Season 45 - Part I
* Soccer1 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Katashi-Kanatsu 11 7 3 1 24 13 +11 24
2 Maethoru SC 11 6 3 2 20 14 +6 21
3 Miradela GD 11 4 7 0 16 5 +11 19
4 Aminey CS 11 5 2 4 22 16 +6 17
5 Straudum VV 11 4 3 4 13 11 +2 15
6 Tanques AOE 11 5 0 6 16 21 −5 15
7 Sydberg Olympia 11 4 2 5 23 27 −4 14
8 WSR AFC 11 4 1 6 17 18 −1 13
9 Sterrenwolde FC 11 3 3 5 11 20 −9 12
10 Advance Alara 11 3 2 6 16 19 −3 11
11 Schemerdrecht SVV 11 3 2 6 12 15 −3 11
12 Maynard AFC 11 3 2 6 13 24 −11 11
The field is very close together after one-third of the season, but Kanatsu have catapulted themselves into first with a few points to spare anyway. It was a mystery how the young eastern squad would hold up but they've tied Maethoru (3-3), Miradela (1-1), beaten Aminey (1-0) and even stole three points off their Alaran rivals (0-1). We knew they'd be getting goals but it's always a surprise how many they concede to get there - it turns out, that with the new and improved defence, they can score a lot and win without turning everything into a 3-3 (aside from that Maethoru game).
Rounding out the top six for now are Maethoru, entirely as expected, and we find the two title contenders right after them, with Miradela just a bit ahead of Aminey. Miradela haven't lost yet, but settled for a tie in seven games (!!) while Aminey lost four games, which isn't a great way to get back in first at any point. Miradela's defence is rock solid but apparently comes at the cost of results. The 3-0 win they picked up in round 1 wasn't a great predictor of their next 10 games. Aminey have their attack in gear but you'd really expect 22 goals in 11 games to lead to more than what they had.
The last two teams in that top six are Straudum and Tanques - but at this point we're only four points removed from the complete bottom of the table. Schemerdrecht would have liked a few more points from the start, and Maynard would probably have been fine with about a point per game but not with that goal difference. Alara's return to the Top League also wasn't what they had hoped for, most likely, losing to Aminey 1-5, but getting some redemption all the way in round 11, with the team getting settled, by beating Sterrenwolde 4-0. Our debutants from the north end of the bay - Sterrenwolde, that is - can't exactly complain with 9th place. Can they, Alara, WSR, or Maynard get going well enough?
* Soccer2 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Gehrenna FC 11 6 3 2 22 13 +9 21
2 Tokponen Ilijoren 11 5 5 1 17 14 +3 20
3 Branvon CD 11 5 4 2 21 19 +2 19
4 Castelo e Calvente CS 11 3 6 2 21 17 +4 15
5 Bruncester United AFC 11 3 5 3 15 12 +3 14
6 Katashi Azula 11 2 8 1 18 17 +1 14
Cresthill United FC 11 2 8 1 14 13 +1 14
8 Egevea Aindauka 11 3 4 4 13 15 −2 13
9 SC Sokrona 11 3 3 5 7 12 −5 12
10 Couziers-Olympiques 11 3 2 6 15 21 −6 11
11 Arboren FC 11 2 4 5 18 20 −2 10
12 Vierciennes Victory 11 1 4 6 14 22 −8 7
We knew that Gehrenna would probably get a decent squad together but what about Tokponen? Freshly promoted from the third tier, they've only lost one and had plenty of wins to match! Branvon are not far behind and it looks like this'll be the top three for a few weeks at least. It's all very close together after that, much like the Top League, except a slightly lagging Vierciennes.
* Soccer3 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Odahayashi Revolution 11 7 1 3 22 16 +6 22
2 Myaranowra Salamantica 11 6 2 3 19 11 +8 20
3 Limecroft Et Abyss FC 11 6 2 3 19 14 +5 20
4 Amandine AdF 11 5 2 4 14 17 −3 17
5 Mawrystwyth 11 4 4 3 14 12 +2 16
6 Oceanside South End 11 4 4 3 15 16 −1 16
7 Aminey Avalanche 11 3 4 4 18 19 −1 13
Rozenvoorde FC 11 2 7 2 22 23 −1 13
9 Blanrasco Borealis 11 3 4 4 17 19 −2 13
10 Ambergate City 11 3 3 5 12 12 0 12
11 Fukushira Guerilla 11 3 1 7 19 26 −7 10
12 Coloruna de Paraiso 11 2 2 7 20 26 −6 8
We also see a rudimentary top three forming in the Third Division, with Odahayashi leading the pack and Myaranowra and Limecroft close by. After so many years of a really good second tier, there are a lot of big clubs with a professional history in here - and the level is higher than ever!