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SEASON 47 - PART IIc

Silver League Preview

To note:
- For silverware, runners up medals are only listed for UICA/IFCF/CdC competitions. Only modern era (S1 onwards) achievements are listed.
- For top scorers and assists in the previous season, only players with 5 goals or more or 10 assists or more are included (up to a maximum of the top three for both categories). If no players meet these criteria, one top scorer and/or one top assister will be listed.
- Team rosters are not always exhaustive, rather they list significant named players. Any rosters that appear to not be full are completed by unlisted youth players and journeymen backup players.

ARROWSMITH
Manager: Evgeni Hakkarinen (56, Savojarna)
Stadium: Fishery Hill (Arrowsmith, 45,600)
Nickname: The Fletchers
Colours: Navy primary, white secondary, yellow tertiary. Kit is navy and white striped shirts with navy shorts and white socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S30), 5x Silver League Promotion (S6, S12, S21, S24, S30)
Notable Products: Craig Sinclair, Harvey Joyce, Robert Hobbs, Jesus Moreno
Icons: Nicky Royle

Last season: 9th in Silver League

STARTING XI (3-5-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Reza Schmidt		24	GK	Iskandervale
2	Edwin Lafferton		20	RWB	Eura			ON LOAN
4	Christine Philippousis	33	CB	Nephara
3	Kilian Frazer		29	LB	Eura
7	Travis Jefferson	19	CM/RM	Eura
8	Valentina Cavicchi	26	CM	The Askari Union
10	Cassamia del Clercq	26	LW	Cosumar
14	Dom Stone		19	AM/CF	Eura
12	Drake Sinclair		19	AM	Eura
9	Kristoffer Linds	31	ST	Semarland
11	Dallas Sureme		26	CF	Tikariot

ASPEL
Manager: Alan Dabix (52, Sameba)
Stadium: Delga Park (Aspel, 25,000)
Nickname: The Eagles (‘Aquile’)
Colours: All green. Occasionally with white and light blue trim on kits.
Silverware (modern era): N/A
Notable Products: Mario Andella
Icons: Mario Andella, Fernando Torjan, Santo Zito

Last season: 11th in Silver League

KEY PLAYERS

NO.	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Larry Crossfield	24	GK	Tikariot
2	Grejo Caya		34	RB	Sameba
12	Susan Paine		16	LB	Eastfield Lodge
3	Valter Genovesi		19	CM	Eura/Sameba
8	Ben Carter		20	CM/CAM	Eura
7	Gorka Akutain		24	RM/RW	Audioslavia
14	Albert Fournier		24	LW/ST	Savigliane
10	Fernando Torjan		34	ST	Sameba
9	Julyan Carlevaro	32	ST	Sameba

BASTION LIONS
Manager: Lyn Crowley (53, Brenecia)
Stadium: Wanderers Gate (Bastion, 36,250)
Nickname: The Lions
Colours: Red primary, gold secondary. Kits are red shirts, gold shorts, red socks.
Silverware (modern era): 5x Silver League Promotion (S12, S17, S22, S34, S44)
Notable Products: Ryan King, Edward Whitehouse, Harvey Conway, Joshua Coates, Ethan Parsons, Louie McKenzie
Icons: Keith Rowland

Last season: 18th in Gold League (Relegated)

STARTING XI (4-2-3-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Ross Phelps		28	GK	Delaclava
20	Harvey Day		24	RB	Eura
22	Georgia Halloran	25	CB	Brenecia
5	Emanuele Camelio	26	CB	Audioslavia
3	Visca Konrad		25	LB	Nephara
21	Sara Omark		29	RM	Savojarna
8	Winston Pickman		29	CM	Chromatika
10	Leonard Whitehead	26	AM	Eura
14	Jake Styler		27	CAM	Murphitania
12	Ian Tauton		25	LW	EOT
9	Oscar Laidon		24	ST	Schottia

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

2	Kieran Grant		30	RB	Eura
17	Hope Mistry		19	CB	EOT
6	Fruma Pischke		27	CM	Cosumar
11	Lara Pranjic		17	CM	Pasarga		ON LOAN
7	Leonard Sharpe		34	LM	Eura

CALLODOWN
Manager: Conor Thompson (51, Licentian Isles)
Stadium: Hollow Park (Callodown, 52,660)
Nickname: The Callodownians
Colours: Blue primary, black secondary. Kit is blue and black striped shirts and socks, and black shorts.
Silverware (modern era): 5x Silver League Promotion (S11, S25, S34, S40, S44)
Notable Products: Joe Sullivan, Harry Humphreys, Gabriel Dunn, John Fletcher, Eve Reeve, Wallace Pickton
Icons: Harry Humphreys, John Fletcher

Last season: 10th in Silver League

STARTING XI (5-3-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Frederick Salt		33	GK	Eura
2	William Bale		25	RWB	Eura
4	Shrey Sumiile		31	CB	Cosumar
6	Ted Reid		30	CB	Eura
5	Jay Schofield		28	CB	Eura
3	Juliette Sadler		19	LB/LM	Eastfield Lodge
8	Harry Humphreys		33	CM	Eura
12	Markos Baranyi		23	CM	Pasarga
7	Zamor Salamon		30	CM	Pasarga
10	Keira Fallon		29	ST	Nephara
9	John Fletcher		34	CF	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	David Warrington	21	GK	Eura
21	Kai Harrier		18	LB	Eura
16	Beth Morton		26	CDM	Eura
22	Tom Hussain		16	CM/CAM	Eura
19	Ella Curry		20	AM	EOT
20	Kelvin Browning		20	ST	Eura

CARSBY
Manager: Nigel Anders (61, Eura)
Stadium: Dughill Park (Carsby, 41,500)
Nickname: The Royals
Colours: Red primary, white secondary. Kit is red shirts with white trim, white shorts and socks with red trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S36), 2x Silver League Promotion (S8, S36)
Notable Products: Moira Woakes, Tom Whittaker, Connor Marsh
Icons: David Thomas, Moira Woakes, Glen Merson, Connor Marsh, John Falkholt

Last season: 19th in Gold League (Relegated)

STARTING XI (4-3-3 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Natalie Tikllinger	24	GK	Mertagne
2	Blaga Tomic		17	RB	Pasarga
5	Freddie Law		33	CB	EOT
6	Toby Chambers		34	CB	Eura
19	Jacob Hayden		25	LB	EOT
16	Leo Castagne		24	CM	Savigliane
12	Matts Bogdanor		28	CM	Kelessek
10	Ermin Drzic		35	CAM/ST	Mytannion
11	Owen James		19	RW/LW	Eura
14	Tom Whittaker		33	ST	Eura
7	Richard Pearce		31	LW	Cosumar

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

15	Tomas Banks		33	CB	Nephara
3	John Falkholt		32	LB	Nephara
21	Bob Reed		18	CM/RM	Eura
4	Rusalka Klein		36	CM	Nephara
20	Lee Margas		17	CDM	Mertagne
18	Eva Baxter		20	AM	Eura
17	Cameron Thorpe		21	ST	Eura
9	Jessica LeClair		33	CF	Baker Park

DANGERFORD
Manager: Isaac Yates (42, EOT)
Stadium: Oakham Hill (Holdenberg, 24,583)
Nickname: The Pears
Colours: Light green primary, yellow secondary. Kit is light green and yellow striped shirts and socks, green shorts.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S37), 3x Silver League Promotion (S32, S35, S37)
Notable Products: Max May, Lucas Leonard, Finlay Vaughan, Jason Robbins
Icons: N/A

Last season: 13th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Laura Pine		30	GK	Nephara
21	Kingsley Mills		19	RWB	Eura
5	Baston Walther		36	CB	Sameba
15	Nick Baker		18	CB	Eura
3	Lance Prewett		26	LB	Brenecia
6	Kenichi Takahashi	26	CM	Hinode
4	Brett Phillips		18	CM	Eura
7	Argus Valvutar		31	LW	Cosumar
8	Oliver Hamilton		31	AM	Eura
10	Marcia Barron		32	ST	Nephara
9	Taymund Haynes		34	ST	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

12	Lewis Coates		19	CM	Eura
14	Wilbert Crosby		18	ST	Eastfield Lodge

DARTMOOR
Manager: Justin Carver (48, Eura)
Stadium: Plains Arena (Dartmoor, 43,200)
Nickname: The Cobblers
Colours: Dark green primary, white secondary. Kit is dark green shirts, white shorts and socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S22), 3x Silver League Promotion (S22, S28, S31)
Notable Products: Harley Rhodes, Gabriel Harper
Icons: David Thomas, Eye Barsa, Ender Wiggin

Last season: 14th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Chester Miller		21	GK	Murphitania
2	Rico Silla		26	RB	Eura/Sameba
4	Francis Hurst		19	CB	Eura
15	Raymond Wallace		17	CB	Eura
3	Khaled Akhtar		28	LB	Eura
16	Vicar Romario		23	CM	Chromatika
8	Kian Turner		31	CM	Eura
7	Brendan Randall		32	AM	Schottia
11	Eugene Talbot		28	LW/RW	Tikariot
9	Paul Hooper		32	ST	EOT
10	Barry Flake		23	CF	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

17	Lawrence Morris		19	CAM	Eura

EASTWEALD
Manager: Alexandra Jacobs (39, Eura)
Stadium: Eastpoint Park (Holdenport, 18,000)
Nickname: The Anchors
Colours: Black primary, white secondary. Kit is black and white hooped shirt with white shorts and black socks.
Silverware (modern era): N/A
Notable Products: N/A
Icons: N/A

Last season: 2nd in Bronze League (Promoted)

KEY PLAYERS

NO.	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Garrett Douglas		18	GK	EFS
10	Katie Bell		18	LW	Eura
9	Jacob Green		18	ST	Eura
14	Shane Dillon		16	ST	Eura

EFS
Manager: Sophy Clementine (45, Eura)
Stadium: The Parade Ground (Falourr, 23,309)
Nickname: The Troopers
Colours: Khaki brown primary, dark green secondary. Kit is khaki brown shirts and shorts with striped socks of khaki brown and dark green.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S28), 2x Silver League Promotion (S26, S28)
Notable Products: Ethan Lees
Icons: William Stone

Last season: 1st in Bronze League (Promoted)

KEY PLAYERS

NO.	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Meng Zhu		23	GK	Yuezhou
4	Cliff Hardin		31	CDM/CM	Brenecia
6	Bill Arthur		18	CAM	Eura
12	Walter Cook		19	LAM	Eura
7	Alfred Harrington	20	RW	Eura
10	Kaja Shields		18	CAM/ST	Eastfield Lodge

HARKDOWN
Manager: Thomas Myers (41, Eura)
Stadium: OpTiiK Arena (Harkdown, 55,600)
Nickname: The Riflemen
Colours: Gold primary, steel secondary. Kit is all gold with steel trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x National Cup Winner (S1), 3x Silver League Promotion (S20, S23, S38)
Notable Products: Kieran Kane, Lewis Moore, Richard Lockhart, Ryan Robinson, Zach Flynn
Icons: Kieran Kane, Lewis Moore, Ryan Robinson

Last season: 12th in Silver League

STARTING XI (3-4-2-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Steve Ellis		28	GK	EOT
2	Steve Hind		34	RB	Eura
5	Ted Harper		32	CB	Helving
3	Barrett Coulson		24	LB	Brenecia
7	Chris Leigh		23	RW	Eura
4	Scottie Oakley		27	CM	Cassadaigua
12	Francis Burns		19	AM	Eura		ON LOAN
8	Jian Lang		22	AM	Yuezhou
10	Kevin Dillon		24	CF/ST	Delaclava
9	Milan Leitz		24	ST	Zeta Reka
14	James Walker		18	ST	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

11	Ibrahima Farrah	18	RB	Eastfield Lodge
15	Hajdar Nemchenkov	22	CB	Squornshelous
18	Daniel Stevens	20	RM	Eura
6	Niko Tremenche	38	CM	Sameba

HONEYBADGERS
Manager: Abdoulaye Bocande (65, Astograth)
Stadium: The Hive (Directus, 62,107)
Nickname: None, but sometimes referred to as the Badgers for short
Colours: Yellow primary, black secondary, white tertiary. Kits are yellow and black hooped shirts, white shorts and white socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x National Cup Winner (S18), 2x Silver League Winner (S1, S39), 4x Silver League Promotion (S1, S33, S39, S43)
Notable Products: Neil Cole, Sam Thomas, John Buckson, Mike Adams, Kevin Colbert
Icons: Sam Thomas, Steven Marshall, Guy Stamp, Stanislav Navratil, Michael Sarado

Last season: 7th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Rook Shay		33	GK	Brenecia
2	Kenneth Bennett		18	RB	Eura		ON LOAN
4	Henry Robinson		27	CB	Helving
5	Mari Eskildsen		26	CB	Savojarna
3	Jim Bevan		18	LB	Eura		ON LOAN
12	Merta Hierwen		23	RW/ST	Squornshelous
6	Rhys Sheldon		32	CDM/CM	Nephara
8	Gonzalo Lorano		27	CM	Mercedini
14	Sam Mills		28	LM	Eura
9	Anton Delafose		21	ST	Farfadillis
7	James Howell		33	ST	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

20	Clark Corbett		16	RW	Eura
15	Dale Banks		20	CDM/CM	Eura
19	Leonard Webb		18	CAM	Eura
18	Mack Francis		19	AM	Eura
10	Billy Woods		34	CF	Eura
11	Jhanna Barte		26	ST	Nephara

MARKETVILLE
Manager: Tripate Falcon (40, Vilita)
Stadium: The Maw (Marketville, 42,000)
Nickname: The Merchants
Colours: Red primary, white secondary, black tertiary. Kit is red and white hooped shirts and socks with white shorts.
Silverware (modern era): 4x Silver League Winner (S7, S19, S38, S45), 6x Silver League Promotion (S2, S5, S7, S19, S38, S45)
Notable Products: Clive Dawson, Sterling Rose, Jack Menard
Icons: Clive Dawson, Liam Carling, Sterling Rose, Juri Kisame

Last season: 20th in Gold League (Relegated)

STARTING XI (4-4-1-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Aimil MacGowan		19	GK	The Licentian Isles
20	Paul McFarland		22	RB	Eura
6	Chance Benton		22	CB	The Grearish Union
5	Edward Ratimir		27	CB	Mercedini
3	Simon Prutton		29	LB	Eura
11	Joe Elliot		20	RM	Eura
8	William Rodgers		33	CM	Eura
4	Nicole Kirkpatrick	24	CDM	Cassadaigua
16	Crios Sandoval		25	LW	Chromatika
19	Malcolm Harvey		29	LM/AM	Delaclava
12	Hustaz Urresti		25	CF	Astograth

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

2	Nicholas Glover		27	RB	Eura
15	Desmond Foley		20	LB	Eura
7	Juri Kisame		30	RM	Hinode
18	Joseph Lacher		21	CM	Eura
17	Jefferson Cook		19	AM	Eura
14	William Hurst		29	ST	Valladares
9	Candice Delaya		16	ST	Chromatika

MAYVILLE TOWN
Manager: Jake White (35, Eura)
Stadium: Stadium Name (Location, Capacity)
Nickname: Nickname and context
Colours: Primary colour, secondary colour. Description of kits.
Silverware (modern era): List of competition wins. Runners up medals are only listed for UICA/IFCF/CdC competitions. Only modern era (S1 onwards) achievements are listed. Does not include Bronze League titles.
Notable Products: N/A
Icons: Miroslav Janda

Last season: 3rd in Bronze League (Promoted)

KEY PLAYERS

NO.	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

12	Joel Arnold		18	RWB	Eura
2	Ed Cooper		20	LWB	Eura
3	Levi Steel		19	LB	Eura
8	Mike Brown		18	CDM/CM	Eura
7	Hanna Nicosdottir	22	RM	Graintfjall
11	Nicky Arthur		19	LM	Eura

OLD BOYS CLUB
Manager: Lofty Jones (41, Eura)
Stadium: Boys Field (Directus, 26,847)
Nickname: The Gangsters
Colours: Royal blue primary, gold secondary. Kits are blue shirts with yellow sides running from the shoulder to the bottom of the shirt, blue shorts with yellow trim that matches the shirts, and blue socks with yellow trim.
Silverware (modern era): 2x National Cup Winner (S23, S46), 3x Silver League Winner (S21, S29, S41), 4x Silver League Promotion (S21, S29, S39, S41)
Notable Products: Jacob Kirk, Charles Hunter, Lofty Jones, Thomas Hancock, Christopher Gibbs, Dan Ainsley, Oliver Murray, Alex Coles, Bobby Malone
Icons: Lofty Jones, Jacob Kirk, Samuel Salquist, Christopher Gibbs, Bobby Malone

Last season: 6th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Cesaro More		29	GK	Isolaverde
5	Jon Haines		35	RB	Eura
4	Wilfred Holding		32	CB	Eastfield Lodge
6	Rob Evans		29	CB	Baker Park
3	Henrik Ancel		21	LB	Farfadillis
16	Euan Gray		18	CM/RM	Eura
8	Malte Cairn		31	CM	Nephara
7	Darling Keates		25	CM	Ceyne Isles
11	Addison Gray		25	LW/RW	Tikariot
9	Cedric Strom		25	ST	Audioslavia
10	Lachlan Le Duff		27	ST	Audioslavia

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

2	Brad Kadi		30	RB	Daera
15	Riley Logan		19	CM	Eura
17	Lucas Flynn		18	CM/CAM	Eura
18	Flynn Leigh		18	AM	Eura
14	Fletcher Green		18	AM/CF	Eura

REAL OAKWOOD
Manager: Aden Roberts (49, Eura)
Stadium: Barrigan Stadium (Sullivan, 58,505)
Nickname: Real, or the Royals
Colours: Red primary, gold secondary, white tertiary. Kit is red and gold chequered shirt, gold shorts, red socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S12), 5x Silver League Promotion (S7, S12, S16, S26, S32)
Notable Products: Charlie Fuller, Danny Sullivan, Chris Ashton
Icons: Jody Meredith, Danny Sullivan, James Lafferton

Last season: 16th in Silver League

KEY PLAYERS

NO.	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Grace Storey		21	GK	Eura
3	Luke Richie		32	RB	Eura
7	Giselher Ruskin		32	LW	Nephara
10	Taros Rios		23	CF	Sameba/Eura

RIVET
Manager: Huele (46, Sameba)
Stadium: Stadio Republica (Rivet, 52,060)
Nickname: The Republicans
Colours: Blue primary, green secondary. Kit is all blue with green trim.
Silverware (modern era): N/A
Notable Products: Dario Ragili, Berto Fonta, Damion Piccio
Icons: Dario Ragili, Berto Fonta, Damion Piccio, Martin Berra

Last season: 17th in Silver League

KEY PLAYERS

NO.	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

2	Perceval Cheshire	19	RB	Eastfield Lodge
11	Toni Martel		33	LB	Sameba
6	Matthew Morton		18	CDM/CM	Eura
9	Akos Coutard		23	ST	Farfadillis
8	Jaq Gallo		34	ST	Sameba

SWORD
Manager: Carl Brommis (55, Eura)
Stadium: Mansley Arena (Sword, 42,000)
Nickname: The Scimitars
Colours: Steel grey primary, white secondary. Kits are steel grey and white stripes on shirts, white shorts and socks with steel grey trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S9), x Silver League Promotion (S9, S24, S33)
Notable Products: Peter Morrison, Samuel Hopkins, Leon Wilson, Rhys Miles
Icons: Rhys Miles

Last season: 5th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Garrett Richardson	29	GK	Eura
15	Reid Winston		19	RWB	Eura
2	Samuel Hopkins		34	CB	Eura
4	Tristam Grass		29	CB	Itor
3	Cintia Racz		24	LB	Pasarga
11	Wes Elliot		29	RM	Eura
8	Miriam Resan		26	CM	Iskandervale
6	Shannon Kermode		31	CDM	Brenecia
7	Meraude Isaac		18	LM	Mertagne
10	Benedict Edwards	25	CF	Tikariot
9	Harold Zambrano		29	ST	Isolaverde

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

5	Jay Connor		19	CB	Eura
4	Bryan Potter		20	CM/LM	Eura
12	Fred Viscza		21	AM	Eura
14	Franklin Hawker		19	AM/ST	Eura

ULSA ROVERS
Manager: Liam Carling (59, Eura)
Stadium: Rovers Chase (Ulsa, 51,000)
Nickname: The Rovers
Colours: Blue primary, white secondary, black tertiary. Kit is blue and white quadrants on the shirt and socks, with black shorts.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S34), 8x Silver League Promotion (S1, S3, S8, S13, S18, S26, S34, S37)
Notable Products: Demi Arthur, Liam Carling, Gary Prior, James Clements, Marvin Paige, Gordon Clayton, Aaron Finch
Icons: Liam Carling

Last season: 4th in Silver League

STARTING XI (3-4-3 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Arthur Corbett		28	GK	Eura
15	Jay Ashtree		18	RWB	Eura
5	Lily Marshall		26	CB	Kelessek
2	Lauren Scott		20	LB	Eura		ON LOAN
11	Sydney Ryan		32	AM	Eastfield Lodge
6	Ralph Gray		26	CDM	South Newlandia
8	Caitlin MacTilt		26	CM	Schottia
7	Axel Fiallo		21	LM	Ko-oren
9	Redd Humphreys		29	ST	Eura
14	Valerie Rose		26	ST	Hinode
10	Dan Waghorn		35	ST	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

17	Dan Johnson		16	RB	Eura
4	Sam Ryman		19	CB	Eura
3	Chance DuPois		30	LB	Chromatika
16	George Clifford		18	LAM	Eura
12	Eva Lincoln		29	ST	Nephara

WEA
Manager: Stephen Tucker (42, Eura)
Stadium: The Athletic Ground (Bastion, 54,202)
Nickname: The Rebels
Colours: Yellow primary, blue secondary. Kit is yellow shirt and socks, blue shorts.
Silverware (modern era): 4x Silver League Promotions (S16, S22, S27, S41)
Notable Products: Ross Browning, Ben Robinson, Adam Reed, Samuel Wilkinson
Icons: Brian Roberts, Paul Fessner, Geoff Day

Last season: 15th in Silver League

STARTING XI (5-4-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Earl Myrick		32	GK	Eura
2	Samuel Brissom		25	RB	Eura
4	Roy McCord		29	CB	Eura
5	Eddie Olson		31	CB	Eura
6	David Robel		19	LCB	Eura
3	Lauren Howard		26	LB	Eura
10	Ethan Kellow		25	RM	Tikariot
8	Cliff Morton		32	CM	Eura
11	Kraig Sturrlein		34	CM/AM	Ritenour
7	Auguste Martin		24	LM	Savigliane
12	Holly Keynes		24	ST	Nephara

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

14	Fabian Griffin		19	LB	Eura
15	Martin Ricketts		17	CAM	Eura
9	Leo Radney		32	ST	Brenecia

WHITEPILL
Manager: Szadek Rakvere (Squornshelon Remnant States)
Stadium: White Coast Road (Whitepill, 31,200)
Nickname: The Whites
Colours: Primary white, secondary orange. Kit is all white with orange trim.
Silverware (modern era): 2x Silver League Winner (S17, S42), 4x Silver League Promotion (S13, S17, S40, S42)
Notable Products: Dale Huxtable, Pedro Corrigan, Charles Owens, Ryoto Oshiro, Hiro Ramone
Icons: Dale Huxtable, Wolcjeck Gruber, Ryoto Oshiro, Hiro Ramone

Last season: 8th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-1-2-1-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Irenee Bouchard		25	GK	Chromatika
2	Dalmar Hylursson	28	RB	Graintfjall
4	Anika Hogan		29	CB	Eura
5	Ezra Morris		29	CB	Eura
3	Kyle Lowe		27	LWB	Eura
6	Sora Yamashita		27	CDM/CM	Hinode
8	Dragan Markovic		23	CM	Mytanija
11	Marvin Cole		19	CDM/CM	Eura		ON LOAN
10	Harry Moore		34	AM/CF	Audioslavia
9	Hiro Ramone		28	ST	Hinode
7	Chris Stroud-Williams	21	ST	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

12	Nelson Sinclair		20	LM	Eura
14	Graham Turner		18	ST	Eura

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Top seeds are first

IFCF Champions League: Bastion, Spartangrad, Directus
IFCF Challengers Cup: Ulsa, Revolutionaries, Holdenberg City
IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy: Honeybadgers, Sword, Carsby

Other Competitions Eura (EUR) Qualifiers

Cup Winners Cup: Ulsa
Copa de Campeones: Bastion

The Euran Football Association’s Euraleague

SEASON 47 - PART III

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47th Euraleague Shield

BASTION 6 – 1 OLD BOYS CLUB
Hawk 17, 30, Avelione 43, Gjasula 50, Fuller 86, Mlianko 90+2 – Gray 40

It looks like Bastion got over the National Cup final after all. Just a few months after Old Boys Club defeated the same opposition in one of the great cup shocks of Euran football history, the Gold League champions met their Silver League assailants once more and delivered upon them a vengeful thrashing. Jack Avelione set the tone by hitting the woodwork twice in the opening 10 minutes before Laborious Hawk stepped up and turned on the style, thumping home two sumptuous efforts. Tikariot’s Addison Gray was Old Boys Club’s main threat, and she was rewarded for her efforts with an open goal to score into in the 40th minute, briefly animating the ghosts of National Cup finals past for Bastion. No matter, they thought – Avelione struck a third minutes later and Ruby Gjasula was able to make it four soon after the break. Bastion took their foot off the gas at that point and let the game burn out but felt the urge in the final few minutes to smash home two more goals to complete the rout.

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Euraleague Season 47

Gold League Standings

    Team                     P   W   D   L  For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Bastion                 38  29   4   5  123  53  +70  91   Champions + Champions League + CdC
  2 Spartangrad             38  24   8   6   93  49  +44  80   Champions League
  3 Directus                38  24   5   9   91  55  +36  77   Champions League
  4 Ulsa                    38  23   7   8   92  56  +36  76   Challengers Cup Cup Winners Cup
  5 Revolutionaries         38  22   8   8   83  44  +39  74   Challengers Cup
  6 Holdenberg City         38  19  10   9   67  48  +19  67   Challengers Cup
  7 Oakstone                38  15  12  11   80  67  +13  57
  8 Holdenberg              38  16   7  15   83  74   +9  55
  9 Lajuno                  38  15   7  16   61  69   -8  52
 10 Falourr                 38  15   6  17   62  78  -16  51
 11 Farrenton Athletic      38  13   7  18   61  74  -13  46
 12 Mountainside            38  13   6  19   60  72  -12  45
 13 Blackfields             38  12   8  18   62  78  -16  44
 14 Suttonville             38  12   7  19   53  72  -19  43
 15 Unioneers               38  11   6  21   63  85  -22  39
 16 Workers Union           38  10   8  20   59  86  -27  38
 17 Brigham                 38  10   8  20   55  82  -27  38
 18 Hornchurch              38  10   5  23   56  84  -28  35   Relegation
 19 AFC Mayville            38   8   8  22   53  91  -38  32   Relegation
 20 Usmer                   38   7   7  24   53  93  -40  28   Relegation

Silver League Standings

    Team                P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Honeybadgers       38  21  10   7  75  40  +35  73   Promotion Liga B Champions Trophy
  2 Sword              38  18  11   9  70  39  +31  65   Promotion Liga B Champions Trophy
  3 Carsby             38  18   9  11  70  49  +21  63   Promotion Liga B Champions Trophy
  4 Ulsa Rovers        38  18   8  12  72  53  +19  62
  5 Bastion Lions      38  17  10  11  66  46  +20  61
  6 Harkdown           38  17   9  12  66  54  +12  60
  7 Marketville        38  16  11  11  55  43  +12  59
  8 Callodown          38  18   5  15  65  59   +6  59
  9 Whitepill          38  15  13  10  55  46   +9  58
 10 Aspel              38  15  13  10  62  58   +4  58
 11 Old Boys Club      38  14  13  11  54  47   +7  55
 12 Dangerford         38  13  11  14  55  52   +3  50
 13 Arrowsmith         38  14   7  17  59  75  -16  49
 14 EFS                38  13   8  17  49  58   -9  47
 15 WEA                38  13   8  17  53  64  -11  47
 16 Dartmoor           38  11  13  14  41  60  -19  46
 17 Rivet              38  10  14  14  34  42   -8  44
 18 Real Oakwood       38   8  12  18  41  59  -18  36   Relegation
 19 Mayville Town      38   6   8  24  32  70  -38  26   Relegation
 20 Eastweald          38   5   7  26  29  89  -60  22   Relegation

Bronze League Standings

    Team                       P   W   D   L For   Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Foxhampton                38  25   6   7  71   33  +38  81   Promotion
  2 Karkland Athletic         38  20  15   3  69   34  +35  75   Promotion
  3 Thagarnia                 38  18  14   6  50   28  +22  68   Promotion
  4 Nukon                     38  18   9  11  73   54  +19  63
  5 Ironchester Athletic      38  17  12   9  59   44  +15  63
  6 Stona United              38  18   7  13  43   35   +8  61
  7 Pashter United            38  13  15  10  47   38   +9  54
  8 Dudsbury                  38  14  10  14  38   39   -1  52
  9 Brega Union               38  14  10  14  55   59   -4  52
 10 Royals Athletic           38  14   9  15  44   49   -5  51
 11 Port Baker                38  14   7  17  71   71   +0  49
 12 Dashturnbein              38  11  16  11  42   42   +0  49
 13 Holdenhill United         38  13   9  16  31   36   -5  48
 14 Gosting                   38  13   8  17  42   45   -3  47
 15 Argyle                    38  12   9  17  35   48  -13  45
 16 Storfan                   38  10  14  14  43   44   -1  44
 17 Dockers Union             38   8  14  16  35   42   -7  38
 18 Swifton                   38   7  14  17  27   46  -19  35   Relegation
 19 Marhead                   38   7  10  21  40   71  -31  31   Relegation
 20 Cydonia United            38   7   6  25  44  101  -57  27   Relegation

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47th National Cup

Quarter Finals

Bastion 0 - 1 Carsby

Directus 5 - 0 Marketville

Holdenberg City 2 – 1 Unioneers

Ulsa 6 – 1 Honeybadgers

Semi Finals

Holdenberg City 1 – 1 Directus (2-2 AET, 4-3 PKs)

Carsby 0 – 4 Ulsa

FINAL
ULSA 4 – 0 HOLDENBERG CITY
Bastable 35, 50 (pen), 79, Valgard 85 – Oshiro s/o 54


Chris Waller’s Ulsa overcame a disappointing finish to their Gold League season by finally ending their long silverware drought, winning a first trophy since winning the National Cup back in Season 36. Although never contenders for the league title against a rampant Bastion, there was hope for Ulsa going into the final day that they might qualify for the Champions League, only for it to be cruelly dashed. Heartbroken, they were now left with the National Cup final ahead as a shot at redemption after cruising past Silver League opposition in the quarter-finals and semi-finals. Their opponents in this game, Holdenberg City, had just enjoyed a spectacular Gold League season ending in a 6th place finish and IFCF football for the first time in years. City have faced an even longer wait for a trophy since their only modern era accolade, the Silver League title in Season 23. Manager Bruno Hawke now had an opportunity to deliver them a historic National Cup triumph 33 years on from their only previous final in the competition, a 4-0 defeat to Spartangrad.

Sadly for City but to Ulsa’s good fortune, history was about to repeat itself (or at the very least rhyme). A positive start for the underdogs was offset by some formidable Ulsa defending. In what would prove to be a game-defining moment, Savojar international Polina Zirkova deflected a 15th minute Hanne Heikkisdottir onto the bar, denying City an early lead just as their period of pressure peaked, only to be wound down by Hesterine Mercator and her coterie of experienced and top-class defenders. City ran out of steam too early and left themselves exposed to the Builders exceptional frontman Kurtis Bastable, who broke away on the counter in the 35th minute from Julian Werner’s pass and finished with aplomb. After half time a sensational Nolberto Dravon run would be prematurely ended just inside the box by a crunching foul from Samba Ogunsola, and Bastable would go on to finish the resulting spot-kick past a frustrated Anthea Finnan.

The second goal was probably fatal for City’s hopes, but their low point came in the 54th minute when Ryota Oshiro, once again struggling to complete the 90 minutes, lunged in with a tired, lazy hack and slash tackle on substitute Romikk Valgard. Valgard was on for Gabriel Riveros to make his final appearance for the club he has served for 14 years, and the horrid tackle reminded Ulsa fans and players alike of the awful leg break he suffered at the hands of the infamous Tom Miah early in his time in Euraleague. Predictably those same teammates and fans reacted with venomous fury at the challenge, and this likely made it easier for the referee to make the inevitable decision to show Oshiro a red card. Thankfully, after a few minutes of nervous silence around Bastion Arena, Valgard got up and soldiered on to a roaring ovation.

Incredibly for a player as world class as Valgard, he has never won the Gold League – he joined Ulsa the season after their most recent league championship. But he can at least add a second National Cup winners medal to his cabinet to cap off an outstanding career and played a big role in finishing off the victory. The 36-year-old number 9 assisted Bastable in completing his hat-trick in the 79th minute, heading down Rene Hahn’s cross and watching as the Nepharan centre forward poked the ball over the line. Then came his own moment of glory, a truly great send off for a truly great player. Pasargan international Mario Szolosi (another substitute) whipped in an 85th minute cross from the right that no player would get near other than Valgard, waiting patiently at the back post to ruthlessly dispatch a left footed volley into the top right-hand corner.

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Euraleague clubs in international competition

Euran clubs struggled in IFCF competition this season, leading to the biggest setback to the nation’s IFCF co-efficient in some years and with a lot of work to do to ensure Euraleague remains in the footballing elite, at least as far as rankings go. Below are full Euran results and some highlights from the year’s international competition.

7th IFCF Champions League

Second Preliminary Round – Non-Champions’ Path

(EUR)               Spartangrad  a 2–1    Gortz United              (ASG)   1–0   1–1  (aet)

Third Preliminary Round – Non-Champions’ Path

(EUR)               Spartangrad    2–3    Gunzlach                  (GRF)   2–0   0–3

Group Stage

P  Group A                                                       Bst    LlO    LNA    Oly
1  Bastion                  EUR   6  5  0  1  14   7   7  15      -     1-2    2-1    2-0  
2  Langlois Océanic         KSK   6  3  1  2   9   7   2  10     2-3     -     1-2    2-0  
3  La Nueva Avenida         FFD   6  2  2  2   9   8   1   8     1-2    1-1     -     3-1  
4  Olympia FC               EFL   6  0  1  5   3  13 -10   1     1-4    0-1    1-1     -

Round of Sixteen

(ZRH)          Aleiusia Capital    3–5    Bastion                   (EUR)   3–4   0–1

Quarter-Finals

(EUR)                   Bastion    3–4    Langlois Océanic          (KSK)   1–3   2–1

Bastion offered up the best hope for IFCF glory as their excellent form from last season carried over into this one. They truly dominated Euraleague this time and could have made it a double with a first Champions League title. They cruised out of their group with 5 wins and just the 1 defeat, then beat Aleiusia Capital in the round of 16. In the quarter-finals they were favourites against Langlois Oceanic, the club from Kelssek who had finished second to Bastion in Group A. Their opponents had other ideas. Oceanic left Bastion with a spectacular and highly unexpected 1-3 away win, then finished the job at home despite a 2-1 defeat. This was a shame for Bastion in an otherwise hugely successful season. For Euran club football its more serious – Bastion’s failure to progress at the hands of an opponent from Kelssek has played a direct role in landing Eura with its worst co-efficient result in the last 5 seasons, just as its co-efficient had begun to recover with the venerated top 4 back in reach.

7th IFCF Challengers Cup

Second Preliminary Round

(EUR)                  Oakstone    0–4    Tyranny Sports Club       (SQR)   0–3   0–1

Third Preliminary Round

(EUR)           Revolutionaries    1–2    Whitetail HC              (EQS)   0–0   1–2

Playoff Round

(EUR)                  Directus    2–4    Loxthorpe Rovers FC       (FVA)   2–2   0–2 
(ASG)         Iturributa United    4–5    Spartangrad               (EUR)   2–3   2–2

Qualifying Round

(ERM)           Royal Daulapura    1–4    Spartangrad               (EUR)   1–2   0–2

Group Stage

Group C                           P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD Pts     SPD    RZE    LYC    DTM
1  Spartangrad              EUR   6  4  0  2  12   7   5  12 *    -     4-0    2-1    3-0  
2  Rozelle                  BRE   6  4  0  2  13   8   5  12 *   3-1     -     1-0    4-1  
3  Lonngeylin Coast         VIL   6  2  1  3   7   5   2   7     0-1    1-0     -     1-1  
4  Don't Touch Me           CHA   6  1  1  4   6  18 -12   4     3-1    1-5    0-4     -   
* Tie broken by head to head goal difference (Spanrtangrad +2, Rozelle -2) 

Group F                           P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD Pts     FKN    STM    CXM    ULS
1  FC Felsenkirchen 1879    STL   6  5  1  0  15   5  10  16      -     2-0    2-0    1-1  
2  St Thomas                TLI   6  3  0  3   6   7  -1   9     1-3     -     1-0    1-0  
3  Canbix Muses             ZWZ   6  1  2  3   7  12  -5   5     2-5    1-0     -     1-1  
4  Ulsa                     EUR   6  0  3  3   7  11  -4   3     1-2    1-3    3-3     -

Round of 32

(KSK)                Shearwater    4–4 a  Spartangrad               (EUR)   3–2   1–2

Round of 16

(VIL)              Eastal Lunar    3–1    Spartangrad               (EUR)   2–0   1–1

A disappointing series of exits for Oakstone, Directus and Revolutionaries in the preliminary rounds of the Challengers Cup also dealt a critical blow to Eura’s co-efficient, and left Spartangrad and Ulsa as the only remaining Euran sides by the group stage. Ulsa once again blew out in terrible style as they continued to demonstrate a bizarre incapacity to deal with IFCF football, despite being the record holders for the most Challengers Cup/Globe Cup titles won due to their success in the UICA era. Spartangrad managed to get their act together and top a tough group, then succeeded where Bastion failed by beating an opponent from Kelssek in the knockouts. In a similar fashion to Bastion though they would fall short once tested by a second knockout tie, falling 0-2 behind in the away leg against Eastal Lunar and failing to recover at home.

7th IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy

Third Preliminary Round

(EUR)              AFC Mayville    3–2    Montreal City             (QUE)   3–1   0–1

Playoff Round

(SAL)              Union Orange    1–4    Usmer                     (EUR)   0–3   1–1 
(SQR)         Spartansburg City    2–6    Suttonville               (EUR)   2–3   0–3 
(EUR)              AFC Mayville    4–1    Hawthorne United          (XAN)   2–0   2–1

Group Stage

Group A                      Pld  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD Pts     DpS    Usm    SMi    CrU
1  Deprí Sanar              CMT   6  3  1  2  12   8   4  10 *    -     0-1    3-3    2-1  
2  Usmer                    EUR   6  3  1  2   8   7   1  10 *   1-3     -     1-1    3-1
3  Sokattack Mliona         TUR   6  2  3  1  10  11  -1   9     1-4    2-1     -     1-1  
4  Crisisbless United       NPH   6  1  1  4   5   9  -4   4     1-0    0-1    1-2     -   
*  Deprí Sanar ahead of Usmer on head-to-head goal difference 

   Group C                      Pld  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD Pts     AiU    PvG    Sut    CSE
1  Aissa United             BNJ   6  4  0  2  14  10   4  12      -     0-2    0-2    2-0  
2  Ponyville Galaxy         EQS   6  3  2  1  13  13   0  11     3-7     -     1-1    2-2
3  Suttonville              EUR   6  2  2  2   9   8   1   8     1-2    1-2     -     2-1  
4  Calcio Sicurezza Exiles  AUD   6  0  2  4   9  14  -5   2     2-3    2-3    2-2     - 

   Group H                      Pld  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD Pts     Xil    Stk    Myv    Ice
1  Xilon OC                 EFL   6  3  1  2  12   8   4  10      -     1-4    1-0    1-1  
2  Stilinkeep FC            PAS   6  3  0  3  10  11  -1   9 *   2-1     -     1-0    0-4
3  AFC Mayville             EUR   6  3  0  3   7  10  -3   9 *   1-5    3-2     -     2-1  
4  SC Ice                   NFX   6  2  1  3   8   8   0   7     0-3    2-1    0-1     -   
*  Stilinkeep ahead of Mayville on head-to-head away goals

Round of Sixteen

(EUR)                     Usmer    4–5    Passerine                 (KSK)   4–5   0–0

An unremarkable season in the Liga B Champions Trophy for Eura as speculation mounts over its future. Usmer progressed furthest before facing opposition from – you guessed it – Kelssek. In a bizarre pair of games, the Eurans lost the opening tie 4-5 at home, then followed up that 9-goal thriller with a dull 0-0 draw. Football is an odd game. To date, Usmer are the only Euran side to have won this competition or its predecessor, the SBCC.

7th IFCF Rising Stars Cup

Group Stage – Champions League Path

Group A                           P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    LNA    Bst    LlO    Oly
1  La Nueva Avenida         FFD   6  4  1  1  11   8   3  13      -     1-4    2-1    2-1  
2  Bastion                  EUR   6  4  0  2  10   6   4  12     0-2     -     0-1    3-1  
3  Langlois Océanic         KSK   6  1  3  2   7   8  -1   6     1-1    0-1     -     3-3  
4  Olympia FC               EFL   6  0  2  4   8  14  -6   2     1-3    1-2    1-1     -

Play-off Round

(TUR)          Wunokalsa Waridi    2–1    Bastion                   (EUR)

Bastion’s youth team made it to the knockouts before defeat to opposition from Turori, who were no doubt thrilled to have seen off a team featuring home grown talents Amakli Inuro’o and Loala Inkabu.

55th Cup Winners Cup

First Round

(EFL)         Walston Brook Albion    3–2    Old Boys Club                (EUR)   1–0   2–2

Silver League clubs who unexpectedly win the National Cup rarely do well in the Cup Winners Cup and this season was no exception.

Copa de Campeones 53

First Round

(EUR)	Bastion			7–4	Atletik		(MYT)	3-2 4-2

Second Round

(EFL)	Norrion Rovers		0–1	Bastion		(EUR)	0-1 0-0

Semi-Finals

(PAS)	CA Paulinthal	2–1	Bastion		(EUR)	2-0 0-1

An 11-goal marathon against Atletik possibly drained Bastion a little too much to give them a chance of competing in the Copa de Campeones after a long, hectic season. A heavily rotated side edged past Eastfielder champions Norrion Rovers before coming unstuck against CA Paulinthal.

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Season 47 Review

Top Scorers

Player			Nation		Club			Goals

Ruby Gjasula		Nephara		Bastion			24
Loic Macon-Petrault	Kelssek		Directus		21
Jack Avelione		Schottia	Bastion			20
Kurtis Bastable		Nephara		Ulsa			20
Brian Bond		Eura		Oakstone		19
Konrad Lovelace		Nephara		Revolutionaries		19
Clarana Refiami		Vilita		Spartangrad		19
Stewart Robson		Eura		Directus		17
Mhacha White		Brenecia	Farrenton Athletic	16
Michel Fillion		RK Quebec	Holdenberg		16
Sergey Nweke		Savojarna	Unioneers		16
Daniel Pryor		Baker Park	AFC Mayville		15
Laborious Hawk		Valanora	Bastion			14
Gareth Pawnbroker	Nephara		Brigham			14
Sven Ehlers		Savojarna	Falourr			14
Thor Ibrahim Ahmad	Kelssek		Hornchurch		14
Rita Brookfield		Eura		Oakstone		14
Zaza Cashmore		Brenecia	Suttonville		14
Romikk Valgard		Cosumar		Ulsa			14
Christine Atkinson	Eura		Lajuno			13
Darius Purcell		Eura		Workers Union		13
Desmond Garvey		Baker Park	Blackfields		12
Mikhail Jashkin		Savojarna	Directus		12
Amanda Guttisdottir	Graintfjall	Holdenberg City		12
Lauren Cheney		Brenecia	Spartangrad		12
Gabriel Riveros		Valladares	Ulsa			12
Rudolf Macek		Siovanija & Teusland Holdenberg		11
Signe Hagen		Valanora	Mountainside		11
Chimera Moxham		Nephara		Spartangrad		11
Dulcina Radcliffe	Eastfield Lodge	Usmer			11
Catheline Garand	Nephara		AFC Mayville		10
Adam Woodman		Eura		Directus		10
Loreen Hazen		Cassadaigua	Falourr			10
Pierre-Louis Le TonnelierGadirya/EOT	Farrenton Athletic	10
Moses Moxey		Audioslavia	Holdenberg		10
Ceridwen Fletcher	Brenecia	Holdenberg		10
Haley Hauser		Chromatika	Spartangrad		10
Aristide Metzger	Nephara		Spartangrad		10
Renate Eskalza		The Askari Union Suttonville		10
Julian Werner		Siovanija & Teusland Ulsa		10
Monica Rowland		Eura		Bastion			9
Elysse Matheson		Brenecia	Bastion			9
Robbie Truro		Eura		Brigham			9
Lukas Meyer		Delaclava	Farrenton Athletic	9
Hanne Heikkisdottir	Graintfjall	Holdenberg City		9
Ryota Oshiro		Hinode		Holdenberg City		9
Serena McDavid		Baker Park	Lajuno			9
Achim Hofstetter	Zeta Reka	Mountainside		9
Leopold Bliznakov	Siovanija & Teusland Oakstone		9
Tambra Matalin		Nephara		Revolutionaries		9
Camilla Martin		Nephara		Usmer			9
Zara Cormann		Nephara		Workers Union		9
Amakli Inuro'o		Turori		Bastion			8
Ben Romeijn		Delaclava	Blackfields		8
Eelis Mikaelsson	Graintfjall	Brigham			8
Ivan Valenzuela		Valladares	Holdenberg		8
Ben Chillotov		Mercedini	Lajuno			8
Raven Dallas		Nephara		Mountainside		8
Tosgo Alxiki		Farfadillis	Revolutionaries		8
Alexander Jager		Pasarga		Revolutionaries		8
Boriska Nagy		Pasarga		Spartangrad		8
Esther Caitiff		Brenecia	Ulsa			8
Jakob Larsen		Valanora	Unioneers		8
Constance Stroud	Brenecia	Workers Union		8
Kasey Fuller		EOT		Bastion			7
Olimpia Vidal		Chromatika	Bastion			7
Corinne Martel-Burns	Schottia	Directus		7
Lukas Cole		Ethane		Falourr			7
Travis Vivier		Eura		Holdenberg		7
Lily Shephard		Eura		Holdenberg City		7
Nfansu Kandeh		Banija		Hornchurch		7
Han Niro		Chromatika	Mountainside		7
Swansea Reach		Nephara		Mountainside		7
Anthony Townsend	Eura		Oakstone		7
Zasha Covach		Nephara		Oakstone		7
Maximilien Longchambon	Ko-oren		Revolutionaries		7
Clint Rogers		Eura		Spartangrad		7
Rex Casey		South Newlandia	Suttonville		7
Mario Szolosi		Pasarga		Ulsa			7
Bradley Howarth		Eura		Unioneers		7
Niall Bremner		Brenecia	Unioneers		7
Miles Mann		Kelssek		Workers Union		7
Timur Zaitsev		Delaclava	Workers Union		7
George Stewart		Eura		Blackfields		6
Kurtis Laiota		Nephara		Blackfields		6
Meghan Banks		Cassadaigua	Blackfields		6
Linvoi Warazil		Vilita		Brigham			6
Henry Patterson		Eura		Directus		6
Andrea Croix-Pierre	Chromatika	Falourr			6
Theodor Armitage	Tikariot	Holdenberg City		6
Morena Deventer		Nephara		Hornchurch		6
Ildiko Kalman		Pasarga		Lajuno			6
Cathal Keynes		Brenecia	Lajuno			6
Scarlet McKenzie	Licentian Isles	Mountainside		6
Mbogo Norgaard		Farfadillis	Revolutionaries		6
Mihaly Bernat		Pasarga		Revolutionaries		6
Nolberto Dravon		EOT		Ulsa			6
Charles Barber		Eura		Unioneers		6
Beti Rota		Astograth	Usmer			6
Fran Prpic-Bosanac	Mytanija	Workers Union		6
Alexander Kjaer		Ethane		AFC Mayville		5
Orson Deckard		Nephara		AFC Mayville		5
Jan Gersten		Pasarga		Bastion			5
Loala Inkabu		Turori		Bastion			5
Themistoklis Muleas	Vdara		Blackfields		5
Vivo Affre		Ko-oren		Blackfields		5
Amber Trahearne		Nephara		Brigham			5
Claudian Polastri	Cosumar		Directus		5
Rowena Strongbow	Nephara		Directus		5
Elspeth Wykker		Cosumar		Falourr			5
Marcela Ward		Nephara		Falourr			5
Gael Texeira		Audioslavia	Falourr			5
Richard Clements	Eura		Farrenton Athletic	5
Eloise Morgan		RK Quebec	Farrenton Athletic	5
Martel Ceulemann	Nephara		Holdenberg City		5
Pino Byorn		Farfadillis	Holdenberg City		5
Teresa Lozano		Ethane		Hornchurch		5
Marcus Nolan		Baker Park	Lajuno			5
Kara Ciogach		Brenecia/Schottia Lajuno		5
Sophie Singh		Eura		Mountainside		5
Per Tegeler		Recuecn		Oakstone		5
Triss Roscommon		Brenecia	Revolutionaries		5
Kate Archer		Eura		Spartangrad		5
Cory Ferguson		Kelssek		Suttonville		5
Jamie Edwards		Eura		Suttonville		5
Rene Hahn		Pasarga		Ulsa			5
Monako Saroszi		Nephara		Ulsa			5
Peter Csorba		Pasarga		Unioneers		5
Ballista Meade		Nephara		Usmer			5
Mason Karven		Kelssek		Usmer			5
Florent Rivera		Poafmersia	Workers Union		5

Top Assists

Player			Nation		Club			Assists

Laborious Hawk		Valanora	Bastion			22
Mikhail Jashkin		Savojarna	Directus		18
Amanda Guttisdottir	Graintfjall	Holdenberg City		17
Elysse Matheson		Brenecia	Bastion			16
Adam Woodman		Eura		Directus		16
Ceridwen Fletcher	Brenecia	Holdenberg		16
Chimera Moxham		Nephara		Spartangrad		16
Lauren Cheney		Brenecia	Spartangrad		16
Ben Romeijn		Delaclava	Blackfields		15
Leopold Bliznakov	Siovanija & Teusland Oakstone		15
Maximilien Longchambon	Ko-oren		Revolutionaries		15
Tosgo Alxiki		Farfadillis	Revolutionaries		15
Beti Rota		Astograth	Usmer			15
Monica Rowland		Eura		Bastion			14
Rudolf Macek		Siovanija & Teusland Holdenberg		14
Moses Moxey		Audioslavia	Holdenberg		14
Hanne Heikkisdottir	Graintfjall	Holdenberg City		14
Tambra Matalin		Nephara		Revolutionaries		14
Haley Hauser		Chromatika	Spartangrad		14
Bradley Howarth		Eura		Unioneers		14
Esther Caitiff		Brenecia	Ulsa			14
George Stewart		Eura		Blackfields		13
Richard Clements	Eura		Farrenton Athletic	13
Nfansu Kandeh		Banija		Hornchurch		13
Rex Casey		South Newlandia	Suttonville		13
Jakob Larsen		Valanora	Unioneers		13
Miles Mann		Kelssek		Workers Union		13
Constance Stroud	Brenecia	Workers Union		13
Andrea Croix-Pierre	Chromatika	Falourr			12
Lukas Meyer		Delaclava	Farrenton Athletic	12
Marcus Nolan		Baker Park	Lajuno			12
Han Niro		Chromatika	Mountainside		12
Scarlet McKenzie	Licentian Isles	Mountainside		12
William Alonso		Valladares	Oakstone		12
Per Tegeler		Recuecn		Oakstone		12
Jamie Edwards		Eura		Suttonville		12
Julian Werner		Siovanija & Teusland Ulsa		12
Kasey Fuller		EOT		Bastion			11
Amber Trahearne		Nephara		Brigham			11
Henry Patterson		Eura		Directus		11
Marcela Ward		Nephara		Falourr			11
Morena Deventer		Nephara		Hornchurch		11
Cathal Keynes		Brenecia	Lajuno			11
Anthony Townsend	Eura		Oakstone		11
Triss Roscommon		Brenecia	Revolutionaries		11
Nolberto Dravon		EOT		Ulsa			11
Abraham Cardoso		Darmen		AFC Mayville		10
Alexander Kjaer		Ethane		AFC Mayville		10
Brian Mantha		RK Quebec	Brigham			10
Rowena Strongbow	Nephara		Directus		10
Pierre-Louis Le Tonnelier Gadirya/EOT	Farrenton Athletic	10
Martel Ceulemann	Nephara		Holdenberg City		10
Ildiko Kalman		Pasarga		Lajuno			10
Swansea Reach		Nephara		Mountainside		10
Clint Rogers		Eura		Spartangrad		10
Mason Karven		Kelssek		Usmer			10
Timur Zaitsev		Delaclava	Workers Union		10

Euran Football Association Annual League Awards – Season 47

EFA Golden Boot

Ruby Gjasula (Nephara, Bastion) – 24 goals
Loic Macon-Petrault (Kelssek, Directus) – 21
Jack Avelione (Schottia, Bastion) – 20
Kurtis Bastable (Nephara, Ulsa) – 20
Brian Bond (Eura, Oakstone) – 19
Konrad Lovelace (Nephara, Revolutionaries) – 19
Clarana Refiami (Vilita, Spartangrad) – 19
Stewart Robson (Eura, Directus) – 17

Silver Boot (Silver League Top Scorer)

Harold Zambrano (Isolaverde, Sword) – 24 goals
Jessica LeClair (Baker Park, Carsby) – 22
John Fletcher (Eura, Callodown) – 22
James Howell (Eura, Honeybadgers) – 21
Dan Waghorn (Eura, Ulsa Rovers) – 20
Oscar Laidon (Schottia, Bastion Lions) – 19

Silver Chalice (Silver League Player of the Season)

Samuel Hopkins (Eura, Sword)
James Howell (Eura, Honeybadgers)
Harold Zambrano (Isolaverde, Sword)
Mari Eskildsen (Savojarna, Honeybadgers)
Owen James (Eura, Carsby)

Signing of the Season

Anthea Finnan (Brenecia, Holdenberg City, cost £7.3m)
Daniel Pryor (Baker Park, AFC Mayville, cost £4m)
Haley Hauser (Chromatika, Spartangrad, cost £15m)
Marcela Ward (Nephara, Falourr, cost £4.4m)
Eelis Mikaelsson (Graintfjall, Brigham, cost £2m)

Newcomer of the Season

Moses Moxey (Audioslavia, Holdenberg)
Sven Ehlers (Savojarna, Falourr)
Julian Werner (Siovanija & Teusland, Ulsa)
Swansea Reach (Nephara, Mountainside)
Loreen Hazen (Cassadaigua, Falourr)

Goalkeeper of the Season

Anthea Finnan (Brenecia, Holdenberg City)
Derizi Amatopa (Turori, Revolutionaries)
Aranea Provost (Nephara, Spartangrad)

Defender of the Season

Tanya Green (Eura, Revolutionaries)
Triss Roscommon (Brenecia, Revolutionaries)
Amakli Inuro’o (Turori, Bastion)
Samba Ogunsola (Banija, Holdenberg City)
Henri de Aea (Chromatika, Spartangrad)

Midfielder of the Season

Laborious Hawk (Valanora, Bastion)
Monica Rowland (Eura, Bastion)
Amanda Guttisdottir (Graintfjall, Holdenberg City)
Mikhail Jashkin (Savojarna, Directus)
Chimera Moxham (Nephara, Spartangrad)

Forward of the Season

Ruby Gjasula (Nephara, Bastion)
Jack Avelione (Schottia, Bastion)
Loic Macon-Petrault (Kelssek, Directus)
Clarana Refiami (Vilita, Spartangrad)
Daniel Pryor (Baker Park, AFC Mayville)

International Player of the Season

Laborious Hawk (Valanora, Bastion)
Ruby Gjasula (Nephara, Bastion)
Amanda Guttisdottir (Graintfjall, Holdenberg City)
Mikhail Jashkin (Savojarna, Directus)
Anthea Finnan (Brenecia, Holdenberg City)

Young Player of the Season

Derizi Amatopa (21, Turori, Revolutionaries)
Clarana Refiami (21, Vilita, Spartangrad)
Miles Mann (21, Kelssek, Workers Union)
Mbogo Norgaard (21, Farfadillis, Revolutionaries)
Travis Vivier (21, Eura, Holdenberg)

Player of the Season

Laborious Hawk (Valanora, Bastion)
Ruby Gjasula (Nephara, Bastion)
Monica Rowland (Eura, Bastion)
Amanda Guttisdottir (Graintfjall, Holdenberg City)
Tanya Green (Eura, Revolutionaries)

Manager of the Season

Sterling Rose (Eura, Bastion)
Bruno Hawke (Nephara, Holdenberg City)
Walter Crasder (Eura, Spartangrad)

Gold League XI

GK – Anthea Finnan (Brenecia, Holdenberg City)
DEF – Amakli Inuro’o (Turori, Bastion)
DEF – Samba Ogunsola (Banija, Holdenberg City)
DEF – Tanya Green (Eura, Revolutionaries)
DEF – Triss Roscommon (Brenecia, Revolutionaries)
MID – Mikhail Jashkin (Savojarna, Directus)
MID – Monica Rowland (Eura, Bastion)
MID – Amanda Guttisdottir (Graintfjall, Holdenberg City)
MID – Laborious Hawk (Valanora, Bastion)
FWD – Ruby Gjasula (Nephara, Bastion)
FWD – Jack Avelione (Schottia, Bastion)

Subs

GK – Derizi Amatopa (Turori, Revolutionaries)
DEF – Henri de Aea (Chromatika, Spartangrad)
DEF – Polina Zirkova (Savojarna, Ulsa)
MID – Chimera Moxham (Nephara, Spartangrad)
MID – Lauren Cheney (Brenecia, Spartangrad)
FWD – Loic Macon-Petrault (Kelssek, Directus)
FWD – Clarana Refiami (Vilita, Spartangrad)

[Eura]

The Euran Football Association’s Euraleague

SEASON 48 - PART I

Recap on Season 47

Retaining the Gold League title is a tough ask for the best of teams, but it does tend to happen more often than many might assume. In the modern era of Euraleague, the league trophy has been won by the past season’s victors 11 times in 46 seasons, often as part of era-defining trios - Ulsa from Season 10 to Season 12 and Revolutionaries from Season 22 to Season 24, for example. Bastion have made this 12 in 47 by winning consecutive Gold League titles for the first time in the modern era. They have done so in a dominant fashion, finishing on a joint record 91 points, 11 clear of their nearest rivals Spartangrad who are now the only one of the “Big Five” to have never won consecutive Gold League titles.

A crushing victory over Old Boys Club in the Euraleague Shield to start the season served as notice to the rest of the footballing pyramid that Sterling Rose’s side meant business. Bastion then set about that business with venom, the same attacking verve and defensive steel demonstrated in Season 46 put to good use in dismembering multiple opponents. 5-1 against Lajuno, 7-0 against Brigham, 6-2 against Blackfields; nobody would be spared the onslaught. A run of 8 straight wins to begin with was only ended by a narrow 0-1 defeat at Ulsa, but the tone was set for the rest of the season. Bastion were already 6 points clear and never looked like letting their advantage slip, occasionally dropping a draw or loss but always bouncing back. They only failed to win consecutive games once, drawing with Spartangrad at home followed by a surprise away loss to AFC Mayville halfway through the season.

This proved to just be a hiccup on the road to a comfortable championship victory. The Capital Club scored a mammoth 123 goals, 30 more than any other team, thanks to a combination of a lethal strike force – Jack Avelione and Ruby Gjasula backed up by Olimpia Vidal and Loala Inkabu – and an endlessly creative midfield, built around the irreplaceable talent of Laborious Hawk, a dynamic central midfield pairing of Monica Rowland and Elysse Matheson, and the frenzied, relentless energy of Kasey Fuller. Their defence also proved resilient, if not the absolute strongest in the league, aided by a unique talent in Amakli Inuro’o – how many fullbacks in Euraleague are expected to be goalscorers these days? He scored 8 league goals across the season.

By the time Bastion had sewn up the league title mathematically with 4 matches to go, their nearest rivals were already locked in a battle for the remaining pair of Champions League qualification slots in 2nd and 3rd. Spartangrad had positioned themselves well in 2nd with only a couple of matches remaining and had hit form just at the right time, and duly took 2nd. Revolutionaries, in 3rd, were in pole position for Champions League football with a pair of apparently winnable fixtures to finish the season, Brigham away and Suttonville at home. Directus were a point behind them and Ulsa level with an inferior goal difference, and both had tougher fixtures to end the season; Directus travelling to face old rivals and newly crowned champions Bastion before playing a resurgent Holdenberg City at home, while Ulsa would play 2nd placed Spartangrad and Holdenberg away from home.

Ulsa creditably secured draws from both those fixtures, which got them to 76 points. However, this would leave Revolutionaries needing only a single win to topple them. Directus, already a point behind, were held to a 0-0 draw away in the capital. Revolutionaries had the opportunity then to all but guarantee Champions League football by beating Brigham. But, at the other end of the table, the Brigands were fighting their own battle against relegation, going into the penultimate matchday level on 35 points with Hornchurch and two goals worse off on goal difference, putting them in the relegation zone above only AFC Mayville (who would be effectively relegated in losing to Mountainside that day) and already condemned Usmer.

Knowing his team faced the daunting task of a trip to in-form Oakstone on the final day, Tom Robson instructed his players to attack the visitors like their lives depended on it. They were rewarded for their ambition with a 2-0 victory courtesy of goals from Gareth Pawnbroker and Brian Mantha. On the final day Brigham would lose at the Oak House, yet Hornchurch also lost, sending them down. Revolutionaries’ fortunes would be headed in the other direction, as their best in the division defence conceded two sloppy goals from Mary Graves and Rex Casey, a scarcely believeable collapse to a 0-2 defeat at home to Suttonville. Ulsa would have taken 3rd spot in their stead were it not for the ever-consistent Directus thumping Holdenberg City 3-0 to snatch that last Champions League place.

City were hard done by in that game at the end of what had otherwise been a fantastic season for Bruno Hawke’s side. They finished 10 points clear of nearest rivals Oakstone to cement a firm grip on the final Challengers Cup spot in 6th, scoring fewer goals than the teams around them thanks to the continuing injury problems of Ryota Oshiro but thriving thanks to a superb defensive record, built off the performances of Anthea Finnan in goal, Samba Ogunsola at centre back and the hugely influential Amanda Guttisdottir in central midfield. Oakstone and the other Holdenberg were well off the pace in 7th and 8th respectively, both falling defensively short throughout the season despite strong records going forward. Lajuno and Falourr followed close behind, forced to settle for another year of relative mediocrity in midtable, though they both improved on their performances in Season 46.

The upper portion of the bottom half of the table comprised of a quartet of teams who finished the season with similar records, and yet one of them will have felt very differently about their finish due to wildly varied expectations. Farrenton Athletic topped the group in 11th but this was considered a real disappointment after many false dawns, leading to the dismissal of Hestia Canaan and her replacement by high profile former Revolutionaries and Sabrefell Athletic coach Tony Dalton. In contrast it was a good season for Mountainside, Blackfields and Suttonville, all smaller clubs for whom it was a season of consolidation supplemented with the occasional memorable result or performance against bigger teams. For Suttonville it was a particularly encouraging year as a newly promoted side; a comfortable mid-table finish was a big achievement after struggling in previous attempts at surviving in the Gold League.

Below them came Unioneers who suffered their latest violent lunge up and down the league, going from 8th on 54 points in Season 46 to 15th on 39 points in Season 47. This prompted the resignation of Lyle Heath, a manager who has mostly avoided blame for Unioneers downturn in the eyes of fans, with much focus turning to the club’s ownership and transfer policy. Workers Union also underwhelmed just below them, though not enough to threaten Csaszar Mor’s position yet. Both clubs were at least able to stay marginally above the relegation mire, while Brigham had spent much of the season in peril by comparison despite finishing on the same points tally as Union. Only that crucial victory against Revolutionaries spared them as Hornchurch sank to an era-ending relegation, sending them back to the Silver League for the first time since Season 32 only a blink of an eye after they had been a comfortably mid-table team under the now terminated reign of Jessica Weiss.

Neither of the newly promoted pair Usmer and AFC Mayville were able to match Suttonville as they made an immediate return to the Silver League. Coming up to replace them are three very different sides. Money laden Honeybadgers made good use of their unusually large squad for a Silver League side, climbing out of the second tier of Euran football as champions under the tutelage of Abdoulaye Bocande. Sword make a long-awaited return to the Gold League for the first time since being relegated in Season 34, courtesy of fine defensive performances from Silver League Player of the Season Samuel Hopkins and league top scorer Harold Zambrano, making them the most reliant on individuals of the three teams to come up. Carsby were unconvincing after a tumultuous period following their Season 46 Gold League relegation with their squad gutted of key players in the transfer market, but they eventually bounced back under returning manager Nigel Anders to sneak up in 3rd, overtaking Ulsa Rovers and Bastion Lions in the final few matchdays.

Bastion were the biggest winners of the seasonal awards as expected, with Laborious Hawk winning his second Player of the Season gong for his vital part in the club’s title effort, scoring 14 goals and assisting 22. He swapped places with teammate Monica Rowland who won it the season prior, while another teammate, Golden Boot winner Ruby Gjasula, rounded out the top 3 of the award after scoring 24 goals from 34 appearances in Gold League. It was no shock that Gjasula also won the Forward of the Season award (narrowly beating another Bastion player, Jack Avelione), while Hawk won Midfield and International Player of the Season. Revolutionaries were well represented in category victories despite finishing 5th thanks to their excellent defensive record, with Tanya Green winning Defender of the Season and goalkeeper Derizi Amatopa named Young Player of the Season.

It was also a fantastic year for Holdenberg City players – their diamond in the rough Amanda Guttisdottir appearing high on the shortlists while Anthea Finnan won Goalkeeper of the Season. But manager Bruno Hawke would have to be the bridesmaid for Manager of the Season, which deservedly went to Sterling Rose as the latest glowing endorsement on his CV. Meanwhile, in the National Cup, Ulsa ended their wait for silverware with a 4-0 victory in Bastion over Holdenberg City, thanks to a Kurtis Bastable hat-trick and a fine send-off performance from Romikk Valgard, while City’s troubled star Oshiro received a straight red. Ulsa were less successful in the Challengers Cup, finishing bottom of their group, while the rest of the Euran teams in IFCF and international football also struggled – Spartangrad made the Round of 16 of the Challengers Cup and Bastion reached the Quarter-Finals of Champions League, but otherwise it was a dismal campaign for Euran sides leading to a considerable knock against the Euran co-efficient.

Transfers ahead of Season 48

PLAYER                  AGE     POS.    NATIONALITY    		FROM                                    TO                              	FEE/TERMS
				
Sergey Nweke		27	ST	Savojarna		Unioneers				Holdenberg City				£10m
Thor Ibrahim Ahmad	24	ST	Kelssek			Hornchurch				Directus				£6.8m
Clarence Webb		26	GK	Eura			Bastion					Energija Chernovets (Siovanija & Teusland) £6.5m
Eve Reeve		26	LB	Eura			Rockridge Phoenix (Brenecia)		Ulsa					£6m
Flora Brown		22	CM	Eura			Hornchurch				Goodfeather FC (Nephara)		£6m
Kemal Gajic		26	RW/ST	Mytanija		FK Arsika (Mytanija)			Falourr					£5.6m
Ian Mamani		23	CM	Huayramarca		Illimani FC (Huayramarca)		Workers Union				£5.2m
Oscar Vincent		22	CM	Eura			Crossroads (Chromatika)			Tihon (Chromatika)			£5m
Nicodemo D'Ambrosio	27	GK	Savigliane		AFC Mayville				Unioneers				£4.6m
Catheline Garand	28	ST	Nephara			AFC Mayville				Ousevale Borough (Krytenia)		£4.5m
Planio'o Nrujsa		19	CB/LB/RBTurori			Turoki Academy (Vilita)			Revolutionaries				£4.4m
Alban Pontiac		23	ST	Nephara			Oslograd Academy (EOT)			Unioneers				£4.1m
Martine Vossler		23	LW	Nephara			Crisisbless United (Nephara)		Carsby					£4m
Urbasa Albina		21	CB	Astograth		Urbizania Wanderers (Astograth)		Lajuno					£4m
Henry Jenkins		25	CDM	Eura			Fligsive FC (EOT)			Carsby					£3.8m
Camilla Martin		26	ST	Nephara			Usmer					North Sabrefell (Nephara)		£3.5m
Holly Whitehouse	22	GK	Eura			Holdenberg City				Raven Ladies FC (Baker Park)		£3.3m
Maddie McNeill		18	RB	Cassadaigua		Starksville United (Cassadaigua)	Sword					£3.2m
Daniel Pryor		30	CF	Baker Park		AFC Mayville				Suttonville				£3m
Morena Deventer		32	LW	Nephara			Hornchurch				Falourr					£3m
Eva Karven		26	CF	Kelssek			Hornchurch				Honeybadgers				£3m
Kevin Quispe		22	RCB	Huayramarca		Fadron Flight (Taeshan)			Farrenton Athletic			£2.8m
Carlos Senna		20	LM	Krytenia		Avidia City (Krytenia)			Honeybadgers				£2.7m
Charlie Ross		27	GK	EOT			Bakermouth (EOT)			Honeybadgers				£2.7m
Dulcina Radcliffe	30	ST	Eastfield Lodge		Usmer					Indionion Athletic (Eastfield Lodge)	£2.5m
Oliver Spencer		32	RB	Recuecn			Brinemouth (Nephara)			Carsby					£2.3m
Sova Pardinho		32	GK	Sameba/Eura		North Hall (Brenecia)			Aspel					£2m
Zorka Rompa		24	CDM/CM	Poafmersia		Holhot United (Poafmersia)		Unioneers				£2m
Kara Ciogach		33	ST	Brenecia/Schottia	Lajuno					Lotus Park (Brenecia)			£2m
Claudia Martane		32	RW	Nephara			Hornchurch				Barossia United (Nephara)		£2m
Efra Soke		25	LB	Farfadillis		Holdenberg				Honeybadgers				£1.7m
Remigio Leita		23	RB	Farfadillis		Spartangrad				Honeybadgers				£1.5m
Isabelle Donald		21	RW	Eura			Unioneers				Ulsa Rovers				£1.5m
Nfansu Kandeh		31	RM/RW	Banija			Hornchurch				Northern (Sanford)			£1.5m
Hugo Toring		31	CM	Schottia		Unioneers				Usmer					£1.3m
Gabriel Zozaia		31	CF	Audioslavia		KT Itzalovalle (Audioslavia)		Sword					£1.1m
Kira Lorinc		23	CM	Pasarga			Usmer					Gallant Cross (Brenecia)		£1m
Curtis Wakeford		32	CB	Brenecia		Hornchurch				Rottenham United (Brookstation)		£1m
Marco Anthoff		24	CAM	Valanora		AFC Mayville				Sword					£1m
Hanna Nicosdottir	23	RM	Graintfjall		Mayville Town				Sword					£1m
Larry Crossfield	25	GK	Tikariot		Aspel					Llewellyn Turnpike FC (Baker Park)	£1m
Benjamin Hicks		30	CM	Eura			Bavingtor FC (Flavoespia)		Foxhampton				£1m
Moira Kenny		21	RAM/LAM	Eura			Falourr					Guilder (Brenecia)			£1m
Aleksander Basilic	22	GK	Zeta Reka		Ogroven Vanguardi FK (Zeta Reka)	Sword					£1m
Viggo Flak		30	CDM	Audioslavia		Workers Union				Laivana JPS (Audioslavia)		£1m
Yuri Gurkin		28	RB/RM	Audioslavia		Holdenberg City				KT Ferramendiak (Audioslavia)		£1m
Jed Poole		31	CB	Eura			Falourr					Dangerford				£900k
Phillip Scott		21	CF	Eura			Mountainside				AFC Mayville				£700k
Mautau			30	CAM	Dainer			Brigham					Harkdown				£650k
George Bell		27	CM	Audioslavia		Oakstone				Tenth Star Hasiera (Audioslavia)	£600k
Jake Styler		28	CAM	Murphitania		Bastion Lions				Foxhampton				£500k
Leo O'Neill		19	CM	Licentian Isles		Montfort Wanderers (Licentian Isles)	Brigham					£354k
Tempest Birch		25	ST	Ceyne Islands		Roschester Pride (Ceyne Islands)	EFS					£300k
						
Mor-Rioghain Stokes	19	ST	Brenecia		Hipopotamo-Joaxha (Tequilo)		Mountainside				Undisclosed
Marvin Cole		20	CDM/CM	Eura			Lajuno					Rene Skae (Farfadillis)			Undisclosed
Kingsley Mills		20	RWB	Eura			Dangerford				Makosile United (Vilita)		Undisclosed
Cusaram Sakeri		29	CB/RB	Turori			Mliona-Lpaka AFC (Turori)		Carsby					Undisclosed
						
Anthoulis Matraxis	36	GK	Nephara			Hornchurch				Coret Hawks (Nephara)			Free
David Carpenter		33	CM	Eura			Lajuno					WEA					Free
Gilmore Strattan	27	GK	Nephara			Stahlburg City (Nephara)		Dartmoor				Free
Paul Rees		31	CB	Eura			Farrenton Athletic			Dangerford				Free
Giselher Ruskin		33	LW	Nephara			Real Oakwood				AFC Rochford (Nephara)			Free
Chester Miller		22	GK	Murphitania		Dartmoor				Astena Rangers (Atheara)		Free
Felix Hnefillsson	22	CM	Graintfjall		Aleiusia Riverside (Zeta Reka)		Rivet					Free
Brooke Bianchi		18	RB	Cassadaigua		Northbury FC (Cassadaigua)		Dangerford				Free
Alberto Juancho		17	LW	Farfadillis		Free Agent				Old Boys Club				Free
Dragomir Matijevic	17	CB	Farfadillis		Free Agent				Aspel					Free
Pino Xosa		21	CM	Farfadillis		Free Agent				Rivet					Free
Eleanor Beckett		18	CM	Bollonich		Vreton United (Bollonich)		Hornchurch				Free
Valya Albert		23	RW	Chromatika		Felswyr State University (Chromatika)	Holdenberg City				Free
Apol Biliso		22	GK	Farfadillis		Free Agent				Suttonville				Free
						
Taylor Robson		18	CF	Eura			Oakstone				Wynleth Flyers (Kelssek)		Season Loan
Bryan Dawson		17	CB	Eura			Oakstone				KT Itsasontziak (EOT)			Season Loan
Dean Barnes		17	RAM/RW	Eura			Directus				Salisbury City FC (Baker Park)		Season Loan
Malcolm Roberts		18	CB	Eura			Unioneers				Bakermouth (EOT)			Season Loan
Clark Corbett		17	RW	Eura			Honeybadgers				Stoneport (EOT)				Season Loan
Rudolf Klaric		18	GK	Pasarga			Unioneers				Foxhampton				Season Loan
Malik Kiefer		19	CF	RK Quebec		Holdenberg City				Usmer					Season Loan
Alexander Franklin	19	RWB	Eura			Lajuno					Arrowsmith				Season Loan
Andrew Black		18	RW	Eura			Mountainside				Dangerford				Season Loan
Gilamu Kuartango	19	LM	Astograth		Holdenberg				Foxhampton				Season Loan
Melissa Shaw		18	CM/CAM	Eura			Directus				Thagarnia				Season Loan
Nicole Colbert		18	RW	Eura			Bastion					Karkland Athletic			Season Loan

Managerial changes ahead of Season 48

MANAGER CHANGES
MANAGER			AGE	NATIONALITY		CLUB				CHANGE

Aden Roberts		50	Eura			Real Oakwood			Sacked
Michael Robertson	64	Eura			Usmer				Sacked
Jessica Weiss		49	Pasarga			Hornchurch			Sacked
Lyle Heath		60	Eura			Unioneers			Resigned
Hestia Canaan		57	Nephara			Farrenton Athletic		Sacked
Conor Thompson		52	Licentian Isles		Callodown			Sacked
Gareth Blackthorn	53	Eura			Brinemouth (Nephara)		Sacked
Justin Carver		49	Eura			Dartmoor			Sacked
Janko Perlog		58	Zeta Reka		Unioneers			Hired
Albin Oslograd		52	Eura			Crater Town (EOT)		Resigned
Gareth Blackthorn	53	Eura			1830 Cathair (Audioslavia)	Hired
Tony Dalton		57	Eura			Farrenton Athletic		Hired
Albin Oslograd		52	Eura			Dartmoor			Hired
Daniel Belgrave		70	Eura			Hornchurch			Hired
Eamon Power		62	Ancharmunn		Usmer				Hired
Bob Partridge		58	Eura			Callodown			Hired
Ben Prince		54	Eura			Nukon				Hired
Justin Carver		49	Eura			Real Oakwood			Hired

Retirements ahead of Season 48

RETIREMENTS
PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		CLUB

Gethin Quill		35	LB	Brenecia		Revolutionaries
Romikk Valgard		37	ST	Cosumar			Ulsa
Circe Rosenthal		34	CM	Nephara			Directus
Kurt Strong		37	CB	EOT			Osarese Marcadia (Audioslavia)
Carles Gorgas		37	CM/AM	Audioslavia		Ulsa
Ermin Drzic		37	CAM/ST	Mytannion		Carsby
James Lord		34	LB	Eura			Ulsa
Mohammed Gassama	35	LB	Busoga Islands		Workers Union
Toby Chambers		35	CB	Eura			Carsby
Leonard Sharpe		35	LM	Eura			Bastion Lions
Harry Moore		36	AM/CF	Audioslavia		Whitepill
Taymund Haynes		35	ST	Eura			Dangerford
Kraig Sturrlein		35	CM/AM	Ritenour		WEA
Cliff Morton		33	CM	Eura			WEA
Baston Walther		37	CB	Sameba			Dangerford
Niko Tremenche		39	CM	Sameba			Harkdown
Steve Hind		35	RB	Eura			Harkdown

In comparison to recent years glut of high-profile retirements, the onset of Season 48 saw very few players call time on their careers. Nevertheless, there were a few big names hanging up their boots. Chief among them were Gethin Quill and Romikk Valgard. Quill was one of the greatest Brenecian players of all time, a World Cup winning star who collected 118 caps and 9 international goals alongside a highly successful domestic career at Revolutionaries. The irreplaceable Quill arrived at the club from Northern Union ahead of Season 33 for what would prove to be a bargain fee of £2m, going on to become the latest in a long line of world class Revolutionaries left backs that includes current manager Niels Kruse. At Revolutionaries Quill would win the Gold League four times and the National Cup once, but his crowning glory in the club game would be winning the 69th Champions Cup and corresponding 66th Super Cup, playing an important part in the side that would defeat Ma Alameome on penalties in Atlantea.

Valgard was a titan of the game too but had his silverware hopes relatively curtailed by bad fortune. He came to Eura at the same time as Quill (for a much pricier £22m) just after Ulsa had won the Gold League, and his career started well there – the club won the National Cup and Cup Winners Cup in his first season, beating Real Azuris of his home nation Cosumar in the latter. Then he suffered an infamous injury at the hands of lower league plodder Tom Miah, undergoing a remarkable recovery and going on to become Ulsa’s talisman. However, since then, the silverware has dried up. The club has not added to its Gold League tally since and has experienced a dismal era in UICA and now IFCF football, broken up only by victory in National Cup 36 – until Season 47, when a now 36-year-old Valgard, long supplanted by Kurtis Bastable, supported the latter in winning the National Cup again to end an 11-year trophy drought. The collapse of Cosumarite football and its subsequent failed revival has also denied Valgard what would have surely been a highly successful international career in other circumstances but the once arrogant and spiky forward, now patient and mature, will surely be grateful for what he’s had.

Circe Rosenthal was also a maligned player in a way, peaking just too early to be part of the greatest generation of the Nepharan national team, despite being a key part of its revival in just 56 appearances (in which she scored 9 goals). She suffered no poverty of riches domestically though; she spent a decade at Directus after a move from Marionville in Schottia and became one of Euraleague’s most fashionable footballers, the technically gifted and yet reassuringly physical central midfielder worshipped by football hipsters up and down the land. She was probably done some favours by sitting behind the best attacking unit in the multiverse for most of her time at Castle Road, but there can be no denying that Rosenthal’s metronome-like presence in the number 6 role, ever present and ever reliable, played a big part in helping the club to four Gold League titles, a National Cup, the 4th IFCF Super Cup and famously the 3rd and 4th IFCF Champions League’s.

Kurt Strong was once dismissed with contempt by the youth coaches of amateur Expat club Fligsive Barracks, described in a scouting report he has now framed as “a big lump and not much else” at the age of 15. They were not too far off about his size – at 6ft 7in, to call Strong a towering presence would be an understatement. But what they missed was his excellent mentality and professionalism and underrated technical abilities. Revolutionaries soon spotted him plying his trade in the amateur years of the Euran Oceania Territories football league, picking up the youngster for just £800k. Despite being rotated with other centre backs for many years he was, by the end, a key figure for the club and left at 34 having won the Champions Cup, two National Cups (bookending his Revolutionaries career in his first and last seasons) and three Gold League championships between Seasons 31 and 44, all while becoming one of the first great players of the Euran Oceania Territories national team. He then spent a few years at Osarese Marcadia in Audioslavia honing his leadership skills as a senior player before retiring this summer.

There is a history in Euraleague of brilliant individuals at club level not doing the same for their country, whether it be a failure to cut it at international level (we won’t name names), through the failure of their own nation’s football system as Valgard experienced with Cosumar, or even players simply overlooked by their national team, a tale as old as time itself. Two players who experienced a bit of both were Carles Gorgas and Ermin Drzic. Gorgas spent the best years of his career at Ulsa after a big money move from his Audioslavian homeland and at first was the future of his national team. But the caps dried up and so did his form, and despite a late career resurgence, Gorgas never quite achieved everything he wanted to, though he did at least end his career on a high with that National Cup win alongside another internationally side-lined player, Euran leftback James Lord.

Drzic was afflicted by Mytanar national team scouts frequently overlooking him, but also the chaos of multiple interludes in his home country’s participation in international football, which even affected the international hopes of two-times Champions League winner Boris Kalinic. But he got his head down in the meantime and was eventually rewarded with international selection while enjoying a decent domestic career in Eura with Workers Union and Carsby. Mohammed Gassama, also of Workers Union, was the first Busoga Islander to play in Euraleague and remained a part of his national team throughout the remainder of his career.

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The Euran Football Association’s Euraleague

SEASON 48 - PART IIa

Gold League Team Previews for Season 48

To note:
- For silverware, runners up medals are only listed for UICA/IFCF/CdC competitions. Only modern era (S1 onwards) achievements are listed.
- For top scorers and assists in the previous season, only players with 5 goals or more or 10 assists or more are included (up to a maximum of the top three for both categories). If no players meet these criteria, one top scorer and/or one top assister will be listed.
- Team rosters are not always exhaustive, rather they list significant named players. Any rosters that appear to not be full are completed by unlisted youth players and journeymen backup players.


BASTION
Manager: Sterling Rose (46, Eura)
Stadium: Bastion Arena (Bastion, 110,000)
Nickname: The Capital Club
Colours: Black primary, white and gold secondary. Kits are black shirts and shocks, white shorts, all with gold trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x UICA Champions Cup Runner Up (CC66), 5x Gold League Winner (S2, S8, S31, S46, S47), 7x National Cup Winner (S7, S11, S13, S15, S20, S25, S39), 7x National Shield Winner (S1, S3, S12, S32, S40, S45, S47)
Notable Products: Sam Needle, Mike Humphrey, Geoff Day, Skorji Oslograd, Dion Underwood, Charles Roberts, Jamie Byrd
Icons: Sam Needle, Mike Humphrey, Geoff Day, Jim Cotterill, Eye Barsa, Miroslav Janda, Julius Carrera, Alan Dabix, Kondrat Istomin, Dion Underwood, Skorji Oslograd, Charles Roberts, Monica Rowland, Adrian Bassa, Laborious Hawk, Jack Avelione

Last season finish: 1st in Gold League (W29 D4 L5, 123F, 53A, +70GD, 91 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Ruby Gjasula (24), Jack Avelione (20), Laborious Hawk (14)
Last season top assists: Laborious Hawk (22), Elysse Matheson (16), Monica Rowland (14)

There isn't much to say about Bastion at the moment, other than commenting on how marvelous their turn around has been. Gone are the days of cynicism at the Capital Club as an era of success arrives under the auspices of Sterling Rose's management (with a big assist from predecessor Robin Hjik). However, there is a time limit on anyone's dominance in Euraleague, as even an era-defining side of Directus found out a few years ago. Bastion have defied their modern history by winning consecutive league titles for the first time, but can they make it three in a row?

Like most of Gold League this summer there has been little transfer activity, although their sale of backup keeper Clarence Webb is notable. That might make it difficult for them to sustain the astonishing control over the league that they were able to assert last season. There is still a sense that their defence may start to come apart with Charles Roberts, Matthew Tyler and Moises Fermandez past their prime. And yet Bastion's midfield remains superb, if aging, their front line absolutely deadly, and their squad depth rivalled only by Revolutionaries. No-one could reasonably expect Bastion to hit 91 points again - they must have room to make a proper go of IFCF football - but a title challenge should be expected.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      				TO					FEE/TERMS

Clarence Webb		26	GK	Eura			Bastion					Energija Chernovets (Siovanija & Teusland) £6.5m
Nicole Colbert		18	RW	Eura			Bastion					Karkland Athletic			Season Loan

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Matthew Tyler		31	GK	South Covello
2	Amakli Inuro'o		26	CB/LB/RBTurori
5	Jamie Byrd		24	CB	Eura
19	Michael Ford		25	CB	EOT
3	Moises Fermandez	30	LB	Farfadillis
10	Laborious Hawk		N/A	AM	Valanora
6	Monica Rowland		34	CDM/CM	Eura
8	Elysse Matheson		31	CM	Brenecia
11	Kasey Fuller		29	LW	EOT
9	Jack Avelione		30	AM/ST	Schottia
17	Ruby Gjasula		28	ST	Nephara
				
SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
			
13	Anton Puzin		23	GK	Mytanija
21	Jack Winter		20	RB	Eura
4	Charles Roberts		34	CB	Eura
18	Robert Freeman		22	LB	Eura
23	Nicole Colbert		18	RW	Eura		OUT ON LOAN
12	Khrusan Mlianko		23	RM/LM	Vilita
20	Gotz Konstantin		24	CM	Valanora
16	Gabe Stevens		29	CM	Eura
22	Ethan Douglas		20	RW/LW	Eura
7	Jan Gersten		30	RW	Pasarga
14	Olimpia Vidal		32	ST	Chromatika
24	Loala Inkabu		20	ST	Turori

BLACKFIELDS
Manager: Saskia Holden (44, Schottia)
Stadium: Coppercot Stadium (Bastion, 39,000)
Nickname: The Adders
Colours: Black primary, tan secondary. Kits are all black shirts, shorts and socks, with a tan band around the socks at knee level.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S26), 2x Silver League Promotion (S26, S43)
Notable Products: Patrick Barnett, Tom Robson, Scott Coles, Robert Griffin, Tom Garner, Briar Daniels
Icons: Patrick Barnett, Tom Robson, Scott Coles, Michael Sarado, Charles Owens, Pablo Krant, Allejo, Robert Griffin, Briar Daniels

Last season finish: 13th in Gold League (W12 D8 L18, 62F, 78A, -16GD, 44 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Desmond Garvey (12), Ben Romeijn (8), George Stewart/Kurtis Laiota/Meghan Banks (6)
Last season top assists: Ben Romeijn (15), George Stewart (13)

Blackfields are in a holding pattern, their form having neither improved for a couple of seasons, and that suits them just fine. For a club of their stature survival is the name of the game and Saskia Holden will be well aware of that. The has been no transfer activity to speak of at the club, who rely on a defence that are wholly overrated (how did Briar Daniels get a Eura callup again?) but good enough to keep them competitive. The secret of their success lies in a Unioneers-like midfield trio of dynamic central midfielders, led by newly appointed captain Ben Romeijn, and a reliable strikeforce. Expect more of the same.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      				TO					FEE/TERMS

N/A

STARTING XI (4-3-3 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

13	Gerald Oswalt		25	GK	Chromatika
2	Keziah Broxham		32	RB	Brenecia
5	Jackson Higginson	32	CB	Audioslavia
4	Briar Daniels		29	CB	Eura
3	Tom Ellsworth		25	LB	Eura
7	George Stewart		25	CM	Eura
18	Tom Mitchell		28	CM	EOT
8	Ben Romeijn		25	CM	Delaclava
9	Desmond Garvey		29	ST	Baker Park
10	Kurtis Laiota		35	ST	Nephara
17	Themistoklis Muleas	23	LW/ST	Vdara
		
SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
	
1	Friedrich Church	33	GK	Nephara
11	Roc Riva		28	CB/RB	Audioslavia
15	Lee Joyce		30	CB	Eura
19	Bermudo Franco		22	CB	Farfadillis
12	Ross Smith		20	LWB	Eura
6	Laura McWilliams	29	CDM	Schottia
16	David McCartney		25	CAM	Eura
20	Meghan Banks		24	ST	Cassadaigua
14	Vivo Affre		27	ST	Ko-oren

BRIGHAM
Manager: Tom Robson (45, Eura)
Stadium: Old Ham Lane (Brigham, 76,409)
Nickname: The Brigands
Colours: White primary, black secondary. Kits are white and black striped shirts, black shorts and white socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Gold League Winner (S25), 1x National Cup Winner (S27), 2x Silver League Promotion (S6, S45), 1x National Shield Winner (S26)
Notable Products: Liam Allen
Icons: Carlos Aduna, Volk Savanev, Liam Allen, Danny Sullivan, Oscar Coltrane, Dominik Mauer, Karl Cotrell, Hakan Abt, Huele, Haylos Anaximander, Freddie Wright, Dan Ainsley

Last season finish: 17th in Gold League (W10 D8 L20, 55F, 82A, -27GD, 38 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Gareth Pawnbroker (14), Robbie Truro (9), Eelis Mikaelsson (8)
Last season top assists: Amber Trahearne (11), Brian Mantha (10)

Since their return to the Gold League, Brigham have just about clung on to their top flight status. Last season they relied on goal difference to do so. It might be reasonably assumed that a club in that situation would strengthen their squad. Yet, Brigham have not. Leo O'Neill is a decent prospect but not nearly enough for the revamp this squad needs to get Brigham back to the position of being a reliable Gold League side they used to celebrate. Over two decades on from their single Gold League championship, Brigham rely on a defence that barely holds together, a midfield of aged journeymen and youngsters, and a forward line that could be called Gareth Pawnbroker and Friends. Nevertheless, they've been making it work, and have the youthful core of a squad they need for the future in the form of Brian Mantha, Summer Johnstone and Eelis Mikaelsson. But if they can't stay up in the short term they may not have those players for long.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      				TO					FEE/TERMS

Mautau			30	CAM	Dainer			Brigham					Harkdown				£650k
Leo O'Neill		19	CM	Licentian Isles		Montfort Wanderers (Licentian Isles)	Brigham					£354k

STARTING XI (4-3-3 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
	
1	Leo Glasvyrn		29	GK	Ceni
21	Thomas Uribe		34	RB	Cosumar
6	Joel Kamara		29	CB	Schottia
5	Brutus Rutherford	27	CB	Brenecia
22	Brian Mantha		25	LB	RK Quebec
4	David Anderson		32	CDM	Schottia
23	Amber Trahearne		35	CM/CAM	Nephara
8	Summer Johnstone	22	CM	Eura
7	Gareth Pawnbroker	25	ST	Nephara
10	Eelis Mikaelsson	23	CF	Graintfjall
9	Robbie Truro		28	ST	Eura
		
SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Hannah Bryant		21	GK	Eura
2	Olaf Hoare		27	RB	Nephara
19	Michael Walton		20	CB	Eura
3	Hans Cabel		27	LB	EOT
15	Leo O'Neill		19	CM	Licentian Isles
20	Brett Phillips		19	CM	Eura
16	John Mason		21	RCM	Eura
12	Remy Zbedi		25	AM	Farfadillis
14	Margareta Fetlar	27	ST	Schottia
17	Linvoi Warazil		37	ST	Vilita

CARSBY
Manager: Nigel Anders (62, Eura)
Stadium: Dughill Park (Carsby, 41,500)
Nickname: The Royals
Colours: Red primary, white secondary. Kit is red shirts with white trim, white shorts and socks with red trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S36), 3x Silver League Promotion (S8, S36, S47)
Notable Products: Moira Woakes, Tom Whittaker, Connor Marsh
Icons: David Thomas, Moira Woakes, Glen Merson, Connor Marsh, John Falkholt

Last season finish: 3rd in Silver League (W18 D9 L11, 70F, 49A, +21GD, 63 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Jessica LeClair (22), Tom Whittaker (16), Owen James (10)
Last season top assists: Jacob Hayden (14), Owen James (12), Rusalka Klein (12)

Nigel Anders has been busy in the transfer market as he seeks to restore Carsby to their established Gold League status, which he and then Aidan Brosque had carefully put together for years, only to be dashed by relegation in Season 46. The Royal's immediate return from Silver League was not particularly convincing. That does not matter now. What Carsby need is to hit the 35-40 point region that is the minimum required to be competitive in a relegation battle, and Ander's business shows they know relying on the core of the side relegated previously just won't do. Martine Vossler is an exciting left hand spoke for the attacking trident to replace the injury prone Richard Pearce, Henry Jenkins showing similar promise for the midfield, and Oliver Spencer - formerly one of the best right backs in the world - is a fine and overdue replacement for Keziah Broxham. On paper this is a side that should not struggle to stay up, particularly with the highly rated Owen James now an established starter. However, Carsby know well from their last Gold League campaign that action on the pitch speaks louder than words on a teamsheet.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      				TO					FEE/TERMS

Martine Vossler		23	LW	Nephara			Crisisbless United (Nephara)		Carsby					£4m
Henry Jenkins		25	CDM	Eura			Fligsive FC (EOT)			Carsby					£3.8m
Oliver Spencer		32	RB	Recuecn			Brinemouth (Nephara)			Carsby					£2.3m
Cusaram Sakeri		29	CB/RB	Turori			Mliona-Lpaka AFC (Turori)		Carsby					Undisclosed
Ermin Drzic		37	CAM/ST	Mytannion		Carsby					Retired
Toby Chambers		35	CB	Eura			Carsby					Retired

STARTING XI (4-3-3 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
	
1	Natalie Tikllinger	25	GK	Mertagne
22	Oliver Spencer		32	RB	Recuecn
6	Cusaram Sakeri		29	CB/RB	Turori
5	Freddie Law		34	CB	EOT
19	Jacob Hayden		26	LB	EOT
16	Leo Castagne		25	CM	Savigliane
8	Henry Jenkins		25	CDM	Eura
12	Matts Bogdanor		29	CM	Kelessek
11	Owen James		20	RW/LW	Eura
14	Tom Whittaker		34	ST	Eura
10	Martine Vossler		23	LW	Nephara

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Robert Collins		16	GK	Eura
2	Blaga Tomic		18	RB	Pasarga
15	Tomas Banks		34	CB	Nephara
3	John Falkholt		33	LB	Nephara
21	Bob Reed		19	CM/RM	Eura
4	Rusalka Klein		37	CM	Nephara
20	Lee Margas		18	CDM	Mertagne
18	Eva Baxter		21	AM	Eura
17	Cameron Thorpe		22	ST	Eura
9	Jessica LeClair		34	CF	Baker Park
7	Richard Pearce		32	LW	Cosumar

DIRECTUS
Manager: Dragan Kryznjak (62, Audioslavia)
Stadium: Castle Road (Directus, 95,000)
Nickname: The Reds
Colours: Red primary, white secondary, gold tertiary. Kit is red shirts, shorts and socks with white and gold trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x UICA Champions Cup Winner (CC62), 2x IFCF Champions League Winner (CL3, CL4), 1x UICA Globe Cup Runner Up (GC58), 1x UICA Super Cup Winner (SC59), 1x UICA Youth Cup Winner (YC13), 3x Cygnus/Cup Winners Cup Runner Up (CWC34, CWC40, CWC42), 2x Copa de Campeones Runner Up (CdC38, CdC49), 12x Gold League Winner (S1, S4, S7, S13, S15, S26, S27, S30, S39, S41, S42, S43), 7x National Cup Winner (S2, S5, S24, S30, S32, S35, S43), 10x National Shield Winner (S5, S8, S14, S16, S25, S27, S28, S33, S43, S44)
Notable Products: Daniel Belgrave, James McCroft, Mayano Salono, Dean Sharp, Kevin Belgrave, Deli Acs, Henry Patterson, Adam Woodman, Lazar Meier
Icons: Lee Sharp, Daniel Belgrave, James McCroft, Pola Grabnyak, Paul Fessner, Mayano Salono, Michael Brandon, Claus Rijsbergen, Stanislav Navratil, Luar Dardan, Tom Riley, Andrew Watson, Glenn Anderson, Ildar Patrelyak, Charles Hunter, Dean Sharp, Kevin Belgrave, Alan Moore, Rowena Strongbow, Corinne Martel-Burns, Estrella Hawke

Last season finish: 3rd in Gold League (W24 D5 L9, 91F, 55A, +36GD, 77 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Loic Macon-Petrault (21), Stewart Robson (17), Mikhail Jashkin (12)
Last season top assists: Mikhail Jashkin (18), Adam Woodman (16), Henry Patterson (11)

Memories of Directus' most recent triumphs are not nearly faded. They might be creeping back into the shadows, though. Directus are back into a trophy-less streak for the first time in many years and need to do something to break out of it, with even the most loyal fans starting to question the place of club legend Dragan Kryznjak if he does not bring back success quickly. He has continued his incremental overhaul of the squad that made him a Directus great, bringing in Thor Ibrahim Ahmad with Corinne Martel-Burns retirement thought to be imminent. However, that might not be enough. Cracks have started to appear for Directus despite having a seemingly endless reservoir of youth talent and the same defence that won them back to back Champions League titles.

Unfortunately that defence is not as solid as it was, with only Lohani Riiyaw still in prime condition. Mikhail Jashkin has probably just about peaked and yet he is the only current generation player better than the one they replaced in any position. Maybe Directus will be fine, and continue along their path of slowly consolidating and setting up for their next big period of total domination. In the meantime they are in danger of being unable to compete for silverware, which must be especially galling now that arch rivals Bastion are winning things again.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      				TO					FEE/TERMS

Thor Ibrahim Ahmad	24	ST	Kelssek			Hornchurch				Directus				£6.8m
Dean Barnes		17	RAM/RW	Eura			Directus				Salisbury City FC (Baker Park)		Season Loan
Melissa Shaw		18	CM/CAM	Eura			Directus				Thagarnia				Season Loan
Circe Rosenthal		34	CM	Nephara			Directus				Retired

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
	
1	Kevin Belgrave		36	GK	Eura
2	Andreu Caelius		33	RB	Eshan
4	Ralf Bader		33	CB	Pasarga
16	Lohani Riiyaaw		27	CB/RB/LB	Vilita
3	Deli Acs		28	LB/LW	Pasarga
11	Mikhail Jashkin		31	RW	Savojarna
20	Claudian Polastri	29	CM	Cosumar
8	Henry Patterson		32	CAM	Eura
12	Adam Woodman		24	LW	Eura
14	Stewart Robson		26	ST	Eura
9	Loic Macon-Petrault	27	ST	Kelssek

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Tom Hammond		21	GK	Eura
15	Matt McKenzie		21	RB	Eura
19	Louise Vaughan		28	CB	Nephara
5	Lazar Meier		29	CB	Pasarga
25	Dominick Ambrose	17	LB	Eura
24	Dean Barnes		17	RAM/RW	Eura		OUT ON LOAN
22	Edin Aganovic		23	CM	Mytanija
21	Jermaine Gates		21	CDM/CM	Eura
18	Jacob Bentley		23	CM	Eura
7	Rowena Strongbow	34	LW	Nephara
26	Melissa Shaw		18	CM/CAM	Eura		OUT ON LOAN
23	Francis Burns		20	AM	Eura
10	Corinne Martel-Burns	36	ST	Schottia
17	Thor Ibrahim Ahmad	24	ST	Kelssek

FALOURR
Manager: Hadrian Belfast (57, Nephara)
Stadium: Sandstone Ground (Falourr, 76,000)
Nickname: The Cadets
Colours: Navy blue primary, white secondary. Kit is navy blue shirts and socks, white shorts.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Gold League Winner (S37), 2x National Cup Winner (S19, S40), 1x Silver League Winner (S5)
Notable Products: Aidan Jones, Jarrod Jenkins, Tommy Sutton
Icons: Scott Daley, Aidan Jones, Jody Meredith, Toby Hayes, Charles Hunter, Apostolos Tsattalios, Stephen Paul, Ryan Theuer, Morgan Fox, Tommy Sutton

Last season finish: 10th in Gold League (W15 D6 L17, 62F, 78A, -16GD, 51 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Sven Ehlers (14), Loreen Hazen (10), Lukas Cole (7)
Last season top assists: Andrea Croix-Pierre (12), Marcela Ward (11)

Having considerably improved their Gold League performances in the past year, the Cadets revival continues to progress under Hadrian Belfast with the tantalising return to Eura of Kemal Gajic. The former Farrenton Athletic winger has attracted great fanfare since signing for £5.6m and is expected to play a big part in Belfast's project to get the club competing for IFCF football again. He has also added the experience of Morena Deventer to his squad, the Nepharan connection a useful lifeline for Deventer after a fortuitous relegation at Hornchurch, and cut loose some deadwood to balance the wage bill. "Falourrmatika" is now a thing of the past. Falourr are possibly still overladen with bloat rather than depth in their squad. They have a good first team though - its been good in theory for a long time - and there's no reason why, with the right coaching and some fortune, they can't improve further.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      				TO					FEE/TERMS

Kemal Gajic		26	RW/ST	Mytanija		FK Arsika (Mytanija)			Falourr					£5.6m
Morena Deventer		32	LW	Nephara			Hornchurch				Falourr					£3m
Moira Kenny		21	RAM/LAM	Eura			Falourr					Guilder (Brenecia)			£1m
Jed Poole		31	CB	Eura			Falourr					Dangerford				£900k

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
	
1	Morten Henberg		23	GK	Savojarna
2	Lucian Fontaine		24	RB	Eura
4	Raimund Anderson	31	CB	Nephara
5	Jarrod Jenkins		30	CB	Eura
24	Ruthanne Guess		26	LB	Chromatika
7	Kemal Gajic		26	RW/ST	Mytanija
20	Marcela Ward		28	CM	Nephara
12	Gael Texeira		27	CM	Audioslavia
17	Andrea Croix-Pierre	31	LW	Chromatika
9	Loreen Hazen		28	LW/ST	Cassadaigua
10	Sven Ehlers		24	AM/ST	Savojarna


SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Bill Powell		18	GK	Eura
27	Madison Hayter		16	RB	Eura
19	Mauricio Arboleda	25	CB	Valladares
3	Scott Quinn		31	LB	Eura
11	Elspeth Wykker		32	RW	Cosumar
23	Jacob Holden		20	CM/RM	Eura
8	Dexter Tricklebank	32	CM	Cosumar
18	Ethan Sears		22	CM	Eura
16	Malachi Chalk		33	CM	Nephara
22	Morena Deventer		32	LW	Nephara
25	Ben West		21	AM	Eura
26	Calvin Lawson		19	ST	Eura
14	Lukas Cole		32	ST	Ethane

FARRENTON ATHLETIC
Manager: Tony Dalton (57, Eura)
Stadium: Pignot Stadium (Farrenton, 70,000)
Nickname: The Ingots
Colours: Dark gray primary, white secondary. Kits are dark gray shirts and shorts with white trim, and white socks with dark gray trim.
Silverware (modern era): 2x Silver League Winner (S4, S16), 2x Silver League Promotion (S4, S16)
Notable Products: Joe Robel, John Mallard
Icons: Scott Daley, Bryn Thomas, Joe Robel, Sebastian Field, Scott Barnes, Carrol Liam, Pierre-Louis Le Tonnelier

Last season finish: 11th in Gold League (W15 D6 L17, 61F, 74A, -13GD, 46 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Mhacha White (16), Pierre-Louise Le Tonnelier (10), Lukas Meyer (9)
Last season top assists: Richard Clements (13), Lukas Meyer (12), Pierre-Louise Le Tonnelier (10)

Another club that has pursued little in the way of signings before this season, Farrenton and their high profile new coach Tony Dalton have clearly decided their current squad is a unit to iterate on rather than completely transform. There are some good reasons for caution, with thrilling attacking prospects offering visions of a successful future; Eloise Morgan, Lukas Meyer and Mhacha White could be among the most feared attacking trios in the division, and more than an adequate replacement for the era of "pass it to Le Tonnelier" as the mercurial forward hits 34-years-old. Weaknesses remain though, particularly at the back, where the inconsistent Yanko Zhelyaskov sits behind an unsettled defence, with unfamiliar centrebacks and two fullbacks who play much better internationally than domestically. This may prove to be a season of adjustment rather than immediate results.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      				TO					FEE/TERMS

Kevin Quispe		22	RCB	Huayramarca		Fadron Flight (Taeshan)			Farrenton Athletic			£2.8m
Paul Rees		31	CB	Eura			Farrenton Athletic			Dangerford				Free

STARTING XI (4-2-3-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
	
1	Yanko Zhelyaskov	32	GK	Siovanija and Teusland
2	Kai Xiao		31	RB	Chromatika
19	Kevin Quispe		22	RCB	Huayramarca
18	Morgan Hart		22	CB	Eura
3	Morwen Prentice		30	LB	Brenecia
15	Tethys Ondrejko		27	CDM	Brenecia
14	Richard Clements	32	CM	Eura
11	Lukas Meyer		25	RW	Delaclava
10	Pierre-Louis Le Tonnelier 34	AM/ST	Gadirya/EOT
7	Eloise Morgan		24	LW/ST	RK Quebec
9	Mhacha White		26	ST	Brenecia

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	John Hewitt		23	GK	Eura
21	Hakon Brevik		22	RB	Valanora
5	Carin Black		33	CB	Nephara
4	Justin Crawford		31	CB	Ethane
20	Archie Stewart		21	LB	Eura
6	Adelaide Tallow		32	CDM/CM	Nephara
16	Kent Lindblad		22	LM/CM	Delaclava
17	Endre Mulner		24	CAM/ST	Pasarga
12	Matej Beltrame		31	AM	Nephara
22	Mack Roberts		19	CF	Eura

HOLDENBERG
Manager: Robert Smith (57, Audioslavia)
Stadium: Benedict Lane (Holdenberg, 74,869)
Nickname: The Steelmen
Colours: Red primary, white secondary. Kits are red and white striped shirts, red shorts and white socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Gold League Winner (S38), 2x National Cup Winner (S16, S26), 1x Silver League Promotion (S4), 1x National Shield Winner (S39)
Notable Products: Pablo Dohi, Lazar Eleonora, Aitor Carbonara, Frank Bevan, Henri de Aea, Stanley Burns, David Logan
Icons: Geoff Day, Seryou Kobe, Jonny dos Santos, Keith Rowland, Pablo Dohi, Lazar Eleonora, Frank Bevan, Henri de Aea, Stanley Burns, Oskar Holsteiner

Last season finish: 8th in Gold League (W16 D7 L15, 83F, 74A, +9GD, 55 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Michel Fillion (16), Rudolf Macek (11), Moses Moxey/Ceirdwen Fletcher (10)
Last season top assists: Ceirdwen Fletcher (16), Moses Moxey/Rudolf Macek (14)

Gambling on Moses Moxey has neither worked nor not worked. He's been a strong signing and is worth building a midfield around but at £30m its not clear why a cheaper alternative wasn't pursue. A lack of summer signings indicates either the coffers are still empty from that purchase or Robert Smith is happy with what he's got. Either way its likely this year will be the one where Smith has to deliver; Ryan Collins received a lot of patience due to residual loyalty that his Audioslavian successor is not owed. The defence has now had time to solidify after the dislocation caused by the double departure of Provost and de Aea, the midfield is settled and experienced, and Michel Fillion seems to have calmed his off-field antics and found form. A strong bench, particularly so in terms of attacking options, might give Holdenberg a leg up on their rivals.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      				TO					FEE/TERMS

Efra Soke		25	LB	Farfadillis		Holdenberg				Honeybadgers				£1.7m
Gilamu Kuartango	19	LM	Astograth		Holdenberg				Foxhampton				Season Loan

STARTING XI (4-1-4-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
	
1	Urban Malthus		27	GK	Nephara
2	Jane Hallam		24	RB	Eura
20	Just Olink		22	CB	Savojarna
6	Quentin Phillips	21	CB	Eura
3	Stanley Burns		30	LB	Eura
4	David Logan		32	CB/CDM	Audioslavia
7	Rudolf Macek		26	RW	Siovanija & Teusland
23	Moses Moxey		29	CM	Audioslavia
8	Frank Bevan		34	CM	Eura
11	Ceridwen Fletcher	31	LM	Brenecia
9	Michel Fillion		25	ST	RK Quebec

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Caspar Engstrom		17	GK	Valanora
17	Flynn Woodward		21	CB/RB	Eura
15	Casper Todd		31	CB	Apox
5	Líbano Menéndez Herrera	31	CB	Pasarga
16	Jim Bevan		19	LB	Eura
21	Rowan Patrick		19	RM	Eura
18	Marcia Sable		29	CDM/CM	Nephara
12	Henry Hollifield	28	CAM	Cosumar
24	Rachel Lambert		16	AM	Eura
22	Gilamu Kuartango	19	LM	Astograth		OUT ON LOAN
14	Travis Vivier		22	LW/ST	Eura
10	Ivan Valenzuela		26	ST	Valladares

HOLDENBERG CITY
Manager: Bruno Hawke (65, Nephara)
Stadium: Hafran Lane (Holdenberg, 63,590)
Nickname: Don’t have an official nickname, but are usually referred to as City
Colours: Green primary, yellow secondary. Kit is green and yellow shirts with colours segmented into three thick stripes (yellow in the middle, green on each side), green shorts, yellow socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S23), 3x Silver League Promotion (S9, S19, S23)
Notable Products: Pola Grabnyak, Ryan Collins, Keith Rowland, Daniel Robertson
Icons: Pola Grabnyak, Ryan Collins, Daniel Robertson, Dominic Miller

Last season finish: 6th in Gold League (W19 D10 L9, 67F, 48A, +19GD, 67 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Amanda Guttisdottir (12), Hanne Heikkisdottir/Ryota Oshiro (9), Lily Shephard (7)
Last season top assists: Amanda Guttisdottir (17), Hanne Heikkisdottir (14), Martel Cuelemann (10)

Emulating last season's successes could be very difficult for Holdenberg City. Nevertheless, the signs are there that the good times are set to continue. Aside from Martel Cuelemann and Lily Shephard the first choice eleven is full of players either in their prime or about to hit it, and they'll be anxious to make the most of their shot at Challengers Cup football which may only come around once. A formidable defence remains City's greatest asset. All eyes should be directed up front though, where Sergey Nweke has been drafted in as the most expensive transfer of the Euran transfer window, in the hope that he can replace the goals lost to Ryota Oshiro's recurring injuries and disciplinary issues.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      				TO					FEE/TERMS

Sergey Nweke		27	ST	Savojarna		Unioneers				Holdenberg City				£10m
Holly Whitehouse	22	GK	Eura			Holdenberg City				Raven Ladies FC (Baker Park)		£3.3m
Yuri Gurkin		28	RB/RM	Audioslavia		Holdenberg City				KT Ferramendiak (Audioslavia)		£1m
Valya Albert		23	RW	Chromatika		Felswyr State University (Chromatika)	Holdenberg City				Free
Malik Kiefer		19	CF	RK Quebec		Holdenberg City				Usmer					Season Loan

STARTING XI (4-1-4-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
	
1	Anthea Finnan		28	GK	Brenecia
2	Marvin Walsh		29	RB	EOT
15	Damien Halliger		29	CB	Kelssek
6	Samba Ogunsola		30	CB	Banija
5	Harvey Roseroot		29	CB/LB	Schottia
14	Lily Shephard		31	RW	Eura
8	Amanda Guttisdottir	25	CM/CAM	Graintfjall
18	Tom Garner		33	CDM	Eura
7	Martel Ceulemann	33	CM/CAM	Nephara
12	Hanne Heikkisdottir	27	LW	Graintfjall
10	Sergey Nweke		27	ST	Savojarna

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

21	Kenneth Bennett		19	RB	Eura
20	Pontus Magnusson	23	CB	Savojarna
3	Iban Cousineau		24	LB	Ethane
11	Valya Albert		23	RW	Chromatika
24	Elijah Thomson		16	CM/RM	Eura
19	Ella Thrane		20	CM	Valanora
17	Lewis Waller		21	CM	Eura
4	Solmon Djuric		30	CDM	Apox
16	Pino Byorn		22	LW	Farfadillis
23	Malik Kiefer		19	CF	RK Quebec		OUT ON LOAN
22	Theodor Armitage	25	CF	Tikariot
9	Ryota Oshiro		29	ST	Hinode

HONEYBADGERS
Manager: Abdoulaye Bocande (66, Astograth)
Stadium: The Hive (Directus, 62,107)
Nickname: None, but sometimes referred to as the Badgers for short
Colours: Yellow primary, black secondary, white tertiary. Kits are yellow and black hooped shirts, white shorts and white socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x National Cup Winner (S18), 3x Silver League Winner (S1, S39, S47), 5x Silver League Promotion (S1, S33, S39, S43, S47)
Notable Products: Neil Cole, Sam Thomas, John Buckson, Mike Adams, Kevin Colbert
Icons: Sam Thomas, Steven Marshall, Guy Stamp, Stanislav Navratil, Michael Sarado

Last season finish: 1st in Silver League (W21 D10 L7, 75F, 40A, +35GD, 73 PTS)
Last season top scorers: James Howell (21), Anton Delafose (8), Billy Woods (7)
Last season top assists: Merta Hierwen (15), Gonzalo Lorano (13)

The Badgers were deserved champions of the Silver League last season, having spent quite a few years now struggling to justifying extravagant spending for a club of their size. James Howell has finally come good, if a bit late given his age, but that might not be such a problem now the average of the squad has been drastically reduced. A lot of promise can be found across this squad, from newly signed Expat goalkeeper Charlie Ross to Kelssek centre forward Eva Karven. There is also a strong Farfadillis presence in the team after the signing of fullbacks Efra Soke and Remigio Leita. Krytenian winger Carlos Senna is the most exciting arrival of all, a threatening 20-year-old wide player who has displaced Sam Mills to the bench already. There is a risk they will be found out against Gold League quality sides so Honeybadgers, despite their reasons for optimism, should concentrate on staying up.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      				TO					FEE/TERMS

Eva Karven		26	CF	Kelssek			Hornchurch				Honeybadgers				£3m
Carlos Senna		20	LM	Krytenia		Avidia City (Krytenia)			Honeybadgers				£2.7m
Charlie Ross		27	GK	EOT			Bakermouth (EOT)			Honeybadgers				£2.7m
Efra Soke		25	LB	Farfadillis		Holdenberg				Honeybadgers				£1.7m
Remigio Leita		23	RB	Farfadillis		Spartangrad				Honeybadgers				£1.5m
Clark Corbett		17	RW	Eura			Honeybadgers				Stoneport (EOT)				Season Loan

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
	
13	Charlie Ross		27	GK	EOT
2	Remigio Leita		23	RB	Farfadillis
4	Henry Robinson		28	CB	Helving
5	Mari Eskildsen		27	CB	Savojarna
3	Efra Soke		25	LB	Farfadillis
12	Merta Hierwen		24	RW/ST	Squornshelous
6	Rhys Sheldon		33	CDM/CM	Nephara
8	Gonzalo Lorano		28	CM	Mercedini
16	Carlos Senna		20	LM	Krytenia
9	Anton Delafose		22	ST	Farfadillis
7	James Howell		34	ST	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

1	Rook Shay		34	GK	Brenecia
21	Eric Cotterill		17	RB	Eura
22	Jon Harding		17	LCB	Eura
20	Clark Corbett		17	RW	Eura		OUT ON LOAN
15	Dale Banks		21	CDM/CM	Eura
19	Leonard Webb		19	CAM	Eura
18	Mack Francis		20	AM	Eura
14	Sam Mills		29	LM	Eura
17	Eva Karven		26	CF	Kelssek
10	Billy Woods		35	CF	Eura
11	Jhanna Barte		27	ST	Nephara

[Eura]

The Euran Football Association’s Euraleague

SEASON 48 - PART IIb

Gold League Team Previews for Season 48 continued

To note:
- For silverware, runners up medals are only listed for UICA/IFCF/CdC competitions. Only modern era (S1 onwards) achievements are listed.
- For top scorers and assists in the previous season, only players with 5 goals or more or 10 assists or more are included (up to a maximum of the top three for both categories). If no players meet these criteria, one top scorer and/or one top assister will be listed.
- Team rosters are not always exhaustive, rather they list significant named players. Any rosters that appear to not be full are completed by unlisted youth players and journeymen backup players.

LAJUNO
Manager: Tzemeno Baxterrika (63, Astograth)
Stadium: Lansbury Road (Lajuno, 62,000)
Nickname: The Boatmen
Colours: Gold primary, green secondary. Kit is all gold with minimal green trim.
Silverware (modern era): 2x National Cup Winner (S34, S45), 1x Silver League Promotion (S1)
Notable Products: Nicky Martin, Craig Harper, Luar Dardan, Vance Simm
Icons: Nicky Martin, James Clarke, Craig Harper, Luar Dardan, Glenn Anderson, Jordan Jarvis

Last season finish: 9th in Gold League (W15 D7 L16, 61F, 69A, -8GD, 52 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Christine Atkinson (13), Serena McDavid (9), Ben Chillotov (8)
Last season top assists: Marcus Nolan (12), Cathal Keynes (11), Ildiko Kalman (10)

Was one nation name based pun enough for this preview? No! For those who loved "Falourrmatika", behold the majesty of "Astojuno". Lajuno have made a living out of being a decent mid-table club who threaten to win the National Cup or snatch an IFCF place every now and then, while being populated by a disproportionate amount of Astograth nationals. The impending retirement of one of them, 35-year-old defender Ugaitz Leskerre, has prompted the signing of yet another Astograthian, Urbasa Albina. Albina slides into the defence next to Silas Duff, making them a tough nut to crack with a decent goalkeeper and marauding fullbacks. The midfield is unremarkable aside from Marcus Nolan now that Cathal Keynes is in the twilight of her career; it is up front that Lajuno hold their best hopes of progressing from mid-table purgatory, where Eura and Baker Park internationals Christine Atkinson and Serena McDavid must deliver the goods, just as Kara Ciogach and Ben Chillotov have done for countless seasons.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      				TO					FEE/TERMS

Urbasa Albina		21	CB	Astograth		Urbizania Wanderers (Astograth)		Lajuno					£4m
Kara Ciogach		33	ST	Brenecia/Schottia	Lajuno					Lotus Park (Brenecia)			£2m
Marvin Cole		20	CDM/CM	Eura			Lajuno					Rene Skae (Farfadillis)			Undisclosed
David Carpenter		33	CM	Eura			Lajuno					WEA					Free
Alexander Franklin	19	RWB	Eura			Lajuno					Arrowsmith				Season Loan

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Vance Simm		28	GK	Eura
15	Oxarra Peira		24	RB	Astograth
5	Silas Duff		22	CB	Eura
20	Urbasa Albina		21	CB	Astograth
3	Marko Martel		28	LB	Astograth
12	Ildiko Kalman		25	RW	Pasarga
6	Marcus Nolan		28	CM	Baker Park
17	Soter Laborda		24	CDM	Astograth
7	Cathal Keynes		32	LW	Brenecia
14	Christine Atkinson	23	ST	Eura
10	Serena McDavid		23	ST	Baker Park

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Alessandro Lucchesi	22	GK	Eura/Sameba
21	Alexander Franklin	19	RWB	Eura		OUT ON LOAN
2	Ruon Asante		34	RB	Nephara
19	Granville Crittenden	27	CB	Chromatika
4	Ugaitz Leskerre		35	CB	Astograth
23	Reese Clifton		17	LB	Eura
11	Johanna Sutton		32	RW	Nephara
22	Jayden Collingwood	16	CM	Eura
16	Josh Bradshaw		20	CAM	Eura
18	Hodei Echebarria	26	LM	Astograth
9	Ben Chillotov		32	ST	Mercedini

MOUNTAINSIDE
Manager: Weylon Churchilli (54, Eura)
Stadium: Summit Stadium (Mount Fable, 35,000)
Nickname: The Snowcaps
Colours: White primary, black secondary, gold tertiary. Kit is white shirts and socks with black shorts, with gold trim on the socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x National Cup Winner (S9), 1x Silver League Winner (S31), 3x Silver League Promotion (S15, S31, S45)
Notable Products: Jude Yates, Toby Hayes, Jordan Jarvis, Edward Pollard, Nicky Keane
Icons: Toby Hayes, Nicky Keane, Rhys Miles, Regatta Aspenwood

Last season finish: 12th in Gold League (W13 D6 L19, 60F, 72A, -12GD, 45 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Signe Hagen (11), Achim Hofstetter (9), Raven Dallas (8)
Last season top assists: Scarlet McKenzie/Han Niro (12), Swansea Reach (10)

The Snowcaps are in with a chance of becoming an established Gold League side after finishing a very commendable 12th in Season 47. Much attention is paid by press and fans alike to their silky passing style and hugely effective midfield, marshalled by the aged-like-fine-wine maestro Rhys Miles. Wiser heads, though, will notice how much their uncelebrated defence has grown in confidence given their limited abilities, and their strength in depth up front. It remains to be seen whether they can stay up with ease again. If they do, these components will need to thrive just as much as the unit at the centre of the pitch. It may also be time for Sophie Singh to step up and seize a starting spot, or another highly rated young forward, freshly signed Mor-Rioghain Stokes, might just supplant her.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      				TO					FEE/TERMS

Phillip Scott		21	CF	Eura			Mountainside				AFC Mayville				£700k
Mor-Rioghain Stokes	19	ST	Brenecia		Hipopotamo-Joaxha (Tequilo)		Mountainside				Undisclosed
Andrew Black		18	RW	Eura			Mountainside				Dangerford				Season Loan

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

13	Elliot Palmer		27	GK	Eura
2	Phambea Namura		27	RB	Hinode
3	Paul Pritchett		23	CB	Eura
5	Evan Bryant		25	CB	Eura
6	Elis Lovland		27	LB	Farfadillis
12	Han Niro		30	RM	Chromatika
7	Swansea Reach		30	CM/AM	Nephara
4	Rhys Miles		37	CDM	Eura
11	Scarlet McKenzie	23	LM	Licentian Isles
14	Achim Hofstetter	24	ST	Zeta Reka
9	Signe Hagen		31	ST	Valanora

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

1	Andrea Stack		29	GK	Brenecia
15	Flynn Walton		21	RB	Eura
21	David Parks		22	CB	Eura
19	Alfie Wright		20	LB	Eura
22	Andrew Black		18	RW	Eura		OUT ON LOAN
16	Jancis Waldau		31	CDM	Nephara
18	Nick Major		22	CM	Krytenia
8	Alan Markovic		30	CDM	Pasarga
20	Sophie Singh		20	AM/ST	Eura
10	Raven Dallas		29	ST	Nephara
17	Mor-Rioghain Stokes	19	ST	Brenecia

OAKSTONE
Manager: Asey Vella (58, Sameba)
Stadium: The Oak House (Oakstone, 82,402)
Nickname: The Northmen
Colours: Brown primary, white secondary. Kit is brown shirts, shorts and socks are also brown but with white trim.
Silverware (modern era): 2x National Cup Winner (S38, S42), 1x Silver League Winner (S33), 2x Silver League Promotion (S14, S33)
Notable Products: Rob Bell, Brian Bond, Leo Sterling
Icons: Ryan King, Rob Bell, Rudy Valencia, Brian Bond, Weylon Churchilli, Nathan Wall, Matthew Lane, Ben Hall, Anthony Townsend, Leo Sterling, Heron Kendall

Last season finish: 7th in Gold League (W15 D12 L11, 80F, 67A, +13GD, 57 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Brian Bond (19), Rita Brookfield (14), Leopold Bliznakov (9)
Last season top assists: Leopold Bliznakov (15), William Alonso/Per Tegeler (12), Anthony Townsend (11)

Unable to repeat their IFCF-securing 6th place finish of Season 46, Oakstone had to settle for 7th last year. A lot of money has been spent to get them consistently into that space. Asey Vella will want more; he has frequently shown the ambition and drive to get this club into Champions League contention, potentially even as dark horses for the league title, and yet Oakstone have yet to break through. Crucially they may have now gone past the peak of Brian Bond's powers, and he really was the key component of the whole project. Almost no changes have taken place at the Oak House as budgets adjust and the likes of Leopold Bliznakov, Alex Coles and Rita Brookfield continue to impress. Yet there is a feeling in Oakstone's club leadership, if the local press are to be believed, that a breakthrough has to come soon. If not a rethink will be needed.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      				TO					FEE/TERMS

George Bell		27	CM	Audioslavia		Oakstone				Tenth Star Hasiera (Audioslavia)	£600k
Taylor Robson		18	CF	Eura			Oakstone				Wynleth Flyers (Kelssek)		Season Loan
Bryan Dawson		17	CB	Eura			Oakstone				KT Itsasontziak (EOT)			Season Loan

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Ferret Tioux		31	GK	Chromatika
21	Harry Wheeler		27	RB	Eura
5	Alex Coles		26	CB	Eura
4	Fred Stephens		23	CB	Eura
3	Nina Pomeroy		29	LB	Chromatika
7	Anthony Townsend	36	RM	Eura
6	Leopold Bliznakov	27	CAM	Siovanija & Teusland
16	William Alonso		25	CM	Valladares
11	Per Tegeler		31	LW	Recuecn
9	Brian Bond		34	LW/ST	Eura
10	Rita Brookfield		23	ST	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Daniel Wolter		24	GK	Valanora
2	Ginton French		34	RB	Eastfield Lodge
19	Ahmed Masic		23	CB	Mytanija
25	Bryan Dawson		17	CB	Eura		OUT ON LOAN
15	Mario Austerlitz	19	LB	Siovanija & Teusland
14	Kyle Ford		30	RM	Ethane
24	Kenny Woods		20	CM/RM	Eura
8	Josh Montoya		34	CAM	Ethane
18	Robert Marshall		22	AM	Eura
22	Oliver Huxtable		20	LW	Eura
12	Zasha Covach		23	ST	Nephara
23	Taylor Robson		18	CF	Eura		OUT ON LOAN

REVOLUTIONARIES
Manager: Niels Kruse (52, Polar Islandstates)
Stadium: Sasky Rising Memorial Stadium (Brigham, 107,000)
Nickname: No official nickname, but usually just referred to as “The Revolutionaries”
Colours: Dark green primary, black secondary. Kits are dark green shirts with a black “sash” diagonal stripe, black shorts and dark green socks.
Silverware (modern era): 2x UICA Champions Cup Winner (CC57, CC69), 1x UICA Globe Cup Runner Up (GC64), 2x UICA/IFCF Super Cup Runner Up (SC54, SC66), 1x Cygnus/Cup Winners Cup Runner Up (CWC32), 2x Copa de Campeones Winner (CdC32, CdC39), 2x Copa de Campeones Runner Up (CdC30, CdC51), 11x Gold League Winner (S5, S6, S9, S17, S22, S23, S24, S34, S35, S44, S45), 4x National Cup Winner (S22, S29, S31, S44) 10x National Shield Winner (S2, S6, S7, S10, S18, S23, S24, S35, S36, S46)
Notable Products: John Spartan, Gareth Blackthorn, Gethin Quill, Jurgen Eisenhower, Rhys Griffiths, Rob Ricketts
Icons: Ambale Deniau, Nick Feeney, Kieran Kane, Simon Xavier, Clevon Drago, Brigham Bond, Mikael Johannes, Liam Allen, Ben Prince, Ross Ramsden, John Spartan, Gareth Blackthorn, Skorji Oslograd, Frank Rozenthal, Alexander Jager, Rhys Griffiths, Jurgen Eisenhower, Gethin Quill, Roxelana Thorn, Eamon Power, Earl van den Brink

Last season finish: 5th in Gold League (W22 D8 L8, 83F, 44A, +39GD, 74 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Konrad Lovelace (19), Tambra Matalin (9), Tosgo Alxiki/Alexander Jager (8)
Last season top assists: Tosgo Alxiki/Maximilien Longchambon (15), Tambra Matalin (14), Triss Roscommon (11)

Consecutive 5th place finishes have set off an inquest at Revolutionaries. The position of Niels Kruse has not been called into doubt - yet - and there has been no decision to make radical changes to the squad. Only one like for like change has occurred during the transfer window, Planio'o Nrujsa being brought in as a long term replacement for (and backup to) Triss Roscommon after Gethin Quill's retirement. Otherwise the team remains identical. Nevertheless, pressure from the higher ups has told on Kruse, who has now definitively moved to pull Alexander Jager from the starting lineup as age and injuries catch up with him, while Mihaly Bernat replaces him, and the wingers Tambra Matalin and Tosgo Alxiki cement their starting places.

Revolutionaries will surely focus on becoming competitive in the league title race again this season rather than cup competitions. Even so they still have the deepest squad in the division, and must make good use of it to retain the option to pursue other trophies. Aside from experienced top class bench players like Opal Cairncross, Rhys Griffiths and the once all-conquering Jager, there are two wonderkids, Mbogo Norgaard and Daniel Jokic. Both are in with a good chance of punching through to the first team on soon on their current trajectory.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      				TO					FEE/TERMS

Planio'o Nrujsa		19	CB/LB/RBTurori			Turoki Academy (Vilita)			Revolutionaries				£4.4m
Gethin Quill		35	LB	Brenecia		Revolutionaries				Retired

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Derizi Amatopa		22	GK	Turori
2	Michel Saint Francois	28	RB	Audioslavia
15	Tanya Green		27	CB	Eura
5	Roxelana Thorn		30	CB	Nephara
11	Triss Roscommon		28	LB	Brenecia
4	Todor Mihailov		29	CM	Siovanija and Teusland
7	Maximilien Longchambon	31	CAM	Ko-oren
17	Tambra Matalin		27	RW	Nephara
13	Tosgo Alxiki		23	LW/ST	Farfadillis
18	Mihaly Bernat		25	ST	Pasarga
9	Konrad Lovelace		29	ST	Nephara

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

25	Opal Cairncross		34	GK	Brenecia
19	Fulco Salas		24	RB	Pasarga
21	Jack Bedford		22	CB	Eura
3	Planio'o Nrujsa		19	CB/LB/RB	Turori
8	Mbogo Norgaard		22	CM	Farfadillis
22	Franklin Buckley	19	CM	Eura
23	Mason Wyatt		21	LW	Eura
12	Rhys Griffiths		34	AM	Eura
14	Rob Ricketts		24	AM	Eura
16	Daniel Jokic		23	ST	Mytanija
10	Alexander Jager		31	AM/ST	Pasarga

SPARTANGRAD
Manager: Walter Crasder (62, Eura)
Stadium: Olympic Stadium (Spartangrad, 104,773)
Nickname: The Spartans
Colours: Blue primary, white secondary. Kit is blue and white stripe shirt, blue shorts, blue socks with white trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x UICA Champions Cup Winner (CC71), 1x IFCF Challengers Cup Winner (ChC5), 1x UICA/IFCF Super Cup Winner (SC68), 1x UICA/IFCF Super Cup Runner Up (IFCF-SC5), 1x Cygnus/Cup Winners Cup Winner (CWC47), 1x Cygnus/Cup Winners Cup Runner Up (CWC48), 1x Copa de Campeones Winner (CdC47), 2x Copa de Campeones Runner Up (CdC27, CdC29), 7x Gold League Winner (S3, S16, S19, S21, S33, S36, S40), 6x National Cup Winner (S4, S8, S14, S28, S37, S41), 10x National Shield Winner (S4, S9, S17, S20, S31, S34, S37, S38, S41, S42)
Notable Products: Seryou Kobe, Weylon Churchilli, Grant Townsend, Harvey Blake, Clint Rogers
Icons: Seryou Kobe, Sam Thomas, Maresto Silvia, Mikhael van Germ, Rhodri Evans, Vincent James, Weylon Churchilli, Mike Adams, Armando Elevado, Csaszar Mor, Alexander Roudet, Harvey Blake, Lucan Palmisano, James Palmisano, Chad Parsons, Mathis Woodgate, John Talbot, Harry Gravesen, Lui Wceil, Ciro Oljer, Mark Unterhausen

Last season finish: 2nd in Gold League (W24 D8 L6, 93F, 49A, +44GD, 80 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Clarana Refiami (19), Lauren Cheney (12), Chimera Moxham (11)
Last season top assists: Chimera Moxham/Lauren Cheney (16), Haley Hauser (14), Clint Rogers (10)

Search the Gold League for a better goalscoring midfield than Spartangrad's and one will not be found, even taking into account Bastion - this group are the best of the best. The question is, for how long will that be the case? Chimera Moxham, Clint Rogers and Lauren Cheney are all the wrong side of 30 and may now be facing their last chance to win the Gold League trophy once more. Unlike the other top teams who all maintain some semblance of squad balance, Spartangrad are all in on the attack. Three world class midfielders (what a signing Haley Hauser has turned out to be), two very good midfielders, and the best young striker in the world combine to offer goalscoring abilities most teams could only dream of, and that's without considering they have veteran finisher Aristide Metzger and Euran prospect Kate Archer on the bench.

The Spartans are certainly not counting on their defence being a decisive factor, instead hoping that former Holdenberg pair Aranea Provost and Henri de Aea will keep the goals conceded low, at least low enough to not cancel out the goals for. That is not to say their other defensive options are not good players - they are - but they do not offer a cutting edge difference over any of their traditional rivals. There can be no doubt that if Spartangrad are to win the title for the first time in eight years, they must do it by outscoring their opponents and simply blowing them away. When they get going, Spartangrad are more than capable of doing that.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      				TO					FEE/TERMS

Remigio Leita		23	RB	Farfadillis		Spartangrad				Honeybadgers				£1.5m

STARTING XI (4-2-3-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Aranea Provost		27	GK	Nephara
2	Tabor Csikos		28	CB/RB	Pasarga
6	Henri de Aea		29	CB	Chromatika
4	Laborc Szollossy	28	CB	Pasarga
3	Alex Ingram		28	LB	Eura
8	Haley Hauser		27	CM/AM	Chromatika
10	Chimera Moxham		32	CM/AM	Nephara
16	Clint Rogers		30	CAM	Eura
7	Lauren Cheney		31	RW/ST	Brenecia
14	Boriska Nagy		25	LW/ST	Pasarga
9	Clarana Refiami		22	ST	Vilita

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Sam Norman		18	GK	Eura
21	Edwin Lafferton		21	RWB	Eura
5	Harvey Blake		36	CB	Eura
19	Jonathan Dennis		20	CB	Eura
23	Danielle Bean		17	LB	Eura
17	Herbert Brewer		24	CM	Eura
18	Johan Karlovic		30	CM	Mercedini
22	Gregory Tomlinson	19	AM	Eura
10	Aristide Metzger	34	ST	Nephara
20	Kate Archer		21	ST	Eura

SUTTONVILLE
Manager: Stephen Mansfield (64, Brenecia)
Stadium: Haddock Bridge (Suttonville, 47,550)
Nickname: The Villagers
Colours: Dark blue primary, black secondary, white tertiary. Kit is dark blue shirts, black with white trim shorts and socks.
Silverware (modern era): 6x Silver League Promotion (S15, S19, S23, S29, S36, S46)
Notable Products: Miles MacDonald, Frank Ainsworth, Eddie Wood, Bailey Norman, Robert Hobbs, Jamie Edwards
Icons: Stephen Mansfield

Last season finish: 14th in Gold League (W12 D7 L19, 53F, 72A, -19GD, 43 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Zaza Cashmore (14), Renate Eskalza (10), Rex Casey (7)
Last season top assists: Rex Casey (13), Jamie Edwards (12)

64-year-old Stephen Mansfield has spent a very long time in Eura as a player and coach. He has achieved a lot in a respectable career. Possibly excluding his achievements in a Brenecian shirt as their goalkeeper, the most he can do now to establish a lasting legacy is to keep doing what he has been doing - keeping things steady at Suttonville. The Villagers celebrated an above expectations 14th placed finish last season in their first year back in the Gold League. New striker Daniel Pryor has been brought in to maintain that priceless top flight status, strengthening a capable side too easily written off by pundits as relegation fodder. If they can get him firing and continue beating the teams around them, there is no reason why this can't be another positive campaign for Suttonville.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      				TO					FEE/TERMS

Daniel Pryor		30	CF	Baker Park		AFC Mayville				Suttonville				£3m
Apol Biliso		22	GK	Farfadillis		Free Agent				Suttonville				Free

STARTING XI (4-4-1-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Malakai Rookwood	28	GK	Brenecia
2	Hailey Parkes		25	RB	EOT
4	Ben Donnelly		33	CB	Eura
20	Hubertus Weissbach	24	CB	Valanora
3	Ruzena Benjamin		28	LB	Chromatika
12	Malcolm Edwards		31	RM	Ethane
8	Cory Ferguson		25	CM/RM	Kelssek
18	Mary Graves		29	CM	Eura
11	Rex Casey		25	LM	South Newlandia
9	Zaza Cashmore		28	ST	Brenecia
14	Daniel Pryor		30	CF	Baker Park

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Apol Biliso		22	GK	Farfadillis
19	Estelle Robert		28	RB	Chromatika
5	David Carr		21	CB/LB	Eura
15	Preston Patterson	19	LB	Eura
7	Jamie Edwards		32	RW	Eura
16	Colin Giles		21	LCM	Eura
6	Luke Horton		23	CM	Eura
17	Josh Woods		19	AM	Eura
21	Peter Kingsley		19	ST	Eura
10	Renate Eskalza		25	ST	The Askari Union

SWORD
Manager: Carl Brommis (56, Eura)
Stadium: Mansley Arena (Sword, 42,000)
Nickname: The Scimitars
Colours: Steel grey primary, white secondary. Kits are steel grey and white stripes on shirts, white shorts and socks with steel grey trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S9), 4x Silver League Promotion (S9, S24, S33, S47)
Notable Products: Peter Morrison, Samuel Hopkins, Leon Wilson, Rhys Miles
Icons: Rhys Miles

Last season finish: 2nd in Silver League (W18 D11 L9, 70F, 39A, +31GD, 65 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Harold Zambrano (24), Benedict Edwards (11), Wes Elliot (10)
Last season top assists: Wes Elliot (18), Miriam Resan (13)

Unexpectedly promoted after a 14-year absence from the top flight, Sword must now consolidate in order to preserve their gains. They have spent sensibly in the transfer window and got good value for money, securing the services of experienced Audioslavian striker Gabriel Zozaia to partner dangerman Harold Zambrano, as well as several talented younger players. Its likely that for now the players who secured promotion will be trusted to keep Sword up. If that doesn't work, there are now a number of options in reserve who can be brought in to try and turn things around. Sword look strongest in midfield; their strikers are largely unproven at this level and the defence, while well suited to dominating the Silver League, may not be equipped for the rigours of the Gold League.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      				TO					FEE/TERMS

Maddie McNeill		18	RB	Cassadaigua		Starksville United (Cassadaigua)	Sword					£3.2m
Gabriel Zozaia		31	CF	Audioslavia		KT Itzalovalle (Audioslavia)		Sword					£1.1m
Marco Anthoff		24	CAM	Valanora		AFC Mayville				Sword					£1m
Hanna Nicosdottir	23	RM	Graintfjall		Mayville Town				Sword					£1m
Aleksander Basilic	22	GK	Zeta Reka		Ogroven Vanguardi FK (Zeta Reka)	Sword					£1m

STARTING XI (4-4-1-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Garrett Richardson	30	GK	Eura
19	Maddie McNeill		18	RB	Cassadaigua
2	Samuel Hopkins		35	CB	Eura
4	Tristam Grass		30	CB	Itor
3	Cintia Racz		25	LB	Pasarga
11	Wes Elliot		30	RM	Eura
8	Miriam Resan		27	CM	Iskandervale
16	Marco Anthoff		24	CAM	Valanora
7	Meraude Isaac		19	LM	Mertagne
17	Gabriel Zozaia		31	CF	Audioslavia
9	Harold Zambrano		30	ST	Isolaverde

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Aleksander Basilic	22	GK	Zeta Reka
15	Reid Winston		20	RWB	Eura
5	Jay Connor		20	CB	Eura
20	Imogen Arthur		16	LB	Eura
18	Hanna Nicosdottir	23	RM	Graintfjall
6	Shannon Kermode		32	CDM	Brenecia
4	Bryan Potter		21	CM/LM	Eura
12	Fred Viscza		22	AM	Eura
14	Franklin Hawker		20	AM/ST	Eura
10	Benedict Edwards	26	CF	Tikariot

ULSA
Manager: Chris Waller (57, Eura)
Stadium: Troutbridge (Ulsa, 97,460)
Nickname: The Builders
Colours: Light blue primary, white secondary. Kit is light blue shirts, white shorts, light blue socks.
Silverware (modern era): 4x UICA Globe Cup Winner (GC46, GC51, GC61, GC63), 1x UICA Super Cup Winner (SC46), 1x UICA Champions Cup Runner Up (CC63), 3x UICA Super Cup Runner Up (SC51, SC61, SC63), 1x UICA Centenary Series Winner, 2x Cygnus/Cup Winners Cup Winner (CWC43, CWC44), 1x Copa de Campeones Winner (CdC28), 2x Copa de Campeones Runner Up (CdC36, CdC40), 9x Gold League Winner (S10, S11, S12, S14, S18, S20, S28, S29, S32), 7x National Cup Winner (S6, S10, S17, S21, S33, S36, S47), 7x National Shield Winner (S11, S15, S19, S21, S22, S29, S30)
Notable Products: Grant Davis, Steve Thompson, Frank Ainsworth, John Leach
Icons: Grant Davis, Steve Thompson, Nicky Martin, Clive Dawson, Iuliu Zapatic, Lyle Heath, Rob Bell, Sam Ashtree, Craig Sinclair, Scott Coles, Reece Lucas, Kris Campbell, Frank Ainsworth, Romikk Valgard, Adnan Szalai, Monako Saroszi

Last season finish: 4th in Gold League (W23 D7 L8, 92F, 56A, +36GD, 76 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Kurtis Bastable (20), Romikk Valgard (14), Gabriel Riveros (12)
Last season top assists: Esther Caitiff (14), Julian Werner (12), Nolberto Dravon (11)

Last season's National Cup victory has injected much needed confidence and enthusiasm into Ulsa. With a trophy under his belt, Chris Waller can claim to have banished the ghosts of Gerhard Thunder's ill fated reign, setting the club on a path for a more bountiful future. However, even club heroes get a limited honeymoon period; this will be Waller's fifth season in charge of his hometown club and the stakes are getting bigger. He now more or less has the squad he wanted half a decade ago, especially in defence, where new signing Eve Reeve has completed the transition to a backline in his image. In fact, it appears to be the strongest in the division. He has a top class midfield and three excellent striking options. Sporadic National Cup wins will not suffice.

Waller has a lot of quality to call on in his bench and reserves, including some talented younger players like Vanorian pair Gunter Obermaier and Julia Holt, alongside established names such as Monako Saroszi, Gabriel Riveros and Mario Szolosi. These players give Ulsa the option of remaining competitive in cup competitions while focusing on the league. But you can't win the Gold League championship without a strong first eleven, and there do remain some question marks on that front; is Hesterine Mercator still at the races? Is Rene Hahn good enough? Will Bravura Harper reach the levels of Kurtis Bastable, who propped up Ulsa throughout their lean years? Ulsa have the pieces in place to end their many years of hurt, whether they will do so in practice is a different matter.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      				TO					FEE/TERMS

Eve Reeve		26	LB	Eura			Rockridge Phoenix (Brenecia)		Ulsa					£6m
Romikk Valgard		37	ST	Cosumar			Ulsa					Retired
Carles Gorgas		37	CM/AM	Audioslavia		Ulsa					Retired
James Lord		34	LB	Eura			Ulsa					Retired

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Hesterine Mercator	35	GK	Nephara
2	Clovette Bravender	26	RB	Brenecia
5	Finn Leadbetter		28	CB	Brenecia
4	Polina Zirkova		29	CB	Savojarna
3	Eve Reeve		26	LB	Eura
14	Nolberto Dravon		24	RW	EOT
8	Esther Caitiff		28	CM	Brenecia
24	Julian Werner		26	CAM	Siovanija & Teusland
11	Rene Hahn		30	LW	Pasarga
9	Bravura Harper		22	ST	Nephara
10	Kurtis Bastable		30	CF	Nephara

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Gunter Obermaier	24	GK	Valanora
15	Ewan Fletcher		18	RB	Eura
6	Jason Potts		29	CB	EOT
23	Ronald Ashtree		21	LB	Eura
12	Monako Saroszi		32	RM	Nephara
20	Laura Holland		22	CM	Eura
16	Pluto Blinkman		33	CM	Apox
18	Mario Szolosi		25	CAM	Pasarga
25	John Martin		16	LW	Eura
21	Julia Holt		20	LW	Valanora
17	Gabriel Riveros		26	ST	Valladares
26	Phil Pollard		18	ST	Eura

UNIONEERS
Manager: Janko Perlog (58, Zeta Reka)
Stadium: The Iron Shed (Harther, 45,390)
Nickname: The Unionists
Colours: Blue primary, red secondary, gold tertiary. Kits are blue and red striped shirts and blue and red hooped socks, blue shorts, minor gold trim but mainly gold just used for shirt numbers and names, and as an away kit.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S27), 2x Silver League Promotion (S27, S36)
Notable Products: John Talbot, Vincent Robshaw, Liam Armstrong
Icons: John Talbot, Vincent Robshaw, Liam Armstrong, Jakob Larsen, Pablo Mane, Niall Bremner

Last season finish: 15th in Gold League (W11 D6 L21, 63F, 85A, -22GD, 39 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Sergey Nweke (16), Jakob Larsen (8), Bradley Howarth/Niall Bremner (7)
Last season top assists: Bradley Howarth (14), Jakob Larsen (13)

To call Unioneers recent history one of ups and downs would be an understatement. The latest "down" saw Lyle Heath depart and in truth he was fortunate not to lose his job beforehand, such was the club's new implosion on the pitch. Performance fluctuations and the associated drama mask the fact that Unioneers are a small club delivering well above their historic average, so its no surprise that the left-field appointment of new manager Janko Perlog is accompanied by a reset in expectations. Perlog has made clear that the club needs to be operating sustainably and fallen back on the language of David vs Goliath, and "punching above our weight". He has sought to decisively overhaul the squad as well without abandoning the team's basic formation or tactics, selling declining club favourite Hugo Toring and cashing in on the latest star striker, Sergey Nweke. Unioneers' squad remains oversized but is now leaner, and strengthened by two key additions; well regarded goalkeeper Nicodemo D'Ambrosio and Alban Pontiac, a striker who lit up the EOFL in recent seasons.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      				TO					FEE/TERMS

Sergey Nweke		27	ST	Savojarna		Unioneers				Holdenberg City				£10m
Nicodemo D'Ambrosio	27	GK	Savigliane		AFC Mayville				Unioneers				£4.6m
Alban Pontiac		23	ST	Nephara			Oslograd Academy (EOT)			Unioneers				£4.1m
Zorka Rompa		24	CDM/CM	Poafmersia		Holhot United (Poafmersia)		Unioneers				£2m
Isabelle Donald		21	RW	Eura			Unioneers				Ulsa Rovers				£1.5m
Hugo Toring		31	CM	Schottia		Unioneers				Usmer					£1.3m
Malcolm Roberts		18	CB	Eura			Unioneers				Bakermouth (EOT)			Season Loan
Rudolf Klaric		18	GK	Pasarga			Unioneers				Foxhampton				Season Loan

STARTING XI (4-3-3 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

24	Nicodemo D'Ambrosio	27	GK	Savigliane
15	Ana Mason		22	RWB	Eura
4	Harold Knight		30	CB	Eura
6	Hireild Gudmundson	25	CB	Audioslavia
14	Sigimund Firmin		28	LB	Darmen
18	Elise Preston		23	CDM	Eura
7	Bradley Howarth		31	CM	Eura
8	Jakob Larsen		30	CM	Valanora
17	Charles Barber		21	CF	Eura
9	Niall Bremner		32	ST	Brenecia
12	Peter Csorba		23	ST	Pasarga

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

1	Ethan Fleming		33	GK	Eura
13	Rudolf Klaric		18	GK	Pasarga		OUT ON LOAN
2	Jorj Pjetrovic		32	RB	Cosumar
19	Mark Quinton		32	CB/RB	Baker Park
5	Marvin Paige		32	CB	Eura
23	Malcolm Roberts		18	CB	Eura		OUT ON LOAN
3	Aria Rojas		17	LB	Valanora
16	Zorka Rompa		24	CDM/CM	Poafmersia
22	Rogier Wijnberg		19	CM	Delaclava
20	Ed Clarke		22	CM/CAM	Eura
10	Markus Packard-Grey	21	RW/ST	Taeshan
11	Alban Pontiac		23	ST	Nephara
21	Josh Samson		16	ST	Eura

WORKERS UNION
Manager: Csaszar Mor (59, Pasarga)
Stadium: Workers Athletic Achievement Stadia (Callodown, 80,000)
Nickname: The Workers, or just Union. In the past they were also often nicknamed Union Callodown.
Colours: Primary red, secondary steel grey. Kit is red shirt and shorts, steel grey socks.
Silverware (modern era): 2x Silver League Winner (S25, S40), 4x Silver League Promotion (S14, S25, S40, S42)
Notable Products: Lyle Heath, Fabio Quella, Spencer Greenwood
Icons: Grif Hales, Ruslan Demetriev

Last season finish: 16th in Gold League (W10 D8 L20, 59F, 86A, -27GD, 38 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Darius Purcell (13), Zara Cormann (9), Constance Stroud (8)
Last season top assists: Constance Stroud/Miles Mann (13), Timur Zaitzev (10)

The Workers had every reason to be disappointed with their declining performance last season which almost ended in relegation. On the bright side, Csaszar Mor has stuck around, and the lurking wallets of bigger clubs failed to prize away Darius Purcell, Miles Mann or any of their other key players. For the first time in many years it seems that Union are a settled team with a prospect of going somewhere, further strengthened by the signing of Ian Mamani as a replacement for departed club icon Ruslan Demetriev. Their aim should be to improve on last season's failures and secure a place firmly in mid-table, before pushing on up the table in future seasons.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      				TO					FEE/TERMS

Ian Mamani		23	CM	Huayramarca		Illimani FC (Huayramarca)		Workers Union				£5.2m
Viggo Flak		30	CDM	Audioslavia		Workers Union				Laivana JPS (Audioslavia)		£1m
Mohammed Gassama	35	LB	Busoga Islands		Workers Union				Retired

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

13	Van Enax		22	GK	Chromatika
2	Terry O'Brien		25	RB	Eura
5	Casey Giltanan		25	CB	Brenecia
4	Leona Ford		29	CB	Brenecia
3	Reece Lucas		32	LB	Eura
11	Miles Mann		22	RW	Kelssek
14	Timur Zaitsev		26	CM/CAM	Delaclava
8	Ian Mamani		23	CM	Huayramarca
7	Constance Stroud	28	LW	Brenecia
25	Fran Prpic-Bosanac	22	ST	Mytanija
10	Darius Purcell		26	ST	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

1	Sergio Salas		29	GK	Darmen
19	Kieran Bruce		22	RB	Eura
15	Ritchie Mallick		23	CB	Eura
23	Lauren Scott		21	LB	Eura
17	George Deal		22	CM	Eura
18	Gusti Rodolfo		28	CM	Mercedini
24	Albert Peters		20	LM	Eura
21	Jeff Prutton		20	AM	Eura
9	Florent Rivera		22	AM/CF	Poafmersia
12	Zara Cormann		31	ST	Nephara

[Eura]

The Euran Football Association’s Euraleague

SEASON 48 - PART IIc

Silver League Preview

To note:
- For silverware, runners up medals are only listed for UICA/IFCF/CdC competitions. Only modern era (S1 onwards) achievements are listed.
- For top scorers and assists in the previous season, only players with 5 goals or more or 10 assists or more are included (up to a maximum of the top three for both categories). If no players meet these criteria, one top scorer and/or one top assister will be listed.
- Team rosters are not always exhaustive, rather they list significant named players. Any rosters that appear to not be full are completed by unlisted youth players and journeymen backup players.

AFC MAYVILLE
Manager: Nick Feeney (63, Eura)
Stadium: Langham Stadium (Mayville, 44,000)
Nickname: Don’t have an official nickname, but are usually referred to as Athletic in contrast to local rivals Mayville Town, known as Town
Colours: Yellow primary, white secondary. Kit is yellow shirts with white shorts and socks.
Silverware (modern era): 3x Silver League Winner (S2, S15, S44), 9x Silver League Promotion (S2, S10, S15, S27, S30, S38, S41, S44, S46)
Notable Products: Chad Parsons, Colin Nelson, Miroslav Janda
Icons: Miroslav Janda, Chad Parsons

Last season: 19th in Gold League

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Earl James		20	GK	Delaclava
2	Connor Butler		29	RB	Eura
5	Christian Foreman	27	CB	Nephara
4	Lydia Radcliffe		25	LCB	The Grearish Union
3	Mike Kerr		21	LB	Eura
12	Malcolm Dalton		21	RW	Eura
8	Abraham Cardoso		33	CM	Darmen
16	Alexander Kjaer		30	CM	Ethane
7	Roselin Ginter		32	LW	Eura
14	George Briggs		33	ST	Eura
9	Orson Deckard		33	ST	Nephara

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

19	Jake Blackburn		23	RB	Eura
6	Jacopo Pinto		31	CB	Eura/Sameba
23	Terrance Leonard	18	CB	Eura
15	Molly Taylor		19	LWB/LW	Eura
24	Henrietta Perkins	17	RM	Eura
22	Frederick Andrews	19	CDM	Eura
20	Jacob Potter		22	CDM	Eura
10	Phillip Scott		21	CF	Eura

ARROWSMITH
Manager: Evgeni Hakkarinen (57, Savojarna)
Stadium: Fishery Hill (Arrowsmith, 45,600)
Nickname: The Fletchers
Colours: Navy primary, white secondary, yellow tertiary. Kit is navy and white striped shirts with navy shorts and white socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S30), 5x Silver League Promotion (S6, S12, S21, S24, S30)
Notable Products: Craig Sinclair, Harvey Joyce, Robert Hobbs, Jesus Moreno
Icons: Nicky Royle

Last season: 13th in Silver League

KEY PLAYERS

NO.	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Reza Schmidt		25	GK	Iskandervale
2	Alexander Franklin	19	RWB	Eura		IN ON LOAN
4	Christine Philippousis	34	CB	Nephara
3	Kilian Frazer		30	LB	Eura
7	Travis Jefferson	20	CM/RM	Eura
8	Valentina Cavicchi	27	CM	The Askari Union
10	Cassamia del Clercq	27	LW	Cosumar
14	Dom Stone		20	AM/CF	Eura
12	Drake Sinclair		20	AM	Eura
9	Kristoffer Linds	32	ST	Semarland
11	Dallas Sureme		27	CF	Tikariot

ASPEL
Manager: Alan Dabix (53, Sameba)
Stadium: Delga Park (Aspel, 25,000)
Nickname: The Eagles (‘Aquile’)
Colours: All green. Occasionally with white and light blue trim on kits.
Silverware (modern era): N/A
Notable Products: Mario Andella
Icons: Mario Andella, Fernando Torjan, Santo Zito

Last season: 10th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Sova Pardinho		32	GK	Sameba/Eura
2	Grejo Caya		35	RB	Sameba
5	Vito Cardenas		18	CB	Sameba/Eura
6	Dragomir Matijevic	17	CB	Farfadillis
12	Susan Paine		17	LB	Eastfield Lodge
3	Valter Genovesi		20	CM	Eura/Sameba
8	Ben Carter		21	CM/CAM	Eura
7	Gorka Akutain		26	RM/RW	Audioslavia
14	Albert Fournier		25	LW/ST	Savigliane
10	Fernando Torjan		35	ST	Sameba
9	Julyan Carlevaro	33	ST	Sameba

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

25	Mateo Piroz	17	AM	Sameba/Eura

BASTION LIONS
Manager: Lyn Crowley (54, Brenecia)
Stadium: Wanderers Gate (Bastion, 36,250)
Nickname: The Lions
Colours: Red primary, gold secondary. Kits are red shirts, gold shorts, red socks.
Silverware (modern era): 5x Silver League Promotion (S12, S17, S22, S34, S44)
Notable Products: Ryan King, Edward Whitehouse, Harvey Conway, Joshua Coates, Ethan Parsons, Louie McKenzie
Icons: Keith Rowland

Last season: 5th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-2-3-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Ross Phelps		29	GK	Delaclava
20	Harvey Day		25	RB	Eura
22	Georgia Halloran	26	CB	Brenecia
5	Emanuele Camelio	28	CB	Audioslavia
3	Visca Konrad		26	LB	Nephara
7	Sara Omark		30	RM	Savojarna
8	Winston Pickman		30	CM	Chromatika
6	Fruma Pischke		28	CM	Cosumar
10	Leonard Whitehead	27	AM	Eura
12	Ian Tauton		26	LW	EOT
9	Oscar Laidon		25	ST	Schottia

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Lucy Gibson		17	GK	Eura
2	Kieran Grant		31	RB	Eura
17	Hope Mistry		20	CB	EOT

CALLODOWN
Manager: Bob Partridge (58, Eura)
Stadium: Hollow Park (Callodown, 52,660)
Nickname: The Callodownians
Colours: Blue primary, black secondary. Kit is blue and black striped shirts and socks, and black shorts.
Silverware (modern era): 5x Silver League Promotion (S11, S25, S34, S40, S44)
Notable Products: Joe Sullivan, Harry Humphreys, Gabriel Dunn, John Fletcher, Eve Reeve, Wallace Pickton
Icons: Harry Humphreys, John Fletcher

Last season: 8th in Silver League

STARTING XI (5-3-1-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Frederick Salt		34	GK	Eura
2	William Bale		26	RWB	Eura
4	Shrey Sumiile		32	CB	Cosumar
6	Ted Reid		31	CB	Eura
5	Jay Schofield		29	CB	Eura
3	Juliette Sadler		20	LB/LM	Eastfield Lodge
8	Harry Humphreys		34	CM	Eura
12	Markos Baranyi		24	CM	Pasarga
7	Zamor Salamon		31	CM	Pasarga
10	Keira Fallon		30	ST	Nephara
9	John Fletcher		35	CF	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	David Warrington	22	GK	Eura
22	Isobel Robinson		17	CB	Eura
21	Kai Harrier		19	LB	Eura
16	Beth Morton		27	CDM	Eura
22	Tom Hussain		17	CM/CAM	Eura
19	Ella Curry		21	AM	EOT
23	Bryn Logan		17	AM/ST	Eura
20	Kelvin Browning		21	ST	Eura

DANGERFORD
Manager: Isaac Yates (43, EOT)
Stadium: Oakham Hill (Holdenberg, 24,583)
Nickname: The Pears
Colours: Light green primary, yellow secondary. Kit is light green and yellow striped shirts and socks, green shorts.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S37), 3x Silver League Promotion (S32, S35, S37)
Notable Products: Max May, Lucas Leonard, Finlay Vaughan, Jason Robbins
Icons: N/A

Last season: 12th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-2-3-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Laura Pine		31	GK	Nephara
2	Brooke Bianchi		18	RB	Cassadaigua
5	Jed Poole		31	CB	Eura
15	Paul Rees		31	CB	Eura
3	Lance Prewett		27	LB	Brenecia
12	Lewis Coates		20	CM	Eura
6	Kenichi Takahashi	27	CM	Hinode
4	Brett Phillips		19	CM	Eura
7	Argus Valvutar		32	LW	Cosumar
8	Oliver Hamilton		32	AM	Eura
10	Marcia Barron		33	ST	Nephara

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

9	Andrew Black		18	RW	Eura		OUT ON LOAN
17	Finn Humphrey		17	LW	Eura
14	Wilbert Crosby		19	ST	Eastfield Lodge

DARTMOOR
Manager: Albin Oslograd (52, Eura)
Stadium: Plains Arena (Dartmoor, 43,200)
Nickname: The Cobblers
Colours: Dark green primary, white secondary. Kit is dark green shirts, white shorts and socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S22), 3x Silver League Promotion (S22, S28, S31)
Notable Products: Harley Rhodes, Gabriel Harper
Icons: David Thomas, Eye Barsa, Ender Wiggin

Last season: 16th in Silver League

STARTING XI (3-5-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Gilmore Strattan	27	GK	Nephara
2	Rico Silla		27	RB	Eura/Sameba
4	Francis Hurst		20	CB	Eura
3	Khaled Akhtar		29	LB	Eura
16	Vicar Romario		24	CM	Chromatika
8	Kian Turner		32	CM	Eura
7	Brendan Randall		33	AM	Schottia
17	Lawrence Morris		20	CAM	Eura
11	Eugene Talbot		29	LW/RW	Tikariot
9	Paul Hooper		33	ST	EOT
10	Barry Flake		24	CF	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

15	Raymond Wallace		18	CB	Eura

EFS
Manager: Sophy Clementine (46, Eura)
Stadium: The Parade Ground (Falourr, 23,309)
Nickname: The Troopers
Colours: Khaki brown primary, dark green secondary. Kit is khaki brown shirts and shorts with striped socks of khaki brown and dark green.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S28), 2x Silver League Promotion (S26, S28)
Notable Products: Ethan Lees
Icons: William Stone

Last season: 14th in Silver League

KEY PLAYERS

NO.	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Meng Zhu		24	GK	Yuezhou
4	Cliff Hardin		32	CDM/CM	Brenecia
6	Bill Arthur		19	CAM	Eura
11	Riley Sykes		16	LW	Eura
12	Walter Cook		20	LAM	Eura
7	Alfred Harrington	21	RW	Eura
10	Kaja Shields		19	CAM/ST	Eastfield Lodge
9	Tempest Birch		25	ST	Ceyne Islands

FOXHAMPTON
Manager: Kerry McCroft (37, Eura)
Stadium: Hampton Court (Foxhampton, 32,500)
Nickname: The Foxes
Colours: Red primary, white secondary. Kits are red and white stripe shirts with red shorts and white socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S24), 3x Silver League Promotion (S20, S24, S35)
Notable Products: David Pope, Roger Piper, Freddie Law, George Richards, Fred Cox, David Parks
Icons: Roger Piper, George Richards, Oliver Naismith, Tyler Adams, Fred Cox

Last season: 1st in Bronze League

KEY PLAYERS

NO.	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Rudolf Klaric		18	GK	Pasarga		IN ON LOAN
10	Benjamin Hicks		30	CM	Eura
8	Andy Arthur		20	CM	Eura
14	Jake Styler		28	CAM	Murphitania
7	Cody Albert		21	RAM	Eura
11	Gilamu Kuartango	19	LM	Astograth	IN ON LOAN
9	Fred Cox		28	ST	Eura

HARKDOWN
Manager: Thomas Myers (42, Eura)
Stadium: OpTiiK Arena (Harkdown, 55,600)
Nickname: The Riflemen
Colours: Gold primary, steel secondary. Kit is all gold with steel trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x National Cup Winner (S1), 3x Silver League Promotion (S20, S23, S38)
Notable Products: Kieran Kane, Lewis Moore, Richard Lockhart, Ryan Robinson, Zach Flynn
Icons: Kieran Kane, Lewis Moore, Ryan Robinson

Last season: 6th in Silver League

STARTING XI (3-4-2-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Steve Ellis		29	GK	EOT
11	Ibrahima Farrah		19	RB	Eastfield Lodge
15	Hajdar Nemchenkov	23	CB	Squornshelous
3	Barrett Coulson		25	LB	Brenecia
7	Chris Leigh		24	RW	Eura
4	Scottie Oakley		28	CM	Cassadaigua
6	Mautau			30	CAM	Dainer
8	Jian Lang		23	AM	Yuezhou
10	Kevin Dillon		25	CF/ST	Delaclava
9	Milan Leitz		25	ST	Zeta Reka
14	James Walker		19	ST	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

5	Ted Harper		33	CB	Helving
18	Daniel Stevens		21	RM	Eura
16	Emily Vaughan		17	RCM	Eura

HORNCHURCH
Manager: Daniel Belgrave (70, Eura)
Stadium: Walter Avenue (Hornchurch, 56,392)
Nickname: The Roses
Colours: Claret primary, white secondary. Kits are claret shirts and shorts, white socks.
Silverware (modern era): 4x Silver League Winner (S8, S10, S13, S32), 5x Silver League Promotion (S8, S10, S13, S29, S32)
Notable Products: Graham Hill, Sam Ashtree, Nick Feeney, Ben Prince, Kurtis Bastable, Damion Bowman
Icons: Graham Hill, Mikael Johannes, Liam Carling, Michael Simpson, Julius Carrera, Kurtis Bastable, Damion Bowman

Last season: 18th in Gold League

STARTING XI (4-2-3-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Sandra Middleton	23	GK	RK Quebec
2	Emmanuel Paris		21	RB	Tequilo
15	Crista Veylos		23	CB	Eura/Sameba
5	Dom Short		21	RCB	Eura
3	Jayden Fox		33	LB	Eura
6	Cara Vela		20	CM	Valanora
8	Danitha Najzar		29	CM	SRS
7	Kyle Wilkinson		23	AM	Ethane
12	Ashley Crane		29	CM/AM	Brenecia
10	Euristithanes		32	LM	Apox
9	Cheney Breremond	34	RW/ST	Nephara

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

21	Erin Fry		20	RB	Eura
23	Nick Baker		19	CB	Eura
19	Jodi Servais		22	LB	Eura
18	Lara Pranjic		18	CM	Pasarga
16	Eleanor Beckett		18	CM	Bollonich
14	Teresa Lozano		28	ST	Ethane

KARKLAND ATHLETIC
Manager: Karl Bryan (56, Eura)
Stadium: Karkland Point (Karkland, 19,400)
Nickname: The Dockers
Colours: Blue primary, white secondary. Kits are blue shirts with white shorts and blue socks.
Silverware (modern era): N/A
Notable Products: N/A
Icons: N/A

Last season: 2nd in Bronze League

KEY PLAYERS

NO.	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

7	Dominic Harold		20	LAM	Eura
10	Nicole Colbert		18	RW	Eura		IN ON LOAN

MARKETVILLE
Manager: Tripate Falcon (41, Vilita)
Stadium: The Maw (Marketville, 42,000)
Nickname: The Merchants
Colours: Red primary, white secondary, black tertiary. Kit is red and white hooped shirts and socks with white shorts.
Silverware (modern era): 4x Silver League Winner (S7, S19, S38, S45), 6x Silver League Promotion (S2, S5, S7, S19, S38, S45)
Notable Products: Clive Dawson, Sterling Rose, Jack Menard
Icons: Clive Dawson, Liam Carling, Sterling Rose, Juri Kisame

Last season: 7th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-2-3-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Aimil MacGowan		20	GK	The Licentian Isles
20	Paul McFarland		23	RB	Eura
6	Chance Benton		23	CB	The Grearish Union
5	Edward Ratimir		28	CB	Mercedini
3	Simon Prutton		30	LB	Eura
11	Joe Elliot		21	RM	Eura
8	William Rodgers		34	CM	Eura
4	Nicole Kirkpatrick	25	CDM	Cassadaigua
16	Crios Sandoval		26	LW	Chromatika
10	Malcolm Harvey		30	LM/AM	Delaclava
12	Hustaz Urresti		26	CF	Astograth

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

2	Nicholas Glover		28	RB	Eura
15	Desmond Foley		21	LB	Eura
7	Juri Kisame		31	RM	Hinode
18	Joseph Lacher		22	CM	Eura
17	Jefferson Cook		20	AM	Eura
14	William Hurst		30	ST	Valladares
9	Candice Delaya		17	ST	Chromatika

OLD BOYS CLUB
Manager: Lofty Jones (42, Eura)
Stadium: Boys Field (Directus, 26,847)
Nickname: The Gangsters
Colours: Royal blue primary, gold secondary. Kits are blue shirts with yellow sides running from the shoulder to the bottom of the shirt, blue shorts with yellow trim that matches the shirts, and blue socks with yellow trim.
Silverware (modern era): 2x National Cup Winner (S23, S46), 3x Silver League Winner (S21, S29, S41), 4x Silver League Promotion (S21, S29, S39, S41)
Notable Products: Jacob Kirk, Charles Hunter, Lofty Jones, Thomas Hancock, Christopher Gibbs, Dan Ainsley, Oliver Murray, Alex Coles, Bobby Malone
Icons: Lofty Jones, Jacob Kirk, Samuel Salquist, Christopher Gibbs, Bobby Malone

Last season: 11th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Cesaro More		30	GK	Isolaverde
5	Jon Haines		36	RB	Eura
4	Wilfred Holding		33	CB	Eastfield Lodge
6	Rob Evans		30	CB	Baker Park
3	Henrik Ancel		22	LB	Farfadillis
11	Addison Gray		26	LW/RW	Tikariot
8	Malte Cairn		32	CM	Nephara
7	Darling Keates		26	CM	Ceyne Isles
12	Alberto Juancho		17	LW	Farfadillis
9	Cedric Strom		27	ST	Audioslavia
10	Lachlan Le Duff		29	ST	Audioslavia

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

2	Brad Kadi		31	RB	Daera
16	Euan Gray		19	CM/RM	Eura
15	Riley Logan		20	CM	Eura
17	Lucas Flynn		19	CM/CAM	Eura
18	Flynn Leigh		19	AM	Eura
14	Fletcher Green		19	AM/CF	Eura

RIVET
Manager: Huele (47, Sameba)
Stadium: Stadio Republica (Rivet, 52,060)
Nickname: The Republicans
Colours: Blue primary, green secondary. Kit is all blue with green trim.
Silverware (modern era): N/A
Notable Products: Dario Ragili, Berto Fonta, Damion Piccio
Icons: Dario Ragili, Berto Fonta, Damion Piccio, Martin Berra

Last season: 17th in Silver League

KEY PLAYERS

NO.	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

2	Perceval Cheshire	20	RB	Eastfield Lodge
11	Toni Martel		34	LB	Sameba
6	Matthew Morton		19	CDM/CM	Eura
10	Felix Hnefillsson	22	CM	Graintfjall
7	Pino Xosa		21	CM	Farfadillis
9	Akos Coutard		24	ST	Farfadillis
8	Jaq Gallo		35	ST	Sameba

THAGARNIA
Manager: Ellie Sutcliffe (40, Eura)
Stadium: Thagarnia Bowl (Thagarnia, 40,394)
Nickname: The Pheasants
Colours: Dark green primary, gold secondary. Kit is dark green shirts with a thick gold band on the left side, dark green shorts and socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S14), 5x Silver League Promotion (S5, S9, S14, S18, S28)
Notable Products: Reece Kent, Gavin Madison, Frank Cardle
Icons: N/A

Last season: 3rd in Bronze League

KEY PLAYERS

NO.	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

4	Andoni Suzuki		29	CB	Hinode
8	Dominick Vaughan	20	CM	Eura
24	Melissa Shaw		18	CM/CAM	Eura		IN ON LOAN
9	Franz Stoltz		31	ST	Acronius
10	Shaun Evans		21	ST	Eura
14	Stefan Davison		18	ST	Eura

ULSA ROVERS
Manager: Liam Carling (60, Eura)
Stadium: Rovers Chase (Ulsa, 51,000)
Nickname: The Rovers
Colours: Blue primary, white secondary, black tertiary. Kit is blue and white quadrants on the shirt and socks, with black shorts.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S34), 8x Silver League Promotion (S1, S3, S8, S13, S18, S26, S34, S37)
Notable Products: Demi Arthur, Liam Carling, Gary Prior, James Clements, Marvin Paige, Gordon Clayton, Aaron Finch
Icons: Liam Carling

Last season: 4th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Arthur Corbett		29	GK	Eura
15	Jay Ashtree		19	RWB	Eura
5	Lily Marshall		27	CB	Kelessek
4	Sam Ryman		20	CB	Eura
3	Chance DuPois		31	LB	Chromatika
18	Isabelle Donald		21	RW	Eura
6	Ralph Gray		27	CDM	South Newlandia
8	Caitlin MacTilt		27	CM	Schottia
7	Axel Fiallo		22	LM	Ko-oren
9	Redd Humphreys		30	ST	Eura
14	Valerie Rose		27	ST	Hinode

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

17	Dan Johnson		17	RB	Eura
16	George Clifford		19	LAM	Eura
11	Sydney Ryan		33	AM	Eastfield Lodge
12	Eva Lincoln		30	ST	Nephara
10	Dan Waghorn		36	ST	Eura
19	Owen Holden		18	ST	Ulsa Rovers

USMER
Manager: Eamon Power (62, Ancharmunn)
Stadium: Ludvik Ring (Usmer, 69,492)
Nickname: The Signallers
Colours: White primary, green secondary. Kits are all white with green trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x UICA Series B Champions Cup Winner (SBCC69), 1x UICA Super Cup 3rd Place (SC69), 3x Silver League Winner (S20, S43, S46), 7x Silver League Promotion (S10, S20, S25, S37, S39, S43, S46)
Notable Products: Harvey Dexter, Dan Brooks, Leo Hargreaves, Osvaldo Roman, Harry Gravesen, Josh Holmes, Sharon Erskine, Elliot Palmer
Icons: Antonio Marino, Alperen de Kleijn, Berardo do Luca, Ben Robinson, Marko Dreher, Dan Brooks, Roman Ayebler, Osvaldo Roman, Oliver Storey, Josh Holmes

Last season: 20th in Gold League

STARTING XI (3-5-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Shea Horan		29	GK	Brenecia
5	Winfred Walla		21	CB	Ko-oren
3	Bobby Bennett		20	CB	Eura
2	Jake Newton		32	CB	Eura
8	Christos van Rossen	30	CM	Pasarga
4	Hugo Toring		31	CM	Schottia
12	Beti Rota		26	RM	Astograth
18	Harry Santorna		28	CAM	Mercedini
11	Koldo Ibargengoitia	32	LM	Astograth
9	Mason Karven		24	CAM/CF	Kelssek
14	Malik Kiefer		19	CF	RK Quebec		IN ON LOAN

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

6	Luke Dillon		27	CB	Eura
20	Marc Lawson		19	CB	Eura
19	Tom Johnson		19	CDM/CM	Eura
16	Leonard White		23	CM	Eura
7	James Bailey		33	RW	Eura
21	Maria Jack		16	RW	Eura
17	Tara Filan		21	LW	RK Quebec
10	Ballista Meade		31	ST	Nephara

WEA
Manager: Stephen Tucker (43, Eura)
Stadium: The Athletic Ground (Bastion, 54,202)
Nickname: The Rebels
Colours: Yellow primary, blue secondary. Kit is yellow shirt and socks, blue shorts.
Silverware (modern era): 4x Silver League Promotions (S16, S22, S27, S41)
Notable Products: Ross Browning, Ben Robinson, Adam Reed, Samuel Wilkinson
Icons: Brian Roberts, Paul Fessner, Geoff Day

Last season: 15th in Silver League

STARTING XI (5-3-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Earl Myrick		33	GK	Eura
2	Samuel Brissom		26	RB	Eura
4	Roy McCord		30	CB	Eura
5	Eddie Olson		32	CB	Eura
6	David Robel		20	LCB	Eura
3	Lauren Howard		27	LB	Eura
10	Ethan Kellow		26	RM	Tikariot
8	David Carpenter		33	CM	Eura
7	Auguste Martin		25	LM	Savigliane
9	Leo Radney		33	ST	Brenecia
12	Holly Keynes		25	ST	Nephara

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

14	Fabian Griffin		20	LB	Eura
16	Sam Cobb		18	CM	Eura
15	Martin Ricketts		18	CAM	Eura

WHITEPILL
Manager: Szadek Rakvere (53, Squornshelon Remnant States)
Stadium: White Coast Road (Whitepill, 31,200)
Nickname: The Whites
Colours: Primary white, secondary orange. Kit is all white with orange trim.
Silverware (modern era): 2x Silver League Winner (S17, S42), 4x Silver League Promotion (S13, S17, S40, S42)
Notable Products: Dale Huxtable, Pedro Corrigan, Charles Owens, Ryoto Oshiro, Hiro Ramone
Icons: Dale Huxtable, Wolcjeck Gruber, Ryoto Oshiro, Hiro Ramone

Last season: 9th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-3-3 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Irenee Bouchard		26	GK	Chromatika
2	Dalmar Hylursson	29	RB	Graintfjall
4	Anika Hogan		30	CB	Eura
5	Ezra Morris		30	CB	Eura
3	Kyle Lowe		28	LWB	Eura
6	Sora Yamashita		28	CDM/CM	Hinode
8	Dragan Markovic		25	CM	Mytanija
12	Nelson Sinclair		21	CM/LM	Eura
14	Graham Turner		19	ST	Eura
9	Hiro Ramone		29	ST	Hinode
7	Chris Stroud-Williams	22	ST	Eura

[Eura]

Eura (EUR) Qualifiers
Top seeds are first

IFCF Champions League: Spartangrad, Revolutionaries, Ulsa
IFCF Challengers Cup: Bastion, Holdenberg, Directus
IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy: Bastion Lions, Marketville, AFC Mayville

Other Competitions Eura (EUR) Qualifiers

Cup Winners Cup: Spartangrad
Copa de Campeones: Spartangrad

The Euran Football Association’s Euraleague

SEASON 48 - PART III

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48th Euraleague Shield

BASTION 0 – 1 ULSA
Harper 49

Euraleague's traditional curtain raiser was once again prompting questions in the sporting press about its relevance, as Bastion and Ulsa both fielded rotated teams. Gold League champions Bastion dominated the first half at the Sasky Rising Memorial Stadium and should have taken the lead just minutes in when Loala Inkabu was set through on goal, but the young Turori striker’s finish from a tight angle was frustrated by Ulsa keeper Gunter Obermaier getting down to save at the far post. Olimpia Vidal then tested him unsuccessfully with a looping header before Khrusan Mlianko’s cross found the head of Jan Gersten, who struck the inside of the post.

Ulsa were rattled but their defence held up well, thanks mainly to the masterful commanding presence of Polina Zirkova, but also with strong performances from Eve Reeve on her club debut and backup Expat centreback Jason Potts. In the second half they were rewarded with a somewhat undeserved opener only four minutes in when Gabriel Riveros was hauled down outside of the box, setting up a free kick, which Monako Saroszi whipped in for Bravura Harper to touch down and in with her head. Bastion brought on their big guns and pushed for an equaliser yet nothing came – even the mighty Laborious Hawk could only find the side netting when given a late chance to level, handing Ulsa their first Euraleague Shield victory in nearly two decades.

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Euraleague Season 48

Gold League Standings

    Team                     P   W   D   L  For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Spartangrad             38  22  11   5  103  41  +62  77   Champions + Champions League + CdC Cup Winners Cup
  2 Revolutionaries         38  23   8   7  106  46  +60  77   Champions League
  3 Ulsa                    38  22   7   9   81  39  +42  73   Champions League
  4 Bastion                 38  22   4  12   95  63  +32  70   Challengers Cup
  5 Holdenberg              38  21   7  10   70  48  +22  70   Challengers Cup
  6 Directus                38  21   7  10   71  50  +21  70   Challengers Cup
  7 Falourr                 38  19   8  11   67  66   +1  65
  8 Unioneers               38  19   3  16   87  73  +14  60
  9 Oakstone                38  16  10  12   86  74  +12  58
 10 Holdenberg City         38  14  13  11   57  51   +6  55
 11 Lajuno                  38  12   9  17   56  64   -8  45
 12 Workers Union           38  12   9  17   50  66  -16  45
 13 Suttonville             38  11  11  16   40  64  -24  44
 14 Honeybadgers            38  10  13  15   53  78  -25  43
 15 Farrenton Athletic      38  11   9  18   68  83  -15  42
 16 Mountainside            38  10   7  21   43  81  -38  37
 17 Blackfields             38   9   8  21   51  89  -38  35
 18 Carsby                  38   8   8  22   48  92  -44  32   Relegation
 19 Brigham                 38   8   7  23   50  72  -22  31   Relegation
 20 Sword                   38   7   7  24   36  78  -42  28   Relegation

Silver League Standings

    Team                P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Bastion Lions      38  22   9   7  83  43  +40  75   Promotion Liga B Champions Trophy
  2 Marketville        38  22   9   7  68  34  +34  75   Promotion Liga B Champions Trophy
  3 AFC Mayville       38  22   6  10  69  50  +19  72   Promotion Liga B Champions Trophy
  4 Whitepill          38  20  10   8  68  38  +30  70
  5 Ulsa Rovers        38  19  11   8  67  50  +17  68
  6 Hornchurch         38  20   6  12  83  60  +23  66
  7 Usmer              38  17  10  11  61  47  +14  61
  8 Old Boys Club      38  18   6  14  64  47  +17  60
  9 Harkdown           38  18   5  15  63  50  +13  59
 10 Aspel              38  17   7  14  71  65   +6  58
 11 Callodown          38  16   7  15  73  74   -1  55
 12 Foxhampton         38  13  10  15  40  57  -17  49
 13 Arrowsmith         38  14   6  18  62  72  -10  48
 14 Dartmoor           38  11  12  15  48  67  -19  45
 15 WEA                38  12   8  18  41  49   -8  44
 16 EFS                38   9   9  20  39  60  -21  36
 17 Dangerford         38  10   4  24  49  73  -24  34
 18 Rivet              38   9   6  23  37  64  -27  33   Relegation
 19 Karkland Athletic  38   7   7  24  26  70  -44  28   Relegation
 20 Thagarnia          38   5  10  23  25  67  -42  25   Relegation

Bronze League Standings

    Team                       P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Eastweald                 38  22  11   5  54  27  +27  77    Promotion
  2 Port Baker                38  22   7   9  80  49  +31  73   Promotion
  3 Real Oakwood              38  19  11   8  70  45  +25  68   Promotion
  4 Storfan                   38  19  10   9  67  39  +28  67
  5 Ironchester Athletic      38  18   9  11  55  35  +20  63
  6 Mayville Town             38  18   9  11  48  36  +12  63
  7 Nukon                     38  18   7  13  57  57   +0  61
  8 Brega Union               38  16   8  14  54  60   -6  56
  9 Dockers Union             38  15   9  14  35  34   +1  54
 10 Dudsbury                  38  13  13  12  33  36   -3  52
 11 Royals Athletic           38  12  13  13  37  37   +0  49
 12 Pashter United            38  14   7  17  40  41   -1  49
 13 Stona United              38  11  16  11  34  40   -6  49
 14 Dashturnbein              38  14   6  18  40  41   -1  48
 15 Gosting                   38  14   5  19  40  54  -14  47
 16 AFC Tunton                38  12   7  19  41  54  -13  43
 17 Argyle                    38  10   9  19  35  46  -11  39
 18 Holdenhill United         38   9   9  20  33  48  -15  36   Relegation
 19 Clifton Villa             38   9   8  21  44  80  -36  35   Relegation
 20 Singleton                 38   3  10  25  24  62  -38  19   Relegation

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48th National Cup

Quarter Finals

Mountainside 0 – 2 Hornchurch

Holdenberg City 1 – 0 Bastion

Spartangrad 2 – 2 Directus (2-2 AET, 5-4 PENS)

Oakstone 1 – 2 Falourr

Semi Finals

Hornchurch 1 – 2 Holdenberg City

Falourr 0 – 1 Spartangrad

FINAL
SPARTANGRAD 1 – 0 HOLDENBERG CITY
Hauser 73

Just a year after Holdenberg City's second National Cup final appearance of the modern era - a 4-0 defeat just like their first attempt – Bruno Hawke’s side were back in the final. This was not as enjoyable a season as the last. They had failed to launch in the Challengers Cup and their league performance had regressed from IFCF-place insurgents to comfortable mid-table safety. Nevertheless, they had made room for, yet another cup run, its most memorable moment being the 1-0 victory over reigning Gold League champions Bastion in the final, before they had to scrape past Hornchurch in the semis.

Newly anointed league champions Spartangrad were fresh off a jubilant end to the season in one of the most captivating Gold League title races in years. This had more than made up for the heart-breaking drubbing that had ended their Challengers Cup hopes at the semi-final stage. In the early stages of this cup run they had relied on their rotation options to get them over the line against inferior opposition, a wise decision that spared their best-in-the-league but overworked starting eleven, no doubt helping them secure the league championship against the deeper squad of Revolutionaries. A quarter final against Directus forced them to up their game despite being stretched across the Gold League, Challengers Cup and now National Cup – their strongest available team beat Directus on penalties before ending Falourr’s cup dreams with a Boriska Nagy screamer.

That set up a final which, if history was anything to go by, should have been one-sided. However, City’s heavy defeat the previous year had moulded them into a more resilient side, and they more than held their own at the Bastion Arena. Sergey Nweke and Amanda Guttisdottir had the best of the chances in an early surge that threatened Spartangrad’s weak defensive underbelly, but the dual rocks that hold together their otherwise passable backline, Aranea Provost and Henri de Aea, were in top form and saw off everything City could throw at them. The Spartans got a foothold in the game and didn’t let up from there. By the time the whistle had blown for half time they were on top. In the second half the match took on a more predictable pattern of Spartangrad pressure and City trying to catch them on the break as they sat deeper into their own half.

Anthea Finnan was getting on the end of everything in City’s goal and the solid back four in front of her were doing their job well. However, the counters were not coming as City found themselves throttled by a world class Spartangrad midfield. Lily Shephard also went down with another injury having just recovered from another long term one (she had only played 10 league games all season, scoring once). Eventually the endless Spartangrad pressure told and Haley Hauser, one of their greatest talents and the obvious heir to Clint Rogers, was able to get on the end of a Chimera Moxham cross and steer the ball past a flailing Finnan into the bottom right-hand corner. The Spartans could have doubled their lead if Aristide Metzger had hit the target from close range shortly after, but she blazed over. Ryota Oshiro, sent off in last season’s final, came off the bench and hit the bar with a long-range shot from nothing, but time ran out for City and Spartangrad held on to claim a league and cup double.

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Euraleague clubs in international competition

8th IFCF Champions League

Second qualifying round – League path

(VIL)                Marine Coast United    4–5    Directus                           (EUR)   2–2   2–3  (aet)

Third qualifying round – League path

(QUE)              Olympique de Rimouski    5–1    Directus                           (EUR)   5–0   0–1  
(GRF)                           Steinaux    1–6    Spartangrad                        (EUR)   1–4   0–2

Playoff round – League path

(VLD)                           Nacional    0–5    Spartangrad                        (EUR)   0–3   0–2

Group B

#  Team                                          P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    DRY    JSK    BSN    YSC
1  Dury FC                                 PFA   6  3  1  2  11   9   2  10      -     1-3    3-2    0-1  
2  Jungle Strike FC                        VIL   6  2  3  1  10   8   2   9     1-1     -     2-2    3-2  
3  Bastion                                 EUR   6  2  2  2  11  10   1   8     1-3    1-1     -     2-0  
4  FC Yassaca                              SRS   6  2  0  4   6  11  -5   6     1-3    1-0    1-3     -

Group G

#  Team                                          P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    ONU    MET    STG    MTU
1  CF Outineau                             KSK   6  3  3  0  11   6   5  12      -     3-1    1-0    2-2  
2  Metropolis Alligators                   VLD   6  3  1  2  12  13  -1  10     3-3     -     0-2    2-1  
3  Spartangrad                             EUR   6  3  0  3  10  10   0   9     0-2    3-4     -     2-1  
4  Maethoru SC                             KOR   6  0  2  4   7  11  -4   2     0-0    1-2    2-3     -

An underwhelming year in the Champions League as Euran clubs fail to make it past the group stage. Directus were turfed out early in the qualifying rounds while Spartangrad cruised through by comparison, recording impressive away wins in Steinaux and Nacional. Reigning Gold League champions Bastion then found themselves struggling in Group B – perhaps a reflection of their diminished league form after last season’s triumphs – and dropped into the Challengers Cup below Jungle Strike FC and Dury FC, a disappointing outcome for a team who were well set for a Champions League run. Despite their performances in the qualifying rounds, Spartangrad were less convincing in Group G. They had an all-or-nothing experience in individual matches, winning three and losing three, but their overall group outcome was, like Bastion, the compromise option of dropping into the Challengers Cup, bested by CF Outineau and Metropolis Alligators.

8th IFCF Challengers Cup

Second qualifying round

(LCX)                             Étoile    4–3    Holdenberg City                    (EUR)   1–2   3–1

Third qualifying round

(CHA)                Laugh Now Cry Later    1–3    Revolutionaries                    (EUR)   1–2   0–1

Fourth qualifying round

(MRT)              Century Mertagne FMFC    3–4    Directus                           (EUR)   2–2   1–2
(TKT)                   Tikariot City FC    7–0    Revolutionaries                    (EUR)   2–0   5–0

Playoff round

(BOL)                           SC Lagos    2–7    Directus                           (EUR)   1–5   1–2

   Group B                                     Pld  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    Dir    Myn    Stl    AsM
1  Directus                                EUR   6  4  2  0  10   3   7   14     -     3-1    1-1    2-1  
2  Myana                                   CMT   6  3  1  2   9   9   0   10    0-3     -     2-2    2-0
3  Starling                                NPH   6  1  2  3   7   9  -2    5    0-1    0-2     -     2-3  
4  Ausharmuj Marusi                        FFD   6  1  1  4   5  10  -5    4    0-0    1-2    0-2     -

   Group G                                     Pld  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    LnC    96E    30C    Uls
1  Lonngeylin Coast                        VIL   6  5  1  0  11   3   8   16     -     2-0    0-0    2-0  
2  1896 Ebor                               MYT   6  4  0  2  13   7   6   12    1-2     -     2-1    2-0
3  1830 Cathair                            AUD   6  1  2  3  11  12  -1    5    1-2    2-4     -     4-1  
4  Ulsa                                    EUR   6  0  1  5   5  18 -13    1    1-3    0-4    3-3     -

Round of thirty-two

(EUR)                            Bastion    3–2    Chromatik                          (CMT)   2–0   1–2 
(FFD)                        Mâ Âlâmëómë  p 4–4    Directus                           (EUR)   1–2   3–2  (4–3 pen)
(JUE)                          AC Pomena    1–4    Spartangrad                        (EUR)   1–1   0–3

Round of sixteen

(EUR)                            Bastion    4–1    Eastal Lunar                       (VIL)   1–0   3–1 
(EUR)                        Spartangrad    5–3    KT Moreazerua                      (AUD)   3–1   2–2

Quarterfinals

(EUR)                            Bastion    2–3    AFC Treason                        (NPH)   1–1   1–2 
(SVJ)                Lokomotive Jarnstad    2–4    Spartangrad                        (EUR)   1–1   1–3

Semifinals

(FFD)                        Mâ Âlâmëómë    8–1    Spartangrad                        (EUR)   5–0   3–1

Holdenberg City failed to make good use of the opportunity provided by their Season 47 success, being knocked out of the Challengers Cup at the first hurdle in humbling fashion, suffering a shock 1-3 home defeat after having won their away leg 2-1. But the biggest embarrassment came for Revolutionaries who were undone by Tikariot City FC in the fourth qualifying round. A star studded team featuring the likes of Tosgo Alxiki, Konrad Lovelace and Maximilien Longchambon (among numerous others) were beaten 2-0 away from home, before suffering a humiliating 5-0 defeat in the on their own turf; they were chasing the game at 0-1 down (0-3 down on aggregate) when a 54th minute Tanya Green red card sent the side into a spiral with no substitutions left, conceding four further goals before time was up.

Meanwhile, Directus were blasting their way towards the group stage despite an injury crisis that had left them languishing in Gold League. Their fine form continued in the group stage where they went unbeaten in a strong group containing Myana, Starling and Ausharmui Maursi. But they were struck by a tough draw against John Spartan’s Ma Alameome in the round of thirty-two. Dragan Kryznjak appeared to have rediscovered his old magic with a 2-1 away victory in the first leg, only for his side to suffer a 2-3 reverse at home, leading to a penalty shootout; Kevin Belgrave’s history of penalty shootout heroics was not enough, as his teammates misses ensured Directus would be exiting the competition. Ulsa also featured in the group stage but continued their unenviably poor recent record in IFCF by propping up the group.

Elsewhere in the round of thirty-two, Bastion edged past Chromatik while Spartangrad benefitted from the easiest of the three team’s draws, beating AC Pomena comfortably 3-0 at home after drawing away 1-1. Their league title challenge not doing much to distract them, Walter Crasder’s Spartans carried their momentum into a round of sixteen clash with KT Moreazerua. Clarana Refiami’s hat-trick at home gave them a 3-1 advantage going into the second leg, where they secured their progress with a hard-earned 2-2 draw. Bastion also continued to progress with a highly impressive dismantling of Eastal Lunar, following up a slim 1-0 lead after the first leg with a more convincing 3-1 victory away in Vilita.

The Spartans had an eye on repeating their relatively recent Challengers Cup win by making it all the way to the final, and they came one step closer with a battling victory over two legs against Lokomotive Jarnstad of Savojarna. But in the semifinals they would come up against Ma Alameome, and once again John Spartan would mastermind a defeat of opposition from his homeland. This one was an evisceration; the giants of Farfadillis dealt out a 0-5 hammering away from home, leaving Crasder and his team in a hopeless situation. With the Gold League title race going down to the wire and his best players needing rest, Crasder controversially fielded a second string team in the second leg of this doomed tie, who made the best of the situation but ultimately lost 1-3, compounding the first leg deficit to produce a dismal 1-8 aggregate defeat. This would prove to be the best of Eura’s contribution to the IFCF competitions this season, as Bastion faltered in the quarterfinals against familiar Nepharan foe AFC Treason.

8th IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy

First qualifying round

(EUR)                             Carsby    8–1    Hunvardehm Port                    (AHR)   4–1   4–0

Second qualifying round

(BOL)                              Blich    0–4    Sword                              (EUR)   0–3   0–1  
(EUR)                             Carsby    8–4    Greenlea United Ladies FC          (CBP)   6–2   2–2

Third qualifying round

(SQR)                      Club Factoria    2–1    Carsby                             (EUR)   0–1   2–0  (aet)   
(LFD)                          Hightrees    1–3    Sword                              (EUR)   0–2   1–1

Playoff round

(TUR)                      Kionao Locals    3–4    Sword                              (EUR)   1–3   2–1 
(EUR)                       Honeybadgers    0–3    Iron City                          (NPH)   0–1   0–2

Group C

#  Team                                          P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    SWD    TNQ    PRO    GRM
1  Sword                                   EUR   6  5  1  0  13   4   9  16      -     1-0    3-3    2-0  
2  Tanques AOE                             KOR   6  2  2  2   8   8   0   8 *   1-3     -     1-1    2-2  
3  Preo Team                               ZRH   6  2  2  2   8   8   0   8 *   0-2    1-2     -     1-0  
4  Greymont                                LFD   6  0  1  5   2  11  -9   1     0-2    0-2    0-2     -   
Tie broken by head to head results

Round of Sixteen

(EUR)                              Sword    6–3    FC Tavernia                        (EFL)   2–1   4–2

Quarterfinals

(SVG)                       San Ludovico    3–2    Sword                              (EUR)   2–1   1–1

Usmer are the only team from Euran shores to ever win this competition. Carsby might have thought they could emulate them after their performances in the Gold League and the qualifying rounds of this tournament, smashing Hunvardehm Port and Greenlea United Ladies FC by aggregate scores of 8-1 and 8-4 respectively. Then they suddenly slipped up in the third qualifying round against Squidroidia’s Club Factoria, and with that defeat went their league form in what would prove to be an ill-fated relegation battle – so don’t let it ever be said that this tournament isn’t a big deal for promoted Silver League teams.

Honeybadgers would also be dumped out early on in the playoff round, drawing a blank in a 0-3 aggregate defeat to Iron City. This left Sword as the sole Euran hope, progressing to the group stage through two rounds of qualifying where they topped their group convincingly, drawing once but otherwise winning all five games against Tanques AOE, Preo Team and Greymont. Their fine form continued with a 6-3 aggregate victory over FC Tavernia of Eastifled Lodge in the round of sixteen (including an impressive 2-4 away win), but as their league campaign turned increasingly sour and priorities shifted, they were unable to keep it up. Savigliane’s San Ludovico ruthlessly took advantage to knock them out in the quarterfinals.

8th IFCF Rising Stars Cup

Group Stage – Champions League path

Group B                                          P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    EUR    PFA    VIL    SRS
1  Bastion                                 EUR   6  4  0  2   7   5   2  12      -     1-0    0-2    2-1
2  Dury Juniors                            PFA   6  2  2  2   6   7  -1   8 *   0-2     -     1-1    2-2
3  Jungle Strike FC                        VIL   6  2  2  2   7   5   2   8 *   0-1    0-1     -     3-1  
4  FC Yassaca                              SRS   6  1  2  3   8  11  -3   5     2-1    1-2    1-1     -   
Tie broken by head to head results

Group G                                          P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    KSK    EUR    VLD    KOR
1  CF Outineau                             KSK   6  4  1  1  12   3   9  13      -     5-1    3-0    1-2
2  Spartangrad                             EUR   6  2  2  2   9   9   0   8     0-2     -     1-1    3-0
3  Metropolis Alligators                   VLD   6  0  5  1   4   7  -3   5 *   0-0    1-1     -     1-1  
4  Maethoru SC                             KOR   6  1  2  3   4  10  -6   5 *   0-1    0-3    1-1     -   
Tie broken by goal difference

Knockout phase

(VIL)                        Tivali City    4–0    Spartangrad                        (EUR)   2–0   2–0

Round of 16

(VIL)                        Tivali City    1–2    Bastion                            (EUR)   0–0   1–2  (aet)

Quarterfinals

(SVJ)                Partisan Sjoedrhavn    4–1    Bastion                            (EUR)   3–0   1–1

Bastion and Spartangrad both made solid starts in the Rising Stars Cup, even with both pulling their best young players to keep up in a thrilling Gold League title race. The Spartans were unsparingly beaten by Tivali City before the Vilitans came unstuck against Bastion in the next round. The Capital Club in turn had their campaign cut short by Partisan Sjoedrhavn, meaning the glaring absence of a Euran champion (or even finalist) in the history of the Rising Stars Cup goes on.

56th Cup Winners Cup

First Round Proper

(EUR)                         Ulsa    2–1    Regium Immortal              (OAM)   0–1   2–0  (aet)

Round of 16

(EUR)                         Ulsa    0–2    FC Teussen Stelburg          (STL)   0–1   0–1

Ulsa started their season slowly across the board, including their performances in the Cup Winners Cup. Even though he fielded a strong team, Chris Waller was unable to get them going against tough opposition in FC Teussen Stelburg, who did enough to shut out the Eurans and run out victorious.

Copa de Campeones 54

First Round

(EUR)	Bastion			 5–4	Royal Mandrid		(HSP)	4-3 1-1

Second Round

(EUR)	Bastion			3–1	Liria			(MYT)	2-0 1-1

Semifinals

(NPH)	AFC Treason	4–3	Bastion			(EUR)	1-0 3-3

A horrific déjà vu would strike Bastion fans in the Copa de Campeones as the Capital Club, after just about getting past the champions of Hispinas and Mytanija, were forced to face AFC Treason in a knockout tie for the second time this season. A 0-1 defeat in the away fixture left hope of a comeback in the Euran capital, but Treason were typically ferocious and good value for a 3-3 draw that sent them on to the final.

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Season 48 Review

Top Scorers

Player			Nation			Club			Goals

Clarana Refiami		Vilita			Spartangrad		24
Ruby Gjasula		Nephara			Bastion			20
Brian Bond		Eura			Oakstone		18
Konrad Lovelace		Nephara			Revolutionaries		18
Loic Macon-Petrault	Kelssek			Directus		16
Mhacha White		Brenecia		Farrenton Athletic	15
Lauren Cheney		Brenecia		Spartangrad		15
Michel Fillion		RK Quebec		Holdenberg		14
Rita Brookfield		Eura			Oakstone		14
Chimera Moxham		Nephara			Spartangrad		14
Kurtis Bastable		Nephara			Ulsa			14
Sven Ehlers		Savojarna		Falourr			13
Sergey Nweke		Savojarna		Holdenberg City		13
Peter Csorba		Pasarga			Unioneers		13
Jack Avelione		Schottia		Bastion			12
Stewart Robson		Eura			Directus		12
Tosgo Alxiki		Farfadillis		Revolutionaries		12
Bravura Harper		Nephara			Ulsa			12
Alban Pontiac		Nephara			Unioneers		12
Loreen Hazen		Cassadaigua		Falourr			11
Christine Atkinson	Eura			Lajuno			11
Laborious Hawk		Valanora		Bastion			10
Gareth Pawnbroker	Nephara			Brigham			10
Lukas Meyer		Delaclava		Farrenton Athletic	10
Rudolf Macek		Siovanija & Teusland 	Holdenberg		10
Ivan Valenzuela		Valladares		Holdenberg		10
Mihaly Bernat		Pasarga			Revolutionaries		10
Haley Hauser		Chromatika		Spartangrad		10
Daniel Pryor		Baker Park		Suttonville		10
Niall Bremner		Brenecia		Unioneers		10
Darius Purcell		Eura			Workers Union		10
Desmond Garvey		Baker Park		Blackfields		9
Eloise Morgan		RK Quebec		Farrenton Athletic	9
Serena McDavid		Baker Park		Lajuno			9
Tambra Matalin		Nephara			Revolutionaries		9
Boriska Nagy		Pasarga			Spartangrad		9
Aristide Metzger	Nephara			Spartangrad		9
Jakob Larsen		Valanora		Unioneers		9
Eelis Mikaelsson	Graintfjall		Brigham			8
Mikhail Jashkin		Savojarna		Directus		8
Adam Woodman		Eura			Directus		8
Kemal Gajic		Mytanija		Falourr			8
Pierre-Louis Le Tonnelier Gadirya/EOT		Farrenton Athletic	8
Moses Moxey		Audioslavia		Holdenberg		8
Travis Vivier		Eura			Holdenberg		8
Amanda Guttisdottir	Graintfjall		Holdenberg City		8
Hanne Heikkisdottir	Graintfjall		Holdenberg City		8
Anton Delafose		Farfadillis		Honeybadgers		8
James Howell		Eura			Honeybadgers		8
Gabriel Zozaia		Audioslavia		Sword			8
Nolberto Dravon		EOT			Ulsa			8
Bradley Howarth		Eura			Unioneers		8
Charles Barber		Eura			Unioneers		8
Fran Prpic-Bosanac	Mytanija		Workers Union		8
Olimpia Vidal		Chromatika		Bastion			7
Loala Inkabu		Turori			Bastion			7
Robbie Truro		Eura			Brigham			7
Owen James		Eura			Carsby			7
Tom Whittaker		Eura			Carsby			7
Thor Ibrahim Ahmad	Kelssek			Directus		7
Eva Karven		Kelssek			Honeybadgers		7
Sophie Singh		Eura			Mountainside		7
Leopold Bliznakov	Siovanija & Teusland 	Oakstone		7
Zasha Covach		Nephara			Oakstone		7
Maximilien Longchambon	Ko-oren			Revolutionaries		7
Mbogo Norgaard		Farfadillis		Revolutionaries		7
Daniel Jokic		Mytanija		Revolutionaries		7
Alexander Jager		Pasarga			Revolutionaries		7
Julian Werner		Siovanija & Teusland	Ulsa			7
Gabriel Riveros		Valladares		Ulsa			7
Monica Rowland		Eura			Bastion			6
Elysse Matheson		Brenecia		Bastion			6
Vivo Affre		Ko-oren			Blackfields		6
Linvoi Warazil		Vilita			Brigham			6
Martine Vossler		Nephara			Carsby			6
Jessica LeClair		Baker Park		Carsby			6
Rowena Strongbow	Nephara			Directus		6
Corinne Martel-Burns	Schottia		Directus		6
Andrea Croix-Pierre	Chromatika		Falourr			6
Richard Clements	Eura			Farrenton Athletic	6
Ceridwen Fletcher	Brenecia		Holdenberg		6
Carlos Senna		Krytenia		Honeybadgers		6
Hodei Echebarria	Astograth		Lajuno			6
Han Niro		Chromatika		Mountainside		6
Anthony Townsend	Eura			Oakstone		6
William Alonso		Valladares		Oakstone		6
Robert Marshall		Eura			Oakstone		6
Clint Rogers		Eura			Spartangrad		6
Kate Archer		Eura			Spartangrad		6
Zaza Cashmore		Brenecia		Suttonville		6
Harold Zambrano		Isolaverde		Sword			6
Esther Caitiff		Brenecia		Ulsa			6
Miles Mann		Kelssek			Workers Union		6
Constance Stroud	Brenecia		Workers Union		6
Florent Rivera		Poafmersia		Workers Union		6
Amakli Inuro'o		Turori			Bastion			5
Kasey Fuller		EOT			Bastion			5
George Stewart		Eura			Blackfields		5
Ben Romeijn		Delaclava		Blackfields		5
Kurtis Laiota		Nephara			Blackfields		5
Themistoklis Muleas	Vdara			Blackfields		5
Meghan Banks		Cassadaigua		Blackfields		5
Amber Trahearne		Nephara			Brigham			5
Leo Castagne		Savigliane		Carsby			5
Matts Bogdanor		Kelessek		Carsby			5
Marcela Ward		Nephara			Falourr			5
Gael Texeira		Audioslavia		Falourr			5
Morena Deventer		Nephara			Falourr			5
Ben West		Eura			Falourr			5
Endre Mulner		Pasarga			Farrenton Athletic	5
Martel Ceulemann	Nephara			Holdenberg City		5
Valya Albert		Chromatika		Holdenberg City		5
Theodor Armitage	Tikariot		Holdenberg City		5
Merta Hierwen		Squornshelous		Honeybadgers		5
Gonzalo Lorano		Mercedini		Honeybadgers		5
Jhanna Barte		Nephara			Honeybadgers		5
Ildiko Kalman		Pasarga			Lajuno			5
Cathal Keynes		Brenecia		Lajuno			5
Ben Chillotov		Mercedini		Lajuno			5
Scarlet McKenzie	Licentian Isles		Mountainside		5
Achim Hofstetter	Zeta Reka		Mountainside		5
Raven Dallas		Nephara			Mountainside		5
Per Tegeler		Recuecn			Oakstone		5
Josh Montoya		Ethane			Oakstone		5
Triss Roscommon		Brenecia		Revolutionaries		5
Rhys Griffiths		Eura			Revolutionaries		5
Rob Ricketts		Eura			Revolutionaries		5
Rex Casey		South Newlandia		Suttonville		5
Renate Eskalza		The Askari Union	Suttonville		5
Hanna Nicosdottir	Graintfjall		Sword			5
Monako Saroszi		Nephara			Ulsa			5
Mario Szolosi		Pasarga			Ulsa			5
Ana Mason		Eura			Unioneers		5
Ed Clarke		Eura			Unioneers		5
Timur Zaitsev		Delaclava		Workers Union		5

Top Assists

Player			Nation			Club			Assists

Lauren Cheney		Brenecia		Spartangrad		22
Laborious Hawk		Valanora		Bastion			17
Chimera Moxham		Nephara			Spartangrad		17
Rudolf Macek		Siovanija & Teusland	Holdenberg		16
Tosgo Alxiki		Farfadillis		Revolutionaries		16
Lukas Meyer		Delaclava		Farrenton Athletic	15
Maximilien Longchambon	Ko-oren			Revolutionaries		15
Bradley Howarth		Eura			Unioneers		15
Mikhail Jashkin		Savojarna		Directus		14
Leopold Bliznakov	Siovanija & Teusland	Oakstone		14
Tambra Matalin		Nephara			Revolutionaries		14
Haley Hauser		Chromatika		Spartangrad		14
Julian Werner		Siovanija & Teusland	Ulsa			14
Eloise Morgan		RK Quebec		Farrenton Athletic	13
Amanda Guttisdottir	Graintfjall		Holdenberg City		13
Cathal Keynes		Brenecia		Lajuno			13
Jakob Larsen		Valanora		Unioneers		13
Amakli Inuro'o		Turori			Bastion			12
Elysse Matheson		Brenecia		Bastion			12
Adam Woodman		Eura			Directus		12
Kemal Gajic		Mytanija		Falourr			12
Moses Moxey		Audioslavia		Holdenberg		12
Hanne Heikkisdottir	Graintfjall		Holdenberg City		12
Robert Marshall		Eura			Oakstone		12
Nolberto Dravon		EOT			Ulsa			12
Miles Mann		Kelssek			Workers Union		12
Constance Stroud	Brenecia		Workers Union		12
Monica Rowland		Eura			Bastion			11
George Stewart		Eura			Blackfields		11
Brian Mantha		RK Quebec		Brigham			11
Owen James		Eura			Carsby			11
Andrea Croix-Pierre	Chromatika		Falourr			11
Carlos Senna		Krytenia		Honeybadgers		11
Anthony Townsend	Eura			Oakstone		11
Mbogo Norgaard		Farfadillis		Revolutionaries		11
Rex Casey		South Newlandia		Suttonville		11
Ana Mason		Eura			Unioneers		11
Ben Romeijn		Delaclava		Blackfields		10
Amber Trahearne		Nephara			Brigham			10
Rowena Strongbow	Nephara			Directus		10
Morena Deventer		Nephara			Falourr			10
Pierre-Louis Le Tonnelier Gadirya/EOT		Farrenton Athletic	10
Ceridwen Fletcher	Brenecia		Holdenberg		10
Travis Vivier		Eura			Holdenberg		10
Gonzalo Lorano		Mercedini		Honeybadgers		10
William Alonso		Valladares		Oakstone		10
Per Tegeler		Recuecn			Oakstone		10
Todor Mihailov		Siovanija and Teusland	Revolutionaries		10
Clint Rogers		Eura			Spartangrad		10
Boriska Nagy		Pasarga			Spartangrad		10
Esther Caitiff		Brenecia		Ulsa			10
Elise Preston		Eura			Unioneers		10

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Euran Football Association Annual League Awards – Season 48

EFA Golden Boot

Clarana Refiami (Vilita, Spartangrad) – 24 goals
Ruby Gjasula (Nephara, Bastion) – 20
Brian Bond (Eura, Oakstone) – 18
Konrad Lovelace (Nephara, Revolutionaries) – 18
Loic Macon-Petrault (Kelssek, Directus) – 16
Mhacha White (Brenecia, Farrenton Athletic) – 15
Lauren Cheney (Brenecia, Spartangrad) – 15

Silver Boot (Silver League Top Scorer)

Oscar Laidon (Schottia, Bastion Lions) – 33
John Fletcher (Eura, Callodown) – 24
Chris Stroud-Williams (Eura, Whitepill) – 22
Cheney Breremond (Nephara, Hornchurch) – 22
Albert Fournier (Savigliane, Aspel) – 19
Dallas Sureme (Tikariot, Arrowmsith) – 19

Silver Chalice (Silver League Player of the Season)

Oscar Laidon (Schottia, Bastion Lions)
John Fletcher (Eura, Callodown)
Aimil MacGowan (The Licentian Isles, Marketville)
Leonard Whitehead (Eura, Bastion Lions)
Dragan Markovic (Mytanija, Whitepill)

Signing of the Season

Eve Reeve (Eura, Ulsa, £6m)
Kemal Gajic (Mytanija, Falourr, £5.6m) 8 GOALS 12 ASSISTS
Alban Pontiac (Nephara, Unioneers, £4.1m) 12 goals
Daniel Pryor (Baker Park, Suttonville, £3m) 10 goals, kept them up
Carlos Senna (Krytenia, Honeybadgers, £2.7m) 6 goals 11 assists

Newcomer of the Season

Alban Pontiac (Nephara, Unioneers)
Carlos Senna (Krytenia, Honeybadgers)
Urbasa Albina (Astograth, Lajuno)
Ian Mamani (Huayramarca, Workers Union)
Martine Vossler (Nephara, Carsby)

Goalkeeper of the Season

Aranea Provost (Nephara, Spartangrad)
Hesterine Mercator (Nephara, Ulsa)
Anthea Finnan (Brenecia, Holdenberg City)

Defender of the Season

Polina Zirkova (Savojarna, Ulsa)
Michel Saint Francois (Audioslavia, Revolutionaries)
Eve Reeve (Eura, Ulsa)
Henri de Aea (Chromatika, Spartangrad)
Finn Leadbetter (Brenecia, Ulsa)

Midfielder of the Season

Lauren Cheney (Brenecia, Spartangrad)
Chimera Moxham (Nephara, Spartangrad)
Tosgo Alxiki (Farfadillis, Revolutionaries)
Moses Moxey (Audioslavia, Holdenberg)
Haley Hauser (Chromatika, Spartangrad)

Forward of the Season

Clarana Refiami (Vilita, Spartangrad)
Konrad Lovelace (Nephara, Revolutionaries)
Brian Bond (Eura, Oakstone)
Ruby Gjasula (Nephara, Bastion)
Michel Fillion (Royal Kingdom of Quebec, Holdenberg)

International Player of the Season

Lauren Cheney (Brenecia, Spartangrad)
Chimera Moxham (Nephara, Spartangrad)
Polina Zirkova (Savojarna, Ulsa)
Clarana Refiami (Vilita, Spartangrad)
Tosgo Alxiki (Farfadillis, Revolutionaries)

Young Player of the Season

Quentin Phillips (21, Eura, Holdenberg)
Carlos Senna (20, Krytenia, Honeybadgers)
Owen James (20, Eura, Carsby)
Charles Barber (21, Eura, Unioneers)
Loala Inkabu (20, Turori, Bastion)

Player of the Season

Lauren Cheney (Brenecia, Spartangrad)
Chimera Moxham (Nephara, Spartangrad)
Polina Zirkova (Savojarna, Ulsa)
Clarana Refiami (Vilita, Spartangrad)
Tosgo Alxiki (Farfadillis, Revolutionaries)

Manager of the Season

Robert Smith (Audioslavia, Holdenberg)
Walter Crasder (Eura, Spartangrad)
Niels Kruse (Polar Islandstates, Revolutionaries)

Gold League XI

GK – Aranea Provost (Nephara, Spartangrad)
DEF – Michel Saint Francois (Audioslavia, Revolutionaries)
DEF – Polina Zirkova (Savojarna, Ulsa)
DEF – Henri de Aea (Chromatika, Spartangrad)
DEF – Eve Reeve (Eura, Ulsa)
MID – Lauren Cheney (Brenecia, Spartangrad)
MID – Chimera Moxham (Nephara, Spartangrad)
MID – Moses Moxey (Audioslavia, Holdenberg)
MID – Tosgo Alxiki (Farfadillis, Revolutionaries)
FWD – Clarana Refiami (Vilita, Spartangrad)
FWD – Konrad Lovelace (Nephara, Revolutionaries)

Subs

GK – Hesterine Mercator (Nephara, Ulsa)
DEF – Finn Leadbetter (Brenecia, Ulsa)
DEF – Triss Roscommon (Brenecia, Revolutionaries)
MID – Haley Hauser (Chromatika, Spartangrad)
MID – Lukas Meyer (Delaclava, Farrenton Athletic)
FWD – Brian Bond (Eura, Oakstone)
FWD – Ruby Gjasula (Nephara, Bastion)

[Eura]

The Euran Football Association’s Euraleague

SEASON 49 - PART I

Recap on Season 48

The previous two years Bastion-based dominance of Euran football was brought to a sharp end last season, beginning with the Capital Club’s defeat in the Euraleague Shield, sunk by Bravura Harper as Ulsa won their first Shield since Season 30. Sterling Rose’s side then suffered back-to-back defeats in their opening two league games, to rivals Directus and perennial mid-table side Lajuno, having suffered only five defeats during all of Season 47. This set the stage for a season where they would remain a top side but nowhere near the dominant force they had been, eventually finishing on 70 points, down from 91 the year before.

Gold League would instead be defined by a savage title race in the south of the country between Spartangrad and Revolutionaries, with Ulsa serving as a dark horse just shy of their rivals. Ulsa started the season well and recorded some excellent results including a memorable 5-1 thumping of Directus on home turf, Kurtis Bastable scoring a fine hat-trick in one of his best ever Gold League performances. Defensively they were sublime. However, a tendency for their form to be punctuated by costly away defeats to beatable teams, such as Suttonville and Farrenton Athletic, ensured that the Builders never picked up enough steam to catch the top two.

The Spartans and their Brigham-based title rivals kept pace with one another throughout. Spartangrad were harder to beat, but the Revolutionaries more clinical at finishing games off and avoiding draws. Their records up front and at the back were very similar. Even the matches between them saw both sides cancel each other out and were more memorable for how much the two teams seem to hate each other; Spartangrad winning 1-0 at home thanks to an Aranea Provost penalty save against Konrad Lovelace and a Chimera Moxham screamer, with all three Nepharans almost coming to blows with one another, before the opposite tie saw three red cards (two of them for the Spartans, one for the Revolutionaries) as Mbogo Norgaard tapped in for another 1-0.

By the time that the 38th matchday had arrived the two teams were level on 74 points, guaranteed to duke it out for the title on the final day as Ulsa were already out of contention on 70 points. All that separated the two teams was a two-goal discrepancy in their goal difference, to Spartangrad’s advantage. Revolutionaries faced Directus away from home to cap off the Reds worst season in some years – legendary manager Dragan Kryznjak had already admitted this would be his last game as Directus coach. Spartangrad faced an easier task with a home tie against Oakstone and, although there could be no guarantees, this advantage plus the better goal difference made them favourites to take the crown.

An early Brian Bond goal for Oakstone created quite a lot of tension. And yet 31-year-old Lauren Cheney would determinedly grab the game by the scruff of its neck and turn it on its head, putting away two fine goals, before Harvey Blake put away an emotional clincher with his head in his last game before retirement. Revolutionaries put in an equally spirited display at Castle Road and came away with a victory courtesy of goals from Maximilien Longchambon and Mihaly Bernat, but that was all, and therefore they failed to make up the goal differential. Typically for this season the two teams had traded equal blows one final time, and the result was Spartangrad coming out victorious by extremely thin margins.

Bastion rounded off the top four, a crash back down to earth against expectations, beating out Holdenberg and Directus on goal difference. The former could be pleased with their return to form under Audioslavian manager Robert Smith, but the latter’s poor outcome had proven fatal for their own Audioslavian coach. Just below them and outside of the IFCF qualification spots, Falourr have enjoyed a revival under Hadrian Belfast and looked much improved in their 7th place berth. Unioneers vastly improved on Season 47 but were not quite able to meet the standards of some of their recent remarkable seasons, suffering from an all-or-nothing season where they rarely escaped games they didn’t win with a draw, scoring bucketloads but also conceding frequently. Nevertheless, 8th was still a creditable finish.

Oakstone’s defensive frailties cost them as they slipped to 9th – like Unioneers, they scored many and conceded quite a few too. This would mark the end of Asey Vella’s tenure at the club. Holdenberg City declined a lot in the league as they rounded off the top half of the table, and were unable to capitalize on a second shot at a National Cup final, though the seeds of a team that could push on for greater things remain in place. Their cup finalist heartbreakers were Spartangrad, whose league success carried over to a 1-0 win in the final that secured a league and cup double. They were fresh off their league win (and a humbling Challengers Cup semi-final disaster against Ma Alameome) and were made champions after Haley Hauser’s finish defeated their agonized opponents.

In the bottom half of Gold League, the quintet of Lajuno, Workers Union, Suttonville, newly promoted Honeybadgers and Farrenton Athletic made up the lower end of mid-table. For Lajuno and Workers Union this was acceptable and within the bounds of expectations; for Suttonville and Honeybadgers, it was an outright success. Unfortunately, Farrenton’s club hierarchy and fans felt very differently as one of Eura’s great underperforming clubs of the modern age finished a turgid 15th in Tony Dalton’s second season, one he described as a “transition”. They at least avoided a relegation battle – Mountainside, five points worse off in 17th, lived much closer to the edge with their sometimes-toothless attack, bailed out by the remarkable performances of wonderkid Sophie Singh.

Blackfields were even closer to peril under Saskia Holden, who would be dismissed at season’s end after a big drop in performance from the season prior. However, they would do just enough to survive, and instead it was Carsby, Brigham and Sword who failed to get over the line. Carsby were meek on their return to Gold League and sent straight back down, while Brigham struggled with injuries and will now have to reset and regain top flight status yet again. Sword put up a brave fight on their long overdue return to Gold League but were unable to avoid an immediate return to the second tier. These three teams will be replaced in Season 49 by Bastion Lions, Marketville and AFC Mayville, a trio of Gold League regulars (“yo-yo teams”, cynics might call them).

Euran clubs mixed performances in international competition saw them fail to make any finals; champions Spartangrad got furthest, making it to the semi-finals of the Challengers Cup, with hopes high for repeating their recent triumph in the competition. Instead, they came apart in a scarring fashion, blown away 0-5 in Farfadillis, before a surrendered Spartans fielded a second-string team that lost “only” 1-3 in the home leg, saving vital fitness levels for the league run-in against Revolutionaries. Despite this disappointment it was a successful season for the Spartans. Clarana Refiami finished as top scorer and Forward of the Season, while Aranea Provost took the Goalkeeper of the Season award as she cemented herself as comfortably the best goalkeeper in Euraleague (though she was unfortunate not to be shortlisted for Player of the Season).

It was Spartangrad’s midfield that particularly excelled and this was also reflected in the award handouts. Lauren Cheney enjoyed the best season of her career despite allegedly being past her best, giving everything to finish with 15 goals and 22 assists in a campaign that is likely to mark her peak, and she deservedly won Midfielder, International Player and Player of the Season. She only just beat teammates Chimera Moxham and Haley Hauser; together with Clint Rogers and Boriska Nagy, they were the dominant midfield force of the season and key to the championship win. Revolutionaries were surprisingly snubbed at the awards with no major wins, despite taking the title race to the wire, though some players came close; by comparison, 3rd placed Ulsa took Defender of the Season through Polina Zirkova, with two of her teammates shortlisted as well. Holdenberg manager Robert Smith was rewarded with Manager of the Season for their 5th place finish, and one of his players – 21-year-old Quentin Phillips – won Young Player of the Season.

Transfers ahead of Season 49

PLAYER                  AGE     POS.    NATIONALITY    		FROM                                    TO                              	FEE/TERMS
			
Michel Fillion		26	ST	RK Quebec		Holdenberg				CSKA Quebec (RK Quebec)			£15m
Owen James		21	RW/LW	Eura			Carsby					Chromatik (Chromatika)			£12m
Ana Mason		23	RWB	Eura			Unioneers				Spartangrad				£10m
Gareth Pawnbroker	26	ST	Nephara			Brigham					Coret Hawks (Nephara)			£10m
Sandra Middleton	24	GK	RK Quebec		Hornchurch				Coret Hawks (Nephara)			£7.5m
Tara Filan		22	LW	RK Quebec		Usmer					Olympique de Rimouski (RK Quebec)	£5.5m
Rovena Stride		30	RB	Nephara			AFC Treason (Nephara)			Unioneers				£5m
Edwin Lafferton		22	RWB	Eura			Spartangrad				Blackfields				£5m
Jacob Hayden		27	LB	EOT			Carsby					Ramsissil (Vilita)			£5m
Dordo Urbanc		22	CM	Mytanija		Ararat Severyan (Mytanija)		Spartangrad				£4.5m
Ryan Terlock		21	GK	Kelssek			Wynleth Flyers (Kelssek)		Holdenberg City				£4.2m
Ryota Oshiro		30	ST	Hinode			Holdenberg City				Bastion Lions				£4m
Viola Parr		26	CB	Nephara			Sabrefell Moths (Nephara)		Callodown				£4m
Gus Longhurst		23	AM	Ko-oren			Oslograd Academy (EOT)			Marketville				£4m
Hank Killian		23	ST	Chromatika		Oslograd Academy (EOT)			Blackfields				£3.9m
Brian Mantha		26	LB	RK Quebec		Brigham					Holdenberg City				£3.6m
Claudian Polastri	30	CM	Cosumar			Directus				Bastion Lions				£3.5m
Isaac Tomlinson		31	ST	Eura			Sabrefell Athletic (Nephara)		Holdenberg				£3m
Federico Arnaudo	20	CM	Savigliane		San Ludovico (Savigliane)		Falourr					£3m
Marco Anthoff		25	CAM	Valanora		Sword					Soldarian FC (Valanora)			£3m
Milan Leitz		26	ST	Zeta Reka		Harkdown				Trimidau Rukiya (Poafmersia)		£2.6m
Hanna Nicosdottir	24	RM	Graintfjall		Sword					Suttonville				£2.5m
Signe Hagen		32	ST	Valanora		Mountainside				Raynor City FC (Valanora)		£2m
Fraser Wheatley		30	CF	Eura			Parakleion Firebirds FC (Tikariot)	Omnio (Chromatika)			£2m
Eyande Garika		27	CB	Astograth		Bearden (Xanneria)			Honeybadgers				£2m
Will Tompkins		21	LB	Tumbra			Delphi Lionesses (Tumbra)		Bastion Lions				£2m
Tess Meyer		25	LB	Brenecia		Marque (Brenecia)			Carsby					£2m
Nikolina Kovac		22	ST	Pasarga			Hellinic Rouge (Pasarga)		AFC Mayville				£1.5m
Felix Hnefillsson	23	CM	Graintfjall		Rivet					Vreton United (Bollonich)		£1.5m
Pino Xosa		22	CM	Farfadillis		Rivet					Fermont United (Bollonich)		£1.5m
Taylor Barris		24	RB	Kelssek			CF Saint-Richard (Kelssek)		Aspel					£1.5m
Colm O'Tuathail		31	LM	Kelssek			Shamrock Cathair (Audioslavia)		Ulsa					£1.5m
Nicole Colbert		19	RW	Eura			Bastion					Burgess FC (EOT)			£1.4m
Markus Packard-Grey	22	RW/ST	Taeshan			Unioneers				Traktor St. Andrei (Savojarna)		£1.4m
Emma Beaudry		20	RCB	Cassadaigua		Winchester Traditional SC (Cassadaigua)	Arrowsmith				£1.3m
Gabriel Zozaia		33	CF	Audioslavia		Sword					Cazadores Cathair (Audioslavia)		£1.1m
Arnold Tronsson		27	CB	Graintfjall		Hanai Breakers (Chromatika)		EFS					£1m
Feng Jingfei		23	CB	Yuezhou			Carathyr Emeralds FC (Tikariot)		Old Boys Club				£1m
Rowan Patrick		20	RM	Eura			Holdenberg				New Bastion (EOT)			£1m
Lily Shephard		32	RW	Eura			Holdenberg City				Dangerford				£900k
Janko Loncar		21	AM/ST	Zeta Reka		FKP Ottowic Okrug (Zeta Reka)		Usmer					£750k
Casper Todd		32	CB	Apox			Holdenberg				Expats Endeavour (EOT)			£750k
Taylor Robson		19	CF	Eura			Oakstone				Arrowsmith				£700k
Sterling Evans		22	CB	EOT			AD Ribelli (EOT)			Carsby					£600k
Chelsea Sawyer		22	RCB	Cassadaigua		White Mountain (Cassadaigua)		Harkdown				£500k
Richard Pearce		33	LW	Cosumar			Carsby					Magnaeus City (EOT)			£500K
Malcolm Edwards		32	RM	Ethane			Suttonville				Fenice Liberta (EOT)			£500k
Ethan Fleming		34	GK	Eura			Unioneers				Foxhampton				£400k
Perceval Cheshire	21	RB	Eastfield Lodge		Rivet					Arrowsmith				£300k
John Martin		17	LW	Eura			Ulsa					Bakermouth (EOT)			£300k
Ishiro Yamura		28	ST	Hinode			Blades ex Magnaeus			Port Baker (EOT)			£200k
Akos Coutard		25	ST	Farfadillis		Rivet					Fenice Liberta (EOT)			£100k
						
Rhys Griffiths		35	AM	Eura			Revolutionaries				Bastion Lions				Free
Dexter Tricklebank	33	CM	Cosumar			Falourr					KT Itsasontziak (EOT)			Free
Pluto Blinkman		34	CM	Apox			Ulsa					Expats Endeavour (EOT)			Free
Shannon Kermode		33	CDM	Brenecia		Sword					Fenice Liberta (EOT)			Free
Freddie Law		35	CB	EOT			Carsby					Magnaeus City (EOT)			Free
Garrett Richardson	31	GK	Eura			Sword					Dinamo Zhachek (Kyzhurkistan)		Free
George Briggs		34	ST	Eura			AFC Mayville				Real Oakwood				Free
James Bailey		34	RW	Eura			Usmer					Eastweald				Free
Jancis Waldau		32	CDM	Nephara			Mountainside				Fenice Liberta (EOT)			Free
Mark Quinton		33	CB/RB	Baker Park		Unioneers				Foxhampton				Free
Ben Jones		32	RM	Eura			Austin City (Xanneria)			Real Oakwood				Free
Scott Evans		17	LB	Tumbra			Free Agent				Foxhampton				Free
Maynard Oakes		23	LCB	Chromatika		Chroma CCU (Chromatika)			Marketville				Free
Pablo Bueres		18	CM	Farfadillis		Free Agent				Eastweald				Free
Lacey Lane		18	AM/ST	Qasden			National Academy (Qasden)		Hornchurch				Free
Vasco Cardoso		18	AM/ST	Cabo Azure		FC Orsi (San Ortelio)			Whitepill				Free
Ander Hiriarte		20	GK	Astograth		Oriannor Mountaineers FC (Tikariot)	Blackfields				Free
Wilhelm Margate		25	GK	Nephara			Iron City (Nephara)			Port Baker				Free
Romeo Poszon		19	CM	Farfadillis		Free Agent				Real Oakwood				Free
Helmut Scane		24	CB	Nephara			Chatswood (Nephara)			EFS					Free
Padraig McElroy		18	GK	Delaclava		Filbertiens (Delaclava)			Honeybadgers				Free
Cian Barry		18	CB	Delaclava		Free Agent				EFS					Free
						
Chris Stroud-Williams	23	ST	Eura			Whitepill				Rulandea Kosta (Farfadillis)		Undisclosed
						
Isobel Keane		17	LW	Eura			Lajuno					Port Baker				Season Loan
Rachel Lambert		17	AM	Eura			Holdenberg				Foxhampton				Season Loan
Erza Carbine		21	GK	Nephara			AFC Treason (Nephara)			Hornchurch				Season Loan
Jayden Collingwood	17	CM	Eura			Lajuno					Eastweald				Season Loan

Managerial changes ahead of Season 49

MANAGER CHANGES
MANAGER			AGE	NATIONALITY		CLUB			CHANGE

Saskia Holden		45	Schottia		Blackfields		Sacked
Nigel Anders		63	Eura			Carsby			Resigned
Carl Brommis		57	Eura			Sword			Sacked
Thomas Myers		43	Eura			Harkdown		Left
Thomas Myers		43	Eura			Carsby			Hired
Dragan Kryznjak		64	Audioslavia		Directus		Resigned
Asey Vella		59	Sameba			Oakstone		Sacked
Michael Robertson	65	Eura			Free Agent		Retired
Pola Grabnyak		65	New Hackney		Free Agent		Retired
Gavin Madison		54	Eura			Harkdown		Hired
Rob Bell		53	Eura			Sword			Hired
Stephen Tucker		44	Eura			WEA			Sacked
Isaac Yates		44	EOT			Dangerford		Sacked
Mike Adams		55	Eura			Stona United		Hired
Moses Luc Bjerregaard	52	Polar Islandstates	Dudsbury		Hired
Daniella Strauss	59	Nephara			Directus		Hired
Karl Cotrell		56	Mertagne/EOT		Blades ex Magnaeus (EOT)Hired
Lyle Heath		61	Eura			Oakstone		Hired
Sienna Fallon		46	Brenecia		Blackfields		Hired
Ryan Collins		61	Eura			WEA			Hired
Danny Sullivan		56	Eura			Dangerford		Hired
Kyle Muldrew		52	Eura			Dashturnbein		Hired

Retirements ahead of Season 49

RETIREMENTS
PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		CLUB

Rowena Strongbow	35	LW	Nephara			Directus
Corinne Martel-Burns	37	ST	Schottia		Directus
Alexander Jager		32	AM/ST	Pasarga			Revolutionaries
Rusalka Klein		38	CM	Nephara			Carsby
Charles Roberts		35	CB	Eura			Bastion
Kurtis Laiota		36	ST	Nephara			Blackfields
Frank Bevan		35	CM	Eura			Holdenberg
Anthony Townsend	37	RM	Eura			Oakstone
Harvey Blake		37	CB	Eura			Spartangrad
Hesterine Mercator	36	GK	Nephara			Ulsa
Ralf Bader		34	CB	Pasarga			Directus
Andreu Caelius		34	RB	Eshan			Directus
Jan Gersten		31	RW	Pasarga			Bastion
Amber Trahearne		36	CM/CAM	Nephara			Brigham
Ugaitz Leskerre		36	CB	Astograth		Lajuno
Ginton French		35	RB	Eastfield Lodge		Oakstone
James Howell		35	ST	Eura			Honeybadgers
Ruon Asante		35	RB	Nephara			Lajuno
Jorj Pjetrovic		33	RB	Cosumar			Unioneers
Billy Woods		36	CF	Eura			Honeybadgers
Tomas Banks		35	CB	Nephara			Carsby
Frederick Salt		35	GK	Eura			Callodown
Shrey Sumiile		33	CB	Cosumar			Callodown
Dan Waghorn		37	ST	Eura			Ulsa Rovers
Kristoffer Linds	33	ST	Semarland		Arrowsmith
Grejo Caya		36	RB	Sameba			Aspel
Jackson Higginson	34	CB	Audioslavia		Blackfields
Friedrich Church	34	GK	Nephara			Blackfields
Rook Shay		35	GK	Brenecia		Honeybadgers
Joshua Affleck		34	LM	Eura			SC Rinaldi (Valanora)

RETIREMENT TEXT

[Eura]

The Euran Football Association’s Euraleague

SEASON 49 - PART IIa

Gold League Team Previews for Season 49

To note:
- For silverware, runners up medals are only listed for UICA/IFCF/CdC competitions. Only modern era (S1 onwards) achievements are listed.
- For top scorers and assists in the previous season, only players with 5 goals or more or 10 assists or more are included (up to a maximum of the top three for both categories). If no players meet these criteria, one top scorer and/or one top assister will be listed.
- Team rosters are not always exhaustive, rather they list significant named players. Any rosters that appear to not be full are completed by unlisted youth players and journeymen backup players.

AFC MAYVILLE
Manager: Nick Feeney (64, Eura)
Stadium: Langham Stadium (Mayville, 44,000)
Nickname: Don’t have an official nickname, but are usually referred to as Athletic in contrast to local rivals Mayville Town, known as Town
Colours: Yellow primary, white secondary. Kit is yellow shirts with white shorts and socks.
Silverware (modern era): 3x Silver League Winner (S2, S15, S44), 10x Silver League Promotion (S2, S10, S15, S27, S30, S38, S41, S44, S46, S48)
Notable Products: Chad Parsons, Colin Nelson, Miroslav Janda
Icons: Miroslav Janda, Chad Parsons

Last season finish: 3rd in Silver League (W22, D6, L10, 69F, 50A, +19GD, 72 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Roselin Ginter (12), Phillip Scott/Abraham Cardoso (11), Alexander Kjaer (10)
Last season top assists: Roselin Ginter (17), Abraham Cardoso (14), Alexander Kjaer (11)

Nick Feeney’s management career has been full of ups and downs, and he will be hoping the last was AFC Mayville’s promotion last season. Athletic are regular (and usually brief) visitors to the Gold League and 64-year-old Feeney has told the press he is “utterly determined” to finish his career on a high by establishing Athletic as a regular top flight side again. He may have his work cut out. Despite the canny signing of striker Nikolina Kovac to boost his team’s firepower, this squad remains familiar to the past couple of Athletic teams to suffer relegation, only to bounce back then come down again. The midfield is aging and, while highly effective at Silver League level, key players in the side like Roselin Ginter and Orson Deckard have repeatedly tried and failed to crack the Gold League (though this time Deckard is likely to be an impact sub at most). They will be favourites for relegation regardless of Feeney’s confidence.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER                  AGE     POS.    NATIONALITY    		FROM                                    TO                              	FEE/TERMS

Nikolina Kovac		22	ST	Pasarga			Hellinic Rouge (Pasarga)		AFC Mayville				£1.5m
George Briggs		34	ST	Eura			AFC Mayville				Real Oakwood				Free

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Earl James		21	GK	Delaclava
2	Connor Butler		30	RB	Eura
5	Christian Foreman	28	CB	Nephara
4	Lydia Radcliffe		26	LCB	The Grearish Union
3	Mike Kerr		22	LB	Eura
12	Malcolm Dalton		22	RW	Eura
8	Abraham Cardoso		34	CM	Darmen
16	Alexander Kjaer		31	CM	Ethane
7	Roselin Ginter		33	LW	Eura
10	Phillip Scott		22	CF	Eura
14	Nikolina Kovac		22	ST	Pasarga

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

19	Jake Blackburn		24	RB	Eura
6	Jacopo Pinto		32	CB	Eura/Sameba
23	Terrance Leonard	19	CB	Eura
15	Molly Taylor		20	LWB/LW	Eura
24	Henrietta Perkins	18	RM	Eura
22	Frederick Andrews	20	CDM	Eura
20	Jacob Potter		23	CDM	Eura
25	Jenn Davies		16	RAM/LAM	Eura
26	Jerome Alexander	18	LM	Eura
9	Orson Deckard		34	ST	Nephara

BASTION
Manager: Sterling Rose (47, Eura)
Stadium: Bastion Arena (Bastion, 110,000)
Nickname: The Capital Club
Colours: Black primary, white and gold secondary. Kits are black shirts and shocks, white shorts, all with gold trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x UICA Champions Cup Runner Up (CC66), 5x Gold League Winner (S2, S8, S31, S46, S47), 7x National Cup Winner (S7, S11, S13, S15, S20, S25, S39), 7x National Shield Winner (S1, S3, S12, S32, S40, S45, S47)
Notable Products: Sam Needle, Mike Humphrey, Geoff Day, Skorji Oslograd, Dion Underwood, Charles Roberts, Jamie Byrd
Icons: Sam Needle, Mike Humphrey, Geoff Day, Jim Cotterill, Eye Barsa, Miroslav Janda, Julius Carrera, Alan Dabix, Kondrat Istomin, Dion Underwood, Skorji Oslograd, Charles Roberts, Monica Rowland, Adrian Bassa, Laborious Hawk, Jack Avelione

Last season finish: 4th in Gold League (W22 D4 L12, 95F, 63A, +32GD, 70 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Ruby Gjasula (20), Jack Avelione (12), Laborious Hawk (10)
Last season top assists: Laborious Hawk (17), Elysse Matheson (12), Monica Rowland (11)

Bastion came crashing back down to earth last season after mind boggling success in the two seasons that came before. It was hardly a disaster – they finished 4th. But Sterling Rose will want to get his team back in the running for the league title as soon as possible, and to finally achieve some success in international club football, as the Capital Club remain the only major Euran club without a Champions League or Challengers Cup title (or either of their forerunners). Charles Roberts retirement is a blow but Michael Ford is highly rated by Rose as a replacement, and the bench is loaded with young talent. They will be needed soon as Monica Rowland, Jack Avelione, Matthew Tyler and Elysse Matheson all appear to have peaked and were on a downward trend last year. Anton Puzin has taken the gloves from Tyler after years as an understudy and some successful loan spells. Laborious Hawk remains the key, though the likes of Amakli Inuro’o, the relentless Rowland and striker Ruby Gjasula can still set the game alight when it counts.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER                  AGE     POS.    NATIONALITY    		FROM                                    TO                              	FEE/TERMS

Nicole Colbert		19	RW	Eura			Bastion					Burgess FC (EOT)			£1.4m
Charles Roberts		35	CB	Eura			Bastion					Retired
Jan Gersten		31	RW	Pasarga			Bastion					Retired

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

13	Anton Puzin		25	GK	Mytanija
2	Amakli Inuro'o		27	CB/LB/RBTurori
5	Jamie Byrd		25	CB	Eura
4	Michael Ford		26	CB	EOT
3	Moises Fermandez	31	LB	Farfadillis
10	Laborious Hawk		N/A	AM	Valanora
6	Monica Rowland		35	CDM/CM	Eura
8	Elysse Matheson		32	CM	Brenecia
11	Kasey Fuller		30	LW	EOT
9	Jack Avelione		31	AM/ST	Schottia
17	Ruby Gjasula		29	ST	Nephara

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

1	Matthew Tyler		32	GK	South Covello
21	Jack Winter		21	RB	Eura
25	Jack Dawson		16	CB	Eura
26	Trent Grant		16	CB	Eura
18	Robert Freeman		23	LB	Eura
12	Khrusan Mlianko		24	RM/LM	Vilita
27	Samuel Crowe		17	CM	Eura
20	Gotz Konstantin		25	CM	Valanora
16	Gabe Stevens		30	CM	Eura
7	Ethan Douglas		21	RW/LW	Eura
14	Olimpia Vidal		33	ST	Chromatika
24	Loala Inkabu		21	ST	Turori

BASTION LIONS
Manager: Lyn Crowley (55, Brenecia)
Stadium: Wanderers Gate (Bastion, 36,250)
Nickname: The Lions
Colours: Red primary, gold secondary. Kits are red shirts, gold shorts, red socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S48), 6x Silver League Promotion (S12, S17, S22, S34, S44, S48)
Notable Products: Ryan King, Edward Whitehouse, Harvey Conway, Joshua Coates, Ethan Parsons, Louie McKenzie
Icons: Keith Rowland

Last season finish: 1st in Silver League (W22, D9, L7, 83F, 43A, +40GD, 75 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Oscar Laidon (33), Leonard Whitehead (10), Sara Omark (9)
Last season top assists: Leonard Whitehead/Sara Omark (15), Harvey Day (11)

A return to the Gold League was completely deserved for Bastion Lions. They dazzled Silver League last season, winning the league, and have signed reinforcements in the summer. Their focus has been quality rather than quantity, bringing in three players of 30 or older with top level experience; injury-prone Royta Oshiro is a risk but could be a brilliant signing if he is fit enough to play a regular role, Claudian Polastri has excelled for Directus and Unioneers (the former selling him was surprising, and him moving to a newly promoted team even more so), and Rhys Griffiths is a hugely experienced former Euran international decked in silverware. Together with the signing of promising leftback Will Tompkins from Tumbra, the Lions have strengthened a lot, and look like the strongest of the promoted teams. Key to their success will be attacking midfielder Leonard Whitehead who has flourished in the last year, and striker Oscar Laidon, who rattled home 33 goals in Silver League last season.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER                  AGE     POS.    NATIONALITY    		FROM                                    TO                              	FEE/TERMS

Ryota Oshiro		30	ST	Hinode			Holdenberg City				Bastion Lions				£4m
Claudian Polastri	30	CM	Cosumar			Directus				Bastion Lions				£3.5m
Will Tompkins		21	LB	Tumbra			Delphi Lionesses (Tumbra)		Bastion Lions				£2m
Rhys Griffiths		35	AM	Eura			Revolutionaries				Bastion Lions				Free

STARTING XI (4-2-3-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Ross Phelps		30	GK	Delaclava
2	Harvey Day		26	RB	Eura
4	Georgia Halloran	27	CB	Brenecia
5	Emanuele Camelio	30	CB	Audioslavia
3	Visca Konrad		27	LB	Nephara
7	Sara Omark		31	RM	Savojarna
8	Claudian Polastri	30	CM	Cosumar
6	Fruma Pischke		29	CM	Cosumar
10	Leonard Whitehead	28	AM	Eura
11	Rhys Griffiths		35	AM	Eura
9	Oscar Laidon		26	ST	Schottia

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Lucy Gibson		18	GK	Eura
21	Kieran Grant		32	RB	Eura
17	Hope Mistry		21	CB	EOT
19	Will Tompkins		21	LB	Tumbra
16	Winston Pickman		31	CM	Chromatika
20	George Western		18	CM	Eura
12	Ian Tauton		27	LW	EOT
14	Ryota Oshiro		30	ST	Hinode

BLACKFIELDS
Manager: Sienna Fallon (46, Brenecia)
Stadium: Coppercot Stadium (Bastion, 39,000)
Nickname: The Adders
Colours: Black primary, tan secondary. Kits are all black shirts, shorts and socks, with a tan band around the socks at knee level.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S26), 2x Silver League Promotion (S26, S43)
Notable Products: Patrick Barnett, Tom Robson, Scott Coles, Robert Griffin, Tom Garner, Briar Daniels
Icons: Patrick Barnett, Tom Robson, Scott Coles, Michael Sarado, Charles Owens, Pablo Krant, Allejo, Robert Griffin, Briar Daniels

Last season finish: 17th in Gold League (W9 D8 L21, 51F, 89A, -38GD, 35 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Desmond Garvey (9), Vivo Affre (6), Ben Romeijn/George Stewart/Kurtis Laiota/Meghan Banks/Themistoklis Muleas (5)
Last season top assists: George Stewart (11), Ben Romeijn (10)

Sienna Fallon has replaced the similarly named Saskia Holden after a relegation near-miss at the Coppercot Stadium. Blackfields were saved by their forwards as the backline and goalkeeper let in an eye watering 89 goals. Their backline has always had the ability to shed goals, but they seemed to be beyond that having grown in the past couple of seasons, only to return to type in Season 48. To address this weakness they have made a controversial signing. Edwin Lafferton is a talented young player, a newly signed £5m rightback from Spartangrad. However, the fee has been criticized as extortionate for a player Spartangrad didn’t deem good enough (though their standards are high), and unnecessary given they have former Nepharan international Keziah Broxham at right back. No new centrebacks are signed as three players retire. Instead, £3.9m has been additionally spent on highly rated Chromatika striker Hank Killian, just 23-years-old. He’s going to have to score a lot of goals to compensate for that back line.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER                  AGE     POS.    NATIONALITY    		FROM                                    TO                              	FEE/TERMS

Edwin Lafferton		22	RWB	Eura			Spartangrad				Blackfields				£5m
Hank Killian		23	ST	Chromatika		Oslograd Academy (EOT)			Blackfields				£3.9m
Ander Hiriarte		20	GK	Astograth		Oriannor Mountaineers FC (Tikariot)	Blackfields				Free
Kurtis Laiota		36	ST	Nephara			Blackfields				Retired
Jackson Higginson	34	CB	Audioslavia		Blackfields				Retired
Friedrich Church	34	GK	Nephara			Blackfields				Retired

STARTING XI (4-3-3 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Gerald Oswalt		26	GK	Chromatika
2	Keziah Broxham		33	RB	Brenecia
5	Bermudo Franco		23	CB	Farfadillis
4	Briar Daniels		30	CB	Eura
3	Tom Ellsworth		26	LB	Eura
7	George Stewart		26	CM	Eura
18	Tom Mitchell		29	CM	EOT
8	Ben Romeijn		26	CM	Delaclava
9	Desmond Garvey		30	ST	Baker Park
14	Vivo Affre		28	ST	Ko-oren
10	Hank Killian		23	ST	Chromatika

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Ander Hiriarte		20	GK	Astograth
21	Edwin Lafferton		22	RWB	Eura
11	Roc Riva		30	CB/RB	Audioslavia
15	Lee Joyce		31	CB	Eura
12	Ross Smith		21	LWB	Eura
22	Steve Franklin		16	LB	Eura
6	Laura McWilliams	30	CDM	Schottia
16	David McCartney		26	CAM	Eura
20	Meghan Banks		25	ST	Cassadaigua
17	Themistoklis Muleas	24	LW/ST	Vdara

DIRECTUS
Manager: Daniella Strauss (59, Nephara)
Stadium: Castle Road (Directus, 95,000)
Nickname: The Reds
Colours: Red primary, white secondary, gold tertiary. Kit is red shirts, shorts and socks with white and gold trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x UICA Champions Cup Winner (CC62), 2x IFCF Champions League Winner (CL3, CL4), 1x UICA Globe Cup Runner Up (GC58), 1x UICA Super Cup Winner (SC59), 1x UICA Youth Cup Winner (YC13), 3x Cygnus/Cup Winners Cup Runner Up (CWC34, CWC40, CWC42), 2x Copa de Campeones Runner Up (CdC38, CdC49), 12x Gold League Winner (S1, S4, S7, S13, S15, S26, S27, S30, S39, S41, S42, S43), 7x National Cup Winner (S2, S5, S24, S30, S32, S35, S43), 10x National Shield Winner (S5, S8, S14, S16, S25, S27, S28, S33, S43, S44)
Notable Products: Daniel Belgrave, James McCroft, Mayano Salono, Dean Sharp, Kevin Belgrave, Deli Acs, Henry Patterson, Adam Woodman, Lazar Meier
Icons: Lee Sharp, Daniel Belgrave, James McCroft, Pola Grabnyak, Paul Fessner, Mayano Salono, Michael Brandon, Claus Rijsbergen, Stanislav Navratil, Luar Dardan, Tom Riley, Andrew Watson, Glenn Anderson, Ildar Patrelyak, Charles Hunter, Dean Sharp, Kevin Belgrave, Alan Moore, Rowena Strongbow, Corinne Martel-Burns, Estrella Hawke

Last season finish: 6th in Gold League (W21 D7 L10, 71F, 50A, +21GD, 70 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Loic Macon-Petrault (16), Stewart Robson (12), Mikhail Jashkin/Adam Woodman (8)
Last season top assists: Mikhail Jashkin (14), Adam Woodman (12), Rowena Strongbow (10)

It’s the end of an era at Directus. Dragan Kryznjak is gone after two Champions Leagues, multiple Gold Leagues and a host of other rewards. Lee Sharp might have built the greatest team in Euraleague history but Kryznjak reaped the rewards and kept them going for as long as possible – his impact cannot be overestimated. He is replaced by another heavyweight, former Nepharan manager Daniella Strauss, who turns back to club management after a brief and unsuccessful stint with Savojarna. Strauss has something to prove and has set out ruthlessly to do so – club legends Rowena Strongbow and Corinne Martel-Burns have been encouraged to finally call it a day, as have defenders Ralf Bader and Andreu Caelius, while relatively recent signing Claudian Polastri has been offloaded for just £3.5m. Strauss has set out a plan to get Directus back to the top in the long term but in the near future fans may need to limit their expectation, as a period of bedding in young players and general consolidation of the team begins. Louise Vaughan finally gets a first team slot at 29, promising young midfield pairing Jermaine Gates and Edin Aganovic take over the middle, and the bench is now dominated by youngsters.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER                  AGE     POS.    NATIONALITY    		FROM                                    TO                              	FEE/TERMS

Claudian Polastri	30	CM	Cosumar			Directus				Bastion Lions				£3.5m
Rowena Strongbow	35	LW	Nephara			Directus				Retired
Corinne Martel-Burns	37	ST	Schottia		Directus				Retired
Ralf Bader		34	CB	Pasarga			Directus				Retired
Andreu Caelius		34	RB	Eshan			Directus				Retired

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Kevin Belgrave		37	GK	Eura
2	Matt McKenzie		22	RB	Eura
19	Louise Vaughan		29	CB	Nephara
4	Lohani Riiyaaw		28	CB/RB/LB	Vilita
3	Deli Acs		29	LB/LW	Pasarga
11	Mikhail Jashkin		32	RW	Savojarna
6	Jermaine Gates		22	CDM/CM	Eura
22	Edin Aganovic		25	CM	Mytanija
12	Adam Woodman		25	LW	Eura
14	Stewart Robson		27	ST	Eura
9	Loic Macon-Petrault	28	ST	Kelssek

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Tom Hammond		22	GK	Eura
5	Lazar Meier		30	CB	Pasarga
25	Dominick Ambrose	18	LB	Eura
24	Dean Barnes		18	RAM/RW	Eura
18	Jacob Bentley		24	CM	Eura
8	Henry Patterson		33	CAM	Eura
26	Melissa Shaw		19	CM/CAM	Eura
23	Francis Burns		21	AM	Eura
27	Ava Barnes		18	AM/ST	Eura
10	Thor Ibrahim Ahmad	25	ST	Kelssek

FALOURR
Manager: Hadrian Belfast (58, Nephara)
Stadium: Sandstone Ground (Falourr, 76,000)
Nickname: The Cadets
Colours: Navy blue primary, white secondary. Kit is navy blue shirts and socks, white shorts.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Gold League Winner (S37), 2x National Cup Winner (S19, S40), 1x Silver League Winner (S5)
Notable Products: Aidan Jones, Jarrod Jenkins, Tommy Sutton
Icons: Scott Daley, Aidan Jones, Jody Meredith, Toby Hayes, Charles Hunter, Apostolos Tsattalios, Stephen Paul, Ryan Theuer, Morgan Fox, Tommy Sutton

Last season finish: 7th in Gold League (W19 D8 L11, 67F, 66A, +1GD, 65 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Sven Ehlers (13), Loreen Hazen (11), Kemal Gajic (8)
Last season top assists: Kemal Gajic (12), Andrea Croix-Pierre (11), Morena Deventer (10)

Hadrian Belfast has enjoyed early success with Falourr, getting them up to 7th in Gold League after a tough few years. He kept it simple in the transfer window, allowing Dexter Tricklebank to move on and replacing him with a much sought after young midfielder from Savigliane, Federico Arnaudo. The squad is now becoming somewhat bloated, but with several players over 30 it will likely thin out due to retirements sooner rather than later. Belfast will hope to get us much as he can out of those players while those in their prime fire on all cylinders. There are also increasingly promising youth options to choose from, chief among them Ben West, a newly capped Euran international with a potentially bright future.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER                  AGE     POS.    NATIONALITY    		FROM                                    TO                              	FEE/TERMS

Federico Arnaudo	20	CM	Savigliane		San Ludovico (Savigliane)		Falourr					£3m
Dexter Tricklebank	33	CM	Cosumar			Falourr					KT Itsasontziak (EOT)			Free

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Morten Henberg		24	GK	Savojarna
2	Lucian Fontaine		25	RB	Eura
4	Raimund Anderson	32	CB	Nephara
5	Jarrod Jenkins		31	CB	Eura
24	Ruthanne Guess		27	LB	Chromatika
7	Kemal Gajic		28	RW/ST	Mytanija
20	Marcela Ward		29	CM	Nephara
12	Gael Texeira		29	CM	Audioslavia
17	Andrea Croix-Pierre	32	LW	Chromatika
9	Loreen Hazen		29	LW/ST	Cassadaigua
10	Sven Ehlers		25	AM/ST	Savojarna

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Bill Powell		19	GK	Eura
27	Madison Hayter		17	RB	Eura
19	Mauricio Arboleda	26	CB	Valladares
3	Scott Quinn		32	LB	Eura
11	Elspeth Wykker		33	RW	Cosumar
23	Jacob Holden		21	CM/RM	Eura
8	Federico Arnaudo	20	CM	Savigliane
6	Ethan Sears		23	CM	Eura
16	Malachi Chalk		34	CM	Nephara
22	Morena Deventer		33	LW	Nephara
25	Ben West		22	AM	Eura
26	Calvin Lawson		20	ST	Eura
14	Lukas Cole		33	ST	Ethane

FARRENTON ATHLETIC
Manager: Tony Dalton (58, Eura)
Stadium: Pignot Stadium (Farrenton, 70,000)
Nickname: The Ingots
Colours: Dark gray primary, white secondary. Kits are dark gray shirts and shorts with white trim, and white socks with dark gray trim.
Silverware (modern era): 2x Silver League Winner (S4, S16), 2x Silver League Promotion (S4, S16)
Notable Products: Joe Robel, John Mallard
Icons: Scott Daley, Bryn Thomas, Joe Robel, Sebastian Field, Scott Barnes, Carrol Liam, Pierre-Louis Le Tonnelier

Last season finish: 15th in Gold League (W11 D9 L18, 68F, 83A, -15GD, 42 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Mhacha White (15), Lukas Meyer (10), Eloise Morgan (9)
Last season top assists: Lukas Meyer (15), Eloise Morgan (13), Pierre-Louise Le Tonnelier (10)

Last season did not go to plan for Farrenton, whose defence was mauled beyond comprehension. It is a bit surprising, then, that Tony Dalton has made no new signings or sales over the summer. He has chosen to stick with the current crop of players. A year of consolidation has passed, and now this squad needs to deliver. It has plenty of talent – especially in the attacking midfield and in the fullback positions – so if they fail to deliver again, Farrenton’s hierarchy may start to wonder if the problem lies with the management rather than the players.

STARTING XI (4-2-3-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

13	John Hewitt		24	GK	Eura
2	Kai Xiao		32	RB	Chromatika
19	Kevin Quispe		23	RCB	Huayramarca
18	Morgan Hart		23	CB	Eura
3	Morwen Prentice		31	LB	Brenecia
15	Tethys Ondrejko		28	CDM	Brenecia
14	Richard Clements	33	CM	Eura
11	Lukas Meyer		26	RW	Delaclava
10	Pierre-Louis Le Tonnelier35	AM/ST	Gadirya/EOT
7	Eloise Morgan		25	LW/ST	RK Quebec
9	Mhacha White		27	ST	Brenecia

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

1	Yanko Zhelyaskov	33	GK	Siovanija and Teusland
21	Hakon Brevik		23	RB	Valanora
5	Carin Black		34	CB	Nephara
4	Justin Crawford		32	CB	Ethane
20	Archie Stewart		22	LB	Eura
6	Adelaide Tallow		33	CDM/CM	Nephara
16	Kent Lindblad		23	LM/CM	Delaclava
17	Endre Mulner		25	CAM/ST	Pasarga
12	Matej Beltrame		32	AM	Nephara
22	Mack Roberts		20	CF	Eura

HOLDENBERG
Manager: Robert Smith (59, Audioslavia)
Stadium: Benedict Lane (Holdenberg, 74,869)
Nickname: The Steelmen
Colours: Red primary, white secondary. Kits are red and white striped shirts, red shorts and white socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Gold League Winner (S38), 2x National Cup Winner (S16, S26), 1x Silver League Promotion (S4), 1x National Shield Winner (S39)
Notable Products: Pablo Dohi, Lazar Eleonora, Aitor Carbonara, Frank Bevan, Henri de Aea, Stanley Burns, David Logan
Icons: Geoff Day, Seryou Kobe, Jonny dos Santos, Keith Rowland, Pablo Dohi, Lazar Eleonora, Frank Bevan, Henri de Aea, Stanley Burns, Oskar Holsteiner

Last season finish: 5th in Gold League (W21 D7 L10, 70F, 48A, +22GD, 70 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Michel Fillion (14), Rudolf Macek/Ivan Valenzuela (10), Moses Moxey/Travis Vivier (8)
Last season top assists: Rudolf Macek (16), Moses Moxey (12), Ceirdwen Fletcher (10)

Troubled strikers are a specialty in the city of Holdenberg. Michel Fillion fits the bill perfectly; immensely talented, very poorly behaved, a pariah for his international team, and sold for big bucks when it all became too much. He top scored last time out but Robert Smith seems confident that Ivan Valenzuela, restored to the starting line up after being pushed out by Smith’s formation change, can do just as good a job as the leading man. He is supported by an impressive attacking midfield and a solid (if aging) centre, lead by the Audioslavian playmaker and club record signing Moses Moxey. Holdenberg’s defence appears to have recovered impressively under Smith despite the departure of Henri de Aea and Aranea Provost, an improvement that set the foundation for an above expectations 5th place finish in Season 48. Eura striker Isaac Tomlinson has been brought in as another striking option and could potentially give Holdenberg the extra quality needed to push for the Champions League.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER                  AGE     POS.    NATIONALITY    		FROM                                    TO                              	FEE/TERMS

Michel Fillion		26	ST	RK Quebec		Holdenberg				CSKA Quebec (RK Quebec)			£15m
Isaac Tomlinson		31	ST	Eura			Sabrefell Athletic (Nephara)		Holdenberg				£3m
Rowan Patrick		20	RM	Eura			Holdenberg				New Bastion (EOT)			£1m
Casper Todd		32	CB	Apox			Holdenberg				Expats Endeavour (EOT)			£750k
Rachel Lambert		17	AM	Eura			Holdenberg				Foxhampton				Season Loan
Frank Bevan		35	CM	Eura			Holdenberg				Retired

STARTING XI (4-1-4-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Urban Malthus		28	GK	Nephara
2	Jane Hallam		25	RB	Eura
20	Just Olink		23	CB	Savojarna
6	Quentin Phillips	22	CB	Eura
3	Stanley Burns		31	LB	Eura
4	David Logan		34	CB/CDM	Audioslavia
7	Rudolf Macek		27	RW	Siovanija & Teusland
8	Moses Moxey		31	CM	Audioslavia
18	Marcia Sable		30	CDM/CM	Nephara
14	Travis Vivier		23	LW/ST	Eura
10	Ivan Valenzuela		27	ST	Valladares

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Caspar Engstrom		18	GK	Valanora
17	Flynn Woodward		22	CB/RB	Eura
5	Líbano Menéndez Herrera	32	CB	Pasarga
16	Jim Bevan		20	LB	Eura
25	Roy Champion		16	CM	Eura
12	Henry Hollifield	29	CAM	Cosumar
24	Rachel Lambert		17	AM	Eura	OUT ON LOAN
22	Gilamu Kuartango	20	LM	Astograth
11	Ceridwen Fletcher	32	LM	Brenecia
9	Isaac Tomlinson		31	ST	Eura

HOLDENBERG CITY
Manager: Bruno Hawke (66, Nephara)
Stadium: Hafran Lane (Holdenberg, 63,590)
Nickname: Don’t have an official nickname, but are usually referred to as City
Colours: Green primary, yellow secondary. Kit is green and yellow shirts with colours segmented into three thick stripes (yellow in the middle, green on each side), green shorts, yellow socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S23), 3x Silver League Promotion (S9, S19, S23)
Notable Products: Pola Grabnyak, Ryan Collins, Keith Rowland, Daniel Robertson
Icons: Pola Grabnyak, Ryan Collins, Daniel Robertson, Dominic Miller

Last season finish: 10th in Gold League (W14 D13 L11, 57F, 51A, +6GD, 55 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Sergey Nweke (13), Amanda Guttisdottir/Hanne Heikkisdottir (8), Theodor Armitage/Valya Albert/Martel Cuelemann (5)
Last season top assists: Amanda Guttisdottir (13), Hanne Heikkisdottir (12)

City just can’t catch a break. They made it to the National Cup final again and lost. They finished twelve points worse off in the league from Season 47 to Season 48. And now they have been forced to cut loose two players who were once their best, only to succumb to off-field issues and injuries, Ryota Oshiro and Lily Shephard. Still, a lot has been achieved under Bruno Hawke, and the squad remains fundamentally strong. The addition of Ryan Terlock as a future replacement for Anthea Finnan is a wise one and Brian Mantha is a clear upgrade at leftback. Another midtable finish is likely, though they will dream of an IFCF place.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER                  AGE     POS.    NATIONALITY    		FROM                                    TO                              	FEE/TERMS

Ryan Terlock		21	GK	Kelssek			Wynleth Flyers (Kelssek)		Holdenberg City				£4.2m
Ryota Oshiro		30	ST	Hinode			Holdenberg City				Bastion Lions				£4m
Brian Mantha		26	LB	RK Quebec		Brigham					Holdenberg City				£3.6m
Lily Shephard		32	RW	Eura			Holdenberg City				Dangerford				£900k

STARTING XI (4-1-4-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Anthea Finnan		29	GK	Brenecia
2	Marvin Walsh		30	RB	EOT
15	Damien Halliger		30	CB	Kelssek
6	Samba Ogunsola		32	CB	Banija
14	Brian Mantha		26	LB	RK Quebec
11	Valya Albert		24	RW	Chromatika
8	Amanda Guttisdottir	26	CM/CAM	Graintfjall
18	Tom Garner		34	CDM	Eura
7	Martel Ceulemann	34	CM/CAM	Nephara
12	Hanne Heikkisdottir	28	LW	Graintfjall
10	Sergey Nweke		28	ST	Savojarna


SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Ryan Terlock		21	GK	Kelssek
21	Kenneth Bennett		20	RB	Eura
20	Pontus Magnusson	24	CB	Savojarna
3	Iban Cousineau		25	LB	Ethane
5	Harvey Roseroot		30	CB/LB	Schottia
24	Elijah Thomson		17	CM/RM	Eura
19	Ella Thrane		21	CM	Valanora
17	Lewis Waller		22	CM	Eura
4	Solmon Djuric		31	CDM	Apox
16	Pino Byorn		23	LW	Farfadillis
23	Malik Kiefer		20	CF	RK Quebec
22	Theodor Armitage	26	CF	Tikariot

HONEYBADGERS
Manager: Abdoulaye Bocande (67, Astograth)
Stadium: The Hive (Directus, 62,107)
Nickname: None, but sometimes referred to as the Badgers for short
Colours: Yellow primary, black secondary, white tertiary. Kits are yellow and black hooped shirts, white shorts and white socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x National Cup Winner (S18), 3x Silver League Winner (S1, S39, S47), 5x Silver League Promotion (S1, S33, S39, S43, S47)
Notable Products: Neil Cole, Sam Thomas, John Buckson, Mike Adams, Kevin Colbert
Icons: Sam Thomas, Steven Marshall, Guy Stamp, Stanislav Navratil, Michael Sarado

Last season finish: 14th in Gold League (W10 D13 L15, 53F, 78A, -25GD, 43 PTS)
Last season top scorers: James Howell/Anton Delafose (8), Eva Karven (7), Carlos Senna (6)
Last season top assists: Carlos Senna (11), Gonzalo Lorano (10)

Season 47’s Silver League champions made a good job of returning to the Gold League and finished a deserved 14th. This put them well clear of any relegation struggles, and will give confidence to Abdoulaye Bocande and his squad that they can do it again. Bocande has brought in compatriot Eyande Garika to add some depth to the defence as well as a future goalkeeping option in Padraig McElroy, while several veteran players have retired, including James Howell who will have taken great pride in a successful final season in Gold League after a mixed career at the top level. Eva Karven is promoted to the first eleven as a result and will be expected to lead the line for the coming years.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER                  AGE     POS.    NATIONALITY    		FROM                                    TO                              	FEE/TERMS

Eyande Garika		27	CB	Astograth		Bearden (Xanneria)			Honeybadgers				£2m
Padraig McElroy		18	GK	Delaclava		Filbertiens (Delaclava)			Honeybadgers				Free
James Howell		35	ST	Eura			Honeybadgers				Retired
Billy Woods		36	CF	Eura			Honeybadgers 				Retired
Rook Shay		35	GK	Brenecia		Honeybadgers				Retired

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Charlie Ross		28	GK	EOT
2	Remigio Leita		24	RB	Farfadillis
4	Henry Robinson		29	CB	Helving
5	Mari Eskildsen		28	CB	Savojarna
3	Efra Soke		26	LB	Farfadillis
12	Merta Hierwen		25	RW/ST	Squornshelous
15	Dale Banks		22	CDM/CM	Eura
8	Gonzalo Lorano		29	CM	Mercedini
7	Carlos Senna		21	LM	Krytenia
9	Anton Delafose		23	ST	Farfadillis
10	Eva Karven		27	CF	Kelssek

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Padraig McElroy		18	GK	Delaclava
21	Eric Cotterill		18	RB	Eura
23	Eyande Garika		27	CB	Astograth
22	Jon Harding		18	LCB	Eura
20	Clark Corbett		18	RW	Eura
6	Rhys Sheldon		34	CDM/CM	Nephara
19	Leonard Webb		20	CAM	Eura
18	Mack Francis		21	AM	Eura
14	Sam Mills		30	LM	Eura
11	Jhanna Barte		28	ST	Nephara

[Eura]

The Euran Football Association’s Euraleague

SEASON 49 - PART IIb

Gold League Team Previews for Season 48 continued

To note:
- For silverware, runners up medals are only listed for UICA/IFCF/CdC competitions. Only modern era (S1 onwards) achievements are listed.
- For top scorers and assists in the previous season, only players with 5 goals or more or 10 assists or more are included (up to a maximum of the top three for both categories). If no players meet these criteria, one top scorer and/or one top assister will be listed.
- Team rosters are not always exhaustive, rather they list significant named players. Any rosters that appear to not be full are completed by unlisted youth players and journeymen backup players.

LAJUNO
Manager: Tzemeno Baxterrika (64, Astograth)
Stadium: Lansbury Road (Lajuno, 62,000)
Nickname: The Boatmen
Colours: Gold primary, green secondary. Kit is all gold with minimal green trim.
Silverware (modern era): 2x National Cup Winner (S34, S45), 1x Silver League Promotion (S1)
Notable Products: Nicky Martin, Craig Harper, Luar Dardan, Vance Simm
Icons: Nicky Martin, James Clarke, Craig Harper, Luar Dardan, Glenn Anderson, Jordan Jarvis

Last season finish: 11th in Gold League (W12 D9 L17, 56F, 64A, -8GD, 45 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Christine Atkinson (11), Serena McDavid (9), Hodei Echebarria (6)
Last season top assists: Cathal Keynes (13)

The Boatmen’s middling form continues to be a blessing and a curse – they rarely have to worry about relegation but dream hopelessly of greater things. Ambition-devoid Lajuno have won a National Cup in recent years. Where is the attempt to build on that? They have a decent squad, though they can’t quite make it click as well as it could, especially up front where Christine Atkinson and Serena McDavid are both potentially top-class strikers. Until they do, expect another dull mid-table finish.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER                  AGE     POS.    NATIONALITY    		FROM                                    TO                              	FEE/TERMS

Isobel Keane		17	LW	Eura			Lajuno					Port Baker				Season Loan
Jayden Collingwood	17	CM	Eura			Lajuno					Eastweald				Season Loan
Ugaitz Leskerre		36	CB	Astograth		Lajuno					Retired
Ruon Asante		35	RB	Nephara			Lajuno					Retired

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Vance Simm		29	GK	Eura
2	Oxarra Peira		25	RB	Astograth
5	Silas Duff		23	CB	Eura
4	Urbasa Albina		22	CB	Astograth
3	Marko Martel		29	LB	Astograth
12	Ildiko Kalman		26	RW	Pasarga
6	Marcus Nolan		29	CM	Baker Park
8	Soter Laborda		25	CDM	Astograth
18	Hodei Echebarria	27	LM	Astograth
14	Christine Atkinson	24	ST	Eura
10	Serena McDavid		24	ST	Baker Park

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Alessandro Lucchesi	23	GK	Eura/Sameba
21	Alexander Franklin	20	RWB	Eura
19	Granville Crittenden	28	CB	Chromatika
23	Reese Clifton		18	LB	Eura
11	Johanna Sutton		33	RW	Nephara
22	Jayden Collingwood	17	CM	Eura		OUT ON LOAN
16	Josh Bradshaw		21	CAM	Eura
7	Cathal Keynes		33	LW	Brenecia
24	Isobel Keane		17	LW	Eura		OUT ON LOAN
9	Ben Chillotov		33	ST	Mercedini

MARKETVILLE
Manager: Tripate Falcon (42, Vilita)
Stadium: The Maw (Marketville, 42,000)
Nickname: The Merchants
Colours: Red primary, white secondary, black tertiary. Kit is red and white hooped shirts and socks with white shorts.
Silverware (modern era): 4x Silver League Winner (S7, S19, S38, S45), 7x Silver League Promotion (S2, S5, S7, S19, S38, S45, S48)
Notable Products: Clive Dawson, Sterling Rose, Jack Menard
Icons: Clive Dawson, Liam Carling, Sterling Rose, Juri Kisame

Last season finish: 2nd in Silver League (W22 D9 L7, 68F, 34A, +34GD, 75 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Hustaz Urresti (15), Malcolm Harvey (13), Crios Sandoval (11)
Last season top assists: Malcolm Harvey (17), Crios Sandoval (14), William Rodgers (12)

A quick return to the top flight for Marketville provides an opportunity for Tripate Falcon to right some wrongs. His tenure in charge of the Merchants since the departure of Sterling Rose has been a mixed bag. The side has been largely kept together and bounced back from relegations. However, Marketville would rather avoid the relegations completely. In their latest attempt at Gold League survival they have Aimil McGowan in goal, last season’s best goalkeeper in the Silver League and a highly talented youngster, as well as an increasingly formidable Hustaz Urresti up front. Watch out as well for Gus Longhurst, a very promising Ko-orenite who has dominated the domestic league in Euran Oceania Territories for a couple of years.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER                  AGE     POS.    NATIONALITY    		FROM                                    TO                              	FEE/TERMS

Gus Longhurst		23	AM	Ko-oren			Oslograd Academy (EOT)			Marketville				£4m
Maynard Oakes		23	LCB	Chromatika		Chroma CCU (Chromatika)			Marketville				Free

STARTING XI (4-2-3-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Aimil MacGowan		21	GK	The Licentian Isles
20	Paul McFarland		24	RB	Eura
6	Chance Benton		24	CB	The Grearish Union
5	Edward Ratimir		29	CB	Mercedini
3	Simon Prutton		31	LB	Eura
11	Joe Elliot		22	RM	Eura
8	William Rodgers		35	CM	Eura
4	Nicole Kirkpatrick	26	CDM	Cassadaigua
16	Crios Sandoval		27	LW	Chromatika
10	Malcolm Harvey		31	LM/AM	Delaclava
12	Hustaz Urresti		27	CF	Astograth

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

2	Nicholas Glover		29	RB	Eura
19	Maynard Oakes		23	LCB	Chromatika
15	Desmond Foley		22	LB	Eura
7	Juri Kisame		32	RM	Hinode
18	Joseph Lacher		23	CM	Eura
17	Jefferson Cook		21	AM	Eura
21	Gus Longhurst		23	AM	Ko-oren
14	William Hurst		31	ST	Valladares
9	Candice Delaya		18	ST	Chromatika

MOUNTAINSIDE
Manager: Weylon Churchilli (55, Eura)
Stadium: Summit Stadium (Mount Fable, 35,000)
Nickname: The Snowcaps
Colours: White primary, black secondary, gold tertiary. Kit is white shirts and socks with black shorts, with gold trim on the socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x National Cup Winner (S9), 1x Silver League Winner (S31), 3x Silver League Promotion (S15, S31, S45)
Notable Products: Jude Yates, Toby Hayes, Jordan Jarvis, Edward Pollard, Nicky Keane
Icons: Toby Hayes, Nicky Keane, Rhys Miles, Regatta Aspenwood

Last season finish: 16th in Gold League (W10 D7 L21, 43F, 81A, -38GD, 37 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Sophie Singh (7), Han Niro (6), Scarlet McKenzie/Achim Hofstetter/Raven Dallas (5)
Last season top assists: Swansea Reach (8)

It’s clear where Mountainside’s problems lie. They need goals, goals and more goals. Their defence wasn’t brilliant last season, yet it wouldn’t have mattered so much if they had possessed strikers who could consistently put the ball in the net. Wonderkid Sophie Singh seems to be the exception and this year she will be a starting striker, alongside Brenecian youngster Mor-Rioghain Stokes, of whom big things are also expected. A strong midfield is still the fundamental core of this team. They will need to chip in with some goals too to avoid another relegation battle.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER                  AGE     POS.    NATIONALITY    		FROM                                    TO                              	FEE/TERMS

Signe Hagen		32	ST	Valanora		Mountainside				Raynor City FC (Valanora)		£2m
Jancis Waldau		32	CDM	Nephara			Mountainside				Fenice Liberta (EOT)			Free

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Elliot Palmer		28	GK	Eura
2	Phambea Namura		28	RB	Hinode
3	Paul Pritchett		24	CB	Eura
5	Evan Bryant		26	CB	Eura
6	Elis Lovland		28	LB	Farfadillis
12	Han Niro		31	RM	Chromatika
7	Swansea Reach		31	CM/AM	Nephara
18	Nick Major		23	CM	Krytenia
11	Scarlet McKenzie	24	LM	Licentian Isles
17	Mor-Rioghain Stokes	20	ST	Brenecia
10	Sophie Singh		21	AM/ST	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Andrea Stack		30	GK	Brenecia
15	Flynn Walton		22	RB	Eura
21	David Parks		23	CB	Eura
19	Alfie Wright		21	LB	Eura
22	Andrew Black		19	RW	Eura
4	Rhys Miles		38	CDM	Eura
8	Alan Markovic		31	CDM	Pasarga
9	Raven Dallas		30	ST	Nephara
14	Achim Hofstetter	25	ST	Zeta Reka

OAKSTONE
Manager: Lyle Heath (61, Eura)
Stadium: The Oak House (Oakstone, 82,402)
Nickname: The Northmen
Colours: Brown primary, white secondary. Kit is brown shirts, shorts and socks are also brown but with white trim.
Silverware (modern era): 2x National Cup Winner (S38, S42), 1x Silver League Winner (S33), 2x Silver League Promotion (S14, S33)
Notable Products: Rob Bell, Brian Bond, Leo Sterling
Icons: Ryan King, Rob Bell, Rudy Valencia, Brian Bond, Weylon Churchilli, Nathan Wall, Matthew Lane, Ben Hall, Anthony Townsend, Leo Sterling, Heron Kendall

Last season finish: 9th in Gold League (W16 D10 L12, 86F, 74A, +12GD, 58 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Brian Bond (18), Rita Brookfield (14), Leopold Bliznakov/Zasha Covach (7)
Last season top assists: Leopold Bliznakov (14), Anthony Townsend (11), William Alonso/Per Tegeler (10)

Having sacked Asey Vella after one disappointment too many, Oakstone moved to appoint Lyle Heath following his surprise departure from Unioneers. The former Euran international is highly regarded in the game and Oakstone fans will be excited at the prospect of real change that he can bring. Uncertainty in the summer and a desire to give everyone a chance means that the side is largely unchanged, though club legend Anthony Townsend has finally retired, opening up a regular starting spot for Robert Marshall who takes the number 7 shirt. The Northmen remain deadly up front even as Brian Bond turns 35, with a goalscoring and creative midfield to boot. However, their defence needs to do better; it contains four regular internationals including three Eurans, so 74 goals conceded in a season is unacceptable regardless of the tactical set up.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER                  AGE     POS.    NATIONALITY    		FROM                                    TO                              	FEE/TERMS

Taylor Robson		19	CF	Eura			Oakstone				Arrowsmith				£700k
Anthony Townsend	37	RM	Eura			Oakstone				Retired
Ginton French		35	RB	Eastfield Lodge		Oakstone				Retired

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

13	Daniel Wolter		25	GK	Valanora
2	Harry Wheeler		28	RB	Eura
5	Alex Coles		27	CB	Eura
4	Fred Stephens		24	CB	Eura
3	Nina Pomeroy		30	LB	Chromatika
7	Robert Marshall		23	AM	Eura
6	Leopold Bliznakov	28	CAM	Siovanija & Teusland
16	William Alonso		26	CM	Valladares
11	Per Tegeler		32	LW	Recuecn
9	Brian Bond		35	LW/ST	Eura
10	Rita Brookfield		24	ST	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

1	Ferret Tioux		32	GK	Chromatika
21	Amber Arnold		17	RB	Eura
19	Ahmed Masic		25	CB	Mytanija
25	Bryan Dawson		18	CB	Eura
15	Mario Austerlitz	20	LB	Siovanija & Teusland
14	Kyle Ford		31	RM	Ethane
24	Kenny Woods		21	CM/RM	Eura
8	Josh Montoya		35	CAM	Ethane
22	Oliver Huxtable		21	LW	Eura
12	Zasha Covach		24	ST	Nephara

REVOLUTIONARIES
Manager: Niels Kruse (53, Polar Islandstates)
Stadium: Sasky Rising Memorial Stadium (Brigham, 107,000)
Nickname: No official nickname, but usually just referred to as “The Revolutionaries”
Colours: Dark green primary, black secondary. Kits are dark green shirts with a black “sash” diagonal stripe, black shorts and dark green socks.
Silverware (modern era): 2x UICA Champions Cup Winner (CC57, CC69), 1x UICA Globe Cup Runner Up (GC64), 2x UICA/IFCF Super Cup Runner Up (SC54, SC66), 1x Cygnus/Cup Winners Cup Runner Up (CWC32), 2x Copa de Campeones Winner (CdC32, CdC39), 2x Copa de Campeones Runner Up (CdC30, CdC51), 11x Gold League Winner (S5, S6, S9, S17, S22, S23, S24, S34, S35, S44, S45), 4x National Cup Winner (S22, S29, S31, S44) 10x National Shield Winner (S2, S6, S7, S10, S18, S23, S24, S35, S36, S46)
Notable Products: John Spartan, Gareth Blackthorn, Gethin Quill, Jurgen Eisenhower, Rhys Griffiths, Rob Ricketts
Icons: Ambale Deniau, Nick Feeney, Kieran Kane, Simon Xavier, Clevon Drago, Brigham Bond, Mikael Johannes, Liam Allen, Ben Prince, Ross Ramsden, John Spartan, Gareth Blackthorn, Skorji Oslograd, Frank Rozenthal, Alexander Jager, Rhys Griffiths, Jurgen Eisenhower, Gethin Quill, Roxelana Thorn, Eamon Power, Earl van den Brink

Last season finish: 2nd in Gold League (W23 D8 L7, 106F, 46A, +60GD, 77 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Konrad Lovelace (18), Tosgo Alxiki (12), Mihaly Bernat (10)
Last season top assists: Tosgo Alxiki (16), Maximilien Longchambon (15), Tambra Matalin (14)

Although they were denied the title in a photo finish last season, things are looking up at Revolutionaries. The Sasky Rising Memorial Stadium will host the Champions League final this season and Niels Kruse’s team will no doubt hope to be make it there. Last years performances were a welcome return to form after a noticeable lull off the back of their most recent title wins, though the momentum gained may not be sustainable without new signings, especially as stalwarts Alexander Jager and Rhys Griffiths depart. Nevertheless, this remains one of the deepest squads in the division, and the quality available in the first team is second to none, though there will be some uncertainty up front with Jager gone and Konrad Lovelace turning 30. A title push is the minimum expectation.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER                  AGE     POS.    NATIONALITY    		FROM                                    TO                              	FEE/TERMS

Rhys Griffiths		35	AM	Eura			Revolutionaries				Bastion Lions				Free
Alexander Jager		32	AM/ST	Pasarga			Revolutionaries				Retired

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Derizi Amatopa		23	GK	Turori
2	Michel Saint Francois	30	RB	Audioslavia
15	Tanya Green		28	CB	Eura
5	Roxelana Thorn		31	CB	Nephara
11	Triss Roscommon		29	LB	Brenecia
4	Todor Mihailov		30	CM	Siovanija and Teusland
8	Mbogo Norgaard		23	CM	Farfadillis
17	Tambra Matalin		28	RW	Nephara
13	Tosgo Alxiki		24	LW/ST	Farfadillis
10	Mihaly Bernat		26	ST	Pasarga
9	Konrad Lovelace		30	ST	Nephara

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

25	Opal Cairncross		35	GK	Brenecia
19	Fulco Salas		25	RB	Pasarga
21	Jack Bedford		23	CB	Eura
3	Planio'o Nrujsa		20	CB/LB/RB	Turori
7	Maximilien Longchambon	32	CAM	Ko-oren
22	Franklin Buckley	20	CM	Eura
23	Mason Wyatt		22	LW	Eura
26	Abraham Dexter		16	LW	Eura
14	Rob Ricketts		25	AM	Eura
16	Daniel Jokic		25	ST	Mytanija

SPARTANGRAD
Manager: Walter Crasder (63, Eura)
Stadium: Olympic Stadium (Spartangrad, 104,773)
Nickname: The Spartans
Colours: Blue primary, white secondary. Kit is blue and white stripe shirt, blue shorts, blue socks with white trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x UICA Champions Cup Winner (CC71), 1x IFCF Challengers Cup Winner (ChC5), 1x UICA/IFCF Super Cup Winner (SC68), 1x UICA/IFCF Super Cup Runner Up (IFCF-SC5), 1x Cygnus/Cup Winners Cup Winner (CWC47), 1x Cygnus/Cup Winners Cup Runner Up (CWC48), 1x Copa de Campeones Winner (CdC47), 2x Copa de Campeones Runner Up (CdC27, CdC29), 8x Gold League Winner (S3, S16, S19, S21, S33, S36, S40, S48), 7x National Cup Winner (S4, S8, S14, S28, S37, S41, S48), 10x National Shield Winner (S4, S9, S17, S20, S31, S34, S37, S38, S41, S42)
Notable Products: Seryou Kobe, Weylon Churchilli, Grant Townsend, Harvey Blake, Clint Rogers
Icons: Seryou Kobe, Sam Thomas, Maresto Silvia, Mikhael van Germ, Rhodri Evans, Vincent James, Weylon Churchilli, Mike Adams, Armando Elevado, Csaszar Mor, Alexander Roudet, Harvey Blake, Lucan Palmisano, James Palmisano, Chad Parsons, Mathis Woodgate, John Talbot, Harry Gravesen, Lui Wceil, Ciro Oljer, Mark Unterhausen

Last season finish: 1st in Gold League (W22 D11 L5, 103F, 41A, +62GD, 77 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Clarana Refiami (24), Lauren Cheney (15), Chimera Moxham (14)
Last season top assists: Lauren Cheney (22), Chimera Moxham (17), Haley Hauser (14)

Whenever it seems like Spartangrad are on the downward trend Walter Crasder seems to bring them back and win something. A league and cup double will have settled many nerves, as will another deep Challengers Cup run (even if it did end disastrously). The key figures in this side seem to be at their peak; Aranea Provost, Henri de Aea and Haley Hauser all appear to be at their peak, and some others like Boriska Nagy and Clarana Refiami will expect to get even better. Lauren Cheney and Chimera Moxham probably won’t reach the levels they struck last season again – that could be a problem long-term, but in the short term they should have enough left in the tank for a couple of seasons. Planning for the future has begun with the signing of bombastic wingback Ana Mason from Unioneers, and Mytanar central midfield Dordo Urbanc, both starting internationals for their respective countries. The Spartans will want another good IFCF run but their main priority will surely to be to defend their Gold League title, something they have not yet managed in the modern era.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER                  AGE     POS.    NATIONALITY    		FROM                                    TO                              	FEE/TERMS

Ana Mason		23	RWB	Eura			Unioneers				Spartangrad				£10m
Edwin Lafferton		22	RWB	Eura			Spartangrad				Blackfields				£5m
Dordo Urbanc		22	CM	Mytanija		Ararat Severyan (Mytanija)		Spartangrad				£4.5m
Harvey Blake		37	CB	Eura			Spartangrad				Retired

STARTING XI (4-2-3-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Aranea Provost		28	GK	Nephara
2	Ana Mason		23	RWB	Eura
6	Henri de Aea		30	CB	Chromatika
4	Laborc Szollossy	29	CB	Pasarga
3	Alex Ingram		29	LB	Eura
8	Haley Hauser		28	CM/AM	Chromatika
10	Chimera Moxham		33	CM/AM	Nephara
16	Clint Rogers		31	CAM	Eura
7	Lauren Cheney		32	RW/ST	Brenecia
14	Boriska Nagy		26	LW/ST	Pasarga
9	Clarana Refiami		23	ST	Vilita

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Sam Norman		19	GK	Eura
15	Tabor Csikos		29	CB/RB	Pasarga
19	Jonathan Dennis		21	CB	Eura
23	Danielle Bean		18	LB	Eura
17	Herbert Brewer		25	CM	Eura
18	Johan Karlovic		31	CM	Mercedini
15	Dordo Urbanc		22	CM	Mytanija
22	Gregory Tomlinson	20	AM	Eura
10	Aristide Metzger	35	ST	Nephara
20	Kate Archer		22	ST	Eura

SUTTONVILLE
Manager: Stephen Mansfield (65, Brenecia)
Stadium: Haddock Bridge (Suttonville, 47,550)
Nickname: The Villagers
Colours: Dark blue primary, black secondary, white tertiary. Kit is dark blue shirts, black with white trim shorts and socks.
Silverware (modern era): 6x Silver League Promotion (S15, S19, S23, S29, S36, S46)
Notable Products: Miles MacDonald, Frank Ainsworth, Eddie Wood, Bailey Norman, Robert Hobbs, Jamie Edwards
Icons: Stephen Mansfield

Last season finish: 13th in Gold League (W11 D11 L16, 40F, 64A, -24GD, 44 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Daniel Pryor (10), Zaza Cashmore (6), Renate Eskalza/Rex Casey (5)
Last season top assists: Rex Casey (11)

Villagers hero Stephen Mansfield has already gone down in the history books for at Haddock Bridge. He will continue to rise in stock if he can get them as high as 13th in the Gold League again. However, towards the end of the previous campaign this team was running on fumes, and it lacks quality in depth. Hanna Nicosdottir is a smart signing, however, Suttonville should prepare for a tougher campaign than last time and a potential relegation battle.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER                  AGE     POS.    NATIONALITY    		FROM                                    TO                              	FEE/TERMS

Hanna Nicosdottir	24	RM	Graintfjall		Sword					Suttonville				£2.5m
Malcolm Edwards		32	RM	Ethane			Suttonville				Fenice Liberta (EOT)			£500k

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Malakai Rookwood	29	GK	Brenecia
2	Hailey Parkes		26	RB	EOT
4	Ben Donnelly		34	CB	Eura
20	Hubertus Weissbach	25	CB	Valanora
3	Ruzena Benjamin		29	LB	Chromatika
12	Hanna Nicosdottir	24	RM	Graintfjall
8	Cory Ferguson		26	CM/RM	Kelssek
18	Mary Graves		30	CM	Eura
11	Rex Casey		26	LM	South Newlandia
9	Zaza Cashmore		29	ST	Brenecia
14	Daniel Pryor		31	CF	Baker Park

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Apol Biliso		23	GK	Farfadillis
19	Estelle Robert		29	RB	Chromatika
5	David Carr		22	CB/LB	Eura
15	Preston Patterson	20	LB	Eura
7	Jamie Edwards		33	RW	Eura
16	Colin Giles		22	LCM	Eura
6	Luke Horton		24	CM	Eura
17	Josh Woods		20	AM	Eura
21	Peter Kingsley		20	ST	Eura
10	Renate Eskalza		26	ST	The Askari Union

ULSA
Manager: Chris Waller (58, Eura)
Stadium: Troutbridge (Ulsa, 97,460)
Nickname: The Builders
Colours: Light blue primary, white secondary. Kit is light blue shirts, white shorts, light blue socks.
Silverware (modern era): 4x UICA Globe Cup Winner (GC46, GC51, GC61, GC63), 1x UICA Super Cup Winner (SC46), 1x UICA Champions Cup Runner Up (CC63), 3x UICA Super Cup Runner Up (SC51, SC61, SC63), 1x UICA Centenary Series Winner, 2x Cygnus/Cup Winners Cup Winner (CWC43, CWC44), 1x Copa de Campeones Winner (CdC28), 2x Copa de Campeones Runner Up (CdC36, CdC40), 9x Gold League Winner (S10, S11, S12, S14, S18, S20, S28, S29, S32), 7x National Cup Winner (S6, S10, S17, S21, S33, S36, S47), 8x National Shield Winner (S11, S15, S19, S21, S22, S29, S30, S48)
Notable Products: Grant Davis, Steve Thompson, Frank Ainsworth, John Leach
Icons: Grant Davis, Steve Thompson, Nicky Martin, Clive Dawson, Iuliu Zapatic, Lyle Heath, Rob Bell, Sam Ashtree, Craig Sinclair, Scott Coles, Reece Lucas, Kris Campbell, Frank Ainsworth, Romikk Valgard, Adnan Szalai, Monako Saroszi

Last season finish: 3rd in Gold League (W22 D7 L9, 81F, 39A, +42GD, 73 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Kurtis Bastable (14), Bravura Harper (12), Nolberto Dravon (8)
Last season top assists: Julian Werner (14), Nolberto Dravon (12), Esther Caitiff (10)

It has been nearly two decades now since Ulsa last won Gold League. That said, under Chris Waller, they look more likely to end that drought than ever. Banished is the pessimism of the Gerhard Thunder years. Ulsa is a beacon of optimism now, even if they haven’t quite grabbed the reins of the league championship yet. Hesterine Mercator’s retirement is a shame, but Gunter Obermaier is an able successor and the squad looks stronger with the addition of Colm O’Tuathail, the Champions League winner an absolute steal at £1.5m. Ulsa clearly hope to repeat with him what Revolutionaries achieved with the signing of Rickson Maranon. Ulsa are now in prime shape to make a push for the league – its vital that they make the most of it in the next few years, after which their fearsome backline will begin to age, and prolific centre forward Kurtis Bastable will likely retire with them.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER                  AGE     POS.    NATIONALITY    		FROM                                    TO                              	FEE/TERMS

Colm O'Tuathail		31	LM	Kelssek			Shamrock Cathair (Audioslavia)		Ulsa					£1.5m
John Martin		17	LW	Eura			Ulsa					Bakermouth (EOT)			£300k
Pluto Blinkman		34	CM	Apox			Ulsa					Expats Endeavour (EOT)			Free
Hesterine Mercator	36	GK	Nephara			Ulsa					Retired

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Gunter Obermaier	25	GK	Valanora
2	Clovette Bravender	27	RB	Brenecia
5	Finn Leadbetter		29	CB	Brenecia
4	Polina Zirkova		30	CB	Savojarna
3	Eve Reeve		27	LB	Eura
14	Nolberto Dravon		25	RW	EOT
8	Esther Caitiff		29	CM	Brenecia
7	Julian Werner		27	CAM	Siovanija & Teusland
16	Colm O'Tuathail		31	LM	Kelssek
9	Bravura Harper		23	ST	Nephara
10	Kurtis Bastable		31	CF	Nephara

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

27	Mark Trott		16	GK	Eura
15	Ewan Fletcher		19	RB	Eura
6	Jason Potts		30	CB	EOT
23	Ronald Ashtree		22	LB	Eura
12	Monako Saroszi		33	RM	Nephara
20	Laura Holland		23	CM	Eura
18	Mario Szolosi		26	CAM	Pasarga
11	Rene Hahn		31	LW	Pasarga
21	Julia Holt		21	LW	Valanora
17	Gabriel Riveros		27	ST	Valladares
26	Phil Pollard		19	ST	Eura

UNIONEERS
Manager: Janko Perlog (59, Zeta Reka)
Stadium: The Iron Shed (Harther, 45,390)
Nickname: The Unionists
Colours: Blue primary, red secondary, gold tertiary. Kits are blue and red striped shirts and blue and red hooped socks, blue shorts, minor gold trim but mainly gold just used for shirt numbers and names, and as an away kit.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S27), 2x Silver League Promotion (S27, S36)
Notable Products: John Talbot, Vincent Robshaw, Liam Armstrong
Icons: John Talbot, Vincent Robshaw, Liam Armstrong, Jakob Larsen, Pablo Mane, Niall Bremner

Last season finish: 8th in Gold League (W19 D3 L16, 87F, 73A, +14GD, 60 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Peter Csorba (13), Alban Pontiac (12), Niall Bremner (10)
Last season top assists: Bradley Howarth (15), Jakob Larsen (13), Ana Mason (11)

Despite the turmoil of Lyle Heath’s departure, Unioneers were able to get their act together quickly under Janko Perlog, and their performances have vastly improved as a result (which has incited rumours that their Season 47 performances were down to player revolt rather than managerial incompetence). They’ve gone from 15th to 8th, securing 21 points more than their previous outing in the process. In the summer Perlog took the opportunity to streamline the squad and rebuild it in his own image, clearing out numerous players who were surplus to requirements, though he was forced to sell star defender Ana Mason when Spartangrad came knocking. He’s used the money wisely, investing in the much older but hugely experienced and top quality Rovena Stride, a genuinely world class right back and World Cup winner, the player who scored the winning goal for their country no less. Another strong season could be on the cards.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER                  AGE     POS.    NATIONALITY    		FROM                                    TO                              	FEE/TERMS

Ana Mason		23	RWB	Eura			Unioneers				Spartangrad				£10m
Rovena Stride		30	RB	Nephara			AFC Treason (Nephara)			Unioneers				£5m
Markus Packard-Grey	22	RW/ST	Taeshan			Unioneers				Traktor St. Andrei (Savojarna)		£1.4m
Ethan Fleming		34	GK	Eura			Unioneers				Foxhampton				£400k
Mark Quinton		33	CB/RB	Baker Park		Unioneers				Foxhampton				Free
Jorj Pjetrovic		33	RB	Cosumar			Unioneers				Retired

STARTING XI (4-3-3 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Nicodemo D'Ambrosio	28	GK	Savigliane
2	Rovena Stride		30	RB	Nephara
4	Harold Knight		31	CB	Eura
6	Hireild Gudmundson	27	CB	Audioslavia
14	Sigimund Firmin		29	LB	Darmen
18	Elise Preston		24	CDM	Eura
7	Bradley Howarth		32	CM	Eura
8	Jakob Larsen		31	CM	Valanora
10	Charles Barber		22	CF	Eura
11	Alban Pontiac		24	ST	Nephara
12	Peter Csorba		24	ST	Pasarga

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Rudolf Klaric		19	GK	Pasarga
19	Jake Curtis		17	RB	Eura
5	Marvin Paige		33	CB	Eura
23	Malcolm Roberts		19	CB	Eura
3	Aria Rojas		18	LB	Valanora
16	Zorka Rompa		25	CDM/CM	Poafmersia
22	Rogier Wijnberg		20	CM	Delaclava
20	Ed Clarke		23	CM/CAM	Eura
21	Josh Samson		17	ST	Eura
9	Niall Bremner		33	ST	Brenecia

WORKERS UNION
Manager: Csaszar Mor (60, Pasarga)
Stadium: Workers Athletic Achievement Stadia (Callodown, 80,000)
Nickname: The Workers, or just Union. In the past they were also often nicknamed Union Callodown.
Colours: Primary red, secondary steel grey. Kit is red shirt and shorts, steel grey socks.
Silverware (modern era): 2x Silver League Winner (S25, S40), 4x Silver League Promotion (S14, S25, S40, S42)
Notable Products: Lyle Heath, Fabio Quella, Spencer Greenwood
Icons: Grif Hales, Ruslan Demetriev

Last season finish: 12th in Gold League (W12 D9 L17, 50F, 66A, -16GD, 45 PTS)
Last season top scorers: Darius Purcell (10), Fran Prpic-Bosanac (8), Constance Stroud/Miles Mann/Florent Rivera (6)
Last season top assists: Constance Stroud/Timur Zaitzev (12)

No transfer activity can be found at Union where Csaszar Mor seems to be happy with the squad he’s got for now. This team is not ready to push for the very top. A more realistic goal might be a top half finish, which has been proven achievable recently with a similar squad. The midfield and defence are both very strong, and the strikers capable of going to another level if they can click. Fran Prpic-Bosanac is an enormous prospect, and could be the key to their season.

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Van Enax		23	GK	Chromatika
2	Terry O'Brien		26	RB	Eura
5	Casey Giltanan		26	CB	Brenecia
4	Leona Ford		30	CB	Brenecia
3	Reece Lucas		33	LB	Eura
11	Miles Mann		23	RW	Kelssek
14	Timur Zaitsev		27	CM/CAM	Delaclava
8	Ian Mamani		24	CM	Huayramarca
7	Constance Stroud	29	LW	Brenecia
25	Fran Prpic-Bosanac	24	ST	Mytanija
10	Darius Purcell		27	ST	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Sergio Salas		30	GK	Darmen
19	Kieran Bruce		23	RB	Eura
15	Ritchie Mallick		24	CB	Eura
23	Lauren Scott		22	LB	Eura
17	George Deal		23	CM	Eura
18	Gusti Rodolfo		29	CM	Mercedini
24	Albert Peters		21	LM	Eura
21	Jeff Prutton		21	AM	Eura
9	Florent Rivera		23	AM/CF	Poafmersia
12	Zara Cormann		32	ST	Nephara

[Eura]

The Euran Football Association’s Euraleague

SEASON 49 - PART IIc

Silver League Preview

To note:
- For silverware, runners up medals are only listed for UICA/IFCF/CdC competitions. Only modern era (S1 onwards) achievements are listed.
- For top scorers and assists in the previous season, only players with 5 goals or more or 10 assists or more are included (up to a maximum of the top three for both categories). If no players meet these criteria, one top scorer and/or one top assister will be listed.
- Team rosters are not always exhaustive, rather they list significant named players. Any rosters that appear to not be full are completed by unlisted youth players and journeymen backup players.

ARROWSMITH
Manager: Evgeni Hakkarinen (58, Savojarna)
Stadium: Fishery Hill (Arrowsmith, 45,600)
Nickname: The Fletchers
Colours: Navy primary, white secondary, yellow tertiary. Kit is navy and white striped shirts with navy shorts and white socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S30), 5x Silver League Promotion (S6, S12, S21, S24, S30)
Notable Products: Craig Sinclair, Harvey Joyce, Robert Hobbs, Jesus Moreno
Icons: Nicky Royle

Last season: 13th in Silver League

STARTING XI

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Reza Schmidt		26	GK	Iskandervale
2	Perceval Cheshire	21	RB	Eastfield Lodge
5	Emma Beaudry		20	RCB	Cassadaigua
3	Kilian Frazer		31	LB	Eura
7	Travis Jefferson	21	CM/RM	Eura
8	Valentina Cavicchi	28	CM	The Askari Union
10	Cassamia del Clercq	28	LW	Cosumar
14	Dom Stone		21	AM/CF	Eura
12	Drake Sinclair		21	AM	Eura
9	Taylor Robson		19	CF	Eura
11	Dallas Sureme		28	CF	Tikariot

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

4	Christine Philippousis	35	CB	Nephara

ASPEL
Manager: Alan Dabix (54, Sameba)
Stadium: Delga Park (Aspel, 25,000)
Nickname: The Eagles (‘Aquile’)
Colours: All green. Occasionally with white and light blue trim on kits.
Silverware (modern era): N/A
Notable Products: Mario Andella
Icons: Mario Andella, Fernando Torjan, Santo Zito

Last season: 10th in Silver League

STARTING XI

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Sova Pardinho		33	GK	Sameba/Eura
2	Taylor Barris		24	RB	Kelssek
5	Vito Cardenas		19	CB	Sameba/Eura
6	Dragomir Matijevic	18	CB	Farfadillis
12	Susan Paine		18	LB	Eastfield Lodge
3	Valter Genovesi		21	CM	Eura/Sameba
8	Ben Carter		22	CM/CAM	Eura
7	Gorka Akutain		28	RM/RW	Audioslavia
25	Mateo Piroz		18	AM	Sameba/Eura
14	Albert Fournier		26	LW/ST	Savigliane
10	Fernando Torjan		36	ST	Sameba
9	Julyan Carlevaro	34	ST	Sameba

BRIGHAM
Manager: Tom Robson (46, Eura)
Stadium: Old Ham Lane (Brigham, 76,409)
Nickname: The Brigands
Colours: White primary, black secondary. Kits are white and black striped shirts, black shorts and white socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Gold League Winner (S25), 1x National Cup Winner (S27), 2x Silver League Promotion (S6, S45), 1x National Shield Winner (S26)
Notable Products: Liam Allen
Icons: Carlos Aduna, Volk Savanev, Liam Allen, Danny Sullivan, Oscar Coltrane, Dominik Mauer, Karl Cotrell, Hakan Abt, Huele, Haylos Anaximander, Freddie Wright, Dan Ainsley

Last season: 19th in Gold League

STARTING XI

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Leo Glasvyrn		30	GK	Ceni
21	Thomas Uribe		35	RB	Cosumar
6	Joel Kamara		30	CB	Schottia
5	Brutus Rutherford	28	CB	Brenecia
3	Hans Cabel		28	LB	EOT
4	David Anderson		33	CDM	Schottia
7	John Mason		22	RCM	Eura
8	Summer Johnstone	23	CM	Eura
17	Linvoi Warazil		38	ST	Vilita
10	Eelis Mikaelsson	24	CF	Graintfjall
9	Robbie Truro		29	ST	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Hannah Bryant		22	GK	Eura
2	Olaf Hoare		28	RB	Nephara
19	Michael Walton		21	CB	Eura
15	Leo O'Neill		20	CM	Licentian Isles
20	Brett Phillips		20	CM	Eura
12	Remy Zbedi		26	AM	Farfadillis
14	Margareta Fetlar	28	ST	Schottia

CALLODOWN
Manager: Bob Partridge (59, Eura)
Stadium: Hollow Park (Callodown, 52,660)
Nickname: The Callodownians
Colours: Blue primary, black secondary. Kit is blue and black striped shirts and socks, and black shorts.
Silverware (modern era): 5x Silver League Promotion (S11, S25, S34, S40, S44)
Notable Products: Joe Sullivan, Harry Humphreys, Gabriel Dunn, John Fletcher, Eve Reeve, Wallace Pickton
Icons: Harry Humphreys, John Fletcher

Last season: 11th in Silver League

STARTING XI

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	David Warrington	23	GK	Eura
2	William Bale		27	RWB	Eura
15	Viola Parr		26	CB	Nephara
5	Jay Schofield		30	CB	Eura
3	Juliette Sadler		21	LB/LM	Eastfield Lodge
8	Harry Humphreys		35	CM	Eura
4	Markos Baranyi		25	CM	Pasarga
7	Zamor Salamon		32	CM	Pasarga
12	Ella Curry		22	AM	EOT
10	Keira Fallon		31	ST	Nephara
9	John Fletcher		36	CF	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

6	Ted Reid		32	CB	Eura
22	Isobel Robinson		18	CB	Eura
21	Kai Harrier		20	LB	Eura
16	Beth Morton		28	CDM	Eura
22	Tom Hussain		18	CM/CAM	Eura
23	Bryn Logan		18	AM/ST	Eura
14	Kelvin Browning		22	ST	Eura

CARSBY
Manager: Thomas Myers (43, Eura)
Stadium: Dughill Park (Carsby, 41,500)
Nickname: The Royals
Colours: Red primary, white secondary. Kit is red shirts with white trim, white shorts and socks with red trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S36), 3x Silver League Promotion (S8, S36, S47)
Notable Products: Moira Woakes, Tom Whittaker, Connor Marsh
Icons: David Thomas, Moira Woakes, Glen Merson, Connor Marsh, John Falkholt

Last season: 18th in Gold League

STARTING XI

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Natalie Tikllinger	26	GK	Mertagne
22	Oliver Spencer		33	RB	Recuecn
6	Cusaram Sakeri		30	CB/RB	Turori
5	Sterling Evans		22	CB	EOT
11	Tess Meyer		25	LB	Brenecia
7	Eva Baxter		22	AM	Eura
4	Leo Castagne		26	CM	Savigliane
8	Henry Jenkins		26	CDM	Eura
10	Martine Vossler		24	LW	Nephara
14	Tom Whittaker		35	ST	Eura
9	Jessica LeClair		35	CF	Baker Park

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Robert Collins		17	GK	Eura
2	Blaga Tomic		19	RB	Pasarga
3	John Falkholt		34	LB	Nephara
21	Bob Reed		20	CM/RM	Eura
12	Matts Bogdanor		30	CM	Kelessek
16	Lee Margas		19	CDM	Mertagne
22	Travis Jarvis		17	CAM	Eura
17	Cameron Thorpe		23	ST	Eura

DANGERFORD
Manager: Danny Sullivan (56, Eura)
Stadium: Oakham Hill (Holdenberg, 24,583)
Nickname: The Pears
Colours: Light green primary, yellow secondary. Kit is light green and yellow striped shirts and socks, green shorts.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S37), 3x Silver League Promotion (S32, S35, S37)
Notable Products: Max May, Lucas Leonard, Finlay Vaughan, Jason Robbins
Icons: N/A

Last season: 17th in Silver League

STARTING XI

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Laura Pine		32	GK	Nephara
2	Brooke Bianchi		19	RB	Cassadaigua
5	Jed Poole		32	CB	Eura
15	Paul Rees		32	CB	Eura
3	Lance Prewett		28	LB	Brenecia
11	Lily Shephard		32	RW	Eura
12	Lewis Coates		21	CM	Eura
6	Kenichi Takahashi	28	CM	Hinode
4	Brett Phillips		20	CM	Eura
7	Argus Valvutar		33	LW	Cosumar
10	Marcia Barron		34	ST	Nephara


SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

8	Oliver Hamilton		33	AM	Eura
17	Finn Humphrey		18	LW	Eura
9	Wilbert Crosby		20	ST	Eastfield Lodge

DARTMOOR
Manager: Albin Oslograd (53, Eura)
Stadium: Plains Arena (Dartmoor, 43,200)
Nickname: The Cobblers
Colours: Dark green primary, white secondary. Kit is dark green shirts, white shorts and socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S22), 3x Silver League Promotion (S22, S28, S31)
Notable Products: Harley Rhodes, Gabriel Harper
Icons: David Thomas, Eye Barsa, Ender Wiggin

Last season: 14th in Silver League

STARTING XI

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Gilmore Strattan	28	GK	Nephara
2	Rico Silla		28	RB	Eura/Sameba
5	Raymond Wallace		19	CB	Eura
4	Francis Hurst		21	CB	Eura
3	Khaled Akhtar		30	LB	Eura
6	Vicar Romario		25	CM	Chromatika
8	Kian Turner		33	CM	Eura
7	Brendan Randall		34	AM	Schottia
11	Eugene Talbot		30	LW/RW	Tikariot
9	Paul Hooper		34	ST	EOT
10	Barry Flake		25	CF	Eura


SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

12	Lawrence Morris		21	CAM	Eura

EASTWEALD
Manager: Alexandra Jacobs (41, Eura)
Stadium: Eastpoint Park (Holdenport, 18,000)
Nickname: The Anchors
Colours: Black primary, white secondary. Kit is black and white hooped shirt with white shorts and black socks.
Silverware (modern era): N/A
Notable Products: N/A
Icons: N/A

Last season: 1st in Bronze League

KEY PLAYERS

NO.	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Garrett Douglas		20	GK	Eura
5	Sophy Holden		23	CB	Eura
4	Flynn Harmison		25	CB	Eura
8	Pablo Bueres		18	CM	Farfadillis
6	Jayden Collingwood	17	CM	Eura		IN ON LOAN
7	James Bailey		34	RW	Eura
10	Katie Bell		20	LW	Eura
9	Jacob Green		20	ST	Eura
14	Shane Dillon		18	ST	Eura

EFS
Manager: Sophy Clementine (47, Eura)
Stadium: The Parade Ground (Falourr, 23,309)
Nickname: The Troopers
Colours: Khaki brown primary, dark green secondary. Kit is khaki brown shirts and shorts with striped socks of khaki brown and dark green.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S28), 2x Silver League Promotion (S26, S28)
Notable Products: Ethan Lees
Icons: William Stone

Last season: 16th in Silver League

STARTING XI

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Meng Zhu		25	GK	Yuezhou
5	Helmut Scane		24	CB	Nephara
3	Cian Barry		18	CB	Delaclava
6	Arnold Tronsson		27	CB	Graintfjall
4	Cliff Hardin		33	CDM/CM	Brenecia
14	Bill Arthur		20	CAM	Eura
11	Riley Sykes		17	LW	Eura
12	Walter Cook		21	AM	Eura
7	Alfred Harrington	22	RW	Eura
10	Kaja Shields		20	CAM/ST	Eastfield Lodge
9	Tempest Birch		26	ST	Ceyne Islands

FOXHAMPTON
Manager: Kerry McCroft (38, Eura)
Stadium: Hampton Court (Foxhampton, 32,500)
Nickname: The Foxes
Colours: Red primary, white secondary. Kits are red and white stripe shirts with red shorts and white socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S24), 3x Silver League Promotion (S20, S24, S35)
Notable Products: David Pope, Roger Piper, Freddie Law, George Richards, Fred Cox, David Parks
Icons: Roger Piper, George Richards, Oliver Naismith, Tyler Adams, Fred Cox

Last season: 12th in Silver League

STARTING XI

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Ethan Fleming		34	GK	Eura
2	Mark Quinton		33	CB/RB	Baker Park
4	Danny Bennett		24	CB	Eura
5	Joe O'Donnell		18	LCB	Eura
3	Scott Evans		17	LB	Tumbra
10	Benjamin Hicks		31	CM	Eura
8	Andy Arthur		21	CM	Eura
7	Cody Albert		22	RAM	Eura
14	Jake Styler		29	CAM	Murphitania
11	Rachel Lambert		17	AM	Eura		IN ON LOAN
9	Fred Cox		29	ST	Eura

HARKDOWN
Manager: Gavin Madison (54, Eura)
Stadium: OpTiiK Arena (Harkdown, 55,600)
Nickname: The Riflemen
Colours: Gold primary, steel secondary. Kit is all gold with steel trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x National Cup Winner (S1), 3x Silver League Promotion (S20, S23, S38)
Notable Products: Kieran Kane, Lewis Moore, Richard Lockhart, Ryan Robinson, Zach Flynn
Icons: Kieran Kane, Lewis Moore, Ryan Robinson

Last season: 9th in Silver League

STARTING XI

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Steve Ellis		30	GK	EOT
11	Ibrahima Farrah		20	RB	Eastfield Lodge
15	Hajdar Nemchenkov	24	CB	Squornshelous
19	Chelsea Sawyer		22	RCB	Cassadaigua
3	Barrett Coulson		26	LB	Brenecia
7	Chris Leigh		25	RW	Eura
4	Scottie Oakley		29	CM	Cassadaigua
6	Mautau			31	CAM	Dainer
8	Jian Lang		24	AM	Yuezhou
10	Kevin Dillon		26	CF/ST	Delaclava
14	James Walker		20	ST	Eura

HORNCHURCH
Manager: Daniel Belgrave (71, Eura)
Stadium: Walter Avenue (Hornchurch, 56,392)
Nickname: The Roses
Colours: Claret primary, white secondary. Kits are claret shirts and shorts, white socks.
Silverware (modern era): 4x Silver League Winner (S8, S10, S13, S32), 5x Silver League Promotion (S8, S10, S13, S29, S32)
Notable Products: Graham Hill, Sam Ashtree, Nick Feeney, Ben Prince, Kurtis Bastable, Damion Bowman
Icons: Graham Hill, Mikael Johannes, Liam Carling, Michael Simpson, Julius Carrera, Kurtis Bastable, Damion Bowman

Last season: 6th in Silver League

STARTING XI

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Erza Carbine		21	GK	Nephara		IN ON LOAN
2	Emmanuel Paris		22	RB	Tequilo
15	Crista Veylos		24	CB	Eura/Sameba
5	Dom Short		22	RCB	Eura
3	Jayden Fox		34	LB	Eura
6	Cara Vela		21	CM	Valanora
8	Danitha Najzar		30	CM	SRS
7	Kyle Wilkinson		24	AM	Ethane
12	Ashley Crane		30	CM/AM	Brenecia
10	Euristithanes		33	LM	Apox
9	Cheney Breremond	35	RW/ST	Nephara

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

21	Erin Fry		21	RB	Eura
23	Nick Baker		20	CB	Eura
19	Jodi Servais		23	LB	Eura
18	Lara Pranjic		19	CM	Pasarga
16	Eleanor Beckett		19	CM	Bollonich
11	Lacey Lane		18	AM/ST	Qasden
14	Teresa Lozano		29	ST	Ethane

OLD BOYS CLUB
Manager: Lofty Jones (43, Eura)
Stadium: Boys Field (Directus, 26,847)
Nickname: The Gangsters
Colours: Royal blue primary, gold secondary. Kits are blue shirts with yellow sides running from the shoulder to the bottom of the shirt, blue shorts with yellow trim that matches the shirts, and blue socks with yellow trim.
Silverware (modern era): 2x National Cup Winner (S23, S46), 3x Silver League Winner (S21, S29, S41), 4x Silver League Promotion (S21, S29, S39, S41)
Notable Products: Jacob Kirk, Charles Hunter, Lofty Jones, Thomas Hancock, Christopher Gibbs, Dan Ainsley, Oliver Murray, Alex Coles, Bobby Malone
Icons: Lofty Jones, Jacob Kirk, Samuel Salquist, Christopher Gibbs, Bobby Malone

Last season: 8th in in Silver League

STARTING XI

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Cesaro More		31	GK	Isolaverde
5	Jon Haines		37	RB	Eura
19	Feng Jingfei		23	CB	Yuezhou
6	Rob Evans		31	CB	Baker Park
3	Henrik Ancel		23	LB	Farfadillis
11	Addison Gray		27	LW/RW	Tikariot
8	Malte Cairn		33	CM	Nephara
7	Darling Keates		27	CM	Ceyne Isles
12	Alberto Juancho		18	LW	Farfadillis
9	Cedric Strom		29	ST	Audioslavia
10	Lachlan Le Duff		31	ST	Audioslavia

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

20	Malcolm Sine		16	RB	Eura
2	Brad Kadi		32	RB	Daera
4	Wilfred Holding		34	CB	Eastfield Lodge
16	Euan Gray		20	CM/RM	Eura
15	Riley Logan		21	CM	Eura
17	Lucas Flynn		20	CM/CAM	Eura
18	Flynn Leigh		20	AM	Eura
14	Fletcher Green		20	AM/CF	Eura

PORT BAKER
Manager: Frank Ainsworth (47, Eura)
Stadium: Reach Lane (Port Baker, 14,593)
Nickname: The Bakers
Colours: White primary, blue secondary. Kit is white and blue quadrants on the shirt and socks, with blue shorts.
Silverware (modern era): N/A
Notable Products: N/A
Icons: N/A

Last season: 2nd in Bronze League

KEY PLAYERS

NO.	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Wilhelm Margate		25	GK	Nephara
3	Hugo Russell		27	CB	Eura
8	Danny Potts		32	CAM	Eura
7	Jim Guta		20	AM	Eura
11	Isobel Keane		17	LW	Eura		IN ON LOAN
9	Terrance South		22	ST	Eura
10	Ishiro Yamura		28	ST	Hinode

REAL OAKWOOD
Manager: Justin Carver (50, Eura)
Stadium: Barrigan Stadium (Sullivan, 58,505)
Nickname: Real, or the Royals
Colours: Red primary, gold secondary, white tertiary. Kit is red and gold chequered shirt, gold shorts, red socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S12), 5x Silver League Promotion (S7, S12, S16, S26, S32)
Notable Products: Charlie Fuller, Danny Sullivan, Chris Ashton
Icons: Jody Meredith, Danny Sullivan, James Lafferton

Last season: 3rd in Bronze League

KEY PLAYERS

NO.	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Grace Storey		23	GK	Eura
3	Luke Richie		34	RB	Eura
7	Ben Jones		32	RM	Eura
8	Romeo Poszon		19	CM	Farfadillis
14	Sean Cooper		29	AM	Eura
10	Taros Rios		25	CF	Sameba/Eura
9	George Briggs		34	ST	Eura

SWORD
Manager: Rob Bell (53, Eura)
Stadium: Mansley Arena (Sword, 42,000)
Nickname: The Scimitars
Colours: Steel grey primary, white secondary. Kits are steel grey and white stripes on shirts, white shorts and socks with steel grey trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S9), 4x Silver League Promotion (S9, S24, S33, S47)
Notable Products: Peter Morrison, Samuel Hopkins, Leon Wilson, Rhys Miles
Icons: Rhys Miles

Last season: 20th in Gold League

STARTING XI

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Aleksander Basilic	23	GK	Zeta Reka
19	Maddie McNeill		19	RB	Cassadaigua
5	Jay Connor		21	CB	Eura
4	Tristam Grass		31	CB	Itor
3	Cintia Racz		26	LB	Pasarga
11	Wes Elliot		31	RM	Eura
8	Miriam Resan		28	CM	Iskandervale
4	Bryan Potter		22	CM/LM	Eura
7	Meraude Isaac		20	LM	Mertagne
10	Benedict Edwards	27	CF	Tikariot
9	Harold Zambrano		31	ST	Isolaverde

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

15	Reid Winston		21	RWB	Eura
2	Samuel Hopkins		36	CB	Eura
20	Imogen Arthur		17	LB	Eura
12	Fred Viscza		23	AM	Eura
14	Franklin Hawker		21	AM/ST	Eura

ULSA ROVERS
Manager: Liam Carling (61, Eura)
Stadium: Rovers Chase (Ulsa, 51,000)
Nickname: The Rovers
Colours: Blue primary, white secondary, black tertiary. Kit is blue and white quadrants on the shirt and socks, with black shorts.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S34), 8x Silver League Promotion (S1, S3, S8, S13, S18, S26, S34, S37)
Notable Products: Demi Arthur, Liam Carling, Gary Prior, James Clements, Marvin Paige, Gordon Clayton, Aaron Finch
Icons: Liam Carling

Last season: 5th in Silver League

STARTING XI

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Arthur Corbett		30	GK	Eura
15	Jay Ashtree		20	RWB	Eura
5	Lily Marshall		28	CB	Kelessek
4	Sam Ryman		21	CB	Eura
3	Chance DuPois		32	LB	Chromatika
18	Isabelle Donald		22	RW	Eura
6	Ralph Gray		28	CDM	South Newlandia
8	Caitlin MacTilt		28	CM	Schottia
7	Axel Fiallo		23	LM	Ko-oren
9	Redd Humphreys		31	ST	Eura
14	Valerie Rose		28	ST	Hinode

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

17	Dan Johnson		18	RB	Eura
19	Mac Davies		16	CM	Eura
16	George Clifford		20	LAM	Eura
11	Sydney Ryan		34	AM	Eastfield Lodge
12	Eva Lincoln		31	ST	Nephara
10	Owen Holden		19	ST	Eura

USMER
Manager: Eamon Power (63, Ancharmunn)
Stadium: Ludvik Ring (Usmer, 69,492)
Nickname: The Signallers
Colours: White primary, green secondary. Kits are all white with green trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x UICA Series B Champions Cup Winner (SBCC69), 1x UICA Super Cup 3rd Place (SC69), 3x Silver League Winner (S20, S43, S46), 7x Silver League Promotion (S10, S20, S25, S37, S39, S43, S46)
Notable Products: Harvey Dexter, Dan Brooks, Leo Hargreaves, Osvaldo Roman, Harry Gravesen, Josh Holmes, Sharon Erskine, Elliot Palmer
Icons: Antonio Marino, Alperen de Kleijn, Berardo do Luca, Ben Robinson, Marko Dreher, Dan Brooks, Roman Ayebler, Osvaldo Roman, Oliver Storey, Josh Holmes

Last season: 7th in in Silver League

STARTING XI

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Shea Horan		30	GK	Brenecia
5	Winfred Walla		22	CB	Ko-oren
3	Bobby Bennett		21	CB	Eura
2	Jake Newton		33	CB	Eura
8	Christos van Rossen	31	CM	Pasarga
4	Hugo Toring		32	CM	Schottia
12	Beti Rota		27	RM	Astograth
7	Harry Santorna		29	CAM	Mercedini
11	Koldo Ibargengoitia	33	LM	Astograth
9	Mason Karven		25	CAM/CF	Kelssek
10	Ballista Meade		32	ST	Nephara

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

6	Luke Dillon		28	CB	Eura
20	Marc Lawson		20	CB	Eura
19	Tom Johnson		20	CDM/CM	Eura
16	Leonard White		24	CM	Eura
21	Maria Jack		17	RW	Eura
14	Janko Loncar		21	AM/ST	Zeta Reka

WEA
Manager: Ryan Collins (61, Eura)
Stadium: The Athletic Ground (Bastion, 54,202)
Nickname: The Rebels
Colours: Yellow primary, blue secondary. Kit is yellow shirt and socks, blue shorts.
Silverware (modern era): 4x Silver League Promotions (S16, S22, S27, S41)
Notable Products: Ross Browning, Ben Robinson, Adam Reed, Samuel Wilkinson
Icons: Brian Roberts, Paul Fessner, Geoff Day

Last season: 15th in in Silver League

STARTING XI

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Earl Myrick		34	GK	Eura
2	Samuel Brissom		27	RB	Eura
4	Roy McCord		31	CB	Eura
18	Heath Marcel		17	CB	Eura/Sameba
6	David Robel		21	LCB	Eura
3	Lauren Howard		28	LB	Eura
10	Ethan Kellow		27	RM	Tikariot
8	David Carpenter		34	CM	Eura
7	Auguste Martin		26	LM	Savigliane
9	Leo Radney		34	ST	Brenecia
12	Holly Keynes		26	ST	Nephara

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

5	Eddie Olson		33	CB	Eura
14	Fabian Griffin		21	LB	Eura
16	Sam Cobb		19	CM	Eura
15	Martin Ricketts		19	CAM	Eura
17	Miles Logan		17	LW	Eura

WHITEPILL
Manager: Szadek Rakvere (54, Squornshelon Remnant States)
Stadium: White Coast Road (Whitepill, 31,200)
Nickname: The Whites
Colours: Primary white, secondary orange. Kit is all white with orange trim.
Silverware (modern era): 2x Silver League Winner (S17, S42), 4x Silver League Promotion (S13, S17, S40, S42)
Notable Products: Dale Huxtable, Pedro Corrigan, Charles Owens, Ryoto Oshiro, Hiro Ramone
Icons: Dale Huxtable, Wolcjeck Gruber, Ryoto Oshiro, Hiro Ramone

Last season: 4th in in Silver League

STARTING XI

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Irenee Bouchard		27	GK	Chromatika
2	Dalmar Hylursson	30	RB	Graintfjall
4	Anika Hogan		31	CB	Eura
5	Ezra Morris		31	CB	Eura
3	Kyle Lowe		29	LWB	Eura
6	Sora Yamashita		29	CDM/CM	Hinode
8	Dragan Markovic		27	CM	Mytanija
12	Nelson Sinclair		22	CM/LM	Eura
14	Graham Turner		20	ST	Eura
9	Hiro Ramone		30	ST	Hinode
10	Vasco Cardoso		18	AM/ST	Cabo Azure

[Eura]

Eura (EUR) Qualifiers
Top seeds are first

IFCF Champions League: Spartangrad, Ulsa, Revolutionaries
IFCF Challengers Cup: Holdenberg, Directus, Bastion
IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy: Aspel, Brigham, Old Boys Club

Other Competitions Eura (EUR) Qualifiers

Cup Winners Cup: Directus
Copa de Campeones: Spartangrad

The Euran Football Association’s Euraleague

SEASON 49 - PART III

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49th Euraleague Shield

SPARTANGRAD 1 – 2 REVOLUTIONARIES
Metzger 87 – Francois 52, Alxiki 67

Revolutionaries got their season off to a good start with victory over reigning league and cup champions Spartangrad. A dull first half between two rotated sides was blown wide open in the second period when Audioslavian right back Michel Saint Francois battered home an industrial shot from 25 yards, a screamer that left even a goalkeeper of Aranea Provost’s quality without a chance. Soon afterwards it was 2-0 as Mbogo Norgaard made a driving run down the right that split the defence, laid the ball off for Rob Ricketts, and took a return pass from the Euran before shooting waywardly across goal – only for his compatriot Tosgo Alxiki to stab the ball home from a few yards out. The Spartans rallied late on as they adopted a route-one approach and were rewarded for their change in strategy with a towering header from Aristide Metzger. It was too late though to change the course of the match and Revolutionaries came out on top.

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Euraleague Season 49

Gold League Standings

    Team                     P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Spartangrad             38  25   5   8  95  30  +65  80   Champions + Champions League + CdC
  2 Ulsa                    38  24   6   8  84  48  +36  78   Champions League
  3 Revolutionaries         38  24   5   9  87  46  +41  77   Champions League
  4 Holdenberg              38  22   6  10  87  57  +30  72   Challengers Cup
  5 Directus                38  22   5  11 100  54  +46  71   Challengers Cup Cup Winners Cup
  6 Bastion                 38  19   6  13  85  63  +22  63   Challengers Cup
  7 Oakstone                38  18   7  13  75  56  +19  61
  8 Holdenberg City         38  17  10  11  78  64  +14  61
  9 Falourr                 38  17   6  15  75  81   -6  57
 10 Lajuno                  38  15  10  13  65  70   -5  55
 11 Unioneers               38  14   6  18  48  66  -18  48
 12 Workers Union           38  11  14  13  52  62  -10  47
 13 Farrenton Athletic      38  14   4  20  65  88  -23  46
 14 Mountainside            38  13   6  19  46  74  -28  45
 15 Marketville             38  12   6  20  57  68  -11  42
 16 Honeybadgers            38  11   8  19  54  73  -19  41
 17 Bastion Lions           38  11   6  21  61  83  -22  39
 18 Suttonville             38   9   6  23  35  73  -38  33   Relegation
 19 AFC Mayville            38   7   7  24  43  95  -52  28   Relegation
 20 Blackfields             38   6   9  23  54  95  -41  27   Relegation

Silver League Standings

    Team                P   W   D   L For   Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Aspel              38  25   4   9  96   41  +55  79   Promotion Liga B Champions Trophy
  2 Brigham            38  21   8   9  72   51  +21  71   Promotion Liga B Champions Trophy
  3 Old Boys Club      38  19   9  10  65   46  +19  66   Promotion Liga B Champions Trophy
  4 Whitepill          38  18  10  10  76   44  +32  64
  5 Sword              38  19   7  12  63   39  +24  64
  6 Carsby             38  19   6  13  75   62  +13  63
  7 Harkdown           38  18   8  12  71   44  +27  62
  8 Hornchurch         38  18   7  13  73   51  +22  61
  9 Dangerford         38  18   7  13  63   56   +7  61
 10 Foxhampton         38  15   9  14  47   48   -1  54
 11 Ulsa Rovers        38  15   8  15  63   49  +14  53
 12 Usmer              38  13  10  15  56   53   +3  49
 13 Callodown          38  13  10  15  54   58   -4  49
 14 Dartmoor           38  13   7  18  60   77  -17  46
 15 EFS                38  12   8  18  38   50  -12  44
 16 Arrowsmith         38  11  10  17  43   79  -36  43
 17 Eastweald          38  10   8  20  37   79  -42  38
 18 Real Oakwood       38   8  10  20  37   64  -27  34   Relegation
 19 WEA                38   7  11  20  29   61  -32  32   Relegation
 20 Port Baker         38   7   5  26  47  113  -66  26   Relegation

Bronze League Standings

    Team                       P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Dockers Union             38  22  10   6  43  25  +18  76   Promotion
  2 Thagarnia                 38  20  13   5  47  21  +26  73   Promotion
  3 Nukon                     38  20   8  10  75  42  +33  68   Promotion
  4 Storfan                   38  21   5  12  60  37  +23  68
  5 Karkland Athletic         38  18   8  12  49  37  +12  62
  6 Dashturnbein              38  16  13   9  35  28   +7  61
  7 Dudsbury                  38  17   9  12  40  41   -1  60
  8 Rivet                     38  14  16   8  50  37  +13  58
  9 Mayville Town             38  15  12  11  45  41   +4  57
 10 Ironchester Athletic      38  16   8  14  41  47   -6  56
 11 Stona United              38  14  12  12  38  43   -5  54
 12 Pashter United            38  14   7  17  46  42   +4  49
 13 Argyle                    38  12   9  17  39  47   -8  45
 14 Fletchers United          38  10  11  17  39  46   -7  41
 15 Breton                    38  11   8  19  36  48  -12  41
 16 Brega Union               38  13   2  23  42  63  -21  41
 17 Royals Athletic           38   8  14  16  36  46  -10  38
 18 Gosting                   38   9  10  19  45  59  -14  37   Relegation
 19 AFC Tunton                38   8   8  22  28  51  -23  32   Relegation
 20 East Islanders            38   7   7  24  47  80  -33  28   Relegation

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49th National Cup

Quarter Finals

Revolutionaries 0-1 Spartangrad
Bastion 2-1 Ulsa (AET)
Directus 2-1 Holdenberg
Suttonville 1-2 Workers Union (AET)

Semi Finals

Spartangrad 3-2 Bastion (AET)
Directus 3-2 Workers Union

FINAL
SPARTANGRAD 1 - 2 DIRECTUS
Hauser 12 – Macon-Petrault 33, Vaughan 75

Holders Spartangrad met Directus in a clash of titans at the Bastion Arena. These two teams had won 14 of the 48 National Cups of the modern era between them, with both sides tied on 7 titles each. Spartangrad started well and took the lead in the 12th minute when Haley Hauser, scorer of the winner in the last National Cup final, hammered home from just outside the area. Clarana Refiami had a chance to make it 2-0 almost straight from kick off after Dordo Urbanc dispossessed Stewart Robson and played Refiami in with a long ball, but the Vilitan striker was denied by a brilliant reflex save from Kevin Belgrave in what looked likely to be his last game in a Directus shirt ahead of his rumoured retirement.

Directus soon overcame the initial shock of going behind and had an equalizer before long, Loic Macon-Petrault turning in from short range after Adam Woodman had brilliantly beaten two men with a dribble, before unselfishly cutting back to the Kelssek international. The second half was a real battle between the sides, though with few clear-cut chances, and in the end the matter of who would win their 8th modern era National Cup title was settled by the least likely of goalscorers. 29-year-old Louise Vaughan, a Nepharan centreback signed as a utility player by Directus who spent years on the bench before promotion to the starting eleven this season, was the only player to react to a downward deflection of a Mikhail Jashkin shot off Henri de Aea, instinctively flicking at it with her right boot and connecting well, sending the ball into the top right hand corner from the edge of the six yard box.

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Euraleague clubs in international competition

9th IFCF Champions League

Second qualifying round – League path

(EFL)                       Royal Jam FC  p 3–3    Ulsa                               (EUR)   2–1   1–2  (6–5 pen)

Third qualifying round – League path

(KOR)                        Straudum VV    4–5    Revolutionaries                    (EUR)   0–2   4–3  (aet)

Playoff round – League path

(EUR)                    Revolutionaries    6–0    Brinemouth                         (NPH)   3–0   3–0

Group stages

   Group A                                     Pld  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    Mbt    Csb    Spg    RJm
1  Megabrantid SC                          SRS   6  4  1  1  13   8   5   13     -     1-3    1-1    5-2  
2  Crisisbless                             NPH   6  3  1  2  13   9   4   10    0-2     -     2-3    2-2
3  Spartangrad                             EUR   6  2  2  2   9  11  -2    8    0-1    1-4     -     1-1
4  Royal Jam FC                            EFL   6  0  2  4   9  16  -7    2    2-3    0-2    2-3     -

   Group C                                     Pld  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    Bnb    PtN    Rev    IzZ
1  Burnaby SC                              KSK   6  4  1  1  13   9   4   13     -     2-3    4-2    2-1  
2  DD Porto Nowi                           ZRH   6  3  0  3  11  10   1    9    0-1     -     1-2    0-2
3  Revolutionaries                         EUR   6  2  2  2  13  14  -1    8    2-2    2-4     -     3-1
4  AC Izotz Zubia                          AUD   6  1  1  4   8  12  -4    4    1-2    1-3    2-2     -

It was an underwhelming year in the Champions League for Euran clubs (we’ve said that a lot since the Directus Double), with Ulsa knocked out in the preliminary rounds and both Spartangrad and Revolutionaries out at the group stages, the latter shockingly eliminated alongside AC Izotz Zubia. On the way to that elimination there was one memorable result as Revolutionaries beat Brinemouth 6-0 on aggregate, including a tremendous 3-0 away victory where Nepharan Tambra Matalin scored a stunning double in her homeland.

There was at least Euran representation of a sort in the final as it would be played at Sasky Rising Memorial Stadium in Brigham, the home of Revolutionaries. Zwangzug’s Namiri Forest became the first side from that country to ever win the tournament with a 2-1 win over their Audioslavian opponents.

9th IFCF Challengers Cup

Second qualifying round

(EUR)                           Directus    3–6    Kings Lunsel FC                    (FVA)   0–5   3–1

Third qualifying round

(EUR)                         Holdenberg    1–0    Southwest Rangers                  (SWE)   0–0   1–0 
(EUR)                               Ulsa    5–4    Creston Wolves                     (COR)   4–1   1–3

Fourth qualifying round

(EUR)                               Ulsa    3–1    Inkopolis FC                       (SQR)   2–1   1–0 (EUR)                         
Holdenberg    2–4    Capital FC                         (SYL)   2–2   0–2

Playoff round

(EUR)                               Ulsa    0–5    Straudum VV                        (KOR)   0–4   0–1

Group stages

   Group D                       P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    MTK    Bas    Lox    StR
1  MTK Kingsville          DAR   6  4  1  1  13   6   7  13      -     2-1    1-1    0-2  
2  Bastion                 EUR   6  3  1  2  11   8   3  10     1-4     -     5-1    3-1  
3  Loxthorpe Rovers FC     FVA   6  1  3  2   5   9  -4   6     1-2    0-0     -     2-1  
4  CS Saint-Rémy           KSK   6  1  1  4   4  10  -6   4     0-4    0-1    0-0     -

Round of thirty-two

(SVJ)                Partisan Sjoedrhavn    2–3    Spartangrad                        (EUR)   1–1   1–2 
(EUR)                    Revolutionaries    4–5    Mar Sara FC                        (VAL)   3–2   1–3 
(EUR)                            Bastion    3–2    Cazadores Cathair                  (AUD)   1–1   2–1

Round of sixteen

(EUR)                        Spartangrad    3–1    Straudum VV                        (KOR)   1–1   2–0 
(BRE)                     Northern Union    2–1    Bastion                            (EUR)   1–1   1–0

Quarterfinals

(VAL)                        Mar Sara FC    1–3    Spartangrad                        (EUR)   0–3   1–0

Semifinals

(EUR)                        Spartangrad    3–2    Northern Union                     (BRE)   2–2   1–0  (aet)

Final - Old City Stadium, Iturributa, Astograth (cap. 72,000)

(EUR)               Spartangrad    1–3    Raynor City United        (VAL)

The Challengers Cup did not start well for Euran teams. Directus were dumped out at the first hurdle in one of the worst results a Euran club has ever suffered in international club football, a 0-5 home defeat against Flavoespia’s Kings Lunsel FC, a result so bad that Daniella Strauss was still apologizing for it at the end of the season. Holdenberg won their first tie only to be dumped out at the next preliminary round, while Ulsa made it through two such rounds before suffering yet another episode in their recent history of UICA/IFCF disasters, losing 0-4 at home to Straudum VV of Ko-oren and going out 0-5 on aggregate. Bastion struggled out of their group in second.

In the knockouts, the three remaining Euran sides seemed to gain some momentum. Revolutionaries won their first leg against Valanora’s Mar Sara FC 3-2, although they were knocked out after losing the away tie 1-3. However, Spartangrad and Bastion built on draws in their first leg games to go through against Savojar and Audioslavian opposition – the latter result particularly impressive as it involved a 2-1 away win against Cazadores Cathair. Bastion would then come unstuck in the round of sixteen against Brenecia’s dominant Northern Union, who sank the Euran side with two of our own, Scott Walker and 38-year-old (!) Liam Armstrong. Spartangrad dispatched Straudum VV to avenge Ulsa and continued to march on.

They met Mar Sara FC in the quarterfinals and once again succeeded where a previous Euran side had failed, winning impressively 3-0 away from home against Revolutionaries’ last opponent, securing a wide enough margin to survive an edgy 0-1 defeat on home turf. Then they did it again against Northern Union at the same stage of the tournament where they suffered a traumatizing 1-8 aggregate defeat to Ma Alameome last season. The first leg was drawn 2-2 in Spartangrad, but the Spartans went through to their second IFCF Challengers Cup final with a solitary goal in Brenecia, which of course had to be scored by Lauren Cheney with a 20-yard volley.

In the final the Spartangrad were chasing the chance to be the first club to win a second Challengers Cup. Unfortunately, their opponents were Vanorian giants Raynor City United, the dominant club worldwide of the last few years under the leadership of Euran manager Dan Eastwood. Surprisingly United had never won the Challengers Cup or Globe Cup before it, although they had finished runners up in the latter three times. This time they were not going to be denied. The Vanorians ran out 1-3 winners over the Spartans, who were condemned to a second successive season of late Challengers Cup disappointment.

9th IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy

Second qualifying round

(EUR)                       AFC Mayville    5–4    Pontifucia United                  (EFL)   3–3   2–1  (aet)

Third qualifying round

(EUR)                       AFC Mayville    3–1    Shelter Cove Captains              (COR)   0–1   3–0  
(ACS)                          Samaul FC    2–3    Marketville                        (EUR)   1–1   1–2

Playoff round

(EUR)                        Marketville    5–0    AC Guillermont                     (JUE)   2–0   3–0 
(WRL)                            Náutico    2–4    AFC Mayville                       (EUR)   1–3   1–1 
(FVA)              Butterfield Rovers FC    3–4    Bastion Lions                      (EUR)   2–2   1–2

Group stages

Group A

#  Team                                          P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    HwB    FKP    Mkv    NCh
1  Hawabark Boulders                       BNJ   6  5  0  1   8   2   6  15      -     0-1    2-0    1-0  
2  FK Pomorie                              STL   6  3  1  2   8   5   3  10     0-1     -     1-2    1-1  
3  Marketville                             EUR   6  1  2  3   5   9  -4   5     1-2    0-2     -     1-1  
4  North Chamberley                        SYL   6  0  3  3   4   9  -5   3     0-2    1-3    1-1     -

Group F

#  Team                                          P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    IbS    AFM    AFF    AtL
1  Ibarbe Sport                            ASG   6  4  2  0  18   5  13  14      -     2-2    4-1    3-0  
2  AFC Mayville                            EUR   6  2  2  2  11  11   0   8     0-2     -     1-1    3-1  
3  Armed Forces FC                         PFA   6  2  1  3   9  14  -5   7     0-5    4-2     -     1-2  
4  Athéna Levanin                          OME   6  1  1  4   6  14  -8   4     2-2    1-3    0-2     -

Group G

#  Team                                          P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    BsL    CdU    SRf    ACT
1  Bastion Lions                           EUR   6  6  0  0  16   5  11  18      -     3-1    4-0    4-2  
2  Creed United                            NPH   6  2  1  3  14   9   5   7 *   1-2     -     0-2    2-2  
3  Sporting Rafelonia                      MRC   6  2  1  3   7  13  -6   7 *   0-1    0-4     -     2-2  
4  AC Trata                                JUE   6  0  2  4   9  19 -10   2     1-2    0-6    2-3     -   
Tie broken by head to head goal difference

Round of Sixteen

(EUR)                       AFC Mayville    1–4    Raven River                        (NPH)   1–1   0–3 
(TUR)                   Sokattack Mliona    3–0    Bastion Lions                      (EUR)   2–0   1–0

Silver League’s promoted sides from Season 48 started impressively in the Liga B Champions Trophy and reached the group stage without much difficulty. Unfortunately they then began to struggle; Marketville were sent home from Group A, and while AFC Mayville and Bastion Lions made it out of their groups, both were soundly beaten by opposition from Nephara and Turori respectively in the round of sixteen.

9th IFCF Rising Stars Cup

Group stages

Champions League path

Group A                                          P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    EFL    SRS    NPH    EUR
1  Royal Jam FC                            EFL   6  3  2  1  16  12   4  11      -     5-2    1-1    3-2  
2  Megabrantid SC                          SRS   6  3  1  2  15  14   1  10     4-2     -     1-3    3-1  
3  Crisisbless                             NPH   6  1  4  1  11  10   1   7     2-2    2-2     -     2-3  
4  Spartangrad                             EUR   6  1  1  4   9  15  -6   4     1-3    1-3    1-1     -

Group C                                          P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    EUR    ZRH    AUD    KSK
1  Revolutionaries                         EUR   6  2  4  0  15  11   4  10      -     4-4    1-1    2-2  
2  DD Porto Nowi                           ZRH   6  2  3  1  14  10   4   9     2-2     -     3-1    0-0  
3  AC Izotz Zubia                          AUD   6  1  3  2   9  10  -1   6     1-2    3-1     -     2-2  
4  Burnaby SC                              KSK   6  0  4  2   6  13  -7   4     1-4    0-4    1-1     -   

Round of 16
[pre] (SRS)            Young Emeralds   e 3–1    Revolutionaries            (EUR)  (1–1 FT)

No joy again in the Rising Stars Cup for Euran teams, with both Spartangrad and Revolutionaries out in the early stages.

Copa de Campeones 55

First Round

(ASG)	Iturributa United	6–4	Spartangrad	(EUR)	5-3 1-1

More heartbreak in Iturributa for Spartangrad, who went out in the first round of the CdC to Iturributa United.

57th Cup Winners Cup

First Round Proper

(MYT)                        Liria    0–4    Spartangrad                  (EUR)   0–2   0–2

Round of 16

(AUD)                 1830 Cathair    2–3    Spartangrad                  (EUR)   2–1   0–2

Quarter finals

(KSK)                  CF Outineau    1–4    Spartangrad                  (EUR)   1–1   0–3

Semi finals

(TUR)             Cednia Beach AFC    3–3 p  Spartangrad                  (EUR)   2–0   1–3  (3–4 pen)

Final - Alexander I National Stadium in Swangard, Valladares

Spartangrad (EUR) 1–0 Crystal Fair HC (CRY)

After technically losing three finals where silverware was on offer in a single season, Spartangrad ended on a high note to complete a second multi-trophy season in a row by winning the Cup Winners Cup. Their victory was the club’s second in the tournament, and the fourth for a Euran club. It was no easy task either – after seeing off Liria of Mytanija home and away, they were given a tough draw against Gareth Blackthorn’s 1830 Cathair, losing 1-2 away from home in the first leg. Walter Crasder’s Euran champions rectified that deficit with a 2-0 victory at home courtesy of two Clarana Refiami strikes. They went to Kelssek for the first leg of a quarter final against CF Outineau, getting away with a 1-1 draw before winning 3-0 on their own territory, memorably including a long range piledriver from Dordo Urbanc. In the semi-finals they faced Cedina Beach AFC of Turori and appeared to be on their way out after a 2-0 first leg defeat. But for the fourth time in a row, they played at home second and came out first, winning 3-1 to level the scores on aggregate, kept it goalless in extra time and then triumped in a penalty shootout. After these thrilling encounters the final played out as a more turgid affair with opponents Crystal Fair HC playing a cautious game, but in the end the Spartans triumphed thanks to a spectacular Chimera Moxham free kick.

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Season 49 Review

Top Scorers

Player			Nation			Club			Goals

Loic Macon-Petrault	Kelssek			Directus		22
Clarana Refiami		Vilita			Spartangrad		20
Stewart Robson		Eura			Directus		19
Brian Bond		Eura			Oakstone		18
Sergey Nweke		Savojarna		Holdenberg City		17
Bravura Harper		Nephara			Ulsa			17
Ruby Gjasula		Nephara			Bastion			16
Sven Ehlers		Savojarna		Falourr			16
Ivan Valenzuela		Valladares		Holdenberg		16
Konrad Lovelace		Nephara			Revolutionaries		16
Rita Brookfield		Eura			Oakstone		15
Kurtis Bastable		Nephara			Ulsa			15
Oscar Laidon		Schottia		Bastion Lions		14
Adam Woodman		Eura			Directus		14
Mhacha White		Brenecia		Farrenton Athletic	14
Chimera Moxham		Nephara			Spartangrad		14
Rudolf Macek		Siovanija & Teusland	Holdenberg		13
Christine Atkinson	Eura			Lajuno			12
Serena McDavid		Baker Park		Lajuno			12
Loreen Hazen		Cassadaigua		Falourr			11
Eva Karven		Kelssek			Honeybadgers		11
Mihaly Bernat		Pasarga			Revolutionaries		11
Laborious Hawk		Valanora		Bastion			10
Hank Killian		Chromatika		Blackfields		10
Mikhail Jashkin		Savojarna		Directus		10
Thor Ibrahim Ahmad	Kelssek			Directus		10
Eloise Morgan		RK Quebec		Farrenton Athletic	10
Moses Moxey		Audioslavia		Holdenberg		10
Travis Vivier		Eura			Holdenberg		10
Isaac Tomlinson		Eura			Holdenberg		10
Amanda Guttisdottir	Graintfjall		Holdenberg City		10
Tambra Matalin		Nephara			Revolutionaries		10
Tosgo Alxiki		Farfadillis		Revolutionaries		10
Lauren Cheney		Brenecia		Spartangrad		10
Alban Pontiac		Nephara			Unioneers		10
Darius Purcell		Eura			Workers Union		10
Nikolina Kovac		Pasarga			AFC Mayville		9
Jack Avelione		Schottia		Bastion			9
Loala Inkabu		Turori			Bastion			9
Lukas Meyer		Delaclava		Farrenton Athletic	9
Pierre-Louis Le TonnelierGadirya/EOT		Farrenton Athletic	9
Haley Hauser		Chromatika		Spartangrad		9
Fran Prpic-Bosanac	Mytanija		Workers Union		9
Leonard Whitehead	Eura			Bastion Lions		8
Ryota Oshiro		Hinode			Bastion Lions		8
Desmond Garvey		Baker Park		Blackfields		8
Kemal Gajic		Mytanija		Falourr			8
Theodor Armitage	Tikariot		Holdenberg City		8
Carlos Senna		Krytenia		Honeybadgers		8
Malcolm Harvey		Delaclava		Marketville		8
Sophie Singh		Eura			Mountainside		8
Leopold Bliznakov	Siovanija & Teusland	Oakstone		8
Zasha Covach		Nephara			Oakstone		8
Boriska Nagy		Pasarga			Spartangrad		8
Daniel Pryor		Baker Park		Suttonville		8
Colm O'Tuathail		Kelssek			Ulsa			8
Peter Csorba		Pasarga			Unioneers		8
Phillip Scott		Eura			AFC Mayville		7
Khrusan Mlianko		Vilita			Bastion			7
Olimpia Vidal		Chromatika		Bastion			7
Sara Omark		Savojarna		Bastion Lions		7
Rhys Griffiths		Eura			Bastion Lions		7
Ben Romeijn		Delaclava		Blackfields		7
Ceridwen Fletcher	Brenecia		Holdenberg		7
Ben Chillotov		Mercedini		Lajuno			7
Hustaz Urresti		Astograth		Marketville		7
Gus Longhurst		Ko-oren			Marketville		7
Mor-Rioghain Stokes	Brenecia		Mountainside		7
Robert Marshall		Eura			Oakstone		7
Mbogo Norgaard		Farfadillis		Revolutionaries		7
Daniel Jokic		Mytanija		Revolutionaries		7
Aristide Metzger	Nephara			Spartangrad		7
Julian Werner		Siovanija & Teusland	Ulsa			7
Niall Bremner		Brenecia		Unioneers		7
Elysse Matheson		Brenecia		Bastion			6
Vivo Affre		Ko-oren			Blackfields		6
Ben West		Eura			Falourr			6
Valya Albert		Chromatika		Holdenberg City		6
Malik Kiefer		RK Quebec		Holdenberg City		6
Anton Delafose		Farfadillis		Honeybadgers		6
Jhanna Barte		Nephara			Honeybadgers		6
Ildiko Kalman		Pasarga			Lajuno			6
Candice Delaya		Chromatika		Marketville		6
Scarlet McKenzie	Licentian Isles		Mountainside		6
Maximilien Longchambon	Ko-oren			Revolutionaries		6
Rob Ricketts		Eura			Revolutionaries		6
Nolberto Dravon		EOT			Ulsa			6
Gabriel Riveros		Valladares		Ulsa			6
Miles Mann		Kelssek			Workers Union		6
Ian Mamani		Huayramarca		Workers Union		6
Alexander Kjaer		Ethane			AFC Mayville		5
Roselin Ginter		Eura			AFC Mayville		5
Kasey Fuller		EOT			Bastion			5
Ethan Douglas		Eura			Bastion			5
Claudian Polastri	Cosumar			Bastion Lions		5
George Stewart		Eura			Blackfields		5
Gael Texeira		Audioslavia		Falourr			5
Andrea Croix-Pierre	Chromatika		Falourr			5
Morena Deventer		Nephara			Falourr			5
Richard Clements	Eura			Farrenton Athletic	5
Endre Mulner		Pasarga			Farrenton Athletic	5
Pino Byorn		Farfadillis		Holdenberg City		5
Merta Hierwen		Squornshelous		Honeybadgers		5
Gonzalo Lorano		Mercedini		Honeybadgers		5
Marcus Nolan		Baker Park		Lajuno			5
Hodei Echebarria	Astograth		Lajuno			5
Cathal Keynes		Brenecia		Lajuno			5
Crios Sandoval		Chromatika		Marketville		5
William Hurst		Valladares		Marketville		5
Han Niro		Chromatika		Mountainside		5
Swansea Reach		Nephara			Mountainside		5
William Alonso		Valladares		Oakstone		5
Dordo Urbanc		Mytanija		Spartangrad		5
Kate Archer		Eura			Spartangrad		5
Hanna Nicosdottir	Graintfjall		Suttonville		5
Rex Casey		South Newlandia		Suttonville		5
Renate Eskalza		The Askari Union	Suttonville		5
Esther Caitiff		Brenecia		Ulsa			5
Monako Saroszi		Nephara			Ulsa			5
Mario Szolosi		Pasarga			Ulsa			5
Bradley Howarth		Eura			Unioneers		5
Jakob Larsen		Valanora		Unioneers		5
Timur Zaitsev		Delaclava		Workers Union		5
Constance Stroud	Brenecia		Workers Union		5
Florent Rivera		Poafmersia		Workers Union		5

Top Assists

Player			Nation			Club			Assists

Moses Moxey		Audioslavia		Holdenberg		17
Chimera Moxham		Nephara			Spartangrad		17
Laborious Hawk		Valanora		Bastion			16
Amanda Guttisdottir	Graintfjall		Holdenberg City		16
Tosgo Alxiki		Farfadillis		Revolutionaries		16
Mikhail Jashkin		Savojarna		Directus		15
Adam Woodman		Eura			Directus		15
Tambra Matalin		Nephara			Revolutionaries		15
Lauren Cheney		Brenecia		Spartangrad		15
Kemal Gajic		Mytanija		Falourr			14
Lukas Meyer		Delaclava		Farrenton Athletic	14
Leopold Bliznakov	Siovanija & Teusland	Oakstone		14
Haley Hauser		Chromatika		Spartangrad		14
Miles Mann		Kelssek			Workers Union		14
Gael Texeira		Audioslavia		Falourr			13
Eloise Morgan		RK Quebec		Farrenton Athletic	13
Valya Albert		Chromatika		Holdenberg City		13
Malcolm Harvey		Delaclava		Marketville		13
Julian Werner		Siovanija & Teusland	Ulsa			13
Elysse Matheson		Brenecia		Bastion			12
Leonard Whitehead	Eura			Bastion Lions		12
Rudolf Macek		Siovanija & Teusland	Holdenberg		12
Travis Vivier		Eura			Holdenberg		12
Ildiko Kalman		Pasarga			Lajuno			12
Mbogo Norgaard		Farfadillis		Revolutionaries		12
Colm O'Tuathail		Kelssek			Ulsa			12
Sara Omark		Savojarna		Bastion Lions		11
Rhys Griffiths		Eura			Bastion Lions		11
George Stewart		Eura			Blackfields		11
Scarlet McKenzie	Licentian Isles		Mountainside		11
Robert Marshall		Eura			Oakstone		11
Nolberto Dravon		EOT			Ulsa			11
Jakob Larsen		Valanora		Unioneers		11
Khrusan Mlianko		Vilita			Bastion			10
Ben Romeijn		Delaclava		Blackfields		10
Deli Acs		Pasarga			Directus		10
Edin Aganovic		Mytanija		Directus		10
Morena Deventer		Nephara			Falourr			10
Merta Hierwen		Squornshelous		Honeybadgers		10
Carlos Senna		Krytenia		Honeybadgers		10
Marcus Nolan		Baker Park		Lajuno			10
Gus Longhurst		Ko-oren			Marketville		10
William Alonso		Valladares		Oakstone		10
Maximilien Longchambon	Ko-oren			Revolutionaries		10
Esther Caitiff		Brenecia		Ulsa			10
Bradley Howarth		Eura			Unioneers		10
Constance Stroud	Brenecia		Workers Union		10

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Euran Football Association Annual League Awards – Season 49

EFA Golden Boot

Loic Macon-Petrault (Kelssek, Directus) – 22 goals
Clarana Refiami (Vilita, Spartangrad) – 20
Stewart Robson (Eura, Directus) - 19
Brian Bond (Eura, Oakstone) – 18
Sergey Nweke (Savojarna, Holdenberg City) – 17
Bravura Harper (Nephara, Ulsa) – 17

Silver Boot (Silver League Top Scorer)

Julyan Carlevaro (Sameba, Aspel) – 25
Tom Whittaker (Eura, Carsby) – 23
Albert Fournier (Savigliane, Aspel) – 22
Hiro Ramone (Hinode, Whitepill) – 21
Cheney Breremond (Nephara, Hornchurch) – 20

Silver Chalice (Silver League Player of the Season)

Albert Fournier (Savigliane, Aspel)
Julyan Carlevaro (Sameba, Aspel)
Hiro Ramone (Hinode, Whitepill)
Sova Pardinho (Sameba, Aspel)
John Mason (Eura, Brigham)

Signing of the Season

Ana Mason (Eura, Spartangrad, £10m)
Isaac Tomlinson (Eura, Holdenberg, £3m)
Gus Longhurst (Ko-oren, Marketville, £4m)
Dordo Urbanc (Mytanija, Spartangrad, £4.5m)
Colm O’Tuathail (Kelssek, Ulsa, £1.5m)

Newcomer of the Season

Colm O’Tuathail (Kelssek, Ulsa)
Gus Longhurst (Ko-oren, Marketville)
Dordo Urbanc (Mytanija, Spartangrad)
Hank Killian (Chromatika, Blackfields)
Nikolina Kovac (Pasarga, AFC Mayville)

Goalkeeper of the Season

Aranea Provost (Nephara, Spartangrad)
Derizi Amatopa (Turori, Revolutionaries)
Gunter Obermaier (Valanora, Ulsa)

Defender of the Season

Henri de Aea (Chromatika, Spartangrad)
Ana Mason (Eura, Spartangrad)
Polina Zirkova (Savojarna, Ulsa)
Tanya Green (Eura, Revolutionaries)
Eve Reeve (Eura, Ulsa)

Midfielder of the Season

Chimera Moxham (Nephara, Spartangrad)
Moses Moxey (Audioslavia, Holdenberg)
Adam Woodman (Eura, Directus)
Tosgo Alxiki (Farfadillis, Revolutionaries)
Lauren Cheney (Brenecia, Spartangrad)

Forward of the Season

Loic Macon-Petrault (Kelssek, Directus)
Stewart Robson (Eura, Directus)
Clarana Refiami (Vilita, Spartangrad)
Brian Bond (Eura, Oakstone)
Sergey Nweke (Savojarna, Holdenberg City)

International Player of the Season

Aranea Provost (Nephara, Spartangrad)
Henri de Aea (Chromatika, Spartangrad)
Chimera Moxham (Nephara, Spartangrad)
Moses Moxey (Audioslavia, Holdenberg)
Loic Macon-Petrault (Kelssek, Directus)

Young Player of the Season

Carlos Senna (21, Krytenia, Honeybadgers)
Sophie Singh (21, Eura, Mountainside)
Loala Inkabu (20, Turori, Bastion)
Aimil McGowan (21, The Licentian Isles, Marketville)
Mor-Rioghain Stokes (20, Brenecia, Mountainside)

Player of the Season

Aranea Provost (Nephara, Spartangrad)
Henri de Aea (Chromatika, Spartangrad)
Chimera Moxham (Nephara, Spartangrad)
Moses Moxey (Audioslavia, Holdenberg)
Adam Woodman (Eura, Directus)

Manager of the Season

Walter Crasder (Eura, Spartangrad)
Robert Smith (Audioslavia, Holdenberg)
Chris Waller (Eura, Ulsa)

Gold League XI

GK – Aranea Provost (Nephara, Spartangrad)
DEF – Ana Mason (Eura, Spartangrad)
DEF – Polina Zirkova (Savojarna, Ulsa)
DEF – Henri de Aea (Chromatika, Spartangrad)
DEF – Tanya Green (Eura, Revolutionaries)
MID – Adam Woodman (Eura, Directus)
MID – Chimera Moxham (Nephara, Spartangrad)
MID – Moses Moxey (Audioslavia, Holdenberg)
MID – Tosgo Alxiki (Farfadillis, Revolutionaries)
FWD – Stewart Robson (Eura, Directus)
FWD – Loic Macon-Petrault (Kelssek, Directus)

Subs

GK – Derizi Amatopa (Turori, Revolutionaries)
DEF – Finn Leadbetter (Brenecia, Ulsa)
DEF – Eve Reeve (Eura, Ulsa)
MID – Lauren Cheney (Brenecia, Spartangrad)
MID – Mbogo Norgaard (Farfadillis, Revolutionaries)
FWD – Brian Bond (Eura, Oakstone)
FWD – Clarana Refiami (Vilita, Spartangrad)

[Eura]

The Euran Football Association’s Euraleague

SEASON 50 - PART I

Recap on Season 49

After Spartangrad’s double triumph in Season 48 it was all theirs to lose in Season 49 – and they started by doing just that, going down 2-1 in the Shield final to Revolutionaries. This set the stage for potentially another thrilling title race between these two competitive rivals, who could be separated only by goal difference in their previous race for the league championship, with Ulsa playing spoiler. However, despite the season eventually running down to the Spartans retaining their title by just two points, their triumph would end up being much more straightforward this time around thanks to early season form. Revolutionaries went their first four games without a win and Ulsa lost back-to-back home games to start the campaign – including a 3-0 humbling by the Spartans – giving Walter Crasder’s side an early lead.

They would wobble in the middle of the season and draw their last two games but Spartangrad were deserved champions and dominated the end of season awards. This was mainly thanks to their exceptional defensive record, conceding just 30 goals (though they did outscore everyone bar Directus as well), backed up by the unquestioned Player of the Season Aranea Provost, marking just the third time a goalkeeper has won that award as modern Euraleague marked its 49th season. Crasder was named Manager of the Season, Nepharan veteran Chimera Moxham enjoyed a last hurrah by winning Midfielder of the Season, and Chromatik centreback Henri de Aea narrowly saw off teammate Ana Mason to win Defender of the Season.

Revolutionaries and Ulsa did at least take the title race to the penultimate day and were comfortably better than the teams following them. The latter snuck into second place on the final day with a win at relegated Blackfields as Revolutionaries dropped points at home to Holdenberg in a 2-2 draw. The Steelmen’s five-point deficit on Revolutionaries kept them out of the Champions League players but that point, secured by a late equalizer from their experienced forward Isaac Tomlinson, was enough to keep them ahead of Directus to seize fourth place in the league. Directus top scored in the division under the tutelage of new manager Daniella Strauss, and so did their striker Loic Macon-Petrault. With 22 goals to his name, he became the lowest scoring Golden Boot winner in the modern history of Gold League, and was the only non-Spartangrad player to win any of the “majors” at the end of season awards (he also won the Forward of the Season).

Bastion finished a sorry sixth as their recent revival hit one hell of a speedbump. Sterling Rose has been rewarded with extra time due to the debt the club owes him for bringing them back into title contention in the first place, however, it is unlikely that patience will survive another poor season. Oakstone and Holdenberg City were hot on the tail of the Capital Club and perhaps a bit unlucky not to sneak into the Challengers Cup places. Falourr and Lajuno rounded off the top half of the table, slightly off the pace for IFCF contention but not doing terribly either. This left a noticeable seven-point gap between 10th and 11th. Unioneers occupied the latter spot amidst a difficult campaign where little separated themselves, Workers Union, Farrenton Athletic (who sacked manager Tony Dalton) and Mountainside. Marketville and Bastion Lions did what they needed to do to survive, as did Honeybadgers, whose 68-year-old Astograth manager Abdoulaye Bocande was able to retire on the high note of keeping them up against expectations.

The relegation battle was made simple by a six-point gap separating the Lions from 18th placed Suttonville, who were effectively down with three games remaining due to a substantial goal difference disadvantage. The Villagers put in a valiant effort regardless on their way out of the division; AFC Mayville were pathetic by comparison, down and out with a whimper after taking fifteen points from their first thirty at the beginning of the season (before taking just thirteen over the rest of the season). Blackfields fared even worse, finishing bottom on 27 points despite having one of the better squads in the bottom half of the table, beset by injuries and a dressing room crisis that cost Brenecian Sienna Fallon her job.

Having sown up the league title, Spartangrad rode to Bastion for the National Cup final on a high. They seemed to be unquestionably the best team in the country, the only side left standing in IFCF competition with a Challengers Cup final appearance guaranteed after seeing off Northern Union in the semifinals. Then it all seemed to come apart. Cup final opponents Directus withstood the shock of a 12th minute Haley Hauser strike and a near miss shortly after, spared only by Kevin Belgrave’s heroics in his final game, to come back and win 2-1. Shortly after that heartbreak the team travelled to Old City Stadium in Astograth, where they were comprehensively outplayed by Dan Eastwood’s Raynor City United juggernaut, losing 3-1. There was at least some consolation for the Spartans, who would end the season by triumphing 1-0 in the final of the Cup Winners Cup against Crystal Fair HC, led to victory by Chimera Moxham’s golden touch.

Transfers ahead of Season 50

PLAYER                  AGE     POS.    NATIONALITY    	FROM                           			TO                      	FEE/TERMS
		
Obadele Volonte		23	CB	Audioslavia	Cazadores Cathair (Audioslavia)			Directus			£14m
Kevin Sherwood		24	CB	Eura		FC Felsenkirchen 1879 (Siovanija & Teusland)	1830 Cathair (Audioslavia) 	£12.5m
Aurin Aomelirea		23	RW/ST	Ko-oren		Arboren FC (Ko-oren)				Revolutionaries			£9m
Oscar Vincent		24	CM	Eura		Tihon (Chromatika)				Holdenberg			£8m
Athelney Shrine		25	CB	Brenecia	Southern Star (Brenecia)			Falourr				£6.6m
Moira Kenny		23	RAM/LAM	Brenecia	Guilder (Brenecia)				Northern Union (Brenecia)	£6m
Adin Wasawo		22	CB	Banija		Mynda Electra (Banija)				Spartangrad			£5.5m
Ben Romeijn		27	CM	Delaclava	Blackfields					Mountainside			£5.2m
Hank Killian		24	ST	Chromatika	Blackfields					Farrenton Athletic		£5m
George Stewart		27	CM	Eura		Blackfields					Raynor City United (Valanora)	£4.5m
Damion Bowman		32	LW	Eura		Crisisbless (Nephara)				Oakstone			£3m
Leo Castagne		27	CM	Savigliane	Carsby						Bastion Lions			£3m
Eamon Mullins		31	CM	Eura		Herzegovina City FC (Banija)			Ibini FC (Valanora)		£2.5m
Nikolina Kovac		23	ST	Pasarga		AFC Mayville					Aspel				£2.4m
David McCartney		27	CAM	Eura		Blackfields					Brigham				£2.3m
Daniel Pryor		32	CF	Baker Park	Suttonville					Honeybadgers			£2.2m
Desmond Garvey		31	ST	Baker Park	Blackfields					Old Boys Club			£2.1m
Scott Walker		31	ST	Eura		Northern Union (Brenecia)			Brigham				£2m
Molly Taylor		21	LWB/LW	Eura		AFC Mayville					CF Outineau (Kelssek)		£2m
Sam Ryman		22	CB	Eura		Ulsa Rovers					New Oakstone Phoenix (Nephara)	£1.75m
Fraser Wheatley		31	CF	Eura		Omnio (Chromatika)				Dartmoor			£1.5m
William Hurst		32	ST	Valladares	Marketville					Defensores de Villafuerte (Valladares) £1.5m
Ross Smith		22	LWB	Eura		Blackfields					Old Boys Club			£1.4m
Chris Thompson		26	CB	The Licentian Isles 1896 Ebor (Mytanija)			Brigham				£1.3m
Olimpia Vidal		34	ST	Chromatika	Bastion						Chromatik (Chromatika)		£1m
Holly Keynes		27	ST	Nephara		WEA						Kistina Galaxy (Poafmersia)	£1m
Gregory Tomlinson	21	AM	Eura		Spartangrad					Thagarnia			£1m
Christina Cadigan	26	ST	Cassadaigua	Victoriaville City (Cassadaigua)		Nukon				£1m
David Logan		36	CB/CDM	Audioslavia	Holdenberg					Premier Rozelle (Brenecia)	£800k
Lucas Flynn		21	CM/CAM	Eura		Old Boys Club					New Falourr FC (EOT)		£800k
Auguste Martin		27	LM	Savigliane	WEA						Villeneuve NSC (Savigliane)	£800k
Erin Fry		22	RB	Eura		Hornchurch					New Oakstone Phoenix (Nephara)	£750k
Jan Muller		20	CB/CDM	Zeta Reka	Zitarice Union (Zeta Reka)			Old Boys Club			£700k
Ethan Kellow		28	RM	Tikariot	WEA						Dartmoor			£600k
Andrea Croix-Pierre	33	LW	Chromatika	Falourr						Lhor (Chromatika)		£500k
Hansa Tabasi		22	GK	Iskandervale	Lokomotiv Iskanabad (Iskandervale)		Hornchurch			£500k
Harvey Roseroot		31	CB/LB	Schottia	Holdenberg City					Dangerford			£400k
Winston Pickman		32	CM	Chromatika	Bastion Lions					SFH Lomdumha (Efnakia)		£300k
Gerald Oswalt		27	GK	Chromatika	Blackfields					Old Boys Club			£300k
Zara Cormann		33	ST	Nephara		Workers Union					West Brinemouth (Nephara)	£300k
Wilhelm Margate		26	GK	Nephara		Port Baker					Dangerford			£250k
Kyle Ford		32	RM	Ethane		Oakstone					Judgetown (EOT)			£250k
Adelaide Tallow		34	CDM/CM	Nephara		Farrenton Athletic				New Oakstone Phoenix (Nephara)	£200k
Lewis Phoenix		34	ST	Eura		Stahlburg City (Nephara)			AFC Mayville			£100k
							
Petra Lazar		16	CM	Pasarga		Stilinkeep FC (Pasarga)				Thagarnia			Undisc.
Kornel Borsos		16	CB/RB	Pasarga		Tyrysier (Pasarga)				Aspel				Undisc.
						
Pierick Tausend		22	CDM	Zwangzug	Stiglex University (Zwangzug)			Old Boys Club			Free
Thibaud Duchemin	20	GK	Savigliane	Eyrods Tech (Chromatika)			Farrenton Athletic		Free
Ginger Stephens		27	CB/RB	Nephara		Belgrave (Nephara)				Ulsa Rovers			Free
Cutlass Mason		23	ST	Nephara		Staramara Tech University (Chromatika)		Carsby				Free
Tucker Colquhoun	19	ST	Audioslavia	Bombarralense (Audioslavia)			Lajuno				Free
Alexis Caldwell		25	RB	Nephara		North Laithland (Nephara)			Foxhampton			Free
Paul Hooper		35	ST	EOT		Dartmoor					Stoneport (EOT)			Free
Johanna Sutton		34	RW	Nephara		Lajuno						KT Itsasontziak (EOT)		Free
Melisande Stubbs	21	CDM/CM	Nephara		Sanar University (Chromatika)			Marketville			Free
David Anderson		34	CDM	Schottia	Brigham						New Bastion (EOT)		Free
Valerie Rose		29	ST	Hinode		Ulsa Rovers					Armed Forces FC (Poafmersia)	Free
Laura Pine		33	GK	Nephara		Dangerford					KT Itsasontziak (EOT)		Free
Brad Kadi		33	RB	Daera		Old Boys Club					Thagarnia			Free
Connor Butler		31	RB	Eura		AFC Mayville					Kven FK (Zeta Reka)		Free
Roc Riva		32	CB/RB	Audioslavia	Blackfields					New Falourr FC (EOT)		Free
Cassamia del Clercq	29	LW	Cosumar		Arrowsmith					FC United of Mancodas (Poafmersia) Free
Louis Vassell		25	CM	Brookstation	AFC Richmond (Brookstation)			Aspel				Free
Arezu Zhubin		23	RB	Squornshelous	Emerald Coast (Squornshelous)			Aspel				Free
Yanpier Bordenabe	23	RB	Astograth	Urbizania Wanderers (Astograth)			Old Boys Club			Free
Solmon Djuric		32	CDM	Apox		Holdenberg City					AFC Cormorants (EOT)		Free
						
Vincent Stevenson	17	LW	Eura		Falourr						Nukon				Season Loan
Abraham Dexter		17	LW	Eura		Revolutionaries					Foxhampton			Season Loan
Trent Grant		17	CB	Eura		Bastion						Arrowsmith			Season Loan
Samuel Crowe		18	CM	Eura		Bastion						Dockers Union			Season Loan
Roger Mallard		17	RW	Eura		Ulsa						Dangerford			Season Loan
Bradley Huddlestone	18	CF	Eura		Unioneers					Dockers Union			Season Loan

Managerial changes ahead of Season 50

MANAGER CHANGES
MANAGER			AGE	NATIONALITY	CLUB					CHANGE

Abdoulaye Bocande	68	Astograth	Honeybadgers				Retired
Glenn Anderson		57	Eura		Olympique de Fontvielle (Valladares)	Resigned
Nick Feeney		65	Eura		AFC Mayville				Retired
Sienna Fallon		47	Brenecia	Blackfields				Sacked
Tony Dalton		59	Eura		Farrenton Athletic			Sacked
Thomas Myers		44	Eura		Carsby					Sacked
Evgeni Hakkarinen	59	Savojarna	Arrowsmith				Sacked
Ryan Collins		62	Eura		WEA					Sacked
Jake White		38	Eura		Mayville Town				Sacked
Aden Roberts		52	Eura		Mayville Town				Hired
Saskia Holden		46	Schottia	WEA					Hired
Romikk Valgard		39	Cosumar		Arrowsmith				Hired
Carl Brommis		58	Eura		AFC Mayville				Hired
Tom Riley		67	Eura		Carsby					Hired
Lee Sharp		74	Eura		Farrenton Athletic			Hired
Derek Millson		53	Eura		Blackfields				Hired
Mike Adams		56	Eura		Stona United				Left
Mike Adams		56	Eura		Honeybadgers				Hired
Justin Reeves		53	Eura		Stona United				Hired
Dean Sharp		41	Eura		1830 Cathair (Coach)			Left
Dean Sharp		41	Eura		Audioslavia NT (Assistant Manager)	Hired

Player Retirements ahead of Season 50

PLAYER RETIREMENTS
PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	CLUB

Kevin Belgrave		38	GK	Eura		Directus
Liam Armstrong		39	CM	Eura		Northern Union (Brenecia)
Aristide Metzger	36	ST	Nephara		Spartangrad
Freddie Wright		35	RW	Eura		Hellinic Rouge (Pasarga)
Henry Patterson		34	CAM	Eura		Directus
Chris Ashton		36	CM	Eura		Marinos Metropolis (Valladares)
Martin Blessed		35	ST	Eura		Royal Rumiatzi (Astograth)
Líbano Menéndez Herrera	33	CB	Pasarga		Holdenberg
Rene Hahn		32	LW	Pasarga		Ulsa
Josh Montoya		36	CAM	Ethane		Oakstone
William Rodgers		36	CM	Eura		Marketville
Rhys Miles		39	CDM	Eura		Mountainside
Elspeth Wykker		34	RW	Cosumar		Falourr
Lukas Cole		34	ST	Ethane		Falourr
Linvoi Warazil		39	ST	Vilita		Brigham
Alan Markovic		32	CDM	Pasarga		Mountainside
Juri Kisame		33	RM	Hinode		Marketville
Ben Donnelly		35	CB	Eura		Suttonville
Jamie Edwards		34	RW	Eura		Suttonville
Thomas Uribe		36	RB	Cosumar		Brigham
Sydney Ryan		35	AM	Eastfield Lodge	Ulsa Rovers
Ted Harper		35	CB	Helving		Harkdown
Samuel Hopkins		37	CB	Eura		Sword
Yanko Zhelyaskov	34	GK	Siovanija & Teusland Farrenton Athletic
Jon Haines		38	RB	Eura		Old Boys Club
Jaq Gallo		37	ST	Sameba		Rivet
Wilfred Holding		35	CB	Eastfield Lodge	Old Boys Club
Orson Deckard		35	ST	Nephara		AFC Mayville
Koldo Ibargengoitia	34	LM	Astograth	Usmer
Keziah Broxham		34	RB	Brenecia	Blackfields
Cathal Keynes		34	LW	Brenecia	Lajuno
Marcia Barron		35	ST	Nephara		Dangerford
John Falkholt		35	LB	Nephara		Carsby
Leo Radney		35	ST	Brenecia	WEA
Christine Philippousis	36	CB	Nephara		Arrowsmith
Martel Ceulemann	35	CM/CAM	Nephara		Holdenberg City
Malachi Chalk		35	CM	Nephara		Falourr
Rhys Sheldon		35	CDM/CM	Nephara		Honeybadgers
Carin Black		35	CB	Nephara		Farrenton Athletic
John Goulding		34	CB	Eura		Dynamo Shebchetsik (Mercedini)
Josh Johnson		34	CM	Eura		Elspachia (Mercedini)
Eddie Olson		34	CB	Eura		WEA
Oliver Hamilton		34	AM	Eura		Dangerford

Leading this summer’s avalanche of retiring players is Kevin Belgrave, one of the all-time great Euran goalkeepers, who calls time on his career with 157 international caps titles to his name, and an eye watering haul of silverware; a Copa Rushmori for Eura but the rest for Directus including two Champions League titles, four Gold League championships and four National Cup wins, the last of which came in his final season and his final game. Belgrave lived up to the illustrious reputation of his father, winning Goalkeeper of the Season four times and Player of the Season once, making him one of just three goalkeepers to do so. Henry Patterson is another Euran international and member of that Directus team of the early 40’s era, who won 52 caps and scored 10 goals for his country, and also retires this summer.

Abroad, four ex-Euran internationals have retired, the most successful of whom was Liam Armstrong. A highly rated talent from the moment he emerged at Unioneers, Armstrong went on to become a key figure at Nepharan side Starling during their golden age, before moving on to late career stints at two more overseas giants – 1830 Cathair in Audioslavia and Northern Union in Brenecia, where he has decided to call time on his career at 39-years-old. Armstrong was also very successful in a Eura shirt, winning 162 caps and scoring 29 goals. The other retirees were Freddie Wright, who has belatedly come to enjoy silverware at Hellinic Rouge in Pasarga and scored 10 goals in 51 games for Eura, Chris Ashton who moved to Marinos Metropolis in Valladares where he won silverware and a Player of the Year award (also earning 22 caps and 3 international goals), and Martin Blessed, who only played once for Eura without scoring but established himself as modern day club hero at Royal Rumiatzi in Astograth.

The biggest foreign name to retire in Eura is Aristide Metzger, who enjoyed a hugely successful career for Nephara, earning 91 caps, scoring 46 goals and winning the 35th Copa Rushmori, and domestically in her home country before arriving at Spartangrad as a 30-year-old, hoping to cash in late on in her career and challenge herself in a different league. In six seasons she enjoyed great success at Spartangrad as both a leading striker and more often a rotation option to wonderkid Clarana Refiami, winning the Challengers Cup, Cup Winners Cup, National Cup – all once – and Gold League twice. Too many less well known (or well known but only in Eura for a short time) foreign imports have retired in this window to cover them all, but needless to say that with Euraleague entering its 50th year since it opened up to the world, it demonstrates how far the league has come that there are so many foreign players around at all. Euraleague has gone global – multiversal, even. But even now there is time for a good old fashioned rags to riches story, and what better story could there be than that of Rhys Miles, a 39-year-old club legend at Mountainside who helped take his side to the Gold League from nowhere, and will now join their coaching staff.

Euraleague 50th Anniversary Commemorations

The 50th anniversary of the modern era of Euran domestic football has been marked quietly by the EFA, seeking not to revel in past glories at a time when Euraleague is increasingly challenged by a more competitive international environment and increasing barriers to the development of domestic talent. However, the EFA has promised a series of events during and after the 50th season of the modern era. Before next season they plan to recognize the greatest goalscorers in the history of the division, and the greatest teams, as well as the history of Euran success in international competitions under the UICA, IFCF and other banners.

To get the ball rolling on the commemorations, a specially convened EFA panel has selected the Seasons 25-49 Gold League Ultimate Squad, reprising the EFA’s creation of a commemorative 25th Anniversary Team two and a half decades ago. This new team will be comprised only of players who took part in Gold League at some point from Season 25 up to the end of Season 49. It will be slightly expanded from the 25th Anniversary squad (which, unsurprisingly, featured 25 players, excluding honourable mentions.) For reference, here’s the 25th Anniversary Team:

GOALKEEPERS
Daniel Belgrave (Eura - Directus)
Chris Waller (Eura - Ulsa)
Ben Prince (Eura – Hornchurch, Revolutionaries)

Honourable mentions
Carl Brommis (Eura – Culpapy United, Directus)
Kondrat Istomin (Mytannion - Bastion)
Ross Ramsden (Liventia - Revolutionaries)
Loren Aramabel (Astograth – Lajuno)

DEFENDERS
Nick Feeney (Eura – Hornchurch, Revolutionaries)
Eamon Power (Ancharmunn – Revolutionaries)
Weylon Churchilli (Eura – Spartangrad)
Michael Robertson (Eura – Directus)
Niels Kruse (Polar Islandstates – Revolutionaries)
Ryan Collins (Eura – Holdenberg City, Honeybadgers)
Craig Gilbert (Eura – Directus)
Claus Rijsbergen (Audioslavia – Directus)

Honourable mentions
Mark Rogers (Eura – Holdenberg City, Revolutionaries)
Julesk Paranaya (Eura – Usmer, Directus)
Lyle Heath (Eura – Workers Union, Ulsa, Holdenberg City)
Daley Hart (Saugeais – Bastion)

MIDFIELDERS
Steve Thompson (Eura – Ulsa)
Luar Dardan (Astograth/Polar Islandstates – Lajuno, Directus)
Craig Sinclair (Eura – Arrowsmith, Ulsa)
John Spartan (Eura – Revolutionaries)
Pablo Dohi (Sameba – Holdenberg)
Kieran Kane (Eura – Revolutionaries)
Maas Fox (Farfadillis – Directus)
Mike Adams (Eura – Honeybadgers, Spartangrad)

Honourable mentions
Chad Parsons (Eura – AFC Mayville, Spartangrad)
Mikhael van Germ (Polar Islandstates – Spartangrad)
Iuliu Zapatic (Mytannion – Ulsa)
Stanislav Navratil (Mytannion - Honeybadgers, Directus)
Csaszar Mor (Pasarga – Usmer, Spartangrad)
Rhodri Evans (Aels - Spartangrad)

FORWARDS
Lee Sharp (Eura – Culpapy United, Directus)
Sam Needle (Eura – Bastion)
Pola Grabnyak (New Hackney – Holdenberg City, Directus, Oakstone)
Guy Stamp (Kytler Peninsulae – Honeybadgers)
Skorji Oslograd (Eura – Bastion, Hornchurch, Revolutionaries)
Sam Thomas (Eura – Honeybadgers, Spartangrad)

Honourable mentions
Simon Xavier (Eura – Pashter United, Revolutionaries)
James Clarke (Liventia – Thagarnia, Lajuno)
Seryou Kobe (Sameba – Spartangrad, Ulsa Rovers, Holdenberg)
Ildar Patrelyak (Mytannion – Directus, Holdenberg City)
Frank Rozenthal (Valladares – Revolutionaries)
Dominik Mauer (Pasarga – Brigham)

So, without further ado, the EFA presents its choices for the Seasons 25-49 Gold League Ultimate Team. Unsurprisingly, the squad features many more foreign nationals than the equivalent for the first quarter of a century of modern Euraleague, and is most competitive in the midfielder category, with midfielders dominating Gold League’s Player of the Season award in most years:

GOALKEEPERS
Kevin Belgrave (Eura – Directus)
Aranea Provost (Nephara – Holdenberg, Spartangrad)
Alexander Roudet (Valladares – Spartangrad)
Dimitar Brandt-Caledon (Polar Islandstates – Holdenberg)

Honourable mentions
Haylos Anaximander (Apox – Brigham)
Apostolos Tsattalios (Nephara – Falourr)
Hansi Weschler (Cosumar - Spartangrad)
Derizi Amatopa (Turori – Revolutionaries)

The three standout selections are without doubt Euran Kevin Belgrave, Nepharan Aranea Provost and Valladar Alexander Roudet. Roudet was a dominant figure in the earlier part of the 25-49 period, winning four Goalkeeper of the Season awards and being unlucky not to win a Player of the Season as well. Belgrave followed in the footsteps of his father – himself a seven-time winner – by winning the award four times himself as part of the great Directus team of the 40’s era, alongside two Champions Leagues, a host of domestic silverware and a Gold League Player of the Season award in Season 43, the first goalkeeper to win it since Loren Arambel in Season 9.

However, his victory was soon followed by Aranea Provost in Season 49 the year she won her third Goalkeeper award in four seasons. Both Belgrave junior and Provost were among the greatest of their generation, but at just 29 years old going into Season 50, Provost still has time to exceed her contemporary, match and possibly exceed his father (who like her had a World Cup win to his name, albeit much later in his career). The final spot was tightly contested but goes on balance to Dimitar Brandt-Caledon, a Polarian veteran of the league twice named Goalkeeper of the Season. The honourable mentions category boats seven of these awards between them, and even top goalkeepers like Mathis Woodgate, Jeffrey Douglas and Hector Calixto couldn’t quite make the cut due to the quality of the competition.

DEFENDERS
Stephen Paul (Schottia - Falourr)
Craig Gilbert (Eura – Directus)
Frank Ainsworth (Eura – Suttonville, Ulsa)
Scott Coles (Eura – Dashturnbein, Blackfields, Ulsa)
Gethin Quill (Brenecia – Revolutionaries)
Roxelana Thorn (Nephara – Revolutionaries)
Henri de Aea (Chromatika – Holdenberg, Spartangrad)
Alan Moore (Electrum – Directus)

Honourable mentions
Andrew Watson (Eura – Lajuno, Directus)
Bryan Butler (Eura – Hornchurch, Spartangrad)
Weylon Churchilli (Eura – Spartangrad)
Earl van den Brink (Audioslavia – Revolutionaries)
Harvey Blake (Eura – Spartangrad)
Deli Acs (Pasarga – Directus)
Charles Roberts (Eura – Bastion)
Amakli Inuro’o (Turori – Bastion)

This is an illustrious selection of defenders, but only won of them ever won Player of the Season in a league dominated by the legends of midfielders and forwards. Schottian centreback Stephen Paul signed as a free agent for Falourr at the age of 22 and spent 13 years at the club, crucially winning a shock Gold League title that earned him the aforementioned award and cemented his place as among the greatest ever Gold League defenders (along with consistently top form for the rest of his career). Two Euran centrebacks, Craig Gilbert and Frank Ainsworth, were stalwarts of the “greatest generation” of the Euran national team but were also hugely successful domestically, winning three Defender of the Season awards each, exceeding every other defender in the 25-49 period on that metric alone.

Roxelana Thorn and Alan Moore both featured in the middle and later half of the period and emerged as global superstars; Thorn was Nephara captain and a core part of their World Cup winning revival, while Moore captained Electrum to their shock World Cup 78 triumph and became a Directus as part of the consecutive Champions League winning side. Henri de Aea and Gethin Quill are the greatest defensive products in the history of Chromatika and Brenecia respectively; along with Eura and Ulsa fan favourite Scott Coles, Quill is one of just two fullbacks in the final selection. Falling in behind in the honourable mentions are some top-class defenders, two of whom remain active.

MIDFIELDERS
Craig Sinclair (Eura – Arrowsmith, Ulsa)
Rowena Strongbow (Nephara - Directus)
Lazar Eleonora (Farfadillis - Holdenberg)
Maas Fox (Farfadillis – Directus)
Laborious Hawk (Valanora - Bastion)
Lauren Cheney (Brenecia – Spartangrad)
James Palmisano (Apox – Spartangrad)
John Spartan (Eura – Revolutionaries)

Honourable mentions
Maximilien Longchambon (Ko-oren – Revolutionaries)
Adnan Szalai (Nephara – Ulsa)
Peter Morrison (Eura – Sword, Bastion)
Chimera Moxham (Nephara – Spartangrad)
Oscar Coltrane (Eura – Brigham)
Gareth Blackthorn (Eura – Revolutionaries)
Mikhail Jashkin (Savojarna – Farrenton Athletic, Directus)
Monica Rowland (Nephara/Eura – Bastion)

Picking a selection for this category was extremely difficult. However, the least difficult choices were four attacking midfielders who have had a profound influence on the league. Farfadillis World Cup winner Lazar Eleonora is unique from this entire list in that he has won the Player of the Season award on three separate occasions within the period, a legend of the game who made himself the king of Holdenberg by taking them to a historic league title, and stuck with the club for virtually his entire career. Craig Sinclair and Rowena Strongbow both won Player of the Season twice, but Sinclair straddles the boundary of both the 1-24 period and 25-49 period, whereas Strongbow came later. Sinclair is arguably the greatest midfielder in the history of the league – Strongbow is a close competitor, and more importantly the game changing trailblazer for the integration of women into the professional game at the highest level.

Maas Fox is the last of that quadruple of playmakers, almost Eleonora’s earlier equivalent (and not just because of their nationality), bringing a style of play to Eura that had previously been rare aside from the likes of Luar Dardan. Coming much later were Laborious Hawk, ageless and widely considered to be the greatest midfielder of all time, Brenecian maverick Lauren Cheney, and Apoxian midfield statesman James Palmisano. All of these players won at least one Player of the Season awards. In the selection, a curious exception is John Spartan. Like Sinclair he was already established in the earlier period, but carried through his career afterwards and earned his spot. Only his hero Steve Thompson bested him in the central midfield role in Gold League.

Many great midfielders are not featured here – spare a thought for the likes of Boris Kalinic, Huele and Charles Hunter – as even the honourable mentions category is packed with world class players. All three of Maximilien Longchambon, Adnan Szalai and Monica Rowland won Player of the Season once, while every other player selected either came close.

FORWARDS
Kris Campbell (Eura – Ulsa)
Dion Underwood (Eura – Bastion)
Corinne Martel-Burns (Schottia – Directus)
Romikk Valgard (Cosumar – Ulsa)
Estrella Hawke (Nephara – Directus)
Dominik Mauer (Pasarga – Brigham)
Jack Avelione (Schottia – Bastion)
Alexander Jager (Pasarga - Revolutionaries)

Honourable mentions
Frank Rozenthal (Valladares – Revolutionaries)
Ciro Oljer (Audioslavia – Spartangrad)
Pedrinho (Valladares – Directus)
Brian Bond (Eura – Oakstone)
Konrad Lovelace (Nephara – Revolutionaries)
Lofty Jones (Old Boys Club – Bastion)
Lucan Palmisano (Apox - Spartangrad)
Clarana Refiami (Vilita – Blackfields (Loan), Spartangrad)

Nothing quite gets the blood pumping like a striker on top form, and while Lee Sharp’s quality and 40-goal record may never be exactly replicated in this country, some other fine forwards have certainly tried. Kris Campbell won the Golden Boot four times in five seasons in the most dominant period of any Gold League striker aside from Sharp’s peak, and is probably the best striker to have graced the league in the 26-49 period. But there are contenders. Corinne Martel-Burns only top scored once in her time at Directus but also earned Player of the Season that season (Campbell also won it once), and was ferociously consistent during the rest of her hugely successful spell in Eura’s second city, despite winning less Forward of the Season awards than some of the other players in this selection.

Dion Underwood, another of three truly great Euran strikers during the period, won three Golden Boots and a Player of the Season. Romikk Valgard did not win Player of the Season but is arguably on par with the previously mentioned three strikers due to his consistency, incredible recovery from a potentially career-ending that cost him a year of play at his peak, and playing in a weaker side than the other three for much of his career. Beyond that four, Martel-Burns’ striker partner Estrella Hawke came to Eura late in her career and made a definitive impression in the great “Three Sisters” lineup, Dominik Mauer kicked off the 25-49 era as the key man in the unprecedented Brigham success story, Alexander Jager proved one of the most consistent strikers in recent years and Jack Avelione helped take Bastion back to the top off the back of Underwood’s earlier success.

As with the midfielder category, it was nigh on impossible not to ignore some true giants of the game, even as honourable mentions. Frank Rozenthal’s stats are eye watering. Brian Bond’s talent unmatched (despite his lack of silverware and injury record). Lofty Jones unique physique and personality made him a much loved but also deadly goalscorer. Ciro Oljer and Pedrinho are often remembered as one hit wonders but they actually had several good seasons. Konrad Lovelace and Lucan Palmisano led the line for club and country – and that leaves Clarana Refiami as the last addition to this squad of world beaters, Young Player of the Season for three consecutive seasons and the first teenage striker to light up the league since the heady early days of Gold League.

[Eura]

The Euran Football Association’s Euraleague

SEASON 50 - PART IIa

Gold League Team Previews for Season 50

To note:
- For silverware, runners up medals are only listed for UICA/IFCF/CdC competitions. Only modern era (S1 onwards) achievements are listed.
- For top scorers and assists in the previous season, only players with 5 goals or more or 10 assists or more are included (up to a maximum of the top three for both categories). If no players meet these criteria, one top scorer and/or one top assister will be listed.
- Team rosters are not always exhaustive, rather they list significant named players. Any rosters that appear to not be full are completed by unlisted youth players and journeymen backup players.

ASPEL
Manager: Alan Dabix (55, Sameba)
Stadium: Delga Park (Aspel, 25,000)
Nickname: The Eagles (‘Aquile’)
Colours: All green. Occasionally with white and light blue trim on kits.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S49), 1x Silver League Promotion (S49)
Notable Products: Mario Andella
Icons: Mario Andella, Fernando Torjan, Santo Zito, Julyan Carlevaro

Last season finish: 1st in Silver League (W25, D4, L9, 96F, 41A, +55GD, 79PTS
Last season top scorers: Julyan Carlevaro (25), Albert Fournier (22), Gorka Akutain (10)
Last season top assists: Albert Fournier (20), Gorka Akutain (18)

‘Aquile’ make their Gold League debut as the first Sameban club to do so since unification. This is a poignant moment, especially given that Aspel (the city) is a Sameban nationalist hotbed, let alone the club’s fanbase. Their athletics track turned football stadium out of town is not an ideal home, but the atmosphere is ferocious, and they have pulled together a squad worth fearing on a tiny budget. They used promotion fees to sign Nikolina Kovac and a couple of frees, and managed to persuade top class ex-Sameba keeper Sova Pardinho to join the club on low wages while in the second tier. The EFA will have a close eye on their games to see if some of the violence seen at Silver and Bronze league games will be repeated.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      					TO				FEE/TERMS
Nikolina Kovac		23	ST	Pasarga		AFC Mayville					Aspel				£2.4m
Kornel Borsos		16	CB/RB	Pasarga		Tyrysier (Pasarga)				Aspel				Undisc.
Louis Vassell		25	CM	Brookstation	AFC Richmond (Brookstation)			Aspel				Free
Arezu Zhubin		23	RB	Squornshelous	Emerald Coast (Squornshelous)			Aspel				Free

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Sova Pardinho		34	GK	Sameba/Eura
2	Taylor Barris		25	RB	Kelssek
5	Vito Cardenas		20	CB	Sameba/Eura
6	Dragomir Matijevic	19	CB	Farfadillis
12	Susan Paine		19	LB	Eastfield Lodge
3	Valter Genovesi		22	CM	Eura/Sameba
8	Ben Carter		23	CM/CAM	Eura
7	Gorka Akutain		30	RM/RW	Audioslavia
14	Albert Fournier		27	LW/ST	Savigliane
11	Nikolina Kovac		23	ST	Pasarga
9	Julyan Carlevaro	35	ST	Sameba

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

15	Arezu Zhubin		23	RB	Squornshelous
20	Kornel Borsos		16	CB/RB	Pasarga
19	Luis Caya		25	CB/LB	Eura
16	Louis Vassell		25	CM	Brookstation
18	Lucien Palle-Fors	17	CM	Sameba/Eura
25	Mateo Piroz		19	AM	Sameba/Eura
10	Fernando Torjan		37	ST	Sameba

BASTION
Manager: Sterling Rose (48, Eura)
Stadium: Bastion Arena (Bastion, 110,000)
Nickname: The Capital Club
Colours: Black primary, white and gold secondary. Kits are black shirts and shocks, white shorts, all with gold trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x UICA Champions Cup Runner Up (CC66), 5x Gold League Winner (S2, S8, S31, S46, S47), 7x National Cup Winner (S7, S11, S13, S15, S20, S25, S39), 7x National Shield Winner (S1, S3, S12, S32, S40, S45, S47)
Notable Products: Sam Needle, Mike Humphrey, Geoff Day, Skorji Oslograd, Dion Underwood, Charles Roberts, Jamie Byrd
Icons: Sam Needle, Mike Humphrey, Geoff Day, Jim Cotterill, Eye Barsa, Miroslav Janda, Julius Carrera, Alan Dabix, Kondrat Istomin, Dion Underwood, Skorji Oslograd, Charles Roberts, Monica Rowland, Adrian Bassa, Laborious Hawk, Jack Avelione

Last season finish: 6th in Gold League (W19, D6, L13, 85F, 63A, +22GD, 63PTS
Last season top scorers: Ruby Gjasula (16), Laborious Hawk (10), Loala Inkabu/Jack Avelione (9)
Last season top assists: Laborious Hawk (16), Elysse Matheson (12), Khrusan Mlianko

Only the heartfelt thanks of the club and fans for bringing Bastion back into Gold League contention has saved Sterling Rose after a poor Season 49. Surprisingly, Rose has not taken the opportunity to strengthen the squad, instead choosing to loan out a couple of youngsters and offload an aging Olimpia Vidal. This squad is now at a point where, if it is to win IFCF silverware or the league title again, it has little to no time to do so; key players are nearing or past their peak, especially in midfield. Lots of pressure on.

Olimpia Vidal		34	ST	Chromatika	Bastion						Chromatik (Chromatika)		£1m
Trent Grant		17	CB	Eura		Bastion						Arrowsmith			Season Loan
Samuel Crowe		18	CM	Eura		Bastion						Dockers Union			Season Loan

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

13	Anton Puzin		27	GK	Mytanija
2	Amakli Inuro'o		28	CB/LB/RBTurori
5	Jamie Byrd		26	CB	Eura
4	Michael Ford		27	CB	EOT
18	Robert Freeman		24	LB	Eura
12	Khrusan Mlianko		25	RM/LM	Vilita
10	Laborious Hawk		N/A	AM	Valanora
8	Elysse Matheson		33	CM	Brenecia
7	Ethan Douglas		22	RW/LW	Eura
14	Loala Inkabu		22	ST	Turori
17	Ruby Gjasula		30	ST	Nephara

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

1	Matthew Tyler		33	GK	South Covello
21	Jack Winter		22	RB	Eura
25	Jack Dawson		17	CB	Eura
26	Trent Grant		17	CB	Eura		OUT ON LOAN
3	Moises Fermandez	32	LB	Farfadillis
6	Monica Rowland		36	CDM/CM	Eura
27	Samuel Crowe		18	CM	Eura		OUT ON LOAN
20	Gotz Konstantin		26	CM	Valanora
16	Gabe Stevens		31	CM	Eura
11	Kasey Fuller		31	LW	EOT
9	Jack Avelione		32	AM/ST	Schottia

BASTION LIONS
Manager: Lyn Crowley (56, Brenecia)
Stadium: Wanderers Gate (Bastion, 36,250)
Nickname: The Lions
Colours: Red primary, gold secondary. Kits are red shirts, gold shorts, red socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S48), 6x Silver League Promotion (S12, S17, S22, S34, S44, S48)
Notable Products: Ryan King, Edward Whitehouse, Harvey Conway, Joshua Coates, Ethan Parsons, Louie McKenzie
Icons: Keith Rowland

Last season finish: 17th in Gold League (W11, D6, L21, 61F, 83A, -22GD, 39PTS
Last season top scorers: Oscar Laidon (14), Ryota Oshiro/Leonard Whitehead (8), Sara Omark/Rhys Griffiths (7)
Last season top assists: Leonard Whitehead (12), Sara Omark/Rhys Griffiths (11)

A narrow brush with relegation is still just a narrow brush – survival is survival, no matter how close run a thing it might be. Lyn Crowley deserved plaudits for keeping an thin side up last year, relying on a core of experienced quality players to keep them on track. This season won’t be any easier despite a strong signing in the form of Leo Castagne from Carsby. This side almost certainly has another relegation battle on its hands.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      					TO				FEE/TERMS
Leo Castagne		27	CM	Savigliane	Carsby						Bastion Lions			£3m
Winston Pickman		32	CM	Chromatika	Bastion Lions					SFH Lomdumha (Efnakia)		£300k

STARTING XI (4-2-3-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Ross Phelps		31	GK	Delaclava
2	Harvey Day		27	RB	Eura
4	Georgia Halloran	28	CB	Brenecia
5	Emanuele Camelio	32	CB	Audioslavia
3	Visca Konrad		28	LB	Nephara
7	Sara Omark		32	RM	Savojarna
8	Claudian Polastri	31	CM	Cosumar
16	Leo Castagne		27	CM	Savigliane
10	Leonard Whitehead	29	AM	Eura
11	Rhys Griffiths		36	AM	Eura
9	Oscar Laidon		27	ST	Schottia

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Lucy Gibson		19	GK	Eura
21	Kieran Grant		33	RB	Eura
17	Hope Mistry		22	CB	EOT
19	Will Tompkins		22	LB	Tumbra
6	Fruma Pischke		30	CM	Cosumar
20	George Western		19	CM	Eura
22	Robert Davies		16	CAM	Eura
23	Bobby Crowe		17	AM	Eura
12	Ian Tauton		28	LW	EOT
14	Ryota Oshiro		31	ST	Hinode

BRIGHAM
Manager: Tom Robson (47, Eura)
Stadium: Old Ham Lane (Brigham, 76,409)
Nickname: The Brigands
Colours: White primary, black secondary. Kits are white and black striped shirts, black shorts and white socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Gold League Winner (S25), 1x National Cup Winner (S27), 2x Silver League Promotion (S6, S45, S49), 1x National Shield Winner (S26)
Notable Products: Liam Allen
Icons: Carlos Aduna, Volk Savanev, Liam Allen, Danny Sullivan, Oscar Coltrane, Dominik Mauer, Karl Cotrell, Hakan Abt, Huele, Haylos Anaximander, Freddie Wright, Dan Ainsley

Last season finish: 2nd in Silver League (W21, D8, L9, 72F, 51A, +21GD, 71PTS
Last season top scorers: Robbie Truro (15), Eelis Mikaelsson (10), John Mason (9)
Last season top assists: John Mason (18), Summer Johnstone (13), Hans Cabel (12)

The Brigands are increasingly in danger of becoming a yo-yo team. That will increase the pressure on Tom Robson to get the best out of his side this season to avoid a return to the Silver League and proving the critics right. A small spree of signings should shore up a team that would otherwise be unlikely to stay up; experienced striker Scott Walker is a particularly key signing with international and high level IFCF experience, who can hopefully score some goals given that the strikers already at the club have shown limited ability at Gold League level.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      					TO				FEE/TERMS
David McCartney		27	CAM	Eura		Blackfields					Brigham				£2.3m
Scott Walker		31	ST	Eura		Northern Union (Brenecia)			Brigham				£2m
Chris Thompson		26	CB	The Licentian Isles 1896 Ebor (Mytanija)			Brigham				£1.3m
David Anderson		34	CDM	Schottia	Brigham						New Bastion (EOT)		Free
Linvoi Warazil		39	ST	Vilita		Brigham						Retired
Thomas Uribe		36	RB	Cosumar		Brigham						Retired

STARTING XI (4-3-3 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Leo Glasvyrn		31	GK	Ceni
2	Olaf Hoare		29	RB	Nephara
19	Michael Walton		22	CB	Eura
15	Chris Thompson		26	CB	The Licentian Isles
3	Hans Cabel		29	LB	EOT
4	Leo O'Neill		21	CM	Licentian Isles
7	John Mason		23	RCM	Eura
8	Summer Johnstone	24	CM	Eura
17	Scott Walker		31	ST	Eura
10	Eelis Mikaelsson	25	CF	Graintfjall
9	Robbie Truro		30	ST	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Hannah Bryant		23	GK	Eura
21	Archie Springfield	18	RB	Eura
6	Joel Kamara		31	CB	Schottia
5	Brutus Rutherford	29	CB	Brenecia
16	David McCartney		27	CAM	Eura
20	Brett Phillips		21	CM	Eura
12	Remy Zbedi		27	AM	Farfadillis
14	Margareta Fetlar	29	ST	Schottia

DIRECTUS
Manager: Daniella Strauss (60, Nephara)
Stadium: Castle Road (Directus, 95,000)
Nickname: The Reds
Colours: Red primary, white secondary, gold tertiary. Kit is red shirts, shorts and socks with white and gold trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x UICA Champions Cup Winner (CC62), 2x IFCF Champions League Winner (CL3, CL4), 1x UICA Globe Cup Runner Up (GC58), 1x UICA Super Cup Winner (SC59), 1x UICA Youth Cup Winner (YC13), 3x Cygnus/Cup Winners Cup Runner Up (CWC34, CWC40, CWC42), 2x Copa de Campeones Runner Up (CdC38, CdC49), 12x Gold League Winner (S1, S4, S7, S13, S15, S26, S27, S30, S39, S41, S42, S43), 8x National Cup Winner (S2, S5, S24, S30, S32, S35, S43, S49), 10x National Shield Winner (S5, S8, S14, S16, S25, S27, S28, S33, S43, S44)
Notable Products: Daniel Belgrave, James McCroft, Mayano Salono, Dean Sharp, Kevin Belgrave, Deli Acs, Henry Patterson, Adam Woodman, Lazar Meier
Icons: Lee Sharp, Daniel Belgrave, James McCroft, Pola Grabnyak, Paul Fessner, Mayano Salono, Michael Brandon, Claus Rijsbergen, Stanislav Navratil, Luar Dardan, Tom Riley, Andrew Watson, Glenn Anderson, Ildar Patrelyak, Charles Hunter, Dean Sharp, Kevin Belgrave, Alan Moore, Rowena Strongbow, Corinne Martel-Burns, Estrella Hawke

Last season finish: 5th in Gold League (W22, D5, L11, 100F, 54A, +46GD, 71PTS
Last season top scorers: Loic Macon-Petrault (22), Stewart Robson (19), Adam Woodman (14)
Last season top assists: Adam Woodman/Mikhail Jashkin (15), Deli Acs/Edin Aganovic (10)

Directus start the 50th season of modern Euraleague as the most successful club in its history. However, they do not feel close to grabbing a 13th league championship of the modern era, as talk of a “drought” begins to gather pace. Up front they are deadly – Robson, Macon-Petrault and Ibrahim Ahmad are quite the strike package – but improvement is needed at the back, especially with Tom Hammond settling in to replace the retired Kevin Belgrave. Obadele Volonte is Daniella Strauss’ solution, the most expensive signing of the transfer window for any Euran club, a highly rated Audioslavia international who will command the defence for years to come.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      					TO				FEE/TERMS
Obadele Volonte		23	CB	Audioslavia	Cazadores Cathair (Audioslavia)			Directus			£14m
Kevin Belgrave		38	GK	Eura		Directus					Retired
Henry Patterson		34	CAM	Eura		Directus					Retired

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Tom Hammond		23	GK	Eura
2	Matt McKenzie		23	RB	Eura
15	Obadele Volonte		23	CB	Audioslavia
4	Lohani Riiyaaw		29	CB/RB/LB	Vilita
3	Deli Acs		30	LB/LW	Pasarga
11	Mikhail Jashkin		33	RW	Savojarna
6	Jermaine Gates		23	CDM/CM	Eura
8	Edin Aganovic		27	CM	Mytanija
12	Adam Woodman		26	LW	Eura
14	Stewart Robson		28	ST	Eura
9	Loic Macon-Petrault	29	ST	Kelssek

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

19	Louise Vaughan		30	CB	Nephara
5	Lazar Meier		31	CB	Pasarga
25	Dominick Ambrose	19	LB	Eura
24	Dean Barnes		19	RAM/RW	Eura
18	Jacob Bentley		25	CM	Eura
26	Melissa Shaw		20	CM/CAM	Eura
23	Francis Burns		22	AM	Eura
27	Ava Barnes		19	AM/ST	Eura
10	Thor Ibrahim Ahmad	26	ST	Kelssek

FALOURR
Manager: Hadrian Belfast (59, Nephara)
Stadium: Sandstone Ground (Falourr, 76,000)
Nickname: The Cadets
Colours: Navy blue primary, white secondary. Kit is navy blue shirts and socks, white shorts.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Gold League Winner (S37), 2x National Cup Winner (S19, S40), 1x Silver League Winner (S5)
Notable Products: Aidan Jones, Jarrod Jenkins, Tommy Sutton
Icons: Scott Daley, Aidan Jones, Jody Meredith, Toby Hayes, Charles Hunter, Apostolos Tsattalios, Stephen Paul, Ryan Theuer, Morgan Fox, Tommy Sutton

Last season finish: 9th in Gold League (W17, D6, L15, 75F, 81A, -6GD, 57PTS
Last season top scorers: Sven Ehlers (16), Loreen Hazen (11), Kemal Gajic (8)
Last season top assists: Kemal Gajic (14), Gael Texeira (13), Morena Deventer (10)

The Belfast Project continues. Gradually, he is moulding this team into one worthy of IFCF football; four older players are out or retired and Brenecia’s new star centreback Athelney Shrine brought in to add spine to a central defensive pairing that looked brittle last season. The midfielders are perhaps at their peak now, creating questions about succession, but that’s an issue for the future. The immediate target will be to push for a Challengers Cup spot.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      					TO				FEE/TERMS
Athelney Shrine		25	CB	Brenecia	Southern Star (Brenecia)			Falourr				£6.6m
Andrea Croix-Pierre	33	LW	Chromatika	Falourr						Lhor (Chromatika)		£500k
Vincent Stevenson	17	LW	Eura		Falourr						Nukon				Season Loan
Elspeth Wykker		34	RW	Cosumar		Falourr						Retired
Lukas Cole		34	ST	Ethane		Falourr						Retired
Malachi Chalk		35	CM	Nephara		Falourr						Retired

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Morten Henberg		25	GK	Savojarna
2	Lucian Fontaine		26	RB	Eura
15	Athelney Shrine		25	CB	Brenecia
5	Jarrod Jenkins		32	CB	Eura
24	Ruthanne Guess		28	LB	Chromatika
7	Kemal Gajic		30	RW/ST	Mytanija
20	Marcela Ward		30	CM	Nephara
12	Gael Texeira		31	CM	Audioslavia
11	Ben West		23	AM	Eura
9	Loreen Hazen		30	LW/ST	Cassadaigua
10	Sven Ehlers		26	AM/ST	Savojarna

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Bill Powell		20	GK	Eura
27	Madison Hayter		18	RB	Eura
19	Mauricio Arboleda	27	CB	Valladares
4	Raimund Anderson	33	CB	Nephara
3	Scott Quinn		33	LB	Eura
16	Jacob Holden		22	CM/RM	Eura
8	Federico Arnaudo	21	CM	Savigliane
6	Ethan Sears		24	CM	Eura
26	Robert Beales		16	LCM	Eura
22	Morena Deventer		34	LW	Nephara
25	Vincent Stevenson	17	LW	Eura		OUT ON LOAN
14	Calvin Lawson		21	ST	Eura

FARRENTON ATHLETIC
Manager: Lee Sharp (74, Eura)
Stadium: Pignot Stadium (Farrenton, 70,000)
Nickname: The Ingots
Colours: Dark gray primary, white secondary. Kits are dark gray shirts and shorts with white trim, and white socks with dark gray trim.
Silverware (modern era): 2x Silver League Winner (S4, S16), 2x Silver League Promotion (S4, S16)
Notable Products: Joe Robel, John Mallard
Icons: Scott Daley, Bryn Thomas, Joe Robel, Sebastian Field, Scott Barnes, Carrol Liam, Pierre-Louis Le Tonnelier

Last season finish: 13th in Gold League (W14, D4, L20, 65F, 88A, -23GD, 46PTS
Last season top scorers: Mhaca White (14), Eloise Morgan (10), Pierre-Louis Le Tonnelier/Lukas Meyer (9)
Last season top assists: Lukas Meyer (14), Eloise Morgan (13)

Appointing the greatest icon in the history of Euran football is a bold move for a club who have had mixed results hiring Euran legends. At 74, Lee Sharp is in the end stages of his career, and looking for one last shot at glory, though a player and manager of his stature probably didn’t come to a club like Athletic in order to add to an already extensive trophy cabinet. IFCF football is a more realistic goal – in order to get there Sharp has acquired a sparky striking talent in Hank Killian, and offloaded some deadwood. Time to get Sharp, hahahahaha. Hah.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      					TO				FEE/TERMS
Hank Killian		24	ST	Chromatika	Blackfields					Farrenton Athletic		£5m
Adelaide Tallow		34	CDM/CM	Nephara		Farrenton Athletic				New Oakstone Phoenix (Nephara)	£200k
Thibaud Duchemin	20	GK	Savigliane	Eyrods Tech (Chromatika)			Farrenton Athletic		Free
Yanko Zhelyaskov	34	GK	Siovanija & Teusland Farrenton Athletic				Retired
Carin Black		35	CB	Nephara		Farrenton Athletic				Retired

STARTING XI (4-2-3-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	John Hewitt		25	GK	Eura
21	Hakon Brevik		24	RB	Valanora
5	Kevin Quispe		24	RCB	Huayramarca
6	Morgan Hart		24	CB	Eura
3	Morwen Prentice		32	LB	Brenecia
15	Tethys Ondrejko		29	CDM	Brenecia
8	Kent Lindblad		24	LM/CM	Delaclava
11	Lukas Meyer		27	RW	Delaclava
17	Endre Mulner		26	CAM/ST	Pasarga
7	Eloise Morgan		26	LW/ST	RK Quebec
9	Mhacha White		28	ST	Brenecia

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Thibaud Duchemin	20	GK	Savigliane
2	Kai Xiao		33	RB	Chromatika
4	Justin Crawford		33	CB	Ethane
20	Archie Stewart		23	LB	Eura
19	Rich Bryant		18	RM	Eura
14	Richard Clements	34	CM	Eura
10	Pierre-Louis Le Tonnelier36	AM/ST	Gadirya/EOT
12	Matej Beltrame		33	AM	Nephara
25	Scarlett Woods		16	AM/ST	Eura
22	Mack Roberts		21	CF	Eura
23	Hank Killian		24	ST	Chromatika

HOLDENBERG
Manager: Robert Smith (60, Audioslavia)
Stadium: Benedict Lane (Holdenberg, 74,869)
Nickname: The Steelmen
Colours: Red primary, white secondary. Kits are red and white striped shirts, red shorts and white socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Gold League Winner (S38), 2x National Cup Winner (S16, S26), 1x Silver League Promotion (S4), 1x National Shield Winner (S39)
Notable Products: Pablo Dohi, Lazar Eleonora, Aitor Carbonara, Frank Bevan, Henri de Aea, Stanley Burns, David Logan
Icons: Geoff Day, Seryou Kobe, Jonny dos Santos, Keith Rowland, Pablo Dohi, Lazar Eleonora, Frank Bevan, Henri de Aea, Stanley Burns, Oskar Holsteiner

Last season finish: 4th in Gold League (W22, D6, L10, 87F, 57A, +30GD, 72PTS
Last season top scorers: Ivan Valenzeula (16), Rudolf Macek (13), Moses Moxey/Travis Vivier/Isaac Tomlinson (10)
Last season top assists: Moses Moxey (17), Rudolf Macek/Travis Vivier (12)

Last season saw Holdenberg reach a big milestone in comfortably qualifying for Challengers Cup football. The logical next step is the top three, which will be difficult given the quality of the opposition, but might not be out of reach of this talented team. Moses Moxey is likely now at the height of his powers, making this the season that could define him. Others have more time. New signing Oscar Vincent is 24 but as an aspiring Euran national team starter with some experience abroad, he will share Moxey’s ambition. They will be a formidable central midfield pairing to look out for.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      					TO				FEE/TERMS
Oscar Vincent		24	CM	Eura		Tihon (Chromatika)				Holdenberg			£8m
David Logan		36	CB/CDM	Audioslavia	Holdenberg					Premier Rozelle (Brenecia)	£800k
Líbano Menéndez Herrera	33	CB	Pasarga		Holdenberg					Retired

STARTING XI (4-1-4-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Urban Malthus		29	GK	Nephara
2	Jane Hallam		26	RB	Eura
5	Just Olink		24	CB	Savojarna
6	Quentin Phillips	23	CB	Eura
3	Stanley Burns		32	LB	Eura
4	Marcia Sable		31	CDM/CM	Nephara
7	Rudolf Macek		28	RW	Siovanija & Teusland
8	Moses Moxey		33	CM	Audioslavia
16	Oscar Vincent		24	CM	Eura
14	Travis Vivier		24	LW/ST	Eura
10	Ivan Valenzuela		28	ST	Valladares

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Caspar Engstrom		19	GK	Valanora
17	Flynn Woodward		23	CB/RB	Eura
16	Jim Bevan		21	LB	Eura
25	Roy Champion		17	CM	Eura
12	Henry Hollifield	30	CAM	Cosumar
26	Bryan Sykes		18	CM/LM	Eura
24	Rachel Lambert		18	AM	Eura
22	Gilamu Kuartango	21	LM	Astograth
11	Ceridwen Fletcher	33	LM	Brenecia
9	Isaac Tomlinson		32	ST	Eura

HOLDENBERG CITY
Manager: Bruno Hawke (67, Nephara)
Stadium: Hafran Lane (Holdenberg, 63,590)
Nickname: Don’t have an official nickname, but are usually referred to as City
Colours: Green primary, yellow secondary. Kit is green and yellow shirts with colours segmented into three thick stripes (yellow in the middle, green on each side), green shorts, yellow socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S23), 3x Silver League Promotion (S9, S19, S23)
Notable Products: Pola Grabnyak, Ryan Collins, Keith Rowland, Daniel Robertson
Icons: Pola Grabnyak, Ryan Collins, Daniel Robertson, Dominic Miller

Last season finish: 8th in Gold League (W17, D10, L11, 78F, 64A, +14GD, 61PTS
Last season top scorers: Sergey Nweke (17), Amanda Guttisdottir (10), Theodor Armitage (8)
Last season top assists: Amanda Guttisdottir (16), Valya Albert (13)

City can only despair as they watch their Holdenberg neighbours increasingly taste success using the 4-1-4-1 they stole from across town. Bruno Hawke made no signings in the summer amidst rumours this will be his last season in charge – perhaps he has been instructed not to spend any money if he’s on his way out. Still, the squad he’s got looks good, from Anthea Finnan’s safe gloves to Amanda Guttisdottir’s creative spark, from Sergey Nweke’s shooting boots to Tom Garner’s steady passing. There could be an opportunity yet for one last go at silverware or international club football.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      					TO				FEE/TERMS
Harvey Roseroot		31	CB/LB	Schottia	Holdenberg City					Dangerford			£400k
Solmon Djuric		32	CDM	Apox		Holdenberg City					AFC Cormorants (EOT)		Free
Martel Ceulemann	35	CM/CAM	Nephara		Holdenberg City					Retired

STARTING XI (4-1-4-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Anthea Finnan		30	GK	Brenecia
2	Marvin Walsh		31	RB	EOT
15	Damien Halliger		31	CB	Kelssek
5	Pontus Magnusson	25	CB	Savojarna
14	Brian Mantha		27	LB	RK Quebec
11	Valya Albert		25	RW	Chromatika
8	Amanda Guttisdottir	27	CM/CAM	Graintfjall
18	Tom Garner		35	CDM	Eura
4	Ella Thrane		22	CM	Valanora
12	Hanne Heikkisdottir	29	LW	Graintfjall
10	Sergey Nweke		29	ST	Savojarna

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Ryan Terlock		22	GK	Kelssek
21	Kenneth Bennett		21	RB	Eura
6	Samba Ogunsola		34	CB	Banija
3	Iban Cousineau		26	LB	Ethane
25	Tessa Daley		17	RM	Eura
24	Elijah Thomson		18	CM/RM	Eura
17	Lewis Waller		23	CM	Eura
16	Pino Byorn		24	LW	Farfadillis
23	Malik Kiefer		21	CF	RK Quebec
9	Theodor Armitage	27	CF	Tikariot

HONEYBADGERS
Manager: Mike Adams (56, Eura)
Stadium: The Hive (Directus, 62,107)
Nickname: None, but sometimes referred to as the Badgers for short
Colours: Yellow primary, black secondary, white tertiary. Kits are yellow and black hooped shirts, white shorts and white socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x National Cup Winner (S18), 3x Silver League Winner (S1, S39, S47), 5x Silver League Promotion (S1, S33, S39, S43, S47)
Notable Products: Neil Cole, Sam Thomas, John Buckson, Mike Adams, Kevin Colbert
Icons: Sam Thomas, Steven Marshall, Guy Stamp, Stanislav Navratil, Michael Sarado

Last season finish: 16th in Gold League (W11, D8, L19, 54F, 73A, -19GD, 41PTS
Last season top scorers: Eva Karven (11), Carlos Senna (8), Anton Delafose/Jhanna Barte (6)
Last season top assists: Carlos Senna/Merta Hierwen (10)

The retirement of previous manager Abdoulaye Bocande was no surprise to the Badgers faithful but they will be pleased with the arrival of Mike Adams, perhaps the clubs’ finest playing product, to take the reins. Now 56, Adams really needs to get a big success story under his belt, and his hometown club is probably the perfect place to do that. Daniel Pryor is a wise signing as an experienced goalscorer at this level, though he seems to carry a curse of relegation around with him. Unfortunately for Pryor and his teammates, it could be an uphill struggle to repeat last season’s survival story.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      					TO				FEE/TERMS
Daniel Pryor		32	CF	Baker Park	Suttonville					Honeybadgers			£2.2m
Rhys Sheldon		35	CDM/CM	Nephara		Honeybadgers					Retired

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Charlie Ross		29	GK	EOT
2	Remigio Leita		25	RB	Farfadillis
4	Henry Robinson		30	CB	Helving
5	Mari Eskildsen		29	CB	Savojarna
3	Efra Soke		27	LB	Farfadillis
12	Merta Hierwen		26	RW/ST	Squornshelous
6	Dale Banks		23	CDM/CM	Eura
8	Gonzalo Lorano		30	CM	Mercedini
7	Carlos Senna		22	LM	Krytenia
17	Daniel Pryor		32	CF	Baker Park
10	Eva Karven		28	CF	Kelssek

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Padraig McElroy		19	GK	Delaclava
21	Eric Cotterill		19	RB	Eura
23	Eyande Garika		28	CB	Astograth
22	Jon Harding		19	LCB	Eura
20	Clark Corbett		19	RW	Eura
24	Jake Holding		18	CM/LM	Eura
19	Leonard Webb		21	CAM	Eura
18	Mack Francis		22	AM	Eura
14	Sam Mills		31	LM	Eura
11	Jhanna Barte		29	ST	Nephara
9	Anton Delafose		24	ST	Farfadillis

[Eura]

The Euran Football Association’s Euraleague

SEASON 50 - PART IIb

Gold League Team Previews for Season 50 continued

To note:
- For silverware, runners up medals are only listed for UICA/IFCF/CdC competitions. Only modern era (S1 onwards) achievements are listed.
- For top scorers and assists in the previous season, only players with 5 goals or more or 10 assists or more are included (up to a maximum of the top three for both categories). If no players meet these criteria, one top scorer and/or one top assister will be listed.
- Team rosters are not always exhaustive, rather they list significant named players. Any rosters that appear to not be full are completed by unlisted youth players and journeymen backup players.

LAJUNO
Manager: Tzemeno Baxterrika (65, Astograth)
Stadium: Lansbury Road (Lajuno, 62,000)
Nickname: The Boatmen
Colours: Gold primary, green secondary. Kit is all gold with minimal green trim.
Silverware (modern era): 2x National Cup Winner (S34, S45), 1x Silver League Promotion (S1)
Notable Products: Nicky Martin, Craig Harper, Luar Dardan, Vance Simm
Icons: Nicky Martin, James Clarke, Craig Harper, Luar Dardan, Glenn Anderson, Jordan Jarvis

Last season finish: 10th in Gold League (W15, D10, L13, 65F, 70A, -5GD, 55PTS
Last season top scorers: Christine Atkinson/Serena McDavid (12), Ben Chillotov (7), Ildiko Kalman (6)
Last season top assists: Ildiko Kalman (12), Marcus Nolan (10)

The Boatmen cannot seem to escape mediocre, mid-table purgatory, even though they have assembled a decent and settled squad. Nothing about the club’s summer business suggests much improvement is on the way, as Tucker Colquhoun appears to be one for the future, and the retirement of Cathal Keynes leaves a big hole in their creative capabilities. The hope will be that a solid defence, talented strike pairing and a superb midfield general in Marcus Nolan will be able to hit their stride an improved top half finish.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      					TO				FEE/TERMS
Tucker Colquhoun	19	ST	Audioslavia	Bombarralense (Audioslavia)			Lajuno				Free
Johanna Sutton		34	RW	Nephara		Lajuno						KT Itsasontziak (EOT)		Free
Cathal Keynes		34	LW	Brenecia	Lajuno						Retired

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Vance Simm		30	GK	Eura
2	Oxarra Peira		26	RB	Astograth
5	Silas Duff		24	CB	Eura
4	Urbasa Albina		23	CB	Astograth
3	Marko Martel		30	LB	Astograth
12	Ildiko Kalman		27	RW	Pasarga
6	Marcus Nolan		30	CM	Baker Park
8	Soter Laborda		26	CDM	Astograth
11	Hodei Echebarria	28	LM	Astograth
14	Christine Atkinson	25	ST	Eura
10	Serena McDavid		25	ST	Baker Park

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Alessandro Lucchesi	24	GK	Eura/Sameba
21	Alexander Franklin	21	RWB	Eura
19	Granville Crittenden	29	CB	Chromatika
23	Reese Clifton		19	LB	Eura
22	Jayden Collingwood	18	CM	Eura
16	Josh Bradshaw		22	CAM	Eura
24	Isobel Keane		18	LW	Eura
9	Ben Chillotov		34	ST	Mercedini
25	Tucker Colquhoun	19	ST	Audioslavia

MARKETVILLE
Manager: Tripate Falcon (43, Vilita)
Stadium: The Maw (Marketville, 42,000)
Nickname: The Merchants
Colours: Red primary, white secondary, black tertiary. Kit is red and white hooped shirts and socks with white shorts.
Silverware (modern era): 4x Silver League Winner (S7, S19, S38, S45), 7x Silver League Promotion (S2, S5, S7, S19, S38, S45, S48)
Notable Products: Clive Dawson, Sterling Rose, Jack Menard
Icons: Clive Dawson, Liam Carling, Sterling Rose, Juri Kisame

Last season finish: 15th in Gold League (W12, D6, L20, 57F, 68A, -11GD, 42PTS)
Last season top scorers: Malcolm Harvey (8), Gus Longhurst/Hustaz Urresti (7), Candice Delaya (6)
Last season top assists: Malcolm Harvey (13), Gus Longhurst (10)

Repeating the success of Sterling Rose, Tripate Falcon is establishing Marketville as a relatively safe team in the Gold League, having avoided a tricky relegation battle with some ease last season. Goalscoring is a problem that needs solving if that is to remain the case – the team scored 57 goals last season but no individual scored more than 8 goals. The summer transfer window did not bring any change that would suggest this is going to be rectified. Nevertheless, the core of the team is strong, and the creative midfielders Longhurst, Sandoval and Harvey all score frequently enough to make survival more likely than not.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      					TO				FEE/TERMS
William Hurst		32	ST	Valladares	Marketville					Defensores de Villafuerte (Valladares) £1.5m
Melisande Stubbs	21	CDM/CM	Nephara		Sanar University (Chromatika)			Marketville			Free
William Rodgers		36	CM	Eura		Marketville					Retired
Juri Kisame		33	RM	Hinode		Marketville					Retired

STARTING XI (4-2-3-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Aimil MacGowan		22	GK	The Licentian Isles
20	Paul McFarland		25	RB	Eura
6	Chance Benton		25	CB	The Grearish Union
5	Edward Ratimir		30	CB	Mercedini
3	Simon Prutton		32	LB	Eura
14	Gus Longhurst		24	AM	Ko-oren
8	Joseph Lacher		24	CM	Eura
4	Nicole Kirkpatrick	27	CDM	Cassadaigua
7	Crios Sandoval		28	LW	Chromatika
10	Malcolm Harvey		32	LM/AM	Delaclava
12	Hustaz Urresti		28	CF	Astograth

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

2	Nicholas Glover		30	RB	Eura
19	Maynard Oakes		24	LCB	Chromatika
15	Desmond Foley		23	LB	Eura
11	Joe Elliot		23	RM	Eura
16	Melisande Stubbs	21	CDM/CM	Nephara
17	Jefferson Cook		22	AM	Eura
21	Huw Webster		16	RM/LM	Eura
9	Candice Delaya		19	ST	Chromatika

MOUNTAINSIDE
Manager: Weylon Churchilli (56, Eura)
Stadium: Summit Stadium (Mount Fable, 35,000)
Nickname: The Snowcaps
Colours: White primary, black secondary, gold tertiary. Kit is white shirts and socks with black shorts, with gold trim on the socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x National Cup Winner (S9), 1x Silver League Winner (S31), 3x Silver League Promotion (S15, S31, S45)
Notable Products: Jude Yates, Toby Hayes, Jordan Jarvis, Edward Pollard, Nicky Keane
Icons: Toby Hayes, Nicky Keane, Rhys Miles, Regatta Aspenwood

Last season finish: 14th in Gold League (W13, D6, L19, 46F, 74A, -28GD, 45PTS)
Last season top scorers: Sophie Singh (8), Mor-Rioghain Stokes (7), Scarlet McKenzie (6)
Last season top assists: Scarlet McKenzie (11)

Gold League’s most fashionable small club carry on punching above their weight. But for how long? The Snowcaps have made a formidable summer signing in the form of Ben Romeijn to replace retiring club legend Rhys Miles. Romejin is a less defensive player who could transform the club’s fortunes and take them to the next level. If he doesn’t work out? Its hard to see what the plan is beyond then, with two young and highly talented strikers surely destined to leave once the big clubs come calling.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      					TO				FEE/TERMS
Ben Romeijn		27	CM	Delaclava	Blackfields					Mountainside			£5.2m
Rhys Miles		39	CDM	Eura		Mountainside					Retired
Alan Markovic		32	CDM	Pasarga		Mountainside					Retired

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Elliot Palmer		29	GK	Eura
2	Phambea Namura		29	RB	Hinode
3	Paul Pritchett		25	CB	Eura
5	Evan Bryant		27	CB	Eura
6	Elis Lovland		29	LB	Farfadillis
12	Han Niro		32	RM	Chromatika
4	Ben Romeijn		27	CM	Delaclava
8	Nick Major		24	CM	Krytenia
11	Scarlet McKenzie	25	LM	Licentian Isles
9	Mor-Rioghain Stokes	21	ST	Brenecia
10	Sophie Singh		22	AM/ST	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Andrea Stack		31	GK	Brenecia
15	Flynn Walton		23	RB	Eura
21	David Parks		24	CB	Eura
19	Alfie Wright		22	LB	Eura
22	Andrew Black		20	RW	Eura
7	Swansea Reach		32	CM/AM	Nephara
23	Nathan Burton		16	LW	Eura
25	Harry Anderton		16	AM/ST	Eura
17	Raven Dallas		31	ST	Nephara
14	Achim Hofstetter	26	ST	Zeta Reka

OAKSTONE
Manager: Lyle Heath (62, Eura)
Stadium: The Oak House (Oakstone, 82,402)
Nickname: The Northmen
Colours: Brown primary, white secondary. Kit is brown shirts, shorts and socks are also brown but with white trim.
Silverware (modern era): 2x National Cup Winner (S38, S42), 1x Silver League Winner (S33), 2x Silver League Promotion (S14, S33)
Notable Products: Rob Bell, Brian Bond, Leo Sterling
Icons: Ryan King, Rob Bell, Rudy Valencia, Brian Bond, Weylon Churchilli, Nathan Wall, Matthew Lane, Ben Hall, Anthony Townsend, Leo Sterling, Heron Kendall

Last season finish: 7th in Gold League (W18, D7, L13, 75F, 56A, +19GD, 61PTS)
Last season top scorers: Brian Bond (18), Rita Brookfield (15), Leopold Bliznakov/Zasha Covach (8)
Last season top assists: Leopold Bliznakov (14), Robert Marshall (11), William Alonso (10)

Vast improvements on and off the pitch at Oakstone have seen the club gain a new sense of momentum and positivity after some mixed fortunes in recent years. Lyle Heath is now at a point in his career where he must win things – and though key striker Brian Bond is 36, the rest of this side are almost all around their best. A National Cup run is likely but Heath might fancy a dark horse run for the Gold League title. Given what this club has been through in recent decades, that would be nothing short of a miracle.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      					TO				FEE/TERMS
Damion Bowman		32	LW	Eura		Crisisbless (Nephara)				Oakstone			£3m
Kyle Ford		32	RM	Ethane		Oakstone					Judgetown (EOT)			£250k
Josh Montoya		36	CAM	Ethane		Oakstone					Retired

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

13	Daniel Wolter		26	GK	Valanora
2	Harry Wheeler		29	RB	Eura
5	Alex Coles		28	CB	Eura
4	Fred Stephens		25	CB	Eura
3	Nina Pomeroy		31	LB	Chromatika
7	Robert Marshall		24	AM	Eura
6	Leopold Bliznakov	29	CAM	Siovanija & Teusland
8	William Alonso		27	CM	Valladares
14	Damion Bowman		32	LW	Eura
9	Brian Bond		36	LW/ST	Eura
10	Rita Brookfield		25	ST	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

1	Ferret Tioux		33	GK	Chromatika
21	Amber Arnold		18	RB	Eura
19	Ahmed Masic		27	CB	Mytanija
25	Bryan Dawson		19	CB	Eura
15	Mario Austerlitz	21	LB	Siovanija & Teusland
24	Kenny Woods		22	CM/RM	Eura
11	Per Tegeler		33	LW	Recuecn
22	Oliver Huxtable		22	LW	Eura
12	Zasha Covach		25	ST	Nephara

OLD BOYS CLUB
Manager: Lofty Jones (44, Eura)
Stadium: Boys Field (Directus, 26,847)
Nickname: The Gangsters
Colours: Royal blue primary, gold secondary. Kits are blue shirts with yellow sides running from the shoulder to the bottom of the shirt, blue shorts with yellow trim that matches the shirts, and blue socks with yellow trim.
Silverware (modern era): 2x National Cup Winner (S23, S46), 3x Silver League Winner (S21, S29, S41), 5x Silver League Promotion (S21, S29, S39, S41, S49)
Notable Products: Jacob Kirk, Charles Hunter, Lofty Jones, Thomas Hancock, Christopher Gibbs, Dan Ainsley, Oliver Murray, Alex Coles, Bobby Malone
Icons: Lofty Jones, Jacob Kirk, Samuel Salquist, Christopher Gibbs, Bobby Malone

Last season finish: 3rd in Silver League (W19, D9, L10, 65F, 46A, +19GD, 66PTS)
Last season top scorers: Lachlan Le Duff (18), Cedric Strom (13), Addison Gray (10)
Last season top assists: Addison Gray (15), Darling Keynes (12)

The Gangsters return to the top flight under club hero Lofty Jones – well, ok, everyone is “under” him because he’s 7ft tall, but you get the picture. Nostalgia, sadly, is not a substitute for quality in the beautiful game. This team lacks depth despite signing and selling more players than anyone else in the division; a strategy that strikes of desperation rather than a coherent plan. Still, some of the signings look decent (particularly classy striker Desmond Garvey and hot prospect Jan Muller), so maybe they can pull off a surprise and stay up.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      					TO				FEE/TERMS
Desmond Garvey		31	ST	Baker Park	Blackfields					Old Boys Club			£2.1m
Ross Smith		22	LWB	Eura		Blackfields					Old Boys Club			£1.4m
Lucas Flynn		21	CM/CAM	Eura		Old Boys Club					New Falourr FC (EOT)		£800k
Jan Muller		20	CB/CDM	Zeta Reka	Zitarice Union (Zeta Reka)			Old Boys Club			£700k
Gerald Oswalt		27	GK	Chromatika	Blackfields					Old Boys Club			£300k
Pierick Tausend		22	CDM	Zwangzug	Stiglex University (Zwangzug)			Old Boys Club			Free
Brad Kadi		33	RB	Daera		Old Boys Club					Thagarnia			Free
Yanpier Bordenabe	23	RB	Astograth	Urbizania Wanderers (Astograth)			Old Boys Club			Free
Jon Haines		38	RB	Eura		Old Boys Club					Retired
Wilfred Holding		35	CB	Eastfield Lodge	Old Boys Club					Retired

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

13	Gerald Oswalt		27	GK	Chromatika
2	Yanpier Bordenabe	23	RB	Astograth
5	Feng Jingfei		24	CB	Yuezhou
6	Rob Evans		32	CB	Baker Park
3	Henrik Ancel		24	LB	Farfadillis
11	Addison Gray		28	LW/RW	Tikariot
4	Jan Muller		20	CB/CDM	Zeta Reka
7	Darling Keates		28	CM	Ceyne Isles
12	Alberto Juancho		19	LW	Farfadillis
17	Desmond Garvey		31	ST	Baker Park
10	Lachlan Le Duff		33	ST	Audioslavia

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

1	Cesaro More		32	GK	Isolaverde
20	Malcolm Sine		17	RB	Eura
21	Ross Smith		22	LWB	Eura
16	Euan Gray		21	CM/RM	Eura
19	Pierick Tausend		22	CDM	Zwangzug
15	Riley Logan		22	CM	Eura
8	Malte Cairn		34	CM	Nephara
18	Flynn Leigh		21	AM	Eura
14	Fletcher Green		21	AM/CF	Eura
9	Cedric Strom		31	ST	Audioslavia

REVOLUTIONARIES
Manager: Niels Kruse (54, Polar Islandstates)
Stadium: Sasky Rising Memorial Stadium (Brigham, 107,000)
Nickname: No official nickname, but usually just referred to as “The Revolutionaries”
Colours: Dark green primary, black secondary. Kits are dark green shirts with a black “sash” diagonal stripe, black shorts and dark green socks.
Silverware (modern era): 2x UICA Champions Cup Winner (CC57, CC69), 1x UICA Globe Cup Runner Up (GC64), 2x UICA/IFCF Super Cup Runner Up (SC54, SC66), 1x Cygnus/Cup Winners Cup Runner Up (CWC32), 2x Copa de Campeones Winner (CdC32, CdC39), 2x Copa de Campeones Runner Up (CdC30, CdC51), 11x Gold League Winner (S5, S6, S9, S17, S22, S23, S24, S34, S35, S44, S45), 4x National Cup Winner (S22, S29, S31, S44) 11x National Shield Winner (S2, S6, S7, S10, S18, S23, S24, S35, S36, S46, S49)
Notable Products: John Spartan, Gareth Blackthorn, Gethin Quill, Jurgen Eisenhower, Rhys Griffiths, Rob Ricketts
Icons: Ambale Deniau, Nick Feeney, Kieran Kane, Simon Xavier, Clevon Drago, Brigham Bond, Mikael Johannes, Liam Allen, Ben Prince, Ross Ramsden, John Spartan, Gareth Blackthorn, Skorji Oslograd, Frank Rozenthal, Alexander Jager, Rhys Griffiths, Jurgen Eisenhower, Gethin Quill, Roxelana Thorn, Eamon Power, Earl van den Brink

Last season finish: 3rd in Gold League (W24, D5, L9, 87F, 46A, +41GD, 77PTS)
Last season top scorers: Konrad Lovelace (16), Mihaly Bernat (11), Tambra Matalin/Tosgo Alxiki (10)
Last season top assists: Tosgo Alxiki (16), Tambra Matalin (15), Mbogo Norgaard (12)

The big story in the green corner of Brigham between seasons is the signing of Aurin Aomelirea. For £9m, Revolutionaries have acquired a serious talent, though it is unclear as of yet whether Niels Kruse intends to use him in a wing role or as a striker. The latter seems more likely with the current options up front lacking world class quality which is what it is hoped Aomelirea will bring in time. Revolutionaries kept the pace last season and should do again with a fine squad all around as ever, lead increasingly by the dynamic central midfielder Mbogo Norgaard.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      					TO				FEE/TERMS
Aurin Aomelirea		23	RW/ST	Ko-oren		Arboren FC (Ko-oren)				Revolutionaries			£9m
Abraham Dexter		17	LW	Eura		Revolutionaries					Foxhampton			Season Loan

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Derizi Amatopa		24	GK	Turori
2	Michel Saint Francois	32	RB	Audioslavia
15	Tanya Green		29	CB	Eura
5	Roxelana Thorn		32	CB	Nephara
11	Triss Roscommon		30	LB	Brenecia
4	Todor Mihailov		31	CM	Siovanija and Teusland
8	Mbogo Norgaard		24	CM	Farfadillis
17	Tambra Matalin		29	RW	Nephara
13	Tosgo Alxiki		25	LW/ST	Farfadillis
10	Mihaly Bernat		27	ST	Pasarga
9	Konrad Lovelace		31	ST	Nephara

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

25	Opal Cairncross		36	GK	Brenecia
19	Fulco Salas		26	RB	Pasarga
21	Jack Bedford		24	CB	Eura
3	Planio'o Nrujsa		21	CB/LB/RBTurori
12	Aurin Aomelirea		23	RW/ST	Ko-oren
7	Maximilien Longchambon	33	CAM	Ko-oren
22	Franklin Buckley	21	CM	Eura
23	Mason Wyatt		23	LW	Eura
26	Abraham Dexter		17	LW	Eura		OUT ON LOAN
14	Rob Ricketts		26	AM	Eura
16	Daniel Jokic		27	ST	Mytanija

SPARTANGRAD
Manager: Walter Crasder (64, Eura)
Stadium: Olympic Stadium (Spartangrad, 104,773)
Nickname: The Spartans
Colours: Blue primary, white secondary. Kit is blue and white stripe shirt, blue shorts, blue socks with white trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x UICA Champions Cup Winner (CC71), 1x IFCF Challengers Cup Winner (ChC5), 1x IFCF Challengers Cup Runner Up (ChC9), 1x UICA/IFCF Super Cup Winner (SC68), 1x UICA/IFCF Super Cup Runner Up (IFCF-SC5), 2x Cygnus/Cup Winners Cup Winner (CWC47, CWC57), 1x Cygnus/Cup Winners Cup Runner Up (CWC48), 1x Copa de Campeones Winner (CdC47), 2x Copa de Campeones Runner Up (CdC27, CdC29), 9x Gold League Winner (S3, S16, S19, S21, S33, S36, S40, S48, S49), 7x National Cup Winner (S4, S8, S14, S28, S37, S41, S48), 10x National Shield Winner (S4, S9, S17, S20, S31, S34, S37, S38, S41, S42)
Notable Products: Seryou Kobe, Weylon Churchilli, Grant Townsend, Harvey Blake, Clint Rogers
Icons: Seryou Kobe, Sam Thomas, Maresto Silvia, Mikhael van Germ, Rhodri Evans, Vincent James, Weylon Churchilli, Mike Adams, Armando Elevado, Csaszar Mor, Alexander Roudet, Harvey Blake, Lucan Palmisano, James Palmisano, Chad Parsons, Mathis Woodgate, John Talbot, Harry Gravesen, Lui Wceil, Ciro Oljer, Mark Unterhausen

Last season finish: 1st in Gold League (W25, D5, L8, 95F, 30A, +65GD, 80PTS)
Last season top scorers: Clarana Refiami (20), Chimera Moxham (14), Lauren Cheney (10)
Last season top assists: Chimera Moxham (17), Lauren Cheney (15), Haley Hauser (14)

Another league title for Spartangrad confirms that this is one of the finest teams they have ever fielded. That said there are obstacles on the horizon; Chimera Moxham and Lauren Cheney are now on the downturn, leaving a lot of pressure on Haley Hauser and Clarana Refiami to secure the goals the Spartans need to win trophies, especially with veteran super sub Aristide Metzger now retired. At least they can rely on the best defence and goalkeeper in the league, a fantastic new central midfield partner for Hauser in the form of Urbanc, and a talented bench.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      					TO				FEE/TERMS
Adin Wasawo		22	CB	Banija		Mynda Electra (Banija)				Spartangrad			£5.5m
Gregory Tomlinson	21	AM	Eura		Spartangrad					Thagarnia			£1m
Aristide Metzger	36	ST	Nephara		Spartangrad					Retired

STARTING XI (4-2-3-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Aranea Provost		29	GK	Nephara
2	Ana Mason		24	RWB	Eura
6	Henri de Aea		31	CB	Chromatika
5	Adin Wasawo		22	CB	Banija
3	Alex Ingram		30	LB	Eura
8	Haley Hauser		29	CM/AM	Chromatika
10	Chimera Moxham		34	CM/AM	Nephara
15	Dordo Urbanc		23	CM	Mytanija
7	Lauren Cheney		33	RW/ST	Brenecia
14	Boriska Nagy		27	LW/ST	Pasarga
9	Clarana Refiami		24	ST	Vilita

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Sam Norman		20	GK	Eura
15	Tabor Csikos		30	CB/RB	Pasarga
19	Jonathan Dennis		22	CB	Eura
4	Laborc Szollossy	30	CB	Pasarga
23	Danielle Bean		19	LB	Eura
17	Herbert Brewer		26	CM	Eura
18	Johan Karlovic		32	CM	Mercedini
16	Clint Rogers		32	CAM	Eura
22	Jade Prior		17	RW	Eura
20	Kate Archer		23	ST	Eura

ULSA
Manager: Chris Waller (59, Eura)
Stadium: Troutbridge (Ulsa, 97,460)
Nickname: The Builders
Colours: Light blue primary, white secondary. Kit is light blue shirts, white shorts, light blue socks.
Silverware (modern era): 4x UICA Globe Cup Winner (GC46, GC51, GC61, GC63), 1x UICA Super Cup Winner (SC46), 1x UICA Champions Cup Runner Up (CC63), 3x UICA Super Cup Runner Up (SC51, SC61, SC63), 1x UICA Centenary Series Winner, 2x Cygnus/Cup Winners Cup Winner (CWC43, CWC44), 1x Copa de Campeones Winner (CdC28), 2x Copa de Campeones Runner Up (CdC36, CdC40), 9x Gold League Winner (S10, S11, S12, S14, S18, S20, S28, S29, S32), 7x National Cup Winner (S6, S10, S17, S21, S33, S36, S47), 8x National Shield Winner (S11, S15, S19, S21, S22, S29, S30, S48)
Notable Products: Grant Davis, Steve Thompson, Frank Ainsworth, John Leach
Icons: Grant Davis, Steve Thompson, Nicky Martin, Clive Dawson, Iuliu Zapatic, Lyle Heath, Rob Bell, Sam Ashtree, Craig Sinclair, Scott Coles, Reece Lucas, Kris Campbell, Frank Ainsworth, Romikk Valgard, Adnan Szalai, Monako Saroszi

Last season finish: 2nd in Gold League (W24, D6, L8, 84F, 48A, +36GD, 78PTS)
Last season top scorers: Bravura Harper (17), Kurtis Bastable (15), Colm O’Tuathail (8)
Last season top assists: Julian Werner (13), Colm O’Tuathail (12), Nolberto Dravon (11)

Closer and closer Ulsa creep to the crown they have sought for nearly two decades. Can they get there? That’s an open question but manager Chris Waller clearly thinks so; he declined to make any new signings during the transfer window, indicating he thinks this team is now ready to regain its place at the summit of Euran football. There is good reason to think this. He has at his disposal a top class defence in their prime, a brawler midfield packed with talent and a world class veteran in O’Tuathail, and a fearsome young-and-old Nepharan strike partnership. It’s the stuff of champions, they just need to turn up and hope no-one else does better.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      					TO				FEE/TERMS
Roger Mallard		17	RW	Eura		Ulsa						Dangerford			Season Loan
Rene Hahn		32	LW	Pasarga		Ulsa						Retired

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Gunter Obermaier	26	GK	Valanora
2	Clovette Bravender	28	RB	Brenecia
5	Finn Leadbetter		30	CB	Brenecia
4	Polina Zirkova		31	CB	Savojarna
3	Eve Reeve		28	LB	Eura
14	Nolberto Dravon		26	RW	EOT
8	Esther Caitiff		30	CM	Brenecia
7	Julian Werner		28	CAM	Siovanija & Teusland
16	Colm O'Tuathail		32	LM	Kelssek
9	Bravura Harper		24	ST	Nephara
10	Kurtis Bastable		32	CF	Nephara

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

27	Mark Trott		17	GK	Eura
15	Ewan Fletcher		20	RB	Eura
6	Jason Potts		31	CB	EOT
23	Ronald Ashtree		23	LB	Eura
12	Monako Saroszi		34	RM	Nephara
25	Roger Mallard		17	RW	Eura		OUT ON LOAN
20	Laura Holland		24	CM	Eura
18	Mario Szolosi		27	CAM	Pasarga
11	Julia Holt		22	LW	Valanora
17	Gabriel Riveros		28	ST	Valladares
26	Phil Pollard		20	ST	Eura

UNIONEERS
Manager: Janko Perlog (60, Zeta Reka)
Stadium: The Iron Shed (Harther, 45,390)
Nickname: The Unionists
Colours: Blue primary, red secondary, gold tertiary. Kits are blue and red striped shirts and blue and red hooped socks, blue shorts, minor gold trim but mainly gold just used for shirt numbers and names, and as an away kit.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S27), 2x Silver League Promotion (S27, S36)
Notable Products: John Talbot, Vincent Robshaw, Liam Armstrong
Icons: John Talbot, Vincent Robshaw, Liam Armstrong, Jakob Larsen, Pablo Mane, Niall Bremner

Last season finish: 11th in Gold League (W14, D6, L18, 48F, 66A, -18GD, 48PTS)
Last season top scorers: Alban Pontiac (10), Peter Csorba (8), Niall Bremner (7)
Last season top assists: Jakob Larsen (11), Bradley Howarth (10)

If there’s one thing Unioneers are known for on the pitch, its scoring goals, which makes their 48 goals scored last season rather eyebrow raising. Janko Perlog has done well with this side. However, 11th is not enough – they should be going further even if they have been shorn of their best two strikers in recent seasons. Alban Pontiac could be the next big thing in that department, scoring 10 goals from the bench last season, and this year taking a starting spot. His fortunes in front of goal will be key to their chances of success.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      					TO				FEE/TERMS
Bradley Huddlestone	18	CF	Eura		Unioneers					Dockers Union			Season Loan

STARTING XI (4-3-3 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Nicodemo D'Ambrosio	29	GK	Savigliane
2	Rovena Stride		31	RB	Nephara
4	Harold Knight		32	CB	Eura
6	Hireild Gudmundson	29	CB	Audioslavia
14	Sigimund Firmin		30	LB	Darmen
18	Elise Preston		25	CDM	Eura
7	Bradley Howarth		33	CM	Eura
8	Jakob Larsen		32	CM	Valanora
10	Charles Barber		23	CF	Eura
11	Alban Pontiac		25	ST	Nephara
12	Peter Csorba		25	ST	Pasarga

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Rudolf Klaric		20	GK	Pasarga
19	Jake Curtis		18	RB	Eura
5	Marvin Paige		34	CB	Eura
23	Malcolm Roberts		20	CB	Eura
3	Aria Rojas		19	LB	Valanora
16	Zorka Rompa		26	CDM/CM	Poafmersia
22	Rogier Wijnberg		21	CM	Delaclava
20	Ed Clarke		24	CM/CAM	Eura
21	Josh Samson		18	ST	Eura
9	Niall Bremner		34	ST	Brenecia
25	Bradley Huddlestone	18	CF	Eura		OUT ON LOAN

WORKERS UNION
Manager: Csaszar Mor (61, Pasarga)
Stadium: Workers Athletic Achievement Stadia (Callodown, 80,000)
Nickname: The Workers, or just Union. In the past they were also often nicknamed Union Callodown.
Colours: Primary red, secondary steel grey. Kit is red shirt and shorts, steel grey socks.
Silverware (modern era): 2x Silver League Winner (S25, S40), 4x Silver League Promotion (S14, S25, S40, S42)
Notable Products: Lyle Heath, Fabio Quella, Spencer Greenwood
Icons: Grif Hales, Ruslan Demetriev

Last season finish: 12th in Gold League (W11, D14, L13, 52F, 62A, -10GD, 47PTS)
Last season top scorers: Darius Purcell (10), Fran Prpic-Bosanac (9), Miles Mann/Ian Mamani (6)
Last season top assists: Miles Mann (14), Constance Stroud (10)

A struggling start to the Workers previous campaign was overcome by an excellent run later on, giving this side momentum from one season to the next. Csaszar Mor has made no signings, clearly fearing the consequences of disrupting a squad on a high, and will be looking to get them advancing up the table in Season 50. Their defence is so-so but the midfield is outstanding in its creativity, and all three strikers in the squad are more capable than their statistics suggest.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      					TO				FEE/TERMS
Zara Cormann		33	ST	Nephara		Workers Union					West Brinemouth (Nephara)	£300k

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Van Enax		24	GK	Chromatika
2	Terry O'Brien		27	RB	Eura
5	Casey Giltanan		27	CB	Brenecia
4	Leona Ford		31	CB	Brenecia
3	Reece Lucas		34	LB	Eura
11	Miles Mann		24	RW	Kelssek
14	Timur Zaitsev		28	CM/CAM	Delaclava
8	Ian Mamani		25	CM	Huayramarca
7	Constance Stroud	30	LW	Brenecia
9	Fran Prpic-Bosanac	26	ST	Mytanija
10	Darius Purcell		28	ST	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Sergio Salas		31	GK	Darmen
19	Kieran Bruce		24	RB	Eura
15	Ritchie Mallick		25	CB	Eura
23	Lauren Scott		23	LB	Eura
17	George Deal		24	CM	Eura
18	Gusti Rodolfo		30	CM	Mercedini
24	Albert Peters		22	LM	Eura
21	Jeff Prutton		22	AM	Eura
12	Florent Rivera		24	AM/CF	Poafmersia

[Eura]

The Euran Football Association’s Euraleague

SEASON 50 - PART IIc

Silver League Preview

To note:
- For silverware, runners up medals are only listed for UICA/IFCF/CdC competitions. Only modern era (S1 onwards) achievements are listed.
- For top scorers and assists in the previous season, only players with 5 goals or more or 10 assists or more are included (up to a maximum of the top three for both categories). If no players meet these criteria, one top scorer and/or one top assister will be listed.
- Team rosters are not always exhaustive, rather they list significant named players. Any rosters that appear to not be full are completed by unlisted youth players and journeymen backup players.

AFC MAYVILLE
Manager: Carl Brommis (58, Eura)
Stadium: Langham Stadium (Mayville, 44,000)
Nickname: Don’t have an official nickname, but are usually referred to as Athletic in contrast to local rivals Mayville Town, known as Town
Colours: Yellow primary, white secondary. Kit is yellow shirts with white shorts and socks.
Silverware (modern era): 3x Silver League Winner (S2, S15, S44), 10x Silver League Promotion (S2, S10, S15, S27, S30, S38, S41, S44, S46, S48)
Notable Products: Chad Parsons, Colin Nelson, Miroslav Janda
Icons: Miroslav Janda, Chad Parsons

Last season: 19th in Gold League

STARTING XI (4-1-2-2-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Earl James		22	GK	Delaclava
2	Jake Blackburn		25	RB	Eura
5	Christian Foreman	29	CB	Nephara
4	Lydia Radcliffe		27	LCB	The Grearish Union
3	Mike Kerr		23	LB	Eura
12	Malcolm Dalton		23	RW	Eura
8	Abraham Cardoso		35	CM	Darmen
16	Alexander Kjaer		32	CM	Ethane
20	Jacob Potter		24	CDM	Eura
7	Roselin Ginter		34	LW	Eura
10	Phillip Scott		23	CF	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

6	Jacopo Pinto		33	CB	Eura/Sameba
23	Terrance Leonard	20	CB	Eura
24	Henrietta Perkins	19	RM	Eura
22	Frederick Andrews	21	CDM	Eura
25	Jenn Davies		17	RAM/LAM	Eura
26	Jerome Alexander	19	LM	Eura
9	Lewis Phoenix		34	ST	Eura

ARROWSMITH
Manager: Romikk Valgard (39, Cosumar)
Stadium: Fishery Hill (Arrowsmith, 45,600)
Nickname: The Fletchers
Colours: Navy primary, white secondary, yellow tertiary. Kit is navy and white striped shirts with navy shorts and white socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S30), 5x Silver League Promotion (S6, S12, S21, S24, S30)
Notable Products: Craig Sinclair, Harvey Joyce, Robert Hobbs, Jesus Moreno
Icons: Nicky Royle

Last season: 16th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Reza Schmidt		27	GK	Iskandervale
2	Perceval Cheshire	22	RB	Eastfield Lodge
5	Emma Beaudry		21	RCB	Cassadaigua
4	Trent Grant		17	CB	Eura		IN ON LOAN
3	Kilian Frazer		32	LB	Eura
7	Travis Jefferson	22	CM/RM	Eura
8	Valentina Cavicchi	29	CM	The Askari Union
14	Dom Stone		22	AM/CF	Eura
12	Drake Sinclair		22	AM	Eura
9	Taylor Robson		20	CF	Eura
11	Dallas Sureme		29	CF	Tikariot

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

15 	Leonard Watson		17	RB	Eura

BLACKFIELDS
Manager: Derek Millson (53, Eura)
Stadium: Coppercot Stadium (Bastion, 39,000)
Nickname: The Adders
Colours: Black primary, tan secondary. Kits are all black shirts, shorts and socks, with a tan band around the socks at knee level.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S26), 2x Silver League Promotion (S26, S43)
Notable Products: Patrick Barnett, Tom Robson, Scott Coles, Robert Griffin, Tom Garner, Briar Daniels
Icons: Patrick Barnett, Tom Robson, Scott Coles, Michael Sarado, Charles Owens, Pablo Krant, Allejo, Robert Griffin, Briar Daniels

Last season: 20th in Gold League

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Ander Hiriarte		21	GK	Astograth
22	Steve Franklin		17	LB/RB	Eura
5	Bermudo Franco		24	CB	Farfadillis
4	Briar Daniels		31	CB	Eura
3	Tom Ellsworth		27	LB	Eura
2	Edwin Lafferton		23	RWB/RM	Eura
6	Laura McWilliams	31	CDM	Schottia
8	Tom Mitchell		30	CM	EOT
7	Themistoklis Muleas	25	LW/ST	Vdara
10	Meghan Banks		26	ST	Cassadaigua
9	Vivo Affre		29	ST	Ko-oren

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

15	Lee Joyce		32	CB	Eura

CALLODOWN
Manager: Bob Partridge (60, Eura)
Stadium: Hollow Park (Callodown, 52,660)
Nickname: The Callodownians
Colours: Blue primary, black secondary. Kit is blue and black striped shirts and socks, and black shorts.
Silverware (modern era): 5x Silver League Promotion (S11, S25, S34, S40, S44)
Notable Products: Joe Sullivan, Harry Humphreys, Gabriel Dunn, John Fletcher, Eve Reeve, Wallace Pickton
Icons: Harry Humphreys, John Fletcher

Last season: 13th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-3-3 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	David Warrington	24	GK	Eura
2	William Bale		28	RWB	Eura
15	Viola Parr		27	CB	Nephara
5	Jay Schofield		31	CB	Eura
3	Juliette Sadler		22	LB/LM	Eastfield Lodge
8	Harry Humphreys		36	CM	Eura
4	Markos Baranyi		26	CM	Pasarga
7	Zamor Salamon		33	CM	Pasarga
14	Kelvin Browning		23	ST	Eura
10	Keira Fallon		32	ST	Nephara
9	John Fletcher		37	CF	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

6	Ted Reid		33	CB	Eura
22	Isobel Robinson		19	CB	Eura
21	Kai Harrier		21	LB	Eura
16	Beth Morton		29	CDM	Eura
22	Tom Hussain		19	CM/CAM	Eura
12	Ella Curry		23	AM	EOT
23	Bryn Logan		19	AM/ST	Eura

CARSBY
Manager: Tom Riley (67, Eura)
Stadium: Dughill Park (Carsby, 41,500)
Nickname: The Royals
Colours: Red primary, white secondary. Kit is red shirts with white trim, white shorts and socks with red trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S36), 3x Silver League Promotion (S8, S36, S47)
Notable Products: Moira Woakes, Tom Whittaker, Connor Marsh
Icons: David Thomas, Moira Woakes, Glen Merson, Connor Marsh, John Falkholt

Last season: 6th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Natalie Tikllinger	27	GK	Mertagne
22	Oliver Spencer		34	RB	Recuecn
6	Cusaram Sakeri		31	CB/RB	Turori
5	Sterling Evans		23	CB	EOT
3	Tess Meyer		26	LB	Brenecia
7	Eva Baxter		23	AM	Eura
4	Lee Margas		20	CDM	Mertagne
8	Henry Jenkins		27	CDM	Eura
10	Martine Vossler		25	LW	Nephara
14	Tom Whittaker		36	ST	Eura
9	Jessica LeClair		36	CF	Baker Park

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Robert Collins		18	GK	Eura
2	Blaga Tomic		20	RB	Pasarga
21	Bob Reed		21	CM/RM	Eura
12	Matts Bogdanor		31	CM	Kelessek
22	Travis Jarvis		18	CAM	Eura
26	Amy Freeman		16	CF	Eura
17	Cameron Thorpe		24	ST	Eura
25	Cutlass Mason		23	ST	Nephara

DANGERFORD
Manager: Danny Sullivan (57, Eura)
Stadium: Oakham Hill (Holdenberg, 24,583)
Nickname: The Pears
Colours: Light green primary, yellow secondary. Kit is light green and yellow striped shirts and socks, green shorts.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S37), 3x Silver League Promotion (S32, S35, S37)
Notable Products: Max May, Lucas Leonard, Finlay Vaughan, Jason Robbins
Icons: N/A

Last season: 9th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-3-2-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Wilhelm Margate		26	GK	Nephara
2	Brooke Bianchi		20	RB	Cassadaigua
5	Jed Poole		33	CB	Eura
4	Harvey Roseroot		31	CB/LB	Schottia
3	Lance Prewett		29	LB	Brenecia
11	Lily Shephard		33	RW	Eura
8	Lewis Coates		22	CM	Eura
6	Kenichi Takahashi	29	CM	Hinode
4	Brett Phillips		21	CM	Eura
7	Argus Valvutar		34	LW	Cosumar
9	Wilbert Crosby		21	ST	Eastfield Lodge

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

15	Paul Rees		33	CB	Eura
17	Finn Humphrey		19	LW	Eura
14	Roger Mallard		17	RW	Eura		IN ON LOAN

DARTMOOR
Manager: Albin Oslograd (54, Eura)
Stadium: Plains Arena (Dartmoor, 43,200)
Nickname: The Cobblers
Colours: Dark green primary, white secondary. Kit is dark green shirts, white shorts and socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S22), 3x Silver League Promotion (S22, S28, S31)
Notable Products: Harley Rhodes, Gabriel Harper
Icons: David Thomas, Eye Barsa, Ender Wiggin

Last season: 14th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Gilmore Strattan	29	GK	Nephara
2	Rico Silla		29	RB	Eura/Sameba
5	Raymond Wallace		20	CB	Eura
4	Francis Hurst		22	CB	Eura
3	Khaled Akhtar		31	LB	Eura
14	Ethan Kellow		28	RM	Tikariot
6	Vicar Romario		26	CM	Chromatika
8	Kian Turner		34	CM	Eura
11	Eugene Talbot		31	LW/RW	Tikariot
10	Barry Flake		26	CF	Eura
9	Fraser Wheatley		31	CF	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

12	Lawrence Morris		22	CAM	Eura
7	Brendan Randall		35	AM	Schottia
15	Tessa Franklin		18	RW	Eura

DOCKERS UNION
Manager: Daniel Louis-Dean (43, Eura)
Stadium: Seafields (Falourr, 18,904)
Nickname: The Jacks
Colours: White primary, black secondary, light blue tertiary. Kit is white and light blue striped shirts, black shorts and socks.
Silverware (modern era): N/A
Notable Products: N/A
Icons: N/A

Last season: 1st in Bronze League

KEY PLAYERS

NO.	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
8	Samuel Crowe		18	CM	Eura		IN ON LOAN
9	Bradley Huddlestone	18	CF	Eura		IN ON LOAN

EASTWEALD
Manager: Alexandra Jacobs (42, Eura)
Stadium: Eastpoint Park (Holdenport, 18,000)
Nickname: The Anchors
Colours: Black primary, white secondary. Kit is black and white hooped shirt with white shorts and black socks.
Silverware (modern era): N/A
Notable Products: N/A
Icons: N/A

Last season: 17th in Silver League

KEY PLAYERS

NO.	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Garrett Douglas		21	GK	Eura
2	Marshall Bennett	17	RCB	Eura
5	Sophy Holden		24	CB	Eura
4	Flynn Harmison		26	CB	Eura
8	Pablo Bueres		19	CM	Farfadillis
7	James Bailey		35	RW	Eura
10	Katie Bell		21	LW	Eura
9	Jacob Green		21	ST	Eura
14	Shane Dillon		19	ST	Eura

EFS
Manager: Sophy Clementine (48, Eura)
Stadium: The Parade Ground (Falourr, 23,309)
Nickname: The Troopers
Colours: Khaki brown primary, dark green secondary. Kit is khaki brown shirts and shorts with striped socks of khaki brown and dark green.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S28), 2x Silver League Promotion (S26, S28)
Notable Products: Ethan Lees
Icons: William Stone

Last season: 15th in Silver League

STARTING XI (3-2-3-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Meng Zhu		26	GK	Yuezhou
5	Helmut Scane		25	CB	Nephara
3	Cian Barry		19	CB	Delaclava
6	Arnold Tronsson		28	CB	Graintfjall
4	Cliff Hardin		34	CDM/CM	Brenecia
14	Bill Arthur		21	CAM	Eura
11	Riley Sykes		18	LW	Eura
12	Walter Cook		22	AM	Eura
7	Alfred Harrington	23	RW	Eura
10	Kaja Shields		21	CAM/ST	Eastfield Lodge
9	Tempest Birch		27	ST	Ceyne Islands

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

15	Mark Dalton		16	LWB	Eura

FOXHAMPTON
Manager: Kerry McCroft (39, Eura)
Stadium: Hampton Court (Foxhampton, 32,500)
Nickname: The Foxes
Colours: Red primary, white secondary. Kits are red and white stripe shirts with red shorts and white socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S24), 3x Silver League Promotion (S20, S24, S35)
Notable Products: David Pope, Roger Piper, Freddie Law, George Richards, Fred Cox, David Parks
Icons: Roger Piper, George Richards, Oliver Naismith, Tyler Adams, Fred Cox

Last season: 10th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-2-3-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Ethan Fleming		35	GK	Eura
2	Mark Quinton		34	CB/RB	Baker Park
4	Danny Bennett		25	CB	Eura
5	Joe O'Donnell		19	LCB	Eura
3	Scott Evans		18	LB	Tumbra
10	Benjamin Hicks		32	CM	Eura
8	Andy Arthur		22	CM	Eura
7	Cody Albert		23	RAM	Eura
14	Jake Styler		30	CAM	Murphitania
11	Abraham Dexter		17	LW	Eura
9	Fred Cox		30	ST	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

15	Alexis Caldwell		25	RB	Nephara

HARKDOWN
Manager: Gavin Madison (55, Eura)
Stadium: OpTiiK Arena (Harkdown, 55,600)
Nickname: The Riflemen
Colours: Gold primary, steel secondary. Kit is all gold with steel trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x National Cup Winner (S1), 3x Silver League Promotion (S20, S23, S38)
Notable Products: Kieran Kane, Lewis Moore, Richard Lockhart, Ryan Robinson, Zach Flynn
Icons: Kieran Kane, Lewis Moore, Ryan Robinson

Last season: 7th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Steve Ellis		31	GK	EOT
11	Ibrahima Farrah		21	RB	Eastfield Lodge
15	Hajdar Nemchenkov	25	CB	Squornshelous
5	Chelsea Sawyer		23	RCB	Cassadaigua
3	Barrett Coulson		27	LB	Brenecia
7	Chris Leigh		26	RW	Eura
4	Scottie Oakley		30	CM	Cassadaigua
6	Mautau			32	CAM	Dainer
8	Jian Lang		25	AM	Yuezhou
10	Kevin Dillon		27	CF/ST	Delaclava
14	James Walker		21	ST	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

18	Daniel Stevens		23	RM	Eura
16	Emily Vaughan		19	RCM	Eura
20	Marty Rosyth		17	LCM	Eura
21	Alicia Walker		18	LW	Eura

HORNCHURCH
Manager: Daniel Belgrave (72, Eura)
Stadium: Walter Avenue (Hornchurch, 56,392)
Nickname: The Roses
Colours: Claret primary, white secondary. Kits are claret shirts and shorts, white socks.
Silverware (modern era): 4x Silver League Winner (S8, S10, S13, S32), 5x Silver League Promotion (S8, S10, S13, S29, S32)
Notable Products: Graham Hill, Sam Ashtree, Nick Feeney, Ben Prince, Kurtis Bastable, Damion Bowman
Icons: Graham Hill, Mikael Johannes, Liam Carling, Michael Simpson, Julius Carrera, Kurtis Bastable, Damion Bowman

Last season: 8th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-2-3-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Hansa Tabasi		22	GK	Iskandervale
2	Emmanuel Paris		23	RB	Tequilo
4	Crista Veylos		25	CB	Eura/Sameba
5	Dom Short		23	RCB	Eura
3	Jayden Fox		35	LB	Eura
6	Cara Vela		22	CM	Valanora
8	Danitha Najzar		31	CM	SRS
7	Kyle Wilkinson		25	AM	Ethane
12	Ashley Crane		31	CM/AM	Brenecia
10	Euristithanes		34	LM	Apox
9	Cheney Breremond	36	RW/ST	Nephara

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

15	Nick Baker		21	CB	Eura
19	Jodi Servais		24	LB	Eura
18	Lara Pranjic		20	CM	Pasarga
16	Eleanor Beckett		20	CM	Bollonich
11	Lacey Lane		19	AM/ST	Qasden
14	Teresa Lozano		30	ST	Ethane

NUKON
Manager: Ben Prince (56, Eura)
Stadium: Brewer-Hewitt Ground (Nukon, 42,000)
Nickname: The Atoms
Colours: Primary yellow, secondary red. Kit is yellow shirts with red shorts and socks.
Silverware (modern era): 2x Silver League Winner (S11, S35), 3x Silver League Promotion (S11, S35, S42)
Notable Products: Tom Garner
Icons:

Last season: 3rd in Bronze League

KEY PLAYERS

NO.	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
5	Stanley Lowe		22	LB	Eura
6	Martin Hawker		34	CB	Eura
12	Ollie Burton		26	CDM/CM	Eura
8	Wes Sharp		17	CM	Eura
11	Karen Bray		30	AM	Eura
9	Andrew Marner		21	RW	Eura
14	Vincent Stevenson	17	LW	Eura		IN ON LOAN
7	Christina Cadigan	26	ST	Cassadaigua
10	Andy Hogan		19	ST	Eura

SUTTONVILLE
Manager: Stephen Mansfield (66, Brenecia)
Stadium: Haddock Bridge (Suttonville, 47,550)
Nickname: The Villagers
Colours: Dark blue primary, black secondary, white tertiary. Kit is dark blue shirts, black with white trim shorts and socks.
Silverware (modern era): 6x Silver League Promotion (S15, S19, S23, S29, S36, S46)
Notable Products: Miles MacDonald, Frank Ainsworth, Eddie Wood, Bailey Norman, Robert Hobbs, Jamie Edwards
Icons: Stephen Mansfield

Last season: 18th in Gold League

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Malakai Rookwood	30	GK	Brenecia
2	Hailey Parkes		27	RB	EOT
4	Hubertus Weissbach	26	CB	Valanora
5	David Carr		23	CB/LB	Eura
3	Ruzena Benjamin		30	LB	Chromatika
12	Hanna Nicosdottir	25	RM	Graintfjall
8	Cory Ferguson		27	CM/RM	Kelssek
18	Mary Graves		31	CM	Eura
11	Rex Casey		27	LM	South Newlandia
10	Renate Eskalza		27	ST	The Askari Union
9	Zaza Cashmore		30	ST	Brenecia

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Apol Biliso		24	GK	Farfadillis
19	Estelle Robert		30	RB	Chromatika
15	Preston Patterson	21	LB	Eura
22	Connor North		16	CM/RM	Eura
16	Colin Giles		23	LCM	Eura
6	Luke Horton		25	CM	Eura
17	Josh Woods		21	AM	Eura
21	Peter Kingsley		21	ST	Eura

SWORD
Manager: Rob Bell (54, Eura)
Stadium: Mansley Arena (Sword, 42,000)
Nickname: The Scimitars
Colours: Steel grey primary, white secondary. Kits are steel grey and white stripes on shirts, white shorts and socks with steel grey trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S9), 4x Silver League Promotion (S9, S24, S33, S47)
Notable Products: Peter Morrison, Samuel Hopkins, Leon Wilson, Rhys Miles
Icons: Rhys Miles

Last season: 5th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Aleksander Basilic	24	GK	Zeta Reka
2	Maddie McNeill		20	RB	Cassadaigua
5	Jay Connor		22	CB	Eura
4	Tristam Grass		32	CB	Itor
3	Cintia Racz		27	LB	Pasarga
11	Wes Elliot		32	RM	Eura
8	Miriam Resan		29	CM	Iskandervale
4	Bryan Potter		23	CM/LM	Eura
7	Meraude Isaac		21	LM	Mertagne
10	Benedict Edwards	28	CF	Tikariot
9	Harold Zambrano		32	ST	Isolaverde

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

15	Reid Winston		22	RWB	Eura
20	Imogen Arthur		18	LB	Eura
12	Fred Viscza		24	AM	Eura
17	Maria Burton		17	LAM	Eura
14	Franklin Hawker		22	AM/ST	Eura

THAGARNIA
Manager: Ellie Sutcliffe (42, Eura)
Stadium: Thagarnia Bowl (Thagarnia, 40,394)
Nickname: The Pheasants
Colours: Dark green primary, gold secondary. Kit is dark green shirts with a thick gold band on the left side, dark green shorts and socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S14), 5x Silver League Promotion (S5, S9, S14, S18, S28)
Notable Products: Reece Kent, Gavin Madison, Frank Cardle
Icons: N/A

Last season: 2nd in Bronze League

KEY PLAYERS

NO.	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

2	Brad Kadi		33	RB	Daera
4	Dana Steele		17	RCB	Eura
5	Andoni Suzuki		31	CB	Hinode
6	Dominick Vaughan	22	CM	Eura
8	Petra Lazar		16	CM	Pasarga
7	Gregory Tomlinson	21	AM	Eura
10	Franz Stoltz		33	ST	Acronius
14	Shaun Evans		23	ST	Eura
9	Stefan Davison		20	ST	Eura

ULSA ROVERS
Manager: Liam Carling (62, Eura)
Stadium: Rovers Chase (Ulsa, 51,000)
Nickname: The Rovers
Colours: Blue primary, white secondary, black tertiary. Kit is blue and white quadrants on the shirt and socks, with black shorts.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S34), 8x Silver League Promotion (S1, S3, S8, S13, S18, S26, S34, S37)
Notable Products: Demi Arthur, Liam Carling, Gary Prior, James Clements, Marvin Paige, Gordon Clayton, Aaron Finch
Icons: Liam Carling

Last season: 11th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Arthur Corbett		31	GK	Eura
15	Jay Ashtree		21	RWB	Eura
5	Lily Marshall		29	CB	Kelessek
4	Ginger Stephens		27	CB/RB	Nephara
3	Chance DuPois		33	LB	Chromatika
18	Isabelle Donald		23	RW	Eura
6	Ralph Gray		29	CDM	South Newlandia
8	Caitlin MacTilt		29	CM	Schottia
7	Axel Fiallo		24	LM	Ko-oren
9	Redd Humphreys		32	ST	Eura
10	Owen Holden		20	ST	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

17	Dan Johnson		19	RB	Eura
20	Ricky Looming		18	LB	Eura
19	Mac Davies		17	CM	Eura
16	George Clifford		21	LAM	Eura
12	Eva Lincoln		32	ST	Nephara

USMER
Manager: Eamon Power (64, Ancharmunn)
Stadium: Ludvik Ring (Usmer, 69,492)
Nickname: The Signallers
Colours: White primary, green secondary. Kits are all white with green trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x UICA Series B Champions Cup Winner (SBCC69), 1x UICA Super Cup 3rd Place (SC69), 3x Silver League Winner (S20, S43, S46), 7x Silver League Promotion (S10, S20, S25, S37, S39, S43, S46)
Notable Products: Harvey Dexter, Dan Brooks, Leo Hargreaves, Osvaldo Roman, Harry Gravesen, Josh Holmes, Sharon Erskine, Elliot Palmer
Icons: Antonio Marino, Alperen de Kleijn, Berardo do Luca, Ben Robinson, Marko Dreher, Dan Brooks, Roman Ayebler, Osvaldo Roman, Oliver Storey, Josh Holmes

Last season: 12th in Silver League

STARTING XI (3-6-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Shea Horan		31	GK	Brenecia
5	Winfred Walla		23	CB	Ko-oren
3	Bobby Bennett		22	CB	Eura
2	Jake Newton		34	CB	Eura
8	Christos van Rossen	32	CM	Pasarga
4	Hugo Toring		33	CM	Schottia
12	Beti Rota		28	RM	Astograth
7	Harry Santorna		30	CAM	Mercedini
14	Janko Loncar		22	AM/ST	Zeta Reka
9	Mason Karven		26	CAM/CF	Kelssek
10	Ballista Meade		33	ST	Nephara

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

6	Luke Dillon		29	CB	Eura
20	Marc Lawson		21	CB	Eura
19	Tom Johnson		21	CDM/CM	Eura
16	Leonard White		25	CM	Eura
11	Maria Jack		18	RW	Eura

WHITEPILL
Manager: Szadek Rakvere (55, Squornshelon Remnant States)
Stadium: White Coast Road (Whitepill, 31,200)
Nickname: The Whites
Colours: Primary white, secondary orange. Kit is all white with orange trim.
Silverware (modern era): 2x Silver League Winner (S17, S42), 4x Silver League Promotion (S13, S17, S40, S42)
Notable Products: Dale Huxtable, Pedro Corrigan, Charles Owens, Ryoto Oshiro, Hiro Ramone
Icons: Dale Huxtable, Wolcjeck Gruber, Ryoto Oshiro, Hiro Ramone

Last season: 4th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-3-3 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Irenee Bouchard		28	GK	Chromatika
2	Dalmar Hylursson	31	RB	Graintfjall
4	Anika Hogan		32	CB	Eura
5	Ezra Morris		32	CB	Eura
3	Kyle Lowe		30	LWB	Eura
6	Sora Yamashita		30	CDM/CM	Hinode
8	Dragan Markovic		29	CM	Mytanija
12	Nelson Sinclair		23	CM/LM	Eura
14	Graham Turner		21	ST	Eura
9	Hiro Ramone		31	ST	Hinode
10	Vasco Cardoso		19	AM/ST	Cabo Azure

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

15	Damon Beale		17	RCB	Eura
17	Walter Cotter		17	LW	Eura

[Eura]

Eura (EUR) Qualifiers
Top seeds are first

IFCF Champions League: Ulsa, Revolutionaries, Bastion
IFCF Challengers Cup: Spartangrad, Directus, Holdenberg
IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy: Carsby, Ulsa Rovers, Blackfields

Other Competitions Eura (EUR) Qualifiers

Cup Winners Cup: Mountainside
Copa de Campeones: Ulsa

The Euran Football Association’s Euraleague

SEASON 50 - PART III

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50th Euraleague Shield

SPARTANGRAD 1 – 0 DIRECTUS
Archer 62

The historic, much-hyped, hugely significant, long awaited, massively important 50th Season of Euraleague…opened with a 1-0. Oh. The Shield continues to be trivialized by the biggest sides, with both Spartangrad and Directus rotating heavily for this fixture. Neither team looked very convincing in a first half of few chances, though Aranea Provost’s understudy Sam Norman had two neat saves to make from Thor Ibrahim Ahmad. The Kelssek striker had a frustrating day in front of goal while the rest of his team toiled in support. The Spartans seemed to be better for depth; this made all the difference when, in the 62nd minute, 32-year-old midfielder and former regular Clint Rogers whipped in a free kick that was headed down in the box by Tabor Csikos, sitting up nicely for Kate Archer to thump past Tom Hammond in the Directus goal. It had been the best chance of the match and would remain that way.

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Euraleague Season 50

Ulsa went into the final day of the season with the opportunity to end an eighteen year wait for Gold League glory. All they had to do to clinch the 50th Gold League championship, sitting pretty on top of the league on 80 points, was match whatever result would be secured by Revolutionaries, who were on 78 points. Unfortunately, the Builders title rivals were going away to mid-table Brigham who seemingly had nothing to play for, while Ulsa themselves had to travel to third placed Bastion (who at this point were mathematically out of the race). It appeared likely Ulsa would fall short again – not quite ready, never quite ready – and the same old story would continue, as a club who had dominated much of the first three decades of modern Euraleague faced a potential for crushing disappointment.

Their final, pivotal 90 minutes of the season could not have started more badly. Bastion raced into a 0-2 lead, Loala Inkabu bursting through to score a typically ferocious opener before Ethan Douglas slipped in a crafty second to extend the lead. Over in the “Brigham Derby” the score remained 0-0 but Revolutionaries were building pressure and the home side lost top goalscorer Scott Walker to injury. All Revolutionaries needed was a goal in their favour that looked increasingly inevitable. Then, on the brink of half time, a deliverance for Ulsa; Brigham midfielder John Mason had slalomed between several players on a brilliant dribble into the box before stabbing an unstoppable close-range finish past a closing Derizi Amatopa. Revolutionaries trailed 0-1 and would need to score twice.

Over in the capital, Ulsa were offering nothing in one of their weakest performances of the season (they had led the league by six points at one point but were ending the season exhausted) and were soon 0-3 down to a horribly unlucky goal, Monica Rowland taking a shot from range that deflected off the back of Esther Caitiff and looped in. A quick reply from Bravura Harper, Ulsa’s top scorer, was of little comfort and obviously just a consolation goal. More news came from Brigham and suddenly heads were in hands. Revolutionaries had equalized, a Mihaly Bernat strike. What followed was a nerve wracking twenty minutes for Ulsa fans. They were forced to wait as their own game came to an end, checking their phones and listening out for a stadium announcement.

Suddenly, Ulsa fans began to cheer and hug one another. The players on the pitch who had come over to thank the fans were running around with their arms aloft. Builders manager Chris Waller, a club legend already, kissed the grass as his achievement had dawned on him. It was all confirmed by an EBC Sport notification; “FULL TIME – Brigham 1, Revolutionaries 1.” The long drought was now over and Ulsa could celebrate their tenth Gold League title, a first in eighteen seasons after having previously won almost a third of the league championship titles in the first three decades of the reformed Euraleague. For Revolutionaries it was a deeply disappointing result after they had come mightily close to snatching the title from a flailing league leader, but a good performance across the season overall.

There was a similar feeling for Bastion fans who were oddly content with seeing Ulsa win the league at their ground – at least it wasn’t Directus, and now Sterling Rose’s job was safe with victory having confirmed 3rd place and a Champions League slot next season. Spartangrad had less to celebrate in fourth, winning only a few less points than the seasons prior but in a more competitive environment and falling short as a result, while Directus fans were left desolate by an underwhelming 5th place league finish, more IFCF failure and a missed opportunity at a National Cup run. Holdenberg were forced to settle for the final Challengers Cup slot in sixth, a disappointing finish that saw them well off the pace of the traditional Big Five, eight points and apparently a big psychological barrier away from Directus, let alone the Champions League places.

Falourr almost caught Holdenberg on the final day of the season. However, the Cadets were unable to beat Oakstone, held to a 2-2 draw at the Sandstone Ground. Nevertheless, they had reason to be pleased, having secured an improved league finish on the season prior and demonstrating continued progress. Lajuno were close behind too, also jumping two league positions on the previous season, while Farrenton Athletic finished 9th in Lee Sharp’s first season in charge, a jump from 13th and from 46 points to 55. Brigham were the most impressive outfit of all in the top half, at least when set against expectations; most promoted teams from Silver League do not survive let alone thrive, and yet Brigham managed to crowbar themselves in to the top half of the table. Were it not for Chris Waller finally getting Ulsa back to trophy-lifting ways, Tom Robson would have been a shoe-in for manager of the season.

The teams directly below Brigham had less to be positive about for the most part. Unioneers continued their stagnation with an 11th placed finish despite scoring 25 more goals than they did in Season 49, expending most of them in several heavy thrashings of weaker teams while getting the same mediocre results elsewhere. Oakstone’s 12th was a huge disappointment for Lyle Heath, who was now experiencing the same inconsistency problem he went through at Unioneers as his team plummeted from 7th and the verge of IFCF competition to lower mid-table, putting his job security into doubt heading into the transfer window – although he was not helped by unusually bad injury problems. Bastion Lions enjoyed a solid season where they improved their position from the year before and crucially avoided the mire of a relegation battle, finishing on 44 points.

Below them a gulf grew, leading to one of the most exciting relegation struggles of recent times playing out into the final days of the season. Seven teams were still deep in it as late as Matchday 36, before victories for Marketville and Workers Union took them clear of the relegation places (though neither had any reason to be happy about their season). This left a five-way battle between a Mountainside team in terrible form in the second half of the season, an Aspel whose wafer thin squad was valiantly trying to stay afloat, and an Old Boys Club clinging on for dear life (Honeybadgers, realistically, were relegated by this point). Most remarkably of all, the fifth team was Holdenberg City, who had managed only a dismal 33 points all season, ending any doubt that it would be Bruno Hawke’s last as manager. His team were a devastating 28 points short of the total that had got them to 8th in the league just a year ago.

On the penultimate day-Old Boys Club and Honebadgers went under, leaving a three-way fight to avoid being the third team to go down. Aspel would now go into Matchday 38 in the relegation zone on goal difference (-36, 31 points) below Mountainside (-31, 31 points) and City (-24, 33 points). While Ulsa-related drama was playing out at the top of the table these teams were fighting for their lives. Aspel had the benefit of playing Unioneers, Mountainside’s opponents for the coming National Cup final, who were managing their squad ahead of that crucial match and not at full strength. At home the Samebans would have a stirring, riotous crowd on their side. Mountainside were tasked with a tough trip to in-form Farrenton, while City had a difficult home tie against the also in-form Lajuno. Therefore, even though Aspel were in the relegation zone and with a big goal difference disadvantage, they had every reason to believe they could make it out on the final day.

They almost did it. Nikolina Kovac had the fans going ballistic when she gave them the lead in the first half. Aspelites ignored the fact that Mountainside had taken a shock lead in Farrenton; as things stood, City were inexplicably going to be relegated, and things went bad to worse for them when Christine Atkinson put Lajuno ahead in Holdenberg. Aspel conceded a frustrating equalizer early in the second half, but it didn’t matter as City were still losing – 0-2 now thanks to a Serena McDavid volley – and Mountainside had collapsed at Farrenton, Athletic racing into a 3-1 lead with an Eloise Morgan brace and Pierre-Louis Le Tonnelier scoring in his final game for the club. Then came the sucker punch. Unioneers’ Nepharan striker Alban Pontiac broke free of the defence, rounded goalkeeper Sova Pardinho and stroke the ball into the bottom right-hand corner, before spinning away to celebrate provocatively in front of the Sameban fans, to their very vocal disgust. An improbable Mountainside comeback to 3-3 was a further blow but ultimately an Aspel victory would have been enough – instead, they failed to salvage their situation, and were relegated with a 1-2 defeat.

In Silver League, Carsby were able to enjoy a straightforward procession to the league title and promotion, finishing four points clear even after dropping points in a goalless draw with Suttonville on the final day, while all three promotion spots had been tied up beforehand. Manager and former Euran national team captain Tom Riley was seen being paraded by his team around the pitch as if he had pulled off the impossible, but in reality this was simply the strongest team in the division delivering as expected after underperforming in Season 49. Blackfields secured a bounce back to the Gold League despite their squad having been gutted over the summer transfer window, but it was Ulsa Rovers who stole the headlines with their second-place finish under Liam Carling, ending a decade-long absence from the top flight.

Gold League              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Ulsa                      38   24   8   6   100   49  +51    80   Champions + Champions League + CdC
 2 Revolutionaries           38   23  10   5    89   43  +46    79   Champions League
 3 Bastion                   38   22  11   5   100   42  +58    77   Champions League
 4 Spartangrad               38   22   9   7    92   54  +38    75   Challengers Cup
 5 Directus                  38   21   8   9   104   59  +45    71   Challengers Cup
 6 Holdenberg                38   18   9  11    77   49  +28    63   Challengers Cup
 7 Falourr                   38   19   5  14    77   68   +9    62
 8 Lajuno                    38   17   9  12    57   64   −7    60
 9 Farrenton Athletic        38   14  13  11    56   51   +5    55
10 Brigham                   38   13  13  12    57   56   +1    52
11 Unioneers                 38   12  13  13    73   70   +3    49
12 Oakstone                  38   13  10  15    58   68  −10    49
13 Bastion Lions             38   11  11  16    62   70   −8    44
14 Marketville               38   10   8  20    53   90  −37    38
15 Workers Union             38    8  13  17    59   76  −17    37
16 Holdenberg City           38    7  12  19    46   71  −25    33
17 Mountainside              38    8   8  22    37   68  −31    32   Cup Winners Cup
18 Aspel                     38    8   7  23    46   83  −37    31   Relegation
19 Old Boys Club             38    5  12  21    38   87  −49    27   Relegation
20 Honeybadgers              38    5  11  22    40  103  −63    26   Relegation

Silver League            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Carsby                    38   22   9   7    94   54  +40    75   Promotion Liga B Champions Trophy
 2 Ulsa Rovers               38   21   8   9    83   51  +32    71   Promotion Liga B Champions Trophy
 3 Blackfields               38   21   8   9    80   48  +32    71   Promotion Liga B Champions Trophy
 4 Whitepill                 38   17  15   6    80   51  +29    66
 5 Harkdown                  38   18  11   9    82   45  +37    65
 6 AFC Mayville              38   18  11   9    52   32  +20    65
 7 Usmer                     38   19   5  14    96   65  +31    62
 8 Callodown                 38   18   7  13    76   57  +19    61
 9 Hornchurch                38   17  10  11    71   53  +18    61
10 Sword                     38   15  11  12    70   60  +10    56
11 Suttonville               38   16   8  14    51   41  +10    56
12 Foxhampton                38   13  10  15    57   64   −7    49
13 Dartmoor                  38   12  13  13    58   67   −9    49
14 Dangerford                38   12  11  15    45   58  −13    47
15 Thagarnia                 38   11   9  18    58   75  −17    42
16 Arrowsmith                38    9   8  21    53   90  −37    35
17 EFS                       38    7  13  18    54   91  −37    34
18 Dockers Union             38    8   4  26    38   95  −57    28   Relegation
19 Nukon                     38    6  10  22    45  111  −66    28   Relegation
20 Eastweald                 38    7   5  26    34   69  −35    26   Relegation

Bronze League            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 WEA                       38   26   7   5    71   31  +40    85   Promotion
 2 Real Oakwood              38   23   7   8   122   53  +69    76   Promotion
 3 Dudsbury                  38   22  10   6    88   46  +42    76   Promotion
 4 Dashturnbein              38   16  15   7    58   36  +22    63
 5 Mayville City             38   15  13  10    55   44  +11    58
 6 Storfan                   38   13  18   7    59   41  +18    57
 7 Argyle                    38   15  11  12    59   48  +11    56
 8 Port Baker                38   15   9  14    79   66  +13    54
 9 Brega Union               38   14  11  13    86   91   −5    53
10 Karkland Athletic         38   13  13  12    49   49    0    52
11 Rivet                     38   13  11  14    71   65   +6    50
12 Ironchester Athletic      38   11  16  11    40   42   −2    49
13 Wake                      38   13   9  16    39   45   −6    48
14 Pashter United            38   11  14  13    68   51  +17    47
15 Singleton                 38   11  10  17    41   56  −15    43
16 Royals Athletic           38   10  12  16    49   58   −9    42
17 Stona United              38   11   9  18    55   65  −10    42
18 Breton                    38    9   7  22    41   99  −58    34   Relegation
19 Fletchers United          38    6   7  25    45  127  −82    25   Relegation
20 Croxford                  38    3  11  24    21   83  −62    20   Relegation

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50th National Cup

Quarter Finals
Directus 0 – 2 Mountainside
Spartangrad 3 – 1 Workers Union
Callodown 1 – 2 Revolutionaries (1-1 FT, 1-2 AET)
Unioneers 1 – 0 Bastion

Semi Finals
Mountainside 3 – 0 Spartangrad
Revolutionaries 0 – 1 Unioneers

FINAL
MOUNTAINSIDE 2 – 1 UNIONEERS
Romeijn 5, Singh 71 – Pontiac 39, Howarth miss pen 76

It was appropriate that the 50th edition of the National Cup since the league system was reformed should be, as the Directus Post described it, an “absolute belter”. With the final relocated to Castle Road in the eastern city to spare Bastion Arena, the stage was set for an almighty contest between two unlikely finalists, Mountainside and Unioneers. The former had famously won the National Cup in Season 9, beating Spartangrad 1-0 in one of the most famous finals – but that was four decades ago. The latter had never reached the cup final before despite having played IFCF football several times and being generally recognized as one of the more successful small clubs of the modern era. Both teams had been through difficult seasons in the league, with Mountainside narrowly avoiding relegation after a dire turn of form in the second half of the season, while Unioneers muddled in 11th, far off the kind of form needed to rekindle their hopes of IFCF football.

Therefore, the cup presented an opportunity for both teams to make something of an otherwise bad season. Mountainside took advantage of an easy series of draws before finally coming up against apparent doom in the quarter finals, needing a victory away to reigning National Cup champions Directus. They then pulled off one of the great cup upsets by running away from Castle Road with a 2-0 smash and grab victory, the goals scored by substitute strikers Raven Dallas and Achim Hofstetter. In the semifinals they were set up against Spartangrad, the defeated finalists of last season, and unbelievably blew away the Euraleague champions in sublime fashion, Sophie Singh and Mor-Rioghain Stokes both netting either side of a calamitous Alex Ingram own goal.

Unioneers faced a harder route to the final, overcoming Gold League opposition in several rounds even before the quarter finals where they faced Bastion. A solitary Ed Clarke strike was all that was needed against a side focused on the league title race, only to then end up drawn against another Gold League contender, Revolutionaries. This time Unioneers had to dig in against a Revolutionaries onslaught – the home side struck the woodwork three times and had twenty-two shots. Then, against the run of play, Unioneers broke on the counter and won a dubious penalty. Bradley Howarth stepped up and fired home, sending them to their first National Cup final with only their third shot all game.

Arguably it was the first-time finalists who enjoyed the advantage going into the final, having finished the season in improved form and with the ability to rotate in their last few games due to being safe from relegation. In stark contrast, Mountainside had only just come out of the end of a grueling relegation battle that saw them survive by just a point above a battling Aspel. Most bookies saw this and subsequently favoured Unioneers and their coach Janko Perlog to win the day. But the first goal often makes all the difference in the big games. Just five minutes into the final, Delaclavan international Ben Romeijn stuck his foot out to get on the end of a sublime Scarlet McKenzie cross, beating Nicodemo D'Ambrosio and giving his side a 1-0 lead with the first shot on target. Mountainside were spurred on by this goal and took control of the game for most of the first half, going closest to taking a 2-0 lead when Stokes clattered a powerful shot against the bar in the 32nd minute.

However, Unioneers once again showered their counter attacking prowess by blistering away with the ball following a rare Mountainside turnover. Jakob Larsen threaded a precise through ball for Charles Barber to run onto and flick across the box into the path of Alban Pontiac to finish. The game turned again and Unioneers dominated into the middle of the second half, at which point the game became end to end, until the decisive moment in the 71st minute when Sophie Singh wriggled clear of two defenders to strike home from 20 yards. Only a few minutes later Unioneers were handed a golden opportunity to equalize again when Elsie Preston was felled in the box by Phambea Namura. Their hearts were to be broken though as Euran international Elliot Palmer got down low to keep out Howarth’s penalty, which in the end would prove to be enough to secure Mountainside’s second ever National Cup trophy.

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Euraleague clubs in international competition

10th IFCF Champions League

Second qualifying round – League path

(EUR)                           Revolutionaries    4–5    Bruul Skewers                             (MRN)   3–3   1–2

Third qualifying round – League path

(EUR)                                      Ulsa    6–4    Northern Union                            (BRE)   3–1   3–3

Playoff round – League path

(VAL)                              Soldarian FC    3–2    Ulsa                                      (EUR)   2–2   1–0

Group stages

Group F

#  Team                                                 P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    CNM    HCR    STG    KRA
1  Canbix Muses                                   ZWZ   6  3  2  1   8   5   3  11      -     1-1    1-0    1-0  
2  Hellinic Rouge                                 PAS   6  2  4  0  11   8   3  10     1-1     -     2-2    2-2   
3  Spartangrad                                    EUR   6  2  2  2   9   7   2   8     2-0    1-3     -     3-0  
4  Liria                                          MYT   6  0  2  4   5  13  -8   2     1-4    1-2    1-1     -

Just as Euraleague had started to recover its primetime position in the IFCF rankings, Euran clubs marked the modern era’s anniversary internationally with a bang – but for all the wrong reasons. Revolutionaries were turfed out of the Champions League at the first opportunity and Ulsa, despite being Northern Union in a high scoring two-legged encounter, would be out before the group stage at the hands of Vanorian opposition. Champions Spartangrad went into the group stage and disappointed, dropping into the Globe Cup with just two wins from six.

10th IFCF Challengers Cup

Second qualifying round

(EUR)                                   Bastion  p 2–2    Independence 1975                         (EXT)   2–1   0–1  (3–2 pen)

Third qualifying round

(SBI)                             Duomji United    1–5    Revolutionaries                           (EUR)   1–1   0–4 
(EUR)                                   Bastion    1–2    FC Squidbreak                             (SQR)   0–2   1–0  
(FPT)                       Coastal Corsairs HC    2–7    Directus                                  (EUR)   1–4   1–3

Fourth qualifying round

(EUR)                           Revolutionaries    6–3    Hibernus                                  (OAM)   2–2   4–1    
(EUR)                                  Directus    5–3    Thebes Stars                              (NGS)   2–2   3–1

Playoff round

(COR)                            Brenville Blue    5–1    Directus                                  (EUR)   3–1   2–0    
(KSK)                          Strathcona Intls    3–2    Revolutionaries                           (EUR)   1–2   2–0  (aet)   
(MRN)                             Bruul Skewers    0–5    Ulsa                                      (EUR)   0–2   0–3

Group stages

Group B                                                 P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    KTM    ALC    KPS    HOL
1  KT Moreazerua                                  AUD   6  4  0  2   9   7   2  12      -     0-1    2-1    2-1  
2  Aleiusia Capital                               ZRH   6  3  1  2  11   9   2  10     2-1     -     0-0    5-2   
3  KarpìStomà                                     TAL   6  2  1  3   9  10  -1   7     1-2    4-2     -     0-2  
4  Holdenberg                                     EUR   6  2  0  4  10  13  -3   6     1-2    2-1    2-3     -

Group J                                                 P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    ULS    COL    HWK    GAR
1  Ulsa                                           EUR   6  3  1  2  12   8   4  10 *    -     1-1    2-3    1-0  
2  Colonial Sile                                  VIL   6  3  1  2   5   6  -1  10 *   0-2     -     1-3    1-0  
3  Coret Hawks                                    NPH   6  3  0  3  10  12  -2   9     1-5    0-1     -     0-3  
4  Garden City FC                                 FVA   6  2  0  4   6   7  -1   6     3-1    0-1    0-3     -   
*= Tie broken by head to head results

Round of thirty-two

(CMT)                                  Wirr Tsi    2–1    Spartangrad                               (EUR)   1–1   1–0     (BNJ)                                 Kitara AA    4–4 p  Ulsa                                      (EUR)   1–3   3–1  (1–3 pen)

Round of sixteen

(ZWZ)                            Trebuchet Cham    2–1    Ulsa                                      (EUR)   1–0   1–1

Euran clubs failings in the Champions League were then compounded by a disastorous showing in the Challengers Cup as no club made it past the round of sixteen, leading to the worst co-efficient outcome for Euraleague in many years. The less said about Bastion and Directus’ humiliating early stage exits the better; Revolutionaries overcame a couple of preliminary rounds before collapsing against opposition from Kelssek in the home leg, losing 0-2 having brought a 2-1 advantage back from the first leg abroad. Ulsa made it to the group stage with a hammering of Mriin’s Bruul Skewers (the team that had knocked Revolutionaries out of the Champions League so early on), where they were joined by Holdenberg.

But the Steelmen bottomed out their group, heaping all the pressure on Ulsa and Spartangrad to get results. Ulsa did perform well in Group J, topping a tough group, then pulled off the result of the cycle for Euran clubs, knocking out Banija’s high-flying Kitara AA in the round of thirty-two. Unfortunately Spartangrad were simultaneously being thrown out by Chromatik opposition – Wirr Tsi the latest team to knock out a Euran team in Eura in the second leg. When Ulsa followed up their Kitara AA result with a despairing 1-2 aggregate defeat to Trebuchet Cham of Zwangzug, Euran football’s hopes of a respectable IFCF season were over.

10th IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy

Second qualifying round

(EUR)                             Old Boys Club    6–0    Southern Duomji                           (SBI)   3–0   3–0

Third qualifying round

(EUR)                             Old Boys Club    2–3    Yutzie Sorma                              (VIL)   2–2   0–1   
(TKT)                  Avanaroch White Wings FC    5–3    Brigham                                   (EUR)   3–2   2–1

Playoff round

(PFA)                          Kavalti River FC    3–3 p  Aspel                                     (EUR)   2–1   1–2  (2–3 pen)

Group stages

Group H

#  Team                                          P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    Asp    ACH    Def    Mar
1  Aspel                                   EUR   6  4  2  0  14   6   8  14      -     2-2    4-1    1-1  
2  AC Hartdale                             VAL   6  2  2  2  11  10   1   8     1-2     -     3-1    1-2  
3  Defensores de Villafuerte               VLD   6  2  1  3  11  14  -3   7     1-3    2-2     -     3-1  
4  Mareseilles HC                          CRY   6  1  1  4   6  12  -6   4     0-2    1-2    1-3     -

Round of Sixteen

(VAL)                           Straightdale FC    3–4    Aspel                                     (EUR)   0–4   3–0

Quarterfinals

(EUR)                                     Aspel  p 3–3    North Sabrefell                           (NPH)   3–2   0–1  (3–2 pen)

Semifinals

(CMT)                                     Alnio    4–1    Aspel                                     (EUR)   1–1   3–0

Ironically, it would be Aspel who would fly the flag for Eura best in IFCF competition (something they undoubtedly resent doing). The Sameban club threw a lot of effort at their Liga B Champions Trophy campaign, getting through the playoff round to top a group containing Vanorian opposition, then saw off strong contenders in the next two rounds – another Vanorian team and then Nepharans too in a game that saw unrest in the crowd – before running out of steam against Chromatika’s Alnio, nabbing a 1-1 draw away from home but imploding their way to a 0-3 defeat on home turf. To add insult to injury, the effort expended on this campaign left their players more tired than they needed to be going into the final weeks of the season, where they fell just short of avoidance relegation by a point.

10th IFCF Rising Stars Cup

Group stages

Group F                                                 P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    CaM    HeR    Spa    Lir
1  Canbix Muses                                   ZWZ   6  3  2  1   9   6   3  11      -     2-1    3-0    0-3  
2  Hellinic Rouge                                 PAS   6  3  1  2  10   7   3  10     1-1     -     1-2    4-2  
3  Spartangrad                                    EUR   6  2  1  3   6   8  -2   7     0-0    0-2     -     3-0  
4  Liria                                          MYT   6  2  0  4   8  12  -4   6     1-3    0-1    2-1     -

Gold League champions Spartangrad sent their youth set up to the Rising Stars Cup but were not rewarded kindly, going out in the group stage.

Copa de Campeones 56

First Round

(EUR)	Spartangrad	2–1	Iturributa United	(ASG)	1-1 1-0

Quarterfinals

(EUR)	Spartangrad	1–3	Port Rhovanyon AFC	(TKT)	1-2 0-1

After a disappointing time in the crucial ranking tournaments, Spartangrad set about continuing their recent run of silverware in the Copa de Campeones amidst a busy fixture schedule. A heavily rotated team was able to prevail against Iturributa United, but came unstuck against Port Rhovanyon of Tikariot.

58th Cup Winners Cup

First Round Proper

(PFA)                 Dalaris City    2–1    Directus                     (EUR)   2–1   0–0

Round of 16

(EUR)                  Spartangrad    3–0    Club Stein-los               (PAS)   1–0   2–0

Quarter finals

(BRE)           Northern Stallions    1–7    Spartangrad                  (EUR)   1–5   0–2

Semi finals

(EUR)                  Spartangrad    2–7    Raynor City United           (VAL)   0–3   2–4

This was the final chance for Spartangrad to win silverware after missing out in the Gold League, National Cup, Copa de Campeones and all other IFCF competitions. As defending champions of the tournament Spartangrad were guaranteed a shot at defending their title despite an administrative oversight by the EFA causing a fuss in the media. With reigning National Cup champions Directus knocked out far too easily in the first round, Euran hopes rested on the Spartans, who started well by comfortably passing by Club Stein-los. They then battered Northern Stallions over two legs, including a 5-1 drubbing of the Brenecians at their own ground, only to come apart at the seams in the semi finals against the same Raynor City United side that beat them in the previous Challengers Cup final. This time it was a less pretty result – United thumped the Spartans 0-3 in Spartangrad before finishing them off with a 2-4 win at home, roundly beating the Euran side 2-7 on aggregate.

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Season 50 Review

Top Scorers

Player			Nation			Club			Goals

Kurtis Bastable		Nephara			Ulsa			26
Loic Macon-Petrault	Kelssek			Directus		24
Loala Inkabu		Turori			Bastion			23
Stewart Robson		Eura			Directus		20
Bravura Harper		Nephara			Ulsa			20
Ruby Gjasula		Nephara			Bastion			18
Sven Ehlers		Savojarna		Falourr			18
Oscar Laidon		Schottia		Bastion Lions		17
Alban Pontiac		Nephara			Unioneers		17
Konrad Lovelace		Nephara			Revolutionaries		15
Adam Woodman		Eura			Directus		14
Travis Vivier		Eura			Holdenberg		14
Ivan Valenzuela		Valladares		Holdenberg		14
Serena McDavid		Baker Park		Lajuno			14
Rita Brookfield		Eura			Oakstone		14
Haley Hauser		Chromatika		Spartangrad		14
Fran Prpic-Bosanac	Mytanija		Workers Union		14
Scott Walker		Eura			Brigham			13
Thor Ibrahim Ahmad	Kelssek			Directus		13
Clarana Refiami		Vilita			Spartangrad		13
Darius Purcell		Eura			Workers Union		12
Nikolina Kovac		Pasarga			Aspel			11
Mikhail Jashkin		Savojarna		Directus		11
Loreen Hazen		Cassadaigua		Falourr			11
Sergey Nweke		Savojarna		Holdenberg City		11
Christine Atkinson	Eura			Lajuno			11
Tambra Matalin		Nephara			Revolutionaries		11
Peter Csorba		Pasarga			Unioneers		11
Laborious Hawk		Valanora		Bastion			10
Jack Avelione		Schottia		Bastion			10
Rudolf Macek		Siovanija & Teusland	Holdenberg		10
Isaac Tomlinson		Eura			Holdenberg		10
Daniel Pryor		Baker Park		Honeybadgers		10
Hustaz Urresti		Astograth		Marketville		10
Desmond Garvey		Baker Park		Old Boys Club		10
Lauren Cheney		Brenecia		Spartangrad		10
Kate Archer		Eura			Spartangrad		10
Colm O'Tuathail		Kelssek			Ulsa			10
Robbie Truro		Eura			Brigham			9
Lukas Meyer		Delaclava		Farrenton Athletic	9
Mhacha White		Brenecia		Farrenton Athletic	9
Sophie Singh		Eura			Mountainside		9
Tosgo Alxiki		Farfadillis		Revolutionaries		9
Mihaly Bernat		Pasarga			Revolutionaries		9
Charles Barber		Eura			Unioneers		9
Khrusan Mlianko		Vilita			Bastion			8
Kemal Gajic		Mytanija		Falourr			8
Ben West		Eura			Falourr			8
Eloise Morgan		RK Quebec		Farrenton Athletic	8
Moses Moxey		Audioslavia		Holdenberg		8
Gus Longhurst		Ko-oren			Marketville		8
Malcolm Harvey		Delaclava		Marketville		8
Candice Delaya		Chromatika		Marketville		8
Robert Marshall		Eura			Oakstone		8
Aurin Aomelirea		Ko-oren			Revolutionaries		8
Chimera Moxham		Nephara			Spartangrad		8
Boriska Nagy		Pasarga			Spartangrad		8
Miles Mann		Kelssek			Workers Union		8
Ethan Douglas		Eura			Bastion			7
Sara Omark		Savojarna		Bastion Lions		7
Leonard Whitehead	Eura			Bastion Lions		7
Rhys Griffiths		Eura			Bastion Lions		7
Hank Killian		Chromatika		Farrenton Athletic	7
Oscar Vincent		Eura			Holdenberg		7
Valya Albert		Chromatika		Holdenberg City		7
Eva Karven		Kelssek			Honeybadgers		7
Mor-Rioghain Stokes	Brenecia		Mountainside		7
Damion Bowman		Eura			Oakstone		7
Brian Bond		Eura			Oakstone		7
Mbogo Norgaard		Farfadillis		Revolutionaries		7
Daniel Jokic		Mytanija		Revolutionaries		7
Julian Werner		Siovanija & Teusland	Ulsa			7
Gabriel Riveros		Valladares		Ulsa			7
Niall Bremner		Brenecia		Unioneers		7
Albert Fournier		Savigliane		Aspel			6
Ryota Oshiro		Hinode			Bastion Lions		6
John Mason		Eura			Brigham			6
Eelis Mikaelsson	Graintfjall		Brigham			6
Edin Aganovic		Mytanija		Directus		6
Gael Texeira		Audioslavia		Falourr			6
Carlos Senna		Krytenia		Honeybadgers		6
Ildiko Kalman		Pasarga			Lajuno			6
Crios Sandoval		Chromatika		Marketville		6
Zasha Covach		Nephara			Oakstone		6
Addison Gray		Tikariot		Old Boys Club		6
Dordo Urbanc		Mytanija		Spartangrad		6
Nolberto Dravon		EOT			Ulsa			6
Jakob Larsen		Valanora		Unioneers		6
Constance Stroud	Brenecia		Workers Union		6
Gorka Akutain		Audioslavia		Aspel			5
Julyan Carlevaro	Sameba			Aspel			5
Mateo Piroz		Sameba/Eura		Aspel			5
Fernando Torjan		Sameba			Aspel			5
Amakli Inuro'o		Turori			Bastion			5
Claudian Polastri	Cosumar			Bastion Lions		5
Leo Castagne		Savigliane		Bastion Lions		5
Summer Johnstone	Eura			Brigham			5
Dean Barnes		Eura			Directus		5
Morena Deventer		Nephara			Falourr			5
Calvin Lawson		Eura			Falourr			5
Kent Lindblad		Delaclava		Farrenton Athletic	5
Endre Mulner		Pasarga			Farrenton Athletic	5
Pierre-Louis Le Tonnelier Gadirya/EOT		Farrenton Athletic	5
Amanda Guttisdottir	Graintfjall		Holdenberg City		5
Ella Thrane		Valanora		Holdenberg City		5
Theodor Armitage	Tikariot		Holdenberg City		5
Merta Hierwen		Squornshelous		Honeybadgers		5
Hodei Echebarria	Astograth		Lajuno			5
Ben Chillotov		Mercedini		Lajuno			5
Tucker Colquhoun	Audioslavia		Lajuno			5
Ben Romeijn		Delaclava		Mountainside		5
Scarlet McKenzie	Licentian Isles		Mountainside		5
Todor Mihailov		Siovanija and Teusland	Revolutionaries		5
Maximilien Longchambon	Ko-oren			Revolutionaries		5
Ana Mason		Eura			Spartangrad		5
Clint Rogers		Eura			Spartangrad		5
Monako Saroszi		Nephara			Ulsa			5
Mario Szolosi		Pasarga			Ulsa			5
Bradley Howarth		Eura			Unioneers		5
Timur Zaitsev		Delaclava		Workers Union		5
Ian Mamani		Huayramarca		Workers Union		5
Florent Rivera		Poafmersia		Workers Union		5

Top Assists

Player			Nation			Club			Assists

Laborious Hawk		Valanora		Bastion			18
Adam Woodman		Eura			Directus		18
Haley Hauser		Chromatika		Spartangrad		18
Mikhail Jashkin		Savojarna		Directus		16
Colm O'Tuathail		Kelssek			Ulsa			16
Moses Moxey		Audioslavia		Holdenberg		15
Tambra Matalin		Nephara			Revolutionaries		15
Khrusan Mlianko		Vilita			Bastion			14
Ben West		Eura			Falourr			14
Amanda Guttisdottir	Graintfjall		Holdenberg City		14
Chimera Moxham		Nephara			Spartangrad		14
Jakob Larsen		Valanora		Unioneers		14
Albert Fournier		Savigliane		Aspel			13
Rhys Griffiths		Eura			Bastion Lions		13
Lauren Cheney		Brenecia		Spartangrad		13
Miles Mann		Kelssek			Workers Union		13
Ethan Douglas		Eura			Bastion			12
John Mason		Eura			Brigham			12
Edin Aganovic		Mytanija		Directus		12
Kemal Gajic		Mytanija		Falourr			12
Eloise Morgan		RK Quebec		Farrenton Athletic	12
Oscar Vincent		Eura			Holdenberg		12
Gus Longhurst		Ko-oren			Marketville		12
Ben Romeijn		Delaclava		Mountainside		12
Damion Bowman		Eura			Oakstone		12
Mbogo Norgaard		Farfadillis		Revolutionaries		12
Tosgo Alxiki		Farfadillis		Revolutionaries		12
Julian Werner		Siovanija & Teusland	Ulsa			12
Bradley Howarth		Eura			Unioneers		12
Leonard Whitehead	Eura			Bastion Lions		11
Gael Texeira		Audioslavia		Falourr			11
Lukas Meyer		Delaclava		Farrenton Athletic	11
Travis Vivier		Eura			Holdenberg		11
Ildiko Kalman		Pasarga			Lajuno			11
Todor Mihailov		Siovanija and Teusland	Revolutionaries		11
Nolberto Dravon		EOT			Ulsa			11
Sara Omark		Savojarna		Bastion Lions		10
Leo O'Neill		Licentian Isles		Brigham			10
Rudolf Macek		Siovanija & Teusland	Holdenberg		10
Merta Hierwen		Squornshelous		Honeybadgers		10
Carlos Senna		Krytenia		Honeybadgers		10
Marcus Nolan		Baker Park		Lajuno			10
Hodei Echebarria	Astograth		Lajuno			10
Malcolm Harvey		Delaclava		Marketville		10
Robert Marshall		Eura			Oakstone		10
Leopold Bliznakov	Siovanija & Teusland	Oakstone		10
Dordo Urbanc		Mytanija		Spartangrad		10
Eve Reeve		Eura			Ulsa			10
Esther Caitiff		Brenecia		Ulsa			10
Timur Zaitsev		Delaclava		Workers Union		10
Constance Stroud	Brenecia		Workers Union		10

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Euran Football Association Annual League Awards – Season 50

EFA Golden Boot

Kurtis Bastable (Nephara, Ulsa) – 26
Loic Macon-Petrault (Kelssek, Directus) – 24
Loala Inkabu (Turori, Bastion) – 23
Stewart Robson (Eura, Directus) – 20
Bravura Harper (Nephara, Ulsa) – 20
Ruby Gjasula (Nephara, Bastion) – 18
Sven Ehlers (Savojarna. Falourr) – 18

Silver Boot (Silver League Top Scorer)

Mason Karven (Kelssek, Usmer) – 29]
Kevin Dillon (Delaclava, Harkdown) – 26
Owen Holden (Eura, Ulsa Rovers) – 24
Cutlass Mason (Nephara, Carsby) – 21
Jessica LeClair (Baker Park, Carsby) – 18

Silver Chalice (Silver League Player of the Season)

Mason Karven (Kelssek, Usmer)
Kevin Dillon (Delaclava, Harkdown)
Cutlass Mason (Nephara, Carsby)
Tom Mitchell (EOT, Blackfields)
Owen Holden (Eura, Ulsa Rovers)

Signing of the Season

Athelney Shrine (Brenecia, Falourr, £6.6m)
Scott Walker (Eura, Brigham, £2m)
Oscar Vincent (Eura, Holdenberg, £8m)
Ben Romeijn (Delaclava, Mountainside, £5.2m)
Damion Bowman (Eura, Oakstone, £3m)

Newcomer of the Season

Athelney Shrine (Brenecia, Falourr)
Obadele Volonte (Audioslavia, Directus)
Adin Wasawo (Banija, Spartangrad)
Chris Thompson (The Licentian Isles, Brigham)
Aurin Aomelirea (Ko-oren, Revolutionaries)

Goalkeeper of the Season

Anton Puzin (Mytanija, Bastion)
Derizi Amatopa (Turori, Revolutionaries)
Urban Malthus (Nephara, Holdenberg)

Defender of the Season

Polina Zirkova (Savojarna, Ulsa)
Michel Saint Francois (Audioslavia, Revolutionaries)
Tanya Green (Eura, Revolutionaries)
Amakli Inuro’o (Turori, Bastion)
Eve Reeve (Eura, Ulsa)

Midfielder of the Season

Haley Hauser (Chromatika, Spartangrad)
Adam Woodman (Eura, Directus)
Colm O’Tuathail (Kelssek, Ulsa)
Laborious Hawk (Valanora, Bastion)
Mbogo Norgaard (Farfadillis, Revolutionaries)

Forward of the Season

Kurtis Bastable (Nephara, Ulsa)
Loic Macon-Petrault (Kelssek, Directus)
Bravura Harper (Nephara, Ulsa)
Loala Inkabu (Turori, Bastion)
Stewart Robson (Eura, Directus)

International Player of the Season

Kurtis Bastable (Nephara, Ulsa)
Haley Hauser (Chromatika, Spartangrad)
Loic Macon-Petrault (Kelssek, Directus)
Bravura Harper (Nephara, Ulsa)
Polina Zirkova (Savojarna, Ulsa)

Young Player of the Season

Candice Delaya (19, Chromatika, Marketville)
Mor-Rioghain Stokes (21, Brenecia, Mountainside)
Leo O’Neill (21, The Licentian Isles, Brigham)
Dean Barnes (19, Eura, Directus)
Federico Arnaudo (21, Savigliane, Falourr)

Player of the Season

Kurtis Bastable (Nephara, Ulsa)
Haley Hauser (Chromatika, Spartangrad)
Loic Macon-Petrault (Kelssek, Directus)
Adam Woodman (Eura, Directus)
Bravura Harper (Nephara, Ulsa)

Manager of the Season

Chris Waller (Eura, Ulsa)
Tom Robson (Eura, Brigham)
Niels Kruse (Polar Islandstates, Revolutionaries)

Gold League XI

GK – Anton Puzin (Mytanija, Bastion)
DEF – Michel Saint Francois (Audioslavia, Revolutionaries)
DEF – Polina Zirkova (Savojarna, Ulsa)
DEF – Tanya Green (Eura, Revolutionaries)
DEF – Amakli Inuro’o (Turori, Bastion)
MID – Adam Woodman (Eura, Directus)
MID – Haley Hauser (Chromatika, Spartangrad)
MID – Laborious Hawk (Valanora, Bastion)
MID – Colm O’Tuathail (Kelssek, Ulsa)
FWD – Kurtis Bastable (Nephara, Ulsa)
FWD – Loic Macon-Petrault (Kelssek, Directus)

Subs

GK – Derizi Amatopa (Turori, Revolutionaries)
DEF – Finn Leadbetter (Brenecia, Ulsa)
DEF – Eve Reeve (Eura, Ulsa)
MID – Mbogo Norgaard (Farfadillis, Revolutionaries)
MID – Mikhail Jashkin (Eura, Directus)
FWD – Bravura Harper (Nephara, Ulsa)
FWD – Loala Inkabu (Turori, Bastion)

[Eura]

The Euran Football Association’s Euraleague

SEASON 51 - PART I

Transfers ahead of Season 51

PLAYER                  AGE     POS.    NATIONALITY    		FROM                           	TO                      	FEE/TERMS

Sophie Singh		23	AM/ST	Eura			Mountainside			Chromatik (Chromatika)		£25m
Amanda Guttisdottir	28	CM/CAM	Graintfjall		Holdenberg City			Spartangrad			£17m
Fran Prpic-Bosanac	24	ST	Mytanija		Workers Union			Bastion				£11m
Flora Brown		25	CM/AM	Eura			Goodfeather FC (Nephara)	Raven River (Nephara)		£7m
Tasha Sauber		23	CM	Nephara			Sabrefell Athletic (Nephara) 	Spartangrad			£6.2m
Consaidin Garrard	26	CM/AM	Brenecia		FK Metropola Borograd (S & T)	Farrenton Athletic		£6.1m
Eyvar Mathiasson	23	CB	Graintfjall		Hagejoki (Graintfjall)		Ulsa				£5.5m
Simon Smith		28	CM	Eura			Pradera FC (Valladares)		Holdenberg City			£5m
Carlos Senna		23	LM	Krytenia		Honeybadgers			Workers Union			£5m
Martin Pearce		22	CB	Eura			New Oakstone Phoenix (Nephara)	Starling (Nephara)		£4.5m
Isaak Liverstam		23	CB	Tikariot		Lanar (Chromatika)		Unioneers			£4.3m
Clarence Webb		29	GK	Eura			Energija Chernovets (S & T)	Kingsgrove (Brenecia)		£4m
Ruadri Wheater		21	CB	Brenecia		TSV Marzig (S & T)		Carsby				£4m
Nikolett Horvath	21	ST	Pasarga			Oslograd Academy (EOT)		Workers Union			£3.7m
Nikolina Kovac		24	ST	Pasarga			Aspel				Brigham				£3.4m
Aimil MacGowan		23	GK	The Licentian Isles	Marketville			St Thomas (The Licentian Isles)	£3.2m
Ezra Carbine		23	GK	Nephara			AFC Treason (Nephara)		Marketville			£3.1m
Paulo Kobe		23	CAM	EOT			Magnaeus City (EOT)		Oakstone			£3m
Aucan Munoz		23	RB	Valanora		Fligsive FC (EOT)		Bastion Lions			£3m
Herbert Brewer		27	CM	Eura			Spartangrad			Mountainside			£2.8m
David Carr		24	CB/LB	Eura			Suttonville			Holdenberg City			£2.7m
Eelis Mikaelsson	26	CF	Graintfjall		Brigham				Montfort Wanderers (The Licentian Isles) £2.5m
Addison Gray		29	LW/RW	Tikariot		Old Boys Club			Morannon Athletic FC (Tikariot)	£2.5m
Francis Burns		23	AM	Eura			Directus			Thagarnia			£2.3m
Aldin Lindberg		21	RW	Valanora		Raynor City United		Oakstone			£2.2m
Chris Cottrell		22	ST	EOT			AFC Whittorians (EOT)		Callodown			£2.1m
Charlie Gray		31	ST	Eura			Southern Star (Brenecia)	Brigham				£2m
Vasco Cardoso		20	AM/ST	Cabo Azure		Whitepill			Mountainside			£1.9m
Eva Karven		29	CF	Kelssek			Honeybadgers			Ulsa Rovers			£1.6m
Henry Woodhouse		21	GK	Tumbra			Parkhouse (The Licentian Isles)	Ulsa Rovers			£1.5m
Achim Hofstetter	27	ST	Zeta Reka		Mountainside			Eriksson Icecaps (The Cordian Isles) £1.5m
Stanley Lowe		23	LB	Eura			Nukon				New Bastion (EOT)		£1.5m
Annika Fontaine		27	ST	Savigliane		Hyford City (EOT)		Aspel				£1.4m
Albert Fournier		28	LW/ST	Savigliane		Aspel				Bastion Lions			£1.3m
Rhys Davis		25	CB	Helving			Burgess FC (EOT)		Marketville			£1.2m
Mack Roberts		22	CF	Eura			Farrenton Athletic		Blackfields			£1.2m
Phambea Namura		30	RB	Hinode			Mountainside			Fligsive FC (EOT)		£1.1m
Mason Wyatt		24	LW	Eura			Revolutionaries			Foxhampton			£1m
Remigio Leita		26	RB	Farfadillis		Honeybadgers			Aleiusia Capital (Zeta Reka)	£1m
Albert Peters		23	LM	Eura			Workers Union			Argus Wild Arms (EOT)		£1m
Sophy Holden		25	CB	Eura			Eastweald			Suttonville			£1m
Margareta Fetlar	30	ST	Schottia		Brigham				Whitepill			£900k
Efra Soke		28	LB	Farfadillis		Honeybadgers			Strathcona Intls (Kelssek)	£900K
Alberto Juancho		20	LW	Farfadillis		Old Boys Club			Catherina FC (Delaclava)	£700K
Gabe Stevens		32	CM	Eura			Bastion				Dartmoor			£600k
Sofia Rassea		24	CB	Eura/Sameba		Fenice Liberta (EOT)		Rivet				£400k
David Stead		24	CM	Eura			Dashturnbein			Blackfields			£370k
Jim Guta		22	AM	Eura			Port Baker			Holdenberg City			£300k
Flynn Harmison		27	CB	Eura			Eastweald			Arrowsmith			£250k
Ant Washington		19	GK	Eura			Pashter United			AFC Whittorians (EOT)		£200k
Wes Brissom		22	LWB	Eura			Storfan				Thagarnia			£200k
Ed Cooper		24	LWB	Eura			Mayville Town			Stoneport (EOT)			£100k
						
Moira Woakes		34	AM	Eura			Crisisbless (Nephara)		Carsby				Free
Euristithanes		35	LM	Apox			Hornchurch			AFC Whittorians (EOT)		Free
Johan Karlovic		33	CM	Mercedini		Spartangrad			Zoloroni City (Mercedini)	Free
Pierre-Louis Le Tonnelier37	AM/ST	Gadirya/EOT		Farrenton Athletic		Fligsive FC (EOT)		Free
Pino Byorn		25	LW	Farfadillis		Holdenberg City			Stoneport (EOT)			Free
Ajax Boleyn		25	CDM	Nephara			North Laithland (Nephara)	Ulsa Rovers			Free
Roque Leitao		18	GK	Cabo Azure		Dondo (Cabo Azure)		Thagarnia			Free
Austin Dixon		20	ST	South Newlandia		Free Agent			Dudsbury			Free
Eva Lincoln		33	ST	Nephara			Ulsa Rovers			Dudsbury			Free
Jhanna Barte		30	ST	Nephara			Honeybadgers			Argus Wild Arms (EOT)		Free
Pat Sage		18	LM	Hapilopper		Free Agent			Aspel				Free
Elis Lovland		30	LB	Farfadillis		Mountainside			Farf lower league club		Free
Anton Delafose		25	ST	Farfadillis		Honeybadgers			Farf lower league club		Free
Remy Zbedi		28	AM	Farfadillis		Brigham				Farf lower league club		Free
Linus Branson		24	ST	Nephara			Parrhesia United (Nephara)	Foxhampton			Free
Nita Hanson		25	ST	South Newlandia		Fraser Valley (Tumbra)		Hornchurch			Free
Viola Dubois		26	ST	Savigliane		Blasters (Hebitaka)		Old Boys Club			Free
Andrey Uspensky		19	CB	Pyazhnaya		Pyazhnyy FA (Pyazhnaya)		Ulsa Rovers			Free
Avaro Aguas		20	CB	Cabo Azure		Villa Silva (Cabo Azure)	Bastion Lions			Free
Cesaro More		33	GK	Isolaverde		Old Boys Club			Judgetown (EOT)			Free
						
Tim Kameda		24	RM	Kelssek			Galaxia (Tequilo)		Bastion Lions			Undisclosed
						
Danil Lanziego		20	AM/CF	Audioslavia		1830 Cathair (Audioslavia)	Ulsa Rovers			Season Loan
Robert Beales		17	LCM	Eura			Falourr				Hyford City (EOT)		Season Loan
Abraham Dexter		18	LW	Eura			Revolutionaries			New Bastion (EOT)		Season Loan
Trent Grant		18	CB	Eura			Bastion				Dudsbury			Season Loan
Robert Davies		17	CAM	Eura			Bastion Lions			Dudsbury			Season Loan
Scarlett Woods		17	AM/ST	Eura			Farrenton Athletic		Arrowsmith			Season Loan
Tessa Daley		18	RM	Eura			Holdenberg City			Dangerford			Season Loan
Nathan Burton		17	LW	Eura			Mountainside			Hornchurch			Season Loan

Managerial changes ahead of Season 51

MANAGER CHANGES
MANAGER			AGE	NATIONALITY	CLUB			CHANGE

Bruno Hawke		68	Nephara		Holdenberg City		Resigned
Tony Dalton		60	Eura		Holdenberg City		Hired
Mike Adams		57	Eura		Honeybadgers		Sacked
Jason Phillips		46	Baker Park	Honeybadgers		Hired
Danny Sullivan		58	Eura		Dangerford		Sacked
Alexandra Jacobs	43	Eura		Eastweald		Sacked
Rob Bell		55	Eura		Sword			Sacked
Ben Prince		57	Eura		Nukon			Sacked
Frank Ainsworth		49	Eura		Port Baker		Left
Frank Ainsworth		49	Eura		Sword			Hired
Nigel Anders		65	Eura		Free Agent		Retired
Asey Vella		61	Sameba		Dangerford		Hired
Thomas Myers		45	Eura		Port Baker		Hired
Ron Maher		35	Eura		Nukon			Hired

Player Retirements ahead of Season 51

PLAYER RETIREMENTS
PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	CLUB

Chimera Moxham		35	CM/AM	Nephara		Spartangrad
Monica Rowland		37	CDM/CM	Eura		Bastion
Matthew Tyler		34	GK	South Covello	Bastion
Rhys Griffiths		37	AM	Eura		Bastion Lions
Monako Saroszi		35	RM	Nephara		Ulsa
John Fletcher		38	CF	Eura		Callodown
Morena Deventer		35	LW	Nephara		Falourr
Ceridwen Fletcher	34	LM	Brenecia	Holdenberg
Ben Chillotov		35	ST	Mercedini	Lajuno
Per Tegeler		34	LW	Recuecn		Oakstone
Cheney Breremond	37	RW/ST	Nephara		Hornchurch
Jayden Fox		36	LB	Eura		Hornchurch
Jessica LeClair		37	CF	Baker Park	Carsby
Niall Bremner		35	ST	Brenecia	Unioneers
Matej Beltrame		34	AM	Nephara		Farrenton Athletic
Raimund Anderson	34	CB	Nephara		Falourr
Malte Cairn		35	CM	Nephara		Old Boys Club
Abraham Cardoso		36	CM	Darmen		AFC Mayville
Fernando Torjan		38	ST	Sameba		Aspel
Lachlan Le Duff		35	ST	Audioslavia	Old Boys Club
Emanuele Camelio	34	CB	Audioslavia	Bastion Lions
Marvin Paige		35	CB	Eura		Unioneers
Justin Crawford		34	CB	Ethane		Farrenton Athletic
Kieran Grant		34	RB	Eura		Bastion Lions
Dylan Patterson		35	CB	Eura		Langlois Oceanic (Kelssek)
Paul Rees		34	CB	Eura		Dangerford
Brendan Randall		36	AM	Schottia	Dartmoor
Franz Stoltz		34	ST	Acronius	Thagarnia
Argus Valvutar		35	LW	Cosumar		Dangerford
Toni Martel		37	LB	Sameba		Rivet
Anika Hogan		33	CB	Eura		Whitepill
Jake Styler		31	CAM	Murphitania	Foxhampton
Kian Turner		35	CM	Eura		Dartmoor

Not so long ago, Chimera Moxham and Monica Rowland were young stars of the Nepharan national team, running out together for the Cormorants in pursuit of glory. But Rowland’s heart lay to the north in Eura – before long she would make her way there at both club and international level. Moxham was left behind, though not in terms of success; she would go on to be part of perhaps the greatest era of the Nepharan national team, one in which they would become world champions for a second time and win an extraordinary three Copa Rushmori’s in succession. Rowland would win a Copa herself but nothing else for Eura. She was saddled with the bad fortune of featuring for Eura in a nadir of its fortunes, though her personal record of 183 caps and 19 goals will make her a permanent fixture in the annals of great Euran midfielders.

Yet the two of them would come together again domestically ahead of Season 43 when Moxham completed a headline grabbing £40m move to Spartangrad. Again, Moxham would steal the show, winning the Challengers Cup in her third season, to be followed by a Cup Winners Cup victory a few years later (and a runner’s up medal from a second Challengers Cup final). Moxham would win the Gold League twice and National Cup once, and Midfielder of the Season in Season 49. But Rowland would not be the bridesmaid again in a Bastion shirt. Though she would win no IFCF silverware there, she formed a key part of the double Gold League title reign that ended Bastion’s long championship drought, and managed one achievement Moxham would never emulate – winning Player of the Season in Season 46. Two very different women in the paths their careers took and their personalities, Rowland and Moxham’s simultaneous retirement seems to mark the end of an era in which Nepharan success and influences permeated the Euran game at every level.

In fact, a whole bunch of Nepharan’s have retired in Euraleague after Season 50, including former internationals like Morena Deventer, Cheney Breremond and Raimund Anderson. The biggest name though is Monako Saroszi, successor to Adnan Szalai for Nephara and Ulsa and a key player for both over the years. He ended his career on a high, helping take Ulsa to their first Gold League title in eighteen years. They’re joined by two players from (Brenecians will hate this) sister nation Brenecia; Ceirdwen Fletcher has called it a day after a successful spell at Holdenberg, as has Unioneers fan favourite Niall Bremner.

The most prominent retirements aside from Moxham, Rowland and Saroszi are those of Rhys Griffiths and Matthew Tyler, who both finished their careers in the Euran capital. Euran international Griffiths, one of the last Copa winning team, retired from international football a few years ago with 145 caps and 42 goals to his name. Since then the attacking midfielder enjoyed a late revival at Revolutionaries before moving on to Bastion Lions, with multiple Gold League titles and a National Cup to his name. Tyler was a mainstay of Bastion’s side for many years after signing as a free agent for Season 38; the South Covellan was perhaps unlucky never to win Goalkeeper of the Season, but he was compensated for his efforts with two Gold League titles and a National Cup win.

Two Euran internationals with more limited gametime than Griffiths, John Fletcher and Jayden Fox, also called time on their careers after Season 50. Fletcher scored 37 goals in 74 games for Eura and was often seen as an underrated and undervalued part of the setup. He secured a big money move to AFC Treason early in his career from hometown club Callodown and enjoyed a hugely successful decade at the club despite usually not being first choice. He then returned to Callodown at the age of 33 in an effort to get them back to the Gold League, but now retires having failed to do so, despite recording one of the highest goal-per-game ratios of any striker in the recent history of Silver League.

Fox’s career was more up and down; at one point he came from nowhere at Kirk Preston United in Schottia to become one of the hottest Euran international prospects, only to suffer a calamitous downturn in fortunes. He played for Dwile Warriors in Apox, then Hornchurch for nearly a decade back in Eura, and managed to rebuild his career enough to earn a brief return to the national team. He finally called time on his career with 25 caps to his name.

As usual the depth of quality in Euraleague means that a number of significant players depart without quite getting the leading tributes they deserve. Per Tegeler came to Eura a relative unknown before becoming a key figure in the brief success of Recuecn in international football, and made a career for himself in Euraleague at Marketville and later Oakstone. Ben Chillotov was perhaps underappreciated in his later years at Lajuno, but for most of his dozen years at the club he was the fulcrum of their attack and was a deserved member of the National Cup winning team of Season 45. Abraham Cardoso earned caps in triple figures for Darmen, and Jessica LeClair was a regular in the national team of Baker Park over many years, while enjoying a great reputation in Eura for her club loyalty.

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The Euran Football Association’s Euraleague

SEASON 51 - PART IIa

Gold League Team Previews for Season 51

To note:
- For silverware, runners up medals are only listed for UICA/IFCF/CdC competitions. Only modern era (S1 onwards) achievements are listed.
- For top scorers and assists in the previous season, only players with 5 goals or more or 10 assists or more are included (up to a maximum of the top three for both categories). If no players meet these criteria, one top scorer and/or one top assister will be listed.
- Team rosters are not always exhaustive, rather they list significant named players. Any rosters that appear to not be full are completed by unlisted youth players and journeymen backup players.


BASTION
Manager: Sterling Rose (49, Eura)
Stadium: Bastion Arena (Bastion, 110,000)
Nickname: The Capital Club
Colours: Black primary, white and gold secondary. Kits are black shirts and shocks, white shorts, all with gold trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x UICA Champions Cup Runner Up (CC66), 5x Gold League Winner (S2, S8, S31, S46, S47), 7x National Cup Winner (S7, S11, S13, S15, S20, S25, S39), 7x National Shield Winner (S1, S3, S12, S32, S40, S45, S47)
Notable Products: Sam Needle, Mike Humphrey, Geoff Day, Skorji Oslograd, Dion Underwood, Charles Roberts, Jamie Byrd
Icons: Sam Needle, Mike Humphrey, Geoff Day, Jim Cotterill, Eye Barsa, Miroslav Janda, Julius Carrera, Alan Dabix, Kondrat Istomin, Dion Underwood, Skorji Oslograd, Charles Roberts, Monica Rowland, Adrian Bassa, Laborious Hawk, Jack Avelione

Last season finish: 3rd in Gold League (W22, D11, L5, 100F, 42A, +58GD, 77PTS)
Last season top scorers: Loala Inkabu (23), Ruby Gjasula (18), Laborious Hawk/Jack Avelione (10)
Last season top assists: Laborious Hawk (18), Khrusan Mlianko (14), Ethan Douglas (12)

Since Bastion won two league titles in a row during Seasons 46 and 47, the club’s league fortunes have taken a rapid downward turn. That is until last season. Sterling Rose guided his side to 3rd in the league after a disappointing 6th in Season 49, finishing 14 points better off this time around. It seems the Capital Club have been rewarded for their patience as they transition away from the league winning team of a few years ago; much of that team is now gone, with a few key players now in their 30’s providing depth on the bench, while Monica Rowland and Matthew Tyler have just retired.

Replacing that side is an ambitious, youth-driven team with an average starting age lineup of 25.7 years old (not including Laborious Hawk of course). New signing Fran Prpic-Bosanac could be a masterstroke even if this team isn’t exactly short on goal scorers, with Ruby Gjasula and Jack Avelione both the wrong side of 30. Question marks about the new look defence were brushed away last season as the side reduced their goals conceded to just 42, while the handy depth youngsters Bastion had for their midfield have turned into obvious starters themselves. Bastion may be ready to rekindle their title ambitions earlier than expected.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      			TO				FEE/TERMS
Fran Prpic-Bosanac	24	ST	Mytanija		Workers Union			Bastion				£11m
Gabe Stevens		32	CM	Eura			Bastion				Dartmoor			£600k
Trent Grant		18	CB	Eura			Bastion				Dudsbury			Season Loan
Monica Rowland		37	CDM/CM	Eura			Bastion				Retired
Matthew Tyler		34	GK	South Covello		Bastion				Retired

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Anton Puzin		25	GK	Mytanija
2	Amakli Inuro'o		29	CB/LB/RBTurori
5	Jamie Byrd		27	CB	Eura
4	Michael Ford		28	CB	EOT
18	Robert Freeman		25	LB	Eura
12	Khrusan Mlianko		26	RM/LM	Vilita
10	Laborious Hawk		N/A	AM	Valanora
20	Gotz Konstantin		27	CM	Valanora
7	Ethan Douglas		23	RW/LW	Eura
14	Loala Inkabu		23	ST	Turori
24	Fran Prpic-Bosanac	24	ST	Mytanija

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
21	Jack Winter		23	RB	Eura
25	Jack Dawson		18	CB	Eura
26	Trent Grant		18	CB	Eura		OUT ON LOAN
3	Moises Fermandez	33	LB	Farfadillis
8	Elysse Matheson		34	CM	Brenecia
27	Samuel Crowe		19	CM	Eura
24	Quentin Gardener	18	CM/CAM	Eura
11	Kasey Fuller		32	LW	EOT
9	Jack Avelione		33	AM/ST	Schottia
17	Ruby Gjasula		31	ST	Nephara

BASTION LIONS
Manager: Lyn Crowley (57, Brenecia)
Stadium: Wanderers Gate (Bastion, 36,250)
Nickname: The Lions
Colours: Red primary, gold secondary. Kits are red shirts, gold shorts, red socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S48), 6x Silver League Promotion (S12, S17, S22, S34, S44, S48)
Notable Products: Ryan King, Edward Whitehouse, Harvey Conway, Joshua Coates, Ethan Parsons, Louie McKenzie
Icons: Keith Rowland

Last season finish: 13th in Gold League (W11, D11, L16, 62F, 70A, -8GD, 44PTS)
Last season top scorers: Oscar Laidon (17), Rhys Griffiths/Sara Omark/Leonard Whitehead (7), Ryota Oshiro (6)
Last season top assists: Rhys Griffiths (13), Leonard Whitehead (11), Sara Omark (10)

Lyn Crowley has received many plaudits for the excellent job she’s done of making Bastion Lions competitive in the Gold League. They survived by the skin of their teeth in Season 49 but stepped up a gear in Season 50, finishing a more comfortable 13th in the Gold League. Their always improving defence and solid midfield facilitate their star player, Oscar Laidon, as he racks up the goals that keep them in the top flight. They also have some talented youngsters coming through in the form of new signing Aucan Munoz, defensive general Hope Mistry and box to box midfielder George Western. A summer clear out of aging players and some smart, cheap signings bode well for the future, but they may struggle to replace the veteran talents of Rhys Griffiths following his retirement.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      			TO				FEE/TERMS
Aucan Munoz		23	RB	Valanora		Fligsive FC (EOT)		Bastion Lions			£3m
Albert Fournier		28	LW/ST	Savigliane		Aspel				Bastion Lions			£1.3m
Avaro Aguas		20	CB	Cabo Azure		Villa Silva (Cabo Azure)	Bastion Lions			Free
Tim Kameda		24	RM	Kelssek			Galaxia (Tequilo)		Bastion Lions			Undisclosed
Robert Davies		17	CAM	Eura			Bastion Lions			Dudsbury			Season Loan
Rhys Griffiths		37	AM	Eura			Bastion Lions			Retired
Emanuele Camelio	34	CB	Audioslavia		Bastion Lions			Retired
Kieran Grant		34	RB	Eura			Bastion Lions			Retired

STARTING XI (4-1-3-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Ross Phelps		32	GK	Delaclava
2	Harvey Day		28	RB	Eura
4	Georgia Halloran	29	CB	Brenecia
5	Hope Mistry		23	CB	EOT
3	Visca Konrad		29	LB	Nephara
7	Sara Omark		33	RM	Savojarna
8	Claudian Polastri	32	CM	Cosumar
16	Leo Castagne		28	CM	Savigliane
10	Leonard Whitehead	30	AM	Eura
11	Albert Fournier		28	LW/ST	Savigliane
9	Oscar Laidon		28	ST	Schottia

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
13	Lucy Gibson		20	GK	Eura
21	Aucan Munoz		23	RB	Valanora
24	Avaro Aguas		20	CB	Cabo Azure
19	Will Tompkins		23	LB	Tumbra
17	Tim Kameda		24	RM	Kelssek
6	Fruma Pischke		31	CM	Cosumar
20	George Western		20	CM	Eura
22	Robert Davies		17	CAM	Eura		OUT ON LOAN
23	Bobby Crowe		18	AM	Eura
12	Ian Tauton		29	LW	EOT
14	Ryota Oshiro		32	ST	Hinode

BLACKFIELDS
Manager: Derek Millson (54, Eura)
Stadium: Coppercot Stadium (Bastion, 39,000)
Nickname: The Adders
Colours: Black primary, tan secondary. Kits are all black shirts, shorts and socks, with a tan band around the socks at knee level.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S26), 2x Silver League Promotion (S26, S43)
Notable Products: Patrick Barnett, Tom Robson, Scott Coles, Robert Griffin, Tom Garner, Briar Daniels
Icons: Patrick Barnett, Tom Robson, Scott Coles, Michael Sarado, Charles Owens, Pablo Krant, Allejo, Robert Griffin, Briar Daniels

Last season finish: 3rd in Silver League (W21, D8, L9, 80F, 48A, +32GD, 71PTS)
Last season top scorers: Vivo Affre (17), Meghan Banks (16), Themistoklis Muleas (12)
Last season top assists: Tom Mitchell (16), Edwin Lafferton (12)

Its never easy to bounce back from a heavy relegation like the one the Adders suffered in Season 49 – especially when, as they did, you go on to sell off half your squad. Somehow there has been something of a miracle at the Coppercot Stadium, where Derek Millson has pulled together what was left of that team to scrape into the Gold League at the first time trying. The goals of Vivo Affre, Meghan Banks and Themistoklis Muleas were crucial but Tom Mitchell was the creative mastermind behind it all, the captain in central midfield scoring 8 goals and assisting 16 more. Its less clear how they can pull off another upset by staying in the Gold League in Season 51, having made two uninspiring depth signings in the window and doing little else. But maybe sticking with the squad that secured promotion will prove inspired.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      			TO				FEE/TERMS
Mack Roberts		22	CF	Eura			Farrenton Athletic		Blackfields			£1.2m
David Stead		24	CM	Eura			Dashturnbein			Blackfields			£370k

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Ander Hiriarte		22	GK	Astograth
22	Steve Franklin		18	LB/RB	Eura
5	Bermudo Franco		25	CB	Farfadillis
4	Briar Daniels		32	CB	Eura
3	Tom Ellsworth		28	LB	Eura
2	Edwin Lafferton		24	RWB/RM	Eura
6	Laura McWilliams	32	CDM	Schottia
8	Tom Mitchell		31	CM	EOT
7	Themistoklis Muleas	26	LW/ST	Vdara
10	Meghan Banks		27	ST	Cassadaigua
9	Vivo Affre		30	ST	Ko-oren

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
15	Lee Joyce		33	CB	Eura
19	Rory Stack		20	LB	Eura
18	Nick Gregory		26	CDM	Eura
16	David Stead		24	CM	Eura
12	Kieran O'Grady		19	AM	Eura
14	Mack Roberts		22	CF	Eura
20	Nicholas Hayward	17	ST	Eura

BRIGHAM
Manager: Tom Robson (48, Eura)
Stadium: Old Ham Lane (Brigham, 76,409)
Nickname: The Brigands
Colours: White primary, black secondary. Kits are white and black striped shirts, black shorts and white socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Gold League Winner (S25), 1x National Cup Winner (S27), 2x Silver League Promotion (S6, S45, S49), 1x National Shield Winner (S26)
Notable Products: Liam Allen
Icons: Carlos Aduna, Volk Savanev, Liam Allen, Danny Sullivan, Oscar Coltrane, Dominik Mauer, Karl Cotrell, Hakan Abt, Huele, Haylos Anaximander, Freddie Wright, Dan Ainsley

Last season finish: 10th in Gold League (W13, D13, L12, 57F, 56A, +1GD, 52PTS)
Last season top scorers: Scott Walker (13), Robbie Truro (9), Eelis Mikaelsson/John Mason (6)
Last season top assists: John Mason (12), Leo O’Neill (10)

Quarter of a century on from their Gold League triumph, Brigham are the definition of mediocrity. They finished Season 50 with a middling goals scored and goals against on +1 goal difference, and an almost equal number of wins, draws and defeats. Good enough for a team that had just returned from Silver League but not indicative of coming success beyond survival. The transfer window has seen Tom Robson try and elevate his side by boosting their frontline options; promising striker Nikolina Kovac comes in from relegated Aspel, joined by experienced Southern Star frontman Charlie Gray. Both are upgrades on the infamously profligate Margareta Fetlar and the unimpressive Eelis Mikaelsson. This should be enough to ensure comfortable survival once more.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      			TO				FEE/TERMS
Nikolina Kovac		24	ST	Pasarga			Aspel				Brigham				£3.4m
Eelis Mikaelsson	26	CF	Graintfjall		Brigham				Montfort Wanderers (The Licentian Isles) £2.5m
Charlie Gray		31	ST	Eura			Southern Star (Brenecia)	Brigham				£2m
Margareta Fetlar	30	ST	Schottia		Brigham				Whitepill			£900k
Remy Zbedi		28	AM	Farfadillis		Brigham				Farf lower league club		Free

STARTING XI (4-3-3 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Leo Glasvyrn		32	GK	Ceni
2	Olaf Hoare		30	RB	Nephara
19	Michael Walton		23	CB	Eura
15	Chris Thompson		27	CB	The Licentian Isles
3	Hans Cabel		30	LB	EOT
4	Leo O'Neill		22	CM	Licentian Isles
7	John Mason		24	RCM	Eura
8	Summer Johnstone	25	CM	Eura
10	Scott Walker		32	ST	Eura
14	Nikolina Kovac		24	ST	Pasarga
9	Robbie Truro		31	ST	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
13	Hannah Bryant		24	GK	Eura
21	Archie Springfield	19	RB	Eura
6	Joel Kamara		32	CB	Schottia
5	Brutus Rutherford	30	CB	Brenecia
16	David McCartney		28	CAM	Eura
20	Brett Phillips		22	CM	Eura
22	Rebecca Stone		16	CM	Eura
17	Charlie Gray		31	ST	Eura

CARSBY
Manager: Tom Riley (68, Eura)
Stadium: Dughill Park (Carsby, 41,500)
Nickname: The Royals
Colours: Red primary, white secondary. Kit is red shirts with white trim, white shorts and socks with red trim.
Silverware (modern era): 2x Silver League Winner (S36, S50), 4x Silver League Promotion (S8, S36, S47, S50)
Notable Products: Moira Woakes, Tom Whittaker, Connor Marsh
Icons: David Thomas, Moira Woakes, Glen Merson, Connor Marsh, John Falkholt

Last season finish: 1st in Silver League (W22, D9, L7, 94F, 54A, +40GD, 75PTS)
Last season top scorers: Cutlass Mason (21), Jessica LeClair (18), Tom Whittaker (12)
Last season top assists: Martine Vossler (17), Eva Baxter (14), Henry Jenkins (12)

Cutlass Mason savaged defences all over Silver League last year and will hope to do the same at Gold League level. The 24-year-old Nepharan striker will no doubt be key to Carsby’s efforts, but the rest of their first team looks strong as well, and a capable bench offers further options. However, all of this has been overshadowed by the dramatic return of Moira Woakes. The veteran Euran international and Crisisbless legend is back at her hometown club with the last few years of her career probably in mind. Woakes might have passed her peak, but she probably has enough in the tank to make Carsby one of the strongest promoted teams of recent times.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      			TO				FEE/TERMS
Ruadri Wheater		21	CB	Brenecia		TSV Marzig (S & T)		Carsby				£4m
Moira Woakes		34	AM	Eura			Crisisbless (Nephara)		Carsby				Free
Jessica LeClair		37	CF	Baker Park		Carsby				Retired

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Natalie Tikllinger	28	GK	Mertagne
22	Oliver Spencer		35	RB	Recuecn
15	Ruadri Wheater		21	CB	Brenecia
5	Sterling Evans		24	CB	EOT
3	Tess Meyer		27	LB	Brenecia
7	Moira Woakes		34	AM	Eura
4	Lee Margas		21	CDM	Mertagne
8	Henry Jenkins		28	CDM	Eura
10	Martine Vossler		26	LW	Nephara
17	Cameron Thorpe		25	ST	Eura
9	Cutlass Mason		24	ST	Nephara

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
13	Robert Collins		19	GK	Eura
2	Blaga Tomic		21	RB	Pasarga
6	Cusaram Sakeri		32	CB/RB	Turori
19	Chloe Hogan		17	CB	Eura
21	Bob Reed		22	CM/RM	Eura
12	Matts Bogdanor		32	CM	Kelessek
22	Travis Jarvis		19	CAM	Eura
25	Eva Baxter		24	AM	Eura
26	Amy Freeman		17	CF	Eura
14	Tom Whittaker		37	ST	Eura

DIRECTUS
Manager: Daniella Strauss (61, Nephara)
Stadium: Castle Road (Directus, 95,000)
Nickname: The Reds
Colours: Red primary, white secondary, gold tertiary. Kit is red shirts, shorts and socks with white and gold trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x UICA Champions Cup Winner (CC62), 2x IFCF Champions League Winner (CL3, CL4), 1x UICA Globe Cup Runner Up (GC58), 1x UICA Super Cup Winner (SC59), 1x UICA Youth Cup Winner (YC13), 3x Cygnus/Cup Winners Cup Runner Up (CWC34, CWC40, CWC42), 2x Copa de Campeones Runner Up (CdC38, CdC49), 12x Gold League Winner (S1, S4, S7, S13, S15, S26, S27, S30, S39, S41, S42, S43), 8x National Cup Winner (S2, S5, S24, S30, S32, S35, S43, S49), 10x National Shield Winner (S5, S8, S14, S16, S25, S27, S28, S33, S43, S44)
Notable Products: Daniel Belgrave, James McCroft, Mayano Salono, Dean Sharp, Kevin Belgrave, Deli Acs, Henry Patterson, Adam Woodman, Lazar Meier
Icons: Lee Sharp, Daniel Belgrave, James McCroft, Pola Grabnyak, Paul Fessner, Mayano Salono, Michael Brandon, Claus Rijsbergen, Stanislav Navratil, Luar Dardan, Tom Riley, Andrew Watson, Glenn Anderson, Ildar Patrelyak, Charles Hunter, Dean Sharp, Kevin Belgrave, Alan Moore, Rowena Strongbow, Corinne Martel-Burns, Estrella Hawke

Last season finish: 5th in Gold League (W21, D8, L9, 104F, 59A, +45GD, 71PTS)
Last season top scorers: Loic Macon-Petrault (24), Stewart Robson (20), Adam Woodman (14)
Last season top assists: Adam Woodman (18), Mikhail Jashkin (16), Edin Aganovic (12)

The Directus title drought now stretches to seven seasons and shows no sign of coming to an end. Daniella Strauss has been open about how it will not be easy to rediscover the level of dominance the Reds previously enjoyed, but her narrative does not sit comfortably against a transfer window where Directus made zero signings, while selling off a half-decent younger player. The two key defenders in the side are hitting 30, Mikhail Jashkin has peaked and is nearing the end of his top-level career, and Strauss’ three excellent striking options are hitting their prime while the rest of the team lags behind.

On the bright side, Directus have a ready-made replacement for Jashkin waiting in the wings. Young Dean Barnes scored five league goals last season and looks set to replace Jashkin after this season. They also have a formidable central midfield partnership forming between new Euran star Jermaine Gates and Mytanija’s Edin Aganovic. It is not unforeseeable that, before they lose some of the better old players and the strikers pass their moment, Directus could mount an insurgent run for the league championship.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      			TO				FEE/TERMS
Francis Burns		23	AM	Eura			Directus			Thagarnia			£2.3m

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Tom Hammond		24	GK	Eura
2	Matt McKenzie		24	RB	Eura
15	Obadele Volonte		25	CB	Audioslavia
4	Lohani Riiyaaw		30	CB/RB/LBVilita
3	Deli Acs		31	LB/LW	Pasarga
11	Mikhail Jashkin		34	RW	Savojarna
6	Jermaine Gates		24	CDM/CM	Eura
8	Edin Aganovic		25	CM	Mytanija
12	Adam Woodman		27	LW	Eura
14	Stewart Robson		29	ST	Eura
9	Loic Macon-Petrault	30	ST	Kelssek

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
19	Louise Vaughan		31	CB	Nephara
5	Lazar Meier		32	CB	Pasarga
25	Dominick Ambrose	20	LB	Eura
24	Dean Barnes		20	RAM/RW	Eura
18	Jacob Bentley		26	CM	Eura
26	Melissa Shaw		21	CM/CAM	Eura		
27	Ava Barnes		20	AM/ST	Eura
10	Thor Ibrahim Ahmad	27	ST	Kelssek

FALOURR
Manager: Hadrian Belfast (60, Nephara)
Stadium: Sandstone Ground (Falourr, 76,000)
Nickname: The Cadets
Colours: Navy blue primary, white secondary. Kit is navy blue shirts and socks, white shorts.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Gold League Winner (S37), 2x National Cup Winner (S19, S40), 1x Silver League Winner (S5)
Notable Products: Aidan Jones, Jarrod Jenkins, Tommy Sutton
Icons: Scott Daley, Aidan Jones, Jody Meredith, Toby Hayes, Charles Hunter, Apostolos Tsattalios, Stephen Paul, Ryan Theuer, Morgan Fox, Tommy Sutton

Last season finish: 7th in Gold League (W19, D5, L14, 77F, 68A, +9GD, 62PTS)
Last season top scorers: Sven Ehlers (18), Loreen Hazen (11), Ben West/Kemal Gajic (8)
Last season top assists: Ben West (14), Kemal Gajic (12), Gael Texeira (11)

Falourr’s defence conceded 13 goals less in the previous season than the one before. An improved backline has been the main source of their progress from ninth to seventh across those two years. The IFCF places are their next target, and they might just get there if they can be more consistent against sides lower in the league. Hadrian Belfast reportedly took his squad on a special retreat to work on the mental side of their game in the hope of addressing this frailty. If he is successful, there is no reason that this side couldn’t get into the Challengers Cup qualifying places.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      			TO				FEE/TERMS
Robert Beales		17	LCM	Eura			Falourr				Hyford City (EOT)		Season Loan
Morena Deventer		35	LW	Nephara			Falourr				Retired
Raimund Anderson	34	CB	Nephara			Falourr				Retired

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Morten Henberg		26	GK	Savojarna
2	Lucian Fontaine		27	RB	Eura
4	Athelney Shrine		26	CB	Brenecia
5	Jarrod Jenkins		33	CB	Eura
24	Ruthanne Guess		29	LB	Chromatika
7	Kemal Gajic		29	RW/ST	Mytanija
8	Federico Arnaudo	22	CM	Savigliane
12	Gael Texeira		33	CM	Audioslavia
11	Ben West		24	AM	Eura
9	Loreen Hazen		31	LW/ST	Cassadaigua
10	Sven Ehlers		27	AM/ST	Savojarna

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
13	Bill Powell		21	GK	Eura
27	Madison Hayter		19	RB	Eura
19	Mauricio Arboleda	28	CB	Valladares
3	Scott Quinn		34	LB	Eura
16	Jacob Holden		23	CM/RM	Eura
20	Marcela Ward		31	CM	Nephara
6	Ethan Sears		25	CM	Eura
26	Robert Beales		17	LCM	Eura		OUT ON LOAN
25	Vincent Stevenson	18	LW	Eura
14	Calvin Lawson		22	ST	Eura

FARRENTON ATHLETIC
Manager: Lee Sharp (75, Eura)
Stadium: Pignot Stadium (Farrenton, 70,000)
Nickname: The Ingots
Colours: Dark gray primary, white secondary. Kits are dark gray shirts and shorts with white trim, and white socks with dark gray trim.
Silverware (modern era): 2x Silver League Winner (S4, S16), 2x Silver League Promotion (S4, S16)
Notable Products: Joe Robel, John Mallard
Icons: Scott Daley, Bryn Thomas, Joe Robel, Sebastian Field, Scott Barnes, Carrol Liam, Pierre-Louis Le Tonnelier

Last season finish: 9th in Gold League (W14, D13, L11, 56F, 51A, +5GD, 55PTS)
Last season top scorers: Mhaca White/Lukas Meyer (9), Eloise Morgan (8), Hank Killian (7)
Last season top assists: Eloise Morgan (12), Lukas Meyer (11)

Not many £6.1m players find themselves starting out on the bench. Consaidin Garrard will have to get used to that reality and fight his way into the starting lineup past Tethys Ondrejko, his Brenecian countrywoman, to maintain the strong Brenecian vein running through Farrenton Athletic as Ondrejko, Morwen Prentice and Mhaca White all stare down the barrel of aging. At least Athletic have a host of other talents to celebrate, from skillful Delaclav winger Lukas Meyer to the exciting new striking option Hank Killian. Sadly, one talent they cannot rely on any longer is club legend Pierre-Louis Le Tonnelier. The 37-year-old forward has moved to Fligsive FC to finish his career there, leaving behind a proud record as one of Gold League’s greatest cult heroes.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      			TO				FEE/TERMS
Consaidin Garrard	26	CM/AM	Brenecia		FK Metropola Borograd (S & T)	Farrenton Athletic		£6.1m
Mack Roberts		22	CF	Eura			Farrenton Athletic		Blackfields			£1.2m
Pierre-Louis Le Tonnelier37	AM/ST	Gadirya/EOT		Farrenton Athletic		Fligsive FC (EOT)		Free
Scarlett Woods		17	AM/ST	Eura			Farrenton Athletic		Arrowsmith			Season Loan
Matej Beltrame		34	AM	Nephara			Farrenton Athletic		Retired
Justin Crawford		34	CB	Ethane			Farrenton Athletic		Retired

STARTING XI (4-2-3-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	John Hewitt		26	GK	Eura
21	Hakon Brevik		25	RB	Valanora
5	Kevin Quispe		25	RCB	Huayramarca
6	Morgan Hart		25	CB	Eura
3	Morwen Prentice		33	LB	Brenecia
4	Tethys Ondrejko		30	CDM	Brenecia
8	Kent Lindblad		25	LM/CM	Delaclava
11	Lukas Meyer		28	RW	Delaclava
10	Endre Mulner		27	CAM/ST	Pasarga
7	Eloise Morgan		27	LW/ST	RK Quebec
9	Mhacha White		29	ST	Brenecia

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
13	Thibaud Duchemin	21	GK	Savigliane
2	Kai Xiao		34	RB	Chromatika				
20	Archie Stewart		24	LB	Eura
19	Rich Bryant		19	RM	Eura
14	Richard Clements	35	CM	Eura
16	Consaidin Garrard	26	CM/AM	Brenecia				
25	Scarlett Woods		17	AM/ST	Eura		OUT ON LOAN
23	Hank Killian		25	ST	Chromatika

HOLDENBERG
Manager: Robert Smith (63, Audioslavia)
Stadium: Benedict Lane (Holdenberg, 74,869)
Nickname: The Steelmen
Colours: Red primary, white secondary. Kits are red and white striped shirts, red shorts and white socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Gold League Winner (S38), 2x National Cup Winner (S16, S26), 1x Silver League Promotion (S4), 1x National Shield Winner (S39)
Notable Products: Pablo Dohi, Lazar Eleonora, Aitor Carbonara, Frank Bevan, Henri de Aea, Stanley Burns, David Logan
Icons: Geoff Day, Seryou Kobe, Jonny dos Santos, Keith Rowland, Pablo Dohi, Lazar Eleonora, Frank Bevan, Henri de Aea, Stanley Burns, Oskar Holsteiner

Last season finish: 6th in Gold League (W18, D9, L11, 77F, 49A, +28GD, 63PTS)
Last season top scorers: Ivan Valenzuela/Travis Vivier (14), Isaac Tomlinson/Rudolf Macek (10), Moses Moxey (8)
Last season top assists: Moses Moxey (15), Oscar Vincent (12), Travis Vivier (11)

Aside from the retirement of veteran left midfielder Ceirdwen Fletcher there has been very little activity of note this summer at Benedict Lane. Perhaps this is Robert Smith’s signal that he is happy with his squad; realistically, its because the Steelmen had a poor transfer window. A big money bid for Tumbran winger Valerie Wells fell short and the club has not strengthened elsewhere. This may concern some fans, as Holdenberg dropped two places in the league from Season 49 to 50 and earned nine less points. A title challenge still remains elusive despite Oscar Vincent’s excellent debut season and the growing threat provided by Travis Vivier, especially with record signing Moses Moxey now hitting 35-years-old. Nevertheless, Holdenberg should be aiming for IFCF qualification as a minimum goal.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      			TO				FEE/TERMS
Ceridwen Fletcher	34	LM	Brenecia		Holdenberg			Retired

STARTING XI (4-1-4-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Urban Malthus		30	GK	Nephara
2	Jane Hallam		27	RB	Eura
5	Just Olink		25	CB	Savojarna
6	Quentin Phillips	24	CB	Eura
3	Stanley Burns		33	LB	Eura
4	Marcia Sable		32	CDM/CM	Nephara
7	Rudolf Macek		29	RW	Siovanija & Teusland
8	Moses Moxey		35	CM	Audioslavia
16	Oscar Vincent		25	CM	Eura
14	Travis Vivier		25	LW/ST	Eura
10	Ivan Valenzuela		29	ST	Valladares

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
13	Caspar Engstrom		20	GK	Valanora
17	Flynn Woodward		24	CB/RB	Eura
16	Jim Bevan		22	LB	Eura
26	Colin Harmison		16	RAM/LAM	Eura
25	Roy Champion		18	CM	Eura
12	Henry Hollifield	31	CAM	Cosumar
26	Bryan Sykes		19	CM/LM	Eura
24	Rachel Lambert		19	AM	Eura
22	Gilamu Kuartango	22	LM	Astograth
9	Isaac Tomlinson		33	ST	Eura

HOLDENBERG CITY
Manager: Tony Dalton (60, Eura)
Stadium: Hafran Lane (Holdenberg, 63,590)
Nickname: Don’t have an official nickname, but are usually referred to as City
Colours: Green primary, yellow secondary. Kit is green and yellow shirts with colours segmented into three thick stripes (yellow in the middle, green on each side), green shorts, yellow socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S23), 3x Silver League Promotion (S9, S19, S23)
Notable Products: Pola Grabnyak, Ryan Collins, Keith Rowland, Daniel Robertson
Icons: Pola Grabnyak, Ryan Collins, Daniel Robertson, Dominic Miller

Last season finish: 16th in Gold League (W7, D12, L19, 46F, 71A, -25GD, 33PTS)
Last season top scorers: Sergey Nweke (11), Valya Albert (7), Amanda Guttisdottir/Ella Thrane/Theodor Armitage (5)
Last season top assists: Amanda Guttisdottir (14)

City’s transfer window was dominated by the Amanda Guttisdottir saga, with rumours swirling towards the end of Season 50 that the Graintfjaller wanted to move to a bigger club, with the board ready to cash in. These prophecies came true when Spartangrad came knocking and the board opted to sell, getting £17m - they had wanted £25m but had little room to maneuver with only a year left on her contract. This came off the back of a dismal season that saw off Bruno Hawke, the 68-year-old resigning on a low after an otherwise highly successful period in charge. Reaching two National Cup finals and IFCF football was a big achievement for arguably the smaller of the two Holdenberg clubs but now it seems they are back at square one. Their first team options are increasingly older, and while they have a deep squad in terms of quantity, it is less impressive in terms of quality. At least the Guttisdottir money has been reinvested wisely in a solid replacement, Simon Smith, and defensive prospect David Carr.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      			TO				FEE/TERMS
Amanda Guttisdottir	28	CM/CAM	Graintfjall		Holdenberg City			Spartangrad			£17m
Simon Smith		28	CM	Eura			Pradera FC (Valladares)		Holdenberg City			£5m
David Carr		24	CB/LB	Eura			Suttonville			Holdenberg City			£2.7m
Jim Guta		22	AM	Eura			Port Baker			Holdenberg City			£300k
Pino Byorn		25	LW	Farfadillis		Holdenberg City			Stoneport (EOT)			Free
Tessa Daley		18	RM	Eura			Holdenberg City			Dangerford			Season Loan

STARTING XI (4-1-4-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Anthea Finnan		31	GK	Brenecia
2	Marvin Walsh		32	RB	EOT
15	Damien Halliger		32	CB	Kelssek
5	Pontus Magnusson	26	CB	Savojarna
14	Brian Mantha		28	LB	RK Quebec
11	Valya Albert		26	RW	Chromatika
8	Simon Smith		28	CM	Eura
18	Tom Garner		36	CDM	Eura
4	Ella Thrane		23	CM	Valanora
12	Hanne Heikkisdottir	30	LW	Graintfjall
10	Sergey Nweke		30	ST	Savojarna

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
13	Ryan Terlock		23	GK	Kelssek
21	Kenneth Bennett		22	RB	Eura
6	Samba Ogunsola		36	CB	Banija
20	David Carr		24	CB/LB	Eura
3	Iban Cousineau		27	LB	Ethane
25	Tessa Daley		18	RM	Eura		OUT ON LOAN
24	Elijah Thomson		19	CM/RM	Eura
25	Rebecca Curtis		16	CM/CAM	Eura
17	Lewis Waller		24	CM	Eura
22	Jim Guta		22	AM	Eura
23	Malik Kiefer		22	CF	RK Quebec
9	Theodor Armitage	28	CF	Tikariot

[Eura]

The Euran Football Association’s Euraleague

SEASON 51 - PART IIb

Gold League Team Previews for Season 51 continued

To note:
- For silverware, runners up medals are only listed for UICA/IFCF/CdC competitions. Only modern era (S1 onwards) achievements are listed.
- For top scorers and assists in the previous season, only players with 5 goals or more or 10 assists or more are included (up to a maximum of the top three for both categories). If no players meet these criteria, one top scorer and/or one top assister will be listed.
- Team rosters are not always exhaustive, rather they list significant named players. Any rosters that appear to not be full are completed by unlisted youth players and journeymen backup players.

LAJUNO
Manager: Tzemeno Baxterrika (66, Astograth)
Stadium: Lansbury Road (Lajuno, 62,000)
Nickname: The Boatmen
Colours: Gold primary, green secondary. Kit is all gold with minimal green trim.
Silverware (modern era): 2x National Cup Winner (S34, S45), 1x Silver League Promotion (S1)
Notable Products: Nicky Martin, Craig Harper, Luar Dardan, Vance Simm
Icons: Nicky Martin, James Clarke, Craig Harper, Luar Dardan, Glenn Anderson, Jordan Jarvis

Last season finish: 8th in Gold League (W17, D9, L12, 57F, 64A, -7GD, 60PTS)
Last season top scorers: Serena McDavid (14), Christine Atkinson (11), Ildiko Kalman (6)
Last season top assists: Ildiko Kalman (11), Marcus Nolan/Hodei Echebarria (10)

Lajuno is best known for its Astograth internationals but it’s a native of Mercedini who is making the headlines at Lansbury Road. Their long serving frontman has called time on his career, his best years and partnership with Kara Ciogach growing ever distant in the rear view mirror. Lajuno are fortunate though that they possess a strong new generation of strikers in Christine Atkinson and Serena McDavid and a decent squad as a whole. They have steadily improved in recent seasons, finishing 8th in Season 50, and will now feel they are in a position to push for a shot at IFCF football.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      			TO				FEE/TERMS
Ben Chillotov		35	ST	Mercedini		Lajuno				Retired

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Vance Simm		31	GK	Eura
2	Oxarra Peira		27	RB	Astograth
5	Silas Duff		25	CB	Eura
4	Urbasa Albina		24	CB	Astograth
3	Marko Martel		31	LB	Astograth
12	Ildiko Kalman		28	RW	Pasarga
6	Marcus Nolan		31	CM	Baker Park
8	Soter Laborda		27	CDM	Astograth
11	Hodei Echebarria	29	LM	Astograth
14	Christine Atkinson	26	ST	Eura
10	Serena McDavid		26	ST	Baker Park

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
13	Alessandro Lucchesi	25	GK	Eura/Sameba
21	Alexander Franklin	22	RWB	Eura
19	Granville Crittenden	30	CB	Chromatika
23	Reese Clifton		20	LB	Eura
22	Jayden Collingwood	19	CM	Eura
16	Josh Bradshaw		23	CAM	Eura
24	Isobel Keane		19	LW	Eura
9	Tucker Colquhoun	21	ST	Audioslavia

MARKETVILLE
Manager: Tripate Falcon (44, Vilita)
Stadium: The Maw (Marketville, 42,000)
Nickname: The Merchants
Colours: Red primary, white secondary, black tertiary. Kit is red and white hooped shirts and socks with white shorts.
Silverware (modern era): 4x Silver League Winner (S7, S19, S38, S45), 7x Silver League Promotion (S2, S5, S7, S19, S38, S45, S48)
Notable Products: Clive Dawson, Sterling Rose, Jack Menard
Icons: Clive Dawson, Liam Carling, Sterling Rose, Juri Kisame

Last season finish: 14th in Gold League (W10, D8, L20, 53F, 90A, -37GD, 38PTS)
Last season top scorers: Hustaz Urresti (10), Gus Longhurst/Candice Delaya/Malcolm Harvey (8), Crios Sandoval (6)
Last season top assists: Gus Longhurst (12), Malcolm Harvey (10)

Last season saw Tripate Falcon’s Merchants regress slightly, despite finishing one spot higher in the table than they did in Season 49. A leaky defence conceded 22 goals more than it did the year before without a corresponding improvement in goals scored at the other end. Marketville have always been a progressive and well run club punching above their weight, so it was a surprise to see Licentian goalkeeper scapegoated for this defensive malaise, shipped back to his homeland in an uncharacteristically brutal fashion. Nepharan keeper Ezra Carbine has replaced him on a permanent deal just two years after a loan spell at Hornchurch in Silver League. Carbine has something to prove, but really the whole team do, and Falcon to boot – their talent attacking midfield seems to be their only real strength now. Marketville could find themselves in a relegation battle if the rest of the side doesn’t shape up.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      			TO				FEE/TERMS
Aimil MacGowan		23	GK	The Licentian Isles	Marketville			St Thomas (The Licentian Isles)	£3.2m
Ezra Carbine		23	GK	Nephara			AFC Treason (Nephara)		Marketville			£3.1m
Rhys Davis		25	CB	Helving			Burgess FC (EOT)		Marketville			£1.2m

STARTING XI (4-2-3-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Ezra Carbine		23	GK	Nephara
20	Paul McFarland		26	RB	Eura
6	Chance Benton		26	CB	The Grearish Union
19	Maynard Oakes		25	LCB	Chromatika
15	Desmond Foley		24	LB	Eura
14	Gus Longhurst		25	AM	Ko-oren
8	Joseph Lacher		25	CM	Eura
4	Nicole Kirkpatrick	28	CDM	Cassadaigua
7	Crios Sandoval		29	LW	Chromatika
10	Malcolm Harvey		33	LM/AM	Delaclava
9	Candice Delaya		20	ST	Chromatika

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
2	Nicholas Glover		31	RB	Eura
5	Edward Ratimir		31	CB	Mercedini
23	Rhys Davis		25	CB	Helving
3	Simon Prutton		33	LB	Eura
11	Joe Elliot		24	RM	Eura
16	Melisande Stubbs	22	CDM/CM	Nephara
17	Jefferson Cook		23	AM	Eura
21	Huw Webster		17	RM/LM	Eura
12	Hustaz Urresti		29	CF	Astograth

MOUNTAINSIDE
Manager: Weylon Churchilli (57, Eura)
Stadium: Summit Stadium (Mount Fable, 35,000)
Nickname: The Snowcaps
Colours: White primary, black secondary, gold tertiary. Kit is white shirts and socks with black shorts, with gold trim on the socks.
Silverware (modern era): 2x National Cup Winner (S9, S50), 1x Silver League Winner (S31), 3x Silver League Promotion (S15, S31, S45)
Notable Products: Jude Yates, Toby Hayes, Jordan Jarvis, Edward Pollard, Nicky Keane
Icons: Toby Hayes, Nicky Keane, Rhys Miles, Regatta Aspenwood

Last season finish: 17th in Gold League (W8, D8, L22, 37F, 68A, -31GD, 32PTS)
Last season top scorers: Sophie Singh (9), Mor Rioghain-Stokes (7), Ben Romeijn/Scarlet McKenzie (5)
Last season top assists: Ben Romeijn (12)

Possibly the most fortunate manager in the league right now is Weylon Churchilli, who seemed to be facing the managerial gallows in the latter stages of a dreadful Season 50 for Mountainside. Fortunately, they were saved on the last day of the Gold League season by a stirring comeback at Farrenton Athletic as Unioneers sent Aspel down; even more important was an impressive run to the final of the National Cup, beating Directus and Spartangrad in fine fashion en route. A historic final victory over their league saviours Unioneers followed. Its possible that their league form was simply a product of this cup run taking priority. What is more likely is that the Snowcaps are in dire need of reinforcement, and they may now be in serious trouble after losing wonderkid Sophie Singh to Chromatik for a whopping £25m. There has been some reinvestment of that money alongside outgoings, and the first eleven could be very good indeed, but there is a serious lack of depth on the bench. Any defensive injuries could prove fatal.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      			TO				FEE/TERMS
Sophie Singh		23	AM/ST	Eura			Mountainside			Chromatik (Chromatika)		£25m
Herbert Brewer		27	CM	Eura			Spartangrad			Mountainside			£2.8m
Vasco Cardoso		20	AM/ST	Cabo Azure		Whitepill			Mountainside			£1.9m
Achim Hofstetter	27	ST	Zeta Reka		Mountainside			Eriksson Icecaps (The Cordian Isles) £1.5m
Phambea Namura		30	RB	Hinode			Mountainside			Fligsive FC (EOT)		£1.1m
Elis Lovland		30	LB	Farfadillis		Mountainside			Farf lower league club		Free
Nathan Burton		17	LW	Eura			Mountainside			Hornchurch			Season Loan

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Elliot Palmer		30	GK	Eura
2	Flynn Walton		24	RB	Eura
3	Paul Pritchett		26	CB	Eura
6	David Parks		25	CB	Eura
19	Alfie Wright		23	LB	Eura
12	Han Niro		33	RM	Chromatika
4	Ben Romeijn		28	CM	Delaclava
8	Nick Major		25	CM	Krytenia
7	Swansea Reach		33	CM/AM	Nephara
11	Scarlet McKenzie	26	LM	Licentian Isles
9	Mor-Rioghain Stokes	22	ST	Brenecia

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
13	Andrea Stack		32	GK	Brenecia
15	Amber Barnes-Smith	16	CB	Eura
5	Evan Bryant		28	CB	Eura			
22	Andrew Black		21	RW	Eura
16	Herbert Brewer		27	CM	Eura
23	Nathan Burton		17	LW	Eura		OUT ON LOAN
25	Harry Anderton		17	AM/ST	Eura
10	Vasco Cardoso		20	AM/ST	Cabo Azure
17	Raven Dallas		32	ST	Nephara

OAKSTONE
Manager: Lyle Heath (63, Eura)
Stadium: The Oak House (Oakstone, 82,402)
Nickname: The Northmen
Colours: Brown primary, white secondary. Kit is brown shirts, shorts and socks are also brown but with white trim.
Silverware (modern era): 2x National Cup Winner (S38, S42), 1x Silver League Winner (S33), 2x Silver League Promotion (S14, S33)
Notable Products: Rob Bell, Brian Bond, Leo Sterling
Icons: Ryan King, Rob Bell, Rudy Valencia, Brian Bond, Weylon Churchilli, Nathan Wall, Matthew Lane, Ben Hall, Anthony Townsend, Leo Sterling, Heron Kendall

Last season finish: 12th in Gold League (W13, D10, L15, 58F, 68A, -10GD, 49PTS)
Last season top scorers: Rita Brookfield (14), Robert Marshall (8), Brian Bond/Damion Bowman (7)
Last season top assists: Damion Bowman (12), Robert Marshall/Leopold Bliznakov (10)

Lyle Heath is under a lot of pressure at Oakstone after his club sank to mid-table following an impressive seventh place finish in Season 49. The Northmen appear to have gone backwards in all departments despite having one off the deepest squads outside of the Big Five, and at least two world class players in their starting lineup. A repeat of the season prior will not be acceptable to the board – Oakstone must push for IFCF football, especially with the rumours of Brian Bond’s retirement being imminent. The key figures are likely to be Eurans Robert Marshall, Rita Brookfield and Alex Coles, as Oakstone continue to be one of the leading clubs for showcasing Euran talent.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      			TO				FEE/TERMS
Paulo Kobe		23	CAM	EOT			Magnaeus City (EOT)		Oakstone			£3m
Aldin Lindberg		21	RW	Valanora		Raynor City United		Oakstone			£2.2m
Per Tegeler		34	LW	Recuecn			Oakstone			Retired

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Daniel Wolter		27	GK	Valanora
2	Harry Wheeler		30	RB	Eura
5	Alex Coles		29	CB	Eura
4	Fred Stephens		26	CB	Eura
3	Nina Pomeroy		32	LB	Chromatika
7	Robert Marshall		25	AM	Eura
6	Leopold Bliznakov	30	CAM	Siovanija & Teusland
8	William Alonso		28	CM	Valladares
14	Damion Bowman		33	LW	Eura
9	Brian Bond		37	LW/ST	Eura
10	Rita Brookfield		26	ST	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
13	Ferret Tioux		34	GK	Chromatika
21	Amber Arnold		19	RB	Eura
19	Ahmed Masic		25	CB	Mytanija
25	Bryan Dawson		20	CB	Eura
15	Mario Austerlitz	22	LB	Siovanija & Teusland
11	Aldin Lindberg		21	RW	Valanora
16	Paulo Kobe		23	CAM	EOT
24	Kenny Woods		23	CM/RM	Eura
22	Oliver Huxtable		23	LW	Eura
12	Zasha Covach		26	ST	Nephara

REVOLUTIONARIES
Manager: Niels Kruse (55, Polar Islandstates)
Stadium: Sasky Rising Memorial Stadium (Brigham, 107,000)
Nickname: No official nickname, but usually just referred to as “The Revolutionaries”
Colours: Dark green primary, black secondary. Kits are dark green shirts with a black “sash” diagonal stripe, black shorts and dark green socks.
Silverware (modern era): 2x UICA Champions Cup Winner (CC57, CC69), 1x UICA Globe Cup Runner Up (GC64), 2x UICA/IFCF Super Cup Runner Up (SC54, SC66), 1x Cygnus/Cup Winners Cup Runner Up (CWC32), 2x Copa de Campeones Winner (CdC32, CdC39), 2x Copa de Campeones Runner Up (CdC30, CdC51), 11x Gold League Winner (S5, S6, S9, S17, S22, S23, S24, S34, S35, S44, S45), 4x National Cup Winner (S22, S29, S31, S44) 11x National Shield Winner (S2, S6, S7, S10, S18, S23, S24, S35, S36, S46, S49)
Notable Products: John Spartan, Gareth Blackthorn, Gethin Quill, Jurgen Eisenhower, Rhys Griffiths, Rob Ricketts
Icons: Ambale Deniau, Nick Feeney, Kieran Kane, Simon Xavier, Clevon Drago, Brigham Bond, Mikael Johannes, Liam Allen, Ben Prince, Ross Ramsden, John Spartan, Gareth Blackthorn, Skorji Oslograd, Frank Rozenthal, Alexander Jager, Rhys Griffiths, Jurgen Eisenhower, Gethin Quill, Roxelana Thorn, Eamon Power, Earl van den Brink

Last season finish: 2nd in Gold League (W23, D10, L5, 89F, 43A, +46GD, 79PTS)
Last season top scorers: Konrad Lovelace (15), Tambra Matalin (11), Tosgo Alxiki/Mihaly Bernat (9)
Last season top assists: Tambra Matalin (15),, Tosgo Alxiki/Mbogo Norgaard (12), Todor Mihailov (11)

Three consecutive top three finishes in Gold League have left Revolutionaries in a continuous state of frustration. Niels Kruse looked like he could have started pulling out chunks of his hair as his side failed to defeat Brigham on the final day of last season, costing themselves the title. Increasingly there are fears that they may be out of the running for a while yet; their top class defence is suddenly very old, Konrad Lovelace and Maximilien Longchambon are on the way out, and they seem to be saddled with a bloated squad just short of the elite quality they need. Even so, its probably too early to write off the Kruse era team. Derizi Amatopa remains one of the best goalkeepers in the world. Aurin Aoemlirea has hit the ground running up front. The Farfadillis pair of Mbogo Norgaard and Tosgo Alxiki dominate the midfield. There is plenty to be positive about – they just might need to make it all count sooner rather than later.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      			TO				FEE/TERMS
Mason Wyatt		24	LW	Eura			Revolutionaries			Foxhampton			£1m
Abraham Dexter		18	LW	Eura			Revolutionaries			New Bastion (EOT)		Season Loan

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Derizi Amatopa		25	GK	Turori
2	Michel Saint Francois	34	RB	Audioslavia
15	Tanya Green		30	CB	Eura
5	Roxelana Thorn		33	CB	Nephara
11	Triss Roscommon		31	LB	Brenecia
4	Todor Mihailov		32	CM	Siovanija and Teusland
8	Mbogo Norgaard		25	CM	Farfadillis
17	Tambra Matalin		30	RW	Nephara
13	Tosgo Alxiki		26	LW/ST	Farfadillis
12	Aurin Aomelirea		24	RW/ST	Ko-oren
9	Konrad Lovelace		32	ST	Nephara

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
25	Opal Cairncross		37	GK	Brenecia
19	Fulco Salas		27	RB	Pasarga
21	Jack Bedford		25	CB	Eura
3	Planio'o Nrujsa		22	CB/LB/RBTurori
7	Maximilien Longchambon	34	CAM	Ko-oren
22	Franklin Buckley	22	CM	Eura			
26	Abraham Dexter		18	LW	Eura		OUT ON LOAN
14	Rob Ricketts		27	AM	Eura
16	Daniel Jokic		25	ST	Mytanija
10	Mihaly Bernat		28	ST	Pasarga

SPARTANGRAD
Manager: Walter Crasder (65, Eura)
Stadium: Olympic Stadium (Spartangrad, 104,773)
Nickname: The Spartans
Colours: Blue primary, white secondary. Kit is blue and white stripe shirt, blue shorts, blue socks with white trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x UICA Champions Cup Winner (CC71), 1x IFCF Challengers Cup Winner (ChC5), 1x IFCF Challengers Cup Runner Up (ChC9), 1x UICA/IFCF Super Cup Winner (SC68), 1x UICA/IFCF Super Cup Runner Up (IFCF-SC5), 2x Cygnus/Cup Winners Cup Winner (CWC47, CWC57), 1x Cygnus/Cup Winners Cup Runner Up (CWC48), 1x Copa de Campeones Winner (CdC47), 2x Copa de Campeones Runner Up (CdC27, CdC29), 9x Gold League Winner (S3, S16, S19, S21, S33, S36, S40, S48, S49), 7x National Cup Winner (S4, S8, S14, S28, S37, S41, S48), 11x National Shield Winner (S4, S9, S17, S20, S31, S34, S37, S38, S41, S42, S50)
Notable Products: Seryou Kobe, Weylon Churchilli, Grant Townsend, Harvey Blake, Clint Rogers
Icons: Seryou Kobe, Sam Thomas, Maresto Silvia, Mikhael van Germ, Rhodri Evans, Vincent James, Weylon Churchilli, Mike Adams, Armando Elevado, Csaszar Mor, Alexander Roudet, Harvey Blake, Lucan Palmisano, James Palmisano, Chad Parsons, Mathis Woodgate, John Talbot, Harry Gravesen, Lui Wceil, Ciro Oljer, Mark Unterhausen

Last season finish: 4th in Gold League (W22, D9, L7, 92F, 54A, +38GD, 75PTS)
Last season top scorers: Haley Hauser (14), Clarana Refiami (13), Lauren Cheney/Kate Archer (10)
Last season top assists: Haley Hauser (18), Chimera Moxham (14), Lauren Cheney (13)

Despite finishing just five points behind Ulsa, Spartangrad never looked like defending their title. Their impregnable Season 49 defending was nowhere to be found in an inconsistent Season 50 campaign, conceding 54 goals compared to the 30 of the year before. A hole has also been torn out of the midfield by Chimera Moxham’s retirement, with Lauren Cheney not far away at 34, Clint Rogers likely to follow and already playing reserve, and even Haley Hauser is somehow 30 already. Walter Crasder has clearly identified this as the area in most urgent need of improvement as he shelled out £17m for Amanda Guttisdottir. He also went in for Nepharan Tasha Sauber, a younger and but also talented central midfielder. Now the Spartan’s new look midfield will need to gel quickly to form the bedrock of a renewed push for league silverware. Clarana Refiami will also need to find top form again after an average showing last season, scoring 13 goals, a modest return by their standards.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      			TO				FEE/TERMS
Amanda Guttisdottir	28	CM/CAM	Graintfjall		Holdenberg City			Spartangrad			£17m
Tasha Sauber		23	CM	Nephara			Sabrefell Athletic (Nephara) 	Spartangrad			£6.2m
Herbert Brewer		27	CM	Eura			Spartangrad			Mountainside			£2.8m
Johan Karlovic		33	CM	Mercedini		Spartangrad			Zoloroni City (Mercedini)	Free
Chimera Moxham		35	CM/AM	Nephara			Spartangrad			Retired

STARTING XI (4-2-3-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Aranea Provost		30	GK	Nephara
2	Ana Mason		25	RWB	Eura
6	Henri de Aea		32	CB	Chromatika
5	Adin Wasawo		24	CB	Banija
3	Alex Ingram		31	LB	Eura
10	Amanda Guttisdottir	28	CM/CAM	Graintfjall
18	Tasha Sauber		23	CM	Nephara
15	Dordo Urbanc		24	CM	Mytanija
7	Lauren Cheney		34	RW/ST	Brenecia
8	Haley Hauser		30	CM/AM	Chromatika
9	Clarana Refiami		25	ST	Vilita

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
13	Sam Norman		21	GK	Eura
15	Tabor Csikos		31	CB/RB	Pasarga
19	Jonathan Dennis		23	CB	Eura
4	Laborc Szollossy	31	CB	Pasarga
23	Danielle Bean		20	LB	Eura
22	Jade Prior		18	RW	Eura
24	Vince Garrett		16	CM	Eura
16	Clint Rogers		33	CAM	Eura
14	Boriska Nagy		28	LW/ST	Pasarga
20	Kate Archer		24	ST	Eura

ULSA
Manager: Chris Waller (60, Eura)
Stadium: Troutbridge (Ulsa, 97,460)
Nickname: The Builders
Colours: Light blue primary, white secondary. Kit is light blue shirts, white shorts, light blue socks.
Silverware (modern era): 4x UICA Globe Cup Winner (GC46, GC51, GC61, GC63), 1x UICA Super Cup Winner (SC46), 1x UICA Champions Cup Runner Up (CC63), 3x UICA Super Cup Runner Up (SC51, SC61, SC63), 1x UICA Centenary Series Winner, 2x Cygnus/Cup Winners Cup Winner (CWC43, CWC44), 1x Copa de Campeones Winner (CdC28), 2x Copa de Campeones Runner Up (CdC36, CdC40), 10x Gold League Winner (S10, S11, S12, S14, S18, S20, S28, S29, S32, S50), 7x National Cup Winner (S6, S10, S17, S21, S33, S36, S47), 8x National Shield Winner (S11, S15, S19, S21, S22, S29, S30, S48)
Notable Products: Grant Davis, Steve Thompson, Chris Waller, Frank Ainsworth, John Leach
Icons: Grant Davis, Steve Thompson, Nicky Martin, Clive Dawson, Iuliu Zapatic, Lyle Heath, Rob Bell, Sam Ashtree, Craig Sinclair, Chris Waller, Scott Coles, Reece Lucas, Kris Campbell, Frank Ainsworth, Romikk Valgard, Adnan Szalai, Monako Saroszi

Last season finish: 1st in Gold League (W24, D8, L6, 100F, 49A, +51GD, 80PTS)
Last season top scorers: Kurtis Bastable (26), Bravura Harper (20), Colm O’Tuathail (10)
Last season top assists: Colm O’Tuathail (16), Julian Werner (12), Nolberto Dravon (11)

The long wait is over. Ulsa are champions again – an overdue domestic triumph – and club hero Chris Waller must take much of the credit for that fine achievement. What remains to be seen is whether Ulsa can do it all again. Recent history has shown retaining Euraleague once is now the norm; no-one has failed to defend their title at the first attempt since Directus in Season 39, winning the league only for Spartangrad to take the championship the following year. The big clubs have become apt at building up to “peak” moments where their squads are at their best and are able to consolidate success rather than just winning once, a big shift from the 30’s era of insurgent champions and a rapidly shifting balance of power.

Ulsa appear to fit the newer trend with a squad that is broadly at the peak of its powers, though Kurtis Bastable surely can’t be expected to contribute as much as he did last year, scoring 26 goals. Bravura Harper will have to lead the line from here and is equipped appropriately for the task. She has the backing of a physically imposing and creative midfield, and the backline is as reliable as any in the division. Only one reinforcement has been brought in for the title defence – Eyvar Mathiasson adds depth at centre back as well as a future replacement for one of Finn Leadbetter or Polina Zirkova. Waller has to now demonstrate that will be enough.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      			TO				FEE/TERMS
Eyvar Mathiasson	23	CB	Graintfjall		Hagejoki (Graintfjall)		Ulsa				£5.5m
Monako Saroszi		35	RM	Nephara			Ulsa				Retired

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Gunter Obermaier	27	GK	Valanora
2	Clovette Bravender	29	RB	Brenecia
5	Finn Leadbetter		31	CB	Brenecia
4	Polina Zirkova		32	CB	Savojarna
3	Eve Reeve		29	LB	Eura
14	Nolberto Dravon		27	RW	EOT
8	Esther Caitiff		31	CM	Brenecia
7	Julian Werner		29	CAM	Siovanija & Teusland
16	Colm O'Tuathail		33	LM	Kelssek
9	Bravura Harper		25	ST	Nephara
10	Kurtis Bastable		33	CF	Nephara

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
27	Mark Trott		18	GK	Eura
15	Ewan Fletcher		21	RB	Eura
6	Jason Potts		32	CB	EOT
21	Eyvar Mathiasson	23	CB	Graintfjall
23	Ronald Ashtree		24	LB	Eura
25	Roger Mallard		18	RW	Eura
20	Laura Holland		25	CM	Eura
18	Mario Szolosi		28	CAM	Pasarga
11	Julia Holt		23	LW	Valanora
17	Gabriel Riveros		29	ST	Valladares
26	Phil Pollard		21	ST	Eura

ULSA ROVERS
Manager: Liam Carling (63, Eura)
Stadium: Rovers Chase (Ulsa, 51,000)
Nickname: The Rovers
Colours: Blue primary, white secondary, black tertiary. Kit is blue and white quadrants on the shirt and socks, with black shorts.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S34), 9x Silver League Promotion (S1, S3, S8, S13, S18, S26, S34, S37, S50)
Notable Products: Demi Arthur, Liam Carling, Gary Prior, James Clements, Marvin Paige, Gordon Clayton, Aaron Finch
Icons: Liam Carling

Last season finish: 2nd in Silver League (W21, D8, L9, 83F, 51A, +32GD, 71PTS)
Last season top scorers: Owen Holden (24), Axel Fiallo (15), Redd Humphreys (11)
Last season top assists: Caitlin MacTilt (14), Axel Fiallo (13)

Season 50 was a good one for the city of Ulsa. While the Builders were winning the Gold League, their less illustrious rivals across town were pulling off an achievement of their own, winning promotion from Silver League for the first time in over a decade. Rovers are a classic team in the genre of “Big in Silver League, Small in Gold League” – they have gone up eight times before in the modern era and never survived for too long. Club legend Liam Carling faces an uphill task in breaking the chains of that historic baggage. He has spent modestly but wisely on a better goalkeeper than the limited Arthur Corbett, depth signings for the bench, and a talented Audioslavian striker on loan, 20-year-old Danil Lanziego. But by far the most important figure on this team is Owen Holden. The 21-year-old Euran forward scored 24 goals in their promotion season and if he does adapt well to top flight football, Rovers will have little chance of staying up.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      			TO				FEE/TERMS
Eva Karven		29	CF	Kelssek			Honeybadgers			Ulsa Rovers			£1.6m
Henry Woodhouse		21	GK	Tumbra			Parkhouse (The Licentian Isles)	Ulsa Rovers			£1.5m
Ajax Boleyn		25	CDM	Nephara			North Laithland (Nephara)	Ulsa Rovers			Free
Eva Lincoln		33	ST	Nephara			Ulsa Rovers			Dudsbury			Free
Andrey Uspensky		19	CB	Pyazhnaya		Pyazhnyy FA (Pyazhnaya)		Ulsa Rovers			Free
Danil Lanziego		20	AM/CF	Audioslavia		1830 Cathair (Audioslavia)	Ulsa Rovers			Season Loan

STARTING XI (4-4-1-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
13	Henry Woodhouse		21	GK	Tumbra
15	Jay Ashtree		22	RWB	Eura
5	Lily Marshall		30	CB	Kelessek
4	Ginger Stephens		28	CB/RB	Nephara
3	Chance DuPois		34	LB	Chromatika
18	Isabelle Donald		24	RW	Eura
6	Ralph Gray		30	CDM	South Newlandia
8	Caitlin MacTilt		30	CM	Schottia
7	Axel Fiallo		25	LM	Ko-oren
14	Danil Lanziego		20	AM/CF	Audioslavia		IN ON LOAN
10	Owen Holden		21	ST	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
1	Arthur Corbett		32	GK	Eura
17	Dan Johnson		20	RB	Eura
21	Andrey Uspensky		19	CB	Pyazhnaya
20	Ricky Looming		19	LB	Eura
24	Ajax Boleyn		25	CDM	Nephara
19	Mac Davies		18	CM	Eura
16	George Clifford		22	LAM	Eura
12	Eva Karven		29	CF	Kelssek
9	Redd Humphreys		33	ST	Eura

UNIONEERS
Manager: Janko Perlog (61, Zeta Reka)
Stadium: The Iron Shed (Harther, 45,390)
Nickname: The Unionists
Colours: Blue primary, red secondary, gold tertiary. Kits are blue and red striped shirts and blue and red hooped socks, blue shorts, minor gold trim but mainly gold just used for shirt numbers and names, and as an away kit.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S27), 2x Silver League Promotion (S27, S36)
Notable Products: John Talbot, Vincent Robshaw, Liam Armstrong
Icons: John Talbot, Vincent Robshaw, Liam Armstrong, Jakob Larsen, Pablo Mane, Niall Bremner

Last season finish: 11th in Gold League (W12, D13, L13, 73F, 70A, +3GD, 49PTS)
Last season top scorers: Alban Pontiac (17), Peter Csorba (11), Charles Barber (9)
Last season top assists: Jakob Larsen (14), Bradley Howarth (12)

Janko Perlog has stabilised Unioneers with consecutive 11th placed finishes in Gold League. But that might not satisfy the fans and board for long; this club has become used to competing for IFCF football, though all involved were satiated by a run to last year’s National Cup final, even if it did end in defeat and a missed opportunity for silverware. Isaak Liverstam is potentially an excellent signing at centre back to replace the existing starters within a year or so. There are replacements in place for the midfield, although it’s a big ask to expect them to hit the top form together that Bradley Howarth and Jakob Larsen have managed. Up front they are well equipped with a trio of deadly forwards and two young backups, lead by Alban Pontiac who scored 17 league goals last season. Its time to push on.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      			TO				FEE/TERMS
Isaak Liverstam		23	CB	Tikariot		Lanar (Chromatika)		Unioneers			£4.3m
Niall Bremner		35	ST	Brenecia		Unioneers			Retired
Marvin Paige		35	CB	Eura			Unioneers			Retired

STARTING XI (4-3-3 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Nicodemo D'Ambrosio	30	GK	Savigliane
2	Rovena Stride		32	RB	Nephara
4	Harold Knight		33	CB	Eura
6	Hireild Gudmundson	31	CB	Audioslavia
14	Sigimund Firmin		31	LB	Darmen
18	Elise Preston		26	CDM	Eura
7	Bradley Howarth		34	CM	Eura
8	Jakob Larsen		33	CM	Valanora
10	Charles Barber		24	CF	Eura
11	Alban Pontiac		26	ST	Nephara
12	Peter Csorba		26	ST	Pasarga

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
13	Rudolf Klaric		21	GK	Pasarga
19	Jake Curtis		19	RB	Eura
5	Isaak Liverstam		23	CB	Tikariot
23	Malcolm Roberts		21	CB	Eura
3	Aria Rojas		20	LB	Valanora
16	Zorka Rompa		27	CDM/CM	Poafmersia
22	Rogier Wijnberg		22	CM	Delaclava
20	Ed Clarke		25	CM/CAM	Eura
21	Josh Samson		19	ST	Eura
25	Bradley Huddlestone	19	CF	Eura

WORKERS UNION
Manager: Csaszar Mor (62, Pasarga)
Stadium: Workers Athletic Achievement Stadia (Callodown, 80,000)
Nickname: The Workers, or just Union. In the past they were also often nicknamed Union Callodown.
Colours: Primary red, secondary steel grey. Kit is red shirt and shorts, steel grey socks.
Silverware (modern era): 2x Silver League Winner (S25, S40), 4x Silver League Promotion (S14, S25, S40, S42)
Notable Products: Lyle Heath, Fabio Quella, Spencer Greenwood
Icons: Grif Hales, Ruslan Demetriev

Last season finish: 15th in Gold League (W8, D13, L17, 59F, 76A, -17GD, 37PTS)
Last season top scorers: Fran Prpic-Bosanac (14), Darius Purcell (12), Miles Mann (8)
Last season top assists: Miles Mann (14), Timur Zaitsev/Constance Stroud (10)

The Workers cannot be happy to have dropped back ten points and three league positions between seasons. However, there may be little that Csaszar Mor can do about it. The club opted to sell Fran Prpic-Bosanac against his wishes, depriving his team of its biggest goal threat. Darius Purcell and Florent Rivera are more than capable, and Nikolett Horvath could come good in the long run, but there’s no getting around the fact that Union have lost a key asset. At least, aside from Horvath, they have been able to reinvest in another positive signing. Krytenian left midfielder Carlos Senna is one of Gold League’s best prospects and potentially a steal at £5m when bigger clubs were sniffing around his signature. Constance Stroud will need replacing before long and, when that time comes, Senna could become the new big shot at Union.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY		FROM      			TO				FEE/TERMS
Fran Prpic-Bosanac	24	ST	Mytanija		Workers Union			Bastion				£11m
Carlos Senna		23	LM	Krytenia		Honeybadgers			Workers Union			£5m
Nikolett Horvath	21	ST	Pasarga			Oslograd Academy (EOT)		Workers Union			£3.7m
Albert Peters		23	LM	Eura			Workers Union			Argus Wild Arms (EOT)		£1m

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Van Enax		25	GK	Chromatika
2	Terry O'Brien		28	RB	Eura
5	Casey Giltanan		28	CB	Brenecia
4	Leona Ford		32	CB	Brenecia
3	Reece Lucas		35	LB	Eura
11	Miles Mann		25	RW	Kelssek
14	Timur Zaitsev		29	CM/CAM	Delaclava
8	Ian Mamani		26	CM	Huayramarca
7	Constance Stroud	31	LW	Brenecia
9	Florent Rivera		25	AM/CF	Poafmersia
10	Darius Purcell		29	ST	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
13	Sergio Salas		32	GK	Darmen
19	Kieran Bruce		25	RB	Eura
15	Ritchie Mallick		26	CB	Eura
23	Lauren Scott		24	LB	Eura
17	George Deal		25	CM	Eura
18	Gusti Rodolfo		31	CM	Mercedini
12	Carlos Senna		23	LM	Krytenia
21	Jeff Prutton		23	AM	Eura
16	Nikolett Horvath	21	ST	Pasarga

[Eura]

The Euran Football Association’s Euraleague

SEASON 51 - PART IIc

Silver League Preview

To note:
- For silverware, runners up medals are only listed for UICA/IFCF/CdC competitions. Only modern era (S1 onwards) achievements are listed.
- For top scorers and assists in the previous season, only players with 5 goals or more or 10 assists or more are included (up to a maximum of the top three for both categories). If no players meet these criteria, one top scorer and/or one top assister will be listed.
- Team rosters are not always exhaustive, rather they list significant named players. Any rosters that appear to not be full are completed by unlisted youth players and journeymen backup players.

AFC MAYVILLE
Manager: Carl Brommis (59, Eura)
Stadium: Langham Stadium (Mayville, 44,000)
Nickname: Don’t have an official nickname, but are usually referred to as Athletic in contrast to local rivals Mayville Town, known as Town
Colours: Yellow primary, white secondary. Kit is yellow shirts with white shorts and socks.
Silverware (modern era): 3x Silver League Winner (S2, S15, S44), 10x Silver League Promotion (S2, S10, S15, S27, S30, S38, S41, S44, S46, S48)
Notable Products: Chad Parsons, Colin Nelson, Miroslav Janda
Icons: Miroslav Janda, Chad Parsons

Last season: 6th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Earl James		23	GK	Delaclava
2	Jake Blackburn		26	RB	Eura
5	Christian Foreman	30	CB	Nephara
4	Lydia Radcliffe		28	LCB	The Grearish Union
3	Mike Kerr		24	LB	Eura
12	Malcolm Dalton		24	RW	Eura
16	Alexander Kjaer		33	CM	Ethane
20	Jacob Potter		25	CDM	Eura
7	Roselin Ginter		35	LW	Eura
9	Lewis Phoenix		35	ST	Eura
10	Phillip Scott		24	CF	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
6	Jacopo Pinto		34	CB	Eura/Sameba
23	Terrance Leonard	21	CB	Eura
24	Henrietta Perkins	20	RM	Eura
22	Frederick Andrews	22	CDM	Eura
25	Jenn Davies		18	RAM/LAM	Eura
26	Jerome Alexander	20	LM	Eura

ARROWSMITH
Manager: Romikk Valgard (40, Cosumar)
Stadium: Fishery Hill (Arrowsmith, 45,600)
Nickname: The Fletchers
Colours: Navy primary, white secondary, yellow tertiary. Kit is navy and white striped shirts with navy shorts and white socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S30), 5x Silver League Promotion (S6, S12, S21, S24, S30)
Notable Products: Craig Sinclair, Harvey Joyce, Robert Hobbs, Jesus Moreno
Icons: Nicky Royle

Last season: 16th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Reza Schmidt		28	GK	Iskandervale
2	Perceval Cheshire	23	RB	Eastfield Lodge
5	Emma Beaudry		22	RCB	Cassadaigua
4	Flynn Harmison		27	CB	Eura
3	Kilian Frazer		33	LB	Eura
7	Travis Jefferson	23	CM/RM	Eura
8	Valentina Cavicchi	30	CM	The Askari Union
14	Dom Stone		23	AM/CF	Eura
12	Drake Sinclair		23	AM	Eura
9	Taylor Robson		21	CF	Eura
10	Dallas Sureme		30	CF	Tikariot

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
15	Leonard Watson		18	RB	Eura
11	Scarlett Woods		17	AM/ST	Eura		IN ON LOAN

ASPEL
Manager: Alan Dabix (56, Sameba)
Stadium: Delga Park (Aspel, 25,000)
Nickname: The Eagles (‘Aquile’)
Colours: All green. Occasionally with white and light blue trim on kits.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S49), 1x Silver League Promotion (S49)
Notable Products: Mario Andella
Icons: Mario Andella, Fernando Torjan, Santo Zito, Julyan Carlevaro

Last season: 18th in Gold League

STARTING XI (4-2-3-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Sova Pardinho		35	GK	Sameba/Eura
2	Taylor Barris		26	RB	Kelssek
5	Vito Cardenas		21	CB	Sameba/Eura
6	Dragomir Matijevic	20	CB	Farfadillis
12	Susan Paine		20	LB	Eastfield Lodge
3	Valter Genovesi		23	CM	Eura/Sameba
8	Ben Carter		24	CM/CAM	Eura
7	Gorka Akutain		32	RM/RW	Audioslavia
10	Mateo Piroz		20	AM	Sameba/Eura
11	Pat Sage		18	LM	Hapilopper
9	Julyan Carlevaro	36	ST	Sameba

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
15	Arezu Zhubin		24	RB	Squornshelous
20	Kornel Borsos		17	CB/RB	Pasarga
19	Luis Caya		26	CB/LB	Eura
16	Louis Vassell		26	CM	Brookstation
18	Lucien Palle-Fors	18	CM	Sameba/Eura
14	Annika Fontaine		27	ST	Savigliane

CALLODOWN
Manager: Bob Partridge (61, Eura)
Stadium: Hollow Park (Callodown, 52,660)
Nickname: The Callodownians
Colours: Blue primary, black secondary. Kit is blue and black striped shirts and socks, and black shorts.
Silverware (modern era): 5x Silver League Promotion (S11, S25, S34, S40, S44)
Notable Products: Joe Sullivan, Harry Humphreys, Gabriel Dunn, John Fletcher, Eve Reeve, Wallace Pickton
Icons: Harry Humphreys, John Fletcher

Last season: 8th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-3-3 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	David Warrington	25	GK	Eura
2	William Bale		29	RWB	Eura
15	Viola Parr		28	CB	Nephara
5	Jay Schofield		32	CB	Eura
3	Juliette Sadler		23	LB/LM	Eastfield Lodge
8	Harry Humphreys		37	CM	Eura
4	Markos Baranyi		27	CM	Pasarga
7	Zamor Salamon		34	CM	Pasarga
14	Kelvin Browning		24	ST	Eura
10	Keira Fallon		33	ST	Nephara
9	Chris Cottrell		22	ST	EOT

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
6	Ted Reid		34	CB	Eura
22	Isobel Robinson		20	CB	Eura
21	Kai Harrier		22	LB	Eura
16	Beth Morton		30	CDM	Eura
22	Tom Hussain		20	CM/CAM	Eura
12	Ella Curry		24	AM	EOT
23	Bryn Logan		20	AM/ST	Eura

DANGERFORD
Manager: Asey Vella (61, Sameba)
Stadium: Oakham Hill (Holdenberg, 24,583)
Nickname: The Pears
Colours: Light green primary, yellow secondary. Kit is light green and yellow striped shirts and socks, green shorts.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S37), 3x Silver League Promotion (S32, S35, S37)
Notable Products: Max May, Lucas Leonard, Finlay Vaughan, Jason Robbins
Icons: N/A

Last season: 14th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-3-2-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Wilhelm Margate		27	GK	Nephara
2	Brooke Bianchi		21	RB	Cassadaigua
5	Jed Poole		34	CB	Eura
4	Harvey Roseroot		32	CB/LB	Schottia
3	Lance Prewett		30	LB	Brenecia
11	Lily Shephard		34	RW	Eura
8	Lewis Coates		23	CM	Eura
6	Kenichi Takahashi	30	CM	Hinode
4	Brett Phillips		22	CM	Eura
7	Finn Humphrey		20	LW	Eura
9	Wilbert Crosby		22	ST	Eastfield Lodge

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
10	Tessa Daley		18	RM	Eura

DARTMOOR
Manager: Albin Oslograd (55, Eura)
Stadium: Plains Arena (Dartmoor, 43,200)
Nickname: The Cobblers
Colours: Dark green primary, white secondary. Kit is dark green shirts, white shorts and socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S22), 3x Silver League Promotion (S22, S28, S31)
Notable Products: Harley Rhodes, Gabriel Harper
Icons: David Thomas, Eye Barsa, Ender Wiggin

Last season: 13th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Gilmore Strattan	30	GK	Nephara
2	Rico Silla		30	RB	Eura/Sameba
5	Raymond Wallace		21	CB	Eura
4	Francis Hurst		23	CB	Eura
3	Khaled Akhtar		32	LB	Eura
14	Ethan Kellow		29	RM	Tikariot
6	Vicar Romario		27	CM	Chromatika
8	Gabe Stevens		32	CM	Eura
11	Eugene Talbot		32	LW/RW	Tikariot
10	Barry Flake		27	CF	Eura
9	Fraser Wheatley		32	CF	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
12	Lawrence Morris		23	CAM	Eura
15	Tessa Franklin		19	RW	Eura
7	Oscar Paine		17	LM	Eura

DUDSBURY
Manager: Moses Luc Bjerregaard (54, Polar Islandstates)
Stadium: Lowland Gardens (Dudsbury, 35,000)
Nickname: The Walkers
Colours: Light blue primary, white secondary. Kit is light blue shirts with light blue shorts, and light blue and white hooped socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S6), 2x Silver League Promotion (S3, S6)
Notable Products: N/A
Icons: Stan Champion

Last season: 3rd in Bronze League

KEY PLAYERS

NO.	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
2	Calvin Connors		19	RB	Eura
5	Trent Grant		18	CB	Eura		IN ON LOAN
3	Patricia Armitage	20	LWB	Eura
6	Jeffery Paige		17	RCM	Eura
8	Robert Davies		17	CAM	Eura		IN ON LOAN
10	Eva Lincoln		33	ST	Nephara
9	Austin Dixon		20	ST	South Newlandia

EFS
Manager: Sophy Clementine (49, Eura)
Stadium: The Parade Ground (Falourr, 23,309)
Nickname: The Troopers
Colours: Khaki brown primary, dark green secondary. Kit is khaki brown shirts and shorts with striped socks of khaki brown and dark green.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S28), 2x Silver League Promotion (S26, S28)
Notable Products: Ethan Lees
Icons: William Stone

Last season: 17th in Silver League

STARTING XI (3-5-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Meng Zhu		27	GK	Yuezhou
5	Helmut Scane		26	CB	Nephara
3	Cian Barry		20	CB	Delaclava
6	Arnold Tronsson		29	CB	Graintfjall
4	Cliff Hardin		35	CDM/CM	Brenecia
14	Bill Arthur		22	CAM	Eura
11	Riley Sykes		19	LW	Eura
12	Walter Cook		23	AM	Eura
7	Alfred Harrington	24	RW	Eura
10	Kaja Shields		22	CAM/ST	Eastfield Lodge
9	Tempest Birch		28	ST	Ceyne Islands

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
15	Mark Dalton		17	LWB	Eura
16	Ray Norris		17	RW	Eura

FOXHAMPTON
Manager: Kerry McCroft (40, Eura)
Stadium: Hampton Court (Foxhampton, 32,500)
Nickname: The Foxes
Colours: Red primary, white secondary. Kits are red and white stripe shirts with red shorts and white socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S24), 3x Silver League Promotion (S20, S24, S35)
Notable Products: David Pope, Roger Piper, Freddie Law, George Richards, Fred Cox, David Parks
Icons: Roger Piper, George Richards, Oliver Naismith, Tyler Adams, Fred Cox

Last season: 12th in Silver League

STARTING XI (5-4-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Ethan Fleming		36	GK	Eura
15	Alexis Caldwell		26	RB	Nephara
2	Mark Quinton		35	CB/RB	Baker Park
4	Danny Bennett		26	CB	Eura
5	Joe O'Donnell		20	LCB	Eura
3	Scott Evans		19	LB	Tumbra
6	Benjamin Hicks		33	CM	Eura
8	Andy Arthur		23	CM	Eura
7	Cody Albert		24	RAM	Eura
11	Mason Wyatt		24	LW	Eura
9	Fred Cox		31	ST	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
13	Alison Balls		18	GK	Eura
10	Linus Branson		24	ST	Nephara

HARKDOWN
Manager: Gavin Madison (56, Eura)
Stadium: OpTiiK Arena (Harkdown, 55,600)
Nickname: The Riflemen
Colours: Gold primary, steel secondary. Kit is all gold with steel trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x National Cup Winner (S1), 3x Silver League Promotion (S20, S23, S38)
Notable Products: Kieran Kane, Lewis Moore, Richard Lockhart, Ryan Robinson, Zach Flynn
Icons: Kieran Kane, Lewis Moore, Ryan Robinson

Last season: 5th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Steve Ellis		32	GK	EOT
11	Ibrahima Farrah		22	RB	Eastfield Lodge
15	Hajdar Nemchenkov	26	CB	Squornshelous
5	Chelsea Sawyer		24	RCB	Cassadaigua
3	Barrett Coulson		28	LB	Brenecia
7	Chris Leigh		27	RW	Eura
4	Scottie Oakley		31	CM	Cassadaigua
6	Mautau			33	CAM	Dainer
8	Jian Lang		26	AM	Yuezhou
10	Kevin Dillon		28	CF/ST	Delaclava
14	James Walker		22	ST	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
18	Daniel Stevens		24	RM	Eura
16	Emily Vaughan		20	RCM	Eura
20	Marty Rosyth		18	LCM	Eura
21	Alicia Walker		19	LW	Eura

HONEYBADGERS
Manager: Jason Phillips (46, Baker Park)
Stadium: The Hive (Directus, 62,107)
Nickname: None, but sometimes referred to as the Badgers for short
Colours: Yellow primary, black secondary, white tertiary. Kits are yellow and black hooped shirts, white shorts and white socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x National Cup Winner (S18), 3x Silver League Winner (S1, S39, S47), 5x Silver League Promotion (S1, S33, S39, S43, S47)
Notable Products: Neil Cole, Sam Thomas, John Buckson, Mike Adams, Kevin Colbert
Icons: Sam Thomas, Steven Marshall, Guy Stamp, Stanislav Navratil, Michael Sarado

Last season: 20th in Gold League

STARTING XI (4-4-1-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Charlie Ross		30	GK	EOT
2	Eric Cotterill		20	RB	Eura
4	Henry Robinson		31	CB	Helving
5	Mari Eskildsen		30	CB	Savojarna
3	Jon Harding		20	LCB	Eura
12	Merta Hierwen		27	RW/ST	Squornshelous
6	Dale Banks		24	CDM/CM	Eura
8	Gonzalo Lorano		31	CM	Mercedini
14	Sam Mills		32	LM	Eura
11	Mack Francis		23	AM	Eura
10	Daniel Pryor		33	CF	Baker Park

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
13	Padraig McElroy		20	GK	Delaclava
23	Eyande Garika		29	CB	Astograth
20	Clark Corbett		20	RW	Eura
24	Jake Holding		19	CM/LM	Eura
19	Leonard Webb		22	CAM	Eura

HORNCHURCH
Manager: Daniel Belgrave (73, Eura)
Stadium: Walter Avenue (Hornchurch, 56,392)
Nickname: The Roses
Colours: Claret primary, white secondary. Kits are claret shirts and shorts, white socks.
Silverware (modern era): 4x Silver League Winner (S8, S10, S13, S32), 5x Silver League Promotion (S8, S10, S13, S29, S32)
Notable Products: Graham Hill, Sam Ashtree, Nick Feeney, Ben Prince, Kurtis Bastable, Damion Bowman
Icons: Graham Hill, Mikael Johannes, Liam Carling, Michael Simpson, Julius Carrera, Kurtis Bastable, Damion Bowman

Last season: 9th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Hansa Tabasi		23	GK	Iskandervale
2	Emmanuel Paris		24	RB	Tequilo
4	Crista Veylos		26	CB	Eura/Sameba
5	Dom Short		24	RCB	Eura
3	Jodi Servais		25	LB	Eura
6	Cara Vela		23	CM	Valanora
8	Danitha Najzar		32	CM	SRS
7	Kyle Wilkinson		26	AM	Ethane
12	Ashley Crane		32	CM/AM	Brenecia
14	Teresa Lozano		31	ST	Ethane
9	Lacey Lane		20	AM/ST	Qasden

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
15	Nick Baker		22	CB	Eura
10	Lara Pranjic		21	CM	Pasarga
16	Eleanor Beckett		21	CM	Bollonich
17	Nathan Burton		17	LW	Eura
11	Nita Hanson		25	ST	South Newlandia

OLD BOYS CLUB
Manager: Lofty Jones (45, Eura)
Stadium: Boys Field (Directus, 26,847)
Nickname: The Gangsters
Colours: Royal blue primary, gold secondary. Kits are blue shirts with yellow sides running from the shoulder to the bottom of the shirt, blue shorts with yellow trim that matches the shirts, and blue socks with yellow trim.
Silverware (modern era): 2x National Cup Winner (S23, S46), 3x Silver League Winner (S21, S29, S41), 5x Silver League Promotion (S21, S29, S39, S41, S49)
Notable Products: Jacob Kirk, Charles Hunter, Lofty Jones, Thomas Hancock, Christopher Gibbs, Dan Ainsley, Oliver Murray, Alex Coles, Bobby Malone
Icons: Lofty Jones, Jacob Kirk, Samuel Salquist, Christopher Gibbs, Bobby Malone

Last season: 19th in Gold League

STARTING XI (4-3-1-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Gerald Oswalt		28	GK	Chromatika
2	Yanpier Bordenabe	24	RB	Astograth
5	Feng Jingfei		25	CB	Yuezhou
6	Rob Evans		33	CB	Baker Park
3	Henrik Ancel		25	LB	Farfadillis
8	Pierick Tausend		23	CDM	Zwangzug
4	Jan Muller		21	CB/CDM	Zeta Reka
7	Darling Keates		29	CM	Ceyne Isles
14	Fletcher Green		22	AM/CF	Eura
10	Desmond Garvey		32	ST	Baker Park
9	Cedric Strom		33	ST	Audioslavia

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
20	Malcolm Sine		18	RB	Eura
21	Ross Smith		23	LWB	Eura
23	Jayden Sturridge	18	LB	Eura
16	Euan Gray		22	CM/RM	Eura
15	Riley Logan		23	CM	Eura
18	Flynn Leigh		22	AM	Eura
12	Viola Dubois		26	ST	Savigliane

REAL OAKWOOD
Manager: Justin Carver (52, Eura)
Stadium: Barrigan Stadium (Sullivan, 58,505)
Nickname: Real, or the Royals
Colours: Red primary, gold secondary, white tertiary. Kit is red and gold chequered shirt, gold shorts, red socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S12), 5x Silver League Promotion (S7, S12, S16, S26, S32)
Notable Products: Charlie Fuller, Danny Sullivan, Chris Ashton
Icons: Jody Meredith, Danny Sullivan, James Lafferton

Last season: 2nd in Bronze League

KEY PLAYERS

NO.	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Grace Storey		25	GK	Eura
3	Luke Richie		36	RB	Eura
7	Ben Jones		34	RM	Eura
8	Romeo Poszon		21	CM	Farfadillis
14	Sean Cooper		31	AM	Eura
10	Taros Rios		27	CF	Sameba/Eura
9	George Briggs		36	ST	Eura

SUTTONVILLE
Manager: Stephen Mansfield (67, Brenecia)
Stadium: Haddock Bridge (Suttonville, 47,550)
Nickname: The Villagers
Colours: Dark blue primary, black secondary, white tertiary. Kit is dark blue shirts, black with white trim shorts and socks.
Silverware (modern era): 6x Silver League Promotion (S15, S19, S23, S29, S36, S46)
Notable Products: Miles MacDonald, Frank Ainsworth, Eddie Wood, Bailey Norman, Robert Hobbs, Jamie Edwards
Icons: Stephen Mansfield

Last season: 11th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Malakai Rookwood	31	GK	Brenecia
2	Hailey Parkes		28	RB	EOT
4	Hubertus Weissbach	27	CB	Valanora
5	Sophy Holden		25	CB	Eura
3	Ruzena Benjamin		31	LB	Chromatika
12	Hanna Nicosdottir	26	RM	Graintfjall
8	Cory Ferguson		28	CM/RM	Kelssek
18	Mary Graves		32	CM	Eura
11	Rex Casey		28	LM	South Newlandia
10	Renate Eskalza		28	ST	The Askari Union
9	Zaza Cashmore		31	ST	Brenecia

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
13	Apol Biliso		25	GK	Farfadillis
19	Estelle Robert		31	RB	Chromatika
15	Preston Patterson	22	LB	Eura
22	Connor North		17	CM/RM	Eura
16	Colin Giles		24	LCM	Eura
6	Luke Horton		26	CM	Eura
24	Lucy Edgar		16	CAM	Eura
17	Josh Woods		22	AM	Eura
21	Peter Kingsley		22	ST	Eura

SWORD
Manager: Frank Ainsworth (49, Eura)
Stadium: Mansley Arena (Sword, 42,000)
Nickname: The Scimitars
Colours: Steel grey primary, white secondary. Kits are steel grey and white stripes on shirts, white shorts and socks with steel grey trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S9), 4x Silver League Promotion (S9, S24, S33, S47)
Notable Products: Peter Morrison, Samuel Hopkins, Leon Wilson, Rhys Miles
Icons: Rhys Miles

Last season: 10th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Aleksander Basilic	25	GK	Zeta Reka
2	Maddie McNeill		21	RB	Cassadaigua
5	Jay Connor		23	CB	Eura
4	Tristam Grass		33	CB	Itor
3	Cintia Racz		28	LB	Pasarga
11	Wes Elliot		33	RM	Eura
8	Miriam Resan		30	CM	Iskandervale
4	Bryan Potter		24	CM/LM	Eura
7	Meraude Isaac		22	LM	Mertagne
10	Benedict Edwards	29	CF	Tikariot
9	Harold Zambrano		33	ST	Isolaverde

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
15	Reid Winston		23	RWB	Eura
6	Georgina Bradley	18	LCB	Eura
20	Imogen Arthur		19	LB	Eura
12	Fred Viscza		25	AM	Eura
17	Maria Burton		18	LAM	Eura
14	Franklin Hawker		23	AM/ST	Eura

THAGARNIA
Manager: Ellie Sutcliffe (43, Eura)
Stadium: Thagarnia Bowl (Thagarnia, 40,394)
Nickname: The Pheasants
Colours: Dark green primary, gold secondary. Kit is dark green shirts with a thick gold band on the left side, dark green shorts and socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S14), 5x Silver League Promotion (S5, S9, S14, S18, S28)
Notable Products: Reece Kent, Gavin Madison, Frank Cardle
Icons: N/A

Last season: 15th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Roque Leitao		18	GK	Cabo Azure
2	Brad Kadi		34	RB	Daera
4	Dana Steele		18	RCB	Eura
5	Andoni Suzuki		32	CB	Hinode
3	Wes Brissom		22	LWB	Eura
6	Dominick Vaughan	23	CM	Eura
8	Petra Lazar		17	CM	Pasarga
7	Gregory Tomlinson	22	AM	Eura
14	Francis Burns		23	AM	Eura
10	Shaun Evans		24	ST	Eura
9	Stefan Davison		21	ST	Eura

USMER
Manager: Eamon Power (65, Ancharmunn)
Stadium: Ludvik Ring (Usmer, 69,492)
Nickname: The Signallers
Colours: White primary, green secondary. Kits are all white with green trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x UICA Series B Champions Cup Winner (SBCC69), 1x UICA Super Cup 3rd Place (SC69), 3x Silver League Winner (S20, S43, S46), 7x Silver League Promotion (S10, S20, S25, S37, S39, S43, S46)
Notable Products: Harvey Dexter, Dan Brooks, Leo Hargreaves, Osvaldo Roman, Harry Gravesen, Josh Holmes, Sharon Erskine, Elliot Palmer
Icons: Antonio Marino, Alperen de Kleijn, Berardo do Luca, Ben Robinson, Marko Dreher, Dan Brooks, Roman Ayebler, Osvaldo Roman, Oliver Storey, Josh Holmes

Last season: 7th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Shea Horan		32	GK	Brenecia
5	Winfred Walla		24	CB	Ko-oren
3	Bobby Bennett		23	CB	Eura
2	Jake Newton		35	CB	Eura
8	Christos van Rossen	33	CM	Pasarga
4	Hugo Toring		34	CM	Schottia
12	Beti Rota		29	RM	Astograth
7	Harry Santorna		31	CAM	Mercedini
14	Janko Loncar		23	AM/ST	Zeta Reka
9	Mason Karven		27	CAM/CF	Kelssek
10	Ballista Meade		34	ST	Nephara

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
6	Luke Dillon		30	CB	Eura
20	Marc Lawson		22	CB	Eura
19	Tom Johnson		22	CDM/CM	Eura
16	Leonard White		26	CM	Eura
11	Maria Jack		19	RW	Eura

WEA
Manager: Saskia Holden (47, Schottia)
Stadium: The Athletic Ground (Bastion, 54,202)
Nickname: The Rebels
Colours: Yellow primary, blue secondary. Kit is yellow shirt and socks, blue shorts.
Silverware (modern era): 4x Silver League Promotions (S16, S22, S27, S41)
Notable Products: Ross Browning, Ben Robinson, Adam Reed, Samuel Wilkinson
Icons: Brian Roberts, Paul Fessner, Geoff Day

Last season: 1st in Bronze League

STARTING XI (5-4-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Earl Myrick		36	GK	Eura
2	Samuel Brissom		29	RB	Eura
4	Roy McCord		33	CB	Eura
5	Heath Marcel		19	CB	Eura/Sameba
6	David Robel		23	LCB	Eura
3	Lauren Howard		30	LB	Eura
10	Martin Ricketts		21	CAM	Eura
8	David Carpenter		36	CM	Eura
16	Sam Cobb		21	CM	Eura
14	Fabian Griffin		23	LB	Eura
7	Miles Logan		19	LW/ST	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
18	Elliot Garner		17	RCM	Eura

WHITEPILL
Manager: Szadek Rakvere (56, Squornshelon Remnant States)
Stadium: White Coast Road (Whitepill, 31,200)
Nickname: The Whites
Colours: Primary white, secondary orange. Kit is all white with orange trim.
Silverware (modern era): 2x Silver League Winner (S17, S42), 4x Silver League Promotion (S13, S17, S40, S42)
Notable Products: Dale Huxtable, Pedro Corrigan, Charles Owens, Ryoto Oshiro, Hiro Ramone
Icons: Dale Huxtable, Wolcjeck Gruber, Ryoto Oshiro, Hiro Ramone

Last season: 4th in Silver League

STARTING XI (4-3-3 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Irenee Bouchard		29	GK	Chromatika
2	Dalmar Hylursson	32	RB	Graintfjall
4	Damon Beale		18	RCB	Eura
5	Ezra Morris		33	CB	Eura
3	Kyle Lowe		31	LWB	Eura
6	Sora Yamashita		31	CDM/CM	Hinode
8	Dragan Markovic		26	CM	Mytanija
12	Nelson Sinclair		24	CM/LM	Eura
14	Graham Turner		22	ST	Eura
9	Hiro Ramone		32	ST	Hinode
10	Margareta Fetlar	30	ST	Schottia

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
16	Austin Damberry		17	CM	Eura
17	Walter Cotter		18	LW	Eura

[Eura]

Eura (EUR) Qualifiers
Top seeds are first

IFCF Champions League: Spartangrad, Directus, Ulsa
IFCF Challengers Cup: Bastion, Farrenton Athletic, Holdenberg
IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy: Aspel, Callodown, Suttonville

Other Competitions Eura (EUR) Qualifiers

Cup Winners Cup: Holdenberg
Copa de Campeones: Spartangrad

The Euran Football Association’s Euraleague

SEASON 51 - PART III

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51st Euraleague Shield

ULSA 4 – 0 MOUNTAINSIDE
Bastable 15, Caitiff 22, Dravon 38, Reeve 62

Both Spartangrad and Directus were criticized for not taking the Shield seriously enough last season, which might be why Ulsa came out at almost full strength for this one. Mountainside were also at full strength bar an injured Swansea Reach but were blown away in the first half by the dominant Gold League champions. Elliot Palmer should have done better against Kurtis Bastable’s headed opener – there was nothing he could do about Esther Caitiff’s second, a blasted strike from 30 yards. Nolberto Dravon then dribbled through two people before tucking home a glorious third. The Snowcaps tried to recover without success in the second half, as Eve Reeve’s fourth sealed the deal for Ulsa.

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Euraleague Season 51

For all the fuss about Ulsa returning to the summit of Euran football in Season 50, it appears that we are living in an era of Spartangrad dominance. On matchday 36 of Season 51, Spartans midfielder Haley Hauser secured a 1-0 victory for her side with a deft chip over Workers Union goalkeeper Van Enax – and in doing so all but guaranteed the Spartans the league title. Directus were six points behind at this point, and the Spartans goal difference was too superior to be caught. An away defeat to Oakstone in the next game mattered for little and on the final day the Spartans dealt out a 7-0 hammering to Brigham away from home, Lauren Cheney bagging a hattrick in the process.

Walter Crasder’s side were thoroughly deserving of their title win and had established themselves as favourites early in the season, threatening to stretch ahead at multiple points, only to be reeled in by one of Directus or Ulsa. In what was a free scoring season even by Euraleague’s standards, Spartangrad’s advantage was that they were the hardest team to score against, conceding only 41 goals. Once again the credit has to largely to Aranea Provost and Henri de Aea, but Ana Mason, Adin Wasawo and Alex Ingram also did their part, as did the new look midfield covering them. Clarana Refiami has returned to form up front, and Cheney has enjoyed a prolific campaign, but Hauser has been the real star of the show.

Directus can be pleased with their second placed finish after pre-season doubts about their direction; Daniella Strauss will feel vindicated in her approach to managing the club so far, and Dean Barnes seems to have truly picked up the mantle from Mikhail Jashkin. Coming in just behind the Reds in third were Ulsa, the previous reigning champions, and now the first team to fail to defend a league title in a decade. A disappointing defensive record proved critical to undermining Ulsa’s attempts to keep pace with Spartangrad, and more broadly it seems a few key players may have hit a sharp peak in Season 50 and will now need to be phased out in favour of younger options.

Bastion were solid over the course of the season but a failure to convert more of their 11 draws into wins cost them in the race for Champions League football. They finished fourth, two points shy of Ulsa despite having a substantially better goal difference. At least the future is clearly positive with Loala Inkabu and Fran Prpic-Bosanac already striking up a deadly partnership. The contest for the remaining two Challengers Cup places would be thrashed out by three teams directly below them in the only real contest of an otherwise dead-rubber final day – and even then, one of them was already home and dry.

One of the shocks of the season would be that the home and dry team in that contest were Farrenton Athletic. 75-year-old Lee Sharp had exceeded all expectations in leading his side to fifth with one game remaining, having mathematically guaranteed at least sixth. They were subjected to a tough battle from already relegated Marketville on the final day, drawing 3-3 at home, while Holdenberg and Oakstone would have to battle over sixth. Oakstone finished the season brilliantly with 2-0 and 4-1 victories against top two Spartangrad and Directus, the latter away from home. But Holdenberg were disciplined on matchday 38, beating Lajuno 2-1 at home courtesy of two Oscar Vincent goals, tying up the final IFCF place in the process.

Readers may have noticed something unusual about this season already. Usually, by the time we’ve got past the IFCF slots, all of the traditional Euran “Big Five” have been mentioned, because they rarely fail to make it into those coveted top positions. Only rarely does this not transpire. Season 51 is one of those occasions – Revolutionaries inexplicably slipped to eighth in the league after a dire first half of the season, which would eventually force the departure of twice former Manager of the Season Niels Kruse. It wasn’t close either, with Oakstone finishing a whole eight points clear of Kruse’s side. It’s a calamitous outcome for one of Eura’s biggest clubs, who will now need to appoint a replacement coach and consider revamping their squad.

Another big gap in points separated Revolutionaries and ninth placed Lajuno, who finished level with surprise package Mountainside to wrap up the top half of the league (that’s pretty surprising given Mountainside lost Sophie Singh in the transfer window). Holdenberg City topped the bottom half of the table below them, a welcome change for City in their first season under Tony Dalton. Falourr had less to be pleased about; their 12th place finish represented a major step backwards from the season prior. There will now be growing pressure on Hadrian Belfast to turn things around.

Unioneers continue to settle for mediocrity, seemingly content with another mid-table finish and unwilling to spend the money needed to try and return to contesting for IFCF football. Carsby had more right to be satisfied by finishing on 45 points, more than enough to keep them in the top flight on their return, a good season for the Silver League champions with club icon Moira Woakes leading the way. Just a point behind these two sides were Brigham, who have backslid on their previous season’s performance and suffered that humiliating defeat to end the season against the champions Spartangrad. Workers Union were the highest finishing team to come in under 40 points, but they stayed clear of the relegation battle despite their limited resources, making it another job well done for Csaszar Mor.

Unlike many recent Gold League relegation battles, Season 51’s tussle to survive was resolved before the last day of the season. Despite eventually finishing the season with a 104 goals conceded, Bastion Lions secured their Gold League status on the penultimate matchday of the season, and looked pretty secure even before then. A dull 1-0 home victory over Mountainside, courtesy of an Oscar Laidon penalty, put them six points clear of Marketville with only three points still available. Tripate Falcon’s side had been in with a chance if they could win both remaining games with the Lions losing both of theirs, but this result killed their last hopes of prolonging their stay in the top flight. Ulsa Rovers would go down with them despite beating the Lions 3-1 away from home on the final day.

At least neither side were as dismal as the thoroughly under-resourced Blackfields, who netted a decent 63 goals but conceded a horrific 134, perhaps the worst defensive season of any team in modern Gold League history. The three of them will be replaced of course by the top three teams from Silver League. Leading that pack are Aspel, the rebellious Sameban side who have bounced back from their Season 50 relegation at the first attempt, winning the second-tier championship at a canter with a 12-point margin over their nearest rivals. Those nearest rivals are Callodown, returning to Gold League after a six year long absence (John Fletcher’s retirement was unfortunately timed), and Suttonville, who held off a yo-yo promotion challenge from Old Boys Club to take third place.

Gold League              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Spartangrad               38   24   8   6   104   41  +63    80   Champions + Champions League + CdC
 2 Directus                  38   22   8   8    95   54  +41    74   Champions League
 3 Ulsa                      38   22   7   9    98   61  +37    73   Champions League
 4 Bastion	             38   20  11   7   103   49  +54    71   Challengers Cup
 5 Farrenton Athletic        38   18  14   6    86   55  +31    68   Challengers Cup
 6 Holdenberg                38   20   7  11    90   55  +35    67   Challengers Cup Cup Winners Cup
 7 Oakstone                  38   19   9  10   100   55  +45    66
 8 Revolutionaries           38   15  13  10    84   61  +23    58
 9 Lajuno                    38   12  13  13    60   67   −7    49
10 Mountainside              38   13  10  15    73   89  −16    49
11 Holdenberg City           38   14   6  18    66   66    0    48
12 Falourr                   38   12  11  15    61   64   −3    47
13 Unioneers                 38   11  12  15    55   73  −18    45
14 Carsby                    38   12   9  17    59   84  −25    45
15 Brigham                   38   11  11  16    41   65  −24    44
16 Workers Union             38   10   9  19    46   71  −25    39
17 Bastion Lions             38    8  10  20    56  104  −48    34
18 Ulsa Rovers               38    8   6  24    53  103  −50    30   Relegation
19 Marketville               38    4  17  17    52   94  −42    29   Relegation
20 Blackfields               38    4  11  23    63  134  −71    23   Relegation

Silver League            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Aspel                     38   23  10   5    73   41  +32    79   Promotion Liga B Champions Trophy
 2 Callodown                 38   21   4  13    73   44  +29    67   Promotion Liga B Champions Trophy
 3 Suttonville               38   19   9  10    72   38  +34    66   Promotion Liga B Champions Trophy
 4 Old Boys Club             38   19   8  11    60   48  +12    65
 5 Sword                     38   17  10  11    61   45  +16    61
 6 Usmer                     38   17  10  11    73   60  +13    61
 7 Hornchurch                38   18   7  13    63   62   +1    61
 8 Honeybadgers              38   16   8  14    80   65  +15    56
 9 Dartmoor                  38   16   8  14    67   55  +12    56
10 Harkdown                  38   15   9  14    76   51  +25    54
11 AFC Mayville              38   15   9  14    44   43   +1    54
12 Dangerford                38   15   7  16    61   67   −6    52
13 Foxhampton                38   12  12  14    46   51   −5    48
14 Real Oakwood              38   12  11  15    53   68  −15    47
15 WEA                       38   13   7  18    44   57  −13    46
16 Arrowsmith                38   10  10  18    61   71  −10    40
17 EFS                       38   11   6  21    52   73  −21    39
18 Whitepill                 38    9   9  20    39   80  −41    36   Relegation
19 Thagarnia                 38    9   8  21    58   96  −38    35   Relegation
20 Dudsbury                  38    8   8  22    49   90  −41    32   Relegation

Bronze League            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Rivet                     38   23   9   6   128   66  +62    78   Promotion
 2 Dashturnbein              38   23   7   8    53   34  +19    76   Promotion
 3 Storfan                   38   20  11   7    71   42  +29    71   Promotion
 4 Ironchester Athletic      38   22   3  13    56   36  +20    69
 5 Wake                      38   20   8  10    41   27  +14    68
 6 Pashter United            38   17   8  13    57   59   −2    59
 7 Mayville City             38   16  10  12    62   44  +18    58
 8 Argyle                    38   16   9  13    53   51   +2    57
 9 Stona United              38   16   8  14    65   69   −4    56
10 Port Baker                38   15  10  13    55   55    0    55
11 Nukon                     38   15   9  14    78   61  +17    54
12 Royals Athletic           38   13  11  14    52   51   +1    50
13 Singleton                 38   14   8  16    43   51   −8    50
14 Southstone Revival        38   14   7  17    38   36   +2    49
15 Karkland Athletic         38   13   6  19    49   57   −8    45
16 Brega Union               38    8  13  17    55   82  −27    37
17 Meadowdell                38   10   5  23    37   68  −31    35
18 Eastweald                 38    9   6  23    28   66  −38    33   Relegation
19 Dockers Union             38    8   7  23    50   82  −32    31   Relegation
20 Westchurch United         38    6   9  23    34   68  −34    27   Relegation

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51st National Cup

Quarter Finals
Falourr 0 – 2 Farrenton Athletic
Revolutionaries 0 – 2 Holdenberg
Bastion 2 – 1 Ulsa
Callodown 3 - 1 Brigham

Semi Finals
Farrenton Athletic 2 – 2 Holdenberg (2-2 AET, 2-3 PENS)
Bastion 3 - 0 Callodown

FINAL
HOLDENBERG 4 – 3 BASTION
Burns 2, Vincent 33, 49 (pen), Woodward 80 - Inkabu 6, Prpic-Bosanac 67, Avelione 89
Sable s/o 65

Robert Smith could have accepted a sixth-place finish in Gold League as a good send off point. The Audioslavian turns 65 soon and it would be entirely understandable if he was envisaging putting his feet up and calling it a day. But when his side bested an out of form Revolutionaries in the quarter finals of the National Cup, silverware beckoned, and rumours of a departure were quickly quashed (especially as an IFCF spot wasn’t yet guaranteed). A subsequent penalty shoot out victory over Farrenton Athletic in the semi-finals, plus results going the Steelmen’s way in the league, made this the an opportunity to turn a good season into a brilliant one.

Bastion and Sterling Rose might have been less enthused by the prospect after falling just short of Champions League qualification in the league, and suffering a round of sixteen exit in the Challengers Cup. But the Capital Club have always taken the domestic cup tournament seriously and as much as they may have wanted to get the season over with, this was a chance for them to end it on a high. So, both sides went into the final keen to win and went at each other with venom from the first minute – with spectacular results.

Just two minutes into the game Holdenberg’s Stanley Burns popped a hopeful cross into the box that floated, kept floating, dipped suddenly and completely took Anton Puzin unawares as it clattered in off the post. Within five minutes Bastion were level – Ethan Douglas cut back for Loala Inkabu, who thumped home a screeching low shot from just ten yards. Bastion would attempt to repeat the same move just minutes later but this time Urban Malthus was equal to Inkabu’s shot in the Holdenberg goal.

Much of Holdenberg’s success this year has been down to Oscar Vincent, who has excelled in his second season at the club. The central midfielder would bag their second from the edge of the area with a strike that deflected off Jamie Byrd’s knee. Teammate Travis Vivier would then take a tumble in the box just after half time, a soft fall under a challenge from Amakli Inuro’o. Referee Ben Travers awarded a penalty regardless and after a short debate with Moses Moxey, Vincent took charge of it. The Euran international stepped up and slotted it home with ease, setting the Steelmen on course for victory.

Yet Bastion were not quite down and out. In the 65th minute a reckless tackle from Marcia Sable on Laborious Hawk drew a red card from Travers pocket, infuriating the Holdenberg players and changing the balance of the game. Within moments a free kick had been lumped into their area and Fran Prpic-Bosanac was on hand to head home. Suddenly the Capital Club were all over their opponents and Hawk came within a whisker of equalising in the 75th minute, striking the post with a shot through a crowd of bodies that somehow couldn’t find a crucial nick to divert it in.

Holdenberg would only get one more chance to finish the job – and it would be an unexpected source who would deliver. Substitute defender Flynn Woodward had been brought on after Sable’s red card for striker Ivan Valenzuela to serve as an interim defensive midfielder. Woodward was doing a decent job when, in the 80th minute, a counterattack launched forward found another substitute, Isaac Tomlinson, near the edge of the area. Tomlinson had nowhere to go with no-one near him…except Woodward, who had galloped forward to provide a passing option. The besieged striker laid the ball off for Woodward, who ran onto it 20 yards from goal.

With no passing options of his own and a bit of space, Woodward went for the shot, almost straight and dead on from the goal. It wasn’t the cleanest hit, or the most powerful, but gained just enough lift to present Puzin with a difficult task of getting to the ball. The Mytanar keeper threw himself to the left, getting a glove to the ball…and watched with agony as it found its way into the top right-hand corner regardless. The goal was going to prove decisive but Bastion were not prepared to accept that. They threw on both Ruby Gjasula and Jack Avelione, effectively playing two at the back and four up front. Avelione found a way to squeeze in a close-range effort in possibly his last game for the side, but the Steelmen would still hold on to win the National Cup, their third triumph in the tournament in the modern era and their first in 25 years.

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Euraleague clubs in international competition

11th IFCF Champions League

Second qualifying round – League path

(TMB)                        Serrapince FC    2–1    Bastion                              (EUR)   2–1   0–0

Third qualifying round – League path

(EUR)                      Revolutionaries    6–2    AC Izotz Zubia                       (AUD)   4–1   2–1

Playoff round – League path

(EUR)                      Revolutionaries    4–2    AFC Treason                          (NPH)   3–1   1–1

Group stages

Group A

#  Team                                            P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    Rev    RdK    Cat    FCC
1  Revolutionaries                           EUR   6  3  2  1  11   6   5  11      -     1-1    1-1    3-0  
2  Rülândéá Kôstä                            FFD   6  2  3  1   5   4   1   9 *   0-2     -     0-0    0-0  
3  1830 Cathair                              AUD   6  2  3  1   9   5   4   9 *   4-0    1-2     -     2-1  
4  FC Constantinople                         NGS   6  0  2  4   2  12 -10   2     0-4    0-2    1-1     -   
Tie broken by head to head results

Group F

#  Team                                            P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    Uls    CSl    Dmo    MeA
1  Ulsa                                      EUR   6  3  2  1  14  10   4  11      -     2-2    3-2    2-2  
2  Club Stein-los                            PAS   6  3  1  2  10  10   0  10     0-3     -     0-2    2-0  
3  Damogran FC                               SRS   6  2  1  3  12  11   1   7     2-3    2-3     -     2-2  
4  Metropolis Alligators                     VLD   6  1  2  3   7  12  -5   5     2-1    1-3    0-2     -

Round of sixteen

(VLD)                    Fontvielle Impact    4–2    Revolutionaries                      (EUR)   3–1   1–1 
(FFD)                          Mâ Âlâmëómë    3–1    Ulsa                                 (EUR)   3–1   0–0

After Bastion’s exit at the first hurdle to Tumbran opposition, the onus was on struggling Revolutionaries to ensure Eura would have more than one team in the Champions League group stages. They got off to an electric start in the third qualifying round with a 4-1 home victory over Audioslavian giants AC Izotz Zubia, Konrad Lovelace showing he’s still got it by rattling home a crucial brace. After winning again 2-1 away from home, an under-pressure Niels Kruse masterminded another big win in the playoff round against Nephara’s AFC Treason, winning 3-1 at home and keeping it to 1-1 away.

After slaying two of the biggest clubs in the world, Kruse’s side came out on top in a three way tussle for Group A, only losing once in six games to finish above Rulandea Kosta and 1830 Cathair. At this stage Season 50 Gold League champions Ulsa entered the fray; they topped their group with virtually the same record. But then, as they so often have in recent years, Eura’s top clubs came apart in the knockout stages. Revolutionaries somehow came apart against Valladares’ Fontvielle Impact, while Ulsa became the latest Euran side to be undone by Farfadillis megaclub Ma Alameome.

11th IFCF Challengers Cup

Second qualifying round

(EFK)                         CmSH Muhdet'    5–2    Holdenberg                           (EUR)   4–1   1–1

Third qualifying round

(KRB)                         Red Eagle SC    5–6    Bastion                              (EUR)   2–1   3–5  (aet)
(CDG)                      Grande Mountain    2–0    Directus                             (EUR)   2–0   0–0

Fourth qualifying round

(PYA)                        FK Krasnograd    1–2    Bastion                              (EUR)   0–2   1–0

Playoff round

(SAL)                       Ōtachi Audfort    0–3    Bastion                              (EUR)   0–1   0–2

Group stages

Group E

#  Team                                            P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    Bas    SIb    Smd    Srp
1  Bastion                                   EUR   6  5  1  0  14   5   9  16      -     3-2    4-1    1-1  
2  Sporting Iturributa                       ASG   6  3  1  2  13   9   4  10     1-2     -     3-1    1-1  
3  Schemerdrecht SVV                         KOR   6  1  1  4   6  14  -8   4     0-3    0-2     -     2-2  
4  Serrapince FC                             TMB   6  0  3  3   6  11  -5   3     0-1    2-4    0-2     -

Group J

#  Team                                            P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    MCU    Stg    Tih    RnS
1  Marine Coast United                       VIL   6  5  0  1  15   9   6  15      -     2-4    2-1    4-1  
2  Spartangrad                               EUR   6  4  0  2  14  10   4  12     2-3     -     1-0    2-1  
3  Tihon                                     CMT   6  1  1  4  10  14  -4   4 *   1-2    2-4     -     3-3  
4  René Skaé                                 FFD   6  1  1  4   9  15  -6   4 *   0-2    2-1    2-3     -   
Tie broken by head to head results

First knockout round

(EUR)                          Spartangrad    2–4    FC Yassaca                           (SRS)   1–3   1–1 
(AUD)                        KT Moreazerua    1–3    Bastion                              (EUR)   1–2   0–1

Round of sixteen

(BNJ)                  Herzegovina City FC    5–0    Bastion                              (EUR)   4–0   1–0

Eura’s representatives in the Champions League were perhaps unfortunate to go out in the lottery of knockout football so early on, but the Challengers Cup saw some less impressive performances from Euran teams. Holdenberg’s IFCF curse continued with a second qualifying round humiliation at the hands of Efnakia’s CmSH Muhdet, and Directus were similarly shown up in a 0-2 defeat on aggregate to Cassadaigua’s Grande Mountain.

Bastion entered in the third qualifying round after their early Champions League exit and were unimpressive on their way to the group stage, struggling through their first two ties and only really finding their rhythm in the playoff round, where they beat Saltstead’s Ōtachi Audfort 3-0 on aggregate.

Once they reached the groups their form improved, and they cruised to the top of Group E with a record of five wins and just one draw., with their Champions League conquerors Serrapince FC ironically finishing bottom of the group. Spartangrad also featured in the group stage and qualified for the next stage by a margin of eight points despite suffering two defeats in a tough group, featuring opponents from Vilita, Chromatika and Farfadillis.

The high-flying Spartans – by this point already looking a good bet for a Gold League title they would go on to win – had every reason to be confident in the first knockout round, but were then dealt a shock 1-3 home defeat by Squornshelous side FC Yassaca. Walter Crasder’s team could only draw 1-1 in the second leg, leading to their surprise exit. Bastion then faced Herzegovina City FC of Banija in the round of sixteen after dispatching KT Moreazerua in the round prior, and were thumped 4-0 in the first leg in Banija – it was a defeat they did not recover from in the second leg.

11th IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy

Playoff round

(EUR)                               Carsby    6–4    TkFH Mankam                          (EFK)   4–2   2–2
(VAL)                             Club ESF    5–1    Blackfields                          (EUR)   3–0   2–1
(EUR)                          Ulsa Rovers    5–1    Sysbanes FC                          (STR)   3–1   2–0

Group stages

Group A

#  Team                                            P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    ESF    UlR    Hop    AjC
1  Club ESF                                  VAL   6  4  0  2   9   6   3  12 *    -     1-0    2-0    2-3  
2  Ulsa Rovers                               EUR   6  4  0  2   8   8   0  12 *   2-1     -     2-1    0-3  
3  Hope Bay                                  TLI   6  2  0  4   9  11  -2   6 ^   1-2    1-2     -     4-2  
4  Ajax Carloburgo                           VLD   6  2  0  4  10  11  -1   6 ^   0-1    1-2    1-2     -   
* Tie broken by head to head goals scored away from home
^ Tie broken by head to head results

Group G

#  Team                                            P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    Car    Umb    Val    MaD
1  Carsby                                    EUR   6  4  1  1  12   6   6  13      -     1-0    2-4    3-0  
2  Umbar                                     CMT   6  3  1  2  13   8   5  10     1-1     -     2-3    5-0  
3  Vale FC                                   FVA   6  2  1  3   9   9   0   7     1-2    0-1     -     1-1  
4  Manehattan Dragons                        EQS   6  1  1  4   5  16 -11   4     0-3    3-4    1-0     -

Round of Sixteen

(OME)                      Club de 28 Mars    2–5    Carsby                               (EUR)   1–3   1–2 
(VIL)                             Makosile    6–4    Ulsa Rovers                          (EUR)   4–0   2–4

Quarterfinals

(EUR)                               Carsby    5–2    Makosile                             (VIL)   2–2   3–0

Semifinals

(EUR)                               Carsby    2–3    Club ESF                             (VAL)   2–3   0–0

It’s become an increasingly common sight for Euran clubs to make deep runs in the Liga B Champions Trophy without quite winning the thing, and that trend continued in the 11th edition of the tournament. Blackfields’ early elimination did not stop Ulsa Rovers and Carsby escaping their groups, though the former were seen off by Vilita’s Makosile after conceding a 4-0 deficit in the first leg. Carsby brushed aside Omerican side Club de 28 Mars before facing Makosile in the quarter finals. A 2-2 draw at home put them at a disadvantage for the second leg, but a Moira Woakes masterclass (two goals and an assist) set them up for a thrilling 3-0 win away from home. Unfortunately, they fell just short of reaching the final, as has become custom. A 2-3 defeat at home to Club ESF was followed by a goalless draw away that ended Carsby’s dreams of a Liga B triumph.

11th IFCF Rising Stars Cup

Group stages

   Group A                                         P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    EUR    AUD    NGS    FFD
1  Revolutionaries                           EUR   6  4  0  2  13  10   3  12      -     2-1    1-4    3-1  
2  1830 Cathair                              AUD   6  3  1  2  13  10   3  10     2-0     -     4-1    2-2
3  FC Constantinople                         NGS   6  3  0  3  14  12   2   9     1-2    4-1     -     1-3  
4  Rülândéá Kôstä                            FFD   6  1  1  4   9  17  -8   4     1-5    1-3    1-3     -   

   Group F                                         P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    PAS    SRS    EUR    VLD
1  Club Stein-los                            PAS   6  4  2  0  12   7   5  14      -     1-0    1-1    3-1  
2  Damogran FC                               SRS   6  2  2  2   8   7   1   8     1-2     -     4-2    1-1
3  Ulsa                                      EUR   6  0  5  1   8  10  -2   5     2-2    1-1     -     2-2  
4  Metropolis Alligators                     VLD   6  0  3  3   6  10  -4   3     2-3    0-1    0-0     -

Round of Sixteen

(EUR)           Revolutionaries    3–4    Cednia Beach AFC          (TUR)

Revolutionaries’ young players caused a stir in the group stage of a tournament where Eura usually struggle, but they couldn’t make the most of it, losing out to Turori’s Cedina Beach AFC in the round of sixteen.

Copa de Campeones 57

First Round

(ASG)	Sporting Iturributa	4–1	Ulsa			(EUR)	2-0 2-1

A shocker for Ulsa in the Copa de Campeones. They went down meekly to Sporting Iturributa in Astograth, Chris Waller perhaps regretting fielding a rotated side that lost 0-2. The full-strength team might have fancied their chances of overturning the deficit in the second leg – instead, Sporting won in Eura as well.

59th Cup Winners Cup

First Round Proper

(OAM)                Regium United    2–6    Mountainside                 (EUR)   1–1   1–5

Round of 16

(SRS)                  Damogran FC    0–2    Mountainside                 (EUR)   0–0   0–2

Quarter finals

(EUR)                 Mountainside    3–2    Hondo FC                     (VAL)   2–1   1–1

Semi finals

(ZRH)             Aleiusia Capital    4–3    Mountainside                 (EUR)   2–2   2–1  (aet)

Mountainside don’t get to experience the wonders of international football very often, and when they do its usually in the Liga B Champions Trophy. Gunning for the Cup Winners Cup is a rare treat – they’ve only had one opportunity at winning it before – and they were dealt a dream hand that enabled a deep run in the tournament. Oberour Ar Moro’s Regium United were able to hold the Snowcaps to a draw at home in the first round, but were no match for a ferocious Mor-Rioghain Stokes in the second, the Brenecian scoring an extraordinary quartet of goals.

Squornshelan Remnant States representatives Damogran FC fell next to Weylon Churchilli’s side, beaten 2-0 in a decisive second leg, setting up a draw against Vanorian giants Hondo FC in the quarterfinals. The quarterfinal would prove to be one of the greatest moments in the club’s history. Ben Romeijn and Scarlet McKenzie’s first half goals and a Hondo consolation in the second half gave the Snowcaps the lead going into the second leg, where Hondo would lead for most of the game 0-1. But Krytenian playmaker Nick Major scored a historic winner to send the Eurans to the semifinals.

There they faced Aleiusia Capital, the best of Zeta Reka. A tough opponent – but if Mountainside could see off a club as storied as Hondo FC, why couldn’t they go one step further? Tragically it was not to be. Churchilli’s team were able to come away from the first leg in Zeta Reka at 2-2 but were held 1-1 at home after throwing the proverbial kitchen sink at Capital for most of the game. In extra time an exhausted Mountainside found themselves picked apart on the counter and Capital were able to snatch a dramatic winner.

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Season 51 Review

Top Scorers

Player			Nation			Club			Goals

Loic Macon-Petrault	Kelssek			Directus		22
Bravura Harper		Nephara			Ulsa			22
Rita Brookfield		Eura			Oakstone		20
Stewart Robson		Eura			Directus		19
Mor-Rioghain Stokes	Brenecia		Mountainside		19
Clarana Refiami		Vilita			Spartangrad		19
Loala Inkabu		Turori			Bastion			18
Fran Prpic-Bosanac	Mytanija		Bastion			18
Kurtis Bastable		Nephara			Ulsa			18
Mhacha White		Brenecia		Farrenton Athletic	16
Sergey Nweke		Savojarna		Holdenberg City		16
Ivan Valenzuela		Valladares		Holdenberg		15
Brian Bond		Eura			Oakstone		15
Haley Hauser		Chromatika		Spartangrad		15
Owen Holden		Eura			Ulsa Rovers		15
Oscar Laidon		Schottia		Bastion Lions		14
Vivo Affre		Ko-oren			Blackfields		14
Cutlass Mason		Nephara			Carsby			14
Thor Ibrahim Ahmad	Kelssek			Directus		14
Sven Ehlers		Savojarna		Falourr			14
Hank Killian		Chromatika		Farrenton Athletic	13
Travis Vivier		Eura			Holdenberg		13
Alban Pontiac		Nephara			Unioneers		13
Lukas Meyer		Delaclava		Farrenton Athletic	12
Eloise Morgan		RK Quebec		Farrenton Athletic	12
Oscar Vincent		Eura			Holdenberg		12
Christine Atkinson	Eura			Lajuno			12
Konrad Lovelace		Nephara			Revolutionaries		12
Amanda Guttisdottir	Graintfjall		Spartangrad		12
Laborious Hawk		Valanora		Bastion			11
Serena McDavid		Baker Park		Lajuno			11
Ruby Gjasula		Nephara			Bastion			10
Moira Woakes		Eura			Carsby			10
Adam Woodman		Eura			Directus		10
Moses Moxey		Audioslavia		Holdenberg		10
Robert Marshall		Eura			Oakstone		10
Damion Bowman		Eura			Oakstone		10
Zasha Covach		Nephara			Oakstone		10
Aurin Aomelirea		Ko-oren			Revolutionaries		10
Danil Lanziego		Audioslavia		Ulsa Rovers		10
Meghan Banks		Cassadaigua		Blackfields		9
Dean Barnes		Eura			Directus		9
Ben West		Eura			Falourr			9
Endre Mulner		Pasarga			Farrenton Athletic	9
Gus Longhurst		Ko-oren			Marketville		9
Candice Delaya		Chromatika		Marketville		9
Ben Romeijn		Delaclava		Mountainside		9
Mbogo Norgaard		Farfadillis		Revolutionaries		9
Jack Avelione		Schottia		Bastion			8
Nikolina Kovac		Pasarga			Brigham			8
Mikhail Jashkin		Savojarna		Directus		8
Rudolf Macek		Siovanija & Teusland	Holdenberg		8
Isaac Tomlinson		Eura			Holdenberg		8
Hanne Heikkisdottir	Graintfjall		Holdenberg City		8
Scarlet McKenzie	Licentian Isles		Mountainside		8
Tambra Matalin		Nephara			Revolutionaries		8
Daniel Jokic		Mytanija		Revolutionaries		8
Mihaly Bernat		Pasarga			Revolutionaries		8
Kate Archer		Eura			Spartangrad		8
Colm O'Tuathail		Kelssek			Ulsa			8
Peter Csorba		Pasarga			Unioneers		8
Tom Mitchell		EOT			Blackfields		7
Themistoklis Muleas	Vdara			Blackfields		7
Martine Vossler		Nephara			Carsby			7
Kemal Gajic		Mytanija		Falourr			7
Loreen Hazen		Cassadaigua		Falourr			7
Valya Albert		Chromatika		Holdenberg City		7
Malik Kiefer		RK Quebec		Holdenberg City		7
Ildiko Kalman		Pasarga			Lajuno			7
Malcolm Harvey		Delaclava		Marketville		7
Hustaz Urresti		Astograth		Marketville		7
Vasco Cardoso		Cabo Azure		Mountainside		7
William Alonso		Valladares		Oakstone		7
Tosgo Alxiki		Farfadillis		Revolutionaries		7
Lauren Cheney		Brenecia		Spartangrad		7
Julian Werner		Siovanija & Teusland	Ulsa			7
Julia Holt		Valanora		Ulsa			7
Gabriel Riveros		Valladares		Ulsa			7
Axel Fiallo		Ko-oren			Ulsa Rovers		7
Charles Barber		Eura			Unioneers		7
Darius Purcell		Eura			Workers Union		7
Khrusan Mlianko		Vilita			Bastion			6
Ethan Douglas		Eura			Bastion			6
Leonard Whitehead	Eura			Bastion Lions		6
Ryota Oshiro		Hinode			Bastion Lions		6
Edwin Lafferton		Eura			Blackfields		6
Mack Roberts		Eura			Blackfields		6
Scott Walker		Eura			Brigham			6
Cameron Thorpe		Eura			Carsby			6
Tom Whittaker		Eura			Carsby			6
Consaidin Garrard	Brenecia		Farrenton Athletic	6
Simon Smith		Eura			Holdenberg City		6
Ella Thrane		Valanora		Holdenberg City		6
Nick Major		Krytenia		Mountainside		6
Dordo Urbanc		Mytanija		Spartangrad		6
Boriska Nagy		Pasarga			Spartangrad		6
Nolberto Dravon		EOT			Ulsa			6
Miles Mann		Kelssek			Workers Union		6
Carlos Senna		Krytenia		Workers Union		6
Amakli Inuro'o		Turori			Bastion			5
Gotz Konstantin		Valanora		Bastion			5
Albert Fournier		Savigliane		Bastion Lions		5
Tim Kameda		Kelssek			Bastion Lions		5
David Stead		Eura			Blackfields		5
Summer Johnstone	Eura			Brigham			5
Charlie Gray		Eura			Brigham			5
Federico Arnaudo	Savigliane		Falourr			5
Gael Texeira		Audioslavia		Falourr			5
Calvin Lawson		Eura			Falourr			5
Kent Lindblad		Delaclava		Farrenton Athletic	5
Gilamu Kuartango	Astograth		Holdenberg		5
Theodor Armitage	Tikariot		Holdenberg City		5
Marcus Nolan		Baker Park		Lajuno			5
Hodei Echebarria	Astograth		Lajuno			5
Tucker Colquhoun	Audioslavia		Lajuno			5
Crios Sandoval		Chromatika		Marketville		5
Han Niro		Chromatika		Mountainside		5
Swansea Reach		Nephara			Mountainside		5
Raven Dallas		Nephara			Mountainside		5
Leopold Bliznakov	Siovanija & Teusland	Oakstone		5
Paulo Kobe		EOT			Oakstone		5
Maximilien Longchambon	Ko-oren			Revolutionaries		5
Rob Ricketts		Eura			Revolutionaries		5
Ana Mason		Eura			Spartangrad		5
Henri de Aea		Chromatika		Spartangrad		5
Tasha Sauber		Nephara			Spartangrad		5
Jade Prior		Eura			Spartangrad		5
Clint Rogers		Eura			Spartangrad		5
Esther Caitiff		Brenecia		Ulsa			5
Mario Szolosi		Pasarga			Ulsa			5
Phil Pollard		Eura			Ulsa			5
Isabelle Donald		Eura			Ulsa Rovers		5
Eva Karven		Kelssek			Ulsa Rovers		5
Jakob Larsen		Valanora		Unioneers		5
Josh Samson		Eura			Unioneers		5
Timur Zaitsev		Delaclava		Workers Union		5
Florent Rivera		Poafmersia		Workers Union		5
Nikolett Horvath	Pasarga			Workers Union		5

Top Assists

Player			Nation			Club			Assists

Haley Hauser		Chromatika		Spartangrad		19
Laborious Hawk		Valanora		Bastion			18
Oscar Vincent		Eura			Holdenberg		17
Ben Romeijn		Delaclava		Mountainside		16
Damion Bowman		Eura			Oakstone		16
Adam Woodman		Eura			Directus		15
Ben West		Eura			Falourr			15
Lukas Meyer		Delaclava		Farrenton Athletic	15
Moses Moxey		Audioslavia		Holdenberg		15
Gus Longhurst		Ko-oren			Marketville		15
Robert Marshall		Eura			Oakstone		15
Amanda Guttisdottir	Graintfjall		Spartangrad		15
Axel Fiallo		Ko-oren			Ulsa Rovers		15
Kemal Gajic		Mytanija		Falourr			14
Eloise Morgan		RK Quebec		Farrenton Athletic	14
Hanne Heikkisdottir	Graintfjall		Holdenberg City		14
Scarlet McKenzie	Licentian Isles		Mountainside		14
Colm O'Tuathail		Kelssek			Ulsa			14
Ethan Douglas		Eura			Bastion			13
Tom Mitchell		EOT			Blackfields		13
Mikhail Jashkin		Savojarna		Directus		13
Nolberto Dravon		EOT			Ulsa			13
Julian Werner		Siovanija & Teusland	Ulsa			13
Khrusan Mlianko		Vilita			Bastion			12
Summer Johnstone	Eura			Brigham			12
Moira Woakes		Eura			Carsby			12
Dean Barnes		Eura			Directus		12
Endre Mulner		Pasarga			Farrenton Athletic	12
Travis Vivier		Eura			Holdenberg		12
Valya Albert		Chromatika		Holdenberg City		12
Nick Major		Krytenia		Mountainside		12
Leopold Bliznakov	Siovanija & Teusland	Oakstone		12
Mbogo Norgaard		Farfadillis		Revolutionaries		12
Tambra Matalin		Nephara			Revolutionaries		12
Lauren Cheney		Brenecia		Spartangrad		12
Leonard Whitehead	Eura			Bastion Lions		11
Edwin Lafferton		Eura			Blackfields		11
Martine Vossler		Nephara			Carsby			11
Edin Aganovic		Mytanija		Directus		11
Kent Lindblad		Delaclava		Farrenton Athletic	11
Rudolf Macek		Siovanija & Teusland	Holdenberg		11
Simon Smith		Eura			Holdenberg City		11
Ildiko Kalman		Pasarga			Lajuno			11
William Alonso		Valladares		Oakstone		11
Tosgo Alxiki		Farfadillis		Revolutionaries		11
Dordo Urbanc		Mytanija		Spartangrad		11
Eve Reeve		Eura			Ulsa			11
Jakob Larsen		Valanora		Unioneers		11
Gotz Konstantin		Valanora		Bastion			10
Claudian Polastri	Cosumar			Bastion Lions		10
Henry Jenkins		Eura			Carsby			10
Marcus Nolan		Baker Park		Lajuno			10
Hodei Echebarria	Astograth		Lajuno			10
Rob Ricketts		Eura			Revolutionaries		10
Miles Mann		Kelssek			Workers Union		10
Carlos Senna		Krytenia		Workers Union		10

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Euran Football Association Annual League Awards – Season 51

EFA Golden Boot

Loic Macon-Petrault (Kelssek, Directus) AND Bravura Harper (Nepahra, Ulsa) – 22 goals
Rita Brookfield (Eura, Oakstone) – 20
Stewart Robson (Eura, Directus) – 19
Mor-Rioghain Stokes (Brenecia, Mountainside) – 19
Clarana Refiami (Vilita, Spartangrad) – 19
Loala Inkabu (Turori, Bastion) – 18
Fran Prpic-Bosanac (Mytanija, Bastion) – 18
Kurtis Bastable (Nephara, Ulsa) – 18
Mhacha White (Brenecia, Farrenton Athletic) – 16
Sergey Nweke (Savojarna, Holdenberg City) – 16

Silver Boot (Silver League Top Scorer)

Daniel Pryor (Baker Park, Honeybadgers) – 28 goals
Kevin Dillon (Delaclava, Harkdown) – 23
Chris Cotrell (EOT, Callodown) – 21
Mason Karven (Kelssek, Usmer) – 20
Wilbert Crosby (Eastfield Lodge, Dangerford) – 19

Silver Chalice (Silver League Player of the Season)

Daniel Pryor (Baker Park, Honeybadgers)
Mateo Piroz (Sameba/Eura, Aspel)
Hubertus Weissbach (Valanora, Suttonville)
Kevin Dillon (Delaclava, Harkdown)
Chris Cotrell (EOT, Callodown)

Signing of the Season

Moira Woakes (Eura, Carsby, free transfer)
Fran Prpic-Bosanac (Mytanija, Bastion, £11m)
Amanda Guttisdottir (Graintfjall, Spartangrad, £17m)
Simon Smith (Eura, Holdenberg City, £5m)
Danil Lanziego (Audioslavia, Ulsa Rovers, season long loan)

Newcomer of the Season

Owen Holden (Eura, Ulsa Rovers)
Cutlass Mason (Nephara, Carsby)
Tasha Sauber (Nephara, Spartangrad)
Axel Fiallo (Ko-oren, Ulsa Rovers)
Consaidin Garrard (Brenecia, Farrenton Athletic)

Goalkeeper of the Season

Aranea Provost (Nephara, Spartangrad)
Anton Puzin (Mytanija, Bastion)
Tom Hammond (Eura, Directus)

Defender of the Season

Henri de Aea (Chromatika, Spartangrad)
Ana Mason (Eura, Spartangrad)
Amakli Inuro’o (Turori, Bastion)
Adin Wasawo (Banija, Spartangrad)
Kevin Quispe (Huayramarca, Farrenton Athletic)

Midfielder of the Season

Haley Hauser (Chromatika, Spartangrad)
Laborious Hawk (Valanora, Bastion)
Oscar Vincent (Eura, Holdenberg)
Amanda Guttisdottir (Graintfjall, Spartangrad)
Lukas Meyer (Delaclava, Farrenton Athletic)

Forward of the Season

Rita Brookfield (Eura, Oakstone)
Loic Macon-Petrault (Kelssek, Directus)
Mor-Rioghain Stokes (Brenecia, Mountainside)
Fran Prpic-Bosanac (Mytanija, Bastion)
Bravura Harper (Nephara, Ulsa)

International Player of the Season

Haley Hauser (Chromatika, Spartangrad)
Aranea Provost (Nephara, Spartangrad)
Laborious Hawk (Valanora, Bastion)
Henri de Aea (Chromatika, Spartangrad)
Loic Macon-Petrault (Kelssek, Directus)

Young Player of the Season

Owen Holden (21, Eura, Ulsa Rovers)
Dean Barnes (20, Eura, Directus)
Danil Lanziego (20, Audioslavia, Ulsa Rovers)
Candice Delaya (20, Chromatika, Marketville)
Vasco Cardoso (20, Cabo Azure, Mountainside)

Player of the Season

Haley Hauser (Chromatika, Spartangrad)
Aranea Provost (Nephara, Spartangrad)
Laborious Hawk (Valanora, Bastion)
Henri de Aea (Chromatika, Spartangrad)
Rita Brookfield (Eura, Oakstone)

Manager of the Season

Lee Sharp (Eura, Farrenton Athletic)
Walter Crasder (Eura, Spartangrad)
Daniella Strauss (Nephara, Directus)

Gold League XI

GK – Aranea Provost (Nephara, Spartangrad)
DEF – Ana Mason (Eura, Spartangrad)
DEF – Henri de Aea (Chromatika, Spartangrad)
DEF – Adin Wasawo (Banija, Spartangrad)
DEF – Amakli Inuro’o (Turori, Bastion)
MID – Laborious Hawk (Valanora, Bastion)
MID – Haley Hauser (Chromatika, Spartangrad)
MID – Oscar Vincent (Eura, Holdenberg)
MID – Amanda Guttisdottir (Graintfjall, Spartangrad)
FWD – Rita Brookfield (Eura, Oakstone)
FWD – Loic Macon-Petrault (Kelssek, Directus)

Subs

GK – Anton Puzin (Mytanija, Bastion)
DEF – Kevin Quispe (Huayramarca, Farrenton Athletic)
DEF – Eve Reeve (Eura, Ulsa)
MID – Lukas Meyer (Delaclava, Farrenton Athletic)
MID – Moira Woakes (Eura, Carsby)
FWD – Mor-Rioghain Stokes (Brenecia, Mountainside)
FWD – Fran Prpic-Bosanac (Mytanija, Bastion)

[Eura]

The Euran Football Association’s Euraleague

SEASON 52 - PART I

Transfers ahead of Season 52

PLAYER               AGE     POS.    NATIONALITY    	FROM                           	TO                      		FEE/TERMS

Kate Archer		25	ST	Eura		Spartangrad			Crossroads (Chromatika)			£12m
Owen Holden		22	ST	Eura		Ulsa Rovers			Brigham					£9m
Isaac Doherty		25	LB	Eura		Iturributa United (Astograth)	Revolutionaries				£6m
Rook Timekeeper		29	CDM/CM	Nephara		Sabrefell Moths (Nephara)	Holdenberg				£6m
Kurtis Swainsona	22	CM	Nephara		Parrhesia United (Nephara)	Revolutionaries				£5.2m
Gus Longhurst		26	AM	Ko-oren		Marketville			Holdenberg City				£5m
Trent Roberts		25	LM	Eura		Sporting Iturributa (Astograth)	Spartangrad				£4.5m
Ben Moorman		25	CF	Baker Park	Nor-Dale AFC (Baker Park)	Carsby					£3.5m
Edwin Lafferton		25	RWB/RM	Eura		Blackfields			Mountainside				£3.2m
Cerys Staplewood	23	CB	Brenecia	Proudcastle (Brenecia)		Suttonville				£3m
Candice Delaya		21	ST	Chromatika	Marketville			Holdenberg				£3m
Rowan Patrick		23	RM	Eura		New Bastion (EOT)		Hornchurch				£2.7m
Axel Fiallo		26	LM	Ko-oren		Ulsa Rovers			Bastion Lions				£2.5m
Earl James		24	GK	Delaclava	AFC Mayville			Aspel					£2.3m
Jacob Holden		24	CM/RM	Eura		Falourr				Foxhampton				£2.1m
Jeremiah Alcoholic	22	CB	Mytanija	Trojana Condommakers (Quebec)	Old Boys Club				£2m
Adamo Fallaci		27	CF	Eura/Sameba	Olympic Thessia (Mytanija)	AFC Mayville				£2m
Gaunting Norwood	24	GK	Qasden		Sanar (Chromatika)		WEA					£2m
Alessandro Lucchesi	26	GK	Eura/Sameba	Lajuno				Walston Brook Albion (Eastfield Lodge)	£2m
Nermin Pecenica		18	LB	Mytanija	Atletik Thessia (Mytanija)	Brigham					£1.7m
Tom Mitchell		32	CM	EOT		Blackfields			Callodown				£1.7m
Luca Finnall		16	CM	Ceni		Pinnacle Project (Ceni)		Unioneers				£1.5m
Emmanuel Bastos		19	RW/ST	Cabo Azure	AFC Cormorants (EOT)		Honeybadgers				£1.5m
Theodor Armitage	29	CF	Tikariot	Holdenberg City			Port Rhovanyon AFC (Tikariot)		£1.5m
Oscar Cole		21	ST	EOT		Expats Endeavour (EOT)		Ulsa Rovers				£1.3m
Franklin Buckley	23	CM	Eura		Revolutionaries			Dangerford				£1.2m
Kenny Woods		24	CM/RM	Eura		Oakstone			New Bastion (EOT)			£1.2m
Tom Ellsworth		29	LB	Eura		Blackfields			Dartmoor				£1.1m
Roger Mallard		19	RW	Eura		Ulsa				Dangerford				£1m
Irenee Bouchard		30	GK	Chromatika	Whitepill			Knetyohai City FC (Chromatika)		£1m
Ian Tauton		30	LW	EOT		Bastion Lions			New Bastion (EOT)			£1m
Jason Potts		33	CB	EOT		Ulsa				WEA					£1m
Austin Dixon		21	ST	South Newlandia	Dudsbury			Bastion Lions				£1m
Henry Hollifield	32	CAM	Cosumar		Holdenberg			Real Oakwood				£1m
Vivo Affre		31	ST	Ko-oren		Blackfields			Aspel					£1m
Bob Reed		23	CM/RM	Eura		Carsby				EFS					£950k
Flynn Walton		25	RB	Eura		Mountainside			Storfan					£900k
Christina Cadigan	28	ST	Cassadaigua	Nukon				Rivet					£900k
Dragan Markovic		27	CM	Mytanija	Whitepill			Honeybadgers				£800k
Bobby Crowe		19	AM	Eura		Bastion Lions			Storfan					£770k
Robbie Truro		32	ST	Eura		Brigham				Fiana Cove (Brenecia)			£600k
Daniel Pryor		34	CF	Baker Park	Honeybadgers			Monmouth Park FC (Baker Park)		£600k
Henrik Ancel		26	LB	Farfadillis	Old Boys Club			Argus Wild Arms (EOT)			£600k
Malcolm Harvey		34	LM/AM	Delaclava	Marketville			Catherina FC (Delaclava)		£500k
Ronan Bryan		24	CF	Eura		ASC Arvika (Kelssek)		Iron City (Nephara)			£500k
Ander Hiriarte		23	GK	Astograth	Blackfields			Butterfield Rovers FC (Flavoespia)	£500k
Bermudo Franco		26	CB	Farfadillis	Blackfields			Waldster FC (Flavoespia)		£500k
Otose Magnum		32	LM	Hinode		Bakermouth (EOT)		Usmer					£450k
Nicholas Glover		32	RB	Eura		Marketville			Real Oakwood				£450k
Fabian Griffin		24	LB	Eura		WEA				Arrowsmith				£400k
Petra Lazar		18	CM	Pasarga		Thagarnia			Workers Union				£350K
Tony Hayter		19	ST	Eura		Pashter United			Dartmoor				£250k
Roque Leitao		19	GK	Cabo Azure	Thagarnia			Rivet					£170k
						
Julian Mann		34	CAM	Eura		Urbizania Wanderers (Astograth)	Old Boys Club				Free
Anais Syndom		23	CB	Chromatika	CS University (Chromatika)	Workers Union				Free
Brutus Candy		22	ST	Nephara		Chromia CCU (Chromatika)	Old Boys Club				Free
Myles Hastings		20	CB	Tikariot	University of Myana (Chromatika)Callodown				Free
Jacopo Pinto		35	CB	Eura/Sameba	AFC Mayville			Storfan					Free
Harold Zambrano		34	ST	Isolaverde	Sword				Club Verde (EOT)			Free
Arthur Corbett		33	GK	Eura		Ulsa Rovers			Storfan					Free
Gerry Hawthorne		23	RM	Chromatika	Urrheddiao SU (Chromatika)	Aspel					Free
Logan Haas		26	GK	Nephara		South Laithland (Nephara)	AFC Mayville				Free
Gygjar Astvaldsson	18	GK	Graintfjall	S. de Puyevier (Montana Verde)	Blackfields				Free
Sascha Falkenrath	25	ST	Ceni		Free Agent			Callodown				Free
Kyle Wilkinson		27	AM	Ethane		Hornchurch			Cove Petrol (Capital Cove)		Free
Dalmar Hylursson	33	RB	Graintfjall	Whitepill			Rivet					Free
Danitha Najzar		33	CM	SRS		Hornchurch			Storfan					Free
Raven Dallas		33	ST	Nephara		Mountainside			Parrhesia United (Nephara)		Free
Alexander Kjaer		34	CM	Ethane		AFC Mayville			Dashturnbein				Free
Gusti Rodolfo		32	CM	Mercedini	Workers Union			Dashturnbein				Free
Gonzalo Lorano		32	CM	Mercedini	Honeybadgers			AFC Mayville				Free
Teresa Lozano		32	ST	Ethane		Hornchurch			Rivet					Free
						
Terence de Landa	20	CAM	Kelssek		Universal FC (The 14 Stars)	Directus				Undisclosed
Haizene Fairchild	22	CB	Mertagne	Octosaide (Mertagne)		Blackfields				Undisclosed
Gregor Charlton		17	CB	Mertagne	Craebog Crocodiles (Mertagne)	Farrenton Athletic			Undisclosed
Lyle Aylott		18	RB	Mertagne	Papillio Mertagne (Mertagne)	Callodown				Undisclosed
						
Lukas Kiraly		20	LB	Nephara		Barossia United (Nephara)	Mountainside				Season Loan
Scarlett Woods		18	AM/ST	Eura		Farrenton Athletic		New Oakstone Phoenix (Nephara)		Season Loan
Bradley Huddlestone	20	CF	Eura		Unioneers			Marketville				Season Loan

Managerial changes ahead of Season 52

MANAGER CHANGES
MANAGER			AGE	NATIONALITY		CLUB			CHANGE

Tripate Falcon		45	Vilita			Marketville		Sacked
Niels Kruse		56	Polar Islandstates	Revolutionaries		Sacked
Derek Millson		55	Eura			Blackfields		Sacked
Janko Perlog		62	Zeta Reka		Unioneers		Sacked
Carl Brommis		60	Eura			AFC Mayville		Sacked
Kerry McCroft		41	Eura			Foxhampton		Sacked
Gavin Madison		57	Eura			Harkdown		Sacked
Daniel Belgrave		74	Eura			Hornchurch		Retired
Ellie Sutcliffe		44	Eura			Thagarnia		Sacked
Szadek Rakvere		57	SRS			Whitepill		Sacked
Daniel Louis-Dean	45	Eura			Dockers Union		Sacked
Stephen Tucker		47	Eura			Thagarnia		Hired
Isaac Yates		47	EOT			Whitepill		Hired
Conor Thompson		56	Licentian Isles		Foxhampton		Hired
Ryan Collins		64	Eura			Free Agent		Retired
Cheney Breremond	38	Nephara			Hornchurch		Hired
John Greaves		75	Eura			Fligsive FC (EOT)       Retired
Liam Armstrong		41	Eura			Unioneers		Hired
John Spartan		57	Eura			Ma Alameome (Farfadillis) Left
John Spartan		57	Eura			Revolutionaries		Hired
Monica Rowland		38	Eura			Marketville		Hired
Danny Sullivan		59	Eura			Blackfields		Hired
Glen Merson		41	Eura			Royals Athletic		Left
Glen Merson		41	Eura			Harkdown		Hired
Ryan Bull		41	Eura			Wake			Left
Ryan Bull		41	Eura			AFC Mayville		Hired
Alexandra Jacobs	44	Eura			Nostromo (EOT)		Hired

Player Retirements ahead of Season 52

PLAYER RETIREMENTS
PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	CLUB

Jack Avelione		34	AM/ST	Schottia	Bastion
Moises Fermandez	34	LB	Farfadillis	Bastion
Deli Acs		32	LB/LW	Pasarga		Directus
Lazar Meier		33	CB	Pasarga		Directus
Laborc Szollossy	32	CB	Pasarga		Spartangrad
Tabor Csikos		32	CB/RB	Pasarga		Spartangrad
Samba Ogunsola		38	CB	Banija		Holdenberg City
Alma Watts		34	RB	Eura		Soldarian FC (Valanora)
Jakob Larsen		34	CM	Valanora	Unioneers
Michel Saint Francois	36	RB	Audioslavia	Revolutionaries
Reece Lucas		36	LB	Eura		Workers Union
Oliver Spencer		36	RB	Recuecn		Carsby
Tom Whittaker		38	ST	Eura		Carsby
Tom Garner		37	CDM	Eura		Holdenberg City
Ferret Tioux		35	GK	Chromatika	Oakstone
Opal Cairncross		38	GK	Brenecia	Revolutionaries
Lewis Phoenix		36	ST	Eura		AFC Mayville
Scott Quinn		35	LB	Eura		Falourr
Harold Knight		34	CB	Eura		Unioneers
Simon Prutton		34	LB	Eura		Marketville
Chance DuPois		35	LB	Chromatika	Ulsa Rovers
Redd Humphreys		34	ST	Eura		Ulsa Rovers
Rob Evans		34	CB	Baker Park	Old Boys Club
Cedric Strom		35	ST	Audioslavia	Old Boys Club
Ted Reid		35	CB	Eura		Callodown
Mark Quinton		36	CB/RB	Baker Park	Foxhampton
Cliff Hardin		36	CDM/CM	Brenecia	EFS
Ballista Meade		35	ST	Nephara		Usmer
Christos van Rossen	34	CM	Pasarga		Usmer
Eva Lincoln		34	ST	Nephara		Dudsbury
Earl Myrick		37	GK	Eura		WEA
Luke Richie		37	RB	Eura		Real Oakwood
Roselin Ginter		36	LW	Eura		AFC Mayville
Lee Joyce		34	CB	Eura		Blackfields
Sara Omark		34	RM	Savojarna	Bastion Lions

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[Eura]

The Euran Football Association’s Euraleague

SEASON 52 - PART IIa

Gold League Team Previews for Season 52

To note:
- For silverware, runners up medals are only listed for UICA/IFCF/CdC competitions. Only modern era (S1 onwards) achievements are listed.
- For top scorers and assists in the previous season, only players with 5 goals or more or 10 assists or more are included (up to a maximum of the top three for both categories). If no players meet these criteria, one top scorer and/or one top assister will be listed.
- Team rosters are not always exhaustive, rather they list significant named players. Any rosters that appear to not be full are completed by unlisted youth players and journeymen backup players.

ASPEL
Manager: Alan Dabix (57, Sameba)
Stadium: Delga Park (Aspel, 25,000)
Nickname: The Eagles (‘Aquile’)
Colours: All green. Occasionally with white and light blue trim on kits.
Silverware (modern era): 2x Silver League Winner (S49, S51), 2x Silver League Promotion (S49, S51)
Notable Products: Mario Andella
Icons: Mario Andella, Fernando Torjan, Santo Zito, Julyan Carlevaro

Last season finish: 1st in Silver League (W23, D10, L5, 73F, 41A, +32GD, 79PTS)
Last season top scorers: Annika Fontaine/Mateo Piroz (14), Gorka Akutain (11), Pat Sage (9)
Last season top assists: Mateo Piroz (20), Gorka Akutain (13), Pat Sage (10)

Aspel have bounced straight back to the Gold League after a heartbreaking relegation in Season 50. They’ve largely done so off the back of the talented youngster Mateo Piroz, who scored 14 and assisted 20 goals as the Eagles won the Silver League. But their defence still leaves a lot to be desired and their striking options remain decidedly mediocre, so survival will once again be a big ask.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      			TO					FEE/TERMS
Earl James		24	GK	Delaclava	AFC Mayville			Aspel					£2.3m
Vivo Affre		31	ST	Ko-oren		Blackfields			Aspel					£1m
Gerry Hawthorne		23	RM	Chromatika	Urrheddiao SU (Chromatika)	Aspel					Free

STARTING XI (4-2-3-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY

1	Sova Pardinho		36	GK	Sameba/Eura
2	Taylor Barris		27	RB	Kelssek
5	Vito Cardenas		22	CB	Sameba/Eura
6	Dragomir Matijevic	21	CB	Farfadillis
3	Susan Paine		21	LB	Eastfield Lodge
4	Valter Genovesi		24	CM	Eura/Sameba
8	Ben Carter		25	CM/CAM	Eura
7	Gorka Akutain		34	RM/RW	Audioslavia
10	Mateo Piroz		21	AM	Sameba/Eura
11	Pat Sage		19	LM	Hapilopper
14	Annika Fontaine		28	ST	Savigliane

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES

13	Earl James		24	GK	Delaclava
15	Arezu Zhubin		25	RB	Squornshelous
20	Kornel Borsos		18	CB/RB	Pasarga
19	Luis Caya		27	CB/LB	Eura
12	Gerry Hawthorne		23	RM	Chromatika
16	Louis Vassell		27	CM	Brookstation
18	Lucien Palle-Fors	19	CM	Sameba/Eura
17	Vivo Affre		31	ST	Ko-oren
9	Julyan Carlevaro	37	ST	Sameba

BASTION
Manager: Sterling Rose (50, Eura)
Stadium: Bastion Arena (Bastion, 110,000)
Nickname: The Capital Club
Colours: Black primary, white and gold secondary. Kits are black shirts and shocks, white shorts, all with gold trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x UICA Champions Cup Runner Up (CC66), 5x Gold League Winner (S2, S8, S31, S46, S47), 7x National Cup Winner (S7, S11, S13, S15, S20, S25, S39), 7x National Shield Winner (S1, S3, S12, S32, S40, S45, S47)
Notable Products: Sam Needle, Mike Humphrey, Geoff Day, Skorji Oslograd, Dion Underwood, Charles Roberts, Jamie Byrd
Icons: Sam Needle, Mike Humphrey, Geoff Day, Jim Cotterill, Eye Barsa, Miroslav Janda, Julius Carrera, Alan Dabix, Kondrat Istomin, Dion Underwood, Skorji Oslograd, Charles Roberts, Monica Rowland, Adrian Bassa, Laborious Hawk, Jack Avelione

Last season finish: 4th in Gold League (W20, D11, L7, 103F, 49A, +54GD, 71PTS)
Last season top scorers: Loala Inkabu/Fran Prpic-Bosanac (18), Laborious Hawk (11), Ruby Gjasula (10)
Last season top assists: Laborious Hawk (18), Ethan Douglas (13), Khrusan Mlianko (12)

Not much has happened over the summer after Bastion muddled into 4th. Four years have now passed since Sterling Rose delivered the double league title and questions might start to be asked about when another will be found. Most of all, like the rest of Euran football, Bastion are looking for IFCF success after a long dry spell. That will be harder without Jack Avelione and Moises Fermandez, though the Inkabu/Prpic-Bosanac frontline is formidable, Robert Freeman is a decent filler option at leftback, and Laborious Hawk remains in the side. For the most part, Bastion’s best generation in some time are passing by – they need to win something.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      			TO					FEE/TERMS
Jack Avelione		34	AM/ST	Schottia	Bastion				Retired
Moises Fermandez	34	LB	Farfadillis	Bastion				Retired

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Anton Puzin		26	GK	Mytanija
2	Amakli Inuro'o		30	CB/LB/RBTurori
5	Jamie Byrd		28	CB	Eura
4	Michael Ford		29	CB	EOT
3	Robert Freeman		26	LB	Eura
12	Khrusan Mlianko		27	RM/LM	Vilita
10	Laborious Hawk		N/A	AM	Valanora
20	Gotz Konstantin		28	CM	Valanora
7	Ethan Douglas		24	RW/LW	Eura
14	Loala Inkabu		24	ST	Turori
9	Fran Prpic-Bosanac	25	ST	Mytanija

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
21	Jack Winter		24	RB	Eura
25	Jack Dawson		19	CB	Eura
26	Trent Grant		19	CB	Eura	
8	Elysse Matheson		35	CM	Brenecia
27	Samuel Crowe		20	CM	Eura
24	Quentin Gardener	19	CM/CAM	Eura
11	Kasey Fuller		33	LW	EOT		
17	Ruby Gjasula		32	ST	Nephara

BASTION LIONS
Manager: Lyn Crowley (58, Brenecia)
Stadium: Wanderers Gate (Bastion, 36,250)
Nickname: The Lions
Colours: Red primary, gold secondary. Kits are red shirts, gold shorts, red socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S48), 6x Silver League Promotion (S12, S17, S22, S34, S44, S48)
Notable Products: Ryan King, Edward Whitehouse, Harvey Conway, Joshua Coates, Ethan Parsons, Louie McKenzie
Icons: Keith Rowland

Last season finish: 17th in Gold League (W8, D10, L20, 56F, 104A, -48GD, 34PTS)
Last season top scorers: Oscar Laidon (14), Ryota Oshiro/Leonard Whitehead (6), Albert Fournier/Tim Kameda (5)
Last season top assists: Leonard Whitehead (11), Claudian Polastri (10)

The Lions made some neat signings in the transfer window. Ko-orenite Axel Fiallo offers a definite upgrade over Ian Tauton on the left wing and fans will be excited to see what kind of service he can provide to the lethal Oscar Laidon. However, Lyn Crowley still hasn’t worked out how to tighten up this defence. They conceded an almighty 104 goals last season and only narrowly avoided relegation as a result. They might not survive another beating of that magnitude at the back.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      			TO					FEE/TERMS
Axel Fiallo		26	LM	Ko-oren		Ulsa Rovers			Bastion Lions				£2.5m
Ian Tauton		30	LW	EOT		Bastion Lions			New Bastion (EOT)			£1m
Austin Dixon		21	ST	South Newlandia	Dudsbury			Bastion Lions				£1m
Bobby Crowe		19	AM	Eura		Bastion Lions			Storfan					£770k
Sara Omark		34	RM	Savojarna	Bastion Lions			Retired

STARTING XI (4-2-3-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Ross Phelps		33	GK	Delaclava
21	Aucan Munoz		24	RB	Valanora
4	Georgia Halloran	30	CB	Brenecia
5	Hope Mistry		24	CB	EOT
19	Will Tompkins		24	LB	Tumbra
7	Tim Kameda		25	RM	Kelssek
8	Claudian Polastri	33	CM	Cosumar
16	Leo Castagne		29	CM	Savigliane
10	Leonard Whitehead	31	AM	Eura
12	Axel Fiallo		26	LM	Ko-oren
9	Oscar Laidon		29	ST	Schottia

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
13	Lucy Gibson		21	GK	Eura
2	Harvey Day		29	RB	Eura
24	Avaro Aguas		21	CB	Cabo Azure
3	Visca Konrad		30	LB	Nephara
6	Fruma Pischke		32	CM	Cosumar
20	George Western		21	CM	Eura
22	Robert Davies		18	CAM	Eura
23	Kevin Donalson		17	AM	Eura
11	Albert Fournier		29	LW/ST	Savigliane
14	Ryota Oshiro		33	ST	Hinode
17	Austin Dixon		21	ST	South Newlandia

BRIGHAM
Manager: Tom Robson (49, Eura)
Stadium: Old Ham Lane (Brigham, 76,409)
Nickname: The Brigands
Colours: White primary, black secondary. Kits are white and black striped shirts, black shorts and white socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Gold League Winner (S25), 1x National Cup Winner (S27), 2x Silver League Promotion (S6, S45, S49), 1x National Shield Winner (S26)
Notable Products: Liam Allen
Icons: Carlos Aduna, Volk Savanev, Liam Allen, Danny Sullivan, Oscar Coltrane, Dominik Mauer, Karl Cotrell, Hakan Abt, Huele, Haylos Anaximander, Freddie Wright, Dan Ainsley

Last season finish: 15th in Gold League (W11, D11, L16, 41F, 65A, -24GD, 44PTS)
Last season top scorers: Nikolina Kovac (8), Scott Walker (6), Summer Johnstone/Charlie Gray (5)
Last season top assists: Summer Johnstone (12)

Upgrades to Brigham’s forward line ahead of Season 51 did not bear fruit. They somehow ended up scoring 16 less goals last season, and conceded 9 more, slipping 8 points year-on-year and down to 15th from 10th. There’s a lot of good will for Tom Robson at Old Ham Lane – and yet it is not limitless good will. He will have to get much more out of his side this season, especially after the club unexpectedly pulled off a transfer coup in signing striker Owen Holden for £9m. The 22-year-old was courted by a number of big clubs, and it was a big surprise that Brigham got in their first. Finally, Brigham may have a solution to their goalscoring woes.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      			TO					FEE/TERMS
Owen Holden		22	ST	Eura		Ulsa Rovers			Brigham					£9m
Nermin Pecenica		18	LB	Mytanija	Atletik Thessia (Mytanija)	Brigham					£1.7m
Robbie Truro		32	ST	Eura		Brigham				Fiana Cove (Brenecia)			£600k

STARTING XI (4-3-3 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Leo Glasvyrn		33	GK	Ceni
2	Olaf Hoare		31	RB	Nephara
19	Michael Walton		24	CB	Eura
15	Chris Thompson		28	CB	The Licentian Isles
3	Hans Cabel		31	LB	EOT
4	Leo O'Neill		23	CM	Licentian Isles
7	John Mason		25	RCM	Eura
8	Summer Johnstone	26	CM	Eura
10	Scott Walker		33	ST	Eura
14	Nikolina Kovac		25	ST	Pasarga
9	Owen Holden		22	ST	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
13	Hannah Bryant		25	GK	Eura
21	Archie Springfield	20	RB	Eura
6	Joel Kamara		33	CB	Schottia
5	Brutus Rutherford	31	CB	Brenecia
23	Nermin Pecenica		18	LB	Mytanija
16	David McCartney		29	CAM	Eura
20	Brett Phillips		23	CM	Eura
22	Rebecca Stone		17	CM	Eura
17	Charlie Gray		32	ST	Eura

CALLODOWN
Manager: Bob Partridge (62, Eura)
Stadium: Hollow Park (Callodown, 52,660)
Nickname: The Callodownians
Colours: Blue primary, black secondary. Kit is blue and black striped shirts and socks, and black shorts.
Silverware (modern era): 6x Silver League Promotion (S11, S25, S34, S40, S44, S51)
Notable Products: Joe Sullivan, Harry Humphreys, Gabriel Dunn, John Fletcher, Eve Reeve, Wallace Pickton
Icons: Harry Humphreys, John Fletcher

Last season finish: 2nd in League (W21, 4D, 13L, 73F, 44A, +29GD, 67PTS)
Last season top scorers: Chris Cotrell (21), Kelvin Browning (12), Keira Fallon (8)
Last season top assists: Zamor Salamon (14), Markos Baranyi (10)

Experienced coach Bob Partridge has strengthened Callodown in several positions ahead of their return to the top flight. Most excitingly, he has secured the services of Sascha Falkenrath, a bully of a striker who could form a formidable partnership with Chris Cotrell and Kelvin Browning. Nevertheless, this is a midfield and defence that largely wasn’t good enough in the past, and probably still isn’t.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      			TO					FEE/TERMS
Tom Mitchell		32	CM	EOT		Blackfields			Callodown				£1.7m
Myles Hastings		20	CB	Tikariot	University of Myana (Chromatika)Callodown				Free
Sascha Falkenrath	25	ST	Ceni		Free Agent			Callodown				Free
Lyle Aylott		18	RB	Mertagne	Papillio Mertagne (Mertagne)	Callodown				Undisclosed
Ted Reid		35	CB	Eura		Callodown			Retired

STARTING XI (4-3-3 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	David Warrington	26	GK	Eura
2	William Bale		30	RWB	Eura
15	Viola Parr		29	CB	Nephara
6	Myles Hastings		20	CB	Tikariot
3	Juliette Sadler		24	LB/LM	Eastfield Lodge
24	Tom Mitchell		32	CM	EOT
4	Markos Baranyi		28	CM	Pasarga
7	Zamor Salamon		35	CM	Pasarga
14	Kelvin Browning		25	ST	Eura
11	Sascha Falkenrath	25	ST	Ceni
9	Chris Cottrell		23	ST	EOT

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
25	Lyle Aylott		18	RB	Mertagne
5	Jay Schofield		33	CB	Eura
22	Isobel Robinson		21	CB	Eura
21	Kai Harrier		23	LB	Eura
16	Beth Morton		31	CDM	Eura
8	Harry Humphreys		38	CM	Eura
22	Tom Hussain		21	CM/CAM	Eura
12	Ella Curry		25	AM	EOT
23	Bryn Logan		21	AM/ST	Eura
10	Keira Fallon		34	ST	Nephara

CARSBY
Manager: Tom Riley (69, Eura)
Stadium: Dughill Park (Carsby, 41,500)
Nickname: The Royals
Colours: Red primary, white secondary. Kit is red shirts with white trim, white shorts and socks with red trim.
Silverware (modern era): 2x Silver League Winner (S36, S50), 4x Silver League Promotion (S8, S36, S47, S50)
Notable Products: Moira Woakes, Tom Whittaker, Connor Marsh
Icons: David Thomas, Moira Woakes, Glen Merson, Connor Marsh, John Falkholt

Last season finish: 14th in Gold League (W12, D9, L17, 59F, 84A, -25GD, 45PTS)
Last season top scorers: Cutlass Mason (14), Moira Woakes (10), Martine Vossler (7)
Last season top assists: Moira Woakes (12), Martine Vossler (11), Henry Jenkins (10)

Most pundits predicted Carsby would survive comfortably upon promotion, and they did so, although they were quite leaky at the back. Their attacking options were strong enough to overcome that handicap, Cutlass Mason leading the way with 14 goals in an impressive season up top, but facilitated by his countrywoman Martine Vossler on the left and Euran legend Moira Woakes on the right. Woakes is 35 and may not be able to pull off a magic trick every week, but she still offers and x-factor for this team that other mid-table sides simply don’t have. Ben Moorman is a promising signing who will be aiming to upstage leading goal scorer Mason.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      			TO					FEE/TERMS
Ben Moorman		25	CF	Baker Park	Nor-Dale AFC (Baker Park)	Carsby					£3.5m
Bob Reed		23	CM/RM	Eura		Carsby				EFS					£950k
Oliver Spencer		36	RB	Recuecn		Carsby				Retired
Tom Whittaker		38	ST	Eura		Carsby				Retired

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Natalie Tikllinger	29	GK	Mertagne
2	Blaga Tomic		22	RB	Pasarga
15	Ruadri Wheater		22	CB	Brenecia
5	Sterling Evans		25	CB	EOT
3	Tess Meyer		28	LB	Brenecia
7	Moira Woakes		35	AM	Eura
4	Lee Margas		22	CDM	Mertagne
8	Henry Jenkins		29	CDM	Eura
10	Martine Vossler		27	LW	Nephara
14	Ben Moorman		25	CF	Baker Park
9	Cutlass Mason		25	ST	Nephara

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
13	Robert Collins		20	GK	Eura
6	Cusaram Sakeri		33	CB/RB	Turori
19	Chloe Hogan		18	CB	Eura
22	Sam Hicks		16	LB	Eura
12	Matts Bogdanor		33	CM	Kelessek
22	Travis Jarvis		20	CAM	Eura
25	Eva Baxter		25	AM	Eura
26	Amy Freeman		18	CF	Eura
17	Cameron Thorpe		26	ST	Eura

DIRECTUS
Manager: Daniella Strauss (62, Nephara)
Stadium: Castle Road (Directus, 95,000)
Nickname: The Reds
Colours: Red primary, white secondary, gold tertiary. Kit is red shirts, shorts and socks with white and gold trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x UICA Champions Cup Winner (CC62), 2x IFCF Champions League Winner (CL3, CL4), 1x UICA Globe Cup Runner Up (GC58), 1x UICA Super Cup Winner (SC59), 1x UICA Youth Cup Winner (YC13), 3x Cygnus/Cup Winners Cup Runner Up (CWC34, CWC40, CWC42), 2x Copa de Campeones Runner Up (CdC38, CdC49), 12x Gold League Winner (S1, S4, S7, S13, S15, S26, S27, S30, S39, S41, S42, S43), 8x National Cup Winner (S2, S5, S24, S30, S32, S35, S43, S49), 10x National Shield Winner (S5, S8, S14, S16, S25, S27, S28, S33, S43, S44)
Notable Products: Daniel Belgrave, James McCroft, Mayano Salono, Dean Sharp, Kevin Belgrave, Deli Acs, Henry Patterson, Adam Woodman, Lazar Meier
Icons: Lee Sharp, Daniel Belgrave, James McCroft, Pola Grabnyak, Paul Fessner, Mayano Salono, Michael Brandon, Claus Rijsbergen, Stanislav Navratil, Luar Dardan, Tom Riley, Andrew Watson, Glenn Anderson, Ildar Patrelyak, Charles Hunter, Dean Sharp, Kevin Belgrave, Alan Moore, Rowena Strongbow, Corinne Martel-Burns, Estrella Hawke

Last season finish: 2nd in Gold League (W22, D8, L8, 95F, 54A, +41GD, 74PTS)
Last season top scorers: Loic Macon-Petrault (22), Stewart Robson (19), Thor Ibrahim Ahmad (14)
Last season top assists: Adam Woodman (15), Mikhail Jashkin (13), Dean Barnes (12)

More of the side that dominated Euraleague not too long ago have now hung up their boots. Directus are refreshed, but weaker; this is not a team that holds a candle to the one that won consecutive Champions League titles. Even so, they finished second in the league last season, and a solid backline provides a good foundation for an excellent and still young midfield, with the much-hyped Dean Barnes securing the starting spot over an ageing Mikhail Jashkin. Adam Woodman is the senior figure in the middle now. Then there are the strikers – three top internationals who between them should be able to supply plenty of goals. Directus should be fighting for the league title at the very least.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      			TO					FEE/TERMS
Terence de Landa	20	CAM	Kelssek		Universal FC (The 14 Stars)	Directus				Undisclosed
Deli Acs		32	LB/LW	Pasarga		Directus			Retired
Lazar Meier		33	CB	Pasarga		Directus			Retired

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Tom Hammond		25	GK	Eura
2	Matt McKenzie		25	RB	Eura
5	Obadele Volonte		27	CB	Audioslavia
4	Lohani Riiyaaw		31	CB/RB/LB	Vilita
3	Dominick Ambrose	21	LB	Eura
7	Dean Barnes		21	RAM/RW	Eura
6	Jermaine Gates		25	CDM/CM	Eura
8	Edin Aganovic		26	CM	Mytanija
12	Adam Woodman		28	LW	Eura
14	Stewart Robson		30	ST	Eura
9	Loic Macon-Petrault	31	ST	Kelssek

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
13	Desmond Brookes		18	GK	Eura
19	Louise Vaughan		32	CB	Nephara			
11	Mikhail Jashkin		35	RW	Savojarna
18	Jacob Bentley		27	CM	Eura
26	Melissa Shaw		22	CM/CAM	Eura
24	Terence de Landa	20	CAM	Kelssek
27	Ava Barnes		21	AM/ST	Eura
10	Thor Ibrahim Ahmad	28	ST	Kelssek

FALOURR
Manager: Hadrian Belfast (61, Nephara)
Stadium: Sandstone Ground (Falourr, 76,000)
Nickname: The Cadets
Colours: Navy blue primary, white secondary. Kit is navy blue shirts and socks, white shorts.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Gold League Winner (S37), 2x National Cup Winner (S19, S40), 1x Silver League Winner (S5)
Notable Products: Aidan Jones, Jarrod Jenkins, Tommy Sutton
Icons: Scott Daley, Aidan Jones, Jody Meredith, Toby Hayes, Charles Hunter, Apostolos Tsattalios, Stephen Paul, Ryan Theuer, Morgan Fox, Tommy Sutton

Last season finish: 12th in Gold League (W12, D11, L15, 61F, 64A, -3GD, 47PTS)
Last season top scorers: Sven Ehlers (14), Ben West (9), Kemal Gajic/Loreen Hazen (7)
Last season top assists: Ben West (15), Kemal Gajic (14)

Hadrian Belfast’s project on Eura’s east coast is at risk of a premature end. Falourr plummeted from borderline IFCF contention to 12th in the last year after a failure to invest in the squad, which Falourr have responded to by, er, failing to invest in the squad. It’s a deeply frustrating spectacle for the fans. The first XI Falourr have at their disposal should be good enough to get into the international qualification slots. However, it might simply be that their time has come and gone, with Jarrod Jenkins now teetering at 34 and other key players obviously past their best. This is Belfast’s last chance to pull off something spectacular.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      			TO					FEE/TERMS
Jacob Holden		24	CM/RM	Eura		Falourr				Foxhampton				£2.1m
Scott Quinn		35	LB	Eura		Falourr				Retired

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Morten Henberg		27	GK	Savojarna
2	Lucian Fontaine		28	RB	Eura
4	Athelney Shrine		27	CB	Brenecia
5	Jarrod Jenkins		34	CB	Eura
24	Ruthanne Guess		30	LB	Chromatika
7	Kemal Gajic		30	RW/ST	Mytanija
8	Federico Arnaudo	23	CM	Savigliane
6	Ethan Sears		26	CM	Eura
11	Ben West		25	AM	Eura
9	Loreen Hazen		32	LW/ST	Cassadaigua
10	Sven Ehlers		28	AM/ST	Savojarna

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
13	Bill Powell		22	GK	Eura
27	Madison Hayter		20	RB	Eura
19	Mauricio Arboleda	29	CB	Valladares
23	Hugh Bray		17	LB	Eura
12	Gael Texeira		35	CM	Audioslavia
20	Marcela Ward		32	CM	Nephara
27	Scarlett Andrews	18	CM/CAM	Eura
26	Robert Beales		18	LCM	Eura
25	Vincent Stevenson	19	LW	Eura
14	Calvin Lawson		23	ST	Eura

FARRENTON ATHLETIC
Manager: Lee Sharp (76, Eura)
Stadium: Pignot Stadium (Farrenton, 70,000)
Nickname: The Ingots
Colours: Dark gray primary, white secondary. Kits are dark gray shirts and shorts with white trim, and white socks with dark gray trim.
Silverware (modern era): 2x Silver League Winner (S4, S16), 2x Silver League Promotion (S4, S16)
Notable Products: Joe Robel, John Mallard
Icons: Scott Daley, Bryn Thomas, Joe Robel, Sebastian Field, Scott Barnes, Carrol Liam, Pierre-Louis Le Tonnelier

Last season finish: 5th in Gold League (W18, D4, L6, 86F, 55A, +31GD, 68PTS)
Last season top scorers: Mhacha White (16), Hank Killian (13), Lukas Meyer/Eloise Morgan (12)
Last season top assists: Lukas Meyer (15), Eloise Morgan (14), Endre Mulner (12)

Lee Sharp’s clear-out of the summer before last appeared to work wonders for a team that hit the ground running in Season 51 and never stopped. Athletic enjoyed their best season in years to finish a superb 5th, backed by a talented defensive duo of Quispe and Hart but fired on by their considerable attacking talent. Sharp will hope to build on that this year in what he has hinted could be his last in management. One gamble he seems to have taken already is promoting Chromatik international Hank Killian to the starting spot, ahead of last season’s club top scorer Mhacha White. It’s probably the right call.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      			TO					FEE/TERMS
Gregor Charlton		17	CB	Mertagne	Craebog Crocodiles (Mertagne)	Farrenton Athletic			Undisclosed
Scarlett Woods		18	AM/ST	Eura		Farrenton Athletic		New Oakstone Phoenix (Nephara)		Season Loan

STARTING XI (4-2-3-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	John Hewitt		27	GK	Eura
21	Hakon Brevik		26	RB	Valanora
5	Kevin Quispe		26	RCB	Huayramarca
6	Morgan Hart		26	CB	Eura
3	Morwen Prentice		34	LB	Brenecia
4	Tethys Ondrejko		31	CDM	Brenecia
8	Kent Lindblad		26	LM/CM	Delaclava
11	Lukas Meyer		29	RW	Delaclava
10	Endre Mulner		28	CAM/ST	Pasarga
7	Eloise Morgan		28	LW/ST	RK Quebec
12	Hank Killian		26	ST	Chromatika

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
13	Thibaud Duchemin	22	GK	Savigliane
2	Kai Xiao		35	RB	Chromatika
15	Gregor Charlton		17	CB	Mertagne
20	Archie Stewart		25	LB	Eura
19	Rich Bryant		20	RM	Eura
14	Richard Clements	36	CM	Eura
16	Consaidin Garrard	27	CM/AM	Brenecia
25	Scarlett Woods		18	AM/ST	Eura		OUT ON LOAN
9	Mhacha White		30	ST	Brenecia

HOLDENBERG
Manager: Robert Smith (64, Audioslavia)
Stadium: Benedict Lane (Holdenberg, 74,869)
Nickname: The Steelmen
Colours: Red primary, white secondary. Kits are red and white striped shirts, red shorts and white socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Gold League Winner (S38), 3x National Cup Winner (S16, S26, S51), 1x Silver League Promotion (S4), 1x National Shield Winner (S39)
Notable Products: Pablo Dohi, Lazar Eleonora, Aitor Carbonara, Frank Bevan, Henri de Aea, Stanley Burns, David Logan
Icons: Geoff Day, Seryou Kobe, Jonny dos Santos, Keith Rowland, Pablo Dohi, Lazar Eleonora, Frank Bevan, Henri de Aea, Stanley Burns, Oskar Holsteiner

Last season finish: 6th in Gold League (W20, D7, L11, 90F, 55A, +35GD, 67PTS)
Last season top scorers: Ivan Valenzuela (15), Travis Vivier (13), Oscar Vincent (12)
Last season top assists: Oscar Vincent (17), Moses Moxey (15), Travis Vivier (12)

Yet again Holdenberg have finished a reliable 6th. They are too good for the rest of the division, but not good enough to take a crack at the league championship, though maybe that isn’t the worst place to be – last season was an undeniable success, especially with a National Cup trophy under their belt. The signing of Rook Timekeeper to replace Marcia Sable, and Candice Delaya to supplement (and eventually replace) Valenzuela and Tomlinson, could prove inspired and get them out of the rut. Moses Moxey will want a big send off in his last year at the club and Oscar Vincent, a man in his prime, will want to be competing for something bigger than the domestic cup competition.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      			TO					FEE/TERMS
Rook Timekeeper		29	CDM/CM	Nephara		Sabrefell Moths (Nephara)	Holdenberg				£6m
Candice Delaya		21	ST	Chromatika	Marketville			Holdenberg				£3m
Henry Hollifield	32	CAM	Cosumar		Holdenberg			Real Oakwood				£1m

STARTING XI (4-1-4-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Urban Malthus		31	GK	Nephara
2	Jane Hallam		28	RB	Eura
5	Just Olink		26	CB	Savojarna
6	Quentin Phillips	25	CB	Eura
3	Stanley Burns		34	LB	Eura
4	Rook Timekeeper		29	CDM/CM	Nephara
7	Rudolf Macek		30	RW	Siovanija & Teusland
8	Moses Moxey		37	CM	Audioslavia
16	Oscar Vincent		26	CM	Eura
14	Travis Vivier		26	LW/ST	Eura
10	Ivan Valenzuela		30	ST	Valladares

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
13	Caspar Engstrom		21	GK	Valanora
17	Flynn Woodward		25	CB/RB	Eura
28	Ronnie Turner		16	CB	Eura
16	Jim Bevan		23	LB	Eura
26	Colin Harmison		17	RAM/LAM	Eura
20	Marcia Sable		33	CDM/CM	Nephara
25	Roy Champion		19	CM	Eura
26	Bryan Sykes		20	CM/LM	Eura
24	Rachel Lambert		20	AM	Eura
22	Gilamu Kuartango	23	LM	Astograth
30	Jason Barnes		16	LW	Eura
9	Isaac Tomlinson		34	ST	Eura
12	Candice Delaya		21	ST	Chromatika

[Eura]

The Euran Football Association’s Euraleague

SEASON 52 - PART IIb

Gold League Team Previews for Season 52 continued

To note:
- For silverware, runners up medals are only listed for UICA/IFCF/CdC competitions. Only modern era (S1 onwards) achievements are listed.
- For top scorers and assists in the previous season, only players with 5 goals or more or 10 assists or more are included (up to a maximum of the top three for both categories). If no players meet these criteria, one top scorer and/or one top assister will be listed.
- Team rosters are not always exhaustive, rather they list significant named players. Any rosters that appear to not be full are completed by unlisted youth players and journeymen backup players.

HOLDENBERG CITY
Manager: Tony Dalton (61, Eura)
Stadium: Hafran Lane (Holdenberg, 63,590)
Nickname: Don’t have an official nickname, but are usually referred to as City
Colours: Green primary, yellow secondary. Kit is green and yellow shirts with colours segmented into three thick stripes (yellow in the middle, green on each side), green shorts, yellow socks.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S23), 3x Silver League Promotion (S9, S19, S23)
Notable Products: Pola Grabnyak, Ryan Collins, Keith Rowland, Daniel Robertson
Icons: Pola Grabnyak, Ryan Collins, Daniel Robertson, Dominic Miller

Last season finish: 11th in Gold League (W14, D6, L18, 66F, 66A, 0GD, 48PTS)
Last season top scorers: Sergey Nweke (16), Hanne Heikkisdottir (8), Valya Albert/Malik Kiefer (7)
Last season top assists: Hanne Heikkisdottir (14), Valya Albert (12), Simon Smith (11)

Experienced manager Tony Dalton seems to have done a good job of stabilizing Holdenberg City after a rough period in which they lost their talisman playmaker and a much-loved predecessor in the dugout. They were vastly better in Dalton’s debut season than they were in Bruno Hawke’s final one, even if they were a bit too reliant on the goals of Savojar striker Sergey Nweke. Nweke and a couple of other key players are the wrong side of thirty and the squad lacks strength in depth but there’s enough in this team to compete, and the signing of Gus Longhurst from relegated Marketville is a steal. City are not quite back in a place where they are going to be seizing IFCF spots, but they’re back on their feet.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      			TO					FEE/TERMS
Gus Longhurst		26	AM	Ko-oren		Marketville			Holdenberg City				£5m
Theodor Armitage	29	CF	Tikariot	Holdenberg City			Port Rhovanyon AFC (Tikariot)		£1.5m
Samba Ogunsola		38	CB	Banija		Holdenberg City			Retired
Tom Garner		37	CDM	Eura		Holdenberg City			Retired

STARTING XI (4-2-3-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Anthea Finnan		32	GK	Brenecia
2	Marvin Walsh		33	RB	EOT
5	Pontus Magnusson	27	CB	Savojarna
6	David Carr		25	CB/LB	Eura
14	Brian Mantha		29	LB	RK Quebec
11	Valya Albert		27	RW	Chromatika
8	Simon Smith		29	CM	Eura
4	Ella Thrane		24	CM	Valanora
7	Gus Longhurst		26	AM	Ko-oren
12	Hanne Heikkisdottir	31	LW	Graintfjall
10	Sergey Nweke		31	ST	Savojarna

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
13	Ryan Terlock		24	GK	Kelssek
21	Kenneth Bennett		23	RB	Eura
15	Damien Halliger		33	CB	Kelssek
3	Iban Cousineau		28	LB	Ethane
25	Tessa Daley		19	RM	Eura
24	Elijah Thomson		20	CM/RM	Eura
25	Rebecca Curtis		17	CM/CAM	Eura
17	Lewis Waller		25	CM	Eura
22	Jim Guta		23	AM	Eura
9	Malik Kiefer		23	CF	RK Quebec

LAJUNO
Manager: Tzemeno Baxterrika (67, Astograth)
Stadium: Lansbury Road (Lajuno, 62,000)
Nickname: The Boatmen
Colours: Gold primary, green secondary. Kit is all gold with minimal green trim.
Silverware (modern era): 2x National Cup Winner (S34, S45), 1x Silver League Promotion (S1)
Notable Products: Nicky Martin, Craig Harper, Luar Dardan, Vance Simm
Icons: Nicky Martin, James Clarke, Craig Harper, Luar Dardan, Glenn Anderson, Jordan Jarvis

Last season finish: 9th in Gold League (W12, D13, L13, 60F, 67A, -7GD, 49PTS)
Last season top scorers: Christine Atkinson (12), Serena McDavid (11), Ildiko Kalman (7)
Last season top assists: Ildiko Kalman (11), Marcus Nolan/Hodei Echebarria (10)

Euraleague’s most boring team continue to be incredibly boring. No signings, no real change, same manager, one reserve goalkeeper offloaded…it’s all quiet on the Lajuno front. They will aim for mid-table again and probably get mid-table again.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      			TO					FEE/TERMS
Alessandro Lucchesi	26	GK	Eura/Sameba	Lajuno				Walston Brook Albion (Eastfield Lodge)	£2m

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Vance Simm		32	GK	Eura
2	Oxarra Peira		28	RB	Astograth
5	Silas Duff		26	CB	Eura
4	Urbasa Albina		25	CB	Astograth
3	Marko Martel		32	LB	Astograth
12	Ildiko Kalman		29	RW	Pasarga
6	Marcus Nolan		32	CM	Baker Park
8	Soter Laborda		28	CDM	Astograth
11	Hodei Echebarria	30	LM	Astograth
14	Christine Atkinson	27	ST	Eura
10	Serena McDavid		27	ST	Baker Park

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
13	Tina Dayton		17	GK	Eura
21	Alexander Franklin	23	RWB	Eura
19	Granville Crittenden	31	CB	Chromatika
23	Reese Clifton		21	LB	Eura
22	Jayden Collingwood	20	CM	Eura
16	Josh Bradshaw		24	CAM	Eura
24	Isobel Keane		20	LW	Eura
9	Tucker Colquhoun	23	ST	Audioslavia

MOUNTAINSIDE
Manager: Weylon Churchilli (58, Eura)
Stadium: Summit Stadium (Mount Fable, 35,000)
Nickname: The Snowcaps
Colours: White primary, black secondary, gold tertiary. Kit is white shirts and socks with black shorts, with gold trim on the socks.
Silverware (modern era): 2x National Cup Winner (S9, S50), 1x Silver League Winner (S31), 3x Silver League Promotion (S15, S31, S45)
Notable Products: Jude Yates, Toby Hayes, Jordan Jarvis, Edward Pollard, Nicky Keane
Icons: Toby Hayes, Nicky Keane, Rhys Miles, Regatta Aspenwood

Last season finish: 10th in Gold League (W13, D10, L15, 73F, 89A, -16GD, 49PTS)
Last season top scorers: Mor-Rioghain Stokes (19), Ben Romeijn (9), Scarlet McKenzie (8)
Last season top assists: Ben Romeijn (16), Scarlet McKenzie (14), Nick Major (12)

Many teams would struggle after losing a player like Sophie Singh. Mountainside are made of tougher stuff and have adapted well and secured a comfortable mid-table finish last year despite their defence being regularly torn to shreds with Euran international goalkeeper Ellliot Palmer also out of form. This season their challenge is to correct that, and they have made moves to do so by signing Edwin Lafferton at right back – a man with a point to prove after being in that relegated Blackfields team – and talented loanee Lukas Kiraly on the left. Another key to any success will be whether they can once again get lots of goals out of Mor-Rioghain Stokes; the Brenecian had a stormer in Season 51, banging in 19 goals.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      			TO					FEE/TERMS
Edwin Lafferton		25	RWB/RM	Eura		Blackfields			Mountainside				£3.2m
Flynn Walton		25	RB	Eura		Mountainside			Storfan					£900k
Raven Dallas		33	ST	Nephara		Mountainside			Parrhesia United (Nephara)		Free
Lukas Kiraly		20	LB	Nephara		Barossia United (Nephara)	Mountainside				Season Loan

STARTING XI (4-4-1-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Elliot Palmer		31	GK	Eura
2	Edwin Lafferton		25	RWB/RM	Eura
3	Paul Pritchett		27	CB	Eura
6	David Parks		26	CB	Eura
21	Lukas Kiraly		20	LB	Nephara		IN ON LOAN
12	Han Niro		34	RM	Chromatika
4	Ben Romeijn		29	CM	Delaclava
8	Nick Major		26	CM	Krytenia
7	Swansea Reach		34	CM/AM	Nephara
11	Scarlet McKenzie	27	LM	Licentian Isles
9	Mor-Rioghain Stokes	23	ST	Brenecia

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
13	Andrea Stack		33	GK	Brenecia
15	Amber Barnes-Smith	17	CB	Eura
5	Evan Bryant		29	CB	Eura
19	Alfie Wright		24	LB	Eura
22	Andrew Black		22	RW	Eura
16	Herbert Brewer		28	CM	Eura
23	Nathan Burton		18	LW	Eura
25	Harry Anderton		18	AM/ST	Eura
10	Vasco Cardoso		21	AM/ST	Cabo Azure

OAKSTONE
Manager: Lyle Heath (64, Eura)
Stadium: The Oak House (Oakstone, 82,402)
Nickname: The Northmen
Colours: Brown primary, white secondary. Kit is brown shirts, shorts and socks are also brown but with white trim.
Silverware (modern era): 2x National Cup Winner (S38, S42), 1x Silver League Winner (S33), 2x Silver League Promotion (S14, S33)
Notable Products: Rob Bell, Brian Bond, Leo Sterling
Icons: Ryan King, Rob Bell, Rudy Valencia, Brian Bond, Weylon Churchilli, Nathan Wall, Matthew Lane, Ben Hall, Anthony Townsend, Leo Sterling, Heron Kendall

Last season finish: 7th in Gold League (W19, D9, L10, 100F, 55A, +45GD, 66PTS)
Last season top scorers: Rita Brookfield (20), Brian Bond (15), Robert Marshall/Damion Bowman/Zasha Covach (10)
Last season top assists: Damion Bowman (16), Robert Marshall (15), Leopold Bliznakov (12)

A bit like Lajuno, there’s little going on at Oakstone, where the Northmen and Lyle Heath seem content with the side they’ve got. That’s maybe understandable after they came close to securing Challengers Cup football in Season 51. We may be about to witness Brian Bond’s final swansong – keep an eye out for some outrageous goals on his way out.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      			TO					FEE/TERMS
Kenny Woods		24	CM/RM	Eura		Oakstone			New Bastion (EOT)			£1.2m
Ferret Tioux		35	GK	Chromatika	Oakstone  			Retired

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Daniel Wolter		28	GK	Valanora
2	Harry Wheeler		31	RB	Eura
5	Alex Coles		30	CB	Eura
4	Fred Stephens		27	CB	Eura
3	Nina Pomeroy		33	LB	Chromatika
7	Robert Marshall		26	AM	Eura
6	Leopold Bliznakov	31	CAM	Siovanija & Teusland
8	William Alonso		29	CM	Valladares
14	Damion Bowman		34	LW	Eura
9	Brian Bond		38	LW/ST	Eura
10	Rita Brookfield		27	ST	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
21	Amber Arnold		20	RB	Eura
19	Ahmed Masic		26	CB	Mytanija
25	Bryan Dawson		21	CB	Eura
15	Mario Austerlitz	23	LB	Siovanija & Teusland
11	Aldin Lindberg		22	RW	Valanora
16	Paulo Kobe		24	CAM	EOT			
22	Oliver Huxtable		24	LW	Eura
12	Zasha Covach		27	ST	Nephara

REVOLUTIONARIES
Manager: John Spartan (57, Eura)
Stadium: Sasky Rising Memorial Stadium (Brigham, 107,000)
Nickname: No official nickname, but usually just referred to as “The Revolutionaries”
Colours: Dark green primary, black secondary. Kits are dark green shirts with a black “sash” diagonal stripe, black shorts and dark green socks.
Silverware (modern era): 2x UICA Champions Cup Winner (CC57, CC69), 1x UICA Globe Cup Runner Up (GC64), 2x UICA/IFCF Super Cup Runner Up (SC54, SC66), 1x Cygnus/Cup Winners Cup Runner Up (CWC32), 2x Copa de Campeones Winner (CdC32, CdC39), 2x Copa de Campeones Runner Up (CdC30, CdC51), 11x Gold League Winner (S5, S6, S9, S17, S22, S23, S24, S34, S35, S44, S45), 4x National Cup Winner (S22, S29, S31, S44) 11x National Shield Winner (S2, S6, S7, S10, S18, S23, S24, S35, S36, S46, S49)
Notable Products: John Spartan, Gareth Blackthorn, Gethin Quill, Jurgen Eisenhower, Rhys Griffiths, Rob Ricketts
Icons: Ambale Deniau, Nick Feeney, Kieran Kane, Simon Xavier, Clevon Drago, Brigham Bond, Mikael Johannes, Liam Allen, Ben Prince, Ross Ramsden, John Spartan, Gareth Blackthorn, Skorji Oslograd, Frank Rozenthal, Alexander Jager, Rhys Griffiths, Jurgen Eisenhower, Gethin Quill, Roxelana Thorn, Eamon Power, Earl van den Brink

Last season finish: 8th in Gold League (W15, D13, L10, 84F, 61A, +23GD, 58PTS)
Last season top scorers: Konrad Lovelace (12), Aurin Aomelirea (10), Mbogo Norgaard (9)
Last season top assists: Mbogo Norgaard/Tambra Matalin (12), Tosgo Alxiki (11), Rob Ricketts (10)

What to say about Revolutionaries? The mightiest club in Brigham delivered quite a shock by finishing 8th, a rare implosion from one of the traditional Big Five, and even a club hero like Niels Kruse couldn’t survive that. His departure has opened the door for the return of a giant of the game for club and country. John Spartan is an experienced manager now at 57 and enjoyed a very successful 7 years at Ma Alameome. He may need that amount of time back at his beloved Sasky to deliver the amount of silverware that is expected of a great manager of a great club – this is a team in need of a rebuild. He’s made a start by signing an overdue replacement for Triss Roscommon, and bringing in Kurtis Swainsona to offer a plan B in midfield.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      			TO					FEE/TERMS
Isaac Doherty		25	LB	Eura		Iturributa United (Astograth)	Revolutionaries				£6m
Kurtis Swainsona	22	CM	Nephara		Parrhesia United (Nephara)	Revolutionaries				£5.2m
Franklin Buckley	23	CM	Eura		Revolutionaries			Dangerford				£1.2m
Michel Saint Francois	36	RB	Audioslavia	Revolutionaries			Retired
Opal Cairncross		38	GK	Brenecia	Revolutionaries			Retired

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Derizi Amatopa		26	GK	Turori
3	Planio'o Nrujsa		23	CB/LB/RBTurori
15	Tanya Green		31	CB	Eura
21	Jack Bedford		26	CB	Eura
2	Isaac Doherty		25	LB	Eura
7	Maximilien Longchambon	35	CAM	Ko-oren
8	Mbogo Norgaard		26	CM	Farfadillis
17	Tambra Matalin		31	RW	Nephara
13	Tosgo Alxiki		27	LW/ST	Farfadillis
12	Aurin Aomelirea		25	RW/ST	Ko-oren
10	Mihaly Bernat		29	ST	Pasarga

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
5	Roxelana Thorn		34	CB	Nephara
11	Triss Roscommon		32	LB	Brenecia
4	Todor Mihailov		33	CM	Siovanija and Teusland			
25	Matty Wright		16	RW/LW	Eura
6	Kurtis Swainsona	22	CM	Nephara
26	Abraham Dexter		19	LW	Eura
14	Rob Ricketts		28	AM	Eura
16	Daniel Jokic		26	ST	Mytanija
9	Konrad Lovelace		33	ST	Nephara

SPARTANGRAD
Manager: Walter Crasder (66, Eura)
Stadium: Olympic Stadium (Spartangrad, 104,773)
Nickname: The Spartans
Colours: Blue primary, white secondary. Kit is blue and white stripe shirt, blue shorts, blue socks with white trim.
Silverware (modern era): 1x UICA Champions Cup Winner (CC71), 1x IFCF Challengers Cup Winner (ChC5), 1x IFCF Challengers Cup Runner Up (ChC9), 1x UICA/IFCF Super Cup Winner (SC68), 1x UICA/IFCF Super Cup Runner Up (IFCF-SC5), 2x Cygnus/Cup Winners Cup Winner (CWC47, CWC57), 1x Cygnus/Cup Winners Cup Runner Up (CWC48), 1x Copa de Campeones Winner (CdC47), 2x Copa de Campeones Runner Up (CdC27, CdC29), 10x Gold League Winner (S3, S16, S19, S21, S33, S36, S40, S48, S49, S51), 7x National Cup Winner (S4, S8, S14, S28, S37, S41, S48), 11x National Shield Winner (S4, S9, S17, S20, S31, S34, S37, S38, S41, S42, S50)
Notable Products: Seryou Kobe, Weylon Churchilli, Grant Townsend, Harvey Blake, Clint Rogers
Icons: Seryou Kobe, Sam Thomas, Maresto Silvia, Mikhael van Germ, Rhodri Evans, Vincent James, Weylon Churchilli, Mike Adams, Armando Elevado, Csaszar Mor, Alexander Roudet, Harvey Blake, Lucan Palmisano, James Palmisano, Chad Parsons, Mathis Woodgate, John Talbot, Harry Gravesen, Lui Wceil, Ciro Oljer, Mark Unterhausen

Last season finish: 1st in Gold League (W24, D8, L6, 104F, 41A, +63GD, 80PTS)
Last season top scorers: Clarana Refiami (19), Haley Hauser (15), Amanda Guttisdottir (12)
Last season top assists: Haley Hauser (19), Amanda Guttisdottir (15), Lauren Cheney (12)

They’ve done it again. They spend big, sure, but Spartangrad seem to have a formula that works, and it can’t all be down to money when the other big clubs throw cash around too. Walter Crasder knows how to construct a team and has continued to do so masterfully, overcoming several generational transitions to maintain success in spite of constant upheaval. Their midfield has become perhaps the key factor – Spartans players have won Midfielder of the Season for four seasons in a row – while a world class goalkeeper, world class centreback pairing and (you guessed it) world class striker completes the set. They will of course seek to defend their title but the main ambition for the Spartans should be to make a direly needed Euran push in the IFCF competitions.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      			TO					FEE/TERMS
Kate Archer		25	ST	Eura		Spartangrad			Crossroads (Chromatika)			£12m
Trent Roberts		25	LM	Eura		Sporting Iturributa (Astograth)	Spartangrad				£4.5m
Laborc Szollossy	32	CB	Pasarga		Spartangrad			Retired
Tabor Csikos		32	CB/RB	Pasarga		Spartangrad			Retired

STARTING XI (4-2-3-1 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Aranea Provost		31	GK	Nephara
2	Ana Mason		26	RWB	Eura
6	Henri de Aea		33	CB	Chromatika
5	Adin Wasawo		26	CB	Banija
3	Alex Ingram		32	LB	Eura
10	Amanda Guttisdottir	29	CM/CAM	Graintfjall
18	Tasha Sauber		24	CM	Nephara
15	Dordo Urbanc		25	CM	Mytanija
7	Lauren Cheney		35	RW/ST	Brenecia
8	Haley Hauser		31	CM/AM	Chromatika
9	Clarana Refiami		26	ST	Vilita

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
13	Sam Norman		22	GK	Eura			
19	Jonathan Dennis		24	CB	Eura
21	Benjamin Coates		18	LWB	Eura
23	Danielle Bean		21	LB	Eura
22	Jade Prior		19	RW	Eura
24	Vince Garrett		17	CM	Eura
16	Clint Rogers		34	CAM	Eura
12	Trent Roberts		25	LM	Eura
14	Boriska Nagy		29	LW/ST	Pasarga

SUTTONVILLE
Manager: Stephen Mansfield (68, Brenecia)
Stadium: Haddock Bridge (Suttonville, 47,550)
Nickname: The Villagers
Colours: Dark blue primary, black secondary, white tertiary. Kit is dark blue shirts, black with white trim shorts and socks.
Silverware (modern era): 7x Silver League Promotion (S15, S19, S23, S29, S36, S46, S51)
Notable Products: Miles MacDonald, Frank Ainsworth, Eddie Wood, Bailey Norman, Robert Hobbs, Jamie Edwards
Icons: Stephen Mansfield

Last season finish: 3rd in Silver League (W19, D9, L10, 72F, 38A, +34GD, 66PTS)
Last season top scorers: Renate Eskalza (16), Rex Casey (12), Hanna Nicosdottir (10)
Last season top assists: Hanna Nicosdottir (18), Rex Casey (16)

Stephen Mansfield has improbably returned his team to the big time. Like before they are defensively resilient, solid in midfield, and have a couple of handy strikers. Its not enough though. This is not a stronger team than the one that was previously relegated. It will go the same way as the one that came before, and sooner rather than later.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      			TO					FEE/TERMS
Cerys Staplewood	23	CB	Brenecia	Proudcastle (Brenecia)		Suttonville				£3m

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Malakai Rookwood	32	GK	Brenecia
2	Hailey Parkes		29	RB	EOT
4	Hubertus Weissbach	28	CB	Valanora
5	Sophy Holden		26	CB	Eura
3	Ruzena Benjamin		32	LB	Chromatika
12	Hanna Nicosdottir	27	RM	Graintfjall
8	Cory Ferguson		29	CM/RM	Kelssek
18	Mary Graves		33	CM	Eura
11	Rex Casey		29	LM	South Newlandia
10	Renate Eskalza		29	ST	The Askari Union
9	Zaza Cashmore		32	ST	Brenecia

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
13	Apol Biliso		26	GK	Farfadillis
19	Estelle Robert		32	RB	Chromatika
20	Cerys Staplewood	23	CB	Brenecia
15	Preston Patterson	23	LB	Eura
22	Connor North		18	CM/RM	Eura
16	Colin Giles		25	LCM	Eura
6	Luke Horton		27	CM	Eura
24	Lucy Edgar		17	CAM	Eura
17	Josh Woods		23	AM	Eura
23	Reese Hurst		17	LM	Eura
21	Peter Kingsley		23	ST	Eura

ULSA
Manager: Chris Waller (61, Eura)
Stadium: Troutbridge (Ulsa, 97,460)
Nickname: The Builders
Colours: Light blue primary, white secondary. Kit is light blue shirts, white shorts, light blue socks.
Silverware (modern era): 4x UICA Globe Cup Winner (GC46, GC51, GC61, GC63), 1x UICA Super Cup Winner (SC46), 1x UICA Champions Cup Runner Up (CC63), 3x UICA Super Cup Runner Up (SC51, SC61, SC63), 1x UICA Centenary Series Winner, 2x Cygnus/Cup Winners Cup Winner (CWC43, CWC44), 1x Copa de Campeones Winner (CdC28), 2x Copa de Campeones Runner Up (CdC36, CdC40), 10x Gold League Winner (S10, S11, S12, S14, S18, S20, S28, S29, S32, S50), 7x National Cup Winner (S6, S10, S17, S21, S33, S36, S47), 9x National Shield Winner (S11, S15, S19, S21, S22, S29, S30, S48, S51)
Notable Products: Grant Davis, Steve Thompson, Chris Waller, Frank Ainsworth, John Leach
Icons: Grant Davis, Steve Thompson, Nicky Martin, Chris Waller, Clive Dawson, Iuliu Zapatic, Lyle Heath, Rob Bell, Sam Ashtree, Craig Sinclair, Scott Coles, Reece Lucas, Kris Campbell, Frank Ainsworth, Romikk Valgard, Adnan Szalai, Monako Saroszi

Last season finish: 3rd in Gold League (W22, D7, L9, 98F, 61A, +37GD, 73PTS)
Last season top scorers: Bravura Harper (22), Kurtis Bastable (18), Colm O’Tuathail (8)
Last season top assists: Colm O’Tuathail (14), Julian Werner/Nolberto Dravon (13), Eve Reeve (11)

Chris Waller has put a lot of trust in his title winning side of Season 50, refusing to strengthen meaningfully even though the average age of his strongest lineup is just shy of 30. That may be an error; Kurtis Bastable and Colm O’Tuathail have likely wrung out the last of their brilliance at 34, and Polina Zirkova has lost a yard at 33, while Finn Leadbetter and Esther Caitiff are already residing on the bench. It is difficult to see how Ulsa win the league this season without slip ups by those around them.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      			TO					FEE/TERMS
Roger Mallard		19	RW	Eura		Ulsa				Dangerford				£1m
Jason Potts		33	CB	EOT		Ulsa				WEA					£1m

STARTING XI (4-2-2-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Gunter Obermaier	28	GK	Valanora
2	Clovette Bravender	30	RB	Brenecia
21	Eyvar Mathiasson	24	CB	Graintfjall
4	Polina Zirkova		33	CB	Savojarna
3	Eve Reeve		30	LB	Eura
14	Nolberto Dravon		28	RW	EOT
6	Laura Holland		26	CM	Eura
7	Julian Werner		30	CAM	Siovanija & Teusland
16	Colm O'Tuathail		34	LM	Kelssek
9	Bravura Harper		26	ST	Nephara
10	Kurtis Bastable		34	CF	Nephara

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
27	Mark Trott		19	GK	Eura
15	Ewan Fletcher		22	RB	Eura
5	Finn Leadbetter		32	CB	Brenecia
23	Ronald Ashtree		25	LB	Eura
25	Alvin Kerr		16	RAM	Eura
18	Mario Szolosi		29	CAM	Pasarga
8	Esther Caitiff		32	CM	Brenecia
11	Julia Holt		24	LW	Valanora
17	Gabriel Riveros		30	ST	Valladares
26	Phil Pollard		22	ST	Eura

UNIONEERS
Manager: Liam Armstrong (41, Eura)
Stadium: The Iron Shed (Harther, 45,390)
Nickname: The Unionists
Colours: Blue primary, red secondary, gold tertiary. Kits are blue and red striped shirts and blue and red hooped socks, blue shorts, minor gold trim but mainly gold just used for shirt numbers and names, and as an away kit.
Silverware (modern era): 1x Silver League Winner (S27), 2x Silver League Promotion (S27, S36)
Notable Products: John Talbot, Vincent Robshaw, Liam Armstrong
Icons: John Talbot, Vincent Robshaw, Liam Armstrong, Jakob Larsen, Pablo Mane, Niall Bremner

Last season finish: 13th in Gold League (W11, D12, L15, 55F, 73A, -18GD, 45PTS)
Last season top scorers: Alban Pontiac (13), Peter Csorba (8), Charles Barber (7)
Last season top assists: Jakob Larsen (11)

A horrendous dip has done for the past couple of Unioneers managers. Not Janko Perlog, who has been sacked for consecutive mediocre performances instead. Club icon Liam Armstrong has been hired in his place as a rookie manager, a risky but exciting move on the part of the Unioneers board. Unsurprisingly, his first move was to pluck for an influential central midfielder in the transfer market…yet that central midfielder is 16-year-old Luca Finnall, who will surely not be expected to play much at this stage. Instead, Ed Clarke is stepping up following Jakob Larsen’s retirement, after too long waiting in the wings. Armstrong might just mould him into something greater.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      			TO					FEE/TERMS
Luca Finnall		16	CM	Ceni		Pinnacle Project (Ceni)		Unioneers				£1.5m
Bradley Huddlestone	20	CF	Eura		Unioneers			Marketville				Season Loan
Jakob Larsen		34	CM	Valanora	Unioneers			Retired
Harold Knight		34	CB	Eura		Unioneers			Retired

STARTING XI (4-3-3 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Nicodemo D'Ambrosio	31	GK	Savigliane
2	Rovena Stride		33	RB	Nephara
5	Isaak Liverstam		24	CB	Tikariot
4	Malcolm Roberts		22	CB	Eura
3	Aria Rojas		21	LB	Valanora
18	Elise Preston		27	CDM	Eura
7	Bradley Howarth		35	CM	Eura
8	Ed Clarke		26	CM/CAM	Eura
10	Charles Barber		25	CF	Eura
11	Alban Pontiac		27	ST	Nephara
12	Peter Csorba		27	ST	Pasarga

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
13	Rudolf Klaric		22	GK	Pasarga
19	Jake Curtis		20	RB	Eura
6	Hireild Gudmundson	33	CB	Audioslavia
14	Sigimund Firmin		32	LB	Darmen
16	Zorka Rompa		28	CDM/CM	Poafmersia
24	Luca Finnall		16	CM	Ceni
22	Rogier Wijnberg		23	CM	Delaclava
21	Josh Samson		20	ST	Eura
25	Bradley Huddlestone	20	CF	Eura		OUT ON LOAN

WORKERS UNION
Manager: Csaszar Mor (63, Pasarga)
Stadium: Workers Athletic Achievement Stadia (Callodown, 80,000)
Nickname: The Workers, or just Union. In the past they were also often nicknamed Union Callodown.
Colours: Primary red, secondary steel grey. Kit is red shirt and shorts, steel grey socks.
Silverware (modern era): 2x Silver League Winner (S25, S40), 4x Silver League Promotion (S14, S25, S40, S42)
Notable Products: Lyle Heath, Fabio Quella, Spencer Greenwood
Icons: Grif Hales, Ruslan Demetriev

Last season finish: 16th in Gold League (W10, D9, L19, 46F, 71A, -25GD, 39PTS)
Last season top scorers: Darius Purcell (7), Carlos Senna/Miles Mann (6), Florent Rivera/Nikolett Horvath (5)
Last season top assists: Carlos Senna/Miles Mann (10)

Union are still struggling for goals even though they have promising attacking players on paper, and once again the money needed to bolster themselves elsewhere seems to have dried up, and again without much explanation as to why. Nevertheless, there are positive signals coming out of the club at the moment, with Csaszar Mor seemingly full of belief that this side can be turned around from perennial relegation-avoiders. The key to success will be getting Miles Mann and Carlos Senna putting in good service for Nikolett Horvath and Darius Purcell, who have now had plenty of time to gel as a strike pairing.

TRANSFERS

PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY	FROM      			TO					FEE/TERMS
Petra Lazar		18	CM	Pasarga		Thagarnia			Workers Union				£350K
Anais Syndom		23	CB	Chromatika	CS University (Chromatika)	Workers Union				Free
Gusti Rodolfo		32	CM	Mercedini	Workers Union			Dashturnbein				Free
Reece Lucas		36	LB	Eura		Workers Union			Retired

STARTING XI (4-4-2 FORMATION)

NO. 	PLAYER			AGE	POS.	NATIONALITY
1	Van Enax		26	GK	Chromatika
2	Terry O'Brien		29	RB	Eura
5	Casey Giltanan		29	CB	Brenecia
6	Anais Syndom		23	CB	Chromatika
23	Lauren Scott		25	LB	Eura
11	Miles Mann		26	RW	Kelssek
14	Timur Zaitsev		30	CM/CAM	Delaclava
8	Ian Mamani		27	CM	Huayramarca
12	Carlos Senna		24	LM	Krytenia
16	Nikolett Horvath	22	ST	Pasarga
10	Darius Purcell		30	ST	Eura

SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
13	Sergio Salas		33	GK	Darmen
19	Kieran Bruce		26	RB	Eura
15	Ritchie Mallick		27	CB	Eura
4	Leona Ford		33	CB	Brenecia
24	Petra Lazar		18	CM	Pasarga
17	George Deal		26	CM	Eura
7	Constance Stroud	32	LW	Brenecia	
21	Jeff Prutton		24	AM	Eura	
9	Florent Rivera		26	AM/CF	Poafmersia