287-288 LegaSaari SeasonLegaSaari Preview Full Name: Fuutbol Cluub Bondstad Treason
(Football Club Bondstad Treason)Common Name: Bondstad Treason
Nickname(s): Treason, De Jonge Broers (The Little Brothers)
Youth Side: Jong Treason
Home Stadium: De Stadionnational, Bondstad (Cap: 50,046)
Debut Season: 274-75
Honours: LegaSaari Champions x 1
Last Season: LegaSaari: First, Playoff Winners
KopaSaari: Quarter Finals
IFCF Challengers Cup: Qualifying Round
FFI Liga dos Vencedores: Quarter Finals
Head Coach: Irina Witt
Captain: Walt Beunaad
Best XI (4-2-3-1): Besart Schankelen / Walt Beunaad, Kameron Bondstad, Jerrard Lovell, Ceutiz Maazden / Zej Saari, Wilaam Kindvanjohan / Lonau Puotnaam, Mohammad Islam, Judi Buren / Hilario Nadir
Full Squad: Goalkeepers: 1 - Besart Schankelen (NPH), 21 - Ulf Svensson (SVJ), 25 - Wighed Kindvanben*
Defence: 2 - Ceutiz Maazden, 4 - Kameron Bondstad, 5 - Walt Beunaad, 12 - Lunaa Advocaat, 15 - Jerrard Lovell (JEC), 16 - Abigajl Halam, 19 - Islaa Moeris, 20 - Neil Blackwood (CBP)*, 22 - Poeli Rogheurz , 24 - Anwar Bracero (AUD)
Midfield: 3 - Wilaam Kindvanjohan*, 6 - Izajeu Nej, 7 - Lonau Puotnaam, 8 - Mohammad Islam, 10 - Zej Saari, 13 - Judi Buren, 14 - Henri Laan, 17 - Sieger Coeman, 18 - Fleur Baeri, 27 - Gari Ayeurs, 31 - Han Zexian (HIN)
Forwards: 9 - Hilario Nadir (AUD), 11 - Sjors Koken, 23 - Wren Maartel
* New Transfer
Background: The foreplay in the run-up to Bondstad's first ever title was long lasting and exhilarating - season after season of edging, coming closer each time. Young prospects turned into mature stars in front of our eyes and some sensible signings had more of the feel of a good addition to the cast rather than buying success. Heartbreaks, disappointments and near misses littered the history of the maturing club. And then the main event - they commanded the season, looked unstoppable in the Playoffs and won handedly. And.... no-one cared. The national team's qualification for the World Cup had sucked up all the oxygen. For those clued up on late-naughties culture on
RealLifeStates, the whole thing was a bit like Lily Allen's
Not Fair.
Since winning the league, the discourse has changed for Treason. They are no longer the plucky underdogs trying to win their first league, but embedded members of the national footballing establishment. Whilst they're yet to get an expletive laden nickname, one can't help feel it's only a matter of time. It is perhaps for that reason that the side seems to have forgone improving themselves much over the break. Wilaam Kindvanjohan is a quality signing, yes, but he's the only quality signing. And he fits the 'good, young and relatively cheap' mould rather than an inspiring spark. The transfer made with the head rather than the heart; one where people need their heads in the pub approvingly when they hear it has been finalised but nobody was pumping the air with glee.
That said, there is still much to love about the Treason team: Mohammad Islam continues to lead both the attack and the midfield, staying at the club despite being one of the handful of Saari players who could make a successful career overseas. And for an attacking-minded side, the defence is probably the strongest part of the side: Kameron Bondstad and Jerrard Lovell's partnership last year was the difference between the title and another near-miss season, whilst Walt Beunaad still seems to have a couple of good seasons left in him - his retirement from the national side an extra stroke of good luck for Irina Witt. And Ceutiz Maazden? It's almost becoming unfair to call him a right-back given how much he dominates the entire right side of the field. This is a side that won last year and they would be a good bet to repeat the trick. And this time, people might even sit up and watch.
Full Name: Bondt Sportieve Club van Kroningdam (United Sporting Club of Kroningdam)
Common Name: BSC Kroningdam
Nickname(s): The Mariners, The Northerners
Youth Side: BSC Kroningdam Jeuf
Home Stadium: Drietandgrond, Kroningdam (Cap: 18,500)
Debut Season: 286-7
Honours: LegaSaari 2 Champions x 1
Last Season: LegaSaari: Seventh
KopaSaari: Semi-final
IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy: Quarter Final
Head Coach: Filip Benjuun
Captain: Maeri Achteren
Best XI (4-5-1): Thomas McGregor / Wu Zexi, Timo Jong, Poeli Nieuwstad, Maeri Achteren / Luuc Broen, Bruux Porter, Bloem Auteberi, Larissa Canales, Yao Xinyue / Diana Rodnie
Full Squad: Goalkeepers: 1 - Thomas McGregor (AUD), 21 - Jodi Kendryk, 23 - Cwinn Majsi
Defence: 3 - Maeri Ster, 4 - Maeri Achteren, 6 - Rik Beck, 12 - Timo Jong, 13 - Wu Zexi (HIN) 15 - Poeli Nieuwstad, 18 - Wes Dixuun, 19 - Casey Farag (EFL), 22 - Sofia Pek
Midfield: 2- Jon Schutter, 5 - Bloem Auteberi*, 8 - Luuc Thirza, 10 - Larissa Canales (COS), 11 - Luuc Broen, 14 - Lauri Asynk, 16 - Bruux Porter, 17 - Yao Xinyue (HIN), 20 - Hari Karter, 52 - Cryspyn Takkaar
Forwards: 7 - Diana Rodnie, 9 - Ben Kann, 24 - Kam Grijs, 32 - Harrison Reynolds (TKT)*
* New Transfer
Background: Kroningdam is a damp, dreary, industrial city in the far north of The Sarian. No team really wants to travel there, and those that do leave as soon as they can. Yet, out of that steampunk dystopia has risen a half decent football team. Whatever is put in the northern water has created a style of football not really seen in the rest of the league. It isn't pretty, but it's perfectly perfunctory. The hyper-physicality and long punts forward make it seem like it has never come into contact with a book on tactics written in the past forty years. And when you remember that the Head Coach is Filip Benjuun, two time LegaSaari winner with CF Bondstad and their polar opposite style of football, the whole thing is even more bizarre.
Regardless of what you think about how they play, BSC Kroningdam come into their sophomore season with a slight spring in their step. Last season went better than expected: solidly in the bottom half of the table but with no real threat to their league place. Now they want to build on it and, frankly, that seems eminently doable. Bloem Auteberi was the headline purchase - the former De Commons midfielder has gone from squad-player to star of her new side and will seek to remind everyone about all the promise she had as a national side capped teenager. Other than that, the squad's strength is it's cohesiveness - you look at every player to a tee and they just make sense wearing a Kroningdam shirt.
Of course, some stand out more than others: Timo Jong could easily make a living at a larger side, if transfer departments weren't terrified that he would steal their lunch money. Built like a butch rugby prop, the central defender acts as much as a deterrence as anything else. Luuc Broen encapsulates the old-style wide midfielder, negating any style but providing oodles of substance - setting up either Diana Rodnie or Ben Kann to devastating effect. The two contenders for the number 9 shirt couldn't be more different: Rodnie is nimble, slim-built and almost twink-ish, adept at turning any loose ball into something. Kann on the other-hand is a classic bully in the mould of provincial Saari football - Lach Houten on steroids. He throws his weight around, dives like a swallow and will stamp on the foot of any defender that dares to mark him, if he thinks he can get away with it. Rodnie is currently preferred - having made the step-up to the first division much quicker than Kann - but both are fantastic options for the side.
Full Name: Cluub van Fuutbol Bondstad (Club of Football Bondstad)
Common Name: CF Bondstad
Nickname(s): The Citizens, The Bastards
Youth Side: CF Bondstad Jeuf
Home Stadium: De Stadionnational, Bondstad (Cap: 50,046)
Debut Season: 269
Honours: LegaSaari Champions x 9, KopaSaari Champions x 1
Last Season: LegaSaari: Fourth; Playoff Second Elimination Game
KopaSaari: Quarter Finals
Champions' League: First Preliminary Round
Challengers' Cup: Third Preliminary Round
Cup Winners' Cup: First Round
FFI Liga dos Vencedores: Final
Head Coach: Lonau Pourytt
Captain: Luc Bisop
Best XI (3-5-2): Mark Romero / Hiro Sarutobi-Zeegelaar, Geun Mee-Kyong, Henri Brejzun / Franc Tucanviul, Luc Bisop, Sepp Goldman, Piteur Jong, Maeri Beniut / Lach Houten, Stela Killam
Full Squad: Goalkeepers: 1 - Mark Romero (NWK), 13 - Waldo Stundmun, 21 - Jaci Aleksandeur, 51 - Nourulue Poname (TIO)*
Defence: 3 - Hiro Sarutobi-Zeegelaar (HIN), 4 - Geun Mee-Kyong (HIN), 5 - Cserize Apeldoorn, 6 - Henri Brejzun, 12 - Wendi Sexton, 19 - Wilford Bas, 24 - Eliot Aarden
Midfield: 2 - Makoto Honda, 7 - Maeri Beniut, 10 - Luc Bisop, 11 - Tansi Kindvanjodi, 14 - Diemer Huunt, 15 - Sepp Goldman (NPH)*, 16 - Franc Tucanviul, 18 - Piteur Jong, 20 - Betti Fuulcoe, 23 - Olaaf Prins
Forwards: 8 - Lach Houten, 9 - Stela Killam, 17 - Cain Woods, 39 - Wes Wuudham*
* New Transfer
Background: Bastards isn't an especially nice word in any language, but it carries extra meaning in The Sarian. The Saari people identify themselves the Bustard - the national animal which came back from near extinction. Bastard is a twist of that, signifying a lack of belonging to the nation; the bastard son of the bustard nation. So why are CF Bondstad routinely called bastards? Well, to start off with: they kinda are. They carry a certain arrogance that comes with being the most successful team in league history, and somehow manage to get unbelievably lucky in the process. If there is an unfair, last minute penalty which settles a hard fought game it always seems to go to CF Bondstad. Secondly, football in The Sarian is traditionally a provincial game: and the provinces hate the capital. CF Bondstad personifies everything
de volken hate about the capital - wealthy, cosmopolitan,
neoliberal. De Commons banned overseas players, CF Bondstad built a team out of them.
And what a team it is too - the young duo from Kita-Hinode of Hiro Sarutobi-Zeegelaar and Geun Mee-Kyong are expertly joined by Henri Brejzun to make a cracking back three, which in unafraid to break into the midfield in the team's fluid style. Luc Bisop brings experience and ground the midfield whilst Pietr Jong brings the flair of young, attacking potential. Sepp Goldman joins from Brookford Otters in Nephara, built more in the mould of Bisop - not a bad thing in a team full of showboaters. But it is Maeri Beniut and Lach Houten that provide the star attractions. Beniut is the standout player of her generation - infinitely intelligent with the ball whilst still remaining a joy to watch. Houten is the national team forward, and became the most expensive Saari player ever when he made the switch from Tucanviul three years back. He's a bully and a brute, stronger than most who dare to oppose him and with the ability to get a goal when his team needs him. Frankly, he's the most provincial player that Bondstad have yet still manages to characterise everything they hate about the club.
Yet for all this starpower, Bondstad's attempts to defend their ninth LegaSaari title ended in a humiliating fourth. There have been some aborted attempts to make excuses for this: yes, the fatigue of their trio of national team stars - Bisop, Beniut and Houten - being bright lights in the national team's very long qualification campaign didn't help matters. But CF Bondstad weren't alone in being affected by this. Ultimately, other sides learned how to tackle Bondstad better - the gaps left in the defense when Sarutobi-Zeegelaar ventured forward; Tansi Kindvanjodi's poor suitability to doubling as a wing-back when the situation called for it. When you notice the flaws, they become easier to deal with. Bondstad look as sharp as ever, but can they succeed again if the fundamentals of their approach remain stubbornly in place?
Full Name: Club van de Speelvelden Wiclyf (Club from the Wiclyf Playing Fields)
Common Name: CVDS Wiclyf
Nickname(s): The Dragons, Maroon and Gold
Youth Side: CVDS Wiclyf Onder 19
Home Stadium: Nieuwhol, Bondstad (Cap: 12,420)
Debut Season: 287-8
Honours: LegaSaari 2 x 1
Last Season: LegaSaari 2: Second; Playoff Winner
KopaSaari: Round Four
IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy: First Preliminary Round
Head Coach: Katalin Csech
Captain: Hajli Borst
Best XI (4-4-1-1): Doenald Yda / Montgomerie Blauw, Filip Pajn, Ela Bulle, Marc Merken / Jack Churchfather, Jens Foord, Hajli Borst, Lucie Joy / Timo Apeloe / Sjoren Swidhun
Full Squad: Goalkeepers: 1 - Doenald Yda, 12 - Conrad Hurst (TKT)*, 21 - Trudie Steenman
Defence: 2 - Marc Merken, 3 - Montgomerie Blauw, 13 - Coaa Kindvanhenri, 15 - Maeri Aiken, 5 - Filip Pajn, 6 - Ela Bulle*, 25 - Aron Sajle, 34 - Freja Aadeon
Midfield: 4 - Gajlen Akkeur, 7 - Lucie Joy*, 8 - Hajli Borst, 10 - Timo Apeloe, 11 - Alaana Franc, 14 - Jon Vrijdwald, 16 - Jens Foord, 17 - Maarlin Aatinc, 18 - Jack Churchfather (NPH)*
Forwards: 9 - Sjoren Swidhun, 19 - Bart Blauw, 24 - Keli Conyt, 27 - Elys Kindvanluuc
* New Transfer
Background: For the last couple of seasons, predictions of a difficult season for the LegaSaari newcomers have been grossly overstated: Oostelund and Zilverstraat remain firmly embedded - with Zilverstraat being credible playoff contenders. And last season, BSC Kroningdam never looked under any threat of going down. And as the length of time that the second division clubs have been professionalised only increases, the two divisions only become closer in quality. So... are Wiclyf out of the words? Probably not. The first couple of seasons of relegation removed some of the chaffe. Tiugz FC played horrifically dated football with a horrifically dated squad. Pingstrand FC came last in the eight team LegaSaari almost always. But there isn't really anyone left. That isn't to say that Wiclyf will be a disaster, just they have a fight on their hands - and will need to overcome some teams that are, on paper, slightly better than them.
Their defence seems up to the task. Montgomerie Blauw adds to the collection of fantastic Saari left-backs. Built in the Walt Beunaad mould, he manages to be five places at once without falling into the trap of being a fullback who's a bit crap at actually defending. Filip Pajn and Ela Bulle - the latter an absolute steal from De Commons - are as good a partnership as any you'll find higher up the league. It is the midfield which could have used some TLC, however. Jens Foord and Hajli Borst are
fine, and Timo Apeloe is actually quite good. But they're all extremely onenote. Cornershop coffee in a world of artisan baristas. And to add insult to injury, Sjoren Swidhun remains the inconsistent, blooper reel mess that he's always been. In short, it's all looking very difficult for the newcomers.
Full Name: De Commons Fuutbol Cluub (De Commons Football Club)
Common Name: De Commons
Nickname(s): De Volkentiem (The Peoples’ Team)
Youth Side: Jong De Commons
Home Stadium: Volkenstadion, De Commons (Cap: 36,500)
Debut Season: 269
Honours: LegaSaari x 6
Last Season: LegaSaari: Second; Playoff Semi Final
KopaSaari: Semi Final
IFCF Challengers' Cup: Group Stage
FFI Taça das Confederações: Eighth-Finals
Head Coach: Greg Nuun
Captain: Jaxon Pieuz
Best XI (4-2-3-1): Oodel Duoztiun / Trent Kindvanbruux, Jaxon Pieuz, Wilaam Braanviul, Dora Jacobs / Jodi Lauri, Winona Tolbert / Wictor Buul, Fleur Rietdekker, Cnut Zumer / Wera Pauwelz
Full Squad: Goalkeepers: 1 - Oodel Duoztiun, 21 - Jauwst Kuipers, 23 - Tamra Aldenkamp, 30 - Angela Agent
Defence: 2 - Dora Jacobs, 3 - Trent Kindvanbruux, 4 - Wilaam Braanviul*, 5 - Zej Zamuuol, 6 - Jaxon Pieuz, 13 - Oli Desaari, 15 - Byrun Steenhouwer, 22 - Merci Sleutel, 24 - Aylz Graat
Midfield: 8 - Jodi Lauri, 10 - Fleur Rietdekker, 11 - Wictor Buul 14 - Henri Wuud, 17 - Moeris Brazingtuon, 19 - Nykol Buutleur 20 - Winona Tolbert, 44 - Luci Groen
Forwards: 7 - Cnut Zumer, 9 - Briutni Kindvanstefan, 12 - Wera Pauwelz, 25 - Alexaandeur Teunizen
* New Transfer
Background: De Volken Tiem. The people's team. The side the encapsulates the ultra-patriotic, fascist-esque-but-strangely-left-wing culture of Saari football like no other. It has got to the point that foreigners think De Commons refers to 'the people', but instead that's literally just the name of the city. It comes from farming practises several hundred years ago. A trip to De Volkenstadion is one every team fears - the tradition of stamping feet above the opposition's dressing room, the acoustics tuned to make the noise as loud as possible, the partisans in the South Stand. And that's before you go into the team - putting on a De Commons shirt seems to add an extra shot of hunger for every player. With the hoops arrives an expectation - if you succeed, you have a fan base willing to kill for you. There is a reason that the side is unbelievably successful.
There isn't really a part of the side you can fault. Oodel Duoztiun is the best goalkeeper in the league. In defence, Jaxon Pieuz is the longstanding national captain who grew up just 200 yards from the stadium. He is joined by one of either Wilaam Braanviul - a new signing from Zilverstraat, who is part of the reason for the club's successful transition into the LegaSaari over their first two seasons - or Zej Zamuuol, a scrappy yet effective defender who has been Pieuz's partner for club and country for half a decade. And in a nation full of fantastic left backs, Trent Kindvanbruux takes the crown: athletic, intelligent and a better crosser than most wingers. The midfield partnership of Jodi Lauri and Winona Tolbert is even greater than the sum of their (pretty impressive) parts. Tolbert takes the holding position, and has the uncanny talent to turn any opposition attack into a devastating De Commons counter-attack. Jodi Lauri runs more free, always dragging a defender away before finding the clever pass. On the wings, Cnut Zumer and Wictor Buul play with freedom and a touch of sparkle - having an adoring home-crowd cheer on every little trick - their plays finding the ever-talented Fleur Rietdekker and Wera Pauwelz. It's a team that Greg Nuun has spent a decade tweaking and perfecting, and is one of the reasons that the team is so revered.
De Commons fans resent going too long without a trophy, and it has now been two seasons since they last won the Lega. With the side never looking stronger, the desire to win only grows. If you make the trip to De Volkenstadion, you will be able to feel that enormous hunger palpate throughout. Football is the lifeblood of the area, and De Commons know that this could be their year. Will they deliver, or will the pressure get to the team?
Full Name: Oostelund Cavalaars (Oostelund Rangers)
Common Name: Oostelund Cavalaars
Nickname(s): De Cavalaars (The Rangers)
Youth Side: Oostelund Cadetten
Home Stadium: Groenpaak, Oostelund (Cap: 14,020)
Debut Season: 285-286
Honours: None
Last Season: LegaSaari: Ninth
KopaSaari: Round Four
Head Coach: Markus Saari
Captain: Bonita Braziggtuon
Best XI (5-3-2): Maeri Woetkyns / Bonita Braziggtuon, Ruby George, Wil Commons, Egbert Radclijf, Caarmela Landpunt / Iola Rogevien, Pietr Beurkhaad, Arjen Myjnaat / Paul Leonhardsen, Fiona Norval
Full Squad: Goalkeepers: 1 - Maeri Woetkyns*, 12 - Elija Kindvanbruux, 21 - Kendreur Veurlejy, 26 - Krisztián Gavreau (FFD)
Defence: 2 - Wiktor Ster, 3 - Bonita Braziggtuon, 5 - Egbert Radclijf, 6 - Ruby George (NPH), 13 - Wil Commons, 15 - Adal Gordijn, 18 - Caarmela Landpunt*, 22 - Tsaarlot Rajn, 23 - Luc Kindvantomas, 24 - Jo Ztricklund, 25 - Wes Znell, 48 - Iqbal Varma*
Midfield: 4 - Iola Rogevien, 7 - Lauren Scowcroft (BRE), 8 - Stajcie Aledia, 10 - Arjen Myjnaat, 14 - Loerel Haadwaj, 20 - Pietr Beurkhaad*, 32 - Benjamin Kieguun
Forwards: 11 - Fiona Norval (NPH), 17 - Paul Leonhardsen (NPH), 19 - Jodi Croena, 29 - Kori Bondstad
* New Transfer
Background: Oostelund have spent three years trying to get people to refer to them solely as De Cavalaars. It has been an endeavor that hasn't really worked, and provides a good metaphor for the side's experience in the LegaSaari thus far - they haven't really gotten anywhere. Though, treading water at one position above the relegation spot for a couple of years is infinitely better than dropping into the relegation spot.
They are the side that has arguably done the best out of the transfer window - Pietr Beurkhaad, Caarmela Landpunt and Maeri Woetkyn all go straight into the first team, and all frankly look like some of the club's future stars. For the last couple of seasons, the Nepharan duo of Fiona Norval and Paul Leonhardsen have been the main attraction. As good as they both are, two ageing, foreign strikers aren't the best foundation to build a football team from. Elsewhere, there are a number of players who were stars a decade ago - Bonita Braziggtuon, the former LegaSaari winner somehow continues into her early forties whilst Wiktor Sterr and Loerel Haadwaj aren't far off. Wil Commons provides the one bit of youth flair. Whilst the Lega season is only 18 games long, they come thick and fast - especially when intercut with the Kopa. We've seen before how sides that got too old failed to keep the pace. There is every risk that Oostelund face the same fate.
Full Name: Tocigtuon Taun Fuutbol Cluub (Tocigtuon Town Football Club)
Common Name: Tocigtuon Taun
Nickname(s): The Razzmatazz
Youth Side: Tocigtuon Jeuf
Home Stadium: Grajsstraat, Tocigtuon (Cap: 12,900)
Debut Season: 269
Honours: LegaSaari x 1
Last Season: LegaSaari: Eighth
KopaSaari: Round Four
Head Coach: Karol Voeden
Captain: Lex Horn
Best XI (4-4-2): Lex Horn / Hari Kas, Dora Tolar, Peri Steen, Mati Kolen / Diemer Hajwuud, Aliuz Kapitein, Jennigje Houte, Tsaalie Pajn / Ghini Bondstad, Majori Aldar
Full Squad: Goalkeepers: 1 - Lex Horn, 18 - Augustijn Kindvanevan, 23 - Jarod Peusen, 25 - Lanaa Visser
Defence: 2 - Crystinn Jager, 3 - Mati Kolen, 5 - Dora Tolar, 6 - Peri Steen, 12 - Lyzbet Sneiders, 13 - Hari Kas, 15 - Mel Dexteur, 17 - Jessamyn Sielen, 24 - Paul Brotor (KND)
Midfield: 4 - Jennigje Houte, 8 - Aliuz Kapitein, 10 - Catris Wacsh, 11 - Tsaalie Pajn, 14 - Frank Uptuun, 16 - Luuc Rietdekker, 19 - Diemer Hajwuud, 21 - Hju Miudgh
Forwards: 7 - Ghini Bondstad, 9 - Majori Aldar, 22 - Andrew Gallagher (XAN)*
* New Transfer
Background: Tocigtuon have quickly gone from perennial playoff challengers - even winning the league - to a lower-middle table outfit who somehow manage to be significantly weaker than the sum of their parts. Stemming from as nice a town you can get in De Middlelunds, the team has always struggled to find an identity.
Full Name: Tucanviul Tijgers (Tucanviul Tigers)
Common Name: Tucanviul Tijgers
Nickname(s): The Tijgers, The Tigers
Youth Side: Tucanviul Tijgerwelpen
Home Stadium: Stadion van de Oerwoud (Cap: 19,894)
Debut Season: 274-75
Honours: KopaSaari x 1
Last Season: LegaSaari: Fifth, Playoff First Elimination Game
KopaSaari: Winner
Head Coach: Maartyn Horwoud
Captain: Criuzi Siwaad
Best XI (4-4-2): Cseralen Zwarte / Opreur Tzburn, Criuzi Siwaad, Makoto Mizoguchi, Diemer Haum / Xi Xe, Xandra Jenrik, Mejli Humel, Tiubi Jacobse / Urzula Klaasen, Tatiana Brandis
Full Squad: Goalkeepers: 1 - Cseralen Zwarte, 21 - Izi Regens, 51 - Hisako Saito (HIN)
Defence: 2 - Diemer Haum, 3 - Opreur Tzburn, 5 - Aydan Klei, 6 - Criuzi Siwaad, 12 - Makoto Mizoguchi (HIN), 20 - Poeli Maandag, 22 - Fleur Straal, 23 - Kory Middlelund, 31 - Sjorn Tukeur, 33 - Rob Beek
Midfield: 4 - Xandra Jenrik, 7 - Luci Penn, 8 - Mejli Humel, 10 - Xi Xe (CMT), 15 - Ceut Dyzni*, 16 - Byrun Kindvancameurun, 18 - Guus Lajtun, 24 - Alan Roemyli, 25 - Chikako Mori (HIN)
Forwards: 9 - Tiubi Jacobse, 11 - Urzula Klaasen, 13 - Daryn Asselman* 14 - Tatiana Brandis (NPH), 17 - Morgan Nieuwlund, 19 - Graf Bronze (NPH)
* New Transfer
Background:Full Name: De Wilaamstad Wrijgers Sportieve Cluub (The Wilaamstad Warriors Sporting Club)
Common Name: Wilaamstad Wrijgers
Nickname(s): The Wrijgers, The Warriors, Bondcluub
Youth Side: Jong Wrijgers
Home Stadium: Stadion Wrijgers (Cap: 20,010)
Debut Season: 269
Honours: LegaSaari x 1
Last Season: LegaSaari: Third, Playoff Final
KopaSaari: Final
Head Coach: Dinesh Dhamija
Captain: Adell Alba
Best XI (4-4-2): Max Bul / Padrig Singh, Gila Chen, Gertrud Metselaar, Max Bruin / Luci Berenhaad, Adell Alba, Ross Grandstaff, Maarli Asweurth / Wil De Lang, Mikaal Kok
Full Squad: Goalkeepers: 1 - Csaen Ziumun, 13 - Max Bul, 29 - Burt Gibis
Defence: 2 - Gila Chen (HIN), 3 - Theuobauld Wylki, 5 - Gertrud Metselaar, 6 - Esher Lynwuud, 14 - Areppo Nemomeru (HIN), 21 - Padrig Singh, 23 - Walt Iylbuurt, 25 - Max Bruin, 26 - Tara Hassett (BRE)*
Midfield: 4 - Robyn Amsigg, 8 - Adell Alba, 10 - Ross Grandstaff (BRE), 12 - Naldaboa (COS), 15 - Arveur Gryvyn, 17 - Luci Berenhaad*, 20 - Wout Saari, 22 - Melodi Vijver 24 - Jodie Dempen
Forwards: 7 - Maarli Asweurth, 9 - Wil De Lang, 11 - Hylda Dafyd, 18 - Jeni Recht, 19 - Mikaal Kok, 63 - Wilaamina Tsarmajn
* New Transfer
Background:Full Name: Zilverstraat Sportieve Cluub (Zilver Street Sporting Club)
Common Name: Zilverstraat SC
Nickname(s): The Cul-de-Sac
Youth Side: Zilverstraat Jeuf
Home Stadium: Zilverstraat, Bondstad (Cap: 12,500)
Debut Season: 285-6
Honours: Development Leagues x 1
Last Season: LegaSaari: Sixth
KopaSaari: Round Three
Head Coach: Barbara Gibb
Captain: Hugo Sint Lo
Best XI (5-4-1): Arran Ritchard / Randoel Raedmaeceu, Mikal Handschoenen, Maci Kammen, Matilde Schaap, Bendiks Paajar / Kori Cauwden, Hugo Sint Lo, Maarta Denell, Louise Reed / Lizbet Huel
Full Squad: Goalkeepers: 1 - Arran Ritchard (NPH), 12 - Jon Meeuwis, 21 - Wulfryc Kindvanrod
Defence: 2 - Mikal Handschoenen, 3 - Matilde Schaap*, 5 - Maci Kammen, 6 - Andy Cross (SCT), 14 - Maja Olsman (KOR), 15 - Randoel Raedmaeceu, 18 - Lisanne Witt, 20 - Josh Hall (XAN)*, 23 - Alyzia Goed, 24 - Bendiks Paajar (SRS), 26 - Dei Kaparros (ASG), 27 - Paschal Haag, 28 - Jubenar Mallerbury (KOR)
Midfield: 4 - Maarta Denell, 8 - Hugo Sint Lo, 7 - Louise Reed (BRE), 10 - Kylie Kindvankameron, 11 - Braan Elzstein, 13 - Kori Cauwden, 17 - Penn Smid, 22 - Lizett Kindvanpietr*, 25 - Ootis Rojcz, 42 - Tony Santos (CBP)*
Forwards: 9 - Timon Admiraal, 16 - Katrien Faanham, 19 - Lizbet Huel,
* New Transfer
Background: