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5257 KPFA League Review
Qichechumadia Zhabi - The empire continues! FKM have been at the summit of the KPFA League First Division for five straight years now. Winogradsky, Klossovskaya, and Yakoko were instrumental in keeping orange ribbons tied to the top flight trophy. But that wasn't surprising. What was a bit eye-catching was that Urajbina at last pulled themselves from their slumber and have risen to the runners-up position. The Cafundelense-owned club's fans feel that it's about time they put themselves in the Champions' Cup. Hathi, Yastrabi, and Iguani made it to the Globe Cup, and all should have a reasonable chance of making the group stage. The racist club BFZ, meanwhile, finished at the bottom of the table. Nobody's complaining about that, because every other week the KPFA was having to pull swastika banners down in the BFZ park. Nekromanti managed to stay up instead. There was a significant change in the Vahavi, which was radically simplified: no more are teams split up by their nationalities. Instead, all 43 First and Second Division clubs were eligible for the tournament. The top seven sides from the top flight from last season were given byes for the first and second rounds; all the others had to compete for a place in the octofinals. FKM won the competition in the end, ruining the dreams of their brave opposition, Juvapanam.
KEY
Qualified for Champions' Cup
Qualified for Globe Cup
Qualified for Series B Champions' Cup
Promoted
Relegated
KPFA League First Division Table
---First Division Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 FKM 30 22 4 4 54 22 +32 70 C, CC, CYG
2 Urajbina 30 20 3 7 59 34 +25 63 CC
3 Raktaghav Hathi 30 16 7 7 53 29 +24 55 GC
4 Yastrabi 30 14 9 7 37 29 +8 51 GC
5 Iguani 30 12 10 8 35 23 +12 46 GC
6 Therakham 30 12 9 9 35 35 0 45
7 Angels 30 12 8 10 40 34 +6 44
8 Urnabhi 30 12 6 12 55 57 −2 42
9 Zhevassi 30 11 9 10 38 36 +2 42
10 Gimnasia 30 12 5 13 54 58 −4 41
11 Vulkan 30 10 10 10 26 24 +2 40
12 Juvapanam 30 10 7 13 29 35 −6 37
13 Nekromanti 30 6 9 15 31 45 −14 27
14 Zholtyi Koala 30 7 5 18 27 46 −19 26 R
15 Mount Nussizhadani 30 5 5 20 33 71 −38 20 R
16 BFZ 30 4 4 22 44 72 −28 16 R
KPFA League First Division Results
KPFA League Second Division Tables
---Group K Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Meteoriti 32 22 5 5 67 34 +33 71 P
2 Dynamo 32 19 6 7 56 35 +21 63
3 Yellowknife Yaks 32 17 6 9 51 33 +18 57
4 Akademia 32 16 4 12 46 43 +3 52
5 Enoti 32 13 9 10 40 34 +6 48
6 Madzhenta Plotniki 32 10 9 13 51 44 +7 39
7 Begemoti 32 8 8 16 38 54 −16 32
8 Excelsior 32 6 4 22 21 62 −41 22
9 Nautilus 32 4 7 21 34 65 −31 19 R
---Group P Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Šešri'makaru 32 20 8 4 62 29 +33 68 P
2 Shadows 32 19 8 5 58 29 +29 65
3 K'arasi 32 16 9 7 51 32 +19 57
4 Šah 32 14 9 9 47 40 +7 51
5 Vezhidrupa 32 12 12 8 44 31 +13 48
6 Kileh Gulabhav 32 11 7 14 41 57 −16 40
7 Iv 32 7 11 14 37 47 −10 32
8 Qiše'šefaram 32 7 8 17 41 59 −18 29
9 Kha'achabha 32 1 2 29 13 70 −57 5 R
---Group M Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Korichnevaya Luna 32 19 6 7 60 35 +25 63 P
2 Xenon 32 17 9 6 51 35 +16 60
3 Bijji 32 15 12 5 50 23 +27 57
4 Pkethat Hevnaje 32 15 8 9 56 43 +13 53
5 Dhanish Chalal 32 13 7 12 42 39 +3 46
6 Krevetka 32 12 10 10 58 48 +10 46
7 Passimhi 32 11 3 18 37 58 −21 36
8 Sunaharaghav Thara 32 7 6 19 25 50 −25 27
9 PYZ 32 2 5 25 19 67 −48 11 R
Overall KPFA League Second Division Table
---Overall Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Meteoriti 32 22 5 5 67 34 +33 71 SBCC
2 Šešri'makaru 32 20 8 4 62 29 +33 68 SBCC
3 Shadows 32 19 8 5 58 29 +29 65 SBCC
4 Korichnevaya Luna 32 19 6 7 60 35 +25 63 SBCC
5 Dynamo 32 19 6 7 56 35 +21 63
6 Xenon 32 17 9 6 51 35 +16 60
7 Bijji 32 15 12 5 50 23 +27 57
8 K'arasi 32 16 9 7 51 32 +19 57
9 Yellowknife Yaks 32 17 6 9 51 33 +18 57
10 Pkethat Hevnaje 32 15 8 9 56 43 +13 53
11 Akademia 32 16 4 12 46 43 +3 52
12 Šah 32 14 9 9 47 40 +7 51
13 Vezhidrupa 32 12 12 8 44 31 +13 48
14 Enoti 32 13 9 10 40 34 +6 48
15 Krevetka 32 12 10 10 58 48 +10 46
16 Dhanish Chalal 32 13 7 12 42 39 +3 46
17 Kileh Gulabhav 32 11 7 14 41 57 −16 40
18 Madzhenta Plotniki 32 10 9 13 51 44 +7 39
19 Passimhi 32 11 3 18 37 58 −21 36
20 Iv 32 7 11 14 37 47 −10 32
21 Begemoti 32 8 8 16 38 54 −16 32
22 Qiše'šefaram 32 7 8 17 41 59 −18 29
23 Sunaharaghav Thara 32 7 6 19 25 50 −25 27
24 Excelsior 32 6 4 22 21 62 −41 22
25 Nautilus 32 4 7 21 34 65 −31 19
26 PYZ 32 2 5 25 19 67 −48 11
27 Kha'achabha 32 1 2 29 13 70 −57 5
KPFA League Second Division Results
Šenapatiam'ajat Vahavi
International Competition Entrants
CC - FKM, Urajbina
Globe Cup - Raktaghav Hathi, Yastrabi, Iguani
SBCC - Meteoriti, Šešri'makaru, Shadows, Korichnevaya Luna
Cygnus Cup - FKM
Stadium Bids
Champions' Cup - FKM Arena, Murmansk, Kagdazka (69,000 seats)
The cities of Chadan, Murmansk, and Zanduznyy are often lumped together into one single metropolitan area, in no small part because of the towns' uniform support for the left-wing club FKM. This club believes that positive football is as much political as it is tactical; that attacking play is equivalent to the poor farmers quest for social justice and that cynical defending is equivalent to the evil businessman's lust for money. Seem like an oversimplification to you? Yeah... those FKM fans are a bit nuts, and you can tell when you visit their stadium, a veritable industrialist workers' temple, adorned with socialist slogans, chain-link fences, and the like.
Globe Cup - Oberlander'ajat Stidiyama, Urajbina, Pazhujebu (41,000 seats)
The hub of Mahathan Pazhujebi culture, Urajbina is a deeply proud city; almost all residents still wear the traditional purple turban that symbolizes Pazhujebi nationality and identity. If you're looking for history museums, this is the place to be, but there are a couple gorgeous beaches too if that's more your cup of tea. And though Urajbina’s stadium pales in comparison to the size of other venues in the Pazhujeb Islands, it is one of the most beloved in the entire country. Nestled into an ancient neighborhood, the stadium was once a Roman-style coliseum and is now home to club tenants Urajbina ZL. The stands are mostly made of stone, but an elaborate draping system all around the exterior and interior of the stadium gives it the appearance of being made wholly of gold, red, and blue fabric.
