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After 22 rounds, it's Maethoru SC's to lose once again, but Aminey CS think they have a shot - despite the fact that the final 10 rounds have been Maethoru's time to shine almost every season. If the All Greens didn't lead the table after 22 games, they'd damn well make sure they were champions again after the last 10. The Katashi derby are sitting in 3rd and 4th, with Katashi-Kanatsu happy that their investments paid off, and Katashi Azula dumbfounded that the rest of the league let them get that far. Schemerdrecht SVV are in after a few years in 10th place, and finally Miradela GD had expected more - basically anything short of title contention - but at least they're in the top six.

The relegation group has Advance Alara, a club that switches from top six to bottom six every season without ever being in relegation danger - their weird play style remains elusive for any defensive gameplanner, even if it doesn't always pay off. Amandine AdF are in eighth, and with the Azula that proves that just promoted teams are always difficult to account for, or at least, the Top League regularly sees these new clubs come in top eight. Straudum VV in ninth is the big surprise here. What happened? A decade of top three finishes... and now this? It's true they lost their culture defining players to retirement, but the replacements were better than this... right? Tanques AOE struggle to carve out a niche after promotion, while before that they were certain to have a top 3 midfield and dominate games. Now, not so much. Gehrenna FC have been avoiding relegation despite bottom three finishes for a while. WSR AFC is also a big surprise: they've been competing for the top six most years - and to drop to 12th with a near impossible task to evade relegation? What happened there?

A small overview of the best football of each round, with a pretty big Championship Group focus:

23: Katashi Azula 2-1 Katashi-Kanatsu the Championship Group kicks off with the brother feud in the east. The Azula hurt Kanatsu where they feel it most: on national TV they go down versus the smaller brother and Azula are even in a Champions League spot! And that's with Nam's 87th minute winner, too. Schemerdrecht SVV beat Miradela GD with a 90+2 1-0 win, which really harms the latter's chances for the Champions League - they really thought they built a CL-level squad. Maethoru SC - Aminey CS was also on the menu, but a stupid own goal in the first 6 minutes was the only goal of the game - shambles. Is that the best football on offer? In the bottom six, it's all about Advance Alara 5-2 Amandine AdF, of course. Or Gehrenna FC 4-3 WSR AFC - all seven goals scored in the first half hour.

24: Katashi Azula 3-2 Maethoru SC the Capital Club's lead shrinks to almost nothing with two opening losses. It's 3-0 for the Azula before the All Greens strike back. Miradela GD defeats Aminey CS and the only thing that happens is that the top six is all within three points of one another on the final table (22+2 matchdays). Schemerdrecht SVV wins 4-3 at Katashi-Kanatsu after a 4-1 lead - they almost mess that up. It can't be closer! Straudum VV concede three goals - which they do about once every two years - to, you guessed it, Advance Alara.

25: Maethoru SC 5-2 Katashi-Kanatsu Goals aplenty! It's 4-0 after 70 minutes and then we get a crazy end to a game that should have been safely tucked away by then. Three seemingly simple points for the record champions, but after two losses they so needed this to avoid worse. Aminey CS and Miradela GD both win as well, forming a top three of sorts.

26: Aminey CS 4-4 Katashi Azula three draws in the Championship Group. It's 4-1 for Aminey just after the half, but Azula climb back into it. Mental resilience has not been a problem for them, and they've made up for some glaring holes in the roster with it. How long will this fairy tale last? Advance Alara picks up a win while Straudum VV can't get past Amandine AdF. The bottom six, because of WSR AFC's huge problems, is more or less set though.

27: Katashi-Kanatsu 0-2 Aminey CS the Suzumebachi isn't the fortress they thought it to be as Aminey easily picks up three points here. Maethoru SC beats Miradela GD, which would have been the best game of the weekend if it wasn't for the nervous and occasional bad play there. Miradela doesn't want to take risks - but gives away goals anyway, and Maethoru play their usual down tempo style if they want to frustrate opponents. It worked. In the bottom six, WSR AFC defeats Advance Alara 2-3 in Alara's Spider Stadium. We also get six goals in the derby of south Cote Austral: Tanques AOE 3-3 Amandine AdF. Fans abroad might not know how close these teams are to each other, but you may describe this as a city derby, basically!

28: Aminey CS 3-2 Maethoru SC and that might well do it. Aminey have all the momentum, Maethoru had already lost their 6-point lead, but more importantly, they don't play like the team that in years past made the final 10 rounds - against the toughest opponents - look easy. If the belief isn't there, with so much to play for, what's next? Aminey don't have the best of the game but three early goals destroy Maethoru's spirit. The Blues know they don't have to do too much for the win after that. There's also a victory for Katashi-Kanatsu versus Azula - the fourth and final derby of the season, and Kanatsu laugh last.

29: Aminey CS 1-0 Miradela GD the Blues keep winning, and with the second home win in a row, against another top 3 team, who can stop them? The team in the Stade sur la Baie got hot at the exact right moment and they're riding this high into a title - surely. Miradela's chances at making the top three are alive but they'll need about 6 points (or more) from the final three games. Advance Alara lose 1-2 at home to Straudum VV in a clash of styles. Hyper-attacking Alara and hyper-defensive Straudum, and the defence wins - apt. Also, Maethoru SC tie Katashi Azula 3-3 which helps neither team, but it's all part of Maethoru's late season meltdown.

30: Miradela GD 3-2 Katashi Azula it's the same few clubs we keep focusing on. Yes, Schemerdrecht are doing things in the top six but they're mostly just fighting for fourth place with both Katashis, but either way that's ending in Challenger Cup football. There's an avenue for the Champions League, but it's narrow. Either way, Miradela get a dominant win in the style that they were supposed to play all year. It took a while to forge these individuals in a team, but they're rolling now - just in time to cut off the Katashis and Schemerdrecht and get the third Champions League spot - can they hold on?

31: Katashi Azula 1-0 Aminey CS is it all falling apart? Azula to the CL and Aminey almost fall out of first place as Maethoru SC destroy Schemerdrecht SVV 3-0. The cursed timeline is here. Katashi-Kanatsu did win but all that did for them is have Azula overtake Miradela for third place. Nam scores after 78 minutes for another late Azula win, while Aminey tried to play their technical style but they can't find a way through. Advance Alara win 4-1 to secure the 7th spot for now - which means VCI - as WSR AFC win 3-0 in Étouille for what's pretty much their second-last Top League game for a while.

32: Miradela GD 3-1 Maethoru SC Miradela take back third, and more importantly, Maethoru lose! That means that whatever Aminey does - they're champions anyway. It's never great if the result happens because of your rival failing but that means that the final home game versus Katashi-Kanatsu is moot - and the biggest party on the Bay coast that weekend. Number scores twice - we've seen that episode before. Lastly, Katashi Azula can't beat Schemerdrecht SVV and so the top three involves Aminey, Maethoru, and Miradela, in that order. What is it, season 30? In the bottom six, Amandine AdF loses the South Cote Austral battle to Tanques AOE, which means that Amandine are 11th in a massively close midtable.

I mean, look at the aggregate table. Amandine two points behind three clubs that all narrowly escape the playoffs - and WSR is left in dead last by a mile and then some. Straudum VV escapes the fray with a VCI spot only four points out of the relegation zone! In the top six, there's a clearly defined top two (used to be top three, but Straudum...) as Azula post the best debut season in recent memory and miss out on the Champions League on goal difference. Schemerdrecht get their best finish in a long time with 5th - that used to be their bread and butter before dipping to 10th and 9th for a half a decade. Tanques AOE are building something nice, and Advance Alara and Gehrenna FC know to keep improving. Alara's style help them most of the time but if you're not winning games when you score three goals - maybe you deserve a relegation playoff every now and again.

*                     GP  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts
1  Aminey CS         32 15  8  9  58  47  11   53 Champions, IFCF CL
2  Maethoru SC       32 14  9  9  55  42  13   51 IFCF CL
3  Miradela GD       32 11 12  9  50  46   4   45 IFCF CL
4  Katashi Azula     32 12  9 11  54  54   0   45 IFCF CC
5  Schemerdrecht SVV 32  9 15  8  40  40   0   42 IFCF CC
6  Katashi-Kanatsu   32 10 12 10  53  56  -3   42 IFCF CC

7  Straudum VV       32 11 11 10  21  17   4   44 VCI
8  Tanques AOE       32 10 12 10  51  52  -1   42
9  Advance Alara     32 12  6 14  71  73  -2   42
X  Gehrenna FC       32 11  9 12  49  53  -4   42
=  Amandine AdF      32 10 10 12  50  56  -6   40 Relegation Playoffs
10 WSR AFC           32  7  7 18  48  64  -16  28 Relegation

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Eleanor Sports Network - News and events from the West Coast

What should have been a joyful week in Eaglebury with the annual horticultural expos kicking off ended in disaster for sports fans. WSR AFC are relegated to the Second Division. To avoid that fate, the team would have had to win its last six games in a row, which is a rough call for any team. The young team of Violet Wakefield have been a fantastic disrupting force in the Top League for nearly ten seasons, but it's coming to a close now. Wakefield was fired hours later, after she commented that "this team has so much fight left in it. We'll learn from this and come back stronger," but the board didn't believe that. What happens next might be the usual thing for relegating teams: selling off assets and picking up youngsters in a bid to go straight back up. Contracts with foreign players will be difficult to maintain, with the financial impact from a new Angus Jack contract looming.

That said, there are still some games to play. Sujimbee Haggigana, star left fullback: "I think we all still believe in the mission this team is on. I can't believe this is how it ends... [pause] I remember when WSR promoted, I wasn't even in the youth yet - this club deserves better. We let the fans down, and we let ourselves down. But that's the Top League nowadays, it's ruthless."

He avoided questions about his future with the club. Being just 19, he can afford to stay there and develop, like players such as Mellowby at Maynard or yOraenaig at Sydberg. The Second Division isn't a graveyard of has-beens and never-wills, the Second Division has some quality clubs. It's not the division WSR once escaped: it professionalised, and the level of play is as high as in any second tier in the multiverse, aided by there just being 12 clubs at the highest level. As the chairman put it: "The Second Division isn't the death of a club anymore. It presents its own opportunities. We've been planning behind the scenes as we were sorted into the bottom six, and unfortunately we'll have to unravel those plans further. But we believe we can keep most contracts on board. Again, the second tier isn't that much of a step down anymore."

Dejection in the stands follows. Fan groups have announced some action for next home game, but it's likely those will not exactly be in support of the club.

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La Semaine d'Aminey - Last week in the entertainment capital of Anaia

Shortly after Emeline Millet's first title, she carried Aminey to a second one. Critics might point at the transfer budget, but know that no big Ko-orenite club managed to land even half of its targets. This isn't just eleven individuals, it's a team. With the amazing Bonstirthinden, bought from Miradela, and the top scorer Archer, and dynamo Oddkellsson in midfield, as well as Darmeni legend Ó Madaidhín in defence, this is a team that, at every position, has a top 3 player in the league. Archer: "We always knew there was something special brewing in Aminey. I love it here!"

After the captain, the coach, and the stars of the squad, the unsung heroes were given a minute in the spotlight when they were the next ones to lift the trophy. Genevieve Orville did a lot of heavy lifting, playing both intelligently and fiercely, turning the team's right side into a bigger strength than Batchelor's left side. Pair that with Boulanger's indomitable fullback play and the architecture of the team is clear. Millet knew that she had something special to work with, with most teams focusing on the left win with Batchelor, Finisterrais, and Rurindhaunden, much bigger names. As a result, it was Orville and Boulanger who picked up most MOTMs - now the MOTM is awarded to 'left field' candidates more often than not. Still, the championship started there.

"The Blue Dynasty," in response to the 'green dynasty' of Maethoru, the banners read. The rivalry with Maethoru is well and truly alive and strong. There's a reason why that match has at least three nicknames: it's that definining for Ko-oren's sporting, social, and even political landscape. And what a finish it was. The Blues tore into the Greens' lead and did what for years only Maethoru could: play 10 straight games against the best of the Top League after an already grueling season and come out as victors.

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HSALL - Daily news from the Hazel, Sparre, Amber, Linde, and Luna

Where did it all go wrong? Gustavo Franco's first year in charge of Straudum VV didn't go as planned. Everyone within the club braced for a worse year, but to briefly battle relegation was never a concern. And then miss out on IFCF football altogether will be a major factor for the club's budget next year, which already was smaller than the budgets the club worked with around the championship years. Is this the end of a top club in the north?

Franco is to blame, say some around the club. Franco is a victim of last summer, say sources closer to the club. Players have been very political around the issue, with most being aware of the challenges the board faced last summer. An aging squad, stars leaving, and some necessary sales - Franco would always have a tough job gluing this team back together. In the end, the only young player contracted in the offseason was Vaillancourt, who faced a lot of criticism for not being exactly the kind of player that left previously - and he could never be that in such a short term. Drakenberg and Wakaizumi were signed for being veterans, going against the DNA of the club, which is finding young players and getting them NT-ready as an alternative to Maethoru's closed off system and Aminey's media circus, and for the better part of two decades, it worked. Defensive talents would first consider signing for Straudum, but those days are over. Defenders are still a huge export out of the Top League, but the heyday seems over, much like Straudum's.

For next season, Tomlinson and Neihof look towards leaving - retiring, in fact. That leaves Straudum with a complete defensive overhaul, with five out of six players turning over in two offseasons. If the club survives this and comes back to the IFCF: well done, and you deserve your reputation. If not: it's been 15 amazing years. The level of competition is incredible, and that a well-respected WSR AFC could so dramatically fall down is a testament to how good the league's become, and how much small things matter. For now, however, the board is sticking with Franco, and it looks like the club will try to make at least one more push with the current core - despite being the second oldest club in the league... after Maethoru.

Aminey has taken steps before this season and it's paying off. Maethoru and Straudum have to answer the call, lest the Top League looks very differently one or two years from now. Clubs are in flux, and Miradela's stock is rising too - and can anyone rise with them and the Blues?

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Top League Team of the year

GK Barre Goossen (Schemerdrecht SVV)
RF Ric Boulanger (Aminey CS)
RB Vinnie Ó Madaidhín (Aminey CS)
RB Lucy (f) Featherborn (Schemerdrecht SVV)
LB Sonny Chiesa (Tanques AOE)
LF Ryōsei Nagatomo (Katashi Azula)
DM Abraham Torre (Miradela GD)
RM Genevieve Orville (Aminey CS)
CM Purelbusak Entatingun (Maethoru SC)
LM Efineha (f) Tesuna'e (Katashi-Kanatsu)
AM Nathaniel Auvergne (Miradela GD)
SS Hurorinul Bonstirthinden (Aminey CS)
RS Tara (f) Number (Miradela GD)
ST Maran Lignanier (Advance Alara)
LS Rex Archer (Aminey CS)

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Second Division & Team of the Year

Through a hell of a final stretch, Maynard AFC will promote back to the highest echelon of Ko-orenite club football! The story of the season was Coloruna de Paraiso's improbable run at the top of the table but they were running on fumes towards the end of spring, and in the end they fall short by four points. Was it focus, fitness, or was it just that Maynard were impossible to beat towards the end? Either way, the southwest remains represented in the Top League despite WSR's relegation, and it's - again - not a club from Willowbourne or Greencaster that goes up. Coloruna might still join them through playoffs, and SC Sokrona get a small reward as well, in the sense of the remaining playoff spot. It's Sokrona at Coloruna for round one, and that winner gets to host the Top League's number 11 - Amandine AdF - and the winner goes/stays up. The success of promoted teams and the small gap between the top two divisions might convince the KFA to expand promotion/relegation even further.

Falling just short - on goal difference - are Bruncester United AFC, who are one of the twelve original Top League teams as well but can't find a way back up so far. Castelo e Calvente CS were in the battle until the last two weeks as well. The rest were all closer to relegation than promotion: Branvon CD (last year's relegators), Sydberg Olympia, Arboren FC, and Fukushira Guerilla. There's a good geographic spread at the second level with all of these teams staying in: mainland's southeast, southwest, northeast, and a team from the eastern islands, respectively. Sterrenwolde FC dip into the relegation playoffs, where their opponents will be either Blanrasco Borealis or April Bassin FC, who are the teams who finished second in the third division South and North respectively. So either we stick to a northern team, or we get another Finisterre team going up (joining Miradela, Branvon, Castelo, and Coloruna!), or it's a team from a place that's as of yet not represented among top teams, just north of the capitals.

That area has a decent club scene, with April Bassin, Myaranowra, and Nyashawill - and you might even count Laringen and Rozenvoorde, and to stretch it further, Tarrashall - but nothing in the top two divisions yet.

Going straight down are Vierciennes Victory, whose surprise promotion from the third already wasn't well received last season, and Teragaseki. The latter were a really good addition to the league for a while, but stagnation led to regression, led to relegation. Coming up are the champions of the third divisions: Odahayashi Revolution (eastern, like Alara, the Katashis, and Fukushira), and Couziers-Olympiques, who are back after a short absence, and they're from Linieux, near Aminey.

Team of the Year
GK Abufe Alelin (SC Sokrona)
RF Kevin Aberg (SC Sokrona)
RB Charley Mellowby (Maynard AFC)
CB Zac Irwin (Sydberg Olympia)
LB Allen Scarshell (Maynard AFC)
LF Larry Janson (Coloruna de Paraiso)
DM Jarvis Fairbeard (Maynard AFC)
RM Noah Kirkham (Castelo e Calvente CS)
CM Joch Oosterveen (Sterrenwolde FC)
LM Benxamin Lamas (Coloruna de Paraiso)
AM Jasunali Mijazawa (Fukushira Guerilla)
SS Narihira Taniuchi (Coloruna de Paraiso)
RS Abel Wigram (Bruncester United AFC)
ST Dornared yOraenaig (Sydberg Olympia)
LS Augustus Greensmith (Bruncester United AFC)

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Financial Southwestern News and Backgrounds from the Corridor, Gehrenna, Leeshire, and the Springlands

Exclusive Interview: Magdalene Buchanan!

The Maynard AFC owner opens up about the struggles of the last half decade and the club's rise after near-bankruptcy. Mrs. Buchanan, thanks for sitting down with us. It must have been interesting being a fly on the wall in the Maynard front office for the last few years, what have you and the club done differently to get where we are?

"It feels like we didn't do much else than before. We took risks, and we still do, and in the past they didn't pan out, and now they do. That goes for the business ventures and the hiring and firing. I'm still fairly well involved with daily operations, and seeing how we signed guys like Mellowby and Scarshell from close by and going for risky transfers from far away with Casabjan and Docherty and seeing it all pan out is so rewarding. I honestly think I gave up years of my life with how the Ounaian league was run, but at the time it was such a good investment. The same goes for the transfers last season, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. But I knew it was always going to go right - it had to."

What do you mean, it had to?

"All of my experience and results, all of my achievements in the past - it's not luck. I built this club, I got us back up to the top."

And what about the calls for resignation up to last summer?

"Those fans can *** off. Not everyone is an expert. Sports fans are the Dunning-Kruger effect at work."

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Before you know it, the season is over. Round 32 in the Top League - and round 33 elsewhere - has come and gone and the IFCF spots have been decided. Most promotions and relegations have gone through as well. The end of WSR AFC as a burgeoning Top League force, Teragaseki's end in the Second Division when promotion was on the cards not too long ago, and Couziers-Olympiques coming back up to the second level. Proud Cirelbourne United going from third to fourth, a move that's easily made downwards but extremely difficult to reverse. Tarrashall Pride, in a bid to become the second club of West Strand Riding (after WSR), also got cut short and will make the same journey down. The six hopeful clubs coming up from the fourth tier include Mawrystwyth, Ansonville Association, Enkumo Diamond - all clubs who have played tier three before - and Aminey's second club, Aminey Avalanche.

But that's not all. After the final whistle of the league matches, there's twenty-two matches still to be played.

Promotion/Relegation Playoffs
Top League <-> Second Division
SC Sokrona, third in tier two, has a grueling schedule with two away matches if they get as far as they can go. First they play at Coloruna de Paraiso, our surprise runners-up, and Sokrona grinds out a slight 2-3 win away through two set piece header goals by unlikely hero and centreback Rafael Dwan. Then they go to Amandine AdF, the #11 of the Top League, with the winner going/staying up. Tension in the air: Amandine haven't been too great lately but surely they've escaped the clutches of lower league football - and mind you, there's a real financial advantage in the top 12. Maybe not as big as elsewhere, but it's noticeable. Kortenhorst opens the score for Sokrona early in the match, Klokgieter makes it 0-2 after half an hour of play from a clever free kick set up, and the purple fans in Granon go nuts. Is it their year? Amandine now bring the big guns, with Delsarte almost exclusively staying forward to pounce on the long direct kicks coming from Bethune and the other defenders, and the undersized Sokrona defence has trouble, but they hold on. A few minutes from the end, Portier scores the 0-3 and now it's final: SC Sokrona are going up to the Top League!

Second Division <-> Third Division
The runners up of tier three, north and south, meet at the southern club's home. Next year it'll be northern, the advantage shifts slightly that way. The South has Blanrasco Borealis from Finisterre, of Miradela, Branvon, and Coloruna fame, and the North sends April Bassin FC, an upstart club just north of the Capitals from rebellious and independent April 'Republic'. April has one big name: Gidhasok Gaunaurinthen, striker, together with a string of decent defenders. Blanrasco has a group of decent players but centreback Paulo Cales stands out, having rejected an offer from Coloruna just the year before. After 90 minutes, it's 3-3, and 30 more minutes don't add any more goals. Penalties go Blanrasco's way, 4-1, so they take on the 10th team from the Second Division, the talented yet unlucky Sterrenwolde FC.

And Sterrenwolde don't go easy on them. Winterwilg scores twice and Ailan adds another for the easiest win of their careers: Blanrasco are shaking in their boots while Sterrenwolde, at home, play freely. 3-0, Sterrenwolde stays up.

Third Division <-> Fourth Division
The two remaining worst clubs of tier three take on all six runners-up of the fourth tier in a two-round session: semifinals and a final for the south, semifinals and a final for the north. In the South, Leeshire United hold nearby Oceanside South End to 0-0 after extra time but the Oceansiders survive on penalties, knocking out tier three Leeshire. We have an extra relegator! Elsewhere, Vurusen Morimare defeat Ferncombe in extra time. The southern final doesn't have extra time, as after 90 minutes seven goals have been scored: Oceanside 4, Vurusen 3.

In the North, Serevne AFC from tier three immediately fall to Mayara Zunemak, 3-4. Lots of high-scoring games, or extra times. Ossendal Grenslanden fall 0-2 to Amillon CdF and their fairly high-powered team (and deep pockets). In round two, it's Mayara Zunemak who hold off Amillon on penalties after 0-0, 3-2.

Universities/Academies
The systems have been huge successes and (mostly) students flock to the stadiums for games at weird times: Tuesday nights, Saturday mornings, that kind of thing. Some universities have very extensive programs, despite continuous rumours about the university system getting an overhaul - not because of football, but because of how the government wants to structure academics. Either way, the University final is Katashi Keizai Daigaku 0–1 Greencaster Business University, with the latter being one of those good-at-sports universities.

The academies are for non-academics, starting out with lower levels of play but by now they're firmly even, if not a little better across the board. Dayfade Soccer Academy 0–1 Arakura Revelation is the final, so instead of getting an all-Yoshiman or all-metropolis (Greencaster/Willowbourne) affair, it's a mix. Greencaster Business University 3–3 Arakura Revelation (3–3 AET) (4–3 pen.) is what we get: lots of goals, strong support on both sides, and a great day for all!

Amateur Leagues
There are 24 Amateur Regions, whose top levels hold 288 teams, and they all play pretty long league phases throughout the year. At the end of it all, the 24 champions go on tour. Eight are given a bye to round two, the rest play in round 1. Now, rounds 1-4 are played during late spring, when the final stages of the Top League are happening as well, but the Amateur final is kept safe until after everything else is done. In this one, it's Ochiba Park FC from Leleia (the island Katashi is on) and Distriteiros, from Ferrovente, Finisterre (where Castelo e Calvente are from). The southern affair gets a surprising amount of marketing - in fact, all 23 playoff games of the amateur systems do - and Ochiba Park FC wins 2-1.

Teams making it to the final eight can apply for promotion to the fourth tier, at the expense of the 12th team of said tier four. It's a brutal affair: it's difficult to get from fourth to third, but it's potentially even more difficult to go from Amateur to fourth. You have to win your Region, then defeat one or two other regional champions, and then provide a case why you should make it in over an already established team - so if a good team finishes fourth in tier four, your case might as well be moot. Either way, three teams make it in: Corollanog in the southwest, Aohivure in the northeast, and Lac Setier in Cote Austral. Yes, not even the amateur champions of Ochiba make it - but they didn't apply either way.

Cup Finals
The biggest games still await us. After years of no cup football, we have two cups now: the Professional Cup, featuring a five-match Casaran stage of just the tier 1 and 2 clubs, then quarterfinals and onwards. The Casaran stage features extra rivalry games, huge affairs between top clubs, etcetera, and that's even before the knockouts. The Casaran stage gave us stuff like:
Gehrenna FC (1) 0–2 Maethoru SC (1) (the Capital Derby)
Sterrenwolde FC (2) 1–1 Schemerdrecht SVV (1) (2–1 AET) (the Intermare Derby)
Maethoru SC (1) 2–2 Maynard AFC (2) (2–2 AET) (9–8 pen.) (a very long game)
Aminey CS (1) 1–1 Miradela GD (1) (2–1 AET) (two top three teams)

And that's without all the big scores, extra times, penalty series (yes, no game may end in a tie here). A lucky club must still win three or four games. The top eight then goes to the quartefinals. Four teams from the Second Division, four teams from the Top League. Miradela, Straudum, both Katashi clubs: none made it in. Now the bottom six clubs were all Second Division teams, so the Top League had an advantage, but the dragon slayers all made it in - and given it's Casaran, they all had to play way more quality opposition.

The quarterfinals saw Maethoru SC eliminate Miradela GD, Bruncester United AFC advance on extra time, Aminey CS barely survive over second tier Maynard AFC (4-3), and Amandine AdF winning a penalty series over SC Sokrona.

The semifinals had Maethoru SC defeat Amandine AdF - who at that point were fighting against relegation in the league - 1-0, and Aminey CS, barreling towards a title and doing incredibly well in those final 10 weeks, defeat Bruncester 5-1! Bonstirthinden scored a hattrick, with Archer out for this game.

And that means that the final was the easiest marketing job in the history of the sport: Aminey CS versus Maethoru SC. 1-1 after 90 minutes, and 1-2 to Maethoru after extra time. Aminey CS took the Top League title, and a week later Maethoru took the Pro Cup. Aminey will probably not have minded that much. Oddkellson scored first, Aoriene equalised in extra time, and then Aiamara scored a lucky cross-but-falls-into-the-net-anyway as Kang's dangerously out of position. Credit to Maethoru, they hid their intentions well.

And then there was the Open Cup, contested by all 512 teams in the Amateur leagues, Academies, Universities, some reserve teams, and all professional and semi-pro teams. There are upsets everywhere, but there's always some Top League teams floating to the top, though not always the ones you expect. The semifinals involved a team from the fourth tier - Huthwich Et Iduloren FC - but they lost to WSR AFC - who had their relegation from the top tier confirmed a week before - 4-0. Tanques AOE, fairly anonymously cruising through the Top League, defeated SC Sokrona (there they are again! Winning pro/rel playoffs, going far in the Pro Cup, and also the Open Cup!) 2-1.

The final was Tanques AOE 1–0 WSR AFC, an all Top League fixture. Bernier rifled in a free kick around the half hour mark, and that's all Tanques needed. They fought off a handful of mediocre attacks, but WSR had little fight left in them.

Supercups
The winners of both cups play each other for the IFCF CWC, and it's Tanques AOE 2–1 Maethoru SC. Entatingun scores first for Maethoru after 58 minutes (a very tepid game thus far) but a Monshouwer brace gets Tanques over the line.

Then lastly, it's the Cup Supercup winner versus the League Champion: the Cote Austral Derby between Tanques AOE and Aminey CS. It's all dark blue all day, with Finisterrais scoring one, Archer scoring another for 2-0, and Walbuck getting one back. Too little, too late. Tanques AOE 1–2 Aminey CS.

And that's the season, folks.

[Ko-oren]

Aevarea League - Ice Hockey Season 8 Previews

You play each opponent six times: three away, three at home. Playoffs are best-of-3 with the top six teams qualifying: 3v6 and 4v5 in the first round, with the top two teams earning a bye. That's not all: the Ko-orenite champion has to face one more challenge after that...

Two teams stand well and truly above the rest this season. For one, it's the Hunters coming back with 5/6th the same first line as last season, with just Veldappel subbed in for Malmstroom. Straudum are similar with five out of six returning starters - there's a significant upgrade at centre with Van April coming in - but half of the second line is gone. Filigana was picked up off the Blizzards on the cheap, Van Honingsweg came in via the women's pathway that opened up due to the Olympics, and Hoogadel fell down from the starting rotation into line 2.

Lamau-Dartha Hunters
Stadium: Tachibana Arena (6300) in Elinum, Sudaefjoll
Titles: 1 /Playoff appearances: 2
Projected finish: 1
First Line: Bertus Bitterboom; Assanor Aiaros, Otaulune (f) Monokudhen; Detger Veldappel, Jacob IJzerkroon, Mathias Loenaren
Second Line: Arend Lepelaar; Gerwin Reigervlier, Shunsuke Yasumoto; Hannes Malmstroom, Aifia Emireno, Pieternella (f) Donkerhazelaar
Star: Bertus Bitterboom / Best Unit: Goalie
Coach: Esther Devante (f, NPH)
They destroyed the competition last season, made the final, and lost that after a 1-0 series lead (ending up in a 1-2 series loss to Launott). They have the material to go back to the final and then some. Two of the four best players in the league are under contract in Elinum, in Bitterboom and Loenaren, two players that will also dominate Ko-orenite WCOH squads for about another half-decade (Bitterboom is 20, Loenaren 25). A team that was already strong is only getting stronger, but perhaps that is only natural with the incredible influx of Sudaefjoll ice hockey talent these days.

Straudum Ice
Stadium: Marten Kuijper Stadion (12500) in Straudum, Sudaefjoll
Titles: /Playoff appearances: 1
Projected finish: 2
First Line: Kristo Laaksoog; Gerhild (f) Casselaer, Petrus Roodplataan; Woutre Heerekornuit, Robert Dartett, Tiele van April
Second Line: Helena (f) van Honingsweg; Kyorlish Filigana, Johannes Waldekker; Airifo Aereph, Baul Corwild, Eward Hoogadel
Star: Tiele van April / Best Unit: Centre
Coach: Jeanne-Luce Varelin (f, QUE)
Straudum have thrown a lot of Koronas against their second line and it should help them be competitive during all 60 minutes, and that in turn gives them a huge leg up over the other teams. As said, Van April and Van Honingsweg are massive additions, and let's not forget that with Casselaer and Heerekornuit, they have a very well-rounded team. Van April might be the best talent to come out of southwest Sudaefjoll in a long while - and potentially the best player on that team already. Not bad for a team that was 9th last year.

Almost certain to finish third are Noordrug, also with some incredible signings as winners of the off-season (Straudum's second line moves were impressive but Noordrug took it further).

Noordrug Bi-state
Stadium: Stefansson's Backyard (5500) in Lysager, Nordoren
Titles: /Playoff appearances: 1
Projected finish: 3
First Line: Leonard Oosterhulst; Paulus Versnip, Aedeti Aenec; Tiele Loenaren, Kjell IJsberg, Pieter Zwanenzanger
Second Line: Reinaard Wildregen; Wolfram Senveld, Aelada Aubime; Adelhard Avondster, Veerle (f) Hazelaar, Willem Gaaidoorn
Star: Aedeti Aenec / Best Unit: Goalie
Coach: Floris van Overheem
A bit of a surprise at third. The Lysager team never excelled in anything: small fanbase, small catchment area when it comes to players, but over time, they have built a team that players really want to play for. Securing Aenec - and convincing a proud Aerellen to play on the mainland! - started a trend, and with Zwanenzanger coming from the youth department, they have a captain and a long-term starting point to build a team around. With IJsberg and (the other) Loenaren there as well, that's a very good team.

Leading a group of outside playoff contenders are Launott, maybe just slightly ahead of the Storm - our first Aerellen team - as well as Serevne and Arboren. From then on, it gets muddy: any team could realistically beat any team on any day.

Launott Polar Bears
Stadium: Jonsson's Backyard (7900) in Launott, Nordoren
Titles: 2 /Playoff appearances: 3
Projected finish: 4
First Line: Per Janszoon; Riquard Winterhaag, Moen van April; Adome van Haarberg, Moen de Zwaluw, Albert van Eikland
Second Line: Amfa (f) Aemul; Didhadhan Gagepunau, Emdo Aesarure; Hendrika (f) Hazelaar, Christiaan van Tuinderbeek, Carl Matteuszoon
Star: Moen de Zwaluw / Best Unit: Wingers
Coach: Marten Kuijper
Arguably the Polar Bears - your reigning Ko-orenite champions - have two of the best 10 players in the league in De Zwaluw (23) and Janszoon (27). A bit of an older team (and that experience got them a title last year where most teams have been jumping on younger and younger talent). Having Marten Kuijper as a coach isn't bad either, even if it's just to mess with Straudum (for a laugh, see what their stadium's called).

South Aevanna Storm
Stadium: The Dome (17000) in Aevanna, Aerellen
Titles: 1 /Playoff appearances: 3
Projected finish: 5
First Line: Ausugo Aurtinia; Aennirin Ehoni, Aodofe Aoalen; Aerine Aorifi, Augane Evos, Aobde Aes
Second Line: Aedana (f) Aobsa; Aihoba Aomrella, Aonalaira Aune; Aemu (f) Ainaru, Aidira Aelora, Aurao Aegofise
Star: Aerine Aorifi / Best Unit: Wingers
Coach: Hiroto Shizuka
The Storm are an interesting bunch. Leading the league in powerplay scoring but otherwise displaying a dismal shots per goal stat, they were more about bolstering an already good team and they managed to do so with an all-Aerellen lineup across both lines - something not many teams can do. Not many teams even want to these days, with the level of talent coming from the mainland rather than the Aerellen islands. This year will be about affirming that they do have a good team capable of getting good results rather than re-inventing the wheel.

Serevne Northerners
Stadium: Aurora Centre (6000) in Serevne, Aerellen
Titles: 1 /Playoff appearances: 1
Projected finish: 6
First Line: Alca Aegumelin; Aogne Asum, Aenoi Alrella; Arinia Aolopei, Eltu (f) Aivubelin, Aelocu Aurtinia
Second Line: Aiane Alacia; Aogilu (f) Aeboloma, Rudolf Hooihaag; Adoda Aedise, Aubeu (f) Aenvelin, Ahole (f) Aerabelin
Star: Alca Aegumelin / Best Unit: Goalie
Coach: Aobuvu Aohofen (f)
This tight community up north are the first to jump on the female future of the Aevarea league. They could have been a bona fide top 4 team but the second line is maybe a little suspect defensively. The team opted to find a lot of players close together in skill that work together very well rather than try and convince a teenager to move to Ko-oren's most remote island... and maybe for the better.

Arboren Vortex
Stadium: The Cathedral (11000) in Arboren, Azuren
Titles: /Playoff appearances:
Projected finish: 7
First Line: Ennu Aosdu; Motofumi Ōhata, Vilokatsu Akinaga; Gen'ichirō Kawasato, Aoralin Aniamisa, Aoere Aegomenna
Second Line: Aodica Ehv; Jannimbee Jyanash, Jasnarkun Piraulerindhen; Alagen Acilea, Izan Aiamalod, Avfu Aev
Star: Aoere Aegomenna / Best Unit: Centre
Coach: Aeromu Aelilure, Kilu Telain
They were second last in the previous season, perhaps surprisingly - they could've been dead last by a mile. Hiring Kilu Telain was their first good move, and they followed it up with the discovery of Aegomenna, a much followed talent at centre that could see the team from Azuren island surpass all teams from Aevanna and Egevea's island (given all of those are supposed to be pretty terrible).

West Coast Blizzards
Stadium: Lacharrailu (10000) in Nyashawill, West Strand Riding
Titles: 1 /Playoff appearances: 1
Projected finish: 8
First Line: Wugeld Zudalu; Telamak Maulurugdin, Kaddarra Nammagun; Jano Darlalu, Teteo Tyorregul, Duive (f) Hazelaar
Second Line: Kyumigana (f) Byunigana; Lisiku Lurthesinkhinten, Gyuggeld (f) Wimegul; Lerambee Werree, Tolligana Rigyuni, Durrall Kyotalla
Star: Wugeld Zudalu / Best Unit: Defencemen
Coach: Lyujara Noshagun (f), Chun Jaragun
Once the cream of the crop, relying on a superior youth development system and churning out Tarrashall talent by the day, the Blizzards have had to reinvent themselves a bit. Lacking a true single anchor to play around, they have invested in the second line, which is really, really good. West Coast talent is still seen frequently throughout the league but they're also losing to Sudaefjoll these days. Hallady Buck is out of the league as the team's mascot (and really good centre).

Aevanna Plains Wanderers
Stadium: The Dome (17000) in Aevanna, Aerellen
Titles: /Playoff appearances: 2
Projected finish: 9
First Line: Aeloris Ainerea; Arisife Alinise, Evsa (f) Aehiv; Aenime Aivobelin, Aone Aenec, Aorinne Aelloma
Second Line: Aesame Aubelin; Azava Aielure, Aovbu Aesuso; Aodeo Aomecara, Motoshi Mizuochi, Aoseso Aodatinia
Star: Aenime Aivobelin / Best Unit: Wingers
Coach: Aehou Ahenna (f)
Look for Aivobelin in their games, he could lead the Wanderers to great things in the future. Not so much in the present, as they're still trying to build a roster. Somehow all of Aevanna fell into a rebuild at the same time, but this team might be out of that first.

Aevanna Scouts
Stadium: The Dome (17000) in Aevanna, Aerellen
Titles: /Playoff appearances: 1
Projected finish: 10
First Line: Aehlo (f) Auhesalin; Ushku (f) Shadongudhen, Aiane Auvia; Aenva Avdu, Aemeve Aenetinia, Birtle Montrose
Second Line: Aran Aelolin; Aegdi Aumf, Aimefo (f) Aehnella; Selene (f) Aholangaunen, Galara Lyorrara, Aubdu (f) Aovufi
Star: Birtle Montrose / Best Unit: Centre
Coach: Aelu Aerolan
You're the biggest team in Aevanna! And you allowed this to happen? The Scouts-Explorers-Mariners rivalries (yes, three teams, originally) have really lost shine. Have some self-respect. But rather, they'd try to get back to the top of the league using old methods that have been proven thoroughly outdated and every team above them will remind them of that.

Egevea Islanders
Stadium: The Boombox (8500) in Egevea, Aerellen
Titles: 1 /Playoff appearances:
Projected finish: 11
First Line: Elsbet (f) Amandelaar; Aolare Aemo, Aeroi (f) Aogus; Aerca Aedeise, Enoni (f) Aolubi, Auloo Anevure
Second Line: Anedel Aemel; Aiagune Aorenna, Aleia Aorei; Aiholu Aivedibel, Aelmi Aehu, Area Aitea
Star: Aeroi (f) Aogus / Best Unit: Wingers
Coach: Tom Finngeirsson (GRÆ)
Uhm, Egevea, everything alright? Finngeirsson was promised quite a lot more to work with, but at least you're out of 12th for the time being. Aerellen talent is spread thinly so Finngeirsson should be able to convince the board to chase mainlanders - especially as someone with no part in this fight, being a foreigner - so why are they dragging their feet?

Clearly last as judged by most of our panel are the Ex-Ma. It's premature, but most had comments to the tune of 'if they don't end up in 12th, I'll eat [item on head, desk, etc]'.

Aevanna Explorers-Mariners
Stadium: The Dome (17000) in Aevanna, Aerellen
Titles: /Playoff appearances:
Projected finish: 12
First Line: Eliun Aoporin; Aelelia Ailane, Aebubu Aol; Yoshitarō Nagakawa, Léopold Duchesneau, Aemu Aebure
Second Line: Anobe Aducise; Dorel Ridionura, Auhege Amnure; Adelhelm Tranenhout, Asea Aireisura, Anoru Aohoi
Star: Aebubu Aol / Best Unit: Centre
Coach: Auri Atirailu
They actively got worse this offseason. With six or seven generational talents coming through, Aevanna signed none of them. This team is a merger of two teams - which used to be the second and third largest teams of the city - but somehow saw most of the good players leave in the years since. Turns out they'll have to start over to find an identity. Aol is a good place to start, but they'll need some 3 or 4 more guys like him.

[Ko-oren]

Aevarea League - Ice Hockey Season 8 Results

##  Team                            P   W   L  OL     WP  Pts   GF   GA  Diff                                                    
01  Straudum Ice                  66  47  19   1   .712   95  231  148   83 1st Round Bye
02  Launott Polar Bears           66  40  26   2   .606   82  154  116   38 1st Round Bye
03  Noordrug Bi-state             66  37  29   6   .561   80  165  142   23 Playoffs
04  Lamau-Dartha Hunters          66  36  30   5   .545   77  154  108   46 Playoffs
05  Aevanna Plains Wanderers      66  34  32   8   .515   76  179  187   -8 Playoffs
06  West Coast Blizzards          66  35  31   2   .530   72  130  129    1 Playoffs
07  South Aevanna Storm           66  31  35   7   .470   69  176  187  -11
08  Arboren Vortex                66  32  34   4   .485   68  222  243  -21
09  Serevne Northerners           66  30  36   7   .455   67  151  170  -19
10  Aevanna Scouts                66  30  36   5   .455   65  213  236  -23
11  Egevea Islanders              66  26  40   9   .394   61  127  151  -24
12  Aevanna Explorers-Mariners    66  18  48   5   .273   41  116  201  -85

Team of the Year
G Bertus Bitterboom (20) - Lamau-Dartha Hunters
RD Gerhild (f) Casselaer (22) - Straudum Ice
LD Aedeti Aenec (26) - Noordrug Bi-state
RW Woutre Heerekornuit (27) - Straudum Ice
LW Moen de Zwaluw (23) - Launott Polar Bears
C Aorinne Aelloma (27) - Aevanna Plains Wanderers

U21 of the Year
1 G Bertus Bitterboom (20) - Lamau-Dartha Hunters
2 C Aoere Aegomenna (19) - Arboren Vortex
3 C Tiele van April (20) - Straudum Ice

Goals
1 C Birtle Montrose (21) - Aevanna Scouts
2 C Aoere Aegomenna (19) - Arboren Vortex
3 C Tiele van April (20) - Straudum Ice

Points
1 RW Woutre Heerekornuit (27) - Straudum Ice
2 C Tiele van April (20) - Straudum Ice
3 RW Aenva Avdu (25) - Aevanna Scouts

Save%
1 G Per Janszoon (27) - Launott Polar Bears
2 G Bertus Bitterboom (20) - Lamau-Dartha Hunters
3 G Wugeld Zudalu (25) - West Coast Blizzards

Postseason
Round 1
Noordrug Bi-state (1) 2–3 West Coast Blizzards (1)
West Coast Blizzards (1) 3–2 Noordrug Bi-state (1)

Lamau-Dartha Hunters (1) 2–1 Aevanna Plains Wanderers (1)
Aevanna Plains Wanderers (1) 1–1 Lamau-Dartha Hunters (1) (1–2 OT)

Round 2
Straudum Ice (1) 4–7 West Coast Blizzards (1)
West Coast Blizzards (1) 0–1 Straudum Ice (1)
Straudum Ice (1) 4–0 West Coast Blizzards (1)

Launott Polar Bears (1) 2–1 Lamau-Dartha Hunters (1)
Lamau-Dartha Hunters (1) 0–0 Launott Polar Bears (1) (1–0 OT)
Launott Polar Bears (1) 2–1 Lamau-Dartha Hunters (1)

Final
Straudum Ice (1) 2–4 Launott Polar Bears (1)
Launott Polar Bears (1) 6–1 Straudum Ice (1)

Stats

Team                         GF    SOGF     GA    SOGA    Sv%     S/Goal PP Opp     PP%      PK%    FOW%
Straudum Ice               231    2113    148    2020    0,927     9,1    159    0,258    0,739    51,2
Launott Polar Bears        154    1920    116    2021    0,943    12,5    189    0,212    0,656    50,2
Noordrug Bi-state          165    2004    142    1938    0,927    12,1    191    0,176    0,767    49,8
Lamau-Dartha Hunters       154    2006    108    1873    0,942    13,0    176    0,159    0,733    50,1
Aevanna Plains Wanderers   179    1971    187    2006    0,907    11,0    178    0,228    0,678    50,4
West Coast Blizzards       130    2003    129    1978    0,935    15,4    177    0,161    0,740    49,8
South Aevanna Storm        176    2052    187    2032    0,908    11,7    169    0,233    0,736    50,5
Arboren Vortex             222    2139    243    2118    0,885     9,6    196    0,161    0,817    49,4
Serevne Northerners        151    2004    170    2016    0,916    13,3    201    0,236    0,676    50,6
Aevanna Scouts             213    1961    236    2030    0,884     9,2    164    0,254    0,670    50,0
Egevea Islanders           127    1981    151    1974    0,924    15,6    190    0,218    0,652    49,0
Aevanna Explorers-Mariners 116    1969    201    2117    0,905    17,0    201    0,278    0,836    49,0

Highest scoring games
Round 50 Razhuditla 30 16:00: Arboren Vortex 11-8 Aevanna Scouts @ The Cathedral, Arboren (Att: 8012 - Cap:11000). Shots: 43-41 Powerplay: 3-1 Faceoffs: 59-41
Round 32 Kidignir 25 18:30: Arboren Vortex 12-4 Aevanna Explorers-Mariners @ The Cathedral, Arboren (Att: 7911 - Cap:11000). Shots: 37-39 Powerplay: 0-4 Faceoffs: 52-48
Round 32 Kidignir 26 21:00: Noordrug Bi-state 8-7 Aevanna Scouts @ Stefansson's Backyard, Lysager (Att: 5500 - Cap:5500). Shots: 29-34 Powerplay: 7-1 Faceoffs: 36-64
Round 47 Razhuditla 22 18:30: Aevanna Scouts 7-8 Straudum Ice @ The Dome, Aevanna (Att: 8469 - Cap:17000). Shots: 36-39 Powerplay: 3-2 Faceoffs: 58-42
Round 14 Zedhasim 21 18:30: Straudum Ice 11-2 Aevanna Scouts @ Marten Kuijper Stadion, Straudum (Att: 7561 - Cap:12500). Shots: 43-24 Powerplay: 4-1 Faceoffs: 54-46
Round 32 Kidignir 25 16:00: South Aevanna Storm 3-10 Aevanna Plains Wanderers @ The Dome, Aevanna (Att: 11814 - Cap:17000). Shots: 25-31 Powerplay: 4-2 Faceoffs: 60-40
Round 33 Kidignir 28 16:00: Straudum Ice 9-4 West Coast Blizzards @ Marten Kuijper Stadion, Straudum (Att: 7592 - Cap:12500). Shots: 33-21 Powerplay: 3-3 Faceoffs: 65-35
Round 44 Razhuditla 15 16:00: South Aevanna Storm 9-4 Aevanna Scouts @ The Dome, Aevanna (Att: 11529 - Cap:17000). Shots: 39-38 Powerplay: 7-3 Faceoffs: 61-39
Round 44 Razhuditla 16 21:00: Arboren Vortex 8-5 Aevanna Plains Wanderers @ The Cathedral, Arboren (Att: 7934 - Cap:11000). Shots: 39-31 Powerplay: 4-5 Faceoffs: 65-35
Round 25 Kidignir 10 18:30: West Coast Blizzards 9-3 Arboren Vortex @ Lacharrailu, Nyashawill (Att: 7547 - Cap:10000). Shots: 54-34 Powerplay: 1-1 Faceoffs: 35-65
Round 41 Razhuditla 10 18:30: Straudum Ice 11-1 Aevanna Plains Wanderers @ Marten Kuijper Stadion, Straudum (Att: 7550 - Cap:12500). Shots: 38-18 Powerplay: 5-0 Faceoffs: 36-64
Round 61 Pithelelash 17 16:00: Aevanna Scouts 11-1 Arboren Vortex @ The Dome, Aevanna (Att: 7684 - Cap:17000). Shots: 30-26 Powerplay: 1-4 Faceoffs: 53-47
Round 62 Pithelelash 19 16:00: Arboren Vortex 8-4 Serevne Northerners @ The Cathedral, Arboren (Att: 8207 - Cap:11000). Shots: 31-29 Powerplay: 3-2 Faceoffs: 41-59

Highest win margins
Round 41 Razhuditla 10 18:30: Straudum Ice 11-1 Aevanna Plains Wanderers @ Marten Kuijper Stadion, Straudum (Att: 7865 - Cap:12500). Shots: 42-36 Powerplay: 2-3 Faceoffs: 65-35
Round 61 Pithelelash 17 16:00: Aevanna Scouts 11-1 Arboren Vortex @ The Dome, Aevanna (Att: 8007 - Cap:17000). Shots: 42-35 Powerplay: 4-1 Faceoffs: 50-50
Round 14 Zedhasim 21 18:30: Straudum Ice 11-2 Aevanna Scouts @ Marten Kuijper Stadion, Straudum (Att: 7764 - Cap:12500). Shots: 39-28 Powerplay: 4-4 Faceoffs: 49-51
Round 28 Kidignir 16 16:00: Arboren Vortex 10-1 Aevanna Scouts @ The Cathedral, Arboren (Att: 8003 - Cap:11000). Shots: 44-35 Powerplay: 2-0 Faceoffs: 38-62
Round 48 Razhuditla 24 18:30: Arboren Vortex 1-10 Egevea Islanders @ The Cathedral, Arboren (Att: 7701 - Cap:11000). Shots: 19-37 Powerplay: 3-1 Faceoffs: 42-58
Round 32 Kidignir 25 18:30: Arboren Vortex 12-4 Aevanna Explorers-Mariners @ The Cathedral, Arboren (Att: 8101 - Cap:11000). Shots: 39-35 Powerplay: 6-4 Faceoffs: 50-50
Round 32 Kidignir 25 16:00: South Aevanna Storm 3-10 Aevanna Plains Wanderers @ The Dome, Aevanna (Att: 11911 - Cap:17000). Shots: 32-39 Powerplay: 2-7 Faceoffs: 39-61
Round 41 Razhuditla 10 21:00: Lamau-Dartha Hunters 9-2 Arboren Vortex @ Tachibana Arena, Elinum (Att: 6300 - Cap:6300). Shots: 33-32 Powerplay: 1-0 Faceoffs: 42-58
Round 59 Pithelelash 13 16:00: Noordrug Bi-state 9-2 Aevanna Plains Wanderers @ Stefansson's Backyard, Lysager (Att: 5500 - Cap:5500). Shots: 32-31 Powerplay: 5-3 Faceoffs: 54-46
Round 7 Zedhasim 5 16:00: Serevne Northerners 1-8 Arboren Vortex @ Aurora Centre, Serevne (Att: 6000 - Cap:6000). Shots: 35-34 Powerplay: 3-1 Faceoffs: 54-46
Round 9 Zedhasim 9 18:30: Straudum Ice 8-1 Arboren Vortex @ Marten Kuijper Stadion, Straudum (Att: 8210 - Cap:12500). Shots: 33-24 Powerplay: 2-2 Faceoffs: 48-52
Round 25 Kidignir 10 16:00: Launott Polar Bears 8-1 South Aevanna Storm @ Jonsson's Backyard, Launott (Att: 7900 - Cap:7900). Shots: 39-26 Powerplay: 4-3 Faceoffs: 57-43
Round 59 Pithelelash 13 18:30: Egevea Islanders 1-8 Arboren Vortex @ The Boombox, Egevea (Att: 8269 - Cap:8500). Shots: 26-36 Powerplay: 1-5 Faceoffs: 41-59
Round 38 Razhuditla 4 16:00: Aevanna Plains Wanderers 7-0 Aevanna Scouts @ The Dome, Aevanna (Att: 11745 - Cap:17000). Shots: 39-24 Powerplay: 3-1 Faceoffs: 49-51

Lower Leagues

East                             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD    Win % 
 1 Aerellen Naturals                 54   43   5   6   205   92 +113    0.843
 2 Altiora Originals                 54   31   5  18   187  141  +46    0.620
 3 Norstadd Triangles                54   25  10  19   176  127  +49    0.556
 4 Linde Rapids                      54   27   6  21   179  167  +12    0.556
 5 Aethutarovol Aenoph               54   25   9  20   156  150   +6    0.546
 6 Avimoren Orcas                    54   24  10  20   147  146   +1    0.537
 7 Lamau Ambers                      54   26   5  23   157  164   −7    0.528
 8 Luna Mammoths                     54   20   5  29   132  152  −20    0.417
 9 Aogamatsu Alaran Dragons          54    9   8  37   109  198  −89    0.241
10 Shinsen Navigators                54    7   3  44    89  200 −111    0.157

   West                             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD    Win % 
 1 Mewinurra Leopards                54   37   5  12   175   92  +83    0.731
 2 Schemerdrecht Merchants           54   33  13   8   174  108  +66    0.731
 3 Sorerla Skaters                   54   33   8  13   181  114  +67    0.685
 4 Northwest Extreme                 54   33   7  14   192  125  +67    0.676
 5 Zilvernaald Needles               54   26   7  21   161  149  +12    0.546
 6 Saimaga Warriors                  54   23   7  24   144  154  −10    0.491
 7 Monradhau Mountain Spirits        54   20   8  26   138  147   −9    0.444
 8 South Mayara River Spirits        54   12   5  37   105  194  −89    0.269
 9 Chalya West Cape                  54   11   2  41   103  198  −95    0.222
10 Zuidplat Rovers                   54    9   4  41   103  195  −92    0.204

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Week 12 DIV Tharathju 35 19:00 - Aerellen Explosions 14-40 Schemerdrecht 65ers (Northern Arena, Aevanna att. 27549/32000, 0C Blizzard/snowstorm)
ToP: 28:09-31:51 / Total Yds: 337-404 / 1st Downs: 25-18 / 3rd %: 33-47 / Pass Att: 23-37 / Pass Comp: 14-22 / Pass Comp%: 62,8-58,2 / Sacks: 7-5 / Fum TA: 1-1 / Int TA: 2-0 / Pen: 6-5

Week 12 DIV Tharathju 35 19:00 - Noordrug Astronauts 36-10 Schemerdrecht Admirals (The Glacier, Launott att. 28000/28000, -1C Blizzard/snowstorm)
ToP: 35:50-24:10 / Total Yds: 420-276 / 1st Downs: 21-22 / 3rd %: 42-40 / Pass Att: 35-35 / Pass Comp: 19-23 / Pass Comp%: 55,2-66,8 / Sacks: 7-8 / Fum TA: 2-1 / Int TA: 0-1 / Pen: 5-8

Week 12 DIV Tharathju 36 19:00 - Willowbourne Saints 19-34 Eaglebury Emperors (Willowbowl, Willowbourne att. 55000/55000, 12C Sunny)
ToP: 30:22-29:38 / Total Yds: 345-382 / 1st Downs: 22-20 / 3rd %: 49-46 / Pass Att: 37-19 / Pass Comp: 27-11 / Pass Comp%: 73-56 / Sacks: 7-4 / Fum TA: 1-1 / Int TA: 1-1 / Pen: 3-7

Week 12 DIV Tharathju 36 19:00 - Mayara Destroyers 0-13 Greencaster Godspeed (Exhibition Centre, Mayara att. 38931/41000, 16C Cloudy and rainy)
ToP: 30:42-29:18 / Total Yds: 311-342 / 1st Downs: 20-17 / 3rd %: 41-35 / Pass Att: 13-45 / Pass Comp: 8-30 / Pass Comp%: 64,4-67,6 / Sacks: 3-6 / Fum TA: 1-1 / Int TA: 1-1 / Pen: 2-7

Week 12 DIV Tharathju 36 19:00 - Mayara Wolves 10-22 Mawryshire Centaurs (Wolves' Lair Stadium, Senoren att. 33054/37000, 13C Cloudy and rainy)
ToP: 29:15-30:45 / Total Yds: 341-353 / 1st Downs: 21-21 / 3rd %: 44-40 / Pass Att: 21-34 / Pass Comp: 16-27 / Pass Comp%: 77,6-79,4 / Sacks: 4-4 / Fum TA: 1-1 / Int TA: 1-2 / Pen: 3-8

The 65ers continue a winning streak in horrid conditions northeast, as do their cross-town rivals the Admirals in equally terrible conditions in the same northeast. Lots of snow but we still get a lot of points, with the 65ers now really on track to make the playoffs with a 40-14 demolition of the league's frontrunners. The Astronauts look to be the main candidates for the 2nd place in the east with the 36-10 over the Admirals in a game featuring 15 sacks and two brutal D-lines. In the west, the KCT hosts two games in one weekend with the Destroyers getting shutout by the Godspeed who are absolutely dominant through the air with 30 completed passes, while the Wolves also lose to the visiting Centaurs in a pretty airy game. The remaining game is between two teams that hope to take home the western crown and the first seed in that division for the playoffs, and the Emperors blow this thing wide open with a commanding 34-19 lead early in the fourth quarter, to which no more points are added.

Week 13 DIV Zedhasim 5 19:00 - Schemerdrecht 65ers 7-0 Aminey Caspians (65ers Arena, Schemerdrecht att. 48000/48000, 7C Clear)
ToP: 32:09-27:51 / Total Yds: 314-285 / 1st Downs: 22-20 / 3rd %: 49-46 / Pass Att: 40-46 / Pass Comp: 31-25 / Pass Comp%: 76,4-53,6 / Sacks: 7-2 / Fum TA: 1-0 / Int TA: 0-0 / Pen: 5-8

Week 13 DIV Zedhasim 5 19:00 - Sterrenwolde Dragonflies 14-14 Schemerdrecht Admirals (Het Planetarium, Sterrenwolde att. 46000/46000, 10C Clear)
ToP: 32:04-27:56 / Total Yds: 355-301 / 1st Downs: 17-20 / 3rd %: 44-25 / Pass Att: 44-33 / Pass Comp: 27-24 / Pass Comp%: 62-73 / Sacks: 4-8 / Fum TA: 1-0 / Int TA: 1-3 / Pen: 4-5

Week 13 DIV Zedhasim 6 19:00 - Mayara Wolves 16-10 Greencaster Godspeed (Wolves' Lair Stadium, Senoren att. 37000/37000, 9C Some rain)
ToP: 31:37-28:23 / Total Yds: 353-289 / 1st Downs: 18-21 / 3rd %: 48-48 / Pass Att: 20-39 / Pass Comp: 14-24 / Pass Comp%: 68,2-60,8 / Sacks: 0-1 / Fum TA: 1-1 / Int TA: 1-0 / Pen: 9-9

Week 13 DIV Zedhasim 6 19:00 - Mayara Destroyers 44-30 Willowbourne Saints (Exhibition Centre, Mayara att. 37819/41000, 7C Some rain)
ToP: 32:49-27:11 / Total Yds: 420-401 / 1st Downs: 22-23 / 3rd %: 49-47 / Pass Att: 13-40 / Pass Comp: 9-28 / Pass Comp%: 72,8-69,2 / Sacks: 0-5 / Fum TA: 1-2 / Int TA: 1-0 / Pen: 3-9

A short week with four games in total; the 65ers defeat the Caspians in a game that should have seen far more points than it did, with a combined 56 pass completions and only one turnover. Redzone offence was horrible but for the most part teams didn't even get there, stalling out on their own half. This game had the highest number of punts out of any game so far. Sterrenwolde completed another tie, this time to the Admirals, telling both teams that it's probably not working out. In addition, this is the Dragonflies' third tie this year - whoa! The Capitals host two more games this week with the Wolves playing in Senoren and the Destroyers taking over Mayara for a day. This time, both teams win (instead of the 0-2 last week) with the Wolves gearing up for a wild card with the Godspeed reeling on their second visit to the KCT in two weeks.The Destroyers and Saints post a shootout with 74 points on 37 catches - the winning Destroyers only adding nine of those, with a bruising run game that puts 420 yards on the stat sheet. One of the weirder games and even stranger outcomes so far.

Week 14 DIV Zedhasim 11 19:00 - Noordrug Astronauts 16-0 Schemerdrecht 65ers (The Glacier, Launott att. 27376/28000, 2C Partially cloudy with snow)
ToP: 33:38-26:22 / Total Yds: 356-252 / 1st Downs: 15-24 / 3rd %: 57-35 / Pass Att: 18-34 / Pass Comp: 13-19 / Pass Comp%: 71,2-55,8 / Sacks: 2-5 / Fum TA: 1-1 / Int TA: 0-2 / Pen: 7-6

Week 14 DIV Zedhasim 11 19:00 - Aerellen Explosions 23-3 Sterrenwolde Dragonflies (Northern Arena, Aevanna att. 27066/32000, 2C Partially cloudy with snow)
ToP: 35:14-24:46 / Total Yds: 380-273 / 1st Downs: 19-19 / 3rd %: 38-31 / Pass Att: 27-25 / Pass Comp: 18-12 / Pass Comp%: 68-48 / Sacks: 6-0 / Fum TA: 1-0 / Int TA: 2-0 / Pen: 3-3

Week 14 DIV Zedhasim 12 19:00 - Schemerdrecht Admirals 27-0 Aminey Caspians (Orange Bowl, Schemerdrecht att. 36454/54000, 5C Gloomy and rainy)
ToP: 35:43-24:17 / Total Yds: 427-264 / 1st Downs: 25-20 / 3rd %: 50-44 / Pass Att: 32-41 / Pass Comp: 24-30 / Pass Comp%: 76,4-72,6 / Sacks: 8-2 / Fum TA: 0-1 / Int TA: 1-1 / Pen: 5-5

Week 14 DIV Zedhasim 12 19:00 - Mayara Destroyers 14-26 Eaglebury Emperors (Exhibition Centre, Mayara att. 41000/41000, 6C Sunny)
ToP: 30:26-29:34 / Total Yds: 348-400 / 1st Downs: 13-18 / 3rd %: 47-46 / Pass Att: 19-18 / Pass Comp: 10-10 / Pass Comp%: 53,6-53,4 / Sacks: 6-2 / Fum TA: 1-1 / Int TA: 0-1 / Pen: 9-4

Week 14 DIV Zedhasim 12 19:00 - Willowbourne Saints 35-13 Mayara Wolves (Willowbowl, Willowbourne att. 55000/55000, 11C Overcast)
ToP: 35:01-24:59 / Total Yds: 428-313 / 1st Downs: 13-29 / 3rd %: 45-40 / Pass Att: 30-40 / Pass Comp: 24-18 / Pass Comp%: 80,4-45,6 / Sacks: 6-4 / Fum TA: 1-1 / Int TA: 1-3 / Pen: 3-3

Week 14 DIV Zedhasim 12 19:00 - Greencaster Godspeed 13-10 Mawryshire Centaurs (Surbourneshire Square, Greencaster att. 45867/65000, 12C Intermittent rain)
ToP: 31:02-28:58 / Total Yds: 337-334 / 1st Downs: 23-32 / 3rd %: 41-44 / Pass Att: 46-33 / Pass Comp: 24-25 / Pass Comp%: 52,6-76,4 / Sacks: 5-4 / Fum TA: 0-1 / Int TA: 2-0 / Pen: 4-4

Most teams have five more attempts to fill out the win column, some have four. The playoff push has started. Noordrug shuts out the 65ers to put them rudely back in their place, with every dropback counting for something: 18 attempts, 13 catches. That's the kind of stats we love. The 65ers would have wanted to get at least a field goal out of a broken down drive, but it was not to be, and the two redzone interceptions they came up with didn't help beyond keeping the scoreline small. Aerellen also hosted and had little trouble with a pretty terrible Sterrenwolde team.They recorded 6 sacks, a 68% pass completion rate, and a +3 turnover rate, and yet only managed 23 points. The third game in the east is another shutout, the Admirals trying to prove that they're in the fight while it's pretty much over for Aminey.

The Eastern playoff battle is on: Noordrug and Aerellen are fighting for first seed, both Schemerdrecht clubs are battling to become 3rd seed, with the loser dropping out. Aminey and Sterrenwolde are practically done.
The Western playoff battle is wide open: Mawryshire are looking precarious and almost out, both Mayara clubs have a path to 2nd or 3rd seed. Greencaster, Willowbourne, and Eaglebury look the strongest candidates to fill out all three seeds, though. Willowbourne is the big candidate for first seed. Eaglebury and the Destroyers could both make third seed after a horrid season start.

Week 15 RIVAL Zedhasim 17 19:00 - Sterrenwolde Dragonflies 13-9 Aminey Caspians (Het Planetarium, Sterrenwolde att. 40443/46000, 4C Clear, Lightning)
ToP: 31:03-28:57 / Total Yds: 339-299 / 1st Downs: 22-22 / 3rd %: 39-41 / Pass Att: 37-40 / Pass Comp: 22-23 / Pass Comp%: 58,8-57,2 / Sacks: 3-0 / Fum TA: 0-1 / Int TA: 1-2 / Pen: 8-2

Week 15 RIVAL Zedhasim 17 19:00 - Willowbourne Saints 10-21 Greencaster Godspeed (Willowbowl, Willowbourne att. 55000/55000, 10C Clear)
ToP: 30:52-29:08 / Total Yds: 345-322 / 1st Downs: 22-18 / 3rd %: 47-46 / Pass Att: 33-43 / Pass Comp: 22-32 / Pass Comp%: 67,8-75,2 / Sacks: 0-0 / Fum TA: 0-1 / Int TA: 0-0 / Pen: 8-8

Week 15 RIVAL Zedhasim 18 19:00 - Schemerdrecht 65ers 12-0 Schemerdrecht Admirals (65ers Arena, Schemerdrecht att. 48000/48000, 4C Cloudy)
ToP: 31:53-28:07 / Total Yds: 336-286 / 1st Downs: 23-19 / 3rd %: 48-36 / Pass Att: 41-20 / Pass Comp: 24-11 / Pass Comp%: 59,4-53,6 / Sacks: 4-9 / Fum TA: 1-1 / Int TA: 2-0 / Pen: 4-4

Week 15 RIVAL Zedhasim 18 19:00 - Mayara Wolves 20-24 Mayara Destroyers (Wolves' Lair Stadium, Senoren att. 37000/37000, 6C Sunny)
ToP: 31:56-28:04 / Total Yds: 377-354 / 1st Downs: 18-19 / 3rd %: 44-46 / Pass Att: 36-13 / Pass Comp: 22-8 / Pass Comp%: 60,2-58,8 / Sacks: 2-2 / Fum TA: 1-1 / Int TA: 1-1 / Pen: 4-4

Week 15 RIVAL Zedhasim 18 19:00 - Mawryshire Centaurs 10-14 Eaglebury Emperors (Hertfield, Mawrystwyth att. 33000/33000, 6C Gloomy)
ToP: 29:49-30:11 / Total Yds: 317-340 / 1st Downs: 15-25 / 3rd %: 28-49 / Pass Att: 25-15 / Pass Comp: 20-11 / Pass Comp%: 79,2-73,8 / Sacks: 0-0 / Fum TA: 2-1 / Int TA: 0-0 / Pen: 1-4

Week 15 RIVAL Zedhasim 18 19:00 - Noordrug Astronauts 19-12 Aerellen Explosions (The Glacier, Launott att. 28000/28000, 0C Overcast)
ToP: 33:25-26:35 / Total Yds: 366-312 / 1st Downs: 22-20 / 3rd %: 49-36 / Pass Att: 32-19 / Pass Comp: 20-12 / Pass Comp%: 63,4-61,6 / Sacks: 6-5 / Fum TA: 2-1 / Int TA: 0-1 / Pen: 4-2

And there it is! The second rival week. Sterrenwolde defeats Aminey under an unpredictable sky for only their third win of the season. It's all gone terribly wrong in Intermare's southern end. Aminey won't be feeling much better, this being the fifth consecutive loss for the Cote Austral club, and they'll feel like this should have been their win any other day of the year. The cities share 31 points with Greencaster getting a very necessary win in their playoff chase, while Willowbourne gives up ground to the rest of the field in the western division. The Schemerdrecht derby yields a 4-field goal shutout an not exactly a game anyone will want to look back on, and even though the Admirals defence was extremely powerful it doesn't do much if your offence gives the ball straight back but in a worse field position. The Capital derby has the Destroyers inch closer to third seed while they personally kick the Wolves a little further down the ranking. The Emperors take advantage of an unfocused Centaurs side to join the Destroyers in the 'so close' camp, and lastly the northeastern rivalry has the Astronauts win again and the Explosions have finally given up first place in the East to their opponents in this game!

Week 16 DIV Zedhasim 23 19:00 - Aminey Caspians 7-6 Aerellen Explosions (Stade sur la Baie, Aminey att. 55717/70000, 9C Partially cloudy)
ToP: 30:23-29:37 / Total Yds: 313-344 / 1st Downs: 19-22 / 3rd %: 39-51 / Pass Att: 43-30 / Pass Comp: 24-16 / Pass Comp%: 55,2-52,8 / Sacks: 0-6 / Fum TA: 1-1 / Int TA: 0-1 / Pen: 4-6

Week 16 DIV Zedhasim 23 19:00 - Sterrenwolde Dragonflies 6-7 Noordrug Astronauts (Het Planetarium, Sterrenwolde att. 46000/46000, 2C Cloudy)
ToP: 32:25-27:35 / Total Yds: 304-279 / 1st Downs: 17-20 / 3rd %: 40-39 / Pass Att: 30-25 / Pass Comp: 22-13 / Pass Comp%: 73,8-53,2 / Sacks: 6-8 / Fum TA: 1-0 / Int TA: 2-1 / Pen: 6-7

Week 16 DIV Zedhasim 24 19:00 - Eaglebury Emperors 13-0 Greencaster Godspeed (The Palace, Eaglebury att. 29600/34000, 5C Intermittent rain)
ToP: 32:47-27:13 / Total Yds: 346-257 / 1st Downs: 15-21 / 3rd %: 53-39 / Pass Att: 24-49 / Pass Comp: 15-34 / Pass Comp%: 61,6-69,4 / Sacks: 3-3 / Fum TA: 0-0 / Int TA: 0-2 / Pen: 9-3

Week 16 DIV Zedhasim 24 19:00 - Mawryshire Centaurs 10-32 Willowbourne Saints (Hertfield, Mawrystwyth att. 33000/33000, 5C Intermittent rain)
ToP: 27:20-32:40 / Total Yds: 312-416 / 1st Downs: 11-19 / 3rd %: 45-51 / Pass Att: 37-42 / Pass Comp: 18-29 / Pass Comp%: 48,6-68,4 / Sacks: 1-7 / Fum TA: 0-0 / Int TA: 0-0 / Pen: 3-5

Not long to go now, and with a few byes still to go the playoff picture is hard to calculate. Aminey hands the Explosions a second straight loss - this coming to a five-win team! Aerellen has chosen a very bad time to fall off a cliff. All Aminey needed was one scoring drive, as for the fifth straight game Aminey can't score more than 10 points - and they still went 2-3 in that stretch. The Ko-orenite league, everyone. The Astronauts do win and take ownership of first place by themselves. Eaglebury picks apart a Godspeed team that 1) had more possession, 2) committed fewer penalties, and 3) committed fewer turnovers by a mile and 4) completed more passes. How did they lose this?!

We end the week with Willowbourne taking revenge for last week, a 22-point demolition of a Centaurs team that has accepted that this really isn't their year and hoping for a third seed to win three lucky games isn't going to go anywhere.

Week 17 DIV Zedhasim 29 19:00 - Sterrenwolde Dragonflies 0-10 Schemerdrecht 65ers (Het Planetarium, Sterrenwolde att. 46000/46000, 5C Sunny)
ToP: 31:01-28:59 / Total Yds: 309-315 / 1st Downs: 22-14 / 3rd %: 34-42 / Pass Att: 43-25 / Pass Comp: 32-17 / Pass Comp%: 75-69 / Sacks: 0-3 / Fum TA: 1-2 / Int TA: 1-1 / Pen: 4-7

Week 17 DIV Zedhasim 29 19:00 - Noordrug Astronauts 10-0 Aminey Caspians (The Glacier, Launott att. 28000/28000, -4C Gloomy and snowy)
ToP: 31:29-28:31 / Total Yds: 328-271 / 1st Downs: 18-11 / 3rd %: 44-29 / Pass Att: 27-38 / Pass Comp: 14-21 / Pass Comp%: 52-56 / Sacks: 6-6 / Fum TA: 1-2 / Int TA: 1-1 / Pen: 4-1

Week 17 DIV Zedhasim 30 19:00 - Aerellen Explosions 17-13 Schemerdrecht Admirals (Northern Arena, Aevanna att. 27066/32000, -1C Blizzard/snowstorm)
ToP: 33:10-26:50 / Total Yds: 409-308 / 1st Downs: 26-21 / 3rd %: 33-44 / Pass Att: 34-30 / Pass Comp: 17-15 / Pass Comp%: 50,8-50,2 / Sacks: 1-4 / Fum TA: 0-2 / Int TA: 0-0 / Pen: 6-6

Week 17 DIV Zedhasim 30 19:00 - Mayara Wolves 10-21 Eaglebury Emperors (Wolves' Lair Stadium, Senoren att. 37000/37000, 12C Sunny)
ToP: 31:05-28:55 / Total Yds: 315-340 / 1st Downs: 13-22 / 3rd %: 40-59 / Pass Att: 25-15 / Pass Comp: 18-9 / Pass Comp%: 73,8-62,2 / Sacks: 4-4 / Fum TA: 1-1 / Int TA: 1-1 / Pen: 3-7

Week 17 DIV Zedhasim 30 19:00 - Mayara Destroyers 30-0 Mawryshire Centaurs (Exhibition Centre, Mayara att. 41000/41000, 13C Sunny)
ToP: 34:43-25:17 / Total Yds: 416-284 / 1st Downs: 20-20 / 3rd %: 51-44 / Pass Att: 17-30 / Pass Comp: 13-13 / Pass Comp%: 77-44 / Sacks: 3-6 / Fum TA: 1-1 / Int TA: 0-0 / Pen: 9-2

The rich get richer in the East with the 65ers, Astronauts, and Explosions all winning. Aerellen are back to their winning ways in time to secure second seed and hopefully track down first seed in the final game next week. We have our three playoff teams in the east, we just don't know in what order yet.

Eaglebury win again and get hot at the exact right time. They look unstoppable now with five straight wins, charging into third seed. The Destroyers refuse to fall behind for now with a fierce putdown of the Centaurs who are ending this year with less and less to get excited about. There is A LOT to play for with Willowbourne on nine wins, Eaglebury, Greencaster, and the Wolves on eight, and the Destroyers on seven - only Mawryshire (6) are out. Willowbourne will end up ahead of the Destroyers but with the other candidates avoiding each other, that means they'll still need to beat the Emperors in week 18. Godspeed faces the Destroyers, and it's Centaurs-Wolves.

Week 18 DIV Zedhasim 35 19:00 - Schemerdrecht 65ers 7-27 Aerellen Explosions (65ers Arena, Schemerdrecht att. 48000/48000, 1C Cloudy)
ToP: 27:38-32:22 / Total Yds: 317-398 / 1st Downs: 12-26 / 3rd %: 41-44 / Pass Att: 44-24 / Pass Comp: 30-20 / Pass Comp%: 69-82 / Sacks: 1-8 / Fum TA: 1-2 / Int TA: 0-1 / Pen: 2-2

Week 18 DIV Zedhasim 35 19:00 - Schemerdrecht Admirals 17-13 Noordrug Astronauts (Orange Bowl, Schemerdrecht att. 54000/54000, 1C Cloudy)
ToP: 30:50-29:10 / Total Yds: 337-350 / 1st Downs: 11-18 / 3rd %: 42-38 / Pass Att: 21-32 / Pass Comp: 14-17 / Pass Comp%: 68,8-54,2 / Sacks: 1-7 / Fum TA: 1-1 / Int TA: 1-2 / Pen: 5-5

Week 18 DIV Zedhasim 36 19:00 - Eaglebury Emperors 24-17 Willowbourne Saints (The Palace, Eaglebury att. 31422/34000, 1C Light snow)
ToP: 33:20-26:40 / Total Yds: 390-323 / 1st Downs: 27-16 / 3rd %: 46-53 / Pass Att: 9-40 / Pass Comp: 7-27 / Pass Comp%: 74,4-67,6 / Sacks: 1-0 / Fum TA: 1-2 / Int TA: 0-1 / Pen: 6-3

Week 18 DIV Zedhasim 36 19:00 - Greencaster Godspeed 6-14 Mayara Destroyers (Surbourneshire Square, Greencaster att. 40042/65000, 12C Downpour (rain), Hail)
ToP: 31:00-29:00 / Total Yds: 312-337 / 1st Downs: 15-23 / 3rd %: 49-45 / Pass Att: 43-15 / Pass Comp: 24-10 / Pass Comp%: 55,4-65,6 / Sacks: 5-6 / Fum TA: 1-1 / Int TA: 0-2 / Pen: 6-8

Week 18 DIV Zedhasim 36 19:00 - Mawryshire Centaurs 12-20 Mayara Wolves (Hertfield, Mawrystwyth att. 30748/33000, 4C Light snow)
ToP: 30:40-29:20 / Total Yds: 330-347 / 1st Downs: 17-25 / 3rd %: 39-58 / Pass Att: 29-32 / Pass Comp: 21-23 / Pass Comp%: 71,4-72,6 / Sacks: 2-2 / Fum TA: 1-1 / Int TA: 2-1 / Pen: 5-8

The Astronauts slip up and the Explosions win, by defeating the 65ers, creating a mostly cursed timeline that probably very few would have considered. Noordrug recording seven sacks and winning the turnover battle and still losing is an all-timer for Aerellen, who win themselves by a tonne to ready themselves for the postseason in a major way, even completing over 80% of their passes. We're in business again!

In the West, the Emperors beat the Saints to make everything even more confusing, and the Destroyers - long out - beat the Godspeed, and the only result that goes the bookies' way is the Wolves beating Mawryshire.

Table                       W  L   D   Win%     PF    PA   PD   YF/Gm   YA/Gm YNet/Gm    ToP/Gm   INT/Fum TA Int/Fum GA  TO +/-             Snake
Noordrug Astronauts      11  4   1   0,719   240   168   72   343,6   312,8    30,9   0:32:31     1/1         0,6/1,1    0,4   WWLDWWLWWLWWWWWL
Aerellen Explosions      10  6   0   0,625   303   254   49   373,8   336,1    37,6   0:31:02   0,8/0,9       0,8/0,9    0,0   WWWWLWLLWWLWLLWW
Schemerdrecht 65ers      9   6   1   0,594   218   168   50   333,8   329,9     3,9   0:30:22   0,8/0,8         1/1,1   -0,5   WLWLDWLWLWWWLWWL
Willowbourne Saints      9   6   1   0,594   411   320   91   382,3   350,7    31,6   0:35:02   0,9/0,7       0,7/0,9    0,0   WWLDWWWLWWLLWLWL
Eaglebury Emperors       9   7   0   0,563   220   173   47   344,8   318,9    25,9   0:30:03   0,8/0,9       0,7/0,8    0,3   LLWWLLLLWLWWWWWW
Mayara Wolves            9   7   0   0,563   240   242   -2   334,2   335,5    -1,3   0:31:40     1/0,9      1,1/0,8     0,1   WWLWLWWLWWLWLLLW
Greencaster Godspeed     8   8   0   0,500   209   205    4   318,9   338,1   -19,2   0:29:57   0,9/0,6        1/0,9    -0,4   LLWWLWWWLLWLWWLL
Schemerdrecht Admirals   6   8   2   0,438   205   251  -46   330,9   355,8   -24,9   0:29:18   0,9/1        1,4/0,9    -0,3   LDLWWLWWLLLDWLLW
Mayara Destroyers        7   9   0   0,438   289   329  -40   354,9   374,1   -19,1   0:29:36   0,8/1        0,6/0,9     0,4   LLLLLWWLWLLWLWWW
Mawryshire Centaurs      6  10   0   0,375   190   236  -46   332,1   350,8   -18,7   0:29:39   0,7/0,9      0,8/0,9    -0,1   LWLWLLWWLWWLLLLL
Aminey Caspians          5  11   0   0,313   100   213 -113   309,3   340,9   -31,6   0:29:21   0,7/0,8      1,2/0,9    -0,6   WWLLLWLLWLLLLLWL
Sterrenwolde Dragonflies 3  10   3   0,281   113   179  -66   309,0   324,0   -15,0   0:32:44   1,4/1        0,9/0,6     0,8   LDWDLLLLLLWDLWLL

Underlined: the defining part of each club's season. The East makes up spots 1, 2, 3, 8, 11, and 12 - almost entirely encapsulating the West at 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, and 10.

Playoffs:
West:
1 Willowbourne Saints
2 Eaglebury Emperors v 3 Mayara Wolves

East:
1 Noordrug Astronauts
2 Aerellen Explosions v 3 Schemerdrecht 65ers

[Ko-oren]

Gridiron - Season 52

Divisional Round

Divisional Kidignir 6 14:00 - Eaglebury Emperors 3-6 Mayara Wolves (The Palace, Eaglebury att. 23680/34000, 3C Light snow)
ToP: 31:32-28:28 / Total Yds: 305-295 / 1st Downs: 27-25 / 3rd %: 37-46 / Pass Att: 19-31 / Pass Comp: 13-16 / Pass Comp%: 69,4-50,6 / Sacks: 4-1 / Fum TA: 1-1 / Int TA: 0-0 / Pen: 5-3

Divisional Kidignir 6 19:00 - Aerellen Explosions 30-28 Schemerdrecht 65ers (Northern Arena, Aevanna att. 32000/32000, -4C Cloudy)
ToP: 31:16-28:44 / Total Yds: 401-374 / 1st Downs: 20-28 / 3rd %: 50-34 / Pass Att: 34-33 / Pass Comp: 17-23 / Pass Comp%: 50,4-68,6 / Sacks: 2-0 / Fum TA: 1-0 / Int TA: 2-1 / Pen: 5-1

The Wolves visited Eaglebury as the third seed and came out with a rather un-Wolvesian win. Not only did the defence stop most drives, they also attempted 30+ passes, which is not uncommon under their new system but it's still weird to see the Wolves attempt more than 20 throws a game. In a game that was all about keeping the opponent off your half, the Wolves got just enough chunk plays on enemy territory to win. An even closer margin was seen in the East, with second seed Aerellen winning, Amalir picking off the QB once in a gut-wrenching end of the final 65er drive. No matter what the 65ers did, Aerellen had an answer, calling back to their early-to-mid season winning streak. Aerellen's still got it. The home side converting enough third downs via Joshie, Varafin, and Aolise also helped.

Preliminary Round

Preliminary Kidignir 11 14:00 - Willowbourne Saints 28-13 Mayara Wolves (Willowbowl, Willowbourne att. 55000/55000, 3C Clear)
ToP: 33:25-26:35 / Total Yds: 378-321 / 1st Downs: 17-17 / 3rd %: 49-50 / Pass Att: 37-31 / Pass Comp: 27-18 / Pass Comp%: 73-57 / Sacks: 5-0 / Fum TA: 1-1 / Int TA: 1-1 / Pen: 5-5

Preliminary Kidignir 11 19:00 - Noordrug Astronauts 9-22 Aerellen Explosions (The Glacier, Launott att. 28000/28000, 0C Overcast)
ToP: 28:34-31:26 / Total Yds: 328-386 / 1st Downs: 16-30 / 3rd %: 46-40 / Pass Att: 38-39 / Pass Comp: 18-27 / Pass Comp%: 47,4-68,6 / Sacks: 2-3 / Fum TA: 1-1 / Int TA: 1-0 / Pen: 5-3

The Saints, the best by a margin in the West, won by multiple scores in a game they locked up around half time. Dijk and Burke wreaked havoc on the Wolves O-line, who had too little horsepower to see off rush after rush, in turn giving the QB not enough time to land the ball anywhere near the impressive receiving corps. The Wolves reverted back to a run-first scheme but that was definitely the wrong plan. In the East, the Astronauts, earning first seed after a late-season collapse by Aerellen, fell short as Aerellen found their mid-season form back (also going back to last week at home to the 65ers). A cold day in Launott, with Aerellen getting long drive after long drive, plenty of completions and a roughly mistake-free game outside of Arerira tossing up the ball in the fourth quarter to give Noordrug a last shred of hope.

The Bowl

Bowl Kidignir 16 18:00 - Willowbourne Saints 13-24 Aerellen Explosions (Stade sur la Baie, Aminey att. 70000/70000, 2C Sunny)
ToP: 30:00-30:00 / Total Yds: 342-380 / 1st Downs: 13-16 / 3rd %: 44-40 / Pass Att: 32-24 / Pass Comp: 18-13 / Pass Comp%: 57,8-55,2 / Sacks: 2-5 / Fum TA: 0-1 / Int TA: 1-0 / Pen: 6-3

A long season comes to an end - here's two very deserving teams in Aminey. The Saints open the score via a field goal, but the Explosions hit back before half time with not one, but two touchdowns, Alod running one in and Aimocinia catching an Arerira dart for the second. Both defences held well and found minor successes but the offences found enough room to get something done, in a game with quite few pass completions - but that was all gameplan. The Saints held hope until late, they were down just a single score for most of the game after opening the third quarter with a touchdown drive, but stalled out across the rest of the quarter and half of the fourth, which gave Aerellen enough space to run away and extend the score. Aerellen are our rightful champions!

Awards
Offence of the Year - Willowbourne Saints
Defence of the Year - Schemerdrecht 65ers
Team of the Year - Noordrug Astronauts

League MVP -
QB of the Year - Rem Plasman (Noordrug Astronauts)
RB of the Year - Imes Toredaindin (Mayara Destroyers)
Receiver of the Year - Liriaf Varafin (Aerellen Explosions)
Pass rusher of the Year - Abe Bootsma (Schemerdrecht Admirals)
Defensive back of the Year - Ravenoud Groenlinde (Sterrenwolde Dragonflies)
ST of the Year - Nat Etherquand (Kicker, Greencaster Godspeed)

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Division 2

*  2                                    Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Aerellen Phoenix                      11    9   0   2   148   96  +52    18
 2 Western Mountains Dusk                11    7   0   4   214  137  +77    14
 3 Cote Austral Sails                    11    7   0   4   276  220  +56    14
 4 Llandy Dragons                        11    6   1   4   181  191  −10    13
 5 Myaranowra Polar Stars                11    6   0   5   236  173  +63    12
 6 West Intermare Cerberus               11    6   0   5   198  176  +22    12
 7 Straudum Caps                         11    6   0   5   252  255   −3    12
 8 Capital City Defenders                11    6   0   5   200  213  −13    12
 9 Gehrenna Mountaineers                 11    5   0   6   225  227   −2    10
10 Ansonville Anchors                    11    4   0   7   163  226  −63     8
11 Four Cities Kings                     11    2   1   8   124  236 −112     5
12 Frontier Internationals               11    1   0  10   149  216  −67     2

   2C                                   Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Gehrenna Mountaineers                  6    4   0   2   138  107  +31     8
 2 West Intermare Cerberus                6    3   0   3   149  146   +3     6
 3 Four Cities Kings                      6    2   1   3    99  114  −15     5
 4 Capital City Defenders                 6    2   1   3    98  117  −19     5

   2N                                   Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Myaranowra Polar Stars                 6    5   0   1   131   81  +50    10
 2 Straudum Caps                          6    3   0   3    87   74  +13     6
 3 Aerellen Phoenix                       6    2   0   4   112  108   +4     4
 4 Frontier Internationals                6    2   0   4    83  150  −67     4

   2S                                   Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Western Mountains Dusk                 6    4   1   1   153  105  +48     9
 2 Ansonville Anchors                     6    3   0   3   152  137  +15     6
 3 Llandy Dragons                         6    2   1   3   104  156  −52     5
 4 Cote Austral Sails                     6    2   0   4   119  130  −11     4

Part one of the season has all clubs play all other clubs, followed by an extra home and away series between division rivals.

Western Mountains Dusk   17  11  1   5  367  242  125  23 #1 South
Myaranowra Polar Stars   17  11  0   6  367  254  113  22 #1 North
Aerellen Phoenix         17  11  0   6  260  204   56  22 Wildcard
Cote Austral Sails       17   9  0   8  395  350   45  18
Gehrenna Mountaineers    17   9  0   8  363  334   29  18 #1 Central
West Intermare Cerberus  17   9  0   8  347  322   25  18
Straudum Caps            17   9  0   8  339  329   10  18
Llandy Dragons           17   8  2   7  285  347  -62  18
Capital City Defenders   17   8  1   8  298  330  -32  17
Ansonville Anchors       17   7  0  10  315  363  -48  14
Four Cities Kings        17   4  2  11  223  350 -127  10
Frontier Internationals  17   3  0  14  232  366 -134   6

Semifinals
Western Mountains Dusk 27-16 Aerellen Phoenix
Myaranowra Polar Stars 30-19 Gehrenna Mountaineers

Final
Western Mountains Dusk 29-21 Myaranowra Polar Stars

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Division 3 - Youth & Rookies

*  3E                                   Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Dartha Pelters                         5    3   1   1   115   68  +47     7
 2 Santa Teresa Rosas                     5    3   1   1   107   67  +40     7
 3 Finisterre Mariners                    5    3   0   2    98   94   +4     6
 4 Furune Skies                           5    2   1   2    54   99  −45     5
 5 Katashi Gridiron Football Team         5    2   0   3    62   81  −19     4
 6 Alara Bears                            5    0   1   4    58   85  −27     1

   3W                                   Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Iduloren Wildcats                      5    4   0   1    94   86   +8     8
 2 Linieux Bleus                          5    3   1   1   102   70  +32     7
 3 Greencaster Gales                      5    3   1   1   109   88  +21     7
 4 Aubury Atoms                           5    2   0   3   101   92   +9     4
 5 Cirelbourne Cardinals                  5    1   0   4    79  107  −28     2
 6 Ora Ravens                             5    1   0   4    57   99  −42     2

   3                                    Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Cirelbourne Cardinals                 11    8   1   2   188  141  +47    17
 2 Greencaster Gales                     11    8   0   3   210  143  +67    16
 3 Linieux Bleus                         11    6   1   4   195  186   +9    13
 4 Furune Skies                          11    6   0   5   243  173  +70    12
 5 Dartha Pelters                        11    6   0   5   205  192  +13    12
 6 Katashi Gridiron Football Team        11    5   1   5   202  193   +9    11
 7 Aubury Atoms                          11    5   1   5   205  218  −13    11
 8 Ora Ravens                            11    5   0   6   221  232  −11    10
 9 Alara Bears                           11    5   0   6   187  235  −48    10
10 Iduloren Wildcats                     11    4   0   7   179  185   −6     8
11 Santa Teresa Rosas                    11    3   0   8   196  237  −41     6
12 Finisterre Mariners                   11    3   0   8   185  281  −96     6

The season is set up the same as the national league: home and away versus the division and home or away versus the rest.

Greencaster Gales               16  11  1   4  319  231  88  23 #1 West
Linieux Bleus                   16   9  2   5  297  256  41  20
Dartha Pelters                  16   9  1   6  320  260  60  19 #1 East
Cirelbourne Cardinals           16   9  1   6  267  248  19  19
Furune Skies                    16   8  1   7  297  272  25  17
Iduloren Wildcats               16   8  0   8  273  271   2  16
Aubury Atoms                    16   7  1   8  306  310  -4  15
Katashi Gridiron Football Team  16   7  1   8  264  274 -10  15
Santa Teresa Rosas              16   6  1   9  303  304  -1  13
Ora Ravens                      16   6  0  10  278  331 -53  12
Finisterre Mariners             16   6  0  10  283  375 -92  12
Alara Bears                     16   5  1  10  245  320 -75  11

Final
Greencaster Gales 6-6 Dartha Pelters (13-6 OT)

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Division 4 - National Services

*  4nav                                 Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Serramonte Marina                     11    9   0   2   281  156 +125    18
 2 Arakura Pioneer                       11    7   0   4   219  204  +15    14
 3 yDremdun Selcis                       11    6   1   4   211  193  +18    13
 4 Eseril Aenoph                         11    6   1   4   225  223   +2    13
 5 yMhinem Wniform                       11    5   1   5   215  217   −2    11
 6 Laugarnes Leviathan                   11    5   0   6   204  219  −15    10
 7 Sterrenwoldse Vloot                   11    5   0   6   206  221  −15    10
 8 Greencaster Harbour                   11    5   0   6   196  288  −92    10
 9 Maethoru Coast Guard                  11    4   1   6   259  215  +44     9
10 Mosfell Nautilus                      11    4   0   7   186  181   +5     8
11 Campodurada Marina                    11    4   0   7   216  247  −31     8
12 Katashi Canals                        11    4   0   7   162  216  −54     8

   4srv                                 Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Mushout Mercury                       11    9   0   2   251  189  +62    18
 2 Aevanna Aquila                        11    8   0   3   245  188  +57    16
 3 Senoren Guard of Lodheden             11    7   0   4   237  194  +43    14
 4 Brighthaven Fire                      11    6   0   5   241  228  +13    12
 5 Gehrenna Gendarmes                    11    6   0   5   204  210   −6    12
 6 Bruncester Walkers                    11    6   0   5   230  239   −9    12
 7 Aralla Jets                           11    5   0   6   219  177  +42    10
 8 Oceanside Citizens                    11    4   0   7   224  224    0     8
 9 Katashi Pilots                        11    4   0   7   162  206  −44     8
10 Willowbourne Cardinal Corps           11    4   0   7   206  256  −50     8
11 Toumiers Silver Riders                11    4   0   7   163  219  −56     8
12 Expedicion Esporro                    11    3   0   8   184  236  −52     6

[Ko-oren]

Season 43 - Previews

Format: Our twelve clubs play each other home and away. After 22 matchdays (11 opponents x 2 games), the top six play each other home and away again, as do the bottom six. Points from stage one and two are added together, where no team from the bottom six can overtake any team of the top six. The team in 12th relegates directly to the Second Division. The team in 11th takes on the winner of the Second Division #3 versus #2 in a promotion/relegation playoff.

Tournaments: Aside from the Top League, teams also compete in two Cup tournaments: the Pro Cup (only for teams in the top two tiers, where they play five Casaran matchdays, followed by a knockout tournament for the top eight) and the Open Cup (where all 512 professional, semi-professional, university, academy, top tier amateur, and reserve teams compete in nine rounds). At the end of it, the winner of the Pro Cup takes on the winner of the Open Cup to decide who goes to the IFCF CWC. The next season starts with the Supercup: the Top League champion versus the winner of the Open vs Pro Cup final - but this result is still presented as being a part of this season. The Top League champion also takes on the winner of the Quebecois league in a friendly season opener (the 'Salamantic Supercup'). Ko-orenite clubs take part in the IFCF CL, IFCF CC, IFCF Liga B, IFCF CWC, IFCF Rising Stars Cup, IUCC, VCI, and CAFA LigAnaia.

Schedule:
End of summer: Ko-orenite Supercup; Salamantic Supercup
Autumn: 11 MDs, 3 MDs in the Pro Cup, 2 Open Cup rounds
Winter: 11 MDs, 2 MDs in the Pro Cup, 3 Open Cup rounds
Spring: 10 MDs (Championship and Relegation Groups), Pro Cup QF, SF, Open Cup Ro16, QF, SF
Summer: Pro Cup Final, Open Cup Final, Cup Winners Cup (Pro vs Open), Pro/Rel Playoffs.

Starters
1 GK Ulf Iverszoon (26, KOR)
2 RF Falpew yPofrewdd (27, KOR)
3 RB Isac Magnussen (26, KOR)
4 LB Santiago Chumacero (31, HRM)
5 LF Persephone (f) Rowley (22, KOR)
6 RM Naohiro Enokida (27, KOR)
7 CM Florent Rivera (30, PFA)
8 LM Horace Humphries (25, KOR)
9 AM Emmit Borthwell (28, KOR)
10 ST Marianne Lee (24, DAR)
11 ST Maran Lignanier (23, KOR)

Substitutes
12 CM Levi Summerlin (22, KOR)
13 CM Mitsutarō Akasofu (22, KOR)
14 CM Rosario Riccobono (20, BRO)
15 SS Murai Okawa (31, KOR)

C COACH Nanami (f) Aoki (59, KOR)

Advance Alara
Stadium: Spider Stadium (27100) in Alara, Alara
Background: As one of two clubs that never played in the Yoshiman championship but went into the Ko-orenite league, Alara has always been the underdog, the outsider. They've had to fight for recognition, for their place in the league, but have persevered all this time. Alara is the stereotypical all-out attack club, with many famous strikers and assisters representing its colours.
Support: Fans of underdogs, fans of different approaches, and long club histories full of likeable and less likeable people. They're cup fighters, too.
Nickname: Team Chaos
Rivals: Katashi-Kanatsu, Teragaseki, Echizen
Titles: 0
Staff: Staff Competence: ★★★ / Scouting Department: ★★★ / Club Reputation: ★★★
Resources: Stadium: ★★ / Financial Situation: ★★★★ / Training Facilities: ★★★
Last season: 9th
This season: 8th. They were predicted to finish 8th last year and it didn't pan out. This year, they're still a bit behind the heavyweights - your Maethorus, Amineys, Katashis, Miradelas - but have also invested in remaining a Top League team for a while. They made arguably their biggest signing in club history with Marianne Lee, giving this already stacked offensive team another great goal outlet, though it will cut into Lignanier's numbers (3rd in goals last year). Enokida will be looked at as the prime assist supplier. Other lineup changes: Rowley in for Holmes (retired, Sylestone) on the wing to create danger on the other wing, which makes Alara look even more menacing, but as it always goes with them, it comes with the drawback of having no defence. Magnussen and Chumacero are fantastic players, but asked to do three things at once.

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Starters
1 GK Gwang-Heui Kang (27, QUE)
2 RF Ric Boulanger (31, KOR)
3 RB Vinnie Ó Madaidhín (31, DAR)
4 LB Thomas Finisterrais (21, KOR)
5 LF Boloraun Rurindhaunden (31, KOR)
6 RM Genevieve (f) Orville (27, QAD)
7 CM Dann Oddkellsson (27, GRF)
8 CM Ratko Ivančir (30, ZRH)
9 LM Harold Batchelor (35, KOR)
10 SS Hurorinul Bonstirthinden (27, KOR)
11 LS Rex Archer (27, KOR)

Substitutes
12 RS Aimogina Aeganora (28, KOR)
14 LS Fabian Thundhart (32, MRT)
15 RF Andre de Breye (31, OAM)
17 ST Adée Lavigne (28, KOR)

C COACH Emeline (f) Millet (53, KOR)

Aminey CS
Stadium: Stade sur la Baie (70000) in Aminey, Aminey
Background: While they're not the oldest francophone club (that's Tanques), Aminey was founded as the club of the City of Entertainment, the largest city of its region. The club has always had high-profile fans, lots of money... and lots of expectations. Even third stringers are picked apart by local media - and those stories then turn national fast. Big name transfers are a necessity. Who keeps interrupting important celebrity gossip with these dumb weekly matches?
Support: Those who like big names, glamour, and (good) players that are more like movie stars at times.
Nickname: FC Entertainment, Sky Blues
Rivals: Maethoru SC, Couziers-Olympiques
Titles: 2
Staff: Staff Competence: ★★ / Scouting Department: ★★ / Club Reputation: ★★★★★
Resources: Stadium: ★★★★★ / Financial Situation: ★★★★★ / Training Facilities: ★★★
Last season: 1st.
This season: 1st again. After years of Maethoru dominance, Aminey have become the first club to be a long-term thorn in their side, at least for now. Spending by the front office on staff and players, transfers and wages, has gone up as FC Entertainment demands, and it's paying off. Millet has manoeuvred the minefield of a high-demand front office, divas for players, and the most scrutinised job in sports (because of a lot of fans and a lot of media in the city), and even gets titles out of it. In a packed top bunch of the Top League it'll be hard to get another championship, but they have the players. The same 11 return, with the Archer-Bonstirthinden duo looking particularly deadly, for the national team and for the club. Oddkellsson glues the entire thing together, Finisterrais hasn't buckled under pressure, and Ivančir and Batchelor are chipping in. It does look like Batchelor's last season, so we assume that millions of Koronas will be moved out of Aminey next offseason.

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Starters
1 GK Erjes Odhoniten (21, KOR)
2 RF George Turnbull (27, TLI)
3 RB Godefroy Poullain (24, KOR)
4 LB Nial yLorbhwl (25, KOR)
5 LF Bwmrell yFewllis (27, KOR)
6 DM Sichaech yLonnhas (29, KOR)
7 RM Howell Hegan (30, KOR)
8 CM Kausuispiru Zalmaulthindhen (33, KOR)
9 AM Sam Depel (20, ELM)
10 RS Matane (f) Mamannau (21, KOR)
11 LS Benedikto Urruchi (27, JUE)

Substitutes
12 ST Lispaulinu Pisjanauden (31, KOR)
14 GK Teiko Shoshi (20, KOR)
15 CM Leon Morris (30, KOR)
16 RF Dhanparau Sasporterinthen (28, KOR)
17 RB Lin Xiding (27, YZH)
18 SS Vernon Carrington (26, KOR)

C COACH Lucas Kukiseso (48, ZWZ)

Gehrenna FC
Stadium: Kautherlugin Field (19200) in Gehrenna, KCT
Background: A club of the government, second fiddle behind perennial champions Maethoru, the Gehrennans have found the perfect balance between official business and authentic localness. The bureaucrats don't care too much for football, so anyone left who did care about the club were treated like royalty, and they still are. This club cares about its fans, no matter the flak they get from the bureaucrats in their city, or from the fans of every other club who immediately associate the city of Gehrenna with 'posh'. Because this club isn't posh, even if it plays in quite a posh city.
Support: Anyone who likes the Ko-orenite (social) meritocracy, and wishes to support a team that's at the heart of it. ('mate, you can't support a system of government')
Nickname: The Other Capital Club
Rivals: Maethoru SC
Titles: 0
Staff: Staff Competence: ★★★ / Scouting Department: ★★★★ / Club Reputation: ★
Resources: Stadium: ★ / Financial Situation: ★★★ / Training Facilities: ★★
Last season: 10th.
This season: 10th again. A small amount of changes for the other capital club, with Shoshi going to the bench as the most impactful one. Odhoniten should be an upgrade, but Shoshi has a lot of development in him and will likely be starting at another club soonish. We don't imagine him taking his current situation for granted. The other change is having Depel behind the strikers, they scored far too few goals last season. He won't have to deal with the rest of the field as that's covered by Zalmaulthindhen, still far and away the big name on the roster. For some reason, Gehrenna just can't seem to break through that WSR phase of replacing players for better (and perhaps more Top League-ready) ones, and they keep getting budget options. It's up to Kukiseso to turn that into something that's bigger than the sum of its components, and luckily for the Zwangzugian, he's fairly new to the job. We expect them to maintain their spot in the league but it might be another nailbiter.

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Starters
1 GK Kaede Akiyama (30, SQR)
2 RF Quen Trintignant (27, KOR)
3 RB Kerri (f) West (22, DAR)
4 LB Azariah Godolpin (25, KOR)
5 LF Ryōsei Nagatomo (19, KOR)
6 DM Laur Bonnot (24, KOR)
7 CM Aquila Hongo (26, BNJ)
8 AM Tolajilo Ebina (31, KOR)
9 AM Auberl Doonta (23, KOR)
10 RS Yu-Ni (f) Nam (24, KOR)
11 LS Carlos Ferreiro (24, KOR)

Substitutes
12 GK Peter Nurmi (30, KIM)
13 DM Araete Amawai (33, KOR)
14 AM Prince Carter (31, TJU)
15 LS Heizo Izuvala (24, KOR)
16 DM Anzai Mulatagi (32, KOR)
17 ST Kirstin Bellomo (28, DRK)

C COACH Manny Weasel (44, SYL)

Katashi Azula
Stadium: Laomei Stadium (13000) in Katashi, Katashi
Background: The fourth club of Katashi since the olden days (the VERY olden days), Azula has carved out a niche and a following, as a friendly-yet-angry, decently rich club.
Support: You don't like to go for the obvious, the second most obvious, or the third most obvious choice.
Nickname: Team 4
Rivals: Katashi-Kanatsu, Yonenomura, Odahayashi Revolution
Titles: 0
Staff: Staff Competence: ★★★ / Scouting Department: ★★ / Club Reputation: ★★★
Resources: Stadium: ★★ / Financial Situation: ★★★★ / Training Facilities: ★★
Last season: 4th.
This season: 11th. What happened last year is inexplicable, though the phenomenon has been seen before in the league: a team promotes with a batch of good youngsters, and with one more year of experience, a play style that's usually not seen in the Top League yet, etcetera, they break into the top six and make things really uncomfortable for the top group. That's what Azula did, knocking down Kanatsu a bit and finishing ahead of them by a small margin. The surprise effect is gone, and the club have opted not to invest in the team - and that's also a phenomenon we've seen before, and it usually doesn't go well for the recently promoted. The team did acquire Banijan Hongo instead of an inexperienced Miyano. That's a signing that quite a lot might depend on, as the Azula will lean forward as much as possible, and having a player of that caliber at that position will hopefully cover the back line a bit. Nagatomo is the engine of the team and dictates tempo, Bonnot and Hongo are the duo that makes the rest of the team tick. Interestingly, Izuvala shows improvement after improvement and is still benched: surely he won't accept that situation past the winter break.

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Starters
1 GK Antón Miramontes (25, KOR)
2 RF Aiguo Zhu (34, YZH)
3 RB Gonshiro Furuya (24, KOR)
4 LB Dani Ardouin (36, KOR)
5 LF Kaneyoshi Kaji (20, KOR)
6 DM Orinosuke Uozumi (23, KOR)
7 CM Misha Retyunskikh (26, NPH)
8 CM Ryobe Takagaki (23, KOR)
9 LM Efineha (f) Tesuna'e (27, ALR)
10 AM Teiichi Tsuchimoto (20, KOR)
11 LS Angus Jack (21, KRY)

Substitutes
12 ST Rintaro Sawada (25, KOR)
13 RM Ikki Sakurama (22, KOR)
14 GK Thomas Stewart (34, AUD)
15 LF Haranobu Yoshimi (28, KOR)
16 RM Naoaki Oogami (25, KOR)
17 RB Rozalin Meynard (32, EQS)

C COACH Kiggwe Siakam (65, BNJ)

Katashi-Kanatsu
Stadium: Suzumebachi Stadium (32700) in Katashi, Katashi
Background: They were one of two clubs that predated the Yoshiman championship, and therefore entered into the national, Ko-orenite league. There they established themselves as a somewhat attacking, but always well-led squad with a Yoshiman-only policy right up until modern times. While their trophy cabinet is a bit empty, they've always been up there with plenty of UICA/IFCF berths. They represent the east and its slightly combative stance towards the Gehrennan, meritocratic, government.
Support: Rebels: both tactically (heavily geared towards attack) and politically. That said, Katashi is part of the 'establishment' as one of the original eight clubs as well.
Nickname: Rebels, Royals
Rivals: Advance Alara, Katashi Azula, Yonenomura, Odahayashi Revolution
Titles: 0
Staff: Staff Competence: ★★★★ / Scouting Department: ★★ / Club Reputation: ★★★★
Resources: Stadium: ★★★ / Financial Situation: ★★★ / Training Facilities: ★★
Last season: 6th.
This season: 5th. Upstaged by city rivals Azula, the Kanatsu side of town are livid. And yet, can we detect any errors from their side? They played most games as well as they could have. A few lucky goals here and there would have flipped the script a bit and could have seen them finish third or fourth, but in the end, fans are just angry that after Alara, there's a new spoiler in town, and Siakam hasn't figured out how to best them yet. As we predict a drop for the Azula, Kanatsu should jump back into the top group. The investments they made last season still have to pay for themselves, with Kaji, Miramontes, Uozomi, Takagaki, and Tsuchimoto all still quite young for their positions. They added Angus Jack from WSR, a casualty of them relegating and an amazing find for a red-black team that have to reinvigorate their attack and modernise it for a much better Top League than what they originally designed their offence for. Retyunskikh is also new, seen as a solid addition to midfield. Kaji and Ardouin are national teamers, Tsuchimoto and Uozomi are also among the better players of their age group. Honestly, we would have liked a big defensive signing to replace Ardouin and Zhu, and that could put them straight into the contenders box with Miradela, Aminey, and Maethoru.

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Starters
1 GK Wemagun Cyamou (23, KOR)
2 RF Edialor Aiamara (32, KOR)
3 RB Hunusu Siltinthen (25, KOR)
4 LB David Lyons (31, FLV)
5 LF Homerel Ogalthundhen (20, KOR)
6 DM Cornelious Magrath (35, KOR)
7 CM Purelbusak Entatingun (23, KOR)
8 LM Shutel Tehinnau (20, KOR)
9 AM Authusa Aoriene (30, KOR)
10 SS Nunstaurilin Joljaurinden (28, KOR)
11 ST Bayley Stanton (33, CDG)

Substitutes
12 LF Cyrus Crewnett (21, KOR)
13 RS Dornared yOraenaig (20, KOR)
16 AM Louise Bliase (35, CMT)
17 ST Huije Eleveld (33, KOR)
18 LB Anthony Staff (27, KOR)

C COACH Nalaikh Bagaurunir (59, KOR)

Maethoru SC
Stadium: Rikalathen Arena (45000) in Maethoru, KCT
Background: The club to beat ever since its inception right into the modern era. Record champions. The only club (so far) to go deep into UICA/IFCF tournaments. Name a record, and it's likely Maethoru's. The success is built on an amazingly competent front office, buying and selling the exact right players for the job - even if they're not big names. The club's never been far away from meritocratic politics, as a club located in the heart of government.
Support: Gloryhunters, bandwagoners, fans of efficiency.
Nickname: Capital Club, All Greens, The Champions
Rivals: Aminey CS, Gehrenna FC
Titles: 7
Staff: Staff Competence: ★★★★★ / Scouting Department: ★★★ / Club Reputation: ★★★★★
Resources: Stadium: ★★★ / Financial Situation: ★★★★★ / Training Facilities: ★★★★★
Last season: 2nd.
This season: 2nd again, but with an almost as large chance of going back to first. Bagaurunir has his work cut out for him: Maethoru doesn't like to go two years without titles. To help him, there are a few new names, as everything else that could be said about this team has already been said. Cyamou was taken from WSR, the goalie already looking for a move to a bigger team and well, it doesn't get bigger than this. There's no 'man if we finished in the IFCF spots again that would be so lit'. This is the Capital Club. There's 'the Champions League is the bare minimum' now. Ogalthundhen is a strange find, promoted from their second team, and Tehinnau, also a local find, has the same thing going on. Maethoru are absolutely trying to find ways to improve and find value in odd places, but maybe the All Greens are more a club that buy up value that other clubs have already found. A strange decision, let's see if it pays off for them. With Cyamou, Ogalthundhen, Tehinnau, there's three young 'risks' in the starting XI. Entatingun is exempt for carrying the national team at age 23 - we know he's good. Losing Janoreirinthen (CM) and Doolan (GK) is costly though, but inevitable.

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Starters
1 GK Howard Cheyne (30, KOR)
2 RB Charley Mellowby (18, KOR)
3 CB Jung-Suk Lee (25, CMT)
4 LB Allen Scarshell (21, KOR)
5 DM Jarvis Fairbeard (24, KOR)
6 RM Marc-Andre Onasi (31, QUE)
7 LM Thernalru Lesidhaunden (25, KOR)
8 AM Teobhwch yTawdnhawch (33, KOR)
9 SS Aifric (f) yLeamion (20, KOR)
10 RS Lindsay Pomburgh (21, KOR)
11 LS Flynn Scratchley (21, SYL)

Substitutes
12 RS Médard Sigur (22, KOR)
14 LB Alexander Docherty (29, TLI)
15 CB Aiseise Aolumei (28, KOR)
16 RM Electra Casabjan (23, LEX)

C COACH Loy Norman (47, KOR)

Maynard AFC
Stadium: Armskirk Municipal Ground (20000) in Maynard, Leeshire
Background: This might just be the most colourful club of Ko-oren. Not the most successful one, by a long shot. Maybe the opposite, even. Maynard finished bottom of the Top League just about every year until relegation was introduced, after which they finished second-last for a few seasons until the curtains finally drew. Up until that point, the crafty owner of the club, Magdalene Buchanan, tried to find avenues everywhere in order to sustain her beloved club. She sponsored a club in the defunct Ounaian League, and is currently involved in lower league Chromatik football. For a very long time, Maynard was the only club in southwestern Ko-oren of note - they are now one among many. It's telling that a club this old has few notable players and is mainly known for board room shenanigans.
Support: If you want to support a feelgood story and you never want to be called a bandwagoner. Or you enjoy a club with an enterpreneurial spirit, regardless of the efficacy of their endeavours.
Nickname: The Circus
Rivals: Sydberg, Leeshire United, Glimmerfall Triumph
Titles: 1
Staff: Staff Competence: ★ / Scouting Department: ★★★★ / Club Reputation: ★★★★
Resources: Stadium: ★★★★ / Financial Situation: ★★★★★ / Training Facilities: ★★
Last season: 1st, Second Division.
This season: 9th. Holy ************, they're back. The most entertaining team in Ko-orenite football. The more said about this team's history, the better - but simultaneously, the less said, the better. Fans will not want to hear another second of 'lol lmao do you know how much had to go wrong for these idiots to relegate' and then find that they stayed down in the Second Division for the better part of a decade. Either way, they're back. The big club from the southeast - though now they have some competition from Sydberg, who have made their Top League debut in the meantime. As always, Maynard has money to buy whatever they need, and they bolstered their team. Lots of local guys who were fine growing up in the 2nd tier and were always Top League material. Mellowby and Scarshell are championship material. Pomburgh is an insanely weird find, but he's lit up the second tier. Lee is the strong force on midfield keeping things together. yTawdnhawch and Fairbeard are perhaps the only other experienced professionals and they're also good enough to play on bigger teams. This team is young, hungry, and they should be the next WSR/Azula/etc. Top six - here they come! The flipside? Lads, it's Maynard.

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Starters
1 GK Edou Bittencourt (30, KOR)
2 RB Esther Sidle (27, TLI)
3 CB Daniela (f) Streamcarers (24, OCR)
4 LB Kasmab Kaddaske (22, EFK)
5 DM Abraham Torre (20, KOR)
6 RM Ciriaco Laza (20, KOR)
7 CM Imanol Etxaurren (35, AUD)
8 LM Stanley Thompkins (30, KOR)
9 AM Nathaniel Auvergne (32, KOR)
10 RS Tara (f) Number (31, MRT)
11 ST Reveri Swanton (22, NPH)

Substitutes
12 RB Gladys (f) Hemshade (21, KOR)
13 CB Leon Bares (31, KOR)
14 CM Froitoso Valdovinos (31, KOR)
15 DM Vernon Hunt (26, KOR)
16 LS Clement Spanner (31, KOR)
17 CM Jasuvide Gima (25, KOR)
18 CB Abria (f) yElyseddinion (20, KOR)

C COACH Martin Costello (59, TMB)

Miradela GD
Stadium: Estádio Fortaleza (29000) in Santa Teresa, Finisterre
Background: Santa Teresa was the first soccer capital of Ko-oren - regardless of whether trophies just flowed to Maethoru anyway. Miradela is the upper class club of the city, representing the business owners and most of the middle class as well. They long looked up to Branvon's trophy cabinet (until winning a few titles when Maethoru wasn't looking) but have always looked down on Branvon's fans and followers. Money's rarely a problem for them, though they value a manager with a plan over just buying every player they want.
Support: Fans of results, the upper class, nobility, looking down on peasants.
Nickname: Admirals
Rivals: Branvon CD, Castelo e Calvente CS
Titles: 2
Staff: Staff Competence: ★★★ / Scouting Department: ★ / Club Reputation: ★★★★
Resources: Stadium: ★★ / Financial Situation: ★★★ / Training Facilities: ★★★★
Last season: 3rd.
This season: 3rd. Miradela set their sights on a championship, started spending while appointing a solid coach who knows how to get the best out of a group, and only spent money on actual upgrades that fit the philosophy. Within a year or so, the team has gotten competitive and Aminey and Maethoru are really not looking forward to the 'objects in mirror are closer than you think' effect. Miradela are here to win it all, but they might still be a little behind the big two. Their strength very much lies with a select few individuals, like Thompkins (new to the team, replaces retireee Lysander Forward). Bittencourt is a top three goalie. Torre and Laza are perfectly Miradela: a little arrogant, perhaps, but they play with the authority of men ten years their senior. Sidle, Streamcarers, and Swanton are new to the lineup: all definite upgrades at each position. But are they upgrades enough?

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Starters
1 GK Abufe Alelin (19, KOR)
2 RF Kevin Aberg (32, KOR)
3 RB Tommy Anderson (33, SNL)
4 CB Bess (f) Herelake (18, KOR)
5 LB Rafael Dwan (31, KOR)
6 LF Richard Eendsalk (24, KOR)
7 RM Kyung-Mo An (21, KOR)
8 CM Calisto Martis (35, KOR)
9 LM Leo Juric (29, STR)
10 AM Alexandre Desrives (28, PTR)
11 ST Timothy Sapping (26, KOR)

Substitutes
12 ST Heiko Kortenhorst (24, KOR)
13 CM Allard Klokgieter (27, KOR)
14 AM Rice Portier (26, KOR)
15 RB Ainila Aethene (29, KOR)

C COACH Thomas Kastberg (47, KOR)

SC Sokrona
Stadium: Van Kwarteldoornstadion (7000) in Sokrona, Sudaefjoll
Background: Battle hardened in the cold of the northeast and further steeled by the relative individualism of the area, Sokrona have fought for their place in the pyramid. The club of the mountains, and a relative hell for away teams (and their fans). If there's such a thing as Vikings in Ko-oren, they'd live here.
Support: The cold never bothered you anyway.
Nickname: Vikings
Rivals: MEZWO-VEDC Lamau, Straudum VV
Titles: 0
Staff: Staff Competence: ★★★ / Scouting Department: ★★ / Club Reputation: ★
Resources: Stadium: ★ / Financial Situation: ★★ / Training Facilities: ★★★★
Last season: 3rd, Second Division, defeated Coloruna and later Amandine in playoffs.
This season: 12th. Sokrona did the impossible by upsetting a bunch of deserving Second Division teams - of which Sokrona was one, don't let me tell you they don't deserve to be here - and winning the playoffs. It was a long shot, but it worked out. However, we now have a team that's probably way too light for the job. There are definitely some good players here, and in all honesty there's not a single bad apple, but beyond Herelake, Dwan (not his first rodeo, promoted multiple times to the Top League), and Aberg, this might be a bit of a light squad. Herelake is just 18 and can't carry a team. That said, Desrives and Anderson, with Sapping, have carried a team to unpredictable heights before. Kastberg: good luck.

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Starters
1 GK Norauspu Thurzerthinden (28, KOR)
2 RF Cornelia (f) Gloren (23, KOR)
3 RB Lucy (f) Featherborn (22, OCR)
4 LB Emmanuel Odita (22, CAD)
5 LF Obadiah Gillinghurst (21, KOR)
6 DM Thisdin Mergakhinen (30, KOR)
7 RM Elco Lamshuis (27, KOR)
8 CM Sergius Atieno (26, BNJ)
9 LM Gregorius Lepelaar (21, KOR)
10 SS Wijbrand Deckere (20, KOR)
11 ST Richard Twickaway (22, KOR)

Substitutes
12 RB Marn Draaijer (30, KOR)
13 LM Julius Heer (25, KSK)
14 CM Josh Evans (30, TMB)
17 RB Apple Crumble (31, EQS)

C COACH Esolent Eregrenthen (59, KOR)

Schemerdrecht SVV
Stadium: Orange Bowl (54000) in Schemerdrecht, Intermare
Background: The north's most famous club has put the city and the region on the map. Somewhat defensive, Schemerdrecht has a history of suppling the national team with good defenders, holding midfielders, and captains. Their rivalry is with nearby clubs instead of with the regular Aminey or Maethoru. The club is often up there in the championship debate and easily keeps pace with the other contenders.
Support: Supporters of sensible football. If you want a club with no surprises, hijinks, or problematic personalities, Schemerdrecht is it.
Nickname: Northerners
Rivals: Straudum VV, Sterrenwolde FC, Donderen
Titles: 2
Staff: Staff Competence: ★★★★ / Scouting Department: ★★ / Club Reputation: ★★★★
Resources: Stadium: ★★★★★ / Financial Situation: ★★★★ / Training Facilities: ★★★
Last season: 5th.
This season: 7th. It's now or never for Schemerdrecht: are they a top six team (behind an emerging top three, alongside Kanatsu) or are they once again falling behind? It took them a few years to go from 9th places to the top six, and they dutifully built a good squad with a good philosophy, and hired a coach that embodies the course. New players are Thurzerthinden, Atieno, Lepelaar, who were hired with the express promise that they'll compete for something big. The ceiling is Champions League football, but at the same time, some assets were sold off that they could better have kept. Gillinghurst, Atieno, and Thurzerthinden are the obvious pillars of the squad, but will the rest keep up? There aren't a lot of questions about the defence: Gloren and Featherborn are good, and we know Gillinghurst is great.

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Starters
1 GK Gudo Neihof (35, KOR)
2 RF Flori Vaillancourt (24, KOR)
3 RB Adam Archer (27, KOR)
4 CB Arnold Tomlinson (36, TKT)
5 LB Géra Bethune (24, KOR)
6 LF Ryuza Wakaizumi (26, KOR)
7 RM Savannah (f) Quinn (26, KRY)
8 CM Timothy Parsons (29, KOR)
9 LM Tijl Scherpenkate (31, KOR)
10 RS Hannibal Sawyer (26, KOR)
11 LS Dennis Moore (31, KOR)

Substitutes
12 RM Syl Brousseau (30, KOR)
13 CB Aenassa Aenemare (29, KOR)
14 LB Sja Pluimers (27, KOR)
16 GK Reg Siemeling (29, KOR)
17 LM Karl Boberg (24, KOR)

C COACH Gustavo Franco (63, VLD)

Straudum VV
Stadium: Hazel Arena (25400) in Straudum, Sudaefjoll
Background: Straudum, despite the humble size of its stadium and fanbase, is one of the eight historical clubs of the country, and yet is the most overlooked team out there. Straudum is the moneyball club, playing incredibly defensive football, finding ignored talents all over Ko-oren, and plugging them into their squad on the cheap. As it's also up in the north, beyond Schemerdrecht (their biggest rivals), it's dark and cold and miserable. 'Could he do it on a rainy Kuhrathu in Straudum' applies.
Support: Fans of defensive football. If you agree with the Dragonflies' outlook on how the game should be played, Straudum's your club.
Nickname: Gatekeepers
Rivals: Schemerdrecht SVV, SC Sokrona, Sterrenwolde FC
Titles: 1
Staff: Staff Competence: ★★★★★ / Scouting Department: ★★★★★ / Club Reputation: ★★★
Resources: Stadium: ★★ / Financial Situation: ★★★★★ / Training Facilities: ★★★★★
Last season: 7th.
This season: 6th. Man, what a collapse. We knew that Straudum operated on borrowed time, and that their small budget couldn't sustain being a top three club for more than a decade - or a generation of perfect players in their defensive system. They overplayed their hand and fell down to seventh, resulting in no IFCF football for the northeastern town for the first time in ages. Perhaps Straudum were back at the level they should always have been at, but their unique outlook and perfect way of hiring players had them compete with Maethoru and often winning. They got their title - probably hoped for at least two, though - and we're in for a few dire years now. Neihof, Tomlinson, the architects of the on-field success, they're probably gone soon, and Franco is a new coach with the task to rebuild the team for greatness. If they do it right, they could be back this year. If not... who knows. Bethune is the big new name, as in, the important new signing, but all things considered Straudum don't have the shutdown defence that we remember them having. Vaillancourt, Bethune, and Wakaizumi aren't the same as the various Aerellen talents that played their positions in the good years. Sixth is a realistic prediction, but their outlook is more varied than others.

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Starters
1 GK Carl Malmstroom (28, KOR)
2 RB Hubert Breguet (24, KOR)
3 CB Egesa Aedil (20, KOR)
4 LB Sonny Chiesa (27, KRY)
5 DM TS Avery (29, XAN)
6 AM Rachel (f) Walbuck (22, KOR)
7 CM Évra Bernier (28, KOR)
8 LM Martin Sheils (30, KOR)
9 AM Robbie Gordon (23, XAN)
10 SS Maximilien Longchambon (35, KOR)
11 ST Nard Monshouwer (28, KOR)

Substitutes
12 RS Paskal Toussaint (33, CMT)
13 RM Liga Askari (31, CMT)
16 AM Aaron Lyford (28, KOR)
17 LF Lilly (f) Alardice (24, KOR)

C COACH Cicy Boisselot (48, KOR)

Tanques AOE
Stadium: Stade Amandine (30000) in Étouille, Cote Austral
Background: As one of the historical eight clubs, this club has one ancient championship trophy, as well as one modern one. It's a shame they fell down, right after winning their modern title, even. This club upholds the pride of all of southern Côte Austral, and it's hard to imagine light blue as belonging to any club other than Tanques. The Francophones have always focused on a possession-based playing style, fluid in defence and attack, with many creative playmakers in their ranks over the years.
Support: Lovers of beautiful football, fans with a longing for the past, francophones, or if you like to spend your time in a town that's nice and warm year round.
Nickname: Beautiful Blue
Rivals: Amandine AdF
Titles: 1
Staff: Staff Competence: ★★ / Scouting Department: ★★★★ / Club Reputation: ★★★★
Resources: Stadium: ★★★ / Financial Situation: ★★ / Training Facilities: ★★★★★
Last season: 8th.
This season: 4th. Ambitions bigger than budgets. What Straudum is to defence, Tanques is to midfield. As in: single-handedly propping up a team and allowing them to rise to unprecedented heights and, would you look at that, somehow sneaking in a championship while they're at it. Those days are long gone for Tanques, but they're also reliving them: Boisselot inherited a team with some strangely big names, like Longchambon, Malmstroom, Monshouwer, with foreign stars like Chiesa and Avery, sprinkling in a few Dragonfly-level talents like Aedil and Walbuck... and oh my, is that a top six side we've just witnessed the making-of of? Honestly insane what Tanques have done coming out of the Second Division - as if the entire collapse and relegation after their previous title never happened.

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Champions League
Second Qualifying Round
(KOR)                         Miradela GD    1–2    Mâ Âlâmëómë                         (FFD)   0–1   1–1  (aet)   

Third Qualifying Round
(KSK)                       CS Saint-Rémy    4–5    Maethoru SC                         (KOR)   3–2   1–3  (aet)   

Playoff Round
(DAR)               Tempala United Saints    2–4    Maethoru SC                         (KOR)   1–2   1–2    

Group Stage
   Group B                                           P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    Ami    Can    Pes    PeU
1  Aminey CS                                   KOR   6  3  3  0  13   4   9  12      -     1-1    1-1    4-1  
2  Canalave Dragons                            VLD   6  3  2  1  17   9   8  11     0-4     -     2-2    6-1  
3  Pesfield Trees                              SYL   6  2  3  1   9   9   0   9     1-1    0-4     -     3-0  
4  Pesub Ubung                                 PCU   6  0  0  6   4  21 -17   0     0-2    1-4    1-2     -    

   Group E                                           P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    Atl    Tih    Mae    Sco
1  Atletik                                     MYT   6  3  2  1  11   8   3  11      -     3-2    0-1    4-2  
2  Tihon                                       CMT   6  3  1  2  12   9   3  10     1-2     -     2-2    2-1   
3  Maethoru SC                                 KOR   6  2  3  1  10   9   1   9     1-1    1-4     -     1-1  
4  Scott City FC                               DAR   6  0  2  4   6  13  -7   2     1-1    0-1    1-4     -   

Round of 16
(ZWZ)                       Keppal Cosmos    4–3    Aminey CS                           (KOR)   3–2   1–1    

Challengers Cup
Second Qualifying Round
(SAT)                            Anasb FC    2–4    Katashi-Kanatsu                     (KOR)   1–2   1–2 

Third Qualifying Round
(KOR)                   Schemerdrecht SVV    5–1    El Nacional                         (SRG)   2–0   3–1 
(ASG)                        Gortz United    2–2 p  Katashi-Kanatsu                     (KOR)   0–2   2–0  (2–4 pen)
(KOR)                         Miradela GD    3–0    Romanopolis United                  (DAR)   3–0   0–0 

Fourth Qualifying Round
(KOR)                         Miradela GD    4–2    Griffin Isles United                (PTR)   4–1   0–1 
(QUE)                          Mipojoseon    5–2    Schemerdrecht SVV                   (KOR)   5–0   0–2 
(TMB)                       Couno Rangers    2–4    Katashi-Kanatsu                     (KOR)   1–2   1–2 

Playoff Round
(KOR)                     Katashi-Kanatsu    0–3    Revolutionaries                     (EUR)   0–1   0–2 
(KOR)                         Miradela GD    2–0    Tempala United Saints               (DAR)   1–0   1–0 

Group Stage
Group I
#  Team                                           P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    ULS    EHS    RZE    KSA
1  Ulsa                                     EUR   6  2  3  1  10   9   1   9 *    -     2-2    1-1    1-0  
2  Ephesian FC                              ZWZ   6  2  3  1  10   9   1   9 *   1-2     -     2-1    2-1  
3  Rozelle                                  BRE   6  2  2  2  10  10   0   8     2-1    3-3     -     0-1    
4  Katashi Azula                            KOR   6  1  2  3   7   9  -2   5     3-3    0-0    2-3     -   

Group L
#  Team                                           P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    RAT    MDA    ONG    MAT
1  RGS Athletic                             EFL   6  4  1  1  15   6   9  13      -     0-2    5-1    2-1  
2  Miradela GD                              KOR   6  3  2  1  10   6   4  11     2-2     -     0-1    2-1  
3  Olympic Nangang                          YZH   6  3  1  2   8   8   0  10     0-2    0-0     -     3-1    
4  Metropolis Alligators                    VLD   6  0  0  6   5  18 -13   0     0-4    2-4    0-3     -

Round of 32
(KOR)                         Miradela GD    4–1    Eintracht Trink                     (ZWZ)   3–1   1–0 
(VLD)                  Marinos Metropolis    4–3    Maethoru SC                         (KOR)   2–2   2–1  (aet)

Round of 16
(AUD)                      AC Izotz Zubia    2–3    Miradela GD                         (KOR)   1–3   1–0 

Quarterfinals
(QUE)                    Montreal Koreana    5–1    Miradela GD                         (KOR)   2–0   3–1   

Cup Winners Cup
First Round
(VLD)                 Eterna Stars    2–0    Tanques AOE                  (KOR)   1–0   1–0

Rising Stars Cup
Youth Champions Path - Second Round
(TUR)                    Wunokalsa Waridi    3–1    Greencaster Business University     (KOR)   2–1   1–0 

Group Stage
#  Group B                                        P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    Ami    Can    PeF    PUb
1  Aminey CS                                KOR   6  3  2  1  12   9   3  11      -     4-3    4-1    2-0  
2  Canalave Dragons                         VLD   6  3  1  2  15   7   8  10     3-0     -     2-3    0-0  
3  Pesfield Trees                           SYL   6  2  2  2   8  13  -5   8     2-2    0-4     -     1-0  
4  Pesub Ubung                              PCU   6  0  3  3   1   7  -6   3     0-0    0-3    1-1     -   

#  Group E                                        P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    Mae    Atl    Tih    Sco
1  Maethoru SC                              KOR   6  3  2  1  13   9   4  11      -     2-1    2-2    5-0
2  Atletik                                  MYT   6  3  1  2  13   7   6  10 *   4-1     -     4-1    1-1
3  Tihon U-18s                              CMT   6  3  1  2   8   9  -1  10 *   0-1    2-1     -     2-1  
4  Scott City FC                            DAR   6  0  2  4   4  13  -9   2     2-2    0-2    0-1     -   

Round of 16
(KOR)               Maethoru SC  p 2–2    Wunokalsa Waridi          (TUR)  (4–3 pen)  
(SRS)            Young Emeralds    1–0    Aminey CS                 (KOR)   

Quarterfinals
(KOR)                Maethoru SC  p 2–2    Mipojoseon                (QUE)  (2–2 FT · 3–2 pen)  

Semifinals
(KOR)               Maethoru SC    0–2     Inland Academy            (VIL)  

Liga B Champions Trophy
Third Qualifying Round
(KOR)                          SC Sokrona    4–5    Viathyn Park AFC                    (TKT)   2–3   2–2 
(KOR)                 Coloruna de Paraiso    4–1    Blackfields                         (EUR)   2–0   2–1 
(CDG)                    Stockton Heights    1–6    Maynard AFC                         (KOR)   0–4   1–2 

Playoff Round
(KOR)                         Maynard AFC    8–2    Oyardo FC                           (ASG)   4–2   4–0 
(KOR)                 Coloruna de Paraiso    8–0    Olympique Isbècque                  (CNR)   7–0   1–0 

Group Stage
Group D
#  Team                                           P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    Myd    Isl    TgC    CdR
1  Maynard AFC                              KOR   6  3  2  1  10   6   4  11 *    -     3-1    2-2    0-0  
2  PLI Islanders                            QUE   6  3  2  1  16  11   5  11 *   3-2     -     3-1    4-0  
3  Torgos City                              PAS   6  2  2  2  15  11   4   8     0-2    2-2     -     8-1  
4  Cednia Rovers                            TUR   6  0  2  4   5  18 -13   2     0-1    3-3    1-2     -   

Group E
#  Team                                           P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    CdP    AgA    ACr    KFK
1  Coloruna de Paraiso                      KOR   6  5  1  0  15   5  10  16      -     5-1    2-1    2-2  
2  Agawa Athletic                           QUE   6  3  0  3   6   8  -2   9     0-1     -     1-0    1-0  
3  Alikki-Corra AFC                         VIL   6  2  0  4  10  13  -3   6     1-4    1-3     -     4-1  
4  Kven FK                                  ZRH   6  1  1  4   6  11  -5   4     0-1    1-0    2-3     -

Round of 16
(NPH)                           Chatswood    4–2    Coloruna de Paraiso                 (KOR)   2–2   2–0 
(EFL)                         Half Boy FC    3–2    Maynard AFC                         (KOR)   0–1   3–1

[Ko-oren]

Season 43 - Previews

Format: All teams play each other three times: at least one home and one away match per opponent. Some teams will therefore play 17 home games, others only get 16. The top three qualify for IFCF Liga B. The team in first promotes directly to the Top League. The team in third visits the team in second in round one of the promotion playoffs; the winner of that game takes on the Top League #11. Teams in eleventh and twelfth relegate directly to the Third Division. The team in tenth joins the Third Division #2s in promotion/relegation playoffs.

Starters
1 GK Milo Amirault (21, KOR)
2 RB Rioc Braud (22, KOR)
3 CB Candice Alli (25, CMT)
4 LB Nata Deschanel (34, KOR)
5 DM Tetsuvalu Alinaga (22, KOR)
6 RM Ama Chevalier (23, KOR)
7 CM Gilbertine (f) Adam (26, CMT)
8 LM Nour Roger (22, SNL)
9 RS Gui Deslys (27, KOR)
10 ST Rowland Canning (27, KOR)
11 LS Mari Delsarte (24, KOR)

Substitutes
12 SS Blaine Robins (28, KOR)
13 RM Franc Tremblay (31, KOR)
14 GK Théo Duchamp (34, KOR)
15 RS Ligwaff yGisrich (27, KOR)
16 DM Obadhak Tendhen (22, KOR)

C COACH Man Parmentier (47, KOR)

Amandine AdF
Stadium: Stade Bizmetal (15000) in Granon, Cote Austral
Background: The rural, natural side of the south Cote Australienne urban area is Amandine's. There's still a lot of people in the club's area, though, but they love to play up the underdog part. The fans are loyal and have found peace in lower divisions.
Support: You like a good underdog story, you like good weather in an area with gorgeous national parks, but you also like the murky, swampy side of that.
Nickname: Frogs, Sinkers
Rivals: Tanques AOE, Granon Altair CF
Titles: 0
Last season: 11th, Top League, lost playoffs.
This season: 2nd. Most of the team is still intact, except for the players that were going to leave for a club with a bigger upside anyway. The team has held on to a lot of experience, which not all relegation sides can manage, so with Delsarte, Braud, Deslys, and Amirault, they have a working core so they can stay competitive at the second level. Adam remains the key to the entire squad and is the highest earner by some distance. As soon as the money stops coming in - perhaps because of relegation to the second division - Adam will be the first to go.

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Starters
1 GK Rilbiposun Guldherindhen (31, KOR)
2 RF Nic Krijt (26, KOR)
3 RB Emma Henderson (30, PFA)
4 LB Aorile Elienu (23, KOR)
5 LF Oscar Nova (24, KOR)
6 DM Kyoji Miyano (23, KOR)
7 RM Shelley Diaz (22, CMT)
8 LM Alyosha Kozyreva (20, PYA)
9 AM Wictor Balveur (31, TSA)
10 SS Wayne-Wyatt Ampersandium (20, QAD)
11 LS Aetia Aenisse (30, KOR)

Substitutes
12 AM Niffchom ySaddas (30, KOR)
13 RF Joakim Lagerkwist (30, KOR)
14 RB Tiina Rautavaara (29, KIM)
15 LM Miruak Dishatinden (34, KOR)
16 RM Atlas Johanssen (35, XAN)
17 DM Amelius Heideceder (22, KOR)

C COACH Aoren Aivulaen (45, KOR)

Arboren FC
Stadium: Aeresa (12500) in Arboren, Azuren
Background: Up in the freezing north, when you say football, they immediately think gridiron rather than soccer. And yet, Arboren has made quite a name for itself in that area. Outside of it, it's still often met with blank stares. Even in that area, it's sometimes met with blank stares.
Support: If the cold never bothered you anyway, where the snow glows white and the wind is howling, and the storm rages on.
Nickname: The Blizzard
Rivals: Egevea Aindauka
Titles: 0
Last season: 8th.
This season: 12th. The offseason ratings went down fast for the northeastern side. They finished 4th two seasons ago and were projected eighth, and that's exactly what they got. The second tier is immensely cutthroat with three opportunities to go down, and even a decent team only needs a bad month or two to land in that danger zone. Arboren could be claimed next by the unsatiable third tier, and that's even with getting Miyano from the Top League. Most of the midfield and attack is different from last year - Johanssen, Dishatinden, ySaddas are on the bench and the Blizzard figure they've got a better chance now. The analysts do not agree.

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Starters
1 GK Arabella (f) Stagg (24, KOR)
2 RF Bardaun Mislahaunden (31, KOR)
3 RB Gilles Gachet (31, KOR)
4 LB Arinori Agano (30, KOR)
5 LF Phoebe (f) Brownewald (21, KOR)
6 DM Moises Acuna (27, KOR)
7 CM Cohen MacVicar (24, AUD)
8 LM Jip De Lange (31, TLI)
9 AM Ella Ciuru (32, SAJ)
10 RS Llounguís Ulloa (28, KOR)
11 LS Domingos Carreiro (24, KOR)

Substitutes
12 RF Isabela Basquez (34, KOR)
13 LF Gjöl Noordburg (34, KOR)
14 RF Peyton Costigan (23, KOR)
15 RM Risijun Jerguthinthen (28, KOR)
16 DM Mat Courvoisier (27, KOR)

C COACH Anthony Sutherland (55, KOR)

Branvon CD
Stadium: Estádio Marítimo (21500) in Santa Teresa, Finisterre
Background: Santa Teresa was the first soccer capital of Ko-oren - regardless of whether trophies just flowed to Maethoru anyway. Branvon is the working class club of Santa Teresa, representing the harbour and the coast guard, without any of the military pretenses. The biggest rival is Miradela, from the same city, and fans will take two wins over them rather than a title.
Support: Anyone who likes a club of the people. Hard working, honest football.
Nickname: Bastards, Stowaways
Rivals: Miradela GD, Castelo e Calvente CS
Titles: 0
Last season: 6th.
This season: 3rd. Anything short of promotion will not be judged favourably by the long time Top League club. They are properly used to the rhythm of this level, where even ambitious and rich clubs can go straight down again, so it's more important to stave off random failures than to gamble for surprising upsides. Brownewald and Acuna are new: Acuna was certainly a strange signing, having played for Miradela before, but Brownewald should contribute immediately. Her, De Lange, and Agano are the key players, and unfortunately they all prefer to play on the left side. Sutherland: your main job will be to keep other teams guessing.

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Starters
1 GK Muhub Kakamno (30, EFK)
2 RF Zaccheus Griswold (27, KOR)
3 RB Vilppu Lattiniemi (34, FLV)
4 CB Ayyan Toole (22, SAT)
5 LB Ernest Harshwick (22, KOR)
6 LF Ewen Durling (28, KOR)
7 DM Warren Potter (34, KOR)
8 AM Bryse Papp (27, XAN)
9 AM Philander Cogsmith (26, KOR)
10 RS Abel Wigram (23, KOR)
11 LS Augustus Greensmith (25, KOR)

Substitutes
12 LB Calvin Kitchingham (35, KOR)
13 RS Margarita Tjessem (32, QUE)
14 RB Nicolas Umkala (36, TJU)
15 CM Jess Gregory (34, KOR)
16 RS Lambros Tantalopoulos (32, VDR)
17 GK Merka Bambara (29, KOR)

C COACH Quentin Seoane (44, KOR)

Bruncester United AFC
Stadium: Top Brass Arena (12000) in Bruncester, Surbourneshire
Background: The club has all the makings of a historical, long time contributor to the Ko-orenite soccer scene. And while Bruncester is old, it's not historically old, but the club has made a name for itself nonetheless. Back when the southeast was thriving, the club was founded, and was an immediate success though they couldn't get over the hump. Their rivalry with Cirelbourne was the strongest in the country, before the southeast crumbled economically and both clubs lost their relevance a little bit. Nowadays, Bruncester is a defensive club, trying to get the best players from all over Surbourneshire, hoping to establish itself as the anglophone club.
Support: Nostalgians. Fans of that old-timey feeling. Traveling to away games by train. No-nonsense play.
Nickname: Miners
Rivals: Cirelbourne United, Opalshire FC
Titles: 0
Last season: 4th.
This season: 9th. An interesting offseason on the south coast. Even though the team is 90% the same - only Cogsmith was signed over Cradduck - other teams have made significantly bigger (and better) changes. It's also a testament of how close most of these teams are to one another. Either way, the Miners will be relying on Wigram, Harshwick, and Greensmith, meaning that the wings will be pretty busy and we hope that Toole and Lattiniemi can figure out a way to run the rest.

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Starters
1 GK Saunbersaun Taldurdheringun (24, KOR)
2 RF Harland Mills (21, KOR)
3 RB Rodolfo Parada (32, KOR)
4 LB Aisel Aorei (32, KOR)
5 LF Rufus Datchery (26, KOR)
6 RM Noah Kirkham (26, KOR)
7 CM Robert Keep (29, KOR)
8 LM Worrowa Moora (30, KOR)
9 AM Rhydian Campbell (31, DEL)
10 RS Joaquim Jorba (18, JUE)
11 LS Kimi Airo (29, KIM)

Substitutes
12 CM Xoán Mendez (26, KOR)
13 CM Graham Keeley (34, FVA)
14 CM Clov Cailloux (29, KOR)
15 RS Cornelius West (28, KOR)
16 LS Job Burton (25, KOR)

C COACH Basil Vahamonde (47, KOR)

Castelo e Calvente CS
Stadium: Edogense (16000) in Ferrovente, Finisterre
Background: Spent decades as a feeder club to both Miradela and Branvon, many great players that would later be legends at those clubs first passed through C&C. Ferrovente is not a small city either, and some players never went through to the Santa Teresan greats, and stayed beyind to make C&C better instead. This culminated in their promotion to the Top League where they are now level with both teams that once looked down on them.
Support: Fans of underdog stories, comeback stories, or revenge stories.
Nickname: (Finisterran) Challengers
Rivals: Miradela GD, Branvon CD, Club Valeloma
Titles: 0
Last season: 5th.
This season: 8th. Castelo have tried to become a stable factor, and it's worked to an extent, but they've been relying on Branvon and Miradela outcasts. With Branvon on the same level, that pipeline is gone, and the influx of talent to Ferrovente is in doubt. Mills, Keep, and Jorba are new, meaning that they're trying to go for the youth angle, but their chances are hurt as a result. Aorei is simply the best player on the squad, with Datchery, Parada, and Mills all getting calls from other teams - it's a defensive year in the Edogense.

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Starters
1 GK Kirsti Sundgren (18, NRH)
2 RF Godelieve (f) Noordpeer (23, KOR)
3 CB Octavio Ravelo (22, KOR)
4 LF Larry Janson (28, KOR)
5 DM Aemare Elotune (22, KOR)
6 RM Mederi Laskibar (35, ASG)
7 CM Cibran de Brito (24, KOR)
8 LM Benxamin Lamas (24, KOR)
9 AM Doran Tohanadigennen (22, KOR)
10 SS Narihira Taniuchi (28, KOR)
11 ST Rijan Kovacjan (21, LEX)

Substitutes
12 DM Thingarin Nurathaungun (23, KOR)
13 AM Mondestrend Rupusthaunden (32, KOR)
14 LF Henrique Vina (26, KOR)
15 GK Knoll Petrosian (24, LEX)

C COACH Exidio Varela (47, KOR)

Coloruna de Paraiso
Stadium: Amlesta (7900) in Colenario, Finisterre
Background: Quietly developing as a force in Ko-orenite culture and sports, the southeastern 'small' coast is here. The club name might be an overstatement, there's a kernel of truth there.
Support: You want to get in early on Ko-oren's most underrated part of paradise.
Nickname: Paradisians
Rivals: Castelo e Calvente CS, Club Valeloma, Blanrasco Borealis
Titles: 0
Last season: 2nd, lost round one of the playoffs.
This season: 6th. Can they repeat last year? Probably not. Also, it's the third Finisterran team in the second division and we're only at C (don't worry, this is the last one). Finisterre is enjoying a few good years sitting atop the Ko-orenite football food chain, but the depth of each squad hurts as a result. There's a few changes: Sundgren is in at GK, Petrosian has, for now, lost the battle for the number one jersey - but that's trouble brewing in Colenario. There are no real standout players, but De Brito, Elotune, and Janson have proven influential in the squad in the past, which means that there are no Finisterran culturally defining players outside of the quiet De Brito.

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Starters
1 GK Eutelo Acuna (20, KOR)
2 RF Soramin Nebetinden (32, KOR)
3 RB Lawrence Sterling (31, KOR)
4 CB Levi Bartrop (24, KOR)
5 LB Amanda Angeldahl (20, KIM)
6 LF Min-Ji (f) Pae (23, KOR)
7 DM Cyr Mallette (26, KOR)
8 CM Arvid Goedmondsen (29, KOR)
9 CM Remy Rossier (21, KOR)
10 AM Dugald King (25, KOR)
11 ST Jeacris Laffitte (24, KOR)

Substitutes
12 LB Aurore (f) Binacien (23, KOR)
13 AM Roja Tammerveld (30, KOR)
14 CM Xoaquin Souto (27, KOR)

C COACH Audrey (f) Leroux (58, KOR)

Couziers-Olympiques
Stadium: Stade Central (13800) in Linieux, Cote Austral
Background: Couziers is one of three clubs surrounding Willowbourne that have historically vied for that city's soccer fans - in addition to catering to their local fans in Linieux. Originally, the club had teams in multiple different sports - hence 'Olympiques' - and is still paired to the Linieux Harriers to an extent.
Support: If you want a 'family' club, that's inextricably linked with its fans and players despite being in such a modern, well-connected city.
Nickname: Strongmen of the Addeau
Rivals: Aminey CS, Linieux en Onyx, Bellmare Union, Vierciennes Victory
Titles: 0
Last season: 1st, Third Division North
This season: 10th. It's always difficult to get into this tier as the runoff from 'bad tier two' to 'good tier three' is tremendously small. Despite a few weird choices on the roster, the Linieux squad has done a good job overhauling the team anyway: Rossier, Laffitte, and Pae are all much better than a recently promoted third div squad should have, but that probably has to do with the Strongmen's reputation as they were solid 2nd tier stuff for almost a decade, run as well as Castelo, Sokrona, Bruncester, and Sydberg. But that's the thing about this level: two bad months and you might be out... and Couziers were.

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Starters
1 GK Ronald Munks (38, KOR)
2 RF Alex Suchet (29, KOR)
3 RB Rosephine Thistle (18, QAD)
4 LB Rijkward van Rozenvoorde (23, KOR)
5 LF Tatsui Yumoto (23, KOR)
6 RM Alain Trintignant (26, KOR)
7 CM Hisako (f) Harukawa (21, KOR)
8 LM Godfrey Ferrocester (23, KOR)
9 AM Jasunali Mijazawa (23, KOR)
10 SS Nelmiturkun Sitaserinden (28, KOR)
11 ST Zermasjek Naposterinthen (24, KOR)

Substitutes
12 CM Joshua Brunberg (30, KRY)
13 RB Kuniyuki Watabe (28, KOR)
14 RB Sadakuno Oba (27, KOR)
15 RB Ernst Crogan (31, KOR)

C COACH Kato Tsutsui (45, KOR)

Fukushira Guerilla
Stadium: Dololichun Field (6800) in Fukushira, Etena
Background: A resurgence of Yoshiman football brought Fukushira up to this level. Before then, they were second fiddle behind island-mates Tera', and miles away from regional powerhouses Alara and Katashi. Much like their club nickname suggests, they have been looking all over for fast players, focus on attacking football like any Yoshiman club should, and guarantee a lot of goals, shots, chances, with little regard for which goal is threatened. As a young club that's filtered up through the regional ranks, they have yet to make a name for themselves beyond 'young, eager, and attacking'.
Support: If you love a neat little tucked away town, on a relatively remote island, with nobody there to bother you except for a close-knit community, not only is this your club, Fukushira is your town.
Nickname: Yasakamono
Rivals: Teragaseki
Titles: 0
Last season: 9th.
This season: 11th. Standstill is regression, and Fukushira don't look too great. They don't have a very old squad, outside of Munks, so no matter what happens they'll probably be back to this level in a short time. Fukushira have proven to be the powerhouse of the island of Etena with Teragaseki relegating, so let's hope they can make it work for them. Thistle is in, Harukawa is in, and the two Gehrennan forwards remain. Harukawa will immediately have to run this team: a young, new, central midfielder on a team with a strong midfield has some ingredients for success and some ingredients for disaster. We're not expecting too much though.

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Starters
1 GK Aifer Aeloviane (34, KOR)
2 RF Raudhjan Ekaregnau (21, KOR)
3 RB Xiaodan Xiaodan (26, CMT)
4 LB Hirakazu Matsumae (27, KOR)
5 LF Rune Drakenberg (27, KOR)
6 RM Kazutoshi Vujimura (26, KOR)
7 CM Alex Fitzsimmons (34, STR)
8 LM Jutaka Kumagai (27, KOR)
9 SS Esti Regnard (24, KOR)
10 SS Jessy Ó Maoláin (22, DAR)
11 ST Lanista Corsey (36, NPH)

Substitutes
12 LF Tjibbe Stender (27, KOR)
13 RB Mario Mero (24, KOR)
14 LF Rémy Morel (24, KOR)

C COACH Takayuki Hanazawa (46, KOR)

Odahayashi Revolution
Stadium: Wakatsu Ground (9500) in Katashi, Katashi
Background: Formed by the staff of the old Katashi palaces during the independence days, Odahayashi sees itself as the (service) workers' team, with a nationwide following for it.
Support: You like the city of Katashi but don't agree with the loud, sometimes angry, Kanatsu club.
Nickname: Groundskeepers
Rivals: Katashi-Kanatsu, Katashi Azula, Yonenomura
Titles: 0
Last season: 1st, Third Division South.
This season: 7th. A pretty good entry for a new club, but it's not their first rodeo at this level. Vujimura and Ekaregnau should provide this team with enough danger and creativity, while Kumagai and Xiaodan should do enough to keep the formation compact and somewhat defended. There might be some problems in the forward department, but Corsey and Ó Maoláin are far from the worst duo. We don't see them promoting just yet, but they can be a solid addition... even if they're effectively the third club in Katashi now, behind Kanatsu and Azula.

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Starters
1 GK Henric Laringels (22, KOR)
2 RF Aeisireia Aemoni (25, KOR)
3 RB Bai Lei (26, CMT)
4 LB Berthout Amberzanger (21, KOR)
5 LF César Irvin (25, GTK)
6 DM Jef Leenknecht (23, KOR)
7 RM Rijn Phiffers (34, KOR)
8 CM Joch Oosterveen (26, KOR)
9 AM Aogas Ailan (31, KOR)
10 RS Wolf Sadelaer (25, KOR)
11 LS Odde Brandwacht (28, KOR)

Substitutes
12 LB Harris Scott (26, KOR)
13 RS Reynere Winterwilg (22, KOR)
14 ST Shohei Yashida (25, KOR)
16 RS Simme Nijboer (33, KOR)
17 DM Sijm Oldenzel (30, KOR)

C COACH Joche Berendsen (46, KOR)

Sterrenwolde FC
Stadium: Noorderkroonpark (14500) in Sterrenwolde, Intermare
Background: An ancient club, well, when they were known as the Sterrenwolde Sportvereniging, which housed anything from (field) hockey to gridiron to football. Since then, each club that sprouted from it keeps on using the green and blue as its colours, with zero regard for how those colours became national colours a bit further down the line. They will do anything to beat nearby Schemerdrecht, as they totally do not have an inferiority complex related to anything coming from that city, and they keep insisting that Sterrenwolde's harbour is bigger/better than Schemerdrecht's, and how Sterrenwolde's surrounding landscape is nicer, and eventually you wonder why a city would bring up another city quite so often. The city has a long history in Ko-oren's unification, all jokes aside.
Support: History buffs, and fans of slightly defensive football ('slightly' on the Ko-orenite scale, which makes it quite defensive alright).
Nickname: Harbourmasters, Nationals
Rivals: Schemerdrecht SVV, Kerkhaven-Rommefort-Combinatie, Tuinderbeek FC, Straudum VV
Titles: 0
Last season: 10th.
This season: 4th. Then again, we thought they'd finish 5th last year and they still had to fight for their right to play here in the playoffs. Not sure what's going on: the team looks really solid on paper but the results have not been there for three years running (relegation from the Top League -> 10th -> 10th). They're back with largely the same team, except Amberzanger and Sadelaer are now starting. Sadelaer has made a name for himself by scoring a lot against weaker defences but then being invisible for stretches as well, though we expect Sadelaer to feast on what the Second Division gives him compared to his time with Schemerdrecht. Most goals should still come from Brandwacht, who works so well with Oosterveen. Irvin and Aemoni are a good wingback duo, and Laringels is one of the better goalies at this level. It's a roster with no clear weaknesses - they should really be able to clinch fourth and maybe a playoff spot.

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Starters
1 GK Mikel Horzabath Krygorf (24, AHR)
2 RF Ted Oldfield (26, KOR)
3 CB Zac Irwin (29, SYL)
4 LB Michael Mattson (32, KOR)
5 DM Amelia (f) Inchcombe (36, KOR)
6 RM Nubolzasun Lalaseringun (37, KOR)
7 CM Donald Quelch (31, KOR)
8 LM Landelina (f) Chacón (21, KOR)
9 AM Drystan yLlanaig (21, KOR)
10 ST Barnabas Hertstone (23, KOR)
11 LS Arnaud Neri (25, KOR)

Substitutes
12 CB Aloysius Lewenor (26, KOR)
13 CM Morbaul Roshuserinden (28, KOR)
14 LS Sosuke Nakada (26, KOR)
16 SS Sydney Aldworth (27, KOR)
18 CM Erehauk Tadhaunden (25, KOR)

C COACH Scott Whitewoods (46, BRE)

Sydberg Olympia
Stadium: Golhampton Grounds (23000) in Greencaster, Surbourneshire
Background: A decently old team in northern Greencaster - that's Ko-oren's largest city and otherwise goes without representation in football - bringing together all walks of life. From briny fishermen to the hard workers of the harbour, the new money that came to the city as it became the country's financial centre, the stadium is packed with every single tax bracket that the Ministry of Finance can imagine. The only thing missing, so far, are results.
Support: City folk, fast paced people that want to be at the centre of it all, who never have time and rarely have money.
Nickname: Greencastrians
Rivals: Langward, Cresthill FC, Marinwood Sunday
Titles: 0
Last season: 7th.
This season: 5th. Small improvements to a team that was a Top League side not too long ago. Sydberg had built towards that for a while, with all of the money and support that Ko-oren's largest city can give. The aim was to become the next Aminey, but instead this is what they might be best at. A severely depleted roster that should easily hold on at this level, but promotion should not be on their mind for now. Chacón and yLlanaig take over , with Krygorf and Neri as the upsides of this roster. Please keep building - Sydberg's close, but this is not it yet. Losing yOraenaig is also a huge problem.

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Starters
1 GK Paulus van Mushout (20, KOR)
2 RF Upwood Brightall (22, KOR)
3 CB Kialja Monurga (36, KOR)
4 LF Sujimbee Haggigana (20, KOR)
5 DM David Clark (35, FLV)
6 RM Byron Radcliff (28, KOR)
7 LM Eusebio ‘Ussi’ Marquez (23, CAD)
8 AM Trevor Malcolm (25, KOR)
9 SS Miles Brent (34, CMT)
10 RS Walabiddy Jubeck (26, KOR)
11 LS Pyuddall Litya (21, KOR)

Substitutes
12 LM Walter Blomgroen (28, KOR)
13 GK Jonah Hickson (36, SYL)
14 CB Tamrie Munarring (35, KOR)
15 LF Jebung Bumbra (35, KOR)

C COACH Violet (f) Wakefield (60, KOR)

WSR AFC
Stadium: Uriagali Field (19500) in Eaglebury, West Strand Riding
Background: Rising from the fourth division to the Top League, just as the latter opened up to promotion/relegation, WSR's story is one of a lot of luck and some planning coming together. WSR is from the west coast of Ko-oren, which is remote and empty. The fans are just happy to be here, knowing things can't always be good.
Support: If your perfect holiday destination is a faraway, rainy, narrow strip of somewhat liveable land, and you like taking life day by day as it comes, WSR's for you.
Nickname: Westerners
Rivals: Pride of Eaglebury
Titles: 0
Last season: 12th, Top League.
This season: 1st. Well, that's a surprise. WSR was as stable as a Top League side can get... why are they back here? What went wrong? Have they found the issue, and taken care of it? The coach is still here, most players are still here, they're maintaining at least one year of a punitive wage bill hoping to go straight back up. Honestly, this is one of the weirder stories coming out of the Ko-orenite league for years and years. They lost Thurzerthinden, Thompkins, and Jack, who were the three standout performers on that team and the big factors as to why WSR was able to sneak into the IFCF every other year. Not only have their direct rivals in Gehrenna gotten better, they have to start over to some extent now. Local heroes Haggigana, Monurga, and Jubeck have stayed, Clark was given a financial incentive to help the club repromote, and Brent is key to outscoring their opponents. It's now or never for WSR... they could lose themselves in the fray of five or six well-directed clubs that are all vying for promotion every year.

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Season 43 - Previews

Format: The Third Division consists of a Southern Conference and a Northern Conference, each with twelve teams. Within the conference, teams play each other three times: at least one home and one away match per opponent. Some teams will therefore play 17 home games, others only get 16. Teams in first promote directly to the Second Division. Teams in second play a promotion playoff, with the winner taking on the #10 of the Second Division. Teams finishing #10, #11, or #12 relegate directly to the Fourth Division. Teams in ninth join the Fourth Division runners-up in promotion/relegation playoffs.

Ambergate City
Stadium: Gates of Alexandria (9000) in Burnet, Burnet Island
Background: Fierce rivals with the island's Athletic, who claim they're the one true club of the island. Ambergate look beyond the island, and actually get some away support.
Support: You're not a native of the island per se, but you like a laid-back club from a holiday island.
Nickname: Sheep, Rams
Rivals: Burnet Athletic
Titles: 0

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Aminey Avalanche
Stadium: Stade de Liberté (7500) in Aminey, Aminey
Background: Of the Amineyan clubs, Avalanche is the one owned by media more than the rest. In fact, it's entirely owned and run by the entertainment companies to provide storylines and content. There's a lot of money involved, too.
Support: You like the most plastic club Ko-oren can offer.
Nickname: Corporate
Rivals: Ounoukal Aminey CA, Aminey CS
Titles: 0

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Ansonville Association
Stadium: Elysium Plaza (12000) in Ansonville, Springlands
Background: Football is important in the southwest, but there are few big clubs. The Association is trying to put an end to that. Fan-owned and ruthlessly ambitious.
Support: You like the story of a rough, fan-owned team trying to take on the big clubs, but doing so with the gamesmanship of the big clubs.
Nickname: Meadowlanders
Rivals: Belmore FC, Argyle Tuesday
Titles: 0

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Blanrasco Borealis
Stadium: Celadrirão (10700) in Blanrasco, Desierto
Background: One of the hottest places in the country, Blanrasco is a frequently overlooked town that ranks towards the bottom of most liveability rankings. The club is a huge draw.
Support: You don't mind being looked down on, or you like gritty towns that don't give a f-
Nickname: Where Sand Meets Sea
Rivals: Coloruna de Paraiso
Titles: 0

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Cirelbourne Townside
Stadium: Plains of Palmyra (10400) in Cirelbourne, Surbourneshire
Background: The smaller, richer, brothers of the local United. Set up by the administrators, the bookkeepers, etcetera, Townside was the rich and posh club, with plenty of ties to the world beyond the local mines.
Support: You like a blue-collar environment, but not a blue-collar club.
Nickname: Bourgeoisie
Rivals: Cirelbourne United
Titles: 0

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Enkumo Diamond
Stadium: Abisu Biwakan Field (6700) in Enkumo, Etena
Background: Named after the strong baseball culture in the region, the topic of a name change frequently comes up.
Support: You like your peace and quiet: Enkumo is isolated by sea and the Usotsunuma wetlands, and life moving past slowly.
Nickname: Southpaws, Knuckleballers, Swingers
Rivals: Teragaseki, Fukushira Guerilla
Titles: 0

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Mawrystwyth
Stadium: Cytrial Parc (12500) in Mawrystwyth, Mawryshire
Background: This club has floated up and down the leagues over time. The region of Mawryshire doesn't have a particularly long or proud footballing history, but they've carved out a niche for themselves on their far-flung, windy, hilly countryside. This is the club of western Mawryshire, with only rivalries against other teams in the area, even if all of those are a few sizes too small for them. The club and its fans are just happy to be at this level and will involve a lot of tricks to extend their home advantage.
Support: People who get a fuzzy feeling hearing names like Maerlyn, Lloydd, or surnames like yDornaredmac, yAeronythol, or yCaerdafon. Or if you like strange colour schemes involving brown, green, and red. Or if you'd rather watch low-scoring cricket.
Nickname: Hill Dragons
Rivals: Llandy FC, Penstead Clwb Peldred
Titles: 0

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Oceanside South End
Stadium: Appletree Street Field (9700) in Oceanside, Domains
Background: There's a handful of mid-sized towns in the southwest. No big cities, though. And all of these clubs kind of dislike one another. Every once in a while, one escapes the fray and plays in the big leagues - and usually, that's Oceanside.
Support: You want equal parts idyllic seaside retreat and conservative, rural politics.
Nickname: Berries
Rivals: Brighthaven Town, Grainshire United
Titles: 0

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Soothill under Sea
Stadium: Avelburg & Wans Square (5000) in Soothill, Surbourneshire
Background: A small club from a small town, known for being in a productive swamp between the industrial centres in West and East Surbourneshire. The part of the shire that most people forget about, but the South Plains have something to offer.
Support: You like teams with strange origin stories - Soothill is small, in a rural yet dense region - but nowhere near as clustered as the rest of the country.
Nickname: Emergineers
Rivals: Limecroft Et Abyss FC
Titles: 0

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Strongfair Narrow United
Stadium: Fortune Valley (6100) in Strongfair, Leeshire
Background: Rough and mountainous, Strongfair is a hiker's paradise. Around the city are the grazing lands, hence the nickname.
Support: You either like mountains or cattle, or preferably both.
Nickname: Riders, Cowboys
Rivals: Cresthill United FC
Titles: 0

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Teragaseki
Stadium: Dokudo Stadium (12000) in Teragaseki, Etena
Background: They long spent their time as the third club of Yoshima, behind Alara and Katashi, as they kept winning the specially created Yoshiman second division (back when that existed), with no way to find a new challenge. Then promotion and relegation rolled around, the Yoshiman system was integrated into the national one, and the club immediately looked beyond their region's borders. This eastern sporting town is addicted to anything competitive: football, baseball, rugby league, athletics, swimming, cycling on the only (ring) road around the island, navigating around steep cliffs and mountains.
Support: Fans of every sport, anything competitive, and the colour orange. Yes, that's a colour you're never going to see anywhere else in Ko-oren, except maybe an ill-advised hipster away jersey.
Nickname: Men in Orange
Rivals: Advance Alara, Fukushira Guerilla
Titles: 0

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Zinchester Town
Stadium: Cyroria Ring (8800) in Zinchester, Gemwright
Background: A big-ish team that rivals Bruncester and Cirelbourne, but nonetheless couldn't match them in any category for a long time - but they represent their own region now - Gemwright - and it's a proud bunch.
Support: You like a blue-collar team in a deprecated region. They don't have much going for them but sports can be soothing at times.
Nickname: Cyrorians
Rivals: Opalshire FC
Titles: 0

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April Bassin FC
Stadium: Zonhorjuth-engiu (10300) in Tathsoren, April
Background: The only club from the April 'Republic', the Bassin have a fiercely proud and somewhat nationalist following.
Support: You think fan culture in the rest of Ko-oren - except Finisterre - is tame.
Nickname: Gehrens
Rivals: Gehrenna FC, Maethoru SC
Titles: 0

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Bellmare Union
Stadium: The Hollow (5500) in Bellmare, Gehrenna
Background: In the hills, one of the country's most densely populated areas, surrounded by cities and rivals on all sides, Bellmare find a way to prosper.
Support: You want every match to carry an element of a rivalry.
Nickname: Rivals
Rivals: Couziers-Olympiques, Linieux en Onyx, Huthwich Et Iduloren FC, Tuzmanjuth Jithaugom
Titles: 0

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Cresthill United FC
Stadium: Buxwich Stadium (9000) in Willowbourne, Corridor
Background: An old club from a big city - the biggest one in town, even - but with no success in its history, and is the cause of pushing football fans to other teams in the region, even.
Support: You want to be here when Cresthill finally turn it around and become as big as the city they're in.
Nickname: Trackies, Railwaymen, Lokomotiv
Rivals: Huthwich Et Iduloren FC, Sydberg Olympia
Titles: 0

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Egevea Aindauka
Stadium: Ring of Aurelia (8000) in Egevea, Aerellen
Background: Who would've thought that football would catch on in ice hockey's very own Egevea?
Support: Your favourite sport is ice hockey but you don't mind soccer.
Nickname: Sunnysiders
Rivals: Arboren FC
Titles: 0

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Launott Fa Arda
Stadium: Noordmonderpark (9000) in Launott, Nordoren
Background: Located in Launott, an improbably big city on the one bit of habitable land in the north, Launott is hardened by the cold, to a backdrop of the mountains. There is some gridiron, soccer, and ice hockey.
Support: You like the cold, the tough conditions, and football that's made for that.
Nickname: Hrabath, Salamantics
Rivals: Shinsen VV
Titles: 0

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Linderivier AFC
Stadium: Viltsirveld (6000) in Almina, Sudaefjoll
Background: Don't let the friendly name fool you: it's quite cold and distant, with football to Straudum's specifications, which is defensive.
Support: You subscribe to the jokes about retiring to a farm in Ko-oren's northeast.
Nickname: Lindenaren, Vieltsers
Rivals: Dartha AFC
Titles: 0

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Mayara Zunemak
Stadium: Zunemak-ini (7100) in Monradhau, Mayara
Background: From the origins of various Ko-orenite beliefs, philosophies, and thinkers, the Monradhau club are the hermits of the pyramid.
Support: You like classical philosophy, or have a knack for the spiritual.
Nickname: Pilgrims
Rivals: Tepkusoren Opkohme
Titles: 0

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Rozenvoorde FC
Stadium: Het Rode Paleis (9500) in Rozenvoorde, Intermare
Background: Proud Rozenvoorde tries to be included in everything, and part of that is a good sports scene. With a lot of municipal and regional interference, this leads to a club with a questionable leadership structure.
Support: You like a team that's propped up on municipal taxes.
Nickname: Roses
Rivals: Laringen AFC
Titles: 0

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Tokponen Ilijoren
Stadium: Tokponen-din (9800) in Tokponen, Mayara
Background: Right in the middle of Angloren, the hilly parts where the Gehrennan hinterland is, Tokponen is often called the original heartland.
Support: You want the Ko-orenite equivalent of country accents, country ideas, and country entertainment.
Nickname: Middle Mayarans
Rivals: Sobdorlugin Komtherod, Tuzmanjuth Jithaugom, Huthwich Et Iduloren FC
Titles: 0

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Tuinderbeek FC
Stadium: Sportpark de Groene Ring (8900) in Tuinderbeek, Intermare
Background: Tuinderbeek feels like a far smaller place than it is, and it's already not much. A rural backwater of Intermare.
Support: You want a team that feels rural but is actually a lot more involved than you think.
Nickname: Tuinderbeekdorpers
Rivals: Ossendal, Sterrenwolde FC
Titles: 0

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Turnaarde FC
Stadium: Tempel van Turnaarde (6600) in Turnaarde, Intermare
Background: From rural northern Intermare, they're the biggest among a healthy group of good teams from small towns with huge means.
Support: You like potatoes, farm equipment, and a no-nonsense way of life.
Nickname: Farmers
Rivals: Vleugelberg
Titles: 0

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Vierciennes Victory
Stadium: Arène Maulunienne (8500) in Vierciennes, Gehrenna
Background: A team that lives on disillusioned Willowburnians, but does have a local following, sandwiched between the Huthwich and the Iduloren.
Support: You're in the middle of everything but also part of nothing.
Nickname: Canal boaters
Rivals: Huthwich Et Iduloren FC
Titles: 0

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[Ko-oren]

Season 43 - Autumn Results

Round 1 Advance Alara 0-0 Straudum VV @ Spider Stadium, Alara (Att: 27100 - Cap:27100). Tharkob 19:00, Jaranethan 10. 15°C , NE Gentle breeze. Pos: 42%-58% Ref: Gré Vaugeois (2Y 1R)
MOTM: LF Persephone (f) Rowley (Advance Alara)

Round 1 Aminey CS 1-0 SC Sokrona @ Stade sur la Baie, Aminey (Att: 46289 - Cap:70000). Shirobodh 15:00, Jaranethan 11. 22°C , SW Moderate breeze. Pos: 76%-24% Ref: Isolda Lence (2Y 1R)
⚽: 89' LS Rex Archer (Aminey CS)
MOTM: RF Ric Boulanger (Aminey CS)

Round 1 Tanques AOE 1-2 Maynard AFC @ Stade Amandine, Étouille (Att: 30000 - Cap:30000). Bathepas 19:00, Jaranethan 11. 21°C , SW Moderate breeze. Pos: 64%-36% Ref: Roland Holdaway (3Y 0R)
⚽: 3' LS Flynn Scratchley (Maynard AFC), 62' LM Thernalru Lesidhaunden (Maynard AFC), 72' ST Nard Monshouwer (Tanques AOE)
MOTM: LS Flynn Scratchley (Maynard AFC)

Round 1 Miradela GD 2-2 Maethoru SC @ Estádio Fortaleza, Santa Teresa (Att: 29000 - Cap:29000). Kinthaj 13:00, Jaranethan 12. 27°C , NE Gentle breeze. Pos: 49%-51% Ref: Lavinia Northwood (2Y 0R)
⚽: 23' SS Nunstaurilin Joljaurinden (Maethoru SC), 45' RS Tara (f) Number (Miradela GD), 66' SS Nunstaurilin Joljaurinden (Maethoru SC), 77' RS Tara (f) Number (Miradela GD)
MOTM: GK Edou Bittencourt (Miradela GD)

Round 1 Schemerdrecht SVV 1-0 Gehrenna FC @ Orange Bowl, Schemerdrecht (Att: 41463 - Cap:54000). Kinthaj 15:00, Jaranethan 12. 15°C , SE Light air. Pos: 59%-41% Ref: Targolsen Naunthonthen (4Y 0R)
⚽: 23' SS Wijbrand Deckere (Schemerdrecht SVV)
MOTM: LM Gregorius Lepelaar (Schemerdrecht SVV)

Round 1 Katashi Azula 0-3 Katashi-Kanatsu @ Laomei Stadium, Katashi (Att: 13000 - Cap:13000). Kuhrathu 19:00, Jaranethan 12. 23°C , SE Moderate breeze. Pos: 20%-80% Ref: Adam Dalstroom (7Y 3R)
⚽: 17' LS Angus Jack (Katashi-Kanatsu), 29' OG for Katashi-Kanatsu, 74' RF Aiguo Zhu (Katashi-Kanatsu)
MOTM: LF Kaneyoshi Kaji (Katashi-Kanatsu)

And with that, we're underway. A few spicy fixtures for round one, including the Katashi derby at the very end of it - with Kanatsu winning 3-0 as Azula scores the first own goal of the season. And the team that's ready to get a title versus the team that lost their streak last year: Miradela hosting Maethoru in a match that was, in nearly every sense of the word, equal. 1-1 at half time, 2-2 at full time. Joljaurinden seizes first place in the top scorer table with two. Maynard beats Tanques in their return to the Top League after a very long absence, and champions Aminey open with a win to continue where they left off. Archer gets the winner with a minute to play versus the recently promoted Sokrona. Not the win the crowd in the Stade sur la Baie wanted, but three points is three points. Alara and Straudum can't score in a clash of styles - Alara being very attacking and Straudum being as defensive as can be. And Schemerdrecht, last season's revelation, holds of Gehrenna's onslaught of second half chances while defending a 1-0 lead for 70 minutes.

Round 2 Straudum VV 2-2 Katashi-Kanatsu @ Hazel Arena, Straudum (Att: 25400 - Cap:25400). Tharkob 19:00, Jaranethan 16. 15°C , NE Storm. Pos: 38%-62% Ref: Dirre Rensink (2Y 0R)
⚽: 22' DM Orinosuke Uozumi (Katashi-Kanatsu), 58' LS Angus Jack (Katashi-Kanatsu), 71' LS Dennis Moore (Straudum VV), 90+4' RM Savannah (f) Quinn (Straudum VV)
MOTM: RS Hannibal Sawyer (Straudum VV)

Round 2 Gehrenna FC 0-1 Katashi Azula @ Kautherlugin Field, Gehrenna (Att: 19200 - Cap:19200). Shirobodh 15:00, Jaranethan 17. 21°C , N Moderate gale. Pos: 59%-41% Ref: Gré Vaugeois (4Y 0R)
⚽: 46' AM Tolajilo Ebina (Katashi Azula)
MOTM: AM Sam Depel (Gehrenna FC)

Round 2 Maethoru SC 1-0 Schemerdrecht SVV @ Rikalathen Arena, Maethoru (Att: 43265 - Cap:45000). Bathepas 19:00, Jaranethan 17. 21°C , N Moderate gale. Pos: 76%-24% Ref: Isolda Lence (2Y 0R)
⚽: 72' AM Authusa Aoriene (Maethoru SC)
MOTM: RF Edialor Aiamara (Maethoru SC)

Round 2 Maynard AFC 1-2 Miradela GD @ Armskirk Municipal Ground, Maynard (Att: 20000 - Cap:20000). Kinthaj 13:00, Jaranethan 18. 20°C , NE Calm. Pos: 27%-73% Ref: Roland Holdaway (2Y 1R)
⚽: 32' RS Lindsay Pomburgh (Maynard AFC), 64' LM Stanley Thompkins (Miradela GD), 77' ST Reveri Swanton (Miradela GD)
MOTM: RS Lindsay Pomburgh (Maynard AFC)

Round 2 SC Sokrona 2-0 Tanques AOE @ Van Kwarteldoornstadion, Sokrona (Att: 7000 - Cap:7000). Kinthaj 15:00, Jaranethan 18. 17°C , N Calm. Pos: 25%-75% Ref: Lavinia Northwood (2Y 0R)
⚽: 26' AM Alexandre Desrives (SC Sokrona), 82' AM Alexandre Desrives (SC Sokrona)
MOTM: RF Kevin Aberg (SC Sokrona)

Round 2 Advance Alara 1-3 Aminey CS @ Spider Stadium, Alara (Att: 27100 - Cap:27100). Kuhrathu 19:00, Jaranethan 18. 14°C , N Moderate breeze. Pos: 29%-71% Ref: Targolsen Naunthonthen (2Y 0R)
⚽: 37' RB Isac Magnussen (Advance Alara), 42' LS Rex Archer (Aminey CS), 45+3' LS Rex Archer (Aminey CS), 78' LS Rex Archer (Aminey CS)
MOTM: CM Dann Oddkellsson (Aminey CS)

The match of the week is probably Maethoru-Schemerdrecht, two teams that want to improve on last season, but with very limited clues as to how. Aoriene scores, Aiamara supplies the assist, and Maethoru get their first notch in the win column. More interesting meetings: Straudum hosts Kanatsu and this time the northerners have no trouble scoring, clawing back from a 0-2 deficit to a respectable point. Miradela also improve on last week with a win while Maynard's Pomburgh shows a little of his qualities, Sokrona throws Tanques in a bit of a mini-crisis through two Desrives goals, and Aminey go two points clear already as the only team with two wins. Alara score early but Aminey fix the problem before half time, eight minutes later, and get a late extra goal.

Round 3 Aminey CS 2-1 Straudum VV @ Stade sur la Baie, Aminey (Att: 50653 - Cap:70000). Tharkob 19:00, Jaranethan 28. 20°C , SE Light breeze. Pos: 77%-23% Ref: Shuke Utsunomija (1Y 0R)
⚽: 31' SS Hurorinul Bonstirthinden (Aminey CS), 57' RS Hannibal Sawyer (Straudum VV), 88' LS Rex Archer (Aminey CS)
MOTM: RM Genevieve (f) Orville (Aminey CS)

Round 3 Tanques AOE 5-7 Advance Alara @ Stade Amandine, Étouille (Att: 30000 - Cap:30000). Shirobodh 15:00, Jaranethan 29. 18°C , N Light breeze. Pos: 62%-38% Ref: Dirre Rensink (2Y 0R)
⚽: 10' ST Nard Monshouwer (Tanques AOE), 13' ST Marianne Lee (Advance Alara), 27' LM Horace Humphries (Advance Alara), 42' CB Egesa Aedil (Tanques AOE), 45+2' ST Nard Monshouwer (Tanques AOE), 51' ST Marianne Lee (Advance Alara), 56' SS Maximilien Longchambon (Tanques AOE), 67' LM Horace Humphries (Advance Alara), 74' ST Marianne Lee (Advance Alara), 76' ST Maran Lignanier (Advance Alara), 87' LM Horace Humphries (Advance Alara), 90+4' LM Martin Sheils (Tanques AOE)
MOTM: CM Florent Rivera (Advance Alara)

Round 3 Miradela GD 2-1 SC Sokrona @ Estádio Fortaleza, Santa Teresa (Att: 29000 - Cap:29000). Bathepas 19:00, Jaranethan 29. 28°C , N Fresh breeze. Pos: 78%-22% Ref: Gré Vaugeois (2Y 0R)
⚽: 1' ST Reveri Swanton (Miradela GD), 11' ST Timothy Sapping (SC Sokrona), 70' RS Tara (f) Number (Miradela GD)
MOTM: RB Esther Sidle (Miradela GD)

Round 3 Schemerdrecht SVV 1-0 Maynard AFC @ Orange Bowl, Schemerdrecht (Att: 41463 - Cap:54000). Kinthaj 13:00, Jaranethan 30. 14°C , NE Strong breeze. Pos: 55%-45% Ref: Isolda Lence (5Y 0R)
⚽: 24' OG for Schemerdrecht SVV
MOTM: SS Wijbrand Deckere (Schemerdrecht SVV)

Round 3 Katashi Azula 3-4 Maethoru SC @ Laomei Stadium, Katashi (Att: 13000 - Cap:13000). Kinthaj 15:00, Jaranethan 30. 28°C , N Moderate breeze. Pos: 26%-74% Ref: Roland Holdaway (3Y 0R)
⚽: 19' DM Laur Bonnot (Katashi Azula), 45' AM Auberl Doonta (Katashi Azula), 45+3' SS Nunstaurilin Joljaurinden (Maethoru SC), 53' SS Nunstaurilin Joljaurinden (Maethoru SC), 63' RS Dornared yOraenaig (Maethoru SC), 69' ST Bayley Stanton (Maethoru SC), 83' AM Auberl Doonta (Katashi Azula)
MOTM: GK Kaede Akiyama (Katashi Azula)

Round 3 Katashi-Kanatsu 2-0 Gehrenna FC @ Suzumebachi Stadium, Katashi (Att: 32700 - Cap:32700). Kuhrathu 19:00, Jaranethan 30. 25°C , N Moderate breeze. Pos: 70%-30% Ref: Lavinia Northwood (0Y 0R)
⚽: 28' CM Misha Retyunskikh (Katashi-Kanatsu), 28' OG for Katashi-Kanatsu
MOTM: LF Kaneyoshi Kaji (Katashi-Kanatsu)

Aminey win, Miradela win, Maethoru win, Katashi win, Schemerdrecht win. Our five favourites to finish first to fifth all get three points. BUT HOW ABOUT THAT 5-7? Lee, Humphries, and Monshouwer pad their stats on the top scorer table a bit with this insane, un-Ko-orenite result. It starts with the home team getting a deserved lead, the equaliser happening a few minutes later, the visitors getting a lead with 30 minutes on the clock. Before half time, we get wo more goals, and now the home team have the lead back at 3-2. After that, the teams trade one more goal each in the next fifteen minutes to 4-3, before Alara score four in a row in twenty minutes, bookended by Humphries with Lee scoring her third somewhere in between. Sheils reduces the deficit in extra time - of which there was plenty - to close the book on a 12-goal epic.

It really pales the 7-goal collaboration by Maethoru and Azula, that has Azula looking to defend a 2-0 lead at half time when Joljaurinden scores another goal to at least get to tea time with some optimism at 2-1. After the break, it's all Maethoru for three goals in a row within fifteen minutes. Six different goalscorers in the end as Doonta scores his second, but Azula can't get any closer to a draw.

Round 4 Straudum VV 1-0 Gehrenna FC @ Hazel Arena, Straudum (Att: 25400 - Cap:25400). Tharkob 19:00, Jaranethan 34. 8°C , N Calm. Pos: 64%-36% Ref: Maiko Aomine (2Y 0R)
⚽: 76' LS Dennis Moore (Straudum VV)
MOTM: LS Dennis Moore (Straudum VV)

Round 4 Maethoru SC 2-3 Katashi-Kanatsu @ Rikalathen Arena, Maethoru (Att: 37952 - Cap:45000). Shirobodh 15:00, Jaranethan 35. 17°C , SW Light breeze. Pos: 51%-49% Ref: Shuke Utsunomija (2Y 0R)
⚽: 27' LM Efineha (f) Tesuna'e (Katashi-Kanatsu), 28' LS Angus Jack (Katashi-Kanatsu), 66' AM Authusa Aoriene (Maethoru SC), 69' SS Nunstaurilin Joljaurinden (Maethoru SC), 73' ST Rintaro Sawada (Katashi-Kanatsu)
MOTM: LM Efineha (f) Tesuna'e (Katashi-Kanatsu)

Round 4 Maynard AFC 2-2 Katashi Azula @ Armskirk Municipal Ground, Maynard (Att: 20000 - Cap:20000). Bathepas 19:00, Jaranethan 35. 17°C , SE Gale. Pos: 58%-42% Ref: Dirre Rensink (2Y 0R)
⚽: 27' RB Kerri (f) West (Katashi Azula), 36' SS Aifric (f) yLeamion (Maynard AFC), 45+1' RS Lindsay Pomburgh (Maynard AFC), 76' RS Yu-Ni (f) Nam (Katashi Azula)
MOTM: LS Carlos Ferreiro (Katashi Azula)

Round 4 SC Sokrona 0-0 Schemerdrecht SVV @ Van Kwarteldoornstadion, Sokrona (Att: 7000 - Cap:7000). Kinthaj 13:00, Jaranethan 36. 12°C , NE Strong breeze. Pos: 32%-68% Ref: Gré Vaugeois (2Y 0R)
MOTM: CB Bess (f) Herelake (SC Sokrona)

Round 4 Advance Alara 2-3 Miradela GD @ Spider Stadium, Alara (Att: 27100 - Cap:27100). Kinthaj 15:00, Jaranethan 36. 12°C , E Gentle breeze. Pos: 34%-66% Ref: Isolda Lence (2Y 0R)
⚽: 12' ST Maran Lignanier (Advance Alara), 26' RS Tara (f) Number (Miradela GD), 62' LM Horace Humphries (Advance Alara), 62' CB Daniela (f) Streamcarers (Miradela GD), 78' ST Reveri Swanton (Miradela GD)
MOTM: LM Horace Humphries (Advance Alara)

Round 4 Aminey CS 1-1 Tanques AOE @ Stade sur la Baie, Aminey (Att: 51016 - Cap:70000). Kuhrathu 19:00, Jaranethan 36. 10°C , E Gentle breeze. Pos: 52%-48% Ref: Roland Holdaway (3Y 0R)
⚽: 22' AM Robbie Gordon (Tanques AOE), 87' SS Hurorinul Bonstirthinden (Aminey CS)
MOTM: RF Ric Boulanger (Aminey CS)

Finally, time for some normal results. Aminey lose their perfect status, drawing Tanques in the Cote Austral rivalry and they - again - get that point via a very late goal, but it doesn't really matter when you score as long as the score after 90 minutes reads something favourable. Either way, Aminey are now at 10 points from four games, allowing Kanatsu and Miradela to draw level: Kanatsu beats Maethoru in 5-goal weirdness, and Miradela turns a loss into a draw and then a draw into a win in the final thirty minutes of their visit to Alara.

Alara's really popping up a lot in these reports, despite barely getting points here. But that's Alara - scoring three goals and still losing.

Round 5 Tanques AOE 0-1 Straudum VV @ Stade Amandine, Étouille (Att: 30000 - Cap:30000). Tharkob 19:00, Tharathju 16. 15°C , N Light breeze. Pos: 57%-43% Ref: Adam Dalstroom (1Y 0R)
⚽: 28' LS Dennis Moore (Straudum VV)
MOTM: LB Sonny Chiesa (Tanques AOE)

Round 5 Miradela GD 2-1 Aminey CS @ Estádio Fortaleza, Santa Teresa (Att: 29000 - Cap:29000). Shirobodh 15:00, Tharathju 17. 26°C , NW Light air. Pos: 56%-44% Ref: Maiko Aomine (4Y 0R)
⚽: 20' RB Vinnie Ó Madaidhín (Aminey CS), 63' AM Nathaniel Auvergne (Miradela GD), 72' ST Reveri Swanton (Miradela GD)
MOTM: GK Edou Bittencourt (Miradela GD)

Round 5 Schemerdrecht SVV 1-1 Advance Alara @ Orange Bowl, Schemerdrecht (Att: 44816 - Cap:54000). Bathepas 19:00, Tharathju 17. 10°C , NE Light breeze. Pos: 55%-45% Ref: Shuke Utsunomija (4Y 0R)
⚽: 56' CM Sergius Atieno (Schemerdrecht SVV), 60' AM Emmit Borthwell (Advance Alara)
MOTM: LB Santiago Chumacero (Advance Alara)

Round 5 Katashi Azula 3-1 SC Sokrona @ Laomei Stadium, Katashi (Att: 13000 - Cap:13000). Kinthaj 13:00, Tharathju 18. 27°C , SE Calm. Pos: 54%-46% Ref: Dirre Rensink (5Y 0R)
⚽: 20' CM Aquila Hongo (Katashi Azula), 38' CM Aquila Hongo (Katashi Azula), 62' ST Timothy Sapping (SC Sokrona), 88' AM Tolajilo Ebina (Katashi Azula)
MOTM: CB Bess (f) Herelake (SC Sokrona)

Round 5 Katashi-Kanatsu 1-1 Maynard AFC @ Suzumebachi Stadium, Katashi (Att: 32700 - Cap:32700). Kinthaj 15:00, Tharathju 18. 28°C , SE Calm. Pos: 67%-33% Ref: Gré Vaugeois (1Y 0R)
⚽: 70' LM Thernalru Lesidhaunden (Maynard AFC), 90+4' OG for Katashi-Kanatsu
MOTM: RB Gonshiro Furuya (Katashi-Kanatsu)

Round 5 Gehrenna FC 0-0 Maethoru SC @ Kautherlugin Field, Gehrenna (Att: 19200 - Cap:19200). Kuhrathu 19:00, Tharathju 18. 16°C , SW Strong breeze. Pos: 29%-71% Ref: Isolda Lence (6Y 0R)
MOTM: AM Authusa Aoriene (Maethoru SC)

Now for a look at the bottom three of the table: Gehrenna get their first point of the season hosting Maethoru of all teams, but it's not that strange: it's the Capital Derby, so there's always a chance for a weird result, and Maethoru aren't the steamrolling MAETHAWRCRUSH of old - at least, not right now. Tanques go back to losing after finally picking up a point last week. Sokrona had a hopeful start but are now also staring at their situation which is only a little better than the other two - they did pick up a win, but their diet is 60% losing nonetheless.

There's reason for optimism among some teams: Azula were the big surprise last year and they seem to have stayed on course. Not to the tune of another top six/IFCF spot, but maintaining their place in the league looks doable from how they started out. Miradela, beating Aminey 2-1 via two late goals, are dominant in most games, and according to plan get possession, set the pace for the match, and can make every team so far bend to their will. Even reigning champions Aminey. Lastly, Kanatsu have picked up a fantastic opening and the title fight looks to be at least four-sided this year: not just Aminey and Maethoru, but also Miradela who stated their intent last season, and a resurgent Kanatsu side.

Round 6 Straudum VV 0-1 Maethoru SC @ Hazel Arena, Straudum (Att: 25400 - Cap:25400). Tharkob 19:00, Tharathju 22. 9°C , NW Gale. Pos: 31%-69% Ref: Targolsen Naunthonthen (2Y 0R)
⚽: 57' OG for Maethoru SC
MOTM: LM Tijl Scherpenkate (Straudum VV)

Round 6 Maynard AFC 1-1 Gehrenna FC @ Armskirk Municipal Ground, Maynard (Att: 20000 - Cap:20000). Shirobodh 15:00, Tharathju 23. 20°C , SE Light air. Pos: 51%-49% Ref: Adam Dalstroom (3Y 0R)
⚽: 33' RS Matane (f) Mamannau (Gehrenna FC), 77' LS Flynn Scratchley (Maynard AFC)
MOTM: AM Teobhwch yTawdnhawch (Maynard AFC)

Round 6 SC Sokrona 0-3 Katashi-Kanatsu @ Van Kwarteldoornstadion, Sokrona (Att: 7000 - Cap:7000). Bathepas 19:00, Tharathju 23. 5°C , S Storm. Pos: 20%-80% Ref: Maiko Aomine (4Y 0R)
⚽: 3' ST Rintaro Sawada (Katashi-Kanatsu), 4' LM Efineha (f) Tesuna'e (Katashi-Kanatsu), 5' ST Rintaro Sawada (Katashi-Kanatsu)
MOTM: CM Misha Retyunskikh (Katashi-Kanatsu)

Round 6 Advance Alara 1-2 Katashi Azula @ Spider Stadium, Alara (Att: 27100 - Cap:27100). Kinthaj 13:00, Tharathju 24. 10°C , SW Gentle breeze. Pos: 49%-51% Ref: Shuke Utsunomija (1Y 1R)
⚽: 45+1' ST Marianne Lee (Advance Alara), 52' RS Yu-Ni (f) Nam (Katashi Azula), 54' LS Heizo Izuvala (Katashi Azula)
MOTM: GK Ulf Iverszoon (Advance Alara)

Round 6 Aminey CS 1-2 Schemerdrecht SVV @ Stade sur la Baie, Aminey (Att: 45198 - Cap:70000). Kinthaj 15:00, Tharathju 24. 11°C , S Fresh breeze. Pos: 78%-22% Ref: Dirre Rensink (2Y 0R)
⚽: 2' ST Richard Twickaway (Schemerdrecht SVV), 41' LS Rex Archer (Aminey CS), 49' SS Wijbrand Deckere (Schemerdrecht SVV)
MOTM: CM Ratko Ivančir (Aminey CS)

Round 6 Tanques AOE 0-0 Miradela GD @ Stade Amandine, Étouille (Att: 30000 - Cap:30000). Kuhrathu 19:00, Tharathju 24. 9°C , S Fresh breeze. Pos: 56%-44% Ref: Gré Vaugeois (1Y 0R)
MOTM: LM Martin Sheils (Tanques AOE)

Straudum, right as they're hitting a decent streak, lose via an own goal as they're never really in charge at home versus Maethoru. Maynard and Gehrenna split the points, something that helps neither club. Kanatsu are flawless versus Sokrona but they don't really have anything to play for in the final 85 minutes of the match, securing a 0-3 lead just five minutes into the match, Sawada scoring twice and Tesuna'e also appearing on the scoresheet again. In the match of the week, Aminey are pretty dominant at home but after giving up a silly goal two minutes in, they're left to play catch-up and Schemerdrecht are happy to give them the ball, it seems. Archer does equalise but Deckere restores the lead and the yellow-blue team really looks like an early IFCF CL contender!

Round 7 Miradela GD 0-0 Straudum VV @ Estádio Fortaleza, Santa Teresa (Att: 29000 - Cap:29000). Tharkob 19:00, Tharathju 28. 24°C , S Gentle breeze. Pos: 62%-38% Ref: Lavinia Northwood (3Y 0R)
MOTM: LB Géra Bethune (Straudum VV)

Round 7 Schemerdrecht SVV 2-3 Tanques AOE @ Orange Bowl, Schemerdrecht (Att: 44145 - Cap:54000). Shirobodh 15:00, Tharathju 29. 10°C , SE Light air. Pos: 40%-60% Ref: Targolsen Naunthonthen (2Y 0R)
⚽: 12' SS Maximilien Longchambon (Tanques AOE), 15' ST Nard Monshouwer (Tanques AOE), 23' SS Wijbrand Deckere (Schemerdrecht SVV), 45+2' AM Robbie Gordon (Tanques AOE), 75' OG for Schemerdrecht SVV
MOTM: LF Obadiah Gillinghurst (Schemerdrecht SVV)

Round 7 Katashi Azula 3-3 Aminey CS @ Laomei Stadium, Katashi (Att: 13000 - Cap:13000). Bathepas 19:00, Tharathju 29. 22°C , SE Gentle breeze. Pos: 27%-73% Ref: Adam Dalstroom (2Y 0R)
⚽: 24' DM Laur Bonnot (Katashi Azula), 31' RS Aimogina Aeganora (Aminey CS), 31' RM Genevieve (f) Orville (Aminey CS), 69' AM Auberl Doonta (Katashi Azula), 75' OG for Katashi Azula, 79' LS Rex Archer (Aminey CS)
MOTM: RS Yu-Ni (f) Nam (Katashi Azula)

Round 7 Katashi-Kanatsu 2-1 Advance Alara @ Suzumebachi Stadium, Katashi (Att: 32700 - Cap:32700). Kinthaj 13:00, Tharathju 30. 21°C , S Moderate breeze. Pos: 71%-29% Ref: Maiko Aomine (6Y 1R)
⚽: 19' CM Misha Retyunskikh (Katashi-Kanatsu), 41' OG for Advance Alara, 84' CM Misha Retyunskikh (Katashi-Kanatsu)
MOTM: CM Florent Rivera (Advance Alara)

Round 7 Gehrenna FC 0-1 SC Sokrona @ Kautherlugin Field, Gehrenna (Att: 19200 - Cap:19200). Kinthaj 15:00, Tharathju 30. 16°C , S Fresh breeze. Pos: 45%-55% Ref: Shuke Utsunomija (1Y 0R)
⚽: 74' LM Leo Juric (SC Sokrona)
MOTM: GK Erjes Odhoniten (Gehrenna FC)

Round 7 Maethoru SC 1-2 Maynard AFC @ Rikalathen Arena, Maethoru (Att: 42015 - Cap:45000). Kuhrathu 19:00, Tharathju 30. 14°C , S Fresh breeze. Pos: 76%-24% Ref: Dirre Rensink (4Y 0R)
⚽: 18' RS Lindsay Pomburgh (Maynard AFC), 40' OG for Maethoru SC, 77' SS Aifric (f) yLeamion (Maynard AFC)
MOTM: DM Cornelious Magrath (Maethoru SC)

Let's check in on our five contenders. Miradela? Can't beat a mid Straudum team. Schemerdrecht? Lose at home to Tanques and it's only close because of a comical own goal after the light blues are 1-3 up already, representing the first win for Tanques this season. Maethoru? They just handed Maynard their second win on the year. Aminey? They walked into Katashi - the Azula, that is - screw up a 2-1 lead and they're happy to walk out with a point. All in all, there's four own goals this round. That's not good, is it?

Kanatsu? Well dang, they just beat Alara in the original Yoshiman derby, pushing Alara to an absolute dire state, and as the only contenders to pick up points this is a massive week for them.

Round 8 Straudum VV 1-0 Maynard AFC @ Hazel Arena, Straudum (Att: 25400 - Cap:25400). Tharkob 19:00, Zedhasim 10. 4°C , NW Gentle breeze. Pos: 66%-34% Ref: Roland Holdaway (3Y 0R)
⚽: 45' CB Arnold Tomlinson (Straudum VV)
MOTM: CB Arnold Tomlinson (Straudum VV)

Round 8 SC Sokrona 1-4 Maethoru SC @ Van Kwarteldoornstadion, Sokrona (Att: 7000 - Cap:7000). Shirobodh 15:00, Zedhasim 11. 5°C , E Light breeze. Pos: 27%-73% Ref: Lavinia Northwood (3Y 0R)
⚽: 19' CM Purelbusak Entatingun (Maethoru SC), 66' ST Bayley Stanton (Maethoru SC), 70' ST Timothy Sapping (SC Sokrona), 76' DM Cornelious Magrath (Maethoru SC), 90' AM Authusa Aoriene (Maethoru SC)
MOTM: RB Hunusu Siltinthen (Maethoru SC)

Round 8 Advance Alara 0-1 Gehrenna FC @ Spider Stadium, Alara (Att: 27100 - Cap:27100). Bathepas 19:00, Zedhasim 11. 11°C , SE Moderate breeze. Pos: 58%-42% Ref: Targolsen Naunthonthen (2Y 0R)
⚽: 39' RS Matane (f) Mamannau (Gehrenna FC)
MOTM: RB Isac Magnussen (Advance Alara)

Round 8 Aminey CS 4-2 Katashi-Kanatsu @ Stade sur la Baie, Aminey (Att: 47744 - Cap:70000). Kinthaj 13:00, Zedhasim 12. 9°C , S Fresh breeze. Pos: 65%-35% Ref: Adam Dalstroom (3Y 0R)
⚽: 40' LS Fabian Thundhart (Aminey CS), 48' SS Hurorinul Bonstirthinden (Aminey CS), 48' LS Angus Jack (Katashi-Kanatsu), 63' LS Angus Jack (Katashi-Kanatsu), 71' LM Harold Batchelor (Aminey CS), 74' LM Harold Batchelor (Aminey CS)
MOTM: LB Thomas Finisterrais (Aminey CS)

Round 8 Tanques AOE 1-2 Katashi Azula @ Stade Amandine, Étouille (Att: 30000 - Cap:30000). Kinthaj 15:00, Zedhasim 12. 13°C , S Fresh breeze. Pos: 70%-30% Ref: Maiko Aomine (3Y 0R)
⚽: 9' AM Auberl Doonta (Katashi Azula), 34' OG for Tanques AOE, 44' RS Yu-Ni (f) Nam (Katashi Azula)
MOTM: DM TS Avery (Tanques AOE)

Round 8 Miradela GD 0-2 Schemerdrecht SVV @ Estádio Fortaleza, Santa Teresa (Att: 29000 - Cap:29000). Kuhrathu 19:00, Zedhasim 12. 24°C , S Light air. Pos: 61%-39% Ref: Shuke Utsunomija (3Y 0R)
⚽: 8' SS Wijbrand Deckere (Schemerdrecht SVV), 59' OG for Schemerdrecht SVV
MOTM: DM Abraham Torre (Miradela GD)

Hang on - Gehrenna won a game, y'all! Of course it's against everyone's favourite punching bag Alara, who can't seem to do anything right this year and still they're ahead of both Gehrenna and Sokrona, but forget about that - Gehrenna won a game!

Aminey and Kanatsu enjoy a great Stade sur la Baie classic with Jack scoring twice representing Kanatsu's only goals, and Batchelor scores twice to transform the game from a 2-2 enjoyable draw to a 4-2 party for the home fans. Two other contenders also meet: Schemerdrecht beat Miradela away, 0-2, and for the first time this year Miradela dictate the tempo and direction of play but they're not getting any points out of it. Luck? Or did the Intermarean staff spot something? Meanwhile, Maethoru work on their goal difference in Sokrona.

Round 9 Schemerdrecht SVV 1-3 Straudum VV @ Orange Bowl, Schemerdrecht (Att: 52760 - Cap:54000). Tharkob 19:00, Zedhasim 16. 6°C , NW Moderate gale. Pos: 41%-59% Ref: Isolda Lence (5Y 0R)
⚽: 18' RF Flori Vaillancourt (Straudum VV), 36' RS Hannibal Sawyer (Straudum VV), 49' SS Wijbrand Deckere (Schemerdrecht SVV), 90' OG for Straudum VV
MOTM: DM Thisdin Mergakhinen (Schemerdrecht SVV)

Round 9 Katashi Azula 1-5 Miradela GD @ Laomei Stadium, Katashi (Att: 13000 - Cap:13000). Shirobodh 15:00, Zedhasim 17. 27°C , E Storm. Pos: 26%-74% Ref: Roland Holdaway (5Y 1R)
⚽: 19' RS Tara (f) Number (Miradela GD), 23' LS Clement Spanner (Miradela GD), 54' RS Tara (f) Number (Miradela GD), 74' LS Carlos Ferreiro (Katashi Azula), 81' LS Clement Spanner (Miradela GD), 90+4' DM Abraham Torre (Miradela GD)
MOTM: LS Carlos Ferreiro (Katashi Azula)

Round 9 Katashi-Kanatsu 2-1 Tanques AOE @ Suzumebachi Stadium, Katashi (Att: 32700 - Cap:32700). Bathepas 19:00, Zedhasim 17. 24°C , E Storm. Pos: 50%-50% Ref: Lavinia Northwood (1Y 0R)
⚽: 24' AM Teiichi Tsuchimoto (Katashi-Kanatsu), 31' AM Rachel (f) Walbuck (Tanques AOE), 73' LS Angus Jack (Katashi-Kanatsu)
MOTM: ST Nard Monshouwer (Tanques AOE)

Round 9 Gehrenna FC 0-2 Aminey CS @ Kautherlugin Field, Gehrenna (Att: 19200 - Cap:19200). Kinthaj 13:00, Zedhasim 18. 12°C , SE Moderate breeze. Pos: 34%-66% Ref: Targolsen Naunthonthen (3Y 0R)
⚽: 6' ST Adée Lavigne (Aminey CS), 45+1' LS Fabian Thundhart (Aminey CS)
MOTM: RS Matane (f) Mamannau (Gehrenna FC)

Round 9 Maethoru SC 0-1 Advance Alara @ Rikalathen Arena, Maethoru (Att: 42952 - Cap:45000). Kinthaj 15:00, Zedhasim 18. 10°C , SE Moderate breeze. Pos: 77%-23% Ref: Adam Dalstroom (2Y 0R)
⚽: 76' ST Maran Lignanier (Advance Alara)
MOTM: GK Wemagun Cyamou (Maethoru SC)

Round 9 Maynard AFC 1-1 SC Sokrona @ Armskirk Municipal Ground, Maynard (Att: 20000 - Cap:20000). Kuhrathu 19:00, Zedhasim 18. 7°C , SE Moderate breeze. Pos: 73%-27% Ref: Maiko Aomine (2Y 0R)
⚽: 45+3' AM Teobhwch yTawdnhawch (Maynard AFC), 83' CM Allard Klokgieter (SC Sokrona)
MOTM: AM Alexandre Desrives (SC Sokrona)

We open the round with the northern rivalry between Schemerdrecht and Straudum - at least, they were the only northern clubs before Sokrona (and in a previous year, Arboren) promoted. Straudum get a win, the second in a row, and hang on - Straudum are looking sneaky good with their clean sheet oriented style. After their golden generation culminating in a title and falling off a cliff - are Straudum coming back?

Miradela score five at Azula while picking up a late red for a tackle and a shirtless celebration. Number and Spanner score two each, but Torre steals the show for the fifth goal in extra time and then some and the subsequent second yellow.

Round 10 Straudum VV 3-0 SC Sokrona @ Hazel Arena, Straudum (Att: 25400 - Cap:25400). Tharkob 19:00, Zedhasim 22. 3°C , E Moderate gale. Pos: 57%-43% Ref: Gré Vaugeois (6Y 2R)
⚽: 28' RS Hannibal Sawyer (Straudum VV), 80' LS Dennis Moore (Straudum VV), 84' LS Dennis Moore (Straudum VV)
MOTM: CB Bess (f) Herelake (SC Sokrona)

Round 10 Advance Alara 4-3 Maynard AFC @ Spider Stadium, Alara (Att: 27100 - Cap:27100). Shirobodh 15:00, Zedhasim 23. 7°C , NE Light air. Pos: 45%-55% Ref: Isolda Lence (1Y 0R)
⚽: 15' LS Flynn Scratchley (Maynard AFC), 23' CM Florent Rivera (Advance Alara), 41' SS Aifric (f) yLeamion (Maynard AFC), 59' ST Maran Lignanier (Advance Alara), 64' ST Marianne Lee (Advance Alara), 66' AM Emmit Borthwell (Advance Alara), 73' RB Charley Mellowby (Maynard AFC)
MOTM: AM Teobhwch yTawdnhawch (Maynard AFC)

Round 10 Aminey CS 2-1 Maethoru SC @ Stade sur la Baie, Aminey (Att: 54253 - Cap:70000). Bathepas 19:00, Zedhasim 23. 9°C , NE Fresh breeze. Pos: 47%-53% Ref: Roland Holdaway (3Y 1R)
⚽: 36' LM Shutel Tehinnau (Maethoru SC), 42' LS Rex Archer (Aminey CS), 90+1' LF Boloraun Rurindhaunden (Aminey CS)
MOTM: LB David Lyons (Maethoru SC)

Round 10 Tanques AOE 2-2 Gehrenna FC @ Stade Amandine, Étouille (Att: 30000 - Cap:30000). Kinthaj 13:00, Zedhasim 24. 3°C , NE Light air. Pos: 77%-23% Ref: Lavinia Northwood (2Y 0R)
⚽: 5' ST Nard Monshouwer (Tanques AOE), 39' CB Egesa Aedil (Tanques AOE), 41' RS Matane (f) Mamannau (Gehrenna FC), 77' RS Matane (f) Mamannau (Gehrenna FC)
MOTM: ST Nard Monshouwer (Tanques AOE)

Round 10 Miradela GD 3-3 Katashi-Kanatsu @ Estádio Fortaleza, Santa Teresa (Att: 29000 - Cap:29000). Kinthaj 15:00, Zedhasim 24. 19°C , N Fresh breeze. Pos: 57%-43% Ref: Targolsen Naunthonthen (2Y 1R)
⚽: 11' RS Tara (f) Number (Miradela GD), 15' ST Rintaro Sawada (Katashi-Kanatsu), 44' DM Abraham Torre (Miradela GD), 44' CM Ryobe Takagaki (Katashi-Kanatsu), 71' ST Reveri Swanton (Miradela GD), 74' LS Angus Jack (Katashi-Kanatsu)
MOTM: DM Abraham Torre (Miradela GD)

Round 10 Schemerdrecht SVV 2-2 Katashi Azula @ Orange Bowl, Schemerdrecht (Att: 45486 - Cap:54000). Kuhrathu 19:00, Zedhasim 24. 2°C , NE Light air. Pos: 60%-40% Ref: Adam Dalstroom (4Y 0R)
⚽: 22' RM Elco Lamshuis (Schemerdrecht SVV), 66' ST Richard Twickaway (Schemerdrecht SVV), 78' RS Yu-Ni (f) Nam (Katashi Azula), 90+1' RS Yu-Ni (f) Nam (Katashi Azula)
MOTM: ST Richard Twickaway (Schemerdrecht SVV)

It's here! The national rivalry between blue Aminey and green Maethoru, democratic Cote Austral versus the meritocratic Capitals. Tehinnau opens the score as Maethoru hopes to get three very necessary points away in the lion's den, but Archer - again, who else - equalises and Rurindhaunden, himself a Gehrennan, scores the winner in extra time! Drama! That's a blow to Maethoru's hopes, and a huge boost to Aminey's morale.

Straudum gets an uncharacteristically big win, but that's partially because Sokrona gave away goals at the end, ending the match down to nine players. Moore, typically not a name to show up on the top scorer list given Straudum's lack of scoring, picked up two anyway. Miradela and Kanatsu entertained the crowd with six different goalscorers and all goals happening in twos: 1-1, 2-2, 3-3, all scored within a few minutes, or even seconds.

Round 11 Katashi Azula 0-1 Straudum VV @ Laomei Stadium, Katashi (Att: 13000 - Cap:13000). Tharkob 19:00, Kidignir 10. 19°C , SE Calm. Pos: 43%-57% Ref: Dirre Rensink (3Y 0R)
⚽: 15' LS Dennis Moore (Straudum VV)
MOTM: LF Ryōsei Nagatomo (Katashi Azula)

Round 11 Katashi-Kanatsu 1-1 Schemerdrecht SVV @ Suzumebachi Stadium, Katashi (Att: 32700 - Cap:32700). Shirobodh 15:00, Kidignir 11. 19°C , S Fresh breeze. Pos: 70%-30% Ref: Gré Vaugeois (1Y 0R)
⚽: 70' DM Orinosuke Uozumi (Katashi-Kanatsu), 76' ST Richard Twickaway (Schemerdrecht SVV)
MOTM: RF Aiguo Zhu (Katashi-Kanatsu)

Round 11 Gehrenna FC 0-1 Miradela GD @ Kautherlugin Field, Gehrenna (Att: 19200 - Cap:19200). Bathepas 19:00, Kidignir 11. 8°C , SE Light air. Pos: 20%-80% Ref: Isolda Lence (1Y 0R)
⚽: 57' RS Tara (f) Number (Miradela GD)
MOTM: ST Reveri Swanton (Miradela GD)

Round 11 Maethoru SC 2-1 Tanques AOE @ Rikalathen Arena, Maethoru (Att: 40765 - Cap:45000). Kinthaj 13:00, Kidignir 12. 5°C , NW Calm. Pos: 64%-36% Ref: Roland Holdaway (2Y 0R)
⚽: 6' CM Purelbusak Entatingun (Maethoru SC), 64' OG for Tanques AOE, 69' SS Nunstaurilin Joljaurinden (Maethoru SC)
MOTM: RB Hunusu Siltinthen (Maethoru SC)

Round 11 Maynard AFC 2-2 Aminey CS @ Armskirk Municipal Ground, Maynard (Att: 20000 - Cap:20000). Kinthaj 15:00, Kidignir 12. 3°C , NE Storm. Pos: 29%-71% Ref: Lavinia Northwood (4Y 0R)
⚽: 11' SS Hurorinul Bonstirthinden (Aminey CS), 16' SS Aifric (f) yLeamion (Maynard AFC), 54' LM Thernalru Lesidhaunden (Maynard AFC), 56' SS Hurorinul Bonstirthinden (Aminey CS)
MOTM: SS Hurorinul Bonstirthinden (Aminey CS)

Round 11 SC Sokrona 1-2 Advance Alara @ Van Kwarteldoornstadion, Sokrona (Att: 7000 - Cap:7000). Kuhrathu 19:00, Kidignir 12. 0°C , N Gentle breeze. Pos: 40%-60% Ref: Targolsen Naunthonthen (4Y 0R)
⚽: 5' AM Emmit Borthwell (Advance Alara), 89' CM Calisto Martis (SC Sokrona), 89' ST Marianne Lee (Advance Alara)
MOTM: CB Bess (f) Herelake (SC Sokrona)

Straudum continue their win streak with a very Straudum win (0-1) against Azula. We spoke of the five contenders, but with their form as it is, Straudum are back in the conversation. Unfortunately, there are six spots for the IFCF and the league splits into a top and bottom six after twenty-two rounds, so do we know everything there is to know already?

Maethoru now play the other Cote Austral team and kick Tanques when they're already down. Tanques received some hype in the preseason, but there's not much left that reminds their fans of that joyful period. There's no upsets this week - it's nice to see the Top League be normal for a change.

Round 12 Straudum VV 2-2 Advance Alara @ Hazel Arena, Straudum (Att: 25400 - Cap:25400). Tharkob 19:00, Kidignir 16. 0°C , NW Light breeze. Pos: 63%-37% Ref: Shuke Utsunomija (4Y 0R)
⚽: 52' RS Hannibal Sawyer (Straudum VV), 85' AM Emmit Borthwell (Advance Alara), 89' RM Savannah (f) Quinn (Straudum VV), 90' ST Marianne Lee (Advance Alara)
MOTM: RM Savannah (f) Quinn (Straudum VV)

Round 12 SC Sokrona 1-2 Aminey CS @ Van Kwarteldoornstadion, Sokrona (Att: 7000 - Cap:7000). Shirobodh 15:00, Kidignir 17. 0°C , SE Gentle breeze. Pos: 21%-79% Ref: Dirre Rensink (4Y 0R)
⚽: 46' AM Alexandre Desrives (SC Sokrona), 47' LM Harold Batchelor (Aminey CS), 74' SS Hurorinul Bonstirthinden (Aminey CS)
MOTM: CM Calisto Martis (SC Sokrona)

Round 12 Maynard AFC 0-3 Tanques AOE @ Armskirk Municipal Ground, Maynard (Att: 20000 - Cap:20000). Bathepas 19:00, Kidignir 17. 1°C , SW Fresh breeze. Pos: 37%-63% Ref: Gré Vaugeois (2Y 0R)
⚽: 30' AM Robbie Gordon (Tanques AOE), 45' SS Maximilien Longchambon (Tanques AOE), 54' ST Nard Monshouwer (Tanques AOE)
MOTM: RS Lindsay Pomburgh (Maynard AFC)

Round 12 Maethoru SC 1-4 Miradela GD @ Rikalathen Arena, Maethoru (Att: 39827 - Cap:45000). Kinthaj 13:00, Kidignir 18. 8°C , SE Moderate breeze. Pos: 51%-49% Ref: Isolda Lence (1Y 0R)
⚽: 13' ST Reveri Swanton (Miradela GD), 46' SS Nunstaurilin Joljaurinden (Maethoru SC), 52' RS Tara (f) Number (Miradela GD), 58' LS Clement Spanner (Miradela GD), 60' LM Stanley Thompkins (Miradela GD)
MOTM: RB Esther Sidle (Miradela GD)

Round 12 Gehrenna FC 0-1 Schemerdrecht SVV @ Kautherlugin Field, Gehrenna (Att: 19200 - Cap:19200). Kinthaj 15:00, Kidignir 18. 9°C , SE Moderate breeze. Pos: 41%-59% Ref: Roland Holdaway (3Y 0R)
⚽: 57' OG for Schemerdrecht SVV
MOTM: LS Benedikto Urruchi (Gehrenna FC)

Round 12 Katashi-Kanatsu 2-0 Katashi Azula @ Suzumebachi Stadium, Katashi (Att: 32700 - Cap:32700). Kuhrathu 19:00, Kidignir 18. 15°C , SW Moderate breeze. Pos: 78%-22% Ref: Lavinia Northwood (5Y 1R)
⚽: 69' AM Teiichi Tsuchimoto (Katashi-Kanatsu), 90+4' CM Ryobe Takagaki (Katashi-Kanatsu)
MOTM: AM Teiichi Tsuchimoto (Katashi-Kanatsu)

The biggest match of the week should have been the Katashi derby (two late goals for Kanatsu keep the points at home, despite Northwood handing out a fair amount of cautions) but given it happened after the absolute beatdown Miradela handed out in the Rikalathen, talk of the weekend - and entire week - was all about Maethoru's huge loss. Nothing was wrong at halftime, with Joljaurinden equalising a minute or so after the re-start, but a ten minute period of a complete lack of focus and everything going right for the Finisterran visitors set the final score to an impossible looking 1-4. Imagine telling someone three years ago that Miradela was capable of such a thing?

[Ko-oren]

Season 43 - Winter Results & Tables

Round 13 Katashi Azula 1-1 Gehrenna FC @ Laomei Stadium, Katashi (Att: 13000 - Cap:13000). Shirobodh 15:00, Kidignir 23. 21°C , NW Light air. Pos: 63%-37% Ref: Shuke Utsunomija (2Y 0R)
⚽: 14' LS Carlos Ferreiro (Katashi Azula), 35' LS Benedikto Urruchi (Gehrenna FC)
MOTM: CM Aquila Hongo (Katashi Azula)

Round 13 Schemerdrecht SVV 1-0 Maethoru SC @ Orange Bowl, Schemerdrecht (Att: 45821 - Cap:54000). Bathepas 19:00, Kidignir 23. -2°C , N Light breeze. Pos: 24%-76% Ref: Dirre Rensink (0Y 0R)
⚽: 28' LM Gregorius Lepelaar (Schemerdrecht SVV)
MOTM: RB Hunusu Siltinthen (Maethoru SC)

Round 13 Miradela GD 4-2 Maynard AFC @ Estádio Fortaleza, Santa Teresa (Att: 29000 - Cap:29000). Kinthaj 13:00, Kidignir 24. 17°C , SE Light breeze. Pos: 74%-26% Ref: Gré Vaugeois (2Y 0R)
⚽: 22' ST Reveri Swanton (Miradela GD), 61' LM Stanley Thompkins (Miradela GD), 62' RM Ciriaco Laza (Miradela GD), 80' LS Clement Spanner (Miradela GD), 82' RS Lindsay Pomburgh (Maynard AFC), 87' RS Lindsay Pomburgh (Maynard AFC)
MOTM: RM Ciriaco Laza (Miradela GD)

Round 13 Tanques AOE 2-1 SC Sokrona @ Stade Amandine, Étouille (Att: 30000 - Cap:30000). Kinthaj 15:00, Kidignir 24. 5°C , E Strong breeze. Pos: 80%-20% Ref: Isolda Lence (5Y 0R)
⚽: 31' AM Rachel (f) Walbuck (Tanques AOE), 38' ST Heiko Kortenhorst (SC Sokrona), 90+1' CM Évra Bernier (Tanques AOE)
MOTM: AM Robbie Gordon (Tanques AOE)

Round 13 Aminey CS 1-0 Advance Alara @ Stade sur la Baie, Aminey (Att: 49926 - Cap:70000). Kuhrathu 19:00, Kidignir 24. 5°C , E Strong breeze. Pos: 72%-28% Ref: Roland Holdaway (4Y 0R)
⚽: 76' RS Aimogina Aeganora (Aminey CS)
MOTM: CM Dann Oddkellsson (Aminey CS)

Miradela continue on their course to show everyone who's boss by beating up on Maynard, scoring four goals again, but this time their substitution policy isn't on point - after going up 4-0 they allow Maynard to score twice in the final ten minutes for the 4-2 as a final scoreline. That doesn't show fully how dominant the home side were, but kudos to the visitors to not give up at 4-0 and almost getting something out of it. It does show that Maynard are also building something good - they're still a huge team with a huge following in an area that's not used to a lot of professional teams, despite representing a good 20% of the entire Ko-orenite population.

Aminey also return to winning ways, and Straudum continue their streak without a loss with a 5-0 win over Kanatsu to announce that yes, they're in for the IFCF CL if not the title. Yes, we're up to six contenders and while Schemerdrecht were slipping a bit, they restore their status by completing Maethoru's horrible stretch fo four losses in the last five games. Can the All Greens get back into the fight? Will Schemerdrecht hold on to stay up with the big boys? As it looks now, Aminey and Miradela are the teams to beat, and Kanatsu can't be overlooked either - no matter the weird, odd, strange 5-0 loss.

Round 14 Straudum VV 0-0 Aminey CS @ Hazel Arena, Straudum (Att: 25400 - Cap:25400). Tharkob 19:00, Kidignir 28. -4°C , SE Gentle breeze. Pos: 40%-60% Ref: Adam Dalstroom (2Y 0R)
MOTM: RF Flori Vaillancourt (Straudum VV)

Round 14 Advance Alara 1-3 Tanques AOE @ Spider Stadium, Alara (Att: 27100 - Cap:27100). Shirobodh 15:00, Kidignir 29. 0°C , N Light air. Pos: 28%-72% Ref: Maiko Aomine (2Y 0R)
⚽: 17' ST Maran Lignanier (Advance Alara), 24' ST Nard Monshouwer (Tanques AOE), 32' SS Maximilien Longchambon (Tanques AOE), 77' AM Rachel (f) Walbuck (Tanques AOE)
MOTM: CM Florent Rivera (Advance Alara)

Round 14 SC Sokrona 1-2 Miradela GD @ Van Kwarteldoornstadion, Sokrona (Att: 7000 - Cap:7000). Bathepas 19:00, Kidignir 29. -3°C , NE Strong breeze. Pos: 25%-75% Ref: Shuke Utsunomija (1Y 0R)
⚽: 4' ST Timothy Sapping (SC Sokrona), 73' RS Tara (f) Number (Miradela GD), 80' LM Stanley Thompkins (Miradela GD)
MOTM: CB Bess (f) Herelake (SC Sokrona)

Round 14 Maynard AFC 2-2 Schemerdrecht SVV @ Armskirk Municipal Ground, Maynard (Att: 20000 - Cap:20000). Kinthaj 13:00, Kidignir 30. 6°C , N Light air. Pos: 47%-53% Ref: Dirre Rensink (2Y 0R)
⚽: 43' SS Aifric (f) yLeamion (Maynard AFC), 61' ST Richard Twickaway (Schemerdrecht SVV), 64' SS Wijbrand Deckere (Schemerdrecht SVV), 68' RS Lindsay Pomburgh (Maynard AFC)
MOTM: RF Cornelia (f) Gloren (Schemerdrecht SVV)

Round 14 Maethoru SC 2-1 Katashi Azula @ Rikalathen Arena, Maethoru (Att: 43890 - Cap:45000). Kinthaj 15:00, Kidignir 30. 15°C , NE Moderate breeze. Pos: 75%-25% Ref: Gré Vaugeois (1Y 0R)
⚽: 4' ST Huije Eleveld (Maethoru SC), 11' LS Carlos Ferreiro (Katashi Azula), 89' AM Authusa Aoriene (Maethoru SC)
MOTM: LF Homerel Ogalthundhen (Maethoru SC)

Round 14 Gehrenna FC 2-2 Katashi-Kanatsu @ Kautherlugin Field, Gehrenna (Att: 19200 - Cap:19200). Kuhrathu 19:00, Kidignir 30. 13°C , NE Moderate breeze. Pos: 24%-76% Ref: Isolda Lence (1Y 0R)
⚽: 28' RF George Turnbull (Gehrenna FC), 43' LS Angus Jack (Katashi-Kanatsu), 70' LS Angus Jack (Katashi-Kanatsu), 77' LS Benedikto Urruchi (Gehrenna FC)
MOTM: RB Godefroy Poullain (Gehrenna FC)

We can't go a round without some of the big teams meeting. Straudum fight off Aminey in subzero conditions in the northeast - it's that time of year - which at least allows other clubs to catch up to the blues. Sokrona and Alara both lose, and things get dire for them at the lower end of the table. All in all, the difference between a bad top six side and a good bottom six side is pretty small, but what's normally decided on goal difference seems to be widening to a canyon this year. The Azula seem to struggle to repeat their surprising run from last year as Maethoru finally win one again. Gehrenna gets a hard fought point from Kanatsu.

Round 15 Gehrenna FC 2-1 Straudum VV @ Kautherlugin Field, Gehrenna (Att: 19200 - Cap:19200). Tharkob 19:00, Kidignir 34. 11°C , N Light air. Pos: 39%-61% Ref: Targolsen Naunthonthen (2Y 0R)
⚽: 19' RS Matane (f) Mamannau (Gehrenna FC), 71' DM Sichaech yLonnhas (Gehrenna FC), 73' CM Timothy Parsons (Straudum VV)
MOTM: RB Godefroy Poullain (Gehrenna FC)

Round 15 Katashi-Kanatsu 1-2 Maethoru SC @ Suzumebachi Stadium, Katashi (Att: 32700 - Cap:32700). Shirobodh 15:00, Kidignir 35. 17°C , NE Moderate breeze. Pos: 47%-53% Ref: Adam Dalstroom (1Y 0R)
⚽: 45' OG for Maethoru SC, 47' OG for Katashi-Kanatsu, 50' SS Nunstaurilin Joljaurinden (Maethoru SC)
MOTM: AM Authusa Aoriene (Maethoru SC)

Round 15 Katashi Azula 3-4 Maynard AFC @ Laomei Stadium, Katashi (Att: 13000 - Cap:13000). Bathepas 19:00, Kidignir 35. 19°C , NE Moderate breeze. Pos: 48%-52% Ref: Maiko Aomine (2Y 0R)
⚽: 19' LS Carlos Ferreiro (Katashi Azula), 45+2' LS Carlos Ferreiro (Katashi Azula), 49' RS Lindsay Pomburgh (Maynard AFC), 53' SS Aifric (f) yLeamion (Maynard AFC), 55' LS Flynn Scratchley (Maynard AFC), 61' DM Araete Amawai (Katashi Azula), 68' LM Thernalru Lesidhaunden (Maynard AFC)
MOTM: RB Kerri (f) West (Katashi Azula)

Round 15 Schemerdrecht SVV 0-1 SC Sokrona @ Orange Bowl, Schemerdrecht (Att: 47497 - Cap:54000). Kinthaj 13:00, Kidignir 36. 5°C , N Gale. Pos: 73%-27% Ref: Shuke Utsunomija (4Y 0R)
⚽: 88' RF Kevin Aberg (SC Sokrona)
MOTM: RF Kevin Aberg (SC Sokrona)

Round 15 Miradela GD 4-1 Advance Alara @ Estádio Fortaleza, Santa Teresa (Att: 29000 - Cap:29000). Kinthaj 15:00, Kidignir 36. 17°C , NE Light breeze. Pos: 59%-41% Ref: Dirre Rensink (2Y 0R)
⚽: 21' ST Maran Lignanier (Advance Alara), 32' AM Nathaniel Auvergne (Miradela GD), 35' LS Clement Spanner (Miradela GD), 44' DM Abraham Torre (Miradela GD), 63' LS Clement Spanner (Miradela GD)
MOTM: DM Abraham Torre (Miradela GD)

Round 15 Tanques AOE 0-1 Aminey CS @ Stade Amandine, Étouille (Att: 30000 - Cap:30000). Kuhrathu 19:00, Kidignir 36. 8°C , NW Light air. Pos: 47%-53% Ref: Gré Vaugeois (1Y 0R)
⚽: 86' LS Fabian Thundhart (Aminey CS)
MOTM: LM Martin Sheils (Tanques AOE)

Miradela post another four goals on an unsuspecting opponent, and this time it Alara who are kicked when they're down. Torre picks up another goal - he's really turning into their mascot this year. Gehrenna are having a good couple of weeks as they now take points off Straudum. But most attention will have gone to Kanatsu-Maethoru, marked by two own goals after half time followed by the third goal of the day in that five minute span, settling the score at 1-2 for the Capital Club. Kanatsu was sitting on quite the lead in the table, but Aminey, Miradela, and Maethoru won't let them get away with it.

Round 16 Straudum VV 3-3 Tanques AOE @ Hazel Arena, Straudum (Att: 25400 - Cap:25400). Tharkob 19:00, Razhuditla 10. -1°C , NW Strong breeze. Pos: 41%-59% Ref: Lavinia Northwood (1Y 1R)
⚽: 5' LS Dennis Moore (Straudum VV), 10' RS Hannibal Sawyer (Straudum VV), 18' AM Rachel (f) Walbuck (Tanques AOE), 43' LM Tijl Scherpenkate (Straudum VV), 74' AM Robbie Gordon (Tanques AOE), 80' AM Robbie Gordon (Tanques AOE)
MOTM: RM Savannah (f) Quinn (Straudum VV)

Round 16 Aminey CS 3-2 Miradela GD @ Stade sur la Baie, Aminey (Att: 46289 - Cap:70000). Shirobodh 15:00, Razhuditla 11. 8°C , NE Gentle breeze. Pos: 49%-51% Ref: Targolsen Naunthonthen (3Y 2R)
⚽: 3' ST Reveri Swanton (Miradela GD), 9' ST Reveri Swanton (Miradela GD), 16' ST Adée Lavigne (Aminey CS), 59' LS Rex Archer (Aminey CS), 89' SS Hurorinul Bonstirthinden (Aminey CS)
MOTM: LM Stanley Thompkins (Miradela GD)

Round 16 Advance Alara 2-0 Schemerdrecht SVV @ Spider Stadium, Alara (Att: 27100 - Cap:27100). Bathepas 19:00, Razhuditla 11. 7°C , NE Moderate breeze. Pos: 51%-49% Ref: Adam Dalstroom (3Y 0R)
⚽: 36' RM Naohiro Enokida (Advance Alara), 74' ST Marianne Lee (Advance Alara)
MOTM: AM Emmit Borthwell (Advance Alara)

Round 16 SC Sokrona 1-2 Katashi Azula @ Van Kwarteldoornstadion, Sokrona (Att: 7000 - Cap:7000). Kinthaj 13:00, Razhuditla 12. 0°C , N Light breeze. Pos: 49%-51% Ref: Maiko Aomine (1Y 0R)
⚽: 28' LS Carlos Ferreiro (Katashi Azula), 75' LF Ryōsei Nagatomo (Katashi Azula), 90+1' ST Timothy Sapping (SC Sokrona)
MOTM: RM Kyung-Mo An (SC Sokrona)

Round 16 Maynard AFC 1-3 Katashi-Kanatsu @ Armskirk Municipal Ground, Maynard (Att: 20000 - Cap:20000). Kinthaj 15:00, Razhuditla 12. 9°C , NE Calm. Pos: 22%-78% Ref: Shuke Utsunomija (2Y 0R)
⚽: 4' AM Teobhwch yTawdnhawch (Maynard AFC), 49' LS Angus Jack (Katashi-Kanatsu), 89' LS Angus Jack (Katashi-Kanatsu), 90+1' OG for Katashi-Kanatsu
MOTM: DM Orinosuke Uozumi (Katashi-Kanatsu)

Round 16 Maethoru SC 0-1 Gehrenna FC @ Rikalathen Arena, Maethoru (Att: 45000 - Cap:45000). Kuhrathu 19:00, Razhuditla 12. 11°C , N Calm. Pos: 75%-25% Ref: Dirre Rensink (5Y 0R)
⚽: 62' LS Benedikto Urruchi (Gehrenna FC)
MOTM: LS Benedikto Urruchi (Gehrenna FC)

Schemerdrecht lose again, and the rest of the top five disappears out of sight a bit. Gehrenna win the Capital Clash, at the Rikalathen, in a simple, straightforward match that keeps Gehrenna away from the bottom few places again. Aminey punish Miradela who only scored two goals today - it looked like they were going for four again when they scored two in the first ten minutes, but Aminey shut down their production after that. It took them long enough to undo the damage, but they made it.

Round 17 Maethoru SC 0-0 Straudum VV @ Rikalathen Arena, Maethoru (Att: 37952 - Cap:45000). Tharkob 19:00, Razhuditla 16. 3°C , SW Light breeze. Pos: 73%-27% Ref: Roland Holdaway (2Y 0R)
MOTM: ST Bayley Stanton (Maethoru SC)

Round 17 Gehrenna FC 0-2 Maynard AFC @ Kautherlugin Field, Gehrenna (Att: 19200 - Cap:19200). Shirobodh 15:00, Razhuditla 17. 15°C , NE Calm. Pos: 48%-52% Ref: Lavinia Northwood (3Y 0R)
⚽: 49' RS Lindsay Pomburgh (Maynard AFC), 82' RS Lindsay Pomburgh (Maynard AFC)
MOTM: RS Lindsay Pomburgh (Maynard AFC)

Round 17 Katashi-Kanatsu 2-1 SC Sokrona @ Suzumebachi Stadium, Katashi (Att: 32700 - Cap:32700). Bathepas 19:00, Razhuditla 17. 13°C , SE Moderate gale. Pos: 71%-29% Ref: Targolsen Naunthonthen (1Y 1R)
⚽: 20' LS Angus Jack (Katashi-Kanatsu), 37' LS Angus Jack (Katashi-Kanatsu), 43' OG for SC Sokrona
MOTM: LS Angus Jack (Katashi-Kanatsu)

Round 17 Katashi Azula 3-3 Advance Alara @ Laomei Stadium, Katashi (Att: 13000 - Cap:13000). Kinthaj 13:00, Razhuditla 18. 16°C , NE Gentle breeze. Pos: 41%-59% Ref: Adam Dalstroom (3Y 0R)
⚽: 3' ST Marianne Lee (Advance Alara), 17' AM Tolajilo Ebina (Katashi Azula), 45' ST Maran Lignanier (Advance Alara), 54' ST Maran Lignanier (Advance Alara), 62' LS Carlos Ferreiro (Katashi Azula), 71' LS Carlos Ferreiro (Katashi Azula)
MOTM: AM Tolajilo Ebina (Katashi Azula)

Round 17 Schemerdrecht SVV 0-0 Aminey CS @ Orange Bowl, Schemerdrecht (Att: 47497 - Cap:54000). Kinthaj 15:00, Razhuditla 18. 3°C , N Moderate breeze. Pos: 30%-70% Ref: Maiko Aomine (1Y 0R)
MOTM: LF Obadiah Gillinghurst (Schemerdrecht SVV)

Round 17 Miradela GD 2-2 Tanques AOE @ Estádio Fortaleza, Santa Teresa (Att: 29000 - Cap:29000). Kuhrathu 19:00, Razhuditla 18. 16°C , NW Gale. Pos: 58%-42% Ref: Shuke Utsunomija (1Y 0R)
⚽: 1' DM Abraham Torre (Miradela GD), 20' ST Nard Monshouwer (Tanques AOE), 29' RS Tara (f) Number (Miradela GD), 45' SS Maximilien Longchambon (Tanques AOE)
MOTM: RS Tara (f) Number (Miradela GD)

In a week with four draws, Kanatsu are once again the only top 6 club to get any points. This is known in the business as an increasingly common Kanatsu W. Straudum do Straudum things and make sure that no goals form a blemish on a perfect clean sheet evening, Schemerdrecht and Aminey do the same thing but not as willingly, with strikers on both ends wasting chances, and Miradela test Tanques and their top six ambitions and find that the south Cote Austral club are actually pretty good - they still have Longchambon after all. Azula and Alara do Yoshiman things and make sure that the average goal per game in the Top League doesn't drop below 1.5 by scoring six goals combined. Lignanier is finding some form, barely getting goals before but finding the net twice this afternoon.

Round 18 Straudum VV 1-0 Miradela GD @ Hazel Arena, Straudum (Att: 25400 - Cap:25400). Tharkob 19:00, Razhuditla 23. -2°C , N Moderate breeze. Pos: 51%-49% Ref: Isolda Lence (2Y 0R)
⚽: 4' RS Hannibal Sawyer (Straudum VV)
MOTM: LM Tijl Scherpenkate (Straudum VV)

Round 18 Tanques AOE 3-0 Schemerdrecht SVV @ Stade Amandine, Étouille (Att: 30000 - Cap:30000). Shirobodh 15:00, Razhuditla 24. 11°C , SW Gentle breeze. Pos: 63%-37% Ref: Roland Holdaway (4Y 0R)
⚽: 53' ST Nard Monshouwer (Tanques AOE), 53' AM Rachel (f) Walbuck (Tanques AOE), 63' SS Maximilien Longchambon (Tanques AOE)
MOTM: LM Gregorius Lepelaar (Schemerdrecht SVV)

Round 18 Aminey CS 1-1 Katashi Azula @ Stade sur la Baie, Aminey (Att: 44471 - Cap:70000). Bathepas 19:00, Razhuditla 24. 7°C , SW Gentle breeze. Pos: 80%-20% Ref: Lavinia Northwood (2Y 0R)
⚽: 35' LM Harold Batchelor (Aminey CS), 84' RS Yu-Ni (f) Nam (Katashi Azula)
MOTM: GK Gwang-Heui Kang (Aminey CS)

Round 18 Advance Alara 2-2 Katashi-Kanatsu @ Spider Stadium, Alara (Att: 27100 - Cap:27100). Kinthaj 13:00, Razhuditla 25. 2°C , N Light breeze. Pos: 34%-66% Ref: Targolsen Naunthonthen (6Y 1R)
⚽: 11' LF Persephone (f) Rowley (Advance Alara), 24' LS Angus Jack (Katashi-Kanatsu), 57' ST Marianne Lee (Advance Alara), 77' RM Naoaki Oogami (Katashi-Kanatsu)
MOTM: CM Florent Rivera (Advance Alara)

Round 18 SC Sokrona 0-0 Gehrenna FC @ Van Kwarteldoornstadion, Sokrona (Att: 7000 - Cap:7000). Kinthaj 15:00, Razhuditla 25. 1°C , NE Moderate gale. Pos: 28%-72% Ref: Adam Dalstroom (2Y 0R)
MOTM: GK Abufe Alelin (SC Sokrona)

Round 18 Maynard AFC 0-1 Maethoru SC @ Armskirk Municipal Ground, Maynard (Att: 20000 - Cap:20000). Kuhrathu 19:00, Razhuditla 25. 2°C , NE Gentle breeze. Pos: 25%-75% Ref: Maiko Aomine (1Y 0R)
⚽: 67' AM Authusa Aoriene (Maethoru SC)
MOTM: LS Flynn Scratchley (Maynard AFC)

In another round of good teams losing, only Maethoru and Straudum get three points among the big six. Schemerdrecht is rapidly losing ground, they were once top three but at this rate they're lucky to even make the top six, with Azula, Maynard, Tanques, and Alara all ready to pounce if given the chance. That ultimately means that Gehrenna and Sokrona are tied to the 11th and 12th places for now, with hopefully a chance to correct things in the second league stage. Sawyer scores an early goal and while Miradela try to force the issue, there's no more goals in the remaining 86 minutes. Schemerdrecht were not up to par with Tanques, Alara and Kanatsu play out a tepid Yoshiman derby with only four goals and a red card - this is considered tame in these fixtures. Maethoru are the winners of the round with their conservative win over a Maynard squad that they've historically been having trouble against.

Round 19 Maynard AFC 0-0 Straudum VV @ Armskirk Municipal Ground, Maynard (Att: 20000 - Cap:20000). Tharkob 19:00, Razhuditla 28. 2°C , NW Moderate gale. Pos: 30%-70% Ref: Gré Vaugeois (1Y 0R)
MOTM: GK Howard Cheyne (Maynard AFC)

Round 19 Maethoru SC 4-0 SC Sokrona @ Rikalathen Arena, Maethoru (Att: 38577 - Cap:45000). Shirobodh 15:00, Razhuditla 29. 7°C , NE Light air. Pos: 79%-21% Ref: Isolda Lence (4Y 0R)
⚽: 2' ST Bayley Stanton (Maethoru SC), 45+3' ST Huije Eleveld (Maethoru SC), 51' ST Bayley Stanton (Maethoru SC), 61' AM Authusa Aoriene (Maethoru SC)
MOTM: CM Purelbusak Entatingun (Maethoru SC)

Round 19 Gehrenna FC 2-3 Advance Alara @ Kautherlugin Field, Gehrenna (Att: 19200 - Cap:19200). Bathepas 19:00, Razhuditla 29. 7°C , NE Light air. Pos: 52%-48% Ref: Roland Holdaway (3Y 0R)
⚽: 2' ST Maran Lignanier (Advance Alara), 4' AM Emmit Borthwell (Advance Alara), 7' LS Benedikto Urruchi (Gehrenna FC), 66' RS Matane (f) Mamannau (Gehrenna FC), 85' ST Maran Lignanier (Advance Alara)
MOTM: LB Santiago Chumacero (Advance Alara)

Round 19 Katashi-Kanatsu 1-1 Aminey CS @ Suzumebachi Stadium, Katashi (Att: 32700 - Cap:32700). Kinthaj 13:00, Razhuditla 30. 16°C , NE Light breeze. Pos: 33%-67% Ref: Lavinia Northwood (2Y 0R)
⚽: 38' RB Gonshiro Furuya (Katashi-Kanatsu), 81' LS Rex Archer (Aminey CS)
MOTM: LF Boloraun Rurindhaunden (Aminey CS)

Round 19 Katashi Azula 2-2 Tanques AOE @ Laomei Stadium, Katashi (Att: 13000 - Cap:13000). Kinthaj 15:00, Razhuditla 30. 19°C , NE Light breeze. Pos: 22%-78% Ref: Targolsen Naunthonthen (2Y 1R)
⚽: 9' SS Maximilien Longchambon (Tanques AOE), 32' CM Aquila Hongo (Katashi Azula), 37' RS Yu-Ni (f) Nam (Katashi Azula), 81' ST Nard Monshouwer (Tanques AOE)
MOTM: RS Yu-Ni (f) Nam (Katashi Azula)

Round 19 Schemerdrecht SVV 0-0 Miradela GD @ Orange Bowl, Schemerdrecht (Att: 46156 - Cap:54000). Kuhrathu 19:00, Razhuditla 30. 3°C , E Fresh breeze. Pos: 32%-68% Ref: Adam Dalstroom (2Y 0R)
MOTM: CM Sergius Atieno (Schemerdrecht SVV)

Still all to play for, though the first clubs are starting to lock their place in the top or bottom six. Sokrona need a miracle, while Kanatsu and Aminey will have to implode for them to miss the top half. Maethoru are helping themselves quite a bit with the goal difference improvement versus Sokrona, with Stanton - a rare sight - scoring twice. Alara are keeping their chances alive with another narrow win, this time secured by an 85th minute winner by Lignanier who added two more goals to the tally - even if Alara fail to make the top six, he could make sure it doesn't have to end worse than that. Kanatsu and Aminey - currently first and second in the table - share a 1-1 draw enforced by a late Archer goal.

There it is again - Archer scoring late and Aminey getting a point out of it.

Schemerdrecht and Miradela play out a chess match on the north side of the bay, and it ends as it started.

Round 20 Straudum VV 2-2 Schemerdrecht SVV @ Hazel Arena, Straudum (Att: 25400 - Cap:25400). Tharkob 19:00, Razhuditla 34. -5°C , NE Light breeze. Pos: 50%-50% Ref: Dirre Rensink (5Y 0R)
⚽: 7' ST Richard Twickaway (Schemerdrecht SVV), 26' LS Dennis Moore (Straudum VV), 35' CM Josh Evans (Schemerdrecht SVV), 90+1' RS Hannibal Sawyer (Straudum VV)
MOTM: LM Gregorius Lepelaar (Schemerdrecht SVV)

Round 20 Miradela GD 2-1 Katashi Azula @ Estádio Fortaleza, Santa Teresa (Att: 29000 - Cap:29000). Shirobodh 15:00, Razhuditla . 16°C , SE Gentle breeze. Pos: 69%-31% Ref: Gré Vaugeois (3Y 0R)
⚽: 16' RS Tara (f) Number (Miradela GD), 26' LB Azariah Godolpin (Katashi Azula), 88' ST Reveri Swanton (Miradela GD)
MOTM: CB Daniela (f) Streamcarers (Miradela GD)

Round 20 Tanques AOE 0-1 Katashi-Kanatsu @ Stade Amandine, Étouille (Att: 30000 - Cap:30000). Bathepas 19:00, Razhuditla . 5°C , SE Strong breeze. Pos: 45%-55% Ref: Isolda Lence (1Y 0R)
⚽: 77' LS Angus Jack (Katashi-Kanatsu)
MOTM: AM Rachel (f) Walbuck (Tanques AOE)

Round 20 Aminey CS 0-1 Gehrenna FC @ Stade sur la Baie, Aminey (Att: 51016 - Cap:70000). Kinthaj 13:00, Razhuditla 35. 14°C , SE Light air. Pos: 76%-24% Ref: Roland Holdaway (3Y 0R)
⚽: 51' LS Benedikto Urruchi (Gehrenna FC)
MOTM: GK Gwang-Heui Kang (Aminey CS)

Round 20 Advance Alara 1-3 Maethoru SC @ Spider Stadium, Alara (Att: 27100 - Cap:27100). Kinthaj 15:00, Razhuditla 35. 6°C , S Moderate breeze. Pos: 28%-72% Ref: Lavinia Northwood (1Y 0R)
⚽: 8' ST Bayley Stanton (Maethoru SC), 21' LM Shutel Tehinnau (Maethoru SC), 53' ST Marianne Lee (Advance Alara), 69' SS Nunstaurilin Joljaurinden (Maethoru SC)
MOTM: RF Falpew yPofrewdd (Advance Alara)

Round 20 SC Sokrona 1-2 Maynard AFC @ Van Kwarteldoornstadion, Sokrona (Att: 7000 - Cap:7000). Kuhrathu 19:00, Razhuditla 35. -1°C , S Light breeze. Pos: 37%-63% Ref: Targolsen Naunthonthen (3Y 0R)
⚽: 45' CB Aiseise Aolumei (Maynard AFC), 45+3' OG for SC Sokrona, 56' RS Lindsay Pomburgh (Maynard AFC)
MOTM: CM Calisto Martis (SC Sokrona)

With today's loss, Sokrona are mathematically out of the top six. Given Schemerdrecht's poor record lately, clubs in 7th through 10th are all still in with a shot, and tonight they again can't make magic happen, getting stuck on a 2-2 at Straudum in the northern derby. Twickaway and Evans create two leads, but Moore and Sawyer - in injury time - prevent a loss. Azula drop an important point by letting Miradela get away with an 88th minute winner. Kanatsu, through Jack (once again), seize three points as they're the frontrunners to be first at the end of stage one. Maethoru win, which means Alara is set back in their attempts to finish in the top six once more, but looking at that match there was no way Alara would walk out with a point. Maynard beat Sokrona on a cold nightto keep their chances alive as well.

Round 21 SC Sokrona 0-2 Straudum VV @ Van Kwarteldoornstadion, Sokrona (Att: 7000 - Cap:7000). Tharkob 19:00, Pithelelash 10. 0°C , NE Light air. Pos: 25%-75% Ref: Shuke Utsunomija (5Y 3R)
⚽: 12' RM Savannah (f) Quinn (Straudum VV), 78' RM Savannah (f) Quinn (Straudum VV)
MOTM: CM Timothy Parsons (Straudum VV)

Round 21 Maynard AFC 3-2 Advance Alara @ Armskirk Municipal Ground, Maynard (Att: 20000 - Cap:20000). Shirobodh 15:00, Pithelelash 11. 11°C , NE Moderate breeze. Pos: 45%-55% Ref: Dirre Rensink (2Y 0R)
⚽: 4' RS Lindsay Pomburgh (Maynard AFC), 27' SS Aifric (f) yLeamion (Maynard AFC), 34' ST Maran Lignanier (Advance Alara), 38' ST Maran Lignanier (Advance Alara), 46' LS Flynn Scratchley (Maynard AFC)
MOTM: RB Charley Mellowby (Maynard AFC)

Round 21 Maethoru SC 1-1 Aminey CS @ Rikalathen Arena, Maethoru (Att: 45000 - Cap:45000). Bathepas 19:00, Pithelelash 11. 10°C , NE Light air. Pos: 42%-58% Ref: Gré Vaugeois (5Y 0R)
⚽: 16' DM Cornelious Magrath (Maethoru SC), 81' LS Rex Archer (Aminey CS)
MOTM: AM Authusa Aoriene (Maethoru SC)

Round 21 Gehrenna FC 2-2 Tanques AOE @ Kautherlugin Field, Gehrenna (Att: 19200 - Cap:19200). Kinthaj 13:00, Pithelelash 12. 13°C , NE Light air. Pos: 38%-62% Ref: Isolda Lence (4Y 0R)
⚽: 7' CM Kausuispiru Zalmaulthindhen (Gehrenna FC), 45+3' SS Maximilien Longchambon (Tanques AOE), 60' LM Martin Sheils (Tanques AOE), 73' RS Matane (f) Mamannau (Gehrenna FC)
MOTM: LS Benedikto Urruchi (Gehrenna FC)

Round 21 Katashi-Kanatsu 3-1 Miradela GD @ Suzumebachi Stadium, Katashi (Att: 32700 - Cap:32700). Kinthaj 15:00, Pithelelash 12. 22°C , NE Light air. Pos: 40%-60% Ref: Roland Holdaway (1Y 0R)
⚽: 13' AM Teiichi Tsuchimoto (Katashi-Kanatsu), 59' RS Tara (f) Number (Miradela GD), 63' LS Angus Jack (Katashi-Kanatsu), 88' LM Efineha (f) Tesuna'e (Katashi-Kanatsu)
MOTM: DM Abraham Torre (Miradela GD)

Round 21 Katashi Azula 1-1 Schemerdrecht SVV @ Laomei Stadium, Katashi (Att: 13000 - Cap:13000). Kuhrathu 19:00, Pithelelash 12. 16°C , NE Light air. Pos: 38%-62% Ref: Lavinia Northwood (3Y 0R)
⚽: 45+2' LF Obadiah Gillinghurst (Schemerdrecht SVV), 69' AM Auberl Doonta (Katashi Azula)
MOTM: LF Obadiah Gillinghurst (Schemerdrecht SVV)

And for the seventh week running, Schemerdrecht fail to win!

That deserved to be mentioned before we look at the big match of the week: the national rivalry, Maethoru versus Aminey. Magrath opens the score and Maethoru work towards the three points and a much more comfortable place going into the final week - at this point, Kanatsu, Aminey, Miradela, Maethoru, and Straudum have all clinched the top six - but again, it's Archer in the final 10 minutes, and Aminey get the cheeky point again. Gehrenna and Tanques don't help themselves with a single point, despite more good showings by individuals; Longchambon, Urruchi, Sheils, Mamannau. Kanatsu take over first place from Aminey with their win over Miradela and Aminey only getting a single point. Schemerdrecht are still not safe, but their draw away at Azula means that they won't lose their spot this week. It's all incredibly close in the middle as Schemerdrecht need a result to be sure of their top six status next week.

Round 22 Straudum VV 0-1 Katashi Azula @ Hazel Arena, Straudum (Att: 25400 - Cap:25400). Tharkob 19:00, Pithelelash 16. 2°C , NE Light air. Pos: 58%-42% Ref: Maiko Aomine (2Y 1R)
⚽: 90+1' AM Tolajilo Ebina (Katashi Azula)
MOTM: CM Timothy Parsons (Straudum VV)

Round 22 Schemerdrecht SVV 0-2 Katashi-Kanatsu @ Orange Bowl, Schemerdrecht (Att: 45151 - Cap:54000). Shirobodh 15:00, Pithelelash 17. 10°C , SE Calm. Pos: 48%-52% Ref: Shuke Utsunomija (0Y 0R)
⚽: 33' LM Efineha (f) Tesuna'e (Katashi-Kanatsu), 90+3' OG for Katashi-Kanatsu
MOTM: RF Cornelia (f) Gloren (Schemerdrecht SVV)

Round 22 Miradela GD 0-2 Gehrenna FC @ Estádio Fortaleza, Santa Teresa (Att: 29000 - Cap:29000). Bathepas 19:00, Pithelelash 17. 17°C , S Strong breeze. Pos: 67%-33% Ref: Dirre Rensink (2Y 0R)
⚽: 37' AM Sam Depel (Gehrenna FC), 66' RS Matane (f) Mamannau (Gehrenna FC)
MOTM: LB Kasmab Kaddaske (Miradela GD)

Round 22 Tanques AOE 0-1 Maethoru SC @ Stade Amandine, Étouille (Att: 30000 - Cap:30000). Kinthaj 13:00, Pithelelash 18. 12°C , NW Light air. Pos: 37%-63% Ref: Gré Vaugeois (4Y 0R)
⚽: 9' AM Authusa Aoriene (Maethoru SC)
MOTM: GK Wemagun Cyamou (Maethoru SC)

Round 22 Aminey CS 1-0 Maynard AFC @ Stade sur la Baie, Aminey (Att: 47380 - Cap:70000). Kinthaj 15:00, Pithelelash 18. 13°C , NW Light air. Pos: 71%-29% Ref: Isolda Lence (2Y 1R)
⚽: 12' LS Fabian Thundhart (Aminey CS)
MOTM: AM Teobhwch yTawdnhawch (Maynard AFC)

Round 22 Advance Alara 1-2 SC Sokrona @ Spider Stadium, Alara (Att: 27100 - Cap:27100). Kuhrathu 19:00, Pithelelash 18. 8°C , N Calm. Pos: 55%-45% Ref: Roland Holdaway (4Y 0R)
⚽: 49' GK Abufe Alelin (SC Sokrona), 60' ST Marianne Lee (Advance Alara), 66' ST Timothy Sapping (SC Sokrona)
MOTM: LM Horace Humphries (Advance Alara)

Schemerdrecht's last win was in round 13. Thirteen!! They lose 0-2 at Kanatsu and that means they'll be watching the scorelines from other games. Azula win but they're only lifted from 23 to 26 points while Schemerdrecht was already at 27. Entering the final four games, Maynard and Alara can still mathematically overtake the yellow-blue club. So let's see how they did!

Aminey decide they rather have the points than the screw over a rival - when Maethoru and Straudum were the duopoly atop the league, third place often came down to Aminey or Schemerdrecht - and definitively take second place, by two points, behind Kanatsu. Maynard are stuck on 23 points with this result. And Alara? At home, versus an almost historically bad Sokrona side, it's all even with 30 minutes to play... and Sapping scores the Sokrona winner. This is only the northerners' fourth win of the season - the first one in seven weeks - and it locks in Alara with them in the basement.

Don't ask me how, but Schemerdrecht survive.

*  Top League                                    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Katashi-Kanatsu                              22   12   7   3    43   30  +13    43 WDWWDWWLWDDWLDLWWDDWWW
 2 Aminey CS                                    22   11   8   3    33   22  +11    41 WWWDLLDWWWDWWDWWDDDLDW
 3 Miradela GD                                  22   11   6   5    41   30  +11    39 DWWWWDDLWDWWWWWLDLDWLL
 4 Maethoru SC                                  22   11   4   7    33   25   +8    37 DWWLDWLWLLWLLWWLDWWWDW
 5 Straudum VV                                  22    9   9   4    29   16  +13    36 DDLWWLDWWWWDWDLDDWDDWL
 6 Schemerdrecht SVV                            22    6   9   7    20   25   −5    27 WLWDDWLWLDDWWDLLDLDDDL
 
 7 Katashi Azula                                22    6   8   8    35   42   −7    26 LWLDWWDWLDLLDLLWDDDLDW
 8 Maynard AFC                                  22    6   7   9    31   37   −6    25 WLLDDDWLDLDLLDWLWLDWWL
 9 Advance Alara                                22    6   5  11    38   46   −8    23 DLWLDLLLWWWDLLLWDDWLLL
10 Tanques AOE                                  22    5   7  10    35   37   −2    22 LLLDLDWLLDLWWWLDDWDLDL
11 Gehrenna FC                                  22    5   7  10    17   24   −7    22 LLLLDDLWLDLLDDWWLDLWDW
12 SC Sokrona                                   22    4   3  15    17   38  −21    15 LWLDLLWLDLLLLLWLLDLLLW

Katashi-Kanatsu close out the first stage with three wins and first place for now, scoring at will. Aminey CS picked up two losses in a row early in the season but were nearly flawless since then, though that late triple draw prevented them from taking a comfortable lead at almost 50 points - if they miss out on the title, that probably did it. Miradela GD gracefully take a provisional CL spot in third place, only winning one of their last seven games. They too will feel like there was a lot more they could have done.

In fourth place, going for the CC, it's Maethoru CS. There's little they could have done better outside of the four losses they picked up in the middle of the season, but at least they're heading into the final stage with confidence following four wins in five games, and most of those against quality opposition. Straudum VV were far from guaranteed to make the top six, but after a year of absence they're actually quite close to the top. They shouldn't have the kind of roster to compete for a title - but can they surprise us? They're still the experts at keeping much bigger teams to zero goals, so as long as they can score themselves, there's an avenue. Lastly, it's Schemerdrecht SVV, who haven't won in eight weeks but a measly six wins out of twenty-two games is apparently enough.

The bottom six - fighting to avoid relegation in spot 12 or relegation playoffs in 11th - start off with Katashi Azula, who clearly couldn't find a way to replicate last season's success. It's mostly as predicted, though, but seeing how close 7th is to 11th (26 to 22 points), nobody is safe. Maynard AFC are also in a pretty good position in their first season back in the Top League, getting the majority of their wins late, proving that the squad is only just starting to gel. I don't think they're done just yet. Advance Alara had it all but kept missing chance after chance, running into three straight losses to close out stage one, and they have three stretches of triple Ls in total. Assuming they can keep it together against worse opposition - on paper - have they got anything to show us? Tanques AOE is a headscratcher - weren't they destined for a top six spot? Either way, starting with four losses and two draws and literally having two points after six rounds and then still being somewhere in the middle of the pack is... a success? Then there's Gehrenna FC, starting with four losses, then two draws, and not getting their first win until round eight (and their second in round... 15), and still being equal with Tanques is definitely a success. Gehrenna are forever 10th - 11th on goal difference - I guess.

In last place, and needing a miracle to even finish in the relegation playoff spot, is SC Sokrona. Entering the league with the weakest team on paper didn't do them any good. Losing five in a row broke them - until then they weren't even that bad.

[Ko-oren]

*  2nd Div                                       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Branvon CD                                   22   11   6   5    51   41  +10    39
 2 Amandine AdF                                 22   10   7   5    39   34   +5    37
 3 Sydberg Olympia                              22   11   3   8    56   47   +9    36
 4 Bruncester United AFC                        22   10   5   7    31   23   +8    35
 5 WSR AFC                                      22   10   4   8    30   33   −3    34
 6 Sterrenwolde FC                              22    8   8   6    28   22   +6    32
 7 Couziers-Olympiques                          22    8   6   8    40   38   +2    30
 8 Castelo e Calvente CS                        22    9   2  11    49   56   −7    29
 9 Odahayashi Revolution                        22    7   4  11    32   36   −4    25
10 Arboren FC                                   22    6   6  10    23   26   −3    24
11 Fukushira Guerilla                           22    6   6  10    48   57   −9    24
12 Coloruna de Paraiso                          22    4   7  11    35   49  −14    19

Eleven games to go. No club manages to win more than 50% of their games, only Branvon and Sydberg come close with 11 out of 22. In between we find Amandine as all of the recent relegators from the Top League hold on somewhat to their status of old. Even Bruncester show up, ahead of a WSR AFC team who have mortgaged their future to make it straight back into the top 12 after their sudden relegation last season. It always feels now or never for at least half of the division, all while the level of play keeps increasing. They're even making foreign acquisitions! Sterrenwolde are also fairly close to the top group, but after that we turn our attention to the other end of the league, where relegation is inevitable and that means you're never quite sure if you're ever making it back to the Second Division again. Coloruna are by far the worst looking team, with a rough four wins out of twenty-two games, and the closest rivals beind Fukushira and Arboren, both of which have five points more than them. The bottom two relegate, so neither are safe. Odahayashi, Castelo, and Couziers are all within six points of direct relegation - but Castelo and Couziers had hoped to be in the top six rather than the bottom six.

It's not over for any club - even Arboren on their modest -3 GD can still rise through the ranks. The top eight of the league - all very solid top two division teams for over a decade now - are in a different class, which means that we're probably looking at at least one Yoshiman relegation - that's Fukushira or Odahayashi. Amandine always felt like a surprise promotion to the Top League but now that they're back at this level, they're not rolling over and dropping off either - between Tanques, Amandine, Oai, and Granon, football in the nicest part of Ko-oren is looking pretty good.

*  3rd Div South                               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Ambergate City                               22   14   2   6    40   28  +12    44
 2 Enkumo Diamond                               22   11   4   7    37   28   +9    37
 3 Oceanside South End                          22   11   3   8    38   31   +7    36
 4 Blanrasco Borealis                           22    8   9   5    39   29  +10    33
 5 Cirelbourne Townside                         22    8   6   8    22   22    0    30
 6 Mawrystwyth                                  22    7   8   7    24   26   −2    29
 7 Soothill under Sea                           22    7   7   8    26   27   −1    28
 8 Ansonville Association                       22    8   4  10    20   26   −6    28
 9 Strongfair Narrow United                     22    6   8   8    31   32   −1    26
10 Teragaseki                                   22    7   5  10    36   45   −9    26
11 Zinchester Town                              22    7   3  12    32   37   −5    24
12 Aminey Avalanche                             22    6   5  11    31   45  −14    23

   3rd Div North                               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Vierciennes Victory                          22   11   4   7    33   27   +6    37
 2 Launott Fa Arda                              22   10   5   7    38   27  +11    35
 3 Mayara Zunemak                               22    9   8   5    37   30   +7    35
 4 Egevea Aindauka                              22    9   7   6    31   24   +7    34
 5 Cresthill United FC                          22    8   9   5    32   30   +2    33
 6 Bellmare Union                               22    7   8   7    44   40   +4    29
 7 Rozenvoorde FC                               22    8   5   9    36   42   −6    29
 8 Turnaarde FC                                 22    7   7   8    37   39   −2    28
 9 Tuinderbeek FC                               22    6   8   8    25   31   −6    26
10 Tokponen Ilijoren                            22    6   8   8    28   35   −7    26
11 April Bassin FC                              22    5   7  10    34   41   −7    22
12 Linderivier AFC                              22    5   6  11    26   35   −9    21

The Third Division is a minefield: one bad month and you're in relegation danger, because the bottom three relegate directly and ninth place goes to relegation playoffs. It's a brutal tier, with very little upsides, as only the champion promotes directly and second place will have to win two playoff games to promote. That's why getting off to a good start is key, and Ambergate City have done just that. They look to bring fully professional football (that's the top two divisions) back to Burnet Island, but they'll have to keep an Enkumo team behind them who are way more consistently energetic than expected. Oceanside was seen as a third option, and it's a mystery as to why Blanrasco aren't as involved as they are. Teragaseki just relegated from the second tier and might be doing a double relegation if they don't keep it together. In the North, there are far fewer favourites, and Vierciennes have capitalised but it's not a huge margin. Launott, Mayara, and Egevea - all teams that have never played in the second tier - are outsiders. If there is a favourite, it's fifth place Cresthill. All five are within four points from the top, so we're in for an exhilarating final 11 matchdays. Two-thirds done, one third to go.

*   4th Div A                                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Burnet Athletic                              22   10   7   5    32   30   +2    37
 2 Grainshire United                            22   11   3   8    33   28   +5    36
 3 Llandy FC                                    22    9   8   5    42   30  +12    35
 4 Belmore FC                                   22    9   7   6    29   27   +2    34
 5 Marinwood Shirobodh                          22    9   4   9    32   32    0    31
 6 Penstead Clwb Peldred                        22    7   9   6    30   26   +4    30
 7 Brighthaven Town                             22    9   3  10    57   58   −1    30
 8 Tarrashall Pride                             22    9   3  10    29   34   −5    30
 ...
 
    4th Div B                                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Club Valeloma                                22   12   5   5    37   27  +10    41
 2 Opalshire FC                                 22   11   4   7    33   25   +8    37
 3 Glimmerfall Triumph                          22   10   4   8    37   39   −2    34
 4 Vinroux Invincibles                          22    9   5   8    30   27   +3    32
 5 Cirelbourne United                           22    8   8   6    24   22   +2    32
   Ferncombe                                    22    9   5   8    37   35   +2    32
  ...
   
    4th Div C                                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Suinohiro Sunrise                            22   11   7   4    42   30  +12    40
 2 Chaganca Central                             22   10   7   5    36   32   +4    37
 3 Otavura Sishinova                            22   11   2   9    36   35   +1    35
 4 Yonenomura Eagles                            22   10   4   8    36   35   +1    34
 5 Vurusen Morimare                             22   10   3   9    38   40   −2    33
 6 Aviansola Eden                               22    7  11   4    34   29   +5    32
 ...

   4th Div D                                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Serevne AFC                                  22    9   7   6    30   23   +7    34
 2 Grimhof VV                                   22    9   7   6    32   27   +5    34
 3 Shinsen VV                                   22    9   7   6    35   36   −1    34
 4 Laringen Almoedskapers                       22    8   9   5    29   26   +3    33
 5 Dartha-Jofa                                  22    7  10   5    28   28    0    31
 6 Huthwich Et Iduloren FC                      22    8   6   8    22   19   +3    30
 7 Ossendal Grenslanden                         22    8   5   9    30   28   +2    29
 8 Aerellen Honoa SC                            22    7   8   7    27   29   −2    29
 9 Honingsweg-Toreneik Combinatie               22    8   5   9    24   27   −3    29
10 Aohivure VC                                  22    6  10   6    35   35    0    28
...

   4th Div E                                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Oai Unifie                                   22   12   6   4    49   32  +17    42
 2 Liberazul Epitieres                          22   11   5   6    39   31   +8    38
 3 Roufortois-Arlerou                           22    9   7   6    38   34   +4    34
 4 Biney-sur-Catrin CF                          22   10   3   9    21   18   +3    33
 ...
 
    4th Div F                                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Sauzjaregaun Saulrag                         22   11   3   8    29   27   +2    36
 2 Myaranowra Salamantica                       22    9   8   5    25   22   +3    35
 3 Sobdorlugin Komtherod                        22    9   5   8    39   28  +11    32
 4 Gakhithrau Dhikodhra                         22    7  10   5    31   28   +3    31
 5 Mayara Soccer Guild                          22    8   7   7    25   30   −5    31
 6 Sathtonoru Kaptu                             22    8   6   8    38   35   +3    30
 7 Nyashawill Lyossadari                        22    7   9   6    36   42   −6    30
 8 Tuzmanjuth Jithaugom                         22    7   8   7    29   30   −1    29
 9 Senoren Lurthesinun FC                       22    7   7   8    27   28   −1    28
10 Anarcourt CF                                 22    6   9   7    27   25   +2    27
...

The only clubs listed are within nine points from the leader. This early in the season - although, two-third of it has passed - anything can happen. The fourth tier is infamous for having teams completely stall out for weeks, so no lead is safe. In the Southern districts - that's A, B, and C - Burnet and Grainshire are trying to crawl back up into relevancy, Club Valeloma is looking somewhat solid for now though Cirelbourne United (!!!) are down in fifth (!!!) are a long term in the Top League. Suinohiro Sunrise is holding off a few challengers in a very fun Yoshiman division. Somehow, C is never quite the best league but it's definitely the most fun one. No, the best league at this level is often assumed to be A or D, and in D, everything can still happen. Ten teams are within nine points at the top. Serevne, Huthwich, and Aerellen have experience at the third level, while Aohivure were an Amateur club not too long ago. E has Oai and Liberazul doing very well, and F has a lot of teams in contention, like Sauzjaregaun, Myaranowra, Mayara SG of the Open Cup (check them out later!), and a lot of towns famous to those who deal with anything government or official.

[Ko-oren]

Season 43 - Spring

Round 23 Katashi-Kanatsu 3-3 Aminey CS @ Suzumebachi Stadium, Katashi (Att: 32700 - Cap:32700). Kinthaj 14:00, Pithelelash 22. 23°C , S Gentle breeze. Pos: 36%-64% Ref: Roland Holdaway (1Y 0R)
⚽: 9' LS Angus Jack (Katashi-Kanatsu), 20' LS Angus Jack (Katashi-Kanatsu), 26' OG for Katashi-Kanatsu, 31' RF Ric Boulanger (Aminey CS), 45' SS Hurorinul Bonstirthinden (Aminey CS), 65' RM Genevieve (f) Orville (Aminey CS)
MOTM: DM Orinosuke Uozumi (Katashi-Kanatsu)

Round 23 Miradela GD 1-3 Maethoru SC @ Estádio Fortaleza, Santa Teresa (Att: 29000 - Cap:29000). Kurathu 19:00, Pithelelash 22. 23°C , S Moderate breeze. Pos: 40%-60% Ref: Lavinia Northwood (1Y 0R)
⚽: 7' ST Bayley Stanton (Maethoru SC), 12' ST Reveri Swanton (Miradela GD), 17' RS Dornared yOraenaig (Maethoru SC), 73' ST Bayley Stanton (Maethoru SC)
MOTM: GK Wemagun Cyamou (Maethoru SC)

Round 23 Straudum VV 1-3 Schemerdrecht SVV @ Hazel Arena, Straudum (Att: 25400 - Cap:25400). Kurathu 19:00, Pithelelash 22. -1°C , S Moderate breeze. Pos: 60%-40% Ref: Targolsen Naunthonthen (5Y 0R)
⚽: 8' LS Dennis Moore (Straudum VV), 23' SS Wijbrand Deckere (Schemerdrecht SVV), 27' ST Richard Twickaway (Schemerdrecht SVV), 65' LF Obadiah Gillinghurst (Schemerdrecht SVV)
MOTM: DM Thisdin Mergakhinen (Schemerdrecht SVV)

Rarely have we had such a close field in the final stretch! Aminey, reigning champions. Maethoru, always good. Miradela, most improved and best strategy. Kanatsu, best teambuilding and wildest tactics. Straudum, clean sheet masters that are impossible to gameplan for. The difference between them is seven points, which is nothing considering that from now on, these clubs will play each other twice more - so no matter how good you are, you're playing quality opposition every single week.

And then there's Schemerdrecht, best of the rest, and a dangerous cornered animal. A club that's seen a lot of transition last year and the year before and who knew they'd actually come out of it stronger? Everyone expected them to roll over and relegate - or be reduced to a Gehrenna-style '10th forever' status... but here they are. It's nearly impossible for them to win the league, but they're well in view of an IFCF CL spot, and there's nothing they like more than to play spoiler.

To have ten more weeks of this... it's wonderful. And getting 14 goals in three matches on week one of that, well, that's even better.

We open with Katashi - currently first - and Aminey - unwilling to give up their title. Jack scores twice, and Aminey concedes an own goal, and it should be over. But this is Aminey (not the Aminey from half a decade ago, who definitely would've let this go) and if there's anything they do, it's scoring late and getting at least one more point out of these affairs than they have any business doing. Boulanger, Bonstirthinden, and Orville happen, and indeed, the damned Blues do it again. That's a point, and better yet, that's an opportunity for every other club to catch up. Maethoru takes full advantage with a 1-3 win at Miradela... yes, from here on out, every match won by one club is an immediate setback for the other who see their rivals pass them by. It's Stanton twice and Maethoru are far too clever to give up that kind of lead.

The third northern derby also yields four goals... it normally yields one, if that, but Straudum has their defence all wrong and Deckere and Twickaway get fairly simple goals close together and Gillinghurst punishes them one last time late in the game.

Round 24 Maethoru SC 0-0 Straudum VV @ Rikalathen Arena, Maethoru (Att: 42327 - Cap:45000). Kinthaj 14:00, Pithelelash 34. 18°C , N Light breeze. Pos: 63%-37% Ref: Shuke Utsunomija (1Y 0R)
MOTM: AM Authusa Aoriene (Maethoru SC)

Round 24 Miradela GD 0-0 Katashi-Kanatsu @ Estádio Fortaleza, Santa Teresa (Att: 29000 - Cap:29000). Kinthaj 16:00, Pithelelash 34. 26°C , N Moderate breeze. Pos: 45%-55% Ref: Adam Dalstroom (1Y 0R)
MOTM: CB Daniela (f) Streamcarers (Miradela GD)

Round 24 Schemerdrecht SVV 0-1 Aminey CS @ Orange Bowl, Schemerdrecht (Att: 47162 - Cap:54000). Kinthaj 16:00, Pithelelash 34. 12°C , NE Calm. Pos: 34%-66% Ref: Maiko Aomine (2Y 1R)
⚽: 45' OG for Aminey CS
MOTM: LS Rex Archer (Aminey CS)

Schemerdrecht roll over and Archer doesn't even have to score a late one to get there. No, Schemerdrecht get a little unlucky on a clear and Aminey get three points. We only got one goal in three games, what else do you want me to say about it? Aminey get a nice little 2-point boost out of this round.

Round 25 Aminey CS 1-0 Straudum VV @ Stade sur la Baie, Aminey (Att: 49198 - Cap:70000). Kinthaj 16:00, Dorapi 5. 11°C , NW Gentle breeze. Pos: 65%-35% Ref: Lavinia Northwood (1Y 0R)
⚽: 35' CM Dann Oddkellsson (Aminey CS)
MOTM: CB Arnold Tomlinson (Straudum VV)

Round 25 Miradela GD 1-0 Schemerdrecht SVV @ Estádio Fortaleza, Santa Teresa (Att: 29000 - Cap:29000). Kurathu 19:00, Dorapi 5. 22°C , NW Light breeze. Pos: 77%-23% Ref: Targolsen Naunthonthen (1Y 0R)
⚽: 16' ST Reveri Swanton (Miradela GD)
MOTM: RS Tara (f) Number (Miradela GD)

Round 25 Katashi-Kanatsu 1-1 Maethoru SC @ Suzumebachi Stadium, Katashi (Att: 32700 - Cap:32700). Kurathu 19:00, Dorapi 5. 21°C , NW Light air. Pos: 34%-66% Ref: Roland Holdaway (3Y 0R)
⚽: 9' RF Edialor Aiamara (Maethoru SC), 80' LM Efineha (f) Tesuna'e (Katashi-Kanatsu)
MOTM: LF Kaneyoshi Kaji (Katashi-Kanatsu)

Plenty of action - that is, a 400% increase in goals from last round. Aminey win again, Maethoru get stuck against 2nd place Kanatsu while leading for 71 minutes, and Miradela do their part to finish top three. 75% of goals were scored by foreign players, with Graintfjall, Nephara, and Aleirave represented. Aiamara is our very own Dragonflies fullback, though.

Round 26 Straudum VV 1-0 Katashi-Kanatsu @ Hazel Arena, Straudum (Att: 25400 - Cap:25400). Kurathu 19:00, Dorapi 10. 9°C , SE Light air. Pos: 50%-50% Ref: Maiko Aomine (1Y 1R)
⚽: 69' CB Arnold Tomlinson (Straudum VV)
MOTM: LS Dennis Moore (Straudum VV)

Round 26 Aminey CS 2-2 Miradela GD @ Stade sur la Baie, Aminey (Att: 50289 - Cap:70000). Kinthaj 14:00, Dorapi 10. 9°C , S Light air. Pos: 68%-32% Ref: Adam Dalstroom (4Y 0R)
⚽: 14' RS Tara (f) Number (Miradela GD), 61' LS Rex Archer (Aminey CS), 74' ST Reveri Swanton (Miradela GD), 78' CM Dann Oddkellsson (Aminey CS)
MOTM: CM Dann Oddkellsson (Aminey CS)

Round 26 Schemerdrecht SVV 0-1 Maethoru SC @ Orange Bowl, Schemerdrecht (Att: 44816 - Cap:54000). Kinthaj 16:00, Dorapi 10. 6°C , SW Gentle breeze. Pos: 26%-74% Ref: Shuke Utsunomija (1Y 0R)
⚽: 84' ST Bayley Stanton (Maethoru SC)
MOTM: LM Gregorius Lepelaar (Schemerdrecht SVV)

The problem with five clubs so close together is that every match matters, but we also get a lot of cautious play, even if you need to get 3 points from a match fairly reliably to escape the mess. Maethoru, always the ones to excel in the final 10 rounds, win again and it's them and Aminey who have yet to lose a match in the second stage. Kanatsu would have been among them as well but after three draws in round 23, 24, and 25 they fell to Straudum.

You can really tell that slow and cautious is the way much more here than in the bottom six, where we're seeing 4-2, 6-3, and 5-5 scorelines. You're not playing to entertain - you're playing to win, get that sweet, sweet IFCF money, and secure your own arse ahead of next season. The cups are major prizes, but banking on winning a knockout tournament is a ballsy move that none of our clubs want to commit to. Aminey and Miradela get all of the usuals: Number and Archer scoring, Oddkellsson being the biggest force on the field, and Swanton chipping in. At least we got four goals out of that, even if the draw (and the 2 points from this game in total) isn't helping either team. Aminey sees Kanatsu slip away with their three draws and a loss but now Maethoru is back in the fight, and Miradela have to chain a few Ws together to get back into that top 3 - which are all CL spots. Straudum and Schemerdrecht are bracing for the CC and they're not doing a lot about it.

Round 27 Katashi-Kanatsu 3-3 Schemerdrecht SVV @ Suzumebachi Stadium, Katashi (Att: 32700 - Cap:32700). Kinthaj 14:00, Dorapi 16. 21°C , N Light air. Pos: 56%-44% Ref: Lavinia Northwood (2Y 0R)
⚽: 7' OG for Katashi-Kanatsu, 33' SS Wijbrand Deckere (Schemerdrecht SVV), 39' LB Dani Ardouin (Katashi-Kanatsu), 48' LM Gregorius Lepelaar (Schemerdrecht SVV), 53' ST Richard Twickaway (Schemerdrecht SVV), 69' LM Efineha (f) Tesuna'e (Katashi-Kanatsu)
MOTM: CM Ryobe Takagaki (Katashi-Kanatsu)

Round 27 Maethoru SC 1-2 Aminey CS @ Rikalathen Arena, Maethoru (Att: 45000 - Cap:45000). Kinthaj 16:00, Dorapi 16. 17°C , NW Light air. Pos: 52%-48% Ref: Roland Holdaway (5Y 0R)
⚽: 3' RS Aimogina Aeganora (Aminey CS), 14' ST Bayley Stanton (Maethoru SC), 50' RS Aimogina Aeganora (Aminey CS)
MOTM: RB Hunusu Siltinthen (Maethoru SC)

Round 27 Straudum VV 0-2 Miradela GD @ Hazel Arena, Straudum (Att: 25400 - Cap:25400). Kinthaj 14:00, Dorapi 16. 3°C , NW Light breeze. Pos: 37%-63% Ref: Targolsen Naunthonthen (2Y 0R)
⚽: 47' RM Ciriaco Laza (Miradela GD), 56' AM Nathaniel Auvergne (Miradela GD)
MOTM: LM Tijl Scherpenkate (Straudum VV)

Finally, some decent scorelines. Kanatsu has the lead twice but eventually scrambles to get a point out of their meeting with Schemerdrecht, and now the Yoshimans really have to start worrying not just about their title chances, but also about their ability to get to the CL after all this. Miradela has really started to become an object that's much closer than the mirror suggests, especially with them rolling Straudum 2-0 on a cold afternoon in the northeast. And then there's the big one: Maethoru versus Aminey, and how good is it that we're getting four of these games per season nowadays. Aeganora isn't having the most productive of seasons, this being just his third and fourth goals of the season, but a brace is a brace and Aminey's getting three points out of it. Maybe they should give Aeganora more minutes if this is the kind of performance he has occasionally. The list of players scoring two in the same game against Maethoru is very, very, very short. This also means that Aminey is the final team with no Ls to their name in stage two.

Round 23 Gehrenna FC 1-0 SC Sokrona @ Kautherlugin Field, Gehrenna (Att: 19200 - Cap:19200). Bathepas 19:00, Pithelelash 22. 15°C , SW Calm. Pos: 57%-43% Ref: Shuke Utsunomija (3Y 0R)
⚽: 70' RS Matane (f) Mamannau (Gehrenna FC)
MOTM: RB Godefroy Poullain (Gehrenna FC)

Round 23 Advance Alara 1-2 Tanques AOE @ Spider Stadium, Alara (Att: 27100 - Cap:27100). Bathepas 19:00, Pithelelash 22. 8°C , S Fresh breeze. Pos: 37%-63% Ref: Maiko Aomine (3Y 1R)
⚽: 15' SS Maximilien Longchambon (Tanques AOE), 66' ST Maran Lignanier (Advance Alara), 66' AM Robbie Gordon (Tanques AOE)
MOTM: AM Robbie Gordon (Tanques AOE)

Round 23 Katashi Azula 5-5 Maynard AFC @ Laomei Stadium, Katashi (Att: 13000 - Cap:13000). Shirobodh 14:00, Pithelelash 22. 20°C , S Gentle breeze. Pos: 55%-45% Ref: Adam Dalstroom (2Y 0R)
⚽: 34' RS Lindsay Pomburgh (Maynard AFC), 37' LM Thernalru Lesidhaunden (Maynard AFC), 47' ST Kirstin Bellomo (Katashi Azula), 55' LS Carlos Ferreiro (Katashi Azula), 67' LS Heizo Izuvala (Katashi Azula), 68' AM Tolajilo Ebina (Katashi Azula), 78' DM Jarvis Fairbeard (Maynard AFC), 83' AM Prince Carter (Katashi Azula), 89' LS Flynn Scratchley (Maynard AFC), 89' RS Lindsay Pomburgh (Maynard AFC)
MOTM: AM Tolajilo Ebina (Katashi Azula)

We're back for the second stage. Sokrona tries to avoid relegation, and all other clubs try to avoid the playoffs. Basically, be among the best four of this set of six and you're good. From the first 22 games, Azula have a bit of a cushion, as does Maynard, but they're not immune. So with Gehrenna (11th) winning the opener over Sokrona (12th), it seems the inevitable has become even less evitable. That Mamannau goal will live on among fans of the Other Capital Club for a while, surely. Tanques beat Alara as Alara's bad form continues, and Azula and Maynard share 10 goals between them and only get one point each to show for it. At some point, it's 0-2 for Maynard, forty minutes later it's 5-3 for Azula, but Scratchley and Pomburgh undo the damage for a 5-all draw.

Round 24 Advance Alara 2-3 Katashi Azula @ Spider Stadium, Alara (Att: 27100 - Cap:27100). Shirobodh 16:00, Pithelelash 34. 12°C , NE Calm. Pos: 56%-44% Ref: Dirre Rensink (0Y 0R)
⚽: 24' AM Tolajilo Ebina (Katashi Azula), 39' ST Maran Lignanier (Advance Alara), 45+1' RS Yu-Ni (f) Nam (Katashi Azula), 48' ST Marianne Lee (Advance Alara), 81' RS Yu-Ni (f) Nam (Katashi Azula)
MOTM: ST Marianne Lee (Advance Alara)

Round 24 SC Sokrona 0-3 Maynard AFC @ Van Kwarteldoornstadion, Sokrona (Att: 7000 - Cap:7000). Shirobodh 16:00, Pithelelash 34. 6°C , NE Light air. Pos: 39%-61% Ref: Gré Vaugeois (2Y 0R)
⚽: 23' RS Lindsay Pomburgh (Maynard AFC), 63' LM Thernalru Lesidhaunden (Maynard AFC), 78' LM Thernalru Lesidhaunden (Maynard AFC)
MOTM: CB Bess (f) Herelake (SC Sokrona)

Round 24 Tanques AOE 2-4 Gehrenna FC @ Stade Amandine, Étouille (Att: 30000 - Cap:30000). Shirobodh 14:00, Pithelelash 34. 18°C , N Light breeze. Pos: 77%-23% Ref: Isolda Lence (3Y 0R)
⚽: 22' OG for Tanques AOE, 35' AM Sam Depel (Gehrenna FC), 36' LS Benedikto Urruchi (Gehrenna FC), 45+2' RS Matane (f) Mamannau (Gehrenna FC), 50' ST Nard Monshouwer (Tanques AOE), 83' RS Matane (f) Mamannau (Gehrenna FC)
MOTM: CM Évra Bernier (Tanques AOE)

Things get very uncomfortable for Sokrona with the 0-3 loss at home to Maynard. Gehrenna do more to avoid last place, and Alara lose again - Nam scores with less than 10 minutes on the clock for Azula to become Yoshima's second club (behind Kanatsu) for now.

Round 25 Advance Alara 2-2 SC Sokrona @ Spider Stadium, Alara (Att: 27100 - Cap:27100). Bathepas 19:00, Dorapi 5. 11°C , NE Moderate breeze. Pos: 67%-33% Ref: Shuke Utsunomija (2Y 0R)
⚽: 47' ST Timothy Sapping (SC Sokrona), 53' RB Tommy Anderson (SC Sokrona), 83' AM Emmit Borthwell (Advance Alara), 87' ST Marianne Lee (Advance Alara)
MOTM: LB Santiago Chumacero (Advance Alara)

Round 25 Katashi Azula 2-4 Tanques AOE @ Laomei Stadium, Katashi (Att: 13000 - Cap:13000). Bathepas 19:00, Dorapi 5. 23°C , NW Light air. Pos: 29%-71% Ref: Adam Dalstroom (1Y 0R)
⚽: 3' LM Martin Sheils (Tanques AOE), 26' LS Heizo Izuvala (Katashi Azula), 40' OG for Tanques AOE, 47' ST Nard Monshouwer (Tanques AOE), 71' AM Robbie Gordon (Tanques AOE), 85' AM Auberl Doonta (Katashi Azula)
MOTM: LB Azariah Godolpin (Katashi Azula)

Round 25 Maynard AFC 3-4 Gehrenna FC @ Armskirk Municipal Ground, Maynard (Att: 20000 - Cap:20000). Shirobodh 16:00, Dorapi 5. 9°C , N Moderate breeze. Pos: 49%-51% Ref: Maiko Aomine (1Y 0R)
⚽: 5' LS Benedikto Urruchi (Gehrenna FC), 7' CM Kausuispiru Zalmaulthindhen (Gehrenna FC), 52' RS Matane (f) Mamannau (Gehrenna FC), 63' RS Lindsay Pomburgh (Maynard AFC), 79' AM Teobhwch yTawdnhawch (Maynard AFC), 87' LS Benedikto Urruchi (Gehrenna FC), 89' LM Thernalru Lesidhaunden (Maynard AFC)
MOTM: GK Erjes Odhoniten (Gehrenna FC)

Sokrona seem to stumble into a win, only for Borthwell and Lee to turn the 2-0 deficit into a 2-all draw in the final ten minutes: given the bad luck of both of these clubs, we'd all want to see which team would remain standing but I'm going to give Alara the nod for now - it takes something to fight back that way. Tanques are featured in their second straight 2-4 game, but where they lost the last one (to Gehrenna), they win this one (away at Azula). It's six different goal socerers, but then there's the final game of the weekend, where Gehrenna beat Maynard 4-3 in a seven-goal epic and Gehrenna are now on three straight wins to turn their entire situation around - they're no longer the most likely club to play the relegation playoffs! Their sudden improvement have made Sokrona's situation more terrible by the week, but Alara's results aren't much to write home about either.

In the seven-goal game, only Urruchi scores twice - 82 minutes apart - as Gehrenna starts off with a 3-0 which just wasn't enough still.

Round 26 Gehrenna FC 1-2 Katashi Azula @ Kautherlugin Field, Gehrenna (Att: 19200 - Cap:19200). Bathepas 19:00, Dorapi 10. 11°C , S Light air. Pos: 55%-45% Ref: Gré Vaugeois (2Y 0R)
⚽: 61' LS Carlos Ferreiro (Katashi Azula), 69' LS Benedikto Urruchi (Gehrenna FC), 69' LS Carlos Ferreiro (Katashi Azula)
MOTM: RM Howell Hegan (Gehrenna FC)

Round 26 Maynard AFC 2-2 Advance Alara @ Armskirk Municipal Ground, Maynard (Att: 20000 - Cap:20000). Shirobodh 14:00, Dorapi 10. 15°C , SW Gentle breeze. Pos: 41%-59% Ref: Dirre Rensink (4Y 0R)
⚽: 7' RM Naohiro Enokida (Advance Alara), 20' RS Lindsay Pomburgh (Maynard AFC), 64' RS Lindsay Pomburgh (Maynard AFC), 68' ST Maran Lignanier (Advance Alara)
MOTM: LM Thernalru Lesidhaunden (Maynard AFC)

Round 26 SC Sokrona 0-0 Tanques AOE @ Van Kwarteldoornstadion, Sokrona (Att: 7000 - Cap:7000). Shirobodh 16:00, Dorapi 10. 10°C , SE Light air. Pos: 25%-75% Ref: Isolda Lence (1Y 0R)
MOTM: RM Kyung-Mo An (SC Sokrona)

Alara and Sokrona barely manage draws, but seeing how Sokrona managed to do against the biggest team of the set of six - it's not that bad. The fight for seventh continues - giving access to the VCI - with Azula the only team to get three points out of this round. Seventh - that's likely Tanques, maybe Maynard, or even Azula.

Round 27 Tanques AOE 6-3 Maynard AFC @ Stade Amandine, Étouille (Att: 30000 - Cap:30000). Shirobodh 16:00, Dorapi 16. 20°C , NW Light air. Pos: 68%-32% Ref: Adam Dalstroom (2Y 0R)
⚽: 2' AM Robbie Gordon (Tanques AOE), 6' SS Aifric (f) yLeamion (Maynard AFC), 17' SS Maximilien Longchambon (Tanques AOE), 19' RM Marc-Andre Onasi (Maynard AFC), 31' AM Robbie Gordon (Tanques AOE), 36' LM Martin Sheils (Tanques AOE), 54' OG for Tanques AOE, 67' LS Flynn Scratchley (Maynard AFC), 78' ST Nard Monshouwer (Tanques AOE)
MOTM: CM Évra Bernier (Tanques AOE)

Round 27 Gehrenna FC 0-0 Advance Alara @ Kautherlugin Field, Gehrenna (Att: 19200 - Cap:19200). Shirobodh 14:00, Dorapi 16. 19°C , NW Light air. Pos: 43%-57% Ref: Shuke Utsunomija (1Y 0R)
MOTM: ST Marianne Lee (Advance Alara)

Round 27 Katashi Azula 0-1 SC Sokrona @ Laomei Stadium, Katashi (Att: 13000 - Cap:13000). Shirobodh 14:00, Dorapi 16. 21°C , N Light air. Pos: 52%-48% Ref: Maiko Aomine (2Y 0R)
⚽: 57' ST Heiko Kortenhorst (SC Sokrona)
MOTM: LB Azariah Godolpin (Katashi Azula)

One goal scored in the final two games of the weekend - Sokrona finally getting a win here, and Alara still waiting for their first three-pointer of the stage. Oh right, that other game - a 6-3 win for Tanques over Maynard. It's 1-1 after 10 minutes, 2-2 after 20, but then Tanques score three in a row and it's pretty much locked up. That said - nine different names on the score sheet!

*  Champions Group                             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Aminey CS                                     5    3   2   0     9    6   +3    11
 2 Maethoru SC                                   5    2   2   1     6    4   +2     8
 3 Miradela GD                                   5    2   2   1     6    5   +1     8
 4 Katashi-Kanatsu                               5    0   4   1     7    8   −1     4
   Schemerdrecht SVV                             5    1   1   3     6    7   −1     4
 6 Straudum VV                                   5    1   1   3     2    6   −4     4

   Challenge Group                             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Tanques AOE                                   5    3   1   1    14   10   +4    10
 2 Gehrenna FC                                   5    3   1   1    10    7   +3    10
 3 Katashi Azula                                 5    2   1   2    12   13   −1     7
 4 Maynard AFC                                   5    1   2   2    16   17   −1     5
 5 SC Sokrona                                    5    1   2   2     3    6   −3     5
 6 Advance Alara                                 5    0   3   2     7    9   −2     3

*  2nd Div                                     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Sydberg Olympia                              27   14   3  10    68   55  +13    45
 2 Branvon CD                                   27   12   9   6    57   47  +10    45
 3 Amandine AdF                                 27   12   8   7    47   43   +4    44
 4 Bruncester United AFC                        27   12   6   9    42   34   +8    42
 5 WSR AFC                                      27   12   6   9    38   39   −1    42
 6 Sterrenwolde FC                              27   10   9   8    32   27   +5    39
 7 Couziers-Olympiques                          27    9   8  10    47   45   +2    35
 8 Fukushira Guerilla                           27    9   6  12    60   69   −9    33
 9 Odahayashi Revolution                        27    9   5  13    42   47   −5    32
10 Castelo e Calvente CS                        27    9   4  14    56   68  −12    31
11 Arboren FC                                   27    7   8  12    27   30   −3    29
12 Coloruna de Paraiso                          27    7   8  12    46   58  −12    29

Five games later, and we're none the wiser. Sydberg have taken over first place from fellow south coasters Branvon and actually win more than 50% of their games, but the margins are razor thin with these two clubs at 45 points each. Amandine is a point behind, and Bruncester and WSR are both a win behind them. Surely the top five will maintain their status? That puts Sterrenwolde in a class of their own: not good enough to promote, but not bad enough to be in relegation danger either. Castelo haven't had a lucky stretch and they're now in direct peril, but Arboren and Coloruna are occupying the two direct relegatin spots. Fukushira and Odahayashi - are the Yoshiman brothers really both holding on?

*  3rd Div South                               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Ambergate City                               27   16   4   7    48   34  +14    52
 2 Enkumo Diamond                               27   15   4   8    45   30  +15    49
 3 Oceanside South End                          27   12   5  10    46   41   +5    41
 4 Soothill under Sea                           27   11   8   8    37   32   +5    41
 5 Cirelbourne Townside                         27   10   8   9    25   24   +1    38
 6 Blanrasco Borealis                           27    8  11   8    41   35   +6    35
 7 Strongfair Narrow United                     27    8  11   8    40   36   +4    35
 8 Mawrystwyth                                  27    8  10   9    33   37   −4    34
 9 Ansonville Association                       27    9   6  12    30   37   −7    33
10 Teragaseki                                   27    9   6  12    45   53   −8    33
11 Zinchester Town                              27    8   4  15    41   50   −9    28
12 Aminey Avalanche                             27    7   5  15    40   62  −22    26

   3rd Div North                               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Vierciennes Victory                          27   15   5   7    45   35  +10    50
 2 Mayara Zunemak                               27   11  10   6    43   35   +8    43
 3 Egevea Aindauka                              27   11   8   8    40   33   +7    41
 4 Launott Fa Arda                              27   11   5  11    49   43   +6    38
 5 April Bassin FC                              27   10   7  10    47   48   −1    37
 6 Tuinderbeek FC                               27    9   9   9    34   37   −3    36
 7 Bellmare Union                               27    8  11   8    56   51   +5    35
 8 Rozenvoorde FC                               27    9   8  10    41   46   −5    35
 9 Cresthill United FC                          27    8  10   9    36   39   −3    34
10 Tokponen Ilijoren                            27    8  10   9    34   40   −6    34
11 Turnaarde FC                                 27    8   8  11    44   47   −3    32
12 Linderivier AFC                              27    5   7  15    32   47  −15    22

Oh, how different the situation is five games later. Well, not really. The Southern top three is unchanged, with Ambergate still looking to charge into the top 24, Enkumo refuses to give up and maintain the energy, late in games, and late in the season. Tapering off or falling off a cliff - Enkumo haven't heard of it. Oceanside and Soothill are now eleven points behind and pretty much out of the picture, barring some very weird circumstances. Teragaseki have a clear path to safety, but can they make it work?

The North still have Vierciennes in first, now by seven points, and only Mayara and Egevea have held on late into the season. It's Vierciennes' to lose now. Launott are too far behind, and Cresthill have imploded to find themselves in relegation danger. Also, Zinchester, Aminey Avalanche, and Linderivier AFC are really done, right? Aminey Avalanche hoped to pull an Azula and become a Top League derby, but their ambitions will probably end here. In the north, there are teams from much smaller places with a very strong following instead, and we find much larger settlements in the fourth tier - that's all aside from Mayara and Cresthill (Willowbourne). Mayara could become the third Capital active in the professional tiers after Maethoru and Gehrenna, as the Capitals have finally figured out that they can be good at sports - it's not just a thing for the 'periphery'.

*  4th Div A                                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Belmore FC                                   27   12   9   6    36   30   +6    45
 2 Burnet Athletic                              27   12   9   6    44   41   +3    45
 3 Llandy FC                                    27   11  11   5    48   33  +15    44
 4 Tarrashall Pride                             27   12   5  10    36   38   −2    41
 5 Grainshire United                            27   12   3  12    38   37   +1    39
 6 Brighthaven Town                             27   11   5  11    65   65    0    38
 7 Marinwood Shirobodh                          27   11   5  11    38   39   −1    38
 ...
 
    4th Div B                                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Glimmerfall Triumph                          27   14   4   9    50   46   +4    46
 2 Ferncombe                                    27   13   5   9    43   39   +4    44
 3 Club Valeloma                                27   12   7   8    40   34   +6    43
 4 Opalshire FC                                 27   12   6   9    36   29   +7    42
 5 Limecroft Et Abyss FC                        27   12   5  10    43   40   +3    41
 6 Vinroux Invincibles                          27   10   7  10    34   32   +2    37
 ...
 
    4th Div C                                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Suinohiro Sunrise                            27   13  10   4    50   35  +15    49
 2 Otavura Sishinova                            27   14   4   9    46   39   +7    46
 3 Chaganca Central                             27   11  11   5    42   37   +5    44
 4 Yonenomura Eagles                            27   11   7   9    42   41   +1    40
 5 Vurusen Morimare                             27   12   4  11    43   45   −2    40
 ...
 
    4th Div D                                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Serevne AFC                                  27   14   7   6    37   25  +12    49
 2 Shinsen VV                                   27   11   9   7    45   44   +1    42
 3 Ossendal Grenslanden                         27   11   7   9    40   34   +6    40
 ...
 
    4th Div E                                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Oai Unifie                                   27   13   7   7    54   40  +14    46
 2 Liberazul Epitieres                          27   12   7   8    49   46   +3    43
 3 Roufortois-Arlerou                           27   11   8   8    43   39   +4    41
 4 Biney-sur-Catrin CF                          27   11   6  10    28   25   +3    39
 5 CMF Lac Setier                               27    9  11   7    40   36   +4    38
 6 Amillon CdF                                  27   11   5  11    42   38   +4    38
 ...
 
    4th Div F                                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Myaranowra Salamantica                       27   12   9   6    35   28   +7    45
 2 Sobdorlugin Komtherod                        27   12   6   9    48   33  +15    42
 3 Sauzjaregaun Saulrag                         27   12   5  10    34   33   +1    41
 4 Mayara Soccer Guild                          27   11   8   8    37   40   −3    41
 5 Nyashawill Lyossadari                        27    9  10   8    44   52   −8    37
 6 Tuzmanjuth Jithaugom                         27    8  12   7    36   35   +1    36
 7 Sathtonoru Kaptu                             27   10   6  11    45   45    0    36
 ...

We're still only looking at teams within nine points from the top, and with six games to go, there's not a lot of room for other clubs to shoot to the top. Belmore have taken over division A but with Burnet and Llandy close by, while Grainshire seem out of the race. B has Glimmerfall in a surprising bid to promote, while Valeloma's lead vanished in an instant, and Limecroft got back up in a final attempt to get up to third. Ferncombe are looking threatening as well. C still has Suinohiro in first and really only three decent candidates. D is very narrow with Serevne taking such a lead after an incredible series, with only Shinsen - maybe - posing a threat, if that. E is fairly open between Oai and Liberazul, and F is very open with the top four all still in it. Myaranowra have taken over for now, Sauzjaregaun fell to third, but Sobdorlugin and Mayara SG can all do some damage.

[Ko-oren]

Season 43 - Summer & Final Tables

Round 28 Maethoru SC 1-0 Miradela GD @ Rikalathen Arena, Maethoru (Att: 38890 - Cap:45000). Kurathu 19:00, Dorapi 22. 17°C , SW Moderate breeze. Pos: 46%-54% Ref: Lavinia Northwood (3Y 0R)
⚽: 52' LF Homerel Ogalthundhen (Maethoru SC)
MOTM: ST Bayley Stanton (Maethoru SC)

Round 28 Schemerdrecht SVV 1-0 Straudum VV @ Orange Bowl, Schemerdrecht (Att: 54000 - Cap:54000). Kurathu 19:00, Dorapi 22. 9°C , SE Storm. Pos: 38%-62% Ref: Targolsen Naunthonthen (6Y 0R)
⚽: 31' ST Richard Twickaway (Schemerdrecht SVV)
MOTM: DM Thisdin Mergakhinen (Schemerdrecht SVV)

Round 28 Aminey CS 0-0 Katashi-Kanatsu @ Stade sur la Baie, Aminey (Att: 47017 - Cap:70000). Kinthaj 14:00, Dorapi 22. 16°C , SW Moderate breeze. Pos: 62%-38% Ref: Roland Holdaway (2Y 0R)
MOTM: SS Hurorinul Bonstirthinden (Aminey CS)

We're onto the final five games. Two goals in three games is peak Top League for some, but it only highlights how precarious a lot of these teams are positioned. Maethoru wins, Aminey draws, Kanatsu draws, Miradela loses, and that's pretty much the position on the table they're on now. Aminey is well ahead, Maethoru are catching up, and Kanatsu and Miradela are in a battle for third. Straudum and Schemerdrecht play a fairly overlooked Northern Derby that's decided by another Twickaway goal as Straudum move to just four points across all of stage two so far.

Round 29 Aminey CS 4-1 Schemerdrecht SVV @ Stade sur la Baie, Aminey (Att: 51380 - Cap:70000). Kinthaj 16:00, Dorapi 34. 17°C , SE Gentle breeze. Pos: 77%-23% Ref: Maiko Aomine (2Y 0R)
⚽: 16' LS Rex Archer (Aminey CS), 28' SS Wijbrand Deckere (Schemerdrecht SVV), 45' LS Rex Archer (Aminey CS), 62' LS Rex Archer (Aminey CS), 90+2' LS Rex Archer (Aminey CS)
MOTM: RB Vinnie Ó Madaidhín (Aminey CS)

Round 29 Katashi-Kanatsu 2-2 Miradela GD @ Suzumebachi Stadium, Katashi (Att: 32700 - Cap:32700). Kinthaj 16:00, Dorapi 34. 24°C , SE Gale. Pos: 52%-48% Ref: Adam Dalstroom (2Y 0R)
⚽: 18' RB Gonshiro Furuya (Katashi-Kanatsu), 31' CB Daniela (f) Streamcarers (Miradela GD), 66' CM Misha Retyunskikh (Katashi-Kanatsu), 87' ST Reveri Swanton (Miradela GD)
MOTM: LF Kaneyoshi Kaji (Katashi-Kanatsu)

Round 29 Straudum VV 0-1 Maethoru SC @ Hazel Arena, Straudum (Att: 25400 - Cap:25400). Kinthaj 14:00, Dorapi 34. 12°C , E Fresh breeze. Pos: 25%-75% Ref: Shuke Utsunomija (3Y 0R)
⚽: 41' DM Cornelious Magrath (Maethoru SC)
MOTM: CM Purelbusak Entatingun (Maethoru SC)

The two title candidates flex on the opposition with Aminey scoring four - all by Archer - who's now also getting up there in the top scorer table. It does look like the top scorer will come from the bottom six, who are scoring at will knowing that most results aren't going to mean that much in the overall picture - basically, if you're safe from relegation, you're good. Either way, being top six and still getting this many to your name is seriously impressive. You'd almost forget that there were two other games: Maethoru dominate Straudum for a 0-1 win, while both of our 3rd place candidates share a 2-2 draw including some weird names scoring: defenders Furuya and Streamcarers, midfielder Retyunskikh, but somehow it's always Swanton if Miradela needs a goal lately.

Round 30 Maethoru SC 4-2 Katashi-Kanatsu @ Rikalathen Arena, Maethoru (Att: 42952 - Cap:45000). Kurathu 19:00, Tobtoren 3. 12°C , SE Fresh breeze. Pos: 54%-46% Ref: Roland Holdaway (2Y 0R)
⚽: 23' LM Shutel Tehinnau (Maethoru SC), 33' CM Purelbusak Entatingun (Maethoru SC), 34' LM Efineha (f) Tesuna'e (Katashi-Kanatsu), 40' ST Bayley Stanton (Maethoru SC), 52' CM Misha Retyunskikh (Katashi-Kanatsu), 53' LM Shutel Tehinnau (Maethoru SC)
MOTM: GK Antón Miramontes (Katashi-Kanatsu)

Round 30 Schemerdrecht SVV 1-0 Miradela GD @ Orange Bowl, Schemerdrecht (Att: 40793 - Cap:54000). Kurathu 19:00, Tobtoren 3. 13°C , SE Calm. Pos: 30%-70% Ref: Targolsen Naunthonthen (3Y 1R)
⚽: 48' SS Wijbrand Deckere (Schemerdrecht SVV)
MOTM: LM Gregorius Lepelaar (Schemerdrecht SVV)

Round 30 Straudum VV 0-2 Aminey CS @ Hazel Arena, Straudum (Att: 25400 - Cap:25400). Kinthaj 16:00, Tobtoren 3. 14°C , SE Light air. Pos: 35%-65% Ref: Lavinia Northwood (2Y 0R)
⚽: 56' CM Ratko Ivančir (Aminey CS), 59' LS Fabian Thundhart (Aminey CS)
MOTM: LM Tijl Scherpenkate (Straudum VV)

Three games to go (including this one) and that ending crept up on us. The top six are still divided into three groups of two, with only the bottom two not fighting too much - they're both headed for the CC. Maybe Schemerdrecht wants to prove a point by ending the season on a high, though. Maethoru are still the kings of the second stage with the 4-2 as they climb to 4-3-1 and we see a bunch of scoring midfielders in the Rikalathen. Kanatsu (0-6-2) have only so much to throw at them in retaliation. You can also see how Kanatsu's title aspirations made place for merely hoping to make the CL - what a horrid follow-up. A few hours later, Miradela (2-3-3) slips up to Schemerdrecht (who are 3-1-4 this stage - actually not at all that bad) Straudum (1-1-6) have thrown in the towel and have seemed to make peace with the idea they're not going to be back in the CL, but then again, that was never going to be on the table, was it. Aminey (5-3-0) play their second stage about as perfectly as they can, which means that they're a point or so away from a second straight title.

Maethoru need six points from the next two games.

Round 31 Katashi-Kanatsu 2-0 Straudum VV @ Suzumebachi Stadium, Katashi (Att: 32700 - Cap:32700). Kurathu 19:00, Tobtoren 16. 22°C , S Calm. Pos: 57%-43% Ref: Maiko Aomine (2Y 0R)
⚽: 8' LS Angus Jack (Katashi-Kanatsu), 90+4' RF Aiguo Zhu (Katashi-Kanatsu)
MOTM: RS Hannibal Sawyer (Straudum VV)

Round 31 Maethoru SC 0-0 Schemerdrecht SVV @ Rikalathen Arena, Maethoru (Att: 41077 - Cap:45000). Kinthaj 16:00, Tobtoren 16. 14°C , SW Gentle breeze. Pos: 68%-32% Ref: Shuke Utsunomija (3Y 0R)
MOTM: RF Edialor Aiamara (Maethoru SC)

Round 31 Miradela GD 3-3 Aminey CS @ Estádio Fortaleza, Santa Teresa (Att: 29000 - Cap:29000). Kinthaj 14:00, Tobtoren 16. 26°C , S Moderate breeze. Pos: 47%-53% Ref: Adam Dalstroom (3Y 2R)
⚽: 1' RM Ciriaco Laza (Miradela GD), 9' RM Genevieve (f) Orville (Aminey CS), 12' LM Stanley Thompkins (Miradela GD), 30' CM Dann Oddkellsson (Aminey CS), 68' CM Dann Oddkellsson (Aminey CS), 75' RS Tara (f) Number (Miradela GD)
MOTM: ST Reveri Swanton (Miradela GD)

Maybe the schedulers hoped it would all come down to the Aminey-Maethoru clash on the final day, but they guessed wrong. Maethoru can't score against Schemerdrecht despite a lot of desperate tries, and their draw means that Aminey repeats as champions!

Aminey themselves enjoy a 3-3 with Miradela where five out of six scorers aren't strikers - a rarity in the Top League and also the reason why we keep pointing it out. Miradela need a win paired with a Kanatsu loss in round 32 to make the CL, with both clubs not really getting into the groove needed to boss the top six around. Still, Kanatsu's rounds 1-22 gave them such a lead that they were probably not giving this up anyway, but credit to Miradela for making it so close.

Round 32 Schemerdrecht SVV 3-0 Katashi-Kanatsu @ Orange Bowl, Schemerdrecht (Att: 40793 - Cap:54000). Kinthaj 14:00, Tobtoren 22. 14°C , NE Moderate breeze. Pos: 42%-58% Ref: Lavinia Northwood (3Y 0R)
⚽: 62' LM Gregorius Lepelaar (Schemerdrecht SVV), 71' RF Cornelia (f) Gloren (Schemerdrecht SVV), 77' LM Gregorius Lepelaar (Schemerdrecht SVV)
MOTM: SS Wijbrand Deckere (Schemerdrecht SVV)

Round 32 Aminey CS 0-2 Maethoru SC @ Stade sur la Baie, Aminey (Att: 52835 - Cap:70000). Kinthaj 16:00, Tobtoren 22. 21°C , N Gentle breeze. Pos: 55%-45% Ref: Roland Holdaway (7Y 0R)
⚽: 56' SS Nunstaurilin Joljaurinden (Maethoru SC), 75' RF Edialor Aiamara (Maethoru SC)
MOTM: SS Hurorinul Bonstirthinden (Aminey CS)

Round 32 Miradela GD 0-0 Straudum VV @ Estádio Fortaleza, Santa Teresa (Att: 29000 - Cap:29000). Kinthaj 14:00, Tobtoren 22. 28°C , NW Gale. Pos: 67%-33% Ref: Targolsen Naunthonthen (4Y 0R)
MOTM: CM Timothy Parsons (Straudum VV)

There it is, a very unnecessary National Rivalry game. Aminey, champions, host Maethoru, and Aminey are content to enjoy themselves, get a rise out of the Capital Club, but it's the latter who get a result anyway. Seven yellow cards as emotions run high. Those emotions mostly being frustration, though.

Miradela can't score against the regular clean sheet masters of Straudum, who seem hell-bent on getting out of this season with at least that title secured, and that means that Kanatsu (who lose 3-0 at Schemerdrecht!) preserve their CL spot!

Round 28 Maynard AFC 3-2 Katashi Azula @ Armskirk Municipal Ground, Maynard (Att: 20000 - Cap:20000). Shirobodh 14:00, Dorapi 22. 13°C , SE Calm. Pos: 58%-42% Ref: Adam Dalstroom (3Y 0R)
⚽: 6' SS Aifric (f) yLeamion (Maynard AFC), 75' RS Lindsay Pomburgh (Maynard AFC), 77' LS Heizo Izuvala (Katashi Azula), 86' AM Tolajilo Ebina (Katashi Azula), 89' LS Flynn Scratchley (Maynard AFC)
MOTM: AM Tolajilo Ebina (Katashi Azula)

Round 28 Tanques AOE 2-0 Advance Alara @ Stade Amandine, Étouille (Att: 30000 - Cap:30000). Bathepas 19:00, Dorapi 22. 14°C , SW Moderate breeze. Pos: 71%-29% Ref: Maiko Aomine (2Y 0R)
⚽: 38' OG for Tanques AOE, 59' DM TS Avery (Tanques AOE)
MOTM: LB Sonny Chiesa (Tanques AOE)

Round 28 SC Sokrona 1-1 Gehrenna FC @ Van Kwarteldoornstadion, Sokrona (Att: 7000 - Cap:7000). Bathepas 19:00, Dorapi 22. 3°C , SE Light air. Pos: 53%-47% Ref: Shuke Utsunomija (3Y 0R)
⚽: 48' RM Kyung-Mo An (SC Sokrona), 90+4' OG for Gehrenna FC
MOTM: AM Alexandre Desrives (SC Sokrona)

This week it's Maynard's turn to record a win over one of the best three of the bunch - 3-2 over Azula with the visitors drawing level with four minutes to go, but Maynard gets the last laugh with the winner in the 89th. Tanques get an easy win and Alara has three losses and three draws in the second stage so far - and remember, they're only playing the bottom six here. Sokrona can't find a way to follow up on their success last week but at least it's a point over Gehrenna. That doesn't help them - beating out Gehrenna is still their best ticket out of relegation but a draw doesn't do anything to the relative deficit.

Round 29 Gehrenna FC 2-4 Tanques AOE @ Kautherlugin Field, Gehrenna (Att: 19200 - Cap:19200). Shirobodh 14:00, Dorapi 34. 14°C , SE Gentle breeze. Pos: 25%-75% Ref: Isolda Lence (1Y 0R)
⚽: 31' LS Benedikto Urruchi (Gehrenna FC), 45+3' DM TS Avery (Tanques AOE), 46' LM Martin Sheils (Tanques AOE), 90' AM Rachel (f) Walbuck (Tanques AOE), 90+3' RS Matane (f) Mamannau (Gehrenna FC), 90+3' AM Rachel (f) Walbuck (Tanques AOE)
MOTM: LF Bwmrell yFewllis (Gehrenna FC)

Round 29 Katashi Azula 2-3 Advance Alara @ Laomei Stadium, Katashi (Att: 13000 - Cap:13000). Shirobodh 16:00, Dorapi 34. 22°C , SE Gale. Pos: 43%-57% Ref: Dirre Rensink (3Y 0R)
⚽: 49' LS Carlos Ferreiro (Katashi Azula), 59' RS Yu-Ni (f) Nam (Katashi Azula), 68' ST Maran Lignanier (Advance Alara), 88' ST Maran Lignanier (Advance Alara), 90' ST Marianne Lee (Advance Alara)
MOTM: RB Kerri (f) West (Katashi Azula)

Round 29 Maynard AFC 1-2 SC Sokrona @ Armskirk Municipal Ground, Maynard (Att: 20000 - Cap:20000). Shirobodh 16:00, Dorapi 34. 21°C , SE Light air. Pos: 57%-43% Ref: Gré Vaugeois (5Y 0R)
⚽: 1' CM Calisto Martis (SC Sokrona), 3' RM Marc-Andre Onasi (Maynard AFC), 78' RM Kyung-Mo An (SC Sokrona)
MOTM: AM Teobhwch yTawdnhawch (Maynard AFC)

Last call for Sokrona, and they answer. They get a late winner that postpones their destiny by a week, with Gehrenna losing. Alara get their first win in ten games (!) to beat Azula and put Tanques in the driver's seat for seventh. We see three goals in injury time in the Gehrenna-Tanques match and the relegation group keeps delivering with these insane scorelines.

Round 30 Gehrenna FC 1-2 Maynard AFC @ Kautherlugin Field, Gehrenna (Att: 19200 - Cap:19200). Shirobodh 16:00, Tobtoren 3. 11°C , SE Fresh breeze. Pos: 45%-55% Ref: Maiko Aomine (3Y 0R)
⚽: 22' LS Benedikto Urruchi (Gehrenna FC), 48' RS Médard Sigur (Maynard AFC), 49' LS Flynn Scratchley (Maynard AFC)
MOTM: AM Sam Depel (Gehrenna FC)

Round 30 SC Sokrona 0-1 Advance Alara @ Van Kwarteldoornstadion, Sokrona (Att: 7000 - Cap:7000). Bathepas 19:00, Tobtoren 3. 12°C , SE Light air. Pos: 33%-67% Ref: Shuke Utsunomija (5Y 0R)
⚽: 22' ST Maran Lignanier (Advance Alara)
MOTM: LB Santiago Chumacero (Advance Alara)

Round 30 Tanques AOE 2-2 Katashi Azula @ Stade Amandine, Étouille (Att: 30000 - Cap:30000). Bathepas 19:00, Tobtoren 3. 13°C , SE Fresh breeze. Pos: 62%-38% Ref: Adam Dalstroom (2Y 0R)
⚽: 1' LF Ryōsei Nagatomo (Katashi Azula), 47' RS Yu-Ni (f) Nam (Katashi Azula), 81' OG for Tanques AOE, 84' AM Rachel (f) Walbuck (Tanques AOE)
MOTM: RB Hubert Breguet (Tanques AOE)

Well, it's happened. Sokrona relegates with their loss to Alara, who get a final chance to escape 11th by overtaking Gehrenna, who themselves posted a loss to Maynard. Tanques and Azula share the points, with Tanques coming back from 2-0 down inside the final 10 minutes. Lignanier scores for Alara as he's getting up there in the scoring table.

Round 31 Tanques AOE 1-0 SC Sokrona @ Stade Amandine, Étouille (Att: 30000 - Cap:30000). Shirobodh 16:00, Tobtoren 16. 16°C , SW Gentle breeze. Pos: 63%-37% Ref: Isolda Lence (3Y 0R)
⚽: 69' SS Maximilien Longchambon (Tanques AOE)
MOTM: CB Egesa Aedil (Tanques AOE)

Round 31 Advance Alara 3-3 Maynard AFC @ Spider Stadium, Alara (Att: 27100 - Cap:27100). Shirobodh 14:00, Tobtoren 16. 13°C , SW Fresh breeze. Pos: 44%-56% Ref: Dirre Rensink (3Y 1R)
⚽: 3' CM Mitsutarō Akasofu (Advance Alara), 3' RS Lindsay Pomburgh (Maynard AFC), 9' LS Flynn Scratchley (Maynard AFC), 44' ST Maran Lignanier (Advance Alara), 45+2' SS Murai Okawa (Advance Alara), 90+3' LM Thernalru Lesidhaunden (Maynard AFC)
MOTM: ST Marianne Lee (Advance Alara)

Round 31 Katashi Azula 4-5 Gehrenna FC @ Laomei Stadium, Katashi (Att: 13000 - Cap:13000). Bathepas 19:00, Tobtoren 16. 25°C , S Calm. Pos: 53%-47% Ref: Gré Vaugeois (1Y 0R)
⚽: 18' RS Yu-Ni (f) Nam (Katashi Azula), 45+2' AM Tolajilo Ebina (Katashi Azula), 52' LS Carlos Ferreiro (Katashi Azula), 53' LS Benedikto Urruchi (Gehrenna FC), 60' LS Carlos Ferreiro (Katashi Azula), 73' RS Matane (f) Mamannau (Gehrenna FC), 76' RS Matane (f) Mamannau (Gehrenna FC), 78' RS Matane (f) Mamannau (Gehrenna FC), 88' LS Benedikto Urruchi (Gehrenna FC)
MOTM: RF Quen Trintignant (Katashi Azula)

Alara fall back down to 11th in a game that has Alara as the winners for the entire second half - until the dying seconds, where Lesidhaunden heads in a corner kick for the equaliser. Gehrenna win a game that at one point they were down 4-1 in. Twenty minutes to go, and Mamannau gets a hattrick inside five minutes and then Urruchi gets the winner with two minutes left. Ferreiro and Urruchi score two goals each, and with Azula, Gehrenna, Alara, Maynard, and Tanques - that's five pretty aggressive teams in this half so there was always going to be room for crazy results.

Alara can still escape 11th if they win by enough, and Gehrenna lose. Good thing that they play each other next week! Tanques, meanwhile, has been locked in to seventh for two weeks now.

Round 32 Advance Alara 4-3 Gehrenna FC @ Spider Stadium, Alara (Att: 27100 - Cap:27100). Shirobodh 14:00, Tobtoren 22. 14°C , NE Moderate breeze. Pos: 63%-37% Ref: Shuke Utsunomija (1Y 0R)
⚽: 4' LM Horace Humphries (Advance Alara), 7' RM Naohiro Enokida (Advance Alara), 17' SS Vernon Carrington (Gehrenna FC), 21' ST Marianne Lee (Advance Alara), 28' ST Maran Lignanier (Advance Alara), 49' LS Benedikto Urruchi (Gehrenna FC), 90' AM Sam Depel (Gehrenna FC)
MOTM: RB Godefroy Poullain (Gehrenna FC)

Round 32 Maynard AFC 2-4 Tanques AOE @ Armskirk Municipal Ground, Maynard (Att: 20000 - Cap:20000). Shirobodh 14:00, Tobtoren 22. 26°C , N Light breeze. Pos: 26%-74% Ref: Adam Dalstroom (5Y 0R)
⚽: 6' SS Aifric (f) yLeamion (Maynard AFC), 13' LM Martin Sheils (Tanques AOE), 33' RS Paskal Toussaint (Tanques AOE), 45+2' AM Aaron Lyford (Tanques AOE), 53' SS Maximilien Longchambon (Tanques AOE), 81' LS Flynn Scratchley (Maynard AFC)
MOTM: LM Thernalru Lesidhaunden (Maynard AFC)

Round 32 SC Sokrona 0-1 Katashi Azula @ Van Kwarteldoornstadion, Sokrona (Att: 7000 - Cap:7000). Shirobodh 14:00, Tobtoren 22. 16°C , NW Gentle breeze. Pos: 50%-50% Ref: Maiko Aomine (1Y 1R)
⚽: 26' CM Aquila Hongo (Katashi Azula)
MOTM: LF Richard Eendsalk (SC Sokrona)

Forget about these final games. Yes, Sokrona lose again and add a 20th loss. Azula win to finish 9th. Maynard lose to Tanques but their positions are pretty much set as well.

Alara go up 2-0 in the first ten minutes and with that, Alara are 10th and Gehrenna are 11th - tied on points and goal difference (-8) but with the H2H in hand. Then Gehrenna get one back, but Alara then scores two more all in the first half hour, and at 4-1, that's a decisive advantage for Alara in the table.
Urruchi then scores his 14th, but it's still 4-2, and Alara still have the goal difference advantage.
90'. Sam Depel. 4-3. Scenes.

*  Champions Group                             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Maethoru SC                                  10    6   3   1    14    6   +8    21
 2 Aminey CS                                    10    5   4   1    18   12   +6    19
 3 Schemerdrecht SVV                            10    4   2   4    12   11   +1    14
 4 Miradela GD                                  10    2   5   3    11   12   −1    11
 5 Katashi-Kanatsu                              10    1   6   3    13   17   −4     9
 6 Straudum VV                                  10    1   2   7     2   12  −10     5

   Challenge Group                             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Tanques AOE                                  10    7   2   1    27   16  +11    23
 2 Gehrenna FC                                  10    4   2   4    22   22    0    14
 3 Advance Alara                                10    3   4   3    18   19   −1    13
 4 Maynard AFC                                  10    3   3   4    27   29   −2    12
 5 Katashi Azula                                10    3   2   5    23   26   −3    11
 6 SC Sokrona                                   10    2   3   5     6   11   −5     9

Final Table

*                   GP   W   D   L  GF  GA  GD PTS
Aminey CS         32  16  12   4  51  34  17  60 WWWDLLDWWWDWWDWWDDDLDW DWWDWDWWDL IFCF CL
Maethoru SC       32  17   7   8  47  31  16  58 DWWLDWLWLLWLLWWLDWWWDW WDDWLWWWDW IFCF CL
Katashi-Kanatsu   32  13  13   6  56  47   9  52 WDWWDWWLWDDWLDLWWDDWWW DDDLDDDLWL IFCF CL
Miradela GD       32  13  11   8  52  42  10  50 DWWWWDDLWDWWWWWLDLDWLL LDWDWLDLDD IFCF CC
Straudum VV       32  10  11  11  31  28   3  41 DDLWWLDWWWWDWDLDDWDDWL LDLWLLLLLD IFCF CC
Schemerdrecht SVV 32  10  11  11  32  36  -4  41 WLWDDWLWLDDWWDLLDLDDDL WLLLDWLWDW IFCF CC

Tanques AOE       32  12   9  11  62  53   9  45 LLLDLDWLLDLWWWLDDWDLDL WLWDWWWDWW VCI
Maynard AFC       32   9  10  13  58  66  -8  37 WLLDDDWLDLDLLDWLWLDWWL DWLDLWLWDL
Katashi Azula     32   9  10  13  58  68 -10  37 LWLDWWDWLDLLDLLWDDDLDW DWLWLLLDLW
Gehrenna FC       32   9   9  14  39  46  -7  36 LLLLDDLWLDLLDDWWLDLWDW WWWLDDLLWL
Advance Alara     32   9   9  14  56  65  -9  36 DLWLDLLLWWWDLLLWDDWLLL LLDDDLWWDW Relegation Playoffs
SC Sokrona        32   6   6  20  23  49 -26  24 LWLDLLWLDLLLLLWLLDLLLW LLDDWDWLLL Relegation

----- Top six
- - - Bottom six

Team of the Year:
GK Gudo Neihof (KOR, 35) - Straudum VV
RF Flori Vaillancourt (KOR, 24) - Straudum VV
RB Adam Archer (KOR, 27) - Straudum VV
CB Kasmab Kaddaske (EFK, 22) - Miradela GD
LB Thomas Finisterrais (KOR, 21) - Aminey CS
LF Kaneyoshi Kaji (KOR, 20) - Katashi-Kanatsu
DM Cornelious Magrath (KOR, 35) - Maethoru SC
RM Ciriaco Laza (KOR, 20) - Miradela GD
CM Dann Oddkellsson (GRF, 27) - Aminey CS
LM Purelbusak Entatingun (KOR, 23) - Maethoru SC
AM Authusa Aoriene (KOR, 30) - Maethoru SC
SS Hurorinul Bonstirthinden (KOR, 27) - Aminey CS
RS Richard Twickaway (KOR, 22) - Schemerdrecht SVV
LS Rex Archer (KOR, 27) - Aminey CS
ST Angus Jack (KRY, 21) - Katashi-Kanatsu

Lignanier gets the top scorer title ahead of Jack and Pomburgh. That Lignanier and Jack were going to rank quite high was a given, but Pomburgh entered the Top League with a mission. Archer and his immense valuable goals and Alara's 'second option' Lee also get a lot done. Number was never going to rank far behind them, either, but she has to share the spotlights with Swanton and to a lesser extent Spanner and Thompkins.

Goals (3+)
ST Maran Lignanier (Advance Alara) 20
LS Angus Jack (Katashi-Kanatsu) 19
RS Lindsay Pomburgh (Maynard AFC) 19
LS Rex Archer (Aminey CS) 16
ST Marianne Lee (Advance Alara) 16
RS Matane (f) Mamannau (Gehrenna FC) 16
RS Tara (f) Number (Miradela GD) 15
ST Reveri Swanton (Miradela GD) 14
LS Carlos Ferreiro (Katashi Azula) 14
LS Benedikto Urruchi (Gehrenna FC) 14
ST Nard Monshouwer (Tanques AOE) 13
SS Maximilien Longchambon (Tanques AOE) 12
RS Yu-Ni (f) Nam (Katashi Azula) 12
LS Flynn Scratchley (Maynard AFC) 11
SS Nunstaurilin Joljaurinden (Maethoru SC) 10
SS Wijbrand Deckere (Schemerdrecht SVV) 10
LS Dennis Moore (Straudum VV) 10
ST Bayley Stanton (Maethoru SC) 10
SS Aifric (f) yLeamion (Maynard AFC) 10

LM Thernalru Lesidhaunden (Maynard AFC) 9
RS Hannibal Sawyer (Straudum VV) 9
AM Robbie Gordon (Tanques AOE) 9
AM Tolajilo Ebina (Katashi Azula) 8
SS Hurorinul Bonstirthinden (Aminey CS) 8
ST Richard Twickaway (Schemerdrecht SVV) 8
AM Rachel (f) Walbuck (Tanques AOE) 8
AM Authusa Aoriene (Maethoru SC) 7
ST Timothy Sapping (SC Sokrona) 7
LM Efineha (f) Tesuna'e (Katashi-Kanatsu) 7
LM Martin Sheils (Tanques AOE) 6
AM Auberl Doonta (Katashi Azula) 6
AM Emmit Borthwell (Advance Alara) 6
LS Clement Spanner (Miradela GD) 6
LM Stanley Thompkins (Miradela GD) 5
LM Horace Humphries (Advance Alara) 5
CM Misha Retyunskikh (Katashi-Kanatsu) 5
LS Fabian Thundhart (Aminey CS) 5
RM Savannah (f) Quinn (Straudum VV) 4
ST Rintaro Sawada (Katashi-Kanatsu) 4
CM Aquila Hongo (Katashi Azula) 4
LS Heizo Izuvala (Katashi Azula) 4
RS Aimogina Aeganora (Aminey CS) 4
LM Harold Batchelor (Aminey CS) 4
DM Abraham Torre (Miradela GD) 4
LM Shutel Tehinnau (Maethoru SC) 4
LM Gregorius Lepelaar (Schemerdrecht SVV) 4
CM Dann Oddkellsson (Aminey CS) 4
AM Alexandre Desrives (SC Sokrona) 3
AM Nathaniel Auvergne (Miradela GD) 3
RM Genevieve (f) Orville (Aminey CS) 3
CB Arnold Tomlinson (Straudum VV) 3
DM Cornelious Magrath (Maethoru SC) 3
CM Purelbusak Entatingun (Maethoru SC) 3
AM Teiichi Tsuchimoto (Katashi-Kanatsu) 3
AM Teobhwch yTawdnhawch (Maynard AFC) 3
RM Ciriaco Laza (Miradela GD) 3
RM Naohiro Enokida (Advance Alara) 3
AM Sam Depel (Gehrenna FC) 3

Herelake is indispensable for the relegators of Sokrona - then again, if you play every match and you're far and away the best player there, chances are you're getting this honour a bit more often than others. Lepelaar getting five while playing a lot of top six opponents (with the top six second stage thing) is telling as well.

MOTM (2+)
CB Bess (f) Herelake (SC Sokrona) 6
LM Gregorius Lepelaar (Schemerdrecht SVV) 5
LF Kaneyoshi Kaji (Katashi-Kanatsu) 4
CM Florent Rivera (Advance Alara) 4
LB Santiago Chumacero (Advance Alara) 4
AM Authusa Aoriene (Maethoru SC) 4
LM Tijl Scherpenkate (Straudum VV) 4
AM Teobhwch yTawdnhawch (Maynard AFC) 4
RB Hunusu Siltinthen (Maethoru SC) 4
DM Abraham Torre (Miradela GD) 4
RB Godefroy Poullain (Gehrenna FC) 4

RS Lindsay Pomburgh (Maynard AFC) 3
CM Dann Oddkellsson (Aminey CS) 3
LF Obadiah Gillinghurst (Schemerdrecht SVV) 3
DM Thisdin Mergakhinen (Schemerdrecht SVV) 3
GK Wemagun Cyamou (Maethoru SC) 3
SS Hurorinul Bonstirthinden (Aminey CS) 3
LS Benedikto Urruchi (Gehrenna FC) 3
AM Tolajilo Ebina (Katashi Azula) 3
CM Timothy Parsons (Straudum VV) 3
ST Marianne Lee (Advance Alara) 3
RF Ric Boulanger (Aminey CS) 2
LS Flynn Scratchley (Maynard AFC) 2
GK Edou Bittencourt (Miradela GD) 2
RS Hannibal Sawyer (Straudum VV) 2
AM Sam Depel (Gehrenna FC) 2
RF Edialor Aiamara (Maethoru SC) 2
RF Kevin Aberg (SC Sokrona) 2
RB Esther Sidle (Miradela GD) 2
SS Wijbrand Deckere (Schemerdrecht SVV) 2
LS Dennis Moore (Straudum VV) 2
LS Carlos Ferreiro (Katashi Azula) 2
LM Horace Humphries (Advance Alara) 2
LB Sonny Chiesa (Tanques AOE) 2
RB Gonshiro Furuya (Katashi-Kanatsu) 2
LM Martin Sheils (Tanques AOE) 2
RS Yu-Ni (f) Nam (Katashi Azula) 2
GK Erjes Odhoniten (Gehrenna FC) 2
CB Arnold Tomlinson (Straudum VV) 2
ST Nard Monshouwer (Tanques AOE) 2
AM Alexandre Desrives (SC Sokrona) 2
ST Reveri Swanton (Miradela GD) 2
RM Savannah (f) Quinn (Straudum VV) 2
CM Calisto Martis (SC Sokrona) 2
AM Robbie Gordon (Tanques AOE) 2
RF Cornelia (f) Gloren (Schemerdrecht SVV) 2
RB Kerri (f) West (Katashi Azula) 2
RM Kyung-Mo An (SC Sokrona) 2
DM Orinosuke Uozumi (Katashi-Kanatsu) 2
ST Bayley Stanton (Maethoru SC) 2
RS Tara (f) Number (Miradela GD) 2
GK Gwang-Heui Kang (Aminey CS) 2
CM Purelbusak Entatingun (Maethoru SC) 2
CB Daniela (f) Streamcarers (Miradela GD) 2
LB Azariah Godolpin (Katashi Azula) 2
LM Thernalru Lesidhaunden (Maynard AFC) 2
CM Évra Bernier (Tanques AOE) 2

Yeah, this award is always Straudum's, and it's weird we even look at the numbers these days. Straudum get a clean sheet in 50% of their games. Alara was never going to win this, but they're somehow not last. Azula is the Alara of Alara, it looks like.

Clean sheets
Straudum VV 16
Maethoru SC 13
Schemerdrecht SVV 12
Aminey CS 11
Katashi-Kanatsu 9
Gehrenna FC 8
Miradela GD 8
SC Sokrona 7
Tanques AOE 6
Advance Alara 5
Katashi Azula 3
Maynard AFC 3

*  2nd Div                                     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Branvon CD                                   33   15  11   7    69   56  +13    56 Promotion, IFCF Liga B
 2 WSR AFC                                      33   16   8   9    51   47   +4    56 Promotion Playoffs, IFCF Liga B
 3 Sydberg Olympia                              33   17   4  12    78   60  +18    55 Promotion Playoffs, IFCF Liga B
 4 Bruncester United AFC                        33   15   7  11    48   39   +9    52 IFCF Liga B
 5 Amandine AdF                                 33   13  11   9    55   52   +3    50
 6 Couziers-Olympiques                          33   12  10  11    63   57   +6    46
 7 Sterrenwolde FC                              33   12  10  11    45   45    0    46
 8 Castelo e Calvente CS                        33   12   4  17    67   79  −12    40
 9 Arboren FC                                   33   10   9  14    38   39   −1    39
10 Coloruna de Paraiso                          33   10   8  15    59   70  −11    38 Relegation Playoffs Round 2
11 Odahayashi Revolution                        33    9   7  17    45   57  −12    34 Relegation
12 Fukushira Guerilla                           33    9   7  17    68   85  −17    34 Relegation

That's all, folks! Branvon win direct promotion on goal difference, with Sydberg losing a crucial last matchday game. Win 17 games all you like, but they lost 12 and ultimately that decides it - they even fall to third. In between them we find WSR, who stepped up to the plate and grinded out some late season results - aided by some injuries to their direct opponents - to seize second place and only barely missing out on direct promotion. Three points behind them is Bruncester, followed by the late collapsing Amandine. Couziers, Sterrenwolde, and Castelo are the mid-table group of teams that feel like no matter what happens, they're always Second Division teams. Never quite rising above or stinking it up. Arboren are safe in the nick of time, while Coloruna's second wind put them in the playoff spot... and six games after they looked somewhat safe, both of our direct relegators are... Odahayashi and Fukushira. The two Yoshiman teams will force some reshuffling as they're both quite Southern and the Third Division is arranged geographically, but that's a concern for later. Either way, Branvon earn promotion back to the Top League where they'll look to make Miradela's life horrible as we get our Santa Teresa city derby back!

Team of the Year:
GK Mikel Horzabath Krygorf (AHR, 24) - Sydberg Olympia
RF Zaccheus Griswold (KOR, 27) - Bruncester United AFC
RB Rioc Braud (KOR, 22) - Amandine AdF
CB Kialja Monurga (KOR, 36) - WSR AFC
LB Aisel Aorei (KOR, 32) - Castelo e Calvente CS
LF Phoebe (f) Brownewald (KOR, 21) - Branvon CD
DM David Clark (FLV, 35) - WSR AFC
RM Byron Radcliff (KOR, 28) - WSR AFC
CM Remy Rossier (KOR, 21) - Couziers-Olympiques
LM Jip De Lange (TLI, 31) - Branvon CD
RM Kazutoshi Vujimura (KOR, 26) - Odahayashi Revolution
SS Miles Brent (CMT, 34) - WSR AFC
LS Mari Delsarte (KOR, 24) - Amandine AdF
ST Abel Wigram (KOR, 23) - Bruncester United AFC
RS Walabiddy Jubeck (KOR, 26) - WSR AFC

*  3rd Div South                               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Ambergate City                               33   16   6  11    53   47   +6    54 Promotion
 2 Oceanside South End                          33   15   7  11    53   45   +8    52 Promotion Playoffs Round 1
 3 Enkumo Diamond                               33   14   7  12    55   50   +5    49
 4 Blanrasco Borealis                           33   12  12   9    52   42  +10    48
 5 Soothill under Sea                           33   12  12   9    47   41   +6    48
 6 Cirelbourne Townside                         33   12  10  11    34   31   +3    46
 7 Zinchester Town                              33   12   6  15    55   57   −2    42
 8 Mawrystwyth                                  33   10  12  11    42   45   −3    42
 9 Teragaseki                                   33   11   9  13    60   65   −5    42 Relegation Playoffs
10 Strongfair Narrow United                     33    9  13  11    49   46   +3    40 Relegation
11 Ansonville Association                       33   11   6  16    36   48  −12    39 Relegation
12 Aminey Avalanche                             33   11   6  16    50   69  −19    39 Relegation

   3rd Div North                               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Egevea Aindauka                              33   16   8   9    52   41  +11    56 Promotion
 2 Vierciennes Victory                          33   16   8   9    52   42  +10    56 Promotion Playoffs Round 1
 3 Tuinderbeek FC                               33   13  10  10    46   45   +1    49
 4 Rozenvoorde FC                               33   13   9  11    52   54   −2    48
 5 Tokponen Ilijoren                            33   12  11  10    48   49   −1    47
 6 Cresthill United FC                          33   12  10  11    48   48    0    46
 7 Mayara Zunemak                               33   11  11  11    50   47   +3    44
 8 Launott Fa Arda                              33   12   6  15    53   52   +1    42
 9 April Bassin FC                              33   11   9  13    60   64   −4    42 Relegation Playoffs
10 Bellmare Union                               33    9  12  12    67   66   +1    39 Relegation
11 Turnaarde FC                                 33   10   8  15    49   56   −7    38 Relegation
12 Linderivier AFC                              33    7  10  16    39   52  −13    31 Relegation

There we are - Ambergate and... Egevea promote directly! Vierciennes have won two games in the final six and lost the other four - and that's not how you promote at this cutthroat tier of football. Oceanside and Vierciennes will be going to the playoffs, which means that Enkumo, after all their effort, are left in third place with nothing to show for it. Zinchester is strangely safe, turning a six point deficit into being clear by goal difference (getting fourteen out of eighteen points in the final stretch). That means that the Avalance are joined by Ansonville and Strongfair to go down, and Teragaseki haven't managed to avoid the playoffs but at least they have a chance.

The North has Egevea match Vierciennes on the final matchday, Vierciennes only picking up six points in six games down the stretch. Seemingly nobody wanted to finish third, with Tuinderbeek, Rozenvoorde, Tokponen, and Cresthill all barely managing to stay safe from relegation and not trying much else. April Bassin, the proud squad from the weird swamps in the no-mans land north of the Capitals, are in the playoffs, while Bellmare, Turnaarde, and Linderivier are all going down. For Linderivier, this can't have been a surprise. Mayara Zunemak have lost the plot late in the season and they're not just out of promotion playoffs, they're seventh.

Team of the Year:
GK Sylvester Connor (KOR, 29) - Vierciennes Victory
RF Lee Heldoorn (KOR, 32) - Tuinderbeek FC
RB Hadrian Pazos (KOR, 31) - Enkumo Diamond
CB Edward Dreameath (KOR, 19) - Cresthill United FC
LB Garret Silversmith (KOR, 23) - Soothill under Sea
LF Hamilton Anvil (KOR, 35) - Ambergate City
DM Mindolan Womarry (KOR, 31) - Egevea Aindauka
RM Diddumo Murdie (KOR, 26) - Ambergate City
CM Barnaby Beggley (KOR, 27) - Ambergate City
LM Jackelyn Landrum (CMT, 23) - Cresthill United FC
AM Charlie Cradduck (KOR, 29) - Oceanside South End
SS Ezekiel Mauveley (KOR, 24) - Vierciennes Victory
ST Gertun Jarjagun (KOR, 28) - Egevea Aindauka

*  4th Div A                                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Burnet Athletic                              33   15   9   9    50   47   +3    54 Promotion
 2 Grainshire United                            33   16   4  13    50   43   +7    52 Promotion Playoffs
 3 Belmore FC                                   33   14  10   9    45   40   +5    52
 4 Tarrashall Pride                             33   15   7  11    52   53   −1    52
 5 Llandy FC                                    33   12  12   9    58   48  +10    48
 6 Brighthaven Town                             33   13   7  13    77   75   +2    46
 7 Feddhaw yChronws                             33   11  10  12    47   52   −5    43
 8 Marinwood Shirobodh                          33   12   6  15    47   53   −6    42
 9 Cerryrhos yDhiwmydis                         33   11   8  14    49   47   +2    41
10 Penstead Clwb Peldred                        33   10  11  12    52   51   +1    41
11 Leeshire United                              33   10   7  16    49   58   −9    37
12 Corollanog CP                                33    9   9  15    38   47   −9    36

   4th Div B                                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Limecroft Et Abyss FC                        33   16   6  11    48   44   +4    54 Promotion
 2 Ferncombe                                    33   15   7  11    54   48   +6    52 Promotion Playoffs
 3 Club Valeloma                                33   14   9  10    48   39   +9    51
 4 Linieux en Onyx                              33   13  12   8    44   37   +7    51
 5 Glimmerfall Triumph                          33   15   6  12    56   56    0    51
 6 Opalshire FC                                 33   14   7  12    39   35   +4    49
 7 Vinroux Invincibles                          33   13   7  13    41   40   +1    46
 8 Cirelbourne United                           33   11  11  11    31   34   −3    44
 9 Estrela de Marção                            33   11   7  15    43   47   −4    40
10 Granthawans                                  33    9  12  12    40   46   −6    39
11 Chamiers-la-Croix                            33   10   7  16    47   51   −4    37
12 Norille Orion                                33    8   7  18    38   52  −14    31

   4th Div C                                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Suinohiro Sunrise                            33   16  10   7    57   41  +16    58 Promotion
 2 Otavura Sishinova                            33   17   5  11    57   49   +8    56 Promotion Playoffs
 3 Vurusen Morimare                             33   16   5  12    51   50   +1    53
 4 Chaganca Central                             33   12  12   9    48   47   +1    48
 5 Echizen Overthere                            33   12  11  10    52   44   +8    47
 6 Morivate Lava                                33   11  11  11    54   50   +4    44
 7 Nitoya Ninabasa                              33   12   8  13    49   52   −3    44
 8 Yonenomura Eagles                            33   12   8  13    44   50   −6    44
 9 Chikuno Laricha                              33   11   7  15    35   44   −9    40
10 Aviansola Eden                               33    8  15  10    41   41    0    39
11 Motojagava Taranchula                        33    8  11  14    44   52   −8    35
12 Shimohavi Hogone                             33    6  11  16    50   62  −12    29

   4th Div D                                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Serevne AFC                                  33   16   9   8    46   35  +11    57 Promotion
 2 Shinsen VV                                   33   13  10  10    55   55    0    49 Promotion Playoffs
 3 Ossendal Grenslanden                         33   13   9  11    52   49   +3    48
 4 Huthwich Et Iduloren FC                      33   13   8  12    36   32   +4    47
 5 Laringen Almoedskapers                       33   10  14   9    49   45   +4    44
 6 Dartha-Jofa                                  33   10  14   9    45   46   −1    44
 7 Honingsweg-Toreneik Combinatie               33   12   8  13    32   35   −3    44
 8 Aohivure VC                                  33   10  13  10    53   52   +1    43
 9 Aerellen Honoa SC                            33   11  10  12    46   49   −3    43
10 Grimhof VV                                   33   10  10  13    42   46   −4    40
11 Donderen VV                                  33   10   8  15    46   49   −3    38
12 Vleugelbergereind                            33    8  11  14    42   51   −9    35

   4th Div E                                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Liberazul Epitieres                          33   16   9   8    62   47  +15    57 Promotion
 2 Oai Unifie                                   33   13   9  11    58   57   +1    48 Promotion Playoffs
 3 Biney-sur-Catrin CF                          33   13   8  12    37   34   +3    47
 4 Roufortois-Arlerou                           33   12  10  11    47   46   +1    46
 5 CMF Lac Setier                               33   11  12  10    45   47   −2    45
 6 FC Soibourgoise en Vert                      33   12   8  13    51   51    0    44
 7 Granon Altair CF                             33   11  11  11    53   55   −2    44
 8 Ounoukal Aminey CA                           33   10  12  11    59   56   +3    42
 9 Amillon CdF                                  33   11   9  13    49   48   +1    42
10 Diessy CdF                                   33   10  11  12    36   46  −10    41
11 Planneige-a-Faiblemur                        33   11   7  15    38   40   −2    40
12 Cygne de Dentillon                           33    9  12  12    45   53   −8    39

   4th Div F                                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Myaranowra Salamantica                       33   15  10   8    45   36   +9    55 Promotion
 2 Sauzjaregaun Saulrag                         33   15   6  12    44   41   +3    51 Promotion Playoffs
 3 Sobdorlugin Komtherod                        33   14   8  11    61   44  +17    50
 4 Tuzmanjuth Jithaugom                         33   11  15   7    47   42   +5    48
 5 Mayara Soccer Guild                          33   13   9  11    42   49   −7    48
 6 Sathtonoru Kaptu                             33   13   8  12    56   53   +3    47
 7 Anarcourt CF                                 33   10  13  10    47   42   +5    43
 8 Nyashawill Lyossadari                        33    9  14  10    50   60  −10    41
 9 Gakhithrau Dhikodhra                         33    8  16   9    56   56    0    40
10 Senoren Lurthesinun FC                       33    9  13  11    39   44   −5    40
11 Pride of Eaglebury                           33    8   9  16    44   52   −8    33
12 Tepkusoren Opkohme                           33    8   9  16    43   55  −12    33

Now we take a look at the full tables. A is, despite everything, won by Burnet, and Grainshire did actually get up to second! Belmore and Llandy have nosedived in the final six weeks. Limecroft surged into contention and later into first place, coming from nowhere after a horrible season opening. Ferncombe are second nearly the entire time, seeing club after club go into first place without ever getting there themselves. Suinohiro hold on to a season-long lead and while they're never far away, the lead is secure. Serevne win D by eight points(!) showing that they have something to prove in the third level. Liberazul overtake Oai at the last possible moment... that is, before Oai get only two points from the final six games. That's the implosion we warned you for during Winter. And in F, it's Myaranowra upsetting all of the Capitals by winning it as a - technically - north coast team.

[Ko-oren]

Pro/Rel Playoffs

WSR AFC (2) 0–1 Sydberg Olympia (2)

First it's up to the teams in second and third of the Second Division, and WSR AFC, despite having such a good home advantage, most of their Top League players, and everything else going for them, lose to Sydberg on a late second half goal that could mean Sydberg get a second chance at the highest level a few years later.

Advance Alara (1) 1–3 Sydberg Olympia (2)

Wait, what? Alara lose 3-1 to Sydberg and for the first time, the Advance have relegated, following a group of smaller Top League sides like Branvon, Bruncester, and Cirelbourne. Alara have always had a unique outlook which forced opponents to find a solution to their high octane attack - but this time it blew up. Sydberg were efficient on the counter and scored three, while Alara's gamble to simply score four fell apart as they missed chance after chance, and even whiffed on two sitters in the middle of that. Well, this is the end of an era.

Oceanside South End (3a) 3–1 Vierciennes Victory (3b)

We tune into the runners-up first, and Vierciennes, after leading the North for months and months, first lose the division lead and then lose the playoff 3-1... that's a collapse. Good luck to Oceanside!

Coloruna de Paraiso (2) 1–2 Oceanside South End (3a)

Oceanside beat the Finisterrans of tier two in their second straight upset win - and they're in the Second Division! They join Ambergate and Maynard in a recent bid by the southwest to be relevant in football again. Ko-oren's most densely populated area kind of needed this.

April Bassin FC (3b) 1–0 Oai Unifie (4e)
Teragaseki (3a) 2–1 Shinsen VV (4d)
Otavura Sishinova (4c) 2–1 Sauzjaregaun Saulrag (4f)
Grainshire United (4a) 1–1 Ferncombe (4b) (1–2 AET)

Now for the grueling playoffs between third and fourth. The fourth division is nearly impossible to escape, while the third tier is very easy to slip down from. Both third tier clubs win their initial game, with Oai and Shinsen biting the dust. Their challengers will be Otavura and Ferncombe, the latter holding off a strong Grainshire side and somehow continuing their strong season that not many saw coming.

April Bassin FC (3b) 1–0 Ferncombe (4b)
Teragaseki (3a) 1–0 Otavura Sishinova (4c)

That's it - both third division teams hold on for another year in that tier. April Bassin will be delighted to give their very active fanbase another year of maybe making the promotion playoffs, while Teragaseki were simply 'too big to fail'.

*  Academy East                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Ysbeer Voetbalschool                         20   10   5   5    42   34   +8    35 Academy Semifinals
 2 Arakura Revelation                           20    7   8   5    27   25   +2    29
 3 Alara Academy                                20    7   7   6    31   27   +4    28
 4 Aerawa Academy FC                            20    7   7   6    30   30    0    28
 5 Straudum Sportacademie                       20    8   3   9    34   40   −6    27
 6 Katashi Rossoscuro                           20    4   4  12    34   42   −8    16

   Academy North                               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Rozenvoordse Academie                        20   11   3   6    30   25   +5    36 Academy Semifinals
 2 Etouille Football Academie                   20    9   4   7    28   21   +7    31
 3 Het Vlaggenschip                             20    9   4   7    23   24   −1    31
 4 Mayara Mezkuloren Academy                    20    7   8   5    30   27   +3    29
 5 Senoren Soccer Academy                       20    4   9   7    24   27   −3    21
 6 Alpha Academie Malagnanaise                  20    4   4  12    19   30  −11    16

   Academy South                               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Idyllwild Academy                            20   12   3   5    28   18  +10    39 Academy Semifinals
 2 Gaulthisoru Royals                           20    8   7   5    24   19   +5    31
 3 Berkton FC                                   20    8   7   5    26   21   +5    31
 4 Joaqueras Academica de Futbol                20    6   4  10    15   20   −5    22
 5 Dayfade Soccer Academy                       20    5   7   8    20   30  −10    22
 6 Academica Ferroventense                      20    6   2  12    18   23   −5    20

   Academy West                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Wright United Academy                        20    9   6   5    32   25   +7    33 Academy Semifinals
 2 Greencaster Marine Academy                   20    9   3   8    32   24   +8    30
 3 Weyarra Sunrise                              20    8   6   6    29   34   −5    30
 4 Clwb Peldred Peredwr                         20    7   5   8    28   27   +1    26
 5 Greencaster FC                               20    6   8   6    32   34   −2    26
 6 Grainshire Academy                           20    4   6  10    26   35   −9    18

The Academy system is working fine and then some. Churning out some of the biggest talents, and getting us a brighter football future than the university system, scouts have directed their attention at the Academies more than the universities. Ysbeer win the East, not for the first time, emerging as a local superpower alongside Alara - with Aerawa and Arakura also not doing badly in that regard. The North is a bit more open, with Rozenvoordse winning, but the EFA, het Vlaggenschip, and SSA all fielding competent teams most years. You have to realise that these teams turn over their entire squad in about 3-5 years, too. The South is Idyllwild's this time, with all of these teams having won the division at least once, and supplying bigger and bigger names each year. The West is now WUA, with Grainshire and Greencaster being very successful in recent history. Peredwr has also made some noise but their intake of local talent is extremely diverse.

*  University Northeast                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Sudaefjolluniversitet                        21   11   3   7    37   28   +9    36 University Semifinals on H2H
   Technische Universiteit Sterrenwolde         21   10   6   5    35   26   +9    36 University Playoff round on H2H
 3 Furune Geijutsu Daigaku                      21    7   7   7    32   28   +4    28
 4 Aevanna Ecologiske Universitet               21    8   4   9    27   34   −7    28
 5 Katashi Yoshima Daigaku                      21    7   5   9    31   33   −2    26
 6 Katashi Keizai Daigaku                       21    8   2  11    30   37   −7    26
 7 Nordorenfjolluniversitet                     21    5  10   6    30   31   −1    25
 8 Schemerdrechtuniversiteit                    21    6   7   8    26   31   −5    25

   University South-Central                    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Universite de la Cote Austral                21   11   6   4    45   32  +13    39 University Semifinals
 2 National University of Willowbourne          21   10   6   5    32   23   +9    36 University Playoff round
 3 Willowbourne Technological Academy           21   10   6   5    40   33   +7    36
 4 Universidade de Finisterre                   21    8   5   8    38   33   +5    29
 5 Universite des Arts d'Aminey                 21    7   7   7    31   33   −2    28
 6 Willowbourne Institute of Humanities         21    7   2  12    24   34  −10    23
 7 Santa Teresa Naval Academy                   21    5   6  10    34   40   −6    21
 8 Uni of Grainshire and Leeshire               21    6   2  13    27   43  −16    20

   University West-Central                     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Gehrenna National University                 21   10   6   5    30   22   +8    36 University Semifinals
 2 Surbourneshire Technical University          21    9   5   7    34   33   +1    32
 3 Maethoru National University                 21    8   5   8    30   33   −3    29
 4 University of Mawryshire                     21    8   5   8    24   30   −6    29
 5 Greencaster Technical University             21    8   4   9    35   33   +2    28
 6 Economical Institute of Amandine             21    8   3  10    41   40   +1    27
 7 Greencaster Business University              21    6   8   7    35   35    0    26
 8 West Strand Riding University                21    8   2  11    38   41   −3    26

An overhaul of the university system is afoot - not because of football, but because of the Ministry of Education. Ko-oren prided itself on a system of small, specialised universities, but the Ministry is looking for cross-discipline collaboration, which means that universities in the same town might have to work together, and what that'll mean to the University divisions remains to be seen. At least for now, we have two clear winners: UdlCA in South-Central and GNU in West-Central, but the Northeast has two teams matching on points and goal difference, Sudaefjolluniversitet only winning on head-to-head, and that immediately puts TUS in a new playoff round versus NUW, because now they are tied on points and goal difference - and we can only have four teams in a semifinal. The three division winners and the best runner-up, but that is a more difficult picture to put together than ever.

Ysbeer Voetbalschool (5AA) 2–2 Rozenvoordse Academie (5AB) (2–3 AET)
Idyllwild Academy (5AC) 2–0 Wright United Academy (5AD)

Rozenvoordse Academie (5AB) 1–1 Idyllwild Academy (5AC) (1–1 AET) (3–1 pen.)

The Academies' champion are Rozenvoordse, first defeating 'heavyweights' Ysbeer and then beating Idyllwild on penalties.

Universite de la Cote Austral (5DB) 1–1 Technische Universiteit Sterrenwolde (5DA) (1–2 AET)

Technische Universiteit Sterrenwolde (5DA) 1–0 National University of Willowbourne (5DB)
Sudaefjolluniversitet (5DA) 2–0 Gehrenna National University (5DC)

Technische Universiteit Sterrenwolde (5DA) 2–3 Sudaefjolluniversitet (5DA)

The three-tiered playoffs for the Universities start with the play-in round, won by TUS, who then beat the NUW for a late-season push for glory. Sudaefjolluniversitet are unassailable and continue their dominating form to beat GNU 2-0. In the final, they win again in the northern affair to be the best university this year!

Sudaefjolluniversitet (5DA) 1–0 Rozenvoordse Academie (5AB)

The final between the University and Academy champions have trended towards the Academies as of late, but Sudaefjolluniversitet aren't distracted by history - they win, 1-0, quite business-like compared to the off-field hijinks in the stands.

[Ko-oren]

*  Amateur A1 Greencaster                       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Guildwood Town                                36   20   6  10    62   47  +15    66 Amateur finals
 2 West Sarartia                                 36   19   6  11    70   59  +11    63
 3 Darquist and Rutton                           36   15  10  11    53   44   +9    55
 4 The Guildwoods                                36   15   8  13    57   55   +2    53
 5 Club Stornich                                 36   14   9  13    60   53   +7    51
 6 Elmwold Greens                                36   13   8  15    48   52   −4    47
 7 Ripefield Foresters                           36   12  11  13    45   49   −4    47
 8 Chipcliff Harbourton                          36   11  11  14    52   55   −3    44
 9 Argair Navigators United                      36   11   6  19    54   71  −17    39
10 Wisell-Newy FC                                36    9   7  20    41   57  −16    34

   Amateur A2 Greencaster                       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Windward Whiteshirts                          36   17   8  11    52   45   +7    59
 2 Folkestone and Marchloft FC                   36   15  12   9    51   41  +10    57
 3 Middle Lavenham FC                            36   15   9  12    51   51    0    54
 4 Western Docks FC                              36   15   8  13    54   53   +1    53
 5 Waterly Gardens FC                            36   15   7  14    74   69   +5    52
 6 Langward Granthawes                           36   16   3  17    50   54   −4    51
 7 Thornwich Indies FC                           36   16   2  18    61   61    0    50
 8 Roebridge FC                                  36   14   7  15    59   50   +9    49
 9 Axledon Docks AFC                             36   11  12  13    57   61   −4    45
10 North Mesopotamia FC                          36    8   8  20    43   67  −24    32
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   Amateur B Springlands                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Regenton AFC                                  33   20   7   6    61   40  +21    67 Amateur finals
 2 The Meadowmen                                 33   15  10   8    47   34  +13    55
 3 Ansonville Greenblossom Athletic              33   15   8  10    49   38  +11    53
 4 Aldercroft AFC                                33   13  12   8    48   41   +7    51
 5 The Slopes                                    33   11  13   9    51   51    0    46
 6 Marinwood Kinthaj                             33   12  10  11    41   45   −4    46
 7 West Mintscians                               33   13   4  16    44   48   −4    43
 8 Wrothliswald FC                               33   10  11  12    47   53   −6    41
 9 Oak Albion FC                                 33   10  10  13    54   57   −3    40
10 Berkings AFC                                  33    9   9  15    51   58   −7    36
11 Dawneshade FC                                 33    8  11  14    39   46   −7    35
12 Riverwich Railyard FC                         33    6   7  20    33   54  −21    25
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   Amateur C Domains & Mawryshire               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 yAswr FC                                      30   15   7   8    50   35  +15    52 Amateur finals
 2 Nharry FC                                     30   14   8   8    52   49   +3    50
 3 Ghadeidd North FC                             30   14   6  10    52   44   +8    48
 4 Algwydion CP                                  30   13   8   9    50   41   +9    47
 5 Charon Ferrymen                               30   13   8   9    42   35   +7    47
 6 Mawryth Old Boys                              30   12   9   9    44   41   +3    45
 7 Lawrshoffin Island Hoppers                    30   13   6  11    51   49   +2    45
 8 Swlhaw Tawn                                   30   11  10   9    40   41   −1    43
 9 Ayesorigin FC                                 30   12   7  11    34   35   −1    43
10 Southpoint FC                                 30    9  13   8    42   37   +5    40
11 Adrewdwr Awrora FC                            30   11   5  14    44   54  −10    38
12 Argyle Tuesday                                30   10   7  13    45   43   +2    37
13 Langafonidd CP                                30   10   5  15    37   51  −14    35
14 Athletic Salamantica                          30    9   6  15    39   46   −7    33
15 Oceanside Flares                              30    7   8  15    47   57  −10    29
16 South Grainscians                             30    7   7  16    43   54  −11    28
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   Amateur D Surbourneshire                     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Port Limecroft                                33   18   6   9    57   47  +10    60 Amateur finals
 2 Caringmeadow Town FC                          33   15  13   5    54   38  +16    58
 3 Quister Plains FC                             33   16   4  13    43   42   +1    52
 4 Alwill FC                                     33   14   9  10    55   45  +10    51
 5 Izzle United                                  33   11  12  10    45   40   +5    45
 6 Flamingley-Whitly FC                          33   13   6  14    35   38   −3    45
 7 Abyssine Boys                                 33   11   9  13    39   44   −5    42
 8 FC Brunsy Fields                              33   10  12  11    52   61   −9    42
 9 Watercrest Town                               33   10  10  13    48   50   −2    40
10 Sunstone AFC                                  33    9   9  15    44   49   −5    36
11 Bethlehem Arlothians                          33    9   9  15    48   53   −5    36
12 Bruncester Rail FC                            33    9   7  17    39   52  −13    34
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   Amateur E1 Finisterre                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Mostovega Rosa FC                             35   16  13   6    63   48  +15    61 Amateur finals
 2 Finisterre-Verita                             35   16  11   8    63   51  +12    59
 3 Arcoheira Atletica                            35   14  10  11    55   52   +3    52
 4 Desportes Ferroventense                       35   13  11  11    54   55   −1    50
 5 Jardin de Colenario                           35   12  13  10    55   52   +3    49
 6 Cape Constillan                               35    8  13  14    58   60   −2    37
 7 Deportivo Odilha                              35    7  14  14    43   52   −9    35
 8 Distriteiros                                  35    6  11  18    40   61  −21    29

   Amateur E2 Finisterre                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Club de Correiava                             36   16  11   9    51   40  +11    59
 2 Grande Serramonte                             36   17   7  12    57   50   +7    58
 3 Valeloma Helix                                36   17   5  14    59   56   +3    56
 4 Seines Vista FC                               36   15   8  13    52   48   +4    53
 5 Esporro Atletico Rosso                        36   13  11  12    50   45   +5    50
 6 Patameirista                                  36   13   9  14    59   62   −3    48
 7 Alto Novense                                  36   12  12  12    51   59   −8    48
 8 Arazede FC                                    36   12   9  15    47   46   +1    45
 9 Atletico Valarano                             36   11   9  16    39   48   −9    42
10 Campo Amarelo                                 36    8  11  17    44   55  −11    35
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   Amateur F Leeshire                           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Argair Harbour Athletics                      35   16  11   8    55   47   +8    59 Amateur finals
 2 Aubury Lakers                                 35   14  12   9    52   46   +6    54
 3 Thorpeness FC                                 35   15   7  13    59   53   +6    52
 4 Mesopotamians                                 35   12  13  10    47   39   +8    49
 5 Merchant's Strait FC                          35   12   9  14    49   51   −2    45
 6 Upper Gamon FC                                35   11  11  13    43   38   +5    44
 7 Granthavians                                  35   13   5  17    49   65  −16    44
 8 Armskirk FC                                   35    9   8  18    46   61  −15    35
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   Amateur G Amandine & Gemwright               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Metalhart Company                             30   13  10   7    48   37  +11    49 Amateur finals
 2 Drannet à l'Éden                              30   15   3  12    42   45   −3    48
 3 Iron Vale Swamp Dwellers                      30   14   4  12    41   38   +3    46
 4 Avillon Marécagiens                           30   11   8  11    44   44    0    41
 5 Earlsea Town                                  30   11   5  14    43   46   −3    38
 6 Nuggethamland FC                              30    7   8  15    41   49   −8    29
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   Amateur H Cote Austral                       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Oai-Ouest Aurore                              33   15  10   8    48   38  +10    55 Amateur finals
 2 Amigerac CE                                   33   14  11   8    59   50   +9    53
 3 FC Tchonnais                                  33   13  14   6    64   56   +8    53
 4 Revolteurs FCCA                               33   14  10   9    44   39   +5    52
 5 Port Levassy                                  33   14   5  14    53   52   +1    47
 6 AS Maugneux                                   33   13   7  13    51   55   −4    46
 7 Marluire Baie FC                              33   12   9  12    56   52   +4    45
 8 Jardin d'Eden                                 33   11  12  10    50   46   +4    45
 9 Ours de Dentillon                             33    9  11  13    43   49   −6    38
10 AS Cambeuge                                   33   10   5  18    48   58  −10    35
11 Clermont Terre à Zed                          33    9   8  16    40   52  −12    35
12 Sylvienne FC                                  33    7  12  14    41   50   −9    33
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   Amateur I1 Leleia                            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Kamisulava Saturday                           35   15  10  10    56   52   +4    55 Amateur finals
 2 Maesaki Palace                                35   13  12  10    51   47   +4    51
 3 Nanayama Pilgrims                             35   12  13  10    61   48  +13    49
 4 Ochiba Park FC                                35   12  12  11    58   54   +4    48
 5 Nishinuma North Leleia United                 35   11  13  11    51   47   +4    46
 6 Rakugawa Enjoy                                35   11  11  13    54   57   −3    44
 7 Esalosava Riverside FC                        35   12   7  16    60   68   −8    43
 8 Kanemaru Towns                                35   10  10  15    39   57  −18    40

   Amateur I2 Leleia                            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Ontoroi Cavalry                               35   19   9   7    55   33  +22    66
 2 Lejana Redberries                             35   18   7  10    66   61   +5    61
 3 Yuugawa FC                                    35   16   7  12    52   44   +8    55
 4 Vinouchi Sunrise                              35   12   8  15    49   51   −2    44
 5 Yonomura Oceans                               35   11   9  15    43   49   −6    42
 6 Otazuja Chroma                                35   11   8  16    49   57   −8    41
 7 Otakagawa Rivers                              35   11   7  17    47   54   −7    40
 8 Suvira Old Boys                               35    9  11  15    54   66  −12    38
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   Amateur J Selesi                             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Takadera Heights                              35   14  10  11    54   42  +12    52 Amateur finals
 2 Chibana Centre                                35   13  12  10    50   48   +2    51
 3 Yumimura Kickers                              35   14   9  12    51   49   +2    51
 4 Furune Ilex                                   35   13  10  12    41   39   +2    49
 5 Tsubasamachi Central FC                       35   14   6  15    41   47   −6    48
 6 Minamigi Raposa FC                            35   12  10  13    55   59   −4    46
 7 Aonishi Fighters                              35   11  10  14    50   52   −2    43
 8 Imahiro Celestial Point                       35   10  11  14    46   52   −6    41
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   Amateur K Etena                              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Teragaseki Diggers                            30   14   9   7    41   34   +7    51 Amateur finals
 2 North Etena FC                                30   12   9   9    39   35   +4    45
 3 Cape Tomagi FC                                30   10  10  10    48   41   +7    40
 4 Hiwatsu FC                                    30    9  11  10    40   42   −2    38
 5 Murotsumi Eleven                              30    8  10  12    41   48   −7    34
 6 Usotuyumi FC                                  30    9   7  14    35   44   −9    34
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   Amateur L Alara                              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Tanajovanavigators                            30   15   7   8    36   29   +7    52 Amateur finals
 2 Teraoka Alamer                                30   14   8   8    36   29   +7    50
 3 Tamasaka Rams                                 30   11   7  12    39   39    0    40
 4 Echizen Minato FC                             30   10   8  12    23   29   −6    38
 5 Shimanominamiyama FC                          30    7  12  11    22   24   −2    33
 6 Kurenai FC Indigo                             30    9   6  15    28   34   −6    33
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   Amateur M1 Northeast                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Boven-Luna VV                                 35   15  12   8    49   37  +12    57 Amateur finals
 2 VC Almina                                     35   13  14   8    57   51   +6    53
 3 De Rabattenaren                               35   13  11  11    56   58   −2    50
 4 Ossendal aan de Grens                         35   14   5  16    54   54    0    47
 5 FC Kalani                                     35   13   7  15    59   59    0    46
 6 Lunadelta SV                                  35   11  13  11    47   50   −3    46
 7 De Vaarloodsen                                35    9  14  12    51   54   −3    41
 8 MEZWO-VEDC Lamau                              35    8  12  15    44   54  −10    36
 
   Amateur M2 Northeast                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 De Hazelaren                                  35   19   8   8    59   40  +19    65
 2 Aidugoe Aerond                                35   15   7  13    53   49   +4    52
 3 De Meizaaiers                                 35   13  10  12    49   54   −5    49
 4 Hinsandumenaarse FC                           35   13   8  14    51   50   +1    47
 5 Illehuser Kapers                              35   12  11  12    44   44    0    47
 6 Vandona Geniet                                35   10  14  11    49   51   −2    44
 7 Ambernaren                                    35    8  14  13    40   47   −7    38
 8 Buiten-Straudum SV                            35   10   8  17    40   50  −10    38
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   Amateur N Intermare                          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Arendsvlucht FC                               30   17   6   7    50   36  +14    57 Amateur finals
 2 VV Mushouterbrink                             30   16   7   7    50   32  +18    55
 3 Rozenkroon MSC                                30   15   3  12    49   40   +9    48
 4 Genehof Groen-Geel                            30   12  11   7    45   38   +7    47
   Havenijneroog OVV                             30   13   8   9    47   40   +7    47
 6 SC Arenerland                                 30   12   9   9    31   31    0    45
 7 VV De Imkers                                  30   11   8  11    35   34   +1    41
 8 Turnaardse VV                                 30   10  10  10    51   48   +3    40
 9 Midden-Vleugelberg                            30    9   9  12    35   42   −7    36
10 Huize Adelmoed                                30    9   9  12    38   45   −7    36
11 FC Kasselaar                                  30   10   6  14    48   58  −10    36
12 Booghove Boys                                 30    7  14   9    43   45   −2    35
13 VV De Hazelaar                                30    9   7  14    36   43   −7    34
14 Roodhert FC                                   30    8  10  12    35   44   −9    34
15 OV Eekeinde                                   30    8   8  14    48   56   −8    32
16 Oosterpoort WDI                               30    6  11  13    43   52   −9    29
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   Amateur O Aerellen                           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 AFC Aevarea                                   36   15  11  10    51   49   +2    56 Amateur finals
 2 Norremond VV                                  36   14  13   9    48   44   +4    55
 3 Azuren Crossing                               36   15  10  11    43   40   +3    55
 4 Heneolagoveneasithe Aevanna                   36   16   6  14    54   53   +1    54
 5 Altiora Aotilin                               36   13  11  12    50   45   +5    50
 6 Aitisu Aevanna                                36   12  11  13    46   44   +2    47
 7 Egevea Aukani FC                              36   11  12  13    51   49   +2    45
 8 Avimoren Celestials                           36   12   8  16    45   50   −5    44
 9 Elezaora Aerellen                             36   13   5  18    51   59   −8    44
10 Omevaniu Aeris                                36   11   9  16    43   49   −6    42
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   Amateur P Zuid-Intermare                     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Herengein                                     39   18  11  10    61   48  +13    65 Amateur finals
 2 Noorderkroon                                  39   18  10  11    62   54   +8    64
 3 Kerkhaven-Rommefort-Combinatie                39   18   7  14    52   45   +7    61
   Lieverhoek                                    39   18   7  14    44   37   +7    61
 5 Wintertoorn                                   39   16  11  12    58   56   +2    59
 6 Angelwoudse VV                                39   15  12  12    45   39   +6    57
 7 Donderen                                      39   16   9  14    44   44    0    57
 8 Zilvernaald                                   39   15   8  16    54   53   +1    53
 9 Admiraalshut                                  39   15   7  17    58   67   −9    52
10 Noorderas                                     39   14   9  16    54   62   −8    51
11 Wachtersberg                                  39   12  10  17    55   53   +2    46
12 Transportunie                                 39   12   9  18    44   52   −8    45
13 Ravenaar                                      39   12   8  19    46   53   −7    44
14 Westerzand                                    39    8  14  17    48   62  −14    38
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   Amateur Q Cote Austral du Nord               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Roufort-sur-Madenney                          33   18   6   9    61   44  +17    60 Amateur finals
 2 Association Athlétique de Gardatières         33   15   6  12    53   39  +14    51
 3 Beaufort Athlétique                           33   13  11   9    53   43  +10    50
 4 Perizon Aidennais FC                          33   14   8  11    48   46   +2    50
 5 Colline Chamiers FC                           33   14   7  12    51   45   +6    49
 6 CF Roufort-le-Phare                           33   12  11  10    42   40   +2    47
 7 CF Gerennais Ecurie                           33   12   7  14    54   57   −3    43
 8 Biney Catrinois UF                            33   11   9  13    59   63   −4    42
 9 FC Amillonais Madenney                        33    9  12  12    41   47   −6    39
10 Club Oriannais                                33    9  12  12    40   49   −9    39
11 Sauzjaregaun Demetel FC                       33    9  10  14    42   57  −15    37
12 Champs-Cevilliers                             33    8   9  16    39   53  −14    33
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   Amateur R Aminey                             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Serou                                         33   19   4  10    57   38  +19    61 Amateur finals
 2 Quartier Océanie-Atlantide                    33   13  13   7    57   49   +8    52
 3 Beaulieu FC                                   33   14   9  10    56   47   +9    51
 4 Etalouse et Quartiers Suds                    33   13  12   8    58   56   +2    51
 5 Alliance Aurilet-Lunay                        33   13  10  10    50   48   +2    49
 6 Aminey International                          33   13   8  12    52   56   −4    47
 7 Olympique Dounieux                            33   12  10  11    55   52   +3    46
 8 Lac Aminey                                    33   13   7  13    52   55   −3    46
 9 La Baie CA                                    33    9  10  14    52   54   −2    37
10 Quartier Caspien                              33   10   6  17    56   68  −12    36
11 Les Hauts FC                                  33    8  11  14    44   50   −6    35
12 Vionne Omnibus                                33    7   8  18    39   55  −16    29
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   Amateur S1 Willowbourne                      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Dalmington Cross                              30   15   7   8    51   43   +8    52 Amateur finals
 2 Campustown United                             30   13   9   8    45   40   +5    48
 3 Nodhune Amahoren                              30   14   3  13    42   39   +3    45
 4 Upper Seameet Explorers                       30   12   4  14    45   48   −3    40
 5 Dummare Town                                  30   10   5  15    51   58   −7    35
 6 Starlingseed Swiftell                         30    8   8  14    38   44   −6    32
 
   Amateur S2 Willowbourne                      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Gehrenna Railways FC                          30   15   6   9    51   41  +10    51
 2 Harrowtomb Guardians                          30   13  10   7    36   30   +6    49
 3 Aircity Fighters                              30   13   8   9    47   40   +7    47
 4 Willowbourne City FC                          30   12   7  11    46   42   +4    43
 5 Nothingbuck's                                 30    8   9  13    46   49   −3    33
 6 Weatherspark Wyvern FC                        30    5   8  17    42   66  −24    23
 
   Amateur S3 Willowbourne                      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Norridge Union                                30   11  12   7    41   36   +5    45
 2 Yellowbank Bees FC                            30   12   9   9    56   55   +1    45
 3 Camreault CF                                  30   12   6  12    49   46   +3    42
 4 Falkirkway Station                            30   10  11   9    49   50   −1    41
 5 Port Aguemin FC                               30    9   8  13    51   54   −3    35
 6 Sonatahna Sidhilen                            30    9   8  13    34   39   −5    35
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   Amateur T Corridor                           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Amewarrie-Obadha FC                           30   15   7   8    52   39  +13    52 Amateur finals
 2 Lanterne d'Aguemin                            30   13   9   8    37   31   +6    48
 3 Idyllwild AFC                                 30   11   8  11    34   34    0    41
 4 Norille Grande-Riviere                        30   10   6  14    42   42    0    36
 5 CAMF Norille                                  30    9   8  13    35   46  −11    35
 6 Equipe Bergegny                               30    7  12  11    35   43   −8    33
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   Amateur U Capitals South                     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Esesoren North                                36   18   5  13    42   37   +5    59 Amateur finals
 2 Arehzarin FC                                  36   15  11  10    50   46   +4    56
 3 Behgedithin Dhiraurale                        36   15   8  13    55   48   +7    53
 4 Hohtas Sharobuzek                             36   14   9  13    55   52   +3    51
 5 Agamuthin Hezuminau                           36   13  11  12    45   43   +2    50
 6 Kidahmohzu Ahpanigu                           36   12  10  14    41   42   −1    46
 7 Mokoranek Okuhzunel                           36   12  10  14    42   51   −9    46
 8 Eidikunith FC                                 36   12   9  15    43   47   −4    45
 9 Aideni Lowlands                               36   12   9  15    37   43   −6    45
10 Paulethek Sasedane                            36    9  14  13    50   51   −1    41
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   Amateur V Northwest                          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Medioregionale FC                             33   18   9   6    50   36  +14    63 Amateur finals
 2 Dhanoku Shenarauge                            33   15   7  11    41   37   +4    52
 3 Ribzesra Aulaha Sathonga                      33   15   4  14    55   47   +8    49
 4 Lothaunini FC                                 33   12  13   8    47   44   +3    49
 5 Jatunar Taraunith                             33   12  13   8    49   47   +2    49
 6 Myaranowra Ryorlani                           33   13   7  13    53   47   +6    46
 7 Marlagana Aralla FC                           33   11   9  13    48   53   −5    42
 8 Tokponen United                               33   10  12  11    41   48   −7    42
 9 Oosterslot-Nieuwgraaf Combinatie              33   10  11  12    43   49   −6    41
10 Torkhega Rahar FC                             33    9  10  14    35   38   −3    37
11 Jillong Faraways                              33    9   9  15    50   59   −9    36
12 Eleanor FC                                    33   10   4  19    53   60   −7    34
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   Amateur W Capitals North                     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Nimorpan Esezoranu                            33   17  11   5    58   34  +24    62 Amateur finals
 2 Janahnu Tehreseth                             33   15  10   8    59   49  +10    55
 3 Homehridhen Gehdures                          33   15   9   9    44   33  +11    54
 4 Besodhen Tathsoren                            33   13   9  11    55   50   +5    48
 5 Kharunes Metros                               33   11  12  10    45   45    0    45
 6 Kalihtora Thasemelau                          33   11  11  11    52   54   −2    44
 7 Sehrandu South FC                             33   10  11  12    41   46   −5    41
 8 Jojushanu Athletic                            33   10  11  12    43   49   −6    41
 9 Ozhadelaun FC                                 33   11   7  15    32   44  −12    40
10 Lordana FC                                    33    9  10  14    52   57   −5    37
11 Torkhega Split                                33    7  12  14    43   51   −8    33
12 Musihthaun Gezunira                           33    7  11  15    48   60  −12    32
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   Amateur X Gehrenna                           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Vinroux-sur-Eaux                              36   15  11  10    57   50   +7    56 Amateur finals
 2 Uryver Capitales                              36   15  11  10    52   50   +2    56
 3 Iduloren Palasak FC                           36   14  12  10    49   39  +10    54
 4 Beaskill Hills FC                             36   16   6  14    49   44   +5    54
 5 Dahrinu Azhgan FC                             36   12  13  11    48   44   +4    49
 6 Heavenswall East FC                           36   11  14  11    45   44   +1    47
 7 Onilens-Tounave CF                            36   12  11  13    53   57   −4    47
 8 Institut Polyglotta FC                        36   12  10  14    45   48   −3    46
 9 CAF Chamiers                                  36   10  11  15    48   56   −8    41
10 Huthwich Aerodrome AFC                        36    8  11  17    44   58  −14    35

Play-in Round
Roufort-sur-Madenney (AmQ) 0–1 Takadera Heights (AmJ)
Esesoren North (AmU) 3–2 Metalhart Company (AmG)
Regenton AFC (AmB) 3–2 Dalmington Cross (AmS1)
Nimorpan Esezoranu (AmW) 2–3 Port Limecroft (AmD)
Oai-Ouest Aurore (AmH) 0–1 Herengein (AmP)
Arendsvlucht FC (AmN) 2–3 Tanajovanavigators (AmL)
Argair Harbour Athletics (AmF) 1–3 Mostovega Rosa FC (AmE1)
Boven-Luna VV (AmM1) 1–1 Amewarrie-Obadha FC (AmT) (1–1 AET) (3–4 pen.)

Round 1
AFC Aevarea (AmO) 0–0 Guildwood Town (AmA1) (0–0 AET) (2–4 pen.)
Serou (AmR) 4–3 Herengein (AmP)
Regenton AFC (AmB) 1–1 Mostovega Rosa FC (AmE1) (2–1 AET)
Esesoren North (AmU) 1–0 Kamisulava Saturday (AmI1)
Medioregionale FC (AmV) 1–0 Takadera Heights (AmJ)
Tanajovanavigators (AmL) 0–0 Amewarrie-Obadha FC (AmT) (0–0 AET) (3–2 pen.)
Teragaseki Diggers (AmK) 3–2 Port Limecroft (AmD)
yAswr FC (AmC) 2–3 Vinroux-sur-Eaux (AmX)

Round 2
Medioregionale FC (AmV) 2–2 Tanajovanavigators (AmL) (2–2 AET) (6–7 pen.)
Regenton AFC (AmB) 1–0 Teragaseki Diggers (AmK)
Serou (AmR) 0–0 Guildwood Town (AmA1) (0–1 AET)
Vinroux-sur-Eaux (AmX) 1–2 Esesoren North (AmU)

Semifinals
Regenton AFC (AmB) 2–1 Esesoren North (AmU)
Guildwood Town (AmA1) 1–0 Tanajovanavigators (AmL)

Final
Regenton AFC (AmB) 2–0 Guildwood Town (AmA1)

[Ko-oren]

Round 1
Aminey CS (1) 2–0 Odahayashi Revolution (2)
Maethoru SC (1) 2–0 Couziers-Olympiques (2)
Miradela GD (1) 3–0 Sterrenwolde FC (2)
Katashi Azula (1) 2–0 Fukushira Guerilla (2)
Schemerdrecht SVV (1) 1–0 Arboren FC (2)
Katashi-Kanatsu (1) 0–1 Sydberg Olympia (2)
Straudum VV (1) 0–1 Branvon CD (2)
Tanques AOE (1) 2–2 Castelo e Calvente CS (2) (3–3 AET) (2–4 pen.)
Advance Alara (1) 3–0 Bruncester United AFC (2)
Gehrenna FC (1) 0–0 SC Sokrona (1) (1–0 AET)
Amandine AdF (2) 2–2 Coloruna de Paraiso (2) (2–2 AET) (7–6 pen.)
WSR AFC (2) 0–3 Maynard AFC (1)

Round 2
Miradela GD (1) 2–3 Schemerdrecht SVV (1)
Advance Alara (1) 2–2 Sydberg Olympia (2) (2–2 AET) (7–6 pen.)
Maynard AFC (1) 3–1 Amandine AdF (2)
Maethoru SC (1) 3–1 Castelo e Calvente CS (2)
Katashi Azula (1) 2–1 Gehrenna FC (1)
Aminey CS (1) 5–3 Branvon CD (2)
Tanques AOE (1) 3–0 Sterrenwolde FC (2)
Arboren FC (2) 0–1 WSR AFC (2)
Straudum VV (1) 3–1 Bruncester United AFC (2)
SC Sokrona (1) 2–2 Fukushira Guerilla (2) (3–2 AET)
Katashi-Kanatsu (1) 2–0 Couziers-Olympiques (2)
Coloruna de Paraiso (2) 1–1 Odahayashi Revolution (2) (2–1 AET)

Round 3
Maynard AFC (1) 1–1 Schemerdrecht SVV (1) (2–1 AET)
Maethoru SC (1) 5–3 Katashi Azula (1)
Advance Alara (1) 2–2 Aminey CS (1) (3–2 AET)
Sydberg Olympia (2) 0–1 SC Sokrona (1)
Gehrenna FC (1) 0–1 Coloruna de Paraiso (2)
Amandine AdF (2) 0–2 Straudum VV (1)
Branvon CD (2) 0–1 Katashi-Kanatsu (1)
Castelo e Calvente CS (2) 3–6 Tanques AOE (1)
Miradela GD (1) 3–1 WSR AFC (2)
Arboren FC (2) 1–0 Sterrenwolde FC (2)
Fukushira Guerilla (2) 1–3 Bruncester United AFC (2)
Odahayashi Revolution (2) 2–3 Couziers-Olympiques (2)

Round 4
Maynard AFC (1) 2–3 Maethoru SC (1)
Advance Alara (1) 2–0 Schemerdrecht SVV (1)
Straudum VV (1) 1–0 SC Sokrona (1)
Katashi-Kanatsu (1) 0–1 Coloruna de Paraiso (2)
Aminey CS (1) 2–3 Tanques AOE (1)
Katashi Azula (1) 2–4 Miradela GD (1)
Sydberg Olympia (2) 2–4 Couziers-Olympiques (2)
Amandine AdF (2) 0–1 Bruncester United AFC (2)
Castelo e Calvente CS (2) 0–1 WSR AFC (2)
Gehrenna FC (1) 3–1 Branvon CD (2)
Arboren FC (2) 0–0 Odahayashi Revolution (2) (0–1 AET)
Fukushira Guerilla (2) 2–0 Sterrenwolde FC (2)

Round 5
Maethoru SC (1) 4–1 Advance Alara (1)
Maynard AFC (1) 1–2 Miradela GD (1)
Straudum VV (1) 1–0 Coloruna de Paraiso (2)
Tanques AOE (1) 1–1 Schemerdrecht SVV (1) (1–2 AET)
Katashi Azula (1) 1–0 SC Sokrona (1)
Gehrenna FC (1) 3–0 WSR AFC (2)
Katashi-Kanatsu (1) 0–0 Couziers-Olympiques (2) (1–1 AET) (3–1 pen.)
Aminey CS (1) 1–0 Bruncester United AFC (2)
Castelo e Calvente CS (2) 1–0 Fukushira Guerilla (2)
Amandine AdF (2) 0–0 Odahayashi Revolution (2) (1–0 AET)
Branvon CD (2) 1–1 Sydberg Olympia (2) (2–1 AET)
Arboren FC (2) 2–1 Sterrenwolde FC (2)

*                            G W L PF PA  PD SoS SoV Pts
 1           Maethoru SC (1) 5 5 0 17  7 +10  42 126  15
 2         Advance Alara (1) 5 4 1 12  8  +4  42  81  12
 3           Straudum VV (1) 5 4 1  7  2  +5  33  81  12
 4           Miradela GD (1) 5 4 1 14  7  +7  33  72  12
 5     Schemerdrecht SVV (1) 5 3 2  7  7  +0  48  81   9
 6           Maynard AFC (1) 5 3 2 11  7  +4  48  63   9
 7   Coloruna de Paraiso (2) 5 3 2  6  5  +1  39  63   9
 8         Katashi Azula (1) 5 3 2 10 10  +0  45  54   9
 9           Gehrenna FC (1) 5 3 2  8  4  +4  36  54   9
10       Katashi-Kanatsu (1) 5 3 2  4  2  +2  30  54   9
11             Aminey CS (1) 5 3 2 12  9  +3  36  45   9
12           Tanques AOE (1) 5 3 2 15 10  +5  30  45   9

13            Branvon CD (2) 5 2 3  7 10  -3  42  45   6
14 Castelo e Calvente CS (2) 5 2 3  8 12  -4  42  36   6
15               WSR AFC (2) 5 2 3  3  9  -6  42  36   6
16          Amandine AdF (2) 5 2 3  5  8  -3  39  36   6
17 Bruncester United AFC (2) 5 2 3  5  8  -3  42  27   6
18   Couziers-Olympiques (2) 5 2 3  7  9  -2  39  18   6
19            SC Sokrona (1) 5 2 3  4  5  -1  36  18   6
20            Arboren FC (2) 5 2 3  3  4  -1  18   0   6
21       Sydberg Olympia (2) 5 1 4  6 10  -4  39  27   3
22 Odahayashi Revolution (2) 5 1 4  4  8  -4  36  18   3
23    Fukushira Guerilla (2) 5 1 4  5  9  -4  27   0   3
24       Sterrenwolde FC (2) 5 0 5  1 11 -10  36   0   0

The change from 'only the top eight' to 'all teams with three wins or more' saves such big clubs as Aminey and Kanatsu, who otherwise would have dropped out in the group stage. Only one team qualifiers intact: Maethoru SC, who after a disappointing season (from their perspective, surely) needed a small success. The first couple of rounds deliver with two 7-6 penalty series, a 5-3 by Aminey over Branvon, Sterrenwolde being pretty much out after two 3-0 losses, and a 6-3 win for Tanques over Castelo in round 3, moments after a 5-3 by Maethoru over Azula. Seeing as you now have to win three games, all clubs on 0-3 after three days were surely out - but it also resulted in most teams still having a chance after round 4. Four clubs were 2-2 and lost their round five fixture - three of which from the Second Division, and then Sokrona. The scheduling also gave us a bit of an underwhelming split where 11 out of 12 Top League clubs made the knockouts. Only Coloruna joined them from the second tier, while Sokrona was the only Top League team not making it.

Play-in round
All teams with 3+ wins are invited to the knockouts. Any play-in round (to whittle down the field to 8) as well as the quarterfinal are seeded. The semifinal is randomised.
Schemerdrecht SVV (1) 0–0 Tanques AOE (1) (0–0 AET) (3–2 pen.)
Maynard AFC (1) 4–7 Aminey CS (1)
Coloruna de Paraiso (2) 2–1 Katashi-Kanatsu (1)
Katashi Azula (1) 4–2 Gehrenna FC (1)

Aminey and Maynard get an amazing result, with the visitors running out to a 0-3 lead, which is all but given up at halftime at 2-3. Maynard draw level after the break, Aminey score twice more, Maynard do get close with 4-5, and Aminey score two goals while the home side are in desperation mode in extra time trying to get the 5-5. Azula score 4 on Gehrenna, and Coloruna upsets Kanatsu.

Quarterfinals
Maethoru SC (1) 0–0 Aminey CS (1) (1–0 AET)
Advance Alara (1) 3–4 Katashi Azula (1)
Straudum VV (1) 5–1 Coloruna de Paraiso (2)
Miradela GD (1) 1–0 Schemerdrecht SVV (1)

It's the fifth National Rivalry with Maethoru (top seed) running into Aminey (lowest remaining seed)! We get 120 minutes and only one goal - Maethoru win. Azula survive another round, defeating their fellow eastern Kanatsu-haters in Alara after sharing seven goals. Straudum get hope for their season with a 5-1 win to eliminate the final Cinderella story in the cup, and then Miradela knocks out Schemerdrecht.

Semifinals
Maethoru SC (1) 2–0 Straudum VV (1)
Katashi Azula (1) 1–2 Miradela GD (1)

Two teams that have always been good in cup tournaments: Maethoru and Miradela. One beats Straudum 2-0, taking us back three to ten years when we saw these two teams fighting over the top spot in the Top League a few dozen times. The other takes care of Azula.

Final
Maethoru SC (1) 0–0 Miradela GD (1) (0–0 AET) (4–5 pen.)

A good - if cautious - final gets us to 120 minutes without a goal, and Miradela are just a little more confident in the ten shots that happen next.

Round 1

Mesopotamians (AmF) 2–3 Soothill under Sea (3a)
Ravenaar (AmP) 5–4 Vleugelbergereind (4d)
Aerellen Honoa SC (4d) 3–0 Teraoka Alamer (AmL)
Mostovega Rosa FC (AmE1) 1–4 Nodhune Amahoren (AmS2)
Alliance Aurilet-Lunay (AmR) 0–1 Regenton AFC (AmB)
Maethoru SC II (Res) 0–0 Teragaseki Diggers (AmK) (1–0 AET)
Brighthaven Town II (Res) 3–1 Dartha-Jofa (4d)
Chibana Centre (AmJ) 1–0 Biney-sur-Catrin CF (4e)
Maethoru SC (1) 6–1 Avimoren Celestials (AmO)
Transportunie (AmP) 3–2 Huize Adelmoed (AmN)
Odahayashi Revolution (2) 3–0 Finisterre-Verita (AmE2)
Tuinderbeek FC (3b) 0–3 Branvon CD (2)
Leeshire United (4a) 1–0 Otavura Sishinova (4c)
Oceanside Flares (AmC) 2–0 North Mesopotamia FC (AmA2)
Vierciennes Victory (3b) 1–1 Nharry FC (AmC) (1–2 AET)
Club Stornich (AmA1) 0–0 Schemerdrechtuniversiteit (5DA) (0–1 AET)
Oai-Ouest Aurore (AmH) 2–0 Maynard AFC III (Res)
Bethlehem Arlothians (AmD) 2–1 Quister Plains FC (AmD)
VV Mushouterbrink (AmN) 0–2 Harrowtomb Guardians (AmS3)
Otazuja Chroma (AmI2) 0–3 Yonomura Oceans (AmI1)
Maesaki Palace (AmI1) 0–0 Avillon Marécagiens (AmG) (0–0 AET) (5–4 pen.)
Morivate Lava (4c) 1–1 VV De Imkers (AmN) (2–1 AET)
Furune Geijutsu Daigaku (5DA) 0–0 Straudum VV II (Res) (1–1 AET) (3–1 pen.)
Joaqueras Academica de Futbol (5AC) 1–2 Clermont Terre à Zed (AmH)
Ayesorigin FC (AmC) 0–1 Motojagava Taranchula (4c)
Egevea Aindauka (3b) 3–4 West Strand Riding University (5DC)
Greencaster Business University (5DC) 0–1 Aldercroft AFC (AmB)
Turnaardse VV (AmN) 2–2 Ochiba Park FC (AmI1) (2–2 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Planneige-a-Faiblemur (4e) 1–1 Branvon CD II (Res) (2–1 AET)
Buiten-Straudum SV (AmM2) 2–1 Abyssine Boys (AmD)
Maethoru SC III (Res) 0–4 Shinsen VV (4d)
Coloruna II (Res) 0–2 Miradela GD (1)
Sehrandu South FC (AmW) 0–0 Schemerdrecht SVV II (Res) (0–0 AET) (3–2 pen.)
Laringen AFC II (Res) 0–2 Ysbeer Voetbalschool (5AA)
MEZWO-VEDC Lamau (AmM2) 1–1 Roufort-sur-Madenney (AmQ) (1–3 AET)
Mawrystwyth II (Res) 3–3 Roebridge FC (AmA2) (3–3 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Nuggethamland FC (AmG) 1–0 Marinwood Shirobodh (4a)
Vinouchi Sunrise (AmI2) 2–3 Zinchester Town (3a)
Lanterne d'Aguemin (AmT) 1–2 Nimorpan Esezoranu (AmW)
Grainshire Academy (5AD) 1–0 Hohtas Sharobuzek (AmU)
Upper Seameet Explorers (AmS1) 0–2 Etouille Football Academie (5AB)
Fukushira Guerilla (2) 3–1 Drannet à l'Éden (AmG)
Echizen Overthere (4c) 0–1 Diessy CdF (4e)
Ambergate City (3a) 1–0 Donderen (AmP)
Jillong Faraways (AmV) 0–2 The Meadowmen (AmB)
Furune Ilex (AmJ) 1–0 Beaufort Athlétique (AmQ)
Norille Orion (4b) 3–3 Folkestone and Marchloft FC (AmA2) (3–3 AET) (3–2 pen.)
Revolteurs FCCA (AmH) 2–1 Chipcliff Harbourton (AmA1)
Jojushanu Athletic (AmW) 0–2 Westerzand (AmP)
VC Almina (AmM1) 1–0 Windward Whiteshirts (AmA2)
Uryver Capitales (AmX) 0–1 Vinroux Invincibles (4b)
Amillon CdF II (Res) 4–0 Arendsvlucht FC (AmN)
Falkirkway Station (AmS3) 1–2 Ossendal aan de Grens (AmM2)
Branvon CD III (Res) 0–2 Western Docks FC (AmA1)
Ossendal Grenslanden (4d) 0–1 Aonishi Fighters (AmJ)
Lejana Redberries (AmI2) 3–2 Hiwatsu FC (AmK)
Ours de Dentillon (AmH) 3–1 Katashi Rossoscuro (5AA)
Mayara Zunemak (3b) 0–1 Egevea Aukani FC (AmO)
Aminey CS (1) 2–0 Paulethek Sasedane (AmU)
Thornwich Indies FC (AmA2) 2–2 Kalihtora Thasemelau (AmW) (3–2 AET)
Dummare Town (AmS2) 1–0 Oosterslot-Nieuwgraaf Combinatie (AmV)
Norille Orion II (Res) 1–1 Noorderas (AmP) (1–1 AET) (4–2 pen.)
Riverwich Railyard FC (AmB) 1–2 Dalmington Cross (AmS1)
Straudum Sportacademie (5AA) 1–0 Ounoukal Aminey CA (4e)
Bruncester Rail FC (AmD) 2–2 Gaulthisoru Royals (5AC) (2–2 AET) (3–1 pen.)
Sauzjaregaun Saulrag (4f) 3–1 Universidade de Finisterre (5DB)
Nishinuma North Leleia United (AmI1) 0–1 Ambergate City II (Res)
Kamisulava Saturday (AmI1) 1–2 Idyllwild AFC (AmT)
De Rabattenaren (AmM1) 3–1 CMF Lac Setier (4e)
Linieux en Onyx (4b) 2–0 Argyle Tuesday (AmC)
Mayara Soccer Guild (4f) 1–0 Grande Serramonte (AmE2)
Imahiro Celestial Point (AmJ) 1–2 Cygne de Dentillon (4e)
Kurenai FC Indigo (AmL) 0–0 Cirelbourne United (4b) (0–1 AET)
Agamuthin Hezuminau (AmU) 0–1 Norille Grande-Riviere (AmT)
Weatherspark Wyvern FC (AmS1) 0–1 Upper Gamon FC (AmF)
Cerryrhos yDhiwmydis (4a) 2–0 Yuugawa FC (AmI2)
Aevanna Ecologiske Universitet (5DA) 1–0 Association Athlétique de Gardatières (AmQ)
Sylvienne FC (AmH) 1–2 Lothaunini FC (AmV)
Jardin d'Eden (AmH) 0–1 Langward Granthawes (AmA1)
Liberazul Epitieres (4e) 1–0 Grimhof VV II (Res)
Economical Institute of Amandine (5DC) 1–1 Musihthaun Gezunira (AmW) (3–1 AET)
Sterrenwolde FC II (Res) 1–1 FC Amillonais Madenney (AmQ) (1–1 AET) (2–4 pen.)
Lac Aminey (AmR) 2–2 Institut Polyglotta FC (AmX) (2–2 AET) (5–4 pen.)
Flamingley-Whitly FC (AmD) 2–2 Academica Ferroventense (5AC) (3–2 AET)
Amewarrie-Obadha FC (AmT) 0–1 Charon Ferrymen (AmC)
Nordorenfjolluniversitet (5DA) 2–3 Wright United Academy (5AD)
Takadera Heights (AmJ) 3–3 Colline Chamiers FC (AmQ) (3–3 AET) (5–4 pen.)
Donderen VV (4d) 2–2 Serevne AFC II (Res) (3–2 AET)
Gehrenna FC II (Res) 0–5 Straudum VV (1)
Altiora Aotilin (AmO) 2–2 Serou (AmR) (2–2 AET) (3–5 pen.)
Ghadeidd North FC (AmC) 0–2 Minamigi Raposa FC (AmJ)
Wachtersberg (AmP) 0–0 Senoren Soccer Academy (5AB) (1–0 AET)
Lunadelta SV (AmM1) 1–1 Aircity Fighters (AmS2) (2–1 AET)
Earlsea Town (AmG) 1–1 Oosterpoort WDI (AmN) (2–2 AET) (3–1 pen.)
Sydberg Olympia II (Res) 1–0 Nitoya Ninabasa II (Res)
Dhanoku Shenarauge (AmV) 3–2 AS Maugneux (AmH)
Granthawans (4b) 1–0 Arakura Revelation (5AA)
Gakhithrau Dhikodhra (4f) 1–1 Suvira Old Boys (AmI2) (1–1 AET) (3–2 pen.)
Eidikunith FC (AmU) 1–0 Izzle United (AmD)
Tanajovanavigators (AmL) 1–0 AS Cambeuge (AmH)
Perizon Aidennais FC (AmQ) 0–0 Katashi Yoshima Daigaku (5DA) (1–0 AET)
Aubury Lakers (AmF) 2–0 Rozenvoorde FC II (Res)
Bellmare Union (3b) 2–3 Enkumo Diamond (3a)
Athletic Salamantica (AmC) 1–0 De Meizaaiers (AmM2)
Suinohiro Sunrise (4c) 3–2 Iduloren Palasak FC (AmX)
Alwill FC (AmD) 1–2 Coloruna de Paraiso (2)
Rozenvoordse Academie (5AB) 3–4 De Vaarloodsen (AmM1)
Het Vlaggenschip (5AB) 3–3 OV Eekeinde (AmN) (3–3 AET) (3–2 pen.)
Roufortois-Arlerou (4e) 3–3 FC Soibourgoise en Vert (4e) (4–3 AET)
Kanemaru Towns (AmI1) 1–1 Omevaniu Aeris (AmO) (1–1 AET) (2–4 pen.)
Tokponen Ilijoren (3b) 3–3 Kharunes Metros (AmW) (4–3 AET)
Bruncester United AFC II (Res) 3–2 Darquist and Rutton (AmA1)
Waterly Gardens FC (AmA2) 2–4 Teragaseki (3a)
Axledon Docks AFC (AmA2) 0–0 Aohivure VC (4d) (1–0 AET)
Couziers-Olympiques (2) 3–1 Alto Novense (AmE1)
Mawryth Old Boys (AmC) 1–4 Equipe Bergegny (AmT)
Launott Fa Arda (3b) 0–0 Strongfair Narrow United (3a) (2–1 AET)
Aminey CS III (Res) 2–3 Arehzarin FC (AmU)
Arcoheira Atletica (AmE1) 2–1 Ambernaren (AmM2)
Shimohavi Hogone (4c) 2–2 The Slopes (AmB) (2–2 AET) (2–3 pen.)
Sudaefjolluniversitet (5DA) 2–2 Elmwold Greens (AmA2) (3–2 AET)
West Sarartia (AmA1) 0–0 Olympique Dounieux (AmR) (0–1 AET)
Miradela GD II (Res) 0–1 Huthwich Et Iduloren FC (4d)
Janahnu Tehreseth (AmW) 1–1 CAMF Norille (AmT) (2–1 AET)
Oai Unifie (4e) 2–4 Cresthill FC III (Res)
Clwb Peldred Peredwr (5AD) 2–2 Deportivo Odilha (AmE2) (4–2 AET)
Grainshire United II (Res) 2–4 Tanques AOE (1)
Elezaora Aerellen (AmO) 0–1 Huthwich Aerodrome AFC (AmX)
Wrothliswald FC (AmB) 2–2 Nothingbuck's (AmS2) (2–2 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Ribzesra Aulaha Sathonga (AmV) 2–1 Lordana FC (AmW)
Universite de la Cote Austral (5DB) 0–1 Grainshire United (4a)
Genehof Groen-Geel (AmN) 0–1 Biney Catrinois UF (AmQ)
Herengein (AmP) 0–0 Berkings AFC (AmB) (0–1 AET)
Greencaster Marine Academy (5AD) 4–3 Vurusen Morimare (4c)
Armskirk FC (AmF) 1–0 Arazede FC (AmE2)
Port Levassy (AmH) 2–2 Chikuno Laricha (4c) (2–3 AET)
Seines Vista FC (AmE2) 3–1 Quartier Caspien (AmR)
Sathtonoru Kaptu (4f) 2–4 Greencaster FC (5AD)
Tanques AOE II (Res) 0–1 Jatunar Taraunith (AmV)
Burnet Athletic II (Res) 1–7 Schemerdrecht SVV (1)
Wisell-Newy FC (AmA1) 4–1 Club Oriannais (AmQ)
Estrela de Marção (4b) 1–0 University of Mawryshire (5DC)
Wintertoorn (AmP) 2–0 Noorderkroon (AmP)
Cirelbourne United III (Res) 1–1 National University of Willowbourne (5DB) (1–2 AET)
La Baie CA (AmR) 4–2 Nitoya Ninabasa (4c)
Aminey Avalanche (3a) 1–1 VV De Hazelaar (AmN) (1–2 AET)
Zilvernaald (AmP) 1–0 Aitisu Aevanna (AmO)
Nanayama Pilgrims (AmI2) 0–0 Gehrenna Railways FC (AmS3) (1–1 AET) (1–3 pen.)
Technische Universiteit Sterrenwolde (5DA) 3–1 Marlagana Aralla FC (AmV)
Aminey CS II (Res) 1–1 Tokponen United (AmV) (2–1 AET)
SC Sokrona (1) 1–0 Beaulieu FC (AmR)
Senoren Lurthesinun FC (4f) 1–2 Angelwoudse VV (AmP)
Burnet Athletic (4a) 1–0 Argair Navigators United (AmA1)
Llandy FC (4a) 0–1 Langafonidd CP (AmC)
Amillon CdF (4e) 3–1 Katashi-Kanatsu II (Res)
Murotsumi Eleven (AmK) 0–1 FC Kalani (AmM1)
Eleanor FC (AmV) 1–2 Vandona Geniet (AmM2)
Alpha Academie Malagnanaise (5AB) 1–1 Uni of Grainshire and Leeshire (5DB) (2–2 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Vinroux-sur-Eaux (AmX) 1–1 Opalshire FC (4b) (2–1 AET)
Oak Albion FC (AmB) 3–4 Laringen Almoedskapers (4d)
Dawneshade FC (AmB) 2–0 Vionne Omnibus (AmR)
Grimhof VV (4d) 3–3 Heneolagoveneasithe Aevanna (AmO) (3–3 AET) (4–2 pen.)
Mawrystwyth (3a) 2–1 Marinwood Kinthaj (AmB)
Sterrenwolde FC (2) 4–0 North Etena FC (AmK)
Cirelbourne United II (Res) 1–3 Blanrasco Borealis (3a)
Thorpeness FC (AmF) 1–1 Esporro Atletico Rosso (AmE2) (2–2 AET) (2–3 pen.)
Yonenomura Eagles (4c) 1–4 Castelo e Calvente CS (2)
Southpoint FC (AmC) 1–0 Boven-Luna VV (AmM1)
Iron Vale Swamp Dwellers (AmG) 1–1 Campustown United (AmS1) (1–1 AET) (3–1 pen.)
Limecroft Et Abyss FC II (Res) 1–5 Katashi Azula (1)
April Bassin FC (3b) 1–1 Tepkusoren Opkohme (4f) (1–2 AET)
Cresthill United FC (3b) 2–1 Castelo e Calvente CS II (Res)
Feddhaw yChronws (4a) 0–0 Campo Amarelo (AmE2) (1–1 AET) (0–3 pen.)
Advance Alara II (Res) 3–1 Katashi Keizai Daigaku (5DA)
Gakhithrau Dhikodhra II (Res) 0–1 Middle Lavenham FC (AmA2)
Lawrshoffin Island Hoppers (AmC) 0–1 Gehrenna FC (1)
Caringmeadow Town FC (AmD) 2–1 Tsubasamachi Central FC (AmJ)
Havenijneroog OVV (AmN) 2–0 Willowbourne Technological Academy (5DB)
Ansonville Association (3a) 4–2 Starlingseed Swiftell (AmS1)
Beaskill Hills FC (AmX) 1–3 Sydberg Olympia (2)
FC Kasselaar (AmN) 2–1 Illehuser Kapers (AmM2)
Midden-Vleugelberg (AmN) 0–2 Torkhega Split (AmW)
Tarrashall Pride (4a) 0–0 Straudum VV III (Res) (3–0 AET)
Cirelbourne Townside (3a) 2–0 Champs-Cevilliers (AmQ)
Booghove Boys (AmN) 2–1 Distriteiros (AmE1)
Roodhert FC (AmN) 0–1 Granthavians (AmF)
Tamasaka Rams (AmL) 0–1 Club de Correiava (AmE2)
Willowbourne City FC (AmS1) 2–1 Camreault CF (AmS2)
Medioregionale FC (AmV) 3–4 Aidugoe Aerond (AmM1)
Patameirista (AmE2) 1–3 Usotuyumi FC (AmK)
FC Brunsy Fields (AmD) 1–2 Watercrest Town (AmD)
Dayfade Soccer Academy (5AC) 0–3 Cresthill FC II (Res)
Turnaarde FC (3b) 1–0 Jardin de Colenario (AmE1)
Lieverhoek (AmP) 0–3 Esesoren North (AmU)
Advance Alara (1) 6–1 Onilens-Tounave CF (AmX)
Brighthaven Town (4a) 2–2 Sauzjaregaun Saulrag II (Res) (2–3 AET)
Miradela GD III (Res) 1–0 SC Arenerland (AmN)
Schemerdrecht SVV III (Res) 1–1 WSR AFC II (Res) (1–1 AET) (0–3 pen.)
Mayara Mezkuloren Academy (5AB) 3–2 Azuren Crossing (AmO)
Berkton FC (5AC) 1–4 Cape Tomagi FC (AmK)
Anarcourt CF (4f) 3–3 Torkhega Rahar FC (AmV) (3–3 AET) (2–4 pen.)
Maynard AFC (1) 4–1 Limecroft Et Abyss FC (4b)
CF Roufort-le-Phare (AmQ) 1–1 Marluire Baie FC (AmH) (1–1 AET) (3–4 pen.)
West Mintscians (AmB) 0–0 Serevne AFC (4d) (1–0 AET)
Granon Altair CF (4e) 3–3 Homehridhen Gehdures (AmW) (3–3 AET) (2–4 pen.)
Sunstone AFC (AmD) 1–3 Leeshire United II (Res)
Aideni Lowlands (AmU) 0–2 Idyllwild Academy (5AC)
CAF Chamiers (AmX) 0–1 Maynard AFC II (Res)
Myaranowra Ryorlani (AmV) 1–0 Echizen Minato FC (AmL)
Katashi-Kanatsu III (Res) 2–1 Ozhadelaun FC (AmW)
Myaranowra Salamantica (4f) 3–2 Kerkhaven-Rommefort-Combinatie (AmP)
De Hazelaren (AmM1) 3–0 Kidahmohzu Ahpanigu (AmU)
Yellowbank Bees FC (AmS3) 3–1 Guildwood Town (AmA1)
The Guildwoods (AmA1) 0–2 Surbourneshire Technical University (5DC)
Club Valeloma (4b) 1–1 Tuzmanjuth Jithaugom II (Res) (1–1 AET) (5–3 pen.)
Besodhen Tathsoren (AmW) 1–0 Tanques AOE III (Res)
Linderivier AFC (3b) 0–2 Glimmerfall Triumph (4b)
Port Aguemin FC (AmS3) 0–4 Bruncester United AFC (2)
Etalouse et Quartiers Suds (AmR) 3–3 AFC Aevarea (AmO) (3–3 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Port Limecroft (AmD) 1–0 Sydberg Olympia III (Res)
Adrewdwr Awrora FC (AmC) 2–1 Sonatahna Sidhilen (AmS3)
Aminey International (AmR) 1–1 Atletico Valarano (AmE2) (1–1 AET) (4–2 pen.)
Aerawa Academy FC (5AA) 1–1 Cape Constillan (AmE1) (2–1 AET)
Yumimura Kickers (AmJ) 6–2 Ontoroi Cavalry (AmI2)
Ansonville Greenblossom Athletic (AmB) 4–2 Norremond VV (AmO)
Sobdorlugin Komtherod (4f) 1–0 Oceanside South End (3a)
Esalosava Riverside FC (AmI1) 2–0 Admiraalshut (AmP)
Heavenswall East FC (AmX) 1–0 Otakagawa Rivers (AmI1)
Huthwich Et Iduloren FC II (Res) 3–3 Penstead Clwb Peldred (4a) (3–3 AET) (3–0 pen.)
Behgedithin Dhiraurale (AmU) 1–1 Rakugawa Enjoy (AmI2) (1–1 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Ripefield Foresters (AmA2) 2–2 Sauzjaregaun Demetel FC (AmQ) (3–2 AET)
Desportes Ferroventense (AmE1) 3–4 Pride of Eaglebury (4f)
Merchant's Strait FC (AmF) 2–1 Chaganca Central (4c)
WSR AFC (2) 4–2 Chamiers-la-Croix (4b)
yAswr FC (AmC) 3–3 Bruncester United AFC III (Res) (3–4 AET)
Amandine AdF (2) 4–0 Mokoranek Okuhzunel (AmU)
Corollanog CP (4a) 1–0 Anarcourt CF II (Res)
Alara Academy (5AA) 2–0 Ferncombe (4b)
Senoren FC II (Res) 0–1 Nyashawill Lyossadari (4f)
CF Gerennais Ecurie (AmQ) 0–2 Hinsandumenaarse FC (AmM2)
Valeloma Helix (AmE1) 0–0 Weyarra Sunrise (5AD) (1–1 AET) (5–6 pen.)
Metalhart Company (AmG) 3–2 Shimanominamiyama FC (AmL)
Aviansola Eden (4c) 1–0 Quartier Océanie-Atlantide (AmR)
South Grainscians (AmC) 1–0 Couziers-Olympiques II (Res)
Belmore FC (4a) 4–1 Greencaster Technical University (5DC)
Amigerac CE (AmH) 0–1 Advance Alara III (Res)
Les Hauts FC (AmR) 1–0 Willowbourne Institute of Humanities (5DB)
Katashi-Kanatsu (1) 5–0 Teragaseki II (Res)
Dahrinu Azhgan FC (AmX) 1–3 Swlhaw Tawn (AmC)
Santa Teresa Naval Academy (5DB) 0–1 Tuzmanjuth Jithaugom (4f)
Rozenkroon MSC (AmN) 1–3 Maethoru National University (5DC)
Arboren FC (2) 2–0 Arboren FC II (Res)
Universite des Arts d'Aminey (5DB) 3–3 Norridge Union (AmS2) (3–3 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Rozenvoorde FC (3b) 1–2 Honingsweg-Toreneik Combinatie (4d)
Gehrenna National University (5DC) 3–3 Argair Harbour Athletics (AmF) (3–3 AET) (3–2 pen.)
Algwydion CP (AmC) 2–2 FC Tchonnais (AmH) (4–2 AET)

Simple results for all Top League squads - they all survive. Some of them even with 7-1 scorelines, and you wonder if they couldn't have made it to ten.

Round 2

Schemerdrecht SVV (1) 6–0 West Mintscians (AmB)
Chikuno Laricha (4c) 0–4 Upper Gamon FC (AmF)
Weyarra Sunrise (5AD) 0–1 Serou (AmR)
Couziers-Olympiques (2) 3–1 Aldercroft AFC (AmB)
Cygne de Dentillon (4e) 0–2 Swlhaw Tawn (AmC)
Furune Ilex (AmJ) 0–2 Clermont Terre à Zed (AmH)
Leeshire United (4a) 0–0 Nharry FC (AmC) (1–0 AET)
Coloruna de Paraiso (2) 2–2 Mawrystwyth II (Res) (3–2 AET)
Grimhof VV (4d) 2–4 Ysbeer Voetbalschool (5AA)
Sobdorlugin Komtherod (4f) 1–1 Besodhen Tathsoren (AmW) (2–2 AET) (2–4 pen.)
Equipe Bergegny (AmT) 2–2 Furune Geijutsu Daigaku (5DA) (2–2 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Egevea Aukani FC (AmO) 0–1 Turnaarde FC (3b)
Cirelbourne Townside (3a) 1–0 Katashi-Kanatsu III (Res)
Cresthill United FC (3b) 0–0 Aonishi Fighters (AmJ) (0–0 AET) (6–7 pen.)
Omevaniu Aeris (AmO) 0–0 Charon Ferrymen (AmC) (0–0 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Advance Alara (1) 4–4 Myaranowra Salamantica (4f) (5–4 AET)
Club Valeloma (4b) 0–1 Yellowbank Bees FC (AmS3)
Ossendal aan de Grens (AmM2) 3–4 Vinroux Invincibles (4b)
Dummare Town (AmS2) 3–2 Nodhune Amahoren (AmS2)
Launott Fa Arda (3b) 0–1 Dhanoku Shenarauge (AmV)
Lejana Redberries (AmI2) 1–2 Surbourneshire Technical University (5DC)
Western Docks FC (AmA1) 2–3 Bruncester United AFC III (Res)
Fukushira Guerilla (2) 3–3 Regenton AFC (AmB) (4–3 AET)
De Rabattenaren (AmM1) 2–6 Maethoru National University (5DC)
Aerellen Honoa SC (4d) 0–1 Ribzesra Aulaha Sathonga (AmV)
Eidikunith FC (AmU) 1–1 Cape Tomagi FC (AmK) (3–1 AET)
Wintertoorn (AmP) 0–0 De Hazelaren (AmM1) (0–0 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Sauzjaregaun Saulrag (4f) 1–0 Esalosava Riverside FC (AmI1)
Sudaefjolluniversitet (5DA) 0–0 Tepkusoren Opkohme (4f) (0–0 AET) (3–1 pen.)
Maesaki Palace (AmI1) 1–0 Bruncester United AFC II (Res)
Cresthill FC III (Res) 3–3 Branvon CD (2) (4–3 AET)
South Grainscians (AmC) 0–0 Tanajovanavigators (AmL) (1–0 AET)
Sauzjaregaun Saulrag II (Res) 0–2 Miradela GD III (Res)
Maynard AFC (1) 2–0 Ripefield Foresters (AmA2)
Gakhithrau Dhikodhra (4f) 2–5 Armskirk FC (AmF)
WSR AFC II (Res) 3–7 Maethoru SC II (Res)
Planneige-a-Faiblemur (4e) 1–0 Buiten-Straudum SV (AmM2)
Aminey International (AmR) 2–1 Idyllwild Academy (5AC)
WSR AFC (2) 2–2 FC Kalani (AmM1) (5–2 AET)
Gehrenna National University (5DC) 4–3 Norille Orion (4b)
Thornwich Indies FC (AmA2) 3–1 Norridge Union (AmS2)
Arcoheira Atletica (AmE1) 0–1 Uni of Grainshire and Leeshire (5DB)
Homehridhen Gehdures (AmW) 1–1 Perizon Aidennais FC (AmQ) (1–1 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Huthwich Et Iduloren FC (4d) 2–5 Straudum VV (1)
Booghove Boys (AmN) 0–1 Aerawa Academy FC (5AA)
Lothaunini FC (AmV) 5–4 Grainshire United (4a)
Schemerdrechtuniversiteit (5DA) 4–3 Earlsea Town (AmG)
Zinchester Town (3a) 1–2 Castelo e Calvente CS (2)
Ansonville Greenblossom Athletic (AmB) 0–1 Arehzarin FC (AmU)
Idyllwild AFC (AmT) 0–0 Esporro Atletico Rosso (AmE2) (1–1 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Liberazul Epitieres (4e) 1–2 Southpoint FC (AmC)
Middle Lavenham FC (AmA2) 2–3 Axledon Docks AFC (AmA2)
Port Limecroft (AmD) 2–0 Vandona Geniet (AmM2)
Mawrystwyth (3a) 0–0 Zilvernaald (AmP) (0–0 AET) (5–4 pen.)
Langafonidd CP (AmC) 2–2 Pride of Eaglebury (4f) (3–3 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Katashi-Kanatsu (1) 7–1 Het Vlaggenschip (5AB)
Marluire Baie FC (AmH) 3–3 Amillon CdF II (Res) (3–4 AET)
Ours de Dentillon (AmH) 2–2 Oai-Ouest Aurore (AmH) (3–2 AET)
Aminey CS (1) 5–0 Cresthill FC II (Res)
Wright United Academy (5AD) 3–4 West Strand Riding University (5DC)
Nuggethamland FC (AmG) 2–3 Ambergate City (3a)
Suinohiro Sunrise (4c) 0–1 Chibana Centre (AmJ)
Heavenswall East FC (AmX) 0–0 Soothill under Sea (3a) (0–0 AET) (2–4 pen.)
Leeshire United II (Res) 1–2 Tuzmanjuth Jithaugom (4f)
Maethoru SC (1) 3–0 Advance Alara II (Res)
Athletic Salamantica (AmC) 2–1 Torkhega Rahar FC (AmV)
Technische Universiteit Sterrenwolde (5DA) 2–0 Angelwoudse VV (AmP)
Willowbourne City FC (AmS1) 1–1 Les Hauts FC (AmR) (2–1 AET)
Honingsweg-Toreneik Combinatie (4d) 1–1 Transportunie (AmP) (1–2 AET)
Langward Granthawes (AmA1) 1–2 Lac Aminey (AmR)
Lunadelta SV (AmM1) 1–0 Greencaster FC (5AD)
Minamigi Raposa FC (AmJ) 1–0 Jatunar Taraunith (AmV)
Economical Institute of Amandine (5DC) 1–0 Blanrasco Borealis (3a)
Sydberg Olympia (2) 2–2 Revolteurs FCCA (AmH) (2–2 AET) (6–7 pen.)
Wisell-Newy FC (AmA1) 0–1 La Baie CA (AmR)
Ravenaar (AmP) 0–2 Janahnu Tehreseth (AmW)
Amillon CdF (4e) 1–1 Ambergate City II (Res) (2–1 AET)
Usotuyumi FC (AmK) 1–1 Shinsen VV (4d) (1–1 AET) (4–2 pen.)
Mayara Mezkuloren Academy (5AB) 0–2 Mayara Soccer Guild (4f)
Gehrenna Railways FC (AmS3) 0–3 Norille Grande-Riviere (AmT)
Glimmerfall Triumph (4b) 0–0 Straudum Sportacademie (5AA) (1–0 AET)
FC Amillonais Madenney (AmQ) 1–1 Aubury Lakers (AmF) (1–1 AET) (2–3 pen.)
Motojagava Taranchula (4c) 1–0 Odahayashi Revolution (2)
Linieux en Onyx (4b) 2–0 Iron Vale Swamp Dwellers (AmG)
Tanques AOE (1) 4–3 Brighthaven Town II (Res)
Aminey CS II (Res) 4–1 Clwb Peldred Peredwr (5AD)
VV De Hazelaar (AmN) 0–1 Huthwich Et Iduloren FC II (Res)
Bruncester United AFC (2) 2–2 Tarrashall Pride (4a) (2–3 AET)
Granthawans (4b) 0–2 Belmore FC (4a)
Cirelbourne United (4b) 0–0 Roufortois-Arlerou (4e) (1–1 AET) (3–0 pen.)
Huthwich Aerodrome AFC (AmX) 4–3 Adrewdwr Awrora FC (AmC)
The Meadowmen (AmB) 2–2 Advance Alara III (Res) (2–2 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Sydberg Olympia II (Res) 0–1 Tokponen Ilijoren (3b)
Berkings AFC (AmB) 2–5 Teragaseki (3a)
Alara Academy (5AA) 3–3 Hinsandumenaarse FC (AmM2) (3–4 AET)
Cerryrhos yDhiwmydis (4a) 0–0 Dawneshade FC (AmB) (1–1 AET) (8–7 pen.)
Amandine AdF (2) 5–3 Campo Amarelo (AmE2)
Yumimura Kickers (AmJ) 1–3 Diessy CdF (4e)
Roufort-sur-Madenney (AmQ) 1–1 Takadera Heights (AmJ) (1–2 AET)
Morivate Lava (4c) 1–0 Oceanside Flares (AmC)
Sehrandu South FC (AmW) 2–3 Aidugoe Aerond (AmM1)
Havenijneroog OVV (AmN) 2–1 The Slopes (AmB)
Norille Orion II (Res) 2–1 Nimorpan Esezoranu (AmW)
Etalouse et Quartiers Suds (AmR) 0–1 Wachtersberg (AmP)
Bruncester Rail FC (AmD) 1–0 Flamingley-Whitly FC (AmD)
Esesoren North (AmU) 2–1 Olympique Dounieux (AmR)
Seines Vista FC (AmE2) 2–1 Aviansola Eden (4c)
Sterrenwolde FC (2) 3–0 Enkumo Diamond (3a)
Grainshire Academy (5AD) 1–1 Vinroux-sur-Eaux (AmX) (2–2 AET) (7–8 pen.)
National University of Willowbourne (5DB) 0–0 Nyashawill Lyossadari (4f) (0–1 AET)
Estrela de Marção (4b) 1–3 Miradela GD (1)
Merchant's Strait FC (AmF) 2–1 Yonomura Oceans (AmI1)
Westerzand (AmP) 2–3 Algwydion CP (AmC)
Caringmeadow Town FC (AmD) 2–2 Maynard AFC II (Res) (3–2 AET)
Harrowtomb Guardians (AmS3) 0–0 Granthavians (AmF) (0–0 AET) (4–2 pen.)
Metalhart Company (AmG) 1–1 Club de Correiava (AmE2) (1–1 AET) (3–2 pen.)
Nothingbuck's (AmS2) 1–0 De Vaarloodsen (AmM1)
Katashi Azula (1) 3–0 Burnet Athletic (4a)
Laringen Almoedskapers (4d) 0–2 Aevanna Ecologiske Universitet (5DA)
Arboren FC (2) 0–1 Ansonville Association (3a)
Greencaster Marine Academy (5AD) 1–2 SC Sokrona (1)
Myaranowra Ryorlani (AmV) 2–2 Biney Catrinois UF (AmQ) (2–3 AET)
Donderen VV (4d) 1–0 Etouille Football Academie (5AB)
Dalmington Cross (AmS1) 0–1 VC Almina (AmM1)
Bethlehem Arlothians (AmD) 0–2 Torkhega Split (AmW)
FC Kasselaar (AmN) 5–4 Behgedithin Dhiraurale (AmU)
Corollanog CP (4a) 1–7 Gehrenna FC (1)
Ochiba Park FC (AmI1) 1–4 Watercrest Town (AmD)

Schemerdrecht get points for flair after going +12 in goal difference after two rounds. Unnecessarily, but still. Alara need extra time to dispatch a fourth division squad to make it 5-4, Sokrona again survive a razor-thin margin, and many University and Academy teams falter.

Round 3

Miradela GD (1) 1–1 Eidikunith FC (AmU) (2–1 AET)
Havenijneroog OVV (AmN) 1–2 Teragaseki (3a)
Torkhega Split (AmW) 1–0 Janahnu Tehreseth (AmW)
Morivate Lava (4c) 3–1 Pride of Eaglebury (4f)
Usotuyumi FC (AmK) 3–1 Aminey CS II (Res)
FC Kasselaar (AmN) 2–2 Algwydion CP (AmC) (2–2 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Turnaarde FC (3b) 7–2 Nothingbuck's (AmS2)
Coloruna de Paraiso (2) 3–4 Maesaki Palace (AmI1)
Armskirk FC (AmF) 3–2 VC Almina (AmM1)
Metalhart Company (AmG) 2–0 Donderen VV (4d)
Dummare Town (AmS2) 2–1 Furune Geijutsu Daigaku (5DA)
Katashi-Kanatsu (1) 5–1 Hinsandumenaarse FC (AmM2)
Mawrystwyth (3a) 0–2 Amandine AdF (2)
Tanques AOE (1) 3–1 Bruncester Rail FC (AmD)
Economical Institute of Amandine (5DC) 2–1 Willowbourne City FC (AmS1)
Leeshire United (4a) 1–0 Sudaefjolluniversitet (5DA)
Katashi Azula (1) 2–2 Revolteurs FCCA (AmH) (3–2 AET)
Minamigi Raposa FC (AmJ) 0–1 Ysbeer Voetbalschool (5AA)
Swlhaw Tawn (AmC) 2–2 Schemerdrechtuniversiteit (5DA) (3–2 AET)
Caringmeadow Town FC (AmD) 2–3 Linieux en Onyx (4b)
Maethoru SC (1) 2–3 Nyashawill Lyossadari (4f)
Diessy CdF (4e) 0–1 Cirelbourne Townside (3a)
Serou (AmR) 3–2 Aminey International (AmR)
Axledon Docks AFC (AmA2) 1–2 Tuzmanjuth Jithaugom (4f)
SC Sokrona (1) 2–4 Wintertoorn (AmP)
Aminey CS (1) 4–1 Cerryrhos yDhiwmydis (4a)
Technische Universiteit Sterrenwolde (5DA) 2–1 Norille Orion II (Res)
South Grainscians (AmC) 2–1 The Meadowmen (AmB)
Cresthill FC III (Res) 1–0 Maethoru SC II (Res)
Ours de Dentillon (AmH) 0–1 Lothaunini FC (AmV)
West Strand Riding University (5DC) 3–3 Soothill under Sea (3a) (3–3 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Port Limecroft (AmD) 2–1 Aonishi Fighters (AmJ)
Huthwich Aerodrome AFC (AmX) 1–0 Uni of Grainshire and Leeshire (5DB)
Aevanna Ecologiske Universitet (5DA) 0–1 Merchant's Strait FC (AmF)
Motojagava Taranchula (4c) 0–2 Lunadelta SV (AmM1)
Ansonville Association (3a) 1–0 Athletic Salamantica (AmC)
Upper Gamon FC (AmF) 0–1 Tarrashall Pride (4a)
Bruncester United AFC III (Res) 1–3 Maynard AFC (1)
Miradela GD III (Res) 0–0 Wachtersberg (AmP) (0–1 AET)
Charon Ferrymen (AmC) 3–3 Surbourneshire Technical University (5DC) (4–5 AET)
Schemerdrecht SVV (1) 3–1 Besodhen Tathsoren (AmW)
Gehrenna National University (5DC) 0–0 Aubury Lakers (AmF) (0–1 AET)
Tokponen Ilijoren (3b) 5–2 Vinroux-sur-Eaux (AmX)
Fukushira Guerilla (2) 2–3 Glimmerfall Triumph (4b)
Harrowtomb Guardians (AmS3) 0–1 Aerawa Academy FC (5AA)
Castelo e Calvente CS (2) 2–0 Cirelbourne United (4b)
Belmore FC (4a) 0–0 Takadera Heights (AmJ) (3–1 AET)
Esesoren North (AmU) 1–2 Planneige-a-Faiblemur (4e)
Straudum VV (1) 1–2 Sterrenwolde FC (2)
Huthwich Et Iduloren FC II (Res) 3–1 Transportunie (AmP)
Mayara Soccer Guild (4f) 1–1 Clermont Terre à Zed (AmH) (2–1 AET)
Norille Grande-Riviere (AmT) 2–4 Ambergate City (3a)
Yellowbank Bees FC (AmS3) 1–5 Amillon CdF II (Res)
Lac Aminey (AmR) 2–2 Southpoint FC (AmC) (2–2 AET) (2–3 pen.)
Amillon CdF (4e) 2–1 Arehzarin FC (AmU)
Idyllwild AFC (AmT) 0–1 Maethoru National University (5DC)
La Baie CA (AmR) 5–2 Thornwich Indies FC (AmA2)
WSR AFC (2) 2–1 Vinroux Invincibles (4b)
Sauzjaregaun Saulrag (4f) 1–2 Ribzesra Aulaha Sathonga (AmV)
Couziers-Olympiques (2) 5–2 Aidugoe Aerond (AmM1)
Perizon Aidennais FC (AmQ) 1–3 Gehrenna FC (1)
Biney Catrinois UF (AmQ) 1–1 Chibana Centre (AmJ) (2–1 AET)
Watercrest Town (AmD) 1–0 Seines Vista FC (AmE2)
Dhanoku Shenarauge (AmV) 1–3 Advance Alara (1)

We get an entertaining 7-2 watched by... not that many people, involving Turnaarde and Nothingbuck's. Straudum are the first Top League squad to drop out, facing second tier Sterrenwolde - there's not too much wrong with that. Most other top twelve teams haven't faced professional opposition yet. Sokrona and Maethoru also lose, the former versus an Amateur side from Intermare and the latter to fourth division Nyashawill - remember them from a few unlucky second tier seasons?

Round 4

Turnaarde FC (3b) 0–0 Biney Catrinois UF (AmQ) (1–2 AET)
Tokponen Ilijoren (3b) 1–4 Katashi-Kanatsu (1)
Mayara Soccer Guild (4f) 0–0 South Grainscians (AmC) (0–0 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Aubury Lakers (AmF) 0–3 Armskirk FC (AmF)
Lothaunini FC (AmV) 0–1 Katashi Azula (1)
Amandine AdF (2) 4–1 Metalhart Company (AmG)
La Baie CA (AmR) 0–1 Linieux en Onyx (4b)
Huthwich Aerodrome AFC (AmX) 0–4 Amillon CdF II (Res)
Serou (AmR) 3–1 Couziers-Olympiques (2)
Watercrest Town (AmD) 1–1 Wintertoorn (AmP) (1–2 AET)
Ribzesra Aulaha Sathonga (AmV) 1–3 Wachtersberg (AmP)
Dummare Town (AmS2) 3–2 Amillon CdF (4e)
WSR AFC (2) 3–4 Castelo e Calvente CS (2)
Lunadelta SV (AmM1) 1–2 Gehrenna FC (1)
Usotuyumi FC (AmK) 4–1 Cresthill FC III (Res)
Torkhega Split (AmW) 0–4 Sterrenwolde FC (2)
Surbourneshire Technical University (5DC) 1–2 Swlhaw Tawn (AmC)
Nyashawill Lyossadari (4f) 2–4 Advance Alara (1)
Southpoint FC (AmC) 0–1 Port Limecroft (AmD)
Planneige-a-Faiblemur (4e) 1–2 Ambergate City (3a)
Glimmerfall Triumph (4b) 2–0 Huthwich Et Iduloren FC II (Res)
Algwydion CP (AmC) 0–2 Belmore FC (4a)
Aerawa Academy FC (5AA) 1–0 Maesaki Palace (AmI1)
Cirelbourne Townside (3a) 1–3 Teragaseki (3a)
West Strand Riding University (5DC) 0–0 Ansonville Association (3a) (0–0 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Aminey CS (1) 1–1 Tanques AOE (1) (1–1 AET) (3–1 pen.)
Merchant's Strait FC (AmF) 2–2 Tuzmanjuth Jithaugom (4f) (2–3 AET)
Maethoru National University (5DC) 3–3 Miradela GD (1) (3–3 AET) (4–2 pen.)
Morivate Lava (4c) 2–1 Economical Institute of Amandine (5DC)
Maynard AFC (1) 1–0 Schemerdrecht SVV (1)
Technische Universiteit Sterrenwolde (5DA) 1–0 Ysbeer Voetbalschool (5AA)
Leeshire United (4a) 2–1 Tarrashall Pride (4a)

The field is noticeably narrowing now. Sterrenwolde follow up their good performance last round with a 4-0 demolition of one of the remaining amateur sides - of which there are still many given sheer numbers. Aminey and Tanques are drawn together, and the third Cote Austral derby yields an Aminey win on penalties. Miradela lose to a university team on penalties - from the city that also gives us Maethoru, making Maethoru not the most successful team from their city. That one probably stings. Maynard eliminate Schemerdrecht in another clash of Top League teams.

Round 5
Armskirk FC (AmF) 0–1 Leeshire United (4a)
Wintertoorn (AmP) 0–5 Aminey CS (1)
Maethoru National University (5DC) 0–2 Sterrenwolde FC (2)
Maynard AFC (1) 4–4 Advance Alara (1) (5–5 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Technische Universiteit Sterrenwolde (5DA) 2–7 Katashi Azula (1)
Amillon CdF II (Res) 1–1 Teragaseki (3a) (1–1 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Ambergate City (3a) 1–0 Usotuyumi FC (AmK)
Swlhaw Tawn (AmC) 2–1 Serou (AmR)
Gehrenna FC (1) 3–1 Biney Catrinois UF (AmQ)
Ansonville Association (3a) 1–1 Port Limecroft (AmD) (2–1 AET)
Glimmerfall Triumph (4b) 0–0 Amandine AdF (2) (0–1 AET)
Morivate Lava (4c) 1–2 Wachtersberg (AmP)
Mayara Soccer Guild (4f) 2–1 Dummare Town (AmS2)
Katashi-Kanatsu (1) 3–0 Belmore FC (4a)
Castelo e Calvente CS (2) 2–0 Linieux en Onyx (4b)
Tuzmanjuth Jithaugom (4f) 2–0 Aerawa Academy FC (5AA)

We're getting close to the end now. The round of 64 takes care of a lot of amateur teams, all but two losing to teams in the regular pyramid (top four levels). Maynard run into another Top League side - that's unlucky - but win again, getting rid of Alara on penalties. Azula win 7-2, and Kanatsu win 3-0. Are we headed for a derby between the Katashi teams?

Round 6
Tuzmanjuth Jithaugom (4f) 2–0 Swlhaw Tawn (AmC)
Mayara Soccer Guild (4f) 3–1 Wachtersberg (AmP)
Leeshire United (4a) 2–3 Teragaseki (3a)
Sterrenwolde FC (2) 2–1 Katashi Azula (1)
Ambergate City (3a) 0–1 Amandine AdF (2)
Castelo e Calvente CS (2) 2–4 Maynard AFC (1)
Katashi-Kanatsu (1) 2–2 Gehrenna FC (1) (3–2 AET)
Ansonville Association (3a) 0–1 Aminey CS (1)

That's the round of 32, and we lose our last amateur sides, dropping to two teams from 4th Division Mayara. Sterrenwolde were still in and they take out another high profile target, preventing a Katashi derby later on, with Azula losing. Kanatsu do live on another round with an extra time win.

Quarterfinals
Tuzmanjuth Jithaugom (4f) 2–1 Teragaseki (3a)
Maynard AFC (1) 2–3 Katashi-Kanatsu (1)
Aminey CS (1) 1–1 Sterrenwolde FC (2) (2–2 AET) (2–3 pen.)
Amandine AdF (2) 0–1 Mayara Soccer Guild (4f)

Kanatsu beat Maynard, and we're down to three Top League sides! Sterrenwolde get another addition to their grueling schedule and survive again, defeating championship contenders Aminey, and the 4th Division Mayara clubs live on, Tuzmanjuth beating Teragaseki and Mayara SG beating Amandine.

Semifinals
Sterrenwolde FC (2) 1–3 Katashi-Kanatsu (1)
Tuzmanjuth Jithaugom (4f) 2–3 Mayara Soccer Guild (4f)

Sterrenwolde finally lose! After dispatching three huge teams they finally fall to the fourth one - but they're the cup winners in our hearts. They did a lot with a horrible schedule. The other semifinal is played between teams in the same fourth tier - and it's Mayara SG who get to play the final. This was arguably the bigger match of the round given geography.

Final
Katashi-Kanatsu (1) 9–1 Mayara Soccer Guild (4f)

Uh... yeah. What? Mayara SG came so far only to wet napkin it up against a hungry Kanatsu side that really didn't mind running up the score. They just took the chances they got (and created), and they record the only instance of a team scoring 8+ goals in either cup. Man, this isn't (or is?) great marketing for the Open Cup.

Cup Winners Cup
Katashi-Kanatsu (1) 1–0 Miradela GD (1)

The first 'supercup' pits the two cup winners against one another to qualify for the IFCF CWC. Kanatsu beat Miradela, leaving them with the bare minimum: no championship, no CWC, just the Pro Cup. Katashi-Kanatsu are on a hell of a season, with a Cup, a Supercup, and a great finish in the league!

Ko-orenite Supercup
Aminey CS (1) 1–0 Katashi-Kanatsu (1)

And much, much later in the season, almost in a cheesy "two months later" sequence of a movie, it's the league winner versus the cup winner. Aminey defend their home and fight off Kanatsu through a relaxed game with an almost preseason feel... which might be because it is the preseason.

[Ko-oren]

Olympic Circuit

Season 3

Volleyball

*                                              Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD 
 1 Southern Bay Olympic Academy                 33   21  12    79   54  +25
 2 North Coast Olympic Academy                  33   20  13    73   66   +7
 3 Capital Olympic Academy                      33   18  15    72   69   +3
 4 Northern Bay Olympic Academy                 33   18  15    68   66   +2
 5 Finisterre and Amandine Olympic Academy      33   17  16    76   66  +10
 6 Central Plains Olympic Academy               33   17  16    71   67   +4
 7 South Coast Olympic Academy                  33   16  17    75   72   +3
 8 Delta Olympic Academy                        33   16  17    68   74   −6
 9 Northeastern Olympic Academy                 33   14  19    63   72   −9
10 Leleia Olympic Academy                       33   14  19    63   73  −10
11 Etena and Alara Olympic Academy              33   14  19    66   77  −11
12 Southwest Olympic Academy                    33   13  20    59   77  −18

Handball

*                                              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Leleia Olympic Academy                       22   13   4   5   596  579  +17    30
 2 Capital Olympic Academy                      22   12   1   9   627  607  +20    25
 3 Central Plains Olympic Academy               22   11   2   9   603  582  +21    24
 4 Delta Olympic Academy                        22   12   0  10   615  606   +9    24
 5 Southern Bay Olympic Academy                 22   10   4   8   589  587   +2    24
 6 Etena and Alara Olympic Academy              22   10   3   9   593  578  +15    23
 7 Finisterre and Amandine Olympic Academy      22   11   1  10   620  614   +6    23
 8 Southwest Olympic Academy                    22   11   1  10   618  612   +6    23
 9 North Coast Olympic Academy                  22   10   3   9   596  594   +2    23
10 South Coast Olympic Academy                  22    8   1  13   572  591  −19    17
11 Northern Bay Olympic Academy                 22    7   3  12   593  616  −23    17
12 Northeast Olympic Academy                    22    5   1  16   567  623  −56    11

Water Polo

*                                              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Capital Olympic Academy                      22   14   1   7   206  181  +25    29
 2 Southwest Olympic Academy                    22   11   5   6   184  175   +9    27
 3 South Coast Olympic Academy                  22   11   5   6   194  191   +3    27
 4 Southern Bay Olympic Academy                 22    9   7   6   194  176  +18    25
 5 Etena and Alara Olympic Academy              22    9   5   8   194  192   +2    23
 6 North Coast Olympic Academy                  22   10   3   9   186  187   −1    23
 7 Northern Bay Olympic Academy                 22   10   1  11   183  186   −3    21
 8 Leleia Olympic Academy                       22    7   6   9   199  199    0    20
 9 Northeast Olympic Academy                    22    7   5  10   186  196  −10    19
10 Finisterre and Amandine Olympic Academy      22    7   4  11   184  189   −5    18
11 Central Plains Olympic Academy               22    7   3  12   176  196  −20    17
12 Delta Olympic Academy                        22    7   1  14   196  214  −18    15

Beach Volleyball

Tournament 1: Central Plains
Tournament 2: South Coast
Tournament 3: Capital
Tournament 4: Delta
Tournament 5: Southwest
Tournament 6: Northern Bay

Etena and Alara, and Southern Bay qualify on runner-up merit

Playoffs, Round 1

Capital Olympic Academy                       14  19
Etena and Alara Olympic Academy               21  21

South Coast Olympic Academy                   18   8
Northern Bay Olympic Academy                  21  21

Southwest Olympic Academy                     21   6  15
Delta Olympic Academy                         17  21  10

Southern Bay Olympic Academy                  18  21   6
Central Plains Olympic Academy                21  10  15

Playoffs, Round 2

Central Plains Olympic Academy                18  15
Southwest Olympic Academy                     21  21

Etena and Alara Olympic Academy               14  18
Northern Bay Olympic Academy                  21  21

Final

Southwest Olympic Academy                     21  15   6
Northern Bay Olympic Academy                  15  21  15

Rugby Sevens - Rugby Union and Rugby League Preseason Event

*                                Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Greencaster Galaxy             15   10   0   5   308  293  +15    35
 2 Santa Teresa Sabres            15   10   0   5   343  273  +70    35
 3 Etena Vipers                   15    9   1   5   333  289  +44    34
 4 Aminey United                  15    9   1   5   305  280  +25    34
 5 Cote Austral Rapaces           15    7   3   5   338  275  +63    32
 6 Llandy Bulls                   15    7   2   6   326  298  +28    31
 7 Mayara Capitals                15    8   0   7   287  287    0    31
 8 Leeshire Swans-Crowns          15    6   2   7   294  288   +6    29
 9 Alara Spiders                  15    6   2   7   295  304   −9    29
10 Mawrystwyth Phoenix-Bears      15    7   0   8   276  340  −64    29
11 Willowbourne-Leleia Foxes      15    6   1   8   300  331  −31    28
12 Eleanor Eagles-Travellers      15    5   2   8   274  343  −69    27
13 Ferrovente Scorpions           15    6   0   9   268  338  −70    27
14 Southern Andromeda-Comets      15    6   0   9   327  319   +8    27
15 Selesi Dragons                 15    5   1   9   259  340  −81    26
16 Katashi United                 15    5   1   9   333  268  +65    26

[Ko-oren]

Basketball
Season 3/27

*  KBL                                       Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD 
 1 Gehrenna Lions                             47   43   4  3982 3156 +826 Elite Tier & Central Division Champions
 2 Couziers Centurions                        47   41   6  3844 3231 +613 Elite Tier
 3 Ferrovente Tazers                          47   39   8  3817 3177 +640 Elite Tier & Southeast Division Champions
 4 Mayara Blues                               47   38   9  3732 3236 +496 Elite Tier
 5 Montelo Snipers                            47   38   9  3805 3222 +583 Elite Tier
 6 Senoren Diamonds                           47   36  11  3865 3281 +584 Elite Tier
 7 Etouille Energie                           47   35  12  3758 3394 +364 Elite Tier
 8 Willowbourne Circle                        47   34  13  3743 3419 +324 Elite Tier & Western Division Champions
 9 Lunay Argonauts                            47   31  16  3778 3445 +333 Premier Tier
10 Arakura Tower                              47   31  16  3600 3414 +186 Premier Tier & Eastern Division Champions
11 Maethoru Banshees                          47   31  16  3610 3385 +225 Premier Tier
12 Serramonte Castles                         47   31  16  3685 3425 +260 Premier Tier
13 Etouille Amandine                          47   30  17  3556 3472  +84 Premier Tier
14 Greencaster Central                        47   30  17  3578 3467 +111 Premier Tier
15 Miradela Silvers                           47   29  18  3722 3429 +293 Premier Tier
16 Straudum Power                             47   29  18  3696 3528 +168 Premier Tier & Northern Division Champions
17 Idyllwild Circle                           47   27  20  3758 3362 +396 Challenge Tier
18 Schemerdrecht South                        47   27  20  3549 3506  +43 Challenge Tier
19 Willowbourne Centrals                      47   26  21  3619 3545  +74 Challenge Tier
20 Vurusen Floramancers                       47   24  23  3680 3464 +216 Challenge Tier
21 Bruncester Sable Antelope                  47   24  23  3505 3576  −71 Challenge Tier
22 Laringen Circle                            47   23  24  3524 3598  −74 Challenge Tier
23 Katashi Asahi                              47   23  24  3540 3557  −17 Challenge Tier
24 Aubury Dynamos                             47   21  26  3519 3665 −146 Challenge Tier
25 Alara Heat Wave                            47   21  26  3492 3537  −45
26 Katashi Higure                             47   21  26  3441 3584 −143
27 Maynard Municipal                          47   20  27  3540 3537   +3
28 Anarcourt Railways                         47   20  27  3567 3592  −25
29 Ansonville City Athletic                   47   20  27  3480 3662 −182
30 Rozenvoorde Sharks                         47   19  28  3582 3616  −34
31 Bruncester Stags                           47   19  28  3627 3771 −144
32 Mawrystwyth Municipal                      47   19  28  3403 3684 −281
33 Furune Elephants                           47   19  28  3469 3720 −251
34 Ouleux Sapphires                           47   19  28  3493 3742 −249
35 Eaglebury Athletic                         47   18  29  3401 3690 −289
36 Schemerdrecht Scout                        47   18  29  3337 3588 −251
37 Sterrenwolde Stedelingen                   47   18  29  3472 3624 −152
38 Sterrenwolde Eagles                        47   16  31  3432 3633 −201
39 Llandy Locals                              47   16  31  3422 3634 −212
40 Aviansola Forest                           47   16  31  3375 3736 −361
41 Greencaster Citizens                       47   15  32  3401 3686 −285
42 Launott Winter                             47   14  33  3267 3704 −437
43 Cirelbourne Spring Bloom                   47   12  35  3359 3745 −386
44 Aonishi Castle                             47   11  36  3346 3809 −463
45 Fronteiro de Surre Spartans                47   10  37  3250 3784 −534
46 Cirelbourne Autumn Leaves                  47   10  37  3335 3822 −487
47 Teragaseki Tigers                          47    8  39  3221 3661 −440
48 Norille Five                               47    8  39  3216 3878 −662

Scientists at the National Basketball Centre had been distilling a truly horrible playoff format since the end of the last game of last season. They came up with a system that sends 50% of teams to the playoffs, in three tiers. They also came up with a side tournament for the five division winners: we already knew that the Central and Southeastern divisions were far, far, far better than the rest so we expect them to dominate that extra tournament forever.

*  Elite Tier                                Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD 
 1 Senoren Diamonds                            7    5   2   525  471  +54 Playoffs Round 2
 2 Gehrenna Lions                              7    5   2   563  515  +48 Playoffs Round 2
 3 Montelo Snipers                             7    4   3   491  507  −16 Playoffs Round 2
 4 Willowbourne Circle                         7    3   4   505  524  −19 Playoffs Round 2
 5 Ferrovente Tazers                           7    3   4   467  494  −27 Playoffs
 6 Mayara Blues                                7    3   4   525  520   +5 Playoffs
 7 Couziers Centurions                         7    3   4   531  546  −15 Playoffs
 8 Etouille Energie                            7    2   5   518  548  −30 Play-in Round 2
 
    Premier Tier                              Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD
 1 Lunay Argonauts                             7    6   1   529  480  +49 Playoffs
 2 Straudum Power                              7    4   3   513  535  −22 Playoffs
 3 Serramonte Castles                          7    4   3   479  472   +7 Playoffs
 4 Maethoru Banshees                           7    4   3   558  499  +59 Play-in Round 2
 5 Miradela Silvers                            7    4   3   534  512  +22 Play-in
 6 Greencaster Central                         7    3   4   514  537  −23 Play-in
 7 Arakura Tower                               7    2   5   474  507  −33
 8 Etouille Amandine                           7    1   6   494  553  −59

   Challenge Tier                            Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD 
 1 Idyllwild Circle                            7    6   1   600  506  +94 Playoffs
 2 Schemerdrecht South                         7    6   1   613  492 +121 Play-in
 3 Katashi Asahi                               7    5   2   575  506  +69 Play-in
 4 Aubury Dynamos                              7    3   4   526  568  −42
 5 Bruncester Sable Antelope                   7    2   5   504  549  −45
 6 Vurusen Floramancers                        7    2   5   508  539  −31
 7 Laringen Circle                             7    2   5   476  586 −110
 8 Willowbourne Centrals                       7    2   5   524  580  −56

There you go - three tiers, each with their own playoff seedings and bonuses. The playoffs are reseeded every round based on the standings in these tiers (rather than the regular season standings), further incentivising teams to really care about these seven games - after teams are already battling to finish in a good tier in the regular season.

Play-in Round 1
Miradela Silvers (1Southeast) 82–78 Katashi Asahi (1East)
Greencaster Central (1West) 59–96 Schemerdrecht South (1North)

Play-in Round 2
Etouille Energie (1Southeast) 66–62 Schemerdrecht South (1North)
Maethoru Banshees (1Central) 80–76 Miradela Silvers (1Southeast)

Play-in Final
Etouille Energie (1Southeast) 90–64 Maethoru Banshees (1Central)

Etouille Energie advance to Playoffs, Round 1. We start with the play-ins, which should always be an easy outing for the tier 1 team... and they were. Energie did have trouble versus the South and then played, as expected, the best play-in team from tier 2, the Banshees, and handed them an easy L.

Playoffs Round 1
Ferrovente Tazers (1Southeast) 105–94 Etouille Energie (1Southeast)
Mayara Blues (1Central) 105–68 Idyllwild Circle (1West)
Couziers Centurions (1Central) 82–69 Serramonte Castles (1Southeast)
Lunay Argonauts (1Central) 95–90 Straudum Power (1North)

Playoffs Round 2
Senoren Diamonds (1Central) 78–64 Lunay Argonauts (1Central)
Gehrenna Lions (1Central) 76–67 Couziers Centurions (1Central)
Montelo Snipers (1Southeast) 74–79 Mayara Blues (1Central)
Willowbourne Circle (1West) 88–87 Ferrovente Tazers (1Southeast)

In this round, the top four of tier 1 finally re-join the bracket... and the Snipers immediately fall to an on-form Blues team with something to prove. Do note how 'strong division' southwest already weren't too well represented in this round and both their teams dropped out. Is the West good now?

Semifinals
Senoren Diamonds (1Central) 59–77 Mayara Blues (1Central)
Gehrenna Lions (1Central) 73–71 Willowbourne Circle (1West)

Final
Mayara Blues (1Central) 81–60 Gehrenna Lions (1Central)

A battle of Central teams - as most finals go - and the Blues beat the Lions after both first earning a first round bye. After all this mess, it's two of the highest seeded teams to play the final anyway. It's all not super high scoring, but maybe that's not that bad. Blocks and steals every day!

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Division Winner Side-tournament

*  Champion Division                         Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD 
 1 Gehrenna Lions                              4    4   0   361  287  +74
 2 Ferrovente Tazers                           4    3   1   310  293  +17
 3 Straudum Power                              4    1   3   305  311   −6
 4 Willowbourne Circle                         4    1   3   264  288  −24
 5 Arakura Tower                               4    1   3   254  315  −61

Central's Lions and the Southwest's Tazers, as expected, dominate the five-team post-season tournament. The Lions beating the Tazers outright decides it, with the other three teams all going 1-3.

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Team of the Year

C Jui (f) Kaname (26) - Montelo Snipers
PF Guendolina (f) Canton (29) - Ferrovente Tazers
SF Alegonu (f) Sarmazenindhen (25) - Mayara Blues
SG Charles Fernford (22) - Willowbourne Circle
PG Juvi Tanamula (29) - Gehrenna Lions

Canton does it again! The people behind the TOTY deny any prejudice in selecting only players from the 12 old teams.

[Ko-oren]

Southern Rules
Season 10

The league consists of two conferences: the Mawr and the Tarrashall. Each conference has six teams, which play each other four times in a completely self-contained competition. The winners of these meet in a 'national' final.

The story this year is fairly simple: it's Llandy's to lose, and they're expected to at least dominate the Mawr conference. In that conference, yNelseg could actually pull through as well with their imposing defence and followers. yNelseg should play everything close and competitive, but whether they have enough steam to counter back upfield is a mystery. Llandy, in that sense, is just a big more complete though if anything, their midfield could use work. We're expecting a lot of long kicks to skip that part of the field, or maybe go around via the wings, but that's a trick that'll get figured out by week 2.

In the WSR conference, things are a lot tighter, but no team there looks as complete as Llandy or even yNelseg, so the champion will probably not come from WSR (that said, it's only one game at the end, and one WSR team qualifies automatically). Aralla has the wings and forwards, Eaglebury the defence and followers (pretty much like yNelseg), Myaranowra the high octane attack, and Nyashawill has really good halves (half-backs, half-forwards). It's a bit reductive to only talk of the units in threes like that, though, but generally, the power in those teams will be generated there.

In terms of individuals, Myaranowra's duo of Curramback and Joserra must to a lot, as will Tarrashall's Wanbin and Bodhidhen. Llandy has yFfachwis (who counts as the big man of the entire league) and yGorllaenanach. Some players will have to do things even more individually, like Mawrystwyth's yByciri and yMhinem's Malveaux.

Round 1 Pithelelash 5 12:00: yNelseg 38-133 Llandy @ Amatist Fild, Cwnapont (Att: 4000 - Cap:4000) Disposals: 365-377 Marks: 88-102
Round 1 Pithelelash 5 12:00: yDremdwn 115-74 Penstead @ Gaethinarion Ofal, Loddistadd (Att: 4500 - Cap:4500) Disposals: 303-334 Marks: 83-95
Round 1 Pithelelash 5 13:00: yMhinem 99-70 Mawrystwyth @ Cheortys, Feddhaw (Att: 2600 - Cap:2600) Disposals: 369-322 Marks: 94-90
Round 2 Pithelelash 11 13:00: Llandy 144-52 Mawrystwyth @ Podpwll Field, Llandy (Att: 8785 - Cap:14800) Disposals: 327-368 Marks: 70-84
Round 2 Pithelelash 11 14:00: Penstead 74-148 yMhinem @ Ocean Crest Oval, Penstead (Att: 7322 - Cap:9000) Disposals: 377-324 Marks: 82-82
Round 2 Pithelelash 11 14:00: yNelseg 78-78 yDremdwn @ Amatist Fild, Cwnapont (Att: 4000 - Cap:4000) Disposals: 330-326 Marks: 103-78
Round 3 Pithelelash 17 12:00: yDremdwn 36-130 Llandy @ Gaethinarion Ofal, Loddistadd (Att: 4500 - Cap:4500) Disposals: 295-344 Marks: 76-81
Round 3 Pithelelash 17 12:00: yMhinem 153-29 yNelseg @ Cheortys, Feddhaw (Att: 2600 - Cap:2600) Disposals: 318-369 Marks: 104-93
Round 3 Pithelelash 17 13:00: Mawrystwyth 133-58 Penstead @ Cytrial Parc, Mawrystwyth (Att: 7258 - Cap:12500) Disposals: 307-366 Marks: 91-81
Round 4 Pithelelash 23 13:00: Llandy 192-39 Penstead @ Podpwll Field, Llandy (Att: 7717 - Cap:14800) Disposals: 365-292 Marks: 105-77
Round 4 Pithelelash 23 14:00: yNelseg 128-94 Mawrystwyth @ Amatist Fild, Cwnapont (Att: 4000 - Cap:4000) Disposals: 373-337 Marks: 105-103
Round 4 Pithelelash 23 14:00: yDremdwn 88-93 yMhinem @ Gaethinarion Ofal, Loddistadd (Att: 4500 - Cap:4500) Disposals: 292-359 Marks: 70-70
Round 5 Pithelelash 29 12:00: yMhinem 110-86 Llandy @ Cheortys, Feddhaw (Att: 2600 - Cap:2600) Disposals: 305-323 Marks: 93-89
Round 5 Pithelelash 29 12:00: Mawrystwyth 139-52 yDremdwn @ Cytrial Parc, Mawrystwyth (Att: 7744 - Cap:12500) Disposals: 351-377 Marks: 102-76
Round 5 Pithelelash 29 13:00: Penstead 103-131 yNelseg @ Ocean Crest Oval, Penstead (Att: 7351 - Cap:9000) Disposals: 306-383 Marks: 82-94
Round 6 Pithelelash 35 13:00: Llandy 125-67 yNelseg @ Podpwll Field, Llandy (Att: 8397 - Cap:14800) Disposals: 358-376 Marks: 99-97
Round 6 Pithelelash 35 14:00: Penstead 123-68 yDremdwn @ Ocean Crest Oval, Penstead (Att: 9115 - Cap:9000) Disposals: 348-356 Marks: 92-83
Round 6 Pithelelash 35 14:00: Mawrystwyth 126-101 yMhinem @ Cytrial Parc, Mawrystwyth (Att: 8679 - Cap:12500) Disposals: 302-315 Marks: 106-101
Round 7 Dorapi 5 12:00: Mawrystwyth 100-114 Llandy @ Cytrial Parc, Mawrystwyth (Att: 8490 - Cap:12500) Disposals: 351-346 Marks: 83-75
Round 7 Dorapi 5 12:00: yMhinem 98-63 Penstead @ Cheortys, Feddhaw (Att: 2600 - Cap:2600) Disposals: 309-319 Marks: 104-92
Round 7 Dorapi 5 13:00: yDremdwn 61-131 yNelseg @ Gaethinarion Ofal, Loddistadd (Att: 4500 - Cap:4500) Disposals: 378-358 Marks: 72-89
Round 8 Dorapi 11 13:00: Llandy 106-35 yDremdwn @ Podpwll Field, Llandy (Att: 7396 - Cap:14800) Disposals: 294-298 Marks: 80-90
Round 8 Dorapi 11 14:00: yNelseg 164-84 yMhinem @ Amatist Fild, Cwnapont (Att: 4000 - Cap:4000) Disposals: 360-294 Marks: 71-75
Round 8 Dorapi 11 14:00: Penstead 114-92 Mawrystwyth @ Ocean Crest Oval, Penstead (Att: 7202 - Cap:9000) Disposals: 367-368 Marks: 85-108
Round 9 Dorapi 17 12:00: Penstead 98-58 Llandy @ Ocean Crest Oval, Penstead (Att: 7850 - Cap:9000) Disposals: 327-367 Marks: 77-73
Round 9 Dorapi 17 12:00: Mawrystwyth 120-61 yNelseg @ Cytrial Parc, Mawrystwyth (Att: 8651 - Cap:12500) Disposals: 305-292 Marks: 106-75
Round 9 Dorapi 17 13:00: yMhinem 126-100 yDremdwn @ Cheortys, Feddhaw (Att: 2600 - Cap:2600) Disposals: 331-299 Marks: 83-106
Round 10 Dorapi 23 13:00: Llandy 171-10 yMhinem @ Podpwll Field, Llandy (Att: 9179 - Cap:14800) Disposals: 370-347 Marks: 75-96
Round 10 Dorapi 23 14:00: yDremdwn 104-77 Mawrystwyth @ Gaethinarion Ofal, Loddistadd (Att: 4500 - Cap:4500) Disposals: 317-334 Marks: 92-108
Round 10 Dorapi 23 14:00: yNelseg 143-51 Penstead @ Amatist Fild, Cwnapont (Att: 4000 - Cap:4000) Disposals: 358-353 Marks: 78-70
Round 11 Dorapi 29 12:00: yNelseg 96-81 Llandy @ Amatist Fild, Cwnapont (Att: 4000 - Cap:4000) Disposals: 313-316 Marks: 70-73
Round 11 Dorapi 29 12:00: yDremdwn 106-85 Penstead @ Gaethinarion Ofal, Loddistadd (Att: 4500 - Cap:4500) Disposals: 299-297 Marks: 102-85
Round 11 Dorapi 29 13:00: yMhinem 56-110 Mawrystwyth @ Cheortys, Feddhaw (Att: 2600 - Cap:2600) Disposals: 325-388 Marks: 101-85
Round 12 Dorapi 35 13:00: Llandy 138-68 Mawrystwyth @ Podpwll Field, Llandy (Att: 9016 - Cap:14800) Disposals: 363-366 Marks: 80-85
Round 12 Dorapi 35 14:00: Penstead 72-83 yMhinem @ Ocean Crest Oval, Penstead (Att: 7364 - Cap:9000) Disposals: 341-291 Marks: 95-97
Round 12 Dorapi 35 14:00: yNelseg 70-101 yDremdwn @ Amatist Fild, Cwnapont (Att: 4000 - Cap:4000) Disposals: 376-339 Marks: 96-96
Round 13 Tobtoren 5 12:00: yDremdwn 80-61 Llandy @ Gaethinarion Ofal, Loddistadd (Att: 4500 - Cap:4500) Disposals: 383-299 Marks: 93-100
Round 13 Tobtoren 5 12:00: yMhinem 87-115 yNelseg @ Cheortys, Feddhaw (Att: 2600 - Cap:2600) Disposals: 385-303 Marks: 73-98
Round 13 Tobtoren 5 13:00: Mawrystwyth 106-86 Penstead @ Cytrial Parc, Mawrystwyth (Att: 7211 - Cap:12500) Disposals: 333-367 Marks: 95-106
Round 14 Tobtoren 11 13:00: Llandy 146-79 Penstead @ Podpwll Field, Llandy (Att: 7448 - Cap:14800) Disposals: 389-371 Marks: 94-73
Round 14 Tobtoren 11 14:00: yNelseg 151-102 Mawrystwyth @ Amatist Fild, Cwnapont (Att: 4000 - Cap:4000) Disposals: 312-315 Marks: 101-105
Round 14 Tobtoren 11 14:00: yDremdwn 140-66 yMhinem @ Gaethinarion Ofal, Loddistadd (Att: 4500 - Cap:4500) Disposals: 375-311 Marks: 90-75
Round 15 Tobtoren 17 12:00: yMhinem 104-102 Llandy @ Cheortys, Feddhaw (Att: 2600 - Cap:2600) Disposals: 388-336 Marks: 102-99
Round 15 Tobtoren 17 12:00: Mawrystwyth 63-213 yDremdwn @ Cytrial Parc, Mawrystwyth (Att: 7889 - Cap:12500) Disposals: 329-296 Marks: 91-104
Round 15 Tobtoren 17 13:00: Penstead 116-96 yNelseg @ Ocean Crest Oval, Penstead (Att: 7975 - Cap:9000) Disposals: 361-327 Marks: 105-102
Round 16 Tobtoren 23 13:00: Llandy 116-97 yNelseg @ Podpwll Field, Llandy (Att: 8607 - Cap:14800) Disposals: 365-350 Marks: 107-104
Round 16 Tobtoren 23 14:00: Penstead 114-72 yDremdwn @ Ocean Crest Oval, Penstead (Att: 8792 - Cap:9000) Disposals: 309-300 Marks: 91-106
Round 16 Tobtoren 23 14:00: Mawrystwyth 216-66 yMhinem @ Cytrial Parc, Mawrystwyth (Att: 8943 - Cap:12500) Disposals: 372-293 Marks: 99-81
Round 17 Tobtoren 29 12:00: Mawrystwyth 122-91 Llandy @ Cytrial Parc, Mawrystwyth (Att: 9062 - Cap:12500) Disposals: 329-358 Marks: 71-96
Round 17 Tobtoren 29 12:00: yMhinem 101-98 Penstead @ Cheortys, Feddhaw (Att: 2600 - Cap:2600) Disposals: 303-311 Marks: 75-95
Round 17 Tobtoren 29 13:00: yDremdwn 62-99 yNelseg @ Gaethinarion Ofal, Loddistadd (Att: 4500 - Cap:4500) Disposals: 360-316 Marks: 84-77
Round 18 Tobtoren 35 13:00: Llandy 116-91 yDremdwn @ Podpwll Field, Llandy (Att: 7432 - Cap:14800) Disposals: 320-331 Marks: 101-87
Round 18 Tobtoren 35 14:00: yNelseg 127-44 yMhinem @ Amatist Fild, Cwnapont (Att: 4000 - Cap:4000) Disposals: 303-347 Marks: 81-93
Round 18 Tobtoren 35 14:00: Penstead 124-82 Mawrystwyth @ Ocean Crest Oval, Penstead (Att: 7017 - Cap:9000) Disposals: 350-297 Marks: 104-77
Round 19 Girizedh 5 12:00: Penstead 66-140 Llandy @ Ocean Crest Oval, Penstead (Att: 7717 - Cap:9000) Disposals: 376-363 Marks: 73-74
Round 19 Girizedh 5 12:00: Mawrystwyth 68-153 yNelseg @ Cytrial Parc, Mawrystwyth (Att: 8413 - Cap:12500) Disposals: 367-367 Marks: 90-106
Round 19 Girizedh 5 13:00: yMhinem 108-147 yDremdwn @ Cheortys, Feddhaw (Att: 2600 - Cap:2600) Disposals: 375-338 Marks: 95-102
Round 20 Girizedh 11 13:00: Llandy 94-42 yMhinem @ Podpwll Field, Llandy (Att: 8428 - Cap:14800) Disposals: 325-365 Marks: 85-76
Round 20 Girizedh 11 14:00: yDremdwn 73-99 Mawrystwyth @ Gaethinarion Ofal, Loddistadd (Att: 4500 - Cap:4500) Disposals: 349-374 Marks: 101-89
Round 20 Girizedh 11 14:00: yNelseg 115-52 Penstead @ Amatist Fild, Cwnapont (Att: 4000 - Cap:4000) Disposals: 328-321 Marks: 100-99

* KMARL      Pld   W D  L    PF    PA    PD Pts     Pt%
1 Llandy      20  14 0  6  2344  1430  +914  56  163,92 Final
2 yNelseg     20  12 1  7  2089  1831  +258  50  114,09
3 yMhinem     20  10 0 10  1779  2192  −413  40   81,16
4 Mawrystwyth 20  9  0 11  2039  2126   −87  36   95,91
5 yDremdwn    20  8  1 11  1822  1958  −136  34   93,05
6 Penstead    20  6  0 14  1689  2225  −536  24   75,91

Llandy got their domination, and even then their point percentage is crazy. Their berth in the final was never in doubt, even if yNelseg came close at times. yMhinem put up a decent fight.

Round 1 Pithelelash 5 12:00: Aralla 112-74 Jillong @ Kirlinyassa Field, Aralla (Att: 9000 - Cap:9000) Disposals: 294-343 Marks: 102-76
Round 1 Pithelelash 5 12:00: Eaglebury 140-62 Myaranowra @ Uriagali Field, Eaglebury (Att: 8674 - Cap:18000) Disposals: 371-328 Marks: 96-93
Round 1 Pithelelash 5 13:00: Tarrashall 82-74 Nyashawill @ Gyonnash-Lyassendi Ground, Tarrashall (Att: 8000 - Cap:8000) Disposals: 303-354 Marks: 90-90
Round 2 Pithelelash 11 13:00: Jillong 155-26 Nyashawill @ Tyuchammal Field, Jillong (Att: 4900 - Cap:4900) Disposals: 331-301 Marks: 79-80
Round 2 Pithelelash 11 14:00: Myaranowra 120-110 Tarrashall @ Jyannagana Field, Myaranowra (Att: 9055 - Cap:8500) Disposals: 297-361 Marks: 76-71
Round 2 Pithelelash 11 14:00: Aralla 109-62 Eaglebury @ Kirlinyassa Field, Aralla (Att: 9015 - Cap:9000) Disposals: 377-313 Marks: 85-71
Round 3 Pithelelash 17 12:00: Eaglebury 97-94 Jillong @ Uriagali Field, Eaglebury (Att: 8882 - Cap:18000) Disposals: 382-378 Marks: 89-72
Round 3 Pithelelash 17 12:00: Tarrashall 96-115 Aralla @ Gyonnash-Lyassendi Ground, Tarrashall (Att: 8000 - Cap:8000) Disposals: 374-296 Marks: 74-107
Round 3 Pithelelash 17 13:00: Nyashawill 50-126 Myaranowra @ , Nyashawill (Att: - Cap:) Disposals: 347-309 Marks: 72-82
Round 4 Pithelelash 23 13:00: Jillong 112-76 Myaranowra @ Tyuchammal Field, Jillong (Att: 4900 - Cap:4900) Disposals: 340-361 Marks: 88-90
Round 4 Pithelelash 23 14:00: Aralla 90-56 Nyashawill @ Kirlinyassa Field, Aralla (Att: 8305 - Cap:9000) Disposals: 296-323 Marks: 83-81
Round 4 Pithelelash 23 14:00: Eaglebury 154-32 Tarrashall @ Uriagali Field, Eaglebury (Att: 8438 - Cap:18000) Disposals: 353-331 Marks: 70-70
Round 5 Pithelelash 29 12:00: Tarrashall 168-70 Jillong @ Gyonnash-Lyassendi Ground, Tarrashall (Att: 8000 - Cap:8000) Disposals: 311-329 Marks: 101-92
Round 5 Pithelelash 29 12:00: Nyashawill 84-99 Eaglebury @ , Nyashawill (Att: - Cap:) Disposals: 304-388 Marks: 87-101
Round 5 Pithelelash 29 13:00: Myaranowra 115-46 Aralla @ Jyannagana Field, Myaranowra (Att: 8915 - Cap:8500) Disposals: 380-387 Marks: 95-108
Round 6 Pithelelash 35 13:00: Jillong 28-133 Aralla @ Tyuchammal Field, Jillong (Att: 4900 - Cap:4900) Disposals: 390-368 Marks: 93-105
Round 6 Pithelelash 35 14:00: Myaranowra 166-66 Eaglebury @ Jyannagana Field, Myaranowra (Att: 8500 - Cap:8500) Disposals: 364-347 Marks: 83-103
Round 6 Pithelelash 35 14:00: Nyashawill 105-112 Tarrashall @ , Nyashawill (Att: - Cap:) Disposals: 374-312 Marks: 71-82
Round 7 Dorapi 5 12:00: Nyashawill 72-129 Jillong @ , Nyashawill (Att: - Cap:) Disposals: 312-360 Marks: 95-87
Round 7 Dorapi 5 12:00: Tarrashall 79-62 Myaranowra @ Gyonnash-Lyassendi Ground, Tarrashall (Att: 8000 - Cap:8000) Disposals: 347-360 Marks: 88-101
Round 7 Dorapi 5 13:00: Eaglebury 128-83 Aralla @ Uriagali Field, Eaglebury (Att: 8949 - Cap:18000) Disposals: 370-311 Marks: 76-77
Round 8 Dorapi 11 13:00: Jillong 137-73 Eaglebury @ Tyuchammal Field, Jillong (Att: 4900 - Cap:4900) Disposals: 342-291 Marks: 97-80
Round 8 Dorapi 11 14:00: Aralla 73-154 Tarrashall @ Kirlinyassa Field, Aralla (Att: 9000 - Cap:9000) Disposals: 311-304 Marks: 106-87
Round 8 Dorapi 11 14:00: Myaranowra 110-110 Nyashawill @ Jyannagana Field, Myaranowra (Att: 8500 - Cap:8500) Disposals: 299-322 Marks: 76-105
Round 9 Dorapi 17 12:00: Myaranowra 70-61 Jillong @ Jyannagana Field, Myaranowra (Att: 8500 - Cap:8500) Disposals: 323-341 Marks: 106-82
Round 9 Dorapi 17 12:00: Nyashawill 46-201 Aralla @ , Nyashawill (Att: - Cap:) Disposals: 371-292 Marks: 92-105
Round 9 Dorapi 17 13:00: Tarrashall 106-75 Eaglebury @ Gyonnash-Lyassendi Ground, Tarrashall (Att: 8000 - Cap:8000) Disposals: 386-342 Marks: 104-90
Round 10 Dorapi 23 13:00: Jillong 106-85 Tarrashall @ Tyuchammal Field, Jillong (Att: 4900 - Cap:4900) Disposals: 374-371 Marks: 99-106
Round 10 Dorapi 23 14:00: Eaglebury 110-76 Nyashawill @ Uriagali Field, Eaglebury (Att: 8599 - Cap:18000) Disposals: 374-296 Marks: 77-76
Round 10 Dorapi 23 14:00: Aralla 107-44 Myaranowra @ Kirlinyassa Field, Aralla (Att: 9193 - Cap:9000) Disposals: 382-382 Marks: 95-90
Round 11 Dorapi 29 12:00: Aralla 119-72 Jillong @ Kirlinyassa Field, Aralla (Att: 8882 - Cap:9000) Disposals: 304-385 Marks: 103-88
Round 11 Dorapi 29 12:00: Eaglebury 102-44 Myaranowra @ Uriagali Field, Eaglebury (Att: 8766 - Cap:18000) Disposals: 329-350 Marks: 72-98
Round 11 Dorapi 29 13:00: Tarrashall 116-70 Nyashawill @ Gyonnash-Lyassendi Ground, Tarrashall (Att: 8000 - Cap:8000) Disposals: 363-342 Marks: 107-106
Round 12 Dorapi 35 13:00: Jillong 144-52 Nyashawill @ Tyuchammal Field, Jillong (Att: 4900 - Cap:4900) Disposals: 326-307 Marks: 106-108
Round 12 Dorapi 35 14:00: Myaranowra 64-112 Tarrashall @ Jyannagana Field, Myaranowra (Att: 8500 - Cap:8500) Disposals: 328-368 Marks: 84-94
Round 12 Dorapi 35 14:00: Aralla 85-104 Eaglebury @ Kirlinyassa Field, Aralla (Att: 8481 - Cap:9000) Disposals: 291-389 Marks: 105-96
Round 13 Tobtoren 5 12:00: Eaglebury 101-90 Jillong @ Uriagali Field, Eaglebury (Att: 8369 - Cap:18000) Disposals: 314-314 Marks: 82-83
Round 13 Tobtoren 5 12:00: Tarrashall 98-128 Aralla @ Gyonnash-Lyassendi Ground, Tarrashall (Att: 8000 - Cap:8000) Disposals: 334-306 Marks: 83-93
Round 13 Tobtoren 5 13:00: Nyashawill 79-82 Myaranowra @ , Nyashawill (Att: - Cap:) Disposals: 316-330 Marks: 79-100
Round 14 Tobtoren 11 13:00: Jillong 104-97 Myaranowra @ Tyuchammal Field, Jillong (Att: 4900 - Cap:4900) Disposals: 374-375 Marks: 104-72
Round 14 Tobtoren 11 14:00: Aralla 175-49 Nyashawill @ Kirlinyassa Field, Aralla (Att: 8719 - Cap:9000) Disposals: 377-349 Marks: 107-72
Round 14 Tobtoren 11 14:00: Eaglebury 134-83 Tarrashall @ Uriagali Field, Eaglebury (Att: 8770 - Cap:18000) Disposals: 377-349 Marks: 98-104
Round 15 Tobtoren 17 12:00: Tarrashall 132-42 Jillong @ Gyonnash-Lyassendi Ground, Tarrashall (Att: 8000 - Cap:8000) Disposals: 329-368 Marks: 86-94
Round 15 Tobtoren 17 12:00: Nyashawill 122-94 Eaglebury @ , Nyashawill (Att: - Cap:) Disposals: 318-365 Marks: 80-90
Round 15 Tobtoren 17 13:00: Myaranowra 132-87 Aralla @ Jyannagana Field, Myaranowra (Att: 8500 - Cap:8500) Disposals: 356-371 Marks: 76-102
Round 16 Tobtoren 23 13:00: Jillong 130-127 Aralla @ Tyuchammal Field, Jillong (Att: 4900 - Cap:4900) Disposals: 363-329 Marks: 84-89
Round 16 Tobtoren 23 14:00: Myaranowra 169-78 Eaglebury @ Jyannagana Field, Myaranowra (Att: 8500 - Cap:8500) Disposals: 298-304 Marks: 79-100
Round 16 Tobtoren 23 14:00: Nyashawill 78-134 Tarrashall @ , Nyashawill (Att: - Cap:) Disposals: 306-308 Marks: 106-73
Round 17 Tobtoren 29 12:00: Nyashawill 128-98 Jillong @ , Nyashawill (Att: - Cap:) Disposals: 350-375 Marks: 104-101
Round 17 Tobtoren 29 12:00: Tarrashall 140-56 Myaranowra @ Gyonnash-Lyassendi Ground, Tarrashall (Att: 8000 - Cap:8000) Disposals: 298-388 Marks: 89-106
Round 17 Tobtoren 29 13:00: Eaglebury 98-88 Aralla @ Uriagali Field, Eaglebury (Att: 8735 - Cap:18000) Disposals: 390-293 Marks: 93-74
Round 18 Tobtoren 35 13:00: Jillong 152-45 Eaglebury @ Tyuchammal Field, Jillong (Att: 4900 - Cap:4900) Disposals: 355-318 Marks: 70-85
Round 18 Tobtoren 35 14:00: Aralla 79-72 Tarrashall @ Kirlinyassa Field, Aralla (Att: 9229 - Cap:9000) Disposals: 313-345 Marks: 75-99
Round 18 Tobtoren 35 14:00: Myaranowra 117-44 Nyashawill @ Jyannagana Field, Myaranowra (Att: 8500 - Cap:8500) Disposals: 358-325 Marks: 81-89
Round 19 Girizedh 5 12:00: Myaranowra 158-54 Jillong @ Jyannagana Field, Myaranowra (Att: 8500 - Cap:8500) Disposals: 291-340 Marks: 81-95
Round 19 Girizedh 5 12:00: Nyashawill 54-102 Aralla @ , Nyashawill (Att: - Cap:) Disposals: 304-342 Marks: 75-78
Round 19 Girizedh 5 13:00: Tarrashall 77-74 Eaglebury @ Gyonnash-Lyassendi Ground, Tarrashall (Att: 8000 - Cap:8000) Disposals: 296-316 Marks: 102-83
Round 20 Girizedh 11 13:00: Jillong 128-90 Tarrashall @ Tyuchammal Field, Jillong (Att: 4900 - Cap:4900) Disposals: 306-302 Marks: 85-89
Round 20 Girizedh 11 14:00: Eaglebury 89-42 Nyashawill @ Uriagali Field, Eaglebury (Att: 9152 - Cap:18000) Disposals: 355-317 Marks: 101-88
Round 20 Girizedh 11 14:00: Aralla 132-39 Myaranowra @ Kirlinyassa Field, Aralla (Att: 9000 - Cap:9000) Disposals: 296-383 Marks: 81-90

* KWSRL      Pld   W  D  L    PF    PA    PD Pts     Pt%
Aralla        20  13  0  7  2191  1651  +540  52  132,71 Final
Tarrashall    20  12  0  8  2078  1807  +271  48  115,00
Eaglebury     20  12  0  8  1923  1901   +22  48  101,16
Myaranowra    20  10  1  9  1909  1813   +96  42  105,30
Jillong       20  10  0 10  1980  1961   +19  40  100,97
Nyashawill    20   2  1 17  1417  2365  −948  10   59,92

Wow, everyone beat up on Nyashawill, it seems. Aralla were the best throughout the season - look at that point percentage - but realistically it could have been Tarrashall or Eaglebury as well. Well, as long as it wasn't the two-win Nyashawill. Everyone has at least as many wins as losses... except them. Painful.

Final
Aralla (1WSR) 18.4.112 def. by Llandy (1MAW) 19.10.124

Players of the Year
FB Pelishwl yMidwol (31) - yNelseg
HB Cemrwd yFfachwis (33) - Llandy
C/W Peswfis yGwllcwl (29) - Llandy
R Jowella Loomerra (28) - Aralla
HF Joséphine (f) Malveaux (19) - yMhinem
FF Kagageera Wanbin (31) - Tarrashall

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Aevarea League - Ice Hockey Season 9 Previews

You play each opponent six times: three away, three at home. Playoffs are best-of-3 with the top six teams qualifying: 3v6 and 4v5 in the first round, with the top two teams earning a bye. That's not all: the Ko-orenite champion has to face one more challenge after that...

Lamau-Dartha Hunters
Stadium: Tachibana Arena (6300) in Elinum, Sudaefjoll
Rivals: Straudum Ice
Titles: 1
Projected finish: 1
First Line: Bertus Bitterboom; Assanor Aiaros, Reinier van Angelwoud; Detger Veldappel, Jacob IJzerkroon, Mathias Loenaren
Second Line: Arend Lepelaar; Gerwin Reigervlier, Otaulune (f) Monokudhen; Hannes Malmstroom, Aigoe Anevure, Pieternella (f) Donkerhazelaar
Third Line: Abraham Vervriend; Marien (f) van der Heuvel, Shunsuke Yasumoto; Kyarlall (f) Gyonnegul, Danielle (f) Houdewerker, Reinier Reigervlier
Star: Bertus Bitterboom / Best Unit: Goalie
Coach: Esther Devante (f, NPH)
The Hunters have been close in each of the last two seasons (after their title-winning campaign the year before that) and they have a great team to continue the dynasty with. Still powered by their all-time great goalie Bitterboom and spearheaded by a top three centre in Loenaren, the Hunters should be in the mix for a few years to come. Their first line is so great that we can gloss over their perfectly average second and third lines.

Launott Polar Bears
Stadium: Jonsson's Backyard (7900) in Launott, Nordoren
Rivals: Noordrug Bi-state
Titles: 3
Projected finish: 2
First Line: Per Janszoon; Riquard Winterhaag, Moen van April; Adome van Haarberg, Moen de Zwaluw, Albert van Eikland
Second Line: Amfa (f) Aemul; Didhadhan Gagepunau, Emdo Aesarure; Hendrika (f) Hazelaar, Christiaan van Tuinderbeek, Edward Heuvelarend
Third Line: Johanna (f) Appelpeer; Harm Kraainetel, Aesfu Aurtinia; Ingmar Mereleend, Cornelia (f) Paardennetel, Obdhuk Genoruden
Star: Moen de Zwaluw / Best Unit: Centre
Coach: Marten Kuijper
Another year for the two-time running champions where a final is definitely on the table. They have Heuvelarend on the second line, who would be starting - or close to it - on most other teams. With De Zwaluw and Winterhaag they have two more all-time greats on the squad. Either way, Kuijper has his priorities straight: shoot everything towards the centre and have him do something.

Straudum Ice
Stadium: Marten Kuijper Stadion (12500) in Straudum, Sudaefjoll
Rivals: Lamau-Dartha Hunters
Titles: 0
Projected finish: 3
First Line: Kristo Laaksoog; Gerhild (f) Casselaer, Petrus Roodplataan; Woutre Heerekornuit, Robert Dartett, Tiele van April
Second Line: Helena (f) van Honingsweg; Kyorlish Filigana, Johannes Waldekker; Hildegrim IJzerkroon, Baul Corwild, Eward Hoogadel
Third Line: Aonou Aevebara; Dagerade (f) Potter, Angela (f) Witmaat; Airifo Aereph, Roeland van Groenventer, Goswijn van Angelwoud
Star: Tiele van April / Best Unit: Centre
Coach: Jeanne-Luce Varelin (f, QUE)
As last year, it's all the mainland as Straudum returns for a shot at the title as well. They won the regular season last year, got their bye to round two, beat the Blizzards in three games (best of three) after the opponents upset Noordrug in round one, but then lost two straight to Launott in the final, and that's that. They'd love to get their first championship - they can't believe they're behind a newly established team like Lamau-Dartha these days: one day they were the pride of the entire northeastern mainland. Heerekornuit and Van April should be a great combo while Corwild and Hoogadel might be an even deadlier duo among the slightly weaker second shift defencemen on other teams.

Arboren Vortex
Stadium: The Cathedral (11000) in Arboren, Azuren
Rivals: Egevea Islanders
Titles: 0
Projected finish: 4
First Line: Arame Augoven; Motofumi Ōhata, Vilokatsu Akinaga; Gen'ichirō Kawasato, Aoralin Aniamisa, Aoere Aegomenna
Second Line: Ennu Aosdu; Jannimbee Jyanash, Aovmu Aonep; Alagen Acilea, Lilu Shisonra, Avofu Aeva
Third Line: Aodica Ehuve; Audpe Auvubu, Jasnarkun Piraulerindhen; Aevagu Alet, Aralea Ailisirea, Melis van Ossendal
Star: Aoere Aegomenna / Best Unit: Goalie
Coach: Aeromu Aelilure, Kilu Telain
There's our first Aerellen team, trying to break into the contenders. Interesting that's going to be the Vortex, long the most looked-down-upon team in the region behind the ancient heavyweights of the Scouts, Explorers, Mariners, and Storm. The Vortex were awful for years after they joined the league, but they've got their lineup together now. Last season they stranded outside of the playoffs (8th) but with Aegomenna already coming through very well. Aegomenna has turned into an absolute top-3 player league-wide and he's 20. Arboren must surround him with talent, but they've got a few years to get the rest together.

Serevne Northerners
Stadium: Aurora Centre (6000) in Serevne, Aerellen
Rivals: None
Titles: 1
Projected finish: 5
First Line: Alca Aegumelin; Aomo Eadalin, Aenoi Alrella; Arinia Aolopei, Eltu (f) Aivubelin, Aelocu Aurtinia
Second Line: Aiane Alacia; Aogne Asum, Ste Hartskamp; Adoda Aedise, Aubeu (f) Aenvelin, Ahole (f) Aerabelin
Third Line: Aethia Edalia; Aogilu (f) Aeboloma, Rudolf Hooihaag; Aegune Aevebara, Aolii (f) Aeroa, Aufegale Aimea
Star: Aomo Eadalin / Best Unit: Defencemen
Coach: Aobuvu Aohofen (f)
Another Aerellen team trying to get to the playoffs, it's Serevne, who finished 9th last year. There wasn't a whole lot to get excited about, but the new franchise are also putting together a squad like the Vortex. A pretty defensive focus with Eadalin, Alacia and Asum, it'll be a challenge to beat them at all, and probably never by a lot.

Aevanna Scouts
Stadium: The Dome (17000) in Aevanna, Aerellen
Rivals: Aevanna Explorers-Mariners
Titles: 0
Projected finish: 6
First Line: Aehlo (f) Auhesalin; Ushku (f) Shadongudhen, Audupu Aunopial; Aenva Avdu, Aemeve Aenetinia, Birtle Montrose
Second Line: Aran Aelolin; Aegdi Aumufe, Aimefo (f) Aehnella; Selene (f) Aholangaunen, Galara Lyorrara, Aubdu (f) Aovufi
Third Line: Aorgo Aognos; Aelige Airaf, Taro Yanagimoto; Masamura Misawa, Aoneru Aohsos, Aosuci Aomecara
Star: Audupu Aunopial / Best Unit: Centre
Coach: Aelu Aerolan
The proud old team ended up 10th but after years of Aerellen teams doing worse and worse, the Scouts too are looking up again. The ended their Aerellen-only policy, as it turns out that getting results is just a little more important. In fact, they started recruiting in the Gehrennan-speaking areas, which is a complete 180 from their previous ideas! Shadongudhen, Aholangaunen, as well as the Yoshiman duo Yanagimoto and Misawa, as well as Willowburnian Montrose - the team is full of unlikely characters. The Scouts can do a few things at the same time here: take back the crown of being the best supported team in the league (because of the non-regular ice hockey markets having their players on the squad), get back in the playoffs, and show that there's a lot of talent out there. If the Scouts sneak into the top six, that's a pretty major, uhm, scouting win.

Noordrug Bi-state
Stadium: Stefansson's Backyard (5500) in Lysager, Nordoren
Rivals: Launott Polar Bears
Titles: 0
Projected finish: 7
First Line: Leonard Oosterhulst; Paulus Versnip, Aedeti Aenec; Tiele Loenaren, Patricia (f) Riemaker, Pieter Zwanenzanger
Second Line: Reinaard Wildregen; Wolfram Senveld, Aelada Aubime; Adelhard Avondster, Veerle (f) Hazelaar, Willem Gaaidoorn
Third Line: Abisi Aolvise; Catharina (f) Blawers, Fommash Humou; Moen Maedal, Hadebrand Zwanensnip, Zadhemane (f) Tethauhusoradden
Star: Aedeti Aenec / Best Unit: Defencemen
Coach: Floris van Overheem
Third last year and suffering the upset of all upsets in the playoffs, Noordrug has continued to take Ls in the offseason. They had to do some chaotic signing late in the free agent period trying to find a winger, ending with Riemaker who was previously estimated to make a second shift somewhere. Even with Aenec, Loenaren, and Zwanenzanger, the team as a whole feels like it's taken a step back. Loenaren also turned out to be a bit lighter than expected.

West Coast Blizzards
Stadium: Lacharrailu (10000) in Nyashawill, West Strand Riding
Rivals: None
Titles: 1
Projected finish: 8
First Line: Wugeld Zudalu; Telamak Maulurugdin, Kaddarra Nammagun; Jano Darlalu, Teteo Tyorregul, Duive (f) Hazelaar
Second Line: Kyumigana (f) Byunigana; Lisiku Lurthesinkhinten, Gyuggeld (f) Wimegul; Lerambee Werree, Tolligana Rigyuni, Durrall Kyotalla
Third Line: Yunull Wyurlegul; Gunas Emaradhen, Kyannalu Jollya; Surou Ryorlull, Anirame (f) Dugaurhara, Nerlimbee Bemmyo
Star: Telamak Maulurugdin / Best Unit: Goalie
Coach: Lyujara Noshagun (f), Chun Jaragun
Everything looked so much fun a year ago. Sixth, making the playoffs, beating the Bi-state, and then taking Straudum to a third game, the Blizzards were a sneaky team. This time, it's maybe not as good. Poor recruiting, unimpressive additions, but a huge focus on depth will keep them from dropping further. Wyurlegul and Jollya on the third line, Wimegul on the second, and Zudalu and Maulurugdin on the first: it's all defence, and it's pretty good anyway.

South Aevanna Storm
Stadium: The Dome (17000) in Aevanna, Aerellen
Rivals: Aevanna Plains Wanderers
Titles: 1
Projected finish: 9
First Line: Ausugo Aurtinia; Aennirin Ehoni, Aodofe Aoalen; Aerine Aorifi, Augane Evos, Aobde Aes
Second Line: Aedana (f) Aobsa; Aihoba Aomrella, Aonalaira Aune; Aemu (f) Ainaru, Aidira Aelora, Aurao Aegofise
Third Line: Jurthulun Dhaulninthen; Esero Aubime, Aelidia Alaomeia; Aevagu Esap, Aehido (f) Aesaure, Gjur Bergman
Star: Aerine Aorifi / Best Unit: Wingers
Coach: Hiroto Shizuka
The Storm made some strange jumps, but it might only put them ninth instead of seventh last year. It sets them up for a much better season 10 though. Ehoni and Aorifi were asked to hang around for a bit longer and if they're still here next season, the Storm could jump into the playoffs again. Aelora and Aegofise could be something good in a while as well.

Aevanna Plains Wanderers
Stadium: The Dome (17000) in Aevanna, Aerellen
Rivals: South Aevanna Storm
Titles: 0
Projected finish: 10
First Line: Ahici Aebudial; Arisife Alinise, Evsa (f) Aehiv; Aenime Aivobelin, Aone Aenec, Aorinne Aelloma
Second Line: Aesame Aubelin; Azava Aielure, Aovbu Aesuso; Aodeo Aomecara, Motoshi Mizuochi, Aoseso Aodatinia
Third Line: Evi Aesigella; Auroro Aoges, Lukas Zeegroen; Aeraba Aevm, Aifa Aelise, Aibu (f) Aelusibel
Star: Aenime Aivobelin / Best Unit: Defencemen
Coach: Aehou Ahenna (f)
The Wanderers were, uh, fifth last year, Aelloma as the best centre of the season but still a loss in the first round of the playoffs versus Lamau-Dartha. So how did we get here? They had an old team last year, and some veterans called it a career. Try to recruit yourself out of that position. The Wanderers knew this moment would come, and now it's here, and they're not that well prepared after all... Aivobelin and Aelloma will provide some fun plays, and the defence on their later lines is pretty solid, but we expect a bit of a rebuild soon.

Egevea Islanders
Stadium: The Boombox (8500) in Egevea, Aerellen
Rivals: Arboren Vortex
Titles: 1
Projected finish: 11
First Line: Elsbet (f) Amandelaar; Aolare Aemo, Aeroi (f) Aogus; Aerca Aedeise, Enoni (f) Aolubi, Auloo Anevure
Second Line: Anedel Aemel; Fredewij (f) Toreneik, Aleia Aorei; Aiholu Aivedibel, Aelmi Aehu, Area Aitea
Third Line: Kossirra Byulligana; Aiagune Aorenna, Aonele Aem; Arru Auial, Richard Rutfield, Aodla (f) Aegonure
Star: Aolare Aemo / Best Unit: Defencemen
Coach: Tom Finngeirsson (GRÆ)
It's not Finngeirsson's fault, we swear. The Islanders were 11th last year and we expect them to be 11th again. They had a pretty lackluster first line but in a year where it's easier than ever to recruit a good second and third unit, they kind of didn't. That said, Aorei and Aivedibel are good, and Auial and Aegonure are solid too, but there's too many holes and only marginally enough defence.

Aevanna Explorers-Mariners
Stadium: The Dome (17000) in Aevanna, Aerellen
Rivals: Aevanna Scouts
Titles: 0
Projected finish: 12
First Line: Théodoric Gauvreau; Sadahiro Morifuku, Aebubu Aol; Yoshitarō Nagakawa, Léopold Duchesneau, Aemu Aebure
Second Line: Anobe Aducise; Dorel Ridionura, Auhege Amnure; Adelhelm Tranenhout, Asea Aireisura, Anoru Aohoi
Third Line: Médard Lemay; Gerben Merelarend, Aeraba Abaro; Abilu Aorogo, Erpi Amonibel, Winfield Widebrook
Star: Aebubu Aol / Best Unit: Defencemen
Coach: Auri Atirailu
The Ex-Ma haven't learned a thing. Where their big rivals, the Scouts, took a huge step, the other Aevanna club kept messing around. They're certainly creative in their recruiting, but Morifuku shouldn't be it. This mindset carries on through the shifts, with their second shift also looking particularly suspect. Aol could decide at any moment to jump ship, and then they're really boned.

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Aevarea League - Ice Hockey Season 9 Results

##  Team                           P   W   L  OL     WP  Pts   GF   GA   GD                                                    
01  Aevanna Scouts                66  43  23   3   .652   89  188  155   33 Round 2
02  Lamau-Dartha Hunters          66  38  28   6   .576   82  125  103   22 Round 2
03  Aevanna Plains Wanderers      66  37  29   7   .561   81  146  136   10 Round 1
04  Launott Polar Bears           66  37  29   7   .561   81  185  165   20 Round 1
05  Arboren Vortex                66  36  30   8   .545   80  161  130   31 Round 1
06  Serevne Northerners           66  37  29   5   .561   79  120  117    3 Round 1
07  South Aevanna Storm           66  34  32   3   .515   71  182  184   -2
08  Straudum Ice                  66  31  35   8   .470   70  189  185    4
09  Noordrug Bi-state             66  29  37   6   .439   64  139  149  -10
10  West Coast Blizzards          66  29  37   5   .439   63  123  118    5
11  Aevanna Explorers-Mariners    66  22  44   7   .333   51  119  180  -61
12  Egevea Islanders              66  23  43   4   .348   50  131  186  -55

It's a complete disaster for the mainland teams! Lamau-Dartha, Launott, and Straudum were expected to finish top three in the table, and only Lamau-Dartha gets close to that. Launott does make the playoffs, but in fourth, and Straudum fall apart entirely. The three top-rated Aerellen teams do make it to the postseason, and how! The Scouts, spending years at the bottom of the league while being the oldest and the biggest club, leverage their weird recruiting into a first place in the table! That, honestly, turns a lot of teams' offseasons upside-down. Moneypuck is here and out of all the teams that could - should - have invented it (looking at you, Wanderers, Vortex, and Bi-state) it's the Scouts that get the most out of it. And what about those Wanderers - weren't they going to suck and finish 10th? Those rookies apparently were a lot better than we thought, huh.

Arboren and Serevne also make it: the two Aerellen additions to the league when it went professional, and the Explorers and Mariners merged to allow one of their spots (another Aevanna team folded for the other spot). Initially the teams were mocked - wasn't Aevanna the ice hockey capital? Didn't that city deserve it more? - but who's laughing now? After this duo we get a gap of eight points, so yes, we knew who'd be going to the playoffs nearly a week before the end of the regular season, we only didn't know who would get the bye in second place.

Noordrug will, like Straudum, feel like there was more on the table this year, but too bad. The bottom three are somewhat fair - the Blizzards could have done a bit more but they're not far off of ninth place and we'd have called that a proper spot for them. Ex-Ma and the Islanders... try again next year.

Team of the Year
G Bertus Bitterboom (21) - Lamau-Dartha Hunters
LD Audupu Aunopial (20) - Aevanna Scouts
RD Aomo Eadalin (19) - Serevne Northerners
LW Moen de Zwaluw (24) - Launott Polar Bears
RW Aenime Aivobelin (22) - Aevanna Plains Wanderers
C Birtle Montrose (22) - Aevanna Scouts

U21 of the Year
1. LD Audupu Aunopial (20) - Aevanna Scouts
2. RD Aomo Eadalin (19) - Serevne Northerners
3. C Aoere Aegomenna (20) - Arboren Vortex

Goals
1. C Tiele van April (21) - Straudum Ice
2. C Birtle Montrose (22) - Aevanna Scouts
3. LW Moen de Zwaluw (24) - Launott Polar Bears

Points
1. C Birtle Montrose (22) - Aevanna Scouts
2. LW Moen de Zwaluw (24) - Launott Polar Bears
3. LW Augane Evos (26) - South Aevanna Storm

Save%
1. G Bertus Bitterboom (21) - Lamau-Dartha Hunters
2. G Alca Aegumelin (22) - Serevne Northerners
3. G Wugeld Zudalu (26) - West Coast Blizzards

Team stats

Team                        GF   SOGF    GA   SOGA     Sv%  S/Goal PP Opp   PP%     PK%   FOW%
Aevanna Scouts             188   2068   155   2069   0,925   11,0   194   0,301   0,706   51,3
Lamau-Dartha Hunters       125   2002   103   1933   0,947   16,0   172   0,269   0,664   49,5
Aevanna Plains Wanderers   146   2086   136   1910   0,929   14,3   192   0,317   0,682   49,5
Launott Polar Bears        185   2055   165   2017   0,918   11,1   210   0,284   0,696   49,5
Arboren Vortex             161   1923   130   1990   0,935   11,9   176   0,244   0,765   49,7
Serevne Northerners        120   1980   117   2000   0,942   16,5   194   0,273   0,743   49,6
South Aevanna Storm        182   2015   184   2106   0,913   11,1   187   0,291   0,742   50,5
Straudum Ice               189   2036   185   2003   0,908   10,8   174   0,249   0,796   50,1
Noordrug Bi-state          139   2036   149   2025   0,926   14,6   208   0,228   0,730   49,5
West Coast Blizzards       123   1974   118   2000   0,941   16,0   189   0,316   0,748   50,4
Aevanna Explorers-Mariners 119   1943   180   2063   0,913   16,3   170   0,275   0,834   49,0
Egevea Islanders           131   2033   186   2035   0,909   15,5   202   0,338   0,711   51,3

Postseason
Round 1
Aevanna Plains Wanderers 0–1 Serevne Northerners
Serevne Northerners 2–1 Aevanna Plains Wanderers (Serevne advance 2-0)

Launott Polar Bears 3–6 Arboren Vortex
Arboren Vortex 6–4 Launott Polar Bears (Arboren advance 2-0)

Round 2
Aevanna Scouts 1–0 Serevne Northerners
Serevne Northerners 3–5 Aevanna Scouts (Aevanna advance 2-0)

Lamau-Dartha Hunters 2–1 Arboren Vortex
Arboren Vortex 3–2 Lamau-Dartha Hunters
Lamau-Dartha Hunters 2–0 Arboren Vortex (Lamau-Dartha advance 2-1)

Final
Aevanna Scouts 1–0 Lamau-Dartha Hunters
Lamau-Dartha Hunters 1–5 Aevanna Scouts
Aevanna Scouts 2–4 Lamau-Dartha Hunters
Lamau-Dartha Hunters 2–4 Aevanna Scouts (Aevanna win 3-1)

The Scouts defend their regular season win by beating the Hunters in four games! Serevne and Arboren get the upset in their round one matchups, sidelining a Launott team that just couldn't threepeat, and a Wanderers team that probably was just happy to be there (they were projected 10th!), setting us up for three Aerellen semifinalists... it's been a while. Have the northeastern islands finally found a way to eclipse the mainland, or is this a one-off? Either way, the dominant Hunters get their shot with a 2-1 over the Vortex and the Scouts take care of Serevne... so much for the Aerellen expansion franchises.

And the final, now best of five, has the Scouts go on a 2-0 lead, but the Hunters take one back after losing 1-5. It could honestly have gone either way after that, but the Scouts get a huge third period in game four to seal it. Congrats!

Highest Scoring Games
Round 38 Razhuditla 4 16:00: Noordrug Bi-state 10-6 Straudum Ice @ Stefansson's Backyard, Lysager (Att: 5500 - Cap:5500). Shots: 34-35 Powerplay: 3-1 Faceoffs: 52-48
Round 52 Razhuditla 34 18:30: Noordrug Bi-state 5-10 South Aevanna Storm @ Stefansson's Backyard, Lysager (Att: 5500 - Cap:5500). Shots: 35-44 Powerplay: 1-0 Faceoffs: 65-35
Round 21 Zedhasim 36 21:00: South Aevanna Storm 3-9 Straudum Ice @ The Dome, Aevanna (Att: 8336 - Cap:17000). Shots: 30-39 Powerplay: 5-2 Faceoffs: 55-45
Round 53 Razhuditla 35 18:30: South Aevanna Storm 8-4 Launott Polar Bears @ The Dome, Aevanna (Att: 7693 - Cap:17000). Shots: 36-25 Powerplay: 2-3 Faceoffs: 44-56
Round 1 Tharathju 26 21:00: Aevanna Plains Wanderers 3-8 Egevea Islanders @ The Dome, Aevanna (Att: 8866 - Cap:17000). Shots: 39-35 Powerplay: 2-3 Faceoffs: 60-40
Round 4 Tharathju 32 21:00: Noordrug Bi-state 7-4 Launott Polar Bears @ Stefansson's Backyard, Lysager (Att: 5500 - Cap:5500). Shots: 32-24 Powerplay: 5-3 Faceoffs: 56-44
Round 14 Zedhasim 21 18:30: Aevanna Scouts 5-6 Aevanna Plains Wanderers @ The Dome, Aevanna (Att: 12130 - Cap:17000). Shots: 34-26 Powerplay: 1-3 Faceoffs: 63-37
Round 23 Kidignir 4 18:30: Straudum Ice 5-6 Aevanna Explorers-Mariners @ Marten Kuijper Stadion, Straudum (Att: 8056 - Cap:12500). Shots: 31-28 Powerplay: 3-4 Faceoffs: 58-42
Round 25 Kidignir 9 21:00: Arboren Vortex 9-2 Aevanna Explorers-Mariners @ The Cathedral, Arboren (Att: 7941 - Cap:11000). Shots: 38-29 Powerplay: 3-6 Faceoffs: 37-63
Round 28 Kidignir 16 21:00: Launott Polar Bears 5-6 Straudum Ice @ Jonsson's Backyard, Launott (Att: 7819 - Cap:7900). Shots: 39-34 Powerplay: 4-1 Faceoffs: 51-49
Round 40 Razhuditla 8 16:00: Launott Polar Bears 6-5 Aevanna Plains Wanderers @ Jonsson's Backyard, Launott (Att: 7900 - Cap:7900). Shots: 30-32 Powerplay: 1-5 Faceoffs: 44-56
Round 50 Razhuditla 30 16:00: Aevanna Scouts 7-4 Egevea Islanders @ The Dome, Aevanna (Att: 9603 - Cap:17000). Shots: 36-41 Powerplay: 4-4 Faceoffs: 62-38
Round 4 Tharathju 33 16:00: Serevne Northerners 6-4 Egevea Islanders @ Aurora Centre, Serevne (Att: 6000 - Cap:6000). Shots: 37-27 Powerplay: 4-3 Faceoffs: 40-60
Round 10 Zedhasim 10 21:00: Straudum Ice 4-6 South Aevanna Storm @ Marten Kuijper Stadion, Straudum (Att: 8386 - Cap:12500). Shots: 21-42 Powerplay: 1-2 Faceoffs: 49-51
Round 56 Pithelelash 7 21:00: Egevea Islanders 8-2 Aevanna Plains Wanderers @ The Boombox, Egevea (Att: 8500 - Cap:8500). Shots: 38-24 Powerplay: 6-4 Faceoffs: 38-62

Highest Win Margins
Round 25 Kidignir 9 21:00: Arboren Vortex 9-2 Aevanna Explorers-Mariners @ The Cathedral, Arboren (Att: 8296 - Cap:11000). Shots: 31-25 Powerplay: 0-1 Faceoffs: 42-58
Round 6 Tharathju 36 18:30: West Coast Blizzards 8-1 South Aevanna Storm @ Lacharrailu, Nyashawill (Att: 8304 - Cap:10000). Shots: 47-23 Powerplay: 4-5 Faceoffs: 54-46
Round 45 Razhuditla 17 18:30: Launott Polar Bears 8-1 Aevanna Scouts @ Jonsson's Backyard, Launott (Att: 7900 - Cap:7900). Shots: 40-31 Powerplay: 6-0 Faceoffs: 50-50
Round 50 Razhuditla 30 21:00: Launott Polar Bears 1-8 Straudum Ice @ Jonsson's Backyard, Launott (Att: 7900 - Cap:7900). Shots: 41-35 Powerplay: 1-3 Faceoffs: 39-61
Round 59 Pithelelash 13 16:00: South Aevanna Storm 7-0 Aevanna Explorers-Mariners @ The Dome, Aevanna (Att: 12295 - Cap:17000). Shots: 34-25 Powerplay: 2-1 Faceoffs: 37-63
Round 21 Zedhasim 36 21:00: South Aevanna Storm 3-9 Straudum Ice @ The Dome, Aevanna (Att: 8015 - Cap:17000). Shots: 32-39 Powerplay: 5-5 Faceoffs: 44-56
Round 56 Pithelelash 7 21:00: Egevea Islanders 8-2 Aevanna Plains Wanderers @ The Boombox, Egevea (Att: 8500 - Cap:8500). Shots: 38-32 Powerplay: 2-2 Faceoffs: 42-58
Round 22 Kidignir 1 18:30: Straudum Ice 7-1 Egevea Islanders @ Marten Kuijper Stadion, Straudum (Att: 7936 - Cap:12500). Shots: 19-34 Powerplay: 3-4 Faceoffs: 44-56
Round 45 Razhuditla 18 21:00: Arboren Vortex 7-1 South Aevanna Storm @ The Cathedral, Arboren (Att: 7605 - Cap:11000). Shots: 36-21 Powerplay: 5-2 Faceoffs: 50-50
Round 58 Pithelelash 10 18:30: West Coast Blizzards 7-1 Straudum Ice @ Lacharrailu, Nyashawill (Att: 7806 - Cap:10000). Shots: 37-25 Powerplay: 5-3 Faceoffs: 55-45
Round 30 Kidignir 20 21:00: Straudum Ice 6-0 Aevanna Plains Wanderers @ Marten Kuijper Stadion, Straudum (Att: 8122 - Cap:12500). Shots: 38-36 Powerplay: 1-1 Faceoffs: 60-40
Round 63 Pithelelash 21 21:00: Aevanna Plains Wanderers 6-0 Straudum Ice @ The Dome, Aevanna (Att: 7835 - Cap:17000). Shots: 43-26 Powerplay: 3-1 Faceoffs: 59-41

Lower Leagues

East                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD    Win % 
 1 Aerellen Naturals                 54   35   7  12   193  127  +66    0.713
 2 Norstadd Triangles                54   30  12  12   170  137  +33    0.667
 3 Altiora Originals                 54   28  12  14   157  127  +30    0.630
 4 Lamau Ambers                      54   27  12  15   195  155  +40    0.611
 5 Avimoren Orcas                    54   24   8  22   131  135   −4    0.519
 6 Aethutarovol Aenoph               54   23   8  23   162  150  +12    0.500
 7 Linde Rapids                      54   20   9  25   161  147  +14    0.454
 8 Luna Mammoths                     54   20   6  28   130  150  −20    0.426
 9 Aogamatsu Alaran Dragons          54   10   9  35    95  185  −90    0.269
10 Shinsen Navigators                54    9   5  40   121  202  −81    0.213

West                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD    Win % 
 1 Mewinurra Leopards                54   40   7   7   198   89 +109    0.806
 2 Schemerdrecht Merchants           54   37   4  13   208  114  +94    0.722
 3 Northwest Extreme                 54   33  10  11   170  116  +54    0.704
 4 Sorerla Skaters                   54   30  11  13   196  125  +71    0.657
 5 Monradhau Mountain Spirits        54   22   8  24   130  164  −34    0.481
 6 Saimaga Warriors                  54   18  11  25   146  164  −18    0.435
 7 Zilvernaald Needles               54   19   7  28   138  164  −26    0.417
 8 South Mayara River Spirits        54   13   5  36   118  181  −63    0.287
 9 Chalya West Cape                  54    9  11  34   108  189  −81    0.269
10 Zuidplat Rovers                   54    8   8  38    99  205 −106    0.222

[Ko-oren]

Season 44 - Previews

Format: Our twelve clubs play each other home and away. After 22 matchdays (11 opponents x 2 games), the top six play each other home and away again, as do the bottom six. Points from stage one and two are added together, where no team from the bottom six can overtake any team of the top six. The team in 12th relegates directly to the Second Division. The team in 11th takes on the winner of the Second Division #3 versus #2 in a promotion/relegation playoff.

Tournaments: Aside from the Top League, teams also compete in two Cup tournaments: the Pro Cup (only for teams in the top two tiers, where they play five Casaran matchdays, followed by a knockout tournament for the top eight) and the Open Cup (where all 512 professional, semi-professional, university, academy, top tier amateur, and reserve teams compete in nine rounds). At the end of it, the winner of the Pro Cup takes on the winner of the Open Cup to decide who goes to the IFCF CWC. The next season starts with the Supercup: the Top League champion versus the winner of the Open vs Pro Cup final - but this result is still presented as being a part of this season. The Top League champion also takes on the winner of the Quebecois league in a friendly season opener (the 'Salamantic Supercup'). Ko-orenite clubs take part in the IFCF CL, IFCF CC, IFCF Liga B, IFCF CWC, IFCF Rising Stars Cup, IUCC, VCI, and CAFA LigAnaia.

Schedule:
End of summer: Ko-orenite Supercup; Salamantic Supercup
Autumn: 11 MDs, 3 MDs in the Pro Cup, 2 Open Cup rounds
Winter: 11 MDs, 2 MDs in the Pro Cup, 3 Open Cup rounds
Spring: 10 MDs (Championship and Relegation Groups), Pro Cup QF, SF, Open Cup Ro16, QF, SF
Summer: Pro Cup Final, Open Cup Final, Cup Winners Cup (Pro vs Open), Pro/Rel Playoffs.

Starters
1 GK Wemagun Cyamou (24, KOR)
2 RB Edialor Aiamara (33, KOR)
3 CB Hunusu Siltinthen (26, KOR)
4 CB David Lyons (32, FLV)
5 LB Sujimbee Haggigana (21, KOR)
6 DM Cornelious Magrath (36, KOR)
7 CM Purelbusak Entatingun (24, KOR)
8 CM Charles Adams (22, FVA)
9 AM Authusa Aoriene (31, KOR)
10 SS Nunstaurilin Joljaurinden (29, KOR)
11 ST Ravil Kulesza (23, NPH)

Substitutes
12 LB Cyrus Crewnett (22, KOR)
13 LM Shutel Tehinnau (21, KOR)
14 LB Homerel Ogalthundhen (21, KOR)
15 DM Olikek Azerhendhen (17, KOR)
16 ST Bayley Stanton (34, CDG)
18 CB Anthony Staff (28, KOR)

C COACH Nalaikh Bagaurunir (60, KOR)

Maethoru SC
Stadium: Rikalathen Arena (45000) in Maethoru, KCT
Background: The club to beat ever since its inception right into the modern era. Record champions. The only club (so far) to go deep into UICA/IFCF tournaments. Name a record, and it's likely Maethoru's. The success is built on an amazingly competent front office, buying and selling the exact right players for the job - even if they're not big names. The club's never been far away from meritocratic politics, as a club located in the heart of government.
Support: Gloryhunters, bandwagoners, fans of efficiency.
Nickname: Capital Club, All Greens, The Champions
Rivals: Aminey CS, Gehrenna FC
Titles: 7
Staff: Staff Competence: ★★★★★ / Scouting Department: ★★★ / Club Reputation: ★★★★★
Resources: Stadium: ★★★ / Financial Situation: ★★★★★ / Training Facilities: ★★★★★
Last season: 2nd. For the second straight year, Maethoru couldn't get a title, and that stings. In fact, if you head over the 'this season' section, they've thrown more resources at the problem than any Ko-orenite team was supposed to have. It turns out that they have held on to their IFCF money and transfer money and it all has to go right this year. Last season, there were entire stretches of the season where the Capital Club were 5th or 6th - never really in trouble of dropping out of the IFCF, but definitely on the low end of 'top club', and it even included a stretch of five games where four were lost. As always, they righted the ship in the final 10 games - the Championship Group - climbing from a very mediocre 5th to a respectable 2nd.
This season: 1st. As mentioned, the extra resources are just ridiculous. They signed Adams and Kulesza, and those two signings combined are more expensive than any team's offseason in the Top League, ever. Maethoru are desperate to get back to a championship, and after a few light-blue years the normally quiet Capital Club have gone into a very aggressive offseason. It's now or never for Bagaurunir - not title this year, and they'll be moving on. That said, they're probably a small step ahead of the other top teams, with a few stars - Entatingun, Adams, Kulesza - a few talented youngsters - Cyamou was given another year, as well as Haggigana - and a few quiet contributors with Siltinthen especially deserving more praise on a slightly underrated defence - Maethoru's always been all about that midfield and they still are, but Siltinthen and Haggigana are building a quietly competitive back line.

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Starters
1 GK Edou Bittencourt (31, KOR)
2 CB Esther Sidle (28, TLI)
3 CB Daniela (f) Streamcarers (25, OCR)
4 CB Kasmab Kaddaske (23, EFK)
5 DM Abraham Torre (21, KOR)
6 RM Ciriaco Laza (21, KOR)
7 CM Hixinio Andrade (17, KOR)
8 LM Stanley Thompkins (31, KOR)
9 AM Nathaniel Auvergne (33, KOR)
10 RS Tara (f) Number (32, MRT)
11 ST Reveri Swanton (23, NPH)

Substitutes
12 CB Gladys (f) Hemshade (22, KOR)
13 CB Rosephine Thistle (19, QAD)
14 CM Imanol Etxaurren (36, AUD)
18 CB Abria (f) yElyseddinion (21, KOR)

C COACH Martin Costello (60, TMB)

Miradela GD
Stadium: Estádio Fortaleza (29000) in Santa Teresa, Finisterre
Background: Santa Teresa was the first soccer capital of Ko-oren - regardless of whether trophies just flowed to Maethoru anyway. Miradela is the upper class club of the city, representing the business owners and most of the middle class as well. They long looked up to Branvon's trophy cabinet (until winning a few titles when Maethoru wasn't looking) but have always looked down on Branvon's fans and followers. Money's rarely a problem for them, though they value a manager with a plan over just buying every player they want.
Support: Fans of results, the upper class, nobility, looking down on peasants.
Nickname: Admirals
Rivals: Branvon CD, Castelo e Calvente CS
Titles: 2
Staff: Staff Competence: ★★★ / Scouting Department: ★ / Club Reputation: ★★★★
Resources: Stadium: ★★ / Financial Situation: ★★★ / Training Facilities: ★★★★
Last season: 4th. That big 'Miradela explodes onto the scene' thing didn't exactly work out for the Santa Teresans. They were up there as a contender for most of the mid-season, starting off decently with a 4-game win streak and then really rolling with a 5-game win streak a month later. It was them and Aminey in first and second for nearly two full months until Kanatsu crashed the party. From then on, the Admirals never really got going again. They sustained a 3-game losing streak at the end of the regular season into the start of the Championship Group and fizzled out to 4th - not enough for the CL.
This season: 2nd. Their project continues and a few setbacks shouldn't harm them long-term. Costello is still a trusted coach and she still leads a team that climbed up to the top echelon in record time, without breaking the bank though definitely profiting from the Top League's CAFA recruiting drive a few seasons ago. Bittencourt is the best goalie in the country at the moment. Torre and Laza are both 21 and already making waves for the NT. Andrade might join them later. Kaddaske and Streamcarers headline a surprisingly good defence, not always something that Miradela was known for but if so much talent falls into your lap why not make it work for you. The creative midfield is getting on in age but Number has been doing a number on the league for a bit - and that's after the original contract stipulated that if the club didn't do well, Number was to be sold on! How different the world is now.

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Starters
1 GK Gwang-Heui Kang (28, QUE)
2 RB Ric Boulanger (32, KOR)
3 CB Vinnie Ó Madaidhín (32, DAR)
4 CB Thomas Finisterrais (22, KOR)
5 LB Boloraun Rurindhaunden (32, KOR)
6 RM Genevieve (f) Orville (28, QAD)
7 CM Dann Oddkellsson (28, GRF)
8 CM Ratko Ivančir (31, ZRH)
9 LM Florent Rivera (31, PFA)
10 SS Hurorinul Bonstirthinden (28, KOR)
11 LS Rex Archer (28, KOR)

Substitutes
12 RS Aimogina Aeganora (29, KOR)
14 LS Fabian Thundhart (33, MRT)
17 ST Adée Lavigne (29, KOR)

C COACH Emeline (f) Millet (54, KOR)

Aminey CS
Stadium: Stade sur la Baie (70000) in Aminey, Aminey
Background: While they're not the oldest francophone club (that's Tanques), Aminey was founded as the club of the City of Entertainment, the largest city of its region. The club has always had high-profile fans, lots of money... and lots of expectations. Even third stringers are picked apart by local media - and those stories then turn national fast. Big name transfers are a necessity. Who keeps interrupting important celebrity gossip with these dumb weekly matches?
Support: Those who like big names, glamour, and (good) players that are more like movie stars at times.
Nickname: FC Entertainment, Sky Blues
Rivals: Maethoru SC, Couziers-Olympiques
Titles: 3
Staff: Staff Competence: ★★ / Scouting Department: ★★ / Club Reputation: ★★★★★
Resources: Stadium: ★★★★★ / Financial Situation: ★★★★★ / Training Facilities: ★★★
Last season: 1st. A star-studded lineup was among the top 2 or 3 for the entire season, before going on a run that Miradela couldn't keep up with. They were never far ahead, but they did set the pace for the rest of the top clubs to follow. They were simply too good, again.
This season: 3rd. Strangely that's the number we get to in a crowded field of three contenders. Straudum is gone, but Miradela are now also eyeing a title. Maethoru have invested every single Korona that was in their piggy bank and Miradela are using a strangely talented and varied squad. That said, Aminey should be in the running for a championship no matter what - the top three is close together. Oddkellsson, Bonstirthinden, Ivančir, and Ó Madaidhín are the better names, but let's zoom in on Kang, a top 2 goalie in the league and his NT is finally noticing that.

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Starters
1 GK Gudo Neihof (36, KOR)
2 RB Folkert Nieuwboom (18, KOR)
3 CB Adam Archer (28, KOR)
4 CB Arnold Tomlinson (37, TKT)
5 CB Géra Bethune (25, KOR)
6 DM Maelfin yMorcanmac (18, KOR)
7 RM Savannah (f) Quinn (27, KRY)
8 CM Timothy Parsons (30, KOR)
9 LM Tijl Scherpenkate (32, KOR)
10 RS Hannibal Sawyer (27, KOR)
11 RS Dornared yOraenaig (21, KOR)

Substitutes
12 RM Syl Brousseau (31, KOR)
13 RB Flori Vaillancourt (25, KOR)
14 LS Dennis Moore (32, KOR)
16 GK Reg Siemeling (30, KOR)
17 LM Karl Boberg (25, KOR)

C COACH Gustavo Franco (64, VLD)

Straudum VV
Stadium: Hazel Arena (25400) in Straudum, Sudaefjoll
Background: Straudum, despite the humble size of its stadium and fanbase, is one of the eight historical clubs of the country, and yet is the most overlooked team out there. Straudum is the moneyball club, playing incredibly defensive football, finding ignored talents all over Ko-oren, and plugging them into their squad on the cheap. As it's also up in the north, beyond Schemerdrecht (their biggest rivals), it's dark and cold and miserable. 'Could he do it on a rainy Kuhrathu in Straudum' applies.
Support: Fans of defensive football. If you agree with the Dragonflies' outlook on how the game should be played, Straudum's your club.
Nickname: Gatekeepers
Rivals: Schemerdrecht SVV, SC Sokrona, Sterrenwolde FC
Titles: 1
Staff: Staff Competence: ★★★★★ / Scouting Department: ★★★★★ / Club Reputation: ★★★
Resources: Stadium: ★★ / Financial Situation: ★★★★★ / Training Facilities: ★★★★★
Last season: 5th. After a few dire years the Gatekeepers are back. They had a young squad, won a title, couldn't afford their contracts - as the club knew would happen - and spent a few years rebuilding - such is the fate of clubs that aren't Maethoru or Aminey (or, to a lesser extent, Miradela). They still had a good team to stay in the IFCF spots as the contours of a new, hyper-defensive, youth team were shaping up. They also didn't do themselves a lot of favours by losing five in a row in the Championship Group - that's gifting away 15 points to teams you're directly battling for the good stuff.
This season: 4th. Good but not great, and the top three should still be a bit above them - if Straudum can even ever recapture the magic of that previous decade. Like we said: they go from young team to young team, and Nieuwboom, yMorcanmac, and yOraenaig look to be the new pillars, one players per line. In addition, Tomlinson and Quinn are still the defining players who have shown to be able to carry (or at least contribute to) a contender. It's amazing that they stayed and are willing to welcome a new generation to the northeast.

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Starters
1 GK Antón Miramontes (26, KOR)
2 RB Raudhjan Ekaregnau (22, KOR)
3 CB Gonshiro Furuya (25, KOR)
4 CB Keiki Todaka (17, KOR)
5 LB Kaneyoshi Kaji (21, KOR)
6 DM Orinosuke Uozumi (24, KOR)
7 CM Misha Retyunskikh (27, NPH)
8 CM Ryobe Takagaki (24, KOR)
9 LM Efineha (f) Tesuna'e (28, ALR)
10 AM Teiichi Tsuchimoto (21, KOR)
11 LS Angus Jack (22, KRY)

Substitutes
12 RB Aiguo Zhu (35, YZH)
13 RM Ikki Sakurama (23, KOR)
14 GK Thomas Stewart (35, AUD)
16 RM Naoaki Oogami (26, KOR)
17 CB Rozalin Meynard (33, EQS)

C COACH Kiggwe Siakam (66, BNJ)

Katashi-Kanatsu
Stadium: Suzumebachi Stadium (32700) in Katashi, Katashi
Background: They were one of two clubs that predated the Yoshiman championship, and therefore entered into the national, Ko-orenite league. There they established themselves as a somewhat attacking, but always well-led squad with a Yoshiman-only policy right up until modern times. While their trophy cabinet is a bit empty, they've always been up there with plenty of UICA/IFCF berths. They represent the east and its slightly combative stance towards the Gehrennan, meritocratic, government.
Support: Rebels: both tactically (heavily geared towards attack) and politically. That said, Katashi is part of the 'establishment' as one of the original eight clubs as well.
Nickname: Rebels, Royals
Rivals: Advance Alara, Katashi Azula, Yonenomura, Odahayashi Revolution
Titles: 0
Staff: Staff Competence: ★★★★ / Scouting Department: ★★ / Club Reputation: ★★★★
Resources: Stadium: ★★★ / Financial Situation: ★★★ / Training Facilities: ★★
Last season: 3rd. A lot of things went right for them, they even briefly led the league pretty late in the season, then flatlined in the Championship Group for a bit. They took just one win (and six draws) in those final 10 games and they finished 8 points behind Aminey after all was said and done. Third place was already a bit unexpected - they were more 5th/6th - but apparently it was a down year for Yoshiman football for everyone except them (Alara relegating, Azula put in place in 9th, Odahayashi and Fukushira both relegating from the second dision). So, in a sense, the perfect year though they could have helped themselves in those final 10 games a bit more.
This season: 5th. We're expecting largely the same as last year, with a band of varying outcomes between 3rd like last season or something out of the IFCF (7th/8th). It's hard to say where this team is at right now, at least their progression path isn't as clear cut as perennial contenders Maethoru and Aminey, the rebuilt Straudum, and window-fully-open Miradela. With a couple of young guns in Todaka and Kaji, paired with Furuya (is he 25 already??) and Uozomi, Kanatsu have built a surprisingly strong defensive block for a club that's supposed to play attack only - fully against the grain of Ko-orenite football. Tsuchimoto and Jack are just 21 and 22. It's hard to see this team do worse. The future is bright - the youngest of the big 5.

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Starters
1 GK Carl Malmstroom (29, KOR)
2 CB Hubert Breguet (25, KOR)
3 CB Egesa Aedil (21, KOR)
4 CB Sonny Chiesa (28, KRY)
5 DM TS Avery (30, XAN)
6 AM Rachel (f) Walbuck (23, KOR)
7 CM Évra Bernier (29, KOR)
8 LM Martin Sheils (31, KOR)
9 AM Robbie Gordon (24, XAN)
10 ST Marianne Lee (25, DAR)
11 ST Nard Monshouwer (29, KOR)

Substitutes
12 RS Paskal Toussaint (34, CMT)
13 RM Liga Askari (32, CMT)
16 AM Aaron Lyford (29, KOR)
17 LB Lilly (f) Alardice (25, KOR)

C COACH Cicy Boisselot (49, KOR)

Tanques AOE
Stadium: Stade Amandine (30000) in Étouille, Cote Austral
Background: As one of the historical eight clubs, this club has one ancient championship trophy, as well as one modern one. It's a shame they fell down, right after winning their modern title, even. This club upholds the pride of all of southern Côte Austral, and it's hard to imagine light blue as belonging to any club other than Tanques. The Francophones have always focused on a possession-based playing style, fluid in defence and attack, with many creative playmakers in their ranks over the years.
Support: Lovers of beautiful football, fans with a longing for the past, francophones, or if you like to spend your time in a town that's nice and warm year round.
Nickname: Beautiful Blue
Rivals: Amandine AdF
Titles: 1
Staff: Staff Competence: ★★ / Scouting Department: ★★★★ / Club Reputation: ★★★★
Resources: Stadium: ★★★ / Financial Situation: ★★ / Training Facilities: ★★★★★
Last season: 7th. Starting out with 0 points from the first three games, this wasn't exactly Tanques' year. They ended up winning one of their first 11 games, but after that they started winning. They rode a three-game winning streak to relevancy and then got 23 out of 30 points in the Relegation Group - the final 10 games - and landed seventh place by an 8-point margin over 8th. Without that horrible start, they could be in the IFCF.
This season: 6th. Not as young and hopeful as some of the other teams trying for those IFCF spots, their window should be wide open except it isn't completely. Despite the talents of Lee, Breguet, and Monshouwer, the midfield - traditionally the focal point of the team - isn't as strong as it can be. Askari and Lyford will offer more help from the bench than what most other teams have as backups, though. Tanques might not look like it's set up for success immediately, but they might be the most flexible team roster-wise. Aedil is a huge defensive talent, too.

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Starters
1 GK Norauspu Thurzerthinden (29, KOR)
2 RB Martin van der Heuvel (21, KOR)
3 CB Lucy (f) Featherborn (23, OCR)
4 CB Emmanuel Odita (23, CAD)
5 LB Obadiah Gillinghurst (22, KOR)
6 DM Thisdin Mergakhinen (31, KOR)
7 RM Elco Lamshuis (28, KOR)
8 CM Sergius Atieno (27, BNJ)
9 LM Gregorius Lepelaar (22, KOR)
10 SS Wijbrand Deckere (21, KOR)
11 ST Richard Twickaway (23, KOR)

Substitutes
12 CB Marn Draaijer (31, KOR)
13 LM Julius Heer (26, KSK)
14 CM Josh Evans (31, TMB)
15 RB Cornelia (f) Gloren (24, KOR)
17 CB Apple Crumble (32, EQS)

C COACH Esolent Eregrenthen (60, KOR)

Schemerdrecht SVV
Stadium: Orange Bowl (54000) in Schemerdrecht, Intermare
Background: The north's most famous club has put the city and the region on the map. Somewhat defensive, Schemerdrecht has a history of suppling the national team with good defenders, holding midfielders, and captains. Their rivalry is with nearby clubs instead of with the regular Aminey or Maethoru. The club is often up there in the championship debate and easily keeps pace with the other contenders.
Support: Supporters of sensible football. If you want a club with no surprises, hijinks, or problematic personalities, Schemerdrecht is it.
Nickname: Northerners
Rivals: Straudum VV, Sterrenwolde FC, Donderen
Titles: 2
Staff: Staff Competence: ★★★★ / Scouting Department: ★★ / Club Reputation: ★★★★
Resources: Stadium: ★★★★★ / Financial Situation: ★★★★ / Training Facilities: ★★★
Last season: 6th. A bit of a lucky finish, with how Schemerdrecht hasn't really managed to impress. Traditionally in the Kanatsu-Tanques-Miradela class of challengers, the Northerners have taken several steps back, changed managers twice, and now could be on to something. Never truly great, they recorded some wins over the good clubs but mixed in a loss here and there to the relegation candidates - Schemerdrecht were mid-table, but two mid-table teams have to make the top 6 Championship Group, so... around the halfway point, Schemerdrecht and Maethoru were tied in points. Maethoru shot up to second, while Schemerdrecht stalled out to 6th. Still made the IFCF though.
This season: 7th. With few changes to their squad and looking for stability more than getting more changes in, they have a young-ish team with a very young attack - Deckere and Twickaway have been playing together for ages though - and with Featherborn and Odita at the back, Schemerdrecht seems to have survived turmoil without relegation and will now try to get this core to glory. Lamshuis and Atieno are true engines in the middle, dictating tempo and direction, while Gillinghurst can provide width on the other wing.

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Starters
1 GK Mikel Horzabath Krygorf (25, AHR)
2 RB Munetoki Shichi (19, KOR)
3 CB Bess (f) Herelake (19, KOR)
4 LB Persephone (f) Rowley (23, KOR)
5 DM Amelia (f) Inchcombe (37, KOR)
6 RM Swini yLlwteis (16, KOR)
7 CM Vernon Hunt (27, KOR)
8 LM Augustus Southlin (19, KOR)
9 RS Toshitsugu Hiraide (16, KOR)
10 ST Clement Spanner (32, KOR)
11 ST Timothy Sapping (27, KOR)

Substitutes
12 CB Michael Mattson (33, KOR)
13 CB Zac Irwin (30, SYL)
14 ST Barnabas Hertstone (24, KOR)
15 LM Landelina (f) Chacón (22, KOR)
16 LS Arnaud Neri (26, KOR)

C COACH Scott Whitewoods (47, BRE)

Sydberg Olympia
Stadium: Golhampton Grounds (23000) in Greencaster, Surbourneshire
Background: A decently old team in northern Greencaster - that's Ko-oren's largest city and otherwise goes without representation in football - bringing together all walks of life. From briny fishermen to the hard workers of the harbour, the new money that came to the city as it became the country's financial centre, the stadium is packed with every single tax bracket that the Ministry of Finance can imagine. The only thing missing, so far, are results.
Support: City folk, fast paced people that want to be at the centre of it all, who never have time and rarely have money.
Nickname: Greencastrians
Rivals: Langward, Cresthill FC, Marinwood Sunday
Titles: 0
Staff: Staff Competence: ★★★ / Scouting Department: ★★ / Club Reputation: ★★★★★
Resources: Stadium: ★★★★ / Financial Situation: ★★★ / Training Facilities: ★★★
Last season: 3rd, Second Division, surviving two playoff rounds. They're back! The biggest club in the biggest city of Ko-oren is back for at least another year, and we've all been wondering what they were waiting for. Sydberg as a club has an impressive size and fanbase and all they lacked was a long-term Top League stay. They have very few issues attacting players - Olympia is as much a household name as Alara, Gehrenna, and far more a name than Sokrona or Azula.
This season: 8th. They started building their squad last season, promoted, changed over the weakest links while keeping the high-ceiling ones to long-term rosters. Now they boast a young roster with a handful of very experienced mentors. Inchcombe agreed to one more season, Spanner is still going strong, and Mattson and Irwin will provide some wisdom at the back. At the same time, they have Krygorf, Shichi, Herelake, Rowley, Southlin all under 25-ish, and even Hiraide and yLlwteis as 16-year olds! The individual quality should come from Herelake and Rowley for now.

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Starters
1 GK Semelau (f) Odholthen (16, KOR)
2 RB George Turnbull (28, TLI)
3 CB Godefroy Poullain (25, KOR)
4 CB Nial yLorbhwl (26, KOR)
5 LB Bwmrell yFewllis (28, KOR)
6 DM Ewla (f) yGaelligenaidd (16, KOR)
7 RM Howell Hegan (31, KOR)
8 CM Kausuispiru Zalmaulthindhen (34, KOR)
9 AM Sam Depel (21, ELM)
10 RS Matane (f) Mamannau (22, KOR)
11 LS Benedikto Urruchi (28, JUE)

Substitutes
12 ST Lispaulinu Pisjanauden (32, KOR)
14 GK Teiko Shoshi (21, KOR)
15 CM Leon Morris (31, KOR)
16 RB Dhanparau Sasporterinthen (29, KOR)
17 CB Lin Xiding (28, YZH)
18 SS Vernon Carrington (27, KOR)

C COACH Lucas Kukiseso (49, ZWZ)

Gehrenna FC
Stadium: Kautherlugin Field (19200) in Gehrenna, KCT
Background: A club of the government, second fiddle behind perennial champions Maethoru, the Gehrennans have found the perfect balance between official business and authentic localness. The bureaucrats don't care too much for football, so anyone left who did care about the club were treated like royalty, and they still are. This club cares about its fans, no matter the flak they get from the bureaucrats in their city, or from the fans of every other club who immediately associate the city of Gehrenna with 'posh'. Because this club isn't posh, even if it plays in quite a posh city.
Support: Anyone who likes the Ko-orenite (social) meritocracy, and wishes to support a team that's at the heart of it. ('mate, you can't support a system of government')
Nickname: The Other Capital Club
Rivals: Maethoru SC
Titles: 0
Staff: Staff Competence: ★★★ / Scouting Department: ★★★★ / Club Reputation: ★
Resources: Stadium: ★ / Financial Situation: ★★★ / Training Facilities: ★★
Last season: 10th. You get one guess. Of course they were 10th, they always are. Starting with four losses and only getting their first win in round 8, it took a while for them to get going but any rumours of a team ready for the upset and Gehrenna finally growing beyond perennial 10th-ness were done. You're not making the top 6 - the cutoff being round 22 - after basically missing all of round 1 to 7. After that, they rarely lost, and they string together four wins at the end of the regular season (round 1-22) and the start of the Relegation Group (23-32).
This season: 9th. Critical improvements elude them though individual elements of this team keep being fun to look at. Gehrenna are in no way a wasted spot in the Top League, even if the end result is somewhat predictable. The entire team hinges on how Zalmaulthindhen does - and how long he sticks around for - with Urruchi and the three Mawr (yLorbhwl, yFewllis, yGaelligenaidd) providing key support as well. Two sixteen-year olds make the Top League younger than ever, and a 16-year old goalie? Not sure.

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Starters
1 GK Howard Cheyne (31, KOR)
2 CB Charley Mellowby (19, KOR)
3 CB Jung-Suk Lee (26, CMT)
4 CB Allen Scarshell (22, KOR)
5 DM Edward Dreameath (20, KOR)
6 RM Byron Radcliff (29, KOR)
7 LM Thernalru Lesidhaunden (26, KOR)
8 AM Teobhwch yTawdnhawch (34, KOR)
9 SS Alexandre Desrives (29, PTR)
10 RS Lindsay Pomburgh (22, KOR)
11 LS Flynn Scratchley (22, SYL)

Substitutes
12 RS Médard Sigur (23, KOR)
13 DM Jarvis Fairbeard (25, KOR)
14 CB Alexander Docherty (30, TLI)
15 RM Marc-Andre Onasi (32, QUE)
16 RM Electra Casabjan (24, LEX)

C COACH Loy Norman (48, KOR)

Maynard AFC
Stadium: Armskirk Municipal Ground (20000) in Maynard, Leeshire
Background: This might just be the most colourful club of Ko-oren. Not the most successful one, by a long shot. Maybe the opposite, even. Maynard finished bottom of the Top League just about every year until relegation was introduced, after which they finished second-last for a few seasons until the curtains finally drew. Up until that point, the crafty owner of the club, Magdalene Buchanan, tried to find avenues everywhere in order to sustain her beloved club. She sponsored a club in the defunct Ounaian League, and is currently involved in lower league Chromatik football. For a very long time, Maynard was the only club in southwestern Ko-oren of note - they are now one among many. It's telling that a club this old has few notable players and is mainly known for board room shenanigans.
Support: If you want to support a feelgood story and you never want to be called a bandwagoner. Or you enjoy a club with an enterpreneurial spirit, regardless of the efficacy of their endeavours.
Nickname: The Circus
Rivals: Sydberg, Leeshire United, Glimmerfall Triumph
Titles: 1
Staff: Staff Competence: ★ / Scouting Department: ★★★★ / Club Reputation: ★★★★
Resources: Stadium: ★★★★ / Financial Situation: ★★★★★ / Training Facilities: ★★
Last season: 8th. Maynard are back and have survived the biggest challenge - not relegating in year one. Maynard, like Sydberg, are a south/southwestern club - whereas most big clubs are situated on the Bay - with a huge fanbase as a huge part of the Ko-orenite population have only these two teams to support as long-term stable, good options (on top of a host off well-supported, more local squads). The Circus were never in a winning form, but they managed to avoid any long-term bad vibes, hence the mid-table finish.
This season: 10th. With Sydberg coming into the league on a good roster and Maynard looking for expansion elsewhere rather than Ko-oren, things could be dire for their year two situation. As with most clubs, they have one or two extremely high valued talents - Mellowby and Scarshell - alongside a cast of journeymen - Radcliff, yTawdnhawch, Cheyne - and a few pretty good foreign players. Things might not be exciting for a club nicknamed Circus, but they'll be fun enough this year.

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Starters
1 GK Kaede Akiyama (31, SQR)
2 RB Quen Trintignant (28, KOR)
3 CB Kerri (f) West (23, DAR)
4 CB Azariah Godolpin (26, KOR)
5 LB Ryōsei Nagatomo (20, KOR)
6 DM Laur Bonnot (25, KOR)
7 CM Aquila Hongo (27, BNJ)
8 AM Tolajilo Ebina (32, KOR)
9 AM Allard Vogelaar (20, KOR)
10 RS Yu-Ni (f) Nam (25, KOR)
11 LS Carlos Ferreiro (25, KOR)

Substitutes
12 GK Peter Nurmi (31, KIM)
13 DM Araete Amawai (34, KOR)
14 AM Auberl Doonta (24, KOR)
15 LS Heizo Izuvala (25, KOR)
16 DM Anzai Mulatagi (33, KOR)
17 ST Kirstin Bellomo (29, DRK)

C COACH Manny Weasel (45, SYL)

Katashi Azula
Stadium: Laomei Stadium (13000) in Katashi, Katashi
Background: The fourth club of Katashi since the olden days (the VERY olden days), Azula has carved out a niche and a following, as a friendly-yet-angry, decently rich club.
Support: You don't like to go for the obvious, the second most obvious, or the third most obvious choice.
Nickname: Team 4
Rivals: Katashi-Kanatsu, Yonenomura, Odahayashi Revolution
Titles: 0
Staff: Staff Competence: ★★★ / Scouting Department: ★★ / Club Reputation: ★★★
Resources: Stadium: ★★ / Financial Situation: ★★★★ / Training Facilities: ★★
Last season: 9th. It's been a while since they promoted out of nowhere and seized an IFCF spot. Now they've largely taken the place of Alara, WSR, and Gehrenna - stable enough but will they ever get into the IFCF again? The season started off looking like they could get a top six spot again, getting as high as 4th for a few weeks about two months in, but where the other bottom 6 teams finally started going in winter, Azula dropped off a bit. Still, they were rarely in danger though the three-game losing streak in the Relegation Group saw their lead evaporate completely.
This season: 11th. Well, what a story it might well have been. Promote, beat everyone, IFCF, stagnate, relegate. Eleventh is a playoff spot. It's still mostly the same team but with the best players poached by Aminey, Maethoru, and the rest of the big 5, and now they're in the same boat as most stable teams here - trying to find young players while riding their core into the sunset, and hoping that you can stick around for longer than just that generation. With Nagatomo, Nam, Ferreiro, the basics are there, but the midfield is so-so and the defence is pretty mediocre. They'll need a lot of that season 40 enthusiasm.

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Starters
1 GK Néo Marois (18, KOR)
2 RB Leon Bares (32, KOR)
3 CB Gilles Gachet (32, KOR)
4 CB Arinori Agano (31, KOR)
5 LB Phoebe (f) Brownewald (22, KOR)
6 CM Gilbertine (f) Adam (27, CMT)
7 CM Herbort Roodappel (21, KOR)
8 LM Jip De Lange (32, TLI)
9 AM Ella Ciuru (33, SAJ)
10 RS Llounguís Ulloa (29, KOR)
11 LS Rintaro Sawada (26, KOR)

Substitutes
12 CM Cohen MacVicar (25, AUD)
13 LB Gjöl Noordburg (35, KOR)
14 LS Domingos Carreiro (25, KOR)
15 GK Arabella (f) Stagg (25, KOR)
16 DM Moises Acuna (28, KOR)

C COACH Anthony Sutherland (56, KOR)

Branvon CD
Stadium: Estádio Marítimo (21500) in Santa Teresa, Finisterre
Background: Santa Teresa was the first soccer capital of Ko-oren - regardless of whether trophies just flowed to Maethoru anyway. Branvon is the working class club of Santa Teresa, representing the harbour and the coast guard, without any of the military pretenses. The biggest rival is Miradela, from the same city, and fans will take two wins over them rather than a title.
Support: Anyone who likes a club of the people. Hard working, honest football.
Nickname: Bastards, Stowaways
Rivals: Miradela GD, Castelo e Calvente CS
Titles: 0
Staff: Staff Competence: ★★ / Scouting Department: ★★ / Club Reputation: ★★★
Resources: Stadium: ★★★★ / Financial Situation: ★ / Training Facilities: ★★★
Last season: 1st, Second Division. They finished first on goal difference (+13 versus WSR +4) - yes, goal differences are that low down there - Sydberg in third place being +18, though. Branvon just did the right things at the right time, found a few more points versus the 6 or 7 promotion contenders (because there are 3 total spots that give you a chance).
This season: 12th. Someone has to be last, and with how much the other promotors improved (Sydberg), Gehrenna's quiet stability, and Azula's head start, Branvon are probably the ones to go straight down again - though having such a historical club back is an honour and we wish we could have more than 12 clubs in the Top League with how much the second tier has evolved this last decade. All the names are back: Bares, Gachet, Agano, De Lange, Ciuru... Branvon didn't get to invest in youth a whole lot and it shows - even if they survive this year, they're in for a hellish offseason next year.

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Last Season's International Results
Not the best we've ever done, but we did get four teams into the CL and CC group stages. Ko-orenite clubs don't seem to stumble in the qualifiers that often anymore, but we might have gotten used to our regular quarterfinal berth - only Meathoru got anywhere close but that's as far as it went. Aminey, as champions, were terrible and didn't even get a second attempt in the CC out of it - and again, the Maethoru fans have the last laugh by not just making it through the qualifiers but getting further than their southern rivals. Kanatsu, after a few years' absence, had a false start in the CL preliminaries but found their groove in the CC yet couldn't make the group. Straudum showed that their successful seasons have turned them into a pretty tenacious bunch even without the biggest names of that era, fighting through the prelims and getting to the Round of 32. Schemerdrecht - who thought they even could make it there - fell at the first hurdle. All in all, our coefficient relies on two clubs doing well, but we can point fingers at the others for falling out nearly immediately: Schemerdrecht, Miradela, and Aminey, what was that? The old guard of Maethoru and Straudum - no titles for several years now - remain the ace up our sleeve internationally. They just play a smarter game, it seems.

The Rising Stars Cup had a surprise for the Rozenvoorde youngsters: their Rozenvoordse Academie made it to the final four. In the Liga B, Branvon barely got through the group (while Sydberg and WSR dropped out) over the likes of North Laithland and then went on a run, including another defeat of a Nepharim club, before finally losing the final to Herzegovina Phoenix. Well done to them - their bragging rights within the city of Santa Teresa are restored, take that Miradela!

Champions League
Second Qualifying Round
(KOR)                           Katashi-Kanatsu    3–4    Crisisbless                               (NPH)   2–4   1–0 

Third Qualifying Round
(VLD)                             Tannenberg FC    2–5    Maethoru SC                               (KOR)   1–3   1–2 

Playoff Round
(MYT)                                   Olympic    3–4    Maethoru SC                               (KOR)   2–1   1–3  (aet)

Group Stage
Group B
#  Team                                                 P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    TrT    ACh    Mae    MMp
1  Turoki Tide                                    VIL   6  3  2  1  12   5   7  11      -     1-1    2-0    1-1  
2  Aries Chariots                                 NPH   6  2  3  1   6   9  -3   9     0-5     -     0-0    1-1  
3  Maethoru SC                                    KOR   6  2  2  2   6   7  -1   8     1-0    1-2     -     2-1  
4  Marinos Metropolis                             VLD   6  0  3  3   8  11  -3   3     2-3    1-2    2-2     -

Group G
#  Team                                                 P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    Cmt    Ipd    MpA    Amn
1  Chromatik                                      CMT   6  5  1  0  17   4  13  16      -     2-1    2-0    2-2  
2  Independence 1975                              EXT   6  2  1  3   5   9  -4   7     0-4     -     2-0    0-0  
3  Metropolis Alligators                          VLD   6  2  0  4   5  11  -6   6     0-5    1-2     -     2-0  
4  Aminey CS                                      KOR   6  1  2  3   5   8  -3   5     1-2    2-0    0-2     -

Challengers Cup
Second Qualifying Round
(DEL)                                   Cavalry    3–2    Schemerdrecht SVV                         (KOR)   0–1   3–1 

Third Qualifying Round
(YGZ)                              Sol de Anaia    2–3    Katashi-Kanatsu                           (KOR)   1–0   1–3 
(EFL)                      Walston Brook Albion    1–6    Straudum VV                               (KOR)   0–4   1–2 

Fourth Qualifying Round
(KOR)                           Katashi-Kanatsu    5–2    Patrons                                   (OAM)   2–1   3–1 
(ADB)                                     Mosul    2–5    Straudum VV                               (KOR)   0–5   2–0 

Playoff Round
(MYT)                                   Olympic    3–4    Straudum VV                               (KOR)   2–2   1–2  (aet)
(KOR)                           Katashi-Kanatsu    2–3    Astena Rangers                            (AHR)   1–1   1–2 

Group Stage
   Group B                                              P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    Ale    Avo    Urr    Mir
1  Aleiusia Capital                               ZRH   6  6  0  0  12   2  10  18      -     2-1    2-0    1-0
2  Avondale City                                  SYL   6  4  0  2  10   5   5  12     0-1     -     3-0    2-0    
3  Urrheddiao                                     CMT   6  1  1  4   7  15  -8   4     1-4    1-2     -     2-1   
4  Miradela GD                                    KOR   6  0  1  5   5  12  -7   1     0-2    1-2    3-3     - 

   Group I                                              P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    Par    Str    Ada    CDS
1  Parakleion Firebirds FC                        TKT   6  4  2  0  12   5   7  14      -     0-0    2-1    2-2
2  Straudum VV                                    KOR   6  3  1  2  10  11  -1  10     1-4     -     3-1    3-2    
3  Adab United                                    ADB   6  2  1  3  11   9   2   7     0-1    3-1     -     5-1   
4  CDSA                                           MYT   6  0  2  4   8  16  -8   2     1-3    1-2    1-1     -   

Round of 32
(KOR)                               Straudum VV    2–6    Starling                                  (NPH)   0–4   2–2 
(EUR)                                   Bastion    0–4    Maethoru SC                               (KOR)   0–3   0–1

Round of 16
(CMT)                                     Myana    5–3    Maethoru SC                               (KOR)   3–3   2–0 

Rising Stars Cup
#  Group B                                              P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    MTH    ACT    TOT    ADM
1  Maethoru SC                                    KOR   6  4  0  2  10   7   3  12      -     3-2    1-2    1-0  
2  Aries Chariots                                 NPH   6  3  2  1  14   8   6  11 *   2-1     -     2-2    1-0    
3  Turoki Tide                                    VIL   6  3  2  1  11   7   4  11 *   0-1    2-2     -     2-1  
4  Academia Marinos                               VLD   6  0  0  6   2  15 -13   0     1-3    0-5    0-3     -   
*Tie broken by goal difference

#  Group G                                              P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    ANY    MAG    ELA    CMK
1  Aminey CS                                      KOR   6  3  1  2   8   7   1  10 *    -     1-0    2-3    2-1   
2  Metropolis Alligators                          VLD   6  3  1  2   4   2   2  10 *   0-1     -     1-0    1-0    
3  Eleanorian Academy                             EXT   6  1  3  2   8  10  -2   6 *   1-1    0-2     -     1-1  
4  Chromatik U-18s                                CMT   6  1  3  2   7   8  -1   6 *   2-1    0-0    3-3     -   
*Tie broken by head to head goals scored away from home   

Play-offs
(KOR)                  Rozenvoordse Academie  p 1–1    Atletik                   (MYT)  (6–5 pen)

Round of 16
(KSK)                       Latrobe Athletic    1–0    Aminey CS                 (KOR)  
(KOR)                  Rozenvoordse Academie    5–3    1830 Cathair              (AUD)  
(KOR)                            Maethoru SC    1–2    Darmen City United U-19   (DAR) 

Quarterfinals
(KOR)                  Rozenvoordse Academie    3–2    Deportivo Junín           (VLD)  

Semifinals
(KOR)                  Rozenvoordse Academie    1–2    Burnaby SC                (KSK)  

Liga B Champions Trophy
Playoff Round
(KOR)                                Branvon CD    4–1    Haiti Border Dogs                         (DAR)   3–1   1–0  
(KOR)                           Sydberg Olympia    1–6    Internazionale Serone                     (JUE)   1–1   0–5  
(VIL)                              Surf Jettica    4–0    WSR AFC                                   (KOR)   2–0   2–0  

Group Stage
   Group H                                              P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    FlZ    Bra    NLa    SpV
1  Flania Zarss                                   SRS   6  4  1  1  15   8   7  13      -     2-2    2-1    5-0  
2  Branvon CD                                     KOR   6  3  1  2  10   8   2  10     1-2     -     0-1    3-2  
3  North Laithland                                NPH   6  2  2  2  11  10   1   8     3-1    1-2     -     3-3  
4  Sporting Victoria                              ZIW   6  0  2  4   8  18 -10   2     1-3    0-2    2-2     -

Round of 16
(KOR)                                Branvon CD    5–1    Callodown                                 (EUR)   2–0   3–1 

Quarterfinals
(KOR)                                Branvon CD    8–3    Carston Green FC                          (FVA)   5–3   3–0

Semifinals
(KOR)                                Branvon CD    4–3    Goodfeather FC                            (NPH)   2–1   2–2  (aet)

Final
(BNJ)       Herzegovina Phoenix    3–0    Branvon CD                (KOR)

[Ko-oren]

Season 44 - Previews

Format: All teams play each other three times: at least one home and one away match per opponent. Some teams will therefore play 17 home games, others only get 16. The top three qualify for IFCF Liga B. The team in first promotes directly to the Top League. The team in third visits the team in second in round one of the promotion playoffs; the winner of that game takes on the Top League #11. Teams in eleventh and twelfth relegate directly to the Third Division. The team in tenth joins the Third Division #2s in promotion/relegation playoffs.

Starters
1 GK Motoaki Ayatsuji (21, KOR)
2 RB Falpew yPofrewdd (28, KOR)
3 CB Isac Magnussen (27, KOR)
4 CB Santiago Chumacero (32, HRM)
5 LB Etsuja Mamolu (22, KOR)
6 RM Naohiro Enokida (28, KOR)
7 CM Kazutoshi Vujimura (27, KOR)
8 LM Horace Humphries (26, KOR)
9 AM Emmit Borthwell (29, KOR)
10 ST Andrew Brocklehurst (30, FVA)
11 ST Maran Lignanier (24, KOR)

Substitutes
12 CM Levi Summerlin (23, KOR)
13 CM Mitsutarō Akasofu (23, KOR)
14 CM Rosario Riccobono (21, BRO)
15 SS Murai Okawa (32, KOR)
16 ST Prince Carter (32, TJU)

C COACH Nanami (f) Aoki (60, KOR)

Advance Alara
Stadium: Spider Stadium (27100) in Alara, Alara
Background: As one of two clubs that never played in the Yoshiman championship but went into the Ko-orenite league, Alara has always been the underdog, the outsider. They've had to fight for recognition, for their place in the league, but have persevered all this time. Alara is the stereotypical all-out attack club, with many famous strikers and assisters representing its colours.
Support: Fans of underdogs, fans of different approaches, and long club histories full of likeable and less likeable people. They're cup fighters, too.
Nickname: Team Chaos
Rivals: Katashi-Kanatsu, Teragaseki, Echizen
Titles: 0
Last season: 11th, Top League, lost playoffs. Their regular season featured multiple 3-game losing streaks (including one followed by three consecutive wins) and at that point they were one of the four relegation playoff candidates - the team in 12th was decided long before that, the team in 7th as well, and then 4 teams are trying to avoid the one playoff spot. The final 10 games in the Relegation Group didn't go too terribly for them, with 3 wins, 4 draws, and 3 losses, but eventually their fate was sealed on goal difference. Had they earned one point (and thereby erased one GD point), they would've been... 8th!
This season: 1st. The team is mostly intact, and it would be the end of the club for a bit if they can't make it work right now. There are two contenders for direct promotion - Alara and WSR - but we think that Alara, with Lignanier, Enokida, Chumacero, and a half-decent midfield combo in Vujimura, Humphries, and Borthwell, can get a lot more done than WSR. They should even have the squad to win a playoff should it come to that. At the same time, they can show their class in the Cup(s) - interesting how those went from nonexistant to important given the improvements in the second and third tiers.

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Starters
1 GK Paulus van Mushout (21, KOR)
2 RB Upwood Brightall (23, KOR)
3 CB Jyojarla Dyadal (19, KOR)
4 LB Larry Janson (29, KOR)
5 DM David Clark (36, FLV)
6 RM Cibran de Brito (25, KOR)
7 LM Worrowa Moora (31, KOR)
8 AM Yvette (f) Brushel (19, KOR)
9 SS Miles Brent (35, CMT)
10 RS Walabiddy Jubeck (27, KOR)
11 LS Pyuddall Litya (22, KOR)

Substitutes
12 LM Walter Blomgroen (29, KOR)
13 GK Jonah Hickson (37, SYL)
14 CB Tamrie Munarring (36, KOR)
15 LB Jebung Bumbra (36, KOR)

C COACH Violet (f) Wakefield (61, KOR)

WSR AFC
Stadium: Uriagali Field (19500) in Eaglebury, West Strand Riding
Background: Rising from the fourth division to the Top League, just as the latter opened up to promotion/relegation, WSR's story is one of a lot of luck and some planning coming together. WSR is from the west coast of Ko-oren, which is remote and empty. The fans are just happy to be here, knowing things can't always be good.
Support: If your perfect holiday destination is a faraway, rainy, narrow strip of somewhat liveable land, and you like taking life day by day as it comes, WSR's for you.
Nickname: Westerners
Rivals: Pride of Eaglebury
Titles: 0
Last season: 2nd, lost playoff round 1. They can't seem to promote back up, but they retained a lot of their talent, as the pre-eminent team on the West Coast, even attracting Mawr talent.
This season: 2nd. Last year it was Branvon, this year it should be Alara... WSR shouldn't be the best team in the division but should be well ahead of third as well. There's still a young squad with the regular influx of west coast and Mawr talent: Van Mushout, Dyadal, Brushel, and Litya, and with Jubeck still there as a creative finisher... he could have signed several contracts in the Top League but decided to stay close to home. The depth is a worry and a big part of the reason they're behind Alara for now.

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Starters
1 GK Henric Laringels (23, KOR)
2 RB Eildert Dalamandel (19, KOR)
3 CB Bai Lei (27, CMT)
4 CB Berthout Amberzanger (22, KOR)
5 LB César Irvin (26, GTK)
6 DM Jef Leenknecht (24, KOR)
7 RM Rijn Phiffers (35, KOR)
8 LM Eusebio ‘Ussi’ Marquez (24, CAD)
9 AM Tetsuvalu Alinaga (23, KOR)
10 RS Wolf Sadelaer (26, KOR)
11 LS Odde Brandwacht (29, KOR)

Substitutes
12 CB Harris Scott (27, KOR)
13 RS Reynere Winterwilg (23, KOR)
14 ST Shohei Yashida (26, KOR)
16 RS Simme Nijboer (34, KOR)
17 DM Sijm Oldenzel (31, KOR)

C COACH Joche Berendsen (47, KOR)

Sterrenwolde FC
Stadium: Noorderkroonpark (14500) in Sterrenwolde, Intermare
Background: An ancient club, well, when they were known as the Sterrenwolde Sportvereniging, which housed anything from (field) hockey to gridiron to football. Since then, each club that sprouted from it keeps on using the green and blue as its colours, with zero regard for how those colours became national colours a bit further down the line. They will do anything to beat nearby Schemerdrecht, as they totally do not have an inferiority complex related to anything coming from that city, and they keep insisting that Sterrenwolde's harbour is bigger/better than Schemerdrecht's, and how Sterrenwolde's surrounding landscape is nicer, and eventually you wonder why a city would bring up another city quite so often. The city has a long history in Ko-oren's unification, all jokes aside.
Support: History buffs, and fans of slightly defensive football ('slightly' on the Ko-orenite scale, which makes it quite defensive alright).
Nickname: Harbourmasters, Nationals
Rivals: Schemerdrecht SVV, Kerkhaven-Rommefort-Combinatie, Tuinderbeek FC, Straudum VV
Titles: 0
Last season: 7th. Not entirely what they hoped for, but probably just right for how they played - not unique enough of a plan to catch opponents offguard.
This season: 3rd. Berendsen was given the task of reinventing their style within the constraints of a fairly small budget - that said, Sterrenwolde is a fairly big sports market and a Top League club to take on Schemerdrecht as their nearby neighbours would be a fun one. Laringels is a goalie who will probably sign in the Top League soon-ish, even in the current oversaturated GK market. Phiffers, Marquez, and Alinaga is a fantastic midfield triangle who can play around and through most blocks, even if the strikers might not always know what to do with the supply. The defence is in good hands with Lei and Irvin.

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Starters
1 GK Abufe Alelin (20, KOR)
2 RB Kevin Aberg (33, KOR)
3 CB Tommy Anderson (34, SNL)
4 CB Godelieve (f) Noordpeer (24, KOR)
5 CB Rafael Dwan (32, KOR)
6 LB Richard Eendsalk (25, KOR)
7 RM Kyung-Mo An (22, KOR)
8 CM Calisto Martis (36, KOR)
9 LM Leo Juric (30, STR)
10 AM Mari (f) Courbis (22, KOR)
11 ST Huije Eleveld (34, KOR)

Substitutes
12 ST Heiko Kortenhorst (25, KOR)
13 CM Allard Klokgieter (28, KOR)
14 AM Rice Portier (27, KOR)
15 CB Ainila Aethene (30, KOR)

C COACH Thomas Kastberg (48, KOR)

SC Sokrona
Stadium: Van Kwarteldoornstadion (7000) in Sokrona, Sudaefjoll
Background: Battle hardened in the cold of the northeast and further steeled by the relative individualism of the area, Sokrona have fought for their place in the pyramid. The club of the mountains, and a relative hell for away teams (and their fans). If there's such a thing as Vikings in Ko-oren, they'd live here.
Support: The cold never bothered you anyway.
Nickname: Vikings
Rivals: MEZWO-VEDC Lamau, Straudum VV
Titles: 0
Last season: 12th, Top League. They came into the season knowing it would probably be for the one season, as a huge surprise promotor the year before. It was. It wasn't very good, yet they were competitive in most games. The Second Division has definitely caught up a bit in the meantime.
This season: 4th. They're pretty decent with all of the improvements they've been able to make - one year of Top League experience is invaluable, and Anderson, Dwan, and An will still get this team some points. The strike force is debatable: they only have Eleveld and he's a bit older after showing signs of slowing down in the last few years. Given they play 5-4-1 with one real attacking option, that could mean trouble.

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Starters
1 GK Rilbiposun Guldherindhen (32, KOR)
2 RB Xiaodan Xiaodan (27, CMT)
3 CB Emma Henderson (31, PFA)
4 CB Fumio Tagawa (27, KOR)
5 LB Oscar Nova (25, KOR)
6 DM Kyoji Miyano (24, KOR)
7 RM Shelley Diaz (23, CMT)
8 LM Alyosha Kozyreva (21, PYA)
9 CM Hisako (f) Harukawa (22, KOR)
10 SS Wayne-Wyatt Ampersandium (21, QAD)
11 LS Aetia Aenisse (31, KOR)

Substitutes
12 RB Nic Krijt (27, KOR)
13 AM Wictor Balveur (32, TSA)
14 CB Tiina Rautavaara (30, KIM)
15 CB Aorile Elienu (24, KOR)
16 RM Atlas Johanssen (36, XAN)
17 DM Amelius Heideceder (23, KOR)

C COACH Aoren Aivulaen (46, KOR)

Arboren FC
Stadium: Aeresa (12500) in Arboren, Azuren
Background: Up in the freezing north, when you say football, they immediately think gridiron rather than soccer. And yet, Arboren has made quite a name for itself in that area. Outside of it, it's still often met with blank stares. Even in that area, it's sometimes met with blank stares.
Support: If the cold never bothered you anyway, where the snow glows white and the wind is howling, and the storm rages on.
Nickname: The Blizzard
Rivals: Egevea Aindauka
Titles: 0
Last season: 9th. They have once been to the Top League and since then they haven't found themselves, and they were very close to relegating again.
This season: 5th. Everything points to last year being a bit of a fluke, and we expect better. Aivulaen's job depends on it - relegate now and as the difference between the Top League and Second Division decreases, the gap to Third gets bigger - at least, that was the trend before this year's major pyramid revision. Arboren will roll with a mediocre midfield - that is, Miyano and Harukawa mostly, while Xiaodan, Henderson, and Kozyreva will add a lot. Arboren might also have a bunch of players on the bench, but they're not all good.

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Starters
1 GK Milo Amirault (22, KOR)
2 CB Rioc Braud (23, KOR)
3 CB Candice Alli (26, CMT)
4 CB Nata Deschanel (35, KOR)
5 DM Quentin Avina (22, KOR)
6 RM Ama Chevalier (24, KOR)
7 CM Joch Oosterveen (27, KOR)
8 LM Nour Roger (23, SNL)
9 RS Gui Deslys (28, KOR)
10 ST Rowland Canning (28, KOR)
11 LS Mari Delsarte (25, KOR)

Substitutes
12 SS Blaine Robins (29, KOR)
13 RM Franc Tremblay (32, KOR)
14 GK Théo Duchamp (35, KOR)
15 RS Ligwaff yGisrich (28, KOR)
16 DM Obadhak Tendhen (23, KOR)
17 RS Akyon Gurses (35, TMR)

C COACH Man Parmentier (48, KOR)

Amandine AdF
Stadium: Stade Bizmetal (15000) in Granon, Cote Austral
Background: The rural, natural side of the south Cote Australienne urban area is Amandine's. There's still a lot of people in the club's area, though, but they love to play up the underdog part. The fans are loyal and have found peace in lower divisions.
Support: You like a good underdog story, you like good weather in an area with gorgeous national parks, but you also like the murky, swampy side of that.
Nickname: Frogs, Sinkers
Rivals: Tanques AOE, Granon Altair CF
Titles: 0
Last season: 5th. The Sinkers are a stable midtable club now, from the town next to Tanques, so being the third club of Cote Austral behind them and Aminey isn't so bad... although, if they can ever upstage their neighbours, they will.
This season: 6th. It's not a bad team per se, but the amount of upsides/downsides is pretty big. There's a wild combination of players that were once Top League level and players that should contribute in the third division. Delsarte, Deslys, and Oosterveen are really good, but on a defence with Braud, Deschanel, and Avina as a lock before it, we're not expecting miracles. There's some easy fixes for Parmentier's side, the question is whether they can make any moves on time.

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Starters
1 GK Erjes Odhoniten (22, KOR)
2 RB Masachika Eguchi (17, KOR)
3 CB Takeichi Takiguchi (19, KOR)
4 CB Aenassa Aenemare (30, KOR)
5 CB Aodera (f) Aotirife (22, KOR)
6 LB Haranobu Yoshimi (29, KOR)
7 CM Jasuvide Gima (26, KOR)
8 LM Froitoso Valdovinos (32, KOR)
9 AM Jasunali Mijazawa (24, KOR)
10 RS Abel Wigram (24, KOR)
11 ST Aomoca Aenenolin (18, KOR)

Substitutes
12 AM Aogas Ailan (32, KOR)
13 LS Gertun Jarjagun (29, KOR)
14 AM Niffchom ySaddas (31, KOR)

C COACH Rasmus Tornkwist (44, KOR)

Egevea Aindauka
Stadium: Ring of Aurelia (8000) in Egevea, Aerellen
Background: Who would've thought that football would catch on in ice hockey's very own Egevea?
Support: Your favourite sport is ice hockey but you don't mind soccer.
Nickname: Sunnysiders
Rivals: Arboren FC
Titles: 0
Last season: 1st, Third Division North. There's our first promotor of this division! The North was a two-horse race with Vierciennes, and they came out on top on goal difference. The rest of the division need not apply.
This season: 7th. With Eguchi and Wigram, and a handful of teenagers, there's a start of something good - the question is how long they can keep them. They also managed to sign this many Yoshimans after Odahayashi and Fukushira relegated - otherwise they could never have assumed the contracts of players that already know each other. With Takiguchi, Yoshimi, Gima, and Mijazawa, together with locals Aenemare and Aenenolin, the first season could be solid.

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Starters
1 GK Saunbersaun Taldurdheringun (25, KOR)
2 RB Harland Mills (22, KOR)
3 CB Rodolfo Parada (33, KOR)
4 CB Aisel Aorei (33, KOR)
5 LB Rufus Datchery (27, KOR)
6 RM Noah Kirkham (27, KOR)
7 CM Joshimasa Tsuchimoto (22, KOR)
8 LM Jutaka Kumagai (28, KOR)
9 AM Rhydian Campbell (32, DEL)
10 RS Joaquim Jorba (19, JUE)
11 LS Kimi Airo (30, KIM)

Substitutes
12 CM Robert Keep (30, KOR)
13 CM Graham Keeley (35, FVA)
14 CM Clov Cailloux (30, KOR)
15 RS Cornelius West (29, KOR)
16 LS Job Burton (26, KOR)

C COACH Basil Vahamonde (48, KOR)

Castelo e Calvente CS
Stadium: Edogense (16000) in Ferrovente, Finisterre
Background: Spent decades as a feeder club to both Miradela and Branvon, many great players that would later be legends at those clubs first passed through C&C. Ferrovente is not a small city either, and some players never went through to the Santa Teresan greats, and stayed beyind to make C&C better instead. This culminated in their promotion to the Top League where they are now level with both teams that once looked down on them.
Support: Fans of underdog stories, comeback stories, or revenge stories.
Nickname: (Finisterran) Challengers
Rivals: Miradela GD, Branvon CD, Club Valeloma
Titles: 0
Last season: 8th. A bit disappointing to fans, maybe, but Castelo aren't the contenders they once were. Other clubs have made more improvements and mostly closed the gap with the Top League, and Castelo increasingly aren't among them.
This season: 8th. A group of decent talent where Vahamonde is trying one last time with the existing core. Parada, Aorei, and Campbell are well past the halfway point of their careers, and it's a little unsure which players they're trying to introduce to their XI instead. Jorba is a fantastic start, as is Mills, but the awful bench of Keep, Cailloux, and West, isn't going to keep the midfield alive that runs on Kumagai and vibes.

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Starters
1 GK Muhub Kakamno (31, EFK)
2 RB Zaccheus Griswold (28, KOR)
3 CB Vilppu Lattiniemi (35, FLV)
4 CB Ayyan Toole (23, SAT)
5 CB Mamil Vigouroux (36, KOR)
6 AM Alain Sade (19, KOR)
7 DM Warren Potter (35, KOR)
8 RM Nemo Torres (30, TFS)
9 AM Bryse Papp (28, XAN)
10 RS Uxio Rodis (21, KOR)
11 LS Augustus Greensmith (26, KOR)

Substitutes
12 CB Calvin Kitchingham (36, KOR)
13 RS Margarita Tjessem (33, QUE)
14 LB Ewen Durling (29, KOR)
15 AM Philander Cogsmith (27, KOR)
17 GK Merka Bambara (30, KOR)

C COACH Quentin Seoane (45, KOR)

Bruncester United AFC
Stadium: Top Brass Arena (12000) in Bruncester, Surbourneshire
Background: The club has all the makings of a historical, long time contributor to the Ko-orenite soccer scene. And while Bruncester is old, it's not historically old, but the club has made a name for itself nonetheless. Back when the southeast was thriving, the club was founded, and was an immediate success though they couldn't get over the hump. Their rivalry with Cirelbourne was the strongest in the country, before the southeast crumbled economically and both clubs lost their relevance a little bit. Nowadays, Bruncester is a defensive club, trying to get the best players from all over Surbourneshire, hoping to establish itself as the anglophone club.
Support: Nostalgians. Fans of that old-timey feeling. Traveling to away games by train. No-nonsense play.
Nickname: Miners
Rivals: Cirelbourne United, Opalshire FC
Titles: 0
Last season: 4th. A lucky season that even looked like a return to the Top League was on the cards, but in the end, it was too little. The proud east Surbourneshirians have brought hope back to the fanbase, though.
This season: 9th. That hope could be short lived as there's not that much on the field to inspire another miracle season. Potter, Lattiniemi, and Vigouroux - the players that the team ran on for ages, are likely all leaving at some point, though they have done a good job replacing one unit at a time, building squad chemistry that way, and the forwards are looking sharp. Sade, Rodis, and Greensmith are a better strike force than most, and more importantly, it's not reliant entirely on one person. Some worries about the future of the squad exist, with them having the highest average age of the Second Division - even if that's the tier where you want to be building a team with young players and getting a promotion outo f their growth, and then adding some pieces for a long-term Top League team. It seems we have caught Bruncester between generations, can Seoane get this going? Papp should establish himself as the pivot, with Sade having to play a supporting role adding an overload to wherever he goes.

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Starters
1 GK Eutelo Acuna (21, KOR)
2 RB Basile Lanctot (20, KOR)
3 CB Lawrence Sterling (32, KOR)
4 CB Levi Bartrop (25, KOR)
5 CB Amanda Angeldahl (21, KIM)
6 LB Min-Ji (f) Pae (24, KOR)
7 DM Sichaech yLonnhas (30, KOR)
8 CM Arvid Goedmondsen (30, KOR)
9 CM Remy Rossier (22, KOR)
10 AM Dugald King (26, KOR)
11 ST Jeacris Laffitte (25, KOR)

Substitutes
12 CB Aurore (f) Binacien (24, KOR)
13 AM Roja Tammerveld (31, KOR)
14 CM Xoaquin Souto (28, KOR)

C COACH Audrey (f) Leroux (59, KOR)

Couziers-Olympiques
Stadium: Stade Central (13800) in Linieux, Cote Austral
Background: Couziers is one of three clubs surrounding Willowbourne that have historically vied for that city's soccer fans - in addition to catering to their local fans in Linieux. Originally, the club had teams in multiple different sports - hence 'Olympiques' - and is still paired to the Linieux Harriers to an extent.
Support: If you want a 'family' club, that's inextricably linked with its fans and players despite being in such a modern, well-connected city.
Nickname: Strongmen of the Addeau
Rivals: Aminey CS, Linieux en Onyx, Bellmare Union, Vierciennes Victory
Titles: 0
Last season: 6th. Much that goes for Castelo also applies here, with the two clubs being so similar in many ways and all. Couziers was once the clear third club of Cote Austral but are more like number 4 or 5 now.
This season: 10th. That said, the distance between 2nd and 3rd is bigger than 3rd and 10th - the Second Division is competitive. Pae and yLonnhas are tremendous players but unfortunately they're not getting a lot of support in the back - Bartrop and Sterling, currently the heart of the defence while Pae roams forward, is fragile at best. Acuna and Lanctot, as well as Laffitte, could bring a lot to the table but it's few and far between.

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Starters
1 GK Ulf Iverszoon (27, KOR)
2 RB Ted Oldfield (27, KOR)
3 CB Shōkichi Nakaido (22, KOR)
4 CB Sja Pluimers (28, KOR)
5 LB Gía Andsottír (f) Lin (17, YZH/GRF)
6 DM Tristan Orpshire (21, KOR)
7 RM Diddumo Murdie (27, KOR)
8 LM Morbaul Roshuserinden (29, KOR)
9 AM Drystan yLlanaig (22, KOR)
10 SS Aifric (f) yLeamion (21, KOR)
11 ST Maxwell Bromings (22, KOR)

Substitutes
12 LB Hamilton Anvil (36, KOR)
13 CB Tadeu Sarabia (32, KOR)
14 LS Sosuke Nakada (27, KOR)
15 LB Todd yCamaidd (22, KOR)

C COACH Grady Donald (51, KOR)

Ambergate City
Stadium: Gates of Alexandria (9000) in Burnet, Burnet Island
Background: Fierce rivals with the island's Athletic, who claim they're the one true club of the island. Ambergate look beyond the island, and actually get some away support.
Support: You're not a native of the island per se, but you like a laid-back club from a holiday island.
Nickname: Sheep, Rams
Rivals: Burnet Athletic
Titles: 0
Last season: 1st, Third Division South. A close race with a ton of deserving teams - Oceanside, Enkumo, Blanrasco, the other Cirelbourne, even Mawrystwyth... but Ambergate - it's been a while, and we need a Burnet Island club somewhere near the top.
This season: 11th. The fun might not last very long. They convinced some big names to come to Burnet for a final few years in the sun - Iverszoon, Pluimers, Oldfield, Murdie, and otherwise have gone on a signing spree of any southwestern talent that was willing to go for them and not any of the many up-and-coming local clubs - Oceanside again, Sydberg, Maynard, but also Cresthill, resulting in a weird mix of mostly early 20s.

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Starters
1 GK Ernest Butler (33, ELM)
2 RB Mario Mero (25, KOR)
3 CB Wilbur Read (31, KOR)
4 CB Cwlcyn yAedanmac (19, KOR)
5 LB Ryuza Wakaizumi (27, KOR)
6 RM Risijun Jerguthinthen (29, KOR)
7 CM Donald Quelch (32, KOR)
8 AM Doran Tohanadigennen (23, KOR)
9 AM Charlie Cradduck (30, KOR)
10 SS Harper Casey (33, KOR)
11 ST Genel Tesenthennen (22, KOR)

Substitutes
12 GK Emmet Pinkerton (32, KOR)
13 CM Joseph Ashebury (22, KOR)
14 CB Jasper Gravequand (22, KOR)

C COACH Thomas Zinchester (46, KOR)

Oceanside South End
Stadium: Appletree Street Field (9700) in Oceanside, Domains
Background: There's a handful of mid-sized towns in the southwest. No big cities, though. And all of these clubs kind of dislike one another. Every once in a while, one escapes the fray and plays in the big leagues - and usually, that's Oceanside.
Support: You want equal parts idyllic seaside retreat and conservative, rural politics.
Nickname: Berries
Rivals: Brighthaven Town, Grainshire United
Titles: 0
Last season: 2nd, Third Division South, won playoffs
This season: 12th. Again, someone has to be last, and it'll likely be them. It's a fantastic start for football in the Grainshire/Domains/Springlands region - which might make for a fantastic preseason local tournament, but outside of Butler, yAedanmac, and Tohanadigennen, what else is there? A bunch of old players that once held together other Second Division teams. Quelch, Cradduck, Casey, Read - really?

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Season 44 - Previews

Format: the same as the Second Division: The Third Division has been reduced to a single, national division.

Starters
1 GK Alexander Jewell (23, DAR)
2 CB Samuel Gregory (22, KOR)
3 CB Aeisireia Aemoni (26, KOR)
4 CB Jul Douwel (28, KOR)
5 DM Eduard Korenman (25, KOR)
6 CM Josiah Ewell (30, KOR)
7 CM Udzhan Modehnidin (18, KOR)
8 LM Jackelyn Landrum (24, CMT)
9 AM Cephas Wattskill (22, KOR)
10 RS Bernard Darrington (25, KOR)
11 LS Timothy Richards (25, KOR)

Substitutes
12 RB Owen Hamblin (25, KOR)

C COACH Johnson Kirkham (44, KOR)

Cresthill United FC
Stadium: Buxwich Stadium (9000) in Willowbourne, Corridor
Background: An old club from a big city - the biggest one in town, even - but with no success in its history, and is the cause of pushing football fans to other teams in the region, even.
Support: You want to be here when Cresthill finally turn it around and become as big as the city they're in.
Nickname: Trackies, Railwaymen, Lokomotiv
Rivals: Huthwich Et Iduloren FC, Sydberg Olympia
Titles: 0
Expectations: Through the roof

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Starters
1 GK Sylvester Connor (30, KOR)
2 RB Minesly Noolhardie (26, KOR)
3 CB Quentin Bran (19, KOR)
4 CB Houston Pinobetter (28, XAN)
5 LB Thijs Blekman (26, KOR)
6 DM Alban Price (26, KOR)
7 RM Jéro Ménard (25, KOR)
8 LM Ivier Lambert (29, KOR)
9 SS Ezekiel Mauveley (25, KOR)
10 RS Max Pernet (32, KOR)
11 ST Tyler Veldhoen (34, TLI)

Substitutes
13 AM Basti Bousquet (32, KOR)

C COACH Samuel Ulysse (41, KOR)

Vierciennes Victory
Stadium: Arène Maulunienne (8500) in Vierciennes, Gehrenna
Background: A team that lives on disillusioned Willowburnians, but does have a local following, sandwiched between the Huthwich and the Iduloren.
Support: You're in the middle of everything but also part of nothing.
Nickname: Canal boaters
Rivals: Huthwich Et Iduloren FC
Titles: 0
Expectations: Not too high

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Starters
1 GK Xeronimo Morquecho (30, KOR)
2 RB Peyton Costigan (24, KOR)
3 CB Paulo Cales (32, KOR)
4 LB Titus Chittenden (28, KOR)
5 DM Euloxio Caldas (22, KOR)
6 RM Virxilio Avina (20, KOR)
7 CM Gonshiro Vada (28, KOR)
8 CM Amei (f) Arella (21, KOR)
9 CM Cibrao Grana (22, KOR)
10 LM Harald Stramberg (34, KOR)
11 ST Utaemon Imaeda (28, KOR)

Substitutes
12 CB Thausulal Kilundhinden (28, KOR)

C COACH Roibén Toran (48, KOR)

Blanrasco Borealis
Stadium: Celadrirão (10700) in Blanrasco, Desierto
Background: One of the hottest places in the country, Blanrasco is a frequently overlooked town that ranks towards the bottom of most liveability rankings. The club is a huge draw.
Support: You don't mind being looked down on, or you like gritty towns that don't give a f-
Nickname: Where Sand Meets Sea
Rivals: Coloruna de Paraiso
Titles: 0
Expectations: As long as they finish over Coloruna

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Starters
1 GK Kirsti Sundgren (19, NRH)
2 RB Soramin Nebetinden (33, KOR)
3 CB Octavio Ravelo (23, KOR)
4 CB Elton Plyder (22, KOR)
5 DM Aemare Elotune (23, KOR)
6 RM Mederi Laskibar (36, ASG)
7 CM Ange Derocles (26, KOR)
8 LM Benxamin Lamas (25, KOR)
9 AM Trevor Malcolm (26, KOR)
10 SS Narihira Taniuchi (29, KOR)
11 ST Rijan Kovacjan (22, LEX)

Substitutes
12 DM Thingarin Nurathaungun (24, KOR)
13 AM Mondestrend Rupusthaunden (33, KOR)
14 LB Henrique Vina (27, KOR)
15 GK Knoll Petrosian (25, LEX)
16 GK Nicolaas de Groen (23, KOR)

C COACH Exidio Varela (48, KOR)

Coloruna de Paraiso
Stadium: Amlesta (7900) in Colenario, Finisterre
Background: Quietly developing as a force in Ko-orenite culture and sports, the southeastern 'small' coast is here. The club name might be an overstatement, there's a kernel of truth there.
Support: You want to get in early on Ko-oren's most underrated part of paradise.
Nickname: Paradisians
Rivals: Castelo e Calvente CS, Club Valeloma, Blanrasco Borealis
Titles: 0
Expectations: As long as they finish above Blanrasco

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Starters
1 GK Colm yDachasis (22, KOR)
2 RB Farruco Ogas (29, KOR)
3 CB Maksimilian Trukhin (33, PYA)
4 CB Oswald Brightman (29, KOR)
5 LB Kenneth Bowditch (31, KOR)
6 RM Daniel Euberg (26, KOR)
7 CM Thundholdhauskun Lintodheringun (28, KOR)
8 LM Thurman Meredeth (26, KOR)
9 AM Teodoro Ares (32, KOR)
10 SS Jean-Joël Cotton (20, KOR)
11 ST Sydney Aldworth (28, KOR)

Substitutes
12 RS Lambros Tantalopoulos (33, VDR)

C COACH Reuben Pennington (46, KOR)

Cirelbourne Townside
Stadium: Plains of Palmyra (10400) in Cirelbourne, Surbourneshire
Background: The smaller, richer, brothers of the local United. Set up by the administrators, the bookkeepers, etcetera, Townside was the rich and posh club, with plenty of ties to the world beyond the local mines.
Support: You like a blue-collar environment, but not a blue-collar club.
Nickname: Bourgeoisie
Rivals: Cirelbourne United
Titles: 0
Expectations: Outsiders

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Starters
1 GK Aifer Aeloviane (35, KOR)
2 RB Benjamin Massar (20, KOR)
3 CB Matsuko (f) Hiratsuka (18, KOR)
4 CB Hirakazu Matsumae (28, KOR)
5 LB Rune Drakenberg (28, KOR)
6 DM Melis Deckere (22, KOR)
7 CM Alex Fitzsimmons (35, STR)
8 LM Katsuvito Ishimoto (18, KOR)
9 SS Esti Regnard (25, KOR)
10 SS Jessy Ó Maoláin (23, DAR)
11 ST Lanista Corsey (37, NPH)

Substitutes
12 LB Tjibbe Stender (28, KOR)
14 LB Rémy Morel (25, KOR)

C COACH Takayuki Hanazawa (47, KOR)

Odahayashi Revolution
Stadium: Wakatsu Ground (9500) in Katashi, Katashi
Background: Formed by the staff of the old Katashi palaces during the independence days, Odahayashi sees itself as the (service) workers' team, with a nationwide following for it.
Support: You like the city of Katashi but don't agree with the loud, sometimes angry, Kanatsu club.
Nickname: Groundskeepers
Rivals: Katashi-Kanatsu, Katashi Azula, Yonenomura
Titles: 0
Expectations: Low

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Starters
1 GK Nusrausak Haulsatinden (30, KOR)
2 RB Bardaun Mislahaunden (32, KOR)
3 CB Rufus Corenleek (22, KOR)
4 CB Lambijn van Meijeren (23, KOR)
5 CB Winfred Walla (28, KOR)
6 LB Wommyo Nyashembee (23, KOR)
7 DM Cyr Mallette (27, KOR)
8 RM Stanley Harston (29, KOR)
9 LM Guy Dadson (29, KOR)
10 SS Froitoso Cervino (23, KOR)
11 ST Benjamin Suchet (34, KOR)

Substitutes
12 CB Ignatius Olaughlin (28, KOR)

C COACH Dorre Siebelt (45, KOR)

Rozenvoorde FC
Stadium: Het Rode Paleis (9500) in Rozenvoorde, Intermare
Background: Proud Rozenvoorde tries to be included in everything, and part of that is a good sports scene. With a lot of municipal and regional interference, this leads to a club with a questionable leadership structure.
Support: You like a team that's propped up on municipal taxes.
Nickname: Roses
Rivals: Laringen AFC
Titles: 0
Expectations: Low

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Starters
1 GK Gale Morris (32, KOR)
2 RB Toshinobu Kanata (36, KOR)
3 CB Aloysius Lewenor (27, KOR)
4 CB Constan Grave (24, KOR)
5 LB Oranel Dhasririn (27, KOR)
6 DM Mat Courvoisier (28, KOR)
7 CM Jéré Camille (30, KOR)
8 AM Neville Larkin (22, KOR)
9 SS Mubegak Aidiruden (19, KOR)
10 SS Enli (f) Mulata (22, KOR)
11 ST Kenji Uesaka (28, KOR)

Substitutes
12 CB Larbushin Thanderingun (28, KOR)

C COACH Ruben de Meester (45, KOR)

Tokponen Ilijoren
Stadium: Tokponen-din (9800) in Tokponen, Mayara
Background: Right in the middle of Angloren, the hilly parts where the Gehrennan hinterland is, Tokponen is often called the original heartland.
Support: You want the Ko-orenite equivalent of country accents, country ideas, and country entertainment.
Nickname: Middle Mayarans
Rivals: Sobdorlugin Komtherod, Tuzmanjuth Jithaugom, Huthwich Et Iduloren FC
Titles: 0
Expectations: Low

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Starters
1 GK Gilbert Finstrell (22, KOR)
2 RB Lee Heldoorn (33, KOR)
3 CB Aiseise Aolumei (29, KOR)
4 LB Hubert Breeddoorn (22, KOR)
5 DM Rem Zantsteeden (26, KOR)
6 RM Rog Buitenbeld (27, KOR)
7 CM Anita (f) Dimon (20, KOR)
8 CM Evela Aemiri (22, KOR)
9 AM Plaxio Montelongo (28, KOR)
10 SS Karst Oostervrucht (19, KOR)
11 ST Niklas Holmland (28, KOR)

Substitutes
12 RB Ffewsne yChibwod (35, KOR)

C COACH Lenne Kollenstaart (53, KOR)

Tuinderbeek FC
Stadium: Sportpark de Groene Ring (8900) in Tuinderbeek, Intermare
Background: Tuinderbeek feels like a far smaller place than it is, and it's already not much. A rural backwater of Intermare.
Support: You want a team that feels rural but is actually a lot more involved than you think.
Nickname: Tuinderbeekdorpers
Rivals: Ossendal, Sterrenwolde FC
Titles: 0

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Starters
1 GK Ronald Munks (39, KOR)
2 RB Alex Suchet (30, KOR)
3 CB Pat Hatherskill (23, KOR)
4 CB Rijkward van Rozenvoorde (24, KOR)
5 LB Tatsui Yumoto (24, KOR)
6 RM Alain Trintignant (27, KOR)
7 CM Sachi (f) Yoshinaga (18, KOR)
8 LM Godfrey Ferrocester (24, KOR)
9 AM Akihisa Tsurumi (18, KOR)
10 SS Nelmiturkun Sitaserinden (29, KOR)
11 ST Zermasjek Naposterinthen (25, KOR)

Substitutes
12 CM Joshua Brunberg (31, KRY)
13 CB Kuniyuki Watabe (29, KOR)
14 CB Sadakuno Oba (28, KOR)
15 CB Ernst Crogan (32, KOR)

C COACH Kato Tsutsui (46, KOR)

Fukushira Guerilla
Stadium: Dololichun Field (6800) in Fukushira, Etena
Background: A resurgence of Yoshiman football brought Fukushira up to this level. Before then, they were second fiddle behind island-mates Tera', and miles away from regional powerhouses Alara and Katashi. Much like their club nickname suggests, they have been looking all over for fast players, focus on attacking football like any Yoshiman club should, and guarantee a lot of goals, shots, chances, with little regard for which goal is threatened. As a young club that's filtered up through the regional ranks, they have yet to make a name for themselves beyond 'young, eager, and attacking'.
Support: If you love a neat little tucked away town, on a relatively remote island, with nobody there to bother you except for a close-knit community, not only is this your club, Fukushira is your town.
Nickname: Yasakamono
Rivals: Teragaseki, Enkumo Diamond
Titles: 0
Expectations: Surprisingly high

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Starters
1 GK Maresuke Wakasugi (37, KOR)
2 RB Hadrian Pazos (32, KOR)
3 CB Ninausthend Zesusdhaundhen (29, KOR)
4 CB Yakumo Yonamine (25, KOR)
5 LB Darby Revelwheel (23, KOR)
6 RM Losonaru (f) Sasolthingun (22, KOR)
7 CM Tsunemochi Suzuki (30, KOR)
8 CM Takamoli Imajuku (19, KOR)
9 LM Miruak Dishatinden (35, KOR)
10 SS Mina Matsuda (27, KOR)
11 ST Yarrabyth Dulbarra (27, KOR)

Substitutes
12 CB Tsuginori Ono (25, KOR)

C COACH Sanetomo Maeda (45, KOR)

Enkumo Diamond
Stadium: Abisu Biwakan Field (6700) in Enkumo, Etena
Background: Named after the strong baseball culture in the region, the topic of a name change frequently comes up.
Support: You like your peace and quiet: Enkumo is isolated by sea and the Usotsunuma wetlands, and life moving past slowly.
Nickname: Southpaws, Knuckleballers, Swingers
Rivals: Teragaseki, Fukushira Guerilla
Titles: 0
Expectations: Not as high as Fukushira's but if they can get a few points off of them that'd be neat

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Starters
1 GK Fern Bertillon (27, KOR)
2 RB Ernest Harshwick (23, KOR)
3 CB Adrienne (f) Bonet (23, KOR)
4 CB Galneff yLlaeblech (28, KOR)
5 LB Warin Skimbridge (22, KOR)
6 RM Rijkward Heerenhaag (23, KOR)
7 CM Jess Gregory (35, KOR)
8 LM Fillo Tyural (22, KOR)
9 AM Linus Throgmorton (35, KOR)
10 RS Alain Delafose (32, KOR)
11 LS Ebenezer Langsdale (31, KOR)

Substitutes
12 RB Joseph Wood (20, SNL)

C COACH Alfred Wickham (40, KOR)

Soothill under Sea
Stadium: Avelburg & Wans Square (5000) in Soothill, Surbourneshire
Background: A small club from a small town, known for being in a productive swamp between the industrial centres in West and East Surbourneshire. The part of the shire that most people forget about, but the South Plains have something to offer.
Support: You like teams with strange origin stories - Soothill is small, in a rural yet dense region - but nowhere near as clustered as the rest of the country.
Nickname: Emergineers
Rivals: Limecroft Et Abyss FC
Titles: 0
Expectations: Mid

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[Ko-oren]

Season 44

* SoccerAA                              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Aerawa Academy FC                      20   10   5   5    31   20  +11    35 Finals
2 Ysbeer Voetbalschool                   20    9   5   6    28   20   +8    32 Finals
3 Alara Academy                          20    7   8   5    24   23   +1    29
4 Mirai Plan                             20    4   9   7    19   20   −1    21
5 Dageraadacademie                       20    4   9   7    25   31   −6    21
6 Arakura Revelation                     20    5   6   9    21   34  −13    21

  SoccerAB                              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Ekurinna FC                            20   11   4   5    34   23  +11    37 Finals
2 Etouille Football Academie             20    8   6   6    34   34    0    30 Finals
3 Rozenvoordse Academie                  20    6  10   4    34   30   +4    28
4 Alpha Academie Malagnanaise            20    5   9   6    33   36   −3    24
5 Het Vlaggenschip                       20    5   6   9    33   42   −9    21
6 Sorerla AFC                            20    5   5  10    34   37   −3    20

  SoccerAC                              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Ferroventense                          20   12   6   2    29   15  +14    42 Finals
2 Berkton FC                             20    8   6   6    27   24   +3    30 Finals
3 Idyllwild Academy                      20    9   3   8    34   36   −2    30
4 Joaqueras Academica de Futbol          20    8   4   8    40   34   +6    28
5 Gaulthisoru Royals                     20    6   6   8    24   27   −3    24
6 Dayfade Soccer Academy                 20    1   7  12    19   37  −18    10

  SoccerAD                              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Grainshire Academy                     20   10   7   3    37   29   +8    37 Finals
2 Triangle FC                            20    9   5   6    37   37    0    32 Finals
3 Weyarra Sunrise                        20    7   5   8    27   22   +5    26
4 Wright United Academy                  20    7   5   8    30   29   +1    26
5 The Summers                            20    5   8   7    23   24   −1    23
6 Clwb Peldred Peredwr                   20    6   2  12    28   41  −13    20

There has been some moving and renaming in the offseason to make sure that the University teams are found near the biggest centres of tertiary education - no longer just for the actual university, but also for schools and colleges. The Academy teams are then placed in rural centres without many tertiary education options. Led by Euxea Carreiro, Ferroventense showed an amazing campaign on the south coast, while the northeastern division had a battle until the very last day with Alna Aehum, Aedate Aoli, for Aerawa Academy winning that.

* SoccerUA                              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Civitas Vesperae                       16    6   5   5    27   23   +4    23 Finals
2 Silva Stellarum                        16    5   8   3    19   18   +1    23 Finals
3 Meridiem Septentrionis                 16    5   6   5    19   20   −1    21
4 Orenshahim Kakhejakhajashezukhi        16    4   7   5    17   17    0    19
5 Dignirkhajakhi Thelikigiri             16    5   4   7    16   20   −4    19

  SoccerUB                              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Banryokuikkou                          16    7   7   2    22   17   +5    28 Finals
2 Sanctissimus                           16    8   2   6    21   16   +5    26 Finals
3 Wakoudoujin                            16    5   5   6    18   21   −3    20
4 Seireikakkin                           16    5   3   8    23   29   −6    18
5 Kindengyokurou                         16    4   5   7    20   21   −1    17

  SoccerUC                              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Melior Expectatum                      16    8   6   2    38   28  +10    30 Finals
2 Thelihebikhi Jau Jarditlinth           16    8   3   5    26   25   +1    27 Finals
3 Orenimini Jaremzhes                    16    5   7   4    21   20   +1    22
4 Superbia per Aquam                     16    5   3   8    24   26   −2    18
5 Horuti Thelithis                       16    2   5   9    14   24  −10    11

  SoccerUD                              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Scientia Tranquillitatis               16    7   5   4    25   23   +2    26 Finals
2 Aurigae Fortunae                       16    7   4   5    26   26    0    25 Finals
3 Fulgur Nobis                           16    4   8   4    22   24   −2    20
4 Centrum Progressi                      16    4   6   6    24   20   +4    18
5 Civitas Maximum                        16    3   7   6    23   27   −4    16

Far shorter seasons here, but Melior can rely on Sanche Bassin, one of the brightest stars in the 44 development teams. He was on fire, backed up by Mahieu and Mauthe, giving them the first seed easily.

Division winners are seeded 1-4, runners-up 5-8. Quarterfinals are 1-8, 4-5, 2-7, 3-6, and that structure is maintained in further rounds.

Academy Round 1
Ferroventense (AC) 2–1 Etouille Football Academie (AB)
Aerawa Academy FC (AA) 0–0 Berkton FC (AC) (0–2 AET)
Ekurinna FC (AB) 0–1 Triangle FC (AD)
Grainshire Academy (AD) 1–0 Ysbeer Voetbalschool (AA)

Academy Round 2
Ferroventense (AC) 3–0 Berkton FC (AC)
Triangle FC (AD) 4–1 Grainshire Academy (AD)

Academy Final
Ferroventense (AC) 1–0 Triangle FC (AD)

Ferroventense maintain their lead over the competition after a narrow win over Etouille, a huge win over Berkton, an academy with decent results in the last few seasons, and then a close affair against the newly established Triangle FC with Hipatek Aorenthen as their main player. Triangle will lose a few players due to age, while Ferroventense are good to go for a while.

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University Round 1
Melior Expectatum (UC) 5–2 Silva Stellarum (UA)
Civitas Maximum (UD) 2–0 Thelihebikhi Jau Jarditlinth (UC)
Banryokuikkou (UB) 1–2 Aurigae Fortunae (UD)
Scientia Tranquillitatis (UD) 0–0 Sanctissimus (UB) (0–0 AET) (4–3 pen.)

University Round 2
Melior Expectatum (UC) 1–4 Civitas Maximum (UD)
Aurigae Fortunae (UD) 5–3 Scientia Tranquillitatis (UD)

University Final
Civitas Maximum (UD) 4–0 Aurigae Fortunae (UD)

As the fourth seed, Civitas had pretty easy times against their opponents. A 2-0, a 1-4, and a 4-0 - that's pretty overwhelming. With a good 4-5 players that could be Top League players before long - that's Norfellow, Brighth, Aylester, Chelmandery, and Campbell, they were always going to put up a fight here. Their huge win in the final over the equally big Aurigae, with Icekirk, Crewby, Starling, and Hardrow should see both clubs get some success in the next couple of years. Both should supply the pros with some decent talent!

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Uni-Aca Final (home and away)
Ferroventense (AC) 2–2 Civitas Maximum (UD)
Civitas Maximum (UD) 1–2 Ferroventense (AC)

The Academies win - again! For decades, this match was just a friendly set of games for the university team, but since the KFA went for the urban-rural split and upped the funding for the academies, the pendulum has swung the other way completely.

[Ko-oren]

Season 44

Soccer6ce                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Tuzmanjuth Jithaugom                   33   19   7   7    46   28  +18    64 Promotion
 2 Weatherspark Wyvern FC                 33   17   9   7    54   36  +18    60 Promotion Playoffs
 3 Ounoukal Aminey CA                     33   18   4  11    57   46  +11    58 Promotion Playoffs
 4 Kerkhaven-Rommefort-Combinatie         33   17   4  12    45   45    0    55
 5 Dartha-Jofa                            33   13  10  10    44   41   +3    49
 6 Honingsweg-Toreneik Combinatie         33   14   6  13    53   57   −4    48
 7 Sobdorlugin Komtherod                  33   12  10  11    47   38   +9    46
 8 Tepkusoren Opkohme                     33   10   9  14    47   45   +2    39
 9 Vleugelbergereind                      33    9   9  15    51   59   −8    36 Relegation Playoffs
10 Sylvienne FC                           33    9   6  18    40   52  −12    33 Relegation Playoffs
11 Donderen VV                            33    7  10  16    32   52  −20    31 Relegation
12 Sathtonoru Kaptu                       33    8   6  19    34   51  −17    30 Relegation

Soccer6ne                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Biney-sur-Catrin CF                    33   16  11   6    51   32  +19    59 Promotion
 2 Cygne de Dentillon                     33   16  11   6    54   41  +13    59 Promotion Playoffs
 3 FC Kalani                              33   12  14   7    40   30  +10    50 Promotion Playoffs
 4 Aohivure VC                            33   14   6  13    45   43   +2    48
 5 CMF Lac Setier                         33   12  10  11    53   53    0    46
 6 Elezaora Aerellen                      33   13   7  13    45   53   −8    46
 7 VC Almina                              33   12   8  13    40   40    0    44
 8 Planneige-a-Faiblemur                  33   11   7  15    44   48   −4    40
 9 Roufortois-Arlerou                     33    9  12  12    42   46   −4    39 Relegation Playoffs
10 FC Soibourgoise en Vert                33    8  13  12    48   53   −5    37 Relegation Playoffs
11 Diessy CdF                             33    8  10  15    36   50  −14    34 Relegation
12 AFC Aevarea                            33    7  11  15    38   47   −9    32 Relegation

Soccer6se                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Club Valeloma                          33   17   7   9    46   43   +3    58 Promotion
 2 Motojagava Taranchula                  33   15   9   9    53   45   +8    54 Promotion Playoffs
 3 Cape Constillan                        33   14  10   9    61   52   +9    52 Promotion Playoffs
 4 Otavura Sishinova                      33   13  10  10    62   59   +3    49
 5 Shimohavi Hogone                       33   14   5  14    52   51   +1    47
 6 Vinroux Invincibles                    33   13   8  12    62   64   −2    47
 7 Echizen Overthere                      33   12   8  13    50   55   −5    44
 8 Imahiro Celestial Point                33   11  10  12    56   53   +3    43
 9 Morivate Lava                          33   10  12  11    55   52   +3    42 Relegation Playoffs
10 Estrela de Marção                      33   12   3  18    48   57   −9    39 Relegation Playoffs
11 Vurusen Morimare                       33    9   9  15    52   57   −5    36 Relegation
12 Chikuno Laricha                        33    9   7  17    40   49   −9    34 Relegation

Soccer6sw                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Corollanog CP                          33   15  12   6    57   40  +17    57 Promotion
 2 Tarrashall Pride                       33   15   8  10    38   29   +9    53 Promotion Playoffs
 3 Folkestone and Marchloft FC            33   14   8  11    50   43   +7    50 Promotion Playoffs
 4 Glimmerfall Triumph                    33   14   8  11    49   46   +3    50
 5 Penstead Clwb Peldred                  33   13  11   9    45   44   +1    50
 6 North Mesopotamia FC                   33   14   7  12    49   56   −7    49
 7 Dawneshade FC                          33   14   4  15    45   49   −4    46
 8 Granthawans                            33   12   8  13    50   50    0    44
 9 Chamiers-la-Croix                      33   11   7  15    48   58  −10    40 Relegation Playoffs
10 Belmore FC                             33    9  10  14    56   51   +5    37 Relegation Playoffs
11 Marinwood Shirobodh                    33    9   7  17    38   46   −8    34 Relegation
12 Feddhaw yChronws                       33    7  12  14    34   47  −13    33 Relegation

Playoffs Division 5-6
Weatherspark Wyvern FC - FC Kalani Agg. 1-6 (0-2 1-4)
Ounoukal Aminey CA - Cygne de Dentillon Agg. 2-3 (1-1 1-2)
Motojagava Taranchula - Folkestone and Marchloft FC Agg. 3-4 (1-1 2-3)
Cape Constillan - Tarrashall Pride Agg. 2-4 (1-3 1-1)

Welcome to the cellar of Ko-orenite football. Then again, being a good club in the sixth tier still means you're a top 100 club nationally! You might recognise a lot of names that were active in the former fourth tier: Ounoukal, Dartha-Jofa, Soibourgoise, Valeloma, Constillan, as well as the first club to promote from the amateurs into the fourth a few years ago: Granthawans. Now, the pyramid is fully open so up to eight clubs can make the same jump into that top 100-group every year. Escaping the sixth for the 'much bigger' fifth tier are Corollanog, the second club of Mawrystwyth. We're also getting Valeloma, a club trying to follow in a tradition of surprisingly strong Finisterre club football, Biney for a north Cote Austral flavour, and Tuzmanjuth, a club from the capitals' hinterland, a region with many decent amateur clubs but somehow rarely making the jump up.

The playoffs give us Kalani in an overwhelming performance, with Willowbourne's Weatherspark having to wait another year to represent the second-largest club whose local football scene is getting a bit dire, as well as Dentillon occupying the heights they've been at for a while over Ounoukal, and Folkestone and Marchloft, escaping a few city derbies against North Mesopotamia and Granthawans, all from Greencaster. Lastly there's two 'heavyweights' with Tarrashall winning, turning into the second club of the entire west coast for now.

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Soccer7ce                                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Donderen                                       33   14  11   8    54   46   +8    53 Promotion
 2 Lordana FC                                     33   13  11   9    46   42   +4    50 Promotion
 3 Ravenaar                                       33   14   6  13    52   41  +11    48 Promotion Playoffs
 4 Kidahmohzu Ahpanigu                            33   13   9  11    46   46    0    48 Promotion Playoffs
 5 Ribzesra Aulaha Sathonga                       33   12  11  10    47   39   +8    47
 6 Besodhen Tathsoren                             33   13   8  12    51   46   +5    47
 7 Ossendal aan de Grens                          33   12  10  11    50   48   +2    46
 8 Paulethek Sasedane                             33   12  10  11    43   46   −3    46
 9 Torkhega Split                                 33   12   9  12    50   55   −5    45
10 Tokponen United                                33   10  10  13    38   44   −6    40 Relegation
11 Noorderkroon                                   33    7  14  12    30   39   −9    35 Relegation
12 Torkhega Rahar FC                              33    6  11  16    32   47  −15    29 Relegation

Soccer7ne                                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Lunadelta SV                                   33   14  11   8    51   41  +10    53 Promotion
 2 Arendsvlucht FC                                33   15   7  11    58   48  +10    52 Promotion
 3 OV Eekeinde                                    33   15   6  12    46   45   +1    51 Promotion Playoffs
 4 Turnaardse VV                                  33   14   8  11    51   47   +4    50 Promotion Playoffs
 5 Norremond VV                                   33   14   7  12    47   46   +1    49
 6 MEZWO-VEDC Lamau                               33   12  12   9    60   55   +5    48
 7 Heneolagoveneasithe Aevanna                    33   13   7  13    62   55   +7    46
 8 Huize Adelmoed                                 33   12   8  13    42   44   −2    44
 9 Myaranowra Ryorlani                            33   12   8  13    45   49   −4    44
10 De Hazelaren                                   33   11   8  14    51   57   −6    41 Relegation
11 Avimoren Celestials                            33    8  14  11    36   43   −7    38 Relegation
12 Omevaniu Aeris                                 33    6   8  19    41   60  −19    26 Relegation

Soccer7se                                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Suvira Old Boys                                33   18   7   8    49   38  +11    61 Promotion
 2 Maesaki Palace                                 33   14  11   8    50   33  +17    53 Promotion
 3 Kamisulava Saturday                            33   14   8  11    51   50   +1    50 Promotion Playoffs
 4 Furune Ilex                                    33   12  13   8    47   41   +6    49 Promotion Playoffs
 5 Distriteiros                                   33   14   4  15    54   56   −2    46
 6 Tanajovanavigators                             33   12   9  12    45   43   +2    45
 7 Grande Serramonte                              33   13   6  14    41   47   −6    45
 8 Shimanominamiyama FC                           33   12   7  14    46   49   −3    43
 9 Deportivo Odilha                               33   11   9  13    39   41   −2    42
10 Hiwatsu FC                                     33   11   7  15    36   46  −10    40 Relegation
11 Rakugawa Enjoy                                 33    9  12  12    39   40   −1    39 Relegation
12 Ontoroi Cavalry                                33    9   5  19    35   48  −13    32 Relegation

Soccer7sw                                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Wrothliswald FC                                33   18   8   7    55   39  +16    62 Promotion
 2 South Grainscians                              33   17   4  12    40   35   +5    55 Promotion
 3 Guildwood Town                                 33   14   9  10    52   46   +6    51 Promotion Playoffs
 4 Ghadeidd North FC                              33   15   6  12    53   49   +4    51 Promotion Playoffs
 5 Charon Ferrymen                                33   13  10  10    50   46   +4    49
 6 Roebridge FC                                   33   11  12  10    55   48   +7    45
 7 Aldercroft AFC                                 33   12   9  12    43   47   −4    45
 8 FC Brunsy Fields                               33   11  10  12    37   38   −1    43
 9 Sunstone AFC                                   33   13   4  16    45   49   −4    43
10 Eleanor FC                                     33   11   7  15    47   48   −1    40 Relegation
11 yAswr FC                                       33   11   3  19    41   53  −12    36 Relegation
12 Riverwich Railyard FC                          33    7   8  18    23   43  −20    29 Relegation

Playoffs Division 6-7
Vleugelbergereind - Kidahmohzu Ahpanigu Agg. 2-3 (1-1 1-2)
Sylvienne FC - Ravenaar Agg. 2-6 (1-5 1-1)
Roufortois-Arlerou - Turnaardse VV Agg. 6-1 (4-0 2-1)
FC Soibourgoise en Vert - OV Eekeinde Agg. 3-4 (2-1 1-3)
Morivate Lava - Furune Ilex Agg. 3-5 (1-2 2-3)
Estrela de Marção - Kamisulava Saturday Agg. 3-4 (2-2 1-2)
Chamiers-la-Croix - Ghadeidd North FC Agg. 5-2 (1-2 4-0)
Belmore FC - Guildwood Town Agg. 5-3 (1-2 4-1)

From here on out, there'll be a lot of movement. The seventh division - well, you probably won't find a lot of people actively supporting a seventh tier club without having some allegiance to a club higher up in the pyramid. Many football fans will, however, recognise some names from this tier, even if it's just because they live near one of these teams and encounter the names of their league mates every once in a while. MEZWO-VEDC might be the only club to get some national recognition over their double acronym of a name, what it actually stands for is lost to time. They don't make it to the sixth, but Lunadelta and Arendsvlucht will - making Sudaefjoll even more of a football hotbed than it already is, and usually with traditional Ko-orenite footballing values too. Donderen, Lordana, Suvira, Maesaki (the fifth club of Katashi - what a city), Wrothliswald, and the South Grainscians join them as well. From the playoffs - which all pit a team in the sixth division against a team in the seventh - see a 50% success rate, with Ravenaar and Ilex getting pretty easy matchups, to Roufortois-Arlerou and Chamiers deciding their games with huge scores in favour of the sixth tier.

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Soccer8ce                                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Sehrandu South FC                              33   18   5  10    54   39  +15    59 Promotion
 2 Agamuthin Hezuminau                            33   15   8  10    52   39  +13    53 Promotion Playoffs
 3 Quartier Océanie-Atlantide                     33   15   8  10    57   53   +4    53 Promotion Playoffs
 4 Marluire Baie FC                               33   15   8  10    50   49   +1    53
 5 Etalouse et Quartiers Suds                     33   13  11   9    47   40   +7    50
 6 Amigerac CE                                    33   13   8  12    52   47   +5    47
 7 Biney Catrinois UF                             33   11  11  11    43   36   +7    44
 8 CF Gerennais Ecurie                            33   12   8  13    42   50   −8    44
 9 Musihthaun Gezunira                            33   11  10  12    52   48   +4    43
10 Club Oriannais                                 33   10  10  13    44   42   +2    40 Relegation
11 Sauzjaregaun Saulrag II                        33   10   3  20    48   69  −21    33 Relegation
12 Beaulieu FC                                    33    7   6  20    38   67  −29    27 Relegation

Soccer8ee                                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Nanayama Pilgrims                              33   17   7   9    55   37  +18    58 Promotion
 2 Otakagawa Rivers                               33   16   8   9    50   37  +13    56 Promotion Playoffs
 3 Kurenai FC Indigo                              33   16   7  10    51   44   +7    55 Promotion Playoffs
 4 Chibana Centre                                 33   12  13   8    48   45   +3    49
 5 Yuugawa FC                                     33   12  11  10    51   45   +6    47
 6 Tamasaka Rams                                  33   11  12  10    48   53   −5    45
 7 Ochiba Park FC                                 33   10  11  12    40   46   −6    41
 8 Aonishi Fighters                               33    9  12  12    45   48   −3    39
 9 Yonomura Oceans                                33   10   8  15    33   36   −3    38
10 Teragaseki Merito                              33    9  10  14    53   60   −7    37 Relegation
11 Minamigi Raposa FC                             33    9  10  14    35   47  −12    37 Relegation
12 Cape Tomagi FC                                 33   10   5  18    41   52  −11    35 Relegation

Soccer8ne                                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Straudum VV II                                 33   17  11   5    60   46  +14    62 Promotion
 2 Launott Fa Arda II                             33   16   9   8    52   39  +13    57 Promotion Playoffs
 3 VV De Imkers                                   33   14   8  11    54   45   +9    50 Promotion Playoffs
 4 Boven-Luna VV                                  33   12  11  10    47   46   +1    47
 5 Ambernaren                                     33   12   9  12    62   61   +1    45
 6 Hinsandumenaarse FC                            33   10  14   9    57   52   +5    44
 7 Herengein                                      33   10  13  10    58   59   −1    43
 8 VV Mushouterbrink                              33   10  12  11    52   48   +4    42
 9 Genehof Groen-Geel                             33   11   9  13    38   46   −8    42
10 De Rabattenaren                                33   10   9  14    37   42   −5    39 Relegation
11 Aitisu Aevanna                                 33    9  10  14    48   61  −13    37 Relegation
12 Wintertoorn                                    33    6   7  20    38   58  −20    25 Relegation

Soccer8nn                                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Westerzand                                     33   14  11   8    52   43   +9    53 Promotion
 2 SC Arenerland                                  33   16   5  12    49   49    0    53 Promotion Playoffs
 3 Zilvernaald                                    33   14  10   9    52   41  +11    52 Promotion Playoffs
 4 Havenijneroog OVV                              33   15   6  12    48   42   +6    51
 5 Booghove Boys                                  33   14   8  11    50   41   +9    50
 6 Roodhert FC                                    33   15   5  13    59   50   +9    50
 7 Transportunie                                  33   13   7  13    43   45   −2    46
 8 Midden-Vleugelberg                             33   13   5  15    46   51   −5    44
 9 April Bassin II                                33   11  10  12    45   43   +2    43
10 Wachtersberg                                   33    9  11  13    37   48  −11    38 Relegation
11 Rozenkroon MSC                                 33    8  10  15    37   50  −13    34 Relegation
12 De Meizaaiers                                  33    8   8  17    40   55  −15    32 Relegation

Soccer8se                                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Patameirista                                   33   15   8  10    49   40   +9    53 Promotion
 2 Esporro Atletico Rosso                         33   14  10   9    50   44   +6    52 Promotion Playoffs
 3 Club de Correiava                              33   14   9  10    54   42  +12    51 Promotion Playoffs
 4 Oai-Ouest Aurore                               33   15   6  12    61   55   +6    51
 5 Avillon Marécagiens                            33   12  13   8    60   46  +14    49
 6 Jardin d'Eden                                  33   11  12  10    48   44   +4    45
 7 CF Roufort-le-Phare                            33   13   6  14    46   48   −2    45
 8 Clermont Terre à Zed                           33   11  10  12    45   56  −11    43
 9 Valeloma Helix                                 33    9  12  12    37   48  −11    39
10 Nuggethamland FC                               33    9  11  13    39   40   −1    38 Relegation
11 Port Levassy                                   33    9   9  15    44   55  −11    36 Relegation
12 Jardin de Colenario                            33    8  10  15    36   51  −15    34 Relegation

Soccer8ss                                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Darquist and Rutton                            33   17   7   9    58   41  +17    58 Promotion
 2 Regenton AFC                                   33   14   9  10    51   44   +7    51 Promotion Playoffs
 3 Watercrest Town                                33   15   6  12    43   46   −3    51 Promotion Playoffs
 4 Caringmeadow Town FC                           33   13  11   9    44   38   +6    50
 5 The Guildwoods                                 33   14   7  12    46   51   −5    49
 6 Middle Lavenham FC                             33   12  11  10    41   37   +4    47
 7 West Sarartia                                  33   12  11  10    42   40   +2    47
 8 Waterly Gardens FC                             33   11  13   9    54   56   −2    46
 9 Izzle United                                   33   11   8  14    38   46   −8    41
10 Marinwood Kinthaj                              33   10   8  15    43   43    0    38 Relegation
11 Oak Albion FC                                  33    9  11  13    40   42   −2    38 Relegation
12 Berkings AFC                                   33    7   4  22    38   54  −16    25 Relegation

Soccer8sw                                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Ansonville Greenblossom Athletic               33   18   9   6    52   31  +21    63 Promotion
 2 Thornwich Indies FC                            33   17  11   5    57   41  +16    62 Promotion Playoffs
 3 Chipcliff Harbourton                           33   17   5  11    52   42  +10    56 Promotion Playoffs
 4 Langafonidd CP                                 33   15   5  13    44   49   −5    50
 5 Southpoint FC                                  33   14   7  12    53   52   +1    49
 6 Oceanside Flares                               33   14   6  13    53   51   +2    48
 7 Windward Whiteshirts                           33   13   6  14    49   51   −2    45
 8 Ripefield Foresters                            33   11   8  14    35   43   −8    41
 9 Ayesorigin FC                                  33   10   9  14    48   53   −5    39
10 Adrewdwr Awrora FC                             33   10   6  17    49   63  −14    36 Relegation
11 Nharry FC                                      33    7  12  14    47   50   −3    33 Relegation
12 Athletic Salamantica                           33    5  10  18    48   61  −13    25 Relegation

Soccer8ww                                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Huthwich Aerodrome AFC                         33   15  10   8    54   42  +12    55 Promotion
 2 Dalmington Cross                               33   13  11   9    47   43   +4    50 Promotion Playoffs
 3 Onilens-Tounave CF                             33   14   8  11    44   41   +3    50 Promotion Playoffs
 4 Starlingseed Swiftell                          33   15   4  14    52   51   +1    49
 5 Amewarrie-Obadha FC                            33   13   8  12    52   46   +6    47
 6 Vinroux-sur-Eaux                               33   12  11  10    47   45   +2    47
 7 Camreault CF                                   33   12  10  11    36   38   −2    46
 8 Medioregionale FC                              33   12   9  12    53   53    0    45
 9 Heavenswall East FC                            33   11   8  14    41   53  −12    41
10 Marlagana Aralla FC                            33   10   8  15    37   40   −3    38 Relegation
11 Lanterne d'Aguemin                             33    8  12  13    36   41   −5    36 Relegation
12 Lothaunini FC                                  33    9   9  15    32   38   −6    36 Relegation

The playoffs are set up so that the west (ww) and centre (ce) play each other for the same two spots in the seventh tier, so that regions with a lot of development can get their clubs up faster. The same goes for the others: northeast (ne) plays the north (nn), the southwest (sw) plays the south (ss), and the east (ee) and southeast (se) meet for the final duo. Eight lucky clubs escape the fate of having to play in the playoffs. Among them are some big cities like Ansonville, Greencaster's Darquist and Rutton, Finisterre's Patameirista, Schemerdrecht's Westerzand, Katashi's Nanayama, and Gehrenna's Sehrandu - football is turning to the urban areas more, while rugby is a more rural game in those regions. We also see our first second team: Straudum.

From the two-tiered playoffs, sixteen teams enter but only four can leave. Agamuthin (from Willowbourne) and Zilvernaald (Sterrenwolde) seal the deal in the first leg, pretty much, while Watercrest and Esporro need the second to go their way. Both are from fairly small towns, so that's a win for the little guy.

Playoffs Division 7-8
Agamuthin Hezuminau - Onilens-Tounave CF Agg. 3-2 (2-1 1-1)
Quartier Océanie-Atlantide - Dalmington Cross Agg. 1-2 (0-1 1-1)
Launott Fa Arda II - Zilvernaald Agg. 2-5 (0-2 2-3)
VV De Imkers - SC Arenerland Agg. 2-2 (1-1 1-1) pen 4-5
Regenton AFC - Chipcliff Harbourton Agg. 3-2 (1-0 2-2)
Watercrest Town - Thornwich Indies FC Agg. 3-2 (3-0 0-2)
Otakagawa Rivers - Club de Correiava Agg. 5-0 (4-0 1-0)
Kurenai FC Indigo - Esporro Atletico Rosso Agg. 3-6 (1-2 2-4)

Agamuthin Hezuminau - Dalmington Cross Agg. 3-0 (2-0 1-0)
Zilvernaald - SC Arenerland Agg. 5-0 (4-0 1-0)
Regenton AFC - Watercrest Town Agg. 2-3 (2-3 0-0)
Otakagawa Rivers - Esporro Atletico Rosso Agg. 0-3 (0-1 0-2)

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Soccer9ce                                       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Couziers-Olympiques II                         33   17   7   9    61   44  +17    58 Promotion
2 Senoren FC II                                  33   13  15   5    55   41  +14    54 Promotion
3 Maethoru SC II                                 33   14   9  10    54   48   +6    51 Promotion
4 Amillon CdF II                                 33   13  11   9    51   46   +5    50
5 Quartier Caspien                               33   13  10  10    57   53   +4    49
6 Gehrenna FC II                                 33   13   9  11    53   52   +1    48
7 Aminey CS II                                   33   12   9  12    59   59    0    45
8 Behgedithin Dhiraurale                         33   10  11  12    40   43   −3    41
9 Esesoren North                                 33   11   7  15    55   70  −15    40
10 Nimorpan Esezoranu                            33   10   8  15    44   49   −5    38 Relegation
11 Mayara Zunemak II                             33    9   8  16    47   53   −6    35 Relegation
12 La Baie CA                                    33    7   8  18    38   56  −18    29 Relegation

Soccer9ee                                       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Katashi-Kanatsu II                             33   18   8   7    60   38  +22    62 Promotion
2 Echizen Minato FC                              33   18   8   7    51   34  +17    62 Promotion
3 Advance Alara II                               33   13  10  10    52   47   +5    49 Promotion
4 Otazuja Chroma                                 33   13   9  11    60   60    0    48
5 Teragaseki II                                  33   13   6  14    45   47   −2    45
6 Katashi Azula II                               33   13   5  15    51   56   −5    44
7 Fukushira Guerilla II                          33   11  10  12    54   53   +1    43
8 North Etena FC                                 33   12   6  15    43   44   −1    42
9 Nitoya Ninabasa II                             33   12   6  15    45   51   −6    42
10 Suinohiro Sunrise II                          33    9  11  13    59   62   −3    38 Relegation
11 Lejana Redberries                             33    9  10  14    39   53  −14    37 Relegation
12 Yumimura Kickers                              33   11   3  19    45   59  −14    36 Relegation

Soccer9ne                                       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Vandona Geniet                                 33   17   7   9    50   40  +10    58 Promotion
2 Angelwoudse VV                                 33   17   4  12    58   47  +11    55 Promotion
3 Serevne AFC II                                 33   15   8  10    62   53   +9    53 Promotion
4 Buiten-Straudum SV                             33   14   7  12    43   40   +3    49
5 Aidugoe Aerond                                 33   14   6  13    50   40  +10    48
6 Altiora Aotilin                                33   14   6  13    56   53   +3    48
7 Arboren FC II                                  33   12  11  10    50   44   +6    47
8 De Vaarloodsen                                 33   12   8  13    60   65   −5    44
9 Illehuser Kapers                               33   13   4  16    55   62   −7    43
10 Egevea Aukani FC                              33   11   6  16    49   61  −12    39 Relegation
11 SC Sokrona II                                 33   11   5  17    48   64  −16    38 Relegation
12 Azuren Crossing                               33    8   8  17    53   65  −12    32 Relegation

Soccer9nn                                       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Laringen Almoedskapers II                      33   17   9   7    54   38  +16    60 Promotion
2 FC Kasselaar                                   33   16   9   8    48   39   +9    57 Promotion
3 VV De Hazelaar                                 33   16   7  10    52   42  +10    55 Promotion
4 Schemerdrecht SVV II                           33   16   6  11    49   41   +8    54
5 Oosterslot-Nieuwgraaf Combinatie               33   15   5  13    49   42   +7    50
6 Noorderas                                      33   13   8  12    35   33   +2    47
7 Oosterpoort WDI                                33   12   7  14    54   52   +2    43
8 Lieverhoek                                     33   11  10  12    29   31   −2    43
9 Tuinderbeek FC II                              33   11   5  17    55   67  −12    38
10 Rozenvoorde FC II                             33    9   8  16    50   56   −6    35 Relegation
11 Sterrenwolde FC II                            33    9   8  16    42   55  −13    35 Relegation
12 Admiraalshut                                  33   11   2  20    42   63  −21    35 Relegation

Soccer9se                                       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Finisterre-Verita                              33   15  10   8    60   43  +17    55 Promotion
2 Tanques AOE II                                 33   15   9   9    51   42   +9    54 Promotion
3 Earlsea Town                                   33   14  10   9    48   43   +5    52 Promotion
4 Arcoheira Atletica                             33   14   9  10    43   47   −4    51
5 Branvon CD II                                  33   14   7  12    43   42   +1    49
6 Zinchester Town II                             33   14   6  13    49   44   +5    48
7 Mostovega Rosa FC                              33   14   5  14    42   44   −2    47
8 Miradela GD II                                 33   12  10  11    43   39   +4    46
9 Alto Novense                                   33    9  10  14    39   42   −3    37
10 Drannet à l'Éden                              33    9   9  15    49   50   −1    36 Relegation
11 Ours de Dentillon                             33   10   5  18    39   50  −11    35 Relegation
12 Revolteurs FCCA                               33    8  10  15    35   55  −20    34 Relegation

Soccer9ss                                       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Sydberg Olympia II                             33   17   7   9    55   42  +13    58 Promotion
2 Cirelbourne United II                          33   15  10   8    47   37  +10    55 Promotion
3 Bruncester United AFC II                       33   13  13   7    55   43  +12    52 Promotion
4 Bethlehem Arlothians                           33   13  10  10    48   45   +3    49
5 Uryver Capitales                               33   13   9  11    45   41   +4    48
6 Elmwold Greens                                 33   12  11  10    52   49   +3    47
7 Limecroft Et Abyss FC II                       33   12   9  12    52   52    0    45
8 Iron Vale Swamp Dwellers                       33   11   9  13    52   56   −4    42
9 Metalhart Company                              33   10  11  12    47   53   −6    41
10 Vierciennes Victory II                        33    8  12  13    46   55   −9    36 Relegation
11 Abyssine Boys                                 33    6  13  14    41   56  −15    31 Relegation
12 Alwill FC                                     33    6  10  17    42   53  −11    28 Relegation

Soccer9sw                                       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Ambergate City II                              33   18   7   8    45   38   +7    61 Promotion
2 Llandy FC II                                   33   15   9   9    50   42   +8    54 Promotion
3 Burnet Athletic II                             33   15   8  10    56   46  +10    53 Promotion
4 Mawrystwyth II                                 33   15   5  13    50   48   +2    50
5 Ansonville Association II                      33   13   9  11    51   48   +3    48
6 Brighthaven Town II                            33   13   7  13    53   49   +4    46
7 Oceanside South End II                         33   10  14   9    49   47   +2    44
8 Flamingley-Whitly FC                           33   11   8  14    36   39   −3    41
9 Lawrshoffin Island Hoppers                     33   12   5  16    36   41   −5    41
10 Argyle Tuesday                                33   12   5  16    39   46   −7    41 Relegation
11 WSR AFC II                                    33    8   9  16    38   49  −11    33 Relegation
12 Mawryth Old Boys                              33    4  18  11    45   55  −10    30 Relegation

Soccer9ww                                       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Dhanoku Shenarauge                             33   17  11   5    67   48  +19    62 Promotion
2 Falkirkway Station                             33   15   9   9    53   46   +7    54 Promotion
3 Upper Seameet Explorers                        33   11  17   5    56   39  +17    50 Promotion
4 Institut Polyglotta FC                         33   12  11  10    54   49   +5    47
5 Gakhithrau Dhikodhra II                        33   12  11  10    59   58   +1    47
6 Nothingbuck's                                  33   11  12  10    44   39   +5    45
7 Tuzmanjuth Jithaugom II                        33   10  12  11    38   42   −4    42
8 Huthwich Et Iduloren FC II                     33   10  11  12    37   40   −3    41
9 Yellowbank Bees FC                             33    9  12  12    33   48  −15    39
10 Cresthill United FC II                        33    8  13  12    33   47  −14    37 Relegation
11 CAF Chamiers                                  33    6  12  15    45   51   −6    30 Relegation
12 Anarcourt CF II                               33    5  13  15    47   59  −12    28 Relegation

From here on out, there's no playoffs anymore. Just a 50% turnover of the league - 3 up, 3 down - and a lot of IIs finding their way up. They were placed at this level to stop the higher divisions from overflowing with them, so it might be a tad artificial and has caused the ninth tier to be better than the 8th in some ways, but that'll correct itself.

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Soccer10ce                                      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Jojushanu Athletic                             33   17   7   9    49   34  +15    58 Promotion
2 Eidikunith FC                                  33   16   8   9    49   39  +10    56 Promotion
3 Arehzarin FC                                   33   15   9   9    47   43   +4    54 Promotion
4 Ozhadelaun FC                                  33   16   6  11    48   46   +2    54
5 Les Hauts FC                                   33   13  11   9    46   34  +12    50
6 Serou                                          33   12   8  13    40   44   −4    44
7 Sauzjaregaun Demetel FC                        33   13   4  16    49   52   −3    43
8 Association Athlétique de Gardatières          33   11   7  15    39   39    0    40
9 FC Amillonais Madenney                         33   10   9  14    36   45   −9    39
10 Colline Chamiers FC                           33   10   7  16    38   47   −9    37 Relegation
11 Lac Aminey                                    33   10   7  16    46   57  −11    37 Relegation
12 Janahnu Tehreseth                             33    9   9  15    48   55   −7    36 Relegation

Soccer10ee                                      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Teraoka Alamer                                 33   16  10   7    59   45  +14    58 Promotion
2 Tsubasamachi Central FC                        33   12  11  10    45   37   +8    47 Promotion
3 Murotsumi Eleven                               33   12  11  10    34   33   +1    47 Promotion
4 Coloruna de Paraiso II                         33   13   8  12    38   42   −4    47
5 Nishinuma North Leleia United                  33   13   7  13    48   44   +4    46
6 Atletico Valarano                              33   12   9  12    44   38   +6    45
7 Usotuyumi FC                                   33   11  11  11    39   39    0    44
8 Kanemaru Towns                                 33   12   8  13    46   48   −2    44
9 Campo Amarelo                                  33   12   7  14    34   34    0    43
10 Takadera Heights                              33   12   7  14    39   44   −5    43
11 Esalosava Riverside FC                        33   10   9  14    39   50  −11    39
12 Vinouchi Sunrise                              33    7  14  12    36   47  −11    35

Soccer10nn                                      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Homehridhen Gehdures                           33   18   4  11    48   47   +1    58 Promotion
2 Lievehaven FC                                  33   17   5  11    58   48  +10    56 Promotion
3 Kalihtora Thasemelau                           33   15  10   8    45   31  +14    55 Promotion
4 Myaranowra Salamantica II                      33   15   7  11    49   44   +5    52
5 Midden-Nederstern                              33   15   6  12    58   55   +3    51
6 Jatunar Taraunith                              33   11  11  11    45   45    0    44
7 Aideni Lowlands                                33   11   9  13    46   50   −4    42
8 Bovenstern FC                                  33   11   8  14    47   54   −7    41
9 Rijgmeren-Keizerdal                            33   10   9  14    38   43   −5    39
10 Kharunes Metros                               33   10   7  16    42   44   −2    37
11 Mokoranek Okuhzunel                           33   10   7  16    40   47   −7    37
12 Hohtas Sharobuzek                             33   10   7  16    37   45   −8    37

Soccer10se                                      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Arazede FC                                     33   17   8   8    45   36   +9    59 Promotion
2 Bruncester Rail FC                             33   16   9   8    47   36  +11    57 Promotion
3 The Slopes                                     33   15   9   9    48   41   +7    54 Promotion
4 Port Limecroft                                 33   14  10   9    55   46   +9    52
5 Castelo e Calvente CS II                       33   13   9  11    49   49    0    48
6 Seines Vista FC                                33   12  10  11    45   40   +5    46
7 Desportes Ferroventense                        33   11  10  12    41   44   −3    43
8 Quister Plains FC                              33   10  12  11    39   39    0    42
9 Norille Grande-Riviere                         33    9  10  14    35   45  −10    37
10 Amandine AdF II                               33   10   6  17    48   50   −2    36
11 Equipe Bergegny                               33    9   7  17    35   45  −10    34
12 CAMF Norille                                  33    9   6  18    38   54  −16    33

Soccer10ss                                      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Langward Granthawes                            33   14  10   9    38   26  +12    52 Promotion
2 Champs-Cevilliers                              33   16   4  13    57   56   +1    52 Promotion
3 Western Docks FC                               33   13  11   9    54   47   +7    50 Promotion
4 Roufort-sur-Madenney                           33   13  11   9    50   46   +4    50
5 Vionne Omnibus                                 33   15   5  13    49   47   +2    50
6 Wisell-Newy FC                                 33   13   7  13    45   47   −2    46
7 Olympique Dounieux                             33   12   9  12    53   51   +2    45
8 Alliance Aurilet-Lunay                         33   12   7  14    52   48   +4    43
9 Aminey International                           33   12   7  14    53   51   +2    43
10 Club Stornich                                 33   11   8  14    48   59  −11    41
11 Argair Navigators United                      33   10   8  15    45   57  −12    38
12 Axledon Docks AFC                             33    9   9  15    60   69   −9    36

Soccer10sw                                      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 West Mintscians                                33   17  10   6    60   41  +19    61 Promotion
2 Mesopotamians                                  33   17   9   7    55   38  +17    60 Promotion
3 Swlhaw Tawn                                    33   12  11  10    46   43   +3    47 Promotion
4 Algwydion CP                                   33   13   8  12    43   46   −3    47
5 The Meadowmen                                  33   13   7  13    51   50   +1    46
6 Beaskill Hills FC                              33   13   7  13    42   45   −3    46
7 Grainshire United II                           33   13   6  14    66   67   −1    45
8 Thorpeness FC                                  33   13   6  14    49   52   −3    45
9 Upper Gamon FC                                 33   11  10  12    50   53   −3    43
10 Leeshire United II                            33   10  10  13    53   60   −7    40
11 Aubury Lakers                                 33    7  13  13    43   49   −6    34
12 Argair Harbour Athletics                      33    5  11  17    45   59  −14    26

Soccer10ww                                      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Merchant's Strait FC                           33   19   3  11    48   39   +9    60 Promotion
2 Idyllwild AFC                                  33   15  11   7    51   41  +10    56 Promotion
3 Maynard AFC II                                 33   15   8  10    51   48   +3    53 Promotion
4 Norridge Union                                 33   14   6  13    50   48   +2    48
5 Sonatahna Sidhilen                             33   13   8  12    50   40  +10    47
6 Armskirk FC                                    33   12  11  10    47   44   +3    47
7 Campustown United                              33   12  10  11    55   55    0    46
8 Dahrinu Azhgan FC                              33   12   7  14    40   42   −2    43
9 Iduloren Palasak FC                            33   12   5  16    47   58  −11    41
10 Norille Orion II                              33   10   7  16    45   51   −6    37
11 Granthavians                                  33   10   7  16    42   51   −9    37
12 Jillong Faraways                              33    7  11  15    45   54   −9    32

And this is as low as it goes, for clubs that aren't Central (who have an 11th tier). Some weirdly big names are in this tier, like Idyllwild AFC - a huge city who tend to cheer for Amewarrie-Obadha instead. Here we also find the third Granthawe reference, after the Granthavians, Granthawans, here's Langward Granthawes. That's a river that cuts through most of Surbourneshire, by the way.

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Soccer11ce                                      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Beaufort Athlétique                            33   18   8   7    60   51   +9    62 Promotion
2 FC Tchonnais                                   33   17   5  11    51   46   +5    56 Promotion
3 AS Cambeuge                                    33   15   4  14    44   41   +3    49 Promotion
4 Gehrenna Railways FC                           33   12  11  10    50   46   +4    47
5 AS Maugneux                                    33   14   5  14    49   46   +3    47
6 Perizon Aidennais FC                           33   13   7  13    44   33  +11    46
7 Dummare Town                                   33   11  13   9    53   48   +5    46
8 Aircity Fighters                               33   11  10  12    44   47   −3    43
9 Harrowtomb Guardians                           33   12   6  15    48   57   −9    42
10 Nodhune Amahoren                              33   10   9  14    54   57   −3    39
11 Port Aguemin FC                               33    9   8  16    51   58   −7    35
12 Willowbourne City FC                          33    9   8  16    43   61  −18    35

And here's the actual lowest league and tier, only for clubs in the capitals, some Gehrennans, and Cote Australois. Beaufort gets out, while Willowbourne City FC and Port Aguemin tried to avoid the honour of being the worst club in football - with Willowbourne City FC, a club literally named for our second biggest city and naming itself like it's a big deal, finishing in 468th and dead last in Ko-orenite football.