Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2018 3:56 pm
Liga Starblaydia
Featured Team: Iskara Daii
The double-winning dominance of the Daii means that Starblaydia's most famous team means that they're the obvious tip for the top this season - and indeed any season. The one-time Champions' League winners before the UICA had even begun are still dining out on their once world-beating success, but stick your money on them and you're unlikely to do too far wrong.
Pos Team P W D L For Ag +/- Pts
1 Telecontarë 30 20 7 3 83 31 +52 67 Champions
2 Iskara Daii 30 18 4 8 72 28 +44 58 CC
3 Foxchester Raiders 30 16 10 4 48 25 +23 58 GC
4 Corinthian Spirits 30 17 5 8 49 30 +19 56 GC
5 Beverington Hawks 30 15 7 8 44 43 +1 52
6 Phraen Palace 30 16 3 11 44 33 +11 51
7 Montepool Waves 30 11 9 10 37 42 -5 42
8 Jhanna City 30 12 3 15 42 51 -9 39 GC
9 Sporting Salicus 30 12 3 15 39 49 -10 39
10 Hippion Overdrive 30 9 10 11 33 37 -4 37
11 Hallad Reavers 30 9 9 12 41 48 -7 36
12 Karak Ungo Chiefs 30 9 5 16 34 47 -13 32
13 Cedrus Soundgardia 30 9 5 16 43 58 -15 32
14 Samosisos Blues 30 8 5 17 30 60 -30 29 Relegated
15 Tuncastle Rovers 30 6 6 18 23 45 -22 24 Relegated
16 Basian Valley 30 4 7 19 29 64 -35 19 Relegated
In the end it's a relative canter for Tele to win their first title in years, nine points from the Daii - who have to rely on goal difference to retain their place in the Champions' Cup. Had it not been for their own performances last time out, Liga Starblaydia may not have had the coefficient to allow two entries, meaning the Daii have benefited from their own hard work in the Champions' Cup. The three promoted teams, however, go straight back down again, with Basian Valley being particularly awful.
Liga Starblaydia 2
Featured Team: Tabeck Cefn Druids
Tabeck's second side are the tip for the title in Liga 2, as with a fresh new coat of funky paint thanks to their latest sponsorship money from one of Starblaydia's largest betting companies, pointing the boys and girls at ediraf to make them something rather special and eyecatching. Of the two Tabeck sides they're showing the most promise, and their cross-town Bekkside rivals of Tabeck FC, who used to be Cup specialists, are slipping away from them for the first time in living memory.
Pos Team P W D L For Ag +/- Pts
1 Vecchio Victors 30 17 6 7 49 26 +23 57 Champions
2 Tabeck Cefn Druids 30 18 3 9 48 30 +18 57 Promoted
3 Hecia 30 15 9 6 55 24 +31 54 Promoted
4 Internashionale 30 17 2 11 33 26 +7 53
5 Tabeck FC 30 16 4 10 39 24 +15 52
6 Neveheim County 30 14 8 8 32 24 +8 50
7 Penningworth United 30 14 7 9 31 19 +12 49
8 Malta Lines 30 12 11 7 29 31 -2 47
9 Sciimtos Stars 30 10 8 12 28 33 -5 38
10 Paricone Athletic 30 8 10 12 26 37 -11 34
11 Hensworth Cubs 30 9 6 15 24 35 -11 33
12 Tournet Nicks 30 8 8 14 32 41 -9 32
13 Nidola United 30 9 5 16 24 40 -16 32
14 FC Farça 30 9 3 18 25 47 -22 30 Relegated
15 Tribe Urjali 30 6 9 15 24 36 -12 27 Relegated
16 Penningworth Rorçn 30 4 9 17 18 44 -26 21 Relegated
Our featured Druids miss out on the title by goal difference as the Vics get themselves up to Liga Starblaydia as champions. Hecia, too, prove themselves the pride of Nemya and join the both of them. Urjali and Penningworth's second team drop straight back down to Liga 3, dragging the formerly-mighty FC Farça down with them. Sciimtos Stars performed well, however, with an unexpected top-of-the-bottom half performance.
Liga Starblaydia 3
Featured Team: Viculus Miners
There are a few teams who are looking to take the title, most notably the relegated teams from last time around in the form of both Jhanna United and, our pick, the Viculus Miners. The Miners are a working class team of long standing, with a solid blue collar support that roars them on every week. The days of fellas coming out the mines with coal still on their faces to stand behind the home goal are long gone, reflected in their main sponsor, Uratek, one of Starblaydia's top three Uranium mining companies, also being one of the richest high-tech companies in the region.
Pos Team P W D L For Ag +/- Pts
1 Viculus Miners 30 16 11 3 48 29 +19 59 Champions
2 Jhanna United 30 17 4 9 39 29 +10 55 Promoted
3 Hersch Albion 30 15 8 7 47 33 +14 53 Promoted
4 Hippion Heartland 30 14 6 10 42 31 +11 48
5 Athletico Sciuntis 30 13 8 9 33 32 +1 47
6 Veles 30 13 7 10 41 31 +10 46
7 Jhan Province 30 11 8 11 37 36 +1 41
8 Port Cythera 30 10 10 10 32 33 -1 40
9 Hallad City 30 10 8 12 33 40 -7 38
10 Widdrington Wolves 30 10 7 13 32 35 -3 37
11 Archaeos Judiciary 30 11 4 15 30 36 -6 37
12 Torpedo Bisarley 30 8 12 10 31 30 +1 36
13 Ionia United 30 10 5 15 30 42 -12 35
14 Nemya Hotspurs 30 8 9 13 31 35 -4 33
15 Cedrus Islanders 30 7 9 14 34 51 -17 30
16 Tournetas 30 5 8 17 22 39 -17 23
Finally, our featured team makes the final hurdle and tops the league! Not only do the Druids make it up to Liga 2, but also the once-great Jhanna United make it out of the basement, too. Poor, poor Tournetas, though, rock bottom of the Liga Starblaydia professional pyramid for the second time in a row. Someone really needs to take them over and inject them with some fresh capital, fresh ideas and fresh results.
Tiberius Cup
First Two Rounds Blacked Out to Foreign Media
Round of Sixteen
Iskara Daii 3-0 Jhanna United
Karak Ungor Chiefs 0-4 Phraen Palace
FC Farça 1-1 Cedrus Soundgardia (1-1 AET, 2-1 PKs)
Tuncastle Rovers 0-2 Jhanna City
Tournet Nicks 2-1 Vecchio Victors
Hippion Overdrive 1-1 Sporting Salicus (1-1 AET, 2-3 PKs)
Foxchester Raiders 4-0 Viculus Miners
Hecia 3-3 Telecontarë (3-4 AET)
Quarterfinals
Tournet Nicks 1-4 Iskara Daii
Foxchester Raiders 1-1 Jhanna City (1-1 AET, 0-2 PKs)
FC Farça 0-1 Sporting Salicus
Phraen Palace 1-1 Telecontarë (1-1 AET, 4-2 PKs)
Semifinals
Sporting Salicus 0-1 Iskara Daii
Jhanna City 2-0 Phraen Palace
Final
Iskara Daii 1-1 Jhanna City (2-1 AET)
Starblaydia (STB) qualifiers
Champions' Cup: Telecontarë, Iskara Daii
Globe Cup: Foxchester Raiders, Corinthian Spirits, Jhanna City
AOCL: Telecontarë
Cygnus Cup: Iskara Daii