Cenileague Domestic Football [CLOSED - VISIT I-LEAGUE]

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Week 26
Viento Oeste 1–0 Sporting Cenial
Myrmidon 2–1 Longtails
New Oxford Nucleus 1–1 Tir Snake Strike
Polaris 1–1 Cenial Liberty
Argi Sangüesa 4–0 Lake Cenial Chimeras
Whitehaven Triumph 0–0 Asterion
Phalanx AF 2–1 1860 Azoth
Pinnacle Project 2–5 Cenial United

With five games left in the Cenileague season, the UICA coefficients have been released, and Ceni has gained its second Champion's Cup place. With that, the competition for the four UICA spots will be lessened as another team will now go to international competition. Viento Oeste snuffed out the Sporting Cenial offense pretty easily, with their excellent goalkeeper Juan Pablo Morales blocking all shots from Seok Kun-woo and Tyro Solaris, while the offense took advantage of the fact that Sporting Cenial could not seem to get any goals in the net. Myrmidon, meanwhile, reinforced its challenge for the title with a 2-1 win over Longtails; despite an early goal from Eric Garcia, Myrmidon came rocketing back, with goals from the irrepressible elf Galasgoldas Tathtaure and Mara Longstar getting the club through that tough challenge. However, Tir Snake Strike, even with two star players, could not replicate the same feat; they faced an early goal from Gordon Eckernesy and tried to come back the whole match, but they missed quite a few chances, and only Belarmin Worsaw was able to score for the team. Denis Thoda and Cenial Liberty put up a strong challenge to Polaris, and their efforts were rewarded with a one-all draw, Thoda preventing all of Polaris's main strikers except for Kyle Thanewulf to penetrate the net. Argi Sanguesa scored a valuable win this week against Lake Cenial Chimeras, but it will likely not be enough to save them from the relegation spots at the end of the season. Notable in this match was the ability of Jessica Vullen, the goalkeeper, and Sirona and Inara, the two central defenders, to keep Visnja Brankovic from scoring. Asterion, meanwhile, took a page out of Vullen's playbook to hold the normally attacking Whitehaven Triumph scoreless, but the clean sheet came at a cost, as the possession-based gane of the home side meant that the away team could not score any goals, especially as Lucas D'jek saved several balls. 1860 Azoth, meanwhile, was dealt a further blow to its title ambitions as Phalanx AF, a quality side in itself, defeated them two to one, Robbie Faulkner proving essential in helping to mitigate the effect of Mijo Nikazic, although he did manage to score one goal; Larry Watt and Maynard Gorham tried valiantly to stop Scholls from scoring twice, but they were unable to. Despite two del Toro goals, Cenial United had a field day over Pinnacle Project, Asturias with a hat trick, followed by Onasi and Arivelo with one goal apiece.

Cenileague Shield - Round 1
Sporting Cenial 2–1 Argi Sangüesa
Phalanx AF 3–2 Asterion
1860 Azoth 3–2 Polaris
Myrmidon 2–0 Cenial Liberty
Cenial United 5–2 Whitehaven Triumph
New Oxford Nucleus 3–2 Lake Cenial Chimeras
Viento Oeste 1–0 Tir Snake Strike
Pinnacle Project 2–4 Longtails

Week 27
Pinnacle Project 0–2 Viento Oeste
Cenial United 5–3 Phalanx AF
1860 Azoth 2–2 Whitehaven Triumph
Asterion 1–0 Argi Sangüesa
Lake Cenial Chimeras 2–4 Polaris
Cenial Liberty 2–0 New Oxford Nucleus
Tir Snake Strike 1–2 Myrmidon
Longtails 0–3 Sporting Cenial

Viento Oeste had a good match against Pinnacle Project, Juan Pablo Morales saving all of his fellow northerner Adrian del Toro's shots in the convincing, if a bit boring, win. There were quite a few blockbuster matches this week, with two title contenders in Cenial United and Phalanx AF duking it out in Cenial. The winner, ninety minutes and eight goals later, was Cenial United, by a margin of five goals to three. Asturias was in top shape this week, scoring a brace against the storied defense led by Robbie Faulkner, while Arivelo, Cossadel, and Onasi all helped to secure the win, each scoring one goal apiece. Scholls fought valiantly with a hat trick, but it wasn't enough to save her club from the rapacious strikes of Cenial United. 1860 Azoth and Whitehaven Triumph, both fiercely attacking sides with some good defenders, duked out it at the Shadow B'betsy Stadium, with neither team prevailing after ninety minutes. It was a quite exciting match, though, as both sides displayed offensive creativity and defensive agility. Larry Watt was named man of the match for keeping the Triumph youngsters in check, while Miri Windtide also did well. Nikazic and Swan both scored for the home team, while the striking pair of Allegro and Szarvas scored one apiece. Asterion continued their strategy from last week of a stringent defense, and it seemed to work as Valerickssen kept a clean sheet against a dangerous Argi Sanguesa side. Visnja Brankovic and Lake Cenial Chimeras put up a big fight against Polaris, with the aforementioned player scoring a brace, but it wasn't enough to keep a resurgent Polaris at bay, as Kike, Kubunga, Thanewulf, and Maitfield all found their range to grab the win and the three points. In a match of two lower-table teams, Cenial Liberty's Denis Thoda maintained control of the net while his teammaters were able to snuff out the wing-based offense of New Oxford Nucleus. Myrmidon kept its title hopes alive as it is continuing to gain on 1860 Azoth, especially with this crucial win over Tir Snake Strike, with Mara Longstar and Galasgoldas Tathtaure, who scored the winning goal, both putting balls into the net to stymy the home team's chances of getting into the Champion's Cup again; Worsaw, though, was not in a mood to lose and worked hard, scoring one goal, but his efforts weren't enough. Sporting Cenial, meanwhile, had an easy win over Longtails, Souter and Rakotomaharo doing well on the defense while Solaris, Ingram, and Seok all scored up front.

Cenileague Shield - Quarterfinals
New Oxford Nucleus 2–4 1860 Azoth
Viento Oeste 0–1 Phalanx AF
Longtails 4–3 Sporting Cenial
Cenial United 0–1 Myrmidon

Week 28
Viento Oeste 1–2 Longtails
Sporting Cenial 2–2 Tir Snake Strike
Myrmidon 2–1 Cenial Liberty
New Oxford Nucleus 3–3 Lake Cenial Chimeras
Polaris 2–1 Asterion
Argi Sangüesa 1–1 1860 Azoth
Whitehaven Triumph 3–4 Cenial United
Phalanx AF 0–1 Pinnacle Project

Longtails apparently knew hot to crack the Viento Oeste nut and get the sweet meat of victory, as Eric Garcia twice penetrated the careful guard of top goalkeeper Juan Pablo Morales. Tir Snake Strike, though, faced another obstacle in their pursuit of the title as they drew two all with Sporting Cenial, Solaris and Seok scoring for the home team in this match and Worsaw and Wight both continuing their prolific scoring with goals this week as well. Myrmidon, although faced with a strong challenge from Cenial Liberty in the first half, managed to come back in the heat, with Galasgoldas Tathtaure apparently not suffering from it. The classy and stylish elf, in his fourth season with Myrmidon, scored a brace and is in serious contention for his first Golden Boot award after he was instrumental in sending the side to the Globe Cup octofinals earlier this year. Two lower-table sides had a battle in a bottle with a poodle eating noodles (although that last part is only if you have Dr. Seuss stuck in your head), and neither was able to prevail as two sides that rely heavily on Schottic talent, Lake Cenial Chimeras and New Oxford Nucleus, fought to a three-all draw, Brankovic, Iekal, and Zasuelon all scoring one goal apiece. Polaris grabbed another valuable three points against Asterion, despite a challenge early one; Kike, in a return to the days of old, scored a brace in a magnificent run of form. 1860 Azoth hasn't been playing too well in these past couple of weeks, almost practically handing Myrmidon or Cenial United the title on a silver platter (although it all depends on the result of these last few matches). Their pattern continued as they drew to Argi Sanguesa, the erratic northern side, one all, with only Nikazic managing to score, although Larry Watt did perform well on the defense. Cenial United survived a strong challenge from Whitehaven Triumph, which saw goals from Allegro and Szarvas, the usual goalscorers, as well as Ben Lorennion, while Asturias and Onasi both had braces to send their club ahead by one goal. Finally, Pinnacle Project upset Phalanx AF, their goalkeeper Arrik Seki actually performing well for once as they denied Elyssa Scholls and company from scoring, while the prodigy Adrian del Toro scored the winner.

Cenileague Shield - Semifinals
Myrmidon 3–0 1860 Azoth
Phalanx AF 3–5 Longtails

Week 29
Phalanx AF 1–0 Viento Oeste
Pinnacle Project 2–3 Whitehaven Triumph
Cenial United 2–0 Argi Sangüesa
1860 Azoth 3–2 Polaris
Asterion 0–2 New Oxford Nucleus
Lake Cenial Chimeras 0–7 Myrmidon
Cenial Liberty 0–1 Sporting Cenial
Tir Snake Strike 2–0 Longtails

It's heading toward crunch time in the Cenileague as it looks like the title winner will be decided on the last day of competition yet again after last season's last-day thriller matches. Viento Oeste, per usual, gave Phalanx AF a hard time, like it does with so many other clubs, but eventually, Elyssa Scholls was able to penetrate the deep guard of the away side's goalkeeper Juan Pablo Morales. Whitehaven Triumph defeated Pinnacle Project in a closely-fought match between some of the Cenileague's hottest young stars. Adrian del Toro shone with his brace, while Allegro and Szarvas continued their excellence as a strike team with one goal apiece, aided by a Ben Lorennion winner to secure the three points. Cenial United enjoyed a fairly routine win over Argi Sanguesa, with Nico Asturias and Marc-Andre Onasi both notching further goals onto their tallies for the season. Polaris wanted to extend its comeback run after going two to nil up against 1860 Azoth, with two goals from Tim Maitfield, but 1860 Azoth apparently didn't get the memo about their plans and came roaring right back, scoring three goals in quick succession (from Blaze, Daren, and Swan) to secure the valuable 3 points which puts them closer in the title hunt. New Oxford Nucleus enjoyed a good win over Asterion that might finally put them out of the relegation zone, as Eckernesy and Rose both used their positions on the wings to good effect. Myrmidon had a field day at Lake Cenial Chimeras as the Myrmidon defense snuffed out any opportunities for Visjna Brankovic, while Galasgoldas Tathtaure apparently had a little extra energy, scoring a hat trick, while Mara Longstar had a brace, followed by Saul Vesper and Josva Rasmussen each with one goal apiece. Myrmidon totally crushed the opposition, but it will still come down to the last week of matches to decide the victor of the fifth edition of the Cenileague. Sporting Cenial had to fight hard against Cenial Liberty and their goalkeeper Denis Thoda, who kept blocking all of the away team's shots, but in the end, a strike from Tyro Solaris proved decisive in the match. Tir Snake Strike enjoyed a comfortable win over Longtails this week, with both Belarmin Worsaw and Ruisheart Wight scoring a goal.

Cenileague Shield - Final
Myrmidon 1–0 Longtails

Week 30
Viento Oeste 0–2 Tir Snake Strike
Longtails 3–0 Cenial Liberty
Sporting Cenial 4–1 Lake Cenial Chimeras
Myrmidon 4–0 Asterion
New Oxford Nucleus 2–3 1860 Azoth
Polaris 1–0 Cenial United
Argi Sangüesa 4–5 Pinnacle Project
Whitehaven Triumph 2–4 Phalanx AF

Tir Snake Strike wasn't troubled too much by the excellent defense of Viento Oeste as they scored two goals, one each from Ruisheart Wight and Belarmin Worsaw. Worsaw has proven to be an excellent pick for the club over the course of the season, contributing to many goals throughout these past thirty weeks. The team was practically out of contention for a run to fourth - Phalanx AF would be ahead on goal difference - but with the two Champion's Cup spots now, at least this club will go to the Globe Cup, where they reached the group stage. Longtails capped off their tenth-placed season with a three-nil win over Cenial Liberty, which nonetheless did well enough over the course of the season to reach twelvth place and avoid relegation in the league. Sporting Cenial trounced Lake Cenial Chimeras but at least the latter team isn't in the relegation zone; Visnja Brankovic scored perhaps her last goal with the Chimeras as rumor has it she's moving either to New Gelderland or another Cenian club, while Seok Kun-woo and Tyro Solaris both added two goals onto their final tallies. Myrmidon seems safe with their crushing four-nil win over Asterion, with the best Cenian club in terms of UICA rankings doing well with the guidance of the indefatigable elf Galsgoldas Tathtaure, who scored a hat trick against the normally stalwart defense of Asterion; Mara Longstar added on another goal, as she has proved instrumental in several decisive minutes throughout the course of the season. 1860 Azoth was hoping for both Cenial United and Myrmidon to lose by large enough margins to give them a berth in the Champion's Cup, but it wasn't to be as New Oxford Nucleus, in the relegation play-off zone with this loss, had nothing to lose and gave the away side a big scare with their wing-based strategy; Nikazic, one of the best purchases in the history of Cenileague, Daren, and Blaze all scored in eking out the win, which only secured them third place in Cenileague. Myrmidon will be singing "Praise the Lord!" tonight as Polaris sent Cenial United packing. Again, with nothing to lose, they gave their all to defeat one of the best teams in Cenileague so far, which was playing pretty defensively, as a win would have made them the Cenileague champions. However, Jeremiah Onomah and Fiona Banks did well on the defense, stopping Arivelo and Onasi, while Tim Maitfield sent in a strong shot to end the match in favor of the home side. Pinnacle Project and Argi Sanguesa had a topsy-turvy match in Sanguesa, with Sofia Falcon scoring two goals, but in the end, Pinnacle Project eked out the victory by a margin of one goal, Adrian del Toro scoring the final goal; nonetheless, this victory did not lift Pinnacle Project out of the relegation zone, even as New Oxford Nucleus lost earlier. Finally, in a match now only played for pride (as it was pointless for determining placement for either team), Phalanx AF defeated Whitehaven Triumph by a score of four to two, Szarvas and Allegro both scoring one apiece, while Scholls, Jepsen, Sanchez, and Hansen all scored for the away side. Next season, the clubs will be operating with some constraints, as the Cenian Football Association imposed a new rule requiring at least 4 Cenians on each team, although they did reject a proposal to expand the league to 20 teams by a close vote. Thus ended the fifth Cenileague season - and Myrmidon is the champion, crowned for the first time.

Final league table presented by Air Terranea

#                            Pld   W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Myrmidon                  30   19   7   4    92   61  +31    64  Champions, CC
 2 Cenial United             30   19   5   6    79   42  +37    62  CC
 3 1860 Azoth                30   18   7   5    68   44  +24    61  GC
 4 Phalanx AF                30   17   5   8    71   47  +24    56  GC
 5 Tir Snake Strike          30   16   5   9    57   47  +10    53  GC
 6 Polaris                   30   14   4  12    57   59   −2    46
 7 Sporting Cenial           30   13   6  11    53   47   +6    45
 8 Whitehaven Triumph        30   12   6  12    66   65   +1    42
 9 Longtails                 30   12   4  14    49   58   −9    40
10 Viento Oeste              30   11   5  14    28   29   −1    38
11 Asterion                  30    9   4  17    27   47  −20    31
12 Cenial Liberty            30    7   9  14    32   43  −11    30
13 Lake Cenial Chimeras      30    8   6  16    50   81  −31    30
14 New Oxford Nucleus        30    7   7  16    52   72  −20    28  PO
15 Pinnacle Project          30    7   6  17    48   65  −17    27  R
16 Argi Sangüesa             30    6   4  20    55   77  −22    22  R

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Mid-Season Table

#                            Pld   W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Trojans                   15   10   2   3    38   19  +19    32
 2 Occidental                15   10   2   3    24    8  +16    32
 3 New Revolution            15    9   3   3    27   12  +15    30
 4 Southpoint Surge          15    9   2   4    40   35   +5    29
 5 Terranean Red Tide        15    8   3   4    26   15  +11    27
 6 White Cliffs              15    6   5   4    31   27   +4    23
 7 Excalibur                 15    6   4   5    36   28   +8    22
 8 El Leon                   15    6   4   5    34   36   −2    22
 9 Valentía                  15    5   5   5    28   28    0    20
10 FC Paladin 04             15    6   1   8    24   29   −5    19
11 City Centre Catalyst      15    5   2   8    31   34   −3    17
12 Atletico del Norte        15    3   6   6    24   31   −7    15
13 Firecrackers FC           15    2   6   7     6   13   −7    12
14 Sylvani Dragons           15    3   3   9    33   51  −18    12
15 Memoriam                  15    2   4   9    14   32  −18    10
16 Vulcan City Centre        15    1   6   8    14   32  −18     9

Final Table

#                            Pld   W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Terranean Red Tide        30   19   5   6    66   39  +27    62  C, P, SBCC
 2 Southpoint Surge          30   20   2   8    86   66  +20    62  P, SBCC
 3 New Revolution            30   17   6   7    66   39  +27    57  PO, SBCC
 4 Occidental                30   17   6   7    43   23  +20    57
 5 Excalibur                 30   17   4   9    70   53  +17    55
 6 Trojans                   30   17   3  10    63   40  +23    54
 7 White Cliffs              30   15   6   9    56   50   +6    51
 8 El Leon                   30   13   7  10    70   72   −2    46
 9 City Centre Catalyst      30   10   4  16    55   55    0    34
10 Firecrackers FC           30    9   7  14    20   28   −8    34
11 Valentía                  30    9   6  15    55   59   −4    33
12 FC Paladin 04             30   10   3  17    46   63  −17    33
13 Atletico del Norte        30    8   8  14    48   62  −14    32
14 Sylvani Dragons           30    6   5  19    53   86  −33    23  PO
15 Vulcan City Centre        30    5   7  18    39   74  −35    22  R
16 Memoriam                  30    4   9  17    34   61  −27    21  R

Promotion/Relegation Playoffs
New Revolution 1–2 New Oxford Nucleus
New Oxford Nucleus 1–2 New Revolution (2-4 a.e.t.)
New Revolution wins 5-3 a.e.t.

New Revolution is promoted. New Oxford Nucleus is relegated.

Mid-Season Table

#                             Pld   W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Ishtar                     15   11   1   3    41   24  +17    34
 2 Dynamo Dover               15    8   5   2    33   16  +17    29
 3 Titania City Centre        15    7   4   4    36   31   +5    25
 4 CD FAS Ceni                15    6   6   3    31   29   +2    24
 5 Esfuerzo Real              15    7   3   5    21   24   −3    24
 6 Southpoint United          15    6   4   5    24   18   +6    22
 7 Pinnacle Project B         15    6   4   5    27   22   +5    22
 8 Aeonian                    15    6   4   5    22   21   +1    22
 9 Cenial Lacustrine          15    6   3   6    23   25   −2    21
10 Newcastle                  15    6   3   6    17   22   −5    21
11 Thracian Riders            15    5   4   6    29   28   +1    19
12 Southeastern Pikachus      15    5   3   7    38   33   +5    18
13 Aviation Club Cenial       15    4   4   7    16   21   −5    16
14 Cenial Celadon             15    4   1  10    14   29  −15    13
15 Alpenglow                  15    2   6   7     8   21  −13    12
16 Amarantine                 15    3   1  11    17   33  −16    10

Final Table

#                             Pld   W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Dynamo Dover               30   17   8   5    67   40  +27    59  C, P
 2 Ishtar                     30   16   5   9    68   54  +14    53  P
 3 CD FAS Ceni                30   14  11   5    58   50   +8    53  PO
 4 Pinnacle Project B         30   14   9   7    56   42  +14    51
 5 Esfuerzo Real              30   14   8   8    61   49  +12    50
 6 Thracian Riders            30   14   6  10    62   54   +8    48
 7 Southpoint United          30   13   6  11    42   35   +7    45
 8 Titania City Centre        30   13   6  11    60   55   +5    45
 9 Aeonian                    30   12   9   9    40   38   +2    45
10 Southeastern Pikachus      30   12   6  12    70   57  +13    42
11 Newcastle                  30   11   6  13    39   47   −8    39
12 Aviation Club Cenial       30   10   6  14    36   41   −5    36
13 Cenial Celadon             30    8   4  18    29   54  −25    28
14 Cenial Lacustrine          30    7   6  17    40   60  −20    27
15 Alpenglow                  30    5   9  16    17   41  −24    24
16 Amarantine                 30    5   5  20    38   66  −28    20

Promotion/Relegation Playoffs
Sylvani Dragons 0–1 CD FAS Ceni
CD FAS Ceni 3–1 Sylvani Dragons
CD FAS Ceni wins 4-1 on aggregate.

CD FAS Ceni is promoted. Sylvani Dragons is relegated.

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Golden Ball
1. Galasgoldas Tathtauré (Myrmidon)
2. Robbie Faulkner (Phalanx AF)
3. Juan Pablo Morales (Viento Oeste)
4. Belarmin Worsaw (Tir Snake Strike)
5. Adrián del Toro (Pinnacle Project)

Golden Boot
50 goals - Galasgoldas Tathtauré (Myrmidon)
35 goals - Adrián del Toro (Pinnacle Project)
33 goals - Nico Asturias (Cenial United), Visnja Brankovic (Lake Cenial Chimeras)
32 goals - Elyssa Scholls (Phalanx AF)
29 goals - Belarmin Worsaw (Tir Snake Strike)

Golden Gloves
1. Juan Pablo Morales (Viento Oeste)
2. Aitor Abasolo (Cenial United)
3. Dennis Thoda (Cenial Liberty)
4. Ajan Varlessal (1860 Azoth)
5. Tie between AJ Ramires (Phalanx AF), James Costa (Tir Snake Strike), Stefan Valerickssen (Asterion), Ambrosia (Sporting Cenial)

Best Young Player
1. Adrián del Toro (Pinnacle Project)
2. Nico Asturias (Cenial United)
3. Juan Pablo Morales (Viento Oeste)
4. Charles Allegro (Whitehaven Triumph)
5. Marc-André Onasi (Cenial United)

Team of the Season
Juan Pablo Morales | Gareth Souter - Robbie Faulkner - Larry Watt | Mosa - Ruisheart Wight - Allison Swan - Adrián del Toro | Galasgoldas Tathtauré - Nico Asturias - Belarmin Worsaw

Teams not in Quota Compliance
Cenial Liberty, Myrmidon, New Oxford Nucleus, Phalanx AF, Polaris, Sporting Cenial, Tir Snake Strike, Viento Oeste

Ceni (CEN) qualifiers
Master of New Gelderland (NGD)
CC: Myrmidon, Cenial United
GC: 1860 Azoth, Phalanx AF, Tir Snake Strike
SBCC: Terranean Red Tide, Southpoint Surge, New Revolution
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Cygnus Cup: Myrmidon
Rushmore CdC: Myrmidon
Kylx Kup: Amarantine

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Still a mostly WIP.

1860 Azoth
Location: Cenial | Home Stadium: Shadow B'betsy National Stadium (63,126) | Manager: Luke Longstar | Captain: Blaze
Starting XI: Ajan Varlessal | Maynard Gorham - Larry Watt - Makio Halse | Nicolás Pineda - Allison Swan - Falconiušam Ebash | Zaon Lannik - Andrew Daren - Mijo Nikazic - Blaze

Asterion
Location: City Centre | Home Stadium: Volatus City Centre Plaza (51,400) | Manager: Ariane Admiraal | Captain: Nico Van Alphen
Starting XI: Stefan Valerickssen | Pieter Kristoffersen - Urien Lewis - Aedan Lewis - Leonidas Xialan - Marbry Jean Lowry | Ernesto vao Paolo - Rick Tellkor - Evara Andaron | Nico Van Alphen - Koen Van Alphen

Cenial Liberty
Location: Cenial | Home Stadium: Liberty Park Stadium (10,000) | Manager: | Captain: Ryan Locke
Starting XI: Dennis Thoda | Chiara Kavos - Aeron Maddox - Monica Farrell | John Ryan - Adlai Ykugu | Ryan Locke - Kristine Cepelova - Arthârion Tantaellyn | Salgin Ordruvor - Ben Lorennion

Cenial United
Location: Cenial | Home Stadium: Cenial Halcyon National Stadium (75,800) | Manager: Gabby Indignu | Captain: Nico Asturias
Starting XI: Luke Khasek | Adrian Carmichael - Iel Keressal - Tristan Karnstedt | Eli Gomares - Martin d'Orazio - Mosa - Tobsakha | Ryan Arivelo - Nico Asturias - Kyle Rutherford

Lake Cenial Chimeras
Location: Cenial | Home Stadium: Lake Cenial Ministadium (15,000) | Manager: | Captain: Leo Serek
Starting XI: Ryan Navir | Kyra Diaz - Reviam Ijiab - Kolykkos | Axel Kaanel - Leo Serek - Stefan Adebayor | Texia Iekal - Visnja Brankovic - Novi Zasuelon - Jorgen Castro

Longtails
Location: Southpoint | Home Stadium: Southpoint Stadium (10,016) | Manager: Giuseppe Carbone | Captain: Eric Garcia
Starting XI: Nick Kelly | Evan Turich-Albertson - Martin Vancouver - Scott Audy-Marchessault | Kai Tsomcren - Luke Rainham - Miguel Pereira | Eric Garcia - Chris Arthur-Grosseling - Auren Brahe-Antilles - Chris MacKenzie

Myrmidon
Location: New Oxford| Home Stadium: New Oxford Coliseum | Manager: Elidyr Lyndainium | Captain: Sagan Myers-Briggs
Starting XI: Teemu Petersen | Sagan Myers-Briggs - Julian Areleous - Renné Asterix | William Sinclair - Koralo Soleth - Stewie Burns - Marc-André Onasi | Josva Rasmussen - Jacob Zajon - Mara Longstar

New Revolution
Location: | Home Stadium: | Manager: | Captain:

Phalanx AF
Location: Cenial | Home Stadium: Alexander the Great Stadium (48,616) | Manager: Avery Trujillo | Captain: Ireles Hisquexte
Starting XI: AJ Ramires | Mathias Brandt - Immanuel Kane - Robbie Faulkner | Elizabeth Hansen - Robby Jepsen - Adrián del Toro | Jonos Horizonis - Elyssa Scholls - Bruce Sanchez

Polaris
Location: Whitehaven | Home Stadium: Southeastern Ceni Stadium | Manager: Miran Stane | Captain: Tim Maitfield
Starting XI: Javier Quintanilla | Nenad Nikolic - Liam Lorechian - Nick Torabi | Fiona Banks - Jeremiah Onomah | Erik Jakobsen - Kyle Thanewulf - Tim Maitfield - Kubunga | Kike

Sporting Cenial
Location: Cenial | Home Stadium: Lake Cenial Stadium (53,421) | Manager: Daeron Eristel | Captain: Seok Kun-woo
Starting XI: Ambrosia | Gareth Souter - Chris Rakotomaharo - Grigor Aroden - Pol Koroshkin | Jake Ingram - Arden Navaran - Methuselah Wallis-Iqbal | Gavin Reed - Seok Kun-woo - Tyro Solaris

Southpoint Surge
Location: Southpoint | Home Stadium: | Manager: | Captain:
Kevin Belgrave | Tobias Ibayo - Stefan Nordberg - Mya Quorrom | Tukês Ôrtân - Ziv Sarasai - Subêl Mîste - Bisôl Turôr | Zach Moonwood - Triun Oriamander - Var Maverick

Terranean Red Tide
Location: | Home Stadium: | Manager: | Captain:
Del Lectrac | Igon Márquez - Pedro Paulo - Arimateia | Spôrtan Mêlk - Yuri Veloz - Caden Sevanar - Steve Stoneheart | Jaina Stormchaser - Kirana Hawkmoon - Jaz Jarvis

Tir Snake Strike
Location: City Centre | Home Stadium: Volatus Millenium Stadium (59,779) | Manager: Henrik Jensen | Captain: Ruisheart Wight
Starting XI: James Costa | Andar Nyilas - Harry King - Eric Webster | Charles Allegro - Ruisheart Wight - Reid Adrian | Xavier Lobo - Belarmin Worsaw - Tastvu Zhooheizhyu - Aeris Cossadel

Viento Oeste
Location: Santiago de Ceni | Home Stadium: Estádio Internacional de Santiago | Manager: Moisés Arixto Sanchez | Captain: Juan Pablo Morales
Starting XI: Juan Pablo Morales | Cicero Solis Vela - Alfonso Conçeiçao - Alex Santos | Florencio Alves - Achilles del Bosque - Kauan - Julián del Olmo - Kristoffer | Lumi - Cristóbal Loyola Belén

Whitehaven Triumph
Location: Whitehaven | Home Stadium: | Manager: Arthur Arathilion | Captain: Robert Ashdown
Lucas D'jek | Fernando Ricardo Lobo - Sarah Arrowsword - Robert Ashdown | James Montressor - Jared Aldemar - Max Sviták | Fvêt Rôwé - Jack Szarvas | Aiden Denarian - Val Terrano

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Week 1
Cenial Liberty 1–0 New Revolution
Viento Oeste 1–2 Myrmidon
Terranean Red Tide 2–2 Longtails
Lake Cenial Chimeras 0–2 Polaris
Asterion 1–0 1860 Azoth
Southpoint Surge 1–2 Phalanx AF
Whitehaven Triumph 2–2 Cenial United
Tir Snake Strike 4–2 Sporting Cenial

We start off the first week of Cenileague matches with some exciting clashes and unexpected upsets as well as some tight matches. Cenial Liberty made good use of its new striker Ben Lorennion, as he received a pass from Ryan Locke to put Cenial Liberty three points up on its first outing against New Revolution; meanwhile, Denis Thoda held the aggressive New Revolution players scoreless. Myrmidon was able to overcome a strong defense from Viento Oeste, which got Julian del Olmo from Pinnacle Project as well as some younger players from the Tomas Hernandez Academy, but it wasn't enough to deny last season's champions the win, courtesy of goals from Cenian star Jacob Zajon and youngster Mara Longstar. Terranean Red Tide, one of the newer teams this season, drew with Longtails, one of the more entrenched teams, with Eric Garcia and Auren Brahe-Antilles both scoring for the away team. Polaris enjoyed a comfortable win over Lake Cenial Chimeras, Guayabalense goaltender Javier Quintanilla was able to keep Visnja Brankovic of Schottia scoreless, while both Kike and Kubunga managed to find the net against hapless Chimeras goalkeeper Ryan Navir. Asterion pulled off an upset, holding the prodigious offense of 1860 Azoth silent, while a Nico Van Alphen goal sealed the three points. Phalanx AF sustained a strong challenge from Southpoint Surge, one of the debutant teams in this edition of Cenileague, with one goal coming from the Ritenour international Triun Oriamander, but Elyssa Scholls and Adrián del Toro combined for one goal apiece in the victory. After an injury to Aitor Abasolo, Cenial United's top goalkeeper, the team took a risk and started Luke Khasek, a 17-year-old prospect, as well as testing their new defensive midfield. It worked reasonably well, denying the hyper-aggressive Whitehaven Triumph all that many chances, besides two goals from Max Sviták of Savalen and Fvêt Rôwé of Farfadillis, two youngsters the club has taken on for training. Meanwhile, Ryan Arivelo and Nico Asturias held up the other end of the fort, scoring one apiece. Finally, Tir Snake Strike overpowered the good defense of Sporting Cenial, with two goals each from Belarmin Worsaw and Ruisheart Wight, the club's stars and mainstays of its offensive effort; Gavin Reed, a newly naturalized Cenian, and Tyro Solaris scored one apiece for the overmatched away team.

UICA First Preliminary Round - Leg 1
Hyacinth Vaduz (NGD) 2-1 New Revolution

Week 2
New Revolution 2–6 Sporting Cenial
Cenial United 2–3 Tir Snake Strike
Phalanx AF 7–1 Whitehaven Triumph
1860 Azoth 3–1 Southpoint Surge
Polaris 0–1 Asterion
Longtails 2–2 Lake Cenial Chimeras
Myrmidon 2–0 Terranean Red Tide
Cenial Liberty 0–3 Viento Oeste

Sporting Cenial had a field day out against New Revolution this week, their defense doing well to deny New Revolution's aggressive forwards from scoring too much, while Jake Ingram, Gavin Reed, Seok Kun-woo, Tyro Solaris, Arden Navaran, and Methuselah Wallis-Iqbal all managed to score one goal apiece (yikes! that's a lot of goalscorers!). Tir Snake Strike prevailed against Cenial United after one of the most competitive matches so far in the season (although that doesn't say too much considering there have only been a couple, hehe), with the lead see-sawing between the two teams for much of the match; Asturias and Arivelo both scored one apiece, with the partnership between Racaoan captain Mosa and Arivelo producing one of those brilliant goals. They were outdone by Tir Snake Strike, however, whose Charles Allegro, Belarmin Worsaw, and Ruisheart Wight all scored one apiece to secure the victory against last year's runners-up. Phalanx AF had an absolute field day against Whitehaven Triumph, with the Euran defender Robbie Faulkner leading the defense admirably to deny the aggressive team goals, although Sviták did manage to score a consolation near the end of the game; Adrián del Toro scored a hat trick, a confirmation of his abilities on the pitch, while Elyssa Scholls scored a brace, supported by Robby Jepsen and Bruce Sanchez of Cosumar, who scored one goal apiece. 1860 Azoth enjoyed a comfortable win over newcomers Southpoint Surge, with goals from the outstanding Szavda striker Mijo Nikazic, Cenian international Andrew Daren, and usual playmaker Falconiušam Ebash, while the defense, led by Larry Watt, performed admirably. Asterion pulled off another upset, this time against Polaris, as Stefan Valerickssen denied any of the Polaris striking trio goals. Visnja Brankovic scored a brace for her team against Longtails, but they were unable to win based on that performance, conceding goals from Garcia and Brahe-Antilles. Myrmidon easily defeated Terranean Red Tide, with youngster Marc-André Onasi and established star Jacob Zajon each scoring half. Viento Oeste relied on their new striker Cristóbal Loyola Belén to score all three goals against a slightly less proficient defensive team Cenial Liberty.

UICA First Preliminary Round - Leg 2
New Revolution 0-1 Hyacinth Vaduz (NGD)

Week 3
Viento Oeste 5–3 New Revolution
Terranean Red Tide 2–2 Cenial Liberty
Lake Cenial Chimeras 1–2 Myrmidon
Asterion 0–1 Longtails
Southpoint Surge 1–4 Polaris
Whitehaven Triumph 4–4 1860 Azoth
Tir Snake Strike 0–1 Phalanx AF
Sporting Cenial 2–1 Cenial United

Viento Oeste once again relied on the services of Cristóbal Loyola Belén to see them through after an extraordinarily high-scoring game against New Revolution; Belén scored three of his team's five goals. Cenial Liberty and Terranean Red Tide, meanwhile, drew two-all, with Ben Lorennion putting two goals in but still not securing victory for his team. Myrmidon led two-nil for most of the match, two goals courtesy of Marc-André Onasi, a promising attacking midfielder, and Jacob Zajon, a more established player, until Visjna Brankovic of Schottia scored a consolation goal in the dying seconds of the match. Longtails put an end to Asterion's run of upsets with a lone Eric Garcia goal. Polaris enjoyed a comfortable win against Southpoint Surge; despite a Triun Oriamander goal early on, the team quickly rebounded, with Tim Maitfield, Kubunga, Kike, and Jeremiah Onomah of Semarland all scoring one goal apiece. Whitehaven Triumph and 1860 Azoth enjoyed a very scoreful match against each other, with Sviták scoring a brace, supported by Rôwé and Jack Szarvas with one apiece. Meanwhile, 1860 Azoth was finally able to rely on the services of Savalen's Qorisubechi, after some transfer paperwork didn't go through between the club and his old club back in Savalen, but he quickly went to work, scoring one goal and assisting another by Andrew Daren; Allison Swan scored one herself and assisted a goal by Mijo Nikazic, showing how good of a playmaker she is. Phalanx AF defeated Tir Snake Strike, their strong defense led by Robby Faulkner of Eura denying the three main shotmakers (Allegro, Worsaw, and Wight) chances on goal, while Adrián del Toro managed to put a goal past James Costa to secure the upset. The Cenial Derby happened pretty early this year, and the home team, Sporting Cenial, defeated their crosstown rivals Cenial United by a score of two to one; the partnership of Chris Rakotomaharo and Gareth Souter in the defense combined to deny Asturias and Arivelo most of the shots, although a lone Asturias goal did go in, while Jake Ingram and Tyro Solaris both struck home to ensure the three points.

UICA Second Preliminary Round - Leg 1
New Dundee Star (PCR) 2-2 Cenial United
Chromatik (CMT) 2-1 Tir Snake Strike

Week 4
New Revolution 1–2 Cenial United
Phalanx AF 4–2 Sporting Cenial
1860 Azoth 2–1 Tir Snake Strike
Polaris 5–4 Whitehaven Triumph
Longtails 0–2 Southpoint Surge
Myrmidon 1–1 Asterion
Cenial Liberty 1–0 Lake Cenial Chimeras
Viento Oeste 2–1 Terranean Red Tide

Cenial United rebounded from their poor first three games with a victory over New Revolution, Luke Khasek and the defense finally proved their worth against this hyper-aggressive team, while Nico Asturias and Mosa combined to score one goal apiece and ensure their first three points. Phalanx AF defeated Sporting Cenial, with Scholls and del Toro both scoring two apiece; the two have seemed to get along pretty well on the pitch, and they've produced some successful plays over the past four weeks. Tyro Solaris and Gavin Reed both scored to make things interesting, however. 1860 Azoth defeated Tir Snake Strike at home, with Larry Watt good on the left wing to deny Worsaw and Wight, although Charles Allegro did score off a Worsaw assist; Mijo Nikazic scored a brace against the excellent, but aging, Tir Snake Strike goalkeeper James Costa. Polaris made it past a Whitehaven Triumph determined to score goals left, right, and center, with Rowé, Sviták, Szarvas, and Terrano all scoring one apiece. Polaris outdid them, however, with Kike and Kubunga, the young Banguelan, both scoring braces, supported by captain Tim Maitfield's goal and two assists. Southpoint Surge performed admirably against arguably better side Longtails, with Euran goalkeeper and young star Kevin Belgrave performing well to keep the stellar strikers Eric Garcia and Auren Brahe-Antilles from scoring at all, while Oriamander scored twice to secure his team's three points. Asterion again played the role of an upset-maker, holding Myrmidon to a one-all draw, despite a goal from Jacob Zajon as well as great performances from Mara Longstar and Marc-André Onasi. Cenial Liberty's defense held firm against Lake Cenial Chimeras, while Ben Lorennion dealt the blow that secured his team's victory; Terranean Red Tide, meanwhile, tried to put up a fight against Viento Oeste, but it failed as the excellent defense and goalkeeper Juan Pablo Morales kept out any further goals.

UICA Second Preliminary Round - Leg 2
Cenial United 1-1 New Dundee Star (PCR)
Tir Snake Strike 1-2 Chromatik (CMT)

Week 5
Terranean Red Tide 2–4 New Revolution
Lake Cenial Chimeras 0–2 Viento Oeste
Asterion 1–0 Cenial Liberty
Southpoint Surge 1–2 Myrmidon
Whitehaven Triumph 1–0 Longtails
Tir Snake Strike 3–1 Polaris
Sporting Cenial 3–3 1860 Azoth
Cenial United 2–4 Phalanx AF

New Revolution finally won a match in the Cenileague, doing so away against Terranean Red Tide, which is having an iffy debut season as well. Viento Oeste held firm in the defense against Lake Cenial Chimeras and dangerous striker Visnja Brankovic, with Cenian youngster Cicero Solis Vela performing well to deny her chances; meanwhile, Loyola Belén did well up front, managing to score two goals. Asterion continued their good start to the season so far, defeating Cenial Liberty by a score of one to nil as Stefan Valerickssen performed quite well. Despite an early goal from Triun Oriamander and some goalkeeping heroics from Kevin Belgrave, Myrmidon prevailed against Southpoint Surge, with Jacob Zajon continuing to impress on his return to Cenileague with a goal; Marc-André Onasi also scored to help ensure the victory. Whitehaven Triumph held firm in the defense this week against Longtails, with help from Drawkland international Sarah Arrowsword, while Farve Fvet Rowé scored the winner. This team of youngsters and trainees is managing to impress, with two players in particular, Rowé and Max Sviták of Savalen, impressing the most. Tir Snake Strike made good use of its defense led by Harry King and Eric Webster to deny Polaris all that many goals, with only Tim Maitfield managing to score; Charles Allegro, Ruisheart Wight, and Belarmin Worsaw, meanwhile, all managed to find the back of Javier Quintanilla's net with their excellent shots and good instincts. Sporting Cenial and 1860 Azoth fought to a three-all draw in Cenial; the club has seemed to grow a bit more aggressive in the past few seasons, with Wallis-Iqbal, Reed, and Seok all scoring this week, although Souter and Rakotomaharo managed to deny 1860 Azoth some major scoring opportunities. Meanwhile, Mijo Nikazic scored a brace for his club, helped by the Savalenian stalwart Qorisubechi, who scored with one. Phalanx AF managed to defeat one of last season's stellar clubs away no less, with Robbie Faulkner coordinating the defense quite well to limit Asturias and Arivelo to only one goal apiece, while del Toro and Scholls both scored a brace in order to send Cenial United to a 1-1-3 start, one of their worst starts ever.

League table presented by Ergo

#                            Pld   W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Phalanx AF                 5    5   0   0    18    6  +12    15
 2 Myrmidon                   5    4   1   0     9    4   +5    13
 3 Viento Oeste               5    4   0   1    13    6   +7    12
 4 Asterion                   5    3   1   1     4    2   +2    10
 5 Tir Snake Strike           5    3   0   2    11    8   +3     9
 6 Polaris                    5    3   0   2    12    9   +3     9
 7 1860 Azoth                 5    2   2   1    12   10   +2     8
 8 Sporting Cenial            5    2   1   2    15   14   +1     7
 9 Cenial Liberty             5    2   1   2     4    6   −2     7
10 Longtails                  5    1   2   2     5    7   −2     5
11 Whitehaven Triumph         5    1   2   2    12   18   −6     5
12 Cenial United              5    1   1   3     9   12   −3     4
13 Southpoint Surge           5    1   0   4     6   11   −5     3
14 New Revolution             5    1   0   4    10   16   −6     3
15 Terranean Red Tide         5    0   2   3     7   12   −5     2
16 Lake Cenial Chimeras       5    0   1   4     3    9   −6     1

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Week 6
New Revolution 3–4 Phalanx AF
1860 Azoth 3–2 Cenial United
Polaris 2–0 Sporting Cenial
Longtails 1–5 Tir Snake Strike
Myrmidon 3–2 Whitehaven Triumph
Cenial Liberty 0–1 Southpoint Surge
Viento Oeste 1–0 Asterion
Terranean Red Tide 2–3 Lake Cenial Chimeras

New Revolution gave Phalanx AF a stiff challenge in their match, but the away team quickly rebounded to score, with their excellent attackers doing just the trick, with Jepsen, Horizonis, del Toro, and Scholls all scoring to ensure the victory. 1860 Azoth put another nail in Cenial United's coffin with their 3-2 home victory that was quite competitive despite the scoreline; the lead roller-coastered around throughout the match, with Mijo Nikazic sealing the deal for the home club in stoppage time; Qorisubechi and Daren were the other goalscorers for Azoth, while Asturias and Mosa both scored for the home team. Polaris won comfortably against Sporting Cenial despite the best defensive efforts of Gareth Souter and Chris Rakotomaharo; Kike and Kubunga both scored, cementing their place among the best goalscorers for their team in the win. Tir Snake Strike had a field day against Longtails, winning by a score of five to one. Belarmin Worsaw and Ruisheart Wight scored two as part of each's bid to reassert their dominance in Cenileague, while Cenian youngster Charles Allegro added to the team's margin with a goal of his own. Eric Garcia could only add a consolation goal near the end of the match, but Tir Snake Strike might be reverting back to the ominous form that saw them win three Cenileague championships. Myrmidon and Whitehaven Triumph had quite a thriller in New Oxford, with both teams working to ensure their best offensive capabilities were put forward. Stewie Burns proved a linchpin in the club's offensive efforts, assisting two goals by half-Quebeçois Onasi and Jacob Zajon respectively, while Mara Longstar, an up-and-coming player who is the niece of 1860 Azoth manager Luke Longstar, added another to secure the victory. The two most enticing prospects of Whitehaven Triumph, Sviták and Rowé, scored one apiece, a testament to the training of the club as well as the players' natural talents. Southpoint Surge and Cenial Liberty met up in a battle of the goalkeepers, with Denis Thoda and Kevin Belgrave facing off against each other. Belgrave won, as a strike by Ritenour international Oriamander sealed three points for the away side. Viento Oeste held firm against Asterion, while Loyola Belén scored the only goal of the match. Lake Cenial Chimeras notched a second win of their Cenileague season, with a hat trick from Schottic player Visnja Brankovic doing enough to overcome a stern challenge from Terranean Red Tide.

UICA Third Preliminary Round - Leg 1
Taeshan City Miners (TAE) 0-2 Myrmidon
Cenial United 0-0 Real Atlantea (TAE)
Phalanx AF 1-1 Meridional (TLF)
Friends LS Jesus Christ (GOD) 3-3 1860 Azoth
Southpoint Surge 4-1 Ziemelu Skaida (COS)

Week 7
Lake Cenial Chimeras 2–1 New Revolution
Asterion 2–1 Terranean Red Tide
Southpoint Surge 1–1 Viento Oeste
Whitehaven Triumph 3–0 Cenial Liberty
Tir Snake Strike 3–4 Myrmidon
Sporting Cenial 3–0 Longtails
Cenial United 2–3 Polaris
Phalanx AF 2–3 1860 Azoth

Lake Cenial Chimeras finally strung two wins together as Visnja Brankovic scored two goals to keep her team's hopes alive in the Cenileague; many observers have wondered when she will transfer to another, better club that can use her talents a bit better than the lower-tier Chimeras. Asterion had a strong victory over Terranean Red Tide, one of the recently promoted sides from Cenileague 2, with a score of two goals to one. Southpoint Surge and Viento Oeste both scored one goal apiece in a result that was a bit disappointing for both; Achilles del Bosque scored for the away team, while Cenian Zach Moonwood scored for the home team. Whitehaven Triumph enjoyed a firm result against Cenial Liberty, with Sarah Arrowsword leading the defense to deny the defensive Liberty any goals, while Rowé, Szarvas, and Sviták all scored one apiece to secure the victory. Just when everyone thought Tir Snake Strike was going to mount a massive comeback, Myrmidon came along to spoil its fun. Stewie Burns again proved a linchpin of the attacking effort, with two assists to Zajon and Longstar; Zajon and del Toro were the other goalscorers for the away side in a team replete with excellent attacking talent. Tir Snake Strike, on the other hand, saw Worsaw, Wight, and Allegro all score one apiece in an effort that wasn't enough to see a full three points. Sporting Cenial pummeled a less-than-effective Longtails this week, with goals from Seok, Reed, and Solaris, while the defense on the back end, including the tandem of Rakotomaharo and Souter, kept Garcia and Brahe-Antilles comfortably away from the goal. Polaris told Cenial United you're not coming back on our watch with a three-two victory - the main striking force of the away team all scored one goal apiece, while goals from Asturias and Arivelo were not enough to keep the club in contention for the match. 1860 Azoth handed Phalanx AF its first defeat of the season, with Robbie Faulkner's defensive efforts unable to prevent goals from Qorisubechi, Daren, and Nikazic, who were assisted by Swan and Ebash in their efforts. Del Toro and Scholls made the game competitive, but it just didn't cut it against an inspired Azoth.

UICA Third Preliminary Round - Leg 2
Myrmidon 2-1 Taeshan City Miners (TAE)
Real Atlantea (TAE) 1-1 Cenial United
Phalanx AF 2-1 Meridional (TLF)
1860 Azoth 1-1 Friends LS Jesus Christ (GOD)
Ziemelu Skaida (COS) 2-3 Southpoint Surge

Week 8
New Revolution 0–3 1860 Azoth
Polaris 2–3 Phalanx AF
Longtails 1–1 Cenial United
Myrmidon 1–0 Sporting Cenial
Cenial Liberty 0–1 Tir Snake Strike
Viento Oeste 0–0 Whitehaven Triumph
Terranean Red Tide 1–3 Southpoint Surge
Lake Cenial Chimeras 1–0 Asterion

1860 Azoth enjoyed a great win over New Revolution this week, with the defense led by Larry Watt and Maynard Gorham (of Schottia and Cosumar respectively) doing well to deny the offense of New Revolution any goals, while the stellar offense, led by Nikazic, maintained its levels of scoring, with the aforementioned Szavda striker scoring twice, helped by Qorisubechi with two assists; Cenian playmaker Allison Swan scored the other. Phalanx AF and Polaris had quite an entertaining match, thanks to stellar offensive play from Elyssa Scholls, Adrian del Toro, and Jonos Horizonis, each of whom scored a goal apiece, while Polaris saw goals from Kike and Tim Maitfield. Longtails extended Cenial United's dismal start to the season with their one-all draw in Southpoint; Garcia and Asturias, two players who grew up together at the Tomás Hernandez Academy and at Pinnacle Project, scored for their respective sides. Sporting Cenial's Gareth Souter, Chris Rakotomaharo, and Ambrosia all held firm when confronted by the awesome offense of Myrmidon, but the class and poise of Cenian striker Jacob Zajon, purchased for $15 million from the Semar club FC Jansberg, led to a single goal past the Equestrian goalkeeper. Denis Thoda led the defense of Cenial Liberty quite firm against Tir Snake Strike, but ultimately it was Belarmin Worsaw that disarmed the defense and scored the win, with the three points. This week there was a match between one of the best defenses in the league, Viento Oeste, and one of the best offenses, that of Whitehaven Triumph. The defense succeeded on its half of the claim, with Juan Pablo Morales and Cicero Solis Vela doing their part to deny the Whitehaven Triumph attackers goals, while Sviták and Rowé did not exactly live up to their potential in this game. Southpoint Surge got revenge on Terranean Red Tide for finishing first in Cenileague 2 with a dominant 3-1 victory, with two goals scored by Triun Oriamander. Lake Cenial Chimeras upset the upset-makers Asterion, a lone Visnja Brankovic strike sealing the deal against an otherwise stalwart Asterion defense.

UICA Playoff Round - Leg 1
Myrmidon 3-2 C. LS Jesus Christ (GOD)
Avenida Leal (FFD) 1-0 Cenial United
1860 Azoth 1-2 Lexington Victory (NGD)
Phalanx AF 0-1 St John's Arsenal (QUE)
Southpoint Surge 3-0 Ansosa City Thunder (TSA)
Terranean Red Tide 1-1 Wunokalsa Waridi (TUR)

Week 9
Asterion 1–2 New Revolution
Southpoint Surge 1–1 Lake Cenial Chimeras
Whitehaven Triumph 1–1 Terranean Red Tide
Tir Snake Strike 1–0 Viento Oeste
Sporting Cenial 3–0 Cenial Liberty
Cenial United 4–2 Myrmidon
Phalanx AF 1–3 Longtails
1860 Azoth 4–3 Polaris

New Revolution, this time, took its shot at upsetting Asterion's tight defense, successfully doing it with a constant barrage of shots that Stefan Valerickssen couldn't quite keep up with. Lake Cenial Chimeras and Southpoint Surge fought to a one-all draw in Southpoint, with Visnja Brankovic and Triun Oriamander each scoring one apiece in this indecisive contest. Terranean Red Tide held Whitehaven Triumph to another one-all draw; Rowé scored the only goal for his team, although the youngster Sviták had plenty of chances that goalkeeper Del Lectrac managed to get his hands on. Tir Snake Strike couldn't breach the defense of Viento Oeste for most of the game, with Solis Vela and Morales performing too strongly, until a last-minute shot by Belarmin Worsaw just managed to sneak over the goal line and give the team the win. Sporting Cenial enjoyed a comfortable win over Cenial Liberty, with the defense doing a good job to disarm Ben Lorennion, while Wallis-Iqbal, Solaris, and Seok all added goals to ensure the victory. Cenial United and Myrmidon had an extremely competitive contest in Cenial, with the Cenial club finally picking up its game after it had an incredibly awful start to the season. 17-year-old goalkeeper Luke Khasek proved his worth: despite conceding two goals, he was instrumental in denying quite a few shots from main Myrmidon stalwarts Longstar, Zajon, or Onasi and preventing a loss for the team (although Zajon did score a brace against the youngster). Meanwhile, on the eventual winning side, Kyle Rutherford, Mosa, Ryan Arivelo, and Nico Asturias all managed to get in one apiece, with a couple of assists from Llamanean striker Rutherford; Mosa and Arivelo have continued to cement their relationship developed with the Racaoan national team, and it has worked well over these past couple of weeks, despite the defense bringing them down a little bit. Longtails upset Phalanx AF, with Cenian NT substitute Liam Lorechian doing well to hold youth standout Adrian del Toro to only two goals, while the offense, which had previously been a tad mediocre, ramped up its game, seeing Garcia, Brahe-Antilles, and Arthur-Grosseling all score. In the last match of the week, Polaris put up a big fight against 1860 Azoth, but it wasn't enough to win the game, as the superior attacking and midfield strength of the home team was just too much. Qorisubechi, Daren, Nikazic, and Ebash all scored for the home team, while Kike, Kubunga, and Maitfield scored for the visitors.

UICA Playoff Round - Leg 2
C. LS Jesus Christ (GOD) 0-0 Myrmidon
Cenial United 7-2 Avenida Leal (FFD)
Lexington Victory (NGD) 2-0 1860 Azoth
St John's Arsenal (QUE) 5-1 Phalanx AF
Ansosa City Thunder (TSA) 1-1 Southpoint Surge
Wunokalsa Waridi (TUR) 3-1 Terranean Red Tide

Week 10
New Revolution 2–4 Polaris
Longtails 1–1 1860 Azoth
Myrmidon 2–5 Phalanx AF
Cenial Liberty 0–3 Cenial United
Viento Oeste 1–0 Sporting Cenial
Terranean Red Tide 0–1 Tir Snake Strike
Lake Cenial Chimeras 2–2 Whitehaven Triumph
Asterion 0–1 Southpoint Surge

Polaris quickly rebounded from its loss last week to 1860 Azoth, scoring four past New Revolution, one each from Kyle Thanewulf, a Polaris academy prospect, and the regular scoring crew. Longtails, meanwhile, continued some momentum from last week as Liam Lorechian once again performed quite well against an aggressive side, only allowing Mijo Nikazic to pass through once on his way to the goal, while Eric Garcia scored one goal of his own. Phalanx AF, meanwhile, managed to thrash Elidyr Lyndainium's men, a bit of a morale boosting after their demoralizing loss to St John's Arsenal in UICA competition. Scholls of 95X managed to get in a brace, as did the Cenian wunderkind Adrián del Toro, while the Cosumarite Robby Jepsen scored a fifth goal to complete the rout; Zajon and Onasi were the goalscorers for the home team, which found itself outran, outdefended, and outscored for one of the first times in its club history. Although the team lost Galasgoldas Tathtauré over the transfer window, it did manage to replace him with Jacob Zajon while procuring Onasi from Cenial United, reinvigorating the club's attacking potential. Cenial United continued a resurgence of momentum discovered within the last couple of weeks which included their 7-2 thrashing of Avenida Leal of Farfadillis in the Champion's Cup. They scored three past Cenial Liberty in the mini-Cenial derby, courtesy of Rutherford, Asturias, and Arivelo, their top striking team. Viento Oeste's defense proved better than Sporting Cenial's as they denied Solaris, Reed, and Seok opportunities, while Achilles del Bosque created an opportunity for Cristobál Loyola Belén, who scored for the club's only goal in the match. Terranean Red Tide apparently didn't want to lose to Tir Snake Strike, and they fought valiantly throughout the match before a Belarmin Worsaw strike saw the club's confidences tumbling down. Lake Cenial Chimeras and Whitehaven Triumph, two teams with some of the better attacking prospects, drew two-all, Ryan Navir earning man of the match accolades for his performances against the Farve Rowé and the Savalenian Sviták, although both scored a goal; Iekal and Zasuelon, two former Cenian national team substitutes, scored one apiece for their team as well. Southpoint Surge added another loss to Asterion's books as a sole Triun Oriamander strike was enough to get the club past the stern defense led by the Semar Stefan Valerickssen.

League table presented by Ergo

#                                 Pld   W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Phalanx AF                10    8   0   2    33   19  +14    24
 2 Myrmidon                  10    7   1   2    21   18   +3    22
 3 Tir Snake Strike          10    7   0   3    22   13   +9    21
 4 1860 Azoth                10    6   3   1    26   18   +8    21
 5 Viento Oeste              10    6   2   2    16    8   +8    20
 6 Polaris                   10    6   0   4    26   20   +6    18
 7 Southpoint Surge          10    4   2   4    13   14   −1    14
 8 Sporting Cenial           10    4   1   5    21   18   +3    13
 9 Asterion                  10    4   1   5     7    8   −1    13
10 Lake Cenial Chimeras      10    3   3   4    12   15   −3    12
11 Cenial United             10    3   2   5    21   21    0    11
12 Whitehaven Triumph        10    2   5   3    20   24   −4    11
13 Longtails                 10    2   4   4    11   18   −7    10
14 Cenial Liberty            10    2   1   7     4   17  −13     7
15 New Revolution            10    2   0   8    18   30  −12     6
16 Terranean Red Tide        10    0   3   7    12   22  −10     3

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Week 11
Southpoint Surge 2–0 New Revolution
Whitehaven Triumph 2–1 Asterion
Tir Snake Strike 1–0 Lake Cenial Chimeras
Sporting Cenial 2–0 Terranean Red Tide
Cenial United 1–0 Viento Oeste
Phalanx AF 2–1 Cenial Liberty
1860 Azoth 2–1 Myrmidon
Polaris 5–2 Longtails

Southpoint Surge defeated their Cenileague 2 rivals New Revolution by a comfortable margin, with Kevin Belgrave denying any goals to the attackers on the opposing side, while Oriamander and Moonwind both scored a single goal apiece to secure the win. Whitehaven Triumph finally grabbed a win after a couple of weeks of exasperating draws, with Rowé and Sviták both doing their jobs well and scoring to defeat the defensive Asterion team. Tir Snake Strike may be testing a new defensive strategy for better luck in UICA next season as they have won three consecutive matches by a score of one to nil, Belarmin Worsaw again making the difference against Lake Cenial Chimeras, while Webster, King, and Nyilas all worked together to deny goals to Visnja Brankovic and co. Sporting Cenial, meanwhile, performed pretty well against Terranean Red Tide, with Souter and Rakotomaharo doing their job well as usual and snuffing out the opposition's offense, while Reed and Seok both scored one apiece to secure the comfortable victory. Cenial United had a long slog against Viento Oeste but prevailed nonetheless, a lone Nico Asturias strike sealing the victory and the full three points. Phalanx AF had to deal with a lone Ben Lorennion strike at the beginning of their game against Cenial Liberty 1860 Azoth but quickly came back, thanks to goals from del Toro and Scholls. 1860 Azoth and Myrmidon had a more restrained clash this week, but 1860 Azoth came ahead, partially because of their excellent defense holding back the Myrmidon offense led by Jacob Zajon, who only scored one goal; Nikazic and Qorisubechi scored the two goals for the home team to earn their win against one of the better ranked Cenian sides internationally. Polaris defeated Longtails by a wide margin, with Kike scoring two, helped by Kubunga, Thanewulf, and Maitfield with one apiece, while Garcia's brace could not compete with Polaris's offensive firepower.

UICA Group Stage - Tie 1
Myrmidon 0-2 Mâ Âlâmëómë (FFD)
Cenial United 3-0 SC Oceanside (NFX)
Southpoint Surge 1-2 Nunavut North Stars (QUE)

Week 12
New Revolution 0–2 Longtails
Myrmidon 1–0 Polaris
Cenial Liberty 1–4 1860 Azoth
Viento Oeste 0–1 Phalanx AF
Terranean Red Tide 0–3 Cenial United
Lake Cenial Chimeras 3–3 Sporting Cenial
Asterion 3–3 Tir Snake Strike
Southpoint Surge 0–0 Whitehaven Triumph

Longtails had a good outing on the defensive this week, holding the heavily offensive New Revolution to no goals while scoring two of their own, courtesy of Eric Garcia and Chris Arthur-Grosseling. Myrmidon met Polaris this week in a match of two of the more aggressive sides in the Cenileague, yet only one goal was scored, by Myrmidon attacking midfielder Marc-André Onasi, as Liam Lorechian and Javier Quintanilla stepped up their game for Polaris on the defense while Asterix held firm for the home side. 1860 Azoth did well against a defensive Cenial Liberty team despite an early Ben Lorennion strike; Lorennion is a good player but alas unsupported by his team's midfield, who would prefer to defend rather than attack. But that philosophy didn't do them all that well as 1860 Azoth put 4 goals past them anyway, thanks to a star-studded attack; Qorisubechi of Savalen, 34 but a valuable member of this team, scored one and assisted goals by Nikazic, Swan, and Ebash, who form an excellent attacking quartet, a quintet when you add in Andrew Daren. Viento Oeste once again held firm for most of the game on the defense but succumbed to Phalanx AF anyway, a well-placed del Toro strike enough to seal the deal for the visitors. Cenial United continued their excellent run of form now that their poor start to the season is behind them, defeating Terranean Red Tide by a score of three to nil; Asturias, Arivelo, and Rutherford all scored one each. Lake Cenial Chimeras and Sporting Cenial fought to a three-all draw in another mini Cenial Derby, with Brankovic, Iekal, and Zasuelon all scoring for the 'home' team (when they were playing in the same park that also hosted Sporting Cenial) and Solaris, Wallis-Iqbal, and Seok all scoring for the 'away' team. Tir Snake Strike and Asterion also had, a bit surprisingly, a three-all draw, despite early goals from Worsaw, Wight, and Allegro. Despite some good attacking from both sides, Kevin Belgrave managed to grab a clean sheet against Whitehaven Triumph, while Sarah Arrowsword was able to block Triun Oriamander for scoring in an exasperating nil-all draw for the away side.

UICA Group Stage - Tie 2
Sabrefell Athletic (NPH) 0-4 Myrmidon
Sabrefell Moths (NPH) 2-2 Cenial United
FC York (SEM) 0-4 Southpoint Surge

Week 13
Whitehaven Triumph 2–1 New Revolution
Tir Snake Strike 3–0 Southpoint Surge
Sporting Cenial 2–2 Asterion
Cenial United 2–3 Lake Cenial Chimeras
Phalanx AF 3–1 Terranean Red Tide
1860 Azoth 0–1 Viento Oeste
Polaris 2–2 Cenial Liberty
Longtails 0–2 Myrmidon

Whitehaven Triumph outplayed New Revolution on all sides this week, with Sarah Arrowsword outwitting the New Revolution attackers on the defensive front while Fvet Rowé and Max Sviták each did their parts on the scoring front, with one goal credited to each. The partnership between the two has been blooming with lots of goals, as the Savalenian 16-year-old and Farve 18-year-old have really been hitting it off on the field with passes between the two spot-on quite a lot of times. Tir Snake Strike, meanwhile, recovered from their draw against Asterion last week, with Worsaw, Wight, and Allegro - the same cast who scored last week - again lighting up the pitch, only this time, Webster, Nyilas, and King did their part with a little more gusto, allowing James Costa to keep a clean sheet. Sporting Cenial and Asterion, two of the teams who drew last week, were at the drawing game again as the two sides drew two-all; Solaris and Seok scored for the home side. Lake Cenial Chimeras upset Cenial United this week as the home club seemingly returned to the poor form that had seen an iffy start to the season, while the Chimeras were just good enough to exploit the home side's mistakes; Brankovic, Iekal, and Zasuelon scored for the winners, while Asturias and Rutherford scored for the home side. Club manager Gabby Indignu's decision to play Luke Khasek in the goalkeeper's gloves is now earning a reproof from fans, as the inexperienced keeper has made a couple of blunders, but Indignu is keeping her faith, especially after Abasolo still will not return from an injury layoff for at least another month or two. Phalanx AF, on the other hand, had an excellent game against Terranean Red Tide, scoring three goals, credit to Scholls, del Toro, and Sanchez, in a return to some ominous form. Viento Oeste's defense proved just too god for 1860 Azoth, as Morales and Solis Vela worked together to deny the attacking quintet any goals at all, while Loyola Belén's few touches proved golden in the match. Polaris was held to a draw by Cenial Liberty, whose Ben Lorennion scored a brace, finally helped on by his midfield; Kubunga and Maitfield, the two offensive-minded midfielders, scored for the home team. Myrmidon comfortably won against Longtails, Zajon and Onasi dealing the killer blows.

UICA Group Stage - Tie 3
Fligsive FC (MRT) 1-0 Myrmidon
Cednia Beach AFC 2-1 Cenial United
Shanak FC (OSR) 2-2 Southpoint Surge

Week 14
New Revolution 1–3 Myrmidon
Cenial Liberty 1–2 Longtails
Viento Oeste 1–2 Polaris
Terranean Red Tide 2–1 1860 Azoth
Lake Cenial Chimeras 3–4 Phalanx AF
Asterion 0–3 Cenial United
Southpoint Surge 2–3 Sporting Cenial
Whitehaven Triumph 3–3 Tir Snake Strike

Myrmidon defeated New Revolution quite easily, Teemu Petersen snuffing out most NR chances, while Zajon and Longstar, a potent and effective striking duo, teamed up once again to ensure the defeat, scoring one each, helped by Marc-André Onasi, who also had a goal. Longtails defeated Cenial Liberty after a tight match, with goals coming from Lorennion on the hosts' team and Garcia and Brahe-Antilles on the visitors' side. Polaris prevailed against a strong Viento Oeste side, but their 45 minutes of almost constant attacking eventually wore down the northern team's impeccable defense, and mistakes (caused by exhaustion, most likely) from Morales allowing Kubunga and Kike to both score and carry out Polaris's plan of victory. Terranean Red Tide upset 1860 Azoth in a highly unanticipated result; after taking a 2-0 lead in the first half, TRT were certainly not expecting to hold onto that, but Azoth surprised them with some languor and torpor. Qorusibechi of Savalen, despite his age, injected some life to the team, scoring its only goal, but Nikazic, Swan, and Ebash proved unable to follow up, either being trapped up by the Red Tide defense or not pushing enough on the offense. Phalanx AF nearly befell the same fate against Lake Cenial Chimeras, but ultimately prevailed despite being down 2-1 in the first half; Brankovic scored a hat trick for the home team, while the visitors' Scholls and del Toro both scored with braces. Cenial United rebounded after last week's shock defeat, with Asturias taking a hat trick in the team's comfortable win over Asterion. Southpoint Surge held a 2-0 lead over Sporting Cenial, but unlike 1860 Azoth, the visitors were able to come back, with Solaris, Seok, and Wallis-Iqbal all scoring once. Whitehaven Triumph and Tir Snake Strike, meanwhile, both showed displays of quality attacking, with newer, younger stars playing the more entrenched veterans, with the exception of Allegro. The match saw six goals in total, but could not decide a winner; Sviták, Rowé, and Szarvas scored for the home team, while Worsaw, Wight, and Allegro all working hard for the visitors, Allegro notable for scoring against his old club which had trained him well.

Week 15
Tir Snake Strike 4–1 New Revolution
Sporting Cenial 0–0 Whitehaven Triumph
Cenial United 4–0 Southpoint Surge
Phalanx AF 2–0 Asterion
1860 Azoth 2–1 Lake Cenial Chimeras
Polaris 2–1 Terranean Red Tide
Longtails 0–1 Viento Oeste
Myrmidon 3–0 Cenial Liberty

Tir Snake Strike crushed New Revolution to send themselves further up the table to third, an excellent position which puts them in a good place to vie for one of the two Champion's Cup spots at the top of the lead. The defense led by Webster and King managed to snuff out most New Revolution opportunities, while Worsaw scored a brace, assisted by Wight and Allegro with one goal apiece. Whitehaven Triumph was unable to leverage their attacking abilities against the more defensive Sporting Cenial, as Chris Rakotomaharo and Gareth Souter combined to make life very hard for Max Sviták and Fvet Rowe's attacking prowess. Though there was at least a consolation for Whitehaven Triumph - solid defending from Sarah Arrowsword was able to keep Solaris, Seok, and company scoreless. Cenial United had a good run against Southpoint Surge, Kevin Belgrave of Eura just not up to the task of handling one of the hottest offenses in the Cenileague right now, while Asturias scored a brace, backed up with goals from Rutherford and Arivelo. Phalanx AF easily penetrated the defense of the defensive Asterion, with Adrián del Toro scored both goals in a confirmation of his promise for the Cenian national team. Visnja Brankovic made her team's match with 1860 Azoth a bit more competitive, but her early goal did nothing to deter one of the better attacking sides this season, as Daren and Nikazic each scored one goal past the admittedly deficient Chimeras defense to prevail. Terranean Red Tide gave Polaris an unexpectedly hard challenge this week but they brushed it off in the second half, with Kubunga and Kike both combining to score the two goals necessary for three points. Myrmidon won comfortably against Cenial Liberty, not smarting after their loss of Galasgoldas Tathtaure as they have made some smart transfer moves, signing Zajon for one. He proved important in the team's win this week, scoring one and assisting the two others, which saw younger prodigy Marc-Andre Onasi and more established Quebecois figure Stewie Burns score one apiece.

Midseason table presented by Ergo

#                            Pld   W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Phalanx AF                15   13   0   2    45   24  +21    39
 2 Myrmidon                  15   11   1   3    31   21  +10    34
 3 Tir Snake Strike          15   10   2   3    36   20  +16    32
 4 1860 Azoth                15    9   3   3    35   24  +11    30
 5 Polaris                   15    9   1   5    37   27  +10    28
 6 Viento Oeste              15    8   2   5    19   12   +7    26
 7 Cenial United             15    7   2   6    34   24  +10    23
 8 Sporting Cenial           15    6   4   5    31   25   +6    22
 9 Whitehaven Triumph        15    4   8   3    27   29   −2    20
10 Southpoint Surge          15    5   3   7    17   24   −7    18
11 Lake Cenial Chimeras      15    4   4   7    22   27   −5    16
12 Longtails                 15    4   4   7    17   27  −10    16
13 Asterion                  15    4   3   8    13   20   −7    15
14 Cenial Liberty            15    2   2  11     9   30  −21     8
15 Terranean Red Tide        15    1   3  11    16   33  −17     6
16 New Revolution            15    2   0  13    21   43  −22     6

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Week 16
New Revolution 2–4 Cenial Liberty
Myrmidon 1–1 Viento Oeste
Longtails 5–0 Terranean Red Tide
Polaris 5–2 Lake Cenial Chimeras
1860 Azoth 3–0 Asterion
Phalanx AF 1–1 Southpoint Surge
Cenial United 4–2 Whitehaven Triumph
Sporting Cenial 4–1 Tir Snake Strike

Cenial Liberty finally had an excellent game, this time against New Revolution, as Denis Thoda didn't perform as well as usual but still performed well enough to deny New Revolution's strikers a bevy of goals; Ben Lorennion scored his first hat trick, helped by Osarian Ryan Locke who put the fourth past a very leaky New Revolution defense. Viento Oeste's defense held firm for most of their match against Myrmidon, with Solis Vela and Morales once again continuing their excellent defensive partnership, while Loyola Belen at front scored a goal, matched by Jacob Zajon only a few minutes later. Longtails totally crushed Terranean Red Tide by a score of five to nil, with Garcia and Brahe-Antilles each scoring a brace, helped by Chris Arthur-Grosseling of the Sunrise Islands, as the team made short work of the poor TRT defense. Polaris did well on the defense and the offense despite conceding goals from Zasuelon and Iekal; Quintanilla, supported by Fiona Banks of Cosumar and Jeremiah Onomah of Semarland, managed to clean up shop well after that, not conceding any more goals after their first two. Their offense was rampant, as usual, with Kike scoring a hat trick, supported by Kubunga and Maitfield, two powerhouse attacking midfielders that make up for only one striker in the starting lineup. 1860 Azoth gained revenge for their upset loss to Asterion on Week 1 and cruised through the match, with Savalenian Qorisubechi, Andrew Daren, and Blaze scoring one apiece to put their team ahead and ever so close to the title. Phalanx AF was held to a draw by the southern side Southpoint Surge, with Kevin Belgrave of the away side denying Scholls goals despite a del Toro goal, while Oriamander scored for the away team. Despite his $5.6 million purchase cost, Oriamander has been a real asset to his team so far over the Cenileague season. Cenial United defeated Whitehaven Triumph by a margin of two goals in a heavily aggressive and attacking game from both sides; Sviták and Rowe scored for the away side, while Cenial United was able to exploit the 3-man back line with relative ease, seeing goals from Onasi, Asturias, Rutherford, and Arivelo. Sporting Cenial uncharacteristically defeated Tir Snake Strike by a large margin, with their defense holding Worsaw to only one goal, while Solaris managed to score a brace, helped by Seok and Wallis-Iqbal.

UICA Group Stage - Tie 4
Myrmidon 1-1 Fligsive FC (MRT)
Cenial United 1-1 Cednia Beach AFC (TUR)
Southpoint Surge 1-2 Shanak FC (OSR)

Week 17
Sporting Cenial 1–0 New Revolution
Tir Snake Strike 1–1 Cenial United
Whitehaven Triumph 4–2 Phalanx AF
Southpoint Surge 3–5 1860 Azoth
Asterion 0–1 Polaris
Lake Cenial Chimeras 2–5 Longtails
Terranean Red Tide 3–5 Myrmidon
Viento Oeste 1–0 Cenial Liberty

Sporting Cenial added its second win in a row in the second half of the competition, with a Tyro Solaris strike sealing off the victory against a team the all-star defense did an excellent job of disarming. Tir Snake Strike and Cenial United, two of the more prolific teams in the past editions of Cenileague, fought to a one-all draw, the defenses making waves more so than the offenses in this game. Luke Khasek stole the show with his heroics this match, saving quite a couple of excellent shots from the likes of Belarmin Worsaw, although he did manage to score one goal; Nico Asturias scored for the away team. The choice of Khasek had its critics in the beginning, but he is making unforeseen waves at this stage in the competition, ones that not even his fans have predicted. Tir Snake Strike, meanwhile, is not having the best of seasons, especially when considering that it won three straight Cenileague titles in the beginning. Whitehaven Triumph upset Phalanx AF this week, as their defense, led by Sarah Arrowsword and Fernando Ricardo Lobo, finally pulled out some stops, blocking most of the away team's shots (except for one each from Scholls and del Toro), while Svitak and Rowe were as potent as ever, with each scoring a brace, with the help of Val Terrano and Jack Szarvas, as the club hopes to ascend even higher in the Cenileague hierarchy. 1860 Azoth withstood a strong Southpoint Surge challenge in the beginning to secure the victory; despite a strong performance from Oriamander, who scored one of his team's three goals, Azoth was able to match and then better it with goals from Daren, Swan, Nikazic, Qorisubechi, and Ebash, a full display of the club's striking power. Manager Luke Longstar's System Takil has produced results over the past few seasons, and it seems like it could lead them to another Cenileague title this season. Polaris defeat Asterion, although by a bit of a small margin, as only Banguelan Kubunga, a young star yet so productive for his club, could penetrate the tough defense. Visnja Brankovic scored twice against Longtails, but it wasn't enough as Garcia and Arthur-Grosseling each scored one, helped by Brahe-Antilles with a single goal. Myrmidon faced an unusually stern Terranean Red Tide offense but were able to stem the tide, no pun intended, of goals and came roaring back with five of their own, three from the boot of Cenian striker Jacob Zajon as well as a brace from the Quebecois midfield presence Stewie Burns, who helped the Grim Reapers to an excellent World Cup campaign. Viento Oeste proved as clinical as ever against Cenial Liberty, blocking Ben Lorennion, while Loyola Belen struck the final blow against Denis Thoda's team.

UICA Group Stage - Tie 5
Mâ Âlâmëómë (FFD) 2-2 Myrmidon
SC Oceanside 0-0 Cenial United
Nunavut North Stars (QUE) 2-1 Southpoint Surge

Week 18
New Revolution 1–0 Viento Oeste
Cenial Liberty 1–0 Terranean Red Tide
Myrmidon 0–0 Lake Cenial Chimeras
Longtails 0–1 Asterion
Polaris 4–1 Southpoint Surge
1860 Azoth 1–0 Whitehaven Triumph
Phalanx AF 0–1 Tir Snake Strike
Cenial United 2–0 Sporting Cenial

There were a paucity of goals scored this week as five of the eight matches ended with a score of 1-0, while a further match was a scoreless draw. New Revolution passed the Viento Oeste test, with repeated strikes finally doing the trick as Juan Pablo Morales finally caved to their incessant striking. Cenial Liberty held firm on the defense, however, as Denis Thoda blocked Terranean Red Tide's shots well, while Ben Lorennion put the club 1-0 ahead to secure a very valuable three points for the club. Despite both clubs having some of the best attackers in the Cenileague - on Myrmidon's side, Zajon, Onasi, and Longstar, and on the Chimeras' side Visnja Brankovic - neither Myrmidon nor Lake Cenial Chimeras were able to score, for reasons perplexing and mystifying to even the most hardened and regular Cenileague observers. Asterion held firm on the defense against Longtails, denying Garcia and Brahe-Antilles any goals before scoring one themselves. Polaris ran roughshod over Southpoint Surge, with Kike, Kubunga, Thanewulf, and Maitfield scoring; all Oriamander could do was score a consolation goal near the end of the match. 1860 Azoth had a tough and battling win over Whitehaven Triumph, with only one goal scored between the two sides, some of the most attacking sides throughout the whole of Cenileague, but Larry Watt and Sarah Arrowsword of the respective clubs held firm until Mijo Nikazic managed to penetrate the net of Lucas d'Jek to secure the win. Tir Snake Strike must have felt as it was playing Viento Oeste as Robby Faulkner refused to let any of their top-notch strikers through until the Cosumarite Belarmin Worsaw made an excellent attempt to disarm their defense, scoring in the effort. Cenial United and Sporting Cenial played in the second edition of the Cenial Derby this season, but this time Cenial United prevailed by a larger margin. Luke Khasek kept a clean sheet during the match, while Nico Asturias and Kyle Rutherford each scored.

UICA Group Stage - Tie 6
Myrmidon 2-0 Sabrefell Athletic (NPH)
Cenial United 0-0 Sabrefell Moths (NPH)
Southpoint Surge 3-0 FC York (SEM)

Week 19
Cenial United 4–0 New Revolution
Sporting Cenial 1–0 Phalanx AF
Tir Snake Strike 3–3 1860 Azoth
Whitehaven Triumph 1–2 Polaris
Southpoint Surge 4–2 Longtails
Asterion 1–1 Myrmidon
Lake Cenial Chimeras 1–0 Cenial Liberty
Terranean Red Tide 0–0 Viento Oeste

Cenial United enjoyed a thumping victory over New Revolution, goalkeeper Luke Khasek kept a second consecutive clean sheet while the offense ran rapacious, with Asturias scoring a brace helped by Kyle Rutherford and Ryan Arivelo, who each had one goal apiece. Sporting Cenial upset Phalanx AF this week, with a sole strike by Tyro Solaris doing the damage to a club that had once been top of the table, sending them further down the ranks. Two of the more attacking sides in the league had a pretty goalful contest in City Centre but neither team came away prevailing; Worsaw, Wight, and Allegro - the clutch striking tripartite - scored one apiece, while three of the Azoth Quintet - Nikazic, Qorisubechi, and Daren - scored for the away side. In this clash, the defense was expected to make the difference, but both defenses proved equally porous to the quality of attack from both sides. Polaris defeated Whitehaven Triumph in the Whitehaven Derby, which proved to be quite a thriller this week. The two sides traded the lead - first with a Kubunga strike, then a Szarvas goal, and then finally a goal from Sunrisian international Kike to seal the deal for the 'away' club. Another derby happened this week, the Southpoint derby, and the 'home' team won over their crosstown rivals in a match that saw a heavy level of fan support for both sides. Oriamander and Garcia both scored a brace for their respective teams. Myrmidon came away from City Centre with a disappointing draw with Asterion that saw Stefan Valerickssen limit the excellent Myrmidon offense to one goal, scored by Marc-Andre Onasi, but their defense kept chugging and limited the Myrmidon attack after that. Lake Cenial Chimeras defeated Cenial Liberty in one of the mini-Cenial derbies by one goal to nil, with only a sole Visnja Brankovic goal enough to distinguish the two sides from each other. Viento Oeste did quite well on the defense, well enough for Juan Pablo Morales to keep a clean sheet, but they didn't do well enough on the offense, not scoring a single goal in their scoreless draw.

Week 20
New Revolution 1–0 Terranean Red Tide
Viento Oeste 0–1 Lake Cenial Chimeras
Cenial Liberty 2–1 Asterion
Myrmidon 3–2 Southpoint Surge
Longtails 2–7 Whitehaven Triumph
Polaris 0–2 Tir Snake Strike
1860 Azoth 3–1 Sporting Cenial
Phalanx AF 1–3 Cenial United

New Revolution survived an overly defensive Terranean Red Tide before finally prevailing by a score of one to nil. Visnja Brankovic has proved to be an excellent striker in her couple of years in Cenileague, likely making the difference between relegation and staying up, and she showed her skills by scoring against the excellent goalkeeper Juan Pablo Morales. Cenial Liberty defeated Asterion after a long and tough match, two Ben Lorennion strikes dealing the damage to a side that was once in the top 10 but now battling for relegation. Myrmidon overcame a strong challenge from Southpoint Surge, whose Triun Oriamander of Ritenour has been performing extremely well this season, probably better than the side's goaltender, Euran Kevin Belgrave. Despite the two Oriamander goals, Myrmidon came rocketing right back to win the match, thanks to goals from Zajon, Longstar, and Onasi, who worked together as a wonderful Cenian striking trio to deny Southpoint Surge the full three points. Whitehaven Triumph finally had a good match after several weeks of poor games which saw either losses or draws, and they had released a lot of their pent up energy reserves to absolutely crush Longtails 2-7, away, even; Max Sviták scored a hat trick, and Fvet Rowe and Jack Szarvas each scored braces in a display confirming that the team has a lot of potential and a lot of chemistry in the attacking midfield that can display stunts like this. Tir Snake Strike held firm on the defense, denying the Polaris striking trio any goals, while Belarmin Worsaw and Charles Allegro both scored one apiece past Javier Quintanilla and the Polaris defense led by Nikolic, Lorechian, and Torabi. 1860 Azoth won comfortably against Sporting Cenial, scoring three past their all-star defense, courtesy of Daren, Ebash, and Swan, while Solaris and his teammates could only manage one in reply. Cenial United defeated Phalanx AF in a bit of a comfortable match, taking back some of the initiative from a team that had the initiative at the beginning of the season. Asturias, Rutherford, and Arivelo, the crack striking team, scored three goals, with two assists from the Racaoan center mid Mosa; Phalanx AF could only muster an Adrian del Toro screamer in reply, with no heroics from Elyssa Scholls this week.

League table presented by Ergo

#                            Pld   W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 1860 Azoth                20   13   4   3    50   31  +19    43
 2 Myrmidon                  20   13   4   3    41   28  +13    43
 3 Polaris                   20   13   1   6    49   33  +16    40
 4 Tir Snake Strike          20   12   4   4    44   28  +16    40
 5 Phalanx AF                20   13   1   6    49   34  +15    40
 6 Cenial United             20   11   3   6    48   28  +20    36
 7 Sporting Cenial           20    9   4   7    38   31   +7    31
 8 Viento Oeste              20    9   4   7    21   15   +6    31
 9 Whitehaven Triumph        20    6   8   6    41   40   +1    26
10 Lake Cenial Chimeras      20    6   5   9    28   37   −9    23
11 Longtails                 20    6   4  10    31   41  −10    22
12 Southpoint Surge          20    6   4  10    28   39  −11    22
13 Asterion                  20    5   4  11    16   27  −11    19
14 Cenial Liberty            20    5   2  13    16   35  −19    17
15 New Revolution            20    4   0  16    25   52  −27    12
16 Terranean Red Tide        20    1   4  15    19   45  −26     7

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Week 21
Phalanx AF 3–1 New Revolution
Cenial United 2–4 1860 Azoth
Sporting Cenial 5–3 Polaris
Tir Snake Strike 1–0 Longtails
Whitehaven Triumph 2–3 Myrmidon
Southpoint Surge 3–0 Cenial Liberty
Asterion 0–1 Viento Oeste
Lake Cenial Chimeras 0–1 Terranean Red Tide

Phalanx AF did well in their match against New Revolution this week; Robbie Faulkner blocked off most of the away team's shots, while del Toro and Scholls got back into the groove, scoring one apiece and helped by the Cosumarite Robby Jepsen who had a goal; Bruce Sanchez played well too, recording a couple of assists. 1860 Azoth stole some of Cenial United's momentum this week with their crucial away victory, putting the club even further ahead in the race for the title; Asturias was in the groove this week, scoring a brace, but Luke Khasek wasn't, allowing goals from the admittedly talented Mijo Nikazic, Qorisubechi, Andrew Daren, and Blaze, who form the core of the club's attack, as well as playmakers Swan and Ebash. Sporting Cenial upset Polaris a bit in their match, putting 5 goals past, three credited to the young Cenian Tyro Solaris, who was supported by the Zenic international Seok Kun-woo and the Eastfielder Wallis-Iqbal, who had one goal apiece, while Polaris could only manage three goals, one each from their normal striking trio. Tir Snake Strike had to slog for longer than usual than their regular modus operandi, but they still managed to get the three points with an excellent goal from Ruisheart Wight, the club's attacking stalwart who has been joined by some great talent upfield, including Kel Koromin and Belarmin Worsaw. Whitehaven Triumph gave a strong challenge to last season's champions Myrmidon, but ultimately the younger set of attackers prevailed to the more experienced attackers, with Stewie Burns, Jacob Zajon, and Josva Rasmussen all helping to secure the victory against a team full of youngsters, who nevertheless will manage to improve their games; Svitak and Szarvas, two great attacking midfielders, scored for the home side in the valiant effort. Southpoint Surge did well against Cenial Liberty, with Kevin Belgrave blocking Ben Lorennion's shots and Oriamander leading the offense with one goal and one assist. In a battle of two defensive teams, Viento Oeste showed its superiority on both the offense and the defense, with Loyola Belen dealing Asterion the fatal blow. Terranean Red Tide upset the Lake Cenial Chimeras, blocking Visnja Brankovic while managing to convert on some opportunities of their own.

UICA Octofinals - Leg 1
Myrmidon 1-2 Starling (NPH)
Cenial United 1-1 Blades ex Magnaeus (MRT)

Week 22
New Revolution 3–2 Lake Cenial Chimeras
Terranean Red Tide 3–2 Asterion
Viento Oeste 0–1 Southpoint Surge
Cenial Liberty 1–1 Whitehaven Triumph
Myrmidon 4–3 Tir Snake Strike
Longtails 0–1 Sporting Cenial
Polaris 0–1 Cenial United
1860 Azoth 0–1 Phalanx AF

New Revolution defeated the Chimeras in a bit of a competitive battle, despite two Visnja Brankovic goals; the game, though, nonetheless cemented the idea that Brankovic should probably move to a bigger club that can make full use of her amazing talents rather than this smaller club. Terranean Red Tide defeated Asterion, sending the latter club further down in the battle for relegation but still not doing much to help the former club. Southpoint Surge defeated the defensive Viento Oeste in a bit of a surprise for the club, with Triun Oriamander proving the club's savior yet again, making it past the furious defense and excellent goalkeeping to score for his club. Cenial Liberty drew with Whitehaven Triumph in a bit of a disappointment for the away club, which was hoping to penetrate the strong defense of the San Lleran Denis Thoda, but its game plan proved ultimately unsuccessful. Jack Szarvas scored the only goal of the match with an assist from Rowe; Lorennion also scored against his former club in his role as Cenial Liberty's main striking threat. Myrmidon and Tir Snake Strike fought a see-saw battle in New Oxford, with the home team eventually prevailing after a big roller coaster ride that saw both teams change the lead back and forth; Zajon was critical in the performance, scoring a brace and assisting Burns and Onasi, two midfielders who are developing a good rapport on and off the field. Meanwhile, Worsaw, Wight, and Allegro scored for the Tir Snakes, but their efforts did not ensure the victory in this case. Sporting Cenial's defense held firm against a threatening Longtails, but Rakotomaharo and Souter were unfazed, working together to deny any goals to Garcia or Brahe-Antilles; Tyro Solaris, meanwhile, put in the only goal of the match to secure his team's victory. Cenial United and Polaris, two of the more aggressive teams in the league, faced off in Whitehaven, but with the heroics of Luke Khasek denying goals to the predatory offense of Polaris and Nico Asturias in scoring, the away team prevailed to regain some momentum from their loss last week. Phalanx AF, meanwhile, also regained some of their momentum and took some away from 1860 Azoth with their 1-0 victory. Robby Faulkner was crucial in the efforts of the defense, while Adrian del Toro confirmed his potential with an excellent goal off an assist from Scholls.

UICA Octofinals - Leg 2
Starling (NPH) 2-0 Myrmidon
Blades ex Magnaeus (MRT) 1-0 Cenial United

Week 23
1860 Azoth 2–1 New Revolution
Phalanx AF 2–2 Polaris
Cenial United 2–0 Longtails
Sporting Cenial 1–0 Myrmidon
Tir Snake Strike 3–1 Cenial Liberty
Whitehaven Triumph 5–2 Viento Oeste
Southpoint Surge 2–3 Terranean Red Tide
Asterion 1–2 Lake Cenial Chimeras

New Revolution gave 1860 Azoth a big challenge this week, but the home team took the early goal conceded in stride, with Mijo Nikazic and Andrew Daren quickly regaining supremacy with some great attacking play. Phalanx AF and Polaris played to a two-all draw this week, with del Toro and Scholls each scoring one each for the home side, while Kubunga and Kike each scored one for the away side in a fiercely attacking game that nonetheless saw some good defense from players involved, including Faulkner, Lorechian, and Nikolic, to make this game a bit less scoreful. Cenial United continued a streak of clean sheets, with Luke Khasek denying Longtails and Ryan Arivelo, the creative Racaoan striker, and Kyle Rutherford of Super Llamaland scoring one apiece to give the team a comfortable victory. Sporting Cenial upset Myrmidon, with Souter and Rakotomaharo denying the aggressive Myrmidon offense any goals, while Tyro Solaris managed to score one of his own against a decent Myrmidon defense to secure an improbable win for his team. Tir Snake Strike contended with an early Ben Lorennion strike but was unfazed, with the main striking trio - Allegro, Wight, and Worsaw - scoring one apiece to put the team further in contention for the Cenileague title. Whitehaven Triumph crushed the defensive Viento Oeste like a bug, with the talented offensive players for the home team seemingly penetrating the locktight Viento Oeste defense with ease - Svitak and Rowe both scored a brace each, confirming their excellent talent, which will probably go towards great attacks for their national teams, while Jack Szarvas added on a goal of his own to confirm the win against a team that doesn't usually let in this amount of goals. Terranean Red Tide defeated Southpoint Surge this week, despite two Triun Oriamander goals that made the game competitive for both teams. Lake Cenial Chimeras defeated the defensive Asterion, sending the latter further down in the relegation zone while giving the away team a valuable three points; Brankovic ensured the result with her two excellent goals against Stefan Valerickssen.

Week 24
New Revolution 1–1 Asterion
Lake Cenial Chimeras 2–2 Southpoint Surge
Terranean Red Tide 0–2 Whitehaven Triumph
Viento Oeste 1–3 Tir Snake Strike
Cenial Liberty 1–2 Sporting Cenial
Myrmidon 3–0 Cenial United
Longtails 4–2 Phalanx AF
Polaris 2–3 1860 Azoth

New Revolution and Asterion has a bit of a weird match pitting offense against defense, but neither team - and thus, neither style and strategy - managed to prevail in the match. Lake Cenial Chimeras and Southpoint Surge, meanwhile, had a battle of the clubs with two big personalities, Brankovic of Schottia and Oriamander of Ritenous, but neither's side won, with Iekal and Zasuelon scoring for the home side and Oriamander one of the two scorers for the away. Whitehaven Triump won with a bang against Terranean Red Tide, with Sarah Arrowsword coordinating the defense quite well to allow D'jek to keep a clean sheet, while Sviták and Rowe both scored a goal apiece to bring the club further up on the table. Tir Snake Strike overpowered Viento Oeste by two goals, despite an early Loyola Belen goal and some good defending from the home team in the first half, but Worsaw, Wight, and Allegro proved all too competent and all scored to win the match for the away team. In one of the minor Cenial Derbies, Sporting Cenial prevailed after a long and tough match, thanks to goals from Solaris and Seok; a Lorennion goal at the beginning of the game kept Cenial Liberty alive, although it ultimately didn't guarantee the victory. Myrmidon ended Cenial United's run up in momentum, with Renne Asterix doing well to deny Asturias, Rutherford, and Arivelo goals, while Jacob Zajon led the offensive effort, scoring one goal and notching two assists, with the other two goals coming from Onasi and Longstar. Longtails, after a couple of weeks of losses, defeated Phalanx AF, sending them further down the table to fourth (where they had once been first); Garcia scored a brace, helped by Arthur-Grosseling and Brahe-Antilles with one goal apiece, as they surprisingly breached the though defense of Phalanx AF; only del Toro and Scholls, meanwhile, were able to score for the away side. Polaris gave 1860 Azoth a tough challenge this week, but it wasn't enough to secure a victory, with Qorisubechi, Daren, and Nikazic ramping up the pressure on a side that has only reached UICA competitions once in its history; the goal-scoring efforts by Kubunga and Maitfield weren't enough, and Larry Watt of Schottia still managed to deny the striking trio too many chances after their two goals.

Week 25
Polaris 5–3 New Revolution
1860 Azoth 3–0 Longtails
Phalanx AF 1–1 Myrmidon
Cenial United 1–0 Cenial Liberty
Sporting Cenial 4–2 Viento Oeste
Tir Snake Strike 2–2 Terranean Red Tide
Whitehaven Triumph 2–0 Lake Cenial Chimeras
Southpoint Surge 2–1 Asterion

Polaris defeated New Revolution after its defense proved rather leaky in the first half, conceding three goals, but it didn't matter in the end, as Kubunga, Maitfield, Kike, Onomah, and Thanewulf all scored to bring the club back from the brink and keep their valuable three points, which is keeping them in contention for the top 5 spots which go to UICA. 1860 Azoth defeated Longtails by a good margin, with Gorham, Watt, and Halse doing well on the defense to deny Garcia and Brahe-Antilles goals, while Nikazic, Qorisubechi, and Daren all scored one goal apiece to move into the top of the table. Phalanx AF's draw with Myrmidon, however, caused them to drop points, although the top zone is still very competitive all the way through. Del Toro, the hot Cenian attacking midfielder whom the club procured from Pinnacle Project at the end of last season, scored the only goal for Phalanx, while Jacob Zajon, the crack Cenian striker, scored for Myrmidon; Zajon has proved an effective player in Myrmidon's lineup, helping them to reach the octofinals of the Champion's Cup in UICA. In another mini-Cenial Derby, Cenial United barely defeated the defensive Cenial Liberty, with goalkeeper Denis Thoda doing well to block many Cenial United shots; however, the Llamanean Rutherford eventually came through, giving the club the whole three points. Two defensive teams, Sporting Cenial and Viento Oeste, had a pretty scoreful game for the quality of the two team's defenses, but Sporting Cenial prevailed, with goals from Solaris, Wallis-Iqbal, Seok, and Reed making the difference in the game. Terranean Red Tide prevented Tir Snake Strike from moving up on Myrmidon in the ladder with their two goals, against two from Wight and Worsaw on the home side; despite this valuable point, though, they are still a major candidate for relegation. Whitehaven Triumph managed another clean sheet, with Sarah Arrowsword doing well on the defense and Svitak and Rowe each scoring a goal apiece to defeat Lake Cenial Chimeras without allowing Visnja Brankovic to score a goal at all. Southpoint Surge defeated Asterion, a goal from Triun Oriamander of Ritenour making the difference against the defensive club.

League table presented by Ergo

#                            Pld   W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 1860 Azoth                25   17   4   4    62   37  +25    55
 2 Myrmidon                  25   16   5   4    52   35  +17    53
 3 Tir Snake Strike          25   15   5   5    56   36  +20    50
 4 Phalanx AF                25   15   3   7    58   42  +16    48
 5 Sporting Cenial           25   14   4   7    51   37  +14    46
 6 Cenial United             25   14   3   8    54   35  +19    45
 7 Polaris                   25   14   2   9    61   47  +14    44
 8 Whitehaven Triumph        25    9   9   7    53   46   +7    36
 9 Viento Oeste              25   10   4  11    27   28   −1    34
10 Southpoint Surge          25    9   5  11    38   45   −7    32
11 Lake Cenial Chimeras      25    7   6  12    34   46  −12    27
12 Longtails                 25    7   4  14    35   50  −15    25
13 Asterion                  25    5   5  15    21   36  −15    20
14 Cenial Liberty            25    5   3  17    19   45  −26    18
15 Terranean Red Tide        25    4   5  16    28   53  −25    17
16 New Revolution            25    5   1  19    34   65  −31    16

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Week 26
New Revolution 1–2 Southpoint Surge
Asterion 3–3 Whitehaven Triumph
Lake Cenial Chimeras 0–2 Tir Snake Strike
Terranean Red Tide 0–3 Sporting Cenial
Viento Oeste 0–1 Cenial United
Cenial Liberty 0–1 Phalanx AF
Myrmidon 2–3 1860 Azoth
Longtails 0–3 Polaris

Southpoint Surge continued their excellent run of form in the second half of the Cenileague as they defeated New Revolution, one of their rivals in Cenileague 2, by a score of one to two, one of those goals coming from Ritenour's Triun Oriamander, who has impressed for his club this season. Whitehaven Triumph disappointingly drew 3-3 with Asterion, with its leaky defense proving the culprit in the match as much as everything else; despite the disappointment, though, Max Sviták, Fvet Rowé, and Jack Szarvas all scored one each for the club, playing with the energy and resilience that only teenagers could have in the attack. Tir Snake Strike defeated Lake Cenial Chimeras by a score of two to nil, with Belarmin Worsaw and Ruisheart Wight both scoring a goal each. Despite their talents and experience, though, Tir Snake Strike has been surpassed by more home-grown teams, such as Myrmidon and 1860 Azoth, in the race for the title, and is still struggling to regain its relevancy despite its good players. Sporting Cenial won easily against Terranean Red Tide, with Solaris, Reed, and Seok performing well, scoring one goal each, while the defense snuffed out any chances for the home team. Cenial United scraped by Viento Oeste by a score of one to nil, Nico Asturias scoring the decisive goal despite good defending from Viento Oeste throughout the match. Phalanx AF also scraped by Cenial Liberty on the same score, Denis Thoda of San Llera holding firm for much of the match until an Elyssa Scholls strike gave the full three points to the away club trying to earn its first ever place in the Champion's Cup. 1860 Azoth and Myrmidon had a thriller in New Oxford, but Azoth prevailed against the defending Cenileague champions, as their offense and defense combined to make sparks and show Myrmidon how it's done. Stewie Burns of Quebec scored a brace for his club, with assists from Zajon and Longstar, while Daren, Nikazic, and Qorisubechi all scored for the away side. Polaris won comfortably against a Longtails team that has been on a downward slope, with the three regular goalscorers for Polaris continuing excellent runs of form.

Cenileague Shield - Round of 16
Asterion 0–4 Tir Snake Strike
Polaris 3–4 1860 Azoth
Viento Oeste 0–1 Cenial United
Whitehaven Triumph 3–4 Phalanx AF
Lake Cenial Chimeras 2–4 Myrmidon
Southpoint Surge 1–2 Cenial Liberty
Terranean Red Tide 0–1 Sporting Cenial
New Revolution 3–3 Longtails (4–4 AET) (4–5 pen.)

Week 27
Longtails 1–0 New Revolution
Polaris 3–2 Myrmidon
1860 Azoth 3–1 Cenial Liberty
Phalanx AF 2–0 Viento Oeste
Cenial United 3–0 Terranean Red Tide
Sporting Cenial 4–4 Lake Cenial Chimeras
Tir Snake Strike 3–2 Asterion
Whitehaven Triumph 1–0 Southpoint Surge

Longtails, which has not been having the best run of form so far in the Cenileague, managed to avoid scraping hard bottom with their win over New Revolution, as their defense kept them high and dry over the aggressive New Revolution, while Eric Garcia managed to score a goal to keep the team alive. Polaris upset Myrmidon, definitely hurting the latter team in their race to defend their championship from last year, as the regular striking trio kept up their hard work, scoring one goal apiece. Myrmidon's offense was active, with Zajon and Onasi both scoring goals, but Polaris ramped up the defense, with Onomah and Lorechian performing well to hold Myrmidon to only two goals. 1860 Azoth brushed off an early Ben Lorennion strike as they defeated Denis Thoda's Cenial Liberty by three goals to one, with Nikazic, Daren, and Ebash all scoring, helped by irrepressible playmaker Allison Swan in the midfield. Swan has been a big help to her team's efforts to win the title; despite not scoring all too many goals, she has set up quite a few to help 1860 Azoth perhaps regain the title that they lost to Myrmidon last season. Phalanx AF put in two goals past Viento Oeste, one from the boot of Elyssa Scholls, who has been a regular scorer for the club in the past four or five seasons, and another from Adrián del Toro, who might be a fixture in both his club and the Cenian national team. Cenial United, meanwhile, earned a valuable three points in Cenial by defeating Terranean Red Tide, with Nico Asturias, Ryan Arivelo, and Mosa all scoring, while Luke Khasek in the goal kept a clean sheet, with the help of the defensive midfielder Tobsakha from Savalen. Sporting Cenial couldn't adequately defend against Lake Cenial Chimeras this week as Visnja Brankovic led the way with 2 goals, followed by 1 each from Zasuelon and Iekal; Souter and Rakotomaharo just proved inadequate this week, although they worked together well in other weeks. On the other side, Solaris, Seok, Reed, and Wallis-Iqbal scored one apiece in the high-scoring draw. Tir Snake Strike had to contend with a resurgent Asterion hoping to avoid relegation, but the latter club's efforts did not pan out, as Allegro, Wight, and Worsaw all scored to prevent a stunning upset by the defensive club. Sarah Arrowsword performed excellently on the defense in Whitehaven, working with D'jek to earn a clean sheet, while Jack Szarvas scored the decisive goal to add a valuable three points to the Whitehaven side's tally.

Cenileague Shield - Quarterfinals
Tir Snake Strike 0–1 Myrmidon
Cenial Liberty 0–2 1860 Azoth
Cenial United 1–1 Phalanx AF (2–2 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Sporting Cenial 2–1 Longtails

Week 28
New Revolution 4–6 Whitehaven Triumph
Southpoint Surge 2–2 Tir Snake Strike
Asterion 1–2 Sporting Cenial
Lake Cenial Chimeras 4–5 Cenial United
Terranean Red Tide 3–2 Phalanx AF
Viento Oeste 0–0 1860 Azoth
Cenial Liberty 0–2 Polaris
Myrmidon 3–1 Longtails

Whitehaven Triumph and New Revolution, two of the most aggressive sides in the entire Cenileague, set the goalscoring record for this season with ten goals between the two, although the superior goalscoring talents of Whitehaven Triumph pulled their team ahead by two goals in total. Max Sviták and Fvet Rowé each scored a brace, while Terrano and Szarvas each had one apiece. Southpoint Surge held Tir Snake Strike to a two-all draw, with Oriamander leading the charge with one goal; Worsaw and Wight had the two goals for Tir Snake, although they could have had even more if not for the heroics of Euran goaltender Kevin Belgrave. Sporting Cenial defeated Asterion in a close match between two defensive teams, but Sporting Cenial proved more proficient in the offense and the defense than Asterion, with Solaris and Reed earning goals for their team, while Souter and Rakotomaharo blocked most of Asterion's shots. Cenial United and Lake Cenial Chimeras had quite a topsy-turvy match in the Lake Cenial sporting complex, but eventually, Cenial United gained some valuable points putting them higher on the table and putting them on the verge of winning a Champion's Cup spot from Ceni. Brankovic again led the way, with two goals, followed by Iekal and Zasuelon with one apiece, while on the Cenial United side, Kyle Rutherford scored a brace, with Nico Asturias, Marc-André Onasi, and Ryan Arivelo all putting one each in the goal. This team has had a stellar performance in the Champion's Cup, helped by Asturias and the partnership between Mosa and Arivelo, and they have carried some of that success through to the Cenileague as well. Phalanx AF will probably be ruing this week, as Terranean Red Tide managed to outsmart the defense led by Robbie Faulkner and win against a side trying to compete heavily for the Champion's Cup spots, of which it has never qualified for. Scholls did manage to score a brace for her team, though. Juan Pablo Morales and Cicero Solis Vela managed to hold the ruthless 1860 Azoth offense scoreless, thanks to some excellent defending, but were not able to take advantage of that with their own goal. Polaris won easily against Cenial Liberty, with the USI stalwart Kike scoring both goals. Myrmidon's Jacob Zajon had a hat trick, supported by the regular cast including Onasi, Burns, and Longstar, this week against a hapless Longtails, whose Eric Garcia scored the only goal for the battered club in this match.

Cenileague Shield - Semifinals
Cenial United 3–3 1860 Azoth (3–3 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Myrmidon 0–1 Sporting Cenial

Week 29
Myrmidon 4–2 New Revolution
Longtails 3–1 Cenial Liberty
Polaris 3–0 Viento Oeste
1860 Azoth 0–1 Terranean Red Tide
Phalanx AF 1–1 Lake Cenial Chimeras
Cenial United 1–0 Asterion
Sporting Cenial 3–2 Southpoint Surge
Tir Snake Strike 2–2 Whitehaven Triumph

Myrmidon had an excellent run against New Revolution this week, and despite conceding two goals to the hyper-aggressive team, still managed to come out on top, with Zajon, Onasi, Burns, and Longstar all scoring in quite a team effort to keep ahead of the pack and draw even closer to 1860 Azoth. Longtails defeated Cenial Liberty quite easily, despite an early Ben Lorennion strike; Denis Thoda proved no match for the excellent striking capacity of Eric Garcia, Auren Brahe-Antilles, and Chris Arthur-Grosseling when engaged, and boy were they engaged this week. Polaris easily won against Viento Oeste; last week, the away team held 1860 Azoth scoreless, but they weren't able to do that this week as Polaris ramped up the offense; each of their regular goalscorers added to the victory to try and put Polaris in a UICA spot, although that does look a bit doubtful. Terranean Red Tide upset 1860 Azoth and perhaps allowed Myrmidon to draw even closer on the race for a title, jeapardinzing their attempts to reach for their second Cenileague title ever. Phalanx AF and Lake Cenial Chimeras had a draw this week, with Brankovic and del Toro scoring, but if Scholls had had her way, the home team would have won, but Ryan Navir blocked her shot with some mind-numbing heroics. Cenial United passed the test of a stern Asterion thanks to a well-placed Nico Asturias strike. Asturias has injected new life into the club, as it seems that the team was never in contention before he arrived; now, they are regularly in contention at the highest levels, both domestically and internationally. Sporting Cenial just barely defeated Southpoint Surge, thanks to Tyro Solaris, Seok Kun-woo, and Methuselah Wallis-Iqbal's well-placed strikes, although Triun Oriamander of Ritenour also performed quite well additionally. Tir Snake Strike and Whitehaven Triumph had a quite entertaining one-all draw, with some of the more established and some of the less established goalscoring talents both making their presence felt in this match; Worsaw and Wight, the two offensive stalwarts for Tir Snake, scored one apiece, while the two youngsters of Whitehaven, Sviták and Rowé, who have learned quite a bit under the tutelage of coach Arthur Arathilion, both scored for their club, showing the world they have a bright future ahead of them.

Cenileague Shield - Final
1860 Azoth 0–0 Sporting Cenial (1–0 AET)

Week 30
New Revolution 1–0 Tir Snake Strike
Whitehaven Triumph 2–1 Sporting Cenial
Southpoint Surge 2–2 Cenial United
Asterion 0–1 Phalanx AF
Lake Cenial Chimeras 2–2 1860 Azoth
Terranean Red Tide 2–2 Polaris
Viento Oeste 4–2 Longtails
Cenial Liberty 0–2 Myrmidon

Once again, the championship is decided on the last week of matches, with 1860 Azoth needing at least a point in order to be declared champions, considering Myrmidon win; Polaris and Sporting Cenial both need wins to put them into contention for the UICA spots near the bottom, while Cenial United, Tir Snake Strike, and Phalanx AF might need wins in order to stay in contention for their places. New Revolution denied Tir Snake Strike a valuable three points, though, with their surprise 1-0 victory, with none of Tir Snake's main goalscorers managing to score against a surprisingly robust New Revolution defense. Whitehaven Triumph, meanwhile, denied Sporting Cenial a UICA spot for sure with their 2-1 victory, with goals credit to Szarvas and Terrano on the home side and Solaris on the away side; 8th place is fairly good for a team made up of younger players in need of experience and training, and while the team provides that, these players still need a bit of help to get onto their feet in the extremely competitive world of international football. Southpoint Surge held Cenial United to a draw this week, making the UICA spots look even closer and dependent on lots of results to finally decide who goes through to the Globe Cup; Oriamander scored once for Southpoint, while Cenial United's goalscorers were Asturias and Longstar. Phalanx AF gained their three points this week, one of the few favored teams to do so, as they moved into fifth on the chart, just barely clinging on to a UICA spot; Elyssa Scholls' goal secured the victory against Asterion, who are now in the relegation playoff zone. 1860 Azoth have secured their point with a draw to the Lake Cenial Chimeras, so no matter what Myrmidon do, they have been declared the Cenileague champions! What a celebration! Savalenian maestro Qorisubechi and Szavda young hope Mijo Nikazic both scored for the away club to secure the championship, while Iekal and Zasuelon scored for the home side, which is looking like it's out of trouble to be relegated. Polaris drew against the apparent new kingmaker Terranean Red Tide, which has been gaining points over highly ranked sides the past couple of weeks in order to avoid relegation; with Asterion's loss this week and their valuable point, they avoid the play-off zone, but Polaris, quite disappointed despite goals from Kubunga and Tim Maitfield, barely miss out on the last few UICA spots - if they had won, they would have booted Phalanx AF from the last Globe Cup spot, and with that, the UICA spots are set. Viento Oeste overpowered Longtails, with Cristobál Loyola Belén scoring a hat trick and Juan Pablo Morales conceding two, a bit of an outlier after his excellent performances throughout the last couple of Cenileagues. Garcia penetrated Morales's net, two times, for his club. Myrmidon won against Cenial Liberty by a score of two to zero, goals courtesy of Stewie Burns and Jacob Zajon, but with 1860 Azoth gaining a point against the Chimeras, they were only this close from gaining the championship again. Still, it was a good season for them.

Final league table presented by Ergo

#                            Pld   W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 1860 Azoth                30   19   6   5    70   43  +27    63  CC, CdC, CWC
 2 Myrmidon                  30   19   5   6    65   44  +21    62  CC
 3 Cenial United             30   18   4   8    66   41  +25    58  GC
 4 Tir Snake Strike          30   17   7   6    65   43  +22    58  GC
 5 Phalanx AF                30   18   4   8    65   46  +19    58  GC
 6 Polaris                   30   18   3   9    74   51  +23    57
 7 Sporting Cenial           30   17   5   8    64   46  +18    56
 8 Whitehaven Triumph        30   12  11   7    67   56  +11    47
 9 Viento Oeste              30   11   5  14    31   36   −5    38
10 Southpoint Surge          30   10   7  13    46   54   −8    37
11 Longtails                 30    9   4  17    42   61  −19    31
12 Lake Cenial Chimeras      30    7   9  14    45   60  −15    30
13 Terranean Red Tide        30    6   6  18    34   63  −29    24
14 Asterion                  30    5   6  19    27   46  −19    21  PO 
15 New Revolution            30    6   1  23    42   78  −36    19  R
16 Cenial Liberty            30    5   3  22    21   56  −35    18  R

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CENIAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS

THE LEAGUE

#  Academy League                       Pld  W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts   WhT  P90  PiP  THA                    
1 Whitehaven Triumph                     6   3  3  0   14  10  +4   12    —   1–1  4–2  3–2
2 Project +90 Ceni                       6   2  3  1   10   8  +2    9   1–1   —   1–1  3–0
3 Pinnacle Project                       6   1  4  1   10  10   0    7   3–3  2–0   —   1–1
4 Tomás Hernández Academy                6   0  2  4    8  14  −6    2   1–2  3–4  1–1   —

#  University League                    Pld  W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts   UNO  UCe  UMH  UCn                        
1 University of New Oxford               6   4  0  2    7   6  +1   12    —   3–2  0–2  2–1
2 University of Ceni                     6   3  1  2   11   8  +3   10   1–0   —   3–2  3–0
3 University of Montague-Hawkesbury      6   3  0  3    7   6  +1    9   0–1  2–1   —   0–1
4 University of Cenial                   6   1  1  4    3   8  −5    4   0–1  1–1  0–1   —

THE FINALE
Semifinals
Whitehaven Triumph 2–3 University of Ceni
University of New Oxford 4–2 Project +90 Ceni

Final
University of Ceni 0–0 University of New Oxford (0–0 AET) (2–4 pen.)

University of New Oxford has claimed the first Cenian Youth Championships and will qualify to the UICA Youth Cup!

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#                            Pld   W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Argi Sangüesa             30   20   7   3    77   47  +30    67  P
 2 White Cliffs              30   17   8   5    47   33  +14    59  P
 3 Ishtar                    30   12  11   7    63   60   +3    47  PO
 4 Trojans                   30   13   7  10    69   58  +11    46
 5 Occidental                30   13   5  12    39   36   +3    44
 6 Pinnacle Project          30   13   4  13    61   57   +4    43
 7 New Oxford Nucleus        30   11  10   9    60   54   +6    43
 8 Dynamo Dover              30   11   9  10    60   58   +2    42
 9 Atletico del Norte        30   11   8  11    53   54   −1    41
10 Excalibur                 30   11   8  11    52   55   −3    41
11 FC Paladin 04             30   11   5  14    42   54  −12    38
12 Firecrackers FC           30    9   7  14    26   37  −11    34
13 El Leon                   30    8   8  14    59   64   −5    32
14 CD FAS Ceni               30    7   9  14    47   54   −7    30  PO
15 Valentía                  30    6   8  16    46   63  −17    26  R
16 City Centre Catalyst      30    6   8  16    36   53  −17    26  R

Promotion/Relegation Playoff
Ishtar 1–2 Asterion
Asterion 4–1 Ishtar

Asterion win 6-2 on aggregate.

#                             Pld   W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Sylvani Dragons            30   21   3   6    84   53  +31    66  P
 2 Montague-Hawkesbury        30   17   5   8    57   41  +16    56  P
 3 University City            30   16   8   6    63   42  +21    56  PO
 4 Vulcan City Centre         30   16   7   7    64   51  +13    55
 5 Thracian Riders            30   14   8   8    71   61  +10    50
 6 Pinnacle Project B         30   14   3  13    66   62   +4    45
 7 Southeastern Pikachus      30   10  10  10    46   50   −4    40
 8 Southpoint United          30   10   9  11    49   50   −1    39
 9 Georgetown FC              30   12   2  16    30   40  −10    38
10 North Cenial United        30   10   7  13    42   45   −3    37
11 Esfuerzo Real              30    9  10  11    69   71   −2    37
12 Newcastle                  30    9  10  11    39   45   −6    37
13 Cenial Lacustrine          30    9   8  13    44   53   −9    35
14 Titania City Centre        30   10   1  19    55   75  −20    31
15 Memoriam                   30    6   6  18    46   64  −18    24
16 Aviation Club Cenial       30    5   7  18    27   49  −22    22  WS

Promotion/Relegation Playoff
University City 1–0 CD FAS Ceni
CD FAS Ceni 1–2 University City

University City win 3-1 on aggregate.

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AWARDS AND QUALIFIERS

Golden Ball
1. Jacob Zajon (Myrmidon)
2. Allison Swan (1860 Azoth)
3. Nico Asturias (Cenial United)
4. Belarmin Worsaw (Tir Snake Strike)
5. Juan Pablo Morales (Viento Oeste)

Golden Boot
34 goals - Adrián del Toro (Phalanx AF)
32 goals - Nico Asturias (Cenial United), Jacob Zajon (Myrmidon)
29 goals - Belarmin Worsaw (Tir Snake Strike)
27 goals - Visnja Brankovic (Lake Cenial Chimeras)
26 goals - Max Sviták (Whitehaven Triumph)
25 goals - Kike (Polaris), Mijo Nikazic (1860 Azoth), Triun Oriamander (Southpoint Surge), Elyssa Scholls (Phalanx AF)

Golden Gloves
1. Juan Pablo Morales (Viento Oeste)
2. Luke Khasek (Cenial United)
3. Ajan Varlessal (1860 Azoth), James Costa (Tir Snake Strike)
5. Teemu Petersen (Myrmidon)

Ceni (CEN) qualifiers
CC: 1860 Azoth, Myrmidon
GC: Cenial United, Tir Snake Strike, Phalanx AF
SBCC: Argi Sangüesa, White Cliffs, Ishtar
Youth Cup: University of New Oxford
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Cygnus Cup: 1860 Azoth
Rushmore CdC: 1860 Azoth
Kylx Kup: Aviation Club Cenial

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