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by **Valanora** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 10:02 am

Group A
MD1: Jungle Strike FC (VIL) 6-0 Shaula (SCO), SC Cascadia (NFC) 2-0 AC Tamolaki (MKV)
MD2: AC Tamolaki (MKV) 1-0 Jungle Strike FC (VIL), SC Cascadia (NFC) 0-1 Shaula (SCO)
MD3: Jungle Strike FC (VIL) 3-0 SC Cascadia (NFC), AC Tamolaki (MKV) 0-2 Shaula (SCO)
MD4: Shaula (SCO) 0-4 Jungle Strike FC (VIL), AC Tamolaki (MKV) 2-0 SC Cascadia (NFC)
MD5: Jungle Strike FC (VIL) 2-0 AC Tamolaki (MKV), Shaula (SCO) 0-2 SC Cascadia (NFC)
MD6: SC Cascadia (NFC) 0-2 Jungle Strike FC (VIL), Shaula (SCO) 4-0 AC Tamolaki (MKV)

Ps Team                        P  W D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Jungle Strike FC (VIL)      6  5 0  1  17   1  +16  15
 2 Shaula (SCO)                6  3 0  3   7  12   -5   9
 3 SC Cascadia (NFC)           6  2 0  4   4   8   -4   6
 4 AC Tamolaki (MKV)           6  2 0  4   3  10   -7   6

Group B
MD1: Raynor City United (VAL) 1-0 Woodward Townsmen (NDG), Medoria Löwen (COM) 5-3 Kericia City (KER)
MD2: Kericia City (KER) 0-2 Raynor City United (VAL), Medoria Löwen (COM) 1-1 Woodward Townsmen (NDG)
MD3: Raynor City United (VAL) 2-0 Medoria Löwen (COM), Kericia City (KER) 1-0 Woodward Townsmen (NDG)
MD4: Woodward Townsmen (NDG) 0-2 Raynor City United (VAL), Kericia City (KER) 1-3 Medoria Löwen (COM)
MD5: Raynor City United (VAL) 6-0 Kericia City (KER), Woodward Townsmen (NDG) 0-1 Medoria Löwen (COM)
MD6: Medoria Löwen (COM) 2-1 Raynor City United (VAL), Woodward Townsmen (NDG) 1-1 Kericia City (KER)

Ps Team                          P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Raynor City United (VAL)      6  5  0  1  14   2  +12  15
 2 Medoria Löwen (COM)           6  4  1  1  12   8   +4  13
 3 Kericia City (KER)            6  1  1  4   6  17  -11   4
 4 Woodward Townsmen (NDG)       6  0  2  4   2   7   -5   2

Group C
MD1: Hondo FC (VAL) 2-1 FK Crevenea Zvezda (SVK), Móinéar an Glas Abartas (IND) 1-3 Mahraqat al-Juthathi (IBX)
MD2: Mahraqat al-Juthathi (IBX) 0-3 Hondo FC (VAL), Móinéar an Glas Abartas (IND) 2-3 FK Crevenea Zvezda (SVK)
MD3: Hondo FC (VAL) 6-0 Móinéar an Glas Abartas (IND), Mahraqat al-Juthathi (IBX) 1-0 FK Crevenea Zvezda (SVK)
MD4: FK Crevenea Zvezda (SVK) 0-6 Hondo FC (VAL), Mahraqat al-Juthathi (IBX) 0-1 Móinéar an Glas Abartas (IND)
MD5: Hondo FC (VAL) 4-0 Mahraqat al-Juthathi (IBX), FK Crevenea Zvezda (SVK) 0-1 Móinéar an Glas Abartas (IND)
MD6: Móinéar an Glas Abartas (IND) 0-4 Hondo FC (VAL), FK Crevenea Zvezda (SVK) 1-1 Mahraqat al-Juthathi (IBX)

Ps Team                               P  W D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Hondo FC (VAL)                     6  6 0  0  25   1  +24  18
 2 Mahraqat al-Juthathi (IBX)         6  2 1  3   5  10   -5   7
 3 Móinéar an Glas Abartas (IND)      6  2 0  4   5  16  -11   6
 4 FK Crevenea Zvezda (SVK)           6  1 1  4   5  13   -8   4

Group D
MD1: Milona-Lpaka (TUR) 5-2 FC Netanya (ICS), Cleveland (CNA) 1-1 Tangku (KOR)
MD2: Tangku (KOR) 0-5 Milona-Lpaka (TUR), Cleveland (CNA) 2-0 FC Netanya (ICS)
MD3: Milona-Lpaka (TUR) 6-1 Cleveland (CNA), Tangku (KOR) 2-1 FC Netanya (ICS)
MD4: FC Netanya (ICS) 0-5 Milona-Lpaka (TUR), Tangku (KOR) 1-3 Cleveland (CNA)
MD5: Milona-Lpaka (TUR) 6-2 Tangku (KOR), FC Netanya (ICS) 0-0 Cleveland (CNA)
MD6: Cleveland (CNA) 0-4 Milona-Lpaka (TUR), FC Netanya (ICS) 1-0 Tangku (KOR)

Ps Team                    P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Milona-Lpaka (TUR)      6  6  0  0  31   5  +26  18
 2 Cleveland (CNA)         6  2  2  2   7  12   -5   8
 3 FC Netanya (ICS)        6  1  1  4   4  14  -10   4
 4 Tangku (KOR)            6  1  1  4   6  17  -11   4

Quarterfinals
ungle Strike FC (VIL) 0-1 Hondo FC (VAL)
Hondo FC (VAL) 0-2(1-2 agg) Jungle Strike FC (VIL)

Raynor City United (VAL) 1-0 Cleveland (CNA)
Cleveland (CNA) 0-1(0-2 agg) Raynor City United (VAL)

Medoria Lowen (COM) 0-3 Milona-Lpaka (TUR)
Milona-Lpaka (TUR) (6-0 agg)3-0 Medoria Lowen (COM)

Mahraqat al-Juthathi (IBX) 1-0 Shaula (SCO)
Shaula (SCO) 1-1(1-2 agg) Mahraqat al-Juthathi (IBX)

Semifinals
Jungle Strike FC (VIL) 0-0 Raynor City United (VAL)
Raynor City United (VAL) 1-1(1-1 agg)A Jungle Strike FC (VIL)

Milona-Lpaka (TUR) 4-0 Mahraqat al-Juthathi (IBX)
Mahraqat al-Juthathi (IBX) 0-3(0-7 agg) Milona-Lpaka (TUR)

Final
@ Cascadia Bank Stadium, 95x
Jungle Strike FC (VIL) 1-1(2-1 AET) Milona-Lpaka (TUR)

by **Earent** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 11:17 am

4 Chords, 34 Matchdays
(Source. With thanks to Taeshan for inspiring the concept.)

1. Nithgard GU (beating Gultpyret)
We're in the first place!
The season's not old
But follow behind us
And we'll take the gold
We'll drop some more bombshells
Wherever we go.
We promise!

2. Brynag GU (losing to Brandith)
We just feel like the kingmakers
But there's lots of time to go.

3. Nithgard GU (beating Brandith)
You can be the foil to our shining brilliance
We can be the heroes, you can be the villains
We can have an armband, you can get red carded
You can go on offense while the goal is guarded

4. Ungalb Gultpyret (drawing with Brandith)
We're gonna concede more than fifty-five
And in the top flight, we might not survive
We're scoring what we can, but the defense can't take that much more.

5. Nithgard (beating Retatyn)
We're on the edge, the edge (etc.) of glory so we're fighting to the end with you.

6. Brynag GU (losing to Passkay GU)
That was a crazy game of football
We lost it all, we lost it all
But someday we'll be home again.
Like the second leg.
(They won the rematch.)

7. Ungalb Devsgrybe (losing to Brynag)
So we got beat, oh yes, we struggled lately
That's no excuse, though, for not acting stately
Listen to your coach, and avoid the distant beauties
We don't want them bringing their women cooties.

8. Ousteeble TU (losing to Deahpild)
Lost and insecure, we hate this dumb placement
Lying on the floor, by the basement.

9. Ousteeble TU (losing to Attereg)
We don't have to sprawl anymore, we're going to pick up the pace.
Could we just maybe get back in the survival chase?

10. Ungalb Parkatsee (drawing with Tratbongent)
Sure we're fifteenth, but what the heck
We're going to rise up to respect
Like a skyscraper.
Like a skyscraper!

11. Ousteeble TU (losing to Nithgard)
Come on athletes, I know you want to fight. Put some hunger in!
Show you want to win!

12. Stirvik TU (losing to Brynag)
We've been all around the world and we've seen it all.
So how do we get back again and again?

13. Brynag GU (losing to Deahpild)
We will finish last, that's cause we play like trash.
That's not what we really want to do.

14. Stirvik TU (beat Gultpyret)
It's fun that we just won 5-2.
We used to be awesome, true,
I guess it's deja vu.
Still third? This can't be true.

15. Nithgard GU (tied with Attereg)
We want to put down Raynor City
We sleep and dream of beating Surtsey
Our fantasies, wild like a jungle
We want to strike
Bring on international football!

16. Ungalb Tratbongent (losing to Numa)
If we don't go down...we'll stay longer...
Bring on each footballer...
So we won't be lonely...
So far from home?
(What? Deja vu, sure, but they were sixteenth at the time, and they did have to visit Attereg. That counts as far from home, for basically everyone.)

17. Ousteeble TU (losing to Parkatsee)
We're holding on for life
No matter what, we're halfway tonight
Although we still need to fight
We think we're gonna be alright.

18. Stirvik TU (beating Retatyn)
Up ahead is where we all want to be
Up ahead would fulfill our fantasy

19. Brynag TU (losing to Brandith)
In your heads we play like
Zombies, zombies, zombies.

20. Brandith GU (beating Nithgard)
With a thousand bribes and some alibis
Hit 'em right between the eyes.
And that's how we'll steal the prize.

21. Retatyn TU (beating Brynag)
Teams will always beat you.

22. Ungalb Gultpyret (losing to Tratbongent)
Every shot we fake, every move we make
Every single day, every time we play
We just slip away.

23. Brandith TU (beating Rogglebo)
Each time we have a quarrel
With stupid referees
Then we get so afraid
That they won't buy our pleas.

24. Brynag GU (drawing with Devsgrybe)
What a beautiful point we shall snag from this joint
A "Pearkin," not some "Bukiness."
And now that we've seen what it's like on the screen
We almost wish we could care less.

25. Perntav Marna GU (beating Brynag)
Pernt, pernt, pernt, pernt of...
(Hey, guys, are there any other monarchical terms floating around?)
(No, dude, we got rid of the monarchy years ago.)
(Yeah that sucked.)
(Too bad, really.)
(Oh well. We tried.)

26. Ungalb Tratbongent (drawing with Retatyn)
We want to stay
But we still need
A miner to find
Us down in fifteenth.

27. Nithgard GU (drawing with Munnerput)
That don't impress us much.
Sure you shut us out, but what's that worth as such?
Don't get us wrong yeah you put up a fight
But we're still on top, not the top-half's middle.

28. Nithgard GU (beating Ousteeble)
If we die young, then blame the mad science
But never say that we were just cursed.
We might send some shivers down spines,
Send them away, then, as a new chant rings out.

29. Ousteeble TU (drawing with Gultpyret)
When the yellow shines, we'll glare together
Yeah, we'll stick around forever
Said we always will defend
And it's clear we can drag things out till the end.

30. Stirvik TU (losing to Nithgard)
We used to rule the league
We'd keep rising without fatigue
Now in the morning we train alone
Since the city is all we own.

31. Stirvik TU (drawing with Gultpyret)
So we're caving in and we start to doubt.
We just don't know what to do.
Kaynd might become new stars, but our fate's writ large
When we tie with clubs like you.

32. Nithgard GU (losing to Attereg)
Now that you're midtable, you suddenly beat us
Now we're fighting somebody else, you think you can spoil this?

33. Stirvik TU (beating Brandith)
If we can rock that club
Then Nithgard's in our sights
We lit the scoreboard up
And got the win tonight!
Because we scored six goals,
Now it's seven, right,
We're gonna light it up
Bring on one last fight!

34. Nithgard GU (beating Rogglebo)
Rogglebo's defense is unforgettable
Black and blue, it let us stay top.
Stirvik's win was not enough, impossible, ooh!

Hey, yeah, okay, right, yeah, pose for your pictures, whatever, we got this.

(There's also a second division; Stephane Manion led Stivarnel back to the top flight, his compatriot Erich Seibich having transferred to Brayntel in the offseason. The Rithspin girls and women proved difficult to forget, for their own part, while Paysban's pink-and-green remained respectable.)

Pos/Team                 Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Nithgard GU            34   18  11   5    58   25  +33    65 Champions
 2 Stirvik TU             34   19   6   9    66   38  +28    63
 3 Atteregav Numa         34   18   8   8    44   27  +17    62
 4 Munnerput TU           34   17   7  10    64   53  +11    58
 5 Brandith GU            34   18   4  12    53   44   +9    58
 6 Deahpild TU            34   16   5  13    71   60  +11    53
 7 Rogglebo TU            34   15   8  11    37   36   +1    53
 8 Brayntel TU            34   15   5  14    58   53   +5    50
 9 Ungalb Devsgrybe       34   13   9  12    53   49   +4    48
10 Ungalb Parkatsee       34   13   9  12    41   41    0    48
11 Retatyn TU             34   12  10  12    47   48   −1    46
12 Attereg GU             34   13   7  14    52   54   −2    46
13 Perntav Marna TU       34   13   7  14    36   42   −6    46
14 Ousteeble TU           34   11   6  17    27   38  −11    39
15 Ungalb Tratbongent     34   10   7  17    18   32  −14    37
16 Ungalb Gultpyret       34    6  14  14    38   56  −18    32 Relegated
17 Passkay GU             34    7   7  20    28   52  −24    28 Relegated
18 Brynag GU              34    5   4  25    41   84  −43    19 Relegated

Pos/Team                 Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Stivarnel GU           34   20   7   7    77   55  +22    67 Champions/Promoted
 2 Paysban TU             34   19   8   7    54   40  +14    65 Promoted
 3 Rithspin TU            34   17   7  10    50   38  +12    58 Promoted
 4 Hulbindan TU           34   17   6  11    49   33  +16    57
 5 Brantslaybel TU        34   16   8  10    61   52   +9    56
 6 Tinneret GU            34   15  10   9    60   56   +4    55
 7 Diframz TU             34   15   8  11    90   87   +3    53
 8 Buzhrumpus GU          34   16   4  14    80   66  +14    52
 9 Ungalb Lodjban         34   15   4  15    70   59  +11    49
10 Ronthand TU            34   11  11  12    55   59   −4    44
11 Kolpuung GU            34   12   8  14    78   82   −4    44
12 Assertham TU           34   11  10  13    37   38   −1    43
13 Ungalb Impodel         34   12   6  16    64   69   −5    42
14 Divlayn TU             34   10   9  15    49   61  −12    39
15 Ungalb Fazhond         34   10   7  17    60   75  −15    37
16 Stroyfungul GU         34    9   8  17    55   70  −15    35 Relegated
17 Tendrekion GU          34    7   9  18    51   71  −20    30 Relegated
18 Breskelion GU          34    6   6  22    56   85  −29    24 Relegated

Promoted: Hepsint TU, Easbyl GU, Perntav Delint GU

Earent (EAR) qualifiers
Champions’ Cup 50: Nithgard GU, Stirvik TU
Globe Cup 47: Atteregav Numa, Munnerput TU, Brandith GU
Series B Champions’ Cup 47: Stivarnel GU, Paysban TU, Rithspin TU, Hulbindan TU

by **Northern Sunrise Islands** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 2:02 pm

Pezcemá, Dua-Isla, Northern Sunrise Islands
Club House of Pezcemá Golden Magikarps

While the Sunrisians were still in the fight for maybe qualifying to the Round of 16, important things were happening at the simple town of Pezcemá, not too many kilometers on north from one of the New Twin Cities, Citta Franca. The club of the Farf-populated city, Pezcemá Golden Magikarps had obtained a spot at the debuting Sunset League and now, the city folk were more focused than ever on who they were bringing to give the team some strength and more hope for a promotion.

The team most important step? Bringing Euran ex-player and forever cheater Grant Davis to bring some tactic power to the squad, hopefully enough to make the team stand out in a league characterized by many little town teams so that, in the future, the team could be facing the Matthew City Senators or the Selyne City Athenians on any given weekend. Eventually, Davis arrived at the Club House of Pezcemá, to analyze what team he was working with.

"So... this is the team I am working with?" asked Davis to Gândë Lîménõ, the most sympatic player at the squad, as he was in the bench while the starter 11 players of the team were playing against Flamengo from Barra e Janeiro in a friendly match. Sadly, with Flamengo being the cheating team that they are, the players were being trounced violently by them. "...They lack meat. Really."

"Meat?" asked Lîménõ, shocked at the violent style of playing that Flamengo used. "They WILL be lacking meat if the referee keeps acting like nothing happened!" Lîménõ left the bench, almost as a coach, to yell at the referee. "WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? YOU ARE SO BLIND THAT IF YOU WERE AT STILWATER, YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SEE CARS BLOWING UP ALL THE TIME!"

"Hey, kid! Sit down." said the Euran coach, while the Farf reserve returned to the bench, still angered. "Anyways, shouldn't we have more players? These sixteen guys wouldn't even be able to endure the national tournament of Ark, let alone the Sunset League..."

"Oh, about that... We had a Sunrisian guy but he got in jail for vandalizing a statue and also we have some Farf players that are on loan from Project +90 but they are at Farfadillis for the World Cup, the President of the team said that we would have more players arriving throughtout the World Cup break but... we already are in course for the third matchday of the Cup of Harmony and the only guy we got currently from the outside market is Val Kylx from Slembana..."

"Kylx? Wasn't he in Royal Rumiatzi from Astograth?" asked Davis, while Lîménõ only nodded twice, while the coach was still mesmerized by that sudden newsflash. "...How the hell did this team sign up Kylx? And more important, how much has it costed?"

"Dunno. The president said that he costed a shiny Charizard statue for them to put in the front of their stadium, but I doubt that they couldn't pick it from someone else or something like that." answered the reserve midfielder, while shrugging. He then would look at the field again, only to see the referee giving a red card to Fer Nigóan for a rough tackle against Tiaguinho, a midfielder from Flamengo. "STUPID REFEREE. STUUUUPIIIID!"

"Then... where he is? Shouldn't he be around here?"

"I am afraid that this will not be possible." answered the President of the Club, saddened. "Well... Kylx was toying around with an Unown and..." the President revealed a Skitty in his hands. "...the Unown transformed him into a Skitty. We're not really sure how to fix this, the Unown fled after turning him into this."

"Oh, the ~~humanity~~pokémonity!"

DE PLACA
IT'S TIME! IT'S TIME!

SUNRISE LEAGUE
Athenians 2, the second coming? Bow down to the Punnies? Nobody expects the Lylatian Inquisition?

Some years ago, the Athenians were being promoted from the lower divisions, after a huge season in the Southern Conference and that was the year where their rise to the main divisions of Northern Sunrise Islands and... look a few years later... Yuba United couldn't beat them. Obviously, the favorites this season, the Selyne City Athenians are the most promising side. Only problem? Flip-flopping. Yeah, the Athenians aren't really the most consistent team all around, but they are the favorites. Besides, the whole Year of the Dragon mood of the city thanks to Ironhide being the big star of the title of the Athenians.

Meanwhile, there are other sides ready for battle. Lylat Starfox brought the signing of the season with Billy Shogun from Mangolana, which gives them a lot of credit, but doesn't really seems to say "We will win this!". How about the Mardi Lopunnies? They are looking for their fourth star and... let's face it, why not? The Old Twin Cities area has, aside from Selyne City, those other two, well-known to the rest of the world teams that shouldn't be ignored in this all around brawl. Matthew City Senators and Matthew City Rangers, two teams that already nailed a national league are now looking forward to the top once again. Besides, why would you be in the top division if you don't want to win a title? Well... Aside if your name is Brentwood Charizards, that is.

The middle of the league also has some teams that want to make surprises, like the Mabel Oilers, the Afonse Battalion, the San Jose Sharks, the Lynder Froslasses (or Frosslasses, because according to the owners of Lynder, "Having two different nicknames kicks behinds"), the Ninon Beart Reapers and the Neuville Scythers. Who knows? Maybe this season will have more surprises.

Talking about new stuff, this season has stuff that will be debuting (It's not the Sunrise League when things are not debuting, it seems.), as the Sunrisian football pyramid adds more levels to their structure with the Sunset League and their two divisions, Twilight (Not that, thanks a lot.) and Dusk. Also, the NSIFC adds the Sunrise League Junior, another option to the Sunrise League Development, where players can develop together with their original Junior club. The Sunrise League Development now has an international team, the Young Dragons (a minor team for the Chun-nan national squad) and this season could also be seeing the return of the NSI Cup, who was dropped originally for lack of sponsorship.

Also, talking about new things, DE PLACA would be welcoming the Slembanan legend Val Kylx to the Sunrisian pyramid as a player of the sixth-tier side Pezcemá Golden Magikarps, but given his current status as a Skitty, we would rather welcome him to the Pokémon Fighting Tournaments of Northern Sunrise Islands!

OTHER NEWS
> Hannah Alcouin from Ajeán AFC looks forward for the Sunrise League Junior: "Finally!"
> SBL: Play-offs will only start after the end of the Handball World Cup, Watanabe angry with players of Sangti blowing up their locker room
> Prima, the first child of La Déesse X
> Sunrise Quidditch League postponed due to Goffika's prank of spray-painting the only Quidditch field with the words "MCR ROX, PREPPIES SUX"
> SGFL goes bankrupt: League Comissioner wasted I$ 30mi with female escorts from Knuckia, "He was kinky"
> Princess Circuit: "Playing on bikinis for Summer Pre-Season is ridiculous" says the Players' Association

by **New Sideburn** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 10:54 pm

SEASON PREVIEW for the NEW SIDEBURN PREMIERSHIP 331

1 AFC Treason                46  30   3  13  64  41  +23  93  Champions
2 Sabrefell Moths            46  23  11  12  71  48  +23  80  Globe
3 Maximum City               46  22   9  15  45  41   +4  75  Globe
4 Sabrefell Athletic         46  21  11  14  69  56  +13  74
5 Brinemouth                 46  20  12  14  53  45   +8  72
6 Southfell United           46  19  15  12  80  75   +5  72  Globe
7 AFC Integabad              46  20  11  15  57  49   +8  71
8 Crisisbless                46  19  13  14  63  49  +14  70
9 North Laithland            46  19  12  15  62  58   +4  69
10 Violence Chariots         46  20   9  17  57  60   -3  69
11 Parrhesia United          46  18  13  15  64  50  +14  67
12 AFC Raven River           46  19   9  18  64  59   +5  66
13 South Laithland           46  19   9  18  59  56   +3  66
14 Cranequin Wanderers       46  19   8  19  58  55   +3  65
15 Goodfeather FC            46  16  16  14  68  64   +4  64
16 Rhagant Schadenfreude     46  17  12  17  50  48   +2  63
17 Maximum Rovers            46  16   9  21  52  54   -2  57
18 Raging Fire Hares         46  14  13  19  34  46  -12  55
19 Leopolis Hatemongers      46  15   9  22  48  55   -7  54
20 Brookford Otters          46  14  12  20  42  61  -19  54
21 Newrook Democracy         46  15   7  24  59  69  -10  52  R
22 Chenoworth Rovers         46  10  14  22  34  62  -28  44  R
23 Dubstep Rangers           46   9  16  21  44  58  -14  43  R
24 Crisisbless United        46   6  11  29  41  79  -38  29  R

1 Corvette Maulers           46  24  14   8  75  42  +33  86  P
2 Valkyrja Hawks             46  25  10  11  59  33  +26  85  P
3 Iron City                  46  23   9  14  52  33  +19  78  P
4 Franchise FC               46  21   9  16  59  50   +9  72  P
5 Forge Carpenters           46  18  17  11  44  30  +14  71
6 AFC Rochford               46  18  16  12  36  30   +6  70

by **New Sideburn** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 10:57 pm

by **Licentiapacisterra** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 10:13 am

Welcome to the Sixth Campionato Esportivano di Campeones, organised for the second time by the Royal Licentian Football Association. With sixty entries from fifteen different nations, the RLFA decided that they would drop the group stage format in favour of a simple knockout format all the way to the final.

For the first time under Licentian stewardship, a bid was made to host the final of the tournament. As such, the final will be held at the Estadio Ferdinand Marcos in Ciudad Sangti, Sangti, which has recently hosted both the Series B Champions' Cup Final and the UICA Youth Cup.

Previous Finals:
CEdC I - FC Guingamp (CYB) 0-0 Matthew City Senators (NSI) (0-0 AET, 2-4 PKs) - Avenhelm Castle, Avenhelm, Swyftlandre
CEdC II - Ministry of Finance (NCB) 2–0 AFC Farnworth (LCP) - Swyftlandre County Stadium, San Swyft, Swyftlandre
CEdC III - Tifün-di Ferrosia (DAN) 2-2 Selyne City Athenians (NSI) [2-2 AET, 1-3 PKs] - APX Sports Stadium, Dwile, Apox
CEdC IV - N/A (I couldn't find a record of this; anybody mind finding it for me, or I'll have to consider it non-contested in the next edition)
CEdC V - Mardi Lopunnies (NSI) 2–0 Issington FC (APX) - St Bart's Oval, St Bart's, The Licentian Islands

Association Codes:
ABA - Albaie
APX - Apox
AYP - Ares-y-Penthesilea
BRP - Boring Paradise
CHN - Chun-nan
CPD - Commune PDT.v2
FEL - Felix
HKE - Holy Kamote
LCP - The Licentian Islands
NSB - New Sideburn
NSI - Northern Sunrise Islands
SGT - Sangti
TAS - Tasrailia
TJN - Taijan
WFH - Westfield House

First Round:
Dwile Warriors (APX), Montfort Wanderers (LCP), Selyne City Athenians (NSI) and Empilot United (BRP) have byes to the Second Round.
Burth (TAS) 2–3 Houghton Rangers (LCP)
Abia Wolfs (ABA) 2–1 Sibuyas Club (HKE)
Neuville Scythers (NSI) 1–1 Guangshae Shenxin (CHN) (1–2 AET)
Graxian United (WFH) 6–2 Muskula'dheen Sektor-Yhuug (CPD)
Upo FC (HKE) 1–0 FC Endeavour (APX)
Sieberg (FEL) 0–2 Dubrack's Town Celtic (ABA)
Carrington United (LCP) 2–3 Matthew City Senators (NSI)
Labanos Athletic (HKE) 0–1 Sabrefell Moths (NSB)
Issington FC (APX) 0–1 Ruten Bridge Castle (ABA)
AFC Treason (NSB) 0–0 Launey (TAS) (0–0 AET) (4–1 pen.)
Sporting Volker (FEL) 0–2 Muskula'dheen Sektor-Sevhyer'dvha (CPD)
Prime Para United (BRP) 2–1 Deportivo Nespa (SGT)
Sabrefell Athletic (NSB) 3–2 Cato (FEL)
Real Tiagosan (SGT) 2–2 Nova Tunis FC (TJN) (2–2 AET) (6–7 pen.)
Hoberra (TAS) 1–1 Argonauts AS (AYP) (1–2 AET)
Mabel Oilers (NSI) 3–1 Seaton FC Basel (WFH)
OE Penthesilea (AYP) 3–1 Para Wanderers (WFH)
CD Viocla (SGT) 3–2 Bartholomew FC (BRP)
Nova Algiers Maroons (TJN) 0–1 Devbourne (TAS)
AO Amazonians (AYP) 2–1 St Christopher United (TJN)
Mogd-Syrdusha Khvadrant'delta (CPD) 1–0 The Eternals (AYP)
Maximum City (NSB) 1–0 Tsundere Xiaoyu (CHN)
Quaoning Guoan (CHN) 0–1 Real Cintore (SGT)
Mogd-Syrdusha Sentrhaalnoya-Sektor (CPD) 0–3 Albaie Rangers (ABA)
Colesham Athletic (LCP) 2–1 Samcastle United (BRP)
Oldcastle United (WFH) 1–4 Gwinevra Barbarians (APX)
Hang Pning Shide (CHN) 0–1 Coco Bay Capitals (TJN)
Altomare (FEL) 2–1 Talong United (HKE)

Second Round:
Real Cintore (SGT) 3–0 Argonauts AS (AYP)
Upo FC (HKE) 1–1 Altomare (FEL) (1–2 AET)
Empilot United (BRP) 1–1 Dwile Warriors (APX) (1–2 AET)
Mogd-Syrdusha Khvadrant'delta (CPD) 0–3 Prime Para United (BRP)
CD Viocla (SGT) 1–1 Coco Bay Capitals (TJN) (1–1 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Devbourne (TAS) 3–3 AO Amazonians (AYP) (4–3 AET)
Muskula'dheen Sektor-Sevhyer'dvha (CPD) 0–1 Guangshae Shenxin (CHN)
Dubrack's Town Celtic (ABA) 0–1 Nova Tunis FC (TJN)
Ruten Bridge Castle (ABA) 2–2 Mabel Oilers (NSI) (2–3 AET)
OE Penthesilea (AYP) 1–0 Sabrefell Athletic (NSB)
Albaie Rangers (ABA) 3–1 Sabrefell Moths (NSB)
Abia Wolfs (ABA) 1–0 Houghton Rangers (LCP)
Maximum City (NSB) 1–3 Gwinevra Barbarians (APX)
AFC Treason (NSB) 0–1 Montfort Wanderers (LCP)
Colesham Athletic (LCP) 2–1 Matthew City Senators (NSI)
Selyne City Athenians (NSI) 1–3 Graxian United (WFH)

Third Round:
Mabel Oilers (NSI) 0–1 Montfort Wanderers (LCP)
Colesham Athletic (LCP) 1–2 Gwinevra Barbarians (APX)
Real Cintore (SGT) 3–2 Albaie Rangers (ABA)
OE Penthesilea (AYP) 3–1 Devbourne (TAS)
Abia Wolfs (ABA) 1–0 Guangshae Shenxin (CHN)
Graxian United (WFH) 1–1 Coco Bay Capitals (TJN) (1–1 AET) (7–6 pen.)
Altomare (FEL) 1–2 Prime Para United (BRP)
Nova Tunis FC (TJN) 1–0 Dwile Warriors (APX)

Quarter Finals:
Real Cintore (SGT) 2–1 Montfort Wanderers (LCP)
OE Penthesilea (AYP) 1–1 Abia Wolfs (ABA) (1–1 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Graxian United (WFH) 0–1 Nova Tunis FC (TJN)
Prime Para United (BRP) 0–0 Gwinevra Barbarians (APX) (0–1 AET)

Semi Finals:
Real Cintore (SGT) 2–0 Gwinevra Barbarians (APX)
Nova Tunis FC (TJN) 2–3 OE Penthesilea (AYP)

Sixth Campionato Esportivano di Campeones Final (at Estadio Ferdinand Marcos, Ciudad Sangti, Sangti):
Real Cintore (SGT) 1–1 OE Penthesilea (AYP) (1–2 AET)

Against all the odds, in a final between teams from two nations new to this stage of the competition, OE Penthesilea become the first side from Ares-y-Penthesilea to win the Campionato Esportivano di Campeones, turning over the home advantage of runners-up Real Cintore, from Sangti.

by **Zwangzug** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 8:26 am

4square: quick takes from your favorite domestic-analysis website

Four key UICA players from last season's top four

1. Patricia Eliot--Canbix Muses

While she normally sticks to the defense, there are plenty of interchangeable spots that can slot deep in the midfield for the Nightriders, so she pushed forward time and again to set up a couple goals against the Konsaa Royals ("that's how we win, when kings are just fools," as the prickly Canbix fans' chant--doesn't quite go). She was booked during the first loss to Sporting Iturributa, however, and perhaps was used more sparingly against El Nacional as a result. Even then, her technical defensive skills were on fine display--Canbix just didn't quite get their act together.

2. Erin Fimer--Bassabook Old Boys

Who would have thought it would be a female defender for them of all teams? Okay, it might not have been. We don't really know. What we do know is that she limped off during the Burnaby game, and--okay, we can't even say that it showed, East Franz were always going to be a class above BOB on paper. What we can say is that her absence was missed during the regular season as well, with Aloysius Donohue an ineffective substitute. Teresa Gaust saw time as well, but she was even more inconsistent and certainly didn't do herself any favors. Oh well.

3. Nicholas Blier--Ephesian FC

Entertained fans with the latter two goals in Zwischen. That was actually the problem, in a sense, as they only managed one on the road, and then Caballeros' superior away goals saw them go through. At least Ephesian can say that they were able to throw off the "Knights"' defense long enough to make an impact (it's probably a good thing they didn't get drawn against Canbix, come to think of it). Although, it's the Zwischen club we're talking about, you can't blame them for being a little hesitant when there are bleeping timewalls to panic about. (Zwischen residents, on the other hand, are cool with bears. So there's that.)

4. Jia Essian--Spenson Suburbia

Defeated Pradera FC in a shootout. Actual ability demonstrated? Er, bleep all, basically he just stood there and waited for one of the Verdiblancos to miss. Symbolic importance going forward? Could be incalculable.

Four wholly legitimate halfway-point observations that the second half bore out not at all

1. Trebuchet Cham might not completely suck.

They came into the halfway point riding a win streak! Victory over Arlington and then Namiri Forest meant that the Cabbas were in the heady heights of thirteenth, with five whole wins to their name. Those five wins...were all they came up with.

2. Spenson Suburbia won't settle for draws.

Say what you will for the point-awarding system at play in this league, they were the only team to have none through matchday fifteen. Whereupon they immediately slogged through a scoreless draw with Slogda. By the end of the season, they'd be--jointly, of course--the league leaders in that category.

3. The bitter central team to make the Globe Cup will not be named Canbix.

First of all, who came up with the name for the "bitter center" of Quewi-Keppal-Egalia-Maenems? Scans a little better than "the sort of tealish-blue districts and also Egalia that one time," and won't ever be confused with the central division of baseball. Seriously, nice going.

Uh...football? The Nightriders were remarkably out of contention for most of the way through, basically just old and tired (although not necessarily, we'll see how the new national team lines up, eh). Keppal Cosmos were quick to take advantage, rising to third by halfway while Canbix were a mere sixth; it wouldn't last, however, as some semblance of their normal forms held sway by the end.

4. The Jr.s are completely boring.

102d were dead last in both goals for and against by halfway, the only team not to have reached double digits in scoring. What's really sad is that they managed to score five in their first four matchdays, but came into matchday 16 oh-for-their-last-six games. That's goalscoring-wise. Then they got shut out by Ephesian. Before erupting for five against Cham (haha, Cabbas still suck), and finishing the season...uh, only tied for last in most goals scored, and with several teams leakier.

There's a broader point to be made here, and that's that the college juniors and company--while perhaps interesting enough--still haven't gotten much coverage. If Dima Novak (who skipped college entirely to test his luck with Excelsior Slogda) is any example, maybe the system doesn't need to be all that good? Certain sides no doubt want a more professional youth system in place, so they can't say that their failure to qualify for the Champions' Cup group stage is just due to them not wanting to throw together a "youth team." 102d could probably help them with that, to be fair, they've got their groundsharing and stuff all set up already.

Four places where the Rovers' "home field advantage" worked

(There were actually more to choose from, in fact, but these were four we wanted to talk about.)

1. Marsey

Far (relatively) from the narrow road, there was no need for diving or play-acting, just the Rovers beating an erratic Cham, 5-2. Their offense wasn't actually the best of Matchday Three, but more on that later--for now, Pippa Meilor-Gentir and Joseph O'Bannon are slotting together nicely in left midfield, with both registering goals in this affair.

2. Heart's Jaunt

A small town in Ildynia; local fans are split about evenly among 102d, Cham, and Keppal, but it has an awesome name, and that is what matters. Also the stadium is well-maintained, if kind of small and outshone by like broomball facilities or something. The Rovers fell behind to old rivals Arlington City, through an Iris McKien header, before Khamisi McCluey restored the tie (perhaps there was a sizable Bigtopian community in Heart's Jaunt that enjoyed this, although personally I'm dubious). Anyway Marley Harris-Berk found a late winner for the Rovers, and their not-quite-adoring-but-altogether-satisfied fans.

3. The FTC

Ah, yes, the contractually-mandated "come host us here so we can split our matches evenly" problem. It paid off in fine style for the Rovers, with Harris-Berk getting them out to an early lead. Tuenjai Kraisintu tied things up for the Oxen, but Rowena Cellamoor's free kick made it a Rovers victory. (The game was on the west side; you probably don't care.)

4. Danhy

It was against Arlington, you might remember (actually, probably you don't, but I'm telling you), that the Rovers came up with the strategy of playing very near to their opponents, in a city that actually hates them. Arlington/Weegham is kind of a tepid baseball rivalry, though. Trink/Danhy is relatively toxic. So it proved in the 2-1 victory, with the Trink fans being like "you're just a bunch of bandwagon hoppers," and the Danhy fans being like "yes, yes we are," which received a "well also you suck," and...yes. Canbix and Bassabook called, they want their increasingly unprintable rhyme schemes back. They also want their top two positions back, and aren't getting either. Some altercations at Monorail Initial (it's like a terminal, but different), were reported afterwards, which prompted league officials to really suggest that the Rovers not pull that stunt again. By which time they had moved on. To like Ecklam or somewhere not close.

Four teams that led the league

1. Excelsior Slogda

Two days, and only jointly. Still counts. As you might have guessed, they opened the season in--er, Fulpog, and beat the suburbians. They then hosted Eintracht Trink, and beat them as well. Whereupon they lost to Arlington and eventually dropped to eighth, but turned their season around to make the Globe Cup, no mean feat for a side now down to one national-teamer, and him a third-stringer at that. From Craton to Hapra, the fans still have plenty to light up about--even if they don't need to light up the scoreboard to get there.

2. Bassabook Old Boys

They overtook Alaisti on goal difference, with a 5-0 beatdown of Namiri Independent on Matchday Three. If you're keeping score at home, that makes them the second team to record exactly five goals that day. The Oxen were the third. They lost. Because Ephesian.

While BOB lost their next match to jump back to third, they'd return to the top of the table for a while. After going first again on matchday seven, goals from Loris Muraro-Ughi and Ike Conrad gave them the all-important win over 102d their next game, and they'd stay top until Katie Raptis scored the only goal in Canbix on Matchday Eleven. Bassabook fans were too still singing, unfortunately it was songs about horses, so the normal nervous security procedures were in play. Bassabook, for their part, won the local-not-exactly-a-derby-but-hardly-a-friendly-clash against Trink the next week, with a quick pair of goals giving them a secure lead that a late consolation didn't much hurt...even if they were only atop the table by a goal at that point. They'd lose on Matchday Thirteen, however, to the team that overtook them for first. Of whom more. Immediately!

3. Twineur Bugs

They were the Bugbears this time around, more often than not. Beginning with a win in the (western) FTC that tied them for first to start the campaign, continuing through an exhilarating 5-3 win in Zwischen, Diane Muenler's goal against Arlington that saw them go top again, and then came that fortunate 4-2 over Bassabook. They dealt with Ted Silla-Raty's obscure health condition, by basically ignoring it, and given his temperament that counts as "fine style." Though they dropped to second at halfway, they got a couple more wins, and perhaps it was matchday seventeen that was their true high-water mark; Travis Robinson-Mayer scored the only goal in Canbix, and their lead held up even though they started dropping points thereafter. Those dropped points eventually saw them slip from the lead on matchday twenty, after a messy draw in Keppal City rattled them. They'd then draw with Ephesian, but retake the lead two matchdays later after Muenler scored the only goal at home against Sporting Esper. (Fans of the national team noted that, on her day, Emily Winters-Neumann can just about outshine Joshua Farthing in goal. Bugs fans are aware that she is also more easily rattled, and could be prone to worse meltdowns.) Giving up four to Namiri Independent the next day didn't quite qualify--the Bugs kept pulling themselves back into it, and only lost by one--but nothing came together after that.

4. Ephesian FC

It has been said that defense wins championships.

It has been said that "you don't know what you're doing."

It has been said that naming clubs after epistles is probably not a secularly-endorsed decision.

It has been said that mercilessly emphasizing equal division of labor and a resistance to specialization does not represent the noblest ideals of equality.

It has also been said that "well, it would be nice to have some champions other than the Nightriders..."

On that note, and basically that alone, Ephesian FC delivered. With perhaps one of the more impressive improvements in last season, when they leapt from twelfth to third, they did one (two?) better this time around. They won their first five before losing to the Bugs, stayed top, dropped out of first the next match and returned briefly for the halfway point, after a late goal from Greg Timbre-Peabody secured a three-all draw with Bassabook. They would have to take the lead twice more, the last time on a visit to Cham where Davi Keane-Liuprand set up Loren Hurlbut for the only goal of the game. Keane-Liuprand, of course, is their central midfielder in basically every sense of the word--but rather than be arrogant about the team potentially revolving around him, he's just completely loyal to it and very, very proud of them. (The silent animosity between him and Winters-Neumann is already noticeably awkward on the national team.)

By matchday twenty-eight, Blier's goal in Arlington had mathematically wrapped things up, and Ephesian were then able to celebrate with their fans (at home against Namiri Forest--there really should be a tactical rivalry there, but Namiri are basically "been there, done that" and it hasn't taken hold), before playing the kids in Bassabook. (The benchwarmers. Not, like, youth cup kids.)

It's never a dull moment watching Ephesian, as brighter minds than mine have basically implied. That said, this triumph was particularly bittersweet for fans old enough to remember the other national team. Whatever else you can say about them, they at least learned from some of their excesses, and Ephesian do appear to have in certain respects missed the point. (Depending on how this and any potential future international play goes, there's the potential for some very chastening lessons, one supposes, so don't set anything in stone.) All the same, this is probably more cause for amusement than regret, or expectation that their tactics would translate well anywhere else. This is the 1./. It's a strange place. With a very strange--but somehow deserving--champion.

Pos/Team                 Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Ephesian FC            30   18   7   5    76   56  +20    21.5
 2 Twineur Bugs           30   16   8   6    61   43  +18    20
 3 Excelsior Slogda       30   14   9   7    37   23  +14    18.5
 4 Canbix Muses           30   15   6   9    43   28  +15    18
 5 Bassabook Old Boys     30   15   5  10    46   32  +14    17.5
 6 Keppal Cosmos          30   13   8   9    48   44   +4    17
 7 Sporting Esper         30   14   4  12    38   36   +2    16
 8 Spenson Suburbia       30   11   9  10    42   42    0    15.5
 9 FTC United             30   11   7  12    33   34   −1    14.5
10 Namiri Independent     30   11   6  13    36   42   −6    14
   Rovers United          30   12   4  14    45   51   −6    14
12 Namiri Forest          30   10   6  14    28   30   −2    13
13 102d Jr.s              30    9   7  14    24   29   −5    12.5
14 Eintracht Trink        30    6   8  16    44   63  −19    10
15 Arlington City         30    8   4  18    24   44  −20    10
16 Trebuchet Cham         30    5   6  19    36   64  −28    8

Zwangzug (ZWZ) qualifiers
Champions’ Cup 50: Ephesian FC
Globe Cup 47: Twineur Bugs, Excelsior Slogda, Canbix Muses

by **The Inevitable Syndicate** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 9:13 am

'Connected through the earth.'
ClayComms Premier League
Season 27 - Matchdays 1-10

And so the 27th season of the ever-growing ClayComms Premier League has kicked off! Many teams are hoping to get the strong start, in order to keep their momentum going for future matchdays. Ten matchdays in, let's see what's been going on...

MATCHDAY 1
Pinehearth United 3-1 Ashgrove Town
Westonbirt City 0-2 FC Milenol
Fligsive FC 2-1 Nostromo Meteorites
Dysenside Duellers 0-0 Magnaeus City
FC Baudelaire 1-1 Burgess FC
Wozinitz Wonderers 0-4 Hyford FC
Diomede FC 0-1 Beaconsby Flames
Gatesby Athletic 1-0 Tessewind Tuesday
Vale Conglomerate 1-2 Katonbeck Kaperers
FC Aldonelly 3-1 Cardertower
Lesko Pavillion 1-1 Shinra Town
Hawkington Town 0-4 Rattford

So, the first matches of the season really seemed to start with a bang. Perhaps the most shocking result was the 4-0 loss that Wozinitz Wonderers had at home to Hyford FC, and old returners to the league Fligsive managed to start strong with a 2-1 win against the Meteorites.

MATCHDAY 2
FC Milenol 0-0 Pinehearth United
Nostromo Meteorites 0-0 Ashgrove Town
Magnaeus City 1-0 Westonbirt City
Burgess FC 2-1 Fligsive FC
Hyford FC 1-1 Dysenside Duellers
Wozinitz Wonderers 3-0 FC Baudelaire
Tessewind Tuesday 1-1 Diomede FC
Katonbeck Kaperers 1-1 Beaconsby Flames
Cardertower 1-1 Gatesby Athletic
Shinra Town 2-1 Vale Conglomerate
Rattford 2-1 FC Aldonelly
Hawkington Town 0-1 Lesko Pavillion

Burgess FC managed to clinch a win against Fligsive on the second matchday, and the Wonderers managed to take their loss at home out on FC Baudelaire, whom they beat 3-0. Lesko Pavillion, the new team forged from the refugee town, managed to secure their first win in domestic football against Hawkington Town. Hawkington claimed that "They couldn't have beaten a better team".

MATCHDAY 3
Pinehearth United 2-1 Nostromo Meteorites
FC Milenol 2-2 Magnaeus City
Ashgrove Town 1-1 Burgess FC
Westonbirt City 0-1 Hyford FC
Fligsive FC 1-0 Wozinitz Wonderers
Dysenside Duellers 0-2 FC Baudelaire
Diomede FC 1-1 Katonbeck Kaperers
Tessewind Tuesday 1-0 Cardertower
Beaconsby Flames 1-1 Shinra Town
Gatesby Athletic 2-2 Rattford
Vale Conglomerate 0-4 Hawkington Town
FC Aldonelly 1-2 Lesko Pavillion

Possibly spurred on by their victory over Hawkington, Pavillion continued to assert their skill against the opponents in Division 2, clawing some points off of FC Aldonelly. Fligsive continued the fight for victory against the now annoyed Woz, and won it after a goal by new transfer Oleg Evseev of Mytannion.

MATCHDAY 4
Magnaeus City 1-1 Pinehearth United
Burgess FC 0-2 Nostromo Meteorites
Hyford FC 1-2 FC Milenol
Wozinitz Wonderers 3-1 Ashgrove Town
FC Baudelaire 1-0 Westonbirt City
Dysenside Duellers 0-1 Fligsive FC
Cardertower 2-1 Diomede FC
Shinra Town 0-2 Katonbeck Kaperers
Rattford 0-4 Tessewind Tuesday
Hawkington Town 1-0 Beaconsby Flames
Lesko Pavillion 1-3 Gatesby Athletic
FC Aldonelly 3-1 Vale Conglomerate

Burgess obviously spent their week off lounging about, as when they returned they recieved a sound thrashing to the tune of two goals to none by the Syndicate's most attacking bunch of players from the crater city. The cool and collected Pinehearth United only managed to force a draw from Magnaeus City at the Bird Cage, and that could affect their position in the tables...

MATCHDAY 5
Pinehearth United 1-1 Burgess FC
Magnaeus City 1-0 Hyford FC
Nostromo Meteorites 2-3 Wozinitz Wonderers
FC Milenol 2-0 FC Baudelaire
Ashgrove Town 1-0 Dysenside Duellers
Westonbirt City 1-0 Fligsive FC
Diomede FC 2-2 Shinra Town
Cardertower 3-2 Rattford
Katonbeck Kaperers 0-2 Hawkington Town
Tessewind Tuesday 1-1 Lesko Pavillion
Beaconsby Flames 0-4 FC Aldonelly
Gatesby Athletic 1-0 Vale Conglomerate

After seeing off Pavillion, Gatesby Athletic took on the other new team on this matchday, Vale Conglomerate. They saw them off too, showing that the team is incredibly capable of putting down smaller, newer teams. Good job guys. Fligsive FC have also moved from strength to strength, and after taking in those vital transfers, the boys in green beat the other boys in green, Westonbirt, 1-0. The Wonderers and the Meteorites clashed at Point Impact, and it was actually the Woz who came out better, winning by a single goal.

MATCHDAY 6
Hyford FC 1-0 Pinehearth United
Wozinitz Wonderers 2-2 Burgess FC
FC Baudelaire 2-1 Magnaeus City
Dysenside Duellers 1-3 Nostromo Meteorites
Fligsive FC 0-1 FC Milenol
Westonbirt City 1-1 Ashgrove Town
Rattford 1-1 Diomede FC
Hawkington Town 1-1 Shinra Town
Lesko Pavillion 0-0 Cardertower
FC Aldonelly 1-0 Katonbeck Kaperers
Vale Conglomerate 1-1 Tessewind Tuesday
Gatesby Athletic 2-0 Beaconsby Flames

Matchday Six saw a harsh draw between current champions Burgess FC and, once again, the Woz. It seems they've been battling hard, and letting that anger out at opportune moments. Pinehearth United just couldn't keep a grip on the ball when they faced Hyford, and paid the price by settling for a 1-0 defeat. Ashgrove Town played Westonbirt down to the wire, and failed to push ahead and win their game.

MATCHDAY 7
Pinehearth United 1-1 Wozinitz Wonderers
Hyford FC 2-0 FC Baudelaire
Burgess FC 0-0 Dysenside Duellers
Magnaeus City 1-3 Fligsive FC
Nostromo Meteorites 0-1 Westonbirt City
FC Milenol 2-1 Ashgrove Town
Diomede FC 2-0 Hawkington Town
Rattford 1-0 Lesko Pavillion
Shinra Town 1-0 FC Aldonelly
Cardertower 0-4 Vale Conglomerate
Katonbeck Kaperers 1-1 Gatesby Athletic
Tessewind Tuesday 2-0 Beaconsby Flames

The Fligsive-Magnaeus RIvalry was once again ignited on this matchday, as Fligsive dominated Magnaeus 3-1 at the Bird Cage. Fans from both sides had something to say about it, and the match was sure to be the talk of the towns for weeks. In Division 2, Vale Conglomerate managed a shock win against Cardertower, which surprised bookmakers and fans alike. Maybe Cardertower should stick to the car racing!

MATCHDAY 8
FC Baudelaire 0-1 Pinehearth United
Dysenside Duellers 0-1 Wozinitz Wonderers
Fligsive FC 1-4 Hyford FC
Westonbirt City 2-0 Burgess FC
Ashgrove Town 2-2 Magnaeus City
FC Milenol 0-1 Nostromo Meteorites
Lesko Pavillion 1-2 Diomede FC
FC Aldonelly 0-0 Hawkington Town
Vale Conglomerate 2-1 Rattford
Gatesby Athletic 1-2 Shinra Town
Beaconsby Flames 0-1 Cardertower
Tessewind Tuesday 3-1 Katonbeck Kaperers

Burgess have found their standards to be slipping recently, and this 2-0 loss to Westonbirt was no exception. Hyford also managed to silence the Fligsivi fans with a victory, and the Conglomerate continued their winning attitude against Rattford.

MATCHDAY 9
Pinehearth United 0-1 Dysenside Duellers
FC Baudelaire 1-3 Fligsive FC
Wozinitz Wonderers 1-1 Westonbirt City
Hyford FC 2-0 Ashgrove Town
Burgess FC 2-0 FC Milenol
Magnaeus City 1-1 Nostromo Meteorites
Diomede FC 3-0 FC Aldonelly
Lesko Pavillion 2-1 Vale Conglomerate
Hawkington Town 1-2 Gatesby Athletic
Rattford 2-0 Beaconsby Flames
Shinra Town 1-0 Tessewind Tuesday
Cardertower 3-0 Katonbeck Kaperers

Now, on this matchday the two newbies to the league duked it out, and on the day it was Pavillion that proved the victor with a perfectly timed goal in the latter stages of the match. Fligisive geared up once again, and delivered three goals to FC Baudelaire, who couldn't fight back. Burgess FC got back into their groove, and thanks to Jacob Pratt, won 2-0 against FC Milenol at Sunrise Park.

MATCHDAY 10
Fligsive FC 6-2 Pinehearth United
Westonbirt City 0-1 Dysenside Duellers
Ashgrove Town 2-1 FC Baudelaire
FC Milenol 0-2 Wozinitz Wonderers
Nostromo Meteorites 2-0 Hyford FC
Magnaeus City 0-1 Burgess FC
Vale Conglomerate 2-3 Diomede FC
Gatesby Athletic 3-0 FC Aldonelly
Beaconsby Flames 0-0 Lesko Pavillion
Tessewind Tuesday 2-1 Hawkington Town
Katonbeck Kaperers 2-1 Rattford
Cardertower 0-2 Shinra Town

It seems that Fligsive wanted to show their northern friends exactly why their homerground is the Syndicate's primary stadium, as on this matchday they played one of the most goal-filled games we've seen in the league. Six goals, two of which came from Nathan Powell, blew United away at the Flynn Arena. the Woz and the Meteorites both won 2-0 against teams that were really itching for victory, but it was the Meteorites that seemed to be the better of the two teams on this occasion, scoring their goals quicker than the Wonderers did against their opponent.

Division 1 Standings
    Team                     P  W  D  L For  Ag +/- Pts
  1  Hyford FC               10  6  1  3  16   7  +9  19
  2  Fligsive FC             10  6  0  4  18  13  +5  18
  3  Wozinitz Wonderers      10  5  3  2  16  12  +4  18
  4  FC Milenol              10  5  2  3  11   9  +2  17
  5  Nostromo Meteorites     10  4  2  4  13  10  +3  14
  6  Burgess FC              10  3  5  2  10  10  +0  14
  7  Pinehearth United       10  3  4  3  11  13  -2  13
  8  Magnaeus City           10  2  5  3  10  12  -2  11
  9  Westonbirt City         10  3  2  5   6   8  -2  11
 10  Ashgrove Town           10  2  4  4  10  15  -5  10
 11  FC Baudelaire           10  3  1  6   8  15  -7  10
 12  Dysenside Duellers      10  2  3  5   4   9  -5   9

Division 2 Standings
    Team                    P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Gatesby Athletic       10  6  3  1  17   8   +9  21
  2 Shinra Town            10  5  4  1  13   9   +4  19
  3 Tessewind Tuesday      10  5  3  2  15   7   +8  18
  4 Diomede FC             10  4  4  2  16  11   +5  16
  5 Cardertower            10  4  2  4  11  14   -3  14
  6 Rattford               10  4  2  4  16  15   +1  14
  7 Lesko Pavillion        10  3  4  3   9  10   -1  13
  8 FC Aldonelly           10  4  1  5  13  13   +0  13
  9 Katonbeck Kaperers     10  3  3  4  10  14   -4  12
 10 Hawkington Town        10  3  2  5  10  12   -2  11
 11 Vale Conglomerate      10  2  1  7  13  19   -6   7
 12 Beaconsby Flames       10  1  3  6   3  14  -11   6

by **Mangolana** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 4:07 pm

Mangolana Premier League Part II

The Mangolana Premier League season, following their one month break for the Mangolana League Cup has returned to play with the second half of the season shaping up to be one of the most highly contested in all areas. The defending Premier League Champions Mangolana City are on track for their second straight title. Should they win the title they will be the second team ever to win back-to-back Premier League titles and would become the first team ever to win the Mangolana Treble (Mangolana Super Cup, Mangolana League Cup, Mangolana Premier League). They currently sit atop the standings by 8 points over Soccoroo and 9 points over Federation. The fight for the Globe Cup spots are much closer however with Second Place thru Eighth place separated by just 4 points with Second place thru Fourth going to the Globe Cup. At the bottom of the table, it is also a tight knit battle with 13th thru 20th separated by just Seven points with the bottom three teams at the end of the season being relegated to the Mangolana Super League. The only team that may be hoping for Mangolana City to win the Premier League could be Quentis who lost in the League Cup finals to them. With a Mangolana City championship, Quentis will earn an invitation to next seasons Mangolana Super Cup.

The Second Half of the Premier League season started off with somewhat of a bang as Mascona FC was able to upset the third place in the table Federation with a superb 1-0 home win. Soccoroo kept tempo with Mangolana City as City defeated Nirvana and Soccoroo defeated Rockrote on the road 3-1. Federation's season continued to deteriorate on the 21st MatchDay as they fell to Mangolana City 1-0 while Soccoroo defeated Wanacana 2-0 at home to keep 8 points back of Mangolana City. Nirvana was able to get their 3rd win of the season when they defeated Commonbel on the road. With the 22nd MatchDay Federation got their first win of the Seasons Second Half when they won 3-0 over the suddenly struggling Commonbel. Narcana and Skyline City were involved in the most exciting match of the season so far when Narcana overcame a 4-1 halftime deficit at home to draw City 4-4 while Rival Nirvana earned their second straight win with a 2-1 home win over Herogeos. Mangolana City and Soccoroo both had 2-0 wins as City try to run away with the Premier League title while Soccoroo try to achieve their first. In the 23rd matchday, Mangolana City suffered a shock 1-1 draw at Redpool while Soccoroo won 1-0 at home over Mascona FC to shrink City's title lead down to 6 points. In the battle of the rivals, Arsenrall was able to achieve their first sweep of Skyline United in a season as Arsenrall won 1-0 at United. Their was also speculation that with Skyline FC struggling recently and Skyline City having a poor run of results at time this season, this could be the first season ever with no teams from Skyline going for an international competition. The 24th Matchday brought the two top Premier League teams together in Mangolana City as first place City hosted second place Soccoroo. The match was highly contested by both sides and deservedly ended in a 3-3 draw that excited the crowds of both clubs. Following Skyline United's disappointing home loss to Arsenrall, United was able to get back to winning with 3-2 away win at Nirvana which followed after they trailed 2-1 at halftime.

Mangolana City in the first MatchDay following their home 3-3 draw, Mangolana City's scoring touch remained as they won 5-1 on the road at Rockrote. Another match that resulted in a high scoring punch as Arsenrall won on the road at Narcana 4-0. The Skyline Derby also took a much expected turn as Skyline FC was able to win on the road at City with a 1-0 win. The third Skyline club, United was able to defeat Federation with a 2-1 home win with the winning strike coming in injury time as United tries to clime into Globe Cup contention. Soccoroo lost ground to Mangolana City as they suffered a shocking home loss against Commonbel 1-0. For the first time ever, MatchDay 26 brought about a new Derby de Poolings Champion with Redpool winning 2-0 at Bluepool and sweeping the Derby and winning their first ever Derby de Poolings. The heated rivals, Narcana and Nirvana, also renewed their heated rivalry, this time being in Nirvana where Nirvana defeated Narcana 1-0. Following the match, the Narcana bus was attacked by Nirvana supporters with over a 100 fans being taken into custody. The 26th MatchDay also brought two shocking results with Mangolana City drawing Wanacana 0-0 an Soccoroo losing to Herogeos on the road. The 27th Matchday brought two title contenders back into the picture as Mangolana City drew 1-1 with Skyline FC while Soccoroo and Federation both won their matches. Nothing out of line occurred with the 28th MatchDay as Mangolana City, Soccoroo, and Federation won with Soccoroo's win coming against Skyline United in a tough away match. Saddly though, the 29th MatchDay make it look more likely that the Premier League title could be decided early as Mangolana City won while Soccoroo drew and Federation lost, making this a two horse race with the second horse fading fast.

OCC: I ran out of time currently but I need to get this up now, so if I have time I will be going back to finish it, if not, then I won't but I will be trying.

Premier League Standings

    Team                 P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Soccoroo            38  24   8   6  62  23  +39  80 Champions Cup, Copa de Campeones
  2 Mangolana City      38  24   7   7  66  24  +42  79 Globe Cup
  3 Skyline United      38  23   8   7  60  35  +25  77 Globe Cup
  4 Federation          38  24   4  10  70  40  +30  76 Globe Cup
  5 Skyline FC          38  22   9   7  68  32  +36  75
  6 Arsenrall           38  22   9   7  43  18  +25  75
  7 Commonbel           38  18   9  11  30  24   +6  63
  8 Skyline City        38  17  10  11  49  42   +7  61
  9 Justidell           38  17   8  13  36  28   +8  59
 10 Herogeos            38  13  12  13  45  42   +3  51
 11 Mascona FC          38  12  12  14  30  37   -7  48
 12 Redpool             38  11   8  19  22  40  -18  41
 13 Quentis             38  12   5  21  29  55  -26  41
 14 Wanacana            38   9   9  20  33  48  -15  36
 15 Rockrote            38   9   9  20  33  66  -33  36
 16 Nirvana             38   9   7  22  26  54  -28  34
 17 Goldshom            38   8   9  21  24  44  -20  33
 18 Herogeos SC         38   6  12  20  26  44  -18  30 Relegated
 19 Bluepool            38   5  15  18  24  45  -21  30 Relegated
 20 Narcana             38   5  10  23  46  81  -35  25 Relegated

Super League Standings

    Team                P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Dalenderain        38  26   5   7  83  36  +47  83 Promoted SBCC
  2 Homozeles          38  23   9   6  54  28  +26  78 Promoted SBCC
  3 Totten             38  23   4  11  56  34  +22  73 Promoted SBCC
  4 Jaconess           38  22   6  10  67  37  +30  72 SBCC
  5 Goldshom FC        38  22   5  11  54  31  +23  71
  6 Welkar             38  19   8  11  55  45  +10  65
  7 Arlnet             38  17  12   9  46  36  +10  63
  8 Mascona Fidel      38  13  12  13  37  33   +4  51
  9 Sarcaloss          38  13  12  13  32  33   -1  51
 10 Amsterpom          38  15   5  18  35  47  -12  50
 11 Carleck            38  13   7  18  44  59  -15  46
 12 Victoret           38  12   8  18  31  48  -17  44
 13 Cretons            38  11  10  17  32  37   -5  43
 14 Glutnes            38  10  13  15  31  39   -8  43
 15 Zaxell             38  11   9  18  31  46  -15  42
 16 Quell              38   9  12  17  28  41  -13  39
 17 SFC Mascona        38  10   8  20  27  44  -17  38
 18 Xuese              38  10   7  21  29  59  -30  37 Relegated
 19 Broteng FC         38   9   9  20  38  55  -17  36 Relegated
 20 Robinino           38   8   7  23  19  41  -22  31 Relegated

Pro League Standings

    Team                P   W   D   L For   Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Coropelles         38  26   5   7  78   32  +46  83 Promoted
  2 Skyliness          38  26   5   7  68   25  +43  83 Promoted
  3 Clusendail FC      38  22  11   5  66   24  +42  77 Promoted
  4 Northwood          38  22   9   7  74   35  +39  75
  5 Mangolana FC       38  20  12   6  51   29  +22  72
  6 Benjin             38  21   6  11  59   39  +20  69
  7 Godong             38  19  10   9  43   21  +22  67
  8 Shauning           38  19   8  11  59   30  +29  65
  9 Broteng            38  16   7  15  49   38  +11  55
 10 Bolenege           38  16   7  15  61   56   +5  55
 11 Guadaloipe         38  13  10  15  45   42   +3  49
 12 Narcana SC         38  13  10  15  40   45   -5  49
 13 Houte              38  10  13  15  35   48  -13  43
 14 South Point        38  12   6  20  40   52  -12  42
 15 Zacharias SC       38   9  15  14  28   41  -13  42
 16 Castines           38   9  12  17  31   47  -16  39
 17 Amner Show FC      38  10   8  20  34   50  -16  38
 18 Slimener           38  10   4  24  29   73  -44  34 Relegated
 19 Bloomingburg       38   2   5  31  31  117  -86  11 Relegated
 20 Clense FC          38   3   1  34  17   94  -77  10 Relegated

Mangolana (MNG) qualifiers
Champions’ Cup: Soccoroo
Globe Cup: Mangolana City, Skyline United, Federation
Series B Champions' Cup: Dalenderain, Homozeles, Totten, Jaconess
Copa de Campeones: Soccoroo

Mangolana (MNG) Final Site Bids
Champions Cup
Lone Island Stadium, Nirvana (57,000) The newly renovated stadium for Nirvana, which is managed by former Mangolana National team Captain and Manager Robert Jimenez has had the team undergo a transformation and has made the stadium and team respectful for the people of Nicad. The stadium is located just off the Mangolana Bay south of Lake Cygnus in Rushmore and seats 56,500 with standing room only making the capacity at 57,000. The crowd can get rowdy at times but the best the stadium has been ranked as the best security force in the Premier League for the last 2 seasons.

Globe Cup
Grego-Johnson Stadium, Dalenderain (43,000) The stadium can be expanded if need be to 45,000 should ticket demand reach requirments. An area between fan areas has been removed and replaced by a standing room only seating. The area the stadium is located is also very well as it gives a great view of Lake Cygnus to its northern side and is the home of the Mangolana Soccer Association offices.

Series B Champions Cup
Executive Stadium, Arlnet (38,000) One of the oldest stadiums in the Mangolana premier league, second to only Clydsedale Stadium in Skyline. The stadium is also located right on the Goose Sea with a beach located just south of the stadium which is home to a Beach Soccer stadium used during Mangolana's Beach Cup hosting. Arlnet is also home to Mangolana's biggest Naval fleet and is the headquarters for Mangolana Navy training. The city is also great for Mangolana tourism and is home to the new Arlnet International Airport, the second international airport in Mangolana along with the Mascona International Airport.

by **The Inevitable Syndicate** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 4:09 am

'Connected through the earth.'
ClayComms Premier League
Season 27 - Matchdays 11-20

With Hyford FC sat at the top of the table after ten match days, can the team keep up their performance, or will they be doomed to fall? Can newcomers Lesko Pavillion make their way into a promotion spot? We'll find out in time, but for now, he's the second third of the season!

MATCHDAY 11
Pinehearth United 3-0 Westonbirt City
Fligsive FC 2-0 Ashgrove Town
Dysenside Duellers 1-0 FC Milenol
FC Baudelaire 0-1 Nostromo Meteorites
Wozinitz Wonderers 1-2 Magnaeus City
Hyford FC 2-0 Burgess FC
Diomede FC 0-1 Gatesby Athletic
Vale Conglomerate 1-0 Beaconsby Flames
FC Aldonelly 1-3 Tessewind Tuesday
Lesko Pavillion 1-1 Katonbeck Kaperers
Hawkington Town 1-0 Cardertower
Rattford 1-0 Shinra Town

On Matchday Eleven, Sparks flew as Pinehearth United dominated a lacklustre Westonbirt side, by three goals to none. Elsewhere, Dysenside Duellers managed to pick up a vital win that could save them from the relegation zone further down the line. Hyford managed to retain the top spot by winning against Burgess FC, proving that you don't need a Jacob Pratt in your team in order to win. In Division 2, the match to watch was the 1-3 game FC Aldonelly played against Tessewind Tuesday. Tuesday blew them out of the water, scoring some brilliant goals in the first half that Aldonelly just couldn't catch up to.

MATCHDAY 12
Ashgrove Town 1-3 Pinehearth United
FC Milenol 0-2 Westonbirt City
Nostromo Meteorites 1-2 Fligsive FC
Magnaeus City 2-0 Dysenside Duellers
Burgess FC 0-2 FC Baudelaire
Hyford FC 2-2 Wozinitz Wonderers
Beaconsby Flames 2-1 Diomede FC
Tessewind Tuesday 1-1 Gatesby Athletic
Katonbeck Kaperers 1-1 Vale Conglomerate
Cardertower 0-0 FC Aldonelly
Shinra Town 1-0 Lesko Pavillion
Rattford 1-1 Hawkington Town

Fligsive continued their recent spate of wins here, beating the Meteorites by 2 goals to 1. It seems that their new transfers have really given them a leg up this season, along with their sheer determination to make an impact as the capital team. FC Baudelaire beat a now struggling Burgess side, and Hyford met their equal in the form of the Wonderers, who tied them up 2-2 at Hyford City Stadium.

MATCHDAY 13
Pinehearth United 1-1 FC Milenol
Ashgrove Town 1-0 Nostromo Meteorites
Westonbirt City 1-0 Magnaeus City
Fligsive FC 0-2 Burgess FC
Dysenside Duellers 1-1 Hyford FC
FC Baudelaire 0-1 Wozinitz Wonderers
Diomede FC 0-3 Tessewind Tuesday
Beaconsby Flames 1-2 Katonbeck Kaperers
Gatesby Athletic 2-0 Cardertower
Vale Conglomerate 1-2 Shinra Town
FC Aldonelly 1-2 Rattford
Lesko Pavillion 1-0 Hawkington Town

Matchday Thirteen. Unlucky for some, including Fligsive, who lost at home to Burgess FC, who seemed to find their feet after some shots in the first half were a bit too close for comfort. Hyford once again struggled to break a win, drawing to the Duellers, who seemed very pleased with the result. In Division 2, Gatesby Athletic continued their fight for promotion by beating back Cardertower 2-0, and Lesko Pavillion beat Hawkington Town once again, this time at the newly built football ground that has sprung up, just like the town. This time, however, Hawkington weren't so pleased, thinking they'd get the team back the next time.

MATCHDAY 14
Nostromo Meteorites 1-3 Pinehearth United
Magnaeus City 3-1 FC Milenol
Burgess FC 2-1 Ashgrove Town
Hyford FC 2-0 Westonbirt City
Wozinitz Wonderers 1-1 Fligsive FC
FC Baudelaire 1-1 Dysenside Duellers
Katonbeck Kaperers 1-0 Diomede FC
Cardertower 1-1 Tessewind Tuesday
Shinra Town 1-1 Beaconsby Flames
Rattford 1-3 Gatesby Athletic
Hawkington Town 1-0 Vale Conglomerate
Lesko Pavillion 1-1 FC Aldonelly

A bunch of 1-1 draws slowed things up a little on this matchday, with only a handful of teams clawing the three points. Hyford beat back Westonbirt, and Magnaeus scored three big goals back at the Bird Cage that stopped FC Milenol dead in their tracks, and Gatesby proved to us why they deserve that space in Division 1 better than Fligsive by taking down Rattford 3-1.

MATCHDAY 15
Pinehearth United 4-2 Magnaeus City
Nostromo Meteorites 0-0 Burgess FC
FC Milenol 0-1 Hyford FC
Ashgrove Town 1-1 Wozinitz Wonderers
Westonbirt City 0-2 FC Baudelaire
Fligsive FC 0-1 Dysenside Duellers
Diomede FC 2-3 Cardertower
Katonbeck Kaperers 0-1 Shinra Town
Tessewind Tuesday 0-0 Rattford
Beaconsby Flames 0-2 Hawkington Town
Gatesby Athletic 0-0 Lesko Pavillion
Vale Conglomerate 0-2 FC Aldonelly

The Fifteenth Matchday saw the Meteorites clash with Burgess, and neither of them came out the better by the end of the 90 minutes. Fligsive seemed to start going down the road most travelled by them, and lost against a very pleased Duellers side. Pinehearth really got one over on Magnaeus City, and got revenge for their 1-1 draw earlier in the season by winning 4-2. Lesko managed to knock Gatesby down a peg or two, as after their winning streak against many teams in Division 2, the plucky team to watch out for managed to tie them up 0-0.

MATCHDAY 16
Burgess FC 2-0 Pinehearth United
Hyford FC 1-3 Magnaeus City
Wozinitz Wonderers 1-1 Nostromo Meteorites
FC Baudelaire 1-1 FC Milenol
Dysenside Duellers 0-1 Ashgrove Town
Fligsive FC 1-2 Westonbirt City
Shinra Town 0-3 Diomede FC
Rattford 2-2 Cardertower
Hawkington Town 1-1 Katonbeck Kaperers
Lesko Pavillion 2-2 Tessewind Tuesday
FC Aldonelly 1-1 Beaconsby Flames
Vale Conglomerate 2-3 Gatesby Athletic

Burgess finally managed to see victory in the form of a 2-0 win against Pinehearth United, as Adam Willis and Jacob Pratt had a fantastic dynamic that blew anything Sean Lucas's men had out of the water. Fligsive let in just one too many goals against Westonbirt, and Bruce Freis just couldn't get the ball past Westonbirt Goalkeeper Mike Allen after his first successful try. In Division 2, just two games ended in victories for our teams, with Diomede taking Shinra town 3-0, and Gatesby Athletic scoring a winning goal in the final minutes of the match to edge ahead of Vale Conglomerate.

MATCHDAY 17
Pinehearth United 1-0 Hyford FC
Burgess FC 4-0 Wozinitz Wonderers
Magnaeus City 2-0 FC Baudelaire
Nostromo Meteorites 1-2 Dysenside Duellers
FC Milenol 1-1 Fligsive FC
Ashgrove Town 1-1 Westonbirt City
Diomede FC 1-1 Rattford
Shinra Town 0-2 Hawkington Town
Cardertower 2-1 Lesko Pavillion
Katonbeck Kaperers 0-1 FC Aldonelly
Tessewind Tuesday 3-0 Vale Conglomerate
Beaconsby Flames 2-0 Gatesby Athletic

After a 2-2 draw on Matchday 6, Burgess FC erased their past mistakes with a rampant 4-0 victory over the Woz back at Sunrise Park. Pinehearth also managed to stick it to Hyford, by scoring a goal just before the end of the first half that Hyford failed to overcome. Magnaeus also fared well, as Felix Kaestner, their new Mytanar forward, scored two opportune goals that sealed the fate for the struggling Baudelaire team. Milenol and Fligsive just couldn't shake each other, and the game resulted in a draw that in the second half could have been won by anybody.

MATCHDAY 18
Wozinitz Wonderers 1-2 Pinehearth United
FC Baudelaire 2-1 Hyford FC
Dysenside Duellers 2-2 Burgess FC
Fligsive FC 1-1 Magnaeus City
Westonbirt City 0-1 Nostromo Meteorites
Ashgrove Town 0-0 FC Milenol
Hawkington Town 0-0 Diomede FC
Lesko Pavillion 1-0 Rattford
FC Aldonelly 2-1 Shinra Town
Vale Conglomerate 1-0 Cardertower
Gatesby Athletic 1-0 Katonbeck Kaperers
Beaconsby Flames 1-0 Tessewind Tuesday

After Fligsive beat them at home, the best Magnaeus could call up was a draw at the Flynn Arena on Matchday 18. Things didn't look any better for Burgess, who were matched one for one by the Duellers at every opportunity. Lekso Pavillion managed to pull ahead of Rattford in Division 2, and Vale Conglomerate beat a far more experienced Cardertower side 1-0 at home.

MATCHDAY 19
Pinehearth United 1-2 FC Baudelaire
Wozinitz Wonderers 1-1 Dysenside Duellers
Hyford FC 1-0 Fligsive FC
Burgess FC 2-0 Westonbirt City
Magnaeus City 1-0 Ashgrove Town
Nostromo Meteorites 1-1 FC Milenol
Diomede FC 0-2 Lesko Pavillion
Hawkington Town 1-2 FC Aldonelly
Rattford 1-0 Vale Conglomerate
Shinra Town 0-0 Gatesby Athletic
Cardertower 0-0 Beaconsby Flames
Katonbeck Kaperers 0-4 Tessewind Tuesday

Pinehearth and FC Baudelaire may have seen the beginnings of a new rivalry, as Baudelaire's 1-2 win away means that the team remains even on head-to-head wins this season. United went into the game thinking that they'd take it easily, but it wasn't to be as FC Baudelaire had other plans. Burgess saw off Westonbirt at home, and the Meteorites and Milenol played it down to the wire in a game that the bookmakers had pinned on Nostromo. In Division 2, nobody had really heard a peep out of the Katonbeck Kaperers until today, when they lost 4-0 against Tuesday. Not the best publicity that you'd ever want...

MATCHDAY 20
Dysenside Duellers 3-0 Pinehearth United
Fligsive FC 0-0 FC Baudelaire
Westonbirt City 1-0 Wozinitz Wonderers
Ashgrove Town 2-1 Hyford FC
FC Milenol 0-1 Burgess FC
Nostromo Meteorites 1-1 Magnaeus City
FC Aldonelly 1-1 Diomede FC
Vale Conglomerate 0-0 Lesko Pavillion
Gatesby Athletic 1-0 Hawkington Town
Beaconsby Flames 3-0 Rattford
Tessewind Tuesday 1-0 Shinra Town
Katonbeck Kaperers 2-1 Cardertower

Here the Duellers proved that it's never over until you're relegated, by beating Pinehearth 3-0 at the Sabre Arena, and scoring some choice goals in the early minutes of the match. Burgess only managed to score a single goal against Milenol, but it was enough to hand them the victory on the day. Fligsive and Baudelaire's match ended up somewhat reminiscent of a damp squib, as people had been hyping the match at the Flynn Arena up for weeks. Magnaeus and Nostromo repeated their previous match, only with the location and the goal timings switched, resulting in just a single point for the both of them.

And so, with just 14 matchdays left to go, this is what the league table is looking like. Burgess have battled their way back up to their former glory, with Hyford and Pinehearth clinging to the coat-tails of the coastal team. Magnaeus and Fligsive are duking it out in the middle of the table, with Magnaeus at this point being the better team, with three more points. In Division 2, Gatesby are a massive five points clear of second placed Tessewind Tuesday, but with 14 matchdays left, it could all change.

Division 1 Standings
       Team                      P  W  D  L For  Ag +/- Pts
  1  Burgess FC               20  9  7  4  25  17  +8  34
  2  Hyford FC                20 10  3  7  28  18 +10  33
  3  Pinehearth United        20  9  5  6  29  26  +3  32
  4  Magnaeus City            20  8  7  5  27  22  +5  31
  5  Fligsive FC              20  8  4  8  26  23  +3  28
  6  Wozinitz Wonderers       20  6  8  6  25  27  -2  26
  7  FC Baudelaire            20  7  4  9  18  23  -5  25
  8  Dysenside Duellers       20  6  7  7  16  18  -2  25
  9  Westonbirt City          20  7  3 10  13  20  -7  24
 10  Nostromo Meteorites      20  6  6  8  21  21  +0  24
 11  FC Milenol               20  5  7  8  16  21  -5  22
 12  Ashgrove Town            20  5  7  8  18  26  -8  22

Division 2 Standings
    Team                     P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Gatesby Athletic        20  12  6   2  29  14  +15  42
  2 Tessewind Tuesday       20  10  7   3  33  13  +20  37
  3 Shinra Town             20   8  6   6  19  20   -1  30
  4 FC Aldonelly            20   8  5   7  25  23   +2  29
  5 Rattford                20   7  6   7  25  27   -2  27
  6 Lesko Pavillion         20   6  9   5  18  17   +1  27
  7 Hawkington Town         20   7  5   8  19  18   +1  26
  8 Cardertower             20   6  6   8  20  26   -6  24
  9 Katonbeck Kaperers      20   6  6   8  18  26   -8  24
 10 Diomede FC              20   5  7   8  24  25   -1  22
 11 Beaconsby Flames        20   5  6   9  14  22   -8  21
 12 Vale Conglomerate       20   4  3  13  19  32  -13  15

by **Acedonia** » Thu Jul 25, 2013 12:40 am

Acedonian Premier League

Acedonian Premier League restructures

(Acedonian Press) Fans of the Legion were relieved today when Commissioner Achillios Kenteris announced the expansion of the Acedonian Premier League to 12 teams for the upcoming season. This move comes as a result of the shocking decision to permit the Free Republics National Soccer Team to compete in the APL. With only the Ravens having earned promotion from the Second Division, Commissioner Kenteris decided to give the Legion a reprieve.

Rule Theriault spoke at length to the AP today. He explained his decision. The Republican manager said that he had made this decision for a number of reasons. Firstly, there was the team chemistry factor. By training together year-round and participating in both domestic and international matches together, the Republicans can better develop a strong team chemistry, or so Mr. Theriault hopes. He also referenced performance-enhancing drugs, which are legal and commonly sold over-the-counter in the Free Republics. PED use is rampant in their domestic leagues. Therefore, the Free Republics are not able to enter their best athletes in international competition.

The Republican media tend to spin things a little differently regarding PEDs. Their professional leagues officially deny PED use among their athletes. Publications such as Sporting World, in order to get access to those leagues, must not report anything regarding alleged PED use by Republican athletes. The mainstream sporting press in the Free Republics do so willingly.

In particular, Sporting World is a fairly infamous publication. They are known for employing mostly female journalists, who are hired based on their appearance, rather than their ability. The editor of the magazine, a married man, is rumored to be having multiple affairs with their journalists. This is probably not very surprising, since Sporting World is famous for their annual skin issue. Every winter, between the end of gridiron football season and the start of baseball season, Sporting World publishes a pornographic issue filled with photographs of unclothed women. Typically, several female Republican athletes appear in Sporting World every year.

With the change to 12 teams, the upcoming season of the Acedonian Premier League will be a 44-game season. Meanwhile, the Second Division, which is now an 8-team league, will play a 42 game schedule. Once again, the champions of the Premier League will qualify for the Champions Cup. The teams that finish second, third and fourth in the Premier League will qualify for the Globe Cup. One change this year involves the Series B Champions Cup. The top 4 finishers in the Second Division will qualify for the Series B Champions Cup. Under the new league system, a single team will be promoted from the Second Division and a single team relegated from the Premier League. This year, there will be no relegation from the Second Division. Instead, the top 2 finishers in the Third Division will earn promotion to the Second Division.

There is also an entirely new competition known as the Acedonian Cup. This event will involve teams from the Premier League and the Second Division. The 12 Premier League teams will earn first round byes while the 8 Second Division sides will play for those final 4 spots in the Round of 16. Each round of the Acedonian Cup will be 2 legs, home-and-away, with whichever team scores more aggregate goals advancing. The away goals rule will be in effect. If the teams are still tied, a 3rd match would be held between the 2 sides, with extra time and penalties if it proves necessary. Teams will be seeded based on performance last year, with Legion seeded 12th and Free Republics 11th.

The Acedonian Premier League Season will start soon. The Vultures are the pre-season favorites. Despite that, the Ravens spent heavily this offseason and are expected to contend immediately. The Free Republics are the wild card. Nobody knows whether they will play at their best while they are in Acedonia. This promises to be a most interesting season.

OOC: No scorination for now. Since there are still 2 and a half weeks until the deadline, I'll get around to it, probably after I finish my baseball league.

by **The Inevitable Syndicate** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 12:26 pm

Matchdays 1-10
Matchdays 11-20

'Connected through the earth.'
ClayComms Premier League
Season 27 - Matchdays 21-34

With everything to play for, it's time to wrap up the 27th season of the ClayComms Premier League. Will the usual folks emerge victorious, or will a new team take the top spot? It's time to find out!

MATCHDAY 21
Pinehearth United 2-0 Fligsive FC
Dysenside Duellers 0-1 Westonbirt City
FC Baudelaire 3-0 Ashgrove Town
Wozinitz Wonderers 2-0 FC Milenol
Hyford FC 1-2 Nostromo Meteorites
Burgess FC 1-0 Magnaeus City
Diomede FC 1-0 Vale Conglomerate
FC Aldonelly 2-2 Gatesby Athletic
Lesko Pavillion 0-1 Beaconsby Flames
Hawkington Town 1-1 Tessewind Tuesday
Rattford 2-1 Katonbeck Kaperers
Shinra Town 1-1 Cardertower

After Fligsive managed to dominate Pinehearth United 6-2 at home on Matchday 10, Pinehearth managed to gear up and take out some revenge on the capital team, beating them 2-0 back at Pinehearth City Stadium. Meanwhile, the Clash At Arborshire was in full force, as Dysenside and Westonbirt played each other in a tense game that saw Westonbirt emerge victorious after a long 90 minutes. The Woz managed to settle for a 2-0 win over FC Milenol, but there were some points in the game where it looked like they could have scored more. The Flames managed to beat back rising side Lekso Pavillion, but only by a single goal.

MATCHDAY 22
Westonbirt City 2-0 Pinehearth United
Ashgrove Town 0-3 Fligsive FC
FC Milenol 1-0 Dysenside Duellers
Nostromo Meteorites 1-3 FC Baudelaire
Magnaeus City 0-0 Wozinitz Wonderers
Burgess FC 3-1 Hyford FC
Gatesby Athletic 2-0 Diomede FC
Beaconsby Flames 4-0 Vale Conglomerate
Tessewind Tuesday 1-0 FC Aldonelly
Katonbeck Kaperers 1-1 Lesko Pavillion
Cardertower 0-1 Hawkington Town
Shinra Town 0-1 Rattford

On this Matchday Fligsive FC once again showed us all why they are truly deserving of that leg up into Division 1, by scoring three goals against a defensive Ashgrove side who were playing at home. Magnaeus City played a game down to the bitter end with the Wonderers, and unfortunately no team scored a goal to break the stalemate. Burgess asserted their dominance against long-time rivals Hyford, by winning 3-1, and in Division 2, the Flames burned out new side Vale Conglomerate 4-0!

MATCHDAY 23
Pinehearth United 0-1 Diomede FC
Westonbirt City 2-0 Gatesby Athletic
Fligsive FC 4-0 Vale Conglomerate
Dysenside Duellers 1-1 FC Aldonelly
FC Baudelaire 1-0 Lesko Pavillion
Wozinitz Wonderers 1-0 Hawkington Town
Hyford FC 0-2 Rattford
Burgess FC 1-1 Shinra Town
Magnaeus City 2-4 Cardertower
Nostromo Meteorites 0-2 Katonbeck Kaperers
FC Milenol 0-1 Tessewind Tuesday
Ashgrove Town 0-0 Beaconsby Flames

Matchday 23 marks the start of the leg of league where teams play those from other divisions, and this proved to be an interesting start to that. Pinehearth lost to a Diomede side that really wasn't expecting the win, and Fligsive FC wiped the floor with the Vale Conglomerate in a 4-0 sweep that gave them some vital points in the run up to the final matchdays. Cardertower also did well, winning against Magnaeus city in a bit of a goal-fest that saw Cardertower score three goals in the space of ten minutes!

MATCHDAY 24
Gatesby Athletic 2-0 Pinehearth United
Vale Conglomerate 2-1 Westonbirt City
FC Aldonelly 1-0 Fligsive FC
Lesko Pavillion 1-1 Dysenside Duellers
Hawkington Town 2-0 FC Baudelaire
Rattford 2-1 Wozinitz Wonderers
Shinra Town 0-1 Hyford FC
Cardertower 0-1 Burgess FC
Katonbeck Kaperers 1-1 Magnaeus City
Tessewind Tuesday 1-1 Nostromo Meteorites
Beaconsby Flames 0-0 FC Milenol
Diomede FC 2-0 Ashgrove Town

The Division 2 teams continued to do unexpectedly well compared to their Division 1 counterparts. Gatesby took on Pinehearth and won, and Rattford beat the Wonderers in a result that nobody could have predicted due to an own goal from one of the Woninitz defenders. Hyford and Burgess managed to fare well, being the only two teams in Division 1 that made it out of that matchday with a win.

MATCHDAY 25
Pinehearth United 2-1 Vale Conglomerate
Westonbirt City 0-1 FC Aldonelly
Fligsive FC 3-0 Lesko Pavillion
Dysenside Duellers 1-0 Hawkington Town
FC Baudelaire 2-1 Rattford
Wozinitz Wonderers 2-1 Shinra Town
Hyford FC 0-1 Cardertower
Burgess FC 4-0 Katonbeck Kaperers
Magnaeus City 1-0 Tessewind Tuesday
Nostromo Meteorites 0-0 Beaconsby Flames
FC Milenol 2-0 Diomede FC
Ashgrove Town 1-1 Gatesby Athletic

On this Matchday, Burgess continued to fare fantastically against the smaller teams, but Hyford slipped to Cardertower and lost 1-0. Fligsive climbed back up from their fall, beating Pavillion 3-0 with some good goals before the end of the first half that rocketed past the poor Pavillion defence. The Flames tied it up with the meteorites, in what was hyped to be one of the hottest games in football, but by the end of it appeared to be a damp squib, as the final score was a meagre 0-0.

MATCHDAY 26
FC Aldonelly 0-3 Pinehearth United
Lesko Pavillion 2-1 Westonbirt City
Hawkington Town 0-2 Fligsive FC
Rattford 0-1 Dysenside Duellers
Shinra Town 1-1 FC Baudelaire
Cardertower 1-0 Wozinitz Wonderers
Katonbeck Kaperers 1-2 Hyford FC
Tessewind Tuesday 0-0 Burgess FC
Beaconsby Flames 1-1 Magnaeus City
Diomede FC 1-2 Nostromo Meteorites
Gatesby Athletic 2-0 FC Milenol
Vale Conglomerate 1-0 Ashgrove Town

Vale Conglomerate managed to pull off a win against Ashgrove Town, who's chances of staying in the league seem to be slipping by the minute. Speaking of slipping, wet weather conditions at Tessewind's home stadium meant that Burgess only managed to make do with going goalless: of course, they didn't concede any either, so the game ended in a tie. Pavillion managed to beat Westonbirt, and the losers seemed rather unimpressed. Most unimpressed of all on this matchday, however, was probably FC Milenol, who were looking for a win but found nothing of the sort after getting knocked down a peg or two by Gatesby.

MATCHDAY 27
Pinehearth United 1-0 Lesko Pavillion
Westonbirt City 2-1 Hawkington Town
Fligsive FC 1-0 Rattford
Dysenside Duellers 0-0 Shinra Town
FC Baudelaire 0-1 Cardertower
Wozinitz Wonderers 3-0 Katonbeck Kaperers
Hyford FC 2-0 Tessewind Tuesday
Burgess FC 2-1 Beaconsby Flames
Magnaeus City 3-0 Diomede FC
Nostromo Meteorites 3-3 Gatesby Athletic
FC Milenol 1-0 Vale Conglomerate
Ashgrove Town 1-1 FC Aldonelly

Gatesby moved from strength to strength with the team's bland grey kits being swapped out for hot pink in their away match against the Meteorites. They managed to score three goals to match Nostromo, and they claimed their single point with pride. FC Baudelaire drew the short straw and faltered to Cardertower, losing 1-0 at the Klaus Memorial Stadium. The Duellers only managed to scrape a draw against Shinra, which Shinra actually seemed pleased with.
MATCHDAY 28
Hawkington Town 0-3 Pinehearth United
Rattford 2-0 Westonbirt City
Shinra Town 0-0 Fligsive FC
Cardertower 0-3 Dysenside Duellers
Katonbeck Kaperers 1-1 FC Baudelaire
Tessewind Tuesday 0-0 Wozinitz Wonderers
Beaconsby Flames 0-0 Hyford FC
Diomede FC 1-1 Burgess FC
Gatesby Athletic 0-2 Magnaeus City
Vale Conglomerate 0-1 Nostromo Meteorites
FC Aldonelly 3-0 FC Milenol
Lesko Pavillion 0-2 Ashgrove Town

Another win for Pinehearth, and only a draw for Fligsive on Matchday 28, as Fligsive just couldn't get it going against Shinra Town. Burgess also had to make do with a tie against Diomede, and the team that is often claimed to be "Nostromo's Little Brother" was glad to snatch a point from the top dogs. FC Aldonelly dominated Milenol 3-0, and the Milenol side just couldn't outpace the opponent.

MATCHDAY 29
Pinehearth United 1-1 Rattford
Westonbirt City 0-1 Shinra Town
Fligsive FC 2-1 Cardertower
Dysenside Duellers 1-0 Katonbeck Kaperers
FC Baudelaire 0-2 Tessewind Tuesday
Wozinitz Wonderers 2-0 Beaconsby Flames
Hyford FC 1-1 Diomede FC
Burgess FC 1-0 Gatesby Athletic
Magnaeus City 2-1 Vale Conglomerate
Nostromo Meteorites 1-0 FC Aldonelly
FC Milenol 2-0 Lesko Pavillion
Ashgrove Town 1-1 Hawkington Town

Gatesby Athletic suffered when they faced a vengeful Burgess Side, and they paid the price in the form of a 1-0 loss. Still, it could have been worse, as the Flames got doused by the Wonderers in a 2-0 game. Vale Congolmerate managed to score 1 against Maganeus, but the team retaliated and scored two goals in the second half that rained on the parade that Vale had. Lesko also took a defeat at the hands of FC Milenol, and Hyford didn't get what they want when they played Diomede either.

MATCHDAY 30
Shinra Town 0-0 Pinehearth United
Cardertower 0-2 Westonbirt City
Katonbeck Kaperers 0-1 Fligsive FC
Tessewind Tuesday 2-0 Dysenside Duellers
Beaconsby Flames 1-1 FC Baudelaire
Diomede FC 2-3 Wozinitz Wonderers
Gatesby Athletic 0-1 Hyford FC
Vale Conglomerate 1-2 Burgess FC
FC Aldonelly 2-3 Magnaeus City
Lesko Pavillion 2-1 Nostromo Meteorites
Hawkington Town 0-1 FC Milenol
Rattford 1-0 Ashgrove Town

Hyford recouped their losses after their game against Gatesby, which resulted in a 1-0 win with a key goal from Gulliver that ended up costing Gatesby the match. Burgess didn't beat Vale Conglomerate as badly as everyone was expecting; the Vale side even managed to put a goal past Burgess in the early stages of the match, but obviously it wouldn't be enough to get them the win. Maganeus City carelessly let in 2 goals from FC Aldonelly, before putting three in themselves to take the match back. Rattford managed to get a win against Ashgrove Town, and Pavillion won against the Meteorites, in a shocking game that saw the Nostromo defence half asleep!

MATCHDAY 31
Pinehearth United 0-1 Cardertower
Westonbirt City 2-1 Katonbeck Kaperers
Fligsive FC 0-0 Tessewind Tuesday
Dysenside Duellers 1-1 Beaconsby Flames
FC Baudelaire 1-2 Diomede FC
Wozinitz Wonderers 2-0 Gatesby Athletic
Hyford FC 1-1 Vale Conglomerate
Burgess FC 0-1 FC Aldonelly
Magnaeus City 2-1 Lesko Pavillion
Nostromo Meteorites 1-0 Hawkington Town
FC Milenol 1-0 Rattford
Ashgrove Town 1-0 Shinra Town

Cardertower kicked this matchday off by surprising Pinehearth with a goal, and the Flames and the Duellers duked it out with neither team performing well enough to take the win. Pavillion couldn't replicate the luck they had with Nostromo against Magnaeus, so they were condemned to a 2-1 defeat. The Wonderers played well against a Gatesby side that was truly on form, but in the end the Division 1 team managed to take the victory without conceding any goals.

MATCHDAY 32
Katonbeck Kaperers 1-2 Pinehearth United
Tessewind Tuesday 1-1 Westonbirt City
Beaconsby Flames 0-2 Fligsive FC
Diomede FC 2-2 Dysenside Duellers
Gatesby Athletic 4-0 FC Baudelaire
Vale Conglomerate 2-0 Wozinitz Wonderers
FC Aldonelly 0-1 Hyford FC
Lesko Pavillion 1-3 Burgess FC
Hawkington Town 2-4 Magnaeus City
Rattford 3-3 Nostromo Meteorites
Shinra Town 1-0 FC Milenol
Cardertower 0-1 Ashgrove Town

If Gatesby were on form in the last matchday, they were stellar in this one in beating FC Baudelaire 4-0 in what proved to be a critical match in the league tables. Lesko Pavillion finally faced Burgess, and managed to put a goal in during Burgess's domination of the ball. Fligsive came up against the Flames, and scored two goals before calling it a day and focusing on defence, and it Beaconsby couldn't do anything about it.

MATCHDAY 33
Pinehearth United 1-1 Tessewind Tuesday
Westonbirt City 4-0 Beaconsby Flames
Fligsive FC 2-1 Diomede FC
Dysenside Duellers 1-1 Gatesby Athletic
FC Baudelaire 3-1 Vale Conglomerate
Wozinitz Wonderers 4-0 FC Aldonelly
Hyford FC 3-0 Lesko Pavillion
Burgess FC 1-0 Hawkington Town
Magnaeus City 0-0 Rattford
Nostromo Meteorites 0-2 Shinra Town
FC Milenol 2-0 Cardertower
Ashgrove Town 1-2 Katonbeck Kaperers

On this penultimate matchday, many teams were scrambling for goals which could translate to a place or two in the rankings. Hyford scored three of them against Pavillion and Shinra Town managed to score two against Nostromo, who just haven't been faring well this season at all. Fligsive's game against Diomede turned to the favour of the Division 1 side, who came out a goal ahead by the end of the game. FC Milenol, desperate to finish the season out of the relegation zone, scored a win against Cardertower, 2-0.

MATCHDAY 34
Beaconsby Flames 1-0 Pinehearth United
Diomede FC 1-2 Westonbirt City
Gatesby Athletic 1-2 Fligsive FC
Vale Conglomerate 0-0 Dysenside Duellers
FC Aldonelly 2-1 FC Baudelaire
Lesko Pavillion 0-2 Wozinitz Wonderers
Hawkington Town 1-3 Hyford FC
Rattford 2-0 Burgess FC
Shinra Town 0-1 Magnaeus City
Cardertower 0-1 Nostromo Meteorites
Katonbeck Kaperers 2-1 FC Milenol
Tessewind Tuesday 1-2 Ashgrove Town

The final matchday bought us what was probably the most surprising result of the season. Burgess, knowing they were 7 points clear of the championship even before Fligsive had played their game, didn't even bother against Rattford, who, at home, scored two goals compared to Burgess's none. This shocked fans and bookmakers alike, who hadn't really predicted such a result at all! Fligsive went on to win their game against Gatesby, but it wasn't enough to take the top spot. Magnaeus also vied hard for second, and their win against Shinra would have been enough to get them there had Fligsive lost, but on this occasion, the capital team did better, which makes a huge change from their poor performance last season. I guess sometimes a wage cut is good for you!

And with that, the 27th season of the league is over. Burgess emerged victorious, with Fligsive and Magneus coming second and third respectively. Nostromo plummeted down the table to 8th, and FC Baudelaire and Ashgrove will be dropping down to the second division next season. Gatesby Athletic and Tessewind Tuesday will be joining us back in Divison 1 next season, after their brief time in Division 2, ~~as will Shinra Town due to their 5th place finish~~.

Division 1 Standings
    Team                      P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1  Burgess FC               34  18  10   6  45  26  +19  64 - Champions Cup, AOCL
  2  Fligsive FC              34  18   6  10  48  29  +19  60 - Globe Cup
  3  Magnaeus City            34  16  11   7  49  35  +14  59 - Globe Cup
  4  Hyford FC                34  17   6  11  45  30  +15  57 - Globe Cup
  5  Wozinitz Wonderers       34  15  10   9  47  35  +12  55
  6  Pinehearth United        34  15   8  11  44  37   +7  53
  7  Westonbirt City          34  15   4  15  33  32   +1  49
  8  Nostromo Meteorites      34  12  10  12  38  39   -1  46
  9  FC Milenol               34  12   8  14  27  32   -5  44
 10  Dysenside Duellers       34  10  14  10  28  28   +0  44
 11  FC Baudelaire            34  12   7  15  35  42   -7  43 - Relegated
 12  Ashgrove Town            34   9  11  14  28  42  -14  38 - Relegated

Division 2 Standings
    Team                     P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Gatesby Athletic        34  16  10   8  47  31  +16  58 - Promoted, Series B Champions Cup
  2 Tessewind Tuesday       34  14  14   6  44  22  +22  56 - Promoted, Series B Champions Cup
  3 Rattford                34  14   9  11  42  38   +4  51 - Series B Champions Cup
  4 FC Aldonelly            34  13   8  13  39  41   -2  47 - Series B Champions Cup
  5 Shinra Town             34  11  12  11  27  29   -2  45
  6 Cardertower             34  11   7  16  30  42  -12  40
  7 Beaconsby Flames        34   8  13  13  24  35  -11  37
  8 Diomede FC              34   9  10  15  39  46   -7  37
  9 Katonbeck Kaperers      34   9   9  16  31  48  -17  36
 10 Lesko Pavillion         34   8  11  15  26  41  -15  35
 11 Hawkington Town         34   9   7  18  28  39  -11  34
 12 Vale Conglomerate       34   7   5  22  29  54  -25  26

The Inevitable Syndicate (TIS) qualifiers
Champions' Cup: Burgess FC
[Youth Cup: Burgess Storm JFC]
Series B Champions Cup: Gatesby Athletic, Tessewind Tuesday, Rattford, FC Alondelly
Globe Cup: Fligsive FC, Magnaeus City, Hyford FC
Atlantian Oceania Champions' League: Burgess FC

The Inevitable Syndicate (TIS) Stadium Bids

Champions' Cup: Flynn Arena, Fligsive (96,500 seat capacity)
After seeing Sunrise Park do such a brilliant job hosting the last Globe Cup final, Fligsive want a piece of the International Domestic Scene by hosting the Champions Cup Final (which no Syndicatian Team is likely to see in the next few cycles). The ever beating heart of football in the Syndicate, the Flynn Arena is an enthralling stadium that could be the perfect place for the Champion's Cup Final. Erected in 11943, after a great fire destroyed the previous wooden stadium, the Flynn Arena opened its doors to the world and is the current stadium of Fligsive FC. It has undergone many conversions in its time, with extension after extension being built to accommodate larger and larger crowds. The stadium is situated in a prime location in the city, that is easily reachable on the Fligsive Metro. The iconic green and black seats could set the stage for an iconic Champions Cup Final, if given the chance...

Series B Champions' Cup: The Bird Cage (57,300 seat capacity)
Not to be one-upped by rivals Fligsive, Magnaeus have decided to put forward a bid for the equally prestigious Series B Champions Cup. The Birdcage, situated on one of higher points of the city of Magnaeus, is where the team plays all of it's prominent games. The stadium's uniform look may not be the most pleasing to the eye, but the pure brilliant white of the stadium complete with it's fine lattice of metal poles around the outside make this stadium one of the most intimidating in the world. Intimidation that Magnaeus City often impose on their foes, but this time, it could be the next SBCC champion...

by **Maklohi Vai** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 5:00 pm

OOC: I'm going to be running my league every other cycles from now on, partially to try and stick to my other domestic leagues and also because of personal time constraints. The post for last scorination is here: viewtopic.php?p=15288533#p15288533

Maklohi Vai (MKV) qualifiers
Champions’ Cup 50: AC Tamolaki
Globe Cup 47: Kolo Lahi Cannons, Uwalamo FC, FC Napamako
Series B Champions' Cup 47: Tulamoi Travelers, Wakita Whales, Imulokani Hawks, Totai Kings

Maklohi Vai (MKV) final site bid
Globe Cup 47: Vaian National Pitch, Kolo Lahi (capacity 112,532)
The Vaian National Pitch is the stadium of the national team and club team Kolo Lahi United. Constructed 3 years ago, it has become a symbol of the growth of football in the nation and its love for the game. The stadium was constructed for the purpose of drawing attention to the rising Vaian football program, as well as to draw potential hosting bids such as this one. The stadium has already hosted the final of the Friendly Cup 7, widely regarded by Vaian media as one of the best organized international finals in the hosting history of Maklohi Vai. The stadium is located on the water north of Kolo Lahi, the capital, and has several thoroughfares and public transit options to serve it, as well as Kolo Lahi International Airport just a 25 minute drive away. Fans will be provided with a shuttle to downtown Kolo Lahi, where there are numerous restaurants, bars, lodging, and entertainment.

by **Sangti** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 6:42 pm

League restrcturing of the Liga Futbol de Sangti announced

After the mergers of clubs and the ceasing of other football clubs, the Futbol Associacion de Sangti has announced that further changes will be made in their five-year plan. It already began last season, where the Campeonato and Liga Uno relegated four teams and their lower counterparts only promoted two clubs. The main goal of the restructuring is that the Liga be reduced to three tiers and each division in the 5 levels of the Sangti league pyramid be consist of only 16 teams, including the Conferencia Nacional Sangti and the proposed Conferencia Norte and Conferencia Sur.

The restructuring will not be all at once, but rather a slow process. The following will be the new outline of the restructuring:

1) The starting teams in the Primera Liga, Campeonato, Liga Uno, Liga Dos and Conferencia are 20, 20, 18, 16, and 22 respectively.
2) After the first season, It will be 20, 18, 18, 18, 22. (4 relegations from Campeonato to Liga Uno and Liga Uno to Liga Dos while only 2 promotions from Liga Uno to Campeonato and Liga Dos to Liga Uno)
3) After the second season, All tiers, with the exception of the Conferencia will relegate four teams to their lower tier counterpart while they (except the Primera)will promote only two teams. The next season will decomission the Conferencia Nacional into Conferencia Norte and Conferencia Sur.
4) After the third season, Liga Dos will be decomissioned, and all teams going to Liga Dos at the end o that season will be members of the Conferencia Nacional. (16-18-18-20-12/12)
5) After the fourth season, It will be 16-16-16-18-14/14.
6) At the end of restructuring, the final tally will be 16-16-16-16-16/16.

Changes in the entry levels of Copa del Sangti will reflect these changes, and will be announced after the SuperCopa between Deportivo Nespa and Real Nonasa.

At the start of the third season, regional leagues will return, and the following divisions will be made:
Promotion to Norte: Canton League, Liga Capital, Nomadia Liga and Liga Respaña Nuevo (formerly the Liga Respaña Nuevo Division)
Promotion to Sur: Pranse Ligue, Liga de Nuevo Nomadia, Olhana Liga and Liga Respaña Viejo (formerly the Liga Respaña Viejo Division)

Major Transfers

The following players have completed their transfers to another club:
John Utanes (Rambo Pesgem to Deportivo Nespa (free))
Adrian Magcaleng (Real Tadofal to Real Cintore (free))
Christiann Sanchez (Real Tadofal to Real Cintore (free))
Vincent Panes (Rosavilla Atletico to Sangtiola Nandezfer (3M Sangs))
Vernon Perea (Locomotiva Nandezfer to Ryne Savio (4M Sangs))
Brian Cua (Real Tadofal to Deportivo Nespa (free))
Marion Celebrado (Rosavilla Atletico to Ryne Savio (2M Sangs))

Other minor transfers will be updated in the Sangti Newswires.

Stadium renovations commence

After Estadio Ferdinand Marcos hosted the Series B Champions Cup final, final stages of the inagural Youh Cup and the final of the Campionato Esportivano di Campiones VI, the FAS announced renovation of stadiums around Sangti.

Year 2

Estadio Ramo de Palavedra: Expansion to 35000 (Ramo Central will play its matches in Estadio Municipal Zalesgon, c. 7600)
Nuevo Campamento: Expansion to 45000
Estadio de los Verdes Prados: Expansion to 46000 (because of this, Real CIntore will play its matches in Estadio Rogerio Aspas (c. 12000))
Nueva Estadio de Negros Gatos: New stadium, cap. 30000 (will be owned by the City of Nuelma, for use of Carbonel Nuelma at start of 3rd season)
Estadio Fabian Ver: Expansion to 41000 (Balompie Mogya will play its matches at the Estadio Municipal de Mogya-Catobon (groundshare with Ronda Catobon, c. 15000)

This is to ensure smooth hosting of Sangti in international competitions. The renovations will commence after the International FireStorm Cup.

Liga Aguas Rapidas (LFS Primera) will start next week after the SuperCopa.

by **Allinlia** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 7:30 pm

Allinlian Premier League

Starting this season the Allinlian Soccer League will be split into a system of 2 league tiers of 15 teams each. The upper league: The Premier League, and the lower league: The Major League. Facing stiffer competition and for the first time the threat of relegation into a lower tier, the top 15 teams from last season have done what they could to stockpile their rosters with talent in order to face off consistently against high level competition. Here is a breakdown of the premier league teams:

Oalinwoth Stags

Last Season: 1st
Captain: Alex LeFrancois, GK

A small market team from the chilly northern city of Oalinwoth, known for it's brewing tradition and beer halls. Formerly the Goldbrund Stags, one of the 8 founding professional Allinlian Soccer teams, they moved to Oalinwoth 50 years ago and have not experienced a finals appearance in their new city until last season when the team took first place with a 27-9 record but fell short in the finals to Vallent City. Determined to deliver their first league championship to the city of Oalinwoth, the Stags have added all-star veteran talent to their dominant young core by making a blockbuster trade for midfielder Scott Davenport. Oalinwoth is considered a favorite to repeat as league table leaders

Vallent City Dinosaurs

Last Season: 2nd
Captain: Yoshio Conais, MID

There has perhaps been no team more consistently dominant in recent years than Vallent City, coming into this season on the back of 5 consecutive finals appearances and the current defending League Cup Champions. However time may be running out for Vallent City as there are rumors that their super star midfielder Yoshio Conais may seek an international transfer when his contract is up. Vallent City comes into this season standing by and watching as the rest of the league tries to play catch up as they have kept their roster mostly unchanged while several other teams have made big splashes in trades as well as international and domestic signings. They are predicted to once again be among the elite teams but face stiff competition from the teams that had the cap space to dramatically improve their rosters.

Amberdeen Inferno

Last Season: 3rd
Captain: Dario Barnelli, MID

One of the smallest markets in the league, Amberdeen makes up for it by being rich in Allinlian Soccer history and tradition as one of the founding 8 teams and the first to ever win the League Cup. The Inferno still play in the same stadium they did when they were founded, though it has of course since been renovated and outfitted with modern amenities, The garden Grounds remains a classic and beautiful arena. Despite their long history they have rarely found success in recent years. Since winning the championship in Dario Barnelli's rookie season they found themselves consistently in the league's cellar since as Barnelli rose to become the star of the team and one of the best players in the league. They have recaptured a bit of glory by adding veteran forward Sven Abernathy and finishing in the semi finals last season. They are a team that is still fighting to keep their super star from jumping ship and have made aggressive offseason moves to try and improve the team. Coming into this season they are strong at every position and are expected to be one of the best teams in the league.

Roos Cobras

Last Season: 4th
Captain: Wally Allegro, MID

No team has won more championships in the past 50 years than the Roos Cobras, though they curiously have never repeated. Roos sports one of the oldest rosters in the league and have been unable to add anyone new. However they have one of the most intelligent scouting departments in the league and have consistently been able to find quality role players at the bottom of the draft. They are a smart, defense oriented team-first squad whose style seems at odds with the sprawling glitzy sensationalist gambling center that is the city they call home. The team finds itself in a bit of a rut since losing their longtime Manager to Patronus, having finished with a top 4 seed in the regular season but losing in the first round of the playoffs for the last 3 years. They haven't made any big moves in the offseason and the team seems to just be getting older, they are however a team that has a knack for simply finding a way to win games and you count them out at your peril. Predictions for this team vary greatly but most everyone expects them to finish in the top half of the table.

Avallaice Imperials

Last Season: 5th
Captain: Ryan Watson, GK

A mid market team from the incredibly wealthy mountain city of Avallaice where the Allinlian Imperial Family keeps their palace. The Avallaice Imperials are one of the founding 8 teams and the one that had gone the longest without winning the league cup championship. The Imperials have been consistent basement dwellers and were long suffering until recent years where their speedy exciting offense and smart veteran defense led to 2 championships in the last 10 years. Their dominance may be at an end as their veteran defenders are really beginning to show their age, and to make matters worse, all-star forward Peach Tropic has reportedly expressed interest in the international market. The team has been unable to make any big offseason moves and appears to be on the decline, they however still have one of the league's strongest rosters and are determined to continue their run as an elite team for as long as they can. They are predicted to finish near the top of the table.

Goldbrund Volts

Last Season: 6th
Captain: Showtime Storm, MID

A big market team from the automotive capital of Allinlia, the Goldbrund Volts are in a similar position as their rivals, the Amberdeen Inferno as they have one of the best passing midfielders in the league in Showtime Storm but for a long time have failed to build a team around him deserving of his talents. They have recently risen themselves out of mediocrity to become an elite team but their upset playoff loss to Dallint has brought on concerns that they are being left behind by the up and coming young teams. In response they have beefed up their roster through international transfers and are now favorites for a top 4 finish

Bellong Roughnecks

Last Season: 7th
Captain: Lloyd Mulligan, FW

A mid-market coastal city known for it's oil refineries and offshore drilling platoforms, Bellong has been on a roller coaster ride being at a playoff level one season, and the league basement the next, and then back again. Bellong hit the jackpot by securing the #2 pick in a loaded draft to get forward Earl Warbler. With their troublesome young all-star defender Cash Wisca now motivated and focused on the team, Bellong has one of the most dangerous young rosters in the entire league coming into this season. By improving their weakness in the goalkeeper position through international transfers they are now predicted to finish among the very top of the table.

Grant City Anvils

Last Season: 8th
Captain: Fred Hoggle, DEF

Grant City had finally gotten the super star they have been craving when they added Aurelio Antorcha last season, however they are an aging veteran team that did not have the cap space to make improvements this year and are once again finding themselves underestimated and are predicted to finish near the bottom of the table and have to fight off relegation despite their success last season. They are similar to Caoloon in alot of respects as they have one all-star forward and an unexciting supporting cast. Unlike Caoloon however, Grant City's role players are significantly older and they were unable to make any noise in the international transfer market. Grant City's veteran players are known for not making mistakes and over performing. They come in as an underrated underdog team that will go as far as Antorcha can carry them.

Caoloon Dragons

Last Season: 9th
Captain: Al Fisher, FW

A mid market city criticized for urban blight and being rundown in several areas, the Dragons were the feel good story of the league last season, surprising everyone by going from the very bottom to a playoff appearance thanks largely to the dominant play of #1 draft pick Al Fisher. Caoloon has attempted to improve while staying young by taking advantage of international transfers but the roster is still full of holes and Caoloon's weak finish last season is an indication to some that opposing defenses have figured out how to deal with Fisher and that his team still has a way to go before they can support him adequately. Though they have a ton of upside, Caoloon is predicted to be a team that will be very concerned about relegation.

Avalloca Aztecs

Last Season: 10th
Captain: Wheldon Atkins, DEF

From a mid market arid rocky desert city, the Avalloca Aztecs have been a mediocre playoff team for the last couple seasons thanks to a pair of young all-star forwards. Celebrated for their speed but viewed as being weak on defense, Avalloca has improved themselves dramatically by adding veteran midfielder Apple Pie through international transfers last season and making a huge splash by signing defender Wheldon Atkins from Saugeais and trading for goalkeeper Roy Hawk, still widely considered to be the best in Allinlia. These moves have propelled the Aztecs up to being one of the favorites to win the championship. They are an exciting team that is now ready to take the league by storm.

Tortuna Tropics

Last Season: 11th
Captain: Vinny Fillipponi, FW

From the sunny seaside resort city of Tortuna, the Tropics have been on the playoff bubble for years but finally broke through last season thanks to the talented young Vinny Fillipponi and the efforts of an underrated young squad. Now that they find themselves facing strong teams every match in the new premier league, Tortuna has sought to add to their depth by signing multiple players from Utilitas. Though their many signings have improved the team quite a bit, Tortuna continues to find themselves underestimated as they are predicted to finish near the bottom of the table and to be in the relegation discussion.

Dallint Wildcats

Last Season: 12th
Captain: Blaze, FW

Formerly a major cow town, Dallint is now a corporate center specializing in electronics and information technology businesses and one of Allinlia's largest sports markets. Their soccer team, the Dallint Wildcats have long been irrelevant however. That all changed when the team took a risk in acquiring injury risk forward Blaze from the Equestrian States to pair with their young all-star defender. Blaze would go on to have an MVP season and bring Dallint to an upset playoff win over Goldbrund. Dallint has done what they could to improve the team for survival in the premier league but have fallen short in their objective of securing an elite goalkeeper. However they have improved in other areas so if Blaze can continue to remain healthy Dallint can finish in the top half of the premier league.

Pargo Ironclads

Last Season: 13th
Captain: Watt Ario, DEF

The capital of Allinlia, as well as it's largest and one of it's oldest cities, Pargo has a strong soccer tradition as well. Formerly the Pargo Seagulls before changing their name to the Ironclads. The Ironclads made history in recent years by becoming the only team in league history to 3-peat. They have since fallen on hard times, at least for Pargo. Though they have one of the best veteran defenses in the league, their offense has been lacking as the young players brought in to replace the players they lost in free agency following their champion years have yet to develop in the way the team has hoped and Pargo's offense remains lacking. Pargo has money to throw around though and signed Utilitas forward Burel Daoust to a large deal in an attempt to add some spark to their offense and breathe some life into an elite team in decline. Pargo is expected to finish in the bottom half of the league but should be safe from relegation.

Yanda Warthogs

Last Season: 14th
Captain: Steven Snell, MID

An agricultural center in ancient times, Yanda has gorwn to a sprawling modern, if unexciting city. Yanda angered Pargo fans and spraked a rivalry when they signed 4 players from Pargo and their Manager the year after Pargo won it's third consecutive championship, resulting in a championship for Yanda and a trip to the cellar for Pargo. Yanda has struggled since both on the field and in free agency losing goalkeepers Roy Hawk and then Austin Tokoro. Yanda is one of the very best at developing young talent and have already found an all-star level replacement at goalkeeper and their young draft pick Cerviche is looking ready to take the bulk of the work off aging Steven Snell. Yanda is ready to retake their former position as one of the league's best but are predicted to be a middle of the table team by most.

Normonwoth Hunters

Last Season: 15th
Captain: Nadarius Kong, FW

One of the largest cities of Allinlia's cold northern region, Normonwoth has had a longtime rivalry with The Stags back when they were in Goldbrund which has continued through their move to the nearby city of Oalinwoth. Normonwoth made it into the premier league by the skin of their teeth last season due to injuries and losing midfielder Enitan Dede but has long been one of the league's best teams. The team feels good about his replacement, young Texicano midfielder Jesus "Chewey" Garcia. If their problems at midfield are indeed solved, it's expected that Normonwoth will have a strong finish. One should keep in mind that they still have multiple all-stars and national team players on their roster despite their issues. Many predict Normonwoth to finish near the middle of the table.

by **Polar Islandstates** » Sun Jul 28, 2013 5:10 pm

The 3rd Vennskap Shield

at Santa Cruz Island Memorial Barge, Channel Islands, Free South Califas
28,500

FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 1-2 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
(H Einarsson 34', C Baek missed penalty 53'; B Hjerstadt 30', A Oslograd 82')

The third Vennskap shield was played out in exciting circumstances in Free South Califas last night, with a late goal from second half substitute Albin Oslograd proving the difference for the reigning Latitude Cup winners, marking both the the first time the Latitude Cup winners have beaten the Divisjon One winners in the fixture and the second time Surtsey have been the unfortunate loser.

As ever, the match between Divisjon One winners and Latitude Cup champions was played out before the start of the following season, this time in Free South Califas, and this time around it was a game full of connections. Brothers Ibrahim and Casper captained the sides, with ibrahim in goal for the Bargemen and Casper in the centre of midfield for the league winners. As if that weren't enough, brother Noah and Guus Olsen also face off against each other today, in the midfields for either team. Both younger brothers transferred from Surtsey across Norscelt to the canals of Bjarnarey at the same time, as well. Were that not enough, Bjarnarey actually find themselves playing on pitch that was inspired by their own home of The Barge. Constructed in an effort to keep the platform from adding human economic activity to the nearby Santa Cruz or Anacapa Islands, the stadium is usually the home of Channel Islands, a Califan team in apparent freefall through the leagues.

With the fans neatly parked away in the stands, the game was allowed to get off to a start, and as expected it was Bjarnarey who got off to the better start on the floating stadium. Utilising a 4-5-1 formation that was intended to get his players the space around the edges of Anders Durs typical wide 4-2-2-2, Thomas Celik was soon directing his players to run the channels, and they were the first to trouble the goalkeeper in the fifth minute. Iulian Kirilaunen was left flatfooted and footed to the spot as a shot from Hjerstadt clipped Elden on the way through and only just flew over the crossbar. Whilst a ball boy rowed out to get the ball, Durs had a word with his defence.

Surtsey began to get a foothold on proceedings however, and before too long it was they who were dictating the flow of the match. Einarsson and Kolehmainen both had their chances in the minutes that ensued, but the match was to truly explode in the thirtieth minute when one Olsen fouled another, and Bjarnarey were given a free kick. Whipping it in from he depths of their own half, Bjarnarey were delighted to see Hjerstadt latch onto Ia Rodda's long ball, clipping inside Montemayor and sending a delightful shot into the top corner of the Surtsey goal.

The lead lasted less that five minutes however, and some bewitching footwork from full back Ziaurriz saw Hans Elliot played into space, where a long ball split the Bjarnarey defence in two. Through on goal, Kolehmainen chose instead to draw Baek out and unselfishly tuck back for Bleak Rock striker Einarsson to tap into an empty net. The celebrations for the goal were marred when Ziaurriz held up his hand though, and Jeremiah Pipp came on as Durs was unable to risk the Astograthian's hamstring any more than was necessary.

The nest moment of major drama happened in the fifty-third minute when Vaaraniemi was judged to have clipped Einarsson in the box. Replays showed the touch to be as good as non-existent, but Einarsson went to ground and from the referee's vantage point few could blame him for awarding the penalty. Up stood Casper Baek to take it. In goal stood his younger brother, Ibrahim. Whether by virtue of the years Casper would stick his younger brother in goal in the back garden, or by understanding his big brother's game more thanks to the sibling connection, or simply just by plain dumb luck; Ibrahim guessed correctly and dove to his right, palming away the penalty and keeping the score level.

Both sides made attacking substitutions, and one of Surtsey's almost scored the goal that would have won the match. Kolehmainen's hamstring had been in a similar position to that of Ziaurriz's following his exertions in the World Cup, and Churin replaced him in the seventy-second minute of the game. The exciting young Astograthian forward has shown a lot of promise in his time at the club already, but he won't have enjoyed his time on the pitch last night, particularly having sent a gilt-edged chance flying over the bar just seconds after coming on. A low cross from the right from Olsen was mis-hit by Einarsson, catching everynody flatfooted and allowing the ball to trickle across to an unmarked Churin with the open goal at his mercy. Somehow, he contrived to miss from six yards, sending the ball flying into the drink once again.

In the end, it was a Bjarnarey substitute that won the game, when Albin Oslograd was brought on to replace the tired-looking Ia Rodda. Utilising his high levels of energy, he was soon making runs beyond the holding target man presence of Hjerstadt, and in the eighty-second minute, his constant knocking at the door paid off. Jon Horvat slipped when challenging for the ball in the air with Hjerstadt after a Jansen long-ball, and the Bjarnarey striker calmly knocked the ball backwards and into the path of the running Oslograd, who rounded an isolated Sam Hill and drove the ball home low underneath Kirilaunen.

Bjarnarey were able to close out the game for a victory they will be thoroughly pleased with, and the losing brothers on the Surtsey side were at least magnanimous in defeat. For Surtsey, this is a second defeat in the Vennskap fixture after their loss in the inaugural edition to Franz Josef City. Defeat to their Norscelt rivals will potentially hurt more, particularly given Baek's penalty miss, but will drive them forwards onto the next league season. For Bjarnarey however, victory will taste sweet, and perhaps this marks the dawning of a new age at The Barge.

Lineups
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls: I Kirilaunen; S Montemayor, J Elden (J Horvat 58), S Hill, E Ziaurriz (J Pipp 34); C Baek (C), H Elliot, G Olsen, K Just; G Kolehmainen (O Churin 72), H Einarsson. [Unused Subs: P Superanaskaia, H Wiig, M Juric, B Gulbrandsen.]
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla: I Baek (C); V Jansen, N Olsen, A Sutler, F Vaaraniemi; K Larsen, A Nore (M Holm 61), I Rodda (A Oslograd 73), S Ljustergrad (J Iselky 68), S Krister; B Hjerstadt. [Unused Subs: R Chernienko, W Kartashkin, P Tomnikova, Z Trana.]

Stats
Possession
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 54% - 46% FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
Shots
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 8 - 7 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
Shots on Target
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 4 - 5 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
Corners
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 3 - 1 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
Fouls
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 15 - 10 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
Yellow Cards
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 1 - 2 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
Red Cards
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 0 - 0 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
Offsides
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 5 - 7 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla

by **San Jose Guayabal** » Sun Jul 28, 2013 5:18 pm

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by **San Jose Guayabal** » Sun Jul 28, 2013 8:02 pm

The National League of San Jose Guayabal (Guaycume Food Industries Premier League Opening 2013 for sponsorship reasons), in its first edition (Governed by San Jose Guayabal National Football Association. SJG-NFA) will start on August st.

Logo:

The league will have 22 teams in a season with two championships (Opening-Closening) of 21 rounds each table tournament where there will be accumulated for purposes of international championships and descents. For international championships 1st place directly qualify to the Champions' Cup and then will host a play off between the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th places in the cumulative table to select the teams that will participate in Globe Cup (they are entitled to participate in Globe Cup winners of the three playoffs: 2nd vs 7th, 3rd vs 6th and 4th vs 5th)

declines from 1st to 2nd division will be directly to the two worst teams in the two championships, according to the cumulative table and the 3rd worst team will have to play playoff round to determine if kept at 1st division or descend to 2nd division

In Second Division are 22 teams and in third division too, ascend two first places of 2nd to PL and 3rd to 2nd, and will be playoffs against 20th place of PL and 2nd to descend PL-2nd 2nd-3th divisions.

Teams Season 2013-14 and Cities

-Alianza F.C. of San Salvador
-Atletico Marte of San Salvador
-University of San José Guayabal of Vladivostok
-C.D. FAS of Santa Ana
-A.D. Isidro Metapán of Metapán
-C.D. Vacas Locas del Firpo y del Jirpo of Usulután
-Santa Tecla F.C. of Santa Tecla
-C.D. Dragón of San Miguel
-C.D. Águila of San Miguel
-Juventud Independiente F.C. of San Juán Opico
-Spartak Neryungri of Neryungri
-Luch energiya Primorye of Vladivostok
-SKA Neftekhimik Khabarovskiy Krai of Khabarovsk
-C.D. Guayabal Gas of Kusnetskaya
-A.C.Sibirskaya Gavan of Sibirskaya Gavan
-Liberty Rodríguez F.C. of Rodríguez
-Gasíferos de Piedra Labrada of Piedra Labrada
-Meléndez F.C. of Meléndez
-C.D. Paquidermos de Ánimas of San Pedro de Ánimas
-C.D. Chalatecos Come Bofe de San Ignacio of San Ignacio
- C.S.D Sociedad de Las Estepas of Las Estepas
-A.D.S.R. Camioneros de Gorudanevka of Gorudanevka

Rivalries:

-Alianza VS C.D.FAS (National Derby)

C.D. FAS VS C.D.Águila (East-West Derby)

-University of San José Guayabal VS Luch Energiya Primorye (Pacific Ocean Derby/The Vladivostok Derby)

-SKA Energiya neftekhimik Khabarovskiy Krai VS C.D. Guayabal Gas (Chemical Derby/Industrial Derby)

-Alianza F.C. VS Spartak Neryungri (Lempa river side Derby (River between San Salvador and Neryungri)/Hooligans Derby)

-Gasíferos de Piedra Labrada VS C.D. Dragón (Derby of Fire)

-Liberty Rodríguez VS C.D. Paquidermos de Ánimas (Artic Derby/Derby of Ice)

by **Ark** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 4:31 pm

Lhigha Arka - Season Three

Ark (ARK) Qualifiers

Globe Cup: The Ables and The Ordinarys (TAATO)

by **San Jose Guayabal** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 6:42 pm

In this day, the teams of the Premier League of SJG, have some matches, here is a little resume of the matches.

-Alianza F.C. VS C.D. FAS (2-1 won Alianza, with goals of Passarelli and Sean Fraser)

-SKA Energiya Neftekhimik Khabarovskiy Krai VS Spartak Neryungri (3-1 Won Energiya, with goals of Lucerna (2) and Hamilton)

-Academic Club Sibirskaya Gavan VS A.D. El Barrial (2nd division) (El Barrial won 1-3 with goals of Sametov and Lokkopunainen(2)

-C.D. Vacas Locas del Firpo y del Jirpo VS S.C. Multi Investments Guayabal (2nd division) (Jirpo won 5-2 with goals of Canales (3), Lynch and Segovia)

-University of San José Guayabal VS Meléndez F.C. (University won 3-0 with goals of H. Simpson, Esnal and Millhouse)

This is all for this day, the 20 teams are getting ready to action to the first round of the championship.

by **Tasrailia** » Thu Aug 01, 2013 1:38 am

As of this viewtopic.php?f=7&t=244226&p=15522963#p15522963 and the next post after that

Champions Cup: Devbourne
Globe Cup: Glenlaide, Delobane

by **New Sideburn** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 3:34 am

THE OPENING STAGES

An upset in the very first day, as the promoted upstarts Corvette Maulers manage a draw against the defending champions; Konrad Evans scores the first goal of the season, in the sixth minute, and the Maulers doubled their lead before Treason salvaged some dignity. Meanwhile, Iron City and the Valkyrja Hawks got off to good starts, while Franchise FC was flattened by the Moths despite being one-nil up at half-time.

The Maximum derby ended in a narrow win for City in extra time, Locksmith with a half-volley past Troy Ross in injury time. Meanwhile, the first real clash of contenders ended in Sabrefell Athletic downing the Chokers with a brace from Warner Garfield. The Hawks hold Brinemouth to a draw.

Iron City continues being quietly efficient, while Crisisbless loses another match handily; this time to Raven River. Brinemouth, too, are struggling off the mark; Treason are proving they’re ready to go, but Sabrefell Athletic’s looking to equal them match-to-match; they’ve won three straight.

The first hat-trick of the season, as marquee man Jonny dos Santos tips the tide against Southfell United to help his team to a 4-3 victory. Athletic’s streak is cut short with three goals and a clean sheet from the Chariots, and other crushing victories follow; Raven River beats the Maulers 4-0, and the Rovers crush Goodfeather 3-0. Treason, still undefeated, chalk up another win.

A week primarily remarkable for Southfell upsetting the Moths with a 1-0 home victory. Meanwhile, in a clash of giants between Sabrefell Athletic and Treason, it was Athletic that roundly defeated their opponents with three goals.

Dear God. An absolute goalfest this week, Crisisbless dispatching Leopolis a staggering 6-0, Sabrefell Athletic putting another six past South Laithland, and Parrhesia and Maximum City managing four each. Also, both the Moths and Treason lost for the second time in a row. Somehow, Rhagant and Southfell seem to have missed the memo, and drew scoreless.

While the Moths are back to winning ways, Treason... stall again, drawing with Parrhesia. Other than that, most of the big teams win their games, most of the others... don’t, and nobody knows how Southfell have six clean sheets in seven games. NOBODY KNOWS.

Crisisbless are held at home by the anemic Franchise FC, while the Smiths are narrowly beaten by Valkyrja. Integabad jumps up and down on Corvette Maulers, winning 5-1 with a Reinhard Bavaria hattrick, but it was River who were pistolwhipped by the largest margin, falling 5-0 to a dominant Sabrefell Athletic. Treason wins a game finally, with the defending champions defeating the Rovers.

A quiet week, with all but two matches being shutout victories and nobody drawing. Pick of the week; Integabad being methodically taken apart by vicious Chariots, with Seb Woodlark scoring on his Violence debut.

Top-of-the-table Athletic are knocked down a peg by the Rovers, goals from Catheline Harper and Leigh Fletcher securing a great victory. Snapping at their heels; Treason, who recover from an earlier slump with a sharply-timed victory over Integabad; Crisisbless, held at home by the Brookford Otters, and somehow the Valkyrja Hawks, who solidly defeat Goodfeather FC. Other potential contenders in Maximum City and the Sabrefell Moths hamstring each other with a mutually unacceptable 1-1 draw.

Team                       P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Sabrefell Athletic        10  8  0  2  27   8  +19  24
  2 Valkyrja Hawks            10  7  1  2  15   8   +7  22
  3 Crisisbless               10  6  2  2  15   6   +9  20
  4 AFC Treason               10  6  2  2  14   7   +7  20
  5 Sabrefell Moths           10  6  1  3  15  10   +5  19
  6 Maximum City              10  5  3  2  19   9  +10  18
  7 Brinemouth                10  5  3  2  17  12   +5  18
  8 North Laithland           10  4  3  3   9   9   +0  15
  9 Cranequin Wanderers       10  4  3  3   9   9   +0  15
 10 Iron City                 10  4  2  4   9  10   -1  14
 11 Maximum Rovers            10  4  1  5  11  11   +0  13
 12 Southfell United          10  3  4  3   7   7   +0  13
 13 Parrhesia United          10  3  3  4  18  16   +2  12
 14 Violence Chariots         10  3  3  4  14  14   +0  12
 15 South Laithland           10  3  3  4  12  19   -7  12
 16 AFC Integabad             10  3  2  5  14  14   +0  11
 17 Leopolis Hatemongers      10  2  5  3   8  17   -9  11
 18 AFC Raven River           10  3  1  6  11  15   -4  10
 19 Brookford Otters          10  2  3  5   6  11   -5   9
 20 Goodfeather FC            10  2  3  5  10  18   -8   9
 21 Corvette Maulers          10  2  3  5  12  22  -10   9
 22 Raging Fire Hares         10  1  5  4   9  13   -4   8
 23 Rhagant Schadenfreude     10  2  2  6   3  11   -8   8
 24 Franchise FC              10  1  4  5   7  15   -8   7

TOP SCORERS
8 - Leyland Stallion (SFA)
6 - Reinhard Bavaria (INT), Warner Garfield (SFA), Ninian Locksmith (MXC)
5 - Gerhard Thunder (SFM), Jonny dos Santos (BRI), Moritz St. Hammond (PAR), Bennett Viceman (VIO), Karelline Charmwell (SFA), Ryan Shipwright (VLK)

CLEAN SHEETS
7 - Phillip Strummer (CRI)
6 - James Turnscrew (TRE), Elliot Cabriolet (SFU)
5 - Wilhelm Urquhart (SFA)

The first few matches see Sabrefell Athletic securing a dominant lead over the competition, with a staggering 27 goals; close competitors include the Valkyrja Hawks in second, who have adapted well to the competition. No other team has had a particularly resounding success, but there is a large cluster of competitors for the other UICA places; five teams sit seperate by two points. The midtable sprawl counts the unusually defensive Southfell, the free-scoring Parrhesia and the free-conceding South Laithland, though ‘Joemania’ appears to be surrounding the club in the wake of Josephus Flaccus’ immediate impact. Struggling to gain ground on single-digit points are the Otters, Goodfeather, the Corvette Maulers (the leakiest defence), the Hares with five draws and one win, Rhagant with the worst attack in the league (just three goals somehow) and Franchise FC pathetically hanging behind in last place with seven points.

Team                      P  W  D  L For  Ag +/- Pts
  1 Iron United              10  7  2  1  11   4  +7  23
  2 Vermillion Rage          10  7  1  2  21  12  +9  22
  3 AFC Shale                10  5  3  2  12   6  +6  18
  4 Chenoworth Rovers        10  4  5  1  14  10  +4  17
  5 Dubstep Rangers          10  5  2  3  13   9  +4  17
  6 Martella Jazz            10  5  2  3  12  11  +1  17
  7 Crisisbless United       10  4  4  2  15  11  +4  16
  8 Locksley Petty Theft     10  4  3  3  21  17  +4  15
  9 AFC Rochford             10  4  3  3   9   5  +4  15
 10 Mainstream Fist          10  4  1  5   9   7  +2  13
 11 Forge Carpenters         10  3  4  3   9   9  +0  13
 12 Corby Hubris             10  3  4  3  11  12  -1  13
 13 Chenoworth Harriers      10  3  4  3   9  10  -1  13
 14 Leicard Crimewave        10  2  6  2   5   5  +0  12
 15 Newrook Democracy        10  4  0  6  15  16  -1  12
 16 Anslow Medication        10  3  3  4  10  13  -3  12
 17 Haymaker United          10  3  2  5  12  13  -1  11
 18 Ox River United          10  2  5  3   9  13  -4  11
 19 Orbital Bombardment      10  3  2  5   8  14  -6  11
 20 Crossroads Town          10  3  2  5   8  16  -8  11
 21 Fenland Albion           10  2  4  4  11  12  -1  10
 22 AFC Hackett              10  2  4  4  12  14  -2  10
 23 North Dubstep            10  1  3  6  12  21  -9   6
 24 Creed United             10  0  5  5   6  14  -8   5

The Leicard Crimewave is officially the most boring team ever, with five goals in ten games. Scored AND conceded. Boring bastards. Six draws, too, another record. Still, Iron United has a tighter defence, topping the table with four concessions. Meanwhile, 10th-placed Mainstream Fist and 22nd-placed AFC Hackett are seperated by three points and four goal difference. North Dubstep are looking decidedly stranded, five points from safety already, and Creed United are winless.

Team                          P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Geoff United                 10  7  1  2  16   9   +7  22
  2 Ritter Town                  10  6  3  1  11   6   +5  21
  3 Cranequin City               10  7  0  3  14  11   +3  21
  4 Rushe United                 10  6  1  3  13   9   +4  19
  5 Chatswood                    10  5  3  2  16   8   +8  18
  6 Falston-on-Ceynes United     10  4  4  2   7   5   +2  16
  7 AFC Starling                 10  4  3  3  12   7   +5  15
  8 West Brinemouth              10  4  3  3  10   6   +4  15
  9 North Sabrefell              10  4  3  3  12   9   +3  15
 10 Cypher Town                  10  4  2  4  12   9   +3  14
 11 AFC Bishop                   10  3  4  3  14  11   +3  13
 12 Sandrock Artillery           10  3  4  3   8   8   +0  13
 13 AFC Sheridan                 10  3  4  3   9  10   -1  13
 14 Inner-East Fairywrens        10  2  6  2   8   8   +0  12
 15 AFC Steak                    10  3  2  5  12  14   -2  11
 16 Gridlock Rovers              10  3  2  5   7  14   -7  11
 17 Sakusa Rathians              10  3  2  5  10  18   -8  11
 18 Haymaker Town                10  2  4  4  14  14   +0  10
 19 West Shotgun Turtles         10  2  4  4  10  10   +0  10
 20 Strephonage                  10  2  4  4   7  10   -3  10
 21 East Laithland Harriers      10  2  4  4   7  11   -4  10
 22 AFC Greymouth                10  2  3  5   8  12   -4   9
 23 Stamper Road                 10  1  5  4  10  15   -5   8
 24 Reckdale Town                10  1  3  6   7  20  -13   6

While Stamper and Reckdale struggle in the relegation places, it is Geoff United taking pole position, Ritter Town and fancied Cranequin City soon behind. Nothing else is remarkable yet, midtable is pretty much all identical of late.

by **Nouvel Ecosse** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:54 pm

Attico's League Premier

TEN GAMES DOWN

MATCHDAY ONE

MATCHDAY TWO

MATCHDAY THREE

MATCHDAY FOUR

MATCHDAY FIVE

MATCHDAY SIX

MATCHDAY SEVEN

MATCHDAY EIGHT

MATCHDAY NINE

MATCHDAY TEN

TEN WEEK FINISH TABLE

Pos                          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Endeavour Thistle          10    7   1   2    24   10  +14    22
 2 Harbour Tusks              10    6   3   1    14    6   +8    21
 3 Sanchez Juniors            10    6   2   2    16    8   +8    20
 4 Everton                    10    6   2   2    19   13   +6    20
 5 Caledonia Claymores        10    5   4   1    17    8   +9    19
 6 Alhambra Azores            10    5   2   3    17   12   +5    17
 7 East Hannibal Albion       10    5   1   4    23   20   +3    16
 8 Edinburgh City             10    5   1   4    16   17   −1    16
 9 Techinn Athletic           10    5   1   4    13   15   −2    16
10 Armadillo                  10    4   2   4    16    8   +8    14
11 Dunsulk Millionares        10    4   2   4    13   13    0    14
12 Callander City             10    3   4   3    13   11   +2    13
13 Dondarrion Albion          10    3   4   3    12   12    0    13
14 Hannibal Elect             10    3   3   4    10   17   −7    12
15 Red Star Burgundy          10    3   2   5     5   13   −8    11
16 Atticus                    10    3   1   6    12   23  −11    10
17 Jacobites                  10    2   2   6     7   13   −6     8
18 Wayne Island Athletic      10    2   2   6     6   13   −7     8
19 Cansas City                10    1   2   7    10   23  −13     5
20 Martell United             10    0   3   7     6   14   −8     3

STILL TO FINISH

by **Felinetopia** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 7:16 pm

Felinetopia Domestic Pawball(Football) Season 1

The ministry of sports in Felinetopia decide to create an official centralized governing body for Pawball in Felinetopia. Karling, the ministry spokesman said, "we decided to create the Felinetopia Pawball Association after receiving contact with humans who were playing in pretty much the same sport that they call soccer or football. They told us that there were competitions between clubs and between nations in the sport and they said that it is pretty hard to get in to these competitions without a centralized governing body for football in the nation. We are interested in the competition after they said that there were other species that compete in those competitions."

The Felinetopia Pawball Association first action was to create a domestic pawball league system that includes some of the top pawball clubs in the nation. Some of the Pawball clubs were worried that they can't be specie exclusive clubs if they went into the league. The FPA made an agreement with the league that allowed them to be a specie exclusive but the name has to reflect on what species they are exclusive to. Another decision that the FPA had to decide on was whether they would host a domestic cup competition. Almost everyone agree that there should be a domestic cup competition but they are split on what format they should use for the competition and agree to not hold the competition until a format is agreed upon.

Felinetopia Premier League

Team                        P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Lions PC                   34  18   6  10  61  45  +16  60 Champions Cup, Copa de Campeones
  2 Shnooky Kittens PC         34  18   5  11  73  54  +19  59 Globe Cup
  3 Gatotopia City             34  16   9   9  66  43  +23  57 Globe Cup
  4 Iceicle City               34  16   8  10  64  45  +19  56 Globe Cup
  5 Kitten City Outsiders      34  13  12   9  44  35   +9  51
  6 Infinyarn City             34  13  12   9  41  33   +8  51
  7 Cheetahs United            34  15   6  13  51  59   -8  51
  8 Benegals United            34  12  12  10  33  30   +3  48
  9 Crookshank United          34  12  10  12  43  41   +2  46
 10 Felines United             34  12  10  12  42  41   +1  46
 11 Felis Domesticus           34  12   8  14  58  60   -2  44
 12 Zebras Eaten PC            34  12   8  14  30  40  -10  44
 13 Felidae Capital            34   9  12  13  32  42  -10  39
 14 Chat Chaten PC             34   9  12  13  40  55  -15  39
 15 Amiceon Forest PC          34   8  12  14  25  36  -11  36
 16 Leopards United            34   7  15  12  37  49  -12  36 Relegation Playoff
 17 Salem PC                   34   9   9  16  26  41  -15  36 Relegation
 18 Tigers PC                  34   9   6  19  43  60  -17  33 Relegation

Felinetopia Second Division

Team                  P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Japan City           34  18   7   9  38  25  +13  61 Promotion, SBCC
  2 Felineism PC         34  19   3  12  63  43  +20  60 Promotion, SBCC
  3 Tigers United        34  16   7  11  26  25   +1  55 Promotion Playoff, SBCC
  4 Felidae United       34  15   9  10  45  32  +13  54 SBCC
  5 Species PC           34  15   9  10  24  20   +4  54
  6 Cheetah PC           34  15   7  12  54  42  +12  52
  7 Panthers PC          34  14   9  11  38  36   +2  51
  8 Panthers United      34  14   8  12  47  46   +1  50
  9 Catic City           34  13   9  12  50  43   +7  48
 10 Gatotopia PC         34  12  12  10  33  27   +6  48
 11 Furball PC           34  14   6  14  43  40   +3  48
 12 Salem City           34  13   9  12  31  28   +3  48
 13 Marxs PC             34  10  13  11  38  35   +3  43
 14 Bad Kitties          34  12   6  16  43  58  -15  42
 15 Black Cats PC        34  11   6  17  31  46  -15  39
 16 Ocelot PC            34  10   6  18  29  42  -13  36 Relegation Playoff
 17 Redwall Waiters      34   6  11  17  25  46  -21  29 Relegation
 18 Battalions PC        34   8   5  21  23  47  -24  29 Relegation

Promoted from Felinetopia Third Division:
1. New Meow City
2. Lynxs United

Promotion/Relegation Playoff
FPL/FSL Playoff
Tigers United 0–0 Leopards United
Leopards United 0–1 Tigers United
Tigers United wins on aggregate 1-0 and is promoted to the Felinetopia Premier League
FSL/FTL Playoff
Jaguars PC 0–1 Ocelot PC
Ocelot PC 1–0 Jaguars PC
Ocelot PC wins on aggregate 2-0 and stays in the Felinetopia Second League

Felinetopia (FET) Qualifiers
Champions' Cup: Lions PC
(Youth: Lion Cubs PC)
Globe Cup: Shnooky Kittens PC, Gatotopia City, Iceicle City
Series B Champions' Cup: Japan City, Felineism PC, Tigers United, Felidae United

Other Qualifiers
Copa de Campeones: Lions PC

by **Boring Paradise** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 7:42 pm

Boring Paradise wrote:Season 11

Boring Paradise's (BRP) Qualifiers
Top seeds are first

TQCC: Empilot United FC
GC: Bartholomew FC, Samcastle United, Prime Para United
Series B Champions’ Cup 43: Topian United, Bartholomew United, Shuffle United, Palmer Hotspur

CEdC: Empilot United FC, Bartholomew FC, Samcastle United, Prime Para United

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