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Mercedinian Premier League
MDs 26-30

MD26

Carvi Albion 2–2 Hoventon & Corlington Town
CRV: Thistle 55’, Grec 88’ | HCT: Armageddon 24’, Ekryna 31’

Zoloroni Metropolitan 1–2 Elspachia
ZME: Garzallo 45+2’ | ELS: Johnson 20’, Gallan 67’

Sporting Rafelonia 2–0 AFC Langtree
SPR: Finch 9’, Danzek 72’

Brampton United 1–1 Zholvi Athletic
BRA: Sigthorsson 20’ | ZHO: Bothwell 40’

Acoflosa United 1–3 Langtree United
ACO: Arini 55’ | LTU: Santa-Corvani 35’, Morton 73’, Vorthik 90’

Dynamo Shebchetsik 4–2 RFK Ogdenagorv
DYS: Bartosz 6’, Pavlek 32’, Dawsell 77’, Babarushchik 89’ | OGD: Cravelha 52’, Pesternak 59’

Mercedini Armed Forces 4–0 Project Olimpo Mercedini
MAF: Ernesto 55’, Denjamic 63’, 80’, Crasic 74’ (P)

Orga City 2–2 Zoloroni City
ORG: Tynesman 43’, 90+2’ | ZCT: Kulap 21’, Cyn-Penzag 56’

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MD27

Orga City 1–1 Carvi Albion
ORG: Smith 36’ | CRV: Grec 89’ (P)

Zoloroni City 1–3 Mercedini Armed Forces
ZCT: Nymark 54’ | MAF: Denjamic 4’, Crasic 13’, Laukkanen 23’

Project Olimpo Mercedini 1–3 Dynamo Shebchetsik
POM: Alva 33’ | DYS: Babarushchik 10’, Hendrix 61’, Kuznetsov 85’

Langtree United 2–0 Brampton United
LTU: Talla 72’, Kramini 87’

RFK Ogdenagorv 1–3 Acoflosa United
OGD: Kohut 44’ | ACO: Drost 23’, Wesley 40’, 69’

Zholvi Athletic 0–0 Sporting Rafelonia
no goals scored

AFC Langtree 2–1 Zoloroni Metropolitan
LNG: Lamorka 24’, Folchart 48’ | ZME: Webster 77’

Elspachia 1–1 Hoventon & Corlington Town
ELS: Gallan 66’ | HCT: McGuiness 19’

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MD28

Carvi Albion 3–2 Elspachia
CRV: Jay 32’, 65’, 70’ | ELS: Calhoun 60’, Wojewodski 82’

Hoventon & Corlington Town 1–1 AFC Langtree
HCT: Espinosa 31’ | LNG: Panvelutti 62’

Zoloroni Metropolitan 2–0 Zholvi Athletic
ZME: Park 7’, Power 53’

Sporting Rafelonia 0–4 Langtree United
LTU: Vorthik 13’, 35’, 70’, Windrip 45+3’

Brampton United 0–1 RFK Ogdenagorv
OGD: Cravelha 42’

Acoflosa United 2–0 Project Olimpo Mercedini
ACO: Scribe 15’, 63’

Dynamo Shebchetsik 0–0 Zoloroni City
no goals scored

Mercedini Armed Forces 0–1 Orga City
ORG: Longacre 90+1’

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MD29

Mercedini Armed Forces 2–1 Carvi Albion
MAF: Crasic 32’, 65’ | CRV: Thistle 21’

Orga City 0–2 Dynamo Shebchetsik
DYS: Dawsell 8’, Bartosz 54’

Zoloroni City 1–2 Acoflosa United
ZCT: Cyn-Penzag 45’ | ACO: Drost 14’, Wesley 89’

Project Olimpo Mercedini 0–1 Brampton United
BRA: Teague 5’

RFK Ogdenagorv 0–1 Sporting Rafelonia
SPR: Callac 87’ (P)

Langtree United 2–1 Zoloroni Metropolitan
LTU: Kramini 32’, Vorthik 73’ | ZME: Garzallo 39’

Zholvi Athletic 2–2 Hoventon & Corlington Town
ZHO: Bothwell 21’, Jokinen 80’ | HCT: Ekryna 49’, McGuiness 58’

AFC Langtree 4–4 Elspachia
LNG: Fretana 16’, Lamorka 58’, 81’, Pelucci 63’ | ELS: Gallan 24’, Johnson 37’, Calhoun 44’, 72’

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MD30

Carvi Albion 0–1 AFC Langtree
LNG: Lamorka 70’

Elspachia 2–0 Zholvi Athletic
ELS: Wojewodski 7’, Vaselko 43’

Hoventon & Corlington Town 3–1 Langtree United
HCT: Espinosa 44’, Ekryna 58’, Pujanic 90+2’ | LTU: Kramini 17’

Zoloroni Metropolitan 3–0 RFK Ogdenagorv
ZME: Power 65’, Verbeck 82’, Rashford 88’

Sporting Rafelonia 3–2 Project Olimpo Mercedini
SPR: Danzek 29’, Callac 68’, 75’ | POM: Gucci 34’, Alva 45+3’

Brampton United 2–2 Zoloroni City
BRA: Gwilim 18’, Teague 52’ | ZCT: Cyn-Penzag 3’, Kuro 40’

Acoflosa United 2–1 Orga City
ACO: Drost 62’, Wesley 67’ | ORG: Tynesman 22’

Dynamo Shebchetsik 1–0 Mercedini Armed Forces
DYS: Babarushchik 90’

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   MPL Table                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Langtree United              30   22   3   5    71   30  +41    69   Champions Cup
 2 Elspachia                    30   18   6   6    57   34  +23    60   Globe Cup
 3 Acoflosa United              30   17   7   6    45   31  +14    58   Globe Cup
 4 Zoloroni City                30   16   6   8    54   34  +20    54   Globe Cup
 5 Zoloroni Metropolitan        30   14   6  10    56   38  +18    48
 6 Hoventon & Corlington Town   30   12  10   8    49   38  +11    46
 7 Orga City                    30   12   9   9    36   34   +2    45
 8 Dynamo Shebchetsik           30   11  11   8    48   40   +8    44
 9 Brampton United              30   12   6  12    29   31   −2    42
10 Mercedini Armed Forces       30   12   4  14    26   27   −1    40
11 AFC Langtree                 30   11   7  12    37   44   −7    40
12 Zholvi Athletic              30    7   9  14    23   41  −18    30
13 Carvi Albion                 30    8   5  17    37   52  −15    29
14 RFK Ogdenagorv               30    6   8  16    41   58  −17    26
15 Sporting Rafelonia           30    5   8  17    16   36  −20    23   Relegated
16 Project Olimpo Mercedini     30    2   5  23    20   77  −57    11   Relegated

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MFA Cup
Final

MFA Cup Final
RFK Ogdenagorv (MPL) 0-2 Zoloroni City (MPL)
ZCT: Nymark 38', Cyn-Penzag 79'

There we have it, the season draws to a close with Zoloroni City lifting their first MFA Cup on home turn by beating RFK Ogdenagorv by two goals to one, meaning they will have a spot in the Cup Winners Cup next time around, something which the club has yet to participate in, despite winning the MPL title twice. With rumours marking his departure, Iain Cyn-Penzag scored Zoloroni's second in what could be his final action for the club before departing in the off season. Ogdenagorv fall short on what would have been a spectacular performance in the final, but they will get another crack at it next season. They also retained their MPL status for another season, giving them a financial boost next season.

[Mercedini]

Lower Leagues Overview



National League 1
Final Result

   National League 1                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Ignavi Borough                       38   21   7  10    37   25  +12    70   Promoted
 2 Exton Oilers                         38   18   7  13    47   31  +16    61   Playoffs
 3 Humber Valley                        38   17  10  11    36   26  +10    61   Playoffs
 4 Rygge Athletic                       38   16  13   9    50   43   +7    61   Playoffs
 5 Alton Swifts                         38   16  12  10    47   35  +12    60   Playoffs
 6 Saabham Forest                       38   17   7  14    37   29   +8    58
 7 East Coast Mariners                  38   15  11  12    28   27   +1    56
 8 Plympton Town                        38   16   7  15    41   39   +2    55
 9 AFC Monmouth                         38   16   6  16    46   43   +3    54
10 Kingfisher Invictus                  38   15   9  14    35   36   −1    54
11 Cannock Chase                        38   14  12  12    32   38   −6    54
12 Dorchester United                    38   14  10  14    32   36   −4    52
13 Slavjoni Town                        38   14   8  16    38   41   −3    50
14 Civittanevosa                        38   13  10  15    35   43   −8    49
15 East Kilbride United                 38   12  10  16    41   37   +4    46
16 Chapter Anston                       38   11  12  15    31   38   −7    45
17 Coral Island                         38   12   8  18    30   36   −6    44
18 St. Austell Town                     38   12   7  19    41   43   −2    43   Relegated
19 Lokomotiv Arkenton                   38    9  14  15    30   39   −9    41   Relegated
20 Moorland & Tersham                   38    7  10  21    32   61  −29    31   Relegated

NL1 Playoffs Semi-Finals:

Alton Swifts 1-1 Exton Oilers
Rygge Athletic 1-3 Humber Valley

Exton Oilers 0-0 Alton Swifts
Match tied 1-1 on aggregate. Exton Oilers win via away goals
Humber Valley 2-1 Rygge Athletic
Humber Valley wins 5-2 on aggregate

NL1 Playoff Final:

Exton Oilers 2-1 Humber Valley
Exton Oilers earns promotion to the Mercedinian Premier League

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National League 2
Final Result

   National League 2                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Blue Strike Zoloroni                 38   19  11   8    54   34  +20    68   Promoted
 2 Zoloroni Park                        38   18   9  11    43   24  +19    63   Promoted
 3 OFR Ozzaya Agranka                   38   16  13   9    48   28  +20    61   Playoffs
 4 Risa                                 38   18   6  14    44   42   +2    60   Playoffs
 5 Plympton Royals                      38   16  10  12    36   40   −4    58   Playoffs
 6 Stonbridge Town                      38   17   5  16    41   44   −3    56   Playoffs
 7 Lonek Town                           38   16   8  14    38   48  −10    56
 8 Inablidak                            38   16   7  15    46   38   +8    55
 9 Denby Town                           38   15   9  14    49   38  +11    54
10 Sutsik Chernomorets                  38   14  11  13    31   34   −3    53
11 FC Carshalton                        38   14   9  15    38   38    0    51
12 Darlaston Town                       38   15   6  17    39   46   −7    51
13 Acton Town                           38   13  10  15    39   39    0    49
14 Bravajetti Athletic                  38   13  10  15    38   40   −2    49
15 Rainworth Miners' Welfare            38   14   7  17    32   39   −7    49
16 Gordon                               38   13   8  17    46   50   −4    47
17 Kirkenton Rovers                     38   11  12  15    37   42   −5    45
18 Osset Town                           38   11  12  15    34   45  −11    45
19 Ansav Town                           38   12   8  18    36   46  −10    44   Playoffs
20 Zoloroni Sports City Youth Academy   38    7  13  18    27   41  −14    34   Playoffs

NL2 Playoffs Semi-Finals:

Stonbridge Town 1-2 OFR Ozzaya Agranka
Plympton Royals 0-4 Risa

OFR Ozzaya Agranka 2-0 Stonbridge Town
OFR Ozzaya Agranka wins 4-1 on aggregate
Risa 2-0 Plympton Royals
Risa wins 6-0 on aggregate

NL2 Playoff Final:

OFR Ozzaya Agranka 0-0 Risa (0-1 AET)
Risa earns promotion to National League 1

Teams promoted from Non-League:

• Sanzana Celtic (East)
• Colmorvia (West)

[Mercedini]

Season Five

Acoflosa United
Manager: -
Home Stadium: Coma Tudo Stadium (42,000)
Formation: 3-4-3

Pos.	Name                 Age   Nation
GK	Silas Young	     30	     Nephara
CB	Martijn Spence	     27	     Eastfield Lodge
CB	Costil Pryce         29      Nephara
CB	Rosa Day    	     34	     Brenecia
LM	Miles Taezhong	     22	     Mercedini
CM	Riley McGregor	     31	     Schottia
CM	Kingsley Arini	     25	     Mercedini
RM	David Folyemi	     28	     Mercedini
ST	Jake Wesley	     29	     Super-Llamaland
ST	Maria Scribe	     30	     Nephara
ST	Irwin Drost	     22	     Audioslavia
SUBS
GK	Timothy Merlington   21	     Fhulghamous Peninsula		
CM	Marriner Paterson    22	     Bonesea
ST	Jean-Luc Estograd    17	     Mercedini

AFC Langtree
Manager: -
Home Stadium: FLR Stadium (27,000)
Formation: 4-4-1-1

Pos.	Name	                Age     Nation
GK	Inyeze Anele            29	  Abaja
LB	Bor Cavanagh	        21	  Eastfield Lodge
CB	Charles Viger     	27	  Abanhfleft
CB	Emmanuel Udoh	        22        Abaja
RB	Carlton Abladenovich	28	  Mercedini
LM	Rupert Folchart	        32	  Cosumar
CM	Andre Fratana   	22	  Mercedini
CM	Ricardo Grapagne        28	  Mercedini
RM	Jon Panvelutti   	27	  Mercedini
CF	Salvatore Pelucci	28	  Fhulghamous Peninsula
ST	Dimitri Lamorka     	28	  Mercedini
SUBS
ST	Evangeline Felps     	18	  Taeshan

Brampton United
Manager: Boulevard Drucati (Qasden)
Home Stadium: woof.park (20,000)
Formation: 4-1-2-1-2

Pos.	Name	                Age     Nation
GK	Jordan Latchley 	21	  Nephara
LB	Alfredas Valdis	        26	  Cosneolta
CB	Matthias Tiana	        22	  Mercedini
CB	Steffen Nasib	        24	  Mercedini
RB	Stanislav Helge	        32	  Mercedini
CDM	Tim Knute Grahn         27	  Vaettr
CM	Ignace Teague           23	  Qasden
CM	Ardashir Kleon          34	  Mercedini
CF 	André Traëger   	31	  Acronius
ST	Anders Sigthorsson      24	  Mercedini
ST	Ilyas Gwilim	        27	  Mercedini
SUBS
CB	Ross Ullmann	        21	  Mercedini

Carvi Albion
Manager: Wei Delan (Yuezhou)
Home Stadium: Arèna di Carvi (14,500)
Formation: 3-5-2

Pos.	Name	                Age     Nation
GK	Seraphin Khurshidi	28	  Mercedini
CB	Wasyl Imani	        26	  Mercedini
CB	Anneke Bohls	        35	  Cosumar
CB	Mayowa Jalowi  	        21	  Mercedini
LM	Willis Saisi         	23	  Abaja
CM	Erik Malinowski	        22	  Cosneolta
CM	Socrates Mithra	        33	  Mercedini
CM	Pontiff Annan	        23	  Bonesea
RM	Hugo Grec	        29	  Juvencus
ST	Jens Heisel	        25	  Cosumar
ST	DeShawn Jay	        24	  Mercedini
SUBS
CM	Remao Budi	        34	  Mercedini
RM	Alejandro Okinetti	20	  Mercedini
ST	Rosalind Thistle	33	  Brenecia

Dynamo Shebchetsik
Manager: -
Home Stadium: Razrabotka Stadion (15,500)
Formation: 4-4-2

Pos.	Name	                Age	Nation
GK	Nelson Delamora	        27	  Ethane
LB	Anzor Kuznetsov	        28	  Mercedini
CB	Yaroslav Visharlov      30	  Mercedini
CB	Simon Pajari	        32	  Mercedini
RB	Boleslav Romanov	34	  Mercedini
LM	Vadov Pavlek	        29	  Mercedini
CM	Mario Hendrix	        26	  Audioslavia
CM	George Antonov	        25	  Mercedini
RM	Matthias Dawsell	23	  Mercedini
ST	Irina Babarushchik	28	  Abanhfleft
ST	Dominik Bartosz	        28	  Cosneolta
SUBS
GK	Tigo Hurst	        21	  Eastfield Lodge

Elspachia
Manager: Conrad Keane (Brenecia)
Home Stadium: Sevada Stadium (23,000)
Formation: 4-1-4-1

Pos.	Name	                Age	Nation
GK	Rainard Tatius	        31	  Mercedini
LB	Avksentiy Hildebrand	29	  Chromatika
CB	Artur Simonis	        28	  Cosneolta
RB	Mykhail Susila	        29	  Mercedini
CDM	Gene Cara-Morejon	29	  Audioslavia
LM	Jakob Veselko	        31	  Mercedini
CM	Blazej Wojewodski	32	  Cosneolta
CM	Josh Johnson	        20	  Eura
RM	Wilfed Thabo	        26	  Mercedini
ST	Felix Gallan	        23	  Schottia
ST	Gonna Calhoun	        28	  Bonesea
SUBS
CB	Raymundo Ramos-Berardi	21	  Eastfield Lodge

Exton Oilers
Manager: Duncan Essivo (Mercedini)
Home Stadium: ExtoGas Stadium (25,000)
Formation: 4-2-4

Pos.	Name	                Age	Nation
GK	Craig Costanza	        26	  Mercedini
LB	Franco Demilia	        23	  Mercedini
CB	Leon Kostak             22	  Mercedini
CB	Harry Trebuto	        27	  Mercedini
RB	Garth Subo-Seshar       20	  Mercedini
CM	Miles Dendaq     	25	  Mercedini
CM	Xavier Sunanga	        23	  Mercedini
LW	Samuel Kostak	        19	  Mercedini
ST	Tyrone Lyshani          18	  Mercedini
ST	Daequan Holmes       	19	  Mercedini
RW	Lionel Esquantas        19	  Mercedini
SUBS
CB 	Giorgi Kespa      	16	  Mercedini

Hoventon & Corlington Town
Manager: -
Home Stadium: Hoventon Community Stadium (28,000)
Formation: 4-3-1-2

Pos.	Name	                        Age	Nation
GK	Neil Keane                	28	  Brenecia
LB	Giovanni Soto	                24	  Ceni
CB	Harry Ossun	                24	  Mercedini
CB	Dawid Maslanka	                29	  Cosneolta
RB	Arcadious Conteffe	        22	  Mercedini
LM	Ora Espinosa	                25	  Apox
CM	Enigma Armageddon  	        20	  Chromatika
CM	Brendan Woodbridge	        34	  Nephara
RM	Carlton Pujanic	                28	  Mercedini
ST	Kyle Ekryna	                20	  Mercedini
ST	Kelly McGinnis                  19	  Abanhfleft

Ignavi Borough
Manager: Enzo Calvari (Mercedini)
Home Stadium: Municipal Park (20,500)
Formation: 4-4-2

Pos.	Name	             Age        Nation
GK	Jamal Alespo          23	  Mercedini
LB	Kieran Sretna	      26	  Mercedini
CB	Gaar Uutniak	      22	  Cosneolta
CB	Matt Lakenti	      27	  Mercedini
RB	Michael Sigritza      20 	  Mercedini
LM	Davide Senitrento     31	  Mercedini
CM	Luke Noccho 	      23	  Mercedini
CM	Johannes Weigen       25	  Mercedini
RM	Costas Kyrak          28	  Mercedini
ST	Condor Madrid	      20	  United States of Devonta
ST	Max Esthik	      26	  Mercedini

Langtree United
Manager: Salah Wasil Kalb (Pasarga)
Home Stadium: Langtree Metropolitan Stadium (45,000)
Formation: 4-3-3

Pos.	Name	                Age	Nation
GK	Martin Hovek	        26	  Mercedini
LB	Callum Aznelik	        29	  Mercedini
CB	Don Barca	        24	  The Redvale
CB	Chris Bishop	        26	  Schottia
RB	Dominik Dzudzev	        28	  Mercedini
LM	Rebecca Talla	        39	  Drawkland
CM	Mason Windrip	        26	  Cosumar
RM	Dino Santa-Corvani      24	  Mercedini
ST	Thomas Vorthik 	        22	  Mercedini
ST	Julian Morton	        31	  Nephara
ST	Ezekiel Kramini	        30	  Mercedini
SUBS
RM	Mitchell Graftolla      18	  Mercedini

Mercedini Armed Forces
Manager: -
Home Stadium: Maijintsusec Memorial Centre (12,000)
Formation: 4-4-2

Pos.	Name	                        Age	Nation
GK	Georgia Petrie	                25	  Nephara
LB	Simone Waehner	                25	  Nephara
CB	Lt. Cmdr. Petros Dionisio	31	  Mercedini
CB	Wg Cmdr. Amnon Christie	        32	  Mercedini
RB	S/Lt. Vilhelmas Amato	        27	  Mercedini
LM	Cpl. Tim Crasic	                24	  Mercedini
CM	Saulius Laukkanen	        25	  Cosneolta
CM	Fg Off. Thomas Stef	        25	  Mercedini
RM	Ramadan Dragomir	        28	  Mercedini
ST	Cpl. Alfred Ernesto	        27	  Mercedini
ST	Pvt. Cody Denjamic        	23	  Mercedini

Orga City
Manager: -
Home Stadium: Partush Arena (32,500)
Formation: 5-4-1

Pos.	Name	                Age	Nation
GK	Hamad Carter	        27	  Eastfield Lodge
LB	Kimothy Longacre	23	  Cosumar
CB	Peter Patenkov	        30	  Mercedini
CB	Aran Durrie	        28	  Brenecia
CB	Issac Gustinetti	22	  Mercedini
RB	Juuso Jagoda	        23	  Cosneolta
LM	Grant Forthern	        26	  Mercedini
CM	Nauri Bhiganunwu        25	  Abaja
CM	Frederico Quana         21	  Mercedini
RM	Scredda Smith	        26	  Bonesea
ST	Kathey Rosenzweig       29	  Chromatika
SUBS
ST	Olenna Tynesman	        29	  Brenecia

RFK Ogdenagorv
Manager: -
Home Stadium: Ogdenagorv Stadion Natsiya (9,500)
Formation: 5-4-1

Pos.	Name	                Age     Nation
GK	Viktor Polzin	        27	  Mercedini
LB	Ruslan Kavlan	        22	  Mercedini
CB	Artem Vasilyshin        29	  Mercedini
CB	Maxim Bolgomolov	23	  Mercedini
CB	Lazar Sokolov	        25	  Mercedini
RB	Peter Vladikavkaz       27	  Mercedini
LM	Nikolai Maksimov	22	  Mercedini
CM	Stefan Kohut            30	  Mercedini
CM	Yasim Pesternak	        24	  Mercedini
RM	Makar Gavrilyuk	        30	  Mercedini
ST	Joao Cravelha	        25	  Natanians & Nosts

Zholvi Athletic
Manager: -
Home Stadium: ezMART Stadium (24,000)
Formation: 4-3-3

Pos.	Name	                     Age        Nation
GK	Martin Slakeva	        26	  Mercedini
LB	Noell Abad	        25	  Eastfield Lodge
CB	Alexander Ytandev       23	  Mercedini
CB	Duncan Sefflak	        30	  Mercedini
RB	Timothy Davila  	26	  Mercedini
CM	Patrick Jackic    	23	  Mercedini
CM	Metodi Kijek      	30	  Cosneolta
CM	Oliver Vertell	        27	  Mercedini
ST	Jokin Mork 	        26	  Audioslavia
ST	Remigiusz Jokinen       25	  Cosneolta
ST	Oscar Bothwell	        22	  Mercedini
SUBS
GK	Sigmund Howson          30	  Brenecia

Zoloroni City
Manager: -
Home Stadium: City of Zoloroni Stadium (48,000)
Formation: 4-4-2

Pos.	Name	                Age	Nation
GK	Daniel Hosset	        24	  Mercedini
LB	Ben van Eyck	        24	  Audioslavia
CB	Jonathan Harris	        27	  Ethane
CB	Hermes Danilo	        31	  Mercedini
RB	Koloman Consus	        33	  Mercedini
LM	Vanja Kuro	        26	  Mercedini
CM	Johannes Nymark	        25	  Mercedini
CM	Sofia Falcón	        21	  Ceni
RM	Leon Kulap	        28	  Mercedini
ST	Edward Mossec	        34	  Mercedini
ST	Bert Paki	        30	  Mercedini
SUBS
CM	Arturo Jiminez	        29	  Super-Llamaland
RM	Elliston Gilpin	        23	  Bonesea
CAM	Elijah Crawford	        16	  Taeshan

Zoloroni Metropolitan
Manager: -
Home Stadium: Snowflake Stadium (29,000)
Formation: 5-4-1

Pos.	Name	                Age	Nation
GK	Wheveral Allen	        24	  Bonesea
LB	Preston Aristaros	24	  Mercedini
CB	Cruz van Gelderen	24	  Audioslavia
CB	Kristian Trevasoni      25	  Mercedini
CB	Ivan Septimius	        27	  Mercedini
RB	Noah Park	        31	  Mercedini
LM	Lawrence Garzallo	22	  Mercedini
CM	Harry Webster	        32	  Mercedini
CM	Vincent Verbeck	        24	  Schottia
RM	Aidan Power Jr.	        27	  Fhulghamous Peninsula
ST	Lukas Rashford	        28	  Nephara
SUBS
GK	Lukas Poyek	        23	  Mercedini			
CM	Manny M'foto	        21	  Mercedini

[Mercedini]

Mercedinian Premier League
Season 5 | Part 1

Cygnus Cup Preliminary Play-In

Bananas FC (AFT) 1–2 Zoloroni City

Zoloroni City 3-1 Bananas FC (AFT)

Zoloroni City win 5-2 on aggregate

The new Mercedinian season officially got underway in Abanhfleft as last season's MFA Cup winners Zoloroni City began their Cygnus Cup campaign. It was business as usual for the two-time MPL champions as goals from Falcon and Nymark took them past Bananas FC in Abanhfleft and gave the team two away goals to take back to their new 'City of Zoloroni Stadium'. It was a rather small turnout for the first competitive match at the new stadium, but Zoloroni City completed the job with a further 3-1 victory over Bananas FC in Mercedini. A brace from Bert Paki and an insurance goal from Leon Kulap ensured it wouldn't be an embarrassing start to the season for the Cityzens. They advance to the first round proper with a 5-2 aggregate win over the Fleftic outfit

Globe Cup First Preliminary Round

Zoloroni City 2-1 Ludogorets Markovsky (AFT)

Ludogorets Markovsky (AFT) 3-1 Zoloroni City

Ludogorets Markovsky (AFT) win 4-3 on aggregate

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Ellstrsveit (HFD) 3-4 Acoflosa United

Acoflosa United 0-0 Ellstrsveit (HFD)

Acoflosa United win 4-3 on aggregate

Barely a week later and Zoloroni City were racking up their air miles to Abahfleft once again, this time in the first preliminary round of the Globe Cup. It was all going swimmingly for the former champions as Mossec and Harris combined at the City of Zoloroni Stadium to give themselves a goal advantage going into the second leg. The Fleftic Ludogorets did get what would turn out to be a crucial away goal in the first leg, as the teams went back to Markovsky. There, the teams duelled in a close second leg with Kulap opening the scoring and giving the team what they thought to be a crucial away goal in Abanhfleft, but following three unanswered goals from the hosts, they eventually ran out 4-3 aggregate winners, prematurely ending the run of a severely weakened Zoloroni City side.

In the other Globe Cup fixture of the night, Acoflosa United welcomed international football to the Coma Tudo Stadium for the first time as they were drawn with Halfansodal's Ellstrsveit in the first preliminary round. A frantic first leg saw a quite frankly ridiculous seven goals with strikers on both turning up for the occasion, with brace from Drost plus supporting goals from Arini and Wesley giving Acoflosa four away goals and a one goal advantage going into the home led. There, Ellstrsveit needed two away goals to edge past the Mercedinian side due to the away goals rule, but Acoflosa held back enough to force a bore draw out of the match to safely secure their place in the second qualifying round and the prize money that goes with it.

Series B Champions Cup First Preliminary Round

Qalijan (QUS) 1-2 Humber Valley

Humber Valley 5-1 Qalijan (QUS)

Humber Valley win 7-2 on aggregate

The start of the new season also saw the first matches played in the Series B Champions Cup, for those domestic teams who performed exquisitely in their respective second divisions. Despite losing in last season's National League 1 final, Humber Valley snatched the third and final spot allowed for delegation who want to participate at the tournament, and they took that spot with both hands and never looked back. They were drawn against a debutant association in Qusmo, where their representative Qalijan looked to be a tough challenge for the second divisioners. The first leg proved to be a tight leg with the match going back and forth, but Humber Valley which trained up Mercedinian superstars like Charlie Alotic scored two away goals in the opening leg to take a goal advantage back to Mercedini. There, Humber Valley ran away with the match, with a spirited Qalijan side scoring a second goal in tie, but surrendering five goals on the night which delighted the fans of the team who will be playing in National League 1 this season. 7-2 winners overall, the Valley safely through to the next round.

MFA Cup Qualifying Playoff

Etruria-Sul-Mare 3-0 Lamenstock Island

Colwyn Park Avenue 1-2 Lena Brava

Langtree South Down 1-0 FC Austerplatz

AFC Santo Davide 0-0 Zoloroni Sports City Youth Academy (2-1 AET)

Yate Town 2-5 Shebchetsik City

Alania United 2-0 Loftenshire Southerners

Ansav Town 1-1 Yushek Island (1-1 AET, 4-3 PKs)

Wilton Barrow 1-0 Colton & Dorvin Albion

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Zoloroni Metropolitan (MPL) vs. Gordon (NL2)
Moorland & Tersham (NL2) vs. RFK Ogdenagorv (MPL)
Alania United (Q) vs. Lokomotiv Arkenton (NL2)
Colmorvia (NL2) vs. Lena Brava (Q)
Langtree United (MPL) vs. Orga City (MPL)
East Coast Mariners (NL1) vs. AFC Monmouth (NL1)
Zholvi Athletic (MPL) vs. Bravajetti Athletic (NL2)
AFC Langtree (MPL) vs. Denby Town (NL2)
FC Carshalton (NL2) vs. Civittanevosa (NL1)
Risa (NL1) vs. Chapter Anston (NL1)
Inablidak (NL2) vs. Ansav Town (Q)
Plympton Royals (NL2) vs. Acton Town (NL2)
Dynamo Shebchetsik (MPL) vs. Brampton United (MPL)
Exton Oilers (MPL) vs. Zoloroni City (MPL)
Lonek Town (NL2) vs. Acoflosa United (MPL)
OFR Ozzaya Agranka (NL2) vs. Mercedini Armed Forces (MPL)
Rainworth Miners' Welfare (NL2) vs. East Kilbride United (NL1)
Humber Valley (NL1) vs. Sporting Rafelonia (NL1)
Hoventon & Corlington Town (MPL) vs. Dorchester United (NL1)
Osset Town (NL2) vs. Saabham Forest (NL1)
Rygge Athletic (NL1) vs. Coral Island (NL1)
Elspachia (MPL) vs. Kingfisher Invictus (NL1)
Project Olimpo Mercedini (NL1) vs. St. Austell Town (NL2)
Stonbridge Town (NL2) vs. Kirkenton Rovers (NL2)
Cannock Chase (NL1) vs. Carvi Albion (MPL)
Etruria-Sul-Mare (Q) vs. Wilton Barrow (Q)
Ignavi Borough (MPL) vs. Darlaston Town (NL2)
Slavjoni Town (NL1) vs. Sanzana Celtic (NL2)
AFC Santo Davide (Q) vs. Zoloroni Park (NL1)
Shebchetsik City (Q) vs. Alton Swifts (NL1)
Sutsik Chernomorets (NL2) vs. Blue Strike Zoloroni (NL1)
Plympton Town (NL1) vs. Langtree South Down (Q)

Pre-season also meant teams in the Mercedinian non-league system started their run in this season's MFA Cup with the sixteen remaining teams from both the east and west portions of the draw battled it out to put their name into the hat for the first round proper. The final qualifying round consisted of some familiar faces, but also new names being thrown into the mix as they tried to get their team and the fans they represent into the first round proper, where they have a high possibility of facing a team many times bigger than theirs in terms of fanbase and cash flow. It will be a first appearance in the rounds proper for four of our eight qualifiers with Etruria, Langtree South Down, Santo Davide and Alania United all making it through their play-off. The biggest margin of victory came at Yate where Shebchetsik City, a team highly expected to be promoted to the football league this season, won by five goals to two in their match against recently relegated Yate Town, while a couple of matches went to extra time and/or penalties to decide the fate of the draw, a new change in format added by the MFA for this season. Rounding out the action, Lena Brava, Ansav Town and Wilton Barrow will all return to the first after qualifying for that point in previous seasons.

Youth Cup First Preliminary Round

Langtree United 1-0 Kempsey United (NWK)

Kempsey United (NWK) 0–2 Langtree United

Langtree United win 3-0 on aggregate

Thanks to the Langtree United senior team winning the MPL last season, it meant their youth team was dragged along to play in the UICA Youth Cup for this season. In their First Preliminary Round draw, they travelled to Northwest Kalactin to play Kempsey United for a spot in the second round, where more established sides enter the fray. The youth champion's path parallels that of the champion's cup path, with teams competing in the UICA Champion's Cup Group Stage will be entering through their own group stage path, where the winners and runners up will enter the main draw, then it's a straight knockout tournament. The Loggers' training grounds deep in the Langtree suburbs played host to the first leg in Mercedini, where the U21 side took a single goal to NWK and the second leg. An early away goal for the Mercedinian side all but sealed their passage into the second round, which was wrapped up with an insurance goal deep into added time. Langtree United's youth team certainly making a statement, we will have to see how their main team does in the biggest international club tournament.

MD1

Zoloroni Metropolitan 1–1 Elspachia

Carvi Albion 2–1 Brampton United

Orga City 2–1 Zholvi Athletic

RFK Ogdenagorv 1–1 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Zoloroni City 0–1 Acoflosa United

Mercedini Armed Forces 0–2 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Ignavi Borough 2–3 AFC Langtree

Langtree United 3–2 Exton Oilers

The official MPL season got underway as all sixteen teams were in action over the opening weekend, with all eight matches giving fans a small sense of who the runners and riders are when it comes to relegation and for those all-important UICA spots. This season was expected to be the closest fought in a long time with every team having the capability of staying up and potentially fighting for an international spot, and that came to fruition with the opening set of results. With a 2-0 win over the Armed Forces, Dynamo Shebchetsik lead the race after the first match with a clean sheet and the only two-goal win margin of the first round. Following that, the two Langtree sides sit second and third on goals scored after both AFC and United overcome the two promoted sides by three goals to two, as the defending champions got off on the right foot for their title defence. In one of the more surprising results, Acoflosa United nicked a goal at the death inside the new City of Zoloroni Stadium as they sent claimed the win over the two-time champions, sending them second bottom. Another surprise occurred at the OSN as RFK Ogdenagorv battled hard for an opening day point against Globe Cup hopefuls Hoventon which will delight the Ogdenagorv faithful who could potentially put distance between themselves and the relegation zone this time around. Elsewhere, Zoloroni Metropolitan and Elspachia shared the spoils at the Snowflake Stadium in the opening match between these two highly fancied teams, both managers praised the pace of the teams on the pitch, with plenty of attractive football being played in the opening match of the season. Finally, Carvi got the better of Brampton which could be crucial come the end of the season due to both team’s patchy run of form in previous seasons, and in the local derby between two primary sector cities of Zholvi and Orga, it was Orga City who got their season off to a great start with a 2-1 victory at the Partush Arena. It’s still very early days, but teams have got off to mixed starts in the league and hope to build on their opening result to great triumph.

   MPL Table                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Dynamo Shebchetsik            1    1   0   0     2    0   +2     3
 2 AFC Langtree                  1    1   0   0     3    2   +1     3
   Langtree United               1    1   0   0     3    2   +1     3
 4 Carvi Albion                  1    1   0   0     2    1   +1     3
   Orga City                     1    1   0   0     2    1   +1     3
 6 Acoflosa United               1    1   0   0     1    0   +1     3
 7 Elspachia                     1    0   1   0     1    1    0     1
   Hoventon & Corlington Town    1    0   1   0     1    1    0     1
   RFK Ogdenagorv                1    0   1   0     1    1    0     1
   Zoloroni Metropolitan         1    0   1   0     1    1    0     1
11 Exton Oilers                  1    0   0   1     2    3   −1     0
   Ignavi Borough                1    0   0   1     2    3   −1     0
13 Brampton United               1    0   0   1     1    2   −1     0
   Zholvi Athletic               1    0   0   1     1    2   −1     0
15 Zoloroni City                 1    0   0   1     0    1   −1     0
16 Mercedini Armed Forces        1    0   0   1     0    2   −2     0

[Mercedini]

Mercedinian Premier League
Season 5 | Part 2

MD2

Elspachia 3–1 Exton Oilers

AFC Langtree 1–3 Langtree United

Dynamo Shebchetsik 2–0 Ignavi Borough

Acoflosa United 0–1 Mercedini Armed Forces

Hoventon & Corlington Town 2–2 Zoloroni City

Zholvi Athletic 1–0 RFK Ogdenagorv

Brampton United 1–0 Orga City

Zoloroni Metropolitan 4–0 Carvi Albion

We’re only two match days into the league and we already have our first major derby of the season with the Langtree Derby bringing up a rather expected result given the established food chain between the two teams. A 3-1 win for the defending champions solidified their spot as the #1 team in the nation’s second city and puts them second on goal difference as they remain one of the only two teams with a perfect record thus far. The other team is Dynamo Shebchetsik, surprisingly, who beat newly promoted Ignavi Borough by two goals to nil to keep them at the top of the table and establishing a two-point gap between themselves and the lower reaches of the UICA spots. All in all, it hasn’t been great start for the two promoted sides as they sit bottom of the table without a point in their opening two matches, with Ignavi Borough losing as stated above, along with Exton Oilers losing away to Elspachia in their first big test as a newly promoted side. Zoloroni Metropolitan earned the biggest win of the match day as they toppled Carvi Albion by four goals to nil at Snowflake Stadium in the nation’s capital. It is a return to form for the side who haven’t qualified for the UICA spots since winning the MPL three seasons ago. The Armed Forces finally got on the board with a surprise 1-0 at the Coma Tudo Stadium in Acoflosa, with a goal in the second half from Denjamic which allowed for spirited defending from the away side to give them their first points of the season. Also getting their first points is Zoloroni City, who took a point away from the Hoventon Community Stadium with their new-look attacking line still having teething troubles as they look to rebuild after losing their star player in the transfer window. Zholvi Athletic and Brampton United both got their first wins of the campaign after winning at home against potential relegation rivals by a single goal which could have ramifications in the near future.

Champions Cup Second Preliminary Round

Dynum City Wanderers (CSN) 1–0 Langtree United

Langtree United 3-1 Dynum City Wanderers (CSN)

Langtree United win 3-2 on aggregate

Langtree United's debut in the Champion's Cup was kicked off with a wobbly start, as they made the short trip to Cosneolta to play LiigaCSN perennial champions Dynum City Wanderers over two legs. The Wanderers already played an earlier round of the cup, with Langtree joining in at the second round thanks to Mercedini's rising coefficient in recent seasons. The first leg was a difficult and frustrating match in very different surroundings compared to the bright lights of the Metropolitan Stadium. The small crowd in Cosneolta and the hard and dry pitch on the Dynum City Stadium didn't suit the flashy play of the Loggers, who ultimately lost the first leg in one of the biggest surprises of the round. However, back in the relative safety of Langtree, the team turned up the flair and put in a great performance in front of a packed stadium. A late Dynum City away goal was a dagger in the heart of the team, meaning the match was tied on aggregate, but Dynum would be going through on away goals. A hefty chunk of added time gave the Loggers hope, and Thomas Vorthik the hero of the hour, prodding home from close range to send the stadium into raptures. Heartbreaking for Dynum City, it is the furthest they have got in the competition, they will now have to settle for the Globe Cup for a decent UICA run.

Globe Cup Second Preliminary Round

Northern Stallions (BRE) 1-1 Acoflosa United

Acoflosa United 0-2 Northern Stallions (BRE)

Northern Stallions (BRE) win 3-1 on aggregate

Elsewhere, it was a different story for Acoflosa United who continued their debut run in the Globe Cup, following their fourth placed finish in the MPL last season. They faced a behemoth in Northern Stallions from Brenecia, a league to beat in terms of the UICA pecking order. It was always going to be a big ask for Acoflosa to come out with something from either match, but they went about their business calmly and without any pressure. Surprisingly, they came out of the first leg as the favourite to qualify as they came away from Brenecia with a draw and a solid away goal scored by Riley McGregor late in the first half. Then it was back to Mercedini for the home leg, plenty of fans turned out for the match in the Coma Tudo Stadium, but it wasn't meant to be for Acoflosa who conceded two early goals to all but settle the tie there and then. The Northern Stallions had to concede three in order to be knocked out, but they asserted their dominance and proved why they were a team to beat in the competition, Acoflosa knocked out after a short but imaginative run.

Series B Champions Cup Second Preliminary Round

Suttonville (EUR) 1-0 Humber Valley

Humber Valley 2-0 Suttonville (EUR)

Humber Valley win 2-1 on aggregate

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Granton Vale (SCT) 1-0 Exton Oilers

Exton Oilers 2-3 Granton Vale (SCT)

Granton Vale (SCT) win 4-2 on aggregate

Back in the Series B Champions Cup and ready to take on Sporting Rafelonia in the first round of the MFA Cup was Humber Valley, who had an extremely tough draw against the Euran outfit of Suttonville. Another big league full of international juggernauts, there were plenty of questions that needed to be asked of their former second division opponents. The first leg was expected with Suttonville's funds off the pitch and talent on the pitch allowing the team to flex their muscles and create plenty of chances. Humber Valley were stoic in defence and managed to limit the team from Eura to a single goal, leaving plenty of doors open for the second leg. It was a rainy second leg in central Mercedini, with the pitch churning up and turning into a bog as time went on. A goal just before half time for the Mercedinian side settled some nerves and meant the teams went in at half time all square with everything to play for. The second half was slow due to the ball rolling in puddles of stagnant water on the pitch, with the rainy night suiting the home side as the seconds ticked away. Humber Valley edged ahead in the side thanks to a messy header from a corner, but Suttonville could easily snatch the overall win with an away goal. Jubilant scenes at Valley Parade with the referee sealing the Mercedinians' advancement into the third preliminary round.

Elsewhere in the SBCC, Exton Oilers couldn't get past another former second division juggernaut as the Islanders travelled to Granton Vale for their second preliminary round match in their SBCC debut. The first leg was a damp squib for the Mercedinian side with the Schottic midfield controlling the match throughout the game, with the Oilers only allowing a single goal in the opening leg of the match. Exton were fresh from their spectacular MFA Cup victory against Zoloroni City, with the match taking quite a lot out of the team, with the energy levels waning towards the end of the first leg. It was a much more entertaining affair in Mercedini with five goals going in at a rather sunny ExtoGas Stadium. Three away goals for Granton Vale gave the Oilers no chance in getting a foot hole in the game, with Granton advancing 4-2 on aggregate, meaning the Oilers can now concentrate on their campaigns in the MFA Cup and the Premier League

Youth Cup Second Round

Langtree United 0-0 Cloudsdale Flyers (EQS)

Cloudsdale Flyers (EQS) 1–2 Langtree United

Langtree United win 2-1 on aggregate

Finally, rounding up the action in the UICA tournament is Langtree United's youth side in the Second Round of the Youth Cup, it would be the final round before a break for the Champions' Cup to sort itself out, with the qualification rounds still in full flow. It would give successful qualifying teams a chance to collect themselves before the big teams join into the tournament. Their opponents for the second round were the Cloudsdale Flyers from Equestrian States. Following a bore draw in the Langtree Suburbs, it was back to Equestrian States for the second leg, where the Flyers held the advantage, while Langtree held the Trump card with the potential of an away goal looming in the back of most people's minds. A 2-1 away win was more than many would have hoped, with LTU continuing to break all sorts of UICA records, it was the first time a Mercedinian youth side have made it to the Youth Cup playoffs. It is the right time to be a fan of the club.

MD3

Carvi Albion 2–3 Elspachia

Orga City 1–2 Zoloroni Metropolitan

RFK Ogdenagorv 0–1 Brampton United

Zoloroni City 2–0 Zholvi Athletic

Mercedini Armed Forces 0–3 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Ignavi Borough 0–0 Acoflosa United

Langtree United 4–0 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Exton Oilers 1–0 AFC Langtree

As we all expected, the defending champions have made the best start in the league after three matches as they go top after three games following a wholesome and complete demolition job of now former leaders Dynamo Shebchetsik as the Loggers run out 4-0 winners in the Langtree Metropolitan Stadium, putting them firmly in pole position to defend their title and claim Mercedini’s one and only Champion’s Cup spot. Pasargan manager Salah Wasil Kalb is starting to work his magic on the team once again as he attempts to win back to back titles for the first time ever in the league. After taking points from each other on the opening day, Zoloroni Met and Elspachia now sit in second and third in the table after recording back to back wins. Elspachia were pushed all the way by Carvi Albion while Zoloroni Met needed a late winner in Orga to take all three points from the Partush Arena. Speaking of late winners, there was another big winner for Exton Oilers as they recorded their first ever win in the nation’s top tier as they nick a 1-0 win at the ExtoGas against AFC Langtree, lifting them up to tenth in the table. It was a good day for the promoted teams as Ignavi Borough collected their first league point, they held out for a 0-0 draw against Acoflosa United who has been in patchy form in their opening games. Hoventon also recorded a big win in their third match as they ran riot at the Kirkenton Memorial Stadium as they put three unanswered goals past the Armed Forces to leave them precariously above the relegation zone. Zoloroni City finally got their campaign up and running as they beat Zholvi by two goals to nil. Their midfield is the difference in many of the game they have played so far, with their front pairing failing to penetrate the back line of their opponents. Finally, Brampton edge into the Globe Cup spots as they came away from the OSN with a one-nil victory over Ogdenagorv, which plants the home side firmly in the relegation zone with only a point to their name after a promising start. For Brampton, they move up to fourth on goal difference and could be the surprise package in this league if they keep their run of form going.

MFA Cup First Round

Zoloroni Metropolitan (MPL) 4-0 Gordon (NL2)

Moorland & Tersham (NL2) 1-3 RFK Ogdenagorv (MPL)

Alania United (Q) 2-0 Lokomotiv Arkenton (NL2)

Colmorvia (NL2) 2-1 Lena Brava (Q)

Langtree United (MPL) 5-3 Orga City (MPL)

East Coast Mariners (NL1) 0-3 AFC Monmouth (NL1)

Zholvi Athletic (MPL) 2-3 Bravajetti Athletic (NL2)

AFC Langtree (MPL) 5-1 Denby Town (NL2)

FC Carshalton (NL2) 1-0 Civittanevosa (NL1)

Risa (NL1) 1-1 Chapter Anston (NL1) (2-1 AET)

Inablidak (NL2) 4-3 Ansav Town (Q)

Plympton Royals (NL2) 2-2 Acton Town (NL2) (2-2 AET, 0-3 PKs)

Dynamo Shebchetsik (MPL) 2-0 Brampton United (MPL)

Exton Oilers (MPL) 3-1 Zoloroni City (MPL)

Lonek Town (NL2) 1-6 Acoflosa United (MPL)

OFR Ozzaya Agranka (NL2) 0-0 Mercedini Armed Forces (MPL) (1-0 AET)

Rainworth Miners' Welfare (NL2) 2-1 East Kilbride United (NL1)

Humber Valley (NL1) 0-3 Sporting Rafelonia (NL1)

Hoventon & Corlington Town (MPL) 3-0 Dorchester United (NL1)

Osset Town (NL2) 0-4 Saabham Forest (NL1)

Rygge Athletic (NL1) 1-2 Coral Island (NL1)

Elspachia (MPL) 4-2 Kingfisher Invictus (NL1)

Project Olimpo Mercedini (NL1) 1-0 St. Austell Town (NL2)

Stonbridge Town (NL2) 1-1 Kirkenton Rovers (NL2) (1-1 AET, 3-4 PKs)

Cannock Chase (NL1) 2-0 Carvi Albion (MPL)

Etruria-Sul-Mare (Q) 2-1 Wilton Barrow (Q)

Ignavi Borough (MPL) 3-0 Darlaston Town (NL2)

Slavjoni Town (NL1) 1-3 Sanzana Celtic (NL2)

AFC Santo Davide (Q) 0-0 Zoloroni Park (NL1) (0-0 AET, 4-2 PKs)

Shebchetsik City (Q) 2-5 Alton Swifts (NL1)

Sutsik Chernomorets (NL2) 0-2 Blue Strike Zoloroni (NL1)

Plympton Town (NL1) 4-0 Langtree South Down (Q)

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RFK Ogdenagorv (MPL) vs. Plympton Town (NL1)
Bravajetti Athletic (NL2) vs. Etruria-Sul-Mare (Q)
Kirkenton Rovers (NL2) vs. Rainworth Miners' Welfare (NL2)
Blue Strike Zoloroni (NL1) vs. Elspachia (MPL)
Inablidak (NL2) vs. Project Olimpo Mercedini (NL1)
Cannock Chase (NL1) vs. Acoflosa United (MPL)
Colmorvia (NL2) vs. Saabham Forest (NL1)
Sanzana Celtic (NL2) vs. Sporting Rafelonia (NL1)
FC Carshalton (NL2) vs. Alton Swifts (NL1)
Coral Island (NL1) vs. AFC Langtree (MPL)
OFR Ozzaya Agranka (NL2) vs. Dynamo Shebchetsik (MPL)
Alania United (Q) vs. Ignavi Borough (MPL)
Zoloroni Metropolitan (MPL) vs. Langtree United (MPL)
Acton Town (NL2) vs. Risa (NL1)
AFC Monmouth (NL1) vs. Exton Oilers (MPL)
Hoventon & Corlington Town (MPL) vs. AFC Santo Davide (Q)

It seems that every dog has their day, and that was the case for the Mercedinian second and third tiers, with teams from both National Leagues 1 and 2 advancing in their droves o the second round, taking plenty of teams from the Premier League out of action for this year's cup competition. However, it was a team from the top-tier which claimed the biggest scalp of the round, with newly promoted Exton Oilers knocking out defending champions Zoloroni City in the first round with a spectacular 3-1 victory at the ExtoGas Stadium. There will be no Zholvi Athletic or Armed Forces in the second round, with both teams being upset by teams two tiers below them with spectacular performances from both Bravajetti Athletic and Ozzaya Agranka who not only claim the prize money from their first round victory, but also to get another potential money spinner against a top tier club in the second round. Thirty two teams remain with three qualifiers still in the mix to cause an upset or two.

MD4

Elspachia 3–1 AFC Langtree

Dynamo Shebchetsik 2–1 Exton Oilers

Acoflosa United 2–1 Langtree United

Hoventon & Corlington Town 2–0 Ignavi Borough

Zholvi Athletic 1–0 Mercedini Armed Forces

Brampton United 0–3 Zoloroni City

Zoloroni Metropolitan 2–2 RFK Ogdenagorv

Carvi Albion 1–3 Orga City

We said Acoflosa had patchy form, and they have just turned a bad run of form into the result of the day as they overcome a strong LTU front line to beat the defending champions by two goals to one to inflict the first loss for Langtree United for the season. The result pulls Acoflosa back into contention for a Globe Cup spot while the Loggers lose their top spot in the league with their only dropped points of the season now very costly given the other results around the grounds. That leaves Elspachia as top dog in the MPL as their comprehensive 3-1 win over AFC Langtree means they took the advantage given to them by LTU’s loss. Zoloroni Metropolitan also had the chance to go top on goal difference if they could get past a limited Ogdenagorv side, but the Shebnatsiyan natives held on for a two-all draw to get their second point on the board and to deny Zoloroni Met a chance to go top, they will have to settle with fourth for now. Dynamo Shebchetsik will go into third after they came from behind to beat Exton Oilers who have looked good value in this league so far. The win sees them one point from the top with many matches still to play, it’s certainly one of the more open starts to a league we have seen since it’s inception. After Ogdenagorv’s point, it now means Ignavi Borough are firmly rooted to the bottom following a 2-0 defeat away at Hoventon. It sees the Langtree natives on a single point, two points away from safety. A comprehensive win for Zoloroni City away at Brampton means the two-time champions hauled in yet another group of clubs, inching them further towards another UICA berth. Finally, wins for Zholvi Athletic and Orga City keep them afloat in midtable with AFC Langtree, the Armed Forces and Carvi Albion all slipping further down the table as time goes on.

   MPL Table                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Elspachia                     4    3   1   0    10    5   +5    10
 2 Langtree United               4    3   0   1    11    5   +6     9
 3 Dynamo Shebchetsik            4    3   0   1     6    5   +1     9
 4 Zoloroni Metropolitan         4    2   2   0     9    4   +5     8
 5 Hoventon & Corlington Town    4    2   2   0     8    3   +5     8
 6 Zoloroni City                 4    2   1   1     7    3   +4     7
 7 Acoflosa United               4    2   1   1     3    2   +1     7
 8 Orga City                     4    2   0   2     6    5   +1     6
 9 Zholvi Athletic               4    2   0   2     3    4   −1     6
10 Brampton United               4    2   0   2     3    5   −2     6
11 Exton Oilers                  4    1   0   3     5    8   −3     3
12 AFC Langtree                  4    1   0   3     5    9   −4     3
13 Mercedini Armed Forces        4    1   0   3     1    6   −5     3
14 Carvi Albion                  4    1   0   3     5   11   −6     3
15 RFK Ogdenagorv                4    0   2   2     3    5   −2     2
16 Ignavi Borough                4    0   1   3     2    7   −5     1

[Mercedini]

Mercedinian Premier League
Season 5 | Part 3

Cygnus Cup First Round Proper

FC Atlantis (WRL) 1–1 Zoloroni City

Zoloroni City 2-1 FC Atlantis (WRL)

Zoloroni City win 3-2 on aggregate

We re-join the action in the Cygnus Cup with Zoloroni City hoping to put the blues of both the Globe Cup and MFA Cup behind them to earn some decent prize money and international exposure from the competition. Their qualification to the first round proper saw the current eliminated defending champions face FC Atlantis of the Whirl Islands for a spot in the second round, breaking a new record for a Mercedinian side in the Cygnus Cup. The first leg in the Whirl Islands was frustrating for the capital side, with Atlantis dominating possession and territory with City stuck with their backs to the wall away from home. However, a converted Nymark free kick towards the beginning of the second gave the team an all important away goal to take back with them to the City of Zoloroni Stadium. There, they went behind early on to Atlantis with an away goal of their own, meaning it was the Cityzens who had to chase the game for the second time in the tie. Sofia Falcon's low drive restored parity to the match before the half-time whistle blew, giving both teams a chance to regroup. But it was Zoloroni City who would eventually come out on top with a late Edward Mossec flick-on header, avoiding extra time and sending Zoloroni City through in an extremely tight first round tie.

MD5

Orga City 1–1 Elspachia

RFK Ogdenagorv 1–1 Carvi Albion

Zoloroni City 1–2 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Mercedini Armed Forces 0–0 Brampton United

Ignavi Borough 2–0 Zholvi Athletic

Langtree United 0–1 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Exton Oilers 2–4 Acoflosa United

AFC Langtree 2–0 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Match day five threw up a whole host of unexpected results to really throw the cat amongst the pigeons, with the top three all dropping points to their opponents to allow Zoloroni Metropolitan to slip into first place on goals scored after a peculiar set of results which allowed it to happen. Former leaders Elspachia could only draw in a tight match at the Partush Arena where Orga City claimed a point from the team situated in southeast Mercedini. Meanwhile, Langtree United recorded successive losses following their perfect start and drop to fifth after losing at home to Hoventon & Corlington Town. The central-west coastal team now go into second and are only pipped to first by goals scored, where Zoloroni Met have scored more two goals over the five matches. Speaking of Zoloroni Met, they now sit top of the table after beating their fierce rivals Zoloroni City by two goals to one at the City of Zoloroni Stadium giving them bragging rights for the time being. In fourth and occupying the final Globe Cup spot in Acoflosa United who overcame a dogged Exton Oilers side by four goals to two in the highest scoring game in the league so far, the loss also means Exton Oilers sit bottom of the table, although only on goal difference. Dynamo Shebchetsik was also a casualty of the crazy set of result at this matchday, with the northern side losing 2-0 against AFC Langtree following a long trip to the nation’s second city. It was a good day to be an Ignavi Borough far as they lifted themselves off the bottom with their first win in the MPL as they won 2-0 at home against Zholvi Athletic which puts them into a solid 12th place, taking them above many of their relegation rivals. Finally, single points for Ogdenagorv, Carvi, Brampton and the Armed Forces mean all four are still within touching distance of the relegation zone and need to keep the points ticking over if they are to avoid relegation to the National League 1.

Champions Cup Third Preliminary Round

Langtree United 2-2 Loconstead United (ETN)

Loconstead United (ETN) 2-1 Langtree United

Loconstead United (ETN) win 4-3 on aggregate

Langtree United didn't have the C2H6 factor as their run in the Champion's Cup came to an end, running into the brick wall of Ethane's Loconstead United, who are having a tremendous run of their own in their domestic league. Langtree United hosted the first leg with a choc-a-bloc Metropolitan Stadium creating a wall of noise for the visiting to try and get through. An open match filled with chances for both sides ended in a 2-2 draw, with Vorthik and new signing Mason Windrip getting on the scoresheet for the Loggers, in a result which suited the visitors as the two teams travelled to play in Ethane. In a tight match against the Ethanian champions, Langtree had to win the game outright or draw with both teams scoring more than two goals a piece. It was a match where Langtree trailed in most departments with each Ethanian goal making their path all the more difficult. In the end, it proved to be to much of a challenge for the Mercedinian champions as they bowed out at the third preliminary round. They will enter the Globe Cup playoffs, perhaps they could go on another run to the Globe Cup group stages, it's another season where Mercedinian teams have failed to crack the Champion's Cup, but teams from the MPL are certainly on the up in recent seasons.

Globe Cup Third Preliminary Round

Elspachia 3-1 La Nueva Avenida (FFD)

La Nueva Avenida (FFD) 2-2 Elspachia

Elspachia win 5-3 on aggregate

After spending a decent chunk of time at the top of the table, it was a good time for the Globe Cup to be calling for the south-eastern Mercedinian team. They were drawn against La Nueva Avenida from Farfadillis in their first UICA match of the season, as this will be the second time the Farves have travelled to Mercedini in as many seasons, where last season Langtree United faced LNA twice at the Globe Cup group stages, meaning the Farfadillic (?) team had experience of playing in Mercedini before. Elspachia forced the initiative in the first leg with the team who were bought for peanuts showing that you can field a team for great value and still achieve great things. A two goal advantage was well deserved by the team as they went into the second leg on the front foot and the major favourites to go through. In Farfadillis, it was a difference story with La Nueva coming out of the blocks to try and cut the deficit. Elspachia edged ahead and scored a second goal just before half-time through Schottic striker Gallan which put them over the top via the away goals rule with the score 1-2 at half-time. La Nueva Avenida needed four goals in the second half, an almost impossible task for the home side. They did bag a consolation goal to tie up the match on the night, but Elspachia were safe with their two goal advantage from the first leg, through 5-3 on aggregate to the Globe Cup play-off.

Series B Champions Cup Third Preliminary Round

Terrarokka Spirit (VIL) 0-1 Humber Valley

Humber Valley 0-1 Terrarokka Spirit (VIL) (AET)

Match tied 1-1 on aggregate. Humber Valley win 4-3 on penalties

Humber Valley were back in action in the Series B Champions Cup, with the team having to sacrifice their run in this season's MFA Cup and a good start in National League 1, but they were tearing it up in the SBCC, collecting plenty of money on the way. This time, it was the turn of Terrarokka Spirit from Vilita, another big team with more funds and more talent on and off the pitch compared to their Mercedinian opponents. The first leg in Vilita was eventful, with the scrappy play of Humber Valley drawing the ire of the fans. Ultimately, Humber Valley won through in the end with a late headed goal, something which wrapped up the horrid day the Terrarokka Spirit fans were having. With that away goal, it was all looking up for Humber Valley going into their own second leg. The pitch was much more playable for their opponents in this match, with only the odd gust of wind disturbing the ball as it was passed along the pitch. The Spirit got beautifully taken away goal to restore parity in the tie, with either team needing to score to avoid extra time. It was churning up to be a tight affair in Humber, with the fans in the arena staying put for what was the biggest match of the club's history. Another goal couldn't be found in extra time, meaning it was the first time a Mercedinian club went to penalties in this season's UICA. Humber Valley traded penalties blow for blow, but it was the home side who ultimately won through in the end. Meaning from the first round, they were one win away from entering the SBCC group stage.

MD6

Elspachia 4–2 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Acoflosa United 3–2 AFC Langtree

Hoventon & Corlington Town 3–2 Exton Oilers

Zholvi Athletic 2–3 Langtree United

Brampton United 0–0 Ignavi Borough

Zoloroni Metropolitan 0–1 Mercedini Armed Forces

Carvi Albion 1–1 Zoloroni City

Orga City 0–0 RFK Ogdenagorv

Back to the grind of the Premier League for all sixteen of our teams, with some hoping that the UICA break meant there were some tired legs in the leading pack, forcing some slip ups and some compromises with some of the players on the pitch resting after two gruelling matches of international football. After six matches it's Hoventon and Elspachia who surprisingly lead the way on fourteen points after six matches, with both remaining undefeated in the league thus far. Elspachia are looking impressing impressive in the league despite consistently buying players on the cheap, but they seem to have an eye for talent as they beat Dynamo Shebchetsik by four goals to two in one of the more surprising results of the day. Meanwhile, Hoventon came through a tight and entertaining affair at the Community Stadium with the three points and a 3-2 win over recently promoted Exton Oilers, the Oilers have been giving themselves a good show in many of the matches played thus far, but now sit bottom of the table with only a single win to their name. Following that, it's Acoflosa and Langtree United who fill up the remaining Globe Cup spots after they both stole the points at the death in five goal thrillers, Acoflosa United's Jake Wesley converted from a corner to give the Coma Tudo Stadium something to smile about, with their team taking all three point away from AFC Langtree. Meanwhile, the defending champions needed all ninety-three minutes to get past a stubborn opposition in Zholvi, they have thrown a bit of a wobbly as of late, but have got back on track and sit within striking distance of the top spot. Finally, forces have conspired against the smallest team in the league to knock RFK Ogdenagorv into the relegation zone. They remain the only team not two have won this season, with only four draws keeping them off the bottom of the table. We're now 20% through the season with the runners and riders beginning to form, with the relegation candidates also being formed at the bottom as well. We will likely see a natural split between the top and bottom in the coming matches, meaning fans know where their team stands in the MPL food chain.

MD7

RFK Ogdenagorv 0–1 Elspachia

Zoloroni City 2–1 Orga City

Mercedini Armed Forces 0–3 Carvi Albion

Ignavi Borough 2–2 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Langtree United 4–1 Brampton United

Exton Oilers 1–0 Zholvi Athletic

AFC Langtree 1–1 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Dynamo Shebchetsik 2–0 Acoflosa United

The seventh match of the season bought with it a new series of developments at the top and bottom of the table. Elspachia have now cut themselves adrift at the top of the table with a two point margin opening up from second place. It comes after a welcomed 1-0 victory against a stubborn Ogdenagorv side kept up the pressure on the chasing pack to stay in touch with the league's one and only Champion's Cup spot. Hoventon & Corlington Town could have been to only other team to snatch the top spot from the Elspa natives, but they slipped up away from home as AFC Langtree put in a rigorous performances to earn themselves a point to ease them closer into midtable, while also knocking Hoventon into third. Langtree United are now the closest rival to Elspachia as they ran riot in the Langtree Metropolitan Stadium by hitting four past Brampton who could only respond with a single goal of their own. Langtree sit two points behind Elspachia but do have the superior goal difference with that most recent victory, meaning a swing of two points to the Loggers will likely prove to be the difference and see the defending champions go top. A position which they earned and stayed there for the vast majority of last season. Acoflosa and Zoloroni Met both dropped point to see team drop off the title race for the time being, with Acoflosa coming up second best and being shut out by Shebchetsik in the Razrabotka Stadion. Meanwhile, former title holders Zoloroni Met were held by MPL debutantes Ignavi Borough, pegging the capital team back while Ignavi Borough continue to go from strength to strength as they try to amass a gap between themselves and the relegation zone. Finally, Exton Oilers climb out of the relegation zone with a tight 1-0 win over Zholvi Athletic, with those three points now placing the team they beat in the relegations zone, while Ogdenagorv drop to the bottom of the table without a win in the seven games they have played in the MPL this season.

MFA Cup Second Round

RFK Ogdenagorv (MPL) 1-1 Plympton Town (NL1) (2-1 AET)

Bravajetti Athletic (NL2) 1-2 Etruria-Sul-Mare (Q)

Kirkenton Rovers (NL2) 2-0 Rainworth Miners' Welfare (NL2)

Blue Strike Zoloroni (NL1) 1-3 Elspachia (MPL)

Inablidak (NL2) 3-0 Project Olimpo Mercedini (NL1)

Cannock Chase (NL1) 0-4 Acoflosa United (MPL)

Colmorvia (NL2) 0-3 Saabham Forest (NL1)

Sanzana Celtic (NL2) 0-0 Sporting Rafelonia (NL1) (0-2 AET)

FC Carshalton (NL2) 3-2 Alton Swifts (NL1)

Coral Island (NL1) 2-2 AFC Langtree (MPL) (2-2 AET, 4-5 PKs)

OFR Ozzaya Agranka (NL2) 1-5 Dynamo Shebchetsik (MPL)

Alania United (Q) 2-8 Ignavi Borough (MPL)

Zoloroni Metropolitan (MPL) 2-1 Langtree United (MPL)

Acton Town (NL2) 0-1 Risa (NL1)

AFC Monmouth (NL1) 3-3 Exton Oilers (MPL) (4-4 AET, 1-2 PKs)

Hoventon & Corlington Town (MPL) 2-0 AFC Santo Davide (Q)

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Dynamo Shebchetsik (MPL) vs. Zoloroni Metropolitan (MPL)
Elspachia (MPL) vs. Ignavi Borough (MPL)
Saabham Forest (NL1) vs. Risa (NL1)
Inablidak (NL2) vs. AFC Langtree (MPL)
RFK Ogdenagorv (MPL) vs. Exton Oilers (MPL)
Acoflosa United (MPL) vs. Sporting Rafelonia (NL1)
Hoventon & Corlington Town (MPL) vs. FC Carshalton (NL2)
Etruria-Sul-Mare (Q) vs. Kirkenton Rovers (NL2)

The second round of the MFA Cup cuts down the field to a point where we can finally see where the main contenders for Mercedini's domestic up competition and the spot in next season's Cygnus Cup. There will be no Langtree United for the rest of this cup competition as they were knocked out by Zoloroni Met in the blockbuster match of the round. The two top tier teams went toe to toe in a high quality match not usually seen in the earlier round of the cup, Zoloroni Met eventually came through after a Langtree United qualiser early in the second half. One thing we will have in the third round is a Qualifier, with Eruria-Sul-Mare exceeding all expectations and knocking out Zholvi slayers Bravajetti Athletic by two goals to one away from home to put their name in the third round and collect some serious prize money for their level in the Mercedinian pyramid, they is a large chance they will be drawn against a Premier League team for a money spinning third round. In all, of the sixteen teams remaining in the tournament, nine are from the first tier, three are from NL1, three are from NL2 and a single qualifier rounds out the third round teams.

MD8

Elspachia 1–0 Acoflosa United

Hoventon & Corlington Town 2–3 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Zholvi Athletic 0–0 AFC Langtree

Brampton United 1–0 Exton Oilers

Zoloroni Metropolitan 3–1 Langtree United

Carvi Albion 0–1 Ignavi Borough

Orga City 0–0 Mercedini Armed Forces

RFK Ogdenagorv 0–2 Zoloroni City

What a difference one match day makes, a relative bloodbath at the top of the table now sees Elspachia go five points clear at the top, catching the eye of the fans and the other players, not many were expecting this turn up. They faced arguably their toughest opponent yet in Acoflosa, with many saying this would be a true test of the team's title credentials. Felix Gallan once again proved why he was hot property as he netted the only goal of the game in the Sevada Stadium, with a stadium move likely be on the cards once their new home has been built and completed. Elspachia were massively helped out by Zoloroni Metropolitan, who pegged back Langtree United by three goals to one, lifting the capital team into third, while Langtree United are now drawn back into the peloton, another slip up could mean they fall out of the UICA spots. Another battle between two teams at the top came at the Hoventon Community Stadium, with Dynamo Shebchetsik welcomed to H&CT welcomed to the home of the team currently in second place. The Shebnatsiyan natives made out like bandits, scoring twice in the first fifteen minutes, but even though the home side put together an impressive comeback, Shebchetsik still made out with all three points, dropping Hoventon to fourth and just keeping Shebchetsik out of the top four on goal difference. Zoloroni City have been a fairly quiet team as of late, with many of their big names vacating in the most recent transfer window. They haven't set the league on fire but are now only one point away from the UICA spots following a 2-0 win at Ogdenagorv, a result which keeps RFK rooted to the bottom of the table. At the bottom of the table, Exton Oilers reenter the relegation zone after the were narrowly defeated by a resurgent Brampton, while Zholvi kept their heads above water with a goalless draw at home to AFC Langtree. You couldn't put a cigarette paper between those chasing a Globe Cup spot and those hoping to sitck around in the nation's premier footballing league.

   MPL Table                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Elspachia                     8    6   2   0    17    8   +9    20
 2 Langtree United               8    5   0   3    19   12   +7    15
 3 Zoloroni Metropolitan         8    4   3   1    16    9   +7    15
 4 Hoventon & Corlington Town    8    4   3   1    15    9   +6    15
 5 Dynamo Shebchetsik            8    5   0   3    13   13    0    15
 6 Zoloroni City                 8    4   2   2    13    7   +6    14
 7 Acoflosa United               8    4   1   3    10    9   +1    13
 8 Brampton United               8    3   2   3     5    9   −4    11
 9 Orga City                     8    2   3   3     8    8    0     9
10 Ignavi Borough                8    2   3   3     7    9   −2     9
11 AFC Langtree                  8    2   2   4    10   13   −3     8
12 Carvi Albion                  8    2   2   4    10   14   −4     8
13 Mercedini Armed Forces        8    2   2   4     2    9   −7     8
14 Zholvi Athletic               8    2   1   5     5   10   −5     7
15 Exton Oilers                  8    2   0   6    10   16   −6     6
16 RFK Ogdenagorv                8    0   4   4     4    9   −5     4

[Mercedini]

Mercedinian Premier League
Season 5 | Part 4

Globe Cup Playoff Round

Polaris (CEN) 1-0 Elspachia

Elspachia 1-2 Polaris (CEN)

Polaris (CEN) win 3-1 on aggregate

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Langtree United 1-0 Union Rheinburg (PDN)

Union Rheinburg (PDN) 1-1 Langtree United

Langtree United win 2-1 on aggregate

With two matches left to go, our Mercedinian teams are within touching distance of the Globe Cup Group Stages and a chance to extend their UICA campaign by a further six matches. Unfortunately for Elspachia, they will not be featured in the qualifying round as they ran into the accomplished Cenian club Polaris in a draw which had many Elspachian fans salivating. Over the two legs, the team for a large town in southeast Mercedini were coming up second best in nearly every aspect of the match. They held firm in the first leg with Polaris narrowly inching ahead in the match with a 1-0 win at home, but Elspachia couldn't make home advantage count in the Sevada Stadium with Polaris bagging two early away goals in the match to effectively seal their passage through to the final qualifying round. Elspachia rallied in the second half and managed to net a consolation goal to bring it within one, but they ultimately came up short with Polaris advancing 2-1 on the night and 3-1 on aggregate, leaving Elspachia to concentrate on their league and MFA Cup campaigns.

Meanwhile, it was a busy night in Mercedini with Langtree United also in action in their second leg against Union Rheinburg of Pridnestrovia. The first leg, which was held in Langtree to avoid a clash with the other Mercedinian side in the round, was a tight affair between the two team with chances few and far between in the Metropolitan Stadium. Thomas Vorthik proved to be the difference once again, netting the only goal of the game in the second half to leave the door open for a Rheinburg comeback with the second leg in Pridnestrovia. Neither team has set the UICA tournaments on fire in seasons past, so this was a big chance for both teams to rack up some serious points for their own coefficient, which will rub off on their nation's coefficient, which will undoubtedly put the team and the rest of league on the map, resulting in bigger and better talent moving to the league. The second leg in Pridnestrovia had enough riding on it, meaning plenty of fans had turned out for the qualifying round second leg in Rheinburg. The opposition levelled the tie on aggregate with a goal midway through the second half, with the next forty five minutes being crucial to the history and financial future of both clubs. The next goal would win the match, and when Julian Morton was hauled down in the box, it was up to former national team regular Ezekiel Kramini to level up the match on the night from the spot and give Langtree United a huge away goal which would require Union Rheinburg scoring two goals to win the tie outright. Kramini was composed as he slotted the ball down the middle to claim their crucial away goal. Then, it was a simple stroll to the final whistle where the team were one game away from consecutive appearances at the Globe Cup group stages

Series B Champions Cup Third Preliminary Round

Ignavi Borough 0-2 Augustine FC (ESH)

Augustine FC (ESH) 4-1 Ignavi Borough

Augustine FC (ESH) win 6-1 on aggragate

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Humber Valley 2-2 Keenan Athletic (COS)

Keenan Athletic (COS) 3-0 Humber Valley

Keenan Athletic (COS) win 5-2 on aggregate

Sadly, there will be no Mercedinian representation in the Series B Champions Cup as the final two SBCC representatives fell at the final hurdle, coming up short against quality opposition from Eshan and Cosumar. Ignavi Borough have had the shortest run of the two teams in action, joining in at the playoff round, meaning they only needed to win one two-legged tie to make it to the group stage. Unfortunately for the Langtree natives they were drawn against Augustine FC of Eshan, and it was always going to be a struggle to get anything out of the two matches. The damage was arguably done in the first leg with the Echani outfit claiming two away goals in Ignavi, with many club claiming they were focusing on the league rather than the late arrival of the SBCC, resulting in some of the second team being played for their two legged tie. The rout was completed in the second leg with a 4-1 drubbing in Eshan, completing a 6-1 aggregate win which puts the Echani team into the hat for the group stage draw.

The draw gods weren't any kinder to Humber Valley, who started off all the way in the first preliminary to be one step away from being the first non-MPL team to make it to a UICA Group Stage. They were drawn against Harlighet Ligan's Keenan Athletic, one of the toughest leagues to be drawn against, given their consistent performances in UICA tournaments and it's expected trajectory in future seasons. Humber Valley knew they didn't have much of a chance, but it would be a tremendous money spinner for the small club given the increased ticket sales in the home leg, and the much larger allocation in the away leg thanks to Keenan's large stadium by SBCC standards. The home leg was a shock by many standards, with Humber Valley holding their foreign superiors to a two-all draw in Valley Parade, a victory given the circumstances. Keenan took their two away goals and huge odds to qualify back to Cosumar, where they unexpectedly asserted their dominance in front of their own fans. Humber Valley had a great taste of international football and now had experience of the teams they need to get past to become a top-tier team. They were beaten 3-0 on the night and 5-2 on aggregate, meaning their magical run finally came to an end.

MD9

Zoloroni City 2–1 Elspachia

Mercedini Armed Forces 1–3 RFK Ogdenagorv

Ignavi Borough 3–1 Orga City

Langtree United 2–1 Carvi Albion

Exton Oilers 4–3 Zoloroni Metropolitan

AFC Langtree 0–0 Brampton United

Dynamo Shebchetsik 0–1 Zholvi Athletic

Acoflosa United 3–2 Hoventon & Corlington Town

The UICA break seems to taken their toll on the Elspachia team as they lose their first match of the season at match nine. The loss means their five point lead has been cut significantly, especially with their loss coming against title challengers Zoloroni City lifting the capital club up to third and within touching distance of the top spot. Elspachia went out fighting against Polaris in their playoff match, with the short three day break meaning some key players had to be rested for the match at the City of Zoloroni Stadium. It was double trouble for the team from Elspa as defending champions Langtree United also picked up the win at home, this time against Carvi Albion to cut their deficit to two points, in the race for the title, with the Loggers holding plenty of momentum in their remaining matches to keep up with the current leaders. Remember, they still have the Globe Cup in action, which could put pay to any title race that Langtree could try to get into. Rounding out the current UICA places, Acoflosa United win the crucial six pointer between themselves and Hoventon at the Coma Tudo Stadium, with the home side coming out on top by three goals to two, lifting them above the Seagulls as well has surpassing Zoloroni Met and Shebchetsik, who both lost today. Speaking of those two clubs, they remain in contention for a spot at the Globe Cup, but they take a huge dent with Zoloroni Met losing a seven goal thriller in Exton, while Shebchetsik lost at home to a late Bothwell strike in one of the bigger surprises of the day. Down at the bottom, it's all changed following wins for Ogdenagorv, Exton and points for both AFC Langtree and Brampton. The Armed Forces fall into the drop zone following a lacklustre set of results, with RFK Ogdenagorv now putting themselves closer to safety with a 3-1 away victory at the Kirkenton Armed Forces Centre, narrowing the gap to 14th and dragging a whole host of new clubs into the mix. Just three points separate 10th and 16th as we inch closer to the midway point of the season. Special mention goes to Ignavi Borough as they now jump into eighth place following a stellar run of form.

MD10

Elspachia 4–1 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Zholvi Athletic 1–1 Acoflosa United

Brampton United 0–1 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Zoloroni Metropolitan 4–3 AFC Langtree

Carvi Albion 4–1 Exton Oilers

Orga City 2–3 Langtree United

RFK Ogdenagorv 3–1 Ignavi Borough

Zoloroni City 4–1 Mercedini Armed Forces

We've finally hit double figures in the league, and fans up and down the country were treated to plenty of goal fests with no less than 34 goals flying in during the eight matches played over the weekend. The leading pack were separated somewhat with teams at the top recording a mixed set of results. Elspachia maintain their top spot thanks to a 4-1 demolition job of Hoventon, with the Seagulls having a rather retched run of form as of late (subsequently dropping to 7th as a result). Langtree keep up the pressure on those around them, after Vorthik bailed out the team once again to escape a stubborn Orga side with a victory. Zoloroni City still lurks in the backround with an outside chance of claiming their third MPL title, following a comprehensive 4-1 against the Armed Forced who are now at serious risk of being relegated for the first time after they were dropped to the foot of the table with the lowest outright points, lowest goal difference and goals scored in the league. Following that, it's all change in the fourth UICA spot with Zoloroni Met now occupying the fourth and final spot available, with a combination of them winning 4-3 against AFC Langtree and Acoflosa dropping points, as they could only snatch a point at Zholvi. Another team who took advantage of that were Dynamo Shebchetsik who quietly slip into fifth following a 1-0 away smash-and-grab at Brampton, with the Shebnatsiyan team only locked out of the UICA spots on goal difference, but there are still plenty of game to be played for the northern team to surpass Zoloroni Met. At the bottom, as we've mentioned, the Armed Forces are now at the bottom of the table, but now Exton Oilers occupy that second relegation spot following their 4-1 defeat at Carvi and RFK Ogdenagorv's winning yet again (this time with a 3-1 victory at home against Ignavi Borough) to dramatically lift them into 12th place. That means Orga City and AFC Langtree are the ones who are surprisingly left dangled precariously above the relegation zone. It's likely their will be some major casualties if this run of form continues for some of the bigger clubs in the MPL.

Globe Cup Playoff Round

Langtree United 1-0 Sporting Esper (ZWZ)

Sporting Esper (ZWZ) 2-2 Langtree United

Langtree United win 3-2 on aggregate

They've done it! Langtree United have made it back to where they made history last season by getting past Zwangzug's Sporting Esper to put their name in the Group Stage draw once again. The Loggers have thrived on making their home stadium a fortress and then holding their own away from home to see out an overall aggregate victory which sees them through to the next round. This round, it was Nepharim Julian Morton who bagged the only goal of the game in Langtree as the Loggers put in a complete performance to put them in prime position to qualify. In the second leg, it was an entertaining affair with goals flying in left, right and centre. Langtree's away goals put them over the top, meaning Esper really needed to go some to challenge for the Globe Cup GS spot, leaving them exposed at the back when the team committed to an attack. Talla and Windrip netted in Zwangzug so delight the travelling fans, they will be given another chance to break through to the knockout rounds, they will be getting some serious cash and coefficient points for this season's performance.

MD11

Mercedini Armed Forces 0–0 Elspachia

Ignavi Borough 0–1 Zoloroni City

Langtree United 8–2 RFK Ogdenagorv

Exton Oilers 1–0 Orga City

AFC Langtree 0–3 Carvi Albion

Dynamo Shebchetsik 1–0 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Acoflosa United 2–1 Brampton United

Hoventon & Corlington Town 4–0 Zholvi Athletic

Legs eleven on the board for our sides, with no let up in the drama and big results in our matches held across the country. The big news of the weekend is the big lead Elspachia once held has now been obliterated as Langtree United now top the table on goal difference, with Zoloroni City now just a point behind the two leaders in third. The Armed Forces seem to have finally woke up from their early season slumber as their defence held firm to hold onto a goalless draw in Kirkenton to give them a well needed point and to block Elspachia from maintaining their lead. That put the ball in Langtree United's court, and they returned it with interest. The Loggers set a league record for the largest goal haul for a single team in a match, netting eight past a helpless Ogdenagorv side who were on a good run at the time. The northern side did score twice in the match, but there was only one winner in the match with Langtree 5-0 up at half time. The third team in the equation is Zoloroni City who kept up with the leading pair with a close 1-0 victory over impressive Ignavi Borough with Johannes Nymark netting the only goal of the game, allowing them to continue their challenge for a third title. Dynamo Shebchetsik have separated themselves from the chasing pack in the race for fourth place with a crucial 1-0 win at home against Zoloroni Metropolitan to put them solidly into fourth place. Acoflosa lurk just outside the Globe Cup spots as they won 2-1 at home, with Zoloroni Met a further two points back with that aforementioned loss. Down to the bottom and it's three rather big names who sit at the bottom three with Orga, AFC Langtree and the Armed Forces all in peril following Exton Oilers win against Orga which lifts the promoted side safely into 11th for the time being, meaning it's the Armed Forces currently at the bottom with AFC Langtree making up the relegation spots, although Orga City are sitting precariously above them, with only goal difference between themselves and the drop zone.

MFA Cup Third Round

Dynamo Shebchetsik (MPL) 1-1 Zoloroni Metropolitan (MPL) (1-2 AET)

Elspachia (MPL) 2-1 Ignavi Borough (MPL)

Saabham Forest (NL1) 1-3 Risa (NL1)

Inablidak (NL2) 0-0 AFC Langtree (MPL) (0-0 AET, 8-7 PKs)

RFK Ogdenagorv (MPL) 3-0 Exton Oilers (MPL)

Acoflosa United (MPL) 0-1 Sporting Rafelonia (NL1)

Hoventon & Corlington Town (MPL) 5-1 FC Carshalton (NL2)

Etruria-Sul-Mare (Q) 0-2 Kirkenton Rovers (NL2)

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Risa (NL1) vs. Kirkenton Rovers (NL2)
Inablidak (NL2) vs. Sporting Rafelonia (NL1)
Elspachia (MPL) vs. RFK Ogdenagorv (MPL)
Zoloroni Metropolitan (MPL) vs. Hoventon & Corlington Town (MPL)

Third round of the MFA Cup time! Wit sixteen teams still remaining from the original pool of sixty-four we had in the first round. Shocks were still flying about given the smaller amount of matches being played over the weekend, with teams from lower league still playing well and sticking around in the later rounds of the cup. The shock of the round came from the north-west coast where Inablidak stunned MPL strugglers AFC Langtree with the perfect tactics and execution to keep AFC Langtree at bay to take them to a penalty shootout in front of their own fans, with sudden death being used for the first time this season. After nineteen penalties and fifteen converted spot kicks, it was down to a twentieth, which was blasted against the post and send the couple thousand fans in the stadium go wild, taking out a team two tiers above them, earning them a spot in the final eight. The other surprise of the round came at the Coma Tudo Stadium with recently relegated Sporting Rafelonia snaking their way quietly through the rounds, but they have put a bounty on their heads following their 1-0 win in Acoflosa, putting them in the final eight. Finally, there will be no qualifiers in the quarter-finals, but it does mean there will be a second team from NL2 as Kirkenton knocked out Etruria-Sul-Mare in their third round match. Half of the teams remaining in the cup are not from the MPL, and with an almost suspiciously uneven draw, we are now guaranteed two teams in the final four being from the MPL, while the other two will be from the lower leagues. It's one of the most exciting cups we've had in a long time, with a high probability of seeing a team from the lower leagues make it to the final at Zoloroni Sports City Stadium.

MD12

Elspachia 3–1 Zholvi Athletic

Brampton United 1–3 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Zoloroni Metropolitan 3–3 Acoflosa United

Carvi Albion 2–2 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Orga City 2–0 AFC Langtree

RFK Ogdenagorv 2–2 Exton Oilers

Zoloroni City 2–2 Langtree United

Mercedini Armed Forces 1–1 Ignavi Borough

Twelve matches have flown by with another twist in the title tale as another weekend of matches concluded. Elspachia is the big winner of the match day as they retake the top spot and open up a two point gap with the chasing pack all slipping up. Elspachia welcomed Zholvi to the Sevada Stadium with the team promoted a couple of seasons go a welcome relief to the onslaught of in-form teams and title challengers, and the team delivered with a comprehensive 3-1 performance against the young team to send the big town team top once again. They were helped out by Langtree United and Zoloroni City drawing against each other to knock out two birds with one stone putting two points between them and Langtree and then three from Zoloroni City. Dynamo Shebchetsik are still holding firm in fourth place despite being held to a 2-2 draw at Carvi, a team who has been minding their own business in mid-table and churning out consistent results. After a previous poor run of form, Hoventon are back within touching distance of the Globe Cup spots after win 3-1 in Brampton, they were helped out by Acoflosa and Zoloroni Met playing and drawing against each other sharing six goals in the most entertaining match of the day. Further down the league, the sheer number of draws around the league certainly helped out some of the struggling teams with: Exton, Ogdenagorv and the Armed Forces all picking up single points to further their challenge. Meanwhile, Orga was a big relegation winner of the day as they managed to in 3-1 on the day propelling themselves up the table and into 11th. The team they beat, AFC Langtree, now sit cleanly at the bottom of the table and are the only team in the league yet to reach double figures. A couple more teams have been dragged into the relegation picture, with now four points separating last place AFC Langtree separating 9th place Ignavi Borough. It certainly looks like its going to go down to the wire.

   MPL Table                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Elspachia                    12    8   3   1    25   12  +13    27
 2 Langtree United              12    8   1   3    34   19  +15    25
 3 Zoloroni City                12    7   3   2    22   11  +11    24
 4 Dynamo Shebchetsik           12    7   1   4    17   16   +1    22
 5 Hoventon & Corlington Town   12    6   3   3    25   17   +8    21
 6 Acoflosa United              12    6   3   3    19   16   +3    21
 7 Zoloroni Metropolitan        12    5   4   3    26   20   +6    19
 8 Carvi Albion                 12    4   3   5    20   19   +1    15
 9 Ignavi Borough               12    3   4   5    12   15   −3    13
10 Exton Oilers                 12    4   1   7    18   25   −7    13
11 Orga City                    12    3   3   6    13   15   −2    12
12 Brampton United              12    3   3   6     7   15   −8    12
13 RFK Ogdenagorv               12    2   5   5    14   21   −7    11
14 Zholvi Athletic              12    3   2   7     8   18  −10    11
15 Mercedini Armed Forces       12    2   4   6     5   17  −12    10
16 AFC Langtree                 12    2   3   7    13   22   −9     9

[Mercedini]

Mercedinian Premier League
Season 5 | Part 5

Cygnus Cup Round of 16

Ulsa (EUR) 2–1 Zoloroni City

Zoloroni City 2-4 Ulsa (EUR)

Ulsa (EUR) win 6-3 on aggregate

Zoloroni got their first big taste of the big time in the Cygnus Cup as they faced former Euran UICA champions Ulsa over two legs at the Round of 16 stage. It was a major test of the Mercedinian side's international credentials against one of biggest teams in the multiverse. The Cityzens had lost some of their biggest names in the most recent transfer window but were still going strong in their league, thanks to their talent in midfield. The first leg in Eura was a scrappy affair with the talent in the Ulsa team looking composed, while the occasion seemed to have got to Zoloroni City, playing such a historic club in the realm of international club football. Ulsa got their heads in front in the first leg with two exquisite goals, but an away goal which was tapped in by Bert Paki on the line to keep City competitive in the game and give them a chance to cause an upset in their home leg. Back in the City of Zoloroni Stadium, Zoloroni City gave their all to try and claim a famous aggregate victory, but the Euran outfit found a second gear and scored the two away goals they needed to strengthen their position in the tie. Following that, Zoloroni knew they were only playing for pride at that point with Zoloroni needing upwards of five goals to edge ahead. A comprehensive performance from Ulsa ended with a 4-2 victory in Mercedini, rounding out an emphatic 6-3 aggregate win. For Zoloroni City, it's back to the domestic league as their ground breaking Cygnus Cup run comes to an end.

MD13

Ignavi Borough 0–1 Elspachia

Langtree United 1–0 Mercedini Armed Forces

Exton Oilers 0–2 Zoloroni City

AFC Langtree 2–2 RFK Ogdenagorv

Dynamo Shebchetsik 0–0 Orga City

Acoflosa United 3–1 Carvi Albion

Hoventon & Corlington Town 0–2 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Zholvi Athletic 0–1 Brampton United

Match day 13, unlucky some but it certainly wasn't unlucky for the leading pack in the Premier League as all three of the main contenders won their matches to stay within touching distance of each other at the top. Elspachia stayed top with a 1-0 win over Ignavi Borough who gave more than they were worth and pushed the MPL leaders until the very end, but ultimately came away with nothing following an early goal from Schottic Felix Gallan settled some nerves at the Municipal Park in Langtree. A short drive to the Langtree Metropolitan Stadium where the other big match was being held. The Armed Forces needed to pick up some points, so it was certainly the wrong time to visit the defending champions who were on a mission to claim back to back titles. It was another match which was a lot closer than many predicted with Langtree only managing to score one goal to win the game against an astute MAF team. The third team in the trio is Zoloroi City, who bounced back from their 4-2 loss at home against Ulsa to win away at Exton, with Mossec and Kulap bagging two late goals to keep in touch with their main rivals. From the front three, it's a three point gap back to fourth placed Acoflosa who took advantage of the previous fourth placed team dropping points with a 3-1 win at the Coma Tudo Stadium against mid-table Carvi Albion to put themselves into the final Globe Cup spot. They took advantage of Dynamo Shebchetsik dropping points at home once again, this time against struggling Orga City who have seen a recent revival in their fortunes to see them safely lifted into midtable. Zoloroni Met are also a team seeing a revival, with their 2-0 win over Hoventon lifting them back into 6th and just two spot from a Globe Cup spot, their start man; Lukas Rashford netted both goals in that win, meaning the striker is challenging for a second golden boot for the most goals scored in a season. Further down, AFC Langtree remain languishing in the relegation zone after they missed a chance to leap out following a 2-2 draw at home against RFK Ogdenagorv, the point does lift AFC Langtree up to 15th and Ogdenagorv up to 13th. Meanwhile, Brampton secure their place in midtable obscurity with a win against Zholvi, with the losing team slipping to 14th and in peril of entering the drop zone in the coming match days.

Globe Cup Group Stage

Langtree United 1-2 Sonoma City Panthers (COM)

Laketown Rangers (TAE) 0-2 Langtree United

Longgeylin Coast (VIL) 1-0 Langtree United

Langtree United 4-2 Lonngeylin Coast (VIL)

Sonoma City Panthers (COM) 1-1 Langtree United

Langtree United 2-1 Laketown Rangers (TAE)

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  Group E                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Sonoma Center Panthers    COM    6    4   2   0    11    4   +7    14
2 Langtree United           MRC    6    3   1   2    10    7   +3    10
3 Laketown Rangers          TAE    6    2   0   4     5    8   −3     6
4 Lonngeylin Coast          VIL    6    1   1   4     4   11   −7     4

Langtree United made history in the Globe Cup once again as they finish in a solid second place in the group, meaning they become the first Mercedinian team ever to reach a UICA knockout round, seeing off Taeshan's Laketown Rangers and Vilita's Longgeylin Coast in the process, and finishing just behind the Sonoma City Panthers from Commerce Heights. It was a rocky start for the Loggers in this year's group stage as they found themselves in Pot 4, meaning they would have to go some to overhaul a two spot difference to qualify for the knockout rounds. Things didn't kick off on the best tune for LTU, with their match at home against top seed Sonoma City resulting in a spirited performance which ultimately resulted in a 2-1 defeat, Cosumarite Mason Windrip with the equaliser for Langtree late in the first half. Following that, it was a trip to Taeshan with Langtree bringing their a-game and giving as good as their worth. Ezekiel Kramini settled nerves with a low strike less than ten minutes into the match, in a match which was bookmarked by quality from the Mercedinian side. The Rangers huffed and puffed but they couldn't get past Martin Hovek in the Langtree net Rebecca Talla made the points safe in second half injury time with a towering headed goal to make the points safe. Langtree sealing a 2-0 win away from home, getting them off the mark. A week later they were back on the road as they were welcomed to the mammoth Coliseum and the home of Longgeylin Coast. It was a stalemate between the two teams for much of the match, with the chance of a goalless draw increasing by the minute. However, the Vilitans got their noses in front and parked the proverbial bus to hold onto what would turn out to be the only win of the group stage. At the halfway point, Langtree were staring elimination in the face with only one win and two loses to their name after three matches, the fans and the team knew they would have to bring a late spurt of points to qualify for the Round of 32. It was back to the Metropolitan Stadium for the return leg of their Longgeylin Coast double header, with the Loggers eager to enact revenge on the Vilitan side. Contrasting the lack of action in the first match between these two teams, the second match was jam-packed with shots and chances and action for the Mercedinians watching the match. In their biggest goal haul of the group stage, Langtree United netted four goals on their way to a second win, with a brace from Thomas Vorthik plus supporting goals from Dzudzev and Santo-Corvani wrapping up a great night for the home side, they were back in the hunt for a top two spot. Momentum was in their favour, but they had to face a strong Sonoma City side who were cruising to top spot in the group, yet to lose a match in the group. Sonoma City were at home, and didn't it show, the team from Commerce Heights were all over the Mercedinian side who were desperately trying to keep themselves in the game. In a big shock, Callum Aznelik headed in from a rare Langtree corner to take the lead in front of the Panthers' fans. Unfortunately, their defence didn't hold and Sonoma eventually found a way back into the match, but it ended all square with Langtree taking a famous point home with them, their destiny was now in their hands. For their final match, it was back to Mercedini for their second match against the Taeshani Laketown Rangers for a spot in the knockout rounds. The Rangers had a perfect start in Mercedini, taking the lead after a quarter of an hour to silence a packed Metropolitan Stadium. However, the home team did their work and found an equaliser in first half stoppage time through Julian Morton, the Nepharim striker side-footing the ball into the net after Kramini broke free and squared. It was beginning to become a tense match in Langtree with either team on the verge of qualifying, but recent Cosumarite striker Mason Windrip proved to the fans why he was worth his transfer fee by blasting the ball high into the net for a crucial second Langtree goal towards the end of the game. Langtree United's passage was confirmed as the referee blew his whistle for the end of the sixth and final group game, the Mercedinian side safely through in the end, sitting high and mighty in second on ten points, who would've thought that!

Youth Cup Playoff Round
Langtree United 1-4 Bastion (EUR)

It was back to the Langtree suburbs for the Youth Cup as the Langtree United U21s played their playoff for the Youth Cup. The young players had already made it through two rounds of the Champions' Path, but there is an added dynamic to the tournament as the teams from the Non-Champions' Path now join the Champions' Path to form the final stretch of the tournament. Langtree United were drawn against Eura's Bastion, who finished second in their Youth Cup group stage, meaning they'd have to come through a playoff to re-enter the main draw. Coming from the Champions' Path, Langtree has home advantage going into the play-off, although it widely known that youth domestic football isn't really developed in the nation just yet, and that was reflected in the score line. The Junior Loggers gave their all in the match but Bastion still came through time and again to force the initiative and score well worked goals. A small crowd did witness Langtree score through Davide Njami, but it was just a consolation goal on their route out of the cup. It was a magical run while it was happening, but Bastion advance thanks to their 4-1 victory in Mercedini

MD14

Elspachia 1–0 Brampton United

Zoloroni Metropolitan 4–0 Zholvi Athletic

Carvi Albion 1–1 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Orga City 3–2 Acoflosa United

RFK Ogdenagorv 1–2 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Zoloroni City 2–1 AFC Langtree

Mercedini Armed Forces 1–2 Exton Oilers

Ignavi Borough 1–0 Langtree United

That monumental performance in the Globe Cup Group Stage looks to have taken most of the energy out of Langtree United as Ignavi Borough stun the defending champions in the Langtree derby, meaning the Loggers are now five points from top spot in one of the most surprising results of the round. That gave Elspachia free reign to extend the gap at the top of the table, and they did that by the narrowest of margins at home against Brampton United, Euran midfielder scoring the only goal of the game from a free kick just outside of the box for their tenth win in fourteen MPL matches this season. Langtree United's loss also meant Zoloroni City crept into second place following their 2-1 victory over AFC Langtree, with both goals coming from Johannes Nymark in the midfield. Orga City took a huge step to easing nerves around the city as they beat UICA chasers Acoflosa United by three goals to two, a result which would have ramifications far beyond the two team playing. It meant Dynamo Shebchetsik reclaimed their fourth place spot with that result in Orga combining with their 2-1 win away at Ogdenagorv in the Derbi Shebnatsiya to overtake the central Mercedinian club. Another name in the picture is Zoloroni Metropolitan who also overtake Acoflosa after they beat relegation threatened Zholvi Athletic by four goals to nil at Snowflake Stadium, sending a real statement of intent to those around them that they mean business. No change in the relegation places as both AFC Langtree and the Armed Forces lost, the latter against Exton Oilers who have grabbed life in the fast lane with both hands and sitting in 11th, six point clear of the drop zone in their first season in the top tier. A draw for mid table teams Hoventon and Carvi round out the action in an energetic matchday with plenty of twists for the races at the top and the bottom.

MFA Cup Quarterfinals

Risa (NL1) 2-0 Kirkenton Rovers (NL2)

Inablidak (NL2) 2-5 Sporting Rafelonia (NL1)

Elspachia (MPL) 2-2 RFK Ogdenagorv (MPL) (2-3 AET)

Zoloroni Metropolitan (MPL) 1-0 Hoventon & Corlington Town (MPL)

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Risa (NL1) vs. Zoloroni Metropolitan (MPL)
RFK Ogdenagorv (MPL) vs. Sporting Rafelonia (NL1)

The quarterfinals of the MFA Cup bought with it some big matches, in terms of blockbuster matches between big names and those who will be making history for all the right reasons. This season's MFA Cup semis will break another record, with two teams from outside of the MPL making it to the final four for the first time since the creation of the cup, but sadly there will be no third-tier team in the final four as our final two valiant challengers both fell to higher league opposition. Risa will be making an appearance at their first semi-final, following their 2-0 victory over Kirkenton Rovers in their quarter final, it was an east run for Risa to get to this point, rarely stressing about their opponents. The same cant be said for Sporting Rafelonia, as they ave had to get through Acoflosa United to get to this point, but their latest match was much simpler, beating slayers of AFC Langtree, Inablidak by five goals to two on the Mercedinian coast, this will be the second time Rafelonia have reached this stage as a non-MPL teams, making their case to hang with the best of them. Ogdenagorv arguably caused the shock of the round in their all-MPL tie, as they knocked out current league leaders Elspachia after extra time in an entertaining affair in a rather empty Sevada Stadium. Finally, rounding out the final four is new favourites Zoloroni Metropolitan who came through the boring match of the round, with a 1-0 against their levels in Hoventon & Corlington Town, booking their place in the final four. All teams are in with a massive chance of lifting the cup, it is literally anyone's game.

MD15

Langtree United 0–1 Elspachia

Exton Oilers 5–3 Ignavi Borough

AFC Langtree 0–1 Mercedini Armed Forces

Dynamo Shebchetsik 2–2 Zoloroni City

Acoflosa United 2–1 RFK Ogdenagorv

Hoventon & Corlington Town 1–1 Orga City

Zholvi Athletic 2–2 Carvi Albion

Brampton United 2–3 Zoloroni Metropolitan

We are officially half way through the season with the teams and the positions being determined, which could greatly impact how teams view their nearest rivals going forward. After the dust settled on match day fifteen, Elspachia hold a five point lead over their nearest rivals after a ground breaking 1-0 victory at the Metropolitan Stadium in Langtree, meaning the defending champions now sit eight points behind first place and are at risk of being overtaken by teams which were originally fighting only for fourth. Felix Gallan was the hero of the hour, tapping home a rebound on the line following a Calhoun shot was blasted at the goalkeeper. There were plenty of big matches which will be repeated on the final day, which sunk another one of the title candidates. It was time for the Toxic Derby between Shebchetsik and Zoloroni City, with away fans banned from the Razrabotka Stadion as their team could only snatch a point with a 2-2 draw up north in Shebchetsik. City are five points behind the leaders but have a three point margin between them and third place, so they could afford to slip up once before there is any danger to their Globe Cup spot. In other action, the two promoted teams finally duelled in their match, which will yield points for one or both of the teams which have surprised many with their performances. In an eight goal thriller, it was the Exton Oilers who rose to the challenge, netting five in an entertaining affair at the ExtoGas Stadium, lifting Exton into the top half of the table, while Ignavi remain comfortably nestled in the pack. Another big match at the bottom was held between the bottom two, with the Armed Forces travelling to the nation's second city to face AFC Langtree. The club based in Kirkenton have been branded the most boring club in Mercedinian football, and they lived up to that title with a 1-0 win at the FLR Stadium to lift the Armed Forces out of the relegation zone and into 13th, while AFC Langtree remain in the relegation mire, two point away from their nearest rivals. Zholvi Athletic replace them in the relegation zone, despite picking up a point with a 2-2 draw at home against Carvi, with Bothwell and Grec both bagging braces for their respective teams. With Dynamo Shebchetsik dropping points against Zoloroni City, Zoloroni Metropolitan now sit in the fourth and final UICA spot thanks to their recent run of good results continuing with a 3-2 away win at Brampton, with Lukas Rashford netting twice in the match, who now currently leads the Golden Boot race outright. Acoflosa also capitalised and slips into fifth with a narrow and feisty 2-1 win against RFK Ogdenagorv which affects both the top and bottom of the table, as Ogdenagorv now sit one place above the relegation zone, escaping the bottom two on goal difference alone. Finally, a 1-1 draw between Hoventon and Orga City keep their points ticking over for the season, which neither likely to challenge for a UICA spot, nor really be threatened by the relegation dogfight.

   MPL Table                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Elspachia                    15   11   3   1    28   12  +16    36
 2 Zoloroni City                15    9   4   2    28   14  +14    31
 3 Langtree United              15    9   1   5    35   21  +14    28
 4 Zoloroni Metropolitan        15    8   4   3    35   22  +13    28
 5 Acoflosa United              15    8   3   4    26   21   +5    27
 6 Dynamo Shebchetsik           15    8   3   4    21   19   +2    27
 7 Hoventon & Corlington Town   15    6   5   4    27   21   +6    23
 8 Exton Oilers                 15    6   1   8    25   31   −6    19
 9 Carvi Albion                 15    4   5   6    24   25   −1    17
10 Orga City                    15    4   5   6    17   18   −1    17
11 Ignavi Borough               15    4   4   7    16   21   −5    16
12 Brampton United              15    4   3   8    10   19   −9    15
13 Mercedini Armed Forces       15    3   4   8     7   20  −13    13
14 RFK Ogdenagorv               15    2   6   7    18   27   −9    12
15 Zholvi Athletic              15    3   3   9    10   25  −15    12
16 AFC Langtree                 15    2   4   9    16   27  −11    10

[Mercedini]

Mercedinian Premier League
Season 5 | Part 6

MD16

Elspachia 2–3 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Brampton United 3–0 Carvi Albion

Zholvi Athletic 0–2 Orga City

Hoventon & Corlington Town 1–0 RFK Ogdenagorv

Acoflosa United 2–2 Zoloroni City

Dynamo Shebchetsik 1–0 Mercedini Armed Forces

AFC Langtree 1–1 Ignavi Borough

Exton Oilers 2–2 Langtree United

The second half of the season officially got underway as match day sixteen came and went over the weekend, but it wasn't the return to form that the league leaders wanted. Elspachia choked a 2-0 lead in the Sevada Stadium to surrender all three points to Globe Cup chasers Zoloroni Metropolitan in a result which has big ramifications in the title race and the UICA race. However, they were spared by a number of the chasing teams slipping up, allowing some of the teams outside of the UICA spots to close the gap and make it an exciting end to the league as the number of matches begin to run out. Zoloroni City remain in second but fall four points behind the league leaders following a mammoth 2-2 draw at the Coma Tudo Stadium between two teams towards the top of the table, Paki and Mosse both netted to cancel out goals from Wesley and Drost to leave the tie all square on the day. Langtree United were also another team who didn't have it all their own way, with the defending champions falling from second to fifth in one fell swoop following their two-all draw against Exton Oilers, who have been performing brilliantly in their debut season in the MPL. In a packed house at the ExtoGas Stadium, Thomas Vorthik and Ezekiel Kramini got the Loggers off to a flying start, but they were soon pegged back by a storming run by the Oilers, with Tyrone Lyshani and Daequan Holmes firing the Island club back into the game with the performance enough for a point against the champions and former leaders. Another big winner of the day was Dynamo Shebchetsik who jump into fourth after results went their way. They got the job done against the Armed Forces in the Razrabotka Stadion, with Cosneoltan international Dominik Bartosz scoring the only goal of the game in a relatively drab match. Hoventon were throught to be out of the title race but have reignited their slim chances of a Globe Cup thanks to the results around them, Kyle Ekryna scoring for the Seagulls. At the bottom, AFC Langtree remain bottom despite earning at the FLR Stadium against a strong Ignavi Borough side, cutting the deficit from safety, but still leaving them with much to do as they try to renew their membership in the top tier of Mercedinian football. They are joined in the bottom two by Zholvi Athletic who have been on a poor run of form as of late, being beaten at home yet again, this time by Orga City who have expelled the demons of earlier in the season. RFK Ogdenagorv and the Armed Forces sit just above the relegation zone, it was is turning out to be a four-horse race to get out of the two-spot relegation zone.

MD17

Exton Oilers 2–2 Elspachia

Langtree United 4–2 AFC Langtree

Ignavi Borough 2–3 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Mercedini Armed Forces 0–2 Acoflosa United

Zoloroni City 0–2 Hoventon & Corlington Town

RFK Ogdenagorv 0–0 Zholvi Athletic

Orga City 1–1 Brampton United

Carvi Albion 1–2 Zoloroni Metropolitan

The matches were coming thick and fast for our teams in the Premier League as another weekend of action ended with another set of surprising and crucial results for many teams up and down the table. Elspachia look to be choking a major lead after a terrible start to the second half, with Exton Oilers coming out with another major coup in the league, this time holding the league leaders to a 2-2 draw at the ExtoGas Stadium with Lyshani and Esquantas on target once again, pegging back the leaders. They now hold a three point margin over second place Zoloroni Metropolitan, who have rallied massively to become a title contender after being in and around the final Globe Cup spot for much of the season. Record singing Lukas Rashford has proved his worth for Zoloroni Met, after guiding them to a title a handful of seasons ago. They are joined by Dynamo Shebchetsik who leap into third with a victory away from home against Ignavi Borough meaning its the tenth recorded victory for the northern team in the league. After slipping out of the UICA places, Langtree United have bounced back with a win in the Langtree derby against AFC to lift them into fourth and keep them on track for another UICA spot and back to back titles for the first time in the league. Zoloroni City slip out of the top four, and are in peril of losing their 100% record of UICA appearances after they lost to rivals Hoventon, while Acoflosa also won 2-0 in Kirkenton to keep them close to in the face for the four spots in the UICA Champions' and Globe Cups. In the race to stay in the MPL, the Zholvi-Ogdenagorv was a match which most people associated with relegation fodder had their eye on, but a 0-0 draw at the OSN means they are both in the mire, but drag the Armed Forces closer to the drop after the lost against Acoflosa, like we mentioned before. Ignavi, Carvi and Brampton all have cut themselves adrift from the bottom, but everything could still chance with plenty of matches still to be played.

Globe Cup Round of 32

Langtree United 3-2 Turoki Tide (VIL)

Turoki Tide (VIL) 2-2 Langtree United

Langtree United win 5-4 on aggregate

The Loggers' run in the Globe Cup keeps rolling on as their magical run continues following a tight squeeze against Vilitan club Turoki Tide to put their name into the hat for the Round of 16, a feat few thought possible before the start of the season. It was the second trip to Vilita for the club, as they travelled and lost to Lonngeylin Coast during their group stage campaign. The first leg in Vilita was eye-opening for many reasons, particularly for their performance in the first leg to salvage a 2-2 draw against one of the multiverse's best. Vorthik and Windrip score for the Mercedinian side to give them a fighting chance in the second leg. Back in the relative safety of the LMS, it was a packed crowd to welcome the teams for the second leg. It was a tight match with so much on the line for both teams, but the stadium erupted when Rebecca Talla opened the scoring for the hosts with a headed goal inside fifteen minutes. A great patch of form for the Vilitan side saw the stadium silenced at half time when Turoki Tide to score twice and match their opponents away goal tally, but more importantly, lead on aggregate. Langtree needed the 45 minutes of their lives, and with Salah Wasil Kalb on the side-lines calmly watching along, it was going to be a fight that the team was up for. Former Mercedinian international Ezekiel Kramini restored parity to the match with twenty minutes to go, but it was the Drawkland international who saw her name in lights as another late header edged the Mercedinians ahead on the night and on aggregate, after two matches of football and nine goals, Langtree United were through 5-4 on aggregate. Unbelievable!

MD18

Elspachia 3–3 Carvi Albion

Zoloroni Metropolitan 4–0 Orga City

Brampton United 1–0 RFK Ogdenagorv

Zholvi Athletic 0–3 Zoloroni City

Hoventon & Corlington Town 0–0 Mercedini Armed Forces

Acoflosa United 0–3 Ignavi Borough

Dynamo Shebchetsik 0–1 Langtree United

AFC Langtree 1–2 Exton Oilers

Elspachia lose even more ground at the top of the table, even if the crowd were entertained at the Sevada Stadium. It was mid-table Carvi Albion who made the trip to Elspa at just the right time for the team from central Mercedini to cause a shock and claim a point against a team who they thought would be their superiors at the start of the season. Six goals shared equally between the two teams meant it was another lost opportunity for Elspachia to keep up the pressure on the chasing pack. Their situation was made all the more precarious with the three teams behind them scoring a combined eight goals without reply on the day, with Zoloroni Met in second, going home with the pick of the results with a 4-0 home win over Orga City to keep their imperious run of form going, something which could potentially take them up to the top of the table with matches running out quickly in the season. Langtree United came back from Shebchetsik with a narrow 1-0 win over the northern team, with a lone strike from Dino Santa-Corvani enough to give the defending champions another sniff at the title. Rounding out the top four is Zoloroni City who won an away match of their own, coming away from the ezMART Stadium with a simple 3-0 win over strugglers Zholvi to keep them down in the relegation zone and to keep the Cityzens in the mix come the final matchday. Just below the UICA spots, it was a difficult day for both Hoventon and Acoflosa, with the latter being damtically upset in their own stadium, with newly promoted Ignavi Borough earning the result of their lives with a big 3-0 win, a brace from Devontan striker Condor Madrid with an insurance goal from Max Esthik rounding out a great performance for the Langtree natives. No real change at the bottom with no real development from the bottom four rearing their head, although the Armed Forces did earn a point away at Hoventon to make their position slightly stronger, as each match begins to be worth more for the teams involved. Rounding out the rest of the action, wins for Exton and Brampton keep them safely in mid-table.

MD19

AFC Langtree 0–1 Elspachia

Exton Oilers 2–3 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Langtree United 1–2 Acoflosa United

Ignavi Borough 2–5 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Mercedini Armed Forces 2–0 Zholvi Athletic

Zoloroni City 3–1 Brampton United

RFK Ogdenagorv 1–0 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Orga City 1–2 Carvi Albion

Matchday nineteen came and went in midweek, with the major developments coming at the bottom of the table with a number of big wins arriving at the doors for a number of teams which are relegation-threatened. It was a good time for the Armed Forces to travel to Zholvi for a match, with their veteran side finally performing well and coming home with a 2-0 win in Zholvi to lift them four points clear of the drop. Another piece of the puzzle which puts the bottom two in peril as RFK Ogdenagorv caused a big shake-up of the MPL food chain as they beat then second place Zoloroni Metropolitan by one goal to nil. That result changed the complexion of the top of the table, with their loss combined with Elspachia's 1-0 win over bottom of the table AFC Langtree meant the Lionhearts go three points clear, with Felix Gallan now challenging for the golden boot award, scoring the only goal of the game. Second place is now occupied by Zoloroni City with Johannes Nymark, Kulap and Falcon netting in a 3-1 victory at the City of Zoloroni Stadium against Brampton United. One big surprise which shook up the lower reaches of the UICA spots was Langtree United's 2-1 loss at home to Acoflosa United, which knocks the Loggers out of the international spots and into fifth, while Acoflosa reignite their UICA flame with that big win. Around the rest of the grounds; Carvi, Hoventon and Shebchetsik all won to move their progression up the table, with all three highly likely to stay up, it's now eyes on a higher MPL placing with the potential of nabbing a spot bathed in light blue.

MFA Cup Semifinals

Risa (NL1) 2-1 Zoloroni Metropolitan (MPL)

RFK Ogdenagorv (MPL) 1-1 Sporting Rafelonia (NL1) (1-1 AET, 4-2 PKs)

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MFA Cup Final
RFK Ogdenagorv (MPL) vs. Risa (NL1)
@ Zoloroni Sports City Stadium - Zoloroni, Mercedini

The midweek MPL matches was all due to the MFA Cup semi-finals which were televised on the Saturday, meaning we would know who would be playing football at the Sports City Stadium at the end of the season. Zoloroni Metropolitan were coming off that surprise against Ogdenagorv in midweek, so were eager to impress their travelling fans as they went to Risa for the first of the two televised semis. Risa were accused of deliberately churning up the pitch prior to kick to make it difficult for Zoloroni Met team to pass the ball around the pitch, considering they were much more used to playing of perfectly manicured pitches in the MPL. Lukas Rashford got the team in the higher league off to a flying start with a simple low finish finding the net. A blustery stadium in Risa meant the conditions were beginning to favour the NL1 side more and more, and they managed to sneak in an equaliser in first half stoppage time to the delight of the 10,000 or so packed into the Aurora Starlight Arena on the outskirts of Risa. It was all square going into the second half, but it was the lower league team who came out with it in the end with a stoppage time winner to send the Risa fans absolutely mental, they become the first team from outside the MPL to make it to a cup final, with visible tears in the eyes of the kids, the women and even some of the grown men in the arena, it was truly a special moment that millions were witnessing at midday on a Saturday. There was a wind down following that results, as the masses waited for the evening kick off in Ogdengorv for the MPL team to face off against NL1's Sporting Rafelonia. There was a real chance that we could have an all National League 1 in the final, meaning we would be guaranteed a non-MPL winner and entrant into the Cygnus Cup. It was a tense affair in northern Mercedini with both teams going at it from the outset. Both teams scored late on in the second half to force extra time, with almost everyone in Risa holding their breath and hoping the result went one way or the other, the match was at a stalemate through the additional thirty minutes played, so it went to penalties. Sadly, there will be no dream final for the neutrals as Ogdenagorv blasted the winning penalty down the middle to book a spot in their second successive semi-final. It's Ogdenagorv versus Risa in the MFA Cup final!

MD20

Elspachia 1–0 Orga City

Carvi Albion 0–3 RFK Ogdenagorv

Zoloroni Metropolitan 4–1 Zoloroni City

Brampton United 2–3 Mercedini Armed Forces

Zholvi Athletic 0–1 Ignavi Borough

Hoventon & Corlington Town 3–4 Langtree United

Acoflosa United 0–2 Exton Oilers

Dynamo Shebchetsik 4–2 AFC Langtree

Alas, it was back to the grind for our teams in the MPL, but neither Ogdenagorv nor Zoloroni Met were effected by their fortunes in the MFA Cup, with both winning by a margin of three goals. It was the Zoloroni Derby for our two capital clubs and with Metropoltian playing a long and strenuous match in Risa at the weekend, it was always going to be tough to match the intensity of their city rivals. However, a major turnup occurred at Snowflake Stadium with Zoloroni Met finding a second wind and bragging right with an impressive 4-1 win against Zoloroni City, dropping the Cityzens into fifth after one bad result. That results means Elspachia now command a four point lead at the top, as they beat Orga City by one goal to nilto keep their points tally ticking over. Langtree United and Dynamo Shebchetsik now occupy the third and fourth spots respectively as they both netted four in their wins over the matchday, with Langtree coming out with the win after a seven goal thriller in Hoventon, while Dynamo Shebchetsik ran riot in the Razrabotka Stadion to keep AFC Langtree bottom of the table by four goals to two. Acolfosa are also going through a rough spot, this time losing to Exton Oilers by two goals to nil, meaning they have lost at home against both newly promoted teams. It looking rough at the bottom for both Zholvi and AFC Langtree as Ogdenagorv and the Armed Forces open up a six and seven point gap respectively on 15th place and are now re-joining the main pack which stretches up to tenth. Another win for Ignavi rounds out the action, showing it has been a fruitful campaign for the newly promoted side.

   MPL Table                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Elspachia                    20   13   5   2    37   20  +17    44
 2 Zoloroni Metropolitan        20   12   4   4    48   27  +21    40
 3 Dynamo Shebchetsik           20   12   3   5    32   26   +6    39
 4 Langtree United              20   12   2   6    47   30  +17    38
 5 Zoloroni City                20   11   5   4    37   23  +14    38
 6 Acoflosa United              20   10   4   6    32   29   +3    34
 7 Hoventon & Corlington Town   20    9   6   5    38   27  +11    33
 8 Exton Oilers                 20    8   3   9    35   39   −4    27
 9 Ignavi Borough               20    6   5   9    25   30   −5    23
10 Brampton United              20    6   4  10    18   26   −8    22
11 Orga City                    20    5   6   9    21   26   −5    21
12 Carvi Albion                 20    5   6   9    30   37   −7    21
13 Mercedini Armed Forces       20    5   5  10    12   25  −13    20
14 RFK Ogdenagorv               20    4   7   9    22   29   −7    19
15 Zholvi Athletic              20    3   4  13    10   33  −23    13
16 AFC Langtree                 20    2   5  13    22   39  −17    11

[Mercedini]

Mercedinian Premier League
Season 5 | Part 7

MD21

Dynamo Shebchetsik 2–3 Elspachia

AFC Langtree 1–1 Acoflosa United

Exton Oilers 1–2 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Langtree United 1–0 Zholvi Athletic

Ignavi Borough 1–0 Brampton United

Mercedini Armed Forces 0–4 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Zoloroni City 2–1 Carvi Albion

RFK Ogdenagorv 1–0 Orga City

It could be a watershed moment for the large fishing and logging town of Elspa as they win away in Shebchetsik to maintain their four point gap ahead of second place. It was the type of match where champions were made with the relentless attacking pressure of Dynamo being sucked up by Elspachia, with Gallan and Calhoun pulling the strings upfront and sharing the three netted goals between themselves and midfielder Jakob Vaselko, while Bartosz and Babarushchik could only reply with a goal each for the home side. However, they cant seem to shake Zoloroni Met from their rear-view mirrors as the capital club just seem to be gaining more and more momentum as the season goes on. This time, Lukas Rashford scored twice as his team ran riot in Kirkenton with a 4-0 win against the Armed Forces to leave them dangling precariously above the relegation zone. The respective current and former champions in Langtree United and Zoloroni City both linger in the Globe Cup spots after they both won on the day against comparitively lesser opposition in Carvi and Zholvi. Shebchetsik, Hoventon and Acoflosa all seem to be fading from the picture when it comes to teams in Globe Cup contention. After the top seven, there is a sizable gap back to Exton and Ignavi, who have played brilliantly in their maiden season in the top-tier, with Ignavi claiming another win against Brampton, while Exton were narrowly beaten at home against Hoventon, with Esquentas opener overtaken by an Ekryna and McGuiness one-two punch. Below them is spectacularly RFK Ogdenagorv who has made an amazing turn around in form to record back to back victories to send them into the top ten with a win over Orga. Brampton, Orga, Carvi and the Armed Forces round out the teams in the safe zone, with each team at least seven points ahead of danger. A point for AFC Langtree does keep their faint chances alive, but still leaves them in deep trouble as potential gined points slip away from their grip.

MD22

Elspachia 7–1 RFK Ogdenagorv

Orga City 1–4 Zoloroni City

Carvi Albion 2–0 Mercedini Armed Forces

Zoloroni Metropolitan 4–2 Ignavi Borough

Brampton United 0–1 Langtree United

Zholvi Athletic 3–2 Exton Oilers

Hoventon & Corlington Town 4–1 AFC Langtree

Acoflosa United 3–3 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Just when RFK Ogdenagorv think they were onto a good thing, they run into the brick wall and current runaway leaders in Elspachia, and get promptly disposed of in one of the biggest blowouts of the season. The home team ran riot in the Sevada Stadium with braces for Johnson, Gallan and Wojewodski with an extra added on by Calhoun for good luck to round out a 7-1 thrashing against the league's smallest team. It gives their goal differance and keeps their point ticking over, with Elspachia still holding onto their four point gap with eight matches remaining for others to catch up. Zoloroni Met remain firmly in the picture of the title race though, as they scored four goals of their own (another two for Rashford) as they stay within view, but they will need to hope the team above them trips up in order for the door to be open for the sky-blues to be let in. We continue to be listing the same headlines, but noone is yet to blink in the title race as Zoloroni City and Langtree United continue to churn out results to stay afloat and to keep the circling piranhas at bay beneath them. Speaking of them, they seem to be eating each other as Shebchetsik and Acoflosa play out a three-all draw to take points from each other and all but end their UICA dreams for another year, there would need to be a rather spectacular run of results to earn something from this point, especially for Acoflosa. Hoventon also stay alive with a 4-1 win over bottom of the table AFC Langtree, with both teams requiring results, albeit for polr opposite reasons. There was one big result affecting the teams at the bottom of the table and that came in Zholvi as a Bothwell hattrick gave his team a 3-2 victory over Exton Oilers to close the gap to within four points of the Armed Forces who lost away at Carvi, giving Zholvi a massive boost to their Premier League chances. Carvi were the big winners in the bottom half as the only team to win aside from Zholvi, it lifts them into the top ten with plenty of other teams between them and potential relegation.

Globe Cup Round of 16

Langtree United 0-2 FC Fairleigh-Warburton (ETM)

FC Fairleigh-Warburton (ETM) 0-0 Langtree United

FC Fairleigh-Warburton (ETM) win 2-0 on aggregate

Langtree United's fairy-tale run in the Globe Cup comes to an end against Terranean League's FC Fairleigh-Warburton from Electrum after falling 2-0 in the second leg on their Globe Cup Round of 16. The Loggers went into the match went few expectation for the tie, with few fans believing that they could get to the group stages, let alone the second round of the knockout stages. The opening leg was held in a packed Metropolitan Stadium where the Mercedinians gave as good as they got and came out with a 0-0 draw in the opening leg, giving the fans belief that they could snatch an away goal in Electrum. Unfortunately that didn't happen as the Electrumites made the match their own with two unanswered goals. It means Langtree bow out of the cup after travelling to some of the multiverse's best teams, they can now focus on their league campaign with matches counting down until we get a final result.

MD23

Acoflosa United 1–1 Elspachia

Dynamo Shebchetsik 2–2 Hoventon & Corlington Town

AFC Langtree 2–0 Zholvi Athletic

Exton Oilers 3–3 Brampton United

Langtree United 3–2 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Ignavi Borough 1–1 Carvi Albion

Mercedini Armed Forces 0–0 Orga City

Zoloroni City 2–1 RFK Ogdenagorv

We finally had a slip-up at the top of the table, with both of the top two dropping points, allowing the financial juggernauts of Zoloroni City and Langtree United now in touching distance of the current league leaders. Elspachia were up against another tough opponent in Acoflosa United. With a Jake Wesley goal gifting the home side the lead less than ten minutes on the clock, Elspachia battled hard throughout the match but could only grab a point as Chromatik defender Hildebrand headed it at the far post to narrowly avoid defeat. Zoloroni Metropolitan also relinquished their spot in second place after they fell away from home in a five-goal thriller against Langtree United. Lukas Rashford and Lawrence Garzallo couldnt claim all three points for their team as Talla, Windrip and Kramini all netted with well worked moves to round out an impressive 3-2 victory in Langtree. Zoloroni City also stay in the picture as they got past an astute and stubborn RFK Ogdenagorv by two goals to one with goals from Mossec and Paki to cancel out an opener from Ogdenagorv midfielder Yasim Pesternak in the City of Zoloroni Stadium. After that in fifth, there is now a sizable gap that has opened up between the UICA spots and the chasing pack as Dynamo, Hoventon and the previously mentioned Acoflosa all drew, dropping vital points to those sides above them. However, they are unlikely to be caught by teams ranked eighth or lower as the lower reaches of the table are fighting between themselves for placement and to avoid relegation. It was all eyes on the bottom two as they battled each other in the FLR Stadium with the victor likely getting a huge boost to their chances of survival. AFC Langtree were deep in the mire of relegation but a Lamorka double got them past Zholvi, but they remain bottom, six points from safety. The Armed Forces margin of safety has been cut in recent weeks, but they did claim a point with another 0-0 draw at home against Orga, while Brampton, Exton, Carvi and Ignavi all earned points which could prove to be useful come the end of the season. With the season now beginning to fade out, it's all eyes on the top of the table for that race to be settled, while Zholvi and AFC Langtree look seemingly doomed at the bottom of the pile.

MD24

Elspachia 2–2 Zoloroni City

RFK Ogdenagorv 0–0 Mercedini Armed Forces

Orga City 2–0 Ignavi Borough

Carvi Albion 2–3 Langtree United

Zoloroni Metropolitan 4–1 Exton Oilers

Brampton United 2–3 AFC Langtree

Zholvi Athletic 2–0 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Hoventon & Corlington Town 2–3 Acoflosa United

Another match day and the MPL table was made all the more tighter by the results over the weekend. A second consecutive draw means Elspachia are now within one match of being caught by a couple of teams below them, as it becomes the third match in a row where they have dropped points aginst tricky opposition. This time, it was Zoloroni City who made the trip to the Sevada Stadium and more than upset the tens of thousands who travelled to the stadium with baited breath to try and wrap up the top spot against the two-time former champions. The four strikers from both teams were out in form as Gallan, Calhoun, Paki and Mossec all scored in the second half to round out an exhillerating two-all draw in Elspa, to blow the title race wide open once again. That was because Langtree United and Zoloroni Met both won fairly convincingly to close the gap down to two and three points respectively. Langtree travelled to Carvi with a Vorthik brace combined with a Santa-Corvani strike in added time got them past a Carvi side who were rather bland but still remain in the top ten as they grind out results. Meanwhile, Zoloroni Met ran riot at the Snowflake Stadium as they hit four past the Oilers with Harry Webster stealing the show with two goals on the night, earning his team another win and a step closer to a second title. However, all of the serious developments were at the bottom of the table as both Zholvi and AFC Langtree won their respective matches to heap ever more pressure onto those just above the drop zone. The Armed Forces and RFK Ogdenagorv played out a goalless draw against each other in Ogdenagorv to add to their current tally, but their margin has been cut significantly with that combination of results. Around the grounds, elswhere, a win for Acoflosa keeps their slim UICA hopes alive, while Orga City just into relative safety with a 2-0 win over Ignavi.

MD25

Hoventon & Corlington Town 1–0 Elspachia

Acoflosa United 1–0 Zholvi Athletic

Dynamo Shebchetsik 3–1 Brampton United

AFC Langtree 3–3 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Exton Oilers 3–0 Carvi Albion

Langtree United 5–2 Orga City

Ignavi Borough 1–1 RFK Ogdenagorv

Mercedini Armed Forces 1–0 Zoloroni City

The comeback is complete as Elspachia throw away points against tough opposition for the fourth consecutive match and fall into second place following a 1-0 away defeat to Hoventon. Kelly McGuinness scored the only goal of the game with a stylish curled shot which was bent round Reinard Tatius in the Elspachia net. That result opened the door for Langtree United to leap into first place, and they bulldozed through the opening with a comprehensive 5-2 victory at home against a seemingly tired Orga side, with a brace from Morton and extra goals from Vorthik, Windrip and Dzudzev which made a brace from Chromatik striker Kathey Rozenzweig redundant in the end. However, Zoloroni Met remain firmly in the title picture despite being held to a 3-3 draw to strugglers AFC Langtree, it was a result which has ramifications at the top and the bottom of the table as Metropolitan were denied second place, while AFC Langtree move off the bottom ahead of Zholvi on goal differance. The gap up to fourteenth was still the same as the Armed Forces came alive to come away with a 1-0 victory against title chasers Zoloroni City to lift them into 12th, leaving Brampton in the firing line for a Zholvi or AFC comeback. Midtable still looks fairly rigid as five matches remain in the season. Langtree United hold the ace card with the extra point, although there is never a time to count out the chasing group in a season like this.

   MPL Table                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Langtree United              25   17   2   6    60   36  +24    53
 2 Elspachia                    25   15   7   3    50   27  +23    52
 3 Zoloroni Metropolitan        25   15   5   5    65   36  +29    50
 4 Zoloroni City                25   14   6   5    47   29  +18    48
 5 Dynamo Shebchetsik           25   13   5   7    42   37   +5    44
 6 Hoventon & Corlington Town   25   12   7   6    49   34  +15    43
 7 Acoflosa United              25   12   7   6    41   36   +5    43
 8 Exton Oilers                 25    9   4  12    45   51   −6    31
 9 Ignavi Borough               25    7   7  11    30   38   −8    28
10 Carvi Albion                 25    6   7  12    36   46  −10    25
11 Orga City                    25    6   7  12    26   36  −10    25
12 Mercedini Armed Forces       25    6   7  12    13   31  −18    25
13 RFK Ogdenagorv               25    5   9  11    26   39  −13    24
14 Brampton United              25    6   5  14    24   37  −13    23
15 AFC Langtree                 25    4   7  14    32   49  −17    19
16 Zholvi Athletic              25    5   4  16    15   39  −24    19

[Mercedini]

Mercedinian Premier League
Season 5 | Part 8

MD26

Elspachia 2–0 Mercedini Armed Forces

Zoloroni City 1–2 Ignavi Borough

RFK Ogdenagorv 3–3 Langtree United

Orga City 6–4 Exton Oilers

Carvi Albion 1–0 AFC Langtree

Zoloroni Metropolitan 1–0 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Brampton United 0–1 Acoflosa United

Zholvi Athletic 1–2 Hoventon & Corlington Town

RFK Ogdenagorv finally make a name for themselves in the league as they become Elspachia's saviour in a tight and tense title race which looks to be going down to the wire. Their heroics held defending champions Langtree United to a three-all draw in a cold and windy OSN which gave the Elspa natives a chance to reclaim the top spot back from the Loggers. Thankfully, the team finally had a break from high-octane opponents to play the Armed Forces at home, with Cosneoltan international Artur Simonis opening the scoring inside twenty minutes, before Josh Johnson made the points safe with a tap-in from six yards. However, it's now firmly a three horse race for the title as Zoloroni Metropolitan sit two points from the top after both of the top two dropped points over the past couple of match days. Their 1-0 win at home against Dynamo Shebchetsik helped them along, it's been a great second half to the season for a team who were looking like they would be languishing in mid-table for much of the season. No change at the bottom of the table with both of the bottom two losing which keeps them both on nineteen points. Two big clubs are likely to be heading down with the recently built FLR Stadium seemingly playing second division football for the first time. Ignavi, Exton, Orga and Carvi are now at a stage where they look to be safe and can relax knowing they will be playing Premier League football next season. It also means that the two promoted sides will be safe yet again, with only a couple of teams going down immediately in recent memory.

MD27

Zholvi Athletic 0–1 Elspachia

Hoventon & Corlington Town 3–2 Brampton United

Acoflosa United 2–1 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Dynamo Shebchetsik 2–0 Carvi Albion

AFC Langtree 1–0 Orga City

Exton Oilers 1–2 RFK Ogdenagorv

Langtree United 1–0 Zoloroni City

Ignavi Borough 0–0 Mercedini Armed Forces

The 27th matchday means it's crunch time for the teams who want to make a move in the league, with teams beginning to be beached in mid-table as they lose sight of the relegation zone and the Globe Cup spots. The title race has turned into a two horse race for the title as Zoloroni Metropolitan have seemingly been removed from the picture by a resurgent Acoflosa United, with goals from Wesley and Arini enough to earn the Aviators all three points against Zoloroni Met. That leaves Langtree United and Elspachia as the two challengers for the title with neither giving the other an inch of breathing space as the points on offer run out. Both teams won by a single goal against very different opponents, Elspachia with the easy root as Gallan netted the only goal of the game against bottom of the table Zholvi Athletic, while Langtree United were made to work for their win and only salvaged three points from the game thanks to a stoppage time penalty which was converted with a plomb by Thomas Vorthik in front of the home fans. Fans are also taking note of the third and final Globe Cup spot which is now contested by four teams with Hoventon currently top of the pack on goal difference with three games left to play. The Seagulls jumped into fourth after their 3-2 win at home against Brampton thanks to a brace from young Mercedinian striker Kyle Ekryna with Acoflosa just behind them with that aforementioned win over Zoloroni Met. Zoloroni City have fallen back into the chasing pack after they loss in Langtree, while Dynamo Shebchetsik are hoping to make their second appearance at the Globe Cup, and they boosted their chances with a 2-0 home win in the Razrabotka Stadion over Carvi Albion who look safe in mid-table. The drama has been seriously magnified at the bottom as the Dragons of AFC Langtree have risen like a phoenix out of the ashes of almost certain relegation with a brilliant run of form, they beat Orga City by one goal to nil to move within a point of 14th placed Brampton. Rounding out the rest of the action, an away win for RFK Ogdenagorv and a point each for the Armed Forces and Ignavi go a long way to helping them stave off the relegation jitters.

MD28

Elspachia 2–1 Ignavi Borough

Mercedini Armed Forces 0–4 Langtree United

Zoloroni City 1–0 Exton Oilers

RFK Ogdenagorv 1–0 AFC Langtree

Orga City 1–0 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Carvi Albion 3–4 Acoflosa United

Zoloroni Metropolitan 3–3 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Brampton United 1–0 Zholvi Athletic

Twenty eight down, two to go, and there were plenty of spanners thrown into the works for a number of our teams. That cant be said for the top two as they both avoided defeat, although one match was a but more comprehensive than the other. Langtree United give themselves a major boost to their goal difference with a big 4-0 away win in Kirkenton against the Armed Forces, with Morton and Vorthik grabbing two goals a piece in a great performance for the Loggers. Meanwhile in Elspa, Ignavi Borough were giving Elspachia more than they bargained for in the Sevada Stadium as the $3,500,000 signing Condor Madrid opened the scoring a stunning half volley for the visitors which stunned the home fans into silence for much of the first half. But the interval meant the leaders could rally, and they turned the match on it's head with Josh Johnson and Gonna Calhoun scoring scrappy goals from close range, but they all count, and thankfully for the Elspa natives, they kept their spot at the top of the table. Further down it's getting interesting in the race for the Globe Cup and Zoloroni Met have now been dragged into the mix following Hoventon's spirited performance in earning a three-all draw at Snowflake Stadium in the nation's capital. That put pay to both team's momentum and they were joined by Dynamo Shebchetsik in that column as they were beaten in the Partush Arena in Orga to ensure the Shebnatsiya natives were cut adrift from the Globe Cup, which could spell curtains for a second appearance at the Globe Cup with two game left to play and a five point chasm to make up. The big winners of the day were Acoflosa and Zoloroni City, the former of which now jumps into the fourth and final UICA spot with a win in a seven goal thriller in Carvi (Jake Wesley with the winning goal), while Zoloroni City bounce back from their retched run of form with a 1-0 win over newly promoted Exton Oilers to put them back into fifth and in the race to jump into fourth. At the bottom, we have our first casualty as Zholvi Athletic were officially relegated from the MPL for a second time after losing at Brampton and other results going against them. AFC Langtree could very well join them in the coming days after they themselves also lost, this time to RFK Ogdenagorv, which puts them four points back with only six points left to claim. Both teams have won five times throughout the season, which certainly isn't good enough to stay in a league as competitive in the MPL. Wins for those previously mentioned means the gap has opened up as just the wrong time for the bottom two, the relegations could be complete next week if AFC Langtree don't pull their finger out.

MD29

Brampton United 2–1 Elspachia

Zholvi Athletic 0–3 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Hoventon & Corlington Town 3–1 Carvi Albion

Acoflosa United 4–1 Orga City

Dynamo Shebchetsik 1–0 RFK Ogdenagorv

AFC Langtree 2–5 Zoloroni City

Exton Oilers 0–1 Mercedini Armed Forces

Langtree United 1–1 Ignavi Borough

Oh my goodness, where to begin! Developments at the top and bottom means some fans can finally see some closure, while others will have to wait until the final day for their fait to be known. We will start at the bottom where the hammer has finally dropped on the MPL membership of AFC Langtree after five seasons, with the dragons taken out by Zoloroni City in a match which embarrassed the home side in their own stadium, Johannes Nymark scored a hattrick for the Cityzens as they ran out 5-2 winners at the FLR Stadium, sending AFC Langtree out with a bang. Another bang happened in Brampton and Langtree as both of the top two dropped points to set up a fascinating end to the season. A tremendous performance from Drucati's players resulted in Acronian Andre Traeger scoring both goals to bring down Elspachia. The news was only just threading through to Langtree United in the secondary Langtree derby between themselves and Ignavi Borough, but they were seemingly blind-sided by the action on the pitch as Max Esthik was sent through in the second of three minutes of second half added time, as the striker made no mistake as he chipped the goalkeeper on the edge of the box to open up the league with one touch of the ball. The fans in the Metropolitan Stadium were not happy and it may not effect Ignavi Borough's position in the long run, but Elspachia remained in the hunt going into the final day to set up a final day blockbuster where the two will face off in Elspa. Zoloroni Met were pretty much assured of a Globe Cup spot from this point as they were now three points ahead of fifth place but needed a twelve goal swing to go against them to be snuffed out of the top four, so it's now between Acoflosa, Zoloroni and Hoventon for the final Globe Cup spot on offer by the UICA, they all won in convincing fashion so the table remained as it was for the time being. Rounding out the rest of the action on the penultimate day, the Armed Forces put meaningless distance between themselves and the relegation zone to give themselves a confidence boost, as they beat the Oilers in Exton. Finally, a tight Shebnatsiyan Derby in Shebchetsik was ultimately snatched by the home side at the death, but both teams don't really have much to play for aside from pride.

MFA Cup Final
RFK Ogdenagorv (MPL) 3-2 Risa (NL1)
@ Zoloroni Sports City Stadium - Zoloroni, Mercedini

We always knew we would have an unusual winner of the MFA Cup, with perennial MPL strugglers RFK Ogdenagorv facing off against second-tier Risa for the crown and the spot in next season's Cygnus Cup. They have seen off some of Mercedini's juggernaut teams and those who are beginning to establish themselves as a new power in the nation's league system. Now, it was time for these two teams to battle on the nation's biggest sporting stage to see who would lift the trophy for the first time. RFK Ogdenagorv were at this stage for the first time last season but came up short against Zoloroni City in last year's final, but this could have possibly been their biggest chance to lift the cup. Risa took the lead just before half time with a goal scrambled in from a corner, it sent the tens of thousands of fans from the NL1 team mad in their side of the stadium as they went a goal up. Fortunately for the MPL side, the opposition were too distracted with that opening goal as they equalised less than 50 second after the went behind thanks to a well taken chance from Nats & Nosts striker Joao Cravelha to restore parity to the match as the clock ticked into first half stoppage time. As the referee bought the opening half to a close, both teams went in level at the break.

It was far from a capacity crowd in the Sports City Stadium with neither Ogdenagorv nor Risa holding large and dedicated fanbases to fill their 35,000 or so allocations given to them by the MFA. It was a warm afternoon in Zoloroni with the temperatures suiting the Risa players, as they are situated further south that Ogdenagorv who are used to playing in cold and brisk climates with regular winds and even some snow at times. The teams came back out for the second half with both teams having potential to win it all in the next three quarters of an hour, although the ball was always in the court of Ogdenagorv with the talent, the budget and the pedigree to see the game out. Two quick goals in the opening five minutes was the explosion that Ogdenagorv needed with Cravelha rounding the goalkeeper after beating the offside trap for his second, while Makar Gavilyuk squared the ball to Nikolai Maksimov for a simple tap-in to establish a two-goal lead with over 40 minutes to go in the match. The game was at risk of running away from Risa but they battled hard and set up a grand stand finish in the MFA Cup Final with another goal from a corner, this time prodded home on the line after a flick on from the near post, however it was too little too late for the team from the second tier as they couldn't force extra-time with a dramatic equaliser in stoppage time. So, it's the unlikeliest of champions of the MFA Cup lift the trophy this season, with next season expected to be a big occasion for the club as they step into international football for the first time.

MD30

Elspachia 1–0 Langtree United

Ignavi Borough 1–1 Exton Oilers

Mercedini Armed Forces 0–0 AFC Langtree

Zoloroni City 5–6 Dynamo Shebchetsik

RFK Ogdenagorv 0–1 Acoflosa United

Orga City 3–3 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Carvi Albion 2–0 Zholvi Athletic

Zoloroni Metropolitan 4–1 Brampton United

Ladies and gentlemen, there we have it. The curtain comes down on another season of the Mercedinian Premier League, with Elspachia coming through with their first title following the match of all matches in the Sevada Stadium to end what has been a dramatic season for many different reasons. The other seven matches were a side show to the main event in Elspa, with a packed house of both home and away fans eagerly waiting the match between the two sides. The action was tight and tense, the visitors thought they took the lead through Rebecca Talla, but was brought back due to a foul in the build up. It was very likely that the match was decided by one goal and it came in the second half when an error from national team defender Aznelik but Calhoun through in space, with the Boney striker squaring to Felix Gallan who made no mistake on the edge of the six yard box to send the crowd into ecstasy. Unfortunately for the Loggers, that mistake proved to be fatal and there would be no back to back title for Langtree United as that lone goal proved to be the goal that won the title for Elspachia. Tens of thousands stayed for the trophy presentation, it will be a moment that will live long in the memory of fans, young and old. Outside of that, the rest of the action was fairly redundant. Sike! The 2nd Toxic Derby of the season proved to be the best match of the season with eleven goals shared between the two sides, which results in an away victory for Shebchetsik, too bad all of their fans were banned inside the City of Zoloroni Stadium. It turned out to be comfortable for Acoflosa in the end as they secure the third and final Globe Cup spot by a margin of four points after beat RFK Ogdenagorv by a single goal while Hoventon and Zoloroni all dropped points, allowing Acoflosa slipped in to qualify for a second successive season. The curtain closes on Zholvi and AFC Langtree's time in the MPL with neither team closing with a win, but AFC Langtree did earn a point for a goalless draw against the Armed Forces. It's been a whirlwind of a season with plenty of ups and downs for everyone involved, and now we don't have to wait too long for it to all start again. Elspachia will be playing Champions' Cup football, with Langtree United, Zoloroni Metropolitan and Acoflosa United all flying the flag for Mercedini in the Globe Cup next season.

   MPL Table                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Elspachia                    30   19   7   4    57   30  +27    64
 2 Langtree United              30   19   4   7    69   41  +28    61
 3 Zoloroni Metropolitan        30   18   6   6    77   42  +35    60
 4 Acoflosa United              30   17   7   6    53   41  +12    58
 5 Hoventon & Corlington Town   30   15   9   6    63   44  +19    54
 6 Zoloroni City                30   16   6   8    59   40  +19    54
 7 Dynamo Shebchetsik           30   16   5   9    51   44   +7    53
 8 Ignavi Borough               30    8  10  12    35   43   −8    34
 9 Exton Oilers                 30    9   5  16    51   62  −11    32
10 Orga City                    30    8   8  14    37   48  −11    32
11 Carvi Albion                 30    8   7  15    43   55  −12    31
12 RFK Ogdenagorv               30    7  10  13    32   45  −13    31
13 Mercedini Armed Forces       30    7   9  14    14   37  −23    30
14 Brampton United              30    8   5  17    30   46  −16    29
15 AFC Langtree                 30    5   8  17    35   56  −21    23
16 Zholvi Athletic              30    5   4  21    16   48  −32    19

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End of Season Stats & Awards
Average Attendance - 21,792 (+1.6%)
League High Attendance - Zoloroni City vs. Elspachia - 47,877
League Low Attendance - RFK Ogdanagorv vs. Mercedini Armed Forces - 893
Golden Boot - 34 goals Lukas Rashford (Zoloroni Metropolitan)

MFA Player of the Year - Felix Gallan (Elspachia)
MFA Young Player of the Year - Josh Johnson (Elspachia)
Players' Player of the Year - Thomas Vorthik (Langtree United)
Manager of the Year - Enzo Calvari (Ignavi Borough)

[Mercedini]

Lower Leagues Overview


Final Result

   National League 1          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Plympton Town               38   21  14   3    53   27  +26    77   Promoted
 2 Kingfisher Invictus         38   21  14   3    49   23  +26    77   Playoffs
 3 Cannock Chase               38   17  13   8    52   29  +23    64   Playoffs
 4 Saabham Forest              38   17  10  11    53   45   +8    61   Playoffs
 5 Coral Island                38   15  15   8    47   33  +14    60   Playoffs
 6 Sporting Rafelonia          38   16  12  10    33   31   +2    60
 7 Chapter Anston              38   16   9  13    45   41   +4    57
 8 Blue Strike Zoloroni        38   15  10  13    45   35  +10    55
 9 East Coast Mariners         38   14  10  14    45   43   +2    52
10 Alton Swifts                38   14   9  15    41   40   +1    51
11 Risa                        38   12  12  14    48   49   −1    48
12 AFC Monmouth                38   13   9  16    47   49   −2    48
13 Slavjoni Town               38   12  11  15    39   42   −3    47
14 Civittanevosa               38   11  13  14    38   38    0    46
15 Zoloroni Park               38   10  13  15    33   40   −7    43
16 Project Olimpo Mercedini    38   12   7  19    26   44  −18    43
17 Rygge Athletic              38    9  15  14    31   37   −6    42
18 Dorchester United           38   10   7  21    37   61  −24    37   Relegated
19 East Kilbride United        38    8   9  21    36   59  −23    33   Relegated
20 Humber Valley               38    5  12  21    27   59  −32    27   Relegated

National League 1 Playoff Semifinals:

Coral Island 4-1 Kingfisher Invictus
Saabham Forest 2-3 Cannock Chase

Kingfisher Invictus 2-0 Coral Island
Coral Island wins 4-3 on aggregate
Cannock Chase 0-2 Saabham Forest
Saabham Forest wins 4-3 on aggregate

National League 1 Playoff Final:

Saabham Forest 0-0 Coral Island (1-0 AET)
Saabham Forest earns promotion to the Mercedinian Premier League

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Final Result

   National League 2          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Inablidak                   38   24  10   4    50   23  +27    82   Promoted
 2 Lokomotiv Arkenton          38   19   6  13    50   38  +12    63   Promoted
 3 Denby Town                  38   17  10  11    55   36  +19    61   Playoffs
 4 Colmorvia                   38   18   6  14    48   37  +11    60   Playoffs
 5 Moorland & Tersham          38   16   9  13    42   34   +8    57   Playoffs
 6 Acton Town                  38   15  12  11    46   39   +7    57   Playoffs
 7 Lonek Town                  38   16   9  13    47   41   +6    57
   Sutsik Chernomorets         38   15  12  11    47   41   +6    57
 9 Stonbridge Town             38   15  12  11    41   39   +2    57
10 Sanzana Celtic              38   16   6  16    42   42    0    54
11 Kirkenton Rovers            38   15   8  15    37   33   +4    53
12 Gordon                      38   14   9  15    52   52    0    51
13 OFR Ozzaya Agranka          38   14   8  16    38   45   −7    50
14 Bravajetti Athletic         38   14   5  19    42   57  −15    47
15 Darlaston Town              38   10  13  15    38   44   −6    43
16 St. Austell Town            38   11  10  17    43   51   −8    43
17 FC Carshalton               38   11   9  18    43   57  −14    42
18 Osset Town                  38   10  10  18    31   45  −14    40
19 Plympton Royals             38   10   9  19    33   52  −19    39   Relegated
20 Rainworth Miners' Welfare   38   11   5  22    29   48  −19    38   Relegated

National League 2 Playoff Semifinals:

Acton Town 2-6 Denby Town
Moorland & Tersham 1-0 Colmorvia

Denby Town 1-0 Acton Town
Denby Town wins 7-2 on aggregate
Colmorvia 1-1 Moorland & Tersham
Moorland & Tersham wins 2-1 on aggregate

National League 2 Playoff Final:

Denby Town 2-1 Moorland & Tersham
Denby Town earns promotion to National League 1

Teams promoted from Non-League:

• Etruria-Sul-Mare (East)
• Shebchetsik City (West)

[Mercedini]

Season Six

Acoflosa United
Manager: -
Home Stadium: Coma Tudo Stadium (42,000)
Formation: 3-4-3

Pos.	Name                 Age   Nation
GK	Silas Young	     31	   Nephara
CB	Martijn Spence	     30	   Eastfield Lodge
CB	Costil Pryce         30    Nephara
CB	Rosa Day    	     35	   Brenecia
LM	Miles Taezhong	     23	   Mercedini
CM	Johnny Markus 	     23	   Mercedini
CM	Kingsley Arini	     26	   Mercedini
RM	David Folyemi	     29	   Mercedini
ST	Jake Wesley	     30	   Super-Llamaland
ST	Maria Scribe	     31	   Nephara
ST	Irwin Drost	     23	   Audioslavia
SUBS
GK	Timothy Merlington   22	   Fhulghamous Peninsula
ST	Jean-Luc Estograd    18	   Mercedini

Brampton United
Manager: Boulevard Drucati (Qasden)
Home Stadium: Pabana Avenida (20,000)
Formation: 4-1-2-1-2

Pos.	Name	                Age     Nation
GK	Jordan Latchley 	22	Nephara
LB	Alfredas Valdis	        27	Cosneolta
CB	Matthias Tiana	        23	Mercedini
CB	Steffen Nasib	        25	Mercedini
RB	Stanislav Helge	        33	Mercedini
CDM	Iano Ricardi            23	Mercedini
CM	Ignace Teague           24	Qasden
CM	Ardashir Kleon          35	Mercedini
CF 	André Traëger   	32	Acronius
ST	Anders Sigthorsson      25	Mercedini
ST	Ilyas Gwilim	        28	Mercedini

Carvi Albion
Manager: Wei Delan (Yuezhou)
Home Stadium: Arèna di Carvi (14,500)
Formation: 3-5-2

Pos.	Name	                Age     Nation
GK	Seraphin Khurshidi	29	Mercedini
CB	Wasyl Imani	        27	Mercedini
CB	Anneke Bohls	        36	Cosumar
CB	Mayowa Jalowi  	        22	Mercedini
LM	Willis Saisi         	24	Abaja
CM	Erik Malinowski	        23	Cosneolta
CM	Socrates Mithra	        34	Mercedini
CM	Pontiff Annan	        24	Bonesea
RM	Hugo Grec	        30      Juvencus
ST	Jens Heisel	        26	Cosumar
ST	DeShawn Jay	        25	Mercedini
SUBS
RM	Alejandro Okinetti	21	Mercedini
ST	Rosalind Thistle	34	Brenecia

Dynamo Shebchetsik
Manager: Belaj-Cynav Ixi (Qusmo)
Home Stadium: Razrabotka Stadion (22,000)
Formation: 4-4-2

Pos.	Name	                Age	Nation
GK	Nelson Delamora	        28	Ethane
LB	Anzor Kuznetsov	        29	Mercedini
CB	Yaroslav Visharlov      31	Mercedini
CB	John Goulding           23	Eura
RB	Boleslav Romanov	35	Mercedini
LM	Vadov Pavlek	        30	Mercedini
CM	Mario Hendrix	        27	Audioslavia
CM	George Antonov	        26	Mercedini
RM	Matthias Dawsell	24	Mercedini
ST	Irina Babarushchik	30	Abanhfleft
ST	Dominik Bartosz	        29	Cosneolta
SUBS
GK	Tigo Hurst	        23	Eastfield Lodge
CB	Simon Pajari	        33	Mercedini

Elspachia
Manager: Conrad Keane (Brenecia)
Home Stadium: New Sevada Stadium (41,000)
Formation: 4-1-4-1

Pos.	Name	                Age	Nation
GK	Rainard Tatius	        32	Mercedini
LB	Avksentiy Hildebrand	30	Chromatika
CB	Artur Simonis	        29	Cosneolta
RB	Mykhail Susila	        30	Mercedini
CDM	Gene Cara-Morejon	30	Audioslavia
LM	Jakob Veselko	        32	Mercedini
CM	Blazej Wojewodski	33	Cosneolta
CM	Josh Johnson	        21	Eura
RM	Wilfed Thabo	        27	Mercedini
ST	Magnum Cerelius         25      Eshan
ST	Feliks Alva  	        21	Mercedini
SUBS
CB	Raymundo Ramos-Berardi	22	Eastfield Lodge

Exton Oilers
Manager: Duncan Essivo (Mercedini)
Home Stadium: ExtoGas Stadium (25,000)
Formation: 4-2-4

Pos.	Name	                Age	Nation
GK	Craig Costanza	        27	Mercedini
LB	Franco Demilia	        24	Mercedini
CB	Leon Kostak             23	Mercedini
CB	Harry Trebuto	        28	Mercedini
RB	Garth Subo-Seshar       21	Mercedini
CM	Miles Dendaq     	26	Mercedini
CM	Xavier Sunanga	        24	Mercedini
LW	Samuel Kostak	        20	Mercedini
ST	Tyrone Lyshani          22	Mercedini
ST	Daequan Holmes       	21	Mercedini
RW	Lionel Esquantas        21	Mercedini
SUBS
CB 	Giorgi Kespa      	17	Mercedini

Hoventon & Corlington Town
Manager: Euan Jersey (Cosumar)
Home Stadium: Hoventon Community Stadium (28,000)
Formation: 4-3-1-2

Pos.	Name	                        Age	Nation
GK	Neil Keane                	29	Brenecia
LB	Curi Namba   	                20	Qasden
CB	Harry Ossun	                25	Mercedini
CB	Dawid Maslanka	                30	Cosneolta
RB	Arcadious Conteffe	        23	Mercedini
LM	Ora Espinosa	                26	Apox
CM	Manny M'foto       	        22	Mercedini
CM	Brendan Woodbridge	        35	Nephara
RM	Carlton Pujanic	                29	Mercedini
ST	Kyle Ekryna	                21	Mercedini
ST	Kelly McGinnis                  20	Abanhfleft

Ignavi Borough
Manager: Enzo Calvari (Mercedini)
Home Stadium: Municipal Park (20,500)
Formation: 4-4-2

Pos.	Name	             Age        Nation
GK	Jamal Alespo          24	Mercedini
LB	Kieran Sretna	      27	Mercedini
CB	Gaar Uutniak	      23	Cosneolta
CB	Matt Lakenti	      28	Mercedini
RB	Michael Sigritza      21 	Mercedini
LM	Davide Senitrento     24	Mercedini
CM	Luke Noccho 	      28	Mercedini
CM	Johannes Weigen       20	Mercedini
RM	Costas Kyrak          28	Mercedini
ST	Condor Madrid	      21	United States of Devonta
ST	Max Esthik	      25	Mercedini

Langtree United
Manager: Salah Wasil Kalb (Pasarga)
Home Stadium: Langtree Metropolitan Stadium (45,000)
Formation: 4-3-3

Pos.	Name	                Age	Nation
GK	Martin Hovek	        27	Mercedini
LB	Callum Aznelik	        30	Mercedini
CB	Don Barca	        25	Mercedini
CB	Lyon Dalamai	        21	Mercedini
RB	Dominik Dzudzev	        29	Mercedini
LM	Rebecca Talla	        40	Drawkland
CM	Mason Windrip	        27	Cosumar
RM	Dino Santa-Corvani      25	Mercedini
ST	Thomas Vorthik 	        23	Mercedini
ST	Remigiusz Jokinen       24	Cosneolta
ST	Ezekiel Kramini	        31	Mercedini
SUBS
RM	Mitchell Graftolla      19	Mercedini

Mercedini Armed Forces
Manager: -
Home Stadium: Kirkenton Memorial Centre (16,000)
Formation: 4-4-2

Pos.	Name	                        Age	Nation
GK	Pvt. Edin Bacari                23	Mercedini
LB	Pvt. Henri Dublasie             20	Mercedini
CB	Lt. Cmdr. Petros Dionisio	32	Mercedini
CB	Wg Cmdr. Amnon Christie	        33	Mercedini
RB	S/Lt. Vilhelmas Amato	        28	Mercedini
LM	Cpl. Tim Crasic	                25	Mercedini
CM	Saulius Laukkanen	        26	Cosneolta
CM	Fg Off. Thomas Stef	        26	Mercedini
RM	Ramadan Dragomir	        29	Mercedini
ST	Cpl. Alfred Ernesto	        28	Mercedini
ST	Res. Jordan Destardi      	19	Mercedini

Orga City
Manager: -
Home Stadium: Partush Arena (32,500)
Formation: 5-4-1

Pos.	Name	                Age	Nation
GK	Hamad Carter	        30	Eastfield Lodge
LB	Kimothy Longacre	24	Cosumar
CB	Peter Patenkov	        31	Mercedini
CB	Aran Durrie	        29	Brenecia
CB	Issac Gustinetti	23	Mercedini
RB	Juuso Jagoda	        24	Cosneolta
LM	Grant Forthern	        27	Mercedini
CM	Milos Guana             22	Mercedini
CM	Frederico Quana         22	Mercedini
RM	Scredda Smith	        27	Bonesea
ST	Aurora Jewel            28	Drawkland
SUBS
ST	Kathey Rosenzweig       24	Chromatika

Plympton Town
Manager: -
Home Stadium: Plympton Community Stadium (16,000)
Formation: 4-4-2

Pos.	Name	                Age	Nation
GK	Leonas Ozolinsh	        30	Cosneolta
LB	Max Stelicher	        30	Nephara
CB	Emeline Pons	        24	Eastfield Lodge
CB	Gary Ouranos	        26	Mercedini
RB	Anton Dujaski	        21	Cosneolta
LM	Angelino Alberighi	28	Juvencus
CM	Roni Scott-Hooker	25	Damukuni
CM	Eli Mandev  	        26	Mercedini
RM	Connor Kane	        25	Royal Kingdom of Quebec
ST	Ison Cancheva          	25	Mercedini
ST	Simon Arkelton	        21	Mercedini
SUBS
LM	Ulrich Porchesi	        21	Mercedini

RFK Ogdenagorv
Manager: -
Home Stadium: Ogdenagorv Stadion Natsiya (9,500)
Formation: 5-4-1

Pos.	Name	                Age     Nation
GK	Viktor Polzin	        28	Mercedini
LB	Ruslan Kavlan	        23	Mercedini
CB	Artem Vasilyshin        30	Mercedini
CB	Maxim Bolgomolov	24	Mercedini
CB	Lazar Sokolov	        26	Mercedini
RB	Peter Vladikavkaz       28	Mercedini
LM	Nikolai Maksimov	23	Mercedini
CM	Stefan Kohut            31	Mercedini
CM	Yasim Pesternak	        25	Mercedini
RM	Makar Gavrilyuk	        31	Mercedini
ST	Vitale Arrighi          16	Mercedini

Saabham Forest
Manager: -
Home Stadium: Arradorro Stadium (11,000)
Formation: 3-5-2

Pos.	Name	             Age        Nation
GK	Max Jarvis	        27	Mercedini
LB	Hartley Vinter	        29	Mercedini
CB	Leon Osman	        28	Pasarga
CB	Elfon-Ajark Zyn         26	Qusmo
RB	Frederick Abrani	30	Mercedini
CM	Tosun Veronas   	21	Cosumar
CM	Esther Petterson	25	Nephara
CM	Grant Ridley	        24	Mercedini
ST	Jorge Aldenia	        23	Mercedini
ST	Jordan Carrasco	        32	Super Llamaland
ST	Henry Clifton	        27	Mercedini
SUBS
LB	Edin Orenio    	        19	Mercedini
CB	Ned Janz   	        32	Mercedini

Zoloroni City
Manager: David Bjarnasson (Mercedini)
Home Stadium: City of Zoloroni Stadium (48,000)
Formation: 4-4-2

Pos.	Name	                Age	Nation
GK	Daniel Hosset	        25	Mercedini
LB	Ben van Eyck	        25	Audioslavia
CB	Jonathan Harris	        28	Ethane
CB	Hermes Danilo	        32	Mercedini
RB	Koloman Consus	        34	Mercedini
LM	Vanja Kuro	        27	Mercedini
CM	Johannes Nymark	        26	Mercedini
CM	Ernesto Mangsingco      25	Abanhfleft
RM	Leon Kulap	        29	Mercedini
ST	Esmerelda Zanzala       27	Apox
ST	Anthony Baudelio        29	Eshan
SUBS
ST	Bert Paki      	        31	Mercedini
CAM	Elijah Crawford	        16	Taeshan (On Loan)

Zoloroni Metropolitan
Manager: Rodin Vidal (Apox)
Home Stadium: MetroStadi (29,000)
Formation: 5-4-1

Pos.	Name	                Age	Nation
GK	Silver Charm  	        25	Equestrian States
LB	Preston Aristaros	25	Mercedini
CB	Cruz van Gelderen	25	Audioslavia
CB	Kristian Trevasoni      26	Mercedini
CB	Ivan Septimius	        28	Mercedini
RB	Noah Park	        32	Mercedini
LM	Lawrence Garzallo	23	Mercedini
CM	Harry Webster	        33	Mercedini
CM	Ben Ross       	        22	Ethane
RM	Aidan Power Jr.	        28	Fhulghamous Peninsula
ST	Lukas Rashford	        29	Nephara
SUBS
GK	Lukas Poyek	        24	Mercedini			
CM	Romeo Gualtieri         16	Mercedini

[Mercedini]

Mercedinian Premier League
Season 6 | Part 1

MFA Super Cup
Elspachia 4-1 RFK Ogdenagorv
@ Zoloroni Sports City Stadium - Zoloroni, Mercedini

The new season officially got underway in the nation's capital for the inaugural MFA Super Cup, being held in the Sports City Stadium. It's a new domestic trophy which pits last season's MPL champions against last season's MFA Cup winners, with the victors coming away with the first trophy of the season and bragging rights for the start of the season. It was hardly a contest with Elspachia eventually ran riot in the national stadium, with new Echani singing Magnum Cerelius showing why his club splashed the cash for him, setting a second half brace to guide his team to victory. Both teams are expected to finish at opposite ends of the table come the end of the season, but early experience from both teams will surely be welcomed considering both will be included in international action later on in the season. Further goals from Alva and Vaselko rounded out the victory, with Yasim Pesternak scoring an early equaliser in the second half for the northern side. So, Elspachia begin the season as they ended it, lifting the Super Cup in front of 58,000 fans who had made the eastern journey to the capital.

Globe Cup First Preliminary Round

Clayton City SC (CBP) 2-3 Acoflosa United

Acoflosa United 3-1 Clayton City SC (CBP)

Acoflosa United win 6-3 on aggrgate

With their rather miraculous fourth place finish in the previous season, Acoflosa United were back in the Globe Cup for the second successive season, and wanted to make a mends for their early exit last season. They were drawn against Clayton City SC from Baker Park, a rising power in the realm of international football, so Acoflosa knew they had to navigate a tricky opening leg in the Commonwealth if they wanted to have a chance in the return. A five goal thriller gave Acoflosa three away-goals to their name and a victory which was spearheaded by all three strikers getting their name on the scoresheet. That put them in a great position when they returned to the Coma Tudo Stadium in the Mercedinian city. a brace for Llamaland striker Jake Wesley earned another three goal haul which proved too much for the Baker Park team. They could only muster a second half consolation goal in a tie which ended in a comprehensive 6-3 aggregate win for the Mercedinian side.

Series B Champions Cup First Preliminary Round

Hamanos Athletic Club (VLD) 1-1 Coral Island

Coral Island 5-3 Hamanos Athletic Club (VLD)

Coral Island win 6-4 on aggregate

The good fortunes continued for the Mercedinian sides involved in UICA action, as Coral Island were given a scare before ultimately cruising to victory against Hamanos Athletic Club from Valladares. the first leg was your classic international match between two teams wanting to prove themselves before hoping to be paired against the big boys in later rounds. Hamanos took the lead early in the match through a rather scrappy goal leading to a toe-poke into the net in front of the home crowd. However, Boney front man Budge Wearne came alive in the second half to latch onto a long ball. The stadium held its breath as the striker made his way upfield and slotted the ball in between the legs of the Valladar goalkeeper to claim a crucial equaliser and away goal for the return leg. In that second, the fans were treated to an eight goal thriller at Reef Stadium, with Hamanos scoring the first two goals of the night meaning Coral Island had to score three times if they were to come out on top. Four unanswered goals starting in the 37th and ending in the 62nd gave the Islanders a big advantage in the tie. Hamanos managed to pull one back for the visitors to make it an interesting final few minutes for all, although Coral Island secured their passage with a penalty in added time. 5-3 on the night and 6-4 on aggregate meant both Mercedinian teams were safely through to the second preliminary rounds.

MD1

Plympton Town 0–1 Mercedini Armed Forces

Brampton United 0–2 Zoloroni City

Hoventon & Corlington Town 2–0 Ignavi Borough

RFK Ogdenagorv 1–0 Acoflosa United

Carvi Albion 2–2 Langtree United

Orga City 0–1 Elspachia

Dynamo Shebchetsik 3–1 Saabham Forest

Zoloroni Metropolitan 3–1 Exton Oilers

The MPL season officially got underway with a fiery first matchday with all sixteen teams involved for the first time. All eyes were back on Elspachia as they took to the pitch for the first time as defending champions, they made the trip to Orga for their opening round match of their title defence. The two teams battled and the home side put up a very good fight against the defending champs but Cerelius found his way through the back line to score the one and only goal with ten minutes left to play in the Partush Arena. Elsewhere, neither of the promoted teams got off on the right foot with both Saabham and Plympton losing to their opponents. Relegation favourites, the Armed Forces, got the better of Plympton, while Shebchetsik (who have been underperforming as of late) go top of the table for the time being with a 3-1 win at home to Saabham (Babarushchik with a brace). Zoloroni Met got life in their rebranded stadium on the right foot with a 3-1 win over the Oilers, Lukas Rashford with two of the goals proving he still have the quality within him to make his team challenge for the UICA spots. The new look Zoloroni City side looked impressive with their 2-0 win over Brampton, Zanzala and Baudelio both on the board for their new clubs to make it a great start to their careers in Mercedini. Around the grounds, wins for Ogdenagorv and Hoventon lifted them to the top half of the table, while Carvi dug deep to hold former champions Langtree United to a 2-2 draw at the Arena di Carvi.

MFA Cup Qualifying Playoff

Monte Cascantum (5) 0-4 Carlsgrunik Metropolis (5)

Helledin 98 (5) 1-1 Acoflosa Olimpico (5) (1-2 AET)

Daekin Wood (5) 3-6 Irstfjord (5)

Atletisk Svobodna (5) 0-0 Yakadnik Shebatov (5) (0-0 AET, 2-3 pens.)

South Dajaiina (5) 1-0 Manfredonia Union (5)

Cosneoltan Capitals (5) 2-1 ExtoGas Industries (5)

Forzosabla (5) 5-2 Sevnitz Ravnaya (5)

New Cassandra United (5) 3-3 Solsid Makhan-Varna (5) (4-4 AET, 6-7 pens.)

Ryenna Town (5) 0-3 Inter Paruscia (5)

North Dajaiina (5) 0-1 Monastir (5)

Askesund Town (5) 3-1 Southsolden (5)

Yikulf Heights (5) 3-2 Lombardia Athletic (5)

Sarpsa Guild (5) 2-2 Krakenberg Town (5) (2-2 AET, 3-1 pens.)

Malma Town (5) 0-6 Zoloroni Southern Lights (5)

Sevaston Dockyards (5) 1-1 Ogdenagorv Red Stars (5) (1-1 AET, 12-13 pens.)

Maleo United (5) 0-4 Centre of Excellence (5)

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Carlsgrunik Metropolis (5) vs. Kirkenton Rovers (3)
Conista Church (4) vs. Sanzana Celtic (3)
Velvyn Garden City (4) vs. Yate Town (4)
Ali Mercedes Carassai (4) vs. Acton Town (3)
Solsid Makhan-Varna (5) vs. Askesund Town (5)
Lamenstock Island (4) vs. FK Shebardiagrad (4)
Inter Paruscia (5) vs. Rainworth Miners' Welfare (4)
Colmorvia (3) vs. CFC Esson (4)
Yikulf Heights (5) vs. Gordonia (3)
Ogdenagorv Red Stars (5) vs. Yakadnik Shebatov (5)
Ansav Town (4) vs. South Dajaiina (5)
Real Vozë (4) vs. Dorchester United (3)
Colton & Dorvin Albion (4) vs. Sarpsa Guild (5)
Cosneoltan Capitals (5) vs. Plympton Royals (4)
Irstfjord (5) vs. Stonbridge Town (3)
Monastir (5) vs. Sutsik Chernomorets (3)
Yushek Island (4) vs. Centre of Excellence (5)
Humber Valley (3) vs. Alania United (4)
AFC Santo Davide (4) vs. Moorland & Tersham (3)
Lena Brava (4) vs. FC Carshalton (3)
Forzosabla (5) vs. OFR Ozzaya Agranka (3)
Naral Volvania (4) vs. Zoloroni Southern Lights (5)
East Kilbride United (3) vs. Shebchetsik City (3)
Langtree South Down (4) vs. St. Austell Town (3)
Zoloroni Sports City Youth Academy (4) vs. Etruria-Sul-Mare (3)
Bravajetti Athletic (3) vs. Lonek Town (3)
Acoflosa Olimpico (5) vs. Darlaston Town (3)
Osset Town (3) vs. Wilton Barrow (4)

The qualification playoff of the MFA Cup gave teams from the fifth tier of Mercedinian football a chance to play in the cup proper, with the incentive of playing a team much bigger themselves in the next round if the draw is right. Thirty two teams from the two league which make up the fifth tier played their knockout fixture over the weekend with the higher leagues still in league action, they will come into play later on in the season. The sixteen teams who won their match will enter the first round draw, and are then one win away from potentially playing a Premier League team. Standout results include Southern Lights' 6-0 win in Malma, and Ogdenagorv Red Stars' victory against Sevaston Dockyards (which was settled on the 25th converted penalty in favour of the visitors). Promotion faovurites Centre of Excellence also made it through their playoff, winning 4-0 in the small town of Maleo.

MD2

Mercedini Armed Forces 1–4 Exton Oilers

Saabham Forest 2–0 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Elspachia 2–0 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Langtree United 2–0 Orga City

Acoflosa United 0–2 Carvi Albion

Ignavi Borough 2–0 RFK Ogdenagorv

Zoloroni City 3–2 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Plympton Town 0–0 Brampton United

More matches in the Premier League and the runners and riders are already beginning to be formed at the top and bottom of the table. Zoloroni City and Elspachia are now the only two teams to hold a 100% record in the league following their second wins of the campaign. the Cityzens returned to the City of Zoloroni Stadium for the first time this season and were given a major scare by Hoventon & Corlington Town, but quality from Nymark, Zanzala and new singing Mangsingco shone through in the end to rise from the ashes following their disastrous season, last season where they missed out on UICA football for the first time. Elspachia were also at home and were too strong for Dynamo Shebchetsik as Cerelius and Alva linked up once again. They are proving to be a formidable force up front for the champs, and with two clean sheets in two, they are well on their way to a second successive title. Big surprises at the bottom as Acoflosa United sit bottom of the table after two games. their UICA run seems to have taken their full focus after being broadsided by Carvi Albion who have come out of the blocks and claimed four points from two of the top four so far. The problems may begin to mount for Acoflosa if their retched run of form in the league continues. The two promoted sides got off the mark, with Saabham causing the shock of the round by scoring two quick goals at home against Zoloroni Met before holding firm for the clean sheet against last season's podium finishers. Elsewhere, wins for Ignavi and Exton lift both teams into mid-table as the league begins to take shape.

MD3

Brampton United 0–1 Mercedini Armed Forces

Hoventon & Corlington Town 3–2 Plympton Town

RFK Ogdenagorv 1–0 Zoloroni City

Carvi Albion 2–2 Ignavi Borough

Orga City 1–0 Acoflosa United

Dynamo Shebchetsik 0–2 Langtree United

Zoloroni Metropolitan 0–0 Elspachia

Exton Oilers 0–3 Saabham Forest

A big story is developing in the league with newly promoted Saabham Forest taking on all-comers and recording a second victory in three games to take them into the UICA places after three games. Their latest match was an impressive and comprehensive 3-0 victory in Exton, with Jorge Aldenia netting a spectacular hattrick in front of the home crowd, in a rather drastic turnaround for the club which was relegated just a couple of seasons ago. However, it's Langtree United who sit at the top of them all following a number of slip-ups from teams around them plus their own three points away to Dynamo Shebchetsik to put them top on goal difference for the time being. That's because a Vitale Arrighi penalty stunned Zoloroni City as they fell to Ogdenagorv, and Elspachia couldn't find the net in the MetroStadi but still claimed a point from the goalless draw at Zoloroni Met to keep them level on points with the leaders. Carvi's solid run seems to be faltering with a 2-2 draw at home to Ignavi Borough, but remain as one of three teams unbeaten in the league. Rounding up the rest of the action, wins for the Armed Forces and Hoventon place both teams in the top seven of the MPL, but Acoflosa stay rooted to the bottom of the table following their loss in the early bottom of the table clash against Orga, with Orga now in 13th and two points clear of the relegation playoff spot beneath them.

   MPL Table                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Langtree United               3    2   1   0     6    2   +4     7
 2 Elspachia                     3    2   1   0     3    0   +3     7
 3 Saabham Forest                3    2   0   1     6    3   +3     6
 4 Hoventon & Corlington Town    3    2   0   1     7    5   +2     6
 5 Zoloroni City                 3    2   0   1     5    3   +2     6
 6 RFK Ogdenagorv                3    2   0   1     2    2    0     6
 7 Mercedini Armed Forces        3    2   0   1     3    4   −1     6
 8 Carvi Albion                  3    1   2   0     6    4   +2     5
 9 Ignavi Borough                3    1   1   1     4    4    0     4
10 Zoloroni Metropolitan         3    1   1   1     3    3    0     4
11 Exton Oilers                  3    1   0   2     5    7   −2     3
12 Dynamo Shebchetsik            3    1   0   2     3    5   −2     3
13 Orga City                     3    1   0   2     1    3   −2     3
14 Plympton Town                 3    0   1   2     2    4   −2     1
15 Brampton United               3    0   1   2     0    3   −3     1
16 Acoflosa United               3    0   0   3     0    4   −4     0

[Mercedini]

Mercedinian Premier League
Season 6 | Part 2

Globe Cup Second Preliminary Round

Zoloroni Metropolitan 3-1 Gǔ Gémìng (LOT)

Gǔ Gémìng (LOT) 1-0 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Zoloroni Metropolitan win 3-2 on aggregate

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Prozeziny (SOU) 2-2 Acoflosa United

Acoflosa United 0-2 Porzeziny (SOU)

Porzeziny (SOU) win 4-2 on aggregate

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Lǜsè de Róngyào (LOT) 0-6 Langtree United

Langtree United 3-1 Lǜsè de Róngyào (LOT)

Langtree United win 9-1 on aggregate

The second round of Globe Cup qualifying meant all three qualified teams were in action in midweek following Acoflosa's victory over Clayton City SC in the previous round. Zoloroni Met were back in the big time and quickly went to work to put out Gu Geming from The Golden Lotus. Lukas Rashord was in fine form as the Nepharim netted twice in the opening leg and won a penalty for the third in what turned out to be good showing for the fans in the MetroStadi. The only cloud which loomed over them was the Gu Geming opening goal in the match which silenced the stadium and stunned the Mercedinian side into action. In the second leg, Gu Geming ramped up the pressure in the second leg as time was ticking down, they scored to bring them within one of going through on away goals, with key players rested on the Mercedinian side, it was setting up to be a grandstand finish. Thankfully, the five-man back line did hold firm as Zoloroni Met lost on the night but won the tie 3-2 on aggregate. They will be happy with at least a couple more outings.

Acoflosa United went into this tie needing an overall win since their season was on a go-slow, and they were drawn against Soutian outfit Prozeziny in their second qualifying round tie. Things were going well in a frantic first half which saw four goals equally shared between the two sides with Drost and Arini netting in a free scoring first half for both sides. The first leg seemed to calm down as the teams went in for half time, with Acoflosa putting in a tremendous effort to secure them two away goals for the return leg at the Coma Tudo Stadium. Alas, all good things must come to an end as Acoflosa fell apart in their own back yard in the second leg as Porzeziny came into their own. The home side had no response as they come away from the match with nothing in the league and no chance of a run in the UICA Globe Cup. Acoflosa are in dire straits even with their earlier victory in Globe Cup qualifying, it's back to the long slog of the league for them.

On the other hand, Langtree United produced the result of the round by breezing past Luse de Rongyao, also from The Golden Lotus. Fans and pundits were apprehensive with the new look front three and how they would combine together. The first leg in The Golden Lotus was more than what anyone would expect as Langtree blew their opponents out of the water, practically winning the tie there and then. A hattrick from Vorthik plus accompanying goals from Talla, Windrip and Jokinen rounding up a 6-0 thumping away from home to get their UICA campaign off to the perfect start. That meant the second leg back at the Metropolitan Stadium inconsequential with a number of big names left out to rest. Langtree could scrape double digits in the tie as they ran out 3-1 winners at home, with Talla (again), Kramini and Aznelik netting for the home side. 9-1 on aggregate, what a way to start.

Series B Champions Cup Second Preliminary Round

Saabham Forest 2-0 Renan (QUS)

Renan (QUS) 2-1 Saabham Forest

Saabham Forest win 3-2 on aggregate

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Coral Island 2-1 Spartans (SAL)

Spartans (SAL) 1-1 Coral Island

Coral Island win 3-2 on aggregate

More good results for teams involved in the Series B Champions Cup as both teams in action moved on to the third qualifying round. Following their win in Valladares, Coral Island now had to travel to Saltstead to face Spartans in what would prove to be a difficult tie for both teams to navigate. Despite playing second division football this season, the former MPL team is performing well in the SBCC and notched up another first leg victory at home by two goals to one, the away goal looming over the team as they went back to the Spartans' home stadium for the return. All the Islanders needed to do was keep their heads above water and avoid defeat, and that's what they did with a first half away goal to settle the nerves of the visitors. Spartans did equalise in the second half but that was all they could muster as Coral Island advance to prepare for a fifth and sixth match in this tournament.

Meanwhile, Saabham Forest's SBCC match would be seen as a distraction as they faced former second-division side Renan from the rising power of Qusmo. Their home form has been what is taking them to new heights in the league, and they continue to do that in the UICA as they recorded a solid 2-0 victory at the Arradorro Stadium, Carrasco and Veronas with the goals. Renan had it all to do back in Qusmo and they staged a rather spectacular fightback, overcoming the difference in the first half brilliantly and putting both teams back on level terms! However, Saabham weren't done there and Jorge Aldenia all but locked up the match early in the second half with a vital away goal in Qusmo meaning Renan had to score another two goals to fight on in this competition. That goal seemed to suck the life out of the team with Saabham holding onto their aggregate lead, 3-2 in the end.

MFA Cup First Round

Carlsgrunik Metropolis (5) 1-2 Kirkenton Rovers (3)

Conista Church (4) 2-5 Sanzana Celtic (3)

Velvyn Garden City (4) 3-0 Yate Town (4)

Ali Mercedes Carassai (4) 2-0 Acton Town (3)

Solsid Makhan-Varna (5) 2-2 Askesund Town (5) (3-2 AET)

Lamenstock Island (4) 3-4 FK Shebardiagrad (4)

Inter Paruscia (5) 1-0 Rainworth Miners' Welfare (4)

Colmorvia (3) 3-1 CFC Esson (4)

Yikulf Heights (5) 0-6 Gordonia (3)

Ogdenagorv Red Stars (5) 0-0 Yakadnik Shebatov (5) (0-2 AET)

Ansav Town (4) 1-1 South Dajaiina (5) (2-2 AET, 4-5 pens.)

Real Vozë (4) 3-2 Dorchester United (3)

Colton & Dorvin Albion (4) 1-2 Sarpsa Guild (5)

Cosneoltan Capitals (5) 1-7 Plympton Royals (4)

Irstfjord (5) 1-0 Stonbridge Town (3)

Monastir (5) 3-6 Sutsik Chernomorets (3)

Yushek Island (4) 2-2 Centre of Excellence (5) (2-2 AET, 0-3 pens.)

Humber Valley (3) 8-0 Alania United (4)

AFC Santo Davide (4) 0-4 Moorland & Tersham (3)

Lena Brava (4) 0-3 FC Carshalton (3)

Forzosabla (5) 0-5 OFR Ozzaya Agranka (3)

Naral Volvania (4) 2-1 Zoloroni Southern Lights (5)

East Kilbride United (3) 1-1 Shebchetsik City (3) (2-3 AET)

Langtree South Down (4) 0-1 St. Austell Town (3)

Zoloroni Sports City Youth Academy (4) 1-6 Etruria-Sul-Mare (3)

Bravajetti Athletic (3) 1-2 Lonek Town (3)

Acoflosa Olimpico (5) 0-2 Darlaston Town (3)

Osset Town (3) 1-3 Wilton Barrow (4)

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Naral Volvania (4) vs. Plympton Royals (4)
Slavjoni Town (2) vs. Alton Swifts (2)
St. Austell Town (3) vs. Humber Valley (3)
Zholvi Athletic (2) vs. Yakadnik Shebatov (5)
East Coast Mariners (2) vs. South Dajaiina (5)
Gordonia (3) vs. Dynamo Shebchetsik (1)
Acoflosa United (1) vs. Solsid Makhan-Varna (5)
Sutsik Chernomorets (3) vs. Chapter Anston (2)
Orga City (1) vs. Darlaston Town (3)
Velvyn Garden City (4) vs. Colmorvia (3)
Lokomotiv Arkenton (2) vs. Plympton Town (1)
Langtree United (1) vs. Civittanevosa (2)
Wilton Barrow (4) vs. Shebchetsik City (3)
Mercedini Armed Forces (1) vs. Lonek Town (3)
Exton Oilers (1) vs. Hoventon & Corlington Town (1)
Zoloroni Park (2) vs. Coral Island (2)
Cannock Chase (2) vs. Carvi Albion (1)
Etruria-Sul-Mare (3) vs. RFK Ogdenagorv (1)
Blue Strike Zoloroni (2) vs. AFC Langtree (2)
Sporting Rafelonia (2) vs. Ignavi Borough (1)
Zoloroni City (1) vs. Inablidak (2)
Risa (2) vs. FK Shebardiagrad (4)
FC Carshalton (3) vs. Real Vozë (4)
Elspachia (1) vs. Brampton United (1)
Saabham Forest (1) vs. Rygge Athletic (2)
Project Olimpo Mercedini (2) vs. OFR Ozzaya Agranka (3)
AFC Monmouth (2) vs. Sarpsa Guild (5)
Centre of Excellence (5) vs. Kirkenton Rovers (3)
Inter Paruscia (5) vs. Irstfjord (5)
Moorland & Tersham (3) vs. Zoloroni Metropolitan (1)
Denby Town (2) vs. Kingfisher Invictus (2)
Ali Mercedes Carassai (4) vs. Sanzana Celtic (3)

Second round of the MFA Cup typically throws up some rather crazy results as every teams tries to get them name in the hat for the second round, to potentially set themselves up with a big name for a money-spinner match. Teams from the third and fourth tiers joined in at this stage and, unsurprisingly, make up most of the qualified teams who will be included in the second round. Of the sixty-four teams in the second round draw, seven will be made up of teams from the fifth tier as they put themselves in range for a team four leagues above them. Results are expected to get even crazier as Premier League teams field their second sides and risk being knocked out by teams below them. A spot in the Cygnus Cup is waiting for someone at the end of this. One of the sixty-four teams involved in the draw will win that spot and lift the MFA Cup title.

MD4

Mercedini Armed Forces 1–5 Saabham Forest

Elspachia 3–1 Exton Oilers

Langtree United 0–0 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Acoflosa United 0–2 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Ignavi Borough 1–2 Orga City

Zoloroni City 5–0 Carvi Albion

Plympton Town 2–1 RFK Ogdenagorv

Brampton United 1–2 Hoventon & Corlington Town

A number of results catch the eye but it's the familiar name of Elspachia who are quietly chugging along and sit top of the table on 10 points following their 3-1 in at home over Exton. Cerelius and Alva are quickly becoming the duo to watch as they combine to set up all three goals for each other, former Project Olimpo striker Feliks Alva netting a brace with Magnum Cerelius, the Echani national team striker, scoring the third and final goal in stoppage time to put the came out of reach of the Oilers, who pulled a goal back late in the game through Samuel Kostak. Their partnership is being challenged by Zanzala and Baudelio who led their team to a 5-0 home win over Carvi, the Apoz striker earning a brilliant hattrick with added insurance from Mangsingco and Kulap to take them into double figures after four games. The highest scoring team is surprisingly Saabham Forest who showed no lull after their SBCC appearance. They go from strength to strength and climb up to second with a 5-1 thumping of the Armed Forces in the Kirkenton Memorial Stadium. Aldenia with a hattrick as he puts his name in the hat for an early player of the season nod. Acoflosa's problems go from bad to worse as they record a fourth straight loss of the season and remain at the foot of the table, this time being sunk by a Babarushchik brace at the Coma Tudo Stadium. Elsewhere, Langtree and Zoloroni Met take points off each other following their 0-0 draw in Langtree, Orga City continue their rise up the table with a 2-1 victory away at Ignavi, Arkelton and Cancheva double up to overcome a surprisingly strong Ogdenagorv side, and finally, Fleftic striker Kelly McGuiness and Apox winder Ora Espinosa cancel out an Andre Traeger opener to take all three points in Brampton.

Cygnus Cup First Round Proper

RFK Ogdenagorv 1–1 AFC Hosingr (MRN)

AFC Hosingr (MRN) 0-2 RFK Ogdenagorv

RFK Ogdenagorv win 3-1 on aggregate

It was time for Ogdenagorv's big night out for the Cygnus Cup, as the small club finally start to reap the rewards of their stunning MFA Cup victory last season, and they were drawn against the Mrinni (?) side AFC Hosingr for their first appearance in any international competition for the northern side. A packed crowd of 9,500 in the Ogdenagorv Stadion Natsiya witnessed a big night for the team which wasn't as one-sided as many expected. Hosingr took the lead within ten minutes through a rather simple move, leading to many fans thinking it was going many thought it would. BUT... Ogdenagorv held their own before the half-time whistle blew with the deficit only one. the second half was much of the same with the cold night beginning to take it's toll on both sided, before Yasim Pesternak wrote his name into club folklore with a goal ten minutes before the end. Arrighi controlled the ball well following a long goal kick from Victor Polzin, he laid the ball off to Pesternak who lashed the ball into the top corner for a spectacular equaliser to send the stadium into raptures.

In the second leg, the tables had turned on the tie with that late equaliser in the first leg as Ogdenagorv turned the game on it's head. Arrighi and Bolgomolov netter twice within the opening twenty minutes to go ahead on the night, on aggregate and on away goals to put them in an overwhelming lead, many couldn't believe. More than 3,000 made the trip to Mriin to sing their hearts out in the away end. Arrighi went close to netting a third in the second half but that wasn't meant to be, not that it mattered as Ogdenagorv rounded out a 3-1 aggregate win in their international debut. They were made to work for it but came through in the end to advance towards the second round of the Cygnus Cup.

MD5

Hoventon & Corlington Town 2–3 Mercedini Armed Forces

RFK Ogdenagorv 1–0 Brampton United

Carvi Albion 3–0 Plympton Town

Orga City 1–2 Zoloroni City

Dynamo Shebchetsik 2–2 Ignavi Borough

Zoloroni Metropolitan 2–1 Acoflosa United

Exton Oilers 2–4 Langtree United

Saabham Forest 1–0 Elspachia

Saabham Forest where did you come from? After coming from National League 1 last season, they have stormed to the top of the league with 12 points from their first five games, and that was capped off with the shock out the round as they took down defending champions Elspachia by a single goal to lift them joint top with Zoloroni City. It was Jorge Aldenia again who has been dynamite for the minnows, nabbing the only goal at the start of the second half. Zoloroni City are with them at the top following their tight 2-1 victory at the Partush Arena; Nymark and Zanzala with the goals either side of half time to cancel out an Orga opener from Aurora Jewel. Further down, Langtree become the only unbeaten team in the league following Elspachia's loss and their 4-2 win away in Exton. Vorthik, Windrip, Santa-Corvani and Kramini all converting for the former champions. Rounding up the rest of the action, Hoventon scuppered their chances of going level on points with the leaders as they were foiled by a late fightback from the Armed Forces to lose 3-2 at the Hoventon Community Stadium. RFK Ogdenagorv sit just outside the UICA spots following their tight win at the OSN against Brampton. Carvi extend their margin over the drop zone with a crucial win over Plympton which leaves them dangling precariously in 13th. Shebchetsik and Ignavi played out an entertaining 2-2 draw in the Razrabotka Stadium to keep them firmly planted in mid-table for the time being. Finally, another week without a point for Acoflosa who fall to Zoloroni Met in the MetroStadi after putting up a brave fight for most of the match, the quality of Rashford proved too much in the end. Acoflosa stay bottom with their donut.

MD6

Mercedini Armed Forces 1–5 Elspachia

Langtree United 3–0 Saabham Forest

Acoflosa United 0–1 Exton Oilers

Ignavi Borough 2–2 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Zoloroni City 6–2 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Plympton Town 1–1 Orga City

Brampton United 4–2 Carvi Albion

Hoventon & Corlington Town 4–2 RFK Ogdenagorv

Just as Saabham were getting used to their heads in dream-land, they are sent back to earth with a thud as Langtree United sweep them aside by a three goal margin. The odds were always going to be against them with the quality they have in midfield, a penalty converted by Windrip followed up with well worked moves for Jokinen and Vorthik to convert from close range for the second and third. That means Langtree move up to second while Saabham drop to fourth with their second loss of the season. The Toxic Derby lived up to its name with Shebchetsik fans remaining locked out of matches featuring these two sides in Zoloroni, as all away fans are. City didn't bother about the gravity of the occasion as they went against and hit Dynamo for six in a match where goals were easy to come by. Baudelio hattrick and goals for Zanzala, Kuro and Kulap could only be met by brief resistance from Bartosz and Dawsell. It's top of the table for Zoloroni City for another season, could they be on their way to their third title? Elspachia will be hot on the heels of Zol City and Langtree as they hit five past the poor Armed Forces who concede five for the second successive home match. Five different scorers for the Elspa-based side, with Vaselko, Wojewodski, Johnson Cerelius and Alva all notching up their own tallies. Hoventon secure their spot in the top five by beating Ogdenagorv which would determine who went into the top five for the moment with Ekryna and McGuiness guiding their team to a 4-2 home victory. Elsewhere, Brampton helped their cause to stay in the MPL with a vital victory at home to Carvi, they stay in the bottom three but reduce the deficit to a single point to 13th place. Plympton and Orga couldn't be separated as the problems being to mount for Acoflosa, they were closed out by the Exton Oilers by one goal to nil. They are already six points from safety and have yet to record a single point so far in a dramatic fall from grace from the side who finished fourth last season.

   MPL Table                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Zoloroni City                 6    5   0   1    18    6  +12    15
 2 Langtree United               6    4   2   0    13    4   +9    14
 3 Elspachia                     6    4   1   1    11    3   +8    13
 4 Saabham Forest                6    4   0   2    12    7   +5    12
 5 Hoventon & Corlington Town    6    4   0   2    15   11   +4    12
 6 Zoloroni Metropolitan         6    2   3   1     7    6   +1     9
 7 RFK Ogdenagorv                6    3   0   3     6    8   −2     9
 8 Mercedini Armed Forces        6    3   0   3     8   16   −8     9
 9 Carvi Albion                  6    2   2   2    11   13   −2     8
10 Orga City                     6    2   1   3     5    7   −2     7
11 Dynamo Shebchetsik            6    2   1   3     9   13   −4     7
12 Ignavi Borough                6    1   3   2     9   10   −1     6
13 Exton Oilers                  6    2   0   4     9   14   −5     6
14 Plympton Town                 6    1   2   3     5    9   −4     5
15 Brampton United               6    1   1   4     5    8   −3     4
16 Acoflosa United               6    0   0   6     1    9   −8     0

[Mercedini]

Mercedinian Premier League
Season 6 | Part 3

Champions Cup Third Preliminary Round

Elspachia 1–1 West Cape Wanderers (BLA)

West Cape Wanderers (BLA) 3-3 Elspachia

Match tied 4-4 on aggregate. Elspachia advance on away goals

Elspachia's first run in the Champion's Cup was one to be remembered in their new stadium as they welcomed Blaneu's West Cape Wanderers for the first leg in Mercedini, both sets of fans seemed up for the challenge as WCW had already come through two previous qualifying rounds to get to thid point in the competition. Elspachia looked strong and took the lead just before half-time through a Magnum Cerelius piledriver from the edge of the box. A packed out New Sevada Stadium applauded their team as they went in a goal to the good. It was a back and forth kind of match for both sides, and West Cape gave themselves more than an chance at a shock as they bundled the ball into the net for a big equaliser that gave them an away goal in Mercedini. Elspachia couldn't muster up anything more as the teams finished the first leg on level pegging. To the second leg in Blaneu, neither set of fans would've put money on a six goal thriller to finish the tie, but that was what they were treated to in Blaneu as both teams forced the initiative for the second leg. West Cape took the league to turn the tie on it's head from an early corner, but that was cancelled out by a Josh Johnson curled effort which silenced the home crowd and bought the tie level on aggregate over the two legs. At this point, any goal would be important for either team with Elspachia looking to take the tie away from their opponents with the away goals rule. Feliks Alva restored the Elspachia lead on the night to claim a vital second away goal, meaning West Cape would have to score twice if they were to advance to the playoff round. They did that with time to spare, the first came from a dubious offside decision which wasn't given, allowing the striker to skate through and slot home for the equaliser, with their third coming from a corner which seemed like a carbon copy of their first to take a big 3-2 lead on the night, 4-3 on aggregate. Then, the tie was brought to a controversial end as Elspachia were given a penalty as the clock ticked into added time. Alva was bought down even if replays made it look like a dive, Wojewodski stepped up to lash the ball down the centre to send the away fans into ecstasy. 4-4 on aggregate but Elspachia's three away goals sent them through to a Champions Cup playoff.

Globe Cup Third Preliminary Round

Langtree United 6-0 Alespath United (GYT)

Alespath United (GYT) 0-3 Langtree United

Langtree United win 9-0 on aggregate

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Sparta Jocuka (BRN) 0-3 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Zoloroni Metropolitan 1-1 Sparta Jocuka (BRN)

Zoloroni Metropolitan win 4-1 on aggregate

Back into the qualifying rounds for Langtree and Zoloroni Met as both teams wanted to make an appearance in the money-spinning group stage of the competition, but it's a long journey from here on out until that point. Langtree United seem to be steamrolling their qualifying opponents as they make it eighteen goals in this competition alone with a 9-0 aggregate win against Alespath United. Langtree had the tie all but done and dusted by the end of the first leg as they gave their opponents another 6-0 thumping with Kramini and Vorthik both nabbing two, with Windrip and Santa-Corvani adding further goals to make the result even more convincing. In the return leg, it was a chance for Kalb to send out some of his reserve players, but they were still to good for Alespath who went out with a wimper. Talla, Jokinen and Barca scoring away from home to chalk up another nine-goal haul.

Zoloroni Metropolitan were also having a good time in their qualifying round tie against Sparta Jocuka. The first featured many of the big names what have been playing mediocre football in the league, but they were too strong for their opponents away from home as a brace from Rashford and a late third from Garzallo rounded out a solid first leg for the capital side. Back in the relative safety of the MetroStadi, Zoloroni Met knew that all they had to do was hold their ground and not give up an early goal at home against Jocuka. Silver Charm was kept busy in the Metropolitan goal as Jocuka peppered shots from all angles to try and reduce the deficit. However the away side did open the scoring in Mercedini with a solid left-footed shot which was deflected in off the post after Charm got a solid hand to it, Jocuka were on their way to a big win in terms of individual result, but Zoloroni still had a firm grip on the tie as a whole. Ethanian midfielder Ben Ross then introduced himself to the home crowd by making the tier safe for Zoloroni Met. Rashford broke forward before finding space for Ross to tap in for the equaliser. They knew their job was done as the match ended 1-1 on the night and 4-1 on aggregate. Both Mercedinian clubs safely through.

Series B Champions Cup Third Preliminary Round

Saabham Forest 2-0 Foalham (EQM)

Foalham (EQM) 1-1 Saabham Forest

Saabham Forest win 3-1 on aggregate

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Springfield United (DAR) 1-2 Coral Island

Coral Island 3-1 Springfield United (DAR)

Coral Island win 5-2 on aggregate

It's surenly to be the best UICA cycle yet for Mercedini as they continue to go strong on the international stage, with both teams through to the SBCC playoffs, meaning three Mercedinian teams will have a chance to play in the group stages for the first time as an association. Saabham Forest but their recent league defeat behind them with a solid performance against Foalham from Equestria Magna. Home form proved telling for the Mercedinian club as they Jorge Aldenia and Cosumarite midfielder Tosun Veronas netted for the home side which chalked up another international clean sheet for Hartley Vinter in the Saabham goal. In the return leg, Henry Clifton settled nerves early at Foalham's own stadium with a converted breakaway move just before the twenty minute mark. It gave Saabham the away goal they needed which required Foalkam to score four in the match to take the overall win away from them. The Equestria side did manage to pull one back to get on the board and earn a draw at home, but that was all they could muster as Saabham reap the benefits of their magnificent cup run.

Across the peninsula in Exton, they were writing their own stories in club history as they took on a strong Springfield United side from Darmen. Coral Island were racking up their travel miles for their opening leg in Darmen, and they continued to surprise by taking the lead in the tie after the first leg. Away goals from Brassard and Wearne either side of half-time gave the team a priceless lead into the second leg, and in front of a packed house in Reef Stadium, the atmosphere was expectant of a shock. The team went behind early in the match as Springfield levelled the tie on aggregate but still trailed through the away goals rule. A difficult match for the second-division side was calmed with an equalising goal in first half stoppage time from Wearne. In the second half, Coral Island asserted their dominance with two further goals to put the tie far away from Springfield. they have been very impressive thus far. 5-2 on aggregate sees Coral Island safely through.

MD7

RFK Ogdenagorv 2–1 Mercedini Armed Forces

Carvi Albion 2–2 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Orga City 4–2 Brampton United

Dynamo Shebchetsik 3–1 Plympton Town

Zoloroni Metropolitan 1–2 Zoloroni City

Exton Oilers 6–3 Ignavi Borough

Saabham Forest 1–2 Acoflosa United

Elspachia 1–3 Langtree United

Acoflosa United finally got off the mark in rather surprising fashion as they became one of the only teams to win at the Arradorro Stadium in Saabham through Wesley and Drost, as the cancelled out Aldenia's opener. The win sees Acoflosa shoot up to three points, even if they still remain bottom of the table. The Zoloroni Derby was as competitive as ever as the attacking forwards flexed their muscles in front of a capacity crowd in the MetroStadi. Zanzala opened the scoring with a sublime long range effort to silence the home fans, but Nepharim striker Lukas Rashford almost immediately struck back with a headed goal to level the scoring at half time. Both managers looked pensive but City ultimately stole the points from under the home team's noses with a breakaway goal which ended up with Anthony Baudelio rounding the goalkeeper and slotting home from close range. That win proved all the more important as Langtree United's away in Elspa meant the top two were cut adrift from the rest of league behind them. The usually potent Elspachia attack was halted in their tracks as Thomas Vorthik ran riot, scoring a first half hattrick in front of the home fans to all but end the tie at half time. Hoventon, Saabham and Ogdenagorv all sit behind Elspachia waiting to pounce, with this season causing a big shake-up for the nation's typically dominant teams. Rounding up the rest of the action, Orga City ran out winners in a six-goal thriller in the Partush Arena against Brampton, but the was bested by Exton who claimed all three points by scoring six of the nine goals in the ExtoGas Stadium against Ignavi Borough. Finally, Dynamo Shebchetsik are slowly inching up the table with a Babarushchik double proving the difference for them against Plympton.

MFA Cup Second Round

Naral Volvania (4) 2-0 Plympton Royals (4)

Slavjoni Town (2) 1-3 Alton Swifts (2)

St. Austell Town (3) 0-2 Humber Valley (3)

Zholvi Athletic (2) 4-0 Yakadnik Shebatov (5)

East Coast Mariners (2) 0-0 South Dajaiina (5) (0-0 AET, 2-4 pens.)

Gordonia (3) 0-4 Dynamo Shebchetsik (1)

Acoflosa United (1) 6-0 Solsid Makhan-Varna (5)

Sutsik Chernomorets (3) 2-0 Chapter Anston (2)

Orga City (1) 1-0 Darlaston Town (3)

Velvyn Garden City (4) 3-2 Colmorvia (3)

Lokomotiv Arkenton (2) 2-2 Plympton Town (1) (2-3 AET)

Langtree United (1) 2-1 Civittanevosa (2)

Wilton Barrow (4) 1-4 Shebchetsik City (3)

Mercedini Armed Forces (1) 1-1 Lonek Town (3) (2-2 AET, 4-3 pens.)

Exton Oilers (1) 0-2 Hoventon & Corlington Town (1)

Zoloroni Park (2) 1-0 Coral Island (2)

Cannock Chase (2) 4-3 Carvi Albion (1)

Etruria-Sul-Mare (3) 3-5 RFK Ogdenagorv (1)

Blue Strike Zoloroni (2) 3-0 AFC Langtree (2)

Sporting Rafelonia (2) 1-1 Ignavi Borough (1) (2-1 AET)

Zoloroni City (1) 5-0 Inablidak (2)

Risa (2) 3-1 FK Shebardiagrad (4)

FC Carshalton (3) 0-1 Real Vozë (4)

Elspachia (1) 1-0 Brampton United (1)

Saabham Forest (1) 4-0 Rygge Athletic (2)

Project Olimpo Mercedini (2) 2-3 OFR Ozzaya Agranka (3)

AFC Monmouth (2) 4-2 Sarpsa Guild (5)

Centre of Excellence (5) 0-0 Kirkenton Rovers (3) (1-0 AET)

Inter Paruscia (5) 2-2 Irstfjord (5) (2-2 AET, 5-6 pens.)

Moorland & Tersham (3) 0-4 Zoloroni Metropolitan (1)

Denby Town (2) 0-2 Kingfisher Invictus (2)

Ali Mercedes Carassai (4) 4-1 Sanzana Celtic (3)

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Sporting Rafelonia (2) vs. Humber Valley (3)
Risa (2) vs. Sutsik Chernomorets (3)
Hoventon & Corlington Town (1) vs. Langtree United (1)
RFK Ogdenagorv (1) vs. Acoflosa United (1)
Orga City (1) vs. Kingfisher Invictus (2)
Zholvi Athletic (2) vs. Real Vozë (4)
Mercedini Armed Forces (1) vs. South Dajaiina (5)
Alton Swifts (2) vs. Zoloroni Metropolitan (1)
Naral Volvania (4) vs. Plympton Town (1)
Velvyn Garden City (4) vs. Saabham Forest (1)
AFC Monmouth (2) vs. Irstfjord (5)
OFR Ozzaya Agranka (3) vs. Centre of Excellence (5)
Zoloroni City (1) vs. Zoloroni Park (2)
Blue Strike Zoloroni (2) vs. Cannock Chase (2)
Dynamo Shebchetsik (1) vs. Elspachia (1)
Shebchetsik City (3) vs. Ali Mercedes Carassai (4)

Second round day in the cup is the biggest day of the year for a single competition with sixty four teams in action across four days worth of football. Too many results to analyse although we were guaranteed one team from the fifth tier in the draw for the third round. In the end, we got three teams from the regional leagues including the Centre of Excellence in the draw for the third round, with all league represented and in the hat to cause a shock for the teams higher up. The teams can see the later stages of the cup where they can announce themselves as a footballing power in the nation, with teams from the lower leagues ready to earn a handsome pay check they can get from either facing a Premier League team or advancing against those around them. Thirty two teams remain, let's see how long they can last in such a cutthroat competition.

MD8

Mercedini Armed Forces 3–3 Langtree United

Acoflosa United 1–1 Elspachia

Ignavi Borough 0–1 Saabham Forest

Zoloroni City 2–1 Exton Oilers

Plympton Town 1–4 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Brampton United 0–1 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Hoventon & Corlington Town 2–1 Orga City

RFK Ogdenagorv 1–0 Carvi Albion

Zoloroni City announce themselves as the team to beat this season as they go three points clear at the top following a tight tussle against the Oilers at the City of Zoloroni Stadium. Following the capital derby list match day, fans were apathetic about the home tie against Exton, but their team still pulled out the result via strikes from Nymark and Baudelio. They were given a favour by the Armed Forces who put forth a massive effort to hold Langtree United to an entertaining 3-3 draw at the Memorial Stadium, Vorthik snatching a draw at the death for the southern side. Acoflosa United continue their revival following their MFA Cup break, they satisfied their fans with a big effort to earn a point at home to defending champions Elspachia, putting them level on points with the next placed team Brampton, who lost again at home to Shebchetsik. Rounding up the rest of the action, Saabham Forest keep ticking over as they needed a stoppage time winner in Langtree to take all three points from Ignavi Borough. Zoloroni Metropolitan flexed their attacking muscles in Plympton with a four goal haul from their players, as they attempt to climb up the table following an iffy start to the season for the club. Hoventon now sit in scone following a big win at home to Orga who has been a banana skin for them in the past. Finally, RFK Ogdenagorv are continuing their rapid turn around, from relegation fodder in previous seasons, they now sit in fifth and are thriving from the revenue gathered from last season's MFA Cup and their appearance in the Cygnus Cup this season.

MD9

Carvi Albion 4–0 Mercedini Armed Forces

Orga City 2–3 RFK Ogdenagorv

Dynamo Shebchetsik 1–2 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Zoloroni Metropolitan 1–1 Brampton United

Exton Oilers 2–5 Plympton Town

Saabham Forest 4–2 Zoloroni City

Elspachia 5–3 Ignavi Borough

Langtree United 3–4 Acoflosa United

What are they putting in the water in Saabham? Their tremendous home form continues as they take down favourites and attacking juggernauts Zoloroni City by giving them a taste of their own medicine. Aldenia, Clifton, Patterson and Zyn all got in on the act, with only Zanzala and Kulap hitting back for the visitors. Zoloroni City stay top after the remarkable events that happened in Langtree, where Acoflosa United seemed to have been awakened to steal all three points after being three goals down to Langtree United, lifting them into the relegation playoff place. Hoventon climb into second place as they come out alive from the Razrabotka Stadion with all three points thanks to the bravery from McGuiness and Ekryna to stand up to the hostile away fans, even when going down a goal in the first half. Wins for Carvi, an important win for Ogdenagorv, and Plympton who scored five in Exton for the result of the day. Finally, Zoloroni Met were halted yet again, this time by bottom of the table Brampton who showed great character under pressure from Rashford and co.

MD10

Mercedini Armed Forces 1–3 Acoflosa United

Ignavi Borough 1–2 Langtree United

Zoloroni City 4–3 Elspachia

Plympton Town 1–1 Saabham Forest

Brampton United 1–3 Exton Oilers

Hoventon & Corlington Town 1–1 Zoloroni Metropolitan

RFK Ogdenagorv 1–2 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Carvi Albion 0–1 Orga City

Zoloroni City are back to their three point margin in the league and mount the pressure onto defending champions Elspachia as they pull out a big 4-3 win against their title rivals for the season. It was obvious from the start that the two attacks would be on full show for the fans and they weren't disappointed, with the front pairings scoring five of the seven goals in the match, Zoloroni City looked like good value for the title on the evidence of that match. Hoventon & Zoloroni Met tripped each other up which sunk Met into even further problems in the league, and Hoventon lost their grip on second place to let in Langtree United, who made now mistake in the New Langtree Derby with a 2-1 win away at Ignavi. It was a round full of derbies as Ogdenagorv lost the first Shebnatsiya Derby of the season to Dynamo Shebchetsik, both teams will be fighting for a Globe Cup spot at this rate with all of the crazy results flying about. Acoflosa United complete their rather miraculous recovery and now sit safe in mid-table following another victory, this time away at the Armed Forces, ten points in the last two games has turned their season around at this early stage. The Saabham train momentarily stopped as Plympton battled to earn a crucial away point as the two promoted sides locked horns at the Plympton Community Stadium. Jordan Carrasco with the goal to earn the overachieving minnows a point. Brampton are the team now rooted to the bottom of the table, with even their home form not enough to avoid defeat as they hosted a stable Exton side with neither side concentrating on the cup now they have been knocked out. Finally, Orga City have been disappointing considering their new signings were supposed to inch them into the Globe Cup spots, they won at Carvi with both teams in solid mid-table territory, with their seasons likely to whimper out into nothing unless they can pull out something great in either the league or the cup.

   MPL Table                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Zoloroni City                10    8   0   2    28   15  +13    24
 2 Langtree United              10    6   3   1    24   13  +11    21
 3 Hoventon & Corlington Town   10    6   2   2    22   16   +6    20
 4 Saabham Forest               10    6   1   3    19   12   +7    19
 5 RFK Ogdenagorv               10    6   0   4    13   13    0    18
 6 Elspachia                    10    5   2   3    21   14   +7    17
 7 Dynamo Shebchetsik           10    5   1   4    16   17   −1    16
 8 Zoloroni Metropolitan        10    3   5   2    14   11   +3    14
 9 Orga City                    10    4   1   5    13   14   −1    13
10 Carvi Albion                 10    3   3   4    17   17    0    12
11 Exton Oilers                 10    4   0   6    21   25   −4    12
12 Acoflosa United              10    3   1   6    11   15   −4    10
13 Mercedini Armed Forces       10    3   1   6    13   28  −15    10
14 Plympton Town                10    2   3   5    13   19   −6     9
15 Ignavi Borough               10    1   3   6    16   24   −8     6
16 Brampton United              10    1   2   7     9   17   −8     5

[Mercedini]

Mercedinian Premier League
Season 6 | Part 4

Champions Cup Playoff Round

Krsthaven (SEM) 2–1 Elspachia

Elspachia 2-0 Krsthaven (SEM)

Elspachia win 3-2 on aggregate

It may have been a struggle at times, but Elspachia have finally achieved what no Mercedinian team has done before, and that is to qualify for the Champion's Cup group stage. They were made to work for it over the two legs of the CC Playoff against Samarland's Krsthaven, but a quality second leg performance in front of a capacity crowd inside the New Sevada Stadium. Alva and Cerelius were in action across the two legs and gave mixed performances home and away, but they came through in the end. The Mercedinian side were under the kosh in the first leg in Semarland, but Jakob Vaselko popped up from a corner to earn a valuable away goal in front of the travelling fans in the dying embers of the game. Back in Dini, Elspachia looked like a different team under the lights in Elspa, their new stadium already hosting a massive game for their tenants as tickets sold out early once Elspachia confirmed their qualification to the playoff. Mangum Cerlius scored twice in the second half to turn the game on it's head and give Elspachia another six games to play in the CC group stage.

Globe Cup Playoff Round

Langtree United 3-0 Dinamo Bender (PDN)

Dinamo Bender (PDN) 1-3 Langtree United

Langtree United win 6-1 on aggregate

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Zoloroni Metropolitan 1-1 Qidade Savana (JSY)

Qidade Savana (JSY) 3-0 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Qidade Savana (JSY) win 4-1 on aggregate

Into the Globe Cup playoff where Langtree and Zoloroni Met were back in action to make into the UICA's second tournament within the international cycle. Langtree United, who have been having a rather blistering campaign against their opponents so far, made short work of Dinamo Bender from Pridnestrovia, although by a smaller margin of their previous two ties. The first leg was as dominant as previous rounds with Vorthik, Kramini and Jokinen combining well to put forth a 3-0 first leg victory, knowing only an away goal in Pridnestrovia would convincingly see them through to the next round. That happened in the opening ten minutes as Vorthik was sent through by a long ball and slotted between the legs of the goalkeeper and into the net. Bender did managed to get a equaliser before half-time but still needed four more to restore parity in the match. Langtree managed to match their goal haul from the first leg in the second half by netting another two. A comprehensive 6-1 aggregate win sends Langtree through to another Globe Cup playoff.

Meanwhile, a relative disaster in Zoloroni as they were knocked out a combination of a UICA administration error and by their subsequent opponents, Qidade Savana. They were originally meant to be a seeded team in the playoff round, however a misallocation of a club's coefficient meant a previously unseeded team was moved up in the rankings, knocking Zoloroni Met from the bottom of the seeded column into the top of the unseeded column, so they would have to play a much more difficult side in order to get to their first qualifying round in their history. The first leg in the MetroStadi was a tight and bland affair with both team knowing what was at stake. A goal piece was probably fair giving the circumstances, even if Qidade probably deserved a penalty for a late tackle in the dying embers of the game. That was rectified in the second half when Zol Met collapsed and let in three goals without response to bring to an end what was a promising campaign for the team. They go out with no guarantees that they will make it due to their patchy league form. A 4-1 aggregate loss probably worse than they deserved.

Series B Champions Cup Playoff Round

Coral Island 2-1 Union Orange (SAL)

Union Orange (SAL) 0-5 Coral Island

Coral Island win 7-1 on aggregate

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Plympton Town 0-4 Calcio Sicurezza Elfi (AUD)

Calcio Sicurezza Elfi (AUD) 1-2 Plympton Town

Calcio Sicurezza Elfi (AUD) win 5-2 on aggregate

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AS Peravova (VAL) 0-1 Saabham Forest

Saabham Forest 2-1 AS Peravova (VAL)

Saabham Forest win 3-1 on aggregate

Three teams in the final round of SBCC qualifying was probably more than anyone would have imagined in their position, with Plympton entering the fray and only needing to win one more match to enter the group stage. They were pitted against Elfi from Audioslavia and clearly had one eye on their league and cup matches as they played at home, with Elfi coming hard and practically winning the tie in the opening ninety minutes, beating the MPL strugglers by four goals to nil. Allowing the team and the fans to move on to their main focuses domestically. Both teams added their B-teams fr the second leg, with the Mercedinians coming away with a surprise victory to end their short UICA run. A 2-1 victory in Audioslavia culminated into a 5-2 aggragate loss for Plympton.

However, Coral Island completed their long and arduous SBCC run with a barnstorming performance against Union Orange from Salstead. It was looking to be a close tie for the chance in the UICA SBCC Group Stages as a back and forth first leg gave Coral Island a narrow advantage from their home leg as they travelled to Salstead for their crucial second leg, where nobody expected the result that occurred on the pitch. Coral Island ran riot and produced one of the performances of the seasons for any Mercedinian side with a massive 5-0 win away in Salstead to book their place in the group stages, being the first club to do so from Mercedini.

They were joined by a rampant Saabham Forest side who had it all to do against a team from one of the tournament's Premier clubs Valanora's AS Peravova was standing between them and another six matches in the group stages, with Saabham hoping to come away with a decent account of themselves to move forward in future seasons. They had already racked up the prize money from the qualifying rounds and looked to do it all again in Valanora. Jorge Aldenia was continuing to blossom in the Saabham side as they snatched an away goal and a 1-0 victory in Peravova to give them hope of a famous victory. Saabham knew they could rely on their home form which had taken a knock in recent weeks, but they came through with Jordan Carrasco and Frederick Abrani converting either side of a Peravova away goal which had some heads turning about how secure their lead in the tie was. It was more of a tight squeeze than some would have imagined it, although Saabham had come out with a famous victory over a Valanoran side. An aggregate score of 3-1 meaning two Mercedinian clubs would be in the group stage.

MD11

Orga City 1–0 Mercedini Armed Forces

Dynamo Shebchetsik 3–2 Carvi Albion

Zoloroni Metropolitan 1–1 RFK Ogdenagorv

Exton Oilers 2–0 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Saabham Forest 0–0 Brampton United

Elspachia 1–0 Plympton Town

Langtree United 2–1 Zoloroni City

Acoflosa United 0–1 Ignavi Borough

Langtree United and Zoloroni City are back on level terms following their juggernaut battle at the Metropolitan Stadium. Langtree had been worrying about whether or not their attack could penetrate the defences of such high-quality opponents like City. Zanazla opened the scoring in Langtree with a magnificent curled effort which beat the low dive of Hovek in the Langtree net for the opener that was deserving of the blockbuster tie of the round. Langtree equalised before half time with a scrappy goal that resulted in Vorthik prodding home from close range. Then, Kramini blasted a shot in off the bar to take the lead five minutes into the second half and that was all she wrote. Zoloroni City now lead on goals scored after points and goal difference couldn't separate the two. Elspachia, Saabham and Hoventon round out the Globe Cup places on twenty points with Elspachia winning, Saabham being held at home by Brampton and Hoventon travelling to Exton and losing. Further down, Shebchetsik and Ogdenagorv sit just outside of the top five with Shebchetsik at home against Carvi, and Ogdenagorv battling hard for a valiant draw in the MetroStadi. Rounding up the rest of the action, Orga earned three points with a single goal at home to Carvi, while Acoflosa lost at home yet again, this time to Langtree natives Ignavi Borough in a famous victory for them.

MFA Cup Third Round

Sporting Rafelonia (2) 2-0 Humber Valley (3)

Risa (2) 0-0 Sutsik Chernomorets (3) (0-1 AET)

Hoventon & Corlington Town (1) 2-3 Langtree United (1)

RFK Ogdenagorv (1) 0-2 Acoflosa United (1)

Orga City (1) 1-0 Kingfisher Invictus (2)

Zholvi Athletic (2) 3-0 Real Vozë (4)

Mercedini Armed Forces (1) 6-1 South Dajaiina (5)

Alton Swifts (2) 2-4 Zoloroni Metropolitan (1)

Naral Volvania (4) 1-1 Plympton Town (1) (1-1 AET, 5-4 pens.)

Velvyn Garden City (4) 1-4 Saabham Forest (1)

AFC Monmouth (2) 4-0 Irstfjord (5)

OFR Ozzaya Agranka (3) 2-1 Centre of Excellence (5)

Zoloroni City (1) 5-2 Zoloroni Park (2)

Blue Strike Zoloroni (2) 3-1 Cannock Chase (2)

Dynamo Shebchetsik (1) 2-2 Elspachia (1) (3-2 AET)

Shebchetsik City (3) 0-1 Ali Mercedes Carassai (4)

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Naral Volvania (4) vs. Zoloroni City (1)
Sporting Rafelonia (2) vs. Blue Strike Zoloroni (2)
Acoflosa United (1) vs. Langtree United (1)
Sutsik Chernomorets (3) vs. Ali Mercedes Carassai (4)
Zholvi Athletic (2) vs. Saabham Forest (1)
OFR Ozzaya Agranka (3) vs. Dynamo Shebchetsik (1)
AFC Monmouth (2) vs. Mercedini Armed Forces (1)
Zoloroni Metropolitan (1) vs. Orga City (1)

More matches in the MFA Cup as the Premier League side start to flex their muscles and announce themselves as the main clubs to win this season's MFA Cup. We are finally down to the Round of 16 with eight Premier League teams still in contention for the cup and that spot in next season's Cygnus Cup tournament. We are guaranteed to have at least two teams from lower divisions as Sporting Rafelonia and Blue Strike Zoloroni face off in an all-second-tier clash, while Sutsik and Carassai will challenge each other in a match which could bank roll the teams for seasons to come. The blockbuster match in the fifth round draw could be Acoflosa vs. Langtree, although there is potential for a big shock on the cards when Naral Volvania face Zoloroni City in their fourth round match.

MD12

Mercedini Armed Forces 0–1 Ignavi Borough

Zoloroni City 1–0 Acoflosa United

Plympton Town 2–5 Langtree United

Brampton United 1–0 Elspachia

Hoventon & Corlington Town 1–0 Saabham Forest

RFK Ogdenagorv 2–3 Exton Oilers

Carvi Albion 2–1 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Orga City 0–2 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Langtree and Zoloroni are going toe to toe with each other in the league after they both won their respective matches. Zoloroni City won at home to continue their good run of form at the top, but it was Langtree United who jumped into poll position on goal difference as they ran riot in Plympton to come through a seven-goal thriller as 5-2 winners. The big surprise of the round was when Elspachia lost to then bottom of the table Brampton by a single goal, to drop them to fifth in the table and to lift Brampton from the bottom of the table (Plympton is now there instead). Hoventon gave their UICA hopes a boost by beating fellow hopefuls Saabham Forest by a single goal to put them into a solid third place, four points behind the leading pair. Around the grounds, Ignavi continue their good run of form by beating the Armed Forces in Kirkenton with an own goal from one of the young defenders, Exton continue the bad run of form that Ogdenagorv are as the Oilers win away from home following a five-goal thriller. Carvi restore their position in mid-table, with three points against a floundering Zoloroni Met side, while Shebchetsik jump into the top five with goals from Bartosz and Babarushchik, as they win 2-0 at the Partush Arena.

Globe Cup Qualifying Round

Langtree United 2-1 United Philibiscostal (OME)

United Philibiscostal (OME) 4-2 Langtree United

United Philibiscostal (OME) win 5-4 on aggregate

Back into the Globe Cup for Langtree United's all or nothing qualifying round tie against Omerica's United Philibiscostal, which would decide who would make it through to the Globe Cup Group Stages and who would be knocked out of international action for the rest of the season. Two very stacking sides on offer, but it was Langtree who took the first leg advantage at home from a Vorthik double in front of a packed out Metropolitan Stadium. For the away leg it was nowhere near as simple as that, with Philibiscostal proving their were no layabouts as they match Langtree toe to toe and went in completely level with a 2-1 score line, Jokinen scoring Langtree's goal from a penalty. The second leg was close with both teams knowing a goal would likely prove the difference, but Langtree looked to have secured their safe passage when Rebecca Talla scored a second away goal to equalise the match on the night, but left the Omericans needing two goals to win. A dramatic end to the match saw the Omerican side score from a penalty and again in added time to lead 4-2 (5-4) and turn the tie on it's head. Crazy moments in Philibiscostal, as last season's quarterfinalists were knocked out one round before the group stage.

Cygnus Cup Round of 16

Spartangrad (EUR) 5-0 RFK Ogdenagorv

RFK Ogdenagorv 0-2 Spartangrad (EUR)

Spartangrad (EUR) win 7-0 on aggregate

Ancient tails tell of what happened between David and Goliath, but in this case, Goliath could not be stopped by a simple stone to the forehead. Euran juggernauts faced off against the Mercedinian minnows of Ogdenagorv in the Cygnus Cup, with Ogdenagorv earning themselves a handsome figure from prize money and ticket sales from the two matches against Hosingr and against Spartangrad. RFK knew they had a mountain to climb and were just a sideshow to the action that would happen in future rounds, but they still enjoyed themselves and made the most of the occasion in Eura. Teenage youngster Arrighi hardly got a touch on the ball as his team went down 5-0 in the first leg. The second leg was largely a formality at this rate, but that didn't stop the fans from turning out to support their team. Spartangrad were too strong for the MFA Cup winners, with the Eura team looking to be more suited to the Champion's Cup. A 2-0 win in the second leg meant the Ogdenagorv dream was blown own by seven goals to nil.

MD13

Dynamo Shebchetsik 1–0 Mercedini Armed Forces

Zoloroni Metropolitan 3–1 Orga City

Exton Oilers 2–0 Carvi Albion

Saabham Forest 1–1 RFK Ogdenagorv

Elspachia 1–0 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Langtree United 1–0 Brampton United

Acoflosa United 4–1 Plympton Town

Ignavi Borough 2–2 Zoloroni City

Approaching the half-way point, we being to see who are the title contenders and who will be lucky to stave off relegation for another season. Langtree take the initiative in the league as Zoloroni faltered. Vorthik's first half goal was enough to win all three points at home against the strugglers, but Zanzala and Baudelio was cancelled out y Madrid and Esthik strikes in an entertaining game where a draw seemed like the fairest result. Elspachia climbed back into solid Globe Cup territory as they overcame a stubborn Hoventon side as Josh Johnson netted the only goal to climb above his opponents with a 1-0 win. That left the door open for Shebchetsik, who took that chance to climb up to third with a win in the Razrabotka Stadium against the Armed Forces. Zoloroni Met got back to winning ways and reduced the deficit on the UICA spots as Rashford netted a hattrick in a 3-1 victory versus Orga. Exton join Saabham in the 'doing surprisingly well' column as the jump to 7th in the table, the front four tactic working well for the attack minded side. Saabham and Ogdenagorv, two side who are both performing well, cancelled each other out in their match against each other with a 1-1 draw at the Arradorro Stadium in Saabham. Finally, Acoflosa finally got a big result on the board as they pulled clear of the relegation zone with a 4-1 win against Brampton.

   MPL Table                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Langtree United              13    9   3   1    32   16  +16    30
 2 Zoloroni City                13    9   1   3    32   19  +13    28
 3 Dynamo Shebchetsik           13    8   1   4    22   19   +3    25
 4 Elspachia                    13    7   2   4    23   15   +8    23
 5 Hoventon & Corlington Town   13    7   2   4    23   19   +4    23
 6 Saabham Forest               13    6   3   4    20   14   +6    21
 7 Exton Oilers                 13    7   0   6    28   27   +1    21
 8 RFK Ogdenagorv               13    6   2   5    17   18   −1    20
 9 Zoloroni Metropolitan        13    4   6   3    19   15   +4    18
10 Orga City                    13    5   1   7    15   19   −4    16
11 Carvi Albion                 13    4   3   6    21   23   −2    15
12 Acoflosa United              13    4   1   8    15   18   −3    13
13 Ignavi Borough               13    3   4   6    20   26   −6    13
14 Mercedini Armed Forces       13    3   1   9    13   31  −18    10
15 Brampton United              13    2   3   8    10   18   −8     9
16 Plympton Town                13    2   3   8    16   29  −13     9

[Mercedini]

Mercedinian Premier League
Season 6 | Part 5

MD14

Mercedini Armed Forces 0–1 Zoloroni City

Plympton Town 4–0 Ignavi Borough

Brampton United 0–1 Acoflosa United

Hoventon & Corlington Town 2–2 Langtree United

RFK Ogdenagorv 0–0 Elspachia

Carvi Albion 1–0 Saabham Forest

Orga City 4–0 Exton Oilers

Dynamo Shebchetsik 2–0 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Champions Cup Group Stage

Pikemouth (BRE) 2-2 Elspachia

Elspachia 2-1 Spartangrad (EUR)

Cednia Beach AFC (TUR) 2-1 Elspachia

Elspachia 1-2 Cednia Beach AFC (TUR)

Elspachia 1-1 Pikemouth (BRE)

Spartangrad (EUR) 3-2 Elspachia

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Group B                          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Cednia Beach AFC          TUR    6    4   0   2    12    9   +3    12
2 Pikemouth                 BRE    6    2   3   1     9    7   +2     9
3 Spartangrad               EUR    6    2   1   3     7   10   −3     7
4 Elspachia                 MRC    6    1   2   3     9   11   −2     5

Series B Champions Cup Group Stage

UR Town (EFL) 1-0 Saabham Forest

Saabham Forest 4-1 Lilliton (ETN)

Arcticala Inlet (VIL) 0-0 Saabham Forest

Saabham Forest 1-1 Arcticala Inlet (VIL)

Saabham Forest 1-2 UR Town (EFL)

Lilliton (ETN) 1-3 Saabham Forest

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Group B                          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Arcticala Inlet           VIL    6    2   4   0     4    2   +2    10
2 UR Town                   EFL    6    2   3   1     5    4   +1     9
3 Saabham Forest            MRC    6    2   2   2     9    6   +3     8
4 Liliton                   ETN    6    0   3   3     5   11   −6     3

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Coral Island 3-0 Kimmirut Panhandle (AFT)

Ulsa Rovers (EUR) 3-1 Coral Island

Atlov (QUS) 0-0 Coral Island

Coral Island 1-2 Atlov (QUS)

Kimmirut Panhandle (AFT) 2-0 Coral Island

Coral Island 1-1 Ulsa Rovers (EUR)

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Group F                          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Ulsa Rovers               EUR    6    2   4   0    10    7   +3    10
2 Atlov                     QUS    6    2   3   1    11    9   +2     9
3 Kimmirut Panhandle        AFT    6    2   1   3     7   10   −3     7
4 Coral Island              MRC    6    1   2   3     6    8   −2     5

Youth Cup Group Stage - Champion's Route

Group B                          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts   PKM  ELS  SPG  CDB
1 Pikemouth                 BRE    6    3   1   2    10    8   +2    10    —   2–0  2–1  0–1
2 Elspachia                 MRC    6    3   0   3     6    7   −1     9   2–1   —   1–0  3–0
3 Spartangrad               EUR    6    2   2   2     7    5   +2     8   2–2  2–0   —   2–0
4 Cednia Beach AFC          TUR    6    2   1   3     5    8   −3     7   2–3  2–0  0–0   —

MD15

Zoloroni Metropolitan 2–0 Mercedini Armed Forces

Exton Oilers 0–0 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Saabham Forest 1–0 Orga City

Elspachia 2–0 Carvi Albion

Langtree United 2–4 RFK Ogdenagorv

Acoflosa United 3–2 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Ignavi Borough 2–0 Brampton United

Zoloroni City 2–2 Plympton Town

MD16

Mercedini Armed Forces 1–0 Plympton Town

Zoloroni City 3–2 Brampton United

Ignavi Borough 1–1 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Acoflosa United 2–0 RFK Ogdenagorv

Langtree United 0–1 Carvi Albion

Elspachia 1–2 Orga City

Saabham Forest 0–1 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Exton Oilers 3–3 Zoloroni Metropolitan

MD17

Exton Oilers 2–0 Mercedini Armed Forces

Zoloroni Metropolitan 0–0 Saabham Forest

Dynamo Shebchetsik 0–2 Elspachia

Orga City 0–3 Langtree United

Carvi Albion 4–3 Acoflosa United

RFK Ogdenagorv 2–0 Ignavi Borough

Hoventon & Corlington Town 1–2 Zoloroni City

Brampton United 1–0 Plympton Town

   MPL Table                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Zoloroni City                17   12   2   3    40   24  +16    38
 2 Langtree United              17   10   4   3    39   23  +16    34
 3 Dynamo Shebchetsik           17   10   2   5    25   21   +4    32
 4 Elspachia                    17    9   3   5    28   17  +11    30
 5 RFK Ogdenagorv               17    8   3   6    23   22   +1    27
 6 Exton Oilers                 17    8   2   7    33   34   −1    26
 7 Saabham Forest               17    7   4   6    21   16   +5    25
 8 Hoventon & Corlington Town   17    7   4   6    29   27   +2    25
 9 Carvi Albion                 17    7   3   7    27   28   −1    24
10 Zoloroni Metropolitan        17    5   8   4    24   20   +4    23
11 Acoflosa United              17    7   1   9    24   24    0    22
12 Orga City                    17    7   1   9    21   24   −3    22
13 Ignavi Borough               17    4   5   8    23   33  −10    17
14 Plympton Town                17    3   4  10    22   33  −11    13
15 Mercedini Armed Forces       17    4   1  12    14   36  −22    13
16 Brampton United              17    3   3  11    13   24  −11    12

[Mercedini]

Mercedinian Premier League
Season 6 | Part 6

Youth Cup Playoff Round
Zeppelin Foundation (HIN) 0-1 Elspachia

MFA Cup Fourth Round

Naral Volvania (4) 0-3 Zoloroni City (1)

Sporting Rafelonia (2) 1-2 Blue Strike Zoloroni (2)

Acoflosa United (1) 0-0 Langtree United (1) (1-0 AET)

Sutsik Chernomorets (3) 0-2 Ali Mercedes Carassai (4)

Zholvi Athletic (2) 3-1 Saabham Forest (1)

OFR Ozzaya Agranka (3) 1-5 Dynamo Shebchetsik (1)

AFC Monmouth (2) 1-1 Mercedini Armed Forces (1) (1-3 AET)

Zoloroni Metropolitan (1) 2-0 Orga City (1)

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Acoflosa United (1) vs. Zholvi Athletic (2)
Mercedini Armed Forces (1) vs. Zoloroni City (1)
Blue Strike Zoloroni (2) vs. Ali Mercedes Carassai (4)
Zoloroni Metropolitan (1) vs. Dynamo Shebchetsik (1)

MD18

Mercedini Armed Forces 2–1 Brampton United

Plympton Town 3–2 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Zoloroni City 2–1 RFK Ogdenagorv

Ignavi Borough 2–1 Carvi Albion

Acoflosa United 3–1 Orga City

Langtree United 1–0 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Elspachia 3–1 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Saabham Forest 2–4 Exton Oilers

MD19

Saabham Forest 3–2 Mercedini Armed Forces

Exton Oilers 1–1 Elspachia

Zoloroni Metropolitan 6–3 Langtree United

Dynamo Shebchetsik 1–0 Acoflosa United

Orga City 2–2 Ignavi Borough

Carvi Albion 1–2 Zoloroni City

RFK Ogdenagorv 2–0 Plympton Town

Hoventon & Corlington Town 3–2 Brampton United

Youth Cup Eighth Finals
Elspachia 3-1 Turoki Tide (VIL)

MD20

Mercedini Armed Forces 0–1 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Brampton United 0–1 RFK Ogdenagorv

Plympton Town 1–1 Carvi Albion

Zoloroni City 5–2 Orga City

Ignavi Borough 1–2 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Acoflosa United 4–2 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Langtree United 4–2 Exton Oilers

Elspachia 5–1 Saabham Forest

   MPL Table                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Zoloroni City                20   15   2   3    49   28  +21    47
 2 Langtree United              20   12   4   4    47   31  +16    40
 3 Dynamo Shebchetsik           20   12   2   6    28   23   +5    38
 4 Elspachia                    20   11   4   5    37   20  +17    37
 5 RFK Ogdenagorv               20   10   3   7    27   24   +3    33
 6 Hoventon & Corlington Town   20    9   4   7    35   32   +3    31
 7 Exton Oilers                 20    9   3   8    40   41   −1    30
 8 Acoflosa United              20    9   1  10    31   28   +3    28
 9 Saabham Forest               20    8   4   8    27   27    0    28
10 Zoloroni Metropolitan        20    6   8   6    33   30   +3    26
11 Carvi Albion                 20    7   4   9    30   33   −3    25
12 Orga City                    20    7   2  11    26   34   −8    23
13 Ignavi Borough               20    5   6   9    28   38  −10    21
14 Plympton Town                20    4   5  11    26   38  −12    17
15 Mercedini Armed Forces       20    5   1  14    18   41  −23    16
16 Brampton United              20    3   3  14    16   30  −14    12

[Mercedini]

Mercedinian Premier League
Season 6 | Part 7

MFA Cup Quarterfinals

Acoflosa United (1) 3-0 Zholvi Athletic (2)

Mercedini Armed Forces (1) 0-6 Zoloroni City (1)

Blue Strike Zoloroni (2) 2-2 Ali Mercedes Carassai (4) (5-2 AET)

Zoloroni Metropolitan (1) 2-2 Dynamo Shebchetsik (1) (2-2 AET, 4-3 pens.)

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Zoloroni Metropolitan (1) vs. Acoflosa United (1)
Blue Strike Zoloroni (2) vs. Zoloroni City (1)

MD21

Elspachia 1–0 Mercedini Armed Forces

Saabham Forest 1–1 Langtree United

Exton Oilers 2–2 Acoflosa United

Zoloroni Metropolitan 3–1 Ignavi Borough

Dynamo Shebchetsik 2–1 Zoloroni City

Orga City 1–0 Plympton Town

Carvi Albion 2–2 Brampton United

RFK Ogdenagorv 0–2 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Youth Cup Quarterfinals
Elspachia 1-1 Crawford City FC (COS) (1-1 AET, 2-3 pens.)

Fuck, so close...

MD22

Mercedini Armed Forces 1–0 RFK Ogdenagorv

Hoventon & Corlington Town 3–3 Carvi Albion

Brampton United 0–2 Orga City

Plympton Town 1–0 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Zoloroni City 4–3 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Ignavi Borough 1–4 Exton Oilers

Acoflosa United 2–2 Saabham Forest

Langtree United 6–4 Elspachia

MD23

Langtree United 2–0 Mercedini Armed Forces

Elspachia 3–0 Acoflosa United

Saabham Forest 0–1 Ignavi Borough

Exton Oilers 2–5 Zoloroni City

Zoloroni Metropolitan 1–2 Plympton Town

Dynamo Shebchetsik 0–0 Brampton United

Orga City 4–3 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Carvi Albion 3–1 RFK Ogdenagorv

MFA Cup Semifinals

Zoloroni Metropolitan (1) 2-0 Acoflosa United (1)

Blue Strike Zoloroni (2) 2-4 Zoloroni City (1)

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Zoloroni Metropolitan (1) vs. Zoloroni City (1)

MD24

Mercedini Armed Forces 3–1 Carvi Albion

RFK Ogdenagorv 1–0 Orga City

Hoventon & Corlington Town 3–7 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Brampton United 2–1 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Plympton Town 2–1 Exton Oilers

Zoloroni City 2–0 Saabham Forest

Ignavi Borough 0–4 Elspachia

Acoflosa United 1–1 Langtree United

   MPL Table                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Zoloroni City                24   18   2   4    61   35  +26    56
 2 Langtree United              24   14   6   4    57   37  +20    48
 3 Elspachia                    24   14   4   6    49   26  +23    46
 4 Dynamo Shebchetsik           24   14   3   7    37   28   +9    45
 5 RFK Ogdenagorv               24   11   3  10    29   30   −1    36
 6 Hoventon & Corlington Town   24   10   5   9    46   46    0    35
 7 Exton Oilers                 24   10   4  10    49   51   −2    34
 8 Orga City                    24   10   2  12    33   38   −5    32
 9 Acoflosa United              24    9   4  11    36   36    0    31
10 Carvi Albion                 24    8   6  10    39   42   −3    30
11 Saabham Forest               24    8   6  10    30   33   −3    30
12 Zoloroni Metropolitan        24    7   8   9    41   39   +2    29
13 Plympton Town                24    7   5  12    31   41  −10    26
14 Ignavi Borough               24    6   6  12    31   49  −18    24
15 Mercedini Armed Forces       24    7   1  16    22   45  −23    22
16 Brampton United              24    4   5  15    20   35  −15    17

[Mercedini]

Mercedinian Premier League
Season 6 | Part 8

MD25

Acoflosa United 0–0 Mercedini Armed Forces

Langtree United 5–3 Ignavi Borough

Elspachia 2–2 Zoloroni City

Saabham Forest 1–0 Plympton Town

Exton Oilers 1–0 Brampton United

Zoloroni Metropolitan 4–1 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Dynamo Shebchetsik 0–0 RFK Ogdenagorv

Orga City 4–2 Carvi Albion

MD26

Mercedini Armed Forces 0–0 Orga City

Carvi Albion 1–2 Dynamo Shebchetsik

RFK Ogdenagorv 1–4 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Hoventon & Corlington Town 4–0 Exton Oilers

Brampton United 1–0 Saabham Forest

Plympton Town 1–3 Elspachia

Zoloroni City 3–2 Langtree United

Ignavi Borough 1–3 Acoflosa United

MD27

Ignavi Borough 0–1 Mercedini Armed Forces

Acoflosa United 2–5 Zoloroni City

Langtree United 5–2 Plympton Town

Elspachia 1–0 Brampton United

Saabham Forest 3–3 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Exton Oilers 3–1 RFK Ogdenagorv

Zoloroni Metropolitan 4–3 Carvi Albion

Dynamo Shebchetsik 1–3 Orga City

MD28

Mercedini Armed Forces 0–1 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Orga City 1–1 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Carvi Albion 4–3 Exton Oilers

RFK Ogdenagorv 2–2 Saabham Forest

Hoventon & Corlington Town 0–1 Elspachia

Brampton United 3–3 Langtree United

Plympton Town 1–0 Acoflosa United

Zoloroni City 2–1 Ignavi Borough

MD29

Zoloroni City 3–0 Mercedini Armed Forces

Ignavi Borough 2–1 Plympton Town

Acoflosa United 1–0 Brampton United

Langtree United 5–4 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Elspachia 2–1 RFK Ogdenagorv

Saabham Forest 0–1 Carvi Albion

Exton Oilers 3–5 Orga City

Zoloroni Metropolitan 2–3 Dynamo Shebchetsik

MFA Cup Final
Zoloroni Metropolitan (1) 2-3 Zoloroni City (1)
@ Zoloroni Sports City Stadium

MD30

Mercedini Armed Forces 1–0 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Dynamo Shebchetsik 1–2 Exton Oilers

Orga City 2–0 Saabham Forest

Carvi Albion 1–2 Elspachia

RFK Ogdenagorv 1–1 Langtree United

Hoventon & Corlington Town 5–3 Acoflosa United

Brampton United 2–2 Ignavi Borough

Plympton Town 0–2 Zoloroni City

   MPL Table                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Zoloroni City                29   22   3   4    76   42  +34    69
 2 Elspachia                    29   18   5   6    58   30  +28    59
 3 Langtree United              29   17   7   5    77   52  +25    58
 4 Dynamo Shebchetsik           29   17   4   8    44   34  +10    55
 5 Orga City                    29   13   4  12    46   45   +1    43
 6 Exton Oilers                 29   12   4  13    59   65   −6    40
 7 Zoloroni Metropolitan        29   10   9  10    56   48   +8    39
 8 Hoventon & Corlington Town   29   11   6  12    58   59   −1    39
 9 Acoflosa United              29   11   5  13    42   43   −1    38
10 RFK Ogdenagorv               29   11   5  13    34   41   −7    38
11 Carvi Albion                 29   10   6  13    50   55   −5    36
12 Saabham Forest               29    9   8  12    36   40   −4    35
13 Plympton Town                29    8   5  16    36   52  −16    29
14 Ignavi Borough               29    7   6  16    38   61  −23    27
15 Mercedini Armed Forces       29    8   3  18    23   49  −26    27
16 Brampton United              29    5   6  18    24   41  −17    21

National League 1          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Sporting Rafelonia          38   22   6  10    46   29  +17    72
 2 Blue Strike Zoloroni        38   20   5  13    55   32  +23    65
 3 Kingfisher Invictus         38   19   7  12    42   35   +7    64
 4 Cannock Chase               38   18   8  12    35   30   +5    62
16 Slavjoni Town               38   12   9  17    42   54  −12    45
17 AFC Monmouth                38   12   7  19    34   48  −14    43
18 Project Olimpo Mercedini    38   12   6  20    42   51   −9    42
19 East Coast Mariners         38   10  10  18    26   39  −13    40
20 Chapter Anston              38    9  12  17    36   50  −14    39

National League 2          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Humber Valley               38   23   7   8    60   31  +29    76
 2 Sutsik Chernomorets         38   20   9   9    48   32  +16    69
 3 St. Austell Town            38   19   7  12    43   34   +9    64
 4 Gordonia                    38   19   7  12    35   27   +8    64
 5 Shebchetsik City            38   18   7  13    34   25   +9    61
16 Lonek Town                  38   11  11  16    34   40   −6    44
17 Osset Town                  38   10  12  16    28   41  −13    42
18 Stonbridge Town             38   11   7  20    28   41  −13    40
19 Acton Town                  38    8  11  19    26   41  −15    35
20 Bravajetti Athletic         38    7   8  23    32   57  −25    29

National League 3          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Real Vozë                   38   22   8   8    47   26  +21    74
 2 Ali Mercedes Carassai       38   18   8  12    63   50  +13    62
 3 Alania United               38   16  13   9    48   32  +16    61
 4 Colton & Dorvin Albion      38   17  10  11    41   26  +15    61
 5 CFC Esson                   38   17   7  14    44   40   +4    58
16 Velvyn Garden City          38   11  13  14    34   48  −14    46
17 Yushek Island               38   10  14  14    40   48   −8    44
18 Ansav Town                  38   10  14  14    29   37   −8    44
19 Plympton Royals             38   11  11  16    38   57  −19    44
20 FK Shebardiagrad            38    7   9  22    32   58  −26    30

Promoted from LigaRegionale

• Centre for Excellence (East)
• Inter Peruscia (East)
• Irstfjord (West)
• Solsid Makhan-Varna (West)

MPL/NL1 Playoff

Kingfisher Invictus 1-2 Ignavi Borough

Ignavi Borough 1-1 Kingfisher Invictus

Ignavi Borough win 3-2 on aggregate and retain their place in the MPL. Kingfisher Invictus remain in NL1

NL1/NL2 Playoff

Gordonia 3-5 AFC Monmouth

AFC Monmouth 3-1 Gordonia

AFC Monmouth win 8-4 on aggregate and retain their place in NL1. Gordonia remain in NL2

NL2/NL3 Playoff

Colton & Dorvin Albion 3-2 Osset Town

Osset Town 0-0 Colton & Dorvin Albion

Colton & Dorvin Albion win 3-2 on aggregate are promoted to NL2. Osset Town are relegated to NL3

[Mercedini]

Mercedinian Super League
Season Six Results

MD1
AHC Langtree 1–3 Zoloroni City Icers
Acoflosa Penguins 3–2 SKK Ogdenagorv
Zholvi HC 0–2 Carlgrunik Metro Rangers
ZSCYA 1–4 HK Dynamo Shebchetsik
Blue Strike Zoloroni 6–4 Orga HC

MD2
Zoloroni City Icers 6–5 Orga HC
HK Dynamo Shebchetsik 3–1 Blue Strike Zoloroni
Carlgrunik Metro Rangers 3–2 ZSCYA
SKK Ogdenagorv 2–3 Zholvi HC
AHC Langtree 6–4 Acoflosa Penguins

MD3
Acoflosa Penguins 2–4 Zoloroni City Icers
Zholvi HC 3–5 AHC Langtree
ZSCYA 4–5 SKK Ogdenagorv
Blue Strike Zoloroni 1–0 Carlgrunik Metro Rangers
Orga HC 2–3 HK Dynamo Shebchetsik

MD4
Zoloroni City Icers 6–4 HK Dynamo Shebchetsik
Carlgrunik Metro Rangers 4–4 Orga HC
SKK Ogdenagorv 1–2 Blue Strike Zoloroni
AHC Langtree 4–3 ZSCYA
Acoflosa Penguins 2–3 Zholvi HC

MD5
Zholvi HC 2–4 Zoloroni City Icers
ZSCYA 1–2 Acoflosa Penguins
Blue Strike Zoloroni 5–5 AHC Langtree
Orga HC 5–4 SKK Ogdenagorv
HK Dynamo Shebchetsik 4–4 Carlgrunik Metro Rangers

MD6
Zoloroni City Icers 3–1 Carlgrunik Metro Rangers
SKK Ogdenagorv 3–5 HK Dynamo Shebchetsik
AHC Langtree 3–4 Orga HC
Acoflosa Penguins 2–2 Blue Strike Zoloroni
Zholvi HC 5–4 ZSCYA

MD7
ZSCYA 3–8 Zoloroni City Icers
Blue Strike Zoloroni 2–0 Zholvi HC
Orga HC 0–0 Acoflosa Penguins
HK Dynamo Shebchetsik 1–4 AHC Langtree
Carlgrunik Metro Rangers 3–4 SKK Ogdenagorv

MD8
Zoloroni City Icers 4–3 SKK Ogdenagorv
AHC Langtree 4–3 Carlgrunik Metro Rangers
Acoflosa Penguins 4–3 HK Dynamo Shebchetsik
Zholvi HC 1–4 Orga HC
ZSCYA 4–3 Blue Strike Zoloroni

MD9
Blue Strike Zoloroni 2–2 Zoloroni City Icers
Orga HC 2–2 ZSCYA
HK Dynamo Shebchetsik 3–0 Zholvi HC
Carlgrunik Metro Rangers 2–3 Acoflosa Penguins
SKK Ogdenagorv 6–3 AHC Langtree

MD10
Zoloroni City Icers 2–0 AHC Langtree
SKK Ogdenagorv 1–0 Acoflosa Penguins
Carlgrunik Metro Rangers 5–3 Zholvi HC
HK Dynamo Shebchetsik 5–2 ZSCYA
Orga HC 0–1 Blue Strike Zoloroni

MD11
Orga HC 0–1 Zoloroni City Icers
Blue Strike Zoloroni 0–2 HK Dynamo Shebchetsik
ZSCYA 2–4 Carlgrunik Metro Rangers
Zholvi HC 2–3 SKK Ogdenagorv
Acoflosa Penguins 1–2 AHC Langtree

MD12
Zoloroni City Icers 4–2 Acoflosa Penguins
AHC Langtree 4–5 Zholvi HC
SKK Ogdenagorv 2–1 ZSCYA
Carlgrunik Metro Rangers 0–5 Blue Strike Zoloroni
HK Dynamo Shebchetsik 0–1 Orga HC

MD13
HK Dynamo Shebchetsik 0–1 Zoloroni City Icers
Orga HC 4–7 Carlgrunik Metro Rangers
Blue Strike Zoloroni 1–0 SKK Ogdenagorv
ZSCYA 2–2 AHC Langtree
Zholvi HC 3–3 Acoflosa Penguins

MD14
Zoloroni City Icers 6–6 Zholvi HC
Acoflosa Penguins 2–0 ZSCYA
AHC Langtree 5–6 Blue Strike Zoloroni
SKK Ogdenagorv 1–1 Orga HC
Carlgrunik Metro Rangers 6–4 HK Dynamo Shebchetsik[/b]

MD15
Carlgrunik Metro Rangers 5–6 Zoloroni City Icers
HK Dynamo Shebchetsik 3–4 SKK Ogdenagorv
Orga HC 2–2 AHC Langtree
Blue Strike Zoloroni 1–2 Acoflosa Penguins
ZSCYA 4–3 Zholvi HC

MD16
Zoloroni City Icers 5–1 ZSCYA
Zholvi HC 2–3 Blue Strike Zoloroni
Acoflosa Penguins 1–1 Orga HC
AHC Langtree 3–3 HK Dynamo Shebchetsik
SKK Ogdenagorv 0–1 Carlgrunik Metro Rangers

MD17
SKK Ogdenagorv 1–1 Zoloroni City Icers
Carlgrunik Metro Rangers 5–3 AHC Langtree
HK Dynamo Shebchetsik 3–4 Acoflosa Penguins
Orga HC 2–1 Zholvi HC
Blue Strike Zoloroni 1–0 ZSCYA

MD18
Zoloroni City Icers 3–2 Blue Strike Zoloroni
ZSCYA 1–0 Orga HC
Zholvi HC 4–5 HK Dynamo Shebchetsik
Acoflosa Penguins 2–4 Carlgrunik Metro Rangers
AHC Langtree 1–2 SKK Ogdenagorv

   Mercedinian Super League  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts   ZCI  BSZ  CMR  DYS  OGD  ACP  LNG  ORG  ZHO  ZSC
 1 Zoloroni City Icers        18   15   3   0    69   40  +29    33    —   3–2  3–1  6–4  4–3  4–2  2–0  6–5  6–6  5–1
 2 Blue Strike Zoloroni       18   10   3   5    44   35   +9    23   2–2   —   1–0  0–2  1–0  1–2  5–5  6–4  2–0  1–0
 3 Carlsgrunik Metro Rangers  18    9   2   7    59   54   +5    20   5–6  0–5   —   6–4  3–4  2–3  5–3  4–4  5–3  3–2
 4 HK Dynamo Shebchetsik      18    8   2   8    55   50   +5    18   0–1  3–1  4–4   —   3–4  3–4  1–4  0–1  3–0  5–2
 5 SKK Ogdenagorv             18    8   2   8    44   43   +1    18   1–1  1–2  0–1  3–5   —   1–0  6–3  1–1  2–3  2–1
 6 Acoflosa Penguins          18    7   4   7    39   42   −3    18   2–4  2–2  2–4  4–3  3–2   —   1–2  1–1  2–3  2–0
 7 AHC Langtree               18    6   4   8    57   60   −3    16   1–3  5–6  4–3  3–3  1–2  6–4   —   3–4  4–5  4–3
 8 Orga HC                    18    5   6   7    41   44   −3    16   0–1  0–1  4–7  2–3  5–4  0–0  2–2   —   2–1  2–2
 9 Zholvi HC                  18    4   2  12    46   63  −17    10   2–4  2–3  0–2  4–5  2–3  3–3  3–5  1–4   —   5–4
10 ZSCYA                      18    3   2  13    37   60  −23     8   3–8  4–3  2–4  1–4  4–5  1–2  2–2  1–0  4–3   — 
   Green = HCL Qualification, Orange = Relegation Playoff, Red = Relegated

In a season which decided very early on, the Zoloroni City Icers claimed another Mercedinian Super League title, finishing unbeaten throughout the entire season and finishing ten points ahead of their nearest rivals in what was a stunning run of form for the capital side. They will be back for the Champions League once again and look strong as the nation's premier hockey side. A top 20 side in the multiverse will look to make a deep run in the contest after many poor runs in recent editions. That income will likely keep them going for many years to come. Their new goal would be to entice top players to the nation which finished second in the most recent World Cup of Hockey.

Another debutante to the HCL would be Blue Strike Zoloroni, with the commercial side bagging second place in the league for their highest ever finish. Blue Strike are quickly becoming a commercial juggernaut in the sporting world with top-league teams playing in both football and hockey, as well as teams in Kebec and Cosneolta challenging for league titles. They have their fingers in an awful lot of pies, and they show no signs of stopping as the Hockey Champions League becomes their latest endeavour next season.

From the second division last season, to playing Champions League hockey next season. Carlsgrunik Metropolitan Rangers will enter in the qualifying rounds of the HCL next season and fending off a number of Top 4 challengers en route to finishing in a respectable third place for the side playing in their first Super League season. The team, based in the central Zoloroni, are seen as the grassroots club for the commercial elite in the city, with office workers and suburban dwellers all travelling to the skyscraper-littered backdrop of the city to watch this new club rise to occasion. Several key results against top-half clubs kept them in contention all season before they nabbed a top-four spot with the final couple of matches of the season. Overall, a job very well done.

Rounding out the HCL positions are perennial qualifiers HK Dynamo Shebchetsik, who finally made the Shebnatsiya Ice Palace their permanent home, but struggled in their first season at the new location, even if their attendances increased. This season would've been seen as a failure for the side who very often challenge for the top spot, if not the top two. With teams in the league seeing the new location as a challenge to take on, Shebchetsik dropped points throughout the season and couldn't get a solid run of form together for much of the campaign. A Fourth placed finish would be seen by many as a watershed moment for the club, but not for these giants, they have bigger fish to fry.

At the other end of the table, ZSCYA go down after a rotten season where the team only recorded three wins all season, and go down after one season in the top flight. A late fightback in league gave fans hope that they could perform a miracle escape, however, they couldn't muster enough of a fight and finished two points short of their nearest rival. They will be playing in the development league next season. The other team which could be joining them is the Zholvi HC who have been a strong team for most of the season, they have finally succumbed to the pressure of the top division, meaning they will have to overcome a second division team to keep their place in the MSL.

## Mercedinian Development League        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Ozzaya Agranka Synthesis               18   13   2   3    44   16  +28    28
 2 Rafelonia Gold Stars                   18    8   4   6    34   25   +9    20
 3 Darlaston Wolves                       18    7   6   5    30   25   +5    20
 4 Monmouth Seagulls                      18    9   2   7    45   41   +4    20
 5 Armed Forces Kirkenton                 18    8   3   7    45   34  +11    19
 6 Arkenton Rams                          18    7   4   7    31   32   −1    18
 7 Exton Islanders                        18    4   8   6    28   34   −6    16
 8 Yushek Island Yetis                    18    5   5   8    29   36   −7    15
 9 Trivotex Hockey                        18    4   4  10    23   34  −11    12
10 Zoloroni International University      18    5   2  11    25   57  −32    12

In Mercedinian hockey's second division, Ozzaya Agranka strolled to an immediate return to the MSL, finishing with a eight point margin in top spot with only three defeats to their name and a whopping twenty-eight points. They will return to face the Icers and Shebchetsik next season in the Super League, and they could be joined by minnows Rafelonia Gold Stars as a late rally sees them cling onto second position on goal differance, edging out the Darlaston Wolves and the Monmouth Seagulls to play against Zholvi in the promotion-relegation playoff for the final spot in next season's Super League. For the third consecutive season, the students at Zoloroni International University finish bottom of the Mercedinian hockey pyramid, bit only on goal differance after picking up five total wins and only narrowly being pipped to 9th place by Trivotex Hockey, how far they have fallen.

Promotion/Relegation Playoff: Zholvi HC vs. Rafelonia Gold Stars

Zholvi HC 0-2 Rafelonia Gola Stars
Rafelonia Gold Stars 7-1 Zholvi HC

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Rafelonia Gold Stars win 9-1 on aggregate and is promoted to the MSL. Zholvi HC is relegated to the MDL

Into the P/R Playoff and it was nothing short of a shock blowout. Zholvi came into the game as big favourites as they played at home for the first leg. A near-capacity crowd in central Mercedini were stunned by a third period smash-and-grab from the Gold Stars as two goals in the final ten minutes turned what was a terrific performance to a terrific result for the Gold Stars. Two away goals gave them a big head-start for the second leg inside the small stadium in Rafelonia. They already had one foot in their debut Super League season, they just needed to not capitulate.

Instead, the Gold Stars ran away with the victory, something that no one ever expected. An early Zholvi goal made it seem like normal service had resumed, but an equaliser in the first period restored the two goal gap between the two sides. The second period was a relative blood bath... five, count em, FIVE goals for the home side put the tie beyond all salvation of Zholvi, with the away fans leaving early following the massacre they had just witnessed from their side. 6-1 (8-1) was the score going into the third period, meaning Rafelonia could just enjoy themselves for the final twenty minutes. One more goal put them in seventh heaven, and that was it. It will be the Rafelonia Gold Stars in the Super League for their debut season, Zholvi will be back to playing second division hockey once again.

[Mercedini]

Season Seven
disclaimer: all ages of players have been removed from rosters due to discrepancies between association and league records

Acoflosa United
Manager: Allen Magrav (Mercedini)
Home Stadium: Coma Tudo Stadium (42,000)
Formation: 3-4-3

Pos.	Name                  Nation
GK	Silas Young	      Nephara
CB	Martijn Spence	      Eastfield Lodge
CB	Costil Pryce          Nephara
CB	Rosa Day    	      Brenecia
LM	Miles Taezhong	      Mercedini
CM	Johnny Markus 	      Mercedini
CM	Kingsley Arini	      Mercedini
RM	David Folyemi	      Mercedini
ST	Jake Wesley	      Super-Llamaland
ST	Maria Scribe	      Nephara
ST	Irwin Drost	      Audioslavia
SUBS
GK	Timothy Merlington    Fhulghamous Peninsula
ST	Jean-Luc Estograd     Mercedini

Blue Strike Zoloroni
Manager: Boulevard Drucati (Qasden)
Home Stadium: Pabana Avenida (20,000)
Formation: 4-1-2-1-2

Pos.	Name	                Nation
GK	Frederik Wandai		Mercedini
LB	Joaquim Santorino       Mercedini
CB	Joshua Saunche	      	Mercedini
CB	Josh Reven	       	Velestria
RB	Lucas Stretovsky	Mercedini
LM	Peter Vecchia		Mercedini
CM	Daniel Chang		Mercedini
CM	Franco Santos		Mercedini
RM	Kian Berazzi		Mercedini
ST	Adrian Talisky		Mercedini
ST	Nico Maalen		Cosneolta

Carvi Albion
Manager: Wei Delan (Yuezhou)
Home Stadium: Arèna di Carvi (14,500)
Formation: 3-5-2

Pos.	Name	                      Nation
GK	Seraphin Khurshidi		Mercedini
CB	Wasyl Imani	        	Mercedini
CB	Anneke Bohls	        	Cosumar
CB	Mayowa Jalowi  	        	Mercedini
LM	Willis Saisi         		Abaja
CM	Erik Malinowski	        	Cosneolta
CM	Socrates Mithra	        	Mercedini
CM	Ylissa Hitherton       	        Nephara
RM	Hugo Grec	                Juvencus
ST	Jens Heisel	        	Cosumar
ST	DeShawn Jay	        	Mercedini
SUBS
RM	Alejandro Okinetti		Mercedini
ST	Rosalind Thistle		Brenecia

Dynamo Shebchetsik
Manager: Belaj-Cynav Ixi (Qusmo)
Home Stadium: Razrabotka Stadion (22,000)
Formation: 4-4-2

Pos.	Name	                       Nation
GK	Nelson Delamora	        	Ethane
LB	Anzor Kuznetsov	        	Mercedini
CB	Yaroslav Visharlov      	Mercedini
CB	John Goulding           	Eura
RB	Boleslav Romanov		Mercedini
LM	Vadov Pavlek	        	Mercedini
CM	Mario Hendrix	        	Audioslavia
CM	George Antonov	        	Mercedini
RM	Matthias Dawsell		Mercedini
ST	Irina Babarushchik		Abanhfleft
ST	Dominik Bartosz	        	Cosneolta
SUBS
GK	Tigo Hurst	        	Eastfield Lodge
CB	Simon Pajari	        	Mercedini

Elspachia
Manager: Conrad Keane (Brenecia)
Home Stadium: New Sevada Stadium (41,000)
Formation: 4-1-4-1

Pos.	Name	                	Nation
GK	Austin Jendacci	        	Mercedini
LB	Avksentiy Hildebrand		Chromatika
CB	Artur Simonis	        	Cosneolta
RB	Mykhail Susila	        	Mercedini
CDM	Gene Cara-Morejon		Audioslavia
LM	Jakob Veselko	        	Mercedini
CM	Blazej Wojewodski		Cosneolta
CM	Josh Johnson	        	Eura
RM	Wilfed Thabo	        	Mercedini
ST	Magnum Cerelius                 Eshan
ST	Feliks Alva  	        	Mercedini
SUBS
CB	Raymundo Ramos-Berardi		Eastfield Lodge

Exton Oilers
Manager: Duncan Essivo (Mercedini)
Home Stadium: ExtoGas Stadium (25,000)
Formation: 4-2-4

Pos.	Name	                	Nation
GK	Craig Costanza	        	Mercedini
LB	Franco Demilia	        	Mercedini
CB	Leon Kostak             	Mercedini
CB	Harry Trebuto	        	Mercedini
RB	Garth Subo-Seshar       	Mercedini
CM	Miles Dendaq     		Mercedini
CM	Xavier Sunanga	        	Mercedini
LW	Samuel Kostak	        	Mercedini
ST	Tyrone Lyshani          	Mercedini
ST	Daequan Holmes       		Mercedini
RW	Lionel Esquantas        	Mercedini
SUBS
CB 	Giorgi Kespa      		Mercedini

Hoventon & Corlington Town
Manager: Euan Jersey (Cosumar)
Home Stadium: Hoventon Community Stadium (28,000)
Formation: 4-3-1-2

Pos.	Name	                        	Nation
GK	Neil Keane                		Brenecia
LB	Curi Namba   	                	Qasden
CB	Harry Ossun	                	Mercedini
CB	Dawid Maslanka	                	Cosneolta
RB	Arcadious Conteffe	        	Mercedini
LM	Ora Espinosa	                	Apox
CM	Manny M'foto       	        	Mercedini
CM	Brendan Woodbridge	        	Nephara
RM	Carlton Pujanic	                	Mercedini
ST	Kyle Ekryna	                	Mercedini
ST	Kelly McGinnis                  	Abanhfleft

Ignavi Borough
Manager: Enzo Calvari (Mercedini)
Home Stadium: Municipal Park (20,500)
Formation: 4-4-2

Pos.	Name	                Nation
GK	Jamal Alespo          	Mercedini
LB	Kieran Sretna	      	Mercedini
CB	Gaar Uutniak	      	Cosneolta
CB	Matt Lakenti	      	Mercedini
RB	Michael Sigritza       	Mercedini
LM	Davide Senitrento     	Mercedini
CM	Luke Noccho 	      	Mercedini
CM	Johannes Weigen       	Mercedini
RM	Costas Kyrak          	Mercedini
ST	Condor Madrid	      	United States of Devonta
ST	Max Esthik	      	Mercedini

Langtree United
Manager: Salah Wasil Kalb (Pasarga)
Home Stadium: Langtree Metropolitan Stadium (45,000)
Formation: 4-3-3

Pos.	Name	                	Nation
GK	Martin Hovek	        	Mercedini
LB	Callum Aznelik	        	Mercedini
CB	Don Barca	        	Mercedini
CB	Lyon Dalamai	        	Mercedini
RB	Dominik Dzudzev	        	Mercedini
LM	Rebecca Talla	        	Drawkland
CM	Mason Windrip	        	Cosumar
RM	Dino Santa-Corvani      	Mercedini
ST	Thomas Vorthik 	        	Mercedini
ST	Athanasios Lagrange      	Audioslavia
ST	Ezekiel Kramini	        	Mercedini
SUBS
RM	Mitchell Graftolla      	Mercedini

Orga City
Manager: -
Home Stadium: Partush Arena (32,500)
Formation: 5-4-1

Pos.	Name	                	Nation
GK	Hamad Carter	        	Eastfield Lodge
LB	Kimothy Longacre		Cosumar
CB	Peter Patenkov	        	Mercedini
CB	Aran Durrie	        	Brenecia
CB	Issac Gustinetti		Mercedini
RB	Juuso Jagoda	        	Cosneolta
LM	Grant Forthern	        	Mercedini
CM	Milos Guana             	Mercedini
CM	Frederico Quana         	Mercedini
RM	Scredda Smith	        	Bonesea
ST	Aurora Jewel            	Drawkland
SUBS
ST	Kathey Rosenzweig       	Chromatika

Plympton Town
Manager: -
Home Stadium: Plympton Community Stadium (16,000)
Formation: 4-4-2

Pos.	Name	                	Nation
GK	Leonas Ozolinsh	        	Cosneolta
LB	Max Stelicher	        	Nephara
CB	Emeline Pons	        	Eastfield Lodge
CB	Gary Ouranos	        	Mercedini
RB	Anton Dujaski	        	Cosneolta
LM	Angelino Alberighi		Juvencus
CM	Roni Scott-Hooker		Damukuni
CM	Eli Mandev  	        	Mercedini
RM	Connor Kane	        	Royal Kingdom of Quebec
ST	Ison Cancheva          		Mercedini
ST	Simon Arkelton	        	Mercedini
SUBS
LM	Ulrich Porchesi	        	Mercedini

RFK Ogdenagorv
Manager: -
Home Stadium: Ogdenagorv Stadion Natsiya (9,500)
Formation: 5-4-1

Pos.	Name	                     Nation
GK	Viktor Polzin	        	Mercedini
LB	Ruslan Kavlan	        	Mercedini
CB	Artem Vasilyshin        	Mercedini
CB	Maxim Bolgomolov		Mercedini
CB	Lazar Sokolov	        	Mercedini
RB	Peter Vladikavkaz       	Mercedini
LM	Nikolai Maksimov		Mercedini
CM	Stefan Kohut            	Mercedini
CM	Yasim Pesternak	        	Mercedini
RM	Makar Gavrilyuk	        	Mercedini
ST	Vitale Arrighi          	Mercedini

Saabham Forest
Manager: -
Home Stadium: Arradorro Stadium (11,000)
Formation: 3-5-2

Pos.	Name	                     Nation
GK	Max Jarvis	        	Mercedini
LB	Hartley Vinter	        	Mercedini
CB	Leon Osman	        	Pasarga
CB	Elfon-Ajark Zyn         	Qusmo
RB	Frederick Abrani		Mercedini
CM	Tosun Veronas   		Cosumar
CM	Esther Petterson		Nephara
CM	Grant Ridley	        	Mercedini
ST	Jorge Aldenia	        	Mercedini
ST	Jordan Carrasco	        	Super Llamaland
ST	Henry Clifton	        	Mercedini
SUBS
LB	Edin Orenio    	        	Mercedini
CB	Ned Janz   	        	Mercedini

Sporting Rafelonia
Manager: Nigel Chauvella (Mercedini)
Home Stadium: Gavret Sports Arena (18,000)
Formation: 4-4-2

Pos.	Name	                    Nation
GK	Magnus Enderssen          Natanians & Nosts
LB	Caleb Fabron	          Mercedini
CB	Eze Mbanefo	          Abaja
CB	Joel Alberte	          Mercedini
RB	Charlie Lavoie	          Mercedini
LM	Bryson Montagne           Mercedini
CM	Ruth Finch 	          Schottia
CM	Nathan Hallman	          Mercedini
RM	Frederick Garret          Mercedini
ST	Simon Danzek	          Mercedini
ST	Roger Callac	          Mercedini
SUBS
LM	Ixpo Zrnic  	          Cosumar

Zoloroni City
Manager: David Bjarnasson (Mercedini)
Home Stadium: City of Zoloroni Stadium (48,000)
Formation: 4-4-2

Pos.	Name	                	Nation
GK	Daniel Hosset	        	Mercedini
LB	Ben van Eyck	        	Audioslavia
CB	Jonathan Harris	        	Ethane
CB	Hermes Danilo	        	Mercedini
RB	Koloman Consus	        	Mercedini
LM	Vanja Kuro	        	Mercedini
CM	Johannes Nymark	        	Mercedini
CM	Ernesto Mangsingco      	Abanhfleft
RM	Leon Kulap	        	Mercedini
ST	Esmerelda Zanzala       	Apox
ST	Anthony Baudelio        	Eshan
SUBS
ST	Bert Paki      	        	Mercedini
CAM	Elijah Crawford	        	Taeshan (On Loan)

Zoloroni Metropolitan
Manager: Rodin Vidal (Apox)
Home Stadium: MetroStadi (29,000)
Formation: 5-4-1

Pos.	Name	                	Nation
GK	Silver Charm  	        	Equestrian States
LB	Preston Aristaros		Mercedini
CB	Cruz van Gelderen		Audioslavia
CB	Kristian Trevasoni      	Mercedini
CB	Ivan Septimius	        	Mercedini
RB	Noah Park	        	Mercedini
LM	Lawrence Garzallo		Mercedini
CM	Harry Webster	        	Mercedini
CM	Ben Ross       	        	Ethane
RM	Aidan Power Jr.	        	Fhulghamous Peninsula
ST	Lukas Rashford	        	Nephara
SUBS
GK	Lukas Poyek	        	Mercedini			
CM	Romeo Gualtieri         	Mercedini

[Mercedini]

Season 7 | Part 1

MFA Super Cup
Zoloroni City 3-1 Elspachia

The new season officially got underway in the nation's capital as Zoloroni City retained their MFA Super Cup with a comprehensive 3-1 over Premier League runners-up Elspachia. Thanks to the Cityzens' league and cup double last season, the second spot had to be filled by the league's second-placed team, meaning the team from Elspa made the short trip to Zoloroni for the season opener. A lot had been said in the lead up to the season with new look teams and managers stepping foot onto the turf, but Mercedinian football had well and truly returned to the nation following an entertaining 90 minutes of football. One goal each for Zanzala, Mangsingco and Baudelio what enough for City to win through a tight match with both teams attacking relentlessly. Feliks Alva scoring his and his team's first goal of the season, equalising just before half-time with a narrow finish to beat the goalkeeper as his near post. After all was said and done, it was City who lifted the Super Cup in front of their fans, a good way to kick off the season.

MFA Cup First Round

Monte Cascantum (5) 1-0 Lena Brava (4)

Manfredonia Union (5) 0-3 Conista Church (4)

Centre for Excellence (4) 1-5 OFR Ozzaya Agranka (3)

East Coast Mariners (3) 1-1 Inter Paruscia (4) (2-2 AET, 8-9 PKs)

Real Vozë (3) 3-0 Daekin Wood (5)

FC Carshalton (3) 4-2 Stonbridge Town (4)

Colmorvia (3) 2-2 Alania United (3) (2-3 AET)

Lombardia Athletic (5) 0-1 Etruria-Sul-Mare (3)

Chapter Anston (3) 2-2 FK Shebardiagrad (5) (3-2 AET)

Cosneoltan Capitals (5) 1-0 Kirkenton Rovers (3)

Sanzana Celtic (3) 4-1 Rainworth Miners' Welfare (4)

Acoflosa Olimpico (5) 2-0 Lamenstock Island (4)

Lonek Town (3) 0-1 Acton Town (4)

East Kilbride United (3) 3-4 Southsolden (5)[/b]

Dorchester United (3) 2-0 Colton & Dorvin Albion (4)

Naral Volvania (4) 4-0 AFC Santo Davide (4)

Solsid Makhan-Varna (4) 3-1 Sevaston Dockyards (5)

Monastir (5) 0-0 Langtree South Down (4) (1-0 AET)

CFC Esson (4) 1-2 Project Olimpo Mercedini (3)

Gordonia (3) 2-5 Darlaston Town (3)

Velvyn Garden City (4) 2-2 Irstfjord (4) (2-2 AET, 3-5 PKs)

Bravajetti Athletic (4) 3-2 Yate Town (4)

Wilton Barrow (4) 4-2 Askesund Town (5)

Zoloroni Sports City Youth Academy (4) 0-6 Moorland & Tersham (3)

New Cassandra United (5) 1-9 Ali Mercedes Carassai (3)

Shebchetsik City (3) 2-0 Carlsgrunik Metropolis (5)

Helledin 98 (5) 1-3 Ansav Town (5)

Osset Town (3) 4-0 Plympton Royals (5)

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Solsid Makhan-Varna (4) vs. Chapter Anston (3)
Ali Mercedes Carassai (3) vs. Kingfisher Invictus (2)
Ansav Town (5) vs. Carvi Albion (1)
Langtree United (1) vs. Exton Oilers (1)
Dynamo Shebchetsik (1) vs. Moorland & Tersham (3)
Sporting Rafelonia (1) vs. Hoventon & Corlington Town (1)
Osset Town (3) vs. Mercedini Armed Forces (2)
Wilton Barrow (4) vs. Elspachia (1)
Sanzana Celtic (3) vs. Conista Church (4)
Acton Town (4) vs. Inablidak (2)
Saabham Forest (1) vs. Monte Cascantum (5)
Slavjoni Town (2) vs. Sutsik Chernomorets (2)
RFK Ogdenagorv (1) vs. Acoflosa United (1)
Darlaston Town (3) vs. Inter Paruscia (4)
Naral Volvania (4) vs. Risa (2)
Project Olimpo Mercedini (3) vs. Real Vozë (3)
Monastir (5) vs. Alania United (3)
FC Carshalton (3) vs. Denby Town (2)
Blue Strike Zoloroni (1) vs. Orga City (1)
Zoloroni City (1) vs. Coral Island (2)
Etruria-Sul-Mare (3) vs. Alton Swifts (2)
Cannock Chase (2) vs. Southsolden (5)
Zholvi Athletic (2) vs. Rygge Athletic (2)
Acoflosa Olimpico (5) vs. St. Austell Town (2)
Lokomotiv Arkenton (2) vs. Shebchetsik City (3)
Civittanevosa (2) vs. Zoloroni Metropolitan (1)
Dorchester United (3) vs. Irstfjord (4)
Cosneoltan Capitals (5) vs. Humber Valley (2)
Zoloroni Park (2) vs. Ignavi Borough (1)
AFC Monmouth (2) vs. Plympton Town (1)
AFC Langtree (2) vs. OFR Ozzaya Agranka (3)
Bravajetti Athletic (4) vs. Brampton United (2)

The MFA Cup is one of the busiest in the football calendar with 56 teams in action ranging from the third tier to the remainder of the fifth tier from the qualification playoff. It gives a chance for all the teams to play against a team in their quality-range, and gives the teams from the regional leagues a chance to test themselves against teams in the lower reaches of the leagues. A win here would potentially put them against a Premier League side in the second round draw, so this stage could be very lucrative for those struggling financially. Some results to pick out: Project Olimpo bounced back from last-seasons relegation by overcoming Esson from the league below. Moorland and Tersham also made it comfortably through to the second round by beating the Zoloroni Sports City Academy by six goals to nil, but they were outdone by a rampant Ali Mercedes side who thumped fifth tier New Cassandra by nine goals to one. Several fifth tier sides will make their way to the second round, with Southsolden claiming what undoubtedly is the result of the round, the minnows coming from behind twice to beat former Premier League side East Kilbride.

Onto the second round draw, where the big boys all come into the fray, and Southsolden are rewarded with an away trip to Cannock Chase, while Ansav Town have plucked an amazing draw out of the tie, a home tie against top-tier Carvi Albion. That rule will also apply to Monte Cascantum who will travel to play Saabham, a team four tiers above them. There will be four all-PL ties in the second round, meaning we will only see 12 Premier League sides advancing at best. All of these games will be played in a couple of weeks time, some big games await for some of these teams.

MD1

Blue Strike Zoloroni 0–0 Elspachia

Ignavi Borough 1–3 Orga City

Sporting Rafelonia 1–0 Plympton Town

Dynamo Shebchetsik 0–2 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Hoventon & Corlington Town 0–1 Saabham Forest

Zoloroni City 7–2 Carvi Albion

Acoflosa United 0–1 Langtree United

RFK Ogdenagorv 2–2 Exton Oilers

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MD2

Elspachia 2–0 Exton Oilers

Langtree United 3–1 RFK Ogdenagorv

Carvi Albion 2–1 Acoflosa United

Saabham Forest 0–1 Zoloroni City

Zoloroni Metropolitan 1–1 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Plympton Town 0–1 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Orga City 2–1 Sporting Rafelonia

Blue Strike Zoloroni 0–0 Ignavi Borough

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MD3

Ignavi Borough 2–2 Elspachia

Sporting Rafelonia 0–1 Blue Strike Zoloroni

Dynamo Shebchetsik 1–0 Orga City

Hoventon & Corlington Town 1–1 Plympton Town

Zoloroni City 3–0 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Acoflosa United 0–0 Saabham Forest

RFK Ogdenagorv 1–2 Carvi Albion

Exton Oilers 3–4 Langtree United

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MD4

Elspachia 2–4 Langtree United

Carvi Albion 0–0 Exton Oilers

Saabham Forest 1–1 RFK Ogdenagorv

Zoloroni Metropolitan 3–4 Acoflosa United

Plympton Town 0–0 Zoloroni City

Orga City 3–2 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Blue Strike Zoloroni 1–0 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Ignavi Borough 0–0 Sporting Rafelonia

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MD5

Sporting Rafelonia 0–1 Elspachia

Dynamo Shebchetsik 3–1 Ignavi Borough

Hoventon & Corlington Town 3–0 Blue Strike Zoloroni

Zoloroni City 5–2 Orga City

Acoflosa United 4–2 Plympton Town

RFK Ogdenagorv 2–4 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Exton Oilers 3–3 Saabham Forest

Langtree United 4–1 Carvi Albion

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.  MPL Table                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Langtree United               5    5   0   0    16    7   +9    15
 2 Zoloroni City                 5    4   1   0    16    4  +12    13
 3 Dynamo Shebchetsik            5    3   0   2     5    4   +1     9
 4 Orga City                     5    3   0   2    10   10    0     9
 5 Elspachia                     5    2   2   1     7    6   +1     8
 6 Blue Strike Zoloroni          5    2   2   1     2    3   −1     8
12 Sporting Rafelonia            5    1   1   3     2    4   −2     4
13 Exton Oilers                  5    0   3   2     8   11   −3     3
14 Ignavi Borough                5    0   3   2     4    8   −4     3
15 Plympton Town                 5    0   2   3     3    7   −4     2
16 RFK Ogdenagorv                5    0   2   3     7   12   −5     2

Top Scorers -  (6 goals)
Esmerelda Zanzala (ZCT, Apox)
Athanasios Lagrange (LTU, Audioslavia)

Zoloroni City are handing out all the drubbing they can in their latest title defence. A 7-2 win at home versus Carvi Albion was the perfect way to kick off the season and put them top of the table for the moment. Further big wins against Orga City (5-2) and Zoloroni Met in the Capital Derby (3-0) had put them on course for a great start to the season, but their away form has been lacking. A narrow 1-0 win in Saabham and a lacklustre goalless draw in Plympton means they relinquish top spot in the table and open the door to Langtree to slip in. The team from Dini's second city has won all of their game so far and have crept into the top spot with good performances and narrow wins. Their new Audioslavian starlet has been a great addition to the squad and sits as joint top scorer in the league with Zoloroni City's Zanzala. The kid could be going places.

At the other end of the table, it has been a winless start for all of the bottom four for the start of the season, but with an abnormal amount of draws being played out in a league where differences are stark, it has given every team at least a decent start with all of the 16 off the mark for the start of the season. Changes to the league format will mean the bottom two will go down automatically while the next to will go into a two-legged playoff against third and fourth of the second division. It's gearing up to be an interesting season for everyone involved.

MFA Cup Second Round

Solsid Makhan-Varna (4) 2-1 Chapter Anston (3)

Ali Mercedes Carassai (3) 4-2 Kingfisher Invictus (2)

Ansav Town (5) 0-5 Carvi Albion (1)

Langtree United (1) 2-3 Exton Oilers (1)

Dynamo Shebchetsik (1) 2-0 Moorland & Tersham (3)

Sporting Rafelonia (1) 2-1 Hoventon & Corlington Town (1)

Osset Town (3) 1-3 Mercedini Armed Forces (2)

Wilton Barrow (4) 0-0 Elspachia (1) (0-2 AET)

Sanzana Celtic (3) 3-0 Conista Church (4)

Acton Town (4) 1-4 Inablidak (2)

Saabham Forest (1) 7-0 Monte Cascantum (5)

Slavjoni Town (2) 1-1 Sutsik Chernomorets (2) (1-1 AET 0-2 PKs)

RFK Ogdenagorv (1) 1-0 Acoflosa United (1)

Darlaston Town (3) 0-1 Inter Paruscia (4)

Naral Volvania (4) 0-3 Risa (2)

Project Olimpo Mercedini (3) 0-2 Real Vozë (3)

Monastir (5) 1-3 Alania United (3)

FC Carshalton (3) 0-0 Denby Town (2) (0-1 AET)

Blue Strike Zoloroni (1) 3-0 Orga City (1)

Zoloroni City (1) 5-0 Coral Island (2)

Etruria-Sul-Mare (3) 2-1 Alton Swifts (2)

Cannock Chase (2) 4-1 Southsolden (5)

Zholvi Athletic (2) 3-1 Rygge Athletic (2)

Acoflosa Olimpico (5) 0-4 St. Austell Town (2)

Lokomotiv Arkenton (2) 1-1 Shebchetsik City (3) (1-2 AET)

Civittanevosa (2) 1-4 Zoloroni Metropolitan (1)

Dorchester United (3) 0-1 Irstfjord (4)

Cosneoltan Capitals (5) 1-0 Humber Valley (2)

Zoloroni Park (2) 0-4 Ignavi Borough (1)

AFC Monmouth (2) 2-4 Plympton Town (1)

AFC Langtree (2) 3-0 OFR Ozzaya Agranka (3)

Bravajetti Athletic (4) 1-5 Brampton United (2)

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St. Austell Town (2) vs. Sporting Rafelonia (1)
Saabham Forest (1) vs. Cosneoltan Capitals (5)
Real Vozë (3) vs. Inablidak (2)
Shebchetsik City (3) vs. Zoloroni City (1)
Ignavi Borough (1) vs. Risa (2)
Exton Oilers (1) vs. Blue Strike Zoloroni (1)
Cannock Chase (2) vs. Sutsik Chernomorets (2)
RFK Ogdenagorv (1) vs. Zholvi Athletic (2)
Dynamo Shebchetsik (1) vs. Mercedini Armed Forces (2)
Carvi Albion (1) vs. Plympton Town (1)
AFC Langtree (2) vs. Solsid Makhan-Varna (4)
Elspachia (1) vs. Sanzana Celtic (3)
Inter Paruscia (4) vs. Brampton United (2)
Etruria-Sul-Mare (3) vs. Denby Town (2)
Ali Mercedes Carassai (3) vs. Irstfjord (4)
Zoloroni Metropolitan (1) vs. Alania United (3)

From what was actually the busiest day in the season, sixty-four teams were in action across the country as the minnows played against the big boys, playing off for money and fame, and maybe the odd upset here and there. It was no a good day for most of our fifth-tier sides ans they were practically wiped from contention, Southsolden falling 4-1 to Cannock Chase, Ansav thrashed 5-0 by Carvi, and Monte Cascantum travelling to Saabham and beaten 7-0 for their troubles. The one glimmer of light from them all was the Cosneoltan Capitals who welcomed Hmber Valley and simply stunned them. A goal 10 minutes from time proved to be the winner to send the immigrant team into the third round for the first time. There weren't that many more shocks, but several teams from the third and fourth tiers will be present for the third round draw.

Onto that draw, and we will be guaranteed a team from the third or fourth tier in the Round of 16 as Ali Mercedes and Irstfjord will face off for that privilege, while the lowest ranked remaining team, the Capitals, will travel to Saabham, with the Premier League team having a very easy time of it in the cup, facing their second fifth-tier side in straight succession. Teams from the top two tiers already dominate the landscape of the cup, but there is plenty of representation from the lower leagues, making it an interesting season for the cup!

MD6

Elspachia 3–1 Carvi Albion

Saabham Forest 1–3 Langtree United

Zoloroni Metropolitan 4–0 Exton Oilers

Plympton Town 1–0 RFK Ogdenagorv

Orga City 1–0 Acoflosa United

Blue Strike Zoloroni 1–0 Zoloroni City

Ignavi Borough 0–2 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Sporting Rafelonia 0–1 Dynamo Shebchetsik

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MD7

Dynamo Shebchetsik 1–2 Elspachia

Hoventon & Corlington Town 2–0 Sporting Rafelonia

Zoloroni City 3–1 Ignavi Borough

Acoflosa United 0–2 Blue Strike Zoloroni[/b]

RFK Ogdenagorv 3–0 Orga City

Exton Oilers 5–3 Plympton Town

Langtree United 3–1 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Carvi Albion 2–0 Saabham Forest

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MD8

Elspachia 1–1 Saabham Forest

Zoloroni Metropolitan 4–1 Carvi Albion

Plympton Town 3–3 Langtree United

Orga City 3–0 Exton Oilers

Blue Strike Zoloroni 3–0 RFK Ogdenagorv

Ignavi Borough 1–3 Acoflosa United

Sporting Rafelonia 2–0 Zoloroni City

Dynamo Shebchetsik 4–0 Hoventon & Corlington Town

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MD9

Hoventon & Corlington Town 3–3 Elspachia

Zoloroni City 3–2 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Acoflosa United 3–1 Sporting Rafelonia

RFK Ogdenagorv 2–1 Ignavi Borough

Exton Oilers 2–2 Blue Strike Zoloroni

Langtree United 2–0 Orga City

Carvi Albion 2–0 Plympton Town

Saabham Forest 0–2 Zoloroni Metropolitan

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MD10

Elspachia 1–0 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Plympton Town 1–2 Saabham Forest

Orga City 3–1 Carvi Albion

Blue Strike Zoloroni 1–0 Langtree United

Ignavi Borough 3–4 Exton Oilers

Sporting Rafelonia 3–3 RFK Ogdenagorv

Dynamo Shebchetsik 3–4 Acoflosa United

Hoventon & Corlington Town 0–1 Zoloroni City

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.  MPL Table                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Langtree United              10    8   1   1    27   13  +14    25
 2 Zoloroni City                10    7   1   2    23   10  +13    22
 3 Blue Strike Zoloroni         10    6   3   1    11    5   +6    21
 4 Elspachia                    10    5   4   1    17   12   +5    19
 5 Orga City                    10    6   0   4    17   16   +1    18
 6 Zoloroni Metropolitan        10    5   1   4    21   15   +6    16
12 Exton Oilers                 10    2   4   4    19   26   −7    10
13 RFK Ogdenagorv               10    2   3   5    15   20   −5     9
14 Sporting Rafelonia           10    2   2   6     8   13   −5     8
15 Plympton Town                10    1   3   6    11   19   −8     6
16 Ignavi Borough               10    0   3   7    10   22  −12     3

Top Scorers -  (11 goals)
Athanasios Lagrange (LTU, Audioslavia)

For a team in their debut season, Blue Strike Zoloroni are certainly giving it a good go. From being in mid-table and just outside the IFCF spots, they have catapulted themselves into the top five with victores at home against both Zoloroni City and Langtree United, the two big teams to beat this season. Their goalless draws at the start of the season have have put them out of contention for the title, but wins against teams that are now their main rivals has given them a springboard to potentially mount a challenge, if not move them comfortably into the IFCF Challenger's Cup spots. In the previous five matches, every team has dropped at least a couple of points, meaning no team now has an unbeaten record, so everything is to play for. Those losses at the top has moved everyone closer together, to the point where one game could be the difference between a top-two spot, a top-five spot, and no international football. Blue Strike could be the proverbial cat amongst the pigeons, and it yet another team challenging the status quo and showing that the international spots are not a given for those at the top.

At the bottom, it's as close as ever as the teams that struggle often try to pick up points wherever they can to make their season a little more comfortable. Plympton Town have now become the favourites for the drop as they are cut adrift at the very bottom, without a win this season and four points away from at least a relegation-playoff spot, where even then they aren't guaranteed to be safe. We are now a third of the way into the season, with those at the top and bottom already announcing themselves. Mid-season turn-arounds typically happen, but it's a question of which team will pull themselves together.

MFA Cup Third Round

St. Austell Town (2) 1-2 Sporting Rafelonia (1)

Saabham Forest (1) 12-0 Cosneoltan Capitals (5)

Real Vozë (3) 2-0 Inablidak (2)

Shebchetsik City (3) 0-6 Zoloroni City (1)

Ignavi Borough (1) 0-1 Risa (2)

Exton Oilers (1) 2-3 Blue Strike Zoloroni (1)

Cannock Chase (2) 2-2 Sutsik Chernomorets (2) (2-2 AET, 4-3 PKs)

RFK Ogdenagorv (1) 3-5 Zholvi Athletic (2)

Dynamo Shebchetsik (1) 5-1 Mercedini Armed Forces (2)

Carvi Albion (1) 2-0 Plympton Town (1)

AFC Langtree (2) 3-0 Solsid Makhan-Varna (4)

Elspachia (1) 3-0 Sanzana Celtic (3)

Inter Paruscia (4) 1-3 Brampton United (2)

Etruria-Sul-Mare (3) 2-0 Denby Town (2)

Ali Mercedes Carassai (3) 4-1 Irstfjord (4)

Zoloroni Metropolitan (1) 5-0 Alania United (3)[/b]

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AFC Langtree (2) vs. Risa (2)
Carvi Albion (1) vs. Etruria-Sul-Mare (3)
Real Vozë (3) vs. Elspachia (1)
Dynamo Shebchetsik (1) vs. Blue Strike Zoloroni (1)
Brampton United (2) vs. Ali Mercedes Carassai (3)
Zholvi Athletic (2) vs. Zoloroni City (1)
Saabham Forest (1) vs. Sporting Rafelonia (1)
Cannock Chase (2) vs. Zoloroni Metropolitan (1)

Being this far into the season mean we are reaching the business end of the cup season, with the remaining Premier League teams attempting to sift out those from the lower leagues to give themselves an easy path to the final and a chance at the title. In the battle of the teams from the lowr leagues, it's Ali Mercedes who continue their good form with a comprehensive 4-1 in at home against Irstfjord from the league below. They will be the joint lowest team remaining in the draw as National League 2 found it's second and third representatives in the Round of 16, with Etruria-Sul-Mare edging past Denby Town of National League 1, while Real Voze booked their spot in the Fourth Round with a 2-0 win at home to Inablidak, also from the second division. We said goodbye to our final teams from the fourth and fifth tiers, with Irstfjord bowing out, and the Cosneoltan Capitals who earned their way to a big tie against a Premier League side. Their travelling supporters soaked up the occasion as their team were annihilated on the pitch, with Saabham eventually running out 12-0 (yes, that's right, twelve-nil) to continue their easy run to the final sixteen.

Onto the draw, and the third tier sides have all been handed decent draws to please their fans. Etruria will make the trip inland to Carvi, Voze will fancy their chances at home against a stumbling Elspachia side, while Ali Mercedes will have the best chance of them all as they head to recently relegated Brampton, now enjoying life in the second tier. As for the rest of the draw, plenty of chances for second division sides to upset Premier League teams around the nation. Finally, only one all-PL tie which will see Dynamo Shebchetsik play host to this season's overachievers in Blue Strike Zoloroni.

MD11

Zoloroni City 1–0 Elspachia

Acoflosa United 3–5 Hoventon & Corlington Town

RFK Ogdenagorv 0–1 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Exton Oilers 3–0 Sporting Rafelonia

Langtree United 5–4 Ignavi Borough

Carvi Albion 3–2 Blue Strike Zoloroni

Saabham Forest 1–1 Orga City

Zoloroni Metropolitan 2–0 Plympton Town[/b]

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MD12

Elspachia 1–1 Plympton Town

Orga City 2–1 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Blue Strike Zoloroni 3–0 Saabham Forest

Ignavi Borough 2–0 Carvi Albion

Sporting Rafelonia 4–0 Langtree United

Dynamo Shebchetsik 5–3 Exton Oilers

Hoventon & Corlington Town 3–0 RFK Ogdenagorv

Zoloroni City 5–0 Acoflosa United

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MD13

Acoflosa United 1–0 Elspachia

RFK Ogdenagorv 1–3 Zoloroni City

Exton Oilers 3–1 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Langtree United 2–2 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Carvi Albion 1–0 Sporting Rafelonia

Saabham Forest 0–1 Ignavi Borough

Zoloroni Metropolitan 1–3 Blue Strike Zoloroni

Plympton Town 2–1 Orga City

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MD14

Elspachia 0–1 Orga City

Blue Strike Zoloroni 1–0 Plympton Town

Ignavi Borough 2–4 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Sporting Rafelonia 3–0 Saabham Forest

Dynamo Shebchetsik 4–0 Carvi Albion

Hoventon & Corlington Town 1–3 Langtree United

Zoloroni City 4–4 Exton Oilers

Acoflosa United 2–0 RFK Ogdenagorv

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MD15

RFK Ogdenagorv 1–4 Elspachia

Exton Oilers 1–1 Acoflosa United

Langtree United 0–2 Zoloroni City

Carvi Albion 3–0 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Saabham Forest 0–1 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Zoloroni Metropolitan 0–1 Sporting Rafelonia

Plympton Town 0–0 Ignavi Borough

Orga City 0–0 Blue Strike Zoloroni

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.  MPL Table                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Zoloroni City                15   11   2   2    38   15  +23    35
 2 Langtree United              15   10   2   3    37   26  +11    32
 3 Blue Strike Zoloroni         15    9   4   2    20    9  +11    31
 4 Dynamo Shebchetsik           15    9   1   5    29   18  +11    28
 5 Orga City                    15    8   2   5    22   20   +2    26
 6 Elspachia                    15    6   5   4    22   17   +5    23
12 Sporting Rafelonia           15    5   2   8    16   17   −1    17
13 Plympton Town                15    2   5   8    14   24  −10    11
14 Saabham Forest               15    2   5   8    10   23  −13    11
15 Ignavi Borough               15    2   4   9    19   31  −12    10
16 RFK Ogdenagorv               15    2   3  10    17   33  −16     9

Top Scorers -  (14 goals)
Anthony Baudelio (ZCT, Eshan)

Normality in the Premier League seems to have resumed as Zoloroni City begin to flex their muscles as others around them begin to slip up. It is still a season where things are a lot closer compared to previous seasons, with the top three now only separated by four points, and with the difference between the Champion's Cup and the Challenger's Cup massive financially and reputationally, it's ever likely that teams are pushing to get themselves into the top two, even if it is just for qualifying. Any team within the top eight could feesibly sneak into the top five and nab an IFCF spot, although three are guaranteed to be left in the cold come the end of the team. Zoloroni City, Langtree and Blue Strike all look to be riding into sunset in terms of the league table, and it would be a tremendous coup if Blue Strike could earn an international spot in their debut season in the top-tier. We haven't seen that since Dynamo Shebchetsik rose from the second division to claim fourth place in season two, and the league seems much competitive now that it was then.

Down to the bottom, and it seems we already have our bottom four who are at risk of relegation, with Ogdenagorv, Ignavi, Saabham and Plympton all cut adrift from safety by six points or more, giving them a mammoth job to do in the second half of the season. Remember, none of them will be safe from the relegation if they finish in the top four, although only the bottom two will be guaranteed to play in National League 1 next season. It's simply up in the air whether the next two will be Premier League teams next season. Work to do in the second half, but all of these teams have survived scares before.

[Mercedini]

Season 7 | Part 2

MFA Cup Round of 16

AFC Langtree (2) 2-1 Risa (2)

Carvi Albion (1) 0-0 Etruria-Sul-Mare (3) (1-1 AET, 5-4 PKs)

Real Vozë (3) 0-3 Elspachia (1)

Dynamo Shebchetsik (1) 3-2 Blue Strike Zoloroni (1)

Brampton United (2) 1-2 Ali Mercedes Carassai (3)

Zholvi Athletic (2) 2-2 Zoloroni City (1) (2-3 AET)

Saabham Forest (1) 2-0 Sporting Rafelonia (1)

Cannock Chase (2) 2-1 Zoloroni Metropolitan (1)

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Dynamo Shebchetsik (1) vs. Saabham Forest (1)
Zoloroni City (1) vs. Ali Mercedes Carassai (3)
Cannock Chase (2) vs. Elspachia (1)
AFC Langtree (2) vs. Carvi Albion (1)

MD16

Elspachia 3–0 Blue Strike Zoloroni

Orga City 0–1 Ignavi Borough

Plympton Town 0–0 Sporting Rafelonia

Zoloroni Metropolitan 2–5 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Saabham Forest 6–3 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Carvi Albion 1–3 Zoloroni City

Langtree United 1–0 Acoflosa United

Exton Oilers 0–1 RFK Ogdenagorv

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MD17

Exton Oilers 1–3 Elspachia

RFK Ogdenagorv 1–1 Langtree United

Acoflosa United 3–1 Carvi Albion

Zoloroni City 4–1 Saabham Forest

Hoventon & Corlington Town 1–1 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Dynamo Shebchetsik 3–0 Plympton Town

Sporting Rafelonia 0–0 Orga City

Ignavi Borough 1–2 Blue Strike Zoloroni

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MD18

Elspachia 3–1 Ignavi Borough

Blue Strike Zoloroni 3–1 Sporting Rafelonia

Orga City 0–1 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Plympton Town 2–5 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Zoloroni Metropolitan 0–1 Zoloroni City

Saabham Forest 2–3 Acoflosa United

Carvi Albion 1–0 RFK Ogdenagorv

Langtree United 0–1 Exton Oilers

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MD19

Langtree United 2–4 Elspachia

Exton Oilers 3–3 Carvi Albion

RFK Ogdenagorv 1–2 Saabham Forest

Acoflosa United 4–2 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Zoloroni City 4–2 Plympton Town

Hoventon & Corlington Town 2–2 Orga City

Dynamo Shebchetsik 1–0 Blue Strike Zoloroni

Sporting Rafelonia 2–0 Ignavi Borough

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MD20

Elspachia 2–0 Sporting Rafelonia

Ignavi Borough 2–2 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Blue Strike Zoloroni 3–4 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Orga City 0–2 Zoloroni City

Plympton Town 2–1 Acoflosa United

Zoloroni Metropolitan 3–2 RFK Ogdenagorv

Saabham Forest 1–2 Exton Oilers

Carvi Albion 3–1 Langtree United

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.  MPL Table                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Zoloroni City                20   16   2   2    52   19  +33    50
 2 Dynamo Shebchetsik           20   13   2   5    41   22  +19    41
 3 Elspachia                    20   11   5   4    37   21  +16    38
 4 Blue Strike Zoloroni         20   11   4   5    28   19   +9    37
 5 Langtree United              20   11   3   6    42   35   +7    36
 6 Acoflosa United              20   10   2   8    37   35   +2    32
12 Sporting Rafelonia           20    6   4  10    19   22   −3    22
13 Saabham Forest               20    4   5  11    22   36  −14    17
14 Plympton Town                20    3   6  11    20   37  −17    15
15 Ignavi Borough               20    3   5  12    24   40  −16    14
16 RFK Ogdenagorv               20    3   4  13    22   40  −18    13

Top Scorers -  (17 goals)
Anthony Baudelio (ZCT, Eshan)
Esmerelda Zanzala (ZCT, Apox)

MFA Cup Quarterfinal

Dynamo Shebchetsik (1) 0-2 Saabham Forest (1)

Zoloroni City (1) 0-2 Ali Mercedes Carassai (3)

Cannock Chase (2) 0-4 Elspachia (1)

AFC Langtree (2) 2-0 Carvi Albion (1)

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Dynamo Shebchetsik (1) vs. Elspachia (1)
AFC Langtree (2) vs. Ali Mercedes Carassai (3)

MD21

Carvi Albion 2–4 Elspachia

Langtree United 0–0 Saabham Forest

Exton Oilers 2–2 Zoloroni Metropolitan

RFK Ogdenagorv 0–1 Plympton Town

Acoflosa United 2–2 Orga City

Zoloroni City 1–0 Blue Strike Zoloroni

Hoventon & Corlington Town 3–2 Ignavi Borough

Dynamo Shebchetsik 3–0 Sporting Rafelonia

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MD22

Elspachia 4–2 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Sporting Rafelonia 1–0 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Ignavi Borough 2–1 Zoloroni City

Blue Strike Zoloroni 0–0 Acoflosa United

Orga City 1–0 RFK Ogdenagorv

Plympton Town 3–1 Exton Oilers

Zoloroni Metropolitan 0–2 Langtree United

Saabham Forest 0–1 Carvi Albion

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MD23

Saabham Forest 2–2 Elspachia

Carvi Albion 1–2 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Langtree United 4–0 Plympton Town

Exton Oilers 1–2 Orga City

RFK Ogdenagorv 0–1 Blue Strike Zoloroni

Acoflosa United 1–1 Ignavi Borough

Zoloroni City 0–0 Sporting Rafelonia

Hoventon & Corlington Town 2–2 Dynamo Shebchetsik

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MD24

Elspachia 2–0 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Dynamo Shebchetsik 3–3 Zoloroni City

Sporting Rafelonia 2–0 Acoflosa United

Ignavi Borough 4–3 RFK Ogdenagorv

Blue Strike Zoloroni 3–0 Exton Oilers

Orga City 2–3 Langtree United

Plympton Town 3–3 Carvi Albion

Zoloroni Metropolitan 1–0 Saabham Forest[/b]

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MD25

Zoloroni Metropolitan 5–3 Elspachia

Saabham Forest 1–0 Plympton Town

Carvi Albion 3–4 Orga City

Langtree United 2–1 Blue Strike Zoloroni

Exton Oilers 2–1 Ignavi Borough

RFK Ogdenagorv 3–1 Sporting Rafelonia

Acoflosa United 3–2 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Zoloroni City 2–1 Hoventon & Corlington Town

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.  MPL Table                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Zoloroni City                25   18   4   3    59   25  +34    58
 2 Langtree United              25   15   4   6    53   38  +15    49
 3 Elspachia                    25   14   6   5    52   32  +20    48
 4 Dynamo Shebchetsik           25   14   4   7    53   34  +19    46
 5 Blue Strike Zoloroni         25   13   5   7    33   22  +11    44
 6 Acoflosa United              25   11   5   9    43   42   +1    38
12 Exton Oilers                 25    7   8  10    46   56  −10    29
13 Saabham Forest               25    5   7  13    25   40  −15    22
14 Plympton Town                25    5   7  13    27   46  −19    22
15 Ignavi Borough               25    5   6  14    34   50  −16    21
16 RFK Ogdenagorv               25    4   4  17    28   48  −20    16

Top Scorers -  (19 goals)
Esmerelda Zanzala (ZCT, Apox)
Athanasios Lagrange (LTU, Audioslavia)

MFA Cup Semifinal

Dynamo Shebchetsik (1) 3-1 Elspachia (1)

AFC Langtree (2) 3-3 Ali Mercedes Carassai (3) (4-3 AET)

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Dynamo Shebchetsik (1) vs. AFC Langtree (2)

MD26

Elspachia 0–2 Zoloroni City

Hoventon & Corlington Town 2–3 Acoflosa United

Dynamo Shebchetsik 3–2 RFK Ogdenagorv

Sporting Rafelonia 0–1 Exton Oilers

Ignavi Borough 2–2 Langtree United

Blue Strike Zoloroni 2–1 Carvi Albion

Orga City 2–0 Saabham Forest

Plympton Town 2–2 Zoloroni Metropolitan[/b]

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MD27

Plympton Town 0–2 Elspachia

Zoloroni Metropolitan 1–0 Orga City

Saabham Forest 0–1 Blue Strike Zoloroni

Carvi Albion 1–1 Ignavi Borough

Langtree United 2–0 Sporting Rafelonia

Exton Oilers 2–3 Dynamo Shebchetsik

RFK Ogdenagorv 0–4 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Acoflosa United 2–3 Zoloroni City

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MD28

Elspachia 4–2 Acoflosa United

Zoloroni City 6–3 RFK Ogdenagorv

Hoventon & Corlington Town 0–0 Exton Oilers

Dynamo Shebchetsik 1–2 Langtree United

Sporting Rafelonia 0–1 Carvi Albion

Ignavi Borough 3–0 Saabham Forest

Blue Strike Zoloroni 4–2 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Orga City 2–1 Plympton Town

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MD29

Orga City 1–2 Elspachia

Plympton Town 2–1 Blue Strike Zoloroni

Zoloroni Metropolitan 0–0 Ignavi Borough

Saabham Forest 0–1 Sporting Rafelonia

Carvi Albion 2–2 Dynamo Shebchetsik

Langtree United 4–2 Hoventon & Corlington Town

Exton Oilers 3–6 Zoloroni City

RFK Ogdenagorv 3–3 Acoflosa United

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MD30

Elspachia 0–0 RFK Ogdenagorv

Acoflosa United 2–1 Exton Oilers

Zoloroni City 3–0 Langtree United

Hoventon & Corlington Town 3–2 Carvi Albion

Dynamo Shebchetsik 2–0 Saabham Forest

Sporting Rafelonia 0–3 Zoloroni Metropolitan

Ignavi Borough 0–1 Plympton Town

Blue Strike Zoloroni 0–0 Orga City

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.  MPL Table                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Zoloroni City                30   23   4   3    79   33  +46    73
 2 Langtree United              30   18   5   7    63   46  +17    59
 3 Elspachia                    30   17   7   6    60   37  +23    58
 4 Dynamo Shebchetsik           30   17   5   8    64   42  +22    56
 5 Blue Strike Zoloroni         30   16   6   8    41   27  +14    54
 6 Orga City                    30   13   6  11    40   39   +1    45
 7 Acoflosa United              30   13   6  11    55   55    0    45
 8 Zoloroni Metropolitan        30   13   5  12    55   50   +5    44
 9 Carvi Albion                 30   11   5  14    47   62  −15    38
10 Hoventon & Corlington Town   30   10   7  13    56   58   −2    37
11 Exton Oilers                 30    8   9  13    53   67  −14    33
12 Sporting Rafelonia           30    9   5  16    24   35  −11    32
13 Plympton Town                30    7   8  15    33   53  −20    29
14 Ignavi Borough               30    6   9  15    40   54  −14    27
15 Saabham Forest               30    5   7  18    25   49  −24    22
16 RFK Ogdenagorv               30    4   6  20    36   64  −28    18

Golden Boot - Athanasios Lagrange (Langtree United, Audioslavia) - 24 goals
Golden Glove - Frederik Wandai (Blue Strike Zoloroni, Mercedini)
Player of the Season - Esmerelda Zanzala (Zoloroni City, Apox)
Young Player of the Season - Athanasios Lagrange (Langtree United, Audioslavia)

Average Attendance - 21,018 (+0.3%)
Highest Attendance - Zoloroni City vs. Zoloroni Metropolitan - 47,882
Lowest Attendance - Dynamo Shebchetsik vs. Zoloroni City - 0

MFA Cup Final
Dynamo Shebchetsik (1) 1-1 AFC Langtree (2) (2-1 AET)