Ko-oren Domestic Sports Newswires

by **Ko-oren** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:04 pm

The Halcyon Archipelago of Ko-oren - Domestic Sports Newswires

Index

By Region: Mawryshire / West Strand Riding / Surbourneshire / Gehrenna / Mayara / Cote de la baie Austral / Finisterre / 't Land Intermare / Suðæfjöll / Poolrugge / Aerellen / Yoshima
By City: Greencaster / Willowbourne / Katashi / Aminey / Schemerdrecht / Maethoru-Mayara-Senoren-Gehrenna
Minor Cities: Mawrystwyth / Santa Teresa / Ferrovente / Maynard / Étouille-Granon / Cirelbourne-Bruncester / Teragaseki

By Sport: Association Football / Gridiron Football / Rugby Union / Rugby League / Cricket / Baseball / Ko-orenite Football
Minor Sports: Field Hockey / Ice Hockey / Lacrosse / Basketball / Kabaddi / Australian Rules / Cycling / Athletics / Quidditch

People to RP as/about

by **Ko-oren** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:07 am

Gridiron Football

Index
- General information
- Teams
- History/Lists

General Information
Gridiron Football is one of Ko-oren's biggest sports. It is mostly popular in the southwest-to-northeast band, with the biggest fandom in the northeast. The KGL (Ko-orenite Gridiron League) is the most attended league in Ko-oren, because demand is fairly high but seasons are short - so supply is low.

There are 12 teams, divided into two divisions, East and West. Every team plays their own division twice (home and away) and the other division once (three home, three away) for 16 games total.

The league is supported by a second division consisting of 12 teams affiliated to one of the 12 KGL teams. This second division functions as a developmental league, where personnel turnover is high.

The season's structure is as follows:
Week 1: Divisional game, non-rivalry
Week 2: Divisional game, non-rivalry
Week 3: Extra-divisional game, Rural game
Week 4: Extra-divisional game, Rural game
Week 5: Extra-divisional game
BYE
Week 6: Divisional game, non-rivalry
Week 7: Divisional game, non-rivalry
Week 8: Extra-divisional game
Week 9: Extra-divisional game
Week 10: Extra-divisional game
BYE
Week 11: Divisional game, RIVALRY
Week 12: Divisional game, non-rivalry
Week 13: Divisional game, non-rivalry
Week 14: Divisional game, 1/2 non-rivalry, 1/2 RIVALRY
Week 15: Divisional game, 1/2 non-rivalry, 1/2 RIVALRY
Week 16: Divisional game, non-rivalry

Week 17: Divisional semifinals
Week 18: Ko-oren Bowl

Week 11 is structured as follows: (noon = 12 pm start, evening = 4 pm start, night = 8 pm start)
FRI night = Greencaster-Willowbourne
SAT evening= Noordrug-Aerellen
SAT night = Sterrenwolde-Aminey
SUN noon = Eaglebury-Mawryshire
SUN evening = Schemerdrecht derby
SUN night = Mayara derby

Developmental leagues
Ko-oren is home to two leagues, 12 teams each, that feed right into the Ko-orenite Top League. One league is formed around talented young players aged 18-22 (D-league, or developmental league), the other is for players of any age (KG2-League). Every team in the D or KG2-leagues is affiliated with one team in the Top League, and operates on the pro team's budget. There are, however, a lot of trades and swaps between KG2 teams. Players in the D-league are usually kept until age 23, after which they either go to the professional team, to the affiliated KG2 team, or traded to another KG2 team.

Teams

	Founded	Stadium (Capacity)
Western division:
Mayara Destroyers	1905	Exhibition Centre (41.000)
Mayara Wolves	1959	Wolves' Lair Stadium (37.000)
Mawryshire Centaurs	1848	Hertfield (33.000)
Eaglebury Emperors	2000	The Palace (34.000)
Greencaster Godspeed	1975	Surbourneshire Square (65.000)
Willowbourne Saints	1927	Willowbowl (55.000)

Eastern division:
Noordrug Astronauts	1972	The Glacier (28.000)
Aerellen Explosions	1970	Northern Arena (32.000)
Sterrenwolde Dragonflies	1918	The Planetarium (46.000)
Aminey Caspians	1918	Stade sur la Baie (70.000)
Schemerdrecht 65ers	1865	65ers Arena (48.000)
Schemerdrecht Admirals	1901	Orange Bowl (54.000)

History and Lists

41 Sterrenwolde Dragonflies 17-13 Mayara Destroyers
42 Greencaster Godspeed 17-16 Sterrenwolde Dragonflies (Div 2: Gehrenna Mountaineers, Dev League: Mayara Mariners)
43 Aerellen Explosions 17-13 Willowbourne Saints (Div 2: Penstead Ocelots, Dev League: Mayara Mariners)
44 Mayara Destroyers 37-16 Schemerdrecht 65ers (Div 2: Eaglebury Dusk, Dev League: Aminey Bengals)
45 Mayara Destroyers 23–16 Sterrenwolde Dragonflies (Div 2: Aevanna Phoenix, Dev League: Schemerdrecht Skies) - Previews
46 Willowbourne Saints 26–23 Schemerdrecht 65ers (Div 2: Llandy Dragons, Dev League: Laringen Ravens) - Previews & Regular Season
47 Greencaster Godspeed 30–13 Noordrug Astronauts (Div 2: Sterrenwolde St. Sebastian, Dev League: Greencaster Anchors) - Previews & Regular Season
48 Eaglebury Emperors 35-27 Aerellen Explosions (Div 2: Launott Caps, Dev League: Rozenvoorde Roses) - Previews & Regular Season

by **Ko-oren** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:14 pm

Association Football

Index
- General Information
- Teams
- History/Lists

General Information
The Ko-orenite soccer system has only recently changed into a true pyramid. Before then, there was a single Top League consisting of 12 teams and a very inconsistent group of leagues in various configurations below it. Nowadays, every league consists of 12 teams. At the highest level is the Top League. Below that, there is a single second division, from which two clubs relegate, one to each of our third divisions (of which there are two). Below that, there are six fourth divisions, and that is where the semi-pro and professional clubs end.

Not incorporated into the pyramid are 24 University clubs and 24 Soccer academies. The former are for university students that hope to make professional sports their career (or not), the latter is for players aged 15-21 who are not (or will not) go to university. The former are usually from large cities, the latter are mostly in small towns in rural areas.

In its long history, there have been many competition formats, that varied between 28 and 42-match seasons, and 12 to 20 teams. The current format of the Top League sees every team play every other team twice for 22 games. Then, the table is split into two groups of six: the top 6 and the bottom 6, and each group is another double round robin (home and away), for a total of 32 games. The final table adds the first 22 to the final 10. The top 6's best team is crowned champion, and will represent Ko-oren in the UICA Champions' Cup/IFCF Champions' League and the AOCL. The next three teams will go to the UICA Globe Cup/IFCF Challengers' Cup. The winner of the bottom 6 will go to the Vilitan Cove Invitational, VCIAPP.

For the entire duration of the season, a Cup competition is organised involving the Top League, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th divisions, as well as the University and Academy teams.

Derbies
The Santa Teresa derby: Miradela vs Branvón. Miradela represents the well-off parts of the city and was one of the last clubs to function purely as an amateur club. Branvón is the club of the socialists, the working class, and one of Ko-oren's first professional teams. Miradela's success in recent years with Branvón always close behind has fueled this derby even more.
The Metal derby: Bruncester vs Cirelbourne. The city names are even pronounced as bronze and silver locally. These two teams are located close together in an area of Ko-oren that otherwise has few sports going around, and now both cities have fallen on hard times, there's a lot of pressure on the soccer teams to lift spirits and put the cities on the map. Both are mining cities with working class populations.
The Derby Australienne: Tanques vs Aminey. Aminey is the metropolitan club with the bigger name and more money, while Tanques has always favoured a steady organisation, developing the squad through youth teams, and somewhat conservative tactics.
The Eternal derby: Aminey vs Maethoru. Maethoru has had a long history of being Ko-oren's best and biggest team, while Aminey has always taken every opportunity to take that crown from Maethoru.
The Great North: Straudum vs Schemerdrecht. These two teams are generally very good, and both within a few hours' drive from one another. This isn't a very fierce rivalry but it's made worse because these two teams very often decide on Championship Group/Challenge Group spots.
The Sunrise Derby: Advance Alara vs Katashi-Kanatsu. These two teams broke away from the Yoshima league to join the full professional teams. There is tons of regional pride where most Alara fans barrack for Katashi and vice versa - as long as they don't play each other. This match also tends to be high-scoring, a rarity to Ko-orenite soccer.
The Central Derby: Huthwich & Iduloren FC vs Strongfair. While they haven't played at the highest level, these two clubs are the most supported ones in the area. With larger cities nearby lacking a team, other towns and cities are drawn into the derby as well.
The Tropical Derby: Otavura vs Aviansola Eden. Two clubs from remote southwest Ko-oren where baseball tends to make up most of the day's headlines, but two clubs have risen from the ranks to deliver quality football on a much larger stage than the sleepy southeast.
Granon-Oai: Amandine AdF vs Oai Unifié. While not nearly the largest clubs from the region, the stadiums are located on opposite ends of a small inlet. For some reason, each club's way up to the national stage seems to end with the other club.
Linde-Lunaderby: Dartha AFC vs Linderivier AFC. From cold northeastern Ko-oren, the region has found an economic boom through the technology sector. These clubs have managed to hold on to local talent as a result.
The Little North: Donderen vs Sterrenwolde FC. As opposed to the Great North (see above), the Schemerdrecht (where Donderen is) vs Sterrenwolde derby is well and truly alive as it is in other sports. Not at the highest level, but that doesn't matter.

Top League Teams

Club	City, Subdivision	Founded	Stadium (Capacity)
Maethoru SC	Maethoru, Mayara	1910	Rikalathen Arena (39.000)
Branvon CD	Santa Teresa, Finisterre	1902	Estádio Marítimo (28.000)
Miradela GD	Santa Teresa, Finisterre	1938	Estádio Fortaleza (29.000)
Tanques AOE	Étouille, Côte Austral	1978	Stade Amandine (30.000)
Aminey SC	Aminey, Côte Austral	1884	Stade sur la Baie (70.000)
Advance Alara	Alara, Yoshima	1964	Spider Stadium (21.000)
Katashi-Kanatsu	Katashi, Yoshima	1901	Suzumebachi Stadium (25.000)
Schemerdrecht SVV	Schemerdrecht, Intermare	1865	Orange Bowl (54.000)
Straudum	Straudum, Sudaefjöll	1995	Hazel Arena (18.500)
Cirelbourne United	Cirelbourne, Surbourneshire	1926	Quicksilver Stadium (15.500)
Bruncester United AFC	Bruncester, Surbourneshire	1920	Top Brass Arena (19.500)
Maynard AFC	Maynard, Gehrenna	1928	Armskirk Municipal Ground (26.000)

History/Lists

27 Maynard AFC / Cup: Surbourneshire Technical University
28 Maethoru SC / Cup: Advance Alara (Preview, Mid-season, Recap)
29

Miradela GD / Cup:

Cirelbourne United (International results, Transfers, Previews)
30

Miradela GD / Cup:

Miradela GD / Previews, International results, Transfers
31

Tanques AOE / Previews 1 Previews 2 Autumn Winter Spring Cup:

Aminey CS
32

Schemerdrecht SVV / Previews / Previews (Cup and Lower Leagues) / Autumn / Winter / Spring / Cup:

Bruncester United AFC
33

Schemerdrecht SVV / Previews / Previews (Lower Leagues) / Autumn / Winter / Spring / Cup:

Aminey CS

by **Ko-oren** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:14 pm

Rugby Union

Index
- General Information
- Teams
- History/Lists

General Information
In this league, all teams play a home and away fixture against every other team, for a total of 22 games. Rugby union is a fairly rural sport in Ko-oren, having spread to most of the western half of the nation. That said, the further west you go, the more people will be into the game. Areas with low population, such as West Strand Riding, can still support two teams and Mawryshire even supports three (albeit on a much larger population). There is also considerable support in the two large cities of the region, Greencaster and Willowbourne.

The Tarrashall Travellers and the Mayara Wanderers are travelling teams. The Tarrashall team play 50% of their home games in Tarrashall, which is why that town is listed as their home base. The rest of their games are played in Jillong and Aralla. For the Wanderers, they play in the four closely connected cities on the west end of the Bay of Ko-oren, playing three games in three cities and two in the fourth.

Rugby union is a sport many in Ko-oren tune in to. The sport is among the biggest seven in the country, though it might be seventh in that list. The lack of support in other large markets contributes to this, and having several teams in quite small towns does not help either. Still, the sport is very much alive and not in decline.

Rivalries
Games between the following are always a sight to behold:
Ansonville vs Greencaster: rural Ansonville challenges urban Greencaster.
Willowbourne vs Greencaster: Ko-oren's largest two cities are always at odds.
Aubury vs Maynard vs Idyllwild: in the shadow of larger Willowbourne, the other Gehrenna teams are a little too close for comfort.

Other competitions
During the season, the four representative teams of West Strand Riding, Mawryshire, Gehrenna and Surbourneshire play each other home and away.

For secondary competitions, there are the Greater Willowbourne Union and the West Surbourneshire Union, each containing 24 teams. There is also the Mawryshire Union, but most players first go to the GWU or WSU before starting play in the professional competition. Each of the three Unions consists of two levels: 12 teams at the top, and 12 different teams at the lower level.

Teams

Team	Location	Stadium
Maynard Andromeda	Maynard, Gehrenna	Armskirk Municipal Ground (26.000)
Aubury Swans	Aubury, Gehrenna	Chestnut Group Stadium (25.000)
Idyllwild Coronae	Idyllwild, Gehrenna	The Crown (17.500)
Willowbourne Foxes	Willowbourne, Gehrenna	Willowbowl (55.000)
Eaglebury Aquila	Eaglebury, West Strand Riding	The Palace (34.000)
Tarrashall Travellers	Tarrashall, West Strand Riding	Woomera Ground (7.500)
Mawrystwyth Phoenix	Mawrystwyth, Mawryshire	Hertfield (33.000)
Llandy Bulls	Llandy, Mawryshire	Mawrystwyth State Oval (30.500)
Penstead Bears	Penstead, Mawryshire	yLhafontan Park (12.500)
Ansonville Comets	Ansonville, Surbourneshire	Shire Villa (19.000)
Greencaster Galaxy	Greencaster, Surbourneshire	Surbourneshire Square (65.000)
Mayara Wanderers	Mayara, Senoren, Maethoru and Gehrenna, Mayara	Exhibition Centre (41.000), Rikalathen Arena (39.000)

History/Lists

23

Eaglebury Aquila
24

Penstead Bears. State of Origin: Mawryshire. Dev Leagues: Senoren (GWU), Ansonville (WSU), Cerryrhos (MU)
25

Mayara Wanderers-Cassiopeia. State of Origin: Mawryshire. Dev Leagues: Southern Mayara (GWU), Whiteward Woods (WSU), Aldercroft (MU)
26

Llandy Bulls. State of Origin: Gehrenna. Dev Leagues: Bergegny (GWU), Marinwood (WSU), Aldercroft (MU)
27

Ansonville Comets. State of Origin: Mawryshire. Dev Leagues: Seameet (GWU), Regenton (WSU), Llandy (MU)
28

Greencaster Galaxy. State of Origin: Surbourneshire. Dev Leagues: Senoren (GWU), Langward (WSU), Southern WSR (MU)
29

Aubury Swans 10-3 Idyllwild Coronae. State of Origin: Gehrenna.

by **Ko-oren** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:14 pm

Rugby League

Index
- General Information
- Teams
- History/Lists

General Information
Rugby League is played in Côte Austral, Finisterre and Yoshima, in a completely different area from Union. The two sports were introduced on two separate occasions to Ko-oren and both found their own fanbases. It is the largest sport outside of baseball in Yoshima and Finisterre, and in Côte Austral, it is the largest sport. All in all, the sport is very much alive and draws spectators from beyond these three subdivisions.

In Yoshima, the athletic aspect of the sport is stressed. Stamina, agility, speed is key in their style. On the mainland, power and muscle are the key ingredients. Therefore you'll see bigger forwards and a more defensive style in Côte Austral and Finisterre, and a quicker game in Yoshima. Anywhere in Ko-oren, the kicking game is extremely important and trained. Teams often have one or even two players who have few responsibilities other than passing the ball and kicking conversions. Grubber kicks are also a field of study on their own in the Ko-orenite game. The preferred style of defence is pressuring the opponent into making a mistake.

Rivalries
With so many teams close together, there's bound to be some grudges.
Wasps vs Hawks: the battle for Katashi.
Santa Teresa vs Ferrovente: Finisterre has two cities, and they couldn't be more different.
Buffaloes vs Owls: the battle for Aminey.
Linieux Harriers vs Selesi Dragons: the jetlag rivalry. There is a long commute between the two, as both aren't close to an airport either.

Other competitions
The representative teams of Côte Austral, Finisterre, Yoshima and Leleia play each other home and away during the season.

There are two secondary leagues: the Yoshima League and the Côte Austral/Finisterre League. Each league has two divisions, with 12 teams each.

Teams

Team	Location	Stadium
Katashi Wasps	Katashi, Yoshima	Suzumebachi Stadium (25.000)
Katashi Hawks	Katashi, Yoshima	Suzumebachi Stadium (25.000)
Nitoya Foxes	Nitoya, Yoshima	Kitsune Stadium (8.500)
Selesi Dragons	Arakura, Yoshima	Linulin Group Stadium (22.500)
Etena Vipers	Teragaseki, Yoshima	DokuDoki Stadium (12.000)
Alara Spiders	Alara, Yoshima	Spider Stadium (21.000)
Santa Teresa Sabres	Santa Teresa, Finisterre	Estádio Fortaleza (29.000)
Ferrovente Scorpions	Ferrovente, Finisterre	Verrevento Arena (25.000)
Aminey Buffaloes	Aminey, Côte Austral	Stade sur la Baie (70.000) or Villenave (11.000)
Aminey Owls	Aminey, Côte Austral	Stade sur la Baie (70.000) or Stade Héninçon (19.500)
Étouille Vultures	Étouille, Côte Austral	Stade Amandine (30.000)
Linieux Harriers	Linieux, Côte Austral	Parc de Lin'ux (7.500-18.000)

History/Lists

13

Selesi Dragons
14

Selesi Dragons. State of Origin: Finisterre. Dev Leagues: Lejana (YL), Tanques (CAFL)
15

Nitoya Foxes. State of Origin: Yoshima. Dev Leagues: Itomata (YL), Marção (CAFL)
16

Ferrovente Scorpions. State of Origin: Yoshima. Dev Leagues: Esalosava (YL), Tarraganes (CAFL)
17

Santa Teresa Sabres. State of Origin: Finisterre. Dev Leagues: Aviansola (YL). Vionne (CAFL).
18

Nitoya Foxes. State of Origin: Yoshima. Dev Leagues: Arakura (YL). Vionne (CAFL).
19

Katashi Wasps. State of Origin: Leleia. Dev Leagues: Lejana (YL). Loups de Vionne (CAFL). Previews.
20

Aminey Owls 22-8 Alara Spiders. State of Origin: Cote Austral. Takigahara (YL)/Granon (CAFL).

by **Ko-oren** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:15 pm

Cricket

Index
- General Information
- Teams
- History/Lists

General Information
Cricket is one of Ko-oren's most popular sports, which really took off after sudden population growth and economic boom in Ko-oren's southwest. This remains the area where cricket is popular, in other areas, cricket has to share its popularity with baseball, ice hockey and basketball.

First-class four day cricket is played by six teams. One-day List A cricket is played by the same six teams. For T20, the nation is divided completely differently, allowing twelve teams to compete. First-class cricket is played all through the summer season. List A cricket is played early in the season, while T20 is played at the end of the season.

The six First-class (and List A) teams are fed by its region. Each region has a competition structure of its own: each region has 12 prominent clubs that compete among each other in one-day competitions and T20 competitions.

Teams (First-class and List A)

Team	Location	Ground (capacity)
Mawryshire	Llandy, Mawryshire	yBherafon Hills (24.000) and Bwdellafon Parc (6.000), Mawrystwyth
Willowbourne	Willowbourne, Gehrenna	Royal Oval (40.000) and Summerkind Oval (21.000)
Leeshire	Maynard, Gehrenna	Leewardia Oval (31.000) and Timberton Oval (21.800), Aubury and Dawsend Oval (11.500), Idyllwild
Greencaster	Greencaster, Surbourneshire	Greencaster Oval (50.000) and Emermere Oval (14.000)
West Surbourneshire	Ansonville and Burnet, Surbourneshire	Southbight Ground (29.000) and Ruby Hills (18.000)
East Surbourneshire	Cirelbourne and Bruncester, Surbourneshire	Silverion Ground (25.000) and Goledon Oval (25.005)

Teams (T20)

Team	Location
Penstead Pirates	Penstead, Mawryshire
Mawrystwyth Mustangs	Mawrystwyth, Mawryshire
Idyllwild Antlers	Idyllwild, Gehrenna
Aubury Maroons	Aubury, Gehrenna
Willowbourne Zenith	Willowbourne, Gehrenna
Mayara Marauders	Senoren, Mayara and Maethoru, Mayara
Linieux Lieutenants	Linieux, Côte Austral
Norille Chevron Vert	Norille, Gehrenna
Burnet Rubies	Burnet, Surbourneshire
Greencaster Bears	Greencaster, Surbourneshire
Greencaster Heralds	Greencaster, Surbourneshire
Eastern Miners	Cirelbourne and Bruncester, Surbourneshire, and Étouille, Cote Austral

History/Lists

6: First Class:

Mawryshire / List-A:

Mawryshire / T20:

Mayara Marauders
7:First Class:

Mawryshire / List-A:

Leeshire / T20:

Norille Chevron Vert
8: First Class:

Greencaster / List-A:

Willowbourne / T20:

Linieux Lieutenants
9: First Class:

Leeshire / List-A:

Greencaster / T20:

Penstead Pirates
10: First Class:

Greencaster / List-A:

East Surbourneshire / T20:

Greencaster Bears (Previews)
11: First Class:

Greencaster / List-A:

Greencaster / T20:

Willowbourne Zenith (Previews)
12: First Class:

East Surbourneshire / List-A:

Greencaster / T20:

Aubury Maroons (Previews)

by **Ko-oren** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:17 pm

Baseball

Index
- General Information
- Teams
- History/Lists

General Information
What cricket is to the southwest, baseball is to the southeast. In a relatively warm climate, compared to the rest of Ko-oren, baseball is a sport that can be played almost year-round and enjoys massive popularity in two subdivisions of the country that actually aren't all that similar. Yoshima is hot and humid, subtropical in places, while Finisterre is arid and desert-like. Both places do enjoy the same sports: soccer and rugby league rival baseball as the most popular sport in both regions.

The only rivalries in the sport are within these two subdivisions. Yoshima doesn't rival Finisterre at all, but Santa Teresa and Ferrovente, both within Finisterre, are fierce rivals. Yoshima has an even bigger baseball culture, however, with local rivalries. Its four islands all have some islander pride. Beyond that, teams from nearby cities are always trying to outshine each other.

Rivalries
Giants vs Generals: the cross-town Katashi derby.
Amandine vs Arakura: once the blue-collar derby of both Selesi island teams, before the move.
Stars vs Whales: the Finisterre derby.
Echizen vs Teragaseki: two fairly closely located, proud teams. Both used the colour orange and were named Dragons - so one switched to red, the other changed their name.
Admirals vs Generals: the two most successful teams of the league, that have met in the league finals often.[/list]

Secondary leagues
There are a few secondary leagues, but they do not play as often as the professional league by a long shot. Teams are not affiliated to teams at the top level, but there are rules about how/which players can be lifted to top level teams from the lower leagues. The following exist:
- Yoshima League (Considered the best minor league) - 88 games

- Finisterre League (Considered the second best minor league) - 88 games

- Katashi League (Short season/Rookie league) - 44 games

- Western League (Short season, middle of summer/Rookie league) - 22 games

The Yoshiman League consists of 12 teams from all over the area - with one caveat: none are from the biggest city, Katashi - or from the region's other largest cities. The Yoshiman League is a fan-favourite of nostalgic and melancholic sports nerds, in fact: all teams are well supported by their home towns, knowing full well that declining support means that one of these teams can be claimed by a larger city. Every weekend, trains full of fans ride from larger cities like Alara, Echizen, Teragaseki, Furune, Arakura, and other cities with teams in the Big League and go to smaller neighbours: Teraoka, Tanajovana, Iketa, Minamigi, etcetera. Team names are a mixture of local features and cool-sounding European classical names (Greek and Latin), and some English influences. The team always comes first, its link with the town second, and results aren't all that important - development, however, is.

The Finisterre League is a much more result-oriented. While baseball is taken extremely seriously in its approach in Yoshima, the end justifies the means in Finisterre. Here, too, teams are from smaller towns all over the province - but generally far smaller distances than in Yoshima. Stadiums are smaller, and generally half-full or better. Some teams are stationed in nearby subdivisions in order to grow the game there: Finisterre's much smaller population (again, compared to Yoshima) that they have to bring in talent from a little further into the archipelago. Four teams are from there, usually known by their nickname (Astra, Rouges, Citron, Sycamore). Team names are more conservative, often not even having a nickname. These clubs are just known by their town name: Pararedo, São Pedro de Seines, Tacuanio. Some are known by an adjective: Ancidense.

Third most important is the Katashi League. The city already has two teams in the Big League, and have 12 teams active on a suburban level in this league. Stadiums are quite large, often even larger than Yoshima League teams, and the game is approached as a summer outing and fans expect some spectacular moves, showboating, and the like. With odd names like Re:naissance, Tactix, Ambi!tion, the teams have fully embraced the arcade-y feeling. Colours of the suburbs are also used, fans are loudly singing throughout most of the game, and crowds are often 50% kids.

The Western League is least sure about what it is. Teams are far apart, stadiums aren't small at all but tend not to fill up outside of weekends with amazing weather, and fans aren't very knowledgeable about the game. The teams closest to Finisterre can muster some support (Rapide, Ailes), large cities can get crowds sometimes (Aminey, Sterrenwolde, the capitals), and the rest are struggling to build a following. Baseball's biggest experiment is a light success: it's not losing money, at least. The type of game played is pretty much as standard as possible. Team names try to draw from local languages as much as possible, from the Gehrennan Gesibith, Hogmanjuth, Hizbathen, and Medhohmin, to the French Ailes, Rapide, Marteaux, and Base. The Dutch have opted for bog-standard nicknames like the Oracles, Helios, Nemeses, and Galaxy. Local rivalries are slow to start up, but hopefully keep developing.

Teams

Team	Location	Field
Katashi Generals	Katashi, Leleia, Yoshima	Katashi Dome, 58,000
Katashi Giants	Katashi, Leleia, Yoshima	Maesaki Park, 31,000
Suvira Quarry	Suvira, Leleia, Yoshima	Obsidian Park, 35,000
Intermare Admirals	Schemerdrecht, Intermare	Naminaka Park, 11,500
Nitoya Silvers	Nitoya, Leleia, Yoshima	Twin Field, 27,000
Amandine Challengers	Étouille, Cote Austral	Vamada Océanique, 12,700
Arakura Knights	Arakura, Selesi, Yoshima	Ginofruit Field, 28,000
Echizen Dragons	Echizen, Alara, Yoshima	Uvesaki Field, 24,000
Teragaseki Dynamo	Teragaseki, Etena, Yoshima	Vidari Stadium, 22,000
Santa Teresa Stars	Santa Teresa, Finisterre	The Citadel, 37,000
Ferrovente Whales	Ferrovente, Finisterre	Ventovente, 20,000
Aminey Wanderers	Aminey, Cote Austral	Le Losange, 20,000

History/Lists

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Suvira Quarry (1). Dev Leagues: Omabe (LBL), Alara (SBL), Ferrovente (FBL)
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Echizen Dragons (1) 5-1

Katashi Giants
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Katashi Generals (4) -

Aonishi Challengers
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Amandine Challengers (1) 4 - 2

Santa Teresa Stars
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Santa Teresa Stars (6) 4-1

Aminey Wanderers - Previews
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Katashi Generals (5) 4-2

Aminey Wanderers - Previews

by **Ko-oren** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:18 pm

Ko-orenite Football

Time to revise this one

Champions
200: Sterrenwolde
201: Sterrenwolde

by **Ko-oren** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:20 pm

Field Hockey - Ice Hockey - Lacrosse

Field Hockey
This sport is played in the state of Intermare, as an extremely popular sport to pick up on schoolyards, playgrounds, etcetera. Schemerdrecht, as the largest city, has four of its suburbs represented in the KFHL. There are two teams from outside of Intermare: Hazel-Amber was chosen as the team name for the cities in the Hazel and Amber river estuaries (Straudum and Lamau). April also refers to a river, the one that separates Intermare from the state of Mayara - April being based in Gehrenna city, in Mayara state. Sterrenwolde has also got two teams: Sterrenwolde and Venstertoren. The remaining teams are as follows: Vleugelberg, Laringen, Angelwoud, Rozenvoorde.

Ice Hockey
Ice hockey is king in the northeast, though half of the league is based in the city of Aevanna, on the far northeastern islands. The most widely supported teams are those on the mainland, however (because those teams don't have to share markets): Straudum Ice, Noordrug Bi-State, Launott Polar Bears and West Coast Blizzards. Aevanna has the following six teams: the Plains Wanderers, the Explorers, the Bay Mariners, the Scouts, the Southwest Rangers, and the South Storm. The other team is the Egevea Northerners.

Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a mildly popular sport in a sport-saturated region: Gehrenna and Surbourneshire. This means that overall, lacrosse isn't much smaller or larger than the other semi-professional sports, seeing as this region has a huge population compared to Intermare (field hockey) or the northeast (ice hockey). Greencaster, Ko-oren's largest city, has three teams. Willowbourne, one of the next four largest cities, has two. Both the quarreling southeastern mining towns have teams: Cirelbourne and Bruncester. There are two more teams from Surbourneshire: Ansonville and Marinwood. The remaining teams are from the state of Gehrenna: Anarcourt, Norille and Maynard.

by **Ko-oren** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:21 pm

Basketball - Kabaddi - Australian Rules

Basketball
This sport is popular along the southern coast of the Bay of Ko-oren: all the way from historical Gehrenna, past the other cities of the 'four-cities kingdom' from ancient history, through Aminey, Amillon and Étouille, all the way to the naval outpost of Ferrovente and Santa Teresa.

Kabaddi
This sport is played as a traditional sport by the 12 cities that were granted statehood back in the days of an independent Yoshima: Alara and Echizen from Alara island, Teragaseki from Etena island, Arakura, Furune and Aonishi from Selesi island, and Lejana, Nitoya, Aviansola, Suvira and Katashi from Leleia island. Katashi was later split in two: east of where the city splits, and west of the city's division.

by **Ko-oren** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:23 pm

Cycling / Athletics (/ Quidditch)

Cycling
The Ko-orenite calendar looks like this:
- Amandine Classic (190 km) - Étouille to Cirelbourne via Granon and Bruncester. Hilly.
- Mayara to Intermare (240 km) - Mayara to Rozenvoorde, via Senoren, Maethoru, Gehrenna and Myaranowra. Mostly flat.
- Leeshire Classic (170 km) - Idyllwild to Eaglebury. Mountainous.
- The Northeastern (200 km) - Elinum to Ko-oren's northeastern end, via Dartha. Hilly.
- Tour of Ko-oren - Various locations, various conditions.

Athletics
Annually, the same events that are held in the Olympics are contested within Ko-oren as well.

Quidditch

Quidditch is the odd one out, played only by Ko-oren's hidden community: the World writers, the Authors of Eras and Ages, a community divided across several different Worlds only accessible via Linking Books, and those Worlds exist as words and sentences in a World Book - yet the Worlds are as real to those that live in it as our own Multiverse. And you can visit them, if you know where the Linking Books are. Details about the competition are unknown, and are only available around Quidditch World Cups.

by **Ko-oren** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 2:36 pm

Association Football - Season 27

Pre-season
12 teams, playing each other three times. The Top League is back! Some teams look like immediate candidates for the championship, others will have to fight to hold on.

Maethoru, Branvon, Aminey, Miradela
The four traditional powerhouses of Ko-oren have been in better shape. Maethoru is definitely not the kind of team they were around the start of the league, and currently have trouble finding players to cover their obvious gaps. Aminey don't look much better, though they have a tendency to turn ties into wins with last-minute goals; they can break a deadlock, but they have serious trouble turning a loss into a draw. Southeastern rivals Branvon and Miradela are in much better shape, but neither should challenge anything for a title this year. Miradela's attack is as strong as Branvon's defence, among the league's best, but they have massive shortcomings on the other side of possession. Mid-table could be in it for them, given the poor state of the league as-is.

Maynard, Bruncester, Cirelbourne
The three English-speaking teams from the nation's south are absolute challengers for the title. The cup is going to end up in the south, but no clue which team. Defence wins championships, and Bruncester has more of that than any other team, and Ko-orenite play favours the defence even more. Bruncester also has some semblance of a complete team. Cirelbourne, meanwhile, take their loss in the defensive side of things and have gone for a possession-based attack this year. Maynard are simply a complete team, balanced and very hard to beat at home given the altitude they are on.

Schemerdrecht, Straudum, Alara, Katashi-Kanatsu, Tanques
These are our remaining teams. Schemerdrecht also have a balanced team but no difference-maker. Straudum struggle, but their colder climate could save them some points at home. Alara have the opposite problem of Schemerdrecht: enough difference makers but no way to lock up a game if the need arises. Katashi-Kanatsu are rebuilding and have a wave of talents coming up, but it's unsure whether they will play, or whether they will make the difference this year. Tanques, lastly, could compete for a title later in the season as some key injuries should disappear.

League season

Top League                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Schemerdrecht SVV          11    7   1   3    17    7  +10    22
 2 Bruncester United AFC      11    6   2   3     8    7   +1    20
 3 Branvón CD                 11    5   2   4     9    6   +3    17
 4 Maynard AFC                11    5   2   4    13   10   +3    17
 5 Katashi-Kanatsu            11    5   1   5     9   12   −3    16
 6 Aminey CS                  11    5   0   6    13   11   +2    15
 7 Cirelbourne United         11    4   3   4    13   20   −7    15
 8 Miradela GD                11    4   2   5    13   14   −1    14
   Tanques AOÉ                11    4   2   5    10   11   −1    14
10 Advance Alara              11    3   4   4    10    8   +2    13
11 Straudum                   11    2   6   3     4    5   −1    12
12 Maethoru SC                11    2   3   6     8   16   −8     9

After playing everyone once, the following seems clear: Schemerdrecht haven't been too troubled yet and their slow-but-steady approach grinds them wins - and even gets them big wins. Bruncester follow closely, and the massive middle pack starts at Branvon and ends at Straudum. Maethoru, with some unlucky breaks, can't escape bottom place just yet. Then again, Maethoru shouldn't have had much better hopes, from the looks of it.

Top League                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Schemerdrecht SVV          22   10   6   6    28   24   +4    36
 2 Tanques AOÉ                22   10   4   8    20   18   +2    34
 3 Straudum                   22    8   9   5    11    7   +4    33
 4 Branvón CD                 22    9   5   8    17   14   +3    32
 5 Maynard AFC                22    9   5   8    26   23   +3    32
 6 Bruncester United AFC      22    9   5   8    14   16   −2    32
 7 Miradela GD                22    8   5   9    23   26   −3    29
 8 Katashi-Kanatsu            22    8   5   9    17   21   −4    29
 9 Advance Alara              22    7   7   8    29   22   +7    28
10 Aminey CS                  22    7   5  10    24   21   +3    26
11 Cirelbourne United         22    5  10   7    24   32   −8    25
12 Maethoru SC                22    5   8   9    17   26   −9    23

Having played everyone twice, Schemerdrecht are still top of the league, despite some trading of places in days prior. The top six are all close, as are the bottom six. And even then that's a little arbitrary, dividing them into two tiers. Bruncester have fallen back, Tanques have exploited their returned players for a big break into the top half, but no team has climbed more than Straudum, from 10 points behind the leader to 3 points behind.

Top League                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Bruncester United AFC      32   13  11   8    19   17   +2    50
 2 Schemerdrecht SVV          32   13  10   9    36   33   +3    49
 3 Maynard AFC                32   14   6  12    36   33   +3    48
 4 Branvón CD                 32   13   8  11    21   17   +4    47
 5 Tanques AOÉ                32   13   6  13    27   28   −1    45
 6 Straudum                   32   12   9  11    16   17   −1    45
 7 Miradela GD                32   12   8  12    41   39   +2    44
 8 Advance Alara              32   11  10  11    43   36   +7    43
 9 Katashi-Kanatsu            32   11  10  11    24   26   −2    43
10 Cirelbourne United         32    8  14  10    37   45   −8    38
11 Maethoru SC                32    8  11  13    27   37  −10    35
12 Aminey CS                  32    9   7  16    31   30   +1    34

One day before the end, we have four teams still capable of winning the title. Bruncester look the best, points-wise, followed by Schemerdrecht, Maynard and Branvon.

Maynard play at home against Bruncester on the last day, for a direct chance of taking the championship against the current leader - a story for the ages. Maynard are ruthlessly strong at home, so they could at least keep Bruncester from their title, and at best, win it at home. That gives Schemerdrecht a big chance, who face league-lowest Aminey at home! If Maynard do what they've been doing all season - making their home stadium into an untakeable keep, Schemerdrecht should walk away with the title easily. Branvon are outsiders, playing away at Miradela. The cross-town rivalry of Miradela and Branvon is a serious fixture to consider, and there is no harder game on Branvon's calendar than the away game at Miradela. Schemerdrecht look like they could just win a title, as long as Maynard do not slip up.

Day 33
On this day, all matches kick off at the same time, so no outcomes are influenced by matches that have ended earlier.

15:00 - the whistle blows, and our four hopefuls kick off for their last game of the season.

15:15 - Miradela have scored in front of home audience and their half of the city of Santa Teresa explodes! Keeping their biggest rival from taking the title themselves would be a massive recovery to their poor season.

15:30 - No further goals have scored in the big matches, though Straudum have slotted one past Alara for a 1-0 lead.

15:48 - End of the first half, on a very tame match day so far. The top three all gain one point while Branvon looks eliminated.

16:00 - There we go! Final 45 minutes.

16:15 - Lots of goals! Tanques profit off of a penalty versus Katashi-Kanatsu, Cirelbourne get lucky from a shot that touched three other players before leaving the goalie with no chance, putting Maethoru behind. Miradela have scored their second over Branvon - knocking them all but out of the race.

16:30 - Maynard finally knock one in as Bruncester look winded from the lack of oxygen. They have done it once again - Maynard is simply unbeatable at home. That means they now lead the league.

16:40 - Five minutes to go, and Aminey have broken the hearts of everything that supports Schemerdrecht. The home team only had to beat Aminey, the last team in the league, at home no less, for the championship but now they have five minutes to avoid defeat and to hope Maynard allows one to Bruncester.

16:45 - No more goals! Maynard win the league off of their ridiculous record at home! Bruncester finish second in what turned out to be a direct championship match, Schemerdrecht are left speechless in a home loss against no. 12's Aminey that could have won them the title themselves. Tanques take fourth, Straudum is fifth and Miradela is sixth. Miradela have put Branvon seventh in their win - that's going to fuel this rivalry for another decade, and this is one rivalry that didn't need any fueling whatsoever. Alara are eighth by a small difference, followed by fellow Easterners Katashi-Kanatsu. Further behind are Cirelbourne, gutted they couldn't finish any closer to their neighbours Bruncester. Aminey slip ahead of Maethoru in their improbable win at Schemerdrecht, leaving once respected Maethoru in last place - the perfect place to plan revenge.

Top League                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Maynard AFC                33   15   6  12    37   33   +4    51
 2 Bruncester United AFC      33   13  11   9    19   18   +1    50
 3 Schemerdrecht SVV          33   13  10  10    36   34   +2    49
 4 Tanques AOÉ                33   14   6  13    28   28    0    48
 5 Straudum                   33   13   9  11    17   17    0    48
 6 Miradela GD                33   13   8  12    43   39   +4    47
 7 Branvón CD                 33   13   8  12    21   19   +2    47
 8 Advance Alara              33   11  10  12    43   37   +6    43
 9 Katashi-Kanatsu            33   11  10  12    24   27   −3    43
10 Cirelbourne United         33    9  14  10    38   45   −7    41
11 Aminey CS                  33   10   7  16    32   30   +2    37
12 Maethoru SC                33    8  11  14    27   38  −11    35

Post-Season
We know that Bruncester has taken the Top League, but what about the other leagues of Ko-oren? There are several divisions that could be called the second division, all leading their own pyramids down to beer teams from village such-and-so. The second division is popular with young players that want to compete straight out of high school, or with minimal tertiary education (as far as that is allowed by Ko-orenite law). It is also for players who are just short of the Top League but still are quality enough for a semi-pro contract. Meanwhile, there is a league for universities and vocational schools for those players that are serious about their education, but still want to be in the picture for a possible jump to a (semi-)professional team.

Yoshima 2nd Division Y2D
Motojagava, the largest club of the island of Selesi, took the title home this year. In absence of a professional team on the island, Motojagava is extremely popular and are usual suspects for whatever team might take the Yoshima 2nd Division. Teragaseki take second place, and a surprise third place finish for remote Otavura, in Ko-oren's far southeast.

Northern Ko-orenite 2nd Division NK2D
The NK2D is for teams from Aerellen, Poolrugge, Sudaefjoll, Intermare, Mayara and West Strand Riding.
First place went to Sterrenwolde, second to Dartha, and in third place came Arboren.

Southern Ko-orenite 2nd Division SK2D
The SK2D is for teams from Mawryshire, Gehrenna, Surbourneshire, Côte Austral and Finisterre. Winners in the south were Ambergate, followed by Couziers, and then Anarcourt.

University Athletic Union - Association Football League: Uni-North and Uni-South
Among its two competing top leagues, north was won by the University of Schemerdrecht, and the south was won by the Technical University of Surbourneshire.

Cup Round-up
The Dragonfly Cup is contested by every professional and semi-professional team in Ko-oren. These include teams from:
- Top League (professional)
- Y2D (semi)
- NK2D (semi)
- SK2D (semi)
- Uni-North (semi)
- Uni-South (semi)
- NK3D (semi)
- SK3D (semi)

Every league consists of twelve teams, for a total of 96 teams.
Round 1: SK3D, NK3D, Uni-North, Uni-South + worst 5 teams from NK2D, SK2D, Y2D + worst Top League team (64 teams -> 32 teams) - QUALIFICATION ROUND
Round 2: All winners + remaining NK2D, SK2D, Y2D and Top League teams (64 teams -> 32 teams) - 32ND FINAL
Round 3: All winners (32 teams -> 16 teams) - 16TH FINAL
Round 4: All winners (16 teams -> 8 teams) - 8TH FINAL
Round 5: All winners (8 teams -> 4 teams) - QUARTERFINAL
Round 6: All winners (4 teams -> 2 teams) - SEMIFINAL
Round 7: All winners (2 teams -> 1 team) - FINAL

Round 4
Otavura (Y) 0–1 Advance Alara
Tanques AOÉ 0–0 Ambergate City (S) (1–0 AET)
Branvón CD 0–1 Surbourneshire Technical University (U)
Miradela GD 4–1 Cirelbourne United
Arboren FC (N) 1–0 Aminey CS
Schemerdrecht SVV 2–4 Couziers-Olympiques (S)
Straudum 1–0 Maynard AFC
Katashi-Kanatsu 1–1 Maethoru SC (1–3 AET)

Round 5
Maethoru SC 2–1 Couziers-Olympiques (S)
Advance Alara 0–0 Tanques AOÉ (0–0 AET) (5–4 pen.)
Surbourneshire Technical University (U) 3–1 Miradela GD
Arboren FC (N) 1–2 Straudum

Round 6
Maethoru SC 2–2 Advance Alara (2–4 AET)
Surbourneshire Technical University (U) 1–0 Straudum

Round 7
Advance Alara 0–1 Surbourneshire Technical University (U)

by **Ko-oren** » Fri Feb 09, 2018 2:53 pm

Baseball - Season 18

Pre-season:

Big market teams have the largest chance as of yet to attract the talent they need in order to develop their team. A lot of this has to do with the size of the team's farm system leading up to the starters in the Ko-orenite Baseball League. A city such as Katashi, in which baseball is unparallelled, could finance a much larger system than provincial Aonishi. Similarly, the three teams that are not from Yoshima, have a much larger potential playerbase than the Yoshima teams. This means that the Santa Teresa Stars and Ferrovente Whales have more potential (but more rival sports), and the same goes for the Western Wanderers.

This season, the star power of the Katashi Generals seems a big candidate for the championship. The Santa Teresa Stars also have a massive chance. Echizen and Teragaseki have some potential. As always, the Western Wanderers are a complete wildcard, and I'm giving the Nitoya Silvers my pre-season award for potential surprise! The Giants have lost some firepower to their cross-town rivals, and they might be early candidates for last place.

Halfway

Pld     W    L 
 1 Katashi Generals          66    39   27
 2 Teragaseki Dynamo         66    36   30
 3 Echizen Dragons           66    35   31
 4 Santa Teresa Stars        66    35   31
 5 Arakura Knights           66    34   32
 6 Suvira Quarry             66    34   32
 7 Nitoya Silvers            66    33   33
 8 Western Wanderers         66    33   33
 9 Ferrovente Whales         66    33   33
10 Aviansola Admirals        66    31   35
11 Aonishi Challengers       66    27   39
12 Katashi Giants            66    26   40

Generals in first, Giants in last. Katashi is divided among fans that can already smell that next title, and fans that are already thinking of next season and the changes needed to turn this team around. Dynamo, Dragons and Stars are in that next tier, though it's very close all the way until 10th place. Only the Challengers and Giants have a lot of work to do, but they're definitely not out yet.

Full season

Pld     W    L 
 1 Suvira Quarry            132    72   60
 2 Echizen Dragons          132    72   60
 3 Santa Teresa Stars       132    71   61
 4 Katashi Generals         132    70   62
 5 Nitoya Silvers           132    68   64
 6 Aviansola Admirals       132    65   67
 7 Arakura Knights          132    65   67
 8 Teragaseki Dynamo        132    65   67
 9 Western Wanderers        132    64   68
10 Ferrovente Whales        132    63   69
11 Katashi Giants           132    62   70
12 Aonishi Challengers      132    55   77

And we have our next champion! Out of nowhere, it's Suvira Quarry! They came alongside the Echizen Dragons on the last day, and won via their superior H2H record. One win behind are the Stars, who have put together a good performance throughout the season. The Generals have sunk a little, but their rivals, the Giants, also have avoided last place. The Challengers had a 22 straight defeats in the second half of the season to finish 7 wins behind 11th place. I did expect more from Dynamo.

Second & Farm Division Champions:
- Leleia Baseball League: Omabe
- Sanshima Baseball League: Alara
- Finisterre Baseball League: Ferrovente

by **Ko-oren** » Thu Feb 15, 2018 11:58 am

Cricket - Season 1

There are 6 teams in First Class (four day) cricket, who all play each other once. This is played throughout the season.
There are 6 teams in List A (one day) cricket, who all play each other twice. This is played early in the season.
There are 12 teams in T20 cricket, who all play each other once. This is played late in the season.

May - 2 FC round, 2 List A rounds

East Surbourneshire 255/7 (50 overs)
Willowbourne 233 (47.5 overs)

Greencaster 243/2 (44 overs)
West Surbourneshire 242/7 (50 overs)

Leeshire 160/9 (50 overs)
Mawryshire 289/6 (50 overs)
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Willowbourne 137/9 (23.3 overs)
Mawryshire 135 (33.3 overs)

West Surbourneshire 237/9 (50 overs)
Leeshire 323/6 (50 overs)

East Surbourneshire 209/7 (50 overs)
Greencaster 212/7 (35.5 overs)

KC1DL                   Pld    W   D   L 
1 Greencaster               2    2   0   0
2 East Surbourneshire       2    1   0   1
3 Willowbourne              2    1   0   1
4 Mawryshire                2    1   0   1
5 Leeshire                  2    1   0   1
6 West Surbourneshire       2    0   0   2

June - 1 FC round, 4 List A rounds

Greencaster 340/5 (43.3 overs)
Willowbourne 337/9 (50 overs)

Leeshire 239/5 (33.5 overs)
East Surbourneshire 237/8 (50 overs)

Mawryshire 263/2 (42.2 overs)
West Surbourneshire 261/5 (50 overs)
-
Willowbourne 240/9 (50 overs)
West Surbourneshire 242/9 (38.3 overs)

East Surbourneshire 210/8 (50 overs)
Mawryshire 212/6 (39.3 overs)

Greencaster 264/9 (45.2 overs)
Leeshire 263/9 (50 overs)
-
Leeshire 196 (39.3 overs)
Willowbourne 197/9 (43 overs)

Mawryshire 240/6 (37.5 overs)
Greencaster 238/5 (50 overs)

West Surbourneshire 258/6 (50 overs)
East Surbourneshire 359/4 (50 overs)
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Willowbourne 260/9 (50 overs)
East Surbourneshire 278/6 (50 overs)

West Surbourneshire 263/6 (50 overs)
Greencaster 221 (40.1 overs)

Mawryshire 295/9 (50 overs)
Leeshire 235/5 (50 overs)

KC1DL                   Pld    W   D   L 
1 Mawryshire                6    5   0   1
2 Greencaster               6    4   0   2
3 East Surbourneshire       6    3   0   3
4 Leeshire                  6    2   0   4
  West Surbourneshire       6    2   0   4
  Willowbourne              6    2   0   4

July - 1 FC round, 4 List A rounds, 1 T20 round

Mawryshire 222/5 (50 overs)
Willowbourne 307/5 (50 overs)

Leeshire 264/5 (50 overs)
West Surbourneshire 268/9 (46.3 overs)

Greencaster 229/9 (44.1 overs)
East Surbourneshire 226/6 (50 overs)
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Willowbourne 183/3 (40.5 overs)
Greencaster 182/9 (50 overs)

East Surbourneshire 211/8 (50 overs)
Leeshire 213/7 (40 overs)

West Surbourneshire 233/8 (50 overs)
Mawryshire 227/2 (50 overs)
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West Surbourneshire 196/4 (40.1 overs)
Willowbourne 193 (41.5 overs)

Mawryshire 247/8 (50 overs)
East Surbourneshire 296/8 (50 overs)

Leeshire 305/8 (50 overs)
Greencaster 309/9 (50 overs)
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Willowbourne 152/6 (23.5 overs)
Leeshire 151/5 (50 overs)

Greencaster 188 (37.1 overs)
Mawryshire 191/5 (34.1 overs)

East Surbourneshire 242 (48.4 overs)
West Surbourneshire 246/3 (46 overs)

KC1DL                   Pld    W   D   L 
1 Mawryshire               10    6   0   4
2 West Surbourneshire      10    6   0   4
3 Greencaster              10    6   0   4
4 Willowbourne             10    5   0   5
5 East Surbourneshire      10    4   0   6
6 Leeshire                 10    3   0   7

Mawryshire finish ahead because of 2 wins over Greencaster and 1 win over West Surbourneshire.

August - 1 FC round, 5 T20 rounds

Willowbourne Zenith 181/6 (20 overs)
Linieux Lieutenants 133/6 (20 overs)

Mawrystwyth Mustangs 154/1 (20 overs)
Idyllwild Antlers 165/9 (20 overs)

Mayara Marauders 121/7 (13.5 overs)
Greencaster Heralds 120 (17.1 overs)

Norille Chevron Vert 135/6 (20 overs)
Greencaster Bears 210/6 (20 overs)

Penstead Pirates 196/5 (20 overs)
Eastern Miners 151/7 (20 overs)

Aubury Maroons 161/6 (19.3 overs)
Burnet Rubies 158/2 (20 overs)
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Burnet Rubies 155/8 (18.3 overs)
Willowbourne Zenith 153/6 (20 overs)

Eastern Miners 149/7 (18.4 overs)
Aubury Maroons 148/7 (20 overs)

Greencaster Bears 122/6 (20 overs)
Penstead Pirates 148/7 (20 overs)

Greencaster Heralds 174/5 (20 overs)
Norille Chevron Vert 156/8 (20 overs)

Idyllwild Antlers 153/7 (20 overs)
Mayara Marauders 154/6 (19.2 overs)

Linieux Lieutenants 179/5 (20 overs)
Mawrystwyth Mustangs 146/4 (20 overs)
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Willowbourne Zenith 136/4 (15.3 overs)
Mawrystwyth Mustangs 132 (19.3 overs)

Mayara Marauders 156/6 (20 overs)
Linieux Lieutenants 111/7 (20 overs)

Norille Chevron Vert 176/4 (20 overs)
Idyllwild Antlers 163/2 (20 overs)

Penstead Pirates 159/2 (16.5 overs)
Greencaster Heralds 155/6 (20 overs)

Aubury Maroons 143/4 (20 overs)
Greencaster Bears 147/6 (19.3 overs)

Burnet Rubies 166/6 (19.1 overs)
Eastern Miners 165/7 (20 overs)
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Eastern Miners 153/7 (18.2 overs)
Willowbourne Zenith 151/7 (20 overs)

Greencaster Bears 147/7 (15.2 overs)
Burnet Rubies 144/7 (20 overs)

Greencaster Heralds 132/7 (20 overs)
Aubury Maroons 134/5 (18.2 overs)

Idyllwild Antlers 106/7 (20 overs)
Penstead Pirates 178/7 (20 overs)

Linieux Lieutenants 132/7 (20 overs)
Norille Chevron Vert 133/6 (15.2 overs)

Mawrystwyth Mustangs 99 (14.5 overs)
Mayara Marauders 101/8 (12.2 overs)
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Willowbourne Zenith 144/4 (20 overs)
Mayara Marauders 146/9 (20 overs)

Norille Chevron Vert 182/2 (20 overs)
Mawrystwyth Mustangs 130/6 (20 overs)

Penstead Pirates 147/6 (20 overs)
Linieux Lieutenants 144/6 (20 overs)

Aubury Maroons 147/9 (15.3 overs)
Idyllwild Antlers 144/6 (20 overs)

Burnet Rubies 149/5 (20 overs)
Greencaster Heralds 148/5 (20 overs)

Eastern Miners 173/9 (20 overs)
Greencaster Bears 144/5 (20 overs)

KT20L                    Pld    W   L 
 1 Mayara Marauders           6    6   0
   Penstead Pirates           6    6   0
 3 Eastern Miners             6    4   2
 4 Aubury Maroons             6    4   2
 5 Greencaster Bears          6    3   3
 6 Burnet Rubies              6    3   3
   Norille Chevron Vert       6    3   3
 8 Willowbourne Zenith        6    2   4
 9 Greencaster Heralds        6    2   4
   Linieux Lieutenants        6    2   4
11 Idyllwild Antlers          6    1   5
12 Mawrystwyth Mustangs       6    0   6

September - 5 T20 rounds

Greencaster Bears 146/6 (20 overs)
Willowbourne Zenith 156/5 (20 overs)

Greencaster Heralds 138/5 (20 overs)
Eastern Miners 154/2 (20 overs)

Idyllwild Antlers 131/5 (20 overs)
Burnet Rubies 132/7 (19.1 overs)

Linieux Lieutenants 148/6 (17.3 overs)
Aubury Maroons 144/7 (20 overs)

Mawrystwyth Mustangs 139/6 (20 overs)
Penstead Pirates 142/4 (15.3 overs)

Mayara Marauders 152 (19.2 overs)
Norille Chevron Vert 155/6 (18.5 overs)
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Willowbourne Zenith 151/6 (20 overs)
Norille Chevron Vert 154/2 (19.2 overs)

Penstead Pirates 140/5 (20 overs)
Mayara Marauders 172/4 (20 overs)

Aubury Maroons 170/5 (20 overs)
Mawrystwyth Mustangs 119 (17.2 overs)

Burnet Rubies 125/6 (20 overs)
Linieux Lieutenants 149/6 (20 overs)

Eastern Miners 131/8 (20 overs)
Idyllwild Antlers 133/6 (18 overs)

Greencaster Bears 169/6 (20 overs)
Greencaster Heralds 146/9 (20 overs)
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Greencaster Heralds 123/2 (20 overs)
Willowbourne Zenith 124/2 (16.2 overs)

Idyllwild Antlers 129 (17.5 overs)
Greencaster Bears 130/7 (17.5 overs)

Linieux Lieutenants 107/9 (12.3 overs)
Eastern Miners 103/3 (20 overs)

Mawrystwyth Mustangs 133/7 (20 overs)
Burnet Rubies 150/8 (20 overs)

Mayara Marauders 156/6 (18.1 overs)
Aubury Maroons 154/7 (20 overs)

Norille Chevron Vert 146/3 (20 overs)
Penstead Pirates 185/6 (20 overs)
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Willowbourne Zenith 151/6 (20 overs)
Penstead Pirates 152/5 (19.5 overs)

Aubury Maroons 136/2 (20 overs)
Norille Chevron Vert 171/6 (20 overs)

Burnet Rubies 134/6 (20 overs)
Mayara Marauders 164/6 (20 overs)

Eastern Miners 134 (18 overs)
Mawrystwyth Mustangs 138/7 (18.2 overs)

Greencaster Bears 138/7 (20 overs)
Linieux Lieutenants 153/6 (20 overs)

Greencaster Heralds 83/7 (20 overs)
Idyllwild Antlers 147/2 (20 overs)
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Idyllwild Antlers 130/5 (13.1 overs)
Willowbourne Zenith 129/7 (20 overs)

Linieux Lieutenants 146/6 (19 overs)
Greencaster Heralds 144/6 (20 overs)

Mawrystwyth Mustangs 169/5 (20 overs)
Greencaster Bears 105/5 (20 overs)

Mayara Marauders 180/4 (20 overs)
Eastern Miners 134/5 (20 overs)

Norille Chevron Vert 115/2 (20 overs)
Burnet Rubies 140/6 (20 overs)

Penstead Pirates 213/5 (20 overs)
Aubury Maroons 123/7 (20 overs)

KT20L                    Pld    W   L 
 1 Mayara Marauders          11   10   1
 2 Penstead Pirates          11   10   1
 3 Linieux Lieutenants       11    7   4
 4 Burnet Rubies             11    6   5
 5 Norille Chevron Vert      11    6   5
 6 Eastern Miners            11    5   6
 7 Greencaster Bears         11    5   6
 8 Aubury Maroons            11    5   6
 9 Idyllwild Antlers         11    4   7
10 Willowbourne Zenith       11    4   7
11 Greencaster Heralds       11    2   9
12 Mawrystwyth Mustangs      11    2   9

Mayara finish ahead because of the Matchday 8 win over Penstead

Champions
First Class: Mawryshire
List-A: Mawryshire
T20: Mayara Marauders

by **Ko-oren** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 2:50 am

Rugby Union - Season 23

KRUL                      Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Eaglebury Aquila           22   14   2   6   522  397 +125    60
 2 Maynard Andromeda          22   14   0   8   500  408  +92    56
 3 Mawrystwyth Phoenix        22   13   1   8   544  362 +182    54
 4 Aubury Swans               22   12   0  10   495  467  +28    48
 5 Tarrashall Travellers      22   11   1  10   491  498   −7    46
 6 Willowbourne Foxes         22   10   2  10   516  447  +69    44
 7 Idyllwild Coronae          22   10   1  11   438  460  −22    42
 8 Penstead Bears             22    9   3  10   477  503  −26    42
 9 Ansonville Comets          22    9   3  10   405  493  −88    42
10 Mayara Wanderers           22    9   1  12   432  495  −63    38
11 Llandy Bulls               22    7   0  15   351  551 −200    28
12 Greencaster Galaxy         22    6   2  14   405  495  −90    28

by **Ko-oren** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 2:52 am

Rugby League - Season 13

KRL                      Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Selesi Dragons            22   17   0   5   618  318 +300    68
 2 Katashi Wasps             22   15   0   7   471  429  +42    60
 3 Etena Vipers              22   13   0   9   473  436  +37    52
 4 Santa Teresa Sabres       22   12   0  10   482  420  +62    48
 5 Linieux Harriers          22   11   0  11   412  492  −80    44
 6 Aminey Owls               22   10   0  12   461  467   −6    40
 7 Aminey Buffaloes          22   10   0  12   429  473  −44    40
 8 Alara Spiders             22   10   0  12   474  437  +37    40
 9 Katashi Hawks             22   10   0  12   479  450  +29    40
10 Étouille Vultures         22    9   0  13   432  502  −70    36
11 Nitoya Foxes              22    8   0  14   384  525 −141    32
12 Ferrovente Scorpions      22    7   0  15   371  537 −166    28

by **Ko-oren** » Sun Feb 25, 2018 6:13 am

Gridiron Football - Season 41

Standings after week 11 (every team played every other team once):

WEST                             Pld    W   D   L    Win %    Win % 
 1 Mayara Destroyers                 11    8   1   2    0.773    0.800
 2 Mayara Wolves                     11    7   0   4    0.636    0.636
 3 Mawryshire Centaurs               11    6   0   5    0.545    0.545
 4 Greencaster Godspeed              11    3   0   8    0.273    0.273
 5 Eaglebury Emperors                11    3   0   8    0.273    0.273
 6 Willowbourne Saints               11    2   0   9    0.182    0.182
   EAST                             Pld    W   D   L    Win %    Win % 
 1 Aminey Caspians                   11    9   0   2    0.818    0.818
 2 Sterrenwolde Dragonflies          11    8   1   2    0.773    0.800
 3 Schemerdrecht Admirals            11    5   2   4    0.545    0.556
 4 Aerellen Explosions               11    6   0   5    0.545    0.545
 5 Schemerdrecht 65ers               11    5   0   6    0.455    0.455
 6 Noordrug Astronauts               11    2   0   9    0.182    0.182

Standings after week 16 (one more game against each divisional opponent):

WEST                             Pld    W   D   L 
 1 Mayara Destroyers                 11    12  1   3  
 2 Mawryshire Centaurs               11    9   0   7  
 3 Mayara Wolves                     11    8   1   7
 4 Eaglebury Emperors                11    7   0   9
 5 Greencaster Godspeed              11    5   1   10
 6 Willowbourne Saints               11    2   0   14
   EAST                             Pld    W   D   L
 1 Aminey Caspians                   11    13   0   3
 2 Sterrenwolde Dragonflies          11    11  1   4
 3 Aerellen Explosions               11    10  1   5
 4 Schemerdrecht Admirals            11    7   3   6
 5 Schemerdrecht 65ers               11    5   0   11
 6 Noordrug Astronauts               11    3   0   13

The Wolves, after a very strong 7-4 opening to the season, win just one in the final divisional rounds. This takes them to 8-7-1, and allows the Centaurs to take second place - without that strong of a season. They go just 3-2 in the final five weeks, but it is enough and they'll travel to Mayara for the third time this season to face the Destroyers for the third time this season as well. The Emperors finish off with four wins in five games, the division holds no secrets for them. The Saints have a lot of thinking to do, seeing out the season with 11 losses in a row.

Not much changes in the East. The Caspians remain first with four wins in the last five games, their only loss to the Explosions. The Explosions win the final 3rd of the season, but it isn't enough to take second place in an extremely strong Eastern division. The Dragonflies just don't give up the semifinal spot after a 8-2-1 start to the season, and a 3-2 finish. The Astronauts and 65ers are given a lot of homework for next season. The 65ers don't look that bad, but closed out the year with 6 consecutive losses, and the Astronauts were among the league's worst all year long.

The Caspians make the playoffs again, while the Dragonflies are just happy to be here for now. They're not used to getting to this point. The Destroyers enjoy a strong season - they expected a winning season, maybe even the playoffs, but not the division win. The Centaurs have been on the up for a while and see their improvements finally rewarded.

Mayara Destroyers (West)           3 14  7  3  27
Mawryshire Centaurs (West)         6  3  0  7  16

Aminey Caspians (East)            10  3  3  7  0  23
Sterrenwolde Dragonflies (East)   10  7  0  6  7  30

In the West, the Destroyers make no mistake and outscore the Centaurs all day long. They headed into the second half at a 17-9 lead, quickly extended that to 24-9 after the third quarter, and ran down the clock after that. The Eastern semi had it all: scores, ties, extra time, you name it. Both teams started incredibly well on offence, trading field goals and later touchdowns for a 10-10 score. In the second quarter, scoring finally calmed down to the pace of the Dragonflies' defence. The Caspians finally got ahead in the fourth quarter 23-17, and a touchdown would be enough for the Dragonflies to tie it, an extra point would be enough for a win. With 4:30 on the clock, the Sterrenwolde team took the ball and drove down the field, finally getting their touchdown at 1:50 left - but missed the extra point for a 23-all score. The Caspians did their best to get into field goal range with under two minutes left - enough time, normally - but failed to get there at all. In overtime, the Dragonflies scored on their first possession to qualify for the Ko-oren Bowl.

Mayara Destroyers (West)           0  6  7  0  13
Sterrenwolde Dragonflies (East)    3  7  7  0  17

The Dragonflies win it all! They shut down the Destroyers' potent offence, even keep the fourth quarter scoreless for both teams, and they may celebrate the championship! It was a while coming, and the Dragonflies arguably still aren't the unanimously strongest team, but they showed they can seal the deal when it matters - and they're the 41st season's champions.

by **Ko-oren** » Thu Mar 22, 2018 3:04 pm

Semi-professional and amateur sports - Season 1

Ice Hockey
After a barely successful WCoH attempt, some of Ko-oren's biggest talents were signed by foreign clubs to ultimately help develop the national team. It leaves the league in a split between following these foreign leagues to professionalism but dooming several less popular clubs, or keeping with the current format but seeing the most popular and talented players leave.

Straudum picks up the championship on the merit of not losing many games at all. Second in losses are the Islanders, but they settled for too many draws instead of wins. The Wanderers and the Northerners complete the top three, so at least some Aerellen pride is reflected in the final ranking. The Explorers join the top three to go for the HCL 12.

KIHL                          Pld    W   D   L    Win % 
 1 Straudum Ice                   44   23   9  12    0.625
 2 Aevanna Plains Wanderers       44   24   5  15    0.602
 3 Egevea Northerners             44   19  10  15    0.545
 4 Aevanna Explorers              44   20   6  18    0.523
 5 Egevea Islanders               44   16  14  14    0.523
 6 Noordrug Bi-state              44   18   9  17    0.511
 7 Aevanna Bay Mariners           44   16  12  16    0.500
 8 Aevanna Scouts                 44   18   8  18    0.500
 9 West Coast Blizzards           44   17   8  19    0.477
10 Southwest Aevanna Rangers      44   15   8  21    0.432
11 South Aevanna Storm            44   14   8  22    0.409
12 Launott Polar Bears            44   11   9  24    0.352

Field Hockey

Angelwoud and Wintertoorn enter the season as favourites. Angelwoud has no weak spots in their starting 11, while Wintertoorn rely on an extremely deep squad and good coaching. It turns out that their season took a turn for the worse as the high expectations were nowhere close to their actual performance. Oostgemeenten took the championship on the back of a new good group of coaches and an excellent season by their star players; a fantastic midfield. Sterrenwolde finish second because of a team that revealed no big weak spots - Sterrenwolde have the team that Angelwoud thought they had. Herengein is a big upset to come this far, with decent coaching and a good starting 11 but no player that could force a match wide open by sheer genius and having an unproven youth team on their bench.

KFHL                       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Oostgemeenten-S'drecht      22   10   5   7    31   29   +2    35
 2 Sterrenwolde                22   10   4   8    35   33   +2    34
 3 Herengein-S'drecht          22   10   4   8    35   38   −3    34
 4 Vleugelberg                 22    8   9   5    37   34   +3    33
 5 Wintertoorn-S'drecht        22   10   3   9    30   29   +1    33
 6 Laringen                    22    8   6   8    33   26   +7    30
 7 Angelwoud                   22    8   6   8    34   28   +6    30
 8 Rozenvoorde                 22    9   3  10    32   36   −4    30
 9 Venstertoren                22    7   8   7    25   20   +5    29
10 April                       22    8   4  10    27   28   −1    28
11 Hazel-Amber                 22    7   5  10    18   29  −11    26
12 Donderen-S'drecht           22    5   7  10    21   28   −7    22

Lacrosse

KLL                           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD    Win % 
 1 Bruncester                     11    8   0   3   150  107  +43    0.727
 2 Windward - Greencaster         11    8   0   3   140  125  +15    0.727
 3 Cresthill - Willowbourne       11    7   1   3   129  117  +12    0.682
 4 Anarcourt                      11    6   0   5   147  116  +31    0.545
 5 Marinwood                      11    6   0   5   132  122  +10    0.545
 6 Norille                        11    6   0   5   131  122   +9    0.545
 7 Ansonville                     11    6   0   5   121  127   −6    0.545
 8 Thornwich - Greencaster        11    5   0   6   118  108  +10    0.455
 9 Maynard                        11    4   1   6   103  140  −37    0.409
10 Sydberg - Greencaster          11    3   0   8   105  130  −25    0.273
11 Cirelbourne                    11    3   0   8   124  151  −27    0.273
12 Dalmington - Willowbourne      11    3   0   8   106  141  −35    0.273

Basketball

KBL                                 Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD 
 1 Lunay-Aminey Argonauts               44   27  17  3447 3310 +137
 2 Serramonte-Santa Teresa Castles      44   26  18  3481 3287 +194
 3 Ouleux-Aminey Sapphires              44   25  19  3391 3376  +15
 4 Ferrovente Tazers                    44   25  19  3421 3464  −43
 5 Couziers-Linieux Centurions          44   22  22  3368 3508 −140
 6 Étouille Energie                     44   22  22  3458 3420  +38
 7 Montelo-Santa Teresa Snipers         44   22  22  3498 3406  +92
 8 Mayara Blues                         44   21  23  3394 3377  +17
 9 Maethoru Banshees                    44   21  23  3445 3475  −30
10 Gehrenna Lions                       44   19  25  3383 3437  −54
11 Senoren White Diamonds               44   17  27  3402 3533 −131
12 Miradela-Santa Teresa Silvers        44   17  27  3337 3432  −95

Kabaddi

KYKL                  Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD 
 1 Katashi West           22   15   7  1037  943  +94
 2 Alara                  22   13   9  1057  981  +76
 3 Nitoya                 22   13   9   910  955  −45
 4 Arakura                22   12  10   987  934  +53
 5 Echizen                22   12  10   939  903  +36
 6 Katashi East           22   11  11   940  923  +17
 7 Suvira                 22   11  11   959  947  +12
 8 Aonishi                22   10  12  1005  932  +73
 9 Furune                 22   10  12  1027 1040  −13
10 Aviansola              22    9  13   898  979  −81
11 Lejana                 22    9  13   830  914  −84
12 Teragaseki             22    7  15   981 1119 −138

Aussie Rules

KMARL                 Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
1 Mawrystwyth            20   12   0   8  1882 1829  +53    48
2 yMhinem                20   12   0   8  2006 1999   +7    48
3 yDremdwn               20   11   0   9  2032 1822 +210    44
4 yNelseg                20   10   0  10  2079 2008  +71    40
5 Llandy                 20    9   0  11  1930 2000  −70    36
6 Penstead               20    6   0  14  1853 2124 −271    24

  KWSRARL               Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
1 Eaglebury              20   13   0   7  2064 1878 +186    52
2 Aralla                 20   11   0   9  1935 1990  −55    44
3 Myaranowra             20   10   0  10  2064 1871 +193    40
4 Jillong                20   10   0  10  2179 2106  +73    40
5 Tarrashall             20    9   0  11  1936 2051 −115    36
6 Nyashawill             20    7   0  13  1930 2212 −282    28

Final:
Mawrystwyth - Eaglebury
13.11.89 - 12.11.83

by **Ko-oren** » Sun Apr 15, 2018 1:22 pm

Ko-orenite Football - Season 1

Eastern League

Ko-orenite Football EAST  Pld    W   L 
 1 Willowbourne               11    8   3
 2 Katashi                    11    8   3
 3 Alara-Etena                11    7   4
 4 Selesi                     11    7   4
 5 Leeshire                   11    6   5
 6 Schemerdrecht              11    6   5
 7 Finisterre                 11    5   6
 8 Sudaefjöll                 11    5   6
 9 Aminey                     11    4   7
10 Greencaster                11    4   7
11 Laringen                   11    3   8
12 Mayara                     11    3   8

Northern League

Ko-orenite Football NORTH  Pld    W   L 
 1 Schemerdrecht               11    9   2
 2 Laringen                    11    8   3
 3 Mayara                      11    8   3
 4 Sudaefjöll                  11    7   4
 5 Katashi                     11    6   5
 6 Willowbourne                11    6   5
 7 Aminey                      11    5   6
 8 Greencaster                 11    4   7
 9 Selesi                      11    4   7
10 Alara-Etena                 11    3   8
   Finisterre                  11    3   8
   Leeshire                    11    3   8

Eastern Cup final 8
Sudaefjöll 41–25 Laringen
Leeshire 25–15 Schemerdrecht
Mayara 29–27 Alara-Etena
Finisterre 36–18 Aminey

Sudaefjöll 17–27 Leeshire
Mayara 19–27 Finisterre

Leeshire 30–37 Finisterre

Northern Cup final 8

Quarterfinals

Schemerdrecht	6 1 1 0 4 1	13
Greencaster	0 2 2 3 -1 X	6

Sudaefjöll	3 1 -1 4 2 -1	8
Willowbourne	4 4 4 0 3 4	19

Mayara	4 1 2 2 5 -1	13
Finisterre	-1 2 1 -2 5 X	5

Katashi	4 3 0 3 2 -1	11
Laringen	1 4 2 -2 -2 X	3

Semifinals

Schemerdrecht	1 0 4 1 3 4	13
Willowbourne	0 6 5 0 4 1	16

Mayara	2 5 6 3 6 -1	21
Katashi	5 6 4 1 4 3	23

Final

Willowbourne	4 4 1 3 2 4	18
Katashi	6 0 2 0 4 -2	10

by **Ko-oren** » Fri May 11, 2018 11:44 am

To be reviewed: List of teams

by **Ko-oren** » Sat May 12, 2018 10:00 am

Soccer - Season 28 - Preview and Predictions

Alara:
They hired a new coach last year, and this season he had his first opportunity to buy and sell a little. That, together with the resilient brand of football he has Alara play, makes this coach-club combination a lethal one for next year. Alara look very dangerous. The coach has added some good players from the youth academy and university teams, the fans are looking forward to the start of the season, and the one point of criticism is that the aging midfield hasn't been addressed.
Overview:
Strength: Front office, coaching, depth
Weakness: Aging squad, midfield
Star players: Russell Swadling, Sanetomo Maeda
Prediction: 1st

Miradela:
They probably have the best staff in football, now also adding some data people, like the national team. They have lost a star player to Katashi, but otherwise their team actually looks stronger now.
Overview:
Strength: No weak points, depth, data-revolution started
Weakness: Still no answer to Branvón's cunning/fighting play
Star player: Erasmo Valente
Prediction: 2nd

Branvón:
Branvón have done pretty well in every regard. However, the team has ditched their long-time local hero of a coach, and instead went with a more possession-based, counterattacking team. Branvón's fans stand by the working-class football they've always played, and the move hasn't gone over too well. Despite the fans' attitude, this might be the year they can beat their rivals of Miradela. They have lost some firepower, but additions all over the rest of the team should provide a balance for that.
Overview:
Strength: Best additions in the league over the break
Weakness: Mismatch between players and tactics, new manager
Star players: Ian Neves, Carlinhos Queiros
Prediction: 3rd

Straudum:
As always, the skyblue Straudum have been able to prepare for this season in all the peace and quiet they need. This is the 10th year of their coach's tenure, and it might be the year for them. However, they've lost some serviceable players without adding much in return. They're banking on youth players, it seems.
Overview:
Strength: No crises, calm preparations for this season
Weakness: Team has less quality compared to last year
Star players: Peter Hellegeland
Prediction: 4th

Katashi:
A few retiring players have put this team in a minor crisis. Katashi still has players that should be able to carry this team, but the team will have a different feeling to it compared to, well, the last decade.
Overview:
Strength: Youth prospects and depth players
Weakness: Team is down a few years of experience
Star players: Hisashi Yamaoka, Reizo Yokota, Heliodoro Araujo
Prediction: 5th

Schemerdrecht:
The players that Maethoru added, mostly came from Schemerdrecht. They wouldn't mind, they're a few divas down now, and they have focused heavily on the supporting cast. So much so that it looks a very nice place for new players to land.
Overview:
Strength: Steady coaching, no more weak points
Weakness: No defining players
Star players: Ruben de Meester
Prediction: 6th

Maethoru:
The theme for this year, is revenge. Last year was terrible, and the Green must get back to the Champions' Cup status it always had. Fans are demanding results, though it couldn't get much worse than last year. The budget allowed for some big signings (Lynn Holstege), which they did, but chemistry in the team went down a little because of it.
Overview:
Strength: Big signings that should deliver from day 1
Weakness: High pressure
Star players: Lynn Holstege, Kherles Ensaunden
Prediction: 7th

Bruncester:
Bruncester looks a fair bit worse than last year. Some of their players might break into the star player category this year, which is what they should be hoping for if they want this year to turn into something good. Otherwise, they're a few starters down which might hinder them at the start.
Overview:
Strength: Fans aren't rioting for a change
Weakness: Many players left
Star players: Dennis Lampshire
Prediction: 8th

Cirelbourne:
And of course, where you spot Bruncester, Cirelbourne is never far ahead or behind. Cirelbourne have had some big issues this off-season: coach left, fans aren't happy with how the front office handled the new hire, and Cirelbourne will head into next season with an interim coach. Even though the player material improved a lot over last year, this is a net loss for the team.
Overview:
Strength: Good team
Weakness: No coach or depth
Star players: Lionel Dalton, Ethan Benjamin
Prediction: 9th

Maynard:
Last year's champions are in a tough spot. I didn't want to put them this low, but it seems all I can do. The green have stagnated in many areas except that almost their entire bench got signed elsewhere, and the fans aren't happy with how the administration didn't address any needs.
Overview:
Strength: Most of the championship team still together
Weakness: No depth, no additions, no improvement
Star players: Wouter Wouters
Prediction: 10th

Tanques:
What seems to be a theme this year: every pair of rivals is close together: Branvón-Miradela, Bruncester-Cirelbourne, and Tanques-Aminey (see next blurb). Tanques hasn't regressed much in all different areas: players that can single-handedly decide a game, the starting XI, backups, youth, coaching and fans, but they haven't made an improvement in any area either from last year. Last year's 4th place will be hard to defend with this kind of team and attitude.
Overview:
Strength: They didn't regress a lot
Weakness: They got worse in every regard
Star players: Maximilien Longchambon
Prediction: 11th

Aminey:
Aminey is the team everyone loves to hate: big city, big money - but no big football team anymore. The 'Hollywood'-team blew up this off-season, in a string of firings, angry fans, accusations of mismanagement, players leaving, and that while the team was 11th last year. Seems like an impossible task for this team to improve on last year.
Overview:
Strength: -
Weakness: They got worse at everything, new coach, new players, no chemistry
Star players: Chloé Beaulieu
Prediction: 12th

by **Ko-oren** » Wed May 16, 2018 11:15 am

Soccer - Season 28 - Mid-season

Season Structure

The entire professional and semi-professional soccer system of Ko-oren consists of 8 leagues: one 1st division (Top League), three 2nd divisions, two 3rd divisions, and two divisions for university teams. All leagues contain twelve teams.

For all divisions except for the Top League, all teams play each other three times, for 33 match round. At the end, there is only promotion/relegation between the second and third divisions. Six teams promote from the third division, three teams from each league. They promote to the appropriate division (Southern 3rd division -> Southern 2nd division, Northern 3rd division -> EITHER Northern 2nd division or Yoshima 2nd division).

The teams in the Top League play each other two times, then after 22 match rounds split into two groups: the Championship Group and the Challenge group. Within these groups, teams play each other twice for another 10 rounds, for a total of 32 matches.

Meanwhile, the Ko-orenite Cup is contested as well, which is structured as follows:
Round 1: SK3D, NK3D, Uni-North, Uni-South + worst 5 teams from NK2D, SK2D, Y2D + worst Top League team (64 teams -> 32 teams) - QUALIFICATION ROUND
Round 2: All winners + remaining NK2D, SK2D, Y2D and Top League teams (64 teams -> 32 teams) - 32ND FINAL
Round 3: All winners (32 teams -> 16 teams) - 16TH FINAL
Round 4: All winners (16 teams -> 8 teams) - 8TH FINAL
Round 5: All winners (8 teams -> 4 teams) - QUARTERFINAL
Round 6: All winners (4 teams -> 2 teams) - SEMIFINAL
Round 7: All winners (2 teams -> 1 team) - FINAL

The first three rounds are scheduled in the first half of the season, the latter four rounds in the last half of the season.

Mid-season standings

Top League                                                                  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Tanques AOÉ                                                             17    9   3   5    15   11   +4    30 - Champions, AOCAF, CC
 2 Schemerdrecht SVV                                                       17    7   8   2    24   12  +12    29 - Globe Cup
 3 Bruncester United AFC                                                   17    8   4   5    15   10   +5    28 - Globe Cup
 4 Maethoru SC                                                             17    7   4   6    20   19   +1    25 - Globe Cup
 5 Katashi-Kanatsu                                                         17    6   6   5    13   14   −1    24
 6 Advance Alara                                                           17    6   5   6    25   21   +4    23
 7 Maynard AFC                                                             17    6   5   6    18   18    0    23
 8 Straudum                                                                17    6   4   7     7    8   −1    22
 9 Cirelbourne United                                                      17    5   6   6    23   27   −4    21
10 Miradela GD                                                             17    6   3   8    20   27   −7    21
11 Aminey CS                                                               17    4   5   8    13   19   −6    17
12 Branvón CD                                                              17    3   5   9     5   12   −7    14

   NK2D                                                                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Gehrenna FC                                                             17   11   5   1    26   12  +14    38 - SBCC
 2 Dartha AFC                                                              17    9   4   4    20   14   +6    31 - SBCC
 3 WSR AFC                                                                 17    8   6   3    19   16   +3    30
 4 Serevne AFC                                                             17    9   2   6    23   18   +5    29
 5 Tuinderbeek FC                                                          17    7   6   4    18   14   +4    27
 6 April Bassin FC                                                         17    6   4   7    16   16    0    22
 7 Rozenvoorde FC                                                          17    5   5   7    11   15   −4    20
 8 Linderivier AFC                                                         17    5   4   8    23   21   +2    19
 9 Sterrenwolde FC                                                         17    4   5   8    17   19   −2    17
10 Laringen AFC                                                            17    4   5   8    13   21   −8    17 - Relegation
11 Senoren FC                                                              17    5   1  11    23   27   −4    16 - Relegation
12 Arboren FC                                                              17    2   7   8     7   23  −16    13 - Relegation

   SK2D                                                                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Zinchester Town                                                         17    9   7   1    17    9   +8    34 - SBCC
 2 Anarcourt CF                                                            17    8   4   5    20   15   +5    28
 3 Huthwich & Iduloren FC                                                  17    7   6   4    16   12   +4    27
 4 Limecroft & Abyss FC                                                    17    6   8   3    23   17   +6    26
 5 Grainshire United                                                       17    7   4   6    19   14   +5    25
 6 Ambergate City                                                          17    6   6   5    13   10   +3    24
 7 Castelo e Calvente CS                                                   17    7   3   7    21   24   −3    24
 8 Argyle Tuesday                                                          17    6   5   6    15   16   −1    23
 9 Amandine AdF                                                            17    6   3   8    13   15   −2    21
   Leeshire United                                                         17    5   6   6    14   16   −2    21 - Relegation
11 Llandy                                                                  17    4   4   9    13   22   −9    16 - Relegation
12 Couziers-Olympiques                                                     17    1   4  12    10   24  −14     7 - Relegation

   Y2D                                                                    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Chikuno                                                                 17    9   4   4    20   11   +9    31 - SBCC
 2 Motojagava                                                              17    8   3   6    21   17   +4    27
 3 Teragaseki                                                              17    8   3   6    21   23   −2    27
 4 Yonenomura                                                              17    8   2   7    16   12   +4    26
 5 Fukushira                                                               17    7   4   6    14   12   +2    25
 6 Otavura                                                                 17    6   6   5    17   11   +6    24
 7 Echizen                                                                 17    6   6   5    23   22   +1    24
 8 Odahayashi                                                              17    7   3   7    18   23   −5    24
 9 Vurusen                                                                 17    6   4   7    22   24   −2    22
10 Nitoya                                                                  17    5   4   8    20   24   −4    19
11 Shimohavi                                                               17    6   1  10    18   23   −5    19
12 Aviansola                                                               17    4   4   9    15   23   −8    16

   NK3D                                                                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Donderen                                                                17   11   4   2    20    8  +12    37 - Promotion
 2 Mayara Soccer Guild                                                     17    9   4   4    20   10  +10    31 - Promotion
 3 Honingsweg                                                              17    7   7   3    19   16   +3    28 - Promotion
 4 Kerkhaven-Rommefort-Combinatie                                          17    7   6   4    17   18   −1    27
 5 Shinsen                                                                 17    7   4   6    22   23   −1    25
 6 Launott                                                                 17    6   5   6    21   16   +5    23
 7 Grimhof VV                                                              17    6   4   7    23   20   +3    22
 8 Egevea                                                                  17    5   6   6    14   15   −1    21
 9 Nyashawill                                                              17    5   5   7    19   23   −4    20
10 Ossendal                                                                17    4   5   8    15   22   −7    17
11 Myaranowra                                                              17    3   4  10    14   24  −10    13
12 Turnaarde FC                                                            17    2   6   9    12   21   −9    12

   SK3D                                                                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Coloruna                                                                17   12   1   4    26   15  +11    37 - Promotion
 2 Mawrystwyth                                                             17    8   5   4    16   12   +4    29 - Promotion
 3 Oai                                                                     17    9   2   6    18   15   +3    29 - Promotion
 4 Planneige                                                               17    8   3   6    25   19   +6    27
 5 Strongfair                                                              17    7   5   5    13   12   +1    26
 6 Soothill                                                                17    6   6   5    18   16   +2    24
 7 Chamiers                                                                17    6   5   6    15   18   −3    23
 8 Ferncombe                                                               17    7   1   9    20   19   +1    22
 9 Langward                                                                17    6   2   9    19   21   −2    20
10 Brighthaven Town                                                        17    5   2  10    18   23   −5    17
11 Sydberg                                                                 17    5   2  10    11   22  −11    17
12 Belmore FC                                                              17    4   4   9     8   15   −7    16

   Uni-North                                                              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Aevanna Ecologiske Universitet                                          17    8   5   4    26   16  +10    29
 2 Katashi Keizai Daigaku                                                  17    8   5   4    16   13   +3    29
 3 West Strand Riding University                                           17    8   4   5    15   12   +3    28
 4 Furune Geijutsu Daigaku                                                 17    7   6   4     9    6   +3    27
 5 Schemerdrechtuniversiteit                                               17    8   2   7    14   13   +1    26
 6 Katashi Ika Daigaku                                                     17    7   4   6    14   14    0    25
 7 Katashi Yoshima Daigaku                                                 17    6   5   6    19   17   +2    23
 8 Maethoru National University                                            17    6   4   7    13   15   −2    22
 9 Sudaefjolluniversitet                                                   17    5   5   7    11   18   −7    20
10 Gehrenna National University                                            17    5   4   8    16   20   −4    19
11 Nordorenfjolluniversitet                                                17    4   6   7    15   14   +1    18
12 Technische Universiteit Sterrenwolde                                    17    2   6   9    15   25  −10    12

   Uni-South                                                              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 University of Agriculture and Ecology of Grainshire and Leeshire        17    9   3   5    27   20   +7    30
 2 Université de la Côte Austral                                           17    8   4   5    25   18   +7    28
 3 Greencaster Technical University                                        17    9   1   7    18   17   +1    28
   Willowbourne Technological Academy                                      17    8   4   5    17   16   +1    28
 5 Université des Arts d'Aminey                                            17    8   3   6    25   22   +3    27
 6 Economical Institute of Amandine                                        17    7   2   8    20   18   +2    23
 7 National University of Willowbourne                                     17    5   6   6    21   21    0    21
 8 Santa Teresa Naval Academy                                              17    5   6   6    21   23   −2    21
 9 Surbourneshire Technical University                                     17    5   5   7    18   23   −5    20
10 University of Mawryshire                                                17    6   2   9    14   19   −5    20
11 Willowbourne Institute of Humanities                                    17    5   4   8    14   17   −3    19
12 Greencaster Business University                                         17    5   4   8    20   26   −6    19

Predictions revisited
Alara, Miradela, Branvón and Straudum were all said to qualify for the international competitions this year... well, at least Alara still has a chance to. Again, gaps in the Top League aren't huge but after 22 rounds and the tables split, those in the bottom six have no hope left for the CC or GC. At the moment, it looks like Tanques defied all expectations and is currently first, Schemerdrecht is second but should trump all other teams on goal difference, and Bruncester and Maethoru are our provisional remaining Globe Cup contestants. However, all the way down to tenth place we see teams that could get into the Championship Group and in the race for the Globe Cup. Maethoru, that took a lot of players from Schemerdrecht, are in fourth - but the additions that Schemerdrecht introduced are nothing bad either: they are second. Aminey, the diva team that imploded near the end of last year, are 11th, around where we said they'd be. The Surbourneshire derby teams, Bruncester and Cirelbourne, are split all the way between third and ninth, where we said they should be pretty close together.

Where next for Aminey?
The proud sky-blue team from Ko-oren's entertainment capital are in shambles. There is always more pressure on Aminey than on any other team, and for the second year running, they're incapable of handling it, Currently they only have Branvón beneath them, and that is because they play a possession-based counterattack with a cast of hardworking players used to playing a physical long-ball game. Aminey even have one of the best strikers in Ko-oren - so why aren't things working?

Players left, coach left, and no suitable replacements were brought in. Then a few board members left, which took away their responsibility but still left a poorly managed team with barely any good players. Maybe it's time for a rebuild? Bring in a manager with the promise to keep him for at least three years, and let him put together a team based on his tactical preferences, start a few youth players, and look to the future. Embrace a few bad years to come, but start flourising by the end of next season and get a Championship Group place within three to four years. Keep Beaulieu up front, but give her a creative midfielder to create chances. Aminey has some players that might turn very good within a few years. At least, that's the theory.

But this is Aminey. After a poor year, sack the manager, bring in a new one, burn down the team and then wonder why next year isn't much better.

Gehrenna rampant in NK2D
Now for some news from the lower divisions. Gehrenna FC is currently on a huge streak, winning games with goals to spare, and keep their losses to just one from 17 so far. That is insane in a division where teams are naturally closer together in quality. Unfortunately, what often happens to these teams, the manager will be gobbled up by a Top League team - let's hope that if it happens, it turns into a good one. Keep an eye on the 21-year old Tharasthen Pargalothen, who played all 17 games so far with 12 assists, and 23-year old Karolun Garaltothen in attack, scoring 10 goals so far, 6 of which after a Pargalothen assist. Great duo, but will they stay together after this year?

Data revolution stalled
As Miradela announced before the season: the data-revolution has started and is here to stay. Miradela has a good squad, but aided by science they would storm the heavens. Instead, the team imploded and will have to win four of the next five to have a decent possibility to make the Championship Group. Numerically, their game is sound, and the goals are coming - but no team has conceded more and they're third-last. I do think we'll see a turnaround, and the data-revolution will go on, but the Miradela experiment is not doing it any favours.

by **Ko-oren** » Thu May 17, 2018 12:08 pm

Soccer - Season 28 - End of Season

NK2D                                                                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Gehrenna FC                                                             33   19   8   6    46   26  +20    65 - SBCC
 2 Serevne AFC                                                             33   18   3  12    43   34   +9    57 - SBCC
 3 WSR AFC                                                                 33   15   7  11    32   30   +2    52
 4 Tuinderbeek FC                                                          33   13  11   9    39   36   +3    50
 5 Dartha AFC                                                              33   15   4  14    37   38   −1    49
 6 Linderivier AFC                                                         33   14   6  13    46   38   +8    48
 7 April Bassin FC                                                         33   14   5  14    30   29   +1    47
 8 Sterrenwolde FC                                                         33   12   8  13    35   32   +3    44
 9 Laringen AFC                                                            33   12   8  13    25   30   −5    44
 10 Arboren FC                                                              33    8  11  14    23   41  −18    35 - Relegation
11 Rozenvoorde FC                                                          33    8   7  18    25   35  −10    31 - Relegation
12 Senoren FC                                                              33    9   4  20    30   42  −12    31 - Relegation

   SK2D                                                                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Zinchester Town                                                         33   15  13   5    30   22   +8    58 - SBCC
 2 Huthwich & Iduloren FC                                                  33   12  16   5    34   21  +13    52
 3 Limecroft & Abyss FC                                                    33   12  14   7    40   33   +7    50
 4 Anarcourt CF                                                            33   14   7  12    36   33   +3    49
 5 Ambergate City                                                          33   13   9  11    35   23  +12    48
 6 Castelo e Calvente CS                                                   33   13   8  12    38   37   +1    47
 7 Leeshire United                                                         33   12   9  12    32   35   −3    45
 8 Amandine AdF                                                            33   12   7  14    34   36   −2    43
 9 Argyle Tuesday                                                          33    9  13  11    26   32   −6    40
 10 Grainshire United                                                       33    9  11  13    34   35   −1    38 - Relegation
11 Couziers-Olympiques                                                     33   10   5  18    27   39  −12    35 - Relegation
12 Llandy                                                                  33    7   8  18    24   44  −20    29 - Relegation

   Y2D                                                                    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Motojagava                                                              33   17   7   9    47   34  +13    58 - SBCC
 2 Chikuno                                                                 33   14   8  11    34   24  +10    50
 3 Fukushira                                                               33   14   8  11    31   25   +6    50
 4 Teragaseki                                                              33   15   5  13    38   41   −3    50
 5 Echizen                                                                 33   13   9  11    42   36   +6    48
 6 Odahayashi                                                              33   14   6  13    29   35   −6    48
 7 Yonenomura                                                              33   14   5  14    39   31   +8    47
 8 Vurusen                                                                 33   13   6  14    42   45   −3    45
 9 Otavura                                                                 33   10  13  10    32   31   +1    43
10 Aviansola                                                               33   11   7  15    27   33   −6    40
11 Nitoya                                                                  33   11   7  15    33   42   −9    40
12 Shimohavi                                                               33    9   5  19    31   48  −17    32

   NK3D                                                                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Donderen                                                                33   14  13   6    33   25   +8    55 - Promotion
 2 Honingsweg                                                              33   13  12   8    34   31   +3    51 - Promotion
 3 Nyashawill                                                              33   13  10  10    37   37    0    49 - Promotion
 4 Launott                                                                 33   12  12   9    42   32  +10    48
 5 Grimhof VV                                                              33   13   9  11    41   35   +6    48
 6 Kerkhaven-Rommefort-Combinatie                                          33   13   9  11    32   32    0    48
 7 Shinsen                                                                 33   12  11  10    40   40    0    47
 8 Mayara Soccer Guild                                                     33   12  10  11    32   24   +8    46
 9 Egevea                                                                  33   12   9  12    31   31    0    45
10 Turnaarde FC                                                            33   10   9  14    30   33   −3    39
11 Ossendal                                                                33    9   8  16    30   41  −11    35
12 Myaranowra                                                              33    5   8  20    27   48  −21    23

SK3D                                                                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Mawrystwyth                                                             33   16   9   8    38   26  +12    57 - Promotion
 2 Soothill                                                                33   14   7  12    41   34   +7    49 - Promotion
 3 Coloruna                                                                33   14   7  12    42   45   −3    49 - Promotion
 4 Oai                                                                     33   14   5  14    36   37   −1    47
 5 Langward                                                                33   13   7  13    41   41    0    46
 6 Chamiers                                                                33   12  10  11    37   39   −2    46
 7 Ferncombe                                                               33   14   3  16    42   41   +1    45
 8 Brighthaven Town                                                        33   12   7  14    44   39   +5    43
 9 Strongfair                                                              33   10  13  10    26   25   +1    43
10 Planneige                                                               33   12   7  14    41   42   −1    43
11 Belmore FC                                                              33   11   8  14    22   33  −11    41
12 Sydberg                                                                 33   11   7  15    32   40   −8    40

   Uni-North                                                              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Aevanna Ecologiske Universitet                                          33   16   9   8    43   29  +14    57
 2 Katashi Keizai Daigaku                                                  33   16   8   9    39   31   +8    56
 3 Schemerdrechtuniversiteit                                               33   15   6  12    40   32   +8    51
 4 Furune Geijutsu Daigaku                                                 33   14   9  10    23   17   +6    51
 5 Katashi Ika Daigaku                                                     33   14   8  11    30   27   +3    50
 6 Maethoru National University                                            33   13   7  13    26   30   −4    46
 7 Nordorenfjolluniversitet                                                33   10  11  12    31   29   +2    41
 8 Sudaefjolluniversitet                                                   33   10  11  12    24   30   −6    41
 9 Technische Universiteit Sterrenwolde                                    33   10  10  13    35   38   −3    40
10 Katashi Yoshima Daigaku                                                 33    9  13  11    34   38   −4    40
11 West Strand Riding University                                           33   10   6  17    20   31  −11    36
12 Gehrenna National University                                            33    7  10  16    31   44  −13    31

   Uni-South                                                              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Willowbourne Technological Academy                                      33   18   7   8    37   26  +11    61
 2 Economical Institute of Amandine                                        33   17   5  11    46   28  +18    56
 3 University of Agriculture and Ecology of Grainshire and Leeshire        33   16   6  11    45   38   +7    54
 4 National University of Willowbourne                                     33   13  11   9    41   29  +12    50
 5 Greencaster Technical University                                        33   15   4  14    33   35   −2    49
 6 Université des Arts d'Aminey                                            33   13   6  14    36   35   +1    45
 7 Université de la Côte Austral                                           33   10  11  12    36   37   −1    41
 8 Santa Teresa Naval Academy                                              33   10  11  12    38   43   −5    41
 9 University of Mawryshire                                                33   11   6  16    28   35   −7    39
10 Greencaster Business University                                         33   10   9  14    34   42   −8    39
11 Willowbourne Institute of Humanities                                    33    8  11  14    29   39  −10    35
12 Surbourneshire Technical University                                     33    8  11  14    31   47  −16    35

Straightforward promotion and relegation this year. 49 points or over secures promotion, under 40 points means relegation. Gehrenna slowed down from their pace in the first half of the season, totalling to 6 losses. All in all, Gehrenna had a massive season that will be hard to replicate for any team next year. In the University divisions, Willowbourne Technological Academy has posted the best results, though it is especially hard to stay good for years in the University divisions.

Practical messages: some of the longest team names will be officially abbreviated next season. The University of Agriculture and Ecology of Grainshire and Leeshire will be written as "Uni of A&E of Grain- and Leeshire", which by itself should already be enough to cut down paper costs for sports magazines by a few percent.

Top League, Group cutoff standings

Top League                                                             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Bruncester United AFC                                                   22   10   6   6    17   11   +6    36
 2 Schemerdrecht SVV                                                       22    8   9   5    28   20   +8    33
 3 Maethoru SC                                                             22    9   6   7    28   22   +6    33
 4 Tanques AOÉ                                                             22   10   3   9    17   18   −1    33
 5 Straudum                                                                22    9   5   8    11   10   +1    32
 6 Katashi-Kanatsu                                                         22    8   8   6    19   18   +1    32
 7 Miradela GD                                                             22    8   5   9    27   30   −3    29
 8 Cirelbourne United                                                      22    7   8   7    28   34   −6    29
 9 Advance Alara                                                           22    6   9   7    29   26   +3    27
10 Maynard AFC                                                             22    7   6   9    21   24   −3    27
11 Aminey CS                                                               22    6   7   9    20   24   −4    25
12 Branvón CD                                                              22    5   6  11     7   15   −8    21

The top 6 qualify for the Championship Group: Bruncester, Schemerdrecht, Maethoru, Tanques, Straudum and Katashi-Kanatsu. That means that only Straudum challenged their position from halfway to take fifth place. Advance Alara, despite their massive attacking prowess (see the honorably mentioned scores below), finish 9th in what can only be described as a massive letdown - or proof that defence beats offence.

We've seen 6 games per round, for a total of 126 matches played. In these, we've seen 234 goals. That is an average of 1.857 goals per game, which is fairly low on a global scale but this is the defensive Ko-orenite league after all. Like in our World Cup Qualification group, away teams were better than home teams on the whole: 36.5% of games ended in a victorious away team, while only 34.9% of times, the home team successfully kept the three points at home. The remaining 28.6% of games ended in a draw. Away teams also outscored home teams 125-109. The average score in the Ko-orenite Top League was 0.865 goals for the home team, versus 0.992 goals for the away team. On average, the away team scored a goal per game.

Still, a 1-0 score was still the most occurring score. Over 4 full match rounds ended in a 1-0 score, closely followed by 0-1 and 0-0, further affirming that a single goal is worth its proverbial weight in gold in the Ko-orenite Top League. 1-1 is next, followed by 0-2 and 1-2, before we finally see 2-1, 2-2 and 2-0: there's your away team bias.

The biggest scores of the 22-match stage:
Largest margin: Miradela GD (1) 0–7 Schemerdrecht SVV (1)
Most goals: Maynard AFC (1) 4–7 Cirelbourne United (1)

Honorable mentions:
Maethoru SC (1) 3–5 Advance Alara (1)
Advance Alara (1) 6–1 Katashi-Kanatsu (1)

Top League, Final standings

Championship Group             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Maethoru SC             32   15   7  10    37   27  +10    52 - Champions' Cup, AOCAF
 2 Schemerdrecht SVV       32   13  11   8    37   26  +11    50 - Globe Cup
 3 Bruncester United AFC   32   13   9  10    22   17   +5    48 - Globe Cup
 4 Tanques AOÉ             32   14   5  13    24   26   −2    47 - Globe Cup
 5 Straudum                32   12   9  11    15   14   +1    45
 6 Katashi-Kanatsu         32    9  12  11    21   25   −4    39
 
Challenge Group                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
7 Miradela GD             32   14   7  11    52   40  +12    49 - Vilitan Cove Invitational
 8 Advance Alara           32   12  11   9    50   36  +14    47
 9 Maynard AFC             32   13   7  12    38   38    0    46
10 Aminey CS               32    9   9  14    29   37   −8    36
11 Cirelbourne United      32    9   9  14    40   65  −25    36
12 Branvón CD              32    8   6  18    12   26  −14    30

Maethoru SC have claimed the title and look back to their old selves as Champions of Ko-oren! In addition, Schemerdrecht, Bruncester and Tanques have qualified for the Globe Cup. Schemerdrecht were everyone's second favourite team this season but came up just short. Both Schemerdrecht-Maethoru fixtures in the second stage of the league ended in a 1-0 win to Maethoru, which well may have won them the championship. Bruncester and Straudum finish the season with amazing defensive numbers as we're used to, Straudum not even conceding a goal per two games on average. In the Challenge Group, Miradela climb up for the win in that group, just ahead of Alara who have recorded some crazy scores this season. All in all, Miradela even outscored them with 52 total goals - but also the league's second most porous defence.

After the second stage, the away team bias took on even stranger forms. Only about a third of all games resulted in three points to the home team, and in almost 40% of cases, the away team stole the victory away. Draws occurred in a little over a quarter of all matches. We have seen 377 goals, which means that the second stage was more goal-ridden than the first. Now, the away team scored over a goal on average, while the home teams came up just short of a full goal. In all, away teams outscored the home teams 203-174.

0-1 was still the most popular result, which happened 43 times (7 full rounds + 1 match). 1-0 and 0-0 are close behind. Then we see 1-1, 1-2 and 0-2 and the away bias remains. Now we've added some weird scores: 4-4, 5-4, 4-3, 0-5, 1-5 and 5-1. It might not surprise you that some of the away victories have been blowouts, too: we even saw another instance of 1-7. Yup, 1-7 was statistically more likely than a 2-3 score, and equally likely as a 3-2.

The extreme scores haven't changed after the last 10 rounds.
Largest margin: Miradela GD (1) 0–7 Schemerdrecht SVV (1)
Most goals: Maynard AFC (1) 4–7 Cirelbourne United (1)

Stats for the overall season:
Total number of games: 192
Number of home wins: 65, so 33.8541666666667% of games ended in a home win
Number of away wins: 76, so 39.5833333333333% of games ended in an away win
Number of draws: 51, so 26.5625% of games ended in a draw
Total number of goals: 377
Home goals: 174
Away goals: 203
Average number of goals scored by the home team: 0.90625
Average number of goals scored by the away team: 1.05729166666667
Average number of total goals scored per game: 1.96354166666667
How often each result occurred:

Name                           Value                                           
----                           -----                                           
0–1                            43                                              
1–0                            36                                              
0–0                            27                                              
1–1                            19                                              
1–2                            10                                              
0–2                            10                                              
2–1                            9                                               
2–0                            6                                               
3–1                            5                                               
2–2                            4                                               
3–0                            3                                               
1–3                            2                                               
1–7                            2                                               
3–2                            2                                               
0–3                            1                                               
4–7                            1                                               
4–4                            1                                               
3–5                            1                                               
1–4                            1                                               
6–1                            1                                               
2–3                            1                                               
0–7                            1                                               
5–3                            1                                               
4–3                            1                                               
0–5                            1                                               
1–5                            1                                               
2–4                            1                                               
5–1                            1

by **Ko-oren** » Fri May 18, 2018 11:55 am

Soccer - Season 28 - Ko-orenite Cup

Format
Round 1: SK3D, NK3D, Uni-North, Uni-South + worst 5 teams from NK2D, SK2D, Y2D + worst Top League team (64 teams -> 32 teams) - QUALIFICATION ROUND
Round 2: All winners + remaining NK2D, SK2D, Y2D and Top League teams (64 teams -> 32 teams) - 32ND FINAL
Round 3: All winners (32 teams -> 16 teams) - 16TH FINAL
Round 4: All winners (16 teams -> 8 teams) - 8TH FINAL
Round 5: All winners (8 teams -> 4 teams) - QUARTERFINAL
Round 6: All winners (4 teams -> 2 teams) - SEMIFINAL
Round 7: All winners (2 teams -> 1 team) - FINAL

Round 4 - Round of 16
Cirelbourne United (1) 0–2 Branvón CD (1)
Advance Alara (1) 4–0 April Bassin FC (N2)
Schemerdrechtuniversiteit (UN) 1–0 Chikuno (Y2)
Gehrenna FC (N2) 0–1 Bruncester United AFC (1)
Straudum (1) 1–0 Maynard AFC (1)
Ossendal (N3) 0–2 Aminey CS (1)
Limecroft & Abyss FC (S2) 0–1 Willowbourne Technological Academy (US)
Amandine AdF (S2) 2–1 Huthwich & Iduloren FC (S2)

Round 5 - Quarterfinal
Straudum (1) 1–0 Aminey CS (1)
Schemerdrechtuniversiteit (UN) 0–3 Advance Alara (1)
Willowbourne Technological Academy (US) 0–4 Bruncester United AFC (1)
Amandine AdF (S2) 0–1 Branvón CD (1)

Round 6 - Semifinal
Bruncester United AFC (1) 0–0 Advance Alara (1) (0–2 AET)
Straudum (1) 1–0 Branvón CD (1)

Round 7 - Final

Straudum (1) 0–1

Advance Alara (1)

Advance Alara get redemption for their Challenge Group final standing in the league, by conceding just two goals during their entire campaign - now there's a difference with their league campaign. They also kept clean sheets from Round 4 all through to the final - if they kan keep this team together, they could transfer their pre-season hype and cup win to great heights next season!

by **Ko-oren** » Sat May 19, 2018 3:36 am

Soccer - Season 28 - Final

Best at their position:
(Bold indicates a league best stat)

GK: Wellington Doolan,

Bruncester United AFC - 19 clean sheets in 32 apps
RB: Peter Hellegeland,

Straudum - 18 clean sheets, 9 yellow/0 red in 30 apps
CB: Dennis Lampshire,

Bruncester United AFC - 19 clean sheets, 1 goal scored, 5 yellow/0 red in 30 apps
LB: Ingmar Linderood,

Straudum - 18 clean sheets, 6 yellow/1 red in 29 apps
DM: Lynn Holstege,

Maethoru - Championship, 5 goals scored, 5 assists, 2708 successful passes (89,2%), 3 yellow/0 red in 28 apps
CM: Steven Kapitein,

Schemerdrecht SVV - 6 goals scored, 12 assists, 2940 successful passes (86,8%), 2 yellow/0 red in 32 apps
Wing: Erasmo Valente,

Miradela GD - 7 goals scored, 19 assists, 7 yellow/1 red in 29 apps
AM: Sanetomo Maeda,

Advance Alara - 18 goals scored, 9 assists, 2 yellow/0 red in 28 apps
CF: Julio 'Vermelho',

Miradela GD - 22 goals scored, 4 assists, 5 yellow/1 red in 29 apps

Top goal scorers:
1 - Julio 'Vermelho': 22 (for

Miradela)
2 - Sanetomo Maeda: 18 (for

Advance Alara)
3 - Thomas Zinchester: 18 (for

Cirelbourne United)

Top assists:
1 - Erasmo Valente: 19 (for

Miradela)
2 - Tomoviko Mivune: 17 (for

Advance Alara)
3 - Reuben Pennington: 15 (for

Maynard AFC)

Clean sheets:
1 - Wellington Doolan: 19 (for

Bruncester United AFC)
2 - Rasmus Tornkwist: 18 (for

Straudum)
3 - Takayuki Hanazawa: 16 (for

Katashi-Kanatsu)

International Qualifiers:
CC -

Maethoru SC
GC -

Schemerdrecht SVV,

Bruncester United AFC,

Tanques AOÉ
SBCC - Gehrenna, FC, Serevne AFC, Zinchester Town, Motojagava
AOCAF -

Maethoru SC
Cygnus -

Advance Alara
Vilitan Cove Invitational -

Miradela

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