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[The Fallenmark Islands]

Season II, Part 2

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

MD16:
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 5–1 K85 Járn Virkaroy
Marylebone Esprit 1–0 SV Auchtenmill
SV Kieslen Bridge 1–1 Marylebone Northern Star
Víkingur Kló VB 4–1 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
Achtrup Blackhearts FC 3–1 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
Kuuningen Town SV 0–1 Gunnmarket
Scheveningen Town 2–3 Marylebone Invicta
FF Berafjörðinn 4–1 PVTCo
MD17:
FF Berafjörðinn 2–0 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
PVTCo 1–2 Scheveningen Town
Marylebone Invicta 0–2 Kuuningen Town SV
Gunnmarket 2–3 Achtrup Blackhearts FC
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 3–2 Víkingur Kló VB
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 0–0 SV Kieslen Bridge
Marylebone Northern Star 1–1 Marylebone Esprit
SV Auchtenmill 1–3 K85 Járn Virkaroy
MD18:
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 1–3 SV Auchtenmill
K85 Járn Virkaroy 2–0 Marylebone Northern Star
Marylebone Esprit 0–2 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
SV Kieslen Bridge 1–1 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
Víkingur Kló VB 2–0 Gunnmarket
Achtrup Blackhearts FC 3–1 Marylebone Invicta
Kuuningen Town SV 2–2 PVTCo
Scheveningen Town 1–1 FF Berafjörðinn
MD19:
Scheveningen Town 0–2 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
FF Berafjörðinn 3–1 Kuuningen Town SV
PVTCo 1–1 Achtrup Blackhearts FC
Marylebone Invicta 1–0 Víkingur Kló VB
Gunnmarket 2–2 SV Kieslen Bridge
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 0–1 Marylebone Esprit
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 1–1 K85 Járn Virkaroy
Marylebone Northern Star 1–2 SV Auchtenmill
MD20:
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 0–0 Marylebone Northern Star
SV Auchtenmill 2–5 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
K85 Járn Virkaroy 1–0 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
Marylebone Esprit 3–0 Gunnmarket
SV Kieslen Bridge 0–5 Marylebone Invicta
Víkingur Kló VB 5–2 PVTCo
Achtrup Blackhearts FC 1–1 FF Berafjörðinn
Kuuningen Town SV 1–1 Scheveningen Town
MD21:
Kuuningen Town SV 1–0 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
Scheveningen Town 5–1 Achtrup Blackhearts FC
FF Berafjörðinn 4–1 Víkingur Kló VB
PVTCo 2–0 SV Kieslen Bridge
Marylebone Invicta 3–0 Marylebone Esprit
Gunnmarket 0–1 K85 Járn Virkaroy
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 2–0 SV Auchtenmill
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 3–2 Marylebone Northern Star
MD22:
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 0–0 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
Marylebone Northern Star 0–1 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
SV Auchtenmill 2–2 Gunnmarket
K85 Járn Virkaroy 1–1 Marylebone Invicta
Marylebone Esprit 2–1 PVTCo
SV Kieslen Bridge 1–2 FF Berafjörðinn
Víkingur Kló VB 1–1 Scheveningen Town
Achtrup Blackhearts FC 3–1 Kuuningen Town SV
MD23:
Achtrup Blackhearts FC 0–1 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
Kuuningen Town SV 1–2 Víkingur Kló VB
Scheveningen Town 4–0 SV Kieslen Bridge
FF Berafjörðinn 3–1 Marylebone Esprit
PVTCo 3–0 K85 Járn Virkaroy
Marylebone Invicta 2–0 SV Auchtenmill
Gunnmarket 2–0 Marylebone Northern Star
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 3–0 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
MD24:
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 2–1 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 0–1 Gunnmarket
Marylebone Northern Star 1–2 Marylebone Invicta
SV Auchtenmill 4–3 PVTCo
K85 Járn Virkaroy 1–1 FF Berafjörðinn
Marylebone Esprit 1–3 Scheveningen Town
SV Kieslen Bridge 2–1 Kuuningen Town SV
Víkingur Kló VB 0–1 Achtrup Blackhearts FC
MD25:
Víkingur Kló VB 2–1 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
Achtrup Blackhearts FC 0–1 SV Kieslen Bridge
Kuuningen Town SV 0–2 Marylebone Esprit
Scheveningen Town 2–2 K85 Járn Virkaroy
FF Berafjörðinn 4–0 SV Auchtenmill
PVTCo 3–0 Marylebone Northern Star
Marylebone Invicta 0–0 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
Gunnmarket 1–1 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
MD26:
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 3–0 Gunnmarket
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 2–0 Marylebone Invicta
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 4–2 PVTCo
Marylebone Northern Star 1–3 FF Berafjörðinn
SV Auchtenmill 0–1 Scheveningen Town
K85 Járn Virkaroy 0–0 Kuuningen Town SV
Marylebone Esprit 1–0 Achtrup Blackhearts FC
SV Kieslen Bridge 1–2 Víkingur Kló VB
MD27:
SV Kieslen Bridge 1–2 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
Víkingur Kló VB 1–4 Marylebone Esprit
Achtrup Blackhearts FC 2–2 K85 Járn Virkaroy
Kuuningen Town SV 2–0 SV Auchtenmill
Scheveningen Town 1–0 Marylebone Northern Star
FF Berafjörðinn 3–3 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
PVTCo 0–1 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
Marylebone Invicta 1–0 Gunnmarket
MD28:
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 0–0 Marylebone Invicta
Gunnmarket 1–2 PVTCo
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 2–2 FF Berafjörðinn
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 4–0 Scheveningen Town
Marylebone Northern Star 2–2 Kuuningen Town SV
SV Auchtenmill 3–3 Achtrup Blackhearts FC
K85 Járn Virkaroy 3–2 Víkingur Kló VB
Marylebone Esprit 2–0 SV Kieslen Bridge
MD29:
Marylebone Esprit 3–1 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
SV Kieslen Bridge 0–2 K85 Járn Virkaroy
Víkingur Kló VB 3–0 SV Auchtenmill
Achtrup Blackhearts FC 0–1 Marylebone Northern Star
Kuuningen Town SV 1–2 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
Scheveningen Town 3–0 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
FF Berafjörðinn 0–2 Gunnmarket
PVTCo 1–1 Marylebone Invicta
MD30:
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 3–2 PVTCo
Marylebone Invicta 1–0 FF Berafjörðinn
Gunnmarket 1–2 Scheveningen Town
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 2–0 Kuuningen Town SV
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 1–0 Achtrup Blackhearts FC
Marylebone Northern Star 4–3 Víkingur Kló VB
SV Auchtenmill 2–2 SV Kieslen Bridge
K85 Járn Virkaroy 2–2 Marylebone Esprit

Spotlight on...

Gunnmarket 2–3 Achtrup Blackhearts FC
Matchday Seventeen, at The Deathbowl, Gunnmarket, The Fallenmark Islands

In a game the temperament of which matched the frankly odd name of Gunnmarket's stadium - some kind of Astograthian tribute or something - it was the visitors who proved to be no pushover and take the three points. Many said Achtrup would struggle with a lightweight side in the MVP, thinking their squad simply too nice to compete with the Blockhead sides, or the likes of Esprit, Invicta, and Gunnmarket. Indeed, their critics were partially proved right up until this point, with the team well and truly in a relegation dogfight. The return of brawling captain Brede Goryachev in defence as revitalised them however, and he even managed to get on the scoresheet today.

Sure, he got sent off in the second half, but that goal was vital after a brace for Vojta Erdahl just put the visitors past the two-nil scoreline set by Damkjaer and Uijanov in the first half. The three points are vital for the Blackhearts, and what's more, they'll gain vital confidence from this result.

Spotlight on...

Scheveningen Town 4–0 SV Kieslen Bridge
Matchday Twenty-Three, at Raven Street, Scheveningen, Cairnskillen

One team well and truly in the relegation fight, and one team hoping to escape it. Scheveningen Town entertained a SV Kieslen Bridge side who have been very disappointing this year after such a great start last time around with the aim of putting a bit of distance between them and the bottom three - which at the time also included fellow Cairn side PVTCo.

Young teenage goalkeeper Martijn Bershadensky was barely tested in the end, as Kieslen showed everybody just why they're bottom of the league with a toothless display of attacking football. At the other end, captain Andrej Strindberg rose highest from a corner to open the scoring, but the day belonged to the excellent hat trick from Arnmundur Grgić to break his scoring duck in emphatic fashion. Something of a watershed match in terms of the relegation fight.

Spotlight on...

Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 3–2 PVTCo
Matchday Thirty, at Stöð Nálgun, Náhvarðvíkur, Bleak Rock

And so we come to the final matchday. Berafjörðinn lead Esprit by a single point, with Náhvarðvíku and Hrafninn sitting just a point ahead of Víkingur Kló and Invicta in the hunt for the last Globe Cup spots. Invicta play Berafjörðinn at home, and know that even though a win could hand the title, sensationally, to Esprit, they need it if they are going to overhaul Náhvarðvíkur. Náhvarðvíkur need a win at home to PVTCo to ensure they keep Globe Cup football, and PVTCo need to get a win to guarantee Auchtenmill can't overtake them in the last relegation fight.

In the end, Invicta do win, and the news filtering through to Stöð Nálgun is that Hrafninn's lead over Kuuningen means that Náhvarðvíkur need to win if they want UICA football. So, they go on a rampage. PVTCo took the lead twice in an attempt to ward off relegation, but goals from Arnmundur Finnbjörnsson and Finnur Friðfinnursson powered them past the visitors and ensured a nervous wait by the radios for the visiting fans. When they heard of Kieslen Bridge's equaliser away at Auchtenmill, they celebrated even louder than the home fans. Invicta's win looked to have handed things to Esprit, but, well...

So, the final tables then...


Berafjordinn endure a defeat on the last day of the season for a second year running, but this time they still manage to remain in top spot thanks to the inexplicable collapse of Marylebone Esprit, who let K85 Járn Virkaroy ceom from two goals down to rescue a draw and deny the Fallenmark side what would have been a remarkable title win for a team from the Commonwealth in just the MVP's second season. Hrafninn come third, equal on points with Náhvarðvíkur, who just about edged out Marylebone Invicta in fourth. At the bottom, Auchtenmill and PVTCo have to be separated after they finish with the same points tally, but the writing was on the wall for an always struggling Kuuningen side and a very disappointing Kieslen Bridge.

------Minor Valhallan Premier    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  FF Berafjörðinn             30   16   8   6    58   33  +25    56 - Champions, CC, CdC
 2  Marylebone Esprit           30   17   5   8    49   37  +12    56 - GC, CdC
 3  Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag   30   15   8   7    47   31  +16    53 - GC
 4  Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF          30   15   8   7    46   31  +15    53 - GC
 5  Marylebone Invicta          30   15   7   8    54   39  +15    52
 6  Víkingur Kló VB             30   15   4  11    60   47  +13    49
 7  K85 Járn Virkaroy           30   13   9   8    46   42   +4    48
 8  Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður     30   12  10   8    46   36  +10    46 - Cygnus
 9  Scheveningen Town           30   11   9  10    45   43   +2    42 - CdC
10  Gunnmarket                  30   10   7  13    38   46   −8    37
11  Marylebone Northern Star    30    8  11  11    34   39   −5    35
12  Achtrup Blackhearts FC      30    8   9  13    33   44  −11    33
13  PVTCo                       30    8   4  18    43   59  −16    28
14  SV Auchtenmill              30    8   4  18    43   63  −20    28 - Relegated
15  Kuuningen Town SV           30    6   5  19    31   53  −22    23 - Relegated
16  SV Kieslen Bridge           30    4  10  16    26   56  −30    22 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: FF Berafjörðinn

Runners-Up: Marylebone Esprit
Relegated: SV Auchtenmill, Kuuningen Town SV, SV Kieslen Bridge
Player of the Season: 
1.  Eero Darmstadt (FF Berafjörðinn)
2.  Eiríkur Beyer (Marylebone Esprit)
3.  Adem Joensen (Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag)
4.  Kjartan Hvítabjörninnsson (FF Berafjörðinn)
5.  Arnmundur Finnbjörnsson (Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF)

In Auxiliary A it is Leiknir Reykjanesur who romp home convincingly in the end, getting themselves an instant promotion back to the MVP in the process. Eastmark Quarrymen and Fortuna Haaksfalken join them in going up, with Aylesness Saracens just unable to boost the numbers of Cairn clubs in the top flight. An SBCC berth is their consolation. At the bottom it is curtains for Marylebone-Albrecht after just one season in the Auxiliary A, with Port Eigg and FK Hámarvik also going down with them.

------Minor Valhallan Auxiliary A  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Leiknir Reykjanesur           30   18   7   5    48   22  +26    61 - Promoted, SBCC
 2  Eastmark Quarrymen            30   16   4  10    49   40   +9    52 - Promoted, SBCC
 3  Fortuna Haaksfalken FK        30   14   8   8    48   34  +14    50 - Promoted, SBCC
 4  Aylesness Saracens            30   14   7   9    51   43   +8    49 - SBCC
 5  Barracliffe Old Street        30   12  12   6    39   27  +12    48
 6  Beveren Trinity               30   13   8   9    45   43   +2    47
 7  St Denys XVII                 30   13   7  10    39   38   +1    46
 8  FCK Wick                      30   12   6  12    39   35   +4    42
 9  Glidi Hreindýrsal             30   11   6  13    44   39   +5    39
10  Bache Junction FC             30   11   5  14    38   49  −11    38
11  Haaksfalken Kittiwakes        30   10   7  13    38   48  −10    37
12  VB Vatn Höfninflói            30   10   4  16    39   55  −16    34
13  Scheveningen West End         30    8   9  13    44   47   −3    33
14  FK Hámarvik                   30    9   5  16    30   40  −10    32 - Relegated
15  Port Eigg FC                  30    9   5  16    30   42  −12    32 - Relegated
16  Marylebone-Albrecht FC        30    5  10  15    35   54  −19    25 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: Leiknir Reykjanesur

Runners-Up: Eastmark Quarrymen
Promoted: Leiknir Reykjanesur, Eastmark Quarrymen, Fortuna Haaksfalken FK
Relegated: FK Hámarvik, Port Eigg FC, Marylebone-Albrecht FC
Player of the Season: 
 Hjálmtýr Hjálmtýrsson (Leiknir Reykjanesur)

In Auxiliary B, the seaside town of Galveston-on-Sea will be celebrating tonight as their side swept the league in convincing style. Neuenhaus Valhallan and Norðurmýrar 87 are the teams joining them in going up, both of whom finished well clear of Castle NHK in fourth. Valhallans have the dubious honour of propping up the entire league this year, with a pitiful fifteen points.

------Minor Valhallan Auxiliary B  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Galveston-on-Sea FC           30   18   9   3    75   33  +42    63 - Promoted
 2  Neuenhaus Valhalla            30   15  10   5    48   28  +20    55 - Promoted
 3  Norðurmýrar 87                30   17   4   9    47   27  +20    55 - Promoted
 4  Castle NHK                    30   12  12   6    53   36  +17    48
 5  Ferrisdale Ironopolis         30   12  12   6    55   42  +13    48
 6  Crookley Weir FC              30   13   7  10    49   42   +7    46
 7  FF Nordharbour                30   12   7  11    45   40   +5    43
 8  Mackley Moor AFC              30   11   8  11    49   44   +5    41
 9  Ashburnley Hill FC            30    9  11  10    39   40   −1    38
10  RKA Hvalabátum                30   11   5  14    41   53  −12    38
11  Deepdene Hall                 30   10   7  13    38   47   −9    37
12  Redgate Engineers             30    8  10  12    39   48   −9    34
13  Barnwich Fusiliers FC         30    9   7  14    43   53  −10    34
14  Thule IF                      30    7  10  13    36   56  −20    31
15  Eaglescliffe Miners Welfare   30    7   8  15    34   55  −21    29
16  Valhallans                    30    4   3  23    22   69  −47    15

CHAMPIONS: Galveston-on-Sea FC

Runners-Up: Neuenhaus Valhalla
Promoted: Galveston-on-Sea FC, Neuenhaus Valhalla, Norðurmýrar 87
Player of the Season: 
 Runólfur Bohinen (Galveston-on-Sea FC)

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

And congratulations to Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður! Marylebone Esprit went so close to emulating the successes of Invicta from last season, but after needing penalties to overcome Kuuningen Town in the semi-finals they just ran out of steam in the final and it is the Blockhead side that lifts the trophy and goes forward to the Cygnus Cup as a result.

QUARTER FINALS
Kuuningen Town SV 2-0 SV Kieslen Bridge
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 2-0 Achtrup Blackhearts FC
FF Berafjörðinn 0-1 Víkingur Kló VB
Marylebone Esprit 0-0 Scheveningen Town (1-0 AET)

SEMI FINALS
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 3-0 Víkingur Kló VB
Víkingur Kló VB 1-0 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður (1-3 agg)

Marylebone Esprit 1-0 Kuuningen Town SV
Kuuningen Town SV 1-0 Marylebone Esprit (1-0 AET, 1-1 agg, 1-2 PKs)

FINAL
Marylebone Esprit 0-3 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður

CHAMPIONS: Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður

UICA COMPETITIONS

Bleak Rock (BLK) qualifiers
Champions’ Cup 55: FF Berafjörðinn
[Youth Cup: FF Berafjörðinn]
Globe Cup 52: Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag, Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
Series B Champions' Cup 52: Leiknir Reykjanesur
OTHER COMPETITIONS:
Copa de Campeones: FF Berafjörðinn
Cygnus Cup: Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður

The Fallenmark Islands (TFI) qualifiers
Globe Cup 52: Marylebone Esprit
Series B Champions’ Cup 52: Eastmark Quarrymen, Fortuna Haaksfalken FK
OTHER COMPETITIONS:
Copa de Campeones: Marylebone Invicta

Cairnskillen (CSK) qualifiers
Series B Champions’ Cup 52: Aylesness Saracens
OTHER COMPETITIONS:
Copa de Campeones: Scheveningen Town

[Polar Islandstates]

League Cycle XXVII Preview
Well, here we go. Season Twenty-Seven and it's time to see if some clubs are suffering from a hangover after the celebrations of the Copa Rushmori win. FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls lost both their title and their star striker to SK Franz Josef City last year, and they will be out for revenge. The Griffons are the experts at retaining titles though, so will they manage to extend their stay in silverware thanks to their large transfer budget? Or perhaps Northbrook will rise again from being one of the most consistent clubs of recent years to win the title for the second time after threatening to for so, so long? Or will one of the clubs clinging to the coat-tails of this top three surpass them all this year and take a shock win? Only time will tell.

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




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




Manager: Domeka Iriarte (ASG); Captain: Vladimir Lucic, DC; Key Player: Gustaf Kolehmainen, ST
Preview: SK Franz Josef City are full of swagger again. Pedrinho, Mitchell, and Kolehmainen make up a truly terrifying front line for opposition defences to be facing this season. It's not hard to see why they won the title last year, even if Kolehmainen did have a it of an off season. Honestly, when you put those three in front of Iriarte's expensively assembled attacking midfield duo of Luan Dardan and Toby Drummond then you can expect goals. Lots of goals. Terns ace Moses Luc Bjerregaard joined international team-mates Kolehmainen, Nilsson, Korshanenko, and Konigstein in the Griffons' squad, and with Luar Dardan recently switching his allegiance from disgraced isolationist regime in Astograth to that of Polar Islandstates, there will be a significant contingent of players who all know each other very well for both club and country. Bodes well. Retaining the Champions' Cup is almost unheard of, but Iriarte has managed it before, and anyone who can do that should be feared in the league. The arrival of Sunrisian left-back Justin Redwing creates healthy competition at both full-back positions.
Last Season: Champions. Prediction: 2nd.



Manager: Niko Marek; Captain: Kohev Küngas-Vaga, DL; Key Player: Tobias Möller (PSG), ST
Preview: It's been seven seasons now since Northbrook won the title now and, whilst there is no doubt that that was an outstanding achievement for both the Diamonds and Niko Marek, the club do feel like they should be challenging more often in a more serious capacity. There are a lot of talented players in this squad, and although several are approaching the end of their careers and therefore prone to injury, this should make for a truly golden period of experienced and talented play for the side. Tern Anders Holzhauser was brought across from Apox, and along with Yttribian Ned Goode they add the steel to the Northbrook midfield that allows Acquan Cup of Harmony runner-up Fibonacci and Tern Jean-Eric Villeneuve to flourish in their more creative roles in the midfield. A finely balanced and well put-together set of players, they'll be a force once again, with the addition of Pasargan ace Tobias Möller up front hopefully bringing the firepower that meant they didn't win the league last season. Yauregialzo is playing next to star acquisition Aapo Nordenberg this season, with the prospect of Ivaktör Bârr an exciting one from the bench. If they stay fit, Marek has a potentially title winning squad on his hands.
Last Season: 2nd. Prediction: 3rd.



Manager: Anders Durs; Captain: Iulian Kirilaunen, GK; Key Player: Arturo Hudson-Blake (AUD), ST
Preview: Anders Durs may have done the double with Surtsey, but in many ways his biggest challenge is just starting. For a variety of personal tragedies, all of which were embedded in the city of Surtsey, star striker Gustaf Kolehmainen decided he could no longer stay in the city and requested a transfer. Only SK Franz Josef City would pay what the board wanted, and Durs nis now crafting a side that is worthy of the title from a set of players shaken by the sudden and shocking departure of their talismanic striker. A lot of the burden up front will now lie on the shoulders of new signing Torsten Wolff, with Oskarbi Churin and Hallmar Einarsson also pitching in from the bench after last season's signing of Arturo Hudson-Blake hit the ground running well. Hans Wiig, Hans Elliot, Jens Niemanen, Iván Coupet, Ulrich Mortensen, and Klaus Just make up a talented midfield contingent, and Durs now has the added luxury of the versatile Patrick Ernberger from SK to supplement his favoured back four of Ekain Ziaurriz, Sam Hill, Torsten Navarro, and Sergio Montemayor. Durs is talked about as a potential replacement for Rasmussen with the national team when the time is right for both to move on, and FPIFA officials will be watching his ability to build teams closely here.
Last Season: 3rd. Prediction: Champions.



Manager: Guus Tuulari; Captain: Karsten Mannerheim, DMC; Key Player: Alexis Zeljeznicar, ST
Preview: The Rendahl isn't quite sure where to look at the moment. When Fjelden left for the Apox job via Wight and the Septen Islands he disrupted the very core of the club, and they still don't look themselves. With Saarinen off to Eura and Oyen-Spekke retired, you have to wonder how this shattered squad will pick itself up to challenge for Champions' Cup places. And yet, they almost did. In his last season, stop-gap manager Kurfaroy led the side to a fourth place finish, a finish that in any other season would be a Divisjon One Champions' Cup spot. They then swooped for impressive manager Guus Tuulari in order to build for a future. Perhaps it's time to build a squad around Mannerheim, and leave the older players to move on when they see fit, otherwise they could end up the same way as Jan Mayen, and the signing of Alexis Zeljeznicar is as clear a statement of intent from the board as possible..
Last Season: 4th. Prediction: 5th.



Manager: Jakub Lunder; Captain: Dennis Adkvissen (MYT), DR; Key Player: Martin Roskorwell (APX), ST
Preview: Aasiaat Harbour are a team that has come a long, long way in recent years. From promotion, to the SBCC title that was won a mere twelve seasons ago, to a season that saw them reach the Globe Cup and win the Latitude Cup, Aasiaat have been going from strength to strength, even breaking through the plateau into the Champions' Cup places. The Mytanar combination of club legend Dennis Adkvissen and Aleksi Symak will again be key to any further good luck they have this season, with Apoxian striker Martin Roskorwell still relied upon up front to replace the goals lost when Mitchell left for SK Franz Josef City. Sicoutian attacking midfielder Jean de Terre, Vilitan centre-back Sipaao Vereaoao, Osarian keeper Adam McBride, and Svengardan striker Serko Jansen were all bought with the Eikr Lillehammer money in a supreme splurge a few seasons ago. And, having had a few seasons now to get used to each other, they'll be a force again.
Last Season: 5th. Prediction: 4th.



Manager: Petter Bielsen; Captain: Rancisc Faró (FFD), DC; Key Player: Pristina Shine (EQS), ST
Preview: Give the captaincy to a Farfadillan defender, they said. It'll be fine, they said. It was... an experience. Old manager Paatelainen kept faith with Rancisc Faro and backed him to wear the armband, and now performances have improved he is to continue wearing it for his new manager. Paatelainen's craziness appears to be valued by the Guayabalense rather more than it was appreciated by the Red Star board meanwhile, and when the Esportivans offered him their national team job, the board didn't stand in his way. To fill the gap, they brought in the manager who'd been so impressive in taking Viipuri to Divisjon One, Guus Tuulari, and he immediately saw about marking his stamp on the squad. And then immediately saw about moving to East Franz. With a team in disarray, it took the entire nation of Iturributa to fall into disarray as well to offer the club the option to bring back playing legend Petter Bielsen in as manager. He accepted before they'd discussed terms, and the fans are buzzing. They've got an underrated youth academy here in Severny, and the players it produces - players like Kochuakova, Strauss, Roen, Bickermann, Jenssen, Ulsletten, and Karbonenko - look quality, and I can finally see a good season for them ahead if Bielsen can use his experience to guide the youngsters and bring new signing Pristina Shine in to replace the goals lost with Larsen moved to Eura in the off-season.
Last Season: 6th. Prediction: 8th.



Manager: Miroslav Pvanic; Captain: Marten Cornelius, MC; Key Player: Erik Bergen, MC
Preview: It's entirely fair to say that Pvanic had big shoes to fill when he took on this job, and on recent showing it's easy to see why the pressure is starting to creep in around his crows' feet. Marten Cornelius will retire this year, and so has the captain's armband for one last season. The Argonauts have a tradition of changing their captain each time they win a league title, but for the second time in the FPIFA-era it looks like they will have to be changing a captain through retirement as Cornelius will in all likelihood fail to follow in the footsteps of Pekarik, Rasmus, and Hauge in lifting the trophy. Their Haapa-Mechelin Youth Academy means the club has a huge squad of youngsters to choose from, and their unity having grown up together means the team is one of the most fluently creative and envied in the league regardless of the personnel they have on the pitch at any one time. How frustrating therefore that so many have left the club and signed elsewhere rather than promote into the first team. The return of one of these players, Erik Bergen, is seen as a watershed moment for the club after they failed to reach UICA football of any kind last year. Teenage midfield sensation Eidur Gunnlaugsson will partner Bergen just in front of the laid back Cornelius, with the addition of Farfadillis striker Fuego supplementing the front line just as Oslograd is on the way out. Jensen and Kohlemainen complete the strike force as Pvanic looks to save his job and propel the Argonauts back into international football.
Last Season: 7th. Prediction: 6th.




Manager: Teemu Aharonov; Captain: Vojta Vlaschenko, DC; Key Player: Reuben Ness (TFI), MC
Preview: SC Kiel, known once as Lions SC, formed from the ashes of their former moniker when that expensively assembled team went economically tits-up in the most spectacular fashion imaginable. In missing out on the original cut for the FPIFA league system by quite some way all those years ago, Kiel has become something of a rugby town since. But not anymore. Aharonov has done a great job to get Kiel into the top flight, and with the kind of purchases he's made, they stayed up last season by a comfortable margin, just as they have done every year, in fact. Often we see teams that play well in their first season slumping in their second, but Kiel have taken to the top flight like ducks to water. The likes of Housen, Mannisenmaki, and Aaltonen all did fantastically when brought in, and all-time club top scorer Felix Alstad wasn't intimidated in the slightest. The roster remains light on number, and should the club ever qualify for the Globe Cup that will have to be changed quickly, though the recent purchases of Vlaschenko and Ness will hopefully come into their own.
Last Season: 8th. Prediction: 12th.



Manager: Thomas Celik; Captain: Willem Otkupshchikov, DC; Key Player: Sean Fraser (SJG), ST
Preview: Having seen how Northbrook and Axel Heiburg have benefited from an investment in youth Bjarnarey have made similar investments, and with Olsen, Vaaraniemi and Hjerstadt breaking through into the first team in recent years - though Vaaraniemi has since moved on to bigger things in the Vanorian league - things are looking positive for the future at The Barge. Globe CUp football is a recent memory at The Barge, and the club is very keen to press on if at all possible. Willem Otkupshchikov, having been 'discovered' in lower league obscurity and brought in to partner Syndicatian Sutler and Valladar Cicinho in the experimental back five, has been an outstanding acquisition and he now carries the armband following Baek's retirement. Felix midfielder Krister is the key to replacing East Franz bound Albin Oslograd and supplying passes to the strike force of Guayabalense forward Sean Fraser, Farfadillan Rancisc Tenian, and Bogdan Hjerstadt; any of whom could lose their spot in the squad at any time to the super-promising Mateusz Wolff - younger brother of Terns striker Torsten.
Last Season: 9th. Prediction: 10th.



Manager: Ben Randall (EUR); Captain: David Wien; DC Key Player: Bradley Birch (TIS), MC
Preview: After stunning the nation to win the league, Jan Mayen have slumped back from whence they came. With the age of many of that title-winning squad and the amount of retirements they've had, this should not be such a surprise, but the lack of preparation the club made for this moment is. Players have been coming in and/or getting promoted from the youth ranks, but it hasn't been quick enough to arrest the slide and build a squad capable of challenging for UICA football. At least, not yet. The shoots are there. Fan-favourite Bradley Birch is the most experienced voice in the midfield, with Trevowah and Lehto on the wings behind the exciting young partnership of Akerhausen and Demaru up front. One-club-man David Wien remains the ever-present in the back four, and his leadership will be vital to Jan Mayen's development this season. Flitter is another good purchase by the board, but the loss of Alexsandr van Sorensen's experience in the background will be keenly felt. Flitter and Birch could power them back up the table however, so watch this space.
Last Season: 10th. Prediction: 7th.



Manager: Fendergéson Numbá (FFD); Captain: Gudjon Arnesen, DC; Key Player: Sê Mêrí (FFD), ST
Preview: Babbagian investment into Torshavn was once a much appreciated thing, with the money adding some real quality in the side, much of it Mytanar and Acquan with a liberal sprinking of Farf-madness. That money has all but dried up now though, and Fendergéson Numbá - the first Farf manager to feature in the Federation - has to craft a side that will stay up despite the many eyes that will be upon him. The midfielders of Oiskha, Alsatian, Geirsson, and Hynninen will have plenty to aim at with the talented strike trio of star player Mêrí, Saari, and Jepsen up ahead of them - and much will rest on these attacks if the team are to progress because the defence really isn't up to much. Typically Farf. Last season wasn't amazing, but Torshavn do very well on modest resources. Could aim for a top half finish if results go their way, but unlikely to finish in any position of note at either end of the table.
Last Season: 11th. Prediction: 9th.



Manager: Vyacheslav Merkens (MYT); Captain: Alexander Aagard, MC; Key Player: Jack Moses (APX), MC
Preview: RSK fans saw their side reach the heady heights of sixth and seventh place not so long ago, and whilst Merkens has to take the plaudits for that he also has to know that twelfth represents something of a disappointment based on that high waterline. Merkens used to play for the club, and at forty-seven he is the joint-youngest manager in the top flight, alongside the only other Mytanar managing in the Federation League; Robin Hjik at Nasjonale Hauker. Montpellier has finally retired, leaving a lot of goal slack to be picked up by Licentian striker Roddy Dickson and Taeshani partner Tyler Pantoum. There are better and more exciting teams than RSK in the league, but they're in a good position on the whole and Merkens does get them working hard. Alexander Aagard and Jack Moses have a tremendous understanding in the middle of the park, and new keeper Cromdiir has ably replaced the retired Belgrave, who has himself moved into the seat at Merkens' right hand side. Miroslav Kerzhakov was brought in from Resolute the last time the Storm got relegated, and he will single-handedly save them points. There are other clubs circling though, so they will be keen to tie him down to a longer contract. Kjeld-Dahl Johanssen has been an exciting purchase from North Star, but the fans are pessimistic for the season ahead. In all honestly, they could finish anywhere from seventh to seventeenth depending on form.
Last Season: 12th. Prediction: 15th.



Manager: Robin Hjik (MYT); Captain: Josef Aberg, ST; Key Player: Okechukwu Pasquetto (OSD), DC
Preview: After threatening to come close for a number of seasons, the club from the docklands of the capital city made it into the top flight. SK Nasjonale Hauker were guided along this path by Mytanar hero Robin Hjik, now moved into management, and powered by the engine room of a host of clever loan deals and smart purchasing. Club captain Josef Aberg was a prolific top scorer in Divisjon Two, and whilst he struggled to hit the mark quite so often last season his target man style play is nonetheless crucial to the way Hauker operate. Also key to the way they play is utility midfielder Mikkel Hoem, who is always popping up and making a nuisance of himself in all sorts of situations. Displaced Acquan defender Okechukwu Pasquetto was a smart 'signing' from CA Conquistadores, and Finn Kirkkegaard - yes, his grandson - will be able to press on and make a claim to the first team this season. Should be fine provided the Audioslavian goalkeeper Blackwood has a good season - to this end it is said that his training regime features a punishing exercise regime called '1, 2, 3, 4, Get With The Fittest', and his personal trainer is ready on hand with a range of coffee enemas should injury occur.
Last Season: 13th. Prediction: 11th.



Manager: Lewis Pihlavisto; Captain: Ellis Sonne, ST; Key Player: Robin Bengtsen, DC
Preview: Coming to the top flight as the champions of the second flight once again, the fourth Polarian winners of the SBCC Novaya Sibir Reds are managing to make this stay a little longer than their previous one. They're riding a decent wave at the moment, and finished well last season. Pihlavisto has done some great things in the transfer market, and snapping up unwanted goalkeeper Kamu from East Franz was a master-stroke. They made a decent amount of money from the sale of Torsten Navarro not so long ago as well, and that money will now need investing in players if the Reds are to stay up. Ian Stoner of Gloriax had a good influence on their scorelines last season, and at the other end it is towering centre-back Robin Bengtsen who will be key to their GA column.
Last Season: 14th. Prediction: 16th.



Manager: Vadim Bruer; Captain: Joachim Dall, GK; Key Player: David Wik, ST
Preview: Well, they may have taken their sweet time about it, but the Volcanoes are back, and they just about stayed up last season. AC Aleutia Volcanoes have always tended to be a club that punches somewhat above their weight, and so their being in the top flight isn't really seen as as much of a shock as it might have been otherwise. Vadim Bruer is a talented manager, and they stayed up last year based on the good and strong defence currently coming through the youth ranks that the club could be very proud of in the future. Llamaland defender Ryan Jefferson has added some quality to that backline, as has Acquan Djibril Nardiello. They have a wealth of strikers at the club, and with captain Enemark leading the line, they'll be a tough trip for any visitor.
Last Season: 15th. Prediction: 17th.



Manager: Nicklas Pettersen; Captain: Martin Hermesniemi, DMC; Key Player: Emil Oien, ML
Preview: Well, I guess football really is a confidence game. Situated just outside the capital city in the suburb of Sogne, Young Boys powered back into the top flight by winning the second tier last season, and they will be raring to stay up this time. Their squad isn't a huge one, but Pettersen has cultured in them a great team spirit. This gives them an edge, and the figure of midfielder Oien will be seen up and down the nation getting in the thick of things for the benefit of the team. An ageing squad with young and fearless strikers, they've already shown they can tangle with the best of them, so why not predict something interesting from them once again?
Last Season: Champions, Divisjon Two. Prediction: 13th.



Manager: Einar Gray; Captain: Felix Forgrossand, DC; Key Player: Mika Ostaltsov, ML
Preview: Well, they're back. FK Viipuri 56 are the in the top flight once again, as baffling as that sounds, having exploded ever since the league expansion all those years ago. Far outstripping their fellow Sakhalin sides Toyoharo Revolutionaries or Okhotsk Kholmsk Town, they saw their manager Tuulari ripped away from them when they got relegated, but his assistant Gray has picked up where Tuulari left off, and now they're back again. Boris Gulbrandsen joining the club in the playmaker role from Surtsey Island Gulls benefitted the club a lot last time, whilst Mika Ostaltsov was last seen winning the league for Astograth University. Top scorers from not so many seasons ago, Wiese and Norgen, have both gone, so it is up to Husby and Kallela to develop a relationship quickly.
Last Season: 2nd, Divisjon Two. Prediction: 14th.



Manager: Maximilian Shekodanova; Captain: Marten Jorgensen, DR; Key Player: Mantus Aune, GK
Preview: Koppen Rig Force fall into the bracket that they share with about a half dozen other teams; being those that are always flitting between the top flight and the one below it. Right now, they're in it. Will they always be? Doubt it. I was surprised to see them getting promoter last year if I'm honest, and I do think they'll struggle this season. Youngster Jorgen Ilmonen looks to be a particularly good find from the youth academy, but unless they can keep the likes of Almen and Omdahl injury-free they're in trouble. Their win percentage rockets up Jorgensen in the side, so they'll want to keep him fit and ready especially. That said, the strike partnership of Stojaspal and Omdahl should score plenty, it's keeping them out that'll be the hard part.
Last Season: 3rd, Divisjon Two. Prediction: 18th.





Teams:
AFK Hans Island Pioneers
Atammik Zenith FK
Eastgate Victoria FC
Eintracht Moss-Rygge
FC Cape St Paul
FC Solovetsky Monastery - (Favourites)
FK Grise Fiord
Hospitaliers
Islay Town Mechanical
Klub Atletisk Spitsbergen
Lokomotiv Barentsberg
Melville Celtic
North Star Grímsey
Rapid Jan Mayen FK
Resolute Storm 1913 FC
SK Sturm Nuuk
Skipsbyggere IFK
Waldenøya Bears


Teams:
Axel Town AFC
Bohemiens Grise Fiord
Energie Møllna-Grei SC
FK Norsviken Cossacks
Franz Josef Sharks
Hoyvik Town FC
Måriussa Viking FK
Okhotsk Kholmsk Town FC
Rapid SK Eysturoy
Scapa Bay Rovers - (Favourites)
Severny Wingtips
Sisimut Town AFK
SK 1982 Matua
Sporting Club Aasiaat 87
Surtsey Rovers SK
Toyoharo Revolutionaries
Uelmark MK
Yuzhny Equinox FC



Teams:
Agheim CF
Bathurst Zenith FC
Dinamo Clavering SC
FC1. Sturm Grímsey
Ingvar Peaks FC
Korsten Lokomotiv
KSC Brighthelmstone
Mekoryuk Maskettes - (Favourites)
Resolute Hills FC
San Moranna FC
SK Sporting Juura
SK Stryær
Steffansson Island FC
Sutherland Foundry SK


Teams:
1. Lokomotiv Karlstadt
Devon Bay Lights FC
Devon Bay Seals FC
FC Fetlar
FC Velcosta Cliffs
Larsen Bay Thunder FC
NKK Urri
Northbrook Zenith FC
Rapid Neftegorsk FK
Royal NK Sikjonek
SK Stromness Electric
SK Yuzhny Albion - (Favourites)
St Gallen 47
Universitet



Teams:
Bennett and Zhokhov
FK Ost-Volonovsk
Henfergen Town FC
Kirkenes SK
Machtspool Whitesleeves FC
MK Lillehammer - (Favourites)
RSK Moorlands
Seratakki Villagers
Severnaya Zemlya 88 Equinox
SK Geidenheim Academical
Svenskøya SV98
Torpedo Sibir RKA


Teams:
Aurich-Hassen Scouts FC
Cape Somerville Town
FC Kampengar Magpies
FC North Melville
FC1. Rangers
FK Aagen Zenith
FKRA Norregaard
Krykkjesund Olympic
McAvery Centurions - (Favourites)
Neuerlatz AFK
Sannegarden Fleet FK
SK Carson Islanders


Teams:
AIK Alejavik
Crusaders - (Favourites)
Daugen Borealis FC
Forrairn St Johan FC
Holtrecht Force SK
IHK Geddesberg
Ilksporta IK
Invermuir Highlanders FC
KA Rikyaare
Maritime Hove FC
SK Thor 1898
Verdin Brook FC


Teams:
AFC Aigburth
AIK 26 Valsgarth
Dinamo Olsa FK
Fjorhorgen SK
FK Weisshaus
FK Wittenberg 1900
Gjornhammer Pier FC
Grass-Lisch AFC
GVFFK Pekarik - (Favourites)
Logan United FC
Matahiko Viktory SK
Savoonga Moor SK




And so, for the seventh time, the VAHEP Sports Societies' Football League...
ELITE GROUP EAST

-----East                            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1  City of Jan Mayen University     14   11   1   2    28   11  +17    34
2  Einar Lopez School of Law        14    7   3   4    17   13   +4    24
3  Kiel Academy of Law              14    7   2   5    21   19   +2    23
4  Surtsey Heights University       14    7   0   7    18   22   −4    21
5  University of Nuuk               14    6   2   6    22   18   +4    20
6  Aasiaat Naval Academy            14    3   5   6    12   14   −2    14
7  Grimsey University               14    3   4   7    13   20   −7    13
8  Jan Mayen School of Humanities   14    3   1  10    11   25  −14    10

ELITE GROUP WEST

-----West                                 Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1  University of Karlstadt               14   10   0   4    30   18  +12    30
2  Volonovsk Institute of Cartography    14    7   2   5    24   20   +4    23
3  Wittenberg University                 14    6   5   3    18   15   +3    23
4  Longyearbyen Military College         14    6   4   4    27   21   +6    22
5  Ducal Academy                         14    5   5   4    25   21   +4    20
6  Scheveningen Waterside                14    5   4   5    22   21   +1    19
7  Franz Josef State University          14    3   2   9    14   28  −14    11
8  Independent Marylebone Universities   14    1   4   9    14   30  −16     7

So, with the finalists being Karlstadt of Landt Sibir and City of Jan Mayen of Norscelt, the neutral venue chosen was Eirinparken of Longyearbyen. The final was a tight one up until the last fifteen minutes or so, when a flurry of goalmouth action at both ends of the pitch left heads spinning. When the dust settled however, it was City of Jan Mayen who'd scored twice, and so they lift the trophy.

Final
City of Jan Mayen University 2-1 University of Karlstadt

CHAMPIONS: City of Jan Mayen University

[Polar Islandstates]

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


MATCHDAY 1
Jan Mayen Islanders 2–0 Koppen Rig Force
FK Viipuri 56 1–0 SK Aasiaat Harbour
SC Kiel 2–2 SK Nasjonale Hauker
FC Axel Heiburg 1–1 RSK Longyearbyen Town
SK Franz Josef City 0–0 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
East Franz Athletic 1–0 Franz Josef Young Boys
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 2–0 Novaya Sibir Reds
Red Star Severny 1–1 Northbrook Diamonds FK
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 1–1 FC Torshavn
The Divisjon One matches get underway for another season then, and it is new signing Alexis Zeljeznicar who has the honour of scoring the first goal of the campaign as he nets for his new club East Franz Athletic, scoring the only goal of the game as the newly promoted Young Boys slip to a defeat in their return to the league. There are debut goals for Pristina Shine and Tobias Moller as well as RedStar and Northbrook trade blows for a share of the points at Carravale, and SK's title defence gets off to an underwhelming start with a nil-nil draw at home to Aleutia Volcanoes.


MATCHDAY 2
Koppen Rig Force 1–1 FC Torshavn
Northbrook Diamonds FK 3–0 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
Novaya Sibir Reds 1–1 Red Star Severny
Franz Josef Young Boys 0–0 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 2–3 East Franz Athletic
RSK Longyearbyen Town 0–1 SK Franz Josef City
SK Nasjonale Hauker 0–2 FC Axel Heiburg
SK Aasiaat Harbour 2–1 SC Kiel
Jan Mayen Islanders 0–0 FK Viipuri 56
There's a hint of a first title six-pointer at Palace Approach today, and it is Northbrook who come away with the points after thoroughly outplaying Surtsey - Ned Goode, Rodolfo Zelaya, and Tobias Moller with the goals. SK get their first win of the season thanks to Toby Drummond's free kick in the first half - the Osarian midfielder showing again just why he is so crucial to the Griffons - and ther are also good wins for SK Aasiaat Harbour over Kiel, and Axel Heiburg away to Nasjonale Hauker. East Franz win a thriller at Aleutia by three goals to two thanks to a late comeback, and Torshavn spoil Koppen Rig's party in a hotly contested derby match when Acquan midfielder Cassiano Aulenti, who famously started his career with Koppen Rig, slotted in a controversial equaliser in the dying seconds.


MATCHDAY 3
FK Viipuri 56 1–3 Koppen Rig Force
SC Kiel 2–3 Jan Mayen Islanders
FC Axel Heiburg 2–2 SK Aasiaat Harbour
SK Franz Josef City 1–0 SK Nasjonale Hauker
East Franz Athletic 5–0 RSK Longyearbyen Town
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 2–0 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
Red Star Severny 2–2 Franz Josef Young Boys
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 1–0 Novaya Sibir Reds
FC Torshavn 2–1 Northbrook Diamonds FK
This move back to Divisjon One seems to be going pretty well for Alexis Zeljeznicar so far; the East Franz forward scored his fourth goal of the season in a five-nil demolition of Longyearbyen Town, with Guus Tuulari apparently working wonders with the East Franz squad already. Torsten Wolff opens his account for Surtsey, latching onto a Hudson-Blake knock-down to score the only goal of the game against Novaya Sibir, whilst a double from Se Meri stuns Northbrook at Torshavn. A late strike from Emil Oien saves a point for Young Boys at Red Star, whilst a superb free kick from Eidur Gunnlaugsson rescues a point for Axel Heiburg at home to Aasiaat.


MATCHDAY 4
Koppen Rig Force 1–2 Northbrook Diamonds FK
Novaya Sibir Reds 0–1 FC Torshavn
Franz Josef Young Boys 0–1 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 4–3 Red Star Severny
RSK Longyearbyen Town 2–1 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
SK Nasjonale Hauker 0–1 East Franz Athletic
SK Aasiaat Harbour 1–1 SK Franz Josef City
Jan Mayen Islanders 0–1 FC Axel Heiburg
FK Viipuri 56 0–2 SC Kiel
How impressive is this from East Franz? Christian Simmonds scores the only goal of the game away at Nasjonale Hauker thanks to Kilpter's assist, and that maintains their 100% record so far this season. Rodolfo Zelaya's reaction to the signing of Moller has been a defiant one so far, and he scores another two goals for Northbrook today away at Koppen Rig Force. José Torino Fuego scors his first goal for Axel Heiburg as they win in Jan Mayen, whilst the Griffon have the head of Pedrinho for securing them a point in Aasiaat after Roskorwell had opened the scoring for the home side.


MATCHDAY 5
SC Kiel 3–1 Koppen Rig Force
FC Axel Heiburg 1–1 FK Viipuri 56
SK Franz Josef City 3–2 Jan Mayen Islanders
East Franz Athletic 2–1 SK Aasiaat Harbour
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 0–1 SK Nasjonale Hauker
Red Star Severny 0–2 RSK Longyearbyen Town
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 2–2 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
FC Torshavn 1–1 Franz Josef Young Boys
Northbrook Diamonds FK 4–1 Novaya Sibir Reds
There has always been the feeling that if Northbrook scored more goals they'd be winning more titles, and scoring more goals is exactly what they seem to be doing at the moment. Nordenberg has a great game at the back for the Diamonds at home to Novaya Sibir today, even popping up at the other end to supplement Moller and Finiguerra's goals by heading home his first for his new club. Teenage striker Finn Kirkkegaard scores his first of the season as Nasjonale get a welcome three points in Bjarnarey, and old enemies SK and Jan Mayen share five goals in a thriller at the Landstadt; Kolehmainen's brace just proving the difference at the end of the day. Longyearbyen's new signing Kjeld-Dahl Johanssen is another first time scorer today, inspiring his side to a win in Severny. Zeljeznicar's double makes it five from five for Tuulari's East Franz side.



LATITUDE CUP Round One
FK Weisshaus 2-0 Fjorhorgen SK
Matahiko Viktory SK 4-1 Bathurst Zenith
Forrairn St Johan FC 1-2 Maritime Hove FC
GVFFK Pekarik 0-1 FK Aagen Zenith
Ingvar Peaks FC 0-1 Larsen Bay Thunder FC
Krykkejesund Olympic 2-4 FC Kampengar Magpies
MK Lillehammer 0-1 Logan United FC
Korsten Lokomotiv 2-0 FC1. Sturm Grímsey
Holtrecht Force SK 1-0 Devon Bay Lights FC
FC Fetlar 1-2 Universitet
Dinamo Clavering SC 0-0 Steffansson Island FC (0-0 AET, 1-0 PKs)
San Moranna FC 2-2 Sannegarden Fleet FK (2-2 AET, 2-1 PKs)
Machtspool Whitesleeves FC 2-2 AFC Aigburth (2-2 AET, 1-2 PKs)
Dinamo Olsa FK 1-1 1. Lokomotiv Karlstadt (1-1 AET, 2-4 PKs)
KSC Brighthelmstone 0-1 IHK Geddesberg
FK Wittenberg 1900 0-2 FC Velcosta Cliffs
McAvery Centurions 0-1 SK Stryær
Grass-Lisch AFC 0-0 Daugen Borealis FC (0-0 AET, 2-1 PKs)
Neuerlatz AFK 0-0 SK Stromness Electric (0-0 AET, 0-1 PKs)
Henfergen Town FC 1-0 FC1. Rangers
AIK 26 Valsgarth 1-1 SK Carson Islanders (1-1 AET, 2-3 PKs)
AIK Alejavik 1-1 KA Rikyaare (1-2 AET)
Aurich-Hassen Scouts FC 0-3 SK Yuzhny Albion
Gjornhammer Pier FC 0-1 Verdin Brook FC
SK Sporting Juura 1-0 Ilksporta IK
Cape Somerville Town 2-1 Kirkenes SK
Resolute Hills FC 1-0 Torpedo Sibir RKA
Rapid Neftegorsk FK 3-1 Northbrook Zenith FC
Invermuir Highlanders FC 2-2 Svenskøya SV98 (2-2 AET, 2-0 PKs)
Seratakki Villagers 2-0 FK Ost-Volonovsk
Agheim CF 2-1 Royal NK Sikjonek
Sutherland Foundry SK 0-1 RSK Moorlands
Severnaya Zemlya 88 Equinox 1-0 Mekoryuk Maskettes
FKRA Norregaard 2-0 SK Geidenheim Academical
Savoonga Moor SK 1-1 NKK Urri (2-1 AET)
Crusaders 1-1 Devon Bay Seals FC (2-1 AET, )
SK Thor 1898 2-2 Bennett and Zhokhov (2-3 AET)
St Gallen 47 1-0 FC North Melville
A look at the Latitude Cup then, as all the teams in the Challenge and Regional Leagues pool together for the first round. They serve up a feast as well, with a huge number of the matches going to either extra time or penalties.


MATCHDAY 6
Koppen Rig Force 2–0 Novaya Sibir Reds
Franz Josef Young Boys 1–2 Northbrook Diamonds FK
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 2–1 FC Torshavn
RSK Longyearbyen Town 1–5 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
SK Nasjonale Hauker 0–2 Red Star Severny
SK Aasiaat Harbour 0–0 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
Jan Mayen Islanders 2–1 East Franz Athletic
FK Viipuri 56 0–6 SK Franz Josef City
SC Kiel 0–1 FC Axel Heiburg
That is the first defeat of East Franz's season then, goals from Akerhausen and Demaru ensuring that the Spires drop points for the first time under Tuulari's stewardship despite Albin Oslograd's second half strike. A fine double from David Wik means Aleutia record an impressive home result over Torshavn, whilst there are heavy away wins for Surtsey - courtesy of goals from Wolff, Churin, Hudson-Blake, Just, and Coupet - and SK - thanks to a brace each for Dardan, Mitchell, and Pedrinho. Axel Heiburg and Northbrook both capitalise on East Franz's defeat by scratching out away wins at Franz Josef Young Boys and Kiel respectively.


MATCHDAY 7
FC Axel Heiburg 2–2 Koppen Rig Force
SK Franz Josef City 3–1 SC Kiel
East Franz Athletic 1–1 FK Viipuri 56
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 0–3 Jan Mayen Islanders
Red Star Severny 4–0 SK Aasiaat Harbour
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 5–0 SK Nasjonale Hauker
FC Torshavn 1–1 RSK Longyearbyen Town
Northbrook Diamonds FK 2–0 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
Novaya Sibir Reds 3–2 Franz Josef Young Boys
Two goals from Rauno Bickermann powered Red Star Severny to a much welcomed three points at home to SK Aasiaat Harbour, the impressive young striker making a name for himself at Carravale now. Aasiaat weren't the team to suffer the most today however, as Nasjonale Hauker's troubles deepened with a five-nil tanking at the hands of Surtsey Island Gulls - Wolff, Hudson-Blake, and Einarsson on the target as the Gulls record to big wins in a row. SK Franz Josef City ease to a three-one win at home to Kiel, whilst Young Boys lose a thriller three-two to Novaya Sibir thanks to the late strike from Reds midfielder Oscar Olsson after Stoner's double.


MATCHDAY 8
Koppen Rig Force 1–2 Franz Josef Young Boys
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 0–0 Novaya Sibir Reds
RSK Longyearbyen Town 2–2 Northbrook Diamonds FK
SK Nasjonale Hauker 1–0 FC Torshavn
SK Aasiaat Harbour 3–2 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
Jan Mayen Islanders 0–1 Red Star Severny
FK Viipuri 56 0–4 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
SC Kiel 0–3 East Franz Athletic
FC Axel Heiburg 0–3 SK Franz Josef City
There are signs of concern in Viipuri tonight after a four-nil thrashing at home to Bjarnarey Flotilla. Willem Otkupshchikov and co have missed Oslograd more than they thought they would, but Otkupshchikov, Fraser, Tenian, and Wolff all scored today for the Flotilla, and that will be a welcome three points for them. East Franz get back to winning ways with a three-nil win in Kiel, the same scoreline by which SK Franz Josef City won in Axel Heiburg. That defeat will hurt the Argonauts deeply. SK Aasiaat Harbour win at home to Surtsey by three goals to two, goals coming from Jean de Terre, Sipaao Vereaoao, and Gull Solheim for the hosts, and Jen Niemanen and Patrick Ernberger for the visitors.



A quarter of the way into the season, and there are a few shocks in store. Namely that SK, despite not being all that convincing or playing all that well, are somehow at the top of the table and unbeaten. East Franz, for all of how impressive they've been, sit in second, with Northbrook and Surtsey behind them in another display of the quality rising to the top of the table this early in the season. Jan Mayen and Bjarnarey have also made decent starts, whilst the early season form of Longyearbyen and Aasiaat has not been as good as their potential would have you think. Novaya Sibir are bottom with just a single win to their name thus far, but it's all early days at this point in the season.

------Divisjon One               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  SK Franz Josef City          8    6   2   0    18    4  +14    20
 2  East Franz Athletic          8    6   1   1    17    6  +11    19
 3  Northbrook Diamonds FK       8    5   2   1    17    8   +9    17
 4  FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls    8    4   2   2    17   10   +7    14
 5  Jan Mayen Islanders          8    4   1   3    12    8   +4    13
 6  FC Axel Heiburg              8    3   4   1    10    9   +1    13
 7  Red Star Severny             8    3   3   2    14   10   +4    12
 8  FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla      8    3   2   3     9    6   +3    11
 9  FC Torshavn                  8    2   4   2     8    8    0    10
10  AC Aleutia Volcanoes         8    2   3   3    10   13   −3     9
11  SK Aasiaat Harbour           8    2   3   3     9   13   −4     9
12  RSK Longyearbyen Town        8    2   3   3     9   16   −7     9
13  Koppen Rig Force             8    2   2   4    11   13   −2     8
14  SC Kiel                      8    2   1   5    11   15   −4     7
15  SK Nasjonale Hauker          8    2   1   5     4   13   −9     7
16  Franz Josef Young Boys       8    1   3   4     8   11   −3     6
17  FK Viipuri 56                8    1   3   4     4   17  −13     6
18  Novaya Sibir Reds            8    1   2   5     5   13   −8     5

In Divisjon Two, it is Hospitaliers of Longyearbyen that unexpectedly lead the table at this early point in the season, with Eintracht Moss-Rygge leading an equally eye-browsingly high existence in second place. Heavy pre-season favourites Solovetsky are sitting pretty in third, whilst the likes of Barentsberg, Melville Celtic, and Sturm Nuuk are staying in touch at the top. Waldenoya and Grise Fiord have been looking poor thus far, and it will be interesting to see if they can get out of this rut.

------Divisjon Two               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Hospitaliers                 8    5   2   1    12    5   +7    17
 2  Eintracht Moss-Rygge         8    5   2   1    15    9   +6    17
 3  FC Solovetsky Monastery      8    5   2   1    12    7   +5    17
 4  Lokomotiv Barentsberg        8    5   1   2    17    9   +8    16
 5  Melville Celtic              8    4   3   1    18   10   +8    15
 6  SK Sturm Nuuk                8    5   0   3    17   13   +4    15
 7  Skipsbyggere IFK             8    4   1   3    16   13   +3    13
 8  North Star Grímsey           8    4   0   4    12   14   −2    12
 9  Klub Atletisk Spitsbergen    8    3   2   3     8   10   −2    11
10  Islay Town Mechanical        8    3   2   3    11   14   −3    11
11  Resolute Storm 1913 FC       8    3   1   4    14   14    0    10
12  Eastgate Victoria FC         8    3   1   4     7   12   −5    10
13  AFK Hans Island Pioneers     8    2   3   3    17   15   +2     9
14  FC Cape St Paul              8    2   1   5     5   11   −6     7
15  Rapid Jan Mayen FK           8    2   0   6     7   12   −5     6
16  Atammik Zenith FK            8    1   3   4     6   14   −8     6
17  FK Grise Fiord               8    0   5   3     8   13   −5     5
18  Waldenøya Bears              8    1   1   6    11   18   −7     4

In Divisjon Three, Norsviken and Scapa Bay Rovers share the lead at the top of the table, with Toyoharo and Mariussa Viking following up with high expectations. Uelmark MK have looked good so far, yet sit only in seventh place, below the unconvincing SK 1982 Matua. Funny old game, I guess. At the bottom, Energie Mollna-Grei are so far looking set to continue their yo-yo existence in the league, with Franz Josef Sharks not far above them and desperate to not suffer a similar fate.

------Divisjon Three            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  FK Norsviken Cossacks       8    5   3   0    15    6   +9    18
 2  Scapa Bay Rovers            8    6   0   2    11    5   +6    18
 3  Toyoharo Revolutionaries    8    5   1   2    12    7   +5    16
 4  Måriussa Viking FK          8    4   2   2    17   11   +6    14
 5  Yuzhny Equinox FC           8    4   2   2     8    5   +3    14
 6  SK 1982 Matua               8    3   3   2    12   10   +2    12
 7  Uelmark MK                  8    4   0   4    12   13   −1    12
 8  Axel Town AFC               8    3   2   3    14   13   +1    11
 9  Hoyvik Town FC              8    3   2   3    13   12   +1    11
10  Sisimut Town AFK            8    3   2   3     9   12   −3    11
11  Rapid SK Eysturoy           8    3   1   4     8    7   +1    10
12  Severny Wingtips            8    3   1   4    12   15   −3    10
13  Surtsey Rovers SK           8    3   0   5     6    9   −3     9
14  Sporting Club Aasiaat 87    8    2   3   3     6    9   −3     9
15  Bohemiens Grise Fiord       8    3   0   5     9   13   −4     9
16  Franz Josef Sharks          8    2   1   5     7    8   −1     7
17  Okhotsk Kholmsk Town FC     8    1   3   4     6   13   −7     6
18  Energie Møllna-Grei SC      8    1   2   5     5   14   −9     5

[Polar Islandstates]

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


MATCHDAY 9
SK Franz Josef City 3–1 Koppen Rig Force
East Franz Athletic 3–1 FC Axel Heiburg
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 0–1 SC Kiel
Red Star Severny 1–4 FK Viipuri 56
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 2–0 Jan Mayen Islanders
FC Torshavn 1–1 SK Aasiaat Harbour
Northbrook Diamonds FK 0–2 SK Nasjonale Hauker
Novaya Sibir Reds 1–1 RSK Longyearbyen Town
Franz Josef Young Boys 3–1 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
Scoring goals for fun is just what we expect from SK, and that's just what they did today against Koppen Rig. Every time the visitors got into the game, up Drummond and Dardan stepped to deliver the ball up the pitch to the strikers, with Mitchell scoring a brace and Konigstein stepping up with a late header from a Bjerregaard free kick. East Franz keep pace with their rivals thanks to a superb display from Kilpter and Oslograd, the latter of which dovetailing nicely with Zeljeznicar behind the lone striker of Kilpter, whilst Hudson-Blake continues his impressive form with a double for Surtsey at home to Jan Mayen. Everything good that's come from Nasjonale Hauker this season seems to have come from Finn Kirkkegaard and the Guayabalense Nunez or Felixian Araboa; today, the latter two get an assist each as Sol Kirkkegaard's grandson steps up to sink Northbrook at Palace Approach. A very impressive three points for the struggling Hauker there.


MATCHDAY 10
Koppen Rig Force 5–1 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
RSK Longyearbyen Town 2–2 Franz Josef Young Boys
SK Nasjonale Hauker 3–1 Novaya Sibir Reds
SK Aasiaat Harbour 2–0 Northbrook Diamonds FK
Jan Mayen Islanders 1–1 FC Torshavn
FK Viipuri 56 1–1 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
SC Kiel 1–1 Red Star Severny
FC Axel Heiburg 3–2 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
SK Franz Josef City 3–0 East Franz Athletic
The Elfsteijn Derby day. A mark in any football fan's diary. East Franz might have started like a rocket under Tuulari this season, but SK are still unbeaten, and their new left-back Justin Redwing endeared himself to the fans immeasurably today by scoring his first goal fr the club against the Spires. Kolehmainen and Adrian with the other two strikes. Koppen Rig took no notice of the even in the capital however and soon rattled five past a shaken Aleutia, whilst Northbrook lose for the second week in a row thanks to a double from Martin Roskorwell in Aasiaat. Returning midfielder Erik Bergen has revolutionised Axel Heiburg's midfield this season, and he underlined this by scoring the winner at home to Bjarnarey, whilst Reuben Ness scored the equaliser for SC Kiel at home to Red Star Severny.


MATCHDAY 11
East Franz Athletic 0–0 Koppen Rig Force
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 3–3 SK Franz Josef City
Red Star Severny 2–1 FC Axel Heiburg
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 5–0 SC Kiel
FC Torshavn 3–1 FK Viipuri 56
Northbrook Diamonds FK 3–1 Jan Mayen Islanders
Novaya Sibir Reds 4–1 SK Aasiaat Harbour
Franz Josef Young Boys 2–1 SK Nasjonale Hauker
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 1–0 RSK Longyearbyen Town
There were signs in Surtsey today that the Gulls could be back to their best again as they hammered five past a sorry looking Kiel outfit that were totally unprepared for the explosive firepower of Hudson-Blake and Wolff's partnership up front. There were signs that Zelaya and Moller might be forming their own lethal pairing for Northbrook as well today, with Finiguerra dropping into midfield to replace the injured Villeneuve and providing all three assists for Moller and Zelaya twice against Jan Mayen today. SK and Bjarnarey share the points in an entertaining three-all draw, and Red Star teenager Boris Jenssen looked the very image of his manager Petter Bielsen when he cut inside and drove a piledriver into the Axel Heiburg goal from thirty yards to win the points at Carravale.



LATITUDE CUP Round Two
Bohemiens Grise Fiord 3-1 SK Stryær
Matahiko Viktory SK 2-1 Cape Somerville Town
Invermuir Highlanders FC 1-0 St Gallen 47
SK Yuzhny Albion 2-2 SK Carson Islanders (2-3 AET)
Axel Town AFC 6-0 FK Aagen Zenith
Agheim CF 1-2 FK Weisshaus
1. Lokomotiv Karlstadt 0-0 Grass-Lisch AFC (0-0 AET, 4-1 PKs)
Franz Josef Sharks 1-1 Crusaders (2-1 AET)
Dinamo Clavering SC 2-1 Rapid SK Eysturoy
Verdin Brook FC 0-1 Maritime Hove FC
Henfergen Town FC 2-0 FC Velcosta Cliffs
Hoyvik Town FC 1-0 RSK Moorlands
Scapa Bay Rovers 1-1 San Moranna FC (2-1 AET)
Resolute Hills FC 2-1 FKRA Norregaard
KA Rikyaare 0-2 FC Kampengar Magpies
Savoonga Moor SK 1-0 SK Sporting Juura
Okhotsk Kholmsk Town FC 0-1 FK Norsviken Cossacks
Måriussa Viking FK 1-0 Sisimut Town AFK
Surtsey Rovers SK 0-1 Sporting Club Aasiaat 87
Rapid Neftegorsk FK 0-1 Bennett and Zhokhov
SK 1982 Matua 2-0 Uelmark MK
Larsen Bay Thunder FC 0-2 IHK Geddesberg
Korsten Lokomotiv 1-6 Energie Møllna-Grei SC
Severnaya Zemlya 88 Equinox 1-1 Universitet (1-1 AET, 3-4 PKs)
AFC Aigburth 1-0 Yuzhny Equinox FC
Logan United FC 0-1 SK Stromness Electric
Seratakki Villagers 0-0 Holtrecht Force SK (0-0 AET, 1-2 PKs)
Severny Wingtips 2-1 Toyoharo Revolutionaries
The Latitude Cup is always good for some entertainment, and what entertainment we have had this year! The second round of the Latitude Cup sees the teams from Divisjon Three enter at this stage of the tournament, and more than a couple of them bite the dust.


MATCHDAY 12
Koppen Rig Force 0–0 RSK Longyearbyen Town
SK Nasjonale Hauker 0–3 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
SK Aasiaat Harbour 1–1 Franz Josef Young Boys
Jan Mayen Islanders 0–1 Novaya Sibir Reds
FK Viipuri 56 0–2 Northbrook Diamonds FK
SC Kiel 2–0 FC Torshavn
FC Axel Heiburg 2–0 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
SK Franz Josef City 2–0 Red Star Severny
East Franz Athletic 4–1 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
There's no side of SK losing anytime soon, then, as even when appearing sub-par they could rely safely on Pedrinho to fire twice past Ulsletten to beat Red Star at the Landstadt. Northbrook are boosted by the return of Kungas-Vaga, Nordenberg, and Villeneuve from injury, and they celebrate by keeping a clean sheet and knocking two past Viipuri at The Library, and Aleutia's form continues with a three-nil win in Nasjonale as Koppen Rig are involved in a goalless draw with Longyearbyen. Axel Heiburg beat Surtsey thanks to Kohlemainen and Bergen, whilst Kiel win at home to Torshavn.


MATCHDAY 13
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 0–0 Koppen Rig Force
Red Star Severny 1–0 East Franz Athletic
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 3–1 SK Franz Josef City
FC Torshavn 0–1 FC Axel Heiburg
Northbrook Diamonds FK 2–0 SC Kiel
Novaya Sibir Reds 2–2 FK Viipuri 56
Franz Josef Young Boys 3–0 Jan Mayen Islanders
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 1–0 SK Aasiaat Harbour
RSK Longyearbyen Town 2–1 SK Nasjonale Hauker
You would've gotten good money on SK remaining unbeaten all the way through the season with the way they've been playing recently, but that's all over now thanks to the attacking prowess of Surtsey. Wolff, Hudson-Blake, and Coupet are all on the scoreline for the home side as SK go down to a defeat despite Bjerregaard's first half free kick opening the scoring. Longyearbyen's Tyler Pantoum almost hits his first ever hat trick for the Svalbard club but is denied by goal-line clearance from Daniel Coco. Despite this, Nasjonale Hauker still lose two-one. Northbrook beat Kiel thanks to Moller and Finiguerra, whilst Petter Bielsen could be found running down the touchline in joy after Shine's late winner at home to East Franz.


MATCHDAY 14
Koppen Rig Force 1–0 SK Nasjonale Hauker
SK Aasiaat Harbour 1–2 RSK Longyearbyen Town
Jan Mayen Islanders 1–1 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
FK Viipuri 56 2–0 Franz Josef Young Boys
SC Kiel 2–3 Novaya Sibir Reds
FC Axel Heiburg 2–3 Northbrook Diamonds FK
SK Franz Josef City 2–1 FC Torshavn
East Franz Athletic 2–1 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 3–2 Red Star Severny
Another week, another game-winning goal from Tobias Moller, the Pasargan striker showing just why the Diamonds were convinced by Marek to shell out so much for his services as his late, precise finish against Axel Heiburg seals the points after Zelaya and Fuego scored a brace each in the first half. Gaspard Demaru rescued a point for Jan Mayen at home to Aleutia with a late header, whilst Iulian Omdahl's fifth goal of the season was enough for Koppen Rig to inflict more pain on Nasjonale Hauker. SK win at home to Torshavn, and East Franz squeak past Surtsey in an excellent match thanks to a second half strike from Albin Oslograd.


MATCHDAY 15
Red Star Severny 1–1 Koppen Rig Force
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 3–0 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
FC Torshavn 2–3 East Franz Athletic
Northbrook Diamonds FK 2–0 SK Franz Josef City
Novaya Sibir Reds 0–0 FC Axel Heiburg
Franz Josef Young Boys 2–2 SC Kiel
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 0–1 FK Viipuri 56
RSK Longyearbyen Town 2–2 Jan Mayen Islanders
SK Nasjonale Hauker 2–3 SK Aasiaat Harbour
They've got a good record at home, Northbrook, and SK were on the receiving end of Nordenberg and Kungas-Vaga's punishing back line today. Time after time the expensively assembled front line of Dardan, Drummond, Kolehmainen, Mitchell, and Pedrinho came up against them, and time after time they were repelled. All it took then was two smart finishes from Moller and Villeneuve to seal the points for the home side. East Franz won a thriller in Torshavn three-two, and Jan Mayen fight back from two-nil down to steal a point in Longyearbyen. Bjarnarey's dismal form continues with a limp defeat to Surtsey, and Viipuri win in Aleutia.


MATCHDAY 16
Koppen Rig Force 1–2 SK Aasiaat Harbour
Jan Mayen Islanders 3–1 SK Nasjonale Hauker
FK Viipuri 56 1–1 RSK Longyearbyen Town
SC Kiel 0–0 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
FC Axel Heiburg 1–1 Franz Josef Young Boys
SK Franz Josef City 4–0 Novaya Sibir Reds
East Franz Athletic 2–2 Northbrook Diamonds FK
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 2–2 FC Torshavn
Red Star Severny 0–2 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
The strike force of Wolff and Hudson-Blake continues to impress for Surtsey, with each of them scoring away to Red Star, a feat matched by the strike force of Zelaya and Moller for Northbrook against East Franz today. East Franz have their own firepower backed up of course, and Zeljeznicar and Kilpter make sure the visitors only go home with a point. RSK steal a draw from the jaws of victory when they give possession away to Kiel in the dying moments and Joost Reintjes scored for the Lions, whilst an SK side with the bit between their teeth race to a four-nil first half lead against Novaya Sibir Reds.


MATCHDAY 17
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 1–0 Koppen Rig Force
FC Torshavn 2–0 Red Star Severny
Northbrook Diamonds FK 3–1 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
Novaya Sibir Reds 1–1 East Franz Athletic
Franz Josef Young Boys 0–0 SK Franz Josef City
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 1–1 FC Axel Heiburg
RSK Longyearbyen Town 2–1 SC Kiel
SK Nasjonale Hauker 0–0 FK Viipuri 56
SK Aasiaat Harbour 0–1 Jan Mayen Islanders
Today marks the halfway point in the league season, and everyone has finally played everyone. Young Boys fight and scrap to hold SK to an impressive nil-nil home draw, with Novaya Sibir Reds performing a similar feat at home to East Franz in a one-all draw. Nasjonale Hauker miss a golden chance to record a valuable win as Viipuri are reduced to nine men at Kungsdocks, and Northbrook inflict more punishment on a Bjarnarey side that look very weak at the back without the injured captain Willem Otkupshchikov. Torshavn striker Se Meri slams a brace past Red Star, and the towering figure of Torsten Navarro scores the only goal of the game for Surtsey at home to Koppen Rig.



LATITUDE CUP Round Three
Universitet 3-5 Franz Josef Sharks
Energie Møllna-Grei SC 3-1 Holtrecht Force SK
Red Star Severny 6-0 Bennett and Zhokhov
SK Stromness Electric 0-3 SC Kiel
Hospitaliers 4-0 Invermuir Highlanders FC
SK Franz Josef City 1-1 FC Cape St Paul (2-1 AET)
Sporting Club Aasiaat 87 2-0 Matahiko Viktory SK
Skipsbyggere IFK 0-2 FC Torshavn
North Star Grímsey 0-2 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
Dinamo Clavering SC 0-7 FK Viipuri 56
AFC Aigburth 0-4 Koppen Rig Force
Henfergen Town FC 0-7 Melville Celtic
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 4-0 Savoonga Moor SK
Hoyvik Town FC 3-2 SK Nasjonale Hauker
Novaya Sibir Reds 2-2 Atammik Zenith FK (2-2 AET, 2-1 PKs)
SK 1982 Matua 0-3 SK Sturm Nuuk
FK Norsviken Cossacks 2-6 FC Solovetsky Monastery
Resolute Storm 1913 FC 0-0 AFK Hans Island Pioneers (0-0 AET, 4-2 PKs)
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 3-2 Eastgate Victoria FC
East Franz Athletic 5-0 Severny Wingtips
1. Lokomotiv Karlstadt 1-6 Lokomotiv Barentsberg
Waldenøya Bears 1-3 Rapid Jan Mayen FK
Måriussa Viking FK 2-1 FC Kampengar Magpies
Resolute Hills FC 1-1 FK Weisshaus (1-1 AET, 2-1 PKs)
Maritime Hove FC 0-0 IHK Geddesberg (0-1 AET)
Klub Athletisk Spitsbergen 2-1 Franz Josef Young Boys
SK Carson Islanders 1-6 Islay Town Mechanical
Eintracht Moss-Rygge 3-0 Scapa Bay Rovers
FK Grise Fiord 1-0 SK Aasiaat Harbour
Northbrook Diamonds FK 0-0 FC Axel Heiburg (1-0 AET)
Axel Town AFC 2-0 Bohemiens Grise Fiord
Jan Mayen Islanders 0-1 RSK Longyearbyen Town
That's what cup football is all about. A couple of big names go out as the teams from Divisjons One and Two join in at the third round mark, most notable amongst them being Aasiaat Harbour, beaten away at Grise Fiord, and Nasjonale Hauker, who went down three-two away to Hoyvik Town. Young Boys are beaten by Klub Atletisk, whilst there are two exciting all-Divisjon-One ties as RSK Longyearbyen Town - who are a somewhat cup specialist outfit in recent seasons - win away in Jan Mayen, and Northbrook Diamonds edge out Axel Heiburg in extra time. SK beat FC Cape St Paul in extra time to avoid the embarrassment St Paul inflicted upon them at the same stage of the cup last season, and the reigning champions Red Star are safely through in emphatic style after hammering Bennett and Zhokhov with a second string team.



Halfway through the season, and things are close. SK lead the table by just a single point over Northbrook, with East Franz and Surtsey currently contesting the other two Champions' Cup spots not too far away in third and fourth. There is a hefty gap of eight points between Surtsey and fifth-place Axel Heiburg, but the run of teams from fifth as far down as twelfth makes for very interesting reading in the points column. Aleutia Volcanoes in particular are exceeding all expectations, with Young Boys also doing well to place above a so far disappointing performance from Red Star and Aasiaat. Nasjonale Hauker will be distressed to find themselves bottom at the halfway point, but they've not been nearly clinical enough so far, with SC Kiel and a thoroughly flat-looking Bjarnarey also joining them in the drop spots.

------Divisjon One               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  SK Franz Josef City         17   11   4   2    36   14  +22    37
 2  Northbrook Diamonds FK      17   11   3   3    34   18  +16    36
 3  East Franz Athletic         17   10   4   3    32   18  +14    34
 4  FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls   17   10   3   4    35   16  +19    33
 5  FC Axel Heiburg             17    6   7   4    22   21   +1    25
 6  RSK Longyearbyen Town       17    5   8   4    21   26   −5    23
 7  Jan Mayen Islanders         17    6   4   7    21   22   −1    22
 8  AC Aleutia Volcanoes        17    5   6   6    19   24   −5    21
 9  Franz Josef Young Boys      17    4   8   5    22   21   +1    20
10  Red Star Severny            17    5   5   7    22   26   −4    20
11  SK Aasiaat Harbour          17    5   5   7    20   26   −6    20
12  FC Torshavn                 17    4   7   6    20   21   −1    19
13  FK Viipuri 56               17    4   7   6    16   27  −11    19
14  Koppen Rig Force            17    4   6   7    20   21   −1    18
15  Novaya Sibir Reds           17    4   6   7    18   27   −9    18
16  FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla     17    4   5   8    21   27   −6    17
17  SC Kiel                     17    4   4   9    20   30  −10    16
18  SK Nasjonale Hauker         17    4   2  11    14   28  −14    14

In Divisjon Two, Solovetsky are on top of the divisjon they are heavy favourites to win, with early pacesetters Hospitaliers falling slightly to a more expected fourth place position. North Star are joining Solovetsky in pushing for immediate re-promotion, whilst Lokomotiv Barentsberg are also in the hunt for a top flight berth htey haven't had for a long time now. FK Grise Fiord and Waldenoya are both still down near the bottom, with Atammik also in the drop zone, and Resolute and St Paul lingering far too close for their comfort, I'm sure.

------Divisjon Two               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  FC Solovetsky Monastery     17   10   4   3    24   15   +9    34
 2  North Star Grímsey          17   10   2   5    26   22   +4    32
 3  Lokomotiv Barentsberg       17    9   2   6    32   22  +10    29
 4  Hospitaliers                17    8   5   4    27   20   +7    29
 5  SK Sturm Nuuk               17    8   4   5    28   23   +5    28
 6  Eastgate Victoria FC        17    8   4   5    24   22   +2    28
 7  Eintracht Moss-Rygge        17    8   4   5    31   30   +1    28
 8  Islay Town Mechanical       17    8   3   6    24   24    0    27
 9  Melville Celtic             17    7   4   6    29   26   +3    25
10  Klub Atletisk Spitsbergen   17    7   4   6    20   20    0    25
11  AFK Hans Island Pioneers    17    5   8   4    30   23   +7    23
12  Rapid Jan Mayen FK          17    6   2   9    18   21   −3    20
13  FC Cape St Paul             17    6   2   9    21   25   −4    20
14  Skipsbyggere IFK            17    5   4   8    24   26   −2    19
15  Resolute Storm 1913 FC      17    4   5   8    21   26   −5    17
16  Waldenøya Bears             17    4   3  10    23   31   −8    15
17  Atammik Zenith FK           17    2   6   9    15   28  −13    12
18  FK Grise Fiord              17    1   8   8    16   29  −13    11

In Divisjon Three, Uelmark have risen to the top after a superb fun of form and a favourable run of fixtures. Scapa Bay are still up there, as expected, with Matua and then Norsviken trailing somewhat behind. Surtsey Rovers, Severny Wingtips, Franz Josef Sharks, and Yuzhny Equinox are all hovering in the drop zone at the moment, as Energie have done supremely well to climb out of the mess they were in. So far.

------Divisjon Three            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Uelmark MK                 17   13   0   4    32   16  +16    39
 2  Scapa Bay Rovers           17   12   2   3    30   16  +14    38
 3  SK 1982 Matua              17   10   5   2    33   16  +17    35
 4  FK Norsviken Cossacks      17    8   5   4    29   22   +7    29
 5  Axel Town AFC              17    8   3   6    30   24   +6    27
 6  Toyoharo Revolutionaries   17    7   5   5    23   22   +1    26
 7  Måriussa Viking FK         17    7   4   6    27   19   +8    25
 8  Rapid SK Eysturoy          17    7   4   6    18   15   +3    25
 9  Bohemiens Grise Fiord      17    7   3   7    24   25   −1    24
10  Sporting Club Aasiaat 87   17    5   5   7    17   25   −8    20
11  Okhotsk Kholmsk Town FC    17    5   4   8    18   24   −6    19
12  Hoyvik Town FC             17    5   4   8    25   32   −7    19
13  Energie Møllna-Grei SC     17    5   3   9    23   32   −9    18
14  Sisimut Town AFK           17    5   3   9    21   30   −9    18
15  Yuzhny Equinox FC          17    5   2  10    17   21   −4    17
16  Franz Josef Sharks         17    4   5   8    19   26   −7    17
17  Severny Wingtips           17    4   4   9    24   32   −8    16
18  Surtsey Rovers SK          17    5   1  11    14   27  −13    16

In the East Divisjon, Mekoryuk have opened up a gap at the top, just like we thought they would. The size in impressive, however, and Korsten and Bathurst are top of the pack playing catch-up so far. Agheim, Sutherland, Sturm Grimsey, and Ingvar Peaks are the teams in the drop zone so far, but there's plenty of time for that the change yet.

------East Divisjon          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Mekoryuk Maskettes      13    9   4   0    28    7  +21    31
 2  Korsten Lokomotiv       13    6   6   1    32   19  +13    24
 3  Bathurst Zenith FC      13    7   3   3    21   15   +6    24
 4  SK Stryær               13    7   2   4    22   18   +4    23
 5  Dinamo Clavering SC     13    4   6   3    17   16   +1    18
 6  Steffansson Island FC   13    4   4   5    18   25   −7    16
 7  KSC Brighthelmstone     13    4   3   6    17   16   +1    15
 8  Resolute Hills FC       13    3   6   4    15   17   −2    15
 9  SK Sporting Juura       13    3   6   4    16   20   −4    15
10  San Moranna FC          13    4   3   6    15   20   −5    15
11  Ingvar Peaks FC         13    3   5   5    20   22   −2    14
12  FC1. Sturm Grímsey      13    3   3   7    19   22   −3    12
13  Sutherland Foundry SK   13    3   2   8    12   23  −11    11
14  Agheim CF               13    2   5   6    18   30  −12    11

In the West Divisjon, it is finally looking like the Lights and Seals might be separated for next season as the former are topping the table at the halfway point, and the latter are struggling in the relegation spots. There's a high turnover in the Challenge League, and SK Yzhny Albion are making another bid to escape it once again, with Fetlar, Universitet, and St Gallen 47 not far behind.

------West Divisjon           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Devon Bay Lights FC      13   10   1   2    26    6  +20    31
 2  SK Yuzhny Albion         13    9   2   2    18    9   +9    29
 3  FC Fetlar                13    6   3   4    24   19   +5    21
 4  Universitet              13    6   1   6    10   20  −10    19
 5  St Gallen 47             13    4   6   3    21   14   +7    18
 6  1. Lokomotiv Karlstadt   13    5   3   5    21   22   −1    18
 7  Royal NK Sikjonek        13    5   2   6    13   15   −2    17
 8  SK Stromness Electric    13    5   2   6    15   18   −3    17
 9  Northbrook Zenith FC     13    5   2   6    12   19   −7    17
10  Rapid Neftegorsk FK      13    3   6   4    22   15   +7    15
11  Devon Bay Seals FC       13    4   3   6    11   13   −2    15
12  NKK Urri                 13    4   2   7    17   22   −5    14
13  FC Velcosta Cliffs       13    3   3   7    14   22   −8    12
14  Larsen Bay Thunder FC    13    2   4   7    12   22  −10    10

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

------Central Premier              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  RSK Moorlands                 22   13   7   2    34   13  +21    46
 2  Kirkenes SK                   22   10   7   5    41   25  +16    37
 3  Torpedo Sibir RKA             22   11   4   7    35   32   +3    37
 4  Seratakki Villagers           22   10   7   5    31   31    0    37
 5  Henfergen Town FC             22    9   8   5    31   24   +7    35
 6  Severnaya Zemlya 88 Equinox   22   10   5   7    35   29   +6    35
 7  Bennett and Zhokhov           22   10   3   9    34   33   +1    33
 8  Svenskøya SV98                22    8   8   6    42   30  +12    32
 9  SK Geidenheim Academical      22    8   0  14    29   47  −18    24
10  MK Lillehammer                22    4   7  11    22   27   −5    19
11  FK Ost-Volonovsk              22    4   5  13    23   47  −24    17
12  Machtspool Whitesleeves FC    22    2   5  15    25   44  −19    11

------North-Eastern Premier    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  FK Aagen Zenith           22   13   4   5    47   27  +20    43
 2  Aurich-Hassen Scouts FC   22   12   5   5    38   30   +8    41
 3  Neuerlatz AFK             22   11   4   7    43   30  +13    37
 4  FKRA Norregaard           22    8   8   6    35   30   +5    32
 5  Krykkjesund Olympic       22    8   8   6    26   26    0    32
 6  SK Carson Islanders       22    9   4   9    37   35   +2    31
 7  FC Kampengar Magpies      22    7   8   7    28   30   −2    29
 8  FC1. Rangers              22    8   3  11    30   41  −11    27
 9  Sannegarden Fleet FK      22    6   8   8    23   24   −1    26
10  McAvery Centurions        22    5   7  10    34   43   −9    22
11  FC North Melville         22    6   4  12    27   41  −14    22
12  Cape Somerville Town      22    4   7  11    24   35  −11    19

------South-Eastern Premier     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Crusaders                  22   14   5   3    48   16  +32    47
 2  KA Rikyaare                22   12   8   2    44   26  +18    44
 3  Ilksporta IK               22   10   7   5    37   26  +11    37
 4  Invermuir Highlanders FC   22   11   4   7    29   22   +7    37
 5  Maritime Hove FC           22   10   5   7    26   28   −2    35
 6  SK Thor 1898               22    8   7   7    33   36   −3    31
 7  Daugen Borealis FC         22    8   4  10    34   31   +3    28
 8  IHK Geddesberg             22    8   4  10    25   33   −8    28
 9  Verdin Brook FC            22    7   3  12    27   40  −13    24
10  Holtrecht Force SK         22    6   5  11    36   48  −12    23
11  Forrairn St Johan FC       22    5   2  15    18   40  −22    17
12  AIK Alejavik               22    3   6  13    24   35  −11    15

------Western Premier       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Fjorhorgen SK          22   13   4   5    38   24  +14    43
 2  Matahiko Viktory SK    22   12   6   4    38   23  +15    42
 3  Savoonga Moor SK       22   12   5   5    36   24  +12    41
 4  GVFFK Pekarik          22   12   3   7    39   26  +13    39
 5  Dinamo Olsa FK         22   11   2   9    35   36   −1    35
 6  Logan United FC        22   10   4   8    37   33   +4    34
 7  FK Weisshaus           22    9   5   8    34   30   +4    32
 8  Grass-Lisch AFC        22    8   5   9    31   26   +5    29
 9  AFC Aigburth           22    8   4  10    30   31   −1    28
10  FK Wittenberg 1900     22    4   7  11    23   37  −14    19
11  AIK 26 Valsgarth       22    2   7  13    16   41  −25    13
12  Gjornhammer Pier FC    22    3   4  15    14   40  −26    13

[Polar Islandstates]

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


MATCHDAY 18
Koppen Rig Force 2–2 Jan Mayen Islanders
SK Aasiaat Harbour 3–0 FK Viipuri 56
SK Nasjonale Hauker 0–1 SC Kiel
RSK Longyearbyen Town 0–2 FC Axel Heiburg
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 2–2 SK Franz Josef City
Franz Josef Young Boys 2–2 East Franz Athletic
Novaya Sibir Reds 2–0 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
Northbrook Diamonds FK 1–2 Red Star Severny
FC Torshavn 2–2 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
A defeat in the second half of the season is easily capitalised on by your rivals, especially at the top of the table, so Northbrook are incredibly lucky to have gotten away with a defeat at home to Red Star when both SK and East Franz 'enjoy' a two-all draw away on their visits to Aleutia and Young Boys respectively. Surtsey also draw two-all in fact, with Churin's double at Torshavn pegged back by goals from the Kittiwakes' Robin Geirsson and Se Meri. Aasiaat hammer Viipuri by three goals to nil at Harbour Walk, and there are a welcome three points for SC Kiel at the home of Nasjonale Hauker.


MATCHDAY 19
FC Torshavn 1–0 Koppen Rig Force
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 1–2 Northbrook Diamonds FK
Red Star Severny 1–0 Novaya Sibir Reds
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 3–0 Franz Josef Young Boys
East Franz Athletic 3–2 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
SK Franz Josef City 1–1 RSK Longyearbyen Town
FC Axel Heiburg 2–1 SK Nasjonale Hauker
SC Kiel 1–2 SK Aasiaat Harbour
FK Viipuri 56 0–1 Jan Mayen Islanders
Without Otkupshchikov it's tough to see where Bjarnarey would be this season; the captain marked a return from injury at The Barge today by making some vital blocks and even scoring at the other end as Young Boys were beaten three-nil in Norscelt. Northbrook aren't one to shy away from goalscoring defenders either, with Aapo Nordenberg scoring the winner in a top-of-the-table clash in Surtsey today. East Franz also win to keep up the pressure at the top, but there are more dropped points for SK after Drummond's free kick was pegged back by Jack Moses' vicious strike. Torshavn win the second Torshavn Derby, giving them bragging rights over the Riggers for another season, no doubt.


MATCHDAY 20
Koppen Rig Force 0–0 FK Viipuri 56
Jan Mayen Islanders 0–1 SC Kiel
SK Aasiaat Harbour 1–1 FC Axel Heiburg
SK Nasjonale Hauker 1–1 SK Franz Josef City
RSK Longyearbyen Town 4–2 East Franz Athletic
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 0–1 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
Franz Josef Young Boys 4–1 Red Star Severny
Novaya Sibir Reds 0–2 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
Northbrook Diamonds FK 3–2 FC Torshavn
Sometimes it's the player you least suspect that do the most damage; something SK found out to their cost today as they failed to mark talented but unheralded Acquan defender Okechukwu Pasquetto from a corner, allowing him to score an equalising goal with a free header in the dying minutes of the game at Kungsdocks. Three games drawn in a row now for the reigning champions. East Franz can't capitalise however, and lose four-two in Longyearbyen. Red Star are humbled by a very keen Young Boys side, whilst Northbrook come from two goals down to beat Torshavn at home thanks to goals from Moller, Kungas-Vaga, and Holzhauser.



LATITUDE CUP Round Four
Franz Josef Sharks 1-0 Hoyvik Town FC
Hospitaliers 1-0 Lokomotiv Barentsberg
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 2-0 Islay Town Mechanical
Resolute Hills FC 0-3 Resolute Storm 1913 FC
Rapid Jan Mayen FK 0-0 FK Grise Fiord (0-0 AET, 3-2 PKs)
Red Star Severny 2-0 Koppen Rig Force
FC Torshavn 2-0 Novaya Sibir Reds
Axel Town AFC 0-2 Sporting Club Aasiaat 87
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 1-1 IHK Geddesberg (1-1 AET, 2-3 PKs)
SK Sturm Nuuk 3-5 Northbrook Diamonds FK
East Franz Athletic 1-3 SK Franz Josef City
Energie Møllna-Grei SC 0-2 Klub Athletisk Spitsbergen
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 3-2 SC Kiel
Eintracht Moss-Rygge 2-0 Melville Celtic
FK Viipuri 56 1-1 FC Solovetsky Monastery (1-1 AET, 3-2 PKs)
RSK Longyearbyen Town 2-0 Måriussa Viking FK
So the Latitude Cup fourth round comes swinging its way through, and there are a couple of gallant runs that come to an end. Giantkillers Hoyvik Town are put out by Franz Josef Sharks, and Resolute Hills' run is put to an end by cross-town rivals Storm. There's a bonus Elfsteijn Derby in this round as East Franz Athletic lose at home to SK in a result that nobody in Rendahl will enjoy thinking about all that much, even if attention is broadly taken away from them in the press by IHK Geddesberg's sensational penalty kicks win over top flight Aleutia Volcanoes.


MATCHDAY 21
Northbrook Diamonds FK 1–3 Koppen Rig Force
FC Torshavn 0–2 Novaya Sibir Reds
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 2–1 Franz Josef Young Boys
Red Star Severny 1–1 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 2–1 RSK Longyearbyen Town
East Franz Athletic 5–0 SK Nasjonale Hauker
SK Franz Josef City 4–1 SK Aasiaat Harbour
FC Axel Heiburg 4–1 Jan Mayen Islanders
SC Kiel 1–1 FK Viipuri 56
An excellent solo goal from Zeljeznicar was the pick of the goals as East Franz hammered Nasjonale Hauker at the Rendahl tonight, with SK and Axel Heiburg also in the goals as they each beat their opposition by a four-one scoreline; Aasiaat and Jan Mayen respectively. Surtsey beat Franz Josef Young Boys thanks to a rare brace from Coupet, whilst the instrumental Reuben Ness scores the equaliser for Kiel at home to Viipuri. Otkupshchikov records another man of the match performance at The Barge meanwhile, inspiring his side to a win over RSK Longyearbyen Town.


MATCHDAY 22
Koppen Rig Force 3–1 SC Kiel
FK Viipuri 56 3–0 FC Axel Heiburg
Jan Mayen Islanders 1–2 SK Franz Josef City
SK Aasiaat Harbour 0–1 East Franz Athletic
SK Nasjonale Hauker 1–0 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
RSK Longyearbyen Town 2–0 Red Star Severny
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 3–0 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
Franz Josef Young Boys 4–1 FC Torshavn
Novaya Sibir Reds 0–2 Northbrook Diamonds FK
We were expecting Nasjonale to click any day now, and they've finally done just that at home to Bjarnarey with a performance that the Flotilla were lucky remained only one nil. Northbrook add another clean sheet to the pile thanks to inspired displays by Holzhauser and Nordenberg away o Novaya Sibir, whilst Viipuri stick three past a stunned Axel Heiburg side and Aleutia do the same past Surtsey. Gaspard Demaru opened the scorin for Jan Mayen at home to SK, but a brace from Luke Mitchell was enough to keep the visitors at the top of the table for now.


MATCHDAY 23
Novaya Sibir Reds 1–3 Koppen Rig Force
Northbrook Diamonds FK 4–0 Franz Josef Young Boys
FC Torshavn 1–1 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 1–1 RSK Longyearbyen Town
Red Star Severny 2–0 SK Nasjonale Hauker
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 1–4 SK Aasiaat Harbour
East Franz Athletic 0–0 Jan Mayen Islanders
SK Franz Josef City 1–0 FK Viipuri 56
FC Axel Heiburg 3–1 SC Kiel
On a roll, Koppen Rig. The Riggers record a second consecutive three-one win, this time over Novaya Sibir Reds, and they are climbing that congested mid-table now. Wins also followed for FC Axel Heiburg and Red Star Severny, with RSK doing well to hold Surtsey to a draw at Stadion Solberg. Aasiaat hammer Bjarnarey at The Barge, whilst Jan Mayen earn a creditable draw at the Rendahl. Northbrook crush Young Boys at Palace Approach, and a solitary goal from Luar Dardan is enough to see SK beat Viipuri.


MATCHDAY 24
Koppen Rig Force 0–0 FC Axel Heiburg
SC Kiel 1–2 SK Franz Josef City
FK Viipuri 56 2–3 East Franz Athletic
Jan Mayen Islanders 1–2 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
SK Aasiaat Harbour 1–5 Red Star Severny
SK Nasjonale Hauker 1–0 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
RSK Longyearbyen Town 1–1 FC Torshavn
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 1–3 Northbrook Diamonds FK
Franz Josef Young Boys 3–0 Novaya Sibir Reds
Well, it looks like a definite top three is emerging now, with a goal from Sebastian Nunez enough for Nasjonale to beat Surtsey at home, whilst East Franz, Northbrook, and SK all win to put a bit of distance between them and the rest of the table. Red Star's youngsters are given a chance they seized emphatically with both hands at Aasiaat, winning five-one to give Petter Bielsen some thinking to do, and Young Boys secure a vital three points at home to Novaya Sibir.



LATITUDE CUP Round Five
Northbrook Diamonds FK 3-0 Rapid Jan Mayen FK
SK Franz Josef City 0-1 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
RSK Longyearbyen Town 2-0 Hospitaliers
FK Viipuri 56 1-1 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls (1-3 AET)
Red Star Severny 2-0 Eintracht Moss-Rygge
Klub Athletisk Spitsbergen 3-0 Sporting Club Aasiaat 87
Franz Josef Sharks 0-2 Resolute Storm 1913 FC
IHK Geddesberg 0-13 FC Torshavn
Of course, when Latitude Cup quarter final slots are on offer everyone pays attention, and today is no exception. Northbrook win, reigning champions Red Star also win, RSK Longyearbyen Town win a Longyearbyen Derby two-nil against Hospitaliers, and Surtsey need extra time to beat Viipuri, blah blah blah et cetera et cetera. The big news isn't even Willem Otkupshchikov scoring to knock SK out. Nope. It's FC Torshavn's thirteen-nil, yes, thirteen-nil away win over Geddesberg, a record for the Latitude Cup. Not only that, but Se Meri's double hat trick makes him the record individual goalscorer in any one Latitude Cup match, and provided Torshavn progress, a decent shout for the record Latitude Cup goal haul in one season. I mean, Geddesberg did superbly well to get this far in the first place, but... ouch. That's not a record you enjoy holding.


MATCHDAY 25
Franz Josef Young Boys 1–1 Koppen Rig Force
Novaya Sibir Reds 2–1 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
Northbrook Diamonds FK 2–2 RSK Longyearbyen Town
FC Torshavn 2–4 SK Nasjonale Hauker
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 1–2 SK Aasiaat Harbour
Red Star Severny 5–0 Jan Mayen Islanders
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 3–0 FK Viipuri 56
East Franz Athletic 2–2 SC Kiel
SK Franz Josef City 1–1 FC Axel Heiburg
The gap gets bigger at the top thanks to Surtsey's home defeat to Aasiaat courtesy of Martin Roskorwell and Aapo Romanovros after Torsten Wolff's stunning opener for the home side. Northbrook, East Franz, and SK can all only draw, but any point that secures them Champions' Cup football is a welcome point, and so the equalisers from Zeljeznicar and Redwing will be cherished by the clubs from the capital. Northbrook, however, will be bemoaning Miroslav Kerzhakov's late leveller for RSK at Palace Approach. Red Star's kids are on a roll, it would seem, with goals from Bickermann, Strauss, Jensen, and a double from Shine meaning Jan Mayen are sent home with their tails between their legs. Bjarnarey's form picks up with a three-nil home win over Viipuri, and Nasjonale Hauker record a welcome three points with a win at Torshavn by four goals to two.


MATCHDAY 26
Koppen Rig Force 2–2 SK Franz Josef City
FC Axel Heiburg 1–3 East Franz Athletic
SC Kiel 3–1 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
FK Viipuri 56 1–4 Red Star Severny
Jan Mayen Islanders 3–2 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
SK Aasiaat Harbour 1–0 FC Torshavn
SK Nasjonale Hauker 0–0 Northbrook Diamonds FK
RSK Longyearbyen Town 0–1 Novaya Sibir Reds
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 3–2 Franz Josef Young Boys
They're having a good time of it recently in Severny, with another double from Pristina Shine backed up this time by goals from Alex Guggenheim and captain Rancisc Faro ensuring their goals for column gets another boost; this time, away at Viipuri. East Franz's revival under Tuulari continues with a strong win over Axel Heiburg in Axel Torvig Park, and SK are held to a draw in Koppen Rig thanks to an Omdahl double. Nasjonale Hauker and Northbrook Diamonds are chasing goals at opposite ends of the table with two very different end-of-season objective, but a nil-nil draw is all they can manage at Kungsdocks, whilst Jan Mayen give themselves a boost with a decent home win over Surtsey Island Gulls.



So, eight games to go and those results mean that just two points separate the top three. A predictable top three at the start of the season would have included two of these three teams, of course, but the inclusion of East Franz in third rather than Surtsey (now in fourth) is adding just a little bit of extra spice with Northbrook the filling in the capital city sandwich. Happily for Northbrook, they're so far matching the other two for goals scored, whilst still keeping it tight at the other end. They still aren't top, mind. A rejuvenated Axel Heiburg are challenging Surtsey in fifth, with Red Star and Aasiaat also in the race for Globe Cup football so far. At the bottom, and things aren't looking so good for Viipuri, Nasjonale Hauker, or, surprisingly, FC Torshavn. SC Kiel aren't far away mind, and with Novaya Sibir, Jan Mayen, and Aleutia all tied on thirty points just above them, things will go down to the wire down there.

------Divisjon One               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  SK Franz Josef City         26   15   9   2    52   24  +28    54
 2  Northbrook Diamonds FK      26   16   5   5    52   29  +23    53
 3  East Franz Athletic         26   15   7   4    53   31  +22    52
 4  FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls   26   12   5   9    46   31  +15    41
 5  FC Axel Heiburg             26   10  10   6    36   32   +4    40
 6  Red Star Severny            26   11   6   9    43   36   +7    39
 7  SK Aasiaat Harbour          26   10   6  10    35   40   −5    36
 8  RSK Longyearbyen Town       26    7  12   7    33   38   −5    33
 9  Koppen Rig Force            26    7  11   8    34   30   +4    32
10  FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla     26    9   5  12    34   39   −5    32
11  Franz Josef Young Boys      26    7  10   9    39   38   +1    31
12  AC Aleutia Volcanoes        26    7   9  10    33   39   −6    30
13  Jan Mayen Islanders         26    8   6  12    30   40  −10    30
14  Novaya Sibir Reds           26    8   6  12    26   39  −13    30
15  SC Kiel                     26    7   6  13    32   44  −12    27
16  FC Torshavn                 26    5  10  11    30   39   −9    25
17  SK Nasjonale Hauker         26    7   4  15    22   41  −19    25
18  FK Viipuri 56               26    5   9  12    23   43  −20    24

In Divisjon Two, North Star Grimsey are on top for the first time this season having beaten Solovetsky this week. Solovetsky drop to second as a result, with Hospitaliers continuing to surprise and delight in the last promotion spot. Barentsberg are still there hanging around in fourth place, but they will be looking over their shoulders at the impressive run of form Islay Town Mechanical are on. St Paul are now well clear of the drop zone, something that can't be said for Resolute Storm. Storm, Waldenoya, Skipbyggere, and Rapid Jan Mayen are all battling to stay away of the last drop spot, with the bottom two places seemingly written off as belonging to Atammik Zenith and Grise Fiord at this point in time.

------Divisjon Two               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  North Star Grímsey          26   16   3   7    39   31   +8    51
 2  FC Solovetsky Monastery     26   15   5   6    40   25  +15    50
 3  Hospitaliers                26   13   6   7    42   31  +11    45
 4  Lokomotiv Barentsberg       26   13   5   8    47   36  +11    44
 5  Islay Town Mechanical       26   13   4   9    36   35   +1    43
 6  Klub Atletisk Spitsbergen   26   12   5   9    38   34   +4    41
 7  FC Cape St Paul             26   12   3  11    37   34   +3    39
 8  SK Sturm Nuuk               26   11   5  10    41   36   +5    38
 9  Eintracht Moss-Rygge        26   10   8   8    39   39    0    38
10  AFK Hans Island Pioneers    26    9  10   7    45   36   +9    37
11  Eastgate Victoria FC        26   10   7   9    31   34   −3    37
12  Melville Celtic             26    9   8   9    37   37    0    35
13  Resolute Storm 1913 FC      26    8   7  11    38   42   −4    31
14  Waldenøya Bears             26    9   4  13    39   45   −6    31
15  Skipsbyggere IFK            26    7   7  12    34   39   −5    28
16  Rapid Jan Mayen FK          26    8   3  15    26   35   −9    27
17  FK Grise Fiord              26    2  12  12    22   39  −17    18
18  Atammik Zenith FK           26    2   8  16    19   42  −23    14

In Divisjon Three, Scapa Bay Rovers and Uelmark are starting to open up a little bit of space between them and the third placed Matua, with a significant drop from there to there chasing pack of Nosviken, Sisimut, Mariussa, and Eysturoy. At the bottom meanwhile, it is starting to look a little like a fight for four of the bottom six to go down. Surtsey Rovers, Severny Wingtips, Sporting Club Aasiaat, and Yuzhny Equinox currently occupy the drop spots, but neither Okhotsk Kholmsk or Hoyvik would currently consider themselves safe.

------Divisjon Three            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Scapa Bay Rovers           26   17   4   5    47   27  +20    55
 2  Uelmark MK                 26   17   3   6    45   25  +20    54
 3  SK 1982 Matua              26   15   5   6    43   24  +19    50
 4  FK Norsviken Cossacks      26   11   7   8    42   38   +4    40
 5  Sisimut Town AFK           26   12   4  10    40   38   +2    40
 6  Måriussa Viking FK         26   11   6   9    44   33  +11    39
 7  Rapid SK Eysturoy          26   11   6   9    29   26   +3    39
 8  Toyoharo Revolutionaries   26   10   7   9    33   32   +1    37
 9  Energie Møllna-Grei SC     26   11   4  11    38   42   −4    37
10  Axel Town AFC              26   10   6  10    42   40   +2    36
11  Bohemiens Grise Fiord      26   10   5  11    40   41   −1    35
12  Franz Josef Sharks         26    8   9   9    39   40   −1    33
13  Hoyvik Town FC             26    8   6  12    35   43   −8    30
14  Okhotsk Kholmsk Town FC    26    8   4  14    28   42  −14    28
15  Yuzhny Equinox FC          26    6   8  12    27   31   −4    26
16  Sporting Club Aasiaat 87   26    7   5  14    25   44  −19    26
17  Severny Wingtips           26    6   6  14    37   48  −11    24
18  Surtsey Rovers SK          26    7   3  16    21   41  −20    24

[Polar Islandstates]

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


MATCHDAY 27
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 0–1 Koppen Rig Force
Franz Josef Young Boys 0–0 RSK Longyearbyen Town
Novaya Sibir Reds 1–1 SK Nasjonale Hauker
Northbrook Diamonds FK 1–0 SK Aasiaat Harbour
FC Torshavn 1–3 Jan Mayen Islanders
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 3–1 FK Viipuri 56
Red Star Severny 1–1 SC Kiel
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 3–2 FC Axel Heiburg
East Franz Athletic 1–1 SK Franz Josef City
Things are getting exciting now then, and points are being shared all over the place as teams start to fight for every ball through sheer necessity. Red Star draw at home to Kiel, Novaya Sibir at home to Nasjonale, and even East Franz and SK share the points in the third Elfsteijn Derby of the season; Konigstein and Zeljeznicar with the goals in a result that allows Northbrook to jump to the top of the table with Zelaya's winner at home to Aasiaat. Koppen Rig's fom continues to impress with a win in Aleutia, and Bjarnarey - whose form has also taken a notable upturn in recent weeks since Otkupshchikov returned from injury - win three-two at home to Gkobe Cup chasing Axel Heiburg.


MATCHDAY 28
Koppen Rig Force 0–3 East Franz Athletic
SK Franz Josef City 1–1 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
FC Axel Heiburg 2–1 Red Star Severny
SC Kiel 2–1 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
FK Viipuri 56 2–0 FC Torshavn
Jan Mayen Islanders 1–2 Northbrook Diamonds FK
SK Aasiaat Harbour 1–3 Novaya Sibir Reds
SK Nasjonale Hauker 1–1 Franz Josef Young Boys
RSK Longyearbyen Town 1–0 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
This is usually the part of the season where Northbrook start to fumble a long-held lead, I'm not sure I have a precedent for them surging through at this point instead. Usually they're getting surged past, but it was Moller doing the surging today as he scored twice to help his side win in Jan Mayen and extend their lead at the top after SK could only draw at home to a revitalised Bjarnarey. Axel Heiburg strike a blow in the race for Champions' Cup football by coming from behind to win at home to Red Star, Fuego and Cornelius with the goals after Frederiksen's opener for Red Star, and Viipuri win a vital three points at home to fellow-strugglers Torshavn.



LATITUDE CUP Quarter Finals
RSK Longyearbyen Town 3-1 Resolute Storm 1913 FC
Red Star Severny 4-0 Klub Athletisk Spitsbergen
FC Torshavn 0-0 Northbrook Diamonds FK (0-1 AET)
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 2-1 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
So the Latitude Cup quarter finals kick in, and the semi finalists are finally known after four thrilling matches. RSK Longyearbyen Town ease past Resolute Storm by three goals to one thanks to Roskorwell and Johannsen, whilst Red Star Severny set up an exciing replay of last season's final against Longyearbyen thanks to a four-nil thrashing of second tier Klub Atletisk Spitsbergen; Pristina Shine's first half brace setting the tone for Jenssen and Gurevich to follow-up with in the second half. Northbrook need extra time to get past Torshavn, whilst Surtsey beat Bjarnarey two-one in an all-Norscelt tie.


MATCHDAY 29
RSK Longyearbyen Town 0–2 Koppen Rig Force
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 4–1 SK Nasjonale Hauker
Franz Josef Young Boys 3–2 SK Aasiaat Harbour
Novaya Sibir Reds 1–1 Jan Mayen Islanders
Northbrook Diamonds FK 1–0 FK Viipuri 56
FC Torshavn 4–0 SC Kiel
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 1–0 FC Axel Heiburg
Red Star Severny 2–1 SK Franz Josef City
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 1–2 East Franz Athletic
With this four-nil win at home to Kiel, Torshavn leapfrog Viipuri and Nasjonale at the bottom of the table, whilst Novaya Sibir and Jan Mayen miss the chance to take advantage of the defeats for Kiel, Viipuri, and Nasjonale by splitting the points at Uverdale Velde. Northbrook's Farf defender Ivaktor Barr is the hero at home to Viipuri, whilst East Franz's win at The Barge couple with SK's defeat to Red Star means they overhaul SK into second. Surtsey strike a blow to the team chasing them down, Axel Heiburg, by beating them at Stadion Solberg courtesy of a strike each from Hudson-Blake and Wolff.


MATCHDAY 30
Koppen Rig Force 1–1 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
East Franz Athletic 2–1 Red Star Severny
SK Franz Josef City 1–0 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
FC Axel Heiburg 0–0 FC Torshavn
SC Kiel 0–0 Northbrook Diamonds FK
FK Viipuri 56 2–0 Novaya Sibir Reds
Jan Mayen Islanders 0–0 Franz Josef Young Boys
SK Aasiaat Harbour 2–0 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
SK Nasjonale Hauker 1–3 RSK Longyearbyen Town
That's set the nerves on edge in Northbrook; Niko Marek's side are chasing a title they've choken in front of so many times before, and they can only draw nil-nil in Kiel. Nordenberg, Kungas-Vaga, Holzhauser and co did superbly well to keep a clean sheet at the back, but the draw means East Franz close the gap to a single point when Zeljeznicar and Cathar are on target to beat Red Star. SK also catch up a bit thanks to Pedrinhos goal at home to Surtsey, with that result ensuring the gap between third and fourth is now a huge twelve points. At the bottom, Viipuri's win over Novaya Sibir could be hugely significant, whilst Bjarnarey and Koppen Rig - both chasing an unlikely Globe Cup spot - can only manage a one-all draw.


MATCHDAY 31
SK Nasjonale Hauker 2–1 Koppen Rig Force
RSK Longyearbyen Town 3–1 SK Aasiaat Harbour
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 2–2 Jan Mayen Islanders
Franz Josef Young Boys 1–1 FK Viipuri 56
Novaya Sibir Reds 0–1 SC Kiel
Northbrook Diamonds FK 3–1 FC Axel Heiburg
FC Torshavn 5–3 SK Franz Josef City
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 3–2 East Franz Athletic
Red Star Severny 1–1 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
Every title race needs a twist, and Northbrook fans will be breathing a little easier tonight after this particular twist served up by Torshavn. The Kittiwakes are on the verge of a relegation battle, and they came out fighting today against an SK side that was totally not expecting it. Mitchell, Pedrinho, and Drummond are on the scoresheet for the visitors, but Meri, Alsatian, Geirsson, Fisichella, and Jepsen are all in the goals for the home side, and Torshavn record a thrilling three points. Nasjonale Hauker match Torshavn's points addition with a two-one win at home to Koppen Rig, and RSK add to Aasiaat's dismal run with a three-one win. East Franz lose to a Surtsey side motivated by the knowledge that Axel Heiburg are right behind them meanwhile, allowing Northbrook to open up a lead at the top again thanks to goals from Nordenberg, Holzhauser, and Goode.



LATITUDE CUP Semi Finals
Northbrook Diamonds FK 1-0 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
RSK Longyearbyen Town 0-1 Red Star Severny
When Latitude Cup semi finals weekend comes around however, we all pause to watch on in interest. Northbrook Diamonds and Surtsey are both flying high this season, but it is Northbrook who keep alive their dreams of a league and cup double thanks to a solitary strike from Alessandro Finiguerra. RSK Longyearbyen and Red Star Severny meet in a replay of last season's final, and again it is won by Red Star by the same scoreline; a second half header from Vasek Frederiksen powering his club back into a second successive Latitude Cup final.


MATCHDAY 32
Koppen Rig Force 2–1 Red Star Severny
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 0–0 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
East Franz Athletic 2–2 FC Torshavn
SK Franz Josef City 0–2 Northbrook Diamonds FK
FC Axel Heiburg 4–1 Novaya Sibir Reds
SC Kiel 1–2 Franz Josef Young Boys
FK Viipuri 56 2–1 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
Jan Mayen Islanders 1–0 RSK Longyearbyen Town
SK Aasiaat Harbour 1–1 SK Nasjonale Hauker
That is a crucial result in terms of the title; Northbrook go to the Landstadt and keep a phenomenally impressive clean sheet, with Nordenberg scoring for the second match in a row for his new club as Moller doubles their lead and inflicts a vital defeat on SK, who can now no longer retain their title. So, only East Franz can stop Northbrook now, and their late goals from Simmonds and Oslograd might mean that they rescue a draw at home to a battling Torshavn side, but their solitary point from that draw means Northbrook's lead is now six points with two matches left. Northbrook and East Franz play each other next. Bjarnarey keep it tight at the back to deny Surtsey a win, whilst Koppen Rig's run of form continues with a home win over Red Star. Nasjonale Hauker are getting points wherever they can right now, and a draw in Aasiaat will do nicely as they keep in touch with the teams above them, whilst Viipuri's win over Aleutia means they draw level on points at the top of the drop zone. It's tense.


MATCHDAY 33
SK Aasiaat Harbour 3–3 Koppen Rig Force
SK Nasjonale Hauker 1–0 Jan Mayen Islanders
RSK Longyearbyen Town 1–0 FK Viipuri 56
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 0–1 SC Kiel
Franz Josef Young Boys 0–0 FC Axel Heiburg
Novaya Sibir Reds 1–3 SK Franz Josef City
Northbrook Diamonds FK 2–0 East Franz Athletic
FC Torshavn 3–1 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 3–3 Red Star Severny
Well, there you have it folks. Given a punishing schedule of SK followed by East Franz in the last three matches of the season, Northbrook have only gone and kept a clean sheet against the other two most free-scoring sides in the league this season, and the Diamonds' lead is now too big to be caught. A draw would have done them, but Nordenberg scored for the third game in a row to set the stall out for the home side, and when home favourite Alessandro Finiguerra latched onto Zelaya's throughball to double the lead in the second half, the home crowd went mental. Congratulations to Niko Marek and company; it is richly deserved and well overdue. SK give themselves a chance at second place with a win in Sibir, whilst wins for Torshavn and Nasjonale Hauker, along with defeats for Viipuri, Sibir, and Aleutia ensure that just two points separate the bottom five going into next week's finale, with the bottom three in particular all on thirty-four points, and the bottom two - Viipuri and Nasjonale - meeting on the last day knowing a win still might not be enough. Hair-raising.


MATCHDAY 34
Koppen Rig Force 1–2 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
Red Star Severny 3–2 FC Torshavn
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 1–0 Northbrook Diamonds FK
East Franz Athletic 2–0 Novaya Sibir Reds
SK Franz Josef City 5–1 Franz Josef Young Boys
FC Axel Heiburg 4–0 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
SC Kiel 2–1 RSK Longyearbyen Town
FK Viipuri 56 1–2 SK Nasjonale Hauker
Jan Mayen Islanders 0–0 SK Aasiaat Harbour
There you have it then, the final results of the season. Northbrook, having already won the league, rest a host of players for the Latitude Cup final against a Bjarnarey side with nothing to play for, and promptly lose one-nil thanks to Fraser's thunderbolt of a shot in the first half. They won't care though. SK record an emphatic win over city rivals Young Boys thanks to goals from Drummond, Redwing, Mitchell, and Pedrinho's double, but East Franz beat Sibir thanks to goals from Zeljeznicar and Kilpter, and so SK remain in third. Surtsey consolidate the last Champions' Cup spot with a narrow win in Koppen, and Axel Heiburg go out with a bang that they know will count for nothing when youth strikers Jensen and Fuego each score a brace at home to Aleutia. Red Star's win over Torshavn means that they overhaul RSK into sixth thanks to RSK's defeat at Kiel, whilst Aasiaat's miserable run of just six points in eight games completes their slide down the table thanks to a goalless draw in Jan Mayen. Some players already on holiday, clearly. Bjarnarey, Koppen Rig, and Young Boys all finished the season strong, with Bjarnarey in particular being impressive having sat in the bottom three at the halfway point.

Those defeats for Torshavn, Aleutia, and Sibir of course mean that the door was open for Viipuri or Nasjonale to lift themselves out of the drop zone entirely with a win. Dramatically, thrillingly, this is just what Nasjonale Hauker did. Viipuri might have pulled off some impressive wins in their run-in, but Nasjonale were picking up points consistently despite sitting on the bottom of the table for fully half the campaign. Those points kept them in touch, and with a visit to Viipuri on the last day of the season they won by two goals to one to climb out of the bottom three and drop Novaya Sibir into it, joining Aleutia and bottom side Viipuri. Daniel Coco and Finn Kirkkegaard scored the goals for Hauker, and despite David Aanenson pulling one back, the home side went down again.

------Divisjon One               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Northbrook Diamonds FK      34   22   6   6    63   32  +31    72 - Champions, CC, CdC
 2  East Franz Athletic         34   19   9   6    67   41  +26    66 - CC
 3  SK Franz Josef City         34   18  11   5    67   37  +30    65 - CC
 4  FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls   34   16   7  11    59   41  +18    55 - CC
 5  FC Axel Heiburg             34   13  12   9    49   41   +8    51 - GC
 6  Red Star Severny            34   13   9  12    56   50   +6    48 - GC
 7  RSK Longyearbyen Town       34   11  13  10    42   45   −3    46 - GC
 8  Koppen Rig Force            34   10  13  11    45   42   +3    43
 9  Franz Josef Young Boys      34    9  15  10    47   48   −1    42
10  FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla     34   11   9  14    43   49   −6    42
11  SK Aasiaat Harbour          34   11   9  14    45   54   −9    42
12  SC Kiel                     34   11   8  15    40   53  −13    41
13  Jan Mayen Islanders         34   10  10  14    38   47   −9    40
14  SK Nasjonale Hauker         34   10   7  17    32   53  −21    37
15  FC Torshavn                 34    8  12  14    47   53   −6    36
16  Novaya Sibir Reds           34    9   8  17    33   54  −21    35 - Relegated
17  AC Aleutia Volcanoes        34    8  10  16    40   53  −13    34 - Relegated
18  FK Viipuri 56               34    8  10  16    32   52  −20    34 - Relegated

Northbrook Diamonds FK

Runners-Up: East Franz Athletic
Relegated: Novaya Sibir Reds, AC Aleutia Volcanoes, FK Viipuri 56
Player of the Season: 
1.  Aapo Nordenberg (Northbrook Diamonds FK)
2.  Tobias Möller (Northbrook Diamonds FK)
3.  Arturo Hudson-Blake (FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls)
4.  Willem Otkupshchikov (FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla)
5.  Alexis Zeljeznicar (East Franz Athletic)
Overseas Player of the Season:
1.  Tobias Möller (Northbrook Diamonds FK)
2.  Arturo Hudson-Blake (FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls)
3.  Toby Drummond (SK Franz Josef City)
4.  Pristina Shine (Red Star Severny)
5.  Albin Oslograd (East Franz Athletic)
Young Player (u-23) of the Season:
1.  Pristina Shine (Red Star Severny)
2.  Moses Luc Bjerregaard (SK Franz Josef City)
3.  Eidur Gunnlaugsson (FC Axel Heiburg)
4.  Olaf Strauss (Red Star Severny)
5.  Kjeld-Dahl Johanssen (RSK Longyearbyen Town)
Top Goalscorers:
20 -  Arturo Hudson-Blake (FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls)
19 -  Tobias Möller (Northbrook Diamonds FK)
18 -  Pristina Shine (Red Star Severny) 
      Martin Roskorwell (SK Aasiaat Harbour)
17 -  Alexis Zeljeznicar (East Franz Athletic)
      Torsten Wolff (FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls)
15 -  Pedrinho (SK Franz Josef City)
      Luke Mitchell (SK Franz Josef City)
13 -  Gustaf Kolehmainen (SK Franz Josef City)
      Rodolfo Zelaya (Northbrook Diamonds FK)
      Christian Simmonds (East Franz Athletic)
Team of the Season:

In Divisjon Two, Solovetsky do win the title, as expected, but they are forced to do so on the strength of their head to head record thanks to the persistence and tenacity of Hospitaliers and North Star, who finished on the same points as Solovetsky in second and third. Hospitaliers in particular have done outstandingly well to finish in the top three, and they'll be racing to strengthen for the top flight now if they don't want to get embarrassed. Islay Town Mechanical take the last SBCC spot, with Rapid Jan Mayen, FK Grise Fiord, and Atammik Zenith finishing in the drop zone.

------Divisjon Two               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  FC Solovetsky Monastery     34   18   7   9    52   36  +16    61 - Promoted, SBCC
 2  Hospitaliers                34   18   7   9    58   44  +14    61 - Promoted, SBCC
 3  North Star Grímsey          34   19   4  11    53   43  +10    61 - Promoted, SBCC
 4  Islay Town Mechanical       34   16   8  10    49   43   +6    56 - SBCC
 5  SK Sturm Nuuk               34   15   9  10    53   40  +13    54
 6  Klub Atletisk Spitsbergen   34   15   9  10    48   42   +6    54
 7  Lokomotiv Barentsberg       34   14   9  11    58   51   +7    51
 8  Eastgate Victoria FC        34   14   9  11    51   49   +2    51
 9  AFK Hans Island Pioneers    34   13  11  10    58   52   +6    50
10  Resolute Storm 1913 FC      34   14   8  12    53   49   +4    50
11  FC Cape St Paul             34   15   4  15    45   43   +2    49
12  Eintracht Moss-Rygge        34   12  11  11    46   47   −1    47
13  Melville Celtic             34   11  10  13    51   51    0    43
14  Waldenøya Bears             34   11   8  15    50   56   −6    41
15  Skipsbyggere IFK            34    8   9  17    46   56  −10    33
16  Rapid Jan Mayen FK          34    9   4  21    37   57  −20    31 - Relegated
17  FK Grise Fiord              34    4  13  17    31   54  −23    25 - Relegated
18  Atammik Zenith FK           34    5  10  19    36   62  −26    25 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: FC Solovetsky Monastery

Runners-Up:Hospitaliers
Promoted: FC Solovetsky Monastery, Hospitaliers, North Star Grímsey
Relegated: Rapid Jan Mayen FK, FK Grise Fiord, Atammik Zenith FK
Player of the Season:  Hugues Lamontagne (FC Solovetsky Monastery)
Top Goalscorer: 20 -  Radek Eriksen (FC Solovetsky Monastery)

In Divisjon Three, Scapa Bay Rovers suffer a critical lack of goals in the last few matches of the season, and they slip to third place as a result. Uelmark take the title then, with SK 1982 Matua lining up in second place as the other team to go up. At the bottom, Yuzhny's late charge sees them escape a congested table, with Surtsey Rovers, Hoyvik Town, Okhotsk Kholmsk, and Sporting Club Aasiaat the teams facing the drop to the Challenge League.

------Divisjon Three            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Uelmark MK                 34   21   4   9    61   34  +27    67 - Promoted
 2  SK 1982 Matua              34   18   8   8    56   37  +19    62 - Promoted
 3  Scapa Bay Rovers           34   18   7   9    56   43  +13    61 - Promoted
 4  Sisimut Town AFK           34   17   5  12    52   44   +8    56
 5  Måriussa Viking FK         34   16   7  11    62   48  +14    55
 6  Rapid SK Eysturoy          34   15   9  10    38   32   +6    54
 7  FK Norsviken Cossacks      34   14   9  11    55   50   +5    51
 8  Energie Møllna-Grei SC     34   15   5  14    55   57   −2    50
 9  Bohemiens Grise Fiord      34   14   6  14    48   50   −2    48
10  Axel Town AFC              34   12   8  14    50   54   −4    44
11  Franz Josef Sharks         34   11  10  13    50   53   −3    43
12  Toyoharo Revolutionaries   34   10  12  12    41   45   −4    42
13  Yuzhny Equinox FC          34   10  10  14    40   41   −1    40
14  Severny Wingtips           34   11   7  16    52   59   −7    40
15  Surtsey Rovers SK          34   11   5  18    33   48  −15    38 - Relegated
16  Hoyvik Town FC             34    9   9  16    42   53  −11    36 - Relegated
17  Okhotsk Kholmsk Town FC    34    9   7  18    42   60  −18    34 - Relegated
18  Sporting Club Aasiaat 87   34    8   6  20    33   58  −25    30 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: Uelmark MK

Runners-Up: SK 1982 Matua
Promoted:  Uelmark MK, SK 1982 Matua, Scapa Bay Rovers
Relegated: Surtsey Rovers SK, Hoyvik Town FC, Okhotsk Kholmsk Town FC, Sporting Club Aasiaat 87
Player of the Season:  Dmitry Birk (Uelmark MK)
Top Goalscorer: 21 -  Brede Bendixen (Måriussa Viking FK)

In the East Divisjon, Mekoryuk Maskettes were expected to lift the trophy, and that's just what they did. Bathurst Zenith are six points behind in second, beating out SK Stryaer by just a single point themselves. At the bottom, Agheim, San Moranna, Steffansson Island, and Ingvar Peaks are the teams going down.

------East Divisjon          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Mekoryuk Maskettes      26   16   9   1    54   15  +39    57 - Promoted
 2  Bathurst Zenith FC      26   15   6   5    47   26  +21    51 - Promoted
 3  SK Stryær               26   15   5   6    51   35  +16    50
 4  Korsten Lokomotiv       26   13   8   5    56   34  +22    47
 5  FC1. Sturm Grímsey      26   12   4  10    48   34  +14    40
 6  KSC Brighthelmstone     26   11   6   9    42   31  +11    39
 7  Dinamo Clavering SC     26   10   7   9    37   42   −5    37
 8  Sutherland Foundry SK   26    8   5  13    28   47  −19    29
 9  SK Sporting Juura       26    6   9  11    30   40  −10    27
10  Resolute Hills FC       26    5  12   9    29   41  −12    27
11  Ingvar Peaks FC         26    6   8  12    38   46   −8    26 - Relegated
12  Steffansson Island FC   26    6   6  14    28   46  −18    24 - Relegated
13  San Moranna FC          26    6   5  15    24   42  −18    23 - Relegated
14  Agheim CF               26    5   6  15    32   65  −33    21 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: Mekoryuk Maskettes

Runners-Up: Bathurst Zenith FC
Promoted: Mekoryuk Maskettes, Bathurst Zenith FC
Relegated: Ingvar Peaks FC, Steffansson Island FC, San Moranna FC, Agheim CF
Player of the Season:  Maxim Petraeus (Mekoryuk Maskettes)
Top Goalscorer: 22 -  Victor Voronova (Mekoryuk Maskettes)

In the West Divisjon, SK Yuzhny Albion have swept to the title by just a single point over Devon Bay Lights FC. And the Challenge League won't see Devon Bay of any sort next season, as the Seals are relegated along with Stromness, Northbrook Zenith, and Larsen Bay Thunder. Curiously, all four teams in the relegation spots finished with the same amount of points, meaning Velcosta and Karlstadt survived by the skin of their teeth.

------West Divisjon           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  SK Yuzhny Albion         26   15   8   3    40   20  +20    53 - Promoted
 2  Devon Bay Lights FC      26   16   4   6    44   20  +24    52 - Promoted
 3  Universitet              26   14   4   8    35   35    0    46
 4  Rapid Neftegorsk FK      26   12   8   6    45   27  +18    44
 5  FC Fetlar                26   12   8   6    47   34  +13    44
 6  Royal NK Sikjonek        26   12   5   9    39   29  +10    41
 7  St Gallen 47             26    9   7  10    42   34   +8    34
 8  NKK Urri                 26   10   3  13    38   46   −8    33
 9  FC Velcosta Cliffs       26    6   9  11    35   47  −12    27
10  1. Lokomotiv Karlstadt   26    7   6  13    34   50  −16    27
11  SK Stromness Electric    26    7   5  14    32   41   −9    26 - Relegated
12  Devon Bay Seals FC       26    7   5  14    28   39  −11    26 - Relegated
13  Northbrook Zenith FC     26    7   5  14    27   44  −17    26 - Relegated
14  Larsen Bay Thunder FC    26    7   5  14    26   46  −20    26 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: SK Yuzhny Albion

Runners-Up: Devon Bay Lights FC
Promoted: SK Yuzhny Albion, Devon Bay Lights FC
Relegated: SK Stromness Electric, Devon Bay Seals FC, Northbrook Zenith FC, Larsen Bay Thunder FC
Player of the Season:  Wojciech Brondum (SK Yuzhny Albion)
Top Goalscorer: 17 -  Steffan Sondergaard (Devon Bay Lights FC)

In the Central Premier, we had a close finish to the season as Henfergen Town's late rush almost knocked Seratakki off top spot. Almost. At the bottom, Machtspool Whitesleeves go down by just two points having lost both games against Ost-Volonovsk over the course of a season.

------Central Premier              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Seratakki Villagers           44   22  13   9    67   57  +10    79 - Promoted
 2  Henfergen Town FC             44   22  11  11    73   49  +24    77 - Promoted
 3  RSK Moorlands                 44   21  12  11    58   40  +18    75
 4  Kirkenes SK                   44   19  14  11    79   53  +26    71
 5  Torpedo Sibir RKA             44   20  10  14    68   54  +14    70
 6  Severnaya Zemlya 88 Equinox   44   19  10  15    71   62   +9    67
 7  Bennett and Zhokhov           44   19   8  17    74   73   +1    65
 8  Svenskøya SV98                44   15  15  14    71   60  +11    60
 9  MK Lillehammer                44   14  12  18    59   62   −3    54
10  SK Geidenheim Academical      44   13   1  30    49   87  −38    40
11  FK Ost-Volonovsk              44    9   9  26    44   86  −42    36
12  Machtspool Whitesleeves FC    44    7  13  24    49   79  −30    34 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: Seratakki Villagers

Runners-Up: Henfergen Town FC
Promoted: Seratakki Villagers, Henfergen Town FC
Relegated: Machtspool Whitesleeves FC
Player of the Season:  Saemundur Brager (Seratakki Villagers)
Top Goalscorer: 31 -  Julius Johannessen (Kirkenes SK)

In the North-Eastern Premier, FK Aagen Zenith have a comfortable ten point gap over fellow promoted side Norregaard at the top of the table, with Cape Somerville's stay in the FPIFA leagues coming to an end down at the bottom.

------North-Eastern Premier    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  FK Aagen Zenith           44   26  11   7    98   48  +50    89 - Promoted
 2  FKRA Norregaard           44   22  13   9    75   52  +23    79 - Promoted
 3  Aurich-Hassen Scouts FC   44   21  14   9    70   57  +13    77
 4  Neuerlatz AFK             44   22  10  12    74   49  +25    76
 5  FC Kampengar Magpies      44   17  14  13    65   55  +10    65
 6  Krykkjesund Olympic       44   14  13  17    50   53   −3    55
 7  SK Carson Islanders       44   16   6  22    65   73   −8    54
 8  Sannegarden Fleet FK      44   15   9  20    49   59  −10    54
 9  FC1. Rangers              44   15   9  20    56   74  −18    54
10  McAvery Centurions        44   12   9  23    56   76  −20    45
11  FC North Melville         44   12   7  25    48   78  −30    43
12  Cape Somerville Town      44    8  13  23    41   73  −32    37 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: FK Aagen Zenith

Runners-Up: FKRA Norregaard
Promoted: FK Aagen Zenith, FKRA Norregaard
Relegated: Cape Somerville Town
Player of the Season:  Gudjon Handeland (FK Aagen Zenith)
Top Goalscorer: 38 -  Amadeus Gavrilov (FK Aagen Zenith)

In the South-Eastern Premier, Crusaders take the title as expected with a huge hundred strong points tally. Ilksporta join them in promotion, whilst Forrairn St Johan FC go down at the bottom.

------South-Eastern Premier     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Crusaders                  44   30  10   4    93   34  +59   100 - Promoted
 2  Ilksporta IK               44   23  13   8    80   53  +27    82 - Promoted
 3  KA Rikyaare                44   22  12  10    75   54  +21    78
 4  SK Thor 1898               44   21  11  12    67   58   +9    74
 5  Invermuir Highlanders FC   44   20   7  17    63   52  +11    67
 6  Maritime Hove FC           44   16  10  18    53   61   −8    58
 7  Daugen Borealis FC         44   14  13  17    61   57   +4    55
 8  IHK Geddesberg             44   14   9  21    54   61   −7    51
 9  Holtrecht Force SK         44   14   9  21    63   83  −20    51
10  Verdin Brook FC            44   13   5  26    44   75  −31    44
11  AIK Alejavik               44   10  10  24    47   73  −26    40
12  Forrairn St Johan FC       44    8   9  27    40   79  −39    33 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: Crusaders

Runners-Up: Ilksporta IK
Promoted: Crusaders, Ilksporta IK
Relegated: Forrairn St Johan FC
Player of the Season:  Alexei Fogh (Crusaders)
Top Goalscorer: 35 -  Alexei Fogh (Crusaders)

In the Western Premier, Savoonga Moor and Fjorhorgen are the teams to go up, with the former winning the title. Matahiko Victory ran it close, but just missed out in the end. FK Wittenberg go down at the bottom, with fellow newly-promoted side (and in the same league thanks to quirks of geography) AIK 26 Valsgarth surviving by the skin of their teeth.

------Western Premier       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Savoonga Moor SK       44   27   8   9    76   41  +35    89 - Promoted
 2  Fjorhorgen SK          44   25  10   9    74   45  +29    85 - Promoted
 3  Matahiko Viktory SK    44   23  13   8    68   42  +26    82
 4  GVFFK Pekarik          44   20  11  13    70   52  +18    71
 5  Dinamo Olsa FK         44   21   8  15    69   59  +10    71
 6  FK Weisshaus           44   19   9  16    71   62   +9    66
 7  Logan United FC        44   18  12  14    67   59   +8    66
 8  Grass-Lisch AFC        44   15  11  18    59   57   +2    56
 9  AFC Aigburth           44   14  11  19    57   64   −7    53
10  Gjornhammer Pier FC    44    8   8  28    31   79  −48    32
11  AIK 26 Valsgarth       44    6  12  26    37   82  −45    30
12  FK Wittenberg 1900     44    4  15  25    37   74  −37    27 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: Savoonga Moor SK

Runners-Up: Fjorhorgen SK
Promoted: Savoonga Moor SK, Fjorhorgen SK
Relegated: FK Wittenberg 1900
Player of the Season:  Finnur Ovchinnikov (Savoonga Moor SK)
Top Goalscorer: 28 -  Artemiusz Särkilahti (FK Weisshaus)

And so with four teams relegated, we also need to say welcome to the four new teams promoted by virtue of their average points total from the past five seasons:
Alpine Wasau FK, Baumgarten Wharf FC, Morrenmark IFK, and Stengarden Lighthouse FC.




As ever, the Challenge Cup is contested at the Nasjonale Stadion between the winners of the East and West Divisjons, and this year it is Mekoryuk Maskettes that lift the trophy after waiting until a penalty shootout to overcome SK Yuzhny Albion in what was a very tense encounter.

Final
SK Yuzhny Albion 0-0 Mekoryuk Maskettes (0-0 AET, 2-3 PKs)

CHAMPIONS: Mekoryuk Maskettes

The Regional Trophy has been a welcome introduction to the league timetable, with it giving the lower league teams just that extra chance at glory in the spotlight. This time around it is FK Aagen Zenith who win the final in emphatic style by the same four-nil scoreline over which they beat Seratakki in the semi-final on aggregate. Eight goals for, none against; an impressive performance from Aagen, and they'll be confident for the next season in the Challenge League now.

Semi-Finals
Crusaders 1-2 Savoonga Moor SK (1-2 agg)
Savoonga Moor SK 2-1 Crusaders (4-2 agg)

FK Aagen Zenith 1-0 Seratakki Villagers (1-0 agg)
Seratakki Villagers 0-3 FK Aagen Zenith (0-4 agg)

Final
FK Aagen Zenith 4-0 Savoonga Moor SK

CHAMPIONS: FK Aagen Zenith

And so, the final of the Latitude Cup. Last season's reigning champions against the league champions seeking to make it an historic league and cup double. Petter Bielsen has done magnificently well to lead his side back into the final at the first time of asking, but in the final they just lose out to a goal scored by, who else, Tobias Moller in the first half. The Diamonds closed ranks after that, and despite close calls for Shine and Bickermann, it remained one-nil to the league champions, and Niko Marek's side pulled off the double under the lights of the Nasjonale. You wait five seasons for a trophy...

Final
Red Star Severny 0-1 Northbrook Diamonds FK

CHAMPIONS: Northbrook Diamonds FK

UICA COMPETITIONS

Polar Islandstates (PIS) qualifiers
Champions’ Cup 55: Northbrook Diamonds FK, East Franz Athletic, SK Franz Josef City, FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
[Youth Cup: Northbrook Academy, East Franz Athletic, SK Franz Josef City, FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls]
Globe Cup 52: FC Axel Heiburg, Red Star Severny, RSK Longyearbyen Town
Series B Champions’ Cup 52: FC Solovetsky Monastery, Hospitaliers, North Star Grímsey, Islay Town Mechanical
OTHER COMPETITIONS:
Copa de Campeones: Northbrook Diamonds FK
Cygnus Cup: Northbrook Diamonds FK

[Polar Islandstates]

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

   Division One           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Jaadlands HC            42   32   5   5  1208 1019 +189    69
 2 HGK Kungsdocks          42   30   4   8  1167 1026 +141    64
 3 GKGK                    42   31   2   9  1162 1041 +121    64
 4 IHK Torshavn            42   29   5   8  1211 1083 +128    63
 5 President's VII         42   28   2  12  1147 1073  +74    58
 6 NHK                     42   22   6  14  1111 1049  +62    50
 7 Fynersturen Island      42   23   4  15  1096 1061  +35    50
 8 Kuuningen Handball      42   21   5  16  1122 1122    0    47
 9 Axel Heiburg HK         42   21   2  19  1135 1118  +17    44
10 Northbrook HK           42   18   3  21  1118 1166  −48    39
11 St Paul Docks RG        42   16   6  20  1099 1095   +4    38
12 KG Sikjonek             42   16   6  20  1093 1138  −45    38
13 KHG Cape                42   15   6  21  1101 1117  −16    36
14 HK 1978 Matua           42   14   7  21  1122 1160  −38    35
15 Neuerlatz IK            42   15   4  23  1094 1129  −35    34
16 Surtsey HKG             42   15   2  25  1097 1197 −100    32
17 East Kulmsaar           42   12   7  23  1089 1153  −64    31
18 St Lawrence             42   14   2  26  1071 1157  −86    30
19 Daugen Shore            42   12   5  25  1085 1154  −69    29
20 Aasiaat                 42   12   3  27  1075 1135  −60    27
21 Aagen Town              42   10   4  28  1067 1179 −112    24
22 Aleutian Islands HB     42    9   4  29  1048 1146  −98    22

   Division Two           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Scapa Bay Rig           42   30   4   8  1198 1073 +125    64
 2 Sibir                   42   30   1  11  1147 1037 +110    61
 3 Haaksfalken Chiefs      42   28   3  11  1168 1043 +125    59
 4 Longyearbyen            42   28   3  11  1183 1075 +108    59
 5 Fiord GHC               42   27   4  11  1159 1047 +112    58
 6 Scheveningen HK         42   27   4  11  1140 1059  +81    58
 7 Kholmsk HK              42   26   4  12  1147 1025 +122    56
 8 HKG Bleak Rock          42   23   7  12  1126 1074  +52    53
 9 HCF Yuzhny              42   21   1  20  1116 1119   −3    43
10 Hans HBK                42   20   3  19  1098 1101   −3    43
11 Barracliffe Sands HK    42   21   0  21  1110 1124  −14    42
12 Sisimut KB              42   20   1  21  1107 1086  +21    41
13 Solovetsky Gimnasia     42   19   3  20  1095 1097   −2    41
14 Melville HK             42   17   6  19  1084 1108  −24    40
15 Achtrup Tawny Owls      42   17   4  21  1080 1131  −51    38
16 Islay Handball          42   14   7  21  1087 1149  −62    35
17 Jan Mayen KH            42   13   5  24  1058 1116  −58    31
18 Force Karlstadt         42   10   4  28  1057 1154  −97    24
19 Resolute Cliffs         42   11   1  30  1036 1202 −166    23
20 HK Eigg                 42    9   2  31  1053 1179 −126    20
21 Zemlya HK               42    8   2  32  1041 1168 −127    18
22 Barentsberg Islanders   42    8   1  33  1077 1200 −123    17

CHAMPIONS: Jaadlands HC (2nd Title)


Congratulations to Jaadlands who win their first title in over ten years. The big four Polarian teams finish in the top four spots again, with Presidents' XII and NHK not quite showing enough to qualify for the international competitions just yet. Give it time, though. Is five seasons without a title a drought? For GKGK it probably is.

WCHC Qualifiers:
Jaadlands HC
HGK Kungsdocks
IHK Torshavn
GKGK

[Polar Islandstates]

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

LEAGUE

Western Conference Standings
                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Matahiko Dynamo              106   56  20  30   229  167  +62   132
 2 Matua Ice Wolves             106   53  24  29   270  166 +104   130
 3 Fjorhorgen Generals          106   55  18  33   310  183 +127   128
 4 Torshavn Ice Kings           106   50  18  38   231  216  +15   118
 5 Gjornhammer Eagles           106   46  21  39   206  194  +12   113
 6 Karkaroff Bay                106   36  23  47   185  215  −30    95
 7 Mið-Sal Blockheads           106   35  22  49   185  219  −34    92
 8 Northbrook Privateers        106   31  19  56   175  280 −105    81

Central Conference Standings
                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Jan Mayen Icebreakers        106   51  24  31   231  157  +74   126
 2 Larsen Bay Thunder           106   49  20  37   221  178  +43   118
 3 Franz Josef Force            106   50  15  41   221  186  +35   115
 4 Holtrecht Islanders          106   46  22  38   231  203  +28   114
 5 Longyearbyen Snowstorm       106   42  21  43   185  181   +4   105
 6 Newbridge Girders            106   40  17  49   190  214  −24    97
 7 Rapid Sikjonek               106   30  24  52   180  242  −62    84
 8 Karlstadt Icebergs           106   28  21  57   150  248  −98    77

North-East Conference Standings
                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Aasiaat Cavalry              106   54  25  27   245  174  +71   133
 2 Ingvar Harriers              106   55  21  30   221  164  +57   131
 3 Bathurst Maelstrom           106   55  12  39   247  172  +75   122
 4 Resolute Knights             106   46  25  35   247  201  +46   117
 5 Uelmark Engines              106   44  14  48   190  192   −2   102
 6 Melville Storm               106   38  24  44   190  216  −26   100
 7 Oversetten Dynamo            106   36  15  55   165  240  −75    87
 8 Hjorrisund Hawks             106   26  22  58   151  243  −92    74

South-East Conference Standings
                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Hounds of Juura              106   62  21  23   295  128 +167   145
 2 Invermuir Eagles             106   59  20  27   282  176 +106   138
 3 St Paul Whitecaps            106   57  20  29   289  165 +124   134
 4 Islay Flames                 106   57  16  33   247  155  +92   130
 5 Agheim Tornados              106   47  25  34   233  209  +24   119
 6 Nuuk Dynamite                106   39  34  33   187  191   −4   112
 7 Sisimut Pirates              106   45  19  42   205  214   −9   109
 8 Polshavn Shadows             106   35  26  45   206  232  −26    96

Lesser Valhallan Conference Standings
                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Marylebone Giants            106   52  19  35   254  211  +43   123
 2 Eaglescliffe Talons          106   41  20  45   224  228   −4   102
 3 St Denys Torpedos            106   40  16  50   175  216  −41    96
 4 Scheveningen Hurricanes      106   34  22  50   183  250  −67    90
 5 Haaksfalken Buccaneers       106   24  25  57   159  298 −139    73
 6 Eastmark Seahawks            106   25  19  62   157  262 −105    69
 7 Ashburnley Fighting Finches  106   23  16  67   147  315 −168    62
 8 Redgate Ravens               106   16  19  71   125  323 −198    51

ELKJAER PLAYOFFS

Round One

Franz Josef Force 5–1 Eaglescliffe Talons
Eaglescliffe Talons 0–3 Franz Josef Force [Franz Josef Force win series 2-0]

Bathurst Maelstrom 5–0 St Denys Torpedos
St Denys Torpedos 1–7 Bathurst Maelstrom [Bathurst Maelstrom win series 2-0]

St Paul Whitecaps 3–1 Marylebone Giants
Marylebone Giants 1–3 St Paul Whitecaps [St Paul Whitecaps win series 2-0]

Fjorhorgen Generals 0–0 Islay Flames (1–0 OT)
Islay Flames 1–1 Fjorhorgen Generals (3–1 SO)
Fjorhorgen Generals 0–1 Islay Flames [Islay Flames win series 2-1]

Round Two

Matua Ice Wolves 5–1 Islay Flames
Islay Flames 1–0 Matua Ice Wolves
Matua Ice Wolves 0–3 Islay Flames [Islay Flames win series 2-0]

Ingvar Harriers 1–0 Franz Josef Force
Franz Josef Force 1–1 Ingvar Harriers (1–2 SO) [Ingvar Harriers win series 2-0]

Larsen Bay Thunder 4–4 Invermuir Eagles (2–1 SO)
Invermuir Eagles 1–0 Larsen Bay Thunder
Larsen Bay Thunder 0–7 Invermuir Eagles [Invermuir Eagles win series 2-1]

St Paul Whitecaps 1–5 Bathurst Maelstrom
Bathurst Maelstrom 1–0 St Paul Whitecaps [Bathurst Maelstrom win series 2-0]

Quarter Finals

Aasiaat Cavalry 1–1 Islay Flames (2–0 SO)
Islay Flames 0–1 Aasiaat Cavalry
Aasiaat Cavalry 0–0 Islay Flames (1–2 SO)
Islay Flames 5–0 Aasiaat Cavalry
Aasiaat Cavalry 1–0 Islay Flames [Aasiaat Cavalry win series 3-2]

Hounds of Juura 2–8 Bathurst Maelstrom
Bathurst Maelstrom 1–1 Hounds of Juura (2–1 OT)
Hounds of Juura 2–4 Bathurst Maelstrom [Bathurst Maelstrom win series 3-0]

Matahiko Dynamo 3–3 Invermuir Eagles (2–3 SO)
Invermuir Eagles 1–5 Matahiko Dynamo
Matahiko Dynamo 0–1 Invermuir Eagles
Invermuir Eagles 6–1 Matahiko Dynamo [Invermuir Eagles win series 3-1]

Jan Mayen Icebreakers 0–1 Ingvar Harriers
Ingvar Harriers 0–3 Jan Mayen Icebreakers
Jan Mayen Icebreakers 3–1 Ingvar Harriers
Ingvar Harriers 5–7 Jan Mayen Icebreakers [Jan Mayen Icebreakers win series 3-1]

Semi Finals

Aasiaat Cavalry 0–1 Jan Mayen Icebreakers
Jan Mayen Icebreakers 0–0 Aasiaat Cavalry (2–1 SO)
Aasiaat Cavalry 1–1 Jan Mayen Icebreakers (3–4 SO) [Jan Mayen Icebreakers win series 3-0]

Bathurst Maelstrom 0–1 Invermuir Eagles
Invermuir Eagles 7–3 Bathurst Maelstrom
Bathurst Maelstrom 3–0 Invermuir Eagles
Invermuir Eagles 0–0 Bathurst Maelstrom (1–2 SO)
Bathurst Maelstrom 4–0 Invermuir Eagles [Bathurst Maelstrom win series 3-2]

Final

Bathurst Maelstrom 3–3 Jan Mayen Icebreakers (4–3 OT)
Jan Mayen Icebreakers 3–0 Bathurst Maelstrom
Bathurst Maelstrom 1–3 Jan Mayen Icebreakers
Jan Mayen Icebreakers 3–1 Bathurst Maelstrom
Bathurst Maelstrom 0–0 Jan Mayen Icebreakers (0–2 SO) [Jan Mayen Icebreakers win Elkjaer Playoffs 4-1]

Champions: JAN MAYEN ICEBREAKERS (2nd title)

Congratulations, to JAN MAYEN ICEBREAKERS, who retain their title in impressive style and lift the playoff trophy for the second time in their history.


CHL Qualifiers:
Jan Mayen Icebreakers (PIS)
Bathurst Maelstrom (PIS)
Invermuir Eagles (PIS)
Aasiaat Cavalry (PIS)

[Polar Islandstates]

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

LEAGUE

   CVRA Rugby League     Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Norscelt               42   31   1  10   682  408 +274    63
 2 Hans and Melville      42   30   2  10   643  403 +240    62
 3 Kuril Arkhipelago      42   30   1  11   621  449 +172    61
 4 Northbrook             42   27   5  10   674  518 +156    59
 5 Cairnskillen           42   27   3  12   663  472 +191    57
 6 Landt Sibir            42   26   4  12   511  428  +83    56
 7 Victorrinn             42   22   6  14   506  434  +72    50
 8 Franz Josef            42   22   3  17   515  455  +60    47
 9 Sakhalin               42   19   7  16   535  496  +39    45
10 Svalbard               42   20   4  18   618  492 +126    44
11 Ellismare              42   22   0  20   547  595  −48    44
12 Axel Heiburg           42   20   2  20   576  541  +35    42
13 Farosea                42   18   3  21   457  467  −10    39
14 Fallenmark             42   18   2  22   531  547  −16    38
15 Aleutia                42   17   4  21   505  566  −61    38
16 Novaya Zemlya          42   15   3  24   430  570 −140    33
17 Terra Scotia           42   13   5  24   427  565 −138    31
18 St Lawrence            42   13   4  25   438  561 −123    30
19 East Kulmsaar          42   11   6  25   418  581 −163    28
20 Grenlund               42   10   2  30   402  598 −196    22
21 Bleak Rock             42    7   4  31   456  757 −301    18
22 Nunivak                42    6   5  31   413  665 −252    17

PLAYOFFS


Champions: Norscelt (4th Title)


IRLCC Qualifiers:
Norscelt
Northbrook

[Polar Islandstates]

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

LEAGUE

   West Conference          Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Northbrook Harlequins     46   35   4   7   804  386 +418   148
 2 Marylebone Royals RFC     46   36   1   9   816  331 +485   146
 3 Northbrook Picks          46   36   1   9   792  366 +426   146
 4 Eysturoy Rovers           46   31   3  12   692  442 +250   130
 5 RFC Sikjonek              46   31   1  14   733  445 +288   126
 6 Hawks                     46   30   2  14   790  513 +277   124
 7 Kerrisgorforth Harriers   46   29   0  17   748  506 +242   116
 8 Axel Heiburg Athletic     46   27   2  17   697  558 +139   112
 9 Oose Harriers             46   27   2  17   624  508 +116   112
10 Lisch Icefields RFC       46   24   1  21   722  598 +124    98
11 Seratakki RFC             46   23   3  20   582  561  +21    98
12 Logan Harriers            46   23   2  21   668  563 +105    96
13 Scheveningen RFC          46   23   2  21   622  635  −13    96
14 Matua Ravens              46   18   5  23   599  623  −24    82
15 Sibir Wanderers           46   19   2  25   546  640  −94    80
16 Torshavn RFC              46   19   1  26   592  618  −26    78
17 Machtspool RFC            46   19   1  26   587  668  −81    78
18 Auchtenmill Pioneers      46   17   3  26   488  657 −169    74
19 Fort Morten Casuals       46   16   1  29   499  667 −168    66
20 Nordharbour Harriers      46   14   2  30   484  807 −323    60
21 Bleak Rock RFC            46   12   1  33   467  847 −380    50
22 RFC Larsen Bay            46   10   3  33   463  774 −311    46
23 Neftegorsk RFC            46    7   1  38   349  895 −546    30
24 Diablo Rock RFC           46    4   0  42   263 1019 −756    16


   East Conference          Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 FJC Rushmori RFC          46   38   0   8   927  486 +441   152
 2 Grimsey RFC               46   37   1   8   816  447 +369   150
 3 Kiel Harriers RFC         46   35   4   7   848  344 +504   148
 4 Citizens RFC              46   35   2   9   915  417 +498   144
 5 Bielstrich Dynamo         46   34   0  12   763  473 +290   136
 6 Jan Mayen Harriers        46   28   3  15   721  512 +209   118
 7 Resolute RFC              46   28   2  16   708  506 +202   116
 8 McAvery Harriers          46   28   0  18   772  419 +353   112
 9 Aagen Dynamo              46   27   1  18   604  495 +109   110
10 Bathurst RFC              46   26   2  18   614  449 +165   108
11 Spitsbergen Dynamo        46   26   1  19   623  524  +99   106
12 Plateau RFC               46   26   1  19   634  578  +56   106
13 East Kulmsaar Rugby       46   23   1  22   562  549  +13    94
14 Korsten Force RFC         46   21   2  23   548  650 −102    88
15 Surtsey Wanderers         46   18   1  27   577  700 −123    74
16 Neuerlatz Dynamo          46   18   1  27   516  644 −128    74
17 St Paul Rovers            46   16   1  29   547  607  −60    66
18 Grise Fiord RFC           46   14   1  31   430  789 −359    58
19 North Banks               46   13   1  32   464  685 −221    54
20 Islay Harriers RFC        46   12   2  32   413  770 −357    52
21 Steffansson Islanders     46   11   2  33   405  809 −404    48
22 Longyearbyen RFC          46   10   2  34   409  838 −429    44
23 Aasiaat Troopers          46   10   1  35   479  874 −395    42
24 Forrairn RFC              46    2   0  44   283 1013 −730     8

PLAYOFFS

Grinholm Cup
Semi-Finals
Northbrook Harlequins 10–23 Grimsey RFC
FJC Rushmori RFC 5–20 Marylebone Royals RFC

Final
Grimsey RFC 10–19 Marylebone Royals RFC




So, Marylebone Royals go one better than their fellow new club Hawks did last season and actually go all the way! Marylebone vs Grimsey has to be one of the most unexpected final match-ups in recent years, with two-time reigning champions Citizens RFC not even making the Grinholm Playoffs at all! Funny old world.


Champions: Marylebone Royals RFC (1st Title)



Qualifiers for the Seasogs Championship:
Marylebone Royals RFC
Grimsey RFC
Northbrook Harlequins
FJC Rushmori RFC

[The Fallenmark Islands]

Season III, Part 1

Welcome to the third season of the Minor Valhallan League!

For the islands of The Fallenmark Islands and Cairnskillen, their journey into UICA football started last season. Bleak Rock teams have been there before, of course, but not in such a large league as this, and the competition both honed and sharpened them, with their performances internationally exceeding all expectations.

Blockhead teams dominated the league in the end last season, but this year the newer teams out there will be itching to beat their more illustrious Bleak Rock counterparts, and the stage is set for another scintillating season of Minor Valhallan football! So, without further ado...

MD1:
Scheveningen Town 0–2 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
Marylebone Northern Star 1–0 Marylebone Invicta
Fortuna Haaksfalken FK 1–3 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
Gunnmarket 2–2 Víkingur Kló VB
Eastmark Quarrymen 1–3 Marylebone Esprit
Leiknir Reykjanesur 3–2 Achtrup Blackhearts FC
K85 Járn Virkaroy 1–1 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
FF Berafjörðinn 1–0 PVTCo
MD2:
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 3–1 PVTCo
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 1–0 FF Berafjörðinn
Achtrup Blackhearts FC 1–1 K85 Járn Virkaroy
Marylebone Esprit 3–1 Leiknir Reykjanesur
Víkingur Kló VB 1–1 Eastmark Quarrymen
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 2–1 Gunnmarket
Marylebone Invicta 0–0 Fortuna Haaksfalken FK
Scheveningen Town 2–2 Marylebone Northern Star
MD3:
Marylebone Northern Star 1–2 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
Fortuna Haaksfalken FK 3–3 Scheveningen Town
Gunnmarket 4–1 Marylebone Invicta
Eastmark Quarrymen 1–2 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
Leiknir Reykjanesur 2–2 Víkingur Kló VB
K85 Járn Virkaroy 0–2 Marylebone Esprit
FF Berafjörðinn 2–0 Achtrup Blackhearts FC
PVTCo 0–0 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
MD4:
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 3–2 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
Achtrup Blackhearts FC 2–1 PVTCo
Marylebone Esprit 1–1 FF Berafjörðinn
Víkingur Kló VB 2–1 K85 Járn Virkaroy
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 2–1 Leiknir Reykjanesur
Marylebone Invicta 1–2 Eastmark Quarrymen
Scheveningen Town 1–0 Gunnmarket
Marylebone Northern Star 3–2 Fortuna Haaksfalken FK
MD5:
Fortuna Haaksfalken FK 2–1 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
Gunnmarket 2–0 Marylebone Northern Star
Eastmark Quarrymen 1–1 Scheveningen Town
Leiknir Reykjanesur 1–1 Marylebone Invicta
K85 Járn Virkaroy 1–1 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
FF Berafjörðinn 0–0 Víkingur Kló VB
PVTCo 1–0 Marylebone Esprit
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 4–1 Achtrup Blackhearts FC
MD6:
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 3–0 Achtrup Blackhearts FC
Marylebone Esprit 2–1 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
Víkingur Kló VB 1–2 PVTCo
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 3–2 FF Berafjörðinn
Marylebone Invicta 2–0 K85 Járn Virkaroy
Scheveningen Town 2–2 Leiknir Reykjanesur
Marylebone Northern Star 0–1 Eastmark Quarrymen
Fortuna Haaksfalken FK 0–3 Gunnmarket
MD7:
Gunnmarket 2–3 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
Eastmark Quarrymen 2–0 Fortuna Haaksfalken FK
Leiknir Reykjanesur 2–1 Marylebone Northern Star
K85 Járn Virkaroy 1–0 Scheveningen Town
FF Berafjörðinn 1–1 Marylebone Invicta
PVTCo 3–1 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 0–1 Víkingur Kló VB
Achtrup Blackhearts FC 2–3 Marylebone Esprit
MD8:
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 1–1 Marylebone Esprit
Víkingur Kló VB 1–1 Achtrup Blackhearts FC
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 4–0 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
Marylebone Invicta 1–1 PVTCo
Scheveningen Town 2–0 FF Berafjörðinn
Marylebone Northern Star 1–0 K85 Járn Virkaroy
Fortuna Haaksfalken FK 1–2 Leiknir Reykjanesur
Gunnmarket 2–5 Eastmark Quarrymen
MD9:
Eastmark Quarrymen 1–0 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
Leiknir Reykjanesur 1–4 Gunnmarket
K85 Járn Virkaroy 2–1 Fortuna Haaksfalken FK
FF Berafjörðinn 2–0 Marylebone Northern Star
PVTCo 1–1 Scheveningen Town
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 0–3 Marylebone Invicta
Achtrup Blackhearts FC 1–1 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
Marylebone Esprit 1–2 Víkingur Kló VB
MD10:
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 3–2 Víkingur Kló VB
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 0–2 Marylebone Esprit
Marylebone Invicta 3–2 Achtrup Blackhearts FC
Scheveningen Town 1–3 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
Marylebone Northern Star 2–0 PVTCo
Fortuna Haaksfalken FK 2–2 FF Berafjörðinn
Gunnmarket 2–0 K85 Járn Virkaroy
Eastmark Quarrymen 2–1 Leiknir Reykjanesur
MD11:
Leiknir Reykjanesur 0–3 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
K85 Járn Virkaroy 1–1 Eastmark Quarrymen
FF Berafjörðinn 2–1 Gunnmarket
PVTCo 1–2 Fortuna Haaksfalken FK
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 4–0 Marylebone Northern Star
Achtrup Blackhearts FC 3–3 Scheveningen Town
Marylebone Esprit 1–2 Marylebone Invicta
Víkingur Kló VB 1–1 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
MD12:
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 2–0 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
Marylebone Invicta 0–1 Víkingur Kló VB
Scheveningen Town 1–1 Marylebone Esprit
Marylebone Northern Star 3–1 Achtrup Blackhearts FC
Fortuna Haaksfalken FK 1–2 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
Gunnmarket 2–2 PVTCo
Eastmark Quarrymen 0–3 FF Berafjörðinn
Leiknir Reykjanesur 1–1 K85 Járn Virkaroy
MD13:
K85 Járn Virkaroy 0–3 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
FF Berafjörðinn 4–2 Leiknir Reykjanesur
PVTCo 3–0 Eastmark Quarrymen
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 2–0 Gunnmarket
Achtrup Blackhearts FC 1–2 Fortuna Haaksfalken FK
Marylebone Esprit 2–1 Marylebone Northern Star
Víkingur Kló VB 1–3 Scheveningen Town
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 2–2 Marylebone Invicta
MD14:
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 0–1 Marylebone Invicta
Scheveningen Town 1–1 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
Marylebone Northern Star 1–5 Víkingur Kló VB
Fortuna Haaksfalken FK 1–0 Marylebone Esprit
Gunnmarket 1–1 Achtrup Blackhearts FC
Eastmark Quarrymen 2–2 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
Leiknir Reykjanesur 1–0 PVTCo
K85 Járn Virkaroy 0–2 FF Berafjörðinn
MD15:
FF Berafjörðinn 1–1 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
PVTCo 2–1 K85 Járn Virkaroy
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 1–1 Leiknir Reykjanesur
Achtrup Blackhearts FC 1–1 Eastmark Quarrymen
Marylebone Esprit 2–0 Gunnmarket
Víkingur Kló VB 2–1 Fortuna Haaksfalken FK
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 1–0 Marylebone Northern Star
Marylebone Invicta 4–2 Scheveningen Town

Spotlight on...

Achtrup Blackhearts FC 2–1 PVTCo
Matchday Four, at Blackheart Stadium, Achtrup, The Fallenmark Islands

Only four games into our season, but fully half of the teams in the league are still waiting for the first three point haul. Two of those teams go head to head at Blackheart Stadium today in the first really contentious and fractured tie of the season. Two sendings off each make for a match that is entertaining for the neutral, but Blackhearts fans will be disappointed that their side has risen to the bait offered by the notoriously hotheaded PVTCo.

A fine strike from teenage forward Gustaf Graz opened the scoring for the away side in the first half, but two penalties from club captain Brede Goryachev ensure the home side keep the points in Achtrup and send the Traders home with the tail between their legs. Fighting and crowd trouble would later sour the game as a competitive display of sprtsmanship, but Blackhearts fans won't really care. That's a crucial first win of the season for them, and the team that everyone loves to hate spends another week on just a solitary point.

Spotlight on...

Gunnmarket 2–3 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
Matchday Seven, at The Deathbowl, Gunmarket, The Fallenmark Islands

Hrafninn will be looking to get back to title-winning ways this season, and with only one defeat so far this campaign they're going the right way about it so far. Gunnmarket meanwhile are looking to avoid relegation first of all, and then think about moving up into potential Globe Cup spots after that. It'll be a tall order to disrupt the Marylebone teams, let alone the Blockhead giants, but they certainly showed no signs of having any fear today.

The Ravens meanwhile are on a constant missions to show their title-winning credentials, and that's exactly what they've done here. Two goals in the first half from Alm and Podgorni put the home side into the lead, leaving Hrafninn with a long way to come back from. That is precisely what they've done however, and the second half comeback from Eidesgaard and a Joensen double have underlined just why their rivals should take this title-bid seriously. Hrafninn are on the march.

Spotlight on...

Marylebone Esprit 1–2 Marylebone Invicta
Matchday Eleven, at Esprit Arena, Marylebone, The Fallenmark Islands

The age-old Esprit-Invicta rivalry shows no signs whatsoever of slowing down in the MVL-era, and the delight of finding out their first meeting this season is in matchdayeleven means of course that their second meeting will come crucially just four matches before the end of the season altogether. And that could be very exciting indeed.

In the meantime, there's the issue of this little match at Esprit Arena to cope with, and what a match it was. Taking points off your cross-city rivals has never felt so good as when you do it with a former Esprit player. Twice. In added time. Both teams were plundered by international clubs during the off-season, with the impressive run the national Fallenmark side made to the Baptism of Fire final bringing many of their players to the attention of an international audience. Two almost unrecognisable elevens lined up today then, and it was the unfamiliar figure of Sunrisean teenage midfielder Jarpi Valtteri who opened the scoring for the home side - who are apparently suffering something of an injury crisis roughly a third of the way into the season. Invicta fought back however, and at a packed Esprit Arena it was their fans who would be making the short trip home in high spirits after midfielder Niko Braaten, who came to Invicta from Gunnmarket having left Esprit three seasons ago, scored twice in added time. Drama, rivalries, old friends, and last minute goals. Welcome to the MVP.


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

------Minor Valhallan Premier    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag   15   10   2   3    30   14  +16    32
 2  Marylebone Esprit           15    8   3   4    24   15   +9    27
 3  FF Berafjörðinn             15    7   5   3    23   14   +9    26
 4  Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður     15    7   5   3    24   19   +5    26
 5  Víkingur Kló VB             15    6   6   3    24   19   +5    24
 6  Marylebone Invicta          15    6   5   4    22   18   +4    23
 7  Eastmark Quarrymen          15    6   5   4    21   21    0    23
 8  Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF          15    6   4   5    23   20   +3    22
 9  PVTCo                       15    5   4   6    18   18    0    19
10  Gunnmarket                  15    5   3   7    26   24   +2    18
11  Scheveningen Town           15    3   8   4    23   25   −2    17
12  Leiknir Reykjanesur         15    4   5   6    21   29   −8    17
13  Marylebone Northern Star    15    5   1   9    16   26  −10    16
14  Fortuna Haaksfalken FK      15    4   3   8    19   27   −8    15
15  K85 Járn Virkaroy           15    2   5   8    10   22  −12    11
16  Achtrup Blackhearts FC      15    1   6   8    19   32  −13     9

------Minor Valhallan Auxiliary A  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Barracliffe Old Street        15   10   3   2    29   16  +13    33
 2  SV Kieslen Bridge             15    9   4   2    22    8  +14    31
 3  Neuenhaus Valhalla            15    9   2   4    25   21   +4    29
 4  Scheveningen West End         15    7   6   2    32   20  +12    27
 5  Kuuningen Town SV             15    7   4   4    25   17   +8    25
 6  Galveston-on-Sea FC           15    8   1   6    17   21   −4    25
 7  Glidi Hreindýrsal             15    7   2   6    20   18   +2    23
 8  Aylesness Saracens            15    6   3   6    28   24   +4    21
 9  Norðurmýrar 87                15    5   5   5    25   21   +4    20
10  FCK Wick                      15    4   5   6    20   24   −4    17
11  SV Auchtenmill                15    3   7   5    19   21   −2    16
12  St Denys XVII                 15    4   4   7    14   17   −3    16
13  Bache Junction FC             15    3   6   6    18   24   −6    15
14  Beveren Trinity               15    3   4   8    19   29  −10    13
15  Haaksfalken Kittiwakes        15    2   5   8    14   28  −14    11
16  VB Vatn Höfninflói            15    1   3  11     8   26  −18     6

------Minor Valhallan Auxiliary B  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Ashburnley Hill FC            15   11   1   3    25   11  +14    34
 2  Marylebone-Albrecht FC        15    8   4   3    21   17   +4    28
 3  Port Eigg FC                  15    7   6   2    22   14   +8    27
 4  FK Hámarvik                   15    7   3   5    28   17  +11    24
 5  RKA Hvalabátum                15    7   2   6    25   23   +2    23
 6  Eaglescliffe Miners Welfare   15    6   5   4    21   20   +1    23
 7  Valhallans                    15    7   2   6    22   23   −1    23
 8  Ferrisdale Ironopolis         15    6   4   5    26   19   +7    22
 9  Mackley Moor AFC              15    5   5   5    27   23   +4    20
10  FF Nordharbour                15    6   2   7    20   19   +1    20
11  Castle NHK                    15    5   4   6    20   21   −1    19
12  Crookley Weir FC              15    3   9   3    17   19   −2    18
13  Thule IF                      15    5   1   9    15   24   −9    16
14  Redgate Engineers             15    3   4   8    16   27  −11    13
15  Barnwich Fusiliers FC         15    2   6   7    14   25  −11    12
16  Deepdene Hall                 15    1   4  10    10   27  −17     7

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

SECOND ROUND
K85 Járn Virkaroy 1-1 Marylebone Esprit (1-1 AET, 2-3 PKs)
Eastmark Quarrymen 1-0 Thule IF
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 1-0 Beveren Trinity
Valhallans 0-4 Scheveningen Town
RKA Hvalabátum 1-2 FF Berafjörðinn
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 1-0 FF Nordharbour
Ashburnley Hill FC 2-2 Fortuna Haaksfalken FK (2-2 AET, 5-4 PKs)
Víkingur Kló VB 2-0 SV Kieslen Bridge
Port Eigg FC 2-3 Norðurmýrar 87
Barracliffe Old Street 2-0 St Denys XVII
Marylebone Northern Star 2-1 Eaglescliffe Miners Welfare
PVTCo 1-1 Leiknir Reykjanesur (2-1 AET)
Kuuningen Town SV 4-1 VB Vatn Höfninflói
Marylebone Invicta 2-0 Barnwich Fusiliers FC
Marylebone-Albrecht FC 0-6 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
Achtrup Blackhearts FC 1-0 Gunnmarket

THIRD ROUND
Scheveningen Town 1-1 Norðurmýrar 87 (2-1 AET)
Achtrup Blackhearts FC 0-0 Víkingur Kló VB (1-2 AET)
PVTCo 1-2 Marylebone Esprit
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 0-0 Eastmark Quarrymen (0-0 AET, 1-2 PKs)
Marylebone Northern Star 3-0 Ashburnley Hill FC
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 2-0 Marylebone Invicta
FF Berafjörðinn 1-0 Barracliffe Old Street
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 2-1 Kuuningen Town SV

[The Fallenmark Islands]

Season III, Part 2

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

MD16:
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 2–1 Scheveningen Town
Marylebone Invicta 1–1 Marylebone Northern Star
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 3–3 Fortuna Haaksfalken FK
Víkingur Kló VB 2–1 Gunnmarket
Marylebone Esprit 1–0 Eastmark Quarrymen
Achtrup Blackhearts FC 2–0 Leiknir Reykjanesur
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 2–0 K85 Járn Virkaroy
PVTCo 1–1 FF Berafjörðinn
MD17:
PVTCo 1–1 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
FF Berafjörðinn 3–2 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
K85 Járn Virkaroy 2–0 Achtrup Blackhearts FC
Leiknir Reykjanesur 2–2 Marylebone Esprit
Eastmark Quarrymen 0–0 Víkingur Kló VB
Gunnmarket 3–1 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
Fortuna Haaksfalken FK 0–2 Marylebone Invicta
Marylebone Northern Star 4–1 Scheveningen Town
MD18:
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 3–0 Marylebone Northern Star
Scheveningen Town 1–0 Fortuna Haaksfalken FK
Marylebone Invicta 4–2 Gunnmarket
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 2–1 Eastmark Quarrymen
Víkingur Kló VB 3–0 Leiknir Reykjanesur
Marylebone Esprit 3–0 K85 Járn Virkaroy
Achtrup Blackhearts FC 2–2 FF Berafjörðinn
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 2–0 PVTCo
MD19:
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 0–0 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
PVTCo 2–2 Achtrup Blackhearts FC
FF Berafjörðinn 1–0 Marylebone Esprit
K85 Járn Virkaroy 3–2 Víkingur Kló VB
Leiknir Reykjanesur 1–4 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
Eastmark Quarrymen 1–2 Marylebone Invicta
Gunnmarket 1–3 Scheveningen Town
Fortuna Haaksfalken FK 4–1 Marylebone Northern Star
MD20:
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 3–0 Fortuna Haaksfalken FK
Marylebone Northern Star 1–1 Gunnmarket
Scheveningen Town 3–1 Eastmark Quarrymen
Marylebone Invicta 1–2 Leiknir Reykjanesur
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 1–1 K85 Járn Virkaroy
Víkingur Kló VB 1–3 FF Berafjörðinn
Marylebone Esprit 2–1 PVTCo
Achtrup Blackhearts FC 1–1 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
MD21:
Achtrup Blackhearts FC 0–2 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 2–1 Marylebone Esprit
PVTCo 1–0 Víkingur Kló VB
FF Berafjörðinn 5–1 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
K85 Járn Virkaroy 3–2 Marylebone Invicta
Leiknir Reykjanesur 4–0 Scheveningen Town
Eastmark Quarrymen 1–0 Marylebone Northern Star
Gunnmarket 3–0 Fortuna Haaksfalken FK
MD22:
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 1–2 Gunnmarket
Fortuna Haaksfalken FK 1–2 Eastmark Quarrymen
Marylebone Northern Star 0–1 Leiknir Reykjanesur
Scheveningen Town 1–2 K85 Járn Virkaroy
Marylebone Invicta 0–1 FF Berafjörðinn
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 5–0 PVTCo
Víkingur Kló VB 1–2 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
Marylebone Esprit 4–0 Achtrup Blackhearts FC
MD23:
Marylebone Esprit 3–3 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
Achtrup Blackhearts FC 3–0 Víkingur Kló VB
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 1–2 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
PVTCo 1–2 Marylebone Invicta
FF Berafjörðinn 2–2 Scheveningen Town
K85 Járn Virkaroy 2–0 Marylebone Northern Star
Leiknir Reykjanesur 2–1 Fortuna Haaksfalken FK
Eastmark Quarrymen 2–2 Gunnmarket
MD24:
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 1–0 Eastmark Quarrymen
Gunnmarket 2–1 Leiknir Reykjanesur
Fortuna Haaksfalken FK 3–1 K85 Járn Virkaroy
Marylebone Northern Star 2–5 FF Berafjörðinn
Scheveningen Town 2–0 PVTCo
Marylebone Invicta 0–2 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 3–3 Achtrup Blackhearts FC
Víkingur Kló VB 1–0 Marylebone Esprit
MD25:
Víkingur Kló VB 2–1 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
Marylebone Esprit 1–1 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
Achtrup Blackhearts FC 0–1 Marylebone Invicta
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 3–3 Scheveningen Town
PVTCo 0–1 Marylebone Northern Star
FF Berafjörðinn 1–1 Fortuna Haaksfalken FK
K85 Járn Virkaroy 3–3 Gunnmarket
Leiknir Reykjanesur 2–0 Eastmark Quarrymen
MD26:
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 4–2 Leiknir Reykjanesur
Eastmark Quarrymen 2–1 K85 Járn Virkaroy
Gunnmarket 0–1 FF Berafjörðinn
Fortuna Haaksfalken FK 0–3 PVTCo
Marylebone Northern Star 1–2 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
Scheveningen Town 0–2 Achtrup Blackhearts FC
Marylebone Invicta 2–1 Marylebone Esprit
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 0–1 Víkingur Kló VB
MD27:
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 3–2 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
Víkingur Kló VB 1–3 Marylebone Invicta
Marylebone Esprit 4–2 Scheveningen Town
Achtrup Blackhearts FC 1–2 Marylebone Northern Star
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 1–2 Fortuna Haaksfalken FK
PVTCo 1–0 Gunnmarket
FF Berafjörðinn 2–0 Eastmark Quarrymen
K85 Járn Virkaroy 2–1 Leiknir Reykjanesur
MD28:
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 0–0 K85 Járn Virkaroy
Leiknir Reykjanesur 0–4 FF Berafjörðinn
Eastmark Quarrymen 1–0 PVTCo
Gunnmarket 2–2 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
Fortuna Haaksfalken FK 2–0 Achtrup Blackhearts FC
Marylebone Northern Star 2–2 Marylebone Esprit
Scheveningen Town 1–4 Víkingur Kló VB
Marylebone Invicta 1–0 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
MD29:
Marylebone Invicta 1–1 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 1–2 Scheveningen Town
Víkingur Kló VB 2–0 Marylebone Northern Star
Marylebone Esprit 2–0 Fortuna Haaksfalken FK
Achtrup Blackhearts FC 1–1 Gunnmarket
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 2–0 Eastmark Quarrymen
PVTCo 1–0 Leiknir Reykjanesur
FF Berafjörðinn 1–0 K85 Járn Virkaroy
MD30:
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 3–3 FF Berafjörðinn
K85 Járn Virkaroy 1–0 PVTCo
Leiknir Reykjanesur 0–0 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
Eastmark Quarrymen 0–1 Achtrup Blackhearts FC
Gunnmarket 3–1 Marylebone Esprit
Fortuna Haaksfalken FK 4–1 Víkingur Kló VB
Marylebone Northern Star 1–4 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
Scheveningen Town 1–0 Marylebone Invicta

Spotlight on...

Scheveningen Town 3–1 Eastmark Quarrymen
Matchday Twenty, at Raven Street, Scheveningen, Cairnskillen

The middle of the table can be a congested place for all of the Valhallan leagues, it would seem, with the same curiosities and quirks being found down in the MVP as well as up in Divisjon One. The fact remains that a couple of wins in a good run of fixtures can quickly propel a relegation threatened team up the table into potential Globa Cup snatching form, and today's fixture sees two such teams battling to do just that facing off against each other.

Eastmark Quarrymen only came up last season, and they will be tremendously happy with their season so far. So much so, in fact, that they cam e to Scheveningen with genuine hopes of getting all three points. Starting with no fear whatsoever, they quickly scored through Jorgen Turabiev. The Southsiders are a canny bunch however, and a mature second half performance ensured that there was no way the visitors would be going home with the points. A header from Strindberg and a brace from Grgić was enough to do the damage in the end, and the team from the Cairnskillen capital can set their eyes on higher prizes.

Spotlight on...

FF Berafjörðinn 5–1 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
Matchday Twenty-One, at Berafjörðinn Garður, Berafjörðinn, Bleak Rock

Back in the Herald League, these two sides were often fighting for the title between themselves. The move to the MVP has seen Stríðsmaður suffer a little in terms of prestige, but the Cherries are the reigning champions for a reason, and they were utterly ruthless on this occasion. They tore into the visitors' defence and showed in no uncertain terms just why they have adjusted better to the new league than their poor beleaguered opponents form today have done.

Ólavsson, Galdursson, and a hat trick from Børresen blew the visitors out of the water, simultaneously leaving the home fans in a euphoric state and leaving Stríðsmaður in a pit of despair from which a late goal from Eyvindursson was scant consolation. This will have hurt Stríðsmaður, make no mistake about it. Berafjörðinn meanwhile can start to think about retaining that title.

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Leiknir Reykjanesur 0–0 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
Matchday Thirty, at Gamall Reykjanes, Reykjanes, Bleak Rock

Náhvarðvíkur have been here before. A result on the last day of the season and they could be playing football in the Globe Cup next season. The path to international glory never runs so cleanly, of course, but against a Leiknir side who had escaped relegation with a game to spare, they were expected to get the three points. Right?

Wrong. Despite defeats for both Invicta and Esprit, Náhvarðvíkur could only limp to a nil-nil draw. The single point they gained from this was, of course, not enough for them to overhaul either of the Marylebone sides in the race for Globe Cup football, and the Narwhals fans will be kicking themselves as they make the short trip back home to Náhvarðvíkur from Reykjanes tonight. Another opportunity goes begging for the Blockhead giants.

So, the final tables then...


Berafjörðinn retain their title then, and with only three defeats all season it's hard to imagine anyone saying they haven't deserved it. Ten draws shows just how difficult they were to beat this year, and lifting the silverware once again it exactly what their hard work has earned them. Hrafninn take the runners-up spot, with the two big hitters from Marylebone continuing to impress finishing in third and fourth on equal points. Náhvarðvíkur Bæ and Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður were fully expected to make up the 'big four' with the other two giant Blockhead sides, but in fifth and sixth they are so far finding chances hard to come by thanks to the resilience of Esprit and Invicta. Hm. Haaksfalken, Northern Star, and Blackhearts go down, with Leiknir, PVTCo, and K85 only just escaping.

------Minor Valhallan Premier    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  FF Berafjörðinn             30   17  10   3    58   29  +29    61 - Champions, CC, CdC
 2  Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag   30   16   8   6    57   32  +25    56 - GC, Cygnus
 3  Marylebone Esprit           30   14   7   9    51   35  +16    49 - GC, CdC
 4  Marylebone Invicta          30   14   7   9    44   35   +9    49 - GC
 5  Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF          30   13   9   8    47   36  +11    48
 6  Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður     30   13   9   8    55   45  +10    48
 7  Víkingur Kló VB             30   13   7  10    45   41   +4    46
 8  Gunnmarket                  30   10   8  12    52   48   +4    38
 9  Scheveningen Town           30    9  10  11    46   55   −9    37 - CdC
10  Eastmark Quarrymen          30   10   7  13    32   41   −9    37
11  K85 Járn Virkaroy           30    9   8  13    31   43  −12    35
12  PVTCo                       30    9   7  14    30   38   −8    34
13  Leiknir Reykjanesur         30    9   7  14    39   55  −16    34
14  Fortuna Haaksfalken FK      30    9   5  16    40   53  −13    32 - Relegated
15  Marylebone Northern Star    30    8   4  18    32   56  −24    28 - Relegated
16  Achtrup Blackhearts FC      30    5  11  14    37   54  −17    26 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: FF Berafjörðinn

Runners-Up: Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
Relegated: Fortuna Haaksfalken FK, Marylebone Northern Star, Achtrup Blackhearts FC
Player of the Season: 
1.  Steingrímur Ólavsson (FF Berafjörðinn)
2.  Adem Joensen (Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag)
3.  Gunnsteinn Galdursson (FF Berafjörðinn)
4.  Njáll Asleson (Marylebone Esprit)
5.  Denis Thon (Eastmark Quarrymen)

In Auxiliary A it is Barracliffe Old Street who have surged in impressive style to a huge points tally and a return to the MVP is their reward. Only three defeats all season shows that they really deserved it, and the goals of David Tanner have proved invaluable in achieving this goal. SV Kieslen Bridge and Glidi Hreindýrsal are following them up, with Scheveningen West End just missing out on the chance to host a Scheveningen derby next season by a single point. The SBCC is their consolation prize, whilst Bevern, Haaksfalken Kittiwakes, and VB Vatn are on their way down to Auxiliary B.

------Minor Valhallan Auxiliary A  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Barracliffe Old Street        30   19   8   3    58   32  +26    65 - Promoted, SBCC
 2  SV Kieslen Bridge             30   15   8   7    44   27  +17    53 - Promoted, SBCC
 3  Glidi Hreindýrsal             30   15   6   9    49   33  +16    51 - Promoted, SBCC
 4  Scheveningen West End         30   13  11   6    53   41  +12    50 - SBCC
 5  Neuenhaus Valhalla            30   15   5  10    44   37   +7    50
 6  St Denys XVII                 30   13   8   9    44   30  +14    47
 7  Galveston-on-Sea FC           30   14   5  11    35   42   −7    47
 8  Kuuningen Town SV             30   11  11   8    45   40   +5    44
 9  Aylesness Saracens            30   10   7  13    50   46   +4    37
10  FCK Wick                      30    9  10  11    42   45   −3    37
11  Bache Junction FC             30    8  13   9    37   48  −11    37
12  Norðurmýrar 87                30    9   8  13    42   43   −1    35
13  SV Auchtenmill                30    8  11  11    36   39   −3    35
14  Beveren Trinity               30    6   8  16    33   52  −19    26 - Relegated
15  Haaksfalken Kittiwakes        30    5   9  16    29   51  −22    24 - Relegated
16  VB Vatn Höfninflói            30    2   8  20    24   59  −35    14 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: Barracliffe Old Street

Runners-Up: SV Kieslen Bridge
Promoted: Barracliffe Old Street, SV Kieslen Bridge, Glidi Hreindýrsal
Relegated: Beveren Trinity, Haaksfalken Kittiwakes, VB Vatn Höfninflói
Player of the Season:  David Tanner (Barracliffe Old Street)

In Auxiliary B, the old foundries of Ferrisdale are alive with excitement tonight as a final day win has propelled them once and for all pat Ashburnley Hill and into the winning position at the top of the table. Ashburnley and Marylebone-Albrecht will be following them up into the Auxiliary A, of course, and at the expense of a Port Eigg side who pushed hard all season, but tonight belongs to Ferrisdale.

------Minor Valhallan Auxiliary B  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Ferrisdale Ironopolis         30   17   8   5    58   28  +30    59 - Promoted
 2  Ashburnley Hill FC            30   17   5   8    48   31  +17    56 - Promoted
 3  Marylebone-Albrecht FC        30   16   7   7    47   35  +12    55 - Promoted
 4  Port Eigg FC                  30   14  11   5    45   26  +19    53
 5  FK Hámarvik                   30   13   9   8    50   34  +16    48
 6  RKA Hvalabátum                30   12   8  10    45   41   +4    44
 7  Mackley Moor AFC              30   11   7  12    44   44    0    40
 8  Eaglescliffe Miners Welfare   30   10  10  10    41   43   −2    40
 9  Crookley Weir FC              30    8  14   8    39   38   +1    38
10  FF Nordharbour                30   10   6  14    38   41   −3    36
11  Castle NHK                    30    8  11  11    46   46    0    35
12  Barnwich Fusiliers FC         30    8  11  11    38   53  −15    35
13  Thule IF                      30    9   5  16    32   47  −15    32
14  Valhallans                    30    9   5  16    36   53  −17    32
15  Redgate Engineers             30    6   8  16    32   57  −25    26
16  Deepdene Hall                 30    6   7  17    28   50  −22    25

CHAMPIONS: Ferrisdale Ironopolis

Runners-Up: Ashburnley Hill FC
Promoted: Ferrisdale Ironopolis, Ashburnley Hill FC, Marylebone-Albrecht FC
Player of the Season: 
 Olivier Ackermann (Ferrisdale Ironopolis)

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

And congratulations to Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag! Marylebone Esprit ended FF Berafjörðinn's hopes of a league and cup double in the quarter finals, leaving Hrafninn the chance to steal in and rescue a bit of silverware in what was otherwise a relatively disappointing end to their league campaign. A tough and tight two-parter win over Esprit in the semi-finals was then followed by a third one-nil win in a row in the cup for the Ravens, with it being just enough to beat Scheveningen Town and lift the silverware. Indeed, you have to go back as far as Round Three to find Hrafninn conceding a goal in the Trophy, and that really is remarkable cup-winning form from the Ravneflói team.

QUARTER FINALS
Marylebone Esprit 3-1 FF Berafjörðinn
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 0-0 Marylebone Northern Star (0-0 AET, 4-1 PKs)
Eastmark Quarrymen 1-2 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
Víkingur Kló VB 0-1 Scheveningen Town

SEMI FINALS
Marylebone Esprit 0-1 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 1-0 Marylebone Esprit (2-0 agg)

Scheveningen Town 2-1 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 0-1 Scheveningen Town (1-3 agg)

FINAL
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 1-0 Scheveningen Town

CHAMPIONS: Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag

UICA COMPETITIONS

Bleak Rock (BLK) qualifiers
Primary Association for CC/GC - Puppet of Polar Islandstates
Champions’ Cup 56: FF Berafjörðinn
[Youth Cup: FF Berafjörðinn]
Globe Cup 53: Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag [Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF, Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður]
Series B Champions' Cup 53: Glidi Hreindýrsal
OTHER COMPETITIONS:
Copa de Campeones: FF Berafjörðinn
Cygnus Cup: Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag

The Fallenmark Islands (TFI) qualifiers
Primary Association for SBCC - Puppet of Polar Islandstates
Globe Cup 53: Marylebone Esprit, Marylebone Invicta
Series B Champions’ Cup 53: Barracliffe Old Street, SV Kieslen Bridge [Neuenhaus Valhalla, Kuuningen Town SV]
OTHER COMPETITIONS:
Copa de Campeones: Marylebone Esprit

Cairnskillen (CSK) qualifiers
Puppet of Polar Islandstates
Series B Champions’ Cup 53: Scheveningen West End
OTHER COMPETITIONS:
Copa de Campeones: Scheveningen Town

[Polar Islandstates]

League Cycle XXVIII Preview
Here we go, then. Season Twenty-Eight. Northbrook Diamonds marked an emphatic jump from being nearly men to title-winners last year, and they will be in no mood to give away their double trophies without a fight. They've kept their champions together in the squad, and they'll be the team to beat once again, I'm sure. SK's fans will be after another title to add to their substantial collection though, as they sit tantalising one away from a round ten. There were the first signs of a chink of light in the 'top three' that has dominated the last few seasons, with Surtsey dropping away a little and East Franz taking the opportunity to finish second. Will they challenge again, or will one of the other teams who've been in the chasing pack over the last few seasons rise up to present an obstacle to whomever goes on to lift the trophy? Time will tell.

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




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





Manager: Niko Marek; Captain: Kohev Küngas-Vaga, DL; Key Player: Tobias Möller (PSG), ST
Preview: Well, they did it! After finishing second and third for Thor knows how many seasons in row, they finally pressed on and won the title under Niko Marek. Tern Anders Holzhauser was brought across from Apox, and along with Yttribian Ned Goode they add the steel to the Northbrook midfield that allows the more creative players to flourish in their attacking roles in the midfield. A finely balanced and well put-together set of players, they'll be a force once again, with the addition of Pasargan ace Tobias Möller up front finally bringing the firepower that propelled them to the title. His partnership with Zelaya up front will be key once again, with Finiguerra dropping back into an attacking midfield role a lot of the time. Yauregialzo is playing next to star acquisition Aapo Nordenberg again this season, with the prospect of Ivaktör Bârr an exciting one from the bench. Even if KKV and Villeneuve can't play an entire season's worth of games at once anymore, Marek's side is still as formidable as the one that won the double last season. It's theirs to lose.
Last Season: Champions. Prediction: Champions.



Manager: Guus Tuulari; Captain: Karsten Mannerheim, DMC; Key Player: Alexis Zeljeznicar, AMC
Preview: The Rendahl isn't quite sure where to look at the moment. When Fjelden left for the Apox job via Wight and the Septen Islands he disrupted the very core of the club, and they haven't themselves since. Until now. With Saarinen off to Eura and Oyen-Spekke retired, you wondered how this shattered squad would pick itself up to challenge for Champions' Cup places again. And yet, now they are. After a last, strong flourish from Kurfaroy, they then swooped for impressive manager Guus Tuulari in order to build for a future. He has embodied a fierce and uncompromising spirit in his side, and after finishing a strong second last season, he's ready to push them onto greater things. If anyone can, Tuulari can. Recognising that it's time to build a squad around Mannerheim and leave the older players to move on when they see fit, Tuulari's signing of Alexis Zeljeznicar has rejuvenated the team, and using a strong 4-3-2-1 formation, they'll be out to cause havoc once again.
Last Season: 2nd. Prediction: 4th.



Manager: Domeka Iriarte (ASG); Captain: Vladimir Lucic, DC; Key Player: Gustaf Kolehmainen, ST
Preview: SK Franz Josef City are full of swagger, as always. Pedrinho, Mitchell, and Kolehmainen make up a truly terrifying front line for opposition defences to be facing this season, and it's not hard to see why they'll be challenging for the title again this year. Honestly, when you put those three in front of Iriarte's expensively assembled attacking midfield duo of Luan Dardan and Toby Drummond then you can expect goals. Lots of goals. Terns ace Moses Luc Bjerregaard joined international team-mates Kolehmainen, Nilsson, Korshanenko, and Konigstein in the Griffons' squad, and with Luar Dardan recently switching his allegiance from disgraced isolationist regime in Astograth to that of Polar Islandstates, there will be a significant contingent of players who all know each other very well for both club and country. Bodes well. Retaining the Champions' Cup is almost unheard of, but Iriarte has managed it before, and anyone who can do that should be feared in the league. Pundits think Iriarte may be aiming for one last bit of silverware before moving upstairs into a place on the board, but if that means silverware is required, then other teams better watch out.
Last Season: 3rd. Prediction: 2nd.



Manager: Anders Durs; Captain: Iulian Kirilaunen, GK; Key Player: Torsten Navarro, DC
Preview: Anders Durs may have done the double with Surtsey, but in many ways his biggest challenge is just starting. For a variety of personal tragedies, all of which were embedded in the city of Surtsey, star striker Gustaf Kolehmainen decided he could no longer stay in the city and requested a transfer. Only SK Franz Josef City would pay what the board wanted, and Durs is now crafting a side that is worthy of the title from a set of players shaken by the sudden and shocking departure of their talismanic striker. A lot of the burden up front will now lie on the shoulders of recent signing Torsten Wolff, with Oskarbi Churin and Hallmar Einarsson also pitching in from the bench after Arturo Hudson-Blake hit the ground running. Hans Wiig, Hans Elliot, Jens Niemanen, Iván Coupet, Ulrich Mortensen, and Klaus Just make up a talented midfield contingent, and Durs now has the added luxury of the versatile Patrick Ernberger from SK to supplement his favoured all-Polarian back four of Kalle Oien, Joachim Elden, Torsten Navarro, and Dmitry Pollen. Durs is talked about as a potential replacement for Rasmussen with the national team when the time is right for both to move on, and FPIFA officials will be watching his ability to build teams closely here.
Last Season: 4th. Prediction: 3rd.



Manager: Miroslav Pvanic; Captain: Erik Bergen, MC; Key Player: Eidur Gunnlaugsson, MC
Preview: It's entirely fair to say that Pvanic had big shoes to fill when he took on this job, and on recent showing it's easy to see why the pressure is starting to creep in around his crows' feet. Times have been hard recently for a club that at one point was used to winning titles. It's now been ten years since their last piece of silverware. Their Haapa-Mechelin Youth Academy means the club has a huge squad of youngsters to choose from, and their unity having grown up together means the team is one of the most fluently creative and envied in the league regardless of the personnel they have on the pitch at any one time. How frustrating therefore that so many have left the club and signed elsewhere rather than promote into the first team. The return of one of these players, Erik Bergen, is therefore seen as a watershed moment for the club. Midfield sensation Eidur Gunnlaugsson will partner Bergen just in front of the defence, with the addition of Farfadillis striker Fuego supplementing the front line nicely. Jensen and Kohlemainen complete the strike force as Pvanic looks to save his job and propel the Argonauts back into title-winning form.
Last Season: 5th. Prediction: 5th.



Manager: Petter Bielsen; Captain: Rancisc Faró (FFD), DC; Key Player: Pristina Shine (EQS), ST
Preview: Give the captaincy to a Farfadillan defender, they said. It'll be fine, they said. It was... an experience. Old manager Paatelainen kept faith with Rancisc Faro and backed him to wear the armband, and now performances have improved he is to continue wearing it for his new manager. Paatelainen's craziness appears to be valued by the Guayabalense rather more than it was appreciated by the Red Star board meanwhile, and when the Esportivans offered him their national team job, the board didn't stand in his way. To fill the gap, they brought in the manager who'd been so impressive in taking Viipuri to Divisjon One, Guus Tuulari, and he immediately saw about marking his stamp on the squad and won the Latitude Cup. And then immediately saw about moving to East Franz. With a team in disarray, it took the entire nation of Iturributa to fall into disarray as well to offer the club the option to bring back playing legend Petter Bielsen in as manager. He accepted before they'd discussed terms, and the fans are buzzing. They've got an underrated youth academy here in Severny, and I can see a good season for them ahead if Bielsen can use his experience to guide the youngsters. They came so close to retaining their cup title, beaten only in the final by Northbrook, but Bielsen knows what these players are capable of now, and he'll want to press on.
Last Season: 6th. Prediction: 7th.



Manager: Vyacheslav Merkens (MYT); Captain: Alexander Aagard, MC; Key Player: Jack Moses (APX), MC
Preview: RSK fans saw their side reach the heady heights seventh place last season, and Merkens has to take the plaudits for that. The Mytanar manager used to play for the club, and at forty-eight he is the joint-youngest manager in the top flight alongside the only other Mytanar managing in the Federation League; Robin Hjik at Nasjonale Hauker. Montpellier has finally retired, leaving a lot of goal slack to be picked up by Licentian striker Roddy Dickson and Taeshani partner Tyler Pantoum. There are better and more exciting teams than RSK in the league, but they're in a good position on the whole and Merkens does get them working hard. Alexander Aagard and Jack Moses have a tremendous understanding in the middle of the park, and new keeper Cromdiir has ably replaced the retired Belgrave, who has himself moved into the seat at Merkens' right hand side. Miroslav Kerzhakov was brought in from Resolute the last time the Storm got relegated, and he single-handedly wins them points. There are other clubs circling though, so they will be keen to tie him down to a longer contract. Kjeld-Dahl Johanssen has been an exciting purchase from North Star, but in all honestly, they could finish anywhere from seventh to seventeenth depending on form.
Last Season: 7th. Prediction: 8th.



Manager: Maximilian Shekodanova; Captain: Marten Jorgensen, DR; Key Player: Mantus Aune, GK
Preview: Koppen Rig Force fall into the bracket that they share with about a half dozen other teams; being those that are always flitting between the top flight and the one below it. Right now, they're in it for a second season running thanks to a stunningly good eighth place last season, coming straight off the back of promotion from the second tier. Amazing. I was surprised at their quality last year if I'm honest, and I do think they'll struggle this season. Youngster Jorgen Ilmonen looks to be a particularly good find from the youth academy, but unless they can keep the likes of Almen and Omdahl injury-free they're in trouble. Their win percentage rockets up Jorgensen in the side, so they'll want to keep him fit and ready especially. That said, the strike partnership of Stojaspal and Omdahl should score plenty, it's keeping them out that'll be the hard part. They'd have been delighted to finish so far above near neighbours Toshavn last season, can they do it again?
Last Season: 8th. Prediction: 13th.



Manager: Nicklas Pettersen; Captain: Martin Hermesniemi, DMC; Key Player: Emil Oien, ML
Preview: Well, I guess football really is a confidence game. Situated just outside the capital city in the suburb of Sogne, Young Boys powered back into the top flight by winning the second tier two seasons ago, and they stunned the league to finish a hugely impressive ninth last year. Their squad isn't a huge one, but Pettersen has cultured in them a great team spirit. This gives them an edge, and the figure of midfielder Oien will be seen up and down the nation getting in the thick of things for the benefit of the team. An ageing squad with young and fearless strikers, they've already shown they can tangle with the best of them, so why not predict something interesting from them once again?
Last Season: 9th. Prediction: 14th.



Manager: Thomas Celik; Captain: Alexis Sand, GK; Key Player: Eero Darmstadt (TFI), DMC
Preview: Having seen how Northbrook and Axel Heiburg have benefited from an investment in youth Bjarnarey have made similar investments, and with Olsen, Vaaraniemi and Hjerstadt breaking through into the first team in recent years - though Vaaraniemi has since moved on to bigger things in the Vanorian league - things are looking positive for the future at The Barge. Globe Cup football is a recent memory at The Barge, and the club is very keen to press on if at all possible. Willem Otkupshchikov couldn't be held onto forever, of course, and with his move to big things in Apox, the club used the money to go on something of a shopping spree in Lesser Valhalla; Eirikur Beyer, Niko Aamot, and Fallenmark Islands captain Eero Darmstadt were all brought in, and they'll be great additions to Celik's exciting team. Felix midfielder Krister is the key to supplying passes to the strike force of Guayabalense forward Sean Fraser, Farfadillan Rancisc Tenian, and Bogdan Hjerstadt, whilst young Mateusz Wolff will be on a surge of form and confidence after making his first appearances for the Terns.
Last Season: 10th. Prediction: 9th.



Manager: Jakub Lunder; Captain: Dennis Adkvissen (MYT), DR; Key Player: Martin Roskorwell (APX), ST
Preview: Aasiaat Harbour are a team that has come a long, long way in recent years. From promotion, to the SBCC title that was won a mere thirteen seasons ago, to a season that saw them reach the Globe Cup and win the Latitude Cup, Aasiaat have been going from strength to strength, even breaking through the plateau into the Champions' Cup places not so long ago. The Mytanar combination of club legend Dennis Adkvissen and Aleksi Symak will again be key to any further good luck they have this season, with Apoxian striker Martin Roskorwell still relied upon up front to replace the goals lost when Mitchell left for SK Franz Josef City. Sicoutian attacking midfielder Jean de Terre, Vilitan centre-back Sipaao Vereaoao, Osarian keeper Adam McBride, and Svengardan striker Serko Jansen were all bought with the Eikr Lillehammer money in a supreme splurge a few seasons ago. And, having had a few seasons now to get used to each other, they should be a force again. It would appear nobody told them that last year however, and the pressure is very much on Lunder to deliver a solid year of football from a talented group of players.
Last Season: 11th. Prediction: 6th.



Manager: Teemu Aharonov; Captain: Vojta Vlaschenko, DC; Key Player: Reuben Ness (TFI), MC
Preview: SC Kiel, known once as Lions SC, formed from the ashes of their former moniker when that expensively assembled team went economically tits-up in the most spectacular fashion imaginable. In missing out on the original cut for the FPIFA league system by quite some way all those years ago, Kiel has become something of a rugby town since. But not anymore. Aharonov has done a great job to get Kiel into the top flight, and with the kind of purchases he's made, they stayed up last season by a comfortable margin, just as they have done every year, in fact. Often we see teams that play well in their first season slumping in their second, but Kiel have taken to the top flight like ducks to water. The likes of Housen, Mannisenmaki, and Aaltonen all did fantastically when brought in, and all-time club top scorer Felix Alstad wasn't intimidated in the slightest. The roster remains light on number, and should the club ever qualify for the Globe Cup that will have to be changed quickly, though the recent purchases of Vlaschenko and Ness have come into their own.
Last Season: 12th. Prediction: 11th.



Manager: Ben Randall (EUR); Captain: David Wien; DC Key Player: Bradley Birch (TIS), MC
Preview: After stunning the nation to win the league, Jan Mayen have slumped back from whence they came. With the age of many of that title-winning squad and the amount of retirements they've had, this should not be such a surprise, but the lack of preparation the club made for this moment is. Players have been coming in and/or getting promoted from the youth ranks, but it hasn't been quick enough to arrest the slide and build a squad capable of challenging for UICA football. At least, not yet. The shoots are there. Fan-favourite Bradley Birch is the most experienced voice in the midfield, with Trevowah and Lehto on the wings behind the exciting partnership of Akerhausen and Demaru up front. One-club-man David Wien remains the ever-present in the back four, and his leadership will be vital to Jan Mayen's development this season. Flitter is another good purchase by the board, but the loss of Alexsandr van Sorensen's experience in the background will be keenly felt. Flitter and Birch could power them back up the table however, so watch this space.
Last Season: 13th. Prediction: 10th.



Manager: Robin Hjik (MYT); Captain: Josef Aberg, ST; Key Player: Okechukwu Pasquetto (OSD), DC
Preview: After threatening to come close for a number of seasons, the club from the docklands of the capital city made it into the top flight. SK Nasjonale Hauker were guided along this path by Mytanar hero Robin Hjik, now moved into management, and powered by the engine room of a host of clever loan deals and smart purchasing. Club captain Josef Aberg was a prolific top scorer in Divisjon Two, and whilst he struggled to hit the mark quite so often last season his target man style play is nonetheless crucial to the way Hauker operate. Also key to the way they play is utility midfielder Mikkel Hoem, who is always popping up and making a nuisance of himself in all sorts of situations. Displaced Acquan defender Okechukwu Pasquetto was a smart 'signing' from CA Conquistadores, and Finn Kirkkegaard - yes, his grandson - will be able to press on and make a claim to the first team this season. Despite this, they look likely to drop down again.
Last Season: 14th. Prediction: 16th.



Manager: Fendergéson Numbá (FFD); Captain: Gudjon Arnesen, DC; Key Player: Sê Mêrí (FFD), ST
Preview: Babbagian investment into Torshavn was once a much appreciated thing, with the money adding some real quality in the side, much of it Mytanar and Acquan with a liberal sprinking of Farf-madness. That money has all but dried up now though, and Fendergéson Numbá - the first Farf manager to feature in the Federation - has to craft a side that will stay up despite the many eyes that will be upon him. The midfielders of Oiskha, Alsatian, and Hynninen will have plenty to aim at with the talented strike trio of star player Mêrí, Saari, and Jepsen up ahead of them - and much will rest on these attacks if the team are to progress because the defence really isn't up to much. The sale of talented youngster Robin Geirsson will hurt them on the pitch, even if it helps the bank balance, but it isn't a great statement of intent as things go. Last season wasn't amazing by any stretch, but Torshavn do have a track record of performing well on modest resources. Could aim for a top half finish if results go their way, but unlikely to finish in any position of note at either end of the table.
Last Season: 15th. Prediction: 12th.



Manager: Christian Offenburg; Captain: Eyvindur Pasternack, DC; Key Player: Mikkel Seger, ST
Preview: Solovetsky have come a long way under the stewardship of Offenburg. Many of the players we'll be seeing this season, such as Pasternack, are a product of his own orchestrated regeneration of the club, and those that aren't and were brought in are examples of Offenburg's ability to buy smart rather than buying big. Youth players are also starting to shine through at Solovetsky, with the likes of Moss catching the eye already, as have strikers Seger and Eriksen, with young striker Maarten Sapozhinsky just the latest in that line. Eskildsen was sold to Osarian club Utica United to cover the gap SK Franz Josef City created when they bought Toby Drummond of course, and to compensate for that loss, Offenburg brought in some defensive midfield strength in the form of Zwangzug midfielder, Shula Bachchan-Laum. Relegation two years ago brought a long stretch of top flight football to an end in the south of Svalbard, but the club are showing the benefit of keeping their team together by coming straight back up.
Last Season: Champions, Divisjon Two. Prediction: 15th.



Manager: Jan Soland; Captain: Topp Korpi, AMC; Key Player: Andriy Chtgheglovski, ST
Preview: Looking at mainland Svalbard, there is no way in hell that you'd have thought the closest competition for RSK this season would have come from the other side of Longyearbyen. Barentsberg, perhaps; Spitsbergen, quite possibly; Solovetsky, all the way down there in the southern islands. But, Hospitaliers? Nobody was expecting that. Even after Viipuri's surprise jump up, nobody was expecting this. Jan Soland has done a remarkable job at making Hospitaliers this difficult to beat, and the Knights of Eirinparken will be hoping to beat the odds once again to stay up in the lucrative top flight. It's a tall order, mind you, and despite influential talents like Topp Korpi and dynamic young striker Andriy Chtgheglovski, the best they might be hoping for this season is a win in the Longyearbyen derby and some point in their back pocket when coming back from trips to the capital.
Last Season: 2nd, Divisjon Two. Prediction: 18th.



Manager: Amund Fahrenheit; Captain: Ingvar Stenmark, AMC; Key Player: Dimitar Haapakoski, DL
Preview: It is thought that the success of local handball side GKGK may have actually harmed North Star's financial strength in recent years, but that doesn't appear to have bothered Amund Fahrenheit, and the new manager has revolutionised the way North Star play, having gotten them back into the top flight at the first attempt - again - with his 4-5-1 formation. Ingvar Stenmark is the crucial component of the midfield, and Fahrenheit will be grateful he's been able to keep him at the club. Dimitar Haapakoski is looking like a talented youngster in the back four, and the goals are all on the shoulders of former Di Bradini Cup striker Aapo Udalov. Much will be hoped for from this team this season, with fans desperate to avoid dropping straight back down again as they seek to shake their reputation of being a 'boing-boing' team.
Last Season: 3rd, Divisjon Two. Prediction: 17th.




Teams:
AC Aleutia Volcanoes
AFK Hans Island Pioneers
Eastgate Victoria FC
Eintracht Moss-Rygge
FC Cape St Paul
FK Viipuri 56
Islay Town Mechanical
Klub Atletisk Spitsbergen
Lokomotiv Barentsberg
Melville Celtic
Novaya Sibir Reds - (Favourites)
Resolute Storm 1913 FC
Scapa Bay Rovers
SK 1982 Matua
SK Sturm Nuuk
Skipsbyggere IFK
Uelmark MK
Waldenøya Bears


Teams:
Atammik Zenith FK
Axel Town AFC
Bathurst Zenith FC
Bohemiens Grise Fiord
Devon Bay Lights FC
Energie Møllna-Grei SC
FK Grise Fiord - (Favourites)
FK Norsviken Cossacks
Franz Josef Sharks
Måriussa Viking FK
Mekoryuk Maskettes
Rapid Jan Mayen FK
Rapid SK Eysturoy
Severny Wingtips
Sisimut Town AFK
SK Yuzhny Albion
Toyoharo Revolutionaries
Yuzhny Equinox FC



Teams:
Crusaders
Dinamo Clavering SC
FC1. Sturm Grímsey
FK Aagen Zenith
FKRA Norregaard
Ilksporta IK
Korsten Lokomotiv - (Favourites)
KSC Brighthelmstone
Resolute Hills FC
SK Sporting Juura
SK Stryær
Sporting Club Aasiaat 87
Surtsey Rovers SK
Sutherland Foundry SK


Teams:
1. Lokomotiv Karlstadt
FC Fetlar
FC Velcosta Cliffs
Fjorhorgen SK
Henfergen Town FC
Hoyvik Town FC
NKK Urri
Okhotsk Kholmsk Town FC
Rapid Neftegorsk FK
Royal NK Sikjonek
Savoonga Moor SK
Seratakki Villagers
St Gallen 47 - (Favourites)
Universitet



Teams:
Bennett and Zhokhov
Devon Bay Seals FC - (Favourites)
FK Ost-Volonovsk
Larsen Bay Thunder FC
MK Lillehammer
Morrenmark IFK
RSK Moorlands
Severnaya Zemlya 88 Equinox
SK Geidenheim Academical
Svenskøya SV98
Torpedo Sibir RKA
Verdin Brook FC


Teams:
Aurich-Hassen Scouts FC
Baumgarten Wharf FC
FC Kampengar Magpies
FC North Melville
FC1. Rangers
Krykkjesund Olympic
McAvery Centurions
Neuerlatz AFK
San Moranna FC - (Favourites)
Sannegarden Fleet FK
SK Carson Islanders
Steffansson Island FC


Teams:
Agheim CF - (Favourites)
AIK Alejavik
Alpine Wasau FK
Daugen Borealis FC
Holtrecht Force SK
IHK Geddesberg
Ingvar Peaks FC
Invermuir Highlanders FC
KA Rikyaare
Maritime Hove FC
SK Thor 1898
Stengarden Lighthouse FC


Teams:
AFC Aigburth
AIK 26 Valsgarth
Dinamo Olsa FK
FK Weisshaus
Gjornhammer Pier FC
Grass-Lisch AFC
GVFFK Pekarik
Kirkenes SK
Logan United FC
Matahiko Viktory SK
Northbrook Zenith FC
SK Stromness Electric - (Favourites)





And so, for the eighth time, the VAHEP Sports Societies' Football League...
ELITE GROUP EAST

-----East                           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1  Uelmark College of Technology   14    9   3   2    31   18  +13    30
2  Central University Ellismare    14    8   2   4    28   19   +9    26
3  City of Jan Mayen University    14    7   4   3    22   14   +8    25
4  Surtsey Heights University      14    7   2   5    23   20   +3    23
5  University of Nuuk              14    6   3   5    25   21   +4    21
6  Aasiaat Naval Academy           14    4   3   7    19   21   −2    15
7  Kiel Academy of Law             14    4   1   9    18   30  −12    13
8  Einar Lopez School of Law       14    1   2  11     7   30  −23     5

ELITE GROUP WEST

-----West                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1  Wittenberg University                14    9   2   3    30   13  +17    29
2  University of Karlstadt              14    9   1   4    20   10  +10    28
3  Ducal Academy                        14    6   3   5    19   16   +3    21
4  Longyearbyen Military College        14    6   3   5    20   20    0    21
5  Solovetsky Academy                   14    6   3   5    18   18    0    21
6  Axel Heiburg Institute               14    5   2   7    19   21   −2    17
7  Volonovsk Institute of Cartography   14    4   1   9    13   29  −16    13
8  Scheveningen Waterside               14    2   3   9    15   27  −12     9

So, with the finalists being Wittenberg University and Uelmark College of Technology, the neutral venue chosen was Eirinparken of Longyearbyen for the second year running. The final was an exciting affair with lots of goalmouth action, and in the end it was Uelmark who ran out victors.

Final
Wittenberg University 2-4 Uelmark College of Technology

CHAMPIONS: Uelmark College of Technology

[Polar Islandstates]

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


MATCHDAY 1
FC Torshavn 2–0 SC Kiel
FC Axel Heiburg 0–2 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
Franz Josef Young Boys 0–3 Northbrook Diamonds FK
SK Franz Josef City 0–0 FC Solovetsky Monastery
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 1–1 SK Nasjonale Hauker
Jan Mayen Islanders 4–2 SK Aasiaat Harbour
East Franz Athletic 1–1 Koppen Rig Force
Red Star Severny 0–0 Hospitaliers
North Star Grímsey 1–0 RSK Longyearbyen Town
The Divisjon One matches get underway for another season then, and it is the defending champions who catch the eye and immediately go top of the table with a three-nil win in Sogne thanks to goals from captain KKV, Holzhauser, and the catalyst for last season's title win, Tobias Moller. Starting as they mean to go on? Surtsey cast an early blow in the race for the other Champions' Cup spots with a two-nil win in Axel Heiburg. The two must know they reasonably aren't in with a chance of winning the title this season, so that defeat will hurt for Axel Heiburg as they look to get things back on track after a poor couple of seasons. Koppen Rig were impressive last season, and they kick things off with a point at the Rendahl, whilst Hospitaliers' debut in the top flight sees them pick up a solid point with a goalless draw in Severny.


MATCHDAY 2
SC Kiel 1–3 RSK Longyearbyen Town
Hospitaliers 2–3 North Star Grímsey
Koppen Rig Force 0–1 Red Star Severny
SK Aasiaat Harbour 1–3 East Franz Athletic
SK Nasjonale Hauker 0–1 Jan Mayen Islanders
FC Solovetsky Monastery 1–0 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
Northbrook Diamonds FK 1–1 SK Franz Josef City
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 2–0 Franz Josef Young Boys
FC Torshavn 3–3 FC Axel Heiburg
There's signs that the presence of Koppen Rig in the same league has perked Torshavn up, you know. They finished below their bitter and close rivals last season, and have started unbeaten this year so far, coming back from three-one down at home to Axel Heiburg to rescue a draw. Solovetsky's young striker Maarten Sapozhinsky has scored his first ever goal in Divisjon One to give his side a win at home to Bjarnarey, whilst Hospitaliers lose against North Star in the dying minutes - and that will hurt against a side they did the double over whilst getting romoted last season. Northbrook Diamonds and SK Franz Josef City share the points in the biggest match of the season so far however, with Jean-Eric Villeneuve's stylishly taken finish cancelling out Kolehmainen's volleyed opener.


MATCHDAY 3
FC Axel Heiburg 2–1 SC Kiel
Franz Josef Young Boys 3–1 FC Torshavn
SK Franz Josef City 3–1 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 1–2 Northbrook Diamonds FK
Jan Mayen Islanders 2–1 FC Solovetsky Monastery
East Franz Athletic 0–4 SK Nasjonale Hauker
Red Star Severny 2–0 SK Aasiaat Harbour
North Star Grímsey 1–3 Koppen Rig Force
RSK Longyearbyen Town 1–0 Hospitaliers
The first ever top flight Longyearbyen derby ended in defeat for league new-boys Hospitaliers today, with a single goal from Tyler Pantoum of Taeshan ensuring the Citizens keep all three points. SK Franz Josef City look like warming up to the task of winning that league title back with a three-one hammering of Surtsey that really doesn't reflect just how dominant they are, whilst reigning champions Northbrook struggle to a two-one win in Bjarnarey. SK Nasjonale Hauker win one of the best results of their time in Divisjon One meanwhile, recording a stunning four-nil win at the Rendahl courtesy of a brace each from Finn Kirkkegaard and Sebastian Nunez.


MATCHDAY 4
SC Kiel 4–0 Hospitaliers
Koppen Rig Force 1–0 RSK Longyearbyen Town
SK Aasiaat Harbour 1–0 North Star Grímsey
SK Nasjonale Hauker 1–0 Red Star Severny
FC Solovetsky Monastery 0–2 East Franz Athletic
Northbrook Diamonds FK 1–0 Jan Mayen Islanders
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 1–1 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
FC Torshavn 1–0 SK Franz Josef City
FC Axel Heiburg 3–2 Franz Josef Young Boys
How quickly things change in Divisjon One. Fresh from enjoying the glow of a defeat but a good performance against local rivals Longyearbyen, Hospitaliers slump to a four-nil hammering in Kiel, and East Franz bounce back from their defeat at home to Nasjonale by beating Solovetsky two-nil thanks to goals from Cathar and Miroshnichenko. Northbrook notch up another three points thanks to Tobias Moller's penalty at home to Jan Mayen, and Torshavn record a fine victory over SK thanks to a goal from Se Meri. Who else? Nasjonale beat Red Star thanks to a third goal in two games from Finn Kirkkegaard, and Surtsey and Bjarnarey share the points in an entertaining Norscelt derby.


MATCHDAY 5
Franz Josef Young Boys 3–2 SC Kiel
SK Franz Josef City 1–2 FC Axel Heiburg
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 1–0 FC Torshavn
Jan Mayen Islanders 2–1 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
East Franz Athletic 1–2 Northbrook Diamonds FK
Red Star Severny 5–1 FC Solovetsky Monastery
North Star Grímsey 2–1 SK Nasjonale Hauker
RSK Longyearbyen Town 1–0 SK Aasiaat Harbour
Hospitaliers 0–1 Koppen Rig Force
There are big fixtures all over the place today, and we started at the Landstadt where Axel Heiburg showed hints of their form from years back with a strong win at the home of SK. Toby Drummond may have fired in for the home side to open the day's scoring, but goals from Jose Torino Fuego and former SK player Kjartan Dagfinnursson won the points for the visitors. Jan Mayen beat Surtsey two-one thanks to a late goal from Ivo Trevowah, and a much improved Northbrook performance saw them beat East Franz two-one at the Rendahl - Finiguerra and Zelaya with the goals after Cathar's opener. Red Star went wild at Carravale, scoring five goals to only one in return from Solovetsky - including a hat trick from Pristina Shine - and there are causes for concern at Hospitaliers, where a strong Koppen Rig side were simply too good for the struggling home side. Almen scored the only goal, but the warning signs are there for Hospitaliers.



LATITUDE CUP Round One
Hoyvik Town FC 1-0 Surtsey Rovers SK
Sutherland Foundry SK 0-0 Gjornhammer Pier FC (0-1 AET)
Logan United FC 0-0 Stengarden Lighthouse FC (0-0 AET, 3-2 PKs)
McAvery Centurions 3-0 Aurich-Hassen Scouts FC
Baumgarten Wharf FC 1-1 Severnaya Zemlya 88 Equinox (2-1 AET)
Universitet 1-1 Holtrecht Force SK (1-2 AET)
SK Sporting Juura 1-0 FC1. Rangers
Invermuir Highlanders FC 2-1 Neuerlatz AFK
IHK Geddesberg 2-0 Sannegarden Fleet FK
Sporting Club Aasiaat 87 1-0 KSC Brighthelmstone
Alpine Wasau FK 1-2 RSK Moorlands
Henfergen Town FC 1-2 Dinamo Clavering SC
FC1. Sturm Grímsey 1-0 Devon Bay Seals FC
SK Stromness Electric 2-0 Agheim CF
NKK Urri 1-0 FK Ost-Volonovsk
FC Fetlar 0-1 Okhotsk Kholmsk Town FC
Korsten Lokomotiv 3-0 AIK Alejavik
St Gallen 47 1-0 SK Thor 1898
SK Geidenheim Academical 1-0 Morrenmark IFK
Fjorhorgen SK 1-0 FC Kampengar Magpies
Grass-Lisch AFC 0-0 Northbrook Zenith FC (0-1 AET)
Krykkejesund Olympic 2-0 Svenskøya SV98
MK Lillehammer 1-0 FC Velcosta Cliffs
Resolute Hills FC 1-0 Torpedo Sibir RKA
Crusaders 2-2 Verdin Brook FC (2-2 AET, 2-1 PKs)
1. Lokomotiv Karlstadt 1-0 SK Carson Islanders
Larsen Bay Thunder FC 0-0 Ilksporta IK (0-1 AET)
GVFFK Pekarik 1-0 Matahiko Viktory SK
Dinamo Olsa FK 0-0 FC North Melville (0-1 AET)
SK Stryær 1-0 FK Weisshaus
FKRA Norregaard 2-0 Rapid Neftegorsk FK
Ingvar Peaks FC 3-1 Kirkenes SK
Daugen Borealis FC 1-1 Steffansson Island FC (2-1 AET)
AFC Aigburth 0-1 FK Aagen Zenith
AIK 26 Valsgarth 2-1 Maritime Hove FC
Savoonga Moor SK 1-1 Bennett and Zhokhov (2-1 AET)
San Moranna FC 2-0 Royal NK Sikjonek
Seratakki Villagers 3-1 KA Rikyaare
A look at the Latitude Cup then, as all the teams in the Challenge and Regional Leagues pool together for the first round. They serve up a feast as well, with a huge number of the matches going to either extra time or penalties.


MATCHDAY 6
SC Kiel 1–0 Koppen Rig Force
SK Aasiaat Harbour 3–0 Hospitaliers
SK Nasjonale Hauker 1–3 RSK Longyearbyen Town
FC Solovetsky Monastery 2–0 North Star Grímsey
Northbrook Diamonds FK 2–1 Red Star Severny
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 1–3 East Franz Athletic
FC Torshavn 3–1 Jan Mayen Islanders
FC Axel Heiburg 2–1 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
Franz Josef Young Boys 1–3 SK Franz Josef City
That Koppen Rig are one of the most improved sides in recent years is no accident, but they lost to Kiel today thanks to a goal from Reuben Ness. RSK Longyearbyen Town are flying high thanks to a three-one win at Kungsdocks, and Torshavn's form continues to be good; this time around they knock three past Jan Mayen to only one in return. Surtsey are not at their best thus far however, and a dismal performance sees East Franz run out three-one winners at Stadion Solberg today. Northbrook show no signs of slowing down whatsoever meanwhile, and a second half comeback form the reigning champions means they record their fifth win of the season at home to a tough looking Red Star side.


MATCHDAY 7
SK Franz Josef City 1–1 SC Kiel
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 2–1 Franz Josef Young Boys
Jan Mayen Islanders 1–2 FC Axel Heiburg
East Franz Athletic 4–1 FC Torshavn
Red Star Severny 1–0 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
North Star Grímsey 0–2 Northbrook Diamonds FK
RSK Longyearbyen Town 0–1 FC Solovetsky Monastery
Hospitaliers 2–1 SK Nasjonale Hauker
Koppen Rig Force 1–1 SK Aasiaat Harbour
Two strong wins in a row for East Franz are warning signs to the rest of the league that the Tuulari machine is starting to work overtime. Kiriyenko, Mannerheim, Cathar and Simmonds are all on target for the Spires as their attack sweeps away almost all Torshavn resistance in their way. Young Boys lose in the dying minutes thanks to two late goals from Bjarnarey's Sean Fraser, whilst a spirited SC Kiel performance seals them a point at the Landstadt thanks to the head of Johannes Skjoldebrand. Northbrook win at North Star thanks to goals from Villeneuve and KKV, and Hospitaliers win their first three points of the campaign at home to Nasjonale - Kovalenko and Korpi with the historic goals.


MATCHDAY 8
SC Kiel 1–2 SK Aasiaat Harbour
SK Nasjonale Hauker 2–4 Koppen Rig Force
FC Solovetsky Monastery 2–0 Hospitaliers
Northbrook Diamonds FK 4–1 RSK Longyearbyen Town
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 3–1 North Star Grímsey
FC Torshavn 3–3 Red Star Severny
FC Axel Heiburg 2–1 East Franz Athletic
Franz Josef Young Boys 2–0 Jan Mayen Islanders
SK Franz Josef City 4–0 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
There are worrying signs for the rest of the league at Palace Approach today - Kohev Kungas-Vaga is rested entirely for the match against Longyearbyen and despite the opening goal from Kjeld-Dahl Johanssen coming in the first few minutes the reigning champions of the league still win at an absolute canter to remain unbeaten so far this season. Solovetsky record a crucial three points at home to fellow promoted side Hospitaliers, and Torshavn and Red Star are forced to share the points in an exciting three-all draw in Farosea. Axel Heiburg will be delighted with Kuetari's double giving them all three points at home to a menacing East Franz side, whilst the result was never in any doubt for SK as they knock four past Bjarnarey.



A quarter of the way into the season, and there are a few shocks in store. FC Axel Heiburg haven't looked this good in a long, long time, but they look back to old form so far this season as they sit pretty in second place. Northbrook are unbeaten and loking imposing, with Red Star and the ever impressive Koppen Rig rounding out the top four at this early point in the season. East Franz are lurking with intent in fifth, with Solovetsky raising eyebrows ahead of SK and Longyearbyen in sixth. Down at the bottom, and Hospitaliers aren't surprising anybody with their basement dwelling position thus far, though Bjarnarey and Kiel are a lot closer to the drop zone than they'll feel comfortable with.

------Divisjon One               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Northbrook Diamonds FK       8    7   1   0    17    5  +12    22
 2  FC Axel Heiburg              8    6   1   1    16   12   +4    19
 3  Red Star Severny             8    4   2   2    13    7   +6    14
 4  Koppen Rig Force             8    4   2   2    11    7   +4    14
 5  East Franz Athletic          8    4   1   3    15   12   +3    13
 6  FC Solovetsky Monastery      8    4   1   3     8    9   −1    13
 7  SK Franz Josef City          8    3   3   2    13    7   +6    12
 8  RSK Longyearbyen Town        8    4   0   4     9    9    0    12
 9  Jan Mayen Islanders          8    4   0   4    11   12   −1    12
10  FC Torshavn                  8    3   2   3    14   15   −1    11
11  FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls    8    3   1   4    11   11    0    10
12  SK Aasiaat Harbour           8    3   1   4    10   12   −2    10
13  Franz Josef Young Boys       8    3   0   5    12   16   −4     9
14  North Star Grímsey           8    3   0   5     8   14   −6     9
15  FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla      8    2   2   4     7   12   −5     8
16  SC Kiel                      8    2   1   5    11   13   −2     7
17  SK Nasjonale Hauker          8    2   1   5    11   13   −2     7
18  Hospitaliers                 8    1   1   6     4   15  −11     4

In Divisjon Two, it is Viipuri who are leading the charge at the moment, with Sturm Nuuk and Melville Celtic hot on their heels. Matua and Klub Atletisk have had good starts to the season ruined with defeats in their last two games, one each of which have come at the hands of Islay Town, who have shot up the table unbeaten as a result. At the bottom, things are already looking bleak for Hans Island and Waldenoya, with Uelmark and Eastgate Victoria already setting out their stalls for a tough battle in the drop zone.

------Divisjon Two               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  FK Viipuri 56                8    5   3   0    15    7   +8    18
 2  SK Sturm Nuuk                8    5   2   1    14    7   +7    17
 3  Melville Celtic              8    5   1   2    13    6   +7    16
 4  Islay Town Mechanical        8    4   4   0    12    7   +5    16
 5  SK 1982 Matua                8    5   1   2     8    5   +3    16
 6  Klub Atletisk Spitsbergen    8    4   2   2    18   12   +6    14
 7  Eintracht Moss-Rygge         8    4   2   2     7    5   +2    14
 8  FC Cape St Paul              8    3   3   2    11    8   +3    12
 9  Scapa Bay Rovers             8    2   4   2    12   12    0    10
10  AC Aleutia Volcanoes         8    2   3   3    13    9   +4     9
11  Lokomotiv Barentsberg        8    3   0   5     8   12   −4     9
12  Resolute Storm 1913 FC       8    1   4   3     5    8   −3     7
13  Novaya Sibir Reds            8    1   4   3     8   12   −4     7
14  Skipsbyggere IFK             8    1   4   3    11   18   −7     7
15  Uelmark MK                   8    2   1   5     9   16   −7     7
16  Eastgate Victoria FC         8    1   3   4    10   16   −6     6
17  Waldenøya Bears              8    0   5   3    11   14   −3     5
18  AFK Hans Island Pioneers     8    0   2   6     7   18  −11     2

In Divisjon Three, Energie have a three point lead over the chasing pack of Sisimut Town and Yuzhny Equinox, with an incredibly closely packed top half of the table following behind including the likes of Norsviken, Yuzhny Albion, and Mekoryuk. Axel town and Bathurst Zenith have both looked too good to be in the bottom four at this point, but it's results that matter - not how good you look - and those have simply not been good enough.

------Divisjon Three            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Energie Møllna-Grei SC      8    6   0   2    10    8   +2    18
 2  Sisimut Town AFK            8    4   3   1    18   11   +7    15
 3  Yuzhny Equinox FC           8    4   3   1    11    4   +7    15
 4  FK Norsviken Cossacks       8    4   2   2    12    9   +3    14
 5  SK Yuzhny Albion            8    4   2   2    12   11   +1    14
 6  Atammik Zenith FK           8    4   2   2     9    8   +1    14
 7  Franz Josef Sharks          8    4   1   3    11    8   +3    13
 8  Mekoryuk Maskettes          8    3   3   2    10    7   +3    12
 9  Devon Bay Lights FC         8    4   0   4    10    9   +1    12
10  Rapid SK Eysturoy           8    2   4   2     9    4   +5    10
11  Toyoharo Revolutionaries    8    2   3   3    10   13   −3     9
12  Bohemiens Grise Fiord       8    1   5   2    12   12    0     8
13  FK Grise Fiord              8    2   2   4    10   14   −4     8
14  Severny Wingtips            8    2   2   4     6   10   −4     8
15  Rapid Jan Mayen FK          8    2   2   4     5   11   −6     8
16  Måriussa Viking FK          8    1   4   3     9   10   −1     7
17  Bathurst Zenith FC          8    2   0   6     8   18  −10     6
18  Axel Town AFC               8    1   2   5     9   14   −5     5

[Polar Islandstates]

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


MATCHDAY 9
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 0–0 SC Kiel
Jan Mayen Islanders 0–1 SK Franz Josef City
East Franz Athletic 3–1 Franz Josef Young Boys
Red Star Severny 2–0 FC Axel Heiburg
North Star Grímsey 0–1 FC Torshavn
RSK Longyearbyen Town 1–3 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
Hospitaliers 2–2 Northbrook Diamonds FK
Koppen Rig Force 2–1 FC Solovetsky Monastery
SK Aasiaat Harbour 2–1 SK Nasjonale Hauker
Scoring a wining goal for the Griffons at Victoria Stadium is the kid of thing that will forever make you a hero to the SK faithful - and no matter how many times Luar Dardan might win the fight for the starting place in midfield, it is Toby Drummond who endeared himself to the fans today with his late winner in a tight battle between two old foes. East Franz beat Young Boys in a Franz Josef City derby, whilst Red Star's two-nil win over Axel Heiburg could potentially be seen as something of a changing of the guard in terms of CC-challenging sides. High-flying Northbrook would have expected to sail past struggling Hospitaliers meanwhile, but the Knights created an intimidating atmosphere down at little Eirinparken and a double from Kovalenko cancelled out the opening strikes from Villeneuve and Moller to earn the home side a valuable point.


MATCHDAY 10
SC Kiel 2–1 SK Nasjonale Hauker
FC Solovetsky Monastery 0–2 SK Aasiaat Harbour
Northbrook Diamonds FK 3–1 Koppen Rig Force
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 3–0 Hospitaliers
FC Torshavn 3–1 RSK Longyearbyen Town
FC Axel Heiburg 1–1 North Star Grímsey
Franz Josef Young Boys 0–1 Red Star Severny
SK Franz Josef City 0–1 East Franz Athletic
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 3–1 Jan Mayen Islanders
The emergence of midfielder Johannes Skjoldebrand has been a great help to SC Kiel today, and two assists from the youngster have furthered calls for a Terns call-up as he helped his side to a win over Nasjonale Hauker. Northbrook return to winning ways with a strong home performace over Koppen Rig Force. Arturo Hudson-Blake scored a hat trick to help Surtsey to a three point haul at home to Hospitaliers, and Bjarnarey earn a very welcome three points by beating Jan Mayen at The Barge. The Elfsteijn Derby never disappoints, and today a hotly tempered encounter saw the visiting Spires snatch all three points through Rook Cathar's powerful twenty yard drive in the dying minutes.


MATCHDAY 11
Jan Mayen Islanders 0–2 SC Kiel
East Franz Athletic 5–1 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
Red Star Severny 1–1 SK Franz Josef City
North Star Grímsey 2–2 Franz Josef Young Boys
RSK Longyearbyen Town 1–4 FC Axel Heiburg
Hospitaliers 1–0 FC Torshavn
Koppen Rig Force 0–3 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
SK Aasiaat Harbour 1–0 Northbrook Diamonds FK
SK Nasjonale Hauker 4–3 FC Solovetsky Monastery
There are celebrations in the black and white half of Longyearbyen tonight as the Knights pick up three points at home to Torshavn courtesy of Topp Korpi, whilst rivals RSK Longyearbyen lost heavily at home to Axel Heiburg. Red Star frustrate SK to a one-all draw at Carravale - something that will annoy SK fans even more as the Guus Tuulari train rolls onwards at East Franz with a five-one crushing of Bjarnarey. Iriarte won't be there forever, and tempestuous chairman Valentin Jahr was known to be a fan of Tuulari - it's just a shame that the timings were wrong. Not even Jahr would pinch a manager from East Franz Athletic... would he?



LATITUDE CUP Round Two
Savoonga Moor SK 1-3 Måriussa Viking FK
AIK 26 Valsgarth 2-0 FC1. Sturm Grímsey
Ingvar Peaks FC 0-2 FK Aagen Zenith
Northbrook Zenith FC 1-1 Energie Møllna-Grei SC (1-2 AET)
Holtrecht Force SK 1-1 FKRA Norregaard (1-1 AET, 0-2 PKs)
Franz Josef Sharks 2-0 SK Stromness Electric
RSK Moorlands 0-0 Severny Wingtips (0-1 AET)
Sporting Club Aasiaat 87 0-5 FK Norsviken Cossacks
Hoyvik Town FC 2-1 Bohemiens Grise Fiord
San Moranna FC 0-0 1. Lokomotiv Karlstadt (1-0 AET)
Devon Bay Lights FC 3-0 Baumgarten Wharf FC
Axel Town AFC 2-1 Krykkejesund Olympic
NKK Urri 0-1 Seratakki Villagers
Yuzhny Equinox FC 2-2 IHK Geddesberg (5-2 AET)
Toyoharo Revolutionaries 3-0 Logan United FC
Gjornhammer Pier FC 0-2 SK Yuzhny Albion
GVFFK Pekarik 3-0 FC North Melville
Bathurst Zenith 4-2 St Gallen 47
Invermuir Highlanders FC 1-1 SK Sporting Juura (2-1 AET)
McAvery Centurions 1-0 SK Stryær
Ilksporta IK 0-0 Dinamo Clavering SC (0-0 AET, 2-3 PKs)
Korsten Lokomotiv 1-2 Atammik Zenith FK
Rapid Jan Mayen FK 3-1 Daugen Borealis FC
SK Geidenheim Academical 0-0 Resolute Hills FC (0-1 AET)
Fjorhorgen SK 0-4 FK Grise Fiord
Mekoryuk Maskettes 7-1 Okhotsk Kholmsk Town FC
Crusaders 0-3 Rapid SK Eysturoy
Sisimut Town AFK 2-0 MK Lillehammer
The Latitude Cup is always good for some entertainment, and what entertainment we have had this year! The second round of the Latitude Cup sees the teams from Divisjon Three enter at this stage of the tournament, and more than a couple of them bite the dust.33


MATCHDAY 12
SC Kiel 0–1 FC Solovetsky Monastery
Northbrook Diamonds FK 4–0 SK Nasjonale Hauker
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 2–1 SK Aasiaat Harbour
FC Torshavn 1–2 Koppen Rig Force
FC Axel Heiburg 2–0 Hospitaliers
Franz Josef Young Boys 2–3 RSK Longyearbyen Town
SK Franz Josef City 2–0 North Star Grímsey
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 3–2 Red Star Severny
Jan Mayen Islanders 1–0 East Franz Athletic
There's a welcome return to winning ways for SK fans at the Landstadt today - a comfortable performance and goals from Konigstein and Grndstrom mean they sail past a lacklustre North Star side. Axel Heiburg's run of good form is rewarded with three points at home to Hospitaliers, whilst Northbrook's tight hold on a league defence looks to be strengthening as they hammer Nasjonale four-nil. Solovetsky get a welcome three points at Kiel, whilst Bjarnarey win a thriller at home to Red Star by the odd goal in five. Ernest Akerhausen's goal is enough for Jan Mayen to squeak past East Franz, and that will be music to the ears of Ospreys fans.


MATCHDAY 13
East Franz Athletic 4–0 SC Kiel
Red Star Severny 3–1 Jan Mayen Islanders
North Star Grímsey 2–1 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
RSK Longyearbyen Town 1–1 SK Franz Josef City
Hospitaliers 4–1 Franz Josef Young Boys
Koppen Rig Force 1–2 FC Axel Heiburg
SK Aasiaat Harbour 2–2 FC Torshavn
SK Nasjonale Hauker 1–2 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
FC Solovetsky Monastery 2–0 Northbrook Diamonds FK
You couldn't make up the results in this league sometimes... the same day that Longyearbyen come from a goal down to grind out a home draw against the might of SK, just so happens to be the exact same day that Hospitaliers get a whiff of vim and vigour and smash four goals past Young Boys for just the single goal in return. Aasiaat came from two goals down to rescue a point at home to Torshavn after a brace from Se Meri looked to have put the Kittiwakes on course for a valuable win, and then whilst Rook Cathar was scoring all four goals for East Franz against Kiel, the might of Northbrook was humbled two-nil in Solovetsky. Football, eh.


MATCHDAY 14
SC Kiel 1–0 Northbrook Diamonds FK
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 2–0 FC Solovetsky Monastery
FC Torshavn 2–1 SK Nasjonale Hauker
FC Axel Heiburg 1–0 SK Aasiaat Harbour
Franz Josef Young Boys 1–1 Koppen Rig Force
SK Franz Josef City 2–1 Hospitaliers
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 2–0 RSK Longyearbyen Town
Jan Mayen Islanders 2–1 North Star Grímsey
East Franz Athletic 1–1 Red Star Severny
Another defeat for Northbrook away - this time away to Kiel - means the rest of the big teams have an unexpected chance to make up the gap at the top. Surtsey took their opportunity with a two-nil over Solovetsky Monastery, and a late goal from Dagfinnursson secured a win for Axel Heiburg over struggling Aasiaat Harbour. SK Franz Josef City had to get over going behind at home to Hospitaliers before getting a grip and winning the points thanks to a late winner from Nilsson, and East Franz and Red Star were both too keen to avoid defeat to go all out and win - sharing a one-all draw at the Rendahl. Even Torshavn are flying high this season, and they keep touch at the top - as strange as that sounds - with a win over Nasjonale Hauker at Taugen Park.


MATCHDAY 15
Red Star Severny 4–0 SC Kiel
North Star Grímsey 1–1 East Franz Athletic
RSK Longyearbyen Town 2–1 Jan Mayen Islanders
Hospitaliers 2–2 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
Koppen Rig Force 1–1 SK Franz Josef City
SK Aasiaat Harbour 2–1 Franz Josef Young Boys
SK Nasjonale Hauker 1–0 FC Axel Heiburg
FC Solovetsky Monastery 2–2 FC Torshavn
Northbrook Diamonds FK 4–1 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
They've got a fighting spark in them, have Nasjonale, and even in one of Axel Heiburg's better seasons they have mustered up the strength to conjure up one of their intimidating atmospheres at Kungsdocks and beat another big visiting team. One season, they'll get relegated, but so long as they can do that once in a while it will not be that season. Northbrook remind people what they can do with a four-one thumping of title rivals Surtsey Island Gulls, whilst Red Star score four goals of their on to no return at home to Kiel. Longyearbyen come from behind to win at home to Jan Mayen, and yet another brace from Se Meri rescues Torshavn a point at Solovetsky.


MATCHDAY 16
SC Kiel 1–1 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
FC Torshavn 0–2 Northbrook Diamonds FK
FC Axel Heiburg 2–2 FC Solovetsky Monastery
Franz Josef Young Boys 1–0 SK Nasjonale Hauker
SK Franz Josef City 2–2 SK Aasiaat Harbour
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 3–1 Koppen Rig Force
Jan Mayen Islanders 2–1 Hospitaliers
East Franz Athletic 0–2 RSK Longyearbyen Town
Red Star Severny 3–3 North Star Grímsey
A point at Carravale isn't one to be sniffed at these days, and North Star will be even more grateful for this one given their current precarious position in the table. Coming from three-one down to do so only makes it all the sweeter. Similarly hanging by a thread already, Hospitaliers went down two-one in Jan Mayen as their fans begin to realise just what this season might be to them - a one time thing. Bjarnarey put a bit of breathing space behind then with a good win at home to Koppen Rig, whilst Nasjonale's defeat to near-rivals Young Boys has seen them slip even further into trouble.


MATCHDAY 17
North Star Grímsey 1–1 SC Kiel
RSK Longyearbyen Town 3–0 Red Star Severny
Hospitaliers 0–1 East Franz Athletic
Koppen Rig Force 0–2 Jan Mayen Islanders
SK Aasiaat Harbour 1–2 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
SK Nasjonale Hauker 2–3 SK Franz Josef City
FC Solovetsky Monastery 0–3 Franz Josef Young Boys
Northbrook Diamonds FK 3–0 FC Axel Heiburg
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 0–1 FC Torshavn
Today marks the halfway point of the season, and everybody has played everybody else. Longyearbyen mark the occasion with a bang - scoring three at home to high-flying Red Star. It would seem that the presence of Hospitaliers has really inspired their larger crosstown rivals to do something big this season. Hospitaliers, for their part, push East Franz to the limit but still go down one-nil at home. SK are showing some signs of regaining their form with a strong if imperfect win at Kungsdocks, and Northbrook's charge towards a title retention continues with a powerful three-nil win at home to Axel Heiburg. Surtsey lose at home to Torshavn meanwhile, and that puts the Kittiwakes in a strong position going forwards.



LATITUDE CUP Round Three
FK Aagen Zenith 0-8 SK Franz Josef City
Energie Møllna-Grei SC 0-2 Resolute Storm 1913 FC
Hoyvik Town FC 0-5 Skipsbyggere IFK
FKRA Norregaard 1-6 AC Aleutia Volcanoes
Hospitaliers 1-1 SC Kiel (1-2 AET)
Eintracht Moss-Rygge 0-2 Northbrook Diamonds FK
Mekoryuk Maskettes 0-3 Koppen Rig Force
Rapid SK Eysturoy 1-0 Resolute Hills FC
Uelmark MK 2-0 Axel Town AFC
Devon Bay Lights FC 2-0 FK Norsviken Cossacks
Atammik Zenith FK 0-1 Melville Celtic
Waldenøya Bears 2-0 Franz Josef Sharks
Seratakki Villagers 0-1 Bathurst Zenith
FC Axel Heiburg 7-1 Novaya Sibir Reds
AFK Hans Island Pioneers 4-1 Rapid Jan Mayen FK
RSK Longyearbyen Town 2-0 FC Solovetsky Monastery
McAvery Centurions 0-6 SK Sturm Nuuk
Lokomotiv Barentsberg 0-1 SK 1982 Matua
North Star Grímsey 1-0 Klub Athletisk Spitsbergen
Toyoharo Revolutionaries 0-2 SK Aasiaat Harbour
FK Viipuri 56 2-0 Måriussa Viking FK
AIK 26 Valsgarth 2-0 Dinamo Clavering SC
Scapa Bay Rovers 2-1 Islay Town Mechanical
GVFFK Pekarik 0-5 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
Severny Wingtips 0-3 Eastgate Victoria FC
Red Star Severny 8-0 Invermuir Highlanders FC
East Franz Athletic 1-0 Sisimut Town AFK
FC Torshavn 2-0 FK Grise Fiord
SK Yuzhny Albion 0-2 FC Cape St Paul
Jan Mayen Islanders 3-1 Franz Josef Young Boys
Yuzhny Equinox FC 0-9 SK Nasjonale Hauker
San Moranna FC 1-7 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
That's what cup football is all about. A couple of big names go out as the teams from Divisjons One and Two join in at the third round mark, most notable amongst them being... um, well, actually that doesn't happen this season. Not really. Instead, we see an almost neverending stream of absolutely whopping scorelines. Eight-nil, five-nil, six-one... and Nasjonale Hauker in particular will be absolutely delighted with a stonking win of their own to ease their league troubles. Nine goals for no reply at Yuzhny will go down very nicely for the Hawks' faithful supporters.



Halfway through the season, and things are finely poised. In certain places, anyway. Northbrook might be five points clear at the top, and Hospitaliers and Nasjonale Hauker are in deep, deep trouble at the bottom, but there are tense battles forming all over the rest of the table. Axel Heiburg, East Franz, Red Star, Surtsey, and SK are in hot pursuit of the reigning champions. Torshavn, Bjarnarey, Longyearbyen, Aasiaat, and Jan Mayen aren't far behind either, and will harbour hopes of a Globe Cup spot. At the bottome, Young Boys and North Star are also in deep trouble.

------Divisjon One               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Northbrook Diamonds FK      17   12   2   3    35   13  +22    38
 2  FC Axel Heiburg             17   10   3   4    28   23   +5    33
 3  East Franz Athletic         17    9   3   5    31   19  +12    30
 4  Red Star Severny            17    8   5   4    30   19  +11    29
 5  FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls   17    9   2   6    28   20   +8    29
 6  SK Franz Josef City         17    7   7   3    26   16  +10    28
 7  FC Torshavn                 17    7   4   6    26   26    0    25
 8  FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla     17    7   4   6    24   26   −2    25
 9  RSK Longyearbyen Town       17    8   1   8    23   25   −2    25
10  SK Aasiaat Harbour          17    7   3   7    23   23    0    24
11  Jan Mayen Islanders         17    8   0   9    21   25   −4    24
12  Koppen Rig Force            17    6   4   7    20   24   −4    22
13  FC Solovetsky Monastery     17    6   3   8    19   26   −7    21
14  SC Kiel                     17    5   4   8    18   25   −7    19
15  Franz Josef Young Boys      17    5   2  10    24   32   −8    17
16  North Star Grímsey          17    4   5   8    19   28   −9    17
17  SK Nasjonale Hauker         17    4   1  12    22   32  −10    13
18  Hospitaliers                17    3   3  11    15   30  −15    12

In Divisjon Two, Islay Town are leading the way, with Sturm Nuuk and Melville not far behind as each wish to push into the top flight for the first time in a while. Viipuri and Klub Atletisk aren't far behind either, but there are signs of trouble at the bottom for Eastgate, Uelmark, and - somewhat unexpectedly - Novaya Sibir Reds.

------Divisjon Two               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Islay Town Mechanical       17   11   4   2    32   12  +20    37
 2  SK Sturm Nuuk               17   10   4   3    30   15  +15    34
 3  Melville Celtic             17   10   2   5    27   18   +9    32
 4  FK Viipuri 56               17    9   4   4    30   18  +12    31
 5  Klub Atletisk Spitsbergen   17    8   6   3    30   20  +10    30
 6  Lokomotiv Barentsberg       17    9   2   6    24   19   +5    29
 7  Waldenøya Bears             17    7   7   3    29   22   +7    28
 8  FC Cape St Paul             17    7   4   6    27   20   +7    25
 9  Eintracht Moss-Rygge        17    7   4   6    17   21   −4    25
10  Resolute Storm 1913 FC      17    6   6   5    19   17   +2    24
11  Scapa Bay Rovers            17    5   6   6    22   25   −3    21
12  SK 1982 Matua               17    6   2   9    14   22   −8    20
13  AFK Hans Island Pioneers    17    5   2  10    18   29  −11    17
14  AC Aleutia Volcanoes        17    3   6   8    25   26   −1    15
15  Skipsbyggere IFK            17    3   5   9    20   35  −15    14
16  Novaya Sibir Reds           17    2   7   8    15   26  −11    13
17  Uelmark MK                  17    3   3  11    12   31  −19    12
18  Eastgate Victoria FC        17    1   8   8    17   32  −15    11

In Divisjon Three, the two Yuzhny clubs are both leading the way. It would certainly be a strange thing to see the Yuzhny derby transferring from one divisjon to another all in one fell swoop, but Energie, Sisimut, and Mekoryuk will all be gunning to make sure that doesn't happen. At the bottom, Bathurst, Toyoharo, Axel Town, and Bohemiens are all in the danger zone.

------Divisjon Three            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Yuzhny Equinox FC          17    8   6   3    25   13  +12    30
 2  SK Yuzhny Albion           17    8   5   4    24   20   +4    29
 3  Energie Møllna-Grei SC     17    9   2   6    20   19   +1    29
 4  Sisimut Town AFK           17    8   4   5    40   32   +8    28
 5  Mekoryuk Maskettes         17    8   4   5    26   18   +8    28
 6  Franz Josef Sharks         17    8   3   6    25   16   +9    27
 7  Rapid Jan Mayen FK         17    7   5   5    24   23   +1    26
 8  Atammik Zenith FK          17    7   5   5    25   25    0    26
 9  FK Grise Fiord             17    7   4   6    28   25   +3    25
10  Devon Bay Lights FC        17    7   2   8    19   23   −4    23
11  Måriussa Viking FK         17    5   6   6    20   20    0    21
12  Severny Wingtips           17    6   3   8    25   32   −7    21
13  Rapid SK Eysturoy          17    4   8   5    20   17   +3    20
14  FK Norsviken Cossacks      17    5   5   7    23   28   −5    20
15  Bohemiens Grise Fiord      17    4   6   7    23   25   −2    18
16  Axel Town AFC              17    5   3   9    21   26   −5    18
17  Toyoharo Revolutionaries   17    4   4   9    27   35   −8    16
18  Bathurst Zenith FC         17    5   1  11    16   34  −18    16

In the East Divisjon, Sutherland and Crusaders are carrying a narrow lead into the halfway point, with Sturm Grimsey following their more illustrious crosstown rivals' example by being in trouble at the foot of a table.

------East Divisjon             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Sutherland Foundry SK      13    7   3   3    20   14   +6    24
 2  Crusaders                  13    6   4   3    25   21   +4    22
 3  Resolute Hills FC          13    6   3   4    23   19   +4    21
 4  KSC Brighthelmstone        13    6   3   4    21   19   +2    21
 5  Dinamo Clavering SC        13    5   5   3    20   15   +5    20
 6  Korsten Lokomotiv          13    5   3   5    16   13   +3    18
 7  Sporting Club Aasiaat 87   13    5   3   5    19   18   +1    18
 8  Surtsey Rovers SK          13    4   6   3    15   14   +1    18
 9  SK Sporting Juura          13    4   5   4    22   23   −1    17
10  SK Stryær                  13    4   3   6    17   20   −3    15
11  FK Aagen Zenith            13    2   8   3    20   21   −1    14
12  FKRA Norregaard            13    4   2   7    14   20   −6    14
13  Ilksporta IK               13    3   4   6    11   20   −9    13
14  FC1. Sturm Grímsey         13    3   2   8    12   18   −6    11

In the West Divisjon, St Gallen have kept things tight at the back and are reaping the rewards with a spot at the top of the table. Hoyvik and Seratakki are in pursuit, with Okhotsk Kholmsk and Savoonga not far behind them. NKK Urri and Universitet are looking at a bleak close to the season if these results continue.

------West Divisjon            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  St Gallen 47              13    8   2   3    15   10   +5    26
 2  Hoyvik Town FC            13    6   4   3    18   14   +4    22
 3  Seratakki Villagers       13    6   4   3    19   17   +2    22
 4  Okhotsk Kholmsk Town FC   13    6   3   4    21   14   +7    21
 5  Savoonga Moor SK          13    6   3   4    17   16   +1    21
 6  Royal NK Sikjonek         13    5   4   4    18   11   +7    19
 7  FC Fetlar                 13    5   3   5    19   19    0    18
 8  Fjorhorgen SK             13    4   5   4    23   19   +4    17
 9  1. Lokomotiv Karlstadt    13    4   5   4    11   12   −1    17
10  Henfergen Town FC         13    5   2   6    15   17   −2    17
11  Rapid Neftegorsk FK       13    3   5   5    14   12   +2    14
12  FC Velcosta Cliffs        13    3   3   7    13   26  −13    12
13  Universitet               13    2   5   6    12   17   −5    11
14  NKK Urri                  13    1   6   6    11   22  −11     9

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

------Central Premier              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  RSK Moorlands                 22   15   5   2    38   19  +19    50
 2  Torpedo Sibir RKA             22   13   4   5    36   21  +15    43
 3  Severnaya Zemlya 88 Equinox   22   12   4   6    40   24  +16    40
 4  Bennett and Zhokhov           22   11   3   8    29   26   +3    36
 5  Svenskøya SV98                22   10   3   9    35   32   +3    33
 6  Larsen Bay Thunder FC         22    9   5   8    39   33   +6    32
 7  Devon Bay Seals FC            22    8   5   9    34   35   −1    29
 8  MK Lillehammer                22    8   4  10    31   35   −4    28
 9  Verdin Brook FC               22    7   5  10    26   34   −8    26
10  Morrenmark IFK                22    4   7  11    19   37  −18    19
11  FK Ost-Volonovsk              22    5   3  14    22   34  −12    18
12  SK Geidenheim Academical      22    5   2  15    19   38  −19    17

------North-Eastern Premier    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Neuerlatz AFK             22   12   5   5    39   27  +12    41
 2  Steffansson Island FC     22   10   7   5    48   31  +17    37
 3  FC Kampengar Magpies      22   10   5   7    33   29   +4    35
 4  FC1. Rangers              22    8   7   7    35   34   +1    31
 5  SK Carson Islanders       22    9   4   9    33   40   −7    31
 6  Krykkjesund Olympic       22    8   6   8    34   33   +1    30
 7  San Moranna FC            22    7   9   6    27   29   −2    30
 8  Aurich-Hassen Scouts FC   22    8   5   9    39   34   +5    29
 9  FC North Melville         22    7   8   7    36   32   +4    29
10  Sannegarden Fleet FK      22    8   4  10    38   38    0    28
11  McAvery Centurions        22    7   7   8    28   31   −3    28
12  Baumgarten Wharf FC       22    2   5  15    24   56  −32    11

------South-Eastern Premier     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Maritime Hove FC           22   13   6   3    42   21  +21    45
 2  Ingvar Peaks FC            22   11   7   4    42   23  +19    40
 3  Agheim CF                  22   10   8   4    35   26   +9    38
 4  KA Rikyaare                22   11   5   6    28   20   +8    38
 5  Invermuir Highlanders FC   22   11   4   7    36   26  +10    37
 6  SK Thor 1898               22   10   6   6    30   24   +6    36
 7  Daugen Borealis FC         22   10   4   8    26   30   −4    34
 8  Holtrecht Force SK         22    7   5  10    28   34   −6    26
 9  IHK Geddesberg             22    6   7   9    25   23   +2    25
10  AIK Alejavik               22    6   3  13    18   37  −19    21
11  Stengarden Lighthouse FC   22    2   7  13    21   35  −14    13
12  Alpine Wasau FK            22    3   2  17    15   47  −32    11

------Western Premier        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  GVFFK Pekarik           22   15   3   4    37   25  +12    48
 2  FK Weisshaus            22   13   3   6    44   30  +14    42
 3  Matahiko Viktory SK     22   11   6   5    42   27  +15    39
 4  Northbrook Zenith FC    22   10   7   5    39   24  +15    37
 5  SK Stromness Electric   22    9   8   5    38   24  +14    35
 6  Dinamo Olsa FK          22    9   6   7    35   26   +9    33
 7  Grass-Lisch AFC         22    8   7   7    38   32   +6    31
 8  Kirkenes SK             22    7   6   9    30   34   −4    27
 9  AFC Aigburth            22    8   2  12    31   38   −7    26
10  Logan United FC         22    6   7   9    39   38   +1    25
11  AIK 26 Valsgarth        22    4   2  16    23   52  −29    14
12  Gjornhammer Pier FC     22    2   3  17    18   64  −46     9

[Polar Islandstates]

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


MATCHDAY 18
SC Kiel 3–0 FC Torshavn
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 3–2 FC Axel Heiburg
Northbrook Diamonds FK 1–0 Franz Josef Young Boys
FC Solovetsky Monastery 1–2 SK Franz Josef City
SK Nasjonale Hauker 1–2 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
SK Aasiaat Harbour 3–1 Jan Mayen Islanders
Koppen Rig Force 2–2 East Franz Athletic
Hospitaliers 1–1 Red Star Severny
RSK Longyearbyen Town 2–0 North Star Grímsey
As the second half of the season kicks off, the big teams need to get a hold on themselves if they're going to put together any sort of challenge to what is threatening to become a runaway Diamonds train. The Diamonds upheld their part of the bargain with a win at home to Young Boys through Zelaya's header, but SK and Surtsey kept pace with wins of their own. Red Star were held to a draw by Hospitaliers meanwhile, with East Franz also dropping points when Ludvig Yakushkin's late equaliser levelled things out for the upwardly mobile Koppen Rig Force.


MATCHDAY 19
RSK Longyearbyen Town 6–0 SC Kiel
North Star Grímsey 1–2 Hospitaliers
Red Star Severny 2–0 Koppen Rig Force
East Franz Athletic 1–1 SK Aasiaat Harbour
Jan Mayen Islanders 4–3 SK Nasjonale Hauker
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 4–0 FC Solovetsky Monastery
SK Franz Josef City 3–2 Northbrook Diamonds FK
Franz Josef Young Boys 5–3 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
FC Axel Heiburg 1–0 FC Torshavn
Without a shadow of a doubt this is one of the best seasons that Citizens fans have enjoyed in a wee while, and this latest six-nil demolition of SC Kiel has only just gone to underline that fact. Kjeld-Dahl Johanssen's hat trick was just the icing on that particular cake. Red Star's own young foreign star scored a brace of his own when Dido Apprendidoadido almost single-handedly sunk the visitors from Koppen. Bjarnarey's fortunes took a welcome turn for the better when their four-nil win over Solovetsky, whilst there were thrillers nearly everywhere else! Jan Mayen came from two goals down at home to beat Nasjonale Hauker four-three, whilst Young Boys beat Surtsey five-three in a frenetic game at The Graduate. SK did everyone a favour at the Landstadt however, when three goals in ten ferocious second half minutes won them the match at home to Northbrook. It was a big day in Norscelt too, where Hospitaliers won a crucial three points away at fellow strugglers North Star.


MATCHDAY 20
SC Kiel 1–3 FC Axel Heiburg
FC Torshavn 0–0 Franz Josef Young Boys
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 3–1 SK Franz Josef City
Northbrook Diamonds FK 1–0 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
FC Solovetsky Monastery 1–1 Jan Mayen Islanders
SK Nasjonale Hauker 3–1 East Franz Athletic
SK Aasiaat Harbour 1–1 Red Star Severny
Koppen Rig Force 2–0 North Star Grímsey
Hospitaliers 2–3 RSK Longyearbyen Town
Sometimes, this league will just absolutely blindsides you with a result that comes out of nowhere, or crushes your dreams just when things were looking up. SK fans were riding high after defeating the reigning champions at home last week, and followed it up this time around by slipping to a weak three-nil defeat at Surtsey. Hungover? Perhaps. East Franz Athletic are throwing away all chances they had of chasing down the leaders however, by slipping to a surprise three-one defeat at Kungsdocks. Rauno Bickermann joined a small list of players in Aasiaat - an unenviable list to be a part of - by scoring both goals in Red Star's draw with Harbour. One at each end. Oops.



LATITUDE CUP Round Four
Koppen Rig Force 2-0 FC Cape St Paul
SK Aasiaat Harbour 4-2 Scapa Bay Rovers
Northbrook Diamonds FK 2-1 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 3-0 Bathurst Zenith
Rapid SK Eysturoy 2-4 SK Sturm Nuuk
Red Star Severny 2-2 SK Nasjonale Hauker (4-2 AET)
AFK Hans Island Pioneers 3-2 Devon Bay Lights FC
SK 1982 Matua 0-2 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
FC Axel Heiburg 8-0 AIK 26 Valsgarth
Jan Mayen Islanders 3-2 Uelmark MK
Resolute Storm 1913 FC 1-1 FC Torshavn (1-1 AET, 1-2 PKs)
FK Viipuri 56 3-2 RSK Longyearbyen Town
North Star Grímsey 2-4 East Franz Athletic
Melville Celtic 0-2 Waldenøya Bears
Skipsbyggere IFK 0-3 SK Franz Josef City
Eastgate Victoria FC 1-1 SC Kiel (1-2 AET)
So the Latitude Cup fourth round comes swinging its way through, and there are a couple of gallant runs that come to an end. Scapa Bay Rovers lost out to a fellow naval town - Aasiaat - by four goals to two, and Bathurst's brave run was brought to a crashing halt by Aleutia Volcanoes. Red Star are looking to reach a third final in a row, and they needed extra time to get past Nasjonale Hauker, whilst lowly AIK 26 Valsgarth were crushed mercilessly by the might of FC Axel Heiburg. Even the youth team were too good for the Valley, and they go out with their tails between their legs but their heads held high. Skipsbyggere managed a much more respectable three-nil defeat at home to mighty SK, whilst Longyearbyen were humbled by Viipuri in a hard fought match at The Library.


MATCHDAY 21
Hospitaliers 1–1 SC Kiel
RSK Longyearbyen Town 0–3 Koppen Rig Force
North Star Grímsey 3–2 SK Aasiaat Harbour
Red Star Severny 2–2 SK Nasjonale Hauker
East Franz Athletic 1–0 FC Solovetsky Monastery
Jan Mayen Islanders 2–2 Northbrook Diamonds FK
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 2–1 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
SK Franz Josef City 2–0 FC Torshavn
Franz Josef Young Boys 2–1 FC Axel Heiburg
An exciting finish at Victoria Stadium sees four goals in fifteen minutes, but two for each team means Northbrook will be taking a single point with them back to Palace Approach. Bjarnarey win a closely fought Norscelt derby by two goals to one, whilst a Kolehmainen brace sees SK beat Torshavn at home. North Star's Iversen scores the late winner for the home side in a thriller against Aasiaat Harbour, and Longyearbyen collapse to a dismal three-nil defeat at home to Koppen Rig. Axel Heiburg appeared to gain absolutely no benefit from playing the youth team in the Latitude Cup however, as their full strength side loses two-one to Young Boys.


MATCHDAY 22
SC Kiel 2–1 Franz Josef Young Boys
FC Axel Heiburg 2–3 SK Franz Josef City
FC Torshavn 2–3 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 2–2 Jan Mayen Islanders
Northbrook Diamonds FK 4–0 East Franz Athletic
FC Solovetsky Monastery 1–2 Red Star Severny
SK Nasjonale Hauker 2–1 North Star Grímsey
SK Aasiaat Harbour 3–1 RSK Longyearbyen Town
Koppen Rig Force 0–1 Hospitaliers
We do love a bit of drama in Divisjon One, don't we? East Franz were expected to challenge this season under Tuulari, but they got roundly beaten today - four-nil the final score in favour of the reigning champions, and that perhaps underlines just how much stronger the Diamonds are than nearly anybody else on their day. The big Norscelt derby of the day between Surtsey and Jan Mayen - and yeah, despite the rise of Bjarnarey and the lowering in stature of Jan Mayen in recent years, this is still the biggest Norscelt derby of the season - ended in a finely tuned draw and a point for both teams. SK had to come from behind twice to win in Axel Heiburg meanwhile, whilst Hospitaliers were able to celebrate picking up another three points - this time in Koppen.


MATCHDAY 23
Koppen Rig Force 1–0 SC Kiel
Hospitaliers 1–1 SK Aasiaat Harbour
RSK Longyearbyen Town 2–1 SK Nasjonale Hauker
North Star Grímsey 0–2 FC Solovetsky Monastery
Red Star Severny 2–1 Northbrook Diamonds FK
East Franz Athletic 7–0 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
Jan Mayen Islanders 3–0 FC Torshavn
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 0–0 FC Axel Heiburg
SK Franz Josef City 1–0 Franz Josef Young Boys
On any other day, SK Franz Josef City winning at the last minute at home to Young Boys courtesy of a Moses Luc Bjerregaard free kick would be the biggest story of the day. Or perhaps it would be Andriy Chtgheglovski's spectacular overhead kick to level things up for Hospitaliers at home to Aasiaat. Or maybe even Red Star's hard fought win at home to the reigning champions, throwing in a good bit of revenge for last season's Latitude Cup final in for good measure. But no. Not today. Today's big story is East Franz absolutely walloping Surtsey by seven goals to nil. Ouch, guys.


MATCHDAY 24
SC Kiel 2–1 SK Franz Josef City
Franz Josef Young Boys 2–2 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
FC Axel Heiburg 3–1 Jan Mayen Islanders
FC Torshavn 2–3 East Franz Athletic
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 3–2 Red Star Severny
Northbrook Diamonds FK 2–2 North Star Grímsey
FC Solovetsky Monastery 2–1 RSK Longyearbyen Town
SK Nasjonale Hauker 3–1 Hospitaliers
SK Aasiaat Harbour 1–2 Koppen Rig Force
Without football, I think I'd go mad, you know? Just hen you thought this season couldn't throw up any more surprises, the boys and girls up at SC Kiel race into a two goal lead at home to SK, and then just about manage to hold out for the win and put a huge dent in the Griffons' title hopes. Surtsey bounce back with a strong win at home to the ever-more-dangerous Red Star, whilst the defending champions are held to a draw at home to North Star. Koppen Rig Force win in Aasiaat thanks to a contentious penalty, and East Franz's second half comeback is enough to see them pick up the points in Torshavn. Axel Heiburg are still there or thereabouts though, and their win at home to Jan Mayen should be enough to remind people of just that fact.



LATITUDE CUP Round Five
Jan Mayen Islanders 4-0 Koppen Rig Force
FC Torshavn 0-1 SK Franz Josef City
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 1-0 FC Axel Heiburg
SK Sturm Nuuk 0-0 SC Kiel (1-0 AET)
AC Aleutia Volcanoes 0-1 AFK Hans Island Pioneers
SK Aasiaat Harbour 1-0 Northbrook Diamonds FK
East Franz Athletic 3-2 Waldenøya Bears
FK Viipuri 56 0-2 Red Star Severny
Of course, when Latitude Cup quarter final slots are on offer everyone pays attention, and today is no exception. Jan Mayen put their league worries behind them with a strong win at home to Koppen Rig, and their old rivals made sure their name remains in the hat courtesy of a Nilsson header against Torshavn. Surtsey's Niemanen scored the only goal of the match against Axel Heiburg, and Nuuk needed extra time to beat higher league opposition in the shape of SC Kiel. Hans Island Pioneers are another team from below the top flight to get into the final eight after their win in Aleutia, as Red Star continue their hunt to get the trophy back with a win against Viipuri and East Franz squeak past Waldenoya thanks to the odd goal in five. The defending champions are out, though. Northbrook might be well in control of their title-defence in the league, but a single defeat can cost you in the cup, and the only goal of the game against Aasiaat was not in their favour.


MATCHDAY 25
SK Aasiaat Harbour 3–0 SC Kiel
Koppen Rig Force 1–1 SK Nasjonale Hauker
Hospitaliers 2–0 FC Solovetsky Monastery
RSK Longyearbyen Town 1–3 Northbrook Diamonds FK
North Star Grímsey 0–3 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
Red Star Severny 2–0 FC Torshavn
East Franz Athletic 2–1 FC Axel Heiburg
Jan Mayen Islanders 1–2 Franz Josef Young Boys
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 3–0 SK Franz Josef City
The form of Bjarnarey has been good in recent weeks, and they would have harboured hopes of snatching a result at home to SK today. Nobody would have expected them to win by three clear goals however, and the Griffons' title rivals have taken advantage of that by picking up points of their own. Northbrook made light work of Longyearbyen in Svalbard, whilst there were also wins for Surtsey and East Franz Athletic, over North Star and Axel Heiburg respectively. Hospitaliers' victory over Solovetsky gives them hope of staying up, whilst Torshavn's sorry defeat to Red Star is just another defeat in a long, slow, slide down the table. It had all been going so well for them, too.


MATCHDAY 26
SC Kiel 3–0 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
SK Franz Josef City 5–1 Jan Mayen Islanders
Franz Josef Young Boys 2–0 East Franz Athletic
FC Axel Heiburg 3–0 Red Star Severny
FC Torshavn 4–1 North Star Grímsey
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 2–0 RSK Longyearbyen Town
Northbrook Diamonds FK 0–1 Hospitaliers
FC Solovetsky Monastery 1–2 Koppen Rig Force
SK Nasjonale Hauker 0–2 SK Aasiaat Harbour
They're dancing jigs in the black and white areas of Longyearbyen tonight! Not only have RSK lost in Surtsey to make it three defeats in a row, but the Knights of Hospitaliers have only gone and scored the only goal of the game in a match at Palace Approach against the reigning champions! Now there's something you don't see every day. SK and Axel Heiburg seized on this shock defeat for the runaway leaders by winning three points of their own, although East Franz and Red Star couldn't manage the same feat and slumped to defeats. Of course, Red Star's defeat was to Axel Heiburg so there was no way they could all win anyway, but SK's emphatic victory over old rivals Jan Mayen would have gone down very well with the fans.



So, eight games to go and those results mean that we have a tight and entertainingly close fight forming what looks like our runaway leaders of Northbrook Diamonds FK. SK, Axel Heiburg, Surtsey, East Franz, and Red Star are all in a bloc of teams separated by only two points chasing down the title and those elusive Champions' Cup spot, but the Diamonds are a whole six points ahead of SK at this stage, even with that shock defeat to Hospitaliers, and they will take some stopping. Those two wins in a row for the Knights show that they might have finally adjusted nicely to life in Divisjon One meanwhile, and with eight games to go they are only one point of safety. Will they drag themselves out of the mire? Or will Nasjonale Hauker perform their annual conjuring trick and land Hospitaliers right back in the thick of it?

------Divisjon One               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Northbrook Diamonds FK      26   16   4   6    51   24  +27    52
 2  SK Franz Josef City         26   13   7   6    44   30  +14    46
 3  FC Axel Heiburg             26   14   4   8    44   35   +9    46
 4  FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls   26   14   3   9    48   41   +7    45
 5  East Franz Athletic         26   13   5   8    48   34  +14    44
 6  Red Star Severny            26   12   8   6    44   31  +13    44
 7  FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla     26   12   6   8    40   36   +4    42
 8  SK Aasiaat Harbour          26   11   6   9    40   33   +7    39
 9  Koppen Rig Force            26   11   6   9    33   32   +1    39
10  RSK Longyearbyen Town       26   12   1  13    39   41   −2    37
11  Jan Mayen Islanders         26   10   3  13    37   46   −9    33
12  SC Kiel                     26    9   5  12    30   41  −11    32
13  Franz Josef Young Boys      26    9   4  13    38   43   −5    31
14  FC Torshavn                 26    8   5  13    34   44  −10    29
15  FC Solovetsky Monastery     26    8   4  14    27   41  −14    28
16  Hospitaliers                26    7   6  13    27   40  −13    27
17  SK Nasjonale Hauker         26    7   3  16    38   48  −10    24
18  North Star Grímsey          26    5   6  15    27   49  −22    21

In Divisjon Two, Islay Town Mechanical have a commanding lead of nine points over their closest rivals, with Nuuk, Viipuri, and Melville Celtic all currently separated by head to head results and goal difference only. Resolute and St Paul aren't too far behind, but I think we knkow where the tussle for promotion will be taking place by now. At the bottom, things go from bad to worse for Uelmark, Eastgate, and Novaya Sibir Reds, and with only eight games left they have left themselves with an awful lot of work to do.

------Divisjon Two               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Islay Town Mechanical       26   17   5   4    50   21  +29    56
 2  SK Sturm Nuuk               26   13   8   5    47   28  +19    47
 3  FK Viipuri 56               26   13   8   5    40   25  +15    47
 4  Melville Celtic             26   14   5   7    35   23  +12    47
 5  Resolute Storm 1913 FC      26   12   8   6    37   27  +10    44
 6  FC Cape St Paul             26   12   7   7    43   28  +15    43
 7  Klub Atletisk Spitsbergen   26   11   8   7    36   27   +9    41
 8  Waldenøya Bears             26   10   9   7    43   41   +2    39
 9  Eintracht Moss-Rygge        26   11   6   9    31   34   −3    39
10  Lokomotiv Barentsberg       26   10   5  11    33   36   −3    35
11  SK 1982 Matua               26    9   5  12    23   32   −9    32
12  AFK Hans Island Pioneers    26    8   5  13    32   42  −10    29
13  Scapa Bay Rovers            26    7   7  12    33   41   −8    28
14  AC Aleutia Volcanoes        26    6   9  11    38   39   −1    27
15  Skipsbyggere IFK            26    7   6  13    32   50  −18    27
16  Eastgate Victoria FC        26    4   9  13    28   46  −18    21
17  Novaya Sibir Reds           26    4   8  14    22   40  −18    20
18  Uelmark MK                  26    5   4  17    22   45  −23    19

In Divisjon Three, Yuzhny Equinox remain at the top of the table and in the hunt for promotion back to the second tier. Yuzhny Albion have fallen away considerably since that halfway point in the season however, leaving the route open for the likes of Grise Fiord, Energie, and Rapid Jan Mayen amongst others to look for those promotion spots and challenge Equinox for the title. At the bottom, Toyoharo are in deep trouble, with Bathurst, Severny Wingtips, and Axel Town all currently well involved in the battle to overtake those above them. Things are always tight in Divisjon Three, and this year is no exception.

------Divisjon Three            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Yuzhny Equinox FC          26   12  10   4    39   24  +15    46
 2  FK Grise Fiord             26   12   5   9    42   35   +7    41
 3  Energie Møllna-Grei SC     26   12   5   9    30   27   +3    41
 4  Rapid Jan Mayen FK         26   11   7   8    40   36   +4    40
 5  Atammik Zenith FK          26   10  10   6    34   32   +2    40
 6  Franz Josef Sharks         26   11   6   9    37   27  +10    39
 7  SK Yuzhny Albion           26    9  11   6    35   34   +1    38
 8  Rapid SK Eysturoy          26    9   9   8    34   26   +8    36
 9  Måriussa Viking FK         26    9   9   8    35   30   +5    36
10  Sisimut Town AFK           26    9   9   8    47   45   +2    36
11  FK Norsviken Cossacks      26   10   6  10    37   38   −1    36
12  Mekoryuk Maskettes         26    9   8   9    34   33   +1    35
13  Bohemiens Grise Fiord      26    8   8  10    36   39   −3    32
14  Devon Bay Lights FC        26    9   5  12    30   38   −8    32
15  Axel Town AFC              26    7   9  10    32   35   −3    30
16  Severny Wingtips           26    7   8  11    36   44   −8    29
17  Bathurst Zenith FC         26    8   4  14    27   45  −18    28
18  Toyoharo Revolutionaries   26    4   7  15    31   48  −17    19

[Polar Islandstates]

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


MATCHDAY 27
SK Nasjonale Hauker 1–2 SC Kiel
SK Aasiaat Harbour 4–1 FC Solovetsky Monastery
Koppen Rig Force 0–2 Northbrook Diamonds FK
Hospitaliers 0–3 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
RSK Longyearbyen Town 1–1 FC Torshavn
North Star Grímsey 2–1 FC Axel Heiburg
Red Star Severny 2–0 Franz Josef Young Boys
East Franz Athletic 0–2 SK Franz Josef City
Jan Mayen Islanders 1–2 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
Things are going to start getting interesting very quickly now we're entering the final stages of the competition, and the reigning champions are showing no signs whatsoever of slowing down. Another win today for Northbrook maintains that six point cushion they're enjoying over SK, and despite the Griffons' heroic Elfsteijn derby at the Rendahl over East Franz, they have to be aware that the title isn't in their own hands at this stage. Red Star and Bjarnarey take full advantage of this defeat for East Franz by winning their own matches against Young Boys and Jan Mayen respectively, and they leap ahead of Tuulari's boys as a result.


MATCHDAY 28
SC Kiel 1–2 Jan Mayen Islanders
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 2–0 East Franz Athletic
SK Franz Josef City 0–2 Red Star Severny
Franz Josef Young Boys 3–1 North Star Grímsey
FC Axel Heiburg 1–2 RSK Longyearbyen Town
FC Torshavn 3–1 Hospitaliers
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 1–1 Koppen Rig Force
Northbrook Diamonds FK 3–2 SK Aasiaat Harbour
FC Solovetsky Monastery 0–1 SK Nasjonale Hauker
This can probably be considered as something of a surge from Bjarnarey now, as their impressive run of results now extends to a two-nil win at The Barge over CC-rivals (yes, I just wrote that phrase) East Franz. That defeat won't do the Spires' hopes of a farfetched title challenge any favours, and makes things increasingly compact at the top. Particularly when you add that result to Red Star's win at the Landstadt. Compact, that is, aside from at the very top, where Northbrook's last minute comeback at home to Aasiaat is just the kind of grinding out of results that champions are required to do, and gives them an eight-point lead over second placed Red Star as a result. Only six points now separate the six places behind Northbrook too, leaving the race for the CC spots very tight indeed. At the bottom, things are looking like a four-horse race to avoid relegation; North Star, Hospitaliers, Nasjonale Hauker, and Solovetsky are all in trouble down there as things stand, with Torshavn only five points further up the table and looking nervous.



LATITUDE CUP Quarter Finals
SK Franz Josef City 0-0 SK Aasiaat Harbour (0-1 AET)
Red Star Severny 2-1 East Franz Athletic
Jan Mayen Islanders 2-3 AFK Hans Island Pioneers
SK Sturm Nuuk 1-1 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls (2-1 AET)
So the Latitude Cup quarter finals kick in, and the semi finalists are finally known after four thrilling matches. SK Aasiaat Harbour's league form has picked up as the season has drawn on, and they've matched that form in the cup by inflicting a second consecutive defeat at home upon the might of SK Franz Josef City. A single goal in extra time was all that was needed to do the damage in the end, but SK hearts will be consoled with the knowledge that East Franz have also been sent packing - Red Star seem to be fans of this competition in recent seasons, and their bid for a third consecutive final was unable to be derailed by the visiting Spires. There were shocks in the other two ties however, with lower league opposition knocking out Divisjon One giants in both cases. First it was Hans Island coming form behind to slay the Ospreys, and then it was Sturm Nuuk stunning Surtsey in extra time.


MATCHDAY 29
FC Solovetsky Monastery 4–0 SC Kiel
SK Nasjonale Hauker 1–1 Northbrook Diamonds FK
SK Aasiaat Harbour 4–1 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
Koppen Rig Force 2–1 FC Torshavn
Hospitaliers 0–2 FC Axel Heiburg
RSK Longyearbyen Town 3–2 Franz Josef Young Boys
North Star Grímsey 1–1 SK Franz Josef City
Red Star Severny 1–2 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
East Franz Athletic 3–0 Jan Mayen Islanders
They've dropped points! Okay, they still picked up one, but a single point at Kungsdocks is a third of what the Diamonds were expected to pick up (and infinitely more than what the Hawks were hoping for) and it gives their distant title rivals a chink of light at which they can now aim. The gap at the top remains eights points however, as despite wins for Bjarnarey, East Franz, and Axel Heiburg, the likes of Surtsey and Red Star both lost, with SK only picking up a single point at North Star. That Bjarnarey win over Red Star actually means that it is the Flotilla who replace Red Star as Northbrook's closest rivals. Who could have seen that coming a quarter of the way through the season, when Bjarnarey were fifteenth?


MATCHDAY 30
SC Kiel 1–2 East Franz Athletic
Jan Mayen Islanders 1–1 Red Star Severny
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 2–1 North Star Grímsey
SK Franz Josef City 0–1 RSK Longyearbyen Town
Franz Josef Young Boys 2–0 Hospitaliers
FC Axel Heiburg 2–0 Koppen Rig Force
FC Torshavn 1–0 SK Aasiaat Harbour
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 2–2 SK Nasjonale Hauker
Northbrook Diamonds FK 6–2 FC Solovetsky Monastery
That's the form of champions though, right there. Northbrook hammer six goals past Solovetsky, who can only muster two in return, and as the likes of Red Star, Surtsey, and SK all drop points, they've underlined their position at the top of the table. With only twelve points left to win, only Bjarnarey Flotilla, FC Axel Heiburg, and Red Star Severny retain any hope of winning the title in the unlikely event of some kind of gigantic Northbrook collapse. Yes, that's right, SK's defeat at home to RSK Longyearbyen Town (what on earth has happened to Fortress Landstadt?) means the griffons have no hope of winning the title, and alongside East Franz's win in Kiel, they are now in a fight to even finish in a Champions' Cup spot.


MATCHDAY 31
Northbrook Diamonds FK 3–2 SC Kiel
FC Solovetsky Monastery 0–1 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
SK Nasjonale Hauker 2–0 FC Torshavn
SK Aasiaat Harbour 1–1 FC Axel Heiburg
Koppen Rig Force 1–2 Franz Josef Young Boys
Hospitaliers 1–2 SK Franz Josef City
RSK Longyearbyen Town 5–0 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
North Star Grímsey 2–3 Jan Mayen Islanders
Red Star Severny 0–0 East Franz Athletic
Every title race has a conclusion, and this is this year's. Northbrook Diamonds went into today's match knowing that a win over Kiel would see them lift the title if Bjarnarey failed to win, and goals from KKV, Zelaya, and Moller - symbolically - ensured they did just that. They've retained the title in style, and even if Bjarnarey hadn't been thumped five-nil in Longyearbyen, I think we'd have seen the trophy headed back to the northern state anyway. SK win and Red Star and East Franz share a goalless draw - you know, just to make things interesting in the chasing pack - but today's focus is all about Northbrook. At the bottom, North Star's defeat at home to Jan Mayen leaves them hanging by a thread - seven points adrift with nine points available.



LATITUDE CUP Semi Finals
AFK Hans Island Pioneers 0-3 SK Aasiaat Harbour
SK Sturm Nuuk 0-2 Red Star Severny
When Latitude Cup semi finals weekend comes around however, we all pause to watch on in interest. A tantalising draw pitted both Divisjon One teams as the away side, but cruelly failed to deliver us a lower tier team in the final as both top flight outfits were able to win quite comfortably. Red Star booked their place in a third consecutive final with a two-nil win in Nuuk, whilst Hans Island couldn't repeat the heroics of their win in Jan Mayen, and eventually went down three-nil to a superior Aasiaat Harbour side looking to put a shiny gloss on a season tainted by patchy league form.


MATCHDAY 32
SC Kiel 2–1 Red Star Severny
East Franz Athletic 2–0 North Star Grímsey
Jan Mayen Islanders 1–2 RSK Longyearbyen Town
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 1–3 Hospitaliers
SK Franz Josef City 1–0 Koppen Rig Force
Franz Josef Young Boys 2–3 SK Aasiaat Harbour
FC Axel Heiburg 0–2 SK Nasjonale Hauker
FC Torshavn 4–1 FC Solovetsky Monastery
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 0–4 Northbrook Diamonds FK
That slump in form for Bjarnarey and Red Star really couldn't have come at a worse time as far as their CC ambitions are concerned - and wins for SK and East Franz just take advantage of this as they steal into CC spots that they barely deserve. Even Axel Heiburg - who for so long have looked like regaining the form of seasons-lost to finish in the top four again - are losing at home to a desperate Solovetsky side, and Surtsey are getting thumped four-nil at home by champions-elect Northbrook. At the bottom, North Star are relegated and Hospitaliers and Solovetsky are hanging by a thread as Nasjonale appear to have done their magic trick. Again. Today's two-nil over Axel Heiburg just underlines that.


MATCHDAY 33
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls 2–1 SC Kiel
Northbrook Diamonds FK 1–0 FC Torshavn
FC Solovetsky Monastery 1–1 FC Axel Heiburg
SK Nasjonale Hauker 0–0 Franz Josef Young Boys
SK Aasiaat Harbour 1–2 SK Franz Josef City
Koppen Rig Force 2–1 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
Hospitaliers 3–3 Jan Mayen Islanders
RSK Longyearbyen Town 3–3 East Franz Athletic
North Star Grímsey 0–2 Red Star Severny
Well, as the pomp and circumstance of Northbrook lifting the trophy in their last home game of the season distracts the eye at the top of the table, SK Nasjonale Hauker's goalless draw with Young Boys ensures their survival in the top flight thanks to Hospitaliers and Solovetsky both failing to win. Somehow, they've managed to avoid relegation. Again. Elsewhere, Bjarnarey chose a bad time to lose to Koppen Rig, and their rivals seized the chance. Red Star Severny beat already relegated North Star, Surtsey won at home to Kiel, and East Franz and Axel Heiburg both avoided defeat. SK snatched a late, dramatic win in Aasiaat to leap into second place in the table at almost the last possible moment. Longyearbyen and Axel Heiburg are level on points fighting for the last Globe Cup spot, and between those two and SK lie four teams battling for the last two Champions' Cup teams; Red Star, East Franz, Surtsey, and Bjarnarey. Yes, Bjarnarey.


MATCHDAY 34
SC Kiel 3–1 North Star Grímsey
Red Star Severny 1–0 RSK Longyearbyen Town
East Franz Athletic 1–0 Hospitaliers
Jan Mayen Islanders 1–1 Koppen Rig Force
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 4–0 SK Aasiaat Harbour
SK Franz Josef City 2–0 SK Nasjonale Hauker
Franz Josef Young Boys 0–2 FC Solovetsky Monastery
FC Axel Heiburg 0–2 Northbrook Diamonds FK
FC Torshavn 3–3 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls
There you have it then, the final results of the season. Everything at the bottom of the table is sorted, and the issues at the very top are also all sorted, but there was plenty of excitement in the race for UICA football. Red Star's win at home to Longyearbyen courtesy of Shine's strike put them in the driving seat, as well as dealing a fatal blow to Longyearbyen's hopes of Globe Cup football. This, despite Axel heiburg's loss at home to the champions, Northbrook. SK Franz Josef City made sure of their second place finish, twelve points adrift of Northbrook, with a win at home to already-safe Nasjonale Hauker, and East Franz took advantage of Surtsey's draw in Torshavn to beat the already-relegated Hospitaliers and steal fourth place at the last gasp. Bjarnarey won handsomely at home to Aasiaat, but other results left them in sixth.

Aasiaat, Longyearbyen, and Koppen Rig all finished comfortably mid-table in the end, with Jan Mayen, Young Boys, Kiel, and Torshavn a little further back. Nasjonale Hauker managed another conjuring trick down in fifteenth, again, but in an odd show of solidarity all three of the promoted clubs got relegated straight back down again. Nonetheless, congratulations to Northbrook, and well done to SK, I suppose. Though, they were nowhere near the champions in the end and weren't even the last team to stay in touch with them. Iriarte has a lot of work to do if he wants to catch up to Marek's side. Northbrook lead for almost the entire season, and they'll be a strong bet to retain their title for a third time next year.

------Divisjon One               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Northbrook Diamonds FK      34   23   5   6    73   31  +42    74 - Champions, CC, CdC
 2  SK Franz Josef City         34   18   8   8    54   36  +18    62 - CC
 3  Red Star Severny            34   16  10   8    54   36  +18    58 - CC
 4  East Franz Athletic         34   17   7  10    59   42  +17    58 - CC
 5  FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls   34   17   6  11    61   56   +5    57 - GC
 6  FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla     34   17   6  11    54   49   +5    57 - GC
 7  FC Axel Heiburg             34   16   6  12    52   45   +7    54 - GC
 8  RSK Longyearbyen Town       34   17   3  14    56   50   +6    54
 9  SK Aasiaat Harbour          34   14   7  13    55   48   +7    49
10  Koppen Rig Force            34   13   8  13    40   43   −3    47
11  Jan Mayen Islanders         34   12   6  16    49   61  −12    42
12  Franz Josef Young Boys      34   12   5  17    49   55   −6    41
13  SC Kiel                     34   12   5  17    42   57  −15    41
14  FC Torshavn                 34   11   7  16    47   55   −8    40
15  SK Nasjonale Hauker         34   10   6  18    47   55   −8    36
16  FC Solovetsky Monastery     34   10   5  19    38   58  −20    35 - Relegated
17  Hospitaliers                34    8   7  19    35   57  −22    31 - Relegated
18  North Star Grímsey          34    6   7  21    35   66  −31    25 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: Northbrook Diamonds FK

Runners-Up: SK Franz Josef City
Relegated: FC Solovetsky Monastery, Hospitaliers, North Star Grímsey
Player of the Season: 
1.  Kohev Küngas-Vaga (Northbrook Diamonds FK)
2.  Gustaf Kolehmainen (SK Franz Josef City)
3.  Alexis Zeljeznicar (East Franz Athletic)
4.  Rauno Bickermann (Red Star Severny)
5.  Tobias Möller (Northbrook Diamonds FK)
Overseas Player of the Season:
1.  Tobias Möller (Northbrook Diamonds FK)
2.  Rook Cathar (East Franz Athletic)
3.  Arturo Hudson-Blake (FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls)
4.  Pristina Shine (Red Star Severny)
5.  Rodolfo Zelaya (Northbrook Diamonds FK)
Young Player (u-23) of the Season:
1.  Rauno Bickermann (Red Star Severny)
2.  Eidur Gunnlaugsson (FC Axel Heiburg)
3.  Patrick Ernberger (FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls)
4.  Alexsandr Kiriyenko (East Franz Athletic)
5.  Eiríkur Beyer (FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla)
Top Goalscorers:
22 -  Tobias Möller (Northbrook Diamonds FK)
19 -  Gustaf Kolehmainen (SK Franz Josef City)
      Rook Cathar (East Franz Athletic)
17 -  Rauno Bickermann (Red Star Severny)
      Rodolfo Zelaya (Northbrook Diamonds FK)
      Arturo Hudson-Blake (FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls)
15 -  Pristina Shine (Red Star Severny)
      Pedrinho (SK Franz Josef City)
      Sean Fraser (FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla)
14 -  Torsten Wolff (FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls)
      Rancisc Tenian (FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla)
      Christian Simmonds (East Franz Athletic)
      Alexis Zeljeznicar (East Franz Athletic)
Team of the Season:
TBA

In Divisjon Two, Islay Town Mechanical make their return to the top flight in style by winning Divisjon Two by the same margin that Northbrook won the top flight. Nuuk and Resolute Storm were both twelve points adrift in second and third and whilst they were more concerned about the charge of Melville in fourth than catching the leaders up top, they will be delighted to return to Divisjon One. At the bottom; Eastgate, Skipsbyggere, and Uelmark were all relegated as they looked like being all season - even if they did make it look a whole lot closer than it was in the end.

------Divisjon Two               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Islay Town Mechanical       34   22   7   5    66   29  +37    73 - Promoted, SBCC
 2  SK Sturm Nuuk               34   17  10   7    63   40  +23    61 - Promoted, SBCC
 3  Resolute Storm 1913 FC      34   17  10   7    47   33  +14    61 - Promoted, SBCC
 4  Melville Celtic             34   18   6  10    48   33  +15    60 - SBCC
 5  FK Viipuri 56               34   15  11   8    52   36  +16    56
 6  FC Cape St Paul             34   16   7  11    62   42  +20    55
 7  Klub Atletisk Spitsbergen   34   14  10  10    44   35   +9    52
 8  Eintracht Moss-Rygge        34   13   8  13    37   49  −12    47
 9  Waldenøya Bears             34   11  11  12    52   53   −1    44
10  Lokomotiv Barentsberg       34   12   7  15    45   49   −4    43
11  SK 1982 Matua               34   12   7  15    33   41   −8    43
12  Scapa Bay Rovers            34   10   9  15    44   53   −9    39
13  AFK Hans Island Pioneers    34   10   8  16    40   55  −15    38
14  Novaya Sibir Reds           34    8  12  14    34   45  −11    36
15  AC Aleutia Volcanoes        34    8  10  16    47   54   −7    34
16  Eastgate Victoria FC        34    7  12  15    37   55  −18    33 - Relegated
17  Skipsbyggere IFK            34    9   6  19    40   68  −28    33 - Relegated
18  Uelmark MK                  34    9   5  20    33   54  −21    32 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: Islay Town Mechanical

Runners-Up: SK Sturm Nuuk
Promoted: Islay Town Mechanical, SK Sturm Nuuk, Resolute Storm 1913 FC
Relegated: Eastgate Victoria FC, Skipsbyggere IFK, Uelmark MK
Player of the Season:  Gudvardur Davidenko (Islay Town Mechanical)
Top Goalscorer: 22 -  Geraldo Pánfilo (Islay Town Mechanical)

In Divisjon Three, Yuzhny Equinox have been on top for a while, and they made sure to stay up there when the crucial parts of the season came around. Behind them, Franz Josef Sharks and Norsviken Cossacks won the tight race for the other two promotion places ahead of the likes of Atammik, Grise Fiord, Eysturoy, and Rapid Jan Mayen. At the bottom meanwhile, Sisimut and Bathurst will be relieved to finish just ahead of the bottom four of Axel Town, Devon Bay lights, Severny Wingtips, and Toyoharo. It's a tough life, this Federation League business.

------Divisjon Three            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Yuzhny Equinox FC          34   17  11   6    53   32  +21    62 - Promoted
 2  Franz Josef Sharks         34   16   8  10    51   37  +14    56 - Promoted
 3  FK Norsviken Cossacks      34   16   7  11    52   43   +9    55 - Promoted
 4  Atammik Zenith FK          34   15  10   9    46   41   +5    55
 5  FK Grise Fiord             34   15   9  10    59   45  +14    54
 6  Rapid SK Eysturoy          34   14  11   9    55   37  +18    53
 7  Rapid Jan Mayen FK         34   14   8  12    49   47   +2    50
 8  SK Yuzhny Albion           34   11  15   8    45   44   +1    48
 9  Energie Møllna-Grei SC     34   13   9  12    39   39    0    48
10  Måriussa Viking FK         34   11  11  12    40   38   +2    44
11  Bohemiens Grise Fiord      34   11  11  12    46   50   −4    44
12  Mekoryuk Maskettes         34   11  10  13    40   45   −5    43
13  Sisimut Town AFK           34   10  11  13    55   62   −7    41
14  Bathurst Zenith FC         34   12   5  17    41   58  −17    41
15  Axel Town AFC              34    9  11  14    41   46   −5    38 - Relegated
16  Devon Bay Lights FC        34   10   6  18    36   53  −17    36 - Relegated
17  Severny Wingtips           34    8  10  16    44   60  −16    34 - Relegated
18  Toyoharo Revolutionaries   34    8   7  19    46   61  −15    31 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: Yuzhny Equinox FC

Runners-Up: Franz Josef Sharks
Promoted:  Yuzhny Equinox FC, Franz Josef Sharks, FK Norsviken Cossacks
Relegated: Axel Town AFC, Devon Bay Lights FC, Severny Wingtips, Toyoharo Revolutionaries
Player of the Season:  Sacha Blažević (Yuzhny Equinox FC)
Top Goalscorer: 20 -  Zachary Bohinen (FK Grise Fiord)

In the East Divisjon, Clavering and Sutherland are enjoying the glow of a job well done as they secured promotion with matches to spare before enjoying some early holidays by the looks of their last few results. At the bottom, FKRA Norregaard in particular have had a torrid time this season, but Ilksporta, Stryær, and Sturm won't be exactly thrilled to be following them down to the Regional League either.

------East Divisjon             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Dinamo Clavering SC        26   15   7   4    47   23  +24    52 - Promoted
 2  Sutherland Foundry SK      26   15   3   8    42   27  +15    48 - Promoted
 3  Sporting Club Aasiaat 87   26   12   6   8    44   33  +11    42
 4  Crusaders                  26   12   6   8    41   34   +7    42
 5  Surtsey Rovers SK          26   11   8   7    39   31   +8    41
 6  Resolute Hills FC          26   10   8   8    37   36   +1    38
 7  KSC Brighthelmstone        26   10   6  10    36   40   −4    36
 8  Korsten Lokomotiv          26    9   7  10    32   30   +2    34
 9  SK Sporting Juura          26    9   7  10    39   43   −4    34
10  FK Aagen Zenith            26    7  11   8    41   46   −5    32
11  SK Stryær                  26    8   7  11    30   36   −6    31 - Relegated
12  Ilksporta IK               26    7   6  13    19   36  −17    27 - Relegated
13  FC1. Sturm Grímsey         26    6   6  14    27   38  −11    24 - Relegated
14  FKRA Norregaard            26    4   6  16    26   47  −21    18 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: Dinamo Clavering SC

Runners-Up: Sutherland Foundry SK
Promoted: Dinamo Clavering SC, Sutherland Foundry SK
Relegated: SK Stryær, Ilksporta IK, FC1. Sturm Grímsey, FKRA Norregaard
Player of the Season:  Sebastian Alyakin (Sutherland Foundry SK)
Top Goalscorer: 20 -  Brede Kondratenko (Dinamo Clavering SC)

In the West Divisjon, Hoyvik finished top of the table with an impressively tight defence, with Fjorhorgen following them up after beating Savoonga on the last day of the season. Drama. Velcosta, Urri, Universitet, and Seratakki all go down - the latter of which on head-to-head results with Henfergen Town.

------West Divisjon            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Hoyvik Town FC            26   15   6   5    45   24  +21    51 - Promoted
 2  Fjorhorgen SK             26   12   9   5    46   36  +10    45 - Promoted
 3  Savoonga Moor SK          26   12   6   8    37   35   +2    42
 4  St Gallen 47              26   11   6   9    25   25    0    39
 5  Royal NK Sikjonek         26   10   7   9    34   26   +8    37
 6  1. Lokomotiv Karlstadt    26   10   7   9    26   29   −3    37
 7  Okhotsk Kholmsk Town FC   26   10   6  10    34   26   +8    36
 8  Rapid Neftegorsk FK       26    9   9   8    29   21   +8    36
 9  FC Fetlar                 26    8   9   9    32   34   −2    33
10  Henfergen Town FC         26    9   4  13    30   39   −9    31
11  Seratakki Villagers       26    8   7  11    29   41  −12    31 - Relegated
12  Universitet               26    7   9  10    38   35   +3    30 - Relegated
13  NKK Urri                  26    7   8  11    30   37   −7    29 - Relegated
14  FC Velcosta Cliffs        26    4   7  15    23   50  −27    19 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: Hoyvik Town FC

Runners-Up: Fjorhorgen SK
Promoted: Hoyvik Town FC, Fjorhorgen SK
Relegated: Seratakki Villagers, Universitet, NKK Urri, FC Velcosta Cliffs
Player of the Season:  Marten Dock (Hoyvik Town FC)
Top Goalscorer: 18 -  Morten Rose (Fjorhorgen SK)

In the Central Premier, RSK Moorlands ran away with it in the end, with Severnaya Zemlya needing considerably more battling before being confirmed as runners-up in the last promotion spot. Morrenmark IFK are the team unfortunate enough to go down.

------Central Premier              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  RSK Moorlands                 44   28   9   7    75   41  +34    93 - Promoted
 2  Severnaya Zemlya 88 Equinox   44   22  10  12    66   48  +18    76 - Promoted
 3  Torpedo Sibir RKA             44   21  11  12    68   47  +21    74
 4  Larsen Bay Thunder FC         44   20  10  14    73   57  +16    70
 5  Svenskøya SV98                44   20   9  15    69   54  +15    69
 6  Devon Bay Seals FC            44   18  10  16    63   59   +4    64
 7  MK Lillehammer                44   15  13  16    65   63   +2    58
 8  Bennett and Zhokhov           44   16  10  18    61   60   +1    58
 9  Verdin Brook FC               44   12  15  17    48   63  −15    51
10  FK Ost-Volonovsk              44   12  12  20    48   67  −19    48
11  SK Geidenheim Academical      44    9   7  28    43   77  −34    34
12  Morrenmark IFK                44    6  14  24    35   78  −43    32 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: RSK Moorlands

Runners-Up: Severnaya Zemlya 88 Equinox
Promoted: RSK Moorlands, Severnaya Zemlya 88 Equinox
Relegated: Morrenmark IFK
Player of the Season:  Edvard Kochalka (RSK Moorlands)
Top Goalscorer: 29 -  Edvard Kochalka (RSK Moorlands)

In the North-Eastern Premier, Steffansson Island and Neuerlatz have had a tit-for-tat battle all season, and whilst Steffansson Island won the silverware in the end, both sets of fans are happy that the best two teams in the league will have the chance to renew their rivalry next season. Things were tighter in the mid-table than they usually are in the Regional League, which meant that despite gaining an impressive forty-two points, Baumgarten go down.

------North-Eastern Premier    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Steffansson Island FC     44   21  11  12    87   61  +26    74 - Promoted
 2  Neuerlatz AFK             44   20  12  12    69   55  +14    72 - Promoted
 3  Krykkjesund Olympic       44   18  13  13    71   63   +8    67
 4  McAvery Centurions        44   17  14  13    63   59   +4    65
 5  FC North Melville         44   17  12  15    71   62   +9    63
 6  SK Carson Islanders       44   17  10  17    64   68   −4    61
 7  FC Kampengar Magpies      44   16  10  18    69   72   −3    58
 8  San Moranna FC            44   13  18  13    66   66    0    57
 9  FC1. Rangers              44   15  12  17    60   71  −11    57
10  Sannegarden Fleet FK      44   16   8  20    68   66   +2    56
11  Aurich-Hassen Scouts FC   44   13  11  20    69   78   −9    50
12  Baumgarten Wharf FC       44   11   9  24    56   92  −36    42 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: Steffansson Island FC

Runners-Up: Neuerlatz AFK
Promoted: Steffansson Island FC, Neuerlatz AFK
Relegated: Baumgarten Wharf FC
Player of the Season:  Boris Swoboda (Steffansson Island FC)
Top Goalscorer:29 -  Rusland Adlersparre (Steffansson Island FC)

In the South-Eastern Premier, KA Rikyaare won a tantalisingly tight four-way battle at the top of the table, with Maritime Hove and Ingvar Peaks disappointed in the end as Agheim follow the champions up a flight. Alpine Wasau's unlikely thirteen points won off the top three teams wasn't enough to save them meanwhile, and their head-to-head record with Stengarden sends them down.

------South-Eastern Premier     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  KA Rikyaare                44   26  10   8    69   38  +31    88 - Promoted
 2  Agheim CF                  44   23  14   7    78   47  +31    83 - Promoted
 3  Maritime Hove FC           44   23  12   9    72   42  +30    81
 4  Ingvar Peaks FC            44   23  11  10    76   47  +29    80
 5  Invermuir Highlanders FC   44   18  11  15    69   62   +7    65
 6  SK Thor 1898               44   17  13  14    66   52  +14    64
 7  Daugen Borealis FC         44   16  10  18    55   68  −13    58
 8  IHK Geddesberg             44   15  12  17    61   60   +1    57
 9  AIK Alejavik               44   14   7  23    56   77  −21    49
10  Holtrecht Force SK         44   12   9  23    52   76  −24    45
11  Stengarden Lighthouse FC   44    6  11  27    42   80  −38    29
12  Alpine Wasau FK            44    7   8  29    35   82  −47    29 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: KA Rikyaare

Runners-Up: Agheim CF
Promoted: KA Rikyaare, Agheim CF
Relegated: Alpine Wasau FK
Player of the Season:  Nicolaj Plushenko (KA Rikyaare)
Top Goalscorer: 31 -  Jonas Adolfsson (Agheim CF)

In the Western Premier, Northbrook Zenith made it a good year for the Northbrook sides by winning their league over GVFFK Pekarik - scoring a huge eighty-one goals in forty-four games in the process. Stromness scored eighty-two, but only finished third. At the bottom, Gjornhammer Pier become the first team to ever concede over a hundred goals and avoid relegation in FPIFA history... mainly thanks to AIK 26 Valsgarth, who conceded 107. Ouch.

------Western Premier        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1  Northbrook Zenith FC    44   25  11   8    81   42  +39    86 - Promoted
 2  GVFFK Pekarik           44   25   8  11    71   52  +19    83 - Promoted
 3  SK Stromness Electric   44   23  12   9    82   44  +38    81
 4  Matahiko Viktory SK     44   22   8  14    72   46  +26    74
 5  FK Weisshaus            44   21   8  15    77   59  +18    71
 6  Dinamo Olsa FK          44   21   8  15    63   50  +13    71
 7  Kirkenes SK             44   16  14  14    60   60    0    62
 8  Grass-Lisch AFC         44   16  13  15    66   65   +1    61
 9  AFC Aigburth            44   13  10  21    56   71  −15    49
10  Logan United FC         44   11  11  22    62   74  −12    44
11  Gjornhammer Pier FC     44    6   9  29    39  101  −62    27
12  AIK 26 Valsgarth        44    7   4  33    42  107  −65    25 - Relegated

CHAMPIONS: Northbrook Zenith FC

Runners-Up: GVFFK Pekarik
Promoted: Northbrook Zenith FC, GVFFK Pekarik
Relegated: AIK 26 Valsgarth
Player of the Season:  Kirill Ryndenko (Northbrook Zenith FC)
Top Goalscorer: 30 -  Andriy Dolohov (SK Stromness Electric)

And so with four teams relegated, we also need to say welcome to the four new teams promoted by virtue of their average points total from the past five seasons:
FC Ljustergrad, Friedrichsund Fencing Club, Islay Thistle FC, Newbridge Engineers




As ever, the Challenge Cup is contested at the Nasjonale Stadion between the winners of the East and West Divisjons, and this year it is Dinamo Clavering who take home the extra piece of silverware after winning a pulsating match by four goals to one over Hoyvik Town.

Final
Dinamo Clavering SC 4-1 Hoyvik Town FC

CHAMPIONS: Dinamo Clavering SC

The Regional Trophy has been a welcome introduction to the league timetable, with it giving the lower league teams just that extra chance at glory in the spotlight. This time around it is Steffansson Island who win the trophy after beating Zenith three-nil in a performance that will make sure they have people watching them next season.

Semi-Finals
Northbrook Zenith FC 2-0 RSK Moorlands (2-0 agg)
RSK Moorlands 0-2 Northbrook Zenith FC (0-4 agg)

KA Rikyaare 1-1 Steffansson Island FC (1-1 agg)
Steffansson Island FC 1-0 KA Rikyaare (2-1 agg)

Final
Steffansson Island FC 3-0 Northbrook Zenith FC

CHAMPIONS: Steffansson Island FC

And so, the final of the Latitude Cup. Twelve months ago, Red Star were prevented from executing a rare title-defence of the Latitude Cup by an inspired Northbrook side on their way to a domestic double. Fast forward to today however, and Petter Bielsen has worked his cup magic once again. Two out of three ain't bad, right? Aasiaat simply had no match for the pace and fluidity of Red Star's attacking movement on the day, and the fans had a great trip back from Severny in the end after seeing their side lift the trophy thanks to goals from Bickermann and Shine. Bielsen is making himself a reputation, here: in three seasons, Red Star have only lost one match in the Latitude Cup, and that was in last year's final.

Final
Red Star Severny 2-0 SK Aasiaat Harbour

CHAMPIONS: Red Star Severny

UICA COMPETITIONS

Polar Islandstates (PIS) qualifiers
Champions’ Cup 56: Northbrook Diamonds FK, SK Franz Josef City, Red Star Severny, East Franz Athletic
[Youth Cup: Northbrook Academy, SK Franz Josef City, Red Star Sporting Academy, East Franz Athletic]
Globe Cup 53: FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls, FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla, FC Axel Heiburg
Series B Champions’ Cup 53: Islay Town Mechanical, SK Sturm Nuuk, Resolute Storm 1913 FC, Melville Celtic
OTHER COMPETITIONS:
Copa de Campeones: Northbrook Diamonds FK
Cygnus Cup: Red Star Severny

[The Fallenmark Islands]

Season IV, Part 1

Welcome to the fourth season of the Minor Valhallan League!

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

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

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

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

------Minor Valhallan Auxiliary A  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Achtrup Blackhearts FC        15    9   3   3    34   21  +13    30
 2 SV Auchtenmill                15    9   2   4    26   15  +11    29
 3 Bache Junction FC             15    8   4   3    23   12  +11    28
 4 Kuuningen Town SV             15    9   1   5    29   19  +10    28
 5 Fortuna Haaksfalken FK        15    7   6   2    26   19   +7    27
 6 Aylesness Saracens            15    8   3   4    17   15   +2    27
 7 St Denys XVII                 15    7   2   6    24   21   +3    23
 8 Norðurmýrar 87                15    6   5   4    11   14   −3    23
 9 Marylebone Northern Star      15    5   6   4    24   19   +5    21
10 Ferrisdale Ironopolis         15    5   4   6    19   22   −3    19
11 Scheveningen West End         15    4   4   7    14   18   −4    16
12 FCK Wick                      15    4   3   8    21   21    0    15
13 Galveston-on-Sea FC           15    4   3   8    20   27   −7    15
14 Marylebone-Albrecht FC        15    3   3   9    17   26   −9    12
15 Ashburnley Hill FC            15    2   4   9    11   29  −18    10
16 Neuenhaus Valhalla            15    1   5   9    13   31  −18     8

------Minor Valhallan Auxiliary B  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Beveren Trinity               15   11   1   3    36   17  +19    34
 2 Port Eigg FC                  15   10   3   2    32   11  +21    33
 3 FK Hámarvik                   15   10   1   4    31   16  +15    31
 4 Crookley Weir FC              15    7   4   4    26   25   +1    25
 5 VB Vatn Höfninflói            15    7   2   6    25   25    0    23
 6 Redgate Engineers             15    6   4   5    22   22    0    22
 7 Eaglescliffe Miners Welfare   15    6   3   6    16   17   −1    21
 8 FF Nordharbour                15    6   3   6    19   21   −2    21
 9 Barnwich Fusiliers FC         15    5   5   5    19   21   −2    20
10 Mackley Moor AFC              15    6   2   7    17   20   −3    20
11 Haaksfalken Kittiwakes        15    4   7   4    21   21    0    19
12 RKA Hvalabátum                15    5   3   7    16   22   −6    18
13 Castle NHK                    15    4   4   7    17   21   −4    16
14 Thule IF                      15    4   2   9    16   27  −11    14
15 Deepdene Hall                 15    3   2  10    15   29  −14    11
16 Valhallans                    15    1   4  10    10   23  −13     7

FIRST ROUND
RKA Hvalabátum 4-0 Haaksfalken Kittiwakes
Kuuningen Town SV 0-5 Barnwich Fusiliers FC
Beveren Trinity 1-1 Achtrup Blackhearts FC (1-1 AET, 1-3 PKs)
Eaglescliffe Miners Welfare 3-1 Deepdene Hall
Valhallans 2-0 Neuenhaus Valhalla
Aylesness Saracens 2-1 Crookley Weir FC
Bache Junction FC 2-0 Redgate Engineers
Galveston-on-Sea FC 0-3 St Denys XVII
Fortuna Haaksfalken FK 3-1 FF Nordharbour
Norðurmýrar 87 2-0 Thule IF
Castle NHK 1-1 Scheveningen West End (2-2 AET, 0-3 PKs)
Ferrisdale Ironopolis 1-1 FK Hámarvik (1-2 AET)
Port Eigg FC 2-1 Marylebone-Albrecht FC
Mackley Moor AFC 1-1 VB Vatn Höfninflói (1-2 AET)
Marylebone Northern Star 0-1 FCK Wick
Ashburnley Hill FC 1-0 SV Auchtenmill

SECOND ROUND
FK Hámarvik 1-8 Víkingur Kló VB
FF Berafjörðinn 5-1 Gunnmarket
SV Kieslen Bridge 0-1 Ashburnley Hill FC
Glidi Hreindýrsal 2-0 K85 Járn Virkaroy
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 1-0 Eaglescliffe Miners Welfare
Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður 0-2 Marylebone Esprit
Achtrup Blackhearts FC 2-0 Fortuna Haaksfalken FK
Scheveningen West End 1-1 Valhallans (1-2 AET)
VB Vatn Höfninflói 0-4 Marylebone Invicta
Norðurmýrar 87 3-1 Port Eigg FC
FCK Wick 1-0 Eastmark Quarrymen
RKA Hvalabátum 0-1 Barnwich Fusiliers FC
Scheveningen Town 1-0 PVTCo
Leiknir Reykjanesur 2-0 Barracliffe Old Street
St Denys XVII 1-4 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
Bache Junction FC 1-2 Aylesness Saracens

THIRD ROUND
Víkingur Kló VB 0-1 Marylebone Invicta
Achtrup Blackhearts FC 2-0 Valhallans
Marylebone Esprit 1-0 Glidi Hreindýrsal
FCK Wick 2-2 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF (2-3 AET)
Norðurmýrar 87 0-1 Scheveningen Town
Ashburnley Hill FC 1-1 FF Berafjörðinn (1-2 AET)
Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag 2-0 Barnwich Fusiliers FC
Aylesness Saracens 0-1 Leiknir Reykjanesur

[The Fallenmark Islands]

Season IV, Part 2

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

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

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------Minor Valhallan Premier    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 FF Berafjörðinn             30   17   6   7    58   36  +22    57
 2 Marylebone Invicta          30   16   7   7    53   40  +13    55
 3 Marylebone Esprit           30   15   6   9    54   36  +18    51
 4 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag   30   15   6   9    46   35  +11    51
 5 Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður     30   14   8   8    38   23  +15    50
 6 PVTCo                       30   12   9   9    39   38   +1    45
 7 Barracliffe Old Street      30   11  11   8    41   34   +7    44
 8 K85 Járn Virkaroy           30   13   5  12    40   43   −3    44
 9 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF          30   11   9  10    43   37   +6    42
10 Scheveningen Town           30   11   9  10    40   39   +1    42
11 SV Kieslen Bridge           30    9   7  14    36   50  −14    34
12 Gunnmarket                  30    7  11  12    35   46  −11    32
13 Víkingur Kló VB             30   10   2  18    30   42  −12    32
14 Leiknir Reykjanesur         30    7   8  15    29   46  −17    29
15 Eastmark Quarrymen          30    6   8  16    29   50  −21    26
16 Glidi Hreindýrsal           30    5  10  15    34   50  −16    25

------Minor Valhallan Auxiliary A  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 SV Auchtenmill                30   19   5   6    58   31  +27    62
 2 Fortuna Haaksfalken FK        30   16   9   5    53   36  +17    57
 3 Achtrup Blackhearts FC        30   16   8   6    55   35  +20    56
 4 St Denys XVII                 30   14   5  11    42   35   +7    47
 5 Norðurmýrar 87                30   13   7  10    33   35   −2    46
 6 Bache Junction FC             30   13   6  11    39   31   +8    45
 7 Kuuningen Town SV             30   13   6  11    46   39   +7    45
 8 Ferrisdale Ironopolis         30   12   9   9    39   37   +2    45
 9 Aylesness Saracens            30   11   8  11    34   38   −4    41
10 Marylebone Northern Star      30   10  10  10    47   41   +6    40
11 FCK Wick                      30   11   6  13    45   46   −1    39
12 Scheveningen West End         30   11   6  13    30   34   −4    39
13 Galveston-on-Sea FC           30    8   6  16    32   47  −15    30
14 Marylebone-Albrecht FC        30    8   5  17    38   47   −9    29
15 Neuenhaus Valhalla            30    6   5  19    32   58  −26    23
16 Ashburnley Hill FC            30    5   7  18    20   53  −33    22

------Minor Valhallan Auxiliary B  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Beveren Trinity               30   22   4   4    68   30  +38    70
 2 FK Hámarvik                   30   18   5   7    61   33  +28    59
 3 Port Eigg FC                  30   17   6   7    58   35  +23    57
 4 VB Vatn Höfninflói            30   17   6   7    62   42  +20    57
 5 Haaksfalken Kittiwakes        30   11  13   6    47   36  +11    46
 6 RKA Hvalabátum                30   13   4  13    33   39   −6    43
 7 Mackley Moor AFC              30   12   5  13    35   37   −2    41
 8 Redgate Engineers             30   12   5  13    41   46   −5    41
 9 FF Nordharbour                30   11   7  12    37   39   −2    40
10 Crookley Weir FC              30   11   7  12    44   48   −4    40
11 Castle NHK                    30   11   6  13    36   40   −4    39
12 Barnwich Fusiliers FC         30   11   5  14    35   46  −11    38
13 Eaglescliffe Miners Welfare   30   10   7  13    32   40   −8    37
14 Deepdene Hall                 30    7   5  18    33   59  −26    26
15 Thule IF                      30    5   5  20    30   61  −31    20
16 Valhallans                    30    3   8  19    23   44  −21    17

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

QUARTER FINALS
Marylebone Esprit 1-0 Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag
Leiknir Reykjanesur 0-1 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
Achtrup Blackhearts FC 1-2 Scheveningen Town
FF Berafjörðinn 2-0 Marylebone Invicta

SEMI FINALS
FF Berafjörðinn 2-1 Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF
Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF 1-1 FF Berafjörðinn (2-3 agg)

Scheveningen Town 1-1 Marylebone Esprit
Marylebone Esprit 2-1 Scheveningen Town (3-2 agg)

FINAL
Marylebone Esprit 1-2 FF Berafjörðinn

UICA COMPETITIONS

Bleak Rock (BLK) qualifiers
Primary Association for CC/GC - Puppet of Polar Islandstates
Champions’ Cup 57: FF Berafjörðinn
[Youth Cup: FF Berafjörðinn]
Globe Cup 54: Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag [Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður, K85 Járn Virkaroy]
OTHER COMPETITIONS:
Copa de Campeones: FF Berafjörðinn
Cygnus Cup: FF Berafjörðinn

The Fallenmark Islands (TFI) qualifiers
Primary Association for SBCC - Puppet of Polar Islandstates
Globe Cup 54: Marylebone Invicta, Marylebone Esprit
Series B Champions’ Cup 54: SV Auchtenmill, Fortuna Haaksfalken FK, Achtrup Blackhearts FC [Bache Junction FC]
OTHER COMPETITIONS:
Copa de Campeones: Marylebone Invicta

Cairnskillen (CSK) qualifiers
Puppet of Polar Islandstates
Series B Champions’ Cup 54: St Denys XVII
OTHER COMPETITIONS:
Copa de Campeones: PVTCo

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League Cycle XXIX Preview
Here we go, then. Season Twenty-Nine.

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

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

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

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

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------Divisjon One               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Northbrook Diamonds FK      34   19  10   5    62   28  +34    67
 2 East Franz Athletic         34   18  10   6    59   27  +32    64
 3 SK Franz Josef City         34   17  12   5    50   24  +26    63
 4 Red Star Severny            34   16   9   9    57   42  +15    57
 5 FC Axel Heiburg             34   16   7  11    57   36  +21    55
 6 FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls   34   13  11  10    46   36  +10    50
 7 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla     34   13  10  11    42   37   +5    49
 8 Jan Mayen Islanders         34   14   7  13    45   42   +3    49
 9 RSK Longyearbyen Town       34   11  13  10    51   53   −2    46
10 Franz Josef Young Boys      34   12  10  12    43   45   −2    46
11 SK Nasjonale Hauker         34   12  10  12    42   46   −4    46
12 SC Kiel                     34   11  10  13    41   40   +1    43
13 Islay Town Mechanical       34   11   9  14    39   50  −11    42
14 FC Torshavn                 34    9   9  16    35   47  −12    36
15 SK Aasiaat Harbour          34    7  12  15    41   48   −7    33
16 SK Sturm Nuuk               34    8   6  20    32   72  −40    30
17 Koppen Rig Force            34    7   8  19    34   65  −31    29
18 Resolute Storm 1913 FC      34    8   5  21    29   67  −38    29

------Divisjon Two               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 AC Aleutia Volcanoes        34   18   8   8    47   35  +12    62
 2 FK Viipuri 56               34   16  12   6    60   38  +22    60
 3 Lokomotiv Barentsberg       34   17   9   8    47   35  +12    60
 4 FC Solovetsky Monastery     34   16  11   7    48   31  +17    59
 5 Melville Celtic             34   18   3  13    53   35  +18    57
 6 Waldenøya Bears             34   17   3  14    56   51   +5    54
 7 AFK Hans Island Pioneers    34   14   9  11    58   50   +8    51
 8 North Star Grímsey          34   15   6  13    51   48   +3    51
 9 Hospitaliers                34   14   7  13    54   45   +9    49
10 Eintracht Moss-Rygge        34   15   4  15    47   43   +4    49
11 Novaya Sibir Reds           34   12  11  11    40   41   −1    47
12 FC Cape St Paul             34   10  10  14    42   41   +1    40
13 SK 1982 Matua               34   10   9  15    32   48  −16    39
14 Franz Josef Sharks          34   10   7  17    40   61  −21    37
15 Scapa Bay Rovers            34    9   8  17    37   55  −18    35
16 Yuzhny Equinox FC           34    9   7  18    36   56  −20    34
17 Klub Atletisk Spitsbergen   34    7  11  16    38   52  −14    32
18 FK Norsviken Cossacks       34    7   9  18    46   67  −21    30

------Divisjon Three            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Eastgate Victoria FC     34   22   7   5    59   35  +24    73
 2 FK Grise Fiord           34   18   8   8    48   27  +21    62
 3 Skipsbyggere IFK         34   19   5  10    62   44  +18    62
 4 Rapid SK Eysturoy        34   15   9  10    55   47   +8    54
 5 Atammik Zenith FK        34   15   8  11    58   45  +13    53
 6 Bathurst Zenith FC       34   15   7  12    35   41   −6    52
 7 Sisimut Town AFK         34   15   6  13    52   41  +11    51
 8 Måriussa Viking FK       34   13  10  11    53   48   +5    49
 9 Rapid Jan Mayen FK       34   12   9  13    49   52   −3    45
10 Uelmark MK               34   10  15   9    38   42   −4    45
11 SK Yuzhny Albion         34   11  10  13    42   42    0    43
12 Bohemiens Grise Fiord    34   10  12  12    53   54   −1    42
13 Energie Møllna-Grei SC   34    9  12  13    41   50   −9    39
14 Sutherland Foundry SK    34    8  11  15    35   52  −17    35
15 Mekoryuk Maskettes       34    8  10  16    41   48   −7    34
16 Fjorhorgen SK            34    8  10  16    41   58  −17    34
17 Dinamo Clavering SC      34    9   5  20    45   67  −22    32
18 Hoyvik Town FC           34    7  10  17    36   50  −14    31

------East Divisjon             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Korsten Lokomotiv          26   14   7   5    48   31  +17    49
 2 KSC Brighthelmstone        26   13   7   6    39   40   −1    46
 3 Resolute Hills FC          26   13   4   9    44   31  +13    43
 4 Surtsey Rovers SK          26   11   8   7    37   34   +3    41
 5 KA Rikyaare                26   12   4  10    42   39   +3    40
 6 Crusaders                  26   10   9   7    33   26   +7    39
 7 Agheim CF                  26    9  10   7    36   32   +4    37
 8 Royal NK Sikjonek          26    9   9   8    43   29  +14    36
 9 Sporting Club Aasiaat 87   26    8  10   8    34   37   −3    34
10 SK Sporting Juura          26    8   6  12    34   41   −7    30
11 St Gallen 47               26    7   8  11    38   42   −4    29
12 FK Aagen Zenith            26    6   9  11    30   41  −11    27
13 Neuerlatz AFK              26    6   5  15    36   50  −14    23
14 Steffansson Island FC      26    5   6  15    31   52  −21    21

------West Divisjon            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Severny Wingtips              26   15   5   6    49   32  +17    50
 2 Toyoharo Revolutionaries      26   14   4   8    43   32  +11    46
 3 Devon Bay Lights FC           26   14   3   9    49   40   +9    45
 4 Okhotsk Kholmsk Town FC       26   13   5   8    43   30  +13    44
 5 Axel Town AFC                 26   12   6   8    47   36  +11    42
 6 1. Lokomotiv Karlstadt        26   10   9   7    31   30   +1    39
 7 FC Fetlar                     26   11   4  11    39   36   +3    37
 8 GVFFK Pekarik                 26   10   6  10    42   48   −6    36
 9 Northbrook Zenith FC          26   10   4  12    37   41   −4    34
10 Rapid Neftegorsk FK           26    9   6  11    41   37   +4    33
11 Henfergen Town FC             26    8   9   9    33   36   −3    33
12 RSK Moorlands                 26    5  12   9    21   30   −9    27
13 Savoonga Moor SK              26    5   5  16    30   51  −21    20
14 Severnaya Zemlya 88 Equinox   26    4   6  16    23   49  −26    18

------Central Premier              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Universitet                44   30   7   7    80   43  +37    97
 2 Svenskøya SV98             44   24   9  11    67   48  +19    81
 3 Seratakki Villagers        44   23  10  11    72   42  +30    79
 4 Torpedo Sibir RKA          44   19  13  12    67   52  +15    70
 5 Larsen Bay Thunder FC      44   20   7  17    59   50   +9    67
 6 Bennett and Zhokhov        44   17  14  13    61   58   +3    65
 7 MK Lillehammer             44   18  10  16    66   65   +1    64
 8 FK Ost-Volonovsk           44   16   5  23    60   80  −20    53
 9 Verdin Brook FC            44   14   6  24    54   76  −22    48
10 FC Velcosta Cliffs         44   12  11  21    61   68   −7    47
11 SK Geidenheim Academical   44    7  15  22    44   70  −26    36
12 FC Ljustergrad             44    5  11  28    40   79  −39    26

------North-Eastern Premier    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 FC North Melville         44   25   8  11    76   47  +29    83
 2 SK Stryær                 44   21  10  13    75   51  +24    73
 3 San Moranna FC            44   20  12  12    67   52  +15    72
 4 FC1. Sturm Grímsey        44   19   9  16    63   63    0    66
 5 FC Kampengar Magpies      44   19   7  18    68   73   −5    64
 6 FKRA Norregaard           44   15  13  16    69   74   −5    58
 7 FC1. Rangers              44   14  14  16    54   65  −11    56
 8 SK Carson Islanders       44   14  13  17    56   60   −4    55
 9 Sannegarden Fleet FK      44   13  13  18    58   69  −11    52
10 McAvery Centurions        44   13  11  20    59   67   −8    50
11 Krykkjesund Olympic       44   13  10  21    58   72  −14    49
12 Aurich-Hassen Scouts FC   44   10  16  18    53   63  −10    46

------South-Eastern Premier     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Ilksporta IK                 44   25  10   9    73   43  +30    85
 2 Ingvar Peaks FC              44   23  12   9    76   42  +34    81
 3 SK Thor 1898                 44   23   7  14    92   63  +29    76
 4 Daugen Borealis FC           44   23   7  14    70   58  +12    76
 5 IHK Geddesberg               44   21   9  14    68   63   +5    72
 6 Maritime Hove FC             44   18  11  15    85   73  +12    65
 7 AIK Alejavik                 44   16   9  19    65   75  −10    57
 8 Holtrecht Force SK           44   15  10  19    58   65   −7    55
 9 Invermuir Highlanders FC     44   13  11  20    57   68  −11    50
10 Stengarden Lighthouse FC     44   14   6  24    54   75  −21    48
11 Friedrichsund Fencing Club   44   11   9  24    51   78  −27    42
12 Islay Thistle FC             44    8   7  29    36   82  −46    31

------Western Premier        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 NKK Urri                44   26  12   6    73   30  +43    90
 2 FK Weisshaus            44   23  13   8    75   43  +32    82
 3 Devon Bay Seals FC      44   20  14  10    62   47  +15    74
 4 Dinamo Olsa FK          44   21  10  13    60   50  +10    73
 5 Grass-Lisch AFC         44   19  13  12    72   63   +9    70
 6 AFC Aigburth            44   20   5  19    67   67    0    65
 7 Kirkenes SK             44   16  13  15    71   70   +1    61
 8 Matahiko Viktory SK     44   17   9  18    62   60   +2    60
 9 SK Stromness Electric   44   16  11  17    63   56   +7    59
10 Logan United FC         44    7  15  22    46   70  −24    36
11 Newbridge Engineers     44    8   6  30    38   95  −57    30
12 Gjornhammer Pier FC     44    7   7  30    42   80  −38    28

And so with four teams relegated, we also need to say welcome to the four new teams promoted by virtue of their average points total from the past five seasons:
At some point.



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

Final
Severny Wingtips 2-1 Korsten Lokomotiv

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

Semi-Finals
NKK Urri 3-1 Ilksporta IK
Ilksporta IK 0-0 NKK Urri (1-3 agg)

Universitet 2-0 FC North Melville
FC North Melville 2-1 Universitet (2-3 agg)

Final
Universitet 0-0 NKK Urri (0-0 AET, 1-3 PKs)

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

Final
FC Axel Heiburg 2-0 SK Nasjonale Hauker

UICA COMPETITIONS

Polar Islandstates (PIS) qualifiers
Champions’ Cup 57: Northbrook Diamonds FK, East Franz Athletic, SK Franz Josef City, Red Star Severny
[Youth Cup: Northbrook Academy, East Franz Athletic, SK Franz Josef City, Red Star Sporting Academy]
Globe Cup 54: FC Axel Heiburg, FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls, FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
Series B Champions’ Cup 54: AC Aleutia Volcanoes, FK Viipuri 56, Lokomotiv Barentsberg, FC Solovetsky Monastery
OTHER COMPETITIONS:
Copa de Campeones: Northbrook Diamonds FK
Cygnus Cup: FC Axel Heiburg

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

LEAGUE

Western Conference Standings
                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Fjorhorgen Generals          106   62  22  22   264  139 +125   208
 2 Matua Ice Wolves             106   51  24  31   261  185  +76   177
 3 Matahiko Dynamo              106   50  23  33   242  191  +51   173
 4 Torshavn Ice Kings           106   47  23  36   191  165  +26   164
 5 Mið-Sal Blockheads           106   40  23  43   182  205  −23   143
 6 Gjornhammer Eagles           106   35  26  45   195  207  −12   131
 7 Karkaroff Bay                106   35  25  46   188  224  −36   130
 8 Northbrook Privateers        106   26  23  57   153  264 −111   101

Central Conference Standings
                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Jan Mayen Icebreakers         106   51  21  34   255  195  +60   174
 2 Newbridge Girders             106   50  22  34   250  202  +48   172
 3 Larsen Bay Thunder            106   45  30  31   202  161  +41   165
 4 Holtrecht Islanders          106   48  21  37   218  167  +51   165
 5 Franz Josef Force            106   44  25  37   199  191   +8   157
 6 Longyearbyen Snowstorm       106   37  22  47   165  228  −63   133
 7 Karlstadt Icebergs           106   34  23  49   162  237  −75   125
 8 Rapid Sikjonek               106   23  23  60   171  288 −117    92

North-East Conference Standings
                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Resolute Knights             106   53  22  31   240  179  +61   181
 2 Bathurst Maelstrom           106   53  21  32   259  168  +91   180
 3 Ingvar Harriers              106   48  20  38   235  200  +35   164
 4 Aasiaat Cavalry              106   45  23  38   236  185  +51   158
 5 Melville Storm               106   41  14  51   210  218   −8   137
 6 Oversetten Dynamo            106   41  13  52   216  241  −25   136
 7 Uelmark Engines              106   35  26  45   216  192  +24   131
 8 Hjorrisund Hawks             106   28  21  57   171  273 −102   105

South-East Conference Standings
                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Hounds of Juura               106   55  28  23   247  157  +90   193
 2 Invermuir Eagles              106   54  30  22   244  136 +108   192
 3 St Paul Whitecaps             106   56  18  32   271  179  +92   186
 4 Agheim Tornados               106   53  24  29   257  161  +96   183
 5 Nuuk Dynamite                106   49  18  39   229  164  +65   165
 6 Islay Flames                 106   47  20  39   227  184  +43   161
 7 Polshavn Shadows             106   42  24  40   214  184  +30   150
 8 Sisimut Pirates              106   39  22  45   205  212   −7   139

Lesser Valhallan Conference Standings
                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Eaglescliffe Talons           106   46  22  38   208  185  +23   160
 2 St Denys Torpedos             106   39  31  36   228  230   −2   148
 3 Marylebone Giants             106   39  19  48   194  217  −23   136
 4 Eastmark Seahawks            106   36  20  50   190  268  −78   128
 5 Scheveningen Hurricanes      106   30  23  53   173  236  −63   113
 6 Haaksfalken Buccaneers       106   26  27  53   159  297 −138   105
 7 Redgate Ravens               106   19  23  64   142  329 −187    80
 8 Ashburnley Fighting Finches  106   21   9  76   153  378 −225    72

ELKJAER PLAYOFFS

Round One

Matahiko Dynamo 1–5 Marylebone Giants
Marylebone Giants 1–1 Matahiko Dynamo (2–1 SO) [Marylebone Giants win series 2-0]

Larsen Bay Thunder 3–3 Agheim Tornados (2–1 SO)
Agheim Tornados 0–0 Larsen Bay Thunder (0–3 SO) [Larsen Bay Thunder win series 2-0]

Ingvar Harriers 3–1 St Denys Torpedos
St Denys Torpedos 1–0 Ingvar Harriers
Ingvar Harriers 3–1 St Denys Torpedos [Islay Flames win series 2-1]

St Paul Whitecaps 5–0 Eaglescliffe Talons
Eaglescliffe Talons 1–3 St Paul Whitecaps [St Paul Whitecaps win series 2-0]

Round Two

Newbridge Girders 3–3 St Paul Whitecaps (3–4 OT)
St Paul Whitecaps 5–3 Newbridge Girders [St Paul Whitecaps win series 2-0]

Matua Ice Wolves 4–2 Larsen Bay Thunder
Larsen Bay Thunder 1–5 Matua Ice Wolves [Matua Ice Wolves win series 2-0]

Invermuir Eagles 5–3 Ingvar Harriers
Ingvar Harriers 1–5 Invermuir Eagles [Invermuir Eagles win series 2-0]

Bathurst Maelstrom 3–0 Marylebone Giants
Marylebone Giants 4–8 Bathurst Maelstrom [Bathurst Maelstrom win series 2-0]

Quarter Finals

Jan Mayen Icebreakers 3–1 Bathurst Maelstrom
Bathurst Maelstrom 0–3 Jan Mayen Icebreakers
Jan Mayen Icebreakers 1–1 Bathurst Maelstrom (2–1 OT) [Jan Mayen Icebreakers win series 3-0]

Resolute Knights 1–0 Matua Ice Wolves
Matua Ice Wolves 3–1 Resolute Knights
Resolute Knights 3–3 Matua Ice Wolves (4–3 OT)
Matua Ice Wolves 3–1 Resolute Knights
Resolute Knights 1–1 Matua Ice Wolves (2–0 SO) [Resolute Knights win series 3-2]

Fjorhorgen Generals 3–1 Invermuir Eagles
Invermuir Eagles 3–5 Fjorhorgen Generals
Fjorhorgen Generals 0–5 Invermuir Eagles
Invermuir Eagles 1–1 Fjorhorgen Generals (2–0 SO)
Fjorhorgen Generals 1–3 Invermuir Eagles [Invermuir Eagles win series 3-2]

Hounds of Juura 0–1 St Paul Whitecaps
St Paul Whitecaps 5–0 Hounds of Juura
Hounds of Juura 1–0 St Paul Whitecaps
St Paul Whitecaps 1–3 Hounds of Juura
Hounds of Juura 0–0 St Paul Whitecaps (1–0 OT) [Hounds of Juura win series 3-2]

Semi Finals

Invermuir Eagles 5–1 Resolute Knights
Resolute Knights 1–3 Invermuir Eagles
Invermuir Eagles 2–6 Resolute Knights
Resolute Knights 0–3 Invermuir Eagles [Invermuir Eagles win series 3-1]

Jan Mayen Icebreakers 3–0 Hounds of Juura
Hounds of Juura 1–1 Jan Mayen Icebreakers (1–3 SO)
Jan Mayen Icebreakers 1–1 Hounds of Juura (2–1 SO) [Jan Mayen Icebreakers win series 3-0]

Final

Jan Mayen Icebreakers 7–1 Invermuir Eagles
Invermuir Eagles 4–4 Jan Mayen Icebreakers (5–4 OT)
Jan Mayen Icebreakers 3–3 Invermuir Eagles (1–2 SO)
Invermuir Eagles 1–1 Jan Mayen Icebreakers (1–2 SO)
Jan Mayen Icebreakers 3–5 Invermuir Eagles
Invermuir Eagles 3–3 Jan Mayen Icebreakers (3–0 SO) [Invermuir Eagles win Elkjaer Playoffs 4-2]

Champions: INVERMUIR EAGLES (7th title)

Congratulations, to INVERMUIR EAGLES, who squash Jan Mayen's hopes of a three-peat to claim their seventh title in a tense final series.


CHL Qualifiers:
Invermuir Eagles (PIS)
Jan Mayen Icebreakers (PIS)
Resolute Knights (PIS)
Hounds of Juura (PIS)