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by **Chromatika** » Sun Jun 27, 2021 10:03 pm

Rainbow League System Season Six Awards

All crests courtesy of Vulpine Sportif

Red League Awards
Golden Boot (Most Goals Scored
23 - ST Enrico Hanson-Conavacio - Myana (Quebec/Schottia)
22 - ST Lainey Wadsworth - Anomalies (Baker Park)
22 - ST Justiina Dannysdóttir - Crossroads (Græntfjall)
18 - ST Salavat Caszely - Chromatik (Nephara)
17 - ST Jimmy McCarthy - Tor (Northwest Kalactin)
17 - RW Kendra Carpenter - Wirr Tsi (Brenecia)
16 - ST Kambiz Ortan - Deprí Lanar (Squornshelan Remnant States)
16 - ST Joel Haodao - Tihon (Poafmersia)
For the second year in a row, Enrico wins the Golden Boot, though closely followed by Lainey Wadsworth and newcomer to the list, Justiina Dannysdóttir. The three of them are the only players to score more than twenty goals in the season; Kendra Carpenter being on here as a winger of Wirr Tsi is a testament to her ability, while Kambiz Ortan's appearance shows just how good the Red Hawks were this season.

Golden Glove (Least Goals Allowed)
20 - Katie Begley, Wirr Tsi (Chromatika)
36 - Romola Carolan, Tihon (Nephara)
42 - Kimi Herrington, Urrheddiao (Chromatika)
46 - Iskender Nur, Anomalies (Timuria)
50 - Alek Khadur, Crossroads (Sajnur)
Katie Begley wins the Golden Glove yet again as she cements herself as truly one of the best in the league; conceding only twenty goals in thirty games is a remarkable feat. Ramola Carolan, in her first year with the Tide, concedes a modest thirty-six, while the old reliable Kimi Herrington does all she can to help Urrheddiao. Iskendur Nur's team switch still lands him on the long list, while Alek Khadur did just enough to keep things close.

New Player of the Year
1. RW Kendra Carpenter, Wirr Tsi (Brenecia)
2. GK Romola Carolan, Tihon (Nephara)
3. ST Kambiz Ortan, Deprí Lanar (Squornshelan Remnant States)
4. ST Renira Schanzer, Urrheddiao (Nephara)
5. CM/AM Micha Burkhard, Chromatik (Nephara)
Kendra Carpenter is the best signing of the season given how much she's added to Wirr Tsi's game, though Carolan being added to Tihon is a close second. In Kambiz Ortan, the Red Hawks found a striker who can keep them in games, while Renira Schanzer was one of the only reasons why Urrheddiao survived at all. Lastly, Micha Burkhard did a decent enough job in helping Chromatik to their third placed finish.

Young Player of the Year (U-23)
1. RW Kendra Carpenter, Wirr Tsi (Brenecia)
2. CM Wan Sheping, Wirr Tsi (Yue Zhou)
3. ST Kambiz Ortan, Deprí Lanar (Squornshelan Remnant States)
4. LW Rila Enix, Lhor (Chromatika)
5. CM Sara Kristoffersdóttir, Wirr Tsi (Græntfjall)
Three Shock players on this list? Not surprising given they were all instrumental to their victory. Kendra Carpenter with the scoring, Wan Sheping with the defending, and Sara Kristoffersdóttir with the playmaking - all was needed. In between them are Kambiz Ortan, the Squornshelan that helped the Red Hawks, and Rila Enix, an up and coming left winger who's done better than anyone expected.

Foreigner of the Year
1. RW Kendra Carpenter, Wirr Tsi (Brenecia)
2. LW Mario Kogler, Chromatik (Siovanija & Teusland)
3. ST Justiina Dannysdóttir, Crossroads (Græntfjall)
4. ST Enrico Hanson-Conavacio, Myana (Quebec/Shocttia)
5. CM/DM Sinead MacDougall, Myana (Quebec)
Kendra Carpenter's star power steered Wirr Tsi, which is why she gets the top nod here. Mario Kogler's thirteen goals were mostly impactful ones that dictated whether Chromatik won or lost, which is why he gets the second place on this list, while at times, it was Justiina Dannysdóttir alone that kept Crossroads in matches. Enrico continues to score at an alarming rate, while Sinead MacDougall was the lynchpin in Myana's midfield, allowing the others to play atop her and get Enrico all the chances he needed.

Manager of the Year
1. Yeremi Belaustigetigoitia, Deprí Lanar (Astograth)
2. Zhaxi Nanlei, Wirr Tsi (Yue Zhou)
3. Titor Hlinka, Lhor (Squornshelan Remnant States)
4. Rowena Stamper, Crossroads (Brenecia)
5. Olaf Jurtanen, Ming (Savojarna)
From bottom to top: Olaf Jurtanen almost led the Dynasty to a surprise IFCF berth, Rowena Stamper navigated losing so many starters to lead the Crusaders to the IFCF, Titor Hlinka led the Orcas to being ahead of schedule in their rebuilding, while Zhaxi Nanlei led Wirr Tsi to that title. However, atop them all is one Yeremi Belaustigetigoitia, who somehow got his crew to a 10-11-9 record and to be in ninth place in the standings.

Player of the Year
1. RW Kendra Carpenter, Wirr Tsi (Brenecia)
2. GK Ramola Carolan, Tihon (Nephara)
3. GK Katie Begley, Wirr Tsi (Chromatika)
4. ST Enrico Hanson-Conavacio, Myana (Quebec/Schottia)
5. LW Mario Kogler, Chromatik (Siovanija & Teusland)
The top honors go to Kendra Carpenter, whose goals were the reason why the Shock were able to secure the title in the first place. Alongside her in the list is Katie Begley, who only conceded twenty goals; Ramola Carolan's thirty-six goals conceded in her first year with Tihon was one of the key reasons why they were able to be in second place. Enrico helped Myana to the IFCF berths by virtue of his goalscoring prowess, while Mario Kogler's goals were timely and needed for Chromatik to finish in third place.

All-Pro Team - Goalkeeper, 4 defenders, 3 midfielders, 3 forwards
First Team
GK Katie Begley, Wirr Tsi (Chromatika)
RB Portia Devine, Crossroads (Nephara)
CB Carlo Callejon, Wirr Tsi (Juvencus)
CB Alan Wiseman, Urrheddiao (Baker Park)
LB Sander Katarec, Tihon (Nephara)
CM Wan Sheping, Wirr Tsi (Yue Zhou)
CM/DM Sinead MacDougall, Myana (Quebec)
CM/AM Micha Burkhard, Chromatik (Nephara)
LM Katrina Rothers, Tor (Cassadaigua)
RW Kendra Carpenter, Wirr Tsi (Brenecia)
ST Enrico Hanson-Conavacio, Myana (Quebec/Schottia)
LW Mario Kogler, Chromatik (Siovanija & Teusland)

Second Team
GK Romola Carolan, Tihon (Nephara)
RB Jasper Hardy, Urrheddiao (Nephara)
CB Kamil Jernejec, Chromatik (Mytanija)
CB Charles Mettre, Tihon (Chromatika)
LB Dhruv Roy, Crossroads (South Newlandia)
DM Taron Matthews, Crossroads (Eura)
CM Tasha Kamarandan, Felswyr (Iskandervale)
CM Sara Kristoffersdóttir, Wirr Tsi (Græntfjall)
LM Katie Rothers, Alnio (Cassadaigua)
ST Lainey Wadsworth, Anomalies (Baker Park)
ST Justiina Dannysdóttir, Crossroads (Græntfjall)
ST Salavat Caszely, Chromatik (Nephara)

Orange League Awards
Golden Boot (Most Goals Scored
21 - ST Innox Xarillon, Deprí Sanar (Chromatika)
19 - ST Chusi Megoé, Eyrods (Farfadillis)
19 - ST Dane Clarke, Z'ai'ai (Brenecia)
18 - ST Beata Edmond, Anchors FC (Chromatika)
18 - ST Mikki Lundy, Pria (Chromatika)
18 - ST Chantel Lee, Rhoni FC (Chromatika)
17 - ST Xario Liong, Anchors FC (Chromatika)
17 - ST Cato Me, Eyrods (Chromatika)

Golden Glove (Least Goals Allowed
21 - Carly Yi, Crix (Chromatika)
22 - Jeremiah Allison, Hanai Breakers (Chromatika)
26 - Zubai Ignon, Knetyohai (Chromatika)
33 - Nicole Watson, Eyrods (Cassadaigua)
36 - Ynette Mixon, Rhoni (Chromatika)

Manager of the Year:
1. Addie Xavier, Knetyohai (Chromatika)
2. Georgine Estrella-Jones, Crix (Chromatika)
3. Ásbjörn Tachibana, Z'ai'ai (Falcus)
4. Sharleen Nader, Vitoron (Chromatika)
5. George Hasada, Deprí Sanar (Chromatika)

Player of the Year:
1. GK Zubai Ignon, Knetyohai (Chromatika)
2. ST Innox Xarillon, Deprí Sanar (Chromatika)
3. GK Carly Yi, Crix (Chromatika)
4. ST Dane Clarke, Z'ai'ai (Brencia)
5. GK Jeremiah Allison, Hanai Breakers (Chromatika)

by **Chromatika** » Fri Jul 16, 2021 1:28 pm

Chromatik Football League    Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD 
1 Qet Lynx                    14   10   4   256  213  +43 Playoffs
2 Staramara Angels            14    9   5   166  105  +61 Playoffs
3 Brisara Juggernauts         14    8   6   214  190  +24 Playoffs
4 Chromatik City Cyan         14    8   6   198  180  +18 Playoffs
5 Alnio Pirates               14    8   6   169  173   −4
6 Depri Lanar Turtles         14    7   7   190  183   +7
7 Depri Sanar Battalion       14    5   9   136  187  −51
8 Knetyohai Icebreakers       14    1  13   139  237  −98

Chromatik Bowl Semifinals
Qet Lynx 20–24 Chromatik City Cyan
Staramara Angels 24–3 Brisara Juggernauts

Chromatik Bowl II
Chromatik City Cyan 26–14 Staramara Angels

by **Chromatika** » Fri Jul 16, 2021 1:34 pm

Chromatik Football League     Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD 
1 Chromia Cyan                 14   10   4   187  156  +31 Playoffs
2 Staramara Angels             14    9   5   160   88  +72 Playoffs
3 Knetyohai Icebreakers        14    8   6   220  170  +50 Playoffs
4 Qet Lynx                     14    8   6   209  181  +28 Playoffs
5 Alnio Pirates                14    7   7   127  133   −6
6 Brisara Juggernauts          14    6   8   191  203  −12
7 Lanar Turtles                14    4  10   150  221  −71
8 Sanar Battalion              14    4  10   126  218  −92

Chromatik Bowl Semifinals
Chromia Cyan 41–23 Qet Lynx
Staramara Angels 7–0 Knetyohai Icebreakers

Chromatik Bowl III @ Henza Center, Dre'a
Chromia Cyan 0–21 Staramara Angels

by **Chromatika** » Fri Jul 16, 2021 2:50 pm

Chromatik Baseball League Season 4

Is it annoying to Chromatik baseball fans that these only happen right when the World Baseball Classic is announced? Perhaps. That being said, it exists, right?

Chromatik Baseball League      Pld     W    L     RF    RA    RD 
 1 Hanai Heroes                150    88   62    629   581   +48
 2 Rhoni Ronin                 150    86   64    705   595  +110
 3 Chromia Comets              150    82   68    665   609   +56
 4 Felswyr Fire                150    80   70    678   612   +66
 5 Sanar Vipers                150    79   71    664   624   +40
 6 Umbar Corsairs              150    79   71    684   646   +38
 7 Shantarr Scorpions          150    79   71    697   650   +47
 8 Urrheddiao Knights          150    76   74    631   636    −5
 9 Alnio Reds                  150    71   79    624   639   −15
10 Lanar Rangers               150    71   79    635   686   −51
11 Chromia Diamonds            150    69   81    690   646   +44
12 Knetyohai Dynamo            150    69   81    635   678   −43
13 Z'ai'ai Loggers             150    69   81    599   714  −115
14 Myana Merfolk               150    69   81    634   694   −60
15 Larhai Legends              150    68   82    604   692   −88
16 Eyrods Pilots               150    65   85    603   675   −72

Quarterfinals

1. Hanai Heroes vs. 8. Urrheddiao Knights

Urrheddiao Knights      0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2  5
Hanai Heroes            1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0  3

Urrheddiao Knights      1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0  3
Hanai Heroes            0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1  4

Hanai Heroes            0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0  6
Urrheddiao Knights      0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 3  9

Hanai Heroes            0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1  4
Urrheddiao Knights      0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1  2

Urrheddiao Knights      0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4  8
Hanai Heroes            0 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 X 11

Hanai Heroes            0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
Urrheddiao Knights      1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X  1

Urrheddiao Knights      1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1
Hanai Heroes            1 0 0 0 1 0 7 4 X 13

Hanai Heroes win the series, 4-3.

2. Rhoni Rhonin vs. 7. Shantarr Scorpions

Shantarr Scorpions      1 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0  8
Rhoni Ronin             0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  1

Shantarr Scorpions      0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2  2
Rhoni Ronin             0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 X  4

Rhoni Ronin             0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0  4
Shantarr Scorpions      0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1  2

Rhoni Ronin             0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0  4
Shantarr Scorpions      0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 X  6

Shantarr Scorpions      0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0  7
Rhoni Ronin             0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2  4

Rhoni Ronin             1 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0  7
Shantarr Scorpions      0 0 6 1 0 2 1 0 X 10

Shantarr Scorpions win the series, 4-2.

3. Chromia Comets vs. 6. Umbar Corsairs

Umbar Corsairs          1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1  6
Chromia Comets          0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  2

Umbar Corsairs          0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
Chromia Comets          0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 X  5

Chromia Comets          0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0  3
Umbar Corsairs          1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 X  5

Chromia Comets          0 4 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 11
Umbar Corsairs          0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0  6

Umbar Corsairs          1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  2
Chromia Comets          0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2  4

Chromia Comets          0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1  3
Umbar Corsairs          1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1

Chromia Comets win the series, 4-2.

4. Felswyr Fire vs. 5. Sanar Vipers

Sanar Vipers            0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0  2
Felswyr Fire            0 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 X  8

Sanar Vipers            0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1  4
Felswyr Fire            1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0  3

Felswyr Fire            0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0  2
Sanar Vipers            0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 X  6

Felswyr Fire            0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0  4
Sanar Vipers            0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0  3

Sanar Vipers            1 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 10
Felswyr Fire            0 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 11

Felswyr Fire            0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2  4
Sanar Vipers            0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 X  5

Sanar Vipers            3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0  4
Felswyr Fire            0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0  2

Sanar Vipers win the series, 4-3.

1. Hanai Heroes vs. 7. Shanatarr Scorpions

Shantarr Scorpions      0 2 2 3 0 0 1 4 1 13
Hanai Heroes            1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0  5

Shantarr Scorpions      0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
Hanai Heroes            0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X  1

Hanai Heroes            0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
Shantarr Scorpions      0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X  1

Hanai Heroes            0 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0  6
Shantarr Scorpions      0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0  2

Shantarr Scorpions      0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2  3
Hanai Heroes            0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Hanai Heroes            0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0  4
Shantarr Scorpions      0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0  1

Shantarr Scorpions      0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
Hanai Heroes            0 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 X  9

Hanai Heroes win the series, 4-3.

3. Chromia Diamonds vs. 5. Sanar Vipers

Sanar Vipers            0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
Chromia Comets          0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  1

Sanar Vipers            1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0  5
Chromia Comets          0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0  2

Chromia Comets          0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0  3
Sanar Vipers            0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1

Chromia Comets          1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1  7
Sanar Vipers            0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1  5

Sanar Vipers            0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0  3
Chromia Comets          2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2  4

Chromia Comets win the series, 4-1.

Chromatik Series IV

1. Hanai Heroes vs. 3. Chromia Comets

Chromia Comets         0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0  5
Hanai Heroes           2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2  7

Chromia Comets         3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0  5
Hanai Heroes           0 0 1 1 1 8 1 4 X 16

Hanai Heroes           0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1  5
Chromia Comets         0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0  2

Hanai Heroes           0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2  4
Chromia Comets         0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1  5

Chromia Comets         0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0  1
Hanai Heroes           1 0 0 1 1 5 2 1 X 11

Hanai Heroes win the series, 4-1.

CHAMPION: Hanai Heroes (2nd Title)

by **Chromatika** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:39 pm

CHL Season 2

Chromatik Hockey League      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Felswyr Viceroys            66   42   6  18   225  163  +62    90 First-Round Bye, IHCL
 2 Chromia Lancers             66   39  12  15   176  117  +59    90 First-Round Bye, IHCL
 3 Urrheddiao Kings            66   37   5  24   144  120  +24    79 Playoffs
 4 Felswyr Glaciers            66   32   8  26   177  150  +27    72 Playoffs, IHCL
 5 Lhor Peregrine Falcons      66   29  11  26   177  179   −2    69 Playoffs
 6 Tihon Typhoon               66   29   9  28   142  137   +5    67 Playoffs, IHCL
 7 Chromia Knights             66   28   8  30   168  174   −6    64
 8 Myana Penguins              66   26   7  33   146  172  −26    59
 9 Z'ai'ai Bolts               66   21  12  33   135  165  −30    54
10 Umbar Argonauts             66   20  11  35   126  161  −35    51
11 Inon Neon                   66   19  11  36   117  146  −29    49
12 Dre'a Metropolitans         66   18  12  36   163  212  −49    48

Play-In Round

3. Urrheddiao Kings vs. 6. Tihon Typhoons
Urrheddiao Kings 4–2 Tihon Typhoon
Urrheddiao Kings 4–1 Tihon Typhoon
Tihon Typhoon 2–1 Urrheddiao Kings
Tihon Typhoon 0–0 Urrheddiao Kings (2–0 SO)
Urrheddiao Kings 0–1 Tihon Typhoon
Tihon Typhoon 2–0 Urrheddiao Kings

6. Tihon Typhoons win the series, 4-2.

4. Felswyr Glaciers vs. 5. Lhor Peregrine Falcons
Felswyr Glaciers 4–1 Lhor Peregrine Falcons
Felswyr Glaciers 1–0 Lhor Peregrine Falcons
Lhor Peregrine Falcons 3–2 Felswyr Glaciers
Lhor Peregrine Falcons 1–3 Felswyr Glaciers
Felswyr Glaciers 0–0 Lhor Peregrine Falcons (1–0 OT)

4. Felswyr Glaciers win the series, 4-1.

Semifinals

1. Felswyr Viceroys vs. 6. Tihon Typhoons
Felswyr Viceroys 2–6 Tihon Typhoon
Felswyr Viceroys 4–4 Tihon Typhoon (2–3 SO)
Tihon Typhoon 1–2 Felswyr Viceroys
Tihon Typhoon 0–3 Felswyr Viceroys
Felswyr Viceroys 3–1 Tihon Typhoon
Tihon Typhoon 2–5 Felswyr Viceroys

1. Felswyr Viceroys win the series, 4-2.

2. Chromia Lancers vs. 4. Felswyr Glaciers
Chromia Lancers 4–1 Felswyr Glaciers
Chromia Lancers 4–4 Felswyr Glaciers (5–4 OT)
Felswyr Glaciers 0–0 Chromia Lancers (1–3 SO)
Felswyr Glaciers 1–2 Chromia Lancers

2. Chromia Lancers win the series, 4-0.

Championship

1. Felswyr Viceroys vs. 2. Chromia Lancers
Felswyr Viceroys 4–3 Chromia Lancers
Felswyr Viceroys 5–3 Chromia Lancers
Chromia Lancers 6–6 Felswyr Viceroys (2–0 SO)
Chromia Lancers 2–3 Felswyr Viceroys

1. Felswyr Viceroys win the series, 4-1.

CHAMPION: Felswyr Viceroys (2nd Title)

by **Chromatika** » Tue Jul 27, 2021 10:45 pm

Rainbow League System Season Seven Preview

Red League - Part 1
Sponsored By:

Black Raven Technologies

All crests courtesy of Vulpine Sportif

Procedural Notes:
Deprí Lanar has been renamed to Lanar.
Deprí Sanar has been renamed to Sanar.
Players from Mriin, Schottia, Timuria, and Ethane have all gained dual national status and don't count as foreigners.
Players from Anaian nations will only take three years to gain Residency.

ALNIO

MG Rachel Byrne (53)

GK Theodore Ignau (28)
RB Pirjo Loefgren (21)
CB Keith Braxton (24) (RES)
CB Laurine Barreau (28)
LB Dario Paterson (32) (RES) CAPTAIN
RM Urbano Noboa (20)
CM/DM Kauko Arvidsson (24)
CM Herlinda Sterling (33)
LM Katie Rothers (30)
ST Bonagiunta Rossi (20)
ST Sylvain Croxier (25) (RES)

GK Arletta Harp (31)
RB Freeagus Trudeau (30)
CB Vance DeNott (33)
CB Cho Cotton (28)
LB Uriah Hive (33)
RM Devora Montalbo (32)
CM Léa Cuvier (28)
CM Chet Puglisi (31)
LM Jim Manse (32)
ST Igneous Hand (27)
ST Miranda DuPont (28)
ST Ana Valencia (28)

Nickname: Brewers
Fans: Union, Brewers
Location: Alnio, Capital District, Chromatika
Owners: Half shares by Lammerton Brewery, half shares by Luuk Aart
Stadium: RCK Field (Cap. 100,400; 32,000 Seats)
Manager:

Rachel Byrne (52)
Captain: LB Dario Paterson
Predicted Starting XI: (4-4-2) - Ignau;

Loefgren -

Braxton - Barreau -

Paterson;

Noboa -

Arvidsson - Sterling -

Rothers;

Rossi -

Croxier.
In: RB Pirjo Loefgren (Unattached, Free), DM Kauko Arvidsson (Unattached, Free), LW/ST/RW Bonagiunta Rossi (AC Acqui Bollente, 4M), LM Jim Manse (Omnio, 1M), RM Devora Montalbo (Tor, 0.5M), ST Igneous Hand (Hanai Breakers, 0.5M), CM Chet Puglisi (Crix, 0.5M).
Out: ST Simon Jacobsen (Alnio, 3.25M), RB Vina Sainz (Urrheddiao, 0.5M), CM/DM Tine Enaux (Chromatik, 1M), LM/LW Ga-yeong Han (Deceased).
Retired: ST Sierra Aurtenetxe (37), CM Kendrick Lamarde (35), RM Raymundo Victors (35).
Drafted: None.

You Might Be an Alnio Fan if... You're a techie, you like the Red and White theme, you like supporting a Capital District team not based in Chromia, or you like a team that stays true to its town.

Background: Located thirty-one miles east of Chromatik City, Alnio is the technological capital of Chromatika, and almost dead center of the Capital District. Home of Black Raven Technologies, Alnio was sold prior to Season 1 of the Rainbow League System by the Alnio Labor Union, one of the biggest Labor Unions in Chromatika, to Lammerton Lager of Schottia, making it the first foreign-owned team in Chromatik history. Luuk Aart, retired Anomalies player and husband of the Premier, has since bought half the club after the fifth season. RCK Field is the heart of Alnio, surrounded by shopping malls and a huge food court. RCK Field seats 32,000 comfortably, though it can hold 100,400 in times of emergency.

Key Player: LM Katie Rothers
Name to Watch: ST Bonagiunta Rossi
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★ Media Presence ★★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★★ Club Culture ★★★ Momentum ★★★
Fans' Expectation: Stay Clear of Relegation.
Pundits' Prediction: 14th.

Alnio: Continued Survival - Piecing Together after Tragedy
Alnio has been through a lot these past few seasons. After Luuk Aart saved the club from financial struggle, they thought that they’d gotten past their troubles; instead, it turned out to be just the beginning of the struggles of the club. This past season, Alnio managed to finish in eleventh place behind the prowess of Simon Jacobsen and the player of the season for the Brewers - Katie Rothers.

The Cassadagan left midfielder scored ten goals from her Left Midfielder spot, being a reliable third scorer for the team that ultimately struggled to find goals. With Rothers helping Jacobsen and Croxier, Alnio righted the ship and ended the season on a bit of a roll, finishing six points clear of the Promotion/Relegation Playoff berth and only a point behind tenth placed Felswyr.

In the most recent offseason, Alnio brass shed everybody who wanted to do more than just survive in the Red League, giving them a chance to jump ship. Simon Jacobsen found a new home in Char Sara FC of Valanora while Tine Enaux was taken by Chromatik. They were busy trying to find suitable replacements when tragedy struck. Previous National Team player Ga-yeong Han was found dead in her home, and Alnio was left wondering what had happened to one of the most recognizable players to ever wear the red and white uniform. The club spent a week in mourning, numerous players contributed to news articles commemorating her legacy, and everything round to a halt.

However, life and sport are relentless. Alnio will have to carry on - and they still have some pieces left to continue on their campaign to become a consistent survivor in the Red League before refocusing to trying to make the top half of the table. In obtaining Pirjo Loefgren of Squornshelous, they help a defensive core that still has Dario Paterson and Keith Braxton; Kaukok Arvidsson joins Noboa, Sterling, and the aforementioned Rothers in the midfield; Sylvain Croxier is joined by one Bonagiunta Rossi, a young fireballer from Savigliane who is just starting his career for one of the fastest rising sides in the sporting world. It remains to be seen just how many seasons Alnio will be able to keep his services, but they’ll take all the help that they can get.

Why is Alnio ranked so low? It's nothing against them; tragedy can make a team stronger, after all. They’re in the group of teams alongside Felswyr, Tor, and Omnio who could all falter if they have a bad season; due to the exterior pressure on the club and the new pieces fitting in, we just think that they’ll barely scrape by is all.

Despite having not as much money nor media presence, Alnio has a dedicated fanbase and the momentum of continued survival. A new season and new chapter await in their continued story of contending with, and overcoming, obstacles.

ANOMALIES

MG Ronald Labbadia (51)

GK Iskender Nur (26)
RB Lina Watt (28)
CB Mickie Antonucci (26)
CB Diocletian Vale (27)
LB Damir Milcic (25)
RM Veronica Navarro (33)
CM Nicolás Allauca (28)
CM Mithya Hashemi (24)
AM Lorena Strausz (30)
ST Kristian Non (30)
ST Lainey Wadworth (29) (RES) CAPTAIN

GK Onésime Fabron (34)
RB Snezana Cordova (27)
CB Evalyn Oh (35)
CB Rowena Amberstat (35)
LB/LM Gabriel Holding (28)
RM Noah Myers (28)
CM Jeanett Uyehara (30)
CM Ginny McMillion (31)
CM Ethan Vince (28)
LM Samantha Herrington (25)
ST Hynym-Nirlo Alt (26)
ST Karin Zielinski (33)

Nickname: Anomalies
Fans: The True Anomalies, Clubbers
Location: Chromia, Capital District, Chromatika
Owner: AlphaBooks and the Star Collective, two of Chromatika’s biggest hedge funds
Stadium: Anomaly Tower (Cap. 110,320; 42,350 Seats)
Manager:

Ronald Labbadia (51)
Captain: ST Lainey Wadsworth
Predicted Starting XI: (4-3-1-2) - Nur; Watt - Antonucci -

Vale -

Milcic;

Navarro -

Allauca -

Hashemi;

Strausz; Non -

Wadworth.
In: LB Damir Milcic (Tekstil Ibon, 3.5M), CB Diocletian Vale (AFC Treason, 7.5M), CB Evalyn Oh (Myana, 1M), CB Lingxe Xuan (Rhoni FC, 0.75M), GK Onésime Fabron (0.5M).
Out: LB Kayla Amerigo (Pria City, 0.5M).
Retired: CB Vince Carteaux (30), AM Kamu Jacobs (38), CB Rowena Amberstat (35), GK Iara Botelho (35).
Drafted: None.

You Might Be an Anomalies Fan if... You like rebelling against the city's aristocracy, you like a team that has had recent success, you are a patriot and want to support a team that has the same name as the national team, you like pentagrams, or you really like the black and white theme.

Background: Always considered the "Other Chromatik City Team", Anomalies Football Club, or "AFC" for short, is located in the southern part of the city, away from the political center and more in the economic one. The "Anomaly Tower" is a stadium built on top of a five-star restaurant that closes during the matches. The more blue-collar workers support the team, and call themselves "The True Anomalies". It is a club seeped in history - as they still keep the old moniker of "Anomaly" - and a bitter rivalry with the Chromatik Capitalizt. They have had tremendous recent success, becoming the third team in Chromatik history to accomplish the three-peat from Season 2 through Season 4.

Key Player: ST Lainey Wadsworth
Name to Watch: CM Nicolás Allauca
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★★★★ Media Presence ★★★★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★★★ Club Culture ★★★ Momentum ★★
Fans' Expectation: IFCF Berth.
Pundits' Prediction: 5th.

Anomalies: Do Not Fear the Eleventh Hour
Everything was set up for Anomalies were to have a new run at the title. With Amalie Nergård at the helm and the acquisition of Karoline Wellenbrink from Wirr Tsi, Ronald Labbadia, in his second season with the club, had a title contender. Then, mere weeks before the season was supposed to begin, everything changed.

Within hours of the Foxchester Declaration being signed, Valanora recalled all of its athletes from Anaian nations; Anomalies saw themselves lose both their Captain/talisman and the new defender they’d pried from a major contender. They made do by signing midfielder Allauca from Huayramarca and Left Back Kayla Amerigo but were understandably short-staffed and dejected.

Starting 0-3-2, Anomalies improved to 2-4-4 and then 5-5-5 by the halfway point. There was talk about Labbadia needing to be axed, but the brass called for patience, as it had hardly been the Valladar’s fault that all momentum had been taken out of their sails even before the season had begun. Anomalies went on a bit of a run in the second half, improving to 9-10-6 and having a shot at the IFCF berth. They completed the season by going 3-0-2 in the last five games, including a loss to Chromatik on the last day of the season that placed them in seventh place and out of the IFCF for the first time since the inaugural season of the Rainbow League System.

Key players for the squad remained Lainey Wadsworth, who remaims one of the best strikers in the league, Lorena Strausz the ball-spreader, Mithya Hashemi shoring the defense, and Iskender Nur, who did just enough to keep things relevant. They then added on Diocletian Vale and Damir Milcic to help shore up the defense to reach another level. Anomalies have had four players retire - including club legend Kamu Jacobs - as they continue to make up for the loss in momentum that they’ve suffered due to last season.

With the continued presence of the core of Mithya Hashemi, Lainey Wadsworth, and Iskender Nur, this is a squad that can return to prominence quickly; Vale and Milcic join Lina Watt, who continues to feature semi-regularly on the Chromatik NT. This should be a defensively sound squad that uses the duo of Allauca and Hashemi to spread the ball to Wadsworth and beyond - with Non playing the supportive striker role.

Thankfully for the Anomalies, there shouldn’t be any last-minute hijinks this season. If anything, it’s the teams around them in the standings that are going through change - Myana with its youth movement, Chromatik still vying for that first title, and Lhor having to deal with life after having a half season with Hermaeus Mora. This may be that golden opportunity for Labbadia and crew to remind everyone that AFC are a team to be wary of. They absolutely have the pieces to do that.

CHROMATIK

MG Jannick Kontiola (54)

GK Dun Mekeus (33) CAPTAIN
RB Raul Vitan (25)
CB Cameron Win (28)
CB Kamil Jernejec (29)
LB Viriato Ramires (30) (RES)
DM Trudy Harrison (19)
CM/AM Cixin Nguyen (23) (RES)
CM/AM Micha Burkhard (26)
RW Ponce De Lann (23)
ST Cande Montalban (21)
LW Mario Kogler (31)

GK Melissa Walker (28)
RB Tonia Newsom (31)
CB Kattie Will (32)
CB Stephen Kerr (19)
LB Lucrèce Courbis (32)
CDM Tine Enaux (29)
CM/AM Nima Anderson (30)
AMCLR Sebestyen Sallay (17)
RW Adrijana Jordan (27)
RM/RW Cherelle Bauer (30)
ST Prisca Rogers (28)
LW Robin Padilla (26)

Nickname: Capitalizt
Fans: Capitalizt, CC, Caps
Location: Chromia, Capital District, Chromatika
Owner: Henza Architecture
Stadium: Capitalizt Dome (Cap. 144,000)
Manager:

Jannick Kontiola (54)
Captain: GK Dun Mekeus
Predicted Starting XI: (4-1-2-3) - Mekeus; Vitan - Win -

Jernejec -

Ramires;

Harrison;

Nguyen -

Burchard; De Lann -

Montalban -

Kogler.
In: LW/CF Cande Montalban (Avida City, 15M), CB Stephen Kerr (Straton FC, 3.5M), RB Raul Vitan (Tihon, 3M), CM/DM Tine Enaux (Alnio, 1M),
Out: DM Leysa Burns (Wirr Tsi, 8M), CM/AM Snéachda (Myana, 7M), RW/RM Salvatore Buckley (Brisara FC, 1.5M), CB Ring Gwen (Wirr Tsi, 0.6M), RB Edouard Calvet (Tor, 1M), ST Salavat Caszely (Released).
Retired: None.
Drafted: CM/AM Cixin Nguyen (Chromia Central College University), RW Ponce De Lann.

You Might Be a Chromatik Fan if... You are in the political center of Chromia, you are a fan of Henza Architecture, you are a fan of Chromatik history, you like a club with money, you like to follow the media, you like contending every season.

Background: One of the main football teams of the Capitol, Capitalizt is located in the government/business center of the city, using the national stadium as their own. They have a huge following - though Anomalies and other clubs continue to make their way into their fanbase due to the team's inability to win a title. Capitalizt comes from a term used by the Chromatik Party in the days of old to talk about their businessmen.

Key Player: CDM Trudy Harrison
Name to Watch: ST Cande Montalban
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★★★★ Media Presence ★★★★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★★★★ Club Culture ★★★ Momentum ★★★★
Fans' Expectation: IFCL Berth.
Pundits' Prediction: 2nd.

Chromatik: A Desperate Gamble for Prominence
Pressure has been slowly building on Jannick Kantiola for the last few seasons. After Anomalies completed the first three-peat in the Rainbow League System era, Crossroads won their first title to put insult to injury. As the biggest club in the capital, to have the other two clubs win a title and not have one is a stain to the club. To pin it all on one man isn’t fair, but Kontiola is the man dictating everything.

Chromatik’s season started at 4-3-3, evened out a 6-4-5. 11-6-8 was the record after twenty-five (only three losses in that ten games) and then went 2-2-0 to be in third place before the final Matchday. With it being the Chromia Derby, Chromatik had to defeat Anomalies to secure their IFCF berth. Thankfully, they did to make sure that they’re the top dogs in Chromia, which helped stave off the naysayers.

Understandably, Chromatik went through an offseason of change. They replaced Snéachda with Cixin Nguyen, the talisman of Chromia Central College University’s title winning squad, won the Stephen Kerr sweepstakes to join Trudy Harrison in the youth front. The biggest change?

It’s no surprise that Salavat Caszely has been getting a bit older. Chromatik approached the Transfer Window with the possibility of upgrading at the position and struck gold when Cande Montalban joined from Avida City of Krytenia. It’s the biggest signing in Chromatik history; it remains to be seen whether or not it’ll pay off.

Public sentiment heading into the seventh season of the Rainbow League System is that the title may be a bit too far of a reach; Wirr Tsi remains way too strong of a challenge. Anything short of that secondary IFCL berth will be considered a failure, warranted or not. They’ve spent too much and waited too long to give up the mantle of being the best team in the nation’s capital.

Dun Mekeus may be entering the later years of his career, but the Mriin/Chromatika dual national shows no signs of slowing down, still a serviceable keeper at the Red League level. Kamil Jernejec will get some help from the arrival of Raul Vitan, whose first seasons in Tihon ended with being replaced. Vitan is a player with plenty of upside in the beginning stages of his career with plenty to prove. Don’t be surprised if Stephen Kerr sees plenty of playing time, as the highly touted Tumbran makes his debut with Chromatik.

The loss of Leysa Burns wasn’t the greatest, but Chromatik has a suitable replacement in their books - one Trudy Harrison. One of the key members of Tumbra’s U-18 Championship team spent her first season on the bench, Harrison’s strong fundamentals, youthful exuberance, and willingness to make risky tackles will become very important. Cixin Nguyen’s ability to switch from defense to offense on a dime will come handy as well.

Up front, it’s Cande time - and with a rookie in Ponce De Lann and a veteran in Mario Kogler to support, she’s in the right position to take over as the primary scorer. This team that Kontiola has built is very scary - it’s just too bad that Wirr Tsi is as stacked as they are.

CROSSROADS

MG Rowena Stamper (53)
AMG Janina Spjällesdóttir (37)

GK Tommy Waluigi (25)
RB Portia Devine (29) (RES) CAPTAI
CB Ket Wid (28)
CB Drì Lsôs (32) (RES)
LB Dhruv Roy (29)
DM Oscar Vincent (21)
DM Taron Matthews (26) (RES)
RAM Janean Goudeau (28)
/ AM Êsêkïl dí Völará (21)
LAM/AM Janine Hector (30)
ST Justiina Dannysdóttir (29)

GK Nova Williams (34)
RB Germano Bellamy (32)
CB Sara Lemaigre (28)
CB Surge Es (25)
LB Axelle Naudé (28)
DM Prividenvia Gillette (32)
DM Kai Dias (35)
RAM Leo Gre (25)
AM/CM Hoggard Iman (24)
LAM Lisa Bell (28)
ST Claretta Flood (31)
ST Ygrette Ming (25)

Nickname: Crusaders
Fans: Knights, Roaders
Location: Chromia, Capital District, Chromatika
Owner: ChromatikAir
Stadium: Chromatik City Field (Cap. 100,000; 32,200 Seats)
Manager:

Rowena Stamper (53),

Janina Spjällesdóttir (37)
Captain: RB Portia Devine
Predicted Starting XI: (4-2-3-1) -

Waluigi;

Devine - Wid -

Lsôs -

Roy;

Vincent -

Matthews; Goudeau -

/

dí Völará - Hector;

Dannysdóttir.
In: CM Oscar Vincent (Bastion Lions, 9M), CM Kai Dias (Herzegovina City FC, 1.5M), GK Nova Williams (Chatswood, 1M).
Out: CM Kimberly Doyle (Delphi Lions, 3M), GK Alek Khadur (Released).
Retired: DM/CB Roisin Staunton (36).
Drafted: None.

You Might Be a Crossroads Fan if... You like flipping off Anomalies and Chromatik, you're a college kid, you like recent successes, you like the knight motif, you like watching exciting wingers with a poaching forward, or you like being the least likely titleholder in ten years.

Background: Considered the "Third Club" of Chromia (then Chromatik City), Crossroads bears the moniker of having shared a field with Chromatik for the longest of time. Now they share a field with Chromia Central College University, the Crusaders building up their own brand. CCCU fans have started to gravitate toward this club, them being rebels that don't like being tied to AFC and CC. Crusaders remain the rebel club that fans of other teams tend to root for among the squads based in Chromia; whenever they are doing well, fans of Myana and Tihon rejoice.

Key Player: ST Justiina Dannysdóttir
Name to Watch: AM Êsêkïl dí Völará
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★★ Media Presence ★★★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★★ Club Culture ★★★★★ Momentum ★★★
Fans' Expectation: IFCF Berth.
Pundits' Prediction: 4th.

Crossroads: Maintaining Position
After winning the title in Season 5, Crossroads lost Vasiliy Marten Kuznetsov, Maricela Throop, and Kazuo Martin. Despite getting Justiina Dannysdóttir, the Crusaders knew that a repeat of the title would prove to be difficult. So, they set their sights on a lower bar: repeating their presence in the IFCF as they continued to try to become one of the elite teams of the Red League.

Starting 6-4-5, the Crusaders fell to 10-6-9 with five matches to go before making a spirited comeback. Winning three matches and drawing once meant that they were in seventh position; Crossroads took are of business at Omnio while Ming and Anomalies lost, helping the Crusaders into the covetous fifth position that they were shooting for. It was a bona fide coup for the Crusaders, with the way that Ming folded and Anomalies lost to Chromatik; their luck was very fortuitous.

This offseason, Crossroads has obtained two reserves that were National Team players in Nova Williams and Kai Dias, alongside a Defensive Midfielder in Oscar Vincent. Vincent will feature alongside Matthews in an all-Euran defensive midfield core for the Crossroads Crusaders while Williams and Dias provide veteran leadership from the bench.

The goal for Stamper and Spjällesdóttir remains simple - keep building up the "third squad" of Chromia into a legitimate title contender. The biggest departure they've had is Alek Khadur, who was getting on in his years. Taking his place will be one Tommy Waluigi, a keeper on the Qasden national team. They're asking a lot of him, but they think they have a keeper in their keeper.

Crossroads's strength remains their defense. All four starters return to support Waluigi, with Roy being a standout and Devine being an active anchor. With Vincent and Matthews, they have a great supportive duo to move things up to dí Völará, who has proven to be a great young distributor. Janean Goudeau and Janine Hector provide adequate support for Justiina Dannysdóttir to do her thing. The Græntfjaller scored twenty-two goals last season and shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon despite being twenty-nine.

Three things are the biggest obstacles on Crossroads's way to another IFCF berth. First, the fact that Tihon, Chromatik, and Anomalies have all upgraded, while Lhor also grabbed a massive signing on their quest to become a top team. Second, Wirr Tsi isn't going to stop anytime soon, and their strangle atop the league only spells trouble for any other team that wants to become someone in this league. Lastly, Crossroads doesn't have the best track record for longevity. Making it to the IFCF for the third season in a row would be a record for the franchise, and history is often a hard thing to fight against.

With adequate finances, great club culture, and staying power, Crossroads has put themselves into a position where they can continue the work that they started to become more than just an also-ran. All that's left to do is to put together a season that affirms their position as a power player going forward in the lifetime of the Red League.

FELSWYR

MG Nicoletta Amaudo (56)

GK Tania Vincent (27)
RB Lois Pennant (29)
CB Summer Speers (27)
CB Joseline Fourtin (32) (RES)
LB Pietr Nex (28)
RM Glory Bellinger (32) (RES) CAPTAIN
CM Tasha Kamarandan (19)
CM Alyosha Meledina (23)
LM Lara Crist (23)
ST Vissenta Okamoto (22)
ST Renate Haggard (26)

GK Maribel Gilbert (28)
RB Mikael Lin (33)
CB Vana Morgen (23)
CB Mona Dit (24)
LB Dario Sange (25)
RM Edward Harrington (28)
CM Huguette Jacquier (28)
CM Patricia Jacques (27)
LM May McCarthy (28)
ST Markita Crosland (30)
ST Noémie Dubois (28)
ST Jutta Mona (32)

Nickname: Frost
Fans: Frosties, Felswyrites
Location: Felswyr, Mountain District, Chromatika
Owner: Felswyr Resorts Initiative
Stadium: Frozen Stadium (Cap. 32, 100; 32,100 Seats)
Manager:

Nicoletta Amaudo (56)
Captain: RM Glory Bellinger
Predicted Starting XI: (4-4-2) - Vincent;

Pennant -

Speers -

Fourtin - Nex;

Bellinger -

Kamarandan -

Meledina - Crist;

Okamoto - Haggard.
In: CM Alyosha Meledina (FK Krasnograd, 0.75M).
Out: LM/LW Sakia Damani (Ituraitz Victory, 0.55M), CM Bradley McAllister (Omnio, 1M), CB Cilvia Seabra (Omnio City, 0.5M).
Retired: None.
Drafted: LM Lara Crist (Felswyr State University), CB Vana Morgen (Southern Chromatik University).

You Might Be a Felswyr Fan if... You like the cold stadium, you like being a small town that's been in the top flight for so many seasons, you like defense, you think cyan is a good color, or you like a tight-knit culture

Background: Located by the slopes of Mt. Nial, Felswyr is a winter wonderland, a town of ski resorts and ice skating rinks. It is a tourist town of the mountain kind, a place where people flock to during the wintertime. The town has really grown fond of their Frost since the days when the team moved up to the Premier Division in Season 5 of League Chromatiks. A small town team punching above their weight, Frost fans (who calls themselves Frosties) feel like their team does a good job representing them because they don't like the city types anyway. The Frozen Stadium is a jewel of a beautiful venue, with no roof and no protection against the elements. It is home field advantage if there ever was one.

Key Player: CM Tasha Kamarandan
Name to Watch: CF/ST Vissenta Okamoto
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★★ Media Presence ★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★★ Club Culture ★★★★★ Momentum ★★
Fans' Expectations: Top Half of the Table.
Pundits' Prediction: 11th.

Felswyr: A Change in Vision
The history of Felswyr’s survival in the Red League has been remarkable. Despite being one of the smallest cities to have a team in the Red League, they’ve been the class of the Mountain District, never missing a season and outperforming the bigger cities in Umbar and Z’ai’ai. A few seasons ago, Cilistro Bugarin had that magical year to lift the Frost to a third placed finish, which remains the best placing by the squad to this day so far.

As money continues to flow to the bigger clubs, however, the Frost have noticed themselves slipping away from the IFCF berths, and the last season was no exception. They were never in danger of relegation, mind - even had a zero-goal differential after twenty games - and finished the season in tenth place with a record of 10-4-15. Vissenta Okamoto did well In her first season at the club, leading the way with fifteen goals scored, while previous Chromatik National Team pool player Renate Haggard had ten.

The find of the season ended up being one Sakia Damani, a street footballer that Felswyr had found a week before the season started. Damani scored eleven goals in the season, most of them on surprising plays that relied on creativity. Then, she left. Can anyone blame her?

With the writing written on the wall as far as being able to contend perennially for the IFCF, Felswyr brass decided to let Skip Merriweather go as the Baker Parker wasn’t brought in to merely survive. They went out and found Nicoletta Amaudo of Savigliane instead, someone who’s okay with the project that it will be to keep Felswyr football relevant.

It was more of a quiet offseason for Felswyr, but they made a quiet signing: Alyosha Meledina of Pyazhnaya. Now in a tandem with Tasha Kamarandan, the two youngsters will have a lot to say about how the season goes for Felswyr. Add in Lara Crist from the local university of Felswyr State University, and you’ve got what Felswyr has to offer.

An aging defense will be the question for Felswyr, with all four defenders past the age of twenty-seven; with the leadership of Bellinger - who may as well be Felswyr’s favorite athlete ever - and the youth movement, it should be enough for the Frost to not have to worry about relegation again.

Is simply avoiding relegation enough for Felswyrites? They’ve remained the best team in their District for going on seven years. They’ve proven that quality is better than size or population. Felswyrites are a people who understand what hard work looks like; to them, continued survival will be just fine.

KNETYOHAI

MG Addie Xavier (66)

GK Zubai Ignon (28)
RB Nicoletta Sauvageon (22)
CB Vivienne Hamaker (33) CAPTAIN
CB Kianna Woo (23) (RES)
LB Emmit Shillow (28)
RCM Olivia Stinton (28)
CM Roy Brenner (23)
LCM Kristjana Eiríksdóttir (25)
RW Marie Ayotte (19)
ST Kadek Sherazi (26)
LW Élie Dembélé (28)

GK Drew Kardos (30)
RB Julius Defelice (32)
CB Effie Bottomley (32)
CB Jay Bunce (32)
LB Wardio Ogwell (29)
RCM Richard Hye (33)
CM Zyn Nexxe (32)
CDM Sabrina Einaudi (27)
LCM Despina Rothrock (32)
RW Steven Erro (26)
ST Albina McCall (28)
LW Minx Potteri (27)

Nickname: Warriors
Fans: Army, Warriors
Location: Knetyohai, Rainbow District, Chromatika
Owner: Raul Carpenter
Stadium: Warriors’ Arena (Cap. 31,400)
Manager: Addie Xavier (65)
Captain: CB Vivienne Hamaker
Predicted Starting XI: (4-3-3) - Ignon;

Sauvageon - Hamaker -

Woo - Shillow; Stinton -

Brenner -

Kristjana;

Ayotte -

Sherazi - Dembélé.
In: CM Roy Brenner (Ridgewell United, 1.5M), CM Kristjana Eiríksdóttir (Deportivo Launia, 1M), LM/LW Élie Dembélé (CdF Celtade, 1M), CDM Sabrina Einaudi (Saint-Adelindes Mercantores, Free) LCM Despina Rothrock (Limonte, 0.5M), RCM Richard Hye (Urrheddiao, 0.5M).
Out: CM Immacolata Di Maggio (Lanar, 0.75M), CM Victoire Eaux (Omnio City, 0.3M), LCM Gabrielle Teel (Flames of the West, 0.4M), LW Jamal Pontbriand (Urrheddiao, 2M), LCM Domonique Jacquet (Pria City, 0.3M), RCM Éloi Pélissier (Miners FC, 0.3M).
Retired: CB Elainna Miles (35).
Drafted: CB Kianna Woo (Chromatik State University).

You Might Be a Knetyohai Fan if... You like the Chromatik Army, you like a team based on solid defense and explosive counterattack, you aren’t a fan of the Chromatik Navy (Myana) or the Chromatik Air Force (Wirr Tsi), you like the name Knetyohai, or you like an underdog.

Background: Located in the southeast corner of the Rainbow District right by the Capital District, Knetyohai is known for being the home of the Chromatik Army. Pronounced "Kay-net-yo-hai", the town is a mid-sized place in which about 80% of the population is with the Chromatik Army. Primarily an Army Club, they’re back in the Red League for the first time in six seasons - they’ll be here to do as much damage as they can. Warriors' Arena is a practical stadium more than an aesthetic one, and the closed roof offers protection from any and all weather. Definitely an experience.

Key Player: RB Nicoletta Sauvageon
Name to Watch: RW Marie Ayotte
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★ Media Presence ★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★★ Club Culture ★★★ Momentum ★★★
Fans' Expectations: Relegation.
Pundits' Prediction: 15th.

Knetyohai: Making the Most of a Surprise Promotion
When you visit downtown Knetyohai, it becomes apparent exactly what the city is about: the Chromatik Army barracks are the most prominent landmark, and the entire city is arranged in neat rows of streets and houses.

The Warriors have been the city’s pride and joy since the club’s inception, as Knetyohai City FC is stuck in the lower leagues. After having a brief stint in the Red League in the first season of the Rainbow League System, it took six seasons for them to come back, and the title last season was a bit of a surprise.

Led by physical Captain Vivienne Hamaker, a great prospect in Nocoletta Sauvageon, and the duo of Marie Ayotte and Kadek Sherazi, the Warriors, expected to finish fourth in the Orange League last season, trumped the likes of Deprí Sanar, Z’ai’ai, and Hanai Breakers for the title. Ayotte had seven goals and Kadek Sherazi fifteen to lead the way, but it was the Zubai Ignon-led defense that led the way, conceding only twenty-six goals in the season.

Knetyohai doesn’t have a lot of money, but they were able to use their newly promoted status to get Roy Brenner of Tumbra, Kristjana Eiríksdóttir (Kristjana) of Montaña Verde, and Chromatik Élie Dembélé from CdF Celtade. The signing of Brenner and Kristjana takes pressure off of the Warriors’ defense, but the face of the squad is no doubt the duo of RB Nicoletta Sauvageon of Savigliane and RW Marie Ayotte of Quebec.

Nicoletta Sauvageon is the definition of a flexible right back that can change from marking her man to turning the ball toward the midfield on a dime. Marie Ayotte? Very quick turns on the fly to contribute toward attempts at goal. If this squad is to survive, it’ll be because of those two doing their jobs.

Nobody expects Knetyohai to have any shot at surviving this season, not even their fans. They’re here to not be embarrassed, have pride in the fact that they were back in the Red League, and make the most of their experience. Also, it’s a good chance for Nicoletta and Marie to be noticed by better clubs and potentially move up the league. It’s not what Knetyohai wants to hear, but that’s just the life of a high-end Orange League club. For the Warriors, their ties to the Army are worth more than footballing success.

Enjoy the games and the rarely-seen triangle between Knetyohai, Wirr Tsi, and Myana. Enjoy the disciplined nature of the Warriors’ fans, who may as well be professionals themselves at this point. They’re a good, healthy presence to have in the Red League, one of the “good guys” of the sport.

LANAR

MG Yeremi Belaustigetigoitia (56)

GK Jared Baglowski (27)
RB Josee Bonnet (28) CAPTAIN
CB Isak Liverstam (19)
CB Davorka Sevcik (31)
LB Neal Diamond (28)
CM Alberto Di Cosmo (26)
CM Ange Oshe (25)
RW Drarinka Schlok (27)
AM Immacolata Di Maggio (26)
LW Jules Rousselle (28)
ST Kambiz Ortan (22)

GK Jericho Ishon (30)
RB Evelyne Badilla (32)
CB Jemima Moore (28)
CB Poedro Psman (30)
LB Leopoldine Weber (27)
CM Sin Neval (33)
DM Ahi Kanar (28)
RW Pauline Belrose (33)
AM Zaire Illion (25)
LW Nancy Gregorian (23)
ST Irwin Sullivan (29)
ST Qing Chere (25)

Nickname: Red Hawks
Fans: Falconeers, Nesters
Location: Deprí Lanar, Deprí District, Chromatika
Owners: Blue Collection
Stadium: Hawk's Nest (112,000)
Manager:

Yeremi Belaustigetigoitia (56)
Captain: RB Josee Bonnet
Predicted Starting XI: (4-2-3-1) - Baglowski; Bonnet -

Liverstam -

Sevcik -

Diamond;

Di Cosmo - Oshe; Schlok - Di Maggio - Rousselle;

Ortan.
In: CM/AM Alberto Di Cosmo (Virtus Redoccio, 1.2M), CM Immacolata Di Maggio (Knetyohai, 0.75M), GK Jericho Ishon (Omnio, 0.75M).
Out: AM Ryio Camara (Servette FC, 2M), GK Senalda Drapeau (Brisara FC, 0.5M).
Retired: CM Isidora Pennington (35), LW Ariane Gallagher (37).
Drafted: None.

You Might Be a Lanar Fan if... You are a Lanar resident who likes having one up on Sanar, you like the black and red theme, you like players from the Squornshelan Remnant States, you like a lost cause, or you're used to supporting a lost cause (though that may be changing).

Background: Located at the Western side of the Rainbow district, Lanar was founded first, and is the older brother. Lanar is known for producing most of the nation's vehicles. Viper Motors (previously Imhar Automotive) has a huge factory here. Being by the coast means a lot of foreign cars come through here as well. They're rabid about their Hawks, and used to underachieving as a team, but passionate nonetheless. The Red Hawks are a yo-yo-team, but find themselves being ahead of their rivals, the Yellow Jackets, in the season to come.

Key Player: ST Kamiz Ortan
Name to Watch: CM Alberto Di Cosmo
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★★ Media Presence ★★★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★ Club Culture ★★★★★ Momentum ★★★★★
Fans' Expectations: Top Half of the Table.
Prediction: 8th.

Lanar: A New Burst of Life
Lanar and Sanar (known as Deprí Lanar and Deprí Sanar back then) are the biggest cities in the Rainbow (then Deprí) District. A mainstay in the first few iterations of Chromatik domestic football, they have never done very well in the Red League during the Rainbow League System era. After a Rainbow League System Season 5 where neither of the Red Hawks nor the Yellow Jackets were in the Red League, Lanar saw itself back into the mix ahead of their rivals.

What followed was a season of wonder. Never flirting with disaster, many were thinking that the team would falter after posting a record of 5-6-4 by the halfway point. However, the team would go 5-5-5 in the second half of the season, finishing with a 10-11-9 record - better than anyone thought possible from the recently promoted squad.

Three players scored in double digits for the Red Hawks during the season, with Ryio Camara being the surprise find and Squornshelan Kambiz Ortan leading the way with sixteen. Their ace, though, was the duo of Neal Diamond and Ange Oshe. Diamond was the Left Back that turned crises into opportunities, while Oshe was the key cog in the middle, spreading the ball to the three players up front.

With such a season behind them, Lanar shed the Deprí moniker with pride and looked forward to the next. Losing Ryio Camara immediately isn’t the best, but the addition of San Ortelian Alberto Di Cosmo should help fill the playmaker role. Immacolata Di Maggio, however, is a bit more of a wildcard; he’ll be set loose a bit more than his role back in Knetyohai, and his presence will be needed if this team is to score as many as they did with Camara.

Yeremi Belaustigetigitia is the defending Manager of the Year, being able to get everything out of his charges. This team will always start with the great keeping of Jared Baglowski, who's become a decent keeper at this level. Josee Bonnet, the Captain, is the only Chromatik in the backfield, which has a young teenager in Isak Liverstam, the wily veteran in Davorka Sevcik, and the aforementioned Neal Diamond. That leads up to the young midfield core of Oshe and DI Cosmo, leaving the 7' 1" Schlok and Rousselle to get the ball to Kambiz Ortan, who is only twenty-two.

With the core of the squad so young, there is some noise of a possible push toward the IFCF berths, but that isn't the point of Lanar's stay in the Red League. Their goal is to become the best team in the Rainbow District, play solid fundamental football, and become a mainstay in the Red League. With this roster and the momentum that they've created, that shouldn't be a problem.

LHOR

MG Titor Hilinka (61)

GK Freida Pearce (32) (RES)
RB Maxime Tennant (26)
CB Wlad Wlad (27)
CB Sierra Caylor (29)
LB Jess Seselja (27) (RES) CAPTAIN
RM Barrion Winge (25)
CM/AM Gerah Kama (22)
LM Janell Moreno (27)
RW Orianne Marc (27)
ST Dani Emdelbia (25)
LW Minsk Killion (23)

GK Linon Denn (31)
RB Oxie Moron (31)
CB Barrion Namko (30)
CB Judy Margolis (31)
CB Axel Zane (31)
LB Aleta Robeson (33)
RM Wario Oppenheim (25)
CM/AM Charmaine Fitzgerald (32)
LM Mélodie Spanghero (28)
RW Jada Samson (34)
ST Innox Xarillon (31)
LW Candice Eckert (24)

Nickname: Orcas
Fans: Lhorites, Orca-Watchers
Location: Lhor, Coastal District, Chromatika
Owner: Adama Sowe
Stadium: The Cove (Caps: 51,265; 28,000 Seats)
Manager:

Titor Hlinka (61)
Captain: LB Jess Seselja
Predicted Starting XI: (4-3-3) -

Pearce;

Tennant -

Wlad -

Caylor -

Seselja; Winge -

Kama - Moreno; Marc -

Emdelbia - Killion.
In: ST Dani Emdelbia (Papillo Mertagne FMFC, 2M), CM Gereh Kama (Kitara AA, 25M), RM/RW Orianne Marc (AFC Serpentine, 5M), RAM Jada Samson (Anfanhar City, 0.5M), AM Charmaine Fitzberald (Rhoni City, 0.5M), ST Innox Xarillon (Sanar, 0.75M).
Out: CM/AM Hermaeus Mora (Serrapince FC, 10M), RW Augustus Humphreys (AK Stanimir, 4M), RW Jacqueline Holt (Myana, 1.5M), LW Rila Enix (Wirr Tsi, 5M), ST Tiller Sanders (Limonte, 0.5M), ST Bray Feltzer (Released).
Retired: CM/CAM Enyinnaya Jideofor (34).
Drafted: LW Minsk Killion (Lanar University).

You Might Be a Lhor Fan if... You're a fan of Banijan investors in Chromatika, you like new money, you love Orcas, you are in the Coastal District, you are excited for a rebuilding project, or you like the gold color palette.

Background: Located in the northeast corner of Chromatika, right by the ocean, Lhor was historically a whaling town, and now a place that is famous for its whalewatching tours. Otherwise, Lhor is famous for being the fashion Capital of Chromatika - although most of the modeling still happens in Chromia. A lot of young people live in Lhor because it's a small yet fashionable town. With Lhor's recent success, their fanbase has started to grow, and with Pria's team struggling, Lhor has become the premier team of the Coastal District..

Key Player: CM Gereh Kama
Name to Watch: ST Dani Emdelbia
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★★★★ Media Presence ★★★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★ Club Culture ★★★★ Momentum ★★★★
Fans' Expectations: Contend for an IFCF Berth.
Pundits' Prediction: 8th.

Lhor: Here Comes the Money
When Adama Sowe bought Lhor, the vision was to turn the Coastal District club into a contender again; the initial season, Rainbow League System Season Six, was supposed to be one getting their feet under them and gearing up for the seasons to come. Titor Hlinka and his charges went to work in a hurry, though, and it became clear very early that Lhor wasn't here to just survive.

Starting off with a 7-4-4 record, ther was talk that Lhor might have to slow down; that was quickly dispelled when Lhor won the sweepstakes to feature Hermaeus Mora and Augustus Humphreys on their squad. With the addition of the two National Team players, Lhor really picked up steam; Sitting at 10-5-5 after twenty games, Lhor was looking at their last five with a record of 12-7-6 in third place. However, it was a lot of pressure for a team that had just gotten to know each other, and the team went 0-1-4 in their last five games to finish in eighth place.

Though disappointing, it was probably for the best, as both Mora and Humphreys would have to leave the team on the following offseason. Before they left, though, Lhor defeated Crossroads to win the Violet Cup.

As expected, Hermaeus Mora and Augustus Humphreys left the squad. Rila Enix, a consistent performer, was picked up by the Champions of Wirr Tsi. The team decided that Bray Feltzer's stay was over and replaced him with the first Mertagnian striker in the Red League, Dani Emdelbia. They got Orianne Marc on his return home from Nephara, and picked up some good pieces on the bench.

Then, Sowe came through. Gereh Kama is a Banijan who is on the long list to play for one of the strongest nations in the multiverse. Many teams entered into the bidding to get him, but it was Lhor, with the biggest signing in Red League history, that won the Kama sweepstakes with a bid of $25 million NSD or 32.5 million NMS.

Getting a different AM and a different Striker-Winger pair will take some time for the system to work. To expect Lhor to win immediately would be folly, even with the caliber of the player that Kama is. Thankfully for them, Lhorites are a patient bunch who don't mind waiting for the system to start working. Lhor should be a giant slowly stepping up in the standings. First step? Continuing to contend for an IFCF berth and perhaps even achieve one.

Aggression, tireless energy, poise, and success. Gereh Kama is a name that can rival the likes of Lainey Wadsworth and Enrico Hanson-Conavacio. Give this squad a year, and they'll start pushing the likes of the Chromia clubs, Tihon, Myana, and Wirr Tsi. To ask as much from them this season seems to be a bit too much, but with deep pockets and a patient fanbase, it is only a matter of time.

by **Chromatika** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 9:29 pm

Chromatik Basketball Association     Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD 
 1 Eyrods Saints                      88   65  23  7098 6364 +734 First-Round Bye, IUBC
 2 Z'ai'ai Warriors                   88   64  24  7038 6362 +676 First-Round Bye, IUBC
 3 Wirr Tsi Sparks                    88   62  26  7094 6425 +669 Playoffs
 4 Sanar Hurons                       88   53  35  6956 6623 +333 Playoffs, IUBC
 5 Felswyr Lions                      88   49  39  6863 6534 +329 Playoffs
 6 Lanar Rhinos                       88   42  46  6642 6698  −56 Playoffs, IUBC
 7 Urrheddiao Pride                   88   37  51  6533 6731 −198
 8 Pria Tyrants                       88   33  55  6518 6956 −438
 9 Anfanhar Giants                    88   32  56  6489 6894 −405
10 Chromia Cougars                    88   32  56  6444 6936 −492
11 Alnio Dragoons                     88   30  58  6508 6931 −423
12 Myana Roughriders                  88   29  59  6537 7266 −729

Play-In Round

3. Wirr Tsi Sparks vs. 6. Lanar Rhinos

Wirr Tsi Sparks 71–71 Lanar Rhinos (91–86 OT)
Wirr Tsi Sparks 82–71 Lanar Rhinos
Lanar Rhinos 88–78 Wirr Tsi Sparks
Lanar Rhinos 82–77 Wirr Tsi Sparks
Wirr Tsi Sparks 67–79 Lanar Rhinos
Lanar Rhinos 78–69 Wirr Tsi Sparks

Lanar Rhinos win the series, 4-2.

4. Sanar Hurons vs. 5. Felswyr Lions

Sanar Hurons 83–81 Felswyr Lions
Sanar Hurons 79–60 Felswyr Lions
Felswyr Lions 81–72 Sanar Hurons
Felswyr Lions 95–63 Sanar Hurons
Sanar Hurons 79–66 Felswyr Lions
Felswyr Lions 87–74 Sanar Hurons
Sanar Hurons 77–66 Felswyr Lions

Sanar Hurons win the series, 4-3.

Semifinals

1. Eyrods Saints vs. 6. Lanar Rhinos

Eyrods Saints 82–71 Lanar Rhinos
Eyrods Saints 71–57 Lanar Rhinos
Lanar Rhinos 73–63 Eyrods Saints
Lanar Rhinos 67–83 Eyrods Saints
Eyrods Saints 94–71 Lanar Rhinos

Eyrods Saints win the series, 4-1.

2. Z'ai'ai Warriors vs. 4. Sanar Hurons

Z'ai'ai Warriors 83–57 Sanar Hurons
Z'ai'ai Warriors 60–88 Sanar Hurons
Sanar Hurons 91–79 Z'ai'ai Warriors
Sanar Hurons 76–81 Z'ai'ai Warriors
Z'ai'ai Warriors 66–84 Sanar Hurons
Sanar Hurons 66–64 Z'ai'ai Warriors

Sanar Hurons win the series, 4-2.

Championship

1. Eyrods Saints vs. 4. Sanar Hurons

Eyrods Saints 66–62 Sanar Hurons
Eyrods Saints 65–74 Sanar Hurons
Sanar Hurons 68–75 Eyrods Saints
Sanar Hurons 82–65 Eyrods Saints
Eyrods Saints 82–75 Sanar Hurons
Sanar Hurons 59–82 Eyrods Saints

Eyrods Saints win the series, 4-2.

CHAMPIONS: Eyrods Saints (3rd Title)

by **Chromatika** » Sun Aug 01, 2021 9:52 pm

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Red League - Part 2
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MING

MG Olaf Jurtanen (45)

GK Benedict Wilkins (23) RES
RB Thiago Gwenerth (28)
CB Guo Xiawei (26)
CB Rahmonberdi Zhusupov (22)
LB Sonia Delafosse (28)
CM Layla-Mae Potts (21)
CM/AM Mirielle Thomas (27)
RW/LW Nadya Dostoevich (17)
LW Esther Vorster (29) RES
ST Josip Brajdic (28)
ST Sagitttarius Wright (28) CAPTAIN

GK Earlean Surles (31)
RB Annalisa McKown (33)
CB Jillian Nero (25)
CB Darius Silo (23)
LB Mauro Adams (29)
CM Yseult Bouthillier (28)
CM Digna Tanguay (32)
CM Keeley Avis (33)
RW Cara Kern (23)
LW Vonda Garcia (28)
ST Jeanna McKenzie (31)
ST Alex Peters (28)

Nickname: Dynasty
Fans: Legionnaires
Location: Ming, Mountain District, Chromatika
Owner: The Lee Foundation
Stadium: Jewel Dome (Cap. 22,300)
Manager:

Olaf Jurtanen (45)
Captain: ST Sagitarrius Wright
Predicted Starting XI: (4-2-2-2) -

Wilkins; Gwenerth -

Guo -

Zusupov - Delafosse;

Potts - Thomas; Dostoevich -

Vorster;

Brajdic -

Wright.
In: ST Josip Brajdic (1896 Ebor, 3M)
Out: GK Qera Tierra (Pùr, 1M), ST Tamera Holder (Z’ai’ai, 1.5M).
Retired: RW Izi Kaan (35), CB Jeri O’Neal (35).
Drafted: GK Benedict Wilkins (Pria Technical College), CB Darius Silo (Alnio University of the Arts), RW Cara Kern (Lanar University).

You Might Be a Ming Fan if... You like the red and white theme, you like Jurtanan's mad schemes, you like entertaining football, you're from the wealthy part of the country, you don't mind being on a volatile team, or you are a fan of a club with an actual vampire in the squad.

Background: Located in the southeastern part of the Mountain District, Ming is often considered the Jewel of Chromatika. When the Chromatik Party was in power, Ming was mostly inhabited by those of the social elite (Indigo, Violet, and even some of the Party itself). After the Rainbow Revolution, Ming has remained a jewel of wealth, promise, and a brighter future. Owned by the Lee Foundation, one of the richest Foundations of the Country that focuses on philanthropy and social services, Ming was an also-ran team for a season before the Foundation started to pour some money into the venture.

Key Player: CM Layla-Mae Potts
Name to Watch: ST Josip Brajdic
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★★★ Media Presence ★★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★ Club Culture ★★★ Momentum ★★★★
Fans' Expectation: Top Half of Table.
Prediction: 9th.

Ming: The Mad Experiment Continues
Ask anyone to describe Ming’s presence in the Red League, and they’d respond with a nervous chuckle. Ever since getting to the Red League, Ming has been one of the most entertaining teams to watch, placing either sixth or twelfth in all the seasons so far. They’ve never scored less than 55 goals in a season, as the high-octane style of Jurtanen’s 4-2-2-2 has really yielded entertaining results.

Last season, Ming absolutely flirted with the IFCF berths, barely not making it in due to losing on the last Matchday; for the second season in a row, they had four players score more than ten goals, with Sagittarius Wright scoring fifteen goals. The fact that they have so many weapons is what sets this team apart.

After conceding 82 goals two seasons ago, the revamped defense of Gwenerth, Guo, Zhusopov, and Delafosse came together to only concede 60, a decrease of 22. Qera Tierra was a serviceable stopgap at keeper. Losing 2-3 to Ming was what gave away the last IFCF berth to Crossroads, but it was a fun year of football for the Dynasty.

In the offseason, the Lee Foundation decided to cash in a bit, getting Benedict Wilkins from Pria Technical College as a long-term replacement for Qera Tierra while also obtaining Josip Brajdic, a striker from 1896 Ebor who is a bit of a poacher. Brajdic should fit right in with Ming, with Vorster and Dostoevich feeding the ball to Wright and Brajdic; with Potts and Thomas to distribute the ball, they’ll continue to be one of the highest goalscoring teams in the league.

Ming's mindset about their squad remains one of the most unique in the league - the fanbase isn't really concerned about where they finish as long as they continue to play entertaining, high-octane football. Many experts think that this is because of Ming's populace - high-end people who care more for something fun to watch than success. This does take the pressure off of Ming's brass and the squad.

Given the amount of firepower they have in their front four, Ming will always be in contention of an IFCF berth. Their newly built defense held up pretty well in the last season, and the incorporation of Wilkins can only help. As always, the big question will be whether or not they can score enough to create a cushion for the defense, which will be tested often due to free-flowing style that the team plays. It seems weak to say they'll finish in ninth, but it's impossible to try to guess which Ming will show up.

MYANA

MG Marco Hemmings (48)

GK Katerina Olexander (23)
RB Thamior Liadon (125)
CB Jens Clemence (23) (RES)
CB White Baugh (30)
LB Monika Strasbourg (30) (RES) CAPTAIN
CM/AM Snéachda (24)
CM/DM Sinead MacDougall (28)
RAM Jacqueline Holt (27)
CAM Marko Zup (20)
LAM/LW Isolde Reader (21)
/ ST Enrico Hanson-Conavacio (25) (RES)

GK Ines Delsarte (28)
RB Marianne Côté (33)
CB Miliano Sorren (33)
CB Chevy Lambert (27)
LB Durgali Baxayev (19)
CM Kirsten Vincento (33)
CM Nendez Su (28)
CM Tania Burnley (30)
RAM Rosella Counts (26)
CAM Devin Russell (33)
LAM/CM Tank King (25)
ST Yera Amerique (29)

Nickname: Islanders
Fans: Islanders, Myaners
Location: Myana, Myana Island, Chromatika
Owner: Myana Fishermen Collective
Stadium: Island Dome (Cap. 133,000; 35,000 Seats)
Manager:

Marco Hemmings (48)
Captain: LB Monika Strasbourg
Predicted Starting XI: (4-2-3-1) -

Olexander;

Liadon -

Clemence - Baugh -

Strasbourg; Snéachda -

MacDougall; Holt - Zup -

Reader;

/

Hanson-Conavacio.
In: LAM/LW Isolde Reader (Parrhesia United, 8M), CM/AM Snéachda (Chromatik, 7M), AM Devin Russell (Kynxe, 0.5M), RW Jacquelie Holt (Lhor, 1.5M).
Out: LAM/LM Maryanna Casavant (Delphi Lions, 3M), CAM Arley Barrios (Bohemians Metropolis, 3.25M), CM Mordecai Brandtner (Raven River, 1M), RAM Catheline Anastasiadis (Raven River, 1M), CB Evalyn Oh (Anomalies, 1M).
Retired: None.
Drafted: CB Jens Clemence (Southern Chromatik University).

You Might Be a Myana Fan if... You like being a historical powerhouse, you like contending for the title every season, you like the Islander Dome, you like a cannon going off very time the home team scores a goal, you are a fan of goalscoring, you like Enrico Hanson-Conavacio, or you like being by the ocean.

Background: Biggest port city in Chromatika. Second biggest city in Chromatika. Naval headquarters of Chromatika. Second biggest fishing town of Chromatika. Tourist attraction. What isn't Myana? Winners of the first three titles of the now-defunct League Chromatiks, they remain one of the best sides in the league. Islanders have one of the biggest fan bases as well, and their tradition of firing a cannon every time a goal is scored by the home team is one of the most unique in the league.

Key Player: CAM Marko Zup
Name to Watch: LAM/LW Isolde Reader
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★★★★ Media Presence ★★★★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★★★ Club Culture ★★★★ Momentum ★★★
Fans' Expectation: IFCF Berth.
Pundits' Prediction: 6th.

Myana: The Youth Movement

Madison Bilboa has really done something right in the first five seasons of the Rainbow League System, winning the Red League in Season 1, signing Enrico Hanson-Conavacio, and getting the trio of Catheline Anastasiadis, Arley Barrios, and Maryanna Casavant to feed Enrico the ball. This combination has led to the Islanders never missing the IFCF, always being in title contention till late in the season, and playing at a high level.

In Season 6, things started to crumble apart. Myana needed Ming to lose to Alnio on the final Matchday and win against Brisara FC to make it to the IFCF at all. A disconnect between the Myana brass and Madison Bilboa began to form: Bilboa wanted to give her aging veterans another shot at playing together while the Myana Fishermen Collective wanted to start building for the future around Enrico and Zeta Rekan Marko Zup.

Ultimately, Madison Bilboa resigned, and the aging core of players that had made Myana who they were - Mordecai Brandtner, Arley Barrios, Catheline Anastasiadis, and Maryanna Casavant - were all let go. Now, the oldest human starter on the roster (Liadon doesn't count) is thirty, and the face of the squad are Zup and Enrico.

Let go after he couldn't satisfy the appetite of a football-crazed nation like Tumbra, Marco Hemmings has been brought in to spearhead this new youth movement. Signing Isolde Reader to play left wing absolutely helps, while stealing Snéachda from Chromatik is also a plus, as it allows MacDougall to continue to play her role as holding midfielder while having the Schottian/Chromatik dual national push the ball to Zup, Reader, and Holt with Hanson-Conavacio ahead of them.

As long as this squad has Enrico, they'll always be a threat for the title. Losing Bilboa and all that veteran leadership isn't great, but they absolutely have pieces to play around. Marko Zup's years on the bench have come to fruition, as the youngster is ready to start and make a bigger impact.

Monika Strausbourg will continue to provide leadership from the Left Back position, while youngster Jens Clemence joins Liadon, Baugh, and Strasbourg in helping keep Katerina Olexander clean. Olexander's first season started off rough but the Nepharan was able to have a much stronger second half, yielding 53 goals through her first season with the Red League.

This is going to be the hardest season that Myana has had to deal with in recent memory. There are plenty of new players to fit into the system, and the amount of experience lost can't be overstated. It'll be a challenge for Hemmings to see if he can corral them to the IFCF.

OMNIO

MG Steve Nicholls (53)

GK Declan Turner-Cont (23) (RES)
RB Paul-Louis Aubert (23)
CB Hammond Wilkerspoon (27) CAPTAIN
CB Niandra Ammerspein (29)
LB Jet McBride (24)
CM Zander Young (23)
LM/CM/DM Anna Henling (25)
RW Cail Coghlan (34)
CM/AM Bardley McAllister (28)
LW Shane Eckerthorp (24)
ST Nigel Erskine (26)

GK Teddy Yarr (27)
RB Sara Rie (29)
CB Daysi Leavell (32)
CB Beatrice Carrox (29)
LB Carol-Ann Potts (29)
CM Annamarie Cowber (32)
CM Nevin Wix (26)
RW Niandros Thermox (29)
AM Py Ylio Ong (29)
AM Kailey Pict (27)
LW Gammond Tieter (23)
ST Gilda Howard (30)

Nickname: Tech
Fans: Techies, Omnies
Location: Omnio, Capital District, Chromatika
Owner: Beshira Technologies
Stadium: The Tech Center (Cap. 23,600)
Manager: Steve Nicholls (53)
Captain: CB Hammond Wilkerspoon
Predicted Starting XI: (4-2-3-1) -

Turner-Cont;

Aubert - Wilkerspoon - Ammerspein -

McBride;

Young -

Henling;

Coghlan - McAllister - Eckerthorp;

Erskine.
In: LM/CM/DM Anna Henling (Pesfield Trees FC, 1.5M), AM Py Ylio Ong (Anfanhar City, 0.5M), CM Bardley McAllister (Felswyr, 1M), AM Kailey Pict (Wix City, 0.5M)
Out: GK Jericho Ishon (Lanar, 0.75M), RM Richard West (Z’ai’ai, 0.5M), RM Rivington Mist (Anfanhar, 0.5M), LM Jim Manse (Alnio, 1M), LM Henriette Distreaux (Naval FC, 0.5M)
Retired: None.
Drafted: GK Declan Turner-Cont (University of the Islands),

You Might Be an Omnio Fan if... You like a rags to riches story (from the third division to the first in five seasons is insane!), you are fan of a blue-collar town, you're a supporter of teams from small cities, you are a technical minded person, or you like the color template.

Background: Located at the southeast corner of the Capital District, Omnio is a small tech town of barely over 40,000. Run by Beshira Technologies, a small competitor to Black Raven Technologies that focuses more on semiconductors, Omnio has really climbed the ranks since the reformation of the Rainbow League System. They’re passionate yet cordial, high-spirited but hard-working. It’s a good town.

Key Player: ST Nigel Erskine
Name to Watch: LM/CM/DM Anna Henling
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★ Media Presence ★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★★★ Club Culture ★★★★★ Momentum ★★★
Fans' Expectation: Stay Clear of Relegation
Prediction: 12th.

Omnio: Reshuffling the Deck
Omnio has been a feel-good story in the Rainbow League System, from how they went from the Orange League to the Red League in five seasons to how they've survived multiple seasons in the Red League. The Techies are the best example of a team that's consistently punching above their weight, and an epitome of the rags to riches mindset.

Omnio slid a single place last season, but scored eighteen less goals than the season prior. Nigel Erskine did most of the damage for the squad, while Zander Young and Jet McBride were also standout players in their quest to not be relegated. They were successful, never being truly in danger of relegation, but it became clear that Mauricio Oswalt wanted more from the club.

In a controversial decision, Beshira Technologies decided to terminate Oswalt's contract, stating that "We do not have the resources to get this team to the level that he (Mauricio) wants, and we feel like we will only be weighing him down if he were to stay here and not be allowed to have the room to explore other opportunities." Basically, Omnio was saying that they were perfectly happy being a mid-table club that tries to not be relegated, and that Oswalt was aiming too high for what the club could accomplish on a perennial basis.

In Steve Nicholls, they've found a Manager who is perfectly okay with keeping Omnio at the level that they are at and challenging them to continue to survive in the Red League. The change in formation from a 4-3-3 to a 4-2-3-1 did lead to a change in personnel, with Captain Jim Manse leaving for Alnio; the team was lucky enough to get Bradley McAllister from Felswyr and an intriguing prospect in Anna Henling from Sylestone.

Declan Turner-Cont replaces Jericho Ishon at goalkeeper, having caught many football fans' eyes by his heroics with University of the Islands, while the aforementioned Henling will have the opportunity to play her position in whichever style that she sees fit. A midfielder who can play both central, defensive, and left, Henling can drop back with McAllister, play ahead of him, or join the attack from the left side as needed.

Especially with the change to a 4-2-3-1, the Techies' attack will begin and end with Nigel Erskine, whose accolades with the club have resulted in a callup to Tumbra's national team as of late. He'll have help from the duo of Coghlan and Eckerthorp, both wingers who don't mind having the striker be the one to bury the ball in the back of the net. With an unchanged defensive core and a young player trying to prove himself in goal, Omnio hopes that this will secure yet another season as the most unlikeliest of clubs to survive in the Red League.

SANAR

MG George Hasada (68)

GK Lew Karlov (23)
RCB Joda Daniels (28) CAPTAIN
CB Tasha Short (33)
LB/CB Chet Rockwell (32)
RWB Marie-Ange Brassard (28)
CM/AM Oz Kizilkaya (27)
CM/DM Reza Karaduman (23)
LWB Xalan-Cynav Erv (26)
AM Stela Dzunovski (29)
AM Erewon Sanctin (24)
ST Brown Uleaven (26)

GK Pila Istaban (31)
RCB Chu Bard (33)
CB Agnes Omar (31)
CB Jerome Torres (33)
LCB Nehari Iga (32)
RWB Alessandra Dunson (33)
CM Hilton Roman (32)
CM Tabitha Kreisel (32)
LWB Vivien Rodrigues (33)
AM Alexandre Soares (32)
AM Mari Fil (24)
ST Xochitl Tetreault (30)

Nickname: Yellow Jackets, Black-and-Yellows
Fans: Bees, Keepers
Location: Sanar, Rainbow District, Chromatika
Owners: Raul Carpenter
Stadium: The Hive (Cap. 122,000, 30,200 Seats)
Manager: George Hasada (68)
Captain: RCB Joda Daniels
Predicted Starting XI: Karlov; Daniels - Short - Rockwell; Brassard - Kizilkaya - Karaduman - Erv; Dzunovski - Sancti; Uleaven.
In: ST Brown Uleaven (Fukushira Guerilla, 1.2M), ST Xochitl Tetreault (Deloitte, 1M), CB Agnes Omar (Hanai Breakers, 0.5M), GK Pila Istaban (Shantarr, 0.5M), CB Chu Bard (Z’ai’ai, 0.5M).
Out: GK Onésime Fabron (Anomalies, 0.5M), RCB Raphaelle Gaspar (Eyrods, 0.5M), ST Kriegal Lowrie (Flames of the West, 0.3M), ST Innox Xarillon (Lhor, 0.75M).
Retired: CB Germaine Pointer (35).
Drafted: None.

You Might Be a Sanar Fan If… You are a Sanar resident who likes having one up on Lanar, you like the black and yellow theme, you like the 3-4-2-1 formation (Hasada will not let it go), you like supporting a yo-yo club, or youlike bees.

Background: Located in the southern side of the Rainbow District, Sanar is the younger brother of Lanar. It is the headquarters of Death Templars Law Firm, the nation’s best at legal and professional services, and sponsor of the Orange League. In the League Chromatiks system, Lanar and Sanar were both often present for the Deprí Derby; in recent years, both teams have been swapping spots and not being in the same League. The return of this Derby will be one to keep an eye on.

Key Player: AM Stela Dzunovski
Name to Watch: ST Brown Uleaven
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★ Media Presence ★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★ Club Culture ★★★★★ Momentum ★★
Fans' Expectation: Relegation (but defeat Lanar if they can).
Prediction: 16th.

Sanar: The Return of the Rainbow Derby
When talking about derbies in the Red League, some come to mind immediately: The Chromia Derby between Anomalies and Chromatik, the Minor Chromia Derby between Chromatik and Crossroads, the Urrhed Derby between Tihon and Urrheddiao, the so-called “Title Clash” between Myana and Anomalies, and the like.

One of the most bitter ones in Rainbow League history is the Deprí Derby. Named as such because it had Deprí Lanar going against Deprí Sanar, the two cities may be called brothers, but they absolutely despise each other. In the days of the Chromatik Party, Deprí Lanar and Deprí Sanar were both work camps where the Chromatik Party sent dissenters to be forced to work their time off. This made the two cities always compete against each other to get preferential treatment, leading to the animosity.

Now, after the Rainbow Revolution, that ill will is starting to go away, but remains out there on the pitch. Every season where Lanar is present without Sanar, Lanar will not let it go; the vice versa is also true, making their rivalry a spicy one to keep track.

Last season, George Hasada’s Yellow Jackets scored 63 goals and conceded 44; they barely lost the title to Knetyohai, but the Yellow Jackets are back. Innox Xarillon did all right by scoring twenty-one while the Attacking Midfielders also had double digits in goals scored. Lew Karlov had his second-best season for the Yellow Jackets as the young Savojar has really started to come into form.

Despite losing Xarillon, the Yellow Jackets have gained Brown Uleaven of Ko-oren; Xochitl Tetreault is a welcome addition on the bench. Stela Dzunovski is their engine that makes things go on the offensive side of the ball, the Squornshelan having stuck to the squad despite their recent troubles.

This squad isn’t here to win games, they’re here to make life hell for one squad and not embarrass themselves if they can help it. As long as Hasada’s team can trip up Lanar, their fans will be happy. They will be the underdog in both their matchups against Lanar, but in rivalry games, you just never know.

TIHON

MG Hecate Charing (53)
AMG Christina Applegate (52)

GK Ramola Carolan(28)
RB Curtis Tremblay (28)
CB Charles Mettre (27)
CB Loida Toliver (26)
LB Sander Katarec (32)
RM Kimber Tacey (30)
CM Nick Mariner (33) (RES)
CM/DM Rory McNair (32)
LM Helio Hama (31)
ST Joel Haodao (29) (RES) CAPTAIN
ST Roanna Murin (26)

GK Gerard Bux (30)
RB Michel Ancel (28)
CB Frederick Inger (25)
CB Rudolph Rappold (31)
LB Eric Gauthier (28)
RM Kevin Beaux (28)
CM Stefany Hadfield (30)
CM/DM Josefina Portieri (20)
CM Xavier Punaeter (32)
LM Emilie Deshaies (28)
ST Rowena Sierra (35)
ST/LW/RW Hong Yeong-Sahm (19)

Nickname: Tide
Fans: Wave Riders, Surfers
Location: Tihon, Urrhed Island, Chromatika
Owner: The Port of Tihon
Stadium: The Tidal Wave (Cap. 95,210; 25,000 Seats)
Manager:

Hecate Charing (53), Christina Applegate (52)
Captain: ST Joel Haodao
Predicted Starting XI: (4-4-2) -

Carolan;

Tremblay - Mettre - Toliver -

Katarec; Tracey -

Mariner -

McNair - Hama;

Haodao -

Murin.
In: RB Curtis Tremblay (Bayern Phoenix, 13M), ST Roanna Murin (Southfell United, 9M), ST Rowena Sierra (Aries Chariots, Free).
Out: ST Harriet Corver (Brookford Otters, 1.5M), RB Raul Vitan (Chromatik, 3M), ST Garret Intera (Flames of the West, 0.3M).
Retired: None.
Drafted: None.

You Might Be a Tihon Fan if... You like being the only five-time winner in Chromatik domestic football history (with all five being in a row!), you are a fan of Nepharans in the Red League, you like a team to be owned by a city, you like supporting a team that's always in the mix, or you like entertaining football.

Background: Located on the northern half of Urrhed Island, Tihon is another fishing town, like Urrheddiao and Myana. It is also a tourist attraction due to the huge open beaches in the area. The Tidal Wave is the focal point of the city, as many Chromatik stadiums are. The Tide ruled the Chromatik League days, winning five titles in a row behind Brendo Schmidt and Catheline Alister. They’ve had a much harder time of things in the Red League, but still remain one of the marquee names in Chromatik football.

Key Player: ST Joel Haodao
Name to Watch: ST Roanna Murin
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★★★ Media Presence ★★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★★ Club Culture ★★★ Momentum ★★★
Fans' Expectation: IFCL Berth.
Prediction: 3rd.

Tihon: Consistency, Consistency.
Long gone are the days of absolute dominance by Tihon in the era of the Chromatik League; in the recent years, Tihon have become the reliable contender to give whomever is going for the title all that they can handle. Never finishing out of fifth place, they haven’t won a title in the Red League, but they’ve always been around.

Last season, it was the same story. Though Wirr Tsi won the title by ten points, Tihon were the only ones to ever give them a scare. Ramola Carolan won the Silver Glove with 36 goals conceded, Joel Haodao led the team with sixteen goals scored, and the central midfield of Nick Mariner and Rory McNair did their job in dictating pace.

There has been some talk among Tihon fans that second place is simply not enough; however, the Port of Tihon have stressed patience, awareness, and most of all, consistent excellence. They spent 22M NSD this offseason, getting Curtis Tremblay (the first Darmeni in Red League history) to replace a departing Raul Vitan and Roanna Murin to take the place of an aging Harriet Corver.

Tihon’s gameplan remains as consistently simple as ever: play solid defense, turn the ball toward a very capable midfield (who are all thirty and over, by the way), with Tacey and Hama being capable enough to pepper in goals from range. However, it all goes to the Striking duo - the Captain Haodao and the newcomer Murin. It's the same formation that Charing has used for a long time, and Tihon know how to play it well.

With the amount of money starting to be spent by Chromatik and Lhor, Tihon’s spot is starting to be in jeopardy. Wirr Tsi will ever be the title favorite given the amount of youth and momentum they have, while Chromatik remain as hungry as ever. Given history, though, it would be a fool’s errand to count out Tihon.

Will continued IFCF berths be enough for this squad? What will the public think of them? Complacency can be viewed as poison, but consistency through such a long period of time can only be viewed as strength. When they remain as consistent, perhaps they'll end up winning that elusive title in the Rainbow League System someday.

Until then, Tihon will continue to do what they do - play solid football, bloody some noses, and remain relevant.

TOR

MG Lynn Branch (61)

GK Gabrielle Dick (28)
RB Toby Turner (28)
CB Thomas Kirk (29)
CB Amadou Duret (20)
LB Vincenzo Wilkins (26)
RM/RW Abigail Jones (21)
CM/DM Indira Haxon (32) CAPTAIN
CM Willy Koop (24)
LM Katrina Rothers (29)
ST Jimmy McCarthy (30)
ST Marion Clercin (22)

GK Bryce Galloway (30)
RB Lara Do Rosário (34)
CB Max Anderson (27)
CB Hyacinth Player (32)
LB Jodi Hanna (29)
RM Landon Keller (30)
CM Elisa Gibson (32)
CM Xocitl Vicari (32)
CM Corrine Crosby (26)
LM Brenda Allison (26)
ST Mikhail Instanhil (28)
ST Cass Lazaridis (34)

Nickname: Teal
Fans: Blues, Tealers, Torians
Location: Tor, Urrhed Island, Chromatika
Owner: Shanni Bostock
Stadium: Tor Block (Cap. 13,000)
Manager: Lynn Branch (61)
Captain: CM Indira Haxon
Predicted Starting XI: (4-4-2) - Dick; Calvet - Kirk -

Duret - Wilkins;

Jones - Haxon - Koop -

Rothers;

McCarthy -

Clercin.
In: RM/RW Abigail Jones (Cleorough FC, 2M), CB Amadou Duret (Fliserboding, 1M), RB Édouard Calvet (Chromatik, 1M), RB Lara Do Rosário (Wirr Tsi, 0.5M).
Out: RB Aiofe Ruth (Delphi Lions, Free), RB Toby Turner (Wirr Tsi, 1M), CB Craig James (Brisara FC, 1M), RM Devora Montalbo (Alnio, 0.5M).
Retired: None.
Drafted: None.

You Might Be a Tor Fan if... You're a fan of small town teams, you like a team that stays loyal to their players, you like the color teal, you like being fan of the team with one of the shortest names in the Red League, or you like being a fan of a new fanbase.

Background: A town located in the northeastern part of Urrhed island, Tor is a surfer's paradise. They were the laughingstock of the league for many years in the early days, but have finally landed a team into the Red League. Owned by an entrepreneur by the name of Shianni Bostock, one of Chromatika's biggest stockbrokers, Tor is a small-town team making waves, like Felswyr.

Key Player: LM Katrina Rothers
Name to Watch: CM Indira Haxon
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★ Media Presence ★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★ Club Culture ★★★ Momentum ★★★★
Fans' Expectation: Stay Clear of Relegation.
Pundits' Prediction: 13th.

Tor: Up Against the Wall
It wasn’t too long ago that Tor was the laughingstock of Chromatik football. Back when there were only two divisions in the League Chromatiks, they were always near the bottom; they then fell off the map altogether until the Third Division started being reported in the Chromatik League, placing second in the Island Division to make it to the Orange League when the Rainbow League System started.

Recent success has seen them survive for three years in the Red League, a remarkable feat given their market and size; they extended that by virtue of winning the Promotion/Relegation Playoff against Z’ai’ai, with Katrina Rothers, Jimmy McCarthy, Marion Clercin, and Gabrielle Dick being the key players.

Katrina Rothers, sister to Alnio’s Katie Rothers, scored eleven goals from the Left Midfielder position, providing a tertiary scoring threat to McCarthy and Clercin; McCarthy continued his excellent stint as the main Striker for the Teal.

As the team continues to try to survive in the Red League, they strategically spent 4.5M NSD this past window, upgrading at Right Midfielder, Center Back, and Right Back. Abigail Jones will hope to provide yet another layer to the Tor attack while Amadou Duret and Édouard Calvet join Thomas Kirk and Vincenzo Wilkins in the quest to keep Gabrielle as clean as possible.

Captain and talisman Indira Haxon continues to chug along, being responsible for both assisting the defense and pushing the ball up to the front two. Tor wants to be a Tihon but lacks the quality of personnel to do what the Tide does - which won’t stop them from trying, to be fair.

With the quality of rosters continuing to increase around the league, Tor’s days may be coming short in the Red League. Lynn Branch is one of the better player-by-player Managers in the league, and may just be able to squeeze out enough to survive.

For that to occur, Rothers will need to repeat the master season while Jones chips in with five or six goals. McCarthy will need to be in double digits, and Clercin will need to do what she does, being there for the secondary strike. Though Gabrielle Dick has gotten better in recent years, to think that this defense can keep out too many goals would be asking for too much.

Tor will be in it till the end. Whether or not they'll actually survive another year is another thing altogether. At least it'll be entertaining, and they've lasted way longer than anybody gave them credit for. The field awaits.

URRHEDDIAO

MG Ruo Xiaolan (39)

GK Kimi Herrington (32) CAPTAIN
RB Jasper Hardy (24) (RES)
CB Alan Wiseman (28)
CB Varazdat Stubbs (27) (RES)
LB Jiawei Chuan (26)
RCM/CM Miwa Angogh (25)
DM Basile Vaugrenard (28) (RES)
RAM/RW Falko Schatz (26)
AM Thomás “PRIMITIVO” Ceballos Cantú (21)
LAM/LW Jamal Pontbriand (32)
ST Renira Schanzer (26)

GK Ali Nunez (34)
RB Vina Sainz (30)
CB Dorotea Patterson (26)
CB Parlie Cabrales (31)
LB Bernado Bittinger (31)
CM Xavier Brito (30)
CM Willard Ang, Jr. (23)
CM Mark Kristien (32)
RAM Beulah Barrett (28)
AM Rosalie Charles (27)
LAM Americe Caliophe (33)
ST Michal Shevchuk (27)

Nickname: United
Fans: United
Location: Urrheddiao, Urrhed Island, Chromatika
Owner: The People of Urrheddiao
Stadium: United Center (Cap. 120,000; 28,000 Seats)
Manager:

Ruo Xiaolan (39)
Captain: GK Kimi Herrington
Predicted Starting XI: (4-2-3-1) - Herrington;

Hardy -

Wiseman -

Stubbs -

Jiawei; Angogh -

Vaugrenard;

Schatz -

Primitivo - Pontbriand;

Schanzer.
In: RW Falko Schatz (VfL Reinbronn, 3M), Thomás “PRIMITIVO” Ceballos Cantú (Scunthorpe de Puyevier, 3M), RB Vina Sainz (Alnio, 0.5M), CM Mark Kristien (Hanai Breakers, 0.5M), LW Jamal Pontbriand (Knetyohai, 2M), LAM Americe Caliophe, GK Ali Nunez (Vitoron, 0.5M).
Out: GK Samir Bogdani (Spartak Eaglearm, Free), CM/AM Nero Ita (Z’ai’ai, 1.5M), RCM Richard Hye (Knetyohai, 0.5M), LCM Tammara Ferrari (Eyrods City FC, 0.75), LCM Iaiah Howe (Pria, 0.5M), ST Ophelia Love (Hanai Breakers, 1.5M).
Retired: RB Olivia An (38), CM Murielle Durand (35).
Drafted: CM Willard Ang Jr. (Pria Technical College).

You Might Be an Urrheddiao Fan if... You like defensive football, you like bloodying the noses of all the so-called elite squads, you like the color purple, you don't mind ugly football, or you support Urrhed Island football but don't like Tihon.

Background: Located at the southernmost point of Urrhed, Urrheddiao is the seafood capital of Chromatika. It is here that a lot of the fish in the country is processed. The fans are quite loyal here, and the rivalry with fellow Islanders Myana is something to watch. Initially, United owners wanted the stadium to be right by the water. However, safety concerns over the huge tidal waves in the winter forced the stadium to be about fifteen miles off the coast. The stadium can be transformed into a place where a lot of the city can take shelter in in the event of a tsunami or a typhoon, as it sits at the highest point on the island.

Key Player: GK Kimi Herrington
Name to Watch: ST Renira Schanzer
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★★ Media Presence ★★★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★★ Club Culture ★★★★★ Momentum ★★★
Fans' Expectation: Top Half of Table.
Pundits' Prediction: 10th.

Urrheddiao: A Change of the Guard
Urrheddiao has always been a hard out in the Red League, playing extremely suffocating defense behind the leadership of Erika Morningstar and having one of the best keepers in the league in Kimi Herrington. Despite not being anywhere near the title chase in the last few seasons, they’ve been always around and playing hard.

Erika Morningstar has never been a successful Manager. She manages as hard as anyone, but either there’s a disconnect between the players or Urrheddiao just haven’t had the players to get the work done.

Last season, Herrington only conceded forty-two goals, good for third in Golden Glove competition, but the team could only muster up twenty-six goals even with the signing of Renira Schanzer. United struggled through the entire league, needing a win over Umbar on the final matchday to stay clear of relegation and continue their tradition.

With results falling - they went from fifth to seventh to thirteenth in the last three seasons - Urrheddiao brass made the right call: letting Erika Morningstar go. It wasn’t the easiest decision, as her presence on the sidelines has been synonymous with United football for the better part of a decade, but it’s the right decision if this squad is to start sniffing around the IFCF berths again.

Ruo Xiaolan keeps the club’s proclivity of hiring female managers. She’s unproven, but she has a good head on her shoulders and a very new way of looking at things. The change to a 4-2-3-1 meant replacing of many of the team’s established players, and the incoming of plenty of others. Chief among them are Falko Schatz from Siovanija and Teusland and Thomás “Primitivo” Ceballos Cantú from Montaña Verde.

Schatz is a workhorse who is great at tracking back, which fits Urrheddiao’s strengths; he will still play the ball up to Schanzer. Cantú, or “Primitivo”, as he likes to be known, is the best young Verdean player of his generation that will take all the set pieces for the team going forward.

This team’s identity will always remain their strong defense. Herrington is only thirty-two in goal, while the back four of Hardy, Wiseman, Stubbs, and Jiawei all return, with Hardy having played the initial first season now. Angogh has learned how to play for this club, while Vaugrenard’s gaining of resident status has helped the club. Schatz and Primitivo will play alongside Pontbriand, who came over from Knetyohai; Schanzer is the lone striker.

Think of this Urrheddiao club as a modified version of Myana that prefers to be a bit more defensive; it will be an interesting matchup when those two clubs clash. Five clubs in the Red League use the 4-2-3-1, but Urrheddiao should be the one to concede the least number of goals.

With all the changes, there is some excitement about where this version of Urrheddiao can do. First things first, though, is surviving another season in the Red League. They should be able to without much trouble.

WIRR TSI

MG Zhaxi Nanlei (50)

GK Kathie Begley (26) CAPTAIN
RB Viktor Szôcs (22) (RES)
CB Carlo Callejon (23)
CB Viktor Rew (28)
LB Tiana Revels (30)
RCM/DM Leysa Burns (28)
CM/AM Sara Kristoffersdóttir (21)
LCM Wan Sheping (22)
RW Kendra Carpenter (24)
/ ST Artem Kohut (25)
LW Rila Enix (24)

GK Cyra Ittobon (23)
RB Toby Turner (28)
CB Hugh Lasky (30)
CB Pal Cervantes (28)
CB Ring Gwne (25)
LB Jarret Rowles (31)
RCM Carlota Tiner (30)
CM Leo Burr (31)
LCM Stefani Tansey (32)
RW Tommie Nicol (30)
ST Kaytlyn Victoriane (35)
LW Xi Xe (34)

Nickname: Shock
Fans: Shockers, Batteries
Location: Wirr Tsi, Capital District, Chromatika
Owner: Calania Motors (Quebec)
Stadium: The Shock (Cap. 51,350; 18,000 Seats)
Manager:

Zhaxi Nanlei (50)
Captain: GK Kathie Begley
Predicted Starting XI: (4-3-3) - Begley;

Szôcs -

Callejon - Rew - Revels; Burns -

Kristoffersdóttir -

Wan;

Carpenter -

/

Kohut - Enix.
In: ST Artem Kohut (Umnama’kik-Inverness 1877, 6M), LB Jarret Rowles (Diamondqueen, 1M), RW/ST Kaytlyne Victoriane (Falourr, 0.5M), LM/LAM/ST Xi Xe (Tuncanviul Tijgers, Free), DM Leysa Burns (Chromatik, 8M), LW Rila Enix (Lhor, 5M), CB Ring Gwen (Chromatik, 0.6M), RB Toby Turner (Tor, 1M).
Out: LW/LB Rudy Yáñez (CA Paulinthal, 3.5M), LW Sylvie Reynolds (Trimidau Rukiya, 1.5M), ST Kyle Falcon (Hagejoki, 1M), RB Lara Do Rosário (Tor, 0.5M), LB Colette Gomes (Urrhed FC, 0.75M), RCM Evelina Cauthen (Lorentine Jackals, 0.3M).
Retired: ST Hamit Karadere (37).
Drafted: None.

You Might Be a Wirr Tsi Fan if... You are a fan of new money, you like defensive minded football, you like Zhaxi Nanlei's managerial style, you think that the slew of acquisitions will be enough to get the team to a new level, or you like a team that's under Quebecois ownership.

Background: Wirr Tsi, a city that is more towards the Mountain District, is where the Chromatik Air Force is now located, with over sixty percent of the population being military. Besides being an air force town, it's also where a lot of the armaments are manufactured. It's not a very exciting town, but an important one. Though the army has moved to Knetyohai, Wirr Tsi (pronounced Wurr Chee) kept the Air Force contingent. With Calania Motors having acquired the team, there is much optimism.

Key Player: RW Kendra Carpenter
Name to Watch: ST Artem Kohut
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★★★ Media Presence ★★★★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★★★ Club Culture ★★★★★ Momentum ★★★★★
Fans' Expectation: Repeat as Champions.
Pundits' Prediction: 1st.

Wirr Tsi: Long May They Reign
Wirr Tsi has been on the path of constant improvement since they finish twelfth in the league in Season 2. After getting Zhaxi Nanlei, the even-keeled, unflappable Yue Manager, the Shock have been on one quest: to become relevant.

For the longest time, funding remained one of their biggest problems. Being tied to the Chromatik Air Force was good, but as Chromatik armed forces aren’t allowed to spend too much money into sporting clubs, they were capped on funds. That was when Calania Motors of Quebec stepped in.

Spending 17.5M NSD last window, the Shock were one of the favorites coming in. Wirr Tsi lost four games in the first ten and conceded ten goals, but everybody stayed their course. It was taking time for their new players to learn how to play with each other. Those ten goals would end up being half of what Kathie Begley gave up all year. Going 7-1-2 in the middle ten and 7-2-1 in the final ten, the Shock won the title by ten points, clinching it well before the last Matchday and winning their first title in the process.

Kendra Carpenter proved to be worth every dollar that they paid as the Brenecian Winger won almost every award (New Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year, Foreigner of the Year, Player of the Year, and All-Pro Team First Team) while scoring seventeen goals. Sara Kristoffersdóttir spread the ball around well while Carlo Callejon helped the back four keep Kathie Begley to yet another Golden Glove.

Even before the parade’s luster had faded, Nanlei and Calania Motors had plans for the season to come. Instead of looking at foreign players, Wirr Tsi looked at the quality of Chromatik talent abroad that was starting to age. In gaining all of Jarret Rowles, Kaytlyn Victoriane, and Xi Xe, they have gained players who have not only played at a high level at the club level but also started for the Chromatik National Team. Kaytlyn Victoriane is a former Galaticos Player of the Year and will be counted on for impact minutes off the bench while Jarret Rowles’s presence as the senior member of the backfield will be that of a voice of reason.

To go alongside the increase of quality on the bench, the Shock used their status as new champions to poach two players from their competition in the Red League: Leysa Burns from Chromatik and Rila Enix from Lhor. Burns is one of the best Defensive Midfielders in the League, and will help Sara go even further up the field; Enix will take the spot vacated by the brief stint of Sylvie Reynolds, having proven her chops with Lhor the previous season.

Add in the only addition from outside the country - Artem Kohut of Busoga/Delaclava - and you’ve a team that is very young and very hungry. There are eight players on the Starting XI that are twenty-six or less. Only one player is thirty years old. The amount of young talent is staggering.

So, who is Artem Kohut and why did he replace Kyle Falcon? Kohut is flashy, he is young, and he knows how to handle pressure in big matches. He won’t need to do too much with the presence of Carpenter and Enix - just be around the ball and hammer it in when the opportunity presents itself.

After winning the title, they’ve only made their team better. They should be heavy favorites to be the fourth team to win back-to-back titles. It’s their time to shine.

by **Chromatika** » Tue Aug 03, 2021 10:19 pm

Rainbow League System Season Seven Preview

Orange League
All crests courtesy of Vulpine Sportif

PROMOTION CHASERS

HANAI BREAKERS
Nickname: Breakers
Location: Hanai, Capital District, Chromatika
Owner: BGA Foundation
Stadium: Breakers' Rest, Hanai (Cap. 7,800)
Manager: James Masterson (57)
Captain: RM Alla Polishchuk
Predicted Starting XI: (4-3-1-2) - Allison;

Arigosji -

Tronsson - Ansov - Drea; Polishchuk -

Wolf -

Kepelewako; Milhaud;

Taylor - Kamau.
Key Players: GK Jeremiah Allison, AM Lukas Wolf, ST Sanguine Kamau
Summary: Remember when James Masterson vowed that he would one day return? How many seasons can Hanai Breakers be favored? With one of the stingiest defenses in the Rainbow League System, a veteran core group of players, and a young dynamic wonderkid in Sanguine Kamau, they have the squad to final make it come true.

Z'AI'AI
Nickname: Mountaineers
Location: Z'ai'ai, Mountain District, Chromatika
Owner: Z'ai'ai Lumber
Stadium: Z'ai'ai Field (Cap. 113,000; 40,000 Seats)
Manager:

Ásbjörn Tachibana (56)
Captain: ST Kirsten Ennai
Predicted Starting XI: (4-4-2) -

Aispiolea; Alexandre - Mnache -

Hu -

Mornington; Nweto -

Galloweigh - Ita - Olivier;

Clarke - Ennai.
Key Players: GK Onbera Aispiolea, CB Hu Jiewen, ST Kirsten Ennai
Summary: The nation's yo-yo team is ready for another go at the Red League. Clarke is in her last year and the duo of Galloweigh and Ennai is aging, but with how Aispiolea is playing and the addition of Hu Jiewen and Hugo Mornington on the defensive end, Z’ai’ai should be in it till the end once again.

BRISARA FC
Nickname: Hammers, BFC
Location: Brisara, Mountain District, Chromatika
Owner: The Brisaran Factory
Stadium: The Cathedral (Cap. 27,880)
Manager: Xander Augustine (54)
Captain: CM Lindsay Warner
Predicted Starting XI: (3-4-3) -

Zarragoitia;

Grant - James - Adams; Lefebvre -

Warner - Rowena - Ma; Buckley - Throop - Kempton.
Key Players: GK Xarles Zarragoitia, CM Lindsay Warner, ST Maricela Throop
Summary: After dropping out of the Red League, Brisara let Pedro leave and got Xander Augustine to step in. With the veteran leadership of Warner, Throop, Kempton, and Zarragoitia, there’s a chance they’ll be back into the Red League almost immediately. A group of aging players going for one last push.

UMBAR
Nickname: Monkeys
Location: Umbar, Mountain District, Chromatika
Owner: Umbar Lumber
Stadium: Umbar Ultima (Cap. 81,200; 27,500 Seats)
Manager: Michel St. Laurent (49)
Captain: CB Cyrile Ventura
Predicted Starting XI: Singh; Herron -

Lechie - Ventura -

Coker; Jarvis - Pike -

Demirjian - Potts;

Racette - Ingott.
Key Players: GK Asher Singh, LB Merrick Coker, ST Amaury Racette
Summary: Umbar wasn’t supposed to be in the Red League, and their results last season showed it. Singh is a good keeper and the Delaclav duo of Demirjian and Racette are a joy to watch, but they lack depth in midfield and are aging in some areas - fourth is likely the best they can do.

DARK HORSES

QET
Nickname: Eagles
Location: Qet, Urrhed Island, Chromatika
Owner: The Lars Museum
Stadium: Stadium of Eagles (Cap 23,190)
Manager: Vincevol Miriamme (63)
Captain: LCM Lyle Detwiler
Predicted Starting XI: (4-1-3-2) - Becenti;

Laurenborg - Choi - Deniau - Porg; Robiquet; Nicollier - Linton - Detwiler;

Megoé - Kalashnikov.
Key Players: GK Harriette Becenti, CM Stevie Linton, ST Andrej Kalashnikov
Summary: The Eagles came close last season, and then grabbed some youth. The squad is getting a bit old, but they could potentially make a run. If they do not, it may be time to consider a rebuild around the core of Porg, Lauenborg, Megoé, and Kalashnikov.

CRIX
Nickname: Stars
Location: Crix, Heartland District, Chromatika
Owner: Nicole Brennan
Stadium: Crix Center (Cap. 2,560)
Manager: Georgine Estrella-Jones (59)
Captain: CM Dong Chul Kim
Predicted Starting XI: (4-1-4-1) - Yi; Talty - Pantival - Moshier - Mikeal; Rappan; Huber -

Richards - Kim - Armstrong; Pomochuk.
Key Players: CB Jonas Pantival, LB John Mikeal, CM Dong Chul Kim
Summary: Crix is on the upward path, and with their stingy defense, there is talk that they might be in the Red League soon. A team with a stadium of only 2,560 in the Red League? That would be something else. Estrella-Jones is a taskmaster; don’t be surprised if they actually do it.

EYRODS
Nickname: Jungle Cats
Location: Eyrods, Myana Island, Chromatika
Owner: The Green Fund
Stadium: The Jungle (Cap. 74,590; 26,000 Seats)
Manager: Devin Munoz (58)
Captain: RB Emilee Nordman
Predicted Starting XI: (4-1-4-1) -

Watson; Nordman - Hoglund - Bolt - Cio; Cashmere;

Patzold -

Mikaelsson - Saunier - Maurice; Me.
Key Players: GK Nicole Watson, RB Emilee Nordman, CM Stig Mikaelsson
Summary: Watson proved to be a great signing, while Nordman, Hoglund, and Cio are starting to get old with age. This is another team that is starting to age out a bit; can the youthful core of Watson, Mikaelsson, and Me do the job?

URRHED FC
Nickname: Submarines, Purple-and-Yellow
Location: Urrheddiao, Urrhed Island, Chromatika
Owner: Diedrich & Jillian Nier
Stadium: Nier Field (Cap. 10,000)
Manager:

Rjurik Smolderhøve (64)
Captain: CB Viktor Iphegenie
Predicted Starting XI: (4-3-3) - Harringborn; Peng -

Kristmarsson - Iphegenie - Markseon; Ameh -

Arvonen - Fir; Killan - Sonnel - Aingol.
Key Players: AM Valtteri Arvonen, CB David Kristmarsson, ST Cherry Sonnel
Summary: Jillian Nier is back! As an owner this time. This is a team of young players with something to prove, and the signing of Cherry Sonnel has provided a sense of excitement. They’ve made their intentions clear: hitting the Red League in three seasons or less.

MIDTABLE PURGATORY

MINERS FC
Nickname: Miners
Location: Z'ai'ai, Mountain District, Chromatika
Owner: Meteo Mining Company
Stadium: Miner Field (Cap. 7,205)
Manager:

Rainier Hildebrandt (56)
Captain: GK Nadia Rios
Predicted Starting XI: (4-4-2) - Rios; Milner - Platt - Doyle - Williams; Hwe; Almenkamp - Juarez; Burton - Boudon - Amelie.
Key Players: GK Nadia Rios, DM/CM Anna Hwe, ST Jade Boudon
Summary: Hildebrandt’s first season ended where they thought - middle of the table. They lack the firepower to contend with those of the top half, but with Rios, Hwe, and Boudon, Miners will stay here.

ANCHORS FC
Nickname: Anchors
Location: Myana, Myana Island, Chromatika
Owner: Environs Dock Company
Stadium: The Dock (Cap. 19,240)
Manager: Candice Essai (7)
Captain: RM Dinah Drake
Predicted Starting XI: (4-1-3-2) -

de Bobadilla; Zeman - Barbet - Auvray - Hyex; Burlew; Drake - Hanna - Butler; Liong - Edmond.
Key Players: RB Ribioche Zeman, CM Arnulfo Hanna, ST Beata Edmond
Summary: No change in the Starting XI? Essai is in his last seasons as a Manager and seems content helping this bunch reach their highest dreams. Arnulfo Hanna is the bright spot of this group, even at thirty-one.

TIHON UNITED
Nickname: Cyclones
Location: Tihon, Urrhed Island, Chromatika
Owner: Clarence Pix
Stadium: Cyclone Center (Cap. 5,130)
Manager: Hye-Jung Myung (43)
Captain: CM Molly Wire
Predicted Starting XI: (4-4-2) - Elmond; Hulsey - Iphegenie - Wordsworth (IGR) -

Bone-Vivre; Springer - Wire - Broich - Cameron;

Jacobs - San.
Key Players: GK Jerome Elmond, CB Riley Wordsworth, ST Lily Jacobs
Summary: Little Tihon United continued to keep on, and the addition of Ivon Bone-Vivre and Riley Wordsworth helps keep that identity. Lily Jacobs’s addition in the striking core helps their attack.

PRIA CITY
Nickname: Monarchs
Location: Pria, Coastal District, Chromatik
Owner: Georgine Attawa
Stadium: Monarch Field (Cap. 12,000)
Manager:

Farrione Larrianne (266)
Captain: ST Teriox Sen
Predicted Starting XI: (4-1-2-3) - Efahim; Morgen - Shaner - Lov - Foxx; Ani; Rowesi - Ennio; Han - Sen - Coveny.
Key Players: CB Lanette Shaner, DM Werigo Ani, ST Teriox Sen
Summary: Larrianne is still here, and she’s got a squad that has youth and leadership to spare. Them getting Sen is a huge find, then they’ll try to start building up their team.

RELEGATION BATTLERS

OMNIO CITY
Nickname: Stars
Location: Omnio, Capital District, Chromatika
Owner: The Stars Collective
Stadium: City of Stars (Cap. 2,450)
Manager: Justin Destreaux 45)
Captain: CM Joaquina Canfield
Predicted Starting XI: (4-2-3-1) - Anter; Cousteau - Illimon - Hassad - Hulsey; Eltan - Canfield; Nickerson - Sund - Jones.
Key Players: GK Petrova Anter, LB Mandi Hulsey, ST Jerry Wing
Summary: With the flashiest logo in the Orange League, the Stars will be hard pressed to survive, but do have a few pieces to build on. Canfield is here to help the youth, Anter is a decent keeper, and Wing will score some goals.

PRIA
Nickname: Pride
Location: Pria, Coastal District, Chromatika
Owner: The Pria Compound
Stadium: The Pack (Cap. 67,290; 19,000 Seats)
Manager: June Michaelangelo (57)
Captain: LB Janetta Wenger
Predicted Starting XI: (4-3-2-1) - Myers; Turbeville - Ang - Wold - Etienne; Barber - Andersile - Howe; Jackson - Walter; Lundy.
Key Players: LB Fe Etienne, AM/Cm Iona Walter, ST Mikki Lundy
Summary: Pria keeps losing ground, having to use some untested youth and aged veterans. Fe Etienne, Mikki Lundy, and Riordan Andersile are the glue holding this together.

LORENTINE
Nickname: Lions
Location: Lorentine, Heartland District, Chromatika
Owner: The Lorentine Preserve
Stadium: Lions' Den (Cap. 32,100)
Manager: Curtis Martineau (56)
Captain: CM Sanda Wherry
Predicted Starting XI: (3-4-3) - Bowers; Valentine -

Barker - Crider; Black - Wherry - Lysenko - Robinson; Barinhill - Jacobs - Petersen.
Key Players: CM Sanda Wherry, ST Ethelinde Jacobs, LW Jana Petersen
Summary: Lorentine survived for one season, and could stick around for a few more if their new pieces play well. It will be a challenge.

VITORON
Nickname: Charge
Location: Vitoron, Capital District, Chromatika
Owner: Vitoron Power
Stadium: The Charge (Cap. 3,300)
Manager: Sharleen Nader (63)
Captain: RB Traci Simon
Predicted Starting XI: (4-3-3) - McNeil; Simon - Bernard - Ragnard - Ange; Osteha - Carovan - Nida; Hef - Fitzpatrick - Dubois.
Key Players: GK Susie McNeil, RB Traci Simon, ST Edison Fitzpatrick
Summary: Having survived for one season, Nader wasn’t able to upgrade the roster for a number of reasons - one of them being the lack of reputation that Vitoron has. They’re likely headed down.

Rainbow League System Season Seven Preview
Other Leagues

Procedural Notes:
Knetyohai City FC (Green League) has been purchased by Marvelous Agusi Studios of Cobrio.
Flames of the West (Green League) has been purchased by Origas of Mertagne.
Qet United (Blue League) has been purchased by Bonmaison Construction of Savigliane and been renamed Qet NSC.
Umbar State (Blue League) has been purchased by Red Fox Investments of Kotzellach.
Eastern Chromatik (Blue League) has been purchased by Bob’s Towing and Repair Service of Legalese and been renamed Bob’s Towing Ming (BT Ming for short).
Lorentine City (Indigo League) has been purchased by Magdalene Buchanan of Ko-oren.
Loggers (Indigo League) has been purchased by Pyazhmetal of Pyazhnaya and been renamed FK Shakhter Z’ai’ai.

Yellow League Favorites: Eyrods City FC, Fishermen’s Club, Pùr, Rhoni City

Green League Favorites: Flames of the West, Knetyohai City FC, Hanai, Limonte

Blue League Favorites: Qet NSC, BT Ming, Umbar State, Gurshan

Indigo League Favorites: FK Shakhter Z’ai’ai, Lorentine City, Brisara Dragoons, Rainbow State

The Violet Cup changes this season, going to a 7-round Qualification for the Yellow, Green, Blue, and Indigo Leagues where four victories qualifies them to the next round. The final sixty-four team tournament will be single knockouts.

Violet Cup VII Round 1 Fixtures (Higher Seeded Team is at Home, Seeds Determined by Previous Season Results)
Fishermen's Club vs. Guardians
Qet City vs. Umbar State
Inon vs. Victory
Anfanhar vs. Inon City
Shantarr vs. Nonian City
Naval FC vs. Longarms
Jatho vs. Wix
Chargers vs. Limonte Light
Lorentine Jackals vs. Resistance
Dre'a vs. Lhor United
Hanai vs. Alnio Ravens
Rainbow State vs. Jatho Bulls
Kynxe vs. Dre'a City
Flames of the West vs. Orca Watchers
Lanar United vs. Heartland
Lanar Falcons vs. Kingslayers
Pùr vs. Sanar Vipers
Rhoni City vs. Larhai
Checkers FC vs. Cosmopolitans
Wirr Tsi Lightning vs. Blanc
Anfanhar City vs. Sanar United
Cheonju vs. Umbar City
Penat vs. BT Ming
Urrhed State vs. FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai
Gurshan vs. Pùr Cowboys
Rhoni vs. Shantarr City
Larhai City FC vs. Glaciers
Eyrods City FC vs. Egren
Capitol FC vs. Limonte
Rhoni FC vs. Knetyohai City FC
Qet NSC vs. Wix City
Brisara Dragoons vs. Lorentine City

CCF Shield X

@Capitalizt Dome, Chromia, Chromatika
Wirr Tsi vs. Lhor

Chromatik Youth League - Season Four

Favorites marked as italics
Premier Division
Academy of the Jungle
Alnio U-18s
Alnio Scientific Secondary School
Anomalies U-18s
Central Heights High School
Chromatik Central High School
Chromatik U-18s
Crossroads U-18s
Deprí Lanar U-18s
Deprí Sanar U-18s
Franscesca Larriet-Cortes High School
Mt. Baker High School
Myana Northwestern High School
Myana U-18s
Pier High School
Wirr Tsi U-18s

Second Division
Anchors FC U-18s
Crix Arts Institute
Deprí Central High School
Egren Elite Academy
Eyrods U-18s
Facsimile High School
Felswyr U-18s
Flames of the Revolution High School
Jatho Agricultural High School
Lhor U-18s
Mt. Niar High School
Pùr U-18s
Tihon U-18s
Wirr Tsi School for the Gifted
Urrheddiao U-18s
Z'ai'ai U-18s

by **Chromatika** » Mon Aug 16, 2021 10:08 pm

Rainbow League System Season Seven Matchdays 1-5

All crests courtesy of Vulpine Sportif

Red League

Sponsored By:

Black Raven Technologies

Orange League

Sponsored By:

Viper Motors

Part 1 - Up to Week 8

International Roundup
CL Second Preliminary Round
(CMT) Tihon 2–3 Marinos Metropolis (VLD) 1–2 1–1
CL Third Preliminary Round
(ACS) Sporting Arrachai 0–4 Wirr Tsi (CMT) 0–2 0–2
CL Playoff Round
(ASG) Royal Rumiatzi 0–3 Wirr Tsi (CMT) 0–1 0–2

Marinos Metropolis is a really though opponent and facing them in the early part of the season is a challenge. Carolan, Temblay, and company gave it their best shot - but the Valladar side was too strong. Onto the Champions’ Cup for them.

Wirr Tsi is absolutely on fire. Kathie Begley is taking names, and the new tandem of Carpenter and Kohut is working out, having scored seven goals in these four matches between them. With the strength in the midfield and Burns helping out Wan and Kristoffersdóttir, this team can go far.

CC First Preliminary Round
(CMT) Myana 5–2 Oriannor Mountaineers FC (TKT) 2–2 3–0
(SOR) Fagli Cinquanta 4–3 Crossroads (CMT) 2–2 2–1
CC Second Preliminary Round
(CMT) Myana 2–1 Walsall United (MUR) 1–0 1–1
CC Third Preliminary Round
(CMT) Chromatik 4–0 Liria (MYT) 3–0 1–0
(CMT) Tihon 2–1 Gortz United (ASG) 0–0 2–1
(CBP) Learfield FC 2–4 Myana (CMT) 2–2 0–2
CC Playoff Round
(SRS) Damogran FC 2–4 Tihon (CMT) 1–2 1–2
(CMT) Chromatik 5–0 Sanford Falls (SFD) 3–0 2–0
(CMT) Myana 4–3 Santos Luega (PAS) 2–1 2–2

Let’s start from the bottom and work our way up. Crossroads played themselves to a road draw by virtue of a brace from Dannysdóttir, but the defense cracked a bit on the return leg and the Crusaders fell off.
Myana’s quality has been proven at the international level, and starting with victories over Walsall United and Learfield FC proved that. The tie against Santos Luega was the main challenge so far, and the seventy-fifth minute goal by Isolde Reader pushed the team through to the next round.

Chromatik? On a roll. Can they make it through to the next round? Cande Montalban has come alive and scored six goals in the two contests so far - that level of firepower is something to behold even in this early going.

LBCT Third Preliminary Round
(CMT) Deprí Sanar 3–0 Teragaseki (KOR) 1–0 2–0
(CDG) Cumberland Cappers SC 3–3 a Z'ai'ai (CMT) 1–3 2–0
LBCT Playoff Round
(VAL) Club Atlético Bexar 1–3 Knetyohai (CMT) 0–1 1–2
(YZH) Jiangdong Tycoons 1–3 Deprí Sanar (CMT) 1–0 0–3 (aet)
(CMT) Z'ai'ai 1–2 Notegia Rangers (KRY) 1–1 0–1

Z’ai’ai falls, but Knetyohai and Deprí Sanar (now Sanar) make it by.

Pre-Week 1

The Third Annual Northern Shield

Quebec U-21 0-2 Chromatik U-21
Olympique de Rimouski 1-3 Wirr Tsi
Quebec and Shingoryeo 2-2 Chromatika

The U-21s come alive in the second half; Wirr Tsi clamps down on Olympique de Rimouski, and in the nightcap, Chromatika is almost overcome by Quebec in the nightcap. Chromatika wins the Northern Shield for the first time.

Week 1

CCF Shield X @ Capitalizt Dome, Chromia, Central District (Cap. 144,000)
Wirr Tsi 3-2 Lhor
Wirr Tsi: Kohut ’38, ’85, Carpenter ’71; Lhor: Marc ’11, Kama ‘64

If this is a precursor of things to come, we’re in for an exciting season. Orianne Marc heads in a Kama header to open the scoring, but new Shock Artem Kohut equalizes things before halftime; the second half is accentuated by Kama’s direct free kick that sent Begley to the wrong side, equalized by Carpenter’s speed. At the end, it’s Rila Enix - the winger who was with Lhor last season and moved to Wirr Tsi - who makes a deep run near the game’s end, crossing the ball to Kohut, who gets Freida Pearce to go the wrong way for the final margin.

Week 2

Violet Cup VII Fixtures - Qualifying Round 1
Fishermen's Club (Yellow) 3–3 Guardians (Blue) (3–3 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Qet City (Green) 1–5 Umbar State (Blue)
Inon (Green) 1–1 Victory (Indigo) (1–1 AET) (5–4 pen.)
Anfanhar (Yellow) 2–2 Inon City (Blue) (3–3 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Shantarr (Yellow) 1–0 Nonian City (Blue)
Naval FC (Yellow) 2–3 Longarms (Indigo)
Jatho (Green) 3–5 Wix (Indigo)
Chargers (Indigo) 0–3 Limonte Light (Indigo)
Lorentine Jackals (Yellow) 3–2 Resistance (Indigo)
Dre'a (Green) 1–3 Lhor United (Blue)
Hanai (Green) 2–3 Alnio Ravens (Blue)
Rainbow State (Indigo) 3–5 Jatho Bulls (Indigo)
Kynxe (Yellow) 0–0 Dre'a City (Indigo) (1–0 AET)
Flames of the West (Green) 2–0 Orca Watchers (Indigo)
Lanar United (Green) 2–0 Heartland (Indigo)
Lanar Falcons (Green) 4–3 Kingslayers (Blue)
Pùr (Yellow) 0–0 Sanar Vipers (Yellow) (1–0 AET)
Rhoni City (Yellow) 2–0 Larhai (Green)
Checkers FC (Yellow) 1–1 Cosmopolitans (Green) (1–1 AET) (5–4 pen.)
Wirr Tsi Lightning (Blue) 0–1 Blanc (Indigo)
Anfanhar City (Yellow) 2–1 Sanar United (Yellow)
Cheonju (Blue) 0–5 Umbar City (Blue)
Penat (Blue) 0–1 BT Ming (Blue)
Urrhed State (Green) 2–0 FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai (Indigo)
Gurshan (Blue) 0–1 Pùr Cowboys (Indigo)
Rhoni (Yellow) 2–1 Shantarr City (Green)
Larhai City FC (Blue) 0–1 Glaciers (Green)
Eyrods City FC (Yellow) 0–0 Egren (Yellow) (0–0 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Capitol FC (Blue) 1–2 Limonte (Green)
Rhoni FC (Yellow) 1–1 Knetyohai City FC (Green) (2–1 AET)
Qet NSC (Blue) 1–1 Wix City (Green) (2–1 AET)
Brisara Dragoons (Indigo) 4–3 Lorentine City (Indigo)

Each of the winners here get to start their journey a step ahead of others. Plenty of upsets - mostly between leagues that are one level between. Note all the different changed names, as Anaian companies have bought some of the clubs.

Violet Cup VII Fixtures - Qualifying Round 2
1-0 Bracket
Umbar State vs. BT Ming
Lanar Falcons vs. Flames of the West
Inon City vs. Blanc
Rhoni FC vs. Lorentine Jackals
Limonte vs. Glaciers
Lhor United vs. Limonte Light
Urrhed State vs. Wix
Rhoni vs. Lanar United
Shantarr vs. Kynxe
Alnio Ravens vs. Pùr Cowboys
Pùr vs. Checkers FC
Anfanhar City vs. Longarms
Brisara Dragoons vs. Jaho Bulls
Rhoni City vs. Umbar City
Qet NSC vs. Guardians
Egren vs. Inon

0-1 Bracket
Eyrods City FC vs. Penat
Fishermen's Club vs. Sanar Vipers
Wirr Tsi Lightning vs. Orca Watchers
Cosmopolitans vs. Jatho
Wix City vs. Victory
Cheonju vs. Rainbow State
Anfanhar vs. Resistance
Lorentine City vs. Chargers
Naval FC vs. Heartland
Larhai vs. Larhai City FC
Gurshan vs. Kingslayers
Capitol FC vs. Dre'a City
Qet City vs. FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai
Sanar United vs. Dre'a
Hanai vs. Shantarr City
Knetyohai City FC vs. Nonian City

Week 3

Shock Factor: Wirr Tsi Edges Past Chromatik to Start Title Defense
Crossroads, Myana, Lhor also start strong while Anomalies draw Ming in surprising nil-nil tie

THE CAPITALIZT DOME, CHROMIA, CAPITAL DISTRICT - Anyone who is someone in Chromatik media have been harping on about the strength of Wirr Tsi going into this season after their inaugural title. With a young core and the addition of Leysa Burns, Rila Enix, and Artem Kohut, they are everyone’s favorites for the title and the Violet Cup.

Chromatik, on the other hand, spent a fortune in getting Krytenian Cande Montalban to be the centerpiece of their new attack. With Trudy Harrison being promoted to the senior squad, the addition of Cixin Nguyen, and the wily leadership of Mario Kogler, to see the Capitalizt and the Shock play each other on the opening day is a treat.

It would be Artem Kohut that opened the scoring on a deep cross from Sara Kristoffersdóttir that beat Dun Mekeus to the near post, a second before Mytanar Kamil Jernejec could clear it for the corner; it was a beauty as the Busogan/Delaclav dual-national declared his presence with the volley. After halftime, it would be Cande Montalban’s turn, pouncing on a loose ball on a rare bad pass from Leysa Burns to Rila Enix and facing Kathie Begley on a one-on-one. Begley guessed the right way, but the power behind Montalban’s shot was such so that the ball went through her left hand to the back of the net.

As the game seemed to be delving toward a draw, it would be Kendra Carpenter, Wirr Tsi’s best player of the past season, who would make the final difference. After running through the back third of Chromatik’s defense just to have her shot be deflected by Trudy Harrison (who had a fantastic senior team debut), Rila Enix’s cross found Carpenter in between Jernejec and Win, and the Brenecian was true with her header for the final margin.

Both Managers were bullish after the match, with Jannick Kontiola stating that “We showed our quality today by how hard we fought” and Zhaxi Nanlei saying that “To get past Chromatik on the first match of the season is a good omen for things to come.”

There were four shutouts around the league: Myana utterly dominated newcomers Knetyohai in the first Army-Navy game in several seasons, with four different players scoring, while Crossroads’s new Goalkeeper, Tommy Waluigi of Qasden, held down the fort against Tihon’s attack as the Crusaders pulled off a one-nil victory. Felswyr stopped Sanar on all counts with Tasha Kamarandan doing the scoring from a direct free kick. Lastly, Anomalies and Ming fought to a nil-nil draw that led to both AFC and Dynasty fans demanding that Referee Joseph McClain be fired immediately; McClain seemed to not call a penalty for either side and overruled his side judges on three separate occasions on whether a player was onside or not. The CFF have agreed to put McClain under suspension as they investigate.

In other games, Lhor started the Gereh Kama era by edging past Omnio, who fought valiantly in the first match under Steve Nicholls’ guidance; Alnio and Urrheddiao fought to an eventful draw with newcomers scoring the goal for each squad in Ruo Xiaolan’s first game in charge of United, and Tor scored an unlikely victory over Lanar after conceding an early goal by Ortelian Alberto Di Cosmo.

Urrhed FC Makes Statement with Opening Day Win - Diedrich Nier: We’re Here to Win
Hanai Breakers, Brisara FC, Z’ai’ai All Open Season with Victories
Omnio City’s First Game Ends in Nil-Nil Draw; Anter Shines

Week 4

Early Shocker: Knetyohai Downs Tihon as Charing and Applegate Preach Pateince
Wirr Tsi Dispatches Second Chromia Team with Ease, Chromatik and Myana Play to Eight Goal Thriller

THE TIDAL WAVE, TIHON, URRHED ISLAND - Knetyohai had heard all the experts’ opinions, the naysayers, and those who called their Orange League title last season a fluke. “Went on a lucky run”, they said. “Sanar should’ve had it”, they said. “Z’ai’ai are idiots for not grabbing the opportunity”, they said.

Addie Xavier and the Warriors sent an entirely different kind of message altogether as they put together a shocker in the second matchday of the season, edging past Tihon on a late goal from Élie Dembélé as the entire stadium watched in shock.

Marie Ayotte was the star in the early going, getting the brace by the thirty-second minute; Tihon answered with a penalty kick in the early going. Roanna Murin would score again in the second half to tie things up before the late heroics of Élie Dembélé. The often-maligned winger, now with the Warriors, scored from fifteen yards out past the right hand of Ramola Carolan for the final score.

At the Islander Dome, a sold-out crowd saw the cannon fire three times but still lose as Cande Montalban scored a brace and Mario Kogler, Micha Burkhard, and Cixin Nugyen all added on to the final margin as Capitalizt showed their quality for the second match in a row.

An unexpected team experiencing early success is Felswyr, as the Frost blanked Tor for their second straight one goal victory in a row. Tania Vincent is thriving under the direction of Nicoletta Amaudo, and they’re finding just enough defense to get things going; Wirr Tsi and Crossroads remain perfect as well, the Shock dominating their second straight opponent from Chromia and Crossroads absolutely making mincemeat of Alnio’s defense.
Lhor was stopped from their first home victory of the season behind Sanar’s resurgence in the last fourteen minutes of regulation - Titor Hlinka stating that “it was an unfortunate lapse in concentration”, while Ming got the offensive outburst they’re known for, having four different players score. Lastly, Urrheddiao did what they do best in the first victory for Ruo, Herrington pitching a clean sheet and Schznaer scoring the only goal.

Hecate Charing and Christina Applegate were adamant that Tihon’s slow start wasn’t a cause for much concern, saying that “We’re still figuring out how to play with the new players and will be fine before long.”

Urrhed FC Continue Torrid Start, Handle Pria City with Ease
Qet, Eyrods Stay Perfect with Victories over Brisara FC and Anchors FC
Z’ai’ai Play Umbar to 1-1 Draw between Two Relegated Teams

Week 5

Violet Cup VII Fixtures - Qualifying Round 2
1-0 Bracket
Umbar State (Blue) 1–1 BT Ming (Blue) (2–1 AET)
Lanar Falcons (Green) 2–1 Flames of the West (Green)
Inon City (Blue) 0–0 Blanc (Indigo) (0–0 AET) (5–4 pen.)
Rhoni FC (Yellow) 1–1 Lorentine Jackals (Yellow) (2–2 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Limonte (Green) 1–0 Glaciers (Green)
Lhor United (Blue) 2–3 Limonte Light (Indigo)
Urrhed State (Green) 2–1 Wix (Indigo)
Rhoni (Yellow) 1–0 Lanar United (Green)
Shantarr (Yellow) 1–1 Kynxe (Yellow) (1–1 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Alnio Ravens (Blue) 3–2 Pùr Cowboys (Indigo)
Pùr (Yellow) 1–0 Checkers FC (Yellow)
Anfanhar City (Yellow) 1–1 Longarms (Indigo) (1–2 AET)
Brisara Dragoons (Indigo) 0–0 Jatho Bulls (Indigo) (1–0 AET)
Rhoni City (Yellow) 5–2 Umbar City (Blue)
Qet NSC (Blue) 6–5 Guardians (Blue)
Egren (Yellow) 3–1 Inon (Green)

0-1 Bracket
Eyrods City FC (Yellow) 0–0 Penat (Blue) (1–0 AET)
Fishermen's Club (Yellow) 0–1 Sanar Vipers (Yellow)
Wirr Tsi Lightning (Blue) 1–0 Orca Watchers (Indigo)
Cosmopolitans (Green) 0–1 Jatho (Green)
Wix City (Green) 5–2 Victory (Indigo)
Cheonju (Blue) 0–2 Rainbow State (Indigo)
Anfanhar (Yellow) 0–1 Resistance (Indigo)
Lorentine City (Indigo) 1–0 Chargers (Indigo)
Naval FC (Yellow) 0–0 Heartland (Indigo) (0–1 AET)
Larhai (Green) 2–2 Larhai City FC (Blue) (2–2 AET) (2–4 pen.)
Gurshan (Blue) 2–1 Kingslayers (Blue)
Capitol FC (Blue) 0–2 Dre'a City (Indigo)
Qet City (Green) 2–1 FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai (Indigo)
Sanar United (Yellow) 1–0 Dre'a (Green)
Hanai (Green) 0–2 Shantarr City (Green)
Knetyohai City FC (Green) 0–0 Nonian City (Blue) (0–0 AET) (3–4 pen.)

Yellow League and Green League teams are doing well, but there are some Blue and Indigo League teams with a record of 2-0. Remember - four wins mean making it to the Round of 64 where all the money and TV deals lie - which can mean so much for little clubs.

Violet Cup VII Fixtures - Qualifying Round 3
2-0 Bracket
Pùr vs. Qet NSC
Lanar Falcons vs. Brisara Dragoons
Alnio Ravens vs. Limonte Light
Egren vs. Urrhed State
Limonte vs. Umbar State
Rhoni vs. Longarms
Rhoni City vs. Kynxe
Rhoni FC vs. Inon City

1-1 Bracket
Inon vs. Gurshan
Wix Cty vs. Lorentine City
Shantarr City vs. Jatho Bulls
Sanar United vs. Sanar Vipers
Checkers FC vs. Nonian City
Qet City vs. Dre'a City
Glaciers vs. Blanc
Flames of the West vs. Rainbow State
BT Ming vs. Pùr Cowboys
Shantarr vs. Wirr Tsi Lightning
Anfanhar City vs. Jatho
Eyrods City FC vs. Umbar City
Lanar United vs. Resistance
Lhor United vs. Guardians
Larhai City FC vs. Heartland
Lorentine Jackals vs. Wix

0-2 Bracket
Cheonju vs. Chargers
Knetyohai City FC vs.Larhai
Dre'a vs. Capitol FC
Cosmopolitans vs. Orca Watchers
Naval FC vs. Kingslayers
Anfanhar vs. FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai
Hanai vs. Penat
Fishermen's Club vs. Victory

Week 6

Second Fiddle? Chromatik Continue to Impress in Early Clash Among IFCL Contenders
Wirr Tsi Roll Past Myana, Ortan Helps Lanar Past Crossroads

THE CAPITALIZT DOME, CHROMIA, CAPITAL DISTRICT - Whomever drew up this opening schedule for the best teams in the Red League needs a stern talking-to. Wirr Tsi’s first three games? Chromatik, Anomalies, Myana. Chromatik’s first three games? Wirr Tsi, Myana, Tihon. Myana has Chromatik and Wirr Tsi, Tihon has Crossroads and Chromatik…

When Chromatik hosted Tihon on the third matchday, they were coming off differing results. Chromatik had defeated Myana in an eight-goal thriller while Tihon was coming off a shock loss to Knetyohai. They are expected to be the teams fighting for the second IFCL spot behind Wirr Tsi, and the Capitalizt Dome was rocking.

Ponce De Lann opened the scoring in the early going, having headed in a cross from Nguyen; Mariner answered off a free kick midway through the first half, only to have Trudy Harrison score a rare goal off a rebound from Cande Montalban. Montalban gave Capitalizt the two-goal advantage, and despite Haodao scoring a screamer off Dun Mekeus’s left hand, the game was over.

The Chromatik attack look like a completely different beast altogether with the new additions, while Tihon are floundering. To be fair, they’ve lost three straight goals by a single goal - but to have no points in three matches is worrying.
As for that Wirr Tsi squad, they’re simply loaded. The way with which they handled Myana’s vaunted attack - Begley making all eight saves on goal, Burns fitting in next to Wan and the core of Callejon and Rew, and Kristoffersdóttir knowing when to drop back - was absolutely astonishing. It is the very first clean sheet of the season for Wirr Tsi, but it definitely won’t be the last for Kathie Begley.

The shocking match of the week occurred at Chromatik City Field, where Janina Dannysdóttir’s hat trick was ultimately outdone by the combined effort of Kambiz Ortan and his friends. Tommy Waluigi seemed absolutely out of his depth at times, and it took all of Janina’s skills to even keep the match close.

Lhor’s Freida Pearce and Urrheddiao’s Kimi Herrington both pitched clean sheets, Herrington being more impressive as Tania Vincent was also on point for the Frost in their match. Jamal Pontbriand came through in the clutch, while Mertagnian Dani Emdelbia scored on a Gereh Kama cross for that final margin.

Omnio fought Anomalies to a brutal draw, with fourteen fouls, three yellow cards, and plenty of bad blood between them. Alnio’s Katie Rothers’s shot from range scored the Brewers their first win of the season, and Ming did what Ming does best - score in bunches and run away with the victory.

Six 1-0 Results Highlight Matchday
Urrhed FC Get Two Past Umbar, Prove Themselves to be Legit Early
Pria City, Vitoron Remain Pointless in Early Going

Week 7

Kathie Begley Shines as Wirr Tsi Completed Murderer’s Row with Perfect Record
Myana, Lhor, Felswyr Also Pitch Shutouts

THE TIDAL WAVE, TIHON, URRHED ISLAND - How good is Kathie Begley? The multiple Golden Glove Winner (Prior to this season, the Golden Glove has been awarded to those that conceded the least goals) is the only Chromatik Goalkeeper in the Red League to be on the Chromatik National Team’s Roster at all; Begley is a master at one-on-one situations, transitional play, and facing penalty kicks.

Against Tihon, she was her usual self. Nine shots faced, nine shots saved, including two one-on-one situations against Haodao and Murin. Three headers denied by fingertips, two ricochets handled with reflexes. Thankfully, Kendra Carpenter did come through at the end to make it count, but Begley simply may be in a league of her own.

Chromatik continue their winning ways despite conceding a goal to Bonagiunta Rossi, Kamil Jernejec scoring a rare goal off a Cixin Nguyen cross; Lhor, Felswyr, and Myana secure wins by shouting out their opponents - Anomalies continuing their dismal early start. For Crossroads, they’re running into a question in the early going: Who scores when Janina doesn’t? As far as Urrheddiao goes? Once again, nobody is scoring - though it is their first loss of the season, to be fair.

Sanar’s early play should be recognized. After conceding a lone strike to Nigel Erskine, Lew Karlov held firm and waited for the Sanar attack, led by Brown Uleaven, to take care of business. A good way for the first win of their Red League stint. Knetyohai’s battling of Lanar showed more of the same, conceding a goal early but holding on to get the goal to tie things up.

Lastly, Ming’s offense is truly online. Four more goals scored, and each of them needed this time around as their defense still remains a work in progress. Josip Brajdic has done well in incorporating into the attacking core of Wright, Vorster, and Dostoevich, having scored four goals already. With the Mytanar n tow, can they score enough goals to make a push?

Tihon United Outscore Qet, Declare Intentions to the Top
Pria City Dominate Lorentine for First Victory
Urrhed FC Pummel Vitoron

Week 8

Sanar 3-2 Anomalies: AFC Sent to the Cellar Next to Tihon as Xochitl Tetreault's Header Takes the Cake
Lanar Trip Up Chromatik, Myana Downs Tihon, and Knetyohai's Zubai Ignon Shuts Down Felswyr

THE HIVE, SANAR, RAINBOW DISTRICT - Another team that has been struggling in the early going is Anomalies Football Club. Things were supposed to become easier for AFC, but there seems to be a disconnect between the midfield and the attackers of Labbadia's crew, and they keep falling off late in the game. This time around, it was Xochitl Tetreault, a substitute in the seventy-third minute, who would put a damper on Anomalies's plans after Wadsworth had completed her brace. Iskender Nur had this to say about their troubles: "We've had some tough matches against quality opponent, and then had some moments of miscommunication. We've been in this situation before, and we will become relevant before the season is over again." For Sanar, it's their second win in a row, and perhaps they have a shot at staying alive after all.

Myana... Put Tihon even lower than where they had been. Marko Zup was on point, Enrico Hanson-Conavacio added on, and Roanna Murin couldn't do enough. What a disastrous start for Tihon, as they sit at 0-0-5, with no points earned. Their losses are to Wirr Tsi and Chromatik, which isn't too bad. Speaking of that Wirr Tsi, the four-nil stop of Alnio is almost rudimentary, Artem Kohut scoring a hat trick now to show off. It's the third straight clean sheet for Begley. Chromatik? Ran into the roadblock that is Lanar, as the fundamentally strong side pounced on a Capitalizt squad that had played too many quality opponents in a row. At least Montalban is finding the back of the net, having scored five goals already this season.

Lhor wants to stake their claim as one of the sides to watch this season after acquiring Kama; Crossroads wants to keep them out. In a game where Janina Dannysdóttir was abnormally flat, Janine Hector and Janean Goudeau picked up the slack and Waluigi held firm; Omnio-Tor and Knetyohai-Felswyr both ended in one-nil victories, Zubai Ignon coming through for the Warriors and Declan Turner-Cont having the best game of his young carrier for the Tech. Frost are living and dying by their defense - having won three games 1-0 and lost two 0-1 while the Teal are stuck with another low start, being only 1-0-4 at this point.

Lastly, Ming only scored one against Urrheddiao and United were able to equalize to salvage a point. For Ruo and new United, 2-2-1 isn't bad in the early going.

Umbar’s Offense Shows Up, Lorentine Concede Five Goals in Rout
Once Again with Love: Taylor Hat Trick Helps Hanai Breakers Trounce Tihon United
Nievra Alexandre Exits as Miners FC Upset Z’ai’ai

Standings After Five Games:

Red League               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Wirr Tsi                5    5   0   0    13    2  +11    15
 2 Ming                    5    3   2   0    14    9   +5    11
 3 Lhor                    5    3   1   1     7    5   +2    10
 4 Crossroads              5    3   0   2     9    6   +3     9
 5 Chromatik               5    3   0   2    12   10   +2     9
 6 Felswyr                 5    3   0   2     3    2   +1     9
   Myana                   5    3   0   2    10    9   +1     9
 8 Urrheddiao              5    2   2   1     4    3   +1     8
 9 Lanar                   5    2   1   2     8    8    0     7
10 Sanar                   5    2   1   2    10   11   −1     7
11 Knetyohai               5    2   1   2     6    9   −3     7
12 Omnio                   5    1   1   3     8   11   −3     4
13 Alnio                   5    1   1   3     4   11   −7     4
14 Tor                     5    1   0   4     5    8   −3     3
15 Anomalies               5    0   2   3     6   10   −4     2
16 Tihon                   5    0   0   5     5   10   −5     0

Seeing Wirr Tsi atop the table isn't surprising, as they've absolutely dominated the early going despite facing the murder's row. Ming in second? Doable because of their attack and facing lower ranked teams. Lhor, Crossroads, and Chromatik follow, being the class of the league so far, but closely matched by Felswyr's defense (albeit against lower ranked sides) and Myana's dynamic nature, having been overcome by only the class of Chromatik and Wirr Tsi so far.

Urrheddiao are doing decently well with their new Management, while Lanar and Sanar both sit at 2-1-2, one underperforming and one overperforming, with Knetyohai also joining them at that level, having pulled off that upset of Tihon. Behind them are Omnio, who's conceding a bit too many goals currently, and Alnio, who're happy to even have one victory.

Seeing Tor have their early lumps may not be as surprising, but to see Anomalies and Tihon so humbled? Expect significant change to happen if both sides don't pick up wins very soon.

Orange League            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Urrhed FC               5    4   1   0    14    4  +10    13
 2 Eyrods                  5    3   1   1     7    2   +5    10
 3 Omnio City              5    3   1   1     4    1   +3    10
 4 Qet                     5    3   1   1     9    7   +2    10
 5 Z'ai'ai                 5    3   1   1     8    7   +1    10
 6 Umbar                   5    2   3   0    11    5   +6     9
 7 Tihon United            5    3   0   2    12    9   +3     9
 8 Hanai Breakers          5    2   1   2     8    5   +3     7
 9 Pria                    5    2   1   2     7    7    0     7
10 Anchors FC              5    2   0   3     6    7   −1     6
   Pria City               5    2   0   3     6    7   −1     6
12 Miners FC               5    2   0   3     6   11   −5     6
13 Brisara FC              5    1   2   2     9   10   −1     5
14 Crix                    5    1   0   4     2    8   −6     3
15 Vitoron                 5    0   1   4     0    8   −8     1
16 Lorentine               5    0   1   4     5   16  −11     1

The Nier siblings look like geniuses after five games, with Urrhed FC being stop the table, while Omnio City are massively overperforming. Vitoron and Lorentine better start packing their bags, unless they turn things around.

Sponsored by:

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Yellow League            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Fishermen's Club        5    5   0   0    14    7   +7    15
 2 Naval FC                5    3   1   1    10    6   +4    10
 3 Shantarr                5    3   1   1     8    5   +3    10
 4 Rhoni FC                5    3   0   2    14    7   +7     9
 5 Eyrods City FC          5    3   0   2     4    3   +1     9
 6 Pùr                     5    2   2   1    11    7   +4     8
 7 Sanar Vipers            5    2   2   1     6    5   +1     8
 8 Rhoni City              5    1   4   0     4    3   +1     7
 9 Sanar United            5    2   1   2     3    5   −2     7
10 Lorentine Jackals       5    1   2   2     8   10   −2     5
11 Rhoni                   5    1   1   3     4    6   −2     4
12 Anfanhar                5    1   1   3     9   14   −5     4
13 Checkers FC             5    1   1   3     6   13   −7     4
14 Anfanhar City           5    0   3   2     7   10   −3     3
15 Kynxe                   5    0   3   2     6    9   −3     3
16 Egren                   5    0   2   3     6   10   −4     2

Green League              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Limonte                  5    4   0   1     7    4   +3    12
 2 Dre'a                    5    3   2   0     9    5   +4    11
 3 Urrhed State             5    3   1   1     4    2   +2    10
 4 Lanar United             5    3   0   2    12    8   +4     9
 5 Flames of the West       5    3   0   2     8    5   +3     9
 6 Lanar Falcons            5    3   0   2    13   11   +2     9
 7 Larhai                   5    2   1   2     8    8    0     7
 8 Cosmopolitans            5    2   1   2     6    7   −1     7
   Glaciers                 5    2   1   2     7    8   −1     7
10 Knetyohai City FC        5    1   3   1     5    5    0     6
11 Hanai                    5    1   2   2     6    6    0     5
12 Wix City                 5    1   2   2     5    7   −2     5
13 Inon                     5    1   1   3     7   10   −3     4
   Jatho                    5    1   1   3     5    8   −3     4
   Shantarr City            5    1   1   3     3    6   −3     4
16 Qet City                 5    1   0   4    14   19   −5     3

Blue League               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Nonian City              5    4   0   1    12    7   +5    12
 2 Qet NSC                  5    3   1   1    11    6   +5    10
 3 Cheonju                  5    3   1   1     8    6   +2    10
 4 Umbar State              5    2   2   1    13    9   +4     8
 5 Lhor United              5    2   2   1    11    9   +2     8
 6 BT Ming                  5    2   2   1     6    5   +1     8
 7 Capitol FC               5    2   2   1     7    6   +1     8
 8 Wirr Tsi Lightning       5    2   1   2     4    2   +2     7
 9 Guardians                5    1   4   0     9    8   +1     7
10 Gurshan                  5    2   1   2     7    7    0     7
11 Larhai CIty FC           5    1   2   2     9   11   −2     5
   Umbar City               5    1   2   2     5    7   −2     5
13 Inon City                5    1   1   3     7   15   −8     4
14 Kingslayers              5    0   3   2     6    9   −3     3
   Penat                    5    1   0   4     2    5   −3     3
16 Alnio Ravens             5    0   2   3     5   10   −5     2

Indigo League              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai       5    5   0   0    10    3   +7    15
 2 Dre'a City                5    4   1   0    10    1   +9    13
 3 Pùr Cowboys               5    3   2   0    14   11   +3    11
 4 Wix                       5    3   1   1    15   11   +4    10
 5 Heartland                 5    3   1   1     9    6   +3    10
 6 Jatho Bulls               5    2   2   1     4    1   +3     8
 7 Orca Watchers             5    2   2   1     5    4   +1     8
 8 Lorentine City            5    2   2   1    10   10    0     8
 9 Brisara Dragoons          5    2   1   2    10    6   +4     7
10 Resistance                5    2   1   2     4    2   +2     7
11 Limonte Light             5    1   2   2     5    6   −1     5
12 Blanc                     5    1   1   3     4   10   −6     4
13 Chargers                  5    0   1   4     1    7   −6     1
14 Longarms                  5    0   1   4     7   14   −7     1
   Rainbow State             5    0   1   4     9   16   −7     1
16 Victory                   5    0   1   4     5   14   −9     1

Indigo League Promotion/Relegation Playoffs

Round 1
Pairings to be Drawn at Random

Round 2
Q1. #11 Indigo League vs. Chosen Winner
Q2. #12 Indigo League vs. Leftover Winner

Chromatik Youth League Championship Season 4

Standings to be updated after fifteen games

by **Chromatika** » Sat Aug 21, 2021 11:04 pm

Rainbow League System Season Seven Matchdays 6-10

All crests courtesy of Vulpine Sportif

Red League

Sponsored By:

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Orange League

Sponsored By:

Viper Motors

Part 2 - Week 9 - Week 15

International Roundup
CL Group Stage
Wirr Tsi (CMT) 1-0 FC Yassaca (SRS)
Trebuchet Cham (ZWZ) 0-0 Wirr Tsi (CMT)
Wirr Tsi (CMT) 1-2 Shamrock Cathair (AUD)

Has Chromatika ever had a team in the Champions’ League Group Stage like Wirr Tsi? Not conceding a single goal in their first two matches, the Shock scored four points in the first two before running into a formidable opponent in Shamrock Cathair of Audioslavia. With young Edith Fillar in the audience, Shamrock was able to answer an early goal by Artem Kohut, handing the Shock their first loss. That being said, this team look poised to make it to the Round of Sixteen - a feat never accomplished by a Chromatik squad in history.

CC Qualifying Round
Chromatik (CMT) 1-3 Coquitlam United (KSK) 0-2 1-1
Tihon (CMT) 5-4 Bikarish (PFA) 3-4 2-0
Fagli Cinquanta (SOR) 0-8 Myana (CMT) 0-5 0-3

Three distinct storylines here. For Chromatik, it’s a disappointing exit after not being able to solve the puzzle that is Coquitlam United keeper Piotr Lukowitz. With Dusty Clement scoring two of the three goals against the Capitalizt, the Kelssekian side triumphed, leaving Chromatik crestfallen on the wayside.

Tihon had to face a familiar face when taking on Bikarish - one Marseille Alexander. The Chromatik keeper was tagged five times in their two games, new signing Roanna Murin showing her stuff as Tide washed away the failures of their first five games in the Red League this season by making it to the Group Stage of the Champions’ Cup. It’ll be interesting to see if this change in form will also lead to wins domestically.

Myana? Absolutely drubbed Fagli Cinquanta, Enrico showing up four times, Marko twice, and Isolde Reader twice. They’ve become a mainstay in the Champoins’ Cup Group Stage.

CC Group Stage
Myana (CMT) 2-4 Dynamo Sjoedrhavn (SVJ)
Norrion Rovers (EFL) 1-0 Myana (CMT)
KT Moreazerua (AUD) 0-1 Myana (CMT)

A bit of a wake up call when it comes to where Myana is internationally. Dynamo Sjoedrhavn - alongside a young Alissar Phoen - absolutely dominated in stretches at the Islander Dome, with Myana being lucky enough to have clawed two goals back at all. In Norrion, they were called offside no less than five times. Thankfully, Hanson-Conavacio’s loan goal does give Myana a chance heading into the second half, butt here is definitely work to be done.

Tihon (CMT) 2-1 KS Tapaklaboh (SDG)
Aries Chariots (NPH) 0-2 Tihon (CMT)
Tihon (CMT) 1-3 Rülândéá Kôstä (FFD)

Things are looking bright to Tihon - edging past KS Tapaklaboh via a late Joel Haodao goal and then shutting out Aries Chariots, a storied side that had the services of Rowena Sierra for a long time. Sure, they suffered against Rülândéá Kôstä, but everyone knows that S-FPL sides are on a level of their own lately.

LBCT Group Stage
Usmer (EUR) 1-3 Sanar (CMT)
Sanar (CMT) 3-3 Sokattack Milona (TUR)
Sanar (CMT) 2-1 Crisisbless United (NPH)

Sanar are absolutely running amok. Stela Dzunovski and Erewon Sancti are getting the ball to Brown Uleaven, and Lew Karlov is being kept clean just enough. What a bunch of games for the Yellow Jackets as they race to the top of the group.

Étoile Verte (VLD) 1-2 Knetyohai (CMT)
Knetyohai (CMT) 0-0 Southrons-Errant (BRE)
Knetyohai (CMT) 3-1 Calugida (PCU)

Same going here for Knetyohai, as Marie Ayotte is scoring all the goals and Zubai Ignon makes a case for being a Red League level goalkeeper. Can Chromatika have two teams get past the LBCT Group Stage?

CAFA Group Stage
To be recapped in the MD11-MD15 writeup.

Week 9

Violet Cup VII Fixtures - Qualifying Round 3
2-0 Bracket
Pùr (Yellow) 2–0 Qet NSC (Blue)
Lanar Falcons (Green) 1–2 Brisara Dragoons (Indigo)
Alnio Ravens (Blue) 3–3 Limonte Light (Indigo) (4–4 AET) (7–6 pen.)
Egren (Yellow) 2–2 Urrhed State (Green) (2–3 AET)
Limonte (Green) 3–0 Umbar State (Blue)
Rhoni (Yellow) 2–1 Longarms (Indigo)
Rhoni City (Yellow) 1–2 Kynxe (Yellow)
Rhoni FC (Yellow) 3–0 Inon City (Blue)

Let us examine the eight teams on the brink of qualification. Pùr? Quality side, looking to promote if things go right for them. Alnio Ravens? Looks great on paper, but really got lucky with the draw. Same thing for Brisara Dragoons, though they did upset the Lanar Falcons. Urrhed State is an aspiring comer, Limonte’s a bit of a surprise but not really, and the two Rhoni squads absolutely belong here. Add in a Kynxe team that’s coming back after a moment away from the limelight, and it’s a good group. Four of them will make it to the Main Tournament.

1-1 Bracket
Inon (Green) 0–0 Gurshan (Blue) (0–0 AET) (5–4 pen.)
Wix City (Green) 3–4 Lorentine City (Indigo)
Shantarr City (Green) 2–1 Jatho Bulls (Indigo)
Sanar United (Yellow) 1–0 Sanar Vipers (Yellow)
Checkers FC (Yellow) 2–1 Nonian City (Blue)
Qet City (Green) 1–5 Dre'a City (Indigo)
Glaciers (Green) 1–1 Blanc (Indigo) (2–1 AET)
Flames of the West (Green) 1–0 Rainbow State (Indigo)
BT Ming (Blue) 0–1 Pùr Cowboys (Indigo)
Shantarr (Yellow) 4–1 Wirr Tsi Lightning (Blue)
Anfanhar City (Yellow) 1–2 Jatho (Green)
Eyrods City FC (Yellow) 0–2 Umbar City (Blue)
Lanar United (Green) 2–1 Resistance (Indigo)
Lhor United (Blue) 1–2 Guardians (Blue)
Larhai City FC (Blue) 0–0 Heartland (Indigo) (0–1 AET)
Lorentine Jackals (Yellow) 2–1 Wix (Indigo)

0-2 Bracket
Cheonju (Blue) 1–0 Chargers (Indigo)
Knetyohai City FC (Green) 0–1 Larhai (Green)
Dre'a (Green) 0–0 Capitol FC (Blue) (1–1 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Cosmopolitans (Green) 2–1 Orca Watchers (Indigo)
Naval FC (Yellow) 2–1 Kingslayers (Blue)
Anfanhar (Yellow) 3–0 FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai (Indigo)
Hanai (Green) 0–1 Penat (Blue)
Fishermen's Club (Yellow) 6–1 Victory (Indigo)

The teams in danger of dropping out are mostly Blue or Indigo. The presence of Knetyohai City FC here is a bit of a disappointment, but they will have opportunities to right their wrongs.

Violet Cup VII Fixtures - Qualifying Round 4
3-0 Bracket
Rhoni FC vs. Limonte
Kynxe vs. Brisara Dragoons
Rhoni vs. Urrhed State
Pùr vs. Alnio Ravens

2-1 Bracket
Glaciers vs. Umbar City
Lanar United vs. Limonte Light
Shantarr City vs. Lorentine City
Lorentine Jackals vs. Dre'a City
Checkers FC vs. Longarms
Shantarr vs. Egren
Rhoni City vs. Inon City
Sanar United vs. Jatho
Inon vs. Flames of the West
Qet NSC vs. Guardians
Umbar State vs. Heartland
Lanar Falcons vs. Pùr Cowboys

1-2 Bracket
Cosmopolitans vs. Penat
Anfanhar City vs. Sanar Vipers
Naval FC vs. Wix City
Cheonju vs. Blanc
Gurshan vs. Capitol FC
BT Ming vs. Jatho Bulls
Eyrods City FC vs. Larhai City FC
Fishermen's Club vs. Larhai
Anfanhar vs. Wix
Qet City vs. Wirr Tsi Lightning
Nonian City vs. Rainbow State
Lhor United vs. Resistance

0-3 Bracket
Dre'a vs. FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai
Chargers vs. Orca Watchers
Hanai vs. Victory
Kingslayers vs. Knetyohai City FC

Week 10

Ming, Felswyr Shock the Field
Tihon picks up first victory while Wirr Tsi roll on

FROZEN STADIUM, FELSWYR, MOUNTAIN DISTRICT - Some transitions of power on the football pitch are dramatic. Players don’t want to play for the new Manager, players want to leave with the old Manager, the new Manager doesn’t agree with Management… There can be a myriad of reasons, but most clubs view it as positive publicity as they move toward hopefully a better era.

Nicoletta Arnaudo’s replacing of Skip Merriweather has been nothing if not cordial and professional. Merriweather left because Felswyr brass wasn’t able to provide him with the players needed for his ultimate goal, the IFCF; Arnaudo came in knowing that all she would be asked to do this season is survive in the Red League and continue to prove that Felswyr can do more than what any small town should be able to do.

Don’t look now, but after six matches, Felswyr are sitting at a 4-0-2 record after they took down Chromatik 4-1 at the Frozen Stadium. At the core of the surprising surge of the Frost are four players ages twenty-three and younger, with Tasha Kamarandan and Alyosha Meledina adding onto the attack from the center midfield and Vissenta Okamoto scoring the second goal of her season. Kamarandan was instrumental in making life miserable for Trudy Harrison and Cixin Nguyen, finding the likes of Meledina and Okamoto time and time again way from the holding pair of Chromatik that ended up being the difference.

For the Capitalizt, it’s the second loss of the season to an opponent that they should beat on paper; Manager Jannick Kontiola was bullish on the squad’s chances to rebound quickly but stated that they would have to “have their heads screwed on straight” if they were to avoid such defeats in the rest of the season.

Perhaps the most important match of the day happened at the Anomaly Tower, where two teams with IFCF aspirations who didn’t have a single win faced each other in a rather desperate match. It would be Tihon that would come on top - Ramola Carolan scoring her first clean sheet of the season while Joel Haodao and Nick Mariner provided the scoring. According to Assistant Manager Christina Applegate, Tihon “has the personnel to make the 0-0-5 start a distant memory”. It’ll take more than words to stop the fanbase from turning on the Tide, though.

Elsewhere, Wirr Tsi continued their dominance, Kathie Begley bagging her fourth clean sheet of the early season; teams not named Chromatik and Anomalies are zero-for-four in getting a single goal past the Shock netminder. The goals today came from both wingers, as Rila Enix seems to be fitting into her role playing alongside Kendra Carpenter and Artem Kohut. Myana and Ming both kept pace, Marko Zup’s strike in injury time carrying the Islanders while the Dynasty had Nadya Dostoevich score a hat trick before halftime that the Crusaders couldn’t entirely make up. Having four players that can score on any given day gives Ming the flexibility that has yielded seventeen goals in six matches so far.

To wrap up the day, Lhor and Knetyohai played to a draw in a game that truly frustrated the home crowd as the Orcas left their fair share of chances on the field, while Omnio and Urrheddiao played to a doldrum draw, both teams doing just enough to salvage the point; Tor’s victory over Sanar hands them a sorely needed three points in year that seems to be a challenge for the Teal.

Rainer Hildebrandt’s Miners FC First Squad to Hand Urrhed FC a Defeat: “The Orange League isn’t a cakewalk”
Z’ai’ai Loses Late Lead Due to Pomochuk Header
Vitoron Defeats Lorentine in Battle of Bottom Feeders

Week 11

Montalban Over Kama: Battle of 40 Million NSD Won by Chromatik
Urrheddiao show life in domination of Sanar, Tihon snag second win in a row

THE CAPITALIZT DOME, CHROMIA, CAPITAL DISTRICT - Since the advent of the Rainbow League System, there have been some very expensive signings. Enrico Hanson-Conavaio was first, Myana getting the striker for 24 M NSD in Transfer Window 27. Enrico has turned out to be one of the top strikers in the league, always in contention for the Golden Boot and having won the award a few times.

This past offseason, Chromatik grabbed Krytenian striker Cande Montalban for a fee of 15 Million NSD. Then, Lhor signed Gereh Kama for 25 Million NSD as part of their efforts to become relevant in the league once again.

As the two sides squared off in the Capitalizt Dome, it would be the story of a center back that would actually take over the narrative. Thirty minutes into the match, Cameron Win went down in a heap after attempting a tackle on Orianne Marc. After Marc got up, he urgently motioned for the Chromatik sideline to come check up on Win; it took him three minutes to get off the pitch with the help of the training staff. After the match, the diagnosis would come as a strained hip muscle with an estimated return time of four to six weeks; Manager Jannick Kontiola motioned for one of the most interesting additions in the offseason - Stephen Kerr - to head into the game.

The young Tumbran defender did well for his first moments with the club, marking Lhor’s attackers every time they got to the final third and helping the squad limit the Orcas to one goal - a beauty off Kameh’s left foot. For Chromatik, Cande was on target - scoring twice, including a shot from midrange to put the game on ice late in the second half.

After the match, Kontiola stated that it was a great tone-setter for the squad, and that the addition of Kerr allowed them to not worry about Win’s injury as much during the match. Kerr will be counted on to start alongside Jernejec for at least the next four weeks.

As far as surprises go, watching Tor blank Anomalies was an interesting one for most Red League fans. There isn’t really one thing you can point at as the cause for Anomalies’ woes - part of it has to do with the play of an aging front three (though twenty-nine isn’t that old), part of it has to do with the play of Iskender Nur, or maybe it’s their Manager, Ronald Labbadia. Whatever it is, Anomalies fans are quite used to slow starts and making up for it in the second half, so the squad has some grace, at least. But how far does that grace go?

Myana’s draw with Lanar showed just how different the two teams were. Time and time again, Myana would come in waves toward the Lanar goal, scoring twice but being stopped by Jared Baglowski on majority of the occasions; Lanar, on the other hand, scored their goals off set pieces - Kambiz Ortan is quite good at scoring off corners and free kicks. It can be argued Myana should’ve won this game - was Enrico really offside? Should Joseph McClain, the referee who’s being investigated after the Ming-Anomalies game in Matchday 1, be allowed to referee while under investigation? These are all great questions.

There were three more shutouts on the day, and each of them carried a different message. Wirr Tsi’s blanking of Felswyr makes it five clean sheets in a row for Kathie Begley. Urrheddiao’s handling of Sanar is a good sign for Ruo’s squad as they were expected to handle the Yellow Jackets; for Romola Carolan and Tihon, the blanking of Alnio is an additional step toward a return to normalcy.

Lastly, Crossroads drew against Omnio and Knetyohai defeated Ming. Crossroads isn’t quite happy at a 3-1-3 record after seven games, but Justiina is in midseason form and Tommy Waluigi is doing decently enough in goal. For Omnio, Nigel Erskine is their entire attack, and he’s been coming through in the clutch. As far as the Warriors-Dynasty match, Kristjana, Brenner, and Stinton held up against the varied Ming attack, and Marie Ayotte’s aim remains, as ever, true.

All in all, an eventful day in the Red League - just remember, money can’t buy Championships; the players still have to play for them.

Lorentine Scores First Win with Ethelinde Jacobs Brace
Cherry Sonnel Strike Leads Urrhed FC over Crix
Andrej Kalashnikov, Chusi Megoé Contribute as Harriette Becenti Blank Z’ai’ai

Week 12

Violet Cup VII Fixtures - Qualifying Round 4
3-0 Bracket
Rhoni FC (Yellow) 1–1 Limonte (Green) (2–2 AET) (5–4 pen.)
Kynxe (Yellow) 4–1 Brisara Dragoons (Indigo)
Rhoni (Yellow) 0–1 Urrhed State (Green)
Pùr (Yellow) 2–2 Alnio Ravens (Blue) (3–2 AET)

Three Yellow League teams and a Green League team become the first four to clinch a berth in the Main Tournament and have a chance to take on the Red and Orange League sides. For those that lost, they’ll have three more chances.

2-1 Bracket
Glaciers (Green) 3–1 Umbar City (Blue)
Lanar United (Green) 2–3 [b]Limonte Light (Indigo)
Shantarr City (Green) 1–1 Lorentine City (Indigo) (1–1 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Lorentine Jackals (Yellow) 0–0 Dre'a City (Indigo) (0–0 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Checkers FC (Yellow) 3–2 Longarms (Indigo)
Shantarr (Yellow) 2–2 Egren (Yellow) (4–2 AET)
Rhoni City (Yellow) 3–3 Inon City (Blue) (5–3 AET)
Sanar United (Yellow) 0–0 Jatho (Green) (1–0 AET)
Inon (Green) 0–0 Flames of the West (Green) (0–0 AET) (5–4 pen.)
Qet NSC (Blue) 0–0 Pùr Cowboys (Indigo) (0–0 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Umbar State (Blue) 1–0 Heartland (Indigo)
Lanar Falcons (Green) 2–2 Guardians (Blue) (2–2 AET) (6–5 pen.)

More teams are on the verge of qualification. How in the world did Qet NSC not defeat the Pùr Cowboys? What an upset that match was, alongside Dre’a City taking down the Lorentine Jackals. For the losers, it’s back to the drawing board at 2-2 - don’t fall now.

1-2 Bracket
Cosmopolitans (Green) 1–2 Penat (Blue)
Anfanhar City (Yellow) 1–0 Sanar Vipers (Yellow)
Naval FC (Yellow) 4–1 Wix City (Green)
Cheonju (Blue) 0–1 Blanc (Indigo)
Gurshan (Blue) 0–1 Capitol FC (Blue)
BT Ming (Blue) 1–0 Jatho Bulls (Indigo)
Eyrods City FC (Yellow) 0–1 Larhai City FC (Blue)
Fishermen's Club (Yellow) 1–3 Larhai (Green)
Anfanhar (Yellow) 3–5 Wix (Indigo)
Qet City (Green) 2–1 Wirr Tsi Lightning (Blue)
Nonian City (Blue) 4–3 Rainbow State (Indigo)
Lhor United (Blue) 4–2 Resistance (Indigo)

0-3 Bracket
Dre'a (Green) 1–3 FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai (Indigo)
Chargers (Indigo) 0–2 Orca Watchers (Indigo)
Hanai (Green) 0–0 Victory (Indigo) (0–1 AET)
Kingslayers (Blue) 0–1 Knetyohai City FC (Green)

We bid farewell to our first teams - two Green League teams, a Blue League Team, and an Indigo League Team as Knetyohai City FC does survive. “It’s a disaster,” admits Wollard Mansion, “I can’t believe we’re out of the tournament already.”

Violet Cup VII Fixtures - Qualifying Round 5
3-1 Bracket
Rhoni City vs. Sanar United
Shantarr City vs. Pùr Cowboys
Rhoni vs. Umbar State
Glaciers vs. Lanar Falcons
Checkers FC vs. Brisara Dragoons
Dre'a City vs. Limonte Light
Shantarr vs. Alnio Ravens
Limonte vs. Inon

2-2 Bracket
Nonian City vs. Blanc
Penat vs. Lorentine City
Anfanhar City vs. Lanar United
Qet NSC vs. BT Ming
Flames of the West vs. Wix
Lorentine Jackals vs. Egren
Qet City vs. Longarms
Umbar City vs. Inon City
Capitol FC vs. Larhai City FC
Jatho vs. Heartland
Naval FC vs. Lhor United
Larhai vs. Guardians

1-3 Bracket
Orca Watchers vs. Victory (Orca Watchers is the home team due to better record in District League)
Fishermen's Club vs. Resistance
Eyrods City FC vs. FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai
Wix City vs. Gurshan
Sanar Vipers vs. Wirr Tsi Lightning
Knetyohai City FC vs. Cosmopolitans
Cheonju vs. Jatho Bulls
Anfanhar vs. Rainbow State

Week 13

Suspended! Joseph McClain Stripped of Credentials after Dynasty-Capitalizt Match, Referee Referendum to Follow
Frost continue early stellar play, Begley extends scoreless record to 523 regulation minutes

JEWEL DOME, MING, MOUNTAIN DISTRICT - Ever since the Ming-Anomalies match in Matchday 1, Joseph McClain, of Eyrods, Myana Island, has been under fire from the media and the Red League fanbase regarding some of the calls that were made. He was put on a two-week suspension that kept him off the pitch until Matchday Four, where he called a routine drubbing of Wirr Tsi over Tihon. Then, he was tasked with Knetyohai’s victory over Felswyr in Matchday Five, a game that only featured nine fouls in total.

The fire under Mr. McClain continued to grow with two obvious calls going to VAR in Matchday Six between Omnio and Urrheddiao that stopped the game for more than ten minutes in play, before the debacle that was Myana against Lanar, where Enrico Hanson-Conavacio’s second offside call saw McClain argue with his line judge for more than two minutes while both teams watched in abject horror.

In a match where six goals were scored, the final straw for Mr. McClain’s refereeing career happened in the seventy-first minute. Cixin Nguyen took a kick from just past the midfield stripe that bounced off Benedict Wilkins’s hand. A lurking Mario Kogler took the rebound and slotted it past Wikins for the goal, but the line judge’s flag was up.

Everyone on the pitch (except Kogler, who was in the play), the crowd, and the commentators all agreed that the play had been offside. Joseph McClain insisted on the play going to VAR and held up the proceedings for three minutes before the VAR official was able to convince Joseph that the play had been, indeed, offside.

After the match, the Chromatik Football Federation announced immediately that Joseph McClain would be stripped of his refereeing credentials and that a formal investigation would be conducted to see if Mr. McClain had ulterior motives as to why he was calling some matches in some ways. This then ballooned to there being talks about a broader Referee Referendum to make sure that all the referees’ skills are up to par.

As for results on the day, Ming’s drawing of Chromatik was the first of three, with Omnio continuing to scrape points together and Tihon not being able to break through a Lanar defense in a match that saw them possess the ball for more than eighty percent of the time. Jared Baglowski picked the right time to pitch his first clean sheet as he stopped the Tide in their recent run of good form.

Anomalies’s victory over Alno was a bit of a relief after they’d conceded two to the lowly side in the first sixty minutes; it is only their first win of the season, while Alnio fall to the very bottom of the table.

A team that is expected to be at the bottom but playing above their paygrade is Sanar, who tripped up Crossroads this time around off a brace from Xalan-Cynav Erv; the second of their two goals was a true beauty that may be in contention for goal of the year. Couple that with Tor managing their second straight shutout - Urrheddiao their victims this time - and teams that were expected at the bottom are enjoying their heyday in the early going.

Lastly, Wirr Tsi made it six clean sheets in a row, and Felswyr took another opponent off of their high horse, absolutely demolishing any semblance of order in a match against Myana where the Islanders saw the ball for less than 25% of the match. Their young core is continuing to turn up - way ahead of schedule, too. Can they keep up the intensity for all thirty matches, though?

Qet 4-2 Urrhed FC: “We Needed That Wakeup Call”, Admits Diedrich Nier
Umbar Tripped by Vitoron as Asher Singh Leaves Pitch Due to Injury
Pria in Fourth - June Michaelangelo: “We’ve Learned from the Past”

Week 14

Not Yesterday’s Wirr Tsi: Shock Score Six in Rout
Tor completes third shutout victory in a row, Knetyohai tops Sanar in battle of promoted teams

THE SHOCK, WIRR TSI, CAPITAL DISTRICT - For so many seasons, Wirr Tsi has been a defense first team. Kathie Begley is one of the best keepers in the league, Zhaxi Nanlei is a defensive minded coach, and the formation itself guarantees that they’ll be a hard egg to crack.

However, this is no longer yesterday’s Wirr Tsi. Kendra Carpenter, Artem Kohut, and Rila Enix are players that are absolutely more offensive minded, and Sara Kristoffersdóttir is the conductor.

Take the match against Ming for example. Begley’s scoreless streak ended at 652 minutes - Esther Vorster scored for the Dynasty. However, that wasn’t the story of the game. The Shock had five scorers in the game and put six past the Dynasty in an offensive showing that set a club record for most goals scored. Despite not scoring a goal, Kristoffersdóttir had four assists. Kaitlyn Victoriane and Xi Xe also scored goals off the bench as the team showed their depth.

Tihon is absolutely recovering. Four clean sheets in the last four games sees Romola Carolan absolutely returning to form; Knetyohai shows Sanar why they won the title in their first meeting in the Red League, while Tor also pitches their third straight shutout. Gabrielle Dick is absolutely someone who can put up great results.

Elsewhere, Anomalies and Chromatik both fell to draws - Urrheddiao is a team who’s continuing to claw their way to relevance while Omnio is fine as Erskine continues to score at the clip that he’s doing. Chromatik are continuing to fall off as of late - with a record of 1-2-1 in last four matches. Myana? Taking down Lhor is good showing for the Islanders - though Lhor is at 3-2-4 at the moment, still going through some of the growing pains that are expected at this juncture. Lastly, Alnio grabbed a rare point against a Lanar squad that’s experiencing a bit of a downturn after last season’s success.

Anchors FC Tops Umbar in Surprising Victory
Eyrods Leads Table after Nine Matches
Urrhed FC Held by Hanai Breakers’ Defense

Week 15

Perfect Day for Chromia: All Three Prevail
Myana Outscore Ming, Tihon Completes Major Turnaround

ANOMALY TOWER, CHROMIA, CAPITAL DISTRICT - There hasn’t been much to celebrate if you are an AFC fan in the first handful of matches. A season removed from a rough start that saw them miss out on the IFCF, another rough start saw the squad with only one victory in the first nine matches.

Playing against Lanar, who’s been also struggling, Anomalies needed all three goals from Lainey Wadsworth to prevail; Chromatik got a late game winner from Ponce De Lann, and Crossroads got Justiina to come through in the clutch.

Myana took on Ming, and this time, Josip Brajdic showed up for the Dynasty, scoring the hat trick. Unfortunately, Myana has more than one cook in the kitchen, and by the time Enrico showed up in the second half, he only needed to score two goals to turn the game over.

Wirr Tsi blanked Omnio for their seventh clean sheet in ten games, all of them victories. It’s the best start in League history, and the way that Begley and the defense are playing together is out of the world. Alongside them is the defense of Felswyr, who got their fourth clean sheet of the year. Nicoletta Arnaudo’s squad is definitely one to keep an eye on.

Tihon is completely back online. After losing their first five matches, they’ve managed to win four of the next five, drawing the fifth. Stopping Lhor to a single goal, Roanna Murin did the rest, scoring the hat trick needed for the victory. Lastly, Knetyohai stopped Tor’s scoreless streak, continuing to surprise in the early going.

Vitoron Score Second Victory, Get Off the Floor
Pria Edges Past Hanai Breakers
Miners Put Umbar in Eighth Place

Standings After Ten Games:

Red League               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Wirr Tsi               10   10   0   0    25    4  +21    30
 2 Myana                  10    6   1   3    21   19   +2    19
 3 Felswyr                10    6   0   4    13    8   +5    18
 4 Knetyohai              10    5   3   2    16   14   +2    18
 5 Chromatik              10    5   2   3    25   24   +1    17
 6 Ming                   10    4   3   3    26   26    0    15
 7 Tor                    10    5   0   5    13   13    0    15
 8 Tihon                  10    4   1   5    16   11   +5    13
 9 Urrheddiao             10    3   4   3    11    9   +2    13
10 Crossroads             10    4   1   5    16   15   +1    13
11 Lhor                   10    3   2   5    11   15   −4    11
12 Lanar                  10    2   4   4    15   19   −4    10
13 Sanar                  10    3   1   6    17   25   −8    10
14 Anomalies              10    2   3   5    14   18   −4     9
15 Omnio                  10    1   5   4    14   18   −4     8
16 Alnio                  10    1   2   7    10   25  −15     5

Wirr Tsi are undisputed the best team in the league, while Myana sit atop a surprising duo of Felswyr and Knetyohai. Chromatik are behind them, and Ming and Tor behind them. Tihon have bounced back after their rough showing, while Urrheddiao is happy to be where they are and Crossroads are a bit behind schedule.

Lhor finds themselves all the way down in eleventh - with the twin cities of Lanar and Sanar behind them. Anomalies will be hoping that the trend of last season will repeat, while Omnio and Alnio find themselves at the floor - but it's still only the early going, right?

Orange League            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Qet                    10    6   3   1    19   12   +7    21
 2 Urrhed FC              10    6   2   2    20   11   +9    20
 3 Z'ai'ai                10    6   2   2    13   11   +2    20
 4 Brisara FC             10    5   3   2    20   14   +6    18
 5 Eyrods                 10    5   3   2    10    4   +6    18
 6 Pria                   10    5   3   2    17   13   +4    18
 7 Miners FC              10    5   0   5    17   18   −1    15
 8 Umbar                  10    3   4   3    19   17   +2    13
 9 Pria City              10    4   1   5     9    9    0    13
10 Hanai Breakers         10    3   3   4    10    8   +2    12
11 Tihon United           10    4   0   6    14   17   −3    12
12 Anchors FC             10    4   0   6    11   14   −3    12
13 Omnio City             10    3   2   5     4    5   −1    11
14 Vitoron                10    2   2   6    11   19   −8     8
15 Lorentine              10    2   1   7    11   25  −14     7
16 Crix                   10    1   3   6     3   11   −8     6

Qet sit just ahead of Urrhed FC and Z'ai'ai, with a trio of teams - Brisara, Eyrods, and Pria - behind them. For Crix, having only scored three goals up to this point is a death sentence, while Lorentine has conceded twenty-five goals. This seems to be a very stacked season in the Orange League.

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Kinetik

Yellow League            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Fishermen's Club       10    8   1   1    21   10  +11    25
 2 Pùr                    10    6   2   2    18   10   +8    20
 3 Eyrods City FC         10    6   2   2    11    6   +5    20
 4 Naval FC               10    5   1   4    13    9   +4    16
 5 Rhoni City             10    4   4   2    10    6   +4    16
 6 Rhoni                  10    5   1   4    12    9   +3    16
 7 Sanar United           10    5   1   4    11   12   −1    16
 8 Lorentine Jackals      10    4   2   4    15   14   +1    14
 9 Rhoni FC               10    4   1   5    18   15   +3    13
10 Shantarr               10    4   1   5    11   12   −1    13
11 Sanar Vipers           10    3   4   3     9   10   −1    13
12 Kynxe                  10    1   5   4    15   19   −4     8
13 Egren                  10    1   5   4    11   16   −5     8
14 Anfanhar               10    2   2   6    15   26  −11     8
15 Checkers FC            10    2   2   6    12   23  −11     8
16 Anfanhar City          10    1   4   5    17   22   −5     7

Green League              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Limonte                 10    7   2   1    12    5   +7    23
 2 Flames of the West      10    6   1   3    18   10   +8    19
 3 Urrhed State            10    5   4   1     9    4   +5    19
 4 Dre'a                   10    5   3   2    14   12   +2    18
 5 Lanar United            10    5   2   3    18   12   +6    17
 6 Lanar Falcons           10    5   1   4    24   19   +5    16
 7 Knetyohai City FC       10    4   4   2    13   10   +3    16
 8 Inon                    10    4   2   4    17   17    0    14
 9 Glaciers                10    4   2   4    10   11   −1    14
10 Larhai                  10    4   1   5    12   14   −2    13
11 Cosmopolitans           10    3   3   4    12   16   −4    12
12 Hanai                   10    2   3   5     8   12   −4     9
13 Jatho                   10    2   3   5     9   14   −5     9
14 Wix City                10    1   5   4    14   18   −4     8
15 Qet City                10    2   2   6    27   32   −5     8
16 Shantarr City           10    1   2   7     7   18  −11     5

Blue League               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Cheonju                 10    7   1   2    24   12  +12    22
 2 Qet NSC                 10    5   4   1    23   14   +9    19
 3 BT Ming                 10    5   2   3    21   16   +5    17
 4 Nonian City             10    5   2   3    24   22   +2    17
 5 Guardians               10    3   6   1    22   18   +4    15
 6 Umbar State             10    4   3   3    25   22   +3    15
 7 Lhor United             10    4   3   3    23   21   +2    15
 8 Capitol FC              10    4   3   3    18   17   +1    15
 9 Penat                   10    4   1   5    10   11   −1    13
10 Wirr Tsi Lightning      10    4   1   5    15   17   −2    13
11 Alnio Ravens            10    3   2   5    15   19   −4    11
12 Gurshan                 10    2   4   4    12   14   −2    10
13 Inon City               10    3   1   6    14   29  −15    10
14 Umbar City              10    2   3   5    12   16   −4     9
15 Larhai CIty FC          10    2   3   5    15   20   −5     9
16 Kingslayers             10    1   5   4    17   22   −5     8

Indigo League              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Pùr Cowboys              10    7   3   0    26   16  +10    24
 2 Dre'a City               10    7   2   1    17    4  +13    23
 3 Wix                      10    7   2   1    25   14  +11    23
 4 FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai      10    7   1   2    14    6   +8    22
 5 Brisara Dragoons         10    6   2   2    22   10  +12    20
 6 Heartland                10    6   2   2    16   11   +5    20
 7 Lorentine City           10    4   4   2    21   18   +3    16
 8 Limonte Light            10    4   2   4    14   13   +1    14
 9 Resistance               10    3   3   4    14   14    0    12
10 Orca Watchers            10    3   3   4     8   12   −4    12
11 Jatho Bulls              10    2   3   5     6    9   −3     9
12 Rainbow State            10    2   2   6    16   24   −8     8
13 Blanc                    10    2   2   6     5   14   −9     8
14 Chargers                 10    1   2   7     6   17  −11     5
15 Longarms                 10    0   3   7    12   25  −13     3
16 Victory                  10    0   2   8     8   23  −15     2

Chromatik Youth League Championship Season 4

Standings to be updated after fifteen games

by **Chromatika** » Sun Aug 22, 2021 8:52 pm

Rainbow League System Season Seven Matchdays 11-15

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Part 3 - Week 16 - Week 23

International Roundup
CL Group Stage
Shamrock Cathair (AUD) 3-4 Wirr Tsi (CMT)
FC Yassaca (SRS) 0-2 Wirr Tsi (CMT)
Wirr Tsi (CMT) 2-1 Trebuchet Cham (ZWZ)

A scrappy win away at Shamrock Cathair - Kendra Carpenter scoring a brace - sets up Wirr Tsi, and then Kathie Begley does the rest, shutting out FC Yassaca. In the final match, Rila Enix comes through in the eighty-third minute, and Wirr Tsi are through to the Champions' League Round of Sixteen.

CC Group Stage
Myana (CMT) 4-1 KT Moreazerua (AUD)
Dynamo Sjoedrhavn (SVJ) 3-3 Myana (CMT)
Myana (CMT) 0-3 Norrion Rovers (EFL)

They had a shot. Really, they did. The win over KT Moreazerua gave them the shot, but Dynamo Sjoedrhavn equalized late in the match, and Myana was absolutely flat against the Norrion Rovers. Once again, Myana will not be in the Champions' Cup Knockout Stage, a disappointment for the squad.

Rülândéá Kôstä (FFD) 4-4 Tihon (CMT)
KS Tapaklaboh (SDG) 2-1 Tihon (CMT)
Tihon (CMT) 2-2 Aries Chariots (NPH)

Tihon did their part - managing to get the goal late against the Farfadillis side and also tying Aries Chariots, but they had a rough game on the road against the side from Sendhang, and that ends up being the end result. Tihon lose out on tiebreakers, meaning that Chromatika will not have a single team in the Champions' Cup Group Stage.

LBCT Group Stage
Crisisbless United (NPH) 1-0 Sanar (CMT)
Sanar (CMT) 0-1 Usmer (EUR)
Sokattack Milona (TUR) 1-4 Sanar (CMT)

Despite losing two games - failing to score a goal on neither - Brown Uleaven shows up in the final match for Sanar, and they win the tiebreaker to win the group.

Calugida (PCU) 1-2 Knetyohai (CMT)
Knetyohai (CMT) 3-1 Étoile Verte (VLD)
Southrons-Errant (BRE) 2-3 Knetyohai (CMT)

Knetyohai is really rolling. Two one-goal wins and a two-goal drubbing of Étoile Verte carry them to the top of their group.

CWC Preliminary Round
Lhor (CMT) 5–3 Vreton City FC (BOL) 1–3 4–0
CWC First Round Proper
Rozelle Alliance (BRE) p 2–2 Lhor (CMT) 0–2 2–0 (3–1 pen)

Lhor bounced back from an early deficit in the first round, dominating the second game against the Bollonich side, but they would lose in the First Round Proper against the Rozelle Alliance of Brenecia.

CAFA Group Stage

#  Team                                           P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    ACM    CMR    LHR    COA
1  AC Mariina                               MRN   6  4  1  1  11   4   7  13      -     1-1    2-0    2-0  
2  Century Mertagne FMFC                    MRT   6  3  2  1   8   7   1  11     1-0     -     0-4    3-0  
3  Lhor                                     CMT   6  2  2  2  10   8   2   8     1-3    1-1     -     3-1  
4  Coastal United                           LGL   6  0  1  5   4  14 -10   1     1-3    1-2    1-1     -   

#  Team                                           P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    ZOZ    WRT    ACQ    STH
1  AC Izotz Zubia                           AUD   6  4  1  1  15   7   8  13      -     4-1    3-1    2-2  
2  Wirr Tsi                                 CMT   6  3  1  2   8   8   0  10     2-1     -     2-0    1-1  
3  AC Acqui Bollente                        SVG   6  2  0  4   8  13  -5   6     1-3    2-1     -     3-1  
4  Saint-Thérèse                            XUO   6  1  2  3   7  10  -3   5     0-2    0-1    3-1     -

Wirr Tsi continue to do well in group stages, only dropping two matches; Lhor's 2-2-2 would normally be good if it wasn't for Coastal United being an absolute flop. Wirr Tsi will proceed to the next stage.

Week 16

Violet Cup VII Fixtures - Qualifying Round 5
3-1 Bracket
Rhoni City (Yellow) 2–2 Sanar United (Yellow) (3–2 AET)
Shantarr City (Green) 1–1 Pùr Cowboys (Indigo) (2–1 AET)
Rhoni (Yellow) 4–3 Umbar State (Blue)
Glaciers (Green) 2–0 Lanar Falcons (Green)
Checkers FC (Yellow) 2–1 Brisara Dragoons (Indigo)
Dre'a City (Indigo) 1–0 Limonte Light (Indigo)
Shantarr (Yellow) 2–0 Alnio Ravens (Blue)
Limonte (Green) 0–0 Inon (Green) (1–0 AET)

All the home teams win here, which is interesting; both Rhoni sides make it through alongside two more Yellow teams while Dre'a City becomes the latest Indigo League team to make it to the Main Tournament. Congratulations to the cities of Rhoni and Shantarr for getting two teams to the Tournament.

2-2 Bracket
Nonian City (Blue) 1–0 Blanc (Indigo)
Penat (Blue) 1–2 Lorentine City (Indigo)
Anfanhar City (Yellow) 3–2 Lanar United (Green)
Qet NSC (Blue) 0–0 BT Ming (Blue) (0–0 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Flames of the West (Green) 0–2 Wix (Indigo)
Lorentine Jackals (Yellow) 1–2 Egren (Yellow)
Qet City (Green) 2–2 Longarms (Indigo) (2–2 AET) (5–4 pen.)
Umbar City (Blue) 0–1 Inon City (Blue)
Capitol FC (Blue) 0–1 Larhai City FC (Blue)
Jatho (Green) 0–2 Heartland (Indigo)
Naval FC (Yellow) 4–1 Lhor United (Blue)
Larhai (Green) 4–4 Guardians (Blue) (4–5 AET)

1-3 Bracket
Orca Watchers (Indigo) 3–2 Victory (Indigo)
Fishermen's Club (Yellow) 3–3 Resistance (Indigo) (3–3 AET) (5–4 pen.)
Eyrods City FC (Yellow) 1–1 FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai (Indigo) (1–1 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Wix City (Green) 1–1 Gurshan (Blue) (1–1 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Sanar Vipers (Yellow) 0–0 Wirr Tsi Lightning (Blue) (0–0 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Knetyohai City FC (Green) 1–1 Cosmopolitans (Green) (2–2 AET) (5–4 pen.)
Cheonju (Blue) 1–0 Jatho Bulls (Indigo)
Anfanhar (Yellow) 5–1 Rainbow State (Indigo)

Let's take a look at who didn't make it past this round. Victory, Resistance, Jatho Bulls, and Rainbow State are Indigo League sides happy to have won a game, while Eyrods City FC will be haunted by the defeat in extra time. Seeing Sanar Vipers go down is a surprise alongside the likes of Wix City and Cosmpolitans. For the rest, it's time to take a deep breath and go again.

Violet Cup VII Fixtures - Qualifying Round 6
3-2 Bracket
Guardians vs. Inon City
Alnio Ravens vs. BT Ming
Egren vs. Umbar State
Sanar United vs. Lorentine City
Lanar Falcons vs. Pùr Cowboys
Naval FC vs. Larhai City FC
Anfanhar City vs. Brisara Dragoons
Qet City vs. Limonte Light
Nonian City vs. Wix
Inon vs. Heartland

2-3 Bracket
Fishermen's Club vs. Cheonju
Lhor United vs. Orca Watchers
Lorentine Jackals vs. Blanc
Anfanhar vs. Penat
Larhai vs. Wirr Tsi Lightning
Gurshan vs. Capitol FC
Knetyohai City FC vs. Flames of the West
Qet NSC vs. Umbar City
Lanar United vs. Longarms
Jatho vs. FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai

Things are getting tight. One more team or one more loss, and you could be out. Half of these 12 down, 20 to go.

Week 17

Life for Alnio: Sylvain Croxier Leads Brewers to Rare Victory
Myana outscore Omnio, Tihon edges part Ming while Tor and Felswyr continue to claim unsuspecting victims

RCK FIELD, ALNIO, CAPITAL DISTRICT - Rachel Byrne has been a total trooper in Alnio, sticking with the club through thick and thin; there was cautious optimism in the club after they grabbed Bonagiunta Rossi in the offseason and cemented the status of Katie Rothers as a tertiary scoring threat. The early going hasn't been good for the squad, having a 1-2-7 record in their first ten games; it was their defense that's been really struggling, averaging more than two goals allowed per match.

Entertaining Lhor, a squad that is trying to find their footing after a rough early start by their standards, Sylvain Croxier picked the perfect day to show up. Dani Emdelbia the Mertagnian was able to get one goal back for the Oracas, but Croxier scored on two mid-ranged goals that put the game out of reach. Titor Hlinka, the Squornshelan Manager in charge of Lhor, stated that the 3-2-6 record "isn't an indication of the squad's potential but one of the different challenges that the squad is facing".

Wirr Tsi continues to choke the life out of their opposition, yielding 60% of possession to Sanar but scoring on counterattacks and never letting them have a shot in the match, while Gabrielle Dick continues her stellar play by shutting down the attack of the Capitalizt. Add in Felswyr pouncing on Lanar early and never letting go and Knetyohai securing the tie against Urrheddiao, and Felswyr and Knetyohai remain near the top of the table, for now.

Both Tihon and Ming have truly recovered from their disastrous starts, with Tihon containing Ming to only one goal and Joel Haodao scoring the brace while Anomalies answer Crossroads before halftime to claw up to ten points secured in eleven matches. Remember what Anomalies did last season? They only lost three games in the last fifteen after a 5-5-5 start. Is such a turnaround possible this time around, too? For Tihon, they're up to 5-1-5 and looking good.

Lastly, Omnio came to play at the Islander's Dome, and this time, it wasn't even Nigel Erskine with the goals. Shane Eckerthorp scored a brace and Gilda Howard scored off the bench, but Myana's firepower was too much to handle. Sinead MacDougall's set piece found Monika Strasbourg's head, and the longtime Left Back was able to find the back of the net for the final margin. With a 7-1-3 record (and two of the losses to Chromatik and Wirr Tsi), Tumbran Manager Marco Hemmings is doing a wonderful job in his first season with the club.

For one day, Alnio's offense showed up; can Byrne pull off another miracle and keep the Brewers in the Red League?

Nicole Watson Holds Back Urrhed FC Attack as Eyrods Plays to Nil-Nil Draw
Crix Upsets Umbar as Vanessa Richards Scores from Range
Pria City Shocks Qet as Teriox Sen Shines

Week 18

Unbeaten No More: Gabrielle Dick, Teal Down Wirr Tsi
Sanar take down Myana, Lanar edge past Lhor, and Crossroads take out frustrations on Knetyohai

TOR BLOCK, TOR, URRHED ISLAND - Through eleven matches, Wirr Tsi have been the champions in the Red League, being undefeated, and sporting a +23 Goal Differential with only conceding four goals. They've done it through suffocating defense and lightning-fast counterattacks that leave the opposition in the dust. The media had started talking about just how long this streak can go on, the possibility of a perfect season, etc. Though Zhaxi Nanlei has been doing his best to keep the conversation around the team to a minimum, it's caused a lot of hubbub and unnecessary pressure.

That pressure was on full display at the Tor Block on this Matchday as it would be the Teal - not Anomalies, not Chromatik, not Tihon nor Lhor nor Myana - that would be the first team to hand Wirr Tsi their initial defeat of the season, Gabrielle Dick outdueling Kathie Begley and Katrina Rothers scoring from distance twice. Dick turned in her sixth clean sheet of the season - she's only behind Begley herself in that metric so far - by stopping all seven shots on goal, including a pair of saves against Artem Kohut that left the striker dumbfounded and the small crowd of 13,000 on their feet.

As for Rothers's goals, the first was a knifing attack to the upper left corner that led Begley the wrong way, while the second was when Wirr Tsi had opened up the field to look for an equalizer. Jimmy McCarthy got the ball in space, and instead of shooting it himself, he back-passed it to Rothers, who would bury it in the back of the net for the deciding margin.

"It's a total team victory and a testament to what we can do if we're on the same page," stated Tor Manager Lynn Branch in the postmatch interview, "We know that Wirr Tsi are still the favorites to win the title, but on this day, we were the better team. Katrina and Gabrielle were on their best form and I honestly couldn't be more proud of this team."

Leysa Burns, Defensive Midfielder of Wirr Tsi who had made the transition from Chromatik in the offseason, stated that "All the talk about an unbeaten season was starting to weigh on us. It's nice to have tape to go back to and a loss to reflect on, a chance to see that we've a long ways to go still to achieve the level of football that we are striving for. It's a good, constructive defeat, and we'll be back hungrier than ever on the next matchday, you can count on it."

The second shocking result of the Matchday was Sanar pitching their first shutout of the season - at home against the always dangerous Islanders. Lew Karlov has been under some duress this season, but the Savojar was able to stymie the Islander attack and count on goals from Reza Karaduman and Erewon Sancti to close things out. Right behind that result in terms of the shock factor is Lhor vs. Lanar, where Gereh Kama's hat trick from range - all three of them beauties - are matched by the collective of the Red Hawks, with Qing Chere, the substitute for Kambiz Ortan in the last minutes of the match, putting in a rebound off of Immacolata Di Maggio's attempt at goal. Don't look now, but Lhor are in fourteenth place.

Among the Chromia squads, Crossroads is the only one to get a victory, and what a way to get the victory it is. A hat trick from Justiina, alongside the three goals from the midfield utterly destroy Knetyohai, who had looked very good in their matches up to this point; Chromatik manage to tie Urrheddiao off of a vintage performance from Dun Mekeus and a defensive backfield containing Stephen Kerr on a day where nothing works offensively, while Anomalies has to rely on a brace from their hero, Lainey Wadsworth, in the last ten minutes of the match to hold onto the single point from a Felswyr side that's still playing very strong.

Tihon runs into the roadblock that Omnio has become for would-be-contenders, as the Tech fight to their sixth draw of this season - more than half their results. Steve Nicholls's side are never giving up, but don't quite have the firepower to take wins; it's only the second result not called a win in the last seven matches for the Tide; Ming edges past Alnio in a match where Bonagiunta Rossi's brace is answered by a late goal from Josip
Brajdic.

Tor has shown that Wirr Tsi can bleed; how many more wounds will they take?

Omnio City Upset Urrhed FC Behind Stellar Play from GK Petrova Anter
Z'ai'ai Atop the Table after Blanking Brisara FC
Umbar 3-2 Qet: Demirjan, Racette Prove Their Class as Monkeys Reach Even at 4-4-4

Week 19

Violet Cup VII Fixtures - Qualifying Round 6
3-2 Bracket
Guardians (Blue) 2–2 Inon City (Blue) (2–3 AET)
Alnio Ravens (Blue) 2–3 BT Ming (Blue)
Egren (Yellow) 3–2 Umbar State (Blue)
Sanar United (Yellow) 4–1 Lorentine City (Indigo)
Lanar Falcons (Green) 1–1 Pùr Cowboys (Indigo) (2–1 AET)
Naval FC (Yellow) 2–2 Larhai City FC (Blue) (2–2 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Anfanhar City (Yellow) 1–0 Brisara Dragoons (Indigo)
Qet City (Green) 1–2 Limonte Light (Indigo)
Nonian City (Blue) 4–4 Wix (Indigo) (4–5 AET)
Inon (Green) 0–0 Heartland (Indigo) (0–0 AET) (5–4 pen.)

Since being purchased by a Legalese Company, BT Ming has secured their spot in the Main Tournament, while Kotzellach-owned Umbar State falls just short - they'll have one more chance. Limonte Light become the next Indigo League side to crack the Money Tournament alongside Wix, while three more Yellow squads make it - Anfanhar City is a throwback, a mainstay in the Yellow League after moonlighting in the Orange League for one season.

2-3 Bracket
Fishermen's Club (Yellow) 1–1 Cheonju (Blue) (3–2 AET)
Lhor United (Blue) 2–0 Orca Watchers (Indigo)
Lorentine Jackals (Yellow) 1–0 Blanc (Indigo)
Anfanhar (Yellow) 3–5 Penat (Blue)
Larhai (Green) 1–0 Wirr Tsi Lightning (Blue)
Gurshan (Blue) 1–0 Capitol FC (Blue)
Knetyohai City FC (Green) 2–0 Flames of the West (Green)
Qet NSC (Blue) 1–2 Umbar City (Blue)
Lanar United (Green) 1–0 Longarms (Indigo)
Jatho (Green) 1–0 FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai (Indigo)

Farewell to FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai, the hottest team in the Indigo League since being bought by Pyazhmetal; the draw that they had wasn't good enough. Qet NSC, owned by Savigliane company Villaneuve NSC, also falls out, a bit more surprising as a Blue League squad. For Anfanhar, it's another on a list of subpar results for the club.

Violet Cup VII Fixtures - Qualifying Round 7
3-3 Bracket
Umbar State (Blue) vs. Brisara Dragoons (Indigo)
Larhai (Green) vs. Guardians (Blue)
Qet City (Green) vs. Lorentine City (Indigo)
Heartland (Indigo) vs. Pùr Cowboys (Indigo)
Lorentine Jackals (Yellow) vs. Lanar United (Green)
Nonian City (Blue) vs. Umbar City (Blue)
Naval FC (Yellow) vs. Lhor United (Blue)
Jatho (Green) vs. Penat (Blue)
Knetyohai City FC (Green) vs. Gurshan (Blue)
Fishermen's Club (Yellow) vs. Alnio Ravens (Blue)

So many Indigo League clubs with one more shot. How many of them can make the money?

Week 20

Crossroads over Chromatik: Crusaders Get Better of Capitalizt
Myana, Wirr Tsi Rebound Big

CHROMATIK CITY FIELD, CHROMIA, CAPITAL DISTRICT - In the early going, life hasn't been easy for Chromia-based clubs. With Anomalies struggling to get off the ground, Chromatik dropping points to clubs that they should be dominating, and Crossroads also struggling to keep up any kind of consistency, the third of the Chromia derbies loomed large on the schedule, especially with the knowledge that Chromatik would be facing Anomalies in two matchdays.

For the first half hour, the two teams just spend time testing each other's defenses, with Justiina being marked by Stephen Kerr on every occasion. Then, Êsêkïl dí Völará started to contribute to the attack, and dividends were immediately gained as Justiina caught Jernejec and Kerr in transition, scoring off a short-ranged shot; before the Crusaders could celebrate, Mario Kogler scored on a counterattack in the next fifty-two seconds. Kogler would score again in the second half, alongside substitute Adrijana Jordan, but it would be Crossraods that would ultimately prevail, with Dannysdóttir getting her brace, Taron Matthews scoring from range, and Claretta Flood - their impact sub - scoring in injury time after Justiina was taken off to put some fresh legs on the pitch.

The result leaves Crossroads at 6-2-5, while Chromatik are at 5-3-5. They are both second-half clubs, for certain. Anomalies? 3-5-5 after the key victory on the road at Knetyohai after Lorena Strausz took over the game for fifteen minutes in the second half.

Still flying high ahead of schedule are Ming and Felswyr. Tania Vincent and Freida Pearce combine to a nil-nil draw that sees both sides get a point, while Ming has two of their pieces score to get by Lanar. Every season, Ming is around the top till late, while Felswyr couldn't keep this level of play up, could they?

After losing last match, Wirr Tsi and Myana came to play today, and it absolutely showed on the pitch. Urrheddiao had the ball for more than sixty percent of the time but never had a chance, while Artem Kohut scored a brace for his eleventh and twelfth goals of the season. Myana, taking on a Tor side that had just recently defeated Wirr Tsi, put out Gabrielle Dick to dry, hearing their cannon sound five times to celebrate each of the hat trick scored by Central Attacking Midfielder Marko Zup and Striker Enrico Hanson-Conavacio.

To round out the day, Alnio pitched a shutout against Omnio and Sanar fought Tihon to a tie - Tihon having a chance to close things out but Sanar absolutely gutting things out to the end. Tihon still hasn't lost till Matchday Five, though!

Hanai Breakers Dominate Umbar, Lilly Taylor Scores Hat Trick
Eyrods Destroys Lorentine
Qet Stumbles into a Tie Versus Vitoron

Week 21

Urrheddiao are Fine: Ruo Xiolan, United Clip Myana
Chromatik bounces back, Tihon continues unbeaten streak

UNITED CENTER, URRHEDDIAO, URRHED ISLAND - There was a time when Urrheddiao stood a bit taller than they do now and contested the likes of Myana and Tihon as one of the better teams of the islands. Recent years have seen them become more of a squad fighting for their Red League lives, but there is still a bit of gravitas every time Urrheddiao faces Myana. United have had a decent start to the season so far, with a 3-6-4 record through thirteen; Myana are among the teams pursuing Wirr Tsi, albeit at a distance.

After the match, which Urrheddiao won by racing out to a 2-0 lead and holding on, Ruo Xiaolan promised that it was just another victory, but Kimi Herrington was hearing none of it, stating, "Taking on any of the teams from the Islands - Tor, Eyrods, Myana, Urrheddiao - is always a matter of pride. I know we haven't been as high-powered as they are as of late, but it's nice to remind them that we're still around."

Tihon continues their unbeaten streak since their 0-0-5 start, doubling up Tor with a surprising brace from Rowena Sierra, who's in the twilight of her career. She's gained quite a fanbase in Tihon already, and the Chromatik modeling scene is absolutely looking forward to the day she retires. For now, though, she's got some years left in her, and her goals are always so sublime. For Tor, conceding seven goals in the last two games after shutting out Wirr Tsi is a bit of a letdown, a bit of a return to normalcy.

Wirr Tsi makes Crossroads their latest victim, while Chromatik contain Knetyohai; with Alnio's handling of Sanar (surprise, surprise, even Theodore Ignau can have a good game at times) and Omnio fighting to a draw with Lanar, there were plenty of zeroes on the scoresheet. Among the games that did feature goals on both sides, Felswyr surprised Ming by Vissenta Okamoto matching Sagittarius Wright goal-for-goal in a match between teams punching above their weight; Anomalies, on the other hand, ran into their stiffest opposition in Lhor, with the contest handing Anomalies their first defeat since Matchday 7. Gereh Kama and Dani Emdelbia combined for three of the scores, and Minsk Killion added an insurance goal.

We are almost at the end of the season. Where will everyone end up?

Maricela Throop Scores in Injury Time to Lead Brisara FC Past Urrhed FC
Umbar Held to Scoreless Draw by Tihon United: What's Wrong with the Monkeys?
Pria Handles Z'ai'ai as Mountaineers Hold onto Table Lead

Week 22

Derby Day Sees Exciting Games; Joseph McClain Convicted of Attempted Matchfixing
Wirr Tsi completes 14-0-1 half as Tihon completes ten game unbeaten streak

CFF HEADQUARTERS, CHROMIA, CAPITAL DISTRICT - CFF Chairman Viktor Karrass Jr. announced that Joseph McClain, former Referee, had been convicted of attempted matchfixing by the Central Court of Chromia. According to the Court, Mr. McClain attempted to influence the sports betting sites operating out of Chromia by stopping some players from scoring goals, getting some players a certain number of fouls, and otherwise affecting matches in small ways. Mr. McClain never bet on any of the games themselves, only on whether players would contribute to matches or not.

The CFF conducted an investigation and found that nobody else was privy to Mr. McClain and his associates's actions (he had four other referees in on it), so all the matches will still stand. Instead, the Chromatik Football Federation will make sure to screen the referees it is continuing to employ.

"This is an unfortunate occurrence, and we'll try to make it the first and last time that it's happened," stated Mr. Karras, Jr., "Mr. McClain and his compatriots will be going away for a long time and we will make an example of him."

As for the football, this was the first time that the Rainbow League System set up a "Rivalry Matchday" for the end of the legs. All the matches are either derbies of some kind or another. Let us go through them:

Chromia Derby results in Chromatik bouncing back from the latest batch of rough results, Stephen Kerr really starting to fit with the squad. Jannick Kontiola will have a choice to make once Cameron Win returns.
Military Derby results in Wirr Tsi pitching their eleventh shutout of the first half, prevailing due to a lone strike from Artem Kohut.
Myana and Crossroads don't really have a rivalry name, but have had some important matches in previous years. This time, Enrico does his job, and Myana prevails.
Tihon took down Urrheddiao, completing their ten-game stretch without a single defeat. All credit to Romola Carolan and the crew for holding on.
The Rothers Derby. Katrina versus Katie. Bonagiunta Rossi's hat trick is the story, and though Katrina is the one to score the brace, Alnio scores the important win.
The Rainbow Derby. Welcome back, Lanar and Sanar! It's the incumbents that score big, and Sanar fans are left heartbroken.
Felswyr against Omnio is a battle between small towns. Scoring only the second victory of the season, Cail Coghlan does the honors. Felswyr suffers their fifth defeat.
Freida Pearce does enough to help Lhor tie Ming in a battle between clubs that are trying to make it to the IFCF. It's a result neither side is quite happy about, but it'll have to do.

Lorentine Shocks Z'ai'ai by Securing Draw
Umbar Trips Up Eyrods
Miners FC Outscores Qet

Week 23

Violet Cup VII Fixtures - Qualifying Round 7
3-3 Bracket
Umbar State (Blue) 0–1 Brisara Dragoons (Indigo)
Larhai (Green) 0–1 Guardians (Blue)
Qet City (Green) 4–2 Lorentine City (Indigo)
Heartland (Indigo) 1–1 Pùr Cowboys (Indigo) (2–1 AET)
Lorentine Jackals (Yellow) 2–2 Lanar United (Green) (2–2 AET) (5–6 pen.)
Nonian City (Blue) 0–2 Umbar City (Blue)
Naval FC (Yellow) 3–3 Lhor United (Blue) (3–3 AET) (7–6 pen.)
Jatho (Green) 1–1 Penat (Blue) (1–2 AET)
Knetyohai City FC (Green) 1–0 Gurshan (Blue)
Fishermen's Club (Yellow) 4–3 Alnio Ravens (Blue)

Umbar State falling is a bit of a surprise, while Knetyohai City FC does make it. For clubs like Naval FC, Fishermen's Club, and the like, it's a redemption arc; so, here are how all the teams fell into place:

Violet Cup VII Fixtures - Round of 64
Anomalies (Red) vs. Inon City (Blue)
Chromatik (Red) vs. Rhoni City (Yellow)
Crossroads (Red) vs. Guardians (Blue)
Sanar (Red) vs. Rhoni (Yellow)
Crix (Orange) vs. Glaciers (Green)
Tihon United (Orange) vs. Brisara Dragoons (Indigo)
Pria City (Orange) vs. Knetyohai City FC (Green)
Knetyohai (Red) vs. Lanar United (Green)
Wirr Tsi (Red) vs. Shantarr City (Green)
Lanar (Red) vs. Wix (Indigo)
Brisara FC (Orange) vs. Larhai City FC (Blue)
Hanai Breakers (Orange) vs. Naval FC (Yellow)
Lhor (Red) vs. Pùr (Yellow)
Qet (Orange) vs. Limonte (Green)
Tor (Red) vs. Sanar United (Yellow)
Myana (Red) vs. Penat (Blue)
Eyrods (Orange) vs. Dre'a City (Indigo)
Felswyr (Red) vs. Anfanhar City (Yellow)
Alnio (Red) vs. Qet City (Green)
Tihon (Red) vs. Fishermen's Club (Yellow)
Urrhed FC (Orange) vs. Inon (Green)
Ming (Red) vs. Shantarr (Yellow)
Urrheddiao (Red) vs. Checkers FC (Yellow)
Pria (Orange) vs. Urrhed State (Green)
Omnio (Red) vs. Umbar City (Blue)
Z'ai'ai (Orange) vs. Limonte Light (Indigo)
Miners FC (Orange) vs. Lanar Falcons (Green)
Omnio City (Orange) vs. Heartland (Indigo)
Lorentine (Orange) vs. Egren (Yellow)
Anchors FC (Orange) vs. BT Ming (Blue)
Vitoron (Orange) vs. Rhoni FC (Yellow)
Umbar (Orange) vs. Kynxe (Yellow)

Standings After Fifteen Games:

Red League               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Wirr Tsi               15   14   0   1    32    6  +26    42
 2 Myana                  15    9   1   5    33   27   +6    28
 3 Tihon                  15    7   3   5    29   20   +9    24
 4 Felswyr                15    7   3   5    22   15   +7    24
 5 Chromatik              15    7   3   5    30   29   +1    24
 6 Ming                   15    6   5   4    34   33   +1    23
 7 Tor                    15    7   0   8    21   26   −5    21
 8 Crossroads             15    6   2   7    28   23   +5    20
 9 Knetyohai              15    5   4   6    18   25   −7    19
10 Urrheddiao             15    4   6   5    14   14    0    18
11 Lanar                  15    4   5   6    25   28   −3    17
12 Alnio                  15    5   2   8    21   32  −11    17
13 Lhor                   15    4   4   7    19   23   −4    16
14 Anomalies              15    3   5   7    21   27   −6    14
15 Sanar                  15    4   2   9    23   36  −13    14
16 Omnio                  15    2   7   6    21   27   −6    13

At the halfway point, things are looking more normal. Wirr Tsi has set the record for most points scored in the first fifteen games, while Myana are still in second. Tihon's climb though the league has been memorable, and they're in third place; Felswyr, Chromatik, and Ming are slightly behind. Felswyr will have their work cut out for them to keep up the work, while Chromatik and Ming are more likely to have a good second half. Tor's defense has been their carrying point, while Crossroads has some work to do; Knetyohai are doing well in ninth, Urrheddiao are safe, and Lanar, Alnio, and Lhor are next up - Lhor being a bit stymied at 4-4-7 for now. Anomalies have a lot of work to do, but they've done it in the past; Sanar and Omnio are at the bottom - Sanar being recently promoted while Omnio are having struggles under the new Manager.

Orange League            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Z'ai'ai                15    8   5   2    23   19   +4    29
 2 Brisara FC             15    8   4   3    26   16  +10    28
 3 Hanai Breakers         15    8   3   4    22   10  +12    27
 4 Eyrods                 15    7   5   3    17    9   +8    26
 5 Urrhed FC              15    7   4   4    22   14   +8    25
 6 Qet                    15    6   5   4    30   26   +4    23
 7 Pria                   15    6   5   4    24   20   +4    23
 8 Tihon United           15    7   2   6    21   20   +1    23
 9 Miners FC              15    7   0   8    26   29   −3    21
10 Umbar                  15    5   5   5    25   25    0    20
11 Pria City              15    6   1   8    14   15   −1    19
12 Anchors FC             15    6   1   8    19   24   −5    19
13 Crix                   15    4   4   7     8   12   −4    16
14 Omnio City             15    4   3   8     6   10   −4    15
15 Vitoron                15    2   4   9    18   32  −14    10
16 Lorentine              15    2   3  10    16   36  −20     9

Z'ai'ai and Brisara FC up top? Makes sense. Hanai Breakers finally have a chance to break in? Possibly. Urrhed FC are doing well up here, and to see Eyrods and Qet doing well is also nice.

Sponsored by:

Kinetik

Yellow League              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Fishermen's Club         15   12   2   1    34   15  +19    38
 2 Naval FC                 15    8   3   4    21   11  +10    27
 3 Pùr                      15    8   3   4    28   21   +7    27
 4 Rhoni City               15    7   5   3    23   14   +9    26
 5 Eyrods City FC           15    7   4   4    13   10   +3    25
 6 Shantarr                 15    7   2   6    23   20   +3    23
 7 Sanar Vipers             15    6   5   4    12   11   +1    23
 8 Rhoni                    15    6   3   6    14   13   +1    21
 9 Rhoni FC                 15    6   1   8    23   19   +4    19
10 Lorentine Jackals        15    5   4   6    19   19    0    19
11 Sanar United             15    5   2   8    11   17   −6    17
12 Kynxe                    15    3   6   6    22   28   −6    15
13 Checkers FC              15    4   3   8    19   31  −12    15
14 Anfanhar City            15    3   5   7    21   29   −8    14
15 Anfanhar                 15    3   4   8    24   38  −14    13
16 Egren                    15    1   6   8    17   28  −11     9

Green League               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Limonte                  15   10   3   2    21   11  +10    33
 2 Flames of the West       15    9   3   3    28   15  +13    30
   Lanar United             15    9   3   3    29   16  +13    30
 4 Dre'a                    15    7   4   4    19   18   +1    25
 5 Glaciers                 15    7   3   5    19   16   +3    24
 6 Knetyohai City FC        15    6   5   4    16   14   +2    23
 7 Urrhed State             15    6   4   5    14   13   +1    22
 8 Lanar Falcons            15    6   2   7    34   33   +1    20
 9 Cosmopolitans            15    5   5   5    17   19   −2    20
10 Inon                     15    5   4   6    22   24   −2    19
11 Wix City                 15    4   6   5    27   29   −2    18
12 Larhai                   15    5   2   8    14   18   −4    17
13 Hanai                    15    4   3   8    12   16   −4    15
14 Qet City                 15    4   3   8    35   40   −5    15
15 Jatho                    15    2   5   8    13   22   −9    11
16 Shantarr City            15    2   3  10    10   26  −16     9

Blue League                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Qet NSC                  15    8   4   3    36   21  +15    28
 2 Cheonju                  15    9   1   5    31   22   +9    28
   Umbar State              15    8   4   3    38   29   +9    28
 4 Capitol FC               15    8   3   4    29   23   +6    27
 5 Wirr Tsi Lightning       15    8   2   5    25   19   +6    26
 6 BT Ming                  15    7   3   5    33   26   +7    24
 7 Gurshan                  15    6   4   5    20   17   +3    22
 8 Lhor United              15    6   4   5    35   35    0    22
 9 Guardians                15    4   9   2    34   27   +7    21
10 Nonian City              15    6   3   6    32   34   −2    21
11 Kingslayers              15    5   5   5    27   27    0    20
12 Alnio Ravens             15    4   4   7    27   32   −5    16
13 Penat                    15    4   1  10    15   30  −15    13
14 Inon City                15    4   1  10    17   38  −21    13
15 Larhai CIty FC           15    3   3   9    21   33  −12    12
16 Umbar City               15    2   5   8    19   26   −7    11

Indigo League              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Wix                      15   11   3   1    39   21  +18    36
 2 Dre'a City               15   10   3   2    27    7  +20    33
 3 FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai      15   10   2   3    19    9  +10    32
 4 Pùr Cowboys              15    9   4   2    33   23  +10    31
 5 Heartland                15    7   5   3    21   18   +3    26
 6 Lorentine City           15    7   4   4    29   23   +6    25
 7 Brisara Dragoons         15    7   3   5    26   17   +9    24
 8 Limonte Light            15    5   5   5    26   24   +2    20
 9 Resistance               15    5   5   5    27   27    0    20
10 Orca Watchers            15    5   4   6    15   22   −7    19
11 Jatho Bulls              15    3   4   8    10   14   −4    13
12 Rainbow State            15    2   6   7    25   35  −10    12
13 Longarms                 15    3   3   9    21   32  −11    12
14 Blanc                    15    2   5   8    12   23  −11    11
15 Chargers                 15    1   4  10    10   26  −16     7
16 Victory                  15    1   4  10    13   32  −19     7

Chromatik Youth League Championship Season 4

Standings After Fifteen Games:

Chromatik Youth League Elite Division        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Central Heights High School                15   10   3   2    25   16   +9    33
 2 Chromatik U-18s                            15    9   3   3    26   18   +8    30
 3 Myana Northwestern High School             15    8   3   4    35   29   +6    27
 4 Anomalies U-18s                            15    7   5   3    21   13   +8    26
 5 Academy of the Jungle                      15    7   4   4    27   23   +4    25
 6 Mt. Baker High School                      15    7   3   5    15   12   +3    24
 7 Sanar U-18s                                15    6   5   4    25   21   +4    23
 8 Myana U-18s                                15    7   2   6    23   23    0    23
 9 Pier High School                           15    6   4   5    28   26   +2    22
10 Alnio Scientific Secondary School          15    5   5   5    26   27   −1    20
11 Chromatik Central High School              15    5   3   7    27   30   −3    18
   Franscesca Larriet-Cortes High School      15    4   6   5    21   24   −3    18
13 Lanar U-18s                                15    2   6   7    19   24   −5    12
14 Alnio U-18s                                15    3   2  10    15   23   −8    11
15 Crossroads U-18s                           15    3   1  11     9   20  −11    10
16 Wirr Tsi U-18s                             15    2   3  10    14   27  −13     9
Chromatik Youth League Second Division       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Crix Arts Institute                        15    9   1   5    15   11   +4    28
 2 Pùr U-18s                                  15    8   3   4    23   21   +2    27
 3 Urrheddiao U-18s                           15    7   4   4    27   15  +12    25
 4 Tihon U-18s                                15    6   6   3    18   12   +6    24
 5 Facsimile High School                      15    7   3   5    30   29   +1    24
 6 Anchors FC U-18s                           15    7   1   7    23   18   +5    22
 7 Lhor U-18s                                 15    6   4   5    23   19   +4    22
 8 Egren Elite Academy                        15    7   1   7    21   22   −1    22
 9 Mt. Niar High School                       15    5   5   5    13   11   +2    20
10 Wirr Tsi School for the Gifted             15    4   6   5    11   13   −2    18
11 Eyrods  U-18s                              15    5   3   7    10   13   −3    18
12 Felswyr U-18s                              15    4   6   5    14   19   −5    18
13 Rainbow Central High School                15    4   5   6    10   11   −1    17
14 Jatho Agricultural High School             15    5   2   8    16   18   −2    17
15 Z'ai'ai U-18s                              15    5   1   9    13   25  −12    16
16 Flames of the Revolution High School       15    3   5   7    12   22  −10    14

by **Chromatika** » Fri Aug 27, 2021 5:27 pm

Rainbow League System Season Seven Midseason

All crests courtesy of Vulpine Sportif

Red League

Sponsored By:

Black Raven Technologies

Orange League

Sponsored By:

Viper Motors

Five Things I Think I think
By: Jordan Lawless

1. Nobody is Going to Catch Wirr Tsi.

Let's get the most obvious thing out of the way, shall we?

Wirr Tsi has set a new record for post points scored through fifteen games, with forty-two. They have a fourteen point lead on second-placed Myana. The question isn't whether or not Wirr Tsi will win the league, it's by which matchday they'll win the league. Some pundits say that it could be possible by Matchday 25, some say potentially even earlier.

What's working for Wirr Tsi? Everything! Kathie Begley is leading the league with eleven blank sheets in Wirr Tsi's fourteen wins - an astonishing clip. When Begley does concede, Wirr Tsi is providing adequate goal support - with 32 scored, which is good for third in the league behind offensive powerhouses Ming and Myana. Zhaxi Nanlei and his staff are enjoying the fruits of their labor, and the fans of Wirr Tsi are along for what's going to be a fifteen game victory parade.

If the Shock do not repeat as Champions, it'd be the most shocking upset in Rainbow League history. They've conceded as half as many goals as the second best defense in the League (Urrheddiao) and have the biggest Goals Differential margin by far.

Enjoy, Wirr Tsi!

2. Tihon's Bouncing Back Makes it a Three-Horse Race for the Other IFCL Berth.

How can we say with such confidence that Ming, Tor, and Felswyr will not be in the running? Well, Felswyr's defensive form should be figured out by the second half of the season now that the opposition has some tape to watch regarding how Armaudo likes to do things, while Tor is a sink-or-swim team behind Gabrielle Dick's play and Ming always falls off in the second half (until they prove that they won't, it makes sense to not give them the benefit of the doubt).

After five games, Tihon looked dead and on the floor. Starting 0-0-5 is suboptimal for any squad, let alone that wants to contend for the IFCL. Since then, though, they've gone 7-3-0 and scored 24 points in the process. Ramola Carolan has been kept clean and the newfound duo of Joel Haodao and Roanna Murin are taking care of business on the offensive end.

Myana are doing well enough in a rebuilding year, with their defense struglling a bit but scoring enough goals to compensate. With Enrico's presence, they will always have one ace in their back pocket; Isolde Reader has provided a secondary attacking presence.

The last of the contenders for the IFCL berth is Chromatik, who has scored thirty but given up twenty-nine goals and only have a goal differential of +1. Dun Mekeus is showing his age, and it's taking all that they can give from Vitan, Kerr, Jernejec, Ramires, and Harrison to keep him clean as much as they can. Cixin Nguyen has done well enough, and Cande Montalban has absolutely been popping off with the help of Mario Kogler and Ponce De Lann.

Which of the three will get the IFCL berth? The money is on Chromatik, who spent the most out of these teams to upgrade their attack; Myana and Tihon are fitting in too many important pieces. There is also the fact that if Chromatik fail to finish second, Jannick Kontiola will be out the door.

Everything to play for, right?

3. Anomalies is Fine.

How is a team that is currently 3-5-7 fine? Well, the reason is threefold. First, Ronald Labbadia has dealt with adversity before. Remember last season when they were 5-5-5? That squad went on to finish seventh in the league and only barely miss out on the IFCF. Though they've two less wins than that squad, Labbadia has been unshaken throughout the rough start.

Secondly, Iskender Nur is too good of a keeper to only have one clean sheet in the entire season. The addition of Diocletian Vale to the roster was supposed to help this squad support Nur, but they've had a fair share of narrow defeats in the early going while conceding almost two goals per match.

Lastly, Lainey Wadsworth can only be denied for so long. The Baker Parker has been one of the very best strikers in the Red League for multiple seasons, and has a respectable eleven after fifteen matches. With a good supportive second striker like Kristian Non, Non has the space to shine and is bound to.

4. Lhor and Urrheddiao Should Be Fine.

This wasn't what Lhor had in mind when they spent 25 million on Gereh Kama, the star midfielder. Kama himself has been doing fine - six goals scored from that position is plenty - but the play through the midfield has been less than stellar and Frieda Pearce has faced way too many shots on her goal.

Wlad Wlad, Sierra Caylor, Maxime Tennant, and Jess Seselja need to do a better job of helping Pearce stay clean while Kama pushes up the field with Winge to assist Emdelbia, who's done well enough. With a half season of working together behind them, they should pick up and be at least top half of the table material.

For Urrheddiao, the defense is playing more than well with Kimi Herrington; the issue remains their attack, who has only had fourteen goals scored in the fifteen matches. Ruo has a hard task ahead of her, Primitivo and Schatz needing to get the ball to Schanzer as soon as possible.

What gives confidence in Urrheddiao is Kimi Herington. The thirty-two year old Captain has proven time and time again that she can single handedly keep Urrheddiao in matches that they have no business winning. Look for them to stay up.

5. Nigel Erskine Should Leave Omnio.
Steve Nicholls was given a thinned deck when he committed to Omnio, and it's been as everyone expected. The squad can score goals - Nigel Erskine is their attack, and the playmaking potential of Anna Henling and Cail Coghlan cannot be understated, but they only have two wins so far and will likely be relegated.

Not that it would be a particular shame for Omnio - they've done so much better than anyone ever gave them credit for in their seasons in the Red League. There's just far more potential in players like Erskine, who would make a better fit in teams up the table.

Don't be surprised to hear of movement in the offseason.

by **Chromatika** » Fri Aug 27, 2021 8:09 pm

Chromatik Collegiate Football Association
Season 14 Preview

College football is back, Chromia Central College University are the best team in the nation, having won three of the last four seasons. Will they repeat again?

Alnio University of the Arts Meercats
Last Season: 16th on Table, Missed Playoffs
Head Coach: Kira Banks (55)
Starting XI (4-4-2): Moussenguet (QUE) (So.); Dube (Jr.) - Nodis (So.) - Singh (Sr.) - Amera (Sr.); Moss (Sr.) - Autta (So.) - Pool (Sr.) - Parlisien (Sr.); Hammersley (TKT) (So.) - Ibarra (Jr.).
Captain: CM Nadira Pool
Key Players: CB Cylie Nodis, CM Nadira Pool, ST Sung Ibarra
Summary: They fell back down to earth last season, but Kira Banks and the Meercats are back for revenge. Five Seniors on the squad, a U-21 national team squad member, and another previous U-18 member in Marcus Autta. They'll make playoffs for sure, and when they get there, nobody knows what kind of damage that they can cause.
Prediction: Barely Playoffs

Chromatik State University Stars
Last Season: 8th on Table, Lost in First Round of Playoffs
Head Coach: Refugio Palazzolo (53)
Starting XI (4-4-2): Farrar (Jr.); Greenfield (Jr.) - Grover (So.) - Afansy (Sr.) - Smithson (Jr.); Anglin (Jr.) - Wilhelmina (So.) - Anusic (MYT) (So.) - Tice (Jr.); German (Sr.) - Saxton (Jr.).
Captain: GK Towanda Farrar
Key Players: GK Towanda Farrar, CM Jeana Anusic, ST Agnes German
Summary: Making it to the Playoffs was all that they were really going for this past season, and that goal was accomplished. As the roster continues to get used to each other, their play will only continue to improve. This season, they should be able to go for either the Quarterfinals or even beyond.
Prediction: Barely Playoffs

Chromia Central College University Comets
Last Season: 3rd on Table, Champions
Head Coach: Claude Pare-Achel (ZWZ) (59)
Starting XI (5-2-3): Bautista (Jr.); Lemke (Jr.) - Handon (NPH) (Jr.) - Pettit (Jr.) - Otilier (Sr.) - Cloutier (Jr.); Bel (QUS) (Fr.) - Schett (Sr.); Spekman (TLI) (So.) - Faucher-Leonsis (QUE) (Sr.) - Satchell (So.)
Captain: GK Loree Bautista
Key Players: GK Loree Bautista, RCB Wilhelmina Handon, ST Marc-Andre Faucher-Leonsis
Summary: The CCCU machine rolls on. After winning their third title in four years, the squad returns all but two starters. Sure, they are Cixin Nguyen and Allisar Phoen, but the supporting cast is amazing on their own. Nirlo-Nirlo Bel and Ludwig Von Schett will be the ones to decide if they can repeat as Champions. With a keeper like Loree Bautista and a defending core headed by Wilhelmina Handon, it shouldn't be that hard.
Prediction: Title Contenders

Eyrods Tech Jaguars
Last Season: 7th on Table, Lost in First Round of Playoffs
Head Coach: Ladonna Dickey (74)
Starting XI (3-4-3): Duchemin (SVG) (So.); Everson (Jr.) - Sogensberg (TKT) (So.) - Abe (QUS) (Fr.); Ophélie (Sr.) - Hyun (Sr.) - Chung (Jr.) - O'Moore (SNL) (Fr.); Heng (Sr.) - Roz (QUS) (Fr.) - Womack (Jr.).
Captain: RB Mickie Everson
Key Players: RB Mickie Everson, CM Fedor Hyun, LW Ladonna Womack
Summary: Tech made it to the Playoffs, and wasn't able to reach the Quarterfinals. Now, they've two Qusmi Freshmen stepping in , and a group of three Seniors to lead the squad. The counterattacks from the Jaguars will be something else to behold, with the strength of the center midfielders and the wingers.
Prediction: Quarterfinalists

Felswyr State University Firehawks
Last Season: 6th on Table, Lost in Semifinals
Head Coach: Shani Hayashida (62)
Starting XI (3-4-3): Wright (TLI) (Fr.); Meyer (NPH) (Sr.) - Bruno (Sr.) - Joseson (SNL) (Fr.); Puente (Jr.) - Goodwin (NPH) (Jr.) - Melor (Sr.) - Lai (So.); Albert (Sr.) - Bates (MUR) (So.) - Hughes (SYL) (So.).
Captain: RB Gerome Meyer
Key Players: RB Gerome Meyer, CM Claude Goodwin, LW Jamie Hughes
Summary: Four players gone, and all four were someone. This is a rebuilding year of sorts, but the pieces that this squad has - with Caelan Wright and Michael Joseson stepping in - have enough quality to make the playoffs once again. With no less than six foreign students on the roster, FSU remains a melting pot of talent.
Prediction: Quarterfinalists

Lanar University Warriors
Last Season: 12th on Table, Lost in Semifinals
Head Coach: Rochel Lamanna
Starting XI (3-4-3): Wood (So.); Yuliy (Sr.) - Barale (SVG) (So.) - Florence (Sr.); Mélanie (So.) - Kamilla (Sr.) - Gerasim (Sr.) - Savatier (So.); Fairchild (Jr.) - Oden (Jr.) - Tez (QUS) (Fr.).
Captain: CM Lionel Kamilla
Key Players: CM Lionel Kamilla, RB Sylvain Yuliy, CM Eulali Gerasim
Summary: The Warriors made it... To the Semifinals? From twelfth place? Wow. They are replacing four Seniors, and the replacements have some work to do. That being said, the core of Yuliy and Gerasim for the defense and Lionel Kamilla continuing to get the ball to the feet of Fairchild, Oden, and Tez should get them to the playoffs once again - the days of Lanar being in the shadows is over.
Prediction: Barely Playoffs

Pria Technical College Cavalry
Last Season: 11th on Table, Lost in First Round of Playoffs
Head Coach: Milly Barris (66)
Starting XI (3-4-3): Krzemińsk (Fr.); Sotelo (Jr.) - Braun (Jr.) - Killian (Sr.); Josse (Sr.) - Bensom (NPH) (Sr.) - Marie (Sr.) - Dorian (Sr.); Burk (Jr.) - Coon (Jr.) - Maél (Sr.).
Captain: DM Ellen Bensom
Key Players: DM Ellen Bensom, LM Lucas Dorian, LW Lilla Maél
Summary: PTC surprised many by making the Playoffs last season, and much of the roster graduated (six, to be exact). The quality of some of their starters (there are six Seniors once again) should keep them competitive, but it'll be a tough order.
Prediction: Bottom Feeders

Pùr State University Crusaders
Last Season: 2nd on Table, Lost in Quarterfinals
Head Coach: Mariana Novick (67)
Starting XI (4-4-2): Wilhelm (NPH) (Sr.); Xiaodan (So.) - Bérenger (Sr.) - Dong (Sr.) - Bethea (Jr.); Haneul (Sr.) - Barr (Jr.) - Chism (Jr.) - Lillis (TKT) (So.); Ornelas (Jr.) - Zan (Sr.).
Captain: GK Tarantula Wilhelm
Key Players: GK Tarantula Wilhelm, LB Mickey Bathea, CM Macy Chism
Summary: The Crusaders remain one of the Title Contenders, with the veteran leadership of Tarantula Wilhelm, Carine Bérenger, Sanya Dong, and Julian Zan alongside the youthful production of Mickey Bethea, Ray Lillis, and Macy Chism, they should be relevant for many more years to come - just making sure that they can win in the postseason is the next step.
Prediction: Title Contenders

Sanar University Spartans
Last Season: 15th on Table, Missed Playoffs
Head Coach: Jim Marxman (55)
Starting XI (3-4-3): Low (Jr.); Viktor (Sr.) - Zinoviy (Sr.) - Mixon (Fr.); Oktyabarina (Sr.) - Gasperini (TKT) (So.) - Stubbs (NPH) (So.) - Petia (Sr.); Axel (So.) - Karr (Jr.) - Pan (Sr.).
Captain: RB Valeri Viktor
Key Players: CM Nicoletta Gasperini, CB Flavie Zinoviy, LW Heng Pan
Summary: Flavie Zinoviy, Hektor Oktyabrina, and Nicoletta Gasperini gives this team a chance to contend, and losing only two Seniors gives them continuity. It may be enough to get them back on the map.
Prediction: Barely Playoffs

Southern Chromatik University Red and Gold
Last Season: 4th on Table, Lost in Quarterfinals
Head Coach: Janiece Carraway (60)
Starting XI (4-4-2): Yaraslavovich (So.); Mejia (Jr.) - Mal (QUS) (Fr.) - Lee (Fr.) - Aimée (Sr.); Stauffer (Jr.) - Isaure (Sr.) - Dimitry (Sr.) - Astride (Sr.); Cook (MUR) (So.) - Zoric (MYT) (So.).
Captain: LB Ipati Aimée
Key Players: CB Jung-Suk Lee, LB Ipati Aimée, RM Regenia Stauffer
Summary: The Red and Gold's loss in the Quarterfinals was a letdown for them in the last season, and they're here for payback. Four starters graduated, and the inclusion of Lee and Mal in the backfield will surely only help them, while Regina Stauffer has been discovered by the Chromatik Football Federation. With two Sophomores leading the attack, they remain Title Contenders.
Prediction: Title Contenders

Staramara Tech University Lava
Last Season: 9th on Table, Lost in Quarterfinals
Head Coach: Rila Woersten (52)
Starting XI (3-5-2): Carr (MUR) (So.); Stepnaov (So.) - Craig (TLI) (So.) - Travere (Sr).; Vinogradova (So.) - Zongying (Jr.) - Aleksandrova (So.) - Adam (So.) - Einaudi (SVG) (So.); Badger (Jr.) - Mason (NPH) (So.).
Captain: LB Sybille Travere
Key Players: RM Zhanna Vinogradova, LM Nico Einaudi, ST Cutlass Mason
Summary: Made it to the Quarterfinals in their inaugural season. Absolutely amazing job has been done. Nico Einaudi and Cutlass Mason were electric, and the defense of Nico Craig and Sybille Travere helps this team hold down at the back end ahead of a youthful Stewart Carr.
Prediction: Bottom Feeders

University of Myana Vipers
Last Season: 5th on Table, Lost in First Round of Playoffs
Head Coach: Marlyn Stidham (64)
Starting XI (4-4-2): Don (Sr.); Zka (QUS) (Fr.) - Rodolphe (Sr.) - Rodolphe (Sr.) - Kornijchuk (So.); Verim (Sr.) - Oaks (Jr.) - Timothy (Sr.) - Knoflach (Jr.) (NPH); Marselline (Sr.) - Goussaint (Sr).
Captain: GK Vlasi Don
Key Players: GK Vlasi Don, LM Emma Knoflach, ST Kyusha Marselline
Summary: UM was disappointed by losing in the first round last season, and retains seven of their eleven starters to this season, including the likes of Vlasi Don, Esther Radolphe, Emma Knoflach, and Kyusha Marselline. Add in the likes of Grilt-Gerol Zka and Candice Alli, and you have a squad that can absolutely go far come the postseason.
Prediction: Quarterfinalists

University of the Islands Sailors
Last Season: 10th on Table, Lost in Finals
Head Coach: Niesha Gartman (54)
Starting XI (4-3-3): Lec (QUS) (Fr.); Wintersham (TKT) (So.) - Bennett (NPH) (Jr.) - Régine (Sr.) - Wojtkiewicz (So.); Wells (SYL) (So.) - Gil (So.) - Ashley (Jr.); Romane (Sr.) - Huynh (Jr.) - Jordan (Sr.).
Captain: CB Klavida Régine
Key Players: CB Klavida Régine, RM Jamie Wells, RW Li Romane
Summary: The Islanders made a surprising run at the title, falling short to Chromia Central College University. Losing the likes of Declan Turner-Cont, Byong-Jun Lee, and Ma-Gyo Han cannot be an easy occurrence, but the Sailors still have the likes of Klavida Régine, Li Romane, and Sandra Jordan. The emergence of Gustaw Wojtkiewicz needs to be watched alongside the new keeper, Trenj-Lenpi Lec. They'll be in the think of things come playoffs.
Prediction: Quarterfinalists

University of Wirr Tsi Fireflies
Last Season: 14th on Table, Missed Playoffs
Head Coach: Godefrey Laetitia (58)
Starting XI (3-4-3): Boughton (Jr.); Vadik (Sr.) - Chemenko (Fr.) - Théa (Sr.); Kay (Jr.) - Galloway (NPH) (So.) - Yelizaveta (Sr.) - Hikari (So.); Adam (Sr.) - Yvan (Sr.) - Merle (So.).
Captain: CM Stefan Galloway
Key Players: LB Charles Théa, CM Stefan Galloway, ST Pons Yvan
Summary: The Fireflies lost five starters on a squad that missed out on the playoffs. There are some gems in the rough, but Godefrey Laetitia knows that the school is more interested in academics than athletics; as long as a few gems come out of the school every year, they're doing their job.
Prediction: Bottom Feeders

Urrheddiao State University Argonauts
Last Season: 13th on Table, Missed Playoffs
Head Coach: Jeffrey Keithley (74)
Starting XI (4-4-2): Ullmann (So.); Oksana (Sr.) - Wu (Sr.) - Guest (Jr.) - Kun (Sr.); Ké (Sr.) - Robertson (TLI) (So.) - Laurette (Sr.) - Yaroslav (Sr.); Biribaldi (SVG) (So.) - Bertos Stiltner (Jr.).
Captain: RM Lada Ké
Key Players: RM Lada Ké, CM Andrew Robertson, ST Dionisa Biribaldi
Summary: Biribaldi and Stiltner are the duo up front behind Andrew Robertson, Lada Ké, and the likes of Emy Kum, Dima Oksana, and Gritta Ullmann. They're likely a year or two from another push toward relevancy, though.
Prediction: Bottom Feeders

Z'ai'ai Institute of Technology Hellcats
Last Season: 1st on Table, Lost in Quarterfinals
Head Coach: Rayna Rambert (64)
Starting XI (3-4-3): Do (Sr.); Tierney (Jr.) - Huo (Fr.) - Turnbull (Jr.); Baum (Fr.) - Ju (Sr.) - Satozaki (QUE) (So.) - Solch (NPH) (Sr.); Kruetzberg (So.) - Evans (NPH) (Jr.) - Clements (Jr.).
Captain: RW Emilie Kruetzberg
Key Players: GK Seung-Min Do, RM Martha Buam, LM Kristalina Solch
Summary: Score, score, score. The Hellcats have a fiery offense, and as long as Do keeps out goals, they'll do fine. With Baum, Ju, and Kruetzberg on the squad (all of them are on the U-21 squad), they're the favorites for the title as long as they can go through the Comets' defense.
Prediction: Title Contenders

by **Chromatika** » Mon Sep 06, 2021 12:04 am

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Part 4 - Week 27 - Week 33

International Roundup
CL Round of Sixteen
Dí Maozöxê (FFD) 3–1 Wirr Tsi (CMT) 1–0 2–1

Despite the defeat, Wirr Tsi made history by being the first Chromatik team to reach the IFCL Knockout Stage. What a feat for them. However, time enough to turn things around and continue dominating the league.

LBCT Round of Sixteen
Guilder (BRE) 4–3 Sanar (CMT) 3–1 1–2
Olympia Arkintoofle (SRS) 2–2 a Knetyohai (CMT) 1–2 1–0

Guilder brings Sanar to heel in the first game of the series, while Knetyohai survives by virtue of away goals.

CAFA Round of Sixteen
Avidia United (KRY) 3–1 Wirr Tsi (CMT) 0–0 3–1

Meh. It’s just CAFA.

Week 27

Violet Cup VII Fixtures - Round of 64
Anomalies (Red) 3–0 Inon City (Blue)
Chromatik (Red) 0–0 Rhoni City (Yellow) (0–1 AET)
Crossroads (Red) 4–1 Guardians (Blue)
Sanar (Red) 4–1 Rhoni (Yellow)
Crix (Orange) 1–1 Glaciers (Green) (1–1 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Tihon United (Orange) 1–0 Brisara Dragoons (Indigo)
Pria City (Orange) 1–0 Knetyohai City FC (Green)
Knetyohai (Red) 2–0 Lanar United (Green)
Wirr Tsi (Red) 3–1 Shantarr City (Green)
Lanar (Red) 1–1 Wix (Indigo) (2–1 AET)
Brisara FC (Orange) 5–3 Larhai City FC (Blue)
Hanai Breakers (Orange) 0–1 Naval FC (Yellow)
Lhor (Red) 0–1 Pùr (Yellow)
Qet (Orange) 2–1 Limonte (Green)
Tor (Red) 0–0 Sanar United (Yellow) (0–0 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Myana (Red) 8–4 Penat (Blue)
Eyrods (Orange) 1–0 Dre'a City (Indigo)
Felswyr (Red) 2–0 Anfanhar City (Yellow)
Alnio (Red) 2–1 Qet City (Green)
Tihon (Red) 6–2 Fishermen's Club (Yellow)
Urrhed FC (Orange) 2–0 Inon (Green)
Ming (Red) 3–1 Shantarr (Yellow)
Urrheddiao (Red) 5–2 Checkers FC (Yellow)
Pria (Orange) 2–1 Urrhed State (Green)
Omnio (Red) 2–2 Umbar City (Blue) (2–2 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Z'ai'ai (Orange) 2–0 Limonte Light (Indigo)
Miners FC (Orange) 4–3 Lanar Falcons (Green)
Omnio City (Orange) 3–1 Heartland (Indigo)
Lorentine (Orange) 4–1 Egren (Yellow)
Anchors FC (Orange) 1–1 BT Ming (Blue) (1–1 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Vitoron (Orange) 0–3 Rhoni FC (Yellow)
Umbar (Orange) 3–3 Kynxe (Yellow) (3–3 AET) (6–7 pen.)

Chromatik, Crix, Lhor, Anchors FC, Vitoron, and Umbar are the ones to fall. Rhoni City was able to contain Chromatik’s attack for the full ninety, as was Pùr to Lhor; Kynxe outlasts Umbar in penalty kicks, and BT Ming’s survival to the next round is surprising.

MVPs of the Round: GK Iris Acevedo (Rhoni City), GK Qera Tierra (Pùr), CB Sonja Constantinsdóttir (BT Ming), ST Enrico Hanson-Conavacio (Myana)

Violet Cup VII Fixtures - Round of 32

Anomalies (Red) vs. Ming (Red)
Lanar (Red) vs. Rhoni FC (Yellow)
Knetyohai (Red) vs. Qet (Orange)
Felswyr (Red) vs. Naval FC (Yelllow)
Tor (Red) vs. Kynxe (Yellow)
Wirr Tsi (Red) vs. Tihon (Red)
Alnio (Red) vs. Pria City (Orange)
Tihon United (Orange) vs. Urrhed FC (Orange)
Myana (Red) vs. BT Ming (Blue)
Urrheddiao (Red) vs. Miners FC (Orange)
Crossroads (Red) vs. Z’ai’ai (Orange)
Omnio (Red) vs. Eyrods (Orange)
Lorentine (Orange) vs. Pria (Orange)
Sanar (Red) vs. Pùr (Yellow)
Omnio City (Orange) vs. Glaciers (Green)
Brisara FC (Orange) vs. Rhoni City (Yellow)

Wirr Tsi vs. Tihon? This early? We may see a Violet Cup without either of the League Champion nor the defending Cup Champion.

Week 28

Harrison, Kerr Shine as Chromatik's Newcomers Triumph over Wirr Tsi
Lhor prevails in nine goal thriller, Tihon continues winning streak, Anomalies get off on the right foot

THE SHOCK, WIRR TSI, CAPITAL DISTRICT - During the Midseason Break, Jannick Kontiola had a choice to make: Cameron Win's recovery had run into a bit of a snag, as the Chromatik Center Back was told that he was recovered but that he should take it easy for the rest of the season. Thankfully, Tumbran phenom Stephen Kerr has done well in Win's stead, and the two can share minutes, with Kattie WIll there as another choice if either of them truly need rest. Kerr and Harrison's presence has been instrumental in Chromatik's play, and the two of them truly shined in the first match of the second leg - against overwhelming leaders Wirr Tsi.

All eyes were on the midfield as Leysa Burns went against her old student, Trudy Harrison. Both of them stopped the other team's striker from scoring a goal - Cande Montalban and Artem Kohut being kept in check. Dun Mekeus and Kathie Begley also showed up to play, getting more than five stops on good tries. At the end, it would be Kerr at the right spot to head in a corner from another young Chromatik prospect, Cixin Nguyen. The ball shot into the top left corner of the net, and that was the match.

"He (Kerr) and Trudy (Harrison) have done a wonderful job stepping up this year," commented Raul Vitan, Chromatik's Right Back, "With Cixin (Nguyen) and Cande (Montalban), it means the future of Chromatik is quite young - I am only twenty-five myself." It is a statement win for the Chromia club, who are still chasing Myana for that IFCL berth, but look like one of the stronger clubs out there, especially if their defense settles down a bit.

For Wirr Tsi, none of them are too anxious. "We're fine," said Leysa Burns afterwards, "It was good to play on the same field with Trudy, and they did very well."

Myana keeps pace with Chromatik, taking down the army club of Knetyohai; Tihon continues their streak of not losing since the opening five matchdays, Janean Goudeau's lone strike not being enough to bring back Crossrodas. To wrap up the clubs in Chromia, Anomalies edge past Ming with Lainey Wadsworth coming up in the clutch.

Felswyr's defense continues to shine, as evidenced by their clean sheet against Sanar; Lhor needs to score five to get by Nigel Erskine and his hat trick, while Tor is felled by Lanar late, the Red Hawks hoping they get a chance to feature in the top half of the table once again. Lastly, Alnio and Urrheddiao's draw is an entertaining one, with Urrheddiao equalizing late.

The League is getting younger and younger as the kids continue to grow up.

Kirsten Ennai's Penalty Leads Z'ai'ai to Top of Table
Qet Pelts Five Past Crix as Andrej Kalashnikov Comes Alive
Eyrods Blanks Vitoron - Nicole Watson Has Conceded Nine Goals So Far This Season

Week 29

Olexander Shines as Myana Down Chromatik
Omnio downs Ming, Rainbow District sides suffer ties, and when will Tihon fall off?

CAPITALIZT DOME, CHROMIA, CAPITAL DISTRICT - One game removed from taking down Wirr Tsi in a memorable game, Chromatik would face their top competition for the other IFCL berth - Myana. The Islanders have been on the warpath given their ability to score goals in bunches while also having a keeper like Katerina Olexander. With Kerr, Harrison, Nguyen, and Montalban in their camp, Chromatik thought that they had a chance.

The first half was a hotly contested affair, three fouls being given out and both keepers seeing plenty of action. Every time that Marko Zup stepped up the field, Trudy Harrison was there to meet him. Enrico Hanson-Conavacio was met every time with Stephen Kerr. If it wasn't for Marko Zup stepping up with a bending, flowing free kick that beat Mekeus to the left post, the game would've ended in a draw, meaning that the head-to-head series between the two would end with a win apiece.

As for Wirr Tsi, they took the loss in stride, and bounced back with a total domination of Anomalies. AFC were able to claw one back off of a brilliant moment from Lainey Wadsworth, but it was no match for the full press of the Shock. AFC isn't in that much of dire straits - thirteen matches remain.

Tihon keeps marching on - they really haven't lost since those nightmarish first five matchdays, and the duo of Hecate Charing and Christina Applegate are absolutely killing it.

As for the defensive teams of Felswyr and Urrheddiao, holding Tor and Lanar to a draw will keep them above the line; Crossroads bounced back by getting one above Alnio, who did fight back by scoring three goals. Omnio's win over Ming gives them a fighting chance as they gat off the floor.

Asher Singh Leads Umbar on Upset of Z'ai'ai
Urrhed FC, Pria City Scoreless Draw Considered "Abysmal TV"
Nicole Watson Continues to Shine

Week 30

The Youth Movement: Chromatik Topples Tihon
Wirr Tsi edge past Myana, Lanar Hammers Crossroads

THE TIDAL WAVE, TIHON, URRHED ISLAND - Chromatik's youth movement is really catching steam. After defeating Wirr Tsi and losing to Myana, they had a chance to go up against one of the classic sides of the league - Tihon. Always known as a side to measure up to, Applegate and Charing always has their charges ready for another charge up the table. They hadn't lost a game since Matchday 5, a stretch of twelve games. Cande Montalban absolutely put any hopes of that away by scoring a hat trick in the first twenty-two minutes of the game; despite Helio Hama getting one back, Chromatik would score twice more before the day ended, Tihon's streak finally over.

Another game ended by a score of 5-2, with Lanar wowing their fans and improving to 6-6-6. Immacolata Di Maggio was the player of the day with two goals and two assists, while Nancy Gregorian got an insightful double off the bench in the last ten minutes of the match.

Anomalies's path back to redemption continues after the small misstep against Wirr Tsi, while the Shock take another victim - that of the Islanders at the Islander Dome. Kendra Carpenter's strike from just outside the box is one that Katerina Olexander isn't able to get to, and Isolde Reader's beauty past Kathie Begley won't end up being the decider.

Gabrielle Dick shone for the seventh time this season in a shocking performance for Lhor, whose team is way better than the 5-5-8 record, but are running out of time; Alnio's draw against Knetyohai shows potential for both squads, Vorster outdueling Dzunosvski provides an insight into Ming's potential, and Felswyr wins the day at the Frozen Stadium in a game putting two defensive sides against each other, both teams not having conceded twenty goals so far this season.

Vitan, Kerr, Nguyen, Harrison, Montalban. Remember them.

Pria Dismantles Pria City as Brodie Jackson Scores Two, Assists Three
Hanai Breakers Defeat Qet on Eighty-First Minute Penalty from Lily Taylor
Z'ai'ai Still Leads after Eighteen

Week 31

Violet Cup VII Fixtures, Round of Thirty-Two
Anomalies (Red) 1–4 Ming (Red)
Lanar (Red) 7–3 Rhoni FC (Yellow)
Knetyohai (Red) 4–2 Qet (Orange)
Felswyr (Red) 2–0 Naval FC (Yellow)
Tor (Red) 4–1 Kynxe (Yellow)
Wirr Tsi (Red) 0–1 Tihon (Red)
Alnio (Red) 2–2 Pria City (Orange) (2–3 AET)
Tihon United (Orange) 1–4 Urrhed FC (Orange)
Myana (Red) 3–1 BT Ming (Blue)
Urrheddiao (Red) 1–0 Miners FC (Orange)
Crossroads (Red) 4–4 Z'ai'ai (Orange) (4–4 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Omnio (Red) 4–2 Eyrods (Orange)
Lorentine (Orange) 2–0 Pria (Orange)
Sanar (Red) 2–1 Pùr (Yellow)
Omnio City (Orange) 0–1 Glaciers (Green)
Brisara FC (Orange) 0–1 Rhoni City (Yellow)

Carolan outduels Begley at The Shock, while Z'ai'ai outlasts Crossroads in overtime; Lanar's offense in in full force in a ten-goal thriller at Lanar, while Ming smashes four past Nur. Don't look now, but Urrhed FC, Glaciers, and Rhoni City have made it. With both Wirr Tsi and Lhor out of the picture... Who'll take the Cup? Myana? Urrheddiao?

MVPs of the Round: GK Ramola Carolan (Tihon), LW Nadya Dostoevich (Ming), AM Valtteri Arvonen (Urrhed FC), ST Kirsten Ennai (Z'ai'ai), AM Immacolata Di Maggio (Lanar), GK Germaine Larheim (Glaciers), GK Iris Acevedo (Rhoni City).

Violet Cup VII Fixtures, Round of Sixteen
Knetyohai (Red) vs. Glaciers (Green)
Urrheddiao (Red) vs. Z'ai'ai (Orange)
Tihon (Red) vs. Felswyr (Red)
Tor (Red) vs. Sanar (Red)
Myana (Red) vs. Lanar (Red)
Urrhed FC (Orange) vs. Rhoni City (Yellow)
Ming (Red) vs. Omnio (Red)
Lorentine (Orange) vs. Pria City (Orange)

Glaciers have a shot against Knetyohai, while the games against Orange/Yellow teams and Orange/Orange teams mean that at least two lower ranked teams will make it to the Quarterfinals.

Week 32

Day of Shutouts: Six Matches See Clean Sheets
Omnio's Wingers Capitalize, Wirr Tsi Drops Second Match in Four Games

Defenses have really stepped up this season - with Wirr Tsi, Felswyr, and Urrheddiao leading the way. In comparison, 400 goals were scored in the first fifteen games last season, 391 goals were scored so far this season. It may not look that way, but it's getting harder to score goals, if only marginally.

Take this matchday for example. Romola Carolan, Dun Mekeus, Jared Baglowski, Kimi Herrington, Frieda Pearce, and Benedict Wilkins all pitched clean sheets. Wirr Tsi's second loss in four games shows that they aren't perfect, but the lead is probably too big for them to lose; while Mekeus carrying the team for a game is a welcome sight. Lanar keeps clicking, Ming gets the one dagger from Nadya, and Herrington's performance is the latest of Lhor's woes.

In games where goals were scored, Crossroads had dí Völará hammer two home while Omnio's wingers made short work of Sanar.

With only thirteen goals scored on this matchday, defense was really on the forefront.

Hanai Breakers Thump Brisara FC
Tihon United Slice Past Two Early Goals from Qet
Umbar Blanks Pria, Keep Promotion Hopes Alive

Week 33

Don't Look Now: Anomalies Bouncing Back
Myana tops Tihon, Chromia Teams All Prevail

ANOMALY TOWER, CHROMIA, CAPITAL DISTRICT - After an abysmal start, Anomalies Football Club has been on a tear to try to get back to relevancy. 2-3-5 after ten games and 3-5-7 after fifteen, the club has only dropped one match in the last four, that being against Wirr Tsi. As they faced Sanar this time around, it would be Kristian Non doing the heroics, getting a hat trick to go alongside Lainey Wadsworth's brace as Anomalies had the most goals scored so far this season for them. They're on a roll, and with ten matches to go and the gap not being that big, anything is still possible for the club.

Gabrielle Dick has really proven to be a huge asset this season, with no less than eight clean sheets now. She's good at one-on-one situations and reading the flow. There is talk starting to happen about a possible transition to Chromatik as the Capitalizt move off of Mekeus in the offseason. For now, the Teal are just happy to be far above relegation. Kathie Begley is in the lead, though, with twelve clean sheets in twenty games. The Chromatik record for goals allowed is fourteen. Can that record be broken?

Tihon suffers yet another defeat in this rough stretch, one-two against Myana. The Islanders are carried by Jacquelie Holt, who is often overlooked by the presence of Isolde Reader, Marko Zup, and Enrico Hanson-Conavacio; it is two quality losses for the Tide, though, and they're in contention. Chromatik keep their good form by stopping Lanar's good attackof late, Mario Kogler helping the cause with Stephen Kerr and Truday Harrison helping on the defense.

Crossroads sees Justiina Dannysdóttir score her league-leading nineteenth goal of the season while getting much closer to IFCF position; Felswyr and Knetyohai's fight to a draw is much more frustrating for the Warriors' fans after they had five shots on goal that Tania Vincent all parried away. Lastly, Ming is evenly matched with Urrheddiao's defense, with both sides leaving empty-handed. Urrheddiao remain very Urrheddiao despite the change in Ownership, having ten draws in twenty games.

Breakers Up Top: Masterson's Promise to Come True?
Miners Draw Z'ai'ai: Rina Amelie Scores Brace for Miners
Vitoron, Lorentine See Themselves Far Behind

Standings After Twenty Games:

Red League               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts  Form 
 1 Wirr Tsi               20   17   0   3    38   10  +28    51  LWLWW  
 2 Myana                  20   12   1   7    41   33   +8    37  WWLLW
 3 Chromatik              20   11   3   6    39   33   +6    36  WLWWW
 4 Tihon                  20   10   3   7    38   28  +10    33  WWLWL
 5 Felswyr                20    8   6   6    26   19   +7    30  DDWLD
 6 Ming                   20    8   6   6    44   43   +1    30  LLWWD
 7 Crossroads             20    9   2   9    41   35   +6    29  LWLWW
 8 Tor                    20    9   1  10    30   32   −2    28  LDWLW
 9 Lanar                  20    7   6   7    38   37   +1    27  WDWWL
10 Anomalies              20    7   5   8    35   36   −1    26  WLWWW
11 Urrheddiao             20    4  10   6    19   20   −1    22  DDLDD
12 Lhor                   20    5   6   9    28   35   −7    21  WDLDL
13 Knetyohai              20    5   6   9    21   34  −13    21  LLDLD
14 Omnio                  20    4   7   9    34   43   −9    19  LWLWL
15 Alnio                  20    5   4  11    26   41  −15    19  DLDLL
16 Sanar                  20    4   4  12    33   52  −19    16  DDLLL

Wirr Tsi have a fourteen point lead with ten games to go despite dropping two of the last five - they'll be fine. Myana and Chromatik continue to fight for that second spot, with Myana only being one point ahead. Tihon did lose their streak but remain in contention, while Felswyr is starting to lose steam.

Ming and Crossroads are the best contenders to leapfrog Felswyr, while Tor, Lanar, and even Anomalies still have a shot. Urrheddiao and Lhor are hoping for a miracle of sorts, while Knetyohai hope to be a little bit ahead of Omnio and Alnio, who are just a step ahead of Sanar at the floor.

Orange League            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Hanai Breakers         20   12   4   4    34   13  +21    40
 2 Z'ai'ai                20   11   6   3    31   24   +7    39
 3 Umbar                  20   10   5   5    34   27   +7    35
 4 Brisara FC             20    9   7   4    34   25   +9    34
 5 Urrhed FC              20    9   6   5    28   19   +9    33
 6 Eyrods                 20    9   6   5    20   12   +8    33
 7 Pria                   20    8   6   6    31   24   +7    30
 8 Qet                    20    8   6   6    43   40   +3    30
 9 Tihon United           20    9   3   8    29   30   −1    30
10 Crix                   20    6   6   8    17   20   −3    24
11 Anchors FC             20    7   3  10    23   29   −6    24
12 Omnio City             20    6   4  10    11   15   −4    22
13 Miners FC              20    7   1  12    32   40   −8    22
14 Pria City              20    6   3  11    17   25   −8    21
15 Vitoron                20    3   4  13    22   40  −18    13
16 Lorentine              20    3   4  13    23   46  −23    13

Hanai, Z'ai'ai, and Umbar up front, with Brisara FC, Urrhed FC, and Eyrods just a step behind. Vitoron and Lorentine are all but secured to be relegated.

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Yellow League            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Fishermen's Club       20   15   3   2    46   22  +24    48
 2 Naval FC               20   11   3   6    29   18  +11    36
 3 Pùr                    20   10   4   6    35   27   +8    34
 4 Rhoni City             20    9   6   5    35   22  +13    33
 5 Eyrods City FC         20    9   6   5    17   12   +5    33
 6 Sanar Vipers           20    9   5   6    18   15   +3    32
 7 Rhoni FC               20   10   1   9    35   28   +7    31
 8 Rhoni                  20    8   5   7    20   17   +3    29
 9 Sanar United           20    8   2  10    17   27  −10    26
10 Shantarr               20    7   3  10    25   27   −2    24
11 Checkers FC            20    6   5   9    25   36  −11    23
12 Anfanhar City          20    5   7   8    30   38   −8    22
13 Lorentine Jackals      20    5   6   9    23   28   −5    21
14 Kynxe                  20    4   7   9    27   36   −9    19
15 Egren                  20    4   6  10    25   35  −10    18
16 Anfanhar               20    3   5  12    33   52  −19    14

Green League              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Limonte                 20   13   4   3    32   17  +15    43
 2 Lanar United            20   12   3   5    41   24  +17    39
 3 Flames of the West      20   11   6   3    36   20  +16    39
 4 Dre'a                   20   11   4   5    28   21   +7    37
 5 Urrhed State            20    9   5   6    22   18   +4    32
 6 Knetyohai City FC       20    8   7   5    23   19   +4    31
 7 Glaciers                20    9   4   7    26   23   +3    31
 8 Lanar Falcons           20    9   3   8    47   41   +6    30
 9 Wix City                20    7   6   7    39   39    0    27
10 Larhai                  20    8   3   9    22   23   −1    27
11 Cosmopolitans           20    5   7   8    24   31   −7    22
12 Hanai                   20    6   3  11    20   24   −4    21
13 Inon                    20    5   6   9    27   36   −9    21
14 Qet City                20    5   3  12    38   53  −15    18
15 Jatho                   20    2   7  11    16   28  −12    13
16 Shantarr City           20    3   3  14    17   41  −24    12

Blue League               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Wirr Tsi Lightning      20   12   2   6    32   22  +10    38
 2 Qet NSC                 20   11   4   5    47   28  +19    37
 3 Umbar State             20   10   7   3    55   42  +13    37
 4 BT Ming                 20   10   4   6    46   33  +13    34
 5 Cheonju                 20   10   3   7    39   31   +8    33
 6 Capitol FC              20    9   4   7    36   34   +2    31
 7 Nonian City             20    9   3   8    44   43   +1    30
 8 Gurshan                 20    8   5   7    26   23   +3    29
 9 Guardians               20    6  10   4    43   35   +8    28
10 Alnio Ravens            20    8   4   8    40   37   +3    28
11 Lhor United             20    7   6   7    41   41    0    27
12 Kingslayers             20    6   6   8    31   36   −5    24
13 Penat                   20    6   2  12    22   41  −19    20
14 Inon City               20    5   2  13    27   50  −23    17
15 Umbar City              20    3   7  10    26   36  −10    16
16 Larhai CIty FC          20    4   3  13    26   49  −23    15

Indigo League              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Wix                      20   13   5   2    49   29  +20    44
 2 FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai      20   13   2   5    24   13  +11    41
 3 Lorentine City           20   11   4   5    41   27  +14    37
 4 Heartland                20   10   7   3    33   22  +11    37
 5 Pùr Cowboys              20   10   6   4    43   36   +7    36
 6 Dre'a City               20   10   5   5    28   13  +15    35
 7 Limonte Light            20    8   6   6    33   29   +4    30
 8 Brisara Dragoons         20    8   4   8    30   25   +5    28
 9 Orca Watchers            20    7   5   8    24   28   −4    26
10 Jatho Bulls              20    6   6   8    17   17    0    24
11 Resistance               20    5   9   6    32   34   −2    24
12 Blanc                    20    5   6   9    17   30  −13    21
13 Victory                  20    4   5  11    19   37  −18    17
14 Longarms                 20    3   5  12    23   40  −17    14
15 Rainbow State            20    2   6  12    33   48  −15    12
16 Chargers                 20    2   5  13    13   31  −18    11

Chromatik Youth League Championship Season 4

Standings After Twenty Games:

Chromatik Youth League Elite Division        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Central Heights High School                20   11   5   4    35   28   +7    38
 2 Myana Northwestern High School             20   11   4   5    50   39  +11    37
 3 Chromatik U-18s                            20   11   4   5    37   28   +9    37
 4 Anomalies U-18s                            20    9   6   5    32   22  +10    33
 5 Academy of the Jungle                      20    9   5   6    37   34   +3    32
 6 Sanar U-18s                                20    8   7   5    33   28   +5    31
 7 Myana U-18s                                20    9   4   7    33   29   +4    31
 8 Chromatik Central High School              20    8   4   8    40   40    0    28
 9 Mt. Baker High School                      20    8   4   8    16   18   −2    28
10 Alnio Scientific Secondary School          20    7   6   7    37   38   −1    27
11 Franscesca Larriet-Cortes High School      20    7   6   7    28   32   −4    27
12 Pier High School                           20    7   5   8    39   38   +1    26
13 Lanar U-18s                                20    5   6   9    30   34   −4    21
14 Alnio U-18s                                20    4   4  12    23   33  −10    16
15 Crossroads U-18s                           20    5   1  14    13   28  −15    16
16 Wirr Tsi U-18s                             20    3   5  12    18   32  −14    14
Chromatik Youth League Second Division       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Pùr U-18s                                  20   12   4   4    37   24  +13    40
 2 Crix Arts Institute                        20   10   2   8    22   21   +1    32
 3 Mt. Niar High School                       20    8   6   6    19   14   +5    30
   Tihon U-18s                                20    8   6   6    24   19   +5    30
 5 Lhor U-18s                                 20    8   6   6    29   26   +3    30
 6 Felswyr U-18s                              20    8   6   6    24   22   +2    30
 7 Facsimile High School                      20    9   3   8    35   36   −1    30
 8 Urrheddiao U-18s                           20    8   5   7    34   24  +10    29
 9 Egren Elite Academy                        20    9   1  10    27   30   −3    28
10 Rainbow Central High School                20    7   6   7    14   13   +1    27
11 Flames of the Revolution High School       20    7   5   8    19   25   −6    26
12 Anchors FC U-18s                           20    8   1  11    27   26   +1    25
13 Eyrods  U-18s                              20    6   6   8    14   17   −3    24
14 Z'ai'ai U-18s                              20    7   2  11    17   31  −14    23
15 Jatho Agricultural High School             20    5   5  10    17   23   −6    20
16 Wirr Tsi School for the Gifted             20    4   8   8    18   26   −8    20

Chromatik Collegiate Football Association
Season 14

Standings After Matchday Fifteen:

CCFA 14                                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Chromatik State University              15    9   1   5    35   26   +9    28
 2 Eyrods Tech                             15    8   3   4    43   35   +8    27
 3 Lanar University                        15    7   4   4    32   29   +3    25
 4 Chromia Central College University      15    6   6   3    10    8   +2    24
 5 Z'ai'ai Institute of Technology         15    5   7   3    22   19   +3    22
 6 Pùr State University                    15    5   6   4    24   19   +5    21
 7 Southern Chromatik University           15    5   6   4    30   26   +4    21
 8 University of Wirr Tsi                  15    5   6   4    18   18    0    21
 9 Urrheddiao State University             15    6   2   7    23   22   +1    20
10 Alnio University of the Arts            15    4   8   3    32   32    0    20
11 University of the Islands               15    4   6   5    26   27   −1    18
12 Felswyr State University                15    5   3   7    23   33  −10    18
13 University of Myana                     15    4   5   6    24   28   −4    17
14 Staramara Tech University               15    3   6   6    20   24   −4    15
15 Pria Technical College                  15    3   4   8    20   27   −7    13
16 Sanar University                        15    2   5   8    20   29   −9    11

by **Chromatika** » Sat Sep 11, 2021 5:13 pm

Rainbow League System Season Seven Matchdays 21-25

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Part 5 - Week 34 - Week 40

LBCT Quarterfinals
Knetyohai (CMT) 5–1 Astograth University (ASG) 3–1 2–0

Knetyohai's keeper, Zubai Ignon, carries the team to the next round, making it only the third time that a Chromatik team has made the Semifinals of the international competition.

Week 34

Violet Cup VII Fixtures - Round of Sixteen
Knetyohai (Red) 2–0 Glaciers (Green)
Knetyohai: Woo '4, '84; Glaciers: None.
Urrheddiao (Red) 2–0 Z'ai'ai (Orange)
Urrheddiao: Primitivo '28, Schanzer '70; Z'ai'ai: None.
Tihon (Red) 1–2 Felswyr (Red)
Tihon: Haodao '37; Felswyr: Kamarandan '51, Crist '63
Tor (Red) 1–0 Sanar (Red)
Tor: Rothers '22; Sanar: None.
Myana (Red) 3–1 Lanar (Red)
Myana: Reader '5, Hanson-Conavacio '51, Holt '70; Lanar: Ortan '7
Urrhed FC (Orange) 0–2 Rhoni City (Yellow)
Urrhed FC: None.; Rhoni City: Mooney '31
Ming (Red) 5–3 Omnio (Red)
Ming: Dostoevich '18, Wright '29, '41, Potts '62, '90+1; Omnio: Erskine '27, '64, Eckerthorp '80
Lorentine (Orange) 3–3 Pria City (Orange) (3–3 AET) (4-5 pen.)
Lorentine: Barnhill '2, Jacobs '70, '85; Pria City: Han '29, Sen '60, '71
Penalty Kicks - Lorentine: Barnhill O Jacobs O Lysenko O Petersen O Wherry X; Pria City: Han O Sen O Coveny O Ho O Foxx O[/size]

An interesting final eight for certain, especially after Felswyr suffocates Tihon at the Tidal Wave and Rhoni City put away Urrhed FC. Iris Acevedo is on a roll. Pria City's victory over Lorentine in penalty kicks accentuates the round, leading to there being only one typically strong team left in Myana. Pria City and Rhoni City keep the hopes of a non-Red Team winning the competition, while Tor and Knetyohai continue to count on their defense and their Goalkeepers to carry them through.

MVPs of the Round: GK Iris Acevedo (Rhoni City), GK Kimi Herrington (Urrheddiao), GK Zubai Ignon (Knetyohai), CM Tasha Kamarandan (Felswyr), GK Gabrielle Dick (Tor), RW Isolde Reader (Myana), LW Nadya Dostoevich (Ming), CM Martha Hol (Pria City)

Violet Cup VII Fixtures - Quarterfinals
Myana (Red) vs. Tor (Red)
Felswyr (Red) va. Pria City (Orange)
Ming (Red) vs. Knetyohai (Red)
Urrheddiao (Red) vs. Rhoni City (Yellow)

There is a clear favorite on each of these matches (Myana, Felswyr, Ming, and Urrheddiao). Can they prevail?

Week 35

Anomalies Dominate Tihon to Improve to .500
Felswyr ties up Chromatik, Crossroads drops to Ming

THE TIDAL WAKE, TIHON, URRHED ISLAND - Anomalies are back, everyone. Lainey Wadsworth and crew have been mired in mediocrity for most of the season, 0-2-3 after five, 2-3-5 after ten, 3-5-7 after fifteen, 7-5-8 after twenty. Now, after Iskender Nur blanked out his old squad and Kristian Non got the brace, they’re at 8-5-8 and in eighth place, only four points behind the ICFC berth. The +1 Goal Differential isn’t the greatest, but Lainey Wadsworth and Kristian Non remain a decent enough pair up front that they have a shot regardless of the beginning of the season.

Atop the field, Wirr Tsi continues to roll on, Kathie Begley getting the thirteenth clean sheet of the season while the midfield continues to bottle up would-be-attackers; Begley has only conceded ten goals in twenty-one games. Myana get four on Alnio, and Chromatik is held in check by Felswyr on their attempt to get to the IFCL berth.

Elsewhere, Lhor is trying to get a run going, and handling Knetyohai is step one. Crossroads keeps running into issues despite Justiina Dannysdóttir leading the league in goals scored, and Tor gets tripped up by Sanar with Gabrielle Dick having one of her worst games of the year. Throw in the nil-nil draw that was Omnio and Urrheddiao, and it’s a full day but an important step into seeing how the season will shake out.

Ming, Felswyr, and Crossroads better watch out - Anomalies is coming.

Allison, Watson Combine to Entertaining Draw
Dong Chul Kim Helps Crix over Z’ai’ai
Pria City Slows Umbar

Week 36

Chromatik Trounces Lhor, Knetyohai Gives Ming a Bloody Nose
Wirr Tsi’s lead at sixteen, Lanar ruins Myana

THE COVE, LHOR, COASTAL DISTRICT - Chromatik is truly running on all cylinders. After drawing the match against Felswyr, the Capitalizt handle two goes from Dani Emdelbia via two braces - Mario Kogler and Cixin Nguyen. Myana may be a bit ahead still - Lanar did hold them at bay due to Drarinka Schlok - but this does seem to be a two-horse race for the IFCL berth.

Tihon are the only other team with a legitimate shot - and they did take care of business against Alnio to keep themselves relevant. They do have the third best Goal Differential in the league, but it may be too little too late.

The match of the day, though, is at the Jewel Dome in Ming, where Élie Dembélé and Kristjana Eiríksdóttir put a damper on Ming’s goalscoring parade; Knetyohai are making a spirited effort to stay alive in the Red League for more the one season, and this victory will go a long way.

Wirr Tsi has almost gone a half of a full season without conceding a single goal. This latest blanking of Felswyr makes it yet another game in which the defenders and midfielders control the pace of play and the counterattacking is sharp enough to get the goals needed. Crossroads bounces back and uses this time to brush aside Omnio. Add Herrington’s blanking of Sanar, and there was some well-played minutes from Goalkeepers on this matchday.

Lastly, Anomalies keeps rolling, getting four past Gabrielle Dick now - she’s having a bit of a hard time lately, or it might just be that Amadou Duret and Thomas Kirk are starting to get figured out.

Z’ai’ai Batters Qet Behind Kirsten Ennai Hat Trick
Jeremiah Allison Blanks Omnio City: James Masterson Promises Promotion
Teriox Sen’s Hat Trick Helps Pria City to Twelfth Place

Week 37

Crossroads Bounces Back, Maintains Spot in IFCF Race
Tihon-Lanar sees ten goals, Shock’s Begley posts fifteenth clean sheet of the season

CHROMATIK CITY FIELD, CHROMIA, CAPITAL DISTRICT - Crossroads is on a desperate mission to remain relevant. After winning their first title a few years back, things looked great for the club to leave their mark a legitimate third club of Chromia. Though Anomalies has been struggling as of late, the emergence of clubs like Lhor, Wirr Tsi, and even Ming have taken the spotlight ahead of them. Having to replace a longtime keeper like Alek Khadur hasn’t been easy, either - but Tommy Waluigi has filled in well enough and with the quality of players like Taron Matthews, Êsêkïl dí Völará, and Justiina Dannysdóttir, they still have the firepower to contend for the IFCF.

Take this game against Sanar, for example. Despite Xochitl Tetreault coming through in the second half, Justiina Dannysdóttir added onto her goal total with two more and Crossroads got an important victory to maintain their fifth position for now.

Not that Anomalies has dropped off. AFC continued their late tear by beating up Alnio, Lainey Wadsworth adding three more to her total; to see Anomalies in this position after that abysmal start just shows the mental fortitude of the squad.

As for the race for the IFCL berth, both teams in contention won their matches - Tania Vincent and Felswyr have definitely fallen off defensively, not that Nicoletta Arnaudo’s squad would view this season as a failure by any means, and Myana are a quality opponent. As for Chromatik’s youth movement headed by two U-18 and DBC champions and the most famous CCFA player in history, they outscore Ming by containing their four-headed attack to just one goal.

Elsewhere, Urrheddiao has a rare three-goal game as it’s revealed that Gabrielle Dick has been going through a left hamstring injury but playing through it; for United, a nine-point lead of fourteenth place would probably mean that they are safe. Knetyohai seem headed that way as well, able to withstand a hat trick from Omnio’s best player in Nigel Erskine with Kadek Sherazi’s latest goal being too much for the Tumbran to contend with by himself.

A congratulatory nod to one Kathie Begley, who recorded her fifteenth clean sheet of the season in just twenty-three matches. The Shock netminder has worked extremely well with her defense, and the presence of Leysa Burns on the Defensive Midfielder position has definitely been a plus.

Neutral fans were entertained by a goalfest in Tihon where both Romola Carolan and Jared Baglowski were both tagged early and often. Joel Haoda’s hat trick was kept at bay by braces from both Kambiz Ortan and Drarinka Schlok, but what made the difference were the goals from the Tihon backfield. In having both Curtis Tremblay and Sander Katarec score off of headers from Nick Mariner, Tihon showed their flexibility that led to the tie.

It seems to be a two-team race for the IFCL berth and a four-team race for the remaining IFCF spots. On this day, though, Crossroads reminded everyone why they should not be underestimated.

Breakers, Mountaineers Play to 1-1 Tie to Remain Atop Standings
Asher Singh, Umbar Remain in Contention after Shtout Victory
Crix Moves to Mid-Table after Important Win over Pria

Week 38

Violet Cup VII Fixtures - Quarterfinals
Myana (Red) 0–0 Tor (Red) (0–0 AET) (5–4 pen.)
Myana: None; Tor: None.
Penalties: Myana - Hanson-Conavacio O Reader O Zup O Snéachda O MacDougall O; Tor: McCarthy O Rothers O Koop O Jones O Haxon X
Felswyr (Red) 0–1 Pria City (Orange)
Felswyr: None,; Pria City: Sen ‘66
Ming (Red) 2–2 Knetyohai (Red) (3–2 AET)
Ming: Dostoevich ’22, Wright ’51, Brajdic ’118; Knetyohai: Ayotte ’29, Dembélé ‘80
Urrheddiao (Red) 1–0 Rhoni City (Yellow)
Urrheddiao: Pontbriand ‘60

In Myana, it’s a battle of the keepers with Olexander just coming on top in penalty kicks, Gabrielle Dick again showing her class by handling the Islander attack for 120 minutes while on a bad ankle; Felswyr sees the only upset of the day with Teriox Sen scoring the lone goal on a set piece and Naomi Efahim having a stellar outing. At the Jewel Dome, it’s a tight match between the Dynasty and the Warriors, Mytanar Josip Brajdic’s corner late in the second period of injury time that puts the game away, while Urrheddiao relies on Kimi Herrington to outduel Iris Acevedo to take United to the Semifinals for the first time in many seasons.

Violet Cup VII Fixtures - Semifinals
Myana (Red) vs. Urrheddiao (Red)
Ming (Red) vs. Pria City (Orange)

Myana and Urrheddiao - two old-time rivals from the Islands - will play in one Semifinal, while Ming will entertain the sole remaining Orange League side left, the recently promoted Pria City.

Week 39

Repeat! Wirr Tsi Clinches Fastest Title in Red League History
Lhor Upends Myana, Omnio Holds Chromatik

JEWEL DOME, MING, MOUNTAIN DISTRICT - It’s been a foregone conclusion even before the team began that Wirr Tsi were the overwhelming favorites to take the title. After 10-0-0, some thought that they could even go perfect. When the team lost their first game to make it 14-0-1 at half, the Red League points record seemed to be in serious jeopardy.

Then, the team lost two games in the next five matches since half and seemed to be going through some trouble. Well, that trouble was unfounded. Kathie Begley posted her sixteenth clean sheet of the season, three players scored for the Dynasty on counterattacks, and the Wirr Tsi Shock became the second team in the Rainbow League System era to repeat as Champions while also earning the distinction for the fastest title in Red League History with the title clinched by Matchday 24 while also setting the new record for most points scored by a Red League winner with at least 63 points guaranteed.

Elsewhere, a pair of upsets changed the scale a fair bit - Lhor putting together their best game in recent history by blanking the Islanders while Omnio matched Chromatik’s lone goal to remain in fourteenth place for now.

Urrheddiao and Anomalies kept their good forms by playing to a scoreless draw, Lanar continued Alnio’s futile endeavors as of late, and Tihon’s defense returned to form by only allowing Felswyr three significant shots at goal. Gabrielle Dick showed immense poise and gut by blanking Crossroads while on one good leg, and Sanar’s tie with Knetyohai gave the Warriors a bit more breathing room when it comes to their survival.

The main result of the day, though, is that the Wirr Tsi Shock are the Rainbow League System Red League Season Seven Champions. How high they will set the new record for most points scored by the League Winner remains the issue; if they win the rest of their matches, it would be an absurd 81 points - and it wouldn’t be that much of a surprise given how this team is playing.

Z’ai’ai Smashes Six Past Tihon United, Reclaim First Place
Urrhed FC Takes Out Frustrations on Hanai Breakers, Hold Onto Outside Chance
Lorentine, Vitoron Pick Up Rare Wins on Bid for Safety

Week 40

Kama Shines as Lhor Prepares for One Last Push
Chromatik held in check by Sanar, Myana overcomes Ming

THE TIDAL WAVE, TIHON, URRHED ISLAND - Just a season ago, some shrewd dealing at the midseason gave Lhor Hermaeus Mora and Sylvie Reynolds; they then went onto win the Violet Cup and almost made the IFCF. Then, they grabbed Dani Emdelbia and Gereh Kama and there was talk about maybe cracking the top five.

However, the team has been met with much trouble. Just having players isn’t enough; they have to get used to playing each other. On the wins that they have, including the one today over Tihon, one or two players just take over the match; for today, it was Gareh Kama that did his part by scoring on two long ranged volleys. They’re at 8-6-11 and 8 points behind; there is still an outside chance.

Despite Kathie Begley conceding her first goal in a while, the Shock move to 22-0-3 in this ridiculous season, while Myana regains a narrow lead on Chromatik by virtue of taking the win against Ming while Chromatik is held in check by Sanar.

Tor keeps on shocking everyone, especially given Gabrielle Dick’s condition. She’s getting better, but the team is getting better at playing around her; Tommy Waluigi joins that school of thought by helping Crossroads against Urrheddiao. Lastly, Felswyr picks up a rare win as of late on Alnio’s expense.

Breakers Pummel Pria with Five Goals
Lorentine Upsets Qet, Holds Onto Hope
Nicole Watson Stops Z’ai’ai

Standings After Twenty-Five Games:

Red League               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts  Form   +/- 
 1 Wirr Tsi               25   22   0   3    48   11  +37    66  WWWWW    = Clinched Title
 2 Myana                  25   15   2   8    53   41  +12    47  WDWLW    =
 3 Chromatik              25   13   6   6    49   40   +9    45  DWWDD    =
 4 Tihon                  25   12   4   9    51   38  +13    40  LWDWL    =
 5 Crossroads             25   12   2  11    48   40   +8    38  LWWLW   +2
 6 Anomalies              25   10   7   8    46   42   +4    37  WWWDD   +4
 7 Felswyr                25    9   7   9    31   29   +2    34  DLLLW   -2
 8 Tor                    25   11   1  13    36   41   −5    34  LLLWW    =
 9 Lanar                  25    8   9   8    50   48   +2    33  LDDWD    =
10 Ming                   25    9   6  10    51   55   −4    33  WLLLL   -4
11 Urrheddiao             25    6  12   7    23   22   +1    30  DWWDL    =
12 Lhor                   25    8   6  11    37   42   −5    30  WLLWW    =
13 Knetyohai              25    7   7  11    30   44  −14    28  LWWDL    =
14 Omnio                  25    4   9  12    39   52  −13    21  DLLDL    =
15 Sanar                  25    5   6  14    39   59  −20    21  WLLDD   +1
16 Alnio                  25    5   4  16    31   58  −27    19  LLLLL   -1

Wirr Tsi wins the title. That's enough said. Myana and Chromatik are the two sides going for the IFCL berth, with Tihon, Crossroads, and Anomalies vying for the fourth and fifth place slots; Felswyr and Tor have been in the running for so long but stand just outside; Lanar are not in the same position as last season while Ming have fallen on hard times as of late. Urrheddiao have had so many of their matches end in draws, but they're pretty clear of the relegation zone; Lhor are hoping they'll have a shot, while Knetyohai are happy to be where they are. Omnio, Sanar, and Alnio are fighting for that Promotion/Relegation Playoff spot.

Standings After Twenty-Five Games:

Orange League            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Hanai Breakers         25   14   6   5    41   18  +23    48
 2 Z'ai'ai                25   13   7   5    43   31  +12    46
 3 Umbar                  25   12   7   6    40   33   +7    43
 4 Eyrods                 25   11   8   6    22   13   +9    41
 5 Brisara FC             25   10  10   5    39   31   +8    40
 6 Qet                    25   11   6   8    53   51   +2    39
 7 Urrhed FC              25   10   8   7    33   24   +9    38
 8 Anchors FC             25   10   4  11    36   39   −3    34
 9 Tihon United           25   10   4  11    32   38   −6    34
10 Pria                   25    9   6  10    39   39    0    33
11 Miners FC              25   10   2  13    44   45   −1    32
12 Crix                   25    8   7  10    24   26   −2    31
13 Pria City              25    8   5  12    26   34   −8    29
14 Omnio City             25    7   6  12    15   20   −5    27
15 Lorentine              25    6   4  15    34   55  −21    22
16 Vitoron                25    4   4  17    27   51  −24    16

The Breakers are ahead with only five matches to go! Will James Masterson finally get his squad into the Red League? Z'ai'ai and Umbar are around, while Eyrods and Brisara FC have a shot; Lorentine and Vitoron seem destined to go down.

Sponsored by:

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Yellow League            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Fishermen's Club       25   18   4   3    61   30  +31    58
 2 Rhoni City             25   13   7   5    48   28  +20    46
 3 Naval FC               25   13   3   9    36   27   +9    42
 4 Pùr                    25   12   5   8    40   32   +8    41
 5 Eyrods City FC         25   11   7   7    24   18   +6    40
 6 Rhoni                  25   11   6   8    27   22   +5    39
 7 Rhoni FC               25   12   2  11    46   37   +9    38
 8 Sanar United           25   11   3  11    29   32   −3    36
 9 Sanar Vipers           25   10   5  10    20   24   −4    35
10 Shantarr               25   10   3  12    33   34   −1    33
11 Anfanhar City          25    7   8  10    37   47  −10    29
12 Lorentine Jackals      25    7   6  12    25   31   −6    27
13 Kynxe                  25    6   8  11    34   43   −9    26
14 Checkers FC            25    6   7  12    33   49  −16    25
15 Egren                  25    5   8  12    32   45  −13    23
16 Anfanhar               25    4   6  15    40   66  −26    18

Green League              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Limonte                 25   14   6   5    35   22  +13    48
 2 Lanar United            25   14   3   8    48   33  +15    45
 3 Dre'a                   25   13   5   7    34   26   +8    44
 4 Flames of the West      25   12   7   6    38   25  +13    43
 5 Lanar Falcons           25   13   3   9    57   46  +11    42
 6 Knetyohai City FC       25   11   8   6    30   21   +9    41
 7 Glaciers                25   11   7   7    30   25   +5    40
 8 Urrhed State            25   11   5   9    27   25   +2    38
 9 Cosmopolitans           25    8   9   8    33   36   −3    33
10 Larhai                  25    9   5  11    24   26   −2    32
11 Hanai                   25    9   3  13    27   31   −4    30
12 Wix City                25    7   6  12    44   51   −7    27
13 Qet City                25    7   5  13    49   63  −14    26
14 Inon                    25    6   7  12    33   43  −10    25
15 Shantarr City           25    6   5  14    23   44  −21    23
16 Jatho                   25    3   8  14    19   34  −15    17

Blue League               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Cheonju                 25   14   4   7    52   37  +15    46
 2 Qet NSC                 25   13   6   6    52   30  +22    45
 3 Wirr Tsi Lightning      25   13   4   8    39   30   +9    43
 4 BT Ming                 25   11   8   6    59   44  +15    41
 5 Umbar State             25   10  10   5    64   53  +11    40
 6 Capitol FC              25   11   6   8    38   36   +2    39
 7 Nonian City             25   11   5   9    56   53   +3    38
 8 Lhor United             25   10   8   7    54   51   +3    38
 9 Guardians               25    8  12   5    48   38  +10    36
10 Gurshan                 25    9   7   9    35   31   +4    34
11 Alnio Ravens            25    8   8   9    48   48    0    32
12 Kingslayers             25    7   8  10    40   48   −8    29
13 Umbar City              25    6   8  11    38   42   −4    26
14 Penat                   25    7   3  15    29   55  −26    24
15 Inon City               25    5   4  16    33   62  −29    19
16 Larhai CIty FC          25    5   3  17    32   59  −27    18

Indigo League              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Dre'a City               25   14   5   6    36   14  +22    47
 2 Wix                      25   14   5   6    50   36  +14    47
 3 FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai      25   15   2   8    29   19  +10    47
 4 Lorentine City           25   13   7   5    51   33  +18    46
 5 Pùr Cowboys              25   13   7   5    54   40  +14    46
 6 Heartland                25   12  10   3    37   24  +13    46
 7 Brisara Dragoons         25   11   6   8    36   26  +10    39
 8 Limonte Light            25   10   7   8    41   38   +3    37
 9 Resistance               25    8   9   8    41   43   −2    33
10 Blanc                    25    8   7  10    21   32  −11    31
11 Orca Watchers            25    8   6  11    28   33   −5    30
12 Jatho Bulls              25    7   6  12    18   25   −7    27
13 Victory                  25    5   7  13    21   42  −21    22
14 Longarms                 25    3   8  14    32   51  −19    17
15 Chargers                 25    3   7  15    14   33  −19    16
16 Rainbow State            25    2   9  14    38   58  −20    15

Chromatik Youth League Elite Division        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Central Heights High School                25   14   7   4    46   36  +10    49
 2 Myana Northwestern High School             25   12   6   7    62   53   +9    42
 3 Myana U-18s                                25   12   5   8    46   42   +4    41
 4 Anomalies U-18s                            25   11   7   7    39   28  +11    40
 5 Chromatik U-18s                            25   11   6   8    38   34   +4    39
 6 Sanar U-18s                                25    9  10   6    41   37   +4    37
 7 Franscesca Larriet-Cortes High School      25   10   7   8    41   38   +3    37
 8 Academy of the Jungle                      25   10   6   9    46   45   +1    36
 9 Chromatik Central High School              25   10   5  10    51   50   +1    35
10 Mt. Baker High School                      25   10   5  10    22   24   −2    35
11 Alnio Scientific Secondary School          25    8   8   9    45   48   −3    32
12 Pier High School                           25    7   8  10    45   47   −2    29
13 Lanar U-18s                                25    6   8  11    41   46   −5    26
14 Crossroads U-18s                           25    8   1  16    17   32  −15    25
15 Wirr Tsi U-18s                             25    6   6  13    24   34  −10    24
16 Alnio U-18s                                25    5   7  13    31   41  −10    22
Chromatik Youth League Second Division       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Pùr U-18s                                  25   15   5   5    44   30  +14    50
 2 Mt. Niar High School                       25   12   7   6    26   16  +10    43
 3 Felswyr U-18s                              25   11   7   7    30   26   +4    40
 4 Urrheddiao U-18s                           25   11   5   9    43   31  +12    38
 5 Crix Arts Institute                        25   11   5   9    25   24   +1    38
 6 Tihon U-18s                                25   10   6   9    28   23   +5    36
 7 Egren Elite Academy                        25   11   3  11    35   36   −1    36
 8 Anchors FC U-18s                           25   11   2  12    40   35   +5    35
 9 Facsimile High School                      25   10   4  11    43   48   −5    34
10 Rainbow Central High School                25    8   7  10    17   17    0    31
11 Eyrods  U-18s                              25    8   7  10    18   20   −2    31
12 Lhor U-18s                                 25    8   7  10    33   37   −4    31
13 Flames of the Revolution High School       25    8   6  11    24   32   −8    30
14 Jatho Agricultural High School             25    6   9  10    24   28   −4    27
15 Wirr Tsi School for the Gifted             25    6   9  10    23   31   −8    27
16 Z'ai'ai U-18s                              25    8   3  14    23   42  −19    27

Chromatik Collegiate Football Association
Season 14

Standings After Matchday Twenty-Five:

CCFA 14                                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Chromatik State University              25   14   5   6    60   44  +16    47
 2 Eyrods Tech                             25   13   4   8    63   52  +11    43
 3 Pùr State University                    25   12   6   7    41   30  +11    42
 4 Chromia Central College University      25   11   8   6    22   16   +6    41
 5 Z'ai'ai Institute of Technology         25   11   8   6    41   35   +6    41
 6 Lanar University                        25    9   9   7    48   46   +2    36
 7 Southern Chromatik University           25    9   8   8    42   37   +5    35
 8 Alnio University of the Arts            25    8   9   8    54   55   −1    33
 9 Pria Technical College                  25    8   7  10    46   50   −4    31
10 University of Wirr Tsi                  25    7   8  10    33   40   −7    29
11 University of Myana                     25    6  10   9    41   45   −4    28
12 University of the Islands               25    6  10   9    43   48   −5    28
13 Sanar University                        25    6  10   9    43   48   −5    28
14 Felswyr State University                25    6  10   9    41   51  −10    28
15 Staramara Tech University               25    4  12   9    33   41   −8    24
16 Urrheddiao State University             25    7   2  16    32   45  −13    23

by **Chromatika** » Wed Sep 15, 2021 9:31 pm

Rainbow League System Season Seven Matchdays 26-29

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Red League

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Orange League

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Part 6 - Week 41 - Week 45

Week 41

Violet Cup VII Fixtures - Semifinals
Myana (Red) 0–1 Urrheddiao (Red)
Myana: None.; Urrheddiao: Schanzer '33
Ming (Red) 2–4 Pria City (Orange)
Ming: Dostoevich '22, '71; Pria City: Sen '7, '30, '66, Rowesi '52

Um... Did anyone see this coming? Kimi Herrington outduels Katerina Olexander in the Islander Dome, and at the Jewel Dome, it's Teriox Sen absolutely taking over the match as Pria City makes sure that they'll conclude their run at the Capitalizt Dome. Will they become the second ever side not from the Red League to win the title? Will Urrheddiao win their first cup in... six seasons? We'll see at the Capitalizt Dome.

Violet Cup VII Fixtures - Final
Urrheddiao (Red) vs. Pria City (Orange)

It's time to show up, Ruo Xiaolan. There isn't much left to play for in the Red League, but winning the Violet Cup? It would really show just how much United have grown. For Pria City and Farrione Larrianne, this would be a heck of a way to announce their arrival to the upper leagues.

Week 42

Ming All But Knocks Tihon out of IFCL Race
Myana, Chromatik keep pace, Knetyohai all but clears relegation

JEWEL DOME, MING, MOUNTAIN DISTRICT - Ming is known for three things: Scoring a lot of goals, having four scorers in double digits, and barely missing the IFCF. This time around, they're trying to make sure the third won't happen. Once again having Dostoevich, Vorster, Wright, and the newcomer Brajdic all in double digits, the Dynasty's offense seem to be in full swing; they just need to take down some quality opposition.

Tihon is as tough as they come. After their disastrous start, the Tide had been becoming relevant; they were seven points out of second with twelve points to go. Though Tihon is okay with the IFCF, they will never win another title if they continue to meander. The Ming machine had this day, though, with Josip Brajdic scoring the brace and the Ming backfield able to help Benedict Wilkins stay clean. The loss all but eliminates Tihon from IFCL contention while Ming still remains in position for the top five.

As for the teams that are vying for that IFCL berth, Chromatik absolutely dominated Tor - Ponce De Lann coming through in the clutch - while Myana handled an early Erskine goal with two of their own to remain just ahead of Chromatik.

In other games, Knetyohai all but secured their spot in the Red League for another season while Lhor took out their frustrations on Alnio; Lanar and Felswyr played in a match between two midtable sides, while Anomalies and Crossroads had two of the league's best goalscorers get one apiece.

MYANA 50
CHROMATIK 48

TIHON 40
CROSSROADS 39
ANOMALIES 38

Breakers, Z'ai'ai Stay Atop Table
Watson, Eyrods Blank Urrhed FC
Vitoron's Last Push: Playoff Berth?

Week 43

Anomalies in Contention: Labbadia, Crew Show Tenacity
Urrheddiao tie Chromatik in injury time as Capitalizt can't take advantage of Myana's mishandling of Sanar; Wirr Tsi eclipses Seventy Points in Dream Season

THE FROZEN STADIUM, FELSWYR, MOUNTAIN DISTRICT - Another round of applause for how Anomalies Football Club have come roaring back to contention, please. And another look at their disastrous start, as it's left many wondering just how far their sights could've gone if they'd won at least half as many games as they did in the first ten. With Nur coming into form, Wadsworth and Non scoring in bunches, and Labbadia garnering his charges, the team has roared into life, having gone 8-3-1 in their last twelve matches after they got a shutout win in Felswyr. The Player of the Match was Lorena Strausz, who scored a brace to lead the way while Nur was able to hold off the Felswyrite attack; with Tihon being kept at bay by Turner-Cont, Anomalies have drawn level with them with three games remaining. Last season, they couldn't make it over the line; has Labbadia done enough this time?

A point ahead of them is Crossroads, safe for now after having Waluigi contain the Warriors to a shutout victory; Wirr Tsi eclipsed over seventy points for the season by posting Begley's eighteenth shutout, a record that likely won't be broken for a long time.

Lhor keeps beating up teams to make up for lost time, while Ming's hopes for the IFCF took a step backward with a tie against Ming. However, all eyes were at the Capitalzt Dome after Myana slipped up at home in the early going due to Brown Uleaven's tap-in; Chromatik went out to an early lead but Thomás “Primitivo” Ceballos Cantú was able to equalize in injury time to prevent Chromatik from taking full advantage.

For now:

MYANA 51
CHROMATIK 49

CROSSROADS 42
TIHON 41
ANOMALIES 41

Maricela Throop, Lindsey Warner Lead Brisara over Z'ai'ai
Jillain Nier: Urrhed FC is Not Out of it Yet
Pria City Almost Out of Danger

Week 44

Youth Movement Triumphant: Chromatik Edges into Second Place
Alnio-Omnio-Sanar guaranteed bottom three, Lhor guaranteed to miss the IFCF

CHROMATIK CITY FIELD, CHROMIA, CAPITAL DISTRICT - The Chromatik City Field looks like it belongs in a museum. It isn't because the field itself is old - its barely seen ten years of use - but due to the name. Most say that it's okay to keep the name "Chromatik City" because it is an homage to the history of the country, but the moniker still provides a certain level of gravitas when attending games in this stadium. Also used by the Chromia Central College University Comets, it's a field that has seen some decent success over the years.

For this matchday, though, it would be the visitors leaving with a hard-fought victory as Chromatik was able to prevail over Crossroads via an early goal from Cixin Nguyen as all the members of the Capitalizt's youth movement starred in the narrow victory. Stephen Kerr and Trudy Harrison combined to keep Justiina Dannysdóttir to only three attempts at goal that Dun Mekeus was able to handle; Cande Montalban gave Tommy Waluigi fits, and the aforementioned Nguyen was able to hit a midrange shot in transition that would end up being the deciding score.

Retrospectively, the injury to Cameron Win may have been one of the best things to happen to Chromatik this season; the tandem of Win and Kerr is working rather well, and the Capitalizt backfield looks a bit more stable since Stephen's addition to the starting lineup.

This victory tasted even sweeter for the Capitalizt due to Gabrielle Dick finding her midseason form again against the Islanders, stopping all fourteen shots on goal in a masterful performance to lead Tor's upset of the Islanders that will, with two games to go, put Capitalizt in the second spot for now. There is talk already about making sure that the Chromia Derby and the Crossroads-Myana matchup be the nighttime games for Matchday 30; is there any reason for them not to at this point?

At the bottom of the table, we know which three teams will be fighting for that fourteenth spot that will allow them to have one last shot at survival. Sanar couldn't hold back Tihon despite a late goal from Brown Uleaven, while Bonagiunta Rossi became the most unlikely player to have a four-goal game this season, the Savigliano outscoring the duo of Cail Coghlan and Nigel Erskine to give Alnio that fighting chance. This does mean that Knetyohai and Urrheddiao are cleared from possible relegation.

Felswyr played a dirty game at The Cove, committing eleven fouls and frustrating Lhor to no end; the resulting draw guarantees that Lhor will, once again, not make the NSCF. This isn't what they wanted after spending all that money, but this is just the first year with Kama and Emdelbia in the lineup; they will only get better as the season progresses.

That just leaves a pair of shutouts to mention briefly. Kathie Begley picks up her nineteenth clean sheet of the season, while Anomalies sees themselves in fifth place for now after blanking Knetyohai, helped along by Chromatik's defeat of Crossroads.

CHROMATIK 52
MYANA 51

TIHON 44
ANOMALIES 44
CROSSROADS 42
MING 40

ALNIO 23
OMNIO 22
SANAR 22

Hanai Breakers Clinch Share of Title with Victory, Ensures Promotion
Maricela Throop, Vir Ma Lead Brisara FC to Second Place
Pence Harringborn, URrhed FC Upset Z'ai'ai, Keep Hopes Alive

Week 45

Myana's Dumping of Urrheddiao Means IFCL Spot Will Come to Last Day
Sanar, Omnio wins dictate Promotion/Relegation Playoff berth will also come to last day

ISLANDER DOME, MYANA, MYANA ISLAND - Marco Hemming has had an interesting year. After being let go by a very demanding Tumbran FA after the a run in the Cup of Harmony, he was approached by Myana to take over the youth movement in Myana; nobody expected for them to contend for the title with the rising star that was Wirr Tsi, but with the emergence of Marko Zup, the talisman that is Enrico Hanson-Conavacio, and the acquisition of Isolde Reader, Snéachda, and Katerina Olexander, there wasn't stopping them for long.

Take this victory over Urrheddiao that keeps them in contention, for example. Reader got the early brace, Counts got a goal off the bench, and Zup - the Zeta Rekan that was on the bench for many a season before taking over - got the late brace to put an exclamation point. So, it'll be youth versus youth in the last Matchday - Chromatik against Anomalies, Myana against Crossroads - with Chromatik being a point on top of Myana for the time being. With the Chromatik Football Federation flexing both of those matches to be the nighttime match, everything will be decided late.

As for the bottom of the table, things are getting tight there, too. Sanar and Alnio played each other and Sanar came on top, while Omnio is able to get five past Lanar to give them the upper hand heading into the final matchday; can Nigel Erskine, who actually has twenty-two goals on this season for such a struggling side, actually keep them in the Red League? Omnio will face Felswyr on the final matchday, Sanar Lanar, and Alnio, Tor.

As for the IFCF berths, Tor draws against Tihon and Crossroads is handled by Wirr Tsi rather handedly, while Chromatik needs Montalban's game winner at the end to stay ahead of Myana; Anomalies has a seldom-used substitute, Samantha Herrington, hit the game winner in injury time, while Ming still has a shot after getting four past Felswyr, who's folded as of late.

There's so much to be decided in the final matchday.

Four Points Between Second and Fifth Shows Lots to Play for in Final Matchday
Pria City, Miners FC Secure Safety
Vitoron, Lorentine to be Relegated after Tough Draws

Standings After Twenty-Nine Games:

Red League               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts  Form   +/- 
 1 Wirr Tsi               29   26   0   3    54   11  +43    78  WWWW     = Red League Champions
 2 Chromatik              29   16   7   6    58   44  +14    55  WLWW    +1
 3 Myana                  29   17   3   9    61   45  +16    54  WDLW    -1
 4 Anomalies              29   13   8   8    54   45   +9    47  DWWW    +2 Clinched IFCF Berth
 5 Tihon                  29   13   6  10    55   43  +12    45  LDWD    -1
 6 Ming                   29   12   7  10    63   61   +2    43  WDWW    +4
 7 Crossroads             29   13   3  13    50   43   +7    42  DWLL    -2
 8 Tor                    29   12   2  15    38   46   −8    38  LLWD     =
 9 Lhor                   29   10   7  12    44   48   −4    37  WWDL    +3
10 Felswyr                29    9   9  11    35   38   −3    36  DLDL    -3
11 Lanar                  29    8  10  11    59   61   −2    34  DLLL    -2
12 Urrheddiao             29    6  13  10    26   31   −5    31  LDLL    -1
13 Knetyohai              29    8   7  14    33   50  −17    31  WLLL     =
14 Omnio                  29    5  10  14    48   61  −13    25  LDLW     =
15 Sanar                  29    6   7  16    45   68  −23    25  LDLW     =
16 Alnio                  29    6   5  18    40   68  −28    23  LDWL     =

Chromatik and Myana for the IFCL berth. Tihon, Ming, and Crossroads for the final IFCF berth. Omnio, Sanar, and Alnio for that Promotion/Relegation Berth. We'll see how things shake out on that final fateful day. Did anyone imagine such drama with Wirr Tsi just running away with the title?

Standings After Twenty-Nine Games:

Orange League            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Hanai Breakers         29   16   8   5    46   20  +26    56 Orange League Champions
 2 Z'ai'ai                29   14   8   7    51   38  +13    50
 3 Brisara FC             29   13  10   6    53   40  +13    49
 4 Eyrods                 29   13   9   7    27   17  +10    48
 5 Urrhed FC              29   13   8   8    36   25  +11    47
 6 Umbar                  29   12   9   8    43   38   +5    45
 7 Qet                    29   12   7  10    61   60   +1    43
 8 Tihon United           29   12   6  11    40   41   −1    42
 9 Crix                   29   10   9  10    26   26    0    39
10 Pria                   29    9  10  10    42   42    0    37
11 Anchors FC             29   11   4  14    45   51   −6    37
12 Miners FC              29   11   3  15    52   55   −3    36
13 Pria City              29    9   7  13    31   40   −9    34
14 Omnio City             29    7   8  14    18   27   −9    29 Promotion/Relegation Playoffs
15 Vitoron                29    6   5  18    29   52  −23    23 Relegated
16 Lorentine              29    6   5  18    39   67  −28    23 Relegated

Urrhed FC, Eyrods, Brisara FC, and Z'ai'ai all for two spots. Let's see what happens. As for the bottom of the table? Absolutely no drama.

Sponsored by:

Kinetik

Yellow League            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Fishermen's Club       29   18   5   6    63   37  +26    59 Champions
 2 Rhoni City             29   15   8   6    58   36  +22    53
 3 Pùr                    29   16   5   8    50   33  +17    53
 4 Naval FC               29   16   3  10    44   29  +15    51
 5 Eyrods City FC         29   13   7   9    26   21   +5    46
 6 Sanar United           29   14   4  11    35   32   +3    46
 7 Rhoni FC               29   14   3  12    51   42   +9    45
 8 Rhoni                  29   12   7  10    30   25   +5    43
 9 Anfanhar City          29   10   8  11    46   52   −6    38
10 Sanar Vipers           29   11   5  13    21   28   −7    38
11 Shantarr               29   11   4  14    40   43   −3    37
12 Lorentine Jackals      29    9   6  14    29   34   −5    33
13 Checkers FC            29    7   8  14    38   58  −20    29
14 Kynxe                  29    6   9  14    36   51  −15    27
15 Egren                  29    6   9  14    39   55  −16    27
16 Anfanhar               29    5   7  17    46   76  −30    22 Relegated

Green League              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Flames of the West      29   16   7   6    51   29  +22    55
 2 Limonte                 29   16   7   6    44   27  +17    55
 3 Knetyohai City FC       29   15   8   6    38   24  +14    53
 4 Lanar Falcons           29   16   4   9    66   51  +15    52
 5 Lanar United            29   16   3  10    54   40  +14    51
 6 Dre'a                   29   15   6   8    40   32   +8    51
 7 Urrhed State            29   12   7  10    31   30   +1    43
 8 Glaciers                29   11   7  11    32   32    0    40
 9 Cosmopolitans           29    9  10  10    34   38   −4    37
10 Larhai                  29   10   5  14    26   31   −5    35
11 Hanai                   29   10   4  15    29   33   −4    34
12 Shantarr City           29    8   6  15    28   48  −20    30
13 Qet City                29    7   8  14    60   77  −17    29
14 Inon                    29    7   7  15    35   47  −12    28
15 Wix City                29    7   7  15    48   62  −14    28
16 Jatho                   29    4  10  15    23   38  −15    22 Relegated

Blue League               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Qet NSC                 29   16   6   7    62   36  +26    54
 2 Cheonju                 29   16   6   7    63   44  +19    54
 3 BT Ming                 29   14   9   6    71   51  +20    51
 4 Wirr Tsi Lightning      29   15   5   9    43   34   +9    50
 5 Umbar State             29   13  10   6    76   62  +14    49
 6 Alnio Ravens            29   11   9   9    60   54   +6    42
 7 Lhor United             29   11   9   9    61   62   −1    42
 8 Capitol FC              29   12   6  11    43   46   −3    42
 9 Gurshan                 29   11   8  10    41   36   +5    41
10 Guardians               29    8  14   7    54   47   +7    38
11 Nonian City             29   11   5  13    61   64   −3    38
12 Kingslayers             29    8   9  12    45   55  −10    33
13 Penat                   29    8   4  17    34   62  −28    28
14 Umbar City              29    6   9  14    41   48   −7    27
15 Inon City               29    6   6  17    44   70  −26    24
16 Larhai CIty FC          29    6   5  18    38   66  −28    23 Relegated

Indigo League              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai      29   19   2   8    35   19  +16    59 Champions
 2 Lorentine City           29   16   7   6    60   36  +24    55
 3 Dre'a City               29   16   6   7    39   16  +23    54
 4 Heartland                29   13  12   4    40   25  +15    51
 5 Wix                      29   15   6   8    58   46  +12    51
 6 Pùr Cowboys              29   13   9   7    56   46  +10    48
 7 Brisara Dragoons         29   13   7   9    41   28  +13    46
 8 Limonte Light            29   12   7  10    47   45   +2    43
 9 Resistance               29   10  10   9    47   48   −1    40
10 Blanc                    29   10   7  12    25   36  −11    37
11 Orca Watchers            29    9   7  13    33   40   −7    34
12 Jatho Bulls              29    7   7  15    21   31  −10    28
13 Rainbow State            29    5   9  15    50   65  −15    24
14 Longarms                 29    4  10  15    38   58  −20    22
15 Victory                  29    5   7  17    21   50  −29    22
16 Chargers                 29    4   9  16    15   37  −22    21

Chromatik Youth League Championship Season 3

Standing After Thirty Games:

Chromatik Youth League Elite Division        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Central Heights High School                30   17   8   5    53   43  +10    59 Qualified for Playoffs
 2 Myana U-18s                                30   15   6   9    49   43   +6    51 Qualified for Playoffs
 3 Chromatik U-18s                            30   14   7   9    42   36   +6    49 Qualified for Playoffs
 4 Franscesca Larriet-Cortes High School      30   13   9   8    48   39   +9    48 Qualified for Playoffs
 5 Anomalies U-18s                            30   13   8   9    48   36  +12    47
 6 Myana Northwestern High School             30   13   8   9    72   64   +8    47
 7 Academy of the Jungle                      30   12   7  11    51   51    0    43
 8 Mt. Baker High School                      30   12   6  12    27   29   −2    42
 9 Sanar U-18s                                30   10  11   9    47   46   +1    41
10 Alnio Scientific Secondary School          30   10  10  10    54   56   −2    40
11 Chromatik Central High School              30   11   6  13    57   59   −2    39
12 Lanar U-18s                                30    8  10  12    50   51   −1    34
13 Crossroads U-18s                           30   11   1  18    20   34  −14    34
14 Pier High School                           30    8   9  13    50   54   −4    33
15 Alnio U-18s                                30    7   7  16    36   47  −11    28 Relegated
16 Wirr Tsi U-18s                             30    6   7  17    27   43  −16    25 Relegated
Chromatik Youth League Second Division       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Pùr U-18s                                  30   18   5   7    47   32  +15    59 Promoted, Chamions
 2 Mt. Niar High School                       30   14   7   9    29   21   +8    49 Promoted
 3 Felswyr U-18s                              30   13  10   7    36   30   +6    49
 4 Crix Arts Institute                        30   14   7   9    32   27   +5    49
 5 Urrheddiao U-18s                           30   14   6  10    53   38  +15    48
 6 Anchors FC U-18s                           30   12   5  13    49   44   +5    41
 7 Rainbow Central High School                30   11   7  12    23   23    0    40
 8 Wirr Tsi School for the Gifted             30   10  10  10    30   32   −2    40
 9 Tihon U-18s                                30   10   9  11    31   28   +3    39
10 Egren Elite Academy                        30   12   3  15    38   46   −8    39
11 Jatho Agricultural High School             30    9  11  10    30   31   −1    38
12 Facsimile High School                      30   10   7  13    45   53   −8    37
13 Eyrods  U-18s                              30    9   8  13    22   25   −3    35
14 Lhor U-18s                                 30    9   7  14    41   48   −7    34
15 Z'ai'ai U-18s                              30   10   4  16    31   48  −17    34
16 Flames of the Revolution High School       30    8   8  14    30   41  −11    32

Season 4 Youth League Playoffs
Semifinals
Central Heights High School vs. Franscesca Larriet-Cortes High School
Myana U-18s vs. Chromatik U-18s

Chromatik Collegiate Football Association
Season 14

Standings After Thirty Games:

CCFA 14                                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Chromatik State University              30   17   5   8    70   50  +20    56 First-Round Bye
 2 Pùr State University                    30   16   7   7    50   35  +15    55 First-Round Bye
 3 Eyrods Tech                             30   16   4  10    73   60  +13    52 First-Round Bye
 4 Z'ai'ai Institute of Technology         30   13   9   8    50   44   +6    48 First-Round Bye
 5 Chromia Central College University      30   12   9   9    23   20   +3    45 Playoffs
 6 Southern Chromatik University           30   11   9  10    52   43   +9    42 Playoffs
 7 Pria Technical College                  30   11   8  11    57   59   −2    41 Playoffs
 8 Sanar University                        30    9  12   9    54   55   −1    39 Playoffs
 9 Lanar University                        30   10   9  11    52   58   −6    39 Playoffs
10 University of Wirr Tsi                  30    9   9  12    39   45   −6    36 Playoffs
11 Felswyr State University                30    8  12  10    50   59   −9    36 Playoffs
12 Alnio University of the Arts            30    8  11  11    61   67   −6    35 Playoffs
13 University of Myana                     30    8  10  12    47   51   −4    34 Eliminated
14 University of the Islands               30    7  12  11    50   58   −8    33 Eliminated
15 Staramara Tech University               30    6  13  11    41   50   −9    31 Eliminated
16 Urrheddiao State University             30    8   3  19    39   54  −15    27 Eliminated

CCFA 14 Playoffs
Play-In Round
Alnio University of the Arts @ Chromia Central College University
Felswyr State University @ Southern Chromatik University
University of Wirr Tsi @ Pria Technical College
Lanar University @ Sanar University

by **Chromatika** » Sat Sep 18, 2021 8:48 pm

Rainbow League System Youth League Season 4 Playoffs, CCFA 14 Playoffs, Rainbow League System Matchday 30, Promotion/Relegation Playoff, Cup Final

All crests courtesy of Vulpine Sportif

Part 7 - Week 46 - Week 47

Chromatik Youth League Championship Season 4

Youth League Playoffs
Central Heights High School 2–2 Franscesca Larriet-Cortes High School (2–2 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Central Heights High School: Font ’10, Dwyer ’66; Franscesca Larriet-Cortes High School: Kabba ’48, ‘81
Penalties - CHHS: Font O Dwyer O Assaier O Polt O Vette X; FLCHS: Leung O Kabba O Ottawa O Gore O Park O
Myana U-18s 3–3 Chromatik U-18s (4–5 AET)
Myana U-18s: Kim ’29, Jammeh ’40, Moss ’81, ‘112; Chromatik U-18s: Asaguirreiturri ’26, ’71, Vadnais ’50, Park ‘108, ‘118

What is up with the youth league and absolute classics in the Playoffs? The battle between the two High Schools go to overtime, where Min-Dak Park was able to get the game-winning penalty past Isabelle Mieux, sending FLCHS to the title game, while the defending Champions, Chromatik U-18s, played a high-scoring affair against Myana’s U-18 squad, a contest that wasn’t decided until Sandra Park scored twice in the last period of extra time. They’ll have a chance to defend their title.

Championship Game @ The Capitalizt Dome
Franscesca Larriet-Cortes High School 3–6 Chromatik U-18s
Franscesca Larriet-Cortes High School: Kabba ‘8, Ottawa ’26, ’38; Chromatik U-18s: Park: ’28, ’47, ’66, Asaguirreiturri ’30, ’72, Coulibaly ‘89

And when the dust settles… Nothing changes. Briareo Asaguirreiturri is the absolute best player on the pitch with two goals and two assists, Chromatik U-18s take over after the first half, and when defensive talisman Ami Coulibaly scores off a header before injury time, Chromatik U-18s have defended their title.

Final Standings:

Chromatik Youth League Elite Division        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Central Heights High School                30   17   8   5    53   43  +10    59 Qualified for Playoffs
 2 Myana U-18s                                30   15   6   9    49   43   +6    51 Qualified for Playoffs
 3 Chromatik U-18s                            30   14   7   9    42   36   +6    49 Qualified for Playoffs, Champions, RSC
 4 Franscesca Larriet-Cortes High School      30   13   9   8    48   39   +9    48 Qualified for Playoffs
 5 Anomalies U-18s                            30   13   8   9    48   36  +12    47
 6 Myana Northwestern High School             30   13   8   9    72   64   +8    47
 7 Academy of the Jungle                      30   12   7  11    51   51    0    43
 8 Mt. Baker High School                      30   12   6  12    27   29   −2    42
 9 Sanar U-18s                                30   10  11   9    47   46   +1    41
10 Alnio Scientific Secondary School          30   10  10  10    54   56   −2    40
11 Chromatik Central High School              30   11   6  13    57   59   −2    39
12 Lanar U-18s                                30    8  10  12    50   51   −1    34
13 Crossroads U-18s                           30   11   1  18    20   34  −14    34
14 Pier High School                           30    8   9  13    50   54   −4    33
15 Alnio U-18s                                30    7   7  16    36   47  −11    28 Relegated
16 Wirr Tsi U-18s                             30    6   7  17    27   43  −16    25 Relegated
Chromatik Youth League Second Division       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Pùr U-18s                                  30   18   5   7    47   32  +15    59 Promoted, Champions
 2 Mt. Niar High School                       30   14   7   9    29   21   +8    49 Promoted
 3 Felswyr U-18s                              30   13  10   7    36   30   +6    49
 4 Crix Arts Institute                        30   14   7   9    32   27   +5    49
 5 Urrheddiao U-18s                           30   14   6  10    53   38  +15    48
 6 Anchors FC U-18s                           30   12   5  13    49   44   +5    41
 7 Rainbow Central High School                30   11   7  12    23   23    0    40
 8 Wirr Tsi School for the Gifted             30   10  10  10    30   32   −2    40
 9 Tihon U-18s                                30   10   9  11    31   28   +3    39
10 Egren Elite Academy                        30   12   3  15    38   46   −8    39
11 Jatho Agricultural High School             30    9  11  10    30   31   −1    38
12 Facsimile High School                      30   10   7  13    45   53   −8    37
13 Eyrods  U-18s                              30    9   8  13    22   25   −3    35
14 Lhor U-18s                                 30    9   7  14    41   48   −7    34
15 Z'ai'ai U-18s                              30   10   4  16    31   48  −17    34
16 Flames of the Revolution High School       30    8   8  14    30   41  −11    32

Champions: Chromatik U-18s (Second Title)
Manager: Frederick Homina
Starting XI: GK Hailee Sourtois; RB Ami Coulibaly - CB Henry Marionne - CB Amber Rowenstat - LB Marc Dunn; RM Briareo Asaguirreiturri - CM Peter Minsk - CM Sebestyen Sallay (PAS) - LM Alain Vadnais; ST Zylyz-Harta Uzo (QUS)- ST Sandra Park.

Chromatik Collegiate Football Association
Season 14

Play-In Round
Chromia Central College University 1–0 Alnio University of the Arts
Chromia Central College University: Faucher-Leonsis ’40; Alnio University of the Arts: None.
Southern Chromatik University 0–1 Felswyr State University
Southern Chromatik University: None.; Felswyr State University: Hughes ‘74
Pria Technical College 2–2 University of Wirr Tsi (2–2 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Pria Technical College: Koroleva ’33, van den Heuvel ’84; University of Wirr Tsi: Galloway ‘9, Yvan ‘50
Penalties - PTC: Dorian O Coon O Burk O Bensom O Marie X; UoWT: Yvan O Merle O Hikari O Yelizaveta O Galloway O
Sanar University 2–1 Lanar University
Sanar University: Gasperini ’49, Stubbs ’84; Lanar University: Tez ‘75

The CCFA playoffs never disappoint. Some teams even come online as soon as it starts. Look at Chromia Central College University, for example. Loree Bautista has already shown that he can get hot come the playoffs, and this year is no different, stopping Alnio University of the Arts while Quebecois senior Marc-Andre Faucher-Leonsis does the scoring. Felswyr State is also one of those schools - despite having a losing record in the regular season, they shut out Southern Chromatik for the upset.

The more intriguing matchups were between Pria Technical College and the University of Wirr Tsi and between Lanar and Sanar University. Patricia Broughton is able to paw away the last kick from Felix Marie, and somehow, the Fireflies are in the Quarterfinals, while the Sophomore duo of Nicolette Gasperini of Tikariot and Melisande Stubbs of Nephara lead the Spartans against the Warriors.

Quarterfinals
Chromatik State University 3–4 Felswyr State University
Chromatik State University: Anusic ’33, German ’60, Saxton ’86; Felswyr State University: Goodwi ‘4, Joseson ’28, Hughes ’62, ‘88
Pùr State University 1–0 University of Wirr Tsi
Pùr State University: Lillis ’32; University of Wirr Tsi: None.
Eyrods Tech 3–2 Sanar University
Eyrods Tech: O’Moore ’41, Roz ’79, ‘90+2; Sanar University: Gasperini ’12, ‘76
Z'ai'ai Institute of Technology 1–1 Chromia Central College University (1–2 AET)
Z’ai’ai Institute of Technology: Kruetzberg ’50; Chromia Central College University: Satchell ’62, Von Schett ‘120+1

There’s at least one upset every year that just makes you wonder why there is a regular season at all. Chromatik State University had put together a modest season with the most wins of any school in the CCFA; it all went up in flames due to Felswyr State University’s Jaime Hughes having the late brace, causing the #11 seed to upset the #1 seed in the tournament. In the other upset, Chromia Central College University reminded everyone why they’re the consensus best program in the nation by taking down Kruetzberg and the Hellcats despite conceding a goal.

Pùr State is off to the Semifinals for the first time in a while, helped along by Tarantula Wilhelm’s fine goalkeeping, while Eyrods Tech fights off a pesky Sanar University squad, the Jaguars being led by Prant-Zenon Roz, the player who scored thirty seconds before the whistle blew.

Semifinals
Pùr State University 1–0 Felswyr State University
Pùr State University: Lillis ’19; Felswyr State University: None.
Eyrods Tech 0–0 Chromia Central College University (0–1 AET)
Eyrods Tech; None.; Chromia Central College University: Spekman ‘58

Yep, they’re back in the final. Yep, Bautista is absolutely becoming a legend. Pùr State, who got past Felswyr State, will have that chance.

Championship Game @ The Capitalizt Dome
Pùr State University 0–1 Chromia Central College University
Pùr State University: None.; Chromia Central College University: Faucher-Leonsis ‘64
Is anyone surprised any longer? Three things are true about Chromatik Collegiate Football: The Regular Season is a warmup, there's at least one surprise run every season, and CCCU wins titles.

Final Standings:

CCFA 14                                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Chromatik State University              30   17   5   8    70   50  +20    56 First-Round Bye
 2 Pùr State University                    30   16   7   7    50   35  +15    55 First-Round Bye
 3 Eyrods Tech                             30   16   4  10    73   60  +13    52 First-Round Bye
 4 Z'ai'ai Institute of Technology         30   13   9   8    50   44   +6    48 First-Round Bye
 5 Chromia Central College University      30   12   9   9    23   20   +3    45 Playoffs, Champions
 6 Southern Chromatik University           30   11   9  10    52   43   +9    42 Playoffs
 7 Pria Technical College                  30   11   8  11    57   59   −2    41 Playoffs
 8 Sanar University                        30    9  12   9    54   55   −1    39 Playoffs
 9 Lanar University                        30   10   9  11    52   58   −6    39 Playoffs
10 University of Wirr Tsi                  30    9   9  12    39   45   −6    36 Playoffs
11 Felswyr State University                30    8  12  10    50   59   −9    36 Playoffs
12 Alnio University of the Arts            30    8  11  11    61   67   −6    35 Playoffs
13 University of Myana                     30    8  10  12    47   51   −4    34 Eliminated
14 University of the Islands               30    7  12  11    50   58   −8    33 Eliminated
15 Staramara Tech University               30    6  13  11    41   50   −9    31 Eliminated
16 Urrheddiao State University             30    8   3  19    39   54  −15    27 Eliminated

Champions: Chromia Central College University Comets (5th Title)
Manager/Head Coach: Claude Pare-Achel (ZWZ)
Starting XI: Bautista (Jr.); Lemke (Jr.) - Handon (NPH) (Jr.), Petit (Jr.), Otilier (Sr.) - Cloutier (Jr.); Bel (QUS) (Fr.) - Von Schett (Sr.); Spekman (TLI) (So.) - Fuahcer-Leonsis (QUE) (Sr.) - Satchell (NPH) (So.).
Player of the Year: GK Loree Bautista (Jr.)

Lower Leagues
Sponsored by:

Kinetik

Yellow League Promotion/Relegation Playoffs:
Kynxe 5–4 Limonte

Yellow League            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Fishermen's Club       30   18   5   7    63   40  +23    59 Promoted, Champions
 2 Rhoni City             30   16   8   6    59   36  +23    56 Promoted
 3 Pùr                    30   17   5   8    53   33  +20    56 Promotion/Relegation Playoffs, Failed
 4 Naval FC               30   16   3  11    46   32  +14    51
 5 Eyrods City FC         30   14   7   9    29   22   +7    49
 6 Rhoni FC               30   15   3  12    54   44  +10    48
 7 Sanar United           30   14   4  12    37   35   +2    46
 8 Rhoni                  30   12   7  11    30   26   +4    43
 9 Anfanhar City          30   10   9  11    48   54   −6    39
10 Sanar Vipers           30   11   6  13    21   28   −7    39
11 Shantarr               30   11   5  14    42   45   −3    38
12 Lorentine Jackals      30    9   6  15    30   37   −7    33
13 Egren                  30    7   9  14    44   58  −14    30
14 Kynxe                  30    7   9  14    39   53  −14    30 Promotion/Relegation Playoffs, Saved
15 Checkers FC            30    7   9  14    38   58  −20    30 Relegated
16 Anfanhar               30    5   7  18    49   81  −32    22 Relegated

Green League Promotion/Relegation Playoffs:
Shantarr City 1–1 Cheonju (1–1 AET) (4–3 pen.)

Green League              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Flames of the West      30   17   7   6    52   29  +23    58 Promoted, Champions
 2 Knetyohai City FC       30   16   8   6    43   26  +17    56 Promoted
 3 Limonte                 30   16   7   7    46   30  +16    55 Promotion/Relegation Playoffs, Failed
 4 Lanar Falcons           30   16   5   9    69   54  +15    53
 5 Lanar United            30   16   4  10    57   43  +14    52
 6 Dre'a                   30   15   6   9    40   33   +7    51
 7 Urrhed State            30   12   7  11    32   33   −1    43
 8 Glaciers                30   11   8  11    32   32    0    41
 9 Larhai                  30   11   5  14    29   33   −4    38
10 Cosmopolitans           30    9  11  10    34   38   −4    38
11 Hanai                   30   11   4  15    33   35   −2    37
12 Inon                    30    8   7  15    36   47  −11    31
13 Wix City                30    8   7  15    51   63  −12    31
14 Shantarr City           30    8   6  16    30   52  −22    30 Promotion/Relegation Playoffs, Saved
15 Qet City                30    7   8  15    62   82  −20    29 Relegated
16 Jatho                   30    4  10  16    23   39  −16    22 Relegated

Blue League Promotion/Relegation Playoffs:
Umbar City 3–0 Dre'a City

Blue League               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Qet NSC                 30   17   6   7    67   39  +28    57 Promoted, Champions
 2 BT Ming                 30   15   9   6    76   52  +24    54 Promoted
 3 Cheonju                 30   16   6   8    64   49  +15    54 Promotion/Relegation Playoffs, Failed
 4 Wirr Tsi Lightning      30   15   6   9    44   35   +9    51
 5 Umbar State             30   13  10   7    79   67  +12    49
 6 Alnio Ravens            30   12   9   9    65   56   +9    45
 7 Lhor United             30   12   9   9    63   62   +1    45
 8 Gurshan                 30   12   8  10    43   37   +6    44
 9 Capitol FC              30   12   6  12    44   48   −4    42
10 Nonian City             30   12   5  13    66   68   −2    41
11 Guardians               30    8  14   8    58   52   +6    38
12 Kingslayers             30    8  10  12    48   58  −10    34
13 Penat                   30    8   4  18    36   67  −31    28
14 Umbar City              30    6   9  15    41   50   −9    27 Promotion/Relegation Playoffs, Saved
15 Inon City               30    6   7  17    45   71  −26    25 Relegated
16 Larhai CIty FC          30    6   6  18    41   69  −28    24 Relegated

Indigo League Promotion/Relegation Playoffs
Round 1
Egren Elite (Island) 1–0 Dynamite (Western)
Penat Pilots (Eastern) 2–3 Nonian Saints (Central)

Round 2
Blanc 1–0 Egren Elite
Jatho Bulls 0–3 Nonian Saints

Indigo League              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai      30   20   2   8    39   19  +20    62 Promoted, Champions
 2 Lorentine City           30   17   7   6    62   37  +25    58 Promoted
 3 Dre'a City               30   16   6   8    39   17  +22    54 Promotion/Relegation Playoffs, Failed
 4 Heartland                30   13  12   5    40   26  +14    51
 5 Wix                      30   15   6   9    59   48  +11    51
 6 Pùr Cowboys              30   14   9   7    58   47  +11    51
 7 Brisara Dragoons         30   14   7   9    43   28  +15    49
 8 Limonte Light            30   12   7  11    47   49   −2    43
 9 Resistance               30   10  10  10    49   52   −3    40
10 Orca Watchers            30   10   7  13    34   40   −6    37
11 Blanc                    30   10   7  13    26   38  −12    37 Promotion/Relegation Playoffs, Saved
12 Jatho Bulls              30    8   7  15    22   31   −9    31 Promotion/Relegation Playoffs, Relegated
13 Victory                  30    6   7  17    25   52  −27    25 Relegated
14 Rainbow State            30    5   9  16    51   67  −16    24 Relegated
15 Chargers                 30    5   9  16    17   38  −21    24 Relegated
16 Longarms                 30    4  10  16    38   60  −22    22 Relegated

Promoted: Cheonju City (Western), Mountain State (Eastern), Wirr Tsi City (Capital), Tor City (Island), Nonian Saints (Capital)

Orange League

Sponsored By:

Viper Motors

Week 46

Um... What? Coupled with Lorentine throwing Z'ai'ai off in the last Matchday - Ethelinde Jacobs's hat trick doing the job - Urrhed FC blanks Pria, Brisara FC holds tight, and Z'ai'ai will miss the Promotion/Relegation Playoff berth by one single goal. It isn't any easier for Eyrods, who lost out on a masterful season by Nicole Watson by being held to a scoreless draw by Asher Singh and Umbar.

The Breakers win the title, though, and Masterson's vision is fulfilled.

Orange League Promotion/Relegation Playoffs:
Omnio City 1-0 Pùr
Omnio City: Wing '33; Pùr: None.

Orange League            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Hanai Breakers         30   17   8   5    48   20  +28    59 Promoted, Champions, LBCT
 2 Brisara FC             30   13  11   6    53   40  +13    50 Promoted, LBCT
 3 Urrhed FC              30   14   8   8    37   25  +12    50 Promotion/Relegation Playoffs, Failed
 4 Z'ai'ai                30   14   8   8    53   42  +11    50
 5 Eyrods                 30   13  10   7    27   17  +10    49
 6 Umbar                  30   12  10   8    43   38   +5    46
 7 Qet                    30   12   7  11    61   63   −2    43
 8 Tihon United           30   12   6  12    40   42   −2    42
 9 Crix                   30   10  10  10    26   26    0    40
10 Miners FC              30   12   3  15    55   55    0    39
11 Pria                   30    9  10  11    42   43   −1    37
12 Anchors FC             30   11   4  15    45   53   −8    37
13 Pria City              30    9   8  13    31   40   −9    35 CWC, CAFA LigAnaia
14 Omnio City             30    7   9  14    18   27   −9    30 Promotion/Relegation Playoffs, Saved
15 Vitoron                30    7   5  18    30   52  −22    26 Relegated
16 Lorentine              30    7   5  18    43   69  −26    26 Relegated

Orange League Champions:

Hanai Breakers (1st Title)

Red League

Sponsored By:

Black Raven Technologies

Matchday 30 Preview:

Red League               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Wirr Tsi               29   26   0   3    54   11  +43    78 Champions, IFCL, CAFA LigAnaia
 2 Chromatik              29   16   7   6    58   44  +14    55 
 3 Myana                  29   17   3   9    61   45  +16    54
 4 Anomalies              29   13   8   8    54   45   +9    47 IFCC
 5 Tihon                  29   13   6  10    55   43  +12    45
 6 Ming                   29   12   7  10    63   61   +2    43
 7 Crossroads             29   13   3  13    50   43   +7    42
 8 Tor                    29   12   2  15    38   46   −8    38
 9 Lhor                   29   10   7  12    44   48   −4    37
10 Felswyr                29    9   9  11    35   38   −3    36
11 Lanar                  29    8  10  11    59   61   −2    34
12 Urrheddiao             29    6  13  10    26   31   −5    31
13 Knetyohai              29    8   7  14    33   50  −17    31
14 Omnio                  29    5  10  14    48   61  −13    25
15 Sanar                  29    6   7  16    45   68  −23    25
16 Alnio                  29    6   5  18    40   68  −28    23

Morning Games - 12:30 PM

Lhor @ Ming
What a disastrous season for Lhor, whose investments didn't turn out in the initial season. It's too early to think that Kama, Marc, Winge, Emdelbia, and co., are a lost cause; they can at least drag down Ming with them by defeting the Dynasty. Ming needs to win and hope Tihon drops points to make it to the IFCF for the first time in a while. They do have that patented balanced attack - expect fireworks.

LOR (4-3-3): Pearce; Tennant - Wlad - Caylor - Seselja (C); Winge - Kama - Moreno; Marc - Emdelbia - Killion.

MIN (4-2-2-2): Wilkims; Gwenerth - Guo - Zhusupov - Delafosse; Potts - Thomas; Dostoevich - Vorster; Brajdic - Wright (C).

Lhor is basically treating this game as tryouts to stay on the team as they continue to ramp up, while Ming fields their usual players, hoping to outscore the opposition.

Wirr Tsi @ Knetyohai
Wirr Tsi have won the title, while Knetyohai have secured safety. Not much to see here, except to see if Begley will set the record of clean sheets in a season at 21, a record that will probably never be beaten.

WTS (4-3-3): Begley (C); Turner - Lasky - Cervantes - Rowles; Tiner - Burr - Tansey; Carpenter - Kohut - Xe.

KYH (4-3-3): Ignon; Savageon - Hamaker (C) - Woo - Shillow; Stinton - renner - Kristjana; Ayotte - Sherazi - Dembélé.

Knetyohai fields their usual eleven, while Wirr Tsi substitutes seven players. Begley is refusing to be taken off as she wants to have all thirty games be on the stats sheet for this miraculous season, while the depth of Wirr Tsi is shown by the fact that they are having the quality of Rowles, Xe, and Tiner stepping in as substitutes.

Tihon @ Urrheddiao
Tihon has the fifth spot for now, and will have to try to stay ahead of Crossroads and Ming. Urrheddiao is looking more towards the upcoming Violet Cup Final, but sport the second best defense in the league and would love nothing more than to trip up their rivals.

TIH (4-4-2): Craloan; Tremblay - Mettre Toliver - Katarec; Tacey - Mariner - McNair - Hama; Haodao (C) - Murin.

URU (4-2-3-1): Herrington; Hardy - Wiseman - Stubbs - Jiawei; Ang, Jr. - Vaugrenard; Schatz - Primitivo - Caliophe; Schanzer.

Same old, same old.

Afternoon Games - 4:00 PM

Lanar @ Sanar
Though Lanar isn't having as good of a season as they did last cycle, they can still play the gatekeeper against rivals Sanar. Sanar needs to do better than Omnio to get to the Promotion/Relegation Playoffs. This may be the last time that the two brother cities play each other for a number of seasons, so expect fans to show up in droves to watch this rivalry match. Kambiz Ortan has twenty-two goals on the season for Lanar, while Sanar will rely on Brown Uleaven.

LAN (4-2-3-1): Baglowski; Bonnet (C) - Liverstam - Sevcik - Diamond; Di Cosmo - Oshe; Schlok - Di Maggio - Rousselle; Ortan.

SAN (3-4-2-1): Karlov; Daniels (C) - Short - Rockwell; Brassard - Kizilkaya - Karaduman - Erv; Dzunovski - Sancti; Uleaven.

No surprises here, as Lanar isn't going to rest anyone against their hated rivals, and Sanar needs everyone to play well.

Alnio @ Tor
Tor has, once again, survived. There's talk about Gabrielle Dick being scouted by higher clubs in the league, though. The Brewers have the untenable position of having to hope both Omnio and Sanar loses while picking up a favorable result - this is likely the last tango for Byrne and her crew. It's also the return of the Rothers Derby, with Katie Rothers likely slated to leave Alnio would the team be relegated.

ALB (4-4-2): Ignau; Loefgren - Braxton - Barreau - Paterson (C); Noboa - Arvidsson - Sterling - Rothers; Rossi - Croxier.

TOR (4-4-2): Dick; Calvet - Kirk - Duret - Hanna; Jones - Haxon (C) - Koop - Rothers; McCarthy - Clercin.

Alnio is starting everyone, while Tor has one substitute - Hanna in for Wilkins.

Felswyr @ Omnio
Felswyr surprised everyone by being in the top half of the table for the majority of the season before falling off a bit, while Omnio currently has the Promotion/Relegation Berth and just needs to do better than Alnio or Sanar. Nigel Erskine, in what will likely be his last game as part of the Tech, will hope for a late run up to the Golden Boot standings. Felswyr will lean on their lovely core of Kamarandan and Meledina, while Vicent will try to cap a groudbreaking season for the journeyman keeper.

FEL (4-4-2): Vincent; Pennant - Speers - Fourtin - Sange; Bellinger (C) - Kamarandan - Meledina - McCarthy; Okamoto - Haggard.

OMN (4-2-3-1): Turner-Cont; Aubert - Wilkerspoon (C) - Ammerspein - McBride; Young - Henling; Coghlan - McAllister - Eckerthorp; Erskine.

Felswyr makes one change - Sange in for Nex - while Omnio hopes that their Starting XI is enough to get the job done.

Evening Games - 7:30 PM

Chromatik @ Anomalies
For Chromatik, any result where they match or eclipse Myana's point total for the day will ensure them the second IFCL berth, while Anomalies are secured a spot in the IFCC and cannot make a pus for the IFCL. This is the Chromia Derby, though, and Anomalies will be hoping to put an exclamation point to what has already been an exceptional second half of the season. Chromatik will start Kerr in this final match as they try to lay claim to being "Best of the Rest" behind the force that Wirr Tsi has been. On a secondary note, Cande Montalban has the lead for the Golden Boot with 25 goals, and will be trying to stay ahead of Crossroads's Justiina Dannysdóttir.

CHR (4-1-2-3): Mekeus (C); Vitan - Kerr - Jernejec - Ramires; Harrison; Nguyen - Burkhard; De Lann - Montalban - Kogler.

ANO (4-3-1-2): Nur; Watt (C) - Antonucci - Vale - Milcic; Navarro - Allauca - Hasnemi; Strausz; Non - Wadsworth.

It's the usual prospects for both teams, with Kerr starting instead of Win for Chromatik.

Myana @ Crossroads
Both sides need favorable results here. Myana needs a win and to have Chromatik draw or lose or to draw and have Chromatik lose while catching up on Goal Differential. Crossroads needs to win and get some help in hoping that they can catch up on the 5 point Goal Differential between themselves and Tihon. It's a testament to Hemmings's prowess that Myana are in this position at all, while Crossroads may be looking at the last game for a few of their stars if they miss out on the IFCF berth. Keep an eye on Justiina Dannysdóttir, who is second on the the lead for the Golden Boot with 24 goals, one behind Chromatik's Cande Montalban.

MYI (4-2-3-1): Olexander; Liadon - Clemence - Baugh - Strasbourg (C); Snéachda - MacDougall; Holt - Zup - Reader; Hanson-Conavacio.

CRC (4-2-3-1): Walugi; Devine (C) - Wid - Lsôs - Roy; Vincent - Matthews; Goudeau - dí Völará - Bell; Dannysdóttir.

Bell starts in place of Hector for Crossroads with Hector nursing a sore ankle.

Early Games Commentary

Ming 3-3 Lhor: Goalfest Sees Six Scored as Emdelbia's Late Equalizer Eliminates Ming from IFCF
Ming: Dostoevich '22, Potts '67, Brajdic '82; Lhor: Kama '7, Emdelbia '86, '90+2

It is Gareh Kama that puts the Oracs on the scoreboard first, only to have Nadya Dostoevich equalizes from midrange before half. Layla-Mae Potts specializes on a free kick in the second half, and then Josip Brajdic put Ming up three goals to one. It was then that a key substitution was made - Charmaine Fitzgerald for Barrion Winge. Fitzgerald, with the quick first step, beat Ming's defense time and time again, assisting on both goals scored by Dani Emdelbia.

The result eliminates Ming from IFCF contention, oh-so close once again but not close enough It remains to be seen just how much longer Ming fans will be okay with being the most entertaining side in the league without actually make it to international competition.

Knetyohai 0-5 Wirr Tsi: Begley Secures Twenty-One Clean Sheets, Kohut, Enix Lead with Braces
Knetyohai: None.; Wirr Tsi: Carpenter '7, Kohut '20, '57, Xe '48, '72

Even while resting seven starters, the Champions went out to an early 2-0 lead after twenty minutes and never looked back as they shut out Knetyohai 5-0 to put an exclamation point at the end of this historic season.

The 81 points scored in 30 matches is a new record, and one that will likely never be broken; Kathie Begley completed her likely MVP season with her twenty-first clean sheet, an absurd percentage of 70% as Wirr Tsi concluded the season with conceding eleven goals in thirty matches. Artem Kohut became the latest player to eclipse twenty goals in a season with his brace, while Xi Xe scored twice off the bench to showcase the team's depth.

Knetyohai was outplayed from the get-go, but they can take solace in the fact that the Warriors have managed to survive in the Red League for their initial season. Many thought that they would be among the favorites to be relegated, but the team has shown poise, opportunistic attacking, and grit to survive for at least one more season.

There is no saying what the next offseason and Transfer Window will bring, but for now, Wirr Tsi are on top of the world.

Urrheddiao 3-1 Tihon: Schanzer Hat Trick Puts Tihon on the Brink
Urrheddiao: Schanzer '4, '24, '85 (pen.); Tihon: Mariner '81

Nobody would've batted an eye if Urrheddiao hadn't taken this game seriously, with the Violet Cup Final looming on the horizon. However, the Urrhed Island Derby is a thing, and Ruo Xiaolan isn't someone to let players take a night off. Urrheddiao pounced on Tihon early and often, Renira Schanzer having one of her best games in the Purple-and-Gold with a hat trick as United put together a masterful performance to defeat Tihon 3-1 to close out their season.

Nick Mariner's lone goal from range, however, may have a lot to say about whether or not the squad will make the IFCF, as their Goals Differential moved to a +10. In comparison, Crossroads has a +7 Goals Differential, and the Crusaders play the Islanders later in the evening. If it comes down to a tie between overall GD, it'd go to their head-to-head results, which is tied at one victory apiece with the overall Goals Differential between the two teams being zero. In this specific scenario, since it's for the last IFCF berth, it'll go to a playoff.

For Urrheddiao and Renira Schanzer, this was the picture they had in mind when they signed someone of Schanzer's caliber; though the squad will likely never be a title contender, they'll be hoping to replicate this result against Pria City in the Cup Final and then start planning for the next season to see just how much further they can progress.

Afternoon Games Commentary

Sanar 0-1 Lanar: Liverstam Header Sinks Sanar to Orange League
Sanar: None.; Lanar: Liverstam '61

Ah, the Rainbow Derby. With one side cementing themselves as the stereotypical midtable side in the League and the other trying to fight for their Red League existence, this match was always going to be one of intensity and purpose.

With thirteen fouls, four yellow cards, and lots of free kicks, the two sides played an ugly game. Lanar had possession, but the Yellow Jackets were willing to throw bodies at the Lanar attackers to prevent them from capitalizing; then, Uleaven and crew would have some quality looks at goal in the counter. Jared Baglowski was on point, though, and stopped all eight attempts at goal.

It would be the young Tikariotian - Isak Liverstam - who would get the scoring done with his head in the sixty-first minute off a nice kick from Ange Oshe; though Sanar sent numbers to the front time and time again afterwards, Baglowski would hold true, and that was that.

Regardless of other results, Sanar would be relegated to the Orange League based on their Goal Differential against Omnio.

Tor 4-3 Alnio: Late Rothers Dagger Sinks Alnio
Tor: McCarthy '9, Clercin '38, Lazaridis '77, Rothers '90+1; Alnio: Rossi '6, '72, Croxier '88

Alnio has been in this position many times in the past seasons - needing a result in the final matchday to have a chance at survival. Their opponent? Tor, who continues to keep proving that they belong in the Red League, whether it be behind the solid goalkeeping of Gabrielle Dick or the playmaking of Katrina Rothers.

With Bonagiunta Rossi and Jimmy McCarthy trading goals early, this match was set up to be one filled with many goals; Tor would take a halftime lead off of a Marion Clercin header, but the game would really be decided in the last twenty minutes.

Rossi put the ball away on a one-on-one matchup in the seventy-second, only to have Cass Lazaridis off the bench score the go-ahead goal in the seventy-seventh; Sylvain Croxier, not to be outdone, ran through half the opposing defense in one of the best individual efforts ever seen to equalize the match two minutes before injury time.

Unfortunately, Alnio needed one more goal, so they started to press far higher up the pitch. A pass from Katie Rothers to Bonagiunta Rossi was stolen by Katrina Rothers, who ran by her sister and up the pitch to fire from range. Theodore Ignau got a hand on the ball, but it bounced off his left hand to the far left net, giving Tor the victory and sending Alnio down to the Orange League, a far cry from their aspirations when they had first been acquired by Lammerton Brewery of Schottia.

Omnio 2-2 Felswyr: Erskine Wills Tech to Playoff Game
Omnio: Erskine '33, '72; Felswyr: Okamoto '7, '27

When the end of season awards come out, if there is an award for Most Indispensable Player for a Team regardless of where they are on the table, Nigel Erskine would be the runaway winner of that award by far. The Tumbran Striker has at times been the only consistent threat on the team, having to score nearly half the team's goals in an effort to making sure that the Tech do not get relegated from the Red League.

This match against Felswyr was no different. The Frost got ahead 2-0 early in the first thirty minutes before Erskine decided to take over. By scoring from range and up close while having the defense hold up their end of the pitch, Omnio was able to hold the Frost to a draw. In the last fifteen minutes, Omnio was content to just park the bus after hearing about what was happening on the other matches, especially after Lanar got ahead of Sanar and Alnio was being held to a tie, knowing that they had the Goal Differential edge against either squad.

Can Erskine will the team to one more victory in the Playoff as a last gift before he is unavoidably snatched up by a better squad?

Evening Games Summary

After Fifteenth Minute

Anomalies 1-0 Chromatik - Wadsworth's Header Off Strausz Corner Gives AFC Lead
Anomalies: Wadsworth '11; Chromatik: None.

At the Anomaly Tower, Lainey Wadsworth has a determined look on her face - no matter what position Anomalies are in, she won't let Chromatik go without a fight. Stephen Kerr does well enough to clear a dangerous through-ball by Mithya Hashemi, but the resulting corner has Lorena Strausz position the ball at the absolutely perfect spot for Wadsworth to head in. Early lead, Anomalies.

Crossroads 0-0 Myana - Teams Feel Out the Opposition
Crossroads: None.; Myana: None.

At Chromatik City Field, neither side has managed to string together more than four passes in a row, with there being a ferocious battle in the midfield in this early going. Taron Matthews and Oscar Vincent are giving Sinead MacDougall and Snéacda everything they can handle; whomever wins that battle of attrition will likely determine the winner.

After Thirtieth Minute

Anomalies 1-0 Chromatik - Non Taken Off Field Due to Injury
Anomalies: Wadsworth '11; Chromatik: None.

In retrospect, it was a clean tackle; Trudy Harrison couldn't have known just how Kristian Non would land on the field. The tackle dispossessed Non of the ball, and play would've went on if it wasn't for Harrison actually waving over the Anomalies sideline immediately.

It took five minutes for Kristian Non to be stretchered off the field due to a lower leg injury. The good news was that there was no blood, but he was in considerable pain. Hynym-Nirlo Alt came into the game a few moments later to muted applause, and the game continued, the Anomalies sideline looking a little grim.

Crossroads 2-0 Myana - Justiina Brace Propels Crusader Hopes
Crossroads: Dannysdóttir '18, '27; Myana: None.

Justiina Dannysdóttir has been having one masterful season. With Êsêkïl dí Völará getting the ball to her at every turn and the duo of Janean Goudeau and Lisa Bell (in for the injured Janine Hector) coming to assist, she was on point in the two goals in nine minutes past Myana goalkeeper Katerina Olexander.

Crossroads has some work do to still. Their Goal Differential is now at +9, but they need some more to beat Tihon on tiebreakers. Surely, Marco Hemming's side would show up before then? The Islanders seem a bit flat - this is hardly the intensity that was needed this match if they were to win and force Chromatik to win as well.

Halftime Scores

Anomalies 1-1 Chromatik - Montalban Bends in Equalizer
Anomalies: Wadsworth '11; Chromatik: Montalban '41
For forty minutes, Chromatik couldn't even breach the final third of Anomalies.

Thankfully, there's plenty of game left, and all it takes is one good ball when you have the strength that Chromatik does.

Cixin Nguyen's long ball found Cande Montalban lurking between two defenders, and splitting AFC's two center backs, the Krytenian striker found himself one-on-one against Iskender Nur. The resulting strike was low but firm, to the left. Nur's left foot was two inches from it, but to no avail. Goal, Chromatik.

With that goal, Montalban tied Dannysdóttir for the Golden Boot with 26 goals apiece - another thing to keep an eye on.

Crossroads 2-2 Myana - Hanson-Conavacio, Zup Equalize Before Half
Crossroads: Dannysdóttir '18, '27; Myana: Hanson-Conavacio '33, Zup '45+1

If there are some teams that rely on one scorer, there are others that have more than one monster.

Myana is one of the latter, and they showcased it by equalizing with a flurry of shots in the final fifteen minutes of the first half, with Enrico Hanson-Conavacio getting through the Crossroads defense for an easy tap-in and then Marko Zup striking from range in injury time.

Crossroads must now do the unthinkable: win a half against Myana by three goals.

Standings after First Half
CHROMATIK 56 +14
MYANA 55 +16
ANOMALIES 48 +9
TIHON 45 +10 GF: 56
CROSSROADS 43 +7 GF: 52

After Sixtieth Minute

Anomalies 1-2 Chromatik: Harrison, Nguyen, Burkhard Combine for Spectacular Goal as Chromatik Draw One Step Closer to IFCL
Anomalies: Wadsworth '11; Chromatik: Montalban '41, Nguyen '57

Have we mentioned that the Chromatik midfield is in good hands? With Trudy Harrison anchoring down with the defense and Cixin Nguyen and Micha Burkhard able to stretch the field with the front three, they play some dynamic football. At times, they can shoot from range, too. Observe this goal - a quick one-two between Harrison and Burkhard, with Nguyen lurking in the periphery. A sharp pass backward, and a rocket of a shot that is perfect - Iskender Nur can do nothing but watch the ball go in.

Jannick Kontiola's vision is coming to fruition.

Crossroads 3-2 Myana: Justiina Penalty Puts Crossroads Two Goals Away
Crossroads: Dannysdóttir '18, '27, '58; Myana: Hanson-Conavacio '33, Zup '45+1

Was that actually in the penalty box? White Baugh brings down Dannysdóttir before the Græntfjaller is able to get a shot off, and the whistle is blown. In this season in which the officiating in the Rainbow League System has absolutely come under scrutiny, this could end up being one of those calls that decide so much. Thankfully, Referee Theobold Reuter had the help of the VAR crew upstairs, and the call was correct.

Though she got the wind knocked out of her, Justiina knew where she stood in the Golden Boot race, and would not concede the chance; Crossroads agreed to let her have the go. The take was clinical - Katerina Olexander could do nothing but watch as the ball went to the upper right hand corner, the keeper having guessed the wrong way.

Crossroads took fifteen seconds to celebrate, but they needed more. They need at least two more goals to force the playoff.

After Seventy-Fifth Minute
Anomalies 2-2 Chromatik: Mithya Hashemi Evens the Score on Wadsworth Deflection
Anomalies: Wadsworth '11, Hashemi '73; Chromatik: Montalban '41, Nguyen '57

Following up to a missed shot for the rebound is a key part of any team's attack. Lainey Wadsworth got a shot off against Mekeus, and though the Capitalizt keeper was able to parry it away, Mithya Hashemi, the Squornshelan midfielder, was there for the rebound to get the game to a draw.

Not that Chromatik mind, with the way that Crossroads is playing. Capitalizt seem poised to get that IFCL berth.

Crossroads 4-2 Myana: Dí Völará Corner Gets CCC Field Rocking
Crossroads: Dannysdóttir '18, '27, '58, dí Völará '72; Myana: Hanson-Conavacio '33, Zup '45+1

Okay, okay! This is happening?! Êsêkïl dí Völará is able to bend in a corner, and the score is suddenly 4-2, and Chromatik City Field is rocking. Myana's defense is in shambles, and you can hear the crowd chanting: "On to Tihon! On to Tihon!"

One more goal, and Crossroads will force a one-game playoff for the IFCF berth, to be held at the Capitalizt Dome on neutral soil. Two more, and they actually win the spot outright. Marco Hemmings looks disgusted. Surely not?

Final
Anomalies 2-2 Chromatik: Dun Mekeus Blocks Wadsworth's Late Try, Preserves Draw
Anomalies: Wadsworth '11, Hashemi '73; Chromatik: Montalban '41, Nguyen '57

Once again, Wadsworth was crashing in. Dun Mekeus knew that this was likely his last game as a starter for the Capitalizt, and he wanted to go out on a high note.

The resulting shot was direct and to the center, and the Mriin/Chromatik was able to get both hands on it and gather it to his chest.

This edition of the Chromia Derby would end in a draw; Anomalies would be happy with a fourth place finish after their disastrous start, while Chromatik new that thanks to them earning a point, Myana would need to have a victory, which seemed almost impossible this late on the day.

Crossroads 5-2 Myana: Dhruv Roy the Hero as Crossroads Forces the Tiebreaker
Crossroads: Dannysdóttir '18, '27, '58, dí Völará '72, Roy '90+2; Myana: Hanson-Conavacio '33, Zup '45+1

Crossroads started to press and come in on waves. Jens Clemence, White Baugh, Monika Strasbourg, and Thaimor Liadon did their best to give Katerina Olexander a chance, but the Myana defense was dejected after the drubbing that the Crusaders were putting on them.

When it was announced that there would be three minutes of injury time, Rowena Stamper motioned for everyone to play further up the field, causing Wid and Lsôs to be the only true defenders as both Dhruv Roy and Portia Devine actually crossed midfield.

Matthews's shot was blocked, but Janean Goudeau stole the ball away from Baugh, and on the ensuing kick, Dhruv Roy the South Newlandian, the Left Back who usually plays super far back, was the one to be at the right place at the right time, heading in the ball after Olexander's parry of the initial kick.

Absolute mayhem. Bedlam. Roy was carried by his teammates on their shoulders. Crossroads had done it - force the one-game playoff against Tihon for the last IFCF berth.

Week 46

Red League/Orange League Promotion/Relegation Playoffs
Omnio vs. Urrhed FC

Omnio (4-2-3-1), +1: Turner-Cont; Aubert - Wilkerspoon (C) - Ammerspein - McBride; Young - Henling; Coghlan - McAllister - Eckerthorp; Erskine.
Urrhed FC (4-3-3), -2: Harringborn; Peng - Kristmarsson - Iphegenie (C) - Markseon; Ameh - Arvonen - Fir; Kilian - Sonnel - Aingol.

Omnio 2–0 Urrhed FC
Omnio: Erksine '30, '71; Urrhed FC: None.

Nigel Erskine - who else - is the scorer of the brace as Omnio somehow save themselves in the Red League for another season. Whether or not they'll have the services of their star striker is another story altogether, but the story of how one player almost single-handedly kept a team in the Red League will be told for years to come. For Urrhed FC, it's one step too short for Jillian Nier's squad, but they've shown their potential.

Violet Cup VII Fixtures - Championship Game @ The Capitalizt Dome, Chromia (Cap. 144,000)
Urrheddiao vs. Pria City

Urrheddiao (4-2-3-1), -2: Herrington (C); Hardy - Wiseman - Stubbs - Jiawei; Angogh - Vaugrenard; Schatz - Primitivo - Pontbriand; Schanzer.
Pria City (4-1-2-3), +1: Efahim; Morgen - Shaner - Lov - Foxx; Ani; Rowesi - Ennio; Han - Sen (C) - Coveny.

Urrheddiao (Red) 0–1 Pria City (Orange)
Urrheddiao: None.; Pria City: Han '24

Pria City becomes the third non-top flight team in Chromatik Domestic Football history to win the Domestic Cup, Naomi Efahim shutting out Urrheddiao and Schanzer. Idora Han got the lone goal of the match on a header off a free kick, and that would be the only goal scored. For Ruo Xiaolan and Urrheddiao, it was an unfortunate ending to the season, but the fact that they even got to this point is a testament to their play.

IFCF Decider
Crossroads vs. Tihon @ The Capitalizt Dome, Chromia, Capital District

Crossroads 3–3 Tihon (4–3 AET)
Dannysdóttir '4, '28, '111, Hector '86; Tihon: Haodao '19, Murin '37, Mariner '72

Was it luck? Was it destiny? Justiina Dannysdóttir scored her sixth goal in two matches in the middle of the second half of Extra Time, and Crossroads somehow, some way, won the fifth spot in dramatic fashion over Tihon, having orchestrated that second half against Myana. For Hecate Charing, Christina Applegate, and the Tide, it's going to be a long offseason filled with questions as they wonder just where they went wrong.

Final Standings:

Red League               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Wirr Tsi               30   27   0   3    59   11  +48    81 Champions, IFCL, CAFA LigAnaia
 2 Chromatik              30   16   8   6    60   46  +14    56 IFCL
 3 Myana                  30   17   3  10    63   49  +14    54 IFCC
 4 Anomalies              30   13   9   8    56   47   +9    48 IFCC
 5 Crossroads             30   14   3  13    55   45  +10    45 IFCC*
   Tihon                  30   13   6  11    56   46  +10    45 VCIAPP*
 7 Ming                   30   12   8  10    66   64   +2    44
 8 Tor                    30   13   2  15    42   49   −7    41
 9 Lhor                   30   10   8  12    47   51   −4    38
10 Lanar                  30    9  10  11    60   61   −1    37
11 Felswyr                30    9  10  11    37   40   −3    37
12 Urrheddiao             30    7  13  10    29   32   −3    34
13 Knetyohai              30    8   7  15    33   55  −22    31
14 Omnio                  30    5  11  14    50   63  −13    26 Promotion/Relegation Playoffs, Saved
15 Sanar                  30    6   7  17    45   69  −24    25 Relegated
16 Alnio                  30    6   5  19    43   72  −29    23 Relegated

*Crossroads defeated Tihon in a one-game playoff at a neutral venue for the final IFCF berth.

Books will be written about this season's Wirr Tsi squad. How they had twenty-one clean sheets in thirty games. How they only conceded eleven goals. How, despite being such a defensive squad, they had the fourth most goals scored by any team. The brilliance that was bringing over Leysa Burns from Chromatik, and the seamless integration of Artem Kohut to be main striker while Kendra Carpenter took more of an off scorer/first assist mode. It was the perfect storm of having the right pieces and bringing in some gems while other contenders like Chromatik and Myana were going through some serious retooling of their own. What's official is the fact that Zhaxi Nanlei and this squad isn't going to be a one-hit wonder. The core of this team is very young, and though they understand that others will catch up in subsequent seasons, the name of Wirr Tsi will be relevant for a long time.

Jannick Kontiola was, for a time, on the hot seat. Then, he decided to commit to the youth movement in Chromatik, and it's paid dividends almost instantly. Trudy Harrison proved that she was more than ready to step into the starting Defensive Midfielder role, and with the acquisition of Stephen Kerr and Cande Montalban alongside Cixin Nguyen, they have a core that will only continue to get better. In getting the second IFCL berth, Kontiola has won over the Capitalizt fans for now. The next step? Figuring out who will be the goalkeeper to replace Dun Mekeus as they still inch toward that elusive first title.

For Marco Hemmings and Myana, this season didn't come easy. Losing the core of your squad is never an easy task, and the team suffered ten defeats - the most in many seasons. They have the luxury of having Enrico Hanson-Conavacio, and Marko Zup proved that he was more than capable to be the new starting Central Attacking Midfielder. Isolde Reader was a contributor from the wing, while Katerina Olexander was tagged often but made plenty of good saves. Though they fell a bit short of the IFCL spot this time around, they'll be back rearing to go next season.

Anomalies started horribly but evened out and then peaked late. 10-4-1 is a ludicrous record in the second half of the season, with the one loss coming at the hands of Wirr Tsi. Labbadia has proven two seasons in a row that he knows how to right a sinking ship and bring them above water; the next question is, can they get to a better start so that they don't have to waste such a significant part of their season trying to tread water?

Crossroads has done it - made the ridiculous comeback and then defeated Tihon in the playoff. ChromatikAir's funding of Crossroads continues to remain constant, which may not be enough to retain some of the talent that they've acquired, especially given the amount of goals that Justiina scored this season. For Tihon, it's the first time missing the IFCF in a long while, and that begs the question of who gets to stay and who gets to leave - expect there to be significant changes in the lineup.

What does Ming have to do to get over that final hump? Their attack works well - having four players in double digits shows just how balanced they are. They lack the clutch factor, and that remains one of the hardest things to acquire. Tor, on the other hand, shock everyone once again by being this far up the table - though they will likely have to bid farewell to Gabrielle Dick, who's been tied to three different teams in terms of becoming their starting Goalkeeper.

The next two teams are similar in standing but different in expectations. Lhorites would consider this season a disappointment but a necessary step in getting to where they want to be. A team containing Gereh Kama, Dani Emdelbia, Orianne Marc, and Barrion Winge won't stay irrelvant forever. The challenge for Lhor isn't the money - it's figuring out who deserves a chance to grow and who needs to be let go to be replaced by potentially bigger pieces. They have the financial backing, though, which means that Lhor's future remains bright. Lanar, on the other hand, are perfectly fine being in the top ten - they'll just be hoping that they get to keep some of their best players.

Both Felswyr and Urrheddiao played defense-first football and were relevant for most of the season. Felswyr shocked everyone by being in the top of the table for a long time, but Nicoletta Arnaudo's team faltered late and fell to eleventh. Tania Vincent will be a commodity on the market - and it'll only be a matter of time before the two Midfielders, Kamarandan and Meledina, outgrow this club.

Knetyohai shocked everyone by surviving the Red League. Zubai Ignon did just enough, helped by Nicoletta Sauvageon, Kianna Woo, and Marie Ayotte. Addie Xavier deserves a lot of credit - but will have an even harder task next season after this current lineup is picked over. Hopefully, the payout of being in the Red League will be enough to get replacements.

That leaves the final three - Omnio, whose hero, Nigel Erskine, almost single-handedly kept them in the Red League; Sanar, who were one of the favorites to go right back down and proved their status as more of a high-end Orange League club; and Alnio, who is the first truly big squad to go down to the Orange League. What Luuk Aart chooses to do with the squad going forward will be a turning point on determining the club's future.

It was a memorable season for many reasons - from records being broken to new stars being born to the drama of the end of the season. That being said, Season Seven will always be remembered as the Season of Wirr Tsi.

by **Chromatika** » Sun Sep 19, 2021 6:49 pm

Rainbow League System Season Seven Awards
Golden Boot (Most Goals Scored)
27 - ST Justiina Dannysdóttir - Crossroads (Græntfjall)
26 - ST Cande Montalban - Chromatik (Krytenia)
24 - ST Lainey Wadsworth - Anomalies (Baker Park)
24 - ST Nigel Erskine - Omnio (Tumbra)
22 - ST Kambiz Ortan - Lanar (Squornshelan Remnant States)
22 - ST Enrico Hanson-Conavacio - Myana (Quebec and Shingoryeo/Schottia)
20 - ST Bonagiunta Rossi - Alnio (Savigliane)
20 - ST Dani Emdelbia - Lhor (Mertagne)
20 - ST Joel Haodao - Tihon (Poafmersia)
20 - ST Artem Kohut - Wirr Tsi (Busoga Islands/Delaclava)
It was a close race, but in scoring the hat trick that gave Crossroads the fateful playoff to decide the final IFCF berth, Justiina Danysdóttir is the goalscoring champion. New Capitalizt Striker Cande Montalban is just a single score behind, helped by players like Cixin Nguyen, Mario Kogler, and Ponce De Lann. Nigel Erskine was the only reason Omnio didn't get relegated, while Kambiz Ortan put together another solid season as the major scorer for a Lanar squad that is becoming a consistently midtable squad. For Enrico Hanson-Conavacio, the fact that he's not higher on the list but that the squad still did so well means that the other players are stepping up - and he doesn't mind that a single bit. As for the players who barely eclipsed twenty, Bonagiunta Rossi's tally was in vain as Alnio was relegated, while Dani Emdelbia proved to be a part of Lhor's plans going forward, Joel Haodao provided another solid campaign for the Tide, and Artem Kohut did his bit in Wirr Tsi's dominance, being that reliable scorer aided by Sara Kristoffersdóttir, Kendra Carpenter, and Rila Enix.

Golden Glove (Most Clean Sheets)
21 - Katie Begley, Wirr Tsi (Chromatika) (11 Goals Allowed)
11 - Gabrielle Dick, Tor (Chromatka) (49 Goals Allowed)
08 - Ramola Carolan, Tihon (Nephara) (46 Goals Allowed)
08 - Kimi Herrington, Urrheddiao (Chromatika) (32 Goals Allowed)
07 - Dun Mekeus, Chromatik (Mriin/Chromatika) (46 Goals Allowed)
07 - Tania Vincent, Felswyr (Chromatika) (40 Goals Allowed)
For the first time in Rainbow League System history, the Golden Glove will be handed out to the keeper with the most clean sheets instead of the least Goals Allowed, with Goals Allowed being the tiebreaker. This season, there was no equaling the brilliance of Katie Begley, who only conceded eleven and pitched a record twenty-one clean sheets, a 70% rate. Despite conceding them most amount of goals on this list, Gabrielle Dick came in second with eleven, being a very streaky keeper; Ramola Carolan has proven to be a solid piece of Tide's defense while Kimi Herrington is the old reliable behind Urrheddiao's defense, actually being second place in Goals Allowed. Bringing up the bunch are Dun Mekeus in his last season as a starter and Tania Vincent in a campaign that will get her noticed by other clubs. However, Katie was simply the best, and it wasn't close.

Golden Band (New Player of the Year)
1. ST Cande Montalban, Chromatik (Krytenia)
2. ST Artem Kohut, Wirr Tsi (Busoga Islands/Delaclava)
3. CB Jens Clemence, Myana (Nephara)
4. DM Oscar Vincent, Crossroads (Eura)
5. CM/AM Cixin Nguyen, Chromatik (Zwangzug)
Honorable Mentions: LB Damir Milcic, Anomalies (Mytanija), CB Kianna Woo, Knetyohai (Quebec and Shingoryeo), CM Gareh Kama, Lhor (Banija), ST Josip Brajdic, Ming (Mytanija), CM Alyosha Meledina, Felswyr (Pyazhnaya).
The New Player of the Year Award goes to the foreign signing that made the most difference to a club in the season. There were plenty of those - everyone on the Honorable Mentions list were a huge part of how their teams were able to get the points that they did - but these five players stand out. Cixin Nguyen, as the most decorated CCFA player in history up to this point, was a part of the Youth Movement with Trudy Harrison, Stephen Kerr, and another player on this list. Oscar Vincent teamed up with fellow Euran Taron Matthews to allow Crossroads to play a far more up the field, while Jens Clemence became a lynchpin of the Myana defense alongside Liadon and Strasbourg. Artem Kohut was everything that Wirr Tsi needed him to be to be the focal point of their attack. However, in coming into the team and scoring twenty-six goals to help them become the best team in Chromia and in the league with the exception that was the dominance of Wirr Tsi, Cande Montalban wins the New Player of the Year - and is in contention for a few other awards to come.

Golden Ring (Young Player of the Year: U-23)
1. CM/AM Sara Kristoffersdóttir, Wirr Tsi (Græntfjall)
2. ST Cande Montalban, Chromatik (Krytenia)
3. DM Trudy Harrison, Chromatik (Tumbra)
4. CM/DM Wan Sheping, Wirr Tsi (Yuezhou)
5. CAM Marko Zup, Myana (Zeta Reka and Hugeltaldom)
Honorable Mentions: CM/AM Cixin Nguyen, Chromatik (Zwangzug), CM Alyosha Meledina, Felsywr (Pyazhnaya), ST Kambiz Ortan, Lanar (Squornshelan Remnant States), CM/AM Gereh Kama, Lhor (Banija), CB Jens Clemence, Myana (Nephara).
The crop of young players playing in Chromatika is at an all-time high, and there are plenty of stars that will become great players for their country and club for many years to come. Just look at that Honorable Mention list - they all had stellar seasons, but we have to give the nod to the teams at the top of the standings here. In fifth place is Marko Zup, who took over the CAM position in Myana and totaled fifteen goals from that position in his first full season as starter while working alongside Isolde Reader and Enrico Hanson-Conavacio in the newly minted Myana attack. Only twenty, Zup is already getting caps for his country and Myana will be hoping that he stays for a long time. In fourth place is Wan Sheping, whose play as the Shock's lone DM has made him a truly indispensable piece of the club. The Yue knows how the team plays inside and out and is willing to play with the back four so that his contemporary can play further up. In third place is Trudy Harrison - the Tumbran star and winner of both a U-18 and the Di Bradini Cup. Harrison, in her first season taking over the starting role, worked seamlessly with the Capitalizt defense, Cixin Nguyen, and Dun Mekeus, always having the flow of the game at all times and even contributing to the attack as needed. In second place is Cande Montalban, whose impact has already been talked about - the plus side is that he is only twenty-one. That leaves Sara Kristoffersdóttir, the Græntfjaller who dictated the flow of Wirr Tsi's sharp counterattacking style at every turn. Kendra Carpenter might have gotten the most assists on the team, but Sara led the way in significant passes, or balls that eventually led to the numerous goals that Wirr Tsi scored. At only twenty-one years of age, Sara is the best of the young players plying their craft in Chromatika.

Golden Bow (Foreigner of the Year)
1. ST Justiina Dannysdóttir, Crossroads (Græntfjall)
2. ST Nigel Erskine, Omnio (Tumbra)
3. CM/AM Sara Kristoffersdóttir, Wirr Tsi (Græntfjall)
4. ST Cande Montalban, Chromatik (Krytenia)
5. ST Lainey Wadsworth, Anomalies (Baker Park)
Honorable Mentions: DM Trudy Harrison, Chromatik (Tumbra), CM/DM Wan Sheping, Wirr Tsi (Yuezhou), CAM Marko Zup, Myana (Zeta Reka and Hugeltaldom), RW Kendra Carpenter, Wirr Tsi (Brenecia), ST Enrico Hanson-Conavacio, Myana (Quebec and Shingoryeo/Schottia).
The Foreigner of the Year award goes to the non-Chromatik player that made the most impact on their club and on the league. Lainey Wadsworth was instrumental in Anomalies's second half surge and subsequent fourth place finish, which gives her the fifth place. Cande Montalban's goalscoring prowess helped Chromatik to the IFCL berth. Sara Kristoffersdóttir was what Wirr Tsi needed to jumpstart their lightning-fast counterattacks. Nigel Erskine simply willed Omnio to victory at times, scoring one shy of half the team's goals and also delivering the brace in the Promotion/Relegation Playoff. However, the award goes to Justiina Dannysdóttir, whose heroics in the final matchdays - including that fateful hat trick to force the playoff and the hat trick to defeat Tihon - sends Crossroads to the IFCF and gives them the fifth place on the table. Just take a look at this list of Honorable Mentions as well - there are plenty of talented foreigners in the Red League.

Manager of the Year
1. Jannick Kontiola, Chromatik (Quebec and Shingoryeo)
2. Marco Hemmings, Myana (Tumbra)
3. Zhaxi Nanlei, Wirr Tsi (Yuezhou)
4. Ronald Labbadia, Anomalies (Valladares)
5. Ruo Xiaolan, Urrheddiao (Yuezhou)
Honorable Mentions: Rowena Stamper, Crossroads (Brenecia), Steve Nicholls, Omnio (Tumbra).
Only two Honorable Mentions here, or we'd be listing over half the Managers. Stamper was behind Crossroads's late surge, while Nicholls knew how to get the team to get the ball to Erskine. Ruo Xiaolan's United were never in relegation trouble and continued the team's tradition of being a defense-first squad while making it to the Violet Cup Final. Ronald Labbadia bounced back from a rough start to help Anomalies to a 8-4-1 record in the second half of the season. Zhaxi Nanlei was the conductor that helped Wirr Tsi's train hum along to its marquee season. Marco Hemmings, given charge of a tumultuous situation in Myana after Madison Bilboa's departure and the loss of so many veterans, helped the squad contend for the IFCL and finish in third place. The award, though, goes to one Jannick Kontiola - who went all-in in the Youth Movement in Chromatik and reaped the awards. With Stephen Kerr, Trudy Harrison, Cixin Nguyen, and Cande Montalban on the squad, this is just the beginning for the Capitalizt, and they have the right man for the job helming the endeavor.

Golden Ball (Player of the Year)
1. DM Leysa Burns, Wirr Tsi (Chromatika)
2. ST Justiina Dannysdóttir, Crossroads (Græntfjall)
3. GK Kathie Begley, Wirr Tsi (Chromatika)
4. ST Nigel Erskine, Omnio (Tumbra)
5. CM/AM Sara Kristoffersdóttir, Wirr Tsi (Græntfjall)
Honorable Mentions: ST Cande Montalban, Chromatik (Krytenia), ST Lainey Wadsworth, Anomalies (Baker Park), DM Trudy Harrison, Chromatik (Tumbra), CAM Marko Zup, Myana (Zeta Reka and Hugeltaldom), RW Kendra Carpenter, Wirr Tsi (Brenecia).
The correlation between the Foreigner of the Year award and the Player of the Year Award is always interesting. For the first time ever, though, there were Chromatiks in the league that deserved to be recognized. Enough has been written already about the other candidates on this list - Sara Kristoffersdóttir being the focal point of Wirr Tsi's attack, Nigel Erskine carrying Omnio, and Justiina Dannysdóttir's heroics carrying Crossroads. In third place in Kathie Begley, whose prowess and consistency in front of the net - twenty-one clean sheets in thirty games - was a huge part of the Shock's domiance. She is the best keeper in the league, and it isn't close. However, the Golden Ball goes to a Chromatik who only has nine caps for her country, a player who has been snubbed by the CFF time and time again and always roared back to play even better and stronger. Acquired from Chromatik for 12.5M NMS, Burns was the glue that held everything together. Her presence allowed Sara to join the attack alongside Enix, Carpenter, and Kohut. Her ability work alongside Wan Sheping to help out the back four was paramount to the Shock's tendency of holding until the counterattack presented itself, and then counterattacking without abandon. Though she may be twenty-eight years old going on twenty-nine, she is no longer someone that the CFF can ignore as the entire league and the nation takes notice.

All-Pro Team - Goalkeeper, 4 Defenders, 3 Midfielders, 3 Forwards
First Team
GK Kathie Begley, Wirr Tsi (Chromatika)
RB Lina Watt, Anomalies (Chromatika)
CB Carlo Callejon, Wirr Tsi (Juvencus)
CB Alan Wiseman, Urrheddiao (Baker Park)
LB Dhruv Roy, Crossroads (South Newlandia)
DM Leysa Burns, Wirr Tsi (Chromatika)
CM/AM Sara Kristoffersdóttir, Wirr Tsi (Græntfjall)
DM Trudy Harrison, Chromatik (Tumbra)
ST Justiina Dannysdóttir, Crossroads (Græntfjall)
ST Nigel Erskine, Omnio (Tumbra)
ST Cande Montalban, Chromatik (Krytenia)
MG Jannick Kontiola, Chromatik (Quebec and Shingoryeo)

Second Team
GK Kimi Herrington, Urrheddiao (Chromatika)
RB Lois Pennant, Felswyr (Brenecia)
CB Jens Clemence, Myana (Nephara)
CB Kamil Jernejec, Chromatik (Mytanija)
LB Jiawei Chuan, Urrheddiao (Yuezhou)
CAM Marko Zup, Myana (Zeta Reka and Hugeltaldom)
DM Wan Sheping, Wirr Tsi (Yuezhou)
DM Taron Matthews, Crossroads (Eura)
ST Lainey Wadsworth, Anomalies (Baker Park)
RW Kendra Carpenter, Wirr Tsi (Brenecia)
ST Enrico Hanson-Conavacio, Myana (Quebec and Shingoryeo)
MG Marco Hemmings, Myana (Tumbra)

by **Chromatika** » Thu Sep 30, 2021 7:45 pm

CHL Season 3

Chromatik Hockey League       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Felswyr Viceroys            66   42  11  13   204  140  +64    95 First-Round Bye, IHCL
 2 Urrheddiao Kings            66   33  16  17   164  112  +52    82 First-Round Bye, IHCL
 3 Felswyr Glaciers            66   31  16  19   152  125  +27    78 Playoffs, IHCL
 4 Tihon Typhoon               66   33  12  21   152  130  +22    78 Playoffs
 5 Chromia Lancers             66   30  13  23   173  165   +8    73 Playoffs, IHCL
 6 Chromia Knights             66   31  10  25   180  170  +10    72 Playoffs
 7 Z'ai'ai Bolts               66   25  17  24   134  143   −9    67
 8 Lhor Peregrine Falcons      66   27  10  29   191  175  +16    64
 9 Inon Neon                   66   19  10  37   140  164  −24    48
10 Dre'a Metropolitans         66   22   4  40   140  202  −62    48
11 Umbar Argonauts             66   18  10  38   120  164  −44    46
12 Myana Penguins              66   15  11  40   127  187  −60    41

Play-In Round

3. Felswyr Glaciers vs. 6. Chromia Knights
Felswyr Glaciers 0–3 Chromia Knights
Felswyr Glaciers 4–2 Chromia Knights
Chromia Knights 2–4 Felswyr Glaciers
Chromia Knights 2–2 Felswyr Glaciers (3–2 OT)
Felswyr Glaciers 6–3 Chromia Knights
Chromia Knights 0–2 Felswyr Glaciers

3. Felswyr Glaciers win the series, 4-2.

4. Tihon Typhoon vs. 5. Chromia Lancers
Tihon Typhoon 5–2 Chromia Lancers
Tihon Typhoon 0–0 Chromia Lancers (0–1 OT)
Chromia Lancers 1–0 Tihon Typhoon
Chromia Lancers 2–1 Tihon Typhoon
Tihon Typhoon 3–5 Chromia Lancers

5. Chromia Lancers win the series, 4-1.

Semifinals

1. Felswyr Viceroys vs. 5. Chromia Lancers
Felswyr Viceroys 9–6 Chromia Lancers
Felswyr Viceroys 6–2 Chromia Lancers
Chromia Lancers 5–5 Felswyr Viceroys (6–5 OT)
Chromia Lancers 5–2 Felswyr Viceroys
Felswyr Viceroys 7–5 Chromia Lancers
Chromia Lancers 0–1 Felswyr Viceroys

1. Felswyr Viceroys win the series, 4-2.

2. Urrheddiao Kings vs. 3. Felswyr Glaciers
Urrheddiao Kings 2–3 Felswyr Glaciers
Urrheddiao Kings 4–2 Felswyr Glaciers
Felswyr Glaciers 2–2 Urrheddiao Kings (2–3 OT)
Felswyr Glaciers 2–2 Urrheddiao Kings (2–3 OT)
Urrheddiao Kings 4–2 Felswyr Glaciers

2. Urrheddiao Kings win the series, 4-1.

Championship

1. Felswyr Viceroys vs. 2. Urrheddiao Kings
Felswyr Viceroys 5–2 Urrheddiao Kings
Felswyr Viceroys 7–2 Urrheddiao Kings
Urrheddiao Kings 3–4 Felswyr Viceroys
Urrheddiao Kings 3–3 Felswyr Viceroys (4–3 OT)
Felswyr Viceroys 0–0 Urrheddiao Kings (1–0 OT)

1. Felswyr Viceroys win the series, 4-1.

CHAMPION: Felswyr Viceroys (3rd Title)

by **Chromatika** » Mon Oct 11, 2021 9:12 pm

Rainbow League System Season Eight Preview

Red League - Part 1
Sponsored By:

Black Raven Technologies

All crests courtesy of Vulpine Sportif

This time, we from The Rebel invited sixteen beat writers who cover the sixteen teams to participate by writing their columns as well as by ranking the other fifteen teams from 1st to 15th. In the Prediction section, we will list the Average, the Max with comments from the writers who ranked that team that high, and the Min with comments from the writers who ranked that team that low. What follows should be extremely entertaining.

Here is a list of the beat writers that will be joining us:
Joseph Golden, AFC Fight Club - Anomalies
Matthias Hafsen, Hammer Time - Brisara FC
Isabelle Croix, The Dancing Capitalizt - Chromatik
Myung Hyo-Shik, Crusaders’ March - Crossroads
Saya Homurashi, The Permafrost - Felswyr
Xinyi Chiang, Surfing the Waves - Hanai Breakers
Gerry Gold, Warriors’ Weekly - Knetyohai
Lee Han-Bo, Red Hawks Rising - Lanar
Alexandra Bollick, OrcaWatch - Lhor
Xera Mason, Dynasty Calling - Ming
Jung Mi-Han, BoomGoesTheCannon - Myana
Pietr Gansovich, Tech Corner - Omnio
Erica Fernandez, Call of the Wave - Tihon
Carson Benmeyer, TealTime - Tor
Raul Nett, UnitedAsOne - Urrheddiao
Marx Mear, The Shock Factor - Wirr Tsi

ANOMALIES

MG Ronald Labbadia (52)

GK Iskender Nur (27)
RB Lina Watt (29)
CB Mickie Antonucci (27)
CB Diocletian Vale (28)
LB Damir Milcic (26)
RM Göran Jaerbyn (25)
CM Nicolás Allauca (29)
CM Mithya Hashemi (25) (RES)
AM Lorena Strausz (31)
ST Nigel Erskine (27)
ST Lainey Wadworth (30) (RES) CAPTAIN

GK Vlasi Don (23)
RB Snezana Cordova (28)
CB Yazhu Bruno (23)
CB Lingxe Suan (32)
LB/LM Gabriel Holding (29)
RM Veronica Navarro (34)
CM Jeanett Uyehara (31)
CM Ginny McMillion (32)
CM Ethan Vince (29)
LM Samantha Herrington (26)
ST Hynym-Nirlo Alt (27)
ST Karin Zielinski (34)

Nickname: Anomalies
Fans: The True Anomalies, Clubbers
Location: Chromia, Capital District, Chromatika
Owner: AlphaBooks and the Star Collective, two of Chromatika’s biggest hedge funds
Stadium: Anomaly Tower (Cap. 110,320; 42,350 Seats)
Manager:

Ronald Labbadia (52)
Captain: ST Lainey Wadsworth
Predicted Starting XI: (4-3-1-2) - Nur; Watt - Antonucci -

Vale

Milcic; -

Jaerbyn

Allauca -

Hashemi;

Strausz;

Erskine -

Wadworth.
In: ST Nigel Erskine (Omnio, 6M), RM Göran Jaerbyn (Partisan Sjoedrhavn, 6M).
Out: ST Kristian Non (Knetyohai City FC, 1M), RM Noah Myers (Crix, 0.5M).
Retired: GK Onésime Fabron (35), CB Evalyn Oh (35).
Drafted: CB Yazhu Bruno (Felswyr State University), GK Vlasi Don (University of Myana).

You Might Be an Anomalies Fan if... You like rebelling against the city's aristocracy, you like a team that has had success in the last five years, you are a patriot and want to support a team that has the same name as the national team, you like pentagrams, or you really like the black and white theme.

Background: Always considered the "Other Chromatik City Team", Anomalies Football Club, or "AFC" for short, is located in the southern part of the city, away from the political center and more in the economic one. The "Anomaly Tower" is a stadium built on top of a five-star restaurant that closes during the matches. The more blue-collar workers support the team, and call themselves "The True Anomalies". It is a club seeped in history - as they still keep the old moniker of "Anomaly" - and a bitter rivalry with the Chromatik Capitalizt. They have had recent success, becoming the third team in Chromatik history to accomplish the three-peat from Season 2 through Season 4 before falling on more challenging times in Seasons 5 through 7.

Key Player: ST Nigel Erskine
Name to Watch: RM Göran Jaerbyn
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★★★★ Media Presence ★★★★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★★★ Club Culture ★★★ Momentum ★★★★
Fans' Expectation: IFCF Berth.
Panel’s Prediction: The Rebel: 6th.

Average: 6th (5.53)

Max: 4th (2)
Jung Mi-Han, BoomGoesTheCannon: “The addition of Erskine and Jaerbyn will only help this squad get better - all they really need to do is not get off to a dismal start. Labbadia and co. have proven that they can really turn things on when push comes to shove - to expect otherwise is a mistake.”

Marx Mear, The Shock Factor: “Nigel Erskine goes from having to save Omnio on every single match to playing alongside a competent midfield and defense. Lainey Wadsworth has a chance to share the spotlight and play alongside a great striker for the first time in her storied Anomalies career.”

Min: 6th (10)
Myung Hyo-Shik, Crusaders’ March: “With the mergence of Lhor as a legitimate threat and Tihon’s retooling, Anomalies is likely to become that team that barely misses out. Though Erskine is a fine addition, the fact that he has to share the spotlight with Wadsworth could lead to some problems in the locker room.”

Erica Fernandez, Call of the Wave: “Anomalies must fall if the Tide are to have a shot. With four contenders for the title, only one of Anomalies, Crossroads, and Tihon will make it to the IFCC, and I don’t see the Tide missing out, sorry AFC.”

Anomalies: The Start Matters
By: Joseph Golden, AFC Fight Club
Can you believe that we had a three-peat not four years ago? That seems so long ago, with Crossroads winning Season Five out of the blue and then Wirr Tsi having the run of things in the last two seasons. What have AFC been doing? Well, I’m glad you asked.

Valladar Manager Ronald Labbadia has a problem, and it’s the first fifteen games of the season. In the last two seasons, AFC have the best record in the second half of anyone in the Red League, except maybe Wirr Tsi. What is the issue then? The dismal starts. Being at 2-3-7 or 5-5-5 after fifteen games will never get you anywhere near title contention.

Anomalies brass seem to have gotten the idea. They double down on the offensive end, getting Göran Jaerbyn from Savojarna and Nigel Erskine, the Tumbran star from Omnio. Iskender Nur has the capability of shoring up any holes in the defense, and the crew of Lina Watt, Mickie Antonucci, Diocletian Vale, and Damir Milcic are figuring out how to play with each other for only the second season in a row.

Everyone knows that the four contenders are Wirr Tsi, Myana, Chromatik, and Lhor. It leaves Crossroads, Tihon, and AFC to go for that fifth spot. So, the question remains, what sets my team ahead of the other two?

I’d argue that AFC do the best in having people commit to their roles. Lorena Strausz is the point-person when it comes to getting the ball to the front two, the side midfielders do all the streaking down the sideline, and Nicolás Allauca is the coordinator that keeps everything going.

Oh, it’ll be a dogfight to the end, but if you don’t think that AFC will have a say in who finishes fifth, you’ve another thing coming.

BRISARA FC

MG Xander Augustine (55)

GK Xarles Zarragoitia (34) (RES)
RB Thaddeus Grant (30)
CB Chloe Koppenol (24)
LB Jenna Fusco (24)
RM Addie Lefebvre (29)
CM Lindsay Warner (32) (RES) CAPTAIN
CM/DM Potter Rowena (25)
LM Vir Ma (26)
RW Salvatore Buckley (33)
ST Kettil Akkeren (26)
LW Jayne Bristow (18)

GK Linon Denn (32)
RB Eva McCabe (20)
CB Leandra Radosevich (32)
LB Teodoro Arnold (31)
RM Li Shuang (33)
CM Dante Threadgill (32)
CM Zaria Liponte (32)
CM/DM Isaac Cashmere (21)
LM Ethan Anile (31)
RW Redwina Garrot (23)
ST Miles Jones (31)
LW Vesta Beattie (28)

Nickname: Hammers, BFC
Fans: Workers, Hammers
Location: Brisara, Mountain District, Chromatika
Owner: The Brisaran Factory
Stadium: The Cathedral (Cap. 27,880)
Manager: Xander Augustine (55)
Captain: CM Lindsay Warner
Predicted Starting XI: (3-4-3) -

Zarragoitia;

Grant -

Koppenol -

Fusco; Lefebvre -

Warner - Rowena - Ma; Buckley -

Akkeren -

Bristow.
In: ST Kettil Akkeren (Damogran, 2M), CB Chloe Koppenol (St. Bart’s Dutch, 2M), LW Jayne Bristow (Vreton City, 1M), LB Jenna Fusco (Starksville Coastal, 0.5M). GK Linon Denn (Lhor, 1M), DM Isaac Cashmere (Eyrods, 0.5M), RW Redwina Garrot (Jatho, 0.75M).
Out: ST Maricela Throop (BT Ming, 1M), CB Cragi James (Eyrods, 2M), LW Irish Kempton (Anfanhar City, 0.75M), LB Marietta Adams (Pria, 2M).
Retired: RW Sigrun Rivers (35), GK Senalda Drepaeu (35), CM Césarine Picollet (35).
Drafted: None.

You Might Be a Brisara FC Fan if... You are a fan of a blue-collar team, you like being in a close-knit community, you like loyal fanbases, you like the color combination of green and gold, or you like overachievers who punch above their weight.

Background: Located at the northern end of the Mountain District, Brisara is a factory town. Owned by The Brisaran Factory, BFC, their premier club, has only been around since Season 4 of the last iteration of the Chromatik League; though the stadium can only seat 27,880 (one of the smaller stadiums in the league), their fanbase is fiercely loyal. Every Brisaran views themselves as someone with something to prove; there is a fierce pride of their club that resonates through the entire city.

Key Player: ST Kettil Akkeren
Name to Watch: GK Xarles Zarragoitia
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★★ Media Presence ★★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★ Club Culture ★★★★ Momentum ★★★★
Fans' Expectation: Avoid Relegation.
Panel’s Prediction: The Rebel: 16th.

Average: 15th (14.20)

Max: 13th (1)
Saya Homurashi, The PermaFrost: “Augustine returns home and immediately lifts this team back to the Red League. With the addition of four new players and the core of Warner, Rowena, and Ma, this is a squad that can definitely survive. Their opponents will be the Breakers, Omnio, and Knetyohai, but they have a legitimate shot.”

Min: 15th (5)
Joseph Goldon, AFC Fight Club: “Good job getting back here, but the teams here are too good. It’s hard to imagine more than one club finishing below them, though I do think they’re better equipped for this than a Erskine-less Omnio. To leapfrog more than two, though, would be a challenge.”

Pietr Gansovich, Tech Corner: “One of those sides that we’ll have to contend with for survival. It’s a solid core with some interesting personalities that could yield some surprising results, but it will be a difficult season for them.”

Brisara FC: To Survive Against All Odds
By: Matthias Hafsten, Hammer Time

When the Hammers got relegated after Season Six, there was a sense of foreboding in the air. Our longtime Manager, Pedro Mendedez-Sutra d’Ame, left shortly after to take over the national job for Lathamford (He’s been doing pretty well, I’d daresay). Albertow Nowak left, Maricela Throop was thinking of leaving, and we, the Hammers’ fans, were wondering just how long it’d take to get back to the Red League.

In came Xander Augustine, fresh off of a disappointing season at GT Molding in Græntfjall. Augustine is a player’s Manager, knowing how to get every ounce from every player. He helped this team to a second place finish in the Orange League, winning on the final matchday and winning on goal differential against Urrhed FC and Z’ai’ai. It was a surprise promotion to the Red League, perhaps a year ahead of schedule; it brings its own share of challenges.

In acquiring four players who are hungry and young, Augustine shows that he has a pulse on what they need. Kettil Akkeren is a superb athlete who needs some work developing his footballing skills, while Jayne Bristow is someone who can comfortably weave past multiple defenders. With the veteran leadership of Salvatore Buckley, BFC will be able to score from every angle.

On the defensive side of things, Thaddeus Grant will have two new young teammates to work with - Chloe Koppenol, who did well in the previous Olympics, and Jenna Fusco, an unproven commodity with a lot to prove. Xarles Zarragoitia is a veteran keeper who’s been around the block a few times, so there is some veteran leadership, at least.

For the Hammers to survive, Warner and Rowena will have to direct traffic and allow Lefebvre and Ma to assist Buckley, Akkeren, and Bristow. There will be moments that this team concedes goals, but there’s enough character to claw back.

Don’t get me wrong - we know it’ll be a challenge. However, there’s a chance that we’re ready.

CHROMATIK

MG Jannick Kontiola (55)

GK Tania Vincent (28)
RB Raul Vitan (26)
CB Stephen Kerr (20)
CB Kamil Jernejec (30)
LB Viriato Ramires (32) (RES)
DM Trudy Harrison (20)
CM/AM Cixin Nguyen (24) (RES)
CM/AM Micha Burkhard (27)
RW Drarinka Schlok (28)
ST Cande Montalban (22)
LW Lili Marinca (24)

GK Melissa Walker (29)
RB Ami Coulibaly (17)
CB Kattie Will (33)
CB Cameron Win (29)
LB Lucrèce Courbis (33)
CDM Tine Enaux (30)
CM/AM Nima Anderson (31)
AMCLR Sebestyen Sallay (18)
RW Adrijana Jordan (28)
RM/RW Cherelle Bauer (31)
ST Prisca Rogers (29)
LW Robin Padilla (27)

Nickname: Capitalizt
Fans: Capitalizt, CC, Caps
Location: Chromia, Capital District, Chromatika
Owner: Henza Architecture
Stadium: Capitalizt Dome (Cap. 144,000)
Manager:

Jannick Kontiola (55)
Captain: CB Kamil Jernejec
Predicted Starting XI: (4-1-2-3) - Vincent; Vitan - Win -

Kerr -

Ramires;

Harrison;

Nguyen -

Burchard; Schlok -

Montalban -

Marinca.
In: LW Lili Marinca (Crisisbless, 9M), GK Tania Vincent (Felswyr, 7M), RW Drarinka Schlok (Lanar, 5M), RB Ami Coulibaly (Chromatik U-18s, Free).
Out: LW Mario Kogler (FC Teussen Stelburg, 3M), GK Dun Mekeus (Urrheddiao, 1M), RB Tonia Newsom (Alnio, 1M), RW Ponce De Lann (Z’ai’ai, 1M).
Retired: None.
Drafted: None.

You Might Be a Chromatik Fan if... You are in the political center of Chromia, you are a fan of Henza Architecture, you are a fan of Chromatik history, you like a club with money, you like to follow the media, you like contending every season, you like being part of a youth movement.

Background: One of the main football teams of the Capitol, Capitalizt is located in the government/business center of the city, using the national stadium as their own. They have a huge following - though Anomalies and other clubs continue to make their way into their fanbase due to the team's inability to win a title. Capitalizt comes from a term used by the Chromatik Party in the days of old to talk about their businessmen.

Key Player: CDM Trudy Harrison
Name to Watch: CB Stephen Kerr
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★★★★ Media Presence ★★★★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★★★★ Club Culture ★★★ Momentum ★★★★★
Fans' Expectation: Win the Title.
Panel’s Prediction: The Rebel: 2nd.

Average: 4th (2.80)

Max: 1st (4)
Alexandra Bollick, OrcaWatch: “The pieces that Chromatik’s been accumulating for the last three seasons will finally click. With Stephen Kerr, Trudy Harrison, Cande Montalban, Cixin Nguyen, and now Lili Marinca, Chromatik has no weak spots on their roster and has youth on their side. They’ve even added onto veteran leadership with Tania Vincent and Drarinka Schlok.

Sure, Myana’s rebuilding has gone ahead of schedule, Wirr Tsi will be in the thick of things, and the Orcas will hope to also be there in the end. However, Chromatik is due.”

Marx Mear, The Shock Factor: “Given that I cannot vote for the Shock, I have to give the Capitalizt their due. The core of Nguyen, Harrison, and Montalban isn’t going anywhere, and adding on key pieces like the stable Tania Vincent and the wingers of Marinca and Schlok will only help their attack. This is a team that is poised to be a contender for multiple seasons.”

Min: 6th (1)
Joseph Golden, AFC Fight Club: “C’mon, you should’ve seen this coming. I’m not saying it’s likely, but there’s a chance that the Tide and Crusaders get their act together, and Shock/Orcas/Islanders aren’t going anywhere. Chromatik are relying on way too many young players, and if one of them gets an ego, they’ll be in trouble. Am I being cheeky? Probably. I’d rather Chromatik not start winning titles, thanks.”

Chromatik: The Promised Land?
By: Isabelle Croix, The Dancing Capitalizt

Being a Chromatik fan is to be used to torture. It was fine to watch Myana and Tihon win, and then we had to see our bitter rivals, Anomalies, win three titles in a row. Then, Crossroads - Crossroads! Won a title before we did. The last two seasons, Wirr Tsi has come to the forefront.

For so many years, we’ve been the biggest club in Chromia. For so many years, we’ve been asked the question of why we haven’t won. Some of that has to do with the personnel, some of it has to do with the mentality.

Truth is that a lot of the allegations are true. Chromatik keep dropping points that they have no business dropping. We lack consistency and often times have two phases of our game down but not a third. However, we’ve been staying the course. Jannick Kontiola will be the guy to lead us to the Promised Land, and he asked for patience.

Since Anomalies’s threepeat, we’ve been ahead of them in the standings for the last three seasons. After Crossroads’s miracle finish, we’ve been the best club in the capital for the last two seasons. Last season, we were one of three clubs to defeat Wirr Tsi.

By getting Trudy Harrison, Stephen Kerr, Cixin Nguyen, and Cande Montalban, Kontiola has truly turned this team over to the youth. Just ask Wirr Tsi and Myana - the youth movement is the future of the Red League, and we’ve only added to it by getting Lili Marinka.

Worried about loss of veteran leadership? Don’t you worry - Tania Vincent has had so many great years at Felswyr and Drarinka Schlok will take over the Mario Kogler spot of leading from the point.

I understand all the hype behind Wirr Tsi getting Linde Rostock and Lhor getting Valrauncion, but we’ve been waiting for a long time for this, and the window is finally here for the Capitalizt to take their place amongst the Red League’s Champions.

Let’s go get the job done.

CROSSROADS

MG Rowena Stamper (54)
AMG Janina Spjällesdóttir (38)

GK Tommy Waluigi (26)
RB Portia Devine (30) (RES) CAPTAIN
CB Ket Wid (29)
CB Keith Braxton (25) (RES)
LB Dhruv Roy (30)
CM Zijad Kurtcehajic (25)
DM Taron Matthews (27) (RES)
RAM Janean Goudeau (29)
/ AM Êsêkïl dí Völará (22)
LAM/AM Janine Hector (31)
ST Justiina Dannysdóttir (30)

GK Nova Williams (35)
RB Germano Bellamy (33)
CB Laurence Pearson (19)
CB Surge Es (26)
LB Stephanie Pearson (19)
DM Prividenvia Gillette (33)
DM Kai Dias (36)
RAM Leo Gre (26)
AM/CM Hoggard Iman (25)
LAM Lisa Bell (29)
ST Claretta Flood (32)
ST Ygrette Ming (26)

Nickname: Crusaders
Fans: Knights, Roaders
Location: Chromia, Capital District, Chromatika
Owner: ChromatikAir
Stadium: Chromatik City Field (Cap. 100,000; 32,200 Seats)
Manager:

Rowena Stamper (54),

Janina Spjällesdóttir (38)
Captain: RB Portia Devine
Predicted Starting XI: (4-2-3-1) -

Waluigi;

Devine - Wid -

Braxton -

Roy;

Kurtcehajic -

Matthews; Goudeau -

/

dí Völará - Hector;

Dannysdóttir.
In: CDM Zijad Kurtcehajic (Athletik Thessia, 5M), CB Keith Braxton (Alnio, 2.5M), CB Laurence Pearson (Kingsbury United, 0.5M), LB Stephanie Pearson (Kingsbury United, 0.5M).
Out: CM Oscar Vincent (Tihon. 5M), LB Axelle Naudé (Sanar United, 0.5M), CB Sara Lemaigre (Eyrods, 0.5M), CB Dri Lsôs (Released).
Retired: None.
Drafted: None.

You Might Be a Crossroads Fan if... You like flipping off Anomalies and Chromatik, you're a college kid, you like recent successes, you like the knight motif, you like watching exciting wingers with a poaching forward, or you like being the least likely titleholder in ten years.

Background: Considered the "Third Club" of Chromia (then Chromatik City), Crossroads bears the moniker of having shared a field with Chromatik for the longest of time. Now they share a field with Chromia Central College University, the Crusaders building up their own brand. CCCU fans have started to gravitate toward this club, them being rebels that don't like being tied to AFC and CC. Crusaders remain the rebel club that fans of other teams tend to root for among the squads based in Chromia; whenever they are doing well, fans of Myana and Tihon rejoice.

Key Player: ST Justiina Dannysdóttir
Name to Watch: CDM Zijad Kurtcehajic
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★★ Media Presence ★★★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★★ Club Culture ★★★★★ Momentum ★★★
Fans' Expectation: IFCF Berth.
Panel’s Prediction: The Rebel: 7th.

Average: 7th (6.13)

Max: 5th (5)
Isabelle Croix, The Dancing Capitalizt: “Justiina Dannysdóttir alone is enough to include the Crusaders in the top five, and Waluigi has proven to be a decent enough keeper. With the addition of Kurtcehajic instead of Vincent, who was more suited to be an attacking role, the Crusaders now have even more of a license to have Justiina do what she does best.

With the League having four legitimate title contenders, it remains that Tihon, Anomalies, and Crossroads will be vying for that fifth spot. Having the Golden Boot winner absolutely helps - count them out at your own peril.”

Xera Mason, Dynasty Calling: “I value star power, and this squad has at least two. Justiina Dannysdóttir is someone who can single handedly carry games, and if she needs assistance, you have the likes of Êsêkïl dí Völará on the ball. Tihon’s had to rebuild quite a bit this year and Anomalies are one bad recovery away from dropping out of the top ranks altogether. Crossroads has a legit shot.”

Min: 8th (1)
Xinyi Chiang, Surfing the Waves: “James Marsterson vowed that he would have revenge on the Crusaders someday when he was kicked off the team after Season Two. Now, he’s back, and he and the Breakers will be the team to make sure that Crossroads ends up in eighth.

Honestly, I just think that the rebuilding process in Tihon isn’t going to take too long, that Anomalies will be fine, and that the Tor Teal will take a major step forward by keeping one of the big teams of the League out of the running. Crossroads is the weak link - they’ve shown that by needing Justiina Dannysdóttir to carry them in the back end of the season.”

Crossroads: The Miracle
By: Myung Hyo-Shik, Crusaders’s March

Being the third team of a city sucks. We’re not the rich guys nor the cool guys that take down the rich guys. We’re the guys who are in the shadows, biding our time and striking whenever we have a chance. Three seasons ago, we had that chance; we made the most of it by winning that first title even before the rich guys of the Capitalizt.

Since then, it’s been an all-out war to just make it to the IFCF, and the last season was no exception. The Crusaders needed to match Tihon’s Goals Differential to the exact goal on the final matchday to force a playoff for the IFCF berth. Thankfully, Justiina really came to play, and the 5-2 victory over Myana on the final matchday will go down in club history as one of the most climactic wins ever.

Then came the IFCF decider, and Justiina took care of that match, too - scoring her second dhat trick in as many games including the game winner in extra time to relegate Tihon to sixth place and lift Crossroads to the IFCF ranks.

As Lhor continues to spend their money and Tihon retools for another push, we upgraded at Center Back and Defensive Midfield while doubling down on Tommy Waluigi as our starting keeper. Sure, Justiina may be getting reduced minutes for Græntfjall, but she’s still a top striker in the league who isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.

It might be a reach, but if Justiina can keep her form going and Tommy and the defense can keep us in games, we can do it.

FELSWYR

MG Nicoletta Amaudo (57)

GK Nicole Watson (21)
RB Lois Pennant (30) (RES)
CB Summer Speers (28)
CB Joseline Fourtin (33) (RES)
LB Pietr Nex (29) CAPTAIN
RM Andrew Tarpey (24)
CM Tasha Kamarandan (20)
CM Alyosha Meledina (24)
LM Katie Rothers (31)
ST Vissenta Okamoto (23)
ST Renate Haggard (27)

GK Maribel Gilbert (29)
RB Mikael Lin (34)
CB Vana Morgen (24)
CB Mona Dit (25)
LB Dario Sange (26)
RM Edward Harrington (29)
CM Huguette Jacquier (29)
CM Patricia Jacques (28)
LM May McCarthy (29)
ST Markita Crosland (31)
ST Noémie Dubois (29)
ST Jutta Mona (33)

Nickname: Frost
Fans: Frosties, Felswyrites
Location: Felswyr, Mountain District, Chromatika
Owner: Felswyr Resorts Initiative
Stadium: Frozen Stadium (Cap. 32, 100; 32,100 Seats)
Manager:

Nicoletta Amaudo (57)
Captain: LB Pietr Nex
Predicted Starting XI: (4-4-2) -

Watson;

Pennant -

Speers -

Fourtin - Nex;

Tarpey -

Kamarandan -

Meledina -

Rothers;

Okamoto - Haggard.
In: GK Nicole Watson (Eyrods, 4M), LM Katie Rothers (Alnio, 4M), RM Andrew Tarpey (Croxlich FC, 1.5M).
Out: GK Tania Vincent (Chromatik, 7M), LM Lara Crist (Flames of the West, 1M), RM Glory Bellinger (Released).
Retired: None.
Drafted: None.

You Might Be a Felswyr Fan if... You like the cold stadium, you like being a small town that's been in the top flight for so many seasons, you like defense, you think cyan is a good color, or you like a tight-knit culture.

Background: Located by the slopes of Mt. Nial, Felswyr is a winter wonderland, a town of ski resorts and ice skating rinks. It is a tourist town of the mountain kind, a place where people flock to during the wintertime. The town has really grown fond of their Frost since the days when the team moved up to the Premier Division in Season 5 of League Chromatiks. A small town team punching above their weight, Frost fans (who calls themselves Frosties) feel like their team does a good job representing them because they don't like the city types anyway. The Frozen Stadium is a jewel of a beautiful venue, with no roof and no protection against the elements. It is home field advantage if there ever was one.

Key Player: CM Tasha Kamarandan
Name to Watch: LM Katie Rothers
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★ Media Presence ★★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★ Club Culture ★★★★★ Momentum ★★
Fans' Expectations: Top Half of the Table.
Pundits' Prediction: The Rebel: 11th.

Average: 11th (9.53)

Max: 8th (5)
Lee Han-Bo, Red Hawk Rising: “What gives Felswyr a chance to finish eighth? Their midfield. Katie Rothers joining Tasha Kamarandan and Alyosha Meledina in the most stacked position of their squad, with Andrew Tarpey on the right side as well. Though they lost Tania Vincent, Nicole Watson slides in from Eyrods to take the spot. I have to say that it’s amazing that this team continues to find bargains. After spending 13.5 Million NSD, which is a lot by Felswyr standards, the Frost are too good to get back to below tenth.”

Pietr Gansovich, Tech Corner: “Felswyr is the model small team in the league, though Tor might be a bit better at the moment. With that core of young players and a stiff defense that will not go away, Felswyr will finish in the top half of the table and show that they have some budding stars - if they can keep them.”

Min: 12th (1)
Gerry Gold, Warriors’ Weekly: “Tania Vincent was the sole reason that this team was able to hang around the games that they did, and Nicole Watson isn’t good enough as a substitute. Sure, they have some good midfielders, but the strikers are subpar and there is a lack of communication in transition. It’ll take at least one season for the new pieces to fit properly.”

Felswyr: The Prospector
By: Saya Homurashi, The PermaFrost

Want to know how to survive in the Red League without spending too much money? Look at how our brass handles building our team. Despite being one of the smallest cities to have a team in the Red League, we’ve never missed a season and outperformed the bigger cities of Umbar and Z’ai’ai in our District.

The biggest issue has been the lack of funds. Whenever anyone gets good, they get poached by the bigger clubs with more money - look at how Tania Vincent left for Chromatik. As Felswyrites and Frosties we are scared to death of Tasha Kamarandan and Ayosha Meledina getting poached in the near future, too.

How do we battle that constant turnover? You find capable replacements. Nicole Watson has been the class of the Orange League for the last few seasons, and Katie Rothers was a consistent playmaking threat for now-relegated Alnio. Add in Andrew Tarpey, who may not be the right one to replace the leader that was Glory Bellringer but may be good enough of a player to fit the role.

Yes - Vissenta Okamoto and Renate Haggard aren’t the flashiest of strikers, and the team will continue to rely on midfielders scoring from range. However, the defensive identity that is engrained in the team isn’t going anywhere, which will keep them in games; we just need to win enough to continue to be the masters of our District behind Ming.

Oh wait - Ming and Felswyr are the only teams from our District. Take that, Z’ai’ai!

HANAI BREAKERS

MG James Masterson (58)

GK Jeremiah Allison (30)
RB Osorij Arigosji (25)
CB Arnold Tronsson (26)
CB White Baugh (31)
LB Cin Drea (24)
RM Alla Polishchuk (28) CAPTAIN
AM Lukas Wolf (23)
LM Manu Kepelewako (25)
AM Rachel Milhaud (29)
ST Lilly Taylor (25)
ST Sierra Clarkson (23)

GK Baele Mios (31)
RB Limon Dwile (28)
CB Jason Tiller (30)
CB Rex Tillman (26)
LB Etheline Omica (25)
RM Carson Gillard (30)
CM Morgan Arnold (28)
CM Hudson Mi (29)
LM Delinda Tatham (33)
AM Noelle Diaz (31)
ST Simona Régine (27)
ST Ophelia Love (31)

Nickname: Breakers
Fans: Breakers, Clubbers
Location: Hanai, Capital District, Chromatika
Owner: BGA Foundation
Stadium: Breakers’ Rest (Cap. 7,800)
Manager: James Masterson (58)
Captain: RM Alla Polishchuk
Predicted Starting XI: (4-3-1-2) - Allison;

Arigosji -

Tronsson - Baugh - Drea; Polishchuk -

Wolf -

Kepelewako; Milhaud;

Taylor -

Clarkson.
In: LM Delinda Tatham (Jaglan Royals, 1.5M), ST Sierra Clarkson (Winchester Traditional SC, 1M), CB White Baugh (Myana, 3.5M).
Out: CB Moira Ansov (Myana, 4M), ST Sanguine Kamau (Qet NSC, 0.75M).
Retired: LM Beaker Gilear (30).
Drafted: None.

You Might Be a Hanai Breakers Fan if... You like a good vendetta story, you love watching suffocating defense, you are a fan of James Masterson’s antics, you are from Hanai, you like seeing players from interesting nations around the world, or you like the underdog.

Background: Known as a defensive powerhouse no matter what tier of football that they played in, the Breakers are the latest long-term success story, having been in the Yellow League only five years ago. They’ve taken over as the prominent club in Hanai, which is a city better known for its baseball. What makes this team interesting is their suffocating style of play and James Masterson, their eccentric Manager - there shouldn’t be a dull moment with the Breakers around.

Key Player: GK Jeremiah Allsion
Name to Watch: ST Lilly Taylor
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★ Media Presence ★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★ Club Culture ★★★★ Momentum ★★★★
Fans' Expectations: Relegation.
Panel’s Prediction: The Rebel: 14th.

Average: 14th (13.20)

Max: 12 (1)
Erica Hernandez, Call of the Wave: “Though the Red League has seen some defensive centered teams - Urrheddiao, Felswyr, and Wirr Tsi come to mind - there’s been no team whose philosophy is solid defense like the Breakers. Taylor and Clarkson just need to chime in once in a while to help out Allison, and this team has more than enough discipline and skill to survive in the Red League. Also, I cannot wait for the Crossroads-Breakers match - Masterson is likely to have all the sparks flying.”

Min: 14 (4)
Matthias Hafsten, Hammer Time: “Jeremiah Allison will get another thing coming to him if he thinks that Red League caliber offenses won’t be able to score on him. The Breakers will realize early on that you can’t just be a shield wall in the highest level of Chromatik football. I think that they’re good enough to contend for survival, but will be in a dogfight till the end to not be relegated.”

Saya Homurashi, The PermaFrost: “As another defensive minded team surviving season after season in the Red League, I can tell you that only having a strong defense won’t work here. Expect Allison to be tested thoroughly and to concede more goals than he ever has in the Orange League. This team lacks the weapons to win in shootouts, and you must be able to score more than a goal to win sometimes in order to survive.”

Hanai Breakers: The Vendetta
By: Xinyi Chiang, Surfing the Waves

The scene: Season 2, six years ago. A Crossroads Crusaders team, faltering late, finished in eighth place. Knowing that the writing was on the wall, James Masterson decides to go to his hometown Hanai Breakers, vowing that he would return and make the Crusaders regret letting him go one day - he thought that the brass didn’t do enough to give him a fair chance to contend with the players available.

When he showed up, James Masterson found our Breakers a side with an identity - an abnormal obsession for not conceding goals - but no vision. He grilled the players to submission, instilling in them the steel to face opposition and bend them to our will. Under his guidance, Jeremiah Allison became a monstrous goalkeeper. He hasn’t conceded more than twenty-two goals in thirty games in the last five seasons, notably only conceding thirteen three years ago. We won the Yellow League handedly and made our way up the Orange League in a hurry.

Then, we ran into a roadblock. For two seasons, we finished in fourth place, not being able to score enough goals to proceed. Allison was still great and Masterson’s vision for a wall that barely relented during games was being realized, but we needed a spark.

That spark came in the form of one Lilly Taylor from The Licentian Isles. With her leadership in front of the goal, the team won the Orange League Title by nine points and triumphantly made it to the Red League.

Who are we? We’re the people who will be perfectly fine with a 0-0 draw, with having fifteen fouls called during a game and five yellow cards. We are the master of being rough but not being harsh, of hard-nosed, tackling football that makes people think twice before trying to cross into our half. Our counterattacks come from nowhere, and the forwards who know that when they have a chance, they better take it.

The Red League hasn’t seen anything like us yet, and when we face Crossroads - and we will at least twice this season - expect tempers to flare and blood to fly as James Masterson tries to take the team he’s elevated to defeat the team that let him go.

I, for one, cannot wait.

KNETYOHAI

MG Addie Xavier (67)

GK Zubai Ignon (29)
RB Nicoletta Sauvageon (23)
CB Vivienne Hamaker (34) CAPTAIN
CB Hu Jiewen (22)
LB Tiana Revels (31)
RCM Olivia Stinton (29)
CM Roy Brenner (24)
LCM Kristjana Eiríksdóttir (26)
RW Marie Ayotte (20)
ST Kadek Sherazi (27)
LW Élie Dembélé (29)

GK Drew Kardos (31)
RB Julius Defelice (33)
CB Effie Bottomley (33)
CB Jay Bunce (33)
LB Wardio Ogwell (30)
RCM Richard Hye (34)
CM Zyn Nexxe (33)
CDM Sabrina Einaudi (28)
LCM Despina Rothrock (33)
RW Steven Erro (27)
ST Albina McCall (29)
LW Minx Potteri (28)

Nickname: Warriors
Fans: Army, Warriors
Location: Knetyohai, Rainbow District, Chromatika
Owner: Raul Carpenter
Stadium: Warriors’ Arena (Cap. 31,400)
Manager: Addie Xavier (66)
Captain: CB Vivienne Hamaker
Predicted Starting XI: (4-3-3) - Ignon;

Sauvageon - Hamaker -

Hu - Revels; Stinton -

Brenner -

Kristjana;

Ayotte -

Sherazi - Dembélé.
In: CB Hu Jiewen (Z’ai’ai, 2M), LB Tiana Revels (Wirr Tsi, 2M).
Out: LB Emitt Shiloow (Alino, 1.5M), CB Kiana Woo (Tihon, 4M).
Retired: None.
Drafted: None.

You Might Be a Knetyohai Fan if... You like the Chromatik Army, you like a team based on solid defense and explosive counterattack, you aren’t a fan of the Chromatik Navy (Myana) or the Chromatik Air Force (Wirr Tsi), you like the name Knetyohai, or you like an underdog.

Background: Located in the southeast corner of the Rainbow District right by the Capital District, Knetyohai is known for being the home of the Chromatik Army. Pronounced "Kay-net-yo-hai", the town is a mid-sized place in which about 80% of the population is with the Chromatik Army. Primarily an Army Club, they survived their first season back in the Red League in six seasons. Warriors' Arena is a practical stadium more than an aesthetic one, and the closed roof offers protection from any and all weather. Definitely an experience.

Key Player: RB Nicoletta Sauvageon
Name to Watch: RW Marie Ayotte
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★ Media Presence ★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★★ Club Culture ★★★★ Momentum ★★★★
Fans' Expectations: Relegation.
Panel’s Prediction: The Rebel: 13th.

Average: 13th (12.13)

Max: 10th (1)
Alexandra Bollick, OrcaWatch: “I’ve been absolutely stunned by how this team fights for each other and hangs in games. Nicoletta Sauvageon is a star in the making alongside Marie Ayotte, they’ve replaced Kiana Woo with Hu Jiewen, and the core of the team - Hamaker, Sauvageon, Brenner, Stinton, and Sherazi - remains as adamant as ever. If Zubai Ignon can be kept clean just a bit more than before, this can be the season to put Knetyohai on the map for good.”

Min: 14th (1)
Pietr Gansovich, Tech Corner: “Kiana Woo did so much for this squad, to the point where Tihon poached her for 4M, a high price for someone who played for the thirteenth best team in the league. Zugai Ignon has proven to be a bit of a problem, and they do not have the firepower to hang in there when Ignon inevitably folds. They will have issues this season and be in danger of relegation.”

Knetyohai: The Next Step
By: Gerry Gold, Warriors’ Weekly

How in the world did we survive?

In a season of chaos, the Warrriors were never in real danger of relegation, being five points ahead of Omnio and almost catching Urrheddiao and even Felswyr and Lanar by the seasons’ end. The Warriors’ Arena became the place to be during home matches as the hometown fans found newfound pride in their team managing to stick around when the deck was stacked against them.

Then, the inevitable followed. Kiana Woo is way too good to stay in Knetyohai, and money called her to Tihon. Good for her - I hope she never forgets who carried her to that pedestal. We got Hu Jiewen from Z’ai’ai, though - apparently tired of the underwhelming results of the Mountaineers.

Then, a surprise boon! Tiana Revels from Wirr Tsi? Seriously? Thank you much, Shock! Revels brings a level of veteran experience as well as success mentality to the club that hasn’t been there in, well, ever. Her leadership will be counted upon as the team tries to figure out what the next step is.

Honestly, we Warriors fans aren’t sure what to expect. Should we be content surviving every season and aim to become another Urrheddiao? Or should we aim to be like Tor and Lanar, sniffing around the top half of the table? According to Addie Xavier, it’s too early to tell, and we should wait to see just how the “flames of competition reveal what kind of metal we are meant to be”. Have I mentioned that our Manager is an acclaimed novelist?

For now, he remains trying to write a good story with the pieces in front of him. There are some personalities on this squad - Kristjana and Marie do enough to make sure that every game is interesting, while Sherazi and Dembélé are up for any challenge.

It’ll all come down to Zubai Ignon, the 29-year-old keeper who’s been with the team since Season Seven. Fifty-five goals conceded may seem like a lot, but given how many the teams below Knetyohai gave up last season, that was a perfectly fine amount given where the Warriors are at. If he can reduce that with the help of the defense to the high forties? Who knows?

Don’t have high expectations, but don’t be dejected, Warriors fans. This season will decide the trajectory for the next few, which makes it the most exciting season of Warriors football in a long time.

Let us see what happens.

LANAR

MG Yeremi Belaustigetigoitia (57)

GK Jared Baglowski (28)
RB Gerome Meyer (23) (RES)
CB Isak Liverstam (20)
CB Davorka Sevcik (32)
LB Neal Diamond (29)
CM Alberto Di Cosmo (27)
DM Kieron Player (25)
RW Jacqueline Holt (28)
AM Layla-Mae Potts (22) (RES)
LW Jules Rousselle (29) CAPTAIN
ST Kambiz Ortan (23)

GK Jericho Ishon (31)
RB Evelyne Badilla (33)
CB Jemima Moore (29)
CB Poedro Psman (31)
LB Leopoldine Weber (28)
CM Sin Neval (34)
DM Ahi Kanar (29)
RW Francis Adam (23)
AM Zaire Illion (26)
LW Nancy Gregorian (24)
ST Irwin Sullivan (30)
ST Qing Chere (26)

Nickname: Red Hawks
Fans: Falconeers, Nesters
Location: Lanar, Rainbow District, Chromatika
Owners: Blue Collection
Stadium: Hawk's Nest (112,000)
Manager:

Yeremi Belaustigetigoitia (57)
Captain: LW Jules Rousselle
Predicted Starting XI: (4-2-3-1) - Baglowski;

Meyer -

Liverstam -

Sevcik -

Diamond;

Di Cosmo -

Player; Schlok -

Potts - Rousselle;

Ortan.
In: CM/AM Layla-Mae Potts (Ming, 6M), DM Kieron Player (Sleepy Hollow, 3M), RW Jacqueline Holt (Myana, 3.5M).
Out: RW Drarinka Schlok (Chromatik, 5M), AM Immacolata Di Maggio (Ming, 3M), CM Ange Oshe (Lorentine, 1M), RB Josée Bonnet (Flames of the West, 1M).
Retired: RW Pauline Belrose (34).
Drafted: RB Gerome Meyer (Felswyr State University), RW Francis Adam (University of Wirr Tsi).

You Might Be a Lanar Fan if... You are a Lanar resident who likes having one up on Sanar, you like the black and red theme, you like players from the Squornshelan Remnant States or San Ortelio, you like a lost cause, or you're used to supporting a lost cause (though that may be changing).

Background: Located at the Western side of the Rainbow district, Lanar was founded first, and is the older brother. Lanar is known for producing most of the nation's vehicles. Viper Motors (previously Imhar Automotive) has a huge factory here. Being by the coast means a lot of foreign cars come through here as well. They're rabid about their Hawks, and used to underachieving as a team, but passionate nonetheless. The Red Hawks have become a bit of a mainstay in the Red League, though they haven’t crested over the halfway mark yet.

Key Player: ST Kamiz Ortan
Name to Watch: CM/AM Layla-Mae Potts
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★★ Media Presence ★★★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★ Club Culture ★★★★★ Momentum ★★★★
Fans' Expectations: Top Half of the Table.
Panel’s Prediction: The Rebel: 9th.

Average: 8th (8.73)

Max: 7th (1)
Alexandra Bollick, OrcaWatch: “A dark horse to finish at the top half of the table, Lanar has all the pieces needed. In Neal Diamond, Davorka Sevcik, and Isak Liverstam, they have a defensive back four that just needs a season to gel with Gerome Meyer to improve on the sixty-one conceded last season; Jared Baglowski is too good to have two bad seasons in a row. He addition of Kieron Player to help with the defense while turning over the reigns of the midfield to Grearian Layla-Mae Potts is a genius move - outside of the mad machine of Ming, Layla-Mae will have a true chance to shine. Add on Jacqueline Holt, and you have a truly formidable attack featuring one of the best strikers in the league, Kambiz Ortan. The only drawback is that if Lanar doesn’t start putting results together soon, Ortan may leave for brighter shores; before that happens, they must take advantage of the situation ahead of them.”

Min: 11th (1)
Xera Mason, Dynasty Calling: “Despite taking Layla-Mae, who is a fantastic player, Lanar hasn’t done enough to crest the top half of the table. For one, Tor’s improvement is way more substantial than Lanar. In addition, they won’t be able to keep up with the Dynasty’s scoring prowess, and Jared Baglowski has proven who he is - a below average keeper being kept afloat by the power of Ortan and his friends. They’re good enough to not get in any danger of relegation, but this bunch has limits.”

Lanar: The Ticking Clock
By: Lee Han-Bo, Red Hawk rising

Unexpected success can often lead to troubles of its own - namely that of greed. When the Red Hawks made it back to the Red League two seasons ago, they weren’t expecting to do much before going back down. Then, they surprised themselves and the league by finishing in ninth, followed by the recent tenth place finish.

The fact that they are managing to survive without too much trouble has brought its own brand of curse to Lanar - expectations. Now, fans want to try to crest the top half of the table. Now, fans aren’t just happy with being leagues ahead of our biggest rivals in Sanar. We have players like Kambiz Ortan and Davoika Sevcik - why not us?

Compounded with all that is the fact that the clock is ticking for Lanar when it comes to some of their best players. Young stars like Kambiz Ortan, Isak Liverstam, and the newly signed Layla-Mae Potts don’t like being stuck at a club that has a ceiling. Even those who are on the fringe of their national teams like Neal Diamond will look for greener shores if the team becomes stagnant. The Red Hawks’s brass, alongside Yeremi Belaustigetigoitia, must continue to chart this team’s course to be higher and better than it was before.

Thankfully, by getting players like Gerome Meyer to shore things up at the back end, Kieron Player to be the dedicated holding midfielder, and Jacqueline Holt and Layla-Mae Potts to help with the attack, the Management has shown that they are aware of the situation and doing what they can to facilitate the growth. It remains to be seen if the rate of growth will be fast enough given the strength of the top half of the Red League now, but at least they’ve planted the seeds.

Now, it’s time to pray for rain.

by **Chromatika** » Fri Oct 22, 2021 4:20 pm

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LHOR

MG Titor Hilinka (62)

GK Gabrielle Dick (29)
RB Maxime Tennant (27)
CB Wlad Wlad (28)
CB Sierra Caylor (30)
LB Jess Seselja (28) (RES) CAPTAIN
RM Barrion Winge (26)
CM/AM Gerah Kama (23)
LM Helio Hama (32)
W Valrauncion (Elf)
ST Dani Emdelbia (26)
LW Esther Vorster

GK Frieda Pearce (33) (RES)
RB Oxie Moron (32)
CB Barrion Namko (31)
CB Judy Margolis (32)
CB Axel Zane (32)
LB Aleta Robeson (34)
RM Wario Oppenheim (26)
CM/AM Charmaine Fitzgerald (33)
LM Mélodie Spanghero (29)
RW Niandros Thermox (30)
ST Innox Xarillon (32)
LW Candice Eckert (25)

Nickname: Orcas
Fans: Lhorites, Orca-Watchers
Location: Lhor, Coastal District, Chromatika
Owner: Adama Sowe
Stadium: The Cove (Caps: 51,265; 28,000 Seats)
Manager:

Titor Hlinka (62)
Captain: LB Jess Seselja
Predicted Starting XI: (4-3-3) - Dick;

Tennant -

Wlad -

Caylor -

Seselja; Winge -

Kama - Hama;

Valrauncion -

Emdelbia -

Vorster.
In: LW Esther Vorster (Ming, 4M), Valrauncion (Kristina Galaxy, 115M), GK Gabrielle Dick (Tor, 4M), LM Helio Hama (Tihon, 5M), RW Niandros Thermox (Omnio, 0.5M).
Out: RW Orianne Marc (Released), GK Linon Denn (Brisara FC, 1M), LM Janell Moreno (Alnio, 1M), LW Minsk Killion (Urrheddiao, 2M).
Retired: RW Jada Samson (35).
Drafted: None.

You Might Be a Lhor Fan if... You're a fan of Banijan investors in Chromatika, you like new money, you love Orcas, you are in the Coastal District, you are excited for a rebuilding project, or you like the gold color palette.

Background: Located in the northeast corner of Chromatika, right by the ocean, Lhor was historically a whaling town, and now a place that is famous for its whalewatching tours. Otherwise, Lhor is famous for being the fashion Capital of Chromatika - although most of the modeling still happens in Chromia. A lot of young people live in Lhor because it's a small yet fashionable town. With Lhor's recent success, their fanbase has started to grow, and with Pria's team struggling, Lhor has become the premier team of the Coastal District. With Sowe’s money starting to shape the club, the sky is the limit.

Key Player: CM Gereh Kama
Name to Watch: W Valrauncion
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★★★★ Media Presence ★★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★ Club Culture ★★★★ Momentum ★★★
Fans' Expectations: Win the Title.
Panels’ Prediction: The Rebel: 3rd.

Average: 3rd (2.67)

Max: 1st (3)
Myung Hyo-Shik, Crusader’s March: “Valrauncion. 115 Million NSD - 287.5 Million NMS. On top of it all, Gabrielle Dick comes in from Tor, Helio Hama from Tihon, and Esther Vorster from Ming? This is a squad that’s out for blood, and they will make sure they’re looking good while doing it. You might say that it will take some time to get the players to gel together, but sometimes, class does enough. It will do enough.”

Xinyi Chiang, Surfing the Waves: “All the money coming into the club, but it’s the work that’s being done behind it that has me sold that they can win the title. Sure, they spent all the money on Kama and Valrauncion, but the supporting cast is pretty solid, too. What it will all come down to is whether or not Gabrielle Dick will be allowed to keep her form or if the defense will remain the spotted mess it is.”

Min: 4th (3)
Saya Homurashi, The PermaFrost: “This is more of a testament to how strong the league has become instead of any kind of a diss against the Orcas. Wirr Tsi, Myana, and Chromatik all seem like teams that have their stuff together more than the Orcas do. Money can’t buy cohesion, and to overcome teams that have had the majority of their players playing together for a long time will be too tall of a task for this team to overcome. Watch out next season, though!”

Erica Fernandez, Call of the Wave: “Nobody is talking about the elephant in the room when it comes to Valrauncion, and it isn’t about the money. The man’s ego is off the charts! He won’t be happy in a small city like Lhor, and the club will suffer at the hands of a player who is larger than the club. I feel back for Kama - he was yesterday’s news, and now he’ll be overlooked by those who will expect the world from the man worth $115 Million.”

Lhor: Can Money Buy a Title?
By: Alexandra Bollick, OrcaWatch

One thing that you won’t understand unless you’re from Lhor is that we’re built different. Right by the coast of the crystal blue ocean, living with the view of whales every summer… Lhor is a special place, a beautiful place.

The same way, we look at our football team as somewhat of an experiment. We aren’t the biggest of cities, so the Orcas aren’t the biggest of clubs. We were happy to just be in the top half of the table, to be honest, and then… Adama Sowe happened.

Having one of the richest people in the world own your club is wild. In two seasons, he’s rebuilt the Starting XI from scratch, only keeping the proven commodities like Jess Seselja. Last season, he got Gaareh Kama. Then, not discouraged a single bit after somewhat of a disastrous season, we bid for…

Valrauncion. For $115 Million. No Chromatik has even heard of such money, let alone for one player! $115 Million NSD would buy the three lower tiers of the Rainbow League System and still have money left over! How in the world can Sowe afford such a fee? Exactly what kind of ramifications will that purchase have on the league going forward as teams start looking at salary caps and whatnot?

In the meantime, Titor Hlinka has a massive job to do - manage the expectations that have come with such a big-name buy, smooth things over in the locker room to make sure that everyone will play nice together, and try to get the team to be a cohesive unit to challenge the likes of Chromatik, Myana, and oh yes, Wirr Tsi.

It may be too much to ask for in one season, but we are no longer okay with missing out on the spotlight. A top five finish is a must. Anything else? We’ll see it when we get there.

We just need to get there.

MING

MG Olaf Jurtanen (46)

GK Benedict Wilkins (24) RES
RB Thiago Gwenerth (29)
CB Guo Xiawei (28)
CB Rahmonberdi Zhusupov (23)
LB Sonia Delafosse (29)
CM/AM Immacolata Di Maggio (27)
CM/AM Hannah Van Vilet (22)
RW/FW Aleksander-Tal Mirowić (22)
LW Donatella Fontaine (21)
ST Josip Brajdic (29)
ST Sagitttarius Wright (29) CAPTAIN

GK Earlean Surles (32)
RB Annalisa McKown (34)
CB Jillian Nero (26)
CB Darius Silo (24)
LB Mauro Adams (30)
CM Yseult Bouthillier (29)
CM Digna Tanguay (33)
CM Keeley Avis (43)
RW Cara Kern (24)
LW Vonda Garcia (29)
ST Jeanna McKenzie (32)
ST Alex Peters (29)

Nickname: Dynasty
Fans: Legionnaires
Location: Ming, Mountain District, Chromatika
Owner: The Lee Foundation
Stadium: Jewel Dome (Cap. 22,300)
Manager:

Olaf Jurtanen (46)
Captain: ST Sagitarrius Wright
Predicted Starting XI: (4-2-2-2) -

Wilkins; Gwenerth -

Guo -

Zusupov - Delafosse; Di Maggio - Van Vilet;

Mirowić -

Fontaine;

Brajdic -

Wright.
In: LW Donatella Fontaine (AC Sainati, 1M), CM Hannah Van Vilet (Broadwood, 2M), RW/FW Alexander-Tal Mirowić (AK Stanimir, 1.5M), CM/AM Immacolata Di Maggio (Lanar, 3M).
Out: CM/AM Mirielle Thomas (Rhoni City, 0.5M), LW/RW Nadya Dostoevich (Myana, 5M), LW Esther Vorster (Lhor, 4M), CM Layla-Mae Potts (Lanar, 6M).
Retired: None.
Drafted: None.

You Might Be a Ming Fan if... You like the red and white theme, you like Jurtanan's mad schemes, you like entertaining football, you're from the wealthy part of the country, you don't mind being on a volatile team, or you are a fan of a club with who values entertainment more than winning.

Background: Located in the southeastern part of the Mountain District, Ming is often considered the Jewel of Chromatika. When the Chromatik Party was in power, Ming was mostly inhabited by those of the social elite (Indigo, Violet, and even some of the Party itself). After the Rainbow Revolution, Ming has remained a jewel of wealth, promise, and a brighter future. Owned by the Lee Foundation, one of the richest Foundations of the Country that focuses on philanthropy and social services, Ming was an also-ran team for a season before the Foundation started to pour some money into the venture. It is now the home of highly offensive, entertaining football with a tendency of fading near the end of the season.

Key Player: ST Josip Brajdic
Name to Watch: CM/Am Hannah Van Vilet
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★★★ Media Presence ★★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★★ Club Culture ★★★ Momentum ★★★★
Fans' Expectation: Top Half of Table.
Panel’s Prediction: The Rebel: 8th.

Average: 10th (9.20)

Max: 7th (5)
Isabelle Croix, The Dancing Capitalizt: “I love watching the Dynasty play. With a free-flowing attack, players who aren’t shy about sharing the ball, and a coach that doesn’t mind conceding goals, they are the best watch on every weekend. Sure, they lost Layla-Mae Potts, Nadya Dostoevich, and Esther Vorster, but the Ming way of life is a playstyle, and it’s sustainable. They should be fine being a top half of the table squad that causes some worry every matchday.”

Jung Mi-Han, BoomGoestheCannon: “Why do I think Ming will be in contention till late again? The madman himself, Olaf Jurtanen. The Savojar isn’t slowing down anytime soon, and his tendency of putting team before players will pay immediate dividends in an offseason where they swapped four players. Is this team the best in terms of making it to the IFCF? No. Does that matter? Not according to their fanbase.”

Min: 12th (3)
Lee Han-Bo, Red Hawk Rising: “The loss of one Layla-Mae Potts will prove too much for this team to handle. She was the lynchpin that held everyone together; they’ll find that trying to massage everyone’s egos with her gone will be a much tougher order than before. The downside of Ming’s play is that they have so many issues on defense. Benedict Wilkins is not getting the help he needs to shore up the back end, and the squad doesn’t operate like that. They’ll continue to have to win by scoring more than their opposition, and that will prove to be much more of a challenge than before.”

Alexandra Bollick, OrcaWatch: “Ming has to fall apart eventually, right? They call themselves a team that doesn’t care about winning as much as entertainment - how does that work, anyway? It’s a damned shame that they’re a team at all. The faster they fall, the better it is for the sport, and I’m serious.”

Ming: The Fun Continues
By: Xera Mason, Dynasty Calling

What’s it like to be a Ming fan? Well, let me tell you a bit about my city. Ming is a city of affluence and of charity, one of people who have money but know how to spend it in the right places. We value those who ply their craft well while keeping an eye on the bigger picture. We think that the best thing to do in life is to enjoy the spoils of one’s work and look good while doing it.

Olaf Jurtanen has built this squad to truly reflect that mentality. They score often and from multiple sources - we’ve had four scorers in double digits for the last few seasons. We are always near the top of the leaderboard in goals scored. Unfortunately, we’re also near the top of the board in goals allowed, but we’ve been working on that.

Sure, we lost some great players. Vorster, Dostoevich, Potts. They’ll be missed. However, I think that we’re ready for this eventuality. Jurtanen’s system works when it comes to scoring goals, and we aren’t going to stop doing that.

We’ll need someone to step up as the point person if we are to take a new step, though. And honestly, I’m not sure who that will be.

I guess we’ll all find out. Will it be Hannah Van Vilet? Immacolata Di Maggio? Someone not from the midfield at all?

Welcome to the chaos that is Ming.

MYANA

MG Marco Hemmings (49)

GK Katerina Olexander (25)
RB Thamior Liadon (126)
CB Jens Clemence (24) (RES)
CB Moira Ansov (26)
LB Monika Strasbourg (31) (RES) CAPTAIN
CM/AM Snéachda (25)
CM/DM Sinead MacDougall (29)
/RAM Nadya Dostoevich (17)
CAM Marko Zup (21)
LAM/LW Isolde Reader (22)
/ ST Enrico Hanson-Conavacio (26) (RES)

GK Henry Woodhouse (18)
RB Marianne Côté (34)
CB Miliano Sorren (34)
CB Chevy Lambert (28)
LB Durgali Baxayev (20)
CM Kirsten Vincento (34)
CM Nendez Su (29)
CM Tania Burnley (31)
RAM Rosella Counts (27)
CAM Devin Russell (34)
LAM/CM Tank King (26)
ST Yera Amerique (30)

Nickname: Islanders
Fans: Islanders, Myaners
Location: Myana, Myana Island, Chromatika
Owner: Myana Fishermen Collective
Stadium: Island Dome (Cap. 133,000; 35,000 Seats)
Manager:

Marco Hemmings (48)
Captain: LB Monika Strasbourg
Predicted Starting XI: (4-2-3-1) -

Olexander;

Liadon -

Clemence - Ansov -

Strasbourg; Snéachda -

MacDougall;

Dostoevich - Zup -

Reader;

/

Hanson-Conavacio.
In: LW/RW Nadya Dostoevich (Ming, 5M), GK Henry Woodhouse (Straton FC, 0.5M), CB Moira Ansov (Hanai Breakers, 4M).
Out: RW Jacqueline Holt (Lanar, 3.5M), CB White Baugh (Hanai Breakers, 3.5M), GK Ines Delsarte (Flames of the West, 0.5M).
Retired: None.
Drafted: None.

You Might Be a Myana Fan if... You like being a historical powerhouse, you like contending for the title every season, you like the Islander Dome, you like a cannon going off very time the home team scores a goal, you are a fan of goalscoring, you like Enrico Hanson-Conavacio, or you like being by the ocean.

Background: Biggest port city in Chromatika. Second biggest city in Chromatika. Naval headquarters of Chromatika. Second biggest fishing town of Chromatika. Tourist attraction. What isn't Myana? Winners of the first three titles of the now-defunct League Chromatiks, they remain one of the best sides in the league. Islanders have one of the biggest fan bases as well, and their tradition of firing a cannon every time a goal is scored by the home team is one of the most unique in the league.

Key Player: CAM Marko Zup
Name to Watch: ST Enrico Hanson-Conavacio
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★★★★ Media Presence ★★★★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★★★ Club Culture ★★★★ Momentum ★★★
Fans' Expectation: The Championship.
Panel’s Prediction: The Rebel: 4th.

Average: 2nd (2.40)

Max: 1st (3)
Saya Homurashi, The PermaFrost: “Marco Hemmings should’ve been the Manager of the Year last season. The Tumbran has done wonders in helping this team get over the loss of Bilboa and the leadership almost immediately, and this club is now part of the youth wave that has taken over the Red League.

The addition of Moira Ansov and Nadya Dostoevich will only help this team. Sure, Wirr Tsi is Wirr Tsi, Chromatik is getting better, and Lhor’s money cannot be ignored, but to think that this team is not going to be in the running for the title is ridiculous.

Watch out for the assistance that Nadya Dostoevich provides Marko Zup - that duo can become legendary.”

Gerry Gold, Warriors’ Weekly: “One word: EHC. Wadsworth and Dannysdóttir are getting old, Erskine has to share goals now, and Kohut/Carpenter are limited by the system.

Enrico Hanson-Conavacio should be the favorite to win the Golden Boot this season. Myana will need to score many goals to win, and with the players that they have, Enrico will have a major say in how this season goes.”

Min: 4th (3)
Matthias Hafsten, Hammer Time: “Myana is behind the times. Chromatik is younger and stronger at them, Lhor is richer than them, and Wirr Tsi are more established than them. They have some good players, sure, but Hemmings has some work to do if this team is to make a serious run at the title.

Myana is a hard place to be, and the cannons will have to work overtime if they’re to go places. Chromatik, Wirr Tsi, and Lhor will make life difficult, and Myana will drop enough points to finish out of the top three.”

Xera Mason, Dynasty Calling: “This is the fourth best roster in the league, it’s that simple. Olexander is just getting used to playing with this team, there are way too many variables in the midfield, and that’s that. Call it a gut intuition - they aren’t making the IFCL.”

Myana: The Hamster’s Wheel
Jung Mi-Han, BoomGoesTheCannon

There was supposed to be a recovery period as Marco Hemmings took over the squad. There were three new starters, Olexander was still learning how the system worked, and it was Zup's’first season as a starter.

What followed was a season in which Enrico Hanson-Conavacio scored twenty-two goals, Markup Zup fifteen, and Isolde Reader twelve. Katerina Olexander did concede forty-nine, but Myana was in it till the end, falling just short by two points due to Crossroads’s late surge. The fact that Justiina Dannysdóttir scored three goals to lead the squad to a 5-2 victory over the Islanders remains the bane of the season.

Apparently, we were fine? This offseason, the Management has gotten two players from within the league - one Moira Ansov from the promoted Hanai Breakers and Nadya Dostoevich from Ming. White Baugh was getting a bit old in the center of the midfield, and Ansov is a joy to watch; the addition of Nadya Dostoevich brings the eternal Yesopalithan vampire as another playmaker alongside Zup.

It’s like being on a hamster wheel of being good enough to contend but not win a title in so many years. We don’t mind too much, but to think that the Shock and now the Capitalizt are the new kids in the block after the Anomalies and the Crusaders does make us wonder when it will be our turn again.

But hey - it’s fun to watch Myana football every year and hear the sound of the cannon. Nothing will take that away.

OMNIO

MG Steve Nicholls (54)

GK Declan Turner-Cont (24) (RES)
RB Paul-Louis Aubert (24)
CB Hammond Wilkerspoon (28) CAPTAIN
CB Loida Toliver (27)
LB Rachel Quinn (26)
CM Zander Young (24)
LM/CM/DM Anna Henling (26)
RW Cail Coghlan (35)
CM/AM Bardley McAllister (29)
LW Shane Eckerthorp (25)
ST Alessandro Nespioti (27)

GK Teddy Yarr (28)
RB Sara Rie (30)
CB Daysi Leavell (33)
CB Beatrice Carrox (30)
LB Carol-Ann Potts (30)
CM Annamarie Cowber (33)
CM Nevin Wix (27)
RW Alia Heng (23)
AM Py Ylio Ong (30)
AM Kailey Pict (28)
LW Gammond Tieter (24)
ST Gilda Howard (31)

Nickname: Tech
Fans: Techies, Omnies
Location: Omnio, Capital District, Chromatika
Owner: Beshira Technologies
Stadium: The Tech Center (Cap. 23,600)
Manager: Steve Nicholls (54)
Captain: CB Hammond Wilkerspoon
Predicted Starting XI: (4-2-3-1) -

Turner-Cont;

Aubert - Wilkerspoon - Toliver -

Quinn;

Young -

Henling;

Coghlan - McAllister - Eckerthorp;

Nespioti.
In: ST Alessandro Nespioti (Herona Calcio, 1M), LB/LCB Rachel Quinn (Concord Heights Suburban, 1.3M), CB Loida Toliver (Tihon, 3M).
Out: ST Nigel Erskine (Anomalies, 6M), LB Jet McBride (Urrheddiao, 2.5M), RW Niandros Thermox (Lhor, 0.5M), CB Niandra Ammerspein (Flames of the West, 1M).
Retired: None.
Drafted: RW Alia Heng (Eyrods Tech).

You Might Be an Omnio Fan if... You like a rags to riches story (from the third division to the first in five seasons is insane!), you are fan of a blue-collar town, you're a supporter of teams from small cities, you are a technical minded person, or you like the color template.

Background: Located at the southeast corner of the Capital District, Omnio is a small tech town of barely over 40,000. Run by Beshira Technologies, a small competitor to Black Raven Technologies that focuses more on semiconductors, Omnio has really climbed the ranks since the reformation of the Rainbow League System. They’re passionate yet cordial, high-spirited but hard-working. It’s a good town.

Key Player: CM/AM Bradley McAllister
Name to Watch: ST Alessandro Nepioti
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★ Media Presence ★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★★★ Club Culture ★★★★★ Momentum ★★★
Fans' Expectation: Stay Clear of Relegation
Panel’s Prediction: The Rebel: 15th.

Average: 16th (14.67)

Max: 13th (1)

Joseph Golden, AFC Fight Club: “Nigel Erskine has left, but this team has enough firepower to stick around. Zander Young, Anna Henling, the veteran Bardley McAllister. Alessandro Nespioti will try to mimic the magic that Erskine had, and I think that they’ll be able to top Brisara FC, the Hanai Breakers, and a struggling Knetyohai.”

Min: 15th (11)

Gerry Gold, Warriors’ Weekly: “Omnio does not belong here, they’re only here because of Nigel. Now that Nigel is gone, Omnio will fall. This is a patchwork roster with only a few players who are of Red League level. The loss of Jet McBride, their Left Back, doesn’t help the struggling defense; there will be plenty of goals given up and not enough goals scored.”

Raul Nett, UnitedAsOne: “All the wind has left the sails of Omnio. Their greatest weapon has left them for Anomalies and glory, and the leftovers will not be enough to stay in this league. Steve Nicholls is fighting the inevitable - a return back down to the Orange League, which is more Omnio’s league.”

Omnio: The Aftermath
By: Pietr Gansovich, Tech Corner

There was a story, told from the League Chromatiks days, of a player named Carrie Mason, a Nepharan Striker who helped her team, Pùr, survive when they had no right to. Then, Mason helped Pùr win the only title that the squad has ever had. The idea of a one-star club that helps the team either win the title or stay in the Red League is harder said than done.

We knew coming into last season that it would be difficult. Mauricio Oswalt had been replaced by the Tumbran Steve Nicholls with the big picture in mind, as Omnio is more of a small club. Nigel Erskine would have to pull a hero’s effort; it would be easier said than done.

What followed was a magical season. Not magical in terms of points or success, but in one player - Nigel Erskine, who scored twenty-four goals, over half of the fifty goals scored by the team. He was pure magic in scoring whenever he had the chance and utterly dominated play in stretches, helping the team score a total of eleven draws.

Now… He’s gone, and so is Jet McBride. It makes sense - this is a team that will go down. I’m really hoping that we will do enough to be respectful, but there is no way we’re getting better than fourteenth.

Let’s just make it a good enough show.

TIHON

MG Hecate Charing (54)
AMG Christina Applegate (53)

GK Ramola Carolan(29)
RB Curtis Tremblay (29)
CB Charles Mettre (28)
CB Kiana Woo (24)
LB Jiawei Chuan (27)
RM Tatiana Opélie (23)
CM Kurt Witzel (29)
DM Oscar Vincent (22)
LM Christine Yaroslav (23)
ST Joel Haodao (30) (RES) CAPTAIN
ST Roanna Murin (27)

GK Gerard Bux (31)
RB Michel Ancel (29)
CB Frederick Inger (26)
CB Rudolph Rappold (32)
LB Eric Gauthier (29)
RM Kevin Beaux (29)
CM Stefany Hadfield (31)
CM/DM Josefina Portieri (21)
CM Xavier Punaeter (33)
LM Emilie Deshaies (29)
ST Rowena Sierra (36)
ST/LW/RW Hong Yeong-Sahm (20)

Nickname: Tide
Fans: Wave Riders, Surfers
Location: Tihon, Urrhed Island, Chromatika
Owner: The Port of Tihon
Stadium: The Tidal Wave (Cap. 95,210; 25,000 Seats)
Manager:

Hecate Charing (54), Christina Applegate (53)
Captain: ST Joel Haodao
Predicted Starting XI: (4-4-2) -

Carolan;

Tremblay - Mettre -

Woo -

Jiawei; Ophélie -

Witzel - img]https://i.imgur.com/g3A7Adu.png?2[/img]Vincent - Yaroslav;

Haodao -

Murin.
In: CB Kiana Woo (Knetyohai, 4M), LB Jiawei Chuan (Urrheddiao, 3.5M), CM Oscar Vincent (Crossroads, 5M), CAM Kurt Witzel (FC Teussen Stelburg, 8M).
Out: CM Nick Mariner (Atlético Nápoles, 2.5M), CB Loida Toliver (Omnio, 3M), LM Helio Hama (Lhor, 5M), RM Kimber Tacey (Knetyohai City FC, 1M), LB Sander Katarec (Released), CM Rory McNair (Released).
Retired: None.
Drafted: RM Tatiana Ophélie (Eyrods Tech), LM Christine Yaroslav (Urrheddiao State University).

You Might Be a Tihon Fan if... You like being the only five-time winner in Chromatik domestic football history (with all five being in a row!), you are a fan of Nepharans in the Red League, you like a team to be owned by a city, you like supporting a team that's always in the mix, or you like entertaining football.

Background: Located on the northern half of Urrhed Island, Tihon is another fishing town, like Urrheddiao and Myana. It is also a tourist attraction due to the huge open beaches in the area. The Tidal Wave is the focal point of the city, as many Chromatik stadiums are. The Tide ruled the Chromatik League days, winning five titles in a row behind Brendo Schmidt and Catheline Alister. They’ve had a much harder time of things in the Red League, but still remain one of the marquee names in Chromatik football.

Key Player: ST Joel Haodao
Name to Watch: LB Jiawei Chuan
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★★★ Media Presence ★★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★★ Club Culture ★★★ Momentum ★★★
Fans' Expectation: IFCL Berth.
Panel’s Prediction: The Rebel: 5th.

Average: 5.20 (5th)

Max: 4th (4)

Isabelle Croix, The Dancing Capitalizt: “After being heartbroken by Crossroads on the final matchday and in the one-game playoff, Tihon decided enough was enough. Six new starters form the first XI, highlighted by Woo, Jiawei, Witzel, and Vincent. Sure, there are two CCFA grads among them, but Charing and Applegate have proven time and time again that they can grow talent. With Haodao and Murin still up front, this is a team that can definitely make the IFCF.”

Alexandra Bollick, OrcaWatch: “Tihon has an interesting formulae - experience, youth, and a cacophony of nationalities. Kurt Witzel and Oscar Vincent will provide a push that Rory McNair and Nick Mariner did not, and Woo and Jiawei are definitely youthful additions that can help shore things up. The question remains: can Tatiana Ophélie and Christine Yaroslav up to the task?”

Min: 7th (3)

Gerry Gold, Warriors’ Weekly: “Choosing to replace veterans with youth, Tihon will absolutely need time to take things up to stock again. Crossroads and Anomalies are definitely more equipped for the IFCF than this team. To rely on two CCFA grads on the wings is a huge risk that I’m surprised this team couldn’t find a better replacement. Will it pay off? Likely not.”

Xera Mason, Dynasty Calling: “Tihon has issues, and the shuffling of six players will not help. Charing and Applegate have put together a decent squad, but they lack passion and the willingness of taking the next step forward. There is no way that this team with two recent CCFA graduate side midfielders will be able to handle the stress of being the best in the Red League.”

Tihon: The Heartbreak
By: Erica Fernandez, Call of the Wave

Let me spell out the situation that we had before Matchday 30. We had a three point lead on Crossroads as well as a lead in Goal Differential by 5. We play Urrheddiao on the road, and Crossroads hos to host Myana. Do you know what the percentage o Crossroads catching up was? Way less than a half percent.

What happened next was history. Urrheddiao bottled us up and won, 3-1, Schanzer scoring a hat trick, while we could only get a goal from Mariner. Crossroads? Somehow beat Myana 5-2, Justiina Dannysdóttir scoring a hat trick herself. The result? 45 points. 45 points. +10 Goal Differential. +10 Goal Differential.

The Chromatik Football Federation and the Red League decided that a one-game playoff should be played instead of handing the spot to the most goals scored (Tihon) or the least goals allowed (Crossroads). It seemed fair enough.

We couldn’t stop Crossroads’s destiny. Dannysdóttir scored another hat trick, including the game winner in overtime, and we missed out on the IFCF by one goal at the end.

Hecate Charing and Christina Applegate are done hearing that Tihon’s days are done. The sweeping changes made are risky, I agree. However, Kiana Woo, Jiawei Chuan, Oscar Vincent, and Kurt Witzel? It’s a new step forward. Tatiana Ophélie and Christine Yaroslav are newbies, for certain, but they’ll grow and they’ll learn.

Even if we miss the IFCF for a few more cycles, this is the right thing to do. It’s time to grow, to change, to take a step forward. Hopefully, it won’t take too long.

TOR

MG Lynn Branch (62)

GK Lew Karlov (24)
RB Édouard Calvet (29)
CB Thomas Kirk (30)
CB Amadou Duret (21)
LB Vincenzo Wilkins (27) CAPTAIN
RM/RW Abigail Jones (22)
CM Wladoslaw Dorboslawić (23)
CM Willy Koop (25)
LM Katrina Rothers (30)
ST Bonagiunta Rossi (21)
ST Marion Clercin (23)

GK Bryce Galloway (31)
RB Toby Turner (29)
CB Max Anderson (28)
CB Hyacinth Player (33)
LB Jodi Hanna (30)
RM Landon Keller (31)
CM Indira Haxon (33)
CM Xocitl Vicari (33)
CM Corrine Crosby (27)
LM Brenda Allison (27)
ST Jimmy McCarthy (31)
ST Cass Lazaridis (35)

Nickname: Teal
Fans: Blues, Tealers, Torians
Location: Tor, Urrhed Island, Chromatika
Owner: Shanni Bostock
Stadium: Tor Block (Cap. 13,000)
Manager: Lynn Branch (62)
Captain: CM Indira Haxon
Predicted Starting XI: (4-4-2) -

Karlov; Calvet - Kirk -

Duret - Wilkins;

Jones -

Dorboslawić- Koop -

Rothers;

Rossi -

Clercin.
In: RB Pirjo Loefgren (Alnio, 3M), ST Bonagiunta Rossi (Alnio, 3.5M), GK Lew Karlov (Sanar, 3M), CM Wladoslaw Dorboslawić (Zenit Attawapiskat, 5M), RB Toby Turner (Wirr Tsi, 0.5M).
Out: RB Édouard Calvet (Released), GK Gabrielle Dick (Lhor, 4M), ST Mikhail Instanhil (Urrhed FC, 0.5M), CM Elisa Gibson (Sanar, 0.5M).
Retired: RB Lara Do Rosário (35).
Drafted: None.

You Might Be a Tor Fan if... You're a fan of small town teams, you like a team that stays loyal to their players, you like the color teal, you like being fan of the team with one of the shortest names in the Red League, or you like being a fan of a new fanbase.

Background: A town located in the northeastern part of Urrhed island, Tor is a surfer's paradise. They were the laughingstock of the league for many years in the early days, but have finally landed a team into the Red League. Owned by an entrepreneur by the name of Shianni Bostock, one of Chromatika's biggest stockbrokers, Tor is a small-town team making waves, like Felswyr.

Key Player: LM Katrina Rothers
Name to Watch: ST Bonagiunta Rossi
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★ Media Presence ★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★ Club Culture ★★★ Momentum ★★★★
Fans' Expectation: Stay Clear of Relegation.
Panel’s Prediction: The Rebel: 10th.

Average: 8.93 (9th)

Max: 8th (2)

Myung Hyo-Shik, Crusaders’ March: “Tor has become the new Felswyr. Led by Jmmy McCarthy, Abigail Jones, and Amadou Duret, the Teal relied on Gabrielle Dick being one of the best in the league to reach their best place in league history. I think they can absolutely return to that form. Loefgren’s addition helps shore up the back end, Wladoslaw Dorboslawić will partner with Willy Koop, and Bonagiunta Rossi is a class that Jimmy McCarthy would never have been. This is a team going places.”

Xinyi Chiang, Surfing the Waves: “Lew Karlov is a great fill-in for Gabrielle Dick, and Wladoslaw Dorboslawić will make plays alongside Willy Koop’s defensive prowess. Rossi adds the wrinkle of being a proficient goalscorer and this team will be fine.”

Min: 11th (1)

Erica Fernandez, Call of the Wave: “Gabrielle Dick was such a huge part of this team and a backbone. Lew Karlov is not Gabrielle Dick. This one piece missing will be the downfall of Tor as they take a few steps back to have to compensate for the loss.”

Tor: Up Against the Wall
Carson Benmeyer, TealTime

We don’t know what to say about this recent run of form. We were never supposed to be one of the mainstays of the Red League; we were so happy to survive.

Now, Gabrielle Dick is gone. Lew Karlov is here now. He has been growing in Sanar - it’s time to give him a shot. Bonagiunta Rossi is an absolutely better version of Jimmy McCarthy. Wladoslaw Dorboslawić will help Willy Koop in the middle of the field.

It seems silly to hope for more, but another season in eighth place, and there may be room to start thinking about higher.

Nah, we shouldn’t kid ourselves. It’s nice to not have to worry about relegation. Let’s just stay realistic.

It’s good to be a Tor fan.

URRHEDDIAO

MG Ruo Xiaolan (40)

GK Kimi Herrington (33) CAPTAIN
RB Jasper Hardy (25) (RES)
CB Alan Wiseman (29)
CB Varazdat Stubbs (28) (RES)
LB Jet McBride (25)
RCM/CM Miwa Angogh (26)
DM Basile Vaugrenard (29) (RES)
RAM/RW Falko Schatz (27)
AM Thomás “PRIMITIVO” Ceballos Cantú (22)
LW Minsk Killion (24)
ST Renira Schanzer (27)

GK Dun Mekeus (34)
RB Vina Sainz (31)
CB Dorotea Patterson (27)
CB Parlie Cabrales (32)
LB Bernado Bittinger (32)
CM Xavier Brito (31)
CM Willard Ang, Jr. (24)
CM Mark Kristien (33)
RAM Beulah Barrett (29)
AM Rosalie Charles (29)
LAM Americe Caliophe (34)
ST Michal Shevchuk (28)

Nickname: United
Fans: United
Location: Urrheddiao, Urrhed Island, Chromatika
Owner: The People of Urrheddiao
Stadium: United Center (Cap. 120,000; 28,000 Seats)
Manager:

Ruo Xiaolan (40)
Captain: GK Kimi Herrington
Predicted Starting XI: (4-2-3-1) - Herrington;

Hardy -

Wiseman -

Stubbs -

McBride; Angogh -

Vaugrenard;

Schatz -

Primitivo - Killion;

Schanzer.
In: LB Jet McBride (Omnio, 2.5M), GK Dun Mekeus (Chromatik, 1M), LW Minsk Killion (Lhor, 2M).
Out: LB Jiawei Chuan (Tihon, 3.5M), LAM/LW Jamal Pontbriand (BT Ming, 1.5M).
Retired: GK Alin Nunez (35).
Drafted: None.

You Might Be an Urrheddiao Fan if... You like defensive football, you like bloodying the noses of all the so-called elite squads, you like the color purple, you don't mind ugly football, or you support Urrhed Island football but don't like Tihon.

Background: Located at the southernmost point of Urrhed, Urrheddiao is the seafood capital of Chromatika. It is here that a lot of the fish in the country is processed. The fans are quite loyal here, and the rivalry with fellow Islanders Myana is something to watch. Initially, United owners wanted the stadium to be right by the water. However, safety concerns over the huge tidal waves in the winter forced the stadium to be about fifteen miles off the coast. The stadium can be transformed into a place where a lot of the city can take shelter in in the event of a tsunami or a typhoon, as it sits at the highest point on the island.

Key Player: GK Kimi Herrington
Name to Watch: ST Renira Schanzer
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★★ Media Presence ★★★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★★ Club Culture ★★★★★ Momentum ★★★
Fans' Expectation: Stay Clear of Relegation.
Panel’s Prediction: The Rebel: 12th.

Average: 10.71 (12th)

Max: 10th (6)

Saya Homurashi, The PermaFrost: “Ownership may have changed, but the identity of Urrheddiao hasn’t changed. Under Ruo Xiaolan’s guidance, the team has continued to play solid defense while having Renira Schanzer emerge as a scoring threat, scoring fifteen of the team’s thirty-four goals. Picking up Jet McBride and Misnsk Killion could be viewed as picking up leftovers, but Urrheddiao is set to remain in the Red League and hand out bruises for many seasons to come.”

Erica Fernandez, Call of the Wave: “As a rival of the Tihon-Urrheddiao matchup, I welcome Urrheddiao being good. Herrington remains one of the best keepers in the league, their defense continues to be amazing, and Primitivo/Schanzer is a lethal duo. They won’t be in the top half anytime soon, but they also won’t go quiet into the night, either.”

Min: 12th (2)

Matthias Hafsten, Hammer Time: “You don’t lose Jaiwei Chuan without losing a beat. Sure, Jet McBride has shown himself to be a decent left back, but Urrheddiao is another squad that keeps getting their identity and talent poached. They shouldn’t be in danger of relegation, but missing a few steps is expected.”

Pietr Gansovich, Tech Corner: "Urrheddiao is a squad that keeps losing players and having to get replacements. That takes time and luck as well as development, and isn't sustainable."

Urrheddiao: Maintaining Course
Raul Nett, UnitedAsOne:

We as Urrheddiao have been around for a long time now. First led by Erika Morningstar after her retirement, and now by Ruo Xiaolan, we love the fact that we may not have the most money nor the best players, but we continue to churn out above-average defenses that make it a nightmare for opposing teams to score goals.

Losing Jiawei Chuan to our rivals in Tihon was a gut punch, but we carry on. Jet McBride is a suitable replacement, and the duo of Primitivo and Schanzer is enough to carry the team forward when it comes to scoring.

What really bugged the fanbase, though, is the fact that they lost the Violet Cup to Pria City. One of the only things that we have a shot in winning is the Violet Cup; I hope that the team takes that cup more seriously going forward.

You know, United fans don’t really ask for much. All we want is to be recognized as one of the better teams in the league who keep churning out defensive prospects. We’ll be fine.

WIRR TSI

MG Zhaxi Nanlei (51)

GK Kathie Begley (27) CAPTAIN
RB Linde Rostock (28)
CB Carlo Callejon (24)
CB Viktor Rew (29)
LB Ipati Aimée
RCM/DM Leysa Burns (29)
CM/AM Sara Kristoffersdóttir (22)
LCM Wan Sheping (23)
RW Kendra Carpenter (25)
/ ST Artem Kohut (26)
LW Rila Enix (25)

GK Cyra Ittobon (24)
RB James Larkin (18)
CB Hugh Lasky (31)
CB Pal Cervantes (29)
CB Ring Gwen (26)
LB Jarret Rowles (32)
RCM Carlota Tiner (31)
CM Cathal Maguire (18)
LCM Stefani Tansey (33)
RW Tommie Nicol (31)
ST Kaytlyn Victoriane (36)
LW Xi Xe (35)

Nickname: Shock
Fans: Shockers, Batteries
Location: Wirr Tsi, Capital District, Chromatika
Owner: Calania Motors (Quebec)
Stadium: The Shock (Cap. 51,350; 18,000 Seats)
Manager:

Zhaxi Nanlei (51)
Captain: GK Kathie Begley
Predicted Starting XI: (4-3-3) - Begley;

Rostock -

Callejon - Rew - Aimée; Burns -

Kristoffersdóttir -

Wan;

Carpenter -

/

Kohut - Enix.
In: RB Linde Rostock (Stahlburg City, 12M), CM Cathal Maguire (Sturrey Athletic, 0.5M), RB James Larkin (Ricci ironworkers, 0.5M).
Out: RB Viktor Szôcs (Hellenic Rouge, Undisclosed), LB Tiana Revels (Knetyohai, 2M), CM Leo Burr (Pria City, 0.5M), RB Toby Turner (Tor, 0.5M).
Retired: None.
Drafted: LB Ipati Aimée (Southern Chromatik University).

You Might Be a Wirr Tsi Fan if... You are a fan of new money, you like defensive minded football, you like Zhaxi Nanlei's managerial style, you think that the slew of acquisitions will be enough to get the team to a new level, or you like a team that's under Quebecois ownership.

Background: Wirr Tsi, a city that is more towards the Mountain District, is where the Chromatik Air Force is now located, with over sixty percent of the population being military. Besides being an air force town, it's also where a lot of the armaments are manufactured. It's not a very exciting town, but an important one. Though the army has moved to Knetyohai, Wirr Tsi (pronounced Wurr Chee) kept the Air Force contingent. With Calania Motors having acquired the team, there is much optimism.

Key Player: DM Leysa Burns
Name to Watch: RB Linde Rostock
Team Scores (Out of 5): Finances ★★★★ Media Presence ★★★★★ Strength of Youth in Region ★★★★ Club Culture ★★★★★ Momentum ★★★★★
Fans' Expectation: Repeat as Champions.
Panel’s Prediction: The Rebel: 1st.

Average: 1.87 (1st)

Max: 1st (6)

Isabelle Croix, The Dancing Capitalizt: "Yeah, I get it - Chromatik is here to play for the title, Myana isn't going anywhere, and Lhor is spending a fortune. However, there is nothing like retaining players after winning a title, and getting leadership like Linde Rostock is invaluable. Getting Tumbrans Cathal Maguire and James Larkin will help out the bench, and Ipati Aimée having the left back position should add some youth to the squad. Leysa Burns, Wan Sheping, and Sara Kristoffersdóttir make up the best midfield core in the competition - this team will threepeat, though I hope that Capitalizt will give them a run for their money."

Lee Han-Bo, Red Hawk Rising: "Kathie Begley is insane. So many clean sheets - and now, the defense has only been upgraded with the addition of the caliber of player that Linde Rostock is. Tiana Revels leaving leaves a hole, but Ipati Aimée is one of the better players from the CCFA and will fill in well enough. The midfield core is great and Kohut has emerged as the one striker that they can count on. This team can absolutely threepeat."

Min: 3rd (4)

Myung Hyo-Shik, Crusaders' March: "I think that Chromatik, Lhor, and Myana can absolutely take down Wirr Tsi. Trudy Harrison, Stephen Kerr, Cixin Nguyen, Cande Montalban, and Lili Marinca will take down Wirr Tsi, and a Valrauncion-led Lhor will take second place. This should bring about the end of the Wirr Tsi age of the Red League as players move on to other better leagues. They had that 81-point season: isn't that good enough?"

Erica Fernandez, Call of the Wave: "Eh. It will be one of the closest seasons in Red League history. Chromatik and Myana definitely have a chance to eclipse them, and after a 81 point season, a downturn is all but guaranteed. It's this psychological nature that I think will set this team back."

Wirr Tsi: Supreme Dominance
Marx Mear, The Shock Factor

Did that just happen? 27-0-3. Eleven goals conceded. Twenty-one clean sheets in thirty games (that is not a typo). The way that this team gelled together and played for each other was a true joy to watch. We set the new record for most points scored, least goals allowed, and most clean sheets scored.

Then, we were able to get... Linde Rostock? Really? 42 caps for the Nepharan Senior Team? That's Wirr Tsi getting recognized!

From top to bottom, Kathie Begley was the best goalkeeper in the league while Linde Rostock and Ipati Aimée join the established Carlo Callejon and Viktor Rew. Leysa Burns, Sara Kristoffersdóttir, and Wan Sheping make up the best midfielder trio in the league, while Kendra Carpenter and Rila Enix help out Kohut in the scoring department.

We Shock fans know that to have a season like the one we just had repeat would be like trying to catch lightning in a bottle. However, there is no way this squad won't be in the running for the title - and it would be amazing to become the fourth team to threepeat.

The Shock Factor is real.

by **Chromatika** » Sat Oct 23, 2021 9:30 pm

Rainbow League System Season Eight Preview

Orange League
All crests courtesy of Vulpine Sportif

PROMOTION CHASERS

Z'AI'AI
Nickname: Mountaineers
Location: Z'ai'ai, Mountain District, Chromatika
Owner: Z'ai'ai Lumber
Stadium: Z'ai'ai Field (Cap. 113,000; 40,000 Seats)
Manager:

Ásbjörn Tachibana (57)
Captain: ST Kirsten Ennai
Predicted Starting XI: (4-4-2) -

Aispiolea; Alexandre - Mnache - Afansy -

Mornington; Nweto -

Benson - Ita - Olivier;

Waltheofsson - Ennai.
Key Players: GK Onbera Aispiolea, ST Mimir Waltheofsson, ST Kirsten Ennnai
Summary: Mimir Waltheofsson, fresh off of scoring thirty goals for Umbar State, comes in to help Z’ai’ai in their bid to return to the Red League. Ásbjörn Tachibana will likely lose their job if the Mountaineers don’t return to the Red League after this season, but with Waltheofsson to help Ennai, they should score enough goals.

URRHED FC
Nickname: Submarines, Purple-and-Yellow
Location: Urrheddiao, Urrhed Island, Chromatika
Owner: Diedrich & Jillian Nier
Stadium: Nier Field (Cap. 10,000)
Manager:

Rjurik Smolderhøve (65)
Captain: CB Viktor Iphegenie
Predicted Starting XI: (4-3-3) - Harringborn; Peng -

Kristmarsson - Iphegenie - Markseon;

Macauslan -

Arvonen - Fir; Killan - Sonnel - Aingol.
Key Players: AM Valtteri Arvonen, CB David Kristmarsson, ST Cherry Sonnel
Summary: This is Jillian Nier’s squad, and it’s one that has shot up the projected standings. Cherry Sonnel leads the attack while Valtteri Arvonen is now aided by Licentian Curstaidh Macauslan. Veteran Viktor Iphegenie anchors this defense, and the Submarines have a legit shot of getting to the Red League.

SANAR
Nickname: Yellow Jackets, Black-and-Yellows
Location: Sanar, Rainbow District, Chromatika
Owner: Raul Carpanter
Stadium: The Hive (Cap. 122,000, 30,200 Seats)
Manager: George Hasada (69)
Captain: RCB Joda Daniels
Predicted Starting XI: (3-4-2-1) -

Norwood; Daniels - Rodophe - Rockewell; Brassard - Kizilkaya - Karaduman -

Erv;

Dzunovski - Sancti;

Uleaven.
Key Players: DM Reza Karaduman, AM Stela Dzunovski, ST Brown Uleaven
Summary: Relegated, but not out. Despite losing Lew Karlov, Hasada’s team is well suited to make another run at the Red League, especially given the form of Brown Uleaven and Stela Dzunovski. Don’t you worry, Lanar fans - your rivals will return.

ALNIO
Nickname: Brewers
Location: Alnio, Capital District, Chromatika
Owner: Lammerton Brewery & Luuk Aart
Stadium: RCK Field (Cap. 100,400, 32,000 Seats)
Manager:

Rachel Byrne (54)
Captain: ST Sylvain Croxier
Predicted Starting XI: (4-4-2) - Ignau; Newsom - Bérenger - Barreau - Shillow; Noboa -

Arvidsson - Marie - Moreno; Jorwam -

Croxier.
Key Players: RM Urbano Noboa, ST Sylvain Croxier, CM/DM Kauko Arvidsson
Summary: Alnio in the Orange League for the first time since the Rainbow League System? They should be in the running to get back up there, as Sylvain Croxier remains to be the team’s primary goalscorer and the midfield keeps gelling together with Urbano Noboa and Kauko Arvidsson meeting Felix Marie and Janell Moreno. That being said, it may be better if this team spent a year reorganizing themselves.

DARK HORSES

UMBAR
Nickname: Monkeys
Location: Umbar, Mountain District, Chromatika
Owner: Umbar Lumber
Stadium: Umbar Ultima (Cap. 81,200; 27,500 Seats)
Manager: Michel St. Laurent (50)
Captain: GK Asher Singh
Predicted Starting XI: Singh; Herron - Wu - Yneroux -

Coker; Jarvis - Pike -

Demirjian - Potts;

Racette - Ingott.
Key Players: GK Asher Singh, LB Merrick Coker, ST Amaury Racette
Summary: Singh is a good keeper and the Delaclav duo of Demirjian and Racette are a joy to watch - the Monkeys will continue to be one of the better teams in the Orange League and in contention for the top four.

EYRODS
Nickname: Jungle Cats
Location: Eyrods, Myana Island, Chromatika
Owner: The Green Fund
Stadium: The Jungle (Cap. 74,590; 26,000 Seats)
Manager: Devin Munoz (59)
Captain: RB Emilee Nordman
Predicted Starting XI: (4-1-4-1) - Wilhelm; Nordman - James - Bolt - Cio; Harding;

Patzold -

Mikaelsson - Saunier - Maurice; Me.
Key Players: RB Emilee Nordman, CM Stig Mikaelsson, CM Désiré Saunier
Summary: Watson is gone, but Wilhelm was a fine keeper in the CCFA ranks - they’ll be fine, right? At least they have the likes of Joanna Harding, Désiré Saunier, Stig Mikaelsson, and Cato Me. The Jungle Cats are fine in the Orange League - but they’ll make sure that they have a say in who takes the championship.

QET
Nickname: Eagles
Location: Qet, Urrhed Island, Chromatika
Owner: The Lars Museum
Stadium: Stadium of Eagles (Cap 23,190)
Manager: Vincevol Miriamme (64)
Captain: LCM Lyle Detwiler
Predicted Starting XI: (4-1-3-2) - Becenti;

Laurenborg - Choi - Deniau - Porg; Robiquet; Nicollier - Linton - Detwiler;

Megoé - Kalashnikov.
Key Players: GK Harriette Becenti, CM Stevie Linton, ST Andrej Kalashnikov
Summary: The Eagles barely hung onto top half of the table last season, and weren’t able to convince anyone to join them. It’s a decent enough roster, and The Lars Museum are fine with how the team is doing as long as they don’t regress further.

CRIX
Nickname: Stars
Location: Crix, Heartland District, Chromatika
Owner: Nicole Brennan
Stadium: Crix Center (Cap. 2,560)
Manager: Georgine Estrella-Jones (60)
Captain: CM Dong Chul Kim
Predicted Starting XI: (4-1-4-1) - Yi; Talty - Pantival - Moshier - Mikeal; Rappan; Huber -

Richards - Kim - Armstrong; Pomochuk.
Key Players: CB Jonas Pantival, LB John Mikeal, CM Dong Chul Kim
Summary: Crix too a step back, with a 10-10-10 record, but apparently Georgine Estrella-Jones is oaky with things as they are at the moment. A team with a stadium that holds 2,560 being in the middle of the second tier of Chromatika is quite a story, after all.

MIDTABLE PURGATORY

TIHON UNITED
Nickname: Cyclones
Location: Tihon, Urrhed Island, Chromatika
Owner: Clarence Pix
Stadium: Cyclone Center (Cap. 5,130)
Manager: Hye-Jung Myung (44)
Captain: CM Molly Wire
Predicted Starting XI: (4-4-2) - Elmond; Hulsey - Iphegenie - Wordsworth -

Bone-Vivre; Springer - Wire - Broich - Cameron;

Jacobs - San.
Key Players: GK Jerome Elmond, CB Riley Wordsworth, ST Lily Jacobs
Summary: Little Tihon United continues to keep on, and they even made it to eighth place! Surely they can’t keep up this level of success with such a roster? Clarence Pix has stated that one more season of showing promise and they might actually start spending money for a push. Let’s see if that happens.

PRIA CITY
Nickname: Monarchs
Location: Pria, Coastal District, Chromatik
Owner: Georgine Attawa
Stadium: Monarch Field (Cap. 12,000)
Manager:

Farrione Larrianne (267)
Captain: ST Teriox Sen
Predicted Starting XI: (4-1-2-3) - Efahim; Morgen - Shaner - Lov - Foxx; Ani; Rowesi - Ennio; Han - Sen - Jordan.
Key Players: CB Lanette Shaner, DM Werigo Ani, ST Teriox Sen
Summary: They won the freaking Violet Cup while not being relegated, and then kept everyone of import while getting Sandra Jordan from the CCFA. This is a roster on the rise, as Pria City is set to take over the city of Pria as their primary team.

MINERS FC
Nickname: Miners
Location: Z'ai'ai, Mountain District, Chromatika
Owner: Meteo Mining Company
Stadium: Miner Field (Cap. 7,205)
Manager:

Rainier Hildebrandt (57)
Captain: GK Nadia Rios
Predicted Starting XI: (4-4-2) - Rios; Milner - Platt - Doyle - Williams; Hwe; Almenkamp - Juarez; Burton - Boudon - Amelie.
Key Players: GK Nadia Rios, DM/CM Anna Hwe, ST Jade Boudon
Summary: Hildebrandt’s second season ended where they thought - middle of the table. They lack the firepower to contend with those of the top half, but with Rios, Hwe, and Boudon, Miners will stay here and that’s okay, for now.

ANCHORS FC
Nickname: Anchors
Location: Myana, Myana Island, Chromatika
Owner: Environs Dock Company
Stadium: The Dock (Cap. 19,240)
Manager: Jeremy Pond (40)
Captain: RM Dinah Drake
Predicted Starting XI: (4-1-3-2) - de Bobadilla; Zeman - Barbet - Auvray - Hyex; Gerasim; Drake - Hanna - Butler; Liong - Edmond.
Key Players: RB Ribioche Zeman, CM Arnulfo Hanna, ST Beata Edmond
Summary: Candice Essai has retired, and in steps Jeremy Pond, his longtime assistant. Pond has promised large scale changes in the next season. Will that incentivize players to play better or give up entirely?

RELEGATION BATTLERS

OMNIO CITY
Nickname: Stars
Location: Omnio, Capital District, Chromatika
Owner: The Stars Collective
Stadium: City of Stars (Cap. 2,450)
Manager: Justin Destreaux 46)
Captain: CM Joaquina Canfield
Predicted Starting XI: (4-2-3-1) - Anter; Cousteau - Illimon - Hassad - Kun; Ettan - Canfield; Nickerson - Sund - Jones; Wing.
Key Players: GK Petrova Anter, CM Joaquina Canfield, ST Jerry Wing
Summary: The Stars will still be hard pressed to survive, but do have a few pieces to build on. Canfield is here to help the youth, Anter is a decent keeper, and Wing will score some goals - they’ll be in danger but have a shot to make it.

FISHERMEN’S CLUB
Nickname: Fishers
Location: Egren, Myana Island, Chromatika
Owner: Josselyn Nam
Stadium: Fisher’s Wharf (Cap. 4,880)
Manager: Calos Dean (48)
Captain: RM Gimpo Pwina
Predicted Starting XI: (4-4-2) - Amelianno; Vin - Bellamy - Vipox - Homonich; Pwina - Maurice - Deth - Osborn; Douglas - Beaumanoir.
Key Players: RB Oli Vin, CM Willard Deth, ST Olivia Beaumanoir
Summary: Fishermen’s Club is back! Stephan Douglas and Olivia Beaumanoir helped out with scoring more than 70% of the team’s goals, but Noidre Amelianno is a below-average keeper and this team is likely not good enough to stay afloat.

PRIA
Nickname: Pride
Location: Pria, Coastal District, Chromatika
Owner: The Pria Compound
Stadium: The Pack (Cap. 67,290; 19,000 Seats)
Manager: June Michaelangelo (58)
Captain: CB Patty Wold
Predicted Starting XI: (4-3-2-1) - Myers; Yuliy - Ang - Wold - Adams; Barber - Andersile - Howe; Jackson - Walter; Lundy.
Key Players: LB Marietta Adams, CM/AM Iona Walter, ST Mikki Lundy
Summary: This is the last stand for Pria. Marietta Adams tries to hold together a somewhat decent defense while Mikki Lundy is the lone striker and often struggles to find goals.

RHONI CITY
Nickname: Regulars
Location: Rhoni, Coastal District, Chromatika
Owner: Blake Ettinger
Stadium: Rhoni Center (Cap. 6,460)
Manager: Oliver Cunningham (48)
Captain: CM Alyssa Sosa
Predicted Starting XI: Acevedo; Weiss - Alinong - Wiggins - Enx; Ante - Sosa - Dorian; Thomas - Himon; Mooney.
Key Players: GK Iris Acevedo, CM Alyssa Sosa, AM Mirielle Thomas
Summary: This was a surprise - to see Rhoni City back in the Orange League. Mirielle Thomas’s inclusion definitely helps, but this is a team absolutely in danger of relegation. Can Acevedo hold things together? Can Sosa work with Thomas to help the team survive?

Rainbow League System Season Seven Preview
Other Leagues

Yellow League Favorites: Pùr, Flames of the West, Knetyohai City FC, Naval FC

Green League Favorites: Qet NSC, BT Ming, Checkers FC, Anfanhar

Blue League Favorites: Umbar State, FK Shakhter Z’ai’ai, Lorentine City, Qet City

Indigo League Favorites: Dre’a City, Inon City, Larhai City FC, Heartland

Violet Cup VIII Round 1 Fixtures (Higher Seeded Team is at Home, Seeds Determined by Previous Season Results)

Pùr Cowboys (Indigo) vs. Blanc (Indigo)
Eyrods City FC (Yellow) vs. Cheonju (Blue)
Lhor United (Blue) vs. Nonian Saints (Indigo)
Shantarr (Yellow) vs. Kingslayers (Blue)
Kynxe (Yellow) vs. Wirr Tsi City (Indigo)
Penat (Blue) vs. Tor City (Indigo)
Rhoni (Yellow) vs. Anfanhar City (Yellow)
Sanar United (Yellow) vs. BT Ming (Green)
Limonte Light (Indigo) vs. Resistance (Indigo)
Limonte (Green) vs. Inon (Green)
Lorentine (Yellow) vs. Lorentine City (Blue)
Lanar Falcons (Green) vs. FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai (Blue)
Checkers FC (Green) vs. Qet NSC (Green)
Umbar City (Blue) vs. Brisara Dragoons (Indigo)
Pùr (Yellow) vs. Jatho (Blue)
Cosmopolitans (Green) vs. Wix (Indigo)
Hanai (Green) vs. Cheonju City (Indigo)
Shantarr City (Green) vs. Umbar State (Blue)
Guardians (Blue) vs. Heartland (Indigo)
Lanar United (Green) vs. Glaciers (Green)
Larhai (Green) vs. Qet City (Blue)
Larhai City FC (Indigo) vs. Mountain State (Indigo)
Naval FC (Yellow) vs. Inon City (Indigo)
Egren (Yellow) vs. Urrhed State (Green)
Lorentine Jackals (Yellow) vs. Gurshan (Blue)
Knetyohai City FC (Yellow) vs. Nonian City (Blue)
Flames of the West (Yellow) vs. Dre'a (Green)
Capitol FC (Blue) vs. Orca Watchers (Indigo)
Alnio Ravens (Blue) vs. Dre'a City (Indigo)
Vitoron (Yellow) vs. Wix City (Green)
Rhoni FC (Yellow) vs. Wirr Tsi Lightning (Blue)
Sanar Vipers (Yellow) vs. Anfanhar (Green)

CCF Shield XI

@Capitalizt Dome, Chromia, Chromatika
Wirr Tsi vs. Pria City

Chromatik Youth League - Season Five

Favorites marked as italics
Premier Division
Academy of the Jungle
Alnio Scientific Secondary School
Anomalies U-18s
Central Heights High School
Chromatik Central High School
Chromatik U-18s
Crossroads U-18s
Deprí Lanar U-18s
Deprí Sanar U-18s
Franscesca Larriet-Cortes High School
Mt. Baker High School
Mt. Niar High School
Myana Northwestern High School
Myana U-18s
Pier High School
Pùr High School

Second Division
Alnio U-18s
Anchors FC U-18s
Crix Arts Institute
Deprí Central High School
Egren Elite Academy
Eyrods U-18s
Facsimile High School
Felswyr U-18s
Flames of the Revolution High School
Jatho Agricultural High School
Lhor U-18s
Tihon U-18s
Urrheddiao U-18s
Wirr Tsi School for the Gifted
Wirr Tsi U-18s
Z'ai'ai U-18s

by **Chromatika** » Mon Oct 25, 2021 11:04 pm

Rainbow League System Season Eight Matchdays 1-5

All crests courtesy of Vulpine Sportif

Red League

Sponsored By:

Black Raven Technologies

Orange League

Sponsored By:

Viper Motors

Part 1 - Up to Week 8

International Roundup

CL Second Preliminary Round
(CMT)                          Chromatik    6–2    Eastal Lunar                       (VIL)   3–1   3–1 
CL Third Preliminary Round
(CMT)                           Wirr Tsi    3–1    Coastal United                     (LGL)   0–0   3–1  (aet)
(CMT)                          Chromatik    4–0    Dalaris City                       (PFA)   4–0   0–0 
CL Playoff Round
(CMT)                           Wirr Tsi    7–2    Crystal Fair HC                    (CRY)   5–2   2–0 
(FFD)                     Rülândéá Kôstä    2–7    Chromatik                          (CMT)   2–4   0–3

Remember when Chromatik teams used to struggle to make it to the IFCF Group Stage? That’s no longer a problem, as both Wirr Tsi and Chromatik have made it to the Group Stage. Chromatik’s run deserves more credit, as the Capitalizt had to win three ties against significant opposition, never faltering a single bit and utterly destroying Rülândéá Kôstä in the final matchup. Lili Marinca showed up big for the Capitalizt, scoring three goals in this stretch and assisting on four others as her partnership with Cande Montalban seems to be going well enough.

Wirr Tsi, on the toher hand, struggled to put Coastal United of Legalese away early - needing Kendra Carpenter to score a brace in overtime to move onto Crystal Fair HC. Whom they blew out of the water with a 5-2 drubbing in the home leg. The end result is that both teams will have a chance to make it to the IFCF CL Round of Sixteen - and barring that, at least the IFCC CC Round of Thirty-Two.

CC Preliminary Round
(ESL)                   Cincinnati Siege    2–7    Crossroads                         (CMT)   2–4   0–3 
CC First Qualifying Round
(KHD)             Sporting Kohnhead City    4–3    Anomalies                          (CMT)   2–2   2–1 
(PYA)                      Armada Sovran    1–3    Crossroads                         (CMT)   1–3   0–0 
CC Second Qualifying Round
(TPL)                              Gimli    2–6    Crossroads                         (CMT)   2–3   0–3 
CC Third Qualifying Round
(SAL)                  Royal Michaeltown    6–4    Crossroads                         (CMT)   3–3   3–1  (aet)
(SPI)                          Jarind FC    2–3    Myana                              (CMT)   0–3   2–0
CC Fourth Qualifying Round
(OSC)                        Union Juven    3–3 p  Myana                              (CMT)   2–3   1–0  (1–3 pen)

Let’s go over the teams one at a time. Crossroads won their berth by getting past Tihon in the final matchday, and almost made it to the promised land, surviving three rounds before falling to Royal Michaeltown of Saltstead; Justiina Dannysdóttir once again proved invaluable on their run, even scoring a brace in the matchup against the Saltsteadish team before the team fell in extra time.

The most disappointing of them all is Anomalies, who fell to Sporting Kohnhead City in the First Qualifying Round. Anomalies fans are hoping this isn’t a precursor to yet another slow start, one that may finally doom them to finish out of the IFCF berths.

Lastly, there’s Myana. Entering the competition in the Third Qualifying Round, Myana almost blew a three-goal lead before having to get by on penalties against Union Juven. The Islanders are hoping to return to the IFCF CC knockout stages, where they’ve had success.

LBCT First Qualifying Round
(CMT)                          Urrhed FC    1–0    Astena Aphilists                   (AHR)   1–0   0–0 
LBCT Second Qualifying Round
(CMT)                         Brisara FC    5–3    Naral Volvania                     (MRC)   2–3   3–0    
(CMT)                          Urrhed FC    5–7    FK Pomorie                         (STL)   3–4   2–3
LBCT Third Qualifying Round
(XAN)                Waddell Northerners    2–5    Brisara FC                         (CMT)   2–4   0–1
LBCT Playoff Round
(CMT)                         Brisara FC    1–2    Sporting Rafelonia                 (MRC)   0–0   1–2    
(SOR)               Vittorio Club Pesari    0–4    Hanai Breakers                     (CMT)   0–2   0–2

Only one team remains alive here - the Breakers, after Urrhed FC lost in a shootout and Brisara FC dropped a narrow one to Sporting Rafelonia.

Week 1

CCF Shield XI @ Capitalizt Dome, Chromia, Central District (Cap. 144,000)
Wirr Tsi 2–0 Pria City
Wirr Tsi: Kohut ‘4, Kristoffersdóttir ‘51

Pria City wasn’t expected to do much, and Wirr Tsi delivered, with Kathie Begley posting the first clean sheet of the season, as Wirr Tsi dominate time of possession with 77% and never allow the Monarchs to have a shot at this game. The Shock will be hoping this is the start of a title-defending campaign.

Week 2

Violet Cup VIII Fixtures - Qualifying Round 1
Pùr Cowboys (Indigo) 1–3 Blanc (Indigo)
Eyrods City FC (Yellow) 1–0 Cheonju (Blue)
Lhor United (Blue) 2–2 Nonian Saints (Indigo) (2–2 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Shantarr (Yellow) 1–1 Kingslayers (Blue) (2–1 AET)
Kynxe (Yellow) 1–0 Wirr Tsi City (Indigo)
Penat (Blue) 0–2 Tor City (Indigo)
Rhoni (Yellow) 3–0 Anfanhar City (Yellow)
Sanar United (Yellow) 0–2 BT Ming (Green)
Limonte Light (Indigo) 3–0 Resistance (Indigo)
Limonte (Green) 0–1 Inon (Green)
Lorentine (Yellow) 1–1 Lorentine City (Blue) (1–2 AET)
Lanar Falcons (Green) 0–0 FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai (Blue) (0–0 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Checkers FC (Green) 1–1 Qet NSC (Green) (1–1 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Umbar City (Blue) 2–0 Brisara Dragoons (Indigo)
Pùr (Yellow) 1–0 Jatho (Blue)
Cosmopolitans (Green) 0–1 Wix (Indigo)
Hanai (Green) 4–1 Cheonju City (Indigo)
Shantarr City (Green) 1–1 Umbar State (Blue) (1–1 AET) (2–4 pen.)
Guardians (Blue) 1–0 Heartland (Indigo)
Lanar United (Green) 2–2 Glaciers (Green) (2–2 AET) (2–4 pen.)
Larhai (Green) 3–2 Qet City (Blue)
Larhai City FC (Indigo) 0–1 Mountain State (Indigo)
Naval FC (Yellow) 1–0 Inon City (Indigo)
Egren (Yellow) 0–0 Urrhed State (Green) (0–0 AET) (4–2 pen.)
Lorentine Jackals (Yellow) 2–1 Gurshan (Blue)
Knetyohai City FC (Yellow) 0–0 Nonian City (Blue) (0–0 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Flames of the West (Yellow) 4–2 Dre'a (Green)
Capitol FC (Blue) 0–0 Orca Watchers (Indigo) (0–0 AET) (5–4 pen.)
Alnio Ravens (Blue) 1–0 Dre'a City (Indigo)
Vitoron (Yellow) 1–4 Wix City (Green)
Rhoni FC (Yellow) 2–2 Wirr Tsi Lightning (Blue) (2–3 AET)
Sanar Vipers (Yellow) 0–1 Anfanhar (Green)

The journey begins for these clubs as they try to make the field of 64 with the Red and Orange Leagues.

Violet Cup VIII Fixtures - Qualifying Round 2
1-0 Bracket
BT Ming (Green) vs. Wirr Tsi Lightning (Blue)
Shantarr (Yellow) vs. Capitol FC (Blue)
Anfanhar (Green) vs. Lhor United (Blue)
Rhoni (Yellow) vs. Larhai (Green)
Lorentine Jackals (Yellow) vs. Hanai (Green)
Umbar State (Blue) vs. Umbar City (Blue)
Wix City (Green) vs. Tor City (Indigo)
Wix (Indigo) vs. Mountain State (Indigo)
Naval FC (Yellow) vs. Blanc (Indigo)
Qet NSC (Green) vs. FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai (Blue)
Glaciers (Green) vs. Guardians (Blue)
Pùr (Yellow) vs. Flames of the West (Yellow)
Eyrods City FC (Yellow) vs. Inon (Green)
Lorentine City (Blue) vs. Limonte Light (Indigo)
Alnio Ravens (Blue) vs. Nonian City (Blue)
Egren (Yellow) vs. Kynxe (Yellow)

0-1 Bracket
Rhoni FC (Yellow) vs. Cheonju City (Indigo)
Gurshan (Blue) vs. Heartland (Indigo)
Sanar United (Yellow) vs. Shantarr City (Green)
Pùr Cowboys (Indigo) vs. Nonian Saints (Indigo)
Kingslayers (Blue) vs. Brisara Dragoons (Indigo)
Anfanhar City (Yellow) vs. Checkers FC (Green)
Lorentine (Yellow) vs. Lanar Falcons (Green)
Qet City (Blue) vs. Orca Watchers (Indigo)
Resistance (Indigo) vs. Wirr Tsi City (Indigo)
Knetyohai City FC (Yellow) vs. Cosmopolitans (Green)
Sanar Vipers (Yellow) vs. Dre'a (Green)
Penat (Blue) vs. Larhai City FC (Indigo)
Limonte (Green) vs. Inon City (Indigo)
Urrhed State (Green) vs. Jatho (Blue)
Vitoron (Yellow) vs. Dre'a City (Indigo)
Lanar United (Green) vs. Cheonju (Blue)

Week 3

Welcome Back, Brisara: Crusaders Score Seven, Roll Past Hammers

THE CATHEDRAL, BRISARA, MOUNTAIN DISTRICT - Last season, the Crusaders had to make up a five point gap in Goal Differential and defeat Tihon in a one-game playoff to make it to the IFCF. Justiina Dannysdóttir was the hero of the squad with back-to-back hat tricks.

Yes, this is just the first match of the season. Yes, the opponent was Brisara FC, a squad that’s just come back from the Orange League. However, the Crusaders made as loud of an opening day statement as possible by having four different players score, Dannysdóttir picking up right where she left off with another hat trick in a 7-1 victory for Crossroads. South Newlandian Dhruv Roy even got into the scoring, heading in a goal off a corner. The Hammers were able to avoid total embarrassment by clawing one back off the right foot of Kettil Akkeren.

In the most anticipated opener of the year, Wirr Tsi picked up where they left off. Anomalies were able to only get three shots off on goal, the Shock’s midfield dominated for stretches at a time, and Sara Kristoffersdóttir was able to score off a free kick that put the game away. As new left back Ipati Aimée puts it, “We are still working on it, but this is a group of players that knows that it will be a grind.”

One team that will be disappointed after the first match of the season is Tihon, especially after new Tor keeper Lew Karlov saved all eight shots on goal. New striker Bonagiunta Rossi scored the game winner for the Teal, who continues to trend up. Myana and Lanar fight to a nil-nil draw as Jared Baglowski and Katerina Olexander exchange key save after key save; Chromatik is off to a fine start as Nigel Erskine is no longer there to stop them from absolutely dominating as new Nepharan Lili Marinca scores her first goal as a Capitalizt.

Lastly, Ming’s new pieces contribute in getting by Felswyr, Urrheddiao play a fine match in getting their season opener over the Warriors, and Valrauncion scores his first goal as an Orca as Lhor starts their title campaign on the right foot.

In Battle Between Recently Relegated Teams, Sylvain Croxier Adds Late Dagger for Key Draw
Qet Stages Second Half Comeback as Andrej Kalashnikov Shines
Luz Myers Becomes Unlikeliest Keeper to Post a Clean Sheet after Three Eyrodii Goals are Called Back by VAR

Week 4

Overachievers/Underperformers: Stars and Duds for Each Match

Four times between Matchdays 1 and 20 (namely MD2, MD7, MD12, and MD17), we will take a look at overachievers and underperformers from each game (overachiever from winner, underperformer from loser). For matches that ended in a draw, we will take a look at an overachiever and an underperformer from the match overall.)

Knetyohai 0-0 Crossroads
Overachiever: Knetyohai GK Zubai Ignon stopped all eight shots on goal to stop the Crusaders’s attack that had gotten seven past Brisara FC in the first matchday. Having to play without Kiana Woo, one of his best pieces in the defense, Knetyohai’s Hu Jiewen really showed up to contain Justiina Dannysdóttir while veteran presence Tiana Revels from Wirr Tsi helped the team coordinate. Despite not being able to crack the Crusaders’s net, this is a huge step forward for Ignon and the Warriors.
Underperformer: Blame has to go to Crossroads RAM Janean Goudeau, who had a reported average match rating of under six from respected sources. Goudeau missed on six out of eight chances to connect with Dannysdóttir, though part of the credit should go to the play of Vivienne Hamaker and Hu Jiewen of the Warriors. Justiina was left open on three occasions that the Crusaders were not able to capitalize on, leading to the draw.

Lhor 1-0 Brisara FC
Overachiever: Lhor CB Sierra Caylor turned in one of the better performances of her time in Lhor, helping mark Kettil Akkeren throughout the whole match and keep their net clean. The Cassadaiguan hasn’t had the biggest impact in her first two seasons with Lhor, but with the addition of Valrauncion and Kama, the attention is off of the Lhorite defense, allowing them to flourish.
Underperformer: Brisara FC CM/DM Potter Rowena had a forgetful day, missing three connections and letting Valrauncion go by on the fateful run that yielded the match’s only goal. Rowena is only twenty-five, but in a match in which Brisara FC had a chance, that mistake did them in.

Felswyr 0-0 Hanai Breakers
Overachiever: Breakers CB White Baugh has had to fill in for one of the team’s talismans - Moira Ansov, who is now with Myana. Baugh, a veteran with a handful of caps for the Chromatik national team, was instrumental in handling the handful of attempts that Felswyr had on the Breakers’s goal as James Masterson’s Squad earned their first point in the Red League, first in Breakers history.
Underperformer: Felswyr ST Renate Haggard had the team’s best chance to score late in the second half, but wasn’t able to get a clean shot off against Jeremiah Allison. He overshot his run and missed that Vissenta Okamoto was lurking behind the only defender to oppose them - Cin Drea. If Haggard had passed the ball off instead of attempting the ill-fated shot, the game might have ended differently.

Chromatik 5-4 Ming
Overachiever: Chromatik CM/AM Cixin Nguyen shone in this match that saw nine goals be scored. The Zwangzugian, off of a great debut season for the club, assisted on three of the team’s goals, including the brace scored by Cande Montalban. His presence in helping Micha Burkhard go up to help out Drarinka Schlok, Lili Marinca, and the aforementioned Montalban was absolutely needed as the Chromatik defense had struggles in containing the Dynasty’s multi-faceted attack.
Underperformer: Ming GK Benedict Wilkins still has much room to grow. On three of the goals conceded, he could’ve improved his initial position. Hopefully, he’ll be on the upward trend.

Wirr Tsi 1-2 Omnio
Overachiever: Omnio ST Alessandro Nespioti declared his presence by handing the Shock their first loss of the season only two matches in. Though he joined the squad as a replacement to legend Nigel Erskine, the Juvencus Striker’s brace got past Kathie Begley. For the first, he was able to get through the gap between Callejon and Rew and bury the shot to the top left corner, while the second was a header off a corner from Anna Henling. Omnio knows that they’ll be hard pressed to survive this season; the fact that their first points come against the defending champions is a major plus.
Underperformer: GK Kathie Begley have to be cited here. After conceding only eleven goals last season along with twenty-one clean sheets, Begley lost the battle against Nespioti and contributed to the team’s defeat. Sure, the defenders could’ve played better, but after she showed her class last season, Begley must endeavor to make sure that she does not lose her image as the league’s best keeper. This is not last season.

Lanar 0-0 Anomalies
Overachiever: Red Hawks GK Jared Baglowski posts his second clean sheet of the season - it’s just too bad that his offense hasn’t done anything, either. After having only four clean sheets overall last season, Baglowski seems to be playing well with new right back Gerome Meyer. On a one-on-one situation against ST Nigel Erskine, Baglowski was able to use his length to palm the ball away and then pounce on it before the rebound could be gathered by Lainey Wadsworth, a truly superhero performance. It can be argued that Baglowski is the one responsible for the team’s two points so far.
Underperformer: Is it possible to give this to more than one person? If we had to pick one, it’d be ST Nigel Erskine. After having twenty-four goals for Omnio, he has none after two games. Whether it’s due to miscommunication, lack of form, or just lack of passion, Erskine and Wadsworth need to pick it up before Anomalies fall to one of their now patented dreadful starts.

Tihon 1-4 Myana
Overachiever: Myana CAM Marko Zup has become one of the better Attacking Midfielders in the league after being on the bench for a few seasons with the Islanders. Two assists to Hanson-Conavacio sees his Islanders the victors. Zup also contributed on three other significant balls that led to shots on goal as Myana controlled the midfield and really made Romola Carolan suffer.
Underperformer: Tihon RM Tatianea Ophélie gets the nod, though LM Christine Yaroslav isn’t too far behind. The Tide were taking a risk from having two CCFA midfielders start on the sides, and they’re paying for it as the players are learning. The Tide can’t get more than five shots together in a row, and Ophélie has the worst pass completion percentage of any midfielder. Hopefully, she’ll recover.

Urrheddiao 0-0 Tor
Overachiever: GK Lew Karlov has absolutely shined after making the move to Tor, having two clean sheets already. Karlov struggled with Sanar last season, but he didn’t really get much help; the young Savojar still has youth on his side and a chance to grow in the position as he continues on. After losing Gabrielle Dick, the Teal were hoping to not miss a step, and they haven’t - yet.
Underperformer: Urrheddiao LW Minsk Killion had one of the most notable gaffes in the early season, simply overrunning a ball that would’ve been a goal past Lew Karlov. Notably, a through ball from Primitivo saw Killion with a chance to catch Karlov out of position. However, Killion overshot the ball, and by the time he realized it, Willy Koop had recovered to clear the ball - a missed opportunity.

Jade Boudon, Miners Trip Up Z’ai’ai
Alnio Wins Shootout over Qet as Sylvain Croxier Scores a Brace and Assists Twice
Crix-Tihon United May Be Most Boring Game Ever as Only Five Shots Attempted in Total

Week 5

Violet Cup VIII Fixtures - Qualifying Round 2
1-0 Bracket
BT Ming (Green) 1–0 Wirr Tsi Lightning (Blue)
Shantarr (Yellow) 0–0 Capitol FC (Blue) (1–1 AET) (5–6 pen.)
Anfanhar (Green) 0–3 Lhor United (Blue)
Rhoni (Yellow) 4–0 Larhai (Green)
Lorentine Jackals (Yellow) 1–0 Hanai (Green)
Umbar State (Blue) 3–2 Umbar City (Blue)
Wix City (Green) 3–2 Tor City (Indigo)
Wix (Indigo) 0–1 Mountain State (Indigo)
Naval FC (Yellow) 2–0 Blanc (Indigo)
Qet NSC (Green) 0–3 FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai (Blue)
Glaciers (Green) 2–1 Guardians (Blue)
Pùr (Yellow) 0–1 Flames of the West (Yellow)
Eyrods City FC (Yellow) 1–0 Inon (Green)
Lorentine City (Blue) 3–1 Limonte Light (Indigo)
Alnio Ravens (Blue) 2–1 Nonian City (Blue)
Egren (Yellow) 0–1 Kynxe (Yellow)

0-1 Bracket
Rhoni FC (Yellow) 4–2 Cheonju City (Indigo)
Gurshan (Blue) 1–0 Heartland (Indigo)
Sanar United (Yellow) 1–1 Shantarr City (Green) (1–1 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Pùr Cowboys (Indigo) 2–3 Nonian Saints (Indigo)
Kingslayers (Blue) 2–0 Brisara Dragoons (Indigo)
Anfanhar City (Yellow) 2–3 Checkers FC (Green)
Lorentine (Yellow) 1–2 Lanar Falcons (Green)
Qet City (Blue) 2–1 Orca Watchers (Indigo)
Resistance (Indigo) 1–1 Wirr Tsi City (Indigo) (2–1 AET)
Knetyohai City FC (Yellow) 4–0 Cosmopolitans (Green)
Sanar Vipers (Yellow) 0–1 Dre'a (Green)
Penat (Blue) 1–1 Larhai City FC (Indigo) (1–1 AET) (2–3 pen.)
Limonte (Green) 0–1 Inon City (Indigo)
Urrhed State (Green) 1–0 Jatho (Blue)
Vitoron (Yellow) 1–0 Dre'a City (Indigo)
Lanar United (Green) 2–0 Cheonju (Blue)

Violet Cup VIII Fixtures - Qualifying Round 3
2-0 Bracket
Eyrods City FC (Yellow) vs. Kynxe (Yellow)
Rhoni (Yellow) vs. Mountain State (Indigo)
Naval FC (Yellow) vs. Glaciers (Green)
Lorentine Jackals (Yellow) vs. Umbar State (Blue)
Flames of the West (Yellow) vs. Lhor United (Blue)
BT Ming (Green) vs. Alnio Ravens (Blue)
Wix City (Green) vs. FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai (Blue)
Capitol FC (Blue) vs. Lorentine City (Blue)

1-1 Bracket
Lanar Falcons (Green) vs. Urrhed State (Green)
Hani (Green) vs. Nonian City (Blue)
Sanar United (Yellow) vs. Shantarr (Yellow)
Inon (Green) vs. Resistance (Indigo)
Larhai City FC (Indigo) vs. Tor City (Indigo)
Pùr (Yellow) vs. Limonte Light (Indigo)
Vitoron (Yellow) vs. Larhai (Green)
Wirr Tsi Lightning (Blue) vs. Inon City (Indigo)
Knetyohai City FC (Yellow) vs. Nonian Saints (Indigo)
Rhoni FC (Yellow) vs. Qet NSC (Green)
Kingslayers (Blue) vs. Blanc (Indigo)
Egren (Yellow) vs. Umbar City (Blue)
Qet City (Blue) vs. Wix (Indigo)
Dre'a (Green) vs. Guardians (Blue)
Anfanhar (Green) vs. Lanar United (Green)
Checkers FC (Green) vs. Gurshan (Blue)

0-2 Bracket
Sanar Vipers (Yellow) vs. Penat (Blue)
Limonte (Green) vs. Cheonju City (Indigo)
Dre'a City (Indigo) vs. Pùr Cowboys (Indigo)
Orca Watchers (Indigo) vs. Wirr Tsi City (Indigo)
Anfanhar City (Yellow) vs. Jatho (Blue)
Lorentine (Yellow) vs.Cheonju (Blue)
Cosmopolitans (Green) vs. Brisara Dragoons (Indigo)
Shantarr City (Green) vs. Heartland (Indigo)

Week 6

Trends: The Tale of the Numbers in the Red League

Four times between Matchdays 1 and 20 (namely MD3, MD8, MD13, and MD18), we will take a look at numerical trends that have emerged per team in their matches up to that point. Some of them may be helpful in figuring out how that team is doing, while some others may just be little vignettes. We’ll just go from first to last in order. As there’s only been three games so far, let’s focus on who’s done the scoring and the keeping out of goals.

Chromatik are the only perfect team in the league after three games, with Cande Montalban leading the way with three goals. Despite conceding five goals - tied for fourth worst - they keep getting goals when they need them. Is this really the year for Chromatik? After they handled the Breakers’ stingy defense, the sky remains the limit.

Crossroads find themselves with eight goals scored and one conceded - Justiina Dannysdóttir leads the way in the league with four goals scored, picking up right where she left off - but the team has four other players that have scored already, including Dhruv Roy. How they handled Lhor’s attack really showed the state of the team at the moment.

Myana find themselves in a good spot after three matches, Enrico Hanson-Conavacio and Nadya Dostoevich leading the way - one goal conceded is very good for one Katerina Olexander, who’s had her struggles as part of Myana’s defense. Their four-nil drubbing of Urrheddiao was classic Islander craft.

Tor has been absolutely getting carried by new keeper Lew Karlov, while Savigliano Bonagiunta Rossi has really stepped up with three goals scored. Tor looks to take a next step into the upper echelon, and this is a great start. Their handling of Knetyohai was clinical.

Lhor has dropped a single match to Crossroads - but Gabrielle Dick is doing well and Valrauncion has done the majority of the scoring. The Orcas need to step up their game, but this is a start.

Lanar keeper Jared Baglowski is the only reason this team has five points; he’s yet to concede a goal while Kambiz Ortan has scored the team’s only goal to date against Omnio. Will that run of form last? We’ll see.

Anomalies avoided a disastrous start by getting a five-two win over Tihon this matchday, and losing to Wirr Tsi isn’t too much of a shame. The duo of Erskine and Wadsworth took three matches to get going, but were able to get four past Tihon.

Ming are what we thought they were - nine goals scored, nine goals against. Josip Brajdic has really stepped into his role as being the lead scorer for them - as lead as it can be for the Dynasty.

Wirr Tsi this far down? Kathie Begley is not having the best of starts - she’s conceded almost half as many goals as she did in all of last season. They did drop a game to Omnio and were held to a draw by Ming this matchday, but they’ll be all right, right?

Urrheddiao got run over by Myana, but still sit at a respectable 1-1-1 record thanks to the brilliance of Kimi Herrington. They’ll need someone to help Renira Schanzer with the goalscoring, though, or find themselves in their all-too-familiar spot barely hanging on for dear life.

Omnio has one win so far - but what a win it was! They drop a narrow one to Lanar where the offense can’t find the back of the net, but Alessandro Nespioti has shown in the early going that he may be the option they need to survive.

Felswyr is playing perfectly boring football. Nicole Watson has been brilliant so far - but can either of Vissenta Okamoto or Renate Haggard find the net? If they can’t score against Brisara FC, what chance do they have?

Hanai Breakers have had a rough time of things in the early going, not having scored a goal yet; Jeremiah Allison can’t be asked to bear the weight of the team by himself.

Knetyohai was expected to struggle and struggle they have; being manhandled by Tor wasn’t on the schedule. Kadek Sherazi’s lone goal is it so far for the Warriors.

Brisara FC earn a desperate point against Felswyr, but after conceding seven to Crossroads on the first day, this squad has bounced back to only concede one in the last two matches. That may have more to do with the lack of a spark for Felswyr, though.

Tihon, really? The only team without a single point through three? The two side midfielders are having a time of things, and there’s talk that they may have to be replaced midway through the season unless they make a showing of growing on the fly.

Fishermen’s Club Score First Win as Olivia Beaumanoir Scores Hat Trick
Alnio Survives Umbar as Urbano Noboa Scores in Extra Time
Urrhed FC Held to No Goals as Subs Only Have One in Three Games

Week 7

New and Old: Commenting on Notable Players

Four times between Matchdays 1 and 20 (namely MD4, MD9, MD14, and MD19), we will comment on new additions that are doing well, new additions that are struggling, established players who might want a better club by end of year, or established playesr who may be forced out due to how badly they're performing.

Knetyohai 2-4 Lhor
Spotlight on: W Valrauncion, the Starblaydii elf that has done wonders for Lhor already in their first four matches. Five goals and two assists? They’ll need plenty more of that if they are to win the title, but he’s taken the first steps to make that outrageous price tag worthwhile.
Limelight on: LB Tiana Revels, who was supposed to come in and help make this defense become so much better. Zubai Ignon is no Kathie Begley, but Revels wasn’t’ able to get anything done on this matchday and was one of the key reasons why it got out of hand so quickly.

Felswyr 1-2 Crossroads
Spotlight on: CDM Zijad Kurtcehajic. The Mytanar defensive midfielder was brought in to anchor the midfield with Taron Matthews, and it’s definitely paid off. Take this win for example - it was Matthews’s presence that allowed Janean Goudeau and Janine Hector to have a hand in the Crusaders’s victory, and it was Kurtcehajic that partnered with Matthews to make it work on the defensive end despite Renate Haggard’s goal for the Frost.
Limelight on: ST Vissenta Okamoto, who had a golden chance to get the equalizer in injury time and faltered. Sure, her shot was on target, but if she had taken the time to properly set up, there would have been no chance for Waluigi to react.

Chromatik 3-1 Brisara FC
Spotlight on: RW Drarinka Schlok, who scored the opening volley in the three-one victory over the Hammers. Schlok doesn’t have to do much with such a loaded lineup, but she can lurk and make sure that the balls that go unnoticed get put into the back of the net. “It’s fun,” she stated afterwards, “I just get to play spoiler when people think that they have everyone covered.”
Limelight on: LM Vir Ma, whom people thought would come into her own in her fourth season. Ma has indeed scored one of the two goals of the season so far, but the Hammers need her to be the reagent to keep them in the Red League, and she doesn’t seem to be the one capable of doing that.

Wirr Tsi 0-0 Hanai Breakers
Spotlight on: CB Arnold Tronsson, who’s really shining in his second season with the club. Now with veteran White Baugh next to him, Tronsson has been chiefly responsible for the Breakers’s success in the defensive front, though Jeremiah Allison’s talents don’t hurt. If they could just buy a goal…
Limelight on: ST Artem Kohut, or really, the entire Wirr Tsi front three. Not being able to score a single goal against the defending Orange League Champions? Is that what Wirr Tsi has fallen to after four games? They’re getting left in the dirt in the early going of this season.

Lanar 4–3 Ming
Spotlight on: CM/AM Layla-Mae Potts, who scored two of the four goals for the Red Hawks. Potts also assisted on a third goal as the Red Hawks quintupled their scoring and outpaced the Dynasty for a four-three victory that showed their potential.
Limelight on: CM/AM Immacolata Di Maggio, who was given the chance to equalize late on free kick from some distance; sure, it was going to be a tricky shot, but the young midfielder hit it above the crossbar, and Ming was handed yet another narrow defeat despite scoring three goals. Twelve scored, thirteen conceded - perhaps we should question their defense some more instead?

Tihon 0–1 Omnio
Spotlight on: ST Alessandro Nespioti. Where does Omnio find all these strikers? A season removed from Nigel Erskine being the only reason they stood a chance, Omnio picks up their second win in four games via Nespioti’s right foot in the second half. It helps when Declan Turner-Cont shows his potential, but it’s Nespioti that’s the hero for Omnio now.
Limelight on: CM Kurt Witzel. Witzel was brought in to help Tihon with the loss of Rory McNair and Nick Mariner; instead, Tihon has only scored three goals all season and sit at a dismal 0-0-4. Sure, everyone knows that Tatiana Ophélie and Christine Yaroslav have issues, but Witzel simply must do more if the Tide are to get going.

Urrheddiao 0–0 Anomalies
Spotlight on: LB Jet McBride, who’s done a wonderful job in filling in for Jiawei Chuan. With McBride, Urrheddiao hasn’t missed a step, with Herrington having three clean sheets in four games so far this season. His ability to stretch the field is also a plus, though Urrheddiao remain at only one goal scored so far. Too bad he can’t also play in the attacking role - or can he?
Limelight on: ST Lainey Wadsworth. Anomalies needs one of their two marquee strikers to show up every game, and Wadsworth is the veteran of the two. Playing at the United Center is a tough prospect, but Anomalies lacked both the spine and a creative spark, and it showed.

Tor 2–1 Myana
Spotlight on: LM Katrina Rothers, one of the better Left Midfielders in the league. With Bonagiunta Rossi being bottled up for most of the game by Moira Ansov, it was Rothers and Clercin that brought on the damage for the Teal, who are floating on cloud nine at the moment with this torrid start. Taking down someone at the pedigree of Myana? Teal fans are dreaming big.
Limelight on: CB Jens Clemence. He’s young - only in his second season in the Red League - but this will be a day to learn from. Twice, Clemence had a chance to dispossess the would-be-scorer before they fired, and both times, he fell short, being outpaced by Clercin and simply juked by Rothers. The Nepharan will be fine going forward, but it’s a stumble nonetheless.

Mimir Waltheofsson Stars as Z’ai’ai Trumps Urrhed FC
Alnio Continues Early Dominance as Theodore Ignau Shuts Down Eyrods
Sanar’s Gaunting Norwood, Rising New Star?

Week 8

Standings After Five Games:

Red League               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Chromatik               5    5   0   0    14    6   +8    15
 2 Tor                     5    3   2   0     8    3   +5    11
 3 Crossroads              5    3   1   1    10    4   +6    10
 4 Lhor                    5    3   1   1     8    4   +4    10
 5 Lanar                   5    2   3   0     6    4   +2     9
 6 Myana                   5    2   2   1    10    4   +6     8
 7 Wirr Tsi                5    2   2   1     9    6   +3     8
 8 Urrheddiao              5    2   2   1     3    4   −1     8
 9 Anomalies               5    1   3   1     6    4   +2     6
10 Omnio                   5    2   0   3     4    7   −3     6
11 Ming                    5    1   1   3    14   17   −3     4
12 Felswyr                 5    0   3   2     3    5   −2     3
13 Hanai Breakers          5    0   3   2     1    4   −3     3
14 Tihon                   5    1   0   4     7   13   −6     3
15 Knetyohai               5    0   2   3     4   10   −6     2
16 Brisara FC              5    0   1   4     3   15  −12     1

The Checkup: After MD5

Four times between Matchdays 1 and 20 (namely MD5, MD10, MD15, and MD20), we will ask the sixteen beat writers to comment on how they think their team is doing versus expectations, plus just the general vibe around the fanbase.

Chromatik: Isabelle Croix, The Dancing Capitalizt: “There was talk that we hadn’t played anyone significant yet, and then we went to Chromatik City Field and defeated Crossroads with Stephen Kerr scoring one of the goals off a neat corner from Cixin Nguyen. They’re firing on all cylinders, and though conceding six goals so far isn’t the best, they’re playing smart situational football and communicating well together. Games against Myana, Wirr Tsi, Lhor, and Anomalies still remain in the first fifteen, but this is as good of a start as we could’ve wished for.”

Tor: Carson Benmeyer, TealTime: “This is a dream right? To defeat Myana and now hold Anomlaies to a draw is beyond anything that we expected from this squad. Rossi and Karlov have fit in so well with the squad and they’re playing with belief in each other. This is an exciting time to be a Tor fan - though half of us are waiting for the other shoe to drop, to be honest.”

Crossroads: Myung Hyo-Shik, Cruaders’ March: “The loss to Chromatik is a bitter end to a great first stretch, though Justiina hasn’t missed a beat and Kurtcehajic has fit in nicely. The win over Lhor is probably the best one we’ve had so far this season, though scoring three in the four games since the seven-one drumming of the Hammers is a bit concerning. Hopefully we won’t let up anytime soon.”

Lhor: Alexandra Bollick, OrcaWatch: “Valrauncion’s been worth the money so far, and Gabrielle Dick is doing a heck of a job. Barring the loss to the Crusaders, we’ve played mostly mistake-free football. Hopefully, the additions we’ve made will carry us forward when we face the big names in the matches to come.”

Lanar: Lee Han-Bo, Red Hawk Rising: “Oh, come on, Baglowski! You go from that hot start to being he first keeper that the Breakers score a goal against? That’s two points that we really could’ve used. We’re hoping to not have another season of having so many draws hold us back when one more bounce of the ball could make such a huge difference. This is a tedious situation.”

Myana: Jung Mi-Han, BoomGoesTheCannon: “Earth to Myana’s midfield, hello? Are you kidding me with a home draw against the Warriors? The cannon should’ve gone off way more than just one time. We’re missing a spark here, and I’m not talking about goalscoring because ten goals in five matches is pretty great. That Tor loss really did a number on us, I hope we recover soon.”

Wirr Tsi: Marx Mear, The Shock Factor: “Thank goodness for the punching bag that is Brisara FC for putting a positive end to this rough stretch of five games. Kathie Begley isn’t the keeper she was a year ago, and we’re going to be in a dogfight for our lives if we’re to make up this seven point deficit that already exists between us and Chromatik. The team seems to be lacking a bit of passion - but then, we didn’t really have to do much last season to win that title. At least things are going well in the IFCL, though, and it’s early - there’s time to recover.”

Urrheddiao: Raul Nett, UnitedAsOne: “Kudos go to Kimi Harrington for being the rock so far this season, while Primitivo’s help in being a scoring threat alongside Schanzer is much appreciated. We don’t ask for much in Urrheddiao - being 2-2-1 and in the middle of the table is just fine by us. Have you seen some of those licks we’re putting on everyone? You don’t play United without paying the bruise tax!”

Anomalies: Joseph Golden, AFC Fight Club: “Following up the Tihon victory with a dud against Tor wasn’t what we had in mind, but at least Nigel Erskine scored his third goal of the season. Way too many draws in the early going, but this is actually better than the start we had in the last two seasons, so we’ll take it knowing that Anomalies are a far better second half team and that Labbadia and crew will only get more dangerous as the season marches along.”

Omnio: Pietr Gansovich, Tech Corner: “This won’t last, but it’s nice to be up here while we can. Alessandro Nespioti has been a revelation in the early going, and more importantly, Declan Turner-Cont is doing enough in games where our offense shows up to make a difference. It’ll be a challenge, but we’ve done a nice job of things so far, with all the credit going to Steve Nicholls the Tumbran.”

Ming: Xera Mason, Dynasty Calling: “Ah. What else is new. Tied for the lead in Goals Scored, in the lead for Goals Allowed. It’s nice to see that the new pieces have fit our attack quite well enough, but could we please stop conceding three goals per match? Just limit it to two per match and we’d win so many more games! At least we can still lay claim to being one of the most entertaining to watch…”

Felswyr: Saya Homurashi, The PermaFrost: “Nicole Watson is doing her job. We just need Vissenta Okamoto and Renate Haggard to do theirs while Katie Rothers facilitates. Where have Alyosha Meledina and Tasha Kamarandan been in the early going? Hugely disappointing from the two Central Midfielders on the squad. Nicoletta Arnaudo has her work cut out for her as they try not to slide too far down.”

Hanai Breakers: Xinyi Chiang, Surfing the Waves: “Thank goodness Lily Taylor finally scored that first goal of the season. Jeremiah Allison and the defense have been amazing, as James Masterson’s promise of being a tough out has come to fruition in the early going. We’ll keep accruing draws and occasional victories on our way to surviving this initial season. At least, I think so.”

Tihon: Erica Fernandez, Call of the Wave: “Crisis averted… For now. Sure, it was only Ming, and sure, it was mostly Joel Haodao, but it felt damned good to see Tatiana Ophélie do something right for a change and to see Kurt Witzel pile on late. We’ve had disastrous starts before and recovered, but the hapless play we saw from Ophélie and Yaroslav in the first four matches was an atrocity. It’s time to earn your paycheck, Hecate Charing and Christina Applegate.”

Knetyohai: Gerry Gold, Warriors’ Weekly: “A nice strike from Kristjana to give us our second point of the season, and it’s been mostly what we thought it’d be. Kadek Sherazi and Élie Dembélé need to work overtime to make up for how much this defense is getting tested. Hu Jiewen is having a hard time playing with Vivienne Hamaker, who is twelve years older.”

Brisara FC: Matthias Hafsten, Hammer Time: “Can we just move on to next season, please? The only thing we can say is that we have a better defense than Ming, and about half our goals conceded came against one opponent. It’s going to be a long season being everyone’s punching bag.”

Will Urrhed FC’s Strikers Show Up? One Goal in Five Games has Niers’s Squad Worried
Alnio, Sanar Continue Stellar Early Showings
Remember the Name: Waltheofsson Shines as Mountaineers Keep Pace

Orange League            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Alnio                   5    4   1   0    17    8   +9    13
 2 Sanar                   5    4   1   0    10    1   +9    13
 3 Z'ai'ai                 5    4   0   1    11    4   +7    12
 4 Pria                    5    3   0   2     5    6   −1     9
 5 Umbar                   5    2   2   1     8    7   +1     8
 6 Pria City               5    2   2   1     6    5   +1     8
 7 Anchors FC              5    2   2   1    11   11    0     8
 8 Crix                    5    2   1   2     2    3   −1     7
 9 Qet                     5    1   3   1     9    9    0     6
10 Urrhed FC               5    1   3   1     1    2   −1     6
11 Fishermen's Club        5    1   2   2    14   15   −1     5
12 Miners FC               5    1   1   3     6    8   −2     4
13 Rhoni City              5    1   1   3     5    8   −3     4
14 Omnio City              5    0   2   3     2    6   −4     2
15 Tihon United            5    0   2   3     3    9   −6     2
16 Eyrods                  5    0   1   4     3   11   −8     1

It's the recently relegated that are atop the Orange League for now, with Z'ai'ai just a point behind; Urrhed FC have been lost in the early going, while Eyrods sit at the bottom, having lost their talisman in Nicole Watson. Don't you worry, there's plenty of season left, but with just one point, what can Eyrods actually do?

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Yellow League             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Eyrods City FC           5    4   1   0    10    1   +9    13
 2 Kynxe                    5    4   0   1    14    9   +5    12
 3 Flames of the West       5    3   1   1    12    7   +5    10
 4 Rhoni                    5    3   1   1     7    5   +2    10
 5 Pùr                      5    3   0   2     7    6   +1     9
   Sanar United             5    3   0   2     7    6   +1     9
 7 Rhoni FC                 5    2   2   1     8    7   +1     8
 8 Vitoron                  5    2   2   1     7    8   −1     8
 9 Sanar Vipers             5    2   1   2     8    7   +1     7
10 Lorentine                5    2   0   3     9   11   −2     6
11 Naval FC                 5    1   1   3     8    8    0     4
12 Knetyohai City FC        5    1   1   3     3    6   −3     4
13 Shantarr                 5    1   1   3     3    7   −4     4
14 Egren                    5    1   1   3     6   12   −6     4
15 Lorentine Jackals        5    1   0   4     6   11   −5     3
16 Anfanhar City            5    0   2   3     3    7   −4     2

Green League             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Limonte                 5    4   0   1     6    4   +2    12
 2 Qet NSC                 5    3   2   0     8    2   +6    11
 3 BT Ming                 5    3   2   0    12    7   +5    11
 4 Cosmopolitans           5    3   1   1     7    3   +4    10
 5 Anfanhar                5    3   0   2    16   13   +3     9
 6 Checkers FC             5    2   3   0     6    4   +2     9
 7 Urrhed State            5    3   0   2     5    5    0     9
 8 Larhai                  5    3   0   2     5    5    0     9
 9 Glaciers                5    2   2   1     5    3   +2     8
10 Lanar United            5    2   1   2    10    7   +3     7
11 Dre'a                   5    2   1   2     5    7   −2     7
12 Wix City                5    1   0   4    11   15   −4     3
13 Hanai                   5    1   0   4     5   10   −5     3
14 Inon                    5    0   2   3     1    4   −3     2
15 Shantarr City           5    0   2   3     3    7   −4     2
16 Lanar Falcons           5    0   0   5     6   15   −9     0

Blue League                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Lorentine City            5    4   1   0    13    4   +9    13
 2 Jatho                     5    4   1   0    11    3   +8    13
 3 Alnio Ravens              5    4   0   1    17   10   +7    12
 4 Cheonju                   5    3   2   0     5    2   +3    11
 5 FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai       5    3   0   2     7    4   +3     9
 6 Capitol FC                5    2   2   1     5    4   +1     8
 7 Qet City                  5    2   1   2    11    8   +3     7
 8 Lhor United               5    2   1   2    11   13   −2     7
 9 Guardians                 5    2   0   3     6    8   −2     6
10 Nonian City               5    2   0   3     8   11   −3     6
11 Wirr Tsi Lightning        5    0   4   1     7    9   −2     4
12 Umbar State               5    1   1   3    11   14   −3     4
13 Penat                     5    1   1   3     8   14   −6     4
14 Gurshan                   5    1   0   4     6   12   −6     3
15 Umbar City                5    0   2   3     6   10   −4     2
16 Kingslayers               5    0   2   3     3    9   −6     2

Indigo League            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Inon City               5    5   0   0    18    7  +11    15
 2 Resistance              5    3   2   0    11    5   +6    11
 3 Wix                     5    3   2   0     7    4   +3    11
 4 Heartland               5    3   1   1     7    2   +5    10
 5 Pùr Cowboys             5    2   3   0     9    7   +2     9
 6 Mountain State          5    3   0   2    10    8   +2     9
 7 Dre'a City              5    2   2   1     7    6   +1     8
 8 Limonte Light           5    2   1   2     8    9   −1     7
 9 Orca Watchers           5    1   3   1     4    5   −1     6
10 Larhai City FC          5    1   2   2     5    6   −1     5
11 Nonian Saints           5    1   1   3     8    9   −1     4
12 Brisara Dragoons        5    1   1   3     8    9   −1     4
13 Wirr Tsi City           5    1   0   4     1    8   −7     3
14 Tor City                5    0   2   3     6   11   −5     2
15 Blanc                   5    0   2   3     4   10   −6     2
16 Cheonju City            5    0   2   3     7   14   −7     2

Indigo League Promotion/Relegation Playoffs

Round 1
Pairings to be Drawn at Random

Round 2
Q1. #11 Indigo League vs. Chosen Winner
Q2. #12 Indigo League vs. Leftover Winner

Chromatik Youth League Championship Season 5

Standings to be updated after fifteen games

by **Chromatika** » Mon Nov 01, 2021 11:37 pm

Rainbow League System Season Eight Matchdays 6-10

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Red League

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Orange League

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Part 2 - Week 9 - Week 15

International Roundup

CL Group Stage
Wirr Tsi (CMT) 4-0 Sabrefell Moths (NPH)
AC Izotz Zubia (AUD) 1-2 Wirr Tsi (CMT)
Wirr Tsi (CMT) 4-4 Olympia FC (EFL)

Wirr Tsi continues to perform very well against the best teams of the world, absolutely dominating Sabrefell Moths - their midfielders really shining there - and even edging past AC Izotz Zubia on the road. Olympia FC does manage to tie things up near the end, but it’s a good look regardless.

Chromatik (CMT) 4-0 Soldarian FC (VAL)
Trebuchet Cham (ZWZ) 0-1 Chromatik (CMT)
Chromatik (CMT) 2-3 CA Paulinthal (PAS)

Chromatik, in their first series of matches in an IFCL Group Stage, don’t disappoint. Cande Montalban and Lili Marinca combine for all four goals against Soldarian FC, and then Tania Vincent shines in a one-nil blanking of Trebuchet Cham. The Capitalizt do suffer their first defeat against the absolute class that is CA Paulinthal, but it’s a good start.

CC Fourth Qualifying Round
(DAR)                 Romanopolis United    0–2    Myana                              (CMT)   0–0   0–2

CC Group Stage
Myana (CMT) 0-3 Directus (EUR)
Ausharmuj Marusi (FFD) 1-2 Myana (CMT)
Myana (CMT) 2-2 Starling (NPH)

The Islanders are taken to town by Directus but do bounce back behind Marko Zup’s brace against Ausharmj Marusi; then, Striker Enrico Hanson-Conavacio equalizes late to salvage a point against Starling. A decent spot for Myana.

LBCT Group Stage
Oyardo FC (ASG) 1-3 Hanai Breakers (CMT)
Hanai Breakers (CMT) 2-0 Ysgrann Bay Eagles FC (TKT)
Hüelhunde FK (ZRH) 1-1 Hanai Breakers (CMT)

The Breakers do quite well, Lily Taylor helping out on the scoring point.

CAFA Group Stage
To be recapped in the MD11-MD15 writeup.

Week 9

Violet Cup VIII Fixtures - Qualifying Round 3
2-0 Bracket
Eyrods City FC (Yellow) 1–2 Kynxe (Yellow)
Rhoni (Yellow) 1–0 Mountain State (Indigo)
Naval FC (Yellow) 2–2 Glaciers (Green) (3–2 AET)
Lorentine Jackals (Yellow) 2–0 Umbar State (Blue)
Flames of the West (Yellow) 5–3 Lhor United (Blue)
BT Ming (Green) 4–1 Alnio Ravens (Blue)
Wix City (Green) 0–0 FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai (Blue) (0–0 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Capitol FC (Blue) 3–3 Lorentine City (Blue) (3–3 AET) (3–4 pen.))

Five Yellow League teams, one Green League team, and two Blue League teams make it to the point where one win will let them into the Round of Sixty-four. For Flames of the West, BT Ming, Lorentine City, and FK Shakhter Z’ai’ai, it’s a testament to the amount of money that’s been spent on them.

1-1 Bracket
Lanar Falcons (Green) 2–2 Urrhed State (Green) (2–2 AET) (4–2 pen.)
Hanai (Green) 2–2 Nonian City (Blue) (3–2 AET)
Sanar United (Yellow) 3–0 Shantarr (Yellow)
Inon (Green) 0–0 Resistance (Indigo) (0–0 AET) (4–2 pen.)
Larhai City FC (Indigo) 3–2 Tor City (Indigo)
Pùr (Yellow) 1–1 Limonte Light (Indigo) (1–1 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Vitoron (Yellow) 1–1 Larhai (Green) (2–2 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Wirr Tsi Lightning (Blue) 4–4 Inon City (Indigo) (4–4 AET) (5–4 pen.)
Knetyohai City FC (Yellow) 7–2 Nonian Saints (Indigo)
Rhoni FC (Yellow) 3–4 Qet NSC (Green)
Kingslayers (Blue) 1–0 Blanc (Indigo)
Egren (Yellow) 4–3 Umbar City (Blue)
Qet City (Blue) 2–1 Wix (Indigo)
Dre'a (Green) 1–1 Guardians (Blue) (2–1 AET)
Anfanhar (Green) 3–1 Lanar United (Green)
Checkers FC (Green) 3–1 Gurshan (Blue)

0-2 Bracket
Sanar Vipers (Yellow) 1–3 Penat (Blue)
Limonte (Green) 2–1 Cheonju City (Indigo)
Dre'a City (Indigo) 2–0 Pùr Cowboys (Indigo)
Orca Watchers (Indigo) 0–1 Wirr Tsi City (Indigo)
Anfanhar City (Yellow) 2–0 Jatho (Blue)
Lorentine (Yellow) 0–1 Cheonju (Blue)
Cosmopolitans (Green) 2–0 Brisara Dragoons (Indigo)
Shantarr City (Green) 1–2 Heartland (Indigo)

The teams in danger of dropping out involve two Yellow League teams, one Green League team, one Blue League Team, and four Indigo League squads. Really, Sanar Vipers and Lorentine?

Violet Cup VII Fixtures - Qualifying Round 4
3-0 Bracket
Lorentine Jackals (Yellow) vs. Flames of the West (Yellow)
FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai (Blue) vs. Lorentine City (Blue)
Naval FC (Yellow) vs. BT Ming (Green)
Rhoni (Yellow) vs. Kynxe (Yellow)

2-1 Bracket
Qet City (Blue) vs. Umbar State (Blue)
Limonte Light (Indigo) vs. Mountain State (Indigo)
Egren (Yellow) vs. Lhor United (Blue)
Dre'a (Green) vs. Kingslayers (Blue)
Knetyohai City FC (Yellow) vs. Lanar Falcons (Green)
Vitoron (Yellow) vs. Anfanhar (Green)
Inon (Green) vs. Alnio Ravens (Blue)
Eyrods City FC (Yellow) vs. Checkers FC (Green)
Wix City (Green) vs. Larhai City FC (Indigo)
Glaciers (Green) vs. Capitol FC (Blue)
Sanar United (Yellow) vs. Qet NSC (Green)
Hanai (Green) vs. Wirr Tsi Lightning (Blue)

1-2 Bracket
Penat (Blue) vs. Inon City (Indigo)
Gurshan (Blue) vs. Resistance (Indigo)
Anfanhar City (Yellow) vs. Umbar City (Blue)
Limonte (Green) vs. Blanc (Indigo)
Choenju (Blue) vs. Dre'a City (Indigo)
Nonian City (Blue) vs. Guardians (Blue)
Rhoni FC (Yellow) vs. Urrhed State (Green)
Larhai (Green) vs. Cosmopolitans (Green)
Lanar United (Green) vs. Wirr Tsi City (Indigo)
Heartland (Indigo) vs. Wix (Indigo)
Shantarr (Yellow) vs. Nonian Saints (Indigo)
Pùr (Yellow) vs. Tor City (Indigo)

0-3 Bracket
Pùr Cowboys (Indigo) vs. Brisara Dragoons (Indigo)
Sanar Vipers (Yellow) vs. Cheonju City (Indigo)
Lorentine (Yellow) vs. FJatho (Blue)
Shantarr City (Green) vs. Orca Watchers (Indigo)

Week 10

Chromatik Blow Past Lhor, Tihon Falls to Hanai Breakers

CAPITALIZT DOME, CHROMIA, CAPITAL DISTRICT - It was supposed to be the first real test of Lhor’s new roster. Chromatik, with their youth, with the addition of Lili Marinca. What happened instead was a thorough demonstration of what Chromatik is able to do as their midfield utterly took over and dominated the match. Cande Montalban set the tone early, Cixin Nguyen and Micha Burkhard contributed to the scoring from range, and Lili Marinca put the game away in the final ten minutes. Dani Emdelbia was the only Lhorite to answer back as Stephen Kerr was able to mark Valrauncion and make the Starblaydi Elf’s presence be relatively negligible.

In the shocking result of the day, the Hanai Breakers utterly throttled Tihon at the Tidal Wave, no less than three players scoring for the Breakers as the Tide sunk to their lowest point this season. When more than Lily Taylor score for the Breakers, you know that things are going well for the Breakers; besides Roanna Murin getting one back for Tihon, nothing went right for them.

Myana defeated Anomalies behind another masterful performance of the Islanders’ CAM Marko Zup, while Wirr Tsi edged past Crossroads - Kendra Carpenter coming through in the clutch.

To round out the results, Omnio handed Tor their first loss of the season as Declan Turner-Cont turned in his second clean sheet of the season and outdueled Lew Karlov. Brisara FC blanked Lanar on the road, Xarles Zarragoitia coming through in the clutch, while Knetyohai gets past Felswyr, Zubai Ignon outdueling Nicole Watson. Urrheddiao? Held Ming to one goal while getting one from Killion, good enough to salvage a point against the wildcards that are the Dynasty.

Day of Draws Sees Five Draws
Alnio Smashes Z’ai’ai as Croxier Takes Over Near End of GAme
Urrhed FC Gets Back on Track

Week 11

Overachievers/Underperformers: Stars and Duds for Each Match

Four times between Matchdays 1 and 20 (namely MD2, MD7, MD12, and MD17), we will take a look at overachievers and underperformers from each game (overachiever from winner, underperformer from loser). For matches that ended in a draw, we will take a look at an overachiever and an underperformer from the match overall.)

Anomalies 3-3 Knetyohai
Overachiever: Knetyohai Striker Kadek Sherazi was instrumental in helping the Warriors salvage a point late in the match, as he scored a brace in a span of seven minutes near the end. As he was also instrumental in setting up Marie Ayotte’s goal to set things up, he was the MVP for the match.
Underperformer: GK Iskender Nur conceded three goals, including two goals in that late part of the match where they had a two goal lead. It didn’t help that Lina Watt, Mickie Antonucci, Diocletian Vale, and Damir Milcic kind of folded, but Nur should’ve had his hands on at least one of those two goals by Sherazi. Anomalies had a chance to get three points and blew it.

Omnio 0-1 Myana
Overachiever: GK Katerina Olexaner pitched the third shutout of the season, with the help of Moira Ansov and Jens Clemence keeping Alessandro Nespioti out of the net. With only five goals conceded in seven games, Olexander has done a great job in the early going; she will need to continue to perform well if this is run of form is to continue.
Underperformer: ST Alessandro Nespioti can’t be counted on to do everything - and on this day, it was CM Zander Young that shoulders most of the blame. The Licentian completed only three passes on the day and was dispossessed by Snéachda and Sinead MacDougall often. Young, only twenty-four, was handled masterfully.

Ming 1-0 Tor
Overachiever: Askari Winger Donatella Fontaine has been a great find for this team in the early going, having scored four goals already in the goal-scoring carousel that is Ming. With Aleksander-Tal Mirowić proving to be more of a passing player than a pure scorer, Fontaine will have to be the one to help the duo of Brajdic and Wright; she was magnificent on the cross from Hannah Van Vilet to score the only goal of the game.
Underperformer: When ST Bonagiunta Rossi can’t find the back of the net, ST Marion Clercin has to step up. The Teal have been shut out for two games in a row and not all the blame can go to Rossi when he’s being doubled by a pair of defenders every time she crosses into the final third. Otherwise, the Teal can kiss their great start good-bye.

Hanai Breakers 0-2 Urrheddiao
Overachiever: Urrheddiao GK Kimi Herrington continues to deliver. The keeper, now thirty-three years of age, is leading the league in clean sheets with five, and the United haven’t lost a game in the last four with two wins and two draws. She’s reading the field well, communicating with her defense, and doing well with what she has available. It does help when the scoring end of things helps out for Urrheddiao, but they’ll always have old reliable.
Underperformer: Hanai Breakers GK Jeremiah Allison had a rough day, conceding two goals on balls that he usually doesn’t have too much of a problem stopping. It’s not that Renira Schanzer isn’t a great striker; but on one of the goals, Schanzer faked Allison while on the other, Allison was caught being too far ahead. For a veteran of thirty years of age, it was the worst game of the year so far.

Brisara FC 0-3 Tihon
Overachiever: LM Christine Yaroslav, take a bow. It’s been a rough early season for the Tide, and she’s been one of the biggest reasons why. Yaroslav showed her improvement in this game, scoring her first goal of her Red League career and assisting on two others as both Yaroslav and Ophélie have showed that they have potential to be good players.
Underperformer: It’s not easy to say anybody at Brisara FC really underperformed when there was such a mismatch. If one person has to be blamed, it may have to be LM Vir Ma, who had two free kick opportunities in the second half but blew both chances. It’s not that they would’ve won had one of them been converted, but things would’ve been closer, at least.

Crossroads 2-4 Lanar
Overachiever: Red Hawks ST Kambiz Ortan really came to play, outshining Justiina Dannysdóttir to a tune of a hat trick as Lanar almost doubled their goal total coming into this match. Ortan has been the team’s major goalscorer for multiple seasons, and will continue to be called upon to contribute.
Underperformer: Crossroads lost their third game in a row, with their defense continuing to fold despite decent goalscoring effort. CB Ket Wid had his worst game in recent memory for the Crusaders, facing off against Kambiz Ortan on two occasions that both ended up in goals conceded. Tommy Waluigi cannot do this along; he must get help from his defense.

Lhor 4-2 Wirr Tsi
Overachiever: LM Helio Hama, who really helped Lhor by being a different threat alongside Valrauncion, Dani Emdelbia, and Esther Vorster. After Kohut got back into the game, it was Hama that took over in the latter half before Vorster scored the last goal. This was the very first game in which Lhor really showed their potential.
Underperformer: Wirr Tsi CB Viktor Rew couldn’t mark Helio Hama and Esther Vorster in multiple occasions and left Kathie Begley vulnerable on multiple occasions. Begley’s downfall can be somewhat attributed to the fact that her defenders are having a much harder time keeping things clean.

Felswyr 2-1 Chromatik
Overachiever: CM Tasha Kamarandan really turned up for the first time, assisting on both goals for Vissenta Okamoto and Renate Haggard. The Frost will need more performances like that to make it to the top half of the table.
Underperformer: Chromatik’s first defeat was due to multiple things, but if there is one player to blame, a huge part of it falls on RB Raul Vitan. Vitan wasn’t there to be at the right spot when Vissenta Okamoto came streaking in, and Tania Vincent couldn’t get the job done.

Eyrods Wins First Game, Cato Me Scores Hat Trick
Miners FC Scores Upset Win over Alnio as Jade Boudon Shines
Z’ai’ai Blanks Omnio City, Back to Top Three

Week 12

Violet Cup VIII Fixtures - Qualifying Round 4
3-0 Bracket
Lorentine Jackals (Yellow) 2–0 Flames of the West (Yellow)
FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai (Blue) 2–3 Lorentine City (Blue)
Naval FC (Yellow) 1–2 BT Ming (Green)
Rhoni (Yellow) 3–2 Kynxe (Yellow)

Two Yellow League teams, one Green League team, and one Blue League team are the first to make it to the promised land. BT Ming and Lorentine City make things right, while Flames of the West and FK Shakhter Z’ai’ai are left one step short.

2-1 Bracket
Qet City (Blue) 2–4 Umbar State (Blue)
Limonte Light (Indigo) 3–1 Mountain State (Indigo)
Egren (Yellow) 0–0 Lhor United (Blue) (1–0 AET)
Dre'a (Green) 1–1 Kingslayers (Blue) (1–2 AET)
Knetyohai City FC (Yellow) 2–0 Lanar Falcons (Green)
Vitoron (Yellow) 7–2 Anfanhar (Green)
Inon (Green) 1–1 Alnio Ravens (Blue) (3–1 AET)
Eyrods City FC (Yellow) 1–0 Checkers FC (Green)
Wix City (Green) 2–2 Larhai City FC (Indigo) (2–2 AET) (5–4 pen.)
Glaciers (Green) 1–1 Capitol FC (Blue) (1–1 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Sanar United (Yellow) 1–0 Qet NSC (Green)
Hanai (Green) 2–2 Wirr Tsi Lightning (Blue) (2–2 AET) (5–4 pen.)

Umbar State, Knetyohai City FC, and Eyrods City FC are one step away, while Qet NSC suffer their second defeat.

1-2 Bracket
Penat (Blue) 3–2 Inon City (Indigo)
Gurshan (Blue) 2–3 Resistance (Indigo)
Anfanhar City (Yellow) 3–1 Umbar City (Blue)
Limonte (Green) 0–1 Blanc (Indigo)
Cheonju (Blue) 0–1 Dre'a City (Indigo)
Nonian City (Blue) 2–3 Guardians (Blue)
Rhoni FC (Yellow) 2–3 Urrhed State (Green)
Larhai (Green) 1–0 Cosmopolitans (Green)
Lanar United (Green) 0–0 Wirr Tsi City (Indigo) (0–0 AET) (4–2 pen.)
Heartland (Indigo) 0–2 Wix (Indigo)
Shantarr (Yellow) 1–2 Nonian Saints (Indigo)
Pùr (Yellow) 2–1 Tor City (Indigo)

0-3 Bracket
Pùr Cowboys (Indigo) 1–0 Brisara Dragoons (Indigo)
Sanar Vipers (Yellow) 2–2 Cheonju City (Indigo) (2–2 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Lorentine (Yellow) 3–0 Jatho (Blue)
Shantarr City (Green) 0–0 Orca Watchers (Indigo) (0–1 AET)

Two Indigo League teams, one Blue League Team, and Shantarr City of the Green League ends up being the first four teams eliminated.

Violet Cup VIII Fixtures - Qualifying Round 5
3-1 Bracket
Knetyohai City FC (Yellow) vs. Glaciers (Green)
Vitoron (Yellow) vs. Eyrods City FC (Yellow)
Egren (Yellow) vs. Kingslayers (Blue)
Wix City (Green) vs. Limonte Light (Indigo)
Naval FC (Yellow) vs. Hanai (Green)
Kynxe (Yellow) vs. FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai (Blue)
Sanar United (Yellow) vs. Flames of the West (Yellow)
Inon (Green) vs. Umbar State (Blue)

2-2 Bracket
Qet City (Blue) vs. Wirr Tsi Lightning (Blue)
Lanar United (Green) vs. Resistance (Indigo)
Checkers FC (Green) vs. Dre'a (Green)
Lanar Falcons (Green) vs. Lhor United (Blue)
Qet NSC (Green) vs. Penat (Blue)
Anfanhar City (Yellow) vs. Nonian Saints (Indigo)
Capitol FC (Blue) vs. Guardians (Blue)
Larhai City FC (Indigo) vs. Dre'a City (Indigo)
Larhai (Green) vs. Urrhed State (Blue)
Pùr (Yellow) vs. Blanc (Indigo)
Alnio Ravens (Blue) vs. Wix (Indigo)
Anfanhar (Green) vs. Mountain State (Indigo)

1-3 Bracket
Lorentine (Yellow) vs. Nonian City (Blue)
Gurshan (Blue) vs. Inon City (Indigo)
Shantarr (Yellow) vs. Pùr Cowboys (Indigo)
Sanar Vipers (Yellow) vs. Tor City (Indigo)
Cosmopolitans (Green) vs. Orca Watchers (Indigo)
Cheonju (Blue) vs. Umbar City (Blue)
Rhoni FC (Yellow) vs. Heartland (Indigo)
Limonte (Green) vs. Wirr Tsi City (Indigo)

Week 13

Trends: The Tales and the Numbers of the Red League

Four times between Matchdays 1 and 20 (namely MD3, MD8, MD13, and MD18), we will take a look at numerical trends that have emerged per team in their matches up to that point. Some of them may be helpful in figuring out how that team is doing, while some others may just be little vignettes. We’ll just go from first to last in order. With eight games down, there are definitely some trends.

Chromatik leads the league in goals scored, and they’ve scored ten points in the last five matches. Montalban has scored three goals in the last five, with Marinca pitching in two. It was Trudy Harrison of all people that scored the goal to stop them from getting a two-game skid, though, as she was there on the rebound off of a Montalban strike from up close. It’s still a hot start for them.

Myana is tied for the best defense in the league with Tor! Really, Katerina Olexander has been a gem this early going. Enrico Hanson-Conavacio has scored four goals in the last five games, including two game-winners as they’ve really bounced back from losing to Tor in the fourth matchday. Though they’ve yet to face the likes of Lhor and Wirr Tsi, it’s a good start as they have the best Goal Differential.

Lhor has just had a confusing stretch of games - 2-2-1 in the last five matches. Esther Vorster and Helio Hama has helped Dani Emdelbia and Valrauncion on the scoring department - thirteen scored in the last five is quite good. 4-2-2 is their record after tying against Lanar - a result they didn’t expect.

Crossroads snaps their three-game losing streak by getting four past Tihon, Justiina getting a brace, Taron Matthews and Janean Goudeau also chipping in. After scoring three goals in the last three matches, it’s a nice turnaround for the Crusaders. Dannysdóttir is still most of their offense, but they’re a work in progress.

Lanar has had a decent stretch of five games, Kambiz Ortan scoring four goals in the last five matches and Jules Rousselle getting two. Ortan has definitely turned it around from the early struggles, while it was Rousselle that gave them the tie against Lhor. Ortan’s been the one carrying them in the scoring front. Jared Baglowski’s had a rougher time of things in the last four matches, but he’s doing enough.

Urrheddiao has had a wonderful stretch in the last five matches with two wins and three draws; the best part is Renira Schanzer has only scored two of the goals with Primitivo getting two and Killion and Schatz chipping in. With the way that Kimi Herrington is balling out, there’s a reason why they’re in sixth place despite a +1 Goal Differential. Congratulations to Falko Schatz, who scored the game tying goal.

Tor has really fallen off after their slow start. Only one win in the last five, and no goals in the last three. Bonagiunta Rossi has half the goals, but they’ll need far more if they are to turn things around. Thankfully, Lew Karlov was up to the task against the Breakers for the point.

Wirr Tsi can hardly believe that they’ve lost twice already in eight games. The four goals conceded to Lhor was a travesty, and they were only able to get a single point against the Frost. Artem Kohut has scored four times in the last five games with Kendra Carpenter chipping in with two; eleven conceded in eight games is a massive letdown, something that they weren’t expecting after the acquisition of Rostock.

Omnio has gone 2-1-2 in the last five matches and looked good doing it. Five goals conceded in five games is quite good for Declan Turner-Cont, while Cail Coghlan and Shane Eckerthrop have helped out on the scoring front alongside Alessandro Nespioti. Their opposition hasn’t been shabby either - is this a sign of what this team is capable of? Coghlan and McAllister would hope so after holding Anomalies to a draw.

Anomalies have suffered four draws in the last five as Iskender Nur has conceded nine goals in the last five; thankfully, Nigel Erskine has had three goals and Wadsworth, Hashemi, and Jaerbyn have added one apiece. Seriously, though? Draws against Knetyohai and Omnio? No wonder they’re so far down the table…

Ming is starting to get found out. Conceding four goals two games in a row isn’t great, and taking on the likes of Lanar, Tihon, and Myana is rough. Only scoring five in the last five isn’t good enough for the quality of Ming’s defense; Olexander the Islandres were able to throttle them.

Felswyr has Vissenta Okamoto to thank for the points they’ve had in the last five games alongside the brilliance of Nicole Watson, who held Wirr Tsi to a draw in the eighth game of the season. They can thank Okamoto and Haggard for the win over Chromatik, but the Frost are having a hard time scoring goals still.

Hanai Breakers continues to punch above their weight with three draws in the last five. Lily Taylor has stepped in with two goals scored while Rachel Milhaud got one on a long ball. Jeremiah Allison holding Tor to a draw is a good one.

Knetyohai has managed three draws in the last five, with Marie Ayotte absolutely crushing it in the last five games - four scored. Zubai Ignon has held the fort as much as he can; with Kadek Sherazi getting two goals the game before, the Warriors are starting to make some noise.

Tihon has two wins in the last five and officially has the worst defense in the Red League after eight games - and there is starting to be talk about Managerial changes if this keeps up. Joel Haodao has done all he could - scoring four in the last five games - but when you’re conceding at two and a half goals per match, things are just not working out. Yes, there’s plenty of time left in the season, but this seems like a team that’s dead in the water.

Brisara FC got their first win of the season in the last five and that’s what matters to this team. Akkeren’s been their primary scorer alongside Vir Ma, but they just can’t keep Xarles Zarragoitia from having to face way too many one-on-ones. They’re only ahead of the woeful Tide defense in terms of goals conceded.

Twenty-two Scored in eight games - Alnio in Charge
Tihon United Trips Up Z’ai’ai as Lily Jacobs Comes Through in the Clutch
Urrhed FC Moves to Fourth as Cherry Sonnel Scores Hat Trick

Week 14

New and Old: Commenting on Notable Players

Four times between Matchdays 1 and 20 (namely MD4, MD9, MD14, and MD19), we will comment on new additions that are doing well, new additions that are struggling, established players who might want a better club by end of year, or established playesr who may be forced out due to how badly they're performing.

Omnio 2-5 Knetyohai
Spotlight on: Kadek Sherazi! The Squornshelan Striker becomes the first player to score four goals in a single game this season as he utterly takes over the match in Omnio, scoring three times in the second half. Sherazi had fourteen goals scored last season; to have eight goals scored already in nine games is a definite improvement. What a great individual performance by him.
Limelight on: CB Hammond Wilkerspoon, who might as well have conceded three goals himself. Four times, he faced Kadek Sherazi, and three times, the Squornshelan went by to face Declan Turner-Cont. A true tragedy.

Ming 0-1 Anomalies
Spotlight on: After conceding nine goals in the last four matches, GK Iskender Nur really showed up against Ming, stopping all eight shots on goal and absolutely being in control. It is only the third clean sheet of the season for Nur, who’s been a bit of a boom-or-bust goalkeeper.
Limelight on: Ming haven’t scored a single goal in the last two games, and part of the blame needs to go to Winger Donatella Fontaine. Fontaine hasn’t had the best of times trying to get past Myana and Anomalies, not being able to get a pretty ball to Brajdic and Wright. As Mirowić has become more of a crosser than a scorer, it’s Fontaine’s job to do what Dostoevich used to; she needs to do better, and fast.

Hanai Breakers 0-1 Myana
Spotlight on: GK Katerina Olexander completes her three hundred and thirty-sixth minute of keeping her net clean, stopping Omnio, Ming, and now Hanai Breakers. The Breakers aren’t the biggest of attacking teams, but it’s great form. CB Jens Clemence, CB Moira Ansov, LB Monika Strasbourg, and RB Thamior Liadon have also done some great work.
Limelight on: ST Lilly Taylor, who scored a goal two games in a row and then hasn’t scored since. The Breakers haven’t scored a goal in seven out of nine matches, and in games where they’ve scored, Taylor has had a hand.

Brisara FC 2-3 Tor
Spotlight on: LM Katrina Rothers had a day, scoring once and assisting twice as the Teal score their first win since Matchday Four. Rothers’s experience is needed as Clercin isn’t quite up to par to assist Bonagiunta Rossi, the mainstay striker of the squad.
Limelight on: Brisara FC had one of the best chances to get another point, but fell just short - and it’s LB Jenna Fusco that truly messed up. Bonagiunta Rossi got his final goal by beating Fusco one-on-one and getting to Xarles Zarragoitia.

Crossroads 2-0 Urrheddiao
Spotlight on: ST Justiina Dannysdóttir gets yet another goal added onto her list, getting a header in the second half. To crack Urrheddiao’s defense is a great feat; to put two through is a monumental one. The previous season’s Golden Boot winner is at it again.
Limelight on: CM Miwa Angogh, who seemed lost out there against the Crossroads midfield. There were no through balls to Primitivo, Schatz, or Vaugrenard; the United attack couldn’t really get going.

Lhor 3-2 Tihon
Spotlight on: CM Gereh Kama, who had three assists in Lhor’s 3-2 victory over Tihon. The Banijan has had to wait a year to get things really going, and with Valrauncion on his side, the Orcas are starting to fire on all cylinders on occasion.
Limelight on: GK Ramola Craolan, who has now conceded twenty-three goals in nine matches. With the squad having the quality of the players in the backfield, it’s almost ridiculous just how many goals they’ve conceded. Craolan needs to step up her play if they’re to get things together before they get too far behind.

Felswyr 1-1 Lanar
Spotlight on: CM Alyosha Meledina, who assisted on the goal that gave Felswyr the draw. Both Meledina and Kamarandan have been playing better as of late, and it’s led to a win and two losses. It’s in that midfield that Felswyr has hope in playmaking.
Limelight on: RW Jacqueline Holt, who had one shot - just one - to break that tie against the Frost late in the match. She had the ideal free kick from just outside the box from the left, and the resulting shot went over the net, and that was that.

Chromatik 1-0 Wirr Tsi
Spotlight on: CB Stephen Kerr. The Tumbran Center Back kept Artem Kohut from having any chances, taking away the Shock’s biggest strength as the Capitalizt handed Wirr Tsi as many losses as they had in all of last season. It helped that Cixin Nguyen was able to score from range for the final margin, but Kerr, Harrison, Vitan, Jernejec, and Ramires being able to help Vincent keep the net clean was instrumental.
Limelight on: LB Ipati Aimée, who jumped a moment too soon and wasn’t able to clear Nguyen’s deep shot before the ball went past Kathie Begley’s outstretched hand. All of Wirr Tsi’s defense has been struggling, but this was such a glaring mistake from Aimée that it couldn’t be ignored.

Alnio Blanks Urrhed FC, Maintains Great Start
Pria City, Naomi Efahim Hold Mountaineers to Scoreless Draw
Sanar Keeps Pace, Blanks Eyrods

Week 15

Standings After Ten Games:

Red League               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts  Form   +/-
 1 Chromatik              10    8   1   1    24   13  +11    25  WWLDW    =
 2 Myana                  10    6   2   2    16    6  +10    20  WWWWL   +4
 3 Tor                    10    5   3   2    14    9   +5    18  LLDWW   -1
 4 Lhor                   10    5   2   3    19   15   +4    17  LWDWL    =
 5 Crossroads             10    5   1   4    21   15   +6    16  LLWWL   -2
 6 Urrheddiao             10    4   4   2     8    8    0    16  DWDLW   +2
 7 Wirr Tsi               10    4   3   3    15   13   +2    15  WLDLW    =
 8 Lanar                  10    3   5   2    15   13   +2    14  DLWDD   -3
 9 Anomalies              10    2   5   3    13   13    0    11  LDDWL    =
10 Omnio                  10    3   2   5    12   18   −6    11  WLDLD    =
11 Knetyohai              10    2   4   4    15   18   −3    10  WDDWL   +4
12 Hanai Breakers         10    2   4   4     5    8   −3    10  WLDLW   +1
13 Ming                   10    2   3   5    19   23   −4     9  DWLLD   -2
14 Tihon                  10    3   0   7    17   23   −6     9  LWLLW    =
15 Felswyr                10    1   5   4     6   10   −4     8  LWDDL   -3
16 Brisara FC             10    2   2   6     8   22  −14     8  WLDLW    =

The Checkup: After MD10

Four times between Matchdays 1 and 20 (namely MD5, MD10, MD15, and MD20), we will ask the sixteen beat writers to comment on how they think their team is doing versus expectations, plus just the general vibe around the fanbase.

Chromatik: Isabelle Croix, The Dancing Capitalizt: "After the rough stretch against Felswyr and Knetyohai, we've found our stride again. In Cande Montalban's hat trick against Lanar, both Cixin Nguyen and Micha Burkhard contributed while Stephen Kerr was helped along by Trudy Harrison. A five point lead at this point is great, and we've scored the most goals of any team so far. We just need to make sure to not lose points to teams that we should be beating so that we can stay ahead of Myana and Wirr Tsi, and we might get that title."

Myana: Jung Mi-Han, BoomGoesTheCannon: "What a fluke loss to Brisara FC that put a bitter taste in our mouths. Four wins in a row had the Islander fans rocking, and then BFC brought us down to earth, an in our own stadium at that. That being said, we're still almost leading in goal differential and the only ones within shouting distance of Chromatik. You better watch out, Chromatik, we Islanders are coming!"

Tor: Carson Benmeyer, TealTime: "After losing to Omnio and Ming, we've bounced back, taking down Brisara FC and now Crossroads. Rossi is playing well, Rothers is helping him along, and when Jones can show up, we are lethal. There are enough of the fandom that think that it's still too good to be true, and they're probably right; that being said, isn't it nice, the view from here?"

Lhor: Alexandra Bollick, OrcaWatch: "Wins over Wirr Tsi and Tihon have shown that we can play with anybody and defeat them. However, losses to Chromatik and now being shut out by Urrheddiao shows our inconsistency, yet again. What are we missing? Why can't all the money that we've spent help us be consistent? Fourth is decent position, but we've potential for so much more."

Crossroads: Myung Hyo-Shik, Cruaders’ March: "What is going on? Justiina and co. are scoring enough goals, but Tommy Waluigi is really struggling and the mishaps of Ket Wid and the other defenders are not helping. Dropping points to Tor and Lanar are particularly worrying - we may just need Justiina to outscore everyone again if we are to return to the IFCF, something that we didn't think we may need to do."

Urrheddiao: Raul Nett, UnitedAsOne: "What a stretch of games by United, including that shutout win over Lhor. Kimi Herrington, take a bow. Renira Schanzer, you're worth all the money we spent. Yeah, we know things will average out by the end, but we are happy to live in this moment."

Wirr Tsi: Marx Mear, The Shock Factor: "This definitely is not last year, is it? We have had as many losses as we suffered all of last season, and conceded more than half the goals we conceded all of last season. The win against Knetyohai is a nice beginning, and there is plenty of season to go yet, but we find ourselves now in the spot where we have to catch up to the lead instead of holding an insane one. I still believe in this team - they'll come through in the end."

Lanar: Lee Han-Bo, Red Hawk Rising: "Only one win in the last five, with two draws. The loss to Chromatik was aggravating - Cande Montalban was just too much to handle. The Win over Crossroads and the draw to Lhor really shows this team's potential - we just must have Ortan take over more games while the team holds on."

Anomalies: Joseph Golden, AFC Fight Club: "Um... We're going to need that late-season Anomalies magic again, aren't we? Five draws in ten games is hardly worthy of a team that's trying to make it to the IFCF Berths. Sure, we've only lost three times, but it's those points being left on the board that are really hurting us right now. Thirteen scored and thirteen allowed makes this team just average in terms of goal differential, but we are in tenth place. It's so frustrating to watch, but second half AFC hasn't failed us yet. How in the world did we lose to the Breakers, though? Can we really not break Allison and crew? So disappointing."

Omnio: Pietr Gansovich, Tech Corner: "Five points out of fifteen! Holding Ming to a point! Nespioti playing well! Is this really what life after Erskine is like? If so, it may be doable."

Knetyohai: Gerry Gold, Warriors’ Weekly: "Wins over Felswyr and Omnio, baby! Sherazi for President! Can we really survive for another season? Can Marie Ayotte and Kadek Sherazi really carry this squad? Yeah, we lost to Wirr Tsi, but that was going to happen. I'm not too sad about losing by one goal."

Hanai Breakers: Xinyi Chiang, Surfing the Waves: "Two wins in the last five! Lily Taylor has shown up, Jeremiah Allison continues to play well, and we're making more noise than people gave us credit for. Amazing so far."

Ming: Xera Mason, Dynasty Calling: "Where has the goalscoring gone? Sure, we scored enough to tie Omnio, but we are not leading the league in goals scored, and it's showing by the fact that we're so far down the standings. Without our offense helping shore up the defense, there is no hope. Fontaine needs to step up, Brajdic and Wright need to score goals in droves. Otherwise... This will be the season where the Dynasty falls."

Tihon: Erica Fernandez, Call of the Wave: "Unless something drastic happens, Charing and Applegate will be out of the door at this point. The brass has said they won't make any decisions till Matchday 20 - they have ten matches to sort all this out. Craolan needs help, stat, and Haodao and Murin need to keep scoring. Thankfully, Ophélie and Yaroslav have picked things up, but boy oh boy do we have work to do."

Felswyr: Saya Homurashi, The PermaFrost: "Same old same old, though we'll take the five points. Alyosha Meledina and Tasha Kamarandan are starting to show up, though losing to Tihon isn't all that it was though to be this season. You know, to be tied with Brisara FC at this point in the season is just embarrassing. Come on!"

Brisara FC: Matthias Hafsten, Hammer Time: "The good news is that we're near the other teams at the bottom, having scrounged two wins in the last five. Those matches against Lanar and Myana were beauties, and Xander Zarragoitia truly showed up against the Islanders. We just need to stay near the point totals of the teams that are struggling, and we might have a shot after all."

Alnio Continues to Excel
Omnio City Trips Urrhed FC Behind Petrova Anter's Goalkeeping Performance
Z'ai'ai Gets Back on Track

Orange League            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Alnio                  10    8   1   1    25   13  +12    25
 2 Sanar                  10    5   5   0    17    7  +10    20
 3 Z'ai'ai                10    6   1   3    19   11   +8    19
 4 Anchors FC             10    4   4   2    17   16   +1    16
 5 Qet                    10    3   5   2    20   18   +2    14
 6 Tihon United           10    4   2   4    13   13    0    14
 7 Urrhed FC              10    3   4   3     7    8   −1    13
 8 Pria                   10    4   1   5     9   12   −3    13
   Pria City              10    3   4   3     9   12   −3    13
10 Umbar                  10    2   5   3    13   16   −3    11
11 Miners FC              10    3   2   5    10   13   −3    11
12 Omnio City             10    2   4   4     7   10   −3    10
13 Eyrods                 10    3   1   6    14   19   −5    10
14 Fishermen's Club       10    2   3   5    21   24   −3     9
15 Rhoni City             10    2   3   5    13   17   −4     9
16 Crix                   10    2   3   5     6   11   −5     9

Alnio, Sanar, Z'ai'ai... Anchors FC have done well to make it up the standings, while Urred FC are mired in seventh. At the bottom, Eyrods have made a resurgence while Fishermen's Club and Crix sit at the bottom.

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Yellow League             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Eyrods City FC          10    6   3   1    18    6  +12    21
 2 Kynxe                   10    6   1   3    23   17   +6    19
 3 Knetyohai City FC       10    6   1   3    18   12   +6    19
 4 Flames of the West      10    5   3   2    19   13   +6    18
 5 Rhoni FC                10    4   4   2    14   12   +2    16
 6 Vitoron                 10    4   4   2    14   14    0    16
 7 Pùr                     10    4   3   3    12   11   +1    15
 8 Sanar Vipers            10    4   2   4    15   14   +1    14
 9 Lorentine Jackals       10    4   2   4    10   12   −2    14
10 Naval FC                10    4   1   5    16   11   +5    13
11 Rhoni                   10    4   1   5     9   10   −1    13
12 Sanar United            10    3   3   4     8    9   −1    12
13 Egren                   10    3   3   4    13   18   −5    12
14 Shantarr                10    3   1   6     9   19  −10    10
15 Lorentine               10    3   0   7    13   18   −5     9
16 Anfanhar City           10    0   2   8     8   23  −15     2

Green League             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Limonte                10    8   0   2    11    5   +6    24
 2 Lanar United           10    6   2   2    24   13  +11    20
 3 BT Ming                10    5   4   1    24   14  +10    19
 4 Checkers FC            10    5   4   1    18   12   +6    19
 5 Qet NSC                10    5   3   2    15    9   +6    18
 6 Anfanhar               10    5   1   4    24   21   +3    16
 7 Urrhed State           10    5   1   4    10    9   +1    16
 8 Cosmopolitans          10    4   3   3    12   10   +2    15
 9 Glaciers               10    4   3   3    10    8   +2    15
10 Larhai                 10    5   0   5    16   17   −1    15
11 Wix City               10    3   2   5    19   22   −3    11
12 Dre'a                  10    3   2   5    12   17   −5    11
13 Shantarr City          10    2   3   5     9   13   −4     9
14 Inon                   10    1   3   6     5   16  −11     6
15 Lanar Falcons          10    1   2   7    17   26   −9     5
16 Hanai                  10    1   1   8    10   24  −14     4

Blue League                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Lorentine City           10    6   3   1    22   10  +12    21
 2 Jatho                    10    6   2   2    19   12   +7    20
 3 Alnio Ravens             10    5   2   3    28   22   +6    17
   Lhor United              10    5   2   3    23   17   +6    17
 5 Capitol FC               10    4   4   2    16   14   +2    16
   FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai      10    5   1   4    13   11   +2    16
 7 Qet City                 10    4   2   4    20   15   +5    14
 8 Guardians                10    4   2   4    16   15   +1    14
 9 Cheonju                  10    4   2   4     8   12   −4    14
10 Penat                    10    4   2   4    15   21   −6    14
11 Nonian City              10    4   1   5    17   19   −2    13
12 Wirr Tsi Lightning       10    2   6   2    13   14   −1    12
13 Gurshan                  10    4   0   6    15   21   −6    12
14 Kingslayers              10    2   4   4    16   18   −2    10
15 Umbar State              10    3   1   6    27   33   −6    10
16 Umbar City               10    0   2   8    12   26  −14     2

Indigo League            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Inon City              10    8   2   0    30   13  +17    26
 2 Heartland              10    6   2   2    11    3   +8    20
 3 Wix                    10    5   4   1    19   13   +6    19
 4 Dre'a City             10    5   3   2    15    9   +6    18
 5 Pùr Cowboys            10    3   7   0    14   11   +3    16
 6 Mountain State         10    5   1   4    21   20   +1    16
 7 Resistance             10    4   3   3    15   12   +3    15
 8 Brisara Dragoons       10    4   2   4    14   14    0    14
   Limonte Light          10    4   2   4    18   18    0    14
10 Nonian Saints          10    3   3   4    17   18   −1    12
11 Blanc                  10    2   4   4    10   13   −3    10
12 Orca Watchers          10    1   7   2     8   12   −4    10
13 Larhai City FC         10    1   4   5    13   19   −6     7
14 Cheonju City           10    1   4   5    14   21   −7     7
15 Tor City               10    1   3   6    12   21   −9     6
16 Wirr Tsi City          10    1   1   8     3   17  −14     4

Chromatik Youth League Championship Season 5

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