The Squidroidian Sport Newswire

by **Squidroidia** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 3:57 pm

The Squidroidian Cup

2022 - Quarter-Finals

The Draw

The 8 Preliminary Round winners have been placed in an open pot. The first team drawn will play the tie at home.

Starlight Boulevard FC (SSL) vs Octo Valley FC (SSL)
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Northport Meadows SC (SCL) vs Weedpot FC (SCL)
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Tractor Club Sawayama (SSL) vs Real Squidroid CF (SSL)
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Calamari Wanderers CFC (SSL) vs Inkopolis FC (SSL)

The Results

Starlight Boulevard FC (SSL) 5-4 Octo Valley FC (SSL)
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Northport Meadows SC (SCL) 1-3 Weedpot FC (SCL)
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Tractor Club Sawayama (SSL) 2-1 Real Squidroid CF (SSL)
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Calamari Wanderers CFC (SSL) 0-0 AET (3-2 on penalties) Inkopolis FC (SSL)

by **Squidroidia** » Tue Nov 03, 2020 12:26 pm

The Jecken Squidroidian Super League and Inklingcraft Challenge League

2022 - Matchdays 15 to 21

Matchday 15

Super League
Inkopolis FC 2–1 Tyranny Sports Club
Starlight Boulevard FC 0–0 Real Squidroid CF
Calamari Wanderers CFC 1–0 Tractor Club Sawayama
Octo Valley FC 3–2 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak

Challenge League
Midnight Soccer Club 0–1 Northport Meadows SC
Spartansburg City 2–4 Club Factoria
TryHard Sporting 0–0 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B
Weedpot FC 2–1 Inkopolis FC B

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Matchday 16

Super League
Tyranny Sports Club 1–1 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak
Tractor Club Sawayama 1–4 Octo Valley FC
Real Squidroid CF 3–0 Calamari Wanderers CFC
Inkopolis FC 2–1 Starlight Boulevard FC

Challenge League
Northport Meadows SC 4–1 Inkopolis FC B
FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B 1–0 Weedpot FC
Club Factoria 1–2 TryHard Sporting
Midnight Soccer Club 0–1 Spartansburg City

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IFCF Cup Winners Cup Preliminary Round First Leg

Tucanviul Tijers (TSA) 0-1 Calamari Wanderers CFC
Stadion van de Oerwoud, Tucanviul, The Sarian

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Matchday 17

Super League
Starlight Boulevard FC 1–5 Tyranny Sports Club
Calamari Wanderers CFC 0–2 Inkopolis FC
Octo Valley FC 1–3 Real Squidroid CF
FC Squidroidia Squidbreak 1–1 Tractor Club Sawayama

Challenge League
Spartansburg City 0–1 Northport Meadows SC
TryHard Sporting 0–1 Midnight Soccer Club
Weedpot FC 2–2 Club Factoria
The National Derby B - Inkopolis FC B 0–1 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B

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IFCF Cup Winners Cup Preliminary Round Second Leg

Calamari Wanderers CFC 1-1 Tucanviul Tijers (TSA)
County Stadium, Calamari County, Squidroidia
Calamari Wanderers CFC win 2-1 on aggregate

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Matchday 18

Super League
Tyranny Sports Club 0–1 Tractor Club Sawayama
Real Squidroid CF 2–3 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak
Inkopolis FC 0–2 Octo Valley FC
Starlight Boulevard FC 1–0 Calamari Wanderers CFC

Challenge League
Northport Meadows SC 1–1 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B
Club Factoria 1–1 Inkopolis FC B
Midnight Soccer Club 1–0 Weedpot FC
Spartansburg City 2–3 TryHard Sporting

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Matchday 19

Super League
Calamari Wanderers CFC 2–2 Tyranny Sports Club
Octo Valley FC 0–4 Starlight Boulevard FC
The National Derby - FC Squidroidia Squidbreak 2–2 Inkopolis FC
Tractor Club Sawayama 2–0 Real Squidroid CF

Challenge League
TryHard Sporting 1–1 Northport Meadows SC
Weedpot FC 0–0 Spartansburg City
Inkopolis FC B 1–0 Midnight Soccer Club
FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B 2–1 Club Factoria

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IFCF Cup Winners Cup First Round First Leg

Dalaris City (PFA) 2-0 Calamari Wanderers CFC
Dalaris, Poafmersia

FFI Liga dos Vencedores Round of 16 First Leg

OF Academica (NLA) 1-3 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak
New Lusitania

FFI Taca das Confederacoes Round of 16 First Leg

Real Squidroid CF 2-3 Bassabook Old Boys (ZWZ)
Tower Stadium, Inkopolis, Squidroidia

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Matchday 20

Super League
Tyranny Sports Club 1–0 Real Squidroid CF
Inkopolis FC 0–2 Tractor Club Sawayama
Starlight Boulevard FC 3–4 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak
Calamari Wanderers CFC 3–2 Octo Valley FC

Challenge League
Northport Meadows SC 1–1 Club Factoria
Midnight Soccer Club 0–1 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B
Spartansburg City 1–0 Inkopolis FC B
TryHard Sporting 6–4 Weedpot FC <--- what the hell...

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IFCF Cup Winners Cup First Round Second Leg

Calamari Wanderers CFC 0-1 Dalaris City (PFA)
County Stadium, Calamari County, Squidroidia
Dalaris City (PFA) win 3-0 on aggregate

FFI Liga dos Vencedores Round of 16 Second Leg

FC Squidroidia Squidbreak 1-0 OF Academica (NLA)
Squidroidia Armed Forces Park, Takanori Army Base, Squidroidia
FC Squidroidia Squidbreak win 4-1 on aggregate

FFI Taca das Confederacoes Round of 16 Second Leg

Bassabook Old Boys (ZWZ) 1-1 Real Squidroid CF
Bassabook, Zwangzug
Bassabook Old Boys (ZWZ) win 4-3 on aggregate

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Matchday 21

Super League
Octo Valley FC 1–2 Tyranny Sports Club
FC Squidroidia Squidbreak 1–1 Calamari Wanderers CFC
Tractor Club Sawayama 0–1 Starlight Boulevard FC
The Inkopolis Derby - Real Squidroid CF 0–0 Inkopolis FC

Challenge League
Weedpot FC 1–0 Northport Meadows SC
Inkopolis FC B 0–0 TryHard Sporting
FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B 0–2 Spartansburg City
Club Factoria 1–0 Midnight Soccer Club

A look at the tables

With 7 days left to go in the Squidroidian leagues and all but 1 team out of international competition, the Super League is still a mess. A hot and sticky one. The league leaders? Still the Wanderers on 32 points, aided by a fantastic defense with Kopal at the sticks for the Flying Squids. The Squidbreak sit 2 points behind in 2nd, but when you go beyond that, it gets messed up. 3 teams, yes, three teams are all on 29 points, separated by their output throughout the season. In 3rd place and occupying Squidroidia's Taca das Confederacoes spot is Tyranny, led by 2 guys nobody knows but are tearing up the league in their silly masks, leaving Inkopolis FC in the final Challengers Cup spot in 4th, ahead of city rivals Real Squidroid, who are 5th, only based on their goal output this season. 1 point behind them in 6th are Tractor Club Sawayama, and in the relegation zone are your usual subjects - Starlight Boulevard in the pro/rel spot and Octo Valley occupying last place, only 8 points behind the Wanderers.

Anybody can still win the Super League.

Super League                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Calamari Wanderers CFC        21    8   8   5    22   18   +4    32 - Champions, CL and LdV
2 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak     21    7   9   5    27   24   +3    30 - CC and LdV
3 Tyranny Sports Club           21    8   5   8    31   29   +2    29 - CC and TdC
4 Inkopolis FC                  21    8   5   8    25   25    0    29 - CC
5 Real Squidroid CF             21    7   8   6    18   18    0    29
6 Tractor Club Sawayama         21    7   7   7    19   19    0    28
7 Starlight Boulevard FC        21    7   5   9    22   27   −5    26 - Pro/Rel Group
8 Octo Valley FC                21    7   3  11    28   32   −4    24 - Relegated

And as for the Challenge League, we may have our winners, as Squidbreak B sit on 38 points on top of the table, 4 ahead of Northport Meadows who sit on 38 points and in the automatic promotion zone. However, even for the first teams in the league, it is getting tight. Club Factoria are capitalizing on Northport's bad results and are 1 point behind the 2nd place outfit, and 2 points behind them are rivals Spartansburg City. 2 points back of them sit Weedpot FC (Seriously, how does your defense allow 6 goals from freaking TryHard Sporting?), with TryHard Sporting in 6th, IFC B in 7th and Midnight calling off their season already, sitting in last place in the Challenge League. But still, HOW does THS score 6 in a game? They can't even do that in 7 games!

Challenge League               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B   21   11   5   5    21   13   +8    38 - Champions
2 Northport Meadows SC          21   10   4   7    28   22   +6    34 - Promoted and LBCT
3 Club Factoria                 21    9   6   6    26   21   +5    33 - Pro/Rel Group and LBCT
4 Spartansburg City             21    9   4   8    20   19   +1    31 - Pro/Rel Group and LBCT
5 Weedpot FC                    21    8   5   8    27   24   +3    29
6 TryHard Sporting              21    7   5   9    21   27   −6    26
7 Inkopolis FC B                21    7   3  11    15   24   −9    24
8 Midnight Soccer Club          21    5   4  12    19   27   −8    19

The Golden Boot Race
Name                       Club                         Goals
Jules Haney                Octo Valley FC               8
Heckie                     Tyranny Sports Club          7
Terada Tokutomi            Calamari Wanderers CFC       6
Iwai Iemochi               FC Squidroidia Squidbreak    6
Hirayama Kentaro           FC Squidroidia Squidbreak    6
Applebee                   Tyranny Sports Club          5
Inaba Etsuya               Octo Valley FC               5
Wyoma Rampart              Inkopolis FC                 5
Ross Sherwood              Starlight Boulevard FC       5
Derreck Vickery            Tyranny Sports Club          5

by **Squidroidia** » Wed Nov 04, 2020 5:43 pm

The Squidroidian Cup

2022 - Semi-Finals

The Draw

The 4 Quarter-Finals winners were placed in an open pot. For administrative reasons, and since the Semis and Final are held in Inkopolis, the team drawn first will be assigned the home team, and the winner of the first match will be the home team for the Final.

Calamari Wanderers CFC (SSL) vs Weedpot FC (SCL)
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Starlight Boulevard FC (SSL) vs Tractor Club Sawayama (SSL)

The Results

Calamari Wanderers CFC (SSL) 1-0 Weedpot FC (SCL)
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Starlight Boulevard FC (SSL) 1-1 AET (5-4 on Penalties) Tractor Club Sawayama (SSL)

by **Squidroidia** » Fri Nov 06, 2020 4:38 pm

The Squidroidian Youth League

2022 - Regular Season

Changes
No changes were made; no teams were added or removed from the SYL. The same format will be used, however with a lower split to determine 7th to 12th.
...Except...

Modified Republica Rules

Starting with the Squidroidian Youth League Finals Series, a modified Republica set of rules will be used, based on the Greater Republican Soccer League. These rules will not replace that of the Regular Season from 2023 onwards.

A modified Republica Rules game consists of a usual 90 minute game. If it is tied, 2 15 minute extra time periods will be played. If the game is not decided by then, a sudden death penalty shootout will occur, with goals in that round being worth double towards goal difference. A regular time win is worth 3 points, a regular time loss worth 0 points, a extra time win is 2 points, an extra time loss is 1 point, and an extra point will be given to a sudden death winner, making their total 3 points and the loser getting 1 point. The goal difference and point rules will not count in the Youth League Final.

An example of a modified Republica Rules game can be listed below:

Calamari Wanderers County Academy 0–0 Starlight Boulevard Young Boys (1–1 AET) (1–0 Sudden Death)

In this game, both the County Academy and Young Boys had a goalless regular time draw, then having a 1-1 extra time draw before heading to sudden death, which the County Academy won 1-0. As such, the County Academy are given 3 points and 3 goals to count towards goal difference, and the Young Boys are given 1 point and 1 goal to count towards goal difference. For simpleton's terms, the winner of a shootout gets +2 goal difference, the loser of the shootout gets -2 goal difference.

IFCF Rising Stars Cup

Youth Champions Path First Round

Starlight Boulevard Young Boys 6-4 Atlético Augusta U-19 (DAR)
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Atlético Augusta U-19 (DAR) 2-0 Starlight Boulevard Young Boys
Atlético Augusta U-19 (DAR) win on away goals, 6-6

Regular Season

Table

Youth League                            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Inkopolis FC Junior Team               22   13   4   5    32   18  +14    43 - Finals Series
 2 Calamari Wanderers County Academy      22   10   7   5    26   18   +8    37 - Finals Series
 3 Real Squidroid Caos Joven              22   10   6   6    23   18   +5    36 - Finals Series
 4 Starlight Boulevard Young Boys         22    9   8   5    29   22   +7    35 - Finals Series
 5 Northport Meadows SC U19               22   10   4   8    27   23   +4    34 - Finals Series
 6 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak Cadets       22    8   7   7    25   20   +5    31 - Finals Series
 7 Midnight Soccer Club U19               22    9   4   9    23   24   −1    31 - 7th-12th Series
 8 Tractor Club Sawayama U19              22    7   7   8    22   22    0    28 - 7th-12th Series
 9 Spartansburg City U19s                 22    5  10   7    22   23   −1    25 - 7th-12th Series
10 Octo Valley Junior Octolings           22    6   6  10    13   23  −10    24 - 7th-12th Series
11 Weedpot FC U19                         22    6   3  13    17   29  −12    21 - 7th-12th Series
12 Club Factoria U19s                     22    3   6  13    12   31  −19    15 - 7th-12th Series

by **Squidroidia** » Fri Nov 06, 2020 5:15 pm

The Squidroidian Youth League

2022 - Finals and 7th-12th Series and Youth League Final

This is the first time the Squidroidian Youth League has used modified Republica Rules.

Results

Tables

Finals Series                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak Cadets     5    4   0   1    17   12   +5    13 - 1 ET Loss, Youth League Final
2 Calamari Wanderers County Academy    5    4   0   1    16    9   +7    11 - 1 ET Win, 1 Sudden Death Win, Youth League Final
3 Real Squidroid Caos Joven            5    2   0   3    11   11    0     7 - 1 ET Loss
4 Inkopolis FC Junior Team             5    2   0   3    13   14   −1     7 - 1 Sudden Death Win, 1 Sudden Death Loss
5 Starlight Boulevard Young Boys       5    2   0   3     4    9   −5     6
6 Northport Meadows SC U19             5    1   0   4    14   20   −6     3 - 1 ET Win, 1 Sudden Death Loss

7th-12th Series                 Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Tractor Club Sawayama U19       5    5   0   0    14    4  +10    14 - 1 ET Win
2 Spartansburg City U19s          5    3   0   2     9   11   −2    10 - 1 ET Loss, 1 Sudden Death Win
3 Weedpot FC U19                  5    3   0   2    11   10   +1     9 - 1 ET Win, 1 Sudden Death Loss
4 Midnight Soccer Club U19        5    3   0   2     9    6   +3     8 - 1 ET Win
5 Octo Valley Junior Octolings    5    1   0   4     5    7   −2     4 - 1 ET Loss
6 Club Factoria U19s              5    0   0   5     4   14  −10     1 - 1 ET Loss

The 2022 Squidroidian Youth League Final

FC Squidroidia Squidbreak Cadets 3–2 Calamari Wanderers County Academy
Squidroidia Armed Forces Park, Takanori Army Base (10,000 attendance)

FC Squidroidia Squidbreak Cadets
2022 Squidroidian Youth League Champions

by **Squidroidia** » Sun Nov 08, 2020 1:12 pm

The Jecken Squidroidian Super League and Inklingcraft Challenge League

2022 - Matchdays 22 to 27

Matchday 22

Super League
Tyranny Sports Club 3–1 Inkopolis FC
Real Squidroid CF 0–1 Starlight Boulevard FC
Tractor Club Sawayama 1–2 Calamari Wanderers CFC
FC Squidroidia Squidbreak 2–1 Octo Valley FC

Challenge League
Northport Meadows SC 0–0 Midnight Soccer Club
Club Factoria 1–1 Spartansburg City
FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B 0–2 TryHard Sporting
Inkopolis FC B 0–2 Weedpot FC

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FFI Liga dos Vencedores Quarter-Finals First Leg

FC Squidroidia Squidbreak 3-4 FC Yassaca (SRS)
Squidroidia Armed Forces Park, Takanori Army Base, Squidroidia

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Matchday 23

Super League
FC Squidroidia Squidbreak 3–1 Tyranny Sports Club
Octo Valley FC 0–1 Tractor Club Sawayama
Calamari Wanderers CFC 1–1 Real Squidroid CF
Starlight Boulevard FC 0–1 Inkopolis FC

Challenge League
Inkopolis FC B 0–1 Northport Meadows SC
Weedpot FC 0–2 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B
TryHard Sporting 1–1 Club Factoria
Spartansburg City 1–0 Midnight Soccer Club

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FFI Liga dos Vencedores Quarter-Finals Second Leg

FC Yassaca (SRS) 1-1 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak
Pheldagrif Stadium, Yassaca, Sivolvia, Squornshelan Remnant States
FC Yassaca (SRS) win 5-4 on aggregate

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Matchday 24

Super League
Tyranny Sports Club 1–0 Starlight Boulevard FC
Inkopolis FC 0–3 Calamari Wanderers CFC
Real Squidroid CF 1–0 Octo Valley FC
Tractor Club Sawayama 1–0 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak

Challenge League
Northport Meadows SC 0–1 Spartansburg City
Midnight Soccer Club 5–0 TryHard Sporting
Club Factoria 1–3 Weedpot FC
The National Derby B - FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B 2–0 Inkopolis FC B

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Matchday 25

Super League
Tractor Club Sawayama 0–0 Tyranny Sports Club
FC Squidroidia Squidbreak 0–1 Real Squidroid CF
Octo Valley FC 0–3 Inkopolis FC
Calamari Wanderers CFC 1–2 Starlight Boulevard FC

Challenge League
FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B 2–2 Northport Meadows SC
Inkopolis FC B 0–1 Club Factoria
Weedpot FC 0–1 Midnight Soccer Club
TryHard Sporting 2–2 Spartansburg City

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Matchday 26

Super League
Tyranny Sports Club 1–0 Calamari Wanderers CFC
Starlight Boulevard FC 1–0 Octo Valley FC
The National Derby - Inkopolis FC 1–1 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak
Real Squidroid CF 2–0 Tractor Club Sawayama

With this, Octo Valley FC have been automatically relegated from the Squidroidian Super League.

Challenge League
Northport Meadows SC 2–1 TryHard Sporting
Spartansburg City 1–1 Weedpot FC
Midnight Soccer Club 0–0 Inkopolis FC B
Club Factoria 1–2 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B

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Matchday 27

Super League
Real Squidroid CF 1–0 Tyranny Sports Club
Tractor Club Sawayama 0–0 Inkopolis FC
FC Squidroidia Squidbreak 1–2 Starlight Boulevard FC
Octo Valley FC 1–2 Calamari Wanderers CFC

Challenge League
Club Factoria 2–0 Northport Meadows SC
FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B 0–1 Midnight Soccer Club
Inkopolis FC B 1–0 Spartansburg City
Weedpot FC 2–2 TryHard Sporting

With this, FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B have won the Squidroidian Challenge League, and Northport Meadows SC and Club Factoria have been guaranteed a spot in the Promotion/Relegation Group.

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A look at the tables

1 game is left for every team in both the Super League and the Challenge League, but we do know one team who will drop out of the Super League - The Octolings of Octo Valley. 12 points behind 7th place Tractor Club Sawayama, they sealed their fate on Matchday 26 of the season and will return to the Challenge League next season. With that out of the way, let's look at the makeup of the Super League table.

Title contenders

Super League                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Calamari Wanderers CFC        27   11   9   7    31   24   +7    42 - Champions, CL and LdV
2 Real Squidroid CF             27   11   9   7    24   20   +4    42 - CC and LdV
3 Tyranny Sports Club           27   11   6  10    37   34   +3    39 - CC and TdC

3 clubs have a mathematically possible chance of winning the Super League on the final day, 2 front runners and 1 outsider. Calamari Wanderers, the 2020 league champions, and Real Squidroid, 2020 Squidroidian Cup champions, both sit on 42 points and are mathematically guaranteed both IFCF and FFI football next season. For the Flying Squids, it could be their second title in 3 years. For Los Squidroids, this could be their first ever title in the history of the Super League. However, still eligible for the title no matter how tough the odds are stacked against them is Tyranny from Ichimoto. They are 3 points behind Calamari Wanderers and Real Squidroid, and need every goal they can get to clinch the title on the final day. They need to not only win and both Real and the Wanderers to lose, but bridge a 4 goal gap between themselves and those same Calamari Wanderers to sneak out with their first ever title. Unlike the top 2, they aren't guaranteed IFCF or FFI football, all because of the...

IFCF Hopefuls

Super League                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
4 Starlight Boulevard FC        27   11   5  11    28   31   −3    38 - CC
5 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak     27    9  10   8    34   31   +3    37
6 Inkopolis FC                  27   10   7  10    31   32   −1    37
7 Tractor Club Sawayama         27    9   9   9    22   23   −1    36 - Pro/Rel Group

Which is the rest of the Super League apart from Octo Valley. And it DOES include the Squidbreak and Inkopolis FC, both of whom are as susceptible to a promotion/relegation group spot as they are likely to claw their way back into an IFCF spot, the 4th and final one being held by Starlight Boulevard. For Inkopolis FC especially, this is a matchday where they have to pull off all the stops - Beat their city rivals in the Inkopolis Derby and not only giftwrap the Wanderers or even Tyranny the title, but move back into the IFCF spots for Challengers Cup football next season. Could they do it and stop the Squidbreak from going back in for more? Who knows!

Super League Final Day Fixtures
Blue symbolizes a team in title contention
Green symbolizes a team in IFCF contention

Tyranny Sports Club Vs. Octo Valley FC
Tyranny Arena, Ichimoto
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Calamari Wanderers CFC Vs. FC Squidroidia Squidbreak
County Stadium, Calamari County
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Starlight Boulevard FC Vs. Tractor Club Sawayama
Sunrise Park, Starlight
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The Inkopolis Derby - Inkopolis FC Vs. Real Squidroid CF
Inkopolis City Stadium, Inkopolis

As for the Challenge League, we do know one thing - Squidbreak B have wrapped up the title. But it doesn't mean the season is far from over, oh no no no - 2 teams, Northport Meadows and Club Factoria - have clinched Liga B Champions Trophy football as well as a spot in the promotion/relegation group, with them and Spartansburg City all having a shot at automatic promotion, Factoria sitting 1 point behind Northport and Spartansburg sitting 2 points behind. Additionally, Weedpot are also in pro/rel group contention, 3 points behind Spartansburg and needing a win and a City loss to clinch IFCF football and a shot at promotion to the Super League.

Challenge League               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B   27   14   6   7    29   19  +10    48 - Champions
2 Northport Meadows SC          27   12   6   9    33   28   +5    42 - Promoted and LBCT
3 Club Factoria                 27   11   8   8    33   28   +5    41 - Pro/Rel Group and LBCT
4 Spartansburg City             27   11   7   9    26   24   +2    40 - Pro/Rel Group and LBCT 
5 Weedpot FC                    27   10   7  10    35   31   +4    37
6 TryHard Sporting              27    8   8  11    29   39  −10    32
7 Midnight Soccer Club          27    8   6  13    26   28   −2    30
8 Inkopolis FC B                27    8   4  15    16   30  −14    28

Challenge League Final Day Fixtures
Blue symbolizes a team in promotion contention, automatic or Pro/Rel Group

Northport Meadows SC Vs. Weedpot FC
TryHard Sporting Vs. Inkopolis FC B
Spartansburg City Vs. FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B
Midnight Soccer Club Vs. Club Factoria

FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B
2022 Squidroidian Challenge League Champions

The Golden Boot Race
Name                       Club                         Goals
Heckie                     Tyranny Sports Club          9
Jules Haney                Octo Valley FC               8
Hirayama Kentaro           FC Squidroidia Squidbreak    7
Terada Tokutomi            Calamari Wanderers CFC       7
Chikae Gengyo              Starlight Boulevard FC       6
Iwai Iemochi               FC Squidroidia Squidbreak    6
Ross Sherwood              Starlight Boulevard FC       6
Applebee                   Tyranny Sports Club          5
Inaba Etsuya               Octo Valley FC               5
Wyoma Rampart              Inkopolis FC                 5
Derreck Vickery            Tyranny Sports Club          5

by **Squidroidia** » Tue Nov 10, 2020 2:58 pm

The Jecken Squidroidian Super League and Inklingcraft Challenge League

2022 - Matchday 28

Matchday 28

Heading into the final matchday, a total of 11 clubs across the 2 leagues were in some sort of hunt for either IFCF or championship glory. With 3 teams mathematically eligible to win the Super League and a further 4 mathematically eligible for some sort of IFCF competition, anybody, even Tyranny who currently sit in 3rd place, is threatened with the drop. A total of 3 games feature the 3 title challengers - Tyranny host already relegated Octo Valley, confirmed to go straight back down to the Challenge League after winning it last season, the Calamari Wanderers host last season's champions in FC Squidroidia Squidbreak in County Stadium, and Real Squidroid, currently with the best in the business in between the sticks, Squidroidian #1 Takemoto Shingen, have to contend with the Inkopolis Derby. Win against IFC and if the Inkling's most hated rivals in the Squidbreak beat the Wanderers or they close a 4 goal gap over the Flying Squids, they are league champions for the first time in their history.

Down in the Challenge League, even though the league champions are already decided, 3 teams can be promoted automatically to the Super League on the final day, with another team in a hunt for the final group spot. Northport Meadows, the team currently in the automatic promotion spot, have to face the team looking in from the outside in Weedpot, while Spartansburg faces the league champions Squidbreak B and Midnight play host to Club Factoria, who are eligible for automatic promotion.

The Footballer McFootballyface had done it. The Audioslavian, 21 years old playing for a decent club has given Los Squidroids their first ever Super League title. 9 minutes in. A cross from Ike Katai put the ball on the feet of the center midfielder, and with a shot past IFC keeper Kugo Norihide, he scored his second goal of the season, but the most valuable one of the lot. Ashihei could try, but with the Wanderers off their pace losing to the Squidbreak, the title was firmly in Real's hands. They were champions, and the finalist of a reality competition gave them their Squidroidian Shield. Their fierce rivals didn't even make IFCF football.

It wasn't a good day for Tractor Club however. The team who last season were in the IFCF spots were now facing a date with relegation. This was Liu Huiying's team. She kept this scrappy little outfit alive. But with a loss to Starlight, the team sit 7th. The Boys would play Challengers Cup and Taca das Confederacoes football next season.

The team replacing Octo Valley was, of course, odd. Northport Meadows, who joined the Squidroidian system just 2 short years ago, clinched promotion automatically after drawing with Weedpot, taking them out of the promotion equation. Factoria and Spartansburg, who hated each other's guts, were to join Tractor Club in the promotion/relegation group.

Super League                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Real Squidroid CF             28   11  10   7    25   21   +4    43 - Champions, CL and LdV
2 Calamari Wanderers CFC        28   11   9   8    31   25   +6    42 - CC and LdV
3 Starlight Boulevard FC        28   12   5  11    29   31   −2    41 - CC and TdC
4 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak     28   10  10   8    35   31   +4    40 - CC 
5 Tyranny Sports Club           28   11   7  10    37   34   +3    40
6 Inkopolis FC                  28   10   8  10    32   33   −1    38
7 Tractor Club Sawayama         28    9   9  10    22   24   −2    36 - Pro/Rel Group
8 Octo Valley FC                28    7   4  17    30   42  −12    25 - Relegated



Challenge League               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B   28   14   7   7    30   20  +10    49 - Champions
2 Northport Meadows SC          28   12   7   9    34   29   +5    43 - Promoted and LBCT
3 Club Factoria                 28   11   8   9    33   30   +3    41 - Pro/Rel Group and LBCT
4 Spartansburg City             28   11   8   9    27   25   +2    41 - Pro/Rel Group and LBCT
5 Weedpot FC                    28   10   8  10    36   32   +4    38
6 TryHard Sporting              28    9   8  11    30   39   −9    35
7 Midnight Soccer Club          28    9   6  13    28   28    0    33
8 Inkopolis FC B                28    8   4  16    16   31  −15    28

Real Squidroid CF
2022 Squidroidian Super League Champions

by **Squidroidia** » Tue Nov 10, 2020 8:09 pm

A Little Bit of Housekeeping

2022 Promotion/Relegation Group, New Team Initiative and Super League Awards

Promotion/Relegation Group

The 3 teams entering the promotion/relegation group, being Tractor Club Sawayama, Club Factoria and Spartansburg City, will play each other once at a neutral ground, decided to be Octavio Stadium in Octo Valley, home of Octo Valley FC.

Tractor Club Sawayama 2–3 Club Factoria
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Spartansburg City 1–0 Tractor Club Sawayama
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Club Factoria 0–3 Spartansburg City

Promotion/Relegation Group   Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 Spartansburg City            2   2  0  0    4   0  +4    6 - Promoted to the Squidroidian Super League
2 Club Factoria                2   1  0  1    3   5  −2    3 - Staying in the Squidroidian Challenge League
3 Tractor Club Sawayama        2   0  0  2    2   4  −2    0 - Relegated to the Squidroidian Challenge League

New Team Initiative
Teams representing the upcoming franchises of Newton and Souraoi played each other 4 times, the Newton team being known as "Team Newton", and the Souraoi team being known as "Team Souraoi".

Team Newton 2–0 Team Souraoi
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Team Souraoi 0–0 Team Newton
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Team Newton 0–2 Team Souraoi
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Team Souraoi 4–1 Team Newton

Due to Team Souraoi winning 2 of the 4 games, Souraoi's new Squidroidian football team will play in the Squidroidian Super League starting in the 2023 season.

Super League Awards

Golden Boot
Awarded to the top scorer in the Jecken Squidroidian Super League

One of the guys in the mask won. He did not accept his award in person.

Heckie, Tyranny Sports Club - 9 Goals

Runners-up
Jules Haney, Octo Valley FC - 8 Goals
Chikae Gengyo, Starlight Boulevard FC - 7 Goals
Hirayama Kentaro, FC Squidroidia Squidbreak - 7 Goals
Terada Tokutomi, Calamari Wanderers CFC - 7 Goals

Golden Arrow
Awarded to the top assistgetter in the Jecken Squidroidian Super League

It's a 3 way tie!

Charlie Colbert, FC Squidroidia Squidbreak - 7 Assists
Lui Huiying, Tractor Club Sawayama - 7 Assists
Tachibana Tadakuni, Inkopolis FC - 7 Assists

Runners-up
Inaba Etsuya, Octo Valley FC - 6 Assists
Ira Atling, Real Squidroid CF - 6 Assists
Matt Rufan, Calamari Wanderers CFC - 6 Assists

The 12th Man Award
Awarded to the top substitute in the Jecken Squidroidian Super League

Tille Comstock, Calamari Wanderers CFC - 3 goals, 3 assists

Runner-up
Ryan Ó Fearghail, Starlight Boulevard FC - 5 assists

Golden Squid
Awarded to the best player in the Jecken Squidroidian Super League, decided by a panel of Squidroidian journalists and fans. 1 player is nominated per team.

The Nominees
Tachibana Tadakuni, Inkopolis FC
Iwai Iemochi, FC Squidroidia Squidbreak
Terada Tokutomi, Calamari Wanderers CFC
Takemoto Shingen, Real Squidroid CF Golden Glove Winner
Shota Abe, Tractor Club Sawayama
Heckie, Tyranny Sports Club
Chikae Gengyo, Starlight Boulevard FC
Jules Haney, Octo Valley FC

The Finalists
Takemoto Shingen, Real Squidroid CF
Heckie, Tyranny Sports Club
Jules Haney, Octo Valley FC

The Winner
Takemoto Shingen, Real Squidroid CF

Seriously, he was a brick wall in that Real defense that won the Super League title. He conceded the least goals in the league and held in a whopping 16 clean sheets. Absolute legend.

The Young Squid Award
Awarded to the top under-23 player in the Jecken Squidroidian Super League

The Finalists
Liu Huiying, Tractor Club Sawayama
Ira Atling, Real Squidroid CF
Henriette Brooks, Calamari Wanderers CFC

The Winner
Liu Huiying, Tractor Club Sawayama

Although Tractor Club is relegated from the Super League, Liu has continued to show that she can carry her Farmers side through thick and thin. Although not a finalist for the Golden Squid, her skills not only in the national team but at the club level could warrant a big move elsewhere.

All player stats (As well as youth team players for each Super League club) can be found here.

by **Squidroidia** » Wed Nov 11, 2020 3:43 pm

The Squidroidian Cup

2022 - The Final

Information

The Squidroidian Cup Final is held at the 50,000 seater Inkopolis City Stadium, which this year also served as the site of the FFI Liga dos Vencedores Final. The "home" team, Calamari Wanderers CFC, was decided via the first Semi-Final, and the "away" team, Starlight Boulevard FC, was decided by the second Semi-Final. Each team was given 20,000 tickets to sell to their fans, with any of them not sold a week before the Final being added to the 10,000 general admission tickets for tourists, Squidroidians and regular football fans.

Starting XIs

Calamari Wanderers CFC

Manager: Taro Okabe (SQR)

Formation: 4-3-3 Wingback Ladder

#1 - Thuno Kopal (SRS, Goalkeeper)
#2 - Juro Yukimura (SQR, Left Wingback)
#3 - Kōji Katou (SQR, Centerback)
#4 - Gorou Satō (SQR, Centerback)
#5 - Haru Kitagawa (SQR, Left Wingback)
#6 - Matt Rufan (BRE, Central Defensive Midfielder)
#7 - Henriette Brooks (SQR, Center Midfielder)
#8 - Erik Fry (ETH, Attacking Midfielder)
#9 - Alta Goforth (CMT, Left Winger)
#10 - Arima Noburo (SQR, Right Winger)
#11 - Terada Tokutomi (SQR, Striker)

Starlight Boulevard FC

Manager: Hachiro Yukimura (SQR)

Formation: 3-4-3 3 Centerback Defensive Anchor

#1 - Kaede Akiyama (SQR, Goalkeeper)
#2 - Hamada Takamori (SQR, Centerback)
#3 - Abo Aki (SQR, Centerback)
#4 - Toda Tekkan (SQR, Centerback)
#5 - Uda Haruko (SQR, Defensive Midfielder)
#6 - Saito Suzu (SQR, Left Midfielder)
#7 - Araki Sachi (SQR, Center Midfielder)
#8 - Ohta Sorai (SQR, Right Midfielder)
#9 - Wakiya Seiryo (SQR, Left Winger)
#10 - Ross Sherwood (TKT, Right Winger)
#11 - Chikae Gengyo (SQR, Striker)

Coin Toss

The captains of the 2 teams, being Chikae Gengyo for Starlight Boulevard and Haru Kitagawa for Calamari Wanderers, met in the center circle for the coin toss. As the "home team", Calamari Wanderers were given the choice of their side of the coin. The commemorative coin had heads and tails, heads showing the Squidroidian Cup trophy and tails showing the logo of the Squidroidian Football Association. Haru called heads, the coin flips to heads. Calamari Wanderers have elected to kick off for the second half.

The Match

Calamari Wanderers CFC 0–3 Starlight Boulevard FC

Goals:
Ross Sherwood '52 (STA, Assisted by Uda Haruko)
Ohta Sorai '82 (STA, Assisted by Chikae Genyo)
Wakiya Seiryo '90 (STA, Assisted by Chikae Gengyo)

Player of the Final - Kaede Akiyama, Starlight Boulevard FC

Starlight Boulevard FC

2022 Squidroidian Cup Champions

by **Squidroidia** » Fri Nov 13, 2020 2:53 pm

The Squidroidian Amateur League

2022 Season

Hold Up, Wait a Minute

Something isn't right. There's 30 teams now in the Amateur League, singular. There isn't a 2 tiered system. Just these... 30 teams. Single Round Robin. Okay, maybe some playoffs to determine Heritage Cup placements, but still, 30 teams. This is going to be a wild ride.

NEW TEAMS

-Bailey The Lost Football Club
-Bottom Gear AFC
-Ding Dong, The Team Is Dead
-FC Tusa
-JG3B FC (Elongated form: Junior Garlic Butter Bacon Burger SC)
-SFC Mill Times

The Table

Amateur League                                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 JG3B FC                                             29   21   5   3    59   12  +47    68 - Champions, Qualified for Squidroidian Cup and Heritage Cup
 2 Vossi Pop SC                                        29   21   3   5    67   24  +43    66 - Qualified for Squidroidian Cup and Heritage Cup
 3 Savage Love (Laxed - Football Club)                 29   20   6   3    55   19  +36    66 - Heritage Cup Qualifying Playoffs
 4 FC Tusa                                             29   19   4   6    55   20  +35    61 - Heritage Cup Qualifying Playoffs
 5 Super Noah's AFC 3D                                 29   16   5   8    59   33  +26    53 - Heritage Cup Qualifying Playoffs
 6 Whom'st David                                       29   15   7   7    51   31  +20    52 - Heritage Cup Qualifying Playoffs
 7 Eleven Live                                         29   15   3  11    35   24  +11    48 - Heritage Cup Qualifying Playoffs
 8 Bottom Gear AFC                                     29   13   8   8    39   23  +16    47 - Heritage Cup Qualifying Playoffs
 9 Team Ava                                            29   13   8   8    42   31  +11    47 - Heritage Cup Qualifying Playoffs
10 Shout for Squidroidia                               29   13   7   9    40   30  +10    46 - Heritage Cup Qualifying Playoffs
11 Gangsta's Circle FC                                 29   12   9   8    38   37   +1    45
12 65 Roses With A Soccer Club                         29   14   3  12    33   33    0    45
13 I Love Soccer Rolls                                 29   11  11   7    42   33   +9    44
14 Bailey The Lost Football Club                       29   12   7  10    34   29   +5    43
15 Ding Dong, The Team Is Dead                         29   13   3  13    28   25   +3    42
16 Grace of Kelly FC                                   29   12   5  12    31   25   +6    41
17 Expired, Expired, Expired                           29   12   4  13    36   42   −6    40
18 The Ketchup Club                                    29   10   9  10    34   36   −2    39
19 SFC Mill Times                                      29    9  12   8    36   41   −5    39
20 Axel SSC                                            29    9   9  11    29   40  −11    36
21 Carolina FC                                         29   10   5  14    37   37    0    35
22 AFC Boss Batch                                      29    9   8  12    28   36   −8    35
23 Goodbye, Apathy For The Game                        29    8   6  15    21   38  −17    30
24 Game Boys SC                                        29    7   4  18    24   53  −29    25
25 Black Magic Football Team                           29    6   6  17    19   50  −31    24
26 The Official SBN Woomies In Need Football Club      29    5   7  17    21   50  −29    22
27 This Is Not A Football Club                         29    4   8  17    28   55  −27    20
28 Independent Football Clubs Part I                   29    5   5  19    17   49  −32    20
29 Flick-A-Leak                                        29    5   5  19    17   56  −39    20
30 Missing Persons A&F&C                               29    3   4  22    18   61  −43    13

Get it

GET IT

GET IT

GET IT

JUNIOR
GARLIC
BUTTER
BACON
BURGER

Oh wait, we have playoffs to do.

The Heritage Cup Qualifying Playoffs

Path Semifinals

Path A
Savage Love (Laxed - Football Club) 0–1 Shout for Squidroidia
Whom'st David 1–0 Eleven Live

Path B
FC Tusa 1–1 Team Ava (1–1 AET) (1–4 pen.)
Super Noah's AFC 3D 1–0 Bottom Gear AFC

Path Finals

Path A
Shout for Squidroidia 1–0 Whom'st David
Shout for Squidroidia qualify for the Heritage Cup

Path B
Team Ava 1–0 Super Noah's AFC 3D
Team Ava qualify for the Heritage Cup

by **Squidroidia** » Wed Dec 02, 2020 6:53 pm

Squidroidia Sepak Takraw Champions

Season 1 Liga Super ST Championships

The Squidroidian Sepak Takraw season traditionally ends with the Liga Super ST Championships, where the top 2 professional clubs duke it out against the world's best clubs for the right to be the Super Champion. This season, the 2 Grand Finalists, Inklingcraft Inkopolis and the Grand Final winning Calamari County Strikers, traveled to Pemecutan to take part in the festivities.

Groups

Group 1

Ajaxland Antelope (SPM)
Athena-Brave Blood Rockets (HVY)
Inklingcraft Inkopolis (SQR)
Itam Berkilau (KGN)
Titih Lumberjack (PCU)
Tyrants (HTK)

Group 2

Bandar Ketam Iron Claws (ACS)
Batu Badak (TNJ)
Calamari County Strikers (SQR)
Dynamos (HTK)
Feng Guo Psavek (DCH)
Mengwi East Side (PCU)

Group Stage Matchups

Matchday 1

Itam Berkilau (KGN)                    12  19
Inklingcraft Inkopolis (SQR)           21  21

Calamari County Strikers (SQR)       17  21  21
Mengwi East Side (PCU)               21  13  16

Matchday 2

Inklingcraft Inkopolis (SQR)           13  21  21
Tyrants (HTK)                          21   5  15

Dynamos (HTK)                        10  14
Calamari County Strikers (SQR)       21  21

Seemed like this matchday was "Destroy the Hebitaka Clubs Day" for both ICI and the Strikers, as both beat out their Hebitaka competition in both the Tyrants and Dynamos respectively in dominating fashion... Well for Inkopolis's case after their first regu which was just embarassing. But both teams demolished their opposition, moving them within fighting distance of the Playoff Group.

Matchday 3

Athena-Brave Blood Rockets (HVY)       21  21
Inklingcraft Inkopolis (SQR)           19  17

Calamari County Strikers (SQR)       21  21
Batu Badak (TNJ)                     15  12

Hard work never phased anyone unless their name was Inklingcraft Inkopolis. It was a close loss yes, but their Matchday 3 loss to the Blood Rockets gave Squidroidian teams their first loss in the LSST this season, although both teams looked set to clinch the Playoff Group spots needed, On the Strikers side of things they would easily beat Tanah Jaya opposition in Batu Badak moving them to a 3rd match won for the reigning SSTC champions.

Matchday 4

Inklingcraft Inkopolis (SQR)           21  21
Titih Lumberjack (PCU)                 10  16

Feng Guo Psavek (DCH)                15  14
Calamari County Strikers (SQR)       21  21

And that was a clinch from the Strikers as they locked up advancement to the Playoff Group no matter what happens on Matchday 5 with a convincing win over Dachine club Feng Guo Psavek. ICI also won, although they haven't really clinched yet... They did beat the hosts in the Titih Lumberjack in 2 regus.

Matchday 5

Ajaxland Antelope (SPM)                20  21  19
Inklingcraft Inkopolis (SQR)           22  15  21

Calamari County Strikers (SQR)       19  21  11
Bandar Ketam Iron Claws (ACS)        21  18  21

And with that Inklingcraft also clinched a spot in the Playoff Group, defeating Ajaxland Antelope in 3 regus to clinch 2nd behind the Blood Rockets from Havynwilde, who the team lost to in the group stage. As for the Strikers... Get used to the Iron Claws. Not spoiling anything, just get used to them and how they have dominated the competition.

Group Standings

Group 1                                Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
1 Athena-Brave Blood Rockets (HVY)       5    4   1     8    4   +4    12 - Playoff Group
2 Inklingcraft Inkopolis (SQR)           5    4   1     8    4   +4    12 - Playoff Group
3 Itam Berkilau (KGN)                    5    3   2     7    5   +2     9
4 Titih Lumberjack (PCU)                 5    2   3     5    6   −1     6
5 Ajaxland Antelope (SPM)                5    1   4     4    8   −4     3
6 Tyrants (HTK)                          5    1   4     3    8   −5     3

Group 2                              Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
1 Bandar Ketam Iron Claws (ACS)        5    5   0    10    4   +6    15 - Playoff Group
2 Calamari County Strikers (SQR)       5    4   1     9    3   +6    12 - Playoff Group
3 Mengwi East Side (PCU)               5    2   3     6    7   −1     6
4 Feng Guo Psavek (DCH)                5    2   3     6    8   −2     6
5 Batu Badak (TNJ)                     5    1   4     4    8   −4     3
6 Dynamos (HTK)                        5    1   4     3    8   −5     3

Both Squidroidian teams would advance to the Playoff Group in 2nd position, both with a 4-1 record. For the first time in LSST history, teams from the SSTC were going to face each other, with the Final on the line if they can get through their opposition.

Playoff Group

Athena-Brave Blood Rockets (HVY)
Bandar Ketam Iron Claws (ACS)
Calamari County Strikers (SQR)
Inklingcraft Inkopolis (SQR)
Kiambang Kombat (KGN)
Vaanchai Borderline (ACS)

The 6 best clubs in Sepak Takraw. 2 from Squidroidia, 2 from Acastanha, and 1 each from Kayangan and Havynwilde. 5 games separated them and a shot at the championship. Let's do this.

Playoff Group Matchups

Matchday 1

Bandar Ketam Iron Claws (ACS)          21  11  21
Inklingcraft Inkopolis (SQR)           14  21  14

Calamari County Strikers (SQR)         21  21
Kiambang Kombat (KGN)                  18  10

Here's Appearance #2 of the Bandar Ketam Iron Claws, beating out Inkopolis for their 6th straight win (Remember they went undefeated in Group 2) and a appearance in the top half of the table. However, the Strikers, SSTC champions, were having a laugh, taking down the Kombat in 2 clean regus to occupy, jointly with the Blood Rockets, top of the group.

Matchday 2

Inklingcraft Inkopolis (SQR)           15  19
Calamari County Strikers (SQR)         21  21

At last, it was the rematch of the SSTC Grand Final. Strikers vs Inklingcraft. By now you know what you gotten yourself into when the Strikers are in town - Dreda Nicotera's squids would beat the nation's second best club to sit alone at the top of the Playoff Group. With the Iron Claws making it 7 of 7 as well, they had competition. However, that competition didn't strike just yet.

Matchday 3

Calamari County Strikers (SQR)         21  21
Athena-Brave Blood Rockets (HVY)       12  13

Kiambang Kombat (KGN)                  19  21  21
Inklingcraft Inkopolis (SQR)           21  13  15

In one game, sheer domination to put the game against the Blood Rockets to rest and sit on top of the group with not a single regu lost. In the other, another loss for Inklingcraft which put them on the borderline to last in the playoff group, behind... The Borderline. It was clear as day which team was going to make the Final and which one wasn't. That was...

Matchday 4

Vaanchai Borderline (ACS)              16  21  16
Inklingcraft Inkopolis (SQR)           21  18  21

Bandar Ketam Iron Claws (ACS)          21  21
Calamari County Strikers (SQR)         10  13

...Until the Strikers played the Iron Claws. It was absolute domination by the Acastanha club, the Strikers barely getting a bakers dozen of points in the second regu. With the Kombat winning against the Blood Rockets, there was essentially 3 clubs left that can get to the Final, and no ICI beating the Borderline doesn't count. If the Strikers can hold on, they would go through. If not, it could very well be a Kombat/Iron Claws Final.

Matchday 5

Calamari County Strikers (SQR)         14  16
Vaanchai Borderline (ACS)              21  21

Inklingcraft Inkopolis (SQR)           16  21  21
Athena-Brave Blood Rockets (HVY)       21   8  12

And then the Strikers lost to the BORDERLINE. For one painful second the Strikers championship hopes dashed away, with only the game between the Kombat and the Iron Claws deciding their fate. Luckily for them the Iron Claws went 10 for 10 in the tournament, punching both their ticket as well as the Strikers ticket into the LSST Final. The second rematch between the 2 teams, both matches prior going to the Acastanha club, while the Strikers went 0-3 against clubs from this nation before this moment, all 3 of them being their only losses in the tournament.

It was a chance to end a potential immortality from the team from Bandar Ketam and mark the Strikers name as the second ever winner of the competition. A chance that could never be reached again.

Playoff Group Standings

Playoff Group                         Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
1 Bandar Ketam Iron Claws (ACS)          5    5   0    10    1   +9    15 - LSST Final
2 Calamari County Strikers (SQR)         5    3   2     6    4   +2     9 - LSST Final
3 Kiambang Kombat (KGN)                  5    3   2     6    6    0     9
4 Inklingcraft Inkopolis (SQR)           5    2   3     6    8   −2     6
5 Vaanchai Borderline (ACS)              5    1   4     4    8   −4     3
6 Athena-Brave Blood Rockets (HVY)       5    1   4     3    8   −5     3

The Second LSST Final

Bandar Ketam Iron Claws (ACS) 21 21 11
Calamari County Strikers (SQR) 12 23 21

The perfect 11-0 tournament for Bandar Ketam? It was erased in a single pivotal regu, the second one in the Final. With the Strikers winning it and denying Bandar Ketam their first championship, the tide turned in their favor. Beforehand the media prediction of the Iron Claws winning it all seemed to be a given, but after that second regu the Strikers played the role of kingmaker, and with a 21-11 regu won the championship in underdog fashion. Their third time facing the Iron Claws was the one that got them the championship.

The Calamari County Strikers were the Super Champions. The best Sepak Takraw team in the world.

by **Squidroidia** » Mon Dec 21, 2020 1:09 pm

Squidroidia Sepak Takraw Champions

Season 3 Regular Season

Changes

No teams were relocated or replaced.
Following the Calamari County Strikers winning the Liga Super ST Championships, it was announced that the season would be expanded to include a seeding stage following the first 14 games where the Playoff and Non-Playoff teams are ranked, with the seeding stage ranks for the Playoff teams deciding the Playoff field.

Regular Season

Matchday 1
Northport SC                   21  14  10
OctoTak Club                   18  21  21

Spartansburg SC Peel           21  21
ST Squidbreak                  11  19

Sepak Starlight                21  24
Inklingcraft Inkopolis         17  22

Calamari County Strikers       11  21  16
Souraoi FunStar                21  16  21

Matchday 2
OctoTak Club                   21  12  17
Souraoi FunStar                16  21  21

Inklingcraft Inkopolis         21  21
Calamari County Strikers       17  14

ST Squidbreak                  21  14  21
Sepak Starlight                15  21  12

Northport SC                   21  21
Spartansburg SC Peel           13  11

Matchday 3
Spartansburg SC Peel           21  21
OctoTak Club                   12  17

Sepak Starlight                19  13
Northport SC                   21  21

Calamari County Strikers       21  21
ST Squidbreak                  14  17

Souraoi FunStar                18  15
Inklingcraft Inkopolis         21  21

Matchday 4
OctoTak Club                   21   7  18
Inklingcraft Inkopolis         15  21  21

ST Squidbreak                  21  17  22
Souraoi FunStar                11  21  20

Northport SC                   16  22  10
Calamari County Strikers       21  20  21

Spartansburg SC Peel           15  21  24
Sepak Starlight                21  16  22

Matchday 5
Sepak Starlight                19  21  21
OctoTak Club                   21  18  17

Calamari County Strikers       21  18  16
Spartansburg SC Peel           17  21  21

Souraoi FunStar                21  21
Northport SC                   19  11

Inklingcraft Inkopolis          8  21  21
ST Squidbreak                  21  18  16

Matchday 6
OctoTak Club                   21  16
ST Squidbreak                  23  21

Northport SC                   12  11
Inklingcraft Inkopolis         21  21

Spartansburg SC Peel           21  21
Souraoi FunStar                19  15

Sepak Starlight                21  13  20
Calamari County Strikers       18  21  22

Matchday 7
Calamari County Strikers        9  22  21
OctoTak Club                   21  20  19

Souraoi FunStar                21  21
Sepak Starlight                13  17

Inklingcraft Inkopolis         13  23  21
Spartansburg SC Peel           21  21  15

ST Squidbreak                  18  21  11
Northport SC                   21  17  21

Matchday 8
OctoTak Club                   19  18
Northport SC                   21  21

ST Squidbreak                  16  10
Spartansburg SC Peel           21  21

Inklingcraft Inkopolis         17  21  16
Sepak Starlight                21  19  21

Souraoi FunStar                20  22  21
Calamari County Strikers       22  20  13

Matchday 9
Souraoi FunStar                21  18  21
OctoTak Club                   15  21  10

Calamari County Strikers       21  17  15
Inklingcraft Inkopolis         16  21  21

Sepak Starlight                21  21
ST Squidbreak                  12  19

Spartansburg SC Peel           21  15  18
Northport SC                    9  21  21

Matchday 10
OctoTak Club                   16  19
Spartansburg SC Peel           21  21

Northport SC                   21  21
Sepak Starlight                14  14

ST Squidbreak                  23  15
Calamari County Strikers       25  21

Inklingcraft Inkopolis         21  21
Souraoi FunStar                 8  16

Matchday 11
Inklingcraft Inkopolis         19  21  18
OctoTak Club                   21  16  21

Souraoi FunStar                21  21
ST Squidbreak                  14  16

Calamari County Strikers       21  15  21
Northport SC                   15  21  16

Sepak Starlight                21  13  18
Spartansburg SC Peel           19  21  21

Matchday 12
OctoTak Club                   10  21  11
Sepak Starlight                21  19  21

Spartansburg SC Peel            5  18
Calamari County Strikers       21  21

Northport SC                   10  13
Souraoi FunStar                21  21

ST Squidbreak                  13  21  17
Inklingcraft Inkopolis         21  12  21

Matchday 13
ST Squidbreak                  14  21
OctoTak Club                   21  23

Inklingcraft Inkopolis         21  25
Northport SC                   14  23

Souraoi FunStar                16  11
Spartansburg SC Peel           21  21

Calamari County Strikers       21  21
Sepak Starlight                 8  15

Matchday 14
OctoTak Club                   21  28  14
Calamari County Strikers       17  30  21

Sepak Starlight                14  12
Souraoi FunStar                21  21

Spartansburg SC Peel           21  21
Inklingcraft Inkopolis         16  19

Northport SC                   21  14  21
ST Squidbreak                  13  21  17

Results

Squidroidia Sepak Takraw Champions    Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD   Pts 
1 Spartansburg SC Peel                 14   10   4    22   11  +11    30 - Premiers and Qualify for Playoffs/Seeding Stage
2 Inklingcraft Inkopolis               14   10   4    22   13   +9    30 - Qualify for Playoffs/Seeding Stage
3 Calamari County Strikers             14    9   5    22   15   +7    27 - Qualify for Playoffs/Seeding Stage
4 Souraoi FunStar                      14    9   5    19   14   +5    27 - Qualify for Playoffs/Seeding Stage
5 Northport SC                         14    7   7    17   17    0    21 - Qualify for Playoffs/Seeding Stage
6 Sepak Starlight                      14    5   9    14   21   −7    15 - Qualify for Non-Playoff Stage
7 OctoTak Club                         14    3  11    13   24  −11     9 - Qualify for Non-Playoff Stage
8 ST Squidbreak                        14    3  11    10   24  −14     9 - Qualify for Non-Playoff Stage

by **Squidroidia** » Sat Dec 26, 2020 3:00 pm

Squidroidia Sepak Takraw Champions

Season 3 Postseason

Seeding and Non-Playoff Stages

Before the playoffs could begin, all 8 clubs descended on the courts of the Anchovy Center to partake in the pre-Playoffs stages. For the 5 teams that went to the Playoffs, they would be competing for crucial seeding. As for the Non-Playoff teams? They would partake in a couple more games before heading back home to prepare for next season.

Day 1
Seeding Stage
Calamari County Strikers       10  20
Spartansburg SC Peel           21  22

Northport SC                   21  21
Souraoi FunStar                17  15

Day 2
Seeding Stage
Spartansburg SC Peel           21  19  22
Northport SC                   19  21  20

Inklingcraft Inkopolis         21  21
Calamari County Strikers       13  19

Non-Playoff Stage
ST Squidbreak                  21  29
Sepak Starlight                19  27

Day 3
Seeding Stage
Northport SC                    8  21  16
Inklingcraft Inkopolis         21  12  21

Souraoi FunStar                19  21  21
Spartansburg SC Peel           21  15  23

Non-Playoff Stage
OctoTak Club                   13  21  16
ST Squidbreak                  21  12  21

Day 4
Seeding Stage
Inklingcraft Inkopolis         21  19  21
Souraoi FunStar                10  21  16

Calamari County Strikers       21  21
Northport SC                   10  13

Non-Playoff Stage
Sepak Starlight                21  19  23
OctoTak Club                   11  21  21

Day 5
Seeding Stage
Souraoi FunStar                20  13
Calamari County Strikers       22  21

Spartansburg SC Peel           18  21  19
Inklingcraft Inkopolis         21  16  21

Tables

  Seeding Stage               Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Inklingcraft Inkopolis        4   4  0    8   3  +5   12 - Qualify for Semi-Final 2
2 Spartansburg SC Peel          4   3  1    7   4  +3    9 - Qualify for Qualifying Final
3 Calamari County Strikers      4   2  2    4   4   0    6 - Qualify for Qualifying Final
4 Northport SC                  4   1  3    4   6  −2    3 - Qualify for Elimination Final
5 Souraoi FunStar               4   0  4    2   8  −6    0 - Qualify for Elimination Final

  Non-Playoff Stage           Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 ST Squidbreak                 2   2  0    4   1  +3    6
2 Sepak Starlight               2   1  1    2   3  −1    3
3 OctoTak Club                  2   0  2    2   4  −2    0

Playoffs

After a 2 day rest from the Seeding Stage, the 5 Playoff teams will now try their hand at not only LSST qualification, but a shot at winning the Grand Final at the Mako Arena.

Day 1
Qualifying Final
Spartansburg SC Peel           10  21
Calamari County Strikers       21  23
Calamari County Strikers qualify for Semi-Final 2, Spartansburg SC Peel qualify for Semi-Final 1

Elimination Final
Northport SC                   10  17
Souraoi FunStar                21  21
Souraoi FunStar qualify for Semi-Final 1, Northport SC are eliminated

Day 2
Semi-Final 1
Spartansburg SC Peel           20  21  17
Souraoi FunStar                22  15  21
Souraoi FunStar qualify for the Qualifying Final, Spartansburg SC Peel are eliminated

Semi-Final 2
Inklingcraft Inkopolis         14  21  16
Calamari County Strikers       21  19  21
Calamari County Strikers qualify for the Grand Final and LSST, Inklingcraft Inkopolis qualify for the Preliminary Final

Day 3
Qualifying Final
Inklingcraft Inkopolis         21  21
Souraoi FunStar                19  18
Inklingcraft Inkopolis qualify for the Grand Final and LSST, Souraoi FunStar are eliminated

Day 4 - The Grand Final
From Mako Arena, Inkopolis, Squidroidia
Calamari County Strikers       19  19
Inklingcraft Inkopolis         21  21
Inklingcraft Inkopolis win the Squidroidia Sepak Takraw Champions Grand Final

End of Season Awards

Premiers: Spartansburg SC Peel
Grand Final Winners: Inklingcraft Inkopolis
The Wooden Spoon: OctoTak Club
Tekong of the Season: Sarah Tracy, Calamari County Strikers
Setter of the Season: Ottmar Charbonneau, Inklingcraft Inkopolis
Killer of the Season: Lenard Norris, Inklingcraft Inkopolis
Coach of the Season: Timo Buckley, Inklingcraft Inkopolis

by **Squidroidia** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 7:52 am

The Squidroidia Lacrosse Premier League
Season 3

THE FORMAT

The Squidroidia Lacrosse Premier League, or SLPL, is Squidroidia's top flight domestic lacrosse league, with no promotion or relegation involved. Conceived as part of the army lacrosse system, the sport of lacrosse developed a large enough following after the Squidroidian National Team nearly made the knockout stages of the 34th World Lacrosse Championships in Jeckland. The Squidroidian Lacrosse Association, or SLA, formally broke away the top 16 army teams in the closed off SLPL to form a public league, housing Squidroidia's top lacrosse players and giving them a proving ground for national team callups.

With 16 teams, each team plays 15 games at "home" in Inkopolis and 15 games at smaller cities in Squidroidia, odd matchdays being in Inkopolis and even matchdays being across Squidroidia. Teams are given 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw (Since there is no overtime in the main season) and none for a loss. The top 8 teams after the 30 games play in the SLPL Playoffs, with the semi-finalists qualifying for the IDLO Champions Cup. The Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals will be held in TryHard Park in Inkopolis, and the Finals will be held in Tower Park in Inkopolis.

CHANGES

No changes have been made.

REGULAR SEASON TABLE

Squidroidian Lacrosse Premier League    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Inkopolis Dragons                      30   26   0   4   375  213 +162    78 - SLPL Playoffs
 2 Team Valiant                           30   23   2   5   327  229  +98    71 - SLPL Playoffs
 3 Squidroidia Vikings                    30   20   2   8   358  262  +96    62 - SLPL Playoffs
 4 Net Nightingales                       30   17   2  11   320  287  +33    53 - SLPL Playoffs
 5 Leaping Leopards                       30   17   1  12   339  296  +43    52 - SLPL Playoffs
 6 The Argiles                            30   15   4  11   287  272  +15    49 - SLPL Playoffs
 7 Krakencrosse                           30   15   0  15   334  303  +31    45 - SLPL Playoffs
 8 Scotts Club                            30   13   3  14   272  274   −2    42 - SLPL Playoffs
 9 Manticores                             30   13   1  16   318  325   −7    40
10 Ten Fearless                           30   13   0  17   286  309  −23    39
11 Wings                                  30   12   2  16   269  300  −31    38
12 White Imps                             30   11   2  17   274  281   −7    35
13 The Arches                             30    9   4  17   240  343 −103    31
14 Lacrosse Dinos                         30    8   1  21   243  342  −99    25
15 Team Blue                              30    7   3  20   227  347 −120    24
16 Whacking Whisps                        30    7   1  22   228  314  −86    22

SLPL PLAYOFFS

All teams are seeded based on their results during the regular season. After every round they will be reseeded. The 4 semi-finalists will qualify for the IDLO Champions Cup.

Quarter-Finals
Held at TryHard Park, Inkopolis

Inkopolis Dragons 12–10 Scotts Club
Team Valiant 9–12 Krakencrosse
Squidroidia Vikings 8–15 The Argiles
Net Nightingales 6–8 Leaping Leopards

Semi-Finals
Held at TryHard Park, Inkopolis

Inkopolis Dragons 23–10 Krakencrosse
Leaping Leopards 17–13 The Argiles

The Finals
Held at Tower Park, Inkopolis

Inkopolis Dragons 9–9 Leaping Leopards (11–10 OT)

The Inkopolis Dragons once again hold onto their SLPL Finals crown!

by **Squidroidia** » Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:02 pm

The Jecken Squidroidian Super League

2023 Season Preview

About Jecken
Jecken is a food conglomerate based in Jeckland, in the region of Esportiva. As the main suppliers of Jeckish Chicken, the national food of the nation of Jeckland, they have a major stake in football, including being the main sponsor of multiple teams throughout the multiverse. With Jecken penning a 5 season sponsorship with the Super League in 2021, they hope to develop the sport in the nation and provide youngsters with an opportunity to make the jump to other nations given their worth. Boxes of Jeckish Chicken will be served at all Super League venues.

Real Squidroid CF

Nickname: Los Squidroids
Location: Inkopolis
Stadium: Tower Park (22,142 capacity)
Last Season’s position: 1st in the Super League, Quarter-Finals of the Squidroidian Cup
International Competitions: IFCF Champions League, FFI Liga dos Vencedores
Expectations: Challenge for the Super League title

Remember the name. Jan McCory. The Audioslavian ended up giving them their first ever Super League title last season ahead of the Wanderers. With this, of course, comes the big draw - Champions League football. Should they want to challenge for the title again they need to bring in at least some sort of star power to help McCory, Shingen and company through the campaign. If they do get to the group stage of an IFCF competition, as the Wanderers proved 2 seasons ago, it can potentially cost you a Super League spot.

Pundits Prediction: 3rd

Calamari Wanderers CFC

Nickname: The Flying Squids
Location: Calamari County
Stadium: County Stadium (27,830 capacity)
Last Season’s position: 2nd in the Super League, Final of the Squidroidian Cup
International Competitions: IFCF Challengers Cup, FFI Liga dos Vencedores
Expectations: Challenge for the Super League title

So close, but so far on both the league and cup fronts, the Wanderers bounced back from their abysmal 2021 season (Leaguewise anyway, they did go to the Challengers Cup group stage that year) and almost had the title and the Squidroidian Cup in their grasps before it was taken away from them. A tried and tested side with Thuno Kopal in net may have to rebuild after this season, as they have to give everything they got to win the title once more with Brenecian Matt Rufan on the verge of retirement. Will they achieve their expectations? Only time will tell.

Pundits Prediction: 2nd

Starlight Boulevard FC

Nickname: The Boulevard Boys
Location: Starlight
Stadium: Sunrise Park (17,000 capacity)
Last Season’s position: 3rd in the Super League, Squidroidian Cup winners
International Competitions: IFCF Challengers Cup, FFI Taça das Confederações, IFCF Cup Winners Cup
Expectations: Finish midtable

Da Hood is going to experience something only few clubs have gone through in their history, and none have in Squidroidian football until now - Triple duty. Challengers Cup, TdC, Cup Winners. Shocking the Wanderers to win the Cup is no easy feat. Sneaking into IFCF and FFI football along with that is insane. With Tikariot blood in their veins and genuine talent throughout, they can at least take one of these competitions down. All 3? That could be some serious man management.

Pundits Prediction: 7th

FC Squidroidia Squidbreak

Nickname: The Squidbreak
Location: Takanori Army Base
Stadium: Squidroidia Armed Forces Park (30,000 capacity)
Last Season’s position: 4th in the Super League, Preliminary Round of the Squidroidian Cup
International Competitions: IFCF Challengers Cup
Expectations: Win the Super League

Imagine losing to a team from a nation named Hot Skitty on Wailord Action in the LdV. Thankfully they didn't, in fact they made the Liga dos Vencedores quarter-finals last goaround, but that had to be granted with some sacrifice. A sudden exit out of the Cup and nearly missing out on IFCF football entirely was the price to pay. Stuck with a Challengers Cup run to have they can at the very least recover, they did that between 20 and 21. 22 to 23? It could be on the cards.

Pundits Prediction: 1st

Tyranny Sports Club

Nickname: The Tyranny
Location: Ichimoto
Stadium: Tyranny Arena (16,263 capacity)
Last Season’s position: 5th in the Super League, Preliminary Round of the Squidroidian Cup
International Competitions: None
Expectations: Finish midtable

This crime syndicate of a football club still had a chance of winning the Super League title on the final day - Instead they didn't make IFCF football entirely. Potential was wasted. Instead of Thursday nights they have to go back to the drawing board - It's easy to do with 2 unknowns, one of them netting top scorer in the league. We don't know Heckie, but Heckie knows goals. Will Heckie know how to guide the club back to IFCF football, or will Heckie keep them midtable? Signs point to the latter.

Pundits Prediction: 5th

Inkopolis FC

Nickname: The Inklings
Location: Inkopolis
Stadium: Inkopolis City Stadium (50,000 capacity)
Last Season’s position: 6th in the Super League, Quarter-Finals of the Squidroidian Cup
International Competitions: None
Expectations: Challenge for the Super League title

The Inklings had hit their low point. If you were to confront an Inkopolis FC supporter, you would be met with a fan who sounds fed up with himself - No IFCF football. Knocked out on pens to the Wanderers in the Cup Quarter-Finals. No points in their Liga dos Vencedores group. For the supposed biggest team in Squidroidia's capital city, this seems like an embarrassment. That's what you get when Go retires from football to manage amateur ball. With one of their 2 Nepharim players ready to hang it up, at the very least there is some hope up in the City Stadium. They need to get back to winning ways, however.

Pundits Prediction: 4th

Northport Meadows SC

Nickname: The Herders
Location: Northport
Stadium: Meadowlands Park (7,000 capacity)
Last Season’s position: 2nd in the Challenge League, Quarter-Finals of the Squidroidian Cup
International Competitions: IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy
Expectations: Avoid Relegation

This season will see Northport, a small town tucked away in the fields of Squidroidia, compete in the Super League for the first time to everyone's astonishment. Having won automatic promotion to the Super League, Northport have an uphill battle to keep themselves in the top flight of Squidroidian football. Smallest team in the Super League? Check. Only a couple million Yen in the bank? Check. Almost certain relegation? Surely they might. But with Liga B football once again on the menu, they could try to get themselves a piece of that pie to help them bolster their roster. The question is, of course, will it be enough?

Pundits Prediction: 9th

Spartansburg City

Nickname: The Ironheads
Location: Spartansburg
Stadium: Ironworks Arena (15,000 capacity)
Last Season’s position: 4th in the Challenge League, Preliminary Round of the Squidroidian Cup
International Competitions: IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy
Expectations: Avoid relegation

The tin has been melted. Spartansburg are in the Super League. The hard working town waited so long to get here, and like Northport this season, they have to earn their worth to stay up. Unlike Northport, the Ironheads do have a sizeable market and some cash to play with, but it's more of the same. Get some talent and hopefully hold on. Liga B football will help too, but the question is simple, and that is to what extent it may go. No matter the case, however, it might take a while for the results to show.

Pundits Prediction: 8th

The new Souraoi team will be discussed in a separate post along with the new Newton team.

by **Squidroidia** » Tue Jan 19, 2021 5:05 pm

The Squidroidian Football Leagues

New Team Initiative - Souraoi and Newton

About the New Team Initiative
The Squidroidian FA New Team Initiative was launched in time for the 2023 season, in which 2 teams were invited to join the Squidroidian leagues - One in the Super League and one in the Challenge League, making both leagues expand to 9 teams. The team gifted to Souraoi won the right to play in the Super League this season, while the team gifted to Newton will play in the Challenge League starting with this season. The Squidroidian FA used this decision to help fixture congestion, especially with the IFCF and FFI competitions, as well as provide a more entertaining season in both leagues with the odd number of clubs.

Souraoi FT

Nickname: Shock Central
Location: Souraoi
Stadium: FunStar Complex Football Field (25,000 capacity)
This Season: Squidroidian Super League
Expectations: Avoid relegation

Having won the right to play in the Squidroidian Super League, most people's attention would go towards the Souraoi outfit as they try to experience life in the nation's top flight as they try to stave off an immediate drop. Known as the Football Team by some, or Shock Central by other fans (Due to the shocking nature of this team probably or something), Souraoi have a long road ahead of them if they want to do anything special in such a hard, tough league, but they at least have some parts at their disposal - They got Tsukiyomi Kunimichi from the champions Real Squidroid and got him a sentient wok to cook with. Just don't piss the wok off, okay?

Pundits Prediction: 6th

Newton Pulsars

Nickname: The Atomic Blue
Location: Newton
Stadium: Newton Nuclear Stadium (35,000 capacity)
This Season: Squidroidian Challenge League
Expectations: Finish midtable

If you're into a new fancy team from a new fancy city, however, you might be interested in rooting for the Newton Pulsars. Playing in an entirely new city built by the Squidroidian government that focuses entirely on nuclear technology, as well as playing in the 2nd biggest stadium in the entire country (Only topped by Inkopolis City Stadium). It is a shame, of course, that their stadium has to be empty for most of the season as they won't be playing in the top flight. The stadium did recieve some action in the IFC, but other than that there has been nothing going on with this new stadium, except for a certain thing with the Squidroidian Cup... Maybe this team could be promoted out of the blue, maybe it won't. Only time will tell.

Changes to the Squidroidian Cup
With the Squidroidian FA's New Team Initiative, the Squidroidian Cup has been expanded from 16 to 18 teams, with all the Squidroidian Super League clubs and 6 of the first teams in the Challenge League making the First Round. The Preliminary Round will still occur, but with the top 2 teams in the Squidroidian Amateur League (JG3B FC and Vossi Pop FC) each playing either Newton Pulsars or Midnight Soccer Club, with the winners of the 2 ties making the First Round. In addition, the Semi-Finals will be rotated between 4 stadiums in Squidroidia, following this cycle:

1st season - Newton Nuclear Stadium, Newton
2nd season - County Stadium, Calamari County
3rd season - Inkopolis City Stadium, Inkopolis
4th season - FunStar Complex Football Field, Souraoi

As such, the 2023 Squidroidian Cup Semi-Finals will be held at the Newton Nuclear Stadium.

by **Squidroidia** » Sun Jan 24, 2021 6:48 pm

The Squidroidian Football Leagues

2023 - Preseason

With another season of football in Squidroidia upon the horizon, the 7 teams who qualified to play in the 3 IFCF competitions are playing a tough (As per usual) pre-season consisting of big nights under the lights and orange slices for everybody. From reigning Squidroidian Super League champions Real Squidroid to the one who got away in Club Factoria, their energy, as well as a chance to make first impressions, comes down to the here and now. The season hasn't started in earnest yet, but it might as well have been right now...

IFCF Challengers Cup Extra Preliminary Round

Leg 1

Legion Tikhovesi (HER) 0-1 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak
Tikhovesi, Herkaluu

Leg 2

FC Squidroidia Squidbreak 3-0 Legion Tikhovesi (HER)
Squidroidia Armed Forces Park, Takanori Army Base, Squidroidia
FC Squidroidia Squidbreak win 4-0 on aggregate

With an extra preliminary round being the punishment for yet another sucky Squidbreak season, at the very least they were handed a kind draw in Herkaluu side Legion Tikhovesi. The team would end up winning 1-0 away from home in the first ever international club match for the Herkaluu outfit, before coming back to the SAF Park to finish the job in convincing fashion. Thank goodness they didn't lose against them, it'd be as bad as the Hotshima Slots.

IFCF Champions League First Preliminary Round

Leg 1

FC Pesari (SOR) 1-2 Real Squidroid CF
Pesari, San Ortellio

Leg 2

Real Squidroid CF 1-1 FC Pesari (SOR)
Tower Park, Inkopolis, Squidroidia
Real Squidroid CF win 3-2 on aggregate

And so the journey begins for Los Squidroids at the summit of international club football. Spoilers ahead: They'll get far. Winning away from home against San Ortellian champions FC Pesari, all they had to do was... Sit around at home to snatch their first Champions League tie victory in the club's history. A close game, yes, but one that was a surefire win, even though a minnow on a good day could do some damage against a big club.

IFCF Challengers Cup First Preliminary Round

Leg 1

Starlight Boulevard FC 3-0 1912 Stelburg (STL)
Sunrise Park, Starlight, Squidroidia

FC Squidroidia Squidbreak 3-1 Royal Rumitazi (ASG)
Squidroidia Armed Forces Park, Takanori Army Base, Squidroidia

Seri Meranti (SHT) 2-4 Calamari Wanderers CFC
Stadium National Seri Meranti, Meranti, Sharktail

Leg 2

1912 Stelburg (STL) 2-0 Starlight Boulevard FC
1912-Stadion, Stelburg, Siovanija and Teusland
Starlight Boulevard FC win 3-2 on aggregate

Royal Rumitazi (ASG) 1-1 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak
Knights’ Stadium, Rumitazi, Astograth
FC Squidroidia Squidbreak win 4-2 on aggregate

Calamari Wanderers CFC 2-2 Seri Meranti (SHT)
County Stadium, Calamari County, Squidroidia
Calamari Wanderers CFC win 6-4 on aggregate

With all 4 Squidroidian teams in the upper 2 competitions still alive, it was clear that at least one of them would drop off easily in the Challengers Cup first prelims. Everybody's eyes seemed to glance at Starlight Boulevard, winners of last season's Squidroidian Cup. Being drawn against a team like 1912, they were probably expected to crash out at the first possible instant... They ended up winning 3-0 at home and managing to keep 1912 at bay away to pull out an unlikely upset. The Squidbreak and Flying Squids also had decent results, holding on to Royal Rumitazi and Seri Meranti by 2 goals each.

IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy First Preliminary Round

Leg 1

Spartans (SAL) 2-3 Spartansburg City
Saltstead

Leg 2

Spartansburg City 1-3 Spartans (SAL)
Ironworks Arena, Spartansburg, Squidroidia
Spartans (SAL) win 5-4 on aggregate

It turns out winning promotion to the Super League has its punishments for Spartansburg City... Salty ones. Narrowly beating the salty Spartans away from home at the salt flat of a football pitch, they would end up choking away the lead with a 3-1 loss at the Ironworks to end their IFCF campaign right there and then. Sometimes you can't melt salt...

IFCF Champions League Second Preliminary Round

Leg 1

Real Squidroid CF 3-3 Navel FC (WRL)
Tower Park, Inkopolis, Squidroidia

Leg 2

Navel FC (WRL) 0-3 Real Squidroid CF
Navel Island, Whirl Islands
Real Squidroid CF win 6-3 on aggregate

A Navel Island based Navel side was all that the doctor ordered for this Real Squidroid team. 3 away goals in the first leg put Los Squidroids on thin ice easily, the team having to travel to the Whirl Islands knowing that a win would see them through to the third preliminary round, where no Squidroidian team had been to up to this point. A walkover in the Whirl (Although not in the literal sense) put them through.

IFCF Challengers Cup Second Preliminary Round

Leg 1

FC Squidroidia Squidbreak 2-2 Maal Angels (MRN)
Squidroidia Armed Forces Park, Takanori Army Base, Squidroidia

Starlight Boulevard FC 3-2 Otachi Audfort (SAL)
Sunrise Park, Starlight, Squidroidia

Wocalt Keep SC (OLA) 3-1 Calamari Wanderers CFC
Olastor

Leg 2

Maal Angels (MRN) 0-0 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak
Maal, Mriin
Maal Angels (MRN) win 2-2 on away goals

Otachi Audfort (SAL) 4-0 Starlight Boulevard FC
Audfort, Saltstead
Otachi Audfort (SAL) win 6-3 on aggregate

Calamari Wanderers CFC 4-0 Wocalt Keep SC (OLA)
County Stadium, Calamari County, Squidroidia
Calamari Wanderers CFC win 5-3 on aggregate

Of course, no 4 for 4 run could last forever in IFCF land. The Squidbreak were handed a hard task against the Maal Angels of Mriin, but managed to hold them at bay to a 2-2 draw at home. Starlight would be tempted by the salt from Audfort as they narrowly won the first leg against the Saltsteadish club at home, while the Wanderers came to Olastor and ended up losing the first leg.

Then... The choking.

Both Starlight and Wocalt Keep choked on their food, with Starlight blowing a 3-2 lead and Wocalt blowing a 3-1 lead, with both Otachi Audfort and the Wanderers scoring 4 at home to keep their journeys alive. The Squidbreak could have joined them too, if it wasn't for the Angels holding them scoreless at the away fixture in Mriin. 2 Squidroidian teams were left.

IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy Second Preliminary Round

Leg 1

Club Factoria 0-1 CAP (VLD)
Mill Park, Factoria, Squidroidia

Leg 2

CAP (VLD) 2-1 Club Factoria
Los Chorros, Mountbatten, Valladares
CAP (VLD) win 3-1 on aggregate

UNFUNNY JOKE INCOMING!
I guess Club Factoria didn't... Pop the cap off right. Ha. Ha.

IFCF Champions League Third Preliminary Round

Leg 1

Real Squidroid CF 0-0 AS Bezieres (VLD)
Tower Park, Inkopolis, Squidroidia

Leg 2

AS Bezieres (VLD) 2-1 Real Squidroid CF
Stade de Foix-Jules Picot, Bezieres, Foix, Valladares
AS Bezieres (VLD) win 2-1 on aggregate

Just one away goal... ONE. That was the difference Real had, and they would end up 1 goal shy of guaranteeing IFCF group stage football. A nill-all draw to Valladar champions AS Bezieres set up a crucial 2nd leg at the Stade de Foix-Jules Picot to see who would end up making the Playoff Round. Los Squidroids ended up falling short. Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. It was straight to Challengers Cup football.

Speaking of which, I wonder how the Calamari Wanderers are doin-

IFCF Challengers Cup Third Preliminary Round

Leg 1

Pitxi-Pitxi 77 (TEQ) 4-1 Calamari Wanderers CFC
‘Estadio 77o, Ixta-Comitán, Chazapa, Tequilo

Leg 2

Calamari Wanderers CFC 0-3 Pitxi-Pitxi 77 (TEQ)
County Stadium, Calamari County, Squidroidia
Pitxi-Pitxi 77 (TEQ) win 7-1 on aggregate

...Yeah. No words can describe what happened. Only video can.
OOC: Imagine Mr. Krabs as Pitxi-Pitxi 77 and the fish as the Calamari Wanderers. Then you can know what truly happened.

IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy Third Preliminary Round

Leg 1

Northport Meadows SC 2-2 Crystal Springs HC (CRY)
Meadowlands Arena, Northport, Squidroidia

Leg 2

Crystal Springs HC (CRY) 1-1 Northport Meadows SC
Crystal Springs, Crystal Empire
Crystal Springs HC (CRY) win 3-3 on away goals

And one more just for good measure. The Challenge League sides of last season ended up being this season's IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy fodder, and Northport were another one bitten by the dust. A 2-2 draw against Crystal Springs gave them hope against the ponies from the Crystal Empire, but of course they came 1 goal short. 1 goal. And that's how the Liga B run ends... But it's not over yet for this preseason, oh no...

The Squidroidian Super Cup

Real Squidroid CF 0–2 Starlight Boulevard FC
Inkopolis City Stadium, Inkopolis, Squidroidia

Dubbed as the opening kick off to the Squidroidian football season, the Squidroidian Super Cup is a one-off competition held at the national stadium of Squidroidia, the Inkopolis City Stadium, between the previous season's winners of the Squidroidian Super League and the Squidroidian Cup. The defending Cup champions in Starlight Boulevard ended up having fitness in their corner as they beat the league champions in Real Squidroid at the pointless, yet still rewarding, one-off show. For Real, however, the story doesn't end here.

IFCF Challengers Cup Playoff Round

Leg 1

Real Squidroid CF 3-2 Letson Town (ETN)
Tower Park, Inkopolis, Squidroidia

Leg 2

Letson Town (ETN) 1-2 Real Squidroid CF
The Newton-Smith Arena, Letson, Ethane
Real Squidroid CF win 5-3 on aggregate

In fact, the story was far from over. A tricky tie against Ethanian side Letson Town was one of 2 things separating Los Squidroids and group stage football, primetime, sold out nights... A 3-2 win at Tower Park set up the team for an away leg in Letson. The only thing separating the team and the Qualifying Round was 90 minutes of explosive, flammable football at the Newton-Smith. 2-1 win away.

Real Squidroid CF are 2 games away from IFCF group stage football.

by **Squidroidia** » Mon Jan 25, 2021 5:06 pm

The Squidroidian Football Leagues

2023 - Transfers

As the Super League and Challenge League seasons are set to kick off, the Squidroidian teams got busy over the offseason, and in some cases during their IFCF runs, adding onto their lineups. A maximum of 4 foreign players must be on the 18 man rosters for the each game, and for the Youth League this is reduced to 1 foreigner. With that being said, how has Squidroidian football been shaken up?

TRANSFERS IN

Name              Age    Nat            Club From                              Club To                 Price
Wok               ??     SYL            Kirkham Sentients (SYL)                Souroai FT              Y2M
Graziana Din      32     EFL            Hellinic Rouge (PAS)                   Real Squidroid CF       Y1.75M
Tomislaw Radowić  21     ZRH            Hinteram (GRF)                         Inkopolis FC            Y1.2M
Aaron Dodge       24     SYL            Chamberley City FC (SYL)               Northport Meadows SC    Y400K
Alfan-Zylyz Pan   24     QUS            KFQ Horiztifutar (QUS)                 Spartansburg City       Free
Wei Zhiqiang      27     YZH            Sophie City Royals (SNL)               Real Squidroid CF       Free
Alafi Budam       23     SHT            Unlisted                               Inkopolis FC            Free

Total transfer money spent: Y5.35M

TRANSFERS OUT

Name                     Age  Nat      Club From                         Club To                                 Price
Baldrick Bertolini       19   SQR      Tractor Club Sawayama             1093 CF Atlantea (TAE)                  Y2M
Liu Huiying              23   YZH      Tractor Club Sawayama             Iron City (NPH)                         Y1.5M
Jules Haney              31   TKT      Octo Valley FC                    FC Pesari (SOR)                         Y1.5M
Riku Nakahara            23   SQR      Inkopolis FC                      Sporting Kohnhead City (KHN)            Y1.1M
Ose Shunsho              33   SQR      Calamari Wanderers CFC            Marthorpe City FC (FVA)                 Y400K
Muto Toki                23   SQR      Octo Valley FC                    Unknown Vilitan League Club (VIL/TUR)   Undisclosed
Anemone Christinsen      19   SQR      IFC Junior Team                   Sarim Potato FC (PFA)                   Free
Wilburn Black            19   SQR      IFC Junior Team                   Athletic Club (HTK)                     Free
Osaki Tokimune           25   SQR      FC Squidroidia Squidbreak         Estdal (GRF)                            Free
Kiyabu Shunko            27   SQR      FC Squidroidia Squidbreak         Motozintla (TEQ)                        Free
Kinoshita Yoshitsune     19   SQR      Squidbreak Cadets                 Athletic Club (HTK)                     Free
Porfirio Visser          19   SQR      Real Squidroid Caos Joven         Dawson Diamonds (KND)                   Free
Kimura Suzu              28   SQR      Starlight Boulevard FC            Saint Alexander (BRE)                   Free
Berry Van Houte          19   SQR      Starlight Boulevard YB            Athletic Club (HTK)                     Free
Katsura Masashige        19   SQR      Starlight Boulevard YB            Blasters (HTK)                          Free

Not Included: 3 domestic transfers: Tsukiyomi Kunimichi (33, SQR) from Real Squidroid CF to Souroai FT, Davey Shwartz (21, TKT) from Octo Valley FC to Northport Meadows SC and Yoto Yamato (32, SQR) from Inkopolis FC to Spartansburg City.

Total transfer money received: Y6.5M (+ Undisclosed fee for Muto Toki)

FOREIGN PLAYER RULE

Each team in the Jecken Squidroidian Super League must have a maximum of 4 foreign (Outside Squidroidia) players, unless they spent 3 seasons at an academy team. For the Squidroidian Youth League, all clubs must have a maximum of 1 foreign player.

Team                             Foreign First       Foreign Academy
Inkopolis FC                     4                   1
FC Squidroidia Squidbreak        0                   1
Calamari Wanderers CFC           4                   0
Real Squidroid CF                2                   0
Tyranny Sports Club              2                   N/A
Starlight Boulevard FC           1                   0
Northport Meadows SC             2                   0
Souraoi FT                       1                   0
Spartansburg City                1                   0

by **Squidroidia** » Sun Jan 31, 2021 3:27 pm

The Jecken Squidroidian Super League

2023 - Part 1

The 2023 Squidroidian Super League season was to kick off at Tower Park, home of Los Squidroids, the defending league champions, as the holders of the Squidroidian Shield were going to show off to start a historic season for Inkopolis's "2nd team". It was a match where the pendulum was going to shift from orange and blue to black, magenta and green - IFC missed out on IFCF football, so they had some catching up to do. Shock Central's first game in the Super League was going to be a toughie.

Super League Kickoff
Real Squidroid CF 1–0 Souraoi FT
Amagawa Katsuyoshi '75 (RSQ) (Assisted by Akira Honda)

As the teams walked off of the pitch, Real had a lot more to look towards, even with the win. They would have to be here, on a Tuesday night, 180 minutes away from IFCF group stage football...

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IFCF Challengers Cup Qualifying Round Leg 1

Real Squidroid CF 2-1 Langtree United (MRC)
Tower Park, Inkopolis, Squidroidia

90 minutes down, 90 to go. A leg won by a single goal at home isn't worth much, especially with Langtree United grabbing an away go. The atmosphere in the locker room is intense. The team needed to not look down away in Mercedini.

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Matchday 2

Inkopolis FC 1–0 Spartansburg City
Tachibana Tadakuni '15 (IFC) (Assisted by Takara Ashihei)

Tyranny Sports Club 1–0 Northport Meadows SC
Shimabukuro Kiyoemon '55 (TSC) (Assisted by Applebee)

Souraoi FT 4–1 Calamari Wanderers CFC
Asa Eisen '10 '58 (SFT) (Assisted by Oe Shoraku and Nakajima Natsuo)
Erik Fry '26 (CAL) (Assisted by Gorou Satō)
Kuramoto Tashiro '66 (SFT) (Assisted by Yamagata Yoshitoshi)
Wok '83 (SFT) (Assisted by Teobaldo Robin)

Starlight Boulevard FC 2–0 Real Squidroid CF
Wakiya Seiryo '77 '83 (STB) (Assisted by Koga Nobusuke and Imaeda Shuzo)

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IFCF Challengers Cup Qualifying Round Leg 2

Langtree United (MRC) 0-3 Real Squidroid CF
Langtree Metropolitan Stadium, Langtree, Mercedini
Real Squidroid CF win 5-1 on aggregate

The final whistle would blow in Mercedini when the game ended, but it felt like it blew a long time ago. The Real bench would pour out onto the pitch, yelling, screaming, filled with emotions of joy, relief and passion. For the 2nd time in Squidroidian history, a Super League side would go to the IFCF Challengers Cup group stage. McCrory, Katsuyoshi, Shingen, new signing Din... It was their time to shine.

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The National Derby
FC Squidroidia Squidbreak 1–2 Inkopolis FC
Florianne Meeuwessen '21 (IFC) (Assisted by Wyoma Rampart)
Hirayama Kentaro '50 (FCS) (Assisted by Iwai Iemochi)
Tomislaw Radowić '72 (IFC) (Assisted by Kaede Hoshino)

A flying start for the Inklings was cemented in a huge derby win for IFC over their hated rivals in the Squidbreak. Even though the army team got back into the game at the start of the second half thanks to Kentaro, a corner kick converted by Inkling Florianne Meeuwessen was enough momentum to intimidate the Squidbreak and force mistakes from the side, with the cherry on top being Tomislaw Radowić's game winner, a 72nd minute strike for the Zeta Rekan. With this win the team would go top of the table, and rightfully so - They were 3 from 3 and perfect at the start. It feels like Real's shift wasn't going to happen after all.

Matchday 1
Tractor Club Sawayama 0–1 Midnight Soccer Club
Inkopolis FC B 0–1 Weedpot FC
Octo Valley FC 1–0 TryHard Sporting
Club Factoria 1–0 Newton Pulsars

Matchday 2
TryHard Sporting 0–1 Club Factoria
Weedpot FC 3–4 Octo Valley FC
Midnight Soccer Club 5–3 Inkopolis FC B
FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B 0–0 Tractor Club Sawayama

Matchday 3
Inkopolis FC B 0–1 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B
Octo Valley FC 1–5 Midnight Soccer Club
Club Factoria 5–2 Weedpot FC
Newton Pulsars 1–0 TryHard Sporting

Challenge League               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Midnight Soccer Club           3    3   0   0    11    4   +7     9 - Champions, Promoted and LBCT
 2 Club Factoria                  3    3   0   0     7    2   +5     9 - Pro/Rel Group and LBCT
 3 Octo Valley FC                 3    2   0   1     6    8   −2     6 - Pro/Rel Group and LBCT
 4 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B    2    1   1   0     1    0   +1     4
 5 Newton Pulsars                 2    1   0   1     1    1    0     3
 6 Weedpot FC                     3    1   0   2     6    9   −3     3
 7 Tractor Club Sawayama          2    0   1   1     0    1   −1     1
 8 TryHard Sporting               3    0   0   3     0    3   −3     0
 9 Inkopolis FC B                 3    0   0   3     3    7   −4     0

Super League Table

Super League                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Inkopolis FC                   3    3   0   0     5    1   +4     9 - Champions, CL and LdV
 2 Tyranny Sports Club            3    3   0   0     3    0   +3     9 - CC and LdV
 3 Souraoi FT                     3    1   1   1     4    2   +2     4 - CC and TdC
 4 Starlight Boulevard FC         2    1   1   0     2    0   +2     4 - CC
 5 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak      2    1   0   1     2    2    0     3
 6 Real Squidroid CF              2    1   0   1     1    2   −1     3
 7 Northport Meadows SC           3    0   1   2     0    3   −3     1
 8 Calamari Wanderers CFC         3    0   1   2     1    5   −4     1 - Pro/Rel Group
 9 Spartansburg City              3    0   0   3     0    3   −3     0 - Relegated

by **Squidroidia** » Mon Feb 01, 2021 6:09 am

The Jecken Squidroidian Super League

2023 - Part 2

Matchday 4

Tyranny Sports Club 2–0 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak
Applebee '46 (TSC) (Assisted by Shiro Tsunoda)
Abo Yoriyuki '79 (Assisted by Malinda Trucco)

Souraoi FT 1–1 Spartansburg City
Wok '61 (SFT) (Assisted by Hashira Soshitsu)
Yamanaka Haruhiro '65 (Assisted by Furukawa Kuri)

Starlight Boulevard FC 1–0 Northport Meadows SC
Mervyn Ó Briain '74 (STB) (Assisted by Imaeda Shuzo)

Real Squidroid CF 0–3 Calamari Wanderers CFC
Arima Noburo '40 (CAL) (Assisted by Matt Rufan)
Erik Fry '72 (CAL) (Assisted by Tillie Comstock)
Alta Goforth '74 (CAL) (Assisted by Terada Tokutomi)

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FFI Liga dos Vencedores Qualifying Round Leg 1

Real Squidroid CF 3-4 Eendracht Garifunya (GAR)
Tower Park, Inkopolis, Squidroidia

Calamari Wanderers CFC 3-2 AC Pomena (JUE)
County Stadium, Calamari County, Squidroidia

FFI Taca das Confederacoes Qualifying Round Leg 1

Zeerovers Vrijport (GAR) 2-1 Starlight Boulevard FC
Vrijport, Garifunya

You know what they say, keep your friends close and your enemies closer... The FFI Qualifying Rounds kicked off and nobody seemed to be relatively okay, except if you're the Wanderers in which case you relatively did better than your other peers. All 3 games were decided by 1 goal margins, and it should be a tough 2nd leg once the teams get there, as Starlight are heading back home to see off Garifunyan team Zeerovers Vrijport and Real will have to go to Garifunya to welcome Eendracht in order to seal a fixture crunch that hadn't been seen before... And the Wanderers have to travel to Juvencus.

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The Battle of Northport

Northport Meadows SC 4–3 Real Squidroid CF

Atsushi Morimoto '3 (NPT) (Assisted by Yamamoto Takashi)
Davey Shwartz '38 (NPT) (Assisted by Matsuo Masaharu)
Yogi Korin '60 (RSQ) (Assisted by Matt Hall)
Yoichi Shigeko '64 (RSQ) (Assisted by Graziana Din)
Amagawa Katsuyoshi '77 (RSQ) (Assisted by Jan McCrory)
Kazetani Sadatake '83 (NPT) (Assisted by Atsushi Morimoto)
Ken Hayashi '90 (NPT) (Assisted by Matsuo Masaharu)

In a crucial early season game for the newly promoted team who hadn't scored a goal and the defending champions turned relegation candidates, Northport vs Real turned out to be a 7 goal thriller that would be good enough for the big screen in Inkopolis. The plucky underdogs from a small town would find their selves 2-0 up at halftime against the holders of the prized Squidroidian Shield, before chucking it away with 13 minutes to go, Katsuyoshi giving Real the lead after a sensational strike set up by the Footballer McFootballyface himself. 13 minutes, however, was enough time for the Herders to bounce back, ultimately giving super sub Ken Hayashi the game winning goal to win the so called Battle of Northport. Real now sit 7 points behind their cross-town rivals and 10 points back of the leaders, chained to the foot of the Super League. It seemed like they wouldn't get the title...

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FFI Liga dos Vencedores Qualifying Round Leg 2

Eendracht Garifunya (GAR) 0-2 Real Squidroid CF
Garifunya
Real Squidroid CF win 5-4 on aggregate

AC Pomena (JUE) 1-1 Calamari Wanderers CFC
Pomena, Juvencus
Calamari Wanderers CFC win 4-3 on aggregate

FFI Taca das Confederacoes Qualifying Round Leg 2

Starlight Boulevard FC 0-2 Zeerovers Vrijport (GAR)
Sunrise Park, Starlight, Squidroidia
Zeerovers Vrijport (GAR) win 4-1 on aggregate

Once again Starlight fans were given a shocking reality - A team that lucked their way into a supposed triple duty of international competition was going to luck their way out of it in record time. A 2-0 loss to Zeerovers at home was enough to lock themselves out from the Taca. In the Liga, however, the domestically struggling Real Squidroid team would fight their way back against Eendracht to lock up severe fixture congestion with a 2-0 win. The Squidroidian FA looks at Real to see if they can bounce back with the main team playing internationally and a "B" team playing domestically. The Wanderers, of course, got out of Sonnel and Pomena with their heads held high, scraping a draw to get through without worrying about away goals. It was on for them.

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Matchday 6

Souraoi FT 1–0 Inkopolis FC
Asa Eisen '66 (SFT) (Assisted by Iha Takechi)

Starlight Boulevard FC 0–0 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak

Real Squidroid CF 5–0 Spartansburg City
Graziana Din '1 (RSQ) (Assisted by Maksym Orellana)
Akira Honda '3 (RSQ) (Assisted by Yūki Rintaro)
Saito Doppo '5 (RSQ) (Assisted by Nobutoshi Kazama)
Jan McCrory '44 (RSQ) (Assisted by Murray Terrazas)
Maksym Orellana '49 (RSQ) (Assisted by Yogi Korin)

Oh goodness me. Sidetracking from the scores, but 3 goals in the first 5 minutes? You have got to be kidding me, Real!

Calamari Wanderers CFC 3–3 Northport Meadows SC
Matsuo Masaharu '5 (NPT) (Assisted by Lazzaro Elliott)
Ohara Toshiyuki '14 (NPT) (Assisted by Kichirō Ikeda)
Gorou Satō '38 (CAL) (Assisted by Arima Noburo)
Matt Rufan '46 (CAL) (Assisted by Terada Tokutomi)
Henriette Brooks '49 (CAL) (Assisted by Juro Yukimura)
Sora Inoue '87 (NPT) (Assisted by Ohara Toshiyuki)

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Matchday 4
Weedpot FC 2–1 Newton Pulsars
Midnight Soccer Club 1–1 Club Factoria
FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B 0–0 Octo Valley FC
Tractor Club Sawayama 1–1 Inkopolis FC B

Matchday 5
Octo Valley FC 2–0 Tractor Club Sawayama
Club Factoria 1–2 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B
Newton Pulsars 1–4 Midnight Soccer Club
TryHard Sporting 0–2 Weedpot FC

Matchday 6
Midnight Soccer Club 2–0 TryHard Sporting
FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B 0–0 Newton Pulsars
Tractor Club Sawayama 1–0 Club Factoria
Inkopolis FC B 1–0 Octo Valley FC

Challenge League                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Midnight Soccer Club           6    5   1   0    18    6  +12    16 - Champions, Promoted and LBCT
 2 Club Factoria                  6    3   1   2     9    6   +3    10 - Pro/Rel Group and LBCT
 3 Octo Valley FC                 6    3   1   2     8    9   −1    10 - Pro/Rel Group and LBCT 
 4 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B    5    2   3   0     3    1   +2     9
 5 Weedpot FC                     5    3   0   2    10   10    0     9
 6 Tractor Club Sawayama          5    1   2   2     2    4   −2     5
 7 Inkopolis FC B                 5    1   1   3     5    8   −3     4
 8 Newton Pulsars                 5    1   1   3     3    7   −4     4
 9 TryHard Sporting               5    0   0   5     0    7   −7     0

Super League Table

Super League                    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Tyranny Sports Club            5    4   1   0     5    0   +5    13 - Champions, CL and LdV
 2 Souraoi FT                     6    3   2   1     7    3   +4    11 - CC and LdV
 3 Inkopolis FC                   5    3   1   1     5    2   +3    10 - CC and TdC
 4 Starlight Boulevard FC         5    2   2   1     3    1   +2     8 - CC
 5 Real Squidroid CF              5    2   0   3     9    9    0     6
 6 Calamari Wanderers CFC         5    1   2   2     7    8   −1     5
 7 Northport Meadows SC           6    1   2   3     7   10   −3     5
 8 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak      5    1   1   3     2    5   −3     4 - Pro/Rel Group
 9 Spartansburg City              6    1   1   4     2    9   −7     4 - Relegated

by **Squidroidia** » Tue Feb 02, 2021 3:56 pm

The Jecken Squidroidian Super League

2023 - Part 3

Before jumping into the scores, we have to acknowledge that the group stage draws for the IFCF Challengers Cup and the FFI Liga dos Vencedores, right on the horizon for both Real and the Wanderers, have already happened. By this stage, Real have reverted to a "B" team for their domestic exploits, their main lineup being sent off to do double duty in the FFI Liga dos Vencedores and the Challengers Cup itself. The group Los Squidroids were placed in for the Challengers Cup is roughly a "Group of death" - Both Hondo FC from Valanora and Marque from Brenecia have to contend with the Laketown Rangers knocking them out, leaving Real to play a sort of fourth fiddle, knowing they will likely finish last in their group due to the tough competition lying ahead.

The Liga dos Vencedores has not been much kinder to them either. Their competition run starts with a home game against Terre Septentrionale champions Szczakowianka Trzebiegoszcz (That is a mouthful to anyone outside of there), before having to play, away, to defending Challengers Cup winners Megabrantid from the Squornshelan Remnant States who, mind you, are the nation hosting the Final this edition. And who did the Calamari Wanderers get, Calequén from Montana Verde? Porter City from Kohnhead? Real were handed a tough as nails group to fight themselves out of.

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11 Goals in 90 Minutes

FC Squidroidia Squidbreak 4–7 Real Squidroid CF
Haruki Tanaka '1 (FCS) (Assisted by Hirayama Kentaro)
Hirayama Kentaro '16 (FCS) (Assisted by Kichirō Saitou)
Ira Atling '44 (RSQ) (Assisted by Maksym Orellana)
Iryna Snell '48 (FCS) (Assisted by Tommy Oorschot)
Matt Hall '50 (RSQ) (Assisted by Murray Terrazas)
Maksym Orellana '53 '80 (RSQ) (Assisted by Amagawa Katsuyoshi and Saito Doppo)
Ike Katai '63 '69 '73 (RSQ) (Assisted by Matt Hall (twice) and Saito Doppo)
Valary Noel '89 (FCS) (Assisted by Hirayama Kentaro)

Even with a "B" team Real still win the highest scoring game in the history of the Jecken Squidroidian Super League. Away from home, stuck at SAF Park, the B team does that. 3-1 to the home team via Snell became 3-6 just 25 minutes later, with Ike Katai bagging himself a hat trick... In 10 minutes. Another Super League record. 11 goals by the time the final whistle blue, a dragged out slugfest with chaos running through the veins of everyone playing. It might never be broken.

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IFCF Challengers Cup Group H Matchday 1

Laketown Rangers (TAE) 1-1 Real Squidroid CF
Stadium on the Lake, Laketown, Taeshan

And so the journey begins for Los Squidroids, and they at the very least started off on the right foot, grabbing a draw at the ever so inspired Stadium On The Lake, sea of Taeshanis awaiting the Squidroidian champions. It was a hard fight, Katsuyoshi scoring Real's goal off of a low lying pass by McCrory, but it wasn't enough to get all 3 points. But still, what a way to start off the group stage for them. Onwards to the Liga dos Vencedores for Real Squidroid "A"!

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The Inkopolis (FC Crushes Real) Derby

Real Squidroid CF 0–5 Inkopolis FC
Omar Swindlehurst '31 (IFC) (Assited by Takara Ashihei)
Takara Ashihei '37 '76 (IFC) (Assisted by Tomislaw Radowić and Ronan Haight)
Wyoma Rampart '38 (IFC) (Assisted by Omar Swindlehurst)
Tachibana Tadakuni '89 (IFC) (Assisted by Tomislaw Radowić)

Of course, the "B" team had to fall down to solid ground eventually. "Returning" from Taeshan, a reserve side rotated in to alieviate the stress caused by that Challengers Cup draw away from home was obliterated by their crosstown rivals by a scoreline of 5 goals to 0. Putting Swindlehurst in ahead of an aging Jo Jun was a wise decision by the Inkopolis FC manager, as he scored the opening goal in the derby and lofted a cross to a charging Wyoma Rampart 7 minutes later, just after Ashihei grabbed his first goal in the game, ultimately gaining man of the match status with the assist to Swindlehurst piled on top. The tide was turning again in Inkopolis...

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FFI Liga dos Vencedores Group Stage Matchday 1

Group C
Calamari Wanderers CFC 2-1 Porter City (KHD)
County Stadium, Calamari County, Squidroidia

Group E
Real Squidroid CF 5-2 Szczakowianka Trzebiegoszcz (RTS)
Tower Park, Inkopolis, Squidroidia

It seemed like the Real main team were kicking into high gear after their warmup against Laketown Rangers. Returning to Tower Park, scars very much fresh from the Inkopolis Derby, they seemed to tell Inkopolis FC supporters something - To shut up. 5 goals were put up for them and the Terre Septentrionale team that's so long that the FFI groups have to abbreviate their name (I just call them Kowianka). This was very much working in the eyes of Real, and hopefully tries to convince the SFA to change their mind... Maybe it'll solidify after Megabrantid away.

As for the Calamari Wanderers, they got off to a flying start too against Kohnhead's Porter City, although it was very close, closer than the Real game that would happen the day afterwards. Both teams start off life top of their groups, but it was not done yet...

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Slaughteropolis FC

Inkopolis FC 6–2 Calamari Wanderers CFC
Kaede Hoshino '16 '63 (IFC) (Assisted by Wyoma Rampart and Alafi Budam)
Tachibana Tadakuni '30 (IFC) (Assisted by Morihei Nariaki)
Jo Jun '45 (IFC) (Assisted by Cynthia Santini)
Arima Noburo '51 (CAL) (Assisted by Terada Tokutomi)
Henriette Brooks '55 (CAL) (Assisted by Alta Goforth)
Tomatsu Kane '59 (IFC) (Assisted by Omar Swindlehurst)
Takara Ashihei '87 (IFC) (Assisted by Wyoma Rampart)

11 goals in 2 matches. Like a steamroller crushing their rivals, Inkopolis FC, the Inklings themselves, dealt the Wanderers a huge blow in the confines of Inkopolis City Stadium. It seemed like it wasn't a coincidence that the team was scoring like this heading into the end of the first quarter of the season - A rapid fire attack seemed to do just enough damage to cripple teams up and down the table. It will be interesting to see how they handle the next portion of the season and if they could keep this up to mount a title charge.

Matchday 7
Club Factoria 1–3 Inkopolis FC B
Newton Pulsars 0–1 Tractor Club Sawayama
TryHard Sporting 0–1 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B
Weedpot FC 2–0 Midnight Soccer Club

Matchday 8
FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B 3–2 Weedpot FC
Tractor Club Sawayama 1–0 TryHard Sporting
Inkopolis FC B 0–2 Newton Pulsars
Octo Valley FC 4–0 Club Factoria

Matchday 9
Newton Pulsars 1–1 Octo Valley FC
TryHard Sporting 0–1 Inkopolis FC B
Weedpot FC 1–0 Tractor Club Sawayama
Midnight Soccer Club 1–2 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B

Challenge League                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B    8    5   3   0     9    4   +5    18 - Champions
 2 Midnight Soccer Club           8    5   1   2    19   10   +9    16 - Promoted and LBCT
 3 Weedpot FC                     8    5   0   3    15   13   +2    15 - Pro/Rel Group and LBCT
 4 Octo Valley FC                 8    4   2   2    13   10   +3    14 - Pro/Rel Group and LBCT
 5 Tractor Club Sawayama          8    3   2   3     4    5   −1    11
 6 Inkopolis FC B                 8    3   1   4     9   11   −2    10
 7 Club Factoria                  8    3   1   4    10   13   −3    10
 8 Newton Pulsars                 8    2   2   4     6    9   −3     8
 9 TryHard Sporting               8    0   0   8     0   10  −10     0

Super League Table

Super League                    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Tyranny Sports Club            8    5   2   1     9    5   +4    17 - Champions, CL and LdV
 2 Inkopolis FC                   8    5   1   2    16    5  +11    16 - CC and LdV
 3 Starlight Boulevard FC         8    3   4   1     6    3   +3    13 - CC and TdC
 4 Souraoi FT                     8    3   3   2     8    5   +3    12 - CC
 5 Real Squidroid CF              8    4   0   4    18   18    0    12
 6 Calamari Wanderers CFC         8    2   3   3    12   15   −3     9
 7 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak      8    2   2   4     9   13   −4     8
 8 Spartansburg City              8    2   1   5     3   11   −8     7 - Pro/Rel Group
 9 Northport Meadows SC           8    1   2   5     7   13   −6     5 - Relegated

by **Squidroidia** » Thu Feb 04, 2021 4:12 pm

The Jecken Squidroidian Super League

2023 - Part 4

IFCF Challengers Cup Group H Matchday 2

Real Squidroid CF 1-2 Hondo FC (VAL)
Tower Park, Inkopolis, Squidroidia

The A team would return to Thursday night action at the capital of Inkopolis hosting one of the premier football teams in one of the biggest leagues in world football - The Elven Premier League's Hondo FC. They weren't no Raynor City United, who had 5 Champions Cups during the UICA era to their name, one of only 2 clubs (Alongside the defunct Yuba United who won 6) to have the UICA star on their badge, however. Real, on the other hand, didn't even have a normal gold star yet, and they would lose a close one against Hondo. For the most part, this whole separating thing was working out wonders when it came to their results against bigger, more established teams - Losing a close game against a team like Hondo, drawing against Laketown and working wonders in the LdV. Now how were the B team doing?

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Matchday 10

Souraoi FT 0–1 Real Squidroid CF
Saito Doppo '6 (RSQ) (Assisted by Ike Katai)

Tyranny Sports Club 0–2 Calamari Wanderers CFC
Terada Tokutomi '38 '47 (CAL) (Assisted by Arima Noburo and Noyamano Yasutoki)

Inkopolis FC 0–1 Northport Meadows SC
Ohara Toshiyuki '46 (NPT) (Assisted by Yamamoto Takashi)

FC Squidroidia Squidbreak 1–2 Spartansburg City
Kayumi Keiki '22 (STB) (Assisted by Moto Yamato)
Alfan-Zylyz Pan '47 (STB) (Assisted by Yamanaka Haruhiro)
Handa Kazuo '66 (FCS) (Assisted by Tommy Oorschot)
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FFI Liga dos Vencedores Group Stage Matchday 1

Group C
Blue Strike Zoloroni (MRC) 0-1 Calamari Wanderers CFC
Pabana Avenida, Zoloroni, Mercedini

Group E
Megabrantid SC (SRS) 0-1 Real Squidroid CF
Megabrantid Financial Field, Brantisvogan, Megabrantis, Squornshelan Remnant States

It was a week to remember when it came to big clashes against huge outfits from teams far above the stature of say, an in-form Calamari Wanderers team during their IFCF run a couple years back. Both teams were playing away from home - The Flying Squids were playing against Blue Strike, who shot up the Mercedinian ranks in recent years and just won the MPL last season, in Zoloroni, while Real were having to contend with the defending Challengers Cup titleholders in Megabrantid SC. And yet, despite the advantage both teams had against the outfits from Squidroidia, they would both fall 1 goal to 0 in what, in many ways, were considered "upsets", although in Megabrantid's case they were focusing more on the Champions League than this old fashioned "Liga dos Vencedores" competition. But still, a win is a win, and both teams sat top of their groups.

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Matchday 11

Spartansburg City 1–1 Inkopolis FC
Tomislaw Radowić '69 (IFC) (Assisted by Omar Swindlehurst)
Masuda Tomokazu '87 (STB) (Assisted by Francine Boerefijn)

Northport Meadows SC 3–3 Tyranny Sports Club
Lazzaro Elliott '24 '74 (NPT) (Assisted by Sora Inoue and Matsuo Masaharu)
Malinda Trucco '34 (TSC) (Assisted by Nagaoka Kinzo)
Derrick Vickery '43 (TSC) (Assisted by Bo Barlow)
Kudo Atsumori '47 (TSC) (Assisted by Malinda Trucco)
Kazetani Sadatake '50 (NPT) (Assisted by Lazzaro Elliott)

Calamari Wanderers CFC 2–1 Souraoi FT
Tillie Comstock '42 (CAL) (Assisted by Erik Fry)
Matt Rufan '83 (CAL) (Assisted by Haru Kitagawa)
Oe Shoraku '87 (SFT) (Assisted by Kuramoto Tashiro)

Real Squidroid CF 0–1 Starlight Boulevard FC
Ryan Ó Fearghail '32 (SLB) (Assisted by Hamada Takamori)
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IFCF Challengers Cup Group H Matchday 3

Marque (BRE) 0-0 Real Squidroid CF
Privateer Arena, Marque, Brenecia

Even though Real's halfway point was still a poultry 2 points after the draw away from home against Marque from Brenecia, who again, like Hondo before were no (Insert big club here), aka Northern Union, 2 points was more than what they expected from these tough first few games - Some people were probably saying that they would get 0 points at the halfway mark. A compelling theory, until you realize that virtually nobody gets 0 points in a group stage at the highest level. Now Squidroidian teams were getting consistent results, away from home might I add, against these big big clubs, and that started to get to the heads of the SFA that a move was likely, or even going to happen regardless of how Real and CW did in international competitions - The proof was here.

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The National Derby

Inkopolis FC 0–1 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak
Hirayama Kentaro '73 (FCS) (Assisted by Kichirō Saitou)

The Squidbreak were starting to get into a tailspin. Before the National Derby even kicked off for round 2 of the 4 round affair between Inkopolis and the army team, the team were turning terribad, but at the very least they took the time off from that horrid loss to Spartansburg City to reconvene and rest up for what was going to be a crucial derby when it came to sheer survival in the top flight or even at all. That passion, that willingness to try to succeed and right the sinking ship payed off in the best way the team could have ever asked for - 3 points off of 1 strike from Kentaro. The problem now? They were still dead last. If the season ended today they would be relegated, as they still sit 7 points behind Tyranny. It was going to be tough, but anything is possible in the Super League.

Matchday 10
Midnight Soccer Club 3–0 Tractor Club Sawayama
Weedpot FC 4–6 Inkopolis FC B
TryHard Sporting 0–1 Octo Valley FC
Newton Pulsars 1–1 Club Factoria

Matchday 11
Club Factoria 0–1 TryHard Sporting
Octo Valley FC 1–0 Weedpot FC
Inkopolis FC B 1–1 Midnight Soccer Club
Tractor Club Sawayama 0–1 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B

Matchday 12
FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B 1–2 Inkopolis FC B
Midnight Soccer Club 5–3 Octo Valley FC
Weedpot FC 2–1 Club Factoria
TryHard Sporting 1–0 Newton Pulsars

Challenge League                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Midnight Soccer Club          11    7   2   2    28   14  +14    23 - Champions, Promoted and LBCT
 2 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B   10    6   3   1    11    6   +5    21
 3 Octo Valley FC                11    6   2   3    18   15   +3    20 - Pro/Rel Group and LBCT
 4 Weedpot FC                    11    6   0   5    21   21    0    18 - Pro/Rel Group and LBCT
 5 Inkopolis FC B                11    5   2   4    18   17   +1    17
 6 Club Factoria                 11    3   2   6    12   17   −5    11
 7 Tractor Club Sawayama         10    3   2   5     4    9   −5    11
 8 Newton Pulsars                10    2   3   5     7   11   −4     9
 9 TryHard Sporting              11    2   0   9     2   11   −9     6

Super League Table

Super League                    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Tyranny Sports Club           11    5   3   3    13   15   −2    18 - Champions, CL and LdV
 2 Inkopolis FC                  11    5   2   4    17    8   +9    17 - CC and LdV
 3 Starlight Boulevard FC        10    4   5   1     8    4   +4    17 - CC and TdC
 4 Calamari Wanderers CFC        11    4   4   3    17   17    0    16 - CC
 5 Real Squidroid CF             10    5   0   5    19   19    0    15
 6 Spartansburg City             11    4   2   5    11   14   −3    14
 7 Northport Meadows SC          11    3   3   5    14   16   −2    12
 8 Souraoi FT                    11    3   3   5     9   11   −2    12 - Pro/Rel Group
 9 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak     10    3   2   5    11   15   −4    11 - Relegated

by **Squidroidia** » Fri Feb 05, 2021 3:59 pm

The Jecken Squidroidian Super League

2023 - Part 5

FFI Liga dos Vencedores Group Stage Matchday 3

Group C
Calequén (MVE) 1-4 Calamari Wanderers CFC
Calequén, Montana Verde

Group E
Real Squidroid CF 3-1 Pesetih Titih (PCU)
Tower Park, Inkopolis, Squidroidia

At the halfway point, both Squidroidian clubs still in the hunt for Independent Gold were given relatively tame opposition - Away from home the Wanderers would go and slide 4 past Montana Verde league champions Calequén, sending out a slightly rotated team from the game against Blue Strike Zoloroni in the previous matchday. A little rotation didn't hurt in the green mountains, but no rotations also worked for Real, beating Pemecutan powerhouses Pesetih Titih 3-1 at home. At the halfway point of the group stage both teams were, relatively speaking, hot, having won all of their games up until this point. Smooth sailing from here?

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Matchday 13

FC Squidroidia Squidbreak 0–1 Tyranny Sports Club
Heckie '47 (TSC) (Assisted by Derrick Vickery)

Spartansburg City 1–1 Souraoi FT
Perpetua Bannister '8 (SFT) (Assisted by Asa Eisen)
Nishioka Nobuhito '79 (STB) (Assisted by Kayumi Keiki)

Northport Meadows SC 0–1 Starlight Boulevard FC
Wakiya Seiryo '71 (SLB) (Assisted by Nagashima Kaii)

Calamari Wanderers CFC 0–1 Real Squidroid CF
Matt Hall '54 (RSQ) (Assisted by Yoichi Shigeko)

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IFCF Challengers Cup Group H Matchday 4

Real Squidroid CF 3-3 Marque (BRE)
Tower Park, Inkopolis, Squidroidia

...Oh goodness me. A draw at home? The last 2 draws for Real were away from home, so seeing the team draw at home against this high caliber of opponent like Marque is a sign, a sign that, probably, a win was on the cards as Real would soon welcome the Laketown Rangers. But nothing is for certain - This is football after all, so long as you try your best you may pull off at least a result against these opponents that are pushing you into a hole you are unable to escape from. This Marque game was a sign that they can pull off results, so long if the timing is right.

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Matchday 14

Real Squidroid CF 4–0 Northport Meadows SC
Amagawa Katsuyoshi '2 (RSQ) (Assisted by Yoichi Shigeko)
Maksym Orellana '19 '44 (RSQ) (Assisted by Amagawa Katsuyoshi (twice))
Evangeline Abney '72 (RSQ) (Assisted by Yogi Korin)

Starlight Boulevard FC 3–0 Spartansburg City
Wakiya Seiryo '52 (SLB) (Assisted by Toda Tekkan)
Ross Sherwood '80 '84 (SLB) (Assisted by Araki Sachi and Wakiya Seiryo)

Souraoi FT 1–0 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak
Yamagata Yoshitoshi '39 (SFT) (Assisted by Watase Sotan)

Tyranny Sports Club 1–3 Inkopolis FC
Tomatsu Kane '26 (IFC) (Assisted by Orestis Kalyvas)
Morihei Nariaki '51 (IFC) (Assisted by Takara Ashihei)
Tachibana Tadakuni '67 (IFC) (Assisted by Tomatsu Kane)
Tengan Takesi '85 (TSC) (Assisted by Shingo Tsukuda)

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FFI Liga dos Vencedores Group Stage Matchday 4

Group C
Calamari Wanderers CFC 0-1 Calequén (MVE)
County Stadium, Calamari County, Squidroidia

Group E
Pesetih Titih (PCU) 2-2 Real Squidroid CF
Titih, Pemecutan

There were going to be some bumps in the road of course. Nobody was going to stay on top forever, and in the FFI, both teams would hit snags. Let's discuss the elephant in the room here - The Wanderers lost to the champions of Montana Verde... AT HOME. 3 points down the drain in what has to be an embarrassing result for a team like them. It seemed like the mountainous terrain in Montana Verde was making them more suitable for games abroad, how else would one explain this? As for Real, they were handed a drop in form too in the form of drawing to Pesetih. For them at least, they might as well book the ticket to the Last 16.

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Matchday 15

Inkopolis FC 2–0 Souraoi FT
Tomislaw Radowić '23 '42 (IFC) (Assisted by Cynthia Santini and Wyoma Rampart)

FC Squidroidia Squidbreak 1–0 Starlight Boulevard FC
Taliesin MacShuibhne '5 (FCS) (Assisted by Iwai Iemochi)

Spartansburg City 1–5 Real Squidroid CF
Amagawa Katsuyoshi '1 (RSQ) (Assisted by Yoichi Shigeko)
Ira Atling '13 '43 (RSQ) (Assisted by Maksym Orellana and Nobutoshi Kazama)
Alfan-Zylyz Pan '23 (STB) (Assisted by Kamoto Sumitomo)
Saito Doppo '61 (RSQ) (Assisted by Jan McCrory)
Matt Hall '87 (RSQ) (Assisted by Graziana Din)

Northport Meadows SC 1–3 Calamari Wanderers CFC
Gorou Satō '29 '66 (CAL) (Assisted by Juro Yukimura and Haru Kitagawa)
Alta Goforth '31 (CAL) (Assisted by Henriette Brooks)
Léonard O'Clery '72 (NPT) (Assisted by Ohara Toshiyuki)

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Matchday 13
Newton Pulsars 2–1 Weedpot FC
Club Factoria 1–1 Midnight Soccer Club
Octo Valley FC 3–0 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B
Inkopolis FC B 1–1 Tractor Club Sawayama

Matchday 14
Tractor Club Sawayama 0–1 Octo Valley FC
FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B 0–1 Club Factoria
Midnight Soccer Club 5–3 Newton Pulsars
Weedpot FC 1–1 TryHard Sporting

Matchday 15
TryHard Sporting 2–0 Midnight Soccer Club
Newton Pulsars 0–0 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B
Club Factoria 1–0 Tractor Club Sawayama
Octo Valley FC 3–0 Inkopolis FC B

Challenge League                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Octo Valley FC                14    9   2   3    25   15  +10    29 - Champions, Promoted and LBCT
 2 Midnight Soccer Club          14    8   3   3    34   20  +14    27 - Pro/Rel Group and LBCT
 3 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B   13    6   4   3    11   10   +1    22
 4 Weedpot FC                    13    6   1   6    23   24   −1    19 - Pro/Rel Group and LBCT
 5 Inkopolis FC B                13    5   3   5    19   21   −2    18
 6 Club Factoria                 14    5   3   6    15   18   −3    18
 7 Newton Pulsars                13    3   4   6    12   17   −5    13
 8 Tractor Club Sawayama         13    3   3   7     5   12   −7    12
 9 TryHard Sporting              13    3   1   9     5   12   −7    10

Super League Table

Super League                    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Real Squidroid CF             13    8   0   5    29   20   +9    24 - Champions, CL and LdV
 2 Inkopolis FC                  13    7   2   4    22    9  +13    23 - CC and LdV
 3 Starlight Boulevard FC        13    6   5   2    12    5   +7    23 - CC and TdC
 4 Tyranny Sports Club           13    6   3   4    15   18   −3    21 - CC
 5 Calamari Wanderers CFC        13    5   4   4    20   19   +1    19
 6 Souraoi FT                    14    4   4   6    11   14   −3    16
 7 Spartansburg City             14    4   3   7    13   23  −10    15
 8 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak     13    4   2   7    12   17   −5    14 - Pro/Rel Group
 9 Northport Meadows SC          14    3   3   8    15   24   −9    12 - Relegated

by **Squidroidia** » Sat Feb 06, 2021 4:40 pm

The Jecken Squidroidian Super League

2023 - Part 6

IFCF Challengers Cup Group H Matchday 5

Real Squidroid CF 0-3 Laketown Rangers (TAE)
Tower Park, Inkopolis, Squidroidia

And that's the death nail. With a loss to the Laketown Rangers at home, Los Squidroids finally have some room to breathe. You know, some room to get back into the hunt for Super League glory and whatnot. Although they had Hondo away to truly end the Challengers Cup run they set up back in San Ortelio, the campaign, and any chance of getting to the Round of 32, was gone. 3 points from 5 games and almost certainly last. But the IFCF campaign for Squidroidian clubs wasn't over yet, oh no...

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IFCF Cup Winners Cup Preliminary Round First Leg

Starlight Boulevard FC 2-6 FC Teussen Stelburg (STL)
Sunrise Park, Starlight, Squidroidia

...Cue Mr. Krabs.

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Matchday 16

Calamari Wanderers CFC 2–1 Spartansburg City
Noyamano Yasutoki '3 (CAL) (Assisted by Henriette Brooks)
Francine Boerefijn '37 (STB) (Assisted by Hoga Kiyomasu)
Terada Tokutomi '56 (CAL) (Assisted by Haru Kitagawa)

Real Squidroid CF 0–1 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak
Tommy Oorschot '32 (FCS) (Assisted by Iwai Iemochi)

Starlight Boulevard FC 0–1 Inkopolis FC
Tomislaw Radowić '34 (IFC) (Assisted by Morihei Nariaki)

Souraoi FT 0–0 Tyranny Sports Club

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FFI Liga dos Vencedores Group Stage Matchday 5

Group C
Porter City (KHD) 0-1 Calamari Wanderers CFC
Porter City, Kohnhead

Group E
Szczakowianka Trzebiegoszcz (RTS) 1-2 Real Squidroid CF
Stadion Hydro-Polnocna, Trzebiegoszcz, Kanton Pomorze, Terre Septentrionale

And now back to our regularly scheduled programing that is "Wanderers and Real take turns beating the heck out of Indie clubs". With both teams qualified for the knockout stage of the Liga dos Vencedores by now, even with their slipups on Matchday 4 considered, there was no need for beating around the bush, but in typical Squidroidian fashion they did the opposite - Both away ties, the 2 squids would end up on top and essentially confirm their group victories. But for Real, the Szczakowianka win was more important to them, as the team would end up rotating their players to rest their legs for what would end up being a top of the league derby showdown...

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The Inkopolis (FC Does It Again) Derby

Inkopolis FC 6–0 Real Squidroid CF
Wyoma Rampart '5 '24 '72 (IFC) (Assisted by Florianne Meeuwessen, Jo Jun and Kaede Hoshino)
Tachibana Tadakuni '37 '64 (IFC) (Assisted by Tomislaw Radowić and Jo Jun)
Morihei Nariaki '56 (IFC) (Assisted by Tomislaw Radowić)

...Losing 6-0. It was like the 5-0 drubbing at home never left them. For Real this was essentially adding up to a reality check - They couldn't let IFC destroy them again if they wanted to repeat as champions of Squidroidia. It might also be because of Los Squidroids being cocky as well - Once again the legs of the top players weren't rested well enough, and the "B" team did all the work for them as they waited for the next game on the fixture list. This is what the SFA expected when Real did double duty - Them being blown out of the water by their hated rivals TWICE. Sometimes chaos is what hurts you.

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IFCF Challengers Cup Group H Matchday 6
Hondo FC (VAL) 3-3 Real Squidroid CF
Raynor Memorial Stadium, Hondo, Valanora

With the final whistle blowing at Raynor Memorial after a fantastic game of football between Hondo and Los Squidroids, the campaign was over for the Squidroidian club. Looking back on the run they made, from Pesari to Marque, Navel Island to Laketown, Bezieres to Hondo and Letson and Langtree in between... The itinerary was a worthy one for such a run to the Challengers Cup group. Although they will be remembered in the books as not going as good as the Wanderers when they made the groups 2 seasons ago, the sheer fact that they got to the Third Preliminary Round of the Champions League and were one goal away from the Playoff Round is not to be understated. With the right team and the right path, maybe a Squidroidian club will make the Champions League groups... Maybe, one day, the trophy may be toured around Inkopolis... Such things are a pipedream, but they may be doable soon enough.

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IFCF Cup Winners Cup Preliminary Round Second Leg

FC Teussen Stelburg (STL) 1-0 Starlight Boulevard FC
Franz-Gorz-Stadion, Stelburg, Siovanija and Teusland
FC Teussen Stelburg (STL) win 7-2 on aggregate

There, silence them! Silence Starlight and get them back to what really matters... NOT THE CUP WINNERS CUP!

On second thought, they should have saw this coming. Beating 1912 was one thing... Beating Teussen is another.

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Matchday 18

Northport Meadows SC 1–1 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak
Umezaki Moronobu '31 (FCS) (Own Goal)
Iryna Snell '42 (FCS) (Assisted by Hideaki Iwata)

Calamari Wanderers CFC 2–1 Inkopolis FC
Cynthia Santini '15 (IFC) (Assisted by Tomatsu Kane)
Terada Tokutomi '13 '55 (CAL) (Assisted by Arima Noburo and Matt Rufan)

Real Squidroid CF 6–3 Tyranny Sports Club
Jan McCrory '12 '38 (RSQ) (Assisted by Murray Terrazas and Ira Atling)
Akira Honda '22 (RSQ) (Assisted by Ike Katai)
Nobutoshi Kazama '30 (RSQ) (Assisted by Evangeline Abney)
Saito Doppo '48 (RSQ) (Assisted by Akira Honda)
Heckie '62 (TSC) (Assisted by Applebee)
Yoichi Shigeko '65 (RSQ) (Assisted by Amagawa Katsuyoshi)
Applebee '87 (TSC) (Assisted by Yokono Takafumi)
Yokono Takafumi '89 (TSC) (Assisted by Shimabukuro Kiyoemon)

Starlight Boulevard FC 0–1 Souraoi FT
Wok ' (SFT) (Assisted by Yamagata Yoshitoshi)

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Matchday 16
Inkopolis FC B 3–1 Club Factoria
Tractor Club Sawayama 1–1 Newton Pulsars
FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B 1–0 TryHard Sporting
Midnight Soccer Club 3–1 Weedpot FC

Matchday 17
Weedpot FC 1–0 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B
TryHard Sporting 0–0 Tractor Club Sawayama
Newton Pulsars 0–1 Inkopolis FC B
Club Factoria 1–2 Octo Valley FC

Matchday 18
Octo Valley FC 4–1 Newton Pulsars
Inkopolis FC B 1–0 TryHard Sporting
Tractor Club Sawayama 0–1 Weedpot FC
FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B 0–3 Midnight Soccer Club

Challenge League                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Octo Valley FC                16   11   2   3    31   17  +14    35 - Champions, Promoted and LBCT
 2 Midnight Soccer Club          16   10   3   3    40   21  +19    33 - Pro/Rel Group and LBCT
 3 Inkopolis FC B                16    8   3   5    24   22   +2    27
 4 Weedpot FC                    16    8   1   7    26   27   −1    25 - Pro/Rel Group and LBCT
 5 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak B   16    7   4   5    12   14   −2    25
 6 Club Factoria                 16    5   3   8    17   23   −6    18
 7 Tractor Club Sawayama         16    3   5   8     6   14   −8    14
 8 Newton Pulsars                16    3   5   8    14   23   −9    14
 9 TryHard Sporting              16    3   2  11     5   14   −9    11

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The Halfway Point

Even with half of the fixtures played in the Super League, the title race is a Super League trademark in itself - Tight. Thanks to their win in the Inkopolis Derby, the Inkopolis Football Club, with Golden Boot leading Tachibana Tadakuni manning their attack alongside an in-form Tomislaw Radowić just behind him, sit 2 points ahead of their city rivals Real with an astonishing +19 goal differential and 11 goals conceded all season so far, only behind Starlight Boulevard and their Golden Glove leading shotstopper Kaede Akiyama in the Super League. Behind Los Squidroids by 2 points are the Calamari Wanderers occupying the Taca das Confederacoes spot in 3rd, with Terada Tokutomi having scored 5 so far. In the final Challengers Cup spot is the aforementioned Starlight, Wakiya Seiryo is leading the charge of goals over there.

Outside of the top 4 there's a mad dash just to break in - Yes, Bee and Kie for Tyranny haven't done well so far, but they sit just outside the top 4 by a point, although goal difference is not on their side. Once again, like the first Super League Season, the Squidbreak are having a hard time - They sit 6th and even fiddled in the bottom spot for a bit even though they won the National Derby, and are a point ahead of Souraoi. The bottom 2 are, no surprises really, Spartansburg and Northport, the former 4 points off from safety and the latter 10 points off IFCF football. Plenty of football, of course, is still yet to be played.

Super League                    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Inkopolis FC                  16    9   2   5    30   11  +19    29 - Champions, CL and LdV
 2 Real Squidroid CF             16    9   0   7    35   30   +5    27 - CC and LdV
 3 Calamari Wanderers CFC        16    7   4   5    24   24    0    25 - CC and TdC
 4 Starlight Boulevard FC        16    6   6   4    13    8   +5    24 - CC
 5 Tyranny Sports Club           16    6   5   5    19   25   −6    23
 6 FC Squidroidia Squidbreak     16    6   3   7    17   18   −1    21
 7 Souraoi FT                    16    5   5   6    12   14   −2    20
 8 Spartansburg City             16    4   4   8    15   26  −11    16 - Pro/Rel Group
 9 Northport Meadows SC          16    3   5   8    17   26   −9    14 - Relegated

by **Squidroidia** » Sat Feb 06, 2021 5:09 pm

The SFA Squidroidian Cup

2023 - Part 1

Preliminary Round Draw

The 4 teams participating in this round, being Newton Pulsars and Midnight Soccer Club from the Squidroidian Challenge League and JG3B FC and Vossi Pop FC from the Squidroidian Amateur League, were separated into 2 pots, one for the Challenge League teams and one for the Amateur League teams. After the ties were drawn, one of the 2 Challenge League teams was designated as the home team for that tie, and the other would act as the "away" team for their tie.

JG3B FC (SAL) vs Midnight Soccer Club (SCL)
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Newton Pulsars (SCL) vs Vossi Pop FC (SAL)

Preliminary Round Results

(SAL)                   JG3B FC    0–2    Midnight Soccer Club      (SCL)  
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(SCL)            Newton Pulsars    1–2    Vossi Pop FC              (SAL)

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First Round Draw

The 2 Preliminary Round winners as well as the 9 Squidroidian Super League clubs and 5 remaining Challenge League first teams were placed in an open pot. The first team drawn will play the tie at their home stadium. There were no restrictions for who gets drawn against which team.

Calamari Wanderers CFC (SSL) vs Spartansburg City (SSL)
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Midnight Soccer Club (SCL) vs Real Squidroid CF (SSL)
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FC Squidroidia Squidbreak (SSL) vs Inkopolis FC (SSL)
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Souraoi FT (SSL) vs Starlight Boulevard FC (SSL)
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Tyranny Sports Club (SSL) vs TryHard Sporting (SCL)
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Tractor Club Sawayama (SCL) vs Vossi Pop FC (SCL)
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Club Factoria (SCL) vs Weedpot FC (SCL)
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Octo Valley FC (SCL) Northport Meadows SC (SSL)

First Round Results

(SSL)    Calamari Wanderers CFC    2–3    Spartansburg City         (SSL)  
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(SCL)      Midnight Soccer Club    3–4    Real Squidroid CF         (SSL)  
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(SSL) FC Squidroidia Squidbreak    4–1    Inkopolis FC              (SSL)  
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(SSL)                Souraoi FT    1–0    Starlight Boulevard FC    (SSL)  
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(SSL)       Tyranny Sports Club    3–2    TryHard Sporting          (SCL)  
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(SCL)     Tractor Club Sawayama    0–1 e  Vossi Pop FC              (SAL)  (0–0 FT)
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(SCL)             Club Factoria    1–3 e  Weedpot FC                (SCL)  (1–1 FT)
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(SCL)            Octo Valley FC    0–3    Northport Meadows SC      (SSL)

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