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by **United Gordonopia** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 3:16 pm

Gordonopia Premier League
Gordonopia Cup 2014 First Round

The 2014 Gordonopia Cup has now been kicked off, and it's certainly lived up to expectations. After four painfully close matches, the four semi-finalists have been determined, with the higher seeded team barely managing to advance in each match. This leaves FC Deska to play against Reichsburg FC, and Kaje Football to play against Gordonopia FC.

The tournament began at Oceanview Park in Bahar, home pitch of Kaje Football, where FC Deska found itself in a high-scoring frenzy against West Tolten. In somewhat of a departure from their usual performance, Deska allowed three goals from the team's best scoring offense, including one from Golden Boot winner Norm Bates, who also earned an assist. However, the team was saved by their uncharacteristic offensive performance, which totaled four goals, a feat the team never managed in the regular season. Leading the charge was young striker Martin Mallorn, who earned his first career hat trick, with central midfielder Lucas Osborne scoring the game-winning goal in the 82nd minute. This will be FC Deska's third berth in the semi-finals, but the team has yet to advance to the championship match.

Similarly, the Reichsburg FC-Teva FC match in West Tolten was a high-scoring fixture that wasn't won until the end of AET. Reichsburg FC, the fourth seeded squad in the tournament, was the stronger team for most of the first half, scoring two early goals from striker Martin Lowe and
DM Jonathon Spalding. A Teva goal in the 43rd minute from Astograth striker Itzaina Erreka gave the team hope going into the second half, though, and coming out they capitalized on it. A pair of goals in the 51st and 58th minutes from Erreka and midfielder Johan Spaeztel gave Teva the lead, and a fourth goal in the 71st minute from Saugeais striker Gerard Kuchler gave them additional room. The goal was answered almost immediately, though, by Lowe in the 73rd minute, and a stoppage goal by back Howard Deer put the game into AET. Ultimately, a goal from AM Burt Ebbe in the 103rd minute gave Reichsburg the win, and the team will make its first appearance in the semi-finals.

Kaje Football faced off against Plains at the Peak Dome in Deska in what ultimately shaped up to be a war of attrition. Kaje came out with their characteristic quickness, with a goal from each member of their 'dynamic duo'; Roman Galoslon in the 7th minute and Vonn Keller in the 10th minute. Plains managed to make it a game in the 17th minute off of a header from striker Art Rennell, but from there the match settled into a slug fest. The ball traveled continuously up and down the field, with a wealth of narrow misses, close saves, and quick counters. Each team had at least half a dozen close chances, but neither squad managed to put the ball back in the net. By the time the referee finally blew the whistle, both teams were obviously exhausted, and Kaje had narrowly earned its third berth in the semi-finals.

The final match of the round was contested between second seeded Gordonopia FC and cross-town rival Willingham AC. Early on, neither team seemed to have the edge. However, a breakaway from Willingham striker Orzaize Lizaran in the 38th minute resulted in a perfect shot to the upper left corner, and the Emperor's favorite squad went into the half on top. Coming out of the locker, though, GFC seemed to have refocused their attention, and it quickly seemed like only a matter of time before one of their numerous opportunities went in. That time game in the 71st minute, when midfielder Jeff Draper slid into a cross, knocking it into the goal. After that, the game seemed to go completely against Willingham, with only a single chance to score coming from a bounce off the crossbar in the 80th minute. Countering off that chance, though, GFC DM Vonn Mjan managed to bring the ball up the field, virtually uncontested, and in a moment that silenced Willingham fans rocketed the ball past the Willingham keeper and in for an 81st minute goal. This will be GFC's first semi-final appearance.

Also playing were Bolsom Sport and Inter-League Cup runner-up Bellum Neu, who played in a metro-rivalry at Bolsom's home field. Bolsom, which has played in this same match three years in a row after winning a spot in the GPL after the 2012 season and defending its spot in 2013, was defeated 3-2. Bellum will play its first season in the GPL in the upcoming 2015 year.

Gordonopia Cup First Round

FC Deska 4–3 West Tolten
Reichsburg FC 4–4 Teva FC (5–4 AET)
Kaje Football 2–1 Plains
Gordonopia FC 2–1 Willingham AC

Relegation Match

Bellum Neu 3–2 Bolsom Sport

by **Forestly** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:38 pm

Forestly Football Leagues
Forestly Football Federation announced the formation of the Forestly Football League System that will currently expands into three divisions with Division three split between west and east. With the UICA can only qualify two leagues owned by the same person so any other puppet nation of Beaverriver shall join this league to make all associations that are Beaverriver's puppets eligible for International Competition.

Forestly Premier League

Forestly League 1

Forestly League 2 East

Forestly League 2 West

International Qualifiers
Champions' Cup: Elkhausen EFC
Globe Cup: Cowlington Town, Kilnahu TC, Flosas SFC
SBCC: Gildorf Town, Capital City, Lots of Lakes FC, Quetzin United

The Forest Cup will come later.

by **Yesopalitha** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:52 am

Yesopalitha Football League
Season Two Part 1

The First Twelve Matchdays
Important matches are in bold

Matchday 1
Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC 1–1 Hansbrough Dolphins FC
New Hazingafar Knights 3–3 Freedom's Altar FC
Freedom's Altar United 4–2 Avengers United
Tarahal Lake Athletic 1–0 Raxton Beavers FC
Lenox Athletic 2–1 Freedom's Altar Holy Templars
New Hazingafar FC 0–1 North Hampton City
South Hampton City 0–1 Unbidden United
Worthington Cougars 1–3 Xavier United

The two most important matches in this first batch involved two recently promoted sides looking for their first win in the Premier Division. The New Hazingafar Knights got their first point of the season, tying a very good Freedom's Altar FC side behind two goals and an assist from David Roger of United Gordonopia, who made his Yesopalitha Football League debut. The Lemons, to their credit, didn't blink, and scored goal for goal, with Jacques Kemp, Akeem Howard, and Roch Longlais scoring a goal apiece. Avengers United and Jane Vander Rox, however, weren't as fortunate, running into a resilient FAU side at University Stadium, always a hard venue to play at. Though the Avengers managed to get a brace behind Jane, it was University United who scored four goals with Kenny Martinez scoring a hat trick. Avengers United may find it more difficult to win games at this level. In other news, Unbidden United started another season with yet another shutout win, while North Hampton City and Terrance Housen followed suit.

Matchday 2
Hansbrough Dolphins FC 0–1 Xavier United
Unbidden United 0–1 Worthington Cougars
North Hampton City 1–0 South Hampton City
Freedom's Altar Holy Templars 0–0 New Hazingafar FC
Raxton Beavers FC 1–0 Lenox Athletic
Avengers United 1–0 Tarahal Lake Athletic
Freedom's Altar FC 4–2 Freedom's Altar United
Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC 0–1 New Hazingafar Knights

It took thirty-two matches, but Unbidden United finally lost a match. The fact that the loss came at the hands of the Cougars, though, is a shock to many. Worthington is considered by many to be in danger for relegation, but they didn't look like it, heading into La Jumbotron and getting a game-winner from Tea Cseh. Meanwhile, at SmartCube Field, the first leg of the Freedom's Altar derby was played, with FC defeating United by a score of four goals to two. Jacques Kemp scored yet another goal while Akeem Howard added two, including the goal that put the Lemons ahead in the second half. In other matches, Avengers United got their first win in the Premier Division by taking down a weak Lake Athletic side, while the Knights did the same, getting past the Warriors. Terrance Housen of NHC has still not given up a goal so far.

Matchday 3
New Hazingafar Knights 3–1 Hansbrough Dolphins FC
Freedom's Altar United 3–2 Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC
Tarahal Lake Athletic 0–1 Freedom's Altar FC
Lenox Athletic 2–2 Avengers United
New Hazingafar FC 0–1 Raxton Beavers FC
South Hampton City 2–3 Freedom's Altar Holy Templars
Worthington Cougars 2–1 North Hampton City
Xavier United 1–0 Unbidden United

Worthington continued their impressive play by taking down Terrance Housen a match after taking down Jonah Calhoun. It was the Skys who scored the first goal off the left foot of Park Sung Hwan, but the Cougars responded with a goal from Branislav Almassy. Then, at the eight-third minute, an Otmar Petofi strike found the back of the net, and just like that, Worthington came out of the two toughest games on their schedule with two surprising wins. Another side that has struggled early on are the Monsters of New Hazingafar FC, who were sunk by a header by Léonie Dubois. In other results, Calhoun suffered another one-nil loss at the hands of Xavier United, whose Crosses are the only squad with three wins through three games.

Matchday 4
Hansbrough Dolphins FC 0–2 Unbidden United
North Hampton City 1–0 Xavier United
Freedom's Altar Holy Templars 0–1 Worthington Cougars
Raxton Beavers FC 0–0 South Hampton City
Avengers United 2–0 New Hazingafar FC
Freedom's Altar FC 0–0 Lenox Athletic
Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC 1–0 Tarahal Lake Athletic
New Hazingafar Knights 3–3 Freedom's Altar United

The Crosses ran into a snag named Terrance Housen at the NHC Dome in North Hampton City. Housen was able to hang on, pitching a shutout and getting the win due to Quincy Demitrius-Adams getting a goal off of a Park Sung Hwan cross. The Knights fought University United to a three-three tie at home, with Vargas and Klements doing the scoring compared to Knutsen and Gladwyn for FAU. The Knights have to be happy with eight points in four games, and the fact that they are actually ahead of the Avengers. The double U's bounced back with a win on the road at The Turtle Shell while Worthington continued their surprising ways with a win away at the Templars.

Matchday 5
Freedom's Altar United 3–1 Hansbrough Dolphins FC
Tarahal Lake Athletic 0–0 New Hazingafar Knights
Lenox Athletic 1–1 Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC
New Hazingafar FC 3–3 Freedom's Altar FC
South Hampton City 1–1 Avengers United
Worthington Cougars 0–1 Raxton Beavers FC
Xavier United 1–1 Freedom's Altar Holy Templars
Unbidden United 1–0 North Hampton City

Round one of the Jonah-Terrance duel went to the teacher, Jonah Calhoun. He stopped all eight shots sent his way, while his student, Terrance, failed to get his hands on a brilliant strike to the left corner of the net by Xavier Nu Manz. It was a great win for the double U's, who have not gone out to the fast start that they are so used to. In another important match, another three-three tie occurred, this time between the Monsters and the Lemons. It was a disappointing result for the Monsters, who are without a win after the first five games of the season after Zachary Rickz stole the win away from them with a curving shot two minutes into injury time. Although there are plenty of matches to come, Les Violets may be in trouble. In other games, the Crosses drew against the Templars in a game that saw three yellow cards, all to the Templars, and the Knights suffered a not-so-good draw against Lake Athletic, not being able to find the back of the net.

Matchday 6
Hansbrough Dolphins FC 4–2 North Hampton City
Freedom's Altar Holy Templars 2–5 Unbidden United
Raxton Beavers FC 0–0 Xavier United
Avengers United 1–1 Worthington Cougars
Freedom's Altar FC 2–1 South Hampton City
Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC 1–2 New Hazingafar FC
New Hazingafar Knights 1–0 Lenox Athletic
Freedom's Altar United 2–0 Tarahal Lake Athletic

It seems that Terrance Housen has run into a minor snag six games into the season. The all-important Skys goalkeeper injured his left knee during the first ten minutes of the game, and backup keeper Gavin Meer was called into service. Although NHC did score two goals to help Meer calm down a bit, the Dolphins' Morkal and Wakefield scored a brace apiece in the second half to win the game and plunge NHC into a state of confusion regarding their star goalkeeper's health. University United continued their stellar play with a two-zero win over Lake Athletic, leading the league at the one-fifth mark. In other news, the Unbidden had an offensive outburst of five goals that overcame a shaky start by Jonah Calhoun, while Avengers United suffered yet another draw, third this season, against the still-surprising Cougars of Worthington.

Matchday 7
Tarahal Lake Athletic 3–0 Hansbrough Dolphins FC
Lenox Athletic 1–1 Freedom's Altar United
New Hazingafar FC 2–0 New Hazingafar Knights
South Hampton City 0–1 Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC
Worthington Cougars 0–3 Freedom's Altar FC
Xavier United 1–3 Avengers United
Unbidden United 1–0 Raxton Beavers FC
North Hampton City 1–0 Freedom's Altar Holy Templars

Fresh off of their surprising victory over North Hampton, the Dolphins were severely dominated by a Tarahal Lake side looking for a solid win to build upon. Edvin Rinne scored a hat trick to do the honors. In the first leg of the New Hazingafar derby, it was the more experienced Monsters who came away with a win that they sorely needed thanks to a brace from Brianna Carheim. In other news, Avengers United put a lid on the Crosses' great start with a three-one win, while the Unbidden put up yet another shutout. Housen returned to the field for NHC's win.

Matchday 8
Hansbrough Dolphins FC 3–0 Freedom's Altar Holy Templars
Raxton Beavers FC 0–2 North Hampton City
Avengers United 3–1 Unbidden United
Freedom's Altar FC 1–0 Xavier United
Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC 0–5 Worthington Cougars
New Hazingafar Knights 1–4 South Hampton City
Freedom's Altar United 1–1 New Hazingafar FC
Tarahal Lake Athletic 1–0 Lenox Athletic

Perhaps it was all the times that they spent on the National Team practice pitch, but Jane Vander Rox had Jonah Calhoun's number at Palace of Vengeance in Kingston as the Vice-Captain of the National Team scored a brace of goals, both assisted by Justinian Marquette, to stun Unbidden United in a game that wasn't even half as close as the final score indicated. The Crosses' fall continued with the Lemons finding their scoring touch in the seventy-fourth when Jacques Kemp scored his fifth goal of the season. The young striker has his side smiling as they lead the field by a game after eight matches. In other news, Worthington hung five on the Warriors, while the Bees actually found players around Anna Pavlov who could help her out to score four goals on the Knights. However, they may lose Pavlov in the mid-season trade deadline.

Matchday 9
Lenox Athletic 3–0 Hansbrough Dolphins FC
New Hazingafar FC 1–1 Tarahal Lake Athletic
South Hampton City 2–2 Freedom's Altar United
Worthington Cougars 6–1 New Hazingafar Knights
Xavier United 1–1 Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC
Unbidden United 1–0 Freedom's Altar FC
North Hampton City 4–0 Avengers United
Freedom's Altar Holy Templars 5–2 Raxton Beavers FC

Three matches of note: First, Worthington continuing their offensive outburst with a six-one win over the Knights that gave them eleven goals in two games. Petofi, Almassy, Pechacek, and Cseh all found the back of the net. Second, Jonah Calhoun having a solid bounce-back game against the Lemons, who had been flying high. It does help when Nu Manz scores yet another game winner. Third, the NHC Skys stomped any smiles from the Avengers' faces with a four-zero drubbing that left Victoria Hellion, Justinian Marquette, and Jane Vander Rox dazed. It was essentially over after the first twenty minutes as Park found the back of the net at the sixth minute followed by two goals from Demitrius-Adams in the fourteenth and the eighteenth minutes. Harsha Waldfogel is turning out to be the weak link that many thought her to be for the Avengers, who may have to look for a better keeper, perhaps at the trade deadline. In other news, University United had a not-so-solid draw against the Bees.

Matchday 10
Hansbrough Dolphins FC 2–2 Raxton Beavers FC
Avengers United 3–0 Freedom's Altar Holy Templars
Freedom's Altar FC 0–1 North Hampton City
Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC 3–2 Unbidden United
New Hazingafar Knights 3–0 Xavier United
Freedom's Altar United 3–0 Worthington Cougars
Tarahal Lake Athletic 1–0 South Hampton City
Lenox Athletic 1–2 New Hazingafar FC

In one of the most surprising individual results so far, the Warriors took down Calhoun behind Joossens and Kappel scoring and Senft hanging on for dear life. The loss puts the Unbidden into fifth place a third of the way through the season. In an important match in SmartCube Field, Terrance held the Lemons to a shutout, with the goal coming off of Henry Bareem's foot. In other news, Xavier continued their slide with a shutout loss at the hands of the Knights, Worthington's offensive stretch ended at The Sacred Heart, and the Monsters managed a narrow win at Lenox.

Matchday 11
New Hazingafar FC 3–0 Hansbrough Dolphins FC
South Hampton City 3–4 Lenox Athletic
Worthington Cougars 0–1 Tarahal Lake Athletic
Xavier United 1–2 Freedom's Altar United
Unbidden United 3–0 New Hazingafar Knights
North Hampton City 5–1 Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC
Freedom's Altar Holy Templars 0–0 Freedom's Altar FC
Raxton Beavers FC 1–0 Avengers United

In a highly entertaining match at The Garage, Lenox Athletic defeated South Hampton City 4-3 behind goals from Wexler, Yi, and Adam. A hat trick from Gavril Iliescu was not enough to hold the fort for a win. University United went to Cross Field and scored a two-one win thanks to the heroics of Mateu Kavanah, who had a goal and an assist to Kenny Martinez that was the game-winner. North Hampton City and Unbidden United both found their offense, with the Skys scoring five and the double U's managing three. With one match to go before the first break, University United is the only surprising side at the top thus far.

Matchday 12
Hansbrough Dolphins FC 0–1 Avengers United
Freedom's Altar FC 1–0 Raxton Beavers FC
Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC 3–1 Freedom's Altar Holy Templars
New Hazingafar Knights 0–1 North Hampton City
Freedom's Altar United 2–3 Unbidden United
Tarahal Lake Athletic 1–0 Xavier United
Lenox Athletic 2–0 Worthington Cougars
New Hazingafar FC 2–0 South Hampton City

The top two sides faced stiff tests on the road on this match before the first break. Terrance Housen managed a shutout in the Skys' one-nil win away at City Dome in New Hazingafar. It seemed like the game would end in a draw, but Taylor Raleigh scored a looping thirty-yard goal at the eighty-second minute to break the tie. The Unbidden, though, had bit more of a harder time away at The Sacred Heart, with Jonah actually conceding two goals, both on Van Der Vennen headers. Thankfully, Gagnon, Nu Manz, and Benson were able to bail him out, with help from Peter James, who had an assist in all three of those goals. The Crosses ended play before the first break with another narrow loss, while Worthington continued to struggle finding any offense after their two-game outburst. Jane handled the Dolphins herself with a nice strike in the second half, and play before the first break ended.

Standings

Yesopalitha Premier Division         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 North Hampton City                 12    9   0   3    20    8  +12    27 TQCC Berth
 2 Unbidden United                    12    8   0   4    20   12   +8    24 GC Berth
 3 Freedom's Altar United             12    6   4   2    28   20   +8    22 GC Berth
 4 Freedom's Altar FC                 12    6   4   2    18   11   +7    22 GC Berth
 5 Avengers United                    12    6   3   3    19   15   +4    21
 6 Tarahal Lake Athletic              12    6   2   4     9    6   +3    20
 7 New Hazingafar FC                  12    5   4   3    16   11   +5    19
 8 Lenox Athletic                     12    4   4   4    16   13   +3    16
 9 Worthington Cougars                12    5   1   6    17   16   +1    16
10 Raxton Beavers FC                  12    4   3   5     8   12   −4    15
11 New Hazingafar Knights             12    4   3   5    16   23   −7    15
12 Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC           12    4   3   5    15   22   −7    15
13 Xavier United                      12    3   3   6     9   14   −5    12
14 Freedom's Altar Holy Templars      12    2   3   7    13   23  −10     9 Relegation Spot
15 Hansbrough Dolphins FC             12    2   2   8    12   24  −12     8 Relegation Spot
16 South Hampton City                 12    1   3   8    13   19   −6     6 Relegation Spot

Twelve matches in, and at the first break, it is the student who has a leg up on the teacher in both overall record and goals allowed as the drama between Terrance Housen of North Hampton City and Jonah Calhoun of Unbidden United continues. More surprising to note, however, is the fact that the leader for the Iron Hand, the award given to the best goalkeeper, is Jérémy Berthiaume, the Cotdelapomais goalkeeper of Tarahal Lake Athletic, who have outdone all expectations by being in sixth place despite scoring a total of nine goals thus far. Biggest disappointment so far goes to Les Violets, who have struggled so far and are mired in seventh place. For a team that wished another Globe Cup experience if not the title, such performance is not acceptable. At the bottom of the tables sit Xavier United, whose Crosses looked so good early on but have struggled as of late, followed by the recently promoted Templars, the Dolphins of Hansbrough, and the Bees. Not much surprises for the teams that are in danger of being sent down.

Yesopalitha Secondary Division       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Raxton United                      12    8   2   2    20   11   +9    26 Promotion Berth, SBCC Berth
 2 Wolvesbane Athletic                12    8   2   2    11    6   +5    26 Promotion Berth, SBCC Berth
 3 Etoile City FC                     12    7   2   3    20    8  +12    23 Promotion Berth, SBCC Berth
 4 Worthington United                 12    6   4   2    15    4  +11    22 SBCC Berth
 5 Irkan City United                  12    7   1   4    20   12   +8    22
 6 Mean Green United                  12    6   2   4    23   19   +4    20
 7 Etoile United                      12    5   4   3    29   19  +10    19
 8 Xavier City FC                     12    5   3   4    20   19   +1    18
 9 Kingston United                    12    5   2   5    14   12   +2    17
10 North Hampton Grizzlies            12    4   4   4    15   13   +2    16
11 Tarahal Lake Glaciers FC           12    3   4   5    17   20   −3    13
12 Hansbrough United                  12    3   3   6    15   19   −4    12
13 Kingston City FC                   12    2   4   6     6   12   −6    10
14 South Hampton Lions                12    2   2   8    11   27  −16     8
15 Irkan City FC                      12    2   2   8     9   25  −16     8
16 Dragoons of Wolvesbane FC          12    2   1   9    12   31  −19     7

In Secondary Division play, Raxton United has come from finishing in twelfth place last season to leading the competition thus far. Matija, Silvio, and Rosa have scored enough goals in clutch situations to lead in goals difference over the recently relegated Wolvesbane Athletic side. Buster, Ragule, and Margareta will be looking for Raxton United to slip up, however, and with Ulrick Dorian being the second-best goalkeeper in the secondary ranks, there is much room for optimism. Etoile City FC is hanging on to the final promotion berth by one point over Irkan City United and Worthington United. Etoile City does not want to give up the last berth yet again and miss out on promotion. Irkan City FC, who didn't record a win last season in the Premier ranks, has recorded two thus far, but they are at the bottom of the tables yet again, very disappointing for the squad that had such high hopes.

Thus ends coverage of the first twelve matches of the second season of the Yesopalithan Football League. Coverage will continue.

by **Boring Paradise** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:46 am

by **United Gordonopia** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 1:45 pm

Gordonopia Premier League
Gordonopia Cup 2014 Semi-Final Round

Following a pair of semi-final matches, the nation is now preparing to move into the exciting conclusion of the 2014 Gordonopia Cup.

The first match was a fixture between season winner and tournament favorite, FC Deska, and the tournament fourth seed, Reichsburg FC, at IGC Arena in Gordonopia City. Heavily favored to win, Deska came out strong and led by young striker Martin Mallorn took the early lead. The twelfth minute goal came on a set piece from twenty-three meters out, with Mallorn curving the ball over the Reichsburg defenders and into the net. Following that early run, though, the Northern Wall made an unconventional choice for a championship tournament, and shifted almost entirely to defense. Although Mallorn was kept in, the teams only attacking midfielder, Heike Kranz, was subbed out in the 31st minute.

Despite facing a few notable challenges from Reichsburg's offense, the strategy ultimately worked. Deska's legendary defense shut down their opponents throughout most of the game, and throughout the ninety minutes, Golden Glove winning goalie Ludwig Strauss was only forced to make two saves. Reichsburg's best chance came in the 64th minute on a breakaway from striker Martin Lowe, who managed to break through the Deska midfield and get to the wings. His shot, though, was caught by Deska's Strauss, and Reichsburg failed to get any more chances. By the time the whistle blew, Deska was comfortably in control.

The second match was much faster paced, with Kaje Football facing off against Gordonopia FC at the Peak Dome in Deska. The match was a battle between two giants; one of, if not the, most dominant offensive team of the modern club era against the all-time powerhouse of the Republican-era. As expected, the match was a scoring frenzy, with eight goals scored during the 90 minutes.

Kaje managed to get on the board first, coming out with a team-effort by their Dynamic Duo. AM Galoslon received the ball near the half, and managed to get through two GFC defenders to get on the wing. The following cross ended up spot on, and striker Vonn Keller easily headed it in for a goal. The celebration from the 10th minute goal did't last long, though, as GFC rallied in force. In the 17th and 19th minutes, the regular season runner ups managed to first draw and then pull ahead, thanks to a header from AM Jeff Draper and an unexpected slide from Jeremiah Longwaters.

The remainder of the half became somewhat of a battle of attrition, with neither team managing to take the lead. The floodgates opened once again after the half, with Jeff Draper taking the ball and immediately dribbling past Kaje's defenders for a goal forty-five seconds after the start of the half. It didn't take long for Kaje to bet back into the game thanks to a long header from defender Joe Long in the 51st minute. In the 61st minute, though, GFC would lengthen its lead to two off of a set piece header by Jeff Draper, giving the midfielder a hat trick. Striker Jonathon Turner stretched the lead further with a fifteen meter shot in the 78th minute. A third Kaje goal by Galdinho in the 88th minute came too little too late, and Gordonopia FC knew that it was going to the final as soon as the whistle blew.

With that, the two final matches are now set. Gordonopia FC will play its historic rival, FC Deska, in what may be the most intense championship game yet at Empire Stadium. Both teams are making their first final appearance. Meanwhile Kaje Football will face off against Reichsburg FC for the third place spot at Iron Harbor Stadium in Teva.

Gordonopia Cup Semi-Finals

FC Deska 1–0 Reichsburg FC
Kaje Football 3–5 Gordonopia FC

by **Northern Sunrise Islands** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:27 pm

And here we are, to present you half of the UAFC's national tournaments. This season marks the end of Northern Sunrise Islands participation at the UA tournaments, since the Islands are now part of Esportiva and also, the debut of six new nations. Two of them, Cloud Spires and Tiki Lodge are here.

   Campeonato Andarahyano de Futebol  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Andarahy Clube                      92   60  13  19   232  119 +113   193
02 Nova Petrópolis                     92   52  22  18   207  139  +68   178
03 Sporting Fluminense                 92   52  15  25   211  138  +73   171
04 Ferroviário de Supla                92   45  16  31   198  158  +40   151
05 Raimundo Nonato                     92   42  20  30   180  134  +46   146
06 Iguaçu do Sul                       92   42  18  32   164  141  +23   144
07 Noviça de Andarahy                  92   42  17  33   180  133  +47   143
08 Duque de Santos                     92   41  20  31   200  158  +42   143
09 Atlético Bangu                      92   37  28  27   164  148  +16   139
10 Caxias Futebol                      92   36  26  30   167  133  +34   134
11 Basco de Taubaté                    92   39  17  36   200  175  +25   134
12 Catuaba Atlético                    92   37  22  33   156  136  +20   133
13 São Gabriel                         92   36  25  31   182  175   +7   133
14 São Mateus                          92   38  17  37   184  182   +2   131
15 Supla Paulista                      92   36  22  34   164  168   −4   130
16 Esportivo Dondon                    92   33  19  40   157  164   −7   118
17 15 de Março                         92   31  24  37   162  176  −14   117
18 Parada Capital                      92   33  17  42   137  163  −26   116
19 Santa Lúcia                         92   29  22  41   144  152   −8   109
20 Natirregae FC                       92   29  20  43   151  185  −34   107
21 São Caetano do Norte                92   26  25  41   139  179  −40   103
22 Sporting Flamengo                   92   27  22  43   132  177  −45   103
23 Ronaldinhos da América              92   17  19  56   116  232 −116    70
24 Jogalama                            92    5  12  75    67  329 −262    27

   Queens Tournament       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Benedicte's Lasses       66   28  20  18   104   92  +12   104
02 London Queens            66   28  19  19   103   93  +10   103
03 Queen's Pride            66   29  12  25    98   88  +10    99
04 Xtreme Ones              66   26  19  21    96   87   +9    97
05 Cumulus Athletic         66   24  21  21    94   87   +7    93
06 Crown Road               66   26  12  28    96   92   +4    90
07 Saint Paul Storm         66   25  15  26    87   83   +4    90
08 Peppa Parlor             66   21  20  25    88  101  −13    83
09 Breeze of the North      66   20  22  24    84   95  −11    82
10 Moulan Purple            66   20  21  25    76   86  −10    81
11 Royal Blood              66   20  21  25    86   99  −13    81
12 Purple Dragon            66   18  20  28    75   84   −9    74

   D-League              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 McDuck Football        78   33  27  18   161  111  +50   126
02 Duck Mountain          78   34  23  21   148  120  +28   125
03 Scouts Athletic        78   31  23  24   158  136  +22   116
04 Geesetown              78   31  21  26   166  153  +13   114
05 Ducktown Police        78   29  26  23   141  132   +9   113
06 Donald Athletic        78   26  28  24   137  130   +7   106
07 Anaheim Athletic       78   29  19  30   141  160  −19   106
08 Daisy Sportive         78   27  24  27   136  130   +6   105
09 Mousetown              78   27  24  27   124  120   +4   105
10 Duckberg               78   26  26  26   131  122   +9   104
11 Charmers Football      78   26  25  27   137  141   −4   103
12 Monotonopolis          78   25  16  37   130  154  −24    91
13 Quackers Sport         78   21  27  30   142  159  −17    90
14 Mighty Weenies         78   15  23  40   109  193  −84    68

   Ultra League                   Pld     W    D    L     GF    GA    GD    Pts
01 Bayer Rossenwulf               100    54   26   20    217   159   +58    188
02 Krasnyi-Belyi Lokomotivy       100    52   24   24    232   157   +75    180
03 Bayer Ademion                  100    49   20   31    183   122   +61    167
04 Rot-Weiss Ässendalf            100    46   23   31    189   162   +27    161
05 Sportivnyi Lokomotivy          100    43   26   31    181   142   +39    155
06 Eindhosstelein FC              100    40   32   28    187   166   +21    152
07 Baltiss-Ravenia                100    42   22   36    182   160   +22    148
08 Blau-Weiss Cornwaiss           100    43   18   39    205   173   +32    147
09 SC Vitesse                     100    40   27   33    158   169   −11    147
10 Fortuna Masseldurf             100    39   29   32    157   152    +5    146
11 FC Leverkusen                  100    39   28   33    189   167   +22    145
12 SpGG Maizenfurth Grëthe        100    41   22   37    164   174   −10    145
13 FK Thunner                     100    40   21   39    183   179    +4    141
14 Rot-Weiss Rossenwulf           100    38   24   38    172   163    +9    138
15 BSC Young Boys                 100    32   35   33    158   163    −5    131
16 FK Lenotalin                   100    35   24   41    182   182     0    129
17 Maierhousen 44                 100    35   24   41    165   170    −5    129
18 SC Lillehammer                 100    32   30   38    160   161    −1    126
19 Athletic Hamburg               100    30   32   38    160   173   −13    122
20 Koberhausen 13                 100    31   26   43    156   175   −19    119
21 Kobersandhausen SC             100    31   25   44    162   190   −28    118
22 SC Ostreiburg                  100    31   23   46    149   208   −59    116
23 Scharz-Weiss Misterheinem      100    30   25   45    149   189   −40    115
24 NEC Brettenhoven               100    29   24   47    139   184   −45    111
25 Universitet Lokomotivy         100    25   23   52    142   217   −75     98
26 Dartmut FK                     100    23   27   50    141   205   −64     96

Next season, Kitsunia-Deesse will have two divisions and also will send representats to other international tournaments. The two last teams this season will be relegated and join other eighteen new teams to form Ligue 2.

   Ligue 1                      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Girondins du Soleiville       84   45  22  17   188   95  +93   157
02 Armée de la Deesse            84   39  24  21   177  113  +64   141
03 FC Fortune                    84   39  22  23   151  131  +20   139
04 Les Étudiants du Sioux        84   37  25  22   154  122  +32   136
05 Olympique Caenne              84   40  16  28   168  143  +25   136
06 Marine du Kitsunia            84   38  19  27   151  133  +18   133
07 AJ Fortune                    84   34  20  30   167  137  +30   122
08 Étoile Du Nord                84   33  21  30   135  119  +16   120
09 Forces Aériennes              84   33  15  36   156  135  +21   114
10 Damepnierre Sportive          84   31  21  32   128  156  −28   114
11 Girondins du Fortune          84   29  25  30   143  139   +4   112
12 FC Modaguesque                84   31  19  34   160  162   −2   112
13 AJ Allentelle                 84   29  21  34   133  140   −7   108
14 Olympique Tequoville          84   29  21  34   149  162  −13   108
15 Athletique Lorient            84   27  26  31   139  152  −13   107
16 Citadelles du Soleiville      84   30  17  37   137  154  −17   107
17 Olympique Siouxe              84   27  25  32   136  152  −16   106
18 Athletique Azteque            84   29  19  36   125  155  −30   106
19 Le Coq Athletique             84   26  19  39   126  163  −37    97
20 FC Demoisélle                 84   23  22  39   116  180  −64    91
21 21 Marseleinne                84   25  14  45   119  175  −56    89
22 Olympique Doctriville         84   21  25  38   131  171  −40    88

   Romanov League         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Gordon's Creek          76   38  17  21   149  110  +39   131
02 Spades                  76   37  15  24   126  111  +15   126
03 Connery Sport           76   34  18  24   162  124  +38   120
04 Midlothian Town         76   31  19  26   133  116  +17   112
05 SC Midlothian           76   31  16  29   143  140   +3   109
06 Oldland Celtics         76   30  18  28   136  136    0   108
07 Hibernian Athletic      76   27  23  26   137  128   +9   104
08 Borthwick Albion        76   28  20  28   124  126   −2   104
09 Aces of Midlothia       76   27  22  27   123  125   −2   103
10 McCartney Spurs         76   27  22  27   128  140  −12   103
11 Diamonds                76   25  27  24   135  115  +20   102
12 East Midlothia          76   26  22  28   140  137   +3   100
13 FC Kaunas               76   27  19  30   139  149  −10   100
14 King's Creek            76   24  25  27   115  122   −7    97
15 Romanov Athletic        76   25  22  29   114  121   −7    97
16 Scunthorpe Iron         76   26  19  31   127  137  −10    97
17 McDonald Snakes         76   24  24  28   119  145  −26    96
18 Burley Swifts           76   25  20  31   109  129  −20    95
19 Hearts                  76   26  15  35   123  129   −6    93
20 Mattleport Rangers      76   20  21  35    92  134  −42    81

   ELITE League           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Andrew City             84   39  21  24   181  133  +48   138
02 Patrician Athletic      84   37  21  26   161  131  +30   132
03 Hovern North End        84   37  19  28   155  124  +31   130
04 People Athletic         84   36  21  27   159  135  +24   129
05 Slip City Rampage       84   35  24  25   152  148   +4   129
06 Inverness AFC           84   37  16  31   156  139  +17   127
07 Swindon Airlines        84   32  28  24   151  136  +15   124
08 Whistle City            84   33  25  26   158  159   −1   124
09 Partick United          84   34  21  29   147  132  +15   123
10 Inverness Thistle       84   32  26  26   157  140  +17   122
11 Hove Town               84   31  26  27   141  124  +17   119
12 Caledonian Thistle      84   32  21  31   131  124   +7   117
13 Royal Guard             84   28  27  29   140  148   −8   111
14 Mansfield Bucks         84   29  19  36   131  148  −17   106
15 Saint John United       84   28  21  35   135  153  −18   105
16 Portadown Celtics       84   29  17  38   133  154  −21   104
17 Barclays Home           84   29  17  38   138  162  −24   104
18 Dragon Road             84   25  28  31   135  167  −32   103
19 1901 Phoenix            84   27  17  40   133  170  −37    98
20 North Partick           84   24  25  35   137  149  −12    97
21 Whistle United          84   26  18  40   131  150  −19    96
22 Gold Coast United       84   25  20  39   116  152  −36    95

   A-League                  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Saints                     76   41  16  19   148  100  +48   139
02 Jacobine Athletic          76   37  23  16   154   99  +55   134
03 Reno FC                    76   33  19  24   142  130  +12   118
04 Dakota-Salt                76   33  17  26   147  124  +23   116
05 Institute of Soccer        76   33  15  28   138  131   +7   114
06 Saint Anne FC              76   31  19  26   137  122  +15   112
07 Haven                      76   25  32  19   141  116  +25   107
08 Cockleton                  76   29  20  27   126  145  −19   107
09 Nevada                     76   25  29  22   127  116  +11   104
10 Third Row                  76   26  24  26   130  124   +6   102
11 Sunny Hill                 76   25  25  26   133  142   −9   100
12 Stillvale                  76   27  18  31   121  128   −7    99
13 Reno United                76   27  16  33   137  127  +10    97
14 Saint Jacob                76   25  21  30   117  115   +2    96
15 Home Port                  76   22  29  25   121  137  −16    95
16 Saint Anne University      76   25  17  34   100  140  −40    92
17 Progress                   76   21  24  31   123  157  −34    87
18 Westhigh                   76   20  26  30   119  122   −3    86
19 Republic                   76   20  21  35    97  145  −48    81
20 Winners                    76   20  19  37   119  157  −38    79

Fire League                 Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Tiki Lodge Headache       66   31  14  21    91   86   +5   107
02 UZI Rockets               66   28  20  18   107   82  +25   104
03 Fire Ridge Fireflies      66   27  19  20    96   88   +8   100
04 Molten Crater Lava        66   27  18  21   109   95  +14    99
05 Chicago Athletic          66   26  20  20    91   84   +7    98
06 Tiki Lodge Totens         66   27  16  23    90   84   +6    97
07 Brass Pyromaniacs         66   23  20  23    91   88   +3    89
08 1998 Fire                 66   24  11  31    79   89  −10    83
09 Dragons Football          66   20  21  25    81   89   −8    81
10 Byrd Football             66   21  15  30    93  107  −14    78
11 Fire Ridge Flames         66   20  14  32    78   99  −21    74
12 Molten Crater Heat        66   17  22  27    73   88  −15    73

by **United Gordonopia** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 4:12 pm

Gordonopia Premier League
Gordonopia Cup 2013 Finals

Following a Gordonopia Cup Final for the ages, the 2014 kings of Gordonopian football have been crowned: FC Deska.

Before it even started, the game between FC Deska and Gordonopia FC was the most anticipated final yet. Not only was it the first match where both of the regular season's top two teams were facing off, it was also a match between the two oldest, and two of the bitterest, rivals in the nation. To make the match even more anticipated, it was the final professional match for Deska captain Ludwig Strauss, whose career has made him renowned as the greatest Gordonopian keeper ever. With two of the three GPL Golden Gloves to his name, as well as a National Team career that included the a captains armband in World Cup 60 qualification and the most Cup of Harmony, as well as the honor of being the only player to represent the National Team in both the Republican and Imperial eras of Gordonopian Football.

Before the match, over fifteen million attended pre-game rallies in Gordonopia City and Deska. A number of businesses in both cities gave their employees a holiday. From there, the attention focused to the stadium, which was packed beyond its capacity of 160,000 thanks to the conversion of some areas to standing room. Early estimates place 49.2% of the nation as having watched the full game, with perhaps 76% watching part of the match.

The Imperial Anthem was performed in salute to Emperor Raleigh, who was in attendance, by a duet of Johan Ilner, star tenor of the Deska Metropolitan Opera, and Marcia Connely, lead soprano of the Imperial Opera. After that, the teams took their positions to await the starting whistle.

As the game kicked off, both teams began playing to their strong suits. Unlike last match, where Deska came out fighting against a weak West Tolten defense, the team quickly went into lockdown, demonstrating the prowess of the Northern Wall. Meanwhile, GFC showed their historic offensive strength, led by 17 year old striker Jonathon Turner, as well as AM Jeff Draper, who earned a hat trick last match.

Several early chances were shut down by Deska's defense, whose only early offensives came off of counters, but the first real breakthrough came in the 20th minute. After getting the ball from Deska's Martin Mallorn, GFC's Draper managed a long pass to Jonathon Turner. Although nearly offsides, Turner managed to take the ball and using his incredible speed and dexterity, passed two of Deska's defenders: Roger Steiner and Marius Dupond. This brought it down to a one-on-one situation, with Turner against Ludwig Strauss. Taking quick aim, Turner rocketed the ball towards the upper left corner. However, Strauss seemed to have read the direction, and managed an impossible block, deflecting the ball into the cross bar, where it bounced away into the possession of one of Deska's defenders. The Deska fans erupted with elation over the incredible save, and began a chant of 'Luddie', as the game settled back in.

Several missed opportunities for both GFC and Deska came before the end of the half, but as the teams headed to their locker rooms for the break, the game remained a dead heat. As they returned to the field, though, Gordonopia seemed determined to change that. Not only did Central Midfielder Everett Stanton move up into a more attacking role, but all but a few backs began playing much farther forward. Although the aggressive strategy brought the team a number of chances, it ultimately came to no avail. A 53rd minute shot into the crossbar, a 61st minute deflection by Ludwig Strauss and a failed set piece in the 63rd minute all showed that the Deska like could be beaten, but the team couldn't be thrown down.

For a short time afterwards, Deska seemed to gain some offensive momentum, primarily through striker Martin Mallorn. In the 65th minute, Mallorn received an excellent pass that was called, perhaps incorrectly, offsides. Six minutes later, Mallorn made a breakaway off of a counter that resulted in a near save by GFC's goalie: Frederick Barber. Both of these moves seemed to shake the Gordonopian strategy, and slowly the team moved back to a slightly more defensive position.

The end of the second half proved to be more of a slugfest, with Gordonopia making constant inroads, only to be stopped, sometimes roughly as shown by the 81st minute yellow card to Deska back James Stahl, and subsequently Deska's counter would fail to result in a goal. As the game came close to an end, both teams seemed to realize that they would be playing into overtime, which ultimately became the case after four minutes of stoppage.

AET turned out to be no different than the regular game, though. Both teams had brief moments of offensive opportunity, but neither managed to truly crack through. The closest chance came in the 116th minute from GFC striker David Ramsey, who received the ball of a cross into the box. With the box already crowded, though, Ramsey had little chance to set up a good shot, and his shot on goal was easily caught by Ludwig Strauss.

Finally, after 120 grueling minutes, the game came down to the Final's first penalty shootout. Deska ended up winning the first shot, and led off with defensive middy Lane Franz. Franz, took an excellent shot to the bottom left corner, which was misread by the Gordonopian keeper. Ludwig Strauss then came up to take the line, facing Gordonopian striker Jonathon Turner. Turner's shot to the middle was caught by Strauss, though, giving Deska the advantage.

Deska's next shot, though, from midfielder Heike Kranz was blocked by Barber, and after Gordonopia's Ramsey narrowly made it past Strauss, the count was tied. Both teams managed to score their next shot, first an unexpected chance by Ludwig Strauss, and then a shot down the line by Everett Stanton, only to have their fourth kicks, by Roger Steiner and Ferron Hans-Beck respectively, blocked. This kept the count at 2-2 after two shots, as Deska's Martin Mallorn took the line. After being hailed as the best striker to ever come out of the Deska youth system, the young Mallorn had a lot riding on his shoulders. A last minute fake, which tricked Gordonopia's Barber, led to a successful shot, proving that the praise had not been misplaced.

This left GFC's Jeff Draper to face off against Ludwig Strauss to bring the game into a second shootout. Taking the line, Draper came in for a right shot, only to switch at the last minute to what became a perfect shot to the upper left corner. However, just like he had in the 20th minute, Strauss seemed to have anticipated the fake, and launched himself towards the ball. With a single finger, he managed to push the ball out, deflecting it into the bar. As the shot ricocheted away, the Deska fans became a cacophony of noise, storming the field (thankfully with no injuries).

In the midst of the celebration, Ludwig Strauss was named Man of the Match, and given a standing ovation. The entire team surrounded the podium as Strauss and Deska coach Michael Neu personally received the Gordonopia Cup from the Emperor. The win marked Deska's first in the GPL-era, and made the team the first to win both the regular season and the Gordonopia Cup in the same year. Because of their stellar performance, which saw them allow only three goals in the Gordonopia Cup and 19 throughout the 32 games of the regular season, the 2014 FC Deska squad will certainly go down as one of the GPL's finest. Their 17-9-4 season record (with the lowest number of losses in league history) will likely only further this legacy.

Prior to the match, Kaje Football and Reichsburg FC played for the third-place spot at Iron Harbor Stadium in Teva. Reichsburg ultimately won the match 3-2, following goals from Martin Lowe in the 17th and 61st minute and Jonathon Spalding in the 53rd minute. Kaje 's two goals came from their Dynamic Duo, with Keller scoring in the 14th minute and Galdinho scoring in the 78th. The game was marked by offensive talent, with neither team settling down throughout the match. This is Reichsburg's highest placing in the Gordonopia Cup, while it is Kaje's first time not making the final match.

Third Place Match

Kaje Football 2–3 Reichsburg FC

Final Match

FC Deska 0–0 Gordonopia FC (0–0 AET) (3–2 pen.)

by **Saer Republic** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 6:30 pm

The 2011-2012 Champions Honor League was the one hundred and twentieth season in the history of the Saer Republic's top level of football. The season began on Saturday, September 3rd, 2011 and concluded on Friday, June 8th, 2012 with the completion of the 120th Honor League Championship Final. The early-season favorites, defending Honor League Champion King's Guard Lionshead was beleaguered by injuries early on, and were passed by perennial contenders S.C. Saint Catherines and Queenstown Prime atop the Eastern Division. In the Western Division, surprise upstarts San Monahan Swans and Oak Hill Athletic spent much of the season battling on new ground—atop the divisional table. In the end, Merriam Azalea overtook Athletic, but the Swans captured their first divisional championship in more than fifty years. The season was among the most watched in history.

Eastern Division Table Final Standings

Ranking	Team	GP	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	Pts
1.	San Monahan Swans	34	16	11	07	50	39	+11	59
2.	Merriam Azalea	34	13	09	12	37	32	+05	48
3.	Oak Hill Athletic	34	12	07	15	28	40	-12	43
4.	A.F.C. Palm City	34	10	10	14	42	52	-10	40
5.	Stardown Tavern	34	09	12	13	29	37	-08	39
6.	Leicester Union	34	08	15	11	33	36	-03	39
7.	Sentinel Street Saints	34	10	07	17	29	41	-12	37
8.	A.F.C. Kingsport	34	08	13	13	32	42	-10	37
9.	Southgate United [Relegated]	34	05	10	19	21	37	-16	25

Western Division Table Final Standings

Ranking	Team	GP	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	Pts
1.	S.C. Saint Catherines	34	18	08	08	49	38	+11	62
2.	Queenstown Prime	34	16	12	06	46	23	+23	60
3.	King's Guard Lionshead	34	17	08	09	54	36	+18	59
4.	Darlington Downs	34	17	06	11	49	35	+14	57
5.	S.C. Williamstown	34	15	07	12	44	40	+04	52
6.	Sanfordshire Abbey	34	14	10	10	49	37	+12	52
7.	Brookshire City	34	13	11	10	35	35	+00	50
8.	Southern Athletic	34	09	12	13	33	39	-06	39
9.	Capital City Club [Relegated]	34	07	10	17	29	50	-21	31

The 2012 Honor League Relegation Series

The 2012 Honor League Relegation Series was held at Diamond Road in Williamstown, Saer Republic on Saturday, May 12th and Sunday, May 13th, 2012 between the four lowest finishing teams in the Eastern and Western Divisions. Perennial stragglers Capital City Club found themselves once more facing the threat of relegation against a Southern Athletic club depleted of its talent, while injury-plagued A.F.C. Kingsport faced off against Southgate United in its first Relegation Series match ever. Fortunately for the King's Army, Kingsport managed to hold off a feisty charge from United to stave off relegation. Unfortunately for the Caps, their streak of losses reached eight in the Relegation Series, sending them back down once more to the Crown League. A.F.C. Real Cranston was promoted from the Crown League to the Eastern Division, while Saegertown Ironside earned a promotion to the Western Division.

Southern Athletic def. Capital City Club
4 — 1

A.F.C. Kingsport def. Southgate United
3 — 1

The 120th Honor League Championship

The 120th Honor League Championship took place between Sunday, May 27th and Friday, June 8th, 2012 between the divisional champions and runner-ups from both the Eastern and Western Divisions. It marked a record 64th appearance for Queenstown Prime, and the first appearance by San Monahan Swans since 1976. The 120th Championship was the first in more than six years to see both the Divisional Derbies and the League Final each go to all three games. In the Eastern Derby, the upstart Swans knocked off pre-season favorite Merriam Azalea with an impressive 1—0 shutout in San Monahan, while S.C. Saint Catherines shocked the favored Queenstown unit with a 3-0 drubbing in Port Charlotte to win the Western Derby. The League Final was played at Diamond Road in Williamstown, and featured two games which could not be decided in the first ninety minutes of play. The Swans scored the deciding goal in the first game in the 107th minute, and returned in the final game after losing 3—0 in Game Two by scoring the winning goal in the 119th minute to win the title. It was the latest goal ever scored to determine the Honor League Champion in history. Forward Jody Meredith of the Swans was awarded Player of the Final honours.

San Monahan Swans def. Merriam Azalea
2 — 1

San Monahan Swans 1, Merriam Azalea 3
San Monahan Swans 2, Merriam Azalea 1
San Monahan Swans 1, Merriam Azalea 0

S.C. Saint Catherines def. Queenstown Prime
2 — 1

S.C. Saint Catherines 0, Queenstown Prime 1
S.C. Saint Catherines 2, Queenstown Prime 1
S.C. Saint Catherines 3, Queenstown Prime 1

San Monahan Swans def. S.C. Saint Catherines
2 — 1

San Monahan Swans 2, S.C. Saint Catherines 2 [3 — 2 AET]
San Monahan Swans 0, S.C. Saint Catherines 3
San Monahan Swans 0, S.C. Saint Catherines 0 [1 — 0 AET]

2011—2012 Champions Honor League Season Awards
The 75th annual Champions Honor League Season Awards were issued on July 1st, 2012.

Player of the Year
Shaun Young, Midfielder, S.C. Saint Catherines

Young Player of the Year
Paul van Doetrie, Midfielder, Sanfordshire Abbey

Manager of the Year
Sir Robert Tilden, San Monahan Swans

Inspirational Player of the Year
Scott Alexander, Goalkeeper, Queenstown Prime

Champions Golden Boot
Alexi Mueller, Forward, Merriam Azalea

Champions Golden Glove
Scott Alexander, Goalkeeper, Queenstown Prime

Honour League All-Team Honours
Scott Alexander, Goalkeeper, Queenstown Prime
Taylor Griffith-Parker, Defender, San Monahan Swans
Richard Hirsch, Defender, Queenstown Prime
Alistair Holtzmann, Defender, Queenstown Prime
Grant Parks, Defender, King's Guard Lionshead
Alexi Mueller, Forward, Merriam Azalea
Michael Yamada, Midfielder, S.C. Williamstown
Shaun Young, Midfielder, S.C. Saint Catherines
Jay McKinzee, Midfielder, Darlington Downs
Evan Hedge, Midfielder, Leicester Union
Jody Meredith, Forward, San Monahan Swans

by **Unified Falcon** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 9:04 pm

Unified Falcon Football League Season 2 Preview

Sponsored By

Falconfar-Falconear Exhibition Match

Falconfar National Team
Formation: 4-2-4 (-3)
Goalkeeper: #1 Jacques Didier, Iona Spaceport Defenders (27) CAPTAIN
Defender: #3 Sharon Tundai, Pyria Thunder (31)
Defender: #11 Jack Qaiso, Maritime (Cotdelapoms) (24)
Defender: #24 Thaddeus Lewis, Iona Spaceport Defenders (25)
Defender: #17 Patrick Stewart, Pyria Thunder (27)
Midfielder: #33 Natasha Myiavic, Iriwati Panthers (25)
Midfielder: #41 Henri Toval, Vititi Paladins (22)
Forward: #22 Harold Nehafsaim, Royal Rumiatzi (Astograth) (23)
Forward: #9 Loria Votmk, Pyria Thunder (35)
Forward: #10 Jerôme Nasaic, New Irswabi Red (26)
Forward: #51 Nigel Rayon, Iriwati Panthers (27)

Manager: Imara Newson, Iona Spaceport Defenders (42)

Falconear National Team
Formation: 3-5-2 (+3)
Goalkeeper: #2 Selma Chavanne, CPD Dinas Parheft (22)
Defender: #15 Laheem Bahrat, CPD Dinas Parheft (25)
Defender: #71 Marte Leve, Mmyrskanor Unedig (27)
Midfielder: #51 Jordan Hansen, CPD Dinas Larai (24)
Midfielder: #26 Vanessa Limon, Gilfach (28)
Midfielder: #33 Damon Hawk, Dinas Jukain Unedig (25) CAPTAIN
Midfielder: #41 Jan Deroche, Lleng Machnylleth (23)
Midfielder: #6 Kurt Yiddick, Rhymney Unedig (26)
Forward: #60 Jasper Mabon, Ewyyinna (27)
Forward: #42 Frederic Von Shultz, Gilfach (30)
Forward: #53 Tina Dally, Rhymney Unedig (22)

Manager: Brent JeMichael, CPD Dinas Parheft (40)

Falconfar-Falconear Exhibition Match
Falconfar 4-2 Falconear
Nasaic '34   Hawk  '41
Rayon  '45   Dally '70
Nehafsaim '61               
Votmk '81

Summary: At a sold-out game in The Queen's Stadium, it was Falconfar who overcame a feisty Falconear side to win the first match in this exhibition series that will occur every year before the start of the league season. Nasaic started the scoring with a header off of a Toval assist in the thirty-fourth, but Falconear got back into the game in the forty-first when Hawk nailed a brilliant strike to the left post. Just four minutes later, Nigel Rayon was tripped inside the penalty box by Marte Leve, and buried the PK into the net for the lead. Falconfar's lead went to two when Nehafsaim, the most lethal striker of Falconfar, hit a curving, twenty-yard shot. Though Tina Dally was able to score to pull Falconear within one, Loria Votmk scored on a header in the eighty-first minute to put the game away.

Transfers - Premier Division

Marina Theard, MID, from Iona Junction Spiders to Mmyrskanor Unedig
Cassandra Dameron, MID, from Vititi Paladins to CPD Dinas Parheft
Luisa Cardinal, FOR, from Loreza Racers to CPD Dinas Parheft
Alexis Gelin, FOR, from De Ioke to Iona Spaceport Defenders
Diego De Hay, DEF, from Mmyrskanor Unedig to La Pinatra Crusaders
Lorenzo Brett, FOR, from Amateur to La Pinatra Crusaders
Helene Champigney, FOR, from Clwb Sahaive to Pyria Thunder
Elisa Birrer, MID, from Mara Kora Bulldogs to Rhymney Unedig
Alina Dube, FOR, from Ytriba Shock to Rhymney Unedig
Mara Gaulin, MID, from Ewyyinna to New Irswabi Red
Marc Dejardin, GK, from CPD Temlwyr Bangor to Vititi Paladins
Lara Level, MID, from Dinas Jukain Unedig to Iriwati Panthers
Johanna Acord,  MID, from Pikana Pirates to Gilfach
Lise Urben, FOR, from Votto Toren Buccaneers to Lleng Machnylleth
Alexander Tache, DEF, from Loreza Racers to CPD Dinas Larai
Noémie Berntsen, MID, from Visiharu to Manvero Heroes
Julie Dery, MID, from Abergavenny to Iona Junction Spiders
Lea Bergaeron, MID, from Votto Toren Buccaneers to Ewyyinna
Svenja St. Pierre, GK, from Amateur to Dinas Jukain Unedig
Gregor Anderson, MID, from Treharris to Loreza Racers
Frida Dietlin, MID, from Rehaven Tide to Kings Castell-Nedd
Charlotte Beaumier, MID, from Vincevol Stars to Parahai
Emily Chesson, DEF, from Parahai to Pikana Pirates
Mark Sens, MID, from Noxion Hydra to Clwb Sahaive
Steffen Chaplin, DEF, from CPD Enfys to Ytriba Shock
Anne Dargo, MID, from Wurlington Dynamos to Loittra
Raoul Ellingsen, MID, from Iriwati Panthers to CPD Dinas Vale Ebbw

A lot of Falconfarians went to Falconearan teams, and a lot of Falconearan players went to Falconfarian teams.

Premier Division Preview
* - Falconfar National Team Player ^ - Falconear National Team Player Italics - Foreign Player
Note: For teams in Falconfar, Falconear players are considered foreign; for teams in Falconear, Falconfar players are considered foreign.

1. Iona Spaceport Defenders
Colors: Red and white
Manager: Imara Newson
Grounds: Iona Spaceport Dome, Iona Spaceport (Cap. 42,000)
Formation: 3-3-4 (-4)
Starting Lineup: Jacques Didier*, Thaddeus Lewis*, Michael Dernier, Steffen Routhier, Célia Salem, Marthe Gall, Irwin Garland-Hart, Vincent Babard, Alexis Gelin, Marie Demotte, Jackson Bennet
Greatest Strength: Big-time players. Didier, Lewis, Garland-Hart... They have the superstars.
Greatest Weakness: Just how long they can keep all their key pieces in the same team remains the big question. This team has been so used to success, can they still handle rough stretches?
Predicted Finish: (1st/6th) - Best case, they win the title yet again behind Didier, Garland-Hart, and the emergence of one of Gelin, Demotte, and Bennet. Worst case, they fall behind Pyria and La Pinatra, or perhaps Manvero, Vititi, and Iriwati bouncing back, and finish sixth or lower, falling short of expectations. If they fall lower than sixth, the usually nice fans will be after Newson's blood.

2. La Pinatra Crusaders
Colors: Crimson and Black
Manager: Karodin Myrka
Grounds: Crusader Castle, La Pinatra (52,000)
Formation: 4-3-3 (-2)
Starting Lineup: Mari Fons, Diego De Hay, Fred William, Jared Totter, Yanis Salin, Chieloka Choke, Mathis Svendsen, Ambre Sorel, Lorenzo Brett , Ina Senesac, Emil Sonnier
Greatest Strength: The team stuck through a lot together last season, finishing in second place even after their superstar, Jacques Didier, left for the Defenders. Mari Fons has proven more than capable of handing the goal, while Fred William and Jared Totter has really come to their own in helping William out.
Greatest Weakness: They don't have a go-to scoring threat. They brought Lorenzo Brett from the streets to try to help score goals, but he has never played professionally before and may be raw. If this team can score goals in a consistent basis, they'll be dangerous.
Predicted Finish: (1st/10th) - Best case, Brett, Snesac, and Sonnier give Fons enough goals to overcome Didier and the Defenders, and the Crusaders make Didier pay. Worst case, the offensive experiment does not work out, and the Crusaders fall, as people thought that they would a year ago. The loss of Jacques proves to have been too much.

3. Pyria Thunder
Colors: Red and yellow
Manager: Franklim Ordonez
Grounds: Thunder Theatre, Pyria (Cap. 32,400)
Formation: 4-3-3 (-4)
Starting Lineup: Ivan Hammer, Sharon Tundai*, Patrick Stewart*, Mbadiwe Chinomoso, Sandra Deman, Vokka Jurok, Joshua Fournet, Matthieu Cisse, Helene Champigny, Ben Telle, Loria Votmk*
Greatest Strength: A star-studded backfield and a great striker in Loria Votmk. Tundai, Stewart, and Chinomoso are pretty much the best backfield combination on the field.
Greatest Weakness: Losing in key games. This team has more than enough talent to win this league, but they keep losing out to the Crusaders, Paladins, and Defenders after their title in the inaugural season. They just don't have the killer instinct...
Predicted Finish: (1st/8th) - Best case scenario, they finally return to the place that they can be, champions of this league. Worst case scenario, they lose on the big games once again, and finish barely in the top eight, having to be content with a Copa de Campeones or Copa de los Principes berth.

4. Rhymney Unedig
Colors: Indigo and White
Nickname: Rhythm United, The Rhythm
Manager: Pia Handoval
Grounds: Hellio Stadium, Rhymney (Cap. 41,200)
Formation: 2-4-4 (+4)
Starting Lineup: Riley Boone, Baptiste Dominique, Abazu Onochie, Kurt Yiddick^, Matthias Corbeil, Elisa Birrer, Julia Desmarais, Tina Dally^, Arthur Doster, Alina Dube, Sophia Severe
Greatest Strength: Tina Dally, Arthur Doster, and Sophia Severe really stepped up last season to clinch fourth place and the top seed in the Falconear Cup. They really came out of CPD Dinas Parheft and CPD Dinas Larai's shadow as a force to be reckoned with.
Greatest Weakness: Lack of experience in high-profile games. Rhymney is not used to success, and facing teams like Pyria, La Pinatra, Iona Spaceport, and CPD Dinas Parheft every game is not easy.
Predicted Finish: (1st/12th) - Best case scenario, they start to learn how to play in big games, and actually win this league, pushing all the big guns out of the way. Worst case scenario, they wilt under pressure, and actually finish just in the top twelve.

5. New Irswabi Red
Colors: Aqua and red
Manager: Martin Perchard
Grounds: Red Arena, New Irswabi (Cap. 33,140)
Formation: 4-2-4 (+0)
Starting Lineup: Margot Cariveau, Victor Myer, Killian Carignan, Phil Terres, Elise Bacon, Mathéo Camp, Mara Gaulin, Jerôme Nasaic*, Simon Dauphine, Solène Eliassen, Sterne Reinen Kämpfer
Greatest Strength: The never-quite mentality, along with Nasaic's leadership and the striking ability of Eliassen, has made this team a force to be reckoned with. It doesn't matter where they are at the halfway point, they are always a side to not stay down.
Greatest Weakness: They start horribly every season then come back. They really need to crash the opposition straight out of the gates.
Predicted Finish: (4th/24th) - Well, everyone take a stab. They can finish all the way up in a Globe Cup berth, and they can also crash and burn, be relegated, and lose the services of Nasaic, who has stated that the minute that this team finished outside of twelfth place will be the minute that he leaves the Red...

6. Vititi Paladins
Colors: Purple and white
Manager: Johannes Barr
Grounds: Paladin Palace, Vititi (Cap. 34,400)
Formation: 3-4-3 (+2)
Starting Lineup: Marc Dejardin, Ignacio Agosti, Chiara Gervais, Andrea Beauparlant, Henri Toval*, Anton Breau, Niklas Auton, Noam Savary, Iosef Niskakangasi, Robin Dejoie, Jared Yemar
Greatest Strength: Striking ability... Iosef, Henri. The young striker and the older field master. Dejoie and Yemar also do a good job of creating chances for the squad.
Greatest Weakness: Conceding too many goals, which is why they grabbed Marc Dejardin from CPD Temlwyr Bangor. Hopefully, it works out...
Predicted Finish: (1st/10th) - This team can take the title. Agosti is an all-world defender in this league, and Toval/Niskakangasi are one dynamic duo. However, if the goalkeeping experiment of Dejardin doesn't work out, this team will finish out of the top four yet again, and Johannes Barr, who has recently been relieved of his managing duties of the national team, will be totally devastated professionally.

7. Iriwati Panthers
Colors: Green and orange
Manager: Hansen Tomelle
Grounds: Panthers' Den, Iriwati (Cap. 35,100)
Formation: 3-4-3 (+1)
Starting Lineup: Clara Thiery, Andreas Decoux, Alexandra Comte, Natasha Myiavic*, Laia Un'jeru'betcii, Selma Dutoit, Lara Level, Diego Florian, Mara Chretien, Nigel Rayon*, Rieke Turin
Greatest Strength: Myavic, Un'jeru'betcii, and Rayon have formed an effective core that can take over games for long periods of time. With the addition of Lara Level, they can perhaps take the next step forward.
Greatest Weakness: At times, Myavic and Un'jeru'betcii look disjointed from each other. Goalkeeper Clara Thiery is a streaky player who can have a few good games followed by a few not so good ones.
Predicted Finish: (2nd/12th) - This team is good enough to get a Globe Cup berth, but a Championship is highly unlikely. More likely, the team will finish probably around fourth to seventh place, as they are still lacking that defensive cog that may let them move on to the next level of play.

8. Gilfach
Colors: Pink and black
Nickname: The Wanderers
Manager: Karen Millon
Grounds: The Tower, Gilfach (Cap. 41,200)
Formation: 3-4-3 (+5)
Starting Lineup: Patrick Comeau, Philipp Artigue, Drake Friant, Franziska Vallieres, Vanessa Limon^, Bigler Wittry, Johanna Acord, Vanessa Blan, Frederic Von Shultz^, Robert Faile, Quentin Leveille
Greatest Strength: Lethal striking by Von Shultz, Blan, and Limon. Consistent games from Wittry and Leveille.
Greatest Weakness: Patrick Comeau. The kid has one more season to prove that he can actually stop shots, or he may be out of a job soon.
Predicted Finish: (4th/16th) - Gilfach has enough striking ability to score enough goals to get a Globe Cup berth. It is highly unlikely that they will do so, however, as the Wanderers have a leaky defense of their own. In what is a very high-offense league, their score first, think later mentality may actually come back to bite them.

9. Mmyrskanor Unedig
Colors: Blue and gray
Nickname: The Herons
Manager: Cameron Addai
Grounds: Heron Field, Mmyrskanor (Cap. 33,000)
Formation: 2-5-3 (+4)
Starting Lineup: Marie Fray, Marte Leve^, Isaak Yemenshi, Emile Kinnouvo, Obiouto, Marina Theard , Ryan Gendreau, Clément Armand, Linn Leroux, Sara Duvernay, Kylian Legrande
Greatest Strength: Armand and Leroux. The two have been together on this squad for four seasons, and know each other very well. In addition, the two new Zenegan midfielders and the Falconfarian will seek to help the offense.
Greatest Weakness: Lack of cohesiveness. The fact that four players are new to the squad (Kinnouvo, Obiouto, and Theard are foreign, while Duvernay was injured all of last season) makes it difficult and different for this squad to play as a team.
Predicted Finish: (4th/16th) - This team is good enough to grab a Globe Cup berth, but most likely, they will shoot for finishing in the top eight and learning how to play together as a team. If they can have a top eight finish, they can use that season as a springboard onto the next, in which they can try to win the title itself.

10. CPD Dinas Parheft
Colors: Black
Nickname: Parheft, The Black, Deathbringers
Manager: Brent JeMichael
Grounds: The Graveyard, Parheft (Cap. 56,890)
Formation: 3-3-4 (-4)
Starting Lineup: Selma Chavanne^, Laheem Bahrat^, Elise Estel, Sonja Bur, Orlando Boissard, Alice Salva, Cassandra Dameron, Everard Vigneau, Luisa Cardinal, Ramona Berne, Thibaut Bourcier
Greatest Strength: The defense, with Chavanne guarding the net and Bahrat anchoring the back three.
Greatest Weakness: Unproven striking ability. They took a gamble bringing three new players on the midfield and the offense with the hopes of scoring more goals. The result of this gamble will determine the season.
Predicted Finish: (3rd/12th) - Parheft really fell last season as they finished tenth after winning the Falconearan league three times in a row. With the hopes of picking themselves off the floor, they added some striking talent. If it works out, they'll return to Globe Cup prominence. Otherwise, Deathbringer fans will have to get used to the bitterness of middling the table.

11. Lleng Machnylleth
Colors: Orange and white
Nickname: The Machine Lions
Manager: Kieran Nile
Grounds: The Shop, Machnylleth (Cap. 41,000)
Formation: 3-3-4 (+4)
Starting Lineup: Katharina Lazard, Rebecca Lejeune, William Van Pelt, Sigrid Latour, Clarisse Debord, Jan Deroche^, Peter Sturvesant, Flavie Dosier, Mateo Gereau, Lise Urben, Alexia Lucas
Greatest Strength: You score ninety-seven goals in forty-six games? You have one heck of an offense. Deroche, Sturvesant, Dosier, Gereau... And now, they add Lise Urben? Man, will they score goals.
Greatest Weakness: Give up ninety-six goals in forty-six games? Um, defense sucks. Lazard is new to being a pro, and they just added Sigrin Latour to possibly help out.
Predicted Finish: (6th/20th) - Pretty much, if the defense holds up, this team can take the next step to being a top eight team. The defense doesn't hold up? They'll need every goal they can get to stay in relevance. Seriously.

12. CPD Dinas Larai
Colors: Teal and white
Nickname: Larai
Manager: Igor Karson
Grounds: Larai Dome, Larai (Cap. 36,200)
Formation: 3-4-3 (+0)
Starting Lineup: Yann Barriere, Alexander Tache, Adam Rolland, Salomé Gaston, Jordan Hansen^, Darrell Dejoie, Elise Amundsen, Hanna Dupuis, Tom Dorval, Robin Cardin, Melanie Durrant
Greatest Strength: Jordan Hansen is an upcoming star who can become one of the best midfielders in Falconear history. Dejoie compliments him well, while Amudsen is great at pushing the ball up the field.
Greatest Weakness: If the midfield is strong, the forwards can use some help. Tom Dorval is streaky, Robin Cardin only shoots from the left, and Melanie Durrant is inexperienced.
Predicted Finish: (8th/20th) - Hansen is just not good enough to put this team back on the map. Perhaps they can get into the top eight, but most likely, they will finish in the teens. It is even quite possible to be almost relegated. For a side that was so used to being right behind Parheft, this is a new life that they must get used to, then overcome.

13. Manvero Heroes
Colors: Red and black
Manager: Joshua Merrin
Grounds: Testament of the Heroes, Manvero (Cap. 29,830)
Formation: 4-3-3 (+3)
Starting Lineup: Ahmed Vignes, Tyler Ungard, Ninon Gallipeau, Janina Galvin, Michael Dumesnil, Sol Sjodin, Noémie Berntsen, Paulin Beauregard, Shelley Elliot, Florian Brouse, Barclay Senechal
Greatest Strength: The foreigners in this squad are just amazing. Sol Sjodin and Shelley Elliot form one heck of a combo that scores many goals. The addition of Berntsen will only make things better.
Greatest Weakness: The squad doesn't have an identity or a superstar to rally around, and they just look disjointed.
Predicted Finish: (4th/24th) - It's simple. Keep Elliot and Sjodin, get some help from defense, and you've got one team who can just barge back into contention. Have a bad start, lose Sjodin and Elliot, and you've got a team that can be relegated. What will happen? That will be the drama of the season.

14. Iona Junction Spiders
Colors: Purple
Manager: Ju-Iro Tanawasi
Grounds: Iona Junction Center, Iona Junction (Cap. 32,100)
Formation: 5-3-2 (-5)
Starting Lineup: Markus Baute, Johanna Cappon, Pascal Arquette, Anthony Delorge, Lily Chevrette, Katrine Rounsville, Sherrod Bishop, Daniela Ruud, Julie Dery, Alicia Varnadoe, Martin Brasier
Greatest Strength: The new formation will make it almost impossible for other squads to score on Tanawasi's squad.
Greatest Weakness: On the flip side, Bishop and Dery will be responsible for scoring goals with a formation that is mostly defensive.
Predicted Finish: (8th/24th) - Well... This season may be Ju-Iro's swan song. It used to be that the Spiders were ahead of the Defenders. Things have really changed... They may end up making it back in prominence, but the most likely outcome is probably going to be the retiring of Ju-Iro and a season or two from being relegated down to the Secondary Division.

15. Ewyyinna
Colors: Yellow and black
Nickname: The Bumblebees
Manager: Petra Devoc
Grounds: The Beehive, Ewyyinna (Cap. 45,220)
Formation: 4-3-3 (-1)
Starting Lineup: Aston Angelle, Eloise Bram, Carolin St. Amant, Thibault Trempe, Carla Thomure, Lea Bargeron, Marcel Urbin, Caro Strand, Jasper Mabon^, Julia Sequin, Melissa Foye
Greatest Strength: Just making it into this division was a great accomplishment for The Bumblebees. To cap it off, they actually made it in the top sixteen. Jasper Mabon is a great striker and the leader of this team.
Greatest Weakness: They are not very big. The tallest player is six feet two, with seven out of eleven starters being under six feet tall. They can be muscled by the bigger teams.
Predicted Finish: (10th/20th) - Devoc will just try to stay in the teens. It should be manageable with this good but not great squad. At worst, they should finish within the top twenty.

16. Dinas Jukain Unedig
Colors: Brown and black
Nickname: DJU, Jukain Unedig
Manager: Roberto Mak
Grounds: DJU Dome, Jukain (Cap. 36,240)
Formation: 4-2-4 (-2)
Starting Lineup: Svenja St. Pierre, Timeo Lestrange, Phil Chapelle, Maximilian Desmarais, Sunniva Charvet, Damon Hawk^, Noah Ducote, Celina Mai, Maeva Lucey, Bigler De Lange, Bastien Chatagnier
Greatest Strength: Damon Hawk is a very loyal, star midfielder that lifts this entire team. His leadership and selfless play elevates everyone around him.
Greatest Weakness: Besides Hawk, they don't have anyone. The real reason that they are as good as they are is because Hawk hasn't left this team, even with all the money that teams are offering him.
Predicted Finish: (12th/24th) - This team will go as far as Hawk goes, unless a new star emerges. If Hawk bolts, this team will crash; with him, there is a chance of them moving up the tables.

17. Loreza Racers
Colors: Lime and purple
Manager: Vincent Tadoi
Grounds: Racers' Track, Loreza (Cap. 43,200)
Formation: 2-4-4 (+3)
Starting Lineup: John-Michel Errat, Johanna St. Ours, Astrid Rossel, Dustin Sartin, Tanja Deloy, Gregor Andersen, Maëlle Bara, Lina Dietlin, Benjamin Garceau, Julie Lemay, Julia Colombe
Greatest Strength: The addition of Errat from Iona Spaceport has added stability to the defensive end, especially on who will be guarding the goal. The midfield presses the ball well.
Greatest Weakness: Garceau, Lemay, and Colombe score enough, but not at the right moments. This team is not good at scoring goals in clutch moments, and that has been their downfall.
Predicted Finish: (12th/24th) - Errat and the defense will be fine. The midfield must control their section of the pitch and press the ball up the field. They'll probably not finish above twelfth, but should be able to stay in the Premier Division.

18. Kings Castell-Nedd
Colors: Pure white
Manager: Henri Madoitte
Grounds: The Crown, Castell-Nedd (Cap. 44,200)
Formation: 3-3-4 (-1)
Starting Lineup: Margot Barthe, Sunniva Lebreton, Léo Bault, Pascal Latourelle, Frida Dietlin, Capucine Tallon, Andy Begnoche, Maëlys Lemieux, Matthieu Touchet, Gabrielle Bonte, Leonie Ballou
Greatest Strength: The recently promoted Kings hung around the Premier Division for one season behind the striking of Lemieux and Touchet and the defense of Lebreton and Bault. To try to move up, they spent some money to get Dietlin, and will be hoping for Barthe to settle in. Lemieux and Touchet will be key.
Greatest Weakness: There is really too much good competition in this league for this team to be a serious contender. If one weakness must be named, it will be the inexperience and Barthe's goalkeeping.
Predicted Finish: (16th/24th) - Most likely, the Kings will be relegated this season. Lemieux and Touchet holding the fort will be enough to keep them on course, but it will be tough.

19. Parahai
Colors: White and orange
Nickname: The Workers
Manager: Tav Wres
Grounds: The Workers' Union, Parahai (Cap. 24,300)
Formation: 4-3-3 (+1)
Starting Lineup: Jacqueline Demore, Martine Leroy, Meline Charton, Nolan Laverne, Anton Brassel, Nora Delaine, Martin Liber, Charlotte Beaumier, Daniel Bruyere, Sarah Jenssen, Antonin Duhart
Greatest Strength: Liber is a good midfielder, and Jenssen is a good striker.
Greatest Weakness: The defense kind of sucks.
Predicted Finish: (18th/24th) - Staving off relegation, period, will be a major feat for this squad.

20. Pikana Pirates
Colors: Crimson and gray
Manager: Kevin Tolman
Grounds: Pirates' Ship, Pikana (Cap. 24,200)
Formation: 4-3-3 (-3)
Starting Lineup: Ine Leveillee, Emily Chesson, Noa Beaudreau, John Lestrange, Eva Charlot, Barclay Borde, Benedicte Rasmussen, Tito Madukaife, Jules Gardinier, Jonas Bazil, Celine Rodes
Greatest Strength: Tito Madukaife is a great player, and Rodes is good enough to help the team hang around.
Greatest Weakness: The rest of the team isn't up to par with the other teams.
Predicted Finish: (18th/24th) - Staving off relegation will be hard... And keeping Madukaife will also be hard.

B1. Clwb Sahaive
Colors: Blue and yellow
Nickname: Sahaive Club, The Dreadnoughts
Manager: Larson Nekede
Grounds: Dreadnoughts' Den, Sahaive (Cap. 41,200)
Formation: 3-5-2 (-5)
Starting Lineup: Anjeli St. George, Vidal Carton, Emma Salin, Agnew Bibeault, Jonas Bellefeuille, Sarah Damian, Mark Sens, Claudia Carrel, Charlotte Barrand, Timeo Duga, Jonathan Collignon
Greatest Strength: Sahaive owned the second decision by the virtue of their defense, with St. George only conceding thirty-three goals. The defense, with Carton, Salin, and Bibeault, were also solid.
Greatest Weakness: They haven't really been tested.
Predicted Finish: (16th/24th) - It will be good for this team to just remain in the Premier Division. Can they stay afloat?

B2. Ytriba Shock
Colors: Purple and yellow
Manager: Walter Edith-Jones
Grounds: Shock Stadium, Ytriba (Cap. 45,200)
Formation: 4-3-3 (+2)
Starting Lineup: Maren Bercier, Sofiane Dambrose, Sophie Basten, Steffen Chaplin, Matthieu Blasier, Julie Calvin, Caroline Gamel, Flavie Sigur, Timo Emard, Chloé St. Julien, Kristine Gast
Greatest Strength: Even without the presence of Niskakangasi, they have come all the way up to the Premier Division. Confidence is high, and Sigur, Emard, and St. Julien are playing well.
Greatest Weakness: They lost the star they had in Niskakangasi. There is no real leader.
Predicted Finish: (16th/24th) - The next step will be to stay in the top division and look for a good player to come across either in their own team or via trade.

B3. Loittra
Colors: Tan and olive green
Nickname: The Army
Manager: Justin Donovan
Grounds: The Barracks, Loittra (Cap. 33,200)
Formation: 2-5-3 (+4)
Starting Lineup: Jeanne Falgout, Michael Tourdot, Emilie Decoux, Caro Veillon, Katrine Belgard, Paul Jensen, Anne Drago, Freddy Sully, Mathys Næss, Ashby Soulliere, Cassandra Gedeon
Greatest Strength: Sully and Soulliere do a lot of assist-and-scoring.
Greatest Weakness: They're about to face one heck of a murderer's row.
Predicted Finish: (18th/24th) - Staying? That's the dream of The Army...

B4. CPD Dinas Vale Ebbw
Colors: Lime and aqua
Nickname: Vale Ebbw
Manager: Prada Nicola
Grounds: Stade Nationale, Vale Ebbw (Cap. 42,100)
Formation: 3-4-3 (-4)
Starting Lineup: Nina Arseneau, Erwan Engen, Clara Sylvain, Fabian Soulliere, Raoul Ellingsen, Dustin Salin, Léa St. Jacques, Alexandra Svendsen, Julie Losier, Charlotte Borne, Neff Billotte
Greatest Strength: The unknown factor. They don't get much exposure...
Greatest Weakness: When they do get figured out, the other teams will gobble them up.
Predicted Finish: (18th/24th) - Stay in the Premier Division, earn some respect. Going to be hard.

Secondary Division

Contenders will include De Ioke, Mara Kora Bulldogs, Rhyfelwr Baraft, and Janesville Kings - who will be looking to return to the Premier Division, and Votto Toren, Mykras, CPD Enfys, and Treharris, who finished in fifth through eighth. Falconfarian teams will be hard pressed by the Falconearan sides, who did much better in this Division.

Other Divisions

Divisions and Top Four Contenders
Falconfar Champions' League - Baskardo Storm, Rehaven Tide, Newshanville Pilots, Baskardo Storm
Falconfar B League - Eturu Eagles, Maxville Crew, New Sandoval Marlins, Xerion Knights
Falconear Cynghrair Eilradd - Vanhol Unedig, CPD Temlwyr Bangor, Tref Bangor, Glynrhedynog Unedig
Falconear Cynghrair Rhanbarthol - Galeth Crohoft, CPD Ve Hefasi, Nelleheim Unedig, Ddisglair
Falconear Cynghrair Amaturaidd Gyntaf - Tref Ceohoft, Avelon Unedig, Gogledd Valhaiso, Zarahai
Falconear Cynghrair Ail Amaturaidd - Lukwild, CPD Erswin, Rhymney, Gorllewin Behal
Falconear Cynghrair Trydedd Amaturaidd - Mykras, Kanethil, Ymerodraeth, Vitrolle

Cup Previews

Schedule - Falconfar Cup
Preliminary Round - Before Season Begins
Round of 64 - After Matchday 5
Round of 32 - After Matchday 10
Round of 16 First Leg - After Matchday 15
Round of 16 Second Leg - After Matchday 20
Quarterfinals First Leg - After Matchday 25
Quarterfinals Second Leg - After Matchday 30
Semifinals First Leg - After Matchday 35
Semifinals Second Leg - After Matchday 40
Final - After Season

Schedule - Falconear Cup
Preliminary Round - Before Season Begins
Round of 128 - After Matchday 4
Round of 64 - After Matchday 9
Round of 32 - After Matchday 13
Round of 16 First Leg - After Matchday 18
Round of 16 Second Leg - After Matchday 22
Quarterfinals First Leg - After Matchday 27
Quarterfinals Second Leg - After Matchday 31
Semifinals First Leg - After Matchday 36
Semifinals Second Leg - After Matchday 41
Finals - After Season

Schedule - Unified Falcon Cup
All held after season, single-game elimination

by **North Blue Island** » Wed Aug 01, 2012 6:21 am

National Cup Football

This is the premier football competiton on the island, with 8 of the best amateur and pro sides competing for the cup and bowl. This season is the first edition, so we have no history to go on as to who will win, though most people predict the University will win it. It consits of two groups of 4, and then the top 2 in each group go to the Cup Semis, and the bottom two to Bowl semis.

After the group stages:

-------------------------------Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 South Beach FC                6   3  3  0   14  10  +4   12
2 Port Lewin University FC      6   2  2  2    5   5   0    8
3 Greenport FC                  6   2  1  3   11  12  −1    7
4 Central Hill FC               6   2  0  4    8  11  −3    6

------------------------------Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 Port Lewin FC                 6   2  4  0   15  10  +5   10
2 Naughton Town FC              6   1  5  0   10   9  +1    8
3 Harbourmouth FC               6   1  3  2    9  10  −1    6
4 Naughton FC                   6   0  4  2    9  14  −5    4

Cup Semis and Final

A Lewin derby shaped up for the 2nd semi between Port Lewin FC and PLU FC. Port Lewin FC had scored 8 goals against Naughton FC in the final matchday to set up a good game against the University. The 1st Semi final was to be South Beach FC vs Naughton Town FC.

South Beach FC 1–0 Naughton Town FC
Port Lewin University FC 6–1 Port Lewin FC

Well, PLU showed why they were tipped for winning competition by systematically destroying Port Lewin FC 6-1. Liam Wright scored a hat-trick as PLFC were put out of the game in the first 20 minutes. South Beach's route to the final was a lot more slow and hazardous, including playing 14 minutes with 10 men and a missed penalty, but were able to hold of Naughton FC. So that first Cup Final will be PLU vs South Beach FC, and the 3PPO will be Port Lewin FC vs Naughton Town FC...

Final
Port Lewin University 0-0 (0-2 AET) South Beach FC

Third Place Play-off
Naughton Town FC 2-1 Port Lewin

A extra-time brace from Mark Denly made South Beach the first ever champions of the NBIFL, leaving PLU 2nd. The 3PPO saw Naughton come back in the last 20 minutes to claim 3rd and the last Globe Cup spot.

Bowl Semis
Greenport FC 3-0 Naughton FC
Central Hill 1-2 Harbourmouth FC

Final
Greenport FC 1-0 Harbourmouth FC

3PP0
Central Hill 2-1 Naughton FC

A dull and dreary affair with few chances saw Greenport take the Bowl and the first Serie B Cup spot, whereas runners up Harbourmouth FC took the other. The Final standings are as follows:

1. South Beach FC (TQCC)
2. Port Lewin University (GC)
3. Naughton Town FC (GC)
4. Port Lewin FC
5. Greenport FC (SBCC)
6. Harbourmouth FC (SBCC)
7. Central Hill FC
8. Naughton FC

by **Licentiapacisterra** » Wed Aug 01, 2012 12:26 pm

Licentian Football Preview

It’s time for another season of Licentian football, and for the first time, we have a professional second division !! This means that we now have promotion and relegation, and we can send entrants to the Series B Champion’s Cup. Ten teams have been given the honour of competing, with legendary teams like Gaels and Old Corinthians facing off against new boys like Houghton Young Boys and Garton Bay Pirates. It should be exciting to see who join the big boys, and who gets to join the international stage.

Meanwhile, the Licentian Premier League continues on for a third season. SC Montfort, last season’s champions, had an amazing run in the Champion’s Cup, taking down Napio Lions, C++ Ancients and RGS Athletic (from Homelands our, Sixteen Bits and Eastfield Lodge respectively), on their way to the group stages, where they were drawn against Cannibals, Raynor City United and Metropolis Alligators. They didn’t get any further, but their fans gained a lot of belief in their chances of performing on the international stage.

Montfort Wanderers were easily beaten in their first Cygnus Cup game, but they will hope to take on SC and qualify for UICA competition once again. Celtic will also look to bounce back from a poor season, as they only finished fourth in the league, and were knocked out in the first round of the Globe Cup by Shuffle United. Other notable teams this season include Rivermouth, who are bookie’s favourites to be the first side to be relegated, and the pride of the LBI, St Bart’s, who will be looking to compete for a GC berth.

In the second division, Old Corinthians, based in Corinth, just outside Colesham, are early favourites to earn promotion, especially after being the first Second Division side to sign a foreign player, in 18 year old Apoxian centre forward Marlon Vetta. Gaels, the Abingdon based club, will challenge Old Corinthians for the title, in the hope that they can revive the Gaels-Celtic rivalry that at points became larger than the SC-Wanderers rivalry in nearby Montfort.

Houghton Young Boys, the team founded only a few months ago, for the exact purpose of joining the league, have quite a lot of financial backing, and are almost certain to fight for the SBCC places, along with Montfort University, the Scholars, who will hope that tradition will drive fans into University Park. AC Carrington, who run major programs in Licentiapacisterra’s lacrosse and handball leagues, will hope that fans will move cross-sport to give the side support.

by **Dainer** » Wed Aug 01, 2012 3:48 pm

And here we present the second half of the UA leagues.

---BISOLANDIA                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Bisonopolis United         18   10   3   5    26   16  +10    33 UGC
 2 Athletic Shadaloo          18   10   3   5    26   18   +8    33
 3 Sporting Bison             18    8   6   4    28   15  +13    30
 4 Real Julia                 18    9   3   6    25   18   +7    30
 5 Bison FC                   18    8   5   5    17   12   +5    29
 6 Sagat FC                   18    7   6   5    19   22   −3    27
 7 Bison 1991                 18    7   3   8    16   20   −4    24
 8 Bison SC                   18    4   6   8     9   18   −9    18
 9 Tuesday FC                 18    4   3  11    14   18   −4    15
10 Bison Olympic              18    2   4  12    11   34  −23    10

---CILNOTUZ                  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Ordo Predicatorum          30   19   5   6    27   13  +14    62 UGC
 2 Societas Iesu              30   15   9   6    32   18  +14    54 UGC
 3 Ordo Carmelitarum          30   15   8   7    31   20  +11    53
 4 Múi Maqumneúi              30   14   9   7    46   31  +15    51
 5 B. Xalìcebim               30   14   6  10    31   33   −2    48
 6 B. Uzriqu%u                30   14   5  11    41   30  +11    47
 7 B. Qunuzwu                 30   12   7  11    34   26   +8    43
 8 B. Qib Morammi             30   11   6  13    34   38   −4    39
 9 Ordo Capuccinorum          30   11   5  14    29   31   −2    38
10 Ordo Minorum               30   10   7  13    24   32   −8    37
11 Soba                       30    9   8  13    33   34   −1    35
12 M. Ucvizu                  30    8   9  13    26   41  −15    33
13 O. S. Benedicti            30    7  10  13    13   21   −8    31
14 M. U%ilam                  30    7  10  13    30   42  −12    31
15 M. Viu                     30    8   6  16    18   32  −14    30
16 M. Busaelu                 30    7   8  15    15   22   −7    29

---EGGMAN EMPIRE             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Scrap Brain                30   19   6   5    34   14  +20    63 UGC
 2 Robotnik Winter            30   13   9   8    28   19   +9    48 UGC
 3 Atomic Destroyer           30   13   9   8    23   15   +8    48
 4 Electric Egg               30   14   5  11    33   28   +5    47
 5 Metropolis                 30   13   8   9    17   13   +4    47
 6 Pyramid Cave               30   13   7  10    18   16   +2    46
 7 Cosmic Angel               30   12  10   8    21   20   +1    46
 8 Final Egg                  30   11   8  11    27   28   −1    41
 9 Final Fortress             30   11   5  14    15   17   −2    38
10 Death Egg                  30   10   7  13    13   17   −4    37
11 Egg Utopia                 30   10   7  13    19   28   −9    37
12 Eggmanland                 30    8  12  10    11   12   −1    36
13 Mecha Green Hill           30    8   9  13    18   22   −4    33
14 Crystal Egg                30    5  16   9     5    9   −4    31
15 Sleeping Egg               30    6  11  13    16   24   −8    29
16 Wing Fortress              30    3  13  14     9   25  −16    22

---LASERNA                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Super Karate FC            34   20   1  13    50   43   +7    61 UGC
 2 FC Revolución              34   18   6  10    54   38  +16    60
 3 Universidad de Lucha       34   16   9   9    41   27  +14    57
 4 Estudiantes de Cobra Kai   34   16   8  10    43   33  +10    56
 5 Unión de Gai Bang          34   15  10   9    40   30  +10    55
 6 Olimpo de Tianshan         34   15   7  12    40   36   +4    52
 7 Ecky-Thump Rovers          34   15   6  13    44   43   +1    51
 8 Ansatsuken Juniors         34   13  11  10    36   29   +7    50
 9 Audax Shiranui-ryu         34   12  10  12    32   30   +2    46
10 El Carro FC                34   12   9  13    37   39   −2    45
11 Atlético Lin Kuei          34   12   8  14    30   31   −1    44
12 Desnudo/Matar Boys         34   12   8  14    34   38   −4    44
13 Tigre Shaolin              34   13   5  16    36   44   −8    44
14 La Tetera FC               34   10  13  11    43   41   +2    43
15 Deportivo Higuera          34   11   9  14    39   41   −2    42
16 Unión Juuken               34    8  10  16    27   42  −15    34
17 Aurora Sinanju             34    7  12  15    25   38  −13    33
18 Racing Wudang              34    4  12  18    19   47  −28    24

---MEGAMANIA                 Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Arcadia Shrine Pantheon    38   18  12   8    41   34   +7    66 UGC
 2 Arcadia Tower Guardians    38   17  13   8    53   38  +15    64 UGC
 3 Notus Heqet                38   18  10  10    23   20   +3    64 UGC
 4 Abel City Remnant          38   16   9  13    33   30   +3    57
 5 Giga City Highway          38   16   7  15    61   73  −12    55
 6 Fierce Sky Force           38   15   9  14    68   64   +4    54
 7 Living City Bantams        38   14  12  12    42   45   −3    54
 8 Giga City Hottides         38   13  14  11    69   52  +17    53
 9 Jacob Exodus               38   13  14  11    35   31   +4    53
10 Scorched Earth Squad       38   15   8  15    27   27    0    53
11 Anatre Busterrods          38   14  10  14    27   29   −2    52
12 Area X Judgment            38   14   9  15    45   41   +4    51
13 Sky Lagoon Dragons         38   11  14  13    24   21   +3    47
14 Deep Ocean Divers          38   12  11  15    47   57  −10    47
15 Dysis Ouroboroi            38   13   8  17    52   65  −13    47
16 FC Gamma                   38   12   9  17    68   64   +4    45
17 HQ Astronauts              38   11  12  15    45   46   −1    45
18 Noah Park Rangers          38    9  17  12    25   32   −7    44
19 Giga City Protomen         38   10  13  15    37   44   −7    43
20 Shadow Blade Shinobi       38   11   5  22    18   27   −9    38

---METAL (Abaddon)           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 The Damned                  8    5   0   3    11   11    0    15
 2 1984                        8    4   2   2    16   12   +4    14
 3 Prime Evil                  8    3   2   3    17   17    0    11
 4 The Dark                    8    3   1   4    17   14   +3    10
 5 Seeds of Vengeance          8    2   1   5    11   18   −7     7

---METAL (Belial)            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Kill After Kill             8    4   2   2    17   11   +6    14
 2 Youthanasia                 8    4   2   2    15   12   +3    14
 3 Death Trip 69               8    4   1   3    15    9   +6    13
 4 Duncan Hills                8    2   2   4    11   19   −8     8
 5 Gallery of Suicide          8    2   1   5    12   19   −7     7

---METAL (Cimejes)           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Metal Blade                 8    5   2   1    20   11   +9    17
 2 Iron Fist                   8    4   2   2    13    8   +5    14
 3 British Steel               8    3   3   2    14   12   +2    12
 4 Kings of Metal              8    2   2   4     9   17   −8     8
 5 Gates of Metal              8    1   1   6     7   15   −8     4

---METAL (Dagon)             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Covenant                    8    5   1   2    26   12  +14    16
 2 Diatribes                   8    4   0   4    18   12   +6    12
 3 Sabotage                    8    3   2   3    15   19   −4    11
 4 Inflikted                   8    3   1   4     6   15   −9    10
 5 Mirrors                     8    1   4   3     9   16   −7     7

---METAL (Eligos)            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 White Noise                 8    3   3   2    21   12   +9    12
 2 Annihilation                8    3   3   2    16   10   +6    12
 3 Display of Power            8    3   2   3    15   20   −5    11
 4 Machine Head                8    2   4   2     9   11   −2    10
 5 Postapokalypse              8    1   4   3    11   19   −8     7

---METAL (Final Stage)       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Metal Blade                 8    6   1   1    21   10  +11    19 UGC
 2 Kill After Kill             8    4   4   0    19    8  +11    16 UGC
 3 The Damned                  8    1   4   3     5   11   −6     7
 4 Covenant                    8    1   3   4     5   11   −6     6
 5 White Noise                 8    1   2   5     7   17  −10     5

---QLUMEZ                    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Pumri                      38   19  14   5    50   30  +20    71 UGC
 2 Mucnim                     38   20   8  10    68   40  +28    68 UGC
 3 Tzubacvi                   38   18  12   8    61   40  +21    66 UGC
 4 Múi Duozi                  38   17  13   8    53   40  +13    64
 5 Duozemnu                   38   18   9  11    39   30   +9    63
 6 Duzbaelum                  38   18   9  11    39   32   +7    63
 7 Tzobecacma                 38   16   6  16    55   56   −1    54
 8 Ecnal                      38   14  10  14    45   41   +4    52
 9 Vläbei                     38   16   4  18    35   36   −1    52
10 Quweu                      38   15   6  17    39   39    0    51
11 Penìlei                    38   13  12  13    40   44   −4    51
12 Unzàneri-BV                38   14   8  16    46   45   +1    50
13 Rlojaeli                   38   14   8  16    43   45   −2    50
14 Rilenequ                   38   14   7  17    32   36   −4    49
15 Qinutivi                   38   12  13  13    32   37   −5    49
16 Mdiln                      38   12  11  15    63   56   +7    47
17 Unzàneri-DL                38    8  16  14    32   50  −18    40
18 Múi Ruanuci                38   11   6  21    44   68  −24    39
19 Cùoneri                    38    8  10  20    24   48  −24    34
20 Vouluce                    38    8   8  22    31   58  −27    32

---TUXEDO MARK               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Neo Brazil                 66   32  20  14    81   57  +24   116 UGC
 2 Neo Egypt                  66   30  19  17    92   69  +23   109 UGC
 3 Neo Kuwait                 66   31  13  22    75   57  +18   106
 4 Neo Denmark                66   30  16  20    73   69   +4   106
 5 Neo Japan                  66   31  10  25    77   65  +12   103
 6 Neo Saudi Arabia           66   27  20  19    80   66  +14   101
 7 Neo Jordan                 66   28  15  23    71   61  +10    99
 8 Neo Russia                 66   26  19  21    70   66   +4    97
 9 Neo Lebanon                66   28  12  26    84   73  +11    96
10 Neo India                  66   27  15  24    74   66   +8    96
11 Neo Polonia                66   24  23  19    65   57   +8    95
12 Neo Syria                  66   23  26  17    77   73   +4    95
13 Neo France                 66   25  20  21    79   77   +2    95
14 Neo China                  66   27  13  26    77   81   −4    94
15 Neo Germany                66   24  21  21    73   74   −1    93
16 Neo Yemen                  66   26  15  25    62   63   −1    93
17 Neo Zambia                 66   27  12  27    70   72   −2    93
18 Neo Italy                  66   25  17  24    71   67   +4    92
19 Neo Austria                66   24  18  24    67   63   +4    90
20 Neo Venezuela              66   24  17  25    76   71   +5    89
21 Neo Mexico                 66   24  16  26    71   65   +6    88
22 Neo Ireland                66   22  21  23    75   81   −6    87
23 Neo Iraq                   66   24  15  27    62   75  −13    87
24 Neo Niger                  66   22  18  26    76   77   −1    84
25 Neo United States          66   20  22  24    58   63   −5    82
26 Neo Kenya                  66   22  15  29    64   73   −9    81
27 Neo United Kingdom         66   21  16  29    69   87  −18    79
28 Neo Israel                 66   17  27  22    49   58   −9    78
29 Neo Canada                 66   20  18  28    58   73  −15    78
30 Neo Iran                   66   19  20  27    57   69  −12    77
31 Neo Romania                66   20  17  29    60   76  −16    77
32 Neo Turkey                 66   18  19  29    50   63  −13    73
33 Neo Australia              66   17  18  31    62   83  −21    69
34 Neo Spain                  66   17  17  32    58   73  −15    68

---ULTIMA ESCOLHA            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Camisa FC                  22   12   6   4    37   23  +14    42 UGC
 2 América Tottori            22   12   5   5    49   31  +18    41 UGC
 3 XV Bremen                  22   12   4   6    50   29  +21    40 UGC
 4 CA Wydad                   22   11   7   4    39   29  +10    40
 5 EC Meu Amor                22    9   5   8    44   30  +14    32
 6 União Ahly                 22    7   7   8    39   33   +6    28
 7 Atlético Fabiana           22    7   6   9    24   34  −10    27
 8 Grêmio Piripack            22    7   6   9    21   34  −13    27
 9 Guarany EC                 22    5   9   8    29   34   −5    24
10 Real Taguatinga            22    6   4  12    26   49  −23    22
11 Inter Andirá               22    5   5  12    23   37  −14    20
12 Petersburgo Clube          22    4   6  12    29   47  −18    18

---WAVERICKA                 Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Monsteropolis Hounds       24   14   7   3    46   24  +22    49 UGC
 2 Area Zero Nightmare        24   14   6   4    36   15  +21    48 UGC
 3 Eurasia Crash              24   10   7   7    23   19   +4    37
 4 Grave Ruins Rebellion      24   10   5   9    22   17   +5    35
 5 FC Sigma                   24    9   7   8    30   23   +7    34
 6 FC Omega                   24    9   7   8    17   21   −4    34
 7 Monsteropolis Skulls       24    8   8   8    14   15   −1    32
 8 Ice Shelf X-Hunters        24    7  10   7    26   22   +4    31
 9 Area Zero Mavericks        24    8   7   9    15   17   −2    31
10 Area Zero Destroyers       24    8   7   9    26   31   −5    31
11 Doppler Town Virus         24    5   8  11    15   28  −13    23
12 Moonbase Illuminati        24    6   5  13    20   38  −18    23
13 Ragnarok Armageddon        24    3   6  15    15   35  −20    15

by **Saer Republic** » Wed Aug 01, 2012 7:16 pm

League News and Rumors, August 2012

● Queenstown loses Price and Saunders, signs Sxer and Jarrel.
It was a stunning afternoon for supporters of the Queen's Knights, who watched cherished midfielder Ryne Price sign an offer sheet with Arçon F.C. in Saugeais. Price, 25, was the first of multiple international departures for Commonwealth Nationals, and was one of two major losses to the Queenstown organization. About an hour later, Queenstown announced the transfer of rookie goalkeeper Chael Saunders from their subordinate unit Landsdowne Lonestar to Vaastrada FC in Swartaz. Saunders, 17 will be attending the prestigious program which has promoted several high profile players over the years in an effort to improve his skills as the heir apparent to Tim Kelley as Saer Republic's starting goalkeeper. The news was not all bad, however—around 7pm local time, the club came to terms with Yvgne Sxer to replace Price in the midfield. Sxer, a prominent reserve player for Swartaz's National Team, was signed by the club to broad its international appeal. It followed up on this blockbuster move by signing prominent FWY striker Art Jarel shortly thereafter. Sxer and Jarel both are prominent veteran players who will help a reloading Queenstown Prime team shake off a disappointing second place finish in the Easter Division this past season.

● Meredith, Mueller Heading Overseas; San Monahan vows to defend League Title.
Pomissa Calcio, a professional club in Passo Tonale came to terms with Merriam Azalea's leading goalscorer last season, 23-year old forward Alexi Mueller. The five year pro was transferred shortly before the signing of San Monahan Swans forward Jody Meredith to an offer sheet by Real Oakwood F.C. on Wednesday. The loss of Meredith is of particular interest considering Meredith's prominence in leading the Swans to their first League Championship in more than a half-century last season. Club President Sir Ferguson Miles commented that the club would explore options to replace their sudden loss of productivity. "We're terribly disheartened to see Jody depart overseas, but we are committed to fielding a winning team on the pitch every single season. Come next season, we look for ourselves to be at the top of the tables once again."

● Promising young talent heading overseas.
Saugeais became ground zero for the exodus of young talent overseas today, with domestic clubs signing a trio of prominent young Saer footballers out of their respective Academies. Centre-Back Chandler Braxton from the University of Leicester signed an offer sheert with professional club Dudlek, while Right-Back Jaxon Kade turned down an offer sheet from S.C. Saint Catherines to sign with Gilley F.C. The biggest surprise on Wednesday was the signing of midfielder Levi Thayer to Universal United in Saugeais. Most analysts had pegged Thayer to sign with Landsdowne Lonestar in the coming days in preparation for a promotion to Queenstown Prime by the middle of the upcoming season. Port Charlotte's most famous team had long coveted the young midfielder as a potential bulwark for its youth movement. It remains to be seen whether the moves today were motivated by the potential opening of slots on the Commonwealth's National Team.

● URGENT: Aerospace Innovation becomes 2012—2013 corporate sponsor!
The Office of Honour League Sales Director Charles Stanley released an official statement this evening, announcing the official partnership between the top domestic football league and Aerospace Innovation, Inc.. Effective immediately, Aerospace Innovation becomes the primary corporate sponsor of the Honour League through the 2012—2013 season, including the primary advertising rights to all Honour League Champion's Sunday broadcasts on SBN 2 and SBN Commonwealth. "This partnership will allow for the Honour League to broaden it's international appeal," commented League Commissioner Daniel Richter when contacted for comments on this breaking development. "Aerospace Innovation is one of the world's most reputable aerospace contractors, and we are overjoyed to partner with them to help bring another incredible season of Honour League football to the Commonwealth." Aerospace Innovation—headquartered in Davenport, Ashebourton—is that naton's largest aerospace company, and is its leading manufacturer of commercial airliners, along with defense, space and security systems. It continues to stand out for its leadership role in technological development and innovation, and employs more than one hundred and seventy thousand people worldwide. For more information on their corporation, visit their homepage here.

Pre-Season Week 2 Power Rankings

The Commonwealth Football Digest released its second Power Poll today, reflecting the drastic shakeup amongst several top clubs. The big movers were Queenstown Prime, who vaulted four spots to assume the pre-season lead in the rankings following the signing of two highly coveted international superstars, Art Jarel and Yvgne Sxer. The jump comes at the expense of reigning League Champion San Monahan Swans, who took a devastating hit with the defection of star forward Jody Meredith. The Swans will struggle to find a suitable replacement in their developmental system to replace Meredith's offensive prowess in the coming season. The rest of the league was largely quiet this past week, but expect wholesale shakeups as the transfer window ends.

Rank	Club Name	Last Week's Rank	This Week's Rank	+/- Position
01.	Queenstown Prime	05	01	˄ 4
02.	S.C. Saint Catherines	02	02	—
03.	King's Guard Lionshead	03	03	—
04.	Merriam Azalea	04	04	—
05.	San Monahan Swans	01	05	˅ 4
06.	Sanfordshire Abbey	06	06	—
07.	Darlington Downs	07	07	—
08.	Leicester Union	08	08	—
09.	S.C. Williamstown	09	09	—
10.	Brookshire City	11	10	˄ 1
11.	Oak Hill Athletic	10	11	˅ 1
12.	Stardown Tavern	12	12	—
13.	A.F.C. Palm City	13	13	—
14.	Sentinel Street Saints	14	14	—
15.	Southern Athletic	15	15	—
16.	A.F.C. Kingsport	16	16	—
17.	A.F.C. Real Cranston	17	17	—
18.	Saegertown Ironside	18	18	—

by **Aguazul** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 4:52 pm

So, we might or might not have given up completely on the time sync now. Or, possibly, have given up on it until things change again. Oh well.

International competition

By the time they made their way to Aeropag, Unión de Ciudagua had long since realized that their distinct lack of triumph in the previous league season, well received by the rest of the league though it was, would presumably translate into a lack of invitation to the following tournament. How, then, were they to keep their absurd streak of penalty shootouts alive?

The answer turned out to be "go through two and save one for later." In their third final, they won their first set of gold medals, inspiring even more delirium from one very hoarse announcer.

There were mixed results on penalties in the SBCC; CSD Trecelunas went out but Deportivo Peralta went through only to lose to Estudiantes CRF; they had the consolation of knowing that those Estudiantes didn't mind attack.

Unión de Ciudagua went out in the Selective Stage of the Globe Cup, and there was much amusement.

ICD Villago lost to Yastrabi, who were most recently busy loaning out a goalkeeping wunderkind; we shall assume for their sake that time has passed since then and progress has been made. Another Ciudagua club made its way into the CC group stages, CD Quemavilla won their playoff as well, and so did Arcrés Millos (who had earned a bye up till that point because of their attacking prowess in the second division, note for foreshadowing).

Alianza Ciruelas avenged the radical republicans, and CA Condadore breezed past competition new to the rankings. 12 de noviembre advanced despite merely splitting their pair of games with the fearsome Navel Sharks; Fabián Banderas would probably have been bitter about this, had his team not been busy losing a tiebreaker to the monarchists of Khaldoon. Arcrés Millos' attacking prowess continued, as did CD Quemavilla's, though less extremely. The offense was fittingly, though coincidentally, muted for Condadore and Ciruelas, both of whom came third in their groups.

12 de noviembre overcame a talented East Franz Athletic, but fell very far short against the next club up in the ranks as FKM tried to avenge their AFI semifinal defeat (well, right city, anyway). And although they lost in the Globe Cup semifinals, Blén CA at least got there, thanks to away goals...

Everybody's got a mountain buffalo!
Yours is high but mine is low.
Broke the tie and on we go
Oh, everybody's got a mountain buffalo-ooh!

This has been silly songs with Aguazul. Join us next time to hear how Piratas de Grisolon have never been to Bostopia in the fall.

Union FC turned out not to need Cabañas effect to handle CD Quemavilla. Arcrés Millos used theirs to handle Hatton Town and Clwb Sahaive, from Unified...oh good grief, they're joining forces to gang up on us. Come on. Well Millos beat them anyway, and then questioned the logic of Morphologic ("like, why would it be exactly two hours? when they don't use human units of measurement?") Anyway they made the SBCC final.

Which Aguazul lost for the second season running. Oh well.

Also CA Condadore won some fake derby before losing to Astograth University. Later, for a change, Ciudagua fans were spared penalty kicks.

Primera División

All right, well. We'll take you to the last day here. Some big games ahead, ICD Villago and Blén CA get each other, two sides probably off to the Globe Cup--remember, we only have two CC spots now, so no chance of a Rule 12 coming through. And both Ciudagua clubs tied right now, equal scores and both of them have neutral goal differences at the moment. But they'll have difficult tests ahead against Alianza Ciruelas and Universidad de Dénprade.

2 minutes: Well, that was fast. Lucio Antúnez scoring for Unión de Ciudagua, away in Ciruelas.
7 minutes: Boom, another one! This time Ramón Galindo with the long shot. Ciruelas are shaken now, they really wanted to win this. Looks out of the question at this point though Ciudagua have proven vulnerable, and their defense has been actually pretty bad considering. They just need more shootouts.
21 minutes: Okay, could be game over there. Antúnez with his second. Ciruelas fans are dejected but inertia keeps them in their seats. That and apparently we have a lot of fat people if those World Assembly reports are anything to go by.
22 minutes: A bit of scoreboard-watching happiness for the Ciruelas fans, actually, although it's probably too late to matter. Rosalia Dávilo scoring for 12 de noviembre against Dénprade.
30 minutes: Speaking of World Assembly reports, lots of people getting food at the other games--not much going on.
45 minutes: Okay. Halftime.
Still 45 minutes, kind of: Back. Fans in Villago and the two non-Supercentro games very ready for things to get under way, there wasn't much time added on because there wasn't much of anything in the first half to add on time for. All right, let's go.
55 minutes: Interesting. It's another goal from Eusebio Nadol. He has a few good seasons left in him but as an aging forward--and a sign of the old order--will new management even want him back for the national team?
62 minutes: Huh, he was almost called offsides there but it didn't matter, as teammate Moisés de la Puente scores. Three-nil to 12 de noviembre.
75 minutes: Anyone for more popcorn? Yes? Sounds good.
82 minutes: Edmundo Suárez adds a fourth in Ciruelas. This has been entertaining, and all, but is anyone not from Ciudagua going to score?
90+ minutes: Okay, then.

⁠⁠   Team                          P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Universidad de Dénprade      18 10  3  5  26  18   +8  33 Champions/CC
 2 Alianza Ciruelas             18  9  4  5  18  16   +2  31 CC
 3 Blén CA                      18  6  8  4  22  16   +6  26 GC
 4 ICD Villago                  18  6  6  6  15  13   +2  24 GC
 5 Unión de Ciudagua            18  6  5  7  30  26   +4  23 GC
 6 12 de noviembre              18  5  8  5  18  15   +3  23
 7 CF Clan Tropa                18  6  5  7  13  17   -4  23 Playoffs
 8 CA Condadore                 18  5  6  7  14  18   -4  21
 9 AC Mineros                   18  5  6  7  12  18   -6  21
10 Ojedo Cerro                  18  5  3 10  13  24  -11  18 Relegated

Segunda División

For some reason or another, this division at the moment (and at other moments in the past, as well) is extremely heavy on offense. Of the ten clubs here, only two are not attacking sides, and the neutrals of the division--like the neutrals of the first division--are going down. And just like in the first division, an all-out-attacking side won...in this case, with another coming second.

⁠⁠  Team                      P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Deportivo Peralta        18  13  3   2  34  19  +15  42 Champions/Promoted/SBCC
 2 Arcrés Millos            18   9  3   6  37  22  +15  30 Playoffs/SBCC
 3 CD Quemavilla            18   8  3   7  28  24   +4  27 SBCC
 4 Fábricas                 18   8  3   7  25  24   +1  27 SBCC
 5 San Pablo                18   7  5   6  32  34   -2  26
 6 Ciervos de Granagua      18   5  8   5  13  14   -1  23
 7 Piratas de Grisolon      18   6  4   8  17  27  -10  22
 8 CSD Trecelunas           18   6  3   9  20  22   -2  21
 9 Mapabore Juventud        18   5  4   9  27  36   -9  19 Relegated
10 FC Nacional              18   3  4  11   8  19  -11  13 Playoffs

Otras Divisiones

Tercera División

⁠⁠   Team                          P  W  D  L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 2 de abril                   18  9  5  4  22  12 +10  32 Promoted
 2 Trecelunas FC                18  9  4  5  19  11  +8  31 Playoffs
 3 Destello                     18  9  3  6  16  15  +1  30
 4 Deportes Cobrelunas          18  8  6  4  17  17  +0  30
 5 Loseis XI                    18  7  5  6  20  17  +3  26
 6 Estudiantes de Íguen         18  6  6  6  15  14  +1  24
 7 Club Mineros de Arceque      18  6  3  9  15  20  -5  21
 8 Lobernians                   18  5  4  9  10  14  -4  19 Playoffs
 9 Ciudad de San Pedro          18  3  8  7  16  23  -7  17
10 Independiente Peralta        18  4  4 10  13  20  -7  16 Relegated

Quarta División

⁠⁠   Team                          P  W  D  L For  Ag +/- Pts
  1 FC Manzalle                  20  8  9  3  23  13 +10  33 +9 Promoted
  2 Deportes Rofi                20  8  7  5  30  28  +2  31
  3 Ferrocarril Terra Bayas      20  8  6  6  20  19  +1  30 +5 Playoffs
  4 Ondinas de Terrazul          20  8  4  8  14  15  -1  28 Relegated
  5 Jóquey de Morbeza            20  7  6  7  23  20  +3  27
  6 Valejano del Oeste FC        20  7  6  7  22  25  -3  27
  7 Atlético Cerabos             20  7  5  8  26  24  +2  26
  8 Parque del San Luis          20  6  7  7  19  23  -4  25
  9 Vista del Oeste              20  5 10  5  14  15  -1  25
 10 Dan Parche                   20  6  4 10  23  27  -4  22 Playoffs
 11 Ladrones de Río Cascada      20  6  4 10  15  20  -5  22

⁠⁠      Team                                  P   W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Espíritu Santo                       14  11  1  2  16   4  +12  34 Bracket
 2 Delfines de Estuario y Bosque        14   7  3  4  13   7   +6  24
 3 Victoria                             14   6  3  5  14  12   +2  21
 4 Celeritas                            14   5  5  4  16  15   +1  20
 5 Cornejas de San Pablo del Norte      14   4  8  2   9   8   +1  20
 6 Lago Erasmo XI                       14   4  5  5   9  11   -2  17
 7 Quedagua Aguazuleños                 14   1  5  8   7  16   -9   8 Relegated
 8 Clan Tropa Juventud                  14   2  2 10  13  24  -11   8

Promoted: Santa Fe

⁠⁠  Team                      P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 CD Victoria              14  8  3  3  33  11  +22  27 Bracket
 2 Subfusiles de Mará       14  8  2  4  21  23   -2  26
 3 Leones de Mariscal       14  6  3  5  13  12   +1  21
 4 Primera Keoxa            14  5  5  4  14  15   -1  20
 5 Ave Maria                14  4  7  3  18  15   +3  19
 6 Dragones de Alinero      14  4  5  5   8  10   -2  17
 7 Cerro Galpón             14  3  3  8  10  15   -5  12
 8 Santa Maria              14  2  4  8  10  26  -16  10 Relegated

Promoted: Centro del Esquivo

⁠⁠   Team                     P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Biesperanza             14 10  4  0  21   1  +20  34 Bracket
 2 Santos David            14  8  4  2  20  12   +8  28
 3 Senolugar Sol           14  7  3  4  25  13  +12  24
 4 CA Caña                 14  4  5  5  14  17   -3  17
 5 Bueyes de Wabigama      14  4  2  8  15  21   -6  14
 6 Sombrero de Estaño      14  3  4  7  11  24  -13  13
 7 Patos Negros            14  2  6  6   6  11   -5  12 Relegated
 8 Navidad FC              14  2  4  8  12  25  -13  10

Promoted: Aves del Norte

⁠⁠  Team                           P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Bovinos del Pueblo Jaime      12  7  3  2  16   5  +11  24
 2 Río Rojo                      12  6  5  1  19  11   +8  23
 3 Fuerza Honhausen              12  6  1  5  23  17   +6  19 RRT
 4 Valle del Río Rojo            12  3  5  4   8   9   -1  14
 5 Mainat Magia                  12  3  4  5  14  18   -4  13
 6 Lago del Espíritu             12  3  2  7  20  33  -13  11
 7 Edén                          12  2  4  6   5  12   -7  10

⁠⁠   Team                            P  W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Estrellas de Pueblagua         14  9  4   1  45  17  +28  31 RRT
 2 6 de noviembre                 14  8  3   3  34  22  +12  27
 3 Universidad de Arroyandos      14  7  3   4  29  18  +11  24
 4 Rio Canoa                      14  6  4   4  20  17   +3  22
 5 Rojos                          14  5  4   5  16  14   +2  19
 6 Expos de Miguel                14  5  2   7  16  19   -3  17
 7 Ciudad de Sufuérte             14  3  4   7  20  28   -8  13
 8 Pedro Libertad                 14  1  0  13   9  54  -45   3

⁠⁠   Team                           P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Swifttown Excursionistas      14  9  2  3  29  15  +14  29 RRT
 2 Puerto Ágape Industrial       14  7  2  5  16  18   -2  23
 3 Espejo de Isla Esperanza      14  6  4  4  13   8   +5  22
 4 Isla Fe Marinos               14  6  2  6  14  14   +0  20
 5 Puerto Independencia          14  5  4  5   7   7   +0  19
 6 Swifttown Travelers           14  5  3  6  11  10   +1  18
 7 Fuerte Sur FC                 14  3  4  7  14  20   -6  13
 8 Port Lever FC                 14  3  3  8  12  24  -12  12

Fuerza Honhausen won the RRT. There were tiebreakers needed to set up the bracket, which was a drag. CD Victoria won it to relegate Ondinas de Terrazul. Espíritu Santo play off against Dan Parche.

CF Clan Tropa 1-0 Arcrés Millos
FC Nacional 1-1 Trecelunas FC
(Trecelunas FC 0-1 FC Nacional)
Lobernians 1-0 Ferrocarril Terra Bayas
Dan Parche 0-1 Espíritu Santo

Bids:

CC: Estadio Aramis Peralta (Ciudad Peralta, 68,000)

It is returning to the first division. We are all very excited. Well some of us are more excited than others. Now that we think about it, actually, a lot of people don't seem to care what division it's in, because the point is not so much in the winning, nor is it in the taking part, particularly, so much as the fan experience. Which is good because its club will not even be taking part. Actually if there are fans of other clubs they will probably have their own, much more boring experiences...

You know what? Let's just stick with "returning to the first division" and leave it at that.

GC: "Estadio Villago" (Villago, 35,000)

Best concessions stand: Second-deck, section 210, by the really obstructed view area, for the chance of running into celebrities--the players' elevator passes by and you can sneak a peak. Of course if you're on the run from the government you probably don't want to run into famous people, in which case, you can try the first deck, by section 104. A good place to get lost because people sometimes complain how watery the beer is.

SBCC: Estadio Pomorum (Rofi, 40,000)

The hip bathroom graffiti continues unabated. New topics of discussion include whether the time sync is the result of "a trip" (and one suspects it's not the sort of thing that involves time machines), brooding speculation on whether it will ever get to host a national team game, and more hopeful speculation on other things that would be exciting to host (concerts? rallies? mass executions? probably not, but one can speculate).

Copa:

First Round:

Rofi played host to an offensive beatdown as fifth-division (and one of those pesky not even in the country, actually, sides) Expos de Miguel wandered in and put up nine against the bewildered host. Alas, no players actually named Miguel on this team.

Second Round:

The previous season's champions went out, abetted by the pirates who actually did something. At first that something was "fall behind in normal time," admittedly, with late-in-the-game bloomer Gómez Rocha coming through once more. But Rogelio Posado would equalize for Grisolon before the quick shootout. Also, ye olde Interesting Name fight had another rematch.

Third Round:

Piratas' extra-time adventures continued, but this was really all about the Deportivo Peralta/Unión de Ciudagua showdown. To be sure, there were some substitutes playing for Unión in the first leg, with the implication that, not being what they once were, they needed to concentrate on the league. But then again, there were also some substitutes playing for them in the second leg, when they'd given up, and instead mounted an astonishing comeback against the outclassed hosts.

Only to lose a penalty shootout

Refer to notes above, reading "Coceres" for "Nadol." And changing that about the positions. Obviously.

Fourth Round:

Flying high, Depor turned the first leg around to win their derby. Also needing to turn things around were the league champions, against a busy Piratas team.

Quarterfinals:
Estudiantes de Íguen 0-2 2 de abril (0-2 agg)
2 de abril 0-1 Estudiantes de Íguen (2-1 agg)

CA Condadore 5-1 Universidad de Dénprade (5-1 agg)
Universidad de Dénprade 4-1 CA Condadore (5-6 agg)

12 de noviembre 0-0 CSD Trecelunas (0-0 agg)
CSD Trecelunas 0-1 12 de noviembre (0-1 agg)

Deportivo Peralta 2-0 CD Quemavilla (2-0 agg)
CD Quemavilla 3-2 Deportivo Peralta (3-4 agg)

Dénprade almost turned it around against Condadore, and that second leg probably was an upset too. Still, they had enough of a lead not to worry too much about it.

Semifinals:
2 de abril 1-0 CA Condadore (1-0 agg)
CA Condadore 2-0 2 de abril (2-1 agg)

12 de noviembre 2-1 Deportivo Peralta (2-1 agg)
Deportivo Peralta 1-0 12 de noviembre (1-2 AET, 2-4 agg)

Unbelievable. Condadore turn things around to hold off a third-division team and make their way to their second final in a row. Consistency! Who'd have thunk it?

And then, early in extra time, Nadol and his non-league form come through to give 12 de noviembre a late-earned 1-1 draw. Only for Carlos Luis Esguerra to add an extra goal.

Final:
CA Condadore 2-5 12 de noviembre (2-5 agg)

12 de noviembre to the Cygnus Cup.

12 de noviembre to the Cygnus Cup. If we are eligible to bid for it again, Estadio Conabora, San Pablo (50,000) bids for the final. If not, well, ignore that bit.

by **United Gordonopia** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 7:30 pm

Gordonopia Football Federation - UICA Entrants

With the conclusion of the 2014 season of the Gordonopia Premier League, the Gordonopia Football Federation is prepared to announce its entrants for UICA's forty-second cycle. FC Deska has qualified for the TakilQuip Champions Cup following its victory in the Gordonopia Cup. As FC Deska would have also qualified for the Globe Cup due to its victory in the regular season, Gordonopia FC, season and Gordonopia Cup runner-up, receives the highest seeded spot in the Globe Cup. Reichsburg FC and Kaje Football also qualify for the Globe Cup.

The four semi-finalists in the Inter-League Cup will also be entered into the Series B Championship Cup.

Champions' Cup
FC Deska - Gordonopia Cup Champion, Regular Season Champion

Globe Cup
Gordonopia FC - Regular Season Runner-Up, Gordonopia Cup Runner-Up
Reichsburg FC - Gordonopia Cup Third Place
Kaje Football - Gordonopia Cup Semi-Finalist

Series B Championship Cup
Basin Plain - Inter-League Cup Champion
Bellum Neu - Inter-League Cup Runner-Up
Harbor Football - Inter-League Cup Semi-Finalist
Forest Rangers - Inter-League Cup Semi-Finalist

by **Capivara Group** » Sat Aug 04, 2012 12:06 pm

Caspionato di Fuzibol Capivara Seu Creysson
Capivara Seu Creysson Football Championship

CERIÁ

Ceriá                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Pinel                          38   18  10  10    53   43  +10    64 CC, UGC
 2 Coelhinhas FC                  38   16  14   8    76   66  +10    62 GC, UGC
 3 Capivara FC                    38   16  14   8    64   55   +9    62 GC, UGC
 4 São Ratazano                   38   16  12  10    63   51  +12    60 GC
 5 Las Marías                     38   18   6  14    67   65   +2    60
 6 Freiras de São Roque           38   16  11  11    59   53   +6    59
 7 Inter Limão                    38   14  15   9    66   57   +9    57
 8 Paraguay SC                    38   15   9  14    73   71   +2    54
 9 Chapeleta de Desportos         38   13  13  12    72   67   +5    52
10 Saci SC                        38   14  10  14    63   60   +3    52
11 Faustão PC                     38   13  12  13    61   68   −7    51
12 Morto Clube                    38   12  11  15    73   75   −2    47
13 Real Jabuti                    38   11  14  13    63   69   −6    47
14 Crash Bandicoot                38   11  13  14    74   79   −5    46
15 Bunda Juniors                  38   11  12  15    76   80   −4    45
16 Madruguinha Buneco Clube       38   10  12  16    62   68   −6    42
17 Galos do Jacu                  38    9  15  14    38   46   −8    42
18 31 Cudmundópolis               38    9  15  14    65   74   −9    42
19 Vila Xurupita                  38   11   8  19    60   64   −4    41
20 Onze do Copo                   38   10   8  20    41   58  −17    38

Disappointment for the favorites - Capivara FC let their first title escape their grasp in the last match. Madruguinha Buneco Clube, champions of the UC, narrowly avoided relegation, while league champions 31 Cudmundópolis weren't so lucky.
Unheralded Pinel snatch the title - That's not unheard of in Capivara Group, but it still surprised many to see the Malucos Beleza edge ahead the favorites.

CERIBÊ

CeribÊ                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 São Perebano                   38   20   8  10    70   58  +12    68 SBCC
 2 Benjamin Constant              38   19  10   9    47   32  +15    67 SBCC
 3 Bregantino                     38   16  14   8    36   24  +12    62 SBCC
 4 Peixe Frito                    38   14  11  13    54   50   +4    53 SBCC
 5 Carandiru FC                   38   14  11  13    55   56   −1    53
 6 Real Saci                      38   13  14  11    70   73   −3    53
 7 Máfia FC                       38   13  13  12    66   61   +5    52
 8 Perebense                      38   14   9  15    50   48   +2    51
 9 Xangrilá                       38   15   6  17    49   47   +2    51
10 Braçil                         38   12  14  12    78   77   +1    50
11 Filhos do Íbis                 38   13  11  14    50   49   +1    50
12 Esperança Tetraplégica         38   12  14  12    57   59   −2    50
13 GREC Unidos da Cerva           38   15   5  18    51   53   −2    50
14 Atlético Estatuário            38   13   9  16    53   55   −2    48
15 Cebola Mol                     38   12  11  15    54   67  −13    47
16 W.O.F.C.                       38   12  10  16    49   54   −5    46
17 PBRBCCFA                       38   10  15  13    68   69   −1    45
18 Gruzeiro                       38   11  12  15    29   36   −7    45
19 Vovó Clotilde                  38   12   9  17    38   50  −12    45
20 Pisando na Bola FC             38    9  16  13    35   41   −6    43

Benjamin Constant back with the elite - two-time champions of the Capivara Cup, they showed that their spat in the Ceribê was just a brief hiccup.
São Perebano - after the corruption scandal that threw them in the third division, the very first Capivara champions clawed their way back to the best of the best. Can they go straight back to fighting for titles? Only time will tell.

CERIÇÊ

Ceriçê                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Atlético Clube dos Zumbi       38   23   5  10    68   47  +21    74
 2 Primos do Macaco Tião          38   19   8  11    53   43  +10    65
 3 Mendigal Ispórtico Crúbio      38   18   6  14    76   69   +7    60
 4 Pai Toletão de Oxalá           38   16  11  11    64   55   +9    59
 5 Toupeira FC                    38   16  10  12    60   48  +12    58
 6 Volta Quadrada                 38   15  11  12    36   35   +1    56
 7 Acre                           38   16   7  15    55   53   +2    55
 8 Cones da Prefeitura            38   16   7  15    69   68   +1    55
 9 Nojentus                       38   16   6  16    68   64   +4    54
10 Patético Balangandense         38   15   9  14    40   43   −3    54
11 Jibóia Preta 5000              38   15   8  15    50   44   +6    53
12 SC Derrota                     38   14  10  14    73   65   +8    52
13 Atlético Cachaceiro            38   14  10  14    61   57   +4    52
14 Viúvas do Pelé                 38   12  15  11    44   43   +1    51
15 Barata FC                      38   13  11  14    48   48    0    50
16 ET Discos                      38   13  10  15    74   76   −2    49
17 Queijolândia                   38   11  15  12    40   43   −3    48
18 Calypso                        38   13   8  17    45   53   −8    47
19 Anões EC                       38   12   8  18    56   68  −12    44
20 Tabajara FC                    38    2   7  29    19   77  −58    13

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS
CC
Pinel

Globe
Coelhinhas FC
Capivara FC
São Ratazano

SBCC
São Perebano
Benjamin Constant
Bregantino
Peixe Frito

UGC
Pinel
Coelhinhas FC
Capivara FC

STADIUM BIDS
Globe Cup: Monumental de Birigüí, Nova Birigüí - Cap. 200.000

Built for a World Cup that never happened, the Monumental is a white elephant of titanic proportions at the heart of a low-value neighborhood in the country's capital. Still, it attracts passionate crowds for Real Jabuti and some major national team games.

SBCC: Istadiu Capivara Seu Creysson, Botucatu - Cap. 60.000

The stadium of Capivara FC and official grounds for the national team, the Istadiu Capivara Seu Creysson is by far the most modern in the whole country. Entirely built with materials and technologies furnished by the eponymous company, from the Cementless Concrete(tm) to the Edible Paint(tm), it's extraordinarily low-cost, light and provides an unique experience for the crowd.

by **Carmadin** » Sat Aug 04, 2012 1:42 pm

Season 7

Competition History:

Season  Champion            Runner-up         Third Place
I       Seendok Shells      FC Charge         Northeastern
II      Seendok Shells      Northeastern      FC Charge
III     Minelmeni Tigers    Seendok Shells    FC Charge
IV      Seendok Shells      FC Charge         Northeastern
V       FC Charge           Seendok Shells    Cahrsinleh Devils
VI      Northeastern        Xurvah Range Yeti Sho Athletic Club

After Sahmen FC went to the round of 16 of the SBCC, and both Northeastern and Xurvah Range Yeti went to the group stage of the Globe Cup, after being knocked out of the Champion's Cup, Carmadin's Gold League shot up the rankings, making them one of the more elite leagues in the world. Now, the seventh season of the CFL comes to a close, and the question of who will be out on top is overwhelming. Will it be emerging powers Northeastern, traditional dominators Seendok Shells or FC Charge, or upstarts Xurvah Range Yeti or Sho Athletic Club? There's only one place to find out....right here.

(Notes: Due to IRL time constraints, I am deviating from the 7-part league, and doing this all in one go. I expect to be able to do 7-part again, starting with season

The Gold League's Final Tables:

Gold League               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts  Honors 
 1 Seendok Shells             30   21   5   4    64   33  +31    68  Champions, Champion's Cup, CdC
 2 Northeastern               30   16  11   3    74   49  +25    59  Champion's Cup, CdC 
 3 Sho Athletic Club          30   15   8   7    57   36  +21    53  Globe Cup, CdlP 
 4 Cahrsinleh Devils          30   13  11   6    55   45  +10    50  Globe Cup, CdlP
 5 Chahr North Stars          30   13  10   7    30   21   +9    49  Globe Cup
 6 FC Charge                  30   12  11   7    54   40  +14    47  Copa de Mercury
 7 Xurvah Range Yeti          30   13   6  11    44   37   +7    45
 8 Sahmen FC                  30   11   9  10    56   55   +1    42
 9 Abo Abo                    30   11   6  13    44   46   -2    39
10 Shihn'Dohm Island FC       30   11   6  13    41   49   -8    39
11 Minelmeni Tigers           30    9  11  10    59   58   +1    38
12 FC Peniclado               30    9   5  16    33   39   -6    32  
13 Sehndohn Province FC       30    7   6  17    40   60  -20    27  
14 Mehnsihn Gladiators        30    7   6  17    39   60  -21    27  Relegated 
15 Elcahnd Heat               30    6   6  18    37   63  -26    24  Relegated
16 Sehndohn Storm             30    5   5  20    37   73  -36    20  Relegated

The Shells are on top once again! Both Kihxaw Jahp and Dowv Daz played their last honorary seasons with this, the greatest club in all of Carmadin, and what a way to go out! They led for nearly the entire season, never falling even with repeated attacks from their rivals, Northeastern. Northeastern had an outstanding 3-loss season, but eleven draws mean they will settle for second, and the Champion's Cup spot with it. FC Charge is denied international qualification for the second season in a row, just barely squeaking into the Copa de Mercury place.

Silver League             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts  Honors 
 1 Ultimate                   30   18   4   8    56   40  +16    58  Champions, Promoted, SBCC
 2 Vonto Bears                30   17   3  10    33   25   +8    54  Promoted, SBCC
 3 Vonto City United          30   16   4  10    50   32  +18    52  Promoted, SBCC
 4 Shared Land Freedom        30   15   7   8    41   24  +17    52  SBCC 
5 Outpost Pioneers           30   14   7   9    41   30  +11    49
 6 Arksin Football Club       30   13   8   9    45   38   +7    47
 7 The Guard FC               30   12  10   8    40   34   +6    46
 8 Outpost Strait Sharks      30   12   5  13    39   42   -3    41
 9 Chahr Nationals            30   12   4  14    52   65  -13    40
10 Chahr United               30   12   3  15    65   66   -1    39
11 Sahmen '44                 30   10   9  11    47   50   -3    39
12 Sportklub Palerma          30   11   5  14    44   51   -7    38
13 Island AFK                 30    8  11  11    42   50   -8    35
14 Mountain FC                30    9   7  14    53   61   -8    34  Relegated
15 South End                  30    6   7  17    53   74  -21    25  Relegated
16 Shihn'Dohm Town            30    5   6  19    35   54  -19    21  Relegated

Ultimate, a team that has been knocking on the door, takes home a well-deserved, and hard-won title, and earns promotion to the Gold League

Bronze League             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts  Honors
 1 Goose FSea                 30   21   7   2    48   20  +28    70  Promoted
 2 FC Lions                   30   20   4   6    76   49  +27    64  Promoted
 3 Athletic Carmadin FC       30   18   9   3    79   44  +35    63  Promoted
 4 Ebo Island                 30   17   7   6    67   40  +27    58
 5 Lipneh Town                30   17   6   7    57   29  +28    57
 6 Ocean Breakers AFC         30   17   4   9    60   37  +23    55
 7 Borgo City                 30   15   7   8    63   46  +17    52
 8 Chahr City                 30   14   7   9    67   53  +14    49
 9 Victory                    30    8   8  14    37   49  -12    32
10 Sitch Sports Club          30    8   8  14    48   71  -23    32
11 Stohrhdihd                 30    9   4  17    33   54  -21    31
12 Forest                     30    6   7  17    42   61  -19    25
13 Chahr Senators             30    6   6  18    17   42  -25    24  Relegated
14 Ahlehnt Isle               30    6   5  19    30   60  -30    23  Relegated
15 Sahmen Sting               30    7   1  22    24   54  -30    22  Relegated
16 Northern FC                30    4   4  22    40   79  -39    16  Relegated

Carmadin League

Carmadin League           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts  Honors
 1 Eastern FC                 30   22   3   5    68   28  +40    69  Promoted
 2 Central FC                 30   19   7   4    57   23  +34    64  Promoted 3 Black Sand AFC             30   19   5   6    84   60  +24    62
 4 Shamans                    30   17   7   6    46   26  +20    58
 5 Point Pahmohk              30   16   6   8    61   43  +18    54
 6 Seendok Steelers           30   14   8   8    63   56   +7    50
 7 Western FC                 30   12   6  12    53   47   +6    42
 8 Prehndohn Port             30   12   6  12    55   56   -1    42
 9 Baymen                     30   12   6  12    50   54   -4    42
10 Desert FC                  30    9  11  10    59   66   -7    38
11 Mount Yuyunipitqana        30   10   7  13    43   54  -11    37
12 Crabs FK                   30    9   7  14    58   65   -7    34
13 Football Seh'oh            30    9   5  16    40   55  -15    32
14 Fire and Flames AFK        30    5  11  14    54   64  -10    26
15 Western Sea Whales         30    2   4  24    22   77  -55    10
16 World's Football Club      30    1   5  24    13   52  -39     8

National League

National League           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts  Honors
 1 WPFK                       30   20   8   2    68   34  +34    68  Promoted
 2 Kemeli du Cahrsinleh       30   17   9   4    49   30  +19    60  Promoted 3 Volcano SK                 30   17   4   9    59   40  +19    55
 4 Southern FC                30   16   7   7    44   36   +8    55
 5 Sortwood Town              30   15   8   7    72   44  +28    53
 6 Eastern Pen                30   15   4  11    53   56   -3    49
 7 Emeralds                   30   12  12   6    52   37  +15    48
 8 Banner                     30   15   2  13    44   40   +4    47
 9 FC Iron                    30   12   8  10    47   47    0    44
10 Oberfk                     30   12   6  12    37   40   -3    42
11 Portside Anchormen         30   12   5  13    31   25   +6    41
12 Sah Mo'oh'uhl              30   11   6  13    53   56   -3    39
13 UniKlub                    30    8   6  16    31   36   -5    30
14 Dock C                     30    6   6  18    31   47  -16    24
15 North Side                 30    2   5  23    22   75  -53    11
16 Northern Beach             30    1   2  27    32   82  -50     5  Wooden Spoon

Note: The Carmadin Shield, and Cygnus Cup qualification, will be in a later post.

International Qualification for Carmadin (CRM):
All teams are in order of preference

Champion's Cup 42: Seendok Shells, Northeastern
Globe Cup 39: Sho Athletic Club, Cahrsinleh Devils, Chahr North Stars
Series B Champion's Cup 39: Ultimate, Vonto Bears, Vonto City United, Shared Land Freedom

Copa de Campeones: Seendok Shells, Northeastern
Copa de las Princepes: Sho Athletic Club, Cahrsinleh Devils

Copa de Mercury: FC Charge

Cygnus Cup: TBD

by **Taijan** » Sat Aug 04, 2012 1:53 pm

Official Ministry of Culture Press Release-For Immediate Disclosure

NATIONAL STADIUM, COCO BAY
A bittersweet day for many here in the capital as a tumultuous season of football comes to an end, and an era with it, many feel, as for the first time in the history of the Taijani Football Association, the capital will be represented in the League One not by the Capitals FC, the so-called "Pride of the City", but by the perpetual runners-up Coco Bay City. The story of the Capitals' season is in many ways the story of the whole association.

The season began with few surprises save for the tremendous upset of the Capitals by the recently-promoted Nova Tunis FC and the victory of St. Jermaine over the upstart Nationals FC. Meanwhile, the St. Christopher United campaign got off to a slow start with a measly 1-0 victory over recently-promoted St. Ignatius. Trends began to form in week two as the Capitals lost to Green Star while the United dominated the Hircumberg Miners 4-0 and Nova Tunis proved their victory over the Caps was not a fluke by soundly defeating League One mainstay Lion of Judah. The Nova Algiers Maroons meanwhile lost a heartbreaking match against upstarts Dynamo New Zion, provoking questions about the star-studded team's ability to maintain.

Both St. Christopher and Nova Tunis slowed their marches in week three, with a loss to the cellar-dweller Hircumberg Miners and a narrow victory over Green Star, respectively. The Capitals, meanwhile, regained some self-respect by defeating Dynamo New Zion in overtime. Dynamo recaptured their momentum, however, by defeating crosstown rivals Lion of Judah soundly in week four while the United squashed Nova Tunis.

Perhaps the most-anticipated matchup of the first part of the season came in week five as Nova Algiers faced St. Christopher; the match, however, was anything but indecisive. The United picked up another loss against Green Star the following week before effectively rebooting with a victory over the Capitals.

The next major surprise came in week eleven, when Dynamo New Zion soundly outscored Nova Algiers 6-3, followed by an upset of the United engineered by the Green Macaws in week twelve. The United recovered in time to avenge their earlier loss to the Maroons. Nova Algiers suffered another spectacular loss to the Miners in week seventeen before finishing the season by defeating Nova Tunis 5-0.

In League Two action, the upstart St. Christopher FC, recently re-started after the Travelers went into administration and were folded with the Wanderers to become the United, flexed its muscles by sounding earning a place in the League One, while the Caribbean-Atlantic Jets, already a powerhouse in the beach soccer arena, have earned their first berth in the League One.

Promotion:
St. Christopher FC
Coco Bay City FC

Relegation:
Coco Bay Capitals
Hircumberg Miners

Entrants:
Champions Cup: Nova Algiers Maroons
Globe Cup': St. Christopher United, Green Star, Dynamo New Zion
Series B Champions' Cup: St. Christopher FC, Coco Bay City, Caribbean-Atlantic Jets FC, Roam Island Rampage

by **Yesopalitha** » Sat Aug 04, 2012 10:24 pm

Yesopalitha Football League
Season Two Part 2

The Second Twelve Matchdays
Important matches are in bold

Matchday 13
South Hampton City 0–0 Hansbrough Dolphins FC
Worthington Cougars 0–5 New Hazingafar FC
Xavier United 1–0 Lenox Athletic
Unbidden United 0–1 Tarahal Lake Athletic
North Hampton City 2–0 Freedom's Altar United
Freedom's Altar Holy Templars 1–2 New Hazingafar Knights
Raxton Beavers FC 0–0 Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC
Avengers United 0–0 Freedom's Altar FC

Jérémy Berthiaume, the Cotdelapomais goalkeeper of Tarahal Lake Athletic, continued to shine, actually out-performing another Iron Hand candidate, the Double U's Jonah Calhoun. He actually got some goal support from his teammates, with FOR Frederico Pia scoring off of a header. The other marque match of the day featured two teams that had been recently promoted. The Knights defeated the Templars in a match that showed just how much the two sides had changed up to this point. The Templars had thought that they could stay up in the Premier Division, and had signed United Gordonopia's Michael Stahl with the hopes of making some noise. However, it's been the Knights who have stayed in the top twelve thus far, and the Templars who are in the danger of relegation zone. Stahl has struggled to become a part of the Templars, as he has only scored three goals. Rumors are he is looking for a club to transfer to, away from Manager Antje Zeegers.

Matchday 14
Hansbrough Dolphins FC 1–3 Freedom's Altar FC
Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC 3–1 Avengers United
New Hazingafar Knights 1–0 Raxton Beavers FC
Freedom's Altar United 3–0 Freedom's Altar Holy Templars
Tarahal Lake Athletic 2–1 North Hampton City
Lenox Athletic 0–1 Unbidden United
New Hazingafar FC 0–1 Xavier United
South Hampton City 3–1 Worthington Cougars

Meanwhile, FAU has continued to win, with a drubbing of the Templars that have sunk that team even further. Kenny Martinez continued his amazing play with yet another hat trick... Tarahal Lake Athletic may be a contender for a Globe Cup berth, or maybe even the title. This team, led by their goalkeeper from Cotdelapoms, has started to really shine, defeating Calhoun the last game, and now, taking down another formidable opponent in Terrance Housen and the Skys of North Hampton. FOR Frederico Pia continued his scoring streak with a brace that was enough to hold off the lone goal by NHC MID Park Sung Hwan, who has been playing very well for a new, young player. In other action, the Crosses of Xavier pulled an upset over New Hazingafar, Calhoun bounced back with a strong outing over Lenox, and Avengers United fell to 7th place as Jane's side has run into a bit of a rut.

Matchday 15
Worthington Cougars 5–0 Hansbrough Dolphins FC
Xavier United 0–1 South Hampton City
Unbidden United 1–0 New Hazingafar FC
North Hampton City 2–2 Lenox Athletic
Freedom's Altar Holy Templars 0–1 Tarahal Lake Athletic
Raxton Beavers FC 0–1 Freedom's Altar United
Avengers United 3–1 New Hazingafar Knights
Freedom's Altar FC 3–3 Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC

At the halfway point of this turbulent, changing season, this day was no exception. First, the Unbidden took down New Hazingafar FC behind yet another great performance of Calhoun and a goal from Xavier Nu Manz, who is having a great first half. The Skys had a rough day, having to suffer a draw against the weak Lenox. Though Park scored a brace, FOR Zisel Wexler scored a goal in the second half to pull Lenox within one, and then FOR Denor Orenstein helped them draw in injury time. Meanwhile, the new force in town, Tarahal Lake, grabbed yet another shutout to help them get ahead. At the half, 1st through 5th are separated by one point apiece... An amazing feat of football play.

Mid-Season Transfers
Michael Stahl, MID, Freedom's Altar Holy Templars, to Tarahal Lake Athletic
Gregory Lukas, DEF, Cyborg Holland, to Avengers United
Anna Povlov, MID, South Hampton City, to Tarahal Lake Athletic
Gregory Vincent, DEF, Raxton Beavers, to Freedom's Altar United
Daniel Kirkpatrick, DEF, Saer Republic, to Freedom's Altar United

As expected, Stahl bolts from the Templars to Tarahal Lake Athletic, who are happy to have some more offensive firepower. Joining him at Lake will be Anna Pavlov, whose departure ends pretty much any chance that South Hampton City had of staying in the Premier Division. Avengers United, looking for a defensive presence to help them out, sighed Gregory Lukas, the experienced defender of Cyborg Holland (Amstaad & Bierlin). Another side looking for defensive help were the Freedom's Altar United, who lured away Gregory Vincent from the Raxton Beavers and also signed Daniel Kirkpatrick of the Saer Republic. Will that be enough?

Matchday 16
Hansbrough Dolphins FC 3–5 Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC
Freedom's Altar FC 3–1 New Hazingafar Knights
Avengers United 0–0 Freedom's Altar United
Raxton Beavers FC 0–1 Tarahal Lake Athletic
Freedom's Altar Holy Templars 1–1 Lenox Athletic
North Hampton City 0–1 New Hazingafar FC
Unbidden United 1–0 South Hampton City
Xavier United 1–0 Worthington Cougars

A very entertaining match took place in Hansbrough as the last-ranked team in the Premier Division fought the Warriors to a eight-goal scoring match. Kappel, Joossens, and Nelson doing all the scoring for the Warriors, barely enough to counter the hat trick scored by Dolphins FOR Xadeem Morkal. In another key match, the Avengers' new defenders helped them take on FAU to a zero-zero draw, as the two sides who went through defensive upgrades saw their investments pay off. In other action, Lake Athletic's new acquisitions helped each other in the lone goal as Michael Stahl's cross found Anna Pavlov in the eighty-third minute for the lone goal. North Hampton City fell off the leader position with a narrow loss to New Hazingafar FC, letting the Unbidden grab the flab position yet again, with Lake Athletic in second place by a point. Oh how far they have come from being considered one to be almost relegated...

Matchday 17
Xavier United 1–3 Hansbrough Dolphins FC
Worthington Cougars 0–1 Unbidden United
South Hampton City 0–1 North Hampton City
New Hazingafar FC 1–2 Freedom's Altar Holy Templars
Lenox Athletic 1–0 Raxton Beavers FC
Tarahal Lake Athletic 1–1 Avengers United
Freedom's Altar United 3–0 Freedom's Altar FC
New Hazingafar Knights 2–3 Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC

The offensive additions of Lake Athletic and the defensive additions of Avengers United collided in Tarahal Lake in a tight match. Berthiaume of Cotdelapoms, Lake's great goalkeeper this season, gave up a goal in the fifth minute due to Jane Vander Rox's amazing play-making ability, which ended up with the ball in the net. Before their additions, Lake Athletic may have gone down quietly. But not now. Pavlov scored the second straight goal since her addition to Lake Athletic, this one a free kick from thirty-three yards out. FAU's defensive additions did also pay off yet again as the second leg of the Freedom's Altar derby was won by FAU, to tie the series at one game apiece. Lemon fans can take heart in the fact that they edged out University United in aggregate, four goals to three. Unbidden United scored another shutout win, while the Skys returned to form.

Matchday 18
Hansbrough Dolphins FC 0–1 New Hazingafar Knights
Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC 0–1 Freedom's Altar United
Freedom's Altar FC 0–1 Tarahal Lake Athletic
Avengers United 1–0 Lenox Athletic
Raxton Beavers FC 1–0 New Hazingafar FC
Freedom's Altar Holy Templars 1–0 South Hampton City
North Hampton City 2–1 Worthington Cougars
Unbidden United 1–0 Xavier United

The Lemons' slide continued at the hands of Lake Athletic, who have really found their scoring touch in new acquisitions Anna Pavlov and Michael Stahl. Stahl scored his first goal as a Athletic player on a strike right in front of the net, and then Berthiaume was spot-on again for the win. The Skys of NHC kept pace with their rivals, Unbidden United, and the new threat of Lake Athletic with a 2-1 win over the Cougars. Park and Demitrius-Adams have become one of the best duos in the league, keeping the Skys within stirking distance. In other news, FAU continued their winning ways against the Warriors, the Crosses have fallen a long ways since their wonderful start, and the Monsters have also fallen to eighth place.

Matchday 19
Unbidden United 4–0 Hansbrough Dolphins FC
Xavier United 1–1 North Hampton City
Worthington Cougars 1–1 Freedom's Altar Holy Templars
South Hampton City 1–0 Raxton Beavers FC
New Hazingafar FC 0–2 Avengers United
Lenox Athletic 2–3 Freedom's Altar FC
Tarahal Lake Athletic 1–0 Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC
Freedom's Altar United 0–0 New Hazingafar Knights

The Double U's have really taken control, extending their lead to one game with an offensive outburst in their win over the Dolphins. Gagnon of Saugeais has become a consistent performer, and scored two goals while assisting in two others in that match. In another key battle, Avengers United kept their Globe Cup hopes alive with a win over the now flailing Monsters, with Jane scoring both goals. North Hampton City had a disappointing tie against the Crosses, opening the door for Lake Athletic to return to second place. The top six have really started to distance themselves from the rest of the pack.

Matchday 20
Hansbrough Dolphins FC 1–3 Freedom's Altar United
New Hazingafar Knights 0–0 Tarahal Lake Athletic
Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC 1–0 Lenox Athletic
Freedom's Altar FC 1–3 New Hazingafar FC
Avengers United 3–0 South Hampton City
Raxton Beavers FC 1–3 Worthington Cougars
Freedom's Altar Holy Templars 3–3 Xavier United
North Hampton City 0–0 Unbidden United

Though they have fallen off pace, Brianna Carheim and the Monsters are not going down quietly. Carheim, a brilliant young striker, scored her first career hat trick in the win at SmartCube Field. The drama between Terrance and Jonah this time ended in a draw as both sides' offense couldn't get anything going. Also drawing were Lake Athletic against the Knights, which wasn't a result that Lake fans were hoping for. Avengers United continued their winning ways, and moved into fifth place in the standings, just one place off of a Globe Cup berth, their goal for this season.

Matchday 21
North Hampton City 1–3 Hansbrough Dolphins FC
Unbidden United 2–0 Freedom's Altar Holy Templars
Xavier United 0–1 Raxton Beavers FC
Worthington Cougars 1–7 Avengers United
South Hampton City 0–2 Freedom's Altar FC
New Hazingafar FC 2–1 Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC
Lenox Athletic 0–3 New Hazingafar Knights
Tarahal Lake Athletic 0–1 Freedom's Altar United

In what was Housen's worst game as a pro, and at home at that, he was defeated soundly by the last-place Dolphins, a loss that sent the Skys crashing to fifth place in the standings. Housen looked dazed as Morkal and Wakefield, Dolphins' forwards, scored the three goals before the half. It was a sight unaccustomed to by Skys fans. Tarahal Lake dropped their first match after the break in a tight game against University United. Van Der Vennen's goal in the thirty-second minute actually stood throughout the match. The Avengers put on a clinic at the Cougars, having seven different players score goals, a record.

Matchday 22
Hansbrough Dolphins FC 0–1 Tarahal Lake Athletic
Freedom's Altar United 3–0 Lenox Athletic
New Hazingafar Knights 0–3 New Hazingafar FC
Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC 1–1 South Hampton City
Freedom's Altar FC 3–3 Worthington Cougars
Avengers United 1–0 Xavier United
Raxton Beavers FC 0–1 Unbidden United
Freedom's Altar Holy Templars 0–2 North Hampton City

Though the Monsters have been having issues, they took care of business against their lesser rivals. Miles and Carheim took business up front and Hadeli turned in a rare clean sheet. The Avengers took care of business against the Crosses, staying in the mix for the Globe Cup. The leaders are Unbidden United, who won another game, then University United, who dominated Lenox, followed by the Lake team, scoring a timely goal off the left foot of Anna Pavlov.

Matchday 23
Freedom's Altar Holy Templars 5–3 Hansbrough Dolphins FC
North Hampton City 1–0 Raxton Beavers FC
Unbidden United 1–1 Avengers United
Xavier United 2–2 Freedom's Altar FC
Worthington Cougars 5–0 Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC
South Hampton City 1–1 New Hazingafar Knights
New Hazingafar FC 0–0 Freedom's Altar United
Lenox Athletic 0–1 Tarahal Lake Athletic

Two draws were important this day. The Double U's and the Avengers drew at Jonah Calhoun's place, with Jane's goal in the first half being returned by Peter James, UU's midfielder. In other action, the Monsters tied with University United. This made it so that, with the Skys' win over the Beavers, the top four are Unbidden United, FAU, Lake Athletic, and NHC, with the Avengers just looking in.

Matchday 24
Hansbrough Dolphins FC 1–4 Lenox Athletic
Tarahal Lake Athletic 1–0 New Hazingafar FC
Freedom's Altar United 4–2 South Hampton City
New Hazingafar Knights 1–0 Worthington Cougars
Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC 0–3 Xavier United
Freedom's Altar FC 0–1 Unbidden United
Avengers United 3–2 North Hampton City
Raxton Beavers FC 1–0 Freedom's Altar Holy Templars

Tarahal Lake Athletic continued their surprising play with another one-nil win at home. Berthiaume hasn't given up ten goals, in twenty-four matches. That is one insane mark. The Avengers took over the last Globe Cup berth in an epic 3-2 win over the Skys. Terrance Housen has had a bit of a rougher season, and it showed as the young man gave up three goals in the first half, two to Jane Vander Rox and one by Victoria Hellion. The Skys answered back with two goals from their young star Park, but it wasn't enough as the Avengers won. University United doubled up on South Hampton to close the second twelve, while the Crosses enjoyed a good game over the Warriors, and the Double U's won yet again.

Standings

Yesopalitha Premier Division         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Unbidden United                    24   17   2   5    34   14  +20    53 TQCC Berth
 2 Freedom's Altar United             24   14   7   3    47   25  +22    49 GC Berth
 3 Tarahal Lake Athletic              24   15   4   5    20    9  +11    49 GC Berth
 4 Avengers United                    24   13   7   4    42   24  +18    46 GC Berth
 5 North Hampton City                 24   14   3   7    35   21  +14    45
 6 Freedom's Altar FC                 24   10   8   6    38   31   +7    38
 7 New Hazingafar FC                  24   10   5   9    31   21  +10    35
 8 New Hazingafar Knights             24    9   6   9    29   37   −8    33
 9 Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC           24    8   6  10    32   44  −12    30
10 Worthington Cougars                24    8   3  13    37   41   −4    27
11 Xavier United                      24    7   6  11    22   27   −5    27
12 Raxton Beavers FC                  24    7   4  13    12   22  −10    25
13 Lenox Athletic                     24    6   6  12    26   31   −5    24
14 Freedom's Altar Holy Templars      24    5   6  13    27   43  −16    21 Relegation Spot
15 South Hampton City                 24    4   6  14    22   34  −12    18 Relegation Spot
16 Hansbrough Dolphins FC             24    4   3  17    27   57  −30    15 Relegation Spot

Well, the halfway adjustments have worked out for Freedom's Altar United and Tarahal Lake Athletic, as they are now trailing the Unbidden with six games to go. As the Double U's have a four-point lead, however, it will be interesting to see if they can be caught. Avengers United has also climbed to the last Globe Cup berth. The Skys, only one point behind, will hope that their all-star goalkeeper, Terrance Housen, will return to form for the last few days and perhaps unseat one of the top four teams. The Monsters and the Lemons of New Hazingafar FC and Freedom's Altar FC, respectfully, cannot believe what has happened to them this season. With over seven points to make up, they will most likely not repeat in the Globe Cup. The three teams at the bottom are the same, although Lenox is in danger as the Templars are only one game back.

Yesopalitha Secondary Division       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Wolvesbane Athletic                24   16   4   4    27   12  +15    52 Promotion Berth, SBCC Berth
 2 Mean Green United                  24   14   2   8    49   36  +13    44 Promotion Berth, SBCC Berth
 3 Raxton United                      24   11   9   4    37   25  +12    42 Promotion Berth, SBCC Berth
 4 Etoile City FC                     24   12   5   7    31   17  +14    41 SBCC Berth
 5 Worthington United                 24   10   8   6    26   15  +11    38
 6 Etoile United                      24   10   7   7    50   35  +15    37
 7 Kingston United                    24   10   5   9    31   24   +7    35
 8 Xavier City FC                     24   10   5   9    32   29   +3    35
 9 Hansbrough United                  24   10   5   9    31   28   +3    35
10 Irkan City United                  24    9   4  11    31   32   −1    31
11 Kingston City FC                   24    7   9   8    17   18   −1    30
12 North Hampton Grizzlies            24    8   4  12    27   27    0    28
13 South Hampton Lions                24    8   4  12    32   45  −13    28
14 Irkan City FC                      24    6   5  13    18   40  −22    23
15 Dragoons of Wolvesbane FC          24    6   2  16    20   48  −28    20
16 Tarahal Lake Glaciers FC           24    3   6  15    27   55  −28    15

Etoile City FC looks to be headed to yet another heartbreak this season as the team just cannot break through the third place barrier. Mean Green United has been the surprising team, surging from sixth place to second. Raxton United is in the third spot, with Etoile City just one point back. Wolvesbane Athletic look poised to return, but Kingston United and Irkan City FC look stuck in the Secondary Division for the time being.

Thus ends coverage of the second twelve matches of the secondary season of the Yesopalithan Football League. Coverage will end with the last six matches and the second edition of the Cup of Honor.

by **Zarbli** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 8:33 pm

Zarblese International Cup XXIII

History

SEASON	CHAMPION	      RUNNER-UP
     V	Knights		      Battle
    VI	Warriors	      Cannibals
   VII	Billiard	      Battle
  VIII	Billiard	      Romans
    IX	Cannibals	      Polar Zenith
     X	Battle		      Polar Zenith
    XI	Asia FC	 	      Warriors
   XII	Pyramid AC	      Billiard
  XIII	Classics	      Pyramid AC
   XIV	Warriors	      Revolutionaries
    XV	Revolutionaries       Romans
   XVI	Battle		      Bloodthirsty Killers
  XVII  Bloodthirsty Killers  Goyoreh
 XVIII	Battle		      Knights
   XIX  Union                 Asia FC
    XX  Battle		      Billiard
   XXI	Warriors	      Billiard
   XXI	Cross SC	      Pyramid AC

Stage 1: Nationals

North-East Division

BALANCE COUNTRY

---Team             P  W  D  L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 Balance          8  3  5  0  11  5  +6  14  Qualified for the Division Stage
 2 Banzai           8  3  4  1  10  7  +3  13
 3 Watermen         8  3  2  3   5  5  +0  11
 4 Asia FC          8  2  4  2   3  4  -1  10
 5 Ganbarimasu      8  1  1  6   2 10  -8   4

CROSSLAND

---Team                           P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Cross SC                       8  8  0  0  21   1  +20  24  Qualified for the Division Stage
 2 Blackdogs                      8  3  2  3  15  12   +3  11
 3 Heralds of the Apocalypse      8  3  1  4   8  13   -5  10
 4 St. George SC                  8  2  1  5   7  15   -8   7
 5 Cruzaders                      8  2  0  6  10  20  -10   6

MOUNTAIN CHAIN

---Team                P  W D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Polar Zenith        8  8  0  0  24   1  +23  24  Qualified for the Division Stage
 2 Mountain Chain      8  5  1  2  10   4   +6  16  Qualified for the Division Stage
 3 Zug-Zug             8  1  3  4   9   9   +0   6
 4 Snowflake           8  0  4  4   4  12   -8   4
 5 Hioga Swans         8  0  4  4   3  24  -21   4

TIBURSIO

---Team                              P  W D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 TFC                               8  5  1  2  31   8  +23  16  Qualified for the Division Stage
 2 Kalvin FC                         8  4  1  3  20  18   +2  13
 3 Barbarians                        8  4  0  4  12  23  -11  12
 4 Pitibiribas' Nekas                8  3  0  5  10  24  -14   9
 5 Boys and Girls of 7th Street      8  2  2  4   8   8   +0   8

West Division

BILLIARD

---Team                 P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Billiard             8  6 1  1  21   4  +17  19  Qualified for the Division Stage
 2 Mobsters             8  5 0  3  16  16   +0  15
 3 Revolutionaries      8  4 1  3  26  10  +16  13
 4 Discoverer           8  3 0  5  11  12   -1   9
 5 Aces High            8  1 0  7   4  36  -32   3

CANNIBALAND

---Team                     P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Sligdish                 8  5  2  1  13   5   +8  17  Qualified for the Division Stage
 2 Cannibals                8  5  1  2  30   8  +22  16  Qualified for the Division Stage
 3 Coconut Trees            8  4  2  2  12   5   +7  14
 4 Jungle Club              8  3  1  4  14  25  -11  10
 5 Tribe Spiritdancers      8  0  0  8   1  27  -26   0

CENTURIONTON

---Team                         P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Romans                       8  6  2  0  31   9  +22  20  Qualified for the Division Stage
 2 Endoplasmatic Reticulum      8  6  1  1  16   5  +11  19  Qualified for the Division Stage
 3 Colosseum                    8  3  0  5  14  22   -8   9
 4 Aries                        8  2  1  5   7  16   -9   7
 5 Demigods                     8  1  0  7   8  24  -16   3

Central Division

GOI

---Team                P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Warriors            8  6  2  0  24   7  +17  20  Qualified for the Division Stage
 2 Super               8  5  0  3  18  17   +1  15
 3 Goyoreh             8  4  1  3  13  10   +3  13
 4 AA Pedro Prado      8  2  0  6   7  21  -14   6
 5 Supervillains       8  1  1  6   4  11   -7   4

CLASS

---Team              P  W  D  L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 Morphologic       8  6  1  1  17   6  +11  19  Qualified for the Division Stage
 2 Classics          8  5  2  1   9   1   +8  17  Qualified for the Division Stage
 3 New Athenian      8  4  1  3   8   7   +1  13
 4 Hamlet FC         8  1  1  6   5  16  -11   4
 5 Xegei             8  0  3  5   2  11   -9   3

UNION HEART ROYAL DOMAIN

---Team                P  W  D  L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 Union               8  4  4  0   7   2   +5  16   Qualified for the Division Stage
 2 Drooler             8  4  3  1  14   3  +11  15
 3 Imperial FC         8  3  3  2  15   9   +6  12
 4 House Cikone        8  1  3  4   5  14   -9   6
 5 Union Heart FC      8  1  1  6   4  17  -13   4

MOONLAND

---Team                     P  W  D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Greenhouse Bastards      8  4  4  0  11  4  +7  16  Qualified for the Division Stage
 2 Lichen                   8  3  4  1   6  3  +3  13
 3 Lunar                    8  3  3  2   6  6  +0  12
 4 4 University             8  2  2  4   3  8  -5   8
 5 Waxing Moon Mages        8  0  3  5   2  7  -5   3

South Division

BATTLEFIELD

---Team                      P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Battle                    8  8  0  0  25   5  +20  24  Qualified for the Division Stage
 2 Bloodthirsty Killers      8  5  1  2  15   9   +6  16  Qualified for the Division Stage
 3 Yo Mama Disagrees         8  3  1  4  11  15   -4  10
 4 Gold Shield               8  1  2  5   3  11   -8   5
 5 Fightown Patriots         8  1  0  7   4  18  -14   3

PAUZIS

---Team                 P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Knights              8  8  0  0  23   3  +20  24  Qualified for the Division Stage
 2 Brilliant            8  4  1  3  11  11   +0  13
 3 Lion Rampant Or      8  2  3  3  11  12   -1   9
 4 SC Alfred I          8  2  1  5   4  10   -6   7
 5 11 Horsemen          8  1  1  6   4  17  -13   4

PYRAMIDLAND

---Team            P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Pyramid AC      8  5 1  2  24   9  +15  16  Qualified for the Division Stage
 2 Yema!           8  4 1  3  18  11   +7  13  Qualified for the Division Stage
 3 Flame           8  4 1  3  14  19   -5  13
 4 Hot AC          8  3 1  4  14  18   -4  10
 5 Quicksand       8  2 0  6   6  19  -13   6

Stage 2: Regional Divisions

North-East Division

---Team                P  W  D  L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 Cross SC            8  4  3  1 10   7  +3  15  Qualified as 1st place
 2 Balance             8  3  3  2  7   7  +0  12  Qualified as 2nd place
 3 Polar Zenith        8  3  1  4  8   6  +2  10
 4 TFC                 8  2  4  2  8   8  +0  10
 5 Mountain Chain      8  1  3  4  7  12  -5   6

Analysis: Polar Zenith was once again the disappointing team in this year's North-East Division, failing to qualify in the last round. Current ZIC's champion Cross SC did its homework and qualified first, with Balance proving its past few years improvement is for real and qualifying second.

West Division

---Team                         P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Romans                       8  6  1  1  15   8  +7  19  Qualified as 1st place
 2 Billiard                     8  4  1  3  11  12  -1  13  Qualified as 2nd place
 3 Cannibals                    8  3  4  1  21  14  +7  13
 4 Sligdish                     8  0  4  4   6  11  -5   4
 5 Endoplasmatic Reticulum      8  0  4  4   6  14  -8   4

Analysis: Romans managed to qualify first in the West, surpassing Cannibals and Billiard, which have been making better runs in the last seasons. Billiard ended second and current Duke League Crown Holder Cannibals couldn't make it to the next round due to number of victories.

Center Division

---Team                     P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Morphologic              8  6  0  2  14   9  +5  18  Qualified as 1st place
 2 Classics                 8  3  3  2   6   3  +3  12  Qualified as 2nd place
 3 Warriors                 8  3  2  3  14  11  +3  11
 4 Union                    8  2  2  4   3   7  -4   8
 5 Greenhouse Bastards      8  2  1  5   6  13  -7   7

Analysis: In an unexpected turn of events, both Class clubs qualified for the next stage, overcoming the big favourite Warriors. In a repetition of what it was the Class National Championship, Morphologic ended first and Classics second.

South Division

---Team            P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Battle                    8  5  1  2  14   9  +5  16  Qualified as 1st place
 2 Pyramid AC                8  4  2  2  15  12  +3  14  Qualified as 2nd place
 3 Bloodthirsty Killers      8  3  2  3   9  12  -3  11
 4 Knights                   8  2  2  4   9   9  +0   8
 5 Yema!                     8  1  3  4   6  11  -5   6

Analysis: Battle and Pyramid AC repeated exactly what happened last year, with the Red Stripes first and the Pharaohs second.

Overall Standings:

1st places

1 Romans       8  6  1  1  15   8  +7  19
2 Morphologic  8  6  0  2  14   9  +5  18
3 Battle       8  5  1  2  14   9  +5  16
4 Cross SC     8  4  3  1  10   7  +3  15

2nd places

5 Pyramid AC  8  4  2  2  15  12  +3  14
6 Billiard    8  4  1  3  11  12  -1  13
7 Classics    8  3  3  2   6   3  +3  12
8 Balance     8  3  3  2  7   7  +0  12

First round of Stage 3 features the matches 1v8, 2v7, 3v6 and 4v5.

Stage 3: Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Pyramid AC 4-2 Cross SC (4-2 agg)
Billiard 1-1 Battle (1-1 agg)
Classics 0-1 Morphologic (0-1 agg)
Balance 0-0 Romans (0-0 agg)

Cross SC 2-1 Pyramid AC (4-5 agg)
Battle 2-2 Billiard (3-3 agg) (Billiard wins on away goals rule)
Morphologic 0-1 Classics (0-2 AET, 1-2 agg)
Romans 1-2 Balance (1-2 agg)

Analysis: In the rematch of last year's Grand Final, Pyramid AC took its revenge on Cross SC and send the Xs back to Templar Castle. Billiard and Battle made the most balanced dispute, with the Gamblers taking it on away goals rule. In the Class national derby, and playing for the 5th and 6th time this year, even though Morphologic had the upper hand in both previous stages, this time Classics was able to defeat it in the last minutes of the extra time. Balace counted with a home victory and send Romans home with a simple 2-1 victory.

Semifinals

Pyramid AC 1-1 Billiard (1-1 agg)
Classics 1-0 Balance (1-0 agg)

Billiard 0-5 Pyramid AC (1-6 agg)
Balance 1-0 Classics (1-0 AET, 1-1 agg, 3-1 PKs)

Analysis: Two very different disputes marked this ZIC's semifinals. In the first match, after a 1-1 home draw, Pyramid AC crushed Billiard in its home stadium in a humiliating 5-0 defeat. The Pharaohs thus qualified for the Grand Final for the second consecutive time. In the other hand, Balance and Classics had two 1-0 victory each, and the spot in the Grand Final ended up in Balance's hand in Penalty Kicks decision. Pyramid AC will be attempting to win the ZIC for the second time, while Balance is fighting for its first title.

Grand Final

Pyramid AC 3-0 Balance (3-0 agg)

vs

Pyramid AC 3-0 Balance

Pyramid AC wins its second Zarblese International Cup after an easy victory over Balance.

The club is qualified for the Cygnus Cup, and will automatically qualify for the Champions Cup if it manages to end in the top 6 in the Duke League.

Champion

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by **Taeshan** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 5:30 pm

The Taeshan Premier League Preseason Preview

*Denotes Captains
**Denotes Foreigner

Atlantea Hurricanes

Ground:Atlantea Coliseum 590,000
Manager:Alexander White
Colors:Blue and Green
Fan Support:Very High
Expectations:Win the League
Starters:Ehrhardt, Northcliff**, Fasnacht, Vanswoi*, Sebastian**, Malote**, Kleinfelters, Knickerbocker, Valhalla, Prekith**, Inmora**
ReservesLance, Bousaid, Raț**, Leftwich, Klassen, Firesmack, Mupesh,
Sponsor:Atlantea Business Association
Nickname(s):Hurricanes, Canes
Offseason Moves:Bought Defender Dre Leftwich and Bought MI Kellen Firesmack.
Last Season Finish:8th
Team InfoIf you a fan, looked at the team in Atlantea you would think that they haven’t been trying to make any sort of upward climb back into the league. That isn’t as misleading as it might appear. It has been five years since the last time the Atlantea Hurricanes won the Taeshan Premier League title. They have been getting closer and closer, and sometimes farther and farther apart. In the end they are close to being there, but they need to get a fire. Perhaps that fire will be with the new editions of the bench in former premier league players Kellen Firesmack and Dre Leftwich.

Bayern Phoenix

Ground:Old Club Stadium 77,000
Manager:Tyler Smith
Colors:Red and Blue
Fan Support:Very High
Expectations:Win the Championship
Starters:Swartaz, Styles, Ewing**, Horzgalev, Russell**, Levante, Raul*, Bauer, Williamson**, Williams, O’Hannigain**
ReservesGlee, Santiago, Austin, Marks, Hagerty, Petreas
Sponsor:Glendale Pharmacy
Nickname(s):Phoenix
Offseason Moves:Bought RB Evan Russel from St. Barts, Licentiapacisterra and Bought Vladimir Horzgalev from Reading Rainbow Warriors.
Last Season Finish:6th
Team InfoIt’s been even less time since the last time the Phoenix raised the trophy, but they are closer to being that team. Now Svenson is gone, as is most of their leadership, if anyone thinks Raul is good enough to lead them they are idiots. And promoting Bauer to starting, what is Tyler Smith thinking. Not only are some of his ideas starting to look strange, but he always comes out on top. Can he come out on top though, when the odds are stacked against what could easily be the worst team in Phoenix history. Will they be as bad as they look.

Bayern-Algaer

Ground:Bayern Stadium 24,000
Manager:Miron Prentice
Colors:Red and Black
Fan Support:High
Expectations:Win League, Beat the Phoenix
Starters:Habavëm**, Liedersmitt, Montreal, Galuba, Tanner, Rat, Puse**, Walters, Jack-Bentley**, Sanka, Kljestan
ReservesRose, Frederick, West, Rainn, Haney
Sponsor:Weaver, Smith and Wrangler
Nickname(s):Weavers
Offseason Moves:Bought CAM Yesopalithan Isaac Jack-Bentley from Erathore Club. Bought LD Franz Liedersmitt from LeFever AC.
Last Season Finish:15th
Team InfoNot even close to what their fans want, not even close to what the team wants, hell not even close to the lowest prediction of what the team could have done. The level of football on the other side of Bayern went down, and it went down with a bang. Suddenly a Champions’ Cup side of late, has turned into a team that can barely stay 10 points above relegation. They have come to expect better in the 2nd biggest of Taeshani cities, they deserve better.

Blacklake Blues

Ground:Blacklake Blues Ballpark 79,000
Manager:Karl Ash
Colors:Blue and Green
Fan Support:Medium
Expectations:Stay in top division
Starters:Kuyt, Johnson, Martin, Neverland*, Sandiego, Nicolescu**, Lewis, Kafka**, Salvador, Washington, Angel
Reserves:Drants, Foxtrot, Saltzer, Utley, Pheonix
Sponsor:Blacklake Brewery
Nickname(s):Blues
Offseason Moves:Bought LD Grant Johnson from Caché and Bought DF Tyler Utley from Capetown Croc’s.
Last Season Finish:5th
Team InfoDo you believe in magic? Last year Blacklake had a magical run, even qualifying for the Globe Cup. Now for a team that has long been an also ran, long been a team barely able to stay afloat in the premier league there is a level of awesomeness behind that statement. Sure the debt it took to put together this team may mean it won’t last, but it is better to have tried and failed, than to have never tried to be great.

Celtic Rangers F.C.

Ground:Celtic Park 50,000
Manager:Micheal Jeanette
Colors:Blue and Green
Fan Support:Medium
Expectations:Avoid Relegation
Starters:Hydett, Tashner, Tamapher, Schnader, Fox, Vãduva**, Mohammed**, Warner, Kala, Winters, Westerby*
ReservesTamaqua, Miller, Edu, Tayler, Fayette
Sponsor:Chocomilk
Nickname(s):Rangers
Offseason Moves:Bought LCB Tyler Tamapher from Minutemen and bought LWB Ndala Kala from AC Sikane.
Last Season Finish:22nd
Team Info:Celtic continues to waver between automatic promotion and staying easily in the league every season. Once again they have barely managed to stay in by the skin of their teeth, but it seems to be even more futile to stay around than to try to ply their trade at the second level sometimes. The question is are they willing to continue to be the top division punching bags, and continue to get nothing out of it, or are they willing to do more?

Fadrön Flight

Ground:Fadrön University Field 89,000
Manager:Capricorn Mayuscula
Colors:Green and Red
Fan Support:Low
Expectations:Compete for Globe Cup spots
Starters:Casanova, Baguette, Lumure, Wallace, Angelburry, Cailou, Scott, Scmitt, Dereke, Woods, Descamps
Reserves:Parks, Miller, Kather, Faujeau, Nagle
Sponsor:Taeshan Air
Nickname(s):Flight, Flyers
Offseason Moves:Bought CM Mikal Cailou from AC Quarant Xa’virt and RCD Connor Angelburry from Bayern Battery.
Last Season Finish:7th
Team InfoRecently there is a fire in this city not much seen before, especially behind the football team. Fadrön has long been a hotbed of baseball, what with former Baseball champions the Firebirds, and the little league capital of Taeshan in the city. But the Flight has changed things recently. From a team who spend most of its professional time out of the top league, to one who has returned and become a force it has been a great change that has helped bring a city into a new renaissance that has brought great change to the city. And it is all thanks to the team, now with many of those players retiring and new ones coming in, I only hope they are as good as the ones who we all regret seeing leave.

FC Tenacity

Ground:Englmarkt Arena 46,000
Manager:Zackary Villanueva
Colors:Blue, Green and Black
Fan Support:Low
Expectations:Stay top Flight
Starters:Kohler, Swaltz, Jameek, Stevens, Ortz, Heitz, Karlsbad, Frenchie, Abreu*, Kyles, Waller
ReservesSlayze, Patel, Cassleburg, Laker, Stiles
Sponsor:Englmarkt
Nickname(s):The Checkers
Offseason Moves:None
Last Season Finish:20th
Team InfoThere were no changes on the roster in the offseason. It is expected that they will probably continue to rely on the scoring of Abreu and Kyles. It is also expected that Kohler may very well be the only thing standing between the ball and the net with a lack of defensive care shown by the team. They are reigning Fadron Pizza Cup champions and after a nice run in the Cygnus Cup, one wonders if a taste for international play will lead to a thirst for more in the future.

Knightspurs

Ground:The Dome 92,300
Manager:Konar Sanchez
Colors:Purple and Powder Blue
Fan Support:High
Expectations:Compete for Globe Cup spot
Starters:Celani, Sanders, Sanchez, Nedved, Young**, Etchebarne**, Farnsworth*, von Hittite, Harrison, Schwartz, LeBlanc
ReservesMedyedva, Jacoby, Flash, Halfwech, Williamson
Sponsor:Tae-Mart
Nickname(s):Spurs, Knights
Offseason Moves:Bought RM Benjamin Harrison from AC Quarant Xa’virt and bought LB Gabriel Sanders from Real Atlantea.
Last Season Finish:3rd
Team Info Just outside of qualifying for more international play than just the Globe Cup, the Knightspurs did about as good as they were expected to do last season if not a tad better. A team that in all looks and appearances should be fighting for that Champions’ Cup spot they continue to show skill that they have always had. In the end though it is not whether they have that skill, but whether they have more of it than the other clubs from around the nation. I don’t think that the upcoming season will see them do near as good as the last did.

Laketown Rangers

Ground:Stadium on the Lake 90,000
Manager:Jose Williams
Colors:Blue, Blue and More Blue
Fan Support:Very High
Expectations:Stay in top Flight, Compete for Some sort of Cup
Starters:Riddle, Patel, Stevenson, Vlies, Finnigan, Thomas, Sanders, Ireland*, Rosseau**, Wanner, Pavelski**
Reserves:Toraven, Flag, Laurette, Leary, Weaver
Sponsor:Laketown Police Academy
Nickname(s):Rangers
Offseason Moves:Bought LF Forrest Wanner from Minutemen, bought RCD Tommy Vlies from SK Ojian and bought LD Yoni Patel from Karela Sekhika.
Last Season Finish:1st
Team Info Laketown champions of the premier league. I’m sure one day you thought you would hear that. It seems too soon, and to0 surreal though. Only a few years ago they weren’t even in the top division like so many of today’s competitors they were in the lower divisions. Two straight champions who only recently were in the Erste Division, football in Taeshan gets more competitive every year. Gone is the dominance that Atlantea had, the dominance then shared with Bayern. Now the playing field stands even, and we are better off for it.

Los Riosa Monstas

Ground:Gangsters Park 99,000
Manager:Greg Loshie
Colors:Blue and Yellow
Fan Support:High
Expectations: High Middle Pack
Starters:Bobby, Tenal, Patel, LaRue, Lee, Overland**, Keens, Newman, Baumgarten*, **, Clapton, McMicheal
ReservesWalcott, Fortuna, Noles, Mellinger, Ash
Sponsor:Taeshan Mob
Nickname(s):Monstas, Gangstas
Offseason Moves:Bought CD Govi Patel from Karela Sekhika, Bought LF Seth Clapton from Reading Rainbow Warriors, and bought RM Randy Newman from Minutemen.
Last Season Finish:12th
Team InfoIn a few offseason moves the Monstas made an already solid team better. Sure they lost their rock, former national team player Cotton LaPaige, but they are still the fast, high flying team they used to be. Now led by the midfield pair from Polar Islandstates they will have an even faster moving offense, and even more dangerous counter attack, and an even scarier aptitude to destroy.

Mierton Manatees

Ground:Mierton Area Park
Manager:Oscar Asailles
Colors:Blue and White
Fan Support:Low
Expectations:Avoid Relegation
Starters:Lightfoot, Johnson, Cannibus**, Warkle*, Sanderson, McCain, Pato, Kylss, Gardner, Aimes, Nakrazeel
ReservesStevenson, Gorzon, Tyke, Martin, Sanchez
Sponsor:No Doubt Apparel
Nickname(s):Manatees
Offseason Moves:None
Last Season Finish:10th
Team InfoIt was a surprising season last year in Mierton. Expected to continue to be close to the bottom of the pecking order, the Manatees managed to finish tenth in the league, which for them was a shining achievement considering they were basically considered most likely to fall to the Erste division. Now they look better and could easily make a stay of it in the top flight, and with the form they had at the end of last season I would not be surprised if they did.

Moresville FC

Ground:Moresville Brewery Park
Manager:Tom Gardener
Colors:Orange, and Yellow
Fan Support:Medium
Expectations:Stay top Flight
Starters:Fuller, Jaffacake, Smyth, Smoker, Lydie, Hoover, Marx, Anderson, Salisbury, Durant, Pallete*
ReservesRayzor, Huyett, Hornsby, Parul-Mundeke, Smyth
Sponsor:Moresville Brewery
Nickname(s):The Owls
Offseason Moves:None
Last Season Finish:9th
Team InfoIt is a testament to the youth system in Moresville that they have not had to spend much money outside of their own youth system to develop talent. And it is a shining moment when your two Center backs are called up to the national team to start. Moresville was once a small town that barely had a football team, and one big tournament turned them into national darlings. Now they are as big as the big guys, and what were once giant killers can now call themselves giants.

Mt Ceabring Thunder

Ground:Mt Ceabring Athletic Complex 10,000
Manager:Micheal Lupin
Colors:Brown and Cream
Fan Support:Very High
Expectations:Win the cup. Who cares what else you do?
Starters:Hassel**, Gardner, Tyrony, Zans, Fuller, Dew, Arthur*, Jarvis**, Gorchakov**, Laravy, Zul’Zorander
ReservesFaulkner, Oosten, Martan, Thomas, Baines
Sponsor:Kane Industries
Nickname(s):Thunder
Offseason Moves:Bought Pocoan RM Mathias Jarvis from Garrincha F.C.
Last Season Finish:2nd
Team InfoIt was a so-so season for the Thunder. Well sure they finished second overall in the final standings, but as we all know the real prize in Mt Ceabring is the Fadron Pizza Cup. They failed in their bid to win that trophy, and in the end all the money, fame, and such that comes from the Champions’ Cup does not take the sting from that away.

New Capetown Falcons

Ground:New Capetown Memorial Park 100,111
Manager:Ezekiel Wallace
Colors:Pink, Red and Grey
Fan Support:Medium
Expectations:Middle Pack
Starters:Obliski, Grey, Bates**, Ricard**, Smilles, van Tonder**Skinder, Connel, Brwl, Frank, Lacroix
ReservesLance, Pewtersmitt, Drake, Sommers, Youndt
Sponsor:Falcon Brewery
Nickname(s):Falcons
Offseason Moves:Bought CDM Deonte van Tonder from Kjeldor Knights, Bought CM Tony Connel from Minutemen, and bought CAM Grady Brwl from SK Ojian.
Last Season Finish:11th
Team InfoIt was an average season for the men from New Capetown. They saw many a chance into the back of the net, but yet showed a defensive merit that was surpassed by barely any of the other teams. With another Gordonopian joining John Bates in the guise of Deonte van Tonder the international side of the team is making due for the young squad. I wonder if this continual look elsewhere for talent will help the team out in the coming seasons.

Ojian Orangemen

Ground:Ojian Principality Field 99,000
Manager:Matt Wanner
Colors:Orange and Blue
Fan Support:High
Expectations:Compete for Globe Cup spot
Starters:Schlegel, Jacobsen, Martin, Stasny*, LeBefrve, Hatfield, Neuville, Nagin**, Lewiston, Portmanteau, Drake
ReservesMole, Whitehorse, Pigeon, Nostradamus, Madrid
Sponsor:Orange Lake Benefit Society
Nickname(s):Orangemen
Offseason Moves:Bought RWB Andre Neuville and CB Steven Martin from Caché, and bought LWB Zack Hatfield from Capetown Croc’s.
Last Season Finish:4th
Team InfoIt was a surprisingly good season for the Orangemen. Fourth was about 5 spots better than they were expected to do. Now though the wing backs are all new, the captain is gone and its basically all up to Ryan Portmanteau. No offense to speak of otherwise, and not much in the way of defense before Vlad Schlegel.

Real Chinchinhua

Ground:Real Stadium on the Lake 99,001
Manager:Mefusula White
Colors:Red and Purple
Fan Support:Very High
Expectations:Compete for Championship
Starters:Lichaj, Williams, Sacha, Augustini**, Laake**, Berns, Houck, Palisades, Fullerton, Flowne*, Oberholtzer
ReservesAnderson, Tarhito, Dissinger, Micheal, Fawkes
Sponsor:Water Solutions of Lake Minor
Nickname(s):Chihuahuas
Offseason Moves:Bought LM Smithy Berns from SK Ojian and bought LD Parson Williams from Minutemen.
Last Season Finish:13th
Team InfoIt was an off season for the team from the north. They managed to finish well below what was expected, yet still way out of any sort of danger. This season the team continues to get younger and that can only mean one thing: they are sure to be faster and more annoying for other sides to deal with.

SK Nethers United FC

Ground:Netherpia Municipal Stadion 40,000
Manager:Grant Valdez
Colors:Royal Blue and Light Yellow
Fan Support:Medium
Expectations:Finish Mid Table
Starters:Jones, de Huiyten**, Oorschot, Barton, Iqbal**, Aimes, Stern, Jarrold, Hanson, Hiarchrates**, Catamount*
ReservesHouck, Hemingway, York, Gadje, Alexander
Sponsor:Notzi Zombees
Nickname(s):Flying Dutchmen
Offseason Moves:None
Last Season Finish:18th
Team InfoThe Dutchmen had an overly average season, but what can be expected from them beyond that, not much. They will look to do better this season as they are now more experienced, and more dutch.

[color=#]Sparta F.C.[/color]

Ground:Spartan Stadium 24,000
Manager:Ainge Blakes
Colors:Red, Turquoise and Purple
Fan Support:Spartan
Expectations:Avoid Relegation
Starters:Cataguay, Smyth, Faulkner, Kuruchet**, Robinson, Folain, Glasgow*, Ashley, McDermott, Rolston, Mclane
ReservesDoller, Twatter, McHenry, Hawk, Handy
Sponsor: Giroux Caisses Populaires
Nickname(s):The Red Sea
Offseason Moves:Bought GK Carol Cataguay from Reading Rainbow Warriors.
Las Season Finish:16th
Team InfoIts hard out there for young teams to make their impact on the world. When you have no money, not much talent, and an overall lack of experience it is very hard to do well in today’s footballing world. Sparta is in the position of just having arrived at the top, and they can’t do much with what they have, so it will be interesting to see how they continue to show themselves in the coming years.

Taeshan City Miners

Ground:Taeshan Educators Park 56,000
Manager:Connor Skiles
Colors:Red and Orange
Fan Support:Medium
Expectations:Avoid Relegation
Starters:Xavier, Sanchez, Perry, Mimes, Miller, Skiles, Hopkins, Boston, Livingston, Praetor*, Moffat
ReservesParks, Goings, Lake, York, Lancaster
Sponsor:Taeshan Educators Association
Nickname(s):Miners
Offseason Moves:Bought CM Eddie Boston from Bayern Battery.
Last Season Finish:21st
Team InfoTaeshan City, to put it honestly, is a bottom feeding club that will just stay around the premiership as long as it can. It’s been doing that for long enough that it is certain to continue to do that for the next few years. There is no evidence to say that they will not continue to be the team to float around near the bottom and continue to not do much of anything in the good direction.

Tintown Terrapins

Ground:Tintown Stadium 23,000
Manager:Josiah Grant
Colors:White and Jade
Fan Support:Low
Expectations:Avoid Relegation
Starters:Harengoty, Steinmetz, Perry, Palisades, Denver, Foster, Icicle, Dover, de Huiyt**, Jones, Ortiz
ReservesPatrick, Marx, Axel, Quiroz, Hewitt
Sponsor:Tintown Ironworks
Nickname(s):Terrapins
Offseason Moves:Bought Pocoan RF Mathan Ortiz.
Last Season Finish:14th
Team InfoIt was a season in transition. After winning the league there was a really short high for the team, and then the walls came crashing in. Most of the team either retired, or left after the season for greener pastures. A season on the brink it was, but now they have a chance to replicate that magic once again. There is a certain level of excitement around the team now, and I for one think that we might see something fantastic out of Tintown this coming season.

Wiechester FC

Ground:Fadron Pizza Field at Wonder Park 250,000
Manager:Muazong Kuha
Colors:Red and Black
Fan Support:Very High
Expectations:Compete For Championship
Starters:Narhly, Cline, Hollows, Yelnoes, Aimes, Crabwood, Abdullah, Cladius, Werner, El-Ghazzawy, Woods
ReservesHornet, Parneau, Walken, Ogilvy, Carswell
Sponsor:Tae-Mart
Nickname(s):Ballers
Offseason Moves:None
Last Season Finish:1st Erste Division
Team Info There has been a lot of change throughout Wiechester in the last two years. Usually when a team gets relegated from the premier league there is a bit of mourning by the fans, and then they realize they can just move on. In Wiechester the team was rebuilt from the ground up, new jerseys, new players and new management throughout the team. In one summer the team went from barely relegated, too promoted by a huge advantage over the second team to be promoted. They are back to stay, and back for a while.

X Island Marauders

Ground:X Island Metropark 200,000
Manager:Jace Olverez
Colors:black and White
Fan Support:High
Expectations:Compete for Globe Cup Spot
Starters:Dumitrescu**, Tyrelius, Olliver, Corner, Tedeschi, Micheals, Bassini, von Leeweonheouck**, Lewis, Perans, Lamar
ReservesGregs, Styer, Grace, Goober, Fly
Sponsor:Winehold Crematorium
Nickname(s):Marauders
Offseason Moves:Bought Pocoan RCAM Adebowale Bassini.
Last Season Finish:17th
Team InfoIt was a below par return to the premier league for the Marauders. They finished low on the totem pole but it was about as good as they expected on the return. They may not have broken any records, but they did good enough that for years to come they will probably have a chance to make their impact on the league.

X Island Metrostars

Ground:X Island Metropark 200,000
Manager:Kyle Riggert
Colors:Salmon and Black
Fan Support:Medium
Expectations:Avoid Relegation
Starters:Walker, Sommers, Lantern, Miller, O’Leavy, Connor, Conrad, Weinreich, Saracin, Olback, Morris
ReservesHarding, Taft, Murcdoch, Flanders, Tedeschi
Sponsor:Williams Cannery
Nickname(s):Stars, Mets
Offseason Moves:None
Last Season Finish:2nd Erste Division
Team InfoTwo successive promotions has taken the team from the other side of X Island into the premiership. It is a surprising group of young players that could very well stay around for a few years, but in the end you have to realize they don’t have the funds to stay around long enough to have that much impact.

Yaton FC

Ground:Yaton Insurance Park 88,000
Manager:Peter Masque
Colors:Blue and Yellow
Fan Support:Medium
Expectations:Avoid Relegation
Starters:Walker, Adler, Wasabe, Suan, Gartner, Fjord*, Smock, Harriet, Fields, Forrestor, White
ReservesFoxx, Hogweiler, Gass, Aines, Wyte
Sponsor:Yaton Insurance
Nickname(s):SeaMonsters
Offseason Moves:Bought RD Grant Wasabe from Minutemen.
Last Season Finish:19th
Team InfoYaton oh Yaton. You return to the premiership for the first time in some odd 5 or so years, and you finish 18th. You make no good offseason attempts to add players to your team an you expect to stay around to fight a third year? What are you stupid?

by **Megadia** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 2:48 am

Megadia continental cup entrants:

Champions’ Cup 42: Higher Megadonia
Globe Cup 32: Megatropolis All-Stars, Megatropolis Sea-Devils, Uizasd Daredevils
AalborgPettersen Series B Champions’ Cup 32: Pro Megadia XI, Capitolia Defence Force, FC Royal, Megatropolis Capitals
Rushmore Copa de los Principes: Megatropolis Sea-Devils, Uizasd Daredevils
Rushmore Copa de Campeones: Higher Megadonia, Megatropolis All-Stars

Megadian Pro League

Megadian B-League

by **Fanchnopolis** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 4:54 pm

FANCHNOPOLIS DOMESTIC LEAGUE
The inaugural season

Not a big nation, but one full of interest in football. The dominant sport, perhaps the second just after heavy drinking, which transforms the majority of the population in supporters when there is a match going on. The biggest rivalries, differently from other nations, aren't between the clubs from the same team, but rather between teams from different cities. This is because the pride that the citizens of Fanchnopolis have about their cities is one of the strongest, and they'll always prefer to see a team from their city winning. More than that, players usually stay very loyal to their clubs, and transfers involve more invitations from one friend to another to join a specific club than large sums of money. The hope is that this can help Fanchnopolis to build national squads with a lot of team chemistry, but more intimacy between the players also mean a bigger possibility of arguments and a less professional approach to the game. Well, that's how things work, at least until now, as the nation now enters the international scene. In the inaugural season of the new league format, a huge dominance of a specific club. The other clubs will have to make an effort to overcome this challenge for the next edition.

The first division is called "Grupo Diretoria". In it, the teams of two specific cities are the best: Ribeirão and Santa Capital. In this first battle between the clubs, the first of these cities ended winning the challenge: Uni-Ribs lost only two matches, being champions while three clubs from the Capital took the Globe Cup places. Therefore, being the only representative of its city to have a top position, Uni-Ribs will suffer a lot of pressure for results from the city citizens.

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 Pos  Team                       P   W   D   L   GF   GA   GD  Pts
   1  Uni-Ribs                  38  26  10   2   88   39   49   88
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   2  Império Vazio             38  25   5   8   78   44   34   80
   3  Rua Augusta               38  21   7  10   77   51   26   70
   4  Atlética Capital          38  22   3  13   63   48   15   69
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   5  Bofetadas                 38  18   7  13   70   60   10   61
   6  Bueiros do Centro         38  16  10  12   60   49   11   58
   7  Largo Pinheiros           38  16  10  12   65   66   -1   58
   8  Sinuca FC                 38  16   8  14   63   56    7   56
   9  16 de Junho               38  15   8  15   62   68   -6   53
  10  Solo Sagrado              38  14  11  13   62   61    1   53
  11  Barra Funda               38  14   9  15   60   58    2   51
  12  Caribe                    38  14   8  16   43   51   -8   50
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  13  Interioranos              38  13  10  15   44   48   -4   49
  14  Armada Ribeirão           38  14   5  19   58   66   -8   47
  15  Paulicéia                 38  10   8  20   34   58  -24   38
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  16  Frei Loco                 38   9  10  19   40   57  -17   37
  17  Universidade              38   8  12  18   34   55  -21   36
  18  Instituto Vital           38   7  13  18   42   60  -18   34
  19  Sport Jardins             38   7  12  19   43   61  -18   33
  20  Zona Leste                38   7  10  21   48   78  -30   31

Orange: champions and qualified for the TQCC
Blue: qualified for the GC
Black: won a bye in the National Cup
Grey: escaped relegation, but with no byes in the cup
Red: relegated

The second division is the "Grupo de Acesso". It features some teams that have potential to do a good job in the main division, since the league is still building itself. So, to get a quick promotion was essential. The dispute for the championship, and also for promotion, was intense, and decided by the minimal difference. Lago Preto, a team from a city with reasonable tradition in football but no clubs in the top tier during this first season, got the title, while favourites Favela da Remo had to be satisfied with just the promotion.

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 Pos  Team                       P   W   D   L   GF   GA   GD  Pts
   1  Lago Preto                38  19  10   9   61   56    5   67
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   2  Favela da Remo            38  19   9  10   78   54   24   66
   3  Área de Fumantes          38  19   9  10   67   50   17   66
   4  São Eymael                38  16  11  11   52   45    7   59
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   5  Ipiranga Unido            38  17   6  15   55   54    1   57
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   6  Lobas                     38  16   9  13   66   65    1   57
   7  Mestres Motoqueiros       38  16   8  14   80   74    6   56
   8  Rio Tietê                 38  16   8  14   66   69   -3   56
   9  Pizzaiolos                38  15   8  15   62   67   -5   53
  10  Dia Vinte-Cinco           38  14   9  15   70   63    7   51
  11  Pelada EC                 38  13  12  13   76   77   -1   51
  12  Intermunicipal            38  13  12  13   40   43   -3   51
  13  Linha Amarela             38  13  10  15   55   63   -8   49
  14  Reitoria Atleticana       38  13   9  16   55   55    0   48
  15  Cervejeiros               38  13   9  16   62   64   -2   48
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  16  Grêmio Grevista           38  13   8  17   77   77    0   47
  17  Lençóis do Campo          38  13   7  18   49   52   -3   46
  18  Camelódromo               38   9  13  16   59   67   -8   40
  19  Serasa Esporte            38   9  12  17   46   76  -30   39
  20  Republicanos              38   8  13  17   56   61   -5   37

Purple: champions, promoted and qualified for the SBCC
Green: promoted and qualified for the SBCC
Blue: just promoted
Red: relegated

The third division in this initial season, nicknamed "Rota de Entrada", featured practically only clubs from the capital city, since teams from that city have more influence with the football association and usually have more money to invest and build squads. There were no major favourites, so the results would be unpredictable anyway. Estação Sé fought until the end to defeat Vila Madalena, leaving the other teams to fight for only the promotion or to escape the horrible fate of relegation.

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 Pos  Team                       P   W   D   L   GF   GA   GD  Pts
   1  Estação Sé                38  19  10   9   80   56   24   67
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   2  Vila Madalena             38  19   9  10   66   44   22   66
   3  Sport Brigadeiro          38  16  13   9   52   38   14   61
   4  Anhangabaú                38  16  11  11   64   65   -1   59
   5  Ibirapuera FC             38  16   8  14   47   38    9   56
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   6  Mirante do Vale           38  16   7  15   41   44   -3   55
   7  Aeroportos                38  15  10  13   60   52    8   55
   8  SC Clínicas               38  14  13  11   50   49    1   55
   9  Parques da Luz            38  14  12  12   42   41    1   54
  10  Clube Santana             38  15   8  15   74   63   11   53
  11  Avenida Corifeu           38  14  10  14   61   60    1   52
  12  Eletropaulo               38  14  10  14   52   54   -2   52
  13  Organização Jequiti       38  13  12  13   42   46   -4   51
  14  Academia Tatuapé          38  12  12  14   48   49   -1   48
  15  Santo Fidélix             38  12  10  16   43   50   -7   46
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  16  Atlético Paraíso          38  12   8  18   42   57  -15   44
  17  Via Dutra                 38   9  14  15   42   53  -11   41
  18  Liberdade                 38   7  19  12   41   51  -10   40
  19  Clube Morumbi             38   8  14  16   44   61  -17   38
  20  Batalhão Rota             38   8  12  18   54   74  -20   36

Purple: champions and promoted
Blue: just promoted
Red: relegated

Joining next season:
- Americano Higienópolis
- Santo Amaro
- Mooca Unida
- Tabacarias
- Viaduto Principal

THE F-CUP
Easy rules: single match, at the home of the club which had the worst performance during the league. Clubs qualified for the TQCC and GC do not take part, and the other best placed from the top division have a bye in the first round.

First round:
Camelódromo 1-2 São Eymael
SC Clínicas 0-3 Lobas
Atlético Paraíso 2-5 Frei Loco
Estação Sé 0-3 Reitoria Atleticana
Sport Brigadeiro 3-2 Rio Tietê
Santo Fidélix 1-0 Universidade
Lençóis do Campo 1-2 Sport Jardins
Eletropaulo 0-0 Cervejeiros (0-0 AET, 5-4 PKs)
Ibirapuera FC 1-6 Lago Preto
Avenida Corifeu 2-0 Interioranos
Parques da Luz 0-1 Dia Vinte-Cinco
Clube Morumbi 2-2 Ipiranga Unido (2-2 AET, 1-3 PKs)
Aeroportos 1-3 Mestres Motoqueiros
Academia Tatuapé 2-4 Paulicéia
Serasa Esporte 0-5 Instituto Vital
Republicanos 0-0 Intermunicipal (0-1 AET)
Organização Jequiti 0-8 Favela da Remo
Via Dutra 1-2 Grêmio Grevista
Anhangabaú 0-3 Área de Fumantes
Mirante do Vale 1-3 Armada Ribeirão
Vila Madalena 2-0 Pelada EC
Batalhão Rota 0-1 Pizzaiolos
Liberdade 1-2 Linha Amarela
Clube Santana 0-2 Zona Leste

Second round:
Dia Vinte-Cinco 1-2 Caribe
Intermunicipal 0-4 Armada Ribeirão
Eletropaulo 2-3 Lobas
Santo Fidélix 2-4 Mestres Motoqueiros
Barra Funda 1-0 Bueiros do Centro
Vila Madalena 1-2 Linha Amarela
Avenida Corifeu 3-1 São Eymael
Favela da Remo 1-6 16 de Junho
Reitoria Atleticana 0-3 Área de Fumantes
Ipiranga Unido 2-1 Paulicéia
Lago Preto 0-1 Instituto Vital
Sinuca FC 0-1 Bofetadas
Sport Jardins 1-3 Frei Loco
Pizzaiolos 0-4 Solo Sagrado
Zona Leste 2-3 Largo Pinheiros
Sport Brigadeiro 1-1 Grêmio Grevista (1-1 AET, 4-5 PKs)

Third round:
Área de Fumantes 1-0 Solo Sagrado
Linha Amarela 2-3 Lobas
Caribe 0-0 Bofetadas (0-0 AET, 3-4 PKs)
Frei Loco 0-2 Largo Pinheiros
Avenida Corifeu 1-2 Grêmio Grevista
Barra Funda 0-1 16 de Junho
Ipiranga Unido 0-6 Instituto Vital
Mestres Motoqueiros 2-3 Armada Ribeirão

Quarterfinals:
Largo Pinheiros 0-3 16 de Junho
Instituto Vital 0-1 Armada Ribeirão
Grêmio Grevista 1-2 Área de Fumantes
Lobas 2-0 Bofetadas

Semifinals:
Lobas 0-2 16 de Junho
Área de Fumantes 0-0 Armada Ribeirão (0-1 AET)

Final:
Armada Ribeirão 0-1 16 de Junho

With this, 16 de Junho is qualified for the Cygnus Cup.

by **Yesopalitha** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:30 am

Yesopalitha Football League
Season Two Part 3

The Final Six Matchdays
Important Matches are in bold

Matchday 25
Raxton Beavers FC 3–0 Hansbrough Dolphins FC
Freedom's Altar Holy Templars 3–3 Avengers United
North Hampton City 0–1 Freedom's Altar FC
Unbidden United 1–0 Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC
Xavier United 1–0 New Hazingafar Knights
Worthington Cougars 1–1 Freedom's Altar United
South Hampton City 0–1 Tarahal Lake Athletic
New Hazingafar FC 3–1 Lenox Athletic

As the season nears its close, the race for the final Globe Cup berth is now between last years' runners-up North Hampton City and recently promoted, but star-packed, Avengers United. Avengers United went to this set of matches having a little lead, and were able to come out of this set leading by two points. First, in The Sacred Heart, the Holy Templars continued their bid of not getting relegated by fighting the Avengers to a three-three tie. Jane Vander Rox was able to score a hat trick, but it wasn't enough as the Templars actually found their scoring touch and torched Avengers' goalkeeper Waldfogel behind brilliant games by Kneib and Weib. Hence, the door was open for the Skys to make a minor comeback. However, the Lemons came into NHC Dome and dominated their game, finally capitalizing by a late goal in the second half off of the head of Ashleigh Wi to push them ahead. In other action, Unbidden United and Tarahal Lake Athletic continued their superior play, with the Double U's lead over Lake still at four points.

Matchday 26
Hansbrough Dolphins FC 1–3 New Hazingafar FC
Lenox Athletic 0–2 South Hampton City
Tarahal Lake Athletic 2–0 Worthington Cougars
Freedom's Altar United 0–0 Xavier United
New Hazingafar Knights 0–0 Unbidden United
Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC 0–4 North Hampton City
Freedom's Altar FC 4–1 Freedom's Altar Holy Templars
Avengers United 1–0 Raxton Beavers FC

In a game that Unbidden fans called "lifeless, unmotivated, and just plain boring", the Double U's suffered a zero-zero draw against the Knights, which was just... boring. The only reason the Unbidden salvaged a draw was because of Jonah Calhoun, who saved the Unbidden's lives more than once. It was a disheartening game so late in the season. Tarahal Lake ended up making up some ground, and the Unbidden's lead is now at two. In another important game, North Hampton City bounced back with a four-nil drubbing of the Warriors, with Park and Demitrius-Adams scoring two goals each. Demitrius-Adams has stated that he wishes to retire after the next World Cup Cycle, the sixty-first, but his goal-scoring touch is still apparent in these games. The Skys will be missing a key player next season. However, the Skys are still behind Avengers United for now...

Matchday 27
Avengers United 1–1 Hansbrough Dolphins FC
Raxton Beavers FC 0–1 Freedom's Altar FC
Freedom's Altar Holy Templars 0–5 Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC
North Hampton City 1–0 New Hazingafar Knights
Unbidden United 1–0 Freedom's Altar United
Xavier United 0–1 Tarahal Lake Athletic
Worthington Cougars 1–3 Lenox Athletic
South Hampton City 0–1 New Hazingafar FC

The race for the Globe Cup berths continue to get interesting. First, the Avengers only managed a draw against the Dolphins, as Morkal managed to score in the eightieth minute to counter the goal by Hellion. Then, Unbidden United shut out University United, a feat against the usually feisty crowd. Finally, North Hampton City shut out the Knights at home, setting up a three-way tie for third place, where two of them will advance to the Globe Cup and one will go home empty-handed. The rush for the title, though, is still between Unbidden United and Tarahal Lake Athletic, with the Unbidden still ahead with both of them winning games.

Matchday 28
Hansbrough Dolphins FC 0–1 South Hampton City
New Hazingafar FC 1–1 Worthington Cougars
Lenox Athletic 1–0 Xavier United
Tarahal Lake Athletic 1–0 Unbidden United
Freedom's Altar United 0–0 North Hampton City
New Hazingafar Knights 0–0 Freedom's Altar Holy Templars
Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC 2–2 Raxton Beavers FC
Freedom's Altar FC 0–1 Avengers United

In an epic clash of goalkeepers in Tarahal Lake, the Athletic took over first place with two matches to go. Berthiaume of Cotdelapoms has become the superstar goalkeeper, and it is really starting to show. He took down Calhoun. Both of them had some amazing saves, but Anna Pavlov was able to head in a goal to stun the Unbidden. When asked why she wasn't on the national squad, Pavlov, perpetually shy, stated, "I try to not be recognized, and just let my play do all the talking." Well, they might have no choice but to recognize her soon. The Avengers grabbed sole position of third place by defeating the Lemons one-nil while North Hampton and University United fought to a scoreless tie.

Matchday 29
Freedom's Altar FC 3–0 Hansbrough Dolphins FC
Avengers United 3–3 Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC
Raxton Beavers FC 0–0 New Hazingafar Knights
Freedom's Altar Holy Templars 2–1 Freedom's Altar United
North Hampton City 0–1 Tarahal Lake Athletic
Unbidden United 2–0 Lenox Athletic
Xavier United 0–1 New Hazingafar FC
Worthington Cougars 1–1 South Hampton City

University United saw their Globe Cup hopes almost lost as they lost 2-1 to the Templars. Tarahal Lake took over first place as Berthiaume defeated Terrance Housen, with Michael Stahl doing the honors of scoring the important goal this time. Unbidden won again as well to have a chance at getting a spot in the Champions' Cup, but with the way that Berthiaume is playing, it is not likely. All leading to one final day to decide who makes it and who doesn't...

Matchday 30
Hansbrough Dolphins FC 0–0 Worthington Cougars
South Hampton City 1–0 Xavier United
New Hazingafar FC 1–2 Unbidden United
Lenox Athletic 0–0 North Hampton City
Tarahal Lake Athletic 1–0 Freedom's Altar Holy Templars
Freedom's Altar United 0–1 Raxton Beavers FC
New Hazingafar Knights 0–1 Avengers United
Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC 5–3 Freedom's Altar FC

Five out of eight matches had impact on this batch of matches. First, Unbidden United overcame an early goal by the Monsters to put the pressure on Tarahal Lake. Berthiaume answered with yet another clean sheet - he has only conceded three goals in the last eighteen games. In the race for the two remaining Globe Cup berths, North Hampton City fans were given a lot to worry about after their lifeless draw against Lenox. Thankfully, University United couldn't capitalize in their home field, losing to the Beavers on a penalty by Dubois in the second half. The Avengers clinched their spot with a nice win over the Knights, with Jane Vander Rox scoring the only goal.

Standings

Yesopalitha Premier Division         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Tarahal Lake Athletic              30   21   4   5    27    9  +18    67 TQCC Berth
 2 Unbidden United                    30   21   3   6    40   16  +24    66 GC Berth
 3 Avengers United                    30   16  10   4    52   31  +21    58 GC Berth 
 4 North Hampton City                 30   16   5   9    40   23  +17    53 GC Berth
 5 Freedom's Altar United             30   14  10   6    49   30  +19    52
 6 Freedom's Altar FC                 30   14   8   8    50   38  +12    50
 7 New Hazingafar FC                  30   14   6  10    41   26  +15    48
 8 Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC           30   10   8  12    47   57  −10    38
 9 New Hazingafar Knights             30    9   9  12    29   40  −11    36
10 Raxton Beavers FC                  30    9   6  15    18   26   −8    33
11 Worthington Cougars                30    8   7  15    41   49   −8    31
12 Lenox Athletic                     30    8   7  15    31   39   −8    31
13 Xavier United                      30    8   7  15    23   31   −8    31
14 South Hampton City                 30    7   7  16    27   37  −10    28 Relegated
15 Freedom's Altar Holy Templars      30    6   8  16    33   57  −24    26 Relegated
16 Hansbrough Dolphins FC             30    4   5  21    29   68  −39    17 Relegated

Jérémy Berthiaume has proved to become the best signing of the entire season. He lifted Tarahal Lake Athletic, tenth last season, to their first title, in a season that was just magical for them. The Unbidden fall just short, but will end up in the Globe Cup along with perpetual rivals North Hampton City and Avengers United, who had a great season finishing in the top four. It was a disappointing year for University United and the Lemons, along with the Monsters, as their hunt for a Globe Cup berth didn't come to fruition. South Hampton City, the Templars, and the Dolphins will be headed down to the Secondary Division.

Yesopalitha Secondary Division       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Wolvesbane Athletic                30   17   4   9    29   20   +9    55 SBCC Berth, Promoted
 2 Mean Green United                  30   16   4  10    55   40  +15    52 SBCC Berth, Promoted
 3 Etoile City FC                     30   14   9   7    35   17  +18    51 SBCC Berth, Promoted
 4 Raxton United                      30   14   9   7    43   31  +12    51 SBCC Berth
 5 Etoile United                      30   14   7   9    58   41  +17    49
 6 Worthington United                 30   13   9   8    30   18  +12    48
 7 Kingston United                    30   14   5  11    37   26  +11    47
 8 Xavier City FC                     30   13   7  10    42   35   +7    46
 9 Hansbrough United                  30   13   7  10    37   33   +4    46
10 Kingston City FC                   30   11  10   9    23   21   +2    43
11 Irkan City United                  30   11   5  14    39   44   −5    38
12 North Hampton Grizzlies            30   10   4  16    32   35   −3    34
13 South Hampton Lions                30   10   4  16    38   53  −15    34
14 Dragoons of Wolvesbane FC          30   10   2  18    33   55  −22    32
15 Irkan City FC                      30    6   5  19    22   56  −34    23
16 Tarahal Lake Glaciers FC           30    5   7  18    35   63  −28    22

Wolvebane Athletic adamantly return to the Premier Division with a great season in the Secondary Division. The other two teams that were relegated, Kingston United and Irkan City FC, didn't have as much luck, with Kingston United finishing in seventh place and Irkan City FC finishing second to last. Etoile City FC barely made it to the third promotion spot due to goal differential. Also making it is Mean Green United, who finished in eleventh place last season but surprised everyone this season.

Cup of Honor II

Round of 32
Tarahal Lake Athletic 2–0 Tarahal Lake Glaciers FC
Hansbrough Dolphins FC 3–3 Wolvesbane Athletic (4–3 AET)
Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC 1–1 Hansbrough United (1–3 AET)
New Hazingafar Knights 3–1 Xavier City FC
North Hampton City 2–0 South Hampton Lions
Xavier United 2–1 Raxton United
Freedom's Altar United 3–1 North Hampton Grizzlies
Lenox Athletic 4–2 Etoile United
Unbidden United 1–0 Irkan City FC
Freedom's Altar Holy Templars 3–0 Mean Green United
New Hazingafar FC 0–1 Kingston City FC
Raxton Beavers FC 4–0 Kingston United
Avengers United 1–1 Dragoons of Wolvesbane FC (1–1 AET) (5–4 pen.)
South Hampton City 1–0 Etoile City FC
Freedom's Altar FC 5–1 Irkan City United
Worthington Cougars 0–0 Worthington United (0–0 AET) (4–3 pen.)

A few nice matches on paper occurred. The Tarahal Lake clubs, and the Worthington clubs met, which is always fun due to the same-city rivalries. Some upsets occurred, most notably Hansbrough United toppling the Warriors, and the Monsters of New Hazingafar finishing a disappointing season by losing to Kingston City FC. Some other games were very close, with the Dolphins needing extra time, and the Avengers and the Cougars needing penalty kicks to squeak through. Even the Unbidden only won by one goal to Irkan City FC, a bad club.

Round of 16
Tarahal Lake Athletic 4–2 Hansbrough Dolphins FC
New Hazingafar Knights 1–3 Hansbrough United
North Hampton City 1–0 Xavier United
Freedom's Altar United 3–2 Lenox Athletic
Unbidden United 1–0 Freedom's Altar Holy Templars
Raxton Beavers FC 0–0 Kingston City FC (0–0 AET) (4–2 pen.)
Avengers United 3–0 South Hampton City
Freedom's Altar FC 1–1 Worthington Cougars (2–1 AET)

Hansbrough United continued on its upset path by taking down the Knights, setting up a date with Lake Athletic. There weren't any other upsets, though Raxton Beavers needed penalty kicks to get past Kingston City, and the Lemons of Freedom's Altar needed extra time to get past the Cougars. The Quarterfinals will pit the Skys against University United, the Double U's against Raxton, the Avengers against the Lemons and Lake Athletic against the Knights.

Quarterfinals
Tarahal Lake Athletic 3–1 Hansbrough United
North Hampton City 0–1 Freedom's Altar United
Unbidden United 1–0 Raxton Beavers FC
Avengers United 1–3 Freedom's Altar FC

Anna Pavlov had a hat trick against Hansbrough United as Lake Athletic moved into the semifinals for the first time. North Hampton City was upset by University United as Martinez struck the ball into the corner of the net, disappointing Skys fans. Unbidden United blanked Raxton Beavers, and Jane lost to the Lemons as Zachary Rickz took care of the scoring for the Freedom's Altar side.

Semifinals
Tarahal Lake Athletic 1–0 Freedom's Altar United
Unbidden United 1–0 Freedom's Altar FC

Jérémy Berthiaume and Jonah Calhoun both took care of business, blanking out University United and the Lemons, respectively, in order to set up a third clash between the two best goalkeepers in the league.

Final @ The Sacred Heart, Freedom's Altar, Yesopalitha (Cap. 144,000)
Tarahal Lake Athletic 0–0 Unbidden United (0–0 AET) (5–3 pen.)

In what was a classic, Berthiaume and Calhoun were so good that they went over one hundred and twenty minutes without allowing a single goal. Then, it went to penalty kicks. It was Berthiaume who came out on top, blocking two kicks, one from Tamera Benson and another from Xavier Nu Manz. Hence, Tarahal Lake continued the tradition of a single team winning both the league and the cup.

Final Bracket

Awards/Accolades

Golden Boot (Goals)
Jane Vander Rox, Midfielder, Avengers United (14)
Kenny Martinez, Forward, Freedom's Altar United (12)
Zachary Rickz, Forward, Freedom's Altar FC (12)
Park Sung Hwan, Midfielder, North Hampton City (11)
Quincy Demitrius-Adams, Midfielder, North Hampton City (11)

Best Helper (Assists)
Henri Jean-Lafayette, Forward, Avengers United (11)
Fiachra Vogel, Midfielder, Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC (10)
Henry Bareem, Midfielder, North Hampton City (7)
Peter Van Gogh, Midfielder, North Hampton City (6)
Cho Roth, Midfielder, Hansbrough Dolphins FC (6)
Clarence Patterson, Midfielder, Freedom's Altar Holy Templars (6)
Johana Laska, Midfielder, Worthington Cougars (6)

Iron Hand (Goalkeepers)
Jérémy Berthiaume, Tarahal Lake Athletic (9)
Jonah Calhoun, Unbidden United (16)
Terrance Housen, North Hampton City (23)
Lucas Boivin, Raxton Beavers FC (26)
Mario Hadeli, New Hazingafar FC (26)

Golden Visa (Best International)
Jérémy Berthiaume, Goalkeeper, Tarahal Lake Athletic (9 goals allowed) - Cotdelapoms
Michael Stahl, Midfielder, Freedom's Altar Holy Templars/Tarahal Lake Athletic (10 goals scored/3 assists) - United Gordonopia
Santiago Hébert, Defender, Unbidden United (Helped defend to 16 goals allowed)
Lucas Rodrigue, Defender, North Hampton City (Helped defend to 23 goals allowed)
Daniel Kirkpatrick, Defender, Freedom's Altar United (Helped defend to 30 goals allowed)

Manager of the Year
Bice Glaisyer, Tarahal Lake Athletic
Jared Kraus, Avengers United
Peter Erickson, Freedom's Altar United
Jefferson Vickson, North Hampton City
Marcus DuPont, Unbidden United

All League Team
Manager: Bice Glaisyer, Tarahal Lake Athletic
Goalkeeper: Jérémy Berthiaume, Tarahal Lake Athletic
Defender: Lucas Rodrigue, North Hampton City
Defender: Naisi Von Helz, Unbidden United
Defender: Daniel Kirkpatrick, Freedom's Altar United
Defender: Kirsi Stenberg, Tarahal Lake Athletic
Midfielder: Jane Vander Rox, Avengers United
Midfielder: Michael Stahl, Tarahal Lake Athletic
Midfielder: Anna Pavlov, Tarahal Lake Athletic
Forward: Henri Jean-Lafayette, Avengers United
Forward: Kenny Martinez, Freedom's Altar United
Forward: Immacolato Blanco, Denal-Ithorn Warriors FC

Secondary Division Awards
Golden Boot: Friorika Elikapeka, Xavier City FC (14)
Best Helper: Liat Lughaidh, Mean Green United (11)
Iron Hand: Elias Esme, Etoile City FC
Golden Visa: Jourdain Plamodon, Defender, Wolvesbane Athletic - Saugeais
Manager of the Year: Derek Pavla, Mean Green United

As evidenced by these posts: Preview Part 1 Part 2 and this current post:

UICA Entrants for Yesopalitha (Trigramme: YSP)
Champions' Cup: Tarahal Lake Athletic
Globe Cup: Unbidden United, Avengers United, North Hampton City
Series B Champions' Cup: Wolvesbane Athletic, Mean Green United, Etoile City FC, Raxton United

Other Competitions
Cygnus Cup: Tarahal Lake Athletic

by **Balma** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 11:30 am

División 1, Liga EXA
Temporada 2

Winner:

Svenja CF

División 2, Liga de Balma
Temporada 2

División 2, Liga de Balma
Temporada 3

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Copa de Balma:

First Round. Match 1

Balmas CF 3-1 Mont Imoi CF
Aurum CD 1-0 Cologne SC
Cangrias CF 5-0 Sibil CD
Seoul CF 3-2 Bosco SC
Racing Balmas 0-2 Valtimor CD
Onis CD 2-2 Albaro SC
Vivar FC 2-3 Aris FC
Svenja CF 3-2 Awe CD
Portus CF 1-1 AD Flammas
Somar CD 2-4 Vermat CF
Voro CF 2-0 Chaves CD
Kristal CD 1-2 CD Rigal
Arenys FC 3-1 Kenk CF
Spurg FC 3-2 Svenja Sport
Nueva Oceania CF 5-0 Recifes CF
Real Balmas 3-1 Tsin CF

First Round. Match 2

Mont Imoi CF 1-2 Balmas CF
Cologne SC 4-3 Aurum CD
Sibil CD 2-2 Cangrias CF
Bosco SC 3-3 Seoul CF
Valtimor CD 3-2 Racing Balmas
Albaro SC 2-0 Onis CD
Aris FC 1-4 Vivar FC
Awe CD 2-2 Svenja CF
AD Flammas 0-0 Portus CF
Vermat CF 5-1 Somar CD
Chaves CD 2-1 Voro CF
CD Rigal 1-1 Kristal CD
Kenk CF 3-2 Arenys FC
Svenja Sport 1-0 Spurg FC
Recifes CF 3-2 Nueva Oceania CF
Tsin CF 2-1 Real Balmas

Second Round. Match 1

Vermat CF 3-0 CD Rigal
Aurum CD 2-0 Albaro SC
Voro CF 0-2 Svenja Sport
Seoul CF 3-4 Nueva Oceania CF
Arenys FC 2-0 Valtimor CD
AD Flammas 1-1 Svenja CF
Real Balmas 4-4 Balmas CF
Vivar FC 5-3 Cangrias CF

Second Round. Match 2

CD Rigal 0-4 Vermat CF
Albaro SC 3-2 Aurum CD
Svenja Sport 1-2 Voro CF
Nueva Oceania CF 5-2 Seoul CF
Valtimor CD 0-2 Arenys FC
Svenja CF 2-1 AD Flammas
Balmas CF 2-1 Real Balmas
Cangrias CF 3-1 Vivar FC

Quarters. Match 1

Aurum CD 0-1 Nueva Oceania CF
Svenja Sport 3-2 Balmas CF
Arenys FC 2-4 Svenja CF
Vermat CF 5-4 Cangrias CF

Quarters. Match 2

Nueva Oceania CF 5-2 Aurum CD
Balmas CF 4-0 Svenja Sport
Svenja CF 5-1 Arenys FC
Cangrias CF 0-1 Vermat CF

Semifinals. Match 1

Svenja CF 1-4 Nueva Oceania CF
Balmas CF 3-0 Vermat CF

Semifinals. Match 2

Nueva Oceania CF 4-2 Svenja CF
Vermat CF 1-1 Balmas CF

Final (Estadio Los Cangrejos de Onis, 51.000 esp.)

Balmas CF 3-1 Svenja CF

Winner:

Balmas CF

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Champion's Cup :

Svenja CF
Globe Cup :

AD Flammas,

Vermat CF,

Balmas CF
Serie B CC:

Onis CD,

Arenys FC,

Spurg FC,

Cologne SC

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