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[Valanora]

Season 20,086
Part IV

If United wants this title, they were making it difficult on themselves, as they open the last quarter of the season with a surprising home loss to Gladerial, as an Elian Bra brace gives the Twilight the victory even though it looked like Voynov thought he had given the hosts a share of the spoils. The squad then traveled to Wexax and for the first time in the entire season, Wexax actually looks competent in the back, keeping United bogged down where only a Stene goal gave them a share of the points and their lead at the top cut down to a single point. However when Capri came to the Battleground, they were not prepared for avalanche that fell upon them as United put eight goals on the Typhoon and kept the normally offensive side off the scoresheet at the same time Soldarian was losing to Club ESF in Mar Sara four to nil, reestablishing the lead before the capital city derby. Jager grabbed an early goal off a corner but Dimitrov joined his countryman on the scoresheet before Watts curled in an effort with twenty minutes to go to give Soldarian the lead and eventually the win, bringing the difference back to a point. However United showed their class with three straight victories, including an emphatic five to one victory over Ibini in Raynor City, an efficient three to nil victory in Rinaldi, and were at home against Hondo with the chance to clinch the title after Soldarian had been held in Rinaldi. Home grown Marco Grunewald came off the bench in the second half and tucked in a cross from Voynov and sent the Rockers ahead and the victory that sealed the title before the last match.

While the title might be decided already, there are a few more storylines to follow in the last matchday, as that draw by Soldarian to Rinaldi also allowed Gladerial to keep pace with their Champions' League rivals. The Twilight had a few draws thrown into the mix, but they have gone unbeaten in the last seven and are just one point behind the Blades heading into the final matchday. Soldarian will stay in the capital as they head to Raynor City FC knowing that they will need a win to ensure that they stay second, as both them and Gladerial have clinched their spots in the Champions' League next season. Gladerial will also be in the capital, as they will be traveling to take on Rolalas, as the Blues have managed to string together five wins in their last seven to rise from thirteenth to six and just two points behind Hondo and a guaranteed spot in the Challengers' next season. With the Blues needing a win to keep their chances at a secure spot alive, Gladerial will find their foes more difficult to take on that Soldarian, with Raynor City FC already having been relegated on the penultimate matchday after Straightdale beat Capri.

Speaking of Straightdale they have four wins and three draws in the last seven and have risen from sixteenth to fourteenth, leapfrogging both Raynor City FC and Club ESF. The Knights have truly been a different team since the winter break and will be wondering where this form was in the first half of the season when it looked like they were completely overmatched compared to the rest of the league. Meanwhile Club ESF has seen a reversal of fortune compared to their first half form since the break, only getting a single victory and a pair of draws in the previous seven games. Club ESF will be hosting Capri, a Capri who has either been feast or famine for most of the season. Their poor league form has not gotten in the way of their Cup run, as Capri ironically beat Club ESF in Capri by two to one to advance into the Final of the Cup Perhaps it has been the distraction of the Cup that is why Capri sits in eleventh heading into the final matchday, though a victory could see them rise as high as ninth depending on other results. Straightdale will be hosting Ibini, though the Islanders still have an outside chance of moving into the top six with a victory, while Straightdale knows that a draw is likely enough to secure their survival.

Mar Sara currently sits in fourth, a single point ahead of Hondo, and three ahead of both Rolalas and Peravova who are chasing those Challengers' spots. The Flames have the most difficult game of them all, hosting United in Artani, knowing they need a victory to ensure their qualification for the IFCF next season, while a draw likely secures it but does make their position a bit less secure. Hondo is away to Peravova and the winner of the game likely secures a spot in the Challengers' for next season while the loser will be at due to the Final of the Silver Cup, while we already mentioned Rolalas will be hosting Gladerial. Four teams fighting for two secured spots because Capri is outside the top six with no route in, while United was upset by Juavi in the semifinals in extra time, as the Reds were able to sneak into the Battleground and catch United in the midst of their dip in form to be able to get away with the extra time victory. Juavi has already shown that they are quite capable of beating Premiership foes, while the Typhoon know that the Cup is their only way into the IFCF and might show their dominant rather than lackluster side in such a high pressure situation.

MATCHDAY 23
Raynor City United 1-2 Gladerial United
Rolalas FC 4-1 Wexax United
Char Sara FC 1-0 FC Capri
Club ESF 2-2 Soldarian FC
Raynor City FC 1-1 Ibini FC
Straightdale FC 1-1 SC Rinaldi
Club Valanora 0-0 Hondo FC
AS Peravova 4-0 Mar Sara FC

MATCHDAY 24
Wexax United 1-1 Raynor City United
FC Capri 1-1 Gladerial United
Soldarian FC 4-0 Rolalas FC
Ibini FC 1-0 Char Sara FC
SC Rinaldi 1-1 Club ESF
Hondo FC 3-0 Raynor City FC
Mar Sara FC 1-1 Straightdale FC
AS Peravova 3-0 Club Valanora

MATCHDAY 25
Raynor City United 8-0 FC Capri
Wexax United 4-0 Soldarian FC
Gladerial United 3-1 Ibini FC
Rolalas FC 0-1 SC Rinaldi
Char Sara FC 0-1 Hondo FC
Club ESF 0-5 Mar Sara FC
Raynor City FC 0-4 AS Peravova
Straightdale FC 3-0 Club Valanora

MATCHDAY 26
Soldarian FC 2-1 Raynor City United
Ibini FC 0-0 FC Capri
SC Rinaldi 1-2 Wexax United
Hondo FC 0-0 Gladerial United
Mar Sara FC 2-4 Rolalas FC
AS Peravova 3-1 Char Sara FC
Club Valanora 2-1 Club ESF
Straightdale FC 2-1 Raynor City FC

MATCHDAY 27
Raynor City United 5-1 Ibini FC
Soldarian FC 2-2 SC Rinaldi
FC Capri 1-1 Hondo FC
Wexax United 0-1 Mar Sara FC
Gladerial United 3-0 AS Peravova
Rolalas FC 4-0 Club Valanora
Char Sara FC 0-2 Straightdale FC
Club ESF 1-3 Raynor City FC

MATCHDAY 28
SC Rinaldi 0-3 Raynor City United
Hondo FC 0-1 Ibini FC
Mar Sara FC 0-1 Soldarian FC
AS Peravova 1-1 FC Capri
Club Valanora 2-2 Wexax United
Straightdale FC 1-1 Gladerial United
Raynor City FC 2-3 Rolalas FC
Club ESF 1-0 Char Sara FC

MATCHDAY 29
Raynor City United 1-0 Hondo FC
SC Rinaldi 0-1 Mar Sara FC
Ibini FC 5-1 AS Peravova
Soldarian FC 5-1 Club Valanora
FC Capri 0-1 Straightdale FC
Wexax United 0-1 Raynor City FC
Gladerial United 3-1 Club ESF
Rolalas FC 2-1 Char Sara FC

Silver Cup Semifinals
FC Capri 2-1 Club ESF
Raynor City United 1-1(1-2 AET) Juavi FC

Ps                       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Raynor City United     29   19   3   7    67   21  +46    60
 2 Soldarian FC           29   16   8   5    57   34  +23    56
 3 Gladerial United       29   16   7   6    46   25  +21    55
 4 Mar Sara FC            29   13   5  11    59   48  +11    44
 5 Hondo FC               29   12   7  10    56   33  +23    43
 6 Rolalas FC             29   12   5  12    46   46    0    41
 7 AS Peravova            29   11   8  10    46   51   −5    41
 8 Ibini FC               29   12   4  13    41   52  −11    40
 9 Wexax United           29   11   4  14    46   59  −13    37
10 Char Sara FC           29   10   6  13    38   45   −7    36
11 FC Capri               29   10   6  13    38   51  −13    36
12 SC Rinaldi             29    8  11  10    30   37   −7    35
13 Club Valanora          29    9   7  13    40   56  −16    34
14 Straightdale FC        29    7  10  12    26   39  −13    31
15 Club ESF               29    8   5  16    39   56  −17    29
16 Raynor City FC         29    6   8  15    36   58  −22    26

[Valanora]

Season 20,086
Final

The action kicks off in Mar Sara, with the Flames looking to hold onto fourth whilst hosting the champions in Artani. An early goal from Harlem Saxstrom makes the hosts position look secure, but in a way that captures United's season in a nutshell, they storm the Flames in the second half and keep the home side without a shot on target in the second half. Borja slots home an easy finish from a Wise through ball in the seventy-fourth minute and the champions end with a draw, while the Flames are hoping that Hondo had trouble in Peravova in order to get the Challengers' Group stage spot. However Hondo went into Peravova and was up two goals to nil before even ten minutes had passed, with Wylten having an early brace. Foschini also adds a brace with Castillo and Humphreys also get on the scoresheet for an emphatic victory for the Owls that wraps up an otherwise poor season for the team on a high note as they can now look forward to the transfer window with the hopes of getting back into the title hunt next season. Peravova will be disappointed that the result went the wrong way but their top half finish was far beyond expectations and they will be thrilled to have not only survived but thrived.

Goals from Hammer and Aspen are enough to see the Warriors past the Gunners, though both sides will be quite disappointed that they have finished as close as they have to the relegation places. Considering Rinaldi has won a few Premiership titles in their history, this is particularly low for them and they will be trying to figure out what they need to do to get back into a top ten or eight position in the league and eventually into IFCF contention. In the bid for survival, Straightdale looked to be in a bit of bother as Kynev got the visitors up early, yet through sheer will the Knights were able to get one back via Longhurst and were able to hold out for the draw. In Mar Sara, Club ESF knew they needed a win and convincingly in order to survive, however much like their match in the Cup semifinals, Capri was all over the hosts and instead of getting the victory they needed, Club ESF was dominated by the Typhoon and their fate of being relegated was sealed. Meanwhile in the capital, Soldarian strolled to an easy three to nil victory as Dimitrov got a brace and Kleveland added another to secure the Blades spot in second, while the Blues and Twilight were entertaining in a six goal thriller that saw the teams share points. In Char Sara, the Inferno could only manage to draw against the Hammers, meaning they fall into the bottom half of the table after being in the top half for most of it.

The following week, Capri and Juavi met in the Battleground, as the Cup Final was moved to the capital from the national stadium so that Capri would not have a home field advantage in the match. However with the amount of green and black that was in the stands, it might as well have been a home game for the Typhoon, as many fans were wanting Capri to win so that the league would be spared the embarrassment of sending a second tier team to the Cup Winners' Cup and the Challengers'. Juavi stood tall and showed the class that had enabled them to earn their place in the Final, though everyone will admit they got lucky to get United in their only blip of form during the second half. The Reds tried to play the game that got them into the Final, a fluid attacking game that is easy on the eyes, the problem is that they were playing a team that played that style as well, but better. However it would be a stalemate until Sabrina Möller hit a magnificent freekick from just outside the box in the seventy-first minute, the only goal that would come from the two attacking sides somehow. It is enough for Capri though, as they sneak into the IFCF through the backdoor and can hopefully bounce back next season off the back of their Cup victory.

Matchday 30
Mar Sara FC 1-1 Raynor City United
AS Peravova 0-6 Hondo FC
Club Valanora 2-1 SC Rinaldi
Straightdale FC 1-1 Ibini FC
Raynor City FC 0-3 Soldarian FC
Club ESF 1-4 FC Capri
Char Sara FC 1-1 Wexax United
Rolalas FC 3-3 Gladerial United

Silver Cup Final
@ The Battleground, Raynor City
FC Capri 1-0 Juavi FC

Premiership

Pos Team                     P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Raynor City United      30  19   4   7  68  22  +46  61     Champions
  2 Soldarian FC            30  17   8   5  60  34  +26  59     CL
  3 Gladerial United        30  16   8   6  49  28  +21  56     CL
  4 Hondo FC                30  13   7  10  62  33  +29  46     CC
  5 Mar Sara FC             30  13   6  11  60  49  +11  45     CC
  6 Rolalas FC              30  12   6  12  49  49   +0  42
  7 Ibini FC                30  12   5  13  42  53  -11  41
  8 AS Peravova             30  11   8  11  46  57  -11  41
  9 FC Capri                30  11   6  13  42  52  -10  39     CC
 10 Wexax United            30  11   5  14  47  60  -13  38
 11 Char Sara FC            30  10   7  13  39  46   -7  37
 12 Club Valanora           30  10   7  13  42  57  -15  37
 13 SC Rinaldi              30   8  11  11  31  39   -8  35
 14 Straightdale FC         30   7  11  12  27  40  -13  32
 15 Club ESF                30   8   5  17  40  60  -20  29     Relegated
 16 Raynor City FC          30   6   8  16  36  61  -25  26     Relegated

League One

Pos Team                    P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 FC Longview            30  18   7   5  51  27  +24  61     Champions
  2 AC Hartdale            30  15   8   7  34  14  +20  53     Promoted
  3 AC Valanari            30  13  11   6  32  26   +6  50
  4 Samarga United         30  15   4  11  27  24   +3  49
  5 FC Wexax               30  12   9   9  43  44   -1  45
  6 Juavi FC               30  11  10   9  51  37  +14  43
  7 SC Ianisle             30  10  12   8  31  23   +8  42
  8 Ursona FC              30   9  10  11  48  48   +0  37
  9 Turmondale FC          30   7  15   8  20  25   -5  36
 10 Everlin FC             30   8  10  12  30  32   -2  34
 11 Turmondale United      30   7  13  10  14  22   -8  34
 12 FC Espalya             30   8   9  13  20  41  -21  33
 13 AC Asarnova            30   7  11  12  28  36   -8  32
 14 Quel'Thalas FC         30   7  11  12  24  35  -11  32
 15 Baysleef FC            30   6  13  11  17  24   -7  31     Relegated
 16 AS Sharala             30   5  11  14  20  32  -12  26     Relegated

League Two

Pos Team                      P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 AC Zul'Atun              30  19   6   5  51  24  +27  63     Champions
  2 Audio Bull Synergy       30  17  10   3  41  18  +23  61     Promoted
  3 Kareen FC                30  17   8   5  47  21  +26  59
  4 Valanari FC              30  14   8   8  33  22  +11  50
  5 Club Atlético Bexar      30  12   9   9  35  34   +1  45
  6 AS Zul'Daratar           30  13   6  11  39  39   +0  45
  7 Cartmot Pride            30  11   6  13  39  38   +1  39
  8 FC Therathor             30  11   6  13  24  26   -2  39
  9 FC Travesian             30  10   8  12  31  32   -1  38
 10 Ventus                   30  10   8  12  26  30   -4  38
 11 FC Vernad                30  10   6  14  23  29   -6  36
 12 Athletic Rolalas         30   7  11  12  36  48  -12  32
 13 Zul'Daratar FC           30   8   7  15  35  45  -10  31
 14 RC Mercanthum            30   9   4  17  18  29  -11  31
 15 AC Stormguard            30   7   9  14  31  52  -21  30     Relegated
 16 Manavawi Athletic        30   5   8  17  17  39  -22  23     Relegated

League Three

Pos Team                        P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 FC Monaven                 30  19   7   4  40  18  +22  64     Champions
  2 Vaharia FC                 30  18   6   6  58  30  +28  60     Promoted
  3 FC Quel'Mathar             30  15   5  10  40  26  +14  50
  4 Ibininers                  30  15   4  11  48  32  +16  49
  5 Travesian AS               30  15   4  11  47  40   +7  49
  6 Bree FC                    30  13   4  13  24  32   -8  43
  7 FC Cranbourne              30  10  12   8  34  33   +1  42
  8 Club Atlético Sabinal      30  11   8  11  39  35   +4  41
  9 AC Tasmuarand              30  11   7  12  40  45   -5  40
 10 FC Rosenthal               30  11   6  13  45  45   +0  39
 11 FC Aulian                  30  12   2  16  42  51   -9  38
 12 Coral FC                   30   8  10  12  20  32  -12  34
 13 Mariner Coast FC           30   8   9  13  23  34  -11  33     Relegated
 14 Cazavientos                30   8   6  16  22  35  -13  30     Relegated
 15 Oliviena United            30   7   8  15  19  35  -16  29     Relegated
 16 Club Zul'Atun              30   5  10  15  24  42  -18  25     Relegated

Woodland Conference

Pos Team                          P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Southwind Hearts United      30  17   9   4  54  24  +30  60     Champions
  2 Turbani FC                   30  15   8   7  50  36  +14  53     Promoted
  3 Oras                         30  13  12   5  45  29  +16  51
  4 FC San Diromia               30  12  11   7  52  34  +18  47
  5 Zanabia City                 30  13   7  10  43  33  +10  46
  6 Impérial                     30  12   9   9  46  36  +10  45
  7 Yolan FC                     30  13   5  12  43  46   -3  44
  8 Port Swell FC                30  10  12   8  40  42   -2  42
  9 West Crown FC                30  11   8  11  26  32   -6  41
 10 Crown Royal FC               30  10  10  10  40  44   -4  40
 11 Moria                        30   8  12  10  25  31   -6  36
 12 Aarl of Marjel               30   9   8  13  21  25   -4  35
 13 Arouw United                 30   8   9  13  38  42   -4  33     Relegated
 14 RC Elunita                   30   7   6  17  34  49  -15  27     Relegated
 15 Quel'Thalas United           30   3  16  11  30  45  -15  25     Relegated
 16 SC Malu                      30   4   8  18  35  74  -39  20     Relegated

Marauder Conference

Pos Team                      P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Caballeros CF            30  17   5   8  40  23  +17  56     Champions
  2 South Strike CF          30  14   8   8  34  26   +8  50     Promoted
  3 Jaguares                 30  14   6  10  37  29   +8  48
  4 Purple Nova Ytt          30  12  10   8  38  43   -5  46
  5 Cruzardo Rojo            30  12   9   9  41  30  +11  45
  6 Río CF                   30  12   8  10  39  33   +6  44
  7 Mar Azul                 30  12   7  11  36  34   +2  43
  8 Spears of the South      30  11   9  10  31  27   +4  42
  9 Char Sara United         30  12   6  12  30  28   +2  42
 10 CF Steele                30  11   8  11  42  36   +6  41
 11 Nyethsari FC             30  10   8  12  40  52  -12  38
 12 Ironwind United          30   9   9  12  17  22   -5  36
 13 The Elven Tide           30  10   6  14  42  47   -5  36     Relegated
 14 Mar Sara AC              30   8  10  12  39  40   -1  34     Relegated
 15 Aurora Bay               30   6  10  14  33  52  -19  28     Relegated
 16 Woodlander's Guard       30   5  11  14  26  43  -17  26     Relegated

Viella Conference

Pos Team                       P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Cier Boys FC              30  17   5   8  56  36  +20  56     Champions
  2 Quel'Tir United           30  16   8   6  50  33  +17  56     Promoted
  3 Coast Fallen Spirits      30  12  12   6  39  30   +9  48
  4 North Hotspurs            30  13   9   8  30  28   +2  48
  5 Coast Kings               30  12  11   7  37  24  +13  47
  6 Víkings                   30  15   2  13  38  28  +10  47
  7 ASC Karan Dorei           30  15   2  13  34  29   +5  47
  8 Clube Vale                30  13   5  12  31  34   -3  44
  9 Lordes                    30  11  10   9  30  28   +2  43
 10 Northern FC               30   8  16   6  22  22   +0  40
 11 The Oracles               30   9  11  10  25  30   -5  38
 12 Redpool FC                30   8  10  12  29  32   -3  34
 13 Sentinels                 30   7   9  14  30  35   -5  30     Relegated
 14 Ume Tirione               30   8   5  17  24  48  -24  29     Relegated
 15 Barberton Town            30   6   9  15  20  38  -18  27     Relegated
 16 Canondale                 30   2  12  16  20  40  -20  18     Relegated

Hatire Conference

Pos Team                           P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 White Lions                   30  18  8   4  39  23  +16  62     Champions
  2 Valleyview FC                 30  16  9   5  63  39  +24  57     Promoted
  3 Arrosia Wild                  30  16  7   7  44  27  +17  55
  4 Priestesses of the South      30  14  4  12  37  32   +5  46
  5 Kirria United                 30  13  5  12  42  33   +9  44
  6 CF Valley Town                30  12  8  10  30  26   +4  44
  7 Trinity                       30  11  9  10  35  35   +0  42
  8 Ayana Belanore                30  12  6  12  45  48   -3  42
  9 South Warriors                30  10 10  10  33  29   +4  40
 10 Icurus Sea                    30  11  5  14  40  40   +0  38
 11 AS Soldar                     30  10  7  13  39  46   -7  37
 12 FC Vamas                      30   9 10  11  25  33   -8  37
 13 FC Silvershire                30   9  9  12  41  49   -8  36     Relegated
 14 FC of Moyne                   30   9  9  12  32  42  -10  36     Relegated
 15 Nova FC                       30   6 10  14  25  41  -16  28     Relegated
 16 Astraður                      30   1 10  19  22  49  -27  13     Relegated

Raynor Conference

Pos Team                        P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Twenty Forest Rangers      30  21  6   3  55  18  +37  69     Champions
  2 Sacré                      30  17  5   8  40  23  +17  56     Promoted
  3 Whitecaps                  30  15  8   7  33  30   +3  53
  4 Caethserin United          30  15  4  11  51  29  +22  49
  5 North Coral FC             30  14  5  11  32  30   +2  47
  6 Yalbarrin CF               30  13  5  12  33  31   +2  44
  7 CD Guadelupe               30  11 10   9  32  34   -2  43
  8 CF Hidalgo                 30  12  5  13  28  26   +2  41
  9 Dragons Bridge             30  10  9  11  30  27   +3  39
 10 Erran FC                   30  10  9  11  20  19   +1  39
 11 Aletail Forest             30  11  6  13  29  36   -7  39
 12 AC Therathor               30   9  7  14  34  42   -8  34
 13 Portaki                    30  10  3  17  43  66  -23  33     Relegated
 14 North Islands FC           30   8  7  15  38  43   -5  31     Relegated
 15 Aras United                30   8  6  16  32  56  -24  30     Relegated
 16 Mariners Coast United      30   4  9  17  24  44  -20  21     Relegated

Elune Conference

Pos Team                       P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Cenit Zavalla             30  17   8   5  42  25  +17  59     Champions
  2 Cibolo CF                 30  15   9   6  49  33  +16  54     Promoted
  3 Loyetea Athletic          30  16   5   9  39  30   +9  53
  4 Everfree Riders FC        30  14   7   9  43  34   +9  49
  5 FC Ispan                  30  14   7   9  45  45   +0  49
  6 San Ángelo CF             30  12   9   9  38  23  +15  45
  7 Sunlander FC              30  14   3  13  34  35   -1  45
  8 Club Atlético Quanah      30  12   7  11  35  36   -1  43
  9 PSV Storm                 30  12   6  12  35  39   -4  42
 10 The Gality                30  11   6  13  28  32   -4  39
 11 AC Honor                  30   9  11  10  33  32   +1  38
 12 Suax United               30  10   8  12  45  50   -5  38
 13 SC Quintal                30   8  11  11  36  39   -3  35     Relegated
 14 Ciudad Aransas            30   8   8  14  33  38   -5  32     Relegated
 15 Abbotsham Wanderers       30   6   5  19  24  49  -25  23     Relegated
 16 CD Sabinal                30   3   8  19  22  41  -19  17     Relegated

Group One

Pos Team                  P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Imfe Allanar         30  22   5   3  53  21  +32  71     Champions
  2 Maunga               30  16   7   7  43  25  +18  55     Promoted
  3 Druidisian           30  14   8   8  38  28  +10  50
  4 Montrion Bridge      30  15   5  10  35  27   +8  50
  5 Highery Park         30  15   5  10  37  29   +8  50
  6 Hilshore             30  13   8   9  33  22  +11  47
  7 Selyne County        30  11  12   7  29  27   +2  45
  8 Grand-Glacier        30  11   8  11  31  30   +1  41
  9 Yllverius            30  12   4  14  26  35   -9  40
 10 Aleksando            30   9  11  10  30  32   -2  38
 11 Sylve Aiqua          30   9   9  12  37  43   -6  36
 12 Eyrantaesi AFC       30   9   7  14  25  33   -8  34
 13 Enrn Caelora         30   8   6  16  20  26   -6  30
 14 Kalet                30   8   4  18  24  43  -19  28
 15 AS Solqual           30   6   9  15  34  46  -12  27
 16 FK Orasul            30   5   6  19  27  55  -28  21

Group Two

Pos Team                       P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Southern Citadel          30  20   7   3  67  19  +48  67     Champions
  2 Samariners                30  19   5   6  42  22  +20  62     Promoted
  3 Morren Shaeras AC         30  15   7   8  31  21  +10  52
  4 Frost Sea FC              30  15   4  11  40  21  +19  49
  5 E'ho Entheas              30  15   4  11  50  33  +17  49
  6 FC Mylranhil              30  12  11   7  36  28   +8  47
  7 Torrests                  30  12  11   7  30  24   +6  47
  8 Westport                  30  12   8  10  39  41   -2  44
  9 Atter                     30  11  10   9  31  34   -3  43
 10 Eskry Swift               30  11   4  15  35  43   -8  37
 11 Triors                    30   9   7  14  27  36   -9  34
 12 Poikimites                30   8   9  13  30  42  -12  33
 13 Grand Spirits             30   8   3  19  23  48  -25  27
 14 Pontiful                  30   6   8  16  21  39  -18  26
 15 Ventineau                 30   5   9  16  21  48  -27  24
 16 Totlu Island Greatia      30   5   7  18  21  45  -24  22

Group Three

Pos Team                   P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Fylonas               30  20   6   4  48  21  +27  66     Champions
  2 Naucratinals          30  19   4   7  45  20  +25  61     Promoted
  3 Caledon City          30  16   8   6  36  20  +16  56
  4 AS Everling-Isle      30  15   5  10  38  24  +14  50
  5 Oceanograd            30  14   6  10  28  23   +5  48
  6 Farranova             30  14   4  12  26  24   +2  46
  7 Gelanet               30  11  11   8  29  30   -1  44
  8 East Rovers           30  11   9  10  41  33   +8  42
  9 Raal Ancalen          30  11   8  11  34  35   -1  41
 10 Oakston               30  11   6  13  23  31   -8  39
 11 Kesla                 30  10   7  13  35  43   -8  37
 12 Mekharian FC          30   8  10  12  25  34   -9  34
 13 Cyrnlin               30   7   9  14  27  35   -8  30
 14 Forta                 30   6   7  17  26  47  -21  25
 15 Hamil Itera           30   4  10  16  25  43  -18  22
 16 Gaels                 30   3  10  17  25  48  -23  19

Group Four

Pos Team                 P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 O'n Belanore        30  19   7   4  40  18  +22  64     Champions
  2 Tarahaiveower       30  19   5   6  40  18  +22  62     Promoted
  3 Reitori             30  16   9   5  45  23  +22  57
  4 Malakaru            30  16   7   7  35  26   +9  55
  5 Iyen Nalore FC      30  15   5  10  34  32   +2  50
  6 Nesa Taesi          30  11  10   9  30  25   +5  43
  7 Centriot            30  10  10  10  31  29   +2  40
  8 Wood United         30   9  11  10  27  32   -5  38
  9 Nythe Aiqua         30   9  10  11  43  33  +10  37
 10 Silver AFC          30   8   9  13  28  37   -9  33
 11 Valen               30   9   5  16  29  37   -8  32
 12 Serrannah           30   7   9  14  24  32   -8  30
 13 Arkan               30   8   6  16  27  47  -20  30
 14 Tivalton            30   7   8  15  30  38   -8  29
 15 Inimas              30   8   5  17  31  49  -18  29
 16 Espor               30   7   8  15  28  46  -18  29

Group Five

Pos Team                        P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Beechwood of Enyenora      30  20   7   3  54  23  +31  67     Champions
  2 Reavers                    30  14  10   6  41  24  +17  52     Promoted
  3 Sumaria Warriors CF        30  13   8   9  42  35   +7  47
  4 Inner Guardians FC         30  12  10   8  33  26   +7  46
  5 Heathi                     30  12   9   9  30  27   +3  45
  6 Milway                     30  12   9   9  28  26   +2  45
  7 Humar Fists FC             30  11   9  10  29  30   -1  42
  8 Aldrid                     30   9  12   9  35  29   +6  39
  9 Rangers                    30  10   7  13  29  32   -3  37
 10 Sheringa United            30  10   7  13  34  37   -3  37
 11 Brookside FC               30  10   7  13  22  33  -11  37
 12 Sheringa FC                30   9   9  12  22  26   -4  36
 13 CF Valanari                30   6  17   7  25  30   -5  35
 14 Westerial                  30   7  12  11  32  40   -8  33
 15 Paron United               30   7   8  15  27  40  -13  29
 16 Damaciu                    30   4   7  19  18  43  -25  19

Group Six

Pos Team                         P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Ariela Falls FC             30  16   9   5  37  20  +17  57     Champions
  2 North Sentinals FC          30  16   7   7  46  26  +20  55     Promoted
  3 Nacional                    30  14  12   4  44  24  +20  54
  4 Eastfields FC               30  16   6   8  49  32  +17  54
  5 Arctical                    30  11  12   7  40  26  +14  45
  6 ðe Arthusian                30  14   3  13  35  34   +1  45
  7 Samcastle                   30  10  13   7  21  18   +3  43
  8 Isla Pinat                  30  11   8  11  29  32   -3  41
  9 CF Caddo                    30  10  10  10  32  31   +1  40
 10 Club Atlético Tawakona      30  10   8  12  26  34   -8  38
 11 Club Atlético Carrizo       30   9   7  14  25  38  -13  34
 12 CF Marina                   30   8   9  13  27  38  -11  33
 13 Irran Tirione               30   8   8  14  29  41  -12  32
 14 Alpinista United            30   7   9  14  22  32  -10  30
 15 CF Bidai                    30   6   7  17  20  44  -24  25
 16 Club Atlético Wichita       30   3  14  13  29  41  -12  23

Group Seven

Pos Team                      P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Poseidon SC              30  16   7   7  39  25  +14  55     Champions
  2 AFC Milran Serin         30  14  11   5  39  20  +19  53     Promoted
  3 CF Helotes               30  14   6  10  43  34   +9  48
  4 Northwood FC             30  13   9   8  31  27   +4  48
  5 Nueces CF                30  14   5  11  36  37   -1  47
  6 Atlético Nueces          30  13   6  11  27  25   +2  45
  7 Fælles                   30  12   8  10  40  32   +8  44
  8 Club Atlético Cuero      30  10  12   8  35  26   +9  42
  9 Ironmont                 30  12   6  12  32  31   +1  42
 10 Atlético Lamesa          30  11   9  10  26  29   -3  42
 11 Aransas CF               30  10   9  11  39  36   +3  39
 12 Quanah CF                30   8  10  12  30  40  -10  34
 13 Três Riot                30   8   8  14  30  36   -6  32
 14 Liola CF                 30   7   8  15  28  35   -7  29
 15 CF Lamesa                30   6  11  13  25  44  -19  29
 16 CF Cuero                 30   6   7  17  28  51  -23  25

Group Eight

Pos Team                   P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 AS Zul'Atun           30  18   6   6  56  27  +29  60     Champions
  2 Yalbarrin FC          30  15  10   5  43  26  +17  55     Promoted
  3 CA San Ángelo         30  15   8   7  50  29  +21  53
  4 Valley Mills CF       30  14   9   7  36  21  +15  51
  5 Portville United      30  14   8   8  40  32   +8  50
  6 Atlético Liola        30  14   5  11  38  35   +3  47
  7 Zavalla CF            30  11  11   8  38  34   +4  44
  8 Itamiliard            30  11  10   9  36  32   +4  43
  9 Santos                30  11   8  11  36  33   +3  41
 10 CA Caddo              30  10  10  10  35  37   -2  40
 11 CD Waxahachie         30   8  10  12  29  38   -9  34
 12 Onsesera              30   8   9  13  23  34  -11  33
 13 Easterial             30   8   7  15  25  38  -13  31
 14 CD Uvalde             30   5  10  15  23  44  -21  25
 15 Sealy CF              30   5   9  16  28  51  -23  24
 16 Uvalde CF             30   3  10  17  22  47  -25  19

End of Season Awards

Manager of the Year
1. Didier Jacques - Gladerial United
2. Dan Eastwood - Raynor City United
3. Carmen Bugge - Soldarian FC

Golden Boot
1. Brayan Borja - Raynor City United (20 goals)
2. Mariel Paulsen - Hondo FC (17 goals)
3. Harlem Saxstrom - Mar Sara FC (16 goals)

Player of the Season
1. Juliane Eiffel - Gladerial United (13 clean sheets)
2. Krister Voynov - Raynor City United (8 goals, 12 assists)
3. Bryan Castillo - Hondo FC (7 goals, 11 assists)

Team of the Season
GK: Juliane Eiffel - Gladerial United
RB: Alma Watts - Soldarian FC
CB: Karl-Heinz Jager - Raynor City United
CB: Kuma Bultum - Raynor City United
CB: Gustav Hanssen - Hondo FC
RW: Augustus Humphreys - Hondo FC
MC: Silje Kleveland - Soldarian FC
MC: Bryan Castillo - Hondo FC
LW: Krister Voynov - Raynor City United
ST: Harlem Saxstrom - Mar Sara FC
ST: Brayan Borja - Raynor City United

[Valanora]

EHL Season 20,087

There has been talks for decades of expanding the EHL to a second tier, with the massive success that both the national team and the league has had over time as one of the premier ice hockey nations in the entirety of the sporting multiverse. After those many years of speculating and making promises about it, the VSC finally caved and injected the funds into the EHL to allow the expansion for a second tier and within weeks, twenty new teams had been approved to enter into the newly formed EHL 2. With the anticipation for years, dozens of cities and towns had their applications ready to go when the call for them was put out and it was then up to the VSC to decide out of the near four dozen applications, which twenty cities would be awarded a place. It took a lot of deliberating and weighing the pros and cons of each application, but at the end of the month long process, the twenty cities and new teams had been selected and they then had two months to get players and venues ready for the start of the preseason that was soon to come to their locales.

Meanwhile this brought some new excitement and a bit of trepidation to the EHL itself, as the bottom three teams at the end of the season now would be facing relegation into the EHL 2, as the champions and two runners up from the EHL 2 would be granted promotion into the EHL. No longer would a bad season mean that you just had to retool and get ready for the next season, now it meant that you were going to a lower division and all of the perils that come with that. For the elite teams however, it was nothing more than an acknowledgement that their fixtures would no longer be the same year in and year out, yet for teams like the Majestics, Raptors, and Lions, their eyes are not so much cast at the domestic league itself, but continued superiority in the Hockey Champions' League. That superiority has been slowly been getting ebbed away by the likes of Taeshan and Savojarna, with the domination of the two associations over the competition came to a head during the most recent tournament, with a Vanorian and a Taeshan team meeting in the Final of the competition. A Savojar and Vanorian squad had fought for the title in HCL 14, where CASK Thorsborg had managed to edge out the Titans of Turbani.

The Raptors would keep the Vanorian banner flying strong with an emphatic victory over their Vilitan counterparts in the semifinal to get to Final itself, while Chinchinhua Catalysts of Taeshan had to edge out a close encounter with Stelburg Kaisers of Siovanija and Tuesland, our southeasterly neighbors, to set up the clash. It was game of pace and precision and the Raptors showed that in spades, eventually getting a two goal victory as they added an empty net goal with thirty-seconds to play as the Catalysts tried a last gasp attempt to tie the game. It was a resurgence of dominance and power for the Raports and for Vanorian hockey in general, after being shutout of the latter stages, of a tournament that they had once dominated, in the fifteenth edition. With the domestic football and international football getting back towards the upper echelons of their respective domains, the ice hockey teams have to follow suit and the recent win in the HCL definitely helps that. Yet it needs to be a sign of resurgence and not just a one off occurrence if the Vanorian standard is to be upheld.

To get there though, squads need to qualify for it, which means winning the EHL or finishing in the top four of the league, no small feat given the quality of the competition. The Raptors looked good for the title the majority of the season, but a three game skid towards the back half of the calendar allowed the Majestics the margin of error they needed to claw their way into first and hold onto the position despite the Raptors best attempts to retain their title. The Lions and Eagles both finished ten points behind the Raptors, as it was only ever Therathor and Raynor City truly in the title hunt but have snuck their way into the HCL and will need to be up to the standard the Raptors put up last season. Ispan, Everlin, and Monaven however will not have to see how much life is different in the EHL 2, as they finish at the foot of the table, to be replaced by teams from Caethserir, Juavi, and Bidai, the latter being a surprise coming all the way from Sabine and Caddonia. It will be interesting to see how these new founded teams fare in the top flight against such established teams next season, while eyes are also cast on the HCL and how the clubs shall fare. If Vanorian dominance is reestablished or if there is some measure of parity coming to domestic ice hockey at long last.

Ps EHL                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Therathor Majestics         76   42  14  20   166  123  +43    98     Champions
 2 Raynor City Raptors         76   39  18  19   206  168  +38    96     HCL
 3 Stormguard Lions            76   33  20  23   173  152  +21    86     HCL
 4 Zul'Atun Eagles             76   35  16  25   145  137   +8    86     HCL
 5 Valanari Kings              76   34  15  27   172  167   +5    83
 6 Gladerial Panthers          76   33  16  27    85   74  +11    82
 7 Turbani Titans              76   35  11  30   175  163  +12    81
 8 Longview Sabres             76   30  20  26    99   90   +9    80
 9 Soldarian Royals            76   29  21  26   173  165   +8    79
10 Baysleef Goliaths           76   29  20  27   155  150   +5    78
11 Vaharia Rangers             76   31  16  29   136  137   −1    78
12 Ianisle Guardians           76   26  21  29    97  104   −7    73
13 Capri Ducks                 76   26  21  29   192  200   −8    73
14 Travesian Giants            76   26  21  29    74   83   −9    73
15 Hondo Guards                76   25  17  34    75   86  −11    67
16 Oliviena Senators           76   24  18  34   114  143  −29    66
17 Kilai Wolverines            76   22  19  35   139  162  −23    63
18 Ispan Wanderers             76   22  16  38    69   93  −24    60     Relegated
19 Everlin Hawks               76   20  20  36   112  137  −25    60     Relegated
20 Monaven Timbers             76   19  20  37   106  129  −23    58     Relegated

EHL 2

Ps EHL 2                      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Caethserir Krakens          76   35  23  18   128   99  +29    93     Champions
 2 Juavi Guardians             76   33  21  22   110   93  +17    87     Promoted
 3 Bidai Panthers              76   33  18  25   115  106   +9    84     Promoted
 4 Uvalde Eagles               76   33  17  26   123  112  +11    83
 5 Goldsan Cougars             76   32  19  25   110  105   +5    83
 6 Straightdale Warriors       76   30  20  26   101   94   +7    80
 7 Ironwind Sentinels          76   32  16  28   113  108   +5    80
 8 Enyenora Timbers            76   29  22  25   135  131   +4    80
 9 Cranbourne Vipers           76   31  17  28   124  125   −1    79
10 Quel'Thalas Mariners        76   25  28  23   106   99   +7    78
11 Ibini Wanderers             76   25  25  26   116  109   +7    75
12 Morren Shaeras Stars        76   28  19  29   122  121   +1    75
13 Valanari Blue Wings         76   26  23  27    95   96   −1    75
14 Rinaldi Hurricane           76   28  17  31   112  114   −2    73
15 Mfe Thalas Rangers          76   29  15  32   114  118   −4    73
16 Malu Sharks                 76   25  22  29    94  105  −11    72
17 Milran Serin Lightning      76   28  13  35   114  123   −9    69
18 Cartmot Hawks               76   24  15  37    98  115  −17    63
19 Coral Bay Rays              76   23  17  36    90  114  −24    63
20 Dandenong Raiders           76   19  17  40   110  143  −33    55

[Valanora]

EBA Season 20,087

It was a good offseason for the four best teams in the league, as all four of Valanari, Raynor City, Capri, and Rinaldi were able to raid the northeast coast and grab a player from the Banija national team to augment their rosters. To that end, it is a case of the rich getting richer, with Valanari far and away already the best team in the Empire, while Raynor City is the clear second best team, and then Rinaldi and Capri are perpetually tied for the third best team in the nation. There is a fear among the rest of the teams in the league that they will not be able to even remotely compete with this elite powers if they are able to go out and attract some of the best talent not just in the subregion or region, but in the entire world itself. While the EBA is considered the second best league in the world, second only to our northwestern neighbors of Equestria, the talent disparity is quite obvious at times and the fear is that this will make it even more pronounced and perhaps make the rest of the teams have the need to try and replicate the same sort of signings just to stay competitive.

That feeling has some truth to it, as the four best teams were leagues better than the rest of the division in the season, with Valanari being the brightest star in that bunch with a crazy pointer differential of seven hundred and twelve. Yet with twelve defeats to their record, they were not immune to being caught on an off shooting night and that very nearly cost them the league title to the Monarchs, who finished only a game behind the Highlanders for the EBA crown. While both the Monarchs and Highlanders had good offenses, it was the HIghlanders elite defense that was the real key to the team being able to retain their crown as the best team in the league, giving up the fewest points in the entire division. However not to be outdone, the Firebirds of Capri had the league's most prolific offense and was able to just barely pip Rinaldi for that final spot in the IUBC, though the Firebirds finished six games behind the Monarchs in second and it was only ever a two horse race for the title. The concern is that there was another six game difference between Rinaldi in fourth and Therathor in fifth, with many wondering if the tilt in talent will be detrimental to the league as a whole. Yet if the top clubs continue to perform well in the IUBC, then they are not like to change their position and more money flows into the league as a whole, which in theory should make all the teams better. Time will tell if that is true or not.

PS EBA                          Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD 
 1 Valanari Highlanders          60   48  12  4805 4093 +712     Champions
 2 Raynor City Monarchs          60   47  13  4700 4222 +478     IUBC
 3 Capri Firebirds               60   41  19  4852 4344 +508     IUBC
 4 Rinaldi Golden Hurricane      60   40  20  4648 4283 +365
 5 Therathor Paladins            60   34  26  4637 4377 +260
 6 Enyenora Rampage              60   33  27  4595 4386 +209
 7 Mar Sara Phoenix              60   31  29  4586 4477 +109
 8 Ibini Silverswords            60   31  29  4576 4551  +25
 9 Wexax Black Knights           60   30  30  4408 4483  −75
10 Quel'Thalas Woodsmen          60   29  31  4506 4615 −109
11 Hondo Blue Devils             60   27  33  4543 4669 −126
12 Karan Dorei Blazers           60   24  36  4335 4767 −432
13 Turbani Bandits               60   22  38  4431 4598 −167
14 Morren Shaeras Spartans       60   18  42  4368 4728 −360
15 Gladerial Avengers            60   16  44  4144 4796 −652
16 Caethserin Aces               60    9  51  4077 4822 −745

[Valanora]

Season 20,087
Part I

AC Hartdale
Nickname: The Hawks
Location: Rosenthal | Stadium: Sky Fall (39,000) | Manager Catheline Keenan (56)

Catheline Keenan came to Hartdale a few years ago when the Hawks had an unexpected trip to the Premiership and while the team was relegated she has stuck with them. Six years later, she brings them back as the most defensively cohesive unit that the second division has seen in an awfully long time, although that brand of football has won her absolutely no favors outside of the supporters of the club. Her problem is that most of the team that had the Hawks promoted last season were in the last year of playing and she now has a team of mostly players just promoted from the youth team to try and survive in what is one of the most competitive leagues in the footballing world. While we are not saying it is impossible, it just seems unlikely that Keenan will be able to replicate the success she had in League one in the Premiership with a bunch of academy and reserve players.

Raynor City United 1-0 FC Longview
Mar Sara FC 1-1 AC Hartdale
Hondo FC 4-0 AS Peravova
SC Rinaldi 2-1 Club Valanora
Ibini FC 3-0 Straightdale FC
Soldarian FC 3-2 Char Sara FC
FC Capri 2-1 Rolalas FC
Wexax United 2-0 Gladerial United

AS Peravova
Nickname: The Comets
Location: Peravova | Stadium: Tensari (20,000) | Manager: Jana Bauer (60)
Kits: Home & Away

A side that was supposed to survive based off a stellar defense that had seen their promotion instead was torn apart on the backend nearly every single weekend, yet some energetic young players and opportunistic scoring was enough for Peravova not only to survive their first season back in the Premiership but to finish in a top half position. Adding two high potentional Vanorian players to the team, one being a destroyer and another a versatile right side player who can play on the wing or as a fullback, Jana Bauer is doing what she can to keep Peravova up while working inside the constraints of a tight wage budget and less than ideal location for players to play. It is likely not enough but there is an effort being made for the side to try and survive, as futile as it might be.

AC Hartdale 0-2 Raynor City United
AS Peravova 3-2 FC Longview
Club Valanora 3-0 Mar Sara FC
Straightdale FC 5-1 Hondo FC
Char Sara FC 1-1 SC Rinaldi
Rolalas FC 2-1 Ibini FC
Gladerial United 4-7 Soldarian FC
Wexax United 4-4 FC Capri

Char Sara FC
Nickname: The Inferno
Location: Char Sara | Stadium: The Tar Pit (39,000) | Manager: Rivka Keaton (56)
Kits: Home & Away

It was a struggle for the Inferno last season as nothing really ever fell into place for this once illustrious side that has seen many other teams rise in their stead, leaving them in the dust and having had to suffer through the humility of having been relegated despite being one of the founding members of the Premiership. There is talent to be a top half team on this roster and Rivka Keaton has shown they have the managerial chops to get it done, but the team just does not seem to have the cohesion to get going despite very little in the way of turnover. Another season of struggle might just see the team get a major reshuffling as the side and its fans will not tolerate mediocrity for too long.

Raynor City United 2-1 AS Peravova
AC Hartdale 5-0 Club Valanora
FC Longview 1-0 Straightdale FC
Mar Sara FC 1-1 Char Sara FC
Hondo FC 1-3 Rolalas FC
SC Rinaldi 0-0 Gladerial United
Ibini FC 2-0 Wexax United
Soldarian FC 2-1 FC Capri

Club Valanora
Nickname: The Warriors
Location: Gladerial | Stadium: Tiradir (30,000) | Manager: Tiril Markussen (55)
Kits: Home & Away

For a side that many had thought were going to be relegated, the Warriors managed to comfortably finish eight points above the relegation spots and were far from terrible in the entirety of the season. However manager Tiril Markussen knows that standing on your laurels is not going to keep the Warriors in the topflight for a second straight season and went out and got three fresh faces to start in their squad, all three being young Vanorian players who have an outside chance of making it into the national team if they deliver on the potential that they have. The Warriors will be banking on that potential showing sooner rather than later to be able to make it three straight seasons in the Premiership and avoid becoming another one of the many yo-yo teams between the Premiership and League One.

Club Valanora 1-6 Raynor City United
Straightdale FC 1-1 AS Peravova
Char Sara FC 4-0 AC Hartdale
Rolalas FC 2-2 FC Longview
Gladerial United 5-1 Mar Sara FC
Wexax United 0-1 Hondo FC
FC Capri 2-0 SC Rinaldi
Soldarian FC 1-1 Ibini FC

FC Capri
Nickname: The Typhoon
Location: Capri | Stadium: Hatire Memorial (60,000) | Manager: René Abendroth (62)
Kits: Home & Away

Last season was something of an enigma for the Typhoon, finishing in ninth but winning the Silver Cup in order to qualify for the Challengers' Cup this season, as well as the Cup Winners' Cup. It just never really got started for the team last season and Abendroth decided to shuffle things around, bringing in five new players to Capri during the transfer window to try and straighten things out. For a team that prides itself on being a very aggressive and attacking unit, they were a bit mediocre in front of goal last season and were conceding too often for their lack of attacking presence, which new keeper Fernando Sánchez and a pair of new centerbacks will try to limit. While the Typhoon will likely never be a side that doesn't concede a lot of goals, some added quality will lilkely bolster their desires of being in the IFCF through league performance rather than having to rely on a magical cup run.

Raynor City United 1-2 Straightdale FC
Club Valanora 1-1 Char Sara FC
AS Peravova 3-1 Rolalas FC
AC Hartdale 2-1 Gladerial United
FC Longview 0-1 Wexax United
Mar Sara FC 1-5 FC Capri
Hondo FC 1-0 Soldarian FC
SC Rinaldi 1-1 Ibini FC

FC Longview
Nickname: The Foxes
Location: Longview | Stadium: Angelotic Temple (71,000) | Manager: Sara Weiß (46)
Kits: Home & Away

It has been twenty long years since the Foxes were last in the Premiership and their wonderful, beautiful stadium of the Angelotic Temple. Longview easily won League One last season with their youthful manager and played a beautiful possession game that allowed for some wonderful goals and kept the opposition at bay, limiting the scoring chances that they were giving up and giving them one of the better defenses in the division. However the lack of any recent success worth note made it very difficult for the manager to try and attract anyone to the city at the edge of the Spine of Arrosia mountains, leaving the team a bit undermanned compared to the rest of the division. On paper survival looks very unlikely, but stranger things have happened, especially for a team that most of the rest of the division will know very little about.

Char Sara FC 0-1 Raynor City United
Rolalas FC 1-1 Straightdale FC
Gladerial United 0-0 Club Valanora
Wexax United 1-4 AS Peravova
FC Capri 3-2 AC Hartdale
Soldarian FC 0-1 FC Longview
Ibini FC 2-1 Mar Sara FC
SC Rinaldi 0-7 Hondo FC

Gladerial United
Nickname: The Twilight
Location: Gladerial | Stadium: The White Fortress (70,000) | Manager: Didier Jacques (55)
Kits: Home & Away

After a season like they had, Didier Jacques has immediately been seen as a hero for the Twilight, actually having the team in title contention for large swathes of last season before finally falling victim to their hated rivals of United as well as being beat to second by Soldarian. With an older squad that just got another year older and now having to play on multiple fronts, it is expected that Gladerial will likely fall back this season among the rest of the chasing pack behind United. It is unlikely that Didier will be able to keep a top five finish for the side but if the team can stay top half or therabouts with a team that is in desperate need of some new blood, it will be another feather in Jacques' cap.

Raynor City United 2-1 Rolalas FC
Char Sara FC 3-3 Gladerial United
Straightdale FC 1-1 Wexax United
Club Valanora 2-6 FC Capri
AS Peravova 1-4 Soldarian FC
AC Hartdale 2-0 Ibini FC
FC Longview 1-1 SC Rinaldi
Mar Sara FC 1-2 Hondo FC

Hondo FC
Nickname: The Owls
Location: Hondo | Stadium: Raynor Memorial (40,000) | Manager: Tobias Nilssen (52)
Kits: Home & Away

With a second straight season back in the IFCF places, it looks like the Owls are back from their multiple season hiatus from international play and from being not as good as everyone thought they could be. With a retirement at the keeper position, the Owls did what was thought to be unlikely and they went and paid good money for a good goalkeeper, which seems the antithesis to how Hondo likes to play. Robert Wilson of Krytenia will have a lot to prove, to validate the Owls spending good money on his purchase and to try and take himself from being on the fringes of his national team to in the mix for the number one shirt. Keeping the Owls at around or below a goal a game conceded in a league with as much offensive firepower as the Premiership will be a good way to do both.

Gladerial United 1-0 Raynor City United
Wexax United 0-1 Rolalas FC
FC Capri 4-1 Char Sara FC
Soldarian FC 3-4 Straightdale FC
Ibini FC 1-3 Club Valanora
SC Rinaldi 0-0 AS Peravova
Hondo FC 1-2 AC Hartdale
Mar Sara FC 2-1 FC Longview

Ibini FC
Nickname: The Islanders
Location: Ibini | Stadium: Metropolis (39,000) | Manager: Marit Engvik (55)
Kits: Home & Away

The Islanders were expected to struggle last season and they did a bit, losing more games than they won and having a horrendous negative eleven goal difference at the end of the season. Normally a side that has such a fall from grace would go out and add a few new players to try and shake up things and get the players back to the levels of contending for the ICFC places and perhaps even a title challenge. Marit Engvik however has opted to keep the same group of players as last season and go again, though one has to wonder what sort of wisdom is in that approach. Perhaps she believes the side just had one of those seasons where things went badly and can bounce back, it will definitely be one of the storylines worth watching as the season progresses.

Raynor City United 2-1 Wexax United
Gladerial United 6-1 FC Capri
Rolalas FC 2-1 Soldarian FC
Char Sara FC 1-3 Ibini FC
Straightdale FC 0-0 SC Rinaldi
Club Valanora 1-2 Hondo FC
AS Peravova 2-3 Mar Sara FC
AC Hartdale 0-3 FC Longview

Mar Sara FC
Nickname: The Flames
Location: Mar Sara | Stadium: Artani (74,000) | Manager: Sebastian Seward (54)
Kits: Home, Away, & Third

While the Flames managed to hang on to their spot in the IFCF last season and rediscover their scoring ways, they were opened up on the back on far too many occasions to have ever challenged for a Champions' League spot, much less actually contend with United, Soldarian, and the surprising Gladerial for a real fight for the title. It seems a bit odd then that instead of getting a few more bodies in the back or more youthful ones that instead the side spent big money on an attacking midfielder from Tequilo, Vilca Hualla. Mar Sara has always been a side that liked to be on the front foot and this might just be another example of the side thinking that the best defense is a good offense.

FC Capri 2-4 Raynor City United
Soldarian FC 1-1 Wexax United
Ibini FC 1-2 Gladerial United
SC Rinaldi 0-3 Rolalas FC
Hondo FC 2-0 Char Sara FC
Mar Sara FC 2-0 Straightdale FC
FC Longview 0-1 Club Valanora
AC Hartdale 1-0 AS Peravova

Raynor City United
Nickname: The Rockers, The Navymen, Raynor's Raiders
Location: Raynor City | Stadium: The Battleground (78,000) | Manager: Dan Eastwood (58)
Kits: Home, Away, & Third

It was at times less than stellar but the Rockets were once again crowned as champions and showing their superiority over the majority of the league. With a very busy schedule this season, being part of the inaugural Heritage Cup with the rest of the champions of the Southwest, with then the AOCL, and Champions' League to contend with as well, plus the domestic competitions. It is going to be a real test to the depth of the squad and how well Eastwood is able to handle minutes and rotation with the side battling on four different fronts during the season. Brenecia national team midfielder Ronan Schofield has been brought in as some added depth and quality, which should add a bit of bite to an already very stingy midfield and overall tough to beat team.

Raynor City United 0-0 Soldarian FC
FC Capri 2-1 Ibini FC
Wexax United 2-3 SC Rinaldi
Gladerial United 0-2 Hondo FC
Rolalas FC 0-1 Mar Sara FC
Char Sara FC 1-0 FC Longview
Straightdale FC 0-1 AC Hartdale
Club Valanora 2-0 AS Peravova

Rolalas FC
Nickname: The Blues
Location: Rolalas | Stadium: The West Wall (41,000) | Manager: Ine Skogen (598)
Kits: Home & Away

Unfortunately the Bluees could not make it three straight seasons in the IFCF, after Capri managed to win the Silver Cup and take away the third spot in the Challengers' from the Blues and their sixth placed finish last season. No major changes were made to the squad and there really was not a need for any, only added a young Vanorian from abroad to the team to add a bit of quality and depth for the sometimes difficult to navigate schedule of the team. Having a Eura national team striker leading the line has definitely bolstered their fortunes and the Blues will be hoping to be able to be in within the shout of the IFCF again, though the Premiership does have a tendency of making teams pay for any minor slip ups or stagnation.

Ibini FC 1-0 Raynor City United
SC Rinaldi 1-0 Soldarian FC
Hondo FC 2-1 FC Capri
Mar Sara FC 2-1 Wexax United
FC Longview 4-2 Gladerial United
AC Hartdale 1-1 Rolalas FC
AS Peravova 1-1 Char Sara FC
Club Valanora 2-2 Straightdale FC

SC Rinaldi
Nickname: The Gunners
Location: Rinaldi | Stadium: Beachfront (43,000) | Manager: Aurora Bye (60)
Kits: Home & Away

One season after narrowly missing out on IFCF qualification, the Gunners followed it up with a rather dreadful season to forget and Aurora Bye decided that it was time to clean house with many players released, sold, or forced into retirement during the summer. With a team steeped in tradition and history like Rinaldi is, being even close to relegation candidates really is alarming, given the side has a few Premiership titles in their cabinet. Those are many years gone from being won though and each year it feels like this team is less and less than what they used to be. Persephone Miller from Nephara has been brought in to try and reinvigorate the attack and get the Gunners climbing up the table once more, while a few young players have been promoted from the youth and reserve team, as the squad looks to try and capture their former glory.

Raynor City United 4-0 SC Rinaldi
Ibini FC 1-1 Hondo FC
Soldarian FC 2-1 Mar Sara FC
FC Capri 2-2 FC Longview
Wexax United 3-0 AC Hartdale
Gladerial United 1-0 AS Peravova
Rolalas FC 1-1 Club Valanora
Char Sara FC 4-2 Straightdale FC

Soldarian FC
Nickname: The Soldars, The Blades
Location: Soldar | Stadium: Hellgate (54,000) | Manager: Carmen Bugge (61)
Kits: Home, Away, & Third

It was a resurgent season for The Blades, taking United all the way to the edge for the rights to call themselves champions, but they did ultimately fall short of taking the crown away from their crosstown rivals. With many stars of the team on the wrong side of thirty, this is likely the last season they will be together as an unit and attempt to keep United from completely dominating the domestic scene. The Blades do not lack for money and they should be able to assemble a good squad in the next transfer window if a rebuild does come to pass but it would feel like the passing of the torch if this Soldarian team is unable to at least win the cup if not challenge for the title itself.

Hondo FC 1-2 Raynor City United
Mar Sara FC 2-2 SC Rinaldi
FC Longview 0-2 Ibini FC
AC Hartdale 0-1 Soldarian FC
AS Peravova 1-3 FC Capri
Club Valanora 6-3 Wexax United
Straightdale FC 0-0 Gladerial United
Char Sara FC 1-2 Rolalas FC

Straightdale FC
Nickname: The Knights
Location: Straightdale | Stadium: Red Fence (39,000) | Manager: Elvira Ness (57)
Kits: Home & Away

Despite the odds being stacked heavily against them, the Knights managed to keep themselves afloat for a second straight season, if only just the single spot above the relegation line and three points all that kept them from being dumped back down into the second tier. Their defensive capabilities mean that they are able to be in any game but a lack of consistent scoring up front is what threatens their safety time and time again and why they usually are among the yo-yo clubs between the top and second tier. It will have to be talent from within if it is going to happen as it has been very tough for Elvira Ness to find any players abroad who want to come to Straightdale.

Raynor City United 2-2 Mar Sara FC
Hondo FC 0-1 FC Longview
SC Rinaldi 0-1 AC Hartdale
Ibini FC 5-1 AS Peravova
Soldarian FC 3-0 Club Valanora
FC Capri 1-2 Straightdale FC
Wexax United 4-2 Char Sara FC
Gladerial United 1-0 Rolalas FC

Wexax United
Nickname: The Hammers
Location: Wexax | Stadium: Castle de Mot (49,000) | Manager: Mia Aarø (53)
Kits: Home & Away

This is a club in the middle of an identity crisis that has spanned for at least three seasons now. Once renowned as the best defensive team in all the Eternal Empire, the Hammers look more likely to concede the most goals than they are at keeping the fewest from being scored on them. No one can quite pick out what has gone wrong the Hammers but the club is not what it once was and for the time being, it seems as if the days of being in contention of IFCF football are at an end. First order of business is to ensure the squad survives every season and slowly try to fix whatever has gone wrong, maybe go back to the drawing board and reinvent themselves.

FC Longview 1-1 Raynor City United
AC Hartdale 0-1 Mar Sara FC
AS Peravova 0-1 Hondo FC
Club Valanora 1-0 SC Rinaldi
Straightdale FC 5-0 Ibini FC
Char Sara FC 3-5 Soldarian FC
Rolalas FC 2-0 FC Capri
Gladerial United 1-1 Wexax United

Zavalla CF 1-0 Cenit Zavalla (1-0 agg)

Club Atlético Quanah 1-1 Paron United (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 4-3 PKs)

Icurus Sea 1-1 Sylve Aiqua (2-1 AET, 2-1 agg)

Club Atlético Wichita 1-1 Mar Azul (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 4-5 PKs)

CD Guadelupe 2-0 CD Sabinal (2-0 agg)

Club Atlético Carrizo 2-4 Mariners Coast United (2-4 agg)

Cazavientos 3-0 Canondale (3-0 agg)

Montrion Bridge 1-0 Eskry Swift (1-0 agg)

Reitori 2-0 Westerial (2-0 agg)

Rangers 1-0 White Lions (1-0 agg)

Totlu Island Greatia 3-3 CF Valley Town (3-3 AET, 3-3 agg, 4-2 PKs)

CF Helotes 0-0 Club Atlético Cuero (0-0 AET, 0-0 agg, 4-3 PKs)

Atlético Nueces 3-0 Oceanograd (3-0 agg)

San Ángelo CF 1-1 Redpool FC (2-2 AET, 2-2 agg, 5-4 PKs)

Mekharian FC 4-0 Gaels (4-0 agg)

Serrannah 3-2 CD Waxahachie (3-2 agg)

Yalbarrin CF 2-0 Farranova (2-0 agg)

Damaciu 0-0 Ciudad Aransas (0-0 AET, 0-0 agg, 1-4 PKs)

Eyrantaesi AFC 1-0 Kalet (1-0 agg)

Víkings 1-3 Inimas (1-3 agg)

Río CF 0-2 Atlético Liola (0-2 agg)

Atter 1-0 Lordes (1-0 agg)

Espor 0-1 Maunda (0-1 agg)

Liola CF 1-0 Arrosia Wild (1-0 agg)

Westport 0-1 Wood United (0-1 agg)

Club Atlético Sabinal 1-0 Tirrests (1-0 agg)

Ariela Falls FC 1-1 FC Mylranhil (3-1 AET, 3-1 agg)

Onsesera 0-1 Inner Guardians FC (0-1 agg)

Aleksando 1-1 CA Caddo (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 5-4 PKs)

Valley Mills CF 2-1 Forta (2-1 agg)

Pontiful 1-2 Alpinista United (1-2 agg)

Grand-Glacier 1-1 CF Steele (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 4-5 PKs)

Uvalde CF 2-1 Selyne County (2-1 agg)

Valen 1-0 CF Bidai (1-0 agg)

Neuces CF 0-2 Humar Fists FC (0-2 agg)

Tarahaiveower 1-0 Sacré (1-0 agg)

CF Lamesa 1-2 Club Atlético Tawkona (1-2 agg)

Gelanet 1-1 Aldrid (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 3-4 PKs)

Ventineau 2-0 Sealy CF (2-0 agg)

Jaguares 1-0 Malakaru (1-0 agg)

Centriot 0-1 Aranas CF (0-1 agg)

Grand Spirits 0-2 Nacional (0-2 agg)

Frost Sea FC 2-2 CF Cuero (3-2 AET, 3-2 agg)

Spears of the South 3-0 CA San Ángelo (3-0 agg)

Poikimites 2-2 CF Hidalgo (2-3 AET, 2-3 agg)

Brookside FC 0-0 Aurora Bay (0-0 AET, 0-0 agg, 4-2 PKs)

Iyen Nalore FC 1-1 Sheringa United (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 4-5 PKs)

Clube Vale 2-1 Atlético Lamesa (2-1 agg)

Club Atlético Bexar 2-1 CF Valanari (2-1 agg)

Cruzardo Rojo 1-0 Nova FC (1-0 agg)

Hilshore 1-0 Kesla (1-0 agg)

CD Uvalde 1-3 Nythe Aiqua (1-3 agg)

Druidisian 1-1 Cibolo CF (3-1 AET, 3-1 agg)

Naucratinals 1-1 CA Sealy (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 2-4 PKs)

Caballeros CF 5-0 FK Orasul (5-0 agg)

AS Everlin-Isle 0-0 North Coral FC (1-0 AET, 1-0 agg)

North Sentinals FC 1-0 Oakston (1-0 agg)

Raal Ancalen 0-1 Hamil Itera (0-1 agg)

South Strike CF 1-0 Arkan (1-0 agg)

Sentinels 2-1 Tivalton (2-1 agg)

CF Marina 3-0 Sumaria Warriors CF (3-0 agg)

CF Caddo 2-0 Samcastle (2-0 agg)

Silver AFC 3-2 Quanah CF (3-2 agg)

Highery Park 3-0 Trinity (3-0 agg)

FC Aulian 3-0 Eastfields FC (3-0 agg)

CF Caddo 0-2 Aarl of Marjel (0-2 agg)

Impérial 2-1 Oras (2-1 agg)

Samariners 1-2 Triors (1-2 agg)

Itamiliard 2-1 Coast Fallen Spirits (2-1 agg)

Portville United 1-0 Milway (1-0 agg)

Erran FC 1-0 Quel'Thalas United (1-0 agg)

PSV Storm 4-1 Nyethsari FC (4-1 agg)

Mariners Coast United 1-2 Purple Nova Ytt (1-2 agg)

South Warriors 0-2 Barberton Town (0-2 agg)

FC Therathor 1-1 Irran Tirione (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 4-5 PKs)

Arouw United 2-0 CA Sealy (2-0 agg)

San Ángelo CF 1-1 Silver AFC (1-2 AET, 1-2 agg)

Aldrid 0-1 The Gality (0-1 agg)

East Rovers 4-0 Atlético Nueces (4-0 agg)

Easterial 1-1 Mar Sara AC (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 3-4 PKs)

Baysleef FC 1-1 RC Elunita (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 4-5 PKs)

Mekharian FC 1-6 Everlin FC (1-6 agg)

FC Wexax 1-0 Coast Kings (1-0 agg)

Valley Mills CF 2-3 Sunlander FC (2-3 agg)

Oliviena United 0-0 Enrn Caelora (1-0 AET, 1-0 agg)

Vaharia FC 1-0 Ayana Belanore (1-0 agg)

Sheringa United 0-2 Atter (0-2 agg)

Pristesses of the South 4-0 Fylonas (4-0 agg)

AFC Milran Serin 0-4 Yalbarrin FC (0-4 agg)

RC Mercanthum 1-0 Southern Citadel (1-0 agg)

FC Travesian 4-0 Brookside FC (4-0 agg)

Audio Bull Synergy 2-0 Port Swell FC (2-0 agg)

Cartmot Pride 1-1 Ventus (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 3-4 PKs)

FC Ispan 6-2 Valleyview FC (6-2 agg)

CD Guadelupe 0-1 Humar Fists FC (0-1 agg)

Inner Guardians FC 1-0 Serrannah (1-0 agg)

FC San Diromia 3-0 Jaguares (3-0 agg)

Ironmont 1-0 Northwood FC (1-0 agg)

Aranas CF 2-1 Highery Park (2-1 agg)

ðe Arthusian 4-1 Poseidon SC (4-1 agg)

Três Riot 0-1 CF Marina (0-1 agg)

Atlético Liola 1-1 Ariela Falls FC (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 3-0 PKs)

Reavers 2-1 Quel'Tir United (2-1 agg)

Rangers 1-1 Char Sara United (1-2 AET, 1-2 agg)

CF Hidalgo 1-4 AC Tasmurand (1-4 agg)

Caethserin United 1-2 ASC Karan Dorei (1-2 agg)

Nythe Aiqua 1-3 AS Zul'Atun (1-3 agg)

Bree FC 5-0 Alpinista United (5-0 agg)

FC Silvershire 3-2 AC Therathor (3-2 agg)

Club Atlético Quanah 0-2 Whitecaps (0-2 agg)

AC Stormguard 1-1 Cyrnlin (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 2-4 PKs)

Tarahaiveower 2-2 Southwind Hearts United (2-3 AET, 2-3 agg)

Inimas 0-1 Fælles (0-1 agg)

The Elven Tide 3-2 Zavalla CF (3-2 agg)

Liola CF 0-1 Club Atlético Sabinal (0-1 agg)

Loyetea Athletic 1-0 Club Atlético Tawkona (1-0 agg)

Kirria United 0-1 Coral FC (0-1 agg)

AS Soldar 0-1 Ibininers (0-1 agg)

Sentinels 2-3 Everfree Riders FC (2-3 agg)

Imfe Allanar 2-0 Ironwind United (2-0 agg)

Druidisian 1-2 North Sentinals FC (1-2 agg)

Aleksando 2-1 Icurus Sea (2-1 agg)

Maunda 0-3 Astraður (0-3 agg)

Yolan FC 3-0 Eyrantaesi AFC (3-0 agg)

Mariner Coast FC 1-0 Artical (1-0 agg)

Crown Royal FC 6-3 SC Quintal (6-3 agg)

Ciudad Aransas 2-2 Uvalde CF (3-3 AET, 3-3 agg, 2-4 PKs)

Dragons Bridge 3-1 FC Cranbourne (3-1 agg)

Hamil Itera 1-0 Cruzardo Rojo (1-0 agg)

Moria 2-0 FC of Moyne (2-0 agg)

Totlu Island Greatia 0-3 Portaki (0-3 agg)

Montrion Bridge 1-1 Sheringa FC (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 4-5 PKs)

Cazavientos 0-4 Athletic Rolalas (0-4 agg)

Cier Boys FC 3-2 The Oracles (3-2 agg)

AS Solqual 2-0 Valen (2-0 agg)

FC Espalya 1-1 Zul'Daratar FC (3-1 AET, 3-1 agg)

Turbani FC 1-4 Aras United (1-4 agg)

Club Zul'Atun 0-3 FC Vamas (0-3 agg)

Frost Sea FC 2-2 Caledon City (3-3 AET, 3-3 agg, 5-4 PKs)

Reitori 1-1 Suax United (1-2 AET, 1-2 agg)

Northern FC 1-1 Heathi (2-1 AET, 2-1 agg)

Beechwood of Enyenora 1-1 FC Rosenthal (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 5-4 PKs)

Aletail Forest 2-0 Nesa Taesi (2-0 agg)

Nacional 0-1 O'n Belanore (0-1 agg)

AC Hartdale 2-0 CF Steele (2-0 agg)

Zanabia City 7-1 CF Helotes (7-1 agg)

FC Monaven 3-0 Spears of the South (3-0 agg)

West Crown FC 1-0 AS Everlin-Isle (1-0 agg)

Ume Tirione 0-2 FC Vernad (0-2 agg)

E'ho Entheas 1-2 AC Honor (1-2 agg)

Ventineau 0-2 Club Atlético Bexar (0-2 agg)

Abbotsham Wanderers 0-1 Travesian AS (0-1 agg)

South Strike CF 0-1 North Islands FC (0-1 agg)

Morren Shaeras AC 1-1 SC Malu (1-2 AET, 1-2 agg)

Caballeros CF 2-0 Hilshore (2-0 agg)

Woodlander's Guard 0-2 FC Quel'Mathar (0-2 agg)

North Hotspurs 1-1 Twenty Forest Rangers (2-1 AET, 2-1 agg)

Yalbarrin CF 4-1 Clube Vale (4-1 agg)

Wood United 0-0 Isla Pinat (0-1 AET, 0-1 agg)

Mar Azul 1-1 Yllverius (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 4-5 PKs)

Juavi FC 0-6 Ursona FC (0-6 agg)

Itamiliard 1-2 Zanabia City (1-2 agg)

The Gality 2-0 Pristesses of the South (2-0 agg)

Club Valanora 1-3 Yolan FC (1-3 agg)

ðe Arthusian 2-1 Everlin FC (2-1 agg)

West Crown FC 0-0 Erran FC (0-0 AET, 0-0 agg, 3-0 PKs)

Impérial 0-0 Uvalde CF (0-0 AET, 0-0 agg, 4-5 PKs)

Soldarian FC 3-0 FC Aulian (3-0 agg)

FC Travesian 1-1 Kareen FC (1-2 AET, 1-2 agg)

AC Zul'Atun 5-1 Char Sara United (5-1 agg)

Fælles 0-0 Northern FC (0-1 AET, 0-1 agg)

FC Longview 6-0 Humar Fists FC (6-0 agg)

FC Ispan 1-0 AS Sharala (1-0 agg)

O'n Belanore 1-1 Isla Pinat (2-1 AET, 2-1 agg)

East Rovers 3-0 Atter (3-0 agg)

Southwind Hearts United 0-3 Ventus (0-3 agg)

AS Zul'Datar 1-0 AS Zul'Atun (1-0 agg)

The Elven Tide 2-2 Cyrnlin (2-3 AET, 2-3 agg)

Rolalas FC 1-0 Sunlander FC (1-0 agg)

Yllverius 3-0 Club Atlético Bexar (3-0 agg)

Char Sara FC 4-0 Vaharia FC (4-0 agg)

FC Capri 5-4 FC Quel'Mathar (5-4 agg)

Club Atlético Sabinal 0-1 FC Vamas (0-1 agg)

Triors 0-0 Sheringa FC (0-1 AET, 0-1 agg)

Beechwood of Enyenora 1-3 Raynor City FC (1-3 agg)

SC Ianisle 5-0 Club ESF (5-0 agg)

Dragons Bridge 0-4 Mar Sara FC (0-4 agg)

Wexax United 4-0 Atlético Liola (4-0 agg)

Crown Royal FC 4-2 Mar Sara AC (4-2 agg)

Irran Tirione 0-2 Aras United (0-2 agg)

Athletic Rolalas 1-2 North Islands FC (1-2 agg)

Astraður 1-1 Barberton Town (2-1 AET, 2-1 agg)

AC Hartdale 1-0 SC Rinaldi (1-0 agg)

Mariner Coast FC 0-1 FC Espalya (0-1 agg)

AS Peravova 1-1 Turmondale FC (2-1 AET, 2-1 agg)

Loyetea Athletic 1-1 RC Mercanthum (2-1 AET, 2-1 agg)

Samarga United 5-0 Yalbarrin CF (5-0 agg)

Ibininers 4-0 PSV Storm (4-0 agg)

Hondo FC 8-0 Frost Sea FC (8-0 agg)

Coral FC 2-0 AC Asarnova (2-0 agg)

AC Honor 1-1 Gladerial United (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 5-4 PKs)

Quel'Thalas FC 3-0 Audio Bull Synergy (3-0 agg)

FC Monaven 3-0 North Hotspurs (3-0 agg)

Reavers 0-3 FC Vernad (0-3 agg)

Portville United 2-0 Inner Guardians FC (2-0 agg)

Aleksando 0-1 North Sentinals FC (0-1 agg)

AS Solqual 1-0 AC Tasmurand (1-0 agg)

Portaki 4-0 Caballeros CF (4-0 agg)

Aranas CF 2-5 RC Elunita (2-5 agg)

Aarl of Marjel 1-1 Ironmont (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 4-5 PKs)

Raynor City United 5-1 Purple Nova Ytt (5-1 agg)

Yalbarrin FC 4-1 Hamil Itera (4-1 agg)

Suax United 2-0 FC San Diromia (2-0 agg)

Moria 1-1 Everfree Riders FC (1-2 AET, 1-2 agg)

CF Marina 2-11 Ibini FC (2-11 agg)

Oliviena United 0-1 Cier Boys FC (0-1 agg)

FC Silvershire 0-4 AC Valanari (0-4 agg)

SC Malu 3-1 Manavawi Athletic (3-1 agg)

Straightdale FC 0-0 FC Wexax (0-0 AET, 0-0 agg, 4-5 PKs)

Arouw United 2-2 Valanari FC (2-3 AET, 2-3 agg)

Travesian AS 3-0 Whitecaps (3-0 agg)

Aletail Forest 2-2 Imfe Allanar (2-2 AET, 2-2 agg, 5-4 PKs)

Turmondale United 1-1 Bree FC (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 4-5 PKs)

ASC Karan Dorei 2-0 Silver AFC (2-0 agg)

ðe Arthusian 2-2 FC Vamas (2-3 AET, 2-3 agg)

AC Honor 0-2 AC Hartdale (0-2 agg)

FC Vernad 3-1 Portville United (3-1 agg)

The Gality 1-2 Cyrnlin (1-2 agg)

Samarga United 3-0 Coral FC (3-0 agg)

ASC Karan Dorei 0-2 FC Espalya (0-2 agg)

AS Peravova 2-0 AC Zul'Atun (2-0 agg)

North Sentinals FC 0-1 Northern FC (0-1 agg)

Ventus 2-3 Mar Sara FC (2-3 agg)

Aletail Forest 2-1 AS Solqual (2-1 agg)

Portaki 2-4 AC Valanari (2-4 agg)

Raynor City United 5-1 Aras United (5-1 agg)

Raynor City FC 4-3 East Rovers (4-3 agg)

O'n Belanore 1-1 Zanabia City (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 5-4 PKs)

Suax United 1-5 RC Elunita (1-5 agg)

Kareen FC 0-0 Ibini FC (1-0 AET, 1-0 agg)

SC Ianisle 1-0 Travesian AS (1-0 agg)

Quel'Thalas FC 4-0 North Islands FC (4-0 agg)

SC Malu 1-1 Ibininers (4-4 AET, 4-4 agg, 4-1 PKs)

Valanari FC 1-1 Cier Boys FC (2-1 AET, 2-1 agg)

Wexax United 2-3 Ursona FC (2-3 agg)

FC Wexax 0-1 Soldarian FC (0-1 agg)

FC Longview 3-0 Loyetea Athletic (3-0 agg)

AS Zul'Datar 4-2 FC Ispan (4-2 agg)

Yolan FC 1-2 Rolalas FC (1-2 agg)

Everfree Riders FC 2-0 Ironmont (2-0 agg)

Astraður 1-4 Yalbarrin FC (1-4 agg)

West Crown FC 0-1 FC Monaven (0-1 agg)

Crown Royal FC 0-2 Bree FC (0-2 agg)

FC Capri 4-1 Uvalde CF (4-1 agg)

Hondo FC 1-1 Yllverius (2-2 AET, 2-2 agg, 2-4 PKs)

Char Sara FC 10-1 Sheringa FC (10-1 agg)

AC Valanari 9-1 SC Malu (9-1 agg)

Raynor City FC 1-1 SC Ianisle (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 7-6 PKs)

Bree FC 2-1 O'n Belanore (2-1 agg)

Mar Sara FC 1-1 FC Longview (2-1 AET, 2-1 agg)

Ursona FC 2-1 Kareen FC (2-1 agg)

FC Monaven 2-0 FC Espalya (2-0 agg)

AC Hartdale 0-1 Rolalas FC (0-1 agg)

Char Sara FC 0-0 FC Vamas (1-0 AET, 1-0 agg)

Yllverius 1-1 Raynor City United (2-2 AET, 2-2 agg, 3-5 PKs)

Quel'Thalas FC 1-1 FC Capri (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 4-5 PKs)

FC Vernad 1-1 Northern FC (1-2 AET, 1-2 agg)

Everfree Riders FC 0-2 Valanari FC (0-2 agg)

Aletail Forest 2-3 RC Elunita (2-3 agg)

AS Zul'Datar 0-4 Soldarian FC (0-4 agg)

Samarga United 3-1 Yalbarrin FC (3-1 agg)

AS Peravova 7-0 Cyrnlin (7-0 agg)

Ps                       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Raynor City United     16   10   3   3    30   14  +16    33
 2 Hondo FC               16   10   1   5    29   17  +12    31
 3 Soldarian FC           16    8   3   5    33   23  +10    27
 4 FC Capri               16    8   2   6    39   33   +6    26
 5 Rolalas FC             16    7   4   5    23   18   +5    25
 6 Ibini FC               16    7   3   6    25   22   +3    24
 7 Gladerial United       16    6   5   5    27   24   +3    23
 8 AC Hartdale            16    7   2   7    18   21   −3    23
 9 Club Valanora          16    6   4   6    25   32   −7    22
10 Mar Sara FC            16    6   4   6    22   29   −7    22
11 Straightdale FC        16    5   6   5    25   22   +3    21
12 FC Longview            16    5   4   7    19   19    0    19
13 Wexax United           16    4   4   8    25   30   −5    16
14 SC Rinaldi             16    3   7   6    11   26  −15    16
15 Char Sara FC           16    3   5   8    26   33   −7    14
16 AS Peravova            16    3   3  10    18   32  −14    12

[Valanora]

Season 20,087
Part II

It is United's world and we are all just living in it, though they did have a stumble there towards the latter part of the season, going three games without a victory. However hosting the Owls in the Battleground on the penultimate matchday, Brayan Borja had a brace while Krister Voynov and Andvar Galdarhim both added goals as United won four to one. While mathematically the Flames could still match United on points with United losing and Mar Sara winning on the last matchday, there is not going to be an eighteen goal swing in the goal difference, meaning that United have effectively won the title once more. Not only that, they are in the Final of the Silver Cup, after playing Soldarian in Hellgate but getting goals from Madu Okparra and Linvoi Warazil to win comfortably away and set up a battle against AC Valanari. Ironically, the rest of the Premiership will be rooting for United to take out the team from League One, so that the seventh place team in the league will be awarded the Challengers' Cup spot rather than it going to the second tier team.

Mar Sara has something to play for however and that is keeping the second place in league, with Soldarian just a point behind and Hondo two points behind. While both Mar Sara and Soldarian have secured their spot in the Champions' League, the reward money is far greater for finishing second in the league and the entry position in the Champions' League is far kinder as well. Mar Sara however has the difficult task of defeating the champions elect, though they will have the advantage of being at home for that task. Both Soldarian and Hondo both play away, with the Owls traveling to Longview to try and secure their position in the Champions' League, knowing a draw will secure it while a victory might take them as high as second. Soldarian travels to Gladerial to take on Club Valanora as they to will be jockeying for position. Based on the opponents and form, Soldarian has the best chance of taking second with the Warriors having the worst form of the season despite the Foxess having thought to been relegation candidates at the start of the season, while United will be wanting a victory lap over one of their rivals.

Meanwhile three clubs; Capri, Longview, and Straightdale, will be battling for two positions in the Challengers' Cup, assuming that United is able to overcome the Young Blues in the Silver Cup Final. Ibini has secured their spot in the Challengers' Cup, though at what round they will enter is still a question mark with the team able to be leapfrogged by Capri. While Longview and Straightdale could theoretically also finish on points with the Islanders, much like United and Mar Sara, we do not foresee a huge goal difference swing to see Ibini falling out of the top seven. Ibini will travel to Peravova, who is already relegated and have nothing to play for. Capri will travel to Straightdale in what is essentially a battle for a Challengers' Cup position and the Typhoon will hope their devastating attack can travel from Capri one last time. As we said already, Longview will be hosting Hondo and with both teams needing victories to secure their spots in the respective IFCF positions, it will likely be a very testy affair up in the moutains.

It was a poor season for some of the original founders of the Premiership, with Wexax, Char Sara, and Rinaldi all in the bottom half of the table, with the Gunners still having a small chance of being relegated sitting just two points above currently fifteenth place AC Hartdale. In a battle to decide who will be relegated, Rinaldi will travel to Rosenthal to take on Hartdale, meaning that despite being level on points with Rinaldi, Char Sara is already safe from the drop unless they lose by over seven goals when they take on the Hammers at the Tar Pit. These three once top half and title contending clubs have a lot of questions to ask themselves and needing to figure out the way forward if they manage to survive in the case of Rinaldi.

MATCHDAY 17
Raynor City United 4-0 AC Hartdale
FC Longview 2-3 AS Peravova
Mar Sara FC 0-0 Club Valanora
Hondo FC 5-1 Straightdale FC
SC Rinaldi 4-2 Char Sara FC
Ibini FC 1-1 Rolalas FC
Soldarian FC 3-0 Gladerial United
FC Capri 4-1 Wexax United

MATCHDAY 18
AS Peravova 1-7 Raynor City United
Club Valanora 1-1 AC Hartdale
Straightdale FC 0-2 FC Longview
Char Sara FC 1-3 Mar Sara FC
Rolalas FC 1-4 Hondo FC
Gladerial United 0-1 SC Rinaldi
Wexax United 1-0 Ibini FC
FC Capri 2-1 Soldarian FC

MATCHDAY 19
Raynor City United 2-0 Club Valanora
AS Peravova 0-2 Straightdale FC
AC Hartdale 0-2 Char Sara FC
FC Longview 3-1 Rolalas FC
Mar Sara FC 3-0 Gladerial United
Hondo FC 3-3 Wexax United
SC Rinaldi 1-1 FC Capri
Ibini FC 1-1 Soldarian FC

MATCHDAY 20
Straightdale FC 1-1 Raynor City United
Char Sara FC 3-0 Club Valanora
Rolalas FC 2-2 AS Peravova
Gladerial United 3-1 AC Hartdale
Wexax United 0-1 FC Longview
FC Capri 1-3 Mar Sara FC
Soldarian FC 6-1 Hondo FC
Ibini FC 1-0 SC Rinaldi

MATCHDAY 21
Raynor City United 0-1 Char Sara FC
Straightdale FC 1-1 Rolalas FC
Club Valanora 2-1 Gladerial United
AS Peravova 0-4 Wexax United
AC Hartdale 2-1 FC Capri
FC Longview 0-2 Soldarian FC
Mar Sara FC 1-0 Ibini FC
Hondo FC 3-1 SC Rinaldi

MATCHDAY 22
Rolalas FC 2-3 Raynor City United
Gladerial United 2-1 Char Sara FC
Wexax United 5-3 Straightdale FC
FC Capri 3-0 Club Valanora
Soldarian FC 2-2 AS Peravova
Ibini FC 4-1 AC Hartdale
SC Rinaldi 0-1 FC Longview
Hondo FC 0-2 Mar Sara FC

MATCHDAY 23
Raynor City United 0-2 Gladerial United
Rolalas FC 1-1 Wexax United
Char Sara FC 2-1 FC Capri
Straightdale FC 1-0 Soldarian FC
Club Valanora 0-0 Ibini FC
AS Peravova 0-1 SC Rinaldi
AC Hartdale 0-1 Hondo FC
FC Longview 2-3 Mar Sara FC

MATCHDAY 24
Wexax United 4-1 Raynor City United
FC Capri 2-0 Gladerial United
Soldarian FC 3-1 Rolalas FC
Ibini FC 3-0 Char Sara FC
SC Rinaldi 0-1 Straightdale FC
Hondo FC 0-1 Club Valanora
Mar Sara FC 2-1 AS Peravova
FC Longview 1-0 AC Hartdale

MATCHDAY 25
Raynor City United 1-1 FC Capri
Wexax United 1-2 Soldarian FC
Gladerial United 2-5 Ibini FC
Rolalas FC 3-2 SC Rinaldi
Char Sara FC 0-1 Hondo FC
Straightdale FC 0-0 Mar Sara FC
Club Valanora 1-3 FC Longview
AS Peravova 1-0 AC Hartdale

MATCHDAY 26
Soldarian FC 1-4 Raynor City United
Ibini FC 3-1 FC Capri
SC Rinaldi 0-1 Wexax United
Hondo FC 1-1 Gladerial United
Mar Sara FC 1-0 Rolalas FC
FC Longview 2-3 Char Sara FC
AC Hartdale 0-1 Straightdale FC
AS Peravova 1-2 Club Valanora

MATCHDAY 27
Raynor City United 1-4 Ibini FC
Soldarian FC 1-3 SC Rinaldi
FC Capri 2-1 Hondo FC
Wexax United 0-2 Mar Sara FC
Gladerial United 1-0 FC Longview
Rolalas FC 0-0 AC Hartdale
Char Sara FC 2-1 AS Peravova
Straightdale FC 3-1 Club Valanora

MATCHDAY 28
SC Rinaldi 2-2 Raynor City United
Hondo FC 0-0 Ibini FC
Mar Sara FC 0-2 Soldarian FC
FC Longview 2-1 FC Capri
AC Hartdale 1-0 Wexax United
AS Peravova 2-1 Gladerial United
Club Valanora 1-1 Rolalas FC
Straightdale FC 0-0 Char Sara FC

MATCHDAY 29
Raynor City United 4-1 Hondo FC
SC Rinaldi 2-0 Mar Sara FC
Ibini FC 0-1 FC Longview
Soldarian FC 4-1 AC Hartdale
FC Capri 1-1 AS Peravova
Wexax United 1-1 Club Valanora
Gladerial United 1-2 Straightdale FC
Rolalas FC 1-0 Char Sara FC

Bree FC 0-1 Samarga United
RC Elunita 1-1(2-2 AET)[4-5 PKs)] Raynor City FC
AC Valanari 2-0 Valanari FC
AS Peravova 2-0 Ursona FC
Soldarian FC 2-0 Char Sara FC
Northern FC 0-1 Rolalas FC
Mar Sara FC 1-0 FC Monaven
FC Capri 0-3 Raynor City United

Soldarian FC 2-2(2-2 AET)[5-3 PKs] Mar Sara FC
Raynor City United 5-0 Rolalas FC
Raynor City FC 3-3(3-3 AET)[3-5 PKs] AS Peravova
Samarga United 0-1 AC Valanari

Soldarian FC 0-2 Raynor City United
AC Valanari 2-0 AS Peravova

Ps                       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Raynor City United     29   16   6   7    60   34  +26    54
 2 Mar Sara FC            29   15   6   8    42   38   +4    51
 3 Soldarian FC           29   15   5   9    61   40  +21    50
 4 Hondo FC               29   15   4  10    50   39  +11    49
 5 Ibini FC               29   13   7   9    47   32  +15    46
 6 FC Capri               29   13   5  11    60   51   +9    44
 7 FC Longview            29   13   4  12    39   34   +5    43
 8 Straightdale FC        29   11  10   8    41   38   +3    43
 9 Rolalas FC             29    9  10  10    38   40   −2    37
10 Gladerial United       29   10   6  13    41   47   −6    36
11 Club Valanora          29    9   9  11    35   51  −16    36
12 Wexax United           29    9   7  13    47   49   −2    34
13 Char Sara FC           29    9   6  14    43   51   −8    33
14 SC Rinaldi             29    8   9  12    28   42  −14    33
15 AC Hartdale            29    9   4  16    25   44  −19    31
16 AS Peravova            29    6   6  17    33   60  −27    24

[Valanora]

Season 20,087
Finale

It all starts in Mar Sara and as expected, United has put out their full strength lineup to try and do a victory lap and send their title challengers down the table on the last matchday. The Flames had an early lead but United responded with four straight before the hosts got a consolation goal and had to look to the scoreboard to see if they got to keep second place or had fallen down the league. Seamus Wylten scored for Hondo in the twenty-seventh minute against Longview and that would be all she wrote, meaning that Mar Sara has fallen at least one spot down the table as a result. However when the score had come in from Gladerial and Soldarian had won two to nil over the Warriors, with goals from Anton Dimitrov and Alma Watts, it confirmed their worst fears, dropping from second and all the way to fourth on the last matchday. It has to be heartbreaking for the side, missing out on nearly ten million silver coins in prize money as a result and getting a far worse spot in the Champions' League as a result, though thanks to United's form, they will at least be in the Champions' League despite finishing fourth.

For their part, Longview will be watching the following week to see if United wins against Valanari in the Silver Cup to see if they will be in the Challengers' Cup or not, which is a huge achievement for a team expected to be battling against relegation this season. In the battle to avoid relegation, it looked like Hartdale might have survived after getting a goal in the first ten minutes, yet the Gunners saved their spot in the Premiership with a goal from Drew Limones with three minutes to go, relegating the Hawks in the process. The already relegated Peravova tried to play spoiler against Ibini, yet goals from Krasimir Kynev and Szalyk Földessy earned the Islanders a point, enough to secure them fifth place despite Capri's victory in Straightdale from new boy Alex Parsons to secure the Typhoon's Challengers' Cup spot. Rather fittingly the four big sides of the league that had poor seasons by their standards and were playing each other all ended in draws, adding to the double digit draws that Rolalas already had.

In the Silver Cup Final, a Final where the Rockers were getting to play in their home stadium, the Young Blues arrived looking quite confident, having secured promotion from League One and into the Premiership for the next season. They were seeing the Final as a good litmus test to see how prepared they are for the upcoming season in a few months time, see where they might need to strengthen. Despite being thirty-two, Beth Pike looked really up for it and gave Valanari the lead in the fifteenth minute, however the lead only last for four minutes when Brayan Borja brought things back level. Pike however showed her teeth and timing, adding a second and giving Valanari back the lead on the last kick before halftime. The pressure started to mount in the second half as United started throwing numbers forward and finally Karl-Heinz Jager was the one who brought things level off a great freekick that he headed home. And it was inevitable afterwards that United would get the winner, Marco Grunewald blasting in a shot from top of the box with seven minutes left in regular time. A domestic double was United's and now they could shift their attention to the two international Finals they had qualified for.

Matchday 30
Mar Sara FC 2-4 Raynor City United
FC Longview 0-1 Hondo FC
AC Hartdale 1-1 SC Rinaldi
AS Peravova 2-2 Ibini FC
Club Valanora 0-2 Soldarian FC
Straightdale FC 0-1 FC Capri
Char Sara FC 1-1 Wexax United
Rolalas FC 2-2 Gladerial United

Silver Cup Final
@ The Battleground, Raynor City
Raynor City United 3-2 AC Valanari

It has been quite some time since the Rockers were last in a major international Final that was not the AOCL and to get here they have done it in a way that is very unconventionally, they have done it with defense. Since the group stage, Scathach Wright has only conceded two goals, one against Istria City FC in the second leg of the first knockout round and then against Cednia Beach AFC in the first leg of the quarterfinals. The Rockers defense has been second to none but going up against a Northern Union side that is one of the best teams in the footballing world and who also are remarkably tough on the backend, it was going to be a battle of wills. It would be one of Brenecia's own that would have United's will dominate Union's, as Kristina Wise capped off a brilliant move shortly into the second half and it would be the only goal in the match. United lifting their first ever IFCF Champions' League trophy, and tieing the old rivals of Yuba United for most titles with six. A record they will look to break the following season no doubt.

Champions' League Final
@ Stade de la République, Romainbourg, Omerica

(VAL)        Raynor City United    1–0    Northern Union            (BRE)

AOCL Final
@ Istria Olympic Stadium, Istria, Banija

With a quadruple on the table, United traveled to the northeast to face off against the champions to their southeast (and ironically southwest if you go via Sabine and Caddonia), in an all southwestern affair. Though they gave it their all, it was obvious by the time that the penalty shootout came around that this team was absolutely gassed and it came as no surprise when they did not convert one of their tries and Energija Chernovets converted all of theirs. It was a valiant effort but one that came short at the last hurdle. However the Rockers would go on to win both the IFCF Super Cup and Tropicorp Super Cup, giving the team five trophies at the end of the season, though they will wonder what could have been to have captured a sixth and win all competitions they had entered into this season.

(STL)	Energija Chernovets	2–2	Raynor City United	(VAL) (1–1 ft) (5–3 p)

Premiership

Pos Team                     P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Raynor City United      30  17   6   7  64  36  +28  57     Champions
  2 Soldarian FC            30  16   5   9  63  40  +23  53     CL
  3 Hondo FC                30  16   4  10  51  39  +12  52     CL
  4 Mar Sara FC             30  15   6   9  44  42   +2  51     CL
  5 Ibini FC                30  13   8   9  49  34  +15  47     CC
  6 FC Capri                30  14   5  11  61  51  +10  47     CC
  7 FC Longview             30  13   4  13  39  35   +4  43     CC
  8 Straightdale FC         30  11  10   9  41  39   +2  43
  9 Rolalas FC              30   9  11  10  40  42   -2  38
 10 Gladerial United        30  10   7  13  43  49   -6  37
 11 Club Valanora           30   9   9  12  35  53  -18  36
 12 Wexax United            30   9   8  13  48  50   -2  35
 13 Char Sara FC            30   9   7  14  44  52   -8  34
 14 SC Rinaldi              30   8  10  12  29  43  -14  34
 15 AC Hartdale             30   9   5  16  26  45  -19  32     Relegated
 16 AS Peravova             30   6   7  17  35  62  -27  25     Relegated

League One

Pos Team                     P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Juavi FC                30  20  5   5  61  24  +37  65     Champions
  2 AC Valanari             30  18  5   7  45  27  +18  59     Promoted
  3 Audio Bull Synergy      30  14  8   8  37  28   +9  50
  4 FC Wexax                30  13  9   8  47  37  +10  48
  5 Raynor City FC          30  13  9   8  49  43   +6  48
  6 Club ESF                30  13  6  11  48  41   +7  45
  7 AC Asarnova             30  12  8  10  32  32   +0  44
  8 Quel'Thalas FC          30   9 10  11  29  31   -2  37
  9 SC Ianisle              30   9  8  13  35  48  -13  35
 10 Turmondale United       30  10  5  15  18  31  -13  35
 11 FC Espalya              30   9  7  14  25  30   -5  34
 12 Ursona FC               30   8 10  12  45  59  -14  34
 13 Everlin FC              30   8  9  13  37  46   -9  33
 14 AC Zul'Atun             30   8  9  13  34  46  -12  33
 15 Samarga United          30   7  9  14  27  32   -5  30     Relegated
 16 Turmondale FC           30   6  9  15  27  41  -14  27     Relegated

League Two

Pos Team                      P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Baysleef FC              30  16   7   7  38  24  +14  55     Champions
  2 Club Atlético Bexar      30  14  11   5  41  26  +15  53     Promoted
  3 FC Monaven               30  15   8   7  30  20  +10  53
  4 FC Therathor             30  15   7   8  27  17  +10  52
  5 Cartmot Pride            30  13   8   9  33  23  +10  47
  6 AS Zul'Daratar           30  12  10   8  49  33  +16  46
  7 FC Travesian             30  13   6  11  33  30   +3  45
  8 Valanari FC              30  12   7  11  33  32   +1  43
  9 FC Vernad                30  11   8  11  23  21   +2  41
 10 Vaharia FC               30  11   8  11  34  36   -2  41
 11 Ventus                   30  10   7  13  22  28   -6  37
 12 Kareen FC                30   9   7  14  26  29   -3  34
 13 RC Mercanthum            30   8   7  15  15  29  -14  31
 14 AS Sharala               30   7   9  14  15  29  -14  30
 15 Zul'Daratar FC           30   6   7  17  29  49  -20  25     Relegated
 16 Athletic Rolalas         30   6   7  17  32  54  -22  25     Relegated

League Three

Pos Team                          P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 AC Tasmuarand                30  18   5   7  62  27  +35  59     Champions
  2 FC Rosenthal                 30  17   7   6  56  36  +20  58     Promoted
  3 Travesian AS                 30  17   3  10  47  32  +15  54
  4 Ibininers                    30  16   5   9  57  31  +26  53
  5 FC Quel'Mathar               30  14   4  12  56  42  +14  46
  6 Caballeros CF                30  13   6  11  33  37   -4  45
  7 Southwind Hearts United      30  12   8  10  31  29   +2  44
  8 FC Cranbourne                30  12   6  12  36  49  -13  42
  9 Club Atlético Sabinal        30  10  11   9  36  33   +3  41
 10 Bree FC                      30  11   7  12  28  36   -8  40
 11 Manavawi Athletic            30   9  10  11  27  25   +2  37
 12 Turbani FC                   30   8  10  12  26  50  -24  34
 13 South Strike CF              30   6  11  13  33  46  -13  29     Relegated
 14 AC Stormguard                30   7   8  15  37  59  -22  29     Relegated
 15 Coral FC                     30   7   7  16  20  32  -12  28     Relegated
 16 FC Aulian                    30   5   8  17  27  48  -21  23     Relegated

Woodland Conference

Pos Team                   P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Cenit Zavalla         30  19   3   8  46  25  +21  60     Champions
  2 FC San Diromia        30  18   5   7  60  29  +31  59     Promoted
  3 Impérial              30  17   6   7  45  28  +17  57
  4 Cibolo CF             30  14   8   8  43  26  +17  50
  5 Moria                 30  11  14   5  27  18   +9  47
  6 Yolan FC              30  12   8  10  38  36   +2  44
  7 Mariner Coast FC      30  10  12   8  27  28   -1  42
  8 Cazavientos           30  12   5  13  37  32   +5  41
  9 Oras                  30  12   4  14  39  44   -5  40
 10 Sacré                 30  10   9  11  28  34   -6  39
 11 Crown Royal FC        30   9   9  12  54  57   -3  36
 12 Aarl of Marjel        30   9   7  14  23  30   -7  34
 13 West Crown FC         30   7  10  13  19  25   -6  31     Relegated
 14 Zanabia City          30   7  10  13  31  44  -13  31     Relegated
 15 Cier Boys FC          30   9   3  18  24  53  -29  30     Relegated
 16 Port Swell FC         30   5   5  20  23  55  -32  20     Relegated

Marauder Conference

Pos Team                        P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Mar Azul                   30  16   8   6  48  28  +20  56     Champions
  2 Río CF                     30  15   9   6  44  24  +20  54     Promoted
  3 Cruzardo Rojo              30  13  11   6  40  23  +17  50
  4 Club Zul'Atun              30  13   9   8  32  27   +5  48
  5 Purple Nova Ytt            30  13   7  10  43  36   +7  46
  6 White Lions                30  12   9   9  42  30  +12  45
  7 Quel'Tir United            30  13   6  11  49  46   +3  45
  8 Jaguares                   30  12   8  10  40  33   +7  44
  9 Twenty Forest Rangers      30  10   9  11  29  33   -4  39
 10 Char Sara United           30  10   9  11  24  31   -7  39
 11 Spears of the South        30   9   9  12  27  36   -9  36
 12 CF Steele                  30  11   3  16  29  44  -15  36
 13 Valleyview FC              30   8  11  11  41  47   -6  35     Relegated
 14 Ironwind United            30   7  10  13  16  26  -10  31     Relegated
 15 Oliviena United            30   7   8  15  13  25  -12  29     Relegated
 16 Nyethsari FC               30   5   6  19  29  57  -28  21     Relegated

Viella Conference

Pos Team                       P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Coast Fallen Spirits      30  19   3   8  53  33  +20  60     Champions
  2 Quel'Thalas United        30  17   5   8  54  35  +19  56     Promoted
  3 ASC Karan Dorei           30  16   5   9  34  24  +10  53
  4 North Hotspurs            30  14   7   9  32  32   +0  49
  5 RC Elunita                30  13   9   8  35  25  +10  48
  6 Samariners                30  14   4  12  31  26   +5  46
  7 Coast Kings               30  11   9  10  32  32   +0  42
  8 Southern Citadel          30  11   9  10  37  38   -1  42
  9 Víkings                   30  10  10  10  33  33   +0  40
 10 Lordes                    30  11   6  13  33  33   +0  39
 11 Clube Vale                30  11   6  13  33  40   -7  39
 12 Redpool FC                30   7  14   9  28  33   -5  35
 13 Northern FC               30   9   7  14  18  24   -6  34     Relegated
 14 The Oracles               30   8   6  16  25  38  -13  30     Relegated
 15 Imfe Allanar              30   8   4  18  35  46  -11  28     Relegated
 16 Maunga                    30   6   6  18  21  42  -21  24     Relegated

Hatire Conference

Pos Team                           P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Priestesses of the South      30  17  8   5  56  28  +28  59     Champions
  2 CF Valley Town                30  13 10   7  42  30  +12  49     Promoted
  3 Arrosia Wild                  30  14  7   9  34  27   +7  49
  4 Arouw United                  30  13  9   8  47  34  +13  48
  5 Icurus Sea                    30  13  9   8  41  28  +13  48
  6 FC Vamas                      30  13  9   8  30  18  +12  48
  7 AS Soldar                     30  11 10   9  35  46  -11  43
  8 South Warriors                30  12  6  12  32  38   -6  42
  9 Kirria United                 30  11  7  12  42  47   -5  40
 10 Naucratinals                  30  11  7  12  34  40   -6  40
 11 Tarahaiveower                 30  10  8  12  31  34   -3  38
 12 Trinity                       30  10  7  13  44  40   +4  37
 13 O'n Belanore                  30   9  8  13  35  41   -6  35     Relegated
 14 Ayana Belanore                30   8  6  16  40  55  -15  30     Relegated
 15 SC Malu                       30   7  8  15  44  57  -13  29     Relegated
 16 Fylonas                       30   4  9  17  22  46  -24  21     Relegated

Raynor Conference

Pos Team                        P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Caethserin United          30  18   6   6  47  26  +21  60     Champions
  2 Beechwood of Enyenora      30  14  10   6  40  24  +16  52     Promoted
  3 Aurora Bay                 30  15   7   8  37  25  +12  52
  4 CF Hidalgo                 30  13   8   9  38  29   +9  47
  5 CD Guadelupe               30  13   7  10  33  30   +3  46
  6 Erran FC                   30  12   8  10  28  23   +5  44
  7 Dragons Bridge             30  11   8  11  43  37   +6  41
  8 Whitecaps                  30  11   8  11  31  27   +4  41
  9 AC Therathor               30  10   8  12  31  30   +1  38
 10 Yalbarrin CF               30   9  11  10  32  31   +1  38
 11 Woodlander's Guard         30   9  11  10  25  26   -1  38
 12 Aletail Forest             30  10   5  15  30  40  -10  35
 13 North Sentinals FC         30   8   9  13  25  36  -11  33     Relegated
 14 North Coral FC             30   8   9  13  32  45  -13  33     Relegated
 15 Reavers                    30   8   7  15  25  48  -23  31     Relegated
 16 Ariela Falls FC            30   8   4  18  25  45  -20  28     Relegated

Elune Conference

Pos Team                       P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 The Elven Tide            30  19  7   4  62  29  +33  64     Champions
  2 San Ángelo CF             30  13 10   7  50  36  +14  49     Promoted
  3 AS Zul'Atun               30  13 10   7  48  38  +10  49
  4 Poseidon SC               30  14  6  10  45  35  +10  48
  5 Mar Sara AC               30  13  7  10  45  41   +4  46
  6 FC Ispan                  30  12  8  10  44  35   +9  44
  7 AFC Milran Serin          30  12  7  11  37  34   +3  43
  8 The Gality                30  11  9  10  43  45   -2  42
  9 Everfree Riders FC        30  12  4  14  33  29   +4  40
 10 Club Atlético Quanah      30  11  6  13  32  38   -6  39
 11 Sunlander FC              30  11  4  15  32  40   -8  37
 12 Yalbarrin FC              30  10  6  14  41  42   -1  36
 13 PSV Storm                 30   8 10  12  33  44  -11  34     Relegated
 14 AC Honor                  30   9  7  14  38  54  -16  34     Relegated
 15 Suax United               30   7  8  15  38  58  -20  29     Relegated
 16 Loyetea Athletic          30   6  9  15  32  55  -23  27     Relegated

Group One

Pos Team                  P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Barberton Town       30  18   7   5  44  19  +25  61     Champions
  2 Eyrantaesi AFC       30  16   5   9  33  22  +11  53     Promoted
  3 Montrion Bridge      30  14   8   8  40  33   +7  50
  4 Aleksando            30  14   6  10  41  34   +7  48
  5 Hilshore             30  12   9   9  36  29   +7  45
  6 Grand-Glacier        30  11   7  12  30  30   +0  40
  7 Selyne County        30  11   7  12  35  36   -1  40
  8 Highery Park         30  10  10  10  28  31   -3  40
  9 Yllverius            30  11   6  13  27  29   -2  39
 10 AS Solqual           30   9  11  10  42  43   -1  38
 11 Druidisian           30   7  16   7  33  32   +1  37
 12 Enrn Caelora         30  10   6  14  28  33   -5  36
 13 Sylve Aiqua          30   8  11  11  31  37   -6  35
 14 Kalet                30   7  11  12  23  37  -14  32
 15 FK Orasul            30   7   8  15  26  38  -12  29
 16 Ume Tirione          30   6  10  14  27  41  -14  28

Group Two

Pos Team                       P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Torrests                  30  18  5   7  46  28  +18  59     Champions
  2 Canondale                 30  16  8   6  46  25  +21  56     Promoted
  3 Sentinels                 30  16  5   9  51  37  +14  53
  4 E'ho Entheas              30  14 10   6  40  20  +20  52
  5 FC Mylranhil              30  12  8  10  40  32   +8  44
  6 Westport                  30  12  8  10  33  26   +7  44
  7 Frost Sea FC              30  12  8  10  35  32   +3  44
  8 Morren Shaeras AC         30  13  4  13  30  34   -4  43
  9 Grand Spirits             30  11  9  10  25  31   -6  42
 10 Eskry Swift               30  11  8  11  32  35   -3  41
 11 Poikimites                30  11  7  12  33  32   +1  40
 12 Triors                    30   9  7  14  30  31   -1  34
 13 Ventineau                 30   9  5  16  26  38  -12  32
 14 Pontiful                  30   8  6  16  26  49  -23  30
 15 Totlu Island Greatia      30   9  0  21  21  45  -24  27
 16 Atter                     30   6  8  16  20  39  -19  26

Group Three

Pos Team                   P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Raal Ancalen          30  15   9   6  48  25  +23  54     Champions
  2 FC Silvershire        30  15   9   6  43  27  +16  54     Promoted
  3 Oceanograd            30  16   4  10  39  26  +13  52
  4 East Rovers           30  15   6   9  49  41   +8  51
  5 FC of Moyne           30  13   9   8  31  21  +10  48
  6 Mekharian FC          30  11  12   7  26  19   +7  45
  7 Cyrnlin               30  12   6  12  32  34   -2  42
  8 AS Everling-Isle      30  11   9  10  29  36   -7  42
  9 Caledon City          30  11   8  11  37  32   +5  41
 10 Kesla                 30  11   7  12  26  32   -6  40
 11 Farranova             30  10   5  15  26  32   -6  35
 12 Oakston               30   7  13  10  26  31   -5  34
 13 Gelanet               30   9   5  16  23  37  -14  32
 14 Hamil Itera           30   6  12  12  16  31  -15  30
 15 Forta                 30   7   8  15  40  52  -12  29
 16 Gaels                 30   6   8  16  24  39  -15  26

Group Four

Pos Team                 P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Nova FC             30  17   8   5  32  15  +17  59     Champions
  2 Nesa Taesi          30  16   6   8  38  25  +13  54     Promoted
  3 Nythe Aiqua         30  16   4  10  37  25  +12  52
  4 Reitori             30  14   7   9  43  34   +9  49
  5 Astraður            30  14   5  11  34  30   +4  47
  6 Malakaru            30  11  12   7  38  37   +1  45
  7 Centriot            30  11  10   9  31  28   +3  43
  8 Serrannah           30  12   7  11  32  33   -1  43
  9 Valen               30  11   8  11  29  27   +2  41
 10 Arkan               30  10   8  12  33  32   +1  38
 11 Wood United         30  11   5  14  33  33   +0  38
 12 Silver AFC          30   9  11  10  27  29   -2  38
 13 Inimas              30   9   8  13  18  26   -8  35
 14 Iyen Nalore FC      30   9   7  14  32  36   -4  34
 15 Tivalton            30   5   8  17  25  44  -19  23
 16 Espor               30   5   6  19  27  55  -28  21

Group Five

Pos Team                      P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Milway                   30  17   5   8  34  23  +11  56     Champions
  2 Aldrid                   30  16   5   9  50  31  +19  53     Promoted
  3 North Islands FC         30  14  10   6  42  26  +16  52
  4 Sumaria Warriors CF      30  14   9   7  41  31  +10  51
  5 Heathi                   30  14   7   9  47  35  +12  49
  6 Inner Guardians FC       30  14   5  11  31  28   +3  47
  7 Sheringa FC              30  14   4  12  30  25   +5  46
  8 Portaki                  30  12   9   9  54  41  +13  45
  9 Rangers                  30  11  11   8  33  30   +3  44
 10 CF Valanari              30  12   7  11  33  32   +1  43
 11 Humar Fists FC           30  12   6  12  33  36   -3  42
 12 Paron United             30  10   4  16  29  44  -15  34
 13 Westerial                30   7  11  12  33  43  -10  32
 14 Sheringa United          30   7   8  15  31  43  -12  29
 15 Brookside FC             30   5   9  16  26  44  -18  24
 16 Damaciu                  30   2   8  20  16  51  -35  14

Group Six

Pos Team                         P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Eastfields FC               30  16  10   4  42  17  +25  58     Champions
  2 CF Caddo                    30  15  12   3  42  22  +20  57     Promoted
  3 Mariners Coast United       30  17   4   9  41  22  +19  55
  4 Samcastle                   30  13  10   7  22  16   +6  49
  5 Irran Tirione               30  12  12   6  46  37   +9  48
  6 Arctical                    30  12  10   8  33  28   +5  46
  7 Aras United                 30  11  10   9  37  32   +5  43
  8 Nacional                    30  13   3  14  34  34   +0  42
  9 Club Atlético Tawakona      30  11   8  11  34  38   -4  41
 10 Club Atlético Carrizo       30  11   4  15  25  34   -9  37
 11 Club Atlético Wichita       30   9   8  13  32  34   -2  35
 12 ðe Arthusian                30   8  11  11  32  39   -7  35
 13 Isla Pinat                  30   8   9  13  24  33   -9  33
 14 Alpinista United            30   6   8  16  22  52  -30  26
 15 CF Marina                   30   5   9  16  25  35  -10  24
 16 CF Bidai                    30   6   6  18  25  43  -18  24

Group Seven

Pos Team                      P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 CF Helotes               30  17   8   5  38  23  +15  59     Champions
  2 Ciudad Aransas           30  16   7   7  41  21  +20  55     Promoted
  3 Club Atlético Cuero      30  16   5   9  40  32   +8  53
  4 Atlético Nueces          30  15   4  11  35  29   +6  49
  5 Ironmont                 30  12  12   6  36  23  +13  48
  6 Northwood FC             30  13   5  12  40  36   +4  44
  7 Aransas CF               30  12   7  11  37  33   +4  43
  8 Fælles                   30  10  12   8  37  31   +6  42
  9 SC Quintal               30  10  11   9  33  32   +1  41
 10 Atlético Lamesa          30  10   9  11  36  35   +1  39
 11 Três Riot                30  11   4  15  28  30   -2  37
 12 Nueces CF                30   9   7  14  25  36  -11  34
 13 Quanah CF                30   9   6  15  33  43  -10  33
 14 CF Cuero                 30   8   6  16  20  44  -24  30
 15 CF Lamesa                30   7   7  16  32  48  -16  28
 16 Liola CF                 30   7   6  17  29  44  -15  27

Group Eight

Pos Team                      P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 CD Sabinal               30  17   7   6  49  27  +22  58     Champions
  2 Abbotsham Wanderers      30  13  12   5  31  21  +10  51     Promoted
  3 Atlético Liola           30  14   7   9  27  21   +6  49
  4 Valley Mills CF          30  14   6  10  45  36   +9  48
  5 CA San Ángelo            30  13   8   9  34  27   +7  47
  6 Santos                   30  13   6  11  38  27  +11  45
  7 Easterial                30  13   6  11  35  29   +6  45
  8 Itamiliard               30  11  11   8  29  23   +6  44
  9 Portville United         30  11   7  12  26  34   -8  40
 10 Uvalde CF                30   9  10  11  29  36   -7  37
 11 CD Waxahachie            30   9   8  13  27  31   -4  35
 12 CD Uvalde                30  10   5  15  23  34  -11  35
 13 CA Caddo                 30   8   9  13  32  43  -11  33
 14 Zavalla CF               30   7   9  14  26  33   -7  30
 15 Onsesera                 30   7   9  14  24  36  -12  30
 16 Sealy CF                 30   7   8  15  25  42  -17  29

End of Season Awards

Manager of the Year
1. Sara Weiß - FC Longview
2. Dan Eastwood - Raynor City United
3. Elvira Ness - Straightdale FC

Golden Boot
1. Brayan Borja - Raynor City United (19 goals)
2. Anton Dimitrov - Solarian FC (18 goals)
3. Alex Parsons - Hondo FC (18 goals)

Player of the Season
1. Brayan Borja - Raynor City United (19 goals, 6 assists)
2. Krister Voynov - Raynor City United (6 goals, 10 assists)
3. Anton Dimitrov - Soldarian FC (18 goals, 6 assists)

Team of the Season
GK: Scathach Wright - Raynor City United
C/RB: Andvar Galdarhim - Raynor City United
CB: Karl-Heinz Jager - Raynor City United
CB: Kuma Bultum - Raynor City United
CB: Ciara Schokkenbroek - Ibini FC
RW: Augustus Humphreys - Hondo FC
MC: Zita Szöcs - Mar Sara FC
MC: Bryan Castillo - Hondo FC
LW: Krister Voynov - Raynor City United
ST: Anton Dimitrov - Soldarian FC
ST: Brayan Borja - Raynor City United

[Valanora]

EHL Season 20,088

Ps EHL                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Raynor City Raptors         76   39  20  17   216  170  +46    98     Champions
 2 Zul'Atun Eagles             76   34  20  22   168  149  +19    88     HCL
 3 Soldarian Royals            76   33  21  22   182  155  +27    87     HCL
 4 Travesian Giants            76   34  18  24   108   91  +17    86     HCL
 5 Baysleef Goliaths           76   32  22  22   151  153   −2    86
 6 Capri Ducks                 76   32  20  24   209  197  +12    84
 7 Longview Sabres             76   32  19  25    97   84  +13    83
 8 Turbani Titans              76   28  25  23   164  142  +22    81
 9 Stormguard Lions            76   31  18  27   151  144   +7    80
10 Therathor Majestics         76   27  25  24   139  131   +8    79
11 Valanari Kings              76   32  15  29   185  190   −5    79
12 Gladerial Panthers          76   24  29  23    64   57   +7    77
13 Ianisle Guardians           76   27  18  31    74   74    0    72
14 Hondo Guards                76   24  22  30    83   86   −3    70
15 Vaharia Rangers             76   22  25  29   140  150  −10    69
16 Oliviena Senators           76   23  18  35   124  159  −35    64
17 Caethserir Krakens          76   18  26  32   109  135  −26    62
18 Juavi Guardians             76   22  18  36   108  138  −30    62     Relegated
19 Bidai Panthers              76   15  27  34   123  164  −41    57     Relegated
20 Kilai Wolverines            76   18  20  38   151  177  −26    56     Relegated

EHL 2

Ps EHL 2                      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Enyenora Timbers            76   39  18  19   114   86  +28    96     Champions
 2 Quel'Thalas Mariners        76   40  11  25   121   96  +25    91     Promoted
 3 Ironwind Sentinels          76   37  16  23   119  101  +18    90     Promoted
 4 Cranbourne Vipers           76   34  17  25   122  103  +19    85
 5 Goldsan Cougars             76   31  22  23   111   99  +12    84
 6 Ispan Wanderers             76   32  16  28    81   64  +17    80
 7 Cartmot Hawks               76   30  20  26   105  102   +3    80
 8 Valanari Blue Wings         76   30  20  26   116  116    0    80
 9 Milran Serin Lightning      76   28  23  25   109   96  +13    79
10 Mfe Thalas Rangers          76   29  19  28   113  104   +9    77
11 Dandenong Raiders           76   32  12  32   110  112   −2    76
12 Ibini Wanderers             76   27  21  28   107  118  −11    75
13 Monaven Timbers             76   26  21  29    67   72   −5    73
14 Everlin Hawks               76   26  18  32    64   68   −4    70
15 Rinaldi Hurricane           76   23  24  29    97  105   −8    70
16 Morren Shaeras Stars        76   26  17  33    96  107  −11    69
17 Straightdale Warriors       76   20  27  29    87  101  −14    67
18 Coral Bay Rays              76   21  18  37    86  115  −29    60
19 Malu Sharks                 76   21  17  38    85  114  −29    59
20 Uvalde Eagles               76   18  23  35    90  121  −31    59

[Valanora]

Season 20,088 Preview

Lineups are listed right to left where applicable

AC Valanari
Nickname: Young Blues
Location: Valanari | Stadium: Duran Palace (51,000) | Manager: Noah Selvik (39)
Kits: Home & Away

There was a time when the Valanari academy was regarded as the best in the nation and how they earned the moniker of being the Young Blues. However time has past them by along with many other academies across the nation, notably the Night Academy in Raynor City, while their status as a Premiership team has fluctuated. Finishing comfortably in second place in League One last season, Valanari is back up in the Premiership with a new, youthful manager at the helm looking to keep the side up. Beth Pike might be a bit long in the tooth now but she is the best player in the side and should she be able to snag a few timely goals, there might be enough quality to survive, though it will be tough going the whole way through even if they do survive.

Starting XI: Nicolai Soleng (30); Oline Byberg (23), Danial Sjøli (27), Nojus Lund (23), Olav Thøgersen (24); Tuva Hagen (27), Baishya Zangeste (30), Marina Austerlitz (23); Gina Strømsnes (22); Silje Dalen (28), Beth Pike (33)
Key Reserves: Inger Birkeland (GK, 19), Ole Nodland (RB, 20), Marie Torsvik (D/MC, 18), Emilia Torgersen (AMC, 18), Amanda Hognestad (ST, 21)

Char Sara FC
Nickname: The Inferno
Location: Char Sara | Stadium: The Tar Pit (39,000) | Manager: Rivka Keaton (57)
Kits: Home & Away

Keaton will be feeling like last season's dance with a potential relegation was far too close for comfort after having turned the Inferno into a reliable midtable side. The problem though has been finding ways to get that good foreign talent to agree to come to Char Sara over the more attractive destinations of Capri, Mar Sara, and Raynor City. And unlike Hondo or Ibini, the academy at Char Sara is not known for producing elite talent, Zahra Solhaug being the exception to the rule. Jean Hainault has been a wonderful purchase and kept the team above water but they need help, especially considering they only have another season or two at the highest levels. If the Inferno are going to survive and climb back up, they need to either invest in getting better academy players or foreign talent to come, otherwise they are likely to continue to be a team that could be in the IFCF places or relegated.

Starting XI: Joshua Stirgeon (35); Sarya Taft (33), Caspian Otterlei (32), Bala Guissé (24); Theo Skårland (28), Zahra Solhaug (29), Solveig Grønvold (33), Johannes Frivold (29); Rebekka Austad (32), Jean Hainault (32), Mari Thomsen (27)
Key Reserves: Jonas Boge (GK, 32), Frederik Aksnes (LB, 32), Emil Zakariassen (CB, 32), Lars Haukås (RW, 20), Bernhard Dale (MC, 21), Sophia Drescher (ST, 23), Christian Exelby (ST, 34)

Club Valanora
Nickname: The Warriors
Location: Gladerial | Stadium: Tiradir (30,000) | Manager: Tiril Markussen (56)
Kits: Home & Away

Markussen managed to stave off relegation for a second straight season and seeing the potential to try and move up in the table, brought in a few new piece to play a part, though one has to wonder if they have upset the delicate balance of squad cohesion in doing so. Also with the sale of their national team level striker in Elias Hammer, there is concern the team wont have the firepower to get the goals needed to survive in the hypercompetitive top division. While there is a lot of potential in the squad, few of the players have actually played enough to reach it and that does not bode well for a side that is lacking in leaders to help them through the rigors of a difficult domestic campaign where games are won and lost by the width of a strand of hair.

Starting XI: Nelly Bergheim (33); Christian Johannessen (25), Hubertus Weißbach (22), Daniel Nelson (33), Mariele Plate (22); Ramóna Bognár (29), Fride Sjøblom (29), Mathias Aspen (22), Anja Loos (22); Tardos Gulyas (30), Frida Hansen (21)
Key Reserves: Theodor Blystad (GK, 20), Oda Sverdrup (CB, 20), Matthias Lieven (CB/DMC, 22), Felicia Berg (RW, 20), Dag Torsvik (LW, 20)

FC Capri
Nickname: The Typhoon
Location: Capri | Stadium: Hatire Memorial (60,000) | Manager: Adela Lundström (36)
Kits: Home & Away

Rather than go through a transitional period, new manager Adela decided to go big in hopes of keeping the Typhoon relative while they work to rebuild the core of their team to be once again a real challenger for the Champions' League and maybe even a title push within a few years. Enter Júlia Müller, the Pasargan starlet who has made it at the highest levels and looks to have one more go of it before the twilight of her playing career. The challenge for the new manager is being able to balance the squad, which will be even more difficult with being in the Challengers' this season, what could prove to be a distraction or it could prove to be the vehicle to inspire her team to even greater heights. How she manages to handle the international competition will likely go a long way in showing how she will be able to handle the rigors of the league and what fortune might await the Typhoon.

Starting XI: Fernando Sánchez (32); Siren Moon (29), Stefcia Radicz (23), Torcado Fiallo (21), Philippus Deniaud (30); Pánfilo Veliz (29), Sabrina Möller (32), Jaimes Ybarra (27); Annika Netzach (30); Júlia Müller (31), Jutta Palminger (22)
Key Reserves: Aleš Zelinka (GK, 22), Ezio Zepeda (RB, 19), Markus Dresdner (RW, 20), Peter Krauss (D/MC, 22), Jordina Cortés (ST, 19)

FC Longview
Nickname: The Foxes
Location: Longview | Stadium: Angelotic Temple (71,000) | Manager: Sara Weiß (47)
Kits: Home & Away

If there is one thing that Longview has going for them, it is that they have one of the most majestic stadiums in all of the Empire, located nearly in the Spine of Arrosia mountains. Not many teams are accustomed to playing at elevation and that lets the Foxes be able to spring a few results in the Angelotic Temple that would not be expected of a squad of their caliber. That was most certainly true during last season as they somehow were able to sneak into seventh place and steal a very lucrative Challengers' Cup spot away from Straightdale, while bigger clubs like Wexax, Rinaldi, Gladerial, and Rolalas were left wanting. While no one is expecting a similar outcome, nor for the side to get into the group stages of the Challengers, they are a side who despite on paper are relegation candidates are still quite dangerous even for the likes of United or Soldarian.

Starting XI: Nadine Cirjak (24); Ralf Austerlitz (26), Philipp Ackerman (31), Silke Fenstermacher (29), Steffen Bergmann (28); Paul Theissen (28), Tom Metzger (31), Luca Waechter (27), Michael Amsel (25); Lea Saenger (28), Caspar Pardoner (29)
Key Reserves: Leonie Bumgarner (GK, 21), Claudia Eichmann (RB, 22), Maximilian Gersten (LB, 25), Benjamin Frankfurter (CB, 27), Lea Weisz (LW, 21), Sophia Gruenewald (MC, 26), Torsten Wexler (ST, 25)

Gladerial United
Nickname: The Twilight
Location: Gladerial | Stadium: The White Fortress (70,000) | Manager: Leah Fink (46)
Kits: Home & Away

After a season of being a little too close too comfort at the bottom of the table, the Galderial board panicked and sacked their manager to bring in a younger, domestic manager who does not cost as much. The board know that this is a team that is not exactly in crisis but one that needs a lot of work if they are to be getting back towards consistent top half finishes. There are too many players who have seen their best days in the past and then the inconsistency of youth in their more promising prospects makes this a Twilight team that should be happy to be in the top half or at least to be comfortably out of the relegation fight at the end of the season. If it is not, there may be even more panicked moves during the summer, with the memory of being stuck in the second division very much still on the mind of the fans and board.

Starting XI: Juliane Eiffel (26); Trent Owen (32), Aurora Paulsen (32), Skumantas Nakhutin (33), Luna Bye (32); Wiktor Sørensen (27), Aaron Finch (33), Valentina Bergum (21), Anders Bekken (27); Erik Freud (24), Oscar Reite (21)
Key Reserves: Alicia Solli (GK, 20), Leah Østlie (RB, 27), Isabel Stien (CB, 21), Sarah Øverland (CB, 21), Gaute Johansen (LB, 21), Jan Urner (MC, 19), Ella Rognmo (LW, 19)

Hondo FC
Nickname: The Owls
Location: Hondo | Stadium: Raynor Memorial (40,000) | Manager: Tobias Nilssen (53)
Kits: Home & Away

On paper, this is a very good side, a side that could in theory be able to contend with United for the title, but as we know things do not often happen as they are to predicted to on paper. The biggest question mark will be if the side is able to replace the output of Humphreys on the wing and if their veteran players are able to go through the entire season. Talent wise, they are very much on the same playing field as United, Soldarian, and Mar Sara, but they lack the youthful legs of those sides to see out a whole season. Complicating matters is of course the Champions' League that they will be attempting to qualify through, meaning that those legs will see even more action. It might be a case of Nilssen giving up the ICCs in order to focus on the league if it comes down to it, which would be a controversial and brave decision but one that might pay dividends if done correctly.

Starting XI: Johanne Nordland (32); Martin Kuhn (24), Alanso Tibamba (33), Gustav Hanssen (32); Maria Zimmer (26), Bryan Castillo (33), Daniella Åström (20); Fabio Betancourt (28); Nâáçó Dö Süraró (ST, 22), Seamus Wylten (27), Mateo Foschini (28)
Key Reserves: Winni León Ceballos (LB, 19), Bernhard Raabe (L/CB, 22), Taulant Haji (LRM/B, 30), Olof Lindberg (MC, 20), Lea Eberhart (ST, 24), Mariel Paulsen (ST, 32)

Ibini FC
Nickname: The Islanders
Location: Ibini | Stadium: Metropolis (39,000) | Manager: Marit Engvik (56)
Kits: Home & Away

It was far from the most elegant or efficient of performances from the Islanders last season but they were able to secure a top five finish and passage into the Challengers' Cup, though one has to wonder if the side will be able to retain that sort of level with such an aging squad. There are a few young bright spots, like Pasargan striker Elek Salai, but overall the squad looks to be far too old in too many positions to really be a challenger for the title and maybe not even for the Champions' League. That being said, there is quality in the roster despite some aging stars and they should have enough in the team to see themselves to a top seven finish again, if only just.

Starting XI: Ingrid Hojem (33); Igor Topić (32), Ciara Schokkenbroek (32), Laviska Ryarm (23), Ulrika Åström (33); Leo Heiden (30), Szalyk Földessy (30), Jirar Lomidan (32), Tor Olsson (32); Krasimir Kynev (31), Elek Salai (21)
Key Reserves: Younes Hellström (GK, 19), Tero Alatalo (RB, 20), Tubal Espinoza (CB, 19), Rhona Kindrogan (LB, 34), Lovisa Sandström (MC, 32), Theresa Lubalo (RW, 32), Petra Müthel (AMC/ST, 22)

Juavi FC
Nickname: The Reds
Location: Juavi | Stadium: Old Hartfast (47,000) | Manager: Paul Hammond (46)
Kits: Home & Away

It comes as no big surprise that the Reds very easily put everyone in League One to shame last season, after having been relegated unexpectedly just a short while before. A fifteen point gap between themselves at the top and the team in third and a very impressive positive thirty-seven goal differential made it clear that the Reds did not belong in the second tier as their team had been constructed. The squad now has the difficult challenge of transitioning from a team that was a big fish in a small pond to being the small fish in the pond, as they are likely going to be among the favorites to be relegated from the Premiership even though they had such a successful season in League One. The jump from the second tier to the top is immense and we see it year in, year out, those who come up are often sent right back down. The Reds will have to adjust in a hurry if they are to escape a similar fate.

Starting XI: Alexander Finkel (33); Gustas Rusten (20), Mathias Bumgarner (31), Dominik Theiss (25), Adrian Hansen (20); Angelika Kuster (32), Marcel Sankt (29), Martin Bürger (27), Beruka Danning (29); Amalie Gundersen (32), Brora Kincade (26)
Key Reserves: Greta Enger (RB, 35), Daniel Saenger (CB, 20), Robert Schuster (LW, 30), Victor Nyquist (MC, 25), Ralph Fenstermacher (ST, 31), Julia Köhler (ST, 20)

Mar Sara FC
Nickname: The Flames
Location: Mar Sara | Stadium: Artani (74,000) | Manager: Sebastian Seward (55)
Kits: Home, Away, & Third

Without being overly flashy about it, the Flames managed to secure a Champions' League spot last season but in truth probably did not deserve the place that they took up with only a positive two goal difference. The defense was a bit in shambles and the offense was just inconsistent enough to give pause and make one worry that Saxstrom's best days are perhaps behind her. Lucky as though they might have been, it is a testament to the resiliency that this side has, finding ways to grab results even when perhaps they have not put their best foot forward. Talent wise this team is littered with former and a few current national team prospects but that lack of consistency last season is troubling and one wonders if they can perform the same sort of get out jail shenanigans two seasons in a row. On a side not, Lyie Lerwick was granted Vanorian citizenship during the summer and may be included in the next Marauders squad, following in the footsteps of Saxstrom.

Starting XI: Magda Kattner (35); Kaja Jahr (28), Martin Gundersen (32), Vårin Løvland (27), Tirill Andersen (32); Mâát Trlimándã Wôl (20), Darwin Pico (28), Zita Szöcs (30), Vilca Hualla (25); Lyie Lerwick (27), Harlem Saxstrom (31)
Key Reserves: Edward Solheim (GK, 20), Jakub Svatoš (LB, 21), Håkon Brevik (RB, 20), Christin Fischer (CB, 22), Sami Samiii (LW, 20), Jon Sæther (RW, 33), Aleksander Kolstad (MC, 22), Kamara Touré (ST, 24)

Raynor City United
Nickname: The Rockers, The Navymen
Location: Raynor City | Stadium: The Battleground (78,000) | Manager: Dan Eastwood (59)
Kits: Home, Away, & Third

It is fair to say that Dan Eastwood hit the ground running in the nation's capital, taking the Rockers to the Champions' League Final and winning it in his first season in charge, as well as the AOCL Final, though being on the wrong side of a penalty shootout loss. Another pair of domestic titles as well as a cup to boot and the Euran has been a very successful manager in his short stay so far in the capital city of the Empire, a trend the fans of the Rockers would like to see continue. There has been quite a bit of turnover in the summer and this squad will look very different than the one that won back to back titles, with over half the starters having been replaced. Despite that, the Navymen still are top to bottom the best team in the league, even if some of that depth has been taken away, which might make the season more of a contest than some other ones. This is likely to be Eastwood's biggest test in his time at United and a test to see if it was just good players or if the manager should get a larger share of the recognition for the success of the club over the last two seasons.

Starting XI: Scathach Wright (28); Tairu Conateh (20), Karl-Heinz Jager (28), Claudia Moench (24), Karoline Wellenbrink (22); Severine Reed (22), Ronan Schofield (23), Krister Voynov (30); Kristina Wise (30); Brayan Borja (31), Edmün Çídh (26)
Key Reserves: Katja Gärtner (GK, 20), Faustina Dad (LB, 32), Antje Osterhagen (LW, 26), Selim Estrada Barrientos (MC, 19), Marco Grunewald (AMC, 27), Hadi Lundström (ST, 20), Thor Møller (ST, 32)

Rolalas FC
Nickname: The Blues
Location: Rolalas | Stadium: The West Wall (41,000) | Manager: Ine Skogen (60)
Kits: Home & Away

It was a trip back to "normality" last season for the Blues, as they found themselves drawing far too many games and losing games that they needed to get draws from, dropping them from the IFCF places and into the midtable struggle. The Blues really want to shake the stigma of being the third side in the capital and a club that sits in the shadow of United and Soldarian, but the only way they are going to get there is if they can continue to finish in the top half and grab places in the IFCF whenever the opportunity presents itself. This does not look to be one of those seasons, having failed to make any significant moves during the transfer window, only grabbing a new attacking midfielder and not some reinforcements for their beleaguered defense.

Starting XI: Isak Helland (27); Nelly Kvalvik (21), Nicholas Hossiner (32), Tyler Shrub (31); James McDonald (29), Paulina Frantzen (21), Malin Fossum (20); Synne Ueland (25); Elias Hjelm (21), Franklin Harris (27), Otsobi Pohlegar (24)
Key Reserves: Radek Šťastný (GK, 21), Klaudia Maurer (CB, 22), Pierre Wisniewski (LRCB, 22), Annett Eichelberger (RW, 23), Sabine Bar (AMC, 20), Iver Lohne (ST, 19), Heine Jørgensen (ST, 32)

SC Rinaldi
Nickname: The Gunners
Location: Rinaldi | Stadium: Beachfront (43,000) | Manager: Noelle Lindgren (49)
Kits: Home & Away

Despite being perilously close to being relegated last season, the Gunners failed to make a splash in the summer window and new manager Noelle Lindgren looks to try and whip her charges instead into the team she believes them to be. The pressure is on Danilson to be the striker that the Gunners thought they were buying three seasons ago, as this is likely his last chance to prove it on the big stage after he, and the whole team, flopped hard last season. The defense also needs to sort itself out, having once been the pride of a team that had lifted the Premiership crown before and yet completely mediocre last season. A new vision could be what the Gunners need to get their club turned around or they could be looking at what most had thought impossible, a trip into the second tier.

Starting XI: Mario Unger (24); Filip Lien (25), Ulrike Kluge (27), Ulrich Bing (22), Dunstano Saldivar Jáquez (25); Vilde Sandvik (32), Ursula Himmel (24), Joshua Affleck (31); Persephone Miller (27); Zebastian Dahlberg (26), Danilson (31)
Key Reserves: Adrian Løvdal (LB, 20), Angelika Baumgartner (CB, 19), Nicklas Skretting (CB, 20), Dallas Marcos (LW, 19), Aksel Kopperud (RW, 20), Ole Aasberg (MC, 20), Ailin Sørhus (ST, 22)

Soldarian FC
Nickname: The Soldars, The Blades
Location: Soldar | Stadium: Hellgate (54,000) | Manager: Ludwig Magnusson (42)
Kits: Home, Away, & Third

It will be a baptism of fire for new manager Ludwig Magnusson of the Blaldes, as he takes over a club that was oh so close to toppling United from their perch and now has the trouble of keeping the momentum going while also navigating the Champions' League at the same. Taking over late in the window, Magnusson did not have much time to try and bring in reinforcements to the side but did snag a very good piece in the way of a fringe Nepharim winger. It is quite competitive at the top, and the league as a whole to be quite honest, and Ludwig will not have much time to get to know his side or what changes need to be done to be able to fight United for the title. If by some miracle the side manages to finish the season in a Champions' League places, then it will have to be considered a very good season for the team all things considered.

Starting XI: Tina Winge (32); Alma Watts (28), Foster Benjamin (22), Danita Fahs (29), Daniele Gagliano (21); Joacim Lind (20), Otto Lyecht (23), Sonya Latimore (26); Mason Blueman (31); Anton Dimitrov (31), Marian Hovlak (20)
Key Reserves: Reino Kononen (GK, 18), Sondre Martinsen (CB, 21), Iman Reinholdtsen (LB, 32), Jagger Parsa (RW, 33), Silje Kleveland (MC, 32), Jan Øverli (LW, 21), Torsten Hahn (ST, 20)

Straightdale FC
Nickname: The Knights
Location: Straightdale | Stadium: Red Fence (39,000) | Manager: Elvira Ness (58)
Kits: Home & Away

If there was ever a team in a massive amount of transition, it definitely is the Knights of this season and it seems like a really bad season to be in transition for a team that has at times struggled to keep a spot in the Premiership. Their best players that are still playing look very much past it while the rest have very clearly not had enough time to develop into true Premiership level quality players. I hate to say it because Straightdale is one of those clubs that you want to root for, but this looks to be a very painful season oncoming for the Knights and I would not be surprised to see them be relegated and relegated early into the second half of the season. A season or two in League One might do them good truth be told, let those younger players get the experience they need to handle the rigors and battles of the Premiership if/when they are promoted back to the top tier should they fall.

Starting XI: Ola Bergström (27); Celine Løvik (32), Anne Rothschild (24), Natalie Sjögren (27), Josefina Lindholm (27); Angelica Sem (21), Lotta Meling (19), Ezekiel Fourglass (32), Anton Berntzen (32); Thea Longhurst (32), Noah Haug (20)
Key Reserves: Bernd Meier (LB, 23), Ida Hansen (CB, 21), Natalia Bakken (RB, 21), Ana Bjørnå (LW, 21), Sara Haga (AMC, 21), Jürgen Ackerman (ST, 19)

Wexax United
Nickname: The Hammers
Location: Wexax | Stadium: Castle de Mot (49,000) | Manager: Henry Lindholm (40)
Kits: Home & Away

The Hammers join the ranks of teams that have seen a managerial change in the summer, and with how far the club has fallen in recent season, it is quite obvious to see why. Wexax went from being one of the most feared defensive units to have to face in the Premiership to being a near mockery of what the club used to stand for and dangerously close to falling out of the top flight on top of it all. Lindholm has promised to bring the culture of the club back to where it was, though it is hard to see how they are planning to do that with only having brought in a second choice striker during the transfer window. Perhaps they have some sort of trick up their sleeve but the fans of the club should brace themselves for another very long season and give up any hope of making it into the IFCF, unless they somehow manage to put in a cup run. The team needs a lot of work but Henry seems quite motivated to get this once proud club back up into the upper half of the table and playing the football that they became (in)famous for.

Starting XI: Emil Sørheim (27); Eirik Håheim (20), Portia Colchester (30), Kemo Jawara (24), Illya Karapetrov (32); Marwa Åström (31), Viktor Bakken (32), Olaf Viermetz (23), Thea Hystad (32); Harald Halsen (22), Taina Vääräniemi (20)
Key Reserves: Arximiro Seoane (LB, 21), Erle Nygård (CB, 27), Hans Fricke (CB, 22), Nino Jonsson (DMC, 21), Marie Lier (LW, 21), Eva Nath (AMLR, 21), Tristan Lovelock (ST, 34)

[Valanora]

Season 20,088
Part I

Champions' League 2nd Prelim

(KOR)                 Aminey CS    5–5 a  Mar Sara FC               (VAL)   3–3   2–2

Champions' League 3rd Prelim

(VLD)             Tannenberg FC    2–3    Hondo FC                  (VAL)   1–1   1–2
(VAL)               Mar Sara FC    1–3    North Hall                (BRE)   0–0   1–3

Challengers' 3rd Prelim

(DEL)                 AC Espene    1–3    FC Longview               (VAL)   0–2   1–1

LBCT 3rd Prelim

(VAL)               AC Valanari    6–2    Dynamo Dalian             (YZH)   4–2   2–0
(VAL)        Audio Bull Synergy    3–3 a  Mpalena Sport             (PEL)   3–3   0–0

Champions' League Playoff

(VAL)                  Hondo FC    1–4    La Nueva Avenida          (FFD)   1–3   0–1

Challengers' Playoff

(BRP)        Para Wanderer's FC    3–4    FC Longview               (VAL)   1–3   2–1
(AFT)       Rosenpfelblatz City  a 1–1    Mar Sara FC               (VAL)   0–0   1–1

LBCT Playoff

(VAL)                  Juavi FC    2–3    Chatswood                 (NPH)   1–2   1–1
(VAL)               AC Valanari    5–2    SC Borussia Dortmund      (MAP)   4–1   1–1

Challengers' Qualifying

(KSK)                Shearwater    5–1    FC Longview               (VAL)   3–1   2–0 
(ZIW)           Tamaria Strikas    3–2    Hondo FC                  (VAL)   1–1   2–1

Deep into the early part of the preseason, as most clubs are still on vacation, Mar Sara traveled to Ko-oren to start the arduous task of trying to qualify for the Champions' League group stages from the second preliminary round, failing that try to qualify for the Challengers' Group Stage. Goals from Saxstrom, Pico, and Lerwick in Ko-oren in a crazy six goal affair gave the side the advantage coming home. Despite late goals from the Flames, a first half brace from Wôl was enough to see the Flames into the third preliminary round. The draw was not kind, getting North Hall from Brenecia, a side who used their expertise to a nil nil affair in Mar Sara before running out three to one winners in Brenecia, sending the Flames to the Challengers' Cup. Entering into this round was Hondo and Mateo Foschini got a goal in his homeland against Tannenberg, before goals from Wylten and Betancourt sealed the tie in Hondo. Speaking of the Challengers', the Foxes made quick work of their Delaclava opposition, advancing to the playoff, while Valanari completely overpowered their Yue Zhou competition in Valanari and then in Rushmore as well in the LBCT, and despite scoring three goals in Milran Serin, Audio Bull Synergy gave up three and could not find a winner away from home for an early elimination.

The following three weeks would not be any kinda, as Hondo got an awful draw, facing the Farf giants of La Neuva Avenida, being blitzed at home and then surrendering a goal in Farfadillis to be bounced one round from the Group Stage of the Champions' League. Despite a solid result in Abahnfleft, the Flames could not get a winner in Mar Sara and would be eliminated on the same away goals rule that they had skated by in the Champions' League, ending their involvement early, while Juavi was put to the task by Chatswood, Longview torn to shreads by Shearwater, and Hondo edged out by Tamaria. It is a blow to Vanorian confidence to have so many sides go out right before the group stage, though Valanari did survive and do so in fashion in their dominant defeat of the Mapletsih side in Valanari to make it to the Liga B Group Stage. Still with Mar Sara and Hondo eliminated before the group stages of the ICCs, it really puts a lot of pressure on them now to have a good league season to keep their fans content.

MATCHDAY 1
Raynor City United 5-4 AC Valanari
Mar Sara FC 3-0 Juavi FC
Hondo FC 4-0 FC Longview
SC Rinaldi 2-0 Club Valanora
Ibini FC 3-0 Straightdale FC
Soldarian FC 1-0 Char Sara FC
FC Capri 6-2 Rolalas FC
Wexax United 3-3 Gladerial United
MATCHDAY 2

Juavi FC 1-4 Raynor City United
FC Longview 2-0 AC Valanari
Club Valanora 2-2 Mar Sara FC
Straightdale FC 4-1 Hondo FC
Char Sara FC 3-0 SC Rinaldi
Rolalas FC 3-4 Ibini FC
Gladerial United 1-5 Soldarian FC
Wexax United 0-0 FC Capri

MATCHDAY 3
Raynor City United 2-1 FC Longview
Juavi FC 1-0 Club Valanora
AC Valanari 2-0 Straightdale FC
Mar Sara FC 0-0 Char Sara FC
Hondo FC 0-0 Rolalas FC
SC Rinaldi 2-1 Gladerial United
Ibini FC 3-1 Wexax United
Soldarian FC 0-0 FC Capri

MATCHDAY 4
Club Valanora 1-4 Raynor City United
Straightdale FC 1-2 FC Longview
Char Sara FC 1-2 Juavi FC
Rolalas FC 1-0 AC Valanari
Gladerial United 1-0 Mar Sara FC
Wexax United 3-2 Hondo FC
FC Capri 1-1 SC Rinaldi
Soldarian FC 1-1 Ibini FC

MATCHDAY 5
Raynor City United 3-2 Straightdale FC
Club Valanora 2-0 Char Sara FC
FC Longview 2-1 Rolalas FC
Juavi FC 0-3 Gladerial United
AC Valanari 1-2 Wexax United
Mar Sara FC 3-1 FC Capri
Hondo FC 3-1 Soldarian FC
SC Rinaldi 1-2 Ibini FC

MATCHDAY 6
Char Sara FC 0-4 Raynor City United
Rolalas FC 4-2 Straightdale FC
Gladerial United 1-1 Club Valanora
Wexax United 2-1 FC Longview
FC Capri 4-2 Juavi FC
Soldarian FC 2-1 AC Valanari
Ibini FC 2-1 Mar Sara FC
SC Rinaldi 4-1 Hondo FC

MATCHDAY 7
Raynor City United 3-1 Rolalas FC
Char Sara FC 1-1 Gladerial United
Straightdale FC 0-4 Wexax United
Club Valanora 1-4 FC Capri
FC Longview 0-2 Soldarian FC
Juavi FC 0-4 Ibini FC
AC Valanari 0-2 SC Rinaldi
Mar Sara FC 1-0 Hondo FC

MATCHDAY 8
Gladerial United 1-4 Raynor City United
Wexax United 1-1 Rolalas FC
FC Capri 2-0 Char Sara FC
Soldarian FC 4-0 Straightdale FC
Ibini FC 6-0 Club Valanora
SC Rinaldi 3-2 FC Longview
Hondo FC 5-1 Juavi FC
Mar Sara FC 1-1 AC Valanari

After starting the campaign with eight wins from eight, the most difficult of those games actually coming against one of the two promoted teams on the first matchday, it is safe to say that United are very happy to have taken part in the Heritage Cup preseason tournament, as it allowed them to get into midseason form very early in the campaign. It is then sad to hear that due to the political climate, that the preseason tournament has been indefinitely suspended after just two editions, as the participating members now viewed it as redundant due to the shinking of the AOCL into mostly the participants of the tournament itself. As for United, they have to be very happy with their start as it gives them the inside track towards retaining their title and provides justification for all the shaking up of the roster during the summer window. While the defense has been a bit bendy at times, the proficiency of the attackers for the Rockers has more than made up for that and they will be happy to have this lead heading into the start of a major set of fixture congestion for at least the next quarter of the season.

However they are not the only unbeaten side after the first quarter, as Ibini has seen a massive reversal of fortune from the last two or three years and is sitting pretty with seven wins and a draw, just two points behind United with their perfect start to the season. And unlike the holders, the Islanders have had a very stern defense that has been quite difficult to break down, only outdone by the team sitting in third in the form of Soldarian, who has conceded one goal less than the Islanders. The Blades sit five points adrift from second, despite only having lost a single game from their first eight, that coming in a tough visit to Hondo where the Owls showed their mettle. However two draws has the side already on the outside looking in on trying to put together a title challenge and like their capital rivals as well as Ibini, are about to enter a congested period of fixtures with the ICC group stages about to get underway. The next month and a half will be very telling to see which clubs can handle the fixtures and rotation better and can keep the league form going.

The chase for the Champions' League and Challengers' Cup places starts early and surprisingly it is the Gunners who sit in the last spot of the Champions' League places, a point behind the Blades in third and a point ahead of both the Typhoon and Hammers in fifth and sixth respectively. Despite no moves to speak of, the Hammers have been able to have a good start to the season, while the Typhoon have greatly enjoyed the exploits of their new Pasargan signing, as they look to be in with a shout of the Champions' League places for the entire season. Mar Sara, Hondo, Juavi, and Longview all look to be suffering from ICC elimination hangover, as none of those clubs have had anywhere near the start to the seasons as they had hoped. While unfortunately it seems that Straightdale really picked a poor season to be in transition, having only three points to their name and been thumped repeatedly. The only solace fro the Knights is that several clubs have had poor starts and they are only a single win from being tied for twelfth in the standings, but things really look poor for them already, as was feared.

Valley Mills CF 3-1 Valen (3-1 agg)
Sealy CF 1-0 Reitori (1-0 agg)
CA San Ángelo 1-1 Zavalla CF (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 5-4 PKs)
Ariela Falls FC 1-2 Club Atlético Wichita (1-2 agg)
Trinity 1-0 Club Atlético Cuero (1-0 agg)
Aldrid 1-0 Sentinels (1-0 agg)
Cazavientos 0-0 Nythe Aiqua (0-1 AET, 0-1 agg)
Serrannah 1-1 FK Orasul (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 5-3 PKs)
Club Atlético Sabinal 2-0 Paron United (2-0 agg)
Sylve Aiqua 2-0 Brookside FC (2-0 agg)
CD Uvalde 1-0 Caballeros CF (1-0 agg)
Quanah CF 2-3 Sheringa United (2-3 agg)
Iyen Nalore FC 1-4 CF Helotes (1-4 agg)
Sacré 1-0 Westport (1-0 agg)
Forta 2-0 Montrion Bridge (2-0 agg)
Maunda 2-1 Inner Guardians FC (2-1 agg)
CD Sabinal 1-0 Spears of the South (1-0 agg)
Samcastle 1-2 Club Atlético Bexar (1-2 agg)
Oakston 1-1 Centriot (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 5-3 PKs)
Cenit Zavalla 0-0 Ventineau (0-0 AET, 0-0 agg, 5-4 PKs)
Redpool FC 2-1 Club Atlético Tawkona (2-1 agg)
CD Waxahachie 1-2 Neuces CF (1-2 agg)
North Sentinals FC 0-2 Oceanograd (0-2 agg)
CF Caddo 1-1 Canondale (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 3-5 PKs)
Sumaria Warriors CF 1-1 Rangers (2-1 AET, 2-1 agg)
CD Guadelupe 0-1 CF Bidai (0-1 agg)
Ciudad Aransas 0-1 Clube Vale (0-1 agg)
Inimas 1-0 Wood United (1-0 agg)
Malakaru 2-0 CF Cuero (2-0 agg)
Atlético Nueces 1-0 Grand-Glacier (1-0 agg)
Uvalde CF 3-0 CA Sealy (3-0 agg)
Liola CF 0-1 Atlético Liola (0-1 agg)
Club Atlético Quanah 1-0 Club Atlético Carrizo (1-0 agg)
CF Marina 1-0 Víkings (1-0 agg)
Aranas CF 2-5 Tirrests (2-5 agg)
Yalbarrin CF 1-2 CA Caddo (1-2 agg)
Atlético Lamesa 1-0 Farranova (1-0 agg)
Mar Azul 3-2 Arrosia Wild (3-2 agg)
Hamil Itera 0-1 South Strike CF (0-1 agg)
Frost Sea FC 1-1 Totlu Island Greatia (2-1 AET, 2-1 agg)
Onsesera 1-0 Damaciu (1-0 agg)
San Ángelo CF 2-0 Alpinista United (2-0 agg)
Kalet 0-2 Selyne County (0-2 agg)
Gelanet 3-2 Cibolo CF (3-2 agg)
CF Hidalgo 2-0 Druidisian (2-0 agg)
Aleksando 0-0 Silver AFC (0-0 AET, 0-0 agg, 4-5 PKs)
North Coral FC 1-2 CF Lamesa (1-2 agg)
Pontiful 1-1 Río CF (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 2-1 PKs)
Atter 0-1 Aurora Bay (0-1 agg)
Nova FC 2-0 Westerial (2-0 agg)
Naucratinals 3-1 Eskry Swift (3-1 agg)
Jaguares 1-1 White Lions (2-1 AET, 2-1 agg)
Gaels 0-2 AS Everlin-Isle (0-2 agg)
FC Mylranhil 1-1 Eyrantaesi AFC (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 4-5 PKs)
Grand Spirits 1-1 Tarahaiveower (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 3-5 PKs)
Raal Ancalen 1-1 Arkan (1-2 AET, 1-2 agg)
Highery Park 1-0 Icurus Sea (1-0 agg)
Nacional 2-1 Humar Fists FC (2-1 agg)
CF Valanari 0-1 Tivalton (0-1 agg)
Poikimites 3-0 Mariners Coast United (3-0 agg)
Cruzardo Rojo 1-0 Hilshore (1-0 agg)
Mekharian FC 0-0 CF Steele (0-1 AET, 0-1 agg)
Lordes 0-0 Espor (0-0 AET, 0-0 agg, 5-3 PKs)
CF Valley Town 2-1 Kesla (2-1 agg)

FC Wexax 3-0 Cruzardo Rojo (3-0 agg)
Beechwood of Enyenora 1-0 Malakaru (1-0 agg)
North Islands FC 3-2 Aurora Bay (3-2 agg)
Valley Mills CF 0-3 Port Swell FC (0-3 agg)
Poseidon SC 1-2 FC Espalya (1-2 agg)
Oakston 0-1 Mar Azul (0-1 agg)
FC Silvershire 1-1 Southwind Hearts United (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 4-5 PKs)
Aldrid 1-1 Coast Kings (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 5-4 PKs)
Atlético Lamesa 0-2 Twenty Forest Rangers (0-2 agg)
Eyrantaesi AFC 1-2 Yalbarrin FC (1-2 agg)
Isla Pinat 5-2 South Warriors (5-2 agg)
Moria 2-0 Selyne County (2-0 agg)
FC of Moyne 0-1 CF Lamesa (0-1 agg)
Tivalton 1-1 Poikimites (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 4-5 PKs)
FC Therathor 1-0 Reavers (1-0 agg)
Triors 1-0 Fylonas (1-0 agg)
Astraður 0-1 Imfe Allanar (0-1 agg)
Ironwind United 1-0 East Rovers (1-0 agg)
Cier Boys FC 1-1 Lordes (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 3-5 PKs)
AFC Milran Serin 0-1 Pristesses of the South (0-1 agg)
Quel'Tir United 1-0 Cyrnlin (1-0 agg)
Aras United 1-1 FC Travesian (2-3 AET, 2-3 agg)
Northern FC 1-1 FC Vamas (1-2 AET, 1-2 agg)
Sylve Aiqua 0-2 Abbotsham Wanderers (0-2 agg)
Southern Citadel 1-5 Cartmot Pride (1-5 agg)
Coral FC 1-1 ASC Karan Dorei (2-1 AET, 2-1 agg)
Maunda 0-3 Ibininers (0-3 agg)
Club Atlético Quanah 0-1 Barberton Town (0-1 agg)
Kirria United 4-0 Portville United (4-0 agg)
Zanabia City 2-0 Neuces CF (2-0 agg)
Ume Tirione 1-2 Caledon City (1-2 agg)
North Hotspurs 0-1 Baysleef FC (0-1 agg)
CD Sabinal 1-0 Bree FC (1-0 agg)
Oceanograd 2-1 San Ángelo CF (2-1 agg)
O'n Belanore 0-0 Sacré (0-0 AET, 0-0 agg, 4-5 PKs)
Samariners 1-4 Nesa Taesi (1-4 agg)
Yolan FC 2-0 Eastfields FC (2-0 agg)
Gelanet 1-1 Sealy CF (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 5-3 PKs)
Artical 1-3 FC Quel'Mathar (1-3 agg)
SC Malu 1-0 CD Uvalde (1-0 agg)
Onsesera 2-2 Forta (2-3 AET, 2-3 agg)
Redpool FC 1-2 Club Atlético Sabinal (1-2 agg)
Sheringa FC 1-0 Canondale (1-0 agg)
Tirrests 0-0 Everfree Riders FC (0-0 AET, 0-0 agg, 5-4 PKs)
The Gality 1-0 Erran FC (1-0 agg)
Enrn Caelora 2-1 Woodlander's Guard (2-1 agg)
Northwood FC 2-1 Pontiful (2-1 agg)
The Oracles 0-1 Arkan (0-1 agg)
Easterial 2-1 AS Solqual (2-1 agg)
Club Atlético Wichita 1-2 Atlético Liola (1-2 agg)
ðe Arthusian 1-1 PSV Storm (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 0-3 PKs)
South Strike CF 1-1 Suax United (1-3 AET, 1-3 agg)
Club Zul'Atun 1-0 CF Helotes (1-0 agg)
Naucratinals 1-3 RC Elunita (1-3 agg)
Highery Park 3-1 Tarahaiveower (3-1 agg)
AS Zul'Atun 2-6 Everlin FC (2-6 agg)
Whitecaps 0-0 Cenit Zavalla (1-0 AET, 1-0 agg)
Yllverius 1-2 Heathi (1-2 agg)
E'ho Entheas 0-2 Crown Royal FC (0-2 agg)
The Elven Tide 2-0 Uvalde CF (2-0 agg)
Aletail Forest 6-1 Purple Nova Ytt (6-1 agg)
Zul'Daratar FC 4-0 FC Ispan (4-0 agg)
Sumaria Warriors CF 1-2 Mar Sara AC (1-2 agg)
CF Hidalgo 1-1 West Crown FC (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 5-4 PKs)
CA San Ángelo 0-1 Sheringa United (0-1 agg)
Trinity 0-2 Aarl of Marjel (0-2 agg)
Loyetea Athletic 1-1 CF Bidai (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 5-4 PKs)
Nythe Aiqua 1-5 AC Stormguard (1-5 agg)
Impérial 0-1 Travesian AS (0-1 agg)
Morren Shaeras AC 0-1 Fælles (0-1 agg)
AC Therathor 1-2 Serrannah (1-2 agg)
Milway 2-2 AC Tasmurand (3-5 AET, 3-5 agg)
Vaharia FC 2-1 FC Rosenthal (2-1 agg)
Nacional 1-0 Atlético Nueces (1-0 agg)
AS Soldar 1-1 Coast Fallen Spirits (2-2 AET, 2-2 agg, 3-5 PKs)
Athletic Rolalas 0-1 AC Hartdale (0-1 agg)
FC Vernad 2-0 SC Quintal (2-0 agg)
Frost Sea FC 4-4 FC Cranbourne (4-4 AET, 4-4 agg, 4-5 PKs)
Audio Bull Synergy 0-2 Itamiliard (0-2 agg)
Ventus 5-0 CF Steele (5-0 agg)
FC Monaven 2-1 Arouw United (2-1 agg)
Oliviena United 0-2 FC San Diromia (0-2 agg)
Valleyview FC 4-0 Irran Tirione (4-0 agg)
Portaki 1-0 Turbani FC (1-0 agg)
Jaguares 2-0 Caethserin United (2-0 agg)
Club Atlético Bexar 0-3 Ironmont (0-3 agg)
CA Caddo 0-1 Ayana Belanore (0-1 agg)
AC Honor 2-0 AS Everlin-Isle (2-0 agg)
Inimas 0-0 Oras (0-1 AET, 0-1 agg)
Mariner Coast FC 0-0 CF Marina (1-0 AET, 1-0 agg)
CF Valley Town 2-7 Nyethsari FC (2-7 agg)
Quel'Thalas United 2-0 Três Riot (2-0 agg)
RC Mercanthum 2-0 Clube Vale (2-0 agg)
Nova FC 1-6 FC Aulian (1-6 agg)
Sunlander FC 0-0 Dragons Bridge (1-0 AET, 1-0 agg)
Char Sara United 2-0 Silver AFC (2-0 agg)

FC Wexax 2-1 FC Aulian (2-1 agg)
Cartmot Pride 0-1 Enrn Caelora (0-1 agg)
Zul'Daratar FC 4-1 Sunlander FC (4-1 agg)
CD Sabinal 1-0 The Elven Tide (1-0 agg)
FC Vamas 0-2 Club ESF (0-2 agg)
Travesian AS 2-2 Forta (3-2 AET, 3-2 agg)
Ayana Belanore 1-2 Coast Fallen Spirits (1-2 agg)
AC Hartdale 0-0 Ventus (1-0 AET, 1-0 agg)
Nacional 0-7 Samarga United (0-7 agg)
Heathi 0-1 Coral FC (0-1 agg)
Gelanet 0-0 Quel'Thalas United (2-0 AET, 2-0 agg)
CF Hidalgo 3-0 Northwood FC (3-0 agg)
Nesa Taesi 0-2 Turmondale FC (0-2 agg)
Hondo FC 1-0 FC Therathor (1-0 agg)
FC Travesian 3-4 FC Longview (3-4 agg)
FC Cranbourne 0-3 Char Sara United (0-3 agg)
FC Vernad 1-0 Isla Pinat (1-0 agg)
Mar Sara FC 1-0 Twenty Forest Rangers (1-0 agg)
Juavi FC 1-1 RC Mercanthum (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 3-5 PKs)
Nyethsari FC 1-4 Gladerial United (1-4 agg)
Atlético Liola 0-2 Valanari FC (0-2 agg)
Easterial 1-2 Quel'Thalas FC (1-2 agg)
Aletail Forest 1-0 FC Espalya (1-0 agg)
Aldrid 1-2 Raynor City FC (1-2 agg)
Baysleef FC 2-2 SC Malu (2-2 AET, 2-2 agg, 3-5 PKs)
Yolan FC 4-0 Jaguares (4-0 agg)
AS Sharala 2-0 Oras (2-0 agg)
FC Monaven 1-0 RC Elunita (1-0 agg)
Imfe Allanar 3-2 Oceanograd (3-2 agg)
North Islands FC 0-0 Barberton Town (0-0 AET, 0-0 agg, 4-5 PKs)
Quel'Tir United 0-1 AC Valanari (0-1 agg)
Priestesses of the South 1-1 Vaharia FC (1-5 AET, 1-5 agg)
Valleyview FC 0-5 Soldarian FC (0-5 agg)
Raynor City United 2-2 Ironwind United (3-2 AET, 3-2 agg)
Char Sara FC 5-0 Abbotsham Wanderers (5-0 agg)
Crown Royal FC 1-2 AC Honor (1-2 agg)
Poikimites 0-1 Mariner Coast FC (0-1 agg)
PSV Storm 0-1 Straightdale FC (0-1 agg)
Suax United 1-1 FC San Diromia (1-2 AET, 1-2 agg)
AC Asarnova 0-1 Mar Sara AC (0-1 agg)
Triors 1-1 Fælles (2-1 AET, 2-1 agg)
Everlin FC 3-0 Arkan (3-0 agg)
Wexax United 2-1 Sheringa United (2-1 agg)
Ibini FC 2-0 Club Zul'Atun (2-0 agg)
Tirrests 1-4 AC Tasmurand (1-4 agg)
FC Quel'Mathar 2-0 Moria (2-0 agg)
Ursona FC 1-1 SC Ianisle (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 3-5 PKs)
Kirria United 2-2 Portaki (2-2 AET, 2-2 agg, 5-4 PKs)
Sacré 1-1 Southwind Hearts United (1-3 AET, 1-3 agg)
Kareen FC 5-0 Itamiliard (5-0 agg)
Serrannah 0-4 SC Rinaldi (0-4 agg)
Ironmont 1-3 Caledon City (1-3 agg)
Lordes 0-1 Aarl of Marjel (0-1 agg)
FC Capri 1-1 AC Stormguard (2-1 AET, 2-1 agg)
Port Swell FC 0-5 Manavawi Athletic (0-5 agg)
Highery Park 2-2 Zanabia City (3-2 AET, 3-2 agg)
AC Zul'Atun 2-0 The Gality (2-0 agg)
Mar Azul 0-1 Loyetea Athletic (0-1 agg)
Rolalas FC 1-0 Turmondale United (1-0 agg)
Club Valanora 4-0 AS Zul'Datar (4-0 agg)
Whitecaps 1-1 AS Peravova (2-2 AET, 2-2 agg, 5-4 PKs)
Beechwood of Enyenora 1-0 Club Atlético Sabinal (1-0 agg)
Ibininers 2-2 Sheringa FC (2-2 AET, 2-2 agg, 3-5 PKs)
Yalbarrin FC 5-0 CF Lamesa (5-0 agg)

The truth is, the first few rounds of the Cup every year are a bit of a slug, there are few if any truly interesting ties in the first few rounds and fewer still are any meaningful upsets that might rock the boat. The same is true this season, although United was taken into extra time thanks in large part playing a completely rotated team in their first attempt at holding on to their cup title. The first three rounds might have been completely absent of any excitement were it not for Juavi falling at home in a penalty shootout to Mercanthum, the only high profile club to be downed in the first few rounds. For most of these clubs, it is about surviving and advancing in the hope of getting a tie to a big Premiership stadium to provide a cash injection, as Ironwind United took home half of the three million silver coin gate receipts from their trip to the Rockers, the kind of money that keeps clubs in the black and able to invest for years down the line.

Ps                       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Raynor City United      8    8   0   0    29   11  +18    24
 2 Ibini FC                8    7   1   0    25    7  +18    22
 3 Soldarian FC            8    5   2   1    16    6  +10    17
 4 SC Rinaldi              8    5   1   2    15   10   +5    16
 5 FC Capri                8    4   3   1    18    9   +9    15
 6 Wexax United            8    4   3   1    16   11   +5    15
 7 Mar Sara FC             8    3   3   2    11    7   +4    12
 8 Hondo FC                8    3   1   4    16   14   +2    10
 9 Gladerial United        8    2   3   3    12   16   −4     9
10 FC Longview             8    3   0   5    10   15   −5     9
11 Rolalas FC              8    2   2   4    13   18   −5     8
12 Juavi FC                8    2   0   6     7   24  −17     6
13 Char Sara FC            8    1   2   5     5   12   −7     5
14 Club Valanora           8    1   2   5     7   20  −13     5
15 AC Valanari             8    1   1   6     9   15   −6     4
16 Straightdale FC         8    1   0   7     9   23  −14     3

[Valanora]

Season 20,088
Part II

Champions' League Group Stage

Group D                         Pld  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD Pts     Sld    JSt    Rev    AdR
1  Soldarian FC             VAL   6  4  1  1  12   4   8  13      -     0-0    5-1    2-1  
2  Jungle Strike FC         VIL   6  2  2  2   6   4   2   8     2-0     -     0-1    0-1
3  Revolutionaries          EUR   6  2  1  3   9  12  -3   7     0-2    2-2     -     0-1
4  Arsenal de Releinthi     AFT   6  2  0  4   5  12  -7   6     0-3    0-2    2-5     -

Group E                         Pld  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD Pts     RCU    30C    BrS    F79
1  Raynor City United       VAL   6  4  1  1  13   7   6  13      -     2-0    1-2    4-1  
2  1830 Cathair FC          AUD   6  2  1  3  14  12   2   7 *   3-4     -     5-0    2-2
3  Bruul Skewers            MRN   6  2  1  3   6  11  -5   7 *   1-2    1-2     -     1-1
4  FC Felsenkirchen 1879    STL   6  1  3  2   7  10  -3   6     0-0    3-2    0-1     -   
*  Tie broken by head-to-head points

Challengers' Group Stage

Group D                           P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD Pts     TtT    MpA    FCY    Ibn
1  Tintown Terrapins        TAE   6  3  1  2  12  10   2  10 *    -     1-0    0-1    1-2  
2  FC Yassaca               SRS   6  3  1  2  13  10   3  10 *   2-4    1-2     -     1-1  
3  Metropolis Alligators    VLD   6  3  1  2  14  10   4  10 *   3-3     -     2-4    5-1  
4  Ibini FC                 VAL   6  1  1  4   7  16  -9   4     2-3    0-2    1-4     -   
Tie broken by head to head results

Group I                           P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD Pts     Cdt    FCC    RGS    Bkr
1  Condottiere              FPT   6  5  1  0  18   7  11  16      -     1-0    2-2    5-2  
2  FC Capri                 VAL   6  3  0  3  11   8   3   9     2-3     -     3-1    3-0  
3  RGS Athletic             EFL   6  1  2  3   8  15  -7   5     0-5    2-1     -     1-2  
4  Bikarish                 PFA   6  1  1  4   8  15  -7   4     1-2    1-2    2-2     -

LBCT Group Stage

P  Group H                        P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD Pts     VLN    SRC    UMB    CSW
1  AC Valanari              VAL   6  3  3  0  11   6   5  12      -     2-2    2-1    1-0  
2  Sororo City              BNJ   6  3  2  1   7   6   1  11     1-1     -     1-0    1-0  
3  Umbar                    CMT   6  2  1  3   7   9  -2   7     2-2    3-1     -     0-3  
4  Chatswood                NPH   6  1  0  5   3   7  -4   3     0-3    0-1    0-1     -

RSC Group Stage

Group D                           P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    RVL    JGS    ASN    SDR
1  Revolutionaries          EUR   6  4  0  2  13  10   3  12 *    -     2-0    3-2    2-0  
2  Jungle Strike FC         VIL   6  4  0  2  14  10   4  12 *   3-1     -     4-1    4-3  
3  Arsenal de Releinthi     AFT   6  2  0  4  12  15  -3   6 **  3-1    1-2     -     3-2  
4  Soldarian FC             VAL   6  2  0  4  12  16  -4   6 **  2-4    2-1    3-2     -   
Tie broken by head to head away goals
Tie broken by goal difference

Group E                           P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    BRL    RCU    CTH    FSK
1  Bruul Skewers            MRN   6  3  1  2  14  10   4  10 *    -     1-1    1-2    5-2  
2  Raynor City United       VAL   6  3  1  2   9  11  -2  10 *   1-3     -     3-1    0-5  
3  1830 Cathair FC          AUD   6  3  0  3  11  12  -1   9     3-4    0-1     -     3-2  
4  FC Felsenkirchen 1879    STL   6  2  0  4  12  13  -1   6     1-0    1-3    1-2     -   
Tie broken by head to head results

CWC 1st

(PAS)               Club Stein-los    3–7    Raynor City United           (VAL)   2–5   1–2

AOCL 2nd

(VAL)	Raynor City United	 5–2	Crossroads		(CMT)	3-0 2-2

CWC Ro16

(OME)              AS Républicains    1–5    Raynor City United           (VAL)   0–2   1–3

There was a lot of concern that Blades were in for a bad time in their Champions' League group, getting drawn with Jungle Strike and Revolutionaires, as well as having made the brave decision to start young Marian Hovlak as one of the primary strikers this season. That concern seemed to be misplaced though, as Soldarian were not only able to advance out of the group, but they emerged as the group winners, only dropping points in the group to the aforementioned Jungle Strike, drawing in the capital and then losing in Vilita. That concern about the strikers was also misplaced, with the Blades scoring twelve goals in the group stage, three more than anyone in the group, including five in the capital against that vaunted Revolutionaires defense. Meanwhile across the city, United were en route to winning their group as well with an identical four win, one draw, and one loss record in a massively difficult group of death, with Felsenkirchen, Bruul, and 1830 Cathair, only dropping points to Bruul who wound up in third place in the group. It is quite impressive how good this United team has looked despite that turnover, especially in the defensive end where they are bending but not breaking, at least in the ICC front.

Ibini on the other hand had a month and a half to forget with a terrible showing of only four points from their time in the Challengers' Cup group stage, the defense being absolutely eviscerated, looking to be the one of the three top teams to have handled the group stage poorly with their rotation. The Typhoon do just enough to escape their group, which is a bit troubling considering on paper that Capri had one of the more easy to navigate groups to get out of, compared to the rest of the groups that Vanorian teams had been drawn into. Perhaps distracted by an attempt to climb the league, but it does not bode well for their chances for a deep run in the knockout stages. Meanwhile Valanari in the Liga B managed to win their group unbeaten, despite having to have come through the qualifying rounds, using a resolute defense and opportunistic attack to finish with three wins and three draws in their relatively difficult group, which should hopefully give them some momentum in the league. The Rising Stars is a bit of a wash, given that Vanorian clubs really don't value their youth teams, yet United manages to have their squeak into the next round, perhaps a testament to how good the club actually is.

Speaking of United, their squad depth is pushed to its extreme as they also start their treck in the Cup Winners' Cup and AOCL, their first engagement getting them a tie with Club Stein-los from Pasarga. Despite fielding a mixed team, the Rockers walk out of Stein-los five to two winners, with Thor grabbing a hattrick, before edging out the Pasargans back in the capital. A mixed team them ran over Crossroads from Chromatika in the AOCL with Gunewald, Borja, and Barrientos getting goals in the capital in a three to nil victory in the Battleground, while Osterhagen and Thor getting goals in a two all draw in Chromatika to advance in the AOCL. In the CWC, Reed gets a brace in Omerica to give the Rockers a much needed advantage to take things easy in the second leg, where they win three to one with Schofield, Voynov, and Çídh getting goals in Valanora, as the Rockers qualify for the quarterfinals of the cup and have to feel very good about how they have managed to stay alive in five competitions at the same time despite some tired legs.

MATCHDAY 9
Raynor City United 4-2 Wexax United
Gladerial United 0-0 FC Capri
Rolalas FC 2-5 Soldarian FC
Char Sara FC 0-3 Ibini FC
Straightdale FC 0-0 SC Rinaldi
Club Valanora 4-6 Hondo FC
FC Longview 1-7 Mar Sara FC
Juavi FC 1-0 AC Valanari

MATCHDAY 10
FC Capri 1-1 Raynor City United
Soldarian FC 2-2 Wexax United
Ibini FC 1-2 Gladerial United
SC Rinaldi 1-1 Rolalas FC
Hondo FC 1-0 Char Sara FC
Mar Sara FC 1-0 Straightdale FC
AC Valanari 2-1 Club Valanora
Juavi FC 4-0 FC Longview

MATCHDAY 11
Raynor City United 2-0 Soldarian FC
FC Capri 5-1 Ibini FC
Wexax United 1-0 SC Rinaldi
Gladerial United 0-3 Hondo FC
Rolalas FC 2-3 Mar Sara FC
Char Sara FC 1-2 AC Valanari
Straightdale FC 0-4 Juavi FC
Club Valanora 0-2 FC Longview

MATCHDAY 12
Ibini FC 2-1 Raynor City United
SC Rinaldi 3-0 Soldarian FC
Hondo FC 1-0 FC Capri
Mar Sara FC 2-4 Wexax United
AC Valanari 0-0 Gladerial United
Juavi FC 1-1 Rolalas FC
FC Longview 0-1 Char Sara FC
Club Valanora 3-2 Straightdale FC

MATCHDAY 13
Raynor City United 0-1 SC Rinaldi
Ibini FC 1-0 Hondo FC
Soldarian FC 2-2 Mar Sara FC
FC Capri 6-0 AC Valanari
Wexax United 1-0 Juavi FC
Gladerial United 3-0 FC Longview
Rolalas FC 0-1 Club Valanora
Char Sara FC 6-1 Straightdale FC

MATCHDAY 14
Hondo FC 2-1 Raynor City United
Mar Sara FC 2-0 SC Rinaldi
AC Valanari 3-2 Ibini FC
Juavi FC 1-4 Soldarian FC
FC Longview 1-5 FC Capri
Club Valanora 3-1 Wexax United
Straightdale FC 1-0 Gladerial United
Char Sara FC 1-1 Rolalas FC

MATCHDAY 15
Raynor City United 2-1 Mar Sara FC
Hondo FC 7-1 AC Valanari
SC Rinaldi 1-0 Juavi FC
Ibini FC 1-1 FC Longview
Soldarian FC 0-0 Club Valanora
FC Capri 4-0 Straightdale FC
Wexax United 2-1 Char Sara FC
Gladerial United 3-2 Rolalas FC

The second quarter of the season got off to a good start for the Rockers, as they beat the emergent Wexax squad with a pair of goals from Wise, with Borja and Voynov also pitching in to start with nine wins from their first nine. A trip to Capri finally saw the first signs of tired legs from a team that is competing on five fronts, as the side needed a late goal from Osterhagen to escape Capri with a point before returning back to the capital for a date with the Blades, who were looking to jumpstart their title hunt. However Çídh had goals on each side of the halftime whistle to lift the Rockers to victory and keep Soldarian still quite a distance away from crafting a real title challenge. Yet three straight defeats, first to Ibini in Vyinta, then at home against the Gunners, before then losing in Hondo as well, all one goal defeats for the side. The signs of being stretched apart were definitely on display, though luckily the rest of the title challengers were also having issues in keeping consistency. Schofield and Thor got goals to let the side finish the first half on a high and a two point lead at the top, thanks to Ibini being held by Longview in Ibini.

Hondo used the distraction of the ICCs for the top four clubs to power themselves up through the league, as they only lost once and won six times while Ibini, Soldarian, and United struggled to keep up their impressive starts. What is a common factor for United, Ibini, Capri, and Hondo is that they have all had offenses that have been on fire and defenses that are playing just good enough to let their explosive offenses to grab the points that they need to stay at the top of the table and in the Champions' League places at the moment. Though Wexax, Rinaldi, Soldarian, and Mar Sara are all within striking distance of those top four places, with only United looking really beyond the reach of all the clubs fighting for the ICC places. If there is one club that feels like the season might already be a wash is Gladerial, they are a completely average team this season and they are too far behind to give a real chase for the ICC places but are comfortable enough to not to worry about a relegation fight either. It is definitely a weird place to be, but they have a small chance to get in on the ICC chase if they can string some results together to start the second half of the season.

At the other end of the table, both Valanari and Club Valanora were able to pick up some vital wins to launch themselves out of the relegation spots, however that means that fan favorite clubs of Rolalas and Char Sara have been fully brought into the relegation fight, with most accepting that the Knights of Straightdale are a completely lost cause with only seven points in the first half of the season. WIth the Blues in the fifteenth spot, a team not too many seasons removed from a Champions' League spot, it is weird to see them having such a poor start to the season. Meanwhile in Char Sara, nothing has gone horrible wrong, they just seemed to be on the wrong end of some very even fixtures, as their negative seven goal difference would suggest. There is plenty of time to perform an escape for both of them, but there are five teams in the lower ends of the league who all will be fighting tooth and nail not to be the team to be dragged down into the second tier alongside Straightdale at the end of the season.

Hondo FC 4-2 Yolan FC (4-2 agg)
Club ESF 3-0 Travesian AS (3-0 agg)
FC Quel'Mathar 3-1 Zul'Daratar FC (3-1 agg)
Soldarian FC 1-0 SC Malu (1-0 agg)
Whitecaps 1-4 Samarga United (1-4 agg)
RC Mercanthum 2-0 Enrn Caelora (2-0 agg)
Yalbarrin FC 0-1 FC Vernad (0-1 agg)
SC Ianisle 1-2 Aarl of Marjel (1-2 agg)
Mariner Coast FC 2-2 FC San Diromia (2-3 AET, 2-3 agg)
Kareen FC 3-0 Mar Sara AC (3-0 agg)
SC Rinaldi 1-1 Manavawi Athletic (2-1 AET, 2-1 agg)
Coral FC 0-1 Raynor City FC (0-1 agg)
Highery Park 2-4 Ibini FC (2-4 agg)
Wexax United 1-1 AC Tasmurand (3-1 AET, 3-1 agg)
FC Longview 2-0 Barberton Town (2-0 agg)
Vaharia FC 1-1 Aletail Forest (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 3-5 PKs)
CD Sabinal 1-2 Loyetea Athletic (1-2 agg)
Triors 4-1 Imfe Allanar (4-1 agg)
Kirria United 2-1 Gelanet (2-1 agg)
FC Capri 1-1 Club Valanora (2-2 AET, 2-2 agg, 4-5 PKs)
Sheringa FC 1-0 AS Sharala (1-0 agg)
AC Valanari 0-1 Raynor City United (0-1 agg)
Southwind Hearts United 0-0 Char Sara United (1-0 AET, 1-0 agg)
Everlin FC 1-1 Gladerial United (1-2 AET, 1-2 agg)
Mar Sara FC 7-0 AC Honor (7-0 agg)
Quel'Thalas FC 1-0 Caledon City (1-0 agg)
CF Hidalgo 0-2 Beechwood of Enyenora (0-2 agg)
Char Sara FC 1-2 Turmondale FC (1-2 agg)
Valanari FC 1-0 AC Zul'Atun (1-0 agg)
FC Monaven 1-0 Straightdale FC (1-0 agg)
Coast Fallen Spirits 2-1 AC Hartdale (2-1 agg)
FC Wexax 0-3 Rolalas FC (0-3 agg)

Hondo FC 3-1 Samarga United (3-1 agg)
Beechwood of Enyenora 0-1 RC Mercanthum (0-1 agg)
Kirria United 1-4 Club ESF (1-4 agg)
Valanari FC 0-3 Gladerial United (0-3 agg)
Soldarian FC 2-0 Coast Fallen Spirits (2-0 agg)
FC Vernad 1-0 Raynor City FC (1-0 agg)
FC Longview 2-0 Quel'Thalas FC (2-0 agg)
Aarl of Marjel 0-1 Kareen FC (0-1 agg)
Club Valanora 2-1 Rolalas FC (2-1 agg)
Southwind Hearts United 0-2 Turmondale FC (0-2 agg)
Raynor City United 2-0 Sheringa FC (2-0 agg)
Aletail Forest 0-5 FC San Diromia (0-5 agg)
Wexax United 1-0 SC Rinaldi (1-0 agg)
Mar Sara FC 5-1 FC Quel'Mathar (5-1 agg)
Triors 1-2 FC Monaven (1-2 agg)
Loyetea Athletic 0-2 Ibini FC (0-2 agg)

Again, not too much to speak about in the Cup, apart from Wexax managing to get the better of Rinaldi in an early all Premiership affair, letting the Hammers continue on with what has been a nice bounceback season for the once proud club. However the next few rounds look to see that excitement come back, with many more possible all Premiership ties coming our way and those ties usually bring out some of the best matches in the Cup. With United, Ibini, Soldarian, Wexax, Gladerial, and Mar Sara all still alive in the competition, there are plenty of big clubs that will be looking to add another trophy to their cabinet, as well as a few looking to try and break the Raynor City United hegemony of the domestic scene. This would be the season to try and do so with the Rockers having five different fronts that they are playing on, although as they have already proven in the first half of the season, even their second eleven is good enough to be quite the challenge even for the first choice of their rivals. We shall see in the coming months if they can continue that or if the Cup might be a front where they end up faltering, with everyone knowing that the Rockers are prioritizing the league and the Champions' League.

Ps                       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Raynor City United     15   11   1   3    40   20  +20    34
 2 Ibini FC               15   10   2   3    36   19  +17    32
 3 FC Capri               15    8   5   2    39   13  +26    29
 4 Hondo FC               15    9   1   5    36   21  +15    28
 5 Wexax United           15    8   4   3    29   23   +6    28
 6 SC Rinaldi             15    8   3   4    21   14   +7    27
 7 Soldarian FC           15    7   5   3    29   18  +11    26
 8 Mar Sara FC            15    7   4   4    29   18  +11    25
 9 Gladerial United       15    5   5   5    20   23   −3    20
10 Juavi FC               15    5   1   9    18   31  −13    16
11 Club Valanora          15    4   3   8    19   33  −14    15
12 AC Valanari            15    4   2   9    17   33  −16    14
13 FC Longview            15    4   1  10    15   36  −21    13
14 Char Sara FC           15    3   3   9    15   22   −7    12
15 Rolalas FC             15    2   5   8    22   33  −11    11
16 Straightdale FC        15    2   1  12    13   41  −28     7

[Valanora]

Season 20,088
Part III

Challengers' Ro32

(VAL)                  FC Capri    3–2    Crystal Fair HC           (CRY)   1–0   2–2

Champions' League Ro16

(BNJ)                 Kitara AA    3–1    Soldarian FC              (VAL)   2–1   1–0
(VIL)          Jungle Strike FC    2–4    Raynor City United        (VAL)   0–4   2–0

Challengers' Ro16

(VAL)                  FC Capri    2–5    FC Yassaca                (SRS)   1–2   1–3

LBCT Ro16

(PFA)              Derby United    2–1    AC Valanari               (VAL)   2–0   0–1

RSC Play-off

(VIL)                Terrarokka    1–0    Raynor City United        (VAL)

Champions' League QF

(VAL)        Raynor City United    4–1    Mâ Âlâmëómë               (FFD)   3–1   1–0

CWC QF

(KSK)                   Burnaby SC    2–4    Raynor City United           (VAL)   1–1   1–3

AOCL QF

(KOR)	Maethoru SC		2–3	Raynor City United	(VAL)	1-1 1-2

Having just survived their group, Capri was looking to put their stamp on the Challengers' Cup and go for a deep run not just for their sake but for the sake of the Premniership's coefficient to ensure that their would not be any unfortunate losing of allocation places due to a coefficient drop. In an all Southwestern affair, a goal from Palminger in Capri in the first leg was the difference, after Ybarra and Veliz scored in the Crystal Empire in a two all draw to send the Typhoon forward. However their run would come to a screeching halt after losing to Yassaca in Capri two to one, despite a goal from Müller, then losing in Squornshelous three to one, Moon having gotten an early goal but not enough for Capri to build upon as they were eliminated. Valanari's brave run in the Liga B would finally come to an end, losing two to nil in Poafmersia, and only getting a one goal win in Valanari, allowing them to try and focus on surviving the league. In the Champions' League, Soldarian would also get an all southwestern affair, being drawn with Kitara of Banija. Despite a goal from Hovlak in Banija, the side would be bested two to one, before losing in the capital one to nil, an unfortunate end to their campaign.

That left only United as the Vanorian prescence in the ICCs, a team that is already showing signs of being stretched a bit too thin with all the different competitions that they were participating in. The youth team was narrowly dispatched in the Rising Stars Cup, losing a goal to nil in Vilita. However after the youth team lost in Vilita, the senior team won four to nil over the mighty Jungle Strike, Edmün Çídh getting a brace, while Reed and Wellenbrink added goals. With a fully rotated side back in the capital, Strike did get a victory but it was not enough to overturn their first leg defeat and the Rockers moved on. It was to another all AO and southwestern affair, getting Mâ Âlâmëómë of Farfadillis. Borja showed his excellence with an early goal in the Battleground, before Schofield and Wise both scored in the second half for a three to one advantage going to Farfadillis. On the road, the side played more cautiously, getting a goal in the second half from Marco Gunewald, the only goal of the game and sending the holders into the semifinals.

However there was still more for the Rockers to play, as the Cup Winners' Cup was next, this time traveling to Kelssek in the first leg, which was a tough tie against Burnaby to be sure, needing a late goal from Voynov not to be behind coming home. However in the second leg, Jager scored early off a corner that brought the team up, Reed scoring just short of the half hour, before Barrientos scored after being brought on in the second half in the three to one, four to two aggregate victory. The following week they were traveling to Ko-oren though for the Quarterfinals of the AOCL, Hadi Lundström getting a goal in a rare start but the team came back to the capital tied at one. The visitors would score first in the second leg, yet Wise would feed Borja for an equalizer just after halftime and Schofield would place a perfect freekick in the eighty-first for Thor to power home and have the Rockers move on in the AOCL as well, looking to get back to the Final for another appearance.

MATCHDAY 16
AC Valanari 3-3 Raynor City United
Juavi FC 1-1 Mar Sara FC
FC Longview 2-5 Hondo FC
Club Valanora 1-1 SC Rinaldi
Straightdale FC 0-2 Ibini FC
Char Sara FC 0-2 Soldarian FC
Rolalas FC 0-4 FC Capri
Gladerial United 1-2 Wexax United

MATCHDAY 17
Raynor City United 1-3 Juavi FC
AC Valanari 0-1 FC Longview
Mar Sara FC 3-0 Club Valanora
Hondo FC 7-1 Straightdale FC
SC Rinaldi 0-2 Char Sara FC
Ibini FC 1-2 Rolalas FC
Soldarian FC 2-1 Gladerial United
FC Capri 1-2 Wexax United

MATCHDAY 18
FC Longview 0-2 Raynor City United
Club Valanora 1-1 Juavi FC
Straightdale FC 0-1 AC Valanari
Char Sara FC 0-2 Mar Sara FC
Rolalas FC 1-1 Hondo FC
Gladerial United 2-0 SC Rinaldi
Wexax United 1-0 Ibini FC
FC Capri 3-2 Soldarian FC

MATCHDAY 19
Raynor City United 5-0 Club Valanora
FC Longview 1-1 Straightdale FC
Juavi FC 1-0 Char Sara FC
AC Valanari 0-1 Rolalas FC
Mar Sara FC 2-0 Gladerial United
Hondo FC 0-0 Wexax United
SC Rinaldi 1-0 FC Capri
Ibini FC 0-1 Soldarian FC

MATCHDAY 20
Straightdale FC 1-1 Raynor City United
Char Sara FC 2-0 Club Valanora
Rolalas FC 1-0 FC Longview
Gladerial United 1-1 Juavi FC
Wexax United 0-0 AC Valanari
FC Capri 3-2 Mar Sara FC
Soldarian FC 1-1 Hondo FC
Ibini FC 3-1 SC Rinaldi

MATCHDAY 21
Raynor City United 3-1 Char Sara FC
Straightdale FC 2-2 Rolalas FC
Club Valanora 3-1 Gladerial United
FC Longview 4-2 Wexax United
Juavi FC 4-2 FC Capri
AC Valanari 1-1 Soldarian FC
Mar Sara FC 1-1 Ibini FC
Hondo FC 2-1 SC Rinaldi

MATCHDAY 22
Rolalas FC 2-2 Raynor City United
Gladerial United 1-2 Char Sara FC
Wexax United 0-1 Straightdale FC
FC Capri 3-0 Club Valanora
Soldarian FC 3-0 FC Longview
Ibini FC 5-1 Juavi FC
SC Rinaldi 0-1 AC Valanari
Hondo FC 0-0 Mar Sara FC

As the second half of the season gets underway, United has the clear goal of just keep getting points and try to keep the team as fresh as it possibly can with all of its different competitions, yet being held in Valanari to start off the second half was definitely not on the cards, compounded by Ibini winning and drawing level with the Rockers at the top. It gets worse when the side returns home but is completed undone by a Juavi side looking like they have no intentions whatsoever as being relegated again, though Rolalas get a rare win in Ibini to keep United at the top despite the the loss to the Reds. A trip into the mountains of Longview seem to do the Rockers some good, as goals from Osterhagen and Thor, getting starts in a rotated side, let United slip by the Foxes comfortably, as Wexax beat Ibini with a goal from Halsen to reestablish the Rockers lead at the top. The side blitz The Warriors in the Battleground five to nil, with a full strength side hitting all the right notes at the right time, looking like they could be shrugging off their exhaustion from the fixture congestion. A draw in Straightdale, where Schofield got the only goal for the Rockers is not ideal, but following it up with a comfortable win over the Inferno at home keeps the ball rolling, although being held the following week by a wobbly Rolalas in a capital derby was not the end of the third quarter the side would have hoped for. Yet a four point lead and still alive in many competitions is nothing to complain about, especially with the finish line now in sight.

Ibini will be cursing their losses to Wexax and Soldarian, the difference between the side being four points behind and instead toe to toe with the Rockers at the top of the table, especially with both of those matches coming in Vyinta. The Metropolis is supposed to be a fortress but the Islanders have given up more than their fair share of points in the home stadium and has allowed Capri, Hondo, Soldarian, and even Wexax to sneak into the shout of finishing in the second spot with all the clubs within three points of one another. After such a very disappointing opening to their season, the Owls have really made us of not being bogged down by international fixtures and found their offensive form to see themselves into the top four, as have Capri even if they were dealing with the challenges of dealing with the Challengers' Cup, with the Typhoon only two goals behind the lead leading scorers of the Rockers. Soldarian did not let their defeat in the Champions' League slow them down though, only losing once in their last seven games to catapult them into the Champions' League chase and above many of their competitors.

At the bottom, Gladerial will be sounding the panic buttons after getting perhaps too cozy with their weird position at the half, only winning a single time in the last seven and now only four points clear of fifteenth place and the dangers of being relegated to the second tier. Rolalas has seen the opposite, only losing once to pull themselves out of the relegation spot but only three points above Longview who hit a terrible run in form to find themselves in fifteenth and only propped up by a Straightdale side that are all but relegated at this point in the season. Char Sara and Club Valanora will both be hoping the last quarter of the season will see some better form, as both are right there and within one bad round of being in fifteenth themselves, as are Valanari despite some impressive results here and there. Char Sara and Valanari definitely seem like they have the best prospected of keeping themselves up, their defense not being completely decimated like the other relegation candidates, but the game of football can often not be kind nor fair and either could find themselves in League One next season if the results do not come here in the last eight games and all the pressure that comes with it.

Wexax United 1-1(2-1 AET) Club ESF
Mar Sara FC 4-1 Kareen FC
Turmondale FC 1-1(2-1 AET) FC Longview
FC Monaven 1-0 RC Mercanthum
Ibini FC 4-2 Gladerial United
Club Valanora 1-2 Soldarian FC
Raynor City United 1-0 FC Vernad
FC San Diromia 0-2 Hondo FC

FC Monaven 0-0(0-3 AET) Hondo FC
Wexax United 1-4 Mar Sara FC
Soldarian FC 1-1(1-2 AET) Turmondale FC
Ibini FC 3-2 Raynor City United

The rounds that we have all been waiting for have finally come around and they announced themselves in a big way with the action that took place in them. In Wexax, the Hammers were taking on Club ESF, the recently relegated side looking to get back into the Premiership and a deep Cup run. An early goal from Isabella Chaplain put the visitors ahead and looking good for the quarterfinals, however on the last kick of regulation Taina Vääräniemi was able to toe poke a deflected cross into the back of the net, before Olaf Viermetz scored seven minutes into extra time to keep the Hammers moving on. In Turmondale, the third tier team was able to upend the Foxes in quite a shock. Mar Sara used a hattrick from Saxstrom and a goal from Huella to advance past Kareen, while United, Soldarian, and Hondo all comfortably win their games with rotated sides, even if the scoreboard does not reflect exactly how comfortable the wins were for the three respective sides.

The Quarterfinals open up in Monaven, one of two third tier sides that had managed to make it into the latter stages of the cup. In the old Orange Gate Falls, one of the oldest stadiums in the nation, the former Premiership club stood their ground for ninety minutes, taking Hondo to extra time. Yet in the extra period, the tired legs of the hosts showed and Foschini, Zimmer, and Süraró all struck for the Owls, sending Hondo into the semifinals despite the struggle they had with an old foe. Wexax was able to play host again, yet the competition was a bit more stiff with the biggest club from Mar Sara visiting instead of the second side of Mar Sara like last round. An early goal from Lerwick set the pace, with Pico getting goals on either side of the half time whistle and second half substitute Kamara Touré grabbing a fourth and seeing the Flames on. In the capital it was the Blades who were felled as Turmondale did the impossible and beat them in extra time after the hosts failed to convert more than just one of their fourteen shots on goal in regular time and were undone by a masterful counterattack by the third tier fellow capital side.

However in Ibini was the biggest tie, with United going to Vyinta with hopes of retaining their crown, while Ibini was looking not only to advance but to give a warning shot to the Rockers that they have not won the league just yet and were still quite vulnerable. Thor opened up the scoring in the twelfth minute for the visitors but the hosts responded eight minutes later from Kynev. Four minutes before the halfttime whistle Kynev combined with Salai and the Pasargan was able to pick a perfect spot to give the hosts the lead. Not going to go away so easy, Borja was brought on at the half and scored in the fifty-sixth to bring the sides level, yet as both teams were preparing for extra time, Tor Olsson had dispossessed Claudia Moench and slide past Jager before putting a strike past Wright and giving the hosts the lead and victory. It seems as if United's multiple campaigns finally caught up to them in a big way and the hunger of Ibini enough to see them off. The draw has Hondo hosting the would be upstarts of Turmondale while Ibini will host the Flames, two very interesting ties for different reasons.

Ps                       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Raynor City United     22   14   4   4    57   30  +27    46
 2 Ibini FC               22   13   3   6    48   26  +22    42
 3 FC Capri               22   12   5   5    55   24  +31    41
 4 Hondo FC               22   12   5   5    52   27  +25    41
 5 Soldarian FC           22   11   7   4    41   24  +17    40
 6 Wexax United           22   11   6   5    36   30   +6    39
 7 Mar Sara FC            22   10   7   5    40   23  +17    37
 8 SC Rinaldi             22    9   4   9    25   25    0    31
 9 Juavi FC               22    8   4  10    30   42  −12    28
10 Gladerial United       22    6   6  10    27   35   −8    24
11 Rolalas FC             22    5   8   9    31   43  −12    23
12 AC Valanari            22    6   5  11    23   39  −16    23
13 Char Sara FC           22    6   3  13    22   31   −9    21
14 Club Valanora          22    5   5  12    24   49  −25    20
15 FC Longview            22    6   2  14    23   50  −27    20
16 Straightdale FC        22    3   4  15    19   55  −36    13

[Valanora]

Season 20,088
Part IV

Champions' League SF

(VAL)        Raynor City United    0–6    Kitara AA                 (BNJ)   0–4   0–2

CWC SF

(VIL)                 Eastal Lunar    2–3    Raynor City United           (VAL)   1–1   1–2  (aet)

AOCL SF

(VIL)	Jungle Strike FC	0–4	Raynor City United	(VAL)	0-0 0-4

The Holders knew they were just one set of results from being in the Final of the Champions' League with a chance to defend their crown, but again they would be drawn with close neighbors, getting the same Kitara AA who had knocked out the Blades in the Round of Sixteen. Having the home advantage in the first leg was supposed to give United an edge they could exploit but at a certain point things come apart when you have been playing on as many fronts as the Rockers have been and they were taken to task in the capital, capitulating hard to the Banija side by a tune of a four to nil defeat in the home leg, their misery made worse with a two to nil defeat in Banija and the hopes of retaining their Champions' League crown disappearing like sand between their fingers. The aggregate score is not a true reflection of the difference between the two sides nor the difference in the two different, yet Kitara were able to capitalize on an United team that had been stretched all season and could not keep it all running smoothly throughout the duration. It will leave a bitter taste in the Rockers' mouth, one that will hopefully see them reach for those heights again in the following season.

In the interim, the Rockers were getting very familiar with foes from Vilita, first taken on the Eastal Lunar side in the Cup Winners' Cup, Borja scoring in Vilita in a one all draw, while Voynov scored in the capital, before Thor scored the winner in extra time, the former Vanorian international showing that he still has all the tools to make a difference even as he knows his time as a full time starter has come to an end. Next came up the semifinals of the AOCL, where the Rockers got to meet a foe becoming increasingly familiar to them in Jungle Strike. Unlike in the other competitions, Strike was able to keep the Rockers off the scoreboard in Vilita, although they were not able to get a goal past the reflexes of Wright in net. Conateh and Jager both scored off first half corners before Wise and Çídh popped up in the second half with some sublime goals on the end of excellent passing moves to secure a heavy four to nil victory over Strike and sending the Rockers into the Final once more. Waiting for them is a rematch against Energija Chernovets, with the Rockers looking to put the past behind them and find a way to earn the regional crown once more.

MATCHDAY 23
Raynor City United 3-1 Gladerial United
Rolalas FC 2-1 Wexax United
Char Sara FC 0-3 FC Capri
Straightdale FC 4-5 Soldarian FC
Club Valanora 0-6 Ibini FC
FC Longview 2-2 SC Rinaldi
Juavi FC 3-3 Hondo FC
AC Valanari 1-0 Mar Sara FC

MATCHDAY 24
Wexax United 0-3 Raynor City United
FC Capri 2-0 Gladerial United
Soldarian FC 1-1 Rolalas FC
Ibini FC 0-1 Char Sara FC
SC Rinaldi 3-1 Straightdale FC
Hondo FC 5-1 Club Valanora
Mar Sara FC 1-1 FC Longview
AC Valanari 3-1 Juavi FC

MATCHDAY 25
Raynor City United 4-1 FC Capri
Wexax United 4-0 Soldarian FC
Gladerial United 1-0 Ibini FC
Rolalas FC 1-5 SC Rinaldi
Char Sara FC 1-5 Hondo FC
Straightdale FC 2-1 Mar Sara FC
Club Valanora 1-4 AC Valanari
FC Longview 0-1 Juavi FC

MATCHDAY 26
Soldarian FC 5-1 Raynor City United
Ibini FC 4-1 FC Capri
SC Rinaldi 1-2 Wexax United
Hondo FC 2-1 Gladerial United
Mar Sara FC 1-0 Rolalas FC
AC Valanari 0-3 Char Sara FC
Juavi FC 0-0 Straightdale FC
FC Longview 6-1 Club Valanora

MATCHDAY 27
Raynor City United 5-2 Ibini FC
Soldarian FC 0-0 SC Rinaldi
FC Capri 1-4 Hondo FC
Wexax United 0-1 Mar Sara FC
Gladerial United 1-1 AC Valanari
Rolalas FC 3-0 Juavi FC
Char Sara FC 0-1 FC Longview
Straightdale FC 2-2 Club Valanora

MATCHDAY 28
SC Rinaldi 1-2 Raynor City United
Hondo FC 2-1 Ibini FC
Mar Sara FC 1-1 Soldarian FC
AC Valanari 0-2 FC Capri
Juavi FC 0-3 Wexax United
FC Longview 2-0 Gladerial United
Club Valanora 0-7 Rolalas FC
Straightdale FC 3-4 Char Sara FC

MATCHDAY 29
Raynor City United 3-1 Hondo FC
SC Rinaldi 1-0 Mar Sara FC
Ibini FC 3-2 AC Valanari
Soldarian FC 5-1 Juavi FC
FC Capri 3-0 FC Longview
Wexax United 5-0 Club Valanora
Gladerial United 1-0 Straightdale FC
Rolalas FC 1-2 Char Sara FC

The Rockers got the final stretch of games underway in good form and a good morale booster for club and fans, putting the hated Twilight down with Thor, Moench, and Reed all on the scoresheet for the hosts in their victory over their most disliked domestic rivals. A travel day to Wexax also brought a lot of smiles, as the Rockers ran out three to nil victors over the Hammers and their lead at the top growing with Ibini having been beaten at home by a desperate Char Sara team, Jean Hainault playing the hero for the Inferno in the much needed three points. The goals keep pouring in back in the capital with Capri visiting, as the Rockers add another four to their already impressive tally and keep the Typhoon to only a goal to get yet another victory. However the following week might be one of the worst in the Rockers' history, first the heavy defeat to Kitara, then traveling to Hellgate, they are absolutely put on blast by Soldarian with the defensive line looking a complete mess between the two games. It set up a huge affair, Ibini could close the gap with a victory in the Battleground while United could nearly seal the title with a victory. With a chance to put one hand on the trophy, the Rockers came out swinging, Borja with a hattrick, Reed and Voynov also with goals and the Rockers send Ibini back to Vyinta with a five to two loss. Ibini losing in Hondo the following week and United winning at Rinaldi, Thor getting an eighty-second minute winner had United a single point from being crowned champions in their last two games.

That game would be against Hondo who was now in second place at the Battleground. The Owls opened up the scoring with Wylten tapping in a through ball from Betancourt, but all that score seemed to do was awaken the hunger in the hosts. The talisman of Borja scored three minutes past the half hour to send a surge of energy throughout the stadium and the fans in the stands could feel the title being there for the taking, a point was all they needed to secure it. It would be the summer signing of Edmün Çídh that would grab that goal to give the hosts the lead, with a masterclass individual effort in the fifty-third minute and then again in the seventy-sixth, heading in a home from another new signing this season from Reed. Three to one and the title had once again been retained to the confines of the Battleground despite a squad that had been challenged all season to keep its stamina with all the different competitions that they were playing in. A domestic league win, with two ICC Finals to be played in the coming month, it was as good as time as ever for the Rockers, and a massive feather in the cap of Dan Eastwood, proving his moves at the top have as much an impact as the players on the field.

Despite the title being decided and the two clubs going down being confirmed, after Club Valanora only recorded a single point in the last seven games while all the clubs around them were able to sneak a few results here and there, meaning the Warriors will be joining Straightdale FC in being doomed to the drop to League One next season, there is still quite a bit on the table in the final day. Only United and Hondo have secured their qualifications into the ICC, both having booked their Champions' League places. Meanwhile four other clubs; Capri, Soldarian, Ibini, and Wexax, will be fighting for the last two places in the Champions' League, as the Premiership has apparently done enough to retain their four Champions' League allocations at least for one more season. Capri and Soldarian have the inside track, being third and fourth respectively, two and one points ahead of the chasing Islanders and Hammers. Rinaldi and Mar Sara will be battling for the last ICC spot, Mar Sara holding the three points advantage as well as a massive goal difference one, meaning it will take a minor miracle for them to lose onto their hold of seventh, which likely means the Gunners will be heading towards the VCI next season.

Mar Sara will be hosting the Champions in Artani, Hondo travels to Valanari, Rinaldi visits Juavi, Longview hosts Ibini, Club Valanora gets the chance to play spoiler against Soldarian, Capri is visiting the helpless Knights in Straightdale, Char Sara will play host to the Hammers, and finally Rolalas will be hosting Gladerial. A bit disappointing that none of the teams vying for those pivotal ICC places will not be playing against one another, however that is just how the schedule and table has managed to play out this season. The last day could have a lot of excitement or the favorites could win and keep the table as is, whatever the case, the last day of the league is upon us and there is still things up for grabs, something that any neutral will be happy for, even if the title and relegations are already decided.

Silver Cup Semifinals
Hondo FC 4-2 Turmondale FC
Ibini FC 1-1(2-1 AET) Mar Sara FC

If Turmondale were going to make the big splash, to be a third tier team to make it into the Silver Cup Final, they could not have asked for a more difficult game to play, against a Hondo team who had been red hot at home and who seemed to be scoring goals for fun. It was going to be a task that seemed almost impossible, made even much more so when Betancourt scored three minutes in for the hosts and then by the half hour mark Nâáçó Dö Süraró had added a pair of goals as well, before Wylten finished off the scoring for the home side a few minutes before the hour mark. The capital side did get two goals, but both came in the last five minutes and were never any real threat to grabbing a third or equalizer, as the Owls secure a spot in the Final and a chance for silverware. Ibini and Mar Sara were the premier tie but the match was a slog of a battle, both sides hitting each other on errant passes, with Salai scoring for the hosts and Saxstrom for the visitors. The game seemed doomed for the dreaded contest of penalty kicks, until Petra Müthel curled in a shot from the right side of the box and into the upper corner, giving the Islanders a surprise goal and victory. Islanders versus Owls for the Final, two sides with plenty of talent, it should be a good curtain to the domestic season.

Ps                        Pld     W    D    L     GF    GA    GD    Pts 
 1 Raynor City United      29    20    4    5     78    41   +37     64
 2 Hondo FC                29    17    6    6     74    38   +36     57
 3 FC Capri                29    16    5    8     68    36   +32     53
 4 Soldarian FC            29    14   10    5     58    36   +22     52
 5 Ibini FC                29    16    3   10     64    38   +26     51
 6 Wexax United            29    15    6    8     51    37   +14     51
 7 Mar Sara FC             29    12    9    8     45    29   +16     45
 8 SC Rinaldi              29    12    6   11     38    33    +5     42
 9 Rolalas FC              29     8    9   12     46    53    −7     33
10 Char Sara FC            29    10    3   16     33    44   −11     33
11 AC Valanari             29     9    6   14     34    50   −16     33
12 Juavi FC                29     9    6   14     36    59   −23     33
13 Gladerial United        29     8    7   14     32    45   −13     31
14 FC Longview             29     9    4   16     35    58   −23     31
15 Club Valanora           29     5    6   18     29    84   −55     21
16 Straightdale FC         29     4    6   19     31    71   −40     18

[Valanora]

Season 20,088
Final

The biggest match of the day has the least amount of influence on the outcome of the table, with the Rockers already having secured the title and the Flames all but secure in seventh, there was not much to play for between the teams and you could tell in the way they went about their business. Mâát Trlimándã Wôl opens up the scoring just shy of of halftime for the hosts but Marco Grunewald equalizes in the seventy-fourth to earn a split of the spoils and keep the Rockers in good form heading into a pair of ICC Finals. In Valnari, the Owls gets gets from all three strikers as well as Betancourt to ease to a four to two victory and comfortable second placed finished. In Juavi, the Gunners are hoping for a small miracle, getting a brace from Danilson and a goal from Affleck for a three to nil victory but with Mar Sara getting a point, the Gunners are stuck in eighth and look destined to be competing in the VCI next season, a competition that seemed to be poorly timed for the Knights of Straightdale and their completely poor season that could likely not have needed the distraction of an ICC.

Ibini's end of season struggles continue in Longview, with the Foxes pulling a clever four to one smashing of the Islanders, ending any hope they had of finishing in a top four position and a Champions' League place, instead now shifting their focus to the Silver Cup Final. It's a shame for Ibini as in Gladerial, the already relegated Warriors were able to hold the Blades down until a strike from Ramóna Bognár in the eighty-second gave the Warriors a win over the vaunted Blades, but they were already doomed to relegation. Which meant that Capri putting seven past the Knights in Straightdale was just for fun, having secured their position in the Champions' League due to Ibini and Soldarian failing to win, made even more sure of as in Char Sara an early goal by Zahra Solhaug is enough for the Inferno to overturn Wexax, meaning the Hammers miss out on a Champions' League spot and are instead in the Challengers' Cup. In the only game in the capital, Rolalas is rolled over by the Twilight who showed some fierceness for the first time all season, ironically at the end of it, with five different goalscorers in their five to one victory which does more for the goal difference looking better than any movement in the table and better prize money.

Matchday 30
Mar Sara FC 1-1 Raynor City United
AC Valanari 2-4 Hondo FC
Juavi FC 0-3 SC Rinaldi
FC Longview 4-1 Ibini FC
Club Valanora 1-0 Soldarian FC
Straightdale FC 1-7 FC Capri
Char Sara FC 1-0 Wexax United
Rolalas FC 1-5 Gladerial United

On a sunny Sunday afternoon, Hondo and Ibini got ready for a game in the capital, both sides knowing that their spots in the upcoming ICCs were already assured regardless of the outcome, taking some of the sting out of the game. Ibini wanted to finish on a high note, after having a terrible last five games of the season, their title challenge falling apart and going from the Champions' League and into the Challengers' Cup as a result. Hondo wanted a chance at finally getting silverware again, having not had any for quite some time. Ibini would score first through Kynev converting a crossing from Olsson in the twenty-second minute against the run of play. In perhaps their last start for the Owls, Alanso Tibamba would level things on the sixty-third minute with a strong header on a corner. Despite Wylten hitting the post in the seventy-ninth, the two sides would go into extra time to try and find a winner. However neither Nordland nor Hojem looked liked conceding and as tired legs prevailed, it was the dawn of a penalty shootout and the ultimate test of the keepers. Ultimately it would be Nordland who would emerge as the strongest, stopping Olsson's attempt as the fifth taker for Ibini, after the first nine shooters converted and giving Hondo the cup title, with passage now into the Cup Winners' Cup on top of the Champions' League.

Silver Cup Final
@ The Battleground, Raynor City
Hondo FC 1-1(1-1 AET)[5-4 PKs] Ibini FC
Hondo: Alanso Tibamba (63')
Ibini: Krasimir Kynev (22')

Traveling to the now Anaia nation of Flavovespia, the Rockers were up against some stiff competition, an all Atlantian Oceania and Southwestern affair with -the- Tuessen club of Tuessen Stelburg. Tuessen had a reputation for not having foreigners in their team, being something a cult hero of a club in their country, where United is a famously cosmopolitan club from a very diverse city. Two different approaches to the game and the "visitors" scored first, but like in so many of the matches the Rockers have played this season, there was an innate hunger that could not be denied by their opposition. Reed would find Jager's head in a well whipped cross in the sixty-third, before Schofield played in Voynov who one tapped it to Edmün Çídh and the megastar from Farfadillis made no mistake in putting away the well worked effort. Wright would stand tall in net for the next twenty minutes, showing that form that had some believing her to be the best goalkeeper in the world right now as the Rockers emerged victorious for a mighty double and a repeat berth into the competition next season, alongside the Cup Winners of Hondo. However there was a chance for a treble, but they had to defeat another United Republics team and one that had given them trouble in the past and in a nation that was currently on terse political terms with the Eternal Empire.

Cup Winners' Cup Final
@ Seafront Stadium, Langmere Green, Flavovespia

Raynor City United (VAL) 2–1 FC Teussen Stelburg (STL)

Sometimes, it is just not meant to be, much like it was in the Champions' League Semifinal, as the Rockers met with the Chernovets in Audioslavia, the last time an AOCL match would take place in the now Anaia nation. The hosts were definitely rooting for the team from the United Republics and the Rockers were a team that physically looked exhausted from the opening whistle with as much football as the team had played during the season, not to mention the international breaks. Despite this, the Rockers were able take the game to extra time, thanks to goals from Borja and Jager, but were ultimately too tired to keep going in the extra period, allowing the Chernovets to get the goal that lead them once more to regional supremacy.

AOCL Final
The 66 Stadium (78,200), Cathair, Audioslavia

(VAL)	Raynor City United	2–2	Energija Chernovets	(STL)	2–3 aet

Premiership

Pos Team                     P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Raynor City United      30  20  5   5  79  42  +37  65     Champions
  2 Hondo FC                30  18  6   6  78  40  +38  60     IFCL
  3 FC Capri                30  17  5   8  75  37  +38  56     IFCL
  4 Soldarian FC            30  14 10   6  58  37  +21  52     IFCL
  5 Ibini FC                30  16  3  11  65  42  +23  51     IFCC
  6 Wexax United            30  15  6   9  51  38  +13  51     IFCC
  7 Mar Sara FC             30  12 10   8  46  30  +16  46     IFCC
  8 SC Rinaldi              30  13  6  11  41  33   +8  45
  9 Char Sara FC            30  11  3  16  34  44  -10  36
 10 Gladerial United        30   9  7  14  37  46   -9  34
 11 FC Longview             30  10  4  16  39  59  -20  34
 12 Rolalas FC              30   8  9  13  47  58  -11  33
 13 AC Valanari             30   9  6  15  36  54  -18  33
 14 Juavi FC                30   9  6  15  36  62  -26  33
 15 Club Valanora           30   6  6  18  30  84  -54  24     Relegated
 16 Straightdale FC         30   4  6  20  32  78  -46  18     Relegated

League One

Pos Team                      P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 AC Hartdale              30  18   7   5  43  22  +21  61     Champions
  2 Club ESF                 30  19   3   8  77  39  +38  60     Promoted
  3 Club Atlético Bexar      30  18   5   7  48  30  +18  59
  4 Baysleef FC              30  12  11   7  35  27   +8  47
  5 Ursona FC                30  12   8  10  51  47   +4  44
  6 AS Peravova              30  13   4  13  34  37   -3  43
  7 Raynor City FC           30  11   9  10  40  37   +3  42
  8 Turmondale United        30  11   7  12  22  26   -4  40
  9 AC Zul'Atun              30  10   7  13  23  29   -6  37
 10 Quel'Thalas FC           30   9  10  11  38  47   -9  37
 11 FC Wexax                 30  10   6  14  40  55  -15  36
 12 Audio Bull Synergy       30   9   8  13  29  33   -4  35
 13 SC Ianisle               30   9   8  13  42  56  -14  35
 14 AC Asarnova              30   7  12  11  30  36   -6  33
 15 Everlin FC               30   5  13  12  39  49  -10  28     Relegated
 16 FC Espalya               30   4   8  18  18  39  -21  20     Relegated

League Two

Pos Team                 P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Samarga United      30  16  11   3  43  18  +25  59     Champions
  2 Kareen FC           30  16   8   6  37  24  +13  56     Promoted
  3 FC Travesian        30  15   5  10  34  23  +11  50
  4 FC Monaven          30  14   7   9  29  23   +6  49
  5 Turmondale FC       30  14   6  10  32  21  +11  48
  6 FC Therathor        30  12  12   6  27  17  +10  48
  7 Vaharia FC          30  14   6  10  41  36   +5  48
  8 Ventus              30  12  11   7  39  26  +13  47
  9 Valanari FC         30  11  11   8  27  23   +4  44
 10 RC Mercanthum       30  11  10   9  21  17   +4  43
 11 Cartmot Pride       30   9   7  14  37  41   -4  34
 12 AS Sharala          30   8   7  15  20  25   -5  31
 13 AS Zul'Daratar      30   8   5  17  33  50  -17  29
 14 FC Vernad           30   6  10  14  22  37  -15  28
 15 FC Rosenthal        30   6   8  16  30  48  -18  26     Relegated
 16 AC Tasmuarand       30   3   6  21  30  73  -43  15     Relegated

League Three

Pos Team                          P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Ibininers                    30  20  5   5  81  26  +55  65     Champions
  2 Athletic Rolalas             30  17  7   6  64  42  +22  58     Promoted
  3 Travesian AS                 30  16  7   7  55  38  +17  55
  4 Southwind Hearts United      30  14  5  11  43  41   +2  47
  5 FC Quel'Mathar               30  13  7  10  47  50   -3  46
  6 Mar Azul                     30  12  8  10  37  35   +2  44
  7 Bree FC                      30  12  8  10  33  33   +0  44
  8 Manavawi Athletic            30  11 10   9  29  26   +3  43
  9 Zul'Daratar FC               30  12  6  12  43  37   +6  42
 10 Río CF                       30  12  3  15  35  37   -2  39
 11 FC Cranbourne                30  11  2  17  50  57   -7  35
 12 Club Atlético Sabinal        30  10  5  15  38  53  -15  35
 13 Cenit Zavalla                30   9  7  14  32  45  -13  34     Relegated
 14 Caballeros CF                30   9  5  16  29  37   -8  32     Relegated
 15 Turbani FC                   30   7  6  17  36  66  -30  27     Relegated
 16 FC San Diromia               30   6  7  17  49  78  -29  25     Relegated

Woodland Conference

Pos Team                           P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 FC Aulian                     30  16   6   8  41  29  +12  54     Champions
  2 Moria                         30  15   8   7  27  19   +8  53     Promoted
  3 The Elven Tide                30  16   4  10  48  36  +12  52
  4 Impérial                      30  13  10   7  41  27  +14  49
  5 AC Stormguard                 30  13   9   8  48  36  +12  48
  6 White Lions                   30  13   7  10  36  29   +7  46
  7 Oras                          30  13   6  11  44  38   +6  45
  8 Crown Royal FC                30  13   5  12  48  47   +1  44
  9 Char Sara United              30  11   8  11  28  27   +1  41
 10 Aarl of Marjel                30  10  10  10  21  20   +1  40
 11 Coast Fallen Spirits          30  12   4  14  29  41  -12  40
 12 Priestesses of the South      30   9  11  10  44  39   +5  38
 13 Quel'Thalas United            30   9   7  14  34  47  -13  34     Relegated
 14 Mariner Coast FC              30   7   8  15  23  32   -9  29     Relegated
 15 Club Zul'Atun                 30   6   9  15  22  35  -13  27     Relegated
 16 Yolan FC                      30   5   6  19  27  59  -32  21     Relegated

Marauder Conference

Pos Team                        P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Cibolo CF                  30  17   9   4  39  20  +19  60     Champions
  2 Jaguares                   30  17   6   7  45  29  +16  57     Promoted
  3 Sacré                      30  14   7   9  45  30  +15  49
  4 South Strike CF            30  13   8   9  41  33   +8  47
  5 Quel'Tir United            30  14   5  11  43  42   +1  47
  6 Cruzardo Rojo              30  12   9   9  39  27  +12  45
  7 Coral FC                   30  11   8  11  23  22   +1  41
  8 Spears of the South        30  10   7  13  28  35   -7  37
  9 Caethserin United          30   9   9  12  34  35   -1  36
 10 Cazavientos                30   8  12  10  26  28   -2  36
 11 Purple Nova Ytt            30   9   9  12  38  42   -4  36
 12 Twenty Forest Rangers      30   8  11  11  29  33   -4  35
 13 CF Steele                  30   9   6  15  29  39  -10  33     Relegated
 14 San Ángelo CF              30   5  17   8  26  34   -8  32     Relegated
 15 Beechwood of Enyenora      30   8   7  15  27  46  -19  31     Relegated
 16 CF Valley Town             30   5  12  13  25  42  -17  27     Relegated

Viella Conference

Pos Team                   P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Víkings               30  16   8   6  44  25  +19  56     Champions
  2 RC Elunita            30  16   8   6  46  28  +18  56     Promoted
  3 Coast Kings           30  16   6   8  44  29  +15  54
  4 West Crown FC         30  14   8   8  33  21  +12  50
  5 North Hotspurs        30  15   2  13  37  29   +8  47
  6 Canondale             30  12  11   7  28  23   +5  47
  7 ASC Karan Dorei       30  12   9   9  29  20   +9  45
  8 Zanabia City          30  12   8  10  30  33   -3  44
  9 Southern Citadel      30  11  10   9  31  28   +3  43
 10 Barberton Town        30  12   6  12  24  26   -2  42
 11 Lordes                30  10   8  12  28  33   -5  38
 12 Samariners            30   8   8  14  33  38   -5  32
 13 Redpool FC            30   6  13  11  27  31   -4  31     Relegated
 14 Eyrantaesi AFC        30   8   7  15  27  42  -15  31     Relegated
 15 Clube Vale            30   5   8  17  23  42  -19  23     Relegated
 16 Torrests              30   4   6  20  17  53  -36  18     Relegated

Hatire Conference

Pos Team                 P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Cier Boys FC        30  17   6   7  58  35  +23  57     Champions
  2 Icurus Sea          30  15  10   5  48  32  +16  55     Promoted
  3 Nova FC             30  15   7   8  43  23  +20  52
  4 Arrosia Wild        30  16   4  10  43  30  +13  52
  5 FC Silvershire      30  15   5  10  49  42   +7  50
  6 Port Swell FC       30  13   8   9  45  35  +10  47
  7 Trinity             30  14   5  11  41  32   +9  47
  8 Kirria United       30  12   8  10  47  45   +2  44
  9 Arouw United        30  12   7  11  36  37   -1  43
 10 FC Vamas            30  10   6  14  28  31   -3  36
 11 Tarahaiveower       30   7  12  11  33  34   -1  33
 12 Naucratinals        30   9   5  16  29  48  -19  32
 13 AS Soldar           30   9   5  16  45  65  -20  32     Relegated
 14 South Warriors      30   7  10  13  42  52  -10  31     Relegated
 15 Nesa Taesi          30   4  14  12  33  53  -20  26     Relegated
 16 Raal Ancalen        30   5   8  17  32  58  -26  23     Relegated

Raynor Conference

Pos Team                     P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 CD Guadelupe            30  18   6   6  43  25  +18  60     Champions
  2 Aurora Bay              30  15  11   4  42  23  +19  56     Promoted
  3 Erran FC                30  14  11   5  30  18  +12  53
  4 Dragons Bridge          30  14   6  10  47  35  +12  48
  5 Woodlander's Guard      30  13   7  10  28  22   +6  46
  6 Eastfields FC           30  11  10   9  42  36   +6  43
  7 Whitecaps               30  12   7  11  36  33   +3  43
  8 Yalbarrin CF            30  10  11   9  34  34   +0  41
  9 Ironwind United         30   9  10  11  24  24   +0  37
 10 Aldrid                  30  10   7  13  33  41   -8  37
 11 Aletail Forest          30   9   9  12  25  31   -6  36
 12 CF Caddo                30   9   8  13  29  34   -5  35
 13 Valleyview FC           30   9   7  14  38  47   -9  34     Relegated
 14 CF Hidalgo              30   5  15  10  24  32   -8  30     Relegated
 15 AC Therathor            30   7   5  18  24  45  -21  26     Relegated
 16 Milway                  30   4  12  14  17  36  -19  24     Relegated

Elune Conference

Pos Team                       P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 CD Sabinal                30  15  10   5  36  19  +17  55     Champions
  2 Oliviena United           30  16   7   7  31  15  +16  55     Promoted
  3 AFC Milran Serin          30  15   5  10  49  32  +17  50
  4 FC Ispan                  30  14   8   8  36  34   +2  50
  5 Ciudad Aransas            30  14   5  11  33  29   +4  47
  6 Mar Sara AC               30  12   9   9  42  33   +9  45
  7 Nyethsari FC              30  12   7  11  39  42   -3  43
  8 Poseidon SC               30  11   7  12  32  39   -7  40
  9 The Gality                30  10   8  12  28  34   -6  38
 10 Club Atlético Quanah      30  11   5  14  27  36   -9  38
 11 Everfree Riders FC        30   9   9  12  40  34   +6  36
 12 Yalbarrin FC              30   8  12  10  33  36   -3  36
 13 Sunlander FC              30   9   8  13  33  35   -2  35     Relegated
 14 AS Zul'Atun               30  10   5  15  29  46  -17  35     Relegated
 15 CF Helotes                30   8   6  16  25  36  -11  30     Relegated
 16 Abbotsham Wanderers       30   5  11  14  28  41  -13  26     Relegated

Group One

Pos Team                  P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 The Oracles          30  20   6   4  52  20  +32  66     Champions
  2 Northern FC          30  17   9   4  32  13  +19  60     Promoted
  3 Druidisian           30  15   8   7  39  20  +19  53
  4 Highery Park         30  15   6   9  35  28   +7  51
  5 AS Solqual           30  13  10   7  51  34  +17  49
  6 Hilshore             30  12  13   5  38  27  +11  49
  7 Aleksando            30  13   6  11  32  31   +1  45
  8 Selyne County        30  12   9   9  29  28   +1  45
  9 Kalet                30  10   8  12  28  40  -12  38
 10 Grand-Glacier        30  10   7  13  29  36   -7  37
 11 Montrion Bridge      30  11   4  15  30  43  -13  37
 12 Yllverius            30   8   8  14  33  42   -9  32
 13 Enrn Caelora         30   7  10  13  20  27   -7  31
 14 FK Orasul            30   6   7  17  26  45  -19  25
 15 Sylve Aiqua          30   5   6  19  22  37  -15  21
 16 Ume Tirione          30   3   9  18  18  43  -25  18

Group Two

Pos Team                       P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Sentinels                 30  22   3   5  63  27  +36  69     Champions
  2 Frost Sea FC              30  19   4   7  46  27  +19  61     Promoted
  3 E'ho Entheas              30  17   7   6  38  24  +14  58
  4 Imfe Allanar              30  15  11   4  40  21  +19  56
  5 FC Mylranhil              30  16   6   8  48  21  +27  54
  6 Poikimites                30  15   5  10  39  29  +10  50
  7 Morren Shaeras AC         30  10   9  11  39  36   +3  39
  8 Maunga                    30   9  11  10  27  37  -10  38
  9 Westport                  30  11   4  15  25  36  -11  37
 10 Totlu Island Greatia      30   9   8  13  20  33  -13  35
 11 Atter                     30   9   7  14  23  33  -10  34
 12 Ventineau                 30   9   6  15  35  50  -15  33
 13 Pontiful                  30   7   8  15  33  40   -7  29
 14 Grand Spirits             30   6   8  16  30  43  -13  26
 15 Triors                    30   7   5  18  27  46  -19  26
 16 Eskry Swift               30   7   2  21  19  49  -30  23

Group Three

Pos Team                   P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 East Rovers           30  18  6   6  47  26  +21  60     Champions
  2 O'n Belanore          30  14  9   7  48  30  +18  51     Promoted
  3 Cyrnlin               30  14  9   7  38  27  +11  51
  4 FC of Moyne           30  13  8   9  36  24  +12  47
  5 Oceanograd            30  12  9   9  32  29   +3  45
  6 Ayana Belanore        30  13  5  12  56  40  +16  44
  7 Farranova             30  11  9  10  34  32   +2  42
  8 Hamil Itera           30  11  7  12  31  32   -1  40
  9 Mekharian FC          30  10 10  10  30  35   -5  40
 10 Gaels                 30  10  8  12  28  39  -11  38
 11 AS Everling-Isle      30   9 10  11  38  38   +0  37
 12 Gelanet               30  10  6  14  27  39  -12  36
 13 Caledon City          30   8 10  12  30  34   -4  34
 14 Forta                 30   9  7  14  33  45  -12  34
 15 Oakston               30   8  9  13  28  38  -10  33
 16 Kesla                 30   7  4  19  23  51  -28  25

Group Four

Pos Team                 P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 SC Malu             30  19  5   6  62  35  +27  62     Champions
  2 Astraður            30  17  7   6  44  26  +18  58     Promoted
  3 Malakaru            30  14 10   6  46  22  +24  52
  4 Silver AFC          30  12  9   9  37  35   +2  45
  5 Serrannah           30  13  5  12  37  33   +4  44
  6 Reitori             30  12  7  11  38  32   +6  43
  7 Wood United         30  13  4  13  37  36   +1  43
  8 Inimas              30  12  5  13  42  38   +4  41
  9 Centriot            30  10 10  10  30  27   +3  40
 10 Nythe Aiqua         30  12  4  14  37  39   -2  40
 11 Valen               30  11  7  12  35  42   -7  40
 12 Iyen Nalore FC      30  10  7  13  27  39  -12  37
 13 Arkan               30   9  8  13  36  49  -13  35
 14 Fylonas             30   7  8  15  26  41  -15  29
 15 Espor               30   7  8  15  30  50  -20  29
 16 Tivalton            30   6  8  16  27  47  -20  26

Group Five

Pos Team                      P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Rangers                  30  18   7   5  50  25  +25  61     Champions
  2 Heathi                   30  17   8   5  42  26  +16  59     Promoted
  3 North Coral FC           30  15  11   4  53  30  +23  56
  4 Inner Guardians FC       30  14   7   9  41  33   +8  49
  5 North Islands FC         30  14   6  10  48  38  +10  48
  6 Portaki                  30  13   8   9  54  42  +12  47
  7 Sheringa United          30  11   9  10  31  36   -5  42
  8 North Sentinals FC       30  10   8  12  36  38   -2  38
  9 CF Valanari              30   9  10  11  30  30   +0  37
 10 Humar Fists FC           30  10   6  14  28  37   -9  36
 11 Sheringa FC              30   8  11  11  21  24   -3  35
 12 Brookside FC             30   9   7  14  37  46   -9  34
 13 Westerial                30   8  10  12  33  43  -10  34
 14 Sumaria Warriors CF      30   8   9  13  31  43  -12  33
 15 Paron United             30   6   9  15  32  47  -15  27
 16 Damaciu                  30   3   8  19  20  49  -29  17

Group Six

Pos Team                         P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Reavers                     30  20   5   5  60  22  +38  65     Champions
  2 Mariners Coast United       30  15  10   5  46  26  +20  55     Promoted
  3 Aras United                 30  17   4   9  52  40  +12  55
  4 Nacional                    30  14  10   6  36  22  +14  52
  5 Arctical                    30  14   8   8  43  27  +16  50
  6 Samcastle                   30  12   8  10  21  16   +5  44
  7 Irran Tirione               30  12   8  10  39  40   -1  44
  8 Club Atlético Wichita       30  12   8  10  32  36   -4  44
  9 Ariela Falls FC             30  11   9  10  37  30   +7  42
 10 ðe Arthusian                30   8   9  13  21  34  -13  33
 11 CF Bidai                    30   8   8  14  27  34   -7  32
 12 Club Atlético Carrizo       30   7  10  13  27  41  -14  31
 13 Isla Pinat                  30   5  15  10  28  38  -10  30
 14 Club Atlético Tawakona      30   7   9  14  25  38  -13  30
 15 CF Marina                   30   5  11  14  19  37  -18  26
 16 Alpinista United            30   4   6  20  22  54  -32  18

Group Seven

Pos Team                      P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Club Atlético Cuero      30  15   9   6  41  30  +11  54     Champions
  2 PSV Storm                30  14  11   5  41  24  +17  53     Promoted
  3 Northwood FC             30  16   3  11  43  27  +16  51
  4 Liola CF                 30  13   8   9  37  31   +6  47
  5 SC Quintal               30  13   7  10  47  37  +10  46
  6 Atlético Nueces          30  12  10   8  35  31   +4  46
  7 Três Riot                30  12   9   9  41  30  +11  45
  8 AC Honor                 30  13   6  11  48  39   +9  45
  9 Atlético Lamesa          30  13   6  11  38  34   +4  45
 10 Ironmont                 30  11   8  11  34  31   +3  41
 11 Quanah CF                30  12   5  13  30  36   -6  41
 12 Fælles                   30  11   4  15  29  40  -11  37
 13 Nueces CF                30   8   6  16  32  49  -17  30
 14 Aransas CF               30   7   9  14  23  46  -23  30
 15 CF Lamesa                30   8   4  18  22  34  -12  28
 16 CF Cuero                 30   9   1  20  26  48  -22  28

Group Eight

Pos   Team                   P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Itamiliard            30  17   5   8  50  28  +22  56     Champions
  2 CA San Ángelo         30  14   7   9  47  32  +15  49     Promoted
  3 Atlético Liola        30  13  10   7  40  27  +13  49
  4 Loyetea Athletic      30  11  13   6  44  31  +13  46
  5 Valley Mills CF       30  12   9   9  28  26   +2  45
  6 Santos                30  10  14   6  29  30   -1  44
  7 CD Waxahachie         30  11  10   9  40  33   +7  43
  8 CA Caddo              30  10  11   9  36  35   +1  41
  9 Portville United      30  10  11   9  37  43   -6  41
 10 Easterial             30   9  11  10  36  41   -5  38
 11 Suax United           30   9  10  11  48  46   +2  37
 12 CD Uvalde             30  10   6  14  28  36   -8  36
 13 Sealy CF              30   8   8  14  33  45  -12  32
 14 Zavalla CF            30   9   4  17  24  37  -13  31
 15 Uvalde CF             30   9   4  17  29  45  -16  31
 16 Onsesera              30   7   9  14  24  38  -14  30

End of Season Awards

Manager of the Year
1. Dan Eastwood - Raynor City United
2. Adela Lundström - FC Capri
3. Tobias Nilssen - Hondo FC

Golden Boot
1. Brayan Borja - Raynor City United (24 goals)
2. Nâáçó Dö Süraró - Hondo FC (19 goals)
3. Edmün Çídh - Raynor City United (18 goals)

Player of the Season
1. Pánfilo Veliz - FC Capri (8 goals, 17 assists)
2. Brayan Borja - Raynor City United (24 goals, 5 assists)
3. Tirill Anderson - Mar Sara FC (11 clean sheets, 2 goals, 2 assists)

Team of the Season
GK: Emil Sørheim - Wexax United
RB: Alma Watts - Soldarian FC
CB: Karl-Heinz Jager - Raynor City United
CB: Ulrike Kluge - SC Rinaldi
LB: Tirill Andersen - Mar Sara FC
RW: Pánfilo Veliz - FC Capri
MC: Ronan Schofield - Raynor City United
AMC: Fabio Bentancourt - Hondo FC
LW: Jaimes Ybarra - FC Capri
ST: Edmün Çídh - Raynor City United
ST: Brayan Borja - Raynor City United

[Valanora]

EHL Season 20,089

A season after completely dominating the rest of the competition to take back the crown of the EHL from the rest of the league, the Raptors had a much different challenge this year as not one but two teams had risen up to be contenders against the capital team's ambitions of retaining the title. The traditional powerhouse of the sport in the Eternal Empire in the Therathor Majestics had strengthened up during the offseason and seemed intent on giving Raynor City a might challenge, but also the Sabres of Longview looked set to be a heavy contender with a very strong defensive unit that looked to challenge the best of any team's offense to try and find a way past them. Gladerial also looked to have a fairly elite defense core and good netminder, but there was concerns that they lacked depth in the forward lines to be able to score enough to keep pace with what looked to be a strong and competent top three teams in the league. The Raptors also had to contend with playing in the Hockey Champions' League, while neither the Sabres nor the Majestics had anything to focus on but the league itself, something that seemed to favor the other two teams on paper in the title race.

Despite the distraction of the international competition, the Raptors were on a tear much the same as last season, scoring almost for fun in some of their games, even if the defense was a bit more leaky than they would have liked, they were still collecting wins and ties at a very high clip. The Sabres were indeed able to ride that elite defensive six to a good record, scoring just enough to keep themselves nabbing enough victories to keep pace with the Raptors at the top. However both of them would be undone by the Majestics, a team that did not have the elite offense power like that of the Raptors nor the elite netminding and defense like Longview and Gladerial but instead a team that simply knew how to win and grind out results when it needed to. That little bit of edge was the difference, with the Majestics just barely able to keep ahead of the Raptors, winning 1-0 at home against Stormguard on the final day and Raynor City tying with Ianisle in the capital to send the title from the capital and to the north in Stormguard. It has been a few years since the Majestics had last lifted the trophy, despite initially being the powerhouse in the Empire. Now they have taken back the crown but also get a chance to prove their mettle once more in the HCL and they along the the Raptors, Sabres, and Panthers look to reestablish Vanorian hegemony in the international competition.

Ps EHL                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Therathor Majestics         76   44  15  17   156  115  +41   103     Champions
 2 Raynor City Raptors         76   42  18  16   206  163  +43   102     HCL
 3 Longview Sabres             76   43  14  19   103   66  +37   100     HCL
 4 Gladerial Panthers          76   33  20  23    78   56  +22    86     HCL
 5 Soldarian Royals            76   33  16  27   177  167  +10    82
 6 Baysleef Goliaths           76   32  18  26   147  151   −4    82
 7 Zul'Atun Eagles             76   33  15  28   156  149   +7    81
 8 Hondo Guards                76   29  22  25    69   67   +2    80
 9 Valanari Kings              76   32  16  28   191  191    0    80
10 Vaharia Rangers             76   29  18  29   143  133  +10    76
11 Turbani Titans              76   24  27  25   152  146   +6    75
12 Ianisle Guardians           76   27  20  29    76   77   −1    74
13 Travesian Giants            76   25  20  31   101  101    0    70
14 Stormguard Lions            76   24  19  33   144  149   −5    67
15 Oliviena Senators           76   23  18  35   125  134   −9    64
16 Enyenora Timbers            76   23  16  37   124  154  −30    62
17 Quel'Thalas Mariners        76   21  19  36   106  137  −31    61
18 Caethserir Krakens          76   23  14  39   121  159  −38    60     Relegated
19 Ironwind Sentinels          76   20  19  37   104  132  −28    59     Relegated
20 Capri Ducks                 76   16  24  36   156  188  −32    56     Relegated

EHL 2

Ps EHL 2                      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Ispan Wanderers             76   39  22  15    83   48  +35   100     Champions
 2 Kilai Wolverines            76   33  30  13   201  161  +40    96     Promoted
 3 Valanari Blue Wings         76   36  18  22   122  112  +10    90     Promoted
 4 Ibini Wanderers             76   31  24  21   131  109  +22    86
 5 Everlin Hawks               76   36  14  26    82   75   +7    86
 6 Cartmot Hawks               76   31  16  29   121  115   +6    78
 7 Uvalde Eagles               76   28  22  26   108  105   +3    78
 8 Monaven Timbers             76   29  19  28    81   81    0    77
 9 Coral Bay Rays              76   31  15  30   116  118   −2    77
10 Rinaldi Hurricane           76   26  22  28   119  110   +9    74
11 Malu Sharks                 76   24  26  26   103  110   −7    74
12 Dandenong Raiders           76   27  19  30   105  108   −3    73
13 Milran Serin Lightning      76   27  18  31   119  124   −5    72
14 Mfe Thalas Rangers          76   26  18  32   106  117  −11    70
15 Goldsan Cougars             76   23  23  30    96  107  −11    69
16 Bidai Panthers              76   21  26  29   119  126   −7    68
17 Straightdale Warriors       76   20  25  31   112  134  −22    65
18 Morren Shaeras Stars        76   24  16  36   105  120  −15    64
19 Juavi Guardians             76   22  20  34    95  112  −17    64
20 Cranbourne Vipers           76   20  19  37   102  134  −32    59

[Valanora]

EBA Season 20,088

The offseason for a second straight year proved to be very fruitful for the domestic league, as the national team players all signed on to teams in the league a year after witnessing some from Banija do the same. With players from the two best national teams in the sport now playing in the league, the level of competition has definitely stepped up, but there seems to be a lot of that talented stacked between the two best teams historically in the league, the Highlanders of Valanari as well as the Monarchs of Raynor City. Speaking of the Monarchs, they were able to perform a feat that no other Vanorian side had been able to do in the past, despite some severely close attempts by that of the Highlanders, and were able to finally bring home an IUBC trophy to the Empire. With some impressive scoring outbursts, until the Championship game itself, the Monarchs were making easy work in a surprisingly calm fashion during the IUBC until the semifinals, where they escaped against one Equestrian team in Seaddle in a high scoring affair before then facing Everfree Indigo in the Championship game. Unlike the three previous rounds that saw buckets after buckets, it was a grindfest against the Equestrians, one that the Monarchs won on a buzzer beater to finally bring the trophy to the Empire.

The momentum carried on into the season as the Monarchs were determined to try to oust the Highlanders from their perch at the top of the league once and for all. However the tournament before the league season definitely came with a few drawbacks for the Monarchs, looking a little tired towards the end of their games in the first quarter of the season and not really blowing people out. The Highlanders on the otherhand were winning and doing some comfortably, with blowouts on the norm. It is this difference in those first fifteen games of the season that would ultimately be the difference between the two teams, with both teams winning against each other on their respective home courts during the season, though all four games were rather close. Both teams would finish with the same record, forty-nine wins and eleven losses, but it was those early season blowouts that tipped the tiebreaker in the Highlanders favor, with a vastly superior point differential compared to the Monarchs. The Monarchs can take solace in their IUBC victory, having bested the Highlanders in at least that.

Sneaking their way into third, thanks to that same tiebreaker, is the Golden Hurricane of Rinaldi, snatching it away from the Firebirds who thought they were going to the IUBC for a second straight season only for a last day defeat being their undoing with the Hurricane having won and taken the spot away from them. There is no denying that the IUBC is a very difficult contest to try and navigate, yet the league was able to send two teams into the knockout stages last tournament, with the Monarchs having found the depth and strength to be able to finally win a tournament for the Vanorian league. The next step will to try and get all three teams into the group stages, a feat that the Firebirds were not able to complete in the previous tournament. With reinforcements in the form of national team talent, there looks to be as good as chance as ever to get all three teams into the group stages, and from there anything can happen as the Monarchs were able to prove with their run. Can the league turn their one win into many like the EHL did in the HCL, or will this merely be a one off and something that comes and goes like the IFCF/UICA results?

Ps EBA                          Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD 
 1 Valanari Highlanders          60   49  11  4975 4122 +853     Champions
 2 Raynor City Monarchs          60   49  11  4818 4145 +673     IUBC
 3 Rinaldi Golden Hurricane      60   42  18  4792 4255 +537     IUBC
 4 Capri Firebirds               60   42  18  4823 4324 +499
 5 Mar Sara Phoenix              60   38  22  4846 4541 +305
 6 Therathor Paladins            60   33  27  4572 4535  +37
 7 Enyenora Rampage              60   32  28  4644 4585  +59
 8 Ibini Silverswords            60   30  30  4695 4683  +12
 9 Quel'Thalas Woodsmen          60   27  33  4459 4579 −120
10 Wexax Black Knights           60   26  34  4398 4742 −344
11 Morren Shaeras Spartans       60   25  35  4520 4603  −83
12 Turbani Bandits               60   24  36  4597 4744 −147
13 Hondo Blue Devils             60   23  37  4506 4734 −228
14 Karan Dorei Blazers           60   17  43  4356 4975 −619
15 Caethserin Aces               60   12  48  4275 4976 −701
16 Gladerial Avengers            60   11  49  4196 4929 −733

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[Valanora]

Season 20,089
Review

Every season United enters into the season as the proverbial favorites, they are the best club in the Empire for a reason and them not winning the title is now more of a surprise than them winning the title. From the outset, it was clear that despite some of the talent that the rest of the league had accumulated, that there was only going to be a single club who could keep up with the level that United was playing at, their crosstown rivals of Soldarian FC. The two capital city clubs were intent on setting a hard pace, neither one looking to want to lose games through the halfway mark, while the rest of the clubs knew they were only going to be able to battle for the last slot in the Champions League and the Challengers Cup spots. Even despite battling across numerous competitions, the Rockers were playing at the top of their game and they would face the Blades on matchday twenty-six with a chance to win the title if they were able to emerge victorious, while the Blades could keep the chase on for another two weeks if they could get a victory in their home ground.

Hellgate was completely packed with the supporters of both sides knowing how important this match was going to be for both of their seasons, with the Rockers hoping to once again retain the Premiership crown while Soldarian still wanted a chance to pull off an unlikely comeback. The capacity crowd was roaring to life even half an hour before the start of the game, and when Marian Hovlak scored an opening goal for the hosts three minutes into the match, it was a complete raucous as the stadium erupted out into joy. The young striker had really put in a shift in their second season as a starter, showing the sort of growth that the Blades had been hoping for when they bought him a few windows ago. United was under pressure from the hosts but were hitting back hard on the counter when they could, with Krister Voynov nabbing a late equalizer just two minutes before the halftime whistle for the holders. It had been against the run of play but the Rockers had grabbed a vital goal before the first half had ended, taking some of the wind out of the sails of their hosts.

The embattled Mason Blueman put the hosts back on top in the fifty-sixth minute with a curling effort from just outside the area and the belief started to grow once more that the race for the title would at least go for another two weeks. Soldarian nearly added a third when Anton Dimitrov had broken through the United line and was one on one with Scathach Wright, however Wright was able to palm down the attempted chip by the Blades' striker and kept United within touching distance with twenty minutes left to go. In a rare opportunity on the field, Gillen Madrigal López made her impact be made with a low driven cross that Edmün Çídh was able to redirect the cross into the net and bring things level with nine minutes left on the clock. One of United's own and homegrown, Selim Estrada Barrientos, would deliver the title winning blow, rising above the rest of the box off a late corner and smashing in a header to the far post and into the back of the net. An unexpected comeback bringing the most expected of results, United had once again won the Premiership. The last month of the season was a victory tour and many of the young players the side has been trying to cultivate getting some playing time, including young Tina Long from Eura, grabbing a brace in a last matchday win at Mar Sara.

Mar Sara and Soldarian would meet in the Silver Cup Final, after both sides won close affairs at home in the semifinals to advance. With both sides having already secured Champions League places, it meant that Club ESF in sixth position in the league was awarded the Challengers Cup spot that is reserved for the cup winner. Much like their battle with United a month before, the Blades got the early lead, though this time it was two goals to the good before suffering the heartbreak as a Harlem Saxstrom brace in the second half and then a third in extra time gave the Flames the trophy. At the same time, United's youth team had unexpectedly made it way into the RSC Final and there Tina Long would once again show her promise, scoring the winning penalty as the youth side beat Cazadores Cathair in penalties, avenging the senior side's elimination in the Champions League first knockout round to the Audioslav team. There would be one last Final to be played, as United had made it to the AOCL Final against Dí Maozöxê of Farfadillis. Brayan Borja would be the lone goalscorer, securing a brace for United and avoiding a letdown after the emotional victory in the semifinals against Energija Chernovets.

Also next season will be a historic season for the Premiership, as the first ever club from Sabine and Caddonia will be playing in the topflight after Club Atlético Bexar won League One this season. It has been less than two decades since clubs from Sabine and Caddonia had started playing in the Premiership and now the first club will get its try at the top. It will be quite interesting to see if they are able to measure up with the rest of the Vanorian clubs or if the talent gap will be too large to overcome. They do have a transfer window to try and prepare and given they are in the only metroplex of the subcontinent, they may be able to get some foreign talent to come over.

Premiership

Pos Team                     P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Raynor City United      30  22  3   5  74  37  +37  69     Champions
  2 Soldarian FC            30  18  6   6  56  35  +21  60     IFCL
  3 Mar Sara FC             30  15  6   9  60  33  +27  51     IFCL
  4 Wexax United            30  15  3  12  34  41   -7  48     IFCC
  5 Ibini FC                30  13  8   9  46  43   +3  47     IFCC
  6 Club ESF                30  13  4  13  47  49   -2  43     IFCC
  7 FC Capri                30  12  5  13  55  42  +13  41
  8 Hondo FC                30  10 10  10  50  44   +6  40
  9 FC Longview             30  11  7  12  43  48   -5  40
 10 SC Rinaldi              30  11  7  12  28  34   -6  40
 11 Char Sara FC            30  10  8  12  34  38   -4  38
 12 Gladerial United        30   9  8  13  36  42   -6  35
 13 Rolalas FC              30   9  7  14  44  58  -14  34
 14 AC Valanari             30   9  6  15  30  48  -18  33
 15 AC Hartdale             30   6  8  16  25  45  -20  26     Relegated
 16 Juavi FC                30   5  8  17  28  53  -25  23     Relegated

League One

Pos Team                      P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Club Atlético Bexar      30  20   7   3  56  17  +39  67     Champions
  2 Club Valanora            30  19   5   6  58  28  +30  62     Promoted
  3 Raynor City FC           30  15   7   8  47  34  +13  52
  4 Kareen FC                30  14   6  10  31  39   -8  48
  5 AC Asarnova              30  13   8   9  35  31   +4  47
  6 Baysleef FC              30  11  10   9  28  23   +5  43
  7 FC Wexax                 30  12   6  12  39  40   -1  42
  8 Audio Bull Synergy       30   9  10  11  33  34   -1  37
  9 Turmondale United        30   9   9  12  20  25   -5  36
 10 AS Peravova              30   9   9  12  30  38   -8  36
 11 SC Ianisle               30  10   6  14  43  56  -13  36
 12 Ursona FC                30  10   6  14  29  54  -25  36
 13 Straightdale FC          30   7  11  12  37  34   +3  32
 14 Samarga United           30   8   8  14  29  31   -2  32
 15 Quel'Thalas FC           30   9   5  16  23  35  -12  32     Relegated
 16 AC Zul'Atun              30   6   5  19  25  44  -19  23     Relegated

League Two

Pos Team                   P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Everlin FC            30  17   8   5  54  29  +25  59     Champions
  2 Ibininers             30  16   6   8  51  32  +19  54     Promoted
  3 Turmondale FC         30  16   4  10  34  26   +8  52
  4 FC Therathor          30  12  14   4  30  17  +13  50
  5 RC Mercanthum         30  15   5  10  22  17   +5  50
  6 FC Travesian          30  12  10   8  33  23  +10  46
  7 FC Monaven            30  13   4  13  28  29   -1  43
  8 FC Espalya            30  11   8  11  28  29   -1  41
  9 Valanari FC           30  10  10  10  25  26   -1  40
 10 Ventus                30  11   5  14  25  24   +1  38
 11 AS Zul'Daratar        30  10   7  13  39  50  -11  37
 12 Vaharia FC            30  10   3  17  40  43   -3  33
 13 Athletic Rolalas      30   7   9  14  24  45  -21  30
 14 AS Sharala            30   6  11  13  17  23   -6  29
 15 Cartmot Pride         30   7   8  15  18  40  -22  29     Relegated
 16 FC Vernad             30   6  10  14  15  30  -15  28     Relegated

League Three

Pos Team                          P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Travesian AS                 30  20   4   6  50  25  +25  64     Champions
  2 Southwind Hearts United      30  16  10   4  55  34  +21  58     Promoted
  3 Zul'Daratar FC               30  17   5   8  49  29  +20  56
  4 Moria                        30  14   8   8  28  18  +10  50
  5 Mar Azul                     30  13   8   9  40  30  +10  47
  6 Río CF                       30  13   7  10  32  27   +5  46
  7 FC Quel'Mathar               30  12   9   9  48  42   +6  45
  8 Manavawi Athletic            30   9  14   7  36  28   +8  41
  9 Cibolo CF                    30  10   8  12  33  34   -1  38
 10 Bree FC                      30  10   7  13  25  32   -7  37
 11 AC Tasmuarand                30  10   4  16  36  47  -11  34
 12 Jaguares                     30   9   5  16  25  44  -19  32
 13 FC Aulian                    30   8   6  16  34  47  -13  30     Relegated
 14 FC Rosenthal                 30   7   7  16  32  40   -8  28     Relegated
 15 Club Atlético Sabinal        30   5  12  13  34  51  -17  27     Relegated
 16 FC Cranbourne                30   6   8  16  29  58  -29  26     Relegated

Woodland Conference

Pos Team                           P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Impérial                      30  16   9   5  49  26  +23  57     Champions
  2 Cier Boys FC                  30  15   7   8  48  35  +13  52     Promoted
  3 Aarl of Marjel                30  14   8   8  26  15  +11  50
  4 The Elven Tide                30  13  10   7  44  40   +4  49
  5 Coast Fallen Spirits          30  13   8   9  38  28  +10  47
  6 White Lions                   30  12   6  12  40  38   +2  42
  7 Aurora Bay                    30  11   9  10  33  33   +0  42
  8 AC Stormguard                 30  10  11   9  47  40   +7  41
  9 Turbani FC                    30  10  10  10  35  43   -8  40
 10 Crown Royal FC                30   9  11  10  40  52  -12  38
 11 Char Sara United              30   9   9  12  25  27   -2  36
 12 Oras                          30   9   9  12  35  42   -7  36
 13 Oliviena United               30   6  14  10  17  21   -4  32     Relegated
 14 FC San Diromia                30   8   8  14  45  53   -8  32     Relegated
 15 RC Elunita                    30   8   6  16  43  56  -13  30     Relegated
 16 Priestesses of the South      30   5   9  16  27  43  -16  24     Relegated

Marauder Conference

Pos Team                        P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Coral FC                   30  14   8   8  30  19  +11  50     Champions
  2 Caballeros CF              30  14   7   9  33  25   +8  49     Promoted
  3 Spears of the South        30  14   7   9  30  28   +2  49
  4 South Strike CF            30  13   9   8  47  33  +14  48
  5 Quel'Tir United            30  13   8   9  50  37  +13  47
  6 Cazavientos                30  12  11   7  36  26  +10  47
  7 Sacré                      30  13   7  10  32  27   +5  46
  8 Cruzardo Rojo              30  12   9   9  32  24   +8  45
  9 CD Sabinal                 30  10  11   9  30  26   +4  41
 10 Caethserin United          30   9  12   9  35  33   +2  39
 11 Twenty Forest Rangers      30  11   6  13  29  31   -2  39
 12 Víkings                    30  10   8  12  29  41  -12  38
 13 Purple Nova Ytt            30   9   7  14  30  39   -9  34     Relegated
 14 Cenit Zavalla              30   6  11  13  25  33   -8  29     Relegated
 15 Icurus Sea                 30   8   5  17  21  44  -23  29     Relegated
 16 CD Guadelupe               30   7   4  19  21  44  -23  25     Relegated

Viella Conference

Pos Team                     P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Sentinels               30  18   7   5  48  22  +26  61     Champions
  2 Quel'Thalas United      30  16   6   8  48  37  +11  54     Promoted
  3 Zanabia City            30  16   5   9  34  28   +6  53
  4 Club Zul'Atun           30  12  14   4  34  21  +13  50
  5 ASC Karan Dorei         30  14   7   9  34  26   +8  49
  6 Southern Citadel        30  13   8   9  32  31   +1  47
  7 Barberton Town          30  12   8  10  25  22   +3  44
  8 The Oracles             30  12   7  11  27  26   +1  43
  9 West Crown FC           30  11   9  10  26  20   +6  42
 10 Coast Kings             30   9  12   9  28  29   -1  39
 11 Canondale               30  11   5  14  23  28   -5  38
 12 Northern FC             30   7  10  13  17  30  -13  31
 13 Samariners              30   7   9  14  31  39   -8  30     Relegated
 14 Lordes                  30   7   8  15  26  38  -12  29     Relegated
 15 North Hotspurs          30   4  10  16  24  38  -14  22     Relegated
 16 Frost Sea FC            30   5   7  18  18  40  -22  22     Relegated

Hatire Conference

Pos Team                   P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Yolan FC              30  17   5   8  60  30  +30  56     Champions
  2 Port Swell FC         30  16   4  10  46  41   +5  52     Promoted
  3 Kirria United         30  13  12   5  49  40   +9  51
  4 Arouw United          30  15   5  10  49  39  +10  50
  5 Trinity               30  14   8   8  36  31   +5  50
  6 Mariner Coast FC      30  13   8   9  37  23  +14  47
  7 SC Malu               30  13   7  10  48  52   -4  46
  8 Arrosia Wild          30  11   9  10  32  35   -3  42
  9 East Rovers           30  11   6  13  36  40   -4  39
 10 Nova FC               30  10   8  12  32  37   -5  38
 11 O'n Belanore          30  10   7  13  33  38   -5  37
 12 Tarahaiveower         30   8  12  10  32  37   -5  36
 13 Astraður              30   8   7  15  25  34   -9  31     Relegated
 14 FC Silvershire        30   8   6  16  37  43   -6  30     Relegated
 15 FC Vamas              30   7   8  15  24  35  -11  29     Relegated
 16 Naucratinals          30   7   6  17  23  44  -21  27     Relegated

Raynor Conference

Pos Team                        P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Mariners Coast United      30  15   9   6  34  19  +15  54     Champions
  2 San Ángelo CF              30  13  12   5  32  21  +11  51     Promoted
  3 Erran FC                   30  13  10   7  30  18  +12  49
  4 Ironwind United            30  12  11   7  19  15   +4  47
  5 Eastfields FC              30  14   4  12  28  28   +0  46
  6 Dragons Bridge             30  12   9   9  27  20   +7  45
  7 CF Caddo                   30  13   6  11  32  31   +1  45
  8 Reavers                    30  12   6  12  28  25   +3  42
  9 Whitecaps                  30  11   9  10  27  25   +2  42
 10 CF Steele                  30  10  11   9  32  32   +0  41
 11 Yalbarrin CF               30   9  10  11  30  28   +2  37
 12 Woodlander's Guard         30   9   9  12  32  32   +0  36
 13 Heathi                     30   8   9  13  25  32   -7  33     Relegated
 14 Aldrid                     30   9   4  17  24  43  -19  31     Relegated
 15 Aletail Forest             30   7   7  16  18  31  -13  28     Relegated
 16 Rangers                    30   6   8  16  26  44  -18  26     Relegated

Elune Conference

Pos Team                        P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 CF Valley Town             30  18  7   5  52  19  +33  61     Champions
  2 Mar Sara AC                30  14  8   8  43  36   +7  50     Promoted
  3 AFC Milran Serin           30  14  6  10  42  34   +8  48
  4 Nyethsari FC               30  13  8   9  46  29  +17  47
  5 FC Ispan                   30  13  8   9  44  32  +12  47
  6 Ciudad Aransas             30  13  8   9  42  34   +8  47
  7 The Gality                 30  12 10   8  37  33   +4  46
  8 PSV Storm                  30  11  9  10  47  38   +9  42
  9 Poseidon SC                30  12  6  12  32  30   +2  42
 10 CA San Ángelo              30   9  9  12  35  40   -5  36
 11 Beechwood of Enyenora      30  10  6  14  26  42  -16  36
 12 Yalbarrin FC               30   9  8  13  42  62  -20  35
 13 Club Atlético Quanah       30   9  7  14  32  39   -7  34     Relegated
 14 Everfree Riders FC         30   8  9  13  33  44  -11  33     Relegated
 15 Club Atlético Cuero        30   6  9  15  26  43  -17  27     Relegated
 16 Itamiliard                 30   5 10  15  23  47  -24  25     Relegated

Group One

Pos Team                  P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Redpool FC           30  17   9   4  48  20  +28  60     Champions
  2 Druidisian           30  14  10   6  50  32  +18  52     Promoted
  3 Aleksando            30  14   9   7  42  28  +14  51
  4 AS Solqual           30  14   9   7  37  32   +5  51
  5 Yllverius            30  14   4  12  32  38   -6  46
  6 Montrion Bridge      30  10  15   5  39  30   +9  45
  7 Hilshore             30  12   7  11  37  34   +3  43
  8 Eyrantaesi AFC       30  11  10   9  30  27   +3  43
  9 Grand-Glacier        30  10  11   9  32  31   +1  41
 10 Highery Park         30  11   7  12  35  33   +2  40
 11 Sylve Aiqua          30  11   4  15  28  38  -10  37
 12 Kalet                30   8  10  12  31  37   -6  34
 13 FK Orasul            30   8   8  14  26  39  -13  32
 14 Selyne County        30   6  11  13  30  40  -10  29
 15 Enrn Caelora         30   7   7  16  17  31  -14  28
 16 Ume Tirione          30   4   7  19  25  49  -24  19

Group Two

Pos Team                       P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Morren Shaeras AC         30  19   9   2  42  16  +26  66     Champions
  2 Clube Vale                30  17   9   4  47  23  +24  60     Promoted
  3 E'ho Entheas              30  13  11   6  33  21  +12  50
  4 FC Mylranhil              30  13   8   9  31  23   +8  47
  5 Poikimites                30  13   8   9  36  31   +5  47
  6 Triors                    30  13   8   9  28  26   +2  47
  7 Maunga                    30  10  13   7  28  25   +3  43
  8 Torrests                  30   9  11  10  33  31   +2  38
  9 Westport                  30   9  11  10  31  33   -2  38
 10 Totlu Island Greatia      30  10   6  14  31  36   -5  36
 11 Grand Spirits             30   8  11  11  22  35  -13  35
 12 Imfe Allanar              30   7  10  13  32  36   -4  31
 13 Eskry Swift               30   6  10  14  29  41  -12  28
 14 Ventineau                 30   7   7  16  24  38  -14  28
 15 Atter                     30   6   8  16  28  40  -12  26
 16 Pontiful                  30   5  10  15  29  49  -20  25

Group Three

Pos Team                   P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 AS Soldar             30  17   9   4  55  31  +24  60     Champions
  2 Ayana Belanore        30  15   7   8  58  38  +20  52     Promoted
  3 FC of Moyne           30  14   8   8  34  21  +13  50
  4 South Warriors        30  13  11   6  40  31   +9  50
  5 Farranova             30  12   9   9  30  30   +0  45
  6 AS Everling-Isle      30  12   8  10  31  30   +1  44
  7 Caledon City          30  11  10   9  32  30   +2  43
  8 Hamil Itera           30  11   9  10  35  30   +5  42
  9 Cyrnlin               30  11   6  13  39  39   +0  39
 10 Oceanograd            30   8  13   9  27  32   -5  37
 11 Gelanet               30   8  10  12  33  37   -4  34
 12 Mekharian FC          30   7  13  10  32  38   -6  34
 13 Gaels                 30   8   8  14  31  44  -13  32
 14 Oakston               30   7  10  13  23  40  -17  31
 15 Forta                 30   7   9  14  23  36  -13  30
 16 Kesla                 30   5   8  17  25  41  -16  23

Group Four

Pos Team                 P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Nesa Taesi          30  16   7   7  37  20  +17  55     Champions
  2 Reitori             30  13  12   5  47  31  +16  51     Promoted
  3 Malakaru            30  14   9   7  37  23  +14  51
  4 Centriot            30  15   6   9  37  25  +12  51
  5 Silver AFC          30  14   8   8  34  26   +8  50
  6 Raal Ancalen        30  13   6  11  35  27   +8  45
  7 Iyen Nalore FC      30  11  11   8  29  22   +7  44
  8 Valen               30  11  11   8  30  31   -1  44
  9 Nythe Aiqua         30  11  10   9  28  26   +2  43
 10 Serrannah           30  11   7  12  33  33   +0  40
 11 Fylonas             30   8  11  11  20  25   -5  35
 12 Espor               30   8   9  13  30  39   -9  33
 13 Wood United         30   7   9  14  29  36   -7  30
 14 Tivalton            30   7   7  16  26  51  -25  28
 15 Inimas              30   7   6  17  22  41  -19  27
 16 Arkan               30   6   7  17  23  41  -18  25

Group Five

Pos Team                      P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 North Coral FC           30  16   6   8  48  28  +20  54     Champions
  2 Portaki                  30  17   3  10  61  48  +13  54     Promoted
  3 AC Therathor             30  16   4  10  41  31  +10  52
  4 CF Valanari              30  14   9   7  37  24  +13  51
  5 North Sentinals FC       30  15   5  10  34  36   -2  50
  6 North Islands FC         30  15   3  12  52  38  +14  48
  7 Humar Fists FC           30  13   6  11  41  30  +11  45
  8 Sumaria Warriors CF      30  11   9  10  39  40   -1  42
  9 Milway                   30  11   8  11  36  32   +4  41
 10 Sheringa United          30  10   7  13  36  46  -10  37
 11 Brookside FC             30   8  12  10  28  37   -9  36
 12 Paron United             30   7  13  10  36  42   -6  34
 13 Inner Guardians FC       30   9   6  15  29  38   -9  33
 14 Westerial                30   9   5  16  29  46  -17  32
 15 Sheringa FC              30   6  10  14  22  35  -13  28
 16 Damaciu                  30   5  10  15  33  51  -18  25

Group Six

Pos Team                         P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Valleyview FC               30  19   5   6  74  38  +36  62     Champions
  2 Arctical                    30  16   7   7  44  26  +18  55     Promoted
  3 CF Hidalgo                  30  15  10   5  44  26  +18  55
  4 Aras United                 30  14  11   5  39  30   +9  53
  5 Ariela Falls FC             30  14   7   9  39  28  +11  49
  6 Samcastle                   30  12   8  10  22  20   +2  44
  7 Club Atlético Carrizo       30  11   8  11  39  33   +6  41
  8 Irran Tirione               30  12   5  13  37  37   +0  41
  9 Nacional                    30  12   4  14  26  28   -2  40
 10 Club Atlético Tawakona      30  11   6  13  27  37  -10  39
 11 Club Atlético Wichita       30  10   6  14  33  38   -5  36
 12 ðe Arthusian                30  10   6  14  26  39  -13  36
 13 CF Marina                   30   8  11  11  29  34   -5  35
 14 Isla Pinat                  30  10   4  16  24  39  -15  34
 15 CF Bidai                    30   5   9  16  23  40  -17  24
 16 Alpinista United            30   4   7  19  14  47  -33  19

Group Seven

Pos Team                  P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 AC Honor             30  16  7   7  41  23  +18  55     Champions
  2 Atlético Nueces      30  15  7   8  40  36   +4  52     Promoted
  3 Três Riot            30  14  6  10  35  29   +6  48
  4 Sunlander FC         30  13  8   9  36  26  +10  47
  5 AS Zul'Atun          30  13  7  10  47  42   +5  46
  6 Aransas CF           30  13  7  10  39  35   +4  46
  7 Ironmont             30  13  7  10  38  36   +2  46
  8 Fælles               30  13  5  12  38  38   +0  44
  9 Northwood FC         30  12  6  12  35  29   +6  42
 10 Nueces CF            30  11  7  12  43  41   +2  40
 11 Atlético Lamesa      30   9 10  11  28  36   -8  37
 12 SC Quintal           30   9  9  12  39  34   +5  36
 13 CF Lamesa            30   9  9  12  22  32  -10  36
 14 CF Cuero             30   9  6  15  35  45  -10  33
 15 Liola CF             30   8  9  13  27  37  -10  33
 16 Quanah CF            30   5  6  19  20  44  -24  21

Group Eight

Pos Team                      P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 CF Helotes               30  16  11   3  34  19  +15  59     Champions
  2 Atlético Liola           30  14  10   6  38  26  +12  52     Promoted
  3 CD Waxahachie            30  13   8   9  33  27   +6  47
  4 Onsesera                 30  12  10   8  29  24   +5  46
  5 Santos                   30  13   7  10  29  25   +4  46
  6 Easterial                30  11   9  10  35  31   +4  42
  7 Valley Mills CF          30  11   9  10  35  36   -1  42
  8 CA Caddo                 30  11   8  11  33  32   +1  41
  9 Loyetea Athletic         30   9  12   9  37  33   +4  39
 10 Abbotsham Wanderers      30   9   9  12  22  21   +1  36
 11 Portville United         30   9   9  12  22  24   -2  36
 12 CD Uvalde                30   8   9  13  22  30   -8  33
 13 Zavalla CF               30   7  11  12  29  35   -6  32
 14 Suax United              30   8   8  14  30  44  -14  32
 15 Uvalde CF                30   6  13  11  17  32  -15  31
 16 Sealy CF                 30   7   9  14  25  31   -6  30

Silver Cup
Holders ~ Hondo FC
Broadcast restrictions applied to rounds before the Ro16

Round of Sixteen
Wexax United 1-1(5-1 AET) Woodlander's Guard
Quel'Thalas FC 3-2 AS Zul'Datar
Gladerial United 1-1(2-1 AET) Raynor City United
Soldarian FC 1-0 Club Valanora
FC Silvershire 2-2(2-2 AET)[5-3 PKs] Ibini FC
Travesian AS 0-1 Mar Sara FC
Club ESF 3-2 FC Vamas
Kareen FC 2-1 FC Capri

Quarterfinals
Club ESF 4-2 Wexax United
Quel'Thalas FC 1-0 Gladerial United
Soldarian FC 4-1 FC Silvershire
Mar Sara FC 1-1(1-1 AET)[5-3 PKs] Kareen FC

Semifinals
Soldarian FC 3-2 Club ESF
Mar Sara FC 1-0 Quel'Thalas FC

Final
@ Hatire Memorial, Capri
Soldarian FC 2-2(2-3 AET) Mar Sara FC

End of Season Awards

Manager of the Year
1. Dan Eastwood - Raynor City United
2. Sara Weiß - FC Longview
3. Ludwig Magnusson - Soldarian FC

Golden Boot
1. Edmün Çídh - Raynor City United (19 goals)
2. Harlem Saxstrom - Mar Sara FC (18 goals)
3. Marian Hovlak - Soldarian FC (18 goals)

Player of the Season
1. Kristina Wise - Raynor City United (3 goals, 11 assists)
2. Pánfilo Veliz - FC Capri (4 goals, 14 assists)
3. Marian Hovlak - Soldarian FC - (18 goals, 2 assists)

Team of the Season
GK: Riga Demetry - Mar Sara FC
RB: Alma Watts - Soldarian FC
CB: Karl-Heinz Jager - Raynor City United
CB: Ulrike Kluge - SC Rinaldi
LB: Jakub Svatoš - Mar Sara FC
RW: Pánfilo Veliz - FC Capri
MC: Ronan Schofield - Raynor City United
AMC: Kristina Wise - Raynor City United
LW: Daniella Åström - Hondo FC
ST: Edmün Çídh - Raynor City United
ST: Marian Hovlak - Soldarian FC

[Valanora]

EHL Season 20,090

While the Majestics might have been able to swipe the title away from the capital last season and ruin both the Raptors and Sabres attempt to take the crown themselves, there would be no such luck for the team from Therathor this season. Indeed, unlike the previous season that saw three dominant team in the form of Therathor, Raynor City, and Longview, there was only a single team that came close to being such a force and even they were not able to eclipse the one hundred point mark like the three teams from last season were able to. Perhaps this is a sign that there is a growing rise of parity in the league, or perhaps it is merely the result of a lot of the more veteran squads seeing some roster turnover in the offseason with their veteran stars either deciding to hang up their skates or be relegated to a more limited role than they were previously employed in. Whatever the cause, the competitiveness of this season was at a decent rate, with eight teams finishing within seven points of each other but only three of them being able to claim the Hockey Champion' League berths.

That math might not add up when you think about it, if seven teams were there in the mix but only three spots in the premier international club competition for our sport when all leagues are entitled to four teams entering into that tournament. That is because despite there not being a single team that eclipsed the triple digit mark in the season, there was a runaway winner of the league this season as the Raptors tore through the competition with an offensive outpouring that was head and shoulders above what anyone else in the league could attempt to keep up with. Scoring over twenty more goals than their closest competitor in the scoring department, in the form of third placed Soldarian, who had a hundred eighty-nine goals, the two hundred eleven goals by the Raptors is quite an achievement. With ninety-eight points on the board, a clear ten points ahead of last seasons' champions of Therathor, the Raptors made their statement about who they believe are the best team in the Empire. While it might be true by some margin in this season, there is still plenty of talented competition in the league that could easily be in their place come next season.

After a few subpar seasons in the Hockey Champions' League, the Vanorian contingent representing the Empire was able to show once more the sort of results that one had come to expect from the teams from the league in the competition. With three teams in the knockouts and two of them making the semifinal stages, it was a bit of a rebirth for the Empire representatives and a good breath of fresh air for the league as a whole. While the Raptors would eventually fall in overtime to their regional rivals in the Vilitan Cove, that the side was able to get into the Final once more was a huge boon to the confidence of the squad and the league as a whole as it had appeared that their supremacy over the competition had not only been shattered but the competitiveness of the league in the international arena as well. While there is work to be done if the EHL is to get back to being the most dominant power in the club scene, the Raptors near miss in the Final is a good step in the right direction and with them and the Majestics being the flagbearers for the league, with the Royals and Eagles in tow, it looks promising that the next steps might be taken in the upcoming HCL as well.

Ps EHL                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Raynor City Raptors         76   40  18  18   211  160  +51    98     Champions
 2 Therathor Majestics         76   32  24  20   157  136  +21    88     HCL
 3 Soldarian Royals            76   31  25  20   189  170  +19    87     HCL
 4 Zul'Atun Eagles             76   33  21  22   176  157  +19    87     HCL
 5 Stormguard Lions            76   28  29  19   163  145  +18    85
 6 Gladerial Panthers          76   31  23  22    66   51  +15    85
 7 Hondo Guards                76   29  26  21    77   74   +3    84
 8 Longview Sabres             76   34  13  29    98   78  +20    81
 9 Vaharia Rangers             76   29  23  24   132  121  +11    81
10 Valanari Kings              76   27  25  24   181  169  +12    79
11 Ianisle Guardians           76   34  11  31    91   80  +11    79
12 Travesian Giants            76   30  19  27    91   94   −3    79
13 Turbani Titans              76   27  23  26   156  146  +10    77
14 Oliviena Senators           76   28  18  30   116  119   −3    74
15 Baysleef Goliaths           76   30  13  33   151  162  −11    73
16 Ispan Wanderers             76   25  18  33    89  104  −15    68
17 Quel'Thalas Mariners        76   18  21  37   121  150  −29    57
18 Kilai Wolverines            76   16  25  35   150  194  −44    57     Relegated
19 Valanari Blue Wings         76   19  14  43   147  193  −46    52     Relegated
20 Enyenora Timbers            76   17  15  44    88  147  −59    49     Relegated

EHL 2

Ps EHL 2                      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Capri Ducks                 76   41  20  15   195  145  +50   102     Champions
 2 Everlin Hawks               76   39  13  24    95   72  +23    91     Promoted
 3 Monaven Timbers             76   33  20  23    81   64  +17    86     Promoted
 4 Ironwind Sentinels          76   33  19  24   126  116  +10    85
 5 Straightdale Warriors       76   33  18  25   128  111  +17    84
 6 Dandenong Raiders           76   36  12  28   133  124   +9    84
 7 Coral Bay Rays              76   33  15  28   117  105  +12    81
 8 Rinaldi Hurricane           76   27  24  25   108  102   +6    78
 9 Ibini Wanderers             76   31  14  31   123  124   −1    76
10 Goldsan Cougars             76   26  23  27   122  114   +8    75
11 Cranbourne Vipers           76   26  23  27   112  109   +3    75
12 Bidai Panthers              76   24  26  26   115  114   +1    74
13 Milran Serin Lightning      76   29  14  33   133  151  −18    72
14 Cartmot Hawks               76   23  25  28   103  120  −17    71
15 Mfe Thalas Rangers          76   26  18  32   125  138  −13    70
16 Caethserir Krakens          76   25  18  33   118  132  −14    68
17 Uvalde Eagles               76   22  23  31   118  131  −13    67
18 Malu Sharks                 76   22  23  31   108  129  −21    67
19 Morren Shaeras Stars        76   22  14  40   100  126  −26    58
20 Juavi Guardians             76   22  12  42   104  137  −33    56

[Valanora]

EBA Season 20,090

It was an odd season, as the Raynor City Monarchs were able to make their way to the IUBC Championship game in style, flexing their superstar might against every team that they came up against, including Rinaldi in the Quarterfinals, once they were able to get past the Crystopolis Lancers in the Round of Sixteen. The game against the team from the Crystal Empire in the first knockout round would be the Monarchs closest game, before a dominating defense and explosive offense was able to torch the rest of the competition and the team was able to build upon being the first team from the Eternal Empire to win the title but also the first to win multiple and retain their crown. It is a crowning achievement for a city and nation that is so competitive when it comes to the sporting arena, making the capital of the Empire truly one of the most decorated and formidable when it comes to a variety of different sports.

However for all their success in the international arena, they were not able to keep up with the Highlanders, as Valanari was almost entirely unbeatable this season, suffering only single digit losses en route to retaining their crown. While the Monarchs might have been able to dominate the international competition with a high flying offense and a defense that was suffocating, it would be Valanari who would do that on the domestic scene. Having both the most points for and the least against at the end of the season really tells the story of how this traditional team was able to plow their way straight to yet another title. It feels like the Highlanders are not content to merely step aside and let everyone bask in the achievements of the Monarchs and they want to put in their claim as the best Vanorian team in basketball, which they are in the domestic scene. However if they truly want to be able to take that title, they will need to replicate the Monarchs' success in the IUBC and actually win a championship, while in a bit of a surprise the two powers will be joined by Enyenora in the IUBC next season as they pipped Rinaldi, Therathor, and Capri with a last day victory for the final spot.

Ps EBA                          Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD 
 1 Valanari Highlanders          60   51   9  4927 4101 +826     Champions
 2 Raynor City Monarchs          60   42  18  4894 4230 +664     IUBC
 3 Enyenora Rampage              60   40  20  4692 4479 +213     IUBC
 4 Rinaldi Golden Hurricane      60   39  21  4751 4210 +541
 5 Therathor Paladins            60   39  21  4807 4422 +385
 6 Capri Firebirds               60   39  21  4696 4419 +277
 7 Mar Sara Phoenix              60   36  24  4768 4582 +186
 8 Quel'Thalas Woodsmen          60   29  31  4568 4607  −39
 9 Wexax Black Knights           60   28  32  4527 4665 −138
10 Hondo Blue Devils             60   25  35  4409 4592 −183
11 Ibini Silverswords            60   25  35  4480 4697 −217
12 Karan Dorei Blazers           60   23  37  4392 4806 −414
13 Turbani Bandits               60   22  38  4411 4781 −370
14 Gladerial Avengers            60   16  44  4265 4797 −532
15 Morren Shaeras Spartans       60   14  46  4305 4762 −457
16 Caethserin Aces               60   12  48  4161 4903 −742

[Valanora]

Season 20,090 Preview

Lineups are listed right to left where applicable

AC Valanari
Nickname: Young Blues
Location: Valanari | Stadium: Duran Palace (51,000) | Manager: Noah Selvik (41)
Kits: Home & Away

There was a time when the Valanari academy was regarded as the best in the nation and how they earned the moniker of being the Young Blues. However time has past them by along with many other academies across the nation, notably the Night Academy in Raynor City, while their status as a Premiership team has fluctuated. The Young Blues have managed to put together two seasons where they have had just enough to keep them in the top flight thanks to the young Selvik at the helm. This team has a lot of individually gifted pieces but it is not enough to have talent, they need to play as a team, and that looks to be their downfall and could very easily see them slip back into the second tier barring some unforeseen creativity and cohesiveness of this squad.

Starting XI: Nicolai Soleng (32); Oline Byberg (25), Danial Sjøli (29), Nojus Lund (25), Olav Thøgersen (26); Tuva Hagen (29), Baishya Zangeste (32), Marina Austerlitz (25); Jôk Ônzántolöìra (24); Silje Dalen (30), Amanda Hognestad (23)
Key Reserves: Inger Birkeland (GK, 21), Christian Tangen (CB, 19), Ole Nodland (RB, 22), Liam Pedersen (RW, 19), Marie Torsvik (D/MC, 20), Freya Høvik (MC, 25), Gina Strømsnes (AMC, 24)

Char Sara FC
Nickname: The Inferno
Location: Char Sara | Stadium: The Tar Pit (39,000) | Manager: Rivka Keaton (59)
Kits: Home & Away

Keaton had to reinvent the team last season with an aging squad that was struggling to keep up its ambitions of being a midtable to IFCF challenger sort of club after having done so well to achieve that goal when they had first arrived in the Premiership. The team was not that cohesive as an unit but as a whole, it had made considerable strides, particularly on the defensive side of the ball where they had been absolutely struggling. With a season of being together under their belts, as well as a bit of a bounce back with last year not being remotely close to the relegation zone, there is renewed hope within one of the Premiership founding clubs that it can rekindle the magic and lift itself up back into international competition contention. However form is fleeting and their mild success from last season could be an aberration rather than a sign of things to come.

Starting XI: Caltson McGleen (22); Adam Vebec (29), Ingve Harakhan (24), Bala Guissé (28); Theo Skårland (30), Zahra Solhaug (31), Bernhard Dale (23), Johannes Frivold (31); Simon Jacobsen (29), Julia Wolfgangsdóttir (23), Mari Thomsen (29)
Key Reserves: Marie Grunwald (CB, 20), Antje Kohl (RB, 20), Ane Helvik (LW, 20), Lars Haukås (RW, 22), Marius Kolstø (MC, 22), Sophia Drescher (ST, 25)

Club Atlético Bexar
Nickname: The Spurs
Location: Bexar | Stadium: Freeman Park (26,000) | Manager: Dora Fierro Fuentes (55)
Kits: Home & Away

The first club from Sabine and Caddonia to make it to the Premiership, which is a feat considering they were not the club tipped to do it, nor even the favored club to come from their home city of Bexar, with Rio FC having thought to have the better odds. Yet here they are and a standing achievement to the growth of the game in all parts of the Eternal Empire and regardless of what happens on the field, it will be a historic season for them and the Premiership as a whole. With an entirely domestic built roster, they will be heroes to all those in Sabine and Caddonia to showcase their talent on the most grand of domestic stages. They won promotion through a suffocating defense, one that is likely not going to be able to come close to replicating those sort of results against the wealth of attacking talent in the Premiership, but should hold its own well enough that they may just have a chance at survival when all is said and done.

Starting XI: Ezio Castillo (25); Ottón Mejía (21), Armand Contreras (30), Bastien Abreu (30), Muriel Chavarría (25); Herminia Salazar (31), Leónidas Salinas (29), Rafaela Castellanos (26), Sylvia Reyna (24); Carysa Alvarado (24), Romano Pina (28)
Key Reserves: Amalio Monroy (CB, 24), Caín Cortez (RW, 27), Salvador Enríquez (LW, 32), Dante Pérez (MC, 23), Thiago Alejandro (MC, 21), Cristel Terán (ST, 22)

Club ESF
Nickname: The Blues, The Nationals
Location: Mar Sara | Stadium: Donna Cathedral (60,000) | Manager: Håvard Chaudhry (57)
Kits: Home & Away

A few seasons in the second tier made the Blues apparently very hungry for success once they were promoted back to the top tier, earning themselves a very much unexpected trip into the IFCF this season, though that was helped along by the results of the Cup being favorable to their league position. What perhaps has enabled the Blues to make such a splash upon their return to the top flight was the loyalty that was shown by a large contingent of their foreign players that they had signed for the season in which they were relegated, having tried their best that season to stave off the drop. By no means was last season a beautiful season, a negative goal difference despite their sixth placed finish is a testament to that, but they are team that seems quite hard to beat at home and a bit of a nuisance to host in your own ground. A repeat in the top six does not look to be in the cards for the Nationals, especially with an added distraction of IFCF football at least in the early part of the season, but there is enough talent to cause a few ruffles of feather and perhaps capture a top half finish again.

Starting XI: Regna Dzafic (30); Nyella Lieftinck (31), Jahan Attar (26), Alexander Eggers (27), Chetaar Rusma (26); Naiva Storrev (32), Stephen Zoyate (26), Thomas Heim (25); Mason Karven (24); Isabella Chaplain (33), Yokin Arana (32)
Key Reserves: Joakim Killi (GK, 25), Oscar Soltvedt (RB, 23), Nadia Staff (CB, 25), Riku Kasslin (RW, 22), Celine Moen (LW, 20), Matteus Aas (MC, 23), Håkon Egeberg (ST, 25)

Club Valanora
Nickname: The Warriors
Location: Gladerial | Stadium: Tiradir (30,000) | Manager: Tiril Markussen (58)
Kits: Home & Away

Although they were not able to survive the rigors of the Premiership two seasons ago, the Warriors were right back up into the top tier with only one season spent in the second division, finishing a comfortable ten points clear of the third spot in the table. Unlike the Spurs, the Warriors are quite acquainted with the difficulties that they will find in the top tier and that has to be worrisome for Markussen as both of their best players are on the wrong side of thirty, in the form of the pair of Pasargans that lead their attack. The talent in their more youthful players is there, as evidenced by their formidable showing in League One last season, however the Premiership is another beast and demands at least a few veterans to steady the ship when the inevitable poor run of form hits. Will Bognár and Gulyas be enough to keep the squad going or will they find such a burden to difficult to carry on their own?

Starting XI: Theodor Blystad (22); Christian Johannessen (27), Karoline Weber (30), Maia Heide (25), Mariele Plate (24); Ramóna Bognár (31), Fride Sjøblom (31), Mathias Aspen (24), Dag Torsvik (22); Tardos Gulyas (32), Frida Hansen (23)
Key Reserves: Isabel Oland (RB, 20), Oda Sverdrup (CB, 22), Fredrik Fyhn (LB, 20), Felicia Berg (RW, 22), Silje Midtbø (MC, 21), Katrin Freytag (ST, 20)

FC Capri
Nickname: The Typhoon
Location: Capri | Stadium: Hatire Memorial (60,000) | Manager: Adela Lundström (38)
Kits: Home & Away

In two seasons in charge, Adela has managed to keep the Typhoon relevant, which was in some doubt when she took over despite the signing of Júlia Müller when she arrived on the scene. However the Typhoon are not challenging for the title and just missed out on the IFCF completely last season, meaning that despite her work in making sure the squad is not a mere afterthought in terms of the league, they are not making any real progress on their ambitions either. As has seemingly been their problem since their inception, it is an inconsistent and somewhat leaky defense that is keeping the team from reaching those upper echelons of the league, as it is the seasons that they get good defensive efforts that they have been real powers within the Premiership. This needs to be one of those seasons or else Júlia Müller might go down as one of the many talented attacking talents to come through the Typhoon and not have much to show for their remarkable scoring record with the club, as has too often been the case with the island club.

Starting XI: Fernando Sánchez (34); Siren Moon (31), Stefcia Radicz (25), Goio Quintana (20), Philippus Deniaud (32); Pánfilo Veliz (31), Peter Krauss (24), Jaimes Ybarra (29); Annika Netzach (32); Júlia Müller (33), Jutta Palminger (24)
Key Reserves: Aleš Zelinka (GK, 24), Torcado Fiallo (CB, 23), Amalie Berge (LB, 20), Ezio Zepeda (RB, 21), Markus Dresdner (RW, 22), Kensel Méndez (A/MC, 20), Reinaldo Sierra Núñez (ST, 20), Jordina Cortés (ST, 21)

FC Longview
Nickname: The Foxes
Location: Longview | Stadium: Angelotic Temple (71,000) | Manager: Sara Weiß (49)
Kits: Home & Away

If there is one thing that Longview has going for them, it is that they have one of the most majestic stadiums in all of the Empire, located neatly in the Spine of Arrosia mountains. Not many teams are accustomed to playing at elevation and that lets the Foxes be able to spring a few results in the Angelotic Temple that would not be expected of a squad of their caliber. An unexpected run into the international competitions has boosted the bank balance as well as fan support for one of the older clubs in the league without a league title. The team will be hoping that the defense will be able to turn things around and that they could advance upon their midtable finish last season and up into the international spots once more, to fully entrench themselves and displace some of the bigger, richer sides that have been struggling the last few seasons.

Starting XI: Nadine Cirjak (26); Ralf Austerlitz (28), Philipp Ackerman (33), Silke Fenstermacher (31), Steffen Bergmann (30); Paul Theissen (30), Tom Metzger (33), Luca Waechter (29), Perrando Ereyart (25); Lea Saenger (30), Caspar Pardoner (31)
Key Reserves: Leonie Bumgarner (GK, 23), Claudia Eichmann (RB, 24), Maximilian Gersten (LB, 27), Benjamin Frankfurter (CB, 29), Michael Amsel (LW, 27), Sophia Gruenewald (MC, 28), Torsten Wexler (ST, 27)

Gladerial United
Nickname: The Twilight
Location: Gladerial | Stadium: The White Fortress (70,000) | Manager: Leah Fink (48)
Kits: Home & Away

In her two years in charge, Fink has done well enough to keep the Twilight afloat and tried to even improve upon the team's situation, after being hired after a near miss with relegation the season prior to her appointment. The memories of Gladerial being trapped in the lower leagues of the pyramid still haunt most fans of the team to this day, even if it has been many years since the team has even been outside the Premiership, having regained their topflight status after decades of hardship after being one of the first teams in the league. A mediocre defense at the best of times and an offense force that is streaky does make the team suspectible to those relegation fears, but the talent should be enough to keep them still in the lower rings of the midtable one would think.

Starting XI: Juliane Eiffel (28); Leah Østlie (29), Sarah Øverland (23), Stefan Jokulsson (28), Tim Bowler (30); Wiktor Sørensen (29), Jan Urner (21), Valentina Bergum (23), Anders Bekken (27); Erik Freud (26), Oscar Reite (23)
Key Reserves: Alicia Solli (GK, 22), Isabel Stien (CB, 23), Gaute Johansen (LB, 23), Ella Rognmo (LW, 21), Amir Stavik (MC, 20), Anne Wannemaker (RW, 19), Ali Fjeldstad (ST, 20)

Hondo FC
Nickname: The Owls
Location: Hondo | Stadium: Raynor Memorial (40,000) | Manager: Tobias Nilssen (55)
Kits: Home & Away

This is a team that has seen quite a bit of turnover over the last two seasons, with no less than eight players who have either been transferred out or have retired, which is not a huge surprise considering it was an older side who had fallen on a few rough patches. That player turnover does not take much talent away from the starting lineup however, as there is still plenty of talented players that will be the usual starting eleven for Hondo, but now they lack depth. That is a problem that is not complicated by forays into the IFCF this season and Nilssen can likely mitigate that issue enough that it in theory should not be a problem for Hondo. The question then is if the talent in the first eleven is good enough to have the Owls claw their way back into a top six finish or if they will once again be on the outside looking in come the end of the season.

Starting XI: Ulrik Johnsen (20); Elisenda Valladares Garrido (20), Martin Kuhn (26), Bernhard Raabe (24); Maria Zimmer (28), Olof Lindberg (22), Daniella Åström (22); Fabio Betancourt (30; Nâáçó Dö Süraró (24), Seamus Wylten (29), Mateo Foschini (30)
Key Reserves: Ousman Jobateh (CB, 18), Winni León Ceballos (LB, 21), Fiorella Cortés (RB, 20), Taulant Haji (LRM/B, 32), Izabelle Jönsson (LW, 18)

Ibini FC
Nickname: The Islanders
Location: Ibini | Stadium: Metropolis (39,000) | Manager: Marit Engvik (58)
Kits: Home & Away

The Islanders are in an interesting spot, where they have enough talent where they can compete with the best of the league but it is obvious that they do not have the elite level talent to actually put in a title challenge. There is potential for it, with the young starlet of Elek Salai in the team, but when one considers their roster, it just does not look to stack up favorably against United or Soldarian, perhaps not even against Mar Sara and Hondo. They did finish fifth last season and that honestly feels like the right spot for where the team is, although they will have multiple teams looking to compete for that fifth spot, most notably Capri. A lot of moves to freshen up the defense and just provide a bit more competitiveness inside the squad over the summer is what the fans need to pin their hopes on and that the team will not get bogged down or distracted by their trip into the IFCF.

Starting XI: Luca Laczkó (28); Tero Alatalo (22), Mirjami Sykko (31), Laviska Ryarm (25), Thilde Lundström (22); Leo Heiden (32), Szalyk Földessy (32), Petra Müthel (24), Lea Weisz (23); Krasimir Kynev (33), Elek Salai (23)
Key Reserves: Younes Hellström (GK, 21), Tubal Espinoza (CB, 21), Alidia Árias Marín (CB, 20), Theodor Lende (RW, 20), Nico Lindberg (LW, 20), Emma Byberg (MC, 20), Erik Leirvik (ST, 21)

Starting XI: Alexander Finkel (33); Gustas Rusten (20), Mathias Bumgarner (31), Dominik Theiss (25), Adrian Hansen (20); Angelika Kuster (32), Marcel Sankt (29), Martin Bürger (27), Beruka Danning (29); Amalie Gundersen (32), Brora Kincade (26)
Key Reserves: Greta Enger (RB, 35), Daniel Saenger (CB, 20), Robert Schuster (LW, 30), Victor Nyquist (MC, 25), Ralph Fenstermacher (ST, 31), Julia Köhler (ST, 20)

Mar Sara FC
Nickname: The Flames
Location: Mar Sara | Stadium: Artani (74,000) | Manager: Sebastian Seward (57)
Kits: Home, Away, & Third

The Flames might have finished third last season and secured a spot in the Champions League but they were eighteen points off of the pace of United at the top and nine points adrift from Soldarian in second, meaning they were not chasing the title but rather trying to merely hold off the stiff competition that was for that last spot in the Champions League. Despite Saxstrom starting to show decline, the goal output by the Flames continues to be absolutely outstanding and is why the team is able to still be competitive for the IFCF places even when they are not at their best as a whole team. While still being one of the best defenses in the entire Premiership, the Flames backline is prone to bouts of inconsistency and games where they are absolutely torn to shreds, likely due to the loss of two former Vanorian national team starters in the backline last season and a new starting keeper. If that backline can show a bit of consistency, then United should be getting pushed by the Flames for a title once more.

Starting XI: Riga Demetry (25); Kaja Jahr (30), Christin Fischer (24), Vårin Løvland (29), Jakub Svatoš (23); Russ Lyllard (25), Darwin Pico (30), Zita Szöcs (32), Sami Samiii (22); Lyie Lerwick (29), Kamara Touré (ST, 28)
Key Reserves: Edward Solheim (GK, 22), Eric Reinhardt (RB, 17), Louise Løvoll (CB, 20), Mâát Trlimándã Wôl (RW, 22), Josefine Rygh (MC, 20), Aleksander Kolstad (MC, 24), Tuva Brekke (ST, 20), Harlem Saxstrom (ST, 33)

Raynor City United
Nickname: The Rockers, The Navymen
Location: Raynor City | Stadium: The Battleground (78,000) | Manager: Dan Eastwood (61)
Kits: Home, Away, & Third

If there needed to be even more fire put into the flame that is the argument that Eastwood might be the best ever manager of the Navymen, he took a completely rebuilt team and kept on winning, adding another title as well as finally winning the AOCL that had been eluding him after back to back defeats in the Final of that tournament. As is the usual case, the Rockers are top to bottom the most complete and most talented team in the Premiership, their record amount of titles and dominance over the domestic sphere is a testament to that, as is their spot in among the best clubs not just within the Empire nor the region, but in all of the World. United are one of the biggest and best run clubs in the world, able to develop their own talent or put enough zeros on a transfer fee and player wage to get players they desire when the local talent pool is shallow, which is evidenced by their complete running away with the league title last season. A season like last season will be difficult to replicate, yet United have the talent to do it, it is more of a question if the rest of the league can find a way to slow this team down.

Starting XI: Scathach Wright (30); Tairu Conateh (24), Karl-Heinz Jager (30), Claudia Moench (26), Karoline Wellenbrink (25); Severine Reed (24), Ronan Schofield (25), Gillen Madrigal López (23); Marco Grunewald (29); Brayan Borja (33), Edmün Çídh (28)
Key Reserves: Katja Gärtner (GK, 22), Johanna Metzger (CB, 20), Selim Estrada Barrientos (MC, 21), Kristina Wise (A/MC, 32), Krister Voynov (LW, 32), Hadi Lundström (ST, 22), Tina Long (ST, 19)

Rolalas FC
Nickname: The Blues
Location: Rolalas | Stadium: The West Wall (41,000) | Manager: Ine Skogen (62)
Kits: Home & Away

The Blues have seen their success shrink away over the last two or three seasons and they are no longer in the discussion for being an IFCF challenging club, although selling your best players that had national team potential sort of has that effect on a club, especially when it is not able to be reinvested in making the side stronger than it was before. No Isak Helland between the posts saw the Blues concede almost two goals a game and that is simply not good enough for a club that has been trying to shake off the moniker of being just the third side of the capital and where Jaime Kuu once managed. The young Radek Šťastný is going to have a lot of growing up to do as a keeper if the Blues are going to climb up out of the pit of lower midtable and back into true IFCF challenging discussion, but the players around him need to be giving better efforts as well. This team seems to sit on the edge of either becoming a relegation fighter or established midtable, this season looks to be a defining part of the road ahead for the Blues.

Starting XI: Radek Šťastný (23); Nelly Kvalvik (23), Klaudia Maurer (24), Pierre Wisniewski (24); James McDonald (31), Paulina Frantzen (23), Malin Fossum (22); Synne Ueland (27); Rogue Lyrick (25), Franklin Harris (29), Otsobi Pohlegar (26)
Key Reserves: Johannes Heistad (RB, 19), Antonio Idsøe (D/MC, 19), Kristina Holmberg (LW, 18), Annett Eichelberger (RW, 25), Iver Lohne (ST, 21), Elias Hjelm (ST, 23)

SC Rinaldi
Nickname: The Gunners
Location: Rinaldi | Stadium: Beachfront (43,000) | Manager: Noelle Lindgren (51)
Kits: Home & Away

It is obvious what is plaguing the Gunners, they are completely and totally inept when it comes to scoring goals. For a team that got their moniker for being one of the most capable offensive units in the entire nation, they have fallen on some supremely difficult times up front. What is even more frustrating about the entire ordeal is that there is not a lack of talent that has been coming through offensive positions, as Danilson is individually a very talented striker, but there is just no cohesion among the team when it goes forward. Luckily the defense has been up to the task over the last few seasons from ever having the side slip into the second tier, but that has to be a fear for the squad if they are not able to find a way to get the offensive woes sorted. That is going to be even more difficult as Danilson starts to hit the age where strikers start to decline at a very rapid rate and there is no obvious answers as to who can replace him.

Starting XI: Mario Unger (26); Filip Lien (27), Ulrike Kluge (29), Ulrich Bing (24), Dunstano Saldivar Jáquez (27); Aksel Kopperud (22), Ursula Himmel (26), Joshua Affleck (33); Persephone Miller (29); Zebastian Dahlberg (28), Danilson (33)
Key Reserves: Heike Pabst (GK, 20), Adrian Løvdal (LB, 22), Angelika Baumgartner (CB, 21), Nicklas Skretting (CB, 22), Dallas Marcos (LW, 21), Ole Aasberg (MC, 22), Virginio Coronado (AMC, 20), Ailin Sørhus (ST, 24)

Soldarian FC
Nickname: The Soldars, The Blades
Location: Soldar | Stadium: Hellgate (54,000) | Manager: Ludwig Magnusson (44)
Kits: Home, Away, & Third

Magnusson has taken to his appointment quite well, having taken the Blades to a very easy second place finish in his second season in charge, but yet where still some ways off the pace of their crosstown rivals of United. While in some ways stacked as much in talent as the Rockers, the Blades have not been able to have the some sort of throttling dominance over the rest of the league and banging in goals for fun against the lower rings of the league the same way that United is able to. At a certain point the side is going either figure out how to be the same sort of beast that the Rockers have been able to become or they will need United to regress back to the rest of the league if the Blades are going to be able to overtake them. It is not an impossible task, nor should fans of the team be quick to lose hope considering they are not too far away from having a very deep run into the Champions League themselves, but the Blades are like most of the rest of the league, second fiddle to whatever machinations that United are able to produce.

Starting XI: Reino Kononen (20); Alma Watts (30), Shosanna Bruhn (26), Danita Fahs (31), Daniele Gagliano (23); Joacim Lind (22), Otto Lyecht (25), Sonya Latimore (28); Mason Blueman (33); Torsten Hahn (22), Marian Hovlak (22)
Key Reserves: Elsa Rauramo (RB, 20), Pär Berglund (CB, 20), Sondre Martinsen (CB, 23), Jan Øverli (LW, 23), Alessandro Nyman (AMC, 20), Malin Telle (ST, 19), Anton Dimitrov (ST, 33)

Wexax United
Nickname: The Hammers
Location: Wexax | Stadium: Castle de Mot (49,000) | Manager: Henry Lindholm (42)
Kits: Home & Away

The Hammers finished in an IFCF position last season but there is a lot of talk among the fans of the Premiership that it was a lot of smoke and mirrors that got the team into that position and was not a true reflection of the strength nor talent of the side. Whether or not that is actually true will no doubt be tested in the Challengers Cup and if the team is able to navigate the perils of international competition on top of the already full slate of domestic competitions as well. While it was far from a true return to form for the once (in)famous defense of the Hammers, last season did see the side concede considerably fewer goals than they had been letting slip past the last few seasons, to the tune of nearly twenty goals fewer. However that success might be in a huge amount of jeopardy as the one real bright spot that the team had going forward, Taina Vääräniemi , was sold during the transfer window to a club in Farfadillis, without bringing in a replacement. This season really will tell us if last season's fortunes were but a fluke or if the Hammers are truly back among the IFCF contenders.

Starting XI: Emil Sørheim (29); Eirik Håheim (22), Portia Colchester (32), Kemo Jawara (28), Illya Karapetrov (34); Eva Nath (23), Casey Steward (32), Olaf Viermetz (25), Gaizka Iribarren (28); Harald Halsen (24), Tove Anker (31)
Key Reserves: Kristian Finstad (GK, 20), Erle Nygård (CB, 29), Hans Fricke (CB, 24), Nino Jonsson (DMC, 23), Selin Berggren (MC, 20), Marie Lier (LW, 23), Marwa Åström (RW, 33), Sebastian Kirsch (ST, 20)

[Valanora]

Season 20,090
Part I

LBCT First Qualifying Round

(VAL)                     Raynor City FC    3–1    Winnipeg United                    (QUE)   1–0   2–1

Champions League Second Qualifying Round

(VAL)                        Mar Sara FC    3–4    Sabrefell Moths                    (NPH)   2–2   1–2

Challengers Second Qualifying Round

(SOR)                    Virtus Redoccio    6–0    Club ESF                           (VAL)   2–0   4–0

LBCT Second Qualifying Round

(VAL)                     Raynor City FC    4–1    FC Nüvedorf                        (SAL)   2–1   2–0
(SVG)                      Porto Vecchio    1–5    Club Valanora                      (VAL)   0–2   1–3

Champions League Third Qualifying Round

(VIL)                   Lonngeylin Coast    2–3    Soldarian FC                       (VAL)   2–2   0–1

Challengers Third Qualifying Round

(BRO)             Other Side of Paradise    1–3    Mar Sara FC                        (VAL)   0–2   1–1
(KRY)                Emberton Hibernians    6–1    Ibini FC                           (VAL)   4–0   2–1

LBCT Third Qualifying Round

(TLI)                       Newton Arran    3–4    Raynor City FC                     (VAL)   3–3   0–1
(VAL)                      Club Valanora    4–1    FC Rockathon                       (KHD)   4–1   0–0

Challengers Fourth Qualifying Round

(LGL)                     Coastal United    2–6    Mar Sara FC                        (VAL)   0–4   2–2

Champions League Playoff Round

(QUE)              Olympique de Rimouski    3–4    Soldarian FC                       (VAL)   3–2   0–2

Challengers Playoff Round

(MRN)                       Wyvernscrest    1–1 p  Mar Sara FC                        (VAL)   1–1   0–0  (2–3 pen)

LBCT Playoff Round

(FVA)                   South Maishop FC    2–1    Raynor City FC                     (VAL)   1–1   1–0
(TKT)              Ysgrann Bay Eagles FC    4–3    Club Atlético Bexar                (VAL)   1–2   3–1
(EFL)                        FC Tavernia    4–1    Club Valanora                      (VAL)   1–1   3–0

For the second time in three seasons, Mar Sara would be attempting to earn their way to the Champions League group stage from the early stages of the qualifying rounds, although luck was definitely not on the side of the flames in the draw, getting a team from the Zenith. While the Flames were able to battle to a draw in Artani, they were edged out in a close affair in Nephara and would be dropping into the Challengers Cup. Soldarian would be next up, entering into the third qualifying round and getting a team from Vilita for their troubles, Lonngeylin Coast. A two all draw in Vilita gave the Blades the advantage coming back to the Empire and they were able to get an early goal from veteran striker Anton Dimitrov and hold on to the lead to advance. In the playoff round, the Blades would get Olympique de Rimouski, traveling to Quebec in the first match where they would be on the wrong side of a five goal affair. Yet goals on either side of the halftime whistle from Mason Blueman and Alma Watts in the capital was enough to send the Blades once more into the Champions League group stages, joining United there and giving the Premiership a pair of representatives in the most prestigious international club competition's group stage.

The Challengers was not kind to a Club ESF side that was not entirely prepared for the unexpected trip into competition and they were blown out over the aggregate score in their opening foray, a fate that the Islanders would also be forced to endure in the following round where a club from Krytenia just blitzed the Islanders in Krytenia and even won in Ibini. In Rushmore, the Flames would fare better, getting a comfortable two to nil victory over the Other Side of Paradise, then playing to a one all draw in Mar Sara with a heavily rotated side. In the next round the Flames once again found their road form, pounding four goals past Coastal United in Legalese, before another rotated side and another draw in Mar Sara would be had, though a two all draw this time. A third straight round against a team from Anaia and a third straight trip their to open the tie, where a one all affair in Mriin put the Flames on edge for the home tie, which could be seen in the frustrating nil to nil result where the attacking players were having a hard time keeping their shots on target. Riga Demetry would be the hero in the shootout, stopping two of the attempts from Wyvernscrest in the shootout and the Flames attackers who could not keep their shots on target during regulation were cool and composed in the shootout to send the Flames into the group stage alongside Wexax.

Despite not getting promoted, Raynor City FC was the only team that looked like it cared about the LBCT, entering in the first qualifying round and coming all the way to the playoff round before being denied and Club Atlético Bexar also going out when they needed but a single victory to see their passage into the group stage, with Club Valanora also being trounced at home in the playoff stage after two rounds where they had flown by the competition, leaving both the Spurs and Warriors to focus entirely on trying to survive the league.

MATCHDAY 1
Raynor City United 2-2 Club Atlético Bexar
Mar Sara FC 3-1 Club Valanora
Hondo FC 4-1 Club ESF
SC Rinaldi 1-0 AC Valanari
Ibini FC 4-0 FC Longview
Soldarian FC 3-0 Char Sara FC
FC Capri 3-3 Rolalas FC
Wexax United 0-1 Gladerial United

MATCHDAY 2
Club Valanora 1-9 Raynor City United
Club ESF 2-1 Club Atlético Bexar
AC Valanari 0-1 Mar Sara FC
FC Longview 0-1 Hondo FC
Char Sara FC 0-0 SC Rinaldi
Rolalas FC 2-1 Ibini FC
Gladerial United 1-3 Soldarian FC
Wexax United 4-6 FC Capri

MATCHDAY 3
Raynor City United 1-1 Club ESF
Club Valanora 2-2 AC Valanari
Club Atlético Bexar 1-3 FC Longview
Mar Sara FC 1-0 Char Sara FC
Hondo FC 6-1 Rolalas FC
SC Rinaldi 0-1 Gladerial United
Ibini FC 2-1 Wexax United
Soldarian FC 4-4 FC Capri

MATCHDAY 4
AC Valanari 1-3 Raynor City United
FC Longview 3-1 Club ESF
Char Sara FC 0-1 Club Valanora
Rolalas FC 0-1 Club Atlético Bexar
Gladerial United 1-2 Mar Sara FC
Wexax United 2-1 Hondo FC
FC Capri 2-1 SC Rinaldi
Soldarian FC 2-2 Ibini FC

MATCHDAY 5
Raynor City United 2-1 FC Longview
AC Valanari 0-2 Char Sara FC
Club ESF 1-2 Rolalas FC
Club Valanora 4-3 Gladerial United
Club Atlético Bexar 1-0 Wexax United
Mar Sara FC 4-2 FC Capri
Hondo FC 7-2 Soldarian FC
SC Rinaldi 3-3 Ibini FC

MATCHDAY 6
Char Sara FC 1-0 Raynor City United
Rolalas FC 3-1 FC Longview
Gladerial United 3-0 AC Valanari
Wexax United 1-1 Club ESF
FC Capri 3-1 Club Valanora
Soldarian FC 1-1 Club Atlético Bexar
Ibini FC 0-1 Mar Sara FC
SC Rinaldi 0-4 Hondo FC

MATCHDAY 7
Raynor City United 1-0 Rolalas FC
Char Sara FC 1-3 Gladerial United
FC Longview 0-1 Wexax United
AC Valanari 3-1 FC Capri
Club ESF 2-1 Soldarian FC
Club Valanora 1-2 Ibini FC
Club Atlético Bexar 1-1 SC Rinaldi
Mar Sara FC 2-0 Hondo FC

MATCHDAY 8
Gladerial United 1-0 Raynor City United
Wexax United 0-2 Rolalas FC
FC Capri 1-3 Char Sara FC
Soldarian FC 2-0 FC Longview
Ibini FC 1-1 AC Valanari
SC Rinaldi 0-1 Club ESF
Hondo FC 2-1 Club Valanora
Mar Sara FC 3-1 Club Atlético Bexar

If United are going to win the title again this season, they have certainly made it hard on themselves through the first eight games of the season, having already lost twice and drawn twice in the opening eight games. The opening game against Club Atlético Bexar seeing the Rockers only earn a draw could be forgiven for first game nerves, but the last game of the first quarter seeing the team being undone in Gladerial in a smash and grab by the Twilight, thanks to a late goal by Oscar Reite has to be totally unacceptable by their standards as not only was it against their most bitter of rivals but also allowed Gladerial to be above them in the table. Inconsistency plagues the team, as seen by half their goals coming in a nine to one win on the second matchday, currently and it is exactly the sort of situation that other teams have been hoping to happen if they are going to try and usurp the title away from the giants from the capital. Being ten points back is going to be a hard climb to try and make, even with three fourths of the season to go, but it is a climb they will have to do if they want to retain the title.

Who is it that is sitting that ten points above them with an amazing eight wins from their first eight games? Soldarian and all the talent that the Blades have up front to rely upon? No, they are down in seventh, perhaps feeling the burn of having to contend with the Champions League as well as the domestic league, putting a strain on their roster. It is instead the Flames, who perhaps because of their early start in the Champions League and then the ties in the Challengers Cup are in better form and ready for the season, the defense putting down an almost impossible to break down barrier thus far in the season with only five goals conceded in the first eight. Seventeen goals that have been shared around is also a good number, though quite off the impossible pace of twenty-five in the first eight that second placed Hondo has. The Owls really have put their wealth of attacking talent to use in the first quarter, though their losses to Mar Sara and Wexax will hurt, given Wexax' poor opening and the Flames being the ones who everyone are chasing right now.

Club Atlético Bexar is showing a bit of bite and representing the clubs from Sabine and Caddonia well in their first season, grabbing two victories and three draws from their first eight games, keeping them nearly on pace to get the thirty points that is usually required for survival in the Premiership. The opening draw at United definitely gave the team a bit of belief that they were not completely out of their depth in the top flight and could compete week in and week out with all the teams from the mainland. Whether that competition level is indeed enough for survival will be a story worth keeping an eye on throughout the entire season, as it would be a huge testament to the growth of the sport in the most distant reaches of the Empire if the Spurs are indeed able to keep themselves in the Premiership despite lacking the same sort of infrastructure and resources that all the clubs they are competing with benefit from.

Ps                        Pld     W    D    L     GF    GA    GD    Pts 
 1 Mar Sara FC              8     8    0    0     17     5   +12     24
 2 Hondo FC                 8     6    0    2     25     9   +16     18
 3 Gladerial United         8     5    0    3     14    10    +4     15
 4 Raynor City United       8     4    2    2     18     8   +10     14
 5 Rolalas FC               8     4    1    3     13    14    −1     13
 6 Ibini FC                 8     3    3    2     15    11    +4     12
 7 Soldarian FC             8     3    3    2     18    17    +1     12
 8 FC Capri                 8     3    2    3     22    23    −1     11
 9 Club ESF                 8     3    2    3     10    13    −3     11
10 Char Sara FC             8     3    1    4      7     9    −2     10
11 Club Atlético Bexar      8     2    3    3      9    12    −3      9
12 Wexax United             8     2    1    5      9    14    −5      7
13 Club Valanora            8     2    1    5     12    24   −12      7
14 SC Rinaldi               8     1    3    4      6    12    −6      6
15 FC Longview              8     2    0    6      8    15    −7      6
16 AC Valanari              8     1    2    5      7    14    −7      5

Trinity 1-2 Atter (1-2 agg)

Caballeros CF 2-1 Malakaru (2-1 agg)

South Strike CF 0-0 Río CF (1-0 AET, 1-0 agg)

Aldrid 0-2 Gelanet (0-2 agg)

Club Atlético Carrizo 2-0 Atlético Lamesa (2-0 agg)

Wood United 0-1 Ventineau (0-1 agg)

Club Atlético Wichita 1-0 Aurora Bay (1-0 agg)

AS Everlin-Isle 2-0 Onsesera (2-0 agg)

Centriot 1-1 Rangers (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 3-1 PKs)

Nova FC 2-1 Damaciu (2-1 agg)

CA Caddo 2-3 Uvalde CF (2-3 agg)

Alpinista United 0-1 CA San Ángelo (0-1 agg)

San Ángelo CF 2-2 Tarahaiveower (2-2 AET, 2-2 agg, 2-3 PKs)

Nacional 2-1 Cazavientos (2-1 agg)

Brookside FC 1-0 Redpool FC (1-0 agg)

CF Caddo 1-1 Ariela Falls FC (1-2 AET, 1-2 agg)

Inimas 4-0 Hilshore (4-0 agg)

Clube Vale 1-1 Montrion Bridge (1-4 AET, 1-4 agg)

CD Sabinal 1-1 North Sentinals FC (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 5-2 PKs)

Samcastle 2-0 Aleksando (2-0 agg)

Westport 0-1 Humar Fists FC (0-1 agg)

Eskry Swift 1-1 North Coral FC (1-2 AET, 1-2 agg)

Yalbarrin CF 1-1 Kesla (2-1 AET, 2-1 agg)

Ciudad Aransas 2-0 Maunda (2-0 agg)

Club Atlético Cuero 0-1 White Lions (0-1 agg)

Poikimites 4-4 Sealy CF (6-4 AET, 6-4 agg)

Druidisian 3-4 Zavalla CF (3-4 agg)

Spears of the South 0-1 Valen (0-1 agg)

Oceanograd 1-2 Canondale (1-2 agg)

CA Sealy 1-0 Liola CF (1-0 agg)

Iyen Nalore FC 1-1 Silver AFC (1-2 AET, 1-2 agg)

Arkan 1-2 Atlético Liola (1-2 agg)

Grand-Glacier 2-0 Tirrests (2-0 agg)

Neuces CF 2-1 Jaguares (2-1 agg)

Club Atlético Tawkona 1-1 Aranas CF (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 2-0 PKs)

Tivalton 0-3 Espor (0-3 agg)

Totlu Island Greatia 1-0 CF Helotes (1-0 agg)

Reitori 0-2 Gaels (0-2 agg)

Frost Sea FC 1-2 Selyne County (1-2 agg)

Oakston 0-1 Víkings (0-1 agg)

FK Orasul 1-0 Raal Ancalen (1-0 agg)

Mariners Coast United 1-0 Paron United (1-0 agg)

Mar Azul 4-0 Cibolo CF (4-0 agg)

CD Uvalde 1-1 Grand Spirits (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 3-2 PKs)

CD Guadelupe 0-0 Cenit Zavalla (1-0 AET, 1-0 agg)

CF Valley Town 1-1 FC Mylranhil (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 1-2 PKs)

Sentinels 0-1 Atlético Nueces (0-1 agg)

CF Marina 2-0 Highery Park (2-0 agg)

Club Atlético Sabinal 0-0 Hamil Itera (0-1 AET, 0-1 agg)

Nythe Aiqua 2-1 CD Waxahachie (2-1 agg)

Mekharian FC 2-1 Inner Guardians FC (2-1 agg)

Pontiful 2-2 Eyrantaesi AFC (2-2 AET, 2-2 agg, 4-3 PKs)

CF Valanari 2-0 Westerial (2-0 agg)

CF Hidalgo 2-1 Arrosia Wild (2-1 agg)

Quanah CF 1-0 CF Steele (1-0 agg)

Lordes 1-1 Club Atlético Quanah (1-2 AET, 1-2 agg)

Serrannah 0-1 Valley Mills CF (0-1 agg)

Forta 3-2 CF Bidai (3-2 agg)

Sylve Aiqua 1-0 Icurus Sea (1-0 agg)

Kalet 0-2 Naucratinals (0-2 agg)

Sacré 1-0 Cruzardo Rojo (1-0 agg)

CF Cuero 0-1 CF Lamesa (0-1 agg)

Sumaria Warriors CF 0-2 Farranova (0-2 agg)

Club Atlético Bexar 1-0 Sheringa United (1-0 agg)

SC Quintal 6-2 Quanah CF (6-2 agg)

Caballeros CF 0-0 Itamiliard (0-0 AET, 0-0 agg, 1-0 PKs)

Sunlander FC 0-4 FC Aulian (0-4 agg)

Abbotsham Wanderers 2-1 CF Lamesa (2-1 agg)

Dragons Bridge 1-1 Easterial (1-2 AET, 1-2 agg)

Cyrnlin 2-0 Humar Fists FC (2-0 agg)

AC Stormguard 2-0 AS Solqual (2-0 agg)

Nyethsari FC 2-0 Atlético Liola (2-0 agg)

Baysleef FC 3-0 CD Guadelupe (3-0 agg)

Whitecaps 1-1 Club Zul'Atun (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 1-3 PKs)

Tarahaiveower 0-1 Coral FC (0-1 agg)

Audio Bull Synergy 3-0 Sacré (3-0 agg)

Portaki 1-2 Club Atlético Wichita (1-2 agg)

Twenty Forest Rangers 1-2 Yolan FC (1-2 agg)

FC Cranbourne 0-2 Eastfields FC (0-2 agg)

Ironwind United 1-0 Irran Tirione (1-0 agg)

Ironmont 1-0 Oliviena United (1-0 agg)

FC Vernad 6-0 Ciudad Aransas (6-0 agg)

Gaels 2-1 Samcastle (2-1 agg)

Triors 3-0 FK Orasul (3-0 agg)

Yalbarrin FC 1-0 Farranova (1-0 agg)

Valleyview FC 2-1 Artical (2-1 agg)

Southern Citadel 1-0 Gelanet (1-0 agg)

Poseidon SC 3-1 Forta (3-1 agg)

O'n Belanore 1-0 Astraður (1-0 agg)

Moria 2-1 AFC Milran Serin (2-1 agg)

Quel'Tir United 0-1 Aletail Forest (0-1 agg)

Montrion Bridge 1-1 South Strike CF (2-1 AET, 2-1 agg)

Caledon City 1-0 North Coral FC (1-0 agg)

Club Atlético Tawkona 1-3 East Rovers (1-3 agg)

Nesa Taesi 1-0 CD Sabinal (1-0 agg)

Mariners Coast United 1-4 AC Tasmurand (1-4 agg)

Mar Azul 0-2 Cartmot Pride (0-2 agg)

Yllverius 2-0 Brookside FC (2-0 agg)

Char Sara United 2-0 Portville United (2-0 agg)

Athletic Rolalas 7-1 Sylve Aiqua (7-1 agg)

Club Atlético Carrizo 0-1 Inimas (0-1 agg)

FC of Moyne 1-2 Zul'Daratar FC (1-2 agg)

Caethserin United 1-2 Vaharia FC (1-2 agg)

Silver AFC 2-2 Fylonas (2-3 AET, 2-3 agg)

Enrn Caelora 1-0 CF Valanari (1-0 agg)

Selyne County 0-2 PSV Storm (0-2 agg)

Aras United 2-0 Mariner Coast FC (2-0 agg)

Crown Royal FC 3-0 South Warriors (3-0 agg)

Ariela Falls FC 1-1 CF Hidalgo (2-1 AET, 2-1 agg)

FC Wexax 2-0 AS Everlin-Isle (2-0 agg)

Ventineau 1-1 CD Uvalde (1-2 AET, 1-2 agg)

Víkings 1-0 Grand-Glacier (1-0 agg)

Nythe Aiqua 2-2 E'ho Entheas (2-2 AET, 2-2 agg, 4-5 PKs)

Everfree Riders FC 1-2 Coast Kings (1-2 agg)

Club Atlético Bexar 0-0 The Oracles (0-0 AET, 0-0 agg, 1-2 PKs)

Southwind Hearts United 1-4 SC Malu (1-4 agg)

Quel'Thalas United 1-1 Woodlander's Guard (1-2 AET, 1-2 agg)

Sheringa FC 1-0 Northern FC (1-0 agg)

AC Honor 2-4 Purple Nova Ytt (2-4 agg)

Zanabia City 2-0 Impérial (2-0 agg)

Erran FC 2-0 Mekharian FC (2-0 agg)

FC Silvershire 2-1 Heathi (2-1 agg)

Turbani FC 1-2 Pristesses of the South (1-2 agg)

Yalbarrin CF 0-0 Hamil Itera (0-0 AET, 0-0 agg, 3-1 PKs)

FC Espalya 1-0 Coast Fallen Spirits (1-0 agg)

Três Riot 2-0 Suax United (2-0 agg)

Zavalla CF 1-0 The Gality (1-0 agg)

Oras 1-1 Isla Pinat (2-1 AET, 2-1 agg)

Everlin FC 4-1 Atlético Nueces (4-1 agg)

Ventus 3-1 ðe Arthusian (3-1 agg)

Port Swell FC 0-3 Ibininers (0-3 agg)

Fælles 2-2 Beechwood of Enyenora (2-2 AET, 2-2 agg, 4-2 PKs)

Imfe Allanar 3-0 Valley Mills CF (3-0 agg)

Nacional 1-3 FC Quel'Mathar (1-3 agg)

Mar Sara AC 2-1 AS Zul'Atun (2-1 agg)

Ume Tirione 0-1 RC Mercanthum (0-1 agg)

AC Hartdale 2-0 CA Sealy (2-0 agg)

Cier Boys FC 2-0 Uvalde CF (2-0 agg)

North Hotspurs 1-1 Reavers (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 2-3 PKs)

FC Vamas 0-1 Northwood FC (0-1 agg)

Loyetea Athletic 2-5 FC Travesian (2-5 agg)

Kirria United 2-0 Valen (2-0 agg)

AC Therathor 4-1 Canondale (4-1 agg)

Naucratinals 2-2 Ayana Belanore (2-3 AET, 2-3 agg)

FC Mylranhil 1-3 Neuces CF (1-3 agg)

Atter 2-0 Milway (2-0 agg)

Morren Shaeras AC 0-1 FC Therathor (0-1 agg)

Bree FC 2-1 AS Soldar (2-1 agg)

Aarl of Marjel 0-1 Samariners (0-1 agg)

Totlu Island Greatia 1-1 Club Atlético Quanah (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 1-0 PKs)

RC Elunita 0-1 Arouw United (0-1 agg)

Nova FC 1-1 Espor (2-3 AET, 2-3 agg)

CF Marina 1-0 White Lions (1-0 agg)

FC Monaven 2-0 Barberton Town (2-0 agg)

Poikimites 2-1 Centriot (2-1 agg)

Travesian AS 1-0 West Crown FC (1-0 agg)

FC Ispan 1-4 The Elven Tide (1-4 agg)

FC San Diromia 2-1 ASC Karan Dorei (2-1 agg)

North Islands FC 6-0 CA San Ángelo (6-0 agg)

Pontiful 2-3 FC Rosenthal (2-3 agg)

Southern Citadel 2-1 Inimas (2-1 agg)

Char Sara United 0-1 Ibini FC (0-1 agg)

Poikimites 3-1 Atter (3-1 agg)

Ursona FC 2-1 Totlu Island Greatia (2-1 agg)

Yalbarrin FC 0-1 FC Aulian (0-1 agg)

AC Stormguard 3-0 Sheringa FC (3-0 agg)

AC Tasmurand 0-1 Zanabia City (0-1 agg)

Samarga United 0-0 Club ESF (0-0 AET, 0-0 agg, 3-0 PKs)

Poseidon SC 1-4 Valleyview FC (1-4 agg)

Arouw United 5-0 Caballeros CF (5-0 agg)

Gaels 0-2 North Islands FC (0-2 agg)

RC Mercanthum 0-1 AC Asarnova (0-1 agg)

Pristesses of the South 4-0 Yllverius (4-0 agg)

East Rovers 1-0 Coral FC (1-0 agg)

Erran FC 2-0 Montrion Bridge (2-0 agg)

Travesian AS 4-1 Caledon City (4-1 agg)

Ventus 3-0 FC Quel'Mathar (3-0 agg)

CD Uvalde 1-3 Athletic Rolalas (1-3 agg)

Ironwind United 1-1 The Elven Tide (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 2-3 PKs)

Ibininers 2-0 Oras (2-0 agg)

AC Valanari 3-2 Cartmot Pride (3-2 agg)

Víkings 0-0 Moria (0-0 AET, 0-0 agg, 0-1 PKs)

Juavi FC 4-1 Bree FC (4-1 agg)

Purple Nova Ytt 0-3 AS Sharala (0-3 agg)

Fælles 0-4 Mar Sara FC (0-4 agg)

Nesa Taesi 1-6 AS Zul'Datar (1-6 agg)

Crown Royal FC 3-0 Abbotsham Wanderers (3-0 agg)

Yolan FC 6-0 Reavers (6-0 agg)

PSV Storm 2-0 Ariela Falls FC (2-0 agg)

SC Malu 1-2 Eastfields FC (1-2 agg)

FC Wexax 5-0 SC Quintal (5-0 agg)

AC Therathor 2-2 Raynor City FC (3-2 AET, 3-2 agg)

Coast Kings 2-0 Zavalla CF (2-0 agg)

Cier Boys FC 0-0 Soldarian FC (0-1 AET, 0-1 agg)

Quel'Thalas FC 1-0 FC Vernad (1-0 agg)

FC Travesian 5-2 Club Atlético Wichita (5-2 agg)

Samariners 0-0 Turmondale FC (1-0 AET, 1-0 agg)

Hondo FC 3-0 Manavawi Athletic (3-0 agg)

Nyethsari FC 0-2 SC Rinaldi (0-2 agg)

Kareen FC 2-4 Raynor City United (2-4 agg)

AC Hartdale 5-0 Woodlander's Guard (5-0 agg)

FC Capri 1-0 The Oracles (1-0 agg)

Neuces CF 0-2 AC Zul'Atun (0-2 agg)

Wexax United 2-1 FC Silvershire (2-1 agg)

Turmondale United 1-0 FC San Diromia (1-0 agg)

Aletail Forest 1-0 Imfe Allanar (1-0 agg)

E'ho Entheas 2-2 Vaharia FC (3-2 AET, 3-2 agg)

Enrn Caelora 0-0 Três Riot (0-0 AET, 0-0 agg, 3-1 PKs)

SC Ianisle 1-1 Baysleef FC (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 3-1 PKs)

AS Peravova 3-1 Easterial (3-1 agg)

Mar Sara AC 3-1 FC Monaven (3-1 agg)

Straightdale FC 2-1 Club Zul'Atun (2-1 agg)

CF Marina 1-2 Rolalas FC (1-2 agg)

Triors 0-4 Kirria United (0-4 agg)

Cyrnlin 0-2 Ironmont (0-2 agg)

Ayana Belanore 0-2 FC Rosenthal (0-2 agg)

Audio Bull Synergy 1-3 Club Valanora (1-3 agg)

O'n Belanore 0-4 FC Longview (0-4 agg)

FC Therathor 0-0 Northwood FC (1-0 AET, 1-0 agg)

Zul'Daratar FC 1-2 Gladerial United (1-2 agg)

Yalbarrin CF 1-7 Char Sara FC (1-7 agg)

Fylonas 0-1 FC Espalya (0-1 agg)

Everlin FC 1-1 Valanari FC (2-1 AET, 2-1 agg)

Espor 0-2 Aras United (0-2 agg)

[Valanora]

Season 20,090
Part II

Champions League Group Stage

Group C
#  Team                                          P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    RCU    CZC    PNA    BNY
1  Raynor City United                      VAL   6  4  1  1  14   7   7  13      -     2-2    4-2    3-1  
2  Cazadores Cathair                       AUD   6  3  1  2  11   9   2  10     1-3     -     0-3    3-0  
3  AC Pomena                               JUE   6  2  1  3  10  13  -3   7     1-0    1-3     -     2-2  
4  Burnaby SC                              KSK   6  1  1  4   7  13  -6   4     0-2    0-2    4-1     -

Group D
#  Team                                          P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    SLN    CAP    CMK    TUC
1  Soldarian FC                            VAL   6  3  1  2  10  12  -2  10      -     2-1    3-2    2-0  
2  CA Paulinthal                           PAS   6  2  3  1  11   9   2   9 *   2-2     -     3-1    1-1  
3  Chromatik                               CMT   6  3  0  3  12  10   2   9 *   4-0    2-3     -     2-1  
4  Trebuchet Cham                          ZWZ   6  1  2  3   6   8  -2   5     3-1    1-1    0-1     -   
*  Tie broken by head to head results (CA Paulinthal 6, Chromatik 0)

Challengers Group Stage

#  Group E                                     Pld  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    AlC    SCU    ArC    WxU
1  Aleiusia Capital                        ZRH   6  4  1  1  13   5   8   13     -     3-1    1-1    1-2  
2  Sterling City United                    DAR   6  3  1  2  11  11   0   10    0-3     -     4-1    3-2
3  Arlington City                          ZWZ   6  2  1  3   8  12  -4    7    1-3    1-2     -     2-1  
4  Wexax United                            VAL   6  1  1  4   7  11  -4    4    0-2    1-1    1-2     -

#  Group I                                     Pld  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    MSa    CBe    YeO    Tan
1  Mar Sara FC                             VAL   6  4  2  0  17   7  10   14     -     1-1    3-0    4-1  
2  Cednia Beach AFC                        TUR   6  3  1  2  10   6   4   10    1-3     -     0-1    4-0
3  Yeaddin Owls                            VIL   6  2  0  4   8  13  -5    6    2-4    0-1     -     4-3  
4  Tanrısal                                PAS   6  1  1  4   9  18  -9    4    2-2    1-3    2-1     -

RSC Group Stage

Group C                                          P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    VAL    KSK    AUD    JUE
1  Raynor City United                      VAL   6  3  2  1  10   8   2  11      -     4-2    1-4    2-2
2  Burnaby SC                              KSK   6  3  0  3   9  11  -2   9     0-1     -     1-3    2-1
3  Cazadores Cathair                       AUD   6  2  1  3  12  11   1   7     0-2    1-2     -     2-3  
4  AC Pomena                               JUE   6  1  3  2   9  10  -1   6     0-0    1-2    2-2     -

Group D                                          P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    PAS    ZWZ    CMT    VAL
1  CA Paulinthal                           PAS   6  2  3  1   9   7   2   9      -     1-3    0-0    4-2
2  Trebuchet Cham                          ZWZ   6  2  2  2   6   6   0   8     0-2     -     0-0    1-2  
3  Chromatik U-18s                         CMT   6  0  6  0   0   0   0   6 *   0-0    0-0     -     0-0  
4  Soldarian FC                            VAL   6  1  3  2   7   9  -2   6 *   2-2    1-2    0-0     -

CWC First Round

(ZRH)               VZRH Matov-Uri    1–4    Mar Sara FC                  (VAL)   0–3   1–1

AOCL First Round

(EQS)	Cloudsdale Flyers	2–5	Raynor City United	(VAL)	0-2 2-3

CWC Round of Sixteeen

(VAL)                  Mar Sara FC    5–0    Royal Canterlot HC           (EQS)   4–0   1–0

Having won their way into the group stages, the Blades were given a relatively straightforward group to try and navigate their way out of, thanks in large part to being seeded after their not so distant run into the Champions League Final. A perfect three wins from three at Hellgate meant that the Blades would likely only need a single result on the road in order to make sure that they advanced to the knockout rounds. That result would come in Pasarga against CA Paulinthal, holding the giants from Rushmore to a two all draw, letting the team not only advance, but win their group despite losses in Zwangzug as well as Chromatika. It shows real character and the strength of this Blades side that they were able to navigate their way past the group and gives a lot of hope that the Premiership's quality has not diminished as had been feared.

That is helped in large part because despite a rather tough draw themselves, United was able to win their group as well, despite having a bit of worry in their home fixtures. The Battleground is usually a fortress upon which the Rockers are able to reliably get results in, even against the most difficult of opponents, but Cazadores Cathair was able to steal a point off of United there. Turnabout is fair play though and the Rockers pummeled their way to a three to one victory in Audioslavia, earning the group titles over the Audioslavs in the process, doing the double over their foes from Kelssek and splitting the ties against AC Pomena. Two Premiership teams in the knockouts will be a huge boon for the league as a whole, as it has been a very difficult thing to try and have two teams in the group stages much less the knockouts over the last few seasons, especially with Soldarian having to come through the qualifying rounds. From here on out though, every game is going to be like a Final and both United and Soldarian are going to have the depth of their benches and fitness levels tested as they try to advance and keep up domestic form as well.

The Equestrians are going be tired of seeing Vanorian opponents, after United was drawn with Cloudsdale in the first round of the regional championship. A pair of goals from Edmün Çídh in the first game in Equestria gave the Rockers a solid edge, one that would be needed as the team was a bit sloppy in the home leg, giving up two goals to the Flyers before scoring thrice in the second half to secure their passage. After a rather comfortable win in the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup, the Flames then had Royal Coanterlot in the Round of Sixteen, whom they smashed four to nil in the opening leg in Mar Sara with goals from Lyie Lerwick, Kamara Touré, and two from Harlem Saxstrom off the bench. Russ Lyllard would get the only goal in Equestria as the Flames march on to the Quarterfinals and continue the strong performance that Vanorian clubs have traditionally had in the CWC.

MATCHDAY 9
Raynor City United 3-2 Wexax United
Gladerial United 0-3 FC Capri
Rolalas FC 0-2 Soldarian FC
Char Sara FC 0-4 Ibini FC
FC Longview 1-1 SC Rinaldi
AC Valanari 1-2 Hondo FC
Club ESF 1-2 Mar Sara FC
Club Valanora 0-0 Club Atlético Bexar

MATCHDAY 10
FC Capri 2-0 Raynor City United
Soldarian FC 2-2 Wexax United
Ibini FC 4-1 Gladerial United
SC Rinaldi 2-1 Rolalas FC
Hondo FC 1-1 Char Sara FC
Mar Sara FC 1-1 FC Longview
Club Atlético Bexar 1-3 AC Valanari
Club Valanora 2-2 Club ESF

MATCHDAY 11
Raynor City United 1-1 Soldarian FC
FC Capri 4-0 Ibini FC
Wexax United 0-0 SC Rinaldi
Gladerial United 0-3 Hondo FC
Rolalas FC 3-3 Mar Sara FC
Char Sara FC 2-0 Club Atlético Bexar
FC Longview 3-1 Club Valanora
AC Valanari 1-0 Club ESF

MATCHDAY 12
Ibini FC 0-1 Raynor City United
SC Rinaldi 0-2 Soldarian FC
Hondo FC 0-0 FC Capri
Mar Sara FC 1-1 Wexax United
Club Atlético Bexar 4-2 Gladerial United
Club Valanora 1-3 Rolalas FC
Club ESF 2-0 Char Sara FC
AC Valanari 0-1 FC Longview

MATCHDAY 13
Raynor City United 2-2 SC Rinaldi
Ibini FC 1-1 Hondo FC
Soldarian FC 0-1 Mar Sara FC
FC Capri 3-2 Club Atlético Bexar
Wexax United 0-3 Club Valanora
Gladerial United 1-1 Club ESF
Rolalas FC 2-2 AC Valanari
Char Sara FC 2-2 FC Longview

MATCHDAY 14
Hondo FC 1-1 Raynor City United
Mar Sara FC 1-1 SC Rinaldi
Club Atlético Bexar 1-1 Ibini FC
Club Valanora 4-3 Soldarian FC
Club ESF 1-5 FC Capri
AC Valanari 2-1 Wexax United
FC Longview 1-1 Gladerial United
Char Sara FC 1-2 Rolalas FC

MATCHDAY 15
Raynor City United 3-2 Mar Sara FC
Hondo FC 0-1 Club Atlético Bexar
SC Rinaldi 1-0 Club Valanora
Ibini FC 1-1 Club ESF
Soldarian FC 3-1 AC Valanari
FC Capri 3-3 FC Longview
Wexax United 2-1 Char Sara FC
Gladerial United 1-3 Rolalas FC

United need a late winner against the struggling Wexax in the Battleground to get three points in the capital and if not for the late heroics by Barrientos, could have found themselves even further adrift from their title rivals. However an uninspiring defeat in Capri and then a one all draw at home in the first of the capital derbies against the Blades and the side simply looks like they are being stretched in too many different directions to try and cope. It might actually be a season where all the different competitions that the Rockers are in finally comes back to bite them, as their league form has significantly tanked. A win in Ibini that needed a second half strike from Reed to get the three points gives false hope that the team might be on the bounce back before completely unacceptable draw at the Battleground against Rinaldi and then rescueing a point in Hondo to keep the Owls from putting even further distance between United and themselves in the second place battle, with United sitting in fourth. And yet against all the odds, in their game against league leaders Mar Sara, they come up with a completely undeserved win thanks to a hattrick from oft overlooked Marco Grunewald, giving the Flames their first defeat of the league campaign.

That victory stopped what had been a sensational first half performance from Mar Sara, who sit six points ahead of Hondo and Capri who are tied in second and eight points ahead of United in fourth, making the giants of the capital stay within touching distance of the title chase alongside the two offensive juggernauts of the league. Both Hondo and Capri have taken the option of being completely open and attacking and it has worked out well for them so far, while the Flames are a bit more balanced and perhaps why they have the league lead at the halfway stage. While the second quarter of the season did see the team drop points, with four draws and the loss, they have still looked head and shoulders above the rest of the league. Combine this with the performances that they have had in the Challengers Cup, easily having won their group, as well as the Cup Winners Cup and it is looking to be a season to remember for the fans of the Flames, if they can keep on this march through the second half at the season.

On the other end, it turns out selling your best player and not getting a replacement might be a really bad idea, with Wexax propping up the rest of the table. It is a very strange sight to see the Hammers down at the bottom of the league but the club has been in a state of general decline for a few years now and while no one thinks the side will be at the bottom come the end of the season, they definitely have not looked up for it so far. Above them are seven clubs seperated by just a mere two points, with the recently promoted Club Valanora currently the other team occupying one of the dreaded relegation spots, having a defense that has been more leaky than sherbert on a hot summer day in Capri. All it is going to take for any of the bottom eight clubs is to put in a run where they get three results to the good to get out of the dreaded relegation race. There are a lot of old, historic names in among those clubs and plenty of talent that looks to be very precariously close to the drop.

Ps                        Pld     W    D    L     GF    GA    GD    Pts 
 1 Mar Sara FC             15    10    4    1     28    15   +13     34
 2 Hondo FC                15     8    4    3     33    14   +19     28
 3 FC Capri                15     8    4    3     42    29   +13     28
 4 Raynor City United      15     7    5    3     29    18   +11     26
 5 Rolalas FC              15     7    3    5     27    26    +1     24
 6 Soldarian FC            15     6    5    4     31    26    +5     23
 7 Ibini FC                15     5    6    4     26    20    +6     21
 8 FC Longview             15     4    5    6     20    24    −4     17
 9 Club Atlético Bexar     15     4    5    6     18    23    −5     17
10 Club ESF                15     4    5    6     18    25    −7     17
11 Gladerial United        15     5    2    8     20    29    −9     17
12 SC Rinaldi              15     3    7    5     13    19    −6     16
13 AC Valanari             15     4    3    8     17    24    −7     15
14 Char Sara FC            15     4    3    8     14    22    −8     15
15 Club Valanora           15     4    3    8     23    36   −13     15
16 Wexax United            15     3    4    8     17    26    −9     13

Southern Citadel 0-5 FC Wexax (0-5 agg)

Moria 1-2 Kirria United (1-2 agg)

Mar Sara FC 1-1 Ibininers (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 3-4 PKs)

E'ho Entheas 0-0 Samarga United (0-0 AET, 0-0 agg, 2-1 PKs)

AS Sharala 2-0 Yolan FC (2-0 agg)

Valleyview FC 2-1 Aletail Forest (2-1 agg)

FC Aulian 1-1 Raynor City United (1-2 AET, 1-2 agg)

Athletic Rolalas 1-2 Rolalas FC (1-2 agg)

Ursona FC 1-0 AC Asarnova (1-0 agg)

FC Capri 5-0 AC Valanari (5-0 agg)

Wexax United 0-0 Arouw United (2-0 AET, 2-0 agg)

FC Therathor 0-0 Erran FC (0-0 AET, 0-0 agg, 0-2 PKs)

FC Longview 5-1 PSV Storm (5-1 agg)

Aras United 0-6 Club Valanora (0-6 agg)

Straightdale FC 1-1 FC Travesian (2-2 AET, 2-2 agg, 2-3 PKs)

AC Zul'Atun 1-0 Coast Kings (1-0 agg)

Enrn Caelora 0-4 SC Ianisle (0-4 agg)

Ibini FC 2-0 Pristesses of the South (2-0 agg)

Crown Royal FC 2-1 AC Therathor (2-1 agg)

North Islands FC 0-1 Eastfields FC (0-1 agg)

AS Zul'Datar 2-2 Mar Sara AC (3-3 AET, 3-3 agg, 3-4 PKs)

The Elven Tide 0-1 Samariners (0-1 agg)

Poikimites 0-3 FC Rosenthal (0-3 agg)

SC Rinaldi 2-0 Gladerial United (2-0 agg)

Ironmont 0-2 Ventus (0-2 agg)

Juavi FC 1-0 Travesian AS (1-0 agg)

Turmondale United 1-0 AS Peravova (1-0 agg)

AC Hartdale 0-2 Soldarian FC (0-2 agg)

AC Stormguard 0-1 FC Espalya (0-1 agg)

Hondo FC 4-1 Quel'Thalas FC (4-1 agg)

Everlin FC 3-1 Zanabia City (3-1 agg)

East Rovers 0-5 Char Sara FC (0-5 agg)

Crown Royal FC 0-5 Club Valanora (0-5 agg)

FC Rosenthal 3-0 Erran FC (3-0 agg)

SC Ianisle 5-1 Eastfields FC (5-1 agg)

FC Capri 0-1 Ursona FC (0-1 agg)

SC Rinaldi 5-0 Kirria United (5-0 agg)

Rolalas FC 3-0 Ibininers (3-0 agg)

Char Sara FC 3-0 Juavi FC (3-0 agg)

FC Longview 1-5 Hondo FC (1-5 agg)

FC Travesian 3-2 Soldarian FC (3-2 agg)

FC Wexax 2-2 E'ho Entheas (3-2 AET, 3-2 agg)

Ibini FC 0-1 Turmondale United (0-1 agg)

Everlin FC 2-1 FC Espalya (2-1 agg)

Wexax United 1-4 AS Sharala (1-4 agg)

Raynor City United 1-1 Ventus (2-2 AET, 2-2 agg, 3-2 PKs)

Samariners 3-4 Mar Sara AC (3-4 agg)

Valleyview FC 0-2 AC Zul'Atun (0-2 agg)

[Valanora]

Season 20,090
Part III

Challengers Ro32

(DAR)               Sterling City United    4–2    Mar Sara FC                        (VAL)   2–2   2–0

Champions League Ro16

(VIL)                   Jungle Strike FC    3–3 p  Raynor City United                 (VAL)   3–2   0–1  (4–5 pen)
(STL)              FK Metropola Borograd    2–4    Soldarian FC                       (VAL)   1–3   1–1

RSC Ro16

(VAL)                 Raynor City United    3–4    Newfoundland Regional              (QUE)   1–1   2–3

Champions League Quarterfinals

(VAL)                 Raynor City United    4–3    CF Outineau                        (KSK)   3–2   1–1 
(VAL)                       Soldarian FC    2–3    CA Paulinthal                      (PAS)   2–2   0–1  (aet)

AOCL Quarterfinals

(FPT)	Freeport United		1–3	Raynor City United	(VAL)	0-1 1-2

CWC Quarterfinals

(AUD)               AC Izotz Zubia    4–2    Mar Sara FC                  (VAL)   2–2   2–0

Is this perhaps a sign of things to come for the Flames in the second half of the season? A two all draw in Darmen had the Flames thinking that they had the advantage in their tie in the first knockout round of the Challengers, but then they were found out in Artani to the tune of two goals to nil to be spilled out of the tournament earlier than they would have liked. There was still the Cup Winners' Cup to contend with, however the draw pit them against Zozi of Audioslavia and like their tie against Sterling City United in the Challengers Cup, an away draw was thought to be a good omen, only for it all to go wrong for the Flames back in the Empire, with the same scorelines in both games of the respective tournaments. It is a sorry way for the Flames to be knocked out of both ICCs but it does allow them to shift their focus entirely on the domestic arena.

In the Champions League, despite winning their group, the Rockers got a difficult tie against the famous Jungle Strike in Vilita for their troubles. It was a back and forth affair in Vilita, with the Rockers getting goals on either side of the half time whistle from Çídh and Schofield, but it was not enough as they would lose three to two. Back in the capital, Strike was looking to get the draw they would need to advance, but Karl-Heinz Jager on the hour mark, heading in a corner from Gillen Madrigal López to bring the tie level. With the away goals rule eliminated, the two teams eventually found extra time, where Wise would be the hero with the one save needed to send the Rockers forward. For the Blades, it was a comfortable win in S&T with goals from Marian Hovlak, Mason Blueman, and Torsten Hahn to secure a three one advantage back to the capital. Joacim Lind would get a first half goal in the home leg, that eventually ended in a one all draw and four to two aggregate victory for Soldarian, sending both teams in the Quarterfinals.

Soldarian would feel aggrieved in the quarterfinals, as the first game in the capital ended in a two all draw, after Hovlak got a first half brace against CA Paulinthal of Pasarga. The visitors would fight back in the second half and would get an equalizer in the fifth minute of injury time despite there only being three minutes signaled by the fourth official. It was a defensive stalemate in Paulinthal but as the teams went into extra time, it would be the home side who would look the stronger and grab the goal needed to win the tie and advance them into the semifinals. United fared better, winning their home tie, if only just, thanks to goals from Borja, López, and Reed. With only a goal advantage heading to Kelssek, the Rockers knew they still needed to be on their best, Marco Grunewald would grab a much needed goal a bit before the half time whistle, meaning even the late rally by the home side was not enough and the Rockers were once more again in the semifinals of the Champions League. They would also advance into the semifinals of the regional competition after a goal from Barrientos earned a late victory in the Crystal Empire, before a brace from Edmün Çídh secured the victory in the capital, after the youth team was felled in their knockout tie.

MATCHDAY 16
Club Atlético Bexar 1-2 Raynor City United
Club Valanora 4-0 Mar Sara FC
Club ESF 0-0 Hondo FC
AC Valanari 1-1 SC Rinaldi
FC Longview 3-0 Ibini FC
Char Sara FC 0-4 Soldarian FC
Rolalas FC 0-1 FC Capri
Gladerial United 4-1 Wexax United

MATCHDAY 17
Raynor City United 7-2 Club Valanora
Club Atlético Bexar 0-3 Club ESF
Mar Sara FC 1-1 AC Valanari
Hondo FC 0-0 FC Longview
SC Rinaldi 2-1 Char Sara FC
Ibini FC 3-2 Rolalas FC
Soldarian FC 2-1 Gladerial United
FC Capri 0-4 Wexax United

MATCHDAY 18
Club ESF 0-1 Raynor City United
AC Valanari 3-0 Club Valanora
FC Longview 2-3 Club Atlético Bexar
Char Sara FC 1-1 Mar Sara FC
Rolalas FC 2-4 Hondo FC
Gladerial United 0-0 SC Rinaldi
Wexax United 1-2 Ibini FC
FC Capri 1-2 Soldarian FC

MATCHDAY 19
Raynor City United 3-0 AC Valanari
Club ESF 2-1 FC Longview
Club Valanora 4-1 Char Sara FC
Club Atlético Bexar 0-3 Rolalas FC
Mar Sara FC 5-1 Gladerial United
Hondo FC 1-1 Wexax United
SC Rinaldi 0-3 FC Capri
Ibini FC 1-0 Soldarian FC

MATCHDAY 20
FC Longview 2-1 Raynor City United
Char Sara FC 3-3 AC Valanari
Rolalas FC 0-1 Club ESF
Gladerial United 6-0 Club Valanora
Wexax United 2-1 Club Atlético Bexar
FC Capri 0-1 Mar Sara FC
Soldarian FC 3-1 Hondo FC
Ibini FC 0-4 SC Rinaldi

MATCHDAY 21
Raynor City United 0-4 Char Sara FC
FC Longview 0-0 Rolalas FC
AC Valanari 1-1 Gladerial United
Club ESF 0-2 Wexax United
Club Valanora 0-1 FC Capri
Club Atlético Bexar 1-0 Soldarian FC
Mar Sara FC 4-1 Ibini FC
Hondo FC 2-0 SC Rinaldi

MATCHDAY 22
Rolalas FC 0-0 Raynor City United
Gladerial United 0-4 Char Sara FC
Wexax United 2-3 FC Longview
FC Capri 0-1 AC Valanari
Soldarian FC 5-0 Club ESF
Ibini FC 3-3 Club Valanora
SC Rinaldi 1-1 Club Atlético Bexar
Hondo FC 0-4 Mar Sara FC

It all started quite well for United in their attempts to pull themselves back into the title race, edging out the Spurs in the Rockers first league trip to Sabine and Caddonia, a much needed win to try and get the second half of the campaign started on the right track. Following it up with a complete thrashing of the Warriors was also good for morale, with a narrow win at Mar Sara against Club ESF being the sort of result needed after being one they would have drawn or lost in the first leg, before a rather comfortable home win against Valanari. An innocuous loss at Longview was nothing to be upset about, it is a difficult place to play after all. However the team was completely flat against Char Sara in the Battleground the following week and suffered quite the heavy loss before being held at Rolalas in one of the capital derbies, a real tail spin at the end of what had looked to been a battle back for the title in the third quarter of the season.

While the Flames might have had a bit of a tough time of it in the ICCs, the domestic league was still their oyster, with four wins and two draws from the seven games, only failing to find a a result against the Warriors in Gladerial to start the second half of the season, perhaps feeling a bit of ICC hangover in the match. Victories over Hondo, Capri, and Ibini keep their other title rivals at bay and United's tail spin at the end gives the Flames a nine point gap with eight games to go. It feels like the title is almost wrapped up with such a large lead and few amount of games remaining, but we have seen other teams forfeit such a lead heading into the home stretch of the season before. Unlike United though, Mar Sara does not have any international competitions to clog up their fixtures and should be able to be at full strength for every match, an advantage that they will believe prevent any sort of falling off from the club and allow them to finally grab a Premiership victory after several seasons since the last time they hoisted the trophy.

Soldarian is the current holder of third position, a point behind United who is in second, but only a point ahead of Capri and Hondo who both will want to leapfrog the capital clubs and take the Champions League spots away from the capital and for themselves. It would be quite a mean feat if no capital club was in the Champions League, as not a soul can remember when United was out of the Champions Leauge/Champions Cup. After them there is a six point gap that has emerged, with Ibini being the best of the rest for the time being, the Islanders not looking great but have been looking better than most except when it has come against the best clubs in the league. At the bottom of the league, Club Valanora is there where they were expected to be, but Char Sara is currently holding the other relegation spot and Wexax United is tied on points with them. Both of these clubs are covered in history but both are very much now in the danger of falling into the pits of relegation and may become the next Gladerial when the Twilight were relegated and spent decades in the lower leagues of the pyramid.

Ps                        Pld     W    D    L     GF    GA    GD    Pts 
 1 Mar Sara FC             22    14    6    2     44    23   +21     48
 2 Raynor City United      22    11    6    5     43    27   +16     39
 3 Soldarian FC            22    11    5    6     47    31   +16     38
 4 Hondo FC                22    10    7    5     41    24   +17     37
 5 FC Capri                22    11    4    7     48    37   +11     37
 6 Ibini FC                22     8    7    7     36    37    −1     31
 7 Rolalas FC              22     8    5    9     34    35    −1     29
 8 FC Longview             22     7    7    8     31    32    −1     28
 9 Club ESF                22     7    6    9     24    34   −10     27
10 SC Rinaldi              22     5   10    7     21    27    −6     25
11 AC Valanari             22     6    7    9     27    33    −6     25
12 Gladerial United        22     7    4   11     33    42    −9     25
13 Club Atlético Bexar     22     6    6   10     25    36   −11     24
14 Wexax United            22     6    5   11     30    37    −7     23
15 Char Sara FC            22     6    5   11     28    36    −8     23
16 Club Valanora           22     6    4   12     36    57   −21     22

AC Zul'Atun 1-1(1-2 AET) Turmondale United
FC Rosenthal 2-3 AS Sharala
SC Ianisle 1-1(1-1 AET)[5-4 PKs] Char Sara FC
Club Valanora 3-1 SC Rinaldi
Everlin FC 2-3 FC Travesian
Mar Sara AC 0-1 Ursona FC
FC Wexax 1-1(1-1 AET)[0-3 PKs] Hondo FC
Rolalas FC 5-2 Raynor City United

It was a round for upsets, as first it was Char Sara being undone in a penalty shootout in Ianisle, taking away the last chance at some sort of accomplishment for the Inferno this season. While the Warriors league campaign might be going poorly, getting a win over Rinaldi in the cup does show that they might be able to perform a magic act and escape relegation themselves if they can channel this form into the league. Hondo needed a penalty shootout against FC Wexax, the hosts being completely miserable from the spotkicks and missing their first three attempts while the Owls calmly converted their three to advance. However the big shock was in the capital, where Rolalas did better than they did in the league against United and instead peppered United's second team, as the Rockers had heavily rotated to try and keep their first team fresh for the ICCs and league.

Rolalas FC 2-0 Club Valanora
AS Sharala 2-2 Hondo FC (2-2 AET)[2-4 PKs]
Turmondale United 0-1 Ursona FC
FC Travesian 0-2 SC Ianisle

Well the Warriors gave it a go, but Rolalas in the capital is looking to be a very difficult team to beat as the Blues very easily dispatched the relegated threatened team to make it into the semifinals. Hondo once again needed a shootout against a lower league opponent but were once again victors from the skill competition, even if there was a bit more drama in this one with the hosts converting two of their attempts this time. In a battle of former Premiership clubs, Ursona snuck past Turmondale United, while Ianisle won in another all lower league tie against Travesian, meaning half of the semifinalists will be from teams outside the Premiership. Rolalas has been drawn as the hosts to Ianisle, while Ursona will host Hondo, meaning there is a chance for an all lower league Final, which would throw Challengers qualification into quite a fit.

[Valanora]

Season 20,090
Part IV

Champions League Semifinals

(VAL)                 Raynor City United    2–5    Cazadores Cathair                  (AUD)   2–3   0–2

AOCL Semifinals

(VAL)	Raynor City United	5–4	Mâ Âlâmëómë		(FFD)	3-3 2-1

It is a pair of contrasting results for the last Vanorian team in any ICC competition still, and a pair of ties that on their initial drawing looked similar in difficulty for the Rockers to try and navigate their way past and into the Finals of both the Champions League as well as the regional championship. In the Champions League, it would be another Audioslav team for United to do battle with, as the pair of Vanorian and Audioslav teams feels like it has had significant occurrences in the past few seasons or so. However this time it was the not very often faced Cazadores Cathair compared to Zozi or the other Cathair. The Battleground would be no sanctuary against the Auidoslav onslaught, with only goals from Brayan Borja and Ronan Schofield giving the Rockers any hope to win the tie after conceding thrice. It was not to be though, as in Audioslavia, there was no room for the Rockers to try and attack and instead were bested by the hosts, leaving the dreams for another Champions League title dashed at the last hurdle before the Final.

The draw was no kinder in the AOCL, as it pit the Rockers against one of the giants of Farf football, Mâ Âlâmëómë. The Farf club is one of the most decorated in the region, as clubs from Farfadillis are the most successful in the tournament despite the presumed dominance by Vanorian clubs, but it is not the case as it is Farves who hold that prestige with Mâ Âlâmëómë adding a few of those titles to the collection. In Raynor City, the home crowd go to see exactly how, with an efficient and ruthless attack that did not look to take prisoners, putting three goals past a very talented defense that seemed helpless to stop them. However the home side was able to counterpunch the attacking arts of their visitors and was able to rescue a draw at home after a brace from Edmün Çídh and a late equalizer from second half substitute Tina Long. In Farfadillis, the Rockers had shown they had learned how to adjust quickly and put a hard stifle on the attack of their hosts, with a goal from Krister Voynov in the first half giving the Rockers the lead, before Marco Grunewald would win the game and tie in the eighty-first just two minutes after the hosts had equalized. The Rockers were now on their way to an AOCL Final once more.

MATCHDAY 23
Raynor City United 8-1 Gladerial United
Rolalas FC 1-1 Wexax United
Char Sara FC 0-3 FC Capri
FC Longview 2-0 Soldarian FC
AC Valanari 0-2 Ibini FC
Club ESF 0-1 SC Rinaldi
Club Valanora 3-4 Hondo FC
Club Atlético Bexar 3-3 Mar Sara FC

MATCHDAY 24
Wexax United 1-2 Raynor City United
FC Capri 0-0 Gladerial United
Soldarian FC 1-2 Rolalas FC
Ibini FC 0-1 Char Sara FC
SC Rinaldi 1-0 FC Longview
Hondo FC 1-2 AC Valanari
Mar Sara FC 2-0 Club ESF
Club Atlético Bexar 1-1 Club Valanora

MATCHDAY 25
Raynor City United 3-1 FC Capri
Wexax United 1-4 Soldarian FC
Gladerial United 1-2 Ibini FC
Rolalas FC 0-1 SC Rinaldi
Char Sara FC 1-3 Hondo FC
FC Longview 2-0 Mar Sara FC
AC Valanari 0-0 Club Atlético Bexar
Club ESF 0-3 Club Valanora

MATCHDAY 26
Soldarian FC 3-2 Raynor City United
Ibini FC 2-1 FC Capri
SC Rinaldi 1-2 Wexax United
Hondo FC 0-0 Gladerial United
Mar Sara FC 3-1 Rolalas FC
Club Atlético Bexar 3-3 Char Sara FC
Club Valanora 3-1 FC Longview
Club ESF 6-2 AC Valanari

MATCHDAY 27
Raynor City United 3-0 Ibini FC
Soldarian FC 1-1 SC Rinaldi
FC Capri 1-2 Hondo FC
Wexax United 0-1 Mar Sara FC
Gladerial United 2-3 Club Atlético Bexar
Rolalas FC 1-3 Club Valanora
Char Sara FC 4-0 Club ESF
FC Longview 4-0 AC Valanari

MATCHDAY 28
SC Rinaldi 1-3 Raynor City United
Hondo FC 0-0 Ibini FC
Mar Sara FC 0-2 Soldarian FC
Club Atlético Bexar 1-3 FC Capri
Club Valanora 2-1 Wexax United
Club ESF 2-4 Gladerial United
AC Valanari 0-4 Rolalas FC
FC Longview 1-2 Char Sara FC

MATCHDAY 29
Raynor City United 4-0 Hondo FC
SC Rinaldi 2-2 Mar Sara FC
Ibini FC 2-0 Club Atlético Bexar
Soldarian FC 4-1 Club Valanora
FC Capri 1-0 Club ESF
Wexax United 2-2 AC Valanari
Gladerial United 1-2 FC Longview
Rolalas FC 1-1 Char Sara FC

There was a feeling that eventually United was going to find themselves and start to win games in bunches, the hope for Mar Sara was that they would have built up a big enough lead at the top of the table that when that time came, it would be too late and the hole that United needed to dig would be too great to overcome. The home stretch starts in a way that every United fan from the entire footballing world will remember for a good long while, a complete demolishment of Gladerial United in the Battleground as the Rockers got revenge for their defeat earlier in the season with a massive eight to one thumping over the club that the entire league still views as the enemy of football and the personal nemesis of both United as well as Raynor City FC. A trip to Wexax would be tricky, given the season the Hammers had been having and their need for points, but a late goal from Hadi Lundström kept the winning streak going. It kept rolling with a comfortable result at home against Capri, making sure the Typhoon were completely put out of the title race themselves. However the streak came to a halt at Hellgate, where the Blades were just able to edge out United in a five goal affair that seemed to be the nail in United's coffin. However Ibini would be thrashed in their visit to the Battleground, Rinaldi overpowered by the visiting Rockers, before Hondo was trounced just two days after their Silver Cup Semifinal, looking quite out of it in their trip to the capital as Çídh got a hattrick in the four to nil victory.

However despite United's good second half form, it was Mar Sara who was in the driving seat, with the nine point gap with eight games to go and every victory would bring them one step closer to the coveted title. However their visit to Bexar resulted in only a draw, as the Sabine and Caddonia club continued to battle for survival. The Flames steadied themselves with a comfortable home win over crosstown rivals Club ESF, yet like United a few months before, they would slip up in their trip to Longview, with the Foxes having made the Angelotic Temple a fortress this season with wins over the three best teams in the league at home. It seemed the side was on a wobble but it looked to right itself with a win at home over Rolalas, before going to Wexax and getting the lone goal of the game from Kamara Touré. The Flames just needed one win in their last three games to seal the title and take it from United. They then laid an egg at home against the Blades, with Hovlak and Daniele Gagliano scoring and taking the spoils for the visitors. A trip to Rinaldi was next and the Flames get out to an early lead with goals from Lyie Lerwick and Sami Samiii. Yet as the trophy was getting polished and ready to be presented, with seven minutes left in the game, Danilson wound back the clock a few years and grabbed a brace in the eighty-fourth and eighty-sixth minute to deny the Flames the title on this day.

That means the trophy will be on hand when United travels to Artani to take on the Flames in the last game of the season. Mar Sara has had a masterclass of a season and only needs to avoid defeat in order to keep United from getting the title back once more, however the Rockers have been a completely different team in the second half of the season, particularly here in the home stretch. With only four losses in the entire year, you had to favor the Flames to avoid defeat and earn the title, but it is hard to count United out until it is completely outside of their power to win a game, or league/group. Soldarian also needs a draw when they travel to Valanari in order to secure third place and a spot in the Champions League, although it is doubtful that Hondo could swing the six goal difference in their favor even if they were to win and the Blades to lose, with Hondo traveling to Bexar. The Owls will need a win though, as Capri is only a point behind them but does have a tough final game in a trip to Longview and the Foxes at home have been a very difficult team to beat.

Ibini is locked into sixth position and instead will not really be caring too much in their trip to Mar Sara to take on Club ESF, instead they will be worried about the Silver Cup and hoping that Hondo is the team to win in order for the Islanders to once again earn a berth to the Challengers Cup. Rolalas hosts Gladerial, as the Blues will be hoping for a win to stay in the top half of the table, as they are only a single point ahead of Rinaldi, two ahead of Club Valanora, and three ahead of Char Sara, all of whom will want to leapfrog them for the extra prize money. Two of those clubs play each though, as Rinaldi will travel to Gladerial to take on Club Valanora, the winner of the game knowing they will finish solidly midtable and be getting a respectable prize purse for their efforts. Char Sara hosts Wexax with the Hammers needing a win to try and avoid being relegated to League One, as they in theory could finish as high as twelfth in the league with a victory despite being at the bottom of the league for a large portion of the season. Five teams have a possibility of being relegated going into this final day, with Bexar and Valanari having the most difficult games, two of the three teams that were pinned for relegation. This is what fans will love to see, lots to play for all up and down the league as we head into the last match.

Ps                        Pld     W    D    L     GF    GA    GD    Pts 
 1 Mar Sara FC             29    17    8    4     55    33   +22     59
 2 Raynor City United      29    17    6    6     68    34   +34     57
 3 Soldarian FC            29    15    6    8     62    40   +22     51
 4 Hondo FC                29    13    9    7     51    35   +16     48
 5 FC Capri                29    14    5   10     58    45   +13     47
 6 Ibini FC                29    12    8    9     44    43    +1     44
 7 FC Longview             29    11    7   11     43    39    +4     40
 8 Rolalas FC              29    10    7   12     44    45    −1     37
 9 SC Rinaldi              29     8   12    9     29    35    −6     36
10 Club Valanora           29    10    5   14     52    69   −17     35
11 Char Sara FC            29     9    7   13     40    47    −7     34
12 Club Atlético Bexar     29     7   10   12     36    50   −14     31
13 Gladerial United        29     8    6   15     42    59   −17     30
14 Club ESF                29     8    6   15     32    51   −19     30
15 AC Valanari             29     7    9   13     33    52   −19     30
16 Wexax United            29     7    7   15     38    50   −12     28

Silver Cup Semifinals
Rolalas FC 3-0 SC Ianisle
Ursona FC 1-4 Hondo FC

Fans of chaos are going to be sorely disappointed with two predictable and ultimately boring results in which both Premiership clubs really looked a cut above their lower league competitors, with even the midtable Blues looking quite world class in comparison to Ianisle who had traveled to the capital with a lot of hope of pulling off a major upset and making it to the Final. While it is some seasons on since his initial signing, Franklin Harris has really looked inspirational for Rolalas, grabbing a brace in the game as the Euran striker looks to help get the Blues their first piece of silverware in several seasons now that they are in the Final. There they will be taking on Hondo, whose offense talent was simply too much for Ursona to try and handle despite the Owls having had to make the trek to Vyinta for the tie. The side booked their place in the domestic season closing game with a breathtaking performance and one that you would expect from a team with as much talent in the attacking areas as Hondo does have. Rolalas looks to have the edge in the tie, as the game will take place in the capital at the Battleground, but Hondo has such a wealth of talent that the semi home advantage might not be enough for Rolalas to pull off the would be upset.