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[Mittelfuturnia]

   MITTEL-LIGA                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Royal Club Sandristingen             46   25  17   4    89   53  +36    92
02 FC Motor Schimsheim                  46   23  11  12    81   55  +26    80
03 SV Schernig-Schauschleun 1980        46   22  10  14    78   64  +14    76
04 UFC Potemkin Neuenberg               46   19  18   9    75   57  +18    75
05 FC Marie Braunstadt 09               46   21  11  14    70   57  +13    74
06 FC Twin City Amorbeck-Bornbern       46   19  15  12    72   63   +9    72
07 SV Slalomer Spritz                   46   21   8  17    63   59   +4    71
08 FC Acassia Nasselitz                 46   21   7  18    65   62   +3    70
09 Blue-Weiss Heiler SV                 46   19   8  19    62   64   −2    65
10 Rapid Orsch 99                       46   19   7  20    62   67   −5    64
11 VfL Bopfheim 96                      46   18   9  19    68   72   −4    63
12 Eintracht Leerbrücken FC             46   16  14  16    61   60   +1    62
13 RKVC Florschwyz                      46   16  14  16    59   61   −2    62
14 Futurnien Friehe SV                  46   16  13  17    61   59   +2    61
15 Les Étudiants d'Amano CF             46   14  16  16    51   52   −1    58
16 St. Mark Kargunzelle SV              46   15  12  19    64   65   −1    57
17 1.FC Eintracht Hirsfelsdorf          46   16   8  22    52   65  −13    56
18 VfB Walderberg                       46   15  11  20    51   66  −15    56
19 AC Mariede-des-Burgheois             46   14  10  22    60   68   −8    52
20 SV Casino Lorena Espenhannstedt      46   13  13  20    62   74  −12    52
21 US Rodewist-Olberrieden              46   12  15  19    55   69  −14    51
22 FC Iserl Rotten                      46   14   8  24    57   65   −8    50
23 Florin Club Prath                    46   10  19  17    54   69  −15    49
24 Odessa Pfully FC                     46   13   8  25    42   68  −26    47

MITTEL-LIGA CHAMPIONS
Royal Club Sandristingen (1st title)

[Blairwitche]

   THE SHIELD OF BLAIRWITCHE      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Altena Manablasters             36   16   7  13    46   42   +4    55
02 Nadania Winter Kicks            36   16   7  13    53   54   −1    55
03 Kosigan Blazin' Wands           36   15   9  12    50   47   +3    54
04 Inglewood Heavy Notes           36   15   8  13    51   53   −2    53
05 Greendale Black Cats            36   14   9  13    53   56   −3    51
06 Naskas Red Boots                36   13  11  12    50   43   +7    50
07 The Potteries Garnet Wands      36   11  13  12    58   55   +3    46
08 Casamía Umbras                  36   12  10  14    44   47   −3    46
09 Capital City Curse              36    9  14  13    54   53   +1    41
10 New Gensokyo Bulletas           36    9  12  15    55   64   −9    39

THE SHIELD OF BLAIRWITCHE CHAMPIONS
Altena Manablasters (1st title)

[Arla Tonellieden]

   ALLTONELLISKAN            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Mollo Fotball              46   26   8  12    78   49  +29    86
02 FK Start Danielsund        46   22  15   9    77   55  +22    81
03 FC de Viruna               46   23  10  13    65   42  +23    79
04 ÍBV Torrnavik              46   22  10  14    69   49  +20    76
05 Tonellirfors IF            46   22   8  16    73   55  +18    74
06 Laplät Olso FK             46   21   8  17    79   74   +5    71
07 FK Saga de Viruna          46   21   8  17    72   67   +5    71
08 Silklersby IF              46   20  10  16    76   62  +14    70
09 FC Caramba Rekabils        46   19  11  16    62   64   −2    68
10 Motorit Olsteinvik         46   20   6  20    50   57   −7    66
11 FC Noah Zilinga            46   19   8  19    59   52   +7    65
12 Prinser Drammenskien SK    46   17  14  15    68   64   +4    65
13 Byørje FK                  46   17  14  15    61   66   −5    65
14 FK Jeskalskstes            46   17  12  17    66   71   −5    63
15 Cygnus Dunsala             46   16  13  17    65   61   +4    61
16 Börsö IF                   46   16   9  21    47   62  −15    57
17 Trondin IF 1998            46   17   6  23    50   70  −20    57
18 GÍF Sanlafjørður           46   14  12  20    63   68   −5    54
19 Summerland OIF             46   13  15  18    50   59   −9    54
20 Gälligets-Malmbervare FF   46   15   9  22    64   79  −15    54
21 FC Elvaa Kalev             46   12  14  20    60   64   −4    50
22 HIL Rollavag               46   12  12  22    57   79  −22    48
23 Våkingura Glory FF         46   11  14  21    55   73  −18    47
24 KA Valiangur               46   12  10  24    54   78  −24    46

ALLTONELLISKAN CHAMPIONS
Mollo Fotball (1st champion)

[Yuelong Islands]

   MOONLIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Longbao Swords               39   23   8   8    55   34  +21    77
02 Dongbushi International      39   23   5  11    80   47  +33    74
03 Longbao Guardians            39   21  10   8    67   39  +28    73
04 Tiantang Beauties            39   21   9   9    58   37  +21    72
05 National University          39   16   8  15    52   57   −5    56
06 Heart City Dragons           39   16   6  17    55   52   +3    54
07 Haitanzhaoze Gulls           39   13  15  11    50   51   −1    54
08 Maxiugang Port FC            39   12  14  13    55   63   −8    50
09 Moon Lake Stars              39   12  11  16    43   54  −11    47
10 Gongchang Hammers            39   10  12  17    50   59   −9    42
11 Nianzaojian Wanderers        39   10  12  17    42   54  −12    42
12 Madazhi Pistons              39   11   9  19    42   54  −12    42
13 Southern Islands United      39   10   8  21    42   67  −25    38
14 Impressive Xiangzhi          39    6  11  22    34   57  −23    29

MOONLIGHT CHAMPIONS
Longbao Swords (2nd title)

[Saint Louc]

   SUPER LEAGUE                  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 FC Saint Louc                  30   15   9   6    47   33  +14    54
02 Mantis Sarnenmann              30   13  11   6    54   33  +21    50
03 La Manche Foot                 30   15   5  10    39   34   +5    50
04 FC Les Coqs de Lusette         30   13   9   8    49   42   +7    48
05 Saint Louc United              30   13   9   8    41   34   +7    48
06 Étoile de Saint-Joséphine      30   13   8   9    45   31  +14    47
07 FC Le-Mont-du-Fonds 96         30   12   7  11    44   40   +4    43
08 Dinamo de Sarnenmann           30   11  10   9    47   45   +2    43
09 SLSC Partisans                 30   12   7  11    43   42   +1    43
10 FC Montcarpano                 30   12   6  12    47   43   +4    42
11 Metros St. Genevive            30    9   9  12    37   40   −3    36
12 Calcio Schatteuzlingen         30    8  12  10    40   44   −4    36
13 FC Saint-Maurice               30    9   5  16    34   48  −14    32
14 AS Cornol-Courgenay            30    8   7  15    36   49  −13    31
15 1.FC Zuchkirch                 30    7   7  16    33   53  −20    28
16 AS Luzzano                     30    6   7  17    33   58  −25    25

NATIONAL KARASU LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
FC Saint Louc (1st title)

[La Communion]

AN ANWELLIAN RIVAL IS AFOOT
The staff of the Futurnian Association can still recall the day they met with the Communion's gung-ho crew. Unlike most diplomatic missions, the people who came from "l'étoile democrate" were very much outspoken and hyperactive. They went on about how successful their democratical system was and how the nation had enjoyed so much success that they only saw fit to join the Association to impress and enlighten their neighbours about the proper path to riches. It wasn't long until the Hinodejin mission explained the circumstances of the Association and how they were not to behave out of tone. Not too long later, they were made aware of Anwellia's presence in the Association and thus another rant followed.

It turns out that Anwellia and la Communion went to blows in the past with the former emerging on top but the war also assisted in the takedown of the former monarchs of the incoming region. Their thanks? Loads of insults. La Communion was here to show how better they were compared to everyone... especially the Anwellians.

FOOTBALL AT THE DEMOCRATIC STAR
La Communion's top association football competition started seventy years ago under the name of Ligue Metropolitaine, featuring make-shift teams before involvement from noted magnate Amédée de Foix and his L'Alouette Foot spurned the sport into something more organized.

Commune football would also be known for its domination stints when teams would string a series of title wins before someone else took hold and did the same. It could be said that the first team who did so would be a team known as Les Nordistes, a touring club from the Communian dominions that were yet to be promoted into state-ship. This club showed up in 1923 with their rivals from the south and promptly blew things out of the water before both teams were purchased and amalgamated into L'Alouette Foot by Mr. de Foix.
The self-made magnate himself was a native of the dominions and felt that pushing the club forward would be a sensible business. L'Alouette Foot would later go briefly under the name of Le Dinamo de Sainte-Marie after a merger with fellow top-tier side Commercial de Lathine before assuming their current form as Loyal Sainte-Marie following the absorption of another capital club in Moulin Téchie.

The truly most successful club in the nation is Saint-Matthieu Foot. Founded by men from the Banc de la Commune, the club assumed its current name following plans to serve as an organic powerhouse, focusing on scouting and raising players into stardom. Albeit under a slump in the past couple of years, Saint-Matthieu Foot remains a fifteen-time champions side that remains a fixture in the top tier if only by a slight margin.

Many other noteworthy clubs come to mind. One could start with Revanchistes d'AMC Foot, another club hailing from the earliest days of the league and its makeshift nature, the team was based out of the red light district of the capital, a debauchery-filled borough under the rule of one Madame Anne Marie Charles. Charles, a divisive figure in the history of the Commune was known for profiteering from prostitution rings in her section of the city and while having a motherly reputation to the people who worked under her, also hid a dark side that would later see her dead at the age of 52. Her death saw the local team collapse from lack of funds until locals who revolted over her death re-established the club under its current name.

On the other side of the fence, one could speak of Le Gendarmerie Foot. Since 1958, the league has featured teams backed by the nation's military branches - the Army has Guerriers de l'Armée, the Air Force has Cercle Aéronautique and the Navy has its Club Naval - but a police team has been an infamous question inside Commune football circles. Originally, the Gendarmes debuted in the league with their Gendarmerie Sociel Club, an institution that exists to this very day for social causes and charity but at the time happened to have a decently organized club. Come 1924, the death of Mme. Charles was linked with a match-fixing ring inside the ranks of GSC, covered under questionable claims of "satanism" by the local gendarmerie chapter. Members would re-establish themselves after the Sociel Club kicked them out under the name of Union SC but they would later leave the league in 1934 citing financial woes when in truth they rejected participating in the league against fully black club Étoile Noire. In 59, an unrelated club backed by the national police would re-appear under scrutiny but has since surprisingly refrained from any shenanigans.

There are clubs of less questionable morals, of course. Inaugural members Lycée Anne-Victoire XI were never much to write about until folding as the league moved towards professionalism and let their entry be used by alumni of the school who have since reformed the team as SCAV Young Boys. There's also one-hit wonders of sorts Nidia Hyperia, a team from Hyperiaville that debuted in 1932, won its first three championships and then proceeded to drop into the background. Merchantile side Étoile d'Orient Wallois claimed two titles in its history but remained for long as a very respectable club with backing from some of the richest men in the nation. Coastal side Providence Foot is revered for its football academy which helped the club who's never had quite the finances to reach nine top-tier titles in its history.

Currently, amidst the flux of clubs, two teams have been showing much capability towards dominating the national scene although their domination isn't quite as solid as one would expect. Hailing from lands that were once the dominions of La Commune, the clubs of CF Saint-Sebastian and FC Outre-mer Mannehatte have often been referred to as a sort of homage to the two touring sides from the dominions as the two clubs have won six of the past ten titles of the league and have yet to show any major signs of dropping off.

But that's the thing, the other four were won by a surprising Loyal Sainte-Marie... and new champions in Sauveur Foot and Schoonenborch VV. Commune football has a lot of lore and can be very exciting though maybe a bit scary to see from outside.

1920	Yespia XI (1) (current day Textile Yespia)
1921	Chervette XI (1) (folded)
1922	Madame Anne Marie Charles XI (1)
1923	Les Nordistes (1)
1924	Les Nordistes (2)
1925	Union SC (1) (folded)
1926	Les Nordistes (3)
1927	L'Alouette Foot (4) (ex-Les Nordistes)
1928	Revanchistes d'AMC Foot (2) (ex-Madame Anne Marie Charles XI)
1929	Banc de la Communion FC (1)
1930	Banc de la Communion FC (2)
1931	Banc de la Communion FC (3)
1932	Nidia Hyperia (1)
1933	Nidia Hyperia (2)
1934	Nidia Hyperia (3)
1935	Rinard Vallal Club (1)
1936	Providence Foot (1)
1937	Loyal Sainte-Marie (5) (ex-L'Alouette Foot)
1938	Saint-Matthieu Foot (4) (ex-Banc de la Communion FC)
1939	Loyal Sainte-Marie (6)
1940	Providence Foot (2)
1941	Saint-Mathieu Foot (5)
1942	Saint-Mathieu Foot (6)
1943	Magnetik Lavalix (1)
1944	Providence Foot (3)
1945	Saint-Matthieu Foot (7)
1946	Saint-Matthieu Foot (8)
1947	Saint-Matthieu Foot (9)
1948	Loyal Sainte-Marie (6)
1949	Saint-Matthieu Foot (10)
1950	Providence Foot (4)
1951	Providence Foot (5)
1952	Saint-Matthieu Foot (11)
1953	Rinard Vallal Club (2)
1954	Loyal Sainte-Marie (7)
1955	Saint-Mathieu Foot (12)
1956	Rinard Vallal Club (3)
1957	Étoile d'Orient Wallois (1)
1958	SCAV Young Boys (1)
1959	SCAV Young Boys (2)
1960	Providence Foot (6)
1961	Providence Foot (7)
1962	SCAV Young Boys (3)
1963	Providence Foot (8)
1964	Saint-Matthieu Foot (13)
1965	SCAV Young Boys (4)
1966	US Lucetanos-Bauxite (1)
1967	Solitaire Beaufort (1)
1968	Club Basque de Fort-Magnum (1)
1969	SCAV Young Boys (5)
1970	Saint-Matthieu Foot (14)
1971	Providence Foot (9)
1972	Saint-Matthieu Foot (15)
1973	US Elfes des Chênes Enchantés (1)
1974	FC Outre-mer Mannehatte (1)
1975	CF Saint-Sebastian (1)
1976	CF Saint-Sebastian (2)
1977	Étoile d'Orient Wallois (2)
1978	SCAV Young Boys (6)
1979	CF Saint-Sebastian (3)
1980	CF Saint-Sebastian (4)
1981	CF Saint-Sebastian (5)
1982	FC Outre-mer Mannehatte (2)
1983	CF Saint-Sebastian (6)
1984	Loyal Sainte-Marie (8)
1985	Sauveur Foot (1)
1986	FC Outre-mer Mannehatte (3)
1987	FC Outre-mer Mannehatte (4)
1988	Schoonenborch VV (1)
1989	FC Outre-mer Mannehatte (5)

   LIGUE PROFESSIONNELLE           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 FC Outre-mer Mannehatte          46   24  15   7    87   47  +40    87
02 CF Saint-Sebastian               46   25  12   9    87   55  +32    87
03 Sauveur Foot                     46   23  12  11    78   53  +25    81
04 Avalon FC Terreneuve             46   20  17   9    71   55  +16    77
05 Saint-Matthieu Foot              46   23   7  16    74   57  +17    76
06 Étoile d'Orient Wallois          46   20  12  14    68   57  +11    72
07 Étoile Noire                     46   20  11  15    73   62  +11    71
08 Schoonenborch VV                 46   19  13  14    72   67   +5    70
09 SCAV Young Boys                  46   19  11  16    71   64   +7    68
10 US Marianne Soitoux              46   18  12  16    67   61   +6    66
11 Loyal Sainte-Marie               46   18  11  17    65   64   +1    65
12 US Elfes des Chênes Enchantés    46   19   6  21    57   59   −2    63
13 FC Twedette 37                   46   16  15  15    53   55   −2    63
14 Providence Foot                  46   16  13  17    63   73  −10    61
15 Cercle Atlantique Lac-St-Marc    46   16  12  18    64   62   +2    60
16 US Lucetanos-Bauxite             46   16  12  18    57   70  −13    60
17 Forficulae Orenne                46   15  12  19    55   63   −8    57
18 Club Naval                       46   14  13  19    60   69   −9    55
19 Alpine Cornayvaud                46   13  13  20    69   91  −22    52
20 Scylla Cornou FC                 46   12  12  22    51   69  −18    48
21 Cercle Aéronautique              46    9  17  20    53   69  −16    44
22 Aethelreid Hettenschlag-Naptes   46   11  11  24    46   68  −22    44
23 CF Guerriers de l'Armée          46   10  13  23    58   72  −14    43
24 Stella Sophitia                  46   10  10  26    44   81  −37    40

   LIGUE PROFESSIONNELLE 2         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Solaire Beaufort                 46   26   8  12    74   48  +26    86
02 FC Saint-Thomas-de-Taphus        46   22  15   9    68   45  +23    81
03 Rinard Vallal Club               46   21  11  14    77   66  +11    74
04 FC Justice Bellemore 70          46   19  16  11    70   54  +16    73
05 Automare Séraphine FC            46   20  13  13    66   59   +7    73
06 Metallosonic Tombique            46   22   6  18    64   59   +5    72
07 Revanchistes d'AMC Foot          46   21   8  17    57   57    0    71
08 CF Saint-Louis-sur-l'Atlante     46   20  10  16    74   64  +10    70
09 Textile Yespia                   46   19  12  15    76   63  +13    69
10 Club Basque de Fort-Magnum       46   19  11  16    59   56   +3    68
11 Markat Saint-Idelfons            46   18  13  15    65   55  +10    67
12 Polyanneville Amistad            46   18  13  15    55   51   +4    67
13 CF Saint-Paul                    46   16  17  13    68   61   +7    65
14 Magnetik Lavalix                 46   16  13  17    58   57   +1    61
15 Colossus de Myrie-Poede          46   18   7  21    58   66   −8    61
16 Nidia Hyperia                    46   15  15  16    61   58   +3    60
17 Union Sportif de Mêchéster       46   15  13  18    69   68   +1    58
18 AGE Champagne                    46   17   5  24    60   70  −10    56
19 Olympique Club de Ponsonnas      46   15   9  22    55   72  −17    54
20 Fôretiennes d'Agoreltaire        46   14   7  25    60   72  −12    49
21 Sucrée Majourdez FC              46   13  10  23    54   73  −19    49
22 Le Gendarmerie Foot              46   10  18  18    55   69  −14    48
23 Métro Blancfort                  46   12  11  23    52   82  −30    47
24 CF Chessy Montagnard             46    8  15  23    48   78  −30    39

LIGUE PROFESSIONELLE CHAMPIONS
FC Outre-mer Mannehatte (6th title)

[Kenaki]

   KENAKI PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Mideshibata Cygnus                    30   21   5   4    68   36  +32    68
02 Kenaki Voltz                          30   17   6   7    58   38  +20    57
03 Akamaru Hounds                        30   15   8   7    57   34  +23    53
04 Shideka SnowBlues                     30   15   6   9    42   36   +6    51
05 Yakutanigame Sundaes                  30   13   5  12    32   39   −7    44
06 Neptune Mishiga                       30   12   7  11    49   42   +7    43
07 Metallic Kurai                        30   11   7  12    31   42  −11    40
08 Aretsu Echidnas                       30   11   6  13    32   29   +3    39
09 Katarashima Cyans                     30   10   9  11    39   45   −6    39
10 Fort Hekati Militia                   30    9  11  10    35   38   −3    38
11 Hineyaki Shinobi                      30    9  11  10    36   45   −9    38
12 Konamikawa Pikmin                     30    8   9  13    40   39   +1    33
13 Tsishi Arrows                         30    8   8  14    37   47  −10    32
14 Inuit Turi                            30    7  10  13    36   48  −12    31
15 Kenaki Koffing                        30    8   5  17    39   55  −16    29
16 Kochika Breeze                        30    4  11  15    39   57  −18    23

KENAKI PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

Mideshibata Cygnus (12th title)

[Karinode]

   KARINODE FOOTBALL LEAGUE 1               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Lapras Sashiki                            39   26   7   6    62   26  +36    85
02 Kitsunakaya Speed                         39   19  10  10    46   28  +18    67
03 Lucky-108 Umarikawa                       39   17  13   9    53   38  +15    64
04 Buffalon Mashaku                          39   19   7  13    48   38  +10    64
05 Toranja Pomoyo                            39   17  10  12    49   41   +8    61
06 Mermaid Shinuki                           39   15  14  10    40   30  +10    59
07 Ramena Sashiki                            39   14   9  16    45   52   −7    51
08 Renamon Yuki                              39    9  19  11    43   45   −2    46
09 Yakimatsu Rangers                         39   11  12  16    38   44   −6    45
10 Keru Lupinotes                            39   10  15  14    40   48   −8    45
11 Nooku R-Roos                              39   12   9  18    38   48  −10    45
12 T-Bird Miderigane                         39   11  12  16    41   52  −11    45
13 Akoma ARISA                               39   11  11  17    43   52   −9    44
14 Shirikashuja Roadrunners                  39    5   6  28    19   63  −44    21

   KARINODE FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Miwako Captains                           39   20   8  11    50   37  +13    68
02 Bellasea Tachigi                          39   17  10  12    50   43   +7    61
03 Wallop Sekyimekabi                        39   15  15   9    49   38  +11    60
04 Okagane Bucks                             39   15  12  12    50   45   +5    57
05 Ledyba Nebu                               39   15  11  13    52   44   +8    56
06 Shirikashuja Hounds                       39   15  11  13    48   42   +6    56
07 Heracross Shaka                           39   16   8  15    42   49   −7    56
08 Stantler Kurama                           39   15  10  14    46   47   −1    55
09 Gardenia Sarina                           39   13  13  13    49   48   +1    52
10 Cherry Rose Hoppi                         39   12  14  13    37   41   −4    50
11 Kabuterimon Yokutsukawa                   39   13   8  18    45   56  −11    47
12 Node Breeze                               39   10  15  14    45   49   −4    45
13 Veemon Takeru                             39   11   9  19    35   45  −10    42
14 Acadêmica Pomoyo                          39   10   8  21    44   58  −14    38

KARINODE FOOTBALL LEAGUE 1 CHAMPIONS
Lapras Sashiki (3rd title)

[Sunakawama]

   LEAGUE-SUN                             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Shiko Blazikens                         34   20   8   6    59   40  +19    68
02 Hame Sandslashes                        34   16   9   9    62   49  +13    57
03 Kurya Roses                             34   15  11   8    54   40  +14    56
04 Makoteshi Natives                       34   14  12   8    48   38  +10    54
05 Senshi-Kogen Scizors                    34   14   8  12    50   45   +5    50
06 Jaryuu Jade Dragons                     34   11  15   8    53   45   +8    48
07 Okinakawa Rivermen                      34   12  11  11    53   46   +7    47
08 Condor Mishi                            34   11  14   9    46   44   +2    47
09 Shiranoi Arboks                         34   12   9  13    47   55   −8    45
10 Hashika Raichus                         34   12   8  14    41   45   −4    44
11 Tekemake Spearows                       34   11  10  13    42   42    0    43
12 Ghoul Teryuu                            34   11   9  14    48   48    0    42
13 Marionette Korima                       34    9  13  12    36   38   −2    40
14 Shiko Marowaks                          34    9  13  12    29   37   −8    40
15 Koryu-Murya Bruins                      34   11   5  18    34   54  −20    38
16 Aikashingen Dandellions                 34    7  15  12    36   41   −5    36
17 Sodai-Shimei Chimechos                  34    8  12  14    46   56  −10    36
18 Hashika Azumarills                      34    7  10  17    40   61  −21    31

LEAGUE-SUN CHAMPIONS

Shiko Blazikens (12th title)

[Marikonanta]

   THE MARIKO CHAMPIONSHIP         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Mookaville Minotaurs             46   30   4  12    94   54  +40    94
02 Wheat City Tauros                46   25  10  11    69   45  +24    85
03 Mobiri Sirens                    46   23  10  13    84   58  +26    79
04 Centauria Thoroughbreds          46   21  11  14    82   57  +25    74
05 Kishikiyawa Rangers              46   20  13  13    75   54  +21    73
06 Satomi City Imperials            46   19  13  14    63   48  +15    70
07 Kakyu Hierophant Green           46   22   4  20    63   55   +8    70
08 Central Region Tempest           46   19  12  15    74   62  +12    69
09 Mitsuri Province Galaxy          46   19  11  16    66   60   +6    68
10 The Wineries FC                  46   19   8  19    64   74  −10    65
11 Cowtown Miltanks                 46   18  10  18    68   61   +7    64
12 High Plains Drifters             46   18  10  18    60   77  −17    64
13 Alpine Provinces FC              46   16  15  15    56   57   −1    63
14 Badlands Nightwolves             46   16  13  17    52   68  −16    61
15 Tushikiji Charizards             46   17   9  20    64   70   −6    60
16 Akishirayuki Dreamcatchers       46   17   9  20    62   70   −8    60
17 Legionnaires Hakama              46   15  13  18    67   64   +3    58
18 Southern Marikonanta United      46   14  13  19    60   58   +2    55
19 Sin City Royals                  46   15  10  21    61   70   −9    55
20 Alliance Yakota                  46   14  13  19    55   69  −14    55
21 Racing Kenuuki                   46   15   7  24    54   72  −18    52
22 Oshira Lycanrocs                 46   13  13  20    53   74  −21    52
23 Great River Goldeens             46   10  14  22    42   66  −24    44
24 Mitsikawa Castforms              46    8  13  25    46   91  −45    37

THE MARIKO CHAMPIONSHIP CHAMPIONS
Mookaville Minotaurs (2nd title)

[Kanadanode]

   KFA TOP LEAGUE                                     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Stoqonamugsit Keshipukyituwiki                      46   22  10  14    66   53  +13    76
02 Manitoba Dai-Pistons                                46   21  12  13    73   54  +19    75
03 Otama Saint-Guardians                               46   19  17  10    66   49  +17    74
04 Lucario Tsutina                                     46   21  10  15    77   64  +13    73
05 Progress Amitibi                                    46   21  10  15    60   48  +12    73
06 Inugami Tikaronto                                   46   19  13  14    74   59  +15    70
07 Artemis Hunoi                                       46   21   6  19    73   62  +11    69
08 Cristenaux Kesakame                                 46   18  14  14    69   57  +12    68
09 So-Sweet Otama                                      46   19  10  17    59   60   −1    67
10 Avant Shirokijiganame                               46   19   9  18    58   61   −3    66
11 Sunrise Tikaronto                                   46   20   6  20    68   73   −5    66
12 Mappu Glaceons                                      46   17  14  15    79   72   +7    65
13 Royal Shizedeki                                     46   17  13  16    57   53   +4    64
14 Noot-Noot Mishinogayama                             46   16  14  16    64   58   +6    62
15 Jiang-shi Anniko                                    46   15  16  15    54   56   −2    61
16 Nippingo Marlins                                    46   16  12  18    66   67   −1    60
17 Lon-Lon Mariko                                      46   18   6  22    54   69  −15    60
18 Mitsishaji Steelheads                               46   15  14  17    57   63   −6    59
19 Wika Pyekonugami                                    46   13  13  20    56   66  −10    52
20 Anikko Swifties                                     46   13  13  20    56   74  −18    52
21 Youxieren Pyeongbeomhan                             46   12  15  19    64   78  −14    51
22 Nyagora Koopa-Kun                                   46   13  12  21    58   74  −16    51
23 Macbeth Shizedeki                                   46   12  14  20    45   72  −27    50
24 Harenshia Blisseys                                  46   11  15  20    51   62  −11    48

   KFA SECOND LEAGUE                                  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Miniga Cannons                                      46   23  10  13    69   59  +10    79
02 Locomotive Tadakoma                                 46   22  11  13    72   58  +14    77
03 Otama Centrales                                     46   21  12  13    58   46  +12    75
04 Mishikashiki Arceusians                             46   21  11  14    60   53   +7    74
05 Hunomaru L'Amour                                    46   18  18  10    63   50  +13    72
06 Shooters Mappu                                      46   18  18  10    57   47  +10    72
07 Tsakashehane Huskies                                46   20   8  18    79   61  +18    68
08 Minna Ranch Cowboys                                 46   18  13  15    64   60   +4    67
09 Angel17 Otamarakawa                                 46   19  10  17    65   62   +3    67
10 Otoruhibe Purple Roses                              46   19   9  18    59   61   −2    66
11 Felicia Nyagora                                     46   18  12  16    56   58   −2    66
12 Sotoi T-Wolves                                      46   18  11  17    55   50   +5    65
13 Eiri Greens                                         46   19   7  20    65   68   −3    64
14 1080° Shipiwiniwaki                                 46   16  13  17    64   55   +9    61
15 Tomoi Barons                                        46   17  10  19    64   73   −9    61
16 Vortex Yononaniti                                   46   16  12  18    62   68   −6    60
17 Akairasu Red Jewels                                 46   15  14  17    67   59   +8    59
18 Futurista Niitsishima                               46   15  13  18    58   64   −6    58
19 Maritsuna Absols                                    46   15  11  20    60   69   −9    56
20 Niitsitaki Orioles                                  46   15  11  20    48   60  −12    56
21 Shinsengumi Bungo                                   46   14  11  21    49   59  −10    53
22 Kishatanji North Stars                              46   14  11  21    54   67  −13    53
23 Minni Mean Mice                                     46   12  10  24    58   75  −17    46
24 Jiraya Nimikage                                     46   13   6  27    56   80  −24    45

   KFA DEVELOPMENTAL LEAGUE                           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Matawashika Flying Ritos                            42   19  12  11    68   45  +23    69
02 Nyagora Trinazzurra                                 42   18  15   9    63   47  +16    69
03 Yamagushukumikawa Okami                             42   19   9  14    66   54  +12    66
04 Mitsishaji Brothers                                 42   18  11  13    62   57   +5    65
05 Moshome Pikachus                                    42   15  17  10    54   52   +2    62
06 Keshipike Abomasnows                                42   17  11  14    54   54    0    62
07 Metukki Oilers                                      42   15  15  12    56   49   +7    60
08 Floresta Hunoi                                      42   16  12  14    55   53   +2    60
09 Virtus Yui                                          42   16  12  14    52   55   −3    60
10 Takamuki Shockers                                   42   15  14  13    57   46  +11    59
11 Danisha Vulpix                                      42   16  11  15    58   60   −2    59
12 Zishabe Zangooses                                   42   14  15  13    53   50   +3    57
13 Tempesta Notajima                                   42   15  11  16    54   50   +4    56
14 Teshige Ultramare                                   42   14  13  15    60   63   −3    55
15 Oyamukatsu Dreamlanders                             42   13  14  15    57   53   +4    53
16 Senaki Ultramen                                     42   12  15  15    53   61   −8    51
17 Itishabine Polarians                                42   14   8  20    61   65   −4    50
18 Katori Rendezvous                                   42   12  14  16    57   68  −11    50
19 Manos Hebima                                        42   11  14  17    55   68  −13    47
20 Kumamon Meiyaweimi                                  42   10  16  16    49   59  −10    46
21 Eskimo Inui                                         42   12  10  20    45   58  −13    46
22 Fushigoe Pandas                                     42    9  15  18    47   69  −22    42

KFA TOP LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
Stoqonamugsit Keshipukyituwiki (2nd title)

[Kage-Kuba]

   KAGE-KUBA FOOTBALL LEAGUE            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Alpine Arakashi                       34   18   9   7    49   33  +16    63
02 Sanizentsishima Ghouls                34   16  11   7    49   32  +17    59
03 Yanmega Yuwachishi                    34   17   7  10    58   48  +10    58
04 Sanimarionshima Atlantics             34   14  13   7    58   50   +8    55
05 Maenosawa Terror                      34   16   5  13    42   41   +1    53
06 Aishu Orange Sox                      34   12  15   7    45   39   +6    51
07 Furor Yamasaki                        34   14   8  12    55   46   +9    50
08 Dynamo Betchakudomari                 34   14   5  15    41   39   +2    47
09 Tsarai Rasta Lions                    34   11  12  11    48   47   +1    45
10 Kamikyoshi Ramenmen                   34   12   9  13    43   48   −5    45
11 Metropolis Shioya                     34   12   8  14    35   40   −5    44
12 Makai City FC                         34   10  10  14    46   46    0    40
13 Sanirukiashima Spirits                34   10  10  14    50   54   −4    40
14 Powerblast Fusuzachi                  34   10  10  14    42   54  −12    40
15 Myuryu Longdragons                    34   10   9  15    31   42  −11    39
16 Sekinomiya Super Stars                34    8  14  12    46   52   −6    38
17 Momokawa Moo-Moos                     34   11   5  18    36   48  −12    38
18 Minaminagai Rockets                   34    7   8  19    34   49  −15    29

KAGE-KUBA FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

Alpine Arakashi (4th title)

[Kage-Hinode]

   KA-HI LEAGUE             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Kamyu Bliss               46   26  11   9    75   44  +31    89
02 Onita Venomoths           46   23  10  13    67   48  +19    79
03 Mishiga Vulpix            46   22  11  13    69   44  +25    77
04 Makyowa Gyarados          46   20  16  10    70   50  +20    76
05 Miyami Ultra              46   19  16  11    66   55  +11    73
06 Ohiko City Shinx          46   21   7  18    70   65   +5    70
07 Yenappe Turtwigs          46   18  14  14    59   55   +4    68
08 Maebashi Noturna          46   19  10  17    63   57   +6    67
09 Tseneka Guilmons          46   19   9  18    58   59   −1    66
10 Tsushikehana Echidnas     46   15  20  11    60   57   +3    65
11 Naranjito Iirinoii        46   17  13  16    55   55    0    64
12 Onotaga Liepards          46   16  16  14    59   61   −2    64
13 Penokoti Mighty Bees      46   16  15  15    69   73   −4    63
14 Arejeni Blackhawks        46   18   8  20    67   69   −2    62
15 Moltres Mokama            46   16  14  16    62   65   −3    62
16 Kayuga Warriors           46   14  13  19    49   57   −8    55
17 Moharu Wooden Kicks       46   14  12  20    55   65  −10    54
18 Kohatane Tribe            46   13  14  19    60   57   +3    53
19 Konetikuti Express        46   14  11  21    56   69  −13    53
20 Eri Garchomps             46   11  19  16    52   65  −13    52
21 Menominee Antlers         46   14  10  22    62   79  −17    52
22 Shirikoti Browns          46   13  12  21    59   74  −15    51
23 Mushikoji City Rivermen   46   13  10  23    50   61  −11    49
24 Heiwanakoya United FC     46    6  19  21    50   78  −28    37

KA-HI LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
Kamyu Bliss (2nd title)

[Korobami]

   KOROBAMI PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Atlantis Saneshima             30   18   5   7    59   30  +29    59
02 Tsuniija Scizors               30   16   5   9    39   36   +3    53
03 Nekyu Mushiki Eleven           30   14  10   6    42   26  +16    52
04 Tsurinami Robinettes           30   14   7   9    51   37  +14    49
05 Uhya Piratas                   30   13  10   7    49   39  +10    49
06 Yamata Sundance                30   14   4  12    38   43   −5    46
07 Mokota Sint-Felix              30   11   9  10    51   41  +10    42
08 Kanzaki Karin                  30   11   9  10    34   32   +2    42
09 Araki Naüsica                  30   10   7  13    36   41   −5    37
10 Takahira Juniors               30   10   7  13    38   44   −6    37
11 Hamana Portadonna              30   10   7  13    35   42   −7    37
12 Tsukisamu Super Eleven         30   10   6  14    42   48   −6    36
13 Futeco Hunakawaminato          30    9   7  14    33   43  −10    34
14 Megas Machi                    30    9   6  15    37   51  −14    33
15 Karaki Red Stars               30    7   9  14    27   44  −17    30
16 Tochio Xelacanth               30    5  10  15    34   48  −14    25

KOROBAMI PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
Atlantis Saneshima (4th title)

[Kubanakan]

   KUBANAKAN CHAMPIONSHIP - SERIES A  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Totto Kaji                          50   30  11   9    89   50  +39   101
02 Netto Papanbu                       50   30  10  10    94   52  +42   100
03 Naveganti Wanda                     50   24  13  13    89   63  +26    85
04 Gazella Shinparu                    50   23  16  11    81   59  +22    85
05 Sabres Samuiki                      50   20  20  10    82   60  +22    80
06 Alvigrin Koriba                     50   22  14  14    74   60  +14    80
07 Rapozón Utsukeisen                  50   23  10  17    72   62  +10    79
08 Juventus Seijin                     50   21  15  14    74   61  +13    78
09 Warrior Gureppu                     50   21  12  17    71   62   +9    75
10 Kastori Akumashima                  50   21  12  17    69   64   +5    75
11 Galletto Utsukeisen                 50   21  11  18    71   61  +10    74
12 Lebrente Tojikomeru                 50   19  16  15    66   62   +4    73
13 Glory Samuiki                       50   18  13  19    73   73    0    67
14 Pindorama Sangosho                  50   17  16  17    66   67   −1    67
15 Victoria Nyuhorinzu                 50   18  12  20    72   74   −2    66
16 Emeraldine Koyansha                 50   17  14  19    63   80  −17    65
17 Caramelldansen Nyuhorinzu           50   17  13  20    58   58    0    64
18 Maiales Kage-Itari                  50   18  10  22    59   67   −8    64
19 Stella Roja Nataru                  50   18   9  23    73   85  −12    63
20 Lusitas Kanin                       50   14  14  22    65   74   −9    56
21 Bugri Kampina                       50   15  11  24    73   87  −14    56
22 Volatore Kaori-no-Nioi              50   13  16  21    72   85  −13    55
23 Grampa Ichiyama                     50   13  14  23    56   67  −11    53
24 Leona Sangosho                      50   12  14  24    67   89  −22    50
25 Atlas Balan Chikagami               50   11  13  26    58   94  −36    46
26 Sanhwa Putterfire                   50    6   7  37    43  114  −71    25

   KUBANAKAN CHAMPIONSHIP - SERIES B  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Diablétte Kawasumi                  50   30   6  14    92   54  +38    96
02 Ahashifi Nautical                   50   28  12  10    75   50  +25    96
03 Speedful Shinkyojinchi              50   27  11  12    79   46  +33    92
04 Leona Ichiyama                      50   26  13  11    85   54  +31    91
05 Kariashika D. no Rohdohsha          50   24  13  13    67   42  +25    85
06 Hangyakujima Motors                 50   24  10  16    80   58  +22    82
07 Midoriwa Athletics                  50   23  12  15    76   59  +17    81
08 Garoa-tan Shinparu                  50   20  19  11    64   55   +9    79
09 Matsubara Okamizawa                 50   20  18  12    77   68   +9    78
10 Carijó Kinyama                      50   21  12  17    65   58   +7    75
11 Albion Ankuramani                   50   21  12  17    64   63   +1    75
12 Rosabranca Kabbu                    50   19  16  15    73   58  +15    73
13 Mamaku Mapina                       50   20  12  18    77   61  +16    72
14 St. Kristensen Tanumarikawa         50   19  14  17    63   59   +4    71
15 Soteropolitans Ohayokawa            50   18  14  18    67   64   +3    68
16 Alvinegro Shinparu                  50   18  12  20    66   70   −4    66
17 Princesiña Perogane                 50   18  12  20    63   70   −7    66
18 Yveltalen Saruman                   50   15  19  16    63   69   −6    64
19 Efervescence Jashumeru              50   15  15  20    55   62   −7    60
20 Rouge Shinchakumura                 50   15  15  20    55   68  −13    60
21 Anacardi Anakuza                    50   10  20  20    59   76  −17    50
22 Antares Donidoni                    50   12  13  25    57   86  −29    49
23 Ohkina Bun'yama                     50   11  11  28    47   81  −34    44
24 Mirujima Explorers                  50   12   7  31    52   92  −40    43
25 Kaminna Yorokomachi                 50   10   8  32    51   87  −36    38
26 E.T. Billu Barishina                50    7   8  35    45  107  −62    29

KUBANAKAN CHAMPIONSHIP - SERIES A CHAMPIONS
Totto Kaji (4th title)

[Purashine]

   PURASHINE FIRST DIVISION                                     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Chikyudomotachi Kurikuki        34   17  10   7    58   41  +17    61
02 Ginokawa Kurikuki               34   17   8   9    54   37  +17    59
03 Gakusei Kawashima               34   17   8   9    54   42  +12    59
04 Junia Karita                    34   17   7  10    58   42  +16    58
05 Hariken Shinobe                 34   17   5  12    46   44   +2    56
06 Kato Nibi Soketsu               34   15  10   9    47   43   +4    55
07 Rebellion Aberaneda             34   15   8  11    54   46   +8    53
08 Retsu Sufiru                    34   14  10  10    44   33  +11    52
09 Kuten Aberaneda                 34   15   6  13    55   45  +10    51
10 Taiga Kazukatsu                 34   14   8  12    57   51   +6    50
11 Aruchin Zenrenjinia             34   14   8  12    43   41   +2    50
12 Wakushoppu Kurai                34   11   7  16    42   47   −5    40
13 SANRO Aruma                     34    9  12  13    41   50   −9    39
14 Lanxian Kodomokatsu             34    9  11  14    41   51  −10    38
15 Kirumeru Jozojo Saelounambu     34    9  10  15    45   55  −10    37
16 Taisho-to-Fenshingu Kawashima   34    9   8  17    41   59  −18    35
17 Okawasu Puraten                 34    7   8  19    28   53  −25    29
18 Ranta Maekawa                   34    4   8  22    39   67  −28    20

PURASHINE FIRST DIVISION CHAMPIONS
Chikyudomotachi Kurikuki (3rd title)

[Rimamara]

   RIMAMARAJIN FOOTBALL LEAGUE                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Krystal Otetsusei             30   17   5   8    55   36  +19    56
02 Mizuti Rima                   30   16   7   7    56   32  +24    55
03 Meruga Arekinna               30   15   5  10    47   35  +12    50
04 Jiraya Mint-Dîabeaux          30   12  11   7    46   33  +13    47
05 Kabetsu University            30   12  11   7    37   30   +7    47
06 Ikkito University             30   13   6  11    38   34   +4    45
07 Yunin Munnakayo               30   13   5  12    41   41    0    44
08 Charako Naïvois               30   13   4  13    37   35   +2    43
09 Karyuno Rovers                30   11   9  10    38   35   +3    42
10 Libertas Mikyu                30   11   7  12    46   42   +4    40
11 Karma Longhorns               30   11   7  12    34   40   −6    40
12 Satomi Kabetsu                30   10   6  14    31   44  −13    36
13 Corona Mokuba Tokuchi         30    7  14   9    32   35   −3    35
14 Torito Kinoka                 30    8   8  14    35   47  −12    32
15 Ashinan Union                 30    6   9  15    30   52  −22    27
16 Juventude Aisha               30    6   4  20    27   59  −32    22

RIMAMARAJIN FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

Krystal Otetsusei (2nd title)

[Karasushima]

   NATIONAL KARASU LEAGUE  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Souma Lopunnies          42   25  12   5    80   31  +49    87
02 Area-1 Nogaoki           42   23  10   9    70   50  +20    79
03 Kobra Naba Eleven        42   22  11   9    73   44  +29    77
04 Sukato Aligatori         42   19  13  10    66   51  +15    70
05 Inzainan United          42   20   9  13    64   56   +8    69
06 Stella Inomioh           42   20   7  15    66   59   +7    67
07 Miniiga Samurai          42   19   9  14    64   58   +6    66
08 Shashima C. Swans        42   17  13  12    55   43  +12    64
09 Takawa Voltraman         42   17   9  16    58   50   +8    60
10 Inuyatan Samukats        42   16  12  14    53   51   +2    60
11 Hito Dragonites          42   16  10  16    56   60   −4    58
12 Bronze Otogayan          42   15  12  15    54   56   −2    57
13 Sakuma Ultra Eleven      42   15  12  15    49   53   −4    57
14 FC Awan 96'              42   15  11  16    57   60   −3    56
15 Matsaki Teddiursas       42   16   7  19    65   64   +1    55
16 Fukuma Chargers          42   14  11  17    53   57   −4    53
17 Islanorti Sukoki         42   11  13  18    50   61  −11    46
18 Missel Nobe              42   12   9  21    49   65  −16    45
19 Nagata Steelers          42   13   4  25    38   58  −20    43
20 Oingobongo Hamaikawa     42    9  11  22    33   62  −29    38
21 Notre Ukishinidame       42    9   9  24    44   72  −28    36
22 Toyokawa Reymar          42    9   6  27    41   77  −36    33

NATIONAL KARASU LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

Souma Lopunnies (6th title)

[Scaramangia]

TIMELINE OF EVENTS

THE FIRST MEETINGS
On the back of an impressive showing by the Rogues internationally and a relaxed domestic season without much fanfare, the professional clubs of Scaramangia gather to discuss forming a main professional league akin to the regular tournaments abroad. Names are spitballed and terms are considered though the clubs disagree regarding terms such as financial status and attendance criteria. Amateur club The Rogues are naturally invited to participate. However, they refrain from commenting on any matters besides money, noting that they would not be able to participate if such a circumstance comes to play. Talks remain amicable at the end of the day and they decide to move forward with a planned main tier with twenty clubs while other interested parties would be arranged accordingly in a second tier.

The outcome of the reunion ends up leaked by the nation's main journal - the Golden Gunner - and it quickly becomes the talk of the country. Media pundits ponder on who would make the list of inaugural clubs, celebrities weigh in and even some districts and small towns advertise the idea of starting clubs to play against the country's very elite of the sport. At last...

(1 week later...)

A MATTER OF NATIONAL ORDER
The country's main family, holder of the nation's government chose to refer to the public via their Ministry of Sport to essentially give it a thumbs up. In their words, "the idea of a singular, regular top tournament in the nation should benefit the sport and the populace thus making it very reasonable for the state to back it up" before announcing plans to broadcast it under the nation's public channel for means of approachability. Some of the clubs involved in the talks denote that they're interested but would still be keen on exploring the commercial potential of the league.

More talking ensures but the government remains steadfast on a public plan that would see the clubs earn a "reasonable fee" in the form of a small percentage of the nation's cultural budget. Needless to say, the clubs don't make it known publically but everyone knows well that they didn't like it in the slightest though went along with it because they know better than to test the Scaramanga clan's goodwill. This, however, does end up serving as a way for the Rogues to be willing to participate as they appreciate the concept of a league that would be open for everyone to enjoy without a paywall.

(2 days later...)

PEOPLE'S CLUB NOT INVITED IS "TRAGEDY", SAYS IZOLDA GRIER DE MANN
Through their own paper, "The People's Rose", noted syndicalist leader Izolda Grier de Mann seemed to take a break from her efforts towards her more fervent matters of proper representation for the working class in the higher echelons of the government in a more palpable manner than the appointment of a singular minister (of Labour, obviously) that leftist stalwart party Le Groupe Rouge has been essentially trusted to pick to protest the lack of proletariat representation in the denial of the People's Club as a justifiable member of the top tier.

Formed under the curfew of Grier de Mann's United Revolutionary Party as a way to provide entertainment for the local youths of the more impoverished province of Kielsmouth, the club was denied under the very belief that they would be very likely trounced as is though the more realistic justification would be that the team had yet to play at a professional capacity and that the country was at most trying to avoid more circumstances like it. Izolda took it very poorly and made it public that this yet-to-be-fully accepted council of clubs was very much working to benefit the elites and denounced the Rogues for betraying their more leftist leanings by accepting participation in the tournament. She would finish the statement by pointing out that the People's Club would not be put down for as long as the workers breathed, the will was there.

(1 day later...)

CAPITAL CITY'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP GOES ON HIATUS AS LAST THREE CLUBS GO PRO
To what some called a sign of the times, Capital City's illustrious Capital Championship declared to be going on a hiatus due to a lack of reasonable entries after three of its remaining teams chose to move into professional football. Unsurprisingly for the size of the nation's capital, an urban sprawl that can rival some of the country's more rural provinces, its local football association had already been facing a challenge once a portion of its teams took part in the inaugural "Quest for the Golden Apple" and never looked back home.

Drawn by the allure of the financial boom that clubs like the Kitsune of Sunrise Heights, College Station Dropouts and Pier District Resolutes - who themselves already had a following but managed to somehow explode in popularity following the season - the trio of Alan Bic Foot, Yacht Club of Scaramangia and Avalan Villa Shredders' Club chose to renounce their registration with the local association and instead joined the council of professional clubs though aware of their status as likely second or third tier sides. The decision came as a bit of a shock as two of the three teams weren't much to write home about, to begin with: Alan Bic (nicknamed the Winemakers) hails from the commercial district and has a connection with the city's burgeoning wine-selling industry but have yet to show anything in the pitch besides some uninspired participations in the municipal league's top tier while Avalan Villa has the distinction of being a former farm team for the Dropouts before moving into the Olympic-designed national skate park of Avalan Villa and falling neatly into the borough's skate culture though football remains a bit of a foreign concept for them.

The exception of the trio, the Yacht Club of Scaramangia is obviously related to the very elitist group of the same name who originally started playing the sport in small amateur circuits against similarly bourgeoise-backed clubs before promptly dominating them with the use of what some detractors call "ringers", people paid for to participate with them without the otherwise obligatory requirement of YC membership. The club would hit a wall in the main municipal circuit but some wonder if the move to professionalism might be just what the ambitious beach-side club wanted to be taken seriously.

"CAT CAPITAL OF THE MULTIVERSE" SAINT KATHERINE ANNOUNCES PROFESSIONAL CLUB
In the first case of a club built from the ground up with the specific intent of participating in professional play, tourist trap and "Cat Capital of the Multiverse" Saint Katherine in the province of Redwood would see local government-backed club The Pests of St. Katherine debut this upcoming season. Named after a local legend simply known as "the Pest" (though some also know it by the name of "la Creatura"), this new club would play in city colours of red and purple while featuring a curious representation of their local legend and the city's Saint Katherine's Church of the Loved on their crest.

Although an ambitious project, the club's leadership noted that they wished to start things bit by bit, aiming for local players before ever really contemplating something "so unique" as players from other provinces if not flat-out other countries. In spite of this, the team expects to be a major hit for the community's tourism sector in ways that simply being the "cat capital" wouldn't do though whether that's an accurate prediction or not remains to be seen.

(2 days later...)

CLUBS OFFICIALIZE UNION OF PROFESSIONAL CLUBS
That night, a major announcement is broadcasted nationally with representatives of each of the forty-eight teams that participated in the Golden Apple tournament the previous season declaring that the birth of the Union of Professional Clubs, a limited liability company whose job would be to both run a proper football league and its soon-to-be lower leagues while also managing its licensing and broadcasting rights abroad. The latter seemed to still be a point of contention to an extent from the Rogues who decried the likelihood of having to structure themselves accordingly but a lack of info about it suggests it to be questionable as a fact

The UPC would additionally feature a group of appointees from the government to serve as the league's arbitration in order to guarantee fairness on league-related trials and a firm to manage its international interests, citing plans to deal with the league's broadcasting rights to their more natural allies in the Futurnian lands and the Hinodejin Empire. Future plans included the establishment of a junior league that has yet to be elaborated and a friendly international tournament with Hinodejin colony Kanran-riku's burgeoning local league.

(2 days later...)

SCARAMANGIA SUPERLEAGUE ANNOUNCED, EXPECTED TO FEATURE SIXTEEN TEAMS

Although still in its early days as an idea, the UPC chose to officialize the league's name and logo as the Scaramangia SuperLeague. Pundits displayed surprise at the decision of abandoning the Golden Apple concept but welcomed the name and its simple but effective logo as a sign that the concept could be very much feasible in its job of presenting top Scaramangian football. Alas, the announcement would meet a surprising amount of criticism due to the lack of anything more notable besides an image and a name. What this did do was present people the opportunity to dream about what else the UPC would cook and how the league would take shape.

The favourite theory by the populace was that the competition would likely feature the top sixteen clubs from the Golden Apple (the College Station Drama, the Rogues, the Chapuisat House Robins, the Armadura de las Cruces, the Alikhaville Cossacks, the Aurora Island System Shockers, the Camp Boote Cadets, the Eden Garden Loyals, the Cape Julietta Roses, the Pier District Resolutes, the Belleville-Nord Tigres, the Orion Restorationnaires, the Overpass' Rebellious Manix, the Central Rockmore Worldwide Players, the Kitsune of Sunrise Heights and the Malandros de Santa Graça) as its inaugural members and have it be a round-robin system with or without playoffs. This proved to be questionable to some, as the format lacked certain clubs of a big reputation such as the Dropouts (Drama's fierce rivals), the Roverettes, the other two clubs out of the Rockmore metropolis (Smart Cats and Groove) and the Adventuriers out of Plage Rouge. In the eyes of the media, not having those teams would be a costly mistake for the otherwise promising league.

(1 day later...)

POLEMIC LIETNAN MEDIA GROUP DECLARES OWNERSHIP OF SSL, DEBUNKED TEN HOURS LATER
Based out of Lietna in the Emirates of Futurnia, media group Infomedia's last footballing efforts were when their club in Mosėdis served as an inaugural member of the professional league of Lietna known as Premier Lyga. Said club would then be owned by a casino magnet and finally sold to a local government where they would since be playing in the third tier under the name of Valstiečiai FK Sostinė. The Infomedia club was well-known inside their own country for its efficiency as an amateur team of mostly media industry staff, from the camera crew to the eventual in-house scriptwriter. Alas, the need to sell the team once it went professional was merely a consequence of a failing company as a failure to get with the times and a heavy dose of "creative accounting" led the studios to find themselves deep in the red.

Such a situation led to desperate measures of all sorts, from debuting an incredibly sensationalistic journal that would be cancelled in three weeks after running afoul of governmental guidelines for its time slot to shuffling one of its media stations into a pay-per-view porn channel, Infomedia found itself in dire need of a clean, safe product that would interest the locals and they believed to have found it in the still conceptual Scaramangian SuperLeague but instead of actively meeting with the league and its economical side represented by a hired firm, the company forged papers to declare themselves as full owners of the tournament and party designated to receive all royalties. In spite of its obviousness, it still took local Lietnan authorities ten hours to act on the situation and avoid a diplomatic incident, guaranteeing that the media group did not, in fact, own the league, the clubs or any sort of royalty.

The apparent culprit of the whole ordeal, an unnamed son of Infomedia's CEO was reported to be going "a whole month without allowance" according to his father.

[Santa Maria Madalena]

OFF-SEASON NEWS
After a year of surviving the odd player signing here and there, the Liga Brega found itself in relative danger from the Primeira Liga and its efforts to increase its numbers. Head of the burgeoning semi-pro league, DJ Nelsim took to the courts again as he presented the soon-to-start efforts as an attempt to undermine his league's status and standing. Funnily enough, both sides ended with egg on their face after the jury: DJ Nelsim's litigation wasn't deemed acceptable while the Primeira Liga's defence that the IFCF would come to deliver punishment if matters stayed in normal court was promptly laughed out of the room as the nation has never operated under their rules to begin with.

Judicial matters out of the way, the Primeira Liga resumed its operations by poaching five teams out of the Liga Brega's ranks. Joined by newly formed Santa Joana, the saint trio of São Judas Tadeu, São Lucas and São Mateus plus classic middling side Recreativo de Ramos and former Liga Brega hardliners Riacho do Jacaré would join a larger-than-usual Segunda Liga.

LIGA BREGA
The poaching turned out not to be as severe as it sounded on paper though obviously, the new money meant the league would have to endure another round of talent poaching, although there were fewer names to even grab to begin with the few strong teams that the league still had having been able to comfortably keep a hold of their precious talent.

Not to say DJ Nelsim was too happy with it, Riacho do Jacaré had been one of the teams that would consistently back his decisions and efforts on behalf of the league and their fervorous support would be missed. Like it or not, the league had founded itself on a system that required constant debate between all of the clubs involved and by that point, there were at least two blocs that counted amongst themselves almost all of the (by now) one hundred teams which would usually be the main colliding forces whenever an argument popped up - the classic bloc (home of the more sensible decisions like semi-professionalization), which was usually led by league powerhouse Dion Villa, older clubs like Apolo, Amanhecer and Sidney Magal plus a reasonable slice of newer teams of which one could include the very noteworthy Juventude Meceneira and the moderate bloc, composed almost exclusively by newer clubs with leadership more-or-less handed to Tupy after previous leaders Porto Velho crossed the line, which would usually focus on fighting any attempts to actively litigate the Primeira Liga. And then, composed of around six or seven teams, the hardline bloc.

It used to be eight and that was a pain DJ Nelsim would repeatedly bring up to his secretary. Riacho do Jacaré wasn't a particularly booming town but an excellent banana harvest cycle and some wise investments made the town expand quickly. Local businesses were very keen on having a professional team to crown this new page and, at the end of the day, money talks. He still had the allegiances of Açaí Esporte, Engenheiros de Guam, Jambalaya Clube, Joselitópolis, União Aquidaban and one-time national champion (and mostly irrelevant otherwise) Virilhada Clube with Sport Canabrava serving as a partial member, their opinions usually hanging with Nelsim but at times flipping to the classic bloc. Losing teams in the other blocs wasn't an issue, but the hardliners were few in numbers and this just made things more complex.

One also has to remember that Nelsim still ran a football club, although the man himself didn't seem to remember it more often than not. DJNP, an acronym for DJ Nelsim Produções, had been performing competently after semi-professionalism and was often used for advertising the man's products but football had simply not been their main effort for the past couple of years and the machinations of their leader meant that the club would often only be remembered when it came to funds... explicitly the requesting of said funds, which were usually obtained with increasing difficulty from their owning company's financial wing. Rebellion brewed inside the club with their owner none the wiser until the season started.

The funny thing was that DJNP turned out to have a pretty good run for a change, leading the league's Capital Section (a result of having such a bloated league was that they were divided into sections and DJNP found itself playing clubs from the metropolitan area) until one month where the checks bounced. Turns out there was a financial snafu with a national holiday and DJ Nelsim was sensible enough to admit that the issue was in his side of the deal and he would promptly pay them two days later as the funds were remade available. That would've been it, if not for one recruit mentioning something about a "new project" during the interviews that followed the lack of payment.

A year that could've ended with a mythical championship, which still counted as a national championship in the eyes of the authorities after all, was thus killed on the spot as Nelsim's neurotic behaviour came back with a vengeance: the recruit, seventeen-year-old winger Chico Science out of the Manguezal district got the boot even with his very respectable numbers along with three friends (Zumbi, Canequinha and Théo Pitton) for being "seeds of evil" in his "piece of heaven" which the media promptly ate up for the hotness of it all. On its trail, followed the "Week of Trust", where players were constantly put through investigations and hearings, enough that the police almost got involved.

An exhausted DJNP proceeded to then lose in the first round of the playoffs to eventual surprise champions Tupy, a team that had evolved from their hardline days after a failed merger with Maranguatú into their current moderate stance. DJ Nelsim would take a leave of absence as a result, choosing to reassess the circumstances he was in. The funny thing is that none of the pruned players were even leading this "new project" conspiracy but they would all join the actual new project when the team's current manager, Diego Prieto, announced that he would be spearheading a new professional team aiming to participate in the Primeira Liga umbrella.

DJ Nelsim did not oppose the move but that meant he lost an entire team, his squad was now a bunch of youth team players... and the birth of a key, heavy question: Is he still the right man to lead the Liga Brega as president?

PRIMEIRA LIGA and SEGUNDA LIGA
The Primeira Liga too found itself starting with debates, though things were far more peaceful: the expanded second tier was there to expand the top tier down the line but they decided to simply accelerate the process. Thus the debate was simple: whether to have more teams from the Segunda Liga promoted to replace the relegated clubs from the Primeira Liga or to simply not have relegation and let everyone use the year to at least practice their operations. Naturally, in a system with a bit of franchise football to itself, they chose the latter.

Normally, that would've meant a less interesting season with teams having less to play for. It turned out not to be the case, however, as the league found itself with a massive title fight between at least ten clubs, with six of them still in the running for the title by the final matchday. Afro-Futurniano, then leaders proceeded to tie with Pinheiros, which meant they could only watch as Ilhense, São Bento and Nacional won their games. Três Corações almost joined them but a last-minute goal from a Cidade Ferroviária forward literally cost them the title then and there.

The battle to go up was only really exciting when it came to determining who was the last team to qualify. Comendador Vargas ran with the Segunda Liga title, Izabel was quick to claim the second spot and Maranguatú wasn't too far off. Atlético Murrayense ended up being the final team to go up after edging out surprising efforts from Sardinha and newcomer Riacho do Jacaré.

   PRIMEIRA LIGA           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Ilhense                  38   19   5  14    58   41  +17    62
02 São Bento                38   18   8  12    58   46  +12    62
03 Afro-Futurniano          38   19   5  14    56   48   +8    62
04 Nacional                 38   18   8  12    44   41   +3    62
05 Três Corações            38   17   9  12    56   39  +17    60
06 Pinheiros                38   17   7  14    57   52   +5    58
07 Matosinhos               38   15  12  11    59   47  +12    57
08 Metropolitano            38   13  15  10    50   43   +7    54
09 Valença                  38   13  15  10    57   51   +6    54
10 Porto Velho              38   13  13  12    55   50   +5    52
11 Araucária                38   11  17  10    53   49   +4    50
12 Belisário                38   13  11  14    49   54   −5    50
13 Rio do Prado             38   12  13  13    43   42   +1    49
14 Mecenas                  38   13  10  15    48   56   −8    49
15 Arraial do Sol           38   14   6  18    45   55  −10    48
16 Irene                    38   13   7  18    45   56  −11    46
17 Suzano                   38   11  13  14    46   58  −12    46
18 Cidade Ferroviária       38    9  13  16    36   57  −21    40
19 Bahiense                 38   10   8  20    49   59  −10    38
20 Maranguatú               38    9  11  18    38   58  −20    38

   SEGUNDA LIGA            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Comendador Vargas        46   25  15   6    78   43  +35    90
02 Izabel                   46   23   9  14    75   56  +19    78
03 Maracanaú                46   18  16  12    80   64  +16    70
04 Atlético Murrayense      46   19  11  16    66   59   +7    68
05 Sardinha                 46   19  11  16    66   59   +7    68
06 Riacho do Jacaré         46   19  10  17    77   67  +10    67
07 Mimi Sodré               46   18  12  16    71   61  +10    66
08 Penedo                   46   18  11  17    64   66   −2    65
09 Ferreira Passos          46   16  16  14    52   44   +8    64
10 Recreativo de Ramos      46   18  10  18    58   55   +3    64
11 Taquara                  46   18  10  18    78   76   +2    64
12 São Lucas                46   16  16  14    60   60    0    64
13 Limoeirense              46   17  13  16    55   60   −5    64
14 Santa Joana              46   16  15  15    59   57   +2    63
15 Levaeux                  46   18   9  19    66   72   −6    63
16 Cascatinha               46   18   7  21    66   71   −5    61
17 Sanjosebeneditino        46   16  12  18    51   57   −6    60
18 Cantagalo                46   15  13  18    55   63   −8    58
19 Lavatório                46   12  19  15    62   64   −2    55
20 Vila Madalena            46   16   7  23    64   68   −4    55
21 Madalenense              46   14  13  19    51   62  −11    55
22 São Mateus               46   13  14  19    58   80  −22    53
23 São Judas Tadeu          46   11  17  18    54   72  −18    50
24 Santa Maria              46    9  14  23    46   76  −30    41

THE BIG GAME
Ilhense 3-1 Tupy