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by **Ares-y-Penthesilea** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 5:20 pm

Showing off their incredibly minor league's results for the seventeenth time, its the Twin-Emirate of Ares-y-Penthesilea's very own Emirate League. The land of endless universities, students and, well, older students, isn't exactly known for sporting prowess. But they give it a good go, bless them.

Εμιράτο Λιγκ (Emirate League) Standings

   Team                                          P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Αργοναύτες Α.Σ. (Argonauts AS)               28  16   4   8  61  34  +27  52
 2 Α.O. του Αμαζόνιοι (AO Amazonians)           28  12  10   6  44  26  +18  46
 3 Tο Aιώνιοι (The Eternals)                    28  11  10   7  49  35  +14  43
 4 Ο.Έ. Πενθεσίλεια (OE Penthesilea)            28  12   4  12  48  55   -7  40
 5 Έ.Σ. του Άρη (ES Ares)                       28  10   6  12  40  53  -13  36
 6 Παλάτι της Γνώσης (Palace of Knowledge)      28   9   7  12  33  47  -14  34
 7 Aποβάθρα Λ.E. (Quayside LE)                  28   8   6  14  32  46  -14  30
 8 Πανεπιστήμιο Α.Λ. (University AL)            28   5  11  12  31  42  -11  26

CHAMPIONS: Αργοναύτες Α.Σ.

(Entrants for Esportivan competitions, take from the top as many teams as appropriate please, anglicised names perfectly acceptable.)

by **Djocoranga** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 5:34 pm

Poor, beleaguered, war-torn, but recently massively expanded in terms of territory Mtoleague time! If the awful standard of play doesn't get you, the crowd violence certainly will. Assuming the games even go ahead.

Mtoleague-Premier Standings

    Team                    P   W   D   L  For   Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Manispaa Mtoville      46  26   7  13   67   48  +19  85
  2 Nyota                  46  23  14   9   65   42  +23  83
  3 Zabaki                 46  23  13  10   83   64  +19  82
  4 Nhati Madini           46  24   8  14   67   43  +24  80
  5 Oasiricans             46  22  14  10   74   55  +19  80
  6 Nguvu                  46  22  12  12   68   46  +22  78
  7 Yangeyange             46  23   6  17  108   61  +47  75
  8 Wananunzi              46  21  11  14   66   62   +4  74
  9 Mapera                 46  21  10  15   68   55  +13  73
 10 Chuo Kikuu             46  21   9  16   65   53  +12  72
 11 Mbuzis                 46  21   8  17  103   82  +21  71
 12 Pwani                  46  19  12  15   74   63  +11  69
 13 Wana Wa Mungu          46  18  14  14   65   51  +14  68
 14 Wanderers              46  20   7  19   86   75  +11  67
 15 Mlima                  46  17  12  17   61   68   -7  63
 16 Mtoville Sunshine      46  16  13  17  103   89  +14  61
 17 Wapiganaji             46  16  11  19   78   80   -2  59
 18 Mwerezi                46  15  13  18   55   54   +1  58
 19 Jeshi                  46  13  11  22   34   44  -10  50
 20 Kijuvu Kilele          46  13   5  28   78  111  -33  44
 21 Tai                    46  10  12  24   32   62  -30  42
 22 Umeme                  46  11   8  27   56  100  -44  41
 23 Amani                  46   6  11  29   51  114  -63  29
 24 Matope Kitaifa         46   7   7  32   63  148  -85  28

Congratulations to Manispaa Mtoville (no, we don't know how either) from Djocoranga, who take the title by just two points.

RUSHMORI ENTRANTS if needed
CdC: Manispaa Mtoville (DJO), Nyota (MWE)

by **Brenecia** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 7:04 pm

BRENECIAN LEAGUE - 334 SEASON REVIEW

Pos Team                      P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Kingsgrove               38  23   8   7  66  33  +33  77
  2 South Rathia             38  20  12   6  68  38  +30  72
  3 Northern Union           38  19  12   7  65  35  +30  69
  4 Marque                   38  20   9   9  54  39  +15  69
  5 Rozelle                  38  18  11   9  42  33   +9  65
  6 Sutbyrne                 38  16  10  12  52  42  +10  58
  7 North Rathia             38  16  10  12  55  46   +9  58
  8 Saint Alexander          38  15  12  11  47  44   +3  57
  9 Ridgeway United          38  15  10  13  42  31  +11  55
 10 Pikemouth                38  15  10  13  54  50   +4  55
 11 North Hall               38  12  12  14  44  45   -1  48
 12 Lotus Park               38  12  12  14  43  61  -18  48
 13 Mount Roland             38  11  13  14  43  44   -1  46
 14 Southside Wanderers      38   9  15  14  36  43   -7  42
 15 Westpike                 38  10  11  17  30  42  -12  41
 16 Rosbank Town             38  10   9  19  38  54  -16  39
 17 Platwood                 38  10   7  21  37  53  -16  37
 18 Chafford                 38   9   8  21  32  56  -24  35
 19 Envy River               38   9   6  23  37  78  -41  33
 20 Gallant Cross            38   7  11  20  34  52  -18  32

Pos Team                    P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Westpike United        38  24  11   3  61  26  +35  83
  2 Falkner United         38  21   9   8  64  35  +29  72
  3 Rozelle United         38  18  14   6  64  39  +25  68
  4 Scaffield              38  15  15   8  40  29  +11  60
  5 Hooker Ridge           38  17   7  14  60  42  +18  58
  6 Saint Wessex           38  17   7  14  46  37   +9  58
  7 Snowden River          38  15  10  13  45  42   +3  55
  8 Garfield               38  15  10  13  46  50   -4  55
  9 Crest                  38  16   6  16  35  41   -6  54
 10 Thriss Valley          38  16   6  16  47  55   -8  54
 11 Region                 38  13  12  13  38  35   +3  51
 12 Glassfields            38  11  15  12  48  54   -6  48
 13 Jackdaw River          38  12  12  14  44  57  -13  48
 14 Dalgallen              38  12  11  15  44  45   -1  47
 15 Thrush Central         38  12  11  15  48  50   -2  47
 16 Reave City             38  11  14  13  49  53   -4  47
 17 Francisca Orient       38  11  12  15  55  55   +0  45
 18 Longshanks Forest      38   6  12  20  33  63  -30  30
 19 Threat City            38   6  10  22  37  68  -31  28
 20 Brookden               38   5  10  23  28  56  -28  25

334 Crown Cup

Brenecia (BRE) qualifiers
Champions’ Cup: Kingsgrove
Globe Cup: South Rathia, Northern Union, Lotus Park

CEdC: Kingsgrove, South Rathia

by **Urszag-Csatoria** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 5:29 am

"All hail Csar László XVII!"

"Oh yay, look. It's István. What do the Tanácsadók want this time?"

"Football time!"



    Team                       P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Vécsei-Veszprém LK        34  24   6   4  55  21  +34  78
  2 Kőszén-Erdei VTK          34  22   5   7  56  32  +24  71
  3 SE Szaracénok             34  20   8   6  79  37  +42  68
  4 UCKV Fennsíkvárosi        34  19   8   7  77  34  +43  65
  5 Szent-Ferenc TE           34  19   7   8  49  26  +23  64
  6 Huszár-Lovag 1914 SE      34  17   6  11  54  45   +9  57
  7 Királyi-Gárda SK          34  16   8  10  31  25   +6  56
  8 Katonaság VSE             34  13  10  11  39  34   +5  49
  9 Egyesült Völben VSE       34  11   9  14  34  47  -13  42
 10 VTK Moholy-Nagy           34  10  12  12  53  47   +6  42
 11 Csapadék-Zsóry SSE        34  10  10  14  25  38  -13  40
 12 SK Bányászok              34  10   8  16  39  48   -9  38
 13 Zöldharkályi EAC          34   9   7  18  33  61  -28  34
 14 VTK 1910 Sziget           34   7  13  14  36  53  -17  34
 15 KSC Hortobágy             34   8   8  18  24  42  -18  32
 16 Forradalmárok SE          34   6  10  18  27  58  -31  28
 17 Mérnökök LK               34   5  10  19  51  76  -25  25
 18 Medvék EAC                34   3   9  22  14  52  -38  18

"Thank you. Goodbye, My Ruler."

"Woh, woh, woh, that's it?"

"What's it?"

"No funny back and forth this time? No teasing me because I'm a prisoner of my own nation?"

"Nope, no time, My Ruler. The Austroslovakians are causing a rabble on the border again and we need to go and discuss our response."

"You're going to flatten them, aren't you?"

"Hopefully. The trick will be how to get the Eurans to do our dirty work for us. We're a bit light on ammo, you know?"

"Very well, I suppose I'd better let you get on to the Tanácsadók then."

"Goodbye, My Ruler."

"Goodbye, István."

RUSHMORI COMPETITION (if needed):
Vécsei-Veszprém LK

by **Estenia** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 5:52 am

Estenian Meistriliiga
This was the first season of the Estenian football with the winner of who else than Jelle and Kortu Dynamo followed and the capital's team Vijallu would be on second place they didn't had a draw against the 8th placed Rannin FC in the capital derby.

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Jelle 36 18 8 10 55 44 +11 62 Champions Cup
2 Kortu Dunamo 36 17 7 12 51 48 +3 58 Globe Cup
3 Vijallu 36 16 8 12 39 38 +1 56 Globe Cup
4 Turtu Sadam 36 16 7 13 50 45 +5 55
5 Raardu 36 15 9 12 48 45 +3 54
6 Juunu 36 11 15 10 44 43 +1 48
7 Levadia Narkiv 36 12 8 16 43 45 −2 44
8 Rannin FC 36 10 11 15 47 52 −5 41
9 Morna 36 11 7 18 36 41 −5 40
10 Nantlans 36 11 6 19 39 51 −12 39

by **Ossidiacqua** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 5:59 am

Someone broke the monopoly! Ossidiacqua rejoices as CA Conquistadores finally drop enough points to allow AS Débardeurs Nationale to steal in and, with a good season of their own, lift the title for the first time since The Pause Time, Season 282, a whole forty-eight seasons ago. Additionally, this is the first time in twenty-one seasons that someone from outside the big four has won the league - not since Internazionale back in The Pause Time, again. Not sure what's going to happen from here on in after the dramatic events in Vincenze following the Copa Rushmori final, but we'll see. What dramatic events? How did it conclude? Well, you'll have to wait until the first RP of the WCQs for that...

A-Liga Standings
    Team                               P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 AS Débardeurs Nationale           38  22  11   5  57  23  +34  77
  2 CA Conquistadores                 38  22   9   7  75  31  +44  75
  3 Caballeros CF                     38  23   5  10  73  36  +37  74
  4 Qolo-Qolo                         38  20   8  10  93  49  +44  68
  5 Condensadores CD                  38  20   5  13  70  51  +19  65
  6 Académica di Terrabianco          38  18  10  10  51  45   +6  64
  7 SS Clube Vortice                  38  18   4  16  68  63   +5  58
  8 Atletico Sant'Elia                38  16   9  13  50  47   +3  57
  9 Unión Gimignano CF                38  13  13  12  55  60   -5  52
 10 Olimpico Oasi SS                  38  12  14  12  39  37   +2  50
 11 Magisterio AC                     38  13  11  14  36  39   -3  50
 12 FC Sommieres Hibernia             38  15   3  20  53  66  -13  48
 13 RC Vitória de Cavasco             38  13   7  18  40  57  -17  46
 14 Citta de Montevento               38  11  10  17  40  56  -16  43
 15 Clube Esporte de Penthesilea      38  10  12  16  28  38  -10  42
 16 Clube Cobreloa                    38   9  14  15  35  43   -8  41
 17 Ossidianense CF                   38  11   6  21  39  68  -29  39
 18 CD Cerro Nero Aglaura             38  10   8  20  48  72  -24  38
 19 RC de Mallerosa                   38   8   9  21  33  68  -35  33
 20 Juventud di Campenza              38   8   8  22  31  65  -34  32


CAMPIOCINATO CHAMPIONS: AS Débardeurs Nationale (12th title)

B-Liga Standings
    Team                            P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 AS Universidad Tecnico         38  23   9   6  51  24  +27  78
  2 Internazionale                 38  20  10   8  72  35  +37  70
  3 Mineros di Collindiana FC      38  20   9   9  47  29  +18  69
  4 CD Parquisteres                38  20   6  12  49  31  +18  66
  5 RCD San Marco                  38  18   9  11  59  41  +18  63
  6 Cattedrale di Vincenze         38  18   9  11  43  33  +10  63
  7 Unione Industriali CF          38  17   9  12  50  43   +7  60
  8 SC Excurstionistas di Vul      38  14  11  13  61  58   +3  53
  9 Atletico Corinthians SC        38  13  10  15  45  51   -6  49
 10 Berenice-Fedora                38  12  11  15  32  34   -2  47
 11 Ciudad de Sant'Antioco         38  12  11  15  43  55  -12  47
 12 AS Clube Toros                 38  12   9  17  35  46  -11  45
 13 Estudiantes CRF                38  10  14  14  36  38   -2  44
 14 Alianza Inca FS                38  11  11  16  41  44   -3  44
 15 Palmeiras di Asti SS           38  11  10  17  39  57  -18  43
 16 Atletico de Lux FC             38  10  13  15  33  42   -9  43
 17 Atletico Sanvene CF            38  12   7  19  53  67  -14  43
 18 Stade Portomonti               38  11  10  17  35  52  -17  43
 19 Union Comerciale SC            38  11   8  19  29  51  -22  41
 20 Racing Paresta                 38   7  10  21  19  41  -22  31

C-Liga Standings
    Team                          P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Stade Olimpico FC            46  28  12   6  65  21  +44  96
  2 CF Independiente             46  23  15   8  65  34  +31  84
  3 FC Vittoria d'Ossidiana      46  22  14  10  60  34  +26  80
  4 Pro Libertas                 46  23  11  12  66  46  +20  80
  5 Olympique Elbegna            46  23   8  15  69  41  +28  77
  6 Union Amicale CF             46  22  11  13  51  35  +16  77
  7 CR d'Arcangelo               46  20  14  12  42  32  +10  74
  8 Sporting Villafretta         46  21  11  14  70  53  +17  74
  9 San Antonio Vitesse          46  20   8  18  39  40   -1  68
 10 CR Atletico Villacqua        46  18  14  14  49  39  +10  68
 11 Recreativo Parquistolos      46  18  10  18  61  70   -9  64
 12 Campenza Fe FC               46  18  10  18  54  58   -4  64
 13 Villafretta Rio Juniors      46  16  14  16  45  46   -1  62
 14 Esportivo Portocruz CF       46  14  19  13  49  45   +4  61
 15 CA Odysseus Old Boys         46  17   7  22  60  77  -17  58
 16 UC Doria                     46  15  12  19  34  37   -3  57
 17 Atletico Clube de Pax        46  11  21  14  33  49  -16  54
 18 Stade Sant'Arcangelo         46  14   9  23  29  50  -21  51
 19 Il Djocoranga CR             46  11  14  21  56  65   -9  47
 20 Arquilio de Regatas          46  12  11  23  53  72  -19  47
 21 Deportivo Arquilio UC        46  12   9  25  42  62  -20  45
 22 Racing Santa Elena           46  10  13  23  50  75  -25  43
 23 Regatas de Campo FC          46   9  13  24  37  69  -32  40
 24 Gimnasia d'Aguilos SC        46   9  12  25  35  64  -29  39

Final
Qolo-Qolo 4-2 Caballeros CF

INTERNATIONAL QUALIFIERS

Ossidiacqua (OSD) qualifiers
Champions’ Cup 53: AS Débardeurs Nationale, CA Conquistadores
Globe Cup 50: Caballeros CF, Qolo-Qolo, Condensadores CD
Series B Champions’ Cup 50: AS Universidad Tecnico, Internazionale, Mineros di Collindiana FC, CD Parquisteres
Cygnus Cup: Qolo-Qolo

by **Kericia** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 8:51 am

Kerician football, season 7

First Division           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Kericia City           33   26   3   4    90   26  +64    81 - TQCC, AOCL
 2 Fulton                 33   17   7   9    55   30  +25    58 - GC
 3 Hastings               33   16  10   7    49   35  +14    58 - GC
 4 Kericia Town           33   15  10   8    58   36  +22    55 - GC, CC
 5 Scriba                 33   15   9   9    47   40   +7    54
 6 Pulaski                33   16   5  12    42   42    0    53
 7 Phoenix                33   14   5  14    47   46   +1    47
 8 Hannibal               33   11  10  12    49   49    0    43
 9 Volney                 33   10   8  15    39   59  −20    38
10 Constantia             33    7   8  18    40   63  −23    29
11 Albion                 33    3  10  20    35   68  −33    19 - R
12 Orwell                 33    4   3  26    16   73  −57    15 - R

Second Division          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Granby                 33   24   4   5    80   30  +50    76 - P, SBCC
 2 Parish                 33   16   9   8    60   35  +25    57 - P, SBCC
 3 Mexico                 33   14   9  10    60   46  +14    51 - SBCC
 4 Palermo                33   14   8  11    39   32   +7    50 - SBCC
 5 West Monroe            33   14   8  11    44   41   +3    50
 6 New Haven              33   15   5  13    43   47   −4    50
 7 Sandy Creek            33   14   5  14    53   47   +6    47
 8 Amboy                  33   13   5  15    45   49   −4    44
 9 Boylston               33   10   9  14    40   45   −5    39
10 Redfield               33   11   6  16    41   59  −18    39
11 Minetto                33    6  11  16    35   60  −25    29
12 Williamstown           33    3   9  21    28   77  −49    18

Kericia Cup I
First Round
Granby 1-2 Parish
Hannibal 2-0 Williamstown
Amboy 1-0 Orwell
New Haven 2-2 West Monroe (2-3 AET)
Minetto 2-2 Boylston (2-3 AET)
Albion 1-0 Pulaski
Palermo 1-2 Redfield
Sandy Creek 1-1 Mexico (3-1 AET)

Second Round
Parish 4-2 Amboy
Volney 0-1 Albion
Fulton 2-1 Scriba
Kericia City 0-2 Phoenix
Constantia 1-0 Redfield
Sandy Creek 2-1 Boylston
Hastings 4-0 Hannibal
West Monroe 0-2 Kericia Town

Quarterfinals
Fulton 2-2 Kericia Town (2-2 AET, 1-3 APK)
Albion 0-1 Parish
Hastings 3-1 Sandy Creek
Constantia 1-0 Phoenix

Semifinals
Parish 0-1 Kericia Town
Constantia 2-1 Hastings

Final (@ Estadio Zapata, Kericia City)
Constantia 0-3 Kericia Town

Kericia (KER) qualifiers
Champions’ Cup 53: Kericia City
Globe Cup 50: Fulton, Hastings, Kericia Town
Series B Champions’ Cup 50: Granby, Parish, Mexico, Palermo

Other competitions:
AOCL: Kericia City
Cygnus Cup: Kericia Town

by **Capivara Group** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 9:43 am

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Caspionato di Fuzibol Capivara Seu Creysson
Capivara Seu Creysson Football Championship

---Ceriá                       Pld     W    D    L     GF    GA    GD    Pts 
 1 Morto Clube                  38    21   10    7     63    40   +23     73 CC
 2 Madruguinha Buneco Clube     38    19   11    8     77    49   +28     68 Globe
 3 Paraguay SC                  38    19    9   10     72    50   +22     66 Globe
 4 Gruzeiro                     38    18    8   12     74    57   +17     62 Globe 
 5 São Perebano                 38    17   10   11     74    56   +18     61 Heritage
 6 31 Cudmundópolis             38    17    8   13     72    62   +10     59 Heritage
 7 Bunda Juniors                38    16    9   13     65    54   +11     57
 8 Faustão Pelada Clube         38    15   10   13     67    68    −1     55
 9 Benjamin Constant            38    15    8   15     63    63     0     53
10 Crash Bandicoot              38    13   11   14     75    66    +9     50
11 Inter Limão                  38    13   11   14     63    68    −5     50
12 Onze do Copo                 38    12   12   14     65    70    −5     48
13 Las Marías                   38    12   12   14     55    69   −14     48
14 Cebola Mol                   38    12    9   17     61    81   −20     45
15 Filhos do Íbis               38    11   11   16     54    68   −14     44
16 Freiras de São Roque         38    10   13   15     50    61   −11     43
17 Braçil                       38    11   10   17     59    78   −19     43
18 SC Derrota                   38     8   16   14     47    61   −14     40
19 Atlético Clube dos Zumbi     38     9    9   20     52    71   −19     36
20 Nojentus                     38     6   15   17     52    68   −16     33

---Ceribê                      Pld     W    D    L     GF    GA    GD    Pts 
 1 Chapeleta de Desportos       38    20    5   13     73    49   +24     65 SBCC
 2 São Ratazano                 38    19    6   13     57    58    −1     63 SBCC
 3 Máfia FC                     38    18    7   13     69    52   +17     61 SBCC
 4 Galos do Jacu                38    18    7   13     55    62    −7     61 SBCC
 5 Jibóia Preta 5000            38    17    9   12     66    65    +1     60
 6 Vila Xurupita                38    16   11   11     54    43   +11     59
 7 GREC Unidos da Cerva         38    17    7   14     67    55   +12     58
 8 Peixe Frito                  38    17    7   14     62    52   +10     58
 9 Sapatos Airlines             38    15   13   10     68    67    +1     58
10 Carandiru FC                 38    14    9   15     76    72    +4     51
11 Real Jabuti                  38    13   10   15     58    53    +5     49
12 Real Saci                    38    12   12   14     61    61     0     48
13 Toupeira FC                  38    13    9   16     61    73   −12     48
14 Anões EC                     38    13    8   17     58    63    −5     47
15 Xangrilá                     38    12   10   16     55    64    −9     46
16 Barata FC                    38    12   10   16     49    68   −19     46
17 Calypso                      38    10   15   13     48    53    −5     45
18 Cones da Prefeitura          38    11   10   17     65    61    +4     43
19 Ronaldinhos da América       38    12    6   20     52    69   −17     42
20 Primos do Macaco Tião        38     9   13   16     36    50   −14     40

---Ceriçê                      Pld     W    D    L     GF    GA    GD    Pts 
 1 Esquadrilha da Fumaça        38    23    6    9     87    56   +31     75
 2 Capivara FC                  38    18   14    6     84    47   +37     68
 3 Paulo Bonfá RBCCFA           38    18   11    9     69    57   +12     65
 4 Saci SC                      38    18    8   12     56    48    +8     62
 5 Pai Toletão de Oxalá         38    18    5   15     64    65    −1     59
 6 Pisando na Bola FC           38    16   10   12     74    53   +21     58
 7 Volta Quadrada               38    15    8   15     77    63   +14     53
 8 Chaculateira FC              38    12   15   11     49    45    +4     51
 9 Hermanos da Mafalda          38    13   12   13     47    55    −8     51
10 Queijolândia                 38    13   11   14     58    58     0     50
11 Horríver Prata               38    13   11   14     63    66    −3     50
12 Perebense                    38    12   13   13     49    58    −9     49
13 Atlético Chorão              38    12   11   15     61    59    +2     47
14 Comigrama                    38    12   11   15     58    71   −13     47
15 Bregantino                   38    11   13   14     57    56    +1     46
16 Carmelitas Descalçoladas     38    12    8   18     59    74   −15     44
17 Ninjas do Arrocha            38     9   16   13     50    57    −7     43
18 Atlético Cachaceiro          38    12    7   19     59    75   −16     43
19 Viúvas do Pelé               38    10   12   16     53    82   −29     42
20 Lebafon                      38     6   12   20     57    86   −29     30

---Ceridê                      Pld     W    D    L     GF    GA    GD    Pts 
 1 América de Cabo Verde        38    21    6   11     90    59   +31     69
 2 Atlético Gretchen            38    20    9    9     70    40   +30     69
 3 Patético Balangandense       38    19    9   10     85    57   +28     66
 4 ET Discos                    38    20    3   15    105    70   +35     63
 5 Forças da Paz Eterna         38    18    8   12     77    54   +23     62
 6 Acre                         38    16   14    8     70    52   +18     62
 7 Atlético Estatuário          38    17   11   10     78    61   +17     62
 8 Pinel                        38    19    5   14     68    56   +12     62
 9 W.O.F.C.                     38    17    8   13     73    48   +25     59
10 Pretérito Imperfeito         38    15   12   11     77    75    +2     57
11 Catuaba Atlético             38    16    8   14     67    70    −3     56
12 Esperança Tetraplégica       38    16    6   16     80    57   +23     54
13 Mendigal Ispórtico Crúbio    38    13   15   10     53    45    +8     54
14 Vovó Clotilde                38    13   12   13     61    60    +1     51
15 Difícil É o Nome             38    13   10   15     56    49    +7     49
16 Coelhinhas FC                38    11   13   14     57    58    −1     46
17 FC Mônica Zacarias           38    12    9   17     60    68    −8     45
18 Xisbúrguer SV                38    12    9   17     66    80   −14     45
19 Jogalama                     38     2    6   30     40   162  −122     12
20 Tabajara FC                  38     3    1   34     25   137  −112     10 TOHC

Parabeins ao grandi campião
congratulations to the great champion
MORTO CLUBE

Cópia Capivara Seu Creysson
Capivara Seu Creysson Cup

RODADIA 1
round 1

.        Coelhinhas FC 3–0 Xisbúrguer SV
Patético Balangandense 0–0 Braçil (1–0 AET)
   Atlético Estatuário 5–1 Jogalama
          São Ratazano 2–0 Acre
    FC Mônica Zacarias 3–1 Carmelitas Descalçoladas
             Barata FC 0–3 Paulo Bonfá RBCCFA
           Tabajara FC 1–6 Máfia FC
           Toupeira FC 0–2 Mendigal Ispórtico Crúbio
              W.O.F.C. 1–0 Esperança Tetraplégica
        Viúvas do Pelé 3–3 ET Discos (3–3 AET) (4–3 pen.)
     Jibóia Preta 5000 0–1 Atlético Clube dos Zumbi
         Vovó Clotilde 3–3 Catuaba Atlético (3–3 AET) (4–3 pen.)
     Ninjas do Arrocha 0–3 Comigrama
            Bregantino 0–1 Horríver Prata
Ronaldinhos da América 3–0 Perebense
  Forças da Paz Eterna 1–0 Real Saci
   Cones da Prefeitura 0–0 Chapeleta de Desportos (0–0 AET) (3–4 pen.)
  Pretérito Imperfeito 1–0 Esquadrilha da Fumaça
          Queijolândia 1–1 Vila Xurupita (2–1 AET)
 América de Cabo Verde 7–1 Real Jabuti
               Saci SC 1–5 Pinel
              Xangrilá 2–0 Lebafon
  GREC Unidos da Cerva 1–0 Nojentus
       Atlético Chorão 1–2 SC Derrota
   Atlético Cachaceiro 3–2 Capivara FC
               Calypso 0–1 Sapatos Airlines
 Primos do Macaco Tião 4–1 Pai Toletão de Oxalá
   Hermanos da Mafalda 1–1 Anões EC (1–1 AET) (3–4 pen.)
        Volta Quadrada 1–3 Chaculateira FC
     Atlético Gretchen 0–1 Pisando na Bola FC
      Difícil É o Nome 5–0 Peixe Frito
         Galos do Jacu 3–7 Carandiru FC

RODADIA 2
round 2

.          Coelhinhas FC 3–3 Patético Balangandense (3–4 AET)
     Atlético Estatuário 0–1 São Ratazano
      FC Mônica Zacarias 1–0 Paulo Bonfá RBCCFA
                Máfia FC 0–0 Mendigal Ispórtico Crúbio (0–1 AET)
                W.O.F.C. 5–1 Viúvas do Pelé
Atlético Clube dos Zumbi 0–0 Vovó Clotilde (0–0 AET) (3–4 pen.)
               Comigrama 1–3 Horríver Prata
  Ronaldinhos da América 1–1 Forças da Paz Eterna (2–2 AET) (4–2 pen.)
  Chapeleta de Desportos 1–1 Pretérito Imperfeito (1–2 AET)
            Queijolândia 3–7 América de Cabo Verde
                   Pinel 0–0 Xangrilá (0–0 AET) (5–6 pen.)
    GREC Unidos da Cerva 3–1 SC Derrota
     Atlético Cachaceiro 0–3 Sapatos Airlines
   Primos do Macaco Tião 1–2 Anões EC
         Chaculateira FC 1–0 Pisando na Bola FC
        Difícil É o Nome 1–1 Galos do Jacu (1–2 AET)

RODADIA DUS TIME BOM
bye teams round

.  Patético Balangandense 1–5 Cebola Mol
             São Ratazano 2–2 Benjamin Constant (2–3 AET)
       FC Mônica Zacarias 0–2 Bunda Juniors
Mendigal Ispórtico Crúbio 1–1 Filhos do Íbis (2–3 AET)
                 W.O.F.C. 1–5 31 Cudmundópolis
            Vovó Clotilde 0–4 Faustão Pelada Clube
           Horríver Prata 1–1 Gruzeiro (1–2 AET)
   Ronaldinhos da América 1–0 Freiras de São Roque
     Pretérito Imperfeito 3–0 Inter Limão
    América de Cabo Verde 5–0 Onze do Copo
                 Xangrilá 3–0 Morto Clube
     GREC Unidos da Cerva 3–3 Crash Bandicoot (3–4 AET)
         Sapatos Airlines 5–0 Madruguinha Buneco Clube
                 Anões EC 0–1 Paraguay SC
          Chaculateira FC 1–1 Las Marías (2–2 AET) (3–0 pen.)
            Galos do Jacu 1–5 São Perebano

OTAVIAS DI FINAU
round of 16

.         Cebola Mol 1–5 Benjamin Constant
       Bunda Juniors 0–1 Filhos do Íbis
    31 Cudmundópolis 2–2 Faustão Pelada Clube (2–3 AET)
            Gruzeiro 3–1 Ronaldinhos da América
Pretérito Imperfeito 0–5 América de Cabo Verde
            Xangrilá 0–2 Crash Bandicoot
    Sapatos Airlines 1–3 Paraguay SC
     Chaculateira FC 3–2 São Perebano

QUARTIAS DI FINAU
quarter-finals

.   Benjamin Constant 1–0 Filhos do Íbis
 Faustão Pelada Clube 0–3 Gruzeiro
América de Cabo Verde 1–1 Crash Bandicoot (2–1 AET)
          Paraguay SC 0–0 Chaculateira FC (0–1 AET)

ÇEMIFINAU
semi-finals

.   Benjamin Constant 3–1 Gruzeiro
América de Cabo Verde 3–0 Chaculateira FC

FINAU
final

Benjamin Constant 4–4 América de Cabo Verde (5–4 AET)

Parabeins ao grandi campião
congratulations to the great champion
BENJAMIN CONSTANT

Capivara Group (CPV) qualifiers
Champions' Cup: Morto Clube
Globe Cup: Madruguinha Buneco Clube, Paraguay SC, Gruzeiro
Series B Champions' Cup: Chapeleta de Desportos, São Ratazano, Máfia FC, Galos do Jacu
Cygnus Cup: Benjamin Constant
Heritage Cup: São Perebano, 31 Cudmundópolis

by **Astograth** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 10:43 am

The Astograthian Football League: Season 660 Preview, Part 1
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Transfers

- Fronden Abel from Blue Mountain Range to East Railway
- Amberlocks from Blue Mountain Range to Gesterlake FC
- Koldobika Arainty from Izarloka FC to Capital AC
- Victor Äsmundsen from Ituraitz Victory to Lermendia FC
- Edwardo Baez from Urbizania Wanderers to Nestingham FC
- Eddie Barlow from Athletic Club Rumiatzi to Ximun Orieta FC
- Erik Bergen from FC Axel Heiburg to Astograth University
- Martin Blais from Sporting Ile Bouchard to Gesterlake FC
- Victor Clarke from Real Ile Perrot to Athletic Club Rumiatzi
- Tristan Desmond did not renew his contract with Royal Rumiatzi
- Felipe Ferreira from Avenida Principal to Ximun Orieta FC
- Pitsburger Fiddlebums from Geyinstanles United to Ximun Orieta FC
- Lekubegi Guerrikaechebarria from Revolutionaries to Athletic Club Yungoitio
- Victoria Hellion from Astograth University to Urbizania Wanderers
- Vladimir Konovalov from Royal Rumiatzi to Ximun Orieta FC
- Niko Kosbayashi from Exton FC to Gortz United
- Firmo Larrere from Royal Rumiatzi to Sabrefell Moths
- Felipe Pardo from Nacional to Athletic Club Rumiatzi
- Power from Blue Mountain Range to Athletic Club Yungoitio
- Hale Ray from St Christopher United to Urbizania Wanderers
- Marzuqah Taahira signed as a free agent by Oyardo FC
- Luciano Taggliafico from Urbizania Wanderers to La Nueva Avenida on loan
- David Tavel from Nostromo Meteorites to Astograth University
- Martin van Snaartsen's loan from Echegoyan FC to Athletic Club Rumiatzi made permanent
- Jane Vander Rox, last at Urbizania Wanderers, retired from football
- Fer Vonappé from Flying Jellyfish to Ximun Orieta FC
- Alec Vordeau released from his contract with Ituraitz FC
- Felix Zajaczek from Urbizania Wanderers to Gortz United
- Itxaso Zuazubiskar from Antiguoko FC to Royal Association
- Yakobe Zunzarren from Royal Association to Bengtsmark IF

Another quite active transfer window saw many new faces coming through the gates of Astograth's international airports, but only a scant few going the other way. Koldobika Arainty and Yakobe Zunzarren continue the recent tendency of young Astograthian players moving to lesser-known leagues in the hopes of using them as a springboard to greater things; this also makes them the first Astograthians to play in Taijan and Buyan, respectively. Luciano Taggliafico meanwhile goes on loan to Farfadillis' La Nueva Avenida in a move that should be beneficial for all parties involved, and left-back Firmo Larrere leaves Royal Rumiatzi for New Sideburn giants Sabrefell Moths. Falconian legend Edwardo Baez also bids farewell to the First Division, returning home to Falcus after many, many prosperous years with Urbizania Wanderers;

Gesterlake FC reinforced their link to Sicoutimont via manager Louis Vaudrail's signing of midfielder Martin Blais, while Gortz United secured the services of Apoxian defender Niko Kosbayashi. At the same time, Astograth University sought to capitalise on their third-place finish by snapping up FC Axel Heiburg's Erik Bergen and Nostromo Meteorites' David Tavel. Athletic Club Rumiatzi were one of the busiest teams of the window, Guayabalense manager Roberto Cornejo bringing in Sicoutian striker Victor Clarke, controversial Valladar midfielder Felipe Pardo and permanently securing the transfer of Sicoutian goalkeeper Martin van Snaartsen, who had already spent two seasons there on loan from Echegoyan FC. Hale Ray became the first Taijani to sign for a First Division when he joined Urbizania Wanderers, with manager Atzeden Lusa seeking to have a strong squad rotation system, and Oyardo FC took in Taahira Marzuqa on a recommendatino from fellow Pasargan centre-back Lucas Holtzmann – a pairing that should be formidable.

Ximun Orieta FC, bought out by Farf uranium mining company BOOM!, were the most active by far, buying three Farves, former Slembanan superstar Eddie Barlow and Royal Rumiatzi's veteran Polarian playmaker, Vladimir Konovalov.

The relegation of Blue Mountain Range saw Fronden Abel, Amberlocks and Power jump ship to East Railway, Gesterlake FC and Athletic Club Yungoitio, respectively, while Victor Äsmundsen left Ituraitz Victory behind to join Lermendia FC and Itxaso Zuazubiskar went from Antiguoko FC to Royal Association. Victoria Hellion moved from Athletic Club Olarria to Urbizania Wanderers, whereas Felix Zajaczek said goodbye to Wanderers and joined Gortz United in something of a coup for the tiny lavender club. Finally, Lekubegi Guerrikaechebarria makes a swansong return to boyhood club Athletic Club Yungoitio after two fruitful years with Revolutionaries of Eura; he has immediately been made captain of Yungoitio for what will be his final season of professional football.

First Division

Royal Rumiatzi
Ground: Knights' Stadium (70,000), Rumiatzi
Colours: White shirt, dark blue shorts and socks
Honours: 7 Leagues (634, 635, 637, 643, 648, 656, 659) · 5 Royal Cups (634, 644, 654, 656, 657) · 1 Ides of March Cup (656) · Aeropag Football Invitational 22 · Copa de Campeones 22 · Cygnus Cup 25
Manager: Gaur Arambilet
Lineup: Alarabi Galayarde; Ixidor Bernales, Arnas Belamendia, Anartz Agirrebenia, Moses Luc Bjerregaard; Aintôrthea Durosa (C), Zeledon Urralburu, Oscar De Orebale, Goren Echazarreta; Sam Ashtree, Khamisi McCluey
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Notes: They're back on top – if not of the world, then at least the First Division. Sam Ashtree is the grand hero and Royal Rumiatzi look like the best candidates for this season's title, but the question remains: will Gaur Arambilet be able to maintain his team's brilliant form from one season to the next? Having replaced weak link Firmo Larrere with young sensation Ixidor Bernales, Kaparaka don't seem wanting for quality.
Season 659: Champions

Ituraitz FC
Ground: Ituraitz Sporting Ground (63,000), Ituraitz
Colours: All red kit
Honours: 7 Leagues (636, 641, 642, 647, 652, 654, 655) · 5 Royal Cups (637, 640, 641, 646, 649) · 4 Ides of March Cups (641, 652, 654, 655) · Aeropag Football Invitational 26 · Champions’ Cup 47 · Globe Cup 45 · Super Cup 44 · Copa de Campeones 20 · Astograthian Club of the Century
Manager: Ichaso Chapitel
Lineup: Machin Logegaray; Colin Collymore, Aapo Nordenberg, Artur Kuznetsov, Dima Petersen (C); Alexis Zeljeznicar, Tikhon Voronin, Cloudchaser, Namine Nagatomo; Vadim Illich-Svitych, Alphonse Richelieu
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Notes: Though left wanting last time around, Ituraitz have regrouped – Chapitel has brought in numerous domestic starlets in order to boast possibly the most squad depth of any First Division side. Consider how Voronin was a key component of Mytannion's Copa Rushmori-winning side, that Nagatomo is one of the best Sunrisian players alive and that this set of four Polarians is the terror of the Astograthian league – and you have a recipe for success. The only weak link might be the ageing full-backs, what with Petersen already having said this will be his last season, but a close race for the title is almost certain.
Season 659: Runners-up

Astograth University
Ground: Arritzola (36,350), Rumiatzi
Colours: White and light blue halved shirt, light blue shorts and white socks
Honours: 1 League (649) · 2 Royal Cups (648, 650) · Aeropag Football Invitational 23
Manager: Moon Dust
Lineup: Gentle Breeze; David Tavel, Haitz Maistegi (C), Fernand Girard, Cristiano Damían; Nate Parkinson, Erik Bergen, Mika Ostaltsov, Gaitzka Ogara; Gerhard Thunder, Azubeli Garat
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Notes: Equestrian manager Moon Dust led Astograth University to their highest finish in ages; the past transfer window has only improved their expectations of the coming year, bringing in Erik Bergen from FC Axel Heiburg to replace the faded Ayoro Barinaga and David Tavel to become the latest member of the most formidable defense in the First Division. Nate Parkinson still pulls the strings, Gaitzka Ogara oozes talent and Gerhard Thunder has no mercy; the only thing holding them back could be the wear and tear of the season, which has long been the bane of AU.
Season 659: 3rd

Urbizania Wanderers
Hometown: Urbizania
Ground: Cherketzo Arena (53,200), Urbizania
Colours: All dark green kit
Honours: 3 Leagues (651, 656, 658) · 5 Royal Cups (643, 652, 653, 658, 659) · 1 Ides of March Cup (657) · Champions’ Cup 43
Manager: Atzeden Lusa
Lineup: Polentzi Gayategi; Eyvindur Ostland, Matthew di Martine, Yokin Arizmande (C), Peter Lennert; Yuaneizu Iribarnegaray, Risko Kâí, Juan Pablo Reyes, Laborious Hawk; Iivari Kaitanen, Federico Ferreyra
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Notes: Atzeden Lusa has grown stubborn; despite Wanderers' double title defense ending in fourth place, he has chosen to remain committed to the same core eleven, including the very questioned Yuaneizu Iribarnegaray since he found no other defensive midfielder that fit what he was looking for – indeed, it would seem only the 'irreplaceable' Edwardo Baez could do so. Lusa will be keeping a close eye on developments, however, as he now counts on a number of young prospects – Hale Ray, Bordato, Altzibararechuluaga – that could make allthe difference as the season goes on.
Season 659: 4th

Echegoyan FC
Ground: Silanes Park (55,140), Echegoyan
Colours: White and green striped shirt, green shorts and socks
Honours: 3 Leagues (644, 650, 653) · 1 Royal Cup (645) · 1 Ides of March Cup (653)
Manager: Ubelteso Adin
Lineup: Agoztar Ilarduya; Arctic Lily, Kyle Cooper, Morten Salo, Vidoslav Kovacic; Koldobika Benitzaizin (C), Ekhi Subies, Camille Mitchell, Laurin Mankisidor; Baudouin Richelieu, Yeremi Belaustigetigoitia
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Notes: An unsatisfied Echegoyan have parted ways with Garoa Larzondo, and after much insecurity hired Ubelteso Adin for the job – but so soon to the transfer deadline that he was effectively unable to make any new signings or radically alter the squad composition. Larzondo's legacy will be felt strongly as the line of Salo – Subies – Mankisidor remains the pillar that holds up the team; a system that in recent years has been lacking... but also landed Echegoyan two of their three league titles.
Season 659: 5th

Athletic Club Rumiatzi
Ground: Gotorlekua (42,000), Rumiatzi
Colours: White and blue striped shirt, blue shorts and socks
Honours: None
Manager: Roberto Cornejo
Lineup: Martin van Snaartsen; Goi Salha, Buschak Dassuna, Soin Zumaeta; Bingen Mandaka (C), Emeryk Walczak, Felipe Pardo, Ehiotz Subiri; Victor Clarke, Aralar Klaberia, Leónidas Brêgoô
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Notes: 6th place is a milestone for Athletic Club Rumiatzi, but they know it won't mean anything unless they keep themselves at that level – and higher, now that only the top five enter UICA competition. To that end, Guayabalense mastermind Roberto Cornejo has set about restructuring his team, letting go of backroom liabilities, securing the long-term services of key players such as Bingen Mandaka and Martin van Snaartsen, and signing international talent in the forms of Felipe Pardo and Victor Clarke, to field a fearsome three-pronged attack that fans feel finally revindicates what AC Rumiatzi is all about.
Season 659: 6th

Gortz United
Ground: Itsasargiberria Stadium (31,080), Gortz
Colours: All lavender kit
Honours: None
Manager: Maarten Berg
Lineup: Xuban Narbaya; Niko Kosbayashi, Mark Hughes, Ryan Oliver, Arano Baria; Laurin Ermigarat, Aketza Lacha (C), Felix Zajaczek, Casper Constable; Konrad Evans, Itzaina Soreasu
Shirt Sponsor: Henrik (Polarian banking)
Notes: Another year in seventh place is good news for a tiny club like Gortz United, but the board nevertheless felt that Gito Pizan was not the man needed to break the glass ceiling. With some clever contacts made by president Dei Ormache, SK Franz Josef City's own Maarten Berg, the legendary Polarian centre-back, has been secured as manager. He's already made three big changes, signing Lermendia's star Laurin Ermigarat, Urbizania Wanderer's Felix Zajaczek and young Apoxian international Niko Kosbayashi – Gortz are in for a tough battle, but they've never been ones to make it easy on others.
Season 659: 7th

Oyardo FC
Ground: The Willows (45,300), Oyardo
Colours: White and red striped kit, black shorts and socks
Honours: 2 Royal Cups (651, 655)
Manager: Zorion Legeren
Lineup: Apal Barrandegi; Gogo Zuasnabar, Marzuqa Taahira, Lucas Holtzmann, Formerio Letzama; Yurpá Mêndêlöíndçêl, Mike Hazzard, Rodrigo Defederico, Tanna Norovathar, Peli Alzu (C); Julius Carrera
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Notes: After a couple of disappointing seasons, Iban Balinaga has been let go and Zorion Legeren brought in to take Oyardo back to the Globe Cup and beyond. Rigorous training and active integration of the club's extensive youth setup have already been enacted, while as far as signings go only young Pasargan international Marzuqa Taahira has been transferred in to cover for the early retirement of Adame Ordozkoiti. Julius Carrera proved himself a beast in front of goal last time around; Legeren plans on tightening the defense and midfield to make sure it's only Oyardo who score.
Season 659: 8th

by **Darmen** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 10:52 am

Darmeni Premier League: Season XI-Matchdays Twenty-Four to Forty-three

The second half of the season began with Scott City FC's first Derby victory that didn't have a scoreline of 1-0, as they defeated Metro Police, 3-2. Yet to win after 20 games, Darmen City FC drew with the Chippewa Falls Strykers, 1-1, in their 21st. The Crunch beat the Stars, 3-0, in a victory that brought the Crunch from 8th to 6th, and only three points away from the fifth place Stars. Aris FC and Scott City FC both ended their matches with 0-0 scorelines, against Darmen City United and Guard FC respectively. Augusta won its 18th game in 20 overall, defeating Johnho FC, 4-0, sending the team from Johnho down to 7th place from 6th. The next day however, Johnho would move back into 6th place, defeating Eau Claire United, 3-0. Aris FC defeated the Stars, 3-0, while in Derby action, the Beat defeated University, 2-0. Scott City FC drew with Darmen City United, 1-1, allowing Menomonie United to take sole possession of second place with their 3-0 win over Padomera. Darmen City FC also picked up their first victory of the season, defeating the Rogerton Whitecaps, 4-3. After twenty-six matchdays, the gap between first and second had closed even further, with Augusta enjoying only a three point lead over Menomonie.

Scott City FC defeated the Stars, 2-1, on Matchday Twenty-seven, while Eau Claire United came close to defeating Augusta, but fell short, 2-3. With Darmen City FC's 3-2 victory over Darmen City AC on Mactchday Twenty-eight, Darmen City United would only need a draw in one of their two remaining Derby matches to take home the title. Menomonie United suffered an embarrassing draw against Forden, with both teams scoring once. Matchday Twenty-nine didn't provide much excitement, and at the end of the day, Augusta were still atop the league, four points clear of second place Scott City FC.

Matchday Thirty saw Augusta lose in a stunning match to Guard FC, as Guard FC's Boris Shiznikov came through and scored past Augusta's Watterson for the games only goal. On that same day, Scott City FC defeated University, 3-1, not only securing their Scott City Derby title for the eighth time, but also moving to within a point of first place. Matchday Thirty-one brought a change at the top of the League table. Scott City FC defeated Darmen City AC, 2-0, while Augusta could manage only a point against Darmen City United, with the match ending in a scoreless draw. Third place Menomonie United was only five points behind first, but could've reduced that margin to only three had they defeated the Crunch. Instead their match ended in a nil-nil draw. Matchday Thirty-two would bring about another change at the top, and it looked like a see-saw battle for the League title was beginning to take shape. Augusta defeated the Sterling City Stars by a resounding five-nil, while Scott City FC and Padomera played out to a scoreless draw. Menomonie United defeated Aris FC, 2-1, and the Top 3 were only separated by four points. Meanwhile, the gap between third and fourth was nine points.

Menomonie United defeated Scott City FC, 3-0, on Matchday Thirty-three, while Augusta scored four against the Strykers. Forden defeated Aris FC, 3-2, bringing themselves to within four points of seventeenth place Darmen City AC, and a chance to avoid relegation. The next day saw both Augusta and Scott City FC score four goals against the Whitecaps and Forden respectively, although Scott City FC held Forden scoreless while Augusta let a lone goal get past them. With Menomonie United on an off day, the Crunch brought themselves to within six points of third following their 5-3 victory over Darmen City FC. Although not needing a win, Scott City FC trounced the Beat in its final Derby match, 4-1. In other action Augusta defeated University with a single goal, Guard FC defeated Darmen City United in a very important mid table battle. After Thirty-five matchdays, the gap between first and third had now grown to ten points, although Menomonie United had a game in hand. Scott City FC meanwhile, were only four points behind first place Augusta.

There were only two matches to take note of on Matchday Thirty-six. The first saw Padomera pull off a 3-2 victory over Johnho FC, while in the second, the Crunch and Aris FC finished with neither team scoring a goal. Matchday Thirty-seven had three massive matchups: Brady City Crunch vs. Scott City FC, Menomonie United vs. Johnho FC and Padomera vs. Augusta. Scott City defeated the Crunch, 1-0, Tor Tong Lee scoring the only goal in the 69th minute. Menomonie United and Johnho FC each scored a single goal on their way to a draw, and Augusta defeated Padomera, 3-1. In Derby action on Matchday Thirty-Eight, University defeated Metro Police, 2-1. However, in the two largest matches of the day, Menomonie United lost to Augusta, 1-0, and Tor Tong Lee scored a hat trick (the only goals of the match) in a victory over his former team, Eau Claire Aris FC. After thirty-eight matchdays, Augusta and Scott City FC were seperated by only four points, while Menomonie United was now a full eighteen points behind first place, although they had two games in hand.

Matchday Thirty-nine was an off day for Scott City FC, and saw action at both ends of the table. Augusta defeated Forden, 2-0, while Menomonie United defeated Eau Claire United, 3-0. At the bottom of the table, Darmen City AC picked up a 3-2 victory over Metro Police, moving them seven points beyond the relegation zone. Not a single draw occurred on Matchday Forty, as Augusta picked up a 6-0 victory over the Beat, Johnho FC defeated Darmen City FC, 4-0, and Menomonie United defeated Bloomer FC, 2-0. Padomera moved ahead of the Crunch with a 2-0 victory over Metro Police. On the Forty-first Matchday, Darmen City AC stunned Darmen City United, defeating the rivals by the score of 2-1. The Crunch defeated Johnho FC, 4-0, while Padomera lost to Guard FC, 1-0. Padomera once again dropped below the Crunch in the standings. Menomonie United defeated Metro Police, 3-0. Augusta suffered a 2-2 draw to lowly Darmen City FC, a rare bright spot for a club about to be relegated. After the day drew to a close, Augusta had an eleven point lead over Scott City FC, but Scott City still had four games remaining. While it wouldn't be easy, but Scott City FC still had hope to claim a title, should Augusta drop points along the way to the finish.

Augusta ended those dreams though, securing the title on Matchday Forty-two with a 2-0 victory over the Brady City Crunch at home. Scott City FC would now be in a battle with Menomonie United for second place and the last spot into the Champions' Cup. United would defeat Guard FC, 1-0, to move to within two points of second place. Both clubs had four games remaining. Johnho FC lost to Aris FC, 2-3, putting Johnho into a sticky situation. With only one match remaining, Johnho was still in danger of dropping down to fifth place, and being forced into a playoff with the top team from the County Leagues to decide whether they would play in the Globe Cup of Commonwealth Champions' League. Padomera, who was the team occupying fifth place on Matchday Forty-two, picked up a 5-1 victory over Darmen City United. Matchday Fourty-three saw Scott City FC defeat Johnho FC in Johnho's final match of the season, 3-0, this time it was Bryan Faulkner who picked up the hat trick. Champions Augusta drew 1-1 with Aris FC, while the Metro Police won the final Scott City Derby match, 2-0 over the Beat. Forden defeated Guard FC, 1-0, to move to within four points of seventeenth place. Padomera defeated the Sterling City Stars, 4-0, and were now three points behind fourth place Johnho FC.

And so, we take a look at the final table of the Scott City Derby:

Scott City Derby         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Scott City FC            6    6   0   0    13    4   +9    18   Champions
2 Scott City University    6    3   0   3     6    7   −1     9
3 Metro Police FC          6    2   0   4     9    7   +2     6
4 Scott City Beat          6    1   0   5     3   13  −10     3

And now for the League table:

Darmeni Premier League                      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Augusta                                   37   31   4   2    94   21  +73    97   Champions
 2 Scott City FC                             35   26   7   2    71   17  +54    85
 3 Menomonie United                          35   26   5   4    78   19  +59    83
 4 Johnho FC                                 38   21   9   8    64   33  +31    72
 5 Padomera                                  35   21   6   8    60   32  +28    69
 6 Brady City Crunch                         35   20   8   7    64   28  +36    68
 7 Sterling City Stars                       35   20   2  13    63   47  +16    62
 8 Eau Claire Aris FC                        35   17  10   8    64   34  +30    61
 9 Chippewa Falls Strykers                   35   16   8  11    61   51  +10    56
10 Eau Claire United                         36   14   8  14    59   52   +7    50
11 Scott City University                     36   15   5  16    55   56   −1    50
12 Guard FC                                  35   12  10  13    39   43   −4    46
13 Bloomer FC                                35   10   7  18    37   51  −14    37
14 Darmen City United                        35    9   9  17    38   54  −16    36
15 Metro Police FC                           35    9   6  20    38   58  −20    33
16 Darmen City AC                            36    5   8  23    28   84  −56    23
17 Scott City Beat                           35    4   8  23    23   76  −53    20
18 Forden                                    35    5   1  29    22   71  −49    16
19 Darmen City FC                            35    2   9  24    27   89  −62    15
20 Rogerton Whitecaps                        35    1  10  24    16   85  −69    13

by **Astograth** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 11:51 am

The Astograthian Football League: Season 660 Preview, Part 2
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Part 1

Athletic Club Olarria
Ground: North Point Stadium (44,270), Olarria
Colours: Claret shirt with sky blue hoop, claret shorts and socks
Honours: None
Manager: Bayardo Morriyas
Lineup: Bela Darkibel; Ekaitz Kastresana, Netto Hikari, Yosu Arankibia (C), Geoffrey Démont; Riemi Kakuta, Otto Partanen, Eder Urrustoy, Aita Garmendia; Maurin Erlis, Bakar Oronio
Shirt Sponsor: Barrertze (Astograthian tourism services)
Notes: Morriyas did well to finish 9th in his first season in charge at Olarria, considering he had been deprived of his most talented players in the previous window. Aita Garmendia and Marko Korreche proved adequate replacementes – Korreche so much so that he is now gone to Urbizania Wanderers. Eder Urrustoy will in turn take his place, while the young Maurin Erlis is signed from South Factory with big shoes to fill, covering for the departure of Victoria Hellion. Money is tight at North Point Stadium at the moment, largely because of the debt incurred in building the thing, so Morriyas will have to continue to aim for the healthy mid-table.
Season 659: 9th

East Railway
Ground: Narbaitza Memorial Stadium (17,930), Rumiatzi
Colours: Grey and black striped shirt, black shorts and socks
Honours: None
Manager: Egoitz Malgor
Lineup: Ruslan Ahkmejarmov; Nuno Inyurrita, Luki Olake, Fronden Abel, Biryayo Madinabeitia; Flappy Likessquidnowandthen, Firmo Erkoreka, Bazkoare Beyanabe, Kelmen Anchia (C); Dominik Errekarret, Aísahaldu Arahayán
Shirt Sponsor: Senbesa (Astograthian insurance)
Notes: Second-tier domination, and SBCC final, twelfth place and then solid mid-table finishes; East Railway are climbing just fine under the expert management of Egoitz Malgor. They remain financially cautious but have managed to retain all their key players for this season and even invested in the services of veteran Apoxian centre-back Fronden Abel, who should provide much-needed stability to the defense. With young if relatively unknown players and an attractive style of football, East Railway could well be the First Division's dark horses.
Season 659: 10th

Gesterlake FC
Ground: Castle Hill (38,630), Gesterlake
Colours: Yellow shirt, dark blue shorts, yellow socks
Honours: None
Manager: Louis Vaudrail
Lineup: Amberlocks; Nuxila Initurri, Bayardo Sariaga, Andrew Watson, Oihan Bradaris; Gurutz Nekochea, Martin Blais, Yaizki Landa, Emil Rasmußen, Iraunkor Bages; Georges Allonts (C)
Shirt Sponsor: Dukomm (Astograthian telecommunications)
Notes: Gesterlake flew high, as high as a fifth-place finish, for exactly one season before their best players were sold. The drop that followed was brusque, but Louis Vaudrail rallied his team and carried them to an 'alright' eleventh place finish. To pick themselves up and return to fighting towards the upper portions of the table, Vaudrail has sold striker Aralar Klaberia and replaced him not with another forward but with Sicoutian defensive midfielder Martin Blais, betting on a more possession-oriented formation that can then deliver balls to the ever-reliable Georges Allonts. Crystal Empire goalkeeper Amberlocks should further strengthen an already commendable defense; on paper, Gesterlake have it all to comfortably place seventh or higher.
Season 659: 11th

South Factory
Ground: The Foundry (37,710), Rumiatzi
Colours: All yellow kit
Honours: None
Manager: Steve Thompson
Lineup: Rizvan Kadyrov, Ostadar Gurina, Gilen Salbarrei, Kelmen Berterrecho, Donostia Elgeno; Orkatz Gardeazabal, Michael Andrade, Botzayoriz Doxagart, Yon Gayastegi (C); Sein Gorrachategi, Selatze Kasko
Shirt Sponsor: Poplaberg (Polarian housing)
Notes: Svennis Moller's neck was on the block for a long time, and despite marginal improvement the board decided they'd had enough – and with some surprise, saw the Polarian waltz off to Lylat Starfox in the Northern Sunrise Islands. Steve Thompson, manager in charge of Ituraitz Victory's worst season since the formation of the Football League, has been acquitted of responsibility in the face of cheap, myopic directors and handed the South Factory job, as it is believed the Euran can still achieve great things. Defensive organisation will be his priority, as will be finding a suitable replacement for the retiring Gayastegi; the loss of forward Maurin Erlis should meanwhile not be too much of a blow considering the new 'Iturributan connection' he's managed to set up instead.
Season 659: 12th

Lermendia FC
Ground: Itzarrak Sporting Ground (21,450), Lermendia
Colours: White and green hooped shirt, white shorts and socks
Honours: None
Manager: Artzeiz Uhalt
Lineup: Isusko Kigarroa; Piarres Amoriza, Isusko Orostiaga, Anixi Larrategi, Pagomari Tsamudio (C); Ihazintu Monkaut, Victor Äsmundsen, Bayardo Eskostegi, Gentza Estayo; Erramu Murgizur, Xuban Silar
Shirt Sponsor: Lantzia (Astograthian luxury vehicles)
Notes: Lermendia hovered over Ituraitz Victory's relegation like vultures, and managed to come away with three solid players: Victor Äsmundsen, Bayardo Eskostegi and Xuban Silar – while at the same time losing three solid players in Laurin Ermigarat, Ekialde Zalakain and Adon Aburto. Weighing it all, Artzeiz Uhalt's team seem neither better nor worse for the wear... but, thing is, they'll need to be better to harbour hopes of avoiding the drop.
Season 659: 13th

Royal Association
Ground: Unity Stadium (33,500), Iturributa
Colours: Black and white striped shirt, black shorts and socks
Honours: None
Manager: Mariner
Lineup: Axular Orobia; Yosu Beitia, Ubelteso Sorazabal, Yon Elgarte, Lore Iturritza; Gauargi Mugaburu (C), Rosie Tyler, Gunutz Bortagaray, Itxaso Zuazubiskar; Otsoko Chiramberro, Lon Biyarba
Shirt Sponsor: Royal Bank (Astograthian banking)
Notes: The only Iturributan club to still play in the First Division, Royal Association are in somewhat dire straights. They've picked up Farf-Astograthian starlet Itxaso Zuazubiskar from Antiguoko FC but suffered a huge blow to their morale, aspirations and self-worth when their shining pride - Yakobe Zunzarren - preferred going to the Buyanese league rather than sticking with Association. Otsoko Chiramberro is their big bet this season, but it's a long shot – unless Mariner can do magic (figuratively, as literally is banned by FAF regulations), relegation looks very likely.
Season 659: 14th

Urizaharra FC
Ground: Kaizubia (18,450), Urizaharra
Colours: All dark blue kit
Honours: None
Manager: Urdin Olibarri
Lineup: Raitin Minaya; Luar Balerdi, Machin Kaldez, Endira Hiber, Remir Ligorria; Marchel Ybargengoitia (C), Minatsu Jinnai, Chordon Endara, Atseden Insaurralde, Oskitz Biyar, Gilamu Echegonkelhay
Shirt Sponsor: Cheruen (Astograthian beer)
Notes: An admittedly mediocre manager in charge of an admittedly mediocre squad is a recipe for nothing good at all. Chordon Endara, Minatsu Jinnai and Gilamu Echegonkelhay all have talent, but not the kind of talent that would allow Urizaharra to remain in the First Division thanks to just the three of them. Outmatched, outranked and out-monied by every other team in the league, it would be a remarkable feat for Urizaharra to stay up for an unprecedented third season.
Season 659: 15th

Army United
Ground: 18th March Stadium (21,000), Rumiatzi
Colours: White shirt with a red and blue sash, white shorts and red socks
Honours: Series B Champions’ Cup 49
Manager: Chachu Larreburo
Lineup: Ubendo Larrasolo; Frantzes Zumalakarregi, Bizi Senez, Gaxan Minola, Piarres Yuanbeltz; Ayoro Barinaga, Presebal Iturburu, Urgutz Eskarano, Anaut Urda; Sandaili Puyana (C), Anaut Eskape
Shirt Sponsor: Vacant
Notes: Army United, the club born only a few years ago from the merger of historic sides Rumiatzi United and The Army Club, has hit the ground running. With their debt eliminated and an initially resentful but large fanbase, Army stormed to the first Series B Champions’ Cup win for an Astograthian club, even taking out two (!) Polarian (!) teams on the way. Now in the hands of the powerful Granburry Group conglomerate from Eura, expectations are high – and to get there, they've started by buying two First Division winners in the shape of Ayoro Barinaga and Gaxan Minola. They've got the winning experience, now they've just got to make it count.
Season 659: Second Division champions

Athletic Club Yungoitio
Ground: Gartzen Treko Stadium (43,500), Yungoitio
Colours: Red shirt with white cross, white shorts and red socks
Honours: None
Manager: Gunutz Yaregi
Lineup: Kariet Berterriex; Chimich Indurrutegi, Egoitz Idarreta, Oskarbi Edera, Andoitz Karrikaberry; Atzo Irameche, Lekubegi Guerrikaechebarria (C), Frantzes Uzkudun, Anartz Garaikoechea, Indartsu Errendasoro, Power
Shirt Sponsor: Mendebal (Astograthian tourism)
Notes: Athletic Club Yungoitio are back. Who else is back? Gunutz Yaregi is back. The infamous manager of Echegoyan FC and the Astograthian national team, long shamed in the domestic scene, makes a triumphal return to the First Division at the helm of a team with some weighty names – chief among them a local lad by the name of Lekubegi Guerrikaechebarria. Whether they're prepared for the top flight is yet to be seen, as Yungoitio tend not to have much luck at staying up and have no big-money owners, but who knows what Yaregi might be plotting?
Season 659: 2nd in Second Division

Ximun Orieta FC
Ground: The Deathbowl (32,460), Ituraitz
Colours: Purple shirt, black shorts and socks
Honours: None
Manager: Machin Mimenza
Lineup: Felipe Ferreira; Berdaitz Basaber, Itzaina Zabala, Pitsburger Fiddlebums, Leheren Eskoriaza; Tiki Zabaleki, Odon Biartola, Vladimir Konovalov, Mendebal Zariategi; Sanduru Iraeta (C), Eddie Barlow
Shirt Sponsor: BOOM! (Farf uranium mining)
Notes: Just now bought by a Farf uranium mining company, big changes have happened at the Deathbowl since a fortuitous playoff series ended in them being promoted back to the top flight. Veterans of some repute, such as Eddie Barlow and Vladimir Konovalov, take the pitch alongside bright young projects like Tiki Zabaleki and Odon Biartola, while the Farf contingent add an element of spice and unpredictability that make this the most exciting Ximun Orieta squad in decades – which is saying a lot, honestly.
Season 659: 5th in Second Division, promoted via playoffs

by **Valladares** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 3:10 pm

Valladar Liga-1 XXXVIII and King's Shield XXVIII Results

Valladares (VLD) qualifiers
Champions’ Cup 53: Tannenberg FC, Metropolis Alligators, Fontvielle Impact
[Youth Cup: TFC Academy, Metropolis Alligators Academy, Fontvielle Impact Academy]
Globe Cup 50: Edmonton United, AS Bezieres, Pradera FC
Series B Champions’ Cup 50: Deportivo Junín, Eterna Stars, FC Columbus, RC Belfort

Other competitions:

Cygnus Cup 28: Edmonton United

Valladares (VLD) final site bid

Series B Champions' Cup and Youth Cup: Stade de la Frontière, Fontvielle (Cap. 41,378)

The Valladar Football Association, the Mayoralty of Fontvielle, Tamount Inc., and the Executive Board of Impact de Fontvielle Football Club wish to put the Stade de la Frontière to the consideration of the UICA Selection Committee as a potential venue for the next Series B Champions' Cup and Youth Cup finals.

Located in the outskirts of the city of Fontvielle, near the southern border of Valladares (hence its name), 10 minutes away from the city centre, and mostly known for being the home stadium of 2-time Champions' Cup winners and 10-time Liga-1 champions Fontvielle Impact, this stadium was built 20 years ago and initially seated 36,000 fans, however, remodeling works performed before the start of Copa Rushmori 10 brought the capacity up to 41,378 seats with the expansion of the second tier of seats in the Est and Ouest stands. The stadium is also equipped with 50 VIP boxes located in the Ouest stand, half of which were built during the aforementioned remodelation, a restaurant in the northwestern corner in which dishes prepared with Tamount cheeses or milk are the main attraction, and a 5-star hotel in the northeastern corner.

The VFA, the local authorities, and the club Fontvielle Impact believe that the Stade de la Frontière will be up to the UICA Selection Committee expectations and, should this bid is chosen, they will do their best to ensure this SBCC and Youth Cup finals are memorable ones not only for the finalist teams and their fans (if any), but also for the footballing multiverse as a whole.

by **Darmen** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 3:55 pm

Darmeni Premier League: Season XI-The Final Three Days

Matchday Forty-four
Rogerton Whitecaps 1–2 Darmen City AC
Chippewa Falls Strykers 4–5 Padomera
Sterling City Stars 1–2 Menomonie United
Darmen City United 2–0 Forden
Guard FC 3–1 Scott City Beat
Metro Police FC 1–0 Darmen City FC
Bloomer FC 1–0 Brady City Crunch
Eau Claire United 0–3 Eau Claire Aris FC
Augusta 2–2 Scott City FC

Augusta closed out their season with a 2-2 draw against Scott City FC, while Menomonie United defeated the Sterling City Stars, 2-1. With those two results, and only two matches to go for both teams, both Scott City and Menomonie are tied at 86 points. In the final match of the Eau Claire Derby, Aris FC secured their ninth title, winning 3-0.

Matchday Forty-five
Scott City FC 5–0 Eau Claire United
Eau Claire Aris FC 3–0 Bloomer FC
Brady City Crunch 2–1 Metro Police FC
Darmen City FC 0–3 Guard FC
Scott City Beat 0–2 Darmen City United
Forden 1–1 Sterling City Stars
Menomonie United 2–0 Chippewa Falls Strykers
Padomera 2–0 Rogerton Whitecaps
Darmen City AC 0–1 Scott City University

Scott City FC and Menomonie United won both of their matches, meaning everything will come down to the final matchday between the two. Scott City defeated Eau Claire United, 5-0, while Menomonie defeated Chippewa Falls Strykers, 2-0. Padomera surpassed Johnho FC and moved into fourth place with their 2-0 victory over Rogerton. Aris' 3-0 victory over Bloomer FC, dropped Bloomer down a spot in the table.

So, what do they have to play for on the final day?
Augusta: Have already finished season.
Menomonie United: Menomonie United need to defeat the Whitecaps to remain in second. A draw will also do, unless Scott City FC wins.
Scott City FC: Scott City FC need to defeat Bloomer FC to move past Menomonie and into second. A draw will also do, but only if Menomonie United loses.
Padomera: Nothing. Assured fourth place.
Johnho FC: Have already finished season.
Brady City Crunch: The Crunch could move past Johnho FC with a win or a draw, and give themselves a shot at the Globe Cup.
Eau Claire Aris FC: Nothing. Assured seventh place.
Sterling City Stars: Nothing. Assured eighth place.
Chippewa Falls Strykers: Need a win or a draw against Forden to avoid dropping to tenth.
Scott City University: Need a win against Padomera to move up ninth, also need to avoid dropping to eleventh.
Guard FC: Need a win against the Brady City Crunch to surpass Scott City University and move into tenth.
Eau Claire United: Have already finished season.
Darmen City United: Need a win or a draw against Darmen City FC to stay in thirteenth. Also need a win or draw to win the Darmen City Derby.
Bloomer FC: Need a win against Scott City FC to surpass Darmen City United and move into thirteenth.
Metro Police FC: Nothing. Assured fifteenth place.
Darmen City AC: Have already finish season.
Scott City Beat: The Beat need to win or draw against the Stars to avoid relegation. A loss or draw by Forden will accomplish the same result.
Forden: If Forden defeat the Strykers, and the Beat lose, Forden could avoid relegation.
Darmen City FC: Nothing, except for avoiding last place and possibly winning the Darmen City Derby, although they'll need nine goals to make that happen.
Rogerton Whitecaps: Nothing, except for avoiding last place.

The Final Day
All games kicked off at noon.

12:00-KICKOFF!
12:02-GOAL! The Stars jump out to an early lead against the Beat.
12:05-GOAL! Darmen City United takes the lead in their Derby match against Darmen City FC.
12:09-Two GOALS! Padomera scores against Scott City University, and Scott City FC takes a 1-0 lead over Bloomer FC.
12:12-GOAL! Menomonie United clearly don't want to play in the Globe Cup, and they take a 1-0 lead over the Rogerton Whitecaps.
12:13-Scott City FC and Menomonie United both look determined to avoid the Globe Cup, and things are getting heated. Yellow Cards have already been shown in both games.
12:15-GOAL! The Stars score once again, and now lead 2-0 against the Beat.
12:18-GOAL! The Strykers score their first goal against Forden. Forden's hopes of avoiding the drop look slim.
12:21-GOAL! The Strykers score another in quick succession. It's now 2-0.
12:27-GOAL! Guard FC have scored against the Crunch!
12:33-GOAL! Eau Claire Aris score against the Metro Police. Hey, that rhymes.
12:39-GOAL! Darmen City United have taken a two goal lead in their derby match with Darmen City FC.
12:48-It's halftime.
13:03-Let's kick off the second half shall we.
13:13-GOAL! Scott City FC score once more against Bloomer FC. They're still hoping for a Whitecaps comeback though.
13:18-GOAL! Menomonie United looks like they've got second place all wrapped up. They take a 2-0 lead against the Whitecaps.
13:26-GOAL! Darmen City United now have a 3-0 lead over Darmen City FC. It appears that they've won their fifth Derby title.
13:35-GOAL! The Stars now have a three goal lead over the Beat.
13:38-RED CARD! Tor Tong Lee will make his way to the locker room early, with just ten minute and stoppage time remaining.
13:44-The goals seem to have dried up a bit. Just a few minutes remaining now.
13:46-GOAL! Forden's hopes of avoiding relegation were probably crushed a while ago, but the Strykers just made it 3-0.
13:50-THAT'S IT! It's all over. The eleventh season of Darmeni Football sees Augusta take the title, although we already knew that a few days ago.

The final scorelines:

So every game had a definitive result, and every game had one goalkeeper claim a clean sheet. Scott City FC needed to win by six goals if they had hoped to surpass Menomonie United and take second place. They only got two. The Crunch, in losing to Guard FC, failed to move into fifth place. With Guard FC's win, and Scott City University's loss to Padomera, Guard FC moved into tenth, while University fell to eleventh. As for the Strykers, their three goal victory over Forden saw them remain in ninth place. With Darmen City United's 3-0 Derby victory, and Bloomer FC's two goal loss to Scott City FC, the teams in 13th and 14th remained the same. With Forden's big loss to the Strykers, it didn't matter what the Beat did, as they avoided relegation. Forden however will face the drop. Both the Whitecaps and Darmen City FC lost, so the Whitecaps will have the unfortunate privilege of finishing last.

First, let's take a final look at the Darmen City Derby standings:

Darmen City Derby        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Darmen City United       4    3   0   1    11    3   +8     9   Champions
2 Darmen City AC           4    2   0   2     6    8   −2     6
3 Darmen City FC           4    1   0   3     4   10   −6     3

Now let's look at the final Premier League table:

Darmeni Premier League                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Augusta                                38   31   5   2    96   23  +73    98   Champions, Champions' Cup, Copa de Campeones
 2 Menomonie United                       38   29   5   4    84   20  +64    92   Champions' Cup
 3 Scott City FC                          38   28   8   2    80   19  +61    92   Globe Cup
 4 Padomera                               38   24   6   8    68   36  +32    78   Globe Cup
 5 Johnho FC                              38   21   9   8    64   33  +31    72   Globe Cup Playoff
 6 Brady City Crunch                      38   21   8   9    66   31  +35    71   Commonwealth Champions' League
 7 Eau Claire Aris FC                     38   20  10   8    71   34  +37    70   Commonwealth Champions' League
 8 Sterling City Stars                    38   21   3  14    68   50  +18    66   Commonwealth Champions' League
 9 Chippewa Falls Strykers                38   17   8  13    68   58  +10    59
10 Guard FC                               38   15  10  13    46   44   +2    55
11 Scott City University                  38   16   5  17    56   57   −1    53
12 Eau Claire United                      38   14   8  16    59   60   −1    50
13 Darmen City United                     38   12   9  17    45   54   −9    45
14 Bloomer FC                             38   11   7  20    38   56  −18    40
15 Metro Police FC                        38   10   6  22    40   61  −21    36
16 Darmen City AC                         38    6   8  24    30   86  −56    26
17 Scott City Beat                        38    4   8  26    24   84  −60    20
18 Forden                                 38    5   2  31    23   77  −54    17   Relegated
19 Darmen City FC                         38    2   9  27    27   96  −69    15   Relegated
20 Rogerton Whitecaps                     38    1  10  27    17   91  −74    13   Relegated

So, let's take a look at those preseason predictions and how they actually turned out (or didn't):

Prediction                  Actual
 1 Scott City FC            Augusta
 2 Augusta                  Menomonie United
 3 Menomonie United         Scott City FC
 4 Padomera                 Padomera
 5 Eau Claire Aris FC       Johnho FC
 6 Johnho FC                Brady City Crunch
 7 Chippewa Falls Strykers  Eau Claire Aris FC
 8 Sterling City Stars      Sterling City Stars
 9 Brady City Crunch        Chippewa Falls Strykers
10 Guard FC                 Guard FC
11 Eau Claire United        Scott City University
12 Darmen City United       Eau Claire United
13 Scott City University    Darmen City United
14 Bloomer FC               Bloomer FC
15 Metro Police FC          Metro Police FC
16 Rogerton Whitecaps       Darmen City AC
17 Darmen City AC           Scott City Beat
18 Forden                   Forden
19 Scott City Beat          Darmen City FC
20 Darmen City FC           Rogerton Whitecaps

6 out of 20 ain't bad, right? Well maybe if this was baseball, and that was your Batting Average.

And now for the County Leagues:

Berbari Premier League                      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 1.F.C. Spiderguard                        16   11   4   1    35    9  +26    37   Champions, Globe Cup Playoff Qualifying
 2 Dalmacio de Llayma                        16   11   3   2    28   13  +15    36
 3 Real Brazuka FC                           16    6   4   6    19   24   −5    22
 4 Everbone Sol                              16    5   5   6    24   26   −2    20
 5 Biddies FC                                16    5   5   6    16   18   −2    20
 6 Khaos Warriors                            16    5   3   8    17   24   −7    18
 7 Union de Berbari                          16    5   2   9    25   27   −2    17
 8 el-Ahly                                   16    4   5   7    13   22   −9    17
 9 Mahoganyport Thunder                      16    3   3  10    15   29  −14    12

Brham Premier League                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 CSKA Brham                                32   29   3   0    92    9  +83    90   Champions, Globe Cup Playoff Qualifying
 2 Villa Brhamania                           32   28   1   3    71   20  +51    85
 3 Warwick Warriors                          32   26   2   4    72   15  +57    80
 4 Brham United                              32   14   5  13    49   51   −2    47
 5 Impact de Brham                           32   14   5  13    46   49   −3    47
 6 Brham Sidekicks                           32   13   7  12    52   54   −2    46
 7 Requins de Brham                          32   12   8  12    50   60  −10    44
 8 Brham los Seahorse                        32   12   3  17    40   52  −12    39
 9 Brham State                               32   11   6  15    43   56  −13    39
10 Flose Tech                                32    9  11  12    42   45   −3    38
11 Prefect of Brham                          32   10   5  17    49   58   −9    35
12 Brham Ramblers                            32   10   4  18    44   62  −18    34
13 Googilian United                          32    9   6  17    36   47  −11    33
14 Gorillas de Brhamania                     32   10   3  19    36   64  −28    33
15 Douhile                                   32    7   8  17    32   56  −24    29
16 Brham Amateurs FC                         32    5  12  15    31   49  −18    27
17 Chivas de Brham                           32    4   9  19    30   68  −38    21

Chuckio Premier League                      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 SC Fives                                  42   33   4   5   102   29  +73   103   Champions, Globe Cup Playoff Qualifying
 2 Chuckio FC                                42   30  10   2    94   22  +72   100
 3 Olympique Chuckio                         42   31   7   4    83   17  +66   100
 4 FC Sete                                   42   31   7   4    83   24  +59   100
 5 Farmington                                42   20  11  11    70   58  +12    71
 6 RC Chuckio                                42   23   2  17    67   64   +3    71
 7 FSV Ashton                                42   16   8  18    59   63   −4    56
 8 Mets FC                                   42   15  10  17    54   71  −17    55
 9 SC Times                                  42   15   9  18    56   66  −10    54
10 Legion de Chuckio                         42   15   8  19    50   57   −7    53
11 Zwasia United                             42   14  10  18    57   70  −13    52
12 Red Star Chuckio                          42   13  12  17    46   55   −9    51
13 Villa of Chuckio                          42   14   8  20    62   71   −9    50
14 Stallions of Chuckio                      42   13  10  19    61   70   −9    49
15 Toro Atletic Chuckio                      42   14   7  21    49   75  −26    49
16 Houlton FC                                42   13   8  21    52   72  −20    47
17 Chuckio Timbers                           42   12   9  21    49   68  −19    45
18 Chuckio Tech                              42   11   9  22    53   67  −14    42
19 Stade Chuckio UC                          42   11   7  24    52   81  −29    40
20 Chuckio Moors                             42   11   7  24    44   74  −30    40
21 AS Androscoggin                           42   11   6  25    49   76  −27    39
22 Chuckio United                            42    7   9  26    46   88  −42    30

Rigeratan Premier League                    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Ellesmere Friendship                      28   22   4   2    67   18  +49    70   Champions, Globe Cup Playoff Qualifying
 2 Cambridge Faith                           28   20   6   2    61   13  +48    66
 3 Club Jorge                                28   20   5   3    64   16  +48    65
 4 Peterborough Energy                       28   18   4   6    46   19  +27    58
 5 Rigerata FC                               28   15   8   5    49   18  +31    53
 6 Sporting Rigerata                         28   11   6  11    34   41   −7    39
 7 SSC Silezo                                28   10   4  14    34   48  −14    34
 8 Jorge University                          28    9   6  13    33   45  −12    33
 9 Port and Nelson Glory                     28    8   6  14    32   50  −18    30
10 RCD Peterborough                          28    7   6  15    36   53  −17    27
11 Rigerata United                           28    7   5  16    30   54  −24    26
12 Rigerata Buffalos                         28    7   5  16    29   55  −26    26
13 Ellesmere United                          28    7   4  17    34   72  −38    25
14 Rigeratan City Fortune                    28    5   7  16    32   50  −18    22
15 Cambridgeshire Freedom                    28    4   4  20    21   50  −29    16

South Darmen Premier League                 Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 FC Leon                                   10    9   1   0    24    2  +22    28   Champions, Globe Cup Playoff Qualifying
 2 South Darmen United                       10    7   0   3    19   11   +8    21
 3 Puebla                                    10    6   1   3    14    5   +9    19
 4 Saci FC                                   10    1   4   5     8   17   −9     7
 5 Leon United                               10    1   3   6     8   19  −11     6
 6 FC Southern Lights                        10    0   3   7     6   25  −19     3

Tilden Premier League                       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Juggzy FC                                 12   10   2   0    26    5  +21    32   Champions, Globe Cup Playoff Qualifying
 2 Tilden Mutiny                             12    8   3   1    24    4  +20    27
 3 Shardhollow Strum                         12    7   0   5    21   16   +5    21
 4 Chelsea                                   12    4   1   7     9   23  −14    13
 5 Aris de Tilden Island                     12    3   3   6    13   17   −4    12
 6 Tilden Eleven                             12    2   3   7    10   22  −12     9
 7 TSG Allen                                 12    2   0  10     6   22  −16     6

And now we'll take a look at the League Championship through Amateur League Level One:

Darmeni League Championship                 Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Café FC                                   46   40   6   0   113   18  +95   126   Champions, Promoted, Series B Champions' Cup
 2 Lynx FC                                   46   32   9   5   104   28  +76   105   Promoted, Series B Champions' Cup
 3 Esporte Scott City                        46   30  14   2   100   28  +72   104   Promoted, Series B Champions' Cup
 4 Club de Nazionale                         46   31   9   6    88   31  +57   102   Series B Champions' Cup
 5 Chamberlain                               46   32   5   9   105   30  +75   101
 6 Tim City Cyber Rays                       46   30  10   6    90   43  +47   100
 7 FC 1983 Liverpool                         46   29   9   8    90   38  +52    96
 8 Club Jim Falls                            46   30   5  11    89   39  +50    95
 9 Deong FC                                  46   28   8  10    89   49  +40    92
10 Cleveland FCS                             46   12  16  18    54   80  −26    52
11 Cadott Lazers                             46   14   8  24    57   83  −26    50
12 Brady City AC                             46   14   8  24    55   82  −27    50
13 Vogler City AC                            46   14   7  25    49   84  −35    49
14 Sporting Eau Claire                       46   13   9  24    51   86  −35    48
15 The Kiwi's                                46   12   9  25    47   93  −46    45
16 Eleven Frozen Monkeys                     46   12   8  26    42   87  −45    44
17 Kapital FC                                46   11  10  25    34   70  −36    43
18 PDR                                       46   11  10  25    42   80  −38    43
19 Tim City AC                               46   11  10  25    45   86  −41    43
20 1120 Eau Claire                           46   10   7  29    52   88  −36    37
21 Scott City Fireballs                      46    8  11  27    49   90  −41    35
22 New Tycos United                          46    7   9  30    45   84  −39    30   Relegated
23 Bottomham                                 46    6  11  29    44   92  −48    29   Relegated
24 Vogler City Force                         46    5  12  29    44   89  −45    27   Relegated

Darmeni League One                          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 FF St. Andrew's                           46   37   4   5   113   26  +87   115   Champions, Promoted
 2 Thistle FC                                46   36   7   3   101   22  +79   115   Promoted
 3 SK Swift                                  46   35   8   3   104   24  +80   113   Promoted
 4 Cornell Hotspurs                          46   33   8   5   106   34  +72   107
 5 Tyger Mountains United                    46   32   6   8   104   31  +73   102
 6 Royal PFC                                 46   28   9   9    81   40  +41    93
 7 Athletico Eau Claire                      46   18  13  15    57   62   −5    67
 8 Springfield                               46   18   9  19    54   69  −15    63
 9 Elkorn FC                                 46   17  11  18    56   64   −8    62
10 Strikers JF                               46   14  11  21    47   70  −23    53
11 2011 Menomonie                            46   15   7  24    52   70  −18    52
12 Hallie                                    46   13  13  20    52   80  −28    52
13 Olympique de Tycos                        46   14   8  24    52   73  −21    50
14 Shadowhawks FC                            46   13  11  22    49   71  −22    50
15 Saint-Louis FC                            46   12  13  21    61   67   −6    49
16 Hmong Athletic                            46   14   7  25    42   66  −24    49
17 Potros FC                                 46   13  10  23    52   77  −25    49
18 JC Spitfire                               46   11  15  20    53   76  −23    48
19 Sporting Scott City                       46   13   8  25    44   75  −31    47
20 Darmen City Wings                         46   12   9  25    53   85  −32    45
21 Real Romanopolis                          46   12   8  26    46   85  −39    44   Relegated
22 Sterling City AC                          46   10  11  25    48   89  −41    41   Relegated
23 FC Dallas 96Boys                          46    8  13  25    42   73  −31    37   Relegated
24 Scott City AC                             46    7  15  24    36   76  −40    36   Relegated

Darmeni League Two                          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Athletic Club of Chippewa                 46   38   3   5   121   28  +93   117   Champions, Promoted
 2 TuS Candy Corners                         46   34  10   2    96   29  +67   112   Promoted
 3 ASC Joan l'Arc                            46   35   6   5   102   24  +78   111   Promoted
 4 Argyle FC                                 46   34   6   6   100   27  +73   108   Promoted
 5 CF Lightfield                             46   33   8   5   101   25  +76   107
 6 Dunn County                               46   30   9   7    88   38  +50    99
 7 Teuta FC                                  46   28   6  12    85   45  +40    90
 8 Hugh Town Millionaires                    46   27   7  12    83   39  +44    88
 9 Vasilì United XI                          46   25   7  14    94   58  +36    82
10 Pro Bryher                                46   26   4  16    73   56  +17    82
11 Newellcastle United                       46   18  11  17    67   68   −1    65
12 Eau Claire United Youth Academy U-17      46   18   7  21    63   70   −7    61
13 AC Grimvale                               46   15  11  20    53   66  −13    56
14 Bledia Arba FC                            46   13  10  23    48   86  −38    49
15 Defence FC                                46   14   6  26    44   80  −36    48
16 Mugurel FC                                46   11   7  28    38   85  −47    40
17 Photographer FC                           46   10   9  27    44   88  −44    39
18 Young Star FC                             46   11   4  31    43   87  −44    37
19 Rouen                                     46    9   7  30    33   98  −65    34
20 Tim City University                       46    9   6  31    40   88  −48    33
21 Kilanas FC                                46    8   9  29    33   82  −49    33
22 Darkon United                             46    8   4  34    31   90  −59    28
23 Berkan Deruk'S                            46    6   8  32    35   94  −59    26   Relegated
24 Jo Av FC                                  46    5   9  32    31   95  −64    24   Relegated

Darmeni Conference National                 Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Chippewa Falls Strykers Reserves          46   41   5   0   124   12 +112   128   Champions, Promoted
 2 Menomonie United Reserves                 46   37   6   3   122   21 +101   117   Promoted
 3 Eau Claire United Fire                    46   35   7   4    91   26  +65   112
 4 SG Madejski                               46   34   8   4   102   34  +68   110
 5 FC Molineux                               46   31   7   8    84   34  +50   100
 6 Arka Brady City                           46   18   8  20    64   62   +2    62
 7 Wilson City Council                       46   17  10  19    44   60  −16    61
 8 Swiss                                     46   16  11  19    59   72  −13    59
 9 Littleton SC                              46   16   8  22    62   85  −23    56
10 Chivax United                             46   14  12  20    55   68  −13    54
11 SO Harbsburg                              46   15   9  22    51   75  −24    54
12 CA Yalvore                                46   13  13  20    55   75  −20    52
13 Northwest FC                              46   13  13  20    53   75  −22    52
14 FC Stade-Ulani                            46   14  10  22    57   84  −27    52
15 Mullhouse                                 46   13  11  22    51   69  −18    50
16 Seda Futbol de Pelada                     46   11  16  19    53   72  −19    49
17 Amiens                                    46   12  13  21    49   74  −25    49
18 Rushmore Athletic                         46   11  15  20    56   69  −13    48
19 Jesse Crouse-Tell FC                      46   12  12  22    54   83  −29    48
20 Red Bull Darmen                           46    9  17  20    49   74  −25    44
21 Marlborough FC                            46   11  11  24    53   79  −26    44   Relegated
22 Kansas KC                                 46   10  13  23    50   80  −30    43   Relegated
23 OGC Nauti                                 46   10  12  24    47   76  −29    42   Relegated
24 Turing                                    46    8  15  23    50   76  −26    39   Relegated

Conference Darmen                           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Alianza Tresco                            42   34   6   2    89   20  +69   108   Champions, Promoted
 2 BK Reebok                                 42   33   5   4    88   26  +62   104   Promoted
 3 eV Wigan                                  42   32   4   6    82   35  +47   100
 4 St. Mary's Al-Hikma                       42   27  11   4    80   26  +54    92
 5 Lechian FC                                42   27  10   5    86   33  +53    91
 6 Scott City Rowing Club                    42   28   7   7    75   34  +41    91
 7 VfB Foster                                42   27   6   9    73   44  +29    87
 8 FC Ararat                                 42   24   5  13    74   40  +34    77
 9 DNI United                                42   22   9  11    82   35  +47    75
10 Chilocos                                  42   22   5  15    76   50  +26    71
11 Excelsior AC Ryberg                       42   13   5  24    42   89  −47    44
12 Wolves of Hammond                         42   11   8  23    41   70  −29    41
13 Le Harvie                                 42    9  11  22    41   75  −34    38
14 Metallurg Cadott                          42    9  10  23    42   76  −34    37
15 Starburg                                  42    9  10  23    38   80  −42    37
16 Club Deportivo Al-Arabi                   42    9   8  25    38   60  −22    35
17 Portes Ava                                42    9   7  26    45   85  −40    34
18 AS Douanes                                42    9   6  27    39   76  −37    33
19 Technical Menomonie                       42    8   5  29    40   82  −42    29
20 Heart of Lyons                            42    6  10  26    35   76  −41    28   Relegated
21 Cotton and Textile FC                     42    7   6  29    35   81  −46    27   Relegated
22 FC Yaroslav                               42    6   8  28    36   84  −48    26   Relegated

Conference Lyons                            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 IFK Liverpool                             42   32   8   2   103   28  +75   104   Champions, Promoted
 2 BSC Anfield                               42   34   2   6   102   29  +73   104   Promoted
 3 FCR Oakwell                               42   30   5   7    98   29  +69    95
 4 JK Derby                                  42   28   8   6    86   37  +49    92
 5 Stade de Turing                           42   27   8   7    88   31  +57    89
 6 Clube Futbol Zico                         42   26   8   8    78   40  +38    86
 7 TSV Brackett                              42   23  10   9    79   49  +30    79
 8 Gilman                                    42   22  11   9    74   40  +34    77
 9 Santos Harlonds Athletic                  42   21  10  11    80   44  +36    73
10 FC Polytechnical                          42   13   9  20    38   66  −28    48
11 Maio 1 FC                                 42   13   9  20    49   79  −30    48
12 Contractors FC                            42   12   8  22    47   71  −24    44
13 St. Eintine'e                             42   12   8  22    46   74  −28    44
14 Club Atletico Johnho                      42   10  10  22    45   80  −35    40
15 Academy of Football                       42   10   9  23    49   81  −32    39
16 Scott City Patriots                       42   10   7  25    46   85  −39    37
17 National FC                               42    9   9  24    39   80  −41    36
18 FC Heineken                               42    8  11  23    40   76  −36    35
19 FC Arsenal de Darmen                      42   10   5  27    49   94  −45    35
20 Pisuvar                                   42    8   9  25    34   78  −44    33   Relegated
21 Academic Sports Association               42    8   6  28    34   75  −41    30   Relegated
22 Sporting Terramidia                       42    6  10  26    40   78  −38    28   Relegated

Amateur League Level One-Group A            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Sportklub Palerma                         46   36   9   1   105   25  +80   117   Champions, Promoted
 2 Maccabi New Longo                         46   32   9   5    93   24  +69   105   Promoted
 3 Welldark Galactic                         46   32   6   8    93   34  +59   102
 4 Dolphis FC                                46   20  13  13    68   61   +7    73
 5 Stanley United                            46   20  10  16    78   71   +7    70
 6 Sporting Auroch                           46   19   9  18    71   76   −5    66
 7 Scott City Rovers                         46   16  14  16    54   66  −12    62
 8 Celtics FC                                46   16  13  17    56   54   +2    61
 9 Hertha Rushmore                           46   16  12  18    65   60   +5    60
10 Saybre                                    46   16  11  19    60   67   −7    59
11 South Toledo Strykers                     46   14  16  16    58   66   −8    58
12 Scott City United                         46   16  10  20    55   70  −15    58
13 Tyger Forest United                       46   16   9  21    60   66   −6    57
14 Cadott 1860                               46   15  12  19    60   69   −9    57
15 Kalenda Petrol FC                         46   16   9  21    61   71  −10    57
16 Tim City Young Boys                       46   15  12  19    62   74  −12    57
17 Renato United                             46   13  16  17    58   66   −8    55
18 Eau Claire Bees                           46   14  13  19    57   66   −9    55
19 Mansfield United FC                       46   14  12  20    62   76  −14    54
20 Union Rushmore Railroad FC                46   14  10  22    62   70   −8    52
21 Dons River FC                             46   14  10  22    56   85  −29    52   Relegated
22 Kansas Terriers                           46   14   9  23    56   72  −16    51   Relegated
23 Perry-Rupai                               46   13   7  26    54   78  −24    46   Relegated
24 1566 Revolution FC                        46   11   9  26    46   83  −37    42   Relegated

Amateur League Level One-Group B            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 AIF Starsoul                              46   36   9   1   104   22  +82   117   Champions, Promoted
 2 AC Yente                                  46   36   8   2   109   26  +83   116   Promoted
 3 ZeXal                                     46   34   7   5   102   27  +75   109
 4 Ruby Phoenix                              46   19  13  14    60   64   −4    70
 5 Park Avenue Eau Claire                    46   18  14  14    65   62   +3    68
 6 Hamilton United FC                        46   18  12  16    68   68    0    66
 7 Hendricks City AC                         46   18  11  17    63   66   −3    65
 8 FC Avantasia                              46   18   8  20    64   67   −3    62
 9 Corinth FC                                46   17  11  18    69   74   −5    62
10 Inter-Johnho                              46   15  14  17    59   64   −5    59
11 FC Augusta Industrial                     46   15  14  17    51   64  −13    59
12 Cialis                                    46   15  13  18    62   66   −4    58
13 Fernández Olivia United                   46   15  12  19    58   64   −6    57
14 Cobre FC                                  46   15  11  20    61   75  −14    56
15 Hercules FC                               46   15  11  20    53   70  −17    56
16 Valencies                                 46   15  10  21    66   74   −8    55
17 Hamlet by the Lake                        46   15   8  23    65   76  −11    53
18 Sporting Club de Nacional                 46   13  13  20    53   74  −21    52
19 Johnho City                               46   14   9  23    54   69  −15    51
20 Fuchs FC                                  46   11  17  18    55   65  −10    50
21 River de Selena                           46   13  11  22    46   75  −29    50   Relegated
22 Johnho Rangers                            46   13   6  27    50   77  −27    45   Relegated
23 Princeton Valley                          46    8  18  20    64   81  −17    42   Relegated
24 Army Academy                              46    9  14  23    50   81  −31    41   Relegated

Amateur League Level One-Group C            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Chippewa Falls Strykers Youth             46   38   7   1   102   14  +88   121   Champions, Promoted
 2 IF Cardiff                                46   37   7   2   103   24  +79   118   Promoted
 3 Liverpool Dragon FC                       46   33   6   7    91   26  +65   105
 4 Carpenter United                          46   20  10  16    59   54   +5    70
 5 Nigeria FC                                46   20   9  17    64   63   +1    69
 6 Cerro FC                                  46   19  11  16    67   63   +4    68
 7 Clube Athletico Santo Pittenger           46   18  12  16    65   59   +6    66
 8 Sporting Ironopolis                       46   19   9  18    63   57   +6    66
 9 Akademi Felda United FC                   46   19   9  18    64   70   −6    66
10 Douri United                              46   17  10  19    58   69  −11    61
11 St. Servan                                46   16  12  18    62   71   −9    60
12 Sainto Perry FC                           46   17   7  22    55   67  −12    58
13 Club Frenchie Pari                        46   14  14  18    58   69  −11    56
14 Ardilla FC                                46   15  10  21    54   69  −15    55
15 Jackson FC                                46   15   9  22    53   61   −8    54
16 Sporting Petunia                          46   14  12  20    56   65   −9    54
17 Darmen City Northerners                   46   13  12  21    65   70   −5    51
18 St. Agnes Victory                         46   13  12  21    60   84  −24    51
19 Scott City Cricket Club                   46   14   9  23    54   79  −25    51
20 Figton                                    46   13  12  21    56   82  −26    51
21 Bolivar FC                                46   13  11  22    46   66  −20    50   Relegated
22 Sporting Naval FC                         46   11  15  20    55   83  −28    48   Relegated
23 Andrea FC                                 46    8  17  21    47   65  −18    41   Relegated
24 Sparta de Union                           46   10  10  26    41   68  −27    40   Relegated

So now it's time to decide who will take that final spot in the Globe Cup. First, the County Champions, then a single match against Johnho FC.

Globe Cup Playoff Qualifying Group    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Juggzy FC                            10    7   2   1    31    6  +25    23   Qualified
2 FC Leon                              10    6   2   2    17   12   +5    20
3 1.F.C. Spiderguard                   10    4   2   4    13   13    0    14
4 CSKA Brham                           10    3   1   6     8   17   −9    10
5 Ellesmere Friendship                 10    3   1   6    11   22  −11    10
6 SC Fives                             10    3   0   7     9   19  −10     9

Globe Cup Playoff
Johnho FC 2–1 Juggzy FC

So Johnho FC will take the final spot in the Globe Cup after all, while Juggzy FC will head off to the Commonwealth Champions' League.

Darmen (DAR) qualifiers
Champions’ Cup: Augusta (Champions), Menomonie United (Non-Champions)
Youth Cup: Augusta U-19, Menomonie United Youth
Globe Cup: Scott City FC, Padomera, Johnho FC
Series B Champions’ Cup: Café FC, Lynx FC, Esporte Scott City, Club de Nazionale

Copa de Campeones: Augusta

No teams submitted bids to host the finals of international competitions.

The results of Amateur League Levels Two and Three can be found in my Domestic Thread. Link is in Sig.

by **Astograth** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 5:41 pm

The Astograthian Football League: Season 660 Review
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SHIT! Did you see that?! This league must have all the excitement of a traction engine!

First Division

Unexpected. That's what it was. Much like last time, ten seasons ago – a million years ago in the world of football. Nate Parkinson and manager Moon Dust were the grand architects of a vintage year for Astograth University; a system of sleek passing, swapping and positional command saw them dominate possession and brush away attacks. Not that the competition wasn't fierce till the very last second!

A rocky start to the season for most of the title challengers saw Ituraitz fending off Oyardo and East Railway at the top, but as the year wore it was depth and preparation that shined through, sending Ituraitz, Wanderers, Royal Rumiatzi and Astograth University into the final fray, the four of them rarely more than three or four points apart. Of these, Royal Rumiatzi was the latest arrival, dipping in form only for an impressive streak from Sam Ashtree to send them soaring up where the other three wrestled for control week in, week out. Ituraitz lagged after a 5-3 defeat at Wanderers, while two scoreless draws and a loss to Oyardo then spelled the end for Atzeden Lusa's men.

On the 31st matchday, University led the lead slip to Royal Rumiatzi after losing at South Factory; next Sunday goals by Ogara and Thunder won them a capital city derby against the Knights, only to be followed by an agonizing draw at Lermendia and for Royal Rumiatzi to see off Ituraitz with a Durosa goal from afar.

Exactly like ten years ago, they went into the final day of the league as the only two possible winners, Royal Rumiatzi one point above Astograth University. If Kaparaka beat Athletic Club Olarria they'd successfully defend their title – which hadn't happened in 25 years.

Astograth University defeated Urizaharra at Arritzola by two goals to nil, a brace by Azubeli Garat, much like they'd beaten Lermendia 2-0 at Arritzola ten years ago. On the north coast, where it would seem title aspirants go to die, Ximun Orieta had drawn level with Rumiatzi thanks to a last-minute free-kick; this time the Knights were locked out by an Athletic Club Olarria that owed nothing to University and had nothing to challenge for. Denis Kiriza was the man who felled the dragon last time; now the unlikely privilege belonged to Bakar Oronio and Riemi Kakuta - and Haitz Maistegi became the first captain after Lekubegi Guerrikaechebarria to lift silverware for Astograth University.

Beyond the title challengers, places five to eleven were separated by a measly four points, as the ripples of the fierce title battle meant many clubs would irregularly climb high only to be swatted down by the mighty, and amongst them was the greatest parity seen in many years. AC Rumiatzi's plan devised by Roberto Cornejo certainly paid off, as they made away with the big prize of Globe Cup qualification despite now needing to finish a lofty fifth instead of sixth. Oyardo were unlucky to be bested on overall goal difference, having tied Athletic on points, head-to-head results and head-to-head goal difference – though they earned just as many points in this season as in the last, the feeling of a greater sense of purpose and cohesiveness is palpable under manager Zorion Legeren.

Two points off, in an ignominious seventh place, were Echegoyan FC, who disappointed deeply in Ubelteso Adin's first season in charge – it may well be that they sack him before there's a second one. The reasons for the slump are unclear – lack of cover for a Richelieu that isn't so young anymore, Cooper no longer being fit for the highest level, a more defensive presence needed than Subies – but the truth is that the Highlanders were a shadow of what they were only a few years prior.

Separated by a single point were Gesterlake, South Factory, Royal Association and Athletic Club Olarria. Gesterlake's quality of play improved drastically with the inclusion of Martin Blais, leaving the scoring duties squarely on the shoulder of Allonts but allowing much more flexibility and control in the midfield; the defense, featuring the remarkable Adam Watson, was impeccable in its fitness and organisation. South Factory, meanwhile, noticeably improved their previously horrific defense thanks to the efforts of manager Steve Thompson, and were tied with Ituraitz FC as the highest-scoring side in the First Division. Michael Andrade and Yon Gayastegi, in his last season, proved crucial in assisting the fearsome Iturributan pairing of Sein Gorrachategi and Selatze Kasko, the former of which won the Top Scorer award and the latter finished tied for third.

Mariner pulled off a small miracle in charge of Royal Association, masterfully instructing his players to earn points with pure tactics if not talent. Despite having a desperately outclassed defense, Association were able to manage the midfield and sort through rival defenses largely thanks to the dazzling Farf-Astograthian Itxaso Zuazubiskar, an enlightened signing off Antiguoko FC. Athletic Club Olarria, for their part, satisfied expectations by comfortably remaining in the mid-table – a balance best seen in how their goal difference equalled precisely zero.

East Railway, in twelfth, were off to a blistering start, earning 32 points in the first half of the season, in fourth place... only for injuries to set them back irretrievably, earning a scant 14 points in the 17 matches of the second half. A shame, but one that Egoitz Malgor plans to learn from – they did, after all, manage to beat Wanderers, Ituraitz and Royal Rumiatzi away. Gortz United meanwhile recovered from a woeful start, which had them scraping the very bottom of the table, to safely finish in thirteenth place; the fans have come to expect better of them, but have granted Berg some leeway as he is getting a feel for full management. You'd think one of the best centre-back the Terns have ever had would at least make defense one of his first priorities, however.

Further down were Army United, who suffered from much the same issues as East Railway but lived as if in dream, ecstatic to follow up their promotion and SBCC win with permanence in the top flight. Athletic Club Yungoitio likewise celebrated remaining in the First Division, Gunutz Yaregi bragging that this is just the first step toward storming for the title, but never actually dropped below 15th place. A suitable parting gift for Lekubegi Guerrikaechebarria, who leaves the sport aged 36 and boasting hero status at Yungoitio, Astograth University, Olibondeka, and the radio commentator's guild.

Ximun Orieta's adventure can only be described as disastrous – the way most things at the Deathbowl end. Pumped with new signings not chosen by the manager resulted in a squad that didn't suit the defensive-minded Machin Mimenza in the least; this triggered crises in the dressing room, the offices, the pitch and the stands. A third of the way through the season, with only two wins and 9 points, the Farf owners panicked, sacked Mimenza and hired Andoitz Arriaga. Eight matches later he'd earned Ximun Orieta a meager five points and was sacked after a 3-0 loss to South Factory. The owners then pleaded with Mimenza, who came back for seven matches before being sacked again. Gito Pizan, who had achieved respect and success with Gortz United, was then sacked immediately after débuting with a loss at Olarria; the board ended up offering forward Eddie Barlow a deal as player-manager, which he accepted. He even did better than all the rest, but it was too little too late and the star-studded Ximun Orieta trudged back to the second tier.

Lermendia FC and Urizaharra were exercises in mediocrity, failing to captivate despite dazzling once or twice. Urizaharra's defense further goes into the record books as the worst to grace the First Division, with an average of 2.7 goals conceded per match; their -50 goal difference makes the previous record of -38 look like a masterclass in karela.

Taldo Lehan                    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Astograth University         34   20   6   8    42   27  +15    66 Champions’ Cup / Copa de Campeones
 2 Royal Rumiatzi               34   19   7   8    66   45  +21    64 Champions’ Cup
 3 Urbizania Wanderers          34   17  10   7    60   36  +24    61 Globe Cup
 4 Ituraitz FC                  34   18   7   9    77   57  +20    61 Globe Cup
 5 Athletic Club Rumiatzi       34   15   7  12    66   59   +7    52 Globe Cup
 6 Oyardo FC                    34   16   4  14    58   56   +2    52
 7 Echegoyan FC                 34   14   8  12    56   51   +5    50
 8 Gesterlake FC                34   12  13   9    37   27  +10    49
 9 South Factory                34   14   7  13    77   69   +8    49
10 Royal Association            34   15   3  16    63   78  −15    48
11 Athletic Club Olarria        34   14   6  14    58   58    0    48
12 East Railway                 34   14   4  16    53   55   −2    46
13 Gortz United                 34   12   8  14    72   76   −4    44
14 Army United                  34   11   8  15    69   71   −2    41
15 Athletic Club Yungoitio      34   10  10  14    57   62   −5    40
16 Ximun Orieta FC              34    9  10  15    51   60   −9    37 Relegated
17 Lermendia FC                 34    7   7  20    44   69  −25    28 Relegated
18 Urizaharra FC                34    3   7  24    44   94  −50    16 Relegated

CHAMPIONS

ASTOGRATH UNIVERSITY
(2nd title)

Second Division
The 27th Second Division season saw Royal Arexa, Ituraitz Victory, Izarloka FC and Ibarbe Youth battle at the top throughout its whole run, only for Victory to trip up against Blue Mountain Range on the last matchday and slip behind Arexa. Both were promoted, while SBCC qualification was a poor consolation for Ibarbe Youth after losing the playoff final to a deserving Izarloka, who will at very long last be making their First Division début next season.

Taldo Biharran                    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Royal Arexa                     42   21  11  10    97   62  +35    74 Promoted / SBCC
 2 Ituraitz Victory                42   22   8  12   101   80  +21    74 Promoted / SBCC
 3 Izarloka FC                     42   21   8  13    78   61  +17    71 Promoted / SBCC
 4 Ibarbe Youth                    42   18  14  10    71   56  +15    68 SBCC
 5 Basabe Old Boys                 42   19  10  13    96   87   +9    67
 6 Blue Mountain Range             42   17  14  11    89   81   +8    65
 7 Sporting Ibarguren              42   18  10  14    75   72   +3    64
 8 Mauritza FC                     42   17  12  13    63   56   +7    63
 9 Miners FC                       42   17  11  14    51   42   +9    62
10 Antiguoko FC                    42   17  10  15    89   69  +20    61
11 Scarlettville Rough Riders      42   15  11  16    73   75   −2    56
12 Urbitzo FC                      42   15  11  16    64   71   −7    56
13 Winteredge Pirates              42   14  13  15    47   51   −4    55
14 Athletic Club Basabe            42   14  12  16    65   80  −15    54
15 Letzama FC                      42   14  12  16    60   66   −6    54
16 Royal Ibarbe                    42   14  11  17    46   56  −10    53
17 Urbizania United                42   12  14  16    65   67   −2    50
18 Uertza FC                       42   12  14  16    58   64   −6    50
19 Islanders                       42   11  11  20    57   67  −10    44 Relegated
20 Dockyard Oaks FC                42   10  14  18    60   76  −16    44 Relegated
21 Chinchartu Lehoi                42   10  12  20    52   78  −26    42 Relegated
22 Sporting Olarria                42   10   5  27    45   85  −40    35 Relegated

SECOND DIVISION PROMOTION SEMIFINALS
Blue Mountain Range 0-1 Izarloka FC
Izarloka FC 0-1 Blue Mountain Range (1-1 AET, 2-1 agg)

Basabe Old Boys 1-1 Ibarbe Youth
Ibarbe Youth 1-1 Basabe Old Boys (1-1 AET, 2-2 agg, 2-1 PKs)

SECOND DIVISION PROMOTION FINAL
@ Grand Duke's Stadium, Rumiatzi
Izarloka FC 3-0 Ibarbe Youth

Second Division B
Does anyone care about this? Berlasko FC win the third tier for the first time and are handily promoted along with Butzanda United and Progress Athletic, Sporting Sagastia's playoff promotion despite finishing seventh being the only major element of note in a fairly run-of-the-mill season for the exciting Second Division B.

Taldo Biharran B             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Berlasko FC                46   28   6  12    72   43  +29    90 Promoted
 2 Butzanda United            46   25  11  10    76   43  +33    86 Promoted
 3 Progress Athletic          46   28   2  16    85   60  +25    86 Promoted
 4 Biazterri FC               46   25   9  12    84   56  +28    84
 5 Sporting Arkamo            46   25   9  12    87   59  +28    84
 6 Bakartirla Buccaneers      46   23  13  10    87   57  +30    82
 7 Sporting Sagastia          46   24   8  14    65   53  +12    80 Promoted
 8 Aizpiyeta FC               46   23   9  14    72   63   +9    78
 9 Tower Hill                 46   18  17  11    76   56  +20    71
10 Erribe United              46   20  11  15    80   69  +11    71
11 Uriarte United             46   20   8  18    66   65   +1    68
12 Akialden Marauders         46   18  12  16    70   60  +10    66
13 Ichapeldun Mariners        46   19   9  18    66   69   −3    66
14 Irtzu Provincial           46   19   7  20    75   76   −1    64
15 Old City Central           46   18   9  19    64   72   −8    63
16 Omagoitia Rovers           46   17  11  18    51   52   −1    62
17 Basabe Youth               46   17  11  18    87   74  +13    62
18 Gortz Academy              46   15   8  23    56   81  −25    53
19 Lukyando Union             46   13  12  21    53   69  −16    51
20 Ezkutia MFC                46   12  11  23    50   68  −18    47
21 FK Aliantza                46   11   5  30    42   79  −37    38
22 Chopbiren FC               46    9   6  31    47   87  −40    33
23 Nabarrieta FC              46    7  10  29    52   94  −42    31
24 Mars Athletic              46    6  10  30    44  102  −58    28

SECOND DIVISION B PROMOTION SEMIFINALS
Sporting Sagastia 1-0 Biazterri FC
Biazterri FC 1-4 Sporting Sagastia (1-5 agg)

Bakartirla Buccaneers 0-1 Sporting Arkamo
Sporting Arkamo 1-0 Bakartirla Buccaneers (2-0 agg)

SECOND DIVISION B PROMOTION FINAL
@ Grand Duke's Stadium, Rumiatzi
Sporting Sagastia 1-1 Sporting Arkamo (1-1 AET, 3-2 PKs)

ROUND OF 64
Royal Ibarbe 6-1 Tower Hill
Tower Hill 0-2 Royal Ibarbe (1-8 agg)

Letzama FC 0-0 Gortz Academy
Gortz Academy 0-0 Letzama FC (0-1 AET, 0-1 agg)

Royal Rumiatzi 4-0 Akialden Marauders
Akialden Marauders 1-3 Royal Rumiatzi (1-7 agg)

Echegoyan FC 4-1 Lukyando Union
Lukyando Union 1-3 Echegoyan FC (2-7 agg)

Sporting Ibarguren 2-1 Bakartirla Buccaneers
Bakartirla Buccaneers 1-0 Sporting Ibarguren (1-0 AET, 2-2 agg, 2-3 PKs)

Ximun Orieta FC 2-1 Omagoitia Rovers
Omagoitia Rovers 2-2 Ximun Orieta FC (3-4 agg)

Athletic Club Yungoitio 1-0 Ezkutia MFC
Ezkutia MFC 0-1 Athletic Club Yungoitio (0-2 agg)

Gesterlake FC 0-1 Butzanda United
Butzanda United 0-1 Gesterlake FC (0-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 4-1 PKs)

South Factory 3-0 Chinchartu Lehoi
Chinchartu Lehoi 1-1 South Factory (1-4 agg)

Athletic Club Rumiatzi 2-2 Biazterri FC
Biazterri FC 2-2 Athletic Club Rumiatzi (3-2 AET, 5-4 agg)

Ituraitz Victory 0-2 Irtzu Provincial
Irtzu Provincial 1-0 Ituraitz Victory (3-0 agg)

East Railway 3-0 FK Aliantza
FK Aliantza 0-2 East Railway (0-5 agg)

Scarlettville Rough Riders 4-1 Mars Athletic
Mars Athletic 0-1 Scarlettville Rough Riders (1-5 agg)

Royal Association 6-1 Ichapeldun Mariners
Ichapeldun Mariners 2-2 Royal Association (3-8 agg)

Ituraitz FC 1-2 Chopbiren FC
Chopbiren FC 0-4 Ituraitz FC (2-5 agg)

Lermendia FC 4-1 Uriarte United
Uriarte United 0-2 Lermendia FC (1-6 agg)

Blue Mountain Range 1-0 Nabarrieta FC
Nabarrieta FC 1-0 Blue Mountain Range (2-0 AET, 2-1 agg)

Athletic Club Basabe 0-2 Sporting Sagastia
Sporting Sagastia 1-1 Athletic Club Basabe (3-1 agg)

Royal Arexa 2-1 Progress Athletic
Progress Athletic 0-2 Royal Arexa (1-4 agg)

Gortz United 1-1 Basabe Youth
Basabe Youth 1-1 Gortz United (1-1 AET, 2-2 agg, 0-1 PKs)

Izarloka FC 0-1 Berlasko FC
Berlasko FC 0-2 Izarloka FC (1-2 agg)

Antiguoko FC 2-3 Sporting Arkamo
Sporting Arkamo 0-1 Antiguoko FC (0-2 AET, 3-4 agg)

Miners FC 2-0 Old City Central
Old City Central 0-1 Miners FC (0-3 agg)

Winteredge Pirates 2-1 Erribe United
Erribe United 0-0 Winteredge Pirates (1-2 agg)

Basabe Old Boys 2-1 Urbizania United
Urbizania United 0-1 Basabe Old Boys (1-3 agg)

Army United 0-1 Islanders
Islanders 0-1 Army United (0-2 AET, 1-2 agg)

Oyardo FC 4-2 Sporting Olarria
Sporting Olarria 0-3 Oyardo FC (2-7 agg)

Ibarbe Youth 1-1 Uertza FC
Uertza FC 1-1 Ibarbe Youth (1-1 AET, 2-2 agg, 1-2 PKs)

Athletic Club Olarria 2-0 Dockyard Oaks FC
Dockyard Oaks FC 0-2 Athletic Club Olarria (0-4 agg)

Astograth University 2-0 Urbitzo FC
Urbitzo FC 1-1 Astograth University (1-3 agg)

Urizaharra FC 0-1 Mauritza FC
Mauritza FC 0-2 Urizaharra FC (1-2 agg)

Urbizania Wanderers 3-1 Aizpiyeta FC
Aizpiyeta FC 0-5 Urbizania Wanderers (1-8 agg)

In the Round of 64, all 18 First Division sides and the 14 best-ranked Second Division clubs are seeded against the 24 third-tier and 8 lowest-ranked Second Division teams. The result is – or used to be – a huge massacre.

The smaller teams have been getting tougher: note how Athletic Rumiatzi and Ituraitz Victory both lost to third-tier sides, on penalties and extra-time respectively. Likewise how Nabarrieta FC, only accepted into the Football League a few seasons ago, managed to bring down a historic team like Blue Mountain Range.

ROUND OF 32
Athletic Club Olarria 0-0 South Factory
South Factory 1-2 Athletic Club Olarria (1-2 agg)

Royal Association 2-1 Izarloka FC
Izarloka FC 0-4 Royal Association (1-6 agg)

Biazterri FC 1-1 Urizaharra FC
Urizaharra FC 0-2 Biazterri FC (1-3 agg)

Ximun Orieta FC 1-2 Royal Arexa
Royal Arexa 1-1 Ximun Orieta FC (3-2 agg)

Miners FC 0-2 Ibarbe Youth
Ibarbe Youth 0-1 Miners FC (2-1 agg)

East Railway 4-1 Nabarrieta FC
Nabarrieta FC 0-1 East Railway (1-5 agg)

Urbizania Wanderers 2-0 Antiguoko FC
Antiguoko FC 0-1 Urbizania Wanderers (0-3 agg)

Athletic Club Yungoitio 0-2 Gortz United
Gortz United 1-2 Athletic Club Yungoitio (3-2 agg)

Royal Rumiatzi 5-3 Basabe Old Boys
Basabe Old Boys 1-3 Royal Rumiatzi (4-8 agg)

Lermendia FC 0-1 Ituraitz FC
Ituraitz FC 5-2 Lermendia FC (6-2 agg)

Winteredge Pirates 3-2 Oyardo FC
Oyardo FC 2-1 Winteredge Pirates (2-3 AET, 4-6 agg)

Sporting Ibarguren 3-1 Letzama FC
Letzama FC 0-1 Sporting Ibarguren (1-4 agg)

Scarlettville Rough Riders 3-0 Butzanda United
Butzanda United 1-2 Scarlettville Rough Riders (1-5 agg)

Astograth University 2-0 Irtzu Provincial
Irtzu Provincial 1-1 Astograth University (1-3 agg)

Army United 1-0 Royal Ibarbe
Royal Ibarbe 3-1 Army United (3-2 agg)

Echegoyan FC 3-1 Sporting Sagastia
Sporting Sagastia 2-3 Echegoyan FC (3-6 agg)

In terms of surprises, the lowly Biazterri brought down the top-flight Urizaharra with impressive ease, and Winteredge Pirates not only took Oyardo to extra-time but them in it, at Oyardo. Otherwise, the Round of 32 yielded little outside the realm of reasonable expectability.

ROUND OF 16
Royal Rumiatzi 1-0 Scarlettville Rough Riders
Scarlettville Rough Riders 0-1 Royal Rumiatzi (0-2 agg)

Royal Ibarbe 0-1 Ituraitz FC
Ituraitz FC 2-2 Royal Ibarbe (3-2 agg)

Gortz United 0-0 Athletic Club Olarria
Athletic Club Olarria 0-0 Gortz United (0-1 AET, 0-1 agg)

Ibarbe Youth 0-1 Biazterri FC
Biazterri FC 1-2 Ibarbe Youth (1-2 AET, 2-2 agg, 3-1 PKs)

Royal Association 4-2 Urbizania Wanderers
Urbizania Wanderers 4-0 Royal Association (6-4 agg)

Royal Arexa 2-0 Winteredge Pirates
Winteredge Pirates 1-2 Royal Arexa (1-4 agg)

East Railway 2-0 Sporting Ibarguren
Sporting Ibarguren 2-3 East Railway (2-5 agg)

Echegoyan FC 0-1 Astograth University
Astograth University 0-0 Echegoyan FC (1-0 agg)

Royal Ibarbe did well to earn a draw at the Ituraitz Sporting Ground, but it wasn't enough to knock out the mighty Gorriaka after the events in Ibarbe itself. Similarly Echegoyan FC with Astograth University, the Highlanders bidding farewell to the Royal Cup at a remarkably early stage, as if the draw were made to further deepen this season's agony. Royal Rumiatzi, East Railway and Royal Arexa had little trouble advancing to the quarters, while Biazterri beat Ibarbe Youth on penalties to become the only third-tier side still in contention. An extra-time Konrad Evans goal made all the difference in Gortz United's tie with Olarria, a cagey northern derby. Urbizania Wanderers, meanwhile, turned a 2-4 aggregate result into 6-4 with a commanding show at Cherketzo Arena – and a Laborious Hawk hat-trick.

QUARTERFINALS
Royal Rumiatzi 1-0 Ituraitz FC
Ituraitz FC 2-2 Royal Rumiatzi (2-3 agg)

Gortz United 1-0 Biazterri FC
Biazterri FC 0-0 Gortz United (0-1 agg)

Urbizania Wanderers 4-1 Royal Arexa
Royal Arexa 1-3 Urbizania Wanderers (2-7 agg)

East Railway 1-0 Astograth University
Astograth University 1-0 East Railway (2-0 AET, 2-1 agg)

What seemed like an uneven pairing turned into a thrillingly close set as Biazterri sought to make history by reaching the semifinals and Gortz United sought to avoid being knocked out b ya third-tier club. Urbizania Wanderers reached their 16th Royal Cup semifinals by thumping Royal Arexa; Astograth University had a harder time dealing with East Railway, losing the first leg, winning the second thanks to a penalty and then scoring in extra-time via a crazed run by Gerhard Thunder. The most attractive tie, however, was the one that pitted Royal Rumiatzi against Ituraitz FC – the national derby was ultimately decided by McCluey's cheeky chip in the first leg.

SEMIFINALS
Royal Rumiatzi 2-1 Gortz United
Gortz United 2-2 Royal Rumiatzi (3-4 agg)

Urbizania Wanderers 1-0 Astograth University
Astograth University 1-0 Urbizania Wanderers (1-0 AET, 1-1 agg, 4-1 Pks)

Only once have Royal Rumiatzi reached the semifinals but not made the final, and despite Gortz United's best efforts the Knights maintained that record intact. The other tie turned out to be a heated clash, Kaitanen putting Wanderers over University on the first leg only for the AU to bounce back on the second leg – a shootout was the only way to separate them, and Gentle Breeze made all the difference in goal.

ROYAL CUP FINAL
@ Grand Duke's Stadium, Rumiatzi
Royal Rumiatzi 0-1 Astograth University

You would be hard pressed to think of a better match-up for this Royal Cup final. Astograth University against Royal Rumiatzi – not just a local derby played at the local Grand Duke's Stadium, but one in which the new champions of Astograth took on the spurned ones, the 'robbed' ones.

For Astograth University it was an unexpected chance to win an unexpected double, a rare enough ocurrence in Astograthian football without taking into account that University were supposed to be the minnows of the five big league challengers. For Royal Rumiatzi it was their god-given right to avenge their lost title and set a new record for most Royal Cup wins, a way of saving their badly wounded pride. They'd already beaten University in the final three years prior, and were confident they could do so again.

You could cut the tension with a knife in all the days leading from the end of the league to the day of the Royal Cup final; it was very much an affair of the capital alone. 90 thousand raving fans saw Ostaltsov play a one-two with Bergen, slide into the box, swivel and slip a pass for Garat.

For Garat, who wound behind Belamendia to stand on the penalty spot, facing nobody but a startled Galayarde, it was the easiest thing to shoot into the top of the net and secure the most surprising league and cup double Astograthian football has yet seen.

CHAMPIONS

ASTOGRATH UNIVERSITY
(3rd title)

First Division Awards

Player of the Season: 1. Nate Parkinson 2. Sam Ashtree 3. Gaitzka Ogara
Young Player of the Season: 1. Cristiano Damían 2. Erik Bergen 3. Bingen Mandaka
Manager of the Season: 1. Moon Dust 2. Roberto Cornejo 3. Mariner
Signing of the Season: 1. David Tavel 2. Martin Blais 3. Itxaso Zuazubiskar
Top Scorer: 24 – Sein Gorrachategi 22 – Julius Carrera 21 – Sam Ashtree & Vadim Illich-Svitych & Selatze Kasko
Team of the Season: Gentle Breeze; David Tavel, Fernand Girard, Andrew Watson, Cristiano Damían; Nate Parkinson, Alexis Zeljeznicar, Gaitzka Ogara, Goren Echazarreta; Sam Ashtree, Sein Gorrachategi

Astograth (ASG) final site bid
GLOBE CUP 50: GRAND DUKE'S STADIUM, RUMIATZI (90,000)

The FAF would like to humbly submit Grand Duke's Stadium as final site for the upcoming milestone 50th Globe Cup; with seating for 90 thousand people, the ground is by far the largest in all of Astograth. Making full use of its multipurpose pitch and track, the arena hosts a variety of sporting events throughout the year; as a rule the only football games to regularly take place at Grand Duke's are the Royal Cup final and promotion playoff finals at the very end of the season as well as the Astograthian national team's home matches, which is why simply being there can be a dream come true for Astograthian players.

Besides those already mentioned, Grand Duke's Stadium has also hosted the very first Ides of March Cup, contested annually by the league champions of Astograth and Polar Islandstates, the second Polarian Vennskap Shield, the final of the eighth Copa Rushmori, the third place matches of the 48th Cup of Harmony and the 45th & 53rd Baptisms of Fire; the 23rd Copa de Campeones final won by Liria Prizren over Ituraitz FC, the 45th Champions’ Cup final won by Turoki Tide against Raynor City United, and most importantly the World Cup 62 Final won by The Holy Empire over Bears Armed.

The stadium itself is very modern and fully equipped to stage any sporting tournament, with retractable stands that extend over the track, allowing for an increased capacity and closer view during events that don't require the use of the athletics track. The FAF promise to provide all concerned with the same pleasantness that was experienced at the 45th Champions’ Cup final: utmost security and ease of transit for all fans, top accommodation and training facilities for teams and their companions, as well as utmost cooperation with the local authorities to stage a truly memorable encounter. Commemorative plaques will be installed alongside those of the winners of the aforementioned matches and no expense will be spared in the ensuing fireworks celebration; the presence of Grand Duke Lastur himself, as a great fan of football, is all but certain as well.

Astograth (ASG) qualifiers
Champions’ Cup 53: Astograth University, Royal Rumiatzi
Globe Cup 50: Urbizania Wanderers, Ituraitz FC, Athletic Club Rumiatzi
Series B Champions’ Cup 50: Royal Arexa, Ituraitz Victory, Izarloka FC, Miners FC
Cygnus Cup 28: Astograth University
Copa de Campeones 26: Astograth University

by **Iturributa** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 8:00 pm

The Iturributan Premier Division: Season 660 Preview

Iturributa United have suffered their third straight defeat in UICA finals, once again losing in the Champions' Cup, the greatest stage of all, against some obscure team from Mytannion. They have further lost the final of the Copa de Campeones to some obscure team from Polar Islandstates.

Iturributa United ARE OUTRAGE and will be ferociously seeking to extend their one-title lead over Sporting Iturributa, but the Chevrons have some ideas of their own... not to mention the increasing threat of Independent Garitzeta and the others!

            
ITURRIBUTA UNITED                SPORTING ITURRIBUTA
GK 1   Alexis Sand                              GK 1   Zuriko Eliz
LB 15  Matty Paige                              LB 16  Berdoi Falkes
CB 3   Elatzar Lakoste (c)                      CB 2   Echahun Loitegi
CB 6   Edur Maskiaran                           CB 25  Mikel Aluztiza (C)
RB 2   Atticus Koenigsted                       RB 3   Larissa Souza
LM 11  Severi Næss                              DM 15  Will Fich
CM 8   Jordan Montgomery                        DM 6   Nur al Din Lambert
RM 22  Marcelinho Carnavalense                  LM 8   Adam Willis
AM 7   Aleksandr Kulikov                        RM 7   Marin Mendazona
CF 9   Pristina Shine                           CF 10  Torsten Wolff
CF 10  Nauzeau Roga                             CF 18  Daniel Correia

GK 13  Gaueko Irurieta                          GK 13  Endira Goyo
GK 23  Xanti Saracha                            GK 23  Kayet Kote
DF 5   Xofre Echechikia                         DF 4   Peli Aldatz
DF 4   Kemen Bordeta                            DF 5   Yakue Bardon
DF 12  Soin Foruria                             DF 12  Danel Ochambela
DF 19  Baleren Dacharay                         DF 19  Loitzun Ezebehere
MF 16  Nahia Chotro                             MF 14  Bordat Oyaregi
MF 17  Uhin Mazkialin                           MF 17  Atseden Oxagaray
MF 21  Ayoro Bideberripe                        MF 21  Atseden Sabalsa
MF 14  Gheorghe von Leeweonheouck               MF 20  Chindoki Murgizur
FW 18  Xuban Iralde                             FW 11  Xander McDrew
FW 20  Gometzano Idoyaga                        FW 9   Barea Ukariz

Managers:
 Petter Bielsen                                  Reaven Laynee

Honours:
x7 Premier Division                               x6 Premier Division
x2 President's Cup                                x5 President's Cup
x3 Astograthian First Division                    x2 Astograthian First Division     
x2 Astograthian Royal Cup                         x2 Astograthian Royal Cup        
x3 Ides of March Cup                              x1 Cygnus Cup
x2 Copa de Campeones

The two giants field formidable sides, prepared to go head-to-head against the very best the world has to offer - as evidenced by their success in international competition. World Cup winner Alexis Sand keeps goal for United, while Olibondeka starter Zuriko Eliz does so for Sporting. Gordonopian veteran and local legend Matty Paige stays strong on United's left flank, opposite Sporting's Sunrisian right-back Larissa Souza; the other way around it's Falcus' Atticus Koenigsted against Albatroseka's Berdoi Falkes. Sporting make their game rely on two strong defensive midfielders, the workhorses of the team: Apox's Will Fich and Darmen's Nur al din Lambert slip balls to Syndicatian winger Adam Willis and former Astograthian international Marin Mendazona, who pierce through the sides of the opposition defense. Petter Bielsen has his United side work differently, in vintage Polarian national team style: a line of three crossing the pitch from left to right, Falconian Severi Næss, Mangolanan Jordan Montgomery and Sunrisian Marcelinho Carnavalense coming together to fend off attacks only to expand and take advantage of opposition gaps once they gain possession; Mytanar star Alexsandr Kulikov further ties it all together, as the crucial 'VS position' link to the talented Pristina Shine and deadly Nauzeau Roga. Sporting's forwards work more independently: Correia tracks down to occasionally occupy an attacking midfielder position while the powerward Torsten Wolff poaches goals left and right.

Any clash between the two clubs, of which at least four are guaranteed every season, is an event of cataclysmic proportions in the city - if you're not there for the match, you shouldn't be there at all.

The Rest

Independent Garitzeta
Ground: Martyrs Arena (43,350), Garitzeta
Colours: White with blue stripe, white shorts, blue socks
Honours: 1 President's Cup (658)
Manager: Anko Martikorena
Star Player: Liher Beramendi (CM)
Shirt Sponsor: Pratarra (Iturributan alcoholic drinks)
Notes: Independent Garitzeta didn't just qualify for the Globe Cup; they made it to the first knockout round, an impressive feat for a team that has advanced in leaps and bounds under the management of Anko Martikorena. Their next enormous challenge is to qualify for the Champions' Cup... which means breaking into the top two of the Premier Division.
Season 659: 3rd

Garitzeta Racing Club
Ground: Letatzadur Stadium (21,260), Garitzeta
Colours: Black and orange striped shirt, black shorts and socks
Honours: 1 President's Cup (652)
Manager: Tzemeno Baxterrika
Star Player: Ilari Usun (LM)
Shirt Sponsor: ChocoMilk (Citiz dairy products)
Notes: Garitzeta Racing did well in their latest Globe Cup run, getting as far as the group stage, which is certainly encouraging as they seek to outdo their city rivals Independent. Just three points off them and Sporting in the last season, they've signed their old star Tzemeno Baxterrika as manager to guide them – a risky choice based more on their gut feeling than any experience, as Baxterrika has just retired as a player, but they figure they have little to lose and everything to win.
Season 659: 4th

Freedom FC
Ground: Lon Biteri Stadium (19,700), Iturributa
Colours: Red and yellow striped shirt, black shorts and socks
Honours: 1 President's Cup (655)
Manager: Petrigai Mendiroz
Star Player: Urtatz Gaubeka (CF)
Shirt Sponsor: Hultman-Erstad (Polarian banking)
Notes: Freedom FC have consolidated themselves in the Globe Cup spots, regularly posing a problem for the stronger sides and generally earning themselves respect and a reputation – partly for the astute management of Petrigai Mendiroz, partly for the unstoppable goalscorer that is Urtatz Gaubeka.
Season 659: 5th

Langaraitz Rovers
Ground: The Settling Grounds (24,400), Langaraitz
Colours: Black and light blue striped shirt, black shorts and socks
Shirt Sponsor: Iturrikola (Iturributan soft drinks)
Manager: Artzeiz Zornoza
Star Player: Obeko Mundutegi (AM)
Notes: Langaraitz have done the impossible by hanging onto star player Obeko Mundutegi, but now they need to back it up with results. Their third place finish from a few seasons ago would probably be asking too much, but Globe Cup qualification is well within their grasp if Zornoza gets them to focus and learn from last year's mistakes.
Season 659: 6th

Iturributa Racing Club
Ground: The Hippodrome (22,160), Iturributa
Colours: Orange shirt with black stripe, orange shorts and socks
Honours: 3 President's Cups (647, 650, 656)
Shirt Sponsor: Badiola (Iturributan automobiles)
Manager: Eate Orkiola
Star Player: Anot Barteria (CM)
Notes: Iturributa Racing's fortunes have nosedived since the departure of Bayardo Morriyas as manager, struggling to qualify for the Globe Cup. They failed under Estebe Bularte and now under Eate Orkiola; his remaining in the post appears to signify that it has finally dawned on the club and the fans that they are no longer the third best team in Iturributa... nor the fourth, nor the fifth. Bitter truth.
Season 659: 7th

Sorokin's Old Boys
Ground: The Colossus (31,530), Soloandia
Colours: Black and red halved shirt, black shorts and socks
Shirt Sponsor: Petromok (Astograthian petrol)
Manager: Ion Arreta
Star Player: Ortzi Maisterra (CF)
Notes: Sorokin's Old Boys have reined in the reckless abandon with which they used to play, the watchful Ion Arreta more carefully controlling the flow of the game and defensive positioning – which doesn't make SOB's Ortzi Maisterra any less deadly when he bears down on goal, conjuring chances from nothing.
Season 659: 8th

Guenara Defender
Ground: The Final Frontier (25,920), Guenara
Colours: Yellow kit, black shorts, yellow socks
Shirt Sponsor: Kirrolen (Iturributan energy drinks)
Manager: Erruki Arriaga
Star Player: Berasko Damborearena (CB)
Notes: Guenara Defender style themselves as a smart, tactical, defensively responsible team, which would appear to make them well-suited for the rigours of the Premier Division. In practice, they struggle to retain the quality players that would make this a viable approach, losing many to Astograthian First Division clubs in need of cheap and sturdy defenders. Arriaga maintains a strictly disciplined training and organisational system, but no amount of that can keep his players from being vastly outclassed in terms of pure skill.
Season 659: 9th

Markiniz Union
Ground: Irranda Park (9,800), Markiniz
Colours: White shirt, dark green shorts and white socks
Shirt Sponsor: Ondraka (Iturributan hardware)
Manager: Leoiar Belastegi
Star Player: Indartsu Oroza (DM)
Notes: Markiniz Union bring thunder with them into the top flight, having scored a whopping 105 goals in 44 matches in the past second-tier season. Manager Belastegi is confident that that sort of numbers all but ensure their permanence in the top flight, at least over Guenara Defender, but then, so have many promoted sides believed and still been relegated...
Season 659: Premier Division B champions

by **Iturributa** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 10:25 pm

The Iturributan Premier Division: Season 660 Review
Preview

The 14th season of Iturributan football has ended; its clubs have now officially spent more time in the independent Free Republic's league system than in the Astograthian Football League. Now that's a milestone.

Premier Division
It is a time-honoured tradition of the Iturributan Premier Division – and of Iturributan football in general for a very, very long time – that United and Sporting fling the title back and forth, tit-for-tat; but it's been a while since it's been this close, with either team separated by one tiny point and a good twelve points clear of the third-placed Garitzeta Racing Club.

Iturributa United went into the final matchday praying for a miracle, that Sporting would throw away their one-point lead – and it wasn't an altogether unlikely possibility, since the Chevrons would be facing Freedom FC at Old City Stadium while the Scarlet Stripes had an easy visit to the already relegated Markiniz Union.

Zkarlat Bandaka duly had no mercy and thrashed Markiniz 5-0, whereas Sporting's 2-0 lead faltered when Berdoi Falkes was sent off for a professional foul and Freedom equalised. Uncharacteristically penned inside their own box by an opposition eagerly looking to finish in third place, a good ball from Souza found Mendazona with his back towards Freedom. He passed to Lambert, who then lobbed it forwards, beautifully, right between the space left by a defense that was retreating unevenly. The Wolff smelled it, latched onto the ball, sprinted into the box and then the Wolff went for the kill, like he had thirty-three times prior in that league season.

And eight of those goals had been against he hated enemy, scoring four in Sporting's 6-3 win, a hat-trick in the 3-3 draw that came before it and the opener in the 3-3 draw that was the first Iturributan Derby of the season – he'd only failed to find the net in that 1-2 loss that meant the title could now be decided in the Chevron's favour due to head-to-head goal difference. Torsten Wolff was the man of the moment for a whole season, not just taking advantage of the balls played to him by Correia and the wingers but also aggressively making his own chances, pressing and fighting for the ball himself.

Thus Sporting took and retained the lead uninterruptedly for the final third of the season. They were, in truth, not unevenly matched against United, but when their immovable object was challenged by the unstoppable force of Aleksandr Kulikov, Pristina Shine and Nauzeau Roga, a forward of the quality of Torsten Wolff was the deciding element in sending the unstoppable force right back the way it came.

The battle for Globe Cup spots was no less hard-fought, though the clubs involved were disappointed to once again be playing second fiddle to the title clash of titans, seeing as in recent years there have been few points separating United and Sporting from the rest. Garitzeta Racing secured third place and a privileged position in the Globe Cup with a 2-1 away win at rivals Independent Garitzeta, which would have gone down as the most exciting match of the season were it not for the Iturributan Derbies; Freedom FC, roosting on third place for most of the season, dropped to fourth upon failing to earn that last crucial point against Sporting.

Iturributa Racing's finish just two points from Independent may seem encouraging, but is deceptive – they never went higher than sixth place, continuing to suffer from irregularity and any number of minor crises under the management of Eate Orkiola, who seems fed up with all the fuss and ready to leave. Sorokin's Old Boys were pleased to finish seventh, while Langaraitz Rovers avoided any risk of relegation but were deeply disappointed they couldn't mount a challenge on the Globe Cup, and will now certainly lose their best players as a result. Guenara Defender managed to keep the best defense in the league speaking in terms of goals conceded, but were largely unable to do much more than prevent the other team from scoring. Of Markiniz Union's campaign, the less said the better.

Taldo Premierako              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Sporting Iturributa         36   24   7   5    78   49  +29    79 Champions’ Cup / Copa de Campeones
 2 Iturributa United           36   24   6   6   108   65  +43    78 Champions’ Cup
 3 Garitzeta Racing Club       36   16   8  12    60   53   +7    56 Globe Cup
 4 Freedom FC                  36   15  10  11    70   60  +10    55 Globe Cup
 5 Independent Garitzeta       36   14  11  11    64   61   +3    53 Globe Cup
 6 Iturributa Racing Club      36   15   6  15    59   65   −6    51
 7 Sorokin's Old Boys          36   11  11  14    56   67  −11    44
 8 Langaraitz Rovers           36    8   8  20    54   72  −18    32
 9 Guenara Defender            36    7  10  19    30   45  −15    31
10 Markiniz Union              36    4   7  25    43   85  −42    19 Relegated

CHAMPIONS

SPORTING ITURRIBUTA
(7th title)

Premier Division B
Eagles FC win the Premier Division B title and promotion; the next season will witness their long-awaited début in the top flight. Palmandoak and Focus FC kept each other from getting to the top and both will have to content themselves with the Series B Champions’ Cup, along with Baker's Eleven, who failed to bounce back from their relegation.

Taldo Premierako B         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Eagles FC                44   22  13   9    96   69  +27    79 Promoted / SBCC
 2 Palmandoak               44   22  12  10    84   57  +27    78 SBCC
 3 Focus FC                 44   22  11  11    82   63  +19    77 SBCC
 4 Baker's Eleven           44   21  11  12    99   75  +24    74 SBCC
 5 Andozketa Wanderers      44   20   8  16    93   95   −2    68
 6 Providence Mytanars      44   19   9  16    81   75   +6    66
 7 Uzio Blackstar           44   19   7  18    81   72   +9    64
 8 Bipagoun Town            44   16  11  17    85   82   +3    59
 9 Guenara City             44   13  11  20    90  109  −19    50
10 Axpuru Castle            44   13  11  20    76   99  −23    50
11 Erretana United          44    9   8  27    53   90  −37    35
12 Landaluz Casuals         44    9   6  29    56   90  −34    33

President’s Cup

Axpuru Castle 0-3 Baker's Eleven
Baker's Eleven 2-0 Axpuru Castle (5-0 agg)

Focus FC 3-0 Erretana United
Erretana United 1-3 Focus FC (1-6 agg)

Providence Mytanars 1-5 Uzio Blackstar
Uzio Blackstar 6-3 Providence Mytanars (11-4 agg)

Andozketa Wanderers 3-0 Bipagoun Town
Bipagoun Town 2-0 Andozketa Wanderers (2-3 agg)

Guenara City 0-3 Palmandoak
Palmandoak 1-0 Guenara City (4-0 agg)

Eagles FC 2-0 Landaluz Casuals
Landaluz Casuals 0-1 Eagles FC (0-3 agg)

The First Round, in which second-tier sides battle for the privilege of joining the Premier Division teams in the Round of 16, is usually not very interesting at all; this time, at least, Uzio Blackstar broke all the records in their 11-4 aggregate demolishing of Providence Mytanars, an event which caught even Uzio by surprise.

ROUND OF 16
Iturributa United 3-1 Independent Garitzeta
Independent Garitzeta 2-0 Iturributa United (2-1 AET, 3-4 agg)

Markiniz Union 0-0 Uzio Blackstar
Uzio Blackstar 0-2 Markiniz Union (0-2 agg)

Sorokin's Old Boys 0-1 Palmandoak
Palmandoak 1-2 Sorokin's Old Boys (1-2 AET, 2-2 agg, 3-2 PKs)

Eagles FC 0-1 Andozketa Wanderers
Andozketa Wanderers 1-1 Eagles FC (2-1 agg)

Focus FC 0-1 Guenara Defender
Guenara Defender 0-2 Focus FC (1-2 agg)

Garitzeta Racing Club 1-0 Langaraitz Rovers
Langaraitz Rovers 2-2 Garitzeta Racing Club (2-3 agg)

Freedom FC 1-1 Iturributa Racing Club
Iturributa Racing Club 0-0 Freedom FC (0-1 AET, 1-2 agg)

Baker's Eleven 0-2 Sporting Iturributa
Sporting Iturributa 7-2 Baker's Eleven (9-2 agg)

Now's when it gets interesting! Iturributa United defeated Independent Garizeta at Old City Stadium only to stare down defeat at Martyrs Arena, a Kulikov goal in extra-time earning them passage to the quarterfinals. Freedom FC likewise knocked out Iturributa Racing in extra-time, while a heated Soloandian Derby series ended in Palmandoak eliminating Sorokin's Old Boys via penalty shootout. Uzio Blackstar were unable to transfer last round's goalscoring prowess to the pitch of a Premier Division side, and suffered for it – Sporting Iturributa instead picked up the baton and thoroughly thrashed Baker's Eleven.

QUARTERFINALS
Iturributa United 0-0 Markiniz Union
Markiniz Union 1-4 Iturributa United (1-4 agg)

Palmandoak 0-1 Andozketa Wanderers
Andozketa Wanderers 1-2 Palmandoak (2-2 AET, 3-2 agg)

Focus FC 0-0 Garitzeta Racing Club
Garitzeta Racing Club 3-0 Focus FC (3-0 agg)

Freedom FC 0-2 Sporting Iturributa
Sporting Iturributa 0-1 Freedom FC (2-1 agg)

Markiniz Union fought to a valuable draw at Old City Stadium against United, but were unable to maintain that level for another ninety minutes and came crashing down at home. Palmandoak once again went to extra-time, but this time succumbed to Andozketa Wanderers, and Garizeta Racing Club dispatched Focus FC. Sporting Iturributa could meanwhile afford the luxury of losing at home against Freedom FC, having secured a two-goal lead away.

SEMIFINALS
Iturributa United 1-1 Andozketa Wanderers
Andozketa Wanderers 0-2 Iturributa United (1-3 agg)

Garitzeta Racing Club 1-1 Sporting Iturributa
Sporting Iturributa 0-2 Garitzeta Racing Club (1-3 agg)

It looked like it would be another thrilling Iturributan Derby in the President's Cup final, but Andozketa Wanderers nearly soured the deal by holding United to a draw at Old City Stadium and putting up a fight on the return leg. However, much like last year Garitzeta Racing did spoil it by equalising against Sporting at Letatzadur and managing a smash-and-grab win at Old City Stadium to book a repeat of last season's President's Cup final.

PRESIDENT’S CUP FINAL
FIRST LEG
@ Old City Stadium, Iturributa
Iturributa United 3-0 Garitzeta Racing Club

SECOND LEG
@ Letatzadur Stadium, Garitzeta
Garitzeta Racing Club 0-1 Iturributa United
(0-4 agg)

Last season's President's Cup had looked like there could be an upset; any such pretense evaporated when Iturributa United, fuming over the lost league title, took to Old City Stadium and rampaged. Kulikov slipped a through-ball for Roga into the box, who crossed for Marcelinho Carnavalense to burst into the box and open the scoring with a header. Then Severi Næss dove down the left wing, let Matty Paige overlap and split the defense for the full-back to go clear on goal while the forwards feinted runs to draw their makers away from Paige. Three-nil was insult to injury: a poor pass was intercepted by Montgomery, he made it reach Pristina Shine with amazing precision and bam, goal.

Garitzeta Racing further maintained the hope that they could turn it around in epic fashion and, credit to Usun, Echeberry and Galkeran, they managed to keep the match scoreless into the second half. But the Garitzetan goals didn't come, and the Iturributan goal certainly did. Kulikov slid a diagonal pass that caught the entirety of Racing off-guard; Shine ran with it, drew out the keeper and then touched it sideways for Roga to slam into the back of the net.

The only things that could stop this United were either from abroad, dressed in red, or both - and Garitzeta had neither.

CHAMPIONS

ITURRIBUTA UNITED
(3rd title)

Premier Division Awards

Player of the Season: 1. Torsten Wolff, 2. Aleksandr Kulikov, 3. Nur al Din Lambert
Young Player of the Season: 1. Pristina Shine, 2. Daniel Correia, 3. Nauzeau Roga
Top Scorer: 34 – Torsten Wolff, 30 – Pristina Shine, 29 – Urtatz Gaubeka
Team of the Season: Zuriko Eliz; Matty Paige, Echahun Loitegi, Berasko Damborearena, Atticus Koenigsted; Nur al Din Lambert, Adam Willis, Marcelinho Carnavalense, Aleksandr Kulikov; Pristina Shine, Torsten Wolff

Iturributa (ITB) final site bid
CHAMPIONS’ CUP 53: OLD CITY STADIUM (72,000)

The FIF would like to submit Old City Stadium for the Committee's consideration as final site of the 53rd Champions’ Cup. An ancient stadium with mystique woven into the very concrete of its structure, Antzinako Estadioa can seat 72 thousands and is the home of the two Iturributan giants - United and Sporting, bitter rivals, divided into East and West Ends. Week in and week out, teams from across the Free Republic pay a visit to the colossus of Old City district. Every Iturributan dreams of playing there - either for or against the two greats, but ideally with the black-and-white of the national team.

In yonder days, Old City Stadium and its tenants were the terror of the Astograthian First Division and beyond, hosting multiple Ides of March Cups, a Copa Rushmori semifinal, several matches as one of the key pillars of Baptism of Fire 45 and Cup of Harmony 48... and were cast into the spotlight when Iturributa United became, somehow, the first team representing Astograth to reach the Champions' Cup final. Since then the ground has held the third-place match of the 48th Baptism of Fire, held in Iturributa and Ossidiacqua, one edition of the Polarian Vennskap Shield, the 18th Cygnus Cup final and the final of the 25th Copa de Campeones final, played (and sadly lost) by Iturributa United against FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls.

The FIF are confident that hosting the Champions’ Cup in Iturributa would be a resounding success, profitable in many ways for all parties involved, and the government will strive to ensure a safe and pleasant encounter for visitors and locals alike. Astograthian authorities were not available for comment.

Iturributa (ITB) qualifiers
Champions’ Cup 53: Sporting Iturributa, Iturributa United
Globe Cup 50: Garitzeta Racing Club, Freedom FC, Independent Garitzeta
Series B Champions’ Cup 50: Eagles FC, Palmandoak, Focus FC, Baker's Eleven
Cygnus Cup 28: Iturributa United
Copa de Campeones 26: Sporting Iturributa

by **The Inevitable Syndicate** » Sun Mar 09, 2014 6:08 am

Season 2

We're back, and we're just about as good as ever, it's LigAnaia's second season! After the great success of the first of the first one, which saw AC Izotz Zubia win the league and make it all the way to the group stages of the Globe Cup, a feat also accomplished by Maganeus City. The same 16 teams are back again, this time with some minor modifications (some of which are more interesting than others), and all of them are out to win the league in style. Except for Lesko Pavillion, they'd just be happy with an improvement over last season.

So, without further ado, let's get started!

Matchdays 1-10

MATCHDAY 1
AC Izotz Zubia 0-0 Wozinitz Wonderers
Burgess FC 1-0 Baudelaire Tulips
Nostromo Meteorites 2-3 Shamrock Cathair
Magnaeus City 2-1 KT Moreazerua
1830 Cathair FC 1-0 Lesko Pavillion
Fligsive FC 5-3 FC Southern Ninestar
KT Itzalovalle 1-3 Oljestaden IF
Crystal Mertagne 1-0 Westonbirt City

The newly seeded teams took each other on in a different order this time around, and this season kicked off at the Soldaduak Eremuan where AC Izotz Zubia faced Wozinitz Wonderers. This game was predicted to be a complete whitewash from Zozi, but it seems that the Wonderers held on for ninety minutes to grab a vital point to get them started. Burgess, meanwhile, took on the Tulips at Sunrise Park, and a single goal was all they needed to beat them with ease, even with the recently acquired powerhouse that is Karsten Eiger on the team. Fligsive, however, needed five whole goals in order to edge ahead of FC Southern Ninestar at the Flynn Arena, in a final 5-3 result that Farell Kiter was sure to be pleased with. Nostromo suffered a defeat against Shamrock Cathair, as new midfielder Bikendi Arkaitz put a goal past Archer’s eyes in a flash after Nostromo’s second goal was scored. This sparked rumours that the 31 year old was getting a bit too old for football, rumours that may impact his performance on future matchdays. Oljestaden IF also managed a 3-1 victory against KT Itzalovalle, and many Itzalovalle fans left The Antzerkia disappointed.

MATCHDAY 2
Baudelaire Tulips 0-1 AC Izotz Zubia
Shamrock Cathair 2-1 Wozinitz Wonderers
KT Moreazerua 1-0 Burgess FC
Lesko Pavillion 0-4 Nostromo Meteorites
FC Southern Ninestar 0-0 Magnaeus City
Oljestaden IF 1-2 1830 Cathair FC
Westonbirt City 1-2 Fligsive FC
Crystal Mertagne 1-0 KT Itzalovalle

Matchday 2 saw things look up for Izotz Zubia, as they took on Baudelaire Tulips and came out of the game with a single goal. It seems that the recent transfers undertaken by the team, which include the signing of two young Barangayan players (goalkeeper Kenneth Apolinario and midfielder Romeo Lagman) haven’t quite paid off in their games against more formidable opponents. The team blamed Lagman’s teammate, Fluffles the Sentient Chicken, for their weak midfield against Izotz Zubia, but Samuel Recket claimed that it was “a choice that is sure to help the club in future matchdays”. Whether this is true is yet to be seen. Shamrock continued their run of luck, this time clocking two goals against the Wonderers to their one, clutching three points and putting them in a good position on the league tables. Lesko Pavillion suffered a defeat at the hands of the Meteorites, as Archer didn’t put a foot wrong in all seven shots on target Pavillion took, as if he was compensating for previous mistakes. 1830 Cathair grabbed an away win against Oljestaden IF at the Hygolje Arena, as Ion Itzal scored both goals before Oljestaden had a chance to retaliate in the second half.

MATCHDAY 3
AC Izotz Zubia 3-1 Shamrock Cathair
Baudelaire Tulips 1-1 KT Moreazerua
Wozinitz Wonderers 1-1 Lesko Pavillion
Burgess FC 2-0 FC Southern Ninestar
Nostromo Meteorites 0-0 Oljestaden IF
Magnaeus City 4-1 Westonbirt City
1830 Cathair FC 3-2 Crystal Mertagne
Fligsive FC 3-1 KT Itzalovalle

A weekend of draws for six teams on Matchday 3, as three games ended in disappointing draws. Perhaps the worst of them all was the Wozinitz - Pavillion game, in which Pavillion Manager Tomas Hill collapsed halfway through the first half. He was rushed to hospital, and it seems that his old head injury from his days in the national team had come back to haunt him. The team fought hard, however, and gained a goal in his honour in the second half, bringing the score to 1-1 for the remainder of the match. Magnaeus City, under the watchful eyes of Francois Cardeau, dominated Westonbirt City 4-1, ripping the team apart with some aggressive maneuvers that saw three players from each side leaving the pitch by the end of game, with the Westonbirt players injured and the Magnaeans carded. 1830 Cathair turned their game around against Crystal Mertagne, as during the first half it looked as if their fate was sealed as Martin Mo, Guyabalese defender, looked unstoppable in his control of the back of the field. Dooles also scored both goals before the half hour mark, but it seemed that Crystal Mertgane shattered early after Cathair midfielder Beltza Gaineratzaile snaked his way past Mo to score their first goal of the match. Fligsive FC also found success at home, with a 3-1 win over Itzalovalle that was played in the pouring rain.

MATCHDAY 4
KT Moreazerua 0-1 AC Izotz Zubia
Lesko Pavillion 2-2 Shamrock Cathair
FC Southern Ninestar 1-0 Baudelaire Tulips
Oljestaden IF 2-0 Wozinitz Wonderers
Westonbirt City 1-1 Burgess FC
Crystal Mertagne 2-0 Nostromo Meteorites
KT Itzalovalle 2-0 Magnaeus City
Fligsive FC 0-2 1830 Cathair FC

Matchday 4 began with a win for AC Izotz Zubia, as they played at a packed Ibarretako Estadioa against KT Moreazerua. It ended in tears for Mozo after Zubia striker Sendoa Diomede racked one past the Moreazerua defence shortly after the second half began. The Big Top played host to Shamrock Cathair, and Shamrock managed to gain a point in a match that looked a little too even for Pavillion’s taste. FC Southern Ninestar faced off against Baudelaire Tulips, and managed to pull a goal thanks to Hugo Lewin’s last gasp goal in the final minutes of the match. When asked what took him so long, he claimed that it was due to being distracted by a chicken on the pitch. Fluffles pecked at the ground in response, with Samuel Recket cheering at the news. Crystal Mertagne also showed Nostromo how to play in the cold, as over in Pinehearth City Stadium they won 2-0. The first of the two Clash of Capitals games happened at the Flynn Arena on this matchday, and 1830 Cathair were the winners this time, taking two goals and three points from the game, much to the joy of the Audioslavians that made the journey to watch.

MATCHDAY 5
AC Izotz Zubia 1-0 Lesko Pavillion
KT Moreazerua 1-0 FC Southern Ninestar
Shamrock Cathair 2-2 Oljestaden IF
Baudelaire Tulips 0-1 Westonbirt City
Wozinitz Wonderers 1-2 Crystal Mertagne
Burgess FC 6-0 KT Itzalovalle
Nostromo Meteorites 0-1 Fligsive FC
Magnaeus City 2-0 1830 Cathair FC

Lesko Pavillion fans cried out in anger after Owen Stanley missed a vital shot in their game against AC Izotz Zubia on Matchday 5, and this set the scene for the game as Lesko trailed behind and lost 1-0 to a much more capable team. KT Moreazerua scored a clean goal to win against a fuming FC Southern Ninestar side, and after the game a huge Nine Star Arch was sprayed onto the side of the stadium, that took three days for the authorities to scrub off. Those responsible were never caught. Shamrock Cathair had the home crowd on their side against Oljestaden IF, but unfortunately they could only manage a draw. Burgess, however, put no less than six goals past KT Itzalovalle, a result that they’ll probably never forget. The central men in it all? The central men, Astograth’s Artzeiz Kuartango and the Syndicate’s very own Colin Noc, who were vital in flipping the direction of play, and even managed to snag a few goals themselves. Fligsive were responsible for continuing Nostromo’s spate of losses, and gained the upper hand at Point Impact, winning by a single goal. Magnaeus managed to snatch some pride back from Cathair after Fligsive’s embarrassing loss the previous week, picking at them from the Bird Cage. Two goals were scored from two shots on target, one by Aaron Allen, and the other by new transfer Antonio Rosado, from San Jose Guayabal.

MATCHDAY 6
FC Southern Ninestar 0-2 AC Izotz Zubia
Oljestaden IF 2-2 Lesko Pavillion
Westonbirt City 0-1 KT Moreazerua
Crystal Mertagne 1-0 Shamrock Cathair
KT Itzalovalle 2-0 Baudelaire Tulips
Fligsive FC 1-0 Wozinitz Wonderers
1830 Cathair FC 1-1 Burgess FC
Magnaeus City 0-0 Nostromo Meteorites

Matchday 6 saw AC Izotz Zubia trump FC Southern Ninestar at the Nine Star Arch, winning two goals to none in a game that saw FC Southern Ninestar get a little desperate towards the end, as manager Stuart Parhoe called Thomas Koudela onto the pitch, even though he was still a little bit shaky after an injury during the off season. The move didn’t pay off, as it was put into place far too late, and FC Southern Ninestar left the game goalless and worse off than they started. This didn’t happen to KT Moreazeura, who beat home side Westonbirt 1-0 with a great goal from a corner at the start of the second half. The ‘66’ Stadium was the home of a great game between Burgess and 1830 Cathair, with neither team having the edge to push the score of the game in their favour. The same was true for Nostromo, as their game against Magnaeus ended in a 0-0 draw that Jeffery Parker called ‘a complete snoozefest’ and that ‘it was the most boring game of football [he’d] seen in years’.

MATCHDAY 7
AC Izotz Zubia 1-1 Oljestaden IF
FC Southern Ninestar 1-4 Westonbirt City
Lesko Pavillion 1-2 Crystal Mertagne
KT Moreazerua 2-3 KT Itzalovalle
Shamrock Cathair 0-2 Fligsive FC
Baudelaire Tulips 2-1 1830 Cathair FC
Wozinitz Wonderers 0-2 Magnaeus City
Burgess FC 2-2 Nostromo Meteorites

Westonbirt City showed FC Southern Ninestar what’s what in a match of epic proportions on Matchday 7, when Westonbirt managed to score three goals within twenty minutes. FC Southern Ninestar bit back with a single goal before half time, but it wasn't enough as Westonbirt took revenge with another goal that embarrassed the home team. Only a single home team managed to win a game this matchday, and that was Baudelaire Tulips, who wowed 1830 Cathair by choosing not to play Fluffles the Chicken, and instead let Eiger work his magic against his capital team. It paid off, as he shot a goal past Cathair’s reserve goalkeeper, Bitor Aingeru. Bitor, indeed. Fligsive hopped over to the Glass Bridge for an easy game against Shamrock Cathair, that had the added surprise of a celebrity referee - Kansu Corona - SCB:Sports broadcaster. The game was a fun one to watch, but it seemed as if Corona was a bit lacking in his duties...

MATCHDAY 8
Westonbirt City 2-1 AC Izotz Zubia
Crystal Mertagne 3-3 Oljestaden IF
KT Itzalovalle 0-1 FC Southern Ninestar
Fligsive FC 2-1 Lesko Pavillion
1830 Cathair FC 0-3 KT Moreazerua
Magnaeus City 0-0 Shamrock Cathair
Nostromo Meteorites 2-1 Baudelaire Tulips
Burgess FC 4-0 Wozinitz Wonderers

KT Moreazerua wew the catch of Matchday 8, as their 3-0 victory over 1830 Cathair at The ‘66’ Stadium was a spectacle to behold. Cowell Diakforen was on top form, stopping an incredibly powerful shot from 1830 Cathair at the start of the match that looked like it was going to cause a massive upset. Diakforen was heralded as the hero of the day, but across the pond in the Syndicate, nobody really managed to stand out. Even Burgess’s 4-0 win against the Wonderers lacked a buzz, as torrential rain flooded the main road into Patches Park before the game began.

MATCHDAY 9
AC Izotz Zubia 1-0 Crystal Mertagne
Westonbirt City 2-0 KT Itzalovalle
Oljestaden IF 1-0 Fligsive FC
FC Southern Ninestar 0-2 1830 Cathair FC
Lesko Pavillion 1-0 Magnaeus City
KT Moreazerua 1-1 Nostromo Meteorites
Shamrock Cathair 1-2 Burgess FC
Baudelaire Tulips 4-0 Wozinitz Wonderers

Westonbirt racked up another point against an Audioslavian opponent, this time KT Itzalovalle, by scoring two goals. One of which was scored in the final seconds of extra time, with Westonbirt fans breathing a collective sigh of relief that Itzalovalle wouldn’t be able to catch up. FC Southern Ninestar were shamed in their game against an objectively better Cathair side, which manages to put them in their place with two goals, all from midfielder Mintzo Harkaitz. Lesko celebrated a win at The Big Top against Magnaeus City, as Tomas hill made a tactical substitution in the second half that saw Ron Carter take to the pitch and clock in a brilliant goal. The Tulips continued to send the Wonderers deeper down in the tables, with four goals against them (two of which scored by Eiger) whistling past Rich Guyman’s face.

MATCHDAY 10
KT Itzalovalle 1-1 AC Izotz Zubia
Fligsive FC 2-0 Crystal Mertagne
1830 Cathair FC 3-1 Westonbirt City
Magnaeus City 0-1 Oljestaden IF
Nostromo Meteorites 0-1 FC Southern Ninestar
Burgess FC 2-1 Lesko Pavillion
Wozinitz Wonderers 3-3 KT Moreazerua
Baudelaire Tulips 1-2 Shamrock Cathair

The Flynn Arena hosted a very controversial game on Matchday 10, as Crystal Mertagne came down to play Fligsive FC. Fligsive, being the team that didn’t get abused by the Corvidae Crowd, put two goals into Mertagne’s net before the game was ended due to reports of a bomb threat within the stadium. The IFA claimed that as there were less than 15 minutes remaining in the match, the result would still stand, and the teams wouldn’t have to play each other again until Fligsive’s game against Mertagne in Pinehearth. Many called this a bad move, and the DataLink was filled with angry comments towards Jasper Hewitt, with the general opinion that he should be sacked from the position of IFA Chairman due to his political opinions having too much of an impact on the league. He declined to comment. Elsewhere, Lesko Pavillion managed to start their game against Burgess in a fantastic fashion, with Alan Bishop scoring from a great distance in the first half. It wasn’t enough to win, as Burgess fans would probably tell you, but it was incredibly exciting to watch. Many fans travelled up from Hyford to watch FC Southern Ninestar take on the Meteorites, and most of them were glad they did, when Jake Ashencote smashed a winning goal into the net after narrowly missing a tackle from both Vrotaoa Wii-Tzaara and Lambert Jarvis. The two players injured each other, to the surprise of everyone, however this was overshadowed by the events the day before in Fligsive.

So after ten matchdays of play, Fligsive FC are standing tall, with their three point lead of the rest of the table inching them above the giants of last season. Those giants, AC Izotz Zubia and Burgess FC, sit 2nd and 3rd respectively. The dark horses, 1830 Cathair and Crystal Mertagne, are in 4th and 5th with 19 points apiece, and will be looking to grab some places in future matchdays. At the other end of the table, the Meteorites are struggling to make a dent in the table, sitting 13th with just 10 points. Lesko Pavillion won’t be pleased with 15th, behind the Tulips. The Wonderers complete the table, having failed to win a single game in the first ten matchdays, which is sure to be upsetting. It’s still all to play for with two thirds left of the season, however!

LigAnaia Standings
		Team				P	W	D	L	For	Ag	+/-	Pts
	1   Fligsive FC			10	8	0	2	18	9	+9	24
	2   AC Izotz Zubia			10	6	3	1	12	5	+7	21
	3   Burgess FC				10	6	3	1	21	7	+14	21
	4   1830 Cathair FC			10	6	1	3	15	12	+3	19
	5   Crystal Mertagne			10	6	1	3	14	11	+3	19
	6   Oljestaden IF			10	4	5	1	16	11	+5	17
	7   Magnaeus City			10	4	3	3	10	6	+4	15
	8   KT Moreazerua			10	4	3	3	14	11	+3	15
	9   Westonbirt City			10	4	1	5	13	14	-1	13
	10  Shamrock Cathair			10	3	3	4	13	16	-3	12
	11  FC Southern Ninestar		10	3	1	6	7	16	-9	10
	12  KT Itzalovalle			10	3	1	6	10	19	-9	10
	13  Nostromo Meteorites		10	2	4	4	11	11	+0	10
	14  Baudelaire Tulips			10	2	1	7	9	12	-3	7
	15  Lesko Pavillion			10	1	3	6	9	17	-8	6
	16  Wozinitz Wonderers			10	0	3	7	6	21	-15	3

by **The Inevitable Syndicate** » Sun Mar 09, 2014 6:08 am

Season 2 - Matchdays 11-20

MATCHDAY 11
AC Izotz Zubia 1-0 Fligsive FC
KT Itzalovalle 0-1 1830 Cathair FC
Crystal Mertagne 3-0 Magnaeus City
Westonbirt City 1-1 Nostromo Meteorites
Oljestaden IF 1-0 Burgess FC
FC Southern Ninestar 1-2 Wozinitz Wonderers
Lesko Pavillion 2-0 Baudelaire Tulips
KT Moreazerua 2-3 Shamrock Cathair

Burgess FC were disappointed with their 1-0 loss against Oljestaden IF on Matchday 11, as Burgess found themselves down to nine men within the first twenty minutes of the game. This put them at a major disadvantage, with Oljestaden managing to weave their way through the holes in the Burgess midfield. 1830 Cathair managed to win their away game against Itzalovalle with ease, deciding one goal would be enough to take three points back home to Cathair and close their gap against Fligsive. AC Izotz Zubia had a helping hand in this, taking Fligsive on at the Soldaduak Eremuan and winning 1-0. Lesko Pavillion fans enjoyed watching Karsten Eiger get frustrated with a chicken in Pavillion’s game against Baudelaire Tulips, when Eiger nearly kicked Fluffles for getting in his way during an important tackle opportunity. The Wonderers also managed to grab their first win of the season, much to the dismay of FC Southern Ninestar. Neil Harris was vital in breaking Wozinitz’s curse, as his goal at the start in the second half was enough to push them ahead to victory.

MATCHDAY 12
1830 Cathair FC 1-1 AC Izotz Zubia
Magnaeus City 0-1 Fligsive FC
Nostromo Meteorites 2-1 KT Itzalovalle
Burgess FC 1-1 Crystal Mertagne
Wozinitz Wonderers 0-2 Westonbirt City
Baudelaire Tulips 1-0 Oljestaden IF
Shamrock Cathair 2-1 FC Southern Ninestar
KT Moreazerua 1-1 Lesko Pavillion

The first half of the Magnaeus - Fligsive Derby for this season saw Fligsive edge ahead in the first leg, scoring from a corner towards the end of the match after Bruce Fries was tackled by Miroslaw Kerz. FC Southern Ninestar continued to stutter against more teams, this time losing at the Glass Bridge Stadium against Shamrock Cathair. Jaurtiketa Buruz scored both goals for Shamrock, and had a great time celebrating after his second goal was scored, successfully doing a backflip! 1830 Cathair and AC Izotz Zubia played a tense game, in which neither team could shake the other off their backs. The ball changed sides in the blink of an eye, and it seemed that the two teams were locked in a stalemate for much of the first half, before 1830 Cathair managed to take the lead. This lead lasted a mere seven minutes, however, as Zubia managed to equalise.

MATCHDAY 13
AC Izotz Zubia 1-2 Magnaeus City
1830 Cathair FC 3-1 Nostromo Meteorites
Fligsive FC 0-0 Burgess FC
KT Itzalovalle 1-0 Wozinitz Wonderers
Crystal Mertagne 0-1 Baudelaire Tulips
Westonbirt City 0-1 Shamrock Cathair
Oljestaden IF 2-0 KT Moreazerua
FC Southern Ninestar 3-3 Lesko Pavillion

Possibly disheartened by their result on the previous Matchday, Zubia failed to get any points against a Magnaeus side on the warpath after their loss to Fligsive. Francois Cardeu had a look in his eyes throughout the match that spoke volumes - anger, jealousy, a willingness to seek revenge - and all of his plans were executed perfectly after Felix Kaestner sealed the deal towards the end of the first half, with a great goal from a header. 1830 Cathair took a leaf out of this book, and played a hyper defensive game against Nostromo in order to gain control of the ball. Their shots on target held true in the end, and three goals were put past Archer before the game ended. In a similar vein, three goals were put past both teams in the Ninestar - Pavillion game, with neither side claiming victory. Oljestaden IF grabbed an easy win from a tired Moreazerua side, who just didn’t seem to be on form on the day.

MATCHDAY 14
Nostromo Meteorites 1-0 AC Izotz Zubia
Burgess FC 2-0 Magnaeus City
Wozinitz Wonderers 1-0 1830 Cathair FC
Baudelaire Tulips 0-4 Fligsive FC
Shamrock Cathair 2-0 KT Itzalovalle
KT Moreazerua 0-2 Crystal Mertagne
Lesko Pavillion 0-0 Westonbirt City
FC Southern Ninestar 2-1 Oljestaden IF

Moreazerua continued to suffer, this time against Crystal Mertagne, who exploited the mistakes that the Moreazerua defence was making on a regular basis. Nostromo bounced back in a big way, facing Zubia at Point Impact, and winning 1-0, much to the pleasure of the home crowd. A home crowd in Wozinitz was suprised to claw a win against 1830 Cathair, who must have been shocked when Ezin Gorde failed to save Foe Fletch’s shot at goal. Sunrise Park was treated to great game between Burgess and Magnaeus, where Burgess managed to win 2-0 after battering the Magnaeus defence over and over again. Shamrock Cathair surprised everyone with a win against Itzalovalle, as many predicted that the game would all be in Itzalovalle’s favour due to Shamrock defender Lortzen Zauritu’s injury the week prior.

MATCHDAY 15
AC Izotz Zubia 1-1 Burgess FC
Nostromo Meteorites 1-1 Wozinitz Wonderers
Magnaeus City 1-1 Baudelaire Tulips
1830 Cathair FC 2-0 Shamrock Cathair
Fligsive FC 1-0 KT Moreazerua
KT Itzalovalle 1-2 Lesko Pavillion
Crystal Mertagne 2-0 FC Southern Ninestar
Westonbirt City 1-4 Oljestaden IF

Halfway through the season, the giants finally clashed, but only a single goal was scored by both sides, resulting in just one point for each side. It was a result that many teams didn’t want to emulate, least of all Maganeus City in their game against the Tulips, but unfortunately Romeo Lagman put a stop to Magnaeus’s lead in the game around the hour mark. Nostromo also had a nightmare at Point Impact, and those few dedicated Wozinitz fans that hopped over to Nostromo were treated with a game that was full of tackles, cards, and the occasional goal. Westonbirt fans experience a lot more goals in their game against Oljestaden IF, where the Audioslavian side managed to take a three goal lead by the end of the game, leaving Andrew Jones very upset with his performance.

MATCHDAY 16
Wozinitz Wonderers 1-2 AC Izotz Zubia
Baudelaire Tulips 0-2 Burgess FC
Shamrock Cathair 2-0 Nostromo Meteorites
KT Moreazerua 0-4 Magnaeus City
Lesko Pavillion 1-2 1830 Cathair FC
FC Southern Ninestar 1-0 Fligsive FC
Oljestaden IF 2-0 KT Itzalovalle
Westonbirt City 1-0 Crystal Mertagne

Wozinitz played host to AC Izotz Zubia this time, and this time Zubia got their act together and took three points home. For half the match, it looked like it’d be a repeat of the last leg, as neither team had scored at all in the first half. Neil Harris then chucked a goal into Zubia’s net, but they retaliated with two goals to win it. Shamrock Cathair played a decaying Nostromo side, which seemed to be lagging behind the competition on the pitch. Jeffery Parker, in an interview after the match, claimed the side needed “major reforms” if it was to remain competitive. The side will be looking at the rest of the season to see where they stand. Magnaeus City battered KT Moreazerua, which left not only Mozo baffled, but goalkeeper Pilotak Hegan-Iragana as well. Burgess swanned over to the Klaus Memorial Stadium, shining brightly against the red bricks of the building and taking three points from Baudelaire Tulips, who seemed strangely confident they were going to win in the first half, but after it fell apart in the second, they seemed to admit defeat. Lesko Pavillion were gutted that 1830 Cathair managed to score just one goal more than them at the BIg Top, and a few of the more extreme fans were found burning their brand new half-and-half scarves outside the stadium after the match.

MATCHDAY 17
AC Izotz Zubia 4-1 Baudelaire Tulips
Wozinitz Wonderers 1-0 Shamrock Cathair
Burgess FC 3-0 KT Moreazerua
Nostromo Meteorites 1-0 Lesko Pavillion
Magnaeus City 2-1 FC Southern Ninestar
1830 Cathair FC 1-1 Oljestaden IF
Fligsive FC 2-3 Westonbirt City
KT Itzalovalle 3-3 Crystal Mertagne

AC Izotz Zubia compensated for their measly 1-0 win on Matchday 2 with a 4-1 win against Baudelaire Tulips the second time round. Karsten Eiger was of course the only one to score a goal for the Tulips Side. Owen Stanley did take a shot towards Zozi’s goal, but asked to be substituted to the bench after the ball bounced off the post and hit him in the face. Nostromo only managed a single goal against Pavillion, in a game that saw both teams struggle to find their feet at Point Impact. Fligsive played Westonbirt at home, and while they managed to get two goals in in the early minutes of the match, nobody was expecting three more goals from Westonbirt, one of which from an aging Chris Hoove, to take control of the game and deny Fligsive of a victory they needed. Itzalovalle tied it up at The Antzerkia against Crystal Mertagne, with both teams taking many back and forth shots at each other without any regards to defence.

MATCHDAY 18
Shamrock Cathair 0-2 AC Izotz Zubia
KT Moreazerua 1-1 Baudelaire Tulips
Lesko Pavillion 1-0 Wozinitz Wonderers
FC Southern Ninestar 1-1 Burgess FC
Oljestaden IF 1-1 Nostromo Meteorites
Westonbirt City 2-0 Magnaeus City
Crystal Mertagne 3-3 1830 Cathair FC
KT Itzalovalle 0-0 Fligsive FC

Ties and disappointment mostly all round on Matchday 18, as no less than five games ended in a stalemate. AC Izotz Zubia broke this trend, scoring two goals against Shamrock, which was expected given the gulf of talent between the teams. Westonbirt managed to put two between the eyes of Magnaeus while at home, and many chalked this up to the overwhelming support of the home fans. Magnaeus may play intimidation tactics at The Bird Cage, but it seems that those very same tactics are just as effective against them. Lesko also celebrated a small victory versus the Wonderers, who really have left the world wondering if they’ll ever be any good at top flight football.

MATCHDAY 19
AC Izotz Zubia 2-0 KT Moreazerua
Shamrock Cathair 0-2 Lesko Pavillion
Baudelaire Tulips 1-0 FC Southern Ninestar
Wozinitz Wonderers 0-2 Oljestaden IF
Burgess FC 1-0 Westonbirt City
Nostromo Meteorites 1-1 Crystal Mertagne
Magnaeus City 2-0 KT Itzalovalle
1830 Cathair FC 2-1 Fligsive FC

The second half of The Clash of Capitals was played on the Sunday night of Matchday 19, as The ‘66’ Stadium saw a close match played by 1830 Cathair and Fligsive. 1830 Cathair emerged the victors, thanks in part to a chance goal by Partiturak Sarritan shortly after the start of the second half, in which Cathair were awarded a corner. Lesko, feeling a little out of their depth in the Glass Bridge Stadium, did manage to play to a very high standard, and won against Shamrock Cathair by two goals! Magnaeus City were plagued by problems leading up to their match against KT Itzalovalle, as the power grid in the area of the city that The Bird Cage is located was cut off by Mertians, meaning the match had to be delayed. When the game started, the bird cage seemed to play to its namesake, as a group of owls that had accidentally been released from a nearby aviary flew into the stadium, perching onto the rafters. After a particularly stupid group of youths began throwing their shoes up to the owls, the colony attacked the pitch, pecking at fans and players alike. Ryan Booker managed to sucessfully dodge an attack, and slam an owl into the ground, and he was later arrested for animal cruelty. They did manage to finish the game, and Magnaeus managed to win. The Tulips had similar bird problems, as Fluffles refused to go out and play against FC Southern Ninestar, calling the team “speciesist”. Whether this was actually a thing is debateable, but the game went underway anyway and Baudelaire managed to take a win.

MATCHDAY 20
Lesko Pavillion 2-2 AC Izotz Zubia
FC Southern Ninestar 0-1 KT Moreazerua
Oljestaden IF 0-0 Shamrock Cathair
Westonbirt City 3-0 Baudelaire Tulips
Crystal Mertagne 2-0 Wozinitz Wonderers
KT Itzalovalle 1-1 Burgess FC
Fligsive FC 0-2 Nostromo Meteorites
1830 Cathair FC 0-2 Magnaeus City

KT Itzalovalle got over their owl attack and managed to tie Burgess on Matchday 20, with Colin Noc scoring Burgess’s only goal. KT Moreazerua met a very hostile FC Southern Ninestar side, and took three points back across the pond with ease, as the home team seemed to be playing the game as a set of lone wolves. Lesko Pavillion managed to hold it together back at The Big Top, scoring two goals and making Izotz Zubia feel very threatened indeed. Fligsive faced Nostromo at home, and Nostromo managed to get a moment of glory when Aaron Allen made off with the ball in a brilliant run that saw him score. They went on to win the match. Crystal Mertagne played against Wozinitz Wonderers in a freak snowstorm, as a cold snap passed over the Mountains during the game. While Wozinitz were freezing, Crystal Mertagne remained cool and Sean Lucas scored two fantastic goals, which clinched victory for the home side.

After 20 games played, it seems that history is repeating itself. AC Izotz Zubia currently sit atop the league, a single point ahead of Burgess. Oljestaden IF have moved on up to 4th, ahead of Fligsive FC and Crystal Mertagne. Shamrock Cathair are doing better than both Moreazerua and Itzalovalle, with 28 points and eight wins. Wozinitz Wonderers still trail at the bottom of the table, with just three wins and 13 points. Not much to write home about, eh? There’s still ten matchdays to go, and the top of table is close enough that the order could completely change by the end of the season. Will someone topple the hegemony that Izotz Zubia and Burgess have created? We’ll find out, after the break...

LigAnaia Standings
		Team				P	W	D	L	For	Ag	+/-	Pts
	1  AC Izotz Zubia			20	11	6	3	28	14	+14	39
	2  Burgess FC				20	10	8	2	33	12	+21	38
	3  1830 Cathair FC			20	11	4	5	30	23	+7	37
	4  Oljestaden IF			20	9	8	3	30	17	+13	35
	5  Fligsive FC				20	11	2	7	27	18	+9	35
	6  Crystal Mertagne			20	10	5	5	31	21	+10	35
	7  Magnaeus City			20	9	4	7	23	17	+6	31
	8  Westonbirt City			20	9	3	8	26	23	+3	30
	9  Shamrock Cathair			20	8	4	8	23	26	-3	28
	10  Nostromo Meteorites		20	6	8	6	22	21	+1	26
	11  Lesko Pavillion			20	5	7	8	23	27	-4	22
	12  KT Moreazerua			20	5	5	10	19	30	-11	20
	13  FC Southern Ninestar		20	5	3	12	17	31	-14	18
	14  Baudelaire Tulips			20	5	3	12	15	29	-14	18
	15  KT Itzalovalle			20	4	4	12	17	34	-17	16
	16  Wozinitz Wonderers			20	3	4	13	12	33	-21	13

by **The Inevitable Syndicate** » Sun Mar 09, 2014 6:09 am

Season 2 - Matchdays 21-30

MATCHDAY 21
AC Izotz Zubia 3-1 FC Southern Ninestar
Lesko Pavillion 0-1 Oljestaden IF
KT Moreazerua 0-2 Westonbirt City
Shamrock Cathair 1-0 Crystal Mertagne
Baudelaire Tulips 0-0 KT Itzalovalle
Wozinitz Wonderers 1-2 Fligsive FC
Burgess FC 1-0 1830 Cathair FC
Nostromo Meteorites 1-2 Magnaeus City

AC Izotz Zubia continued to dominate on Matchday 21, winning 3-1 against FC Southern Ninestar. This result, coupled with a spate of losses to other teams, caused Stuart Parhoe to let slip that he’d be leaving at the end of the season. Rumours flew concerning who was to replace him, but within a week he’d apparently selected his own usurper, claiming “he’s got more patience than me - he’ll put up with the team”! Burgess made their game against 1830 Cathair look like a piece of the park, as Ulf Strange put away a simple goal, and harrufed in celebration. Shamrock Cathair were pleased to take a victory against Crystal Mertagne at the Glass Bridge Stadium, as the Mertian side seemed confident that they were going to win. Fligsive went down to Patches Park, looking for some easy points against Wozinitz, and they got them after a shaky point in the game where Wozinitz scored a second goal, but it was disallowed. Nostromo also had trouble at Point Impact, where Magnaeus City’s Felix Kaestner found the back of the net twice, putting an end to any chances Nostromo had of winning.

MATCHDAY 22
Oljestaden IF 0-1 AC Izotz Zubia
Westonbirt City 1-1 FC Southern Ninestar
Crystal Mertagne 2-2 Lesko Pavillion
KT Itzalovalle 1-1 KT Moreazerua
Fligsive FC 0-0 Shamrock Cathair
1830 Cathair FC 2-0 Baudelaire Tulips
Magnaeus City 2-0 Wozinitz Wonderers
Nostromo Meteorites 1-0 Burgess FC

Ties, ties everywhere… While not at the scale of Matchday 18, Matchday 22 saw four games ending on a neutral note. A point for everyone, sure, but AC Izotz Zubia managed to grab three against Oljestaden IF, and Magnaeus continued their climb to the top with a 2-0 win at home against the Wonderers. Ryan Booker had received word that he was to do community service, and the man took his anger out by pelting a goal against the faltering opposing team. Kai Jeskins continued to put on a smile, however, claiming that with a bt of luck, they’ll avoid the very bottom of the table by the end of the season. The Meteorites also managed a much needed victory against Burgess FC, with the goal scored by Lambert Jarvis in an amazing dive for the ball that saw it bounce off of his head.

MATCHDAY 23
AC Izotz Zubia 1-1 Westonbirt City
Oljestaden IF 2-1 Crystal Mertagne
FC Southern Ninestar 2-1 KT Itzalovalle
Lesko Pavillion 1-3 Fligsive FC
KT Moreazerua 1-4 1830 Cathair FC
Shamrock Cathair 0-0 Magnaeus City
Baudelaire Tulips 0-5 Nostromo Meteorites
Wozinitz Wonderers 1-5 Burgess FC

It seems FC Southern Ninestar took Parhoe’s words to heart, as the next week they were back better than ever, winning 2-1 against KT Itzalovalle. The weekend was full of big scorelines, that started when Fligsive won 3-1 against Lesko Pavillion. Not ones to be outdone by the Syndicatians, 1830 Cathair beat KT Moreazeura 4-1 the next day. It seems that other teams followed suit, as Nostromo managed a 5-0 win versus the Tulips. Burgess tried to make it six, but their plan backfired when Alfred Normand flipped control of the ball in the final minutes of the match and passed it down to Burgess end of the pitch, for Geoff Stately to take it and turn it into a goal, leaving the final scoreline at 5-1 to Burgess.

MATCHDAY 24
Crystal Mertagne 3-1 AC Izotz Zubia
KT Itzalovalle 0-2 Westonbirt City
Fligsive FC 3-0 Oljestaden IF
1830 Cathair FC 3-1 FC Southern Ninestar
Magnaeus City 1-0 Lesko Pavillion
Nostromo Meteorites 0-0 KT Moreazerua
Burgess FC 0-0 Shamrock Cathair
Wozinitz Wonderers 0-0 Baudelaire Tulips

Crystal Mertagne managed an impressive win against AC Izotz Zubia at Pinehearth City Stadium, giving Zubia their first loss in ten games. Burgess and Nostromo managed to play some weak games against teams they thought they were readily capable of beating, with Nostromo failing to make any shots on target against KT Moreazeura. Wozinitz and Baudelaire also played a scoreless draw, in a game in which neither team seemed to be really trying to go for the goal. You would have thought they would, in order to try and trump each other for a spot that isn’t last, but maybe Recket felt a bit sorry for Jeskins’s team, as Karsten Eiger wasn’t even at Patches Park. Maybe he’d taken a holiday. Magnaeus City also took a win from Lesko Pavillion, who tried to bite back after the first goal was scored, but just couldn’t make their way into a scoring position. Many claim that this was the work of Antionio Rosado, the young Guyabalese player who showed great control of the midfield during the game.

MATCHDAY 25
AC Izotz Zubia 2-1 KT Itzalovalle
Crystal Mertagne 1-0 Fligsive FC
Westonbirt City 0-1 1830 Cathair FC
Oljestaden IF 1-1 Magnaeus City
FC Southern Ninestar 2-1 Nostromo Meteorites
Lesko Pavillion 1-0 Burgess FC
KT Moreazerua 1-2 Wozinitz Wonderers
Shamrock Cathair 0-3 Baudelaire Tulips

Crystal Mertagne got their own back against Fligsive on Matchday 25, beating them 1-0 in a very aggressive game that saw casualties from both players and fans, as a group of Fligsive Fans took to storming the pitch with a large Syndicate flag on a pole and placing it in the middle of the pitch, screaming “This land is ours!”. He was escorted off the premises by Mertian Authorities, but this led to fans from both sides jumping the barrier to the pitch and having a fight. The game was called off, once again, but the result still stood, as the IFA didn’t want to seem as if they favoured Fligsive. There’s an iconic picture on the DataLink taken after the game, showing the Syndicate flag waving in the wind amidst scarves, other clothes, and various objects taken onto the pitch by the brawling players. The rest of the weekend was a far nicer affair, with wins from 1830 Cathair against Westonbirt, and with Lesko Pavillion managing to score a very lucky goal at the Big Top against Burgess. FC Southern Ninestar also found their feet again, scoring two against a very lacking Nostromo Meteorites side.

MATCHDAY 26
Fligsive FC 2-0 AC Izotz Zubia
1830 Cathair FC 1-3 KT Itzalovalle
Magnaeus City 3-2 Crystal Mertagne
Nostromo Meteorites 1-1 Westonbirt City
Burgess FC 2-1 Oljestaden IF
Wozinitz Wonderers 3-1 FC Southern Ninestar
Baudelaire Tulips 3-1 Lesko Pavillion
Shamrock Cathair 2-3 KT Moreazerua

Fligsive took revenge against AC Izotz Zubia, winning 2-0 after a critical goal was scored in extra time after the first half. Zubia didn’t seem to impressed, but didn’t kick up much of a fuss. KT Itzalovalle asserted dominance over 1830 Cathair, as Tiro Zehatzena, one of Itzalovalle’s ‘power three’ - scored two goals that stunned the crowd and the opposing players. Wozinitz Wonderers managed another victory over FC Southern Ninestar, leaving critics to believe if Parhoe simply couldn’t work out a way to get past the Wozinitz side. On the pitch, the Wonderers looked like superstars against FC Southern Ninestar, with a lot more possession of the ball, and many more shots on target. The fans that went town to watch the game at the Nine Star Arch from Wozinitz must have had a brilliant time, in what was probably Wozinitz’s best ever game.

MATCHDAY 27
[size=80]AC Izotz Zubia 0-2 1830 Cathair FC
Fligsive FC 1-1 Magnaeus City
KT Itzalovalle 2-1 Nostromo Meteorites
Crystal Mertagne 1-1 Burgess FC
Westonbirt City 1-2 Wozinitz Wonderers
Oljestaden IF 2-0 Baudelaire Tulips
FC Southern Ninestar 0-1 Shamrock Cathair
Lesko Pavillion 1-0 KT Moreazerua

This leg of the Fligsive - Magnaeus derby looked very tame compared to some of Fligsive’s more recent matches, and the side that’s been making a lot of enemies recently only managed a tie with their oldest. Terry Scott had his work cut out for him with Magnaean shots coming in from all sides, but only one from his DBC team-mate Alisdair Green managed to make it in. 1830 Cathair shot two goals past Zubia to take three much needed points, and also forced the head-to-head result in their favour, giving them the upper hand in any possible tie-break situations. Wozinitz also continued their recent lucky turn of events with a win against Westonbirt City.

MATCHDAY 28
Magnaeus City 3-2 AC Izotz Zubia
Nostromo Meteorites 1-0 1830 Cathair FC
Burgess FC 0-1 Fligsive FC
Wozinitz Wonderers 0-1 KT Itzalovalle
Baudelaire Tulips 2-2 Crystal Mertagne
Shamrock Cathair 1-2 Westonbirt City
KT Moreazerua 1-1 Oljestaden IF
Lesko Pavillion 2-1 FC Southern Ninestar

It’s getting closer and closer to the end of the season, and it seems that Zubia are running out of steam, losing their game against Magnaeus 3-2. Fligsive grabbed an important win against Burgess at Sunrise Park edging ahead by a single goal scored by Robert Hampson. KT Moreazerua managed a tie against Oljestaden IF, which was a result they were pleased with, but Lesko Pavillion were even more pleased with their result against FC Southern Ninestar. It seems that the team that was all about upsetting last season has had their comeuppance, with nothing but disappointment all through the season.

MATCHDAY 29
AC Izotz Zubia 3-1 Nostromo Meteorites
Magnaeus City 0-2 Burgess FC
1830 Cathair FC 4-3 Wozinitz Wonderers
Fligsive FC 0-1 Baudelaire Tulips
KT Itzalovalle 3-0 Shamrock Cathair
Crystal Mertagne 2-1 KT Moreazerua
Westonbirt City 1-1 Lesko Pavillion
Oljestaden IF 1-1 FC Southern Ninestar

Burgess racked up another win in an effort to try and finish at the top of the table by the end of the season, but 1830 Cathair, who were also in with a shot at winning, managed to further their lead in a 4-3 win against the Wonderers. Fligsive suffered a loss after Karsten Eiger found himself in a tense situation, being piled on by Fligsive’s defenders after someone finally recognised that he was the strongest link in the team. Owen Stanley stepped up to the plate, however, scoring a goal in a very fancy maneuver in which Eiger flicked him the ball, to the surprise of the Fligsive defence. They hadn’t seen it coming, and Stanley managed to pelt the ball into the top corner of the goal, right past Terry Scott’s hands. FC Southern Ninesatr also finally managed to hold a tie, this time against Oljestaden IF.

MATCHDAY 30
Burgess FC 2-2 AC Izotz Zubia
Wozinitz Wonderers 1-0 Nostromo Meteorites
Baudelaire Tulips 3-1 Magnaeus City
Shamrock Cathair 2-0 1830 Cathair FC
KT Moreazerua 1-1 Fligsive FC
Lesko Pavillion 2-2 KT Itzalovalle
FC Southern Ninestar 0-1 Crystal Mertagne
Oljestaden IF 2-0 Westonbirt City

The season was once again decided on the final matchday, however not in the way you would expect. Burgess and AC Izotz Zubia battled in a game that was sure to decide who the winners of the league would be, providing both 1830 Cathair and Fligsive lost. Unfortunately, neither team managed to take the three points they desperately needed, with two goals scored by both teams, each being the others downfall. Fligsive and 1830 didn’t do too well either, with Shamrock Cathair coming out on top against their capital counterparts. Fligsive fought hard against KT Moreazerua for a single goal that would give them the league, but unfortunately it didn’t arrive at all. Baudelaire sullied Magnaeus’s chances of a decent spot in the tables, winning 3-1 at the Klaus Memorial stadium. Crystal Mertagne also managed to etch out a win against FC Southern Ninestar, allowing them to leapfrog Magnaeus for sixth.

LigAnaia Standings
	Team				P	W	D	L	For	Ag	+/-	Pts
	1   1830 Cathair FC		30	17	4	9	47	35	+12	55 -Champions, Champions Cup, AOCL (AUD)
	2   Fligsive FC		30	16	5	9	40	24	+16	53 -Champions, Champions Cup, AOCL (TIS)
	3   Burgess FC			30	14	11	5	46	20	+26	53 - Globe Cup (TIS)
	4   AC Izotz Zubia		30	15	8	7	43	30	+13	53 - Globe Cup (AUD)
	5   Oljestaden IF		30	13	11	6	41	27	+14	50 - Globe Cup (AUD)
	6   Crystal Mertagne		30	14	8	8	46	34	+12	50 - Globe Cup (TIS)
	7   Magnaeus City		30	14	7	9	37	29	+8	49 - Globe Cup (TIS)
	8   Westonbirt City		30	12	7	11	37	33	+4	43
	9   Shamrock Cathair		30	11	7	12	30	37	-7	40
	10  Nostromo Meteorites	30	9	10	11	34	32	+2	37
	11  Lesko Pavillion		30	8	10	12	34	41	-7	34
	12  Baudelaire Tulips		30	9	6	15	27	42	-15	33
	13  KT Itzalovalle		30	8	7	15	31	45	-14	31
	14  KT Moreazerua		30	6	9	15	28	46	-18	27
	15  Wozinitz Wonderers		30	7	5	18	25	50	-25	26
	16  FC Southern Ninestar	30	7	5	18	27	48	-21	26

This season looks very different from the last one, doesn’t it? By surprise, 1830 Cathair FC have taken the top spot, being the second Audioslavian club to do so in just as many seasons. Fligsive FC fought exceptionally hard in a season plagued with bad luck, and managed to come second over powerhouses Burgess FC and AC Izotz Zubia, who came 3rd and 4th respectively, with their tiebreaker being resolved by Burgess’s superior goal difference, as both teams managed to tie each other in their respective games.
Oljestaden IF had a great season, finishing 5th over Crystal Mertagne who both did better than they did last season. Nostromo Meteorites had a small disaster with the loss of David Tavel to Astograth University, and they ended up finishing 10th behind Shamrock Cathair. Lesko Pavillion improved, if only by a single place, and KT Itzalovalle experienced a crash as bad as Nostromo’s. FC Southern Ninestar, now without a manager, must be fuming with their result, stone dead last in the table, behind even the Wonderers with only 26 points. Hopefully their chances may change, but who knows what will happen in the next season of... The LigAnaia!

The Inevitable Syndicate (TIS) qualifiers
Champions' Cup: Fligsive FC
[Youth Cup: Fligsive Gunners AFC]
Globe Cup: Burgess FC, Crystal Mertagne [Previously Pinehearth United], Magnaeus City
Atlantian Oceania Champions' League: Fligsive FC

Audioslavia (AUD) qualifiers
Champions' Cup: 1830 Cathair FC
Globe Cup: AC Izotz Zubia, Oljestaden IF
Atlantian Oceania Champions' League: 1830 Cathair FC

by **Farfadillis** » Sun Mar 09, 2014 6:31 am

Preview Part 1 Preview Part 2 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Results Awards Ceremony

Farfadillis (FFD) qualifiers
Champions’ Cup: Avenida Principal, La Nueva Avenida
Globe Cup: Avenida Leal, Mâ Âlâmëómë, Dí Maozöxê
Series B Champions’ Cup: Dor Frío, Duyrmyta Fau, Koloko, Fragardallians

Farfadillis (FFD) final site bids

Champions’ Cup: La Gran Avenida, Victoria Lago, Farfadillis (60,000 Capacity)
Home to many different Avenida teams, La Gran Avenida is the best stadium in use in Farfadillis, only second to La Fantás, which was home to a Baptism of Fire final and a Champions' Cup final. It is pretty comfortable, and located in the middle of a forest. Farf fans are known for being very gentle, and are unlikely to cause many problems to the tourists looking for a good show in Farfadillis should the bid win. Or so the government likes to claim, at least. The stadium itself is big enough for the Champions' Cup, even if just barely and, while it may not be gargantuan, it is very comfortable. It's not an all-seater by any stretch of imagination, at least not for a Champions' Cup final but, well, people can stand anyway. As long as the final is high-scoring, Farves watching the match won't be booing the teams off the pitch.

by **Ko-oren** » Sun Mar 09, 2014 7:18 am

KNL Season 19-20 Preview

Season 17-18
Last season, Maethoru won both the Apertura and the Clausura, adding two more titles to their total. They now have nine, and going from seven to nine was a welcome addition to the recordholders, as Branvun was getting closer and closer with their six titles. In the Apertura, Branvun was awfully close to tying it up 7-7, but they came two points short. Maethoru seized the championship with 42 points to 40, with Liju joining the two teams in the postseason playoffs for the Globe Cup. Arelothun, with nine points, came far too short and relegates after just half of the season. They have nothing to play for in the Clausura, except for saving some face. Kol was a remarkable team in the Apertura: winning 9 games out of 19, they could have finished in the top 5… if they only managed to keep their defense together more often, which resulted in 8 losses and eighth place. Norilya was the opposite of Kol (apart from mid-table finish on 29 points): just losing four games while drawing eight while having a poor offense (scoring 16 goals in 19 games).

The Clausura rolled around and Maethoru clinched another title. There were significantly more goals in the second half of the season, and Liju profited by taking second place (with more goals scored and less goals conceded than Apertura-Liju). Insin is the final team in the playoffs. Teams were closer together: the champion had 40 points instead of 42, the runner-up of the Apertura had 40 points, the Clausura second placed team had 35. As for third place, Kol had 39 in the Apertura, Insin had 30 in the Clausura. Jattulnar, after a decent 12th place finish, relegates as #20 of the Clausura.

In KNL2, Tangku, the surprisingly relegated team, won both Apertura and Clausura while leaving the other 19 teams with absolutely no illusions. The team lost zero games in the Apertura, and just three in the Clausura. Minato-shi and Engbrothun are playoff teams that want to get back into the KNL1, while Rainbow and Selesi would try to break into the highest division for the first time. Minato-shi and Rainbow would succeed.

In the Champions’ Cup after season 17-18, a Ko-orenite team would survive a round for the first time in a while. Maethoru beats Lac-Drouin City 4-2 over two games, then gets eliminated by Ephesian FC. In the Globe Cup, the team would move on to the group stage, win their group 4-1-1, and go almost all the way, before Viztourzys Kolektyvinis would finally prove to be superior. By that time, Insin and Branvun wouldn’t survive a round, while Liju advances exactly once. Maethoru saves the season, and retakes a second CC spot for the KNL. Branvun, as cup winner, beat Monskville United in the Cygnus Cup, but the second round would be the end of the line as Carter FC wins both home and away (2-0 and 1-0). The AOCL would be quite disastrous, with Maethoru getting exactly one point in six games.

Season 19-20 KNL1 Teams

Club: Maethoru
Color: Green
Nickname: Pines

Last Season Finish: 1st, 1st

City & Stadium: Mayara, Maethoru State. Cold Ground, cap. 24,900
Language: Mandarin

Coach & Tactics: Mr. Zhang, who wants his teams to use the wings. Also gets his team to slow down counterattacks significantly, and he tends to let his team play 3-2-2-3, a surprisingly offensive strategy for the KNL.

Players & Captain:

History, Prizes: The most successful team in Ko-oren. Both in the league and in the Champions' Cup, where the team once reached the semifinals! Nine titles, one cup and surprisingly just two state championships.

Club: Branvun
Colors: Yellow and Brown
Nickname: Ambers

Last Season Finish: 2nd, 4th

City & Stadium: Branvun, Engbrothun State. Terrace Stadium, cap. 26,790.
Language: French

Coach & Tactics: Mr. Kelpamkiristhen, who has been successful with Branvun in recent history. His switch to a common 4-3-3 is seen as the reason for Branvun's demise, but the coach sticks to it. The team often has 70-80% possession.

Players & Captain:

History, Prizes: Ko-oren's second best, only it took a while for them to establish themselves as such. Six titles, one cup and three state championships in a fairly competitive State.

Club: Liju
Colors: Dark and Light Blue
Nickname: Clouds

Last Season Finish: 3rd, 2nd

City & Stadium: Lirad, Othushun State. Sky Bridge, cap. 22,450.
Language: Icelandic

Coach & Tactics: Mr. Hansson, who lets Liju react to the opponent. It takes a while for the team to get going, but after that they are quite good at reading their opponents and making very good choices. 4-4-2, no wingers.

Players & Captain:

History, Prizes: The first team other than Branvun or Maethoru to win a title. They have won just that one so far, and they also have never won the cup. Being from Othushun State, their two state championships are nothing to worry about: this State is as competitive as it gets.

Club: Kangutsu
Colors: Red and White
Nickname: /

Last Season Finish: 4th, 12th

City & Stadium: Safurung, Kangutsu State. Indigo Stadium, cap. 15,308.
Language: Korean

Coach & Tactics: Mr. Lee, who lets his team try to keep their opponent on their own half, which sometimes goes well and sometimes it backfires. This also explains the team going from 4th to 12th in a season, which is nothing weird for the team. They play 4-1-3-2.

Players & Captain:

History, Prizes: Kangutsu is the only professional team from its state after the restructuring, which makes their five state championships a normal feat. They have won the cup once, however.

Club: Jeknolr
Colors: Blue, Black
Nickname: de Blauwen

Last Season Finish: 5th, 9th

City & Stadium: Esthauan, Jeknolr State. Admirals Dome, cap. 15,700.
Language: Dutch

Coach & Tactics: Mr. Van den Berg, who lets Jeknolr counterattack. A lot. Fairly good defensive record, but the team sometimes goes too much all-out when counterattacking, and misjudges situations. The team plays 4-1-2-1-2 with wingers.

Players & Captain:

History, Prizes: Moderately successful, but other than occasional high finishes they have never received something tangible from their efforts. Not counting their 3 state championships, of course.

Club: Othushun
Colors: Blue, Yellow
Nickname: Thunder

Last Season Finish: 6th, 11th

City & Stadium: Sraltlur, Othushun State. Harbor Stadium, cap. 25,703.
Language: Dutch

Coach & Tactics: Mr. Van den Heuvel, letting Othushun dictate what happens on the pitch. Still, the team resorts to long balls when things don't go their way. 4-3-3.

Players & Captain:

History, Prizes: Most successful team from the state, and that is something for the second most populated state out of all 15. One title and two state championships, and regular trips to the Globe Cup.

Club: Insin
Colors: White
Nickname: Math Teachers

Last Season Finish: 7th, 3rd

City & Stadium: Ittulnar, Kthosl State. Lakeside Ground, cap. 13,600.
Language: Ko-oran

Coach & Tactics: Mr. Altaigusthen, who led Insin from a being an insignificant KNL2 team to a fairly good KNL1 team, is seen as a hero by players and fans. He lets his team play 4-4-2 and makes his players disrupt the tempo and flow of the game.

Players & Captain:

History, Prizes: One state championship is all they have. Still, their progress from KNL2 to KNL1 is impressive, and their 3rd place finish in season 18 is more than their fans could have ever hoped for.

Club: Kol
Colors: Blue, Orange
Nickname: Eyesores

Last Season Finish: 8th, 15th

City & Stadium: Kolkath, Othushun State. Kolkath Stadium, cap. 24,500.
Language: Dutch

Coach & Tactics: Mr. Gerritsen, who started coaching the team this season, needed some time to get his point across. Still his team finished 15th in the Clausura, not the Apertura. Fans blame the players for not fighting nearly enough for the victory, and indeed the team loses by one goal difference way too often. 4-3-2-1, so what do they even expect.

Players & Captain:

History, Prizes: No prizes whatsoever, and that while they make it to the Globe Cup from time to time. But what could you expect from a team in Othushun state, where it is just very hard to win anything at all.

Club: Norilya
Colors: Yellow and Blue
Nickname: Tropicals

Last Season Finish: 9th, 10th

City & Stadium: Norilya, Arelothun State. Norilya Municipal, cap. 16,000
Language: Portuguese

Coach & Tactics: Mr. Coelho, whose tactics are often disregarded by his players. Should play 4-4-2, but the team sometimes ends up as 3-4-3 or something similar.

Players & Captain:

History, Prizes: As a team from Arelothun, even one state championship would be impressive. But Norilya has nothing. Then again, they rose from KNL1/2 to stable mid-table KNL1. For some reason, this is the first team from the state we encounter this time, we can only assume they have had a bad season.

Club: Ajongka
Colors: Green and White
Nickname: Tristates

Last Season Finish: 10th, 16th

City & Stadium: Iliju , Aj Uin State. Mountain Dome, cap. 14,400.
Language: Ko-oran

Coach & Tactics: Mr. Schneider, who has come all the way to the Western region to coach this team. Seeing as the German language area has virtually no teams, he turned out to fit in right away. He has a very rigid approach, defensive and sturdy, and led the Tristates to mid-table KNL1. 4-5-1.

Players & Captain:

History, Prizes: 3 state championships, in a surprisingly competitive state. Nothing like Othushun or Arelothun, but competitive nonetheless.

Club: Tkhon
Colors: Black
Nickname: All Blacks

Last Season Finish: 13th, 14th

City & Stadium: Minato-shi, Maethoru State. Castle Dome, cap. 11,424.
Language: Ko-oran

Coach & Tactics: Mr. Hara, from the nearby Japanese linguistic community, fields his team with a 5-3-2 tactic, making this a rare team with five defenders.

Players & Captain:

History, Prizes: None so far, and with Maethoru in the same state, they might not even be able to get a state championship soon.

Club: Kthosl
Colors: Blue, Green
Nickname: The other Capitals

Last Season Finish: 14th, 8th

City & Stadium: Ko-oren City, Kthosl State. National Stadium, cap. 35,000.
Language: Ko-oran

Coach & Tactics: Mr. Ylgityrsthen, who lets his players decide most for themselves with their creativity. This works out... sometimes. The team is capable of pulling off top-7 finishes, though.

Players & Captain:

History, Prizes: In a smaller state, they have won 2 state championships. The Capitals, from the same city, have won another one, and the rest went to 'rural' teams. The nickname comes from the Ko-oren Capitals, while Kthosl is in fact more successful, league-wise.

Club: Saiwu
Colors: Red, Orange
Nickname: Fury

Last Season Finish: 15th, 6th

City & Stadium: Oluving, Uzhotu State. Gold & Silver Stadium, cap. 13,004.
Language: Japanese

Coach & Tactics: Mr. Hara, who knows his team likes to play away games, has a team full of players that are looking for an upset. The 4-2-4-anything-can-happen approach he uses, only illustrates that.

Players & Captain:

History, Prizes: Only two state championships in a state with two professional teams. That is not a very good score, but the fans are not complaining: every game is an adventure.

Club: Mazaj
Colors: Blue, Red
Nickname: The Improbables

Last Season Finish: 16th, 7th

City & Stadium: Reime, Jeknolr State. Seaside Stadium, cap. 12,440.
Language: Dutch

Coach & Tactics: Mr. Van Oosten likes to do surprising things, often leading to Mazaj overperforming. He led the team from KNL2 to KNL1, and even pushes up against the top-5 regularly. 4-3-3, with a team that listens to him.

Players & Captain:

History, Prizes: One cup, and that is suprising. Not even a state championship: those are for Jeknolr, often. The team dislikes Jeknolr (the team), and will do anything to stop them from winning anything.

Club: Uzhotu
Colors: Gold, Silver
Nickname: Defensinators

Last Season Finish: 17th, 17th

City & Stadium: Oluving, Uzhotu State. Gold & Silver Stadium, cap. 13,004.
Language: Japanese

Coach & Tactics: Mr. Yamasaki, who likes to avoid conceding goals. Still, his team... is not very good at it, and while the team is all about defense, they do not manage to win a lot.

Players & Captain:

History, Prizes: Possibly the only team to lose state championship finals to amateur teams... Still the team has managed to maintain a KNL1 spot, for some reason.

Club: Alara
Colors: Blue
Nickname: All Blues

Last Season Finish: 19th, 5th

City & Stadium: Alara, Othushun State. Alara Municipal, cap. 14,598
Language: Icelandic

Coach & Tactics: Mr. Thorsson, who has held this yo-yo for a while, and knows it can do a lot. Still he has to find the balance that lets the team perform well (such as their Clausura #5). 4-3-3, this is one of the more entertaining KNL1 sides that does not disappoint every single season.

Players & Captain:

History, Prizes: One state championship, as a team that is not from the three large Othushun cities: well done.

Club: Minato-shi
Colors: Green, Yellow
Nickname: /

Last Season Finish: KNL2 2nd, 18th

City & Stadium: Minato-shi, Maethoru State. Minato Municipal, cap. 12,005
Language: Ko-oran

Coach & Tactics: Mr. Yamaoka, who relies on the long ball a lot to reach his attackers. And it works, from time to time, while his quick wingers can distract attention some more. 4-4-2, with sturdy defense.

Players & Captain:

History, Prizes: This team is weird: it played to promote to KNL1 and avoid relegation to KNL3 in one season. They have won the cup once, and won the state championship twice, upsetting Maethoru.

Club: Rainbow
Colors: Guess
Nickname: /

Last Season Finish: KNL2 3rd, 10th

City & Stadium: Tangku, Arelothun State. Wind Arena, cap. 25,000
Language: English

Coach & Tactics: Mr. Fletcher, who guided this team up to KNL1, still has to find out what the team needs to keep playing in the KNL1. They might relegate immediately, they could stay up for a while. 4-3-3, with players that are not known for doing all kinds of exciting things.

Players & Captain:

History, Prizes: Nothing at all, not surprising for an average Arelothun team.

Club: Tangku
Colors: Yellow
Nickname: Suns

Last Season Finish: KNL2 1st, 1st

City & Stadium: Tangku, Arelothun State. Wind Arena, cap. 25,000
Language: English

Coach & Tactics: Mr. Davis, who received a lot of hate for letting Tangku relegate last season. Still, he fixed it all with winning both the Apertura and Clausura, and now Tangku is back to fight for Globe Cup spots, which it usually does.

Players & Captain:

History, Prizes: One of the more decorated teams. Being from Arelothun, getting state championships is hard, but they have one. Furthermore, they have one national title and a cup!

Club: Engbrothun
Colors: Yellow, Red
Nickname: Not Branvun

Last Season Finish: KNL2 14th, 2nd

City & Stadium: Branvun, Engbrothun State. Terrace Stadium, cap. 26,790.
Language: French

Coach & Tactics: Mr. Dubois, who has seen it all: relegations, promotions, and all while coaching Engbrothun. His players are used to nothing else, and there are some fighters here who battle for not relegating.

Players & Captain:

History, Prizes: Nothing, with Branvun taking all the state championships for them. Originally they were the only team from the state in the KNL1, but they have been overshadowed since season 3 or so.

by **Equestrian States** » Sun Mar 09, 2014 7:59 am

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Preview | United League | Second League

Equestrian States (EQS) qualifiers
Champions’ Cup 53: Ponyville United
Globe Cup 50: Cloudsdale Flyers, Trottingham Pirates, Canterlot Royals
Series B Champions’ Cup 50: Manehattan Manticores, Seaddle Rage, New Cloudsdale Colonists, Baltimare Broncos, Derbyshire War Horses, Whinniesport Chargers

Crystal Empire (CRY) qualifiers
Champions’ Cup 53: Crystopolis City
Globe Cup 50: North Spire HC, Southwind HC
Series B Champions’ Cup 50: Crystal Fair HC, Royal Crystal Palace

by **Lymantatia** » Sun Mar 09, 2014 11:32 am

Champions’ Cup, Globe Cup and Series B Champions’ Cup are from viewtopic.php?p=19168830#p19168830 and Cygnus Cup entry is from viewtopic.php?p=19168963#p19168963

Lymantatia (LYM) qualifiers
Champions’ Cup 53: Laurentia FC
Globe Cup 50: Connorstown FC, Alexanderburg FC, Vircao FC
Series B Champions’ Cup 50: Sud-Giletta FC, Flandersburg FC, Arbennia FC, Argonnat FC
Cygnus Cup 28: Connorstown FC

by **Ko-oren** » Sun Mar 09, 2014 11:56 am

Season 19-20

State Championships
As always, the season starts off with the 15 state championships. They are held in the first two weeks of the new season, and in some cases they only take two match rounds to finish, while two states have four games total to decide who will be crowned state champion for a season. They also function as a way to tell which team could become strong over the season, and which team could be disappointing. For instance, after Maethoru’s double championship (Apertura and Clausura) one season earlier, they fell to Katrun in the semifinals. Not exactly a great start for them. Ajongka, on the other hand, blasted through Aj Uin’s championship like it was nothing. Kthosl won the Kthosl state championship, with Insin beaten by an amateur side in the first round. In Othushun State, the first round already consisted of a game between the state’s powerhouses Othushun and Alara, which Othushun won 1-0, and after that they proceeded to win the trophy. Mazaj, in Jeknolr State, lost to Kadsik in the final, after Jeknolr (the team) had been eliminated in the first round. In Rabth State, that had to go a season without any team in KNL1, Viltsr won after a 6-0 final victory. Engbrothun saw Branvun win 6-0 and 4-0 to reach the final, where they then lost to Supercell, a KNL3 team. After a good start, it was not exactly the way they would want the state championship to end. Lastly, Arelothun state, saw most of its KNL1 teams advance to the second round. Rainbow and Norilya did so on penalties, while newly promoted Tangku fell to Halo. Out of eight first round fixtures, only three were decided within 90 minutes. In the second round, Rainbow faced Norilya in a battle between the remaining KNL1 teams, which gives the second division teams a chance to take the trophy this season. With just 4 goals in the four games of the second round, we see Thunderstorm, Rainbow, Hurricane and Halo advance to the semifinals. Finally a round with no extra time, Rainbow surprisingly falls to Thunderstorm, while Halo beats Hurricane 2-0. Halo, an amateur side, has the ride of its life, while Thunderstorm, a KNL3 side, also probably would not have predicted to come this far. All in all, across 15 state championships, we see that the KNL1 teams largely play impressively, then come to the final where they lose in some odd way. Ajongka, Kthosl, Othushun, Kangutsu and Saiwu are the only KNL1 teams to win their state championship.

Apertura
And then, the real season starts. After 19 games, we see that Alara wins the Apertura, taking their first title in club history. Tangku, recently promoted from KNL2 (after years of being a stable Globe Cup team), takes second place and Mazaj, in third place, completes the playoff teams for this season. Alara took the title three weeks before the end of the season, in week 16, when it beat Jeknolr 2-0 while Tangku struggled against Maethoru (1-1). This means that regulars Maethoru and Branvun have a season of not playing Champions’ Cup or Globe Cup, if this continues into the Clausura. Branvun finish 6th, still as one of the better scoring teams of the league, while they lost just four games, as many as Alara. Maethoru finish 10th, also with four losses (while the 17 other teams all lost more than that!) and still a decent goal difference, but both teams just forgot to turn ties into wins. Branvun was eight points short of the title, Maethoru was 12 points short. Kangutsu continue their good spell from last season, and they finish 5th. Othushun, after their good state championship run, are left with a disappointing 16th place, behind newly promoted Engbrothun.

Clausura
Things look different in the Clausura. Mazaj wins it, with a total of five teams in the race until the final matchday to see who would win the title. Eventually, it’s the team from Jeknolr State that takes the title, and for the second time in history they are a scary looking team. Ajongka, Kol and Liju are one point short, with the latter even falling out of the playoffs, missing out on Globe Cup football. Maethoru finish 5th after a definitely better season than in the Apertura. Branvun are still struggling, finish 11th. Othushun are still in trouble and finish 13th. Uzhotu, after their Apertura #19, finish last and will join Rainbow in the KNL2 next season.

Let’s take a closer look at the last match day:
Ajongka, Kol – 33 p
Mazaj, Maethoru – 32 p
Liju – 31 p

Ajongka take on Kol for the title, while Mazaj have a relatively easy day against Tkhon. Maethoru plays Jeknolr, who at the time were still in for the Globe Cup, and Liju has an easy day against already relegated Uzhotu. All four games were played at the same time, as is customary in the KNL for the last three matchdays.
14.30: KNL1 matchday 19 underway.
14.34: Liju scores the first goal against Uzhotu: 1-0. Liju has 34 points now, and as long as Ajongka or Kol does not win, they could take the title!
14.39: Liju scores the second goal of the afternoon: 2-0. They are working on their goal difference, which needs to be a lot better if they want to win it all.
14.46: Maethoru concede against Jeknolr: 0-1. They have to win to win the title, as Ajongka and/or Kol will get points today.
14.59: Mazaj score 1-0 against Tkhon. A penalty after a stupid foul, which you don’t often see in the KNL.
15.01: Liju scores the third goal against Uzhotu. During the shot, the striker was hit by a projectile of a defender, and after almost getting a hattrick, he has to be subbed off.
15.10: Maethoru equalises: 1-1.
15.15: first half over.

At this time, Liju, Ajongka and Kol have 34 points, Mazaj has 35, and Maethoru has 33.
15.30: second half starts.
15.47: Maethoru scores, gets ahead of Jeknolr! The fans are going nuts as their team now has 35 points, as many as Mazaj.
15.50: Mazaj concedes a goal, a nice shot from 25 meters out. They now have 33 points, and it does not look good for them.
15.56: Ajongka and Kol fight each other, leading to two players sent off, one for each team. The game is suspended for 10 minutes, and will not finish at 16.15, but at 16.25.
16.05: Jeknolr scores against Maethoru from a corner, 2-2.
16.18: Mazaj score a late winner: 2-1!
16.20: all games but Ajongka-Kol have finished.
16.25: Ajongka-Kol remains goalless, Mazaj overtakes them by one point!

Playoffs
After all was done, Alara and Mazaj play for the first seed in the Champions’ Cup. After Maethoru’s good run in the Globe Cup last season, Ko-oren has two CC spots again! Tangku and Ajongka play for the Globe Cup first seed, while Kol gets the third seed for free: Apertura’s third placed team was Mazaj, but they do not need to play for the Globe Cup with their CC spot clinched.

Rainbow and Uzhotu relegate, while Minato-shi is forced to relegate as they do not have an opponent to play against in the relegation playoffs: Uzhotu is already relegated and do not need to defend their earlier 19th place in the Apertura.
In their place, Jofa and Iliju promote directly, while Arelothun and Jattulnar play for Minato-shi’s spot.

Hurricane, Katrun and Mayara will try to avoid relegation to KNL3 from the Apertura, and Sturng, Laridju and Mayara again fall down from the Clausura. Enkl, finishing 17th and therefore technically not immediately in the KNL2-3 playoffs, takes Mayara’s second place. The other 17th placed team is Sturng, who already are in the playoffs.
Tosk take out Enkl, Tejunlor take out Katrun, Diamond Dust take out Laridju. Mayara, Hurricane and Sturng defend their places. This is especially a good thing for Mayara, who see their double #20 go unpunished.

Greater Ko-orenite Cup
The Cup has a different format this season. Each territory within Greater Ko-oren first plays a few round to decide which teams are representing their territory in a relatively small final bracket.

Thirty-two teams remain, of which more than half are Ko-orenite or Thaulandian. These two are the two nations registered to send teams to the international competitions. New Ko-oren and Taloren share nine places.
In the second round, five out of eight Thaulandian teams remain. Ko-oren has half its teams left, while Skyvinduryoren and Zakhoren are knocked out completely. Irithoren and Arhoren both have their sole representative survive.

In the Quarterfinals, with just eight teams left, Ko-oren is still represented by three teams. Jofa, who just promoted to the KNL1, Branvun, who apparently have enough energy for a cup run after their abysmal season, and Viltsr, who won their state championship earlier with a score of 6-0 while their KNL2 season was not too good. Thaulandi has two teams in, New Ko-oren has one team surviving and Taloren… still have two out of four teams in the final eight. This is something we are used of them: insane cup runs.

The Semifinals are fairly boring with two goals scored, of which one deep into extra time. The two Talorenno teams play each other, with Yuki, after a poor season, advancing to the final. Viltsr remains the only Ko-orenite team after beating New Ko-oren’s Alkonda 1-0 in extra time.

The Final was interesting. Viltsr tried to keep it together to go for penalty kicks, while Yuki, as all Talorenno teams, tried to force as many goals as possible. This worked only in extra time, with a free kick flying in for the Talorenno ‘visitors’, after which Viltsr replied with a header. Yuki, after a 120+ minute blunder by the Viltsr goalie, wins the Cup and heads to the Cygnus Cup for Ko-oren.

KNL1 individual prizes, combined Apertura & Clausura

Golden Goal	1st: Per Schneider (25)	2nd: Leonard Petit (21)	3rd: Izasul Terathu (17)
Golden Boot	1st: Fin Fenner (7,1)	2nd: Per Schneider (7,0)	3rd: Bjarswind Napertnau (6,9)
Golden Pass	1st: Izasul Terathu (24)	2nd: Holbuligen Bohanan (22)	3rd: Ken Higashimura
Golden Glove	1st: Eren Dauragur (30)	2nd: Keir Bryne (32)	3rd: Haki Asgard (33)
Golden Bench	1st: Mr. Van Oosten, Mazaj	2nd: Mr. Thorsson, Alara	3rd: Mr. Schneider, Ajongka

Ko-oren (KOR) qualifiers
Champions’ Cup: Mazaj, Alara
Globe Cup: Tangku, Ajongka, Kol
SBCC: Jofa, Iliju, Arelothun, Jattulnar

Cygnus Cup: Yuki
AOCL: Mazaj

Ko-oren(KOR) final site bids

Globe Cup: National Stadium, Ko-oren City, Ko-oren (34,000 Capacity)
This stadium is the regular stadium for the successful national football team, as well as the annual Greater Ko-orenite Cup final, or even home games for both KNL-1 side Kthosl and the KNL-2 Ko-oren Capitals. The pitch itself is in great shape with one group of groundskeepers that are supported by both club teams and the national football association. The same group of groundskeepers that were not very happy with being called a municipal stadium for the Champions' Cup final venue selection last cycle, but apparently they have learned and now they are back for the Globe Cup final venue.

Season Format - State Championships - KNL1, KNL2, KNL3, playoffs - Greater Ko-orenite Cup

by **Thaulandi** » Sun Mar 09, 2014 12:03 pm

Season results

Thaulandi (THL) qualifiers
Champions’ Cup: 3 Tower
Globe Cup: 8 Tower, 5 Tower, 7 Tower
SBCC: 2 Tower, 17 Tower, 13 Tower, 10 Tower

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