  Jeppe Silfverberg (Hoyvik Town FC)

In the Central Premier, Sikjonek and Henfergen Town were by far and away the best teams this year, and they made short work of the competition in the race for promotion. Geidenheim Academical might have only joined us from non-league this season, but they go straight back down again.

------Central Premier              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Royal NK Sikjonek             44   26   9   9    92   42  +50    87 - Promoted
 2  Henfergen Town FC             44   25   8  11    73   41  +32    83 - Promoted
 3  Northbrook Zenith FC          44   20   9  15    76   65  +11    69
 4  RSK Moorlands                 44   20   7  17    68   54  +14    67
 5  Torpedo Sibir RKA             44   19  10  15    65   61   +4    67
 6  Severnaya Zemlya 88 Equinox   44   18  10  16    59   65   −6    64
 7  Kirkenes SK                   44   16  14  14    65   68   −3    62
 8  Bennett and Zhokhov           44   15  11  18    61   66   −5    56
 9  FC Velcosta Cliffs            44   16   7  21    68   73   −5    55
10  FK Ost-Volonovsk              44   16   6  22    53   72  −19    54
11  MK Lillehammer                44   14   4  26    53   82  −29    46
12  SK Geidenheim Academical      44    7   9  28    31   75  −44    30 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: Royal NK Sikjonek

Runners-Up: Henfergen Town FC
Promoted: Royal NK Sikjonek, Henfergen Town FC
Relegated: SK Geidenheim Academical
Player of the Season:  Oyvind Kaltiainen (Royal NK Sikjonek)
Top Goalscorer: 31 -  Wolfgang Stohl (Royal NK Sikjonek)

In the North-Eastern Premier, Steffansson Island have looked a cut above the rest of the teams, and they secured the title with four games remaining. Ilksporta won a close race for the second promotion spot, with Carson Islanders losing out and being relegated into non-league.

------North-Eastern Premier  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Steffansson Island FC   44   23  12   9    68   35  +33    81 - Promoted
 2  Ilksporta IK            44   20  12  12    69   54  +15    72 - Promoted
 3  San Moranna FC          44   18  16  10    65   52  +13    70
 4  Svenskøya SV98          44   19  13  12    68   57  +11    70
 5  FC North Melville       44   18  11  15    70   64   +6    65
 6  FC1. Rangers            44   17  13  14    73   64   +9    64
 7  Sannegarden Fleet FK    44   19   6  19    55   64   −9    63
 8  Neuerlatz AFK           44   17  10  17    53   56   −3    61
 9  FC Kampengar Magpies    44   12  14  18    58   59   −1    50
10  McAvery Centurions      44   11  12  21    54   72  −18    45
11  FKRA Norregaard         44   11  10  23    42   73  −31    43
12  SK Carson Islanders     44    9  11  24    50   75  −25    38 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: Steffansson Island FC

Runners-Up: Ilksporta IK
Promoted: Steffansson Island FC, Ilksporta IK
Relegated: SK Carson Islanders
Player of the Season:  Iosef Tarasov (Steffansson Island FC)
Top Goalscorer: 27 -  Anders Svensson (FC1. Rangers)

In the South-Eastern Premier, Agheim CF are the sole flag-flyers for East Külmsaar in the FPIFA pyramid, and next season they'll be doing its from the Challenge League after winning this year. Geddesberg join them in going up, whilst we must say goodbye to Wagnerevn at the bottom.

------South-Eastern Premier       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Agheim CF                    44   23  14   7    65   36  +29    83 - Promoted
 2  IHK Geddesberg               44   24   5  15    80   50  +30    77 - Promoted
 3  Invermuir Highlanders FC     44   22  10  12    69   45  +24    76
 4  AIK Alejavik                 44   21  13  10    62   45  +17    76
 5  Daugen Borealis FC           44   19  12  13    67   55  +12    69
 6  Maritime Hove FC             44   18  14  12    80   62  +18    68
 7  Holtrecht Force SK           44   18   6  20    63   66   −3    60
 8  Verdin Brook FC              44   16   9  19    66   72   −6    57
 9  Stengarden Lighthouse FC     44   12  12  20    50   70  −20    48
10  KFK Polshavn                 44   10   9  25    42   77  −35    39
11  Kerrisgorforth Athletic FC   44    8  13  23    48   75  −27    37
12  IK62 Wagnerevn               44    8  13  23    39   78  −39    37 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: Agheim CF

Runners-Up: IHK Geddesberg
Promoted: Agheim CF, IHK Geddesberg
Relegated: IK62 Wagnerevn
Player of the Season:  Dietar Trygstad (Agheim CF)
Top Goalscorer: 28 -  Timo Manger (IHK Geddesberg)

In the Western Premier, FC Fetlar are going up with a colossal points tally of a hundred-and-one and having scored almost as many goals, whilst Dinamo Olsa just outlasted FK Weisshaus in the race for the second promotion spot. NKK Masan-Hiko are the team facing the drop after a dismal season for them.

------Western Premier        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  FC Fetlar               44   31   8   5    97   29  +68   101 - Promoted
 2  Dinamo Olsa FK          44   23   8  13    71   49  +22    77 - Promoted
 3  FK Weisshaus            44   20  12  12    67   55  +12    72
 4  Savoonga Moor SK        44   20   9  15    69   52  +17    69
 5  AFC Aigburth            44   20   9  15    64   54  +10    69
 6  SK Stromness Electric   44   19   9  16    66   57   +9    66
 7  Logan United FC         44   15  12  17    53   56   −3    57
 8  Matahiko Viktory SK     44   15  11  18    51   54   −3    56
 9  Marine FC               44   15   9  20    43   60  −17    54
10  SV Keldira Zenith       44   12  10  22    43   87  −44    46
11  Fynersturen Valhalla    44   11   8  25    46   72  −26    41
12  NKK Masan-Hiko          44    7   7  30    42   87  −45    28 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: FC Fetlar

Runners-Up: Dinamo Olsa FK
Promoted: FC Fetlar, Dinamo Olsa FK
Relegated: NKK Masan-Hiko
Player of the Season:  Dietar Funch (FC Fetlar)
Top Goalscorer: 33 -  Fabian Berzin (FC Fetlar)

And so with four teams relegated, we also need to say welcome to the four new teams promoted by virtue of their average points total from the past five seasons:
AIK Blankmark, Karkaroff 1919 FK, Kindshavn Dynamo, Lokomotiv Grossfjord

As ever, the Challenge Cup is contested at the Nasjonale Stadion between the winners of the East and West Divisjons, and this year it is Hoyvik Town FC who come away with much happier memories than the last time they played here as they beat Surtsey Rovers comfortably by four goals to nil.

Final
Surtsey Rovers SK 0-4 Hoyvik Town FC

CHAMPIONS: Hoyvik Town FC

The Regional Trophy has been a welcome introduction to the league timetable, with it giving the lower league teams just that extra chance at glory in the spotlight. This time around it is Royal NK Sikjonek who defeat a spirited Agheim CF side on their way to lifting a precious piece of silverware.

Semi-Finals
Steffansson Island FC 2-2 Royal NK Sikjonek
Royal NK Sikjonek 3-0 Steffansson Island FC (5-2 agg)

Agheim CF 2-1 FC Fetlar
FC Fetlar 1-1 Agheim CF (2-3 agg)

Final
Agheim CF 2-3 Royal NK Sikjonek

CHAMPIONS: Royal NK Sikjonek

And so, the final of the Latitude Cup. Red Star have been here a lot in recent seasons, and Petter Bielsen displays his value in the cup competitions once again by guiding them to yet another Latitude Cup win. Surtsey put up a great fight, with goals from Patrick Ernberger and Sim Lefebvre dragging them back into the match after Red Star had taken the lead twice through Bickermann and Faro, but when Torsten Navarro missed the vital fifth penalty it was left up to Boris Jenssen to score... and score he did. Red Star win on penalties, and they're off to the Cygnus Cup once again.

Final
Red Star Severny 1-1 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls (2-2 AET, 4-3 PKs)

CHAMPIONS: Red Star Severny

UICA COMPETITIONS

Polar Islandstates (PIS) qualifiers
Champions’ Cup 60: Northbrook Diamonds FK, SK Franz Josef City
[Youth Cup: Northbrook Academy, SK Franz Josef City]
Globe Cup 57: Red Star Severny, East Franz Athletic, FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
Series B Champions’ Cup 57: Eintracht Moss-Rygge, Scapa Bay Rovers, Hospitaliers, Lokomotiv Barentsberg
OTHER COMPETITIONS:
Copa de Campeones: Northbrook Diamonds FK
Cygnus Cup: Red Star Severny

by **Polar Islandstates** » Wed Sep 02, 2015 5:35 pm

Season twenty-six, and the VHL continues for the last time in its current format. Until next time, when Sint Karbijn sides join the party and we expand again, we see the last appearance of the Lesser Valhallan Conference. This conference is weaker than the other four, and so when the Elkjaer playoffs come around, their three qualifiers will go into the first round with the best fourth place team from the other four conferences into a pot of fourth seeds. These will play the third seeds in the first round, with the winners playing the second seeds in the second round. The winners of these matches then join the first seeds who have received a bye to the quarter finals, and all rounds until the semi-finals shall keep Conference-mates apart. Hockey!

LEAGUE

Western Conference Standings
                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Matua Ice Wolves             106   60  21  25   291  164 +127   201
 2 Matahiko Dynamo              106   56  20  30   249  183  +66   188
 3 Fjorhorgen Generals          106   53  28  25   267  154 +113   187
 4 Gjornhammer Eagles           106   53  24  29   238  160  +78   183
 5 Karkaroff Bay                106   38  22  46   191  214  −23   136
 6 Torshavn Ice Kings           106   37  24  45   196  210  −14   135
 7 Mið-Sal Blockheads           106   33  26  47   184  216  −32   125
 8 Northbrook Privateers        106   18  16  72   153  359 −206    70

Central Conference Standings
                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Jan Mayen Icebreakers        106   61  15  30   255  154 +101   198
 2 Franz Josef Force            106   51  25  30   230  174  +56   178
 3 Holtrecht Islanders          106   52  19  35   281  203  +78   175
 4 Larsen Bay Thunder           106   46  21  39   206  173  +33   159
 5 Longyearbyen Snowstorm       106   42  23  41   194  197   −3   149
 6 Newbridge Girders            106   43  19  44   210  202   +8   148
 7 Rapid Sikjonek               106   37  19  50   192  263  −71   130
 8 Karlstadt Icebergs           106   32  23  51   176  256  −80   119

North-East Conference Standings
                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Resolute Knights             106   57  20  29   284  169 +115   191
 2 Bathurst Maelstrom           106   57  18  31   251  160  +91   189
 3 Aasiaat Cavalry              106   50  22  34   249  174  +75   172
 4 Ingvar Harriers              106   46  21  39   200  177  +23   159
 5 Melville Storm               106   42  26  38   211  195  +16   152
 6 Uelmark Engines              106   42  24  40   194  200   −6   150
 7 Oversetten Dynamo            106   32  17  57   142  244 −102   113
 8 Hjorrisund Hawks             106   26  27  53   148  250 −102   105

South-East Conference Standings
                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Hounds of Juura              106   54  24  28   263  170  +93   186
 2 Invermuir Eagles             106   54  21  31   233  126 +107   183
 3 St Paul Whitecaps            106   55  16  35   254  193  +61   181
 4 Agheim Tornados             106   48  20  38   237  195  +42   164
 5 Polshavn Shadows             106   45  26  35   217  171  +46   161
 6 Islay Flames                 106   41  24  41   213  185  +28   147
 7 Nuuk Dynamite                106   41  24  41   182  194  −12   147
 8 Sisimut Pirates              106   41  18  47   210  202   +8   141

Lesser Valhallan Conference Standings
                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Marylebone Giants            106   52  17  37   242  214  +28   173
 2 Eaglescliffe Talons          106   42  26  38   189  193   −4   152
 3 St Denys Torpedos            106   35  29  42   187  223  −36   134
 4 Scheveningen Hurricanes      106   31  23  52   186  241  −55   116
 5 Haaksfalken Buccaneers       106   29  11  66   151  304 −153    98
 6 Eastmark Seahawks            106   21  27  58   129  295 −166    90
 7 Ashburnley Fighting Finches  106   16  25  65   133  271 −138    73
 8 Redgate Ravens               106   16  19  71   139  329 −190    67

ELKJAER PLAYOFFS

Round One

Holtrecht Islanders 2–4 Gjornhammer Eagles
Gjornhammer Eagles 1–0 Holtrecht Islanders [Gjornhammer Eagles win series 2-0]

Fjorhorgen Generals 3–1 Marylebone Giants
Marylebone Giants 1–1 Fjorhorgen Generals (3–1 SO)
Fjorhorgen Generals 3–3 Marylebone Giants (1–2 SO) [Marylebone Giants win series 2-1]

Aasiaat Cavalry 0–1 Eaglescliffe Talons
Eaglescliffe Talons 2–2 Aasiaat Cavalry (2–3 OT)
Aasiaat Cavalry 4–4 Eaglescliffe Talons (1–2 SO) [Eaglescliffe Talons win series 2-1]

St Paul Whitecaps 1–1 St Denys Torpedos (2–1 SO)
St Denys Torpedos 1–5 St Paul Whitecaps [St Paul Whitecaps win series 2-0]

Round Two

Matahiko Dynamo 0–0 Marylebone Giants (1–0 SO)
Marylebone Giants 7–3 Matahiko Dynamo
Matahiko Dynamo 1–1 Marylebone Giants (2–1 OT) [Matahiko Dynamo win series 2-1]

Franz Josef Force 2–6 Eaglescliffe Talons
Eaglescliffe Talons 0–1 Franz Josef Force
Franz Josef Force 3–0 Eaglescliffe Talons [Franz Josef Force win series 2-1]

Bathurst Maelstrom 6–2 St Paul Whitecaps
St Paul Whitecaps 1–1 Bathurst Maelstrom (0–1 SO) [Bathurst Maelstrom win series 2-0]

Invermuir Eagles 3–3 Gjornhammer Eagles (1–0 SO)
Gjornhammer Eagles 1–1 Invermuir Eagles (2–1 OT)
Invermuir Eagles 1–3 Gjornhammer Eagles [Gjornhammer Eagles win series 2-1]

Quarter Finals

Matua Ice Wolves 1–1 Franz Josef Force (0–1 SO)
Franz Josef Force 3–1 Matua Ice Wolves
Matua Ice Wolves 1–3 Franz Josef Force [Franz Josef Force win series 3-0]

Jan Mayen Icebreakers 1–0 Matahiko Dynamo
Matahiko Dynamo 1–1 Jan Mayen Icebreakers (1–0 SO)
Jan Mayen Icebreakers 2–6 Matahiko Dynamo
Matahiko Dynamo 8–2 Jan Mayen Icebreakers [Matahiko Dynamo win series 3-1]

Resolute Knights 1–0 Gjornhammer Eagles
Gjornhammer Eagles 5–1 Resolute Knights
Resolute Knights 0–5 Gjornhammer Eagles
Gjornhammer Eagles 3–3 Resolute Knights (4–3 OT) [Gjornhammer Eagles win series 3-1]

Hounds of Juura 1–3 Bathurst Maelstrom
Bathurst Maelstrom 0–5 Hounds of Juura
Hounds of Juura 3–1 Bathurst Maelstrom
Bathurst Maelstrom 0–1 Hounds of Juura [Hounds of Juura win series 3-1]

Semi Finals

Matahiko Dynamo 3–3 Gjornhammer Eagles (1–2 SO)
Gjornhammer Eagles 3–1 Matahiko Dynamo
Matahiko Dynamo 3–0 Gjornhammer Eagles
Gjornhammer Eagles 0–0 Matahiko Dynamo (1–0 OT) [Gjornhammer Eagles win series 3-1]

Franz Josef Force 1–5 Hounds of Juura
Hounds of Juura 5–1 Franz Josef Force
Franz Josef Force 1–0 Hounds of Juura
Hounds of Juura 3–1 Franz Josef Force [Hounds of Juura win series 3-1]

Final

Gjornhammer Eagles 0–1 Hounds of Juura
Hounds of Juura 0–3 Gjornhammer Eagles
Gjornhammer Eagles 5–1 Hounds of Juura
Hounds of Juura 5–1 Gjornhammer Eagles
Gjornhammer Eagles 1–7 Hounds of Juura 
Hounds of Juura 1–0 Gjornhammer Eagles [Hounds of Juura win Elkjaer Playoffs 4-2]

Champions: HOUNDS OF JUURA (9th title)

Congratulations, to HOUNDS OF JUURA, who reclaim their title with a long overdue win.

HCL Qualifiers:
Hounds of Juura (PIS)
Gjonhammer Eagles (PIS)
Franz Josef Force (PIS)
Matahiko Dynamo (PIS)

by **Polar Islandstates** » Sun Sep 13, 2015 6:37 am

With the good people of Sint Karbijn joining the VU, their teams are cordially invited into the CVRA. And, with that happening, the authorities are using it as a fine excuse for a good old fashioned league expansion. More teams, more leagues in two parallel East and West promotion systems, and an expanded end of season playoff for the Grinholm Cup, which is now held on a tour of neutral venues. Excited? You should be.

EAST

   League One East          Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Citizens RFC              30   23   0   7   484  248 +236    92
 2 Kerrisgorforth Harriers   30   20   0  10   500  337 +163    80
 3 Grimsey RFC               30   20   0  10   414  351  +63    80
 4 RFC Sikjonek              30   19   0  11   500  416  +84    76
 5 FJC Rushmori RFC          30   18   1  11   427  331  +96    74
 6 Bielstrich Dynamo         30   17   1  12   420  323  +97    70
 7 Jan Mayen Harriers        30   16   2  12   379  384   −5    68
 8 Bathurst RFC              30   16   0  14   472  369 +103    64
 9 Kiel Harriers RFC         30   13   1  16   437  370  +67    54
10 Spitsbergen Dynamo        30   13   0  17   389  419  −30    52
11 Aagen Dynamo              30   12   1  17   410  458  −48    50
12 Axel Heiburg Athletic     30   10   2  18   261  389 −128    44
13 Plateau RFC               30   10   2  18   347  501 −154    44
14 Machtspool RFC            30    9   2  19   339  493 −154    40
15 Seratakki RFC             30    9   1  20   317  501 −184    38
16 St Paul Rovers            30    8   1  21   332  538 −206    34

   League Two East        Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 RFC Larsen Bay          30   22   0   8   513  321 +192    88
 2 Resolute RFC            30   21   0   9   470  311 +159    84
 3 Sibir Wanderers         30   19   1  10   476  358 +118    78
 4 Longyearbyen RFC        30   18   2  10   465  327 +138    76
 5 Islay Harriers RFC      30   18   1  11   455  375  +80    74
 6 McAvery Harriers        30   18   0  12   456  307 +149    72
 7 Wagnerevn Warriors      30   17   2  11   480  344 +136    72
 8 East Külmsaar Rugby     30   15   1  14   346  421  −75    62
 9 Korsten Force RFC       30   14   0  16   458  440  +18    56
10 North Banks             30   13   2  15   376  416  −40    56
11 Aasiaat Troopers        30   13   0  17   420  458  −38    52
12 Surtsey Wanderers       30   11   2  17   335  453 −118    48
13 Neuerlatz Dynamo        30   11   1  18   398  409  −11    46
14 Forrairn RFC            30   10   1  19   326  473 −147    42
15 Grise Fiord RFC         30    7   0  23   251  559 −308    28
16 Steffansson Islanders   30    6   1  23   275  528 −253    26

   League Three East     Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Aaras Rugby            30   23   1   6   609  301 +308    94
 2 Aleutia Rugby          30   20   1   9   487  357 +130    82
 3 Hans Island Diamonds   30   19   0  11   550  361 +189    76
 4 Club Rochefroides      30   17   3  10   400  343  +57    74
 5 Hallfjors Rugby        30   18   0  12   515  455  +60    72
 6 Trondhjal AC           30   17   0  13   460  394  +66    68
 7 Sisimut RFC            30   15   1  14   415  443  −28    62
 8 Buddenham Harriers     30   13   2  15   384  362  +22    56
 9 Kohn Grizzlies         30   14   0  16   419  399  +20    56
10 Polshavn RFC           30   13   2  15   419  499  −80    56
11 Athletic Invermuir     30   13   2  15   398  478  −80    56
12 Melville RFC           30   13   1  16   405  477  −72    54
13 Friedrichsund Dynamo   30   11   3  16   390  484  −94    50
14 Merrislav Harriers     30   11   0  19   380  499 −119    44
15 Ljustergrad Harriers   30   10   1  19   436  522  −86    42
16 Peterdeen Harriers     30    4   1  25   261  554 −293    18

WEST

   League One West        Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 RFC Eindhavn            30   22   3   5   515  270 +245    94
 2 Logan Harriers          30   21   0   9   445  257 +188    84
 3 Karbijnhavn Sport       30   20   1   9   488  265 +223    82
 4 Northbrook Harlequins   30   19   1  10   479  378 +101    78
 5 Nordharbour Harriers    30   18   1  11   417  298 +119    74
 6 Marylebone Royals RFC   30   18   1  11   435  394  +41    74
 7 Hawks                   30   18   0  12   476  308 +168    72
 8 Northbrook Picks        30   17   1  12   376  400  −24    70
 9 Matua Ravens            30   16   0  14   423  335  +88    64
10 Lisch Icefields RFC     30   15   0  15   318  409  −91    60
11 Eysturoy Rovers         30   14   0  16   347  415  −68    56
12 Oose Harriers           30   11   1  18   283  348  −65    46
13 Fort Morten Casuals     30   11   1  18   351  444  −93    46
14 Torshavn RFC            30    7   1  22   262  522 −260    30
15 Scheveningen RFC        30    4   2  24   248  514 −266    20
16 Diablo Rock RFC         30    2   1  27   285  591 −306    10

   League Two West       Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Heerenveen RFC         30   23   0   7   375  253 +122    92
 2 Bleak Rock RFC         30   19   6   5   438  317 +121    88
 3 Castle NHK             30   21   1   8   512  317 +195    86
 4 St Denys Beacons       30   20   0  10   460  317 +143    80
 5 Red-White Eindhavn     30   18   0  12   486  330 +156    72
 6 Zurich RFC             30   15   2  13   421  396  +25    64
 7 Neftegorsk RFC         30   12   4  14   402  430  −28    56
 8 Hawkshead Blues        30   13   2  15   396  434  −38    56
 9 RFC Pellis             30   13   1  16   415  397  +18    54
10 Dromsberg Harriers     30   12   3  15   396  442  −46    54
11 Holstrad Seafarers     30   11   3  16   333  428  −95    50
12 Auchtenmill Pioneers   30   11   2  17   322  440 −118    48
13 Lochem Star            30   11   1  18   373  408  −35    46
14 Eastmark Harriers      30   10   3  17   357  448  −91    46
15 Aylesness Dragons      30    8   6  16   384  432  −48    44
16 RFC Weisshaus          30    5   2  23   284  565 −281    24

   League Three West          Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 RFC Redgate                 30   24   1   5   572  228 +344    98
 2 South Marylebone Harriers   30   24   0   6   494  241 +253    96
 3 Kuuningen Sport             30   19   2   9   428  321 +107    80
 4 Helmsford RFC               30   18   3   9   489  345 +144    78
 5 Scapa RFC                   30   19   0  11   537  306 +231    76
 6 Grotenhuis RFC              30   17   1  12   466  409  +57    70
 7 Beveren Bears               30   16   1  13   442  407  +35    66
 8 RFC Zemlya                  30   14   3  13   430  375  +55    62
 9 Herzog Dynamo               30   15   1  14   401  364  +37    62
10 RFC Raduzkov                30   14   3  13   411  393  +18    62
11 Haaksfalken Chiefs          30   14   1  15   418  379  +39    58
12 RFC Sint Willem             30   11   3  16   381  489 −108    50
13 Backhammar Colossus         30    7   1  22   290  495 −205    30
14 Fjorhorgen Bears            30    6   2  22   259  592 −333    28
15 RFK Matahiko                30    5   3  22   257  558 −301    26
16 RFC Bosch                   30    3   3  24   204  577 −373    18

GRINHOLM CUP

Quarter-Finals
Citizens RFC 14–7 Northbrook Harlequins
Kerrisgorforth Harriers 13–17 Karbijnhavn Sport
Logan Harriers 10–11 Grimsey RFC
RFC Eindhavn 17–7 RFC Sikjonek

Semi-Finals
Citizens RFC 13–7 Grimsey RFC
Karbijnhavn Sport 27–13 RFC Eindhavn

Final
Citizens RFC 20–3 Karbijnhavn Sport

So, almost a dream introduction to the CVRA for Karbijnhavn Sport, as they manage to go all the way and face last season's winners Citizens in the final. It was rather a one sided final in the end, as the Franz Josef club prove just how difficult to beat they are, but it's encouraging for Sint Karbijn to see two of their sides qualified for the Seasogs Championship already. Could we see the CVRA awarded more than four spots in future now that it is fully multi-associational? Signs are good.

CHAMPIONS: Citizens RFC (9th Title)

Qualifiers for the Seasogs Championship:
Citizens RFC (PIS)
Karbijnhavn Sport (SKB)
RFC Eindhavn (SKB)
Grimsey RFC (PIS)

by **Polar Islandstates** » Sun Sep 13, 2015 7:17 am

So, continuing the new format with the addition of Sint Karbijn, let's take a look at how the rugby league season panned out in the Valhallan Union this year...

   CVRA Rugby League     Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Landt Sibir            44   38   2   4   639  242 +397    78
 2 Victorrinn             44   33   2   9   534  331 +203    68
 3 Norscelt               44   30   0  14   528  295 +233    60
 4 Sint Karbijn           44   29   2  13   469  320 +149    60
 5 Bleak Rock             44   30   0  14   540  396 +144    60
 6 Kuril Arkhipelago      44   28   4  12   543  409 +134    60
 7 Fallenmark             44   27   5  12   500  326 +174    59
 8 Cairnskillen           44   27   4  13   477  325 +152    58
 9 Farosea                44   26   1  17   485  334 +151    53
10 Aleutia                44   25   2  17   476  406  +70    52
11 Svalbard               44   24   3  17   472  402  +70    51
12 Northbrook             44   22   2  20   561  400 +161    46
13 Grenlund               44   20   1  23   452  524  −72    41
14 Nunivak                44   18   1  25   430  484  −54    37
15 Axel Heiburg           44   16   2  26   387  481  −94    34
16 Novaya Zemlya          44   16   0  28   316  502 −186    32
17 Hans and Melville      44   14   2  28   350  547 −197    30
18 Franz Josef            44   14   1  29   320  488 −168    29
19 East Külmsaar          44   13   2  29   341  531 −190    28
20 Ellismare              44   12   2  30   270  520 −250    26
21 St Lawrence            44    9   2  33   283  549 −266    20
22 Terra Scotia           44    8   1  35   267  578 −311    17
23 Sakhalin               44    6   1  37   406  656 −250    13

PLAYOFFS

CHAMPIONS: Landt Sibir (9th Title)

IRLCC Qualifiers:
Landt Sibir
Victorrinn

by **Polar Islandstates** » Sun Sep 13, 2015 7:59 am

One of the most popular participation sports in the Federation, the Elitserien is the pinnacle of handball in the Union. The new teams from Sint Karbijn are now joining us, and we're expanding to four smaller leagues. Fun times!

   Elitserien-1            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 HGK Kungsdocks           34   22   3   9   917  841  +76    47
 2 NHK                      34   21   4   9   911  855  +56    46
 3 GKGK                     34   20   5   9   936  853  +83    45
 4 Haaksfalken Chiefs       34   18   5  11   914  881  +33    41
 5 IHK Torshavn             34   18   4  12   923  873  +50    40
 6 Kaapschierden Seahawks   34   17   6  11   913  867  +46    40
 7 President's VII          34   19   1  14   904  862  +42    39
 8 Jaadlands HC             34   18   3  13   906  905   +1    39
 9 Der Grijp HC             34   17   3  14   890  882   +8    37
10 East Kulmsaar HC         34   14   3  17   896  919  −23    31
11 HK Karbijnhavn           34   15   1  18   867  895  −28    31
12 Fynersturen Island       34   14   1  19   865  914  −49    29
13 Daugen Shore             34   11   5  18   861  919  −58    27
14 KHG Cape                 34   11   4  19   856  899  −43    26
15 HK 1978 Matua            34   11   4  19   871  917  −46    26
16 Axel Heiburg HK          34   10   5  19   865  900  −35    25
17 Aagen Town               34   10   2  22   869  921  −52    22
18 Aleutian Islands HB      34    9   3  22   876  937  −61    21

   Elitserien-2          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Neuerlatz IL           34   20   6   8   963  864  +99    46
 2 Scheveningen HK        34   22   0  12   932  858  +74    44
 3 Pit HK                 34   20   4  10   919  863  +56    44
 4 Surtsey HKG            34   20   3  11   912  875  +37    43
 5 Kuuningen Handball     34   19   3  12   949  872  +77    41
 6 Kholmsk HK             34   18   5  11   922  880  +42    41
 7 Northbrook HK          34   19   3  12   905  875  +30    41
 8 Athletic Diepenheim    34   18   3  13   913  878  +35    39
 9 Fiord GHC              34   17   3  14   907  908   −1    37
10 HKG Bleak Rock         34   17   3  14   903  904   −1    37
11 Scapa Bay Rig          34   16   3  15   889  886   +3    35
12 St Paul Docks RG       34   14   3  17   913  908   +5    31
13 KG Sikjonek            34   12   5  17   856  895  −39    29
14 Cliffside HK           34   12   3  19   874  912  −38    27
15 Jan Mayen KH           34   11   5  18   864  923  −59    27
16 Sibir HC               34    7   5  22   833  934 −101    19
17 Longyearbyen HK        34    6   4  24   851  944  −93    16
18 St Lawrence HC         34    5   5  24   808  934 −126    15

   Elitserien-3           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 HK Eigg                 34   23   4   7   926  839  +87    50
 2 Hans HBK                34   23   3   8   922  828  +94    49
 3 HCF Yuzhny              34   21   2  11   932  876  +56    44
 4 Barracliffe Sands HK    34   19   5  10   918  855  +63    43
 5 HK Looi Institute       34   21   1  12   904  863  +41    43
 6 Islay Handball          34   19   2  13   904  886  +18    40
 7 Nordharbour HK          34   18   3  13   898  878  +20    39
 8 Bergdam Angels          34   18   2  14   888  858  +30    38
 9 HK Aasiaat              34   16   3  15   900  911  −11    35
10 Black Point VVK         34   16   2  16   922  901  +21    34
11 Eindhavn HK             34   14   4  16   881  886   −5    32
12 Ferrisdale Hawks        34   14   3  17   869  888  −19    31
13 BHHC                    34   15   0  19   880  908  −28    30
14 Force Karlstadt         34   11   4  19   888  910  −22    26
15 Sisimut KB              34   10   2  22   864  915  −51    22
16 Melville HK             34   10   2  22   836  918  −82    22
17 Barentsberg Islanders   34    7   6  21   859  952  −93    20
18 Achtrup Tawny Owls      34    5   4  25   842  961 −119    14

   Elitserien-4          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 The Wall               34   32   2   0  1008  774 +234    66
 2 Geddesberg Eagles      34   29   2   3   946  811 +135    60
 3 Oppenhuizen HK         34   24   1   9   925  845  +80    49
 4 Zemlya HK              34   19   1  14   909  863  +46    39
 5 Pekarik Lions          34   18   2  14   923  873  +50    38
 6 Invermuir Strike       34   18   2  14   899  896   +3    38
 7 Karlssen HK            34   17   3  14   878  881   −3    37
 8 Gjornhammer HK         34   16   4  14   930  904  +26    36
 9 Marsh Handball         34   15   3  16   932  931   +1    33
10 Solovetsky Gimnasia    34   13   4  17   856  898  −42    30
11 Gunnmarket Sport       34   12   4  18   872  927  −55    28
12 Resolute Cliffs        34   11   4  19   842  925  −83    26
13 Kieslen BHK            34   10   5  19   868  911  −43    25
14 HK Bristigg            34   11   3  20   887  948  −61    25
15 HCK Wick               34   10   4  20   867  914  −47    24
16 Sleijnmakt Sport       34   10   4  20   860  917  −57    24
17 HK Barnwich            34    8   1  25   868  956  −88    17
18 HK Oose                34    8   1  25   821  917  −96    17

CHAMPIONS: HGK Kungsdocks (7th Title)

Congratulations to HGK Kungsdocks for winning their 7th title, and congratulations also to Kaapschierden Seahawks, the highest finishing side from the new expansion teams.

WCHC Qualifiers:
HGK Kungsdocks (PIS)
NHK (CSK)
GKGK (PIS)
Haaksfalken Chiefs (TFI)

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