Liga Federal de Valladares (Official Thread)

by **Valladares** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:46 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY OGI BANKA - NINETEENTH SEASON (PART III OF III)

Clausura Tournament

Canalave Dragons won their head-to-head for the second TQCC berth this season to the Monties, as well as the chance to play Fontvielle Impact at home in the Canalave Crown match. The Alligators', Olympique's and TFC's regularity throughout the year was rewarded with a Globe Cup berth for each one, while Edmonton's and Bezieres' impressive performances during the Clausura were not enough to erase their bad performances in the Apertura and missed the chance to return to the UICA scene (although Bezieres won the King's Shield and therefore, a Cygnus Cup berth). The Stars, Marinos and Nacional disappointed their fans yet again, while Caimanes' good season gives them a light of hope for the next season. And...in the relegation zone, things went as expected: Belfort, Valencia and Fauxham will return to the B-League next season, and Pradera will have to play the play-off against a B-League team. Without further ado, here are the standings:

Standings after Matchday 19 - Clausura Tournament

Team                              P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Canalave Dragons             19  13  2   4  33  18  +15  41  TQCC
  2 Edmonton United              19  12  3   4  31  21  +10  39
  3 AS Bezieres                  19  11  4   4  32  16  +16  37
  4 Metropolis Alligators        19  10  5   4  34  24  +10  35
  5 Olympique de Fontvielle      19   9  6   4  28  22   +6  33
  6 Marinos Metropolis           19   9  5   5  28  21   +7  32
  7 SC Caimanes                  19   8  7   4  32  23   +9  31
  8 Tannenberg FC                19   8  7   4  28  21   +7  31
  9 Hamanos Athletic Club        19   8  6   5  21  19   +2  30
 10 Fontvielle Impact            19   9  0  10  30  23   +7  27
 11 Chiquito FC                  19   6  8   5  29  24   +5  26
 12 Ajax Carloburgo              19   6  5   8  25  28   -3  23
 13 Nord Energie FC              19   6  5   8  16  24   -8  23
 14 Pradera FC                   19   5  5   9  24  29   -5  20
 15 Eterna Stars                 19   4  8   7  21  30   -9  20
 16 AS Vaud                      19   5  4  10  24  32   -8  19
 17 Nacional                     19   5  4  10  22  32  -10  19
 18 FC Fauxham                   19   3  6  10  18  29  -11  15
 19 RC Belfort                   19   2  5  12  17  36  -19  11
 20 Valencia FC                  19   1  5  13  17  38  -21   8

With their title in this Clausura, Canalave Dragons have earned the second and last valladar berth to TakilQuip Champions' Cup 34. The valladar teams that qualified to the Globe Cup will be determined by the Overall Standings results.

Overall Standings:

Pos  Team                       P   W   D   L   GF   GA   GD  Pts
   1  Canalave Dragons         38  23   6   9   67   41   26   75  TQCC
   2  Metropolis Alligators    38  21   7  10   70   46   24   70  GC
   3  Olympique de Fontvielle  38  19  11   8   67   48   19   68  GC
   4  Tannenberg FC            38  17  13   8   60   45   15   64  GC
   5  Fontvielle Impact        38  19   6  13   65   48   17   63  TQCC
   6  Edmonton United          38  18   8  12   63   54    9   62
   7  Hamanos Athletic Club    38  17  11  10   49   43    6   62
   8  Marinos Metropolis       38  17  10  11   58   52    6   61
   9  AS Bezieres              38  17   9  12   57   39   18   60  CYG
  10  SC Caimanes              38  16   8  14   55   59   -4   56
  11  Chiquito FC              38  12  16  10   59   51    8   52
  12  Nacional                 38  13  12  13   51   58   -7   51
  13  Eterna Stars             38  12  12  14   57   59   -2   48
  14  Ajax Carloburgo          38  12  12  14   49   54   -5   48
  15  AS Vaud                  38  12   7  19   49   51   -2   43
  16  Nord Energie FC          38  10  10  18   35   46  -11   40
  17  Pradera FC               38   8  13  17   44   59  -15   37  P-O
  18  FC Fauxham               38   8   7  23   41   75  -34   31  REL
  19  RC Belfort               38   5  11  22   36   66  -30   26  REL
  20  Valencia FC              38   5   9  24   34   72  -38   24  REL

The Canalave Crown (Sponsored by UltraTeam):

The Canalave Crown is an annual match played between the Apertura Champion and the Clausura Champion. This match defines the Champion of the Season. The match will be played at the Dragon Stadium in Canalave. (Cap: 35,000)

THE CANALAVE CROWN: Metropolis Alligators vs Edmonton United


Dragon Stadium - Canalave (Att: 35,000)

Fontvielle Impact 0-1 Canalave Dragons (Leclerc 63')

CHAMPIONS
Canalave Dragons (1st title)

Valladar B-League Final Standings

Pos   Team                           P   W   D   L  GF  GA   GD  Pts
  1 AS Montreux                     38  22  10   6  55  29  +26   76  CH - SBCC
  2 AD Cerro                        38  20   8  10  64  44  +20   68  P - SBCC
  3 Universitario de Maldonado      38  19  11   8  54  36  +18   68  P/O
  4 Slateport Bulls                 38  19   8  11  68  51  +17   65  P/O
  5 Hoxford Rovers                  38  19   7  12  60  46  +14   64  P/O
  6 Gatineau UC 98                  38  17  12   9  70  53  +17   63  P/O
  7 Servette FC                     38  19   6  13  59  50   +9   63
  8 Dynamo Metropolis               38  17  10  11  49  42   +7   61
  9 AC Tallin                       38  16  10  12  49  45   +4   58
 10 Deportivo Aguablanca            38  16   9  13  58  52   +6   57
 11 FC Columbus                     38  16   7  15  55  42  +13   55
 12 Cardenales FC                   38  15  10  13  56  55   +1   55
 13 RC Corania                      38  14   9  15  32  31   +1   51
 14 FC Borderville                  38  15   6  17  44  47   -3   51
 15 Deportivo Lomas                 38  12   9  17  40  52  -12   45
 16 Tessano FC                      38  12   8  18  46  66  -20   44
 17 Pumas Maldonado                 38  11   9  18  47  53   -6   42  REL
 18 AS Lausanne                     38   7   8  23  33  59  -26   29  REL
 19 Carloburgo Phoenix              38   4  10  24  24  67  -43   22  REL
 20 Patriotas FC                    38   3   7  28  36  79  -43   16  REL

Valladar B-League Final Play-Offs

Semi-Finals:

Gatineau UC 98 (6) 3-1 (3) Universitario de Maldonado
Universitario de Maldonado (3) 1-0 (6) Gatineau UC 98
Agg: Universitario de Maldonado 2-3 Gatineau UC 98

Hoxford Rovers (5) 0-2 (4) Slateport Bulls
Slateport Bulls (4) 3-0 (5) Hoxford Rovers
Agg: Slateport Bulls 5-0 Hoxford Rovers

Final:

Gatineau UC 98 (6) 1-1 (4) Slateport Bulls
Slateport Bulls (4) 0-0 (6) Gatineau UC 98
Agg: Slateport Bulls 1-1 Gatineau UC 98 (Slateport Bulls wins on away goals)

Promotion-Relegation Play-Off: Pradera FC vs. Gatineau UC 98

Gatineau UC 98 0-1 Pradera FC
Pradera FC 1-0 Gatineau UC 98 (2-0 agg)

Thus, Pradera FC keep their place in the Valladar Super League for the next season. Also, "los Verdiblancos" managed to cut the "play-off curse" afflicting Super League teams, after the 3 previous Super League representatives in the play-off were relegated.

SUMMARY OF THE SEASON:

Apertura Champion: Fontvielle Impact
Clausura Champion: Canalave Dragons
Canalave Crown Champion: Canalave Dragons
Relegated Teams: FC Fauxham, RC Belfort, Valencia FC
Promoted Teams: AS Montreux, AD Cerro, Slateport Bulls

Top Scorers:

1. Patrick Leclerc (Canalave Dragons): 26 goals (Golden Boot)
2. Jean-Pierre de Roux (Fontvielle Impact): 22 goals (Silver Boot)
3. Frank Zapata (Tannenberg FC): 21 goals (Bronze Boot)
4. Timo Skye (Polar Islandstates, Metropolis Alligators): 20 goals
5. Artzeiz Zornoza (Astograth, Eterna Stars): 20 goals

INTERNATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

TakilQuip Champions' Cup 34:
Canalave Dragons - Canalave Crown Winners (Group Stage)
Fontvielle Impact - Canalave Crown Runners-up (Non-Champions Path)

Globe Cup 31:
Metropolis Alligators - Best-placed non-champion team in the Overall Standings
Olympique de Fontvielle - Third-placed team in the Overall Standings
Tannenberg FC - Fourth-placed team in the Overall Standings

AalborgPettersen Series B Champions' Cup 31:
AS Montreux - Valladar B-League Champions
AD Cerro - Valladar B-League Runners-up
Slateport Bulls - Valladar B-League Final Play-Off Winners
Gatineau UC 98 - Valladar B-League Final Play-Off Runners-up

Cygnus Cup 9:
AS Bezieres - King's Shield winners

by **Valladares** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 2:22 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY BANCO ECONÔMICO
TWENTIETH SEASON (PART I OF IV)

And welcome everyone to the historical twentieth season of the Valladar Super League, this time (and the following four) being brought to you by Banco Econômico, yes, that ghastly Cafundelense banking company. Although we must say sponsorship was not the only thing changing over here. The league's format also changed, and we're back to the single-tournament season after 17 long seasons, which means bye-bye Apertura and bye-bye Clausura, and the return of those exciting play-offs, this time better than ever though: at the end of the 38-match season, the top 6 will qualify directly to the play-offs, while the following four teams will enter a "play-in" to decide the last two qualified sides to the play-offs, and thereafter, I'm sure you'll already know how we will proceed...the Canalave Crown will be kept as the league's ultimate match.

And the question is: how will UICA berths be allocated? The answer is:
TQCC: No changes. Canalave Crown winner and runner-up.
GC: Both semifinalists plus best non-UICA team in the general standings.

The relegation process will remain the same, though. Well, without further ado, here is the first part of the season:

Round 1 (February 4-5-6)

Yes, hello twentieth season. And what a start for the Stars, who crushed Edmonton at the hostile Albert Field. Slateport Bulls had a triumphant return to the highest tier of Valladar football with a convincing win over one of the hottest teams in the most recent Super League seasons (Olympique). The other members of the "Big 5" (bar the Alligators) started out the season with wins, while the MA only managed to steal a point from Campo Grande. In the Champions' Kick-Off, Montreux escaped alive from the "Dragon's Den" with a draw, while Marinos also drew with Pradera. Caimanes and the HAC were the other two winners of the day, after defeating Vaud and returning outfit Cerro, respectively.

Canalave Dragons 1-1 AS Montreux
Fontvielle Impact 1-0 Nord Energie FC
Nacional 0-1 AS Bezieres
Tannenberg FC 3-1 Ajax Carloburgo
Slateport Bulls 2-0 Olympique de Fontvielle
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-0 AD Cerro
Marinos Metropolis 2-2 Pradera FC
AS Vaud 0-2 SC Caimanes
Chiquito FC 0-0 Metropolis Alligators
Edmonton United 1-4 Eterna Stars

Round 2 (February 12-13)

After 2 matches, we've got Bezieres and Caimanes as leaders with six out of six points: "Les Rouges" confirmed their "paternity" over Montreux once again, while Caimanes kicked the HAC off their cloud with a clear 3-1 win. The Impact and the "Citizens" slipped with their away draws against Ajax and Cerro, respectively, and the Stars were stunned by Vaud at the Alain Tramontin. Meanwhile, the first "Clásico Metropolitano" of the season ended with the MA getting their first win, the champs can't win a match yet, Pradera confirmed their good start defeating the Bulls, Edmonton walloped Chiquito, and Nacional were stuck to last place after losing to Olympique in Fontvielle and being the only team with two losses in two matches.

Nord Energie FC 1-1 Canalave Dragons
AS Bezieres 2-0 AS Montreux
Ajax Carloburgo 1-1 Fontvielle Impact
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-0 Nacional
AD Cerro 1-1 Tannenberg FC
Pradera FC 2-1 Slateport Bulls
SC Caimanes 3-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
Metropolis Alligators 1-0 Marinos Metropolis
Eterna Stars 0-1 AS Vaud
Edmonton United 4-0 Chiquito FC

Round 3 (February 19-20)

In this week's marquee match, Bezieres defeated the Dragons in Canalave and stand firm atop the standings with 9 points, while the champions fell to 15th with only 2 points. Caimanes were unable to get their third straight win and were stomped by Tannenberg (who are now in second place) in Carloburgo. Both Fontvielle teams got important wins which put them closer to the top, while Bulls and Alligators drew in a exciting match. Edmonton thrash their most recent rivals only to get themselves thrashed in the following match, while Nacional lost their third match in a row without deserving it and are still dead last in the standings (without deserving that placement, either).

Canalave Dragons 1-2 AS Bezieres
Nord Energie FC 1-0 Ajax Carloburgo
AS Montreux 0-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
Fontvielle Impact 2-1 AD Cerro
Nacional 0-1 Pradera FC
Tannenberg FC 3-0 SC Caimanes
Slateport Bulls 1-1 Metropolis Alligators
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-0 Eterna Stars
Marinos Metropolis 5-2 Edmonton United
AS Vaud 1-0 Chiquito FC

Round 4 (February 26-27)

Despite letting Olympique rescue a point in a thrilling 2-2 draw, Bezieres are still leaders with 10 points, however, their new escort is called Hamanos Athletic Club, who jumped to second place with 9 points and their win against Chiquito. Nacional surprised the Alligators at the Dome and finally managed to get a win (and get out of the basement, as well), Pradera are still -to general surprise- unbeaten, Impact and Caimanes neutralized themselves with a draw, as did Eterna and TFC in the first "National Derby" of the year, and Marinos are dangerously approaching to the top places with their second win and second in a row. However, Edmonton and the champions, Canalave Dragons, have already hit the panic button with their dismal (so far) campaigns: the Dragons haven't even got a single win, while the Monties have the tournament's worst defense.

Ajax Carloburgo 1-0 Canalave Dragons
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-2 AS Bezieres
AD Cerro 4-0 Nord Energie FC
Pradera FC 1-1 AS Montreux
SC Caimanes 1-1 Fontvielle Impact
Metropolis Alligators 0-1 Nacional
Eterna Stars 0-0 Tannenberg FC
Edmonton United 0-2 Slateport Bulls
Chiquito FC 1-2 Hamanos Athletic Club
AS Vaud 2-3 Marinos Metropolis

Round 5 (March 5-6)

And the champs reacted! It was about time for them to do so...anyways, the Dragons defeated one of their toughest rivals and it seems they're returning to the right path. Slateport Bulls' new owners must be happy with their team's current performance, as the Bulls defeated Vaud, jumped to second place and hope is returning to the eastern shore of Hamanos Lake. Meanwhile, one of the Bulls' main rivals, the HAC, lost to Marinos, allowing the Mariners jump to third. In other matches, first-placed Bezieres destroyed Pradera's unbeaten streak, the Stars slapped old foes Fontvielle Impact, Nacional lost again, with Edmonton regaining confidence, and Tannenberg suffered their first defeat of the season at the hands of last-placed Chiquito, who is no longer in last place, leaving Montreux there instead.

Canalave Dragons 2-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
Ajax Carloburgo 3-0 AD Cerro
AS Bezieres 2-0 Pradera FC
Nord Energie FC 3-1 SC Caimanes
AS Montreux 1-3 Metropolis Alligators
Fontvielle Impact 1-2 Eterna Stars
Nacional 0-2 Edmonton United
Tannenberg FC 1-3 Chiquito FC
Slateport Bulls 2-0 AS Vaud
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-1 Marinos Metropolis

Round 6 (March 12-13)

Bezieres are still leading with 14 points after stealing one point from the Alligators and their hostile Dome, with Marinos now in second place after putting Tannenberg in their place with a clear and convincing 3-1 win. The Lake Derby between Slateport and the HAC was below expectations and ended in a boring nil-nil draw, the Dragons slaughtered Cerro and Chiquito dealt a hard blow to the Impact. Edmonton and Olympique jumped high with their victories, while at the same time, Pradera came from fourth to 16th within only two matches. Montreux are last, but that's not a novelty...

AD Cerro 1-5 Canalave Dragons
Pradera FC 0-3 Olympique de Fontvielle
SC Caimanes 2-2 Ajax Carloburgo
Metropolis Alligators 1-1 AS Bezieres
Eterna Stars 0-0 Nord Energie FC
Edmonton United 1-0 AS Montreux
Chiquito FC 3-0 Fontvielle Impact
AS Vaud 1-0 Nacional
Marinos Metropolis 3-1 Tannenberg FC
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-0 Slateport Bulls

Round 7 (March 19-20)

Despite Bezieres are still giving away points, Marinos' defeat at Fontvielle keeps them at the top of the standings with 15 points, with Olympique dangerously approaching to the first place after defeating MA and putting them in a compromising situation. Canalave's win over Pradera confirmed the Dragons' comeback and at the same time, the Verdiblancos' freefall, while the "Citizens" put themselves level with Slateport with their victory over the Bulls. Six teams, starting with Canalave, who are fourth, and including TFC, Slateport, the Stars, Nord Energie, and the Impact have 11 points, while Edmonton (who are 10th at the moment, and current holders of the last post-season berth) have 10 points, as do Hamanos and Vaud.

Canalave Dragons 2-0 Pradera FC
AD Cerro 0-0 SC Caimanes
Olympique de Fontvielle 3-2 Metropolis Alligators
Ajax Carloburgo 1-2 Eterna Stars
AS Bezieres 1-1 Edmonton United
Nord Energie FC 3-1 Chiquito FC
AS Montreux 1-1 AS Vaud
Fontvielle Impact 2-1 Marinos Metropolis
Nacional 5-2 Hamanos Athletic Club
Tannenberg FC 3-1 Slateport Bulls

Round 8 (March 26-27)

Bezieres are increasing the gap with their escorts to four points with another win over Vaud, and some other results between them. Now, five teams with 14 points are trailing "Les Rouges": Canalave Dragons (who are in the middle of an impressive winning streak after a doubtful start), Marinos (who are still giving away points to their contenders), Slateport Bulls (whose new ownership has managed to turn things around for the team), Olympique, and the Stars. The Alligators sank Pradera in the lower zone of standings and returned to the "play-in zone", while Nacional's reaction looks to be for real with their win at White Meadow Arena.

SC Caimanes 0-1 Canalave Dragons
Metropolis Alligators 3-0 Pradera FC
Eterna Stars 2-1 AD Cerro
Edmonton United 1-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
Chiquito FC 1-1 Ajax Carloburgo
AS Vaud 0-3 AS Bezieres
Marinos Metropolis 1-1 Nord Energie FC
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-0 AS Montreux
Slateport Bulls 1-0 Fontvielle Impact
Tannenberg FC 0-1 Nacional

Round 9 (April 2-3)

OK...nine weeks of Super League action, and the question is: who can stop Bezieres now? With their victory over the diminished HAC, "Les Rouges" will now enjoy at least other two weeks of ~~dictatorship~~leadership. Meanwhile, we move away to other sources of excitement, for example, the Alligators' defeat at the "Dragon's Den" or Olympique's stunning defeat at the hands of Vaud. Slateport and Nord Energie cancelled each other with their draw, and Fontvielle Impact became Nacional's most recent victim...and "Los Albos" are getting closer to post-season placements, while at the same time, the Impact are falling from those heavenly spaces.

Canalave Dragons 2-1 Metropolis Alligators
SC Caimanes 1-3 Eterna Stars
Pradera FC 2-0 Edmonton United
AD Cerro 0-0 Chiquito FC
Olympique de Fontvielle 0-2 AS Vaud
Ajax Carloburgo 2-2 Marinos Metropolis
AS Bezieres 2-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Nord Energie FC 2-2 Slateport Bulls
AS Montreux 0-1 Tannenberg FC
Fontvielle Impact 0-1 Nacional

Round 10 (April 6-7)

And we reach the first quarter of the season, with Bezieres finally losing a match! Tannenberg was the team who brought Les Rouges' 9-match unbeaten streak to an end with their convincing 3-1 win at home, however, the visitors remain in first place with 21 points. Canalave Dragons and Eterna Stars drew 3-3 in a thrilling match and remain as escorts with 18 points, although they were also joined by the other Eternan powerhouse, Slateport Bulls, who defeated Ajax in Slateport. The Alligators are trying to regain positions after confirming their "paternity" over Edmonton, but the other Metropolitan teams are having a hard time. Meanwhile, Caimanes' overinflated balloon has begun to deflate, and, since there are some things in life which never, never change, we have Montreux as dead last, without a single match won...well, our league isn't that anormal after all, I guess...

Eterna Stars 3-3 Canalave Dragons
Edmonton United 1-3 Metropolis Alligators
Chiquito FC 1-0 SC Caimanes
AS Vaud 1-1 Pradera FC
Marinos Metropolis 0-2 AD Cerro
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
Slateport Bulls 1-0 Ajax Carloburgo
Tannenberg FC 3-1 AS Bezieres
Nacional 0-3 Nord Energie FC
Fontvielle Impact 1-1 AS Montreux

Standings after Matchday 10

Team                             P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 AS Bezieres                 10  6  3  1  17   8  +9  21
  2 Canalave Dragons            10  5  3  2  18  11  +7  18
  3 Eterna Stars                10  5  3  2  16  11  +5  18
  4 Slateport Bulls             10  5  3  2  13   8  +5  18
  5 Tannenberg FC               10  5  2  3  16  11  +5  17
  6 Nord Energie FC             10  4  4  2  14  11  +3  16
  7 Metropolis Alligators       10  4  3  3  15  10  +5  15
  8 Marinos Metropolis          10  4  3  3  18  15  +3  15
  9 Olympique de Fontvielle     10  4  3  3  14  12  +2  15
 10 AS Vaud                     10  4  2  4   9  12  -3  14
 11 Chiquito FC                 10  3  3  4  10  12  -2  12
 12 Nacional                    10  4  0  6   8  11  -3  12
 13 Fontvielle Impact           10  3  3  4   9  12  -3  12
 14 Hamanos Athletic Club       10  3  3  4   9  13  -4  12
 15 Pradera FC                  10  3  3  4   9  15  -6  12
 16 Edmonton United             10  3  2  5  13  18  -5  11
 17 Ajax Carloburgo             10  2  4  4  12  13  -1  10
 18 AD Cerro                    10  2  3  5  10  14  -4   9
 19 SC Caimanes                 10  2  3  5  10  15  -5   9
 20 AS Montreux                 10  0  5  5   5  13  -8   5

Valladar B-League - Standings after Matchday 10

Team                                P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 FC Fauxham                     10  7  1  2  23  10  +13  22
  2 Hoxford Rovers                 10  7  1  2  23  13  +10  22
  3 AC Tallin                      10  6  2  2  17  14   +3  20
  4 Dynamo Metropolis              10  5  4  1  15   8   +7  19
  5 Valencia FC                    10  5  2  3  19  11   +8  17
  6 RC Belfort                     10  4  5  1  14   9   +5  17
  7 Gatineau UC 98                 10  5  2  3  14  12   +2  17
  8 Servette FC                    10  5  2  3  15  13   +2  17
  9 RC Corania                     10  4  4  2  12  11   +1  16
 10 FC Columbus                    10  3  4  3  12   8   +4  13
 11 Deportivo Lomas                10  4  1  5  12   9   +3  13
 12 FC Borderville                 10  4  1  5  10  14   -4  13
 13 Deportivo Aguablanca           10  2  6  2  13  13   +0  12
 14 Cardenales FC                  10  3  3  4  12  13   -1  12
 15 Universitario de Maldonado     10  3  3  4  13  15   -2  12
 16 Bretford Royals                10  3  2  5  18  22   -4  11
 17 Tessano FC                     10  2  3  5  11  15   -4   9
 18 AC Talamonte                   10  2  3  5   8  17   -9   9
 19 CR Palmas                      10  0  2  8   6  20  -14   2
 20 Minault United                 10  0  1  9   3  23  -20   1

by **Valladares** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 11:16 am

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY BANCO ECONÔMICO
TWENTIETH SEASON (PART II OF IV)

Round 11 (April 9-10)

And now, with Bezieres' loss to Fontvielle Impact in the Derby du Foix, the first place is now shared by four teams: Canalave Dragons (who defeated struggling Edmonton), Eterna Stars (who won over Chiquito), Les Rouges, and Slateport Bulls (who edged past Cerro in Metropolis). However, the Dragons are now leaders on goal difference. In other matches, the Alligators steamrolled Vaud, Tannenberg and Olympique cancelled each other out with their draw, the HAC emerged as victors in the "Clásico Antioqueño", and Montreux were finally able to win their first match. They're still bottom-placed, though.

Canalave Dragons 4-2 Edmonton United
Eterna Stars 3-0 Chiquito FC
Metropolis Alligators 5-0 AS Vaud
SC Caimanes 2-3 Marinos Metropolis
Pradera FC 3-4 Hamanos Athletic Club
AD Cerro 2-4 Slateport Bulls
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-2 Tannenberg FC
Ajax Carloburgo 2-0 Nacional
AS Bezieres 1-2 Fontvielle Impact
Nord Energie FC 1-2 AS Montreux

Round 12 (April 16-17)

The Dragons are back in their old ways, ratifying themselves in first place with a win over Chiquito in Campo Grande. The Bulls are also back in second place with a dominating win over Caimanes, but Bezieres and the Stars lost ground with their draws in Fauxham and Metropolis, respectively. Meanwhile, the Alligators defeated Hamanos and now they are three points away from first place, but Tannenberg slipped with a draw at home against Pradera. The Derby de Fontvielle ended with a draw which kicks Fontvielle out of the upper half of the league and helps Ajax (who defeated Montreux) enter instead.

Chiquito FC 0-1 Canalave Dragons
AS Vaud 1-4 Edmonton United
Marinos Metropolis 0-0 Eterna Stars
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-2 Metropolis Alligators
Slateport Bulls 3-0 SC Caimanes
Tannenberg FC 1-1 Pradera FC
Nacional 1-0 AD Cerro
Fontvielle Impact 2-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
AS Montreux 0-2 Ajax Carloburgo
Nord Energie FC 1-1 AS Bezieres

Round 13 (April 23-24)

The historical Eterna Derby is back after three seasons, and it finally regains the worth it had before: Eterna Stars and Slateport Bulls battled in Eterna City with the Stars (the victors) claiming the Bulls' place in the standings. The National Derby between MA and TFC was also played this weekend, with the Alligators getting the full prize. Meanwhile, it was a bad day for almost all Foix teams: Nord Energie shocked Olympique, Pradera keeps the Impact outside the upper half of standings, the leaders stomped Vaud, and Bezieres are still in downfall. The exception was Montreux, who defeated Cerro and sent them to the basement.

Canalave Dragons 5-1 AS Vaud
Chiquito FC 1-1 Marinos Metropolis
Edmonton United 0-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Eterna Stars 1-0 Slateport Bulls
Metropolis Alligators 4-2 Tannenberg FC
SC Caimanes 1-0 Nacional
Pradera FC 1-1 Fontvielle Impact
AD Cerro 0-2 AS Montreux
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-2 Nord Energie FC
Ajax Carloburgo 2-1 AS Bezieres

Round 14 (May 4-5)

And the Dragons' draw in Metropolis puts spice to the league, as this allows Slateport Bulls to cut the gap with the leaders to a single point. However, two big contenders suffered setbacks, since Eterna Stars was stunned by Nacional with a heavy defeat, and the Alligators lost to the Impact. Nord Energie and Olympique are still grasping at the play-off places, Edmonton and Nacional are getting closer to the Top-10, and both teams from Carloburgo slipped and fell to the "fire zone".

Marinos Metropolis 1-1 Canalave Dragons
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-1 AS Vaud
Slateport Bulls 3-0 Chiquito FC
Tannenberg FC 0-1 Edmonton United
Nacional 3-0 Eterna Stars
Fontvielle Impact 1-0 Metropolis Alligators
AS Montreux 0-1 SC Caimanes
Nord Energie FC 2-1 Pradera FC
AS Bezieres 1-1 AD Cerro
Ajax Carloburgo 0-2 Olympique de Fontvielle

Round 15 (May 7-8)

Only five winners this week? Oh, come on...it may seem that since half of the league drew, this one is a boring day. But no, it isn't. Given that all three Eternan teams drew in their matches, AND also given the Alligators beat Nord Energie, this put all those four teams separated from each other by just one point. Both Tannenberg and Ajax won, and returned to the "play-in zone", while the Impact's draw in Edmonton did nothing but kick them out of that zone, again. The rest of the league? Fine, thank you.

Canalave Dragons 1-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
Marinos Metropolis 0-0 Slateport Bulls
AS Vaud 0-3 Tannenberg FC
Chiquito FC 2-2 Nacional
Edmonton United 2-2 Fontvielle Impact
Eterna Stars 0-0 AS Montreux
Metropolis Alligators 3-0 Nord Energie FC
SC Caimanes 3-1 AS Bezieres
Pradera FC 0-2 Ajax Carloburgo
AD Cerro 0-4 Olympique de Fontvielle

Round 16 (May 14-15)

Wow...suddenly matches between Eternan teams have become of general interest for the league as a whole. Now, the turn was for the match between Slateport Bulls and Canalave Dragons, and the Bulls managed to get even with the team who sent them to the "B" with a victory which also stripped them from the leadership and granted it to the Bulls. Meanwhile, MA's huge win in Carloburgo helped them to climb to second, and Eterna Stars lost track of the leaders with a draw in Bezieres.

Slateport Bulls 2-1 Canalave Dragons
Tannenberg FC 2-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
Nacional 2-2 Marinos Metropolis
Fontvielle Impact 2-1 AS Vaud
AS Montreux 1-1 Chiquito FC
Nord Energie FC 0-0 Edmonton United
AS Bezieres 2-2 Eterna Stars
Ajax Carloburgo 0-3 Metropolis Alligators
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-1 SC Caimanes
AD Cerro 1-0 Pradera FC

Round 17 (May 21-22)

This season is now turning to be a 3-team race for the leadership (and apparently, the easiest path to title) between Bulls, Dragons and Alligators with their wins over Nacional, Tannenberg, and Cerro, respectively. Fontvielle Impact's recovering continues with a victory in Pradera against the HAC, and Bezieres' defeat against Chiquito puts them in danger, given Edmonton's "resurrection".

Canalave Dragons 2-1 Tannenberg FC
Slateport Bulls 3-1 Nacional
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-1 Fontvielle Impact
Marinos Metropolis 0-0 AS Montreux
AS Vaud 1-0 Nord Energie FC
Chiquito FC 3-1 AS Bezieres
Edmonton United 2-0 Ajax Carloburgo
Eterna Stars 2-0 Olympique de Fontvielle
Metropolis Alligators 4-0 AD Cerro
SC Caimanes 1-1 Pradera FC

Round 18 (May 25-26)

The leaders were shocked by Montreux, one of the worst (if not the worst) teams in the league, and the champions were allowed to regain the lead with a win over Nacional. The draw in the "Reptilian Derby" helped the Alligators hold on second place, while the Stars were held by second-from-bottom Pradera to a draw which moves them away from the fight. Fontvielle Impact's winning streak was stopped by Tannenberg, and Marinos' defeat in Bezieres opened the door to Edmonton to enter the upper half of standings.

Nacional 1-3 Canalave Dragons
Fontvielle Impact 0-1 Tannenberg FC
AS Montreux 1-0 Slateport Bulls
Nord Energie FC 2-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
AS Bezieres 1-0 Marinos Metropolis
Ajax Carloburgo 2-1 AS Vaud
Olympique de Fontvielle 0-0 Chiquito FC
AD Cerro 1-3 Edmonton United
Pradera FC 0-0 Eterna Stars
SC Caimanes 2-2 Metropolis Alligators

Round 19 (May 28-29)

And we reach the halfway mark of this season with a trio of leaders: Metropolis Alligators, Slateport Bulls and Canalave Dragons, the three of them with 35 points. The Stars go to the mid-season break in fourth place with a thrilling draw with the Alligators in the National Derby, and both Fontvielle sides are currently the last two sides directly qualified to the play-offs. Tannenberg, Edmonton, Bezieres, and Nord Energie will have to defend their "play-in" places from attacks from Marinos and other teams, and, at the same time, try to place themselves in better positions. Meanwhile, six teams (Nacional, Caimanes, Montreux, Vaud, Pradera, and Cerro) will have "escape from relegation" as their main goal for the last half of the season. Play-off dreams may wait for the moment for those teams...

Canalave Dragons 1-3 Fontvielle Impact
Nacional 0-0 AS Montreux
Tannenberg FC 2-2 Nord Energie FC
Slateport Bulls 0-0 AS Bezieres
Hamanos Athletic Club 3-0 Ajax Carloburgo
Marinos Metropolis 0-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
AS Vaud 1-2 AD Cerro
Chiquito FC 2-1 Pradera FC
Edmonton United 1-0 SC Caimanes
Eterna Stars 2-2 Metropolis Alligators

Standings after Matchday 19

Team                              P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Metropolis Alligators        19  10  5   4  40  17  +23  35
  2 Slateport Bulls              19  10  5   4  28  14  +14  35
  3 Canalave Dragons             19  10  5   4  37  23  +14  35
  4 Eterna Stars                 19   8  8   3  26  18   +8  32
  5 Olympique de Fontvielle      19   8  6   5  28  21   +7  30
  6 Fontvielle Impact            19   8  6   5  23  21   +2  30
  7 Tannenberg FC                19   8  5   6  30  24   +6  29
  8 Edmonton United              19   8  5   6  28  26   +2  29
  9 AS Bezieres                  19   7  7   5  26  22   +4  28
 10 Nord Energie FC              19   7  7   5  24  22   +2  28
 11 Ajax Carloburgo              19   7  4   8  22  25   -3  25
 12 Marinos Metropolis           19   5  9   5  25  23   +2  24
 13 Hamanos Athletic Club        19   6  5   8  20  25   -5  23
 14 Chiquito FC                  19   5  7   7  19  25   -6  22
 15 Nacional                     19   6  3  10  18  24   -6  21
 16 SC Caimanes                  19   5  5   9  21  28   -7  20
 17 AS Montreux                  19   3  9   7  11  18   -7  18
 18 AS Vaud                      19   5  2  12  16  37  -21  17
 19 Pradera FC                   19   3  7   9  17  29  -12  16
 20 AD Cerro                     19   4  4  11  17  34  -17  16

Valladar B-League Standings after Matchday 19

Team                                 P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Hoxford Rovers                  19  13  2   4  38  22  +16  41
  2 AC Tallin                       19  11  4   4  32  22  +10  37
  3 FC Fauxham                      19  11  3   5  33  16  +17  36
  4 Servette FC                     19  10  5   4  37  25  +12  35
  5 Dynamo Metropolis               19  10  4   5  29  19  +10  34
  6 Gatineau UC 98                  19  10  3   6  29  26   +3  33
  7 Universitario de Maldonado      19   9  5   5  32  26   +6  32
  8 FC Columbus                     19   8  6   5  32  19  +13  30
  9 Deportivo Aguablanca            19   6 10   3  30  21   +9  28
 10 Valencia FC                     19   8  3   8  33  29   +4  27
 11 RC Belfort                      19   7  6   6  24  22   +2  27
 12 RC Corania                      19   6  7   6  20  21   -1  25
 13 FC Borderville                  19   7  3   9  20  31  -11  24
 14 Tessano FC                      19   6  5   8  27  31   -4  23
 15 Cardenales FC                   19   5  6   8  21  25   -4  21
 16 Bretford Royals                 19   5  5   9  30  37   -7  20
 17 AC Talamonte                    19   5  4  10  17  26   -9  19
 18 Deportivo Lomas                 19   5  2  12  15  24   -9  17
 19 Minault United                  19   2  3  14  13  45  -32   9
 20 CR Palmas                       19   2  2  15  12  37  -25   8

by **Valladares** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 11:19 am

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY BANCO ECONÔMICO
TWENTIETH SEASON (PART III OF IV)

Round 20 (July 16-17)

The Super League is back after the "summer break", and Canalave Dragons are also back to the lead with their win at Montreux (who are sinking in the relegation zone), while also taking advantage of MA's draw with Chiquito and Slateport's defeat in Fontvielle. Tannenberg managed to do the double over Ajax, and both Pradera and Vaud breathe with their refreshing wins over Marinos and Caimanes, respectively.

AS Montreux 0-1 Canalave Dragons
Nord Energie FC 1-2 Fontvielle Impact
AS Bezieres 2-1 Nacional
Ajax Carloburgo 0-1 Tannenberg FC
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-1 Slateport Bulls
AD Cerro 1-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
Pradera FC 2-0 Marinos Metropolis
SC Caimanes 1-2 AS Vaud
Metropolis Alligators 1-1 Chiquito FC
Eterna Stars 1-1 Edmonton United

Round 21 (July 23-24)

Despite being held to a scoreless stalemate at their own stadium by Nord Energie, Canalave Dragons are still in the lead mainly thanks to the Alligators' draw in the "Clásico" against Marinos. Both Fontvielle teams are dangerously approaching the top of the standings with their wins, while at the same time, the Bulls are losing ground with their second defeat in a row. Pradera and Vaud have finally managed to get out of the "red zone", but Nacional have already hit the panic button with their entry to the relegation zone.

Canalave Dragons 0-0 Nord Energie FC
AS Montreux 1-2 AS Bezieres
Fontvielle Impact 3-1 Ajax Carloburgo
Nacional 0-3 Olympique de Fontvielle
Tannenberg FC 2-0 AD Cerro
Slateport Bulls 1-2 Pradera FC
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-1 SC Caimanes
Marinos Metropolis 1-1 Metropolis Alligators
AS Vaud 1-0 Eterna Stars
Chiquito FC 1-2 Edmonton United

Round 22 (July 30-31)

The Alligators go back atop of the standings after giving the Bulls their third straight defeat, and also being helped by the defeat suffered by the champions in Bezieres. Olympique and Impact also placed themselves within sight of the Alligators with their wins against Montreux and Cerro, who are closer to return to the B-League. Nord Energie's defeat against Ajax (a direct rival), added to Marinos' win in Edmonton, brings the Inmigrants and the Mariners to a single point of tenth place, while Pradera's comeback continues with a crucial win over struggling (and direct rival for relegation) Nacional.

AS Bezieres 2-0 Canalave Dragons
Ajax Carloburgo 2-0 Nord Energie FC
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-0 AS Montreux
AD Cerro 1-3 Fontvielle Impact
Pradera FC 2-0 Nacional
SC Caimanes 2-1 Tannenberg FC
Metropolis Alligators 2-1 Slateport Bulls
Eterna Stars 2-2 Hamanos Athletic Club
Edmonton United 0-1 Marinos Metropolis
Chiquito FC 1-1 AS Vaud

Round 23 (August 6-7)

Canalave Dragons' rout of Ajax brought the Dragons to the top once again, but the Impact managed to climb to second with the same points (42) after crushing Caimanes. Meanwhile, MA's loss at the CoM Stadium made them fall to third place, and Bezieres' thrashing of Olympique helped tighten things at the top, with "Les Rouges" now in fourth, with the same points the Alligators have, and two points away from first place. Slateport revived with a triumph over Edmonton, and Marinos only needed a draw to kick Nord Energie out of the top 10. The lower half of standings is on fire, as well, as the 18th-placed (Nacional; 24 pts) trails the 13th-placed (HAC; 26 pts) by just two points.

Canalave Dragons 4-0 Ajax Carloburgo
AS Bezieres 5-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
Nord Energie FC 0-1 AD Cerro
AS Montreux 4-0 Pradera FC
Fontvielle Impact 4-1 SC Caimanes
Nacional 2-0 Metropolis Alligators
Tannenberg FC 2-1 Eterna Stars
Slateport Bulls 2-0 Edmonton United
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-1 Chiquito FC
Marinos Metropolis 2-2 AS Vaud

Round 24 (August 13-14)

The current champions managed to keep the first place with their important victory against Olympique in Fontvielle, but Alligators and Rouges keep the pressure with their wins against two sides involved in the race against relegation: Montreux and Pradera. Marinos certified themselves in tenth place with their rout of Hamanos, while Caimanes managed to move away from that "hell" in the lower zone of standings with a vital win against now direct rival Nord Energie.

Olympique de Fontvielle 1-2 Canalave Dragons
AD Cerro 2-2 Ajax Carloburgo
Pradera FC 1-2 AS Bezieres
SC Caimanes 3-1 Nord Energie FC
Metropolis Alligators 3-2 AS Montreux
Eterna Stars 1-0 Fontvielle Impact
Edmonton United 3-1 Nacional
Chiquito FC 1-1 Tannenberg FC
AS Vaud 0-2 Slateport Bulls
Marinos Metropolis 3-0 Hamanos Athletic Club

Round 25 (August 20-21)

The match between the top and bottom teams of the league ended with a hard thrashing to Cerro courtesy of Canalave Dragons, which keeps things at both ends as they were. Meanwhile, the "match of the week" between Bezieres and MA ended with a great win for Les Rouges, who are still in second place. On the other hand, the Alligators fell to fourth thanks to Fontvielle Impact's win over Chiquito. Marinos look like they're running away with tenth place, mainly thanks to the lack of reaction of their direct rivals, and Pradera enter the relegation zone thanks to their loss to Olympique and the draw between Nacional and Vaud, which, however, still leaves both teams in a difficult situation.

Canalave Dragons 6-2 AD Cerro
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-0 Pradera FC
Ajax Carloburgo 0-0 SC Caimanes
AS Bezieres 2-1 Metropolis Alligators
Nord Energie FC 0-2 Eterna Stars
AS Montreux 1-0 Edmonton United
Fontvielle Impact 1-0 Chiquito FC
Nacional 1-1 AS Vaud
Tannenberg FC 1-2 Marinos Metropolis
Slateport Bulls 1-2 Hamanos Athletic Club

Round 26 (August 27-28)

The Super League bids farewell to August with Canalave Dragons being the first team to pass the 50-point mark with their win over struggling Pradera. However, Bezieres and the Impact are still trying to give chase to the leaders after bringing 3 points each from Edmonton and the capital, respectively; Olympique was the only Foixien team to fail their task, though, after having to leave Metropolis with nothing, with those three points going to the Alligators and keeping them in fourth place. Slateport's important win over TFC brought them up to fifth, while OF fell to sixth. Meanwhile, Marinos' loss helped Ajax and Hamanos cut the gap with the Mariners and their tenth place, and Pradera and Nacional exchanged places despite both lost their matches. If the tournament had ended today, "Los Verdiblancos" would now be playing the relegation play-off, while "Los Albos" would be going down.

Pradera FC 1-2 Canalave Dragons
SC Caimanes 0-1 AD Cerro
Metropolis Alligators 3-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
Eterna Stars 1-2 Ajax Carloburgo
Edmonton United 1-2 AS Bezieres
Chiquito FC 1-1 Nord Energie FC
AS Vaud 3-1 AS Montreux
Marinos Metropolis 0-1 Fontvielle Impact
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-0 Nacional
Slateport Bulls 2-0 Tannenberg FC

Round 27 (September 3-4)

Thanks to MA's shocking defeat at the hands of Pradera, Canalave Dragons, AS Bezieres, and Fontvielle Impact move away from the Alligators and get closer to qualification to the next round. Meanwhile, Edmonton, Marinos, HAC, and Ajax are in what could become an exciting four-team race for two play-in spots, while Chiquito and Vaud didn't win and were dragged into the "race against relegation".

Canalave Dragons 2-0 SC Caimanes
Pradera FC 1-0 Metropolis Alligators
AD Cerro 0-1 Eterna Stars
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-2 Edmonton United
Ajax Carloburgo 1-1 Chiquito FC
AS Bezieres 3-2 AS Vaud
Nord Energie FC 0-0 Marinos Metropolis
AS Montreux 0-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
Fontvielle Impact 1-0 Slateport Bulls
Nacional 1-2 Tannenberg FC

Round 28 (September 7-8)

In what was described by the valladar press and specialized sports chronicle as the "best match so far" of this Super League season (and despite the score may say otherwise), Metropolis Alligators defeated the leaders, Canalave Dragons, and at the same time, Fontvielle Impact caught up with the Dragons with their thrashing of Nacional. Marinos' win over a direct rival (Ajax) helped them move away with ninth place, while the Monties, HAC, and Ajax were left in the heat of the battle. Meanwhile, Montreux, Nacional and Cerro are sinking in the relegation zone, and it seems their hopes are starting to fade away.

Metropolis Alligators 1-0 Canalave Dragons
Eterna Stars 0-0 SC Caimanes
Edmonton United 1-2 Pradera FC
Chiquito FC 1-0 AD Cerro
AS Vaud 5-0 Olympique de Fontvielle
Marinos Metropolis 1-0 Ajax Carloburgo
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-1 AS Bezieres
Slateport Bulls 2-1 Nord Energie FC
Tannenberg FC 0-1 AS Montreux
Nacional 0-4 Fontvielle Impact

Round 29 (September 10-11)

And the Dragons' 3-year paternity over the Stars in the Eternan Derby came to an end with Eterna Stars leaving Canalave with a deserved 2-1 victory, which kicks their rivals out of first place. The new leaders are called Fontvielle Impact, who dispatched Montreux, while Bezieres' win over Tannenberg brought "Les Rouges" up to second place. Alligators and Monties drew, while Pradera are getting closer to the top-10 with their win over Vaud. The now-devaluated "Chiquito Derby" was won by Chiquito, who moved away from the "red zone", while at the same time sent their rivals to the relegation play-off spot. Nacional are still fighting with their win in Fauxham, while Montreux and Cerro are incredibly still alive.

Canalave Dragons 1-2 Eterna Stars
Metropolis Alligators 1-1 Edmonton United
SC Caimanes 0-1 Chiquito FC
Pradera FC 2-1 AS Vaud
AD Cerro 2-1 Marinos Metropolis
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Ajax Carloburgo 1-1 Slateport Bulls
AS Bezieres 1-0 Tannenberg FC
Nord Energie FC 0-1 Nacional
AS Montreux 0-1 Fontvielle Impact

Standings after Matchday 29

Team                              P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Fontvielle Impact            29  17   6   6  43  26  +17  57
  2 AS Bezieres                  29  16   8   5  48  31  +17  56
  3 Canalave Dragons             29  16   6   7  55  32  +23  54
  4 Metropolis Alligators        29  14   8   7  53  30  +23  50
  5 Slateport Bulls              29  14   6   9  41  25  +16  48
  6 Eterna Stars                 29  12  11   6  37  27  +10  47
  7 Olympique de Fontvielle      29  13   7   9  44  39   +5  46
  8 Tannenberg FC                29  12   6  11  40  35   +5  42
  9 Marinos Metropolis           29   9  12   8  36  32   +4  39
 10 Edmonton United              29  10   8  11  39  40   -1  38
 11 Hamanos Athletic Club        29   9   9  11  30  37   -7  36
 12 Ajax Carloburgo              29   9   8  12  31  39   -8  35
 13 Chiquito FC                  29   7  13   9  28  34   -6  34
 14 Pradera FC                   29   9   7  13  30  41  -11  34
 15 AS Vaud                      29   9   5  15  34  50  -16  32
 16 Nord Energie FC              29   7  10  12  28  36   -8  31
 17 SC Caimanes                  29   8   7  14  29  40  -11  31
 18 Nacional                     29   8   4  17  25  43  -18  28
 19 AS Montreux                  29   6   9  14  21  31  -10  27
 20 AD Cerro                     29   7   6  16  27  51  -24  27

Valladar B-League - Standings after Matchday 29

Team                                 P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Hoxford Rovers                  29  17   4   8  54  35  +19  55
  2 FC Fauxham                      29  16   6   7  50  28  +22  54
  3 AC Tallin                       29  16   6   7  46  33  +13  54
  4 Dynamo Metropolis               29  14   8   7  43  30  +13  50
  5 RC Belfort                      29  14   8   7  46  33  +13  50
  6 Servette FC                     29  14   7   8  48  42   +6  49
  7 Gatineau UC 98                  29  14   7   8  45  39   +6  49
  8 Deportivo Aguablanca            29  11  12   6  43  34   +9  45
  9 RC Corania                      29  11  12   6  34  26   +8  45
 10 FC Columbus                     29  13   6  10  43  36   +7  45
 11 Universitario de Maldonado      29  12   7  10  49  41   +8  43
 12 Valencia FC                     29  13   4  12  51  44   +7  43
 13 Cardenales FC                   29  11   7  11  44  35   +9  40
 14 FC Borderville                  29   9   7  13  29  40  -11  34
 15 Deportivo Lomas                 29   8   7  14  31  37   -6  31
 16 Bretford Royals                 29   7   8  14  42  53  -11  29
 17 Tessano FC                      29   7   8  14  39  51  -12  29
 18 AC Talamonte                    29   6   6  17  26  49  -23  24
 19 CR Palmas                       29   5   2  22  22  59  -37  17
 20 Minault United                  29   3   6  20  23  63  -40  15

by **Valladares** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 2:48 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY BANCO ECONÔMICO
TWENTIETH SEASON (PART IV OF IV)

Round 30 (September 17-18)

The last "Derby du Foix" of the regular season helped the Impact not only to do the "double" over their arch-nemesis Bezieres, but it also helped "Les Bleus" open a four-point gap with their rivals at the top of the standings, putting them closer to the tournament's next stage. Canalave Dragons are still losing ground after losing to Edmonton, while MA started threatening the Dragons' position with their win in Gatineau. Marinos lost and allowed the HAC (who emerged as winners in their regional derby) to catch them up for tenth place, and Nacional put pressure on Vaud and Pradera, the greatest "losers" of the day.

Edmonton United 2-1 Canalave Dragons
Chiquito FC 1-0 Eterna Stars
AS Vaud 0-2 Metropolis Alligators
Marinos Metropolis 0-2 SC Caimanes
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-1 Pradera FC
Slateport Bulls 1-1 AD Cerro
Tannenberg FC 0-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
Nacional 1-0 Ajax Carloburgo
Fontvielle Impact 2-1 AS Bezieres
AS Montreux 0-2 Nord Energie FC

Round 31 (September 24-25)

Although Fontvielle Impact lost to crosstown rivals Olympique, they are still atop the standings with 60 points, and closer than ever to the play-offs. However, Bezieres cut back the gap to a single point with their win over Nord Energie, and Dragons, Alligators, and Locomotives (Olympique) are involved in a three-team race for third place. Hamanos took advantage of Marinos' defeat in Eterna City to take tenth place with a shocking win at the Dome, while in a thrilling "Little Metropolitan Derby", Cerro's win over Nacional puts even more spice to the race against relegation, since Vaud and Pradera aren't getting points.

Canalave Dragons 3-3 Chiquito FC
Edmonton United 1-0 AS Vaud
Eterna Stars 1-0 Marinos Metropolis
Metropolis Alligators 0-2 Hamanos Athletic Club
SC Caimanes 2-2 Slateport Bulls
Pradera FC 2-4 Tannenberg FC
AD Cerro 3-2 Nacional
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-0 Fontvielle Impact
Ajax Carloburgo 1-1 AS Montreux
AS Bezieres 2-0 Nord Energie FC

Round 32 (October 1-2)

Fontvielle Impact and AS Bezieres became the first qualified sides to the play-offs with six matches to spare after defeating Pradera and Ajax. The champions, Canalave Dragons, are just two points away from the goal, with their win over Vaud, while the Alligators are still in fourth with their victory against old foes Tannenberg. We also had two thrillers: the 2-2 draw in the Eterna Derby between Bulls and Stars, and the 5-3 carnage which was the Nord Energie-Olympique match. Marinos are still losing points against direct rivals, and since no-one in the red zone won, things stay as they were before this weekend.

AS Vaud 1-3 Canalave Dragons
Marinos Metropolis 0-1 Chiquito FC
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-2 Edmonton United
Slateport Bulls 2-2 Eterna Stars
Tannenberg FC 0-1 Metropolis Alligators
Nacional 0-2 SC Caimanes
Fontvielle Impact 2-0 Pradera FC
AS Montreux 0-0 AD Cerro
Nord Energie FC 3-5 Olympique de Fontvielle
AS Bezieres 3-2 Ajax Carloburgo

Round 33 (October 15-16)

The Dragons join the list of qualified sides to the play-offs after defeating Marinos at their fortress, while the Alligators' rout of the Impact allowed them to virtually clinch their ticket to the next round. So that makes three (...or four?) real title contenders now. Meanwhile, Montreux were left without play-off chances with their large defeat in Campo Grande and will have to focus on avoiding relegation now. TFC, Hamanos and Chiquito are now in a 3-team race for two spots in the top 10, while Nacional's crucial win in Eterna City brings "Los Albos" back to life and, at the same time, it sends Vaud to the relegation zone, Pradera (who were slaughtered by Nord Energie) to the relegation play-off, and puts pressure on Ajax, Nord Energie (and, maybe Marinos).

Canalave Dragons 1-0 Marinos Metropolis
AS Vaud 0-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
Chiquito FC 2-1 Slateport Bulls
Edmonton United 2-1 Tannenberg FC
Eterna Stars 2-3 Nacional
Metropolis Alligators 3-0 Fontvielle Impact
SC Caimanes 4-1 AS Montreux
Pradera FC 1-6 Nord Energie FC
AD Cerro 0-5 AS Bezieres
Olympique de Fontvielle 0-0 Ajax Carloburgo

Round 34 (October 22-23)

Metropolis Alligators and Olympique de Fontvielle are now officially qualified to the play-offs with MA's draw in Fauxham, and Olympique's defeat of Cerro, while Bezieres are winning and getting closer to clinch first place, which would guarantee them an easier path to the Crown. Meanwhile, with Tannenberg's stunning loss to Vaud, Hamanos' draw with the Dragons, and Chiquito's defeat in Metropolis, the status quo for tenth place remained in place, while 7 teams are still fighting for salvation, with the posibility of an eighth team (Marinos) entering the conversation if it doesn't start getting points.

Hamanos Athletic Club 0-0 Canalave Dragons
Slateport Bulls 2-2 Marinos Metropolis
Tannenberg FC 0-2 AS Vaud
Nacional 2-1 Chiquito FC
Fontvielle Impact 1-2 Edmonton United
AS Montreux 4-2 Eterna Stars
Nord Energie FC 0-0 Metropolis Alligators
AS Bezieres 2-1 SC Caimanes
Ajax Carloburgo 0-5 Pradera FC
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-1 AD Cerro

Round 35 (October 29-30)

And now Edmonton and Slateport join the "final show" after defeating Nord Energie and Canalave Dragons, respectively, while, at the same time, both AS Bezieres and Fontvielle Impact clinched their berths to the play-off quarterfinals, and the Alligators stripped the Dragons of third place. Eterna Stars got closer to clinching a berth to the play-offs with their victory over Bezieres, while Nacional breathes life after seeing Ajax fall to the relegation play-off. Thirty-five matches and still no relegated sides? It looks like this season will have a thrilling final stretch.

Canalave Dragons 1-2 Slateport Bulls
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-0 Tannenberg FC
Marinos Metropolis 1-1 Nacional
AS Vaud 0-2 Fontvielle Impact
Chiquito FC 1-1 AS Montreux
Edmonton United 1-0 Nord Energie FC
Eterna Stars 2-0 AS Bezieres
Metropolis Alligators 2-0 Ajax Carloburgo
SC Caimanes 2-3 Olympique de Fontvielle
Pradera FC 1-0 AD Cerro

Round 36 (November 5-6)

With two matches left, things are starting to clarify in the top half of standings: four teams now directly qualified to the play-off quarterfinals: Bezieres, Impact, Olympique and MA, and other four teams with guaranteed ticket to the play-offs, but not to the quarterfinals: Dragons, Edmonton, Bulls and Stars. Hamanos and Tannenberg have the upper hand for the last two spots remaining against Chiquito, Marinos, and Caimanes (who didn't win, and relinquished part of their chances). And, nine teams are still with chances to be relegated, starting with Marinos and Caimanes, Ajax's draw against Edmonton (added to Nacional's loss to the Bulls) sends "Los Albos" back to the relegation play-off, while Montreux and Cerro are all but dead.

Tannenberg FC 2-1 Canalave Dragons
Nacional 0-3 Slateport Bulls
Fontvielle Impact 3-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
AS Montreux 1-1 Marinos Metropolis
Nord Energie FC 1-1 AS Vaud
AS Bezieres 2-1 Chiquito FC
Ajax Carloburgo 1-1 Edmonton United
Olympique de Fontvielle 4-0 Eterna Stars
AD Cerro 1-1 Metropolis Alligators
Pradera FC 2-2 SC Caimanes

Round 37 (November 12-13)

The penultimate week of regular season action has helped clarify many things: for example, the Dragons' win over Nacional qualified them to the quarterfinals, while at the same time left Nacional on the edge of the ledge. At the same time, Hamanos qualified to the play-in matches with their victory against Nord Energie, while Tannenberg's defeat to the Impact left Chiquito alive in the fight for the last spot to the finals. Caimanes and Marinos were left out of contention with their loses to MA and Bezieres, respectively, while Montreux and Cerro got relegated with their losses at the hands of Slateport and Edmonton, respectively. Coincidentally, both teams will fight for the last quarterfinal spot, while Nord Energie, Ajax, Vaud and Nacional will play for the last two spots in the next Super League season.

Canalave Dragons 1-0 Nacional
Tannenberg FC 0-1 Fontvielle Impact
Slateport Bulls 2-1 AS Montreux
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-0 Nord Energie FC
Marinos Metropolis 1-4 AS Bezieres
AS Vaud 1-0 Ajax Carloburgo
Chiquito FC 0-0 Olympique de Fontvielle
Edmonton United 3-1 AD Cerro
Eterna Stars 1-3 Pradera FC
Metropolis Alligators 2-1 SC Caimanes

Round 38 (November 20)

And the regular season ends with Tannenberg becoming the last qualified side to the play-offs with their win in Fauxham over Nord Energie, which rendered Chiquito's victory in Pradera useless. Bezieres defeated Slateport Bulls and sealed first place in the regular season, which guarantees them to face the worst seeded side coming from the play-in round in the quarterfinals. Edmonton took advantage of this and defeated Caimanes in order to seal a showdown against the Alligators in the quarterfinals, while Olympique and the Dragons will face each other. Meanwhile, Nacional got salvation with their victory over relegated outfit Montreux, which added to Ajax's loss to Hamanos sent the "Inmigrants" back to the B-League. Cerro bid farewell to the Super League in style, thrashing Vaud and dooming "Les Étudiants" to play the relegation play-off, which also helped Nord Energie despite losing to the "Citizens". And with that, let the true battle begin!

Fontvielle Impact 1-0 Canalave Dragons
AS Montreux 1-3 Nacional
Nord Energie FC 0-2 Tannenberg FC
AS Bezieres 1-0 Slateport Bulls
Ajax Carloburgo 0-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-1 Marinos Metropolis
AD Cerro 6-1 AS Vaud
Pradera FC 0-2 Chiquito FC
SC Caimanes 1-2 Edmonton United
Metropolis Alligators 1-1 Eterna Stars

Final League Standings:

Team                              P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 AS Bezieres                  38  23   8   7  68  40  +28  77
  2 Fontvielle Impact            38  23   6   9  55  33  +22  75
  3 Metropolis Alligators        38  19  11   8  65  35  +30  68
  4 Olympique de Fontvielle      38  19  10   9  61  46  +15  67
  5 Canalave Dragons             38  19   8  11  66  43  +23  65
  6 Edmonton United              38  18   9  11  55  46   +9  63
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  7 Slateport Bulls              38  17  10  11  56  37  +19  61
  8 Eterna Stars                 38  14  13  11  48  45   +3  55
  9 Hamanos Athletic Club        38  15  10  13  39  43   -4  55
 10 Tannenberg FC                38  15   6  17  49  47   +2  51
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 11 Chiquito FC                  38  11  16  11  40  43   -3  49
 12 Pradera FC                   38  12   8  18  45  60  -15  44
 13 Marinos Metropolis           38   9  16  13  42  46   -4  43
 14 SC Caimanes                  38  11   9  18  46  54   -8  42
 15 Nacional                     38  12   5  21  37  57  -20  41
 16 Nord Energie FC              38   9  12  17  40  49   -9  39
 17 AS Vaud                      38  11   6  21  40  66  -26  39 P-O
 18 Ajax Carloburgo              38   9  11  18  35  54  -19  38 REL
 19 AD Cerro                     38   9   9  20  40  67  -27  36 REL
 20 AS Montreux                  38   7  13  18  31  47  -16  34 REL

Valladar Super League Final Play-Offs

Play-In Round:

Slateport Bulls (7) 2-3 (10) Tannenberg FC

Eterna Stars (8) 0-0 (9) Hamanos Athletic Club (1-0 AET)

Quarterfinals:

Edmonton United (6) 1-1 Metropolis Alligators (3)
Metropolis Alligators (3) 4-2 Edmonton United (6) (5-3 agg)

Eterna Stars (8) 2-2 Fontvielle Impact (2)
Fontvielle Impact (2) 0-1 Eterna Stars (8) (2-3 agg)

Canalave Dragons (5) 1-1 Olympique de Fontvielle (4)
Olympique de Fontvielle (4) 0-2 Canalave Dragons (5) (1-3 agg)

Tannenberg FC (10) 0-0 AS Bezieres (1)
AS Bezieres (1) 3-2 Tannenberg FC (10) (3-2 agg)

Semi-Finals:

Eterna Stars (8) 4-1 Metropolis Alligators (3)
Metropolis Alligators (3) 2-0 Eterna Stars (8) (3-4 agg)

Canalave Dragons (5) 1-1 AS Bezieres (1)
AS Bezieres (1) 1-1 Canalave Dragons (5) (1-1 AET, 2-2 agg, 3-2 PKs)

The Canalave Crown (Sponsored by UltraTeam):

THE CANALAVE CROWN: AS Bezieres vs Eterna Stars


Dragon Stadium - Canalave (Att: 34,785)

AS Bezieres 0-1 Eterna Stars (Zornoza 87')

CHAMPIONS
Eterna Stars (2nd title)

Valladar B-League Final Standings

Pos   Team                           P   W   D   L  GF  GA   GD  Pts
  1 Gatineau UC 98                  38  22   8   8  66  44  +22  74  CH - SBCC
  2 Dynamo Metropolis               38  20  10   8  58  37  +21  70  P - SBCC
  3 Hoxford Rovers                  38  21   5  12  68  49  +19  68  P/O
  4 AC Tallin                       38  20   7  11  60  44  +16  67  P/O
  5 FC Fauxham                      38  19   9  10  63  39  +24  66  P/O
  6 RC Belfort                      38  18  10  10  58  40  +18  64  P/O
  7 Valencia FC                     38  19   6  13  68  49  +19  63
  8 RC Corania                      38  17  12   9  43  31  +12  63
  9 Servette FC                     38  18   7  13  62  59   +3  61
 10 Universitario de Maldonado      38  17   9  12  62  49  +13  60
 11 Deportivo Aguablanca            38  15  14   9  59  46  +13  59
 12 FC Columbus                     38  17   8  13  58  49   +9  59
 13 Cardenales FC                   38  13   8  17  54  59   -5  47
 14 Tessano FC                      38  11  10  17  56  66  -10  43
 15 FC Borderville                  38  11   8  19  41  55  -14  41
 16 Deportivo Lomas                 38   9  10  19  38  48  -10  37
 17 Bretford Royals                 38   9  10  19  54  68  -14  37  REL
 18 AC Talamonte                    38   8   7  23  34  69  -35  31  REL
 19 CR Palmas                       38   8   3  27  30  79  -49  27  REL
 20 Minault United                  38   3   9  26  27  79  -52  18  REL

Valladar B-League Final Play-Offs

Semi-Finals:

RC Belfort (6) 1-1 (3) Hoxford Rovers
Hoxford Rovers (3) 3-0 (6) RC Belfort
Agg: Hoxford Rovers 4-1 RC Belfort

FC Fauxham (5) 2-2 (4) AC Tallin
AC Tallin (4) 1-1 (5) FC Fauxham
Agg: AC Tallin 3-3 FC Fauxham (AC Tallin advances on away goals rule)

Final:

AC Tallin (4) 2-0 (3) Hoxford Rovers
Hoxford Rovers (3) 0-1 (4) AC Tallin
Agg: Hoxford Rovers 0-3 AC Tallin

Promotion-Relegation Play-Off: AS Vaud vs. Hoxford Rovers

Hoxford Rovers 0-1 AS Vaud
AS Vaud 2-1 Hoxford Rovers (3-1 agg)

Thus, AS Vaud keep their place in the next Valladar Super League season.

SUMMARY OF THE SEASON:

Regular Season Premier: AS Bezieres
Canalave Crown Champion: Eterna Stars
Canalave Crown Runner-Up: AS Bezieres
Relegated Teams: Ajax Carloburgo, AD Cerro, AS Montreux
Promoted Teams: Gatineau UC 98, Dynamo Metropolis, AC Tallin

Top Scorers:

1. Yoan Gignac (Fontvielle Impact): 24 goals (Golden Boot)
2. Artzeiz Zornoza (Astograth, Eterna Stars): 23 goals (Silver Boot)
3. Jerôme Revault (AS Bezieres): 23 goals (Bronze Boot)
4. Frank Zapata (Tannenberg FC): 22 goals
5. Néider Riascos (Slateport Bulls): 22 goals

INTERNATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

TakilQuip Champions' Cup 35:
Eterna Stars - Canalave Crown Winners (Champions Path)
AS Bezieres - Canalave Crown Runners-up (Non-Champions Path)

Globe Cup 32:
Metropolis Alligators - Valladar Super League best-placed playoff semifinalist
Canalave Dragons - Valladar Super League playoff semifinalist
Fontvielle Impact - Valladar Super League best-placed non-semifinalist

AalborgPettersen Series B Champions' Cup 32:
Gatineau UC 98 - Valladar B-League Champions
Dynamo Metropolis - Valladar B-League Runners-up
AC Tallin - Valladar B-League Final Play-Off Winners
Hoxford Rovers - Valladar B-League Final Play-Off Runners-up

Cygnus Cup 10:
TBD - King's Shield winners

by **Valladares** » Sat Nov 12, 2011 1:52 pm

THE KING'S SHIELD - TENTH EDITION

And welcome again to another edition of the King's Shield, the tenth one. 128 teams from all over the nation, competing in the five divisions of professional football in Valladares, squared off against each other for an additional international berth (the Cygnus Cup berth). Unlike previous Shield editions, this one wasn't mainly played at the start of the season, due to a "small conflict" between the VFA and the ANFUTPRO (Asociación Nacional de Futbolistas Profesionales; English: National Association of Professional Footballers), resulting in the cup being pushed towards the end of the season. Without further ado, here are the results (Due to broadcast and scheduling conflicts, the first two rounds were not as extensively covered as the latter stages of the tournament):

Bellavista Jets 1-3 AS Bezieres
AS Bezieres 3-0 Bellavista Jets (6-1 agg)

Hamilton Rockets 5-1 AS Laval-Avignon
AS Laval-Avignon 0-1 Hamilton Rockets (1-6 agg)

Alianza Antioquia 2-2 Tannenberg FC
Tannenberg FC 2-0 Alianza Antioquia (4-2 agg)

FC Sillimus 2-1 Carolina Rangers
Carolina Rangers 0-1 FC Sillimus (1-3 agg)

Bretford Royals 1-3 Slateport Bulls
Slateport Bulls 3-0 Bretford Royals (6-1 agg)

FC Townsville 1-0 Danubio FC
Danubio FC 1-1 FC Townsville (1-2 agg)

Leeward Tech FC 1-2 Tarragona FC
Tarragona FC 1-0 Leeward Tech FC (3-1 agg)

Santacruz FC 2-2 CS Clermont
CS Clermont 1-1 Santacruz FC (3-3 agg) (CS Clermont wins on away goals rule)

Hoxford Rovers 3-0 Mountain United
Mountain United 1-1 Hoxford Rovers (1-4 agg)

RC Belfort 2-0 Pumas Maldonado
Pumas Maldonado 1-2 RC Belfort (1-4 agg)

Étoile de l'Ouest 2-0 Belleville Rovers
Belleville Rovers 0-4 Étoile de l'Ouest (0-6 agg)

San Luis FC 0-1 Operário FC
Operário FC 0-2 San Luis FC (1-2 agg)

AS Mont-Blanc 0-1 ASB Academie
ASB Academie 1-1 AS Mont-Blanc (2-1 agg)

EC Comercial 0-0 Valencia FC
Valencia FC 3-1 EC Comercial (3-1 agg)

Defensores de Neuquén 2-0 Deportivo Angostura
Deportivo Angostura 2-1 Defensores de Neuquén (2-3 agg)

Deportivo Lomas 3-1 SC Tabatinga
SC Tabatinga 0-2 Deportivo Lomas (1-5 agg)

AC Tallin 3-0 Isla Nueva FC
Isla Nueva FC 2-4 AC Tallin (2-7 agg)

Estudiantes de Colón 2-0 Patriotas FC
Patriotas FC 1-1 Estudiantes de Colón (1-3 agg)

Atlas SC 1-4 Edmonton United
Edmonton United 2-2 Atlas SC (6-3 agg)

FC Fauxham 3-0 Mineros de Talamonte
Mineros de Talamonte 3-4 FC Fauxham (3-7 agg)

Neuchâtel-Sport 2-0 Metropolis City FC
Metropolis City FC 0-0 Neuchâtel-Sport (0-2 agg)

Carloburgo Phoenix 2-0 Adelaide Heart
Adelaide Heart 0-1 Carloburgo Phoenix (0-3 agg)

AS Lausanne 0-2 SC Caimanes
SC Caimanes 2-0 AS Lausanne (4-0 agg)

Servette FC 2-0 Alejandría SC
Alejandría SC 1-1 Servette FC (1-3 agg)

Potros de Slateport 1-1 Dynamo Metropolis
Dynamo Metropolis 1-1 Potros de Slateport (3-1 AET, 4-2 agg)

Adelaide Kickers 0-1 Real Colón
Real Colón 1-0 Adelaide Kickers (2-0 agg)

Clermont FC 1-2 CR Palmas
CR Palmas 1-0 Clermont FC (3-1 agg)

AC St. Louis 0-2 FC Borderville
FC Borderville 3-1 AC St. Louis (5-1 agg)

Newcastle Town 1-1 Trois-Rivières Athletic
Trois-Rivières Athletic 2-0 Newcastle Town (3-1 agg)

Gatineau UC 98 1-0 AC Valencia
AC Valencia 0-1 Gatineau UC 98 (0-2 agg)

Olympique de Fontvielle 4-1 FC Portland
FC Portland 0-1 Olympique de Fontvielle (1-5 agg)

Real Pradera 0-1 FC Columbus
FC Columbus 2-0 Real Pradera (3-0 agg)

Marinos Metropolis 3-0 AC Foix
AC Foix 1-2 Marinos Metropolis (1-5 agg)

Atlético Poblado 3-0 Canalave Rangers
Canalave Rangers 2-2 Atlético Poblado (2-5 agg)

Port Arthur Warriors 1-1 Nord Energie FC
Nord Energie FC 1-0 Port Arthur Warriors (2-1 agg)

Port Arthur FC 3-0 Villaznia AC
Villaznia AC 1-0 Port Arthur FC (1-3 agg)

Kingsville Reds 0-0 FC Coulombes
FC Coulombes 0-1 Kingsville Reds (0-1 agg)

Cardenales FC 0-4 Canalave Dragons
Canalave Dragons 2-0 Cardenales FC (6-0 agg)

Tessano FC 0-2 Toril Beavers
Toril Beavers 1-1 Tessano FC (3-1 agg)

Sion OSC 0-0 Vancouver Indians
Vancouver Indians 1-1 Sion OSC (1-1 agg) (Sion OSC wins on away goals rule)

Sporting Edmonton 0-1 Orléans FC
Orléans FC 1-0 Sporting Edmonton (2-0 agg)

Eterna Celtic 0-2 RC Corania
RC Corania 1-1 Eterna Celtic (3-1 agg)

Cartago FC 1-2 SC Alcázares
SC Alcázares 1-1 Cartago FC (3-2 agg)

Borderville Rogues 0-0 Corumbá EC
Corumbá EC 0-0 Borderville Rogues (1-0 AET, 1-0 agg)

Chiquito FC 3-2 Branta Union
Branta Union 2-0 Chiquito FC (4-3 agg)

Hamanos Athletic Club 2-1 Eterna Stars
Eterna Stars 5-2 Hamanos Athletic Club (6-4 agg)

Atlético Robles 2-0 Stanford United
Stanford United 1-1 Atlético Robles (1-3 agg)

Atlético Pavia 1-0 Curzon FC
Curzon FC 2-0 Atlético Pavia (2-1 agg)

Nacional 1-1 Pradera FC
Pradera FC 0-1 Nacional (1-2 agg)

RC Victoria 3-1 Sillimus Islanders FC
Sillimus Islanders FC 1-2 RC Victoria (2-5 agg)

Vitória Maldonado 4-0 Rexam
Rexam 0-0 Vitória Maldonado (0-4 agg)

Minault United 0-1 Hoxford Athletic
Hoxford Athletic 0-2 Minault United (1-2 agg)

Reno Victory 1-2 Fontvielle Impact
Fontvielle Impact 2-0 Reno Victory (4-1 agg)

Northport Bears 1-1 Ajax Carloburgo
Ajax Carloburgo 6-1 Northport Bears (7-2 agg)

AS Montreux 2-1 SC Río Laguna
SC Río Laguna 1-3 AS Montreux (2-5 agg)

Columbus Cannons 1-1 Olympique de Coulombes
Olympique de Coulombes 2-1 Columbus Cannons (3-2 agg)

AC Talamonte 2-1 Adelaide City FC
Adelaide City FC 0-1 AC Talamonte (1-3 agg)

Victoria United 1-3 Deportivo Aguablanca
Deportivo Aguablanca 0-0 Victoria United (3-1 agg)

Swangard FC 1-1 Metropolis Alligators
Metropolis Alligators 2-0 Swangard FC (3-1 agg)

Bohemians Metropolis 0-1 Gatineau Athletic Club
Gatineau Athletic Club 1-2 Bohemians Metropolis (2-2 agg) (Bohemians Metropolis wins on away goals rule)

AS Vaud 2-0 Salvador FC
Salvador FC 1-1 AS Vaud (1-3 agg)

Universitario de Maldonado 1-0 Club Osum
Club Osum 0-0 Universitario de Maldonado (0-1 agg)

Northport Mariners 2-1 Richmond City
Richmond City 2-2 Northport Mariners (3-4 agg)

AD Cerro 3-1 Punta del Sur FC
Punta del Sur FC 1-3 AD Cerro (2-6 agg)

CS Clermont 1-2 Carloburgo Phoenix
Carloburgo Phoenix 1-0 CS Clermont (3-1 agg)

Olympique de Coulombes 3-2 SC Caimanes
SC Caimanes 2-1 Olympique de Coulombes (4-4 agg) (SC Caimanes wins on away goals rule)

FC Borderville 1-0 Vitória Maldonado
Vitória Maldonado 0-2 FC Borderville (0-3 agg)

AC Tallin 1-1 Eterna Stars
Eterna Stars 0-3 AC Tallin (1-4 agg)

AS Bezieres 3-1 Hoxford Rovers
Hoxford Rovers 3-1 AS Bezieres (3-2 AET, 4-5 agg)

Minault United 2-1 Port Arthur FC
Port Arthur FC 3-0 Minault United (4-2 agg)

Metropolis Alligators 4-0 Toril Beavers
Toril Beavers 0-0 Metropolis Alligators (0-4 agg)

Kingsville Reds 0-3 Universitario de Maldonado
Universitario de Maldonado 3-2 Kingsville Reds (6-2 agg)

Curzon FC 0-2 ASB Academie
ASB Academie 0-2 Curzon FC (1-2 AET, 3-2 agg)

Canalave Dragons 2-1 Tarragona FC
Tarragona FC 0-3 Canalave Dragons (1-5 agg)

RC Victoria 2-1 SC Alcázares
SC Alcázares 1-1 RC Victoria (2-3 agg)

Gatineau UC 98 0-0 Ajax Carloburgo
Ajax Carloburgo 1-2 Gatineau UC 98 (1-2 agg)

Deportivo Aguablanca 2-2 AS Montreux
AS Montreux 2-0 Deportivo Aguablanca (4-2 agg)

Olympique de Fontvielle 3-0 CR Palmas
CR Palmas 0-2 Olympique de Fontvielle (0-5 agg)

San Luis FC 0-5 RC Corania
RC Corania 4-1 San Luis FC (9-1 agg)

Northport Mariners 0-1 RC Belfort
RC Belfort 1-0 Northport Mariners (2-0 agg)

FC Fauxham 1-1 Nord Energie FC
Nord Energie FC 3-1 FC Fauxham (4-2 agg)

AC Talamonte 1-4 FC Columbus
FC Columbus 1-1 AC Talamonte (5-2 agg)

Defensores de Neuquén 1-1 Slateport Bulls
Slateport Bulls 2-2 Defensores de Neuquén (3-3 agg) (Defensores de Neuquén wins on away goals rule)

Servette FC 2-1 AS Vaud
AS Vaud 3-0 Servette FC (4-2 agg)

FC Sillimus 1-2 FC Townsville
FC Townsville 3-0 FC Sillimus (5-1 agg)

Orléans FC 0-0 Real Colón
Real Colón 3-1 Orléans FC (3-1 agg)

Corumbá EC 1-1 Hamilton Rockets
Hamilton Rockets 1-1 Corumbá EC (1-1 AET, 2-2 agg, 2-1 PKs)

Sion OSC 0-0 Bohemians Metropolis
Bohemians Metropolis 1-0 Sion OSC (1-0 agg)

Deportivo Lomas 4-2 Neuchâtel-Sport
Neuchâtel-Sport 0-1 Deportivo Lomas (2-5 agg)

Fontvielle Impact 4-0 Estudiantes de Colón
Estudiantes de Colón 1-1 Fontvielle Impact (1-5 agg)

Étoile de l'Ouest 1-3 Atlético Robles
Atlético Robles 5-2 Étoile de l'Ouest (8-3 agg)

Nacional 1-1 Dynamo Metropolis
Dynamo Metropolis 1-1 Nacional (1-1 AET, 2-2 agg, 2-1 PKs)

AD Cerro 3-0 Branta Union
Branta Union 1-1 AD Cerro (1-4 agg)

Atlético Poblado 1-1 Trois-Rivières Athletic
Trois-Rivières Athletic 2-0 Atlético Poblado (3-1 agg)

Valencia FC 1-2 Tannenberg FC
Tannenberg FC 1-1 Valencia FC (3-2 agg)

Marinos Metropolis 1-1 Edmonton United
Edmonton United 1-1 Marinos Metropolis (1-1 AET, 2-2 agg, 1-2 PKs)

Round of 32
Atlético Robles 1-3 FC Borderville
FC Borderville 1-0 Atlético Robles (4-1 agg)

AS Vaud 0-2 RC Belfort
RC Belfort 2-1 AS Vaud (4-1 agg)

Hamilton Rockets 0-1 Marinos Metropolis
Marinos Metropolis 0-1 Hamilton Rockets (1-1 AET, 2-1 agg)

Bohemians Metropolis 1-1 Tannenberg FC
Tannenberg FC 2-1 Bohemians Metropolis (3-2 agg)

Port Arthur FC 0-1 Carloburgo Phoenix
Carloburgo Phoenix 1-1 Port Arthur FC (2-1 agg)

Defensores de Neuquén 0-2 RC Victoria
RC Victoria 0-1 Defensores de Neuquén (2-1 agg)

FC Townsville 0-2 Gatineau UC 98
Gatineau UC 98 2-1 FC Townsville (4-1 agg)

AC Tallin 0-1 FC Columbus
FC Columbus 2-1 AC Tallin (3-1 agg)

Fontvielle Impact 0-2 Nord Energie FC
Nord Energie FC 1-3 Fontvielle Impact (3-3 agg) (Fontvielle Impact wins on away goals rule)

Real Colón 0-2 ASB Academie
ASB Academie 5-2 Real Colón (7-2 agg)

SC Caimanes 1-5 Canalave Dragons
Canalave Dragons 1-0 SC Caimanes (6-1 agg)

AS Montreux 0-5 Metropolis Alligators
Metropolis Alligators 5-1 AS Montreux (10-1 agg)

Trois-Rivières Athletic 0-3 Universitario de Maldonado
Universitario de Maldonado 0-1 Trois-Rivières Athletic (3-1 agg)

AD Cerro 0-2 Dynamo Metropolis
Dynamo Metropolis 0-2 AD Cerro (2-2 AET, 4-2 agg)

Deportivo Lomas 2-1 RC Corania
RC Corania 2-0 Deportivo Lomas (3-2 agg)

AS Bezieres 1-0 Olympique de Fontvielle
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-2 AS Bezieres (1-3 agg)

It's the Round of 32 and things are starting to clarify for the 16 teams still in competence after this round: Metropolis Alligators continue as solid favorites to claim the Shield after crushing Montreux in their two meetings, Bezieres won a heated "all-Foix match" against Olympique, the Dragons still in their quest to get the only "big" Valladar trophy they lack, and TFC, Marinos, and the Impact advancing to the following round after being scared by Bohemians and Hamilton Rockets (both in 3rd division), and Nord Energie, respectively. Belfort got revenge and knocked Vaud out of the competition in the Derby du Gatineau, and Cerro were eliminated on extra time at the hands of Dynamo. RC Victoria, Carloburgo Phoenix, and Bezieres' feeder team are the Tercera Liga representatives in the next round.

Round of 16
Gatineau UC 98 2-2 RC Victoria
RC Victoria 3-0 Gatineau UC 98 (5-2 agg)

Carloburgo Phoenix 1-3 FC Columbus
FC Columbus 2-1 Carloburgo Phoenix (5-2 agg)

FC Borderville 1-2 Fontvielle Impact
Fontvielle Impact 0-2 FC Borderville (2-3 agg)

Universitario de Maldonado 1-1 RC Corania
RC Corania 1-1 Universitario de Maldonado (1-2 AET, 2-3 agg)

Marinos Metropolis 2-1 Metropolis Alligators
Metropolis Alligators 0-2 Marinos Metropolis (1-4 agg)

RC Belfort 3-1 Dynamo Metropolis
Dynamo Metropolis 0-1 RC Belfort (1-4 agg)

ASB Academie 0-6 Tannenberg FC
Tannenberg FC 3-1 ASB Academie (9-1 agg)

Canalave Dragons 0-1 AS Bezieres
AS Bezieres 0-1 Canalave Dragons (0-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 0-2 PKs)

Only 8 teams still survive after this round, in which we had a couple of interesting showdowns: the first, Clásico Metropolitano between Marinos and Metropolis Alligators, in which Marinos shocked their old foes and left them out of contention, and VSL semifinal replay between Canalave Dragons and AS Bezieres, which went again to penalty kicks, with the Dragons emerging as victors. The "Citizens" utterly shattered ASB Academie, and with Fontvielle Impact's shocking exit from the tournament at the hands of Borderville, they are left along with the Dragons as the strongest candidates to win the Shield.

Quarter-Finals
FC Columbus 3-0 FC Borderville
FC Borderville 0-1 FC Columbus (0-4 agg)

Universitario de Maldonado 1-0 RC Victoria
RC Victoria 2-0 Universitario de Maldonado (2-1 agg)

Canalave Dragons 2-4 RC Belfort
RC Belfort 0-3 Canalave Dragons (4-5 agg)

Marinos Metropolis 1-0 Tannenberg FC
Tannenberg FC 3-0 Marinos Metropolis (3-1 agg)

Despite having lost their first legs at the hands of Marinos and Belfort, respectively, Tannenberg FC and Canalave Dragons managed to successfully turn around their situations and put themselves comfortably installed in the tournament's semifinals. FC Borderville were unable to give another shock, as their history in this Shield edition came to an end in this round with their loss to Columbus, while RC Victoria have seized the surprise package role with their qualification to the semifinals, eliminating Universitario de Maldonado in the process.

Semi-Finals
FC Columbus 1-2 Canalave Dragons
Canalave Dragons 1-1 FC Columbus (3-2 agg)

RC Victoria 0-3 Tannenberg FC
Tannenberg FC 4-0 RC Victoria (7-0 agg)

And, like most people expected, Canalave Dragons and Tannenberg FC will travel to Metropolis to play the final match of this King's Shield. The Dragons had a tough cookie called Columbus as rival, while the "Citizens" ended RC Victoria's surprising campaign with two overwhelming victories. Seems like this final match will be the most thrilling one in ages...

Final - Played @ Alexander I National Stadium, Swangard-Metropolis (Att. 43,507)
Canalave Dragons 1-4 Tannenberg FC

Congratulations to Tannenberg FC, the winners of the tenth King's Shield!

With this title, Tannenberg FC have earned the right to represent Valladares in the next Cygnus Cup.

by **Valladares** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 12:25 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY BANCO ECONÔMICO
TWENTY-FIRST SEASON (PREVIEW - PART I)

Here it comes! The twenty-first edition of one of the most "balanced" leagues in the multiverse is about to kick off, and now we'll take a look at each of the twenty candidates to win the Canalave Crown, who are the favorites to reach (at least) the play-offs and who could be a surprise package this season (yes, HAC, we're pointing fingers at you...). So, without further ado, here we have this preview!

(Key: Best three players in bold, foreigners in italics)

AC Tallin:

Full Name: Athletic Club Tallin
Nicknames: The Southern Gunners, The White-Reds
Stadium: Parken Road Stadium, Carloburgo, Mountbatten (Cap. 13,500)
Honours: None
Chairman: George Bradley
Director of Football: Samuel Carrera
Coach: Gonzalo García
Lineup (4-2-2-2): Phillips - Carrero, Andersen, McGaven, Russell (C) - Girard, Rosero, Sierra, Pereira - Aldemar, Galtier
Kit Sponsor: Dashka Motors (Automobile manufacturer)
Last Season: Valladar B-League, 4th - Playoffs: Winner (Promoted)
Commentary: Tallin are back to the Super League without high expectations. They know they lack of enough resources to even be considered a contender for a play-off spot, and their Board knows that avoiding relegation will be for them like winning a championship.
The Pundit's Prediction: The Southern Gunners are one of the weakest teams in the league for this upcoming season, and have no "bomb" signings. Winning twelve points against Vaud and Nord Energie will be vital for their aspirations. 18th, and relegated.

AS Bezieres:

Full Name: Association Sportive de Bezieres
Nicknames: Les Rouges (The Reds), Les Démons (The Devils), L'ASB (The ASB), Les Aigles (The Eagles)
Stadium: Stade Jules Picot, Bezieres, Foix (Cap. 38,000)
Honours: 4 Valladar Super League titles (VSL 10, 11, 13, 16), 2 King's Shields (KS 5, 9)
Chairman: Rèmy de Saint-Lorent
Director of Football: Luis da Lima
Coach: Jean-Pierre Aulas
Lineup (4-3-3): Moore - Lores, Alzach, Rubiano, Rousseau - Lamont (C), Vercoutre, Limia - Revault, Collazos, Uribe
Kit Sponsor: Hydro-Foix (Electric utilites)
Last Season: Valladar Super League, 1st - Playoffs: Runners-up
Commentary: Despite being the best team last season, Les Rouges were unable to confirm this with their fifth Canalave Crown win, with a loss to Eterna Stars in the final. Once again, ASB head to the new season as one of the favorites (Big 5 pressure), the question is, will they transform their four stars into a single star with a "5" on it, like the one the Alligators have?
The Pundit's Prediction: As long as Rèmy de Saint-Lorent keeps running smoothly this team, it'll be difficult to stop Les Rouges from getting their coveted fifth title this time. Jean-Pierre Aulas has had enough time to turn this team into a winning machine. 1st, winners in play-offs.

AS Vaud:

Full Name: Association Sportive de Vaud-Gatineau
Nicknames: Les Étudiants (The Students)
Stadium: Stade Omnisports Gatineau, Gatineau, Foix (Cap. 17,500)
Honours: None
Chairman: Lucien Delmont
Director of Football: Fabrice Fevrier
Coach: Louis Leclanché
Lineup (4-4-2): Francis - Jones, Richardson, Velmont, Silvera - Ruiz, Díaz, Sandro (C), Ortega - Carrasso, Payet
Kit Sponsor: None
Last Season: Valladar Super League, 17th - Promotion/Relegation Playoff: Winner
Commentary: Les Étudiants were in trouble in their play-off match in Hoxford against the Rovers, however, Hoxford's anxiety saved Vaud from doom and kept them in the Super League. This team is a loose cannon, it's unknown what to expect from them this season. Certainly the first half of the season will be crucial to see what this team can do.
The Pundit's Prediction: Vaud, Vaud, Vaud...they don't look as strong as they used to be in order to be called a surprise package in previous seasons. Relegation fights for them, and no losses to Tallin to avoid any lethal blows. 16th.

Canalave Dragons:

Full Name: Canalave Dragons Football Club
Nicknames: The Dragons
Stadium: Dragon Stadium, Canalave, Eterna (Cap. 35,000)
Honours: 1 Valladar Super League title (VSL 19)
Chairman: Efraín Guzmán
Director of Football: George Smith
Coach: Yves Rexach
Lineup (4-4-2): Vega (C) - Perea, Sánchez, Aljure, Lacombe - Carreño, Silva, Jefferson, McAllister - Thomas, Leclerc
Kit Sponsor: Mercantil Bank (Financial services)
Last Season: Valladar Super League, 5th - Playoffs: Semi-finals
Commentary: One of the hottest teams in the Super League as of now, the Dragons come to this new season as a "sure pick" for a spot in the playoffs, and also as contenders for international competitions. Dragon Stadium is ready to celebrate a second Canalave Crown win by the home team, and this team is more than capable of getting the Crown.
The Pundit's Prediction: The Dragons will be out to hunt the "Big 5", but this pundit thinks their fuel won't last longer than the playoff semifinals, like the last time. They must be considered a serious contender for UICA qualification, though. 5th, semifinalists in play-offs.

Chiquito FC:

Full Name: Corporación Deportiva Chiquito Fútbol Club
Nicknames: Os Verdes (The Greens)
Stadium: Estádio Estadual Armando Bozzelli, Campo Grande, Chiquito (Cap. 50,000)
Honours: None
Chairman: Nazário Salgado
Director of Football: Alexis Conte
Coach: John Clark
Lineup (4-3-3): Williams - Sinclair, Hortúa, Rosero, Cifuentes (C) - Castroneves, Gomes, Merchant - Barrera, Méndez, Torres
Kit Sponsor: AlfaCredit Bank (Financial services)
Last Season: Valladar Super League, 11th - Playoffs: Did not qualify
Commentary: Chiquito are, alongside Pradera FC, the only teams from a state capital who have not qualified for a final stage of the Valladar Super League. And it seems the Board members don't want this to change any time soon. However, despite all their internal problems, Chiquito only lost their playoff chances last season in the last matchday. Because of this, the "Verdes" can have some hope for the upcoming season.
The Pundit's Prediction: Chiquito are a "light" team who must undergo an urgent renovating process before they find themselves involved in relegation contention. The pundit does not think they can be any close to playoff placement. 12th.

Dynamo Metropolis:

Full Name: Football Club Dynamo Metropolis
Nicknames: Dynamo, The Orange
Stadium: City of Metropolis Stadium, Metropolis, District of Metropolis (Cap. 47,826)
Honours: None
Chairman: Lucy Simmonds
Director of Football: James Ackermann
Coach: Jason Vermes
Lineup (4-5-1): Carle - Ramírez, Wilson, Fuentes (C), Toro - Lacroix, Richards, Lúcio, Álvarez, Plazas - Pedrinho
Kit Sponsor: MetroEnergy (Electric utilities)
Last Season: Valladar B-League, 2nd (Promoted)
Commentary: Dynamo Metropolis come back to the Super League to take Cerro's place as the "fourth Metropolitan team" in the Super League. Although they were (along with Gatineau) lords and masters of the B-League, everyone knows the Super League is a very different thing, and Dynamo's squad may not be prepared for that challenge yet. Youngster Pedrinho is, however, a player to follow, although he was not called up for the 20th Di Bradini Cup in Valanora.
The Pundit's Prediction: By far the weakest team in the Super League, they're not expected to finish outside the relegation zone. 20th, and relegated.

Edmonton United:

Full Name: Edmonton United Football Club
Nicknames: The Monties, The Blue-Blacks
Stadium: Albert Field, Edmonton, Normandie (Cap. 20,000)
Honours: 1 King's Shield (KS 8 )
Chairman: Óscar Romero
Director of Football: Louis Nicholls
Coach: Guy Dickson
Lineup (4-4-2): Vélez - Mera, Lamoroux, Kurt, Lima - Rodríguez (C), Daley, Johnson, Paulo Jr. - Hall, Gillespie
Kit Sponsor: Edmonton Credit Union (Financial services)
Last Season: Valladar Super League, 6th - Playoffs: Quarterfinals
Commentary: The Monties are strong, as always, and that makes them a team to take into account in the UICA contention. Last time, the Alligators destroyed their hopes of returning to at least the Globe Cup, but this season Edmonton look more dangerous than ever, with some players like Freddie Gillespie, Scott Daley from FSSO, and academy prospect Paulo Júnior. So watch out for this team!
The Pundit's Prediction: The Monties are a good team to fight with the Dragons and Olympique for an UICA berth. However, they don't have the profile of a potential semifinalist, so their season will end in the playoff quarterfinals again. 7th. Quarterfinalists in play-offs.

Eterna Stars:

Full Name: Eterna Stars Football Club
Nicknames: The Stars, The Yellows
Stadium: Alain Tramontin Stadium, Eterna City, Eterna (Cap. 55,000)
Honours: 2 Valladar Super League titles (VSL 2, 20), 1 King's Shield (KS 1)
Chairman: Maurice Dufrasne
Director of Football: Joseph Lennon
Coach: Leonard Gillet
Lineup (4-4-2): Mezaguez - Thompson, Calheira, Palacios, Millers - Reyes (C), Rivas, Andrade, Torres - Zornoza, Carrick
Kit Sponsor: Bavaria (Beverages) - KolaLoka brand displayed on shirt
Last Season: Valladar Super League, 7th - Playoffs: Winners
Commentary: And here we have the champions, with Astograthian Artzeiz Zornoza commanding the best Stars team in a long time. They've got a strong defense, a balanced midfield and a demolishing offense. Is this the start of a new glorious era for the Stars? Time will tell...
The Pundit's Prediction: Eterna's win in the Canalave Crown shows this team is capable of doing big things...well, they're a Big team anyways. However, this pundit doesn't see them repeating last season's feat. 8th. Quarterfinalists in play-offs.

Fontvielle Impact:

Full Name: Impact de Fontvielle Football Club
Nicknames: Les Bleus (The Blues), L'Impact (The Impact)
Stadium: Stade de la Frontière, Fontvielle, Foix (Cap. 36,500)
Honours: 3 Valladar Super League titles (VSL 5, 8, 9), 1 King's Shield (KS 2)
Chairman: Antoine Tamount
Director of Football: Alain Tamount
Coach: Guy Royal
Lineup (4-3-3): Lacombe - Lavoisier, Salazar, Millar, Demont - Perrin, Romero (C), Bársenas - Gignac, Villa, de Roux
Kit Sponsor: Tamount (Food)
Last Season: Valladar Super League, 2nd - Playoffs: Quarterfinals
Commentary: The Impact are going for it this time. Their early exit from the playoffs, after ending in second place during the regular season forced the owners to look for foreign talent in order to make the final push to their fourth title...and what a player they found: Erathi "impact" striker Ricardo Villa, who became the "boom" signing for this season after being suddenly left with no team. If their offensive line manages to inspire fear as expected, the Impact will surely cruise to a fourth title with ease.
The Pundit's Prediction: With their new "boom signing", Impact's offense is expected to be as dangerous as MA's one. A high-tension Derby du Foix in the Canalave Crown is something most people would expect this season. 2nd. Canalave Crown runners-up.

Gatineau UC 98:

Full Name: Gatineau Union Club 98
Nicknames: Les Chevaliers d'Or (The Golden Knights), Le GUC (The GUC)
Stadium: Stade Omnisports Gatineau, Gatineau, Foix (Cap. 17,500)
Honours: None
Chairman: Henri Louvion
Director of Football: Gilbert Mezaguez
Coach: Gregory Didot
Lineup (4-4-2): Vidal - Valverde (C), Devaux, Blondel, Vargas - Berson, González, Tabanou, Richelieu - Casanova, Machado
Kit Sponsor: Triangle (Recycling company)
Last Season: Valladar B-League, 1st (Promoted)
Commentary: Gatineau are back on stage, and this time as B-League winners. Although they managed to keep their good form throughout the last B-League season, we wouldn't expect much from them. With an aging squad and few reinforcements to it, "Les Chevaliers d'Or" will surely be fighting at the basement for not to get relegated again.
The Pundit's Prediction: They, along with fellow promoted sides Tallin and Dynamo, will be fighting for salvation throughtout the next Super League season. They won't make it, though. 19th, and relegated.

by **Valladares** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 12:27 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY BANCO ECONÔMICO
TWENTY-FIRST SEASON (PREVIEW - PART II)

Hamanos Athletic Club:

Full Name: Hamanos Athletic Club
Nicknames: Los Naranjas (The Oranges), HAC
Stadium: Estadio Gobernador Villa, Pradera, Antioquia (Cap. 25,572)
Honours: None
Chairman: Paul Jackson
Manager: Carl Thompson
Coach: Gilles Urdinola
Lineup (4-4-2): Garcés - Vergara, Lamoroux, Ruiz, Torrealba - Quintero, Douglas (C), Cortés, Garzón - Perea, Ramos
Kit Sponsor: Loftus (Telecommunications)
Last Season: Valladar Super League, 9th - Playoffs: Play-In Round
Commentary: Hamanos were the surprise package in the Super League last season, and in a tense play-in game, they managed to put the eventual champions (Eterna Stars) in a pinch before bowing out of the tournament with dignity. If last season left us a lesson to learn was this: Hamanos aren't a team to take lightly anymore. This team has continuity, has respected a process, and contrary to other teams that haven't changed many things, they have become stronger with the passage of time. If they advance to the playoffs, expect them to give a lot of trouble to the Big teams.
The Pundit's Prediction: Hamanos are now a team to take into account for a play-off berth, and even for a berth to some international tournament. However, the pundit thinks their hopes will die in the play-in, again. They will give fight, though. 10th. Eliminated in the play-in round.

Marinos Metropolis:

Full Name: Club Deportivo Marinos de Metrópolis
Nicknames: Los Marineros (The Mariners), El Cuarto Grande (The Fourth Big Team), Los Celestes (The Sky Blues)
Stadium: Metropolis Dome, Metropolis, District of Metropolis (Cap. 65,000)
Honours: 1 Valladar Super League title (VSL 4), 1 King's Shield (KS 6)
Chairman: Pedro Arias
Director of Football: Harrison Villar
Coach: Paulo Oliveira
Lineup (4-4-2): Vélez - Umaña (C), Gutiérrez, Cabrera, Perea - Ricardinho, Acuña, Morantes, García - Rubio, Aguilar
Kit Sponsor: District Mayoralty of Metropolis (Local government)
Last Season: Valladar Super League, 13th - Playoffs: Did not qualify
Commentary: The Alligators' little sibling, tumbling every season, and bringing disappointment after disappointment to its fans, is undergoing a "renovation season" after bottoming out last season. With the coaching staff, Board, and ownership being finally "shown the back door" in a shameful General Assembly after three failed attempts, Marinos seem to have finally found internal stability. This time, an old friend from the club and the national team is coming back to "cool the iron": Paulo Oliveira, the club's flagship player throughout its history, gets his first experience at the helm of a football team after being captain on the pitch. Renewed squad, renewed hopes, the question is: how will they do in the "New" Marinos' first season?
The Pundit's Prediction: "Los Marineros" have been sailing in troubled waters lately, and it seems they're just starting to find the right path. It'll take more than a season to consider them strong play-off contenders, but they will be close this season. 11th.

Metropolis Alligators:

Full Name: Metropolis Alligators Football Club
Nicknames: The Alligators, The Green-Blues, The Titan, MA
Stadium: Metropolis Dome, Metropolis, District of Metropolis (Cap. 65,000)
Honours: 5 Valladar Super League titles (VSL 1, 3, 14, 15, 18), 2 King's Shields (KS 3, 4), 1 Globe Cup (GC 29), 1 Super Cup (SC 29)
Chairman: Olivier Bonilla
Director of Football: Elías Parra-León
Coach: Roger Lenhart
Lineup (4-3-3): Quintero - García, Pereira, Abraham, Silva - Ospina (C), Botero, Gutiérrez - Skye, Flórez, Sáez
Kit Sponsor: UNE (Telecommunications)
Last Season: Valladar Super League, 3rd - Playoffs: Semi-finals
Commentary: Unlike what happens at the neighbouring house, both calm and optimism can be breathed at the Alligators' one, and the MA and their potent team are back with the goal of getting their cherished sixth star, which would definitely confirm them as the best team of Valladares. They've also got a motivation: they'd love to bid farewell to Polarian star Timo Skye with a title, in order to avoid the eventual shame of having signed one of the best players in the multiverse and not winning anything with him.
The Pundit's Prediction: The MA present themselves again as a dangerous team, with an offensive front any team in Valladares would like to have. However, Bezieres' and Impact's collective quality is higher than MA's, and that could play against them. 3rd, semifinalists in playoffs.

Nacional:

Full Name: Club Nacional de Fútbol
Nicknames: La Academia (The Academy), Los Albos (The Whites)
Stadium: City of Metropolis Stadium, Metropolis, District of Metropolis (Cap. 47,826)
Honours: 2 Valladar Super League titles (VSL 7, 12)
Chairman: Gerardo Matallana
Director of Football: Peter Capwell
Coach: Johan Kraft
Lineup (4-4-2): Barrera - López, Russell, Martínez, Rueda - Vélez, Ruiz (C), Boisbriand, Lecompte - Renato, Márquez
Kit Sponsor: Heritage (Insurance services)
Last Season: Valladar Super League, 15th - Playoffs: Did not qualify
Commentary: Not only at the Dome there's a nasty smell. If there was something worrying the Nacional's Board all over the last season, was their poor offensive record: only 37 goals in 38 matches, the worst offensive record of the 18 Super League teams that survived relegation last season. Because of this, Nacional's main goal for the upcoming season (aside getting away from relegation) will be scoring more goals. They will need lots of them.
The Pundit's Prediction: Nacional aren't the team that inspired fear among its rivals any longer, and they will have to work hard and beat teams like Caimanes, Vaud, Pradera, and Nord Energie, because those 24 points will be the key to salvation. 13th.

Nord Energie FC:

Full Name: Nord Energie Football Club
Nicknames: The Blood and Gold, The Electric Boys
Stadium: Frank Clair Stadium, Fauxham, Eterna (Cap. 15,500)
Honours: None
Chairman: Gerard Montana
Director of Football: Jacques Riegel
Coach: Gilles Cheyrou
Lineup (4-4-2): Reeves - García, Smith, Cabrera, Edwards - Nicholls (C), Evans, Romero, Thorrington - Gomes, Andrews
Kit Sponsor: EnergyValladares (Electric utilities)
Last Season: Valladar Super League, 16th - Playoffs: Did not qualify
Commentary: Nord Energie were, some seasons before, what the HAC are now: a surprise package. However, they have suddenly weakened, and no renovation process is seen in the short term. Will that neglect end in a painful relegation for the guys from Toril?
The Pundit's Prediction: The Blood and Gold find themselves in a difficult situation. If they don't do squad renovation soon, their stay in the Super League won't last long. 17th. Promotion-relegation play-off winners.

Olympique de Fontvielle:

Full Name: Club Sportif Olympique de Fontvielle
Nicknames: Les Jaunes et Bleus (The Yellow-Blues), L'OF (The OF)
Stadium: Stade de l'Amitié, Fontvielle, Foix (Cap. 29,185)
Honours: 1 King's Shield (KS 7)
Chairman: François Lemerre
Director of Football: Olivier Puel
Coach: Jean Camacho
Lineup (4-4-2): Gavanon (C) - Carrasso, Govou, Velmont, Lacroix - Lopera, Montes, Puel, Santos - Simão, Rozenthal
Kit Sponsor: Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Valladares (Rail transport)
Last Season: Valladar Super League, 4th - Playoffs: Quarterfinals
Commentary: Olympique have also been one of the hottest teams in the league lately, but despite that, they've been unable to win their first Canalave Crown. They were close twice, but in both times they ended as runners-up to the Alligators. This squad is one of the best ones in the league, with Simão and national teamer Manuel Santos being at the peak of their respective careers, and you should expect it to battle for UICA berths.
The Pundit's Prediction: Olympique have been one of the best teams in the league in previous seasons, and will be a sure pick for a playoff spot. The pundit, however, doubts they have enough potential to reach the semifinals. 4th. Quarterfinalists in playoffs.

Pradera FC:

Full Name: Pradera Fútbol Club
Nicknames: Los Verdiblancos (The Green-Whites)
Stadium: Estadio Gobernador Villa, Pradera, Antioquia (Cap. 25,572)
Honours: None
Chairman: Guillermo Buitrago
Director of Football: Julio Aristizábal
Coach: Frèderic Galletti
Lineup (4-5-1): Rodríguez - Saraz, Grajales, Barco, Gaviria - Garcés (C), Castro, Borrero, Phillips, Ruiz - Tello
Kit Sponsor: Provenza (Food)
Last Season: Valladar Super League, 12th - Playoffs: Did not qualify
Commentary: Pradera, one of the perennial candidates to relegation, are now presented in this preview. Last season, "Los Verdiblancos" managed to save themselves from relegation with more pride than anything else, however, for this upcoming season there haven't been a lot of changes, and the team from Pradera may see their presence in the Super League for VSL 22 compromised. First and only goal: Avoid relegation.
The Pundit's Prediction: "Los Verdiblancos" will need more than love to the shirt they wear to save themselves from relegation. However, the pundit's sure they will be safe in the Super League after November. 15th.

SC Caimanes:

Full Name: Sport Club Caimanes
Nicknames: Os Jacarés (The Alligators)
Stadium: Estádio Estadual Armando Bozzelli, Campo Grande, Chiquito (Cap. 50,000)
Honours: None
Chairman: Josué Pereira
Director of Football: Jose Luis Barreiro
Coach: Rene Simoes
Lineup (4-4-2): Ortega - Maicon, Jimenez, Kléver, Flavio - Lucio, Thiago Neves, Rosero, Anthony - Araújo, Souza (C)
Kit Sponsor: None
Last Season: Valladar Super League, 14th - Playoffs: Did not qualify
Commentary: SC Caimanes were good once, suffered a painful relegation, got promoted again, and are trying to regain their former glory. The truth is, Caimanes have a good squad who, by whims of luck, haven't been able to do decent campaigns recently. Do they lack of something? Maybe. Will they be a serious contender for a play-off berth? Time will tell.
The Pundit's Prediction: Caimanes do not look as a serious contender for play-off berths, and will have to fight for salvation, instead. 14th.

Slateport Bulls:

Full Name: Slateport Bulls Football Club
Nicknames: The Bulls
Stadium: Estadio de la Riviera, Slateport, Eterna (Cap. 40,000)
Honours: None
Chairman: Richard Limniatis
Director of Football: Joey Renhalt
Coach: Peter Holmes
Lineup (4-3-3): García - Tamayo, Jones, Lennon (C), Suárez - Lucas, López, Velasco - Martin, Thomas, Parra
Kit Sponsor: OilCo (Petroleum industry)
Last Season: Valladar Super League, 7th - Playoffs: Play-In Round
Commentary: Last season, the Bulls showed to the whole nation that their return to the highest tier of Valladar football was for real. It seems that with Richard Limniatis, the valladar "oil tycoon" taking over the club when it was still in the B-League, the Bulls became the "Phoenixes" and rose from the ashes, and look at them now: they're now a young, but strong team, who found themselves in the playoffs in the same season they were promoted. If the Bulls and Limniatis keep up with the good job, we could expect them become a title contender sooner than expected.
The Pundit's Prediction: Yes, nobody can deny the Bulls are back to business. However, they could take another season to ratify their good moment before starting to think in really BIG things. 9th. Eliminated in the play-in round.

Tannenberg FC:

Full Name: Tannenberg Football Club
Nicknames: The Citizens, TFC, The Black-Whites, The Knights
Stadium: White Meadow Arena, Carloburgo, Mountbatten (Cap. 69,070)
Honours: 2 Valladar Super League titles (VSL 6, 17), 1 King's Shield (KS 10)
Chairman: Gustavo Delima
Director of Football: Ulises Maldonado
Coach: Peter Selás
Lineup (4-4-2): Triviño - Carvalho, Carlinhos, Martínez, Alex (C) - Rosero, Phillips, Coleman, Peterson - Zapata, Carrillo
Kit Sponsor: Oak Air (Airline)
Last Season: Valladar Super League, 10th - Playoffs: Quarterfinals
Commentary: Last but not least we have Tannenberg. The last season, after being the last team to qualify to the playoffs and defeating a tough Slateport Bulls, "the Citizens" lost to Bezieres with dignity in the quarterfinals. However, the goal of qualifying to the Globe Cup, at least, wasn't met, and TFC find themselves in the middle of a big pressure from fans and Carloburgo's media. This team has potential, but if they don't qualify to UICA competition this season, we may see a replay of Marinos' situation at the end of the season.
The Pundit's Prediction: The Citizens are strong, as per custom. However, their strenght may not be enough to compete with teams like the Alligators, Bezieres and the Impact (who by the way, got a good reinforcement to their squad). A King's Shield second title in a row isn't out of reach for TFC, though. 6th. Quarterfinalists in playoffs.

by **Valladares** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:14 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY BANCO ECONÔMICO
TWENTY-FIRST SEASON (PART I OF IV)

And now we jump straight to the proper action with the first ten Super League rounds:

Round 1 (February 4-5-6)

A first matchday full of early upsets here in the Super League. The biggest one was, arguably, in the "Champions' Kickoff", with the Stars losing to B-League champs Gatineau by one goal to nil. The Bulls had a difficult opener as well, losing at home to Pradera, while Dynamo shocked Edmonton in Metropolis, and the Impact's first trip to Gatineau of the season ended with a loss at the hands of Vaud. Marinos beat Tannenberg, Bezieres were held by Nord Energie to a scoreless stalemate, as happened with HAC and Nacional, and MA, Olympique, and the Dragons started this season with the right foot with their large wins.

Eterna Stars 0-1 Gatineau UC 98
SC Caimanes 0-3 Canalave Dragons
Dynamo Metropolis 3-1 Edmonton United
Marinos Metropolis 1-0 Tannenberg FC
Olympique de Fontvielle 3-0 Chiquito FC
Slateport Bulls 1-2 Pradera FC
AC Tallin 1-4 Metropolis Alligators
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-0 Nacional
AS Bezieres 0-0 Nord Energie FC
AS Vaud 2-1 Fontvielle Impact

Round 2 (February 12-13)

After 2 matches, we've got two surprising leaders: Vaud, who stunned Bezieres the same way they did with Impact last week, and Pradera, who beat Marinos at home. The Alligators and Olympique drew 1-1 in an interesting match, while TFC, the champions, and Edmonton recovered from their upsets last week with their first victories in the season. The Impact are still unable to win, and were held by the HAC to a draw at home, while Nacional's first victory in the season sank Slateport Bulls (along with Caimanes) at the basement with no points.

Canalave Dragons 1-2 Eterna Stars
Edmonton United 2-1 Gatineau UC 98
Tannenberg FC 4-2 SC Caimanes
Chiquito FC 4-0 Dynamo Metropolis
Pradera FC 1-0 Marinos Metropolis
Metropolis Alligators 1-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
Nacional 2-0 Slateport Bulls
Nord Energie FC 1-1 AC Tallin
Fontvielle Impact 1-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
AS Vaud 2-1 AS Bezieres

Round 3 (February 19-20)

Pradera became sole leaders with perfect record after three matches (9 out of 9 points) with their win in Campo Grande against Caimanes, added to Vaud's draw at Parken Road, which allowed both Olympique and Nacional put themselves level with "Les Étudiants" in points (7), but only separated from each other thanks to goal difference. In other matches, Canalave Dragons mauled Tannenberg SEVEN goals to ONE and jumped to fifth place, the Stars got their second win in a row, Slateport and Impact cancelled themselves out, the HAC defeated Bezieres, and Dynamo managed to hold MA to a surprising 2-2 draw.

Eterna Stars 2-1 Edmonton United
Canalave Dragons 7-1 Tannenberg FC
Gatineau UC 98 1-2 Chiquito FC
SC Caimanes 0-1 Pradera FC
Dynamo Metropolis 2-2 Metropolis Alligators
Marinos Metropolis 1-2 Nacional
Olympique de Fontvielle 4-1 Nord Energie FC
Slateport Bulls 1-1 Fontvielle Impact
AC Tallin 1-1 AS Vaud
Hamanos Athletic Club 3-1 AS Bezieres

Round 4 (February 26-27)

Pradera lost their first match in the Super League to the Dragons, and allowed Nacional to jump to the top of the standings with a win over bottom-placed Caimanes (who have lost all their four matches until the moment). Tannenberg defeated the Stars in the first National Derby of the season and managed to put themselves with the same points the Stars have (6). The Alligators beat Gatineau and are now in fifth place with 8 points, trailing Nacional by 2 points, while Bezieres, Slateport and the Impact are still stuck to the lower part of the standings with only 2 points out of 12.

Tannenberg FC 1-0 Eterna Stars
Chiquito FC 1-0 Edmonton United
Pradera FC 0-1 Canalave Dragons
Metropolis Alligators 3-0 Gatineau UC 98
Nacional 2-1 SC Caimanes
Nord Energie FC 1-2 Dynamo Metropolis
Fontvielle Impact 1-3 Marinos Metropolis
AS Vaud 0-0 Olympique de Fontvielle
AS Bezieres 0-0 Slateport Bulls
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-0 AC Tallin

Round 5 (March 5-6)

Nacional's reign as Super League leader didn't last long, as the Dragons brought Los Albos' unbeaten streak to an end with a 4-1 win at Dragon Stadium and jumped to the top, while Vaud's victory in Metropolis against Dynamo brought them up to second place. OF and HAC starred a boring scoreless draw, as did Monties and Alligators, and Bulls and Gunners, while Bezieres got their first victory of the season at the expense of Marinos, and Caimanes managed to get out of the basement with a harsh thumping of Fontvielle Impact, who fell to last place in the process.

Eterna Stars 2-1 Chiquito FC
Tannenberg FC 1-1 Pradera FC
Edmonton United 0-0 Metropolis Alligators
Canalave Dragons 4-1 Nacional
Gatineau UC 98 1-0 Nord Energie FC
SC Caimanes 5-1 Fontvielle Impact
Dynamo Metropolis 0-2 AS Vaud
Marinos Metropolis 0-2 AS Bezieres
Olympique de Fontvielle 0-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Slateport Bulls 0-0 AC Tallin

Round 6 (March 12-13)

The Impact got their first victory of the season against the Super League leaders, the Dragons, however, the important thing is the final score: 5-0!, with a hat-trick courtesy of their newest Erathi player, Ricardo Villa. This allows Les Bleus to leave the basement and go up to fifteenth place, while the Dragons fell to third place. Meanwhile, Pradera (!) took the lead again after beating the champions at the Gobernador Villa, and the Alligators climbed to second place thanks to their win against Chiquito. In other matches, Bezieres cut Caimanes' confidence with a dramatic win at the Jules Picot and got their second win of the season, Nacional conceded four goals for the second time in a row, and Slateport's loss to Olympique puts the Bulls as second-from-bottom with only 3 points.

Pradera FC 3-1 Eterna Stars
Metropolis Alligators 2-0 Chiquito FC
Nacional 2-4 Tannenberg FC
Nord Energie FC 2-0 Edmonton United
Fontvielle Impact 5-0 Canalave Dragons
AS Vaud 1-1 Gatineau UC 98
AS Bezieres 1-0 SC Caimanes
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-1 Dynamo Metropolis
AC Tallin 0-1 Marinos Metropolis
Slateport Bulls 0-1 Olympique de Fontvielle

Round 7 (March 19-20)

Only four teams won in a weekend full of draws. In this week's "marquee game", Eterna Stars brought MA's unbeaten streak to an end, with a clear 2-0 win in the second National Derby of this season, Olympique's unbeaten streak was also destroyed, by Marinos, who had no piety with the OF and thrashed them 4-0. The Bulls took a breath with a refreshing win against Dynamo, while Caimanes sunk a brave Tallin at the basement in an exciting match which ended in a 3-2 win for the Jacarés. Meanwhile, Pradera are still shocking everyone with their first place, which they kept after sharing the spoils with Nacional, Tannenberg and Impact cancelled each other out, as did Dragons and Rouges in an exciting 2-2 draw at the "Dragon's Den".

Eterna Stars 2-0 Metropolis Alligators
Pradera FC 1-1 Nacional
Chiquito FC 1-1 Nord Energie FC
Tannenberg FC 1-1 Fontvielle Impact
Edmonton United 2-2 AS Vaud
Canalave Dragons 2-2 AS Bezieres
Gatineau UC 98 1-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
SC Caimanes 3-2 AC Tallin
Dynamo Metropolis 0-3 Slateport Bulls
Marinos Metropolis 4-0 Olympique de Fontvielle

Round 8 (March 26-27)

For the first time in a long time, both MA and Marinos are commanding the league. Alligators and Mariners defeated Nord Energie and Dynamo, respectively, and "aided" by Fontvielle Impact and their win over former leaders Pradera, they are now first- and second-placed with 15 points each, and only separated by a single goal. Canalave Dragons were stunned by Tallin at Parken Road, and missed a valuable chance to regain the lead, while Vaud (our last unbeaten side remaining) lost their first match of the season at the hands of Chiquito. Bezieres defeated TFC in a tough game, and Edmonton get some fresh air with their victory in Pradera.

Nacional 0-0 Eterna Stars
Nord Energie FC 0-1 Metropolis Alligators
Fontvielle Impact 1-0 Pradera FC
AS Vaud 0-1 Chiquito FC
AS Bezieres 1-0 Tannenberg FC
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-1 Edmonton United
AC Tallin 2-0 Canalave Dragons
Slateport Bulls 5-2 Gatineau UC 98
Olympique de Fontvielle 0-0 SC Caimanes
Marinos Metropolis 3-1 Dynamo Metropolis

Round 9 (April 2-3)

Despite their boring draw against boring Vaud, MA are still at the top of the standings with 16 points, the problem now is: they've got three escorts: Marinos (who were upset by Gatineau), Bezieres (who defeated Pradera), and Nacional (who anhiliated the Impact), all of them with 15 points. The Dragons are still missing valuable chances to take the lead with their draw against Olympique, who are also in pursuit of the lead. The champions were stunned by last-placed Nord Energie at home, the Carloburgo Derby ended in a draw which hurts both Citizens and Gunners, and Edmonton took advantage of the Bulls' poor campaign this season to defeat them in the Westlands.

Eterna Stars 0-1 Nord Energie FC
Nacional 4-1 Fontvielle Impact
Metropolis Alligators 0-0 AS Vaud
Pradera FC 1-3 AS Bezieres
Chiquito FC 0-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
Tannenberg FC 1-1 AC Tallin
Edmonton United 2-0 Slateport Bulls
Canalave Dragons 1-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
Gatineau UC 98 3-1 Marinos Metropolis
SC Caimanes 2-2 Dynamo Metropolis

Round 10 (April 6-7)

And we reach the first quarter of the season, with three teams sharing the leadership: Olympique, Hamanos, and Pradera. Le Jaune et Bleu managed to defeat Tannenberg (and also managed to make them hit the panic button), while the HAC defeated the Alligators (former leaders) in a thrilling match, and Pradera returned to winning ways with their win against Tallin in Carloburgo. Along with the Alligators, with 16 points, we have Marinos, Bezieres, and Nacional, who have done decent campaigns until the moment and will be expecting to take the lead at some point, and the Dragons with 15 points, who could only steal a point from their goalfest against Dynamo. Meanwhile, Fontvielle Impact managed to keep the champions out of the Top-10, for the moment, with a demolishing win, and Slateport Bulls are still trying to recover from that slow start. Going to the red zone, Edmonton and TFC see themselves in problems, Dynamo's decent performances against MA and Canalave are not enough to pull them out of the relegation zone, and Tallin are struggling at the basement. It's still too early to make predictions, but it seems that Chevaliers, Oranges and Gunners will be going to the B-League if they don't improve soon.

Fontvielle Impact 3-0 Eterna Stars
AS Vaud 1-2 Nord Energie FC
AS Bezieres 2-2 Nacional
Hamanos Athletic Club 3-2 Metropolis Alligators
AC Tallin 1-3 Pradera FC
Slateport Bulls 4-2 Chiquito FC
Olympique de Fontvielle 3-2 Tannenberg FC
Marinos Metropolis 0-0 Edmonton United
Dynamo Metropolis 3-3 Canalave Dragons
SC Caimanes 1-0 Gatineau UC 98

Standings after Matchday 10

Team                             P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Olympique de Fontvielle     10  4  5  1  13   9   +4  17
  2 Hamanos Athletic Club       10  4  5  1  11   7   +4  17
  3 Pradera FC                  10  5  2  3  13  10   +3  17
  4 Metropolis Alligators       10  4  4  2  15   9   +6  16
  5 Marinos Metropolis          10  5  1  4  14  10   +4  16
  6 AS Bezieres                 10  4  4  2  13  10   +3  16
  7 Nacional                    10  4  4  2  16  14   +2  16
  8 Canalave Dragons            10  4  3  3  22  17   +5  15
  9 AS Vaud                     10  3  5  2  11   9   +2  14
 10 Chiquito FC                 10  4  1  5  12  14   -2  13
 11 Eterna Stars                10  4  1  5   9  12   -3  13
 12 Slateport Bulls             10  3  3  4  14  12   +2  12
 13 Fontvielle Impact           10  3  3  4  16  17   -1  12
 14 Nord Energie FC             10  3  3  4   9  11   -2  12
 15 Edmonton United             10  3  3  4   9  11   -2  12
 16 Tannenberg FC               10  3  3  4  15  19   -4  12
 17 SC Caimanes                 10  3  2  5  14  16   -2  11
 18 Gatineau UC 98              10  3  2  5  11  16   -5  11
 19 Dynamo Metropolis           10  2  4  4  14  22   -8  10
 20 AC Tallin                   10  1  4  5   9  15   -6   7

Valladar B-League - Standings after Matchday 10

Team                                P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 FC Fauxham                     10  7  2  1  23   8  +15  23
  2 Hoxford Rovers                 10  6  3  1  21  10  +11  21
  3 FC Columbus                    10  7  0  3  20  12   +8  21
  4 AS Montreux                    10  6  2  2  18  11   +7  20
  5 RC Belfort                     10  6  2  2  16  10   +6  20
  6 Pumas Maldonado                10  5  2  3  14  14   +0  17
  7 Universitario de Maldonado     10  5  2  3  10  11   -1  17
  8 RC Corania                     10  5  0  5  11   9   +2  15
  9 Tessano FC                     10  4  2  4  15  15   +0  14
 10 Servette FC                    10  4  2  4  12  14   -2  14
 11 Deportivo Aguablanca           10  3  4  3  16  13   +3  13
 12 Valencia FC                    10  4  1  5  15  16   -1  13
 13 FC Borderville                 10  3  3  4  13  12   +1  12
 14 AD Cerro                       10  3  3  4  11  11   +0  12
 15 Cardenales FC                  10  2  5  3  11  13   -2  11
 16 Ajax Carloburgo                10  2  3  5   9  18   -9   9
 17 SC Alcázares                   10  0  6  4   7  13   -6   6
 18 AS Lausanne                    10  1  3  6   7  19  -12   6
 19 Deportivo Lomas                10  0  5  5   2  12  -10   5
 20 Hoxford Athletic               10  0  4  6   6  16  -10   4

by **Valladares** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 12:15 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY BANCO ECONÔMICO
TWENTY-FIRST SEASON (PART II OF IV)

Round 11 (April 9-10)

In one of the most interesting matches this week, which faced leaders Olympique and third-placed Pradera, Le Jaune et Bleu defeated Los Verdiblancos and kept the first place for at least one more week. However, Pradera's arch-rivals Hamanos are still snapping at Olympique's heels, with a great win in Toril against Nord Energie. The Dragons, who defeated Gatineau, are now in third place, while Nacional, despite their lackluster draw at home against Tallin, took fourth place with 17 points, trailing the leaders by three points. Meanwhile, Fontvielle Impact won their third Derby du Foix in a row, and continue knocking the door to enter the Top-10, as Edmonton, Tannenberg and Slateport, who got valuable wins against Caimanes, Dynamo, and the Alligators, respectively. And the champions are now tenth, after knocking Vaud out of the top-10, while Marinos' loss to Chiquito brings a lot of pressure to the Mariners and some other teams like MA and Bezieres.

Eterna Stars 4-2 AS Vaud
Fontvielle Impact 2-0 AS Bezieres
Nord Energie FC 1-2 Hamanos Athletic Club
Nacional 0-0 AC Tallin
Metropolis Alligators 2-3 Slateport Bulls
Pradera FC 0-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
Chiquito FC 4-2 Marinos Metropolis
Tannenberg FC 2-0 Dynamo Metropolis
Edmonton United 2-1 SC Caimanes
Canalave Dragons 3-0 Gatineau UC 98

Round 12 (April 16-17)

Canalave Dragons took advantage of Olympique's and HAC's respective setbacks this week, and took the lead once again with a win over Edmonton, while Pradera went back to third place with their victory in the capital against Dynamo. There were two regional derbies this week: the Chiquito Derby, won by Caimanes with total justice, and the Clásico Metropolitano, in which MA took all the three points thanks to a brilliant brace by Timo Skye and pushed their crosstown rivals out of the top-10. The Stars were also kicked out of the top-10 after losing to Bezieres in the Foixien capital, while other two fellow Foixien teams (Fontvielle Impact and AS Vaud) entered in Marinos' and Eterna's place to playoff positions after winning their respective matches.

AS Bezieres 2-1 Eterna Stars
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-2 AS Vaud
AC Tallin 0-2 Fontvielle Impact
Slateport Bulls 5-2 Nord Energie FC
Olympique de Fontvielle 0-0 Nacional
Marinos Metropolis 0-2 Metropolis Alligators
Dynamo Metropolis 0-2 Pradera FC
SC Caimanes 2-0 Chiquito FC
Gatineau UC 98 3-2 Tannenberg FC
Canalave Dragons 2-1 Edmonton United

Round 13 (April 23-24)

OK, this league is now officially unusual, as Pradera FC (who were expected to be fighting in the LOWER zone of the standings) are leaders once again, and that was courtesy of a win against Gatineau, added to the Dragons' draw in Chiquito, which left "Los Verdiblancos" ahead of Canalave by a single point. The Alligators are back in the conversation after defeating Caimanes, while the Derby de Fontvielle was nothing but a dull affair which ended in a scoreless score and no happy people. Bezieres and Nacional stomped bottom-placed Tallin and second-from-bottom Dynamo, exerting pressure on the leaders. Marinos and Tannenberg, on the other side, find themselves in trouble with their disappointing losses to Nord Energie and Edmonton, respectively.

Eterna Stars 1-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
AS Bezieres 3-0 AC Tallin
AS Vaud 1-1 Slateport Bulls
Fontvielle Impact 0-0 Olympique de Fontvielle
Nord Energie FC 2-0 Marinos Metropolis
Nacional 5-1 Dynamo Metropolis
Metropolis Alligators 1-0 SC Caimanes
Pradera FC 2-1 Gatineau UC 98
Chiquito FC 2-2 Canalave Dragons
Tannenberg FC 1-2 Edmonton United

Round 14 (May 4-5)

The lead changed hands again, with the Alligators defeating the Dragons in a thrilling game in Canalave and climbing to first place for the first time in the season. However, Olympique, who defeated Bezieres, have the same 25 points the Alligators have, and will be expecting for them to trip up. Fontvielle Impact are still climbing positions with a clear win over the now-not-so-hot Dynamo, the Stars are still giving away important points, and Marinos and TFC regained some confidence with important wins. In other news, the Lake Derby was just as boring as the Derby de Fontvielle last week, but HAC and Slateport are still clinging to the play-in places.

AC Tallin 1-1 Eterna Stars
Slateport Bulls 0-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Olympique de Fontvielle 3-1 AS Bezieres
Marinos Metropolis 1-0 AS Vaud
Dynamo Metropolis 0-3 Fontvielle Impact
SC Caimanes 1-0 Nord Energie FC
Gatineau UC 98 2-2 Nacional
Canalave Dragons 2-3 Metropolis Alligators
Edmonton United 2-2 Pradera FC
Tannenberg FC 2-1 Chiquito FC

Round 15 (May 7-8)

The worst thing Metropolis Alligators could have done in their National Derby match against Tannenberg was letting the Citizens steal points from the Dome. And yes, they allowed TFC to do so with a golden (for Tannenberg) 1-1 draw, which is painful for MA taking into account Olympique's win in Carloburgo against Tallin, which allowed OF to regain the lead with 28 points. Meanwhile, Bezieres' and Impact's wins made both Foixien "big teams" get dangerously closer to the top of the tournament, Caimanes' first away win of the season let the Jacarés place themselves in tenth place, while the Stars were gored by the Bulls in the SuperClásico and fell to sixteenth place, only three points clear of the relegation zone.

Eterna Stars 0-2 Slateport Bulls
AC Tallin 2-3 Olympique de Fontvielle
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-1 Marinos Metropolis
AS Bezieres 3-0 Dynamo Metropolis
AS Vaud 1-2 SC Caimanes
Fontvielle Impact 3-1 Gatineau UC 98
Nord Energie FC 1-1 Canalave Dragons
Nacional 2-2 Edmonton United
Metropolis Alligators 1-1 Tannenberg FC
Pradera FC 0-2 Chiquito FC

Round 16 (May 14-15)

And the champions have finally bottomed out with an awful, pathetic, ridiculous, and shameful performance in Fontvielle, where the league leaders hammered the Stars with a painful 5-0 thrashing which was a strong enough argument to make Leonard Gillet join the already thick list of unemployed people in this country. Several teams' offensives also exploded this week, with Nacional also scoring five goals and embarrassing Chiquito in front of their own fans, Tannenberg making sure Nord Energie went home with four goals in the bag, and Bezieres also scored four goals in Gatineau. The Alligators and the Impact didn't score lots of goals, but both of them got important victories in the road which allow them to continue in hot pursuit of leaders Olympique, while Caimanes confirmed themselves in the upper half of the standings with a victory over Hamanos, and Slateport offered yet another yawning fest in a "Derby" match.

Olympique de Fontvielle 5-0 Eterna Stars
Marinos Metropolis 0-0 Slateport Bulls
Dynamo Metropolis 1-1 AC Tallin
SC Caimanes 1-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Gatineau UC 98 1-4 AS Bezieres
Canalave Dragons 0-1 AS Vaud
Edmonton United 1-2 Fontvielle Impact
Tannenberg FC 4-0 Nord Energie FC
Chiquito FC 1-5 Nacional
Pradera FC 0-2 Metropolis Alligators

Round 17 (May 21-22)

It seems Olympique's strikers are still inspired, since after giving the Stars an egregious humiliation, Dynamo also goes home with more than three goals in the bag. Behind OF, who seem to be untouchable at the top, we have Metropolis Alligators, Fontvielle Impact, and AS Bezieres, who are still winning and battling to give chase to the leaders. The champions, with Thomas Russell now on board, managed to get an important win at home against playoff contenders Marinos (coincidentially Russell's former team), while the Dragons were kicked out of the upper half of the table by the HAC, who defeated them 1-0, and Vaud, who took their place with a win over Tannenberg.

Eterna Stars 2-1 Marinos Metropolis
Olympique de Fontvielle 4-0 Dynamo Metropolis
Slateport Bulls 1-1 SC Caimanes
AC Tallin 0-2 Gatineau UC 98
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-0 Canalave Dragons
AS Bezieres 2-0 Edmonton United
AS Vaud 2-0 Tannenberg FC
Fontvielle Impact 2-0 Chiquito FC
Nord Energie FC 0-1 Pradera FC
Nacional 0-1 Metropolis Alligators

Round 18 (May 25-26)

~~Dear~~ Leaders Olympique will be delighted to see how their direct rivals are dropping points to each other, with their crosstown rivals defeating escorts Metropolis Alligators at the Dome with a goal courtesy of Jean-Pierre de Roux in the match's agony minutes. And they will be also delighted to hear Bezieres lost the Ilirian Derby to Chiquito, which allows l'OF to increase the gap with the Rouges. Meanwhile, there's a clusterfuck being formed at the middle of the standings (i.e. 10th place), with Canalave Dragons re-entering to the playoff zone with a win over the Bulls and four teams (Bulls, Vaud, TFC, Caimanes) with 25 points, with the former two closing the list of invitees to the post-season at the moment. Stars and Mariners are in a difficult situation after giving away points to lesser opposition once again.

Dynamo Metropolis 1-1 Eterna Stars
SC Caimanes 0-0 Marinos Metropolis
Gatineau UC 98 1-3 Olympique de Fontvielle
Canalave Dragons 1-0 Slateport Bulls
Edmonton United 2-2 AC Tallin
Tannenberg FC 3-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
Chiquito FC 2-1 AS Bezieres
Pradera FC 0-0 AS Vaud
Metropolis Alligators 0-1 Fontvielle Impact
Nacional 3-1 Nord Energie FC

Round 19 (May 28-29)

And we reach the halfway mark of this season with an unstoppable leader: Olympique de Fontvielle, who seem to be a strong team and who are starting to mark differences with their escorts. A deserved "Summer Champion". Meanwhile, Bezieres and Fontvielle Impact go to vacations tied in points, with Nacional and the Alligators still exerting pressure in fourth and fifth place. As predicted, we have a clusterfuck for the last playoff spots at the middle of the standings, with teams like the Dragons, the Bulls, Tannenberg and the Stars being directly involved in it, while Marinos and Edmonton will have to do a spectacular second half of the season if they still want to play post-season football. Gatineau, Nord Energie, Tallin and Dynamo are right now the main candidates for relegation, and will have to do a superb campaign starting from July if they want to renew their Super League membership for the next season. This is just starting...

Eterna Stars 2-0 SC Caimanes
Dynamo Metropolis 1-3 Gatineau UC 98
Marinos Metropolis 1-4 Canalave Dragons
Olympique de Fontvielle 4-1 Edmonton United
Slateport Bulls 2-1 Tannenberg FC
AC Tallin 2-1 Chiquito FC
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-1 Pradera FC
AS Bezieres 2-0 Metropolis Alligators
AS Vaud 0-2 Nacional
Fontvielle Impact 0-1 Nord Energie FC

Standings after Matchday 19

Team                              P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Olympique de Fontvielle      19  11  7   1  37  14  +23  40
  2 AS Bezieres                  19  10  4   5  31  19  +12  34
  3 Fontvielle Impact            19  10  4   5  31  20  +11  34
  4 Nacional                     19   8  8   3  35  22  +13  32
  5 Metropolis Alligators        19   9  5   5  27  18   +9  32
  6 Pradera FC                   19   9  4   6  21  19   +2  31
  7 Canalave Dragons             19   8  5   6  37  27  +10  29
  8 Slateport Bulls              19   7  7   5  28  20   +8  28
  9 Hamanos Athletic Club        19   6  8   5  17  17   +0  26
 10 AS Vaud                      19   6  7   6  20  19   +1  25
 11 Tannenberg FC                19   7  4   8  31  31   +0  25
 12 SC Caimanes                  19   7  4   8  22  23   -1  25
 13 Eterna Stars                 19   7  4   8  21  27   -6  25
 14 Chiquito FC                  19   7  2  10  25  32   -7  23
 15 Marinos Metropolis           19   6  4   9  20  25   -5  22
 16 Edmonton United              19   5  6   8  22  29   -7  21
 17 Gatineau UC 98               19   6  3  10  25  36  -11  21
 18 Nord Energie FC              19   5  4  10  17  28  -11  19
 19 AC Tallin                    19   2  8   9  17  30  -13  14
 20 Dynamo Metropolis            19   2  6  11  18  46  -28  12

Valladar B-League Standings after Matchday 19

Team                                 P   W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Hoxford Rovers                  19  12  4  3  37  20  +17  40
  2 AS Montreux                     19  10  6  3  26  15  +11  36
  3 FC Fauxham                      19   9  8  2  36  18  +18  35
  4 Pumas Maldonado                 19  10  3  6  26  24   +2  33
  5 Universitario de Maldonado      19   9  4  6  21  20   +1  31
  6 FC Columbus                     19   9  3  7  33  25   +8  30
  7 RC Corania                      19   9  3  7  22  16   +6  30
  8 Valencia FC                     19   9  2  8  31  27   +4  29
  9 AD Cerro                        19   8  4  7  23  21   +2  28
 10 RC Belfort                      19   8  4  7  23  21   +2  28
 11 Cardenales FC                   19   6  7  6  22  27   -5  25
 12 Servette FC                     19   6  6  7  30  32   -2  24
 13 Tessano FC                      19   6  5  8  21  22   -1  23
 14 Deportivo Aguablanca            19   5  8  6  26  27   -1  23
 15 FC Borderville                  19   5  6  8  16  23   -7  21
 16 Ajax Carloburgo                 19   6  3 10  18  28  -10  21
 17 SC Alcázares                    19   3  8  8  18  26   -8  17
 18 Hoxford Athletic                19   3  6 10  13  23  -10  15
 19 AS Lausanne                     19   3  6 10  15  29  -14  15
 20 Deportivo Lomas                 19   2  8  9  10  23  -13  14

by **Valladares** » Sun Dec 25, 2011 7:44 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY BANCO ECONÔMICO
TWENTY-FIRST SEASON (PART III OF IV)

Round 20 (July 16-17)

The Super League returns after the "summer break" with Olympique keeping a healthy 6-point advantage at the top of standings over their crosstown rivals Fontvielle Impact, while the Alligators try not to lose track of the leaders with their win against relegation strugglers Tallin. However, there were some changes in the "play-in zone", as Hamanos and Vaud, who lost 3-0 against Nacional and Fontvielle Impact, respectively, were pushed out of the upper half of standings by Caimanes (who got a golden win in Canalave) and Tannenberg (who drew against Marinos). In other matches, the Stars were upset by Gatineau once again, Bezieres were shocked by Nord Energie, Edmonton crushed bottom-placed Dynamo in the Westlands, and Pradera and the Bulls (direct rivals for a spot in the playoffs) cancelled themselves out, to the rest of playoff contenders' delight.

Gatineau UC 98 1-1 Eterna Stars
Canalave Dragons 1-2 SC Caimanes
Edmonton United 8-0 Dynamo Metropolis
Tannenberg FC 1-1 Marinos Metropolis
Chiquito FC 0-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
Pradera FC 1-1 Slateport Bulls
Metropolis Alligators 3-1 AC Tallin
Nacional 3-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Nord Energie FC 1-0 AS Bezieres
Fontvielle Impact 3-0 AS Vaud

Round 21 (July 23-24)

Tannenberg were kicked out of the Top-10 by Caimanes, direct rivals, who confirmed themselves in playoff berths with their victory. This result helps Hamanos return to playoff places after HAC defeated the Impact. Despite only getting a draw in an intense match against MA, Olympique are still in first place, while Slateport and Nacional (both of them in the first places of the standings) played a thrilling match in front of 35,000 people. Edmonton and Marinos are dangerously approaching to the tenth place, while the Stars (who lost the last E1 Derby of the year) are in the midst of chaos, being just one point clear of Nord Energie, who would be playing the relegation playoff right now.

Eterna Stars 2-3 Canalave Dragons
Gatineau UC 98 0-3 Edmonton United
SC Caimanes 2-1 Tannenberg FC
Dynamo Metropolis 1-3 Chiquito FC
Marinos Metropolis 2-0 Pradera FC
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-1 Metropolis Alligators
Slateport Bulls 3-2 Nacional
AC Tallin 2-3 Nord Energie FC
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-0 Fontvielle Impact
AS Bezieres 2-1 AS Vaud

Round 22 (July 30-31)

With their loss in Edmonton, the Stars are now in real trouble. The team coached by Thomas Russell dropped to the seventeenth place with only 26 points, trailing 10th-placed Pradera by 6 points. Marinos are also in a pinch after losing to Nacional, while leaders Olympique allowed Nord Energie to breath some fresh air after losing to them. Our string of jeers this week continues at the Metropolis Dome, where boos were heard from all over the place with MA's shameful loss to Dynamo (also with a brilliant football exhibition courtesy of Pedrinho), and Pradera, with the home team's defeat against Caimanes, who are now in sixth place and look unstoppable, while "Los Verdiblancos" fell to tenth and now are concerned about other teams who are dangerously approaching to playoff positions.

Edmonton United 2-0 Eterna Stars
Tannenberg FC 3-1 Canalave Dragons
Chiquito FC 0-1 Gatineau UC 98
Pradera FC 1-2 SC Caimanes
Metropolis Alligators 0-2 Dynamo Metropolis
Nacional 2-0 Marinos Metropolis
Nord Energie FC 1-0 Olympique de Fontvielle
Fontvielle Impact 4-1 Slateport Bulls
AS Vaud 1-1 AC Tallin
AS Bezieres 0-1 Hamanos Athletic Club

Round 23 (August 6-7)

The champions got a vital victory against Tannenberg in another edition of the National Derby, which allows them to escape from the relegation playoff, however, Marinos' boat is now in flames with their defeat at the hands of Fontvielle Impact, with the team falling to the 17th place in the process, in danger of falling to the "true" hell, since Gatineau are level with them in points with their draw against the Alligators. Pradera were walloped by the Dragons, but Edmonton were unable to defeat Chiquito and snatch the tenth place from the Verdiblancos' hands.

Eterna Stars 4-1 Tannenberg FC
Edmonton United 2-2 Chiquito FC
Canalave Dragons 4-0 Pradera FC
Gatineau UC 98 2-2 Metropolis Alligators
SC Caimanes 1-2 Nacional
Dynamo Metropolis 1-0 Nord Energie FC
Marinos Metropolis 1-2 Fontvielle Impact
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-1 AS Vaud
Slateport Bulls 1-0 AS Bezieres
AC Tallin 0-1 Hamanos Athletic Club

Round 24 (August 13-14)

Both Edmonton and Tannenberg received huge blows to their hopes after being thrashed in their visits to Alligators and Verdiblancos, respectively, while Pradera managed to reset a gap with the teams currently out of playoff places. Meanwhile, both Olympique and Impact are still involved in a heated head-to-head for the first place of the regular season, with Nacional in third and still waiting for any of both Fontvielle teams to choke. The champions got their second win in a row, which pushed Chiquito into the relegation zone, while Marinos' draw in Bezieres does nothing but hurt them even more, and Gatineau managed to leave the relegation zone for one week at least.

Chiquito FC 0-3 Eterna Stars
Pradera FC 5-1 Tannenberg FC
Metropolis Alligators 4-1 Edmonton United
Nacional 1-0 Canalave Dragons
Nord Energie FC 0-2 Gatineau UC 98
Fontvielle Impact 4-2 SC Caimanes
AS Vaud 2-1 Dynamo Metropolis
AS Bezieres 2-2 Marinos Metropolis
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-3 Olympique de Fontvielle
AC Tallin 0-1 Slateport Bulls

Round 25 (August 20-21)

Three matches were enough to lift the Stars from hell to heaven, and their victory over Pradera put them in tenth place with 35 points, while "Los Verdiblancos", with the same amount of points, fell to eleventh place because of their goal difference. Marinos managed to take a breath and leave the relegation playoff with their victory against Tallin, while Chiquito were sunk in the relegation zone by the Alligators. In other matches, Tannenberg's win over Nacional kept them alive, the Dragons and the Impact shared the spoils in an interesting match, and Olympique became the first team this season to pass the 50-point barrier with a 3-0 win over Slateport Bulls.

Eterna Stars 4-2 Pradera FC
Chiquito FC 0-2 Metropolis Alligators
Tannenberg FC 2-0 Nacional
Edmonton United 2-0 Nord Energie FC
Canalave Dragons 1-1 Fontvielle Impact
Gatineau UC 98 0-1 AS Vaud
SC Caimanes 1-0 AS Bezieres
Dynamo Metropolis 1-2 Hamanos Athletic Club
Marinos Metropolis 1-0 AC Tallin
Olympique de Fontvielle 3-0 Slateport Bulls

Round 26 (August 27-28)

The Super League bids farewell to August with some interesting changes in the Top-10, starting with Edmonton defeating Vaud and managing to enter the playoff zone, while Pradera regained their place in that group with a vital victory in Metropolis against Nacional. In a match between direct contenders for relegation, Chiquito defeated Nord Energie and got out of the red zone, sending their rivals there in the process, Caimanes were stunned by bottom-placed Tallin and were sent out of the top-10. Tannenberg and Marinos lost important matches against Impact and Olympique, which keep them both away from playoff contention, while in a heated National Derby, the last of the season for the Stars, Metropolis Alligators defeated the champions in a game where Timo Skye and Artzeiz Zornoza had some personal skirmishes which eventually ended with both players being sent off and Zornoza's team out of the playoff zone.

Metropolis Alligators 4-2 Eterna Stars
Nacional 1-2 Pradera FC
Nord Energie FC 0-2 Chiquito FC
Fontvielle Impact 2-0 Tannenberg FC
AS Vaud 1-2 Edmonton United
AS Bezieres 0-1 Canalave Dragons
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-1 Gatineau UC 98
AC Tallin 4-2 SC Caimanes
Slateport Bulls 3-0 Dynamo Metropolis
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-0 Marinos Metropolis

Round 27 (September 3-4)

The fight for the play-in spots is on fire with the results we had in this matchday: AS Bezieres lost to Tannenberg at White Meadow Arena and now see themselves dragged into that conversation, after being for more than half of this season fighting for the first place against Olympique, Impact and MA. Edmonton slipped with their draw against HAC, however, they are still in tenth place given Caimanes' loss to Olympique. The Stars are still trying to return to playoff places with a win over Nacional, Marinos' victory against Dynamo gives more oxygen to the Mariners, and Olympique increase the gap with their escorts thanks to Fontvielle Impact's loss to Pradera.

Eterna Stars 1-0 Nacional
Metropolis Alligators 3-1 Nord Energie FC
Pradera FC 1-0 Fontvielle Impact
Chiquito FC 3-1 AS Vaud
Tannenberg FC 1-0 AS Bezieres
Edmonton United 1-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
Canalave Dragons 3-0 AC Tallin
Gatineau UC 98 1-3 Slateport Bulls
SC Caimanes 0-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
Dynamo Metropolis 1-2 Marinos Metropolis

Round 28 (September 7-8)

Not much happened this week in the Super League, however, Caimanes and Edmonton exchanged places once again, as the Jacarés came back to the top-10 with their victory against Dynamo, while the Monties were unable to defeat the Bulls and fell to eleventh place. Bezieres' draw against Pradera only puts "Les Rouges" in the fire zone, while at the same time confirms Pradera's placement in the playoff zone. In other matches, the Stars were walloped by Nord Energie, who managed to leave the relegation zone with that result, the Carloburgo Derby was won by the Citizens, who keep the pressure on Bezieres and Caimanes, and Marinos and Vaud joined the list of playoff contenders with their wins against the other team's crosstown rival (Gatineau and MA, respectively).

Nord Energie FC 3-0 Eterna Stars
Fontvielle Impact 1-1 Nacional
AS Vaud 2-1 Metropolis Alligators
AS Bezieres 2-2 Pradera FC
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-2 Chiquito FC
AC Tallin 2-3 Tannenberg FC
Slateport Bulls 0-0 Edmonton United
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-2 Canalave Dragons
Marinos Metropolis 3-0 Gatineau UC 98
Dynamo Metropolis 0-1 SC Caimanes

Round 29 (September 10-11)

The third quarter of this Super League season ends with Olympique de Fontvielle hitting the 60-point mark with a huge victory in Carloburgo against Tannenberg, which keeps TFC out of the top-10. The Alligators escort Olympique after leaving Hamanos in a pinch with a 4-0 hammering at the Dome, while the Stars took advantage of this, and Caimanes' defeat against Gatineau to re-enter the top-10 in Caimanes' place with a thumping of Fontvielle Impact, who remain in third place. Meanwhile, Chiquito, Nord Energie, and Gatineau will fight to save themselves from relegation during the last 9 matches of the season, and Tallin and Dynamo are all but dead.

Eterna Stars 4-0 Fontvielle Impact
Nord Energie FC 2-0 AS Vaud
Nacional 0-2 AS Bezieres
Metropolis Alligators 4-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Pradera FC 3-0 AC Tallin
Chiquito FC 1-1 Slateport Bulls
Tannenberg FC 1-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
Edmonton United 1-2 Marinos Metropolis
Canalave Dragons 2-1 Dynamo Metropolis
Gatineau UC 98 4-2 SC Caimanes

Standings after Matchday 29

Team                              P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Olympique de Fontvielle      29  17   9   3  52  21  +31  60
  2 Metropolis Alligators        29  15   7   7  51  30  +21  52
  3 Fontvielle Impact            29  15   6   8  48  33  +15  51
  4 Canalave Dragons             29  14   6   9  55  38  +17  48
  5 Slateport Bulls              29  12  10   7  42  32  +10  46
  6 Nacional                     29  12   9   8  47  34  +13  45
  7 Pradera FC                   29  13   6  10  38  36   +2  45
  8 AS Bezieres                  29  12   6  11  39  30   +9  42
  9 Eterna Stars                 29  12   5  12  42  43   -1  41
 10 Hamanos Athletic Club        29  10  11   8  28  32   -4  41
 11 SC Caimanes                  29  12   4  13  37  41   -4  40
 12 Edmonton United              29  10   9  10  44  39   +5  39
 13 Marinos Metropolis           29  11   6  12  34  35   -1  39
 14 Tannenberg FC                29  11   5  13  45  50   -5  38
 15 AS Vaud                      29   9   9  11  30  35   -5  36
 16 Chiquito FC                  29  10   5  14  38  47   -9  35
 17 Nord Energie FC              29  10   4  15  28  40  -12  34
 18 Gatineau UC 98               29   9   6  14  37  52  -15  33
 19 AC Tallin                    29   3   9  17  27  51  -24  18
 20 Dynamo Metropolis            29   4   6  19  26  69  -43  18

Valladar B-League - Standings after Matchday 29

Team                                 P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Hoxford Rovers                  29  16   6   7  52  37  +15  54
  2 AS Montreux                     29  14  10   5  37  23  +14  52
  3 FC Fauxham                      29  13  12   4  48  26  +22  51
  4 RC Corania                      29  15   6   8  33  19  +14  51
  5 FC Columbus                     29  15   5   9  54  37  +17  50
  6 Pumas Maldonado                 29  15   5   9  41  36   +5  50
  7 Universitario de Maldonado      29  13   8   8  36  34   +2  47
  8 Valencia FC                     29  13   6  10  47  38   +9  45
  9 RC Belfort                      29  13   6  10  37  30   +7  45
 10 AD Cerro                        29  12   6  11  44  37   +7  42
 11 Cardenales FC                   29   9  11   9  36  40   -4  38
 12 Ajax Carloburgo                 29  10   6  13  32  43  -11  36
 13 Deportivo Aguablanca            29   8  10  11  44  52   -8  34
 14 Tessano FC                      29   8   9  12  35  39   -4  33
 15 FC Borderville                  29   7  10  12  25  34   -9  31
 16 Servette FC                     29   7  10  12  39  49  -10  31
 17 AS Lausanne                     29   6   8  15  24  41  -17  26
 18 Hoxford Athletic                29   6   7  16  19  35  -16  25
 19 Deportivo Lomas                 29   3  15  11  20  36  -16  24
 20 SC Alcázares                    29   4  10  15  25  42  -17  22

by **Valladares** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 4:11 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY BANCO ECONÔMICO
TWENTY-FIRST SEASON (PART IV OF IV)

Round 30 (September 17-18)

The last Derby du Foix of this regular season ended with the Impact extending their paternity over Bezieres once again, with Les Bleus doing their second "double" in a row over Les Rouges. This result also leaves the four-time champions as the greatest losers of the day, as they are now outside the playoff positions with the Stars, HAC, and Caimanes winning their respective matches and the Jacarés entering playoff positions. In a superb display of offensive power, with Frank Zapata scoring 5 goals, Tannenberg crushed Dynamo and sank them in last place, while the Citizens are now trailing tenth-placed Caimanes by only two points. Marinos are also in the fight for a spot in the playoffs after defeating Chiquito and making Os Verdes' situation even more difficult, and Olympique thumped Pradera and got closer to qualification to the post-season.

AS Vaud 0-1 Eterna Stars
AS Bezieres 0-1 Fontvielle Impact
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-0 Nord Energie FC
AC Tallin 1-0 Nacional
Slateport Bulls 1-0 Metropolis Alligators
Olympique de Fontvielle 5-1 Pradera FC
Marinos Metropolis 1-0 Chiquito FC
Dynamo Metropolis 2-8 Tannenberg FC
SC Caimanes 4-1 Edmonton United
Gatineau UC 98 1-2 Canalave Dragons

Round 31 (September 24-25)

Bezieres are still out of post-season places after losing valuable points against the champions, direct contenders, at the Alain Tramontin Stadium, however, Pradera's shocking loss to Dynamo keeps Los Verdiblancos within Bezieres' sight. Olympique were unable to clinch a ticket to the playoffs after losing to Nacional at the City of Metropolis Stadium, while the Alligators managed to win a tense Clásico Metropolitano and kicked Fontvielle Impact out of second place, thanks to Tallin's shocking victory in Fontvielle. Chiquito lost a crucial Chiquito Derby against Caimanes and dropped to 17th place after seeing Nord Energie thumping Slateport Bulls, and with their valuable victories this weekend, Gunners and Oranges have their hopes still intact.

Eterna Stars 1-1 AS Bezieres
AS Vaud 0-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Fontvielle Impact 1-2 AC Tallin
Nord Energie FC 3-0 Slateport Bulls
Nacional 3-0 Olympique de Fontvielle
Metropolis Alligators 2-1 Marinos Metropolis
Pradera FC 1-2 Dynamo Metropolis
Chiquito FC 1-4 SC Caimanes
Tannenberg FC 1-1 Gatineau UC 98
Edmonton United 0-0 Canalave Dragons

Round 32 (October 1-2)

With a 2-0 victory against crosstown rivals Fontvielle Impact, Olympique de Fontvielle became the first team to punch their ticket to the post-season, and are also close to secure their place in the playoff quarterfinals with a month in advance, however, attention is now mostly concentrated in the fight for play-in spots in the middle part of the standings, in which there was more movement this weekend, with Bezieres' return to playoff places after defeating Tallin, while Hamanos' loss to a direct rival (Eterna Stars) kicked them out of playoff places for the moment. Marinos and Tannenberg are still alive with their victories against Nord Energie and Edmonton, respectively, while both Caimanes and Pradera dangerously slipped with the former's loss and the latter's thrilling draw against Gatineau. Meanwhile, in the lower zone, Chiquito are still losing important points, while Gatineau already reached their amount of points, and Edmonton are quickly falling to that conversation, however, it seems Tallin and Dynamo are starting to think in next season's B-League.

Hamanos Athletic Club 0-2 Eterna Stars
AC Tallin 0-3 AS Bezieres
Slateport Bulls 3-2 AS Vaud
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-0 Fontvielle Impact
Marinos Metropolis 3-0 Nord Energie FC
Dynamo Metropolis 0-0 Nacional
SC Caimanes 0-1 Metropolis Alligators
Gatineau UC 98 4-4 Pradera FC
Canalave Dragons 2-0 Chiquito FC
Edmonton United 0-1 Tannenberg FC

Round 33 (October 15-16)

This was a crucial round for the seven sides fighting in the middle of the standings for a place inside the Top-10. And the lucky teams who managed to enter that group this week were Tannenberg, whose efforts were finally rewarded after winning against Chiquito, and Hamanos, who returned to play-in positions with their victory in the Lake Derby against the Bulls. Bezieres ratified their place inside the top-10 with a win against already qualified outfit Olympique, while the Dragons got closer to qualification with a brilliant victory at the Dome against MA. Eterna Stars were stunned by Tallin, while Caimanes and Pradera were only able to draw their matches and therefore were kicked out of "the group of 10", and Marinos lost, in the worst moment to do so. On the other hand, Dynamo's defeat to Fontvielle Impact dashed their hopes to end 16th or higher, and will have to fight for the relegation playoff berth.

Eterna Stars 2-3 AC Tallin
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-0 Slateport Bulls
AS Bezieres 3-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
AS Vaud 3-0 Marinos Metropolis
Fontvielle Impact 3-1 Dynamo Metropolis
Nord Energie FC 1-1 SC Caimanes
Nacional 1-0 Gatineau UC 98
Metropolis Alligators 0-2 Canalave Dragons
Pradera FC 2-2 Edmonton United
Chiquito FC 0-1 Tannenberg FC

Round 34 (October 22-23)

Canalave Dragons and Metropolis Alligators are now qualified to the post-season after defeating Nord Energie and Tannenberg FC, respectively. However, Marinos have hit the headlines with their win against Hamanos which helped them enter the top-10, taking HAC's place. In other matches, the Stars defeated their arch-rivals in the Eterna SuperClásico's second leg this season, and Chiquito's victory over Pradera comes at a time when it was most needed, pushing Nord Energie to the relegation playoff position, and Dynamo sealed their return to the B-League with a huge loss to Bezieres at home.

Slateport Bulls 1-4 Eterna Stars
Olympique de Fontvielle 3-1 AC Tallin
Marinos Metropolis 1-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Dynamo Metropolis 0-4 AS Bezieres
SC Caimanes 0-1 AS Vaud
Gatineau UC 98 1-5 Fontvielle Impact
Canalave Dragons 5-0 Nord Energie FC
Edmonton United 2-1 Nacional
Tannenberg FC 0-2 Metropolis Alligators
Chiquito FC 3-0 Pradera FC

Round 35 (October 29-30)

Canalave Dragons are now safe in the playoffs after defeating Vaud, while the Alligators were unable to certify their qualification with a draw against Pradera, and the Impact also drew at home against Edmonton but are safe in the play-in, at least. Caimanes' victory against HAC, in a showdown between direct rivals for the tenth and final post-season spot, and snatched the tenth position from Marinos, who were unable to get more than a single point in the Blue Derby against Slateport. Chiquito got their second victory in a row and it seems they're going to finally go away from relegation fights, and Tallin's victory over the already-relegated Dynamo keeps them with life support, although the Gunners can only compete for the relegation playoff spot now.

Eterna Stars 3-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
Slateport Bulls 1-1 Marinos Metropolis
AC Tallin 1-0 Dynamo Metropolis
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-2 SC Caimanes
AS Bezieres 0-0 Gatineau UC 98
AS Vaud 1-2 Canalave Dragons
Fontvielle Impact 1-1 Edmonton United
Nord Energie FC 0-0 Tannenberg FC
Nacional 1-2 Chiquito FC
Metropolis Alligators 1-1 Pradera FC

Round 36 (November 5-6)

Despite losing their matches to Nacional and Chiquito FC, respectively, Metropolis Alligators and Fontvielle Impact could finally punch their tickets to the playoff quarterfinals, however, things are still hot in the fight for play-in spots, with Marinos defeating the defending champions and taking advantage of Caimanes' draw against the Bulls to kick them out of the play-in zone, again, while TFC are still clinging to the tenth place with a dramatic win against Vaud. Nacional and Bezieres are close to clinch their spots in the post-season with their victories, and Tallin became the second relegated side this season after losing their crucial match against Gatineau, who are now fighting against Nord Energie for the relegation play-off spot.

Marinos Metropolis 3-0 Eterna Stars
Dynamo Metropolis 1-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
SC Caimanes 1-1 Slateport Bulls
Gatineau UC 98 2-0 AC Tallin
Canalave Dragons 2-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Edmonton United 0-4 AS Bezieres
Tannenberg FC 1-0 AS Vaud
Chiquito FC 1-0 Fontvielle Impact
Pradera FC 0-0 Nord Energie FC
Metropolis Alligators 1-2 Nacional

Round 37 (November 12-13)

Five teams qualified to the post-season this weekend: AS Bezieres, Eterna Stars, Nacional, Slateport Bulls, and Marinos Metropolis. Marinos' victory was the most important result of the day, as they defeated Caimanes and not only qualified to at least the play-in round, but also forced the Jacarés to fight for the last post-season spot. Tannenberg's loss to the HAC also left Pradera (besides those two teams and Caimanes) with chances to qualify to the postseason, despite their draw against Vaud...and we're about to see the hottest Clásico Antioqueño ever played in the Super League. Meanwhile, Nord Energie and Gatineau will have their last chance to either at least secure an additional meeting with a B-League side or go straight to hell.

Eterna Stars 2-1 Dynamo Metropolis
Marinos Metropolis 2-0 SC Caimanes
Olympique de Fontvielle 4-1 Gatineau UC 98
Slateport Bulls 0-0 Canalave Dragons
AC Tallin 1-2 Edmonton United
Hamanos Athletic Club 4-1 Tannenberg FC
AS Bezieres 2-2 Chiquito FC
AS Vaud 1-1 Pradera FC
Fontvielle Impact 0-1 Metropolis Alligators
Nord Energie FC 0-0 Nacional

Round 38 (November 20)

It's Round 38, and there are still many things without definition in this Super League season. Five teams, all of them qualified to the post-season, will play for two tickets to the playoff quarterfinals, while four teams more will compete for the last post-season berth, and other two outifts will decide the third relegated team and the one who will have a last chance against a B-League team. All matches this week will start at 16:00, so here we go:

16:00 - Matchday 19 starts with the match in Metropolis between Nacional and Vaud, followed by the kickoff at Dragon Stadium between Canalave Dragons and Marinos Metropolis.

16:02 - GOAL in Gatineau! Goal for Dynamo Metropolis! Pedrinho scores the first goal for his team in their last match in the Super League, while Gatineau are going down with this early goal.

16:08 - GOAL for Bezieres at the Dome! Les Rouges are now defeating MA 1-0, clinching direct qualification to the post-season quarterfinals with this partial victory.

16:15 - GOAL! Goal for Slateport Bulls, and things begin to move in the fight for the last play-in spot! The Bulls are now winning 1-0 at White Meadow Arena, and Caimanes are in tenth place on goal difference for the moment, while the Bulls are getting the sixth and last direct berth to the quarterfinals.

16:22 - Timo Skye equalizes for the Alligators against Bezieres, goal which puts Rouges, Bulls and Stars all equal in points.

16:23 - GOAL in Fauxham! Fontvielle Impact are helping fellow Foixien team Gatineau by defeating Nord Energie 1-0, but Les Chevaliers are still losing to Dynamo and going down.

16:25 - Olympique de Fontvielle open the scoreboard in Edmonton against United, result which has no influence on the other teams' interests.

16:28 - GOAL! GOAL in Carloburgo! Frank Zapata equalizes for the Citizens against Slateport Bulls, and TFC are going back to tenth place.

16:31 - GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! in Pradera, to worsen Caimanes' luck. Pradera goes ahead against HAC in the Clásico Antioqueño, but it seems Los Verdiblancos will need either to score four goals more, or a Slateport goal in Carloburgo to get Tannenberg out of tenth place.

16:37 - Tallin scores against Chiquito in Maldonado, but this match is just as important as the one being played in Edmonton.

16:41 - GOAL in Gatineau! Gatineau finds the equalizer against a tricky Dynamo looking to bid farewell to the Super League with dignity, but Les Chevaliers d'Or will need more goals to jump out of the relegation zone.

16:44 - Canalave Dragons score their first goal against Marinos, dooming the Mariners to ninth place.

16:48 - The results at halftime are as follows: Canalave 1-0 Marinos, Chiquito 0-1 Tallin, Edmonton 0-1 Olympique, Gatineau 1-1 Dynamo, Alligators 1-1 Bezieres, Nacional 0-0 Vaud, Nord Energie 0-1 Impact, Pradera 1-0 Hamanos, Caimanes 0-0 Stars, and Tannenberg 1-1 Slateport.

17:05 - The second and decisive half begins in Fauxham, followed some seconds later by the Clásico Antioqueño.

17:09 - GOAL for Nacional against Vaud, and Los Albos are climbing up to fifth place with 59 points, securing a spot in the quarterfinals for the moment.

17:13 - The storm does not cease for Nord Energie, after conceding another goal against Fontvielle Impact. The Blood and Gold are closer to fall to the abyss.

17:18 - The Alligators score against Bezieres, and Les Rouges are now seventh, going to a play-in match for the moment.

17:20 - Two simultaneous goals which can be crucial for the fate of some teams: first, Eterna Stars scored the first goal of their match against Caimanes, eliminating the Jacarés from play-in contention, and also giving the Stars the fifth position in the standings. And second, Gatineau's second goal against Dynamo changes things at the relegation zone, as the Chevaliers are now in the relegation playoff, and Nord Energie are going to the B-League.

17:24 - GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! for Slateport Bulls. And this goal is more celebrated in Pradera than Carloburgo, since Pradera are moving to tenth place, and TFC are being eliminated!

17:29 - Vaud equalizes against Nacional, moving Nacional to eighth place.

17:32 - Bezieres equalizes in Metropolis, jumping back to direct quarterfinal qualification zone, in an interesting match between Alligators and Rouges at the Dome.

17:34 - Fontvielle Impact scores once again in Fauxham, and Nord Energie are starting to give themselves up.

17:35 - Tallin are bowing out of the Super League with dignity and another goal scored against Chiquito. 2-0 the score in Maldonado.

17:42 - Miguel Flórez scores for the Alligators in their match against Bezieres, and with this score, Les Rouges are going back to seventh place.

17:46 - GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! Tannenberg equalizes against the Bulls, and goes back to tenth place thanks to their goal differential, which isn't very good, though. On the other hand, the Bulls are falling to eighth place.

17:50 - And Pradera receives, maybe, an even harder blow than TFC's second goal with Hamanos' equalizer in the Clásico Antioqueño. An electrifying match which is going to injury time with a 1-1 draw and both teams knocking each other out of contention and playing for Tannenberg for the moment.

17:53 - Gatineau's third goal against Dynamo does nothing but confirm Nord Energie's relegation and Gatineau's "qualification" to the promotion/relegation play-off.

17:55 - Matchday 38 ends with the following results:

SC Caimanes 0-1 Eterna Stars
Gatineau UC 98 3-1 Dynamo Metropolis
Canalave Dragons 1-0 Marinos Metropolis
Edmonton United 0-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
Tannenberg FC 2-2 Slateport Bulls
Chiquito FC 0-2 AC Tallin
Pradera FC 1-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
Metropolis Alligators 3-2 AS Bezieres
Nacional 1-1 AS Vaud
Nord Energie FC 0-3 Fontvielle Impact

And, Tannenberg FC becomes the tenth, and last qualified side to the post-season, and all the other teams already know their final placements: Olympique, Canalave, MA, Impact, Stars and Bezieres qualified to the playoffs and won't play until the quarterfinals, while Nacional, Slateport, Marinos, and TFC will have to play a previous round to join those six teams already qualified. Meanwhile, Pradera and Hamanos killed each other in a thrilling Clásico Antioqueño which will surely increase the rivalry between those two teams to a level never imagined. On the other hand, the town of Toril is mourning the relegation of Nord Energie FC to the B-League after sixteen long seasons, while Gatineau UC 98 got a last chance to renew their Super League membership in a playoff against the runners-up of the B-League playoffs.

Final League Standings:

Team                              P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Olympique de Fontvielle      38  22  10   6  71  34  +37  76
  2 Canalave Dragons             38  21   8   9  71  40  +31  71
  3 Metropolis Alligators        38  20   8  10  62  39  +23  68
  4 Fontvielle Impact            38  19   7  12  62  42  +20  64
  5 Eterna Stars                 38  18   6  14  58  54   +4  60
  6 AS Bezieres                  38  16   9  13  58  38  +20  57
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  7 Nacional                     38  15  12  11  56  41  +15  57
  8 Slateport Bulls              38  14  14  10  51  46   +5  56
  9 Marinos Metropolis           38  16   7  15  46  42   +4  55
 10 Tannenberg FC                38  15   8  15  60  61   -1  53
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 11 Hamanos Athletic Club        38  13  13  12  37  41   -4  52
 12 SC Caimanes                  38  15   6  17  49  51   -2  51
 13 Pradera FC                   38  13  12  13  49  55   -6  51
 14 Edmonton United              38  12  12  14  52  54   -2  48
 15 AS Vaud                      38  11  12  15  39  44   -5  45
 16 Chiquito FC                  38  13   6  19  47  60  -13  45
 17 Gatineau UC 98               38  11   9  18  50  70  -20  42 P-O
 18 Nord Energie FC              38  11   8  19  32  54  -22  41 REL
 19 AC Tallin                    38   8   9  21  38  64  -26  33 REL
 20 Dynamo Metropolis            38   5   8  25  34  92  -58  23 REL

Valladar Super League Final Play-Offs

Play-In Round:

Nacional (7) 2-0 Tannenberg FC (10)

Slateport Bulls (8) 1-2 Marinos Metropolis (9)

Quarterfinals:

AS Bezieres (6) 0-2 Metropolis Alligators (3)
Metropolis Alligators (3) 1-1 AS Bezieres (6) (3-1 agg)

Nacional (7) 3-1 Canalave Dragons (2)
Canalave Dragons (2) 1-1 Nacional (7) (2-4 agg)

Eterna Stars (5) 1-2 Fontvielle Impact (4)
Fontvielle Impact (4) 0-0 Eterna Stars (5) (2-1 agg)

Marinos Metropolis (9) 1-1 Olympique de Fontvielle (1)
Olympique de Fontvielle (1) 1-2 Marinos Metropolis (9) (2-3 agg)

Semi-Finals:

Nacional (7) 0-2 Metropolis Alligators (3)
Metropolis Alligators (3) 2-2 Nacional (7) (4-2 agg)

Marinos Metropolis (9) 1-0 Fontvielle Impact (4)
Fontvielle Impact (4) 3-1 Marinos Metropolis (9) (3-2 agg)

The Canalave Crown (Sponsored by UltraTeam):

THE CANALAVE CROWN: Metropolis Alligators vs Fontvielle Impact


Dragon Stadium - Canalave (Att: 34,683)

Metropolis Alligators 3-3 Fontvielle Impact (3-4 AET) (Sáez 14', Skye 30', 86'; de Roux 43', Gignac 76', Villa 88', 118')

CHAMPIONS
Fontvielle Impact (4th title)

Valladar B-League Final Standings

Pos   Team                           P   W   D   L  GF  GA   GD  Pts
  1 AS Montreux                     38  19  12   7  53  30  +23  69  CH - SBCC
  2 FC Fauxham                      38  18  13   7  61  37  +24  67  P - SBCC
  3 Hoxford Rovers                  38  19  10   9  63  45  +18  67  P/O
  4 RC Corania                      38  19   9  10  46  28  +18  66  P/O
  5 Pumas Maldonado                 38  19   7  12  52  51   +1  64  P/O
  6 FC Columbus                     38  17   8  13  65  46  +19  59  P/O
  7 AD Cerro                        38  17   7  14  52  43   +9  58
  8 Valencia FC                     38  17   7  14  56  49   +7  58
  9 Universitario de Maldonado      38  16  10  12  47  48   -1  58
 10 RC Belfort                      38  14  12  12  47  42   +5  54
 11 Servette FC                     38  14  11  13  58  55   +3  53
 12 Ajax Carloburgo                 38  14  10  14  48  55   -7  52
 13 Cardenales FC                   38  11  12  15  42  58  -16  45
 14 Deportivo Aguablanca            38  11  10  17  56  66  -10  43
 15 FC Borderville                  38  10  12  16  37  47  -10  42
 16 Tessano FC                      38  10  10  18  49  58   -9  40
 17 AS Lausanne                     38  10  10  18  36  53  -17  40  REL
 18 Deportivo Lomas                 38   7  16  15  31  49  -18  37  REL
 19 Hoxford Athletic                38   8   9  21  23  45  -22  33  REL
 20 SC Alcázares                    38   6  13  19  36  53  -17  31  REL

Valladar B-League Final Play-Offs

Semi-Finals:

FC Columbus (6) 2-0 (3) Hoxford Rovers
Hoxford Rovers (3) 0-1 (6) FC Columbus
Agg: Hoxford Rovers 0-3 FC Columbus

Pumas Maldonado (5) 1-2 (4) RC Corania
RC Corania (4) 2-3 (5) Pumas Maldonado
Agg: RC Corania 4-4 Pumas Maldonado (Pumas Maldonado advances on away goals rule)

Final:

FC Columbus (6) 1-1 (5) Pumas Maldonado
Pumas Maldonado (5) 1-1 (6) FC Columbus (1-1 AET; 3-2 PKs)
Agg: Pumas Maldonado 1-1 FC Columbus (Pumas Maldonado advances on penalty kicks)

Promotion-Relegation Play-Off: Gatineau UC 98 vs. FC Columbus

FC Columbus 2-0 Gatineau UC 98
Gatineau UC 98 3-0 FC Columbus (3-2 agg)

Thus, Gatineau UC 98 keep their place in the next Valladar Super League season.

SUMMARY OF THE SEASON:

Regular Season Premier: Olympique de Fontvielle
Canalave Crown Champion: Fontvielle Impact
Canalave Crown Runner-Up: Metropolis Alligators
Relegated Teams: Nord Energie FC, AC Tallin, Dynamo Metropolis
Promoted Teams: AS Montreux, FC Fauxham, Pumas Maldonado

Top Scorers:

1. Ricardo Villa (Erathore, Fontvielle Impact): 25 goals (Golden Boot)
2. Timo Skye (Polar Islandstates, Valladares): 22 goals (Silver Boot)
3. Simão (Olympique de Fontvielle): 21 goals (Bronze Boot)
4. Artzeiz Zornoza (Astograth, Eterna Stars): 20 goals
5. Frank Zapata (Tannenberg FC): 20 goals

INTERNATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

Champions' Cup 36:
Fontvielle Impact - Canalave Crown Winners
Metropolis Alligators - Canalave Crown Runners-up

Globe Cup 33:
Nacional - Valladar Super League best-placed playoff semifinalist
Marinos Metropolis - Valladar Super League playoff semifinalist
Olympique de Fontvielle - Valladar Super League best-placed non-semifinalist

Series B Champions' Cup 33:
AS Montreux - Valladar B-League Champions
FC Fauxham - Valladar B-League Runners-up
Pumas Maldonado - Valladar B-League Final Play-Off Winners
FC Columbus - Valladar B-League Final Play-Off Runners-up

Cygnus Cup 11:
TBD - King's Shield winners

by **Valladares** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 2:10 pm

THE KING'S SHIELD - ELEVENTH EDITION

And welcome again to another edition of the King's Shield, the eleventh one. 128 teams from all over the nation, competing in the five divisions of professional football in Valladares, squared off against each other for an additional international berth (the Cygnus Cup berth). Without further ado, here are the results (Due to broadcast and scheduling conflicts, the first two rounds were not as extensively covered as the latter stages of the tournament):

RC Corania 3-0 Adelaide Heart FC
Adelaide Heart FC 0-2 RC Corania (0-5 agg)

Slateport Bulls 1-0 AC Valencia
AC Valencia 1-4 Slateport Bulls (1-5 agg)

RC Belfort 2-1 Deportivo Aguablanca
Deportivo Aguablanca 2-2 RC Belfort (3-4 agg)

Orlèans FC 2-0 SC Tabatinga
SC Tabatinga 2-2 Orlèans FC (2-4 agg)

Santacruz FC 1-1 Toril Beavers
Toril Beavers 1-0 Santacruz FC (2-1 agg)

Canalave Dragons 4-1 Rexam
Rexam 0-2 Canalave Dragons (1-6 agg)

Atlético Poblado 1-6 AS Montreux
AS Montreux 2-0 Atlético Poblado (8-1 agg)

Mountain United 1-1 Bretford Royals
Bretford Royals 1-0 Mountain United (2-1 agg)

Club Osum 1-0 San Luis FC
San Luis FC 0-0 Club Osum (0-1 agg)

Carloburgo Phoenix 0-2 Servette FC
Servette FC 0-2 Carloburgo Phoenix (0-2 AET, 2-2 agg, 1-3 PKs)

FC Borderville 1-1 Curzón FC
Curzón FC 0-2 FC Borderville (1-3 agg)

Cardenales FC 0-1 Villaznia AC
Villaznia AC 2-1 Cardenales FC (3-1 agg)

SC Alcázares 0-1 EC Comercial
EC Comercial 1-1 SC Alcázares (2-1 agg)

Alejandría SC 1-1 SC Río Laguna
SC Río Laguna 0-0 Alejandría SC (1-1 agg) (SC Río Laguna wins on away goals rule)

AC Talamonte 0-0 Adelaide City FC
Adelaide City FC 0-1 AC Talamonte (0-1 agg)

Swangard FC 4-1 Punta del Sur FC
Punta del Sur FC 1-1 Swangard FC (2-5 agg)

Atlas SC 2-1 Gatineau UC 98
Gatineau UC 98 3-1 Atlas SC (4-3 agg)

Newcastle Town 0-0 Edmonton United
Edmonton United 3-1 Newcastle Town (3-1 agg)

ASB Academie 1-0 Real Pradera
Real Pradera 1-1 ASB Academie (1-2 agg)

Neuchâtel-Sport 0-1 AS Vaud
AS Vaud 1-1 Neuchâtel-Sport (2-1 agg)

Corumbá EC 1-0 Leeward Tech FC
Leeward Tech FC 0-2 Corumbá EC (0-3 agg)

Potros de Slateport 2-0 Danubio FC
Danubio FC 1-0 Potros de Slateport (1-2 agg)

FC Columbus 3-1 FC Townsville
FC Townsville 1-0 FC Columbus (2-3 agg)

Trois-Rivières Athletic 1-1 Mineros de Talamonte
Mineros de Talamonte 0-1 Trois-Rivières Athletic (1-2 agg)

Port Arthur FC 1-2 Orlando FC
Orlando FC 1-3 Port Arthur FC (3-4 agg)

Hoxford Athletic 0-0 Eterna Stars
Eterna Stars 3-3 Hoxford Athletic (3-3 agg) (Hoxford Athletic wins on away goals rule)

Vitória Maldonado 0-1 Victoria United
Victoria United 1-1 Vitória Maldonado (2-1 agg)

Pumas Maldonado 6-1 Defensores de Neuquén
Defensores de Neuquén 0-0 Pumas Maldonado (1-6 agg)

Tannenberg FC 3-0 CR Palmas
CR Palmas 0-2 Tannenberg FC (0-5 agg)

Northport Bears 0-2 AD Cerro
AD Cerro 0-0 Northport Bears (2-0 agg)

Bellavista Jets 1-1 Stanford United
Stanford United 0-1 Bellavista Jets (1-2 agg)

Carolina Rangers 0-3 AS Bezieres
AS Bezieres 3-1 Carolina Rangers (6-1 agg)

Cartago FC 0-2 Chiquito FC
Chiquito FC 4-0 Cartago FC (6-0 agg)

Sillimus Islanders FC 0-1 AS Mont-Blanc
AS Mont-Blanc 0-1 Sillimus Islanders FC (1-1 AET, 2-1 agg)

Minault United 3-1 AS Laval-Avignon
AS Laval-Avignon 2-1 Minault United (3-4 agg)

Columbus Cannons 1-0 AC St. Louis
AC St. Louis 1-1 Columbus Cannons (1-2 agg)

Isla Nueva FC 1-3 SC Caimanes
SC Caimanes 0-2 Isla Nueva FC (3-3 agg) (SC Caimanes wins on away goals rule)

CS Clermont 1-0 Olympique de Coulombes
Olympique de Coulombes 2-1 CS Clermont (2-2 agg) (CS Clermont wins on away goals rule)

AS Lausanne 1-3 Real Estelí FC
Real Estelí FC 2-0 AS Lausanne (5-1 agg)

Dynamo Metropolis 1-1 Real Colón
Real Colón 0-0 Dynamo Metropolis (1-1 agg) (Real Colón wins on away goals rule)

Olympique de Fontvielle 2-0 Estudiantes de Colón
Estudiantes de Colón 0-2 Olympique de Fontvielle (0-4 agg)

Nacional 5-3 Valencia FC
Valencia FC 0-1 Nacional (3-6 agg)

Nord Energie FC 0-1 Northport Mariners
Northport Mariners 1-2 Nord Energie FC (2-2 agg) (Nord Energie FC wins on away goals rule)

Tarragona FC 2-0 Borderville Rogues
Borderville Rogues 1-2 Tarragona FC (1-4 agg)

Fontvielle Impact 2-2 Pradera FC
Pradera FC 1-1 Fontvielle Impact (3-3 agg) (Pradera FC wins on away goals rule)

Operário FC 2-0 Kingsville Reds
Kingsville Reds 2-1 Operário FC (2-3 agg)

FC Fauxham 1-4 Eterna Celtic
Eterna Celtic 1-1 FC Fauxham (5-2 agg)

FC Coulombes 0-2 Adelaide Kickers
Adelaide Kickers 0-4 FC Coulombes (2-4 agg)

Juventud Unida 1-1 Atlético Robles
Atlético Robles 2-0 Juventud Unida (3-1 agg)

Universitario de Maldonado 0-0 Marinos Metropolis
Marinos Metropolis 1-1 Universitario de Maldonado (1-1 agg) (Universitario de Maldonado wins on away goals rule)

Hoxford Rovers 3-1 RC Victoria
RC Victoria 0-2 Hoxford Rovers (1-5 agg)

Metropolis Alligators 4-2 Richmond City
Richmond City 2-1 Metropolis Alligators (4-5 agg)

Salvador FC 3-0 Sporting Edmonton
Sporting Edmonton 1-1 Salvador FC (1-4 agg)

Ajax Carloburgo 1-1 Bohemians Metropolis
Bohemians Metropolis 0-2 Ajax Carloburgo (1-3 agg)

Yumbo FC 2-1 Sion OSC
Sion OSC 1-1 Yumbo FC (2-3 agg)

Hamilton Rockets 0-1 FC Sillimus
FC Sillimus 5-4 Hamilton Rockets (6-4 agg)

Hamanos Athletic Club 0-1 Atlético Nápoles
Atlético Nápoles 1-0 Hamanos Athletic Club (2-0 agg)

Canalave Rangers 3-0 Gatineau Athletic Club
Gatineau Athletic Club 1-1 Canalave Rangers (1-4 agg)

Patriotas FC 5-0 AC Tallin
AC Tallin 3-0 Patriotas FC (3-5 agg)

Clermont FC 1-1 Alianza Antioquia
Alianza Antioquia 1-1 Clermont FC (2-1 AET, 3-2 agg)

Tessano FC 4-2 AC Foix
AC Foix 1-2 Tessano FC (3-6 agg)

Townsville Fury 2-1 Deportivo Angostura
Deportivo Angostura 1-0 Townsville Fury (2-2 agg) (Deportivo Angostura wins on away goals rule)

Deportivo Lomas 1-2 Port Arthur Warriors
Port Arthur Warriors 1-0 Deportivo Lomas (3-1 agg)

Atlético Pavia 1-1 Metropolis City FC
Metropolis City FC 1-1 Atlético Pavia (1-1 AET, 2-2 agg, 2-1 PKs)

Atlético Robles 1-1 Operário FC
Operário FC 0-0 Atlético Robles (1-1 agg) (Operário FC wins on away goals rule)

Eterna Celtic 1-4 Potros de Slateport
Potros de Slateport 0-0 Eterna Celtic (4-1 agg)

FC Coulombes 1-2 Alianza Antioquia
Alianza Antioquia 1-0 FC Coulombes (3-1 agg)

Hoxford Rovers 4-0 Deportivo Angostura
Deportivo Angostura 2-2 Hoxford Rovers (2-6 agg)

FC Columbus 3-2 Universitario de Maldonado
Universitario de Maldonado 0-1 FC Columbus (2-4 agg)

ASB Academie 1-1 Canalave Rangers
Canalave Rangers 1-3 ASB Academie (2-4 agg)

SC Caimanes 5-2 Tessano FC
Tessano FC 0-0 SC Caimanes (2-5 agg)

FC Sillimus 1-0 Swangard FC
Swangard FC 0-1 FC Sillimus (0-2 agg)

Tannenberg FC 3-1 AD Cerro
AD Cerro 1-1 Tannenberg FC (2-4 agg)

Hoxford Athletic 1-1 Tarragona FC
Tarragona FC 0-1 Hoxford Athletic (1-2 agg)

Ajax Carloburgo 1-0 AS Mont-Blanc
AS Mont-Blanc 1-1 Ajax Carloburgo (1-2 agg)

Orlèans FC 2-3 Gatineau UC 98
Gatineau UC 98 2-1 Orlèans FC (5-3 agg)

Edmonton United 1-1 Canalave Dragons
Canalave Dragons 1-0 Edmonton United (2-1 agg)

Villaznia AC 2-1 SC Río Laguna
SC Río Laguna 1-1 Villaznia AC (2-3 agg)

Nacional 1-1 AS Vaud
AS Vaud 2-2 Nacional (3-3 agg) (Nacional wins on away goals rule)

Metropolis Alligators 5-0 Bellavista Jets
Bellavista Jets 0-1 Metropolis Alligators (0-6 agg)

Carloburgo Phoenix 2-0 AC Talamonte
AC Talamonte 0-2 Carloburgo Phoenix (0-4 agg)

Olympique de Fontvielle 2-0 Club Osum
Club Osum 3-1 Olympique de Fontvielle (3-3 agg) (Olympique de Fontvielle wins on away goals rule)

Slateport Bulls 4-2 Pradera FC
Pradera FC 1-1 Slateport Bulls (3-5 agg)

Toril Beavers 0-1 Corumbá EC
Corumbá EC 2-2 Toril Beavers (3-2 agg)

Nord Energie FC 1-1 FC Borderville
FC Borderville 1-0 Nord Energie FC (2-1 agg)

RC Corania 0-1 EC Comercial
EC Comercial 1-2 RC Corania (2-2 agg) (RC Corania wins on away goals rule)

Salvador FC 2-1 Patriotas FC
Patriotas FC 1-2 Salvador FC (2-4 agg)

Columbus Cannons 3-5 AS Montreux
AS Montreux 3-1 Columbus Cannons (8-4 agg)

Real Estelí FC 3-0 Victoria United
Victoria United 1-2 Real Estelí FC (1-5 agg)

RC Belfort 1-0 Metropolis City FC
Metropolis City FC 0-0 RC Belfort (0-1 agg)

CS Clermont 0-2 Bretford Royals
Bretford Royals 1-0 CS Clermont (3-0 agg)

Chiquito FC 0-3 AS Bezieres
AS Bezieres 1-0 Chiquito FC (4-0 agg)

Atlético Nápoles 2-4 Pumas Maldonado
Pumas Maldonado 2-1 Atlético Nápoles (6-3 agg)

Yumbo FC 2-1 Trois-Rivières Athletic
Trois-Rivières Athletic 1-1 Yumbo FC (2-3 agg)

Minault United 1-1 Port Arthur Warriors
Port Arthur Warriors 2-2 Minault United (3-3 agg) (Minault United wins on away goals rule)

Real Colón 1-2 Port Arthur FC
Port Arthur FC 2-2 Real Colón (4-3 agg)

Round of 32
Minault United 2-3 Slateport Bulls
Slateport Bulls 2-0 Minault United (5-2 agg)

FC Borderville 6-1 Villaznia AC
Villaznia AC 0-1 FC Borderville (1-7 agg)

Real Estelí FC 0-2 Canalave Dragons
Canalave Dragons 2-0 Real Estelí FC (4-0 agg)

Salvador FC 1-0 Potros de Slateport
Potros de Slateport 3-1 Salvador FC (3-2 agg)

Bretford Royals 1-1 AS Montreux
AS Montreux 2-0 Bretford Royals (3-1 agg)

SC Caimanes 1-1 AS Bezieres
AS Bezieres 0-0 SC Caimanes (1-1 agg) (AS Bezieres wins on away goals rule)

FC Columbus 7-1 RC Belfort
RC Belfort 0-0 FC Columbus (1-7 agg)

Ajax Carloburgo 2-0 Corumbá EC
Corumbá EC 2-3 Ajax Carloburgo (2-5 agg)

Port Arthur FC 0-3 Metropolis Alligators
Metropolis Alligators 2-1 Port Arthur FC (5-1 agg)

Yumbo FC 0-1 Hoxford Rovers
Hoxford Rovers 0-0 Yumbo FC (1-0 agg)

Carloburgo Phoenix 1-1 ASB Academie
ASB Academie 0-0 Carloburgo Phoenix (1-1 agg) (ASB Academie wins on away goals rule)

Nacional 0-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-1 Nacional (2-1 agg)

Hoxford Athletic 1-1 Gatineau UC 98
Gatineau UC 98 3-1 Hoxford Athletic (4-2 agg)

Pumas Maldonado 0-1 RC Corania
RC Corania 3-0 Pumas Maldonado (4-0 agg)

Operário FC 0-0 FC Sillimus
FC Sillimus 0-1 Operário FC (0-1 agg)

Alianza Antioquia 1-4 Tannenberg FC
Tannenberg FC 3-1 Alianza Antioquia (7-2 agg)

After some of the strongest contenders for the King's Shield (Impact, Stars, Marinos) were knocked out in the first and second rounds of the tournament, Metropolis Alligators look like the strongest team still in contention, easily edging past third-division outfit Port Arthur FC. However, Tannenberg are defending successfully their condition of Shield holders, sending Alianza Antioquia out of the tournament with 7 goals on aggregate score, and AS Bezieres look strong as well, despite only being able to eliminate Caimanes on away goals. Olympique kicked Nacional out of the tournament, while Dragons and Bulls are through to the next round, as well.

Round of 16
Canalave Dragons 0-1 Ajax Carloburgo
Ajax Carloburgo 1-1 Canalave Dragons (2-1 agg)

FC Borderville 2-2 FC Columbus
FC Columbus 2-1 FC Borderville (4-3 agg)

Slateport Bulls 3-3 Tannenberg FC
Tannenberg FC 1-2 Slateport Bulls (4-5 agg)

Potros de Slateport 1-2 Metropolis Alligators
Metropolis Alligators 3-2 Potros de Slateport (5-3 agg)

RC Corania 0-1 Operário FC
Operário FC 1-1 RC Corania (2-1 agg)

AS Montreux 1-1 AS Bezieres
AS Bezieres 0-0 AS Montreux (1-1 agg) (AS Bezieres wins on away goals rule)

Olympique de Fontvielle 2-1 Gatineau UC 98
Gatineau UC 98 1-2 Olympique de Fontvielle (2-4 agg)

Hoxford Rovers 3-2 ASB Academie
ASB Academie 1-3 Hoxford Rovers (3-6 agg)

Only 8 teams still survive after this round, in which we had a couple of interesting showdowns between Super League teams: Slateport Bulls-Tannenberg FC, and Olympique de Fontvielle-Gatineau UC 98, with Olympique knocking Les Chevaliers d'Or, and the Bulls kicking TFC out of the tournament, which means the King's Shield will be won by another team this time. In other matches, the Alligators defeated the Bulls' little "sibling", the away goals rule propelled Les Rouges to the next round once again, and Ajax knocked the Dragons out of contention. Hoxford Rovers, FC Columbus (from the B-League), and Operário FC (from the Tercera Liga) complete the group of 8 quarterfinalists.

Quarter-Finals
AS Bezieres 1-1 Hoxford Rovers
Hoxford Rovers 3-3 AS Bezieres (4-4 agg) (AS Bezieres wins on away goals rule)

FC Columbus 3-0 Slateport Bulls
Slateport Bulls 5-0 FC Columbus (5-3 agg)

Ajax Carloburgo 2-0 Olympique de Fontvielle
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-0 Ajax Carloburgo (2-0 AET, 2-2 agg, 4-1 PKs)

Operário FC 0-3 Metropolis Alligators
Metropolis Alligators 5-0 Operário FC (8-0 agg)

And once again, the away goals rule comes to save Bezieres from damnation, this time against the tricky Rovers from Hoxford, who managed to snatch a 1-1 draw from Bezieres, but were unable to allow less than a goal in the second leg and were knocked after a thrilling 3-3 draw in Hoxford, while Olympique destroyed Ajax's hopes on penalties after going down 2-0 in the first leg and winning the second leg by the same score. Metropolis Alligators seem to be unstoppable in their quest for their third Shield, while Slateport Bulls completed an epic comeback in their second leg against Columbus after losing the first leg 3-0, eventually claiming the last ticket to the semifinals.

Semi-Finals
Metropolis Alligators 0-1 Slateport Bulls
Slateport Bulls 0-2 Metropolis Alligators (1-2 agg)

Olympique de Fontvielle 1-2 AS Bezieres
AS Bezieres 1-0 Olympique de Fontvielle (3-1 agg)

And, like most people expected, AS Bezieres will travel to Metropolis to play the final match of this King's Shield against the Alligators. The Alligators advanced to the final after losing to the Bulls at the Dome in the first leg, and defeating them 2-0 in the second, while Bezieres clinched their spot in the final with two wins over Olympique de Fontvielle.

Final - Played @ Alexander I National Stadium, Swangard-Metropolis (Att. 84,983)
Metropolis Alligators 3-2 AS Bezieres

Congratulations to Metropolis Alligators, the winners of the eleventh King's Shield, and the third Shield in their history!

With this title, Metropolis Alligators have earned the right to represent Valladares in the next Cygnus Cup.

by **Valladares** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 4:16 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY BANCO ECONÔMICO
TWENTY-SECOND SEASON (PART I OF IV)

Welcome to a new season in the Valladar Super League, one of the most exciting and balanced football leagues in the multiverse. This time, we're getting ready to what can be the hottest Super League edition ever contested, with Fontvielle Impact starting as the strongest contenders to the Canalave Crown, but with other good teams like Metropolis Alligators, Canalave Dragons, and Olympique de Fontvielle getting ready to steal the spotlight. Without any further ado, here we go:

Round 1 (February 3-4-5)

And finally a Super League champion gets a decent result in its opening game, with Fontvielle Impact dispatching perennial B-League champs Montreux with an unquestionable 3-1 win at the Stade de la Frontière. However, the stunning result of the weekend came courtesy of Gatineau, whose campaign started with a shock to the Dragons in Canalave. Slateport Bulls, on the other hand, gave an ugly welcome gift to Pumas with a 4-1 thrashing which put the Bulls at the top of the standings after the first week of Super League play, and Eterna Stars were off to a great start in Gatineau with their brilliant win over Vaud. Nacional, MA, and Marinos (sorted by "level of drama suffered" in their début from lowest to highest) won their respective games, securing a 100% performance for the capital in the opening week, Tannenberg and Olympique de Fontvielle also had decent openers with victories over Fauxham and HAC, while Bezieres had a disappointing opening, after giving up a two-goal advantage and letting Edmonton rally and steal a point from Foix.

Fontvielle Impact 3-1 AS Montreux
Canalave Dragons 0-1 Gatineau UC 98
AS Bezieres 2-2 Edmonton United
Tannenberg FC 2-0 FC Fauxham
AS Vaud 0-3 Eterna Stars
Slateport Bulls 4-1 Pumas Maldonado
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-3 Olympique de Fontvielle
Metropolis Alligators 2-1 Pradera FC
SC Caimanes 0-1 Marinos Metropolis
Nacional 3-0 Chiquito FC

Round 2 (February 11-12)

After 2 matches, Impact, Olympique, and Marinos take the lead with 6 out of 6 points; the champions brought Gatineau back to Earth with their win at the Omnisports, while Olympique's and Marinos' respective home openers ended with wins for "Marineros" and "Jaunes et Bleus" and second defeats of the season for HAC and Vaud, respectively. Canalave Dragons and AS Bezieres bounced back from their disappointing débuts and defeated Fauxham and Eterna Stars, while Tannenberg were unable to survive Maldonado's unpredictable weather and lost to Pumas. In other interesting (and high-scoring) games of the weekend, Chiquito managed to hold Skye-less MA to a 3-3 draw in Campo Grande, Frank Zapata had a dream debut with his beloved team, as two goals by him helped Pradera stop the Bulls short, and Edmonton sank Montreux at the basement with four goals.

Gatineau UC 98 0-2 Fontvielle Impact
Edmonton United 4-1 AS Montreux
FC Fauxham 1-2 Canalave Dragons
Eterna Stars 1-2 AS Bezieres
Pumas Maldonado 1-0 Tannenberg FC
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-1 AS Vaud
Pradera FC 5-3 Slateport Bulls
Marinos Metropolis 1-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Chiquito FC 3-3 Metropolis Alligators
Nacional 0-0 SC Caimanes

Round 3 (February 18-19)

The champions are still atop the standings with their perfect start, meaning that their good form in international competition continues in the domestic league, with a win over Edmonton. However, Marinos continue exerting pressure on the Impact with their third win in the tournament, this time giving Vaud their third straight defeat in the league. Meanwhile, MA jumped up to third with a win over Caimanes, whose first goal of the season wasn't enough to free them from a sure loss at the Dome, Slateport Bulls were the first team to hit the 10-goal mark in the tournament in their 3-1 win against Chiquito, Frank Zapata was unable to harm his former team and Pradera lost in Carloburgo, and Bezieres got another disappointing draw at home.

Fontvielle Impact 2-1 Edmonton United
Gatineau UC 98 1-1 FC Fauxham
AS Montreux 1-0 Eterna Stars
Canalave Dragons 2-0 Pumas Maldonado
AS Bezieres 2-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
Tannenberg FC 1-0 Pradera FC
AS Vaud 1-4 Marinos Metropolis
Slateport Bulls 3-1 Chiquito FC
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-1 Nacional
Metropolis Alligators 2-1 SC Caimanes

Round 4 (February 25-26)

The champions look untouchable with their fourth win in four matches, with the Impact getting a solid win at the Frank Clair against Fauxham, who are starting to exhibit their ever-present weakness. Marinos, however, couldn't keep up with the Impact's pace, losing their unbeaten streak in a heated home game against Bezieres. Olympique's and MA's high-scoring wins of the week against Montreux and HAC allow both teams to be now second- and third-placed in the standings, Canalave Dragons gave the super reinforced Pradera a painful defeat at home, and went up to fifth with their third win in a row. And now we go to Campo Grande, where the Bulls' offensive implosion continued with Slateport humiliating Caimanes and getting closer and closer to the top of the tournament. On the other side, Vaud lost to Nacional and are still unable to take off in this Super League season.

FC Fauxham 0-2 Fontvielle Impact
Eterna Stars 0-0 Edmonton United
Pumas Maldonado 0-1 Gatineau UC 98
Olympique de Fontvielle 4-0 AS Montreux
Pradera FC 0-2 Canalave Dragons
Marinos Metropolis 0-1 AS Bezieres
Chiquito FC 2-2 Tannenberg FC
Nacional 3-1 AS Vaud
SC Caimanes 1-5 Slateport Bulls
Metropolis Alligators 3-0 Hamanos Athletic Club

Round 5 (March 3-4)

Tough week for most of the favourites to win the Crown, starting with Fontvielle Impact being stopped cold by James Carrick and Eterna Stars in Fontvielle, victory which allows the Yellows to breathe with more ease. This week of upsets continues with Olympique losing in their visit to the Westlands, and Marinos losing to Montreux their second straight match. Caimanes recovered from their appalling display against the Bulls the week before and stunned TFC at White Meadow Arena, while Chiquito got a golden scoreless draw at the "Dragon's Den". Speaking of the Bulls, HAC defeated them in the "Lake Derby" and stopped their brilliant offensive streak, Bezieres disappointed their faithful once again with an insipid stalemate with Nacional at home, and the Alligators lost a valuable chance to take the lead in their match in Gatineau against Vaud, which ended with the "Étudiants" getting their first point of the season.

Fontvielle Impact 0-1 Eterna Stars
FC Fauxham 3-2 Pumas Maldonado
Edmonton United 2-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
Gatineau UC 98 1-0 Pradera FC
AS Montreux 2-0 Marinos Metropolis
Canalave Dragons 0-0 Chiquito FC
AS Bezieres 0-0 Nacional
Tannenberg FC 1-2 SC Caimanes
AS Vaud 0-0 Metropolis Alligators
Slateport Bulls 1-2 Hamanos Athletic Club

Round 6 (March 10-11)

And the leadership changed hands for the first time in the season mainly thanks to Fontvielle Impact, who crashed out in Maldonado, which is becoming a tough place to play for the "Big" teams. And that was exploited by the Dragons, who took the lead with 13 points, after winning in Campo Grande against Caimanes. The "Game of the Week" between MA and Bezieres was a thrilling affair which ended with both teams dividing honors, while the Bulls also took advantage of the Impact's shocking loss to Pumas with a great comeback against Vaud.

Pumas Maldonado 4-1 Fontvielle Impact
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-2 Eterna Stars
Pradera FC 3-0 FC Fauxham
Marinos Metropolis 0-2 Edmonton United
Chiquito FC 1-0 Gatineau UC 98
Nacional 2-1 AS Montreux
SC Caimanes 0-2 Canalave Dragons
Metropolis Alligators 2-2 AS Bezieres
Hamanos Athletic Club 3-1 Tannenberg FC
Slateport Bulls 3-2 AS Vaud

Round 7 (March 17-18)

And the Dragons' reign at the top of the standings only lasted one week, after they slipped at home with a draw against HAC, while Metropolis Alligators jumped to the top with a hard-fought win in Montreux. Meanwhile, the Impact lost their second match in a row, this time it was Olympique, who in the "Derby de Fontvielle" made them bite the dust with a spectacular 2-1 win. The surprise this time is called Gatineau UC 98 who trail the Alligators by two points (15 to 13) after thumping Caimanes at home, and Bezieres still have MA within their sights after getting their first victory at home: a 4-0 drubbing of Slateport Bulls.

Fontvielle Impact 1-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
Pumas Maldonado 1-2 Pradera FC
Eterna Stars 0-0 Marinos Metropolis
FC Fauxham 1-2 Chiquito FC
Edmonton United 0-0 Nacional
Gatineau UC 98 4-1 SC Caimanes
AS Montreux 0-1 Metropolis Alligators
Canalave Dragons 2-2 Hamanos Athletic Club
AS Bezieres 4-0 Slateport Bulls
Tannenberg FC 1-2 AS Vaud

Round 8 (March 24-25)

And the positions move again with Canalave Dragons defeating Vaud and moving back to the top thanks to MA's disappointing draw with Edmonton, which makes the "Titan" fall to fourth in the standings. Fontvielle Impact, meanwhile, bounced back from their last two presentations with a not-so-convincing win in Pradera, who have been so far unable to justify the heavy investments made on their squad for this season. In other matches, Olympique confirmed Marinos' freefall with a win 2-1 at the Dome which puts them in third place, while Bezieres worsened Tannenberg's crisis with their victory in Carloburgo. Seven teams separated by just two points...looks like it'll be an interesting season.

Pradera FC 0-1 Fontvielle Impact
Marinos Metropolis 1-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
Chiquito FC 4-0 Pumas Maldonado
Nacional 1-1 Eterna Stars
SC Caimanes 2-1 FC Fauxham
Metropolis Alligators 1-1 Edmonton United
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-2 Gatineau UC 98
Slateport Bulls 1-0 AS Montreux
AS Vaud 0-2 Canalave Dragons
Tannenberg FC 1-2 AS Bezieres

Round 9 (March 31-April 1)

And it's now Olympique de Fontvielle's turn at the top, with their win against Nacional and also thanking both Canalave and Bezieres for taking off points between themselves with their 1-1 draw at Dragon Stadium. However, the Alligators are still level in points with Olympique after defeating the Stars in the first National Derby of the season, with Slateport Bulls being close to the top as well after thrashing Edmonton. Impact slipped again with their draw against Marinos, TFC's crisis gets worse and worse with an undeserved draw in Montreux, and the Derby de Gatineau was nothing but a dull affair.

Fontvielle Impact 1-1 Marinos Metropolis
Pradera FC 2-0 Chiquito FC
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-1 Nacional
Pumas Maldonado 1-4 SC Caimanes
Eterna Stars 0-1 Metropolis Alligators
FC Fauxham 0-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
Edmonton United 2-5 Slateport Bulls
Gatineau UC 98 0-0 AS Vaud
AS Montreux 1-1 Tannenberg FC
Canalave Dragons 1-1 AS Bezieres

Round 10 (April 7-8)

And we reach the first quarter of the season, with a very interesting showdown at the top: Metropolis Alligators vs Olympique de Fontvielle, which ended in a solid win for MA, who climbed back to the top of the standings with 22 points. And speaking of "derbies", we go north to Slateport, where the Bulls defeated the Stars in another edition of the Eterna SuperClásico and stayed in hot pursuit of the Alligators, along with Canalave Dragons and AS Bezieres. Dragons and Rouges defeated Montreux and Gatineau, respectively, and stay close to the leaders. Gatineau are surprising everyone with their seventh place, which would give them access to the playoffs for the moment, with Edmonton, HAC, and Marinos closing the list of partial qualifiers to the next league round. On the other hand, two "Big" teams: Eterna Stars and Tannenberg FC haven't had a nice start of season, especially with the latter team being close to the red zone with only 8 points, while Fauxham, Montreux, Pumas and Vaud are the four teams that would be facing relegation danger for the moment. This is just starting...

Chiquito FC 0-2 Fontvielle Impact
Nacional 1-3 Marinos Metropolis
SC Caimanes 0-0 Pradera FC
Metropolis Alligators 3-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-0 Pumas Maldonado
Slateport Bulls 2-0 Eterna Stars
AS Vaud 0-1 FC Fauxham
Tannenberg FC 0-1 Edmonton United
AS Bezieres 3-0 Gatineau UC 98
Canalave Dragons 2-0 AS Montreux

Standings after Matchday 10

Team                             P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Metropolis Alligators       10  6  4  0  18   9   +9  22
  2 Canalave Dragons            10  6  3  1  15   5  +10  21
  3 Slateport Bulls             10  7  0  3  27  18   +9  21
  4 AS Bezieres                 10  5  5  0  19   9  +10  20
  5 Olympique de Fontvielle     10  6  1  3  20  15   +5  19
  6 Fontvielle Impact           10  6  1  3  15  10   +5  19
  7 Gatineau UC 98              10  5  2  3  10   9   +1  17
  8 Edmonton United             10  4  4  2  15  12   +3  16
  9 Hamanos Athletic Club       10  5  1  4  15  14   +1  16
 10 Marinos Metropolis          10  4  2  4  11  10   +1  14
 11 Pradera FC                  10  4  1  5  13  11   +2  13
 12 Nacional                    10  3  4  3  12  10   +2  13
 13 Eterna Stars                10  3  3  4   8   8   +0  12
 14 Chiquito FC                 10  3  3  4  13  16   -3  12
 15 SC Caimanes                 10  3  2  5  11  17   -6  11
 16 Tannenberg FC               10  2  2  6  10  14   -4   8
 17 FC Fauxham                  10  2  1  7   8  17   -9   7
 18 AS Montreux                 10  2  1  7   7  18  -11   7
 19 Pumas Maldonado             10  2  0  8  10  23  -13   6
 20 AS Vaud                     10  1  2  7   7  19  -12   5

Valladar B-League - Standings after Matchday 10

Team                                P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Nord Energie FC                10  8  1  1  14   3  +11  25
  2 Valencia FC                    10  7  1  2  20   9  +11  22
  3 Universitario de Maldonado     10  6  3  1  15   8   +7  21
  4 Hoxford Rovers                 10  6  2  2  15   9   +6  20
  5 FC Borderville                 10  6  0  4  13   9   +4  18
  6 RC Belfort                     10  5  2  3  11  12   -1  17
  7 Bretford Royals                10  4  3  3  19  20   -1  15
  8 Servette FC                    10  3  5  2  13  13   +0  14
  9 Tessano FC                     10  4  2  4  16  19   -3  14
 10 Deportivo Aguablanca           10  4  1  5  10  11   -1  13
 11 AD Cerro                       10  4  0  6  20  13   +7  12
 12 Dynamo Metropolis              10  2  6  2  12  12   +0  12
 13 AC Tallin                      10  3  3  4  12  13   -1  12
 14 RC Corania                     10  3  3  4   7   9   -2  12
 15 AC Talamonte                   10  3  2  5   9   9   +0  11
 16 FC Columbus                    10  3  2  5  13  20   -7  11
 17 Cardenales FC                  10  3  1  6  10  15   -5  10
 18 Ajax Carloburgo                10  2  3  5  13  18   -5   9
 19 Minault United                 10  1  3  6   9  15   -6   6
 20 Patriotas FC                   10  1  1  8   8  22  -14   4

by **Valladares** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 1:50 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY BANCO ECONÔMICO
TWENTY-SECOND SEASON (PART II OF IV)

Round 11 (April 11-12)

It's a Wednesday full of derbies, starting with the thrilling 2-2 draw in the Clásico Metropolitano between Marinos and Alligators, which cost the latter the first place of the tournament, taken by Slateport Bulls, who won a hard-fought game in Fontvielle against Olympique. And now we talk about the Clásico Antioqueño, with the hatred between Pradera and HAC being fueled in its most recent edition. However, neither team was able to stand out more than the other and the game ended in a draw once again. The first Stars-TFC meeting of the season gave life to Eterna, while on the other end, it was another nail on Tannenberg's cross, who are sinking in the red zone with only 8 points.

Fontvielle Impact 0-1 Nacional
Chiquito FC 1-0 SC Caimanes
Marinos Metropolis 2-2 Metropolis Alligators
Pradera FC 1-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-2 Slateport Bulls
Pumas Maldonado 1-2 AS Vaud
Eterna Stars 1-0 Tannenberg FC
FC Fauxham 3-5 AS Bezieres
Edmonton United 1-1 Canalave Dragons
Gatineau UC 98 1-1 AS Montreux

Round 12 (April 14-15)

The 3-1 win in the "Blue Derby" against Marinos confirmed the Bulls at the top of the standings with 27 points and 32 goals for. Yup, 32 goals for, an impressive offensive record indeed. And we've run out of unbeaten teams in this Super League edition, as both Metropolis Alligators and Bezieres lost their unbeaten streaks at home to Nacional and Pumas (who got out of the basement in the process), respectively. Moreover, the Dragons keep exerting pressure on the Bulls with their victory in the E1 Derby against the Stars, which was also useful to knock them off that cloud they were in since defeating TFC. Meanwhile, the Citizens are panicking thanks to their winless streak, which now comes to 9 games without a win.

SC Caimanes 1-2 Fontvielle Impact
Metropolis Alligators 0-2 Nacional
Hamanos Athletic Club 4-3 Chiquito FC
Slateport Bulls 3-1 Marinos Metropolis
AS Vaud 1-1 Pradera FC
Tannenberg FC 1-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
AS Bezieres 1-2 Pumas Maldonado
Canalave Dragons 2-0 Eterna Stars
AS Montreux 3-1 FC Fauxham
Gatineau UC 98 3-0 Edmonton United

Round 13 (April 21-22)

Slateport's first draw, which came in this round as a scoreless stalemate at the City of Metropolis Stadium, eventually resulted in the Bulls being dropped by the Dragons to second, thanks to their win in Fontvielle against Olympique. The rematch of last season's Canalave Crown match between Impact and the Alligators was as exciting as Timo Skye's last game with MA, however, there was no extra time this time, so there was no winner at the Stade de la Frontière, making both teams stay away from the leaders. Tannenberg successfully extended their winless streak to 10 games with their draw at the Metropolis Dome, and Gatineau are this season's surprise package with another win in Eterna City over the Stars which puts them fifth, trailing both Slateport and Canalave by 4 points.

Fontvielle Impact 2-2 Metropolis Alligators
SC Caimanes 1-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Nacional 0-0 Slateport Bulls
Chiquito FC 2-1 AS Vaud
Marinos Metropolis 1-1 Tannenberg FC
Pradera FC 1-1 AS Bezieres
Olympique de Fontvielle 0-1 Canalave Dragons
Pumas Maldonado 1-1 AS Montreux
Eterna Stars 0-1 Gatineau UC 98
FC Fauxham 0-2 Edmonton United

Round 14 (April 28-29)

Both Metropolitan teams (Marinos and MA) managed to spoil the party for the leaders this weekend, starting with Marinos, who were finally able to avenge the 9-2 humiliation they received at Dragon Stadium two seasons ago, and narrowly defeated the Dragons, breaking their 12-match unbeaten streak. Meanwhile, the Alligators defeated the Bulls in Slateport and cut the gap between them to a single point, result also convenient to the interests of the defending champions, who smashed HAC in Pradera and reduce the gap with the Bulls to two points. And there's finally rejoice in Carloburgo: Tannenberg's curse ended with a dramatic win at White Meadow Arena against Nacional, and Olympique brought Gatineau back to reality with their 5-0 thrashing at the Omnisports.

Hamanos Athletic Club 0-3 Fontvielle Impact
Slateport Bulls 1-3 Metropolis Alligators
AS Vaud 2-1 SC Caimanes
Tannenberg FC 1-0 Nacional
AS Bezieres 0-0 Chiquito FC
Canalave Dragons 1-2 Marinos Metropolis
AS Montreux 0-2 Pradera FC
Gatineau UC 98 0-5 Olympique de Fontvielle
Edmonton United 2-1 Pumas Maldonado
FC Fauxham 2-2 Eterna Stars

Round 15 (May 5-6)

Well, it looks like Tannenberg's curse didn't wear off completely with their win against Nacional, and the 1-0 defeat to the Alligators in the Derby made nothing but turning on the alarms at the team's HQ in Highlands, once again, while MA go on top of the standings once again. Slateport Bulls and Canalave Dragons allowed Impact, Bezieres, and of course MA to enter the conversation for the league's Premiership with their negative results, while Olympique keep defeating minnows in their quest to give fight to the leaders and their escorts.

Fontvielle Impact 2-1 Slateport Bulls
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-0 AS Vaud
Metropolis Alligators 1-0 Tannenberg FC
SC Caimanes 1-3 AS Bezieres
Nacional 0-0 Canalave Dragons
Chiquito FC 0-0 AS Montreux
Marinos Metropolis 3-1 Gatineau UC 98
Pradera FC 0-0 Edmonton United
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-1 FC Fauxham
Pumas Maldonado 0-2 Eterna Stars

Round 16 (May 12-13)

And the Alligators, commanded by young player Pedrinho, gave a lesson of offensive effectiveness in Canalave, by thrashing the home team (one of their direct contenders to the Premiership and/or title) six goals to one, thus way staying atop the standings with 33 points. The "Foixien trio" (Impact, Bezieres, Olympique) are still keeping up with the Alligators with their victories over Vaud, HAC, and Pumas, respectively. In other matches, TFC got a much needed win against Slateport Bulls, Stars and Pradera ended in a draw, Nacional handed Gatineau (a direct rival in playoff contention) their third straight loss, and Fauxham stunned Marinos at the Frank Clair.

AS Vaud 1-2 Fontvielle Impact
Tannenberg FC 2-0 Slateport Bulls
AS Bezieres 2-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Canalave Dragons 1-6 Metropolis Alligators
AS Montreux 0-1 SC Caimanes
Gatineau UC 98 1-3 Nacional
Edmonton United 2-1 Chiquito FC
FC Fauxham 3-1 Marinos Metropolis
Eterna Stars 1-1 Pradera FC
Pumas Maldonado 1-4 Olympique de Fontvielle

Round 17 (May 19-20)

Gatineau's shocking draw at the Dome against the Alligators allowed Bezieres to claim the lead on goal difference, thanks to their victory over Vaud and Impact's inability to defeat a troubled Tannenberg in Fontvielle. The Bulls try to make the fight interesting, giving the Dragons their second defeat in a row and pushing them out of the road for the Premiership. Meanwhile, the fight in the playoff zone gets hotter and hotter, involving nine teams as of this moment.

Fontvielle Impact 1-1 Tannenberg FC
AS Vaud 0-1 AS Bezieres
Slateport Bulls 3-0 Canalave Dragons
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-1 AS Montreux
Metropolis Alligators 1-1 Gatineau UC 98
SC Caimanes 2-1 Edmonton United
Nacional 6-0 FC Fauxham
Chiquito FC 0-2 Eterna Stars
Marinos Metropolis 3-2 Pumas Maldonado
Pradera FC 1-1 Olympique de Fontvielle

Round 18 (May 23-24)

Leaders Bezieres could finally end Fontvielle Impact's 2-season paternity in the Derby du Foix with a clear victory over the champions at the Stade Jules Picot, and continue at the top of the standings with 37 points. However, the Alligators (who defeated Fauxham) are still in hot pursuit of the Rouges, while Olympique, Impact, Slateport and Edmonton kill themselves in order to get closer to the leaders. In other games, TFC's comeback looks to be for real while handing the Dragons their third defeat in a row, and Pradera enter playoff positions with their win over Marinos, direct contenders for a place in the post-season.

AS Bezieres 2-0 Fontvielle Impact
Canalave Dragons 0-1 Tannenberg FC
AS Montreux 1-1 AS Vaud
Gatineau UC 98 1-0 Slateport Bulls
Edmonton United 3-2 Hamanos Athletic Club
FC Fauxham 1-2 Metropolis Alligators
Eterna Stars 0-0 SC Caimanes
Pumas Maldonado 2-0 Nacional
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-0 Chiquito FC
Pradera FC 3-1 Marinos Metropolis

Round 19 (May 26-27)

And we reach the halfway mark of this season with Metropolis Alligators winning the honorary title of "summer champions" with 40 points, 11 matches won, 7 drew and only 1 lost, and they confirmed their excellent first half with a deserved 2-0 victory over Pumas, while Bezieres fell to second after losing to Montreux at home in their last game before summer vacations. Impact, Olympique, Slateport and Edmonton are currently earning direct access to the playoffs quarterfinals, while the savings earned by the Dragons in virtue of their good start of season are starting to run out with their fourth loss in a row, which drops them to seventh at halfway point. Gatineau are being the pleasant surprise of the league with 29 points in eighth place, just when everyone considered them as candidates to relegation, and "Big" teams like Eterna Stars and Tannenberg FC are in trouble with their awful campaigns. On the other hand, Montreux, Vaud, Pumas, and Fauxham will have to improve their performance in the second half of the regular season, or else they might suffer a painful return to the Valladar B-League at the end of November.

Fontvielle Impact 2-1 Canalave Dragons
AS Bezieres 1-2 AS Montreux
Tannenberg FC 1-1 Gatineau UC 98
AS Vaud 2-0 Edmonton United
Slateport Bulls 2-0 FC Fauxham
Hamanos Athletic Club 3-2 Eterna Stars
Metropolis Alligators 2-0 Pumas Maldonado
SC Caimanes 1-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
Nacional 0-3 Pradera FC
Chiquito FC 1-2 Marinos Metropolis

Standings after Matchday 19

Team                              P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Metropolis Alligators        19  11  7   1  37  19  +18  40
  2 AS Bezieres                  19  10  7   2  35  18  +17  37
  3 Fontvielle Impact            19  11  3   5  29  20   +9  36
  4 Olympique de Fontvielle      19  10  4   5  37  23  +14  34
  5 Slateport Bulls              19  11  1   7  39  28  +11  34
  6 Edmonton United              19   8  6   5  26  24   +2  30
  7 Canalave Dragons             19   8  5   6  22  20   +2  29
  8 Gatineau UC 98               19   8  5   6  20  23   -3  29
  9 Pradera FC                   19   7  7   5  26  17   +9  28
 10 Marinos Metropolis           19   8  4   7  27  27   +0  28
 11 Nacional                     19   7  6   6  24  17   +7  27
 12 Hamanos Athletic Club        19   8  2   9  27  30   -3  26
 13 Eterna Stars                 19   6  6   7  18  17   +1  24
 14 SC Caimanes                  19   6  4   9  19  27   -8  22
 15 Tannenberg FC                19   5  6   8  18  20   -2  21
 16 Chiquito FC                  19   5  5   9  21  29   -8  20
 17 AS Montreux                  19   5  5   9  16  26  -10  20
 18 AS Vaud                      19   4  4  11  17  30  -13  16
 19 Pumas Maldonado              19   4  1  14  20  40  -20  13
 20 FC Fauxham                   19   3  2  14  19  42  -23  11

Valladar B-League Standings after Matchday 19

Team                                 P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Hoxford Rovers                  19  12  4   3  32  13  +19  40
  2 Universitario de Maldonado      19  12  3   4  27  18   +9  39
  3 Nord Energie FC                 19  11  3   5  19  12   +7  36
  4 Dynamo Metropolis               19   9  8   2  27  16  +11  35
  5 Valencia FC                     19  10  3   6  35  19  +16  33
  6 AC Tallin                       19   8  6   5  27  20   +7  30
  7 AD Cerro                        19   9  1   9  32  20  +12  28
  8 Bretford Royals                 19   7  5   7  31  33   -2  26
  9 Tessano FC                      19   7  4   8  27  28   -1  25
 10 FC Borderville                  19   7  4   8  19  20   -1  25
 11 RC Corania                      19   7  4   8  15  18   -3  25
 12 FC Columbus                     19   6  7   6  22  28   -6  25
 13 Servette FC                     19   5  9   5  26  26   +0  24
 14 RC Belfort                      19   6  6   7  17  22   -5  24
 15 Ajax Carloburgo                 19   5  6   8  24  28   -4  21
 16 Deportivo Aguablanca            19   6  3  10  17  21   -4  21
 17 AC Talamonte                    19   5  4  10  17  26   -9  19
 18 Cardenales FC                   19   5  4  10  17  26   -9  19
 19 Patriotas FC                    19   5  2  12  17  34  -17  17
 20 Minault United                  19   3  4  12  14  34  -20  13

by **Valladares** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 4:03 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY BANCO ECONÔMICO
TWENTY-SECOND SEASON (PART III OF IV)

Round 20 (July 21-22)

The "summer break" in the Super League ended and we're back into action with the Alligators still on top, despite letting escape two points at Pradera with a 2-all draw against the home team. This only meant good news for both Bezieres and Impact, as "Rouges" and "Bleus" won their respective away matches and now trail MA by one and two points, respectively. Hamanos and Nacional won vital matches against Olympique and Chiquito, respectively, and took advantage of Gatineau's and Marinos' home losses in order to enter the playoff zone, while Tannenberg were sunk by the bottom-placed team at halfway point (Fauxham) and now see relegation as a dangerous posibility.

AS Montreux 0-2 Fontvielle Impact
Gatineau UC 98 1-3 Canalave Dragons
Edmonton United 1-2 AS Bezieres
FC Fauxham 4-2 Tannenberg FC
Eterna Stars 1-1 AS Vaud
Pumas Maldonado 1-2 Slateport Bulls
Olympique de Fontvielle 0-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
Pradera FC 2-2 Metropolis Alligators
Marinos Metropolis 1-2 SC Caimanes
Chiquito FC 1-2 Nacional

Round 21 (July 28-29)

Marinos won a vital game in their aspirations to get a spot in the playoffs in Pradera against HAC, displacing them from tenth place, while HAC's lost games column now has two digits and "los Naranjas" go down to twelfth. Metropolis Alligators and Fontvielle Impact keep their head-to-head at the top of the standings with their victories over Chiquito and Gatineau, and Bezieres punctured at home against the Stars, thus now trailing the Alligators by three points. Tannenberg can finally breathe some fresh air after defeating Pumas, and Chiquito have hit the panic button with Montreux's defeat of Edmonton, dropping "Os Verdes" to the relegation playoff.

Fontvielle Impact 3-0 Gatineau UC 98
AS Montreux 2-0 Edmonton United
Canalave Dragons 0-0 FC Fauxham
AS Bezieres 1-1 Eterna Stars
Tannenberg FC 2-1 Pumas Maldonado
AS Vaud 1-0 Olympique de Fontvielle
Slateport Bulls 2-0 Pradera FC
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-2 Marinos Metropolis
Metropolis Alligators 2-1 Chiquito FC
SC Caimanes 0-5 Nacional

Round 22 (August 4-5)

Impact's loss in Edmonton was a great news for Metropolis Alligators, who gave a "royal spanking" to Caimanes in the Reptilian Derby played in Campo Grande. However, Bezieres and now Slateport try to give chase to MA with their respective away wins. Hamanos are still outside the Top-10, despite stealing a point from the City of Metropolis Stadium, but the Stars are getting back on track with their triumph over Montreux. Tannenberg slipped again after losing to Pradera, Chiquito and Vaud are sinking in the relegation zone, and Fauxham won a crucial game against a Gatineau team whose luck seems to have run out.

Edmonton United 2-1 Fontvielle Impact
FC Fauxham 2-0 Gatineau UC 98
Eterna Stars 3-2 AS Montreux
Pumas Maldonado 0-3 Canalave Dragons
Olympique de Fontvielle 0-1 AS Bezieres
Pradera FC 3-1 Tannenberg FC
Marinos Metropolis 1-0 AS Vaud
Chiquito FC 0-1 Slateport Bulls
Nacional 1-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
SC Caimanes 2-5 Metropolis Alligators

Round 23 (August 11-12)

Despite the Alligators were unable to defeat Hamanos in Pradera, the status quo at the upper zone of the standings remained with Bezieres' shocking loss to Marinos (who are now fifth) at home, however, the champions climbed back to second with their 4-2 win against Fauxham. There's not much to talk about in this week, with 70% of the games played having ended in draws, however, Pradera's upset at the "Dragon's Den" makes things even more difficult not only to their rivals HAC, but also to Gatineau and the Stars, who were starting to gain momentum in the fight for a place in the post-season.

Fontvielle Impact 4-2 FC Fauxham
Edmonton United 0-0 Eterna Stars
Gatineau UC 98 1-1 Pumas Maldonado
AS Montreux 1-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
Canalave Dragons 1-3 Pradera FC
AS Bezieres 1-2 Marinos Metropolis
Tannenberg FC 2-2 Chiquito FC
AS Vaud 1-1 Nacional
Slateport Bulls 1-1 SC Caimanes
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-1 Metropolis Alligators

Round 24 (August 18-19)

Pradera's win against direct rivals Gatineau was the event to feature this week, not only because of the effect this result has on Gatineau's playoff hopes, but also because it just brought "los Verdiblancos" up to sixth place with 38 points. Meanwhile, the Alligators' inability to win as they let troubled Vaud escape alive from the Dome with a golden draw, helps Bezieres and Slateport put pressure on MA with their valuable wins against Nacional and HAC, but Impact are starting to get away from Premiership contention after drawing with the Stars. And Chiquito got a much needed win against Canalave Dragons which put them out of relegation positions for the moment, while Montreux (who lost to Marinos) are the new 17th place tenants, and would therefore have been entitled to a double-legged matchup against a B-League side if the league had ended today.

Eterna Stars 1-1 Fontvielle Impact
Pumas Maldonado 2-2 FC Fauxham
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-1 Edmonton United
Pradera FC 1-0 Gatineau UC 98
Marinos Metropolis 1-0 AS Montreux
Chiquito FC 2-0 Canalave Dragons
Nacional 1-3 AS Bezieres
SC Caimanes 1-1 Tannenberg FC
Metropolis Alligators 2-2 AS Vaud
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-1 Slateport Bulls

Round 25 (August 25-26)

AS Bezieres have become the first team in this season to hit the 50-point mark after defeating the Alligators in an exciting match at the Jules Picot, and seized the first place in the process. This result also helped Fontvielle Impact and Slateport Bulls, who have put some spice to the fight for the Premiership this season. Edmonton and Fauxham stopped both Marinos and Pradera cold, and made both teams drop some places in the standings, while Nacional's loss in Montreux puts them in a difficult situation, with HAC and Gatineau snapping at their heels. On the other hand, Les Hérons took advantage of Chiquito's loss in Gatineau and switched places with them, while TFC got another disappointing result at home which has them at the edge of the ledge.

Fontvielle Impact 2-0 Pumas Maldonado
Eterna Stars 1-3 Olympique de Fontvielle
FC Fauxham 2-1 Pradera FC
Edmonton United 2-1 Marinos Metropolis
Gatineau UC 98 3-1 Chiquito FC
AS Montreux 1-0 Nacional
Canalave Dragons 2-1 SC Caimanes
AS Bezieres 2-0 Metropolis Alligators
Tannenberg FC 0-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
AS Vaud 0-0 Slateport Bulls

Round 26 (September 1-2)

September starts with an interesting match between the leaders and one of the escorts (Slateport), which was eventually won by Slateport, making "Les Rouges" lose the first place. However, the new leaders aren't the Bulls, but the Alligators, who defeated Montreux in a dramatic game. In another interesting game in this weekend, Olympique defeated the champions in a thrilling Derby de Fontvielle and kept their crosstown rivals away from the top. Nacional missed a big chance to defeat a direct rival and improve their situation in the standings, and now HAC have a great chance to kick them out of the Top-10, and we finally go to the lower zone, where Tannenberg thrashed Vaud and sank "Les Étudiants" in the relegation zone, while at the same time, "the Citizens" managed to take some air.

Olympique de Fontvielle 3-2 Fontvielle Impact
Pradera FC 1-1 Pumas Maldonado
Marinos Metropolis 1-0 Eterna Stars
Chiquito FC 1-1 FC Fauxham
Nacional 0-0 Edmonton United
SC Caimanes 3-0 Gatineau UC 98
Metropolis Alligators 1-0 AS Montreux
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-2 Canalave Dragons
Slateport Bulls 1-0 AS Bezieres
AS Vaud 0-6 Tannenberg FC

Round 27 (September 8-9)

With Metropolis Alligators, AS Bezieres, defending champions Fontvielle Impact, and Slateport Bulls fighting at the top of the standings without establishing significant gaps between each other, let's take a look at the fight for the four play-in spots, with Nacional, Pradera, and Edmonton tied in 39 points in 8th, 9th and, 10th place, respectively. And now Gatineau is the most dangerous threat to any of these three teams, after defeating Hamanos in a showdown between direct rivals for a spot in the postseason. Moreover, in the "fight for salvation", Tannenberg are once again compromised after returning from their visit to Bezieres with their hands empty, but fortunately for them, Chiquito, Montreux, Fauxham, and Vaud are all still dropping points, while Pumas....well, they're being anything totally different to a SBCC runner-up right now. Perhaps they'll be the first ones to go down.

Fontvielle Impact 2-1 Pradera FC
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-0 Marinos Metropolis
Pumas Maldonado 1-1 Chiquito FC
Eterna Stars 0-1 Nacional
FC Fauxham 2-2 SC Caimanes
Edmonton United 1-2 Metropolis Alligators
Gatineau UC 98 2-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
AS Montreux 2-2 Slateport Bulls
Canalave Dragons 2-1 AS Vaud
AS Bezieres 2-0 Tannenberg FC

Round 28 (September 15-16)

The Stars' disastrous performance in Metropolis against the Alligators has opened the gates of hell to them, as the 5-1 defeat in the National Derby puts the last season's Crown holders with 31 points, just 3 points clear of the team in 17th place. On the other hand, the Alligators, Impact (who slaughtered Marinos at the Dome), and Bezieres continue fighting for the Premiership, while Edmonton kept the Bulls at bay, to their relief. The Monties also took advantage of Nacional's loss against Olympique and Pradera's defeat in Campo Grande to get rid of some pressure, with Gatineau now knocking the doors of the Top-10 with their win in the last Derby du Gatineau of the season. TFC gave Montreux a hard blow at White Meadow Arena and, with Chiquito's win, "Les Hérons" are placed in the relegation playoff spot once again.

Marinos Metropolis 2-6 Fontvielle Impact
Chiquito FC 1-0 Pradera FC
Nacional 1-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
SC Caimanes 0-0 Pumas Maldonado
Metropolis Alligators 5-1 Eterna Stars
Hamanos Athletic Club 3-1 FC Fauxham
Slateport Bulls 0-2 Edmonton United
AS Vaud 1-3 Gatineau UC 98
Tannenberg FC 2-1 AS Montreux
AS Bezieres 2-1 Canalave Dragons

Round 29 (September 22-23)

The third quarter of this Super League season ends with a 3-team race between Bezieres, MA, and Fontvielle Impact for the first place of the regular season, which would (in theory) guarantee an easier path to the Canalave Crown match and a Globe Cup berth at the very least. Slateport Bulls, Olympique de Fontvielle, and Edmonton United complete the list of "partial quarterfinalists" for the moment, and the fight for the "wildcard places" gets hotter with Canalave Dragons, Marinos, Nacional, Pradera, Hamanos and Gatineau fighting for four berths. Eterna Stars' win in the Eternan SuperClásico brings them some life, while Tannenberg tumbled once again with their capitulation in the Westlands. And the last chapter of the fight for relegation will be interesting with Chiquito, Montreux, Fauxham, Vaud, and Pumas trying to free themselves from the drop. Stay tuned for an exciting final stretch of season in the Valladar Super League!

Fontvielle Impact 1-0 Chiquito FC
Marinos Metropolis 0-1 Nacional
Pradera FC 1-0 SC Caimanes
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-0 Metropolis Alligators
Pumas Maldonado 0-2 Hamanos Athletic Club
Eterna Stars 2-1 Slateport Bulls
FC Fauxham 1-1 AS Vaud
Edmonton United 3-0 Tannenberg FC
Gatineau UC 98 0-2 AS Bezieres
AS Montreux 2-2 Canalave Dragons

Standings after Matchday 29

Team                              P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 AS Bezieres                  29  17   8   4  51  25  +26  59
  2 Metropolis Alligators        29  16  10   3  57  33  +24  58
  3 Fontvielle Impact            29  18   4   7  53  31  +22  58
  4 Slateport Bulls              29  16   4   9  50  36  +14  52
  5 Olympique de Fontvielle      29  15   6   8  50  32  +18  51
  6 Edmonton United              29  12   9   8  38  33   +5  45
  7 Canalave Dragons             29  12   8   9  38  34   +4  44
  8 Marinos Metropolis           29  13   4  12  38  40   -2  43
  9 Nacional                     29  11   9   9  37  26  +11  42
 10 Pradera FC                   29  11   9   9  39  29  +10  42
 11 Hamanos Athletic Club        29  12   5  12  39  40   -1  41
 12 Gatineau UC 98               29  11   6  12  30  41  -11  39
 13 Eterna Stars                 29   8  10  11  28  33   -5  34
 14 Tannenberg FC                29   8   8  13  34  38   -4  32
 15 SC Caimanes                  29   8   8  13  31  45  -14  32
 16 Chiquito FC                  29   7   8  14  31  42  -11  29
 17 AS Montreux                  29   7   8  14  27  40  -13  29
 18 FC Fauxham                   29   6   7  16  36  58  -22  25
 19 AS Vaud                      29   5   9  15  25  47  -22  24
 20 Pumas Maldonado              29   4   6  19  27  56  -29  18

Valladar B-League - Standings after Matchday 29

Team                                 P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Hoxford Rovers                  29  19   5   5  46  21  +25  62
  2 Universitario de Maldonado      29  17   4   8  42  31  +11  55
  3 AC Tallin                       29  15   8   6  38  24  +14  53
  4 Nord Energie FC                 29  15   5   9  29  22   +7  50
  5 Dynamo Metropolis               29  12  13   4  41  24  +17  49
  6 RC Corania                      29  13   7   9  31  24   +7  46
  7 AD Cerro                        29  13   5  11  48  32  +16  44
  8 Valencia FC                     29  12   8   9  48  33  +15  44
  9 Ajax Carloburgo                 29  11   9   9  37  35   +2  42
 10 RC Belfort                      29  11   8  10  33  30   +3  41
 11 Deportivo Aguablanca            29  11   6  12  31  30   +1  39
 12 Servette FC                     29   8  12   9  40  42   -2  36
 13 Bretford Royals                 29   9   9  11  40  43   -3  36
 14 FC Columbus                     29   9   8  12  36  44   -8  35
 15 Cardenales FC                   29   8   8  13  30  38   -8  32
 16 FC Borderville                  29   7  10  12  26  33   -7  31
 17 Tessano FC                      29   8   6  15  34  45  -11  30
 18 AC Talamonte                    29   7   7  15  26  41  -15  28
 19 Patriotas FC                    29   7   5  17  24  47  -23  26
 20 Minault United                  29   4   5  20  18  59  -41  17

by **Valladares** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:01 am

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY BANCO ECONÔMICO
TWENTY-SECOND SEASON (PART IV OF IV)

Round 30 (September 29-30)

Metropolis Alligators and Fontvielle Impact got closer to clinch qualification to the post-season after drubbing Marinos (the former) and thumping Nacional (the latter), while also fighting for the Premiership. These two results, added to the goalless draw in the Clásico Antioqueño between Pradera and HAC, and Gatineau's win in Montreux, tighten the fight in the middle of the standings for a "wildcard" berth in the postseason. Also, the Dragons lost to Edmonton and missed a golden chance to move away from that fight and enter in the conversation for one of the six direct berths to the playoffs, with the Monties staying safe in sixth place for the moment. Tannenberg managed to see the light in the middle of darkness with their win over the also troubled Stars, who are starting to see their postseason chances fade away, and Vaud aren't willing to give themselves up, with their victory over Pumas, first team to say "bye-bye" to their postseason chances in this season.

Nacional 0-3 Fontvielle Impact
SC Caimanes 1-1 Chiquito FC
Metropolis Alligators 5-2 Marinos Metropolis
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-0 Pradera FC
Slateport Bulls 1-3 Olympique de Fontvielle
AS Vaud 1-0 Pumas Maldonado
Tannenberg FC 1-0 Eterna Stars
AS Bezieres 2-2 FC Fauxham
Canalave Dragons 1-3 Edmonton United
AS Montreux 0-2 Gatineau UC 98

Round 31 (October 8 )

The VFA's newest invent for the Valladar Super League, the special "Independence Day matchday", with almost eleven hours of non-stop Super League action, enters the ring this season. This marathonic round started in Fontvielle at 10:00 Metropolis time with another win for the defending champions, which turns them into sole leaders with 64 points, given the Alligators' capitulation to Nacional and Bezieres' defeat in Maldonado later in the day. Marinos lost a decisive Blue Derby in Metropolis to Slateport, and gave Hamanos the chance to enter the Top 10 with their victory against Chiquito. There weren't any changes in the relegation zone after Independence Day, but the draw between Fauxham and Montreux, and Vaud's stalemate in Pradera make things more difficult for Os Verdes. The matchday ended at about 21:00 Metropolis time, with Edmonton's win over playoff contenders Gatineau in the Westlands.

Fontvielle Impact 1-0 SC Caimanes
Nacional 3-1 Metropolis Alligators
Pumas Maldonado 2-0 AS Bezieres
Chiquito FC 0-2 Hamanos Athletic Club
FC Fauxham 1-1 AS Montreux
Eterna Stars 1-1 Canalave Dragons
Pradera FC 1-1 AS Vaud
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-1 Tannenberg FC
Marinos Metropolis 3-4 Slateport Bulls
Edmonton United 1-0 Gatineau UC 98

Round 32 (October 13-14)

In what could have been the best match in this Super League season, Metropolis Alligators ruined Impact's celebration of their virtual qualification to the post-season with a dramatic goal courtesy of new "star player" Pedrinho, brought from Dynamo last season. However, both teams secured post-season places in this matchday. The fight for the four wildcard places gets more exciting, as Nacional, Canalave, HAC, Pradera, and Gatineau all won. Pradera's and Gatineau's victories were more special however, as "Los Verdiblancos" dented Bezieres' chances of qualification, and Gatineau defeated the Stars and did the "double" over them in the process. Marinos moves away from the playoff group with their painful defeat in Carloburgo, while the five teams involved in the relegation affair kept dropping points to each other (except Fauxham, who lost in Edmonton).

Metropolis Alligators 1-0 Fontvielle Impact
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-0 SC Caimanes
Slateport Bulls 0-1 Nacional
AS Vaud 1-1 Chiquito FC
Tannenberg FC 4-2 Marinos Metropolis
AS Bezieres 0-1 Pradera FC
Canalave Dragons 2-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
AS Montreux 0-0 Pumas Maldonado
Gatineau UC 98 3-1 Eterna Stars
Edmonton United 3-0 FC Fauxham

Round 33 (October 20-21)

The Impact became the first team to punch a ticket to the playoff quarterfinals after massacring HAC in Fontvielle, with hat-tricks from Ricardo Villa and Jean-Pierre de Roux. This result also leaves "los Naranjas" in a pinch, since despite still being in playoff positions, their goal difference went from +4 to -3 in just an hour and a half. The joy of qualification has also spread to Bezieres, as their win in the Ilirian Derby against Chiquito helped them secure at least a place in the wildcard round, while their rivals dropped to the relegation playoff with Montreux drawing Pradera. Gatineau's options suffered a hard blow with a loss to Olympique, who are getting closer to the playoffs, while Marinos were sunk by the Dragons, direct rivals for a berth in the playoffs.

Fontvielle Impact 7-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Metropolis Alligators 0-0 Slateport Bulls
SC Caimanes 1-0 AS Vaud
Nacional 2-1 Tannenberg FC
Chiquito FC 0-1 AS Bezieres
Marinos Metropolis 2-3 Canalave Dragons
Pradera FC 0-0 AS Montreux
Olympique de Fontvielle 3-1 Gatineau UC 98
Pumas Maldonado 1-1 Edmonton United
Eterna Stars 1-4 FC Fauxham

Round 34 (October 27-28)

The list of qualified teams to the playoffs gets larger with Olympique, who added themselves to the group with a football recital in Fauxham. Impact have already punched a postseason berth, and now they increased the gap with MA and Bezieres for the Premiership after getting a hard-fought win in Slateport. In the "wildcard" front, we find that Marinos got back on track after recording a vital win against Gatineau, while Pradera were thrashed in their visit to the Westlands and now see their place in the playoffs threatened. In the "match of the day", Montreux won a crucial game against Chiquito, moving away from the relegation discussion and reducing Chiquito's chances of salvation. Also, this result affected Pumas, who with their loss in Eterna City now seem to have the relegation playoff berth as their last chance to avoid relegation.

Slateport Bulls 0-1 Fontvielle Impact
AS Vaud 0-3 Hamanos Athletic Club
Tannenberg FC 2-1 Metropolis Alligators
AS Bezieres 0-1 SC Caimanes
Canalave Dragons 0-0 Nacional
AS Montreux 3-2 Chiquito FC
Gatineau UC 98 1-2 Marinos Metropolis
Edmonton United 5-1 Pradera FC
FC Fauxham 0-5 Olympique de Fontvielle
Eterna Stars 1-0 Pumas Maldonado

Round 35 (November 3-4)

And now, with Edmonton's win in Campo Grande, we have five out of six qualified teams to the proper playoffs. Although Metropolis Alligators keep the pressure on Fontvielle Impact with their victory over the Dragons at the Dome, the Impact kept the five-point gap with the Alligators after defeating Vaud, who are sinking in the relegation zone. Marinos and Gatineau (who defeated Nacional, a direct rival) are still exerting pressure on HAC, who lost a decisive game to Bezieres, and Pradera, who defeated the Stars and knocked them out of contention for a playoff berth. Montreux's spectacular win in Campo Grande was an almost lethal blow to Chiquito and the rest of teams involved in the relegation affair, who now look doomed. And although you don't believe it, TFC are dangerously approaching to the tenth place, but their chances are slim.

Fontvielle Impact 2-0 AS Vaud
Slateport Bulls 0-1 Tannenberg FC
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-1 AS Bezieres
Metropolis Alligators 3-1 Canalave Dragons
SC Caimanes 1-3 AS Montreux
Nacional 1-2 Gatineau UC 98
Chiquito FC 0-2 Edmonton United
Marinos Metropolis 3-0 FC Fauxham
Pradera FC 1-0 Eterna Stars
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-1 Pumas Maldonado

Round 36 (November 10-11)

With two matches left, this matchday didn't bring many changes to the standings, however, the Alligators managed to reduce the gap with the Impact with their victory in Gatineau, and Impact's draw in Carloburgo, which eliminated TFC. However, Bezieres lost every chance to fight for the Premiership with their defeat at home to Vaud. And Chiquito lost a crucial game in Eterna City which may doom them to the drop, since Vaud's victory made both teams switch places. Meanwhile, Gatineau's loss to MA was a hard blow to their playoff aspirations, and Pumas sealed their relegation after losing at home to Marinos, who are still in the fight for a spot in the playoffs.

Tannenberg FC 1-1 Fontvielle Impact
AS Bezieres 0-3 AS Vaud
Canalave Dragons 2-1 Slateport Bulls
AS Montreux 0-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
Gatineau UC 98 1-2 Metropolis Alligators
Edmonton United 5-0 SC Caimanes
FC Fauxham 1-2 Nacional
Eterna Stars 2-0 Chiquito FC
Pumas Maldonado 0-1 Marinos Metropolis
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-2 Pradera FC

Round 37 (November 14-15)

The Premiership will be defined in the next and last round of the regular season, thanks to the Impact's loss to Bezieres in the Derby du Foix and MA's victory over Fauxham, which sent the latter team to the B-League. Slateport Bulls, Nacional, and Canalave Dragons secured postseason play this season with their wins, while Gatineau said goodbye to their chances with their loss in Slateport. Marinos won a decisive game against Pradera and entered the "play-in zone" once again, while the most affected team by this was Hamanos, who lost to Edmonton in Pradera and were pushed out of the Top-10. However, the strongest boos and jeers came from Campo Grande, where Chiquito lost to Olympique and got relegated for the first time ever.

Fontvielle Impact 0-2 AS Bezieres
Tannenberg FC 0-2 Canalave Dragons
AS Vaud 1-0 AS Montreux
Slateport Bulls 3-1 Gatineau UC 98
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-1 Edmonton United
Metropolis Alligators 3-0 FC Fauxham
SC Caimanes 1-1 Eterna Stars
Nacional 3-2 Pumas Maldonado
Chiquito FC 0-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
Marinos Metropolis 2-1 Pradera FC

Round 38 (November 18)

Canalave Dragons 0-2 Fontvielle Impact
AS Montreux 1-1 AS Bezieres
Gatineau UC 98 2-3 Tannenberg FC
Edmonton United 1-2 AS Vaud
FC Fauxham 1-3 Slateport Bulls
Eterna Stars 1-2 Hamanos Athletic Club
Pumas Maldonado 0-2 Metropolis Alligators
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-2 SC Caimanes
Pradera FC 2-1 Nacional
Marinos Metropolis 3-2 Chiquito FC

This regular season ended with the Impact-Alligators head-to-head for the Premiership being defined on goal difference in favour of the defending champions, as both teams won in their final games in Canalave and Maldonado, respectively. Slateport Bulls clinched the last direct ticket to the playoffs with their win in Fauxham's final game in the Super League, while Marinos sealed their play-in berth with a victory over the demoralized Chiquito, and Pradera got even with HAC after leaving them at the doors of the playoffs with their victory over Nacional (despite HAC also won). Last but not least, Vaud were unable to escape the relegation playoff despite defeating Edmonton, and will have to play and win two additional games against a B-League side if they want to continue in the Super League for next season. So, with that...let the playoff action begin!

Final League Standings:

Team                              P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Fontvielle Impact            38  24   5   9  70  35  +35  77
  2 Metropolis Alligators        38  22  11   5  75  42  +33  77
  3 AS Bezieres                  38  20  10   8  58  35  +23  70
  4 Olympique de Fontvielle      38  20   7  11  69  42  +27  67
  5 Edmonton United              38  19  10   9  60  38  +22  67
  6 Slateport Bulls              38  19   5  14  62  49  +13  62
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  7 Nacional                     38  16  10  12  50  38  +12  58
  8 Canalave Dragons             38  16  10  12  50  47   +3  58
  9 Marinos Metropolis           38  18   4  16  58  60   -2  58
 10 Pradera FC                   38  15  12  11  48  39   +9  57
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 11 Hamanos Athletic Club        38  17   6  15  49  50   -1  57
 12 Tannenberg FC                38  13  10  15  48  49   -1  49
 13 Gatineau UC 98               38  14   6  18  43  57  -14  48
 14 SC Caimanes                  38  11  10  17  38  59  -21  43
 15 Eterna Stars                 38  10  12  16  36  46  -10  42
 16 AS Montreux                  38   9  12  17  35  49  -14  39
 17 AS Vaud                      38   9  11  18  34  56  -22  38 P-O
 18 Chiquito FC                  38   7  10  21  37  59  -22  31 REL
 19 FC Fauxham                   38   7   9  22  45  81  -36  30 REL
 20 Pumas Maldonado              38   5   8  25  33  67  -34  23 REL

Valladar Super League Final Play-Offs

Play-In Round:

Nacional (7) 1-1 Pradera FC (10) (3-2 AET)

Canalave Dragons (8) 1-0 Marinos Metropolis (9)

Quarterfinals:

Slateport Bulls (6) 1-1 AS Bezieres (3)
AS Bezieres (3) 2-0 Slateport Bulls (6) (3-1 agg)

Nacional (7) 2-0 Metropolis Alligators (2)
Metropolis Alligators (2) 1-1 Nacional (7) (1-3 agg)

Edmonton United (5) 0-1 Olympique de Fontvielle (4)
Olympique de Fontvielle (4) 0-1 Edmonton United (5) (1-1 AET, 2-1 agg)

Canalave Dragons (8) 1-1 Fontvielle Impact (1)
Fontvielle Impact (1) 0-0 Canalave Dragons (8) (1-1 agg) (Fontvielle Impact wins on away goals rule)

Semi-Finals:

Nacional (7) 0-3 AS Bezieres (3)
AS Bezieres (3) 2-1 Nacional (7) (5-1 agg)

Olympique de Fontvielle (4) 1-0 Fontvielle Impact (1)
Fontvielle Impact (1) 3-1 Olympique de Fontvielle (4) (3-2 agg)

The Canalave Crown (Sponsored by UltraTeam):

THE CANALAVE CROWN: Fontvielle Impact vs AS Bezieres


Dragon Stadium - Canalave (Att: 34,743)

Fontvielle Impact 2-0 AS Bezieres (Villa 21', 84')

CHAMPIONS
Fontvielle Impact (5th title)

Valladar B-League Final Standings

Pos   Team                           P   W   D   L  GF  GA   GD  Pts
  1 Hoxford Rovers                  38  24   7   7  56  29  +27  79  CH - SBCC
  2 Ajax Carloburgo                 38  20   9   9  59  42  +17  69  P - SBCC
  3 AC Tallin                       38  18  12   8  51  32  +19  66  P/O
  4 Dynamo Metropolis               38  15  18   5  52  30  +22  63  P/O
  5 Nord Energie FC                 38  18   6  14  37  34   +3  60  P/O
  6 Deportivo Aguablanca            38  17   8  13  50  41   +9  59  P/O
  7 Universitario de Maldonado      38  18   5  15  51  50   +1  59
  8 AD Cerro                        38  17   7  14  59  39  +20  58
  9 RC Corania                      38  16   9  13  40  34   +6  57
 10 RC Belfort                      38  15  10  13  47  42   +5  55
 11 Valencia FC                     38  15   9  14  58  45  +13  54
 12 Servette FC                     38  13  15  10  58  51   +7  54
 13 Bretford Royals                 38  12  11  15  55  58   -3  47
 14 Cardenales FC                   38  12  10  16  45  52   -7  46
 15 FC Columbus                     38  12  10  16  49  65  -16  46
 16 Tessano FC                      38  12   8  18  46  56  -10  44
 17 FC Borderville                  38   8  12  18  33  48  -15  36  REL
 18 AC Talamonte                    38   9   9  20  33  54  -21  36  REL
 19 Patriotas FC                    38   8   8  22  35  65  -30  32  REL
 20 Minault United                  38   5   9  24  29  76  -47  24  REL

Valladar B-League Final Play-Offs

Semi-Finals:

Deportivo Aguablanca (6) 1-1 (3) AC Tallin
AC Tallin (3) 2-1 (6) Deportivo Aguablanca
Agg: AC Tallin 3-2 Deportivo Aguablanca

Nord Energie FC (5) 1-1 (4) Dynamo Metropolis
Dynamo Metropolis (4) 0-2 (5) Nord Energie FC
Agg: Dynamo Metropolis 1-3 Nord Energie FC

Final:

Nord Energie FC (5) 1-1 (3) AC Tallin
AC Tallin (3) 1-1 (5) Nord Energie FC (1-1 AET; 0-2 PKs)
Agg: AC Tallin 2-2 Nord Energie FC (Nord Energie FC wins on penalty kicks)

Promotion-Relegation Play-Off: AS Vaud vs. AC Tallin

AC Tallin 1-0 AS Vaud
AS Vaud 2-1 AC Tallin (2-2 agg) (AC Tallin wins on away goals rule)

Thus, AC Tallin got promoted to the Valladar Super League next season, while AS Vaud completed the list of relegated teams this season.

SUMMARY OF THE SEASON:

Regular Season Premier: Fontvielle Impact
Canalave Crown Champion: Fontvielle Impact
Canalave Crown Runner-Up: AS Bezieres
Relegated Teams: Chiquito FC, FC Fauxham, Pumas Maldonado, AS Vaud
Promoted Teams: Hoxford Rovers, Ajax Carloburgo, Nord Energie FC, AC Tallin

Top Scorers:

1. Néider Riascos (Slateport Bulls): 23 goals* (Golden Boot)
2. Ricardo Villa (Erathore, Fontvielle Impact): 23 goals* (Silver Boot)
3. Pedrinho (Metropolis Alligators): 20 goals (Bronze Boot)
4. Renato (Nacional): 19 goals
5. Frank Zapata (Pradera FC): 18 goals

* Néider Riascos won the Golden Boot due to more assists (14) than Ricardo Villa (12).

INTERNATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

Champions' Cup 37:
Fontvielle Impact - Canalave Crown Winners
AS Bezieres - Canalave Crown Runners-up

Globe Cup 34:
Olympique de Fontvielle - Valladar Super League best-placed playoff semifinalist
Nacional - Valladar Super League playoff semifinalist
Metropolis Alligators - Valladar Super League best-placed non-semifinalist

Series B Champions' Cup 34:
Hoxford Rovers - Valladar B-League Champions
Ajax Carloburgo - Valladar B-League Runners-up
Nord Energie FC - Valladar B-League Final Play-Off Winners
AC Tallin - Valladar B-League Final Play-Off Runners-up

Cygnus Cup 12:
TBD - King's Shield winners

by **Valladares** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:04 pm

THE KING'S SHIELD - TWELFTH EDITION

Welcome to the twelfth edition of the King's Shield, with 128 teams from all over the nation competing against each other for an additional international berth (the Cygnus Cup berth). Without further ado, here are the results (Due to broadcast and scheduling conflicts, the first two rounds were not as extensively covered as the latter stages of the tournament):

Rexam 1-0 Carolina Rangers
Carolina Rangers 1-3 Rexam (1-4 agg)

Adelaide City FC 0-0 AS Lausanne
AS Lausanne 1-1 Adelaide City FC (1-1 agg) (Adelaide City FC wins on away goals rule)

Defensores de Neuquén 1-1 Bretford Royals
Bretford Royals 1-0 Defensores de Neuquén (2-1 agg)

RC Belfort 3-1 Alejandría SC
Alejandría SC 0-3 RC Belfort (1-6 agg)

Metropolis City FC 1-1 AD Cerro
AD Cerro 3-1 Metropolis City FC (4-2 agg)

Pumas Maldonado 2-2 Columbus Cannons
Columbus Cannons 1-0 Pumas Maldonado (3-2 agg)

Nacional 2-0 Kingsville Reds
Kingsville Reds 1-3 Nacional (1-5 agg)

AC St. Louis 1-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
Olympique de Fontvielle 5-0 AC St. Louis (6-1 agg)

Ajax Carloburgo 4-1 Atlético Nápoles
Atlético Nápoles 1-2 Ajax Carloburgo (2-6 agg)

SC Caimanes 3-1 Gatineau UC 98
Gatineau UC 98 1-2 SC Caimanes (2-5 agg)

FC Columbus 1-0 Orlèans FC
Orlèans FC 0-1 FC Columbus (0-2 agg)

AS Montreux 0-0 Metropolis Alligators
Metropolis Alligators 1-1 AS Montreux (1-1 agg) (AS Montreux wins on away goals rule)

Victoria United 1-2 Villaznia AC
Villaznia AC 4-1 Victoria United (6-2 agg)

Stanford United 1-2 AC Tallin
AC Tallin 1-1 Stanford United (3-2 agg)

Patriotas FC 1-0 Atlético Robles
Atlético Robles 2-3 Patriotas FC (2-4 agg)

Leeward Tech FC 0-1 Marinos Metropolis
Marinos Metropolis 5-3 Leeward Tech FC (6-3 agg)

Mountain United 0-2 Fontvielle Impact
Fontvielle Impact 4-0 Mountain United (6-0 agg)

Eterna Stars 1-1 Operário FC
Operário FC 0-3 Eterna Stars (1-4 agg)

Minault United 2-0 Northport Bears
Northport Bears 1-1 Minault United (1-3 agg)

Slateport Bulls 0-2 Hoxford Rovers
Hoxford Rovers 2-2 Slateport Bulls (4-2 agg)

AS Laval-Avignon 0-0 Deportivo Angostura
Deportivo Angostura 0-2 AS Laval-Avignon (0-2 agg)

Cardenales FC 4-3 AS Mont-Blanc
AS Mont-Blanc 1-1 Cardenales FC (4-5 agg)

ASB Academie 0-0 Juventud Unida
Juventud Unida 0-1 ASB Academie (0-1 agg)

Punta del Sur FC 1-0 CS Clermont
CS Clermont 1-0 Punta del Sur FC (1-1 AET, 1-2 agg)

Hamanos Athletic Club 1-0 FC Fauxham
FC Fauxham 3-1 Hamanos Athletic Club (3-2 agg)

AC Foix 1-0 Salvador FC
Salvador FC 2-0 AC Foix (2-1 agg)

Atlético Poblado 0-2 Alianza Antioquia
Alianza Antioquia 2-0 Atlético Poblado (4-0 agg)

Hoxford Athletic 1-1 Gatineau Athletic Club
Gatineau Athletic Club 0-0 Hoxford Athletic (1-1 agg) (Gatineau Athletic Club wins on away goals rule)

Edmonton United 1-3 RC Victoria
RC Victoria 0-1 Edmonton United (3-2 agg)

Neuchâtel-Sport 1-1 Swangard FC
Swangard FC 0-2 Neuchâtel-Sport (1-3 agg)

Cartago FC 1-1 AS Vaud
AS Vaud 2-1 Cartago FC (3-2 agg)

Port Arthur Warriors 1-1 Olympique de Coulombes
Olympique de Coulombes 1-0 Port Arthur Warriors (2-1 agg)

Townsville Fury 0-4 Canalave Dragons
Canalave Dragons 3-0 Townsville Fury (7-0 agg)

AC Valencia 0-1 Universitario de Maldonado
Universitario de Maldonado 5-0 AC Valencia (6-0 agg)

FC Coulombes 0-2 Mineros de Talamonte
Mineros de Talamonte 0-2 FC Coulombes (0-2 AET, 2-2 agg, 0-2 PKs)

Port Arthur FC 1-1 Hamilton Rockets
Hamilton Rockets 1-1 Port Arthur FC (3-2 AET, 4-3 agg)

Trois-Rivières Athletic 1-0 SC Tabatinga
SC Tabatinga 3-1 Trois-Rivières Athletic (3-2 agg)

Clermont FC 0-1 Adelaide Heart FC
Adelaide Heart FC 2-3 Clermont FC (3-3 agg) (Clermont FC wins on away goals rule)

Nord Energie FC 1-1 Atlas SC
Atlas SC 1-0 Nord Energie FC (2-1 agg)

Newcastle Town 1-1 Yumbo FC
Yumbo FC 0-1 Newcastle Town (1-2 agg)

FC Townsville 3-0 Curzón FC
Curzón FC 0-1 FC Townsville (0-4 agg)

Orlando FC 1-1 AC Talamonte
AC Talamonte 0-1 Orlando FC (1-2 agg)

Tarragona FC 1-1 Deportivo Lomas
Deportivo Lomas 1-0 Tarragona FC (2-1 agg)

Étoile de l'Ouest 4-3 Richmond City
Richmond City 1-1 Étoile de l'Ouest (4-5 agg)

Adelaide Kickers 2-1 Canalave Rangers
Canalave Rangers 2-1 Adelaide Kickers (2-1 AET, 3-3 agg, 3-1 PKs)

AS Bezieres 3-0 San Luis FC
San Luis FC 1-3 AS Bezieres (1-6 agg)

Potros de Slateport 1-2 FC Borderville
FC Borderville 1-1 Potros de Slateport (3-2 agg)

Corumbá EC 2-2 SC Río Laguna
SC Río Laguna 0-1 Corumbá EC (2-3 agg)

CR Palmas 0-3 Deportivo Aguablanca
Deportivo Aguablanca 1-0 CR Palmas (4-0 agg)

SC Alcázares 1-0 Chiquito FC
Chiquito FC 2-2 SC Alcázares (2-3 agg)

Santacruz FC 1-1 Sion OSC
Sion OSC 2-0 Santacruz FC (3-1 agg)

Dynamo Metropolis 1-1 Estudiantes de Colón
Estudiantes de Colón 2-1 Dynamo Metropolis (3-2 agg)

RC Corania 1-0 Bohemians Metropolis
Bohemians Metropolis 0-1 RC Corania (0-2 agg)

Real Pradera 1-1 Pradera FC
Pradera FC 1-0 Real Pradera (2-1 agg)

Club Osum 2-0 Sporting Edmonton
Sporting Edmonton 0-0 Club Osum (0-2 agg)

Toril Beavers 0-1 Northport Mariners
Northport Mariners 2-1 Toril Beavers (3-1 agg)

Bellavista Jets 0-1 Valencia FC
Valencia FC 4-0 Bellavista Jets (5-0 agg)

Tannenberg FC 5-1 Danubio FC
Danubio FC 2-1 Tannenberg FC (3-6 agg)

EC Comercial 1-1 Servette FC
Servette FC 3-0 EC Comercial (4-1 agg)

FC Sillimus 1-0 Sillimus Islanders FC
Sillimus Islanders FC 1-2 FC Sillimus (1-3 agg)

Vitória Maldonado 1-0 Atlético Pavia
Atlético Pavia 2-1 Vitória Maldonado (2-2 agg) (Vitória Maldonado wins on away goals rule)

Eterna Celtic 2-2 Borderville Rogues
Borderville Rogues 0-1 Eterna Celtic (2-3 agg)

Tessano FC 5-3 Real Colón
Real Colón 0-3 Tessano FC (3-8 agg)

Carloburgo Phoenix 1-1 Isla Nueva FC
Isla Nueva FC 0-0 Carloburgo Phoenix (1-1 agg) (Isla Nueva FC wins on away goals rule)

AS Vaud 2-0 Sion OSC
Sion OSC 1-1 AS Vaud (1-3 agg)

Hamilton Rockets 1-0 Universitario de Maldonado
Universitario de Maldonado 0-2 Hamilton Rockets (0-3 agg)

Isla Nueva FC 2-0 Deportivo Lomas
Deportivo Lomas 0-1 Isla Nueva FC (0-3 agg)

SC Alcázares 1-4 AS Montreux
AS Montreux 0-2 SC Alcázares (4-3 agg)

Cardenales FC 1-0 Hoxford Rovers
Hoxford Rovers 5-2 Cardenales FC (5-3 agg)

Fontvielle Impact 2-0 Patriotas FC
Patriotas FC 2-0 Fontvielle Impact (2-0 AET, 2-2 agg, 4-1 PKs)

Tannenberg FC 1-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-0 Tannenberg FC (2-1 agg)

Rexam 1-1 RC Corania
RC Corania 3-1 Rexam (4-2 agg)

Valencia FC 0-1 FC Coulombes
FC Coulombes 0-2 Valencia FC (1-2 agg)

Villaznia AC 3-0 RC Victoria
RC Victoria 1-2 Villaznia AC (1-5 agg)

Northport Mariners 3-1 SC Tabatinga
SC Tabatinga 0-0 Northport Mariners (1-3 agg)

Canalave Rangers 2-2 FC Columbus
FC Columbus 0-0 Canalave Rangers (2-2 agg) (FC Columbus wins on away goals rule)

Deportivo Aguablanca 2-2 Étoile de l'Ouest
Étoile de l'Ouest 0-2 Deportivo Aguablanca (2-4 agg)

Newcastle Town 2-1 Salvador FC
Salvador FC 2-3 Newcastle Town (3-5 agg)

FC Fauxham 0-0 Eterna Stars
Eterna Stars 1-2 FC Fauxham (1-2 agg)

FC Townsville 1-0 Bretford Royals
Bretford Royals 0-1 FC Townsville (0-2 agg)

Orlando FC 1-2 SC Caimanes
SC Caimanes 3-0 Orlando FC (5-1 agg)

Eterna Celtic 1-3 Clermont FC
Clermont FC 1-0 Eterna Celtic (4-1 agg)

Tessano FC 0-0 AS Bezieres
AS Bezieres 0-0 Tessano FC (2-0 AET, 2-0 agg)

Punta del Sur FC 1-0 Alianza Antioquia
Alianza Antioquia 1-1 Punta del Sur FC (1-2 agg)

ASB Academie 2-3 RC Belfort
RC Belfort 5-0 ASB Academie (8-2 agg)

Marinos Metropolis 3-1 Gatineau Athletic Club
Gatineau Athletic Club 0-1 Marinos Metropolis (1-4 agg)

Servette FC 4-1 Vitória Maldonado
Vitória Maldonado 1-0 Servette FC (2-4 agg)

Minault United 2-0 Club Osum
Club Osum 1-2 Minault United (1-4 agg)

Estudiantes de Colón 0-2 AD Cerro
AD Cerro 1-0 Estudiantes de Colón (3-0 agg)

FC Borderville 1-1 Adelaide City FC
Adelaide City FC 0-1 FC Borderville (1-2 agg)

Olympique de Coulombes 1-2 Nacional
Nacional 1-0 Olympique de Coulombes (3-1 agg)

Ajax Carloburgo 2-0 FC Sillimus
FC Sillimus 1-3 Ajax Carloburgo (1-5 agg)

Atlas SC 1-1 Canalave Dragons
Canalave Dragons 3-1 Atlas SC (4-2 agg)

Corumbá EC 2-1 Columbus Cannons
Columbus Cannons 0-1 Corumbá EC (1-3 agg)

Neuchâtel-Sport 0-0 AS Laval-Avignon
AS Laval-Avignon 1-2 Neuchâtel-Sport (1-2 agg)

Pradera FC 1-2 AC Tallin
AC Tallin 1-0 Pradera FC (3-1 agg)

Round of 32
AD Cerro 1-1 AS Bezieres
AS Bezieres 0-2 AD Cerro (1-3 agg)

Canalave Dragons 2-0 FC Borderville
FC Borderville 2-1 Canalave Dragons (2-3 agg)

Hoxford Rovers 2-1 Northport Mariners
Northport Mariners 0-1 Hoxford Rovers (1-3 agg)

Marinos Metropolis 3-1 Villaznia AC
Villaznia AC 0-1 Marinos Metropolis (1-4 agg)

Valencia FC 0-2 Servette FC
Servette FC 3-6 Valencia FC (5-6 agg)

Patriotas FC 1-2 AS Vaud
AS Vaud 5-1 Patriotas FC (7-2 agg)

AC Tallin 0-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
Olympique de Fontvielle 3-1 AC Tallin (4-1 agg)

RC Belfort 5-0 Isla Nueva FC
Isla Nueva FC 0-2 RC Belfort (0-7 agg)

FC Fauxham 2-2 Clermont FC
Clermont FC 0-0 FC Fauxham (2-2 agg) (Clermont FC wins on away goals rule)

Newcastle Town 0-4 Ajax Carloburgo
Ajax Carloburgo 2-0 Newcastle Town (6-0 agg)

FC Townsville 4-2 FC Columbus
FC Columbus 1-1 FC Townsville (3-5 agg)

Deportivo Aguablanca 2-1 Hamilton Rockets
Hamilton Rockets 1-0 Deportivo Aguablanca (2-2 agg) (Hamilton Rockets wins on away goals rule)

Punta del Sur FC 1-0 Minault United
Minault United 1-2 Punta del Sur FC (1-3 agg)

SC Caimanes 1-1 RC Corania
RC Corania 1-0 SC Caimanes (2-1 agg)

Corumbá EC 2-2 Nacional
Nacional 1-1 Corumbá EC (3-3 agg) (Nacional wins on away goals rule)

Neuchâtel-Sport 1-0 AS Montreux
AS Montreux 3-0 Neuchâtel-Sport (3-1 agg)

Canalave Dragons, Marinos Metropolis, Olympique de Fontvielle, and Nacional look as the strongest candidates to win the Shield after the elimination of Bezieres at the hands of Cerro in this round. Montreux, who knocked Metropolis Alligators out of contention in the very first round, were scared by Neuchâtel in the first leg but were able to turn things around in the second leg and are still in competition. Caimanes were knocked out by Corania, who have been doing decent campaigns in the B-League lately, Fauxham, Columbus, and Deportivo Aguablanca were eliminated by lesser opposition, and Punta del Sur FC, from the fifth division, are the lowest ranked team still in contention.

Round of 16
RC Corania 0-0 AS Montreux
AS Montreux 2-1 RC Corania (2-1 agg)

Hamilton Rockets 1-1 Ajax Carloburgo
Ajax Carloburgo 1-2 Hamilton Rockets (2-3 agg)

Marinos Metropolis 1-1 Valencia FC
Valencia FC 1-2 Marinos Metropolis (2-3 agg)

Nacional 8-0 Clermont FC
Clermont FC 0-1 Nacional (0-9 agg)

Olympique de Fontvielle 5-0 Punta del Sur FC
Punta del Sur FC 0-3 Olympique de Fontvielle (0-8 agg)

AD Cerro 2-1 AS Vaud
AS Vaud 1-3 AD Cerro (2-5 agg)

Canalave Dragons 3-0 FC Townsville
FC Townsville 3-5 Canalave Dragons (3-8 agg)

Hoxford Rovers 1-2 RC Belfort
RC Belfort 2-0 Hoxford Rovers (4-1 agg)

The four favourites we stated in the previous round are still in competence, with Nacional, the Dragons and Olympique stomping their opposition, while Marinos had some problems to beat Valencia but qualified to the quarterfinals. In other games, Cerro are seriously thinking in winning in the King's Shield, leaving relegated outfit Vaud out of contention, Montreux ended Corania's dream in this round, Ajax were stunned and eliminated by Hamilton Rockets, from the Tercera Liga, and Hoxford Rovers, who have just crowned themselves as B-League champions were defeated by RC Belfort.

Quarter-Finals
RC Belfort 1-2 Canalave Dragons
Canalave Dragons 2-1 RC Belfort (4-2 agg)

AS Montreux 1-0 Nacional
Nacional 2-2 AS Montreux (2-3 agg)

AD Cerro 1-1 Hamilton Rockets
Hamilton Rockets 0-3 AD Cerro (1-4 agg)

Olympique de Fontvielle 3-0 Marinos Metropolis
Marinos Metropolis 2-4 Olympique de Fontvielle (2-7 agg)

The draw made two of the favourites face each other in the quarterfinals, and Olympique kicked Marinos out of the tournament with a superb display of football in the second leg. Another "favourite" who said goodbye to the tournament in this round was Nacional, who lost to Montreux and allowed "Les Hérons" to round up their best campaign ever. The Dragons overpowered Belfort without having to do too much, and Cerro ended Hamilton's fantasy with a crushing 3-0 win in the south of the Westlands.

Semi-Finals
Canalave Dragons 3-1 AD Cerro
AD Cerro 1-2 Canalave Dragons (2-5 agg)

Olympique de Fontvielle 0-2 AS Montreux
AS Montreux 1-3 Olympique de Fontvielle (3-3 agg) (Olympique de Fontvielle wins on away goals rule)

And, like most people expected, Olympique de Fontvielle and Canalave Dragons will play the final at the National Stadium. The Dragons denied Cerro the chance to return to what was their home for most of their spell in the Super League, while Olympique managed to send Montreux back to their rightful place after Les Hérons kept spoiling the party for some of the favourites in early rounds.

Final - Played @ Alexander I National Stadium, Swangard-Metropolis (Att. 45,155)
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-1 Canalave Dragons (1-1 AET, 1-3 PKs)

Congratulations to Canalave Dragons, the winners of the twelfth King's Shield, the first one in their history!

With this title, Canalave Dragons have earned the right to represent Valladares in the next Cygnus Cup.

by **Valladares** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 8:24 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY BANCO ECONÔMICO
TWENTY-THIRD SEASON (PART I OF IV)

Welcome everyone to a new season in the Valladar Super League, the twenty-third one! With Fontvielle Impact expanding their dominance to the multiverse and becoming world champions, this season shapes up to be more amazing and more exciting than ever. The big question this time has to do with the other 19 teams and their ability to kick Impact off their throne. Will Les Bleus continue with their dictatorship in the Super League or will someone else be able to steal the spotlight this time?

Round 1 (February 3-4-5)

Fontvielle Impact were off to a good start after defeating Hoxford Rovers in the Champions' Kick-Off in Fontvielle, however, the defending champions were not the only ones who shone in their début, as Bezieres, Olympique, and Pradera defeated the other three promoted outfits (Ajax, Tallin, and Nord Energie), and Slateport also started strong with their win against a tough Caimanes side. Marinos, Edmonton, and Nacional also started their campaigns with three points, while in both "games of the week", the National Derby between MA and TFC, and the E1 Derby between Dragons and Stars, there was plenty of yawns with both matches ending in depressing scoreless stalemates.

Fontvielle Impact 2-0 Hoxford Rovers
AS Montreux 1-2 Nacional
Slateport Bulls 4-3 SC Caimanes
Gatineau UC 98 0-1 Marinos Metropolis
Edmonton United 1-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Canalave Dragons 0-0 Eterna Stars
Ajax Carloburgo 0-2 AS Bezieres
Metropolis Alligators 0-0 Tannenberg FC
Pradera FC 2-1 Nord Energie FC
AC Tallin 0-1 Olympique de Fontvielle

Round 2 (February 11-12)

And Impact finally met the other side of the coin with their narrow defeat at the hands of Nacional, who now complete 6 points in two games. However, the leaders are called Slateport Bulls, who defeated HAC in the Lake Derby and confirmed that they'll be tough to beat. Marinos, Pradera, and Bezieres also won their games and placed themselves in the group of leaders with 6 points. Metropolis Alligators and Eterna Stars woke up and thumped Olympique and Gatineau, respectively, while TFC and the Dragons cancelled themselves out with their second draw. Five teams are still without points after two games: the Rovers, Tallin, Montreux, HAC, and Gatineau.

Nacional 1-0 Fontvielle Impact
SC Caimanes 3-2 Hoxford Rovers
Marinos Metropolis 2-0 AS Montreux
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-3 Slateport Bulls
Eterna Stars 5-1 Gatineau UC 98
AS Bezieres 2-1 Edmonton United
Tannenberg FC 1-1 Canalave Dragons
Nord Energie FC 0-0 Ajax Carloburgo
Olympique de Fontvielle 0-3 Metropolis Alligators
AC Tallin 1-3 Pradera FC

Round 3 (February 18-19)

And the high-profile clash of this week, between Slateport Bulls and Bezieres ended with Les Rouges emerging as winners and seizing the top of the league with 9 out of 9 points, while at the same time also taking advantage of Nacional and Marinos respecting each other too much. Pradera were driven away from the top as well, with their loss to the Alligators in Metropolis, who jumped to third place, while the Stars defeated Montreux and now are in second. Olympique left the Dragons in a pinch with their win at Dragon Stadium, HAC allowed the Rovers to get their first win, with them losing for the third time, TFC got their third draw in the league, and Ajax thrashed Tallin and sent the Gunners to last place.

Fontvielle Impact 4-2 SC Caimanes
Nacional 1-1 Marinos Metropolis
Hoxford Rovers 1-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
AS Montreux 1-3 Eterna Stars
Slateport Bulls 1-2 AS Bezieres
Gatineau UC 98 1-1 Tannenberg FC
Edmonton United 0-1 Nord Energie FC
Canalave Dragons 1-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
Ajax Carloburgo 5-2 AC Tallin
Metropolis Alligators 1-0 Pradera FC

Round 4 (February 25-26)

Although Bezieres were unable to defeat Hoxford Rovers (who once again displayed some attractive football but failed to win), Les Rouges were able to retain the first place mainly thanks to Nacional's and Eterna's inability to beat each other, and Ajax shocking MA at the Dome. Impact are getting closer to the lead after defeating Marinos, with Olympique also dangerously approaching Bezieres with their thumping of Gatineau. Tannenberg and Canalave were finally able to win a match, and Hamanos are stuck in the red zone with four defeats.

Marinos Metropolis 1-3 Fontvielle Impact
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-1 SC Caimanes
Eterna Stars 1-1 Nacional
AS Bezieres 2-2 Hoxford Rovers
Tannenberg FC 2-0 AS Montreux
Nord Energie FC 4-2 Slateport Bulls
Olympique de Fontvielle 3-0 Gatineau UC 98
AC Tallin 2-1 Edmonton United
Pradera FC 0-2 Canalave Dragons
Metropolis Alligators 0-1 Ajax Carloburgo

Round 5 (March 3-4)

Bezieres are still atop the standings with their win in the "new" Illirian Derby against Caimanes in Campo Grande, however, the defending champions and the Stars are still exerting pressure on them with their wins against HAC and Marinos, respectively. On the other hand, Olympique missed a golden chance to keep the pressure on Bezieres after letting Montreux rescue a draw in their match, and were left with 10 points, trailing Les Rouges by three. In a controversial game, Nacional and Tannenberg managed to keep their unbeaten streaks intact, with Los Albos completing three draws (all of them in a row) and the "Citizens" reaching a league-record fourth, the Dragons won their second game of the season, while the Alligators stumbled again with a draw in Edmonton.

Fontvielle Impact 3-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Marinos Metropolis 0-1 Eterna Stars
SC Caimanes 0-2 AS Bezieres
Nacional 1-1 Tannenberg FC
Hoxford Rovers 1-1 Nord Energie FC
AS Montreux 2-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
Slateport Bulls 1-0 AC Tallin
Gatineau UC 98 3-1 Pradera FC
Edmonton United 1-1 Metropolis Alligators
Canalave Dragons 2-0 Ajax Carloburgo

Round 6 (March 10-11)

And now it looks like the Impact-Bezieres duopoly is starting to make differences with the rest of teams, with Rouges giving HAC their sixth straight loss and Bleus getting rid of the Stars and openiAnd now it looks like the Impact-Bezieres duopoly is starting to make differences with the rest of teams, with Rouges giving HAC their sixth straight loss and Bleus getting rid of the Stars and opening a four-point gap with the third-placed team (coincidentially, the Stars). Olympique, Nacional and TFC are now in a frustrating streak of draws, with OF wasting a 2-0 advantage again, this time against Nacional, and Tannenberg giving away more points, with Marinos being the ones that managed to bring a point from Carloburgo. In other matches, Hoxford won their second game, the Dragons punctured at home against Edmonton, and the Alligators smiled again after defeating Slateport, who aren't anymore the sensation team they were in the first two games.

Eterna Stars 1-2 Fontvielle Impact
AS Bezieres 2-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
Tannenberg FC 1-1 Marinos Metropolis
Nord Energie FC 1-2 SC Caimanes
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-2 Nacional
AC Tallin 0-2 Hoxford Rovers
Pradera FC 1-0 AS Montreux
Metropolis Alligators 2-1 Slateport Bulls
Ajax Carloburgo 1-2 Gatineau UC 98
Canalave Dragons 0-0 Edmonton United

Round 7 (March 17-18)

A thrilling Derby du Foix was the thing Bezieres needed to unhook themselves from the Impact, with Les Rouges winning 4-3 in Fontvielle and opening a four-point gap with the defending national and world champions. The Alligators climbed up a spot in the standings with their hard-fought win in Hoxford against a brave Hoxford Rovers, while TFC managed to snap themselves from their "draw hex" with their second win of the season against the Stars in Eterna City, making the Yellow team drop to fifth thanks to Pradera and their important win against Nacional, which destroyed La Academia's unbeaten streak. And the other important event of this matchday was the first win of the season for Hamanos. HAC defeated Nord Energie in Pradera and sent Montreux to last place in the process.

Fontvielle Impact 3-4 AS Bezieres
Eterna Stars 2-3 Tannenberg FC
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-0 Nord Energie FC
Marinos Metropolis 4-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
SC Caimanes 1-3 AC Tallin
Nacional 2-3 Pradera FC
Hoxford Rovers 2-4 Metropolis Alligators
AS Montreux 0-1 Ajax Carloburgo
Slateport Bulls 0-0 Canalave Dragons
Gatineau UC 98 1-0 Edmonton United

Round 8 (March 24-25)

Things at the Top 3 haven't changed at all, with Bezieres, Impact, and MA collecting wins against NE, TFC, and Caimanes, respectively. However, things have moved a bit below third, starting with Marinos snatching fourth place from Pradera's hands with their drubbing of "los Verdiblancos", and Olympique and Canalave Dragons returned to winning ways with their wins over Eterna Stars and Hoxford Rovers, respectively. We cannot say the same about Nacional (who collected yet another draw), though.

Tannenberg FC 1-4 Fontvielle Impact
Nord Energie FC 0-1 AS Bezieres
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-1 Eterna Stars
AC Tallin 0-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
Pradera FC 2-4 Marinos Metropolis
Metropolis Alligators 3-2 SC Caimanes
Ajax Carloburgo 1-1 Nacional
Canalave Dragons 1-0 Hoxford Rovers
Edmonton United 1-1 AS Montreux
Gatineau UC 98 1-0 Slateport Bulls

Round 9 (March 31-April 1)

And what the hell happened with Bezieres in their match against Tallin? Because it's a very rare thing having the "Gunners" giving "Les Rouges" an egregious humiliation at home. Impact, meanwhile, managed to eliminate the gap opened after the Derby du Foix with a win over Nord Energie, placing themselves within one point of their arch-rivals. In other games, Marinos took advantage of MA's loss to Hamanos in Pradera and seized third place with their win over Ajax, while Olympique joined the fun with their drubbing of Tannenberg in Carloburgo. Nacional lost again at home, while in a match which wasn't looking so interesting, Hoxford Rovers and Gatineau unleashed all their offensive power, with their defenses being absent during 90 minutes. At the end of the 9-goal carnage, the home team managed to win their third game.

Fontvielle Impact 2-1 Nord Energie FC
Tannenberg FC 0-3 Olympique de Fontvielle
AS Bezieres 0-5 AC Tallin
Eterna Stars 1-0 Pradera FC
Hamanos Athletic Club 4-2 Metropolis Alligators
Marinos Metropolis 3-0 Ajax Carloburgo
SC Caimanes 1-1 Canalave Dragons
Nacional 1-2 Edmonton United
Hoxford Rovers 5-4 Gatineau UC 98
AS Montreux 1-2 Slateport Bulls

Round 10 (April 7-8)

The first quarter of the season ends with Fontvielle Impact defeating crosstown rivals Olympique and snatching the first place from Bezieres, who lost against the Alligators and allowed them to get closer to the Top 2. Olympique and Marinos (who were thumped by Edmonton) lost a valuable chance to exert pressure on Bezieres and MA, while also allowing Canalave Dragons to chase both of them with 17 points. Tannenberg and Nacional are still unable to win, only getting poor draws against Pradera and Slateport, and Montreux won their first match of the season after 10 attempts, against the Rovers, the same team whose offense imploded the last week but was unable to do anything of importance against Les Hérons. However, Montreux are still dead last of the league.

Olympique de Fontvielle 1-2 Fontvielle Impact
AC Tallin 2-0 Nord Energie FC
Pradera FC 0-0 Tannenberg FC
Metropolis Alligators 1-0 AS Bezieres
Ajax Carloburgo 1-1 Eterna Stars
Canalave Dragons 1-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Edmonton United 3-0 Marinos Metropolis
Gatineau UC 98 0-1 SC Caimanes
Slateport Bulls 1-1 Nacional
AS Montreux 1-0 Hoxford Rovers

Standings after Matchday 10

Team                             P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Fontvielle Impact           10  8  0  2  25  12  +13  24
  2 AS Bezieres                 10  7  1  2  17  14   +3  22
  3 Metropolis Alligators       10  6  2  2  17  11   +6  20
  4 Marinos Metropolis          10  5  2  3  17  12   +5  17
  5 Canalave Dragons            10  4  5  1   9   4   +5  17
  6 Olympique de Fontvielle     10  5  2  3  17  15   +2  17
  7 Eterna Stars                10  4  3  3  16  11   +5  15
  8 Slateport Bulls             10  4  2  4  15  15   +0  14
  9 Pradera FC                  10  4  1  5  12  15   -3  13
 10 SC Caimanes                 10  4  1  5  16  20   -4  13
 11 Gatineau UC 98              10  4  1  5  13  18   -5  13
 12 Edmonton United             10  3  3  4  10   9   +1  12
 13 AC Tallin                   10  4  0  6  15  15   +0  12
 14 Nacional                    10  2  6  2  13  13   +0  12
 15 Ajax Carloburgo             10  3  3  4  10  13   -3  12
 16 Tannenberg FC               10  2  6  2  10  13   -3  12
 17 Hoxford Rovers              10  3  2  5  15  18   -3  11
 18 Hamanos Athletic Club       10  3  0  7   8  14   -6   9
 19 Nord Energie FC             10  2  2  6   9  13   -4   8
 20 AS Montreux                 10  1  2  7   7  16   -9   5

Valladar B-League - Standings after Matchday 10

Team                                P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Carloburgo Phoenix             10  7  1  2  19  12   +7  22
  2 Pumas Maldonado                10  4  6  0  19  12   +7  18
  3 Cardenales FC                  10  5  3  2  13  11   +2  18
  4 Servette FC                    10  5  2  3  11   9   +2  17
  5 RC Corania                     10  5  1  4  11   9   +2  16
  6 Valencia FC                    10  4  3  3  16  10   +6  15
  7 AS Vaud                        10  4  3  3  10   7   +3  15
  8 FC Fauxham                     10  3  5  2  15  13   +2  14
  9 Bretford Royals                10  4  1  5  14  14   +0  13
 10 Dynamo Metropolis              10  3  4  3  15  16   -1  13
 11 Chiquito FC                    10  4  1  5  14  15   -1  13
 12 Tessano FC                     10  4  1  5  16  18   -2  13
 13 Universitario de Maldonado     10  4  1  5  13  15   -2  13
 14 AD Cerro                       10  3  4  3  11  14   -3  13
 15 Deportivo Aguablanca           10  3  3  4  14  15   -1  12
 16 Olympique de Coulombes         10  3  3  4   9  11   -2  12
 17 Club Osum                      10  3  3  4  11  19   -8  12
 18 Bohemians Metropolis           10  3  2  5  10  11   -1  11
 19 RC Belfort                     10  2  3  5  21  20   +1   9
 20 FC Columbus                    10  1  2  7   5  16  -11   5

by **Valladares** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:03 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY BANCO ECONÔMICO
TWENTY-THIRD SEASON (PARTS II TO IV)

Summary: Rounds 11 to 19

This first half of the season ends with a heated head-to-head between Fontvielle Impact and Metropolis Alligators at the top, with Les Bleus claiming yet another "summer championship" on goal difference. Meanwhile, Edmonton, who had a slow start of season having only collected 12 points out of 30, managed to turn their fortunes around in this second quarter of the season and now sit in a comfortable third place with 37 points, winning 25 out of 27 points and only giving away points to a single team: the Impact. Bezieres and Marinos are now fourth and fifth, but from sixth to eleventh place, we have an interesting group of teams separated by only three points: the Stars, who look determined to return to their winning ways, are "leading" this group with 29 points, however, Canalave Dragons (29) are not willing to let their arch-enemies escape with a post-season berth, with Nacional also clinging to a play-in berth with one point less than both teams.

And now we go to an interesting subject: Olympique de Fontvielle, who are in eighth place, with 28 points as well. But we're not talking about their league campaign this time, but rather a more interesting topic: it turned out that Les Jaune et Bleu reached the semifinals in the playoffs last season, hence getting a Globe Cup berth, AND also received an invitation to the most recent Copa de los Príncipes, reaching its semifinals. The issue is that the VFA forbids clubs from taking part in two competitions at the same time (this provision sparing Cup champions), and therefore, the FA fined Olympique with P$ 3,500 and banned the team from taking part in the next five Copa de los Príncipes editions (should they "qualify" to any of them). Harsh sanction, isn't it? Pradera completes the Top-10 but that's not so interesting, while the Bulls are exerting pressure...

And now we look at the Rovers, who are doing a decent campaign, trailing Pradera by three points, while the HAC, our surprise package in the last two seasons, are struggling in the lower zone, along with Tannenberg, who seem unable to get rid of their last season's woes and sit in 16th place, five points clear of the true "danger zone", with Montreux, Ajax, Gatineau, and Nord Energie being right there at the moment.

Standings after Matchday 19

Team                              P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Fontvielle Impact            19  13  3   3  46  22  +24  42
  2 Metropolis Alligators        19  13  3   3  36  19  +17  42
  3 Edmonton United              19  11  4   4  33  19  +14  37
  4 AS Bezieres                  19  11  3   5  29  22   +7  36
  5 Marinos Metropolis           19  10  4   5  31  23   +8  34
  6 Eterna Stars                 19   8  5   6  26  18   +8  29
  7 Canalave Dragons             19   8  5   6  22  21   +1  29
  8 Nacional                     19   6 10   3  25  18   +7  28
  9 Olympique de Fontvielle      19   8  4   7  30  29   +1  28
 10 Pradera FC                   19   8  3   8  26  27   -1  27
 11 Slateport Bulls              19   7  5   7  27  28   -1  26
 12 Hoxford Rovers               19   6  6   7  26  26   +0  24
 13 SC Caimanes                  19   7  3   9  26  30   -4  24
 14 Hamanos Athletic Club        19   6  4   9  19  24   -5  22
 15 AC Tallin                    19   7  0  12  25  32   -7  21
 16 Tannenberg FC                19   4  8   7  19  27   -8  20
 17 AS Montreux                  19   4  3  12  18  31  -13  15
 18 Ajax Carloburgo              19   3  6  10  17  34  -17  15
 19 Gatineau UC 98               19   4  3  12  18  39  -21  15
 20 Nord Energie FC              19   3  4  12  16  26  -10  13

Valladar B-League Standings after Matchday 19

Team                                 P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 RC Corania                      19  11  2  6  24  15  +9  35
  2 Carloburgo Phoenix              19  10  2  7  27  21  +6  32
  3 Cardenales FC                   19   9  5  5  25  20  +5  32
  4 Servette FC                     19   9  4  6  24  23  +1  31
  5 Pumas Maldonado                 19   8  6  5  31  24  +7  30
  6 Dynamo Metropolis               19   8  6  5  29  24  +5  30
  7 Chiquito FC                     19   9  2  8  24  22  +2  29
  8 AS Vaud                         19   7  7  5  23  20  +3  28
  9 Bretford Royals                 19   9  1  9  27  30  -3  28
 10 Club Osum                       19   7  7  5  22  28  -6  28
 11 Universitario de Maldonado      19   7  6  6  27  26  +1  27
 12 Deportivo Aguablanca            19   6  6  7  28  26  +2  24
 13 FC Fauxham                      19   6  6  7  26  26  +0  24
 14 Tessano FC                      19   7  3  9  24  28  -4  24
 15 FC Columbus                     19   6  4  9  21  25  -4  22
 16 Bohemians Metropolis            19   6  4  9  17  23  -6  22
 17 Valencia FC                     19   6  3 10  25  25  +0  21
 18 RC Belfort                      19   5  5  9  28  27  +1  20
 19 AD Cerro                        19   4  7  8  22  32 -10  19
 20 Olympique de Coulombes          19   4  6  9  15  24  -9  18

Summary: Rounds 20 to 29

Ok, this league is starting to be officially ridiculous, Impact now opening a wide gap with their closest escorts, the Alligators and Edmonton, who are being left trailing "Super-Impact" by 11 and 13 points, respectively. Nacional and Canalave Dragons have managed to take advantage of Marinos' and Bezieres' constant stumbles throughtout the season and have already taken their places in fourth and fifth, while the Mariners hold on to sixth and Les Rouges fall to seventh. In actual fact, the only change in the Top-10 since May is Slateport Bulls replacing Pradera in tenth place, with Olympique and Eterna Stars still inside the best 10 but pushing for a direct berth to the playoffs.

Outside the Top-10, we have Pradera and now Caimanes, in the fight for Slateport's place in that group, while Tannenberg have started to react but their 32 points pale in comparison to Pradera's and Caimanes' 40, and Slateport's 43, having them far from the fight, but not far from the relegation zone, though. Tallin, with 32 points, are doing a surprising campaign which has them away from relegation places, when in other "normal" tournaments, they would be facing relegation as of now, HAC aren't reacting and well, their charm has faded away, while the one shown by the Rovers in the first half of the season has disappeared as well. And the same ones are in the relegation zone, the only changes are Gatineau switching places with Montreux, and Nord Energie putting Ajax in bottom.

Standings after Matchday 29

Team                              P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Fontvielle Impact            29  20   6   3  68  28  +40  66
  2 Metropolis Alligators        29  16   7   6  50  32  +18  55
  3 Edmonton United              29  15   8   6  48  28  +20  53
  4 Nacional                     29  13  10   6  44  33  +11  49
  5 Canalave Dragons             29  13   9   7  40  32   +8  48
  6 Marinos Metropolis           29  12  10   7  47  40   +7  46
  7 AS Bezieres                  29  12   9   8  43  38   +5  45
  8 Olympique de Fontvielle      29  13   6  10  44  45   -1  45
  9 Eterna Stars                 29  13   5  11  47  41   +6  44
 10 Slateport Bulls              29  12   7  10  45  40   +5  43
 11 Pradera FC                   29  11   7  11  39  40   -1  40
 12 SC Caimanes                  29  12   4  13  40  41   -1  40
 13 Tannenberg FC                29   7  11  11  26  36  -10  32
 14 AC Tallin                    29  10   2  17  34  48  -14  32
 15 Hamanos Athletic Club        29   7   8  14  26  34   -8  29
 16 Hoxford Rovers               29   7   8  14  32  44  -12  29
 17 Gatineau UC 98               29   8   4  17  29  53  -24  28
 18 AS Montreux                  29   6   9  14  25  39  -14  27
 19 Nord Energie FC              29   5   8  16  24  38  -14  23
 20 Ajax Carloburgo              29   4  10  15  29  50  -21  22

Valladar B-League - Standings after Matchday 29

Team                                 P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Chiquito FC                     29  15   4  10  44  34  +10  49
  2 RC Corania                      29  13   9   7  32  21  +11  48
  3 Dynamo Metropolis               29  13   8   8  44  36   +8  47
  4 Servette FC                     29  13   8   8  37  36   +1  47
  5 Pumas Maldonado                 29  11  11   7  44  37   +7  44
  6 FC Columbus                     29  13   5  11  43  39   +4  44
  7 Bretford Royals                 29  13   5  11  42  41   +1  44
  8 Carloburgo Phoenix              29  13   3  13  36  37   -1  42
  9 FC Fauxham                      29  10  10   9  43  38   +5  40
 10 AS Vaud                         29   9  13   7  37  34   +3  40
 11 Tessano FC                      29  10   8  11  43  42   +1  38
 12 Bohemians Metropolis            29  10   7  12  29  33   -4  37
 13 Cardenales FC                   29  10   7  12  35  42   -7  37
 14 Club Osum                       29   9   9  11  32  45  -13  36
 15 Valencia FC                     29  10   5  14  32  32   +0  35
 16 RC Belfort                      29   9   7  13  40  39   +1  34
 17 Olympique de Coulombes          29   8  10  11  27  30   -3  34
 18 AD Cerro                        29   9   7  13  40  52  -12  34
 19 Deportivo Aguablanca            29   8   8  13  40  40   +0  32
 20 Universitario de Maldonado      29   8   8  13  38  50  -12  32

Summary: Rounds 30 to 38

Fontvielle Impact won the Premiership (again) being way superior to the rest of teams, and making the difference in the final stretch of the season. However, as they're already qualified to the Champions' Cup because of their victory in the last edition, their tentative Globe Cup berth has been transferred to the Alligators, who managed to finish in second place after a heated head-to-head with Edmonton, who were left in third place. Olympique managed to do a remarkable comeback in the final quarter of the season and snatched the fourth place from Bezieres, who were left in fifth, while Nacional will avoid the play-ins for the first time ever thanks to their sixth-place finish. Meanwhile, we will have all three Eternan teams in the play-ins, with a SuperClásico between Stars and Bulls awaiting, while the Dragons will have to get rid of Marinos for the second straight season.

Caimanes and Pradera were left out of the playoffs for having choked in the crucial moments, while TFC and HAC barely saved themselves from relegation. Hoxford's and Tallin's decent campaigns were the surprising note this time, while Ajax, Gatineau, and Nord Energie were sent back to the second division, with Montreux having to face a B-League team for the last berth in VSL 24. So, with that...let the playoff action begin!

Final League Standings:

Team                              P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Fontvielle Impact            38  27   7   4  86  33  +53  88
  2 Metropolis Alligators        38  21  10   7  65  39  +26  73
  3 Edmonton United              38  21   8   9  66  39  +27  71
  4 Olympique de Fontvielle      38  19   7  12  64  52  +12  64
  5 AS Bezieres                  38  15  15   8  56  45  +11  60
  6 Nacional                     38  16  12  10  57  47  +10  60
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  7 Eterna Stars                 38  17   8  13  60  53   +7  59
  8 Canalave Dragons             38  16  11  11  48  44   +4  59
  9 Marinos Metropolis           38  15  13  10  63  52  +11  58
 10 Slateport Bulls              38  14  11  13  55  49   +6  53
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 11 SC Caimanes                  38  15   7  16  51  57   -6  52
 12 Pradera FC                   38  12  10  16  48  57   -9  46
 13 Hoxford Rovers               38  11  10  17  44  55  -11  43
 14 Tannenberg FC                38   9  16  13  34  48  -14  43
 15 AC Tallin                    38  13   3  22  46  65  -19  42
 16 Hamanos Athletic Club        38  10  11  17  38  44   -6  41
 17 AS Montreux                  38   8  12  18  33  51  -18  36 P-O
 18 Ajax Carloburgo              38   7  11  20  38  66  -28  32 REL
 19 Gatineau UC 98               38   9   5  24  38  72  -34  32 REL
 20 Nord Energie FC              38   7   9  22  32  54  -22  30 REL

Valladar Super League Final Play-Offs

Play-In Round:

Eterna Stars (7) 2-2 Slateport Bulls (10) (2-2 AET, 3-1 PKs)

Canalave Dragons (8) 3-0 Marinos Metropolis (9)

Quarterfinals:

Nacional (6) 2-1 Edmonton United (3)
Edmonton United (3) 3-2 Nacional (6) (4-4 agg) (Nacional wins on away goals rule)

Eterna Stars (7) 1-0 Metropolis Alligators (2)
Metropolis Alligators (2) 4-1 Eterna Stars (7) (4-2 agg)

AS Bezieres (5) 0-1 Olympique de Fontvielle (4)
Olympique de Fontvielle (4) 2-1 AS Bezieres (5) (3-1 agg)

Canalave Dragons (8) 1-2 Fontvielle Impact (1)
Fontvielle Impact (1) 1-2 Canalave Dragons (8) (2-2 AET, 4-3 agg)

Semi-Finals:

Nacional (6) 2-0 Metropolis Alligators (2)
Metropolis Alligators (2) 0-0 Nacional (6) (0-2 agg)

Olympique de Fontvielle (4) 1-3 Fontvielle Impact (1)
Fontvielle Impact (1) 2-0 Olympique de Fontvielle (4) (5-1 agg)

The Canalave Crown (Sponsored by UltraTeam):

THE CANALAVE CROWN: Fontvielle Impact vs Nacional


Dragon Stadium - Canalave (Att: 34,687)

Fontvielle Impact 2-1 Nacional (de Roux 44', Gignac 77'; Renato 18')

CHAMPIONS
Fontvielle Impact (6th title)

Valladar B-League Final Standings

Pos   Team                           P   W   D   L  GF  GA   GD  Pts
  1 Dynamo Metropolis               38  18  11   9  59  44  +15   65  CH - SBCC
  2 RC Corania                      38  17  11  10  39  24  +15   62  P - SBCC
  3 Chiquito FC                     38  18   6  14  54  43  +11   60  P/O
  4 Servette FC                     38  16  12  10  55  50   +5   60  P/O
  5 AS Vaud                         38  14  15   9  50  43   +7   57  P/O
  6 Pumas Maldonado                 38  14  13  11  52  47   +5   55  P/O
  7 AD Cerro                        38  15  10  13  55  58   -3   55
  8 FC Fauxham                      38  13  14  11  51  44   +7   53
  9 FC Columbus                     38  15   8  15  52  51   +1   53
 10 Carloburgo Phoenix              38  16   5  17  45  47   -2   53
 11 Valencia FC                     38  15   7  16  47  45   +2   52
 12 Bretford Royals                 38  14   9  15  50  53   -3   51
 13 RC Belfort                      38  13  11  14  52  44   +8   50
 14 Bohemians Metropolis            38  13   8  17  39  51  -12   47
 15 Club Osum                       38  12  11  15  40  57  -17   47
 16 Deportivo Aguablanca            38  12  10  16  59  58   +1   46
 17 Universitario de Maldonado      38  12   8  18  53  64  -11   44  REL
 18 Cardenales FC                   38  11  11  16  44  59  -15   44  REL
 19 Tessano FC                      38  10  12  16  55  63   -8   42  REL
 20 Olympique de Coulombes          38   9  14  15  33  39   -6   41  REL

Valladar B-League Final Play-Offs

Semi-Finals:

Pumas Maldonado (6) 1-1 (3) Chiquito FC
Chiquito FC (3) 0-0 (6) Pumas Maldonado
Agg: Chiquito FC 1-1 Pumas Maldonado (Chiquito FC advances on away goals rule)

AS Vaud (5) 1-0 (4) Servette FC
Servette FC (4) 1-0 (5) AS Vaud (2-0 AET)
Agg: Servette FC 2-1 AS Vaud

Final:

Servette FC (4) 0-3 (3) Chiquito FC
Chiquito FC (3) 1-0 (4) Servette FC
Agg: Chiquito FC 4-0 Servette FC

Promotion-Relegation Play-Off: AS Montreux vs. Servette FC

Servette FC 1-2 AS Montreux
AS Montreux 1-1 Servette FC (3-2 agg)

Thus, AS Montreux keep their place for the next Valladar Super League season.

SUMMARY OF THE SEASON:

Regular Season Premier: Fontvielle Impact
Canalave Crown Champion: Fontvielle Impact
Canalave Crown Runner-Up: Nacional
Relegated Teams: Ajax Carloburgo, Gatineau UC 98, Nord Energie FC
Promoted Teams: Dynamo Metropolis, RC Corania, Chiquito FC

Top Scorers:

1. Ricardo Villa (Erathore, Fontvielle Impact): 26 goals (Golden Boot)
2. Yoan Gignac (Fontvielle Impact): 25 goals (Silver Boot)
3. Paulo Júnior (Edmonton United): 24 goals (Bronze Boot)
4. Pedrinho (Metropolis Alligators): 22 goals
5. Simão (Olympique de Fontvielle): 21 goals

INTERNATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

Champions' Cup 38:
Fontvielle Impact - Champions' Cup 37 Winners and Canalave Crown Winners
Nacional - Canalave Crown Runners-up

Globe Cup 35:
Metropolis Alligators - Valladar Super League best-placed playoff semifinalist
Olympique de Fontvielle - Valladar Super League playoff semifinalist
Edmonton United - Valladar Super League best-placed non-semifinalist

Series B Champions' Cup 35:
Dynamo Metropolis - Valladar B-League Champions
RC Corania - Valladar B-League Runners-up
Chiquito FC - Valladar B-League Final Play-Off Winners
Servette FC - Valladar B-League Final Play-Off Runners-up

Cygnus Cup 13:
TBD - King's Shield winners

by **Valladares** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 1:37 pm

THE KING'S SHIELD - THIRTEENTH EDITION

Welcome to the (lucky?) thirteenth edition of the King's Shield, with 128 teams from all over the nation competing against each other for the last international berth given by the VFA in this season (the Cygnus Cup berth). Without further ado, here are the results (Due to broadcast and scheduling conflicts, the first two rounds were not as extensively covered as the latter stages of the tournament):

Salvador FC 1-0 Adelaide Heart FC
Adelaide Heart FC 0-2 Salvador FC (0-3 agg)

FC Borderville 2-0 Eterna Celtic
Eterna Celtic 2-0 FC Borderville (2-0 AET, 2-2 agg, 1-3 PKs)

Gatineau UC 98 1-1 Carloburgo Phoenix
Carloburgo Phoenix 0-2 Gatineau UC 98 (1-3 agg)

RC Corania 1-0 Orlando FC
Orlando FC 0-2 RC Corania (0-3 agg)

AS Mont-Blanc 2-2 Port Arthur Warriors
Port Arthur Warriors 2-1 AS Mont-Blanc (4-3 agg)

Metropolis Alligators 3-0 AC Valencia
AC Valencia 1-2 Metropolis Alligators (1-5 agg)

AC Tallin 1-0 Bretford Royals
Bretford Royals 2-0 AC Tallin (2-1 agg)

SC Río Laguna 1-1 Nord Energie FC
Nord Energie FC 2-0 SC Río Laguna (3-1 agg)

Richmond City 1-2 Villaznia AC
Villaznia AC 1-1 Richmond City (3-2 agg)

Toril Beavers 1-0 FC Fauxham
FC Fauxham 2-0 Toril Beavers (2-1 agg)

Corumbá EC 0-1 AD Cerro
AD Cerro 1-1 Corumbá EC (2-1 agg)

Minault United 2-1 Chiquito FC
Chiquito FC 4-0 Minault United (5-2 agg)

SC Caimanes 1-0 Leeward Tech FC
Leeward Tech FC 0-4 SC Caimanes (0-5 agg)

SC Alcázares 1-1 Mineros de Talamonte
Mineros de Talamonte 0-2 SC Alcázares (1-3 agg)

Canalave Rangers 2-1 FC Columbus
FC Columbus 0-1 Canalave Rangers (1-3 agg)

Real Colón 2-2 Deportivo Aguablanca
Deportivo Aguablanca 3-1 Real Colón (5-3 agg)

AS Vaud 1-1 AS Lausanne
AS Lausanne 1-0 AS Vaud (2-1 agg)

RC Victoria 1-0 Orlèans FC
Orlèans FC 2-2 RC Victoria (2-3 agg)

Sporting Edmonton 2-2 AC St. Louis
AC St. Louis 0-1 Sporting Edmonton (2-3 agg)

AC Talamonte 2-3 Fontvielle Impact
Fontvielle Impact 1-0 AC Talamonte (4-2 agg)

Stanford United 2-0 Atlas SC
Atlas SC 2-3 Stanford United (2-5 agg)

AS Montreux 1-0 Curzón FC
Curzón FC 0-0 AS Montreux (0-1 agg)

Pradera FC 2-1 Santacruz FC
Santacruz FC 2-1 Pradera FC (3-1 AET, 4-3 agg)

Hamanos Athletic Club 1-0 Hamilton Rockets
Hamilton Rockets 0-1 Hamanos Athletic Club (0-2 agg)

CS Clermont 3-1 Olympique de Coulombes
Olympique de Coulombes 0-0 CS Clermont (1-3 agg)

Northport Bears 0-1 Isla Nueva FC
Isla Nueva FC 1-2 Northport Bears (2-2 agg) (Northport Bears wins on away goals rule)

Estudiantes de Colón 2-0 Patriotas FC
Patriotas FC 0-1 Estudiantes de Colón (0-3 agg)

CR Palmas 2-0 Vitória Maldonado
Vitória Maldonado 1-2 CR Palmas (1-4 agg)

Adelaide City FC 2-1 Northport Mariners
Northport Mariners 0-1 Adelaide City FC (1-3 agg)

Alejandría SC 2-1 Victoria United
Victoria United 0-0 Alejandría SC (1-2 agg)

Sion OSC 1-3 Deportivo Angostura
Deportivo Angostura 1-0 Sion OSC (4-1 agg)

Club Osum 3-3 Tannenberg FC
Tannenberg FC 1-2 Club Osum (4-5 agg)

Port Arthur FC 2-1 Hoxford Rovers
Hoxford Rovers 0-3 Port Arthur FC (1-5 agg)

Pumas Maldonado 2-3 Cardenales FC
Cardenales FC 0-0 Pumas Maldonado (3-2 agg)

Tarragona FC 1-1 Adelaide Kickers
Adelaide Kickers 1-0 Tarragona FC (2-1 agg)

AC Foix 1-1 Atlético Pavia
Atlético Pavia 0-2 AC Foix (1-3 agg)

Newcastle Town 0-1 Rexam
Rexam 0-0 Newcastle Town (1-0 agg)

Atlético Nápoles 0-1 Metropolis City FC
Metropolis City FC 1-0 Atlético Nápoles (2-0 agg)

Canalave Dragons 5-0 EC Comercial
EC Comercial 1-2 Canalave Dragons (1-7 agg)

Deportivo Lomas 0-2 RC Belfort
RC Belfort 2-0 Deportivo Lomas (4-0 agg)

Atlético Robles 2-0 Danubio FC
Danubio FC 1-1 Atlético Robles (1-3 agg)

Étoile de l'Ouest 2-0 Real Pradera
Real Pradera 0-0 Étoile de l'Ouest (0-2 agg)

Clermont FC 0-0 FC Coulombes
FC Coulombes 1-0 Clermont FC (1-0 agg)

FC Townsville 2-0 Hoxford Athletic
Hoxford Athletic 0-4 FC Townsville (0-6 agg)

Potros de Slateport 1-3 Kingsville Reds
Kingsville Reds 0-3 Potros de Slateport (3-4 agg)

FC Sillimus 0-2 Universitario de Maldonado
Universitario de Maldonado 1-1 FC Sillimus (3-1 agg)

Dynamo Metropolis 2-0 Gatineau Athletic Club
Gatineau Athletic Club 0-2 Dynamo Metropolis (0-4 agg)

Juventud Unida 0-0 Trois-Rivières Athletic
Trois-Rivières Athletic 1-1 Juventud Unida (1-1 agg) (Juventud Unida wins on away goals rule)

Yumbo FC 2-2 Neuchâtel-Sport
Neuchâtel-Sport 1-1 Yumbo FC (3-3 agg) (Neuchâtel-Sport wins on away goals rule)

Edmonton United 2-4 Valencia FC
Valencia FC 1-2 Edmonton United (5-4 agg)

Bellavista Jets 1-2 Alianza Antioquia
Alianza Antioquia 0-0 Bellavista Jets (2-1 agg)

AS Laval-Avignon 1-0 Townsville Fury
Townsville Fury 0-0 AS Laval-Avignon (0-1 agg)

AS Bezieres 3-1 Operário FC
Operário FC 0-3 AS Bezieres (1-6 agg)

Tessano FC 3-0 Cartago FC
Cartago FC 1-3 Tessano FC (1-6 agg)

Swangard FC 0-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-0 Swangard FC (4-0 agg)

Eterna Stars 1-1 San Luis FC
San Luis FC 1-2 Eterna Stars (2-3 agg)

Carolina Rangers 1-2 Marinos Metropolis
Marinos Metropolis 6-3 Carolina Rangers (8-4 agg)

Defensores de Neuquén 0-2 Slateport Bulls
Slateport Bulls 2-1 Defensores de Neuquén (4-1 agg)

Nacional 4-0 Atlético Poblado
Atlético Poblado 1-2 Nacional (1-6 agg)

Bohemians Metropolis 2-0 ASB Academie
ASB Academie 1-0 Bohemians Metropolis (1-2 agg)

Servette FC 4-0 Borderville Rogues
Borderville Rogues 0-7 Servette FC (0-11 agg)

Sillimus Islanders FC 0-2 Ajax Carloburgo
Ajax Carloburgo 2-1 Sillimus Islanders FC (4-1 agg)

SC Tabatinga 1-0 Punta del Sur FC
Punta del Sur FC 2-1 SC Tabatinga (2-2 agg) (SC Tabatinga wins on away goals rule)

Columbus Cannons 2-1 Mountain United
Mountain United 1-1 Columbus Cannons (2-3 agg)

AS Lausanne 1-1 FC Townsville
FC Townsville 0-1 AS Lausanne (1-2 agg)

AS Montreux 2-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-1 AS Montreux (2-3 agg)

Salvador FC 1-5 Chiquito FC
Chiquito FC 1-0 Salvador FC (6-1 agg)

FC Borderville 1-1 Bohemians Metropolis
Bohemians Metropolis 1-0 FC Borderville (2-1 agg)

Juventud Unida 0-1 Tessano FC
Tessano FC 3-0 Juventud Unida (4-0 agg)

Sporting Edmonton 1-0 Neuchâtel-Sport
Neuchâtel-Sport 1-0 Sporting Edmonton (1-1 AET, 1-2 agg)

Port Arthur FC 2-0 Port Arthur Warriors
Port Arthur Warriors 2-5 Port Arthur FC (2-7 agg)

Alejandría SC 3-1 Metropolis City FC
Metropolis City FC 0-2 Alejandría SC (1-5 agg)

Nacional 2-0 Potros de Slateport
Potros de Slateport 1-4 Nacional (1-6 agg)

Columbus Cannons 0-0 FC Coulombes
FC Coulombes 0-1 Columbus Cannons (0-1 agg)

Fontvielle Impact 3-0 Dynamo Metropolis
Dynamo Metropolis 0-4 Fontvielle Impact (0-7 agg)

Adelaide Kickers 1-1 Canalave Rangers
Canalave Rangers 0-1 Adelaide Kickers (1-2 agg)

SC Caimanes 0-0 Canalave Dragons
Canalave Dragons 2-1 SC Caimanes (2-1 agg)

Ajax Carloburgo 0-0 AD Cerro
AD Cerro 1-1 Ajax Carloburgo (1-1 agg) (Ajax Carloburgo wins on away goals rule)

Estudiantes de Colón 1-0 CS Clermont
CS Clermont 0-1 Estudiantes de Colón (0-2 agg)

Club Osum 1-1 Gatineau UC 98
Gatineau UC 98 0-3 Club Osum (1-4 agg)

Santacruz FC 0-2 AS Bezieres
AS Bezieres 0-0 Santacruz FC (2-0 agg)

CR Palmas 8-5 Valencia FC
Valencia FC 4-1 CR Palmas (9-9 agg) (Valencia FC wins on away goals rule)

Cardenales FC 3-1 Deportivo Angostura
Deportivo Angostura 2-2 Cardenales FC (3-5 agg)

Adelaide City FC 2-2 RC Belfort
RC Belfort 1-1 Adelaide City FC (3-3 agg) (RC Belfort wins on away goals rule)

RC Victoria 0-0 Eterna Stars
Eterna Stars 4-0 RC Victoria (4-0 agg)

AS Laval-Avignon 1-2 Stanford United
Stanford United 1-1 AS Laval-Avignon (3-2 agg)

Hamanos Athletic Club 0-1 Slateport Bulls
Slateport Bulls 1-0 Hamanos Athletic Club (2-0 agg)

FC Fauxham 3-1 AC Foix
AC Foix 0-1 FC Fauxham (1-4 agg)

Servette FC 3-0 SC Alcázares
SC Alcázares 1-1 Servette FC (1-4 agg)

Rexam 1-4 Étoile de l'Ouest
Étoile de l'Ouest 1-0 Rexam (5-1 agg)

SC Tabatinga 0-2 Alianza Antioquia
Alianza Antioquia 1-1 SC Tabatinga (3-1 agg)

Northport Bears 0-5 Metropolis Alligators
Metropolis Alligators 5-0 Northport Bears (10-0 agg)

Nord Energie FC 0-2 Deportivo Aguablanca
Deportivo Aguablanca 3-1 Nord Energie FC (5-1 agg)

Bretford Royals 1-2 RC Corania
RC Corania 1-0 Bretford Royals (3-1 agg)

Atlético Robles 2-2 Marinos Metropolis
Marinos Metropolis 1-0 Atlético Robles (3-2 agg)

Villaznia AC 0-1 Universitario de Maldonado
Universitario de Maldonado 2-0 Villaznia AC (3-0 agg)

Round of 32
Ajax Carloburgo 1-1 RC Corania
RC Corania 1-0 Ajax Carloburgo (2-1 agg)

Columbus Cannons 0-2 Valencia FC
Valencia FC 0-1 Columbus Cannons (2-1 agg)

RC Belfort 0-0 FC Fauxham
FC Fauxham 2-4 RC Belfort (2-4 agg)

Metropolis Alligators 2-1 Nacional
Nacional 1-0 Metropolis Alligators (2-2 agg) (Nacional wins on away goals rule)

Alejandría SC 0-3 Alianza Antioquia
Alianza Antioquia 1-1 Alejandría SC (4-1 agg)

Universitario de Maldonado 2-1 Servette FC
Servette FC 1-3 Universitario de Maldonado (2-5 agg)

Fontvielle Impact 1-2 Slateport Bulls
Slateport Bulls 0-1 Fontvielle Impact (2-2 agg) (Slateport Bulls wins on away goals rule)

Cardenales FC 1-1 Tessano FC
Tessano FC 1-3 Cardenales FC (2-4 agg)

Adelaide Kickers 0-2 AS Lausanne
AS Lausanne 1-2 Adelaide Kickers (3-2 agg)

Étoile de l'Ouest 0-2 AS Montreux
AS Montreux 2-1 Étoile de l'Ouest (4-1 agg)

Canalave Dragons 1-0 Estudiantes de Colón
Estudiantes de Colón 0-2 Canalave Dragons (0-3 agg)

Club Osum 1-1 Deportivo Aguablanca
Deportivo Aguablanca 1-1 Club Osum (1-1 AET, 2-2 agg, 1-2 PKs)

Bohemians Metropolis 1-2 Eterna Stars
Eterna Stars 5-2 Bohemians Metropolis (7-3 agg)

Sporting Edmonton 0-7 Marinos Metropolis
Marinos Metropolis 3-0 Sporting Edmonton (10-0 agg)

Port Arthur FC 3-2 Stanford United
Stanford United 3-2 Port Arthur FC (4-2 AET, 6-5 agg)

AS Bezieres 0-1 Chiquito FC
Chiquito FC 2-2 AS Bezieres (3-2 agg)

And now we start the "serious" coverage of this competition with Metropolis Alligators piling up yet another frustration in this competition after falling to Nacional (again, like in the VSL playoffs last season) on away goals. Bezieres also joined the list of "beheaded favourites" after losing to Chiquito in the Ilirian Derby revival (don't worry, we'll have it back in the Super League next season), while "Super-Impact" collected more disappointment for the three winningest teams of Valladares with their loss to Slateport Bulls. Eterna Stars and Marinos Metropolis defeated their rivals with ease and join Canalave Dragons, Slateport Bulls and Nacional in the list of front-runners for the Shield.

Round of 16
Canalave Dragons 3-2 Club Osum
Club Osum 1-1 Canalave Dragons (3-4 agg)

AS Lausanne 3-1 Valencia FC
Valencia FC 2-0 AS Lausanne (3-3 agg) (Valencia FC wins on away goals rule)

Universitario de Maldonado 1-0 Eterna Stars
Eterna Stars 1-0 Universitario de Maldonado (1-0 AET, 1-1 agg, 1-2 PKs)

Slateport Bulls 2-0 AS Montreux
AS Montreux 0-0 Slateport Bulls (0-2 agg)

Marinos Metropolis 2-2 RC Corania
RC Corania 0-3 Marinos Metropolis (2-5 agg)

Cardenales FC 2-4 RC Belfort
RC Belfort 0-1 Cardenales FC (4-3 agg)

Alianza Antioquia 2-0 Chiquito FC
Chiquito FC 1-1 Alianza Antioquia (1-3 agg)

Nacional 1-0 Stanford United
Stanford United 0-0 Nacional (0-1 agg)

And now we only have 8 teams with possibilities to win the Shield, among them we have Nacional, who successfully passed the tough test presented by third-division outfit Stanford United, Canalave Dragons (who were also tested by Club Osum), and Marinos, who managed to put an end to Corania's best season ever. However, we must also feature some upsets presented this time, starting with Eterna Stars' dramatic elimination on penalty kicks at the hands of Universitario, and Chiquito, who were stunned by Alianza Antioquia. Meanwhile, Slateport Bulls continue doing their work quietly and reached the quarterfinals as well, eliminating Montreux.

Quarter-Finals
Canalave Dragons 3-1 Slateport Bulls
Slateport Bulls 1-4 Canalave Dragons (2-7 agg)

RC Belfort 0-2 Marinos Metropolis
Marinos Metropolis 2-1 RC Belfort (4-1 agg)

Alianza Antioquia 1-2 Valencia FC
Valencia FC 4-1 Alianza Antioquia (6-2 agg)

Universitario de Maldonado 1-1 Nacional
Nacional 3-2 Universitario de Maldonado (4-3 agg)

The draw made Canalave Dragons and Slateport Bulls knock each other out in this round, and the Dragons managed to put the Bulls back in their place with a 4-1 win in Slateport which sent the current Shield holders straight to the semifinals. Both Metropolitan teams still in competition (Marinos and Nacional) eliminated their B-League opposition as expected, while Valencia was responsible for ending Alianza Antioquia's surprising campaign in the quarterfinals.

Semi-Finals
Marinos Metropolis 1-2 Valencia FC
Valencia FC 2-1 Marinos Metropolis (4-2 agg)

Canalave Dragons 0-0 Nacional
Nacional 2-0 Canalave Dragons (2-0 agg)

Canalave Dragons were left at the doors of their second straight final, as Nacional managed to get a scoreless draw from the "Dragon's Den" and then defeated them in Metropolis, punching the ticket to Swangard in the process. However, Valencia dashed Marinos' aspirations of securing an all-Metropolis final with two wins against the Mariners.

Final - Played @ Alexander I National Stadium, Swangard-Metropolis (Att. 48,983)
Valencia FC 2-2 Nacional (2-3 AET)

Congratulations to Nacional, who won in dramatic fashion with a goal in the dying minutes of extra time and became the winners of the thirteenth King's Shield, the first one in their history!

With this title, Nacional have earned the right to represent Valladares in the next Cygnus Cup.

by **Valladares** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:02 am

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY BANCO ECONÔMICO
TWENTY-FOURTH SEASON (PART I OF IV)

Ladies and gentlemen, the VFA now welcomes you all to a new installement of the Valladar Super League, its twenty-fourth season. And this season is expected to be hotter than ever...starting with the introduction of a Super Cup match between the last season's Canalave Crown and King's Shield winners at the start of the season. In addition to that, Fontvielle Impact's recent impressive performances in the Champions' Cup were enough to place Valladares in sixth place of the UICA coëfficients, granting Valladares the right to a third CC berth, which the VFA has confirmed will go to the season Premier, while its Globe Cup berth will go to the King's Shield winner, giving the latter competition some importance. So, without further ado, here we go!

SuperCopa Valladar (January 22)

The first SuperCopa Valladar match pitted the Canalave Crown's most recent winner ~~and absolute winner of everything~~ (Fontvielle Impact) and the most recent King's Shield holder (Nacional), which coincidentally happened to be the last Canalave Crown match as well. The event, played on a cold January evening, at the National Stadium in the outskirts of Metropolis, soon became a one-sided affair with Impact going ahead after 7 minutes with a powerful shot from Ricardo Villa. After this blow, Nacional tried to react but their players were kept far from the Impact's box by the Bleu defense, while the Gignac-Villa-de Roux trio were awaiting for the ball to come to them. For the second half, Nacional kept trying to unlock Fontvielle's defense, but their good intentions were put to an end for good with the Impact's captain, Édgar Romero scoring the second goal in the 56th minute. Jean-Pierre de Roux's goal in the 83rd minute meant nothing but an extra goal to seal Impact's first win (and first trophy won) in the new footballing season.

FIRST SUPERCOPA VALLADAR: FONTVIELLE IMPACT VS. NACIONAL


Alexander I National Stadium - Swangard (Att: 57,099)

Fontvielle Impact 3-0 Nacional (Villa 7', Romero 56', de Roux 83')

Impact won the first SuperCopa edition, adding yet another trophy to their already full trophy showcase.

King's Shield First Round (February 1-15)

Before we start with the proper Super League, it's time for King's Shield action to start, with the First Round, featuring all 128 professional sides from Valladares. As it was predicted, most of the favourites (all of them Super League sides: Impact, MA, Bezieres, Marinos, TFC, Stars, Dragons, Olympique, and defending champs Nacional) advanced to the next round without difficulty, although Impact will be stripped one of their best players until August thanks to the frozen pitch at Albert Field (in Edmonton). Both Chiquito's "marquee" teams had an ugly start to season 24, being kicked out of the domestic cup by fellow Super League sides HAC and Olympique, while the "upset of the round" was starred by fourth-division side Rexam, who kicked FC Fauxham out of contention.

Newcastle Town 3-1 Carloburgo Phoenix
Carloburgo Phoenix 0-1 Newcastle Town (1-4 agg)

AS Montreux 2-0 Victoria United
Victoria United 0-2 AS Montreux (0-4 agg)

Marinos Metropolis 5-0 Atlético Poblado
Atlético Poblado 0-0 Marinos Metropolis (0-5 agg)

ASB Academie 2-0 Alejandría SC
Alejandría SC 1-0 ASB Academie (1-2 agg)

FC Coulombes 1-1 AS Vaud
AS Vaud 1-0 FC Coulombes (2-1 agg)

Atlas SC 0-1 Port Arthur FC
Port Arthur FC 0-2 Atlas SC (1-2 agg)

Atlético Nápoles 1-3 AS Mont-Blanc
AS Mont-Blanc 5-0 Atlético Nápoles (8-1 agg)

AC Talamonte 1-0 Adelaide Heart FC
Adelaide Heart FC 0-0 AC Talamonte (0-1 agg)

Mineros de Talamonte 1-0 Isla Nueva FC
Isla Nueva FC 0-1 Mineros de Talamonte (0-2 agg)

Nacional 2-1 Salvador FC
Salvador FC 1-4 Nacional (2-6 agg)

Defensores de Neuquén 0-1 Kingsville Reds
Kingsville Reds 0-2 Defensores de Neuquén (1-2 agg)

Pradera FC 2-0 Bellavista Jets
Bellavista Jets 1-1 Pradera FC (1-3 agg)

Eterna Stars 1-2 AD Cerro
AD Cerro 1-3 Eterna Stars (3-4 agg)

FC Borderville 1-0 Sion OSC
Sion OSC 0-1 FC Borderville (0-2 agg)

Étoile de l'Ouest 1-0 Club Osum
Club Osum 1-3 Étoile de l'Ouest (1-4 agg)

Fontvielle Impact 3-1 Sporting Edmonton
Sporting Edmonton 0-0 Fontvielle Impact (1-3 agg)

Chiquito FC 0-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
Hamanos Athletic Club 3-1 Chiquito FC (4-1 agg)

Vitória Maldonado 0-1 Deportivo Aguablanca
Deportivo Aguablanca 3-0 Vitória Maldonado (4-0 agg)

Tannenberg FC 3-1 Metropolis City FC
Metropolis City FC 0-4 Tannenberg FC (1-7 agg)

Potros de Slateport 0-0 Stanford United
Stanford United 1-3 Potros de Slateport (1-3 agg)

Tarragona FC 0-5 Universitario de Maldonado
Universitario de Maldonado 2-0 Tarragona FC (7-0 agg)

Villaznia AC 0-0 Leeward Tech FC
Leeward Tech FC 2-1 Villaznia AC (2-1 agg)

Cardenales FC 0-6 Edmonton United
Edmonton United 3-1 Cardenales FC (9-1 agg)

San Luis FC 0-0 Curzón FC
Curzón FC 1-0 San Luis FC (1-0 agg)

Swangard FC 1-0 Borderville Rogues
Borderville Rogues 1-1 Swangard FC (1-2 agg)

AC St. Louis 1-1 FC Sillimus
FC Sillimus 1-1 AC St. Louis (2-1 AET, 3-2 agg)

SC Alcázares 0-1 CR Palmas
CR Palmas 2-1 SC Alcázares (3-1 agg)

Hamilton Rockets 2-1 Valencia FC
Valencia FC 3-2 Hamilton Rockets (4-4 agg) (Hamilton Rockets wins on away goals rule)

RC Belfort 2-0 FC Columbus
FC Columbus 2-1 RC Belfort (2-3 agg)

Olympique de Fontvielle 4-1 SC Caimanes
SC Caimanes 0-0 Olympique de Fontvielle (1-4 agg)

Gatineau Athletic Club 0-1 Nord Energie FC
Nord Energie FC 0-1 Gatineau Athletic Club (1-1 AET, 2-1 agg)

Minault United 2-0 EC Comercial
EC Comercial 1-1 Minault United (1-3 agg)

Real Colón 0-1 Hoxford Athletic
Hoxford Athletic 1-3 Real Colón (2-3 agg)

RC Victoria 1-1 SC Río Laguna
SC Río Laguna 2-2 RC Victoria (3-3 agg) (RC Victoria wins on away goals rule)

AS Laval-Avignon 0-2 RC Corania
RC Corania 0-0 AS Laval-Avignon (2-0 agg)

Adelaide Kickers 2-1 Hoxford Rovers
Hoxford Rovers 2-0 Adelaide Kickers (3-2 agg)

AS Lausanne 2-1 Tessano FC
Tessano FC 0-1 AS Lausanne (1-3 agg)

Yumbo FC 1-0 Santacruz FC
Santacruz FC 1-0 Yumbo FC (1-0 AET, 1-1 agg, 2-1 PKs)

Slateport Bulls 3-1 Canalave Rangers
Canalave Rangers 2-1 Slateport Bulls (3-4 agg)

Northport Mariners 1-1 Atlético Robles
Atlético Robles 1-1 Northport Mariners (1-1 AET, 2-2 agg, 2-3 PKs)

Adelaide City FC 1-0 Northport Bears
Northport Bears 0-3 Adelaide City FC (0-4 agg)

Cartago FC 2-0 Mountain United
Mountain United 3-1 Cartago FC (3-3 agg) (Cartago FC wins on away goals rule)

Columbus Cannons 1-0 Real Pradera
Real Pradera 4-0 Columbus Cannons (4-1 agg)

Neuchâtel-Sport 2-1 AC Foix
AC Foix 0-0 Neuchâtel-Sport (1-2 agg)

Toril Beavers 2-2 Sillimus Islanders FC
Sillimus Islanders FC 0-0 Toril Beavers (2-2 agg) (Sillimus Islanders FC wins on away goals rule)

Alianza Antioquia 1-0 Dynamo Metropolis
Dynamo Metropolis 3-1 Alianza Antioquia (3-2 agg)

Metropolis Alligators 1-1 Townsville Fury
Townsville Fury 0-1 Metropolis Alligators (1-2 agg)

Deportivo Angostura 1-1 Trois-Rivières Athletic
Trois-Rivières Athletic 3-1 Deportivo Angostura (4-2 agg)

Ajax Carloburgo 2-0 Olympique de Coulombes
Olympique de Coulombes 1-1 Ajax Carloburgo (1-3 agg)

Estudiantes de Colón 0-1 Clermont FC
Clermont FC 0-2 Estudiantes de Colón (1-2 agg)

Gatineau UC 98 1-0 Bretford Royals
Bretford Royals 0-3 Gatineau UC 98 (0-4 agg)

Servette FC 0-1 AC Tallin
AC Tallin 2-0 Servette FC (3-0 agg)

Canalave Dragons 3-0 Bohemians Metropolis
Bohemians Metropolis 0-1 Canalave Dragons (0-4 agg)

Pumas Maldonado 0-1 Danubio FC
Danubio FC 1-3 Pumas Maldonado (2-3 agg)

Eterna Celtic 0-2 CS Clermont
CS Clermont 0-2 Eterna Celtic (0-2 AET, 2-2 agg, 2-4 PKs)

Orlèans FC 2-4 Corumbá EC
Corumbá EC 4-0 Orlèans FC (8-2 agg)

Port Arthur Warriors 4-1 AC Valencia
AC Valencia 2-0 Port Arthur Warriors (3-4 agg)

Deportivo Lomas 1-0 Atlético Pavia
Atlético Pavia 1-0 Deportivo Lomas (2-0 AET, 2-1 agg)

FC Fauxham 1-1 Rexam
Rexam 1-1 FC Fauxham (1-1 AET, 2-2 agg, 4-3 PKs)

Richmond City 1-0 Orlando FC
Orlando FC 1-1 Richmond City (1-2 agg)

Operário FC 2-0 Punta del Sur FC
Punta del Sur FC 0-2 Operário FC (0-4 agg)

FC Townsville 1-1 Juventud Unida
Juventud Unida 2-2 FC Townsville (3-3 agg) (FC Townsville wins on away goals rule)

Carolina Rangers 2-2 SC Tabatinga
SC Tabatinga 1-1 Carolina Rangers (3-3 agg) (SC Tabatinga wins on away goals rule)

Patriotas FC 2-4 AS Bezieres
AS Bezieres 0-1 Patriotas FC (4-3 agg)

And now we return to your normal Super League broadcast...

Round 1 (February 3-4-5)

Fontvielle Impact's perfect opening to the season was rounded up with a 5-0 thrashing of Dynamo Metropolis in the Champions' Kick-Off in Fontvielle. Slateport Bulls were also off to a great start after winning their opener against Pradera, with Chiquito losing against in their return to the highest tier and Corania managed to hold the Alligators to a draw during 70 minutes before falling to a brace from Pedrinho. Tannenberg started with the right foot as well, defeating Nacional, while Bezieres, the Dragons and Eterna Stars also emerged as winners of their respective matches. On the other hand, Olympique were shocked by Montreux and were unable to match the performance of the other favourites in their respective league débuts.

Fontvielle Impact 5-0 Dynamo Metropolis
Slateport Bulls 3-0 Pradera FC
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-1 Edmonton United
Chiquito FC 0-2 Marinos Metropolis
AC Tallin 0-2 AS Bezieres
Canalave Dragons 1-0 SC Caimanes
Nacional 1-3 Tannenberg FC
Metropolis Alligators 2-0 RC Corania
Hoxford Rovers 2-3 Eterna Stars
AS Montreux 2-1 Olympique de Fontvielle

Round 2 (February 11-12)

This long tournament is still young, however, Marinos' 4-0 trouncing of Slateport in the first Blue Derby of the season allows "Los Marineros" to take the lead with 6 out of 6 points and still not goals conceded. Bezieres were also able to collect their second win of the season against HAC, while the Alligators are also joint leaders after giving Olympique their second defeat in two matches, in the worst start of season for l'OF in a long time. In other matches, champions Fontvielle Impact punctured with a draw in Pradera, Edmonton was responsible for making Dynamo's "goals against" column on the standings hit two digits, the Chiquito Derby ended with Caimanes shattering their arch-rivals, and Tallin managed to steal a valuable point from their crosstown rivals' fortress.

Pradera FC 2-2 Fontvielle Impact
Edmonton United 5-1 Dynamo Metropolis
Marinos Metropolis 4-0 Slateport Bulls
AS Bezieres 2-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
SC Caimanes 5-0 Chiquito FC
Tannenberg FC 1-1 AC Tallin
RC Corania 1-1 Canalave Dragons
Eterna Stars 2-2 Nacional
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-2 Metropolis Alligators
AS Montreux 1-1 Hoxford Rovers

Round 3 (February 18-19)

Metropolis Alligators now take the lead with three wins, the last one being in a hard-fought game against Hoxford Rovers (and of course, taking advantage of Marinos' draw with Pradera and Bezieres giving Dynamo their first point of the season). Impact jumped to second place with their victory against Edmonton, Nacional won their first match of the season, and Olympique got their first point in VSL 24 in a heated match against the Dragons.

Fontvielle Impact 2-0 Edmonton United
Pradera FC 0-0 Marinos Metropolis
Dynamo Metropolis 2-2 AS Bezieres
Slateport Bulls 2-4 SC Caimanes
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-1 Tannenberg FC
Chiquito FC 1-1 RC Corania
AC Tallin 1-3 Eterna Stars
Canalave Dragons 1-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
Nacional 3-0 AS Montreux
Metropolis Alligators 1-0 Hoxford Rovers

Round 4 (February 25-26)

The Alligators finally got their long-awaited revenge on Nacional by winning their fourth league match in a row and securing leadership for yet another week, however, following MA's steps, we have three "traditional" teams who look like they want to recover former glory, we're talking about Marinos, TFC, and the Stars, all of them having collected their third win and 10 points. Precisely, Marinos were the ones who hit the headlines on Monday morning, as they gave Impact their first defeat of the season. Another milestone was set in Slateport, as Corania won their first Super League match in history against the Bulls, who were playing "away" at their own stadium. Olympique are still unable to win, and Dynamo's average of 4 goals conceded per match is just awesome.

Marinos Metropolis 2-1 Fontvielle Impact
AS Bezieres 1-1 Edmonton United
SC Caimanes 0-0 Pradera FC
Tannenberg FC 4-1 Dynamo Metropolis
RC Corania 1-0 Slateport Bulls
Eterna Stars 2-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-2 Chiquito FC
AS Montreux 2-0 AC Tallin
Hoxford Rovers 2-3 Canalave Dragons
Metropolis Alligators 2-1 Nacional

Round 5 (March 3-4)

Day of maiden wins for five of the six worst-placed teams after Round 4, as all of them bar Chiquito (who were facing the Rovers, another lower-zone side) got victories: Tallin's and Dynamo's ones were the most shocking of them, as their victims were leaders MA and Eterna Stars, respectively. This, combined with Marinos' triumph against Caimanes, propelled the Mariners to first place once again. Olympique also got their first victory and sank the Bulls in the process, while it looks like Impact are starting to feel the absence of one of their best players (Ricardo Villa) as Bezieres handed them their second defeat in league in a row in another edition of the thrilling Derby du Foix.

Fontvielle Impact 1-2 AS Bezieres
Marinos Metropolis 2-0 SC Caimanes
Edmonton United 2-0 Tannenberg FC
Pradera FC 0-0 RC Corania
Dynamo Metropolis 1-0 Eterna Stars
Slateport Bulls 1-3 Olympique de Fontvielle
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-0 AS Montreux
Chiquito FC 2-3 Hoxford Rovers
AC Tallin 1-0 Metropolis Alligators
Canalave Dragons 0-0 Nacional

Round 6 (March 10-11)

Metropolis Alligators are atop the standings once again thanks to a 3-0 win over HAC, which was added to Corania's second win, this time against former leaders Marinos. We must also feature the harsh 7-1 thrashing given to Edmonton by the Stars, which allowed the latter to climb up to second place, and the end of Bezieres' unbeaten streak at the hands of Tannenberg. Slateport were able to breathe with a refreshing win in Hoxford, while Pradera and Chiquito, both of them winless after six matches, are now second-from-bottom and bottom-placed, respectively.

SC Caimanes 2-2 Fontvielle Impact
Tannenberg FC 2-1 AS Bezieres
RC Corania 1-0 Marinos Metropolis
Eterna Stars 7-1 Edmonton United
Olympique de Fontvielle 3-0 Pradera FC
AS Montreux 1-3 Dynamo Metropolis
Hoxford Rovers 1-2 Slateport Bulls
Metropolis Alligators 3-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Nacional 2-0 Chiquito FC
Canalave Dragons 3-2 AC Tallin

Round 7 (March 17-18)

The Alligators defeated Dynamo and managed to open a four-point gap at first place, however, it was mainly thanks to the defeat the Stars suffered in Bezieres, which sent Les Rouges to second, and Marinos' second loss in a row, this time against Olympique, who are now eighth after a woeful start of season. Impact managed to bounce back from that recent streak of negative results with a hard-fought win against TFC, while the seventh was the charm for Pradera, who had to wait until this round to get their first win of the tournament, a 2-1 victory at home against the Rovers.

Fontvielle Impact 3-2 Tannenberg FC
SC Caimanes 1-0 RC Corania
AS Bezieres 2-0 Eterna Stars
Marinos Metropolis 1-3 Olympique de Fontvielle
Edmonton United 1-0 AS Montreux
Pradera FC 2-1 Hoxford Rovers
Dynamo Metropolis 0-3 Metropolis Alligators
Slateport Bulls 1-0 Nacional
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-0 Canalave Dragons
Chiquito FC 1-1 AC Tallin

Round 8 (March 24-25)

Things at the top haven't changed since last week, with MA keeping their 4-point lead on Bezieres despite both getting disappointing draws against Edmonton and Montreux, respectively. However, Impact entered the conversation for the lead with their pummeling of Corania in Slateport, while Olympique's fourth straight win now has them in fifth place, sharing their amount of points (14) with other four teams (Impact, Stars, Marinos, and TFC). Meanwhile, the Dragons continue struggling in eighth place, after being unable to defeat Dynamo at home, and Stars and Citizens shared the spoils in the first National Derby of the season, rendering both unable to open a gap between them, as aforementioned.

RC Corania 0-4 Fontvielle Impact
Eterna Stars 1-1 Tannenberg FC
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-0 SC Caimanes
AS Montreux 0-0 AS Bezieres
Hoxford Rovers 0-0 Marinos Metropolis
Metropolis Alligators 3-3 Edmonton United
Nacional 2-1 Pradera FC
Canalave Dragons 2-2 Dynamo Metropolis
AC Tallin 0-1 Slateport Bulls
Chiquito FC 1-1 Hamanos Athletic Club

Round 9 (March 31-April 1)

We had some interesting matches and (of course), some interesting results in this week, as well. We start with the match between leaders MA and their escorts Bezieres, with Les Rouges being able at the end of the day to stop the Alligators and also to reduce their gap at the top to a single point. This result was also important for the champions, who added another chapter to their bitter rivalry against the Stars by handling them a painful 4-0 thrashing and stayed within sight of Rouges and Alligators. Meanwhile, Olympique's victorious streak was brought to an end by Corania, whose previous two wins were against other two traditional teams (Slateport and Marinos). Chiquito, on the other hand, extended their winless streak in this season to 9 matches, tying Dynamo in Metropolis and burying themselves in last place.

Fontvielle Impact 4-0 Eterna Stars
RC Corania 2-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
Tannenberg FC 3-0 AS Montreux
SC Caimanes 1-1 Hoxford Rovers
AS Bezieres 3-2 Metropolis Alligators
Marinos Metropolis 0-2 Nacional
Edmonton United 0-1 Canalave Dragons
Pradera FC 2-1 AC Tallin
Dynamo Metropolis 2-2 Chiquito FC
Slateport Bulls 2-2 Hamanos Athletic Club

King's Shield Second Round (April 4-18)

The second round of the King's Shield ended with the "Big 5" (MA, TFC, Stars, Impact, Bezieres) advancing to the next round as planned, although Bezieres' decision to play the second leg of their tie against FC Sillimus with their "B squad" was apparently a wrong one, as Sillimus battled at the Jules Picot but had to concede a 6-5 defeat in the end. The big upset came courtesy of Potros de Slateport, team from the fifth division that defeated Olympique de Fontvielle in this round. Meanwhile, Marinos, Nacional, Canalave Dragons, and Slateport Bulls also reached the third round without problem, however, two Super League sides fell victims to recently relegated B-League sides in this round: Edmonton (who lost the tie against Vaud in the second leg), and Dynamo (who were defeated by Nord Energie).

Sillimus Islanders FC 1-1 AC Tallin
AC Tallin 1-3 Sillimus Islanders FC (2-4 agg)

Étoile de l'Ouest 0-2 Curzón FC
Curzón FC 0-2 Étoile de l'Ouest (0-3 AET, 2-3 agg)

SC Tabatinga 1-1 CR Palmas
CR Palmas 2-1 SC Tabatinga (3-2 agg)

Corumbá EC 0-0 Santacruz FC
Santacruz FC 1-1 Corumbá EC (1-1 agg) (Corumbá EC wins on away goals rule)

Atlas SC 1-0 RC Corania
RC Corania 2-0 Atlas SC (2-1 agg)

Adelaide City FC 2-1 Hamilton Rockets
Hamilton Rockets 0-1 Adelaide City FC (1-3 agg)

AS Montreux 1-0 Cartago FC
Cartago FC 1-1 AS Montreux (1-2 agg)

Leeward Tech FC 0-2 Eterna Celtic
Eterna Celtic 1-0 Leeward Tech FC (3-0 agg)

Real Colón 0-2 Pradera FC
Pradera FC 1-0 Real Colón (3-0 agg)

Swangard FC 1-1 Estudiantes de Colón
Estudiantes de Colón 0-0 Swangard FC (1-1 agg) (Estudiantes de Colón wins on away goals rule)

Nord Energie FC 1-1 Dynamo Metropolis
Dynamo Metropolis 1-3 Nord Energie FC (2-4 agg)

Atlético Pavia 2-0 FC Borderville
FC Borderville 1-1 Atlético Pavia (1-3 agg)

Minault United 1-1 Rexam
Rexam 1-3 Minault United (2-4 agg)

Defensores de Neuquén 0-7 Fontvielle Impact
Fontvielle Impact 4-1 Defensores de Neuquén (11-1 agg)

Potros de Slateport 3-0 Olympique de Fontvielle
Olympique de Fontvielle 4-2 Potros de Slateport (4-5 agg)

Deportivo Aguablanca 2-2 FC Townsville
FC Townsville 0-1 Deportivo Aguablanca (2-3 agg)

Edmonton United 0-0 AS Vaud
AS Vaud 2-0 Edmonton United (2-0 agg)

Gatineau UC 98 4-1 AC Talamonte
AC Talamonte 2-1 Gatineau UC 98 (3-5 agg)

Real Pradera 0-3 Eterna Stars
Eterna Stars 2-0 Real Pradera (5-0 agg)

Tannenberg FC 8-1 RC Victoria
RC Victoria 0-2 Tannenberg FC (1-10 agg)

Hoxford Rovers 0-1 Metropolis Alligators
Metropolis Alligators 5-0 Hoxford Rovers (6-0 agg)

Port Arthur Warriors 1-3 Slateport Bulls
Slateport Bulls 5-1 Port Arthur Warriors (8-2 agg)

Operário FC 1-1 Pumas Maldonado
Pumas Maldonado 2-2 Operário FC (3-3 agg) (Operário FC wins on away goals rule)

RC Belfort 1-2 Canalave Dragons
Canalave Dragons 2-0 RC Belfort (4-1 agg)

ASB Academie 0-0 Mineros de Talamonte
Mineros de Talamonte 2-0 ASB Academie (2-0 agg)

Ajax Carloburgo 2-2 Neuchâtel-Sport
Neuchâtel-Sport 1-3 Ajax Carloburgo (3-5 agg)

FC Sillimus 0-2 AS Bezieres
AS Bezieres 6-5 FC Sillimus (8-5 agg)

Hamanos Athletic Club 2-0 Universitario de Maldonado
Universitario de Maldonado 1-1 Hamanos Athletic Club (1-3 agg)

Trois-Rivières Athletic 4-0 Richmond City
Richmond City 0-1 Trois-Rivières Athletic (0-5 agg)

Marinos Metropolis 3-2 AS Mont-Blanc
AS Mont-Blanc 0-3 Marinos Metropolis (2-6 agg)

Nacional 2-1 Newcastle Town
Newcastle Town 0-2 Nacional (1-4 agg)

Northport Mariners 1-1 AS Lausanne
AS Lausanne 1-0 Northport Mariners (2-1 agg)

Round 10 (April 7-8)

We've reached the first quarter of this season with the Alligators in first place after starring an exciting National Derby against Tannenberg, however, the Alligators are starting to see that their draws are doing nothing for them but reducing their advantage against their rivals. Canalave Dragons seized second place in the league with a victory over MA's former escort, Bezieres, while Impact were kept away from the top by Olympique, who defeated them in the first Derby de Fontvielle of the season and put themselves level in points with their crosstown rivals. Meanwhile, Nacional and Marinos are still clinging onto the Top 10, despite having only drawn their matches, and Chiquito broke their curse and won their first match of the season, which was just enough to lift them from last place.

Olympique de Fontvielle 2-1 Fontvielle Impact
AS Montreux 1-1 Eterna Stars
Hoxford Rovers 1-0 RC Corania
Metropolis Alligators 2-2 Tannenberg FC
Nacional 1-1 SC Caimanes
Canalave Dragons 2-1 AS Bezieres
AC Tallin 1-1 Marinos Metropolis
Chiquito FC 1-0 Edmonton United
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-3 Pradera FC
Slateport Bulls 2-1 Dynamo Metropolis

Standings after Matchday 10

Team                             P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Metropolis Alligators       10  6  2  2  20  11   +9  20
  2 Canalave Dragons            10  5  4  1  14  10   +4  19
  3 Tannenberg FC               10  5  3  2  19  12   +7  18
  4 AS Bezieres                 10  5  3  2  16  11   +5  18
  5 Fontvielle Impact           10  5  2  3  25  12  +13  17
  6 Olympique de Fontvielle     10  5  2  3  18  12   +6  17
  7 Slateport Bulls             10  5  1  4  14  16   -2  16
  8 Nacional                    10  4  3  3  14  10   +4  15
  9 Eterna Stars                10  4  3  3  19  15   +4  15
 10 Marinos Metropolis          10  4  3  3  12   8   +4  15
 11 SC Caimanes                 10  3  4  3  14  10   +4  13
 12 Pradera FC                  10  3  4  3  10  12   -2  13
 13 Edmonton United             10  3  3  4  14  17   -3  12
 14 RC Corania                  10  3  3  4   6  11   -5  12
 15 Hoxford Rovers              10  2  3  5  12  15   -3   9
 16 AS Montreux                 10  2  3  5   7  14   -7   9
 17 Hamanos Athletic Club       10  2  3  5   7  15   -8   9
 18 Dynamo Metropolis           10  2  3  5  13  26  -13   9
 19 Chiquito FC                 10  1  5  4  10  19   -9   8
 20 AC Tallin                   10  1  3  6   8  16   -8   6

Valladar B-League - Standings after Matchday 10

Team                             P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Pumas Maldonado             10  9  0  1  22   4  +18  27
  2 Gatineau UC 98              10  7  1  2  15   6   +9  22
  3 Nord Energie FC             10  5  2  3   7   3   +4  17
  4 Carloburgo Phoenix          10  4  5  1  12   9   +3  17
  5 FC Columbus                 10  5  1  4  17  11   +6  16
  6 FC Fauxham                  10  5  1  4  13   7   +6  16
  7 Ajax Carloburgo             10  4  3  3  13  11   +2  15
  8 AD Cerro                    10  3  5  2  11   9   +2  14
  9 AC Talamonte                10  4  2  4   9  14   -5  14
 10 Villaznia AC                10  4  1  5   8   8   +0  13
 11 Deportivo Aguablanca        10  3  4  3  11  15   -4  13
 12 Bohemians Metropolis        10  3  3  4   8  11   -3  12
 13 Club Osum                   10  3  3  4   7  14   -7  12
 14 Servette FC                 10  3  2  5   9  14   -5  11
 15 Valencia FC                 10  3  2  5   8  13   -5  11
 16 AS Vaud                     10  3  1  6   9   8   +1  10
 17 Bretford Royals             10  2  4  4  14  14   +0  10
 18 Stanford United             10  2  4  4   6  13   -7  10
 19 RC Belfort                  10  2  2  6  10  15   -5   8
 20 Estudiantes de Colón        10  2  2  6   7  17  -10   8

by **Valladares** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:22 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY BANCO ECONÔMICO
TWENTY-FOURTH SEASON (PART II OF IV)

Round 11 (April 11-12)

Metropolis Alligators' loss in their second straight National Derby was the thing Tannenberg needed to seize the first place after defeating the Dragons, who are Premiership contenders as well. Both Fontvielle teams defeated visiting minnows and got even closer to the top, as they now trail TFC by a single point, while Bezieres let Chiquito escape with a point from the Jules Picot in the Ilirian Derby and lost the chance to run away with first place. However, Slateport Bulls were the "biggest losers" of the day, as they were thumped by Edmonton and not only allowed Caimanes, Pradera, and the Monties to keep the pressure on the Top 10 but were also kicked from playoff positions, allowing Marinos to enter instead.

Fontvielle Impact 2-1 AS Montreux
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-0 Hoxford Rovers
Eterna Stars 2-1 Metropolis Alligators
RC Corania 0-2 Nacional
Tannenberg FC 2-1 Canalave Dragons
SC Caimanes 2-1 AC Tallin
AS Bezieres 1-1 Chiquito FC
Marinos Metropolis 1-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Edmonton United 3-0 Slateport Bulls
Pradera FC 1-0 Dynamo Metropolis

Round 12 (April 14-15)

With the Top 4 (TFC, Impact, MA, and Olympique) all winning their matches this weekend, there are no changes at the top, however, yet another loss for the Stars in the E1 Derby, Slateport's win over Bezieres, and Nacional's home defeat against l'OF were the results that moved the standings, starting with Nacional's and Eterna's exit from the Top-10 and Caimanes and Bulls entering in their place. Meanwhile, in another showdown between direct rivals, Pradera extended Edmonton's winless streak outside Albert Field this season to six games and tightened even more the fight at the middle of the table.

Hoxford Rovers 0-1 Fontvielle Impact
Metropolis Alligators 3-1 AS Montreux
Nacional 1-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
Canalave Dragons 2-0 Eterna Stars
AC Tallin 1-1 RC Corania
Chiquito FC 1-2 Tannenberg FC
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-1 SC Caimanes
Slateport Bulls 1-0 AS Bezieres
Dynamo Metropolis 0-4 Marinos Metropolis
Pradera FC 2-0 Edmonton United

Round 13 (April 21-22)

The first chapter of the Impact-MA rivalry in VSL 24 ended with a hard-fought win for the Alligators at the Stade de la Frontière, which not only represents a vital win to keep one of their most dangerous rivals at bay but also helps them recover the first place, thanks to Tannenberg's draw at home against Slateport. Marinos, who were in danger of falling outside the Top-10 just three rounds ago, got their third win in a row and climbed up to third place, with 24 points and two behind MA. In other games, Bezieres kicked Pradera out of the Top-10 and finally managed to bounce back from a 3-games winless streak, the Stars took advantage of this and returned to the playoff zone with a win over Chiquito, and Nacional are now in freefall after getting an undeserved defeat in Hoxford.

Fontvielle Impact 1-2 Metropolis Alligators
Hoxford Rovers 3-2 Nacional
AS Montreux 1-1 Canalave Dragons
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-1 AC Tallin
Eterna Stars 3-1 Chiquito FC
RC Corania 1-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
Tannenberg FC 2-2 Slateport Bulls
SC Caimanes 2-0 Dynamo Metropolis
AS Bezieres 2-1 Pradera FC
Marinos Metropolis 2-1 Edmonton United

Round 14 (April 28-29)

It's just the end of April and the battle for the Premiership is already starting to bring excitement, as Tannenberg and the Alligators exchanged positions once again, with TFC keeping Pradera out of the playoff zone and MA being stopped cold by the Dragons in that hot environment called "Dragon Stadium". Olympique were also benefited by MA's loss, as their important win in Pradera against HAC helps them jump to second place, while the Dragons managed to sneak into fourth, trailing the "Citizens" by two points. Meanwhile, Nacional managed to put an end to both their recent negative streak and their "hex" when facing the champions and defeated them at the third attempt, result which also propelled them into the top 10.

Oh, and what a SuperClásico between Bulls and Stars. At the end, a delicious 6-1 thrashing to the yellow team courtesy of one of their regional arch-enemies which: 1) finally gives the Bulls a "+" instead of a "-" in their GD column of the standings, 2) sets the Stars' one to "zero", 3) kicks them out of the top 10, and 4) and not less delightful/painful, will call lots of street artists (namely, graffiti artists) to fill the walls of the Stars' HQ with beautiful comments against the board, coaching staff, and players.

Nacional 3-1 Fontvielle Impact
Canalave Dragons 2-0 Metropolis Alligators
AC Tallin 1-1 Hoxford Rovers
Chiquito FC 2-0 AS Montreux
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
Slateport Bulls 6-1 Eterna Stars
Dynamo Metropolis 1-0 RC Corania
Pradera FC 0-3 Tannenberg FC
Edmonton United 1-1 SC Caimanes
Marinos Metropolis 1-1 AS Bezieres

Round 15 (May 5-6)

Tannenberg, Olympique, and the Alligators are still strong in first, second, and third place, respectively, with TFC destroying Marinos' winning streak and moving the Mariners away from the fight for the first place. Champions Impact are slowly trying to get closer to the leading trio after keeping the Dragons away with a victory at home. Caimanes and Bezieres cancelled themselves out and now find themselves in a difficult situation, as the Stars bounced back from the awful result in the SuperClásico and placed themselves in eleventh with the same points Jacarés and Rouges have. Nacional are also facing the same situation despite having edged past Tallin in Metropolis.

Fontvielle Impact 1-0 Canalave Dragons
Nacional 3-0 AC Tallin
Metropolis Alligators 2-0 Chiquito FC
Hoxford Rovers 1-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
AS Montreux 0-1 Slateport Bulls
Olympique de Fontvielle 4-1 Dynamo Metropolis
Eterna Stars 2-1 Pradera FC
RC Corania 0-1 Edmonton United
Tannenberg FC 3-0 Marinos Metropolis
SC Caimanes 0-0 AS Bezieres

Round 16 (May 12-13)

Come on, only five teams won their matches in this round? However, the most important victory was the one the Alligators got in Slateport, which allows MA to put themselves level with Tannenberg in points, however, the "Citizens" still have the upper hand thanks to goal difference (+15 against +12), while Olympique dropped to third despite getting a valuable point in Edmonton. The other "boom result" of the week was Chiquito getting their third win of the season at the expense of Premiership contenders Canalave Dragons, victory which is golden given Chiquito's position in the standings right now (16th). Pradera won and managed to put pressure on Nacional, Caimanes, Bezieres, and the Stars, this latter team leaving the Dome with their hands empty and one point less than the aforementioned teams, while Marinos got back on track to chase the leaders.

AC Tallin 1-1 Fontvielle Impact
Chiquito FC 3-1 Canalave Dragons
Hamanos Athletic Club 3-3 Nacional
Slateport Bulls 0-1 Metropolis Alligators
Dynamo Metropolis 0-1 Hoxford Rovers
Pradera FC 2-0 AS Montreux
Edmonton United 0-0 Olympique de Fontvielle
Marinos Metropolis 1-0 Eterna Stars
AS Bezieres 0-0 RC Corania
SC Caimanes 1-1 Tannenberg FC

Round 17 (May 19-20)

The Alligators managed to detach themselves from TFC after winning their match against Pradera and at the same time, seeing TFC drop points against Corania in Slateport, which leaves MA with 35 points and Tannenberg with 33, with Olympique now in second after beating Bezieres in Fontvielle. Speaking of the Rouges, they now find themselves outside the Top 10 thanks to this defeat and Eterna's win against Caimanes, which sends the Stars straight to seventh place. The Dragons are now dropping points at home and putting themselves in a dangerous position with a loss to Slateport Bulls, and the third Derby of the Westlands in history between Hoxford and Edmonton went largely unnoticed, mainly because of its boring pace and poor offensive production which ended in a snoozefest and a goalless stalemate which sent all the people at the stadium to bed earlier than usual.

Fontvielle Impact 2-0 Chiquito FC
AC Tallin 0-2 Hamanos Athletic Club
Canalave Dragons 1-2 Slateport Bulls
Nacional 1-1 Dynamo Metropolis
Metropolis Alligators 2-1 Pradera FC
Hoxford Rovers 0-0 Edmonton United
AS Montreux 0-1 Marinos Metropolis
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-1 AS Bezieres
Eterna Stars 2-1 SC Caimanes
RC Corania 1-1 Tannenberg FC

Round 18 (May 23-24)

Boring Wednesday only brings two games to feature: MA's 6-2 slaughtering of Marinos in the Clásico Metropolitano and Tannenberg's win over Olympique, which help both teams establish a gap at the top with Olympique, who are still stuck in third. Meanwhile, Bezieres defeated the Rovers and returned to the top 10, while Caimanes were sent out after only being able to rescue a draw at home against Montreux, and Canalave Dragons drew with Pradera and fell to tenth place.

The rest of you, move along...there's nothing else to watch out for here.

Hamanos Athletic Club 0-0 Fontvielle Impact
Slateport Bulls 1-0 Chiquito FC
Dynamo Metropolis 0-0 AC Tallin
Pradera FC 1-1 Canalave Dragons
Edmonton United 0-0 Nacional
Marinos Metropolis 2-6 Metropolis Alligators
AS Bezieres 2-0 Hoxford Rovers
SC Caimanes 3-3 AS Montreux
Tannenberg FC 3-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
RC Corania 2-2 Eterna Stars

Round 19 (May 26-27)

And Tannenberg managed to snatch the honorific title of "summer champion" from the Alligators, with their 1-nil win in Hoxford added to MA's shocking loss to Caimanes at the Dome. Meanwhile, Olympique managed to cut the gap with the leaders to 2 points after defeating the Stars, result which sent Eterna out of the playoff zone again and instead helped Caimanes enter again. The champions are in fourth now, clinging on a direct berth to the quarterfinals but obviously showing Ricardo Villa's injury affected them a lot. Meanwhile, we have Marinos, Nacional, Canalave, and Bezieres along with Jacarés and Stars in the fight for a spot in the top 10, with Pradera threatening to enter the conversation too. Corania, with 9 draws and winless since their win over OF in Round 9, haven't been that impressive despite having all their wins in the Super League against "traditional" teams, and it is expected for the second half of the season an interesting fight "for salvation" between them, HAC, Chiquito, Dynamo, Tallin, and Montreux, which both Westlands teams (Hoxford and Edmonton) may join should their winless streaks continue in August. The second half of this regular season will be spectacular.

Fontvielle Impact 1-0 Slateport Bulls
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-1 Dynamo Metropolis
Chiquito FC 1-1 Pradera FC
AC Tallin 3-0 Edmonton United
Canalave Dragons 2-0 Marinos Metropolis
Nacional 1-0 AS Bezieres
Metropolis Alligators 2-3 SC Caimanes
Hoxford Rovers 0-1 Tannenberg FC
AS Montreux 1-1 RC Corania
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-1 Eterna Stars

King's Shield Round of 32 (May 30-June 13)

The King's Shield's Round of 32 marks the start of the "proper" competition, as the awfully long list of competing teams at the start of the competition gets reduced to only 16 teams after this round. In this round, the favourites started facing themselves for a berth into the next round, and we had some interesting matches between league champions Impact and the Dragons, and Marinos against the Shield holders, Nacional, among others. Precisely, both matches were the ones that made the biggest impact in this round, as both SuperCopa involved teams were knocked out of the competition, thus assuring the Shield will be lifted by another team captain at the National Stadium in November. Bezieres were also knocked out, in this case, by Slateport Bulls, while TFC, MA, Pradera, and the Stars (the latter with more drama than the rest) also made it safely to the next round.

Atlético Pavia 0-1 Corumbá EC
Corumbá EC 2-1 Atlético Pavia (3-1 agg)

Estudiantes de Colón 2-0 Sillimus Islanders FC
Sillimus Islanders FC 2-2 Estudiantes de Colón (2-4 agg)

Étoile de l'Ouest 0-2 Metropolis Alligators
Metropolis Alligators 3-1 Étoile de l'Ouest (5-1 agg)

Potros de Slateport 5-4 Deportivo Aguablanca
Deportivo Aguablanca 1-2 Potros de Slateport (5-7 agg)

Hamanos Athletic Club 1-0 AS Montreux
AS Montreux 1-1 Hamanos Athletic Club (1-2 agg)

RC Corania 0-1 AS Lausanne
AS Lausanne 1-0 RC Corania (2-0 agg)

Adelaide City FC 2-2 Minault United
Minault United 0-0 Adelaide City FC (2-2 agg) (Minault United wins on away goals rule)

AS Vaud 1-1 Trois-Rivières Athletic
Trois-Rivières Athletic 0-0 AS Vaud (1-1 agg) (Trois-Rivières Athletic wins on away goals rule)

Eterna Stars 1-0 Ajax Carloburgo
Ajax Carloburgo 0-0 Eterna Stars (0-1 agg)

CR Palmas 0-1 Tannenberg FC
Tannenberg FC 1-0 CR Palmas (2-0 agg)

Eterna Celtic 2-0 Nord Energie FC
Nord Energie FC 2-0 Eterna Celtic (2-0 AET, 2-2 agg, 1-2 PKs)

Operário FC 0-0 Mineros de Talamonte
Mineros de Talamonte 2-0 Operário FC (2-0 agg)

Pradera FC 2-1 Gatineau UC 98
Gatineau UC 98 1-1 Pradera FC (2-3 agg)

Marinos Metropolis 2-2 Nacional
Nacional 0-2 Marinos Metropolis (2-4 agg)

AS Bezieres 0-2 Slateport Bulls
Slateport Bulls 1-0 AS Bezieres (3-0 agg)

Fontvielle Impact 0-2 Canalave Dragons
Canalave Dragons 0-0 Fontvielle Impact (2-0 agg)

Standings after Matchday 19

Team                              P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Tannenberg FC                19  11  6   2  37  19  +18  39
  2 Metropolis Alligators        19  12  2   5  39  23  +16  38
  3 Olympique de Fontvielle      19  11  4   4  33  20  +13  37
  4 Fontvielle Impact            19  10  4   5  35  19  +16  34
  5 Slateport Bulls              19  10  2   7  27  25   +2  32
  6 Marinos Metropolis           19   9  4   6  24  21   +3  31
  7 Nacional                     19   8  6   5  30  20  +10  30
  8 Canalave Dragons             19   8  6   5  25  20   +5  30
  9 SC Caimanes                  19   7  8   4  28  20   +8  29
 10 AS Bezieres                  19   7  7   5  23  18   +5  28
 11 Eterna Stars                 19   8  4   7  32  32   +0  28
 12 Pradera FC                   19   6  6   7  20  23   -3  24
 13 Edmonton United              19   5  7   7  20  25   -5  22
 14 Hoxford Rovers               19   5  5   9  18  23   -5  20
 15 RC Corania                   19   3  9   7  12  21   -9  18
 16 Hamanos Athletic Club        19   3  7   9  14  25  -11  16
 17 Chiquito FC                  19   3  7   9  19  32  -13  16
 18 Dynamo Metropolis            19   3  6  10  17  40  -23  15
 19 AC Tallin                    19   2  8   9  16  27  -11  14
 20 AS Montreux                  19   2  6  11  14  30  -16  12

Valladar B-League Standings after Matchday 19

Team                              P   W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Gatineau UC 98               19  12  4  3  30  15  +15  40
  2 Pumas Maldonado              19  11  3  5  31  18  +13  36
  3 Ajax Carloburgo              19   8  7  4  29  23   +6  31
  4 Carloburgo Phoenix           19   8  7  4  24  19   +5  31
  5 FC Fauxham                   19  10  1  8  26  23   +3  31
  6 Nord Energie FC              19   6  9  4  16  11   +5  27
  7 Servette FC                  19   8  3  8  21  22   -1  27
  8 FC Columbus                  19   8  2  9  28  21   +7  26
  9 Estudiantes de Colón         19   8  2  9  18  25   -7  26
 10 AD Cerro                     19   6  7  6  25  25   +0  25
 11 Deportivo Aguablanca         19   6  7  6  23  26   -3  25
 12 Bretford Royals              19   6  6  7  31  27   +4  24
 13 Bohemians Metropolis         19   5  8  6  18  21   -3  23
 14 Villaznia AC                 19   7  2 10  15  21   -6  23
 15 Club Osum                    19   5  8  6  20  27   -7  23
 16 Stanford United              19   4 10  5  21  28   -7  22
 17 AC Talamonte                 19   5  6  8  19  28   -9  21
 18 AS Vaud                      19   5  4 10  20  19   +1  19
 19 Valencia FC                  19   5  4 10  17  28  -11  19
 20 RC Belfort                   19   4  6  9  23  28   -5  18

by **Valladares** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 12:56 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY BANCO ECONÔMICO
TWENTY-FOURTH SEASON (PART III OF IV)

Round 20 (July 21-22)

The Super League returns after its summer break with Olympique de Fontvielle defeating Montreux and taking the lead, as Metropolis Alligators suffered a shocking 3-0 loss away at Corania (who played arguably their best game in their Super League history), and TFC were defeated in their White Meadow Arena by Nacional. And now the leading trio start feeling the pressure exerted by Impact, who defeated Dynamo on the road and got closer to the leaders with 37 points. In other interesting games, Canalave lost in Campo Grande to direct rivals Caimanes and are now in a compromising situation, however, the Stars were unable to take advantage of this in order to re-enter the playoff zone and lost to the Rovers at home, while also seeing how Pradera are getting closer to them. And the fight for relegation started with everyone involved on it (except Corania and HAC) losing their matches...how amusing.

Dynamo Metropolis 1-2 Fontvielle Impact
Pradera FC 1-0 Slateport Bulls
Edmonton United 0-2 Hamanos Athletic Club
Marinos Metropolis 3-0 Chiquito FC
AS Bezieres 3-2 AC Tallin
SC Caimanes 3-1 Canalave Dragons
Tannenberg FC 0-1 Nacional
RC Corania 3-0 Metropolis Alligators
Eterna Stars 0-1 Hoxford Rovers
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-1 AS Montreux

Round 21 (July 28-29)

The fight for the Premiership is getting more and more exciting, with MA defeating leaders Olympique and regaining the first place in the process, while TFC are still unable to return to the top after seeing Tallin stealing more points from them, this time at the Olympic Stadium. Impact are still trailing the leaders by three points, after denting Pradera's aspirations to keep the pressure on the tenth placed, and the Stars drew with Nacional and can only see now how the teams in the play-ins at the moment are moving away from them, however, their hope was kept alive with Chiquito's much needed win in the derby against Caimanes.

Fontvielle Impact 1-1 Pradera FC
Dynamo Metropolis 0-4 Edmonton United
Slateport Bulls 1-1 Marinos Metropolis
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-2 AS Bezieres
Chiquito FC 2-0 SC Caimanes
AC Tallin 1-1 Tannenberg FC
Canalave Dragons 3-2 RC Corania
Nacional 1-1 Eterna Stars
Metropolis Alligators 3-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
Hoxford Rovers 3-2 AS Montreux

King's Shield Round of 16 (August 1-15)

Our cup competition is getting interesting as well, now with only 16 teams in contention, but only 8 of them will remain in contention after this round. And the draw for this round gave us an interesting tie between two of the hottest teams in the Super League at the moment: Alligators vs. Tannenberg, which ended up with the Citizens kicking their rivals out of the tournament. Marinos managed to make it to the quarterfinals despite losing the second leg against Celtic, from the third division, while all the Eternan teams (Bulls, Dragons, Stars) got rid of their rivals in style (with the Bulls having to face their "little brother" in this round), and Pradera lost to Minault in two exciting matches which eventually ended up leading to a dramatic penalty shootout.

Hamanos Athletic Club 2-0 Estudiantes de Colón
Estudiantes de Colón 0-1 Hamanos Athletic Club (0-3 agg)

Minault United 3-2 Pradera FC
Pradera FC 3-2 Minault United (3-2 AET, 5-5 agg, 3-4 PKs)

Metropolis Alligators 0-0 Tannenberg FC
Tannenberg FC 3-1 Metropolis Alligators (3-1 agg)

Slateport Bulls 6-0 Potros de Slateport
Potros de Slateport 0-1 Slateport Bulls (0-7 agg)

Canalave Dragons 5-0 Mineros de Talamonte
Mineros de Talamonte 0-4 Canalave Dragons (0-9 agg)

Marinos Metropolis 3-0 Eterna Celtic
Eterna Celtic 1-0 Marinos Metropolis (1-3 agg)

Corumbá EC 1-0 Trois-Rivières Athletic
Trois-Rivières Athletic 1-1 Corumbá EC (1-2 agg)

Eterna Stars 3-1 AS Lausanne
AS Lausanne 0-4 Eterna Stars (1-7 agg)

Round 22 (August 4-5)

The Alligators have managed to open a 4-point gap with their rivals for the Premiership thanks to their win in Hoxford, and home losses for both Tannenberg and Olympique, while the defending champions are also driven away from the fight with a loss in Edmonton. In the "game of the week", Caimanes defeated Slateport and put the Bulls at risk of being kicked out of the play-in zone by the Stars, who regained ground with their win over Tallin. And we don't have any changes in the relegation zone yet, but meh.

Edmonton United 3-2 Fontvielle Impact
Marinos Metropolis 5-1 Pradera FC
AS Bezieres 4-2 Dynamo Metropolis
SC Caimanes 3-2 Slateport Bulls
Tannenberg FC 1-3 Hamanos Athletic Club
RC Corania 2-1 Chiquito FC
Eterna Stars 3-0 AC Tallin
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-3 Canalave Dragons
AS Montreux 0-2 Nacional
Hoxford Rovers 1-4 Metropolis Alligators

Round 23 (August 11-12)

Marinos provided the biggest shock in this round, defeating champions Impact in Fontvielle and jumping to second place with 41 points, however, the Alligators keep the 4-point gap intact despite only drawing with Nacional. Olympique are still in third due to their draw in Campo Grande against Chiquito, but Tannenberg fell to fourth place thanks to their humiliating loss at the hands of second-from-bottom Dynamo. And the Stars could finally enter the "top 10", with their win away to HAC added to Slateport's draw at home with Corania. Pradera defeated Caimanes, but are still a bit far from tenth place, and we don't have many changes in the relegation zone, apart from Dynamo switching places with Tallin.

Fontvielle Impact 1-2 Marinos Metropolis
Edmonton United 1-2 AS Bezieres
Pradera FC 1-0 SC Caimanes
Dynamo Metropolis 4-1 Tannenberg FC
Slateport Bulls 2-2 RC Corania
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-1 Eterna Stars
Chiquito FC 2-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
AC Tallin 0-1 AS Montreux
Canalave Dragons 0-1 Hoxford Rovers
Nacional 1-1 Metropolis Alligators

Round 24 (August 18-19)

Ricardo Villa's return to Fontvielle Impact's starting lineup couldn't have been better: a brace and three points at the Stade Jules Picot in the Derby du Foix, which helped Les Bleus go ahead of Les Rouges in the standings once again (although just by a single point). The Alligators are still flying at the top, with 48 points, while Tannenberg go back to second with their thumping of Edmonton in Carloburgo, now trailing MA by 5 points. The fight for the play-in places between Stars, Dragons, Caimanes, and Bulls is getting more exciting everyday, with the Bulls still out of the playoffs for now, while in the relegation zone, Montreux could finally escape the basement with a win over HAC, who were sent to the relegation playoff place by Chiquito, who defeated the Rovers in the Westlands.

AS Bezieres 1-3 Fontvielle Impact
SC Caimanes 1-1 Marinos Metropolis
Tannenberg FC 4-1 Edmonton United
RC Corania 2-2 Pradera FC
Eterna Stars 4-1 Dynamo Metropolis
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-1 Slateport Bulls
AS Montreux 3-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Hoxford Rovers 0-1 Chiquito FC
Metropolis Alligators 3-0 AC Tallin
Nacional 1-1 Canalave Dragons

Round 25 (August 25-26)

There were few changes in the standings this week, however, Tannenberg were able to reduce their difference with the Alligators to 3 points after giving Bezieres their second straight defeat at home. The fight for the last play-in spots gets reduced to Slateport and Caimanes, as the Bulls got back into that zone with their dramatic win against Hoxford Rovers, while Caimanes lost to the champions. And...there's nothing else to say for now...

Fontvielle Impact 3-1 SC Caimanes
AS Bezieres 1-3 Tannenberg FC
Marinos Metropolis 4-1 RC Corania
Edmonton United 2-3 Eterna Stars
Pradera FC 0-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
Dynamo Metropolis 0-0 AS Montreux
Slateport Bulls 2-1 Hoxford Rovers
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-0 Metropolis Alligators
Chiquito FC 1-1 Nacional
AC Tallin 0-1 Canalave Dragons

Round 26 (September 1-2)

With the Alligators still leaders, we now focus on who's getting second place this week, with Marinos defeating Olympique (direct rivals) and taking advantage of TFC drawing with Impact to return to second place. And Caimanes returned to tenth place with their win against Corania and Slateport's draw in Metropolis against Nacional, with Los Albos and Bezieres (who lost their third match in a row) being dragged into the fight as well. Chiquito won a vital match in Carloburgo against Tallin and are slowly moving away from danger of relegation, while Corania are starting to analyze that possibility, being just 3 points clear of HAC at the moment.

Tannenberg FC 1-1 Fontvielle Impact
RC Corania 0-3 SC Caimanes
Eterna Stars 3-2 AS Bezieres
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-2 Marinos Metropolis
AS Montreux 0-3 Edmonton United
Hoxford Rovers 1-3 Pradera FC
Metropolis Alligators 2-1 Dynamo Metropolis
Nacional 1-1 Slateport Bulls
Canalave Dragons 1-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
AC Tallin 2-3 Chiquito FC

Round 27 (September 8-9)

Fontvielle Impact seem to have regained their strength and managed to seize second place with a win over Corania at home, while at the same time Marinos were surprised by Hoxford at the Dome, and the Stars defeated TFC in Carloburgo in another National Derby and levelled them in points (47) for fourth place after being several weeks outside the Top 10. The fight for the play-in spots is opening once again, as the Bulls defeated Tallin and entered the play-in zone again, while Caimanes are out again after dropping points at home with a draw against Olympique. Meanwhile, Nacional lost in Pradera and allowed "Los Verdiblancos" to start thinking seriously in an assault to any of the teams involved in the fight for a spot, and Bezieres' winless streak continued with a draw at home with Montreux and now has them in tenth place.

Fontvielle Impact 2-0 RC Corania
Tannenberg FC 0-3 Eterna Stars
SC Caimanes 1-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
AS Bezieres 1-1 AS Montreux
Marinos Metropolis 2-4 Hoxford Rovers
Edmonton United 0-2 Metropolis Alligators
Pradera FC 3-1 Nacional
Dynamo Metropolis 1-1 Canalave Dragons
Slateport Bulls 2-1 AC Tallin
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-1 Chiquito FC

Round 28 (September 15-16)

And the shake-up in the standings finally has come! Not precisely at the top, though, where Metropolis Alligators still have a 4-point lead on Marinos, who recovered the second place due to their win against Nacional in the "Little Metropolitan Derby" and Impact's draw in Eterna City. And we go to the middle zone, with Caimanes entering the playoff zone once again, after defeating the Rovers, however, the Bulls (who lost to HAC) weren't the ones leaving this time, but Nacional (who lost to Marinos as aforementioned), while Bezieres snapped out of their winless streak with a huge win over the Alligators at the Dome. Pradera, on the other hand, was defeated in a thrilling Meadow Derby by Tallin and were dragged away from the fight, while Tallin got an important win which doesn't help them leave the basement, though. And staying in the relegation zone, HAC's win and Corania's draw in Fontvielle against Olympique meant the newly promoted side was sent to the relegation playoff place while Chiquito lost to Dynamo and Os Verdes are now only 1 point clear of both HAC and Corania.

Eterna Stars 2-2 Fontvielle Impact
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-1 RC Corania
AS Montreux 0-0 Tannenberg FC
Hoxford Rovers 0-2 SC Caimanes
Metropolis Alligators 1-2 AS Bezieres
Nacional 0-2 Marinos Metropolis
Canalave Dragons 0-2 Edmonton United
AC Tallin 4-3 Pradera FC
Chiquito FC 0-1 Dynamo Metropolis
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-1 Slateport Bulls

King's Shield Quarterfinals (September 19-October 3)

And the King's Shield has entered into the final strecht with 8 teams still remaining in contention for the Shield, but only 4 will remain after this. And we start talking about the tie between Canalave Dragons and Slateport Bulls, which was sorted out by the Dragons in the first tie with a shattering 5-0 the Bulls were unable to revert at their own stadium and were knocked out of the competition. Marinos also qualified to the semifinals after defeating third-division side Minault twice by the same score: 3-2, and Tannenberg managed to bounce back from a shocking 3-2 loss against Tercera Liga side Corumbá and defeated them 2-1 at White Meadow Arena, knocking them out on away goals. However, luck wasn't on the Stars' side this time, who lost to HAC at home after getting a draw in the first leg and said bye-bye to their Shield aspirations this season.

Minault United 2-3 Marinos Metropolis
Marinos Metropolis 3-2 Minault United (6-4 agg)

Corumbá EC 3-2 Tannenberg FC
Tannenberg FC 2-1 Corumbá EC (4-4 agg) (Tannenberg FC wins on away goals rule)

Hamanos Athletic Club 1-1 Eterna Stars
Eterna Stars 0-1 Hamanos Athletic Club (1-2 agg)

Canalave Dragons 5-0 Slateport Bulls
Slateport Bulls 1-1 Canalave Dragons (1-6 agg)

Round 29 (September 22-23)

With this round, we have completed 75% of the regular season, with the Alligators on top with 58 points and Marinos escorting them with 54 points. The Stars somehow have managed to complete 9 matches without losses, and a 1-nil win over Montreux gave them the third place at the expense of the champions, who drew Olympique in a boring Derby de Fontvielle. Both Bezieres and the Dragons secured themselves in the top 10 despite having cancelled themselves out in their match, and Caimanes sank Nacional with a 3-0 thumping of Los Albos in Campo Grande and left the two-time champions trailing the tenth-placed (Slateport) by 4 points. Meanwhile, going down to the relegation zone, we see Chiquito now in 17th place (relegation playoff) thanks to their crushing defeat away to Edmonton added to draws for both Corania and HAC, while Dynamo, Montreux, and Tallin are all but dead.

Fontvielle Impact 0-0 Olympique de Fontvielle
Eterna Stars 1-0 AS Montreux
RC Corania 0-0 Hoxford Rovers
Tannenberg FC 2-4 Metropolis Alligators
SC Caimanes 3-0 Nacional
AS Bezieres 1-1 Canalave Dragons
Marinos Metropolis 1-0 AC Tallin
Edmonton United 6-2 Chiquito FC
Pradera FC 1-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
Dynamo Metropolis 1-3 Slateport Bulls

Standings after Matchday 29

Team                              P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Metropolis Alligators        29  18   4   7  59  34  +25  58
  2 Marinos Metropolis           29  16   6   7  47  31  +16  54
  3 Eterna Stars                 29  15   6   8  53  41  +12  51
  4 Fontvielle Impact            29  14   8   7  52  31  +21  50
  5 Tannenberg FC                29  13   9   7  50  38  +12  48
  6 Olympique de Fontvielle      29  13   9   7  44  34  +10  48
  7 SC Caimanes                  29  12  10   7  45  31  +14  46
  8 AS Bezieres                  29  12   9   8  42  35   +7  45
  9 Canalave Dragons             29  12   9   8  37  32   +5  45
 10 Slateport Bulls              29  13   6  10  42  39   +3  45
 11 Nacional                     29  10  11   8  39  33   +6  41
 12 Pradera FC                   29  10   9  10  36  39   -3  39
 13 Edmonton United              29  10   7  12  42  42   +0  37
 14 Hoxford Rovers               29   9   6  14  30  39   -9  33
 15 Hamanos Athletic Club        29   6  10  13  23  36  -13  28
 16 RC Corania                   29   5  13  11  25  39  -14  28
 17 Chiquito FC                  29   6  10  13  32  50  -18  28
 18 Dynamo Metropolis            29   5   8  16  29  61  -32  23
 19 AS Montreux                  29   4   9  16  22  42  -20  21
 20 AC Tallin                    29   3   9  17  26  48  -22  18

Valladar B-League - Standings after Matchday 29

Team                              P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Pumas Maldonado              29  16   5   8  40  26  +14  53
  2 Gatineau UC 98               29  15   6   8  48  28  +20  51
  3 FC Fauxham                   29  15   5   9  45  35  +10  50
  4 Nord Energie FC              29  11  12   6  32  20  +12  45
  5 Ajax Carloburgo              29  11  12   6  43  31  +12  45
  6 Carloburgo Phoenix           29  12   9   8  32  27   +5  45
  7 AD Cerro                     29  11  11   7  38  32   +6  44
  8 Servette FC                  29  13   4  12  33  37   -4  43
  9 FC Columbus                  29  11   5  13  41  42   -1  38
 10 Club Osum                    29   9  11   9  30  39   -9  38
 11 RC Belfort                   29  10   7  12  35  33   +2  37
 12 Bretford Royals              29   8  12   9  41  42   -1  36
 13 Bohemians Metropolis         29   9   9  11  31  38   -7  36
 14 AS Vaud                      29  10   5  14  31  28   +3  35
 15 Stanford United              29   7  13   9  31  40   -9  34
 16 Deportivo Aguablanca         29   8   9  12  30  37   -7  33
 17 Villaznia AC                 29   9   5  15  26  38  -12  32
 18 Estudiantes de Colón         29   9   5  15  27  39  -12  32
 19 AC Talamonte                 29   7  10  12  32  42  -10  31
 20 Valencia FC                  29   8   7  14  29  41  -12  31

by **Valladares** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:45 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY BANCO ECONÔMICO
TWENTY-FOURTH SEASON (PART IV OF IV)

Round 30 (September 29-30)

Metropolis Alligators are getting closer to win their first Premiership Plate after drubbing one of their arch-rivals: the Stars, who despite the large defeat are still standing firm in the "top 6". Canalave Dragons managed to breathe some fresh air with their much needed win at home over TFC, going up to eighth place in the process, with Bezieres falling to ninth with their loss in Campo Grande to their Ilirian rivals, Chiquito, which allowed Os Verdes to get away from the relegation zone. Nacional won a crucial match in their playoff aspirations against Corania, exerting more pressure on the Bulls (who lost to Edmonton at home) and Les Rouges, while the red-clad team was dealt another blow in their aspirations to avoid relegation. Same goes to Dynamo, Montreux, and Tallin, all of them being unable to win their matches, Dynamo being the only one that managed to steal a point from another team, and seeing how their margin of error gets even more reduced.

AS Montreux 0-3 Fontvielle Impact
Hoxford Rovers 1-5 Olympique de Fontvielle
Metropolis Alligators 5-1 Eterna Stars
Nacional 2-0 RC Corania
Canalave Dragons 1-0 Tannenberg FC
AC Tallin 2-4 SC Caimanes
Chiquito FC 2-1 AS Bezieres
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-0 Marinos Metropolis
Slateport Bulls 0-1 Edmonton United
Dynamo Metropolis 3-3 Pradera FC

Round 31 (October 8 )

Independence Day was a wonderful day for the Metropolitan teams, well, the traditional ones, with Alligators and Marinos both winning their games against quasi-relegated sides and getting closer to secure post-season play, and Nacional sneaking into the Top 10 with a hard-fought win against Olympique in Fontvielle. Tannenberg and Caimanes swapped places with the "Citizens" defeating Caimanes' arch-rival and the Jacarés being unable to defeat HAC at home, and Bezieres and Slateport held each other to a draw which kicked the Bulls out of wildcard placements. On the other hand, things at the bottom part of the standings didn't change.

Fontvielle Impact 1-0 Hoxford Rovers
Marinos Metropolis 3-0 Dynamo Metropolis
AS Bezieres 1-1 Slateport Bulls
AS Montreux 0-2 Metropolis Alligators
SC Caimanes 0-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-2 Nacional
Tannenberg FC 1-0 Chiquito FC
RC Corania 1-1 AC Tallin
Eterna Stars 1-1 Canalave Dragons
Edmonton United 3-3 Pradera FC

Round 32 (October 13-14)

The Alligators' chances to celebrate early qualification to the playoffs in this weekend were thwarted by the Impact, who beat MA at the Dome and took advantage of Marinos' defeat in Edmonton to seize second place, although still trailing the leaders by five points. Caimanes and Dragons put another nail on Dynamo's and Montreux' crosses, putting both teams at the edge of the ledge and securing themselves in the playoffs at the expense of Eterna Stars and Olympique, who lost against relegation strugglers and fell to the wildcard zone, while Bezieres dealt a lethal blow to Pradera's playoff chances with a dominating 3-0 win at the Estadio Gobernador Villa.

Metropolis Alligators 1-3 Fontvielle Impact
Nacional 1-0 Hoxford Rovers
Canalave Dragons 1-0 AS Montreux
AC Tallin 1-0 Olympique de Fontvielle
Chiquito FC 2-1 Eterna Stars
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-1 RC Corania
Slateport Bulls 2-2 Tannenberg FC
Dynamo Metropolis 1-4 SC Caimanes
Pradera FC 0-3 AS Bezieres
Edmonton United 1-0 Marinos Metropolis

King's Shield Semifinals (October 17-31)

And this cup competition reaches its decisive stretch with two exciting semifinals, one played between Tannenberg and Hamanos, and the other one between Canalave and Marinos. In the first semifinal, the "Citizens" managed to get rid of the last obstacle that separated them from the final game at Swangard with relative ease, defeating HAC 3-0 on aggregate score. Meanwhile, the tie between Dragons and Mariners was more exciting, and despite the Dragons managed to win the first leg, Marinos gave them battle in the second one with a 0-2 win at halftime which wasn't enough to send them to the final. The second half of that decisive game in Canalave saw the Dragons' comeback, who scored three goals in 45 minutes to grab their ticket to the final game against TFC.

Tannenberg FC 1-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-2 Tannenberg FC (0-3 agg)

Marinos Metropolis 1-3 Canalave Dragons
Canalave Dragons 3-3 Marinos Metropolis (6-4 agg)

Round 33 (October 20-21)

Despite the Alligators were helped (unintentionally) by Marinos with the latter's win in Bezieres which drove Les Rouges out of the wildcard zone, MA suffered an ugly trouncing at home courtesy of the Dragons (who had their dream week in Metropolis after defeating Marinos some nights ago) and saw how Impact reduced the gap between both teams to two points. Meanwhile, the battle between Nacional, Slateport, Bezieres, and now Edmonton for the last two wildcard berths is close to reach its zenith, with the Bulls re-entering the playoffs and Edmonton's recent victorious streak as its featured events. And no big events in the relegation zone yet, except for Corania pushing Dynamo even closer to the drop and Hamanos being clobbered by Olympique and falling to the relegation playoffs.

Fontvielle Impact 3-0 Nacional
Metropolis Alligators 1-5 Canalave Dragons
Hoxford Rovers 1-1 AC Tallin
AS Montreux 1-0 Chiquito FC
Olympique de Fontvielle 3-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Eterna Stars 0-1 Slateport Bulls
RC Corania 1-0 Dynamo Metropolis
Tannenberg FC 2-1 Pradera FC
SC Caimanes 0-1 Edmonton United
AS Bezieres 0-1 Marinos Metropolis

Round 34 (October 27-28)

MA goofed once again with their loss in Campo Grande at the hands of Chiquito and allowed Fontvielle Impact to take the lead in the race to the Premiership, however, both teams are almost safe in the quarterfinals for this season's playoffs. Bezieres bounced back from their defeat against Marinos and defeated direct rivals Caimanes in order to enter the wildcard zone once again, while the Stars' are the new tenth place tenants after losing to Pradera and "reviving" them in the process, with Nacional being kicked out after losing to Tallin in Carloburgo and Edmonton snapping at the Stars' heels with another brilliant win. And the fight for the relegation playoff gets exciting, as HAC handed the 17th place back to Corania with their win against the Rovers, who see their presence for the next Super League season endangered for the first time this season.

Canalave Dragons 1-4 Fontvielle Impact
AC Tallin 1-0 Nacional
Chiquito FC 2-0 Metropolis Alligators
Hamanos Athletic Club 3-2 Hoxford Rovers
Slateport Bulls 4-0 AS Montreux
Dynamo Metropolis 0-3 Olympique de Fontvielle
Pradera FC 4-2 Eterna Stars
Edmonton United 3-0 RC Corania
Marinos Metropolis 1-1 Tannenberg FC
AS Bezieres 1-0 SC Caimanes

Round 35 (November 3-4)

Impact are still taking advantage of the Alligators' stumbles and got Nearer, My Plate, To Thee with another win against the almost relegated Tallin, while Marinos secured post-season play and matched the number of points MA have got until the moment with their victory over the Stars, who fell to eleventh place with the loss. Nacional managed to return to wildcard places with this result and their win over Hamanos, with Edmonton losing ground with a loss in Fontvielle against Olympique. Meanwhile, Montreux became the first relegated team of the season after being thumped by the resurgent Pradera side.

Fontvielle Impact 2-0 AC Tallin
Canalave Dragons 2-1 Chiquito FC
Nacional 1-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Metropolis Alligators 1-2 Slateport Bulls
Hoxford Rovers 0-1 Dynamo Metropolis
AS Montreux 1-4 Pradera FC
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-0 Edmonton United
Eterna Stars 0-3 Marinos Metropolis
RC Corania 0-0 AS Bezieres
Tannenberg FC 2-3 SC Caimanes

Round 36 (November 10-11)

There are only two matches remaining in this regular season, and the only team with chances to snatch the Premier's Plate from the Impact is Marinos, who seized second place with their win over Montreux and MA's loss against Pradera. Eight teams are now in contention for seven post-season berths: three direct ones to the playoffs, and four wildcard berths, with Olympique being the frontrunner despite having lost to Bezieres, and Edmonton and Pradera having slim chances to strip anyone from that group of a berth, trailing Nacional (tenth) by 6 points. Tallin's and Dynamo's relegation was sealed in this matchday, leaving HAC, Hoxford, Chiquito, and Corania in contention for the relegation playoff berth.

Chiquito FC 1-6 Fontvielle Impact
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-1 AC Tallin
Slateport Bulls 2-1 Canalave Dragons
Dynamo Metropolis 0-1 Nacional
Pradera FC 2-1 Metropolis Alligators
Edmonton United 0-2 Hoxford Rovers
Marinos Metropolis 1-0 AS Montreux
AS Bezieres 2-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
SC Caimanes 0-1 Eterna Stars
Tannenberg FC 1-1 RC Corania

Round 37 (November 14-15)

And the fight for the Premiership is over with Marinos' defeat in the Clásico against the Alligators, which added to Impact's win, gave Impact yet another Premier's Plate and a Champions' Cup berth. Olympique managed to book their playoff tickets with a thumping of TFC, who were left reeling with a game more to play, while the Dragons, Caimanes, and Bezieres won their matches and qualified to at least the wildcard round, with Slateport Bulls also qualifying despite losing to Chiquito. Tannenberg, Nacional, and Eterna Stars will fight for the last two berths remaining, while Pradera's and Edmonton's hopes were destroyed with their inabilty to win. Going into the lower zone, we see now Hoxford in 17th place, with their loss to Bezieres at home and Corania's huge win in Eterna City, while Chiquito are virtually saved but not safe yet.

Fontvielle Impact 2-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
Chiquito FC 1-0 Slateport Bulls
AC Tallin 4-1 Dynamo Metropolis
Canalave Dragons 2-0 Pradera FC
Nacional 2-2 Edmonton United
Metropolis Alligators 3-0 Marinos Metropolis
Hoxford Rovers 1-2 AS Bezieres
AS Montreux 0-1 SC Caimanes
Olympique de Fontvielle 3-0 Tannenberg FC
Eterna Stars 0-1 RC Corania

Round 38 (November 18)

Slateport Bulls 2-0 Fontvielle Impact
Dynamo Metropolis 0-2 Hamanos Athletic Club
Pradera FC 2-0 Chiquito FC
Edmonton United 2-2 AC Tallin
Marinos Metropolis 0-1 Canalave Dragons
AS Bezieres 2-1 Nacional
SC Caimanes 0-1 Metropolis Alligators
Tannenberg FC 3-1 Hoxford Rovers
RC Corania 1-1 AS Montreux
Eterna Stars 1-4 Olympique de Fontvielle

Nacional, despite losing in their trip east to the capital city of the Foix state, became the tenth and last qualifier to the post-season, while the Stars missed the chance to qualify after offering to their fans a shameful performance against Olympique. Tannenberg qualified to the post-season after defeating the Rovers at White Meadow Arena and dooming them to face a B-League team for the last spot in VSL 25, while Corania finished a fairly successful maiden season in the Super League with a draw against Montreux which allowed them extend their membership to the following season, and the Dragons and Bezieres became the last two teams safe in the "true" play-offs. Now it's time for the last sip of King's Shield action.

King's Shield Final (November 21)

And the final test for both Canalave Dragons and Tannenberg FC has come, with Dragons and Citizens facing each other at the National Stadium in Metropolis. However, the game wasn't what most people expected, and soon it became a snoozefest, with both teams being too cautious in defense and timid in offense, but the goal came. We had to wait until the final minutes, but it came, thanks to Renato Jefferson, and the Dragons are going back to an international competition, well, two of them...

Canalave Dragons 1-0 Tannenberg FC (Jefferson 90'+2)

Canalave Dragons qualified to both the Globe Cup and the Cygnus Cup after winning their second King's Shield.

Final League Standings:

Team                              P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Fontvielle Impact            38  22   8   8  76  37  +39  74 PREM - CC
  2 Metropolis Alligators        38  22   4  12  74  49  +25  70
  3 Marinos Metropolis           38  20   7  11  56  38  +18  67
  4 Olympique de Fontvielle      38  19   9  10  66  41  +25  66
  5 Canalave Dragons             38  18  10  10  52  41  +11  64
  6 AS Bezieres                  38  17  11  10  54  42  +12  62
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  7 Slateport Bulls              38  18   8  12  56  46  +10  62
  8 Tannenberg FC                38  16  12  10  62  51  +11  60
  9 SC Caimanes                  38  16  11  11  57  40  +17  59
 10 Nacional                     38  15  12  11  49  42   +7  57
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 11 Eterna Stars                 38  16   7  15  60  62   -2  55
 12 Pradera FC                   38  14  11  13  55  56   -1  53
 13 Edmonton United              38  14  10  14  55  53   +2  52
 14 Hamanos Athletic Club        38  10  12  16  33  46  -13  42
 15 Chiquito FC                  38  10  10  18  41  64  -23  40
 16 RC Corania                   38   7  18  13  31  48  -17  39
 17 Hoxford Rovers               38  10   7  21  38  56  -18  37 P-O
 18 AC Tallin                    38   6  12  20  39  61  -22  30 REL
 19 Dynamo Metropolis            38   6   9  23  35  82  -47  27 REL
 20 AS Montreux                  38   5  10  23  25  59  -34  25 REL

Valladar Super League Final Play-Offs

Play-In Round:

Slateport Bulls (7) 0-1 Nacional (10)

Tannenberg FC (8) 3-2 SC Caimanes (9)

Quarterfinals:

AS Bezieres (6) 2-0 Marinos Metropolis (3)
Marinos Metropolis (3) 1-3 AS Bezieres (6) (1-5 agg)

Tannenberg FC (8) 1-0 Metropolis Alligators (2)
Metropolis Alligators (2) 1-0 Tannenberg FC (8) (1-1 AET, 1-2 agg)

Canalave Dragons (5) 2-0 Olympique de Fontvielle (4)
Olympique de Fontvielle (4) 3-1 Canalave Dragons (5) (3-3 agg) (Canalave Dragons wins on away goals rule)

Nacional (10) 0-1 Fontvielle Impact (1)
Fontvielle Impact (1) 3-0 Nacional (10) (4-0 agg)

Semi-Finals:

Tannenberg FC (8) 1-1 AS Bezieres (6)
AS Bezieres (6) 2-1 Tannenberg FC (8) (3-2 agg)

Canalave Dragons (5) 0-0 Fontvielle Impact (1)
Fontvielle Impact (1) 2-0 Canalave Dragons (5) (2-0 agg)

The Canalave Crown (Sponsored by UltraTeam):

THE CANALAVE CROWN: Fontvielle Impact vs AS Bezieres


Dragon Stadium - Canalave (Att: 34,839)

Fontvielle Impact 3-2 AS Bezieres (Gignac 23', de Roux 75', Romero 84'; Uribe 19', Revault 53')

CHAMPIONS
Fontvielle Impact (7th title)

Valladar B-League Final Standings

Team                           P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Pumas Maldonado           38  22   5  11  52  35  +17  71  CH - SBCC
  2 Gatineau UC 98            38  19   8  11  64  44  +20  65  P - SBCC
  3 FC Fauxham                38  19   7  12  59  45  +14  64  P/O
  4 AD Cerro                  38  17  12   9  51  42   +9  63  P/O
  5 Ajax Carloburgo           38  15  15   8  54  40  +14  60  P/O
  6 Nord Energie FC           38  12  17   9  38  28  +10  53  P/O
  7 RC Belfort                38  14  11  13  54  45   +9  53
  8 Servette FC               38  15   8  15  44  50   -6  53
  9 AS Vaud                   38  14   9  15  42  34   +8  51
 10 Carloburgo Phoenix        38  13  12  13  38  37   +1  51
 11 Stanford United           38  12  13  13  43  47   -4  49
 12 FC Columbus               38  14   7  17  49  55   -6  49
 13 Club Osum                 38  11  15  12  42  51   -9  48
 14 Deportivo Aguablanca      38  11  13  14  45  50   -5  46
 15 Bretford Royals           38  10  15  13  47  52   -5  45
 16 Bohemians Metropolis      38  11  11  16  38  48  -10  44
 17 Valencia FC               38  11  10  17  41  55  -14  43  REL
 18 Villaznia AC              38  12   7  19  35  50  -15  43  REL
 19 AC Talamonte              38  10  12  16  42  57  -15  42  REL
 20 Estudiantes de Colón      38  11   7  20  37  50  -13  40  REL

Valladar B-League Final Play-Offs

Semi-Finals:

Nord Energie FC (6) 2-0 (3) FC Fauxham
FC Fauxham (3) 0-0 (6) Nord Energie FC
Agg: FC Fauxham 0-2 Nord Energie FC

Ajax Carloburgo (5) 1-3 (4) AD Cerro
AD Cerro (4) 2-0 (5) Ajax Carloburgo
Agg: AD Cerro 5-1 Ajax Carloburgo

Final:

Nord Energie FC (6) 1-1 (4) AD Cerro
AD Cerro (4) 1-1 (6) Nord Energie FC (3-1 AET)
Agg: AD Cerro 4-2 Nord Energie FC

Promotion-Relegation Play-Off: Hoxford Rovers vs. Nord Energie FC

Nord Energie FC 1-1 Hoxford Rovers
Hoxford Rovers 0-0 Nord Energie FC (1-1 agg) (Hoxford Rovers wins on away goals rule)

Thus, Hoxford Rovers keep their space in the next Valladar Super League season.

SUMMARY OF THE SEASON:

Regular Season Premier: Fontvielle Impact
Canalave Crown Champion: Fontvielle Impact
Canalave Crown Runner-Up: AS Bezieres
Relegated Teams: AC Tallin, Dynamo Metropolis, AS Montreux
Promoted Teams: Pumas Maldonado, Gatineau UC 98, AD Cerro

Top Scorers:

1. Yoan Gignac (Fontvielle Impact): 25 goals (Golden Boot)
2. Marquinhos (Nacional): 24 goals (Silver Boot)
3. Ricardo Villa (Erathore, Fontvielle Impact): 22 goals (Bronze Boot)
4. Jean-Pierre de Roux (Fontvielle Impact): 21 goals
5. Pedrinho (Metropolis Alligators): 20 goals

INTERNATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

Champions' Cup 39:
Fontvielle Impact - Canalave Crown Winners
AS Bezieres - Canalave Crown Runners-up
Metropolis Alligators - Valladar Super League best-placed team

Globe Cup 36:
Canalave Dragons - King's Shield winners
Tannenberg FC - Valladar Super League playoff semifinalist
Marinos Metropolis - Valladar Super League best-placed non-semifinalist

Series B Champions' Cup 36:
Pumas Maldonado - Valladar B-League Champions
Gatineau UC 98 - Valladar B-League Runners-up
AD Cerro - Valladar B-League Final Play-Off Winners
Nord Energie FC - Valladar B-League Final Play-Off Runners-up

Cygnus Cup 14:
Canalave Dragons - King's Shield winners

Copa de los Príncipes:
Slateport Bulls - Valladar Super League highest-placed non-UICA qualifier *
SC Caimanes - Valladar Super League second-highest placed non-UICA qualifier

* Olympique de Fontvielle are actually the highest-placed team which did not qualify for a UICA competition in this cycle, however, they have a ban on attending Copa de los Príncipes editions until VSL 28.

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