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Liga B Trophy 1st qualifying round
Union Laguada (XAN) 0-1 Colwynian
Colwynian 2-0 Union Laguada (3-0 agg)


Champions League 2nd qualifying round
Kirkenes 2-1 Sporting Iturributa (ASG)
Sporting Iturributa 1-2 Kirkenes (2-4 agg)
Liga B Trophy 2nd qualifying round
Han Dold City (SRS) 1-0 Colwynian
Colwynian 1-1 Han Dold City (1-2 agg)

Wynleth Flyers 1-2 Dalaris Sports (PFA)
Dalaris Sports 2-0 Wynleth Flyers (1-4 agg)

Champions League 3rd qualifying round
Kirkenes 0-1 Norrion Rovers (EFL)
Norrion Rovers 1-0 Kirkenes (2-0 agg)

Océanic 3-1 Northern Union (BRE)
Northern Union 3-0 Océanic (4-3 agg)
Challengers Cup 3rd qualifying round
Independence 1975 (EXT) 4-2 Clayquot
Clayquot 1-2 Independence 1975 (6-3 agg)


★ Top comment
spin_bootle honkd – 3h ago
Torbay’s new home kit is a notably lighter shade of blue, very much “we signed a Krytenian and want everyone to know it”

Challengers Cup 4th qualifying round
AC Lopel (ACH) 0-0 Kirkenes
Kirkenes 2-1 AC Lopel (2-1 agg)

Stade-Ferre Trinité (SVG) 1-2 Océanic
Océanic 0-0 Stade-Ferre Trinité (2-1 agg)



Matchweek 1
Defending the title is never an easy task, and CF Outineau found out on day one after conceding a late penalty to go down to defeat in St-Richard. It’s a sensational win for Les Navigateurs. Wynleth hosted its first top-flight match in years against the illustrious Centurions, and the result was as expected as Burnaby took a controlled 2-0 win at Cathysceau.

Latrobe Athletic 4–1 Coquitlam United
Wynleth Flyers 0–2 Burnaby SC
CS Saint-Rémy 1–1 Kirkenes FC
FC Novonaya 0–2 Shearwater FC
St. David Wanderers 2–0 Clayquot City
CF Saint-Richard 3–2 CF Outineau
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–1 Star of Confederation
Torbay Thunder 0–1 NGSA Ulyanof
Saintsport Heath 0–2 Strathcona Intls
Association Ariddienne 0–3 Langlois Océanic


Matchweek 2
LAST GASPS
For the second week in a row, the champions dropped points in stoppage time. Tomás Guisao escaped the defence and snatched a draw for Hamiltonian Cambria with a composed near post finish.

VOCANI STOPS THE COMBACK
Aldo Vocani’s 57th minute goal stood as the match winner after Océanic’s comeback bid at Maillardville Park was thwarted.

LEVEL UP?
Arsène de Saintyon scored with a firecracker of a finish to earn a point against Burnaby for CS St-Rémy. CSSR have an amazingly tough opening schedule, but two draws against teams whose level they want to reach is about okay for them right now.


Coquitlam United 3–2 Langlois Océanic
Challengers Cup playoff round leg 1
Gortz Utd (ASG) 2-1 Kirkenes
Anara (ERM) 2-1 Océanic

Liga B Trophy playoff round leg 1
NGSA Ulyanof 4-1 Marda (BOL)

Strathcona Intls 1–0 Association Ariddienne
NGSA Ulyanof 1–1 Saintsport Heath
Star of Confederation 1–1 Torbay Thunder
CF Outineau 1–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
Clayquot City 4–0 CF Saint-Richard
Shearwater FC 3–0 St. David Wanderers
Kirkenes FC 3–0 FC Novonaya
Burnaby SC 1–1 CS Saint-Rémy
Latrobe Athletic 3–1 Wynleth Flyers


Matchweek 3
...big win for Strathcona and they now are tied at the top with three straight wins, and you have to say against tougher opponents than Shearwater so far. So between those two, when you’ve embarrassed Océanic at home I say that’s the real tie-breaker and it’s the Internationals at the top of the league. But our next call is from a CSSR fan, the first full season for Calen Reamsey at the helm of St-Remy gets underway, three matches unbeaten now after a 1-0 win against Latrobe. Hilda is calling from Neorvins, what do you think of how your team’s doing?

“Hi Gary, yeah, while it’s not been perfect the results so far are encouraging. With the fixtures we’d got to start the season, to have one win and two draws is not terrible, and it shows we’re on that level at least. I don’t know if the performances have improved really, but what’s important is the players are shining at the right moments and that’s really important.”

Hilda, what’s made the difference this start compared to last season, what do you see that’s different?

“Well, Kaja Hekkert is finally playing like the player that was promised. That’s been key. Hekkert’s goal today was just, wow, that’s someone finding a groove. And Lio Turnau has to play more. He was excellent today. Unfortunately, that might be it for Brian Sanders, and we’ll all have great respect for what Sanders did for the club. If Turnau is the replacement sooner than we think, that was always the plan, well that’s just football and you move forward.”

Thanks so much Hilda, now moving on we’ve got Wynleth grabbing its first win of the season, and against Coquitlam too. What a big win that is. Jay is a Coquitlam fan joining us on the phone, it’s been up and down for the Easties hasn’t it?

“Yeah Gary, it’s such a mess partly because we don’t know which team’s going to show up game to game. Today was just horrid. And then you’re coming off a win against Langlois and you think, great, big high, we’ve got some real progress here, but then maybe Océanic are actually just bad. And that means we were not good either.”

Well you’re glad you’re not an Océanic fan today. Two losses in three, throw in the Challengers Cup and that’s three in a row and looking at elimination on Thursday. But talk about your own team now, which version is the reality?

“Oh, I don’t know. I hope we can make the top four this year but that’s hope, we just have to find some consistency and discipline I think. We gave away lots of sloppy fouls, when there was no need to today, free kicks in good spots, you do that against the big teams you’ll get killed. As it is Wynleth got a goal from a free kick and that was inexcusable.”

Carrie Buchanan hitting that one through the wall, yeah. Basic, basic stuff and as you said, very suspect defending from Coquitlam today. Moving on to...

Wynleth Flyers 2–0 Coquitlam United
Challengers Cup playoff round leg 2
Kirkenes 0-2 Gortz Utd (1-4 agg)
Océanic 1-1 Anara (1-3 agg)

Liga B Trophy playoff round leg 2
Marda 0-0 NGSA Ulyanof (1-4 agg)

CS Saint-Rémy 1–0 Latrobe Athletic
FC Novonaya 0–2 Burnaby SC
St. David Wanderers 2–4 Kirkenes FC
CF Saint-Richard 0–2 Shearwater FC
Hamiltonian Cambria 2–2 Clayquot City
Torbay Thunder 0–2 CF Outineau
Saintsport Heath 3–0 Star of Confederation
Association Ariddienne 2–2 NGSA Ulyanof
Langlois Océanic 2–4 Strathcona Intls


Matchweek 4
Clayquot City 2–1 Torbay Thunder
Shearwater FC 3–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
Kirkenes FC 1–1 CF Saint-Richard
Coquitlam United 4–0 Strathcona Intls
NGSA Ulyanof 1–1 Langlois Océanic
Star of Confederation 3–1 Association Ariddienne
CF Outineau 2–1 Saintsport Heath
Burnaby SC 3–0 St. David Wanderers
Latrobe Athletic 1–0 FC Novonaya
Wynleth Flyers 0–2 CS Saint-Rémy


Matchweek 5
72:53 TOR 0-1 SHE
“nearly got beaten to that ball but it’s out for a corner for Shearwater.”
“Very nervy from the Torbay full-back, should have cleared that easily but instead they let the visitors keep the pressure on. They’re not going to find a way back into this match if they can’t get the ball off Shearwater.
“Corner comes in and it’s Tara Kreidel!!... Shearwater have two! And the way this match has gone, she’s put this one beyond reach of Torbay you have to say! ”
“I’m shaking my head here because there’s a total miscommunication, they’ve let Kreidel in for a free header, and she’s not the tallest but the Dagan centre-back knows how to direct those headers when she does get her head to the ball, and that’s well-placed. No chance for Eiriksdóttir, Bream gets in her way and does nothing to stop Kreidel getting to it, a shambolic goal to concede.”
“And looking like no chance for Torbay either as Shearwater look on course for their fifth straight win here, a great start to the season they sees them retake top spot from Latrobe at this early stage.”

St. David Wanderers 1–2 Latrobe Athletic
CF Saint-Richard 1–1 Burnaby SC
CS Saint-Rémy 0–1 Coquitlam United
FC Novonaya 1–3 Wynleth Flyers
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–3 Kirkenes FC
Torbay Thunder 0–2 Shearwater FC
Saintsport Heath 2–2 Clayquot City
Association Ariddienne 0–2 CF Outineau
Langlois Océanic 0–2 Star of Confederation
Strathcona Intls 3–1 NGSA Ulyanof


Matchweek 6

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FT: CFO 4-0 OCE
“...and it’s a horrific start to the season when you look at those defensive stats. They’re not covering ground, they’re not getting tackles in, they’re conceding on average 2.1 expected goals every match – that’s a shocking number of dangerous chances, every single time they’re out there. Only FC Novonaya has conceded more than them – and that’s the team at the bottom of the table who don’t have a single point after six matches. Steve Longhorn has been really vulnerable in goal. You look at players like Kiera Weiram who’ve carried this team, Weiram was absent today. Wang Yuan, I forgot he was on the field when he popped up and fluffed that chance, I thought he’d been subbed off... You really expected them to do something in the Champions League or at least the Challengers Cup, they bowed out really meekly. So really, it’s a case of is their season kind of done here a month and a half in?”

“We’re going now to Stade Olympique in Outineau where Kathy Eowins is out of the dressing room to with our Gina Weatherby.”

KATHY EOWINS, LANGLOIS OCÉANIC
“Kathy, it’s a big loss against a provincial rival, and it’s four losses from six matches for Océanic. What do you think has gone wrong?”

“There’s no pointing fingers here, we are in a terrible situation. I have to take responsibility, we all have to take responsibility and also pull together and find our rhythm, get back to what’s made us successful and get back to the game we know we can play.”

“CF Outineau are also the team you’re chasing, or one of the teams you’re chasing for the league title. And right now you have to say that doesn’t look very feasible this season. What do you think is the goal for the team now?”

“Obviously the fans, we know what they expect, and we’ve got to focus on delivering. You look at last season, this is still early, we can still turn things around. There’s no guarantees and we have to, like I said, look at ourselves and take responsibility and find our game again.”

Star of Confederation 0–1 Strathcona Intls
Champions League group stage
Burnaby 0-2 Cazadores (AUD)
CF Outineau 3-1 Metropolis Alligators (VLD)
Challengers Cup group stage
Gortz Utd (ASG) 0-1 Latrobe Ath
Coquitlam 0-3 Energija Chernovets (STL)
Liga B Trophy group stage
Komunemos (SVJ) 2-1 NGSA

CF Outineau 4–0 Langlois Océanic
Clayquot City 2–1 Association Ariddienne
Shearwater FC 2–0 Saintsport Heath
Kirkenes FC 1–1 Torbay Thunder
Coquitlam United 0–1 NGSA Ulyanof
Burnaby SC 2–0 Hamiltonian Cambria
Latrobe Athletic 3–1 CF Saint-Richard
Wynleth Flyers 2–2 St. David Wanderers
CS Saint-Rémy 4–1 FC Novonaya


No one’s going to feel sorry for Burnaby, but they got one of the most absurdly difficult group draws possible in the Champions League. And there were no matchday one miracles as defending champions Cazadores Cathair came to town and dismantled them for a 2-0 win. Meme-worthy highlight was Aloha literally strolling past an oblivious Kari Zücker before tearing through the backline for the opening goal. Up next, a trip to Valanora against six-time winners and coefficient ranking champions Raynor City United. Gulp.

Matchweek 7
St. David Wanderers 2–0 CS Saint-Rémy
Cup Winners’ Cup 1st round leg 1
Kirkenes 1-1 VLC FC (EFL)

CF Saint-Richard 2–0 Wynleth Flyers
Hamiltonian Cambria 4–2 Latrobe Athletic
Torbay Thunder 0–1 Burnaby SC
FC Novonaya 1–0 Coquitlam United
Saintsport Heath 2–1 Kirkenes FC
Association Ariddienne 0–1 Shearwater FC
Langlois Océanic 2–2 Clayquot City
Strathcona Intls 2–2 CF Outineau
NGSA Ulyanof 0–0 Star of Confederation


Matchweek 8
All the talk of Shearwater’s seven-match winning run has been qualified by the idea that they haven’t faced a serious test yet, merely a parade of relegation candidates. Well, in normal circumstances this would have been exactly that test, but Océanic are playing and positioned like relegation candidates themselves, and were dispatched with only minor difficulty. They can’t blame Steve Longhorn for this one – and Shearwater are now on eight straight wins.

Meanwhile: Association Ariddienne’s torrid start continued with a 5-0 thrashing in Kirkenes which leaves them bottom of the table with one solitary point. It hasn’t been the greatest start either for KFC but this will be a good tonic after their own embarrassment against Saintsport last week. Eulatie Abraham scored at the wrong end after corner kick chaos saw CF Saint-Richard lose out on an own goal against CS Saint-Rémy, who stay in the IFCF conversation with that win. FC Novonaya are out of the drop zone after a 3-2 barn-barner at home to St. David, with Anne-Marie Roux getting a brace in a match between what started the weekend as the league’s two most porous defences.

Latrobe Athletic 5–3 Torbay Thunder
Champions League group stage
Raynor City Utd (VAL) 3-1 Burnaby
Maethoru (KOR) 0-0 CF Outineau
Challengers Cup group stage
Latrobe Ath 1-2 Southern Star (BRE)
VLC FC (EFL) 5-1 Coquitlam
Liga B Trophy group stage
NGSA 1-2 VfL Reinbronn (STL)

CF Outineau 2–0 NGSA Ulyanof
Clayquot City 0–0 Strathcona Intls
Shearwater FC 1–0 Langlois Océanic
Kirkenes FC 5–0 Association Ariddienne
Burnaby SC 3–1 Saintsport Heath
Wynleth Flyers 1–2 Hamiltonian Cambria
CS Saint-Rémy 1–0 CF Saint-Richard
FC Novonaya 3–2 St. David Wanderers
Coquitlam United 2–1 Star of Confederation


Matchweek 9

FT | OCE 2-0 KIR
“Well, it was all change for Océanic in this match and the players responded well to beat Kirkenes at home. Is this result against a top side, a confidence booster that will help them get back on track?”

“Confidence, yes, but the thing is Danny Flint sent on players who had something to prove. He’s relied too much on his core players trying to squeeze out a result the last few matches, and whatever the reasons they’re not performing, a few fresh faces always helps to remind them hey, your spot’s not safe, for some of them low on morale you send on someone who’s itching to get on the pitch and show what they’ve got. It was a good decision with the selection and that was a key point today.”

“You can tick them off, as well. Michael Sveyn first of all, young goalkeeper managed to keep his first clean sheet since arriving in Kelssek, coming in for Steve Longhorn. Puxjodaskar Lohánares looked really energetic out there and the 23-year old played a role in the first goal. Kyshoen Nagy, Wang Yuan, Dylan Patterson, Kathy Eowins, all big names who were on the bench today. Ethan Porter, Tyler Hodgson, and Lance Atkinson, all looked pretty sharp instead, and Kirkenes didn’t quite have the answers.”

“It’s a kind of high tempo play that’s typical of Océanic, but we haven’t seen in weeks from them.”

“More reaction to come from Stade de la Pacifique, we’ll return with interviews from the players and coaches as Océanic are winners 2-0 over Kirkenes on Twelve Network’s Saturday Soccer.”

Hamiltonian Cambria 2–1 CS Saint-Rémy
Cup Winners’ Cup 1st round leg 2
VLC FC 0-1 Kirkenes (1-2 agg)

Torbay Thunder 1–0 Wynleth Flyers
Saintsport Heath 2–1 Latrobe Athletic
Langlois Océanic 2–0 Kirkenes FC
Association Ariddienne 0–1 Burnaby SC
St. David Wanderers 2–0 Coquitlam United
CF Saint-Richard 0–2 FC Novonaya
Strathcona Intls 2–2 Shearwater FC
NGSA Ulyanof 4–2 Clayquot City
Star of Confederation 1–4 CF Outineau[/size]

Matchweek 10
CS Saint-Rémy 0–0 Torbay Thunder
Champions League group stage
Burnaby 4-1 AC Pomena (JUE)
Spartangrad (EUR) 0-2 CF Outineau
Challengers Cup group stage
Crystal Fair (CRY) 4-0 Latrobe Ath
Coquitlam 0-1 Hellinic Rouge (PAS)
Liga B Trophy group stage
NGSA 2-2 Iron City (NPH)

FC Novonaya 1–3 Hamiltonian Cambria
St. David Wanderers 1–0 CF Saint-Richard
Coquitlam United 0–1 CF Outineau
Clayquot City 4–2 Star of Confederation
Shearwater FC 2–0 NGSA Ulyanof
Kirkenes FC 0–0 Strathcona Intls
Burnaby SC 3–0 Langlois Océanic
Latrobe Athletic 2–0 Association Ariddienne
Wynleth Flyers 2–1 Saintsport Heath


Matchweek 11
CF Saint-Richard 2–0 Coquitlam United
Hamiltonian Cambria 3–2 St. David Wanderers
Torbay Thunder 0–0 FC Novonaya
Saintsport Heath 2–1 CS Saint-Rémy
Association Ariddienne 1–2 Wynleth Flyers
Langlois Océanic 3–1 Latrobe Athletic
Strathcona Intls 2–0 Burnaby SC
NGSA Ulyanof 2–2 Kirkenes FC
Star of Confederation 0–4 Shearwater FC
CF Outineau 2–2 Clayquot City


Matchweek 12
Shocking scenes at service road gates of Langlois airport as flare-wielding ultras surround Oceanic’s team bus. Two arrested for climbing over fence.

Shearwater [2] – 0 CF Outineau: Brion Steinno (great goal)

[Video] Océanic fans at airport fence chanting insults at players as they disembark charter flight

Danny Flint’s position “untenable” as Océanic slides into relegation zone after loss to Wynleth

“This is for real!” Joy outside Kingswharf as Shearwater fans celebrate win over champions CF Outineau. Unbeaten with 11 wins

Tomasz Janaczek’s penalty save to deny Outineau an equalizer

Langlois Airport: 14 flights delayed due to “security breach” as police riot squad deployed to disperse group of approx 100 people swarming service vehicle access


Kirkenes FC 2–4 Star of Confederation
Champions League group stage
AC Pomena (JUE) 2-2 Burnaby
CF Outineau 1-0 Spartangrad (EUR)
Challengers Cup group stage
Latrobe Ath 1-2 Crystal Fair (CRY)
Hellinic Rouge (PAS) 3-1 Coquitlam
Liga B Trophy group stage
Iron City (NPH) 2-1 NGSA

Burnaby SC 3–1 NGSA Ulyanof
Latrobe Athletic 2–0 Strathcona Intls
Wynleth Flyers 2–0 Langlois Océanic
Coquitlam United 0–2 Clayquot City
Shearwater FC 2–1 CF Outineau
CS Saint-Rémy 3–1 Association Ariddienne
FC Novonaya 1–0 Saintsport Heath
St. David Wanderers 1–2 Torbay Thunder
CF Saint-Richard 0–0 Hamiltonian Cambria


While the chattering class ruminates on the day of shame for Kelssek football following the chaotic events at Langlois Airport over the weekend, CF Outineau bounced back from their defeat in Breton to earn a hard-fought home win against Spartangrad in the Champions League.

Matchweek 13
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–1 Coquitlam United
Torbay Thunder 2–0 CF Saint-Richard
Saintsport Heath 1–1 St. David Wanderers
CF Outineau 4–1 Kirkenes FC
Clayquot City 3–5 Shearwater FC
Association Ariddienne 1–0 FC Novonaya
Langlois Océanic 1–0 CS Saint-Rémy
Strathcona Intls 5–0 Wynleth Flyers
NGSA Ulyanof 2–4 Latrobe Athletic
Star of Confederation 2–1 Burnaby SC


Matchweek 14
SportsInfo Radio
“It’s incomprehensible that Danny Flint is still manager after all we’ve seen this month, and it’s incomprehensible that they’ll keep him on after yet another lacklustre performance, another result that’s just not good enough!”
“Welcome back to The Wire where we’re taking your calls after this weekend of action in the KFL. Already, some fans of Océanic are having their say as the team everyone pegged as title challengers, have risen to 14th and as you hear, they want big changes! Also today some big results at the top of the table as Burnaby hammered CF Outineau 4-1! The champions in disarray and now 13 points off the pace, what has Romain Dupuis got to do to get this back on track? But it’s Coquitlam sinking and Shearwater still on top...”
“Steinno hits the post! But it’s fallen to Peter Marsh! And it’s a bit of luck that gives Shearwater the lead!”
“Another club in crisis as Coquitlam United are now the crisis club... they’re in the drop zone! Early retirement looming for Henri Hubert? We’re going to Gerry calling from Vickery, tough loss for Strathcona, Gerry?”

Latrobe Athletic 3–2 Star of Confederation
Champions League group stage
Burnaby 0-2 Raynor City Utd (VAL)
CF Outineau 2-2 Maethoru (KOR)
Challengers Cup group stage
Southern Star (BRE) 2-0 Latrobe Ath
Coquitlam 1-4 VLC (EFL)
Liga B Trophy group stage
VfL Reinbronn (STL) 1-2 NGSA

Kirkenes FC 2–1 Clayquot City
Burnaby SC 4–1 CF Outineau
Coquitlam United 0–2 Shearwater FC
Wynleth Flyers 0–1 NGSA Ulyanof
CS Saint-Rémy 3–1 Strathcona Intls
FC Novonaya 2–2 Langlois Océanic
St. David Wanderers 1–0 Association Ariddienne
CF Saint-Richard 3–1 Saintsport Heath
Hamiltonian Cambria 3–1 Torbay Thunder


Matchweek 15
Torbay Thunder 1–1 Coquitlam United
Cup Winners’ Cup round of 16 leg 1
Kirkenes 0-1 MTK Kingsville (DAR)

Saintsport Heath 1–2 Hamiltonian Cambria
Association Ariddienne 1–1 CF Saint-Richard
Langlois Océanic 3–0 St. David Wanderers
Strathcona Intls 2–1 FC Novonaya
NGSA Ulyanof 2–3 CS Saint-Rémy
Star of Confederation 0–0 Wynleth Flyers
CF Outineau 1–3 Latrobe Athletic
Clayquot City 1–3 Burnaby SC
Shearwater FC 2–2 Kirkenes FC


Matchweek 16
“A big roar here from the home fans at Stadium Konoha in what could be a very significant result. Shearwater have finally been beaten after 15 matches of the league season, and it’s Burnaby SC who have done it in some style with a three-nil victory. Shearwater remain top of the table but Burnaby have, with this win, narrowed the gap to three points.”

FT | BUR 3-0 SHE
“The streak is over for Shearwater in our top-of-the-table clash today here on Saturday Soccer. We’ll start with your view of this match, Ciaran, did Burnaby stake a claim today?”

“Well, in terms of championship pedigree, you wouldn’t bet against Burnaby after a match like this. The question is, whether this could be a turning point in the title race. The pressure is now turned up on the leaders and this will be a new experience for a lot of these players...”

CS Saint-Rémy 3–1 Star of Confederation
Champions League group stage
Cazadores (AUD) 3-0 Burnaby
Metropolis Alligators (VLD) 3-3 CF Outineau
Challengers Cup group stage
Latrobe Ath 2-2 Gortz Utd (ASG)
Energija Chernovets (STL) 4-0 Coquitlam
Liga B Trophy group stage
NGSA 0-0 Komunemos (SVG)

FC Novonaya 1–1 NGSA Ulyanof
St. David Wanderers 0–2 Strathcona Intls
CF Saint-Richard 1–4 Langlois Océanic
Hamiltonian Cambria 2–0 Association Ariddienne
Coquitlam United 1–1 Kirkenes FC
Burnaby SC 3–0 Shearwater FC
Latrobe Athletic 2–1 Clayquot City
Wynleth Flyers 0–0 CF Outineau
Torbay Thunder 1–0 Saintsport Heath


MARTIN GREGOIRE, Former Kelssek international
“Well Martin, this was another Kelssek team getting taught a lesson tonight. Is this a measure of how the quality of the KFL is just not really on par with the best of them?”
MARTIN GREGOIRE: “No doubt about it. Cazadores was a class above. A lot of the Burnaby players just looked lost out there, and you certainly don’t see that too often in domestic competition. You look at this group, on paper, this was winnable. Cazadores were really poor last season and if they hadn’t been able to show up and win this cup by the skin of their teeth last year, they wouldn’t be here at all. And they walked all over Burnaby today. So if you’re talking about the Championship being a league where that club, Cazadores, would look ordinary?... Long way from that. We are very, very far away.”

Matchweek 17
It’s been a big weekend in the KFL as Shearwater dropped points again, but it could have been worse...
“Oh and Tyler Hodgson has kept that in play! Can he squeeze that cross from the byline... O’Reilly!! Coalan O’Reilly has levelled the score for Shearwater! The Latrobe players are immediately claiming that ball went out of play but the referee is waving them away... Latrobe had this one in the bag but they’ve let it slip away!”
Latrobe missed a big chance to stick a foot into the title race, and that also let Burnaby close the gap to one point thanks to a moment of skill in the Anglian Derby.
“...right past Imke Diskin! And a great ball forward from Buené! Van Halen flicks it on... And a sublime finish from Ikra Yonte! What a touch, what a hit!!... That’s a goal deserving of the occasion and Kirkenes look shell shocked! They’ve been so solid today but they’ve been undone by a brilliant bit of play from the Centurions, and Burnaby are ahead against Kirkenes!”
And with Kirkenes on mid-table form that's going to put the pressure on manager Natalia Rossi, where have we heard that one before... Has Océanic turned a corner? The Langlois club climbs into the top half of the table with a third win in a row against an early-surging Hamiltonian Cambria, who are now staring at a downturn of their own. Was the answer Kyshoen Nagy all along? The crisis club baton passes to CF Saint-Richard, who were outclassed painfully by high-flying Strathcona, and they’ll have a suspension for Edmün Dârgâneý’s red card on top of their pile of worries too. But with only three points between 19th and 13th, there’s a lot of clubs scrambling to keep away from the abyss. Into which Ariddienne may finally fall as Neil Murphy’s goal for Torbay makes it a month without a win. All coming up on this week’s Podcast FC...”

Star of Confederation 1–1 FC Novonaya
Cup Winners’ Cup round of 16 leg 2
MTK Kingsville 0-1 Kirkenes (1-1 agg)
MTK Kingsville wins 3-2 on penalties

CF Outineau 3–0 CS Saint-Rémy
Clayquot City 3–2 Wynleth Flyers
Saintsport Heath 0–0 Coquitlam United
Association Ariddienne 0–1 Torbay Thunder
Langlois Océanic 3–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
Strathcona Intls 3–0 CF Saint-Richard
NGSA Ulyanof 2–0 St. David Wanderers
Shearwater FC 2–2 Latrobe Athletic
Kirkenes FC 0–1 Burnaby SC


                           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Shearwater FC 17 13 3 1 37 14 +23 42 -
2 Burnaby SC 17 13 2 2 34 10 +24 41 -
3 Latrobe Athletic 17 12 1 4 40 25 +15 37 -
4 Strathcona Intls 17 10 4 3 30 17 +13 34 -
5 CF Outineau 17 9 4 4 34 20 +14 31 -
6 Hamiltonian Cambria 17 8 5 4 29 25 +4 29 -
7 CS Saint-Rémy 17 8 3 6 24 19 +5 27 -
8 Langlois Océanic 17 7 3 7 28 27 +1 24
9 Clayquot City 17 6 5 6 33 32 +1 23
10 Kirkenes FC 17 5 7 5 29 25 +4 22
11 NGSA Ulyanof 17 5 6 6 22 26 −4 21
12 Torbay Thunder 17 5 5 7 15 20 −5 20
13 Wynleth Flyers 17 5 3 9 17 26 −9 18
14 Star of Confederation 17 4 5 8 21 31 −10 17
15 St. David Wanderers 17 5 2 10 19 30 −11 17
16 Saintsport Heath 17 4 4 9 18 25 −7 16
17 Coquitlam United 17 4 4 9 14 23 −9 16
18 FC Novonaya 17 4 4 9 15 27 −12 16 -
19 CF Saint-Richard 17 4 4 9 15 28 −13 16 -
20 Association Ariddienne 17 1 2 14 8 32 −24 5 -

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Postby Kelssek » Sun Dec 12, 2021 10:10 am

The IFCF group stages came to a close this week, marking a pretty sad showing overall. CF Outineau were the only club to advance to the knockout rounds, topping their Champions League group undefeated against Spartangrad, Maethoru, and Metropolis Alligators. While looking indifferent in the league, they did click at the right times showing quality against strong opposition. Burnaby were the other club making it to the Champions League, stuck into a very difficult group they managed a good win and an away draw against AC Pomena while getting outclassed comprehensively by Raynor City United and Cazadores.

In the Challengers Cup, Latrobe Athletic ended bottom of Group D with a 1-1-4 record, with all their points interestingly coming against group winners Gortz United. But you’ve also got to beat the other teams and that, they didn’t do. While certainly doing a better job than the likes of Langlois and Kirkenes who failed to make it to the main phase, Coquitlam United matched their dire league performances with a horror show as they ended with six losses from six in Group L, conceding an abysmal 20 goals to crash out with the worst defensive record in the entire competition. While it wasn’t an easy group it shouldn’t have been this bad and they never looked in danger of getting a win at any time, while managing to get lopsidedly smacked by four goal margins twice by VLC FC, while throwing in a 4-0 tonking by Energija Chernovets.

Turning to the lower divisions now, the first round proper of the Coupe des Patriotes was also played, Championship teams don’t enter until the third round but this is the stage for the National and most of the Association teams to come in and slaughter the amateurs who’ve made it this far. You’re always looking for those upsets in the Cup and the headline will be ASC Arvika’s loss in extra time against Lancaster Hill, a club from the fourth tier that is a candidate trying to qualify for the Association division.

Coupe des Patriotes first round
Keeleford County 1–0 Sunrise Coast
Colwynian Vale 1–1 Neíra Alavaria (2–1 AET)
Ayushirda 2–2 Kingstown Athletic (3–3 AET) (4–5 pen.)
High River 2–4 Fretscray FC
Châteaufroid 4–1 Mistwygn
Rockecliffe & Eatons 0–2 St. Kildera FC
ASC Arvika 1–1 Lancaster Hill (1–2 AET)
AS Lac-Abitargnais 1–3 Jeunesse Lunaire
Sitka Valley 5–2 Stade Laneux
AS Grands-Sources 0–0 New Scarborough (1–0 AET)
Pembina City 3–1 CF Mirabelle
Castors d'Outineau 3–2 Union Lachaîne
King Albert Park 0–1 Redswyth Red Stars
Southbank Mariners 0–1 Franche-Contamine
Gagliano Mariners 2–1 Sudbury Rangers
Natanel Royals 3–0 Stade Montagnards
CS Rivière-du-Nord 1–2 Arlingsdale City
Bramerlea Bulldogs 0–3 Port City
Kawarthas District 1–1 Breton Pacifica (1–1 AET) (3–2 pen.)
Passerine 4–1 Kananzawai
West Haligonia Spartan 0–1 Delta Sorthern
AS Concordia 2–1 Watermeet
Mazinaw Vanorian 2–0 Wickham Warriors
Miramichi Lakers 3–3 Llandlaff City (4–3 AET)



Matchweek 18
For a genuine shock result you’d have to turn to the top flight as newly promoted minnows Wynleth dealt table-topping Shearwater their second loss of the season. With Burnaby handling their local derby with a 2-1 scoreline that flattered their hosts and rivals, who remain embarrassingly stuck in the relegation zone but insisting they’re only three wins away from the battle for IFCF football, the result knocked Shearwater into second and pushed Wynleth into 12th.

Raif Ducharne pulled the strings for Latrobe as they navigated a tricky encounter against Kirkenes, who might have got more expected goals but again lacked the cutting edge to finish their chances. Amund Evensen, and now have had their scoring touch desert them of late, leaving Natalia Rossi under increasing pressure (as always) and Kirkenes in 10th, insisting that three wins are all they need to challenge for a Champions League spot.

I mean, these fans really need to understand the concept that there are other teams ahead of them too, huh?

Wynleth Flyers 1–0 Shearwater FC
CS Saint-Rémy 1–1 Clayquot City
FC Novonaya 1–3 CF Outineau
Coquitlam United 1–2 Burnaby SC
Latrobe Athletic 2–1 Kirkenes FC
St. David Wanderers 1–3 Star of Confederation
CF Saint-Richard 1–0 NGSA Ulyanof
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–0 Strathcona Intls
Torbay Thunder 1–3 Langlois Océanic
Saintsport Heath 2–2 Association Ariddienne


Matchweek 19
NGSA Ulyanof 0–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
Star of Confederation 2–1 CF Saint-Richard
CF Outineau 0–1 St. David Wanderers
Clayquot City 2–2 FC Novonaya
Association Ariddienne 1–1 Coquitlam United
Langlois Océanic 1–1 Saintsport Heath
Strathcona Intls 1–1 Torbay Thunder
Shearwater FC 2–3 CS Saint-Rémy
Kirkenes FC 3–0 Wynleth Flyers
Burnaby SC 2–1 Latrobe Athletic

Matchweek 20
Kai Fukushima asked whether Shearwater are being found out in recent weeks:
“Found out? What are you finding out? That’s a load of bull I’ll tell you. As long as I’ve been here this has been a tough league, a very even league, there’s no easy games. You’ll see the other teams we’re fighting with, they’ll drop points too.”
Brave words but that’s three losses in a row and Shearwater’s title chances pretty much up in smoke.

PRESSURE PILES ON ROSSI
Another loss for Kirkenes against Calen Reamsey’s St-Remy revival project sticks them firmly in 9th, and the rumblings about Natalia Rossi’s position as manager have kicked up again. On the other hand, we all though Danny Flint was done for at Oceanic and he’s now 6 points ahead of Kirkenes and back into the Champions League conversation.


Kirkenes FC 1–2 CS Saint-Rémy
Clayquot City 0–1 St. David Wanderers
Shearwater FC 2–3 FC Novonaya
Coquitlam United 1–2 Latrobe Athletic
Burnaby SC 1–0 Wynleth Flyers
CF Outineau 1–1 CF Saint-Richard
Star of Confederation 1–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
NGSA Ulyanof 1–2 Torbay Thunder
Strathcona Intls 2–1 Saintsport Heath
Langlois Océanic 3–0 Association Ariddienne


Matchweek 21

FT | HAM 2-1 CFO //saturday soccer on 12[/i]
“A meek loss, is how I would describe it. It’s very easy to lose a bit of drive when you’ve had success, and the measure of the really great players and great teams is how they keep that burning desire. Winning one title isn’t enough, they want to win more and more. This is what’s missing for CF Outineau this season. And these are young players, they have to look at themselves and say, is that it? Have I really peaked at 24? Where they are now, they’re six points off Strathcona, I doubt they’ll make the Champions League.”

“But also credit to Hamiltonian, don’t you think?”

“Absolutely and take nothing away from them. They outworked Outineau on the pitch today. Closing down the space, first to any loose ball, really well-organized on defence and showing great team play to find the gaps in the Outineau backline. Well deserved win and you have to say good value for where they are at fifth in the league. They have some players like Irinia Wassef, İlham Kazimov, Richard MacEwan, Rashid Habeeb, whose performances are attracting attention from the bigger clubs, and for good reason.”

Matchweek 21
Angela Credlin: Wheels have really come off at Coquitlam after 5-0 thrashing by Océanic. Rift in locker room largely comes down between senior players who feel the younger lads are too distracted and unprofessional, younger players who think the leaders are not taking responsibility for mistakes, held accountable by coaches, or helping them improve. Obey Chidibere is effectively the manager at this point as many players have just tuned out Hubert knowing he’ll retire end of the season

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True that the older players have shown more character through this but best thing you can say about them is you forget they’re playing amidst all the horrendous shit swirling around them
> Océanic were bad to start but they pulled it together, Easties are just neverending circling the toilet at this point

It’s really astounding they’ve fallen off so quickly. They were up for the double just two years ago.
> Failed to refresh the squad in any meaningful way. This was always coming when they are still banking on Vocani, Bronson, Singh, Lych, Pokorny, and now are all declining, just never thought the younger players were this bad.

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Torbay Thunder 1–2 Star of Confederation
CF Saint-Richard 3–2 Clayquot City
St. David Wanderers 0–1 Shearwater FC
Hamiltonian Cambria 2–1 CF Outineau
Langlois Océanic 5–0 Coquitlam United
Association Ariddienne 1–2 Strathcona Intls
Saintsport Heath 2–0 NGSA Ulyanof
FC Novonaya 2–0 Kirkenes FC
CS Saint-Rémy 1–4 Burnaby SC
Wynleth Flyers 1–2 Latrobe Athletic


Coupe des Patriotes second round
Sitka Valley 3–2 Redswyth Red Stars
Pembina City 1–1 AS Grands-Sources (2–1 AET)
Keeleford County 1–2 Kawarthas District
Lancaster Hill 2–0 Natanel Royals
Kingstown Athletic 0–0 Delta Sorthern (2–0 AET)
St. Kildera FC 0–1 Port City
Passerine 3–0 Franche-Contamine
Châteaufroid 2–0 Castors d'Outineau
Arlingsdale City 2–3 Gagliano Mariners
Colwynian Vale 1–0 Jeunesse Lunaire
AS Concordia 1–0 Miramichi Lakers
Mazinaw Vanorian 1–1 Fretscray FC (1–1 AET) (3–2 pen.)

Matchweek 22
NGSA Ulyanof 2–0 Association Ariddienne
Strathcona Intls 2–2 Langlois Océanic
Coquitlam United 2–1 Wynleth Flyers
Latrobe Athletic 2–2 CS Saint-Rémy
Burnaby SC 2–1 FC Novonaya
Kirkenes FC 5–0 St. David Wanderers
Shearwater FC 1–2 CF Saint-Richard
Clayquot City 3–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
CF Outineau 1–0 Torbay Thunder
Star of Confederation 3–1 Saintsport Heath


Matchweek 23

95:28 | STR 3-2 COQ
“And that is the final whistle. It’s too little too late for Coquitlam. Strathcona bent but didn’t break, and they showed great composure to see out the last ten minutes. Bryan Hartpoach’s goal stands as the winner, and Aldo Vocani is the last to score but that supplies mere consolation for Coquitlam.”

“A solid victory that solidifies Strathcona’s grip on fourth place... and for Coquitlam it’s one step forward, two steps back. Winning at Wynleth last week put them in a great spot to climb out of the relegation zone.”


56:04 | CSR 0-3 WYN
“I could be unkind but it does look like the St-Remy fans are emptying out a bit. They’ve seen enough and this has to go down as an aberration. It’s showing there’s still a lot of work to rebuild- and this could be worse!... Too causal with the ball by Linton-Arbour, and Wynleth on the break! Doorwouds has two on either side... And Taylor Robson for the hat-trick!!! Round the keeper and into the net, it’s total humiliation for CS Saint-Remy, and with a four-nil lead Wynleth stakes their claim to stay in the top flight, as they cruise to a wonderful win!”

78:42 | SDW 2-2 BUR
“Provencher floats this cross...and Burke has scored! Garrett Burke pounces as Bernard Despatie mishandles what should have been an easy catch! My oh my!... They wouldn’t give in, and now St. David has got the lead against Burnaby! The home fans are loving this!”

Strathcona Intls 3–2 Coquitlam United
Langlois Océanic 3–0 NGSA Ulyanof
Torbay Thunder 2–3 Clayquot City
Hamiltonian Cambria 0–2 Shearwater FC
CF Saint-Richard 2–1 Kirkenes FC
FC Novonaya 1–0 Latrobe Athletic
CS Saint-Rémy 0–4 Wynleth Flyers
Association Ariddienne 1–0 Star of Confederation
Saintsport Heath 0–2 CF Outineau
St. David Wanderers 3–2 Burnaby SC


Matchweek 24
Star of Confederation 0–1 Langlois Océanic
NGSA Ulyanof 1–2 Strathcona Intls
Coquitlam United 2–2 CS Saint-Rémy
Wynleth Flyers 3–1 FC Novonaya
Latrobe Athletic 1–1 St. David Wanderers
Burnaby SC 2–0 CF Saint-Richard
Kirkenes FC 2–0 Hamiltonian Cambria
Shearwater FC 3–3 Torbay Thunder
Clayquot City 3–1 Saintsport Heath
CF Outineau 2–0 Association Ariddienne


Coupe des Patriotes third round
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Five goals down, Johannes Sulo looking grim as the rematch of their league loss in Kirkenes has gone even worse for Cambria.

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BRUNN to win it! Gilly finish ya ripper @NattyBrunn11! ON TO THE NEXT ROUND!


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Alex Bronson scores to deliver a win in the Cup and a much needed morale boost for a struggling Coquitlam team.
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And that’s it! Wynleth Flyers has scored in extra time to knock out Burnaby SC!

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Day of the underdogs in the Patriotes Cup continues as Pembina City knocks out NGSA, scoring twice in extra time to stun the Championship side!


Kirkenes FC 5–0 Hamiltonian Cambria
Clayquot City 2–3 Coquitlam United
CF Outineau 6–2 Port City
FC Novonaya 3–2 Colwynian Vale
Pembina City 2–2 NGSA Ulyanof (4–2 AET)
Latrobe Athletic 1–0 Kawarthas District
CS Saint-Rémy 4–0 Châteaufroid
Shearwater 7–2 Gagliano Mariners
Mazinaw Vanorian 0–0 Star of Confederation (1–0 AET)
Torbay Thunder 0–1 Passerine
Lancaster Hill 0–0 Langlois Océanic (0–2 AET)
CF Saint-Richard 1–3 Strathcona Intls
AS Concordia 1–3 Sitka Valley
Association Ariddienne 2–1 St. David Wanderers
Saintsport Heath 3–2 Kingstown Athletic
Burnaby SC 1–1 Wynleth Flyers (1–2 AET)


Matchweek 25
NGSA Ulyanof 0–3 Coquitlam United
Strathcona Intls 3–0 Star of Confederation
Langlois Océanic 2–2 CF Outineau
Torbay Thunder 0–2 Kirkenes FC
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–2 Burnaby SC
CF Saint-Richard 0–1 Latrobe Athletic
Association Ariddienne 1–1 Clayquot City
Saintsport Heath 0–0 Shearwater FC
St. David Wanderers 2–0 Wynleth Flyers
FC Novonaya 0–1 CS Saint-Rémy


Matchweek 26
Kirkenes FC 1–0 Saintsport Heath
CS Saint-Rémy 0–0 St. David Wanderers
Wynleth Flyers 1–2 CF Saint-Richard
Latrobe Athletic 2–2 Hamiltonian Cambria
Burnaby SC 0–0 Torbay Thunder
Shearwater FC 3–1 Association Ariddienne
Clayquot City 0–1 Langlois Océanic
Coquitlam United 1–2 FC Novonaya
CF Outineau 2–1 Strathcona Intls
Star of Confederation 0–2 NGSA Ulyanof


                           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Burnaby SC 26 20 3 3 51 18 +33 63 -
2 Shearwater FC 26 16 5 5 51 27 +24 53 -
3 Latrobe Athletic 26 16 4 6 53 36 +17 52 -
4 Strathcona Intls 26 15 6 5 46 28 +18 51 -
5 CF Outineau 26 14 6 6 48 28 +20 48 -
6 Langlois Océanic 26 13 6 7 49 33 +16 45 -
7 CS Saint-Rémy 26 11 7 8 36 35 +1 40 -
8 Hamiltonian Cambria 26 11 7 8 38 38 0 40
9 Kirkenes FC 26 10 7 9 45 33 +12 37
10 Clayquot City 26 9 8 9 48 45 +3 35
11 CF Saint-Richard 26 9 5 12 27 39 −12 32
12 St. David Wanderers 26 9 4 13 28 42 −14 31
13 Star of Confederation 26 8 6 12 32 43 −11 30
14 FC Novonaya 26 8 5 13 28 41 −13 29
15 Wynleth Flyers 26 8 3 15 28 39 −11 27
16 NGSA Ulyanof 26 7 6 13 28 40 −12 27
17 Torbay Thunder 26 6 8 12 25 36 −11 26
18 Coquitlam United 26 6 6 14 27 41 −14 24 -
19 Saintsport Heath 26 5 7 14 26 39 −13 22 -
20 Association Ariddienne 26 2 5 19 15 48 −33 11 -

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Postby Kelssek » Thu Dec 23, 2021 3:15 pm

Matchweek 27
Star of Confederation 2–0 Coquitlam United
Champions League round of 16 leg 1
Olympia (EFL) 1-1 CF Outineau

NGSA Ulyanof 2–1 CF Outineau
Strathcona Intls 4–0 Clayquot City
Langlois Océanic 2–2 Shearwater FC
Association Ariddienne 0–1 Kirkenes FC
Saintsport Heath 1–1 Burnaby SC
Torbay Thunder 2–1 Latrobe Athletic
Hamiltonian Cambria 2–0 Wynleth Flyers
CF Saint-Richard 2–2 CS Saint-Rémy
St. David Wanderers 2–1 FC Novonaya


Matchweek 28

FT | BUR 0-2 AAR
“What a result for the bottom club as Association Ariddienne strike twice to take a spectacular win in Burnaby. If they do go down to the National division as still seems likely – you have to say, 11 points is a lot to make up with 10 matches to go – this will be especially memorable a result. That’s three matches without a win for the league leaders and we await the contest between second and third tomorrow afternoon. A win for either Strathcona or Shearwater sees their lead drop to five points. Is it time for Burnaby to panic?”

“Time to hope that match ends in a draw, I reckon. But seriously, we’ve seen this before haven’t we? Last season, except it was CF Outineau out in front and they nearly bottled it before pulling themselves together. What happened then? It was the challengers who fell away and couldn’t keep up the pressure. Burnaby are a club with a lot of pedigree and championship mentality. I can’t see them wilting in this situation. Seth Harrison’s been here before, he’s got leadership in the dressing room, they’ve got all the tools and the breathing space they need to get out of this and get over the line.”

* * *

4:51 | SHE 0-0 STR
“Hartpoach down the flank, Moloses blocks the cross, and it’s a corner for Strathcona.”
“High-octane start from the visitors, Shearwater need to find their legs here. They’ve seen practically none of the ball since the kick-off.”
“Played short to Remy Dionne, and he’s going to drive it across...! It’s in!! Strathcona have the lead!... Chris Stevens, the Ethane centre-back gets a foot to that ball across the six-yard box, and Strathcona have their reward for early dominance!”

Wynleth Flyers 1–1 Torbay Thunder
Champions League round of 16 leg 2
CF Outineau 1-0 Olympia (2-1 agg)

Latrobe Athletic 1–0 Saintsport Heath
Burnaby SC 0–2 Association Ariddienne
CS Saint-Rémy 2–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
Kirkenes FC 0–0 Langlois Océanic
Shearwater FC 0–1 Strathcona Intls
Clayquot City 1–1 NGSA Ulyanof
CF Outineau 0–2 Star of Confederation
Coquitlam United 1–2 St. David Wanderers
FC Novonaya 1–1 CF Saint-Richard


26:11 | CFO 1-0 OLY
“...Vanda Gerô’s still got a lot to do here, but just takes one touch to get free of the defender, second touch strikes it past the goalkeeper, one-nil and Outineau have a foot in the quarterfinals...”

Matchweek 29
KATHY FRANKLIN speaks after Océanic rocked the league leaders Burnaby 3-0
“Absolutely this is a statement, we’re glad to have come together and really find our game again. The fans at the stadium have been fantastic. They’ve stuck with us through the low points this year and it’s their positive support which has made it possible.”

LA CHASSE CONTINUE
Goals from Dystan Tudor and Radomir Primakov ensured Outineau keeps pace for fourth place and Champions League football, while the death march continues for Coquitlam, but at least the seven point relegation gap didn’t get wider as Torbay also lost.

CLAYQUOT SUFFERS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Ruslan Demetriev isn’t a Latrobe player any more (and hasn’t been for close to a decade) but he’s still tormenting Clayquot City. Two assists including a slide-rule through ball for Lyall Murphy to score the winner. #StillGotIt and Confederation moves into tenth spot.


Association Ariddienne 2–1 Latrobe Athletic
Saintsport Heath 1–2 Wynleth Flyers
Langlois Océanic 3–0 Burnaby SC
Torbay Thunder 2–3 CS Saint-Rémy
CF Outineau 2–0 Coquitlam United
Star of Confederation 2–1 Clayquot City
NGSA Ulyanof 1–2 Shearwater FC
Hamiltonian Cambria 2–2 FC Novonaya
CF Saint-Richard 1–1 St. David Wanderers


Matchweek 30
CS Saint-Rémy 2–0 Saintsport Heath
Coupe des Patriotes 4th round
CF Outineau 1–1 Coquitlam United (3–1 AET)
Saintsport Heath 1–2 Passerine
Kirkenes FC 0–0 Mazinaw Vanorian (1–0 AET)
Sitka Valley 2–1 Pembina City
Latrobe Athletic 1–0 Association Ariddienne
Langlois Océanic 2–2 CS Saint-Rémy (3–2 AET)
Strathcona Intls 3–0 FC Novonaya
Wynleth Flyers 2–0 Shearwater

Wynleth Flyers 1–1 Association Ariddienne
Latrobe Athletic 0–0 Langlois Océanic
Burnaby SC 1–1 Strathcona Intls
Kirkenes FC 2–0 NGSA Ulyanof
Coquitlam United 3–3 CF Saint-Richard
St. David Wanderers 0–2 Hamiltonian Cambria
FC Novonaya 2–0 Torbay Thunder
Shearwater FC 3–2 Star of Confederation
Clayquot City 1–1 CF Outineau


“Another scalp taken by Passerine as they down a team they hope to replace in the top flight next season. It looked close but once they went a goal down Saintsport were never in this...”

“...And there it is, Wynleth has knocked out the top two sides in the league, two rounds in a row. Brilliant stuff from these...”

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“It’s not the kind of win that’ll satisfy the doubters but Amund Evensen’s goal after 109 minutes will put Kirkenes into the quarterfinals! Mazinaw fancied an upset here but it’s not meant to be.”

Matchweek 31
Star of Confederation 1–0 Kirkenes FC
Champions League quarterfinals leg 1
Raynor City Utd (VAL) 3-2 CF Outineau

NGSA Ulyanof 0–2 Burnaby SC
Strathcona Intls 0–0 Latrobe Athletic
Langlois Océanic 3–0 Wynleth Flyers
Association Ariddienne 1–1 CS Saint-Rémy
Saintsport Heath 0–1 FC Novonaya
Clayquot City 4–1 Coquitlam United
Torbay Thunder 2–1 St. David Wanderers
Hamiltonian Cambria 0–1 CF Saint-Richard
CF Outineau 3–1 Shearwater FC


Matchweek 32
Victory in the War of the Crowns took Kirkenes within 6 points of a Challengers Cup spot – and weakens Outineau’s effort to return to the Champions League.

Burnaby didn’t extend their lead with the 5-0 thrashing of Star of Confederation, but the contrast between that display and the nervy thrill-ride of second-place Shearwater’s win over Clayquot in a match that saw two red cards and three lead changes will have shifted those betting odds against the Centurions being caught in the title race.

St. David Wanderers 2–1 Saintsport Heath
Champions League quarterfinals leg 2
CF Outineau 1-1 Raynor City Utd (3-4 agg)

FC Novonaya 1–3 Association Ariddienne
CS Saint-Rémy 3–1 Langlois Océanic
Wynleth Flyers 1–1 Strathcona Intls
Latrobe Athletic 1–0 NGSA Ulyanof
Burnaby SC 5–0 Star of Confederation
Kirkenes FC 3–2 CF Outineau
Shearwater FC 4–3 Clayquot City
Coquitlam United 2–2 Hamiltonian Cambria
CF Saint-Richard 1–3 Torbay Thunder


Matchweek 33
Shearwater FC 1–0 Coquitlam United
Coupe des Patriotes quarterfinals
Latrobe Athletic 1–0 Langlois Océanic
Strathcona Intls 0–0 Kirkenes FC (1–1 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Passerine 0–3 CF Outineau
Wynleth Flyers 5–3 Sitka Valley

Clayquot City 2–2 Kirkenes FC
CF Outineau 0–0 Burnaby SC
Star of Confederation 1–1 Latrobe Athletic
NGSA Ulyanof 0–1 Wynleth Flyers
Strathcona Intls 1–1 CS Saint-Rémy
Langlois Océanic 1–3 FC Novonaya
Association Ariddienne 2–2 St. David Wanderers
Saintsport Heath 2–3 CF Saint-Richard
Torbay Thunder 3–3 Hamiltonian Cambria


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This one’s easy, Outineau are the only club from a Frankish-majority city.
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The Patriotes Cup final four are Strathcona, Outineau, Latrobe, Wynleth. One of these is not like the others.


Matchweek 34
Burnaby misses a chance to extend their lead after Shearwater’s draw in Kirkenes. Alessandro Bella pops up to deny the Centurions a win and the margin at the top stays six points. Oceanic cruised to a 3-0 win in St. David to solidify their grip on the final IFCF spot over Kirkenes. The executive board has expressed their confidence in manager Natalia Rossi in the kind of statement that leaves it unclear if they genuinely mean it or merely serves to unnecessarily highlight that sacking is possible.

Obey Chidibere is in a better mood than usual. Coquitlam’s hopes of staying in the top flight got a great boost with a 4-0 win against Torbay, who aren’t technically safe yet. With two points the difference, NGSA lost to a Venig de Bondyes volley in St-Remy and will be looking even more nervously behind them now.

Coquitlam United 4–0 Torbay Thunder
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–2 Saintsport Heath
CF Saint-Richard 4–0 Association Ariddienne
St. David Wanderers 0–3 Langlois Océanic
Kirkenes FC 1–1 Shearwater FC
FC Novonaya 1–3 Strathcona Intls
CS Saint-Rémy 2–1 NGSA Ulyanof
Wynleth Flyers 3–1 Star of Confederation
Latrobe Athletic 0–1 CF Outineau
Burnaby SC 2–2 Clayquot City


Matchweek 35
VASSEUR SINKS SHEARWATER
Burnaby SC are one point away from clinching the title after a tense top-of-the-table clash that saw them get one hand on the trophy.

ROUX ROARS AND ULYANOF FALTERS
Scouts from bigger teams are not even bothering to hide their interest in Anne-Marie Roux and they got a full display of what she brings to a team in the Lupinissia Derby as Roux romped to a hat-trick to give the Centaurs bragging rights and put NGSA in an increasingly precarious position.
FT: KIR 1-1 COQ
Coquitlam earns a point in a spirited display away in front of increasingly frustrated Kirkenes supporters, who saw their IFCF hopes slipping further away with two more points dropped from a winning position.

RELEGATION WATCH
Torbay and Wynleth are looking safe, but Ariddienne winning and Saintsport claiming a point there’s still everything to play for among the bottom four as they fight to be the one left standing.


Kirkenes FC 1–1 Coquitlam United
Coupe des Patriotes semifinals
Wynleth Flyers 2–5 CF Outineau
Strathcona Intls 1–0 Latrobe Athletic

Shearwater FC 0–1 Burnaby SC
Clayquot City 2–1 Latrobe Athletic
CF Outineau 3–1 Wynleth Flyers
Star of Confederation 1–2 CS Saint-Rémy
NGSA Ulyanof 2–3 FC Novonaya
Strathcona Intls 1–0 St. David Wanderers
Langlois Océanic 2–0 CF Saint-Richard
Association Ariddienne 3–2 Hamiltonian Cambria
Saintsport Heath 1–1 Torbay Thunder


Matchweek 36
Burnaby SC have clinched the championship!
A lacklustre Anglian Derby that was no advertisement for the sport sees Burnaby clinch the title with a 26th-minute goal by Maiev Feidhlim that took a horrendous deflection into the net as Imke Diskin tried to block it. That makes it a record 15th league championship for the country’s most successful club.

SURVIVOR SERIES
A big match at Maillardville Park sees Coquitlam take a massive step out of the relegation zone. Part of their predicament was Aldo Vocani spending more days on the treatment table than on the pitch, and he bagged two goals to show just how much the Easties have missed that rocket hoof.

DOWN AND OUT
Association Ariddienne weren’t supposed to have lasted this long. Their unlikely five-year stint in the KFL Championship has given a world a look at the talent factory of northeast Outineau, launching the careers of names like Ezekil di Volara and Danielle Maradrogba. They all knew the ride would end sooner or later and today, with a loss to Torbay that makes it impossible to reach 17th place, they are officially relegated.


Coquitlam United 3–1 Saintsport Heath
Torbay Thunder 1–0 Association Ariddienne
Hamiltonian Cambria 2–3 Langlois Océanic
CF Saint-Richard 2–3 Strathcona Intls
St. David Wanderers 1–0 NGSA Ulyanof
FC Novonaya 1–2 Star of Confederation
CS Saint-Rémy 1–0 CF Outineau
Burnaby SC 1–0 Kirkenes FC
Wynleth Flyers 2–2 Clayquot City
Latrobe Athletic 2–3 Shearwater FC


Matchweek 37
Burnaby vs. Coquitlam would have been one barnstormer of a penultimate fixture if the league table have gone in a different, more expected fashion. Instead Burnaby were on a high after clinching the title last week while off-colour and injury-ravaged Coquitlam were desperately scrapping for every point to avoid relegation. The Centurions showed no mercy for their derby rivals, crushing them 3-0 while the home fan taunted the suburbanites with chants of “flush, flush, flush” throughout the match.

Shearwater FC 0–2 Wynleth Flyers
Clayquot City 1–0 CS Saint-Rémy
CF Outineau 2–1 FC Novonaya
Star of Confederation 1–1 St. David Wanderers
NGSA Ulyanof 1–1 CF Saint-Richard
Burnaby SC 3–0 Coquitlam United
Kirkenes FC 1–1 Latrobe Athletic
Strathcona Intls 1–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
Langlois Océanic 2–0 Torbay Thunder
Association Ariddienne 2–2 Saintsport Heath


Matchweek 38
There’s not much left to sort out at the top of the table. With a ten-point lead over Kirkenes, Latrobe Athletic are firmly in the final Challengers Cup slot. But here’s the Champions League qualification picture, with three Beaulac teams all with a chance to upgrade today...
4 Langlois Océanic         37   19   9   9    69   43  +26    66
5 CF Outineau 37 19 8 10 63 40 +23 65
6 CS Saint-Rémy 37 18 10 9 55 46 +9 64

The fingernail consumption is at the bottom of the table. Saintsport and Ariddienne are already relegated, leaving just one place to be decided and one point between the two teams left...
17 Coquitlam United         37    8   9  20    42   62  −20    33
18 NGSA Ulyanof 37 8 8 21 36 57 −21 32

Coquitlam have on paper the easier fixture: Association Ariddienne, who might fancy dragging down the Easties into the National division with them. That said neither do NGSA’s opponents Hamiltonian Cambria have a lot to play for either, other than maybe the bragging rights of finishing above local rivals Kirkenes FC.

And now if we can't fix the @$#!! vidiprinter we'll just have to go straight to the scores.

St. David Wanderers 0–1 CF Outineau
FC Novonaya 1–2 Clayquot City
CS Saint-Rémy 1–0 Shearwater FC
Wynleth Flyers 0–3 Kirkenes FC
Latrobe Athletic 2–1 Burnaby SC
Coquitlam United 4–0 Association Ariddienne
Saintsport Heath 0–2 Langlois Océanic
Torbay Thunder 1–1 Strathcona Intls
Hamiltonian Cambria 0–1 NGSA Ulyanof
CF Saint-Richard 1–1 Star of Confederation


                           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Burnaby SC 38 25 7 6 68 29 +39 82 -
2 Strathcona Intls 38 20 13 5 65 38 +27 73 -
3 Shearwater FC 38 21 7 10 68 46 +22 70 -
4 Langlois Océanic 38 20 9 9 71 43 +28 69 -
5 CF Outineau 38 20 8 10 64 40 +24 68 -
6 CS Saint-Rémy 38 19 10 9 56 46 +10 67 -
7 Latrobe Athletic 38 19 8 11 64 49 +15 65 -
8 Kirkenes FC 38 14 13 11 61 44 +17 55
9 Clayquot City 38 13 13 12 69 66 +3 52
10 Hamiltonian Cambria 38 13 11 14 56 58 −2 50
11 Star of Confederation 38 13 9 16 48 61 −13 48
12 CF Saint-Richard 38 12 11 15 47 58 −11 47
13 St. David Wanderers 38 13 7 18 40 58 −18 46
14 FC Novonaya 38 12 7 19 46 61 −15 43
15 Wynleth Flyers 38 12 7 19 42 57 −15 43
16 Torbay Thunder 38 10 12 16 41 56 −15 42
17 Coquitlam United 38 9 9 20 46 62 −16 36
18 NGSA Ulyanof 38 9 8 21 37 57 −20 35 -
19 Saintsport Heath 38 6 10 22 37 60 −23 28 -
20 Association Ariddienne 38 6 9 23 31 68 −37 27 -


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KELSSEK FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
SEASON 68


Team of the year
GK: Tomasz Janaczek (Shearwater)
DF: Nacuémiró Buené (Burnaby)
DF: Olaf Haabjörn (Burnaby)
DF: Chris Stevens (Strathcona)
DF: Astrid Lodgen (Strathcona)
MF: Maiev Feidhlim (Burnaby)
MF: Ikra Yonte (Burnaby)
MF: Tios Pórmel Mufes (Burnaby)
MF: Rémy Dionne (Strathcona)
FW: Bratislav Rukavina (Strathcona)
FW: Pierre Vasseur (Burnaby)

GK: Bernard Despatie (Burnaby)
DF: Tara Kreidel (Shearwater)
DF: Jérémie Chasseur-Ardenne (CS St-Rémy)
MF: Kari Zücker (Burnaby)
MF: Kai Fukushima (Shearwater)
FW: Wang Yuan (Océanic)
FW: Brion Stienno (Shearwater)

Player of the Year: Ikra Yonte (Burnaby)
Nominees: Olaf Haabjörn (Burnaby), Bratislav Rukavina (Strathcona), Brion Stienno (Shearwater)

Foreign Player of the Year: Olaf Haabjörn (Burnaby)
Nominees: Tios Pórmel Mufes (Burnaby), Bratislav Rukavina (Strathcona), Wang Yuan (Océanic)

Young Player of the Year: Lynne Crossley (Strathcona)
Nominees: Kurispin Moloses (Shearwater), Timurdogan Yerli (Shearwater), Tyler Hodgson (Océanic)

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   National                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Passerine 42 24 10 8 67 32 +35 82 -
2 Mazinaw Vanorian 42 22 16 4 57 23 +34 82 -
3 Castors d'Outineau 42 23 11 8 68 40 +28 80 -
4 ASC Arvika 42 19 17 6 74 45 +29 74 -
5 Pembina City 42 18 12 12 67 58 +9 66 -
6 Kingstown Athletic 42 17 15 10 56 49 +7 66 -
7 Kawarthas District 42 18 12 12 57 51 +6 66
8 Colwynian Vale 42 18 11 13 64 44 +20 65
9 CF Mirabelle 42 17 13 12 68 65 +3 64
10 Port City 42 18 9 15 55 50 +5 63
11 St. Kildera FC 42 17 10 15 63 62 +1 61
12 Fretscray FC 42 15 12 15 57 55 +2 57
13 CS Rivière-du-Nord 42 16 9 17 55 57 −2 57
14 Sitka Valley 42 13 15 14 52 50 +2 54
15 Llandlaff City 42 15 8 19 47 61 −14 53
16 Redswyth Red Stars 42 11 13 18 44 54 −10 46
17 Sudbury Rangers 42 12 10 20 53 66 −13 46
18 Arlingsdale City 42 11 9 22 55 77 −22 42
19 West Haligonia Spartan 42 9 11 22 37 67 −30 38 -
20 Miramichi Lakers 42 9 8 25 52 80 −28 35 -
21 Châteaufroid 42 8 10 24 39 67 −28 34 -
22 Delta Sorthern 42 8 7 27 36 70 −34 31 -


Playoffs
Castors d'Outineau 1–0 Kingstown Athletic
Pembina City 2–2 ASC Arvika (2–2 AET) (8–7 pen.)

Final
Castors d'Outineau 1–1 Pembina City (1–2 AET)

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   Association North       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Wickham Warriors 28 20 4 4 56 28 +28 64 -
2 Natanel Royals 28 19 5 4 58 32 +26 62 -
3 Southbank Mariners 28 17 9 2 60 31 +29 60 -
4 Vinterhagen 28 18 6 4 47 23 +24 60 -
5 Ealesgreen United 28 18 2 8 51 33 +18 56 -
6 Bramerlea Bulldogs 28 16 5 7 54 37 +17 53
7 New Scarborough 28 14 3 11 56 36 +20 45
8 Mistwygn 28 13 4 11 52 46 +6 43
9 Hawthorn Elms 28 13 3 12 52 45 +7 42
10 Keeleford County 28 9 5 14 41 45 −4 32
11 Neíra Alavaria 28 6 6 16 26 49 −23 24
12 Rockecliffe & Eatons 28 5 3 20 21 51 −30 18
13 High River 28 4 5 19 21 59 −38 17
14 White Rose 28 4 2 22 19 58 −39 14
15 Áfram Gimli 28 0 6 22 18 59 −41 6

Association South Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Jeunesse Lunaire 28 23 3 2 70 21 +49 72 -
2 Union Lachaîne 28 17 8 3 48 21 +27 59 -
3 Sunrise Coast 28 17 5 6 45 26 +19 56 -
4 Franche-Contamine 28 17 3 8 53 31 +22 54 -
5 AS Grands-Sources 28 12 8 8 37 27 +10 44 -
6 Gagliano Mariners 28 11 9 8 34 28 +6 42
7 Kananzawai 28 12 6 10 41 38 +3 42
8 Watermeet 28 12 6 10 44 43 +1 42
9 Stade Laneux 28 10 9 9 35 33 +2 39
10 AS Lac-Abitargnais 28 12 2 14 35 38 −3 38
11 Breton Pacifica 28 10 5 13 33 37 −4 35
12 Metropolitan FC 28 9 7 12 32 45 −13 34
13 Hell's Gate 28 3 5 20 28 62 −34 14
14 Stade Montagnards 28 3 3 22 20 63 −43 12
15 King Albert Park 28 2 1 25 14 56 −42 7


Playoffs
Natanel Royals 0–0 Ealesgreen United (1–1 AET) (4–2 pen.)
Southbank Mariners 1–0 Vinterhagen

North final
Natanel Royals 1–1 Southbank Mariners (2–3 AET)

Union Lachaîne 4–1 AS Grands-Sources
Sunrise Coast 0–1 Franche-Contamine

South final
Union Lachaîne 2–0 Franche-Contamine

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16th Coupe des Patriotes final
STRATHCONA 1
Dionne 62’
CF OUTINEAU 3
Auiloquet 2’, Terjakov 44’, Douglass 78’

CF Outineau clinched a third Patriotes Cup to see them stand alone as the most successful club in the competition. Jean-Phillippe Auiloquet got his head to the first corner of the match to get the rouge-et-bleu to a brilliant start, and Juha Terjakov took a cutback from Vanda Gerô past Laurel Tinker-Witt with ease to give Outineau a 2-0 lead on the stroke of half time. Strathcona made a change in shape that produced lots of possession and pressure in the second half and got their reward when Rémy Dionne put them back into the match. Outineau snuffed out the comeback on the counterattack as Ego Giles exchanged passes with Ashley Douglass before the Outineau captain slotted it into the bottom corner of the net.
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The Premiership
Season 22


Northern League
P W D L GF GA Dif Pts
Internationale 73 51 8 14 284 164 120 110 Q1
Faucons St-Rémy 73 43 10 20 248 177 71 96 Q4
Kirkenes Dragons 73 40 16 17 252 188 64 96 Q5
Olymp Langlois 73 41 12 20 247 189 58 94 Q7
Chev Champjaune 73 38 16 19 231 186 45 92 Q8
CS Val d'Argent 73 38 13 22 230 181 49 89 Q9
Redswyth Union 73 37 15 21 234 180 54 89 q13
Wynleth Gaels 73 37 12 24 243 211 32 86 q14
Cantons-de-l'Ouest 73 36 14 23 246 202 44 86 q15
Colwyn Thunder 73 37 10 26 249 210 39 84 q16
Beaujoire 73 35 13 25 215 189 26 83 q17
Red Star Clayquot 73 34 10 29 231 205 26 78 q18
Clayquot Partisans 73 31 15 27 226 211 15 77 q19
Neorvins Wolves 73 32 12 29 226 217 9 76 q20
Pingouins Lescure 73 28 9 36 212 238 -26 65
Kingsharbour Royals 73 21 18 34 191 217 -26 60
Kirkenes Rangers 73 22 15 36 205 234 -29 59
Glen Éira 73 18 7 48 169 269 -100 43
Kardinia Cats 73 16 10 47 153 273 -120 42

Western League
P W D L GF GA Dif Pts
CH Outineau 73 45 11 17 279 175 104 101 Q2
Vickery Vikings 73 44 11 18 259 169 90 99 Q3
Mazinaw Knights 73 40 15 18 232 181 51 95 Q6
Ad Astra 73 38 10 25 223 198 25 86 Q10
Alavarian 73 38 7 28 220 203 17 83 Q11
Burnaby Ravens 73 33 12 28 208 193 15 78 Q12
Dartmoor Armada 73 31 12 30 205 207 -2 74
Novanaya Rangers 73 30 12 31 210 221 -11 72
Dinamo Lupinissia 73 26 18 29 206 211 -5 70
Breton Emeralds 73 26 16 31 222 234 -12 68
Escadron de Dorval 73 23 12 38 187 231 -44 58
Kalista Renegades 73 21 13 39 201 248 -47 55
AS Dieppe 73 22 10 41 192 248 -56 54
Natanel Rangers 73 19 16 38 192 240 -48 54
Pembina Thistle 73 20 13 40 205 271 -66 53
Olympique Laneux 73 20 10 43 198 246 -48 50
Crystal Mountains 73 14 16 43 175 281 -106 44
Anciens-Baillages 73 15 10 48 150 265 -115 40
Grand Falls 73 12 11 50 166 259 -93 35


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KHL PREMIERS
INTERNATIONALE HOCKEY CLUB


130th Desjardins Cup
First round
Redswyth    3  3  5  1  3
Neorvins 2 0 6* 2* 2

Wynleth 2 3 2 6 1
Partisans 4 2 5 4 3

Cantons 1 3 2
Red Star 2 4 3*

Colwyn 2 4 6 3 1
Beaujoire 3 5* 2 2 3

Second round
Internationale  4  3  4* 5*
Beaujoire 2 1 3 4

Champjaune 4 3 2 2 3 4 4
Val-d'Argent 1 6 1 3 5 3 3

Kirkenes Dragn 6 3 3* 2 4[/b]
Burnaby Ravens 2 5 2 1 0

St-Rémy 1 3 3* 4 1 2 1
Redswyth 3 4* 2 2 2* 1 2

Mazinaw 3* 2 1 3 2 2
Alavarian 2 3 4 0 4 3

Vickery 0 2 4 1 2
Partisans 2 3* 2 2 3*

Olym Langlois 5 4 3* 4
Ad Astra 2 3 2 1

Outineau 4 2 6 3 5 2 4
Red Star 5 1 7* 2 1 3 5
After a hard-fought opening four games between the defending champions and the 15th seed, CH Outineau seemed to have won a backbreaker of a game five where everything seemed to connect for a 5-1 thrashing. With the juggernaut going for a third successive Desjardins Cup and two chances to close out the series, few would have seen Red Star with a chance. No one seemed to have told them, as they won games six and seven with late third-period goals to eliminate Le Grand Club and move on to the final eight.

Quarterfinals
Internationale 1  2  3  3  5
Champjaune 0 3 0 2 2

Kirkenes Dragn 3 3* 1 2 4 4
Redswyth 2 2 3 7 5* 5

Alavarian 1 5 2 0 3 1
Partisans 7 4 3 2 2 2

Olym Langlois 4 5* 4 0 3
Red Star 2 4 1 1 2

Semifinals
Internationale   3  3  4* 3  5
Redswyth 4 2 3 0 1

Partisans 2 3 2 4 4 3
Olym Langlois 5 2 3 2 3 1

Final
Internationale  2  2  2* 2  4  3
Partisans 5 4 1 4 2 4

The Clayquot Partisans and Inter Latrobe were not only a provincial rivalry taken to the Cup final, but a matchup of two sentimental favourites for many neutrals. Partisans' young and freewheeling team play entertaining hockey and had underdog cachet, whereas Internationale and Kelssek captain Riley Hesselboe sought to close out his career with a Desjardins Cup victory. Internationale had been at the top of their game all season, clinching the KHL Premiership pennant to end CH Outineau's dynasty at five. Hesselboe at least can look back on the win from ten years ago when he was a wee lad of 27 and had just joined a dominant defending double-winning team. Internationale fans will bemoan that he didn't push the club to greater successes as a leading player, but history will probably be kinder to Riley. Meanwhile, the final series has stoked the regard for Partisans players like Bleke Darvish, Aaron Mravik, Odion Provencher, and Julia Hywel, who many now think are the future of the national side. The national federation isn't always so good at actual hockey things, so it can only be hoped that Kelssek Hockey noticed.

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SEASON 22


                            Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts
1 Redswyth Rebels 28 24 0 4 1089 644 +445 96
2 Wynleth Cambria 28 21 0 7 972 685 +287 84
3 Nordiques RFC 28 20 1 7 1008 647 +361 82
4 Latrobe Athletic 28 20 0 8 1041 799 +242 80
5 Kirkenes Crusaders 28 18 0 10 887 787 +100 72
6 Burnaby Lions 28 16 0 12 1118 897 +221 64
7 Mazinaw Stallions 28 14 1 13 830 662 +168 58
8 Rotor Novonaya 28 13 2 13 753 778 −25 56
9 Neorvins Armada 28 13 1 14 738 823 −85 54
10 Breton RFC 28 12 0 16 927 882 +45 48
11 Alouettes de Champjaune 28 10 2 16 676 919 −243 44
12 Hamilton Highlanders 28 9 1 18 701 1014 −313 38
13 Vickery RFC 28 6 1 21 709 1172 −463 26
14 Clayquot Reds 28 5 1 22 651 1012 −361 22
15 NGSA Ulyanof 28 4 0 24 560 939 −379 16

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SEASON 40


                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Burnaby Thunderbirds 36 26 1 9 344 251 +93 79
2 Daudard-des-Oiseaux 36 23 7 6 340 266 +74 76
3 Kraken d'Outineau 36 23 7 6 320 254 +66 76
4 CA Langlois 36 23 6 7 314 267 +47 75
5 Kirkenes Blues 36 22 2 12 292 259 +33 68
6 Latrobe Dolphins 36 20 3 13 329 289 +40 63
7 Redswyth Marlins 36 20 0 16 316 279 +37 60
8 Kirkenes Jets 36 18 5 13 296 281 +15 59
9 Lakeland Storm 36 18 4 14 340 272 +68 58
10 Wynleth Avengers 36 15 5 16 268 294 −26 50
11 Neorvins Sharks 36 15 3 18 289 286 +3 48
12 Dynamo Lupinissia 36 15 2 19 282 294 −12 47
13 Breton Mooseheads 36 14 4 18 262 290 −28 46
14 Clayquot Neptunes 36 12 8 16 271 317 −46 44
15 Natanel Aquatic Club 36 9 4 23 288 336 −48 31
16 Kewatin Vipers 36 10 1 25 262 327 −65 31
17 Laneux Natation 1874 36 9 4 23 248 318 −70 31
18 Vickery Tsunami 36 8 4 24 252 332 −80 28
19 Colywn Aquatics 36 4 6 26 264 365 −101 18


Preliminary finals
Burnaby Thunderbirds   2-1         CA Langlois  11-8  7-10  9-7
Daudard-des-Oiseaux 1-2 Kraken d'Outineau 4-7 8-6 6-14

Qualifying finals
Kirkenes Blues         2-1       Kirkenes Jets  12-2  9-11  14-11
Latrobe Dolphins 1-2 Redswyth Marlins 5-4 5-6 8-10

Elimination finals
CA Langlois            1-2   Redswyth Marlins   5-8 14-5  9-10 (OT)
Daudard-des-Oiseaux 1-2 Kirkenes Blues 11-9 7-8 8-10

Semi finals
Burnaby Thunderbirds   2-0  Redswyth Marlins  8-6   9-8
Kraken d'Outineau 1-2 Kirkenes Blues 9-11 10-5 6-7

Grand final
Burnaby Thunderbirds   0-2    Kirkenes Blues  6-9  10-11


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WATER POLO PREMIER LEAGUE WINNERS
SEASON 40
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Champions League 3rd qualifying round
Hoima (BNJ) 1-2 Océanic
Océanic 2-1 Hoima (3-3 agg.)
Hoima wins 4-2 on penalties

Shearwater 1-3 Wirr Tsi (CMT)
Wirr Tsi 2-3 Sheawater (5-4 agg)
Challengers Cup 3rd qualifying round
Latrobe 1-0 Marthorpe (FVA)
Marthorpe 2-1 Latrobe (2-2 agg)
Marthorpe wins 4-3 on penalties


Challengers Cup 4th qualifying round
Océanic 2-1 Liria (MYT)
Liria 0-0 Océanic (1-2 agg)

Shearwater 1-1 Real Campo Grande (VLD)
Real Campo Grande 1-4 Shearwater (2-5 agg)

Latrobe 2-3 Mliona-Lpaka (TUR)
Mliona-Lpaka 2-0 Latrobe (5-2 agg)


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KFL CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON 69 PREVIEW


Pietro Salinas [GK], age 27 (KSK)
Nacuémiró Buené [D/M L], age 23 (KSK/FFD)
Olaf Haabjörn [D C], age 25 (SVJ)
Ingrid Lambert [D C], age 22 (KSK)
Ashleigh Coles [D R], age 30 (ETN)
Kari Zücker [M C] C, age 32 (KSK)
Turok van Halen [CM/AM], age 27 (HIN)
Tios Pórmel Mufes* [AM], age 26 (TIO)
Maiev Feidhlim* [M L ], age 27 (SRS)
Ikra Yonte* [RM], age 26 (SRS)
Pierre Vasseur [F C], age 33 (VLD)

Mia Hinam [GK], age 22 (KSK)
Simon Boulechemin [D C], age 31 (KSK)
Gianni Esposito [RB], age 21 (SVG)
Keith Leung [D/M C], age 27 (KSK)
Ciaran Black [D L], age 21 (KSK)
Jason McGwire [D/M L], age 25 (KSK)
Nicole Birch [M L ], age 36 (KSK)
Tanner Malvin [M C], age 27 (KSK)
Minerva Emond [AM], age 24 (EFL)
Rory Joseph [RM], age 19 (KSK)
Josh Wallin [M R], age 31 (KSK)
Markus Oyvind [AM C], age 25 (KSK)
Aaron Karushige [F C], age 34 (KSK)
Samir Petrovic [F C], age 31 (KSK)
Timothy Sapping [AM/F C], age 21 (KOR)
Andreas Bjerk [AM LR], age 21 (VAL)

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Burnaby Sport Club
Home ground: Stadium Konoha (60,200)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★★ / Training facilities ★★★★★ / Youth system ★★★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★★★
Main rivals: Coquitlam United, Kirkenes FC
Honours: KFL Championship (15): 4, 13, 16, 25, 29, 44, 47, 48, 50, 52, 54, 58, 64, 65, 68; runners-up: 56, 63, 67
Coupe des Patriotes (1): 14; finalist: 8, 11
Fanzines: Altitude Sickness, Two O'Clock Gun, Blue Patch Boys
Notable former players: Phillip Lozic, Thamior Liadon, Bernard Despatie
Manager: Seth Harrison, age 59

Kelssek’s most successful team in terms of league titles, the first (so far only) team to win the league and cup double, the first club to reach a UICA group stage, and named Kelssek’s UICA Club of the Century for that incredible accomplishment, giving them the dubious nickname “Centurions”. Burnaby’s historic success is built on their excellent youth academy system, which they were the first team in the country to establish. This was also possible because they’re the most popular team in the part of the country where soccer is the most popular, so plenty of ticket-buying fans and a strong local talent pool. It’s also the club most likely for people outside the country to have heard of.

The 15th championship and third trophy in four years marks this a successful spell for Burnaby. But the retirement of Bernard Despatie opens up big questions in goal. No doubt Pietro Salinas could start for any team in the league, but he’s never held the starting role and things are about to change. Can he hold on to the number one shirt, and if he can’t, what are Burnaby going to do?

Last four seasons: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 1st + Cup winners
Players in: Gianni Esposito (Castiglione, τ0.7m/$2m), Mia Hinam (youth)
Players out: Bernard Despatie (retired)


Thimiscles Seanclair [GK], age 29 (YSP)
Nicolas Michel [D LC], age 25 (KSK)
Jean-Phillippe Auiloqet* [D C], age 30 (KSK)
Joris Elzokari [D C], age 28 (SRS)
Ashley Douglass [D/WB R], C, age 32 (KSK)
Götz Makatsch [M/AM], age 24 (VAL)
Calum Kirkpatrick [CM/LM], age 28 (AUD)
Mint Leaf* [RW/AM], age 23 (CRY)
János rue Belois [M LR], age 24 (KSK/FFD)
Radomir Primakov [F C], age 27 (PDN)
Vanda Gerô* [ST], age 26 (PAS)

Odveig Wheeler [DM C], age 35 (APX)
Gilles Bray [M C], age 22 (KSK)
Juan Hernandez [M LC], age 34 (KSK)
Juha Terjakov [AM], age 34 (SVJ)
Pierre van der Winkel [AM], age 20 (KSK)
Saori Takahata [AM/F C], age 28 (HIN)
Drystan Tudor [CM / AM], age 20 (DEL)
Ego Giles [LW/RW], age 25 (TKT)
Scott Davies [F C], age 32 (KSK)
Jeanne Dutronc [GK], age 28 (HIN)
Afrim Degirmen [CB], age 26 (SRS)
Jean-Marc Arndeau [D C], age 35 (KSK)
Emmett Thackary [D R], age 28 (KSK)
Melanie Fowler [D RC], age 25 (KSK)
Isadora Markkanen [LB], age 34 (NPH)

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Club de football d’Outineau
Home ground: Parc de la Crémazie (27,800) / Stade Olympique (55,000)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★ / Training ★★★★★ / Youth system ★★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★★
Main rivals: Kirkenes FC, Castors d'Outineau, CS Saint-Rémy
Honours: KFL Championship (9): 12, 15, 27, 33, 41, 50, 60, 63, 67; runners-up: 59
Coupe des Patriotes (2): 5, 13
Ad'ihan Challenge Trophy (1): 18
Notable former players: Blake McDonagh, Gabriel Lapierre, James McDonald, Loïc Maçon-Petrault, Brigitte Coppinger, Adam Corvin
Fanzines: Tourtière congelé, Ignoble, Latte-Sipping Cock Muncher's Quarterly

One of Kelssek soccer’s traditional powerhouses, they did one better than Burnaby SC and made it to the group stage of the Champions Cup once. The club’s Anglian fanzine pays tribute to an infamous hot-mic incident when a KBC pundit dismissed the passion of the club’s supporters with a colourful reference to the city’s pretentious coffee preferences and social liberalism. High-demand matches against rivals are played at the 55,000-seater Stade Olympique, as are those in the winter when the roof comes in handy for keeping the snow off.

Manager: Romain Dupuis, age 50
Coach: Brigitte Coppinger, age 39 (NPH)

Last 4 seasons: 5th, 1st, 6th, 10th
Players in: Pierre van der Winkel (youth)
Players out: Daley Potter (retired)


Areke Shinra [GK], age 27 (HIN)
Edmün Dârgâneý [RB], age 25 (FFD)
Maxime Bearnon-Sappeur [D C], age 30 (KSK)
Alexandre von Mertens* [D C] C, age 27 (KSK)
Yara Mearns [LB/LM], age 24 (KSK)
Karina Jacobson [DM C], age 24 (PFA)
Venig de Bondyes* [CM], age 34 (OAM)
Bruno Boulerice [CM], age 23 (KSK)
Xena Allste [RM/RW], age 24 (CMT)
Eulatie Abraham* [ST], age 28 (CMT)
Dennon Lewis [F C], age 26 (TKT)

Mavrik Rowland [GK], age 18 (KSK)
Sungnam-Simon Park [D LC], age 35 (KSK)
Jonathan Dubois [D C], age 37 (KSK)
Mortéza Fadel [DM C], age 31 (KSK)
Anne-Marie Lamoureaux [M C], age 24 (KSK)
Louise Tremblay [M C], age 28 (KSK)
Faragó Aranya [AM LC], age 21 (KSK/FFD)
Stéphanie Romer [CM/RM], age 19 (KSK)
Seong Mi-Na [M R/L], age 36 (HIN)
Patrice Morin [D LR], age 21 (KSK)
Juan Marc Valdéz [F C], age 27 (KSK)

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Club de football Saint-Richard
Home ground: Stade Michel-Beaulieu (19,400)
Facilities: Ground ★★★ / Training ★★★ / Youth system ★★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★★
Honours: KFL Championship (1): 35
Coupe des Patriotes (1): 9
Main rivals: Langlois Océanic
Fanzines: Moules frites
Manager: Michel Poitras

Les Navigateurs pride themselves on their "small town" ethos, being close to the community, and a squad primarily made up of "gars de chez nous", youth players from the local area who came up through its academy. Solid mid-table mainstays and the sentimental second-favourite club of many.

Last 4 seasons: 12th, 14th, 17th, 6th
Players in: Mavrik Rowland (youth)
Players out: Taylor Barris (Aspel, $1.5m), Michelle Normand (retired)


Dimitrije Azar [GK], age 30 (MRC)
Erling Bolander [D R], age 27 (NRH)
Cephas Lidston [D L], age 27 (SRS)
Morgan Epsom [D C], age 32 (KSK)
Teyo Echehun [D C], age 27 (ASG)
Donatien Csokonai [AM], age 24 (KSK/FFD)
Nishant Gilam [M C], age 26 (KSK)
Alessandro Bella* [CM/AM], age 25 (SVG)
Raizen Saikyomono* [RM/ST], age 28 (HIN)
Sigrun Holgersdottir [ST], age 26 (SVJ)
Fabio Coimbra* [FW] C, age 33 (VLD)

Olette Coleyn [GK], age 29 (BRE)
Kari Bardiche [LB], age 33 (NPH)
Koit Isarn [RB], age 37 (SRS)
Gérard Olivier [D C], age 37 (KSK)
Alex Morrison [D C], age 28 (KSK)
Inga-Lisa Jansson [RM], age 21 (NRH)
Sean Clarke [M R], age 35 (KSK)
Jacques Lebeaume [M C], age 32 (KSK)
Anders Kreissen [M L ], age 36 (KSK)
John Polito [ST], age 19 (KSK)
Rosalie Bourke [RW], age 19 (KSK)
Luke Johnson [AM LC], age 27 (KSK)
Colm McCarrigan [F C], age 36 (KSK)
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Clayquot City Football Club
Home ground: Kanard Park (32,600)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★ / Training ★★★★ / Youth system ★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★
Honours: KFL Championship (2): 10, 26; runners-up: 53
Coupe des Patriotes (2): 10, 11; runners-up: 16
Notable former players: Seamus Wylten, Victor Clinton
Fanzine: Gold Star Republic
Manager: Patrick Harril, age 54

A long-established club from the capital of Etnier, Clayquot have been comfortable features of the top flight for ages yet have rarely broken out of mid-table mediocrity. They enjoy a loyal, long-suffering, and self-deprecating following, and have produced their share of world-class talent. The current team is built around Fabio Coimbra’s finishing touch and Raizen Saikyomono’s street-honed magic feet.

They finished ninth again, as the fans' old song about the club's solid also-ran status goes, but the grumble around the ground is that this is a team of unfulfilled potential and they expected more from Alessandro Bella.

Last 4 seasons: 9th, 7th + Cup finalist, 5th, 11th
Players in: John Polito (youth), Rosalie Bourke (youth)
Players out:

Kevin Cannon [GK], age 29 (KSK)
Wilsrë Quelausé* [LB], age 25 (FFD)
Casey Lindner [D C], age 29 (KSK)
Stephanie Grübling [D C], age 32 (KSK)
Kâyetá Jírraósôás [D R], age 24 (KSK/FFD)
Joni Lindegaard [CM], age 20 (NRH)
Alex Bronson* [M C] C, age 32 (XAN)
Adon Johnson [LM/CM], age 22 (KSK)
Luo Dan* [RW/ST], age 28 (YZH)
Dusty Clement [F C], age 29 (BRE)
Elizabeth Blanc [ST], age 23 (SVG)

Piotr Lukowitz [GK], age 33 (KSK)
Neil Lych [LB], age 31 (HVY)
Carl Gaudreault [CM], age 18 (KSK)
Mikko Violette [CB], age 19 (KSK)
Heidi Hopkins [M RC], age 26 (KSK)
John Parker [M L ], age 27 (KSK)
Simon Barisstan [M R], age 26 (KSK)
Nithya Hoang [CM], age 25 (SRS)
Mariano Lucio [AMC], age 31 (TEQ)
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Coquitlam United
Home ground: Maillardville Park (20,300)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★ / Training ★★★★ / Youth system ★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★★
Main rivals: Burnaby SC
Honours: KFL Championship (1): 28; runners-up: 51, 52, 66
Patriotes Cup finalists: 14
Fanzine: Bear-Proof Bins
Manager: Obey Chidiebere (BNJ), age 41

While bearing the name of only one of them, the club represents metropolitan Burnaby's eastern suburbs, and so are often nicknamed the "Easties". Their ambitions of matching Burnaby SC have generally exceeded their actual ability to do so. In this derby rivalry, uptown/downtown and urban/suburban stereotypes are definitely in play – one of their fan songs concerns defecating into their rivals’ soy lattes.

A disaster of a season saw Coquitlam one point from relegation, a torrid way to see off Henri Hubert to retirement after his decade-long tenure. Obey Chidebere has started a clearout and a clearing of the decks. All is fresh and new! Ostensibly.

Last four seasons: 17th, 6th, 2nd, 4th
Players in: Joni Lindegaard (Saintsport Heath, τ0.5m/$1.3m), Elizabeth Blanc (Francisca Orient τ0.7m/$2m), Carl Gaudreault (youth), Mikko Violette (youth)
Players out: Aldo Vocani (AC Mariina, $0.5m), Kassel Pokorny (retired), Caleigh Smith (retired), Arjan Singh (retired), Jahn Nilsson (retired)

Cale Shaughlin [GK], age 33 (KSK)
Tenmu Tsu'umutapoa [CB/DM], age 30 (HIN)
Lio Turnau [CB], age 26 (STL)
Jérémie Chasseur-Ardenne* [D R], age 28 (KSK)
Terrance Foley [D L], age 32 (KSK)
Cherita Sheikh-Renard [DM], age 26 (EFL)
Charles Linton-Arbour [M C], age 25 (KSK)
Denig Regnault [LW], age 33 (OAM)
Bruno Silva* [RW], age 27 (DRP/HIN)
Arsène de Saintyon [ST], age 29 (OAM)
Kaja Hekkert* [ST], age 27 (KOR)

Liam Wallace [GK], age 23 (MUR)
Benat Renak [D L], age 36 (KSK)
Hipolito Cegarra [D R], age 23 (KSK/FFD)
Richie Muguerza [LB], age 17 (MRT)
Brian Sanders [CB/RB] C, age 36 (CBP)
Osman Bennouna [D C], age 26 (KSK)
Corinne Eriksen [DM C], age 34 (APX)
Milan Linden [DM], age 18 (KSK)
Alain Chan [RM], age 20 (KSK)
Kristian Mashtian [M C], age 31 (KSK)
Marie-Louise Boisclair [CM], age 22 (KSK)
Darin Crow [ST], age 30 (TOR)

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Club sportif de Saint-Rémy
Home ground: Stade Intersat
Facilities: Ground ★★★★ / Training ★★★★ / Youth system ★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★
Honours: KFL Championship (5): 8, 23, 55, 61, 62; runners-up: 57, 58
Coupe des Patriotes (1): 3
Rivals: CF Outineau
Fanzine: Ceux qui mange tous les pogos, Carte-cadeaux de Dieu
Notable former players: Ian Sinclair, Brayden Custworth, Adrian Tremblay-Fillon, Greta Enger

Manager: Calen Reamsey, age 56

Often referred to as CSSR for short. The club's motto "ferai valoir" roughly translates as "put it to good use" though its meaning has several religious and historical layers, such as referencing a famous battleship and some Catholic Church stuff (hence the title of an unauthorized fanzine, "God's gift card"). Among the club legends is Ian Sinclair, who played for Kelssek at six World Cups (37-42) and was the first Kelssekian footballer to play abroad when he signed for A.F.F. in Cafundéu.

Qualifying for the Challengers Cup is an achievement now, and the poor souls can feel their ability to compete for the title slipping away.

Last four seasons: 6th, 11th, 8th, 8th
Players in: Milan Linden (youth)

Nathan Meeks [GK], age 33 (KSK)
Ovidijus Stubbs [LWB], age 33 (BRE)
Dragan Djejić [D C], age 27 (ZRH)
Gregor Lacan [D C], age 34 (KSK)
Wen West [RB], age 23 (DEL)
Genzo Tawari* [DM] C, age 28 (HIN)
Carson Hill [M C], age 33 (KSK)
Andrew Liew [M LR], age 22 (KSK)
Ludovicus Dagnesses [AM], age 26 (FFD)
Anne-Marie Roux* [LW/ST], age 23 (SVG)
John Vandaele* [ST], age 26 (DEL)

Maiya Ovidinjus [GK], age 25 (KSK)
Ovidijus Stubbs [LWB], age 33 (BRE)
George Nelson [LB], age 21 (EUR)
Marius Gunder [D R], age 31 (KSK)
Alice Forsyth [D RC], age 34 (KSK)
Derrick Bosch [DM], age 19 (KSK)
Tyler Blackwood [M C], age 35 (KSK)
Daniel Brown [M R], age 32 (KSK)
Julia Bradford [M L], age 34 (KSK)
Henning Hemmingsen [ST], age 32 (DCA)
Ciorstaidh Flegkas [CF], age 21 (KSK)
Anna Krug [AM/FW], age 21 (KSK)

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Football Club of Novonaya
Home ground: Griffin Park (39,200)
Honours: KFL National runners-up: 61
Rivals: NGSA Ulyanof
Fanzine(s): The Grand Gallop
Facilities: Ground ★★★★ / Training ★★★★ / Youth system ★★ / Youth recruitment ★

Manager: Abbrick Faillace, age 44 (Image AUD)

After years of bouncing between second and third division, FC Novonaya enjoyed a rise in attention, attendances, and ambitions after the refurbishment and expansion of their home stadium for the 12th Summer Olympics. The club have been putting in the investment and it’s shown some return in cementing their first-division status. Whether they can do much more is a real question: the ambition is to qualify for IFCF, but things seem to have hit a ceiling as breaking into the top tier proves a hard task.

Anne-Marie Roux stamped her importance to this team last season, and while welcome that’s also a poor reflection on a squad that otherwise took a step back and find themselves in a mid-table mire.

Previous seasons: 14th, 12th, 16th, 13th
Players in: Anna Krug (youth), Derrick Bosch (youth)

Damien Harcomb [GK], age 30 (KSK)
Tuomas Nordstrom [D R], age 24 (KSK/FFD)
Ren Fang [CB], age 33 (YZH)
Anette Faure [CB], age 28 (CMT)
Tyler Shrub* [LB], age 33 (KSK)
Ashton Moore* [M C] C , age 29 (EUR)
Richard MacEwan [M C], age 24 (KSK)
Tomás Guisao [M R], age 24 (KSK/FFD)
Joncis Pataiere* [M L], age 29 (OAM)
Catherine Wells [F C], age 32 (KSK)
İlham Kazimov [ST], age 24 (TMR)

Brian Pool [GK], age 28 (KSK)
David McGrath [D C], age 32 (KSK)
Erik Enerstad [CB], age 22 (KSK)
Russ Jenkins [D L], age 33 (KSK)
Aja Achilles [D R/M RC], age 20 (EFL)
Pauline Chupryna [RB/RM], age 20 (KSK)
Anke Waechter [LW], age 18 (VAL)
Rashid Habeeb [M L], age 24 (HTK)
Lysander Brandis [AM C], age 35 (NPH)
Ashton Houston [F C], age 35 (HVY)

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Hamiltonian Cambria
Home ground: B.A. Johnston Field (24,700)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★ / Training ★★★ / Youth system ★★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★
Honours: KFL National Northern (1): 58
Rivals: Kirkenes FC
Fanzines: Dragon's Breath Mints
Notable former players: Dario Tule
Manager: Johannes Sulo (Image COS), age 59

Hamilton is an industrial city that sneers at the effete big city slickers of nearby Kirkenes, despite the fact that many residents actually commute to work there. But much like the city's post-industrial revival, Cambria is getting in touch with its cosmopolitan side and has embraced the youth movement of their odd foreign DBC-winning manager Johannes Sulo. Cambria is becoming something of a development club with bigger fish eyeing the youngsters they have coming through the ranks.

Previous 4 seasons: 10th, 13th, 12th, 15th
Players in: Erik Enerstad (youth)
Players out: Irinia Wassef (Latrobe, τ1.1m/$3m)

Michael Sveyn [GK], age 25 (KRY)
Robert Rosen [D L], age 25 (FVA)
Norue Busokhu* [D C], age 27 (TIO)
Dylan Patterson [D C], age 33 (EUR)
Kathy Franklin [D RC], age 27 (KSK)
Tyler Hodgson [LM], age 23 (PFA)
Kyshoen Nagy [CM/AM], age 34 (OSR)
Kiera Weiram* [M C] C, age 34 (MRN)
Zilar Galharretborde* [RM], age 28 (ASG)
Puxjodaskar Lohánares [AM/FW], age 24 (KSK/FFD)
Wang Yuan [ST], age 29 (CMT)

Steve Longhorn [GK], age 36 (INS)
Scotia MacDonald [GK], age 27 (KSK)
Lance Atkinson [D L], age 26 (KSK)
Phillippe Galiani [D C], age 34 (KSK)
Jacques Peele [D RC], age 30 (KSK)
Ella Moore [LM], age 20 (KSK)
Ethan Porter [LB/LWB], age 28 (MUR)
Kathy Eowins [DM C], age 30 (KSK)
Kiera Weiram [M C], age 34 (MRN)
Tyrone Russell [M C], age 31 (KSK)
Huseyn Turunc [M LC], age 31 (KSK)
Lindsey Cowan [RM], age 36 (KSK)
Oliver Amhill [RM], age 28 (KSK)
Sara Violette [LW], age 22 (KSK)
Jourdain Dupuis [F C], age 28 (KSK)
Cory Browning [F C], age 31 (KSK)

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Océanic club de football Langlois
Home ground: Stade de la Pacifique (34,400)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★★ / Training ★★★★★ / Youth system ★★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★★
Main rivals: CF Saint-Richard
Honours: KFL Championship (8): 5, 11, 17, 19, 30, 56, 57, 66; runners-up: 49
Coupe des Patriotes (2): 2, 15; runners-up: 13
Fanzines: Coach-marde, Aux larmes salés
Manager: Danny Flint, age 56 (Image VLD)

One of the earliest football clubs to be established in Kelssek, Océanic were the local pioneers of a fluid, direct style of play that has been a lasting influence on the sport's development in Kelssek. The club’s crest references the three ancient guard towers that have defended its harbour for over five centuries. Their big rivalry is the “Derby du sel” against the smaller city on the Salt Coast, Saint-Richard. Despite the club’s historic support base being the dock workers on whose backs the city’s gilded wealth was made, for other fans the city’s wealthy, bourgeois reputation is often applied to Océanic too. After all, over the years more than one wealthy patron saw funding the club as a way to opiate the masses and redirect the pitchforks to someone else’s door. The second club to have won a double (KFL66/CdP15).

An ugly first half of the season that saw some fans attack the team bus with flares as the team sank into the relegation zone was mirrored by a recovery that took the team to the Champions League and everyone pretending like they weren't calling for Danny Flint's public execution five months earlier. Unclear what version will show up this season.

Last 4 seasons: 4th, 3rd, 1st + Cup winner, 5th
Players in: Sara Violette (youth)

Kendra Millaerl [GK], age 27 (KSK)
Imke Diskin [RB/LB], age 29 (NPH)
Patrice Boudreau [D C], age 33 (KSK)
Allison Tucker [D LC], age 26 (KSK)
Marietta Tesla* [LM/LB/CM], age 28 (HIN)
Victor Nyquist* [MC], age 28 (VAL)
Marek Fifield [CM], age 28 (NPH)
Nurullah Arslan [CM], age 28 (SRS)
Bastian Wolff [LW], age 25 (STL)
Catheline Matthias* [ST], age 27 (NPH)
Jason Margush [ST], age 30 (NPH)

Joachim Elden [D C], age 35 (MBT)
Michael Cabrallo [D R], age 31 (KSK)
Rodney Bright [D RL], age 24 (KSK)
Beck Pruttan [D/M C], age 37 (NPH)
Nolan Gorka [M L ], age 35 (KSK)
Quinten van der Ven [CM], age 20 (TLI)
Patrick Kirkland [M R], age 33 (KSK)
Conan Markowski [M C], age 36 (KSK)
Christophe Violette [AM/F C], age 25 (KSK)
Darnell Owen [F C], age 30 (KSK)
Sophie Hildebrand [AM/F C], age 27 (KSK)
Solveig Vedmark [ST], age 23 (SVJ)

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Kirkenes Football Club
Home ground: Exhibition Place (38,400)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★★ / Training ★★★★★ / Youth system ★★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★★
Honours: KFL Championship (4): 9, 18, 37, 42; runners-up: 60
Coupe des Patriotes (1): 19
Vilitan Cove Invitational (1): 14
Rivals: CF Outineau, Passerine, Burnaby SC
Fanzines: Rubber Pellets Digest, Centre of the Universe
Manager: Natalia Rossi (SVG), age 47; Assistant manager: Analor Avalor (KOR), age 42

The oldest and most popular team of Kelssek's biggest city, KFC has tended to hover near the top without getting the trophies they so desperately crave. As a study in contradictions it oozes old money and the liberal cosmopolitan outlook of its city, but harbours ultras with links to organized crime known mostly for fascist salutes and indiscriminate thuggery. If there’s one Kelssek club to base the villains of a sports movie for kids on, it’s this one. During the winter months, home matches are played at Waterfront Dome with only the lower tier seats sold.

Natalia Rossi faces do-or-die time. She’s delivered two trophies in three years, but fans want the club in the title conversation and they haven’t gotten closer to being real contenders in that time. Arguably she hasn’t been properly backed until now, and perhaps hobbled by aging stars, but Kirkenes have done some mouth-watering business in the transfer market. Catheline Matthias is a club record fee and Bastian Wolf adds much a needed creative force at the peak of his game. This must be the decisive year.

Previous seasons: 8th, 4th + Cup winner, 7th, 3rd
Players in: Catheline Matthias (Chenoworth Harriers, τ2.1m/$6m), Bastian Wolff (TSV Marzig, τ0.7m/$2m), Soleig Vedmark (ASK Landsmark, $1.5m)
Players out: Erika Wolff (retired), Amund Evensen (Star of Confederation, τ70k/$0.2m), Jason Curtin (retired)

Iroha Irei [GK], age 28 (HIN)
Emma Henderson [RB], age 22 (PFA)
Brayden Welland [D C], age 31 (KSK)
Irinia Wassef* [CB], age 28 (SRS)
Hela Isarghie [LB/LM], age 30 (SAJ)
Reeve Sheehan [DM/CM], age 33 (BRE)
Raïf Ducharne* [M C] C, age 29 (KSK)
Lubruose Prape [LM], age 28 (TIO)
Cory Ferguson [RM/CM], age 26 (KSK)
Émîróînó Üjíkân [OM], age 23 (FFD)
Erland Stromby* [ST], age 30 (SVJ)

Myles Connely [GK], age 35 (HVY)
Taylor Stasiak [LB], age 21 (KSK)
Curtis Holman [D RC], age 26 (KSK)
Aguri Hondachi [D C], age 35 (KSK)
Nicole Boudrias [D R], age 22 (KSK)
Marc Westond [D C], age 22 (SNL)
Cormac Ó Conneely [D R], age 29 (KSK)
Nediljko Brajković [CB], age 19 (PAS)
Artair Mac Ronaigh [D L], age 32 (KSK)
Christine Hill [M C], age 26 (KSK)
Logan Wright [M RL], age 33 (KSK)
Aleksander Lukonov [RW], age 36 (STL)
Enyinnaya Udegbunam [RW/LW], age 21 (QUE)
Dominic Lee [M L], age 26 (KSK)
Damien Holloway [F C], age 31 (KSK)
Griogair Urquhart [FW], age 33 (DEL)

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Latrobe Athletic and Football Club
Home ground: Macquarie Docklands (55,700)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★★ / Training ★★★★★ / Youth system ★★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★
Rivals: Clayquot City
Honours:KFL Championship (6): 2, 14, 21, 24, 34, 53; runners-up: 55, 64, 65
IFCF Challengers Cup runners-up: 6
Coupe des Patriotes (1): 4, runners-up: 12
Fanzines: That's Not the Try Line, Jamie Toohey's Pension Plan
Notable former players: Ruslan Demetriev
Manager: Warner Dranz Image; Assistant manager: Azmi (Image SHT)

The soccer section of a multi-football club which also has a successful rugby union team. Indeed, many people who are primarily rugby fans do come to the soccer matches and vice versa. Fans of Latrobe’s 11-player round ball on grass team have gotten used to having high hopes dashed and turned into another slow march to 5th or 6th place, followed by promises that next year will bring a glorious future. That did, actually, nearly come true as they made the final of the Challengers Cup to become the first Kelssek club to get to a major international final, only to be swatted aside by SRS outfit Yassaca. Long known as Latrobe AFC, the club made an identity tweak (in KFL65) to use only the first letter of the rest of its name.

Warner Dranz is working to refresh an experienced squad that’s getting a bit on the mature side, all while trying to keep the club competing for the IFCF spots.

Last 4 seasons: 7th, 5th, 9th, 2nd
Players in: Irina Wassef (Hamiltonian, τ0.52m/$1.5m), Enyinnaya Udegbunam (τ0.35m/$1m, St. Aloysius College)
Players out: Christian Arbour (retired), Julian Edwards (retired)

Doug Magennis [GK], age 29 (KSK)
Bertrand Paré [D RC], age 26 (KSK)
Link Smith [D C], age 33 (KSK)
Julian Hendrick [D C], age 27 (KSK)
Tegan Earrach [D L] C, age 25 (KSK)
Clodio Noya* [DMC], age 25 (TEQ)
Klaus Larsson [OM], age 26 (FFD)
Pherem Mutsuga* [M L], age 29 (HIN)
Ronnie Burton [M R], age 31 (KSK)
Jordan Normand [AM C], age 27 (KSK)
Cassie Silverton* [F C], age 31 (KSK)

Slaven Bajalica [GK], age 23 (KSK/FFD)
Laura Adler [RB], age 18 (VAL)
Nolan Murphy [DM C], age 36 (KSK)
Eustaquio Abaya [M C], age 24 (KSK/FFD)
Alice Sauvage [MF], age 19 (QAD)
Sandrine McLeod [LW], age 18 (KSK)
Pfandr Oresund [F C], age 35 (SRS)
Logan Ragno [ST], age 36 (AUD)

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Mazinaw Vanorian Football Club
Home ground: Crowchilds (18,100)
Facilities: Ground ★★ / Training ★★★ / Youth system ★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★
Rivals: Strathcona Internationals
Honours: KFL National South (1): 59
KFL National runners-up: 68
Patriotes Cup runners-up: 66
Fanzines: Tricky Trees
Manager: Davis Quintin, age 40

The club's name reflects the fact that Valanora's national team and football league was historically (and still might be) more popular among Kelssek soccer fans than their own national league. It’s unlikely actual Vanorians had any role in the club’s founding, but records show they were fielding teams in regional and age-group leagues with names like “Mazinaw Ibini” and “Raynor Mazinaw” in the early years.

A young squad has been through two years of trial by fire. Unable to cope with the demands of the Championship, they slid down the table and suffered relegation. But coming back up in second place and winning promotion could be a good confidence boost that will help them reach their potential of top-flight survival – or maybe more?

Last 4 seasons: 2nd (National), 18th, 15th + Cup finalist, 9th
Players in: Klaus Larsson (free), Alice Sauvage (Qasden National Academy, free), Sandrine McLeod (youth)

Luke Thomas* [GK], age 32 (KSK)
Lewis Brockton [D LR], age 25 (KSK)
Alberta Turok [D C], age 30 (KSK)
Sang-Hun Noel [DF], age 20 (QAD)
Max Loganach [LB/RB], age 23 (KSK)
Roy Jenkins [M C] C, age 27 (KSK)
Risteárd McGregers [MF], age 21 (EQS)
Xaviér Lacroix [M L], age 26 (KSK)
Kimiko Koizumi* [M RLC], age 29 (HIN)
Wiktor Nebojsa Dassow [C/AM], age 31 (ZRH)
Gabriel Davies* [F C], age 30 (KSK)

Joe Schlosser [GK], age 30 (KSK)
Michael Erdegley [D C], age 35 (KSK)
Josie Hoster [D R], age 28 (KSK)
Luca Jenmarsh [M R], age 27 (KSK)
Cameron Lewis [M C], age 30 (KSK)
Fredrick Coulter [CM], age 23 (KSK)
Nolan Ewing [F C], age 27 (KSK)

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Passerine Football Club
Home ground: Portedowns Park (26,400)
Facilities: Ground ★★ / Training ★★★ / Youth system ★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★
Rivals: Kirkenes FC
Honours: KFL National (3): 60, 66, 68
Fanzines: Shooting From the Hipster

A merger between two financially troubled clubs based in northern Kirkenes sees them take the name of a district neither were based in and the colours of North York, the one which actually had a stadium, a trophy, and the unfortunate fraudulent cryptocurrency wallet. Both North York and Dun Geaf are keen to forge together their fairly similar identities as clubs close to the people, catering to members and fans not customers, and selling stadium beers at half the price of the downtown club.

A third National division win earned them an instant return to the top flight. But they’ll be glad not to have more tilts at the second-tier league title.

Last season: 1st (National), 20th, 1st (National)
Players in: Sang-Hun Noel (Qasden National Academy, free), Risteárd McGregers (Galaxy SC, free), Lewis Brockton (Kingstown Ath, τ0.25m/$0.72m)
Players out: Kofi Jackson (retired)

Erica Fecteau [GK], age 30 (KSK)
Marko Zuzz [RB], age 20 (ZRH)
René Nyhof [CB], age 21 (KSK)
David Chin [CB], C age 29 (KSK)
Kirsten Wynn* [CM], age 22 (KSK)
Fioniann Baalbaki [RM], age 25 (KSK)
Dean Krause [CM/LM], age 29 (KSK)
Brad Spearling* [AM/FW], age 29 (KSK)
Mikhaila Sjoberg* [ST], age 25 (SRS)

Tom Alvins [GK], age 25 (KSK)
Mats Remillard [LB], age 24 (KSK)
David Vlahovic [CB], age 26 (KSK)
Jan Christensen [CM], age 31 (KSK)
Katie Presciutti [LM], age 27 (KSK)
Alison Monk [AM], age 32 (KSK)
Colin Na [CM], age 20 (KSK)
Luke Joseph [LW/FW], age 30 (KSK)
Rémy Drury [RW], age 26 (KSK)
Jordyn Holly [ST], age 27 (KSK)

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Pembina City Football Club
Home ground:
Facilities: Ground ★★ / Training ★★ / Youth system ★★ / Youth recruitment ★★
Rivals: Sitka Valley
Fanzines: Lost Woods
Manager:

Fans of the Wenerderian capital are looking forward to their first-ever season in the top flight after years of occasionally dealing with the taunts of the smaller, lesser beings of Arlingsdale and the Sitka Valley. Promoted as somewhat surprising playoffs winners, the club is well aware their chances of avoiding relegation are slim, but they're also mindful of how clubs like Ariddienne and St. David defied the odds historically.

Last 2 seasons: 5th (National), 9th (National)


Derrick Gleiss [GK], age 28 (KSK)
Damon Krause* [LB], age 25 (KSK)
Rosalie Mitrovic [D C], age 33 (KSK)
Brad Brunelle [D C], age 32 (KSK)
Jasmine Serdyuk [D RL], age 29 (KSK)
Vincent Laurier* [DM C] C, age 30 (KSK)
Estelle Melde [CM/AM], age 23 (KSK)
Siobhan Loudain [AM C], age 28 (KSK)
Declan McCarran [AM/FW], age 26 (KSK)
Garrett Burke* [ST], age 33 (NOV)
Elenydd Lemay [ST], age 22 (KSK)

Bailey Lapierre [GK], age 35 (KSK)
Leina Tyrrell [D L], age 35 (KSK)
Brandon Cohen [D R], age 38 (ETN)
Eira Kilcullen [CB], age 19 (KSK)
Brigitte Quattrochi [RW], age 20 (KSK)
Jeaic Jones-Jordan [M C], age 25 (KSK)
Ruth Finch [M C], age 36 (SCT)
Leslie Mac an Fhilidh [M R], age 31 (KSK)
Lindsey Cowan [M R], age 36 (KSK)
Alexandra Provencher [M RL], age 27 (KSK)
Marie Smyth [LW], age 22 (KSK)
Grujwal Singh [F C], age 30 (KSK)

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St. David Wanderers
Home ground: Doecross Meadow (11,300)
Honours: KFL Association (1): 60
Facilities: Ground ★★★ / Training ★★ / Youth system ★ / Youth recruitment ★
Rivals: Wynleth Flyers
Manager: Trevor Bellamy

Representing a small, historic city in central Noua Cymru, a part of the country where rolling moors, ruined castles, frigid winters, and hockey players are what come to mind before “competent soccer team”. The central Noua Cymru derby is nascent as these teams have rarely been in the first division at the same time. A mid-table finish was beyond what they might have dreamed possible, but how real that performance was remains to be tested.

Previous seasons: 13th, 4th National, 7th National, 20th
Players out: Rhys Jensen (retired), Alain Veddicho (retired)

Tomasz Janaczek [GK], age 37 (DEL)
Tzevaada Muur* [D L], age 29 (MRN)
Tara Kreidel* [CB], age 27 (CDG)
Loisé Camserhe [D C], age 22 (KSK/FFD)
Russell McDougal [D R], age 24 (KSK)
Cory Grossman [M C], age 27 (KSK)
Kai Fukushima [M R], age 27 (KSK)
Manda Iara [LM], age 25 (CMT)
Timurdogan Yerli [MC/AMC], age 28 (TMR)
Eamon Breault [CM], age 21 (KSK)
Brion Stienno* [ST] C, age 32 (SRS)

Denise Witt [GK], age 25 (KSK)
Shane Reilly [D L], age 29 (KSK)
Jordan Ilic [D C], age 35 (KSK)
Nikolai Seabury [CB], age 26 (KSK)
Kurispin Moloses [D R], age 21 (KSK/FFD)
Rémond Leste [D/M C], age 27 (KSK)
Bryce Graughan [M C], age 33 (KSK)
Aaron Lyybeck [AM C], age 21 (KSK)
Peter Marsh [LM/LW], age 24 (FVA)
Rainier Froboess [AM/F C], age 28 (KSK)
Coalan O'Reilly [AM C], age 29 (MUR)
Brent Valiser [F C], age 34 (KSK)
Tatjana Pistor [F C], age 26 (KSK)

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Shearwater Football Club
Home ground: Kingswharf (40,500)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★ / Training ★★★★ / Youth system ★★ / Youth recruitment ★★
Main rivals: Langlois Océanic
Fanzines: Southwest Stand Dispatch, Yellow Brick Road
Honours: KFL Championship (2): 36, 40
Notable former players: Shaheen Taleb, Karen
Manager: Ryan Potter, age 49 (KSK); Asst. manager: Tomás Fierro, age 38 (CEN/KSK)

Founded as a recreational club by personnel of the Shearwater naval base, the club continues to have strong links with the Kelssek Navy. Their stadium is across the harbour from the base in the former docklands of downtown Breton, the largest city and capital of Haligonia. Comfortable fixtures of the top division, they’ve long been in the tough spot of being good enough for their players to keeping getting poached by top clubs but not good enough to fend off that interest.

After a down season Shearwater were looking good with a blistering start to the season, before slipping eventually to a respectable third place. Can Ryan Potter plot a way to take the next step?

Previous 4 seasons: 3rd, 9th, 4th, 3rd
Players in: Manda Iara (Betham, τ0.7m/$2m), Eamon Breault (youth)
Players out: Dylan McTavish (retired)

Cassie Mrythe [GK] C , age 29 (KSK)
Artem Baldov [RB], age 21 (KSK)
Garrett O'Shea [CB], age 24 (KSK)
Karina Wilkinson [CB], age 22 (HAN)
Lucy Elton [LB], age 28 (KSK)
Benoný Ísarrsson* [DM], age 24 (GRF)
Celestino Dutto* [CM], age 23 (SVG)
Amund Evensen [LW], age 35 (VAL)
Amandine Radjen [RW], age 28 (KSK)
Joseph Denham [AM RC], age 25 (KSK)
Lyall Murphy* [LW/ST], age 29 (SCT/QUE)

Marcus Aureleus [GK], age 26 (CMT)
Oregon Lévesque [CB], age 23 (KSK)
Alex Domingue [CM], age 33 (KSK)
Jonathan Vauhkonen [CM], age 28 (KSK)
Declan Phillips [LW], age 33 (KSK)
Eowyn Jones [RW], age 30 (KSK)
Tim Pitter [RW/ST], age 33 (KSK)
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Star of Confederation
Home ground: The Domain (22,565)
Honours: KFL National runners-up: 66
Facilities: Ground ★★★ / Training ★★★★ / Youth system ★ / Youth recruitment ★
Fanzine(s): Das Kapital

The Star of Confederation is not just the name of the Neorvins football club but a national symbol signifying the federal union of the original six republics and alluding to the north star. Sports culture can be a little odd in the federal capital, as there’s a high proportion of transplants with pre-existing loyalties. But since football has shallower cultural roots for most people in Kelssek, the club are hoping to take advantage of the greater breathing room to claim allegiances.

After a couple of solid years, firm place in the first division seems in the grasp of this ambitious rising power. But former Kelssek captain Ruslan Demetriev was a big personality in the locker room and how the squad adapts to this shift in leadership dynamics could be a real factor.

Manager: Margerie Pax, age 48 (CMT)
Previous seasons: 16th, 2nd in KFL National
Players in Amund Evensen (Kirkenes, τ70k/$0.2m), Marcus Aureleus (Colwynian Vale, free)
Players out: Ruslan Demetriev (retired), Ilan Milanovic (retired)

Laurel Tinker-Witt [GK] (ZWZ)
Astrid Lodgen [D LR], age 29 (KSK)
Nene Shibata [D C], age 29 (HIN)
Trifonas Tolakis [CB], age 24 (VDR)
Waleeda Hollis-Park [D R], age 24 (EFL)
Zaamil Abed-Louis* [DM C], age 26 (EFL)
Rémy Dionne [LM/CM] C , age 34 (KSK)
Bryan Hartpoach* [M L], age 25 (KSK)
Lynne Crossley [RW], age 21 (TMB)
Bratislav Rukavina* [F C], age 30 (PAS)
Chung Seo-Yeon [LW/CF/ST], age 27 (HIN)

Peter Collan [GK], age 34 (KSK)
Kelsey Lore [D RC], age 25 (KSK)
Carey Mason [D L], age 31 (KSK)
Chris Stevens [D C], age 32 (ETN)
Rhys Dadit [M C], age 27 (KSK)
Andrey Yusupov [M RC], age 32 (KSK)
Doner Grrhonomó [AM C], age 24 (KSK/FFD)
Jonathan Berton-Fleury [M C], age 30 (KSK)
Sean Donnelly [AM C], age 34 (KSK)
Laura Millclef [AM/F C], age 28 (KSK)
Hayden Phelan [F C], age 34 (KSK)

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Strathcona Internationals
Home ground: Bowreach (34,900)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★ / Training ★★★★ / Youth system ★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★
Rivals: Mazinaw Vanorian, NGSA Ulyanof
Honours: KFL Championship (1): 59; runners-up: 68
Patriotes Cup (1): 12
Vilitan Cove Invitational (1): 11/KFL66; runners-up: 12
KFL National South (1): 53
Fanzines: To the Ends of the Earth, MPB: Mosh Pit of the Bourgeoisie

Founded by expatriate labourers to play in the city leagues during the industrial era, the club originated and is named after a working-class district of Vickery. Ironically, it’s now gentrification central where abandoned warehouse punk rock venues rub up against glass-tower condos. While not one of the traditional big clubs, Strathcona are the first Kelssek club to have won a major international tournament, albeit one whose rules sort of imply it is not itself a “major” tournament, as rival fans will point out.

Were they close because they were second, or far away because of the 10-point gap? Confidence is high at the club as "FSL" pushes forward the quest for league title number two, and Tolakis might even be an upgrade on the disgruntled Brewer.

Manager: François Saint-Louis, age 60
Last four seasons: 2nd, 10th, 7th, 12th
Players in: Trifonas Tolakis (Valnohar Rovers, τ0.42m/$1.2m)
Players out: Teadgh Brewer (Fiskadaha, τ1.1m/$3m), Ilan Markowicz (retired)

Hildur Eiríksdóttir [GK], age 34 (KSK)
Alisen Mitrovic* [D R], age 33 (KSK)
Eoin Bream [D C], age 23 (KSK)
Blake Carter [D C], age 35 (KSK)
Kevin Taylor [LB], age 22 (TKT)
Jeremy Carey [M RC], age 21 (EUR)
Adam Callaghan* [M C], age 28 (KSK)
Sakari Cantù [RW], age 21 (PFA)
Taylor Alfred [AM/F LC] C, age 32 (KSK)
Kurosh Rostami [LM], age 25 (SRS)
Neil Murphy* [CF], age 29 (KRY)

Vladimir Perunovic [GK], age 23 (KSK/FFD)
Carey Mason [D L], age 30 (KSK)
Harold Archer [D R], age 24 (KSK)
Gregor MacLean [M R], age 30 (KSK)
Valgarður Benediktsson [M C], age 33 (KSK)
Yohan Millar [RM], age 33 (EFL)
Vincent Price [F C], age 28 (KSK)

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Torbay Thunder
Home stadium: Armidale Plain (10,300)
Facilities: Ground ★★★ / Training ★★★ / Youth system ★★ / Youth recruitment ★
Fanzine(s): (Thor Pun Here)
Honours: KFL National (1): 61
Notable former players: Dan Antoninsson

Based in the capital of Kewatin on the rocky Fjordlands, a part of the country where rugby is the dominant sport, Thunder have often had to struggle just to get people to see soccer as worth their time. Former Kelssek international Niall Jenkins sat on the bench for World Cup 55 and is full of stories of the past generation's legends which supposedly get more mythical with every team talk.

Manager: Niall Jenkins
Previous seasons: 8th, 4th KFL Natl, 18th
Players in:
Players out: Yolandi Heimat (out of contract)

Donnach Ó Ceanndubháin [GK], age 28 (KSK)
Valentijn Doorwouds* [RB], age 34 (KOR)
Cathy Payne [CB], age 28 (KSK)
Guilliame Rocchi [CB], age 21 (KSK)
Seosamh Mac Ceallach [LB], age 21 (KSK)
Rónán Mac Murchú* [CM], age 26 (KSK)
Lucas Baird [CM], age 23 (KSK)
Carrie Buchanan* [AM] C, age 25 (KSK)
Taylor Robson [FW], age 18 (EUR)
Dylan Corbeth [FW], age 27 (KSK)
Nathan Brunn [FW], age 28 (KSK)

Ryan Terlock [GK], age 21 (KSK)
Jonathan Spencer [LB], age 21 (KSK)
Madison Garneau [RB], age 25 (KSK)
Timo Thomsen [CB], age 19 (KSK)
Jack Samuelson [RM], age 22 (KSK)
Cúan Ó Corráin [LM], age 22 (KSK)
Karen Peterson [AM], age 30 (KSK)

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Wynleth Flyers
Home stadium: Cathysceau
Facilities: Ground ★★ / Training ★★★ / Youth system ★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★
Fanzine(s): Plastic Cup Report
Honours: KFL National runners-up: 67
Notable former players: Colm Ó Tuathail
Manager: Daffyd Jenkins (age 40)

A club originally founded by the assorted personnel of the city’s air force base. Located in Noua Cymru’s ancient capital Wynleth-an-Glyndwr, a picturesque historic city of Gothic spires, civil servants, and harried university students. Recently the butt of jokes when a report revealed they were the country’s professional club with the highest average number of fans arrested for public drunkenness at matches.

It seemed like a joke when Daffyd Jenkins at the start of last season suggested he’d like to see the return of Kelssek’s biggest star and youth system product Colm Ó Tuathail last year, but with a comfortable and impressive avoidance of relegation, coupled with a clearout at Shamrock Cathair... Ó Tuathail decamped for Eura despite rumoured, unofficially leaked, purportedly serious attempts to sign him.

Loanee Taylor Robson’s return to Oakstone deprives the team of the teenager’s energetic flair and 15 goals, raising doubts about whether they’ve got enough to maintain their level. But with the addition of experienced former Kelssek international Mason Blueman, they have every chance of coming out on top in the relegation scrap.

Previous two seasons: 16th, 2nd National, 5th National
Players in: Mason Blueman (Soldarian, 0.52m/$1.5m)



Transfers in/out
Name                   Pos  Age  Nat From                    To            Fee ($)
Gianni Esposito RB 21 SVG Castiglione SVG Burnaby 2
Elizabeth Blanc ST 23 SVG Francisca Orient BRE Coquitlam
Catheline Matthias ST 27 NPH Chenoworth Harriers NPH Kirkenes 6
Bastian Wolff LW 25 STL TSV Marzig STL Kirkenes 2
Solveig Vedmark ST 23 SVJ ASK Landsmark SVJ Kirkenes 1.5
Enyinnaya Udegbunam RW/LW 21 QUE St. Aloysius Coll QUE Latrobe 1
Klaus Larsson OM 26 FFD Some amateur club FFD Mazinaw
Alice Sauvage MF 19 QAD National Academy QAD Mazinaw
Risteárd McGregers MF 21 EQS Galaxy SC XAN Passerine
Sang-Hun Noel DF 20 QAD National Academy QAD Passerine
Marko Zuzz RB 20 ZRH Beginn-Davn ZRH Pembina
Mikhaila Sjoberg ST 25 SRS Vogsphere United SRS Pembina
Manda Iara LM 25 CMT Betham FC SYL Shearwater 2
Trifonas Tolakis CB 24 VDR Valnohar Rovers TKT Strathcona 1.2
Mason Blueman AMC 34 KSK Soldarian FC VAL Wynleth 1.5

Name Pos Age Nat From To Fee ($)
Colton Wynter CM 25 TKT Saintsport Avanaroch White Wings TKT 2
Bríana Noahsdóttir RM/RW 29 GRF A Ariddienne St Bart's Dutch TLI 1
Ryan Terlock GK 21 KSK Wynleth Holdenberg City EUR 4.2
Liang Wei ST 23 YZH Saintsport Stahlburg Rovers NPH 2
Teadgh Brewer CB 26 KSK Strathcona Fiskadaha FC PFA 3
Gedeó Escat ST 25 TEQ A Ariddienne Clyde Park TMB 5
Nicholas Knox RM 24 FVA Saintsport Bavingtor FC FVA 1.2
Aldo Vocani F C 44 MRN Coquitlam AC Mariina MRN 0.5
Taylor Barris D R 24 KSK St-Richard Aspel EUR 1.5



Matchweek 1
FT | KIR 1-2 CSR saturday soccer on //12
"Goals from Kaja Hekkert and Dening Regnault give Saint-Rémy the win, and a frustrated crowd at Exhibition Place saw Kirkenes unable to come back despite getting one back from Nurullah Arslan. What did you make of it, Martin, opening day jitters for the home team?"
"It was a great performance by Calen Reamsey's team today. They handled the challenge well, they didn't sit back and they picked the right time to assert themselves. But you have to say Kirkenes made it easy for them. It's always a risk when you make a lot of transfers that the team takes a while to come together, and they just didn't seem on the right wavelength out there. They have to put this result behind them quickly because people are expecting a lot from this club."

St. David Wanderers 0–4 Torbay Thunder
Hamiltonian Cambria 3–2 CF Saint-Richard
Coquitlam United 2–0 Clayquot City
Latrobe Athletic 2–1 Langlois Océanic
Kirkenes FC 1–2 CS Saint-Rémy
Mazinaw Vanorian 1–1 Burnaby SC
Passerine 3–2 Star of Confederation
Strathcona Intls 3–0 Pembina City
Wynleth Flyers 1–2 CF Outineau
FC Novonaya 2–2 Shearwater FC


Matchweek 2
Two matches, two defeats, and it's already crisis time at Kirkenes as Strathcona asserted their title credentials in a thrashing of their disjointed visitors.
After all the hype about the club's transfer dealings it's a rude shock for Kirkenes fans and they desperately need the team to gel quickly.

Pembina City 2–1 Torbay Thunder
Challengers Cup playoff round 1st leg
Océanic 1-1 VZRH Matov-Uri (ZRH)
Shearwater 1-0 Avante Leipreachan (HVY)

Shearwater FC 1–1 St. David Wanderers
CF Outineau 4–1 FC Novonaya
Burnaby SC 1–1 Wynleth Flyers
Strathcona Intls 5–0 Kirkenes FC
Langlois Océanic 1–0 Mazinaw Vanorian
Clayquot City 1–1 Latrobe Athletic
CF Saint-Richard 2–1 Coquitlam United
Star of Confederation 3–2 Hamiltonian Cambria
CS Saint-Rémy 2–0 Passerine


Matchweek 3
Mazinaw Vanorian 2–5 Clayquot City
Challengers Cup playoff round 2nd leg
VZRH Matov-Uri 3-2 Océanic (4-3 agg)
Avante Leipreachan 1-1 Shearwater (1-2 agg)

Wynleth Flyers 1–0 Langlois Océanic
FC Novonaya 1–0 Burnaby SC
Kirkenes FC 1–1 Pembina City
Torbay Thunder 1–0 Shearwater FC
Passerine 3–5 Strathcona Intls
Hamiltonian Cambria 2–3 CS Saint-Rémy
Coquitlam United 2–0 Star of Confederation
Latrobe Athletic 1–0 CF Saint-Richard
St. David Wanderers 3–2 CF Outineau


Brion Steinno came up with a timely header to put Shearwater into the group stage of the Challengers Cup, an important morale boost for a team that's still looking for its first league win after three matches, despite hopes they could make a run at the championship.

Matchweek 4
Pembina City 0–1 Shearwater FC
CF Outineau 0–1 Torbay Thunder
Burnaby SC 5–1 St. David Wanderers
Langlois Océanic 4–0 FC Novonaya
Clayquot City 2–2 Wynleth Flyers
CF Saint-Richard 3–0 Mazinaw Vanorian
Star of Confederation 0–0 Latrobe Athletic
CS Saint-Rémy 1–3 Coquitlam United
Strathcona Intls 1–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
Kirkenes FC 2–2 Passerine


Matchweek 5
Mazinaw Vanorian 0–2 Star of Confederation
Wynleth Flyers 0–1 CF Saint-Richard
FC Novonaya 2–1 Clayquot City
St. David Wanderers 2–0 Langlois Océanic
Torbay Thunder 0–0 Burnaby SC
Shearwater FC 2–0 CF Outineau
Passerine 2–1 Pembina City
Hamiltonian Cambria 0–2 Kirkenes FC
Coquitlam United 2–1 Strathcona Intls
Latrobe Athletic 2–0 CS Saint-Rémy


Matchweek 6
PLUCKY PEMBINA SNATCH DRAW
A dream comeback for the locals and a nightmarish way to drop points for CF Outineau after they squandered a 2-0 lead in the final nine minutes.

DAMN THE TORPEDOES
Shearwater's Tara Kreidel silenced Stadium Konoha by poking home the winner from a 82nd-minute corner. It's a torrid start to the season for Burnaby while Shearwater's hopes of a title challenge are revived in the early going.

ON THIS WEEK'S PODCAST FC
Many of the clubs expected to be title challengers are mired in some serious muck a month and half into the season. Defending champions Burnaby find themselves in the relegation zone, while Outineau aren't doing quite that bad but also in the wrong half of the table. At Kirkenes, scraping a win against Hamiltonian last week bought some relief and the mood seems to have shifted now it's been followed by a solid win against early table-toppers Coquitlam, who've delivered some heartening performances to kick-start Obey Chidiebere's managerial adventures. But the team will have to move much higher than tenth to quiet the chatter about Natalia Rossi's job security.


Pembina City 2–2 CF Outineau
Champions League group stage
C | Burnaby 2-3 Porto Nowi (ZRH)
D | Wirr Tsi (CMT) 1-2 Strathcona
Challengers Cup group stage
C | Outineau 1-3 Freeport Utd (FPT)
D | St-Rémy 0-0 Loxthorpe (FVA)
F | Coret Hawks (NPH) 1-3 Shearwater

CS Saint-Rémy 3–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
Strathcona Intls 0–1 Latrobe Athletic
Kirkenes FC 3–0 Coquitlam United
Burnaby SC 1–2 Shearwater FC
Langlois Océanic 1–1 Torbay Thunder
Clayquot City 1–0 St. David Wanderers
CF Saint-Richard 0–0 FC Novonaya
Star of Confederation 0–1 Wynleth Flyers
Passerine 0–2 Hamiltonian Cambria


Matchweek 7
Hamiltonian Cambria 2–1 Pembina City
Champions League group stage
C | Revolutionaries (EUR) 2-2 Burnaby
D | Strathcona 1-0 Raynor City Utd (VAL)
Challengers Cup group stage
C | Mar Sara (VAL) 1-2 Outineau
D | Bastion (EUR) 3-1 St-Rémy
F | Shearwater 2-0 Trebuchet Cham (ZWZ)

Coquitlam United 0–0 Passerine
FC Novonaya 3–1 Star of Confederation
St. David Wanderers 1–2 CF Saint-Richard
Torbay Thunder 3–3 Clayquot City
Shearwater FC 0–1 Langlois Océanic
CF Outineau 2–1 Burnaby SC
Latrobe Athletic 1–0 Kirkenes FC
Mazinaw Vanorian 2–4 Strathcona Intls
Wynleth Flyers 1–3 CS Saint-Rémy


It wouldn't really upstage Strathcona's solid home win against RCU in terms of significant victories against Vanorian opposition, but it was still an important one for CF Outineau. Amid a juddering start to the season Juha Terjakov lobbed the Mar Sara goalkeeper from 30 yards out to help his side to a strong 2-1 win away in Valanora. Following on from a win against Burnaby on the weekend where they came out smelling slightly better than the sewage-like musk of both these clubs' starts to the season.

Matchweek 8
A good weekend to bet on the half-goal, as more than one second-favourite in the matchups snatched a draw.
  • CF Outineau were misfiring badly and put none of their 17 shots on target, failing to take advantage of a defensively dire showing from Océanic.
  • Top-flight newbies Pembina showed they were no pushovers as they once again held the fort at home against one of the big clubs. It was some ugly football at times but the blood and guts performance was one their home fans will take some great satisfaction from, as their home fixture against the defending champions yielded a point. Winless in four, Burnaby's title defence is in big trouble.
  • An injury-riddled Mazinaw squad should have been easy pickings for Kirkenes, but an uncharacteristic error from Imke Diskin left Pherem Mutusuga with a chance, clinically finished, for a 53rd-minute equalizer.

Langlois Océanic 0–0 CF Outineau
Clayquot City 0–1 Shearwater FC
Pembina City 0–0 Burnaby SC
CF Saint-Richard 1–3 Torbay Thunder
Star of Confederation 1–2 St. David Wanderers
CS Saint-Rémy 1–1 FC Novonaya
Strathcona Intls 3–1 Wynleth Flyers
Kirkenes FC 1–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
Passerine 0–3 Latrobe Athletic
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–2 Coquitlam United


Matchweek 9
Mazinaw Vanorian 0–2 Passerine
Champions League group stage
C | Burnaby 2-1 Izotz Zubia (AUD)
D | Strathcona 1-2 Paulinthal (PAS)
Challengers Cup group stage
C | Cloudsdale Flyers (EQS) 1-2 Outineau
D | St-Rémy 0-4 MTK Kingsville (DAR)
F | Shearwater 1-4 Rülândéá Kôstä

Wynleth Flyers 0–3 Kirkenes FC
FC Novonaya 1–4 Strathcona Intls
Coquitlam United 3–3 Pembina City
Latrobe Athletic 2–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
St. David Wanderers 0–3 CS Saint-Rémy
Torbay Thunder 0–1 Star of Confederation
Shearwater FC 1–2 CF Saint-Richard
CF Outineau 1–2 Clayquot City
Burnaby SC 2–1 Langlois Océanic


Matchweek 10
Strathcona Intls 2–1 St. David Wanderers
Champions League group stage
C | Izotz Zubia (AUD) 1-2 Burnaby
D | Paulinthal (PAS) 2-2 Strathcona
Challengers Cup group stage
C | Outineau 0-1 Cloudsdale Flyers (EQS)
D | MTK Kingsville (DAR) 0-2 St-Rémy
F | Rülândéá Kôstä (FFD) 3-2 Shearwater

Kirkenes FC 2–3 FC Novonaya
Passerine 1–2 Wynleth Flyers
Hamiltonian Cambria 2–0 Mazinaw Vanorian
Coquitlam United 1–0 Latrobe Athletic
Pembina City 0–2 Langlois Océanic
Clayquot City 1–0 Burnaby SC
CF Saint-Richard 2–0 CF Outineau
Star of Confederation 0–4 Shearwater FC
CS Saint-Rémy 1–1 Torbay Thunder


Matchweek 11
Wynleth Flyers 1–4 Hamiltonian Cambria
FC Novonaya 2–1 Passerine
St. David Wanderers 1–2 Kirkenes FC
Torbay Thunder 0–2 Strathcona Intls
Shearwater FC 3–1 CS Saint-Rémy
CF Outineau 3–2 Star of Confederation
Burnaby SC 4–1 CF Saint-Richard
Langlois Océanic 1–0 Clayquot City
Latrobe Athletic 2–0 Pembina City
Mazinaw Vanorian 1–1 Coquitlam United


Matchweek 12
CF Saint-Richard 2–0 Langlois Océanic
Champions League group stage
C | Burnaby 4-2 Revolutionaries (EUR)
D | Raynor City Utd 0-1 Strathcona
Challengers Cup group stage
C | Outineau 1-2 Mar Sara (VAL)
D | St-Rémy 0-1 Bastion (EUR)
F | Trebuchet Cham (ZWZ) 1-2 Shearwater

Star of Confederation 1–3 Burnaby SC
CS Saint-Rémy 2–0 CF Outineau
Strathcona Intls 1–1 Shearwater FC
Kirkenes FC 1–0 Torbay Thunder
Passerine 2–2 St. David Wanderers
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–1 FC Novonaya
Coquitlam United 2–0 Wynleth Flyers
Latrobe Athletic 0–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
Pembina City 2–1 Clayquot City


Burnaby's awful domestic form has corresponded with some much better performances in the Champions League as they seem to bounce back from those setbacks in Kelssek... and then fall off again. Youngster Andreas Bjerk liked scoring a first-ever goal in IFCF competition he did it again, while Nacuémiró Buené and Ikra Yonte joined him on the scoresheet, as a barnburner of a match against Revolutionaries sees them qualified for the knockout rounds with one match to go. Bryan Hartpoach notched the winner for Strathcona as they pulled off a double against reigning coefficient champions Raynor City United. That gives them a crucial edge needing one point to guarantee progression next week. Shearwater could not cope with the high-octane offence of Rülândéá Kôstä but they had things well in hand against their other opponents, and a win in Zwangzug has them cruising into the knockout phase of the Challengers Cup.
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Matchweek 13
Shearwater FC 2–5 Kirkenes FC
Champions League group stage
C | Porto Nowi (ZRH) 0-1 Burnaby
D | Strathcona 0-0 Wirr Tsi (CMT)
Challengers Cup group stage
C | Freeport Utd (FPT) 1-1 Outineau
D | Loxthorpe (FVA) 2-1 St-Rémy
F | Shearwater 2-1 Coret Hawks (NPH)

CF Outineau 1–2 Strathcona Intls
Burnaby SC 3–1 CS Saint-Rémy
Mazinaw Vanorian 3–2 Pembina City
Wynleth Flyers 0–3 Latrobe Athletic
FC Novonaya 1–2 Coquitlam United
St. David Wanderers 1–3 Hamiltonian Cambria
Torbay Thunder 2–1 Passerine
Langlois Océanic 1–0 Star of Confederation
Clayquot City 0–1 CF Saint-Richard


Matchweek 14
  • A top three has developed some separation from the pack and only one of them, Strathcona, were seen as title contenders at the start of the season. The Globalists have been all about statement wins this year and a 4-0 thumping of Burnaby is another one of those expressions of serious intent.
  • Right there with them are Warner Dranz's crew at Latrobe Athletic, who are behind on goal difference and headline-grabbing results. But they've had a consistency the other big clubs have lacked and that's enough to put them in an enviable position for now.
  • The mood changes week by week at Kirkenes, and this time they're enjoying life after they edged a 1-0 home win in the War of the Crowns fixture against Outineau thanks to a thunderous shot 4 minutes in from Bastian Wolf. It puts them in a respectable sixth position, still ways off from where they want to be but enough to turn the baying for the manager's head down to a simmer.
  • The roller coaster of last season has Océanic fans a bit more patient with their poor early form, but the mood will not be improved by the manner in which they conceded a goal and the win to CSSR in stoppage time. A result that consigns them to 10th while St-Rémy moved into the top four.

Pembina City 3–1 CF Saint-Richard
Star of Confederation 0–2 Clayquot City
CS Saint-Rémy 3–2 Langlois Océanic
Strathcona Intls 4–0 Burnaby SC
Kirkenes FC 1–0 CF Outineau
Passerine 2–3 Shearwater FC
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–2 Torbay Thunder
Coquitlam United 4–1 St. David Wanderers
Latrobe Athletic 4–1 FC Novonaya
Mazinaw Vanorian 0–1 Wynleth Flyers


Matchweek 15
Torbay Thunder 2–1 Coquitlam United
Cup Winners’ Cup 1st round leg 1
Binclestead Wood (FVA) 0-1 Outineau

CF Outineau 2–1 Passerine
Burnaby SC 1–1 Kirkenes FC
Langlois Océanic 1–1 Strathcona Intls
Clayquot City 1–0 CS Saint-Rémy
Wynleth Flyers 0–2 Pembina City
FC Novonaya 0–2 Mazinaw Vanorian
St. David Wanderers 1–3 Latrobe Athletic
Shearwater FC 1–0 Hamiltonian Cambria
CF Saint-Richard 0–2 Star of Confederation


Coupe des Patriotes first round
Redswyth Red Stars 0–3 Les Castors
Kawarthas District 2–1 Gagliano Mariners
CF Mirabelle 1–0 Fretscray FC
Union Lachaîne 0–2 Kingstown Athletic
Keeleford County 4–2 Neíra Alavaria
Llandlaff City 5–1 Innisfail County
Kisloups 1–3 Wickham Warriors
Natanel Royals 1–1 Lancaster Hill (1–2 AET)
Jeunesse Lunaire 2–0 Stade Montagnards
AS Lac-Abitargnais 1–1 Breton Pacifica (1–1 AET) (4–3 pen.)
White Rose 4–4 St. Kildera FC (4–5 AET)
AS Concordia 1–0 Ealesgreen United
Ayushirda 3–3 Association Ariddienne (3–3 AET) (4–2 pen.)
Mistwygn 2–0 Rockecliffe & Eatons
Sunrise Coast 0–2 Southbank Mariners
ASC Arvika 4–4 West Haligonia Spartan (4–5 AET)
Arlingsdale City 1–0 Châteaufroid
Vinterhagen 4–0 Kananzawai
Franche-Contamine 2–1 CS Rivière-du-Nord
Watermeet 0–2 Stade Laneux
Saintsport Heath 2–3 NGSA Ulyanof
AS Grands-Sources 2–0 Rytick
Colwynian Vale 2–0 Miramichi Lakers
Port City 3–5 Sitka Valley


Matchweek 16
HELPFUL NEIGHBOUR
Fabio Coimbra and Clayquot get two against Strathcona, allowing Latrobe to widen their lead at the top to three points despite an off-colour outing at home to Torbay. Battle of Etnier ceasefire.
ON THIS WEEK’S PODCAST FC
The champions’ crisis continues as newly promoted Passerine smack them 4-1. With Burnaby stuck in 13th place and manager Seth Harrison just as confused by this as everyone else, is it time for an overhaul? Is Pietro Salinas more to blame than a defence that keeps giving up prime scoring chances and the second-most penalties in the league? How overdue is benching Olaf Haabjörn? Is Maiev Feldhlim still playing? Has Pierre Vasseur lost his magic beans?

FANCAM SPECIAL
Excerpt from a furious R-rated rant by CF Outineau fan Simon King on YourTube fan channel Outineau North:
It’s like clubs don’t recover from winning the league. It’s f***ing ridiculous. Players just pick up their medal and f*** off they’re done and it’s time for a three-year f***ing holiday. I’ve won a trophy, my career’s done now, taking the next ten years off. C***s! Wake up you total f***wits! You have got to be f***ng kidding me to see this club in the bottom half of the table but here we are three points off Burnaby, it’s a goddamned monkey paw curse you know what I mean? You told me that we could be three points off Burnaby midway through, would’ve been okay with that, but not like this.


Latrobe Athletic 1–1 Torbay Thunder
Cup Winners’ Cup 1st round leg 2
Outineau 1-1 Binclestead Wood (2-1 agg)

Mazinaw Vanorian 1–1 St. David Wanderers
Wynleth Flyers 1–2 FC Novonaya
Pembina City 0–3 Star of Confederation
CS Saint-Rémy 3–3 CF Saint-Richard
Strathcona Intls 0–2 Clayquot City
Kirkenes FC 1–3 Langlois Océanic
Passerine 4–1 Burnaby SC
Hamiltonian Cambria 3–2 CF Outineau
Coquitlam United 1–3 Shearwater FC


Matchweek 17
Shearwater FC 1–1 Latrobe Athletic
CF Outineau 1–0 Coquitlam United
Burnaby SC 3–0 Hamiltonian Cambria
Langlois Océanic 2–0 Passerine
FC Novonaya 2–1 Pembina City
St. David Wanderers 0–1 Wynleth Flyers
Torbay Thunder 3–0 Mazinaw Vanorian
Clayquot City 0–0 Kirkenes FC
CF Saint-Richard 0–0 Strathcona Intls
Star of Confederation 0–0 CS Saint-Rémy


Coupe des Patriotes second round
St. Kildera FC 4–2 Keeleford County
Arlingsdale City 2–2 AS Concordia (2–2 AET) (3–1 pen.)
Ayushirda 0–3 Llandlaff City
AS Grands-Sources 2–0 Kingstown Athletic
Jeunesse Lunaire 1–1 NGSA Ulyanof (1–2 AET)
CF Mirabelle 4–2 Southbank Mariners
Franche-Contamine 1–0 Wickham Warriors
Kawarthas District 1–0 Vinterhagen
Colwynian Vale 0–0 Sitka Valley (2–0 AET)
Lancaster Hill 1–0 Les Castors
AS Lac-Abitargnais 1–3 Stade Laneux
Mistwygn 0–3 West Haligonia Spartan


Matchweek 18
Passerine 1–3 Clayquot City
Cup Winners’ Cup round of 16 leg 1
Guilder (BRE) 0-2 Outineau

Hamiltonian Cambria 0–2 Langlois Océanic
Coquitlam United 1–2 Burnaby SC
Latrobe Athletic 0–1 CF Outineau
Mazinaw Vanorian 2–3 Shearwater FC
Wynleth Flyers 1–0 Torbay Thunder
FC Novonaya 4–2 St. David Wanderers
Pembina City 0–2 CS Saint-Rémy
Strathcona Intls 0–0 Star of Confederation
Kirkenes FC 1–2 CF Saint-Richard


Matchweek 19
Star of Confederation 1–2 Kirkenes FC
Cup Winners’ Cup round of 16 leg 2
Outineau 0-1 Guilder (2-1 agg)

CS Saint-Rémy 1–0 Strathcona Intls
St. David Wanderers 0–1 Pembina City
Torbay Thunder 1–0 FC Novonaya
Shearwater FC 2–1 Wynleth Flyers
CF Outineau 3–0 Mazinaw Vanorian
Burnaby SC 1–3 Latrobe Athletic
Langlois Océanic 3–0 Coquitlam United
Clayquot City 1–0 Hamiltonian Cambria
CF Saint-Richard 1–3 Passerine


                          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Latrobe Athletic 19 12 4 3 30 11 +19 40 -
2 Shearwater FC 19 11 4 4 33 22 +11 37 -
3 Strathcona Intls 19 10 5 4 38 18 +20 35 -
4 CS Saint-Rémy 19 10 4 5 32 24 +8 34 -
5 Langlois Océanic 19 10 3 6 26 15 +11 33 -
6 Torbay Thunder 19 9 5 5 26 17 +9 32 -
7 Clayquot City 19 9 4 6 26 19 +7 31
8 Coquitlam United 19 9 3 7 28 25 +3 30
9 CF Saint-Richard 19 9 3 7 26 26 0 30
10 Kirkenes FC 19 8 5 6 29 25 +4 29
11 FC Novonaya 19 8 4 7 27 34 −7 28
12 Burnaby SC 19 7 5 7 29 26 +3 26
13 CF Outineau 19 8 2 9 26 26 0 26
14 Hamiltonian Cambria 19 7 2 10 28 30 −2 23
15 Wynleth Flyers 19 6 2 11 16 31 −15 20
16 Pembina City 19 5 4 10 21 31 −10 19
17 Passerine 19 5 3 11 28 37 −9 18
18 Star of Confederation 19 5 3 11 19 28 −9 18 -
19 Mazinaw Vanorian 19 3 4 12 17 38 −21 13 -
20 St. David Wanderers 19 3 3 13 20 42 −22 12 -


Matchweek 20
Pembina City 0–3 Strathcona Intls
Challengers Cup round of 32 1st leg
Shearwater 0-1 Dhun Lagarr (TKT)

CS Saint-Rémy 1–1 Kirkenes FC
Star of Confederation 3–1 Passerine
CF Saint-Richard 3–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
Clayquot City 0–0 Coquitlam United
Langlois Océanic 0–1 Latrobe Athletic
Burnaby SC 1–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
CF Outineau 3–1 Wynleth Flyers
Shearwater FC 4–0 FC Novonaya
Torbay Thunder 2–0 St. David Wanderers


Coupe des Patriotes third round
KBC Sport @KBCsport
A classic Cup upset! After thrilling their supporters by taking the lead on from an 11th-minute goalmouth scramble, a gutsy rearguard bus-parking action and 11 saves from goalkeeper Matt O’Connor helps West Haligonia Spartan dump Océanic out of the Cup in startling fashion.
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The holders advance! Vanda Gerô shows nerves of steel to score an extra time penalty to give CF Outineau a deserved win after a frustrating 116 minutes battering at a stubborn Wynleth Flyers defence.
KBC Sport @KBCsport
Anne-Marie Roux completes the hat-trick as Novonaya dumps the league leaders Latrobe out of the Cup in a stellar display.

Torbay Thunder 6–2 AS Grands-Sources
Shearwater 3–0 Strathcona Intls
Star of Confederation 1–1 Coquitlam United (1–1 AET) (4–3 pen.)
NGSA Ulyanof 1–0 CF Saint-Richard
Burnaby SC 4–2 Hamiltonian Cambria
Passerine 0–0 St. David Wanderers (1–0 AET)
St. Kildera FC 1–1 Franche-Contamine (1–2 AET)
West Haligonia Spartan 1–0 Langlois Océanic
Kirkenes FC 1–0 CF Mirabelle
Lancaster Hill 0–0 Kawarthas District (1–0 AET)
Llandlaff City 1–2 Arlingsdale City
Wynleth Flyers 0–0 CF Outineau (0–1 AET)
Stade Laneux 2–2 Colwynian Vale (3–3 AET) (3–2 pen.)
FC Novonaya 4–0 Latrobe Athletic
CS Saint-Rémy 3–0 Clayquot City
Pembina City 3–2 Mazinaw Vanorian


Matchweek 21
Coquitlam United 2–1 CF Saint-Richard
Challengers Cup round of 32 2nd leg
Dhun Lagarr 1-3 Shearwater (AET; 2-3 agg)

Torbay Thunder 2–0 Pembina City
St. David Wanderers 0–2 Shearwater FC
FC Novonaya 0–2 CF Outineau
Wynleth Flyers 0–3 Burnaby SC
Mazinaw Vanorian 2–3 Langlois Océanic
Latrobe Athletic 1–2 Clayquot City
Hamiltonian Cambria 2–1 Star of Confederation
Passerine 1–3 CS Saint-Rémy
Kirkenes FC 2–1 Strathcona Intls


Matchweek 22
72:23 | SHE 1-1 TOR
“Carey... finds Rostami through the line... Rostami can get past Moloses here! Referee plays advantage... Neil Murphy!... and finished off by Sakari Cantù! The explosion of youth for Torbay!... It’s 2-1 to the visitors!”
“There’s still a lot of football left here at Kingswharf, but the Shearwater fans are getting that sinking feeling. Their run of four wins looks at an end here, they have thrown away a chance to go top, and it’s Torbay whose own run of matches without defeat will see them into fourth place. Marvellous football by these young players. What a storybook season this is turning out to be for Torbay.”

Pembina City 1–2 Kirkenes FC
Cup Winners’ Cup quarterfinals 1st leg
Outineau 1-1 Spartangrad (EUR)

Shearwater FC 1–2 Torbay Thunder
Strathcona Intls 3–0 Passerine
CS Saint-Rémy 0–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
Star of Confederation 1–0 Coquitlam United
CF Saint-Richard 1–0 Latrobe Athletic
Clayquot City 4–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
Langlois Océanic 2–1 Wynleth Flyers
Burnaby SC 1–2 FC Novonaya
CF Outineau 4–0 St. David Wanderers


Matchweek 23
Torbay Thunder 1–1 CF Outineau
Cup Winners’ Cup quarterfinals 2nd leg
Spartangrad 3-0 Outineau (4-1 agg)

St. David Wanderers 1–3 Burnaby SC
FC Novonaya 1–1 Langlois Océanic
Wynleth Flyers 1–3 Clayquot City
Mazinaw Vanorian 1–1 CF Saint-Richard
Latrobe Athletic 3–2 Star of Confederation
Coquitlam United 0–1 CS Saint-Rémy
Hamiltonian Cambria 3–1 Strathcona Intls
Passerine 3–3 Kirkenes FC
Shearwater FC 0–2 Pembina City


Matchweek 24
Pembina City 0–2 Passerine
Coupe des Patriotes fourth round
Pembina City 6–0 Stade Laneux
Arlingsdale City 1–2 Shearwater
Franche-Contamine 2–3 West Haligonia Spartan
Lancaster Hill 0–2 Torbay Thunder
Kirkenes FC 0–0 Burnaby SC (1–0 AET)
CS Saint-Rémy 5–1 FC Novonaya
Passerine 2–1 NGSA Ulyanof
CF Outineau 3–1 Star of Confederation

Kirkenes FC 0–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
Strathcona Intls 1–0 Coquitlam United
CS Saint-Rémy 0–1 Latrobe Athletic
Star of Confederation 2–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
CF Saint-Richard 2–0 Wynleth Flyers
Clayquot City 1–1 FC Novonaya
Langlois Océanic 2–3 St. David Wanderers
Burnaby SC 1–2 Torbay Thunder
CF Outineau 1–0 Shearwater FC


Many were calling it El Sackico from the moment the Anglian Derby was drawn in the Patriotes Cup pitting together two under-pressure managers going through hell in the league. Catheline Matthias scored in extra time after a tense 90 minutes and Natalia Rossi’s position definitely needed this boost. The crowd at Exhibition Place were definitely in better spirits from this win and it buys Rossi a bit more time... Meanwhile, Outineau, Shearwater, and CSSR are other favourites who’ve advanced to the quarterfinals.

Matchweek 25
LUCKY FOR SOME
Torbay keeps on rolling notching their 13th unbeaten match by fighting back from three goals down to snatch a draw from Océanic, and jump into second place.

BEND IT LIKE ÉMÎ
Strathcona’s title challenge has definitively fizzled out now and not for lack of trying after a match they probably had the better of against the league leaders and will be frustrated to have lost. Émîróînó Üjíkân finds the net for Latrobe, who move 8 points clear.

HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLFF
Bastian Wolff on song for Kirkenes, who are carrying some momentum after their emotional win against Burnaby in the Cup. Their 5-0 thrashing of Coquitlam means a late push for the IFCF spots is on the cards. With only six points between Clayquot in third and Kirkenes in tenth, it’s all still to play for.


CF Outineau 2–1 Pembina City
Shearwater FC 1–1 Burnaby SC
Torbay Thunder 4–4 Langlois Océanic
St. David Wanderers 1–1 Clayquot City
FC Novonaya 1–1 CF Saint-Richard
Wynleth Flyers 1–1 Star of Confederation
Mazinaw Vanorian 3–3 CS Saint-Rémy
Latrobe Athletic 1–0 Strathcona Intls
Coquitlam United 0–5 Kirkenes FC
Hamiltonian Cambria 2–2 Passerine


Matchweek 26
FT | KIR 2-4 LAT
“...quite simply, Latrobe taught Kirkenes a lesson and showed them how far they still have to go. This is championship form we’re seeing from Athletic. There was a great fightback from Kirkenes to level the scores from 2-0 down, but Latrobe just responded with total ruthlessness. Brilliant performance from them.”

“We’ll be going down pitch side with Saturday Soccer Player of the match Raïf Ducharme in just a minute, but quickly Martin, which direction is this Kirkenes team going in?”

“Clearly sideways. Their problem is consistency. They show flashes of brilliance but they’re not playing a 90-minute match. This has to be fixed soon, because with how much the club has backed the manager this year... they need and expect something better.”

Pembina City 0–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
Passerine 2–4 Coquitlam United
Langlois Océanic 0–2 Shearwater FC
Clayquot City 3–0 Torbay Thunder
Burnaby SC 0–1 CF Outineau
Kirkenes FC 2–4 Latrobe Athletic
Strathcona Intls 0–2 Mazinaw Vanorian
CS Saint-Rémy 4–2 Wynleth Flyers
Star of Confederation 0–3 FC Novonaya
CF Saint-Richard 0–1 St. David Wanderers


Matchweek 27

65:49 | WYN 1-0 STR
“Nothing in that. Gets the ball. Good strong challenge, no nonsense. If that’s a red card the game’s gone. The game’s absolutely gone and I can’t believe this is even being questioned. Referee saw it live, saw nothing. Ridiculous pendantry from a guy at a screen in the basement.”
“The referee’s back from the VAR screen... and Tolakis is going to see red! The Vdaran has been sent off and it’s bad to worse for Strathcona. His manager has exploded at the fourth official... François St-Louis better be careful here, he’s going to get sent off too. What a turn of events here at Cathysceau as Strathcona’s Champions League hopes look set to take a massive blow!”
“The game is gone. Absolutely shocking decision. We are done here. Let’s all take up... curling or something. Golf. Might as well be golfing. Absurd.”

Shearwater FC 1–1 Clayquot City
Champions League round of 16 1st leg
Crisisbless (NPH) 1-3 Burnaby
Challengers Cup round of 16 1st leg
Shearwater 1-3 Freeport Utd (FPT)

Torbay Thunder 2–1 CF Saint-Richard
St. David Wanderers 2–2 Star of Confederation
FC Novonaya 1–1 CS Saint-Rémy
Burnaby SC 6–1 Pembina City
CF Outineau 1–1 Langlois Océanic
Wynleth Flyers 2–0 Strathcona Intls
Mazinaw Vanorian 3–0 Kirkenes FC
Latrobe Athletic 2–0 Passerine
Coquitlam United 1–0 Hamiltonian Cambria


“Kari, a big win against a big club today. Coming to Nephara to pull off a win like that is a big feat. How important is the Champions League now given where your club’s season is?”

KARI ZÜCKER, Burnaby SC
“Yeah, we know we’re not where we should be in the league. We all know we have to be better there, we lost our way at times. Doesn’t matter in this competition. A bit of focus and determination and we can do something special, give our fans something to cheer about.”

Matchweek 28
Pembina City 3–0 Coquitlam United
Champions League round of 16 2nd leg
Burnaby 2-0 Crisisbless (5-1 agg.)
Challengers Cup round of 16 1st leg
Freeport Utd 2-0 Shearwater (5-1 agg.)

CF Saint-Richard 1–3 Shearwater FC
Clayquot City 0–3 CF Outineau
Langlois Océanic 2–2 Burnaby SC
Hamiltonian Cambria 2–3 Latrobe Athletic
Passerine 1–3 Mazinaw Vanorian
Kirkenes FC 3–1 Wynleth Flyers
Strathcona Intls 4–0 FC Novonaya
CS Saint-Rémy 3–1 St. David Wanderers
Star of Confederation 0–1 Torbay Thunder


                          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Latrobe Athletic 28 19 4 5 46 20 +26 61 -
2 Torbay Thunder 28 15 7 6 42 28 +14 52 -
3 Shearwater FC 28 15 6 7 47 30 +17 51 -
4 CF Outineau 28 15 4 9 44 30 +14 49 -
5 CS Saint-Rémy 28 14 7 7 48 35 +13 49 -
6 Strathcona Intls 28 14 5 9 51 28 +23 47 -
7 Clayquot City 28 13 8 7 41 28 +13 47
8 Langlois Océanic 28 12 7 9 41 32 +9 43
9 Kirkenes FC 28 12 7 9 47 40 +7 43
10 CF Saint-Richard 28 12 5 11 37 37 0 41
11 Coquitlam United 28 12 4 12 35 39 −4 40
12 Hamiltonian Cambria 28 12 3 13 41 41 0 39
13 Burnaby SC 28 10 8 10 47 37 +10 38
14 FC Novonaya 28 10 8 10 36 49 −13 38
15 Star of Confederation 28 8 5 15 31 42 −11 29
16 Mazinaw Vanorian 28 6 7 15 34 53 −19 25
17 Pembina City 28 7 4 17 29 49 −20 25
18 Wynleth Flyers 28 7 3 18 25 52 −27 24 -
19 Passerine 28 6 5 17 40 60 −20 23 -
20 St. David Wanderers 28 5 5 18 29 61 −32 20 -


Matchweek 29
Shearwater FC 1–0 Star of Confederation
Coupe des Patriotes quarterfinals
CF Outineau 3–2 CS Saint-Rémy
Kirkenes FC 3–0 Pembina City
Torbay Thunder 0–1 West Haligonia Spartan
Passerine 3–5 Shearwater

Torbay Thunder 2–1 CS Saint-Rémy
St. David Wanderers 0–1 Strathcona Intls
FC Novonaya 0–0 Kirkenes FC
Wynleth Flyers 0–1 Passerine
Mazinaw Vanorian 2–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
Latrobe Athletic 1–1 Coquitlam United
Langlois Océanic 2–0 Pembina City
Burnaby SC 1–1 Clayquot City
CF Outineau 0–0 CF Saint-Richard


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Teamwork makes the dream work – Outineau connects 33 passes as Terjakov scores the winner against St-Rémy.

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Clash of the surprise titans turns into another dreamland giant-killing. National division West Haligonia Spartan snatches a 1-0 victory against Torbay to get into the semifinals.


KBC Sport @KBC_Sport
No chance bub! Shearwater goes down a goal in North Kirkenes but then nets three unanswered as Manda Iara puts Passerine to the sword.

Matchweek 30
Passerine 1–1 FC Novonaya
Kirkenes FC 4–2 St. David Wanderers
Strathcona Intls 1–1 Torbay Thunder
CS Saint-Rémy 0–2 Shearwater FC
Star of Confederation 2–1 CF Outineau
CF Saint-Richard 1–3 Burnaby SC
Clayquot City 1–0 Langlois Océanic
Pembina City 0–1 Latrobe Athletic
Coquitlam United 1–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
Hamiltonian Cambria 5–1 Wynleth Flyers


Matchweek 31
Wynleth Flyers 2–2 Coquitlam United
Champions League quarterfinals 1st leg
Namiri Forest (ZWZ) 4-2 Burnaby

Mazinaw Vanorian 2–2 Latrobe Athletic
CF Outineau 1–3 CS Saint-Rémy
Shearwater FC 1–1 Strathcona Intls
Torbay Thunder 2–3 Kirkenes FC
Clayquot City 3–0 Pembina City
Langlois Océanic 2–0 CF Saint-Richard
Burnaby SC 1–2 Star of Confederation
St. David Wanderers 2–3 Passerine
FC Novonaya 1–1 Hamiltonian Cambria


Matchweek 32
HT | CSR 1-0 BUR
“...and Kath, you thought Pietro Salinas could have been better organizing the defence there. He’s come under a lot of criticism as an obvious target but this one really encapsulated it, you say?”

“No doubt he’s got elite ability in all the technical aspects or you don’t even play at this level. But Salinas just doesn’t seem to have the confidence or command of his defence, and as the season’s gone on it’s like the defence either aren’t listening or communicating. Big chance that Hekkert misses in the seventh minute, and Salinas should be giving Buene a shout there, that the underlap is coming because the fullback has to be focused on his man there. That allows the easy ball in and again, Haabjorn needs help from his keeper as he’s tracking de Saintyon and can’t see the danger behind him. Something very similar happens on the goal. This time it’s confusion by the two centre-backs, Salinas needs to sort it out and tell him, you go there. Boulechemin and Haabjorn both converge on Hekkert and Regnault is left with a free run into the box, maybe Salinas could save that, but he’s made it hard for himself by not being vocal enough or authoritative enough with his defenders...”

Coquitlam United 0–2 FC Novonaya
Champions League quarterfinals 2nd leg
Burnaby 0-2 Namiri Forest (2-6 agg.)

Hamiltonian Cambria 0–3 St. David Wanderers
Passerine 2–0 Torbay Thunder
Kirkenes FC 0–1 Shearwater FC
Strathcona Intls 1–2 CF Outineau
CS Saint-Rémy 1–0 Burnaby SC
Star of Confederation 0–2 Langlois Océanic
CF Saint-Richard 3–1 Clayquot City
Pembina City 1–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
Latrobe Athletic 3–2 Wynleth Flyers


FT | BUR 0-2 NAM | 2-6 AGG
“This will be a bitter disappointment, as Namiri Forest proves a bridge too far for Burnaby. This was a tie they probably thought they had a chance of winning, but over the two legs it’s clear who was the better team. This is basically the end of the season for them with nothing else to play for really, and thoughts are going to turn to what kind of shake-up this club might endure in the close season.”

“Yeah, and progress here would’ve been a decent way to salvage the season a bit, and who knows what might have been. You could see that the players were really giving this competition their all knowing it’s the only kind of goal they could still reach, but at the start of the season you know they’d have taken reaching the Champions League quarterfinals.”

Matchweek 33
CF Saint-Richard 2–1 Pembina City
Clayquot City 1–3 Star of Confederation
Langlois Océanic 3–1 CS Saint-Rémy
Burnaby SC 1–2 Strathcona Intls
CF Outineau 1–1 Kirkenes FC
Shearwater FC 0–2 Passerine
Torbay Thunder 0–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
St. David Wanderers 1–2 Coquitlam United
FC Novonaya 2–0 Latrobe Athletic
Wynleth Flyers 2–2 Mazinaw Vanorian


Matchweek 34
Passerine 2–3 CF Outineau
Coupe des Patriotes semifinals
CF Outineau 2–2 Shearwater (3–2 AET)
Kirkenes FC 0–0 West Haligonia Spartan (0–0 AET) (2–3 pen.)

Kirkenes FC 2–3 Burnaby SC
Strathcona Intls 1–0 Langlois Océanic
CS Saint-Rémy 1–3 Clayquot City
Star of Confederation 0–3 CF Saint-Richard
Pembina City 0–2 Wynleth Flyers
Mazinaw Vanorian 1–0 FC Novonaya
Latrobe Athletic 3–0 St. David Wanderers
Coquitlam United 2–1 Torbay Thunder
Hamiltonian Cambria 0–1 Shearwater FC


“Marietta Tesla knows she must score to keep Kirkenes in this shootout... Tesla. And it’s off the post and out! She’s missed it!... and it’s West Haligonia Spartan, an Association division club, who advance to the Patriotes Cup final!! This is incredible, absolute ecstasy for a club with less than eight thousand members, they’ve beaten Kirkenes! And they’ll face Outineau for the Patriotes Cup. You can’t write this script. This is incredible and wow... You see what it means to these players. Incredible. And the home fans at Exhibition Place can’t quite believe what they’re seeing. West Haligonia Spartan has beaten Kirkenes... in the semifinals of the Coupe des Patriotes... 3-2 on penalties... my God. Oh my. This is one of the most amazing moments I’ve seen in Kelssek football history... This is...”

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“This is a joke! This is a f***ing joke. I’m done with Natalia Rossi. She’s got to go. This is a third division team we were playing, for a spot in the Patriotes Cup final!! For a motherf***ing chance at the Cup! We’ve handed it to those Frankish bast-...”
“Ok, well, uh... Sanjay, do you reckon West Haligonia will be just as hard for Outineau to break down?”
“Outineau will wipe the floor with these guys and fair enough. Because WE have failed, the players can’t f***ing shoot to save their lives, and this manager is a f***ing waste of oxygen! This is a disaster. An absolute embarrassment. Those f***ers are laughing at us. F***ing laughing. It’s a semifinal, you t***s. F***ig show up! F***ing put some f***ing effort!! None of them f***ing care! It’s shambolic!”

Matchweek 35
ST. DAVID STILL ALIVE
This was a relegation six-pointer, and yet it will likely prove only a moral victory because while St. David’s win means they are still able to match Mazinaw’s point total, the gap in goal difference is most certainly going to be decisive. Still, it was a moral victory not for this to happen at home, and they managed to say NOT TODAY.

ROSSI STILL ALIVE
Kirkenes fans are grumbling that she’ll probably get another year at the helm for getting into the Challengers Cup, but this was Rossi-ball at its finest as Kirkenes played right through Océanic and looked great value for their win.

TITLE CHASE STILL ALIVE
Tzevaada Muur was grinning after scoring the goal that sealed Shearwater’s victory in Clayquot, and must have been grinning even wider after Neil Murphy slotted in the winner for Torbay, meaning the lead at the top for Latrobe is down to five points with three matches to go.


Star of Confederation 1–1 Pembina City
CF Saint-Richard 1–1 CS Saint-Rémy
Clayquot City 0–2 Strathcona Intls
Langlois Océanic 1–2 Kirkenes FC
Burnaby SC 3–0 Passerine
CF Outineau 3–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
Shearwater FC 2–0 Coquitlam United
Torbay Thunder 2–1 Latrobe Athletic
St. David Wanderers 2–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
FC Novonaya 2–2 Wynleth Flyers


Matchweek 36
96:10 | LAT 1-1 SHE | +6
“The fans at the Dock are letting the referee know they think the whistle should have gone already... but it’s one last chance, one last corner for Shearwater. Coalan O’Reilly to take it. And outswinger going to the head of Tara Kriedel!!... it’s loose from Irei’s save and anywhere will do for Ducharme... and there’s the final whistle! Griogair Urquhart got it started, Brion Stienno pulled one back to set up a grandstand finish. But that’s where it stands. It’s not over yet, but a draw means advantage Latrobe.”

Also, Pembina and St. David are both relegated.

Coquitlam United 1–1 CF Outineau
Pembina City 0–0 FC Novonaya
Wynleth Flyers 2–0 St. David Wanderers
Mazinaw Vanorian 2–1 Torbay Thunder
Latrobe Athletic 1–1 Shearwater FC
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–5 Burnaby SC
Passerine 3–3 Langlois Océanic
Kirkenes FC 3–0 Clayquot City
Strathcona Intls 2–1 CF Saint-Richard
CS Saint-Rémy 0–1 Star of Confederation


Matchweek 37
Latrobe aren’t there yet. Outineau fans were drenched by the rain but very much enjoyed watching Griogair Urquhart slip on a stoppage-time penalty that would have won Latrobe the match and the championship, sending it dribbling into the arms of Thimiscles Seanclair. Cameras immediately turned to Warner Dranz’s slight look of shock, and hope that this isn’t a portent.

Shearwater were in no mood to hand Latrobe the title and could easily have put six or more past a Mazinaw side seemingly out to lunch although they’re not quite safe from relegation yet. Thankfully for them... well, amid all that, the Champions League places are decided as is the relegation fight. Strathcona took the win in the nation’s capital, and Wynleth could’ve used a Colm Ó Tuathail as their brave battle ends in a meek 2-0 defeat by this year’s dark horses Torbay, who cemented their place in the Challengers Cup next season. A remarkable landmark for the club from the Fjordlands.

Clayquot City 3–1 Passerine
Langlois Océanic 1–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
Burnaby SC 1–2 Coquitlam United
CF Outineau 1–1 Latrobe Athletic
CS Saint-Rémy 4–0 Pembina City
Star of Confederation 2–3 Strathcona Intls
CF Saint-Richard 3–2 Kirkenes FC
Shearwater FC 2–0 Mazinaw Vanorian
Torbay Thunder 2–0 Wynleth Flyers
St. David Wanderers 1–3 FC Novonaya


Matchweek 38
It’s the final day and Latrobe have one hand on the trophy. They need a point to guarantee the title, and Shearwater must win and make up a goal difference of four. This is some banana skin potential – Latrobe faces Burnaby on the final day, a team low on form and morale but dangerous and perhaps motivated somewhat by knowing they can still play a part in deciding where they’ll have to ship the league trophy to. Shearwater faces already-relegated Wynleth and should have the quality to overwhelm them, as they must.
1 Latrobe Athletic        37   22   8   7    59   31  +28    74
2 Shearwater FC 37 21 8 8 58 34 +24 71

Nothing can dislodge Strathcona from third and the final Champions League place. But one more IFCF spot is still to be decided, and Clayquot City will be desperate to hang on to it, just as desperate as St-Rémy are to grab it. A lot of things would have to come together for Kirkenes or Océanic to grab it, but it’s still possible for them...
4 CF Outineau             37   18   8  11    57   42  +15    62
5 Torbay Thunder 37 18 8 11 53 41 +12 62
6 Clayquot City 37 17 9 11 54 42 +12 60
7 CS Saint-Rémy 37 17 8 12 60 48 +12 59
8 Langlois Océanic 37 16 9 12 55 41 +14 57
9 Kirkenes FC 37 16 9 12 64 53 +11 57


2 min: WYN 0-1 SHE – That took no time at all! Muur swings in an early cross that Steinno flicks into the net, and Shearwater takes the lead in Wynleth just 84 seconds into the match!
8 min: NOV 1-0 TOR – Torbay have already clinched Challengers Cup football and are looking pretty casual out there.
11 min: MAZ 0-1 OUT – Mint Leaf probably didn’t mean that, but they say skill creates its own luck don’t you know.
12 min: HAM 1-0 CLA – Clayquot’s grip on the IFCF spot just slipped.
14 min: COQ 1-1 OCE – Océanic are still in this as Wang Yuan draws them level from the penalty spot.
20 min: STR 1-0 CSR – Bryan Hartpoach beats Longhorn at the near post to dent St-Rémy’s vanishing chances of grabbing sixth.
21 min: PAS 2-0 STR – St-Richard are in a hole and have kept digging. Bruno Boulerice is sent off for a scary two-footed tackle on Wiktor Nebojsa Dassow, who looks to be bruised but otherwise ok. Settle down mate, this match doesn’t mean a whole lot for either side.
26 min: LAT 0-0 BUR – Pierre Vasseur misses a penalty for Burnaby! It was a needless foul by Wassef but what a reprieve!
29 min: KIR 1-0 CON – Solveig Vedmark enjoyed that 25-yard screamer, and so did the crowd at Exhibition Place!
33 min: WYN 0-3 SHE – Wynleth are down three goals and down to ten as Rónán Mac Murchú protests that he didn’t elbow Manda Iara’s face that hard.
37 min: HAM 1-1 CLA – Clayquot capitalize on an error to score with their first shot on target.
43 min: WYN 0-4 SHE – Coalan O’Reilly scores with a slightly deflected half volley!! WHAT IS HAPPENING. Latrobe-Burnaby is still scoreless but Shearwater has just negated the goal difference, and would have the edge on goals for.
Half time and Latrobe are still hanging on to the championship, while Clayquot’s grip on the final Challengers Cup spot looks pretty secure. Lots could change in 45 minutes though!
47 min: MAZ 0-3 OUT – This is becoming kind of a training drill for CF Outineau, as Vanorian just look outclassed.
51 min: KIR 1-1 CON – Disaster for Imke Diskin, who blocks a cross from Amund Evensen into his own goal! It might still count as Evensen’s but Kirkenes really needs all three points to have a glimmer of a chance at 6th here.
54 min: COQ 2-1 OCE – Luo Dan fires Coquitlam into the lead and a big hole in Océanic’s Challengers Cup... uh, challenge.
59 min: WYN 1-5 SHE – Wynleth pull one back, and it’s almost comical that today, that one goal might matter. Shearwater responds immediately to their lapse by restoring the four-goal advantage as Muur befuddles the Wynleth defence with an underlapping run. They still need a favour from Burnaby, though.
62 min: HAM 1-2 CLA – This had been coming for a while, as Clayquot have looked a completely different team after half time. Raizen Saikyomono dances through a flat-footed defence to set up a tap-in for Sigrun Holgersdottir.
69 min: LAT 1-0 BUR – Breakthrough for Latrobe! A roar at the Dock as Boulechemin gets beaten to the ball by an onrushing Stromby, who baits Salinas one way and shoots it the other. Whatever happens in their match now, Shearwater can’t catch them.
73 min: LAT 2-0 BUR – Aleksandr Lukonov comes off the bench and scores with his second touch of the match to put the crowd into raptures!
76 min: LAT 3-0 BUR – Barely has the match restarted than Burnaby has conceded again. Pietro Salinas’s struggles have been a microcosm of his club’s this year. They’re solid for 80 minutes every match but there’s always a 10-minute window where it seems a primary school team can break them.
81 min: COQ 2-3 OCE – While all that was happening, Océanic have completely turned it it around in the Lower Lakeland. Kathy Eowins dribbled 40 yards to score the equalizer from a truly pathetic attempt at a through ball, and now Keira Weiram puts them in the lead, meaning they still have a chance if Clayquot slips up, and St-Rémy must find a winner against Strathcona to be in the Challengers Cup next year.
85 min: WYN 1-6 SHE – Brion Steinno completes his hat trick. Got to keep the pressure on I guess.
87 min: NOV 4-1 TOR – John Vandaele demonstrates why you don’t leave the opposition striker unmarked. As tenacious and dogged as they’ve been all season to secure a fantastic top-six spot, Torbay honestly haven’t seemed all that fussed about this match. Novonaya don’t often get such pliable opposition and took full advantage.
90+3 min: Final whistle at Macquarie Docklands confirms Latrobe are the champions! Also concluded is the match in Hamilton which sees their provincial rivals Clayquot clinch the last Challengers Cup spot.
90+5 min: COQ 2-4 OCE – Substitute Tyler Hodgson makes sure of this win, but Océanic will be 7th.

FC Novonaya 4–1 Torbay Thunder
Wynleth Flyers 1–6 Shearwater FC
Mazinaw Vanorian 0–4 CF Outineau
Pembina City 1–0 St. David Wanderers
Latrobe Athletic 3–0 Burnaby SC
Coquitlam United 2–4 Langlois Océanic
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–4 Clayquot City
Passerine 3–1 CF Saint-Richard
Kirkenes FC 1–1 Star of Confederation
Strathcona Intls 1–1 CS Saint-Rémy


                          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Latrobe Athletic 38 23 8 7 62 31 +31 77 -
2 Shearwater FC 38 22 8 8 64 35 +29 74 -
3 Strathcona Intls 38 20 8 10 66 37 +29 68 -
4 CF Outineau 38 19 8 11 61 42 +19 65 -
5 Clayquot City 38 18 9 11 58 43 +15 63 -
6 Torbay Thunder 38 18 8 12 54 45 +9 62 -
7 Langlois Océanic 38 17 9 12 59 43 +16 60
8 CS Saint-Rémy 38 17 9 12 61 49 +12 60
9 Kirkenes FC 38 16 10 12 65 54 +11 58
10 CF Saint-Richard 38 16 7 15 52 52 0 55
11 FC Novonaya 38 14 13 11 51 56 −5 55
12 Coquitlam United 38 15 8 15 48 55 −7 53
13 Burnaby SC 38 14 9 15 65 52 +13 51
14 Hamiltonian Cambria 38 14 5 19 53 62 −9 47
15 Star of Confederation 38 12 7 19 43 56 −13 43
16 Passerine 38 11 7 20 58 76 −18 40
17 Mazinaw Vanorian 38 9 11 18 46 69 −23 38
18 Wynleth Flyers 38 9 6 23 39 75 −36 33 -
19 Pembina City 38 8 7 23 33 65 −32 31 -
20 St. David Wanderers 38 7 5 26 40 81 −41 26 -


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KELSSEK FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
SEASON 69
Professional Sportswriters Union Team of the Year
GK: Myles Connely (Latrobe)
DF: Tzevaada Muur (Shearwater)
DF: Tara Kreidel (Shearwater)
DF: Irina Wassef (Latrobe)
DF: Teyo Echehun (Clayquot)
MF: Raïf Ducharme (Latrobe)
MF: Artair Mac Ronaigh (Latrobe)
MF: Coalan O'Reilly (Shearwater)
FW: Bryan Hartpoach (Strathcona)
FW: Erland Stromby (Latrobe)
FW: Brion Steinno (Shearwater)
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GK: Laurel Tinker-Witt (Strathcona)
DF: Trifonas Tolakis (Strathcona)
DF: Chris Stevens (Strathcona)
MF: Anne-Marie Roux (Novonaya)
MF: Jeremy Carey (Torbay)
FW: Bratislav Rukavina (Strathcona)
FW: Griogair Urquhart (Latrobe)

Player of the Year: Raïf Ducharme (Latrobe)
Nominees: Erland Stromby (Latrobe), Brion Steinno (Shearwater), Tara Kreidel (Shearwater)

Foreign Player of the Year: Erland Stromby (Latrobe)
Nominees: Coalan O'Reilly (Shearwater), Tzevaada Muur (Shearwater), Bastian Wolff (Kirkenes)

Young Player of the Year: Jeremy Carey (Torbay)
Nominees: Enyinnaya Udegbunam (Latrobe), Lynne Crossley (Strathcona)


   National                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Colwynian Vale 42 25 7 10 69 46 +23 82 -
2 Port City 42 23 8 11 81 60 +21 77 -
3 ASC Arvika 42 23 8 11 50 38 +12 77 -
4 Union Lachaîne 42 20 11 11 72 58 +14 71 -
5 Sitka Valley 42 20 7 15 59 45 +14 67 -
6 Kawarthas District 42 18 12 12 76 62 +14 66 -
7 Kingstown Athletic 42 18 11 13 54 46 +8 65
8 Llandlaff City 42 19 8 15 66 62 +4 65
9 CF Mirabelle 42 18 10 14 69 54 +15 64
10 Fretscray FC 42 17 13 12 50 43 +7 64
11 Redswyth Red Stars 42 17 12 13 46 41 +5 63
12 Jeunesse Lunaire 42 17 8 17 71 74 −3 59
13 Les Castors 42 16 10 16 56 50 +6 58
14 Arlingsdale City 42 15 12 15 40 50 −10 57
15 St. Kildera FC 42 15 10 17 55 57 −2 55
16 Southbank Mariners 42 14 12 16 51 53 −2 54
17 CS Rivière-du-Nord 42 11 15 16 47 55 −8 48
18 Wickham Warriors 42 12 11 19 44 55 −11 47
19 Châteaufroid 42 10 10 22 33 57 −24 40 -
20 Sudbury Rangers 42 11 4 27 50 70 −20 37 -
21 Delta Sorthern 42 9 7 26 50 81 −31 34 -
22 Miramichi Lakers 42 6 10 26 46 78 −32 28 -

KFL National playoffs
Semifinals
ASC Arvika 3–0 Kawarthas District
Union Lachaîne 1–1 Sitka Valley (1–2 AET)

Final
ASC Arvika 1–1 Sitka Valley (3–1 AET)

   Association North       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Miramichi Lakers 30 21 4 5 53 18 +35 67 -
2 Ealesgreen United 30 18 6 6 55 26 +29 60 -
3 Bramerlee Bulldogs 30 18 6 6 54 25 +29 60 -
4 Vinterhagen 30 17 9 4 49 25 +24 60 -
5 AS Grands-Sources 30 16 7 7 56 34 +22 55 -
6 Natanel Royals 30 14 10 6 36 23 +13 52
7 Delta Sorthern 30 13 12 5 48 26 +22 51
8 Keeleford County 30 14 8 8 61 44 +17 50
9 Mistwygn 30 14 7 9 42 32 +10 49
10 Hawthorn Elms 30 13 5 12 41 37 +4 44
11 New Scarborough 30 9 9 12 31 39 −8 36
12 Rytick 30 6 5 19 23 60 −37 23
13 Rockecliffe & Eatons 30 5 5 20 24 55 −31 20
14 Áfram Gimli 30 5 2 23 19 56 −37 17
15 Neíra Alavaria 30 2 7 21 24 71 −47 13
16 White Rose 30 3 2 25 22 67 −45 11

Association South Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 West Haligonia Spartan 30 22 3 5 54 23 +31 69 -
2 Gagliano Mariners 30 16 8 6 57 45 +12 56 -
3 Stade Laneux 30 15 8 7 40 24 +16 53 -
4 AS Lac-Abitargnais 30 15 7 8 50 29 +21 52 -
5 Châteaufroid 30 14 10 6 55 37 +18 52 -
6 Watermeet 30 16 4 10 44 36 +8 52
7 Ayushirda 30 15 6 9 42 30 +12 51
8 Metropolitan FC 30 15 5 10 47 32 +15 50
9 Sunrise Coast 30 15 5 10 47 38 +9 50
10 Franche-Contamine 30 13 9 8 37 28 +9 48
11 Breton Pacifica 30 13 8 9 42 40 +2 47
12 Kananzawai 30 9 7 14 49 51 −2 34
13 Stade Montagnards 30 5 6 19 25 56 −31 21
14 Kisloups 30 3 5 22 23 58 −35 14
15 Hell's Gate 30 3 4 23 17 58 −41 13
16 Valeartha 30 1 5 24 18 62 −44 8

KFL Association playoffs
North semifinals
Ealesgreen United 1–0 AS Grands-Sources
Bramerlee Bulldogs 1–0 Vinterhagen
South semifinals
Gagliano Mariners 1–1 Châteaufroid (1–1 AET) (2–1 pen.)
Stade Laneux 2–0 AS Lac-Abitargnais

North final
Bramerlee Bulldogs 0–0 Ealesgreen United (0–0 AET) (5–4 pen.)
South final
Gagliano Mariners 0–0 Stade Laneux (2–1 AET)

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17th Patriotes Cup final
The Patriotes Cup is all about the magic of the underdogs. Lower-division clubs have more than once made deep runs only to be inevitably squelched by top-flight giants. Association Ariddienne’s quarterfinal appearance presaged their promotion to the first tier where they stayed much longer than anyone expected. The record that the club lower in the league table has won the final more often is no longer true, but that romantic myth is still something that has worked far more effectively to invent a tradition for the teenaged national cup competition than any number of food delivery app or payments systems sponsorships.

West Haligonia Spartan's run to the Patriotes Cup final is another edition of that legend. Not only have they surpassed Ariddienne’s feat, they’ve done it as a third division club, albeit one that retained all the squad surprisingly relegated from the National division last season, and which won its league by a commanding margin of 13 points to ensure promotion back. Their run through the Cup wasn’t easy either. A big measure of luck to be sure, but also meticulous organization, conditioning, and a sense of having nothing to lose. Starting in the first round, they had to beat ASC Arvika in extra time, one division above them. Fellow Association club Mistwygn were handily disposed of in the second round. In the same third round in which their illustrious opponents entered the tournament, they beat Océanic in what, back then, was considered the big giant killing to remember.

The fourth round might have been a bit of a lucky draw as they got the only club left that was below them in the league tables, Franche-Contamine. Then Torbay, who hosted them amid a hectic run of matches and in a way defeated themselves in a sloppy, error-strewn match a better team than Spartan would have punished by more than one goal. But then Kirkenes in the semifinals. Oh boy. That was fingernails-on-a-ledge stuff as they hung on at 0-0 for 120 minutes before sensationally winning in the penalty shootout.

Were the gods of chance with them again? Divine intervention or glitch in The Matrix, something was happening here as a miscommunication between Auiloquet and Seanclair turned a harmless long ball into a looping headed own-goal with 6 minutes played.

This was a wake-up call for Outineau and they imposed themselves on the rest of the half, yet they managed only to get an equalizer and were stymied by a mixture of bad luck and losing their nerve at the vital second. Nine attempts, one on target, three off the post, 81% possession.

Outineau came out after half time with a vengeance, their hair looking very dry. It was much like the first half but ball movement was that bit crisper, and the finish that bit sharper. Two goals flew past Jasmine Marconi in seven minutes. Job done, surely.

And maybe that sense of “have a go, why not” is why Jasmine Teague, intercepting a too-casual free kick that Thimiscles Seanclair had aimlessly launched upfield, tried to lob Outineau’s Yesopalithan keeper from 50 yards. And succeeded.

Uncharacteristic panic ensued from the top-flight club. Spartan by now had well-honed their sense of a scalp and pressed for the goal that would restore parity, the difference of 21 ranks and one entire division between the two clubs’ league positions completely forgotten. A corner in the 88th minute, total bedlam in the penalty area, Tim Shute scrambling the ball over the line, and, incredibly, the scores were level and the final headed to extra time.

The Rouge-et-blue rediscovered their steel and controlled the full extra minutes time, but once again weren’t able to get the vital goal. It was going to penalties, and once again the impossible fairytale seemed possible.

Thimiscles Seanclair must have understood on some level that people would blame him for at least one of the goals they’d conceded. He got a hand to one penalty that still beat him. And then a hand to another that still squirmed through. But with the shootout at 3-3 and Drystan Tudor blazing his shot wide, Seanclair then saved the next two, upon which he was mobbed by his teammates as CF Outineau retained the Coupe des Patriotes. In the hoopla around Spartan’s fairytale, it had gone less remarked that Outineau were playing for a record fourth Cup title. For the Spartan players, devastated because of how real the possibility of winning had become, the fairytale was now turned into a sports move ending so formulaic critics would’ve panned it immediately if it hadn’t actually happened.

WEST HALIGONIA – 3
Jasmine Marconi
Rosalie Barros
Josh Maldonado
Annabel Cains
Tim Shute
Padraig Eakins
Marc Racine (off 80)
Jasmine Teague
Teresa Gazzo
Aidan Hartzell (off 87)
Julius Kilcullen

Karl Breac
Teemu Sielski (on 87)
Julianne Lumsden (on 81)
Emily Pouliot
Trevor Myers
Ashah Flegkas
Gabriela Toyotomi
CF OUTINEAU – 3
Thimiscles Seanclair
Ashley Douglass (c)
Jean-Phillippe Auiloquet
Afrim Degirmen
Isadora Markkanen
Drystan Tudor
Götz Makatsch (off 73)
Mint Leaf
Ego Giles (off 105)
Juha Terjakov (off 81)
Vanda Gerô

Jeanne Dutronc
Joris Elzokari
Odveig Wheeler
János rue Belois (on 105)
Saori Takahata (on 73)
Scott Davies
Radomir Primakov (on 81)

After extra time. CF Outineau wins 4-3 on penalties.
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The Premiership
Season 23


Northeastern League     Pld    W   D   L   GF   GA   Dif  Pts
Internationale 73 50 10 13 265 152 113 110 Q 1
Wynleth Gaels 73 47 7 19 241 169 72 101 Q 3
Kirkenes Dragons 73 44 10 19 241 172 69 98 Q 4
Colwyn Thunder 73 41 15 17 251 176 75 97 Q 6
Olympique Langlois 73 42 12 19 254 175 79 96 Q 7
Redswyth Union 73 40 15 18 249 181 68 95 Q 8
Glen Éira 73 38 17 18 225 178 47 93 q 13
Dartmoor Armada 73 38 9 26 236 203 33 85 q 14
Neorvins Wolves 73 33 14 26 198 198 0 80 q 15
Clayquot Partisans 73 33 12 28 226 197 29 78 q 16
Crystal Mountains 73 33 12 28 218 198 20 78 q 17
Breton Emeralds 73 31 10 32 215 216 -1 72
CH Outineau 73 29 14 30 206 200 6 72
Kingsharbour Royals 73 29 14 30 207 201 6 72
Kirkenes Rangers 73 27 13 33 195 211 -16 67
Pingouins de Lescure 73 27 8 38 194 219 -25 62
Red Star Clayquot 73 27 7 39 212 235 -23 61
Glen Éira 73 14 13 46 160 271 -111 41
Kardinia Cats 73 17 6 50 158 254 -96 40

Southwestern League Pld W D L GF GA Dif Pts
Vickery Vikings 73 43 16 14 247 167 80 102 Q 2
Chevalles de Champjaune 73 46 5 22 256 181 75 97 Q 5
Mazinaw Knights 73 38 12 23 239 207 32 88 Q 9
Cantons-de-l'Ouest 73 37 13 23 247 194 53 87 Q 10
Escadron de Dorval 73 32 16 25 227 193 34 80 Q 11
Anciens-Baillages 73 36 7 30 224 202 22 79 Q 12
Dinamo Lupinissia 73 33 10 30 206 207 -1 76 q 18
Olympique Laneux 73 33 9 31 226 206 20 75 q 19
Novanaya Rangers 73 28 17 28 218 218 0 73 q 20
Burnaby Ravens 73 28 15 30 213 226 -13 71
Faucons de Saint-Rémy 73 29 12 32 217 248 -31 70
Alavarian 73 29 7 37 192 211 -19 65
Beaujoire 73 23 15 35 195 228 -33 61
Kalista Renegades 73 21 10 42 183 234 -51 52
CS Val d'Argent 73 16 15 42 167 253 -86 47
Natanel Rangers 73 16 12 45 178 270 -92 44
AS Dieppe 73 15 10 48 165 265 -100 40
Grand Falls Haligonian 73 13 12 48 155 275 -120 38
Pembina Thistle 73 12 7 54 153 268 -115 31


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KHL PREMIERS
SEASON 21


130th Desjardins Cup
First round
Glen Éira         3  5  1  3
Novonaya Rangers 1 2 5 4

Dartmoor Armada 3 4 2 2*
Olym Laneux 6 1 1 1

Neorvins Wolves 1 4 3 2
Lupinissia 3 3 4 3

Partisans 5* 3 4
Crystal Mtns 4 1 2

Second round
Internationale    7  4  3  3  3  2  4
Novonaya Rangers 2 1 5 4 0 3 1

Redswyth 3 4 3 4 5
Mazinaw 4 3 2 3 0

Champjaune 7 3 3 8 2 7
Ancs-Baillages 2 2 4 1 4 2

Kirkenes Drgns 4 4 4 3 6
Dartmoor 3 3 1 4 1

Colwyn 3 4 2 5
Dorval 1 2 1 0

Wynleth 5 3 3 3 5 4*
Partisans 2 4* 4 1 4 3

Olym Langlois 4 5 4 3
Cantons-l'Ouest 2 3 1 2

Vickery 6 1 3 2* 5
Lupinissia 1 3 2 1 3
A bit surprisingly, pennant winers Internationale's series against the bottom seeded Novonaya Rangers was the only one to go the distance as Novonaya put on a dogged resistance and looked good value to repeat their (smaller) upset against the Latrobe club's city rivals Glen Eira.

Quarterfinals
Internationale    4* 3* 4  2  0  1
Redswyth 3 2 5* 3 3 3

Champjaune 3 2 5 1 1 1
Kirkenes Drgns 0 5 3 4 2 5

Colwyn 2 4 4 0 3 1
Wynleth 4 2 2 4 1 0

Olym Langlois 2 2 5 4 5* 2 2
Vickery 4 3* 2 3 4 5 5

Semifinals
Redswyth        4  2  2  0  3
Kirkenes Drgns 5 0 5 3 4*

Colwyn 3 4 2 3 0 3 3
Vickery 4 2 3* 2 4 2 1

Final
Kirkenes Drgns  3* 3  4  5  6
Colwyn 2 4 0 4 1


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KIRKENES DRAGONS
DESJARDINS CUP WINNERS
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SEASON 23


                            Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts
1 Nordiques RFC 28 23 0 5 989 586 +403 92
2 Wynleth Cambria 28 22 0 6 1089 721 +368 88
3 Latrobe Athletic 28 20 1 7 1010 716 +294 82
4 Redswyth Rebels 28 19 0 9 927 717 +210 76
5 Burnaby Lions 28 18 1 9 919 712 +207 74
6 Rotor Novonaya 28 16 1 11 977 832 +145 66
7 Mazinaw Stallions 28 16 0 12 979 753 +226 64
8 Breton RFC 28 14 1 13 963 928 +35 58
9 Kirkenes Crusaders 28 13 0 15 808 760 +48 52
10 Hamilton Highlanders 28 11 0 17 759 825 −66 44
11 Neorvins Armada 28 11 0 17 693 877 −184 44
12 Clayquot Reds 28 9 0 19 698 972 −274 36
13 Alouettes de Champjaune 28 9 0 19 690 984 −294 36
14 Vickery RFC 28 5 0 23 599 1121 −522 20
15 NGSA Ulyanof 28 2 0 26 550 1146 −596 8

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SEASON 41


                         Pld    W   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Burnaby Thunderbirds 36 30 5 328 253 +75 91
2 Lakeland Storm 36 27 7 315 256 +59 83
3 CA Langlois 36 27 9 296 239 +57 81
4 Kraken d'Outineau 36 26 9 332 272 +60 79
5 Daudard-des-Oiseaux 36 25 11 318 246 +72 75
6 Neorvins Sharks 36 23 12 310 287 +23 70
7 Kirkenes Blues 36 20 16 292 278 +14 60
8 Redswyth Marlins 36 18 17 318 268 +50 55
9 Wynleth Avengers 36 18 17 276 294 −18 55
10 Latrobe Dolphins 36 17 17 291 298 −7 53
11 Kirkenes Jets 36 16 18 307 290 +17 50
12 Clayquot Neptunes 36 13 22 280 304 −24 40
13 Breton Mooseheads 36 13 23 267 308 −41 39
14 Natanel Aquatic Club 36 11 21 278 306 −28 37
15 Vickery Tsunami 36 11 23 298 323 −25 35
16 Laneux Natation 1874 36 11 23 268 328 −60 35
17 Colywn Aquatics 36 11 23 272 340 −68 35
18 Dynamo Lupinissia 36 9 27 261 329 −68 27
19 Kewatin Vipers 36 4 30 244 332 −88 14


Preliminary finals
Burnaby Thunderbirds  2-0  Kraken d'Outineau  11-9* 11-6
Lakeland Storm 2-1 CA Langlois 9-7 6-7 11-5

Qualifying finals
Neorvins Sharks  0-2  Kirkenes Blues    5-7  5-7
Daudard-des-Oiseaux 2-1 Redswyth Marlins 5-8 7-5 13-10

Elimination finals
Kraken d'Outineau  2-0  Kirkenes Blues         14-8  10-9
CA Langlois 0-2 Daudard-des-Oiseaux 6-11 9-11

Semi finals
Burnaby Thunderbirds  0-2  Daudard-des-Oiseaux  9-11  8-11
Lakeland Storm 0-2 Kraken d'Outineau 7-11 7-9

Grand final
Daudard-des-Oiseaux  0-2 Kraken d'Outineau     7-8  5-10


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WATER POLO PREMIER LEAGUE WINNERS
SEASON 41

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KFL CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON 70 PREVIEW



Khoidod Bavgainykhu [GK], age 29 (HIN)
Ismail Husar [D L], age 28 (KSK)
Bryan Ianokis* [D C] C, age 29 (KSK)
Yamato Oshiro [D C], age 31 (HIN)
Gestur Torsteinsson [RB], age 32 (GRF)
Lucius Akaayar [M C], age 29 (KSK)
Thomas Phillips [M R], age 29 (KSK)
Atlas Vasiliadis* [M L], age 31 (NPH)
Sam Miller [AM C], age 23 (KSK)
Tetsuya Watanabe [ST], age 29 (HIN)
Ronan Bryan* [CF], age 22 (EUR)

Damien Mill [GK], age 36 (KSK)
Norris Vlietsen [D/M RC], age 32 (KSK)
Alex Fisher [D C], age 31 (KSK)
Erica Weaver [RB], age 36 (BRE)
Nick Carter [M LC], age 32 (KSK)
Ryan Berwent [M L ], age 34 (KSK)
Hayden Roberts [M C], age 26 (KSK)
Giorsal Ó Connaíl [CM], age 35 (KSK)
Colin Mackrel [F C], age 33 (KSK)

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All Sports Club of Arvika
Home ground: Parc de la Crémazie (27,800)
Facilities: Ground ★★★ / Training ★★★ / Youth system ★★ / Youth recruitment ★★
Main rivals: NGSA Ulyanof
Honours: KFL Championship (1): 49
KFL National runners-up: 64, 69
Fanzines: North Star

Based in Surono's provincial capital 350 km from the northern polar circle, ASC are the northernmost professional club in the country. Other than a brief spell of success two decades ago, ASC were a solid mid-table team before suffering a shock relegation which marked the club’s fall into yo-yo club status as they find themselves scrabbling in an increasingly competitive second tier to gain promotion to Championship. Such has been their fate, despite the appreciated efforts of their relatively young manager, former Kelssek international Victor Clinton.

Restoring a firm place in the top flight is the goal, and indeed where the club believes it should comfortably reach. Victor Clinton certainly won’t get a second chance this time. But can this team make the jump? The squad is looking threadbare in key areas and may not have the depth to keep things on the rails in case of inevitable injuries or a bad run of form. Most importantly, whether young striker Ronan Bryan has come far enough to replicate his stellar promotion-powering season at a higher level remains to be seen. He’s got something to prove. Another player to watch is centre-back Bryan Ianokis, who was an absolute unit and will be keenly watched to see how he copes against the Geros, Coimbras, and Rukavinas of this league.

Manager: Victor Clinton, age 43

Last three seasons: 2nd (Nat’l), 4th (Nat’l), 19th, 11th, 14th
Players in: Hayden Roberts (Saintsport, τ0.1m/$0.3m)

Oliver Crossley [GK], age 23 (TKT)
Nacuémiró Buené [D/M L], age 24 (KSK/FFD)
Olaf Haabjörn [D C], age 26 (SVJ)
Ingrid Lambert [D C], age 23 (KSK)
Ashleigh Coles [D R], age 32 (ETN)
Kari Zücker [M C] C, age 34 (KSK)
Turok van Halen [CM/AM], age 29 (HIN)
Tios Pórmel Mufes* [AM], age 28 (TIO)
Ikra Yonte* [RM], age 28 (SRS)
Andreas Bjerk [AM LR], age 22(VAL)
Timothy Sapping [AM/F C], age 22 (KOR)

Mia Hinam [GK], age 23 (KSK)
Simon Boulechemin [D C], age 32 (KSK)
Gianni Esposito [RB], age 22 (SVG)
Keith Leung [D/M C], age 28 (KSK)
Ciaran Black [D L], age 22 (KSK)
Jason McGwire [D/M L], age 26 (KSK)
Tanner Malvin [M C], age 28 (KSK)
Minerva Emond [AM], age 25 (EFL)
Rory Joseph [RM], age 20 (KSK)
Josh Wallin [M R], age 32 (KSK)
Turok van Halen [CM/AM], age 29 (HIN)
Markus Oyvind [AM C], age 26 (KSK)
Stian Haukland [CM], age 22 (KOR)
Samir Petrovic [F C], age 32 (KSK)

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Burnaby Sport Club
Home ground: Stadium Konoha (60,200)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★★ / Training facilities ★★★★★ / Youth system ★★★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★★★
Main rivals: Coquitlam United, Kirkenes FC
Honours: KFL Championship (15): 4, 13, 16, 25, 29, 44, 47, 48, 50, 52, 54, 58, 64, 65, 68; runners-up: 56, 63, 67
Coupe des Patriotes (1): 14; finalist: 8, 11
Fanzines: Altitude Sickness, Two O'Clock Gun, Blue Patch Boys
Notable former players: Phillip Lozic, Thamior Liadon, Bernard Despatie, Maiev Feidhlim, Pierre Vasseur
Manager: Seth Harrison, age 61

Kelssek’s most successful team in terms of league titles, the first (so far only) team to win the league and cup double, the first club to reach a UICA group stage, and named Kelssek’s UICA Club of the Century for that incredible accomplishment, giving them the dubious nickname “Centurions”. Burnaby’s historic success is built on their excellent youth academy system, which they were the first team in the country to establish. This was also possible because they’re the most popular team in the part of the country where soccer is the most popular, so plenty of ticket-buying fans and a strong local talent pool. It’s also the club most likely for people outside the country to have heard of.

It’s still hard to fathom how Burnaby were left brutally exposed as lacking in front of goal: both their own and their opponents’, as the defending champions slumped badly in the league and limped to a 13th-place finish. It wasn’t just the retirement of goalkeeper Bernard Despatie, and while Pietro Salinas could definitely have been better so could the entire team in front of him. Consistency was a major problem; they managed to get it together for big matches like Champions League bouts, making it to the quarterfinals against the world’s best, only to register terrible lapses and embarrassing results time and again when coming up against Kelssek opposition on the weekend.

Four trophies, including a history-making double, in six years earned Seth Harrison the leeway to stay at the helm and seek to rebuild. Salinas deserves a second chance to earn the number one jersey, but he won’t get it. Kari Zucker, born and bred hometown hero, was to be disposed of, but didn’t find any takers. Maiev Feldhlim, stalwart and award-winning fan favourite, packed off. But there are other warning lights flashing: big moves rumoured to be in the offing didn’t materialize, and Harrison is putting a lot of trust in the youth. The top six is a minimal requirement at Burnaby and they should have the quality to make at least that, but there’s also the chance of a surprise in both up and down directions.

Last five seasons: 13th, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 1st + Cup winners
Players in: Oliver Crossley (Capital [Sylestone], undisclosed), Stian Haukland (Straudum VV, τ1.05m/$3m), Mia Hinam (youth)
Players out: Pierre Vasseur (Baptists, τ0.7m/$2m), Maiev Feidhlim (St-Remy, τ1.75m/$5m), Pietro Salinas (Marque, τ0.7m/$2m), Aaron Karushige (retired)


Thimiscles Seanclair [GK], age 30 (YSP)
Nicolas Michel [D LC], age 26 (KSK)
Jean-Phillippe Auiloquet* [D C], age 31 (KSK)
Joris Elzokari [D C], age 29 (SRS)
Ashley Douglass [D/WB R], C age 33 (KSK)
Götz Makatsch [M/AM], age 25 (VAL)
Calum Kirkpatrick [M LC], age 28 (AUD)
Mint Leaf* [RW/AM], age 24 (CRY)
Ego Giles [LW/RW], age 26 (TKT)
Radomir Primakov [F C], age 28 (PDN)
Vanda Gerô [ST], age 27 (PAS)

Jeanne Dutronc [GK], age 29 (HIN)
Afrim Degirmen [CB], age 27 (SRS)
Emmett Thackary [D R], age 29 (KSK)
Tobert Usher [RB], age 19 (KSK)
Melanie Fowler [D RC], age 26 (KSK)
Molly Taylor [LWB/LW], age 21 (EUR)
Drystan Tudor [CM /AM], age 20 (DEL)
Odveig Wheeler [DM C], age 36 (APX)
Gilles Bray [M C], age 23 (KSK)
János rue Belois [M LR], age 25 (KSK/FFD)
Juha Terjakov [AM], age 35 (SVJ)
Pierre van der Winkel [AM], age 21 (KSK)
Saori Takahata [AM/F C], age 29 (HIN)
Scott Davies [F C], age 33 (KSK)

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Club de football d’Outineau
Home ground: Stade Olympique (55,100)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★★ / Training ★★★★★ / Youth system ★★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★★
Main rivals: Kirkenes FC, Castors d'Outineau, CS Saint-Rémy
Honours: KFL Championship (9): 12, 15, 27, 33, 41, 50, 60, 63, 67; runners-up: 59
Coupe des Patriotes (4): 5, 13, 16, 17
Ad'ihan Challenge Trophy (1): 18
Notable former players: Blake McDonagh, Gabriel Lapierre, James McDonald, Loïc Maçon-Petrault, Brigitte Coppinger, Adam Corvin
Fanzines: Tourtière congelé, Ignoble, Latte-Sipping Cock Muncher's Quarterly

One of Kelssek soccer’s traditional powerhouses, they did one better than Burnaby SC and made it to the group stage of the Champions Cup once (this used to be a much bigger deal). They hold the record for the most Patriotes Cup wins. The club’s Anglian fanzine pays tribute to an infamous hot-mic incident when a KBC pundit dismissed the passion of the club’s supporters with a colourful reference to the city’s pretentious coffee preferences and social liberalism.

Fans celebrated the Cup win while the league performance was seen as decent and acceptable. Good vibes all round, they’ll feel like there’s progress with a title challenge and at least a Champions League spot. They should cope well with the fixture list with many talking about them having a starting fifteen, rather than eleven, and hot competition for playing time. Promising youngsters van der Winkel, rue Belois, Bray, and Taylor are all there to keep a fire under the putative starters. The Rouge-et-Bleu are making a move to the Stade Olympique full time this season, leaving Parc de la Crémazie to what’s sure to be an interminable debate among various stakeholders.

Manager: Romain Dupuis, age 51
Coach: Brigitte Coppinger, age 40 (NPH)

Last 5 seasons: 4th + Cup winners, 5th, 1st, 6th, 10th
Players in: Tobert Usher (youth), Molly Taylor (Mayville, τ0.7m/$2m)
Players out: Isadora Markkenen (Brinemouth, free), Juan Hernandez (retired)


Areke Shinra [GK], age 29 (HIN)
Yara Mearns [LB/LM], age 26 (KSK)
Maxime Bearnon-Sappeur [D C], age 32 (KSK)
Alexandre von Mertens* [D C] C, age 29 (KSK)
Edmün Dârgâneý [RB], age 27 (FFD)
Karina Jacobson [DM C], age 26 (PFA)
Anne-Marie Lamoureaux [M C], age 25 (KSK)
Bruno Boulerice* [CM], age 25 (KSK)
Faragó Aranya [AM LC], age 22 (KSK/FFD)
Xena Allste [RM/RW], age 26 (CMT)
Eulatie Abraham* [ST], age 30 (CMT)

Mavrik Rowland [GK], age 19 (KSK)
Sungnam-Simon Park [D LC], age 36 (KSK)
Patrice Morin [D LR], age 22 (KSK)
Alisse Duclair [CB/DM], age 21 (KSK)
Mortéza Fadel [DM C], age 32 (KSK)
Venig de Bondyes [CM], age 36 (OAM)
Louise Tremblay [M C], age 29 (KSK)
Stéphanie Romer [CM/RM], age 20 (KSK)
Seong Mi-Na [M R/L], age 37 (HIN)
Juan Marc Valdéz [F C], age 28 (KSK)
Dennon Lewis [F C], age 28 (TKT)

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Club de football Saint-Richard
Home ground: Stade Michel-Beaulieu (19,400)
Facilities: Ground ★★★ / Training ★★★ / Youth system ★★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★★
Honours: KFL Championship (1): 35
Coupe des Patriotes (1): 9
Main rivals: Langlois Océanic
Fanzines: Moules frites
Manager: Michel Poitras

Les Navigateurs pride themselves on their "small town" ethos, being close to the community, and a squad primarily made up of "gars de chez nous", youth players from the local area who came up through its academy. Solid mid-table mainstays and the sentimental second-favourite club of many.

They flirted with IFCF qualification in the early going last year, but in the end a drama-free run to a comfortable mid-table finish is pretty much what people have come to expect. And there’s no reason to expect St-Richard to do anything but achieve that, for better or worse. Fans do want to see more of kids like Aranya, Romer, and Lamoureaux, and have convinced themselves the secret to a Cup run or the top six is to ban anyone over 25 from the starting lineup.

Last 5 seasons: 10th, 12th, 14th, 17th, 6th
Players in: Alisse Duclair (youth)
Players out: Jonathan Dubois (retired)

Dimitrije Azar [GK], age 31 (MRC)
Erling Bolander [D R], age 27 (NRH)
Teyo Echehun* [D C], age 28 (ASG)
Alex Morrison [D C], age 29 (KSK)
Cephas Lidston [D L], age 28 (SRS)
Nishant Gilam [M C], age 27 (KSK)
Jacques Lebeaume [M C], age 33 (KSK)
Alessandro Bella* [CM/AM], age 26 (SVG)
Raizen Saikyomono* [RM/ST], age 29 (HIN)
Sigrun Holgersdottir [ST], age 27 (SVJ)
Fabio Coimbra [FW] C, age 34 (VLD)

Olette Coleyn [GK], age 30 (BRE)
Kari Bardiche [LB], age 34 (NPH)
Gérard Olivier [D C], age 38 (KSK)
Morgan Epsom [D C], age 33 (KSK)
Inga-Lisa Jansson [RM], age 22 (NRH)
Sean Clarke [M R], age 36 (KSK)
Karl Kagawa [CM], age 21 (KSK)
Rosalie Bourke [RW], age 20 (KSK)
Donatien Csokonai [AM], age 25 (KSK/FFD)
Luke Johnson [AM LC], age 28 (KSK)
John Polito [ST], age 20 (KSK)
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Clayquot City Football Club
Home ground: Kanard Park (32,600)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★ / Training ★★★★ / Youth system ★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★
Honours: KFL Championship (2): 10, 26; runners-up: 53
Coupe des Patriotes (2): 10, 11; runners-up: 16
Notable former players: Seamus Wylten, Victor Clinton
Fanzine: Gold Star Republic
Manager: Patrick Harril, age 55

A long-established club from the capital of Etnier, Clayquot have been comfortable features of the top flight for ages yet rarely break out of mid-table mediocrity. They were also the first club to successfully defend the Patriotes Cup. They enjoy a loyal, long-suffering, and self-deprecating following, and have produced their share of world-class talent.

Alessandro Bella’s chemistry with Raizen Saikyomono gave this team a creative spark that helped them into the top six last year. Reaching the IFCF (although already unceremoniously dumped out) is always appreciated. One thing to watch is whether any of the youngsters can steal the starting striker’s spot from the ageless Fabio Coimbra, and whether Harril can finesse a refresh of this squad on the fly.

Last 5 seasons: 5th, 9th, 7th + Cup finalist, 5th, 11th
Players in: Karl Kagawa (youth)
Players out: Koit Isarn (AJ Anju, contract expiry), Colm McCarrigan (retired), Anders Kreissen (retired)

Damien Harcomb* [GK], age 31 (KSK)
Lucas Crokert [D R], age 33 (KSK)
Jordan Dawson [CB/CM], age 32 (HVY)
Errol Berglund [CB], age 24 (KSK)
Lukas Hess [D L], age 35 (KSK)
Ryan Chang [DM], age 26 (KSK)
Gordon Frei [M C] C, age 34 (KSK)
Archer Cains* [M L ], age 35 (HVY)
Bryan Leeman [M R/C], age 29 (KSK)
Lubomir Bulic [AM/F C], age 22 (KSK/FFD)
Millie McGowan* [CF], age 28 (TLI)

Kelly Riflund [GK], age 23 (KSK)
Rory Hughes [LB], age 20 (KSK)
Arnaud Pelletier [CB], age 34 (KSK)
Kathy Hancock [LB/LM], age 28 (KSK)
Wes Potter [M C], age 36 (KSK)
Peter Giordani [M R], age 27 (KSK)
Kyle Morgens [F C], age 28 (KSK)
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Colwynian Vale Football Club
Home ground: Ironworkers Road (22,600)
Facilities: Ground ★★★ / Training ★★★ / Youth system ★★ / Youth recruitment ★★
Main rivals: Wynleth Flyers
Honours: Coupe des Patriotes (1): 7, KFL National (1): 69
Fanzine: Welded Together
Nicknamed the Dockers in reference to their history as a team formed by workers at the Colwyn harbour. A blue collar club with a blue collar ethos on the pitch, their fanbase knows a yo-yo club is about their level and demands the players look like they’re trying whether or not they’re getting results.

Last in the Championship four years ago, they’ve won promotion twice and each time been relegated straight back. But this squad is clearly stronger than the last two times, when they came up as surprise playoffs winner, and Colwynian has strengthened its goalkeeping and finishing as the second division winners aim to stay in the Championship a bit longer this time. This squad has plenty of top-flight experience but one problem is that they might have a bit too much, which is a nice way of saying they’re getting long in the tooth. High average age. OK, there, I said it.

Last four seasons: 1st (Nat’l), 8th (Nat’l), 3rd (Nat’l), 19th
Players out: Clive Bannon (retired), Lyam Henderson (retired)
Players in: Millie McGowan (Abingdon Celtic, τ0.35m/$1m) Damien Harcomb (Hamiltonian, τ0.2m)
Manager: Ross Cowan, age 56

Kevin Cannon [GK], age 30 (KSK)
Wilsrë Quelausé [LB], age 26 (FFD)
Casey Lindner [D C], age 30 (KSK)
Stephanie Grübling [D C], age 33 (KSK)
Kâyetá Jírraósôás [D R], age 25 (KSK/FFD)
Joni Lindegaard* [CM], age 24 (NRH)
Alex Bronson [M C] C, age 33 (XAN)
Mariano Lucio [AMC], age 32 (TEQ)
Luo Dan* [RW/ST], age 29 (YZH)
Dusty Clement [F C], age 30 (BRE)
Elizabeth Blanc [ST], age 24 (SVG)

Piotr Lukowitz [GK], age 34 (KSK)
Dimitri Thomas [RB], age 20 (KSK)
Neil Lych [LB], age 32 (HVY)
Carl Gaudreault [CM], age 19 (KSK)
Mikko Violette [CB], age 20 (KSK)
Heidi Hopkins [M RC], age 27 (KSK)
John Parker [M L ], age 28 (KSK)
Simon Barisstan [M R], age 27 (KSK)
Nithya Hoang [CM], age 26 (SRS)
Adon Johnson [LM/CM], age 23 (KSK)
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Coquitlam United
Home ground: Maillardville Park (20,300)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★ / Training ★★★★ / Youth system ★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★★
Main rivals: Burnaby SC
Honours: KFL Championship (1): 28; runners-up: 51, 52, 66
Patriotes Cup finalists: 14
Fanzine: Bear-Proof Bins
Manager: Obey Chidiebere (BNJ), age 42

While bearing the name of only one of them, the club represents metropolitan Burnaby's eastern suburbs, and so are often nicknamed the "Easties". Their ambitions of matching Burnaby SC have generally exceeded their actual ability to do so. In this derby rivalry, uptown/downtown and urban/suburban stereotypes are definitely in play – one of their fan songs concerns defecating into their rivals’ soy lattes.

Obey Chidebere got a creditable mid-table finish as the club embarks on a long-term slog back from the brink of disaster. This year much more visible progress will be demanded and a top-half finish must be the minimum expectation. They’ll hope things settle in a bit after the big churn of players, roles, and tactics last year.

Last five seasons: 12th, 17th, 6th, 2nd, 4th
Players in: Dimitri Thomas (youth)

Liam Wallace [GK], age 24 (MUR)
Hipolito Cegarra [D R], age 24 (KSK/FFD)
Osman Bennouna [D C], age 27 (KSK)
Lio Turnau [CB], age 27 (STL)
Richie Muguerza [LB], age 20 (MRT)
Cherita Sheikh-Renard [DM], age 27 (EFL)
Charles Linton-Arbour [M C] C, age 26 (KSK)
Maiev Feidhlim* [M L ], age 29 (SRS)
Bruno Silva* [RW], age 28 (DRP/HIN)
Arsène de Saintyon [ST], age 30 (OAM)
Kaja Hekkert* [ST], age 30 (KOR)

Cale Shaughlin [GK], age 34 (KSK)
Terrance Foley [D L], age 33 (KSK)
Brian Sanders [CB/RB], age 37 (CBP)
Tenmu Tsu'umutapoa [CB/DM], age 31 (HIN)
Jérémie Chasseur-Ardenne [D R], age 29 (KSK)
Milan Linden [DM], age 19 (KSK)
Corinne Eriksen [DM C], age 35 (APX)
Alain Chan [RM], age 21 (KSK)
Denig Regnault [LW], age 34 (OAM)
Kristian Mashtian [M C], age 32 (KSK)
Marie-Louise Boisclair [CM], age 23 (KSK)
Darin Crow [ST], age 31 (TOR)

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Club sportif de Saint-Rémy
Home ground: Stade Intersat (36,900)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★ / Training ★★★★ / Youth system ★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★
Honours: KFL Championship (5): 8, 23, 55, 61, 62; runners-up: 57, 58
Coupe des Patriotes (1): 3
Rivals: CF Outineau
Fanzine: Ceux qui mange tous les pogos, Carte-cadeaux de Dieu
Notable former players: Ian Sinclair, Brayden Custworth, Adrian Tremblay-Fillon, Greta Enger

Manager: Calen Reamsey, age 56

Often referred to as CSSR for short. The club's motto "ferai valoir" roughly translates as "put it to good use" though its meaning has several religious and historical layers, such as referencing a famous battleship and some Catholic Church stuff (hence the title of an unauthorized fanzine, "God's gift card"). Among the club legends is Ian Sinclair, who played for Kelssek at six World Cups (37-42) and was the first Kelssekian footballer to play abroad when he signed for A.F.F. in Cafundéu. Qualifying for the Challengers Cup is an achievement now, and the poor souls can feel their ability to compete for the title slipping away.

The addition of Maiev Feidhlim was eyebrow-raising and not entirely in a good way. While clearly filling an important need with Dening Regnault not the player he used to be, it’s a bit of a stopgap solution and a high priced player coming from a team that finished below CSSR and who might be on the decline herself.

Last five seasons: 8th, 6th, 11th, 8th, 8th
Players in: Maiev Feidhlim (Burnaby, τ1.8m/$5m)
Players out:Benat Renak (retired)

Nathan Meeks [GK], age 34 (KSK)
George Nelson [LB], age 21 (EUR)
Dragan Djejić [D C], age 28 (ZRH)
Gregor Lacan [D C], age 35 (KSK)
Wen West* [RB], age 24 (DEL)
Genzo Tawari* C, [DM], age 29 (HIN)
Stefan Galloway [CM], age 21 (NPH)
Ludovicus Dagnesses [AM], age 27 (FFD)
Anna Krug [AM/FW], age 22 (KSK)
Henning Hemmingsen [ST], age 33 (DCA)
John Vandaele* [ST], age 27 (DEL)

Maiya Ovidinjus [GK], age 26 (KSK)
Ovidijus Stubbs [LWB], age 34 (BRE)
Marius Gunder [D R], age 32 (KSK)
Alice Forsyth [D RC], age 35 (KSK)
Derrick Bosch [DM], age 20 (KSK)
Tyler Blackwood [M C], age 36 (KSK)
Daniel Brown [M R], age 33 (KSK)
Julia Bradford [M L], age 35 (KSK)
Carson Hill [M C], age 34 (KSK)
Ciorstaidh Flegkas [CF], age 24 (KSK)
Andrew Liew [M LR], age 23 (KSK)

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Football Club of Novonaya
Home ground: Griffin Park (39,200)
Honours: KFL National runners-up: 61
Rivals: NGSA Ulyanof
Fanzine(s): The Grand Gallop
Facilities: Ground ★★★★ / Training ★★★★ / Youth system ★★ / Youth recruitment ★

Manager: Abbrick Faillace, age 45 (Image AUD)

After years of bouncing between second and third division, FC Novonaya enjoyed a rise in attention, attendances, and ambitions after the refurbishment and expansion of their home stadium for the 12th Summer Olympics. The club have been putting in the investment and it’s shown some return in cementing their first-division status. Whether they can do much more is a real question: the ambition is to qualify for IFCF, but things seem to have hit a ceiling as breaking into the top tier proves a hard task.

With Anne-Marie Roux, this club was just about keeping its head above the water and staying mostly clear of the relegation fight. Roux has moved on for a good price, so there’s a big collective holding of breath as everyone involved waits to find out just how they’ll fare without that kind of elite-level offensive spark. Maybe this gives a chance for other players to step up and shine. Maybe this will be a catastrophe.

Last five seasons: 11th, 14th, 12th, 16th, 13th
Players in: Stefan Galloway (Univ. of Wirr Tsi, free)
Players out: Anne-Marie Roux (Crisisbless, $8m)

Brian Pool [GK], age 29 (KSK)
Tuomas Nordstrom [D R], age 25 (KSK/FFD)
Ren Fang [CB], age 34 (YZH)
Anette Faure [CB], age 29 (CMT)
Aja Achilles* [RB/CM/RM], age 21 (EFL)
Ashton Moore* [M C] C, age 30 (EUR)
Richard MacEwan [M C], age 25 (KSK)
Joncis Pataiere* [M L], age 30 (OAM)
Artyom Gradovic [RM], age 25 (SRS)
İlham Kazimov [ST], age 25 (TMR)
Roksana Koroleva [ST], age 22 (CMT)

Rashid Habeeb [M L], age 25 (HTK)
David McGrath [D C], age 33 (KSK)
Erik Enerstad [CB], age 23 (KSK)
Russ Jenkins [D L], age 34 (KSK)
Tyler Shrub [LB], age 35 (KSK)
Pauline Chupryna [RB/RM], age 21 (KSK)
Anke Waechter [LW], age 19 (VAL)
Tomás Guisao [M R], age 25 (KSK/FFD)
Ashton Houston [F C], age 36 (HVY)
Lysander Brandis [AM C], age 36 (NPH)
Catherine Wells [F C], age 33 (KSK)

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Hamiltonian Cambria
Home ground: B.A. Johnston Field (24,700)
Facilities: Ground ★★★ / Training ★★★ / Youth system ★★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★
Honours: KFL National Northern (1): 58
Rivals: Kirkenes FC
Fanzines: Dragon's Breath Mints
Notable former players: Dario Tule
Manager: Johannes Sulo (Image COS), age 60

Hamilton is an industrial city that sneers at the effete big city slickers of nearby Kirkenes, despite the fact that many residents actually commute to work there. But much like the city's post-industrial revival, Cambria is getting in touch with its cosmopolitan side and has embraced the youth movement of their odd foreign DBC-winning manager Johannes Sulo. Cambria is trying to fashion itself as a development club with bigger fish eyeing the youngsters they have coming through the ranks.

While never in real danger of relegation, the way the team’s performance fell off in the latter part of the season and the dismal final position has raised capital-Q questions. This is likely to presage established mainstays of the squad moving on, whatever the results this season. The expectation is a mid-table finish, but fans also want a credible effort at making it into the IFCF top six before their hopes are inevitably dashed. Look for Aja Achilles and Roksana Koroleva’s progress to be keenly watched – they’re potential future stars.

Last five seasons: 14th, 10th, 13th, 12th, 15th
Players in: Roksana Koroleva (Pria Tech Univ, free), Artyom Gradovic (Damogram, $2m)
Players out: Damien Harcomb (Colwynian Vale, τ0.28m)

Michael Sveyn [GK], age 26 (KRY)
Robert Rosen [D L], age 26 (FVA)
Dylan Patterson [D C], age 34 (EUR)
Norue Busokhu* [D C], age 28 (TIO)
Kathy Franklin [D RC], age 28 (KSK)
Kathy Eowins [DM C], age 31 (KSK)
Kiera Weiram* [M C] C, age 35 (MRN)
Zilar Galharretborde* [RM], age 29 (ASG)
Puxjodaskar Lohánares [AM/FW], age 25 (KSK/FFD)
Tyler Hodgson [LM], age 24 (PFA)
Wang Yuan [ST], age 30 (CMT)

Steve Longhorn [GK], age 37 (INS)
Scotia MacDonald [GK], age 28 (KSK)
Lance Atkinson [D L], age 27 (KSK)
Phillippe Galiani [D C], age 35 (KSK)
Jacques Peele [D RC], age 31 (KSK)
Ella Moore [LM], age 21 (KSK)
Ethan Porter [LB/LWB], age 29 (MUR)
Tyrone Russell [M C], age 32 (KSK)
Kyshoen Nagy [CM/AM], age 35 (OSR)
Huseyn Turunc [M LC], age 32 (KSK)
Jourdain Dupuis [F C], age 29 (KSK)
Fioniann Baalbaki [RM], age 26 (KSK)
Sara Violette [LW], age 23 (KSK)
Cory Browning [F C], age 32 (KSK)

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Océanic club de football Langlois
Home ground: Stade de la Pacifique (36,700)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★★ / Training ★★★★★ / Youth system ★★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★★
Main rivals: CF Saint-Richard
Honours: KFL Championship (8): 5, 11, 17, 19, 30, 56, 57, 66; runners-up
Fanzines: Coach-marde, Aux larmes salés
Manager: Danny Flint, age 57 (Image VLD)

One of the earliest football clubs to be established in Kelssek, Océanic were the local pioneers of a fluid, direct style of play that has been a lasting influence on the sport's development in Kelssek. The club’s crest references the three ancient guard towers that have defended its harbour for over five centuries. Their big rivalry is the “Derby du sel” against the smaller city on the Salt Coast, Saint-Richard. Despite the club’s historic support base being the dock workers on whose backs the city’s gilded wealth was made, for other fans the city’s wealthy, bourgeois reputation is often applied to Océanic too. After all, over the years more than one wealthy patron saw funding the club as a way to opiate the masses and redirect the pitchforks to someone else’s door. The second club to have won a double (KFL66/CdP15).

Falling out of IFCF competition marks a dismal step down for Océanic, and while the hierarchy are insisting this will prove to be a blip, fans remember the horrendous start to season 68 and the flare-wielding airport blockade and aren’t so sure. At least it wasn’t as bad as Burnaby, right? Nevertheless, if the club are out of internationals again, Danny Flint is just the first of a list of personnel whose employment will be under vocal questioning.

Last five seasons: 7th, 4th, 3rd, 1st + Cup winner, 5th
Players in: Fioniann Baalbaki (Pembina, τ0.1m)
Players out: Oliver Amhill (Ibini, $3m), Lindsey Cowan (retired)

Kendra Millaerl [GK], age 28 (KSK)
Imke Diskin [RB/LB], age 30 (NPH)
Allison Tucker [D LC], age 27 (KSK)
Bors Warwick [CB], age 27 (NPH)
Marietta Tesla* [LM/LB/CM], age 29 (HIN)
Marek Fifield [CM], age 29 (NPH)
Nurullah Arslan [CM] C, age 29 (SRS)
Victor Nyquist* [MC], age 29 (VAL)
Catheline Matthias* [ST], age 28 (NPH)
Solveig Vedmark [ST], age 24 (SVJ)
Bastian Wolff [LW], age 26 (STL)

Jenas Mariapu [GK], age 20 (KSK/ARI)
Patrice Boudreau [D C], age 34 (KSK)
Hannah Devore [CB/RB], age 30 (CDG)
Michael Cabrallo [D R], age 32 (KSK)
Rodney Bright [D RL], age 25 (KSK)
Nolan Gorka [M L ], age 36 (KSK)
Patrick Kirkland [M R], age 34 (KSK)
Quinten van der Ven [CM], age 21 (TLI)
Christophe Violette [AM/F C], age 26 (KSK)
Darnell Owen [F C], age 31 (KSK)
Jason Margush [ST], age 31 (NPH)
Sophie Hildebrand [AM/F C], age 28 (KSK)

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Kirkenes Football Club
Home ground: Exhibition Place (38,400)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★★ / Training ★★★★★ / Youth system ★★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★★
Honours: KFL Championship (4): 9, 18, 37, 42; runners-up: 60
Coupe des Patriotes (1): 19
Vilitan Cove Invitational (1): 14
Rivals: CF Outineau, Passerine, Burnaby SC
Fanzines: Rubber Pellets Digest, Centre of the Universe
Manager: Natalia Rossi (SVG), age 48; Assistant manager: Analor Avalor (KOR), age 43

The oldest and most popular team of Kelssek's biggest city, KFC has tended to hover near the top without getting the trophies they so desperately crave. As a study in contradictions it oozes old money and the liberal cosmopolitan outlook of its city, but harbours ultras with links to organized crime known mostly for fascist salutes and indiscriminate thuggery. If there’s one Kelssek club to base the villains of a kids’ sports movie on, it’s this one. During the winter months, home matches are played at Waterfront Dome with only the lower tier seats sold.

Fans are divided on whether Natalia Rossi’s tenure has already been a success, having delivered two major trophies, or whether league position and the lack of any serious title challenge in her four years at the club is a critical failing that ought to have seen her sacked already. And there’s always the possibility Rossi decides the torrent of toxic backbiting isn’t worth the candle, but maybe she also relishes the challenge of proving the terrace mutineers wrong? On paper, they should be championship favourites. Recall that the situation was considered do-or-die last year. Key to any success will be Catheline Matthias and Bastian Wolff delivering more settled and consistent performances than in the previous season, when they showed some flashes of their capability but looked like they were still adapting to their new surroundings.

Previous five seasons: 9th, 8th, 4th + Cup winner, 7th, 3rd
Players in: Jenas Mariapu (Assn Ariddienne, τ0.2m), Bors Warwick (Saltburn Wanderers, τ0.28m/$0.8m), Hannah Devore (Shieldhill, τ0.28m/$0.8m)
Players out: Conan Markowski (retired), Beck Pruttan (retired), Joachim Elden (contract expiry), Beck Pruttan (retired)

Iroha Irei [GK], age 29 (HIN)
Taylor Stasiak [LB], age 22 (KSK)
Emma Henderson [RB], age 23 (PFA)
Irinia Wassef* [CB], age 29 (SRS)
Marc Westond [D C], age 23 (SNL)
Reeve Sheehan [DM/CM], age 34 (BRE)
Raïf Ducharne* [M C] C, age 30 (KSK)
Lubruose Prape [LM], age 29 (TIO)
Cory Ferguson [M RC], age 27 (KSK)
Émîróînó Üjíkân [OM], age 24 (FFD)
Erland Stromby* [ST], age 31 (SVJ)

Myles Connely [GK], age 36 (HVY)
Curtis Holman [D RC], age 27 (KSK)
Aguri Hondachi [D C], age 36 (KSK)
Brayden Welland [D C], age 32 (KSK)
Marc Wenger [CB], age 20 (KSK)
Cormac Ó Conneely [D R], age 30 (KSK)
Nediljko Brajković [CB], age 20 (PAS)
Nicole Boudrias [D R], age 23 (KSK)
Hela Isarghie [LB/LM], age 31 (SAJ)
Artair Mac Ronaigh [D L], age 33 (KSK)
Christine Hill [M C], age 27 (KSK)
Logan Wright [M RL], age 34 (KSK)
Enyinnaya Udegbunam [RW/LW], age 22 (QUE)
Dominic Lee [M L], age 27 (KSK)
Zizi Britton [ST], age 26 (NPH)
Damien Holloway [F C], age 32 (KSK)
Griogair Urquhart [FW], age 34 (DEL)

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Latrobe Athletic and Football Club
Home ground: Macquarie Docklands (55,700)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★★ / Training ★★★★★ / Youth system ★★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★
Rivals: Clayquot City
Honours:KFL Championship (7): 2, 14, 21, 24, 34, 53, 69; runners-up: 55, 64, 65
IFCF Challengers Cup runners-up: 6
Coupe des Patriotes (1): 4, runners-up: 12
Fanzines: That's Not the Try Line, Jamie Toohey's Pension Plan
Notable ex-players: Ruslan Demetriev, Aleksander Lukonov
Manager: Warner Dranz Image NPH; Assistant manager: Azmi (Image SHT)

The soccer section of a multi-football club which also has a successful rugby union team. Indeed, many people who are primarily rugby fans do come to the soccer matches and vice versa. Fans of Latrobe’s 11-player round ball on grass team have gotten used to having high hopes dashed and turned into another slow march to 5th or 6th place, followed by promises that next year will bring a glorious future. That did, actually, nearly come true as they made the final of the Challengers Cup to become the first Kelssek club to get to a major international final, only to be swatted aside by SRS outfit Yassaca. Long known as Latrobe AFC, the club made an identity tweak (in KFL65) to use only the first letter of the rest of its name.

It had been a few years of lots of huff and puff with flashes of brilliance (like a run to the Challengers Cup final) but in the end no real prize to show for it. But then it all clicked for Warner Dranz’s charges as they clambered to the top of the pile and brought Latrobe its first championship in 16 years. Aleksander Lukonov retired on a high note, Raif Ducharme emerged as a leading star, and everyone is hungry for more.

Last five seasons: 1st, 7th, 5th, 9th, 2nd
Players in: Zizi Britton (Serpentine, τ0.87m/$2.5m)
Players out: Aleksander Lukonov (retired)

Doug Magennis [GK], age 30 (KSK)
Laura Adler [RB], age 19 (VAL)
Link Smith [D C], age 34 (KSK)
Julian Hendrick [D C], age 28 (KSK)
Tegan Earrach [D L] C, age 26 (KSK)
Clodio Noya* [DMC], age 26 (TEQ)
Eustaquio Abaya [M C], age 25 (KSK/FFD)
Pherem Mutsuga* [M L ], age 30 (HIN)
Klaus Larsson [OM], age 27 (FFD)
Ronnie Burton [M R], age 32 (KSK)
Pfandr Oresund [F C], age 36 (SRS)
Cassie Silverton [F C], age 32 (KSK)

Slaven Bajalica [GK], age 24 (KSK/FFD)
Nolan Murphy [DM C], age 37 (KSK)
Bertrand Paré [D RC], age 27 (KSK)
Alice Sauvage [MF], age 20 (QAD)
Sandrine McLeod [LW], age 19 (KSK)
Jordan Normand [AM C], age 28 (KSK)
Logan Ragno [ST], age 37 (AUD)

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Mazinaw Vanorian Football Club
Home ground: Crowchilds (18,100)
Facilities: Ground ★★ / Training ★★★ / Youth system ★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★
Rivals: Strathcona Internationals
Honours: KFL National South (1): 59
KFL National runners-up: 68
Patriotes Cup runners-up: 66
Fanzines: Tricky Trees
Manager: Davis Quintin, age 40

The club's name reflects the fact that Valanora's national team and football league was historically (and still might be) more popular among Kelssek soccer fans than their own national league. It’s unlikely actual Vanorians had any role in the club’s founding, but records show they were fielding teams in regional and age-group leagues with names like “Mazinaw Ibini” and “Raynor Mazinaw” in the early years.

Phil Tatter, The Off-Brand fan channel
“We’re back in the top flight now and fans assume we’ll improve from where we were, but the reality is we’re in real danger of another relegation scrap. We’re desperately in need of better quality in all areas of the pitch, and a bad run of form can really put you in serious jeopardy in this league. Silverton is brilliant but inconsistent, Noya is carrying too much of the midfield burden, and they were decent last year – job done after all – but we really need the newer faces and younger players to show us what they’ve got. If we finished mid-table I’d be ecstatic.”

Last five seasons: 17th, 2nd (National), 18th, 15th + Cup finalist, 9th

Luke Thomas [GK], age 33 (KSK)
Max Loganach [LB/RB], age 24 (KSK)
Justine Bixby* [D C], age 29 (KSK)
Sang-Hun Noel [DF], age 21 (QAD)
Lewis Brockton [D LR], age 26 (KSK)
Risteárd McGregers [MF], age 22 (EQS)
Roy Jenkins [M C] C, age 28 (KSK)
Wiktor Nebojsa Dassow* [C/AM], age 32 (ZRH)
Xaviér Lacroix [M L], age 27 (KSK)
Kimiko Koizumi [M RLC], age 30 (HIN)
Gabriel Davies* [F C], age 31 (KSK)

Joe Schlosser [GK], age 31 (KSK)
Nathaniel Williams [GK], age 20 (KSK)
Michael Erdegley [D C], age 36 (KSK)
Alberta Turok [D C], age 31 (KSK)
Josie Hoster [D R], age 29 (KSK)
Roy Jenkins [M C], age 28 (KSK)
Luca Jenmarsh [M R], age 28 (KSK)
Cameron Lewis [M C], age 31 (KSK)
Fredrick Coulter [CM], age 24 (KSK)
Nolan Ewing [F C], age 28 (KSK)

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Passerine Football Club
Home ground: Portedowns Park (26,400)
Facilities: Ground ★★ / Training ★★★ / Youth system ★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★
Rivals: Kirkenes FC
Honours: KFL National (3): 60, 66, 68
Fanzines: Shooting From the Hipster

A merger between two financially troubled clubs based in northern Kirkenes sees them take the name of a district neither were based in and the colours of North York, the one which actually had a stadium, a trophy, and the unfortunate fraudulent cryptocurrency wallet. Both North York and Dun Geaf are keen to forge together their fairly similar identities as clubs close to the people, catering to members and fans not customers, and selling stadium beers at half the price of the downtown club.

Passerine managed to break the yo-yo cycle and despite a few scary weeks, in the end they were fairly comfortable in ensuring they stayed up. They’re building on this in trying to make themselves into regular features of the first division by plugging up their defence, though Salthill’s always been more of an ambitious, attack-minded manager.

Manager: Darach Salthill, age 57
Last five seasons: 16th, 1st (National), 20th, 1st (National)
Players in: Justine Bixby (Saintsport, τ0.1m), Nathaniel Williams (youth)

Aaron Oliver [GK], age 29 (KSK)
Calvin Weatherby [D L], age 27 (KSK)
Shane Thatcher [CB], age 22 (KSK)
Connor Strickland* [D C], age 28 (KSK)
Ian Forester [RB], age 25 (KSK)
Raphaëlle Champetier [M C], age 33 (KSK)
Gunner Martikainen* [DM C], age 23 (KSK/FFD)
Nick Faulkner [AM], age 27 (XAN)
Ciorstaidh Luthier [M R] C, age 27 (KSK)
Lucas McGwire [M L], age 36 (KSK)
Mick Anderson* [FW], age 25 (KSK)

Henry Trotter [GK], age 38 (AUD)
Bastian Windsor [D C], age 40 (NPH)
Simon Wicker [GK], age 20 (KSK)
Rueben Wheeler [M C], age 34 (KSK)
Jason Gregory [DM C], age 31 (KSK)
Sasha Wheaton [AM], age 37 (NPH)
Craig Hammley [M C], age 32 (KSK)
James McRae [FW], age 22 (KSK)
Junius Pyle [CM], age 23 (KSK)

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Port City Football Club
Home ground: Dartmoor (10,700)
Facilities: Ground ★★ / Training ★★★ / Youth system ★★ / Youth recruitment ★★
Honours: KFL National (1): 63; runners-up: 69
Fanzine: Good Lighthousekeeping
Notable former players: Laura Annesley

Based in beach resort country, or what passes for a beach in Kelssek at least, in Willsden Harbour on the south coast of Haligonia. Has a half-hearted rivalry with Shearwater FC largely due to geographical proximity, but it's hard to sustain when they've not usually been in the same division and Shearwater expects to just roll them over anyway.

Last in the top flight five years ago, Port City are primed for another run as the especially plucky underdogs. Two-time Olympian Raph Champetier joins the club in their bid to make this more than a bonus round kind of season. The harsh truth is that avoiding relegation will be a big challenge.

Last season: 2nd (National)
Players in: Raphaëlle Champetier (Les Castors, free), Gunner Martikainen (Kawarthas, τ0.25m)

Tomasz Janaczek [GK], age 38 (DEL)
Tzevaada Muur* [D L], age 30 (MRN)
Loisé Camserhe [D C], age 23 (KSK/FFD)
Tara Kreidel* [CB], age 28 (CDG)
Russell McDougal [D R], age 25 (KSK)
Eamon Breault [CM], age 22 (KSK)
Cory Grossman [M C], age 28 (KSK)
Coalan O'Reilly [AM C], age 30 (MUR)
Manda Iara* [LM], age 26 (CMT)
Kai Fukushima [M R], age 28 (KSK)
Brion Stienno [ST] C, age 33 (SRS)

Denise Witt [GK], age 26 (KSK)
Kardos Szûcs [GK], age 16 (PAS)
Shane Reilly [D L], age 30 (KSK)
Kurispin Moloses [D R], age 22 (KSK/FFD)
Jordan Ilic [D C], age 36 (KSK)
Nikolai Seabury [D CLR], age 27 (KSK)
Rémond Leste [D/M C], age 28 (KSK)
Timurdogan Yerli [MC/AMC], age 29 (TMR)
Bryce Graughan [M C], age 34 (KSK)
Aaron Lyybeck [AM C], age 22 (KSK)
Peter Marsh [LM/LW], age 25 (FVA)
Rainier Froboess [AM/F C], age 29 (KSK)
Brent Valiser [F C], age 35 (KSK)
Tatjana Pistor [F C], age 27 (KSK)

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Shearwater Football Club
Home ground: Kingswharf (40,500)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★ / Training ★★★★ / Youth system ★★ / Youth recruitment ★★
Main rivals: Langlois Océanic
Fanzines: Southwest Stand Dispatch, Yellow Brick Road
Honours: KFL Championship (2): 36, 40
Notable former players: Shaheen Taleb, Karen, Damien Halliger
Manager: Ryan Potter, age 50 (KSK); Asst. manager: Tomás Fierro, age 39 (CEN/KSK)

Founded as a recreational club by personnel of the Shearwater naval base, the club continues to have strong links with the Kelssek Navy. Their stadium is across the harbour from the base in the former docklands of downtown Breton, the largest city and capital of Haligonia. Comfortable fixtures of the top division, they’ve long been in the tough spot of being good enough for their players to keeping getting poached by top clubs but not good enough to fend off that interest.

This is all different now as the club have fashioned themselves into consistent title challengers, yet still find themselves unable to take that final leap. It’s likely to be Tomas Janaczek’s last season and replacing their stalwart netminder is just one of the issues looming on the horizon. It’s hard to escape the feeling of a team whose window to bag a trophy is closing and have to go for it now.

Last five seasons: 2nd, 3rd, 9th, 4th, 3rd
Players in: Kardos Szûcs (Peynol-Lunas, free)

Cassie Mrythe [GK] C , age 30 (KSK)
Artem Baldov [RB], age 22 (KSK)
Garrett O'Shea [CB], age 25 (KSK)
Karina Wilkinson [CB], age 23 (HAN)
Lucy Elton [LB], age 29 (KSK)
Benoný Ísarrsson* [DM], age 25 (GRF)
Celestino Dutto* [CM], age 24 (SVG)
Amund Evensen [LW], age 36 (VAL)
Joseph Denham [AM/RW], age 26 (KSK)
Lyall Murphy* [LW/ST], age 30 (SCT/QUE)
Vincent Price [F C], age 29 (KSK)

Marcus Aureleus [GK], age 27 (CMT)
Oregon Lévesque [CB], age 24 (KSK)
Alex Domingue [CM], age 34 (KSK)
Jonathan Vauhkonen [CM], age 29 (KSK)
Ruslan Demetriev [M C], age 39 (KSK)
Amandine Radjen [RW], age 29 (KSK)
Irfan Hakemi [CM/AM], age 23 (KSK)
Declan Phillips [LW], age 34 (KSK)
Eowyn Jones [RW], age 31 (KSK)
Tim Pitter [RW/ST], age 34 (KSK)
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Star of Confederation
Home ground: The Domain (22,565)
Honours: KFL National runners-up: 66
Facilities: Ground ★★★ / Training ★★★★ / Youth system ★ / Youth recruitment ★
Fanzine(s): Das Kapital

The Star of Confederation is not just the name of the Neorvins football club but a national symbol signifying the federal union of the original six republics and alluding to the north star. Sports culture can be a little odd in the federal capital, as there’s a high proportion of transplants with pre-existing loyalties. But since football has shallower cultural roots for most people in Kelssek, the club are hoping to take advantage of the greater breathing room to claim allegiances.

After a couple seasons of progress things seemed to plateau and then regress last year. Rumbles about a leadership vacuum after Ruslan Demetriev retired do identify the problem, but they don’t solve it. The club’s philosophy on these matters is that a couple of grizzled worldly veterans in the room builds character via osmosis, so naturally attention turns to Amund Evensen here. But perhaps the real answer is bolstering the squad, as they’ve done.

Manager: Margerie Pax, age 50 (CMT)
Previous seasons: 15th, 16th, 2nd in KFL National
Players in: Irfan Hakemi (Kawarthas, τ0.3m), Vincent Price (Torbay, τ0.5m)
Players out: Ilan Milanovic (retired)


Laurel Tinker-Witt [GK] (ZWZ)
Astrid Lodgen [D LR], age 30 (KSK)
Trifonas Tolakis [CB], age 25 (VDR)
Nene Shibata [D C], age 30 (HIN)
Waleeda Hollis-Park [D R], age 25 (EFL)
Zaamil Abed-Louis* [DM C], age 27 (EFL)
Jonathan Berton-Fleury [M C], age 31 (KSK)
Bryan Hartpoach* [M L], C age 26 (KSK)
Lynne Crossley [RW], age 22 (TMB)
Bratislav Rukavina* [F C], age 31 (PAS)
Chung Seo-Yeon [LW/CF/ST], age 28 (HIN)

Peter Collan [GK], age 35 (KSK)
Kelsey Lore [D RC], age 26 (KSK)
Carey Mason [D L ], age 32 (KSK)
Chris Stevens [D C], age 33 (ETN)
Rhys Dadit [M C], age 28 (KSK)
Rémy Dionne [LM/CM], age 35 (KSK)
Doner Grrhonomó [AM C], age 25 (KSK/FFD)
Andrey Yusupov [M RC], age 33 (KSK)
Sean Donnelly [AM C], age 35 (KSK)
Nadia Khourian [RM/CM], age 19 (KSK)
Laura Millclef [AM/F C], age 29 (KSK)
Hayden Phelan [F C], age 35 (KSK)

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Strathcona Internationals
Home ground: Bowreach (34,900)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★ / Training ★★★★ / Youth system ★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★
Rivals: Mazinaw Vanorian, NGSA Ulyanof
Honours: KFL Championship (1): 59; runners-up: 68
Patriotes Cup (1): 12
Vilitan Cove Invitational (1): 11/KFL66; runners-up: 12
KFL National South (1): 53
Fanzines: To the Ends of the Earth, MPB: Mosh Pit of the Bourgeoisie

Founded by expatriate labourers to play in the city leagues during the industrial era, the club originated in and is named after a working-class district of Vickery. Sometimes nicknamed "The Globalists", originally a piss-take by fans of other clubs, due to the club president’s conspiracy theories about UICA engineering its own demise in league with Football Kelssek to deny the club its one chance at international club football following their slightly-stunning KFL 59 championship win. Provincial rivals Mazinaw Vanorian came up with the now widely-heard taunt, ”Alien chemtrails, they’re coming for you”. Making all that even more silly is that under manager “FSL”, Strathcona have no trouble getting into the IFCF these days.

Their one championship was once viewed as a stunning fluke, and Strathcona accordingly fell away into the mid-table pack. But now they’re back near the top again. This is what they’ve been working at for years, and now Strathcona are now in a place they are on the threshold, with a real chance at winning a second title. Remy Dionne has handed the armband to Bryan Hartpoach, a winger now stepping into the limelight as a leading star for both club and country, and who will be vital if that title dream is to come true.

Manager: François Saint-Louis, age 61
Last five seasons: 3rd, 2nd, 10th, 7th, 12th
Players in: Nadia Khourian (youth)

Hildur Eiríksdóttir [GK], age 35 (KSK)
Eoin Bream [D C], age 24 (KSK)
Blake Carter [D C], age 36 (KSK)
Kevin Taylor [LB], age 23 (TKT)
Alisen Mitrovic [D R], age 34 (KSK)
Jeremy Carey [M RC], age 20 (EUR)
Adam Callaghan* [M C], age 29 (KSK)
Kurosh Rostami [LM], age 24 (SRS)
Sakari Cantù [RW], age 20 (PFA)
Taylor Alfred [AM/F LC] C, age 33 (KSK)
Neil Murphy [CF], age 30 (KRY)

Vladimir Perunovic [GK], age 25 (KSK/FFD)
Carey Mason [D L], age 32 (KSK)
Harold Archer [D R], age 26 (KSK)
Gregor MacLean [M R], age 32 (KSK)
Valgarður Benediktsson [M C], age 34 (KSK)
Yohan Millar [RM], age 34 (EFL)
Vanessa Weger [AM], age 19 (KSK)
Armin Station [AM], age 19 (QAD)
David Geoffrion [CM], age 22 (OAM)

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Torbay Thunder
Home stadium: Armidale Plain (10,300)
Facilities: Ground ★★★ / Training ★★★★ / Youth system ★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★
Fanzine(s): (Thor Pun Here)
Honours: KFL National (1): 61

Based in the capital of Kewatin on the rocky Fjordlands, a part of the country where rugby is the dominant sport, Thunder have often had to struggle just to get people to see soccer as worth their time. Former Kelssek international Niall Jenkins sat on the bench for World Cup 55 and is full of stories of the past generation's legends which supposedly get more mythical with every team talk.

Torbay have really set the division alight in the two years since they regained Championship status, and this exciting young crew have launched the club into the IFCF Challengers Cup, a previously unthinkable milestone in their history. Will this gang of high-engagement SnickSnocking, Instantgramming football fwiends keep going from strength to strength, and how soon before the bigger clubs swoop in to scoop them up? Many international scouts are sure to be discovering the charms of the Fjordlands this season, like how it rains sideways a lot.

Manager: Niall Jenkins, age 57
Last four seasons: 6th, 8th, 4th (National), 18th
Players in: Armin Station (Qasden National Academy, free), David Geoffrion (Bedight Univ., free)
Players out: Vincent Price (Star of Confederation)


Transfers in
Name               Pos   Age  Nat     From                      To                  Fee ($)
Bors Warwick CB 27 NPH Saltburn Wanderers TLI Kirkenes FC 0.8
Kardos Szûcs GK 16 PAS Peynol-Lunas PAS Shearwater undisc
Oliver Crossley GK 23 TKT Capital FC SYL Burnaby SC undisc
Molly Taylor LWB/LW 21 EUR AFC Mayville EUR CF Outineau 2
Zizi Britton ST 26 NPH AFC Serpentine NPH Latrobe Athletic 2.5
Roksana Koroleva ST 22 CMT Pria Tech College CMT Hamiltonian 0
Millie McGowan CF 28 TLI Abingdon Celtic TLI Colwynian Vale 1
Stefan Galloway CM 21 NPH Univ of Wirr Tsi CMT FC Novonaya 0
Hannah Devore CB/RB 30 CDG Shieldhill TLI Kirkenes FC 0.8
Martí Calderon CF 33 TEQ Bombarralense AUD ASC Arvika 0.4
Stian Haukland CM 22 KOR Straudum VV KOR Burnaby SC 3
Artyom Gradovic RM 25 SRS Damogran SRS Hamiltonian 2
Maiev Feidhlim LM 31 SRS Burnaby SC KSK CS Saint-Rémy 5
David Geoffrion CM 22 OAM Bedight University OAM Torbay Thunder free
Armin Station AM 19 QAD National Academy QAD Torbay Thunder free


Transfers out
Name               Pos   Age Nat  From               To                      Fee($)
Pietro Salinas GK 28 KSK Burnaby SC Marque BRE 2.0
Oliver Amhill RM 29 KSK Langlois Océanic Ibini FC VAL 3.0
Anne-Marie Roux LW/ST 25 SVG FC Novonaya Crisisbless NPH 8.0
Koit Isarn RB 38 SRS Clayquot City AJ Anju QUE free
Pierre Vasseur CF 33 VLD Burnaby SC Baptists SFD 2.0
Maiev Feidhlim LM 31 SRS Burnaby SC CS Saint-Rémy KSK undisc
Isadora Markkanen LB 35 NPH CF Outineau West Brinemouth NPH 5.0

Academy releasees
Terence de Landa AM 20 KSK Burnaby SC Heart of Saguenay QUE free
Ella Bastien LB 19 KSK Langlois Océanic Capital FC XAN free
Scott Slater DM/CM 21 KSK Kirkenes FC Virginia United SWE free
Mary Sturgeon RB/RM 19 KSK Burnaby SC Montreux Jazz FC SWE free
Ian Harris CM 19 KSK Latrobe Athletic Ridgewell Rovers TMB free
James Flatbush CM/AM 20 KSK Shearwater Pacifica PFA free

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Champions League 2nd qualifying round
René Skaé (FFD) 1-4 Strathcona
Strathcona 2-1 René Skaé (6-2 agg.)
Challengers Cup 2nd qualifying round
Mercia Bromham (KRY) 2-3 Torbay
Torbay 1-4 Mercia Bromham (4-6 agg., a.e.t.)

Torbay Thunder fans were buzzing as Armidale Plain was decked out in special cyan blue bunting to host the club’s first-ever international match. Not only had they reached a milestone few would have imagined, they’d gone over to Krytenia in the first leg and taken a win against Mercia Bromham, a club with football ‘eritage known to longtime fans from the time top-level football was only watchable in Kelssek by pirating Atlantian Oceania satellite channels.
“Wish away goals still counted... I mean... you know what I mean.”
The mood was still good when 90 minutes were up and the visitors had tied it up at 4-4 on aggregate. Then the dream was smashed.
Champions League 3rd qualifying round
Admiral Storevik (SVJ) 0-0 Strathcona
Strathcona 1-3 Admiral Storevik (1-3 agg.)

Shearwater 2-1 KT Moreazerua (AUD)
KT Moreazeruea 1-1 Shearwater (2-3 agg.)
Challengers Cup 3rd qualifying round
Clayquot 1-1 Jutland Cannons
Jutland Cannons 3-0 Clayquot (4-1 agg.)

Challengers Cup 4th qualifying round
Strathcona 0-0 1923 Esca (MYT)
1923 Esca 0-2 Strathcona (0-2 agg.)



Matchweek 1
It’s always tempting to draw conclusions from the opening day of the season but the curtain raising weekend pretty much gave us what was expected. Victor Nyquist’s goal stands as the winner for Kirkenes, but it was an unconvincing win that will leave Hamiltonian rueing their missed chances. Latrobe got off their title defence to a good start with a solid win against newly-promoted Arvika. At Stade de la Pacifique it was Zilar Galharretborde getting the late equalizer to deny Outineau a win. All eyes on how quickly Burnaby can rebuild this season and they thumped Passerine with Timothy Sapping netting a brace.

Coquitlam United 2–2 CS Saint-Rémy
FC Novonaya 1–1 Clayquot City
Latrobe Athletic 3–1 ASC Arvika
Strathcona Intls 1–1 Star of Confederation
Langlois Océanic 1–1 CF Outineau
Colwynian Vale 1–1 CF Saint-Richard
Mazinaw Vanorian 2–3 Torbay Thunder
Burnaby SC 4–0 Passerine
Port City 1–3 Shearwater FC
Kirkenes FC 1–0 Hamiltonian Cambria


Matchweek 2
Clayquot City 1–2 Latrobe Athletic
Champions League playoff round 1st leg
Admiral Storevik (SVJ) 0-0 Strathcona
Shearwater 2-1 KT Moreazerua (AUD)

Coquitlam United 0–0 FC Novonaya
CS Saint-Rémy 2–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
Shearwater FC 2–2 Kirkenes FC
Passerine 1–1 Port City
Torbay Thunder 2–1 Burnaby SC
CF Saint-Richard 1–3 Mazinaw Vanorian
CF Outineau 5–0 Colwynian Vale
Star of Confederation 2–4 Langlois Océanic
ASC Arvika 0–1 Strathcona Intls


Matchweek 3
Langlois Océanic 3–0 ASC Arvika
Champions League playoff round 2nd leg
Strathcona 1-3 Admiral Storevik (1-3 agg.)
KT Moreazeruea 1-1 Shearwater (2-3 agg.)

Colwynian Vale 1–1 Star of Confederation
Mazinaw Vanorian 2–2 CF Outineau
Burnaby SC 1–0 CF Saint-Richard
Kirkenes FC 4–1 Passerine
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–3 Shearwater FC
FC Novonaya 0–0 CS Saint-Rémy
Latrobe Athletic 1–0 Coquitlam United
Strathcona Intls 3–1 Clayquot City
Port City 1–2 Torbay Thunder


Matchweek 4
56:44 | TOR 1-1 KIR
“Torbay are showing they’re the real deal here... what a well-worked move, an incisive through ball by Kurosh Rostami, a cool finish from Neil Murphy, and Kirkenes’s lead lasted all of five minutes.”

“A tricky set of opening fixtures when you face Burnaby and Kirkenes in the space of a month, they taught Burnaby a lesson and on the strength of this play I wouldn’t be surprised to see them go to take six points off the country’s two biggest clubs by the time this one’s over.”


CF Saint-Richard 1–2 Port City
Challengers Cup playoff round 1st leg
Strathcona 1-2 Revolutionaries (EUR)

CF Outineau 0–0 Burnaby SC
Star of Confederation 1–3 Mazinaw Vanorian
ASC Arvika 1–1 Colwynian Vale
Clayquot City 3–2 Langlois Océanic
Coquitlam United 0–2 Strathcona Intls
FC Novonaya 1–2 Latrobe Athletic
CS Saint-Rémy 0–2 Shearwater FC
Passerine 1–5 Hamiltonian Cambria
Torbay Thunder 1–1 Kirkenes FC


Matchweek 5
Langlois Océanic 0–1 Coquitlam United
Challengers Cup playoff round 2nd leg
Revolutionaries 0-2 Strathcona (a.e.t., 2-3 agg.)

Colwynian Vale 1–3 Clayquot City
Mazinaw Vanorian 1–2 ASC Arvika
Burnaby SC 4–1 Star of Confederation
Port City 0–2 CF Outineau
Kirkenes FC 2–0 CF Saint-Richard
Hamiltonian Cambria 0–3 Torbay Thunder
Shearwater FC 2–1 Passerine
Latrobe Athletic 4–1 CS Saint-Rémy
Strathcona Intls 5–1 FC Novonaya


“Abed-Louis! Headed in at the far post! Oh and that will surely put Strathcona into the group stage! Strathcona lead in Eura after 117 minutes!!”

Matchweek 6
An early weekend of significance as Latrobe met Strathcona as first versus second and fought to a stalemate as Bryan Hartpoach’s 33rd-minute opener was cancelled out by Zizi Britton volleying home Cory Ferguson’s early cross.

That draw let Shearwater climb above them both into first place. Torbay have been a real banana skin fixture of late but they were rolled over in businesslike fashion, unperturbed by the wet and gusty conditions. Midfielder Adam Callaghan expressed “remorse” to the (minority of) fans who stayed to the bitter end.

Then came the first edition of the War of the Crowns which ended in ugly scenes as Calum Kirkpatrick was sent off for a scary scissor tackle on Bastian Wolff, a decision that infuriated the home crowd and led to a downward spiral as retaliation met retaliation, with Kirkenes’s also Bors Warwick eventually getting red-carded too, albeit much later and after the visitors stuck four past Thimiscles Seanclair. Ashley Douglass brandishing her bloodied shin guard at the fourth official while a fan’s thrown beer cup arcs in the background was the feature on the back pages. Yes, people “still” read print newspapers here, you digital elitist. Angry face emoji.

FC Novonaya 2–4 Langlois Océanic
Latrobe Athletic 1–1 Strathcona Intls
CF Outineau 1–4 Kirkenes FC
Star of Confederation 2–2 Port City
ASC Arvika 0–2 Burnaby SC
CS Saint-Rémy 2–0 Passerine
Torbay Thunder 0–4 Shearwater FC
CF Saint-Richard 0–2 Hamiltonian Cambria
Clayquot City 3–4 Mazinaw Vanorian
Coquitlam United 3–0 Colwynian Vale


Matchweek 7
MATTHIAS MERCILESS
Catheline Matthias celebrates her second goal of the match which made it 5-2. Kirkenes doles out a thrashing and Star of Confederation dig themselves deeper as their winless run stretches to seven matches.

St-Richard thought they’d done enough to earn a point against Shearwater but a defensive lapse allowed Coalan O’Reilly in unmarked to score the winner.



Strathcona Intls 3–0 CS Saint-Rémy
Champions League group stage
A | Latrobe 3-2 Kingsgrove (BRE)
B | Fontvielle Impact (VLD) 2-1 Shearwater
Challengers Cup group stage
A | Outineau 2-2 Whitetail (EQS)
L | Strathcona 1-1 Damogran (SRS)

Langlois Océanic 0–3 Latrobe Athletic
Colwynian Vale 0–1 FC Novonaya
Mazinaw Vanorian 1–1 Coquitlam United
Burnaby SC 1–1 Clayquot City
Port City 0–1 ASC Arvika
Kirkenes FC 5–2 Star of Confederation
Hamiltonian Cambria 0–1 CF Outineau
Shearwater FC 1–0 CF Saint-Richard
Passerine 1–2 Torbay Thunder


Latrobe marched on to an eighth match undefeated in their Champions League opener against Kingsgrove, while Shearwater’s trip to Fontvielle yielded their first defeat of the season. Cory Ferguson showed Latrobe there’s life after Aleksandr Lukonov, grabbing a goal with a strike from the outside corner of the penalty area as part of a slick player-of-the-match outing on the right wing.

Matchweek 8
FT | STR 0-4 OCE
“Final whistle here at Bowreach and most of the home fans already emptied out in disgust as the Internationals suffered their first league defeat of the year, conceding three goals in the final fifteen minutes in what you have to say... was a pretty stunning capitulation. What did you make of it Martin?”

“Stunning is right, I reckon. Oceanic have had a really indifferent start to the season, so this walloping does come as a surprise. I think if it had been a close win you’d nod along and say well Strathcona were due for a blip.”

“And they’ve had a busy schedule.”

“Yeah, if you were looking for excuses I’m sure the midweek fixtures and travel are certainly going to come up. And probably that’s some part of it when you look at how they really fell apart late in the match.”

CS Saint-Rémy 2–4 Torbay Thunder
CF Saint-Richard 0–0 Passerine
CF Outineau 1–3 Shearwater FC
Star of Confederation 2–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
Strathcona Intls 0–4 Langlois Océanic
ASC Arvika 2–3 Kirkenes FC
Clayquot City 5–0 Port City
Coquitlam United 1–0 Burnaby SC
FC Novonaya 2–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
Latrobe Athletic 3–3 Colwynian Vale


Matchweek 9
Burnaby SC 0–1 FC Novonaya
Champions League group stage
A | Atletik (MYT) 1-1 Latrobe
B | Shearwater 2-1 Eastal Lunar (VIL)
Challengers Cup group stage
A | Hondo (VAL) 2-3 Outineau
L | Freeport Utd (FPT) 1-3 Strathcona

Port City 1–3 Coquitlam United
Kirkenes FC 2–2 Clayquot City
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–1 ASC Arvika
Shearwater FC 4–1 Star of Confederation
Mazinaw Vanorian 0–2 Latrobe Athletic
Passerine 1–6 CF Outineau
Torbay Thunder 1–1 CF Saint-Richard
Langlois Océanic 1–3 CS Saint-Rémy
Colwynian Vale 0–2 Strathcona Intls


Matchweek 10
FC Novonaya 4–1 Port City
Latrobe Athletic 0–1 Burnaby SC
CS Saint-Rémy 5–1 CF Saint-Richard
CF Outineau 2–2 Torbay Thunder
Star of Confederation 0–1 Passerine
ASC Arvika 2–5 Shearwater FC
Clayquot City 0–0 Hamiltonian Cambria
Coquitlam United 3–2 Kirkenes FC
Strathcona Intls 1–3 Mazinaw Vanorian
Langlois Océanic 1–0 Colwynian Vale


Matchweek 11
Shearwater holds on against a late surge by Clayquot to remain the only unbeaten team left in the league while Latrobe thumps Port City to keep the gap at the top at five points. Shearwater have already been in a lot of tough scrapes but they’re just able to find ways to get a goal when it counts. In Mazinaw, Pfandr Oresund rolls back the years with a peach of a finish that saw off Oceanic, who find themselves mired in ninth. Andreas Bjerk turned up a flash of brilliance of his own to give Burnaby the win over Strathcona. And Romain Dupuis wasn’t happy that CF Outineau were getting too many draws, but I’m sure this isn’t what he had in mind...

“Kirkpatrick’s been caught on the ball by Jacobson... and it’s broken for Allste! St-Richard have numbers in the middle... and it’s Eulatie Abraham who makes it 4-1 for St-Richard! A clinical counter-attack, and it’s a shambles on the Salt Coast for Outineau!”

All this and more this week on Podcast FC. Subscribe and like now!

Kirkenes FC 1–1 FC Novonaya
Champions League group stage
A | KT Itzalovalle (AUD) 1-3 Latrobe
B | Shearwater 3-3 Raynor City Utd (VAL)
Challengers Cup group stage
A | Outineau 0-2 Asbury Park (CBP)
L | Strathcona 1-1 CA Bexar (VAL)

Hamiltonian Cambria 0–0 Coquitlam United
Shearwater FC 2–1 Clayquot City
Passerine 1–1 ASC Arvika
Colwynian Vale 1–2 CS Saint-Rémy
Mazinaw Vanorian 1–0 Langlois Océanic
Burnaby SC 1–0 Strathcona Intls
Port City 0–4 Latrobe Athletic
Torbay Thunder 0–1 Star of Confederation
CF Saint-Richard 4–1 CF Outineau


A thrill ride in Breton as Valanora’s treble winners came to Kingswharf. Shearwater took the match to their illustrious visitors and were rewarded with an early lead when Brion Steinno found the net after 14 minutes. RCU came right back at them and levelled the scores by half time, before taking the lead in the 54th minute on a penalty call that had the crowd singing that classic “F*** VAR” song. Aaron Lyybeck came off the bench to level the scores and Manda Iara had a say too as the teams traded goals in the late stages to leave the fans with a mixture of disappointment and satisfaction at a result that leaves the home side with a fighting chance of progress to the knockout rounds with four points at the halfway mark.

Matchweek 12
FROM HOOF! MAGAZINE
Natalia Rossi under pressure again as Latrobe show their class

Natalia Rossi has never really had the chance to get comfortable in the hot seat at Kirkenes FC. Despite delivering a Patriotes Cup and Vilitan Cove Invitational, league performances have left lots to be desired and unrest is brewing again as a bruising encounter with the defending champions showed just how wide the gulf is between the clubs.

There’s been undoubted improvement over last season and Rossi’s backers in the fanbase, of whom there are many, point to the progress that’s been made with the integration of Catheline Matthias, Bastian Wolff, and Victor Nyquist as a formidable midfield engine room. But they found themselves bypassed by a classy Latrobe team who outfoxed them with an incisive, direct approach that exposed a centre-back pair of Bors Warwick and Hannah Devore who are still developing an understanding.

The result leaves Kirkenes 12 points away from the leaders Shearwater, who still haven’t lost in the league and who few at Exhibition Place think Kirkenes can beat after this showing against the club chasing them in second place.


Clayquot City 2–1 Passerine
Cup Winners’ Cup first round leg 1
Stieinaux (GRF) 3-0 CF Outineau

Coquitlam United 0–1 Shearwater FC
FC Novonaya 2–2 Hamiltonian Cambria
Latrobe Athletic 3–1 Kirkenes FC
Strathcona Intls 4–0 Port City
Langlois Océanic 2–1 Burnaby SC
Colwynian Vale 0–4 Mazinaw Vanorian
CS Saint-Rémy 0–1 CF Outineau
Star of Confederation 1–1 CF Saint-Richard
ASC Arvika 0–1 Torbay Thunder


Matchweek 13
Was this some kind of cruel motivation tactic? Seth Harrison’s admission that mere “progress and growth” will be this season’s goal for this Burnaby squad prompted them to run riot in a seven-goal demolition of the bottom club. Things are not really that glum for Colwynian Vale as there’s plenty of time for a decent run to erase the six points between them and safety, but this can’t have helped morale at all for a team still searching for its first win. Elsewhere, we debate who is the real Strathcona as the Globalists sneak a win in Kirkenes, panic stations at St-Richard as they lose to Arvika and fall deeper into the relegation zone, and is Torbay the real deal? The Thunder climb into third place but is that just because they haven’t had a “hard” match yet?

All this and more on this week’s Podcast FC. Subscribe and share, you cretins.

Passerine 1–1 Coquitlam United
Champions League group stage
A | Latrobe 2-2 KT Itzalovalle (AUD)
B | Raynor City Utd (VAL) 1-3 Shearwater
Challengers Cup group stage
A | Asbury Park (CBP) 2-1 Outineau
L | CA Bexar (VAL) 2-1 Strathcona

Mazinaw Vanorian 2–3 CS Saint-Rémy
Burnaby SC 7–0 Colwynian Vale
Port City 2–5 Langlois Océanic
Kirkenes FC 1–2 Strathcona Intls
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–3 Latrobe Athletic
Shearwater FC 2–1 FC Novonaya
Torbay Thunder 3–0 Clayquot City
CF Saint-Richard 0–1 ASC Arvika
CF Outineau 1–0 Star of Confederation


Matchweek 14
“High fives between Tara Kreidel and Tomasz Janaczek, two parts of a stifling defensive performance that snuffed out the attacking threat of Latrobe today. Brion Steinno, disappointed not to add to his twelve goals in the league so far, but an all-action performance all round. Cory Grossman, picking up the player of the match award for that shift in the midfield engine room... a top performance matched up against Latrobe’s Raïf Ducharne who didn’t have the answers today... It was Peter Marsh and Tatjana Pistor who did the scoring, and it’s early days yet, but you have to say, they’ve gone into the fortress of the defending champions and really showed their intent to take that trophy away from them... It’s finished Latrobe nil, Shearwater two.”

FT | LAT 0-2 SHE

“Full time at Macquarie Docklands and Shearwater have dispatched Latrobe and established a 11-point lead at the top of the table. We’re not quite halfway through the season, but it doesn’t look like anyone’s beating Shearwater anytime soon. Is the title theirs to lose? Let’s hear what our panel thinks...”

Clayquot City 1–0 CF Saint-Richard
Cup Winners’ Cup first round leg 2
CF Outineau 0-1 Steinaux (0-4 agg.)

Coquitlam United 1–0 Torbay Thunder
FC Novonaya 1–0 Passerine
CS Saint-Rémy 1–1 Star of Confederation
ASC Arvika 0–5 CF Outineau
Latrobe Athletic 0–2 Shearwater FC
Strathcona Intls 0–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
Langlois Océanic 1–3 Kirkenes FC
Colwynian Vale 1–2 Port City
Mazinaw Vanorian 1–1 Burnaby SC


Matchweek 15
Passerine 2–1 Latrobe Athletic
Champions League group stage
A | Latrobe 0-2 Atletik (MYT)
B | Eastal Lunar (VIL) 2-1 Shearwater
Challengers Cup group stage
A | Outineau 2-4 Hondo (VAL)
L | Strathcona 0-2 Freeport Utd (FPT)

Burnaby SC 0–1 CS Saint-Rémy
Port City 1–2 Mazinaw Vanorian
Kirkenes FC 1–0 Colwynian Vale
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–2 Langlois Océanic
Shearwater FC 3–1 Strathcona Intls
Torbay Thunder 3–0 FC Novonaya
CF Saint-Richard 0–1 Coquitlam United
CF Outineau 1–0 Clayquot City
Star of Confederation 0–1 ASC Arvika


Matchweek 16
CS Saint-Rémy 2–3 ASC Arvika
Clayquot City 4–2 Star of Confederation
Latrobe Athletic 2–0 Torbay Thunder
Strathcona Intls 2–1 Passerine
Coquitlam United 2–2 CF Outineau
Langlois Océanic 0–1 Shearwater FC
Colwynian Vale 1–5 Hamiltonian Cambria
Mazinaw Vanorian 0–2 Kirkenes FC
Burnaby SC 1–1 Port City
FC Novonaya 0–1 CF Saint-Richard


Matchweek 17
This is the KFL Call-In. Nationwide on SportsInfo Radio.
Who’s long black and who’s flat white again? Whatever you want to call the Kirkenes-Burnaby rivalry, Natalia Rossi was the definite winner as the ever-embattled Kirkenes manager enjoyed the boost of an important win in front of her fractious fans that moves KFC into third. But first, Christine is a Hamiltonian Cambria fan and she’s on SportsInfo Radio. Tough defeat today, what do you reckon about your club’s future?

“Yeah Mel, thanks for taking my call. I have a lot of respect for what Johannes Sulo’s done for the club, but I think he’s done all he can and it’s time for a very respectful push out the door. I know it’s going to be rough, this is probably his last job, yeah. But it’s not working anymore and I don’t know if it... his methods don’t work with the youngsters nowadays, he’s clearly had a great record in the past and like I said, he has done a lot to make this club into a legitimate, long-standing club in the first division.”

Hamiltonian are sitting in 15th now, Christine, is relegation a possibility? Is that what’s on your mind in saying that?

“Oh lord, no, I hope not. I don’t think it’s going to happen. But I think we’re going to end up something like 15th at the end of the year, and that’s not really good enough. I’m not saying we expect league titles, but you look at clubs like Torbay, they wrecked Océanic today. Played them off the park, who would have expected to see that two or three years ago? We’re a similar club or have a similar stature, is it too much to hope for something like that?”

Torbay are one point out of the Champions League spots and it’s rough in Langlois. Danny Flint’s another manager who might not be in the job for long. But sorry I’ve interrupted you, Christine. I think it goes to your point, doesn’t it? Well thank you for giving us a call.

“Thanks for taking my call guys, big fan of your show.”

Passerine 1–4 Langlois Océanic
Champions League group stage
A | Kingsgrove (BRE) 4-0 Latrobe
B | Shearwater 3-5 Fontvielle Impact (VLD)
Challengers Cup group stage
A | Whitetail (EQS) 2-2 Outineau
L | Damogran (SRS) 0-1 Strathcona

Port City 0–2 CS Saint-Rémy
Kirkenes FC 1–0 Burnaby SC
Hamiltonian Cambria 2–3 Mazinaw Vanorian
Shearwater FC 3–1 Colwynian Vale
Torbay Thunder 1–1 Strathcona Intls
CF Saint-Richard 0–2 Latrobe Athletic
CF Outineau 2–0 FC Novonaya
Star of Confederation 2–2 Coquitlam United
ASC Arvika 1–4 Clayquot City


Latrobe have been up and down the last few weeks but with five losses in their last six games, This has to count as a slump. They were assured qualification and going for first – instead they copped a surprising tonking. Captain Raïf Ducharme wisely deflected questions about whether his team-mates were phoning it in thusly: “We always want to win every match we play and what matters is to have a professional performance.” Read into that what you will.

A dead rubber ends in a win for Strathcona in the Squornshelan Confederacy. Ultimately an inconsequential result but does give the Globalists something they can take from, a run-out for teenager Nadia Khourian, as well as a nice goal for Astrid Lodgen.

Matchweek 18
FC Novonaya 1–0 Star of Confederation
Latrobe Athletic 1–2 CF Outineau
Strathcona Intls 1–2 CF Saint-Richard
Langlois Océanic 1–4 Torbay Thunder
Colwynian Vale 0–1 Passerine
Mazinaw Vanorian 1–2 Shearwater FC
Burnaby SC 1–0 Hamiltonian Cambria
Port City 0–6 Kirkenes FC
CS Saint-Rémy 1–2 Clayquot City
Coquitlam United 2–0 ASC Arvika


Matchweek 19
59:43 | SHE 0-2 BUR
“Muur’s clattered Yonte, but the referee plays advantage... Burnaby is on here. Bjerk... Sapping... a good pass to find Emond... lays it off for Mufes...! It’s just too easy right now! Janzczek saved it but Bjerk puts it away and it’s three-nil for Burnaby!”

“What a stunner. What a stunner. Who would’ve thought Shearwater’s unbeaten run would end in this way? It’s all gone wrong for them today, and this young Burnaby team are showing what they can do!”


Shearwater FC 0–4 Burnaby SC
Passerine 1–0 Mazinaw Vanorian
Torbay Thunder 3–1 Colwynian Vale
CF Saint-Richard 0–3 Langlois Océanic
Kirkenes FC 5–2 CS Saint-Rémy
Hamiltonian Cambria 3–1 Port City
CF Outineau 3–0 Strathcona Intls
Star of Confederation 2–2 Latrobe Athletic
ASC Arvika 1–2 FC Novonaya
Clayquot City 3–2 Coquitlam United


Coupe des Patriotes third round
No real surprises as the Championship clubs enter the Cup tournament. The biggest bum-squeaker was the tense encounter which saw Star of Confederation prevail over Torbay Thunder as Lyall Murphy scored the extra time winner almost from the kickoff of the extra half-hour. Strathcona's dip in form continues as they also suffered a third straight loss at the hands of Coquitlam. Easties manager Obey Chidibere praised the young right-back Kâyetá Jírraósôás, who exposed Chris Stevens cruelly and leaves François St-Louis looking for answers as not even a Cup run seems able to salvage a season they thought would yield a real shot at the league title.

Langlois Océanic 2–0 Colwynian Vale
Sudbury Rangers 1–4 FC Novonaya
Hamiltonian Cambria 2–3 Passerine
Strathcona Intls 0–2 Coquitlam United
Shearwater 4–0 Châteaufroid
Arlingsdale City 2–5 Latrobe Athletic
Hell's Gate 0–2 Burnaby SC
Stade Laneux 6–4 Franche-Contamine
Kirkenes FC 1–0 ASC Arvika
CF Outineau 1–0 Wynleth Flyers
Torbay Thunder 0–0 Star of Confederation (0–1 AET)
Clayquot City 2–0 Kingstown Athletic
CF Saint-Richard 1–0 Port City
Vinterhagen 0–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
Fretscray FC 0–2 CS Saint-Rémy
Les Castors 0–1 Union Lachaîne


Matchweek 20
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[OpticBob] Port City have conceded 18 goals in their last 4 matches. Existential.

Shearwater FC 8–0 Port City
Hamiltonian Cambria 0–0 Kirkenes FC
CS Saint-Rémy 2–1 Coquitlam United
Clayquot City 4–0 FC Novonaya
ASC Arvika 0–6 Latrobe Athletic
Star of Confederation 0–4 Strathcona Intls
CF Outineau 0–0 Langlois Océanic
CF Saint-Richard 1–0 Colwynian Vale
Torbay Thunder 2–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
Passerine 0–3 Burnaby SC


Matchweek 21
OUR HOUSE
Raizen Saikyomono shushes the crowd at Macquarie Docklands as he opens the scoring in the Battle of Etnier
BIRDIES LIFTOFF
Dassow scores the winner as Passerine show fighting spirit to come back from behind against Port City.
OH NO. ANYWAY...
Shearwater manager Ryan Potter shrugs off defeat to Kirkenes that cuts their lead at the top to 11 points. “I’m honestly not sure how we managed to lose that game. We did the right things and were very unlucky. We will bounce back, no doubt about it.”


Hamiltonian Cambria 2–3 CS Saint-Rémy
Kirkenes FC 2–1 Shearwater FC
Port City 1–2 Passerine
Burnaby SC 2–1 Torbay Thunder
Mazinaw Vanorian 1–2 CF Saint-Richard
Colwynian Vale 1–1 CF Outineau
Langlois Océanic 3–0 Star of Confederation
Strathcona Intls 0–1 ASC Arvika
Latrobe Athletic 0–2 Clayquot City
FC Novonaya 1–1 Coquitlam United


                          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Shearwater FC 21 18 1 2 54 20 +34 55 -
2 Kirkenes FC 21 13 5 3 49 24 +25 44 -
3 Latrobe Athletic 21 13 3 5 45 21 +24 42 -
4 CF Outineau 21 11 7 3 40 21 +19 40 -
5 Torbay Thunder 21 12 4 5 38 25 +13 40 -
6 Burnaby SC 21 11 4 6 35 13 +22 37 -
7 Clayquot City 21 11 4 6 43 29 +14 37 -
8 Langlois Océanic 21 11 2 8 41 29 +12 35
9 Strathcona Intls 21 10 3 8 34 25 +9 33
10 CS Saint-Rémy 21 10 3 8 36 36 0 33
11 Coquitlam United 21 8 8 5 27 21 +6 32
12 Mazinaw Vanorian 21 8 3 10 36 34 +2 27
13 FC Novonaya 21 7 6 8 22 31 −9 27
14 ASC Arvika 21 6 3 12 19 43 −24 21
15 Hamiltonian Cambria 21 5 5 11 28 30 −2 20
16 CF Saint-Richard 21 5 4 12 16 30 −14 19
17 Passerine 21 5 4 12 18 42 −24 19
18 Star of Confederation 21 2 7 12 22 46 −24 13 -
19 Port City 21 2 3 16 17 62 −45 9 -
20 Colwynian Vale 21 0 5 16 13 51 −38 5 -

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Matchweek 22
Passerine 0–2 Kirkenes FC
Coupe des Patriotes fourth round
Langlois Océanic 2–2 FC Novonaya (4–2 AET)
Passerine 0–2 Coquitlam United
Shearwater 1–3 Latrobe Athletic
Burnaby SC 0–0 Stade Laneux (0–0 AET) (1–3 pen.)
Kirkenes FC 0–1 CF Outineau
Star of Confederation 1–0 Clayquot City
CF Saint-Richard 3–5 Mazinaw Vanorian
CS Saint-Rémy 1–0 Union Lachaîne

Clayquot City 2–2 Strathcona Intls
ASC Arvika 2–3 Langlois Océanic
CS Saint-Rémy 4–2 FC Novonaya
Coquitlam United 0–1 Latrobe Athletic
Star of Confederation 1–1 Colwynian Vale
CF Outineau 2–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
CF Saint-Richard 1–5 Burnaby SC
Torbay Thunder 3–0 Port City
Shearwater FC 1–0 Hamiltonian Cambria


The Patriotes Cup turned up an enthralling set of fourth round fixtures, with the most anticipated being the match-up between the two league contenders Shearwater and Latrobe. That match went the opposite of each club’s league form with Latrobe getting the better of the current league leaders. Then there was the shocker as Burnaby paid for their ineffectual finishing against third division Stade Laneux and lost their composure in the penalty shootout to hand the far-west club a famous giant-killing victory. A War of the Crowns fixture in Kirkenes was then decided in Outineau’s favour by a controversial 77th-minute penalty.

Matchweek 23
Mazinaw Vanorian 2–1 Star of Confederation
Challengers Cup Round of 32 leg 1
Shearwater 0-2 KT Moreazerua (AUD)

Shearwater FC 1–1 CS Saint-Rémy
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–1 Passerine
Kirkenes FC 2–0 Torbay Thunder
Port City 1–0 CF Saint-Richard
Burnaby SC 0–1 CF Outineau
Colwynian Vale 3–1 ASC Arvika
Langlois Océanic 2–2 Clayquot City
Strathcona Intls 3–0 Coquitlam United
Latrobe Athletic 4–2 FC Novonaya


Matchweek 24
Shearwater ends a five-match winless streak that saw them knocked out of two competitions by finally scraping a 1-0 win on the north side of Kirkenes against a Passerine squad desperately scrabbling to stay clear of the relegation zone.

Margarie Pax has been given a vote of confidence by the Star of Confederation board who have reaffirmed that the Chromatik is the one who got the club to the Championship and has their “full backing” to keep them there. The Capitals followed what could still prove to be a costly defeat last week in Mazinaw with a gutsy defensive effort to earn a point coming back from a goal down against Burnaby, frustrating a team that thought scoring their first goal in 246 minutes would suffice for the win.

Port City are shipping more than a fanfiction forum as Outineau stick seven past the hapless Dartmoorians. CFO draws level with Latrobe on points and keeps themselves in the chase for the final Champions League spot.

CF Outineau 7–2 Port City
Challengers Cup Round of 32 leg 2
KT Moreazerua 1-1 Shearwater (3-1 agg.)

CS Saint-Rémy 1–1 Latrobe Athletic
FC Novonaya 0–2 Strathcona Intls
Coquitlam United 0–2 Langlois Océanic
Clayquot City 4–2 Colwynian Vale
ASC Arvika 0–2 Mazinaw Vanorian
Star of Confederation 1–1 Burnaby SC
CF Saint-Richard 1–2 Kirkenes FC
Torbay Thunder 0–0 Hamiltonian Cambria
Passerine 0–1 Shearwater FC


Matchweek 25
THUNDER STRIKES AT KINGSWHARF
Shearwater’s home support with their heads in their hands as Sakari Cantù’s 35-yard strike seals a smash-and-grab win for Torbay against the league leaders.

STICKS AND STONES AT THE EX
Smoke bombs fly as Kirkenes fails to narrow the gap at the top and instead suffers a bruising loss in the War of the Crowns, as Drystan Tudor masterminds a victory for Outineau that boots their Champions League bid.

Maiev Feldhlim takes the Player of the Match award for her brace that keeps St-Remy’s IFCF hopes alive.


Strathcona Intls 0–2 Latrobe Athletic
Passerine 0–2 CS Saint-Rémy
Shearwater FC 0–2 Torbay Thunder
Hamiltonian Cambria 4–1 CF Saint-Richard
Kirkenes FC 1–3 CF Outineau
Port City 0–3 Star of Confederation
Burnaby SC 2–2 ASC Arvika
Mazinaw Vanorian 1–3 Clayquot City
Colwynian Vale 1–2 Coquitlam United
Langlois Océanic 2–2 FC Novonaya


Matchweek 26
Top comment at BURNABY JOYS
“...let me tell you, we had scoring problems, right? We couldn’t finish, not enough chances, no zing in the final third. Well, fixed that for sure. Now we can’t f***ing defend! Can’t this team walk and chew gum at the same time? Holy f***!”


FC Novonaya 1–2 Colwynian Vale
Champions League Round of 16 leg 1
Latrobe 3-2 Herzegovina City (BNJ)

Coquitlam United 2–0 Mazinaw Vanorian
Clayquot City 2–1 Burnaby SC
ASC Arvika 1–2 Port City
Star of Confederation 2–3 Kirkenes FC
CF Outineau 3–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
CF Saint-Richard 0–0 Shearwater FC
Torbay Thunder 4–2 Passerine
CS Saint-Rémy 0–1 Strathcona Intls
Latrobe Athletic 3–1 Langlois Océanic


Matchweek 27
“Outineau have the pace and the skill to punish you... and they punished a Shearwater team that was wasteful in possession in a result that might have blown the title race back open again. Drystan Tudor and Mint Leaf got them 2-0 up, Coalan O’Reilly pulled one back but then Vanda Gero made sure as Outineau tightens their grip on fourth. As if spurred on by the result Kirkenes then went on to move into second and four points behind with a dominant thrashing of ASC Arvika, and Latrobe put six past Colwynian Vale to do neither of those relegation battlers any favours. Battle of Burnaby goes the way of the downtown club as the Centurions keep pushing for a Challengers Cup spot. As always, lots of gatekeeping going on as the debate rages if you’re a real fan when you celebrate winning the derby when the team’s league position is horrid? For the answers, all real fans know to stay tuned to Podcast FC. Which is a podcast, not a radio show, so it’s not quite stay tuned. Like and subscribe.”

Shearwater FC 1–3 CF Outineau
Champions League Round of 16 leg 2
Herzegovina City 1-0 Latrobe (3-3 agg, 5-6 pen)

Burnaby SC 2–0 Coquitlam United
Mazinaw Vanorian 2–2 FC Novonaya
Torbay Thunder 0–0 CS Saint-Rémy
Passerine 1–0 CF Saint-Richard
Hamiltonian Cambria 3–1 Star of Confederation
Kirkenes FC 4–0 ASC Arvika
Port City 1–5 Clayquot City
Colwynian Vale 1–6 Latrobe Athletic
Langlois Océanic 2–1 Strathcona Intls


REPLAY LIVE CHAT
bbqsox030: IREI SAVES!!!!!
LAFCtillidie5092: massive save irei is a fucking god
2manyconneelys: BUTTS UNCLENCHED
hariiy: Latrobe in the Qfs!!! yyeah baby
LatrobeWanderer: i just unclenched and i have cramps in my butt
captn thepsian: Wwin
<3 Urquhart: WE ARE WINNING THE FUCKING CHAMPIONS LEAGUE


Matchweek 28
CS Saint-Rémy 2–0 Langlois Océanic
Strathcona Intls 5–0 Colwynian Vale
Latrobe Athletic 3–2 Mazinaw Vanorian
FC Novonaya 1–3 Burnaby SC
Coquitlam United 2–2 Port City
Clayquot City 2–1 Kirkenes FC
ASC Arvika 1–0 Hamiltonian Cambria
Star of Confederation 1–4 Shearwater FC
CF Outineau 3–0 Passerine
CF Saint-Richard 1–2 Torbay Thunder


Matchweek 29
RED CARD Kirkenes 2-1 Coquitlam
Down by a goal, now Coquitlam are down a player. Neil Lych drags Marietta Tesla to the turf and is sent off for a second yellow card. It’s been coming as the Coquitlam defence just has no answers other than kicking shins to Kirkenes’s quick midfield tempo.

GOAL! Passerine 2-2 SoC (Denham, 72 mins)
Lyall Murphy’s give and go with Amnud Evensen puts Joseph Denham in alone and a vital goal for Star of Confederation in the relegation six-pointer.

TV12 pundit Martin Gregoire
“Hugely frustrating for both teams and doesn’t do them any favours. Being glad for the point and scrapping for a Challengers Cup spot is not where Burnaby want to be, and with Shearwater due to play ASC it’s likely that Latrobe sees the lead widen ahead of them this weekend, if they don’t drop to third after Outineau’s match. I’d give the PotM to Oliver Crossley in the Burnaby goal, most of the other 21 players on the field showed little to be impressed by.”


Burnaby SC 0–0 Latrobe Athletic
Coupe des Patriotes quarterfinals
Stade Laneux 1–2 Mazinaw Vanorian
Star of Confederation 1–2 Langlois Océanic
Latrobe Athletic 1–0 Coquitlam United
CF Outineau 2–0 CS Saint-Rémy

Mazinaw Vanorian 1–3 Strathcona Intls
CF Saint-Richard 3–3 CS Saint-Rémy
Torbay Thunder 0–2 CF Outineau
Passerine 2–3 Star of Confederation
Shearwater FC 2–0 ASC Arvika
Hamiltonian Cambria 2–1 Clayquot City
Kirkenes FC 3–1 Coquitlam United
Port City 0–3 FC Novonaya
Colwynian Vale 1–2 Langlois Océanic


Matchweek 30
FC Novonaya 2–5 Kirkenes FC
Coquitlam United 1–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
CS Saint-Rémy 2–1 Colwynian Vale
Langlois Océanic 2–2 Mazinaw Vanorian
Strathcona Intls 3–0 Burnaby SC
Latrobe Athletic 3–0 Port City
Clayquot City 4–1 Shearwater FC
ASC Arvika 1–2 Passerine
Star of Confederation 0–2 Torbay Thunder
CF Outineau 2–2 CF Saint-Richard


Matchweek 31
I’m done. We cannot win the league with this manager. Just a bunch of xG merchants but we’re not going to beat the top teams with Rossi in charge.
People really need to chill and look at the reality, this is a really tough league and there’s like 6 or 7 teams that can win it every year. We got a bit unlucky but we’re doing as well as can be expected. We are comfortably in the CL spots and literally the top scoring team in the league, have a bit of faith in the direction we’re going.
How many of you seriously think we can make up 8 points on Shearwater? If we’re not in it to win it, what’s the point of being happy with a CL place? I’m tired of always settling for ‘we did ok this year’
Rossi literally got us two trophies for the first time in a decade and everyone wants to sack her. Give your head a shake. Your expectations are only high because of the job she’s done.
A genius manager would be 4 points clear with this lot. You know, how Shearwater is? You think Shearwater is on top because they got better players than us? I’d take at most Kriedel and O’Reilly but the rest of that lot are bang average individuals who are part of BETTER COACHED TEAM


Passerine 1–0 Clayquot City
Champions League quarterfinals leg 1
Hellinic Rouge (PAS) 1-1 Latrobe

Shearwater FC 2–0 Coquitlam United
CF Outineau 1–2 CS Saint-Rémy
CF Saint-Richard 1–5 Star of Confederation
Torbay Thunder 0–0 ASC Arvika
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–2 FC Novonaya
Kirkenes FC 0–3 Latrobe Athletic
Port City 2–2 Strathcona Intls
Burnaby SC 1–0 Langlois Océanic
Mazinaw Vanorian 4–3 Colwynian Vale


Matchweek 32
CS Saint-Rémy 2–0 Mazinaw Vanorian
Champions League quarterfinals leg 2
Latrobe 3-1 Hellinic Rouge (4-2 agg.)

Colwynian Vale 0–3 Burnaby SC
Langlois Océanic 3–0 Port City
Strathcona Intls 1–1 Kirkenes FC
Latrobe Athletic 5–2 Hamiltonian Cambria
FC Novonaya 0–3 Shearwater FC
Coquitlam United 2–1 Passerine
Clayquot City 1–0 Torbay Thunder
ASC Arvika 0–1 CF Saint-Richard
Star of Confederation 3–4 CF Outineau


Matchweek 33
FT | SHE 2-0 LAT
“...goals from Tzevaada Muur and Manda Iara, but it was also a top defensive performance against one of the best attacking sides in the league. Tomasz Janaczek with that important save in the 72nd minute but a player of the match performance by Tara Kreidel to shut down Zizi Britton and keep a clean sheet for Shearwater. Former Shearwater and Hamiltonian player Gary Swann joins us in the studio. A big win especially in the circumstances, Gary?”

“Indeed, they’ve been having a really spotty run of results you have to say, but this is a different team than the one which racked up a winning run in the first half of the season and then let it slip two years ago. You saw it today where, if you’re starting to feel the pressure of your lead at the top of the table getting smaller and smaller, Latrobe can really punish you. This could have gone very differently if Raif Ducharne put that early one away, and Kai Fukushima is bit lucky to have got away with a yellow for that lunging tackle he put in just after half time... But overall they took their chances, put in a very professional performance, very solid defensively and it’s a big step towards the league title.”

Star of Confederation 0–4 CS Saint-Rémy
CF Outineau 5–1 ASC Arvika
CF Saint-Richard 1–1 Clayquot City
Torbay Thunder 2–2 Coquitlam United
Passerine 1–2 FC Novonaya
Shearwater FC 2–0 Latrobe Athletic
Hamiltonian Cambria 0–2 Strathcona Intls
Kirkenes FC 1–0 Langlois Océanic
Port City 3–1 Colwynian Vale
Burnaby SC 1–1 Mazinaw Vanorian


Matchweek 34
Colwynian Vale relegated
Last week’s defeat against Port City was the last real chance they had to save themselves and now the Dockers’ return to the National division is confirmed after they were overpowered by Kirkenes in their eighth successive defeat.

CS Saint-Rémy 1–3 Burnaby SC
Coupe des Patriotes semifinals
Langlois Océanic 0–0 CF Outineau (0–0 AET) (3–1 pen.)
Latrobe Athletic 1–3 Mazinaw Vanorian

Mazinaw Vanorian 1–2 Port City
Colwynian Vale 0–3 Kirkenes FC
Langlois Océanic 3–0 Hamiltonian Cambria
Strathcona Intls 0–0 Shearwater FC
Latrobe Athletic 2–1 Passerine
FC Novonaya 1–2 Torbay Thunder
Coquitlam United 3–0 CF Saint-Richard
Clayquot City 1–4 CF Outineau
ASC Arvika 1–2 Star of Confederation


Matchweek 35
“YOU CAN SAVE THE CONFEDERATION!”
One point above the drop zone, Star of Confederation players urge fans to fill the stadium and back the team ahead of crucial home game against Clayquot City.
SATURDAY SOCCER ON 12 PREVIEW
Latrobe can guarantee Champions League qualification with a point as they host fifth-place Torbay at the Dock.


ASC Arvika 1–1 CS Saint-Rémy
Star of Confederation 1–1 Clayquot City
CF Outineau 1–0 Coquitlam United
CF Saint-Richard 0–1 FC Novonaya
Torbay Thunder 1–1 Latrobe Athletic
Passerine 0–3 Strathcona Intls
Shearwater FC 3–0 Langlois Océanic
Hamiltonian Cambria 2–0 Colwynian Vale
Kirkenes FC 2–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
Port City 2–3 Burnaby SC


Matchweek 36
Shearwater closes in on title after rolling over Colwynian – Already relegated and parked at the bottom, Colwynian Vale put up little resistance to a Shearwater club that looked like champions-elect as they swatted the Dockers aside. It’s been a tough go all year for a defence that’s been outmatched in terms of ability and tactics practically every week. Their horrific tally of 90 goals conceded is only matched by Port City’s calamitous 93 goals against, with Port looking all but certain to follow them down as the first division gap seems to widen every time these clubs clamber their way into it.
Outineau kept up the title chase with a thumping win in Novonaya - But you have to think something crazy would have to happen over the next two weeks to deny Shearwater a long-awaited championship.
Wolf packs away two as Kirkenes triumphs at Stadium Konoha - The title’s out of reach but a dominant away win for Kirkenes in the Anglian Derby is sure to give the club (and Natalia Rossi’s job security) a boost.
Murphy rues disallowed goal as Confederation suffer setback - Star of Confederation are knocked back into relegation danger as what would have been a well-deserved point was controversially taken away when the referee ruled Amund Evensen had committed a foul in the build-up to Lyall Murphy’s 64th-minute equalizer that wasn’t.
Hartpoach’s free kick shoots Strathcona into sixth
St-Richard boosts survival chances with stunning win in Latrobe

CS Saint-Rémy 5–2 Port City
Champions League semifinals leg 1
Aminey (KOR) 3-3 Latrobe

Burnaby SC 1–3 Kirkenes FC
Mazinaw Vanorian 3–2 Hamiltonian Cambria
Colwynian Vale 1–3 Shearwater FC
Langlois Océanic 2–1 Passerine
Strathcona Intls 2–1 Torbay Thunder
Latrobe Athletic 1–2 CF Saint-Richard
FC Novonaya 1–5 CF Outineau
Coquitlam United 1–0 Star of Confederation
Clayquot City 4–0 ASC Arvika


Matchweek 37
SHEARWATER WINS KFL CHAMPIONSHIP
Outineau only had themselves to blame as they anti-climatically handed the title to Shearwater in the space of 15 minutes against a heavily-rotated Latrobe side. Rattled by going behind after 3 minutes when a horrid mis-kick saw Gilles Bray lob his own goalkeeper, an inadvisably frantic attempt to get back on the attack saw Calum Kirkpatrick caught out trying a killer pass – which picked out Latrobe stalwart Raif Ducharne and proved killer to his own team. Ducharne could put his feet up for the second half and think about the second leg of their Champions League semifinal while watching Enyinnaya Udegbunam twist the knife with a 30-yard banger.

The distraction of knowing that Shearwater would lift its first trophy in thirty years at the end of the match was probably behind the lapses in concentration that let first Pfandr Oresund and then Alice Sauvage break through the lines for Mazinaw and beat Janaczek one-on-one in carbon copy fashion. Brion Steinno snagged one off a rebound to set up his team to push for the equalizer in the final ten minutes, but few in Kingswharf will have been overly concerned about the failure to break through as they celebrated their club’s historic triumph.

Also, Port City have been relegated to the KFL National. They did not engage in their usual habit of conceding early and then completely caving in this time, but they were still flattered by the 1-0 scoreline and Kirkenes could easily have helped themselves if they’d been more clinical.

Star of Confederation 2–0 FC Novonaya
Champions League semifinals leg 2
Latrobe 1-1 Aminey (a.e.t, 4-4 agg)
Latrobe wins 5-4 on penalties

Clayquot City 1–1 CS Saint-Rémy
ASC Arvika 0–3 Coquitlam United
CF Outineau 1–3 Latrobe Athletic
CF Saint-Richard 1–2 Strathcona Intls
Torbay Thunder 1–3 Langlois Océanic
Passerine 2–0 Colwynian Vale
Shearwater FC 1–2 Mazinaw Vanorian
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–3 Burnaby SC
Kirkenes FC 1–0 Port City


The wild roller coaster of the first leg seemed set to continue. The hosts went for it from the off and were rewarded as Macquarie Docklands erupted when Latrobe took the lead in the 7th minute. Raif Ducharne pinged a seeing-eye through ball for Erland Stromby to put away. But Aminey held on and steadily got a grip on the match, seizing a well-deserved equalizer early in the second half to set up a tense and nervy finish. Penalties eventually were needed to settle the tie, and it was a wrenching miss on Aminey’s fifth penalty that sent Latrobe into Champions League final, the first time a Kelssek club had ever gone to the biggest stage in football.

Matchweek 38

93:17 | SRI 0-1 OCE | +3
“...a grim mood from the fans here as they all know that ASC Arvika have won against Novonaya. St-Richard just need that one goal to stay up, but time is nearly out.”

“Allste hoping to find Abraham but it’s not a good pass and Oceanic will have the throw-in... You have to say, two clubs neither of whom will get what they want from this because Langlois’s faint hope of an IFCF spot also surely gone with Torbay all but securing the final Challengers Cup place today.”

“And that will do it! A bitterly cruel way for CF Saint-Richard to suffer its first-ever relegation. There’ve been difficult seasons before, but this will stand as a dark day in this storied club’s history. Beaten on the final day by their great rivals, this is a Salt Coast Derby that will be the subject of much debate and controversy for years to come.”


Mazinaw Vanorian 2–1 Passerine
Colwynian Vale 0–3 Torbay Thunder
Langlois Océanic 1–0 CF Saint-Richard
Strathcona Intls 2–1 CF Outineau
Latrobe Athletic 0–1 Star of Confederation
FC Novonaya 1–3 ASC Arvika
CS Saint-Rémy 1–1 Kirkenes FC
Port City 2–0 Hamiltonian Cambria
Burnaby SC 0–3 Shearwater FC
Coquitlam United 0–1 Clayquot City


                          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Shearwater FC 38 28 4 6 82 34 +48 88 -
2 Kirkenes FC 38 25 7 6 84 42 +42 82 -
3 CF Outineau 38 24 8 6 88 42 +46 80 -
4 Latrobe Athletic 38 24 6 8 83 38 +45 78 -
5 Strathcona Intls 38 21 7 10 68 38 +30 70 -
6 Clayquot City 38 20 9 9 78 50 +28 69 -
7 Torbay Thunder 38 19 9 10 61 42 +19 66 -
8 Burnaby SC 38 19 8 11 64 35 +29 65
9 Langlois Océanic 38 20 5 13 69 51 +18 65
10 CS Saint-Rémy 38 18 10 10 68 54 +14 64
11 Coquitlam United 38 14 11 13 46 43 +3 53
12 Mazinaw Vanorian 38 14 6 18 63 66 −3 48
13 FC Novonaya 38 11 8 19 45 72 −27 41
14 Hamiltonian Cambria 38 9 8 21 48 60 −12 35
15 Star of Confederation 38 8 10 20 49 76 −27 34
16 Passerine 38 9 5 24 34 72 −38 32
17 ASC Arvika 38 8 6 24 33 80 −47 30
18 CF Saint-Richard 38 7 8 23 31 64 −33 29 -
19 Port City 38 7 5 26 38 105 −67 26 -
20 Colwynian Vale 38 2 6 30 30 98 −68 12 -


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KELSSEK FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
SEASON 70


KFL Championship team of the season
GK: Tomascz Janaczek (Shearwater)
DF: Ashley Douglass (Outineau)
DF: Tara Kreidel (Shearwater)
DF: Trifonas Tolakis (Strathcona)
DF: Tzevaada Muur (Kirkenes)
MF: Victor Nyquist (Kirkenes)
MF: Mint Leaf (Outineau)
MF: Raïf Ducharne (Latrobe)
MF: Timurdogan Yerli (Shearwater)
FW: Zizi Britton (Latrobe)
FW: Brion Steinno (Shearwater)

GK: Iroha Irei (Latrobe)
DF: Eoin Bream (Torbay)
DF: Marietta Tesla (Kirkenes)
MF: Coalan O’Reilly (Shearwater)
MF: Raizen Saikyomono (Clayquot)
FW: Catheline Matthias (KirkeneS)
FW: Vanda Gerô (Outineau)

Sportswriters Union Player of the Year: Tara Kreidel (Shearwater)
Nominees: Victor Nyquist (Kirkenes), Tomascz Janaczek (Shearwater), Zizi Britton (Latrobe)
Foreign Player of the Year: Brion Stienno (Shearwater)
Nominees: Bastian Wolf (Kirkenes), Catheline Matthias (Kirkenes), Manda Iara (Shearwater)
Young Player of the Year: Molly Taylor (Outineau)
Quinten van der Ven (Kirkenes), David Geoffrion (Torbay), Alice Sauvage (Mazinaw)

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   National                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Wynleth Flyers 42 30 4 8 80 35 +45 94 -
2 Kawarthas District 42 25 12 5 71 32 +39 87 -
3 St. David Wanderers 42 26 8 8 84 49 +35 86 -
4 Union Lachaîne 42 25 9 8 78 46 +32 84 -
5 Sitka Valley 42 24 10 8 76 48 +28 82 -
6 Kingstown Athletic 42 24 10 8 63 40 +23 82 -
7 Les Castors 42 20 9 13 59 45 +14 69
8 Saintsport Heath 42 18 12 12 59 54 +5 66
9 West Haligonia Spartan 42 16 8 18 66 64 +2 56
10 Pembina City 42 16 8 18 54 52 +2 56
11 St. Kildera FC 42 15 11 16 46 54 −8 56
12 Association Ariddienne 42 15 10 17 58 64 −6 55
13 CF Mirabelle 42 12 12 18 49 61 −12 48
14 Jeunesse Lunaire 42 13 9 20 35 52 −17 48
15 CS Rivière-du-Nord 42 12 9 21 52 66 −14 45
16 Gagliano Mariners 42 11 10 21 42 65 −23 43
17 Arlingsdale City 42 10 12 20 59 67 −8 42
18 Southbank Mariners 42 10 11 21 39 55 −16 41
19 Wickham Warriors 42 10 8 24 57 92 −35 38 -
20 Redswyth Red Stars 42 8 11 23 47 68 −21 35 -
21 Bramerlee Bulldogs 42 8 10 24 29 65 −36 34 -
22 Miramichi Lakers 42 8 9 25 33 62 −29 33 -

KFL National Playoffs
Semifinals
St. David Wanderers 1–0 Kingstown Athletic
Union Lachaîne 2–3 Sitka Valley

Final
Sitka Valley 0–2 St. David Wanderers

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   Association North       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Natanel Royals 30 18 8 4 51 25 +26 62 -
2 Lancaster Hill 30 19 4 7 54 26 +28 61 -
3 Ealesgreen United 30 17 10 3 48 22 +26 61 -
4 AS Grands-Sources 30 18 6 6 49 35 +14 60 -
5 Sudbury Rangers 30 15 9 6 52 26 +26 54 -
6 New Scarborough 30 16 6 8 37 29 +8 54
7 Delta Sorthern 30 15 7 8 50 34 +16 52
8 Vinterhagen 30 13 9 8 44 30 +14 48
9 Racing Mistwygn 30 12 6 12 40 36 +4 42
10 Keeleford County 30 12 4 14 36 38 −2 40
11 Hawthorn Elms 30 8 11 11 35 38 −3 35
12 Rytick 30 5 9 16 21 43 −22 24
13 Rockecliffe & Eatons 30 5 4 21 20 60 −40 19
14 White Rose 30 2 11 17 16 46 −30 17
15 Neíra Alavaria 30 3 7 20 26 51 −25 16
16 Áfram Gimlet 30 3 7 20 15 55 −40 16

Association South Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Delta Sorthern 30 21 6 3 62 32 +30 69 -
2 Ayushirda 30 21 3 6 55 24 +31 66 -
3 Châteaufroid 30 20 5 5 50 25 +25 65 -
4 Stade Laneux 30 17 7 6 52 24 +28 58 -
5 Sunrise Coast 30 17 5 8 64 38 +26 56 -
6 Metropolitan FC 30 15 7 8 40 33 +7 52
7 Franche-Contamine 30 14 8 8 39 26 +13 50
8 Breton Pacifica 30 15 5 10 46 42 +4 50
9 Kananzawai 30 12 8 10 44 36 +8 44
10 AS Lac-Abitargnais 30 12 7 11 39 38 +1 43
11 Watermeet 30 11 9 10 38 38 0 42
12 Valeartha 30 4 7 19 24 52 −28 19
13 Hell's Gate 30 4 5 21 24 55 −31 17
14 Stade Montagnards 30 3 6 21 16 52 −36 15
15 Kisloups 30 2 8 20 32 66 −34 14
16 Cache-Crambery 30 1 6 23 19 63 −44 9

KFL Association Playoffs
North semifinals
Lancaster Hill 0–1 Sudbury Rangers
Ealesgreen United 0–1 AS Grands-Sources

North final
AS Grands-Sources 4–2 Sudbury Rangers

South semifinals
Ayushirda 0–1 Sunrise Coast
Châteaufroid 1–1 Stade Laneux (1–3 AET)

South final
Sunrise Coast 1–2 Stade Laneux


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Coupe des Patriotes first round
St. David Wanderers 3–3 Pembina City (3–3 AET) (4–1 pen.)
Wynleth Flyers 2–2 Metropolitan FC (3–2 AET)
Franche-Contamine 0–0 Miramichi Lakers (1–0 AET)
Arlingsdale City 1–0 Kisloups
Ayushirda 2–0 Hawthorn Elms
Natanel Royals 0–1 Wickham Warriors
Les Castors 4–2 CS Rivière-du-Nord
Union Lachaîne 2–1 New Scarborough
Watermeet 1–3 Kawarthas District
Sudbury Rangers 1–1 Miramichi Lakers (2–1 AET)
Rytick 0–1 Châteaufroid
Sunrise Coast 1–0 AS Grands-Sources
Gagliano Mariners 0–1 St. Kildera FC
Kananzawai 2–1 Sitka Valley
Vinterhagen 1–0 Valeartha
Jeunesse Lunaire 1–0 CF Mirabelle
Fretscray FC 3–1 Delta Sorthern
Kingstown Athletic 1–1 Keeleford County (1–1 AET) (4–2 pen.)
Southbank Mariners 3–3 West Haligonia Spartan (3–3 AET) (6–7 pen.)
Redswyth Red Stars 3–2 Bramerlee Bulldogs
Ealesgreen United 3–3 Stade Laneux (4–5 AET)
Delta Sorthern 1–0 Mistwygn
Breton Pacifica 1–3 Assn Ariddienne
AS Lac-Abitargnais 0–2 Hell’s Gate

second round
Châteaufroid 2–0 Ayushirda
Hell’s Gate 1–0 Redswyth Red Stars
Fretscray FC 1–0 St. Kildera FC
West Haligonia Spartan 2–2 Wynleth Flyers (2–3 AET)
St. David Wanderers 1–2 Sudbury Rangers
Assn Ariddienne 0–0 Stade Laneux (0–1 AET)
Franche-Contamine 3–0 Kananzawai
Wickham Warriors 0–2 Les Castors
Arlingsdale City 3–1 Sunrise Coast
Union Lachaîne 2–1 Kawarthas District
Vinterhagen 2–1 Delta Sorthern
Jeunesse Lunaire 1–4 Kingstown Athletic

third round
Langlois Océanic 2–0 Colwynian Vale
Sudbury Rangers 1–4 FC Novonaya
Hamiltonian Cambria 2–3 Passerine
Strathcona Intls 0–2 Coquitlam United
Shearwater 4–0 Châteaufroid
Arlingsdale City 2–5 Latrobe Athletic
Hell's Gate 0–2 Burnaby SC
Stade Laneux 6–4 Franche-Contamine
Kirkenes FC 1–0 ASC Arvika
CF Outineau 1–0 Wynleth Flyers
Torbay Thunder 0–0 Star of Confederation (0–1 AET)
Clayquot City 2–0 Kingstown Athletic
CF Saint-Richard 1–0 Port City
Vinterhagen 0–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
Fretscray FC 0–2 CS Saint-Rémy
Les Castors 0–1 Union Lachaîne

fourth round
Langlois Océanic 2–2 FC Novonaya (4–2 AET)
Passerine 0–2 Coquitlam United
Shearwater 1–3 Latrobe Athletic
Burnaby SC 0–0 Stade Laneux (0–0 AET) (1–3 pen.)
Kirkenes FC 0–1 CF Outineau
Star of Confederation 1–0 Clayquot City
CF Saint-Richard 3–5 Mazinaw Vanorian
CS Saint-Rémy 1–0 Union Lachaîne

quarterfinals
Stade Laneux 1–2 Mazinaw Vanorian
Star of Confederation 1–2 Langlois Océanic
Latrobe Athletic 1–0 Coquitlam United
CF Outineau 2–0 CS Saint-Rémy

semifinals
Langlois Océanic 0–0 CF Outineau (0–0 AET) (3–1 pen.)
Latrobe Athletic 1–3 Mazinaw Vanorian


19TH COUPE DES PATRIOTES FINAL
Stade de la Pacifique (attn. 36,771)

TOUS AU STADE! For the first time in the tournament’s history, a club had reached a final in its own stadium. Both clubs had certainly defied expectations to be here, in a rematch of the Patriotes Cup 15 final, by beating two favourites in the semifinals. In an intraprovincial rivalry match, Océanic ended Outineau’s bid for a third successive Cup title in a penalty shootout, while Mazinaw knockout out high-flying Latrobe (who would only have to console themselves with a Champions League final instead, the poor dears). Océanic finished above Mazinaw in the league table but each club felt quite differently about their performance, with Mazinaw fans pleased as punch to have reestablished themselves in the top flight, while in Langlois the failure to qualify for IFCF football sparked grousing about falling standards mixed with hope and expectation that the glory of a Cup win could set things right.

“See the satyr in the air, allez allez allez!” Each club was allocated an equal number of tickets but inevitably Langlois fans had been able to procure more of the “neutral” bloc meant for Football Kelssek flunkies, grassroots workers and volunteers, excited children, etc. This was strongly evident when Océanic captain Kiera Weiram opened the scoring in minute 11 and brought out the rousing Magique Système classic from the crowd.

You’re always vulnerable when you’ve just scored, though, and barely 3 minutes had elapsed when Pfandr Oresund evaded the defensive coverage far too easily and equalized for Mazinaw. Strap in, folks. More excitement was to come and now Mazinaw were the ones on the front foot, yet sharp goalkeeping by Michael Sveyn kept Vanorian out. It seemed like the tide was starting to ebb and Océanic had weathered the pressure when an errant pass from Jacques Peele was picked off by Clodio Noya, who moved it over to the wing where Sandrine McLeod was galloping to the byline. With the Océanic backline on their heels, McLeod cut it back to Pherem Mutusga and suddenly Mazinaw were ahead.

More movement. More energy. One touch football. That seemed to have been the half time instruction, as Océanic methodically monopolized possession and worked the ball into the box. The minutes wore on until 74 minutes when at the culmination of one such effort, Wang Yuan was finally on the ball, loose, and in shooting range. Wang Yuan’s shot was fired straight at Link Smith, but Robert Rosen, arriving late off the left flank, was first to the rebound and put his laces through it, sending it high at the near post with Bajalica stranded. 2-2.

With the match levelled for a second time, both sides seemed to deflate. They seemed to have settled for extra time. It was a nothing foul, a nothing free kick, that decided it in the end. Alice Sauvage delivered it well, the Océanic players didn’t deal with it and it was Logan Ragno who connected with a bit of a shinner that wrong-footed Sveyn. Danny Flint threw on another forward but it was a desperation move. Faced with this setback at the tail end of a disappointing season, Océanic just didn’t seem to have the spirit to fight back. Mazinaw celebrated the club’s first Cup win, and will have felt they deserved it.

OCÉANIC CF – 2
Michael Sveyn
Robert Rosen
Dylan Patterson
Norue Busokhu
Jacques Peele
Kathy Eowins
Kiera Weiram
Kyshoen Nagy (off 88)
Tyler Hodgson (sub 70)
Zilar Galharretborde (off 82)
Wang Yuan

Scotia McDonald
Ethan Porter (on 70)
Kathy Franklin
Tyrone Russell
Fioniann Baalbaki
Puxjodaskar Lohánares (on 82)
Jourdain Dupuis (on 88)
MAZINAW - 3
Slaven Bajalica
Laura Adler
Bertrand Paré
Link Smith
Tegan Earrach
Clodio Noya
Eustaquio Abaya
Sandrine McLeod (sub 79)
Pherem Mutsuga (sub 73)
Pfandr Oresund (sub 82)
Cassie Silverton

Doug Magennis
Julian Hendrick
Nolan Murphy (on 79)
Klaus Larsson
Alice Sauvage (on 73)
Jordan Normand
Logan Ragno (on 82)



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Final
Latrobe Athletic 0-1 Fontvielle Impact (VLD)
(after extra time)
Radlov Arena, Brantisvogan, Squornshelan Remnant States

Latrobe were the first Kelssek club to reach an IFCF or UICA final in their unfancied tilt at the 6th Challengers Cup three years ago. Just being there was an accomplishment back then. They’ve felt such a lift under Warner Dranz that this somewhat charmed path (twice progressing in penalty shootouts) to the world’s biggest prize was met with a much more serious and real sense that this one could be in their grasp. There was only the small matter of having to beat two-time UICA Champions’ Cup winners Fontvielle Impact, but on the field if not in history and heritage, Latrobe clearly felt they were of equal calibre. It turned out to be a tense 90-minute stalemate, decided in extra time. Latrobe had kept one of the stoutest defences in Kelssek all year, but the backline's tired legs at the end of a long season were a factor in conceding the deciding goal. Athletic were thus left to rue a season that saw them chasing three trophies in the final month, and ending with none.
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The Premiership
Season 24

Northeastern League    P    W    D    L    GF   GA   Dif   Pts
Redswyth Union 73 52 8 13 269 188 81 112 Q 1
Internationale 73 47 10 16 267 178 89 104 Q 3
Kirkenes Dragons 73 46 12 15 248 162 86 104 Q 4
Olympique Langlois 73 43 16 14 245 182 63 102 Q 5
Clayquot Partisans 73 43 10 20 258 176 82 96 Q 7
Wynleth Gaels 73 40 12 21 248 200 48 92 Q 8
Faucons de Saint-Rémy 73 39 13 21 246 185 61 91 q 13
CS Val d'Argent 73 34 18 21 226 185 41 86 q 14
Chevalles Champjaune 73 38 10 25 229 201 28 86 q 15
Beaujoire 73 31 14 28 212 190 22 76 q 16
Kingsharbour Royals 73 31 13 29 217 211 6 75 q 20
Colwyn Thunder 73 33 8 32 220 194 26 74
Cantons-de-l'Ouest 73 28 13 32 187 215 -28 69
Pingouins de Lescure 73 30 8 35 211 231 -20 68
Neorvins Wolves 73 24 14 35 199 218 -19 62
Kirkenes Rangers 73 21 14 38 200 260 -60 56
Red Star Clayquot 73 21 12 40 207 227 -20 54
Kardinia Cats 73 15 18 40 163 243 -80 48
Glen Éira 73 10 15 48 161 260 -99 35

Southwestern League P W D L GF GA Dif Pts
Vickery Vikings 73 49 10 14 275 182 93 108 Q 2
Ad Astra 73 44 9 20 244 177 67 97 Q 6
Mazinaw Knights 73 39 11 23 246 196 50 89 Q 9
CH Outineau 73 37 15 21 228 191 37 89 Q 10
Dartmoor Armada 73 34 12 27 227 205 22 80 Q 11
Burnaby Ravens 73 34 11 28 203 213 -10 79 Q 12
Breton Emeralds 73 33 10 30 203 195 8 76 q 17
Novanaya Rangers 73 32 12 29 201 194 7 76 q 18
Olympique Laneux 73 30 16 27 208 222 -14 76 q 19
Dinamo Lupinissia 73 28 16 29 213 229 -16 72
Alavarian 73 28 12 33 212 219 -7 68
Escadron de Dorval 73 24 13 36 197 235 -38 61
Kalista Renegades 73 23 13 37 186 224 -38 59
Grand Falls Halig 73 20 11 42 178 249 -71 51
Crystal Mountains 73 19 12 42 176 248 -72 50
AS Dieppe 73 20 8 45 162 213 -51 48
Natanel Rangers 73 15 10 48 171 245 -74 40
Pembina Thistle 73 13 10 50 163 263 -100 36
Anciens-Baillages 73 12 5 56 167 267 -100 29


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KHL PREMIERS
SEASON 24


131st Desjardins Cup
First round
St-Rémy        1  3  1
Kingsharbour 2 4 2

Val d'Argent 4 5* 4 4
Olym Laneux 2 4 7 1

Champjaune 3 2 6 7 3
Novonaya 4 4 1 2 4*

Beaujoire 6 2 1 3 3
Breton 1 4 3 0 1

Second round
Redswyth          4  3  3  1  4
Kingsharbour 3 6 4 3 5*

Wynleth 2 2 4 0 2
Mazinaw 3* 3 1 1* 4

Olym Langlois 3 3 5 1 3 3
Burnaby 0 4* 1 2* 2 1

Kirkenes Drgns 3 1 5 2 5 4
Val d'Argent 4 0 3 3* 2 0

Internationale 3 4 2 3 4 3 5
Beaujoire 6 2 3 6 1 1 0

Ad Astra 2 3 3* 5* 3 2 0
Dartmoor 1 4 2 4 4 3 3

Partisans 1 3 2 2
Outineau 2 5 3 3*

Vickery 6 1 4 5 4
Novonaya 2 3 2 4 2
Union will not soon live this embarrassment down as Kingsharbour dumps out the reigning premiers in five matches.

Quarterfinals
Kingsharbour     1  3  3* 5  3*
Mazinaw 5 2 2 2 2

Olym Langlois 1 2 3 2 3 7 3*
Kirkenes Drgns 0 1 5 1 5 8* 2

Internationale 5 6 3 5 4*
Dartmoor 2 2 4 2 3

Outineau 4 3 6 4 3 2
Vickery 6 6 5 2 5 6
Semifinals
Kingsharbour     1  1  1  2
Olym Langlois 5 2 4 5

Internationale 3 1 0 2 4* 4 5
Vickery 1 3 4 3 3 2 2
Kingsharbour's underdog run came to a screeching halt as Olympique swept them off the ice like a curling stone made of paper. Neutrals did have a comeback for the ages to enjoy however, as Internationale came from 3-1 down in their series to steam past the Vikings and into the final.

Final
Olym Langlois    5  4  3  4* 6  0
Internationale 6 5 4 3 3 5
If only for a moment, it looked like Olympique were set to turn the tables on Internationale. But after a fright when Olympique's opening goal after 41 seconds was ruled to have been kicked in, the team from Latrobe dug in and closed it out with a vengeance in the sixth match of the series to the delight of the home crowd.

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SEASON 24


                            Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
1 Wynleth Cambria 28 22 0 6 1017 619 +398 88
2 Latrobe Athletic 28 20 1 7 1077 743 +334 82
3 Mazinaw Stallions 28 20 0 8 935 680 +255 80
4 Redswyth Rebels 28 19 0 9 988 689 +299 76
5 Nordiques RFC 28 18 0 10 930 683 +247 72
6 Burnaby Lions 28 16 0 12 969 797 +172 64
7 Kirkenes Crusaders 28 15 0 13 901 790 +111 60
8 Breton RFC 28 13 0 15 868 843 +25 52
9 Hamilton Highlanders 28 13 0 15 723 802 −79 52
10 Rotor Novonaya 28 12 1 15 846 901 −55 50
11 Neorvins Armada 28 10 1 17 804 948 −144 42
12 Vickery RFC 28 10 0 18 612 999 −387 40
13 Clayquot Reds 28 9 0 19 681 1025 −344 36
14 Alouettes de Champjaune 28 6 1 21 636 1004 −368 26
15 NGSA Ulyanof 28 5 0 23 618 1082 −464 20

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SEASON 42


                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Lakeland Storm 34 27 3 4 309 230 +79 84
2 Latrobe Dolphins 34 25 0 9 299 246 +53 75
3 Kraken d'Outineau 34 23 3 8 319 264 +55 72
4 Burnaby Thunderbirds 34 23 3 8 291 240 +51 72
5 Kirkenes Blues 34 22 1 11 310 249 +61 67
6 Redswyth Marlins 34 20 3 11 270 245 +25 63
7 Daudard-des-Oiseaux 34 15 5 14 280 270 +10 50
8 Neorvins Sharks 34 14 7 13 274 265 +9 49
9 Wynleth Avengers 34 15 4 15 284 288 −4 49
10 CA Langlois 34 13 5 16 281 265 +16 44
11 Clayquot Neptunes 34 14 2 18 253 287 −34 44
12 Kirkenes Jets 34 12 6 16 277 291 −14 42
13 Laneux Natation 1874 34 11 5 18 271 293 −22 38
14 Breton Mooseheads 34 11 4 19 242 284 −42 37
15 Dynamo Lupinissia 34 10 4 20 264 300 −36 34
16 Vickery Tsunami 34 11 1 22 257 308 −51 34
17 Colywn Aquatics 34 4 6 24 247 312 −65 18
18 Kewatin Vipers 34 5 0 29 234 325 −91 15


Preliminary finals
Lakeland Storm 2-0 Burnaby Thunderbirds *9-9 11-5
Latrobe Dolphins 0-2 Kraken d'Outineau 7-13 9-10

Elimination finals
Kirkenes Blues 2-1 Neorvins Sharks 12-11 10-8 11-10
Redswyth Marlins 2-0 Daudard-des-Oiseaux 8-6 9-8

Qualifying finals
Burnaby Thunderbirds 2-1 Kirkenes Blues 10-11 10-8 9-6
Latrobe Dolphins 1-2 Redswyth Marlins 7-6 4-14 6-9

Semifinals
Lakeland Storm 1-2 Redswyth Marlins 8-7 6-8 10-11
Kraken d'Outineau 1-2 Burnaby Thunderbirds 9-5 7-8 6-11

Final
Burnaby Thunderbirds 2-0 Redswyth Marlins 8-5 10-8


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WATER POLO PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
SEASON 42

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KFL CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON 71 PREVIEW


Khoidod Bavgainykhu [GK], age 30 (HIN)
Harold Adelkune [LB/LM], age 23 (KSK)
Yamato Oshiro [D C], age 32 (HIN)
Bryan Ianokis* [D C], age 30 (KSK) C[/b]
Leonie MacGhoill [RB], age 28 (KSK)
Hayden Roberts [M C], age 27 (KSK)
Felar Katadfass [CM], age 21 (EFK)
Harun Farrow [CMF/AMF/DMF], age 18 (EFL)
Atlas Vasiliadis* [M L], age 32 (NPH)
Martí Calderon [CF], age 34 (TEQ)
Ronan Bryan* [CF], age 23 (EUR)

Damien Mill [GK], age 37 (KSK)
Norris Vlietsen [D/M RC], age 33 (KSK)
Alex Fisher [D C], age 32 (KSK)
Ismail Husar [D L], age 29 (KSK)
Gestur Torsteinsson [RB], age 33 (GRF)
Lucius Akaayar [M C], age 30 (KSK)
Nick Carter [M LC], age 33 (KSK)
Sam Miller [AM C], age 24 (KSK)
Thomas Phillips [M R], age 30 (KSK)
Tetsuya Watanabe [ST], age 30 (HIN)
Maelle Sarada [CF], age 19 (KSK)

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All Sports Club of Arvika
Home ground: Community Stadium (34,700)
Facilities: Ground ★★★ / Training ★★★ / Youth system ★★ / Youth recruitment ★★
Main rivals: NGSA Ulyanof
Honours: KFL Championship (1): 49
KFL National runners-up: 64, 69
Fanzines: North Star

Based in Surono's provincial capital 350 km from the northern polar circle, ASC are the northernmost professional club in the country. Other than a brief spell of success two decades ago, ASC were a solid mid-table team before suffering a shock relegation which marked the club’s fall into yo-yo club status as they find themselves scrabbling in an increasingly competitive second tier to gain promotion to Championship. Such has been their fate, despite the appreciated efforts of their relatively young manager, former Kelssek international Victor Clinton. Restoring a firm place in the top flight is the goal, and indeed where the club believes it should comfortably reach.

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It was scary getting dragged into a relegation fight late on, when after the first few weeks we thought it was safe. We put a lot onto Ianokis and when he had a patch of injuries our form just deflated. We need depth, we need legs, and while Katadfass looks promising our general transfer strategy of scooping up random loanees and National division players of the week won’t cut it. I hope I’m wrong but this is looking like a disaster in the making.

Manager: Victor Clinton, age 44 Coach: Logan Ragno [AUD], age 39
Last three seasons: 17th, 2nd (Nat’l), 4th (Nat’l), 19th, 11th
Players in: Felar Katadfass (Urbu, $2.5m/τ0.87m), Harun Farrow (loan, 1830 Cathair), Maelle Sarada (youth)

Oliver Crossley [GK], age 24 (TKT)
Nacuémiró Buené* [D/M L], age 26 (KSK/FFD)
Olaf Haabjörn [D C], age 28 (SVJ)
Ingrid Lambert [D C], age 25 (KSK)
Gianni Esposito [RB], age 23 (SVG)
Tanner Malvin [M C], age 29 (KSK)
Turok van Halen [CM/AM], age 30 (HIN)
Tios Pórmel Mufes* [AM], age 29 (TIO)
Ikra Yonte* [RM], age 29 (SRS)
Andreas Bjerk [AM LR], age 23 (VAL)
Timothy Sapping [AM/F C], age 23 (KOR)

Mia Hinam [GK], age 24 (KSK)
Simon Boulechemin [D C], age 33 (KSK)
Melissa Gaudreault [CB], age 19 (KSK)
Ashleigh Coles [D R], age 33 (ETN)
Phillip Johnson [RB], age 20 (KSK)
Eilwen Loew [RB/LB], age 19 (KSK)
Keith Leung [D/M C], age 29 (KSK)
Ciaran Black [D L], age 23 (KSK)
Kari Zücker [M C], age 35 (KSK) C
Stian Haukland [CM], age 23 (KOR)
Jason McGwire [D/M L], age 27 (KSK)
Shaun Bradwell [CM], age 19 (KSK)
Rory Joseph [RM], age 21 (KSK)
Minerva Emond [AM], age 26 (EFL)
Josh Wallin [M R], age 33 (KSK)
Markus Oyvind [AM C], age 27 (KSK)
Samir Petrovic [F C], age 33 (KSK)

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Burnaby Sport Club
Home ground: Stadium Konoha (60,200)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★★ / Training facilities ★★★★★ / Youth system ★★★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★★★
Main rivals: Coquitlam United, Kirkenes FC
Honours: KFL Championship (15): 4, 13, 16, 25, 29, 44, 47, 48, 50, 52, 54, 58, 64, 65, 68; runners-up: 56, 63, 67
Coupe des Patriotes (1): 14; finalists: 8, 11
Fanzines: Altitude Sickness, Two O'Clock Gun, Blue Patch Boys
Notable former players: Phillip Lozic, Thamior Liadon, Bernard Despatie, Maiev Feidhlim, Pierre Vasseur
Manager: Seth Harrison, age 61

Kelssek’s most successful team in terms of league titles, the first (so far only) team to win the league and cup double, the first club to reach a UICA group stage, and named Kelssek’s UICA Club of the Century for that incredible accomplishment, giving them the dubious nickname “Centurions”. Burnaby’s historic success is built on their excellent youth academy system, which they were the first team in the country to establish. This was also possible because they’re the most popular team in the part of the country where soccer is the most popular, so plenty of ticket-buying fans and a strong local talent pool. It’s also the club most likely for people outside the country to have heard of.

Mick Hawkins, Blue Patch Boys capo
We all love Seth Harrison for what he’s done for this club, but we all know this rebuild is going far worse than promised. Missing IFCF two years in a row is an absolute travesty and it’s past time we said thank you for the good times and packed Harrison away. Too many delusional fans think all we need to do is keep the faith. That’s not going to be good enough, the present matters and the past is history. I’d give him ten matches to sort this out, or it’s time to find someone who can get this club back where it belongs.

Last five seasons: 8th, 13th, 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Players in: Melissa Gaudreault (youth), Eilwen Loew (youth), Shaun Bradwell (youth)

Thimiscles Seanclair [GK], age 31 (YSP)
Ashley Douglass [D/WB R], age 34 (KSK)
Jean-Phillippe Auiloquet [D C], age 32 (KSK)
Afrim Degirmen [CB], age 28 (SRS)
Nicolas Michel [D LC], age 27 (KSK)
Gilles Bray [M C], age 24 (KSK)
Mint Leaf* [RW/AM], age 25 (CRY)
Götz Makatsch* [M/AM], age 25 (VAL)
János rue Belois [M LR], age 26 (KSK/FFD)
Radomir Primakov [F C], age 29 (PDN)
Vanda Gerô* [ST], age 28 (PAS)

Jeanne Dutronc [GK], age 30 (HIN)
Joris Elzokari [D C], age 30 (SRS)
Sonya Lau [CB], age 19 (KSK)
Emmett Thackary [D R], age 30 (KSK)
Molly Taylor [LWB/LW], age 22 (EUR)
Alain-Elric Sauve [LB], age 19 (KSK)
Melanie Fowler [D RC], age 27 (KSK)
Tobert Usher [RB], age 20 (KSK)
Drystan Tudor [CM / AM], age 20 (DEL)
Calum Kirkpatrick [M LC], age 30 (AUD)
Pierre van der Winkel [AM], age 22 (KSK)
Saori Takahata [AM/F C], age 30 (HIN)
Ego Giles [LW/RW], age 27 (TKT)
Scott Davies [F C], age 34 (KSK)
Phillippe Lavoie [ST], age 18 (KSK)

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Club de football d’Outineau
Home ground: Stade Olympique (55,100)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★★ / Training ★★★★★ / Youth system ★★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★★
Main rivals: Kirkenes FC, Les Castors, CS Saint-Rémy
Honours: KFL Championship (9): 12, 15, 27, 33, 41, 50, 60, 63, 67; runners-up: 59
Coupe des Patriotes (4): 5, 13, 16, 17
Ad'ihan Challenge Trophy (1): 18
Notable former players: Blake McDonagh, Gabriel Lapierre, James McDonald, Loïc Maçon-Petrault, Brigitte Coppinger, Adam Corvin
Fanzines: Tourtière congelé, Ignoble, Latte-Sipping Cock Muncher's Quarterly

One of Kelssek soccer’s traditional powerhouses, they did one better than Burnaby SC and made it to the group stage of the Champions Cup once (this used to be a much bigger deal). They hold the record for the most Patriotes Cup wins. The club’s Anglian fanzine references an infamous hot-mic incident when a KBC pundit dismissed the passion of the club’s supporters with a colourful reference to the city’s pretentious coffee preferences and social liberalism.

Frankie Lamello, LSCMQ
It wasn’t a good start last season and by the time we found form it was too late to seriously make a title challenge. It’s frustrating but when you look how long it took Shearwater to work to one trophy... We’ve been working towards getting back on top and there are a whole different set of challengers now. The good thing is how we have a younger team who seem very together. I think rue Belois, Torbert Usher, Tudor, these are all going to be ready to break out. Very good feeling about these players. I don’t know if we will win the league, but we should definitely be up there.

Manager: Romain Dupuis, age 52
Coach: Jean-Marc Arndeau, age 37

Last 5 seasons: 3rd, 4th + Cup winners, 5th, 1st, 6th
Players in: Sonya Lau (youth), Alain-Elric Sauve (youth), Phillippe Lavoie (youth)
Players out: Jean-Marc Arndeau (retired), Juha Terjakov (contract expiry)

Dimitrije Azar [GK], age 32 (MRC)
Erling Bolander [D R], age 27 (NRH)
Cephas Lidston [D L], age 29 (SRS)
Teyo Echehun [D C], age 29 (ASG)
Alex Morrison [D C], age 30 (KSK)
Karl Kagawa [CM], age 22 (KSK)
Nishant Gilam* [M C], age 28 (KSK)
Alessandro Bella* [CM/AM], age 27 (SVG)
Luke Johnson [AM LC], age 29 (KSK)
Raizen Saikyomono* [RM/ST], age 30 (HIN) C
Millie McGowan [CF], age 29 (TLI)

Olette Coleyn [GK], age 31 (BRE)
Kari Bardiche [LB], age 35 (NPH)
Morgan Epsom [D C], age 34 (KSK)
Inga-Lisa Jansson [RM], age 23 (NRH)
Rosalie Bourke [RW], age 21 (KSK)
Donatien Csokonai [AM], age 26 (KSK/FFD)
John Polito [ST], age 21 (KSK)
Sigrun Holgersdottir [ST], age 28 (SVJ)
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Clayquot City Football Club
Home ground: Kanard Park (32,600)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★ / Training ★★★★ / Youth system ★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★
Honours: KFL Championship (2): 10, 26; runners-up: 53
Coupe des Patriotes (2): 10, 11; runners-up: 16
Notable former players: Seamus Wylten, Victor Clinton, Fabio Coimbra
Fanzine: Gold Star Republic
Manager: Darach Salthill, age 58

A long-established club from the capital of Etnier, Clayquot have been comfortable features of the top flight for ages yet rarely break out of mid-table mediocrity. They were also the first club to successfully defend the Patriotes Cup. They enjoy a loyal, long-suffering, and self-deprecating following, and have produced their share of world-class talent which quickly demands a transfer to Valanora.

Adeline Sonderbant, Gold Star Republic illustrator
Salthill has a decent reputation but a lot of us don’t really know what to expect from the new manager. And I’m really not sure how we’ll cope without a decent proven striker. We got much too comfortable relying on Coimbra and this possible duo of McGowan and Holgersdottir doesn’t fill me with confidence. I figure we’ll probably lurch around with middling form, get excited that we might make the Champions League, then fall to ninth. Which is pretty standard for this club really.

Last 5 seasons: 6th, 5th, 9th, 7th + Cup finalist
Players in: Millie McGowan (Colwynian Vale, τ0.68m/$1.5m)
Players out: Fabio Coimbra (AS Montreux, τ0.21m/$0.6m), Sean Clarke (retired), Gerard Olivier (retired), Jacques Lebeaume (retired)

Kevin Cannon [GK], age 31 (KSK)
Wilsrë Quelausé* [LB], age 27 (FFD)
Casey Lindner [D C], age 31 (KSK)
Stephanie Grübling [D C], age 34 (KSK)
Kâyetá Jírraósôás [D R], age 26 (KSK/FFD)
Carl Gaudreault [CM], age 20 (KSK)
Joni Lindegaard* [CM], age 25 (NRH)
Alex Bronson [M C], age 34 (XAN) C, age 33 (XAN)
Luo Dan* [RW/ST], age 30 (YZH)
Alpár rue Pfáreliele [AM], age 25 (FFD)
Elizabeth Blanc [ST], age 25 (SVG)

Piotr Lukowitz [GK], age 35 (KSK)
Dimitri Thomas [RB], age 21 (KSK)
Neil Lych [LB], age 33 (HVY)
Mikko Violette [CB], age 21 (KSK)
Heidi Hopkins [M RC], age 28 (KSK)
John Parker [M L ], age 29 (KSK)
Simon Barisstan [M R], age 28 (KSK)
Nithya Hoang [CM], age 27 (SRS)
Adon Johnson [LM/CM], age 24 (KSK)
Mariano Lucio [AMC], age 33 (TEQ)
Dusty Clement [F C], age 31 (BRE)
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Coquitlam United
Home ground: Maillardville Park (20,300)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★ / Training ★★★★ / Youth system ★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★★
Main rivals: Burnaby SC
Honours: KFL Championship (1): 28; runners-up: 51, 52, 66
Patriotes Cup finalists: 14
Fanzine: Bear-Proof Bins
Manager: Obey Chidiebere (BNJ), age 43

While bearing the name of only one of them, the club represents metropolitan Burnaby's eastern suburbs, and so are often nicknamed the "Easties". Their ambitions of matching Burnaby SC have generally exceeded their actual ability to do so. There was also the time in season 66 when they lost twice to Burnaby in the space of 3 weeks, one in a decisive match that allowed Burnaby to overtake them and win the league title, and then in the Patriotes Cup final, which was also Obey Chidibere’s last professional match as a player. In this derby rivalry, uptown/downtown and urban/suburban stereotypes are definitely in play – one of their fan songs is about defecating into their rivals’ soy lattes.

Gladrabbit38 – message board maven
It’s just bad right now. Just slightly less shit than when we nearly got relegated and far far away from any kind of sniff of success. I really don’t know why I bother watching anymore. The only consolation is beating Burnaby but they’re moving upwards and onwards, so where are we? When is this nightmare going to end. We absolutely have to be a top half side this year. Less than that it’s unacceptable and not just the manager but all these useless players will have to go too, especially the foreigners, at least give us good Kelssek boys to cheer on, not these cosmopolitan liberal twats.
Last five seasons: 11th, 12th, 17th, 6th, 2nd
Players in: Alpár rue Pfáreliele (τ0.35m/$1m, Waterford Utd)

Cale Shaughlin [GK], age 35 (KSK)
Hipolito Cegarra [D R], age 25 (KSK/FFD)
Lio Turnau [CB], age 28 (STL)
Osman Bennouna [D C], age 28 (KSK)
Richie Muguerza [LB], age 21 (MRT)
Cherita Sheikh-Renard [DM], age 28 (EFL)
Charles Linton-Arbour* [M C], age 27 (KSK) C
Marie-Louise Boisclair [CM], age 24 (KSK)
Maiev Feidhlim* [M L ], age 30 (SRS)
Bruno Silva [RW], age 29 (DRP/HIN)
Kaja Hekkert* [ST], age 31 (KOR)

Liam Wallace [GK], age 25 (MUR)
Terrance Foley [D L], age 34 (KSK)
Tenmu Tsu'umutapoa [CB/DM], age 32 (HIN)
Jérémie Chasseur-Ardenne [D R], age 30 (KSK)
Milan Linden [DM], age 20 (KSK)
Corinne Eriksen [DM C], age 36 (APX)
Alain Chan [RM], age 22 (KSK)
Denig Regnault [LW], age 35 (OAM)
Kristian Mashtian [M C], age 33 (KSK)
Arsène de Saintyon [ST], age 31 (OAM)
Florian Berkut [ST], age 24 (NPH)

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Club sportif de Saint-Rémy
Home ground: Stade Intersat (36,900)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★ / Training ★★★★ / Youth system ★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★
Honours: KFL Championship (5): 8, 23, 55, 61, 62; runners-up: 57, 58
Coupe des Patriotes (1): 3
Rivals: CF Outineau
Fanzine: Ceux qui mange tous les pogos, Carte-cadeaux de Dieu
Notable former players: Ian Sinclair, Brayden Custworth, Adrian Tremblay-Fillon, Greta Enger
Manager: Calen Reamsey, age 57

Often referred to as CSSR for short. The club's motto "ferai valoir" roughly translates as "put it to good use" though its meaning has several religious and historical layers, such as referencing a famous battleship and some Catholic Church stuff (hence the title of an unauthorized fanzine, "God's gift card"). Among the club legends is Ian Sinclair, who played for Kelssek at six World Cups (37-42) and was the first Kelssekian footballer to play abroad when he signed for A.F.F. in Cafundéu. Qualifying for the Challengers Cup is an achievement now, and the poor souls can feel their ability to compete for the title slipping away.

BlkBlc – Owns 3 replica kits
I liked Maiev Feidhlim’s addition, lots of people still complain she’s overpriced, but it’s been paid already, yeah? Not happy with the transfer situation this year. We have strongly declined and it shows in players not wanting to come here. We really, really, really, need to get back into IFCF but I don’t know with this lot. I guess if this Berkut kid is as good as people have hyped him to be, there is a chance. We’re like the new Clayquot City and I HATE it.

Last five seasons: 10th, 8th, 6th, 11th, 8th
Players in: Florian Berkut (AFC Serpentine, τ0.87m/$2.5m)
Players out: Brian Sanders (Ephesian, free)

Maiya Ovidinjus [GK], age 27 (KSK)
George Nelson [LB], age 21 (EUR)
Dragan Djejić [D C], age 29 (ZRH)
Gregor Lacan [D C], age 36 (KSK)
Wen West* [RB], age 25 (DEL)
Genzo Tawari* [DM], age 30 (HIN) C
Ludovicus Dagnesses [AM], age 28 (FFD)
Andrew Liew [M LR], age 24 (KSK)
Anna Porter [CM/LM], age 32 (CBP)
Anna Krug [AM/FW], age 23 (KSK)
John Vandaele* [ST], age 28 (DEL)

Nathan Meeks [GK], age 35 (KSK)
Ovidijus Stubbs [LWB], age 35 (BRE)
Marius Gunder [D R], age 33 (KSK)
Alice Forsyth [D RC], age 36 (KSK)
Derrick Bosch [DM], age 21 (KSK)
Sasha Corbeth [CM], age 19 (KSK)
Daniel Brown [M R], age 34 (KSK)
Stefan Galloway [CM], age 22 (NPH)
Carson Hill [M C], age 35 (KSK)
Alain Germain [ST], age 20 (TFS)
Henning Hemmingsen [ST], age 34 (DCA)
Ciorstaidh Flegkas [CF], age 25 (KSK)

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Football Club of Novonaya
Home ground: Griffin Park (39,200)
Honours: KFL National runners-up: 61
Rivals: NGSA Ulyanof
Fanzine(s): The Grand Gallop
Facilities: Ground ★★★★ / Training ★★★★ / Youth system ★★ / Youth recruitment ★
Notable former players: Anne-Marie Roux
Manager: Abbrick Faillace, age 46 (Image AUD)

After years of bouncing between second and third division, FC Novonaya enjoyed a rise in attention, attendances, and ambitions after the refurbishment and expansion of their home stadium for the 12th Summer Olympics. The club have been putting in the investment and it’s shown some return in cementing their first-division status. Whether they can do much more is a real question: the ambition is to qualify for IFCF, but things seem to have hit a ceiling as breaking into the top tier proves a hard task.

Josh Pelt - Centaurs Overseas fan club president, often jokes he is only member
Well, everyone said we’d get relegated without Anne-Marie Roux and guess who’s still here? Just goes to show how stupid all the haters are. Ulyanof can’t even get out of the second division and still wanna chat shit. Some people talk about aspirations and qualifying for IFCF. That’d be nice, but me, I want a Cup run. It’s time to score some upsets and really get something to show for this era. Something for the trophy cabinet, it’s possible if we really go for it. Faillace, don’t fail us now.

Last five seasons: 13th, 11th, 14th, 12th, 16th
Players in: Sascha Corbeth (youth), Alain Germain (Black Rose Youth τ0.1m/$0.4m), Anna Porter (Aries Chariots, τ0.7m/$2m)
Players out: Tyler Blackwood (retired), Julia Bradford (retired)

Brian Pool [GK], age 30 (KSK)
Tyler Shrub [LB], age 36 (KSK)
Anette Faure [CB], age 30 (CMT)
Erik Enerstad [CB], age 24 (KSK)
Aja Achilles* [D R/M RC], age 22 (EFL)
Artyom Gradovic [RM], age 26 (SRS)
Ashton Moore* [M C], age 31 (EUR) C
Abdur Rahmaan Heather [CM], age 26 (EFL)
Tomás Guisao* [M R], age 26 (KSK/FFD)
Anke Waechter [LW], age 20 (VAL)
Roksana Koroleva [ST], age 23 (CMT)
Oakleigh Carpenter [CF], age 23 (EFL)

Megan Woodwell [GK], age 19 (KSK)
David McGrath [D C], age 34 (KSK)
Tuomas Nordstrom [D R], age 26 (KSK/FFD)
Ren Fang [CB], age 35 (YZH)
Russ Jenkins [D L], age 35 (KSK)
Kaelyn Ianokis [LB], age 21 (KSK)
Richard MacEwan [M C], age 26 (KSK)
Pauline Chupryna [RB/RM], age 22 (KSK)
Rashid Habeeb [M L], age 26 (HTK)
Joncis Pataiere [M L], age 31 (OAM)
İlham Kazimov [ST], age 26 (TMR)

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Hamiltonian Cambria
Home ground: B.A. Johnston Field (24,700)
Facilities: Ground ★★★ / Training ★★★ / Youth system ★★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★
Honours: KFL National Northern (1): 58
Rivals: Kirkenes FC
Fanzines: Dragon's Breath Mints
Notable former players: Dario Tule
Manager: Ryan Potter, age 52

Hamilton is an industrial city that sneers at the effete big city slickers of nearby Kirkenes, despite the fact that many residents actually commute to work there. But much like the city's post-industrial revival, Cambria is getting in touch with its cosmopolitan side and is trying to fashion itself as a development club with bigger fish eyeing the youngsters they have coming through the ranks.

Terry Hackman - Always smuggles oranges into the stadium
I don’t care what you say, I don’t care we were worried about relegation last year, it’s a new manager, new players, you can’t help but be excited. If Potter can do some magic like he did at Shearwater... it’s his revenge tour, so we’re definitely going to beat Shearwater and finish above them right?

Last five seasons: 14th, 10th, 13th, 12th, 15th
Players in: Abdur Rahmaan Heather (Sitka Valley, τ0.3m/$0.8m), Oakleigh Carpenter (Eivora Athletic, free), Meagan Woodwell (youth)

Garth Buckell* [GK], age 27 (BRE)
Michael MacAllister [D L], age 32 (KSK)
Caleb Montgomery [CB], age 23 (KSK)
Terry Williams [CB/DM], age 26 (KSK)
Phineas Betteridge* [RB], age 28 (KOR)
Jenn van Noord [CM], age 25 (KSK)
Angela Morris [M C], age 34 (KSK)
Lojze Kokalj* [LW], age 28 (STL)
Jade Carlieson [M R], age 32 (KSK) C
Ryan Sheller [AM], age 31 (KSK)
Anna Martineau [CF], age 22 (KSK)

Victoria Liggot [GK], age 32 (KSK)
Clement Fitzgibbon [GK], age 27 (KSK)
Rolf Seyfried [AM C], age 38 (STL)
Nathan Craig [D C], age 33 (KSK)
Bradley Cole [RB], age 23 (KSK)
Rory Milertt [M C], age 30 (KSK)
Kim Loudain [LM], age 27 (KSK)
Fran Barnet [F R], age 36 (ETN/KSK)
Ross Tierney [FW], age 25 (KSK)

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Kawarthas District Football Association
Home ground: Redmord Point (16,500)
Facilities: Ground ★★★ / Training ★★ / Youth system ★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★
Honours: KFL National runners-up: 62, 70
Rivals: Redswyth Red Stars, Saintsport Heath
Fanzine: Lakefront Property

Technically speaking the club is the representative team of the three counties in the green belt in between Redswyth and the northern sprawl of metropolitan Kirkenes. As a practical matter it’s in the unusual position of also being the organizing body for non-professional soccer in its region. While careful not to get too distant from this convenient source of fan loyalty, the club itself is more and more of separate entity and in the past few years has seen investment and seats on its board taken up by certain Siovanija and Teusland persons who have lakeside cabins in the area maybe. The first team plays in Llandewi, the largest city of a region which is increasingly becoming southern Redswyth.

LiluDearth – accomplished shitposter
I could talk about how we’ve got exciting young talent, a well-coached team, and great potential. How Rolf Seyfried has been such a superb influence on this group, how we have players peaking at the right time. But none of that is really relevant. Since we finished second last year, anything less than that is inexcusable.

Last season: 2nd National
Manager: Scott Dermott, age 54; Coach: Aleksander Lukonov (STL), age 38
Players in: Garth Buckell (Northern Stallions, undisclosed)

Areke Shinra [GK], age 30 (HIN)
Marietta Tesla* [LM/LB/CM], age 30 (HIN)
Bors Warwick [CB], age 28 (NPH)
Allison Tucker [D LC], age 28 (KSK)
Hannah Devore [CB/RB], age 31 (CDG)
Marek Fifield [CM], age 30 (NPH)
Nurullah Arslan [CM], age 30 (SRS)
Victor Nyquist* [MC], age 30 (VAL)
Bastian Wolff [LW], age 27 (STL)
Catheline Matthias* [ST], age 29 (NPH)
Jason Margush [ST], age 32 (NPH)

Kendra Millaerl [GK], age 29 (KSK)
Jenas Mariapu [GK], age 21 (KSK/ARI)
Brian Kilcullen [CB], age 20 (KSK)
Patrice Boudreau [D C], age 35 (KSK)
Michael Cabrallo [D R], age 33 (KSK)
Rodney Bright [D RL], age 26 (KSK)
Imke Diskin [RB/LB], age 31 (NPH)
Patrick Kirkland [M R], age 35 (KSK)
Quinten van der Ven [CM], age 22 (TLI)
Christophe Violette [AM/F C], age 27 (KSK)
Darnell Owen [F C], age 32 (KSK)
Sophie Hildebrand [AM/F C], age 29 (KSK)
Solveig Vedmark [ST], age 25 (SVJ)

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Kirkenes Football Club
Home ground: Exhibition Place (38,400)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★★ / Training ★★★★★ / Youth system ★★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★★
Honours: KFL Championship (4): 9, 18, 37, 42; runners-up: 60
Coupe des Patriotes (1): 19
Vilitan Cove Invitational (1): 14
Rivals: CF Outineau, Passerine, Burnaby SC
Fanzines: Rubber Pellets Digest, Centre of the Universe
Manager: Natalia Rossi (SVG), age 49; Assistant manager: Analor Avalor (KOR), age 44

The oldest and most popular team of Kelssek's biggest city, KFC has tended to hover near the top without getting the trophies they so desperately crave. As a study in contradictions it oozes old money and the liberal cosmopolitan outlook of its city, but harbours ultras with links to organized crime known mostly for fascist salutes and indiscriminate thuggery. If there’s one Kelssek club to base the villains of a sports movie for kids on, it’s this one. During the winter months, home matches are played at Waterfront Dome with only the lower tier seats sold.

Adrian Morales - Rubber Pellets Digest writer
It’s taken a while to get the club where it ought to be, now this year we are poised to take the final step. I cannot see anyone else winning the title this year, honestly. And if we don’t take it home serious questions have to be asked about what the whole project is and what all this investment was for. So much angst and anger, so many stupid arguments about Natalia Rossi, next year it’s thirty years since the last championship. Enough pain, enough waiting, time to effing go and win this thing.

Last five seasons: 2nd, 8th, 4th + Cup winner, 7th, 3rd
Players in: Brian Kilcullen (youth), Areke Shinra (CF St-Richard, τ900k/$2.6m)

Iroha Irei [GK], age 30 (HIN)
Emma Henderson [RB], age 24 (PFA)
Irinia Wassef* [CB], age 30 (SRS)
Marc Westond [D C], age 24 (SNL)
Taylor Stasiak [LB], age 23 (KSK)
Christine Hill [M C], age 28 (KSK)
Raïf Ducharne* [M C], age 31 (KSK) C
Lubruose Prape [LM], age 30 (TIO)
Cory Ferguson [M RC], age 28 (KSK)
Émîróînó Üjíkân* [OM], age 25 (FFD)
Zizi Britton [ST], age 27 (NPH)

Alison Troczynski [GK], age 19 (KSK)
Enyinnaya Udegbunam [RW/LW], age 23 (QUE)
Curtis Holman [D RC], age 28 (KSK)
Aguri Hondachi [D C], age 37 (KSK)
Brayden Welland [D C], age 33 (KSK)
Marc Wenger [CB], age 21 (KSK)
Cormac Ó Conneely [D R], age 31 (KSK)
Nediljko Brajković [CB], age 21 (PAS)
Nicole Boudrias [D R], age 24 (KSK)
Hela Isarghie [LB/LM], age 32 (SAJ)
Artair Mac Ronaigh [D L], age 34 (KSK)
Reeve Sheehan [DM/CM], age 35 (BRE)
Dominic Lee [M L], age 28 (KSK)
Damien Holloway [F C], age 33 (KSK)
Erland Stromby [ST], age 32 (SVJ)
Dennon Lewis [F C], age 28 (TKT)
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Latrobe Athletic and Football Club
Home ground: Macquarie Docklands (55,700)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★★ / Training ★★★★★ / Youth system ★★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★
Rivals: Clayquot City
Honours:KFL Championship (7): 2, 14, 21, 24, 34, 53, 69; runners-up: 55, 64, 65
Coupe des Patriotes (1): 4, runners-up: 12
IFCF Champions League runners-up: 10
IFCF Challengers Cup runners-up: 6
Fanzines: That's Not the Try Line, Jamie Toohey's Pension Plan
Notable ex-players: Ruslan Demetriev, Aleksander Lukonov
Manager: Warner Dranz Image NPH; Assistant manager: Azmi (Image SHT)

The soccer section of a multi-football club which also has a successful rugby union team. Indeed, many people who are primarily rugby fans do come to the soccer matches and vice versa. Fans of Latrobe’s 11-player round ball on grass team have gotten used to having high hopes dashed and turned into another slow march to 5th or 6th place, followed by promises that next year will bring a glorious future. That did, actually, nearly come true as they made the final of the Challengers Cup to become the first Kelssek club to get to a major international final, only to be swatted aside by SRS outfit Yassaca. Long known as Latrobe AFC, the club made an identity tweak (in KFL65) to use only the first letter of the rest of its name, which predictably has made a lot of people angry and been widely regarded as a bad news.

Riley Hawkins (actually a rugby supporter)
It’s really fun right now, huh? You know having a run to the Champions League final, was just like what the rugby section did. So who’s the real club of the century now? We’re doing stuff no other club in this country is capable of. Sure we fell off a bit this year but we’ll be right back up at the top end of the season, that I can guarantee. So what’s Latrobe going to do this year? Why not win the double. Why not do the treble! Also I’m supposed to say that Zizi Britton is magic.

Last five seasons: 4th, 1st, 7th, 5th, 9th
Players in: Dennon Lewis (CF St-Richard, τ500k/$1.42m), Alison Troczynski (youth)
Players out: Griogair Urquhart (Beadle-Normal, τ0.2m/$0.6m), Logan Wright (retired), Myles Connely (contract expiry)

Doug Magennis [GK], age 31 (KSK)
Laura Adler [RB], age 20 (VAL)
Bertrand Paré [D RC], age 28 (KSK)
Kira Dormann [CB], age 22 (QUE)
Natalia Konarik [CB/LB], age 20 (KSK)
Clodio Noya* [DMC], age 27 (TEQ)
Jordan Normand [AM C], age 29 (KSK)
Pherem Mutsuga* [M L], age 31 (HIN) C
Ronnie Burton [M R], age 33 (KSK)
Larissa Wijk* [ST], age 31 (COR)
Cassie Silverton [F C], age 33 (KSK)

Slaven Bajalica [GK], age 25 (KSK/FFD)
Link Smith [D C], age 35 (KSK)
Julian Hendrick [D C], age 29 (KSK)
Alice Sauvage [MF], age 21 (QAD)
Klaus Larsson [OM], age 28 (FFD)
Sandrine McLeod [LW], age 20 (KSK)
Pfandr Oresund [F C], age 37 (SRS)

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Mazinaw Vanorian Football Club
Home ground: Crowchilds (18,100)
Facilities: Ground ★★ / Training ★★★ / Youth system ★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★
Rivals: Strathcona Internationals
Honours: KFL National South (1): 59
KFL National runners-up: 68
Patriotes Cup (1): 19; runners-up: 66
Fanzines: Tricky Trees
Manager: Davis Quintin, age 41

The club's name reflects the fact that Valanora's national team and football league was historically (and still might be) more popular among Kelssek soccer fans than their own national league. It’s unlikely actual Vanorians had any role in the club’s founding, but records show they were fielding teams in regional and age-group leagues with names like “Mazinaw Ibini” and “Raynor Mazinaw” in the early years.

GhostPepper67 – r/MazVaz moderator
You just can’t overstate what a huge season that was for our club. Coming out of the second division, a tough stretch for the team, and not only looking like we belong in the top flight again but winning the Patriotes Cup. A really, really historic year for us. Then we got gutted by big clubs so I don’t know, I just hope we survive this year while we rebuild a good core.

Last five seasons: 12th + Cup winner, 2nd (National), 18th, 15th + Cup finalist, 9th
Players in: Kira Dormann (Zenit Attawapiskat, τ350k/$1m), Natalia Konarik (youth), Larissa Wijk (Jutland, τ350k/$1m)
Players out: Nolan Murphy (retired), Tegan Earrach (FC Capri, τ870k/$2.5m), Eustaquio Abaya (North Laithland, τ2.1m/$6m)

Michael Sveyn [GK], age 27 (KRY)
Robert Rosen [D L], age 27 (FVA)
Phillippe Galiani [D C], age 36 (KSK)
Norue Busokhu* [D C], age 29 (TIO)
Jacques Peele [D RC], age 32 (KSK)
Kathy Eowins [DM C], age 32 (KSK)
Kiera Weiram* [M C], age 36 (MRN) C
Tyler Hodgson [LM], age 25 (PFA)
Zilar Galharretborde* [RM], age 30 (ASG)
Puxjodaskar Lohánares [AM/FW], age 26 (KSK/FFD)
Wang Yuan [ST], age 31 (CMT)

Scotia MacDonald [GK], age 29 (KSK)
Lance Atkinson [D L], age 28 (KSK)
Ella Moore [LM], age 22 (KSK)
Timo Thomsen [CB], age 22 (KSK)
Ethan Porter [LB/LWB], age 30 (MUR)
Tyrone Russell [M C], age 33 (KSK)
Chevalier Bay [AM], age 27 (EFL)
Kyshoen Nagy [CM/AM], age 36 (OSR)
Huseyn Turunc [M LC], age 33 (KSK)
Fioniann Baalbaki [RM], age 27 (KSK)
Stéphanie Desharnais [RW], age 21 (KSK)
Sara Violette [LW], age 24 (KSK)
Jourdain Dupuis [F C], age 30 (KSK)
Cory Browning [F C], age 33 (KSK)

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Océanic club de football Langlois
Home ground: Stade de la Pacifique (34,400)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★★ / Training ★★★★★ / Youth system ★★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★★
Main rivals: CF Saint-Richard
Honours: KFL Championship (8): 5, 11, 17, 19, 30, 56, 57, 66; runners-up: 49
Coupe des Patriotes (2): 2, 15; runners-up: 13
Fanzines: Coach-marde, Aux larmes salés
Manager: Danny Flint, age 58 (Image VLD)

One of the earliest football clubs to be established in Kelssek, Océanic were the country’s pioneers of a fluid, direct style of play that has been a lasting influence on the sport's development in Kelssek. The club’s crest references the three ancient guard towers that have defended its harbour for over five centuries. Their big rivalry is the “Derby du sel” against the smaller city on the Salt Coast, Saint-Richard. Despite the club’s historic support base being the dock workers on whose backs the city’s gilded wealth was made, for other fans the city’s wealthy, bourgeois reputation is often applied to Océanic too. After all, over the years more than one wealthy patron saw funding the club as a way to opiate the masses and redirect the pitchforks to someone else’s door. The second club to have won a double (KFL66/CdP15).

Emi Martinez, «Coach-marde» fancam ranter
Past season was brutal, man. Really brutal. The one nice thing was relegating the St-Richard bastards on the final day, but then afterwards you felt sorry for them when they showed all the old men crying and it was like how they were good for Beaulac history and stuff. So even that was fucking cursed. So I don’t know, I think Danny Flint deserves one more year and if we get back into top four, Champions League, that’s decent and we can build on that. As for transfers, it’s a total scam we pulled to get a million piastres for Longhorn, but we’ll see about the ones coming in. We definitely need more players, this isn’t enough, and I’m scared we even got weaker.

Last five seasons: 9th, 7th, 4th, 3rd, 1st + Cup winner
Players in: Stéphanie Desharnais (youth), Chevalier Bay (Copper Communists, τ0.6m/$1.8m), Timo Thomsen (Wynleth, τ400k/$1.14m)
Players out: Steve Longhorn (Lengenbrück Schmalbüren, τ1.05m/$3m), Kathy Franklin (Maigburg, τ0.35m/$1m)

Malone Newport [GK], age 31 (GTK)
Max Loganach [LB/RB], age 25 (KSK)
Sang-Hun Noel [DF], age 22 (QAD)
Justine Bixby [D C], age 30 (KSK)
Lewis Brockton [D LR], age 27 (KSK)
Roy Jenkins [M C], age 29 (KSK) C
Risteárd McGregers* [MF], age 23 (EQS)
Xaviér Lacroix [M L], age 28 (KSK)
Kimiko Koizumi* [M RLC], age 31 (HIN)
Wiktor Nebojsa Dassow [CAM], age 33 (ZRH)
Gabriel Davies* [F C], age 32 (KSK)

Luke Thomas [GK], age 34 (KSK)
Joe Schlosser [GK], age 32 (KSK)
Nathaniel Williams [GK], age 21 (KSK)
Michael Erdegley [D C], age 37 (KSK)
Josie Hoster [D R], age 30 (KSK)
Sandy Fisher [LB], age 19 (KSK)
Alberta Turok [D C], age 32 (KSK)
Luca Jenmarsh [M R], age 29 (KSK)
Cameron Lewis [M C], age 32 (KSK)
Fredrick Coulter [CM], age 25 (KSK)
Nolan Ewing [F C], age 29 (KSK)
Zoé Goh-Lemaire [ST], age 20 (KSK)

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Passerine Football Club
Home ground: Portedowns Park (26,400)
Facilities: Ground ★★ / Training ★★★ / Youth system ★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★
Rivals: Kirkenes FC
Honours: KFL National (3): 60, 66, 68
Fanzines: Shooting From the Hipster
Manager: Brigitte Coppinger (NPH)

A merger between two financially troubled clubs based in northern Kirkenes sees them take the name of a district neither were based in and the colours of North York, the one which actually had a stadium, a trophy, and the unfortunate fraudulent cryptocurrency wallet. Both North York and Dun Geaf have forged together their fairly similar identities as clubs close to the people, catering to members and fans not customers, and selling stadium beers at half the price of the downtown club.

Trevor Stiles, Non-F***ing Tokens capo
So the Brigitte Coppinger era dawns, and she’s been a CFO legend so she hates Kirkenes FC, and that’s all I need to know. I guess she won a Patriotes Cup in the dugout too so that counts for something. She’s got her work cut out for her with this lot, I can tell you that. If she can whip these useless castoffs into shape and avoid relegation that’s a win for me. My God, I wish we could afford to cut loose this bunch and just play the kids.

Last four seasons: 16th, 1st (National), 20th, 1st (National)
Players in: Sandy Fisher (youth), Malone Newport (Kyynel PK, τ0.35m/$1m)

Cathal Gallagher [GK], age 33 (KSK)
Tzevaada Muur* [D L], age 30 (MRN)
Loisé Camserhe [D C], age 23 (KSK/FFD)
Tara Kreidel* [CB], age 28 (CDG)
Russell McDougal [D R], age 25 (KSK)
Eamon Breault [CM], age 22 (KSK)
Cory Grossman [M C], age 28 (KSK)
Coalan O'Reilly [AM C], age 30 (MUR)
Timurdogan Yerli [MC/AMC], age 29 (TMR)
Manda Iara* [LM], age 26 (CMT)
Kai Fukushima [M R], age 28 (KSK)
Brion Stienno [ST], age 33 (SRS) C

Denise Witt [GK], age 26 (KSK)
Tomas Janaczek [GK], age 40 (DEL)
Kardos Szûcs [GK], age 16 (PAS)
Shane Reilly [D L], age 30 (KSK)
Kurispin Moloses [D R], age 22 (KSK/FFD)
Jordan Ilic [D C], age 36 (KSK)
Nikolai Seabury [D CLR], age 27 (KSK)
Rémond Leste [D/M C], age 28 (KSK)
Bryce Graughan [M C], age 34 (KSK)
Aaron Lyybeck [AM C], age 22 (KSK)
Peter Marsh [LM/LW], age 25 (FVA)
Rainier Froboess [AM/F C], age 29 (KSK)
Brent Valiser [F C], age 35 (KSK)
Tatjana Pistor [F C], age 27 (KSK)

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Shearwater Football Club
Home ground: Kingswharf (40,500)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★ / Training ★★★★ / Youth system ★★ / Youth recruitment ★★
Rivals: Port City, Langlois Océanic
Fanzines: Southwest Stand Dispatch, Yellow Brick Road
Honours: KFL Championship (3): 36, 40, 70
Notable former players: Shaheen Taleb, Karen, Damien Halliger
Manager: Olaf Jurtanen, age 49 (SVJ); Asst. manager: Tomás Fierro, age 40 (CEN/KSK)

Founded as a recreational club by personnel of the Shearwater naval base, the club continues to have strong links with the Kelssek Navy. Their stadium is across the harbour from the base in the former docklands of downtown Breton, the largest city and capital of Haligonia. Comfortable fixtures of the top division, over the last few years the club have fashioned themselves into consistent title challengers, yet still found themselves unable to take that final leap until former Savojarna manager Olaf Jurtanen proved an instant hit, delivering the club’s first league title in three decades.

Jill Jing, Southwest Stand Dispatch editor
For so long we were close but it felt like we were never going to reach the title. Jurtanen has been a revelation and winning was huge. We all know it’s going to be different this season and he now has a big rebuilding job. There’s been a lot of turnover with some key players finally wanting to leave on a high note after all the work it took to climb up here. With all the departures it’d be a bit much to expect the title again. But most fans are hopeful there will be a smooth transition and we can at least set up to remain contenders.

Last five seasons: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 9th, 4th
Players in: Cathal Gallagher (Rotmunde 1932, undisclosed)
Players out: Bryce Graughan (retired), Brent Valiser (retired), Loisé Camserhe (Osarese Marcadia, τ1m/$3.5m)

Derrick Gleiss [GK], age 30 (KSK)
Damon Krause* [LB], age 27 (KSK)
Madison Derry [CB], age 24 (KSK)
Eamag Orgg [CB], age 23 (KSK)
Jack Flores [RB], age 20 (SNL)
Vincent Laurier* [DM C], age 32 (KSK) C
Jeaic Jones-Jordan [M C], age 27 (KSK)
Lorraine Bright* [CM], age 31 (BRE)
Declan McCarran [AM/FW], age 28 (KSK)
Garrett Burke [ST], age 35 (NOV)
Elenydd Lemay [ST], age 24 (KSK)

Miles Boeten [GK], age 21 (KSK)
Justin Gollander [RB], age 23 (KSK)
Brad Brunelle [D C], age 34 (KSK)
Eira Kilcullen [CB], age 21 (KSK)
Jasmine Serdyuk [D RL], age 31 (KSK)
Estelle Melde [CM/AM], age 25 (KSK)
Brigitte Quattrochi [RW], age 22 (KSK)
Alexandra Provencher [RM/LM], age 29 (KSK)
Leslie Mac an Fhilidh [M R], age 33 (KSK)
Marie Smyth [LW], age 24 (KSK)
Siobhan Loudain [AM C], age 30 (KSK)
Sean Mac an Tòisich [LM], age 21 (KSK)
Rory Brown [AM/CF], age 25 (KSK)
Grujwal Singh [F C], age 32 (KSK)
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St. David Wanderers
Home ground: Doecross Meadow (11,300)
Honours: KFL National (1): 70
KFL Association (1): 60
Facilities: Ground ★★ / Training ★★ / Youth system ★ / Youth recruitment ★
Rivals: Wynleth Flyers
Manager: Trevor Bellamy, age 53

Representing a small, historic city in central Noua Cymru, a part of the country where rolling moors, ruined castles, frigid winters, and hockey players are what come to mind before “competent soccer team”. The central Noua Cymru derby against Wynleth is nascent as these teams have rarely been in the first division at the same time.

Leslie King, Wanderlust fan channel
We get promoted and then the reward is a year of getting spanked and shit on, it’s not fair. I don’t see it changing this time either. A lot of other fans say I’m too negative and we have a team with potential. Well, I’ll believe it when I see it. I won’t be too surprised or unhappy if we’re relegated, but just not last again this time, please.

Last five seasons: 3rd (National), 20th, 1st (National), 20th, 13th
Players in: Jack Flores (1830 Cathair, loan), Lorraine Bright (Sitka Valley, free)

Cassie Mrythe [GK], age 31 (KSK) C
Artem Baldov [RB], age 23 (KSK)
Garrett O'Shea [CB], age 26 (KSK)
Oregon Lévesque [CB], age 25 (KSK)
Lucy Elton [LB], age 30 (KSK)
Benoný Ísarrsson [DM], age 26 (GRF)
Celestino Dutto [CM], age 25 (SVG)
Joseph Denham [AM RC], age 27 (KSK)
Amund Evensen [LW], age 37 (VAL)
Lyall Murphy [LW/ST], age 31 (SCT/QUE)

Marcus Aureleus [GK], age 28 (CMT)
Karina Wilkinson [CB], age 24 (HAN)
Alex Domingue [CM], age 35 (KSK)
Jonathan Vauhkonen [CM], age 30 (KSK)
Amandine Radjen [RW], age 30 (KSK)
Irfan Hakemi [CM/AM], age 24 (KSK)
Declan Phillips [LW], age 35 (KSK)
Eowyn Jones [RW], age 32 (KSK)
Drî Tòr [F C], age 23 (KSK/FFD)
Vincent Price [F C], age 30 (KSK)
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Star of Confederation
Home ground: The Domain (22,565)
Honours: KFL National runners-up: 66
Facilities: Ground ★★★ / Training ★★★★ / Youth system ★ / Youth recruitment ★
Fanzine(s): Das Kapital

The Star of Confederation is not just the name of the Neorvins football club but a national symbol signifying the federal union of the original six republics and alluding to the north star. Sports culture can be a little odd in the federal capital, as there’s a high proportion of transplants with pre-existing loyalties. But since football has shallower cultural roots for most people in Kelssek, the club are hoping to take advantage of the greater breathing room to claim allegiances.

Simon Tort, Das Kapital editor
I worry we’re about to get caught standing still when the clubs we’re scrapping with are improving themselves and the whole league keeps getting stronger. I’m really excited by Alcides coming in, don’t get me wrong, he’s a talent who could come through for us. But that’s one player. One player! We’re not backing our manager and Pax has been so great for us to get us this far, it’s criminal to let her down like this. We just have one or two of our leaders decline or get some injuries, and it’ll happen, and we’ll be in the muck.

Manager: Margerie Pax, age 51 (CMT)
Previous three seasons: 15th, 16th, 2nd in KFL National
Players in Girolamo Alcides (Sitka Valley, τ300k/$901k), Drî Tòr (Kingstown Ath, τ250k/$733k)
Players out: Tim Pitter (retired)


Laurel Tinker-Witt [GK] (ZWZ)
Astrid Lodgen [D LR], age 29 (KSK)
Chris Stevens [D C], age 32 (ETN)
Trifonas Tolakis [CB], age 24 (VDR)
Waleeda Hollis-Park [D R], age 24 (EFL)
Jonathan Berton-Fleury [M C], age 30 (KSK)
Rémy Dionne [LM/CM] C , age 34 (KSK)
Bryan Hartpoach* [M L], age 25 (KSK)
Lynne Crossley [RW], age 21 (TMB)
Bratislav Rukavina* [F C], age 30 (PAS)
Chung Seo-Yeon [LW/CF/ST], age 27 (HIN)

Peter Collan [GK], age 34 (KSK)
Kelsey Lore [D RC], age 25 (KSK)
Carey Mason [D L ], age 31 (KSK)
Nene Shibata [D C], age 29 (HIN)
Rhys Dadit [M C], age 27 (KSK)
Andrey Yusupov [M RC], age 32 (KSK)
Doner Grrhonomó [AM C], age 24 (KSK/FFD)
Sean Donnelly [AM C], age 34 (KSK)
Laura Millclef [AM/F C], age 28 (KSK)
Hayden Phelan [F C], age 34 (KSK)

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Strathcona Internationals
Home ground: Bowreach (34,900)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★ / Training ★★★★ / Youth system ★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★
Rivals: Mazinaw Vanorian
Honours: KFL Championship (1): 59; runners-up: 68
Patriotes Cup (1): 12; runners-up: 7, 16
Vilitan Cove Invitational (1): 11/KFL66; runners-up: 12
KFL National South (1): 53
Fanzines: To the Ends of the Earth, Mosh Pit of the Bourgeoisie

Founded by expatriate labourers to play in the city leagues during the industrial era, the club originated in and is named after a working-class district of Vickery. This district is now gentrification central where abandoned warehouse punk rock venues rub up against glass-tower condos. While not one of the traditional big clubs, Strathcona were the first Kelssek club to have won a major international tournament, albeit one whose rules sort of imply it is not itself a “major” tournament, as rival fans will point out. Sometimes nicknamed "The Globalists" due to the club president’s conspiracy theories about UICA engineering its own demise to deny the club its one chance at international club football following their slightly-stunning KFL 59 championship win. Provincial rivals Mazinaw Vanorian came up with the now widely-heard taunt, ”Alien chemtrails, they’re coming for you”.

Sarah McTavish – Community organizer
No doubt FSL has done well to keep us in the mix when the top clubs have got much bigger resources than us. But it always looks a bit vulnerable. We’ve got the quality but not the consistency, year after year it’s the fatal flaw in our plan. And we have a time bomb of squad holes coming up, especially in midfield I don’t know if our depth can match with the teams we’re trying to compete with. We can definitely get into the Champions League this year, but we’re over reliant on players like Rukavina and we need to get more scoring depth for this to be sustainable.

Manager: François Saint-Louis, age 61
Last five seasons: 5th, 3rd, 2nd, 10th, 7th
Players in: Ellen Underwood (youth), Efra Soke (Honeybadgers, τ250k/$0.9m)
Players out: Zaamil Abed-Louis (Aleiusia Capital, τ1.1m/$3m)

Hildur Eiríksdóttir [GK], age 36 (KSK)
Harold Archer [D R], age 27 (KSK)
Eoin Bream [D C], age 25 (KSK)
Blake Carter [D C], age 37 (KSK)
Kevin Taylor [LB], age 24 (TKT)
Jeremy Carey* [M RC], age 24 (EUR)
Adam Callaghan* [M C], age 30 (KSK)
David Geoffrion [CM], age 23 (OAM)
Sakari Cantù [RW], age 24 (PFA)
Taylor Alfred [AM/F LC], age 34 (KSK) C
Neil Murphy* [CF], age 31 (KRY)

Vladimir Perunovic [GK], age 26 (KSK/FFD)
Carey Mason [D L], age 33 (KSK)
Alisen Mitrovic [D R], age 35 (KSK)
Gregor MacLean [M R], age 33 (KSK)
Valgarður Benediktsson [M C], age 35 (KSK)
Julius Heer [LW], age 22 (KSK)
Yohan Millar [RM], age 35 (EFL)
Vanessa Weger [AM], age 20 (KSK)
Armin Station [AM], age 23 (QAD)

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Torbay Thunder
Home stadium: Armidale Plain (10,300)
Facilities: Ground ★★★ / Training ★★★ / Youth system ★★ / Youth recruitment ★
Fanzine(s): (Thor Pun Here)
Honours: KFL National (1): 61
Notable former players: Dan Antoninsson

Based in the capital of Kewatin on the rocky Fjordlands, a part of the country where rugby is the dominant sport, Thunder have often had to struggle just to get people to see soccer as worth their time. Former Kelssek international Niall Jenkins sat on the bench for World Cup 55 and is full of stories of the past generation's legends which supposedly get more mythical with every team talk.

WorkBitch – prolific magnet fishing YourTuber
This double pivot shouldn’t work, but it does and it’s magic. We’ve got no right to be playing international football but here we are the second year in a row. Hope we get past the first round this time, if we do it’d be pretty huge, pretty incredible. I guess the other question is whether this is sustainable, will we get players poached like what happened to Mazinaw. That’s for later, let’s just enjoy it while this lasts.

Manager: Niall Jenkins, age 58
Last 4 seasons: 7th, 8th, 4th (National), 18th
Players in: Julius Heer (Kirkenes, free)

Donnach Ó Ceanndubháin* [GK], age 31 (KSK)
Madison Garneau [RB], age 28 (KSK)
Cathy Payne [CB], age 31 (KSK)
Guilliame Rocchi [CB], age 24 (KSK)
Seosamh Mac Ceallach [LB], age 24 (KSK)
Rónán Mac Murchú* [CM], age 29 (KSK)
Lucas Baird [CM], age 26 (KSK)
Cúan Ó Corráin [LM], age 25 (KSK)
Carrie Buchanan [AM], age 28 (KSK) C
Conan Batori [RM], age 22 (KSK)
Tom Sloan* [ST], age 24 (SNL)

Ross Soderling [GK], age 22 (KSK)
Valentijn Doorwouds [RB], age 37 (KOR)
Jonathan Spencer [LB], age 24 (KSK)
Roland Shields [DM], age 27 (KSK)
Mason Blueman [AMC], age 36 (KSK)
Jack Samuelson [RM], age 25 (KSK)
Diego Ortega [RM], age 20 (TFS)
Karen Peterson [AM], age 33 (KSK)
Nathan Brunn [FW], age 31 (KSK)
Dylan Corbeth [FW], age 30 (KSK)

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Wynleth Flyers
Home stadium: Cathysceau (cap. )
Facilities: Ground ★★ / Training ★★★ / Youth system ★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★
Fanzine(s): Plastic Cup Report
Honours: KFL National (1): 70, runners-up: 67
Notable former players: Colm Ó Tuathail
Manager: Daffyd Jenkins, age 43

A club originally founded by the assorted personnel of the city’s air force base. Located in Noua Cymru’s ancient capital Wynleth-an-Glyndwr, a picturesque historic city of Gothic spires, civil servants, and harried university students. Recently the butt of jokes when a report revealed they were the country’s professional club with the highest average number of fans arrested for public drunkenness at matches.

PollyCracka – get your phone screens repaired overnight
All I know is, we’re definitely better than the clubs who got relegated, so we have a fighting chance of not being relegated, that make sense? The young first eleven is what gives me confidence, and having Blueman and Doorwouds sticking around could be key for leadership and stuff. I think we could really do a Mazinaw here, but obviously just surviving would also be great.

Last five seasons: 1st (Natl), 18th, 15th, 2nd (Natl), 5th (Natl)
Players in: Diego Ortega (Phoenix Utd youth, $0.5m), Tom Sloan (FK Finansijskigrade, free)




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Name                  Pos  Age  Natl   From              To                         Fee (USD)
Loisé Camserhe D C 23 KSK* Shearwater Osarese Marcadia AUD 3.5
Tegan Earrach D L 26 KSK Mazinaw Vanorian FC Capri VAL 2.5
Kurosh ROSTAMI LM 24 SRS Torbay Thunder Hesham FC TMB 5
Gunner Martikainen DM C 23 KSK* Port City Jutland FC COR 1
Fabio Coimbra FW 34 VLD Clayquot City AS Montreux VLD 0.6
Griogair Urquhart FW 34 DEL Latrobe Ath Beadle-Normal SFD 0.6
Edmün Dârgâneý RB 27 FFD CF St-Richard Estdal GRF 1.4
Eulatie Abraham ST 30 CMT CF St-Richard Knetyohai City FC CMT 3
Brian Sanders CB/RB 37 CBP CS St-Rémy Ephesian FC ZWZ 0
Steve Longhorn GK 38 INS Langlois Océanic Lengenbrück SchmalbüSWR 3
Eustaquio Abaya CM 26 KSK* Mazinaw Vanorian North Laithland NPH 6
Kathy Franklin D RC 28 KSK Langlois Oceanic Maigburg GRF 1
Zaamil Abed-Louis DM C 27 EFL Strathcona Intls Aleiusia Capital ZRH 3
Areke Shinra GK 29 HIN CF St-Richard Kirkenes FC KSK 2.6
Rainier Froboess AM/F 29 KSK Shearwater Northern Stallions SFD 1.5
Bruno Boulerice CM 25 KSK CF St-Richard Magnaeus City EOT 2

Larissa Wijk ST 31 COR Jutland FC COR Mazinaw Vanorian 1
Alpár rue Pfáreliele AM 25 FFD Waterford Utd TLI Coquitlam United 1
Kira Dormann CB 22 QUE Z Attawapiskat QUE Mazinaw Vanorian 1
Oakleigh Carpenter CF 23 EFL Eivora Ath TKT Hamiltonian 0
Florian Berkut ST 24 NPH AFC Serpentine NPH CS St-Rémy 2.5
Diego Ortega RM 20 TFS Phoenix Utd Youth TFS Wynleth Flyers 0.5
Alain Germain ST 20 TFS Black Rose Youth TFS FC Novonaya 0.4
Malone Newport GK 31 GTK Kyynel PK GTK Passerine 1
Anna Porter CM/LM 32 CBP Aries Chariots NPH FC Novonaya 2
Felar Katadfass CM 21 EFK CmFH Urbu EFK ASC Arvika 2.5
Tom Sloan ST 24 SNL Finansijskigrade ZRH Wynleth Flyers 1
Jack Flores RB 20 SNL 1830 Cathair AUD St. David loan
Chevalier Bay AMF 27 EFL Copper Communists EFL Langlois Océanic 1.8
Harun Farrow CMF/AMF/DMF 18 EFL 1830 Cathair AUD ASC Arvika loan
Efra Soke LB 28 FFD Honeybadgers EUR Strathcona Intls 0.9
Garth Buckell GK 27 BRE Nrthrn. Stallions BRE Kawarthas District undisc

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Champions League 2nd qualifying round
Swordsmiths (OME) 1-2 Latrobe Ath
Latrobe Ath 1-0 Swordsmiths (3-1 agg.)

Champions League 3rd qualifying round
CASK Thorsborg (SVJ) 1-2 CF Outineau
CF Outineau 1-0 CASK Thorsborg (3-1 agg.)

1896 Ebor (MYT) 4-1 Latrobe Ath
Latrobe Ath 2-1 1896 Ebor (3-5 agg.)
Challengers Cup 3rd qualifying round
Mancodas City (PFA) 0-1 Torbay
Torbay 2-2 Mancodas City (3-2 agg.)

Challengers Cup 4th qualifying round
Norwegian wood (BRO) 1-1 Latrobe Ath
Latrobe Ath 2-1 Norwegian wood (a.e.t., 3-2 agg.)

Swordsmiths (OME) 2-1 Torbay
Torbay 0-0 Swordsmiths (1-2 agg.)


Matchweek 1
Shearwater’s title defence gets off to a shocker in the far north as Cathal Gallagher’s return to the KFL saw his mis-hit clearance gift the easiest of goals to Ronan Bryan. Yet he can hardly be blamed for the loss as Shearwater seemed out of sorts and wondering if preseason had started yet. Only Arvika’s strange defensive strategy of giving Brion Steinno as much space as possible kept the defending champions in the match as the Squornshelan Confederate helped himself to a brace in the losing effort. At least there’s still 37 matches to go.

Kirkenes meanwhile looked good value for the win as they cruised to three points in the Fjordlands. Areke Shinra’s debut for KFC was marked with a clean sheet and the combination of Victor Nyquist and Catheline Matthias was one Torbay struggled to cope with all match.

Meanwhile, Mazinaw took the bragging rights in the Conryia Derby as Hollis-Park saw red, Latrobe took an important win in Langlois in an act of uncharacteristic smash-and-grab desperation, Seth Harrison’s position was immediately in question as Burnaby were embarrassed at home by a clinical showing from Clayquot, and Coquitlam took the wind out of Outineau’s sails with a double-quick pair of goals in the 10th and 13th minutes.

Opening day might tell you a lot, or nothing at all...

Torbay Thunder 0–2 Kirkenes FC
Mazinaw Vanorian 1–0 Strathcona Intls
Burnaby SC 1–3 Clayquot City
Langlois Océanic 0–1 Latrobe Athletic
ASC Arvika 3–2 Shearwater FC
CF Outineau 0–2 Coquitlam United
Passerine 3–1 St. David Wanderers
CS Saint-Rémy 5–2 Wynleth Flyers
Kawarthas 1–0 FC Novonaya
Star of Confederation 2–1 Hamiltonian Cambria


Matchweek 2
Latrobe Athletic 2–2 CS Saint-Rémy
Clayquot City 2–1 Langlois Océanic
Strathcona Intls 3–1 Burnaby SC
Shearwater FC 3–0 Hamiltonian Cambria
FC Novonaya 0–1 Star of Confederation
Wynleth Flyers 2–1 Kawarthas
Kirkenes FC 5–0 Mazinaw Vanorian
St. David Wanderers 3–3 Torbay Thunder
Coquitlam United 5–2 Passerine
ASC Arvika 0–3 CF Outineau


Matchweek 3
MARTIN GREGOIRE – NSN analyst
“Seth Harrison looked set for the sack just two weeks into the season as Burnaby slumped to two straight losses, but this was a gutsy, determined performance. These players were charging through with 90 minutes of sheer will. Losing the Anglian Derby would probably have been curtains but now this gets interesting. Natalia Rossi had her Kirkenes side off to a great start but this setback will sting. She's going to be the manager under pressure now as Kirkenes have high hopes for a title challenge this season, while getting into the Champions League spots would be a good year for Burnaby.”

Brigitte Coppinger picks up her first win as PASSERINE manager in a result against Arvika that could well have implications for the relegation battle later in the year.
New signing FLORIAN BERKUT opened his account for St-Rémy as he won and scored a game-winning penalty against Clayquot City.


Langlois Océanic 2–1 Strathcona Intls
Challengers Cup playoff round leg 1
Dynamo Sjoedrhavn (SVJ) 1-1 Latrobe Ath
Voitamatton (GTK) 3-4 CF Outineau

CF Outineau 1–1 Shearwater FC
Passerine 2–1 ASC Arvika
Torbay Thunder 1–2 Coquitlam United
Mazinaw Vanorian 1–0 St. David Wanderers
Burnaby SC 1–0 Kirkenes FC
CS Saint-Rémy 2–1 Clayquot City
Kawarthas 1–2 Latrobe Athletic
Star of Confederation 3–1 Wynleth Flyers
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–1 FC Novonaya


Matchweek 4
St. David Wanderers 1–1 Burnaby SC
Challengers Cup playoff round leg 2
Latrobe Ath 1-0 Dynamo Sjoedrhavn (a.e.t., 2-1 agg.)
CF Outineau 0-0 Voitamatton (4-3 agg.)

Coquitlam United 2–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
ASC Arvika 1–3 Torbay Thunder
CF Outineau 4–2 Passerine
Shearwater FC 3–1 FC Novonaya
Wynleth Flyers 0–0 Hamiltonian Cambria
Latrobe Athletic 2–1 Star of Confederation
Clayquot City 4–1 Kawarthas
Strathcona Intls 4–0 CS Saint-Rémy
Kirkenes FC 0–1 Langlois Océanic


Matchweek 5

RYAN POTTER – Manager, Hamiltonian
“I thought it’s been a very tight match that could’ve gone either way. Quite simply we’re not getting the fate we deserve. It looks terrible when you’re last, or almost last, no wins in five matches, all this I know very well. We’ve been unlucky, very small margins, we’ve let at least six, seven points slip in all of that, and here I thought we could have had at least one point. It’d be a very different place we’re in if so.”

WARNER DRANZ – Manager, Latrobe Athletic
“It’s very nice to go top of the table but this is just the start of the season. But of course I’m pleased with how the players were very determined to see out that win. It’s never easy to hold on when it’s one goal away from home. We played a very disciplined and smart kind of football in the late stages. As a coach that’s quite satisfying. Also Zizi had a great match and deserved to have a few goals before today, I think this one will help her kick into gear.”

Meanwhile in the sack race: Seth Harrison gets a big result just when he really needs it as the Centurions convincingly won the home leg of the Battle of Burnaby, dealing Obey Chidibere’s Lilywhites the first defeat of the campaign as the early leaders ceded their position to Latrobe. Will they turn the corner this time? The Kirkenes FC board meanwhile has issued the ever-ominous vote of confidence in Natalia Rossi after a loss in St-Remy left KFC with 2 wins from 5 matches.

Langlois Océanic 5–0 St. David Wanderers
CS Saint-Rémy 3–2 Kirkenes FC
Passerine 2–4 Shearwater FC
Torbay Thunder 1–1 CF Outineau
Mazinaw Vanorian 2–1 ASC Arvika
Burnaby SC 2–0 Coquitlam United
Kawarthas 0–4 Strathcona Intls
Star of Confederation 0–0 Clayquot City
Hamiltonian Cambria 0–1 Latrobe Athletic
FC Novonaya 2–0 Wynleth Flyers


Matchweek 6
Kirkenes FC 3–0 Kawarthas
Champions League group stage
D | Kirkenes 2-2 RGS Athletic (EFL)
G | Shearwater 2-1 Canbix Muses (ZWZ)
Challengers Cup group stage
A | Strathcona 1-1 Lonngeylin (VIL)
D | Royal Daulapura (ERM) 3-0 Latrobe
G | CF Outineau 1-3 Nacional (VLD)
H | Clayquot 0-4 Yassaca (SRS)

St. David Wanderers 0–3 CS Saint-Rémy
Coquitlam United 0–0 Langlois Océanic
ASC Arvika 0–3 Burnaby SC
Shearwater FC 2–0 Wynleth Flyers
Latrobe Athletic 4–1 FC Novonaya
Clayquot City 1–0 Hamiltonian Cambria
Strathcona Intls 2–1 Star of Confederation
CF Outineau 4–2 Mazinaw Vanorian
Passerine 1–3 Torbay Thunder


Matchweek 7
CS Saint-Rémy 1–3 Coquitlam United
Champions League group stage
D | Wirr Tsi (CMT) 1-2 Kirkenes
G | Cazadores (AUD) 1-2 Shearwater
Challengers Cup group stage
A | Moreazeura (AUD) 2-3 Strathcona
D | Latrobe 3-1 Busukuma (BNJ)
G | Shamrock (AUD) 1-2 Outineau
H | Mipojoseon (QUE) 2-3 Clayquot

Kawarthas 0–1 St. David Wanderers
Star of Confederation 0–3 Kirkenes FC
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–3 Strathcona Intls
FC Novonaya 2–2 Clayquot City
Torbay Thunder 2–3 Shearwater FC
Mazinaw Vanorian 0–0 Passerine
Burnaby SC 0–1 CF Outineau
Langlois Océanic 2–0 ASC Arvika
Wynleth Flyers 0–2 Latrobe Athletic


Matchweek 8
Strathcona Intls 2–1 FC Novonaya
Cup Winners’ Cup first round leg 1
Baptists (SFD) 2-1 Mazinaw

St. David Wanderers 0–1 Star of Confederation
Coquitlam United 2–0 Kawarthas
Shearwater FC 1–0 Latrobe Athletic
Clayquot City 2–1 Wynleth Flyers
Kirkenes FC 1–3 Hamiltonian Cambria
ASC Arvika 1–5 CS Saint-Rémy
CF Outineau 0–1 Langlois Océanic
Passerine 0–4 Burnaby SC
Torbay Thunder 2–0 Mazinaw Vanorian


Matchweek 9
Mazinaw Vanorian 0–1 Shearwater FC
Cup Winners’ Cup first round leg 2
Mazinaw 0-1 Baptists (1-3 agg.)

Burnaby SC 5–1 Torbay Thunder
Langlois Océanic 1–0 Passerine
CS Saint-Rémy 2–2 CF Outineau
Kawarthas 1–1 ASC Arvika
Star of Confederation 1–0 Coquitlam United
Hamiltonian Cambria 3–0 St. David Wanderers
FC Novonaya 3–4 Kirkenes FC
Wynleth Flyers 1–5 Strathcona Intls
Latrobe Athletic 1–2 Clayquot City


Matchweek 10
Coquitlam United 2–3 Hamiltonian Cambria
Champions League group stage 3
D | Eastal Lunar (VIL) 1-2 Kirkenes
G | Shearwater 3-0 Sanford Falls (SFD)
Challengers Cup group stage
A | Lagos (BOL) 3-0 Strathcona
D | Latrobe 2-0 Swanguard (QUE)
G | CF Outineau 3-2 Muhdet’ (EFK)
H | Whitetail (EQS) 2-1 Clayquot

Shearwater FC 3–2 Clayquot City
Strathcona Intls 2–1 Latrobe Athletic
Kirkenes FC 2–0 Wynleth Flyers
St. David Wanderers 0–1 FC Novonaya
ASC Arvika 0–3 Star of Confederation
CF Outineau 5–0 Kawarthas
Passerine 2–4 CS Saint-Rémy
Torbay Thunder 0–2 Langlois Océanic
Mazinaw Vanorian 1–4 Burnaby SC


With a good win in Vilita to cap off a run of three straight wins, has Natalia Rossi weathered this latest storm? Kirkenes are still well adrift in the league but the prospect of progress to the Champions League knockouts is something that could save her job, even though it’s the lack of a real title challenge that’s been the biggest source of discontent with her tenure at Exhibition Place.

Matchweek 11
SAIKYOMONO salvages draw
Manager Francois St-Louis was sour-faced at full time but a draw meant Strathcona stays top on goal difference after spurning their chances against Clayquot City, who seemed grateful to get a point out of that one.
Roy JENKINS on target for PASSERINE
“These are good wins because of course we need to make sure we’re above Kawarthas in the table and the other clubs we know we’re fighting with for the drop. But we also need to get more points. We’re looking to get more scrappy against the big clubs too. It’s a work in progress.”

MATTHIAS runs rampant as LATROBE suffers third straight loss
Kirkenes are up into sixth place in after coming out on top of a back-and-forth encounter at the Dock that saw Catheline Matthias put away two goals. Latrobe lost their third straight league match to make it a precipitous fall to 10th.


CS Saint-Rémy 0–4 Torbay Thunder
Champions League group stage 4
D | Kirkenes 1-1 Eastal Lunar (VIL)
G | Sanford Falls (SFD) 1-3 Shearwater
Challengers Cup group stage
A | Strathcona 1-2 Moreazeura (AUD)
D | Swanguard (QUE) 2-1 Latrobe
G | Muhdet’ (EFK) 0-3 CF Outineau
H | Clayquot 0-4 Whitetail (EQS)

Latrobe Athletic 2–3 Kirkenes FC
Clayquot City 2–2 Strathcona Intls
Burnaby SC 3–0 Shearwater FC
Langlois Océanic 4–0 Mazinaw Vanorian
Kawarthas 2–4 Passerine
Star of Confederation 1–2 CF Outineau
Hamiltonian Cambria 3–3 ASC Arvika
FC Novonaya 0–2 Coquitlam United
Wynleth Flyers 0–1 St. David Wanderers


Matchweek 12
All of the top four teams in the table played against each other this weekend and the result was to leave them all level on 26 points. A win against Oceanic means Burnaby draws level on points as Seth Harrison seems to be on the verge of unlocking the puzzle that has held back his young side the past couple of years. Strathcona and Shearwater battled to a draw that will leave each side ruing missed chances to grab an early advantage in this race.

Torbay Thunder 3–1 Kawarthas
Mazinaw Vanorian 1–1 CS Saint-Rémy
Burnaby SC 2–1 Langlois Océanic
Shearwater FC 2–2 Strathcona Intls
Kirkenes FC 3–2 Clayquot City
St. David Wanderers 1–2 Latrobe Athletic
Coquitlam United 3–0 Wynleth Flyers
ASC Arvika 1–3 FC Novonaya
CF Outineau 3–0 Hamiltonian Cambria
Passerine 1–3 Star of Confederation


Matchweek 13
Star of Confederation 1–3 Torbay Thunder
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–0 Passerine
FC Novonaya 2–5 CF Outineau
Langlois Océanic 0–1 Shearwater FC
CS Saint-Rémy 2–0 Burnaby SC
Kawarthas 1–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
Wynleth Flyers 2–1 ASC Arvika
Latrobe Athletic 2–2 Coquitlam United
Clayquot City 1–2 St. David Wanderers
Strathcona Intls 0–1 Kirkenes FC


Matchweek 14
Torbay Thunder 1–3 Hamiltonian Cambria
Champions League group stage
D | RGS Athletic (EFL) 2-2 Kirkenes
G | Canbix Muses (ZWZ) 3-2 Shearwater
Challengers Cup group stage
A | Lonngeylin (VIL) 2-0 Strathcona
D | Latrobe 3-1 Royal Daulapura (ERM)
G | Nacional (VLD) 1-4 Outineau
H | Yassaca (SRS) 2-2 Clayquot

Mazinaw Vanorian 3–0 Star of Confederation
Burnaby SC 4–0 Kawarthas
Langlois Océanic 0–0 CS Saint-Rémy
Shearwater FC 2–1 Kirkenes FC
St. David Wanderers 0–4 Strathcona Intls
Coquitlam United 1–2 Clayquot City
ASC Arvika 1–5 Latrobe Athletic
CF Outineau 2–0 Wynleth Flyers
Passerine 2–0 FC Novonaya


VICTOR CLINTON SACKED AS ASC ARVIKA MANAGER
ASC Arvika has parted ways with manager Victor Clinton after the side’s 5-1 thrashing at the hands of Latrobe Athletic on Sunday left them second-last in the KFL Championship. ASC have not won a match since the opening weekend of the season and are on a dire run of form having collected two points from their last 13 matches.

A statement issued by the club read: “We thank Victor Clinton for his six years of service to the club, during which he won promotion to the KFL Championship and built a team capable of establishing itself in the top flight. In the coming days, we expect to announce a new manager whose task it will be to retain that status.”

Coach Logan Ragno will take charge of the team for this Saturday’s fixture, which is away at Clayquot City.

Matchweek 15
SportInfo Radio
“...Ross is a Kirkenes fan. Ross, you’re five points behind the leaders Shearwater, does Rossi have what it takes to lead your side to take the trophy away from them?”
“My word, I’m so sick of people arguing about the manager. We’ll win it or we don’t win it. Look, we’re playing great football at the moment, of course a big scoreline like this is a lot of fun. There’s a lot of teams playing well. If we can advance in the Champions League this Wednesday, that’s something I’d love. That’d be progress, I reckon. Because the likes of St. David and all, that’s one thing, but you’re up against the best of the best in that tournament, so top sixteen, best clubs in the world, I’ll take that.”
“You don’t think you can win the Champions League then?”
(laughter) “Be great if it happened! But oh no, we’re far away from that. Not going to happen, we’re far behind other countries.”
“Latrobe just made the final not four months ago, Ross.”
“Flukes happen, but then they got found out didn’t they? Kelssek’s far from producing any kind of Champions League winners. In terms of Kirkenes FC, let’s keep the focus on something realistic.”
“All right thanks for the call Ross. Angelina is a Strathcona fan, how did you like that strike from Lynne Crossley today? Sitting second in the table is not so bad is it.”
“Such a great goal. Such a talent we’ve got. We’ve got one of the most lethal forward lines in the league. Between Crossley, Rukavina, Hartpoach, I’d stack them up with anyone.”
“Anyone in the world, huh? Think they can handle those visitors you’ve got from Audioslavia later on?”
“It’s going to be tight. But I think we can do it. I think we also need Lonngeylin Coast to lose. But if we can move on in the Challengers Cup it’ll take the cake.”

Latrobe Athletic 1–0 CF Outineau
Champions League group stage
D | Kirkenes 2-1 Wirr Tsi (CMT)
G | Shearwater 2-2 Cazadores (AUD)
Challengers Cup group stage
A | Strathcona 1-2 Moreazerua (AUD)
D | Busukuma (BNJ) 2-1 Latrobe
G | Outineau 3-0 Shamrock (AUD)
H | Clayquot 0-2 Mipojoseon (QUE)

Clayquot City 1–1 ASC Arvika
CS Saint-Rémy 0–2 Shearwater FC
Kawarthas 0–3 Langlois Océanic
Star of Confederation 0–2 Burnaby SC
Hamiltonian Cambria 4–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
FC Novonaya 0–1 Torbay Thunder
Wynleth Flyers 1–2 Passerine
Strathcona Intls 2–0 Coquitlam United
Kirkenes FC 6–1 St. David Wanderers


Matchweek 16
Mazinaw Vanorian 1–1 FC Novonaya
Burnaby SC 1–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
Langlois Océanic 3–1 Star of Confederation
Shearwater FC 6–1 St. David Wanderers
Coquitlam United 1–3 Kirkenes FC
ASC Arvika 0–4 Strathcona Intls
CF Outineau 3–1 Clayquot City
Passerine 2–2 Latrobe Athletic
Torbay Thunder 2–1 Wynleth Flyers
CS Saint-Rémy 2–0 Kawarthas


Matchweek 17

92:18 (+3) | KIR 1-0 ARV
“...trying to slow it down. Diskin is caught on the ball, and Arvika has a sliver of a chance here... Calderon... that ball goes to Ronen Bryan! Shinra saves it...! GOAL FOR ARVIKA! A rebound, and Felar Katadfass has stunned the Kirkenes crowd! They can’t believe how this win has been stolen at the last gasp! It feels like a victory for ASC, and Annabel Curtis breaks the losing streak in her first match as manager...”

FC Novonaya 0–4 Burnaby SC
Wynleth Flyers 1–0 Mazinaw Vanorian
Latrobe Athletic 0–4 Torbay Thunder
Clayquot City 1–1 Passerine
Strathcona Intls 3–2 CF Outineau
Kirkenes FC 1–1 ASC Arvika
St. David Wanderers 1–2 Coquitlam United
Kawarthas 0–6 Shearwater FC
Star of Confederation 0–5 CS Saint-Rémy
Hamiltonian Cambria 0–1 Langlois Océanic


Matchweek 18
“Howie is on the line from Neorvins, after a tough few weeks for Star of Confederation, a win finally after four straight losses for capital city club eh, Howie?”
“This is a relief you know but it’s also... What a mess this has all been, just a month ago we’re charging for the Champions League spots, now I’m just happy we beat the worst team in the league. At this point is there anyone else we could beat? and we got a real thrashing from a St-Remy club that’s hardly a bunch of world beaters. Bottom line, I think Margerie Pax has reached the limit of what she can do with this club and it’s time for a coaching change before we sink any further, we’re in relegation form right now, you know.”
“That’s a bit bleak Howie, you’re a good 13 points above the bottom three, surely not.”
“Well, you look at what’s happening, it’s a pattern, and we can’t let it continue. If the only team we can beat is Kawarthas, we are screwed. She’s done great things to get this club to the Championship but every coach has a ceiling and time is up for Pax.”
“All right thanks Howie. Let’s go to Mistgwyn with Kirkenes fan Paul, how are you doing Paul? Big win in Outineau for the War of the Crowns today you must be happy with that?”
“Thanks for taking my call... The team played real good today. We saw some brilliance from Catheline Matthias, we saw the quality of Quinten van der Ven, here’s a promising youngster who I think is one of the best talents in the league right now. How much better they’d all be doing if we had a decent manager.”
“Oh now, come on Paul! You’ve just pulled a two-nil away victory against your biggest rivals, and you want to sack the manager! How many trophies did you have before and after Natalia Rossi, huh?”
“Trophies are great but we hired her to win the league, and we’re as far from that as the day she arrived. She’s had plenty of time and no progress. She always gets results like this just as pressure ramps up, it’s distracting from the big picture. Quality managers don't drop points to ASC Arvika, that was just last week and you have to win those matches just as much as the big ones. We need to get in a quality manager now.”
“Who? Who do you see as manager of Kirkenes FC?”
“Okay. Let’s be realistic, right? Andrea Crowe.”
“You’re joking. She’s not going to come back here. And why would she?”
“She knows the stadium, right, she knows Exhibition Place...”
“That’s with the national team, Paul, and with much better players, come on Paul, surely you realize managing Kelssek... never mind that, why would she take a step down? Can any KFL club afford her salary? Realistic, give me a break.”
“We can definitely do better than Rossi. That’s a certainty.”
“Okay, thanks for your call. Paul’s just seen Kirkenes get a big win on the road in the War of the Crowns and wants to sack the manager. Everyone wants to sack the manager! We’ll be back after this interlude on SportInfo Radio.”

Shearwater FC 3–2 Coquitlam United
ASC Arvika 3–3 St. David Wanderers
CF Outineau 0–2 Kirkenes FC
Passerine 0–3 Strathcona Intls
Torbay Thunder 0–0 Clayquot City
Mazinaw Vanorian 1–3 Latrobe Athletic
Burnaby SC 1–2 Wynleth Flyers
Langlois Océanic 1–1 FC Novonaya
CS Saint-Rémy 0–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
Kawarthas 0–1 Star of Confederation


Matchweek 19
Wynleth Flyers 2–3 Langlois Océanic
Latrobe Athletic 1–2 Burnaby SC
Clayquot City 1–0 Mazinaw Vanorian
Strathcona Intls 1–0 Torbay Thunder
Kirkenes FC 2–2 Passerine
St. David Wanderers 0–3 CF Outineau
Coquitlam United 0–2 ASC Arvika
Star of Confederation 1–2 Shearwater FC
Hamiltonian Cambria 2–0 Kawarthas
FC Novonaya 1–0 CS Saint-Rémy


                          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Shearwater FC 19 15 2 2 47 21 +26 47 -
2 Strathcona Intls 19 14 2 3 47 16 +31 44 -
3 Langlois Océanic 19 12 3 4 31 11 +20 39 -
4 Burnaby SC 19 12 2 5 41 17 +24 38 -
5 Kirkenes FC 19 12 2 5 44 22 +22 38 -
6 CF Outineau 19 11 3 5 41 21 +20 36 -
7 Latrobe Athletic 19 10 3 6 34 26 +8 33
8 CS Saint-Rémy 19 9 4 6 37 28 +9 31
9 Torbay Thunder 19 9 3 7 34 27 +7 30
10 Clayquot City 19 8 6 5 30 25 +5 30
11 Coquitlam United 19 9 2 8 31 26 +5 29
12 Hamiltonian Cambria 19 8 4 7 27 24 +3 28
13 Star of Confederation 19 8 1 10 21 30 −9 25
14 Passerine 19 5 4 10 28 42 −14 19
15 FC Novonaya 19 4 4 11 20 35 −15 16
16 Mazinaw Vanorian 19 4 4 11 16 35 −19 16
17 Wynleth Flyers 19 4 1 14 16 39 −23 13
18 St. David Wanderers 19 3 3 13 16 48 −32 12 -
19 ASC Arvika 19 2 5 12 21 48 −27 11 -
20 Kawarthas 19 1 2 16 9 50 −41 5 -

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Postby Kelssek » Sun Aug 28, 2022 4:39 pm

Matchweek 20
Coming up on Podcast FC, our round up of the KFL weekend as Burnaby climbs into the top four with a win in Clayquot, whose sputtering offence post-Fabio Coimbra has been sadly predictable all season. Crisis is back on the menu at Kirkenes as they’re beaten 2-0 by Torbay Thunder as Jeremy Carey put the icing on the cake with a 35-yard howitzer. More trouble in store for KFC as Victor Nyquist was sent off for an X-rated studs up tackle on Neil Murphy that could see their midfield lynchpin on ice for a few matches. Stunning scenes in the Battle of Conryia as Strathcona were 2-0 up at half time and conceded four goals in 17 minutes to fall four points back in the title race. A sigh of relief at Shearwater after their lacklustre draw against a surging ASC Arvika, while Mazinaw fans were ecstatic to say the least at a derby win that gives them a seven-point cushion above the relegation zone. And we round things off at Latrobe where Warner Dranz is talking rebuild after a second loss in a row. Raif Ducharne, Lubruose Prape, and Zizi Britton all underperforming, and maybe on the chopping block? All this and more on this week’s Podcast FC...

Clayquot City 0–2 Burnaby SC
Challengers Cup round of 32 leg 1
Brinemouth (NPH) 4-3 Latrobe
Namiri Forest (ZWZ) 2-2 CF Outineau

Latrobe Athletic 1–2 Langlois Océanic
Wynleth Flyers 0–2 CS Saint-Rémy
FC Novonaya 1–1 Kawarthas
Hamiltonian Cambria 0–0 Star of Confederation
Shearwater FC 1–1 ASC Arvika
Coquitlam United 1–3 CF Outineau
St. David Wanderers 0–1 Passerine
Kirkenes FC 0–2 Torbay Thunder
Strathcona Intls 2–4 Mazinaw Vanorian


Matchweek 21
Langlois Océanic 2–1 Clayquot City
Challengers Cup round of 32 leg 2
Latrobe 1-1 Brinemouth (4-5 agg.)
CF Outineau 2-1 Namiri Forest (a.e.t., 4-3 agg.)

Burnaby SC 2–4 Strathcona Intls
Mazinaw Vanorian 1–3 Kirkenes FC
Torbay Thunder 2–2 St. David Wanderers
Passerine 2–0 Coquitlam United
CF Outineau 1–0 ASC Arvika
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–1 Shearwater FC
Star of Confederation 1–1 FC Novonaya
Kawarthas 0–5 Wynleth Flyers
CS Saint-Rémy 1–0 Latrobe Athletic


Matchweek 22
52:19 | KIR 1-1 BUR
“Good movement from Burnaby as that clearance is just going straight to Kari Zucker... Malvin... and Bjerk on the turn! Shinra has spilled it into the net! A horrible blunder from the Kirkenes goalkeeper gives Burnaby the lead! It was a tame effort by Andreas Bjerk but Shinra’s made a mess of it.”
“They deserve to be ahead, Burnaby, but that was a gift they’ll take...”

77:29 | KIR 1-2 BUR
“And the crowd at Exhibition Place are getting restless as Burnaby win a corner. Ikra Yonte’s going to take his time with this one. It’s a bit early for that you have to say. A real bit of loft on that corner... and Sapping at the back post! Tesla off the line! ...and a howl of disbelief as the ball ricochets off the back of a Kirkenes player’s head and into the net!... It’ll be recorded as an own goal by Imke Diskin but Diskin certainly didn’t know anything about that.”
“But it’s also been shambolic defending at times. Kirkenes are sinking without trace and this is a cruel way to lose a football game. The title is definitely gone, Champions League slipping away, they’re in a fight to make the Challengers Cup now.”

St. David Wanderers 2–3 Mazinaw Vanorian
Kirkenes FC 1–3 Burnaby SC
Strathcona Intls 0–0 Langlois Océanic
Latrobe Athletic 4–1 Kawarthas
Wynleth Flyers 1–3 Star of Confederation
FC Novonaya 3–3 Hamiltonian Cambria
Shearwater FC 2–1 CF Outineau
ASC Arvika 0–0 Passerine
Coquitlam United 0–3 Torbay Thunder
Clayquot City 2–3 CS Saint-Rémy


Matchweek 23
Hamiltonian Cambria 2–0 Wynleth Flyers
Champions League round of 16 leg 1
Shearwater 5-1 Cednia Beach (TUR)
Myana (CMT) 4-1 Kirkenes
Challengers Cup round of 16 leg 1
CF Outineau 3-1 Sporting Iturributa (ASG)

FC Novonaya 0–1 Shearwater FC
Star of Confederation 2–0 Latrobe Athletic
Kawarthas 0–3 Clayquot City
CS Saint-Rémy 0–0 Strathcona Intls
Langlois Océanic 2–1 Kirkenes FC
Burnaby SC 2–0 St. David Wanderers
Mazinaw Vanorian 2–4 Coquitlam United
Torbay Thunder 4–0 ASC Arvika
Passerine 1–1 CF Outineau


Would Kirkenes rather not have made it to the Champions League knockout rounds? That’s the impression you get from the rage that’s greeted the thrashing they suffered in Chromatika. The board have publicly reiterated that Natalia Rossi’s job is safe and have full confidence in the manager. Coming after a third straight defeat and practically out of the Champions League...

Matchweek 24
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ChatSport Football@ChatSportFb
ChatSport sources understand that Torbay manager NIALL JENKINS has TURNED DOWN secret offer to take KIRKENES JOB. Board already lining up replacement for NATALIA ROSSI

Burnaby SC@BurnabySC
Timothy Sapping sidefoots low inside the post it for a 1-0 lead! :fire: BURNABY IS :bluecircle: :greencircle: #derbyvibes

NSN Far North@NSNFarNorth
ASC Arvika manager Annabel Curtis after #ARVMAZ ends 3-3: “Four points is not a lot of ground to make up. I’m fully confident that if we can find more results like this, more gritty performances, with the backing of our fans, we can come out of this battle.”

Saturday Soccer on TV12@SatSoccerTV12
HIGHLIGHTS! Rewatch all the goals and action as Primakov, Makatsch, and rue Belois took Torbay apart :finger:


St. David Wanderers 2–2 Langlois Océanic
Kirkenes FC 2–1 CS Saint-Rémy
Strathcona Intls 2–1 Kawarthas
Clayquot City 4–0 Star of Confederation
Shearwater FC 2–1 Passerine
CF Outineau 3–0 Torbay Thunder
ASC Arvika 3–3 Mazinaw Vanorian
Coquitlam United 0–1 Burnaby SC
Latrobe Athletic 3–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
Wynleth Flyers 1–1 FC Novonaya


Matchweek 25
Shearwater can smell a second consecutive league title. After Star of Confederation – looking good in their bid for a top-half finish – upset Strathcona in a smash-and-grab counterattacking display in the federal capital, Shearwater were all business in the Noua Cymrian capital to snuff out Wynleth and seize an 8-point lead at the top of the table. Bad news for the Flyers as Annabel Curtis’s ASC revival saw the Arvika outfit pull off a shock result in Burnaby to move level on points. Wynleth cling to safety on goal difference. It’s now Langlois chasing the champions after they cruised to the win against Coquitlam United on goals from Chevalier Bay, Kiera Weiram, and Stéphanie Desharnais. “We’ve just got to keep the heat on them,” said youngster Desharnais, “Shearwater have had a good run and then crumbled at the end before.” Consider shots fired.

CS Saint-Rémy 4–1 St. David Wanderers
Champions League round of 16 leg 2
Cednia Beach 0-3 Shearwater (1-8 agg.)
Kirkenes 0-1 Myana (1-5 agg.)
Challengers Cup round of 16 leg 2
Sporting Iturributa 1-2 CF Outineau (2-5 agg.)

Star of Confederation 1–0 Strathcona Intls
Kawarthas 0–4 Kirkenes FC
Langlois Océanic 3–1 Coquitlam United
Burnaby SC 0–1 ASC Arvika
Mazinaw Vanorian 3–2 CF Outineau
Torbay Thunder 4–1 Passerine
Wynleth Flyers 1–3 Shearwater FC
FC Novonaya 0–2 Latrobe Athletic
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–1 Clayquot City


Coupe des Patriotes third round
Podcast FC
“...and this weekend eyes turned from the league to the national tournament as the Patriotes Cup third round saw the entry of the top-flight clubs. The closest thing to an upset was St David picking themselves up to beat Clayquot. Otherwise there were few underdog tales to tell. But a lot of attention will have been on Kirkenes FC’s trip to Wickham a few hours into the interior where the current leaders of the KFL Association North – that’s the third division – and the hosts held their illustrious visitors to 0-0 for 99 minutes.”
“Yes, a lot of people who didn’t watch the match will have a laugh about Kirkenes struggling again but in truth it was the reserves who couldn’t get it done and Natalia Rossi made full use of the five subs to find the cutting edge. I’m sure Kirkenes would rather have had their stars get the day off, but when you can put the screws on a side all match and then throw on Matthias, Wolff and Nyquist, they were going to win eventually. ‘Course these days 6-0 isn’t enough for some people such has been the narrative around the club.”
“More eyes on the Latrobe-Strathcona match which went to penalties.”
“This was probably the biggest fixture in the draw and while Latrobe haven’t had the best season with all kinds of injury problems and key players out of sorts, they picked themselves up for this home match against a team sitting third in the league. Really good viewing, back and forth stuff. Laurel Tinker-Witt saved two in a row to put the Globalists through.”
“And any highlights for the fourth round draw?”
“Yes indeed, two big-name clashes in fact as Outineau will be at home to Burnaby and Shearwater hosts Kirkenes. Association Ariddienne and Rivière-du-Nord are the two lower-division clubs left and they will face Coquitlam United and the bottom club Kawarthas respectively, and with all respect to Kawarthas you have to figure that’s the likeliest one to see what’s technically a scalp.”
“You forgot St-Richard.”
“Oh yes... well, they’re in the fourth round too and will face St. David. I’m not sure who’s really the underdog in that one.”

ASC Arvika 0–0 Saintsport Heath (0–0 AET) (4–3 pen.)
St. David Wanderers 2–0 Clayquot City
Star of Confederation 1–3 Burnaby SC
Keeleford County 0–0 Kawarthas District (0–1 AET)
West Haligonia Spartan 0–2 Association Ariddienne
Passerine 0–3 CF Outineau
Wickham Warriors 0–0 Kirkenes FC (0–1 AET)
Jeunesse Lunaire 0–1 CS Rivière-du-Nord
Redswyth Red Stars 2–4 CF Saint-Richard
Latrobe Athletic 2–2 Strathcona Intls (2–2 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Shearwater 2–0 Delta Sorthern
Coquitlam United 1–1 Hamiltonian Cambria (1–1 AET) (4–3 pen.)
CS Saint-Rémy 0–1 Langlois Océanic
FC Novonaya 3–0 Union Lachaîne
Torbay Thunder 1–0 Vinterhagen
Wynleth Flyers 1–3 Mazinaw Vanorian


Matchweek 26
“A boatload of wasted chances for Shearwater tonight, a few pretty insipid league performances, and suddenly the season is on the line.”
“No doubt there’s problems cropping up everywhere. Stars are not performing, Tara Kriedel would be the first to put her hand up I reckon. Manda Iara has to be better, you expect more from player of that calibre, I don’t think Iara even completed one cross today. Some players like Kai Fukushima are being exposed a bit. But for me the biggest issue is Brion Stienno’s looked out of sorts. No surprise when he’s not scoring that’s part of the problem. I reckon he needs a bit of a rest. Take a match off, maybe have him come off the bench a few times. This is a crucial part of the season now and they need to find a way to get him back into form.”
“Right, it was always going to be an issue for Shearwater. A lot of people at the start of the season didn’t think they had the squad to defend the title, that they’d just peaked. This is the test now for them...”

BREAKING NEWS – FOOTBALL
FC Novonaya sacks manager Faillace
Abbrick Faillace’s tenure at Novonaya has come to an end following a loss at Clayquot City that sees the club fall further down the league table and marked 7 weeks without a league win. The Audioslavian left-back first arrived in Kelssek and played three seasons with Burnaby, picking up two league silver medals before retiring and doing the coaching badges. After two years as assistant manager, Faillace took the hot seat from the start of KFL 67, steering the Centaurs to comfortable mid-table finishes and developing the club’s big star export, Anne-Marie Roux. This relegation battle wasn’t supposed to happen, and it looks like the board have decided to go in a different direction.

ASC Arvika 0–2 Langlois Océanic
Coquitlam United 0–1 CS Saint-Rémy
St. David Wanderers 3–1 Kawarthas
Kirkenes FC 2–2 Star of Confederation
Shearwater FC 2–3 Torbay Thunder
Passerine 1–2 Mazinaw Vanorian
CF Outineau 2–1 Burnaby SC
Strathcona Intls 1–0 Hamiltonian Cambria
Clayquot City 2–1 FC Novonaya
Latrobe Athletic 5–2 Wynleth Flyers


Matchweek 27
FLINT FRUSTRATION
EGO GILES puts Outineau ahead and Océanic manager Danny Flint facepalms as his side can’t take advantage of Shearwater’s slip.

ZIZI BRITTON breaks goal drought with key equalizer
Latrobe pull it back, Shearwater drops points for the second week in a row!

STRATHCONA strikes on Novonaya trip
Lynne CROSSLEY nets the winner and NOVONAYA slips further into relegation danger with third straight loss. They’ll meet again midweek in the Patriotes Cup. Stay tuned to find out if FSL will reward his Strathcona team with a trip to Prairielands Park?


Star of Confederation 3–1 St. David Wanderers
Coupe des Patriotes fourth round
FC Novonaya 2–4 Strathcona Intls
Mazinaw Vanorian 1–1 Torbay Thunder (1–1 AET) (3–4 pen.)
ASC Arvika 1–0 Langlois Océanic
CF Saint-Richard 3–1 St. David Wanderers
CS Rivière-du-Nord 0–1 Kawarthas District
Association Ariddienne 0–1 Coquitlam United
CF Outineau 3–4 Burnaby SC
Shearwater 3–4 Kirkenes FC

Kawarthas 1–3 Coquitlam United
CS Saint-Rémy 2–1 ASC Arvika
Langlois Océanic 0–1 CF Outineau
Latrobe Athletic 2–2 Shearwater FC
Wynleth Flyers 2–2 Clayquot City
FC Novonaya 0–1 Strathcona Intls
Hamiltonian Cambria 2–2 Kirkenes FC
Burnaby SC 5–0 Passerine
Mazinaw Vanorian 3–2 Torbay Thunder


FT | CFO 3-4 BUR
“And that’s it! It was always going to be task to fight back from three goals down and it’s too little too late for Outineau. A shocking first half performance sunk them in this match. Nacuémiro Buené’s goal stands as the winner that takes Burnaby into the Patriotes Cup quarterfinals!”

91:17 | SHE 3-3 KIR | +3
“...it’s almost like the high intensity has just tired out both sets of players... and it does now seem like we’re heading to extra time. And when you’ve conceded- Oh and van der Ven has picked that off! Played in for Vedmark...! And that’s surely the winning goal for Kirkenes! A crucial mistake at a crucial time... Tara Kreidel played herself into trouble and Kirkenes punished it!”

FT | NOV 2-4 STR
“And on her first match in charge, confirmation of the challenge she faces ahead. There won’t be any Cup magic from Novonaya, it’s Strathcona Internationals who move into the quarterfinals.”
“What a match from Bratislav Rukavina. Completely tore that defence apart today. Two goals and should’ve had a hat trick.”

Matchweek 28
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Podcast FC@PodcastFCOfficial
Looked like they were running away at the top three weeks ago, suddenly Shearwater are five matches without a win and their lead at the top of the table is down to four points.

The Fan Club@KFLFanClub
Flares tossed on the field after Clayquot’s late equalizer is VAR-ed #derbyvibes

Podcast FC@PodcastFCOfficial
And Novonaya were just crushed by Kirkenes today. Welcome to the league, Hannah Wilton! Wonder what Natalia Rossi said to her in that extended handshake after full time

KFL Bantz@StadiumHotDog
Tom Sloan is AMPED to score the winner for Wynleth and Strathcona can’t believe they’ve dropped more points than Shearwater this weekend. Smart money on Langlois to overtake them in second tomorrow.

ChatSport Football@ChatSportFb
Shearwater are down to ten! Eamon Breault gets RED CARD for a SHOCKING ankle breaker


CF Outineau 2–1 CS Saint-Rémy
Champions League quarterfinals leg 1
Club Stein-los (PAS) 1-1 Shearwater
Challengers Cup quarterfinals leg 1
St Thomas (TLI) 2-2 CF Outineau

ASC Arvika 3–3 Kawarthas
Coquitlam United 2–2 Star of Confederation
St. David Wanderers 1–3 Hamiltonian Cambria
Kirkenes FC 4–0 FC Novonaya
Strathcona Intls 1–2 Wynleth Flyers
Clayquot City 0–1 Latrobe Athletic
Shearwater FC 1–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
Torbay Thunder 2–2 Burnaby SC
Passerine 0–3 Langlois Océanic


Matchweek 29
WILTON gets first WIN
The battle at the bottom sees Novonaya put 4 points between them and relegation with a 4-2 win over St. David. These are the ones that she needs to win, and it’s as good as any to be the first for Hannah Wilton.

OUTINEAU felled on the lakeshore
KAWARTHAS picks up a real scalp for their second league win of the season. There’s been precious little for Kawarthas to want to remember, but Lojze KOKALJ’s goal will be one of them.

OCÉANIC tide
Zilar GALHARRETBORDE seals the win for Océanic to keep the chase on at four points behind leaders Shearwater.


FC Novonaya 4–2 St. David Wanderers
Hamiltonian Cambria 2–1 Coquitlam United
Star of Confederation 3–3 ASC Arvika
Kawarthas 2–1 CF Outineau
CS Saint-Rémy 1–0 Passerine
Langlois Océanic 3–2 Torbay Thunder
Burnaby SC 0–3 Mazinaw Vanorian
Clayquot City 1–3 Shearwater FC
Latrobe Athletic 1–1 Strathcona Intls
Wynleth Flyers 0–3 Kirkenes FC


Matchweek 30
  • All of a sudden a second straight win for Kawarthas has them thinking of an escape act. Is that actually possible at this stage? Well, no. It’s a bit crazy to think with eight matches to go, they can make up an 8-point gap, that might not sound like a lot, but remember they need to do better than three other very desperate teams. You might get nice-looking odds but it’s not worth the bet to be honest. If you’ve got 20 thalers to spare and want to engage in vice, buy a flat of beer instead.
  • At the top of the table Shearwater are hanging on and the pressure is ramped up now. They have not been in good form with only one win in their last five, and Burnaby were really wasteful today and should have punished them. Océanic now just two points behind and Strathcona five points behind. Which means that one or two weeks is all that we need to see a drastically different top three.
  • St-Rémy and Latrobe are on the outside looking in at the Challengers Cup spots but very much in the mix as they try to chase down Burnaby and Kirkenes with just one point between them. Exhibition Place is a bit of a hornet’s nest right now with lots of rumours about the club already having lined up a replacement for Natalia Rossi. You can’t help but think that’s a huge distraction the squad just doesn’t need at this point.

CF Outineau 1–1 Star of Confederation
Champions League quarterfinals leg 2
Shearwater 3-1 Club Stein-los (a.e.t., 4-2 agg.)
Challengers Cup quarterfinals leg 2
Outineau 0-1 St Thomas (2-3 agg.)

ASC Arvika 0–2 Hamiltonian Cambria
Strathcona Intls 2–1 Clayquot City
Shearwater FC 0–0 Burnaby SC
Mazinaw Vanorian 2–3 Langlois Océanic
Torbay Thunder 1–1 CS Saint-Rémy
Passerine 0–1 Kawarthas
Coquitlam United 0–0 FC Novonaya
St. David Wanderers 3–2 Wynleth Flyers
Kirkenes FC 1–3 Latrobe Athletic


Lovely ball by Tara Kreidel!... it’s Peter Marsh on the bounce! AND IT’S IN! Kingswharf in raptures! Two quick goals and surely Shearwater are through to the Champions League semifinals!! A brilliant turnaround and this match has exploded into life in extra time!

Matchweek 31
Wynleth Flyers 0–1 Coquitlam United
Coupe des Patriotes quarterfinals
Torbay Thunder 2–0 CF Saint-Richard
Kirkenes FC 1–5 Burnaby SC
Coquitlam United 3–0 Kawarthas District
Strathcona Intls 3–0 ASC Arvika

FC Novonaya 2–0 ASC Arvika
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–2 CF Outineau
Strathcona Intls 1–4 Shearwater FC
Clayquot City 0–1 Kirkenes FC
Latrobe Athletic 1–0 St. David Wanderers
Star of Confederation 3–2 Passerine
Kawarthas 2–3 Torbay Thunder
CS Saint-Rémy 0–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
Langlois Océanic 0–1 Burnaby SC


BREAKING NEWS – FOOTBALL
Natalia Rossi sacked as Kirkenes manager

“Breaking news here on SportInfo and Kirkenes FC manager Natalia Rossi has been relieved of her duties. In her six years at the club Rossi brought them two trophies, but has fallen short of the target of the league title. Analor Avalor will serve as caretaker manager to see out the rest of the season, and you reckon his job will be to keep Kirkenes in the IFCF spots. The news comes after Kirkenes were defeated 5-1 at home by Burnaby in the quarterfinals of the Patriotes Cup, effectively ending the club’s chances of silverware this season in humiliating fashion. Thousands of fans left the stadium with their team down by five goals against their western rivals after 39 minutes on Wednesday. We’ll have more on this developing story in the coming minutes here on SportInfo. Immediate analysis though from former Kelssek international Matt Lister. Thanks for coming by at short notice. What’s your thoughts on this breaking news, Matt?”

Matt Lister: “Well you have to say, that saga is finally over. In many ways this constant cloud, this constant debate for years now, it wasn’t fair to Natalia Rossi and the players have to take big long look at themselves. They’ve let the club down badly over the last few weeks and the Patriotes Cup result was a real collapse of morale and belief... It looks like the board want to really cast a wide net and see who are the candidates at the end of the season, which I reckon is the right move. I’ve heard from people inside Kirkenes FC who’ve strongly denied reports they were sounding out candidates behind Rossi’s back, but the fact such rumours were going around at all gives you an idea of the kind of pressure that this job brings.”

Matchweek 32
A quick look around the league on a new segment here on Podcast FC, provisionally we’re calling this ‘punditry pissings’:
”A really vital win for Arvika and that could prove decisive! This could have been the decisive match in the relegation fight. Wynleth you have to say gave it up today, and this result could be their doom...”
“A performance like that, Shearwater have no chance of getting past RCU in the Champions League, they’re really lucky to get a point and it’s the individual brilliance of players like Kriedel and Iara that’s saved them”
“Strathcona were unlucky on the balance but that’s a gutsy response from the Kirkenes players today. How much was the constant chatter about the manager doing the whole team more harm than good? They looked like a real weight was off their shoulders today, my word.”

Passerine 0–3 Hamiltonian Cambria
Champions League semifinals leg 1
Raynor City Utd (VAL) 3-5 Shearwater

CF Outineau 4–0 FC Novonaya
ASC Arvika 1–0 Wynleth Flyers
Coquitlam United 0–2 Latrobe Athletic
St. David Wanderers 0–1 Clayquot City
Kirkenes FC 1–0 Strathcona Intls
Shearwater FC 1–1 Langlois Océanic
Burnaby SC 2–2 CS Saint-Rémy
Mazinaw Vanorian 0–0 Kawarthas
Torbay Thunder 3–3 Star of Confederation


In the Champions League semifinals, a thrill ride at The Battleground saw a feast of goals as Shearwater enjoyed a night to remember in one of the great cathedrals of world football. Goals from Brion Steinno, Tzevaada Muur, Coalan O’Reilly, and two from Kai Fukushima as Shearwater went toe-to-toe with the mighty RCU and came away with a two-goal lead from the home of the six-time world champions. They can dare to dream now as they have a real chance of becoming the second Kelssek club to reach the Champions League final.

Matchweek 33
Wynleth Flyers 4–1 CF Outineau
Kirkenes FC 0–3 Shearwater FC
Strathcona Intls 3–0 St. David Wanderers
Clayquot City 0–1 Coquitlam United
Latrobe Athletic 4–0 ASC Arvika
FC Novonaya 1–0 Passerine
Hamiltonian Cambria 0–3 Torbay Thunder
Star of Confederation 1–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
Kawarthas 0–5 Burnaby SC
CS Saint-Rémy 1–0 Langlois Océanic


Matchweek 34
KAWARTHAS RELEGATED
Oceanic kept their dim title hopes alive with a 6-2 massacre of a hapless Kawarthas side that never stood a chance – in that match and in retrospect, this whole season.

SHEARWATER brushes aside ST-REMY challenge
Individual brilliance from MANDA IARA? Of course they’ll take it. Shearwater needs six points from the last four matches to clinch a second successive title. They were close to letting it slip for a while there, but you can’t see them messing this up now.

COPPINGER rallies PASSERINE to secure safety after falling to 17th
The bottom line is we have four matches to get five points. That’s what I want to keep the focus on. It’s great to have it all in our hands and to be in control of our fate. I really expect nothing less.”


Mazinaw Vanorian 3–0 Hamiltonian Cambria
Champions League semifinals leg 2
Shearwater 1-2 Raynor City Utd (6-5 agg.)

Torbay Thunder 1–3 FC Novonaya
Passerine 0–2 Wynleth Flyers
CF Outineau 1–0 Latrobe Athletic
ASC Arvika 1–2 Clayquot City
Shearwater FC 1–0 CS Saint-Rémy
Langlois Océanic 6–2 Kawarthas
Burnaby SC 2–1 Star of Confederation
Coquitlam United 1–2 Strathcona Intls
St. David Wanderers 0–2 Kirkenes FC


Matchweek 35
Clayquot City 0–1 CF Outineau
Coupe des Patriotes semifinals
Coquitlam United 1–1 Burnaby SC (2–2 AET) (5–4 pen.)
Strathcona Intls 1–1 Torbay Thunder (1–1 AET) (2–4 pen.)

Latrobe Athletic 2–0 Passerine
Wynleth Flyers 0–2 Torbay Thunder
FC Novonaya 4–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
Hamiltonian Cambria 0–5 Burnaby SC
Star of Confederation 1–5 Langlois Océanic
Kawarthas 1–2 CS Saint-Rémy
St. David Wanderers 0–3 Shearwater FC
Kirkenes FC 3–0 Coquitlam United
Strathcona Intls 2–1 ASC Arvika


117:54 | COQ 1-2 BUR
It’s cleared only as far as Violette... swung in by Lindegaard!... DUSTY CLEMENT HEADS IT IN!! Coquitlam level the scores in extra time! Maillardville erupts as this Battle of Burnaby takes another turn!

SO | STR oxxo TOR xxox
Yohan Millar places the ball on the spot, and the home fans are looking on with a sense of dread... and it’s a simple well-placed penalty to seal the win! Perunovic gets mobbed by his teammates as well, that save helped put Torbay into the Patriotes Cup final!

Matchweek 36
SHEARWATER WINS THE KFL CHAMPIONSHIP!
Shearwater has successfully defended their title after their home win against Kawarthas gave them an unassailable lead at the top of the table with two matches to go. It was a nervy start to the match as Cathal Gallagher had to be alert to deny the bottom club Kawarthas twice, but then Shearwater seemed to flick a switch as Coalan O’Reilly, Kai Fukushima, and Timurdogan Yerli all found the net in the space of 27 minutes to see Shearwater coming out after half time cruising to victory and the fans at Kingswharf very inebriated. Océanic’s Sunday match against Hamiltonian could still be important for Champions League places with Burnaby, Outineau, and Strathcona all lurking in the hunt and getting wins today.
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“Hannah Wilton, a run of three straight wins comes to an end here for Novonaya, but looking at the table you’ve secured safety from relegation and then some. What sort of message are you sending to your players today?”
“All credit to Burnaby of course, they showed their class today, for us it’s about a foundation to build on. This is about where this club wants to be, the ambitions to achieve. Players have got to show they can be a part of that, show me they deserve to be here next season.”

Burnaby SC 3–1 FC Novonaya
Mazinaw Vanorian 4–2 Wynleth Flyers
Torbay Thunder 1–0 Latrobe Athletic
Passerine 1–3 Clayquot City
CF Outineau 3–1 Strathcona Intls
Shearwater FC 3–0 Kawarthas
CS Saint-Rémy 3–3 Star of Confederation
Langlois Océanic 2–0 Hamiltonian Cambria
ASC Arvika 1–3 Kirkenes FC
Coquitlam United 0–1 St. David Wanderers


Matchweek 37
St. David Wanderers have been relegated with a loss against ASC Arvika which keeps Annabel Curtis’s outfit in with a chance on the final day. Ronen Bryan and Felar Katadfass have been powering this team on a good run for survival, and you have to feel this is the boost they’ll need to finish the job. Meanwhile in the War of the Crowns a mini-revival continues for Kirkenes in a stellar performance to win 3-1 against Outineau. Bors Warwick scoring with a header to get things started and claiming the player of the match award for an all-action performance. Falling far off the title will sting when all this is over, but that keeps them in with a slight chance of making it into the Champions League.”

Strathcona Intls 2–1 Passerine
Clayquot City 1–2 Torbay Thunder
Latrobe Athletic 2–0 Mazinaw Vanorian
Coquitlam United 2–3 Shearwater FC
St. David Wanderers 1–2 ASC Arvika
Kirkenes FC 3–1 CF Outineau
Wynleth Flyers 1–3 Burnaby SC
FC Novonaya 2–3 Langlois Océanic
Hamiltonian Cambria 0–3 CS Saint-Rémy
Star of Confederation 2–2 Kawarthas


Previews of the big questions still to be answered on the final day. Océanic has secured the second Champions League place, but one more is still up for grabs and it’s a three-way fight where Burnaby just about holds an advantage. But they face probably the toughest opponent at home to Latrobe, who’ve been inconsistent but can beat anyone on their day, and know that making up goal difference could squeeze them in – that’s a big if however as it depends on Outineau losing badly against hapless already-relegated St. David, but stranger things and all.

Analor Avalor has managed to keep the lights on at Kirkenes and beating to odds to get them into the Champions League would be a real feather in the interim manager’s cap.

3 Burnaby SC              37   23   5   9    80   35  +45    74
4 Strathcona Intls 37 23 5 9 72 39 +33 74
5 Kirkenes FC 37 23 4 10 80 43 +37 73
6 CF Outineau 37 22 5 10 72 42 +30 71
7 Latrobe Athletic 37 21 5 11 67 41 +26 68

St. David and Kawarthas are already down but at the bottom of the table, one more club is set for the drop. ASC Arvika must win at home to 14th-place Coquitlam. What will give them hope is that if ASC can manage that, they just need one of those they’re chasing to lose, and both are facing tough final day opposition. Passerine are hosting their downtown rivals Kirkenes, while Wynleth travel to Langlois to face 2nd-place Océanic.
16 Wynleth Flyers          37    8   3  26    41   76  −35    27
17 Passerine 37 7 6 24 39 77 −38 27
18 ASC Arvika 37 5 10 22 39 83 −44 25


Matchweek 38
The final day is a strange mix of desperate intensity and relative diffidence. The title is already decided and Shearwater have Star of Confederation under their thumb.
Shearwater [1]-0 Confederation (Marsh 6’)
Tzevaada Muur’s through ball is flicked on by Brion Steinno and Peter Marsh applies the finish.
They score early, knock the ball around, score a second, and pretty much run a training ground possession drill the rest of the way, the fans piss-takingly impatient for the trophy presentation. But even in matches with something on the line, things can take a turn for the comedic.
Passerine 0-[1] Kirkenes (Bixby incredible own goal 16’)
Kirkenes have a corner, Bixby slices what should’ve been a simple clearance, it spins backwards and bounces in off the upright
ASC [1]-0 Coquitlam (Bryan 17’)
This is the breakthrough Arvika needed! Ronen Bryan is played through by 1830 Cathair loanee Harun Farrow and the Euran slots in a composed finish!

At Stadium Konoha, Burnaby and Latrobe are testing each other out in a cagey affair.
Latrobe’s Raïf Ducharne stamps on a beach ball that drifted onto the pitch #BURLAT
ASC 1-[2] Coquitlam (Clement 39’)
Two goals in seven minutes and Arvika are sinking! A harmless looking long ball by Alex Bronson leads to a collision between the two centre-backs, Gestur Torsteinsson is on the scene quickly, but doesn’t find the touchline with a weak clearance. Adon Johnson intercepts, finds Dusty Clement with a clear sight on goal, and the Brenecian clouts in in from 25 yards!
Torbay 0-[1] Strathcona (Hartpoach 42’)
It’s a windy day in the Fjordlands but it’s the visitors who seem to have benefited with this one, as Eoin Bream misjudges a long ball fired from the Strathcona half to let Bryan Hartpoach through the lines for an easy finish
Roland Shields sent off for Wynleth!
Mason Blueman tries to talk the referee out of it, but with Wynleth just hanging on against Oceanic they now face a real challenge as Shields clatters Kiera Weiram to break up an Oceanic counter and gets a second yellow card.
Burnaby [3]-1 Latrobe (Sapping 68’)
Taking the lead was the worst idea Latrobe could have had as Burnaby come back at them with incredible venom. Mufes rattles the crossbar from distance and Tim Sapping is in the right place to put away the rebound.
Océanic [2]-0 Wynleth (Wang Yuan 73’)
Down to ten and without their midfield anchor, Wynleth’s sturdy defence has crumbled under Oceanic’s assault. Their fate will likely depend on what happens in Arvika now.
Huge ovation for Burnaby captain Kari Zücker
In what’s set to be his final match before retirement, the Burnaby captain is sent on for the last 10+ minutes and gets a massive reception from the crowd. Not the leading star, but a leader of stars in a period that saw them win three league titles and a historic double with the Patriotes Cup.

It’s hard to see a way back for Wynleth, two goals and a player down, as Océanic stamp their control on this match. The Flyers seem to have just given up, leaving their fate to ASC not getting three points.
ASC Arvika [2]-2 Coquitlam (Bryan 78’)
Atlas Vasiliadis is first to a loose ball, squares it for Ronen Bryan, who takes one touch and blasts it into the bottom far post! Arvika needs one more!
Passerine [1]-1 Kirkenes (Davies pen. 83’)
Gabriel Davies has scored some big goals but that’s probably the biggest penalty he’s taken in his career. The pace of substitute Zoé Goh-Lemaire has been a handful for the Kirkenes defence and Bors Warwick eventually over-commits to stopping one of her surges into the box. Davies keeps a cool head and sends Shinra the wrong way, and one point virtually ensures Passerine will stay up even if ASC wins.
Torbay [1]-1 Strathcona (Murphy 82’)
It’s a cheap goal to concede and Strathcona’s chances of Champions League football fade. A loose pass from Nene Shibata is intercepted by Eoin Bream. Tinker-Witt parries the centre-back’s have-a-go shot from distance, but Neil Murphy’s poacher instinct is well-tuned and he sticks the rebound into the goal. “Where the f*** were you” seems a good lip-read of the Globalist goalie’s rant at her defenders.

ASC are throwing everything they can to get the winning goal they desperately need, and that will secure their top-flight status. They pour into the box for a late corner. A bit of head tennis and the ball loops away from the Coquitlam goal. Heidi Hopkins is on the scene and boots it forward towards the run of Luo Dan. Ismail Husar is the last man back and tries his best to stay on his feet. Luo Dan goes down. The crowd erupts in boos. Husar wags his finger, gestures it was a absolute dive. They’ve got probably 6 or 7 minutes to get the winning goal ASC are so desperate for, but first they have to defend a free kick 70 yards away from where they want the ball to be.

There was a delay for a VAR check, with fans in the ground hopeful the call might be reversed, but anyone familiar with the protocols would have known it could only have gotten worse for ASC. As television viewers were told, “And clarification from the control room is that the free kick is not reviewable, this VAR check is whether Husar should actually have been sent off for denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity.” The yellow card stood, but that was the least of their worries.
ASC Arvika 2-[3] Coquitlam (rue Pfáreliele 88’)
A well-struck free kick finds the top corner! The nightmare is real for Arvika, in a match they must win to stay up!
Coquitlam didn’t show them any mercy and shithoused away the remaining minutes plus stoppage time to the desperate vitriol of the home crowd. The final whistle prompted ASC players to fall to the turf in despair. Annabel Curtis put on a brave face. She’d failed to save the club from the drop, and the bigger, bitterer picture was that a club used to assuming their right to be in the first division had conclusively fallen into yo-yo status.

Langlois Océanic 2–0 Wynleth Flyers
Burnaby SC 3–2 Latrobe Athletic
Mazinaw Vanorian 0–2 Clayquot City
Shearwater FC 2–0 Star of Confederation
Kawarthas 1–4 Hamiltonian Cambria
CS Saint-Rémy 2–0 FC Novonaya
Torbay Thunder 1–1 Strathcona Intls
Passerine 1–1 Kirkenes FC
CF Outineau 3–0 St. David Wanderers
ASC Arvika 2–3 Coquitlam United


                          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Shearwater FC 38 27 8 3 85 37 +48 89 -
2 Langlois Océanic 38 25 6 7 72 30 +42 81 -
3 Burnaby SC 38 24 5 9 83 37 +46 77 -
4 Strathcona Intls 38 23 6 9 73 40 +33 75 -
5 Kirkenes FC 38 23 5 10 81 44 +37 74 -
6 CF Outineau 38 23 5 10 75 42 +33 74 -
7 Latrobe Athletic 38 21 5 12 69 44 +25 68
8 CS Saint-Rémy 38 20 8 10 67 45 +22 68
9 Torbay Thunder 38 19 8 11 75 54 +21 65
10 Clayquot City 38 15 8 15 56 49 +7 53
11 Hamiltonian Cambria 38 14 9 15 52 56 −4 51
12 Star of Confederation 38 13 11 14 53 65 −12 50
13 Mazinaw Vanorian 38 13 8 17 53 69 −16 47
14 Coquitlam United 38 14 4 20 51 59 −8 46
15 FC Novonaya 38 9 9 20 44 67 −23 36
16 Passerine 38 7 7 24 40 78 −38 28
17 Wynleth Flyers 38 8 3 27 41 78 −37 27
18 ASC Arvika 38 5 10 23 41 86 −45 25 -
19 St. David Wanderers 38 6 5 27 35 90 −55 23 -
20 Kawarthas 38 3 6 29 28 104 −76 15 -


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KELSSEK FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
SEASON 71


[b]Team of the Season
GK – Michael Sveyn (Océanic)
DF – Naucémiro Buené (Burnaby)
DF – Tara Kriedel (Shearwater)
DF – Trifonas Tolakis (Strathcona)
DF – Tzevaada Muur (Shearwater)
MF – Manda Iara (Shearwater)
MF – Waleeda Hollis-Park (Strathcona)
MF – Andreas Bjerk (Burnaby)
MF – Zilar Galharretborde (Océanic)
FW – Brion Steinno (Shearwater)
FW – Catheline Matthias (Kirkenes)

GK – Cathal Gallagher (Shearwater)
DF – Lance Atkinson (Océanic)
DF – Norue Busokhu (Océanic)
MF – Kiera Weiram (Océanic)
MF – Xena Allste (Shearwater)
FW – Timothy Sapping (Burnaby)
FW – Bratislav Rukavina (Strathcona)

Player of the Year: Manda Iara (Shearwater)
Nominees: Tara Kriedel (Shearwater), Michael Sveyn (Océanic), Nacuémiro Buené (Burnaby)

Air Kelssek Foreign Player of the Year: Tara Kriedel (Shearwater)
Nominees: Brion Steinno (Shearwater) Catheline Matthias (Kirkenes), Zilar Galharretborde (Océanic)

Young Player of the Year: Timothy Sapping (Burnaby)
Nominees: Andreas Bjerk (Burnaby), Timo Thomsen (Océanic), Stéphanie Desharnais (Océanic)

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   National                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Association Ariddienne 42 28 7 7 79 41 +38 91 -
2 Saintsport Heath 42 26 7 9 71 33 +38 85 -
3 CF Saint-Richard 42 25 8 9 76 45 +31 83 -
4 Les Castors 42 24 7 11 73 43 +30 79 -
5 Kingstown Athletic 42 21 14 7 65 38 +27 77 -
6 Union Lachaîne 42 22 10 10 65 46 +19 76 -
7 Pembina City 42 21 11 10 57 48 +9 74
8 Colwynian Vale 42 19 10 13 57 42 +15 67
9 West Haligonia Spartan 42 16 13 13 66 56 +10 61
10 Sitka Valley 42 17 10 15 55 50 +5 61
11 Port City 42 13 17 12 66 57 +9 56
12 CF Mirabelle 42 14 14 14 58 61 −3 56
13 Natanel Royals 42 13 14 15 55 68 −13 53
14 Jeunesse Lunaire 42 14 9 19 49 55 −6 51
15 CS Rivière-du-Nord 42 14 6 22 47 60 −13 48
16 Southbank Mariners 42 13 9 20 43 58 −15 48
17 Gagliano Mariners 42 11 9 22 40 66 −26 42
18 AS Grands-Sources 42 7 14 21 34 58 −24 35
19 Arlingsdale City 42 7 12 23 41 73 −32 33 -
20 St. Kildera FC 42 6 14 22 43 75 −32 32 -
21 Stade Laneux 42 6 12 24 26 60 −34 30 -
22 Delta Sorthern 42 6 11 25 33 66 −33 29 -

KFL National Playoffs
Semifinals
CF Saint-Richard 0–1 Union Lachaîne
Les Castors 2–5 Kingstown Athletic

Final
Union Lachaîne 1–1 Kingstown Athletic (3–1 AET)
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   Association North       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Wickham Warriors 30 21 6 3 57 23 +34 69 -
2 Fretscray FC 30 19 6 5 57 26 +31 63 -
3 Racing Mistwygn 30 18 7 5 57 32 +25 61 -
4 Sudbury Rangers 30 17 9 4 49 23 +26 60 -
5 Bramerlee Bulldogs 30 15 7 8 59 46 +13 52 -
6 Vinterhagen 30 15 5 10 44 35 +9 50
7 Delta Sorthern 30 13 9 8 37 34 +3 48
8 Parracuttis 30 11 10 9 44 31 +13 43
9 Ealesgreen United 30 11 9 10 33 38 −5 42
10 Lancaster Hill 30 11 7 12 47 43 +4 40
11 Hawthorn Elms 30 9 9 12 39 47 −8 36
12 Redswyth Red Stars 30 9 7 14 38 47 −9 34
13 New Scarborough 30 7 7 16 46 56 −10 28
14 Keeleford County 30 6 10 14 24 40 −16 28
15 Rockecliffe & Eatons 30 0 6 24 8 64 −56 6
16 Rytick 30 0 2 28 10 64 −54 2

Association South Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Franche-Contamine 30 19 9 2 55 21 +34 66 -
2 Sunrise Coast 30 17 12 1 55 19 +36 63 -
3 Châteaufroid 30 18 8 4 51 24 +27 62 -
4 AS Lac-Abitargnais 30 18 8 4 51 29 +22 62 -
5 Miramichi Lakers 30 18 5 7 47 30 +17 59 -
6 Ayushirda 30 16 5 9 55 39 +16 53
7 Breton Pacifica 30 14 9 7 46 30 +16 51
8 Watermeet 30 13 7 10 46 36 +10 46
9 Kananzawai 30 9 10 11 38 36 +2 37
10 Hell's Gate 30 10 5 15 25 38 −13 35
11 Kisloups 30 10 2 18 38 60 −22 32
12 Cache-Crambery 30 7 8 15 36 50 −14 29
13 Neíra Alavaria 30 7 4 19 33 53 −20 25
14 Valeartha 30 5 6 19 23 52 −29 21
15 Stade Montagnards 30 2 7 21 22 63 −41 13
16 White Rose 30 3 3 24 16 57 −41 12

KFL Association Playoffs
North semifinals
Fretscray FC 1–1 Bramerlee Bulldogs (1–2 AET)
Racing Mistwygn 2–5 Sudbury Rangers
North final
Bramerlee Bulldogs 3–3 Sudbury Rangers (3–4 AET)
South semifinals
Sunrise Coast 0–1 Miramichi Lakers
Châteaufroid 1–0 AS Lac-Abitargnais
South final
Miramichi Lakers 2–1 Châteaufroid


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First round
New Scarborough 1–1 Ealesgreen United (1–1 AET) (6–5 pen.)
Southbank Mariners 1–1 Saintsport Heath (1–2 AET)
Natanel Royals 0–2 Jeunesse Lunaire
White Rose 0–1 CS Rivière-du-Nord
Colwynian Vale 3–0 Sudbury Rangers
Port City 2–1 Kananzawai
Ayushirda 0–0 Union Lachaîne (0–2 AET)
Rytick 0–2 Pembina City
CF Mirabelle 2–0 Sitka Valley
Wickham Warriors 2–0 Rockecliffe & Eatons
Association Ariddienne 1–0 Lancaster Hill
Hell's Gate 2–2 Neíra Alavaria (3–2 AET)
Racing Mistwygn 4–3 Watermeet
Breton Pacifica 0–1 AS Grands-Sources
Keeleford County 2–1 Hawthorn Elms
Franche-Contamine 0–2 Les Castors
Redswyth Red Stars 1–1 St. Kildera FC (3–1 AET)
Vinterhagen 2–0 Arlingsdale City
Gagliano Mariners 2–4 Sunrise Coast
Cache-Crambery 1–3 CF Saint-Richard
Kisloups 0–2 Parracuttis
Kingstown Athletic 2–2 Delta Sorthern (2–2 AET) (0–3 pen.)
West Haligonia Spartan 1–0 Valeartha
Delta Sorthern 3–2 Stade Laneux

Second round
AS Grands-Sources 0–2 Keeleford County
Pembina City 0–0 Association Ariddienne (0–1 AET)
Port City 0–3 CF Saint-Richard
Parracuttis 0–2 Jeunesse Lunaire
Delta Sorthern 0–3 Redswyth Red Stars
New Scarborough 0–0 Delta Sorthern (0–0 AET) (6–5 pen.)
Sunrise Coast 0–2 Union Lachaîne
West Haligonia Spartan 5–3 Les Castors
Wickham Warriors 0–0 CF Mirabelle (0–0 AET) (5–4 pen.)
Hell's Gate 0–2 Vinterhagen
Saintsport Heath 3–2 Colwynian Vale
Racing Mistwygn 1–3 CS Rivière-du-Nord

Third round
ASC Arvika 0–0 Saintsport Heath (0–0 AET) (4–3 pen.)
St. David Wanderers 2–0 Clayquot City
Star of Confederation 1–3 Burnaby SC
Keeleford County 0–0 Kawarthas District (0–1 AET)
West Haligonia Spartan 0–2 Association Ariddienne
Passerine 0–3 CF Outineau
Wickham Warriors 0–0 Kirkenes FC (0–1 AET)
Jeunesse Lunaire 0–1 CS Rivière-du-Nord
Redswyth Red Stars 2–4 CF Saint-Richard
Latrobe Athletic 2–2 Strathcona Intls (2–2 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Shearwater 2–0 Delta Sorthern
Coquitlam United 1–1 Hamiltonian Cambria (1–1 AET) (4–3 pen.)
CS Saint-Rémy 0–1 Langlois Océanic
FC Novonaya 3–0 Union Lachaîne
Torbay Thunder 1–0 Vinterhagen
Wynleth Flyers 1–3 Mazinaw Vanorian

Fourth round
FC Novonaya 2–4 Strathcona Intls
Mazinaw Vanorian 1–1 Torbay Thunder (1–1 AET) (3–4 pen.)
ASC Arvika 1–0 Langlois Océanic
CF Saint-Richard 3–1 St. David Wanderers
CS Rivière-du-Nord 0–1 Kawarthas District
Association Ariddienne 0–1 Coquitlam United
CF Outineau 3–4 Burnaby SC
Shearwater 3–4 Kirkenes FC

Quarterfinals
Torbay Thunder 2–0 CF Saint-Richard
Kirkenes FC 1–5 Burnaby SC
Coquitlam United 3–0 Kawarthas District
Strathcona Intls 3–0 ASC Arvika

Semifinals
Coquitlam United 1–1 Burnaby SC (2–2 AET) (5–4 pen.)
Strathcona Intls 1–1 Torbay Thunder (1–1 AET) (2–4 pen.)


20TH COUPE DES PATRIOTES FINAL
Bowreach, Vickery (attn. 26,733)

The opening 20 minutes were breathless, high-tempo, and scoreless as both teams went on the offensive while lacking that final ball or fluffing the finish. Elizabeth Blanc probably had the best chance when Luo Dan found her unmarked in the box but her connection with the ball was poor and the shot went harmlessly wide. The breakthrough came from a set-piece in the end. Julius Heer won a wide free kick with his willingness to run at the defence, and stepped up to plant an inswinger on Eoin Bream’s forehead.

Torbay took control of the match but their forwards will have to wonder how they didn’t manage to grab a second goal. Cantù missed a point-blank chance when it would’ve been easier to score, and Neil Murphy could’ve ended the half with three goals with better shot selection, though goalkeeper Kevin Cannon should take some credit as well.

Many questions will be asked about how Coquitlam’s Casey Lindner managed to stay on the field for the whole match. After being booked in the 42nd minute for scything into David Geoffrion, Lindner put in at least two more tackles of similar ferocity but ultimately escaped with more than one final warning.

Obey Chidibere’s half time talk must certainly have made a difference as Coquitlam came out energized and back to stringing passes through the midfield. One such move produced the opening. Elizabeth Blanc was closely marked and dribbling into a dead end but spotted the way out – a supporting run from Joni Lindegaard, who swept in the equalizer on 63 minutes.

More tension, more back-and-forth, no more goals. Extra time.

Perhaps the switch to five substitutes, with both sides still getting one more in extra time, saved the extra half-hour from the all-too-common spectacle that gets bogged down in a slow march to penalties. This is the kind of thing it’ll take much more of a sample size to know the difference... whatever it is, once again Coquitlam had that bit of extra energy to press Torbay back. Nithya Hoang’s run through the left-hand channel caught Torbay’s defence flat-footed. The crowd held its breath as the pass across the top of the box was nearly picked off by Eoin Bream, giving it a bit of a skitter and forcing Mariano Lucio to take a touch. Before thumping it left-footed into the net.

COQUITLAM UTD – 2
Kevin Cannon
Wilsrë Quelausé (sub 90)
Casey Lindner
Stephanie Grübling
Kâyetá Jírraósôás
Heidi Hopkins (sub 111)
Joni Lindegaard Image 63 (sub 111)
Alex Bronson [c] (sub 78)
Luo Dan (sub 85)
Alpár rue Pfáreliele
Elizabeth Blanc (sub 78)

Piotr Lukowitz
Mikko Violette (on 111)
Adon Johnson
Neil Lych (on 90)
Simon Barisstan
Carl Gaudreault (on 111)
Nithya Hoang (on 78)
Dusty Clement (on 78)
Mariano Lucio Image 109 (on 85)
TORBAY - 1
Vladimir Perunovic
Carey Mason
Eoin Bream Image 22
Blake Carter (sub 89)
Alisen Mitrovic (sub 72)
Jeremy Carey (sub 105)
Adam Callaghan (sub 83)
David Geoffrion (sub 72)
Julius Heer (sub 90)
Sakari Cantù
Neil Murphy [c]

Hildur Eiríksdóttir
Harold Archer (on 72)
Kevin Taylor
Harold Archer
Yohan Millar (on 105)
Gregor MacLean (on 89)
Vanessa Weger (on 83)
Armin Station (on 72)
Taylor Alfred (on 90)

After extra time (FT 1-1)



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11th IFCF Champions League Final


Just shy of two months after their epic first leg semifinal win against six-time world champions Raynor City United, it was back to The Battleground for Shearwater. Facing the defending champions, three-time winners Fontvielle Impact of Valladares, who’d pipped Latrobe Athletic to the title just a year ago.

Brion Steinno and Manda Iara. Shut down one, you risk letting the other punish you. A team of Fontvielle Impact’s quality can manage it, maybe. So that left Chromatik winger Xena Allste to open the scoring on 31 minutes. Impact were unperturbed by going behind and kept at it. They equalized in the 58th minute of play and the match wore on, finely posed for a decisive moment.

It came just three minutes into extra time. Shearwater had enjoyed more of the possession in the last 10 minutes but to no avail. This time they managed to connect their passes and force their way through. Perhaps Brion Stienno’s shot benefited from a deflection, but Shearwater were in the lead. Fontvielle Impact came right back at them, and it was from a counter attack with seconds to go that Shearwater sealed it. Tatjana Pistor flicked it on, Peter Marsh arrived at the far post at the right moment... and Shearwater’s support was in raptures.

Historically they’d never been considered among Kelssek’s biggest clubs. That’s Burnaby, Océanic, Outineau, Latrobe, and the one with far more fans and money than success, Kirkenes. But Shearwater have risen to the top and accomplished something none of them will ever be able to boast – the first Kelssek club to be world champions.

Shearwater 3 – 1 Fontvielle Impact
after extra time; 1-1 FT
The Battleground, Raynor City, Valanora


Shearwater: Cathal Gallagher, Tzevaada Muur (Shane Reilly 90+1’), Tara Kreidel, Nikolai Seabury, Russell McDougal, Rémond Leste, Eamon Breault (Kai Fukushima 76’), Xena Allste (Timurdogan Yerli 81’), Manda Iara (Peter Marsh 105’), Brion Steinno (Tatjana Pistor 105’)
Subs not used: Tomas Janaczek, Coalan O’Reilly, Cory Grossman, Kurispin Moloses

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The Premiership
Season 25


Northwestern League          P   W   D   L   GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Faucons de Saint-Rémy 73 55 5 13 259 161 98 115 Q 1
2 Olympique Langlois 73 48 9 16 272 167 105 105 Q 2
3 Neorvins Wolves 73 47 10 16 252 179 73 104 Q 3
4 Internationale 73 46 7 20 259 183 76 99 Q 4
5 Redswyth Union 73 43 11 19 254 172 82 97 Q 6
6 Clayquot Partisans 73 41 8 24 243 193 50 90 Q 10
7 Kirkenes Dragons 73 37 13 23 248 197 51 87 q 13
8 Beaujoire 73 34 18 21 226 195 31 86 q 14
9 Kingsharbour Royals 73 35 13 25 236 202 34 83 q 15
10 Colwyn Thunder 73 32 17 24 227 199 28 81 q 16
11 CS Val d'Argent 73 35 10 28 214 210 4 80 q 18
12 Red Star Clayquot 73 34 7 32 198 204 -6 75 q 20
13 Wynleth Gaels 73 30 14 29 211 203 8 74
14 Kirkenes Rangers 73 22 15 36 190 206 -16 59
15 Chevalles de Champjaune 73 16 9 48 162 240 -78 41
16 Pingouins de Lescure 73 13 15 45 155 236 -81 41
17 Kardinia Cats 73 13 14 46 177 270 -93 40
18 Glen Éira 73 14 6 53 159 255 -96 34
19 Cantons-de-l'Ouest 73 13 8 52 165 277 -112 34

Southwestern League P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Vickery Vikings 73 44 11 18 236 187 49 99 Q 5
2 Burnaby Ravens 73 43 8 22 249 213 36 94 Q 7
3 Alavarian 73 41 12 20 244 192 52 94 Q 8
4 Ad Astra 73 39 16 18 245 177 68 94 Q 9
5 Escadron de Dorval 73 35 12 26 221 223 -2 82 Q 11
6 Mazinaw Knights 73 34 13 26 222 203 19 81 Q 12
7 Dartmoor Armada 73 33 14 26 228 208 20 80 q 17
8 Olympique Laneux 73 31 13 29 207 208 -1 75 q 19
9 Kalista Renegades 73 30 12 31 199 227 -28 72
10 Novanaya Rangers 73 28 15 30 224 220 4 71
11 CH Outineau 73 29 12 32 224 195 29 70
12 Breton Emeralds 73 27 10 36 202 219 -17 64
13 Dinamo Lupinissia 73 26 12 35 228 235 -7 64
14 Natanel Rangers 73 24 15 34 188 234 -46 63
15 AS Dieppe 73 24 14 35 203 220 -17 62
16 Pembina Thistle 73 20 9 44 188 261 -73 49
17 Grand Falls Haligonian 73 16 16 41 180 247 -67 48
18 Crystal Mountains 73 16 15 42 163 235 -72 47
19 Anciens-Baillages 73 16 8 49 165 270 -105 40


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KHL PREMIERS
SEASON 25


132nd Desjardins Cup
First round
Kirkenes Drgns 5  3  3*
Red Star 2 2 2

Beaujoire 5 5 4*
Olym Laneux 4 1 3

Kingsharbour 5 4 5
Val d'Argent 2 1 4

Colwyn 5 4* 3
Dartmoor 0 3 1

Second round
St-Rémy         3  4  5* 4  2  5
Colwyn 0 3 4 5* 4 3

Alavarian 3 7 2 4 1 1
Ad Astra 4* 3 4 2 3 2

Internationale 4 6* 2 4 3 2
Kirkenes Drgns 2 5 5 6 4 5

Vickery 3* 4 2 2 3 4*
Mazinaw 2 2 4 3* 2 3

Olym Langlois 3 2 3 4 2 4
Kingsharbour 4* 1 1 1 3 2

Burnaby 4 3 4 4 2 4* 2
Partisans 3 5 6 3 4 3 3

Neorvins 3 3 2 2 0
Beaujoire 0 4* 4 3 5

Redswyth 2 5 5 4
Dorval 1 1 1 3
A young Neorvins Wolves team, composed of a large part of Val d'Argent alumni and World Junior Championship winners, folded in their playoff series against Beaujoire's cadre of grizzled veterans.
Quarterfinals
St-Rémy         5  3* 4  4*
Ad Astra 2 2 2 3

Kirkenes Drgns 5 5* 2 4 1 4 3
Vickery 4 4 3 5* 3 3 4

Olym Langlois 3 1 3 6 5 1 3
Partisans 4* 2 1 4 2 3 2

Beaujoire 3 2 3 4
Redswyth 4* 4 4* 5*

Semifinals
St-Rémy         4  4  3  3
Vickery 2 1 1 1

Olym Langlois 2 2 5 0 2 5 5*
Redswyth 1 3 2 2 3* 2 4

Final
St-Rémy         5  5  7  1  0  2  1
Olym Langlois 2 6 2 4 5 0 4

A Desjardins Cup tournamet with more than a few upsets contrived, in the end, to produce a final pitting seed 1 versus seed 2. In a final series seeing wild mood swings from match to match, Olympique Langlois vanquished the league champions in Match Seven.

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DESJARDINS CUP WINNERS
OLYMPIQUE LANGLOIS

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SEASON 43


                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Kirkenes Blues 36 28 1 7 319 240 +79 57
2 Burnaby Thunderbirds 36 24 5 7 317 260 +57 53
3 CA Langlois 36 24 2 10 323 267 +56 50
4 Daudard-des-Oiseaux 36 22 5 9 331 244 +87 49
5 Kraken d'Outineau 36 20 5 11 302 284 +18 45
6 Lakeland Storm 36 17 9 10 303 270 +33 43
7 Latrobe Dolphins 36 19 5 12 316 289 +27 43
8 Neorvins Sharks 36 17 8 11 311 263 +48 42
9 Kirkenes Jets 36 18 4 14 296 284 +12 40
10 Redswyth Marlins 36 18 3 15 303 278 +25 39
11 Clayquot Neptunes 36 15 6 15 283 296 −13 36
12 Breton Mooseheads 36 12 4 20 282 317 −35 28
13 Wynleth Avengers 36 11 5 20 286 307 −21 27
14 Laneux Natation 1874 36 10 6 20 258 292 −34 26
15 Dynamo Lupinissia 36 9 7 20 274 333 −59 25
16 Natanel SC 36 7 8 21 278 332 −54 22
17 Fjordlands 36 9 4 23 247 316 −69 22
18 Vickery Tsunami 36 8 5 23 243 311 −68 21
19 Colywn Aquatics 36 7 2 27 247 336 −89 16

Preliminary finals
Kirkenes Blues 1-2 Daudard-des-Oiseaux 7-8 11-8 8-9
Burnaby Thunderbirds 2-0 CA Langlois 10-7 *8-7
Elimination finals
Kraken d'Outineau 0-2 Neorvins Sharks 8-10 7-8
Lakeland Storm 2-0 Latrobe Dolphins 14-8 12-10

Qualifying finals
Kirkenes Blues 2-0 Neorvins Sharks 8–7 10-9
CA Langlois 1-2 Lakeland Storm 8–10 10-5 7-8

Semifinals
Daudard-des-Oiseaux 2-0 Lakeland Storm 14-10 7-6
Burnaby Thunderbirds 2-1 Kirkenes Blues 10-9 5-11 11-10

Championship final
Burnaby Thunderbirds 2-1 Daudard-des-Oiseaux 11-8 4-8 9-8


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WATER POLO PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
SEASON 43

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SEASON 25


                            Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
1 Nordiques RFC 28 21 0 7 1104 653 +451 84
2 Redswyth Rebels 28 20 0 8 1118 570 +548 80
3 Wynleth Cambria 28 20 0 8 1094 700 +394 80
4 Latrobe Athletic 28 20 0 8 1052 676 +376 80
5 Kirkenes Crusaders 28 19 0 9 918 777 +141 76
6 Rotor Novonaya 28 17 0 11 932 742 +190 68
7 Burnaby Lions 28 16 0 12 925 715 +210 64
8 Breton RFC 28 16 0 12 825 793 +32 64
9 Hamilton Highlanders 28 14 0 14 903 789 +114 56
10 Neorvins Armada 28 14 0 14 823 895 −72 56
11 Clayquot Reds 28 11 0 17 868 1038 −170 44
12 Mazinaw Stallions 28 7 0 21 641 1095 −454 28
13 Alouettes de Champjaune 28 7 0 21 619 1117 −498 28
14 Vickery RFC 28 6 0 22 545 996 −451 24
15 NGSA Ulyanof 28 2 0 26 502 1313 −811 8


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RUGBY SUPERLEAGUE WINNERS
SEASON 25
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KFL CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON 72 PREVIEW


Makarn Nonu [GK], age 22 (KSK/ARI)
Matiu Chanteau [D R], age 31 (KSK)
Tammy Dubarreau [D C], age 27 (KSK)
Celestina Manato [D C], age 32 (KSK)
Coraline Mennais [LB], age 23 (KSK/ARI)
Cralt-Zorno Inu [CM], age 21 (QUS)
Teariki Tieramo* [DM C], age 25 (KSK/ARI) C
Wil Marshal* [CM], age 30 (SNL)
Bríana Noahsdóttir [RM/RW], age 32 (GRF)
Moran Stanley [CM/LM], age 22 (KSK)
Gedeó Escat* [ST], age 28 (TEQ)

Yves Esho [GK], age 34 (KSK)
Phil Vallikari [RB], age 17 (KSK)
Lucas Tolland [D C], age 34 (KSK)
Théo Arakelyan [D L], age 36 (KSK/ARI)
Nokli Kirimanu [LM], age 24 (KSK/ARI)
Yannick Silane [M C], age 23 (KSK/ARI)
Ismaël Zahiri [AM C], age 29 (KSK)
Miley Funaki [AM/FW], age 22 (KSK)
Jacques Kalahuai [AM LC], age 27 (KSK/ARI)
Fale Kaeamako [FW], age 19 (KSK/ARI)
Paul Bertrand [FW], age 23 (KSK)

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Association Ariddienne
Home ground: Centre d'études physique et des sports de l'Université d'Outineau (9,300)
Facilities: Ground ★★★ / Training ★★★ / Youth system ★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★
Honours: KFL National (1): 71
Notable former players: Danielle Maradrogba, Êsêkïl dí Völará
Fanzines: Tient à cœur
A community sports organization formed by the Ariddian diaspora in Outineau, serving the needs of the diverse communities – by which we mean working class and migrants, mostly – of the city’s northeastern districts. Their last spell in the top flight saw them stay much longer than expected and bring through some impressive talents. As their regular home, Stade Pailler, does not meet KFL Championship standards, they will play this season at a university facility.

Do say: "A real inspiration that community can build a genuine success story. This is what our country is all about. Long live the glorious revolution!"
Don't say: "Great for their better players to get some exposure and then sod off for money. Call that community? They should live in mouldy basements with three people sharing each bedroom all their lives or they're just hypocrites."

Manager: Yvan Sissoko, age 52
Last five seasons: 1st (Nat'l), 12th (Nat'l), 8th (Nat'l), 15th (Nat'l), 20th
Players in: Crault Zorno Inu (Univ of Wirr Tsi), Fale Kaeamako (youth), Phil Vallikari (youth)

Oliver Crossley [GK], age 25 (TKT)
Nacuémiró Buené* [LB], age 27 (KSK/FFD) C
Olaf Haabjörn [D C], age 29 (SVJ)
Ingrid Lambert [D C], age 26 (KSK)
Gianni Esposito [RB], age 24 (SVG)
Stian Haukland [CM], age 24 (KOR)
Ikra Yonte* [RM], age 30 (SRS)
Lori Garland [LD/LM], age 29 (CDG)
Minerva Emond [AM], age 27 (EFL)
Andreas Bjerk* [AM LR], age 24 (VAL)
Timothy Sapping [AM/F C], age 24 (KOR

Mia Hinam [GK], age 25 (KSK)
Simon Boulechemin [D C], age 34 (KSK)
Melissa Gaudreault [CB], age 20 (KSK)
Ashleigh Coles [D R], age 34 (ETN)
Phillip Johnson [RB], age 21 (KSK)
Eilwen Loew [RB/LB], age 20 (KSK)
Keith Leung [D/M C], age 30 (KSK)
Ciaran Black [D L], age 24 (KSK)
Jason McGwire [D/M L], age 28 (KSK)
Tanner Malvin [M C], age 30 (KSK)
Turok van Halen [CM/AM], age 31 (HIN)
Shaun Bradwell [CM], age 20 (KSK)
Rory Joseph [RM], age 22 (KSK)
Tios Pórmel Mufes [AM], age 30 (TIO)
Nicole Gillam [CM/LM], age 19 (KSK)
Josh Wallin [M R], age 34 (KSK)
Markus Oyvind [AM C], age 28 (KSK)
Samir Petrovic [F C], age 34 (KSK)
Xek Sunsaber [ST], age 16 (CEN))

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Burnaby Sport Club
Home ground: Stadium Konoha (60,200)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★★ / Training facilities ★★★★★ / Youth system ★★★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★★★
Main rivals: Coquitlam United, Kirkenes FC
Honours: KFL Championship (15): 4, 13, 16, 25, 29, 44, 47, 48, 50, 52, 54, 58, 64, 65, 68; runners-up: 56, 63, 67
Coupe des Patriotes (1): 14; finalists: 8, 11
Fanzines: Altitude Sickness, Two O'Clock Gun, Blue Patch Boys
Notable former players: Phillip Lozic, Thamior Liadon, Bernard Despatie, Maiev Feidhlim, Pierre Vasseur
Manager: Seth Harrison, age 62

Kelssek’s most successful team in terms of league titles, the first (so far only) team to win the league and cup double, the first club to reach a UICA group stage, and named Kelssek’s UICA Club of the Century for that incredible accomplishment, giving them the dubious nickname “Centurions”. Burnaby’s historic success is built on their excellent youth academy system, which they were the first team in the country to establish. This was also possible because they’re the most popular team in the part of the country where soccer is the most popular, so plenty of ticket-buying fans and a strong local talent pool. It’s also the club most likely for people outside the country to have heard of.

Do say, ignoring the fact that these youngsters haven’t won a title yet: “It takes a real special club and a real special coach to build a title-winning team, then tear it down and build another championship-calibre one.”
Don’t say: "Anyone can win 15 titles with access to the best academy and transfer budget. It's actually a failure that they haven't won more. I am not sure this is a criticism."

Last five seasons: 3rd, 8th, 13th, 1st, 2nd
Players in: Lori Garland (Rutland Dockside, 250k/$0.7m), Zek Sunsaber (524k/$1.5m)
Players out: Kari Zucker (retired),

Rhys le Besco [GK], age 24 (MRT)
Afrim Degirmen [CB], age 29 (SRS)
Jean-Phillippe Auiloquet [D C], age 33 (KSK)
Joris Elzokari [D C], age 31 (SRS)
Tobert Usher [RB], age 21 (KSK)
Molly Taylor [LWB/LW], age 23 (EUR)
János rue Belois [LM/RM], age 27 (KSK/FFD)
Drystan Tudor* [CM/AM], age 25 (DEL)
Götz Makatsch* [M/AM], age 27 (VAL)
Ego Giles* [LW/RW], age 28 (TKT)
Vanda Gerô* [ST], age 29 (PAS)

Thimiscles Seanclair [GK], age 32 (YSP)
Nicolas Michel [D LC], age 28 (KSK)
Sonya Lau [CB], age 20 (KSK)
Emmett Thackary [D R], age 31 (KSK)
Melanie Fowler [D RC], age 28 (KSK)
Alain-Elric Sauve [LB], age 20 (KSK)
Ashley Douglass [D/WB R], age 35 (KSK)
Calum Kirkpatrick [M LC], age 30 (AUD)
Gilles Bray [M C], age 25 (KSK)
Mint Leaf [RW/AM], age 26 (CRY)
Pierre van der Winkel [AM], age 23 (KSK)
Saori Takahata [AM/F C], age 31 (HIN)
Scott Davies [F C], age 35 (KSK)
Radomir Primakov [F C], age 30 (PDN)
Phillippe Lavoie [ST], age 19 (KSK)

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Club de football d’Outineau
Home ground: Stade Olympique (55,100)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★★ / Training ★★★★★ / Youth system ★★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★★
Main rivals: Kirkenes FC, Les Castors, CS Saint-Rémy
Honours: KFL Championship (9): 12, 15, 27, 33, 41, 50, 60, 63, 67; runners-up: 59
Coupe des Patriotes (4): 5, 13, 16, 17
Ad'ihan Challenge Trophy (1): 18
Notable former players: Blake McDonagh, Gabriel Lapierre, James McDonald, Loïc Maçon-Petrault, Brigitte Coppinger, Adam Corvin
Fanzines: Tourtière congelé, Ignoble, Latte-Sipping Cock Muncher's Quarterly

One of Kelssek soccer’s traditional powerhouses, they did one better than Burnaby SC and made it to the group stage of the Champions Cup once (this used to be a much bigger deal). They hold the record for the most Patriotes Cup wins. The club’s Anglian fanzine references an infamous hot-mic incident when a KBC pundit dismissed the passion of the club’s supporters with a colourful reference to the city’s pretentious coffee preferences and social liberalism.

Do sing, in the style of Bob Marley: “One love, Ou'tneau / Tous les autres sont caca-chien!”
Don’t say: "3-5-2 is inherently defensive and switching to this system is a clear sign Dupuis is all out of ideas."

Manager: Romain Dupuis, age 54
Coaches: Jean-Marc Arndeau, age 39; Sean Clarke, age 38

Last 5 seasons: 6th, 3rd, 4th + Cup winners, 5th, 1st
Players in: Rhys le Besco (Blades de Bretsaar, undisclosed)
Players out: Jeanne Dutronc (Saintsport, free)

Dimitrije Azar [GK], age 33 (MRC)
Imke Diskin [RB/LB], age 32 (NPH)
Teyo Echehun [D C], age 28 (ASG)
Joanna Rigby [DF], age 31 (QAD)
Erling Bolander [D R], age 27 (NRH)
Nishant Gilam* [M C], age 29 (KSK)
Karl Kagawa [CM], age 23 (KSK)
Donatien Csokonai [AM], age 27 (KSK/FFD)
Alessandro Bella* [CM/AM], age 28 (SVG)
Raizen Saikyomono [RM/ST], age 31 (HIN) C
Millie McGowan* [CF], age 30 (TLI)

Olette Coleyn [GK], age 32 (BRE)
Kari Bardiche [LB], age 36 (NPH)
Charles Favre [CB], age 17 (KSK)
Alex Morrison [D C], age 31 (KSK)
Cephas Lidston [D L], age 30 (SRS)
Luke Johnson [AM LC], age 30 (KSK)
Rosalie Bourke [RW], age 22 (KSK)
Inga-Lisa Jansson [RM], age 24 (NRH)
John Polito [ST], age 22 (KSK)
Sigrun Holgersdottir [ST], age 29 (SVJ)
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Clayquot City Football Club
Home ground: Kanard Park (32,600)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★ / Training ★★★★ / Youth system ★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★
Honours: KFL Championship (2): 10, 26; runners-up: 53
Coupe des Patriotes (2): 10, 11; runners-up: 16
Notable former players: Seamus Wylten, Victor Clinton, Fabio Coimbra
Fanzine: Gold Star Republic
Manager: Darach Salthill, age 59
Coach: Odveig Wheeler (age 38), Adrian Tremblay-Fillon (age 36)

A long-established club from the capital of Etnier, Clayquot have been comfortable features of the top flight for ages yet rarely break out of mid-table mediocrity. They were also the first club to successfully defend the Patriotes Cup. They enjoy a loyal, long-suffering, and self-deprecating following, and have produced their share of world-class talent which quickly demands a transfer to Valanora.

Do say: “With talent like Raizen Saikyomono leading the line, anything is possible for a hardworking squad like this. Even IFCF qualification.”
Don’t say: “The post-Fabio Coimbra era means it’s back to mediocrity for Clayquot City. I reckon this time might be permanent.”

Last 5 seasons: 10th, 6th, 5th, 9th, 7th + Cup finalist
Players in: Joanna Rigby (Qasden National Team, τ610k/$1.75m), Imke Diskin (τ700k/$2m), Charles Favre (youth)
Players out: Morgan Epsom (retired)

Kevin Cannon [GK], age 32 (KSK) C
Wilsrë Quelausé* [LB], age 28 (FFD)
Mikko Violette [CB], age 22 (KSK)
Casey Lindner [D C], age 32 (KSK)
Kâyetá Jírraósôás [D R], age 27 (KSK/FFD)
Simon Barisstan [M R], age 29 (KSK)
Joni Lindegaard* [CM], age 26 (NRH)
Nithya Hoang [CM], age 28 (SRS)
Pierre-Louis Laishram [AM/FW], age 31 (KSK)
Luo Dan* [RW/ST], age 31 (YZH)
Elizabeth Blanc [ST], age 26 (SVG)

Piotr Lukowitz [GK], age 36 (KSK)
Dimitri Thomas [RB], age 22 (KSK)
Maude Welsh [RB], age 19 (KSK)
Neil Lych [LB], age 34 (HVY)
Stephanie Grübling [D C], age 35 (KSK)
Carl Gaudreault [CM], age 21 (KSK)
Heidi Hopkins [M RC], age 29 (KSK)
Callie Powell [CM], age 19 (KSK)
John Parker [M L], age 30 (KSK)
Adon Johnson [LM/CM], age 25 (KSK)
Alpár rue Pfáreliele [AM], age 26 (FFD)
Mariano Lucio [AMC], age 34 (TEQ)
Dusty Clement [F C], age 32 (BRE)
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Coquitlam United
Home ground: Maillardville Park (20,300)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★ / Training ★★★★ / Youth system ★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★★
Main rivals: Burnaby SC
Honours: KFL Championship (1): 28; runners-up: 51, 52, 66
Patriotes Cup (1): 21; finalists: 14
Fanzine: Bear-Proof Bins
Manager: Obey Chidiebere (BNJ), age 44

While bearing the name of only one of them, the club represents metropolitan Burnaby's eastern suburbs, and so are often nicknamed the "Easties". Their ambitions of matching Burnaby SC have generally exceeded their actual ability to do so. There was also the time in season 66 when they lost twice to Burnaby in the space of 3 weeks, one in a decisive match that allowed Burnaby to overtake them and win the league title, and then in the Patriotes Cup final, which was also Obey Chidibere’s last professional match as a player.

Do sing, to the tune of “Go West”:
Coquitlam, we are unstoppable,
Coquitlam, we are unbeatable,
Coquitlam, we will overcome,
Coquitlam, this team is the one!"

(During the Battle of Burnaby, continued with:
We shit in their soy lattes (x4))

Don't say: "Are you sure splunking your whole transfer budget on a 31-year old with more ego than talent is a good idea?"

Last five seasons: 14th + Cup winners, 11th, 12th, 17th, 6th
Players in: Pierre-Louis Laishram (τ1.05m/$3m, Lakewood City), Maude Welsh (youth), Callie Powell (youth)
Players out: Alex Bronson

Cale Shaughlin [GK], age 36 (KSK)
Hipolito Cegarra [D R], age 26 (KSK/FFD)
Richie Muguerza [LB], age 22 (MRT)
Lio Turnau [CB], age 29 (STL)
Osman Bennouna [D C], age 29 (KSK)
Cherita Sheikh-Renard [DM], age 29 (EFL)
Charles Linton-Arbour* [M C], age 28 (KSK) C
Maiev Feidhlim* [LM], age 31 (SRS)
Bruno Silva [RW], age 30 (DRP/HIN)
Florian Berkut* [ST], age 25 (NPH)
Kaja Hekkert [ST], age 32 (KOR)

Liam Wallace [GK], age 26 (MUR)
Ruslan Fermier [GK], age 18 (KSK)
Terrance Foley [D L], age 35 (KSK)
Tenmu Tsu'umutapoa [CB/DM], age 33 (HIN)
Jérémie Chasseur-Ardenne [D R], age 31 (KSK)
Milan Linden [DM], age 21 (KSK)
Kristian Mashtian [M C], age 34 (KSK)
Marie-Louise Boisclair [CM], age 25 (KSK)
Alain Chan [RM], age 23 (KSK)
Denig Regnault [LW], age 36 (OAM)
Faragó Aranya [AM LC], age 24 (KSK/FFD)
Arsène de Saintyon [ST], age 32 (OAM)
Avril Lapierre [ST], age 19 (KSK)
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Club sportif de Saint-Rémy
Home ground: Stade Intersat (36,900)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★ / Training ★★★★ / Youth system ★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★
Honours: KFL Championship (5): 8, 23, 55, 61, 62; runners-up: 57, 58
Coupe des Patriotes (1): 3
Rivals: CF Outineau
Fanzine: Ceux qui mange tous les pogos, Carte-cadeaux de Dieu
Notable former players: Ian Sinclair, Brayden Custworth, Adrian Tremblay-Fillon, Greta Enger
Manager: Calen Reamsey, age 57

Often referred to as CSSR for short. The club's motto "ferai valoir" roughly translates as "put it to good use" though its meaning has several religious and historical layers, such as referencing a famous battleship and some Catholic Church stuff (hence the title of an unauthorized fanzine, "God's gift card"). Among the club legends is Ian Sinclair, who played for Kelssek at six World Cups (37-42) and was the first Kelssekian footballer to play abroad when he signed for A.F.F. in Cafundéu. Qualifying for the Challengers Cup is an achievement now, and the poor souls can feel their ability to compete for the title slipping away.

Do sing: “CSSR, quatre lettres pour toujours!
CSSR, quatre lettres dans nos coeurs!”

Don’t say: “They’re a spent force living off the glory of getting lucky two years in a row, and completely delusional if they think that’s the club’s normal level.”

Last five seasons: 8th, 10th, 8th, 6th, 11th
Players in: Faragó Aranya (CF St-Richard, τ500k), Ruslan Fermier (youth), Avril Lapierre (youth)
Players out: Corinne Eriksen (contract expiry)

Maiya Ovidinjus [GK], age 28 (KSK)
George Nelson [LB], age 26 (EUR)
Ross St.-Pierre [CB], age 18 (KSK)
Dragan Djejić [D C], age 30 (ZRH)
Wen West* [RB], age 26 (DEL)
Genzo Tawari [DM], age 31 (HIN) C
Ludovicus Dagnesses* [AM], age 29 (FFD)
Andrew Liew [M LR], age 25 (KSK)
Anna Porter [CM/LM], age 33 (CBP)
Anna Krug [AM/FW], age 24 (KSK)
John Vandaele* [ST], age 29 (DEL)

Nathan Meeks [GK], age 36 (KSK)
Ovidijus Stubbs [LWB], age 36 (BRE)
Gregor Lacan [D C], age 37 (KSK)
Marius Gunder [D R], age 34 (KSK)
Alice Forsyth [D RC], age 37 (KSK)
Lor Starcutter [DM], age 17 (QAD)
Sasha Corbeth [CM], age 20 (KSK)
Derrick Bosch [DM], age 22 (KSK)
Daniel Brown [M R], age 35 (KSK)
Stefan Galloway [CM], age 23 (NPH)
Carson Hill [M C], age 36 (KSK)
Ciorstaidh Flegkas [CF], age 26 (KSK)
Alain Germain [ST], age 21 (TFS)
Sean Thompson [FW], age 18 (KSK)

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Football Club of Novonaya
Home ground: Griffin Park (39,200)
Honours: KFL National runners-up: 61
Rivals: NGSA Ulyanof
Fanzine(s): The Grand Gallop
Facilities: Ground ★★★★ / Training ★★★★ / Youth system ★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★
Notable former players: Anne-Marie Roux
Manager: Hannah Wilton

After years of bouncing between second and third division, FC Novonaya enjoyed a rise in attention, attendances, and ambitions after the refurbishment and expansion of their home stadium for the 12th Summer Olympics. The club have been putting in the investment and it’s shown some return in cementing their first-division status. Whether they can do much more is a real question: the ambition is to qualify for IFCF, but things seem to have hit a ceiling as breaking into the top tier proves a hard task.

Do say: "This club's scouting network sure has a way of finding unpolished gems and turning them into stars. Well, competent top-flight footballers at any rate."
Don't say: "You'll never sing that, you'll never sing that,
Top of the net spend table, you'll never sing that!"


Last five seasons: 15th, 13th, 11th, 14th, 12th
Players in: Lor Starcutter (Qasden National Academy, free), Ross St-Pierre (youth), Sean Thompson (free)
Players out: Henning Hemmingsen (contract expiry), Alice Forsyth (retired), Daniel Brown (retired)

Megan Woodwell [GK], age 20 (KSK)
Kaelyn Ianokis [LB], age 22 (KSK)
Anette Faure [CB], age 31 (CMT)
Erik Enerstad [CB], age 25 (KSK)
Aja Achilles* [D R/M RC], age 23 (EFL)
Ashton Moore [M C], age 32 (EUR) C
Abdur Rahmaan Heather [CM], age 27 (EFL)
Tomás Guisao* [M R], age 27 (KSK/FFD)
Anke Waechter [LW], age 21 (VAL)
Roksana Koroleva [ST], age 24 (CMT)
Oakleigh Carpenter [CF], age 24 (EFL)

Erica Perez [GK], age 19 (KSK)
Brian Pool [GK], age 31 (KSK)
David McGrath [D C], age 35 (KSK)
Ren Fang [CB], age 36 (YZH)
Ian Paquin [CB], age 18 (KSK)
Tuomas Nordstrom [D R], age 27 (KSK/FFD)
Russ Jenkins [D L], age 36 (KSK)
Richard MacEwan [M C], age 27 (KSK)
Pauline Chupryna [RB/RM], age 23 (KSK)
Artyom Gradovic [RM], age 27 (SRS)
Rashid Habeeb [M L], age 27 (HTK)
Joncis Pataiere [M L], age 32 (OAM)
İlham Kazimov [ST], age 27 (TMR)
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Hamiltonian Cambria
Home ground: B.A. Johnston Field (24,700)
Facilities: Ground ★★★ / Training ★★★ / Youth system ★★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★
Honours: KFL National Northern (1): 58
Rivals: Kirkenes FC
Fanzines: Dragon's Breath Mints
Notable former players: Dario Tule
Manager: Ryan Potter, age 53

Hamilton is an industrial city that sneers at the effete big city slickers of nearby Kirkenes, despite the fact that many residents actually commute to work there. But much like the city's post-industrial revival, Cambria is getting in touch with its cosmopolitan side and is trying to fashion itself as a development club with bigger fish eyeing the youngsters they have coming through the ranks.

Do sing: "My baby takes the morning train / Stabs all those c*nts from Kirkenes / Then heads right back down Highway 8 / To follow Hamiltonian"
Don't say: haha selling team talent farm lol

Last five seasons: 11th, 14th, 10th, 13th, 12th
Players in: Mesi Klarlmas (Univ of the Islands, free), Ian Paquin (youth), Erica Perez (youth)
Players out: Tyler Shrub (retired)

Areke Shinra [GK], age 31 (HIN)
Marietta Tesla* [LM/LB/CM], age 31 (HIN)
Bors Warwick [CB], age 29 (NPH)
Hannah Devore [CB/RB], age 32 (CDG)
Marek Fifield [CM], age 31 (NPH)
Victor Nyquist [MC], age 31 (VAL) C
Quinten van der Ven [CM], age 23 (TLI)
Bastian Wolff* [LW], age 28 (STL)
Catheline Matthias* [ST], age 30 (NPH)
Solveig Vedmark [ST], age 26 (SVJ)

Kendra Millaerl [GK], age 30 (KSK)
Jenas Mariapu [GK], age 22 (KSK/ARI)
Allison Tucker [D LC], age 29 (KSK)
Patrice Boudreau [D C], age 36 (KSK)
Brian Kilcullen [CB], age 21 (KSK)
Bleke Durocher [CB], age 19 (KSK)
Michael Cabrallo [D R], age 34 (KSK)
Rodney Bright [D RL], age 27 (KSK)
Christophe Violette [AM/F C], age 28 (KSK)
Darnell Owen [F C], age 33 (KSK)
Sophie Hildebrand [AM/F C], age 30 (KSK)

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Kirkenes Football Club
Home ground: Exhibition Place (38,400)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★★ / Training ★★★★★ / Youth system ★★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★★
Honours: KFL Championship (4): 9, 18, 37, 42; runners-up: 60
Coupe des Patriotes (1): 19
Vilitan Cove Invitational (1): 14
Rivals: CF Outineau, Burnaby SC, Passerine
Fanzines: Rubber Pellets Digest, Centre of the Universe
Manager: Daniel Archer (NPH), age 54; Assistant manager: Analor Avalor (KOR), age 44

The oldest and most popular team of Kelssek's biggest city, KFC has tended to hover near the top without getting the trophies they so desperately crave. As a study in contradictions it oozes old money and the liberal cosmopolitan outlook of its city, but harbours ultras with links to organized crime known mostly for fascist salutes and indiscriminate thuggery. If there’s one Kelssek club to base the villains of a sports movie for kids on, it’s this one. During the winter months, home matches are played at Waterfront Dome with only the lower tier seats sold.

Do say: "These lazy bums threw Natalia Rossi under the bus and now they're gonna have to ruuuuunnnnn!"
Don't say, in a patronizing tone: "It might turn out to have been a bad idea to clear out without bringing people in. Usually you have replace players who leave."

Last five seasons: 5th, 2nd, 8th, 4th + Cup winner, 7th
Players in: Bleke Durocher (youth)
Players out: Jason Margush (Stahlburg Rovers, τ170k/$500k), Patrick Kirkland (retired), Nurullah Arslan (Bearden, τ347k/$1m)

Alison Troczynski [GK], age 20 (KSK)
Emma Henderson [RB], age 25 (PFA)
Marc Westond [D C], age 25 (SNL)
Irinia Wassef [CB], age 31 (SRS)
Taylor Stasiak [LB], age 24 (KSK)
Bridget Coombe* [CDM], age 25 (EXT)
Émîróînó Üjíkân* [OM], age 26 (FFD)
Enyinnaya Udegbunam [RW/LW], age 24 (QUE)
Cory Ferguson [M RC], age 29 (KSK)
Zizi Britton* [ST], age 28 (NPH)
Dennon Lewis [F C], age 29 (TKT)

Iroha Irei [GK], age 31 (HIN)
Curtis Holman [D RC], age 29 (KSK)
Karon Murell [LB], age 19 (MRT)
Marc Wenger [CB], age 22 (KSK)
Cormac Ó Conneely [D R], age 32 (KSK)
Nediljko Brajković [CB], age 22 (PAS)
Nicole Boudrias [D R], age 25 (KSK)
Raïf Ducharne [M C], age 32 (KSK) C
Hela Isarghie [LB/LM], age 33 (SAJ)
Neil Ferry [CM], age 18 (KSK)
Christine Hill [M C], age 29 (KSK)
Dominic Lee [M L], age 29 (KSK)
Lubruose Prape [LM], age 31 (TIO)
Damien Holloway [F C], age 34 (KSK)
Erland Stromby [ST], age 33 (SVJ)
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Latrobe Athletic and Football Club
Home ground: Macquarie Docklands (55,700)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★★ / Training ★★★★★ / Youth system ★★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★
Rivals: Clayquot City
Honours:KFL Championship (7): 2, 14, 21, 24, 34, 53, 69; runners-up: 55, 64, 65
Coupe des Patriotes (1): 4, runners-up: 12
IFCF Champions League runners-up: 10
IFCF Challengers Cup runners-up: 6
Fanzines: That's Not the Try Line, Jamie Toohey's Pension Plan
Notable ex-players: Ruslan Demetriev, Aleksander Lukonov
Manager: Warner Dranz (Image NPH, age 62); Assistant manager: Azmi (Image SHT, age 44)

The soccer section of a multi-football club which also has a successful rugby union team. Indeed, many people who are primarily rugby fans do come to the soccer matches and vice versa. Fans of Latrobe’s 11-player round ball on grass team have gotten used to having high hopes dashed and turned into another slow march to 5th or 6th place, followed by promises that next year will bring a glorious future. That did, actually, nearly come true as they made the final of the Challengers Cup to become the first Kelssek club to get to a major international final, only to be swatted aside by SRS outfit Yassaca. Long known as Latrobe AFC, the club made an identity tweak (in KFL65) to use only the first letter of the rest of its name, which predictably has made a lot of people angry and been widely regarded as a bad news.

Do sing: (to the tune of “Bad Romance”)
He's got the moves, he's got the mystique
He'll false nine you into next week
He's Warner Dranz
Dranz Dranz Dranz, he's Warner Dranz
We'll follow Latrobe until the end
You and me all in with Warner Dranz
Wooahhhh-oh-ohhhh-ohhhh
All in with Warner Dranz


Don’t say: “Latrobe might be gunning for glory with this rebuild on the fly, but they’re not going to win any prizes with the defensive depth of a jacuzzi.”

Last five seasons: 7th, 4th, 1st, 7th, 5th
Players in: Karon Murrell (New Fligsive's Memory, undisclosed), Bridget Coombe (τ1m/$2.9m, Occidental Olympic), Neil Ferry (youth)
Players out: Artair Mac Ronaigh (retired), Aguri Hondachi (retired)

Slaven Bajalica [GK], age 26 (KSK/FFD)
Laura Adler [RB], age 21 (VAL)
Kira Dormann* [CB], age 23 (QUE)
Natalia Konarik [CB/LB], age 21 (KSK)
Kristie Fortnier [LB/CB], age 32 (CDG)
Clodio Noya* [DMC], age 28 (TEQ)
Alice Sauvage [MF], age 22 (QAD)
Kyra Mijancas [CM], age 20 (MRT)
Klaus Larsson [OM], age 29 (FFD)
Larissa Wijk* [ST], age 32 (COR)
Danil Lanziego [AM/CF], age 22 (AUD)

Doug Magennis [GK], age 32 (KSK)
Bertrand Paré [D RC], age 29 (KSK)
Max Loganach [LB/RB], age 26 (KSK)
Julian Hendrick [D C], age 30 (KSK)
Ewan Vespertine [CM], age 18 (CEN)
Jordan Normand [AM C], age 30 (KSK)
Pherem Mutsuga [M L], age 32 (HIN) C
Padraig Sielski [LM], age 17 (KSK)
Sandrine McLeod [LW], age 21 (KSK)
Ronnie Burton [M R], age 34 (KSK)
Cassie Silverton [F C], age 34 (KSK)

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Mazinaw Vanorian Football Club
Home ground: Crowchilds (18,100)
Facilities: Ground ★★ / Training ★★★ / Youth system ★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★
Rivals: Strathcona Internationals
Honours: Patriotes Cup (1): 19; runners-up: 66
KFL National South (1): 59
KFL National runners-up: 68
Fanzines: Tricky Trees
Manager: Davis Quintin, age 42

The club's name reflects the fact that Valanora's national team and football league was historically (and still might be) more popular among Kelssek soccer fans than their own national league. It’s unlikely actual Vanorians had any role in the club’s founding, but records show they were fielding teams in regional and age-group leagues with names like “Mazinaw Ibini” and “Raynor Mazinaw” in the early years.

Do sing (at Strathcona fans): “They’re coming for you, they’re coming for you / Alien chemtrails, they’re coming for you!”
Don’t say: “They came into the top flight around the same time but Mazinaw simply don’t have the ambition or competence to match their provincial rivals.”

Last five seasons: 13th, 12th + Cup winner, 2nd (Nat'l), 18th, 15th + Cup finalist,
Players in: Max Loganach (Mazinaw, τ300k/$859k), Kristie Fortnier (Sanar, τ350k/$1m), Ewan Vespertine (Apex Academy, τ350k/$1m), Kyra Mijancas (Clougburn, undisclosed), Dani Lanziego (Ulsa Rovers, loan), Padraig Sielski (youth)
Players out: Pfandr Oresund (retired), Link Smith (retired)

Michael Sveyn [GK], age 28 (KRY)
Robert Rosen [D L], age 28 (FVA)
Timo Thomsen [CB], age 23 (KSK)
Norue Busokhu* [D C], age 30 (TIO)
Zaur-Luka Igorić* [RB], age 28 (ZRH)
Kiera Weiram [M C], age 37 (MRN) C
Tyler Hodgson [LM], age 26 (PFA)
Zilar Galharretborde* [RM], age 31 (ASG)
Chevalier Bay [AMF], age 28 (EFL)
Wang Yuan [ST], age 32 (CMT)
Puxjodaskar Lohánares [AM/FW], age 27 (KSK/FFD)

Scotia MacDonald [GK], age 30 (KSK)
Lance Atkinson [D L], age 29 (KSK)
Jacques Peele [D RC], age 33 (KSK)
Ella Moore [LM], age 23 (KSK)
Ethan Porter [LB/LWB], age 31 (MUR)
Kathy Eowins [DM C], age 33 (KSK)
Tyrone Russell [M C], age 34 (KSK)
Kyshoen Nagy [CM/AM], age 37 (OSR)
Huseyn Turunc [M LC], age 34 (KSK)
Oskari Yamamoto [LM], age 18 (KSK)
Fioniann Baalbaki [RM], age 28 (KSK)
Stéphanie Desharnais [RW], age 22 (KSK)
Sara Violette [LW], age 25 (KSK)
Jourdain Dupuis [F C], age 31 (KSK)
James Kagawa [ST], age 17 (KSK)
Cory Browning [F C], age 34 (KSK)

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Océanic club de football Langlois
Home ground: Stade de la Pacifique (34,400)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★★ / Training ★★★★★ / Youth system ★★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★★
Main rivals: CF Saint-Richard, CF Outineau
Honours: KFL Championship (8): 5, 11, 17, 19, 30, 56, 57, 66; runners-up: 49
Coupe des Patriotes (2): 2, 15; runners-up: 13
Fanzines: Coach-marde, Aux larmes salés
Manager: Danny Flint, age 58 (Image VLD)

One of the earliest football clubs to be established in Kelssek, Océanic were the country’s pioneers of a fluid, direct style of play that has been a lasting influence on the sport's development in Kelssek. The club’s crest references the three ancient guard towers that have defended its harbour for over five centuries. Their big rivalry is the “Derby du sel” against the smaller city on the Salt Coast, Saint-Richard. Despite the club’s historic support base being the dock workers on whose backs the city’s gilded wealth was made, for other fans the city’s wealthy, bourgeois reputation is often applied to Océanic too. After all, over the years more than one wealthy patron saw funding the club as a way to opiate the masses and redirect the pitchforks to someone else’s door. The second club to have won a double (KFL66/CdP15).

Do chant (while entire stand is jumping): Qui ne saute pas n’est pas Langloisien!
Don’t say: "Distant second is about the ceiling for this old and slow bunch of has-beens."

Last five seasons: 2nd, 9th, 7th, 4th, 3rd
Players in: Oskari Yamamoto (youth), Zaur-Luka Igorić (Parrhesia Utd, τ1.22m/$3.5m)
Players out: Phillippe Galiani (retired)

Malone Newport [GK], age 32 (GTK)
Sandy Fisher [LB], age 20 (KSK)
Sang-Hun Noel [DF], age 23 (QAD)
Justine Bixby [D C], age 31 (KSK)
Lewis Brockton* [D LR], age 28 (KSK)
Roy Jenkins [M C], age 30 (KSK) C
Risteárd McGregers* [MF], age 24 (EQS)
Xaviér Lacroix* [LM], age 29 (KSK)
Fredrick Coulter [CM], age 26 (KSK)
Zoé Goh-Lemaire [ST], age 21 (KSK)
Gabriel Davies [F C], age 33 (KSK)

Luke Thomas [GK], age 35 (KSK)
Joe Schlosser [GK], age 33 (KSK)
Nathaniel Williams [GK], age 22 (KSK)
Alberta Turok [D C], age 33 (KSK)
Josie Hoster [D R], age 31 (KSK)
Ronin Otero [CM], age 18 (QAD)
Angéline Ibanez [LM], age 19 (KSK)
Luca Jenmarsh [M R], age 30 (KSK)
Kimiko Koizumi [M RLC], age 32 (HIN)
Cameron Lewis [M C], age 33 (KSK)
Wiktor Nebojsa Dassow [C/AM], age 34 (ZRH)
Nolan Ewing [F C], age 30 (KSK)

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Passerine Football Club
Home ground: Portedowns Park (26,400)
Facilities: Ground ★★ / Training ★★★ / Youth system ★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★
Rivals: Kirkenes FC
Honours: KFL National (3): 60, 66, 68
Fanzines: Shooting From the Hipster
Manager: Brigitte Coppinger (NPH)

A merger between two financially troubled clubs based in northern Kirkenes sees them take the name of a district neither were based in and the colours of North York, the one which actually had a stadium, a trophy, and the unfortunate fraudulent cryptocurrency wallet. Both North York and Dun Geaf have forged together their fairly similar identities as clubs close to the people, catering to members and fans not customers, and selling stadium beers at half the price of the downtown club.

Do say: "What an exciting bunch of young signings full of beans with lots to prove."
Don't say: "So far this club's top flight credentials have little more credibility than the cryptocurrency scam that bankrupted its predecessor. Also this IPA tastes like soap."

Last four seasons: 16th, 16th, 1st (National), 20th, 1st (National)
Players in: Angeline Ibanez (youth), Ronin Otero (Qasden National Academy, free)
Players out: Michael Erdegley (retired), Max Loganach (Mazinaw, τ300k/$859k), Joe Scholsser (Strathcona, τ100k)

Lee Allen [GK], age 28 (KSK)
Daniel Vergland [D L], age 28 (KSK) C
Lucian Wright [D C], age 26 (MUR)
Marc Wenger [CB], age 22 (KSK)
Christine Faubert [RB], age 20 (KSK)
Nicholas Knox [RM], age 28 (FVA)
Colton Wynter [M C], age 27 (TKT)
Guilliame Laganière [M RC], age 29 (KSK)
Stefan Curtiz [LM], age 31 (NPH)
Liang Wei [ST], age 26 (YZH)
Caleb Greening [F C], age 26 (KSK)

Kelsey Macklin [GK], age 36 (KSK)
Jeanne Dutronc [GK], age 31 (HIN)
Kayley Lundberg [D C], age 37 (KSK)
Fredrick Angelini [CB], age 17 (KSK)
Angela Dupuis [D L], age 31 (KSK)
Dylan Buday [CM], age 17 (KSK)
Hayden Prince [M C], age 33 (KSK)
Peadar Smythe [M C], age 28 (KSK)
Benjamin Miyamoto [LM], age 26 (KSK)
Madison Korrbs [AM C], age 32 (KSK)
Hazmar Roger [AMF/CMF], age 18 (EFL)
Tatiana Breathnach [LW], age 27 (KSK)

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Saintsport Heath Football Club
Home ground: Admiralty Terrace (7,600)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★ / Training ★★★★ / Youth system ★★ / Youth recruitment ★★
Fanzines: Sacred Sheep
Honours: KFL National (1): 65; runners-up: 63, 71
Manager: Cory Greenwood, age 40

A plucky team which has recently risen from the third division thanks to shiny new facilities. The pride of the rusty port city that gets between the city of Redswyth and the open ocean. Well, pride of the soccer fans at least; metropolitan Redswyth is rugby country and round balls are looked upon with suspicion and disdain. Remy Holmes earned a lot of leeway when relegation hit after he kept them up for three years, but it was time for a swift walk off the plank when he couldn't get them promoted again. Cory Greenwood hopes to be the next legend.

Do say: "Now here's a growing, ambitious club with the potential to reclaim a solid spot in the top flight."
Don't say: "Why'd they bother with this transfer market wheeling and dealing when they're just going to get relegated anyway?"

Last five seasons: 2nd (Nat'l), 8th (Nat'l), 8th (Nat'l), 19th, 15th
Players in: Stefan Curtiz (Umbar τ349k/$1m), Marc Wenger (Latrobe Ath, loan), Jeanne Dutronc (CF Outineau, free), Hazmar Roger (Aswania, free)

Cathal Gallagher [GK], age 34 (KSK)
Tzevaada Muur* [D L], age 32 (MRN)
Tara Kreidel* [CB/CM], age 30 (CDG)
Nikolai Seabury [D CLR], age 29 (KSK)
Russell McDougal [D R], age 27 (KSK)
Eamon Breault [CM], age 24 (KSK)
Cory Grossman [M C], age 30 (KSK)
Aaron Lyybeck [AM C], age 24 (KSK)
Xena Allste [RM/RW], age 28 (CMT)
Manda Iara* [LM], age 28 (CMT)
Brion Stienno [ST], age 35 (SRS) C

Denise Witt [GK], age 28 (KSK)
Kardos Szûcs [GK], age 18 (PAS)
Shane Reilly [D L], age 32 (KSK)
Kurispin Moloses [D R], age 24 (KSK/FFD)
Rémond Leste [D/M C], age 30 (KSK)
Coalan O'Reilly [AM C], age 32 (MUR)
Kai Fukushima [M R], age 30 (KSK)
Peter Marsh [LM/LW], age 27 (FVA)
Claire Glass [ST], age 19 (KSK)
Timurdogan Yerli [MC/AMC], age 31 (TMR)
Tatjana Pistor [F C], age 29 (KSK)

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Shearwater Football Club
Home ground: Kingswharf (40,500)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★ / Training ★★★★ / Youth system ★★ / Youth recruitment ★★
Rivals: Port City, Langlois Océanic
Fanzines: Southwest Stand Dispatch, Yellow Brick Road
Honours: Champions League (1): 11
KFL Championship (4): 36, 40, 70, 71
Notable former players: Shaheen Taleb, Karen, Damien Halliger, Loisé Camserhe
Manager: Olaf Jurtanen, age 50 (SVJ); Asst. manager: Tomás Fierro, age 40 (CEN/KSK)

Founded as a recreational club by personnel of the Shearwater naval base, the club continues to have strong links with the Kelssek Navy. Their stadium is across the harbour from the base in the former docklands of downtown Breton, the largest city and capital of Haligonia. Comfortable fixtures of the top division, over the last few years the club have fashioned themselves into consistent title challengers, yet still found themselves unable to take that final leap until former Savojarna manager Olaf Jurtanen proved an instant hit, delivering the club’s first league title in three decades.

Do attempt to warble six drinks in: "These are the CHAAAAMMMMPPPPIONNNNSSSS...."
Don't say: "It's amazing what belief and hustle can do when a team has peaked skill-wise two years ago."

Last five seasons: 1st, 1st + CL winners, 2nd, 3rd, 9th
Players in: Claire Glass (St. David Wanderers, τ100k)
Players out: Jordan Ilic (retired), Bryce Graughan (retired), Brent Valiser (retired)

Cassie Mrythe* [GK], age 32 (KSK) C
Artem Baldov [RB], age 24 (KSK)
Oregon Lévesque [CB], age 26 (KSK)
Karina Wilkinson [CB], age 25 (HAN)
Theo Capella [LB], age 29 (CAD)
Benoný Ísarrsson [DM], age 27 (GRF)
Girolamo Alcides* [CM], age 27 (MRC)
Celestino Dutto [CM], age 26 (SVG)
Joseph Denham [AM RC], age 28 (KSK)
Lyall Murphy* [LW/ST], age 32 (SCT/QUE)
Drî Tòr [F C], age 24 (KSK/FFD)

Marcus Aureleus [GK], age 29 (CMT)
Behai Griffin [RB], age 17 (CMT)
Garrett O'Shea [CB], age 27 (KSK)
Lucy Elton [LB], age 31 (KSK)
Alex Domingue [CM], age 36 (KSK)
Jonathan Vauhkonen [CM], age 31 (KSK)
Amandine Radjen [RW], age 31 (KSK)
Irfan Hakemi [CM/AM], age 25 (KSK)
Lara Crist [LM], age 28 (CMT)
Errol Lìos [AM], age 18 (KSK)
Eowyn Jones [RW], age 33 (KSK)
Jan Kabanov [ST], age 17 (KSK)
Vincent Price [F C], age 31 (KSK)
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Star of Confederation
Home ground: The Domain (22,565)
Honours: KFL National runners-up: 66
Facilities: Ground ★★★ / Training ★★★★ / Youth system ★ / Youth recruitment ★
Fanzine(s): Das Kapital

The Star of Confederation is not just the name of the Neorvins football club but a national symbol signifying the federal union of the original six republics and alluding to the north star. Sports culture can be a little odd in the federal capital, as there’s a high proportion of transplants with pre-existing loyalties. But since football has shallower cultural roots for most people in Kelssek, the club are hoping to take advantage of the greater breathing room to claim allegiances.

Do or don't say, depending on audience: "Aren't they the most loveable mediocre underdogs!"

Manager: Margerie Pax, age 52 (CMT)
Previous three seasons: 15th, 16th, 2nd in KFL National
Players in Lara Crist (Flames of the West, τ352k/$1m), Errol Lios (youth), Behai Griffin (Anomalies U-18s, free), Theo Capella (Catamulina, τ348k/$1m), Jan Kabanov (youth)
Players out: Declan Phillips (retired), Amund Evensen (retired)

Ellen Underwood [GK], age 21 (KSK)
Waleeda Hollis-Park [D R], age 27 (EFL)
Nene Shibata [D C], age 32 (HIN)
Trifonas Tolakis [CB], age 27 (VDR)
Efra Soke [LB], age 29 (FFD)
Jonathan Berton-Fleury [M C], age 33 (KSK)
Nadia Khourian [RM/CM], age 21 (KSK)
Bryan Hartpoach* [M L], age 28 (KSK) C
Lynne Crossley* [RW], age 24 (TMB)
Bratislav Rukavina [F C], age 33 (PAS)
Preston Treadwell* [ST], age 27 (CDG)

Joe Schlosser [GK], age 33 (KSK)
Kelsey Lore [D RC], age 28 (KSK)
Carey Mason [D L], age 34 (KSK)
Chris Stevens [D C], age 35 (ETN)
Honorio Menez [CB], age 21 (MRT)
Astrid Lodgen [D LR], age 32 (KSK)
Rhys Dadit [M C], age 30 (KSK)
Stéphanie Wang [CM], age 18 (KSK)
Doner Grrhonomó [AM C], age 27 (KSK/FFD)
Laura Millclef [AM/F C], age 31 (KSK)
Chung Seo-Yeon [LW/CF/ST], age 30 (HIN)

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Strathcona Internationals
Home ground: Bowreach (34,900)
Facilities: Ground ★★★★ / Training ★★★★ / Youth system ★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★
Rivals: Mazinaw Vanorian
Honours: KFL Championship (1): 59; runners-up: 68
Patriotes Cup (1): 12; runners-up: 7, 16
Vilitan Cove Invitational (1): 11/KFL66; runners-up: 12
KFL National South (1): 53
Fanzines: To the Ends of the Earth, Mosh Pit of the Bourgeoisie

Founded by expatriate labourers to play in the city leagues during the industrial era, the club originated in and is named after a working-class district of Vickery. This district is now gentrification central where abandoned warehouse punk rock venues rub up against glass-tower condos. While not one of the traditional big clubs, Strathcona were the first Kelssek club to have won a major international tournament, albeit one whose rules sort of imply it is not itself a “major” tournament, as rival fans will point out. Sometimes nicknamed "The Globalists" due to the club president’s conspiracy theories about UICA engineering its own demise to deny the club its one chance at international club football following their slightly-stunning KFL 59 championship win. Provincial rivals Mazinaw Vanorian came up with the now widely-heard taunt, ”Alien chemtrails, they’re coming for you”.

Do sing: Strathcona till I die / Strathcona till I die / In green and gold / Until I’m cold / Strathcona till I die!
Don't say: "How come Shearwater could take the next step but not these bums?"

Manager: François Saint-Louis, age 63
Coach: Laurel Tinker-Witt (ZWZ)
Last five seasons: 4th, 5th, 3rd, 2nd, 10th
Players in: Honorio Menez (Scharfwick Flames, undisclosed), Stéphanie Wang (CS Laneux, τ250k), Preston Treadwell (Rutland Dockside, τ700k/$2m), Joe Scholsser (Passerine, τ100k)
Players out: Rémy Dionne (retired), Andrey Yusupov (retired), Laurel Tinker-Witt (retired)

Vladimir Perunovic [GK], age 27 (KSK/FFD)
Kevin Taylor [LB], age 25 (TKT)
Eoin Bream [D C], age 26 (KSK)
Nediljko Brajković CB 22 PAS
Harold Archer [D R], age 28 (KSK)
Jeremy Carey* [M RC], age 25 (EUR)
Adam Callaghan* [M C], age 31 (KSK)
David Geoffrion [CM], age 24 (OAM)
Armin Station [AM], age 24 (QAD)
Taylor Alfred [AM/F LC], age 35 (KSK) C
Neil Murphy* [CF], age 32 (KRY)

Hildur Eiríksdóttir [GK], age 37 (KSK)
Eamon Mac Dùbhghlas [GK], age 17 (KSK)
Blake Carter [D C], age 38 (KSK)
Carey Mason [D L], age 34 (KSK)
Alisen Mitrovic [D R], age 36 (KSK)
Gregor MacLean [M R], age 34 (KSK)
Sakari Cantù [RW], age 25 (PFA)
Yohan Millar [RM], age 36 (EFL)
Vanessa Weger [AM], age 21 (KSK)
Lionel an Deòir [FW], age 18 (KSK)

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Torbay Thunder
Home stadium: Armidale Plain (10,300)
Facilities: Ground ★★★ / Training ★★★ / Youth system ★★ / Youth recruitment ★
Fanzine(s): (Thor Pun Here)
Honours: KFL National (1): 61
Notable former players: Dan Antoninsson

Based in the capital of Kewatin on the rocky Fjordlands, a part of the country where rugby is the dominant sport, Thunder have often had to struggle just to get people to see soccer as worth their time. Former Kelssek international Niall Jenkins sat on the bench for World Cup 55 and is full of stories of the past generation's legends which supposedly get more mythical with every team talk. These are heady days in Torbay as they enjoyed their first ever foray into IFCF football and growing membership has the club talking stadium renovations and bigger investments.

Do sing: "We are Torbay, we stand together!
We are Torbay, true blue forever!
Woah-oh-oh-oh, Woah-oh-oh-oh (etc.)"

Don't say: "Windy innit?"

Manager: Niall Jenkins, age 59
Last five seasons: 9th, 7th, 8th, 4th (Nat'l), 18th
Players in: Eamon Mac Dùbhghlas (youth), Lionel an Deòir (youth),
Players out: Julius Heer (Schemerdrecht SVV, τ1.2m/$3.5m)

Destry Lefranc [GK], age 27 (KSK)
Marc-Antoine Dollinger [LB], age 30 (KSK)
Myriam Yang* [CB], age 27 (KSK)
Jura Weiss-Mescat [CB], age 25 (KSK)
Marc Lepetit [RB], age 22 (KSK)
Oran Gordon [DM], age 21 (AUD)
Stéphanie Romer* [CM/RM], age 22 (KSK)
Pierre-Luc Larivière [LM], age 23 (KSK)
Devin Rowan [AM], age 28 (KSK)
Lourence Henin-Sauvé* [LW/CF], age 26 (KSK) C
Lowen Murdoch [ST], age 21 (NPH)

Théo Lee [GK], age 18 (KSK)
Levit Guindon [LB], age 23 (KSK)
Errol Tellier [CB], age 18 (KSK)
Maxime Paquette [LB], age 31 (KSK)
François Gobain [CM], age 26 (KSK)
Amandine Blanchet [CM], age 30 (KSK)
Édouard Forget [CF], age 29 (KSK)

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Union sportive de Lachaîne
Home stadium: Allée des Écluses-Noires (9,400)
Facilities: Ground ★★ / Training ★★★ / Youth system ★ / Youth recruitment ★★
Fanzine(s): Mon p'tit corvette
Manager: Antoine Girard, age 40

Via the playoffs, southwestern Outineau's finest wins promotion to the first division for the first time in their history.

Do say: "With a talented young group like this, they could really surprise a few teams and make a mark in the top flight."
Don't say: "...if they survive being eaten alive week after week by the clearly superior teams they'll be playing."

Last season: 6th (Nat'l)
Players in: Oran Gordon (1830 Cathair, loan), Stéphanie Romer (CF St-Richard, τ500k), Lowen Murdoch (Corinthians No Longer, loan), Theo Lee (CF Outineau academy), Errol Tellier (youth)

Donnach Ó Ceanndubháin* [GK], age 32 (KSK)
Madison Garneau [RB], age 29 (KSK)
Cathy Payne [CB], age 32 (KSK)
Guilliame Rocchi [CB], age 25 (KSK)
Seosamh Mac Ceallach [LB], age 25 (KSK)
Rónán Mac Murchú* [CM], age 30 (KSK)
Roland Shields [DM], age 28 (KSK)
Diego Ortega [RM], age 21 (TFS)
Cúan Ó Corráin [LM], age 26 (KSK)
Carrie Buchanan [AM], age 29 (KSK) C
Tom Sloan* [ST], age 25 (SNL)

Ross Soderling [GK], age 23 (KSK)
Brayden Welland [D C], age 34 (KSK)
Jonathan Spencer [LB], age 25 (KSK)
Jack Samuelson [RM], age 26 (KSK)
Conan Batori [RM], age 23 (KSK)
Lucas Baird [CM], age 27 (KSK)
Karen Peterson [AM], age 34 (KSK)
Ciorstaidh Pinard [FW], age 18 (KSK)
Dylan Corbeth [FW], age 31 (KSK)
Nathan Brunn [FW], age 32 (KSK)

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Wynleth Flyers
Home stadium: Cathysceau (cap. 16,300)
Facilities: Ground ★★ / Training ★★★ / Youth system ★★★ / Youth recruitment ★★★
Fanzine(s): Plastic Cup Report
Honours: KFL National (1): 70, runners-up: 67
Notable former players: Colm Ó Tuathail
Manager: Daffyd Jenkins, age 43

A club originally founded by the assorted personnel of the city’s air force base. Located in Noua Cymru’s ancient capital Wynleth-an-Glyndwr, a picturesque historic city of Gothic spires, civil servants, and harried university students. Recently the butt of jokes when a report revealed they were the country’s professional club with the highest average number of fans arrested for public drunkenness at matches.

Do say: "To struggle, to build, to overcome, isn't that what sport is all about? And therefore, aren't Flyers closer to the essence of true victory than all the big clubs?"
Don't say: There's not really much that can troll a fanbase that half-expects relegation.

Last five seasons: 17th, 1st (Nat'l), 18th, 15th, 2nd (Nat'l)
Players in: Brayden Welland (Latrobe, τ50k), Ciorstaidh Pinard (youth)
Players out: Valentijn Doorwouds (contract expiry), Mason Blueman (retired)


Transfers in
Player                 Pos   Age  Nat.   From                            To                     Fee
Lowen Murdoch ST 21 NPH Corinthians No Longer NPH Union Lachaîne loan
Xek Sunsaber ST 16 CEN Pinnacle Project CEN Burnaby SC 1.5
Mesi Klarlmas LW 23 CMT Univ of the Islands CMT Hamiltonian Cambria 0
Lara Crist LM/LAM 28 CMT Flames of the West CMT Star of Confederation 1
Danil Lanziego AM/CF 22 AUD 1830 Cathair AUD Mazinaw Vanorian loan
Oran Gordon DM 21 AUD 1830 Cathair AUD Union Lachaîne loan
Ewan Vespertine CM 18 CEN Apex Academy CEN Mazinaw Vanorian 1
Theo Capella LB 29 CAD Catamulina Catarollas CAD Star of Confederation 1
Stefan CURTIZ LM 31 NPH Umbar CMT Saintsport Heath 1
Cralt-Zorno INU CM 23 QUS Univ of Wirr Tsi CMT Assoc Ariddienne 0
Bridget COOMBE CDM 25 EXT Occidental Olympic EXT Latrobe Athletic 2.9
Lori Garland LM 29 CDG Rutland Dockside CDG Burnaby SC 0.7
Joanna Rigby DF 31 QAD Qasden NT QAD Clayquot City 1.75
Ronin Otero CM 18 QAD National Academy QAD Passerine undisc
Preston Treadwell ST 27 CDG Rutland Dockside CDG Strathcona Intls 2
Kristie FORTNIER LB/CB 32 CDG Sanar CMT Mazinaw Vanorian 1
Kyra Mijancas CM 20 MRT Cloughburn Chasers MRT Mazinaw Vanorian undisc
Karon Murell LB 19 MRT New Fligsive's Memory MRT Latrobe Athletic undisc
Behai GRIFFIN RB 17 CMT Anomalies U-18s CMT Star of Confederation 0
Zaur-Luka Igoric RB 28 ZRH Parrhesia United NPH Langlois Océanic 3.5
Honorio Menez CB 21 MRT Scharfwick Flames MRT Strathcona Intls undisc
Rhys le Besco GK 24 MRT Blades de Bretsaar MRT CF Outineau undisc
Pierre-Louis Laishram CAM 31 KSK Lakewood City TMB Coquitlam United 3
Lor Starcutter DM 17 QAD National Academy QAD FC Novonaya 0
Hazmar Roger AM/CM 18 EFL Aswania JFC EFL Saintsport Heath 0
Transfers out
Player                 Pos   Age  Nat.   From              To                          Free
Julius Heer LW 23 KSK Torbay Thunder Schemerdrecht SVV KOR 3.5
Jenn van Noord CM 26 KSK Kawarthas Amel-Marduk ADB 3
Nurullah Arslan CM 31 SRS Kirkenes FC Bearden XAN 1
Ronan Bryan CF 24 EUR ASC Arvika Iron City NPH 0.5
Caleb Montgomery CB 24 KSK Kawarthas Fligsive FC EOT 0.4
Jason Margush ST 33 NPH Kirkenes FC Stahlburg Rovers NPH 0.5
Garth Buckell GK 28 BRE Kawarthas Fiana Cove BRE 0
Lorraine Bright CM 31 BRE St. David Northern Union BRE 0.5
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Civil Rights Lovefest

Postby Kelssek » Mon Nov 07, 2022 4:56 pm

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Romaine Fabricator - @HereWeGo
Zek Sunsaber to Burnaby is a DONE DEAL! t520k is a Big price for a 16-year old,
but the academy coaches clearly see a future superstar here
Fatty Romano - @FatzRomz
Lara Crist and Theo Capella to Star of Confederation, here we go! Big additions for the Neorvins club, lots of excitement for how these two can take the club forward
Champions League 2nd qualifying round
Chalesm (SRS) 0-2 Burnaby
Burnaby 1-0 Chalesm (3-0 agg.)
Challengers Cup 2nd qualifying round
Czujon 022 (TJL) 2-4 CF Outineau
CF Outineau 0-0 Czujon 022 (4-2 agg.)
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Straight Red - @OFFINABUS
Latrobe are actively monitoring Bridget Coombe, Konrad Balmoral, Davor Roskilde, Samuel McTavish, but since the cheapest of them would go upwards of USD 4 million not sure where they’d get the money to actually pay a transfer fee
Tier Two Official - @Tier2News
Kirkenes listening to offers for Imke Diskin. Other names could be on the move as club looks to era after Natalia Rossi. Big churn possible this window
Champions League 3rd qualifying round 1st leg
Glenmount (TLI) 1-1 Burnaby
Turoki Tide (VIL) 0-4 Océanic
Challengers Cup 3rd qualifying round 1st leg
Starlight (SQR) 0-4 CF Outineau
Olym. Nangang (YZH) 0-1 Kirkenes
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Straight Red - @OFFINABUS
Clayquot making moves. Transfer fee agreed with Qasden FA for Joanna Rigby. Defender could bring key solidity for backline.
Champions League 3rd qualifying round 2nd leg
Burnaby 2-1 Glenmount (3-2 agg.)
Océanic 0-2 Turoki Tide (4-2 agg.)
Challengers Cup 3rd qualifying round 2nd leg
Kirkenes 2-1 Olym. Nangang (a.e.t., 3-1 agg.)
CF Outineau 0-2 Starlight (4-2 agg.)
Tier Two Official - @Tier2News
Kirkenes CONFIRMS new manger is DANIEL ARCHER! Welcome to Kelssek!
IFCF Super Cup
Club ESF (VAL) 1-0 Shearwater
Champions League playoff round 1st leg
North Hall (BRE) 4-1 Burnaby
Océanic 4-2 Istria City (BNJ)
Challengers Cup 4th qualifying round 1st leg
New Lakeland (CDG) 0-3 CF Outineau
Brham Utd. (DAR) 2-4 Kirkenes
IFCF Super Cup
Shearwater 0-1 Straudum VV (KOR)
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Straight Red - @OFFINABUS
That's SHAMBOLIC! A long trip to Aeropag with nothing to show for it, Shearwater
already looked tired playing for a trophy they should’ve been tipped to win. Club ESF
are only the third winners of the B-Trophy to take the Super Cup home!
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Romaine Fabricator - @HereWeGo
Hearing Ariddienne are in for Cralt-Zorno Inu, potentially a good addition for the midfield.
A good year from the prospect could well help them stay in the first division
#transferz
Champions League playoff round 2nd leg
Burnaby 1-2 North Hall (2-6 agg.)
Istria City 1-2 Océanic (3-6 agg.)
Challengers Cup 4th qualifying round 2nd leg
CF Outineau 1-1 New Lakeland (4-1 agg.)
Kirkenes 0-3 Brham Utd. (4-5 agg.)

Tier Two Official - @Tier2News
Imke Diskin agrees on terms with Clayquot, here we go! Medical pending, unveiling set within 48 hrs. Kirkenes gets what they paid for her, a bit of good business for a club in transition.
Romaine Fabricator - @HereWeGo
Molly Taylor NOT FOR SALE! Ex-KFL Young Player of the Year vows to FIGHT FOR
STARTING ELEVEN PLACE at CF Outineau #stayz


Matchweek 1
“Brigitte, first match of the season, but that can’t have been what you wanted out of your players. Was it embarrassing to lose by five goals at home against your local rivals?”
BRIGITTE COPPINGER
Manager, Passerine

“Of course it stings to lose like this in a derby match and I can only say that I’m deeply sorry to our fans even as I want to thank those who stood by the team for the whole 90 minutes. There’s not a lot of positives today. Kirkenes played like a team whose bench cost more than our starting eleven and who’ve been playing competitive matches for over a month while we were still getting up to gear in pre-season. This is a wake-up call for our players, the season’s started, and it’s time to get going. I know we’ll be a lot better next week.”

Langlois Océanic 1–0 Mazinaw Vanorian
Hamiltonian Cambria 3–1 Strathcona Intls
FC Novonaya 1–0 Coquitlam United
Torbay Thunder 3–0 Saintsport Heath
Latrobe Athletic 2–2 Burnaby SC
Assn Ariddienne 2–1 Star of Confederation
Passerine 1–6 Kirkenes FC
Clayquot City 1–2 CS Saint-Rémy
Shearwater FC 3–1 Union Lachaîne
Wynleth Flyers 1–1 CF Outineau


Matchweek 2
Challengers Cup playoff round 1st leg
Southbay Riveria (INS) 1-3 Burnaby
Chalesm (SRS) 1-1 CF Outineau

Star of Confederation 1–2 Passerine
Burnaby SC 2–1 Assn Ariddienne
Saintsport Heath 1–5 Latrobe Athletic
Mazinaw Vanorian 0–2 CF Outineau
Union Lachaîne 2–1 Wynleth Flyers
CS Saint-Rémy 1–1 Shearwater FC
Kirkenes FC 1–1 Clayquot City
Coquitlam United 2–1 Torbay Thunder
Strathcona Intls 2–0 FC Novonaya
Langlois Océanic 2–2 Hamiltonian Cambria


Matchweek 3
19:24 | PAS 1-0 BUR
“...out for a throw-in, and again, very loose in midfield from Burnaby. Nacuémiró Buené is getting right into his teammate’s faces, there, and rightly so. They need to fix this, they’re getting completely overrun in midfield... Dassow can’t find the right pass and Lambert will collect the ball for Burnaby. Goh-Lemaire made a nice run, just lacking the execution in that move... Ingrid Lambert goes route one here... Sapping and Bjerk left it for each other... and Burnaby have given it right back to Passerine very cheaply. Seth Harrison is looking pretty peeved in the away dugout you have to say?”
“Burnaby with 44% of possession so far, this is not what you expect from them at all. The home crowd is getting behind Passerine, and you know the last time they played at Portedowns it was pretty humiliating, great commitment to show their supporters, against a title contender.”
“Gabriel Davies the shot...!! Goh-Lemaire the rebound!! Passerine have TWO! Haabjörn caught napping, Oliver Crossley stranded, and Burnaby are looking all out of sorts here!”

Challengers Cup playoff round 2nd leg
Burnaby 1-1 Southbay Riveria (4-2 agg.)
CF Outineau 0-2 Chalesm (1-3 agg.)

Hamiltonian Cambria 2–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
FC Novonaya 2–2 Langlois Océanic
Torbay Thunder 2–6 Strathcona Intls
Latrobe Athletic 0–2 Coquitlam United
Assn Ariddienne 3–1 Saintsport Heath
Passerine 2–0 Burnaby SC
Clayquot City 2–1 Star of Confederation
Shearwater FC 3–1 Kirkenes FC
Wynleth Flyers 1–1 CS Saint-Rémy
CF Outineau 2–1 Union Lachaîne


Burnaby through as Esposito saves the blushes
A chastened Burnaby side secured progress to the main phase of the Challengers Cup as a 1-1 draw at home to Southbay Riveria ensured they held on to their advantage from the first leg in Indusse.
Outineau outclassed in home defeat by Chalesm
CF Outineau will be Kelssek’s first entrants to the Associations Trophy, an unwanted distinction after a poor home loss against SRS outfit Chalesm.

Matchweek 4
Saintsport Heath 1–1 Passerine
Coquitlam United 2–0 Assn Ariddienne
Strathcona Intls 3–1 Latrobe Athletic
Langlois Océanic 2–1 Torbay Thunder
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–0 FC Novonaya
Mazinaw Vanorian 1–0 Union Lachaîne
CS Saint-Rémy 1–1 CF Outineau
Kirkenes FC 2–0 Wynleth Flyers
Star of Confederation 1–3 Shearwater FC
Burnaby SC 2–1 Clayquot City


Matchweek 5
FC Novonaya 2–0 Mazinaw Vanorian
Torbay Thunder 0–0 Hamiltonian Cambria
Latrobe Athletic 0–1 Langlois Océanic
Assn Ariddienne 1–2 Strathcona Intls
Passerine 1–0 Coquitlam United
Clayquot City 1–0 Saintsport Heath
Shearwater FC 0–1 Burnaby SC
Wynleth Flyers 2–0 Star of Confederation
CF Outineau 2–1 Kirkenes FC
Union Lachaîne 1–2 CS Saint-Rémy


Matchweek 6
“Full time at the B.A. Johnston as Hamiltonian celebrates a big win over Latrobe to go six games unbeaten and third in the league table. Meawhile Latrobe have one win in their last six and are hovering above the relegation zone by goal difference. Early days yet but could this result start to see some at Latrobe starting to question Warner Dranz?”

MARTIN GREGOIRE: “No. Or at least it wouldn’t be justified. It’s early days yet, they’ve come up against a very tough set of opening fixtures, and we’re talking about the manager who took them to the Champions League final just two years ago. On the other hand, big credit to Ryan Potter. It can’t be nice seeing Shearwater win two titles and the Champions League since suddenly replacing him, but he’s put trust in himself at another club and now showing what he’s made of. That should be the real story in this fixture if we’re going to talk about managers.”

“What is behind this run of results for Latrobe? Sure, tough set of opponents, but ones that on paper they should have every chance of beating?”

MARTIN GREGOIRE: “Zizi Britton’s injury certainly makes it hard for them to find goals. They put five past Saintsport and then two goals with Britton’s been out. Certainly they’re getting the chances, they can’t get the finish. Bridget Coombe has filled a need but she isn’t delivering going forward and that’s a bit of an adjustment to the midfield, maybe a formation change is what they need, let’s see Erland Stromby paired with Dennon Lewis and see what they do.”

Star of Confederation 1–1 CF Outineau
Champions League group stage MD1
B | CASK Thorsborg (SVJ) 2-1 Shearwater
D | Océanic CF 2-2 Spartangrad (EUR)
Challengers Cup group stage MD1
K | Strathcona 2-4 Tihon (CMT)
L | Dí Maozöxê (FFD) 1-2 Burnaby
Associations Trophy group stage MD1
N | Outineau 0-2 Burgess (EOT)

Saintsport Heath 2–1 Shearwater FC
Coquitlam United 2–1 Clayquot City
Strathcona Intls 2–1 Passerine
Langlois Océanic 4–0 Assn Ariddienne
Mazinaw Vanorian 3–1 CS Saint-Rémy
Kirkenes FC 3–1 Union Lachaîne
Burnaby SC 2–0 Wynleth Flyers
Hamiltonian Cambria 2–1 Latrobe Athletic
FC Novonaya 1–2 Torbay Thunder


Matchweek 7
Torbay Thunder 3–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
Champions League group stage MD2
B | Shearwater 2-0 Wirr Tsi (CMT)
D | Océanic CF 0-2 AFC Treason (NPH)
Challengers Cup group stage MD2
K | Metropolis Alligators (VLD) 3-1 Strathcona
L | Burnaby 1-1 Crossroads (CMT)
Associations Trophy group stage MD2
N | Empilot Utd (BRP) 0-0 Outineau

Wynleth Flyers 2–0 Saintsport Heath
CF Outineau 1–0 Burnaby SC
Union Lachaîne 2–2 Star of Confederation
CS Saint-Rémy 3–2 Kirkenes FC
Latrobe Athletic 1–0 FC Novonaya
Clayquot City 0–1 Strathcona Intls
Shearwater FC 0–0 Coquitlam United
Assn Ariddienne 1–2 Hamiltonian Cambria
Passerine 1–1 Langlois Océanic


Matchweek 8
“So Matt, was this a statement win for Strathcona?”

MATTHEW LISTER, NSN Sports: “Well, I think what you’re going for is that Strathcona are going for the title and they’ve got a really solid win against the defending champions... really should have been more than one-nil, really. But I have to say the answer’s no, and that’s not because of Strathcona but because Shearwater have been so inconsistent and poor this season. Sure, beating the holders is a great thing for them to pat themselves on the back about, but this is hardly going to be the biggest test of the season, even so far...”

Mazinaw Vanorian 0–1 Kirkenes FC
Star of Confederation 0–4 CS Saint-Rémy
Burnaby SC 1–0 Union Lachaîne
Saintsport Heath 0–3 CF Outineau
Coquitlam United 5–1 Wynleth Flyers
Strathcona Intls 1–0 Shearwater FC
FC Novonaya 2–2 Assn Ariddienne
Torbay Thunder 2–1 Latrobe Athletic
Langlois Océanic 0–0 Clayquot City
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–1 Passerine


Matchweek 9
KBC Sport @KBC_Sport
Incredible scenes at the PEPSUO stadium as Ariddienne grab what’s surely the stoppage time winner against Torbay! That’s also Fale Kaeamako’s first senior goal!
Pierre-Louis Laishram @PLL_11_Ofc
Big goal but what matters is the TEAM! We are in the top three and ready to challenge for the trophy, Coquitlam fans are best! I give this win to you!
MatchFacts @MatchFacts
OCEANIC are left as the last unbeaten team as Outineau and Hamiltonian both suffered their first league defeats of the season
Strathcona Internationals @StrathIntFC
Full time! We’re now five points clear at the top on goals from Preston Treadwell and Lynne Crossley #Globalization

Latrobe Athletic 2–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
Assn Ariddienne 1–0 Torbay Thunder
Passerine 2–2 FC Novonaya
CS Saint-Rémy 1–1 Burnaby SC
Kirkenes FC 3–2 Star of Confederation
Clayquot City 3–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
Shearwater FC 0–2 Langlois Océanic
Wynleth Flyers 1–2 Strathcona Intls
CF Outineau 0–1 Coquitlam United
Union Lachaîne 0–3 Saintsport Heath


Matchweek 10
VEDMARK ON THE MARK AS KIRKENES WINS ANGLIAN DERBY
Glum faces at Stadium Konueira. Early promise has fizzled out in startling fashion for Burnaby SC as they lose their rivalry match against Kirkenes.
HAT TRICK ZIZI BRITTON
Latrobe are back? Zizi Britton certainly is as she netted three on her first match back. There’s a lot of road to make up but this win vaults them into 11th.
HAMILTONIAN FOR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Is that Ryan Potter smirking as Hamiltonian takes the lead against his former team and end up consigning them to the bottom half of the table? A desperately poor start for Shearwater matched by a brilliant run out the blocks as Hamiltonian sit third.


Hamiltonian Cambria 1–0 Shearwater FC
Champions League group stage MD3
B | Jinja City (BNJ) 1-0 Shearwater
D | Tanrısal (PAS) 2-1 Océanic CF
Challengers Cup group stage MD3
K | Couno (TMB) 3-1 Strathcona
L | Burnaby 0-1 Carathyr (TKT)
Associations Trophy group stage MD3
N | Ciudad Soluca (SRG) 1-2 Outineau

FC Novonaya 1–2 Clayquot City
Torbay Thunder 2–1 Passerine
Latrobe Athletic 4–0 Assn Ariddienne
Mazinaw Vanorian 1–1 Star of Confederation
Burnaby SC 0–2 Kirkenes FC
Saintsport Heath 0–2 CS Saint-Rémy
Coquitlam United 2–0 Union Lachaîne
Strathcona Intls 1–1 CF Outineau
Langlois Océanic 0–0 Wynleth Flyers


Matchweek 11
BURNABY SUFFERS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Fans in Neorvins taunted the country’s most-decorated club with chants of “just another talent farm” as Star of Confederation held on to the advantage from Drî Tòr’s 55th-minute goal to record a shock victory. Seth Harrison says his squad has to keep pushing after defeat against the bottom club made it three losses in a row.

“We’ve been really unlucky, we’ve lost our nerve at key moments and it cost us. We’ve had calls go the wrong way, we’ve have clear chances we didn’t take. Do we deserve this based on how we’ve played over the three matches, no. I don’t think so at all. I have faith in these players to just focus on the next game, forget what’s past us and look at what’s ahead.”
ST-RÉMY STYMIES LILYWHITES
Coquitlam falls back to five points behind Strathcona in the early title race in a frustrating match at the Intersat. Twice they conceded just minutes after scoring in a result that will boost St-Rémy’s chances of slipping into the IFCF conversation.

Brion Steinno broke his scoring drought as Shearwater blazed past Novonaya to end a shocking run of five straight defeats. This will feel better but that’s surely any chance of three titles in a row up in smoke.


Shearwater FC 2–1 FC Novonaya
Champions League group stage MD4
B | Shearwater 3-1 Jinja City (BNJ)
D | Tanrısal (PAS) 2-1 Océanic
Challengers Cup group stage MD4
K | Couno (TMB) 3-1 Strathcona
L | Carathyr (TKT) 1-0 Burnaby
Associations Trophy group stage MD4
N | Outineau 3-2 Ciudad Soluca (SRG)

Wynleth Flyers 2–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
CF Outineau 2–1 Langlois Océanic
Union Lachaîne 0–2 Strathcona Intls
CS Saint-Rémy 2–2 Coquitlam United
Kirkenes FC 5–1 Saintsport Heath
Star of Confederation 1–0 Burnaby SC
Assn Ariddienne 1–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
Passerine 1–2 Latrobe Athletic
Clayquot City 2–0 Torbay Thunder


Matchweek 12
Latrobe Athletic 2–1 Clayquot City
Assn Ariddienne 1–4 Passerine
Mazinaw Vanorian 2–2 Burnaby SC
Saintsport Heath 2–0 Star of Confederation
Coquitlam United 1–1 Kirkenes FC
Strathcona Intls 3–1 CS Saint-Rémy
Langlois Océanic 2–1 Union Lachaîne
Hamiltonian Cambria 3–1 CF Outineau
FC Novonaya 3–0 Wynleth Flyers
Torbay Thunder 2–1 Shearwater FC


Matchweek 13
42:14 | SHE 1-0 LAT
“Kreidel rushed forward and that’s a good tackle by Bridget Coombe... Oh, that’s a shocker of a pass. Can Shearwater take advantage here... Xena Allllllsttteeee!! And Shearwater have a cushion going into half time! A bad day at the office for Coombe, that’s a crucial mistake...”

93:49 | SOC 4-3 COQ | +4
“And that’s the final whistle! Elation at The Domain as it finishes 4-3! Star of Confederation dug deep to get a result that could keep Margerie Pax in the job for at last one more week. After last week’s defeat gave Saintsport a cushion in the relegation battle, odds were even that Pax wouldn’t be in charge of the team for this one. A gutsy performance and the fans show their appreciation.”

FT | SHE 2-0 LAT
“...Warner, some errors from Bridget Coombe played a big part in the result today. How can the club help her adjust to the league?”

WARNER DRANZ
Latrobe Athletic manager

“Overall today as a team it was a failure. We have to be much sharper with the ball and work hard to get open and create chances. As for individuals, she is doing well in training and I am not worried about Bridget Coombe. Of course after a result like today I’ll be very clear with the players about how to improve.”

Wynleth Flyers 1–0 Torbay Thunder
Champions League group stage MD6
B | Shearwater 5-0 CASK Thorsborg (SVJ)
D | Océanic 2-2 Spartangrad (EUR)
Challengers Cup group stage MD6
K | Tihon (CMT) 2-3 Strathcona
L | Burnaby 1-3 Dí Maozöxê (FFD)
Associations Trophy group stage MD6
N | Burgess (EOT) 2-1 Outineau

CF Outineau 2–0 FC Novonaya
Passerine 1–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
Clayquot City 3–0 Assn Ariddienne
Shearwater FC 2–0 Latrobe Athletic
Union Lachaîne 2–2 Hamiltonian Cambria
CS Saint-Rémy 2–0 Langlois Océanic
Kirkenes FC 2–2 Strathcona Intls
Star of Confederation 4–3 Coquitlam United
Burnaby SC 4–0 Saintsport Heath


There was a simple calculation at Stadium Konueira: winner goes through. And the result was more grist for the mill as the Centurions couldn’t find the answers against Dí Maozöxê and surrendered to a 3-1 loss. Whither Burnaby SC? Is this the right squad, with the right manager? They’re eighth in the league and out of the IFCF in a season they were hyped up as title challengers. Not good.

Outineau loses the duel for first place in the group but will move on to the Associations Trophy knockout phase. Manager Romain Dupuis says this is a “very winnable” competition that he wants to have a deep run in.

Matchweek 14
DERBY DAY GOES BURNABY’S WAY
Taking out their frustration from a poor midweek performance that saw them out of the Challengers Cup, Burnaby uncorked it all in the away leg of the derby and hit Coquitlam with a startling ferocity to score three goals in fifteen minutes in response to going behind.

BOWSTRING BREAKS
Lyall Murphy’s well-taken penalty silences Bowreach as Star of Confederation get their heads above water with a huge 2-0 win against the league leaders.

GALHARRETBORDEEEEE
That’s all you need to know as the Astograth forward had a hand in all three goals as Langlois topped Kirkenes to move into second place.


Coquitlam United 2–3 Burnaby SC
Strathcona Intls 0–2 Star of Confederation
Langlois Océanic 3–2 Kirkenes FC
Mazinaw Vanorian 3–1 Saintsport Heath
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–1 CS Saint-Rémy
FC Novonaya 2–3 Union Lachaîne
Torbay Thunder 0–2 CF Outineau
Latrobe Athletic 2–1 Wynleth Flyers
Assn Ariddienne 0–1 Shearwater FC
Passerine 0–3 Clayquot City


Coupe des Patriotes third round
The sport of football is growing at the semi-professional level with more clubs entering, leading to an expanded format that will require one more match for the Championship Division clubs who enter in what’s now the last 64. It’s an “experiment” that the top clubs are “willing to examine” while Football Kelssek insists there’s no question of switching back if they don’t like it. Well, there’s one way to ensure they won’t like it and that’s if they lose. To whit... the shock of the round is certainly St-Rémy losing against Association club Bramerleigh.

Kirkenes FC 2–2 AS Lac-Abitargnais (5–3 AET)
Bramerleigh Bulldogs 3–1 CS Saint-Rémy
Franche-Contamine 1–2 Jeunesse Lunaire
Watermeet 1–0 Lancaster Hill
Gagliano Mariners 4–0 Vinterhagen
CF Mirabelle 3–1 St. David Wanderers
Natanel Royals 1–0 Langlois Océanic
Les Castors 3–0 Wickham Warriors
Sudbury Rangers 1–3 Saintsport Heath
Passerine 3–0 Arlingsdale City
Union Lachaîne 0–0 Coquitlam United (0–0 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Burnaby SC 1–0 Port City
Fretscray FC 0–0 CF Saint-Richard (0–0 AET) (1–2 pen.)
Miramichi Lakers 1–1 Delta Sorthern (1–1 AET) (3–5 pen.)
Racing Mistwygn 1–1 Redswyth Red Stars (1–3 AET)
West Haligonia Spartan 0–2 Clayquot City
FC Novonaya 3–3 NGSA Ulyanof (4–3 AET)
Star of Confederation 1–1 Pembina City (1–1 AET) (5–6 pen.)
Strathcona Intls 2–1 ASC Arvika
Hamiltonian Cambria 2–1 St. Kildera FC
Stade Laneux 1–3 CF Outineau
Kingstown Athletic 3–0 AS Grands-Sources
Ayushirda 2–0 Kananzawai
Colwynian Vale 8–1 Parracuttis
Sunrise Coast 0–2 Kawarthas District
Châteaufroid 1–2 Sitka Valley
Association Ariddienne 0–1 Torbay Thunder
Wynleth Flyers 1–4 Latrobe Athletic
Shearwater 1–0 Hawthorn Elms
Mazinaw Vanorian 3–1 Southbank Mariners
Breton Pacifica 2–1 Delta Sorthern


Matchweek 15
Star of Confederation 1–3 Langlois Océanic
Cup Winners’ Cup first round leg 1
Coquitlam Utd 0-2 Montfort (TLI)

Clayquot City 3–0 Mazinaw Vanorian
Shearwater FC 0–0 Passerine
Wynleth Flyers 2–0 Assn Ariddienne
CF Outineau 0–1 Latrobe Athletic
Union Lachaîne 1–0 Torbay Thunder
CS Saint-Rémy 1–0 FC Novonaya
Kirkenes FC 5–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
Burnaby SC 2–1 Strathcona Intls
Saintsport Heath 1–1 Coquitlam United


Matchweek 16
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Romaine Fabricator - @HereWeGo
Latest word from Burnaby SC sources! Replacing Seth Harrison as manager is “NOT CONTEMPLATED
at this time” but there are “HIGH expectations” of BETTER THAN last year’s third place. This loss puts
them 4 points off third and outside the IFCF places.
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Straight Red - @OFFINABUS
Union Lachaine’s turn to climb out of the bottom three as they get two wins in a row. Ok, that’s technically
an away draw against Latrobe but, you know.
KBC Sport - @KBC_Sport
The pressure was on Strathcona to get a win and restore themselves in first, and they responded by absolutely
crushing Saintsport Heath. Which goal was your favourite? You’ve got six to pick from.

Hamiltonian Cambria 4–1 Star of Confederation
FC Novonaya 1–1 Kirkenes FC
Torbay Thunder 1–0 CS Saint-Rémy
Langlois Océanic 3–1 Burnaby SC
Latrobe Athletic 1–1 Union Lachaîne
Assn Ariddienne 1–2 CF Outineau
Passerine 2–1 Wynleth Flyers
Clayquot City 0–1 Shearwater FC
Mazinaw Vanorian 1–1 Coquitlam United
Strathcona Intls 5–1 Saintsport Heath


Matchweek 17
On this week’s Podcast FC...
  • Pierre-Louis Laishram had the last laugh for Coquitlam as Strathcona drops two points at the death. Is it starting to come apart for the Globalists? How long can they hold on, how real is their title challenge?
  • Call it the Outineau Underdogs derby? Stéphanie Romer showed she belongs in this division even if her club might not, while Loanee Lowen Murdoch scored the crucial winner in this relegation six-pointer between Lachaîne and Ariddienne. We chew over the players who’ve made a case for staying up on an individual basis.
  • After a 4-0 thumping in Outineau, is going for it really a good strategy for Passerine (if that’s what they’re doing)? Brigitte Coppinger is probably happy for us all to think the string of big losses against big clubs is just part of her attack-first master plan which has gotten real results in the league table. But could Passerine be doing even better with a more pragmatic approach?
Union Lachaîne 1–0 Assn Ariddienne
Cup Winners’ Cup first round leg 2
Montfort 2-0 Coquitlam Utd (4-0 agg.)

CS Saint-Rémy 4–2 Latrobe Athletic
Kirkenes FC 2–0 Torbay Thunder
Star of Confederation 2–2 FC Novonaya
Burnaby SC 1–0 Hamiltonian Cambria
Shearwater FC 0–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
Wynleth Flyers 2–2 Clayquot City
CF Outineau 5–0 Passerine
Saintsport Heath 2–3 Langlois Océanic
Coquitlam United 2–2 Strathcona Intls


Coupe des Patriotes fourth round
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Romaine Fabricator - @HereWeGo
A real ‘end of days’ feeling at Burnaby club house. Where to go from here is the big question,
unless Seth Harrison pulls off some miracle, not about whether to go somewhere else at all
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Romaine Fabricator - @HereWeGo
Questions being asked after Patriotes Cup exit, but sources say brass sees little to gain from sacking him mid-season, they want to ‘respect’ what he’s done for the club over last 10 years
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Romaine Fabricator - @HereWeGo
Harrison still has ‘substantial’ support behind the scenes, so faint but real chance he could be kept
if CL qualification happens

Pembina City 0–2 CF Outineau
Redswyth Red Stars 2–0 Gagliano Mariners
Breton Pacifica 2–2 CF Saint-Richard (2–2 AET) (7–8 pen.)
Strathcona Intls 2–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
Kingstown Athletic 0–1 CF Mirabelle
Watermeet 1–1 Sitka Valley (1–1 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Colwynian Vale 2–1 Sunrise Coast
Ayushirda 1–2 Shearwater
Coquitlam United 2–0 Les Castors
Passerine 2–1 FC Novonaya
Clayquot City 2–0 Jeunesse Lunaire
Delta Sorthern 0–0 Burnaby SC (0–0 AET) (3–2 pen.)
Bramerleigh Bulldogs 0–3 Kirkenes FC
Mazinaw Vanorian 2–2 Torbay Thunder (2–3 AET)
Saintsport Heath 3–1 Natanel Royals
Kawarthas District 0–5 Latrobe Athletic


Matchweek 18
FC Novonaya 1–1 Burnaby SC
Torbay Thunder 2–0 Star of Confederation
Latrobe Athletic 0–1 Kirkenes FC
Mazinaw Vanorian 0–6 Strathcona Intls
Langlois Océanic 2–2 Coquitlam United
Hamiltonian Cambria 2–1 Saintsport Heath
Assn Ariddienne 0–1 CS Saint-Rémy
Passerine 1–0 Union Lachaîne
Clayquot City 1–0 CF Outineau
Shearwater FC 2–0 Wynleth Flyers


MAZINAW: Davis Quintin sacked after provincial derby humiliation
Mazinaw Vanorian has not made the progress they hoped for under former Kelssek international Davis Quintin, who was relieved of his duties as manager after a stunning collapse at home to Strathcona Internationals. This followed a run of one win and five which included elimination from the Patriotes Cup. While Vanorian would’ve been hard pressed for a result against the league leaders, the extent of the capitulation saw fans jeering or simply walking out as all went from bad to worse. Four points above the relegation zone, the new manager’s job will be to get something more out of them.

Matchweek 19
On this week’s Podcast FC...
  • A big result in the title race as Strathcona beats second-place Oceanic, going five points clear at the top.
  • Gianni Esposito is a bright spot for Burnaby as they won an important match against Torbay with the help of the full-back’s dynamism on the overlap.
  • Call him up before Farfadillis does! Tomás Guisao’s the man in form at Hamiltonian, scoring the opener and setting up Anke Waechter for the winner against Coquitlam. Cambria’s quest for an historic IFCF berth continues
  • How patient can Latrobe be with the manager who brought them a league title and Champions League final, as another poor outing – this time in Neorvins – puts them in the bottom half of the table? They can’t get a break either as Zizi Britton is back from injury, but now Raïf Ducharne and Lubruose Prape are in the treatment room.
  • Another manager bites the dust: there’s now two vacancies in the league as FC Novonaya have removed Hannah Wilton after just six months in the job and the club above the relegation line on goal difference. They’re now looking for their third manager in 14 months, which is getting close to the point of there being other problems...
Kirkenes FC 2–0 Assn Ariddienne
Star of Confederation 1–0 Latrobe Athletic
Wynleth Flyers 4–2 Mazinaw Vanorian
CF Outineau 1–1 Shearwater FC
Union Lachaîne 0–0 Clayquot City
Saintsport Heath 0–0 FC Novonaya
Coquitlam United 1–2 Hamiltonian Cambria
Strathcona Intls 2–1 Langlois Océanic
CS Saint-Rémy 2–0 Passerine
Burnaby SC 2–1 Torbay Thunder


Matchweek 20
FIERRO WINS FIRST MATCH AS MAZINAW MANAGER
Danil Lanziego’s goal will stand as the winner! Emotional moments at Crowchilds as Tomas Fierro marks his return to Mazinaw Vanorian by masterminding an upset victory over Océanic!

STOP, HEKKERT TIME
Kaja Hekkert has four goals in the last three matches as a fifth straight win catapults St-Rémy up the table and into third place.
PASSERINE PROBLEMS
Kirkenes turned on the style in their city derby. Brigitte Coppinger’s got something to think about how to stop her defence from leaking like this - 11 goals against in the last three matches.
BURNABY AND LATROBE FIRE BLANKS
Somehow no one sees this coming as two big clubs having torrid seasons because of their inability to find goals collide for a 0-0 draw. To be fair Andreas Bjerk had the ball in the net and only VAR knows why that didn’t count as his tenth of the season.
ARCHER WANTS CONSISTENCY FOR TITLE CHALLENGE
Kirkenes manager Daniel Archer thinks the title is “Strathcona’s to lose” but his team is “hungrier”. They moved within two points as the Globalists slumped to a 3-0 loss against Hamiltonian Cambria. Have managerial mind games come to the KFL at last?


Strathcona Intls 0–3 Hamiltonian Cambria
Coquitlam United 1–0 FC Novonaya
Saintsport Heath 1–2 Torbay Thunder
Burnaby SC 0–0 Latrobe Athletic
Mazinaw Vanorian 1–0 Langlois Océanic
Star of Confederation 3–2 Assn Ariddienne
Kirkenes FC 4–0 Passerine
CS Saint-Rémy 1–0 Clayquot City
Union Lachaîne 0–2 Shearwater FC
CF Outineau 2–0 Wynleth Flyers


Matchweek 21
Shearwater FC 0–0 CS Saint-Rémy
Clayquot City 1–1 Kirkenes FC
Passerine 0–1 Star of Confederation
FC Novonaya 1–2 Strathcona Intls
Hamiltonian Cambria 2–1 Langlois Océanic
Assn Ariddienne 0–3 Burnaby SC
CF Outineau 0–0 Mazinaw Vanorian
Wynleth Flyers 4–0 Union Lachaîne
Latrobe Athletic 3–0 Saintsport Heath
Torbay Thunder 2–0 Coquitlam United


                          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Strathcona Intls 21 14 3 4 46 25 +21 45 -
2 Kirkenes FC 21 12 5 4 48 23 +25 41 -
3 Hamiltonian Cambria 21 12 5 4 36 26 +10 41 -
4 CS Saint-Rémy 21 11 7 3 33 20 +13 40 -
5 CF Outineau 21 11 6 4 31 15 +16 39 -
6 Burnaby SC 21 11 5 5 30 21 +9 38 -
7 Langlois Océanic 21 10 6 5 34 24 +10 36
8 Clayquot City 21 9 5 7 28 18 +10 32
9 Shearwater FC 21 9 5 7 23 16 +7 32
10 Coquitlam United 21 8 7 6 32 25 +7 31
11 Torbay Thunder 21 10 1 10 26 27 −1 31
12 Latrobe Athletic 21 9 3 9 30 26 +4 30
13 Wynleth Flyers 21 7 4 10 26 31 −5 25
14 Passerine 21 6 6 9 22 36 −14 24
15 Star of Confederation 21 6 4 11 26 40 −14 22
16 Mazinaw Vanorian 21 5 6 10 20 34 −14 21
17 FC Novonaya 21 3 7 11 22 29 −7 16
18 Union Lachaîne 21 4 4 13 17 36 −19 16 -
19 Saintsport Heath 21 3 3 15 18 49 −31 12 -
20 Assn Ariddienne 21 3 2 16 16 43 −27 11 -
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