CAFA Cup V: The Squeakquel -- Signup/Bid Thread

by **CAFA** » Tue Nov 22, 2022 5:15 am

Welcome to the fifth edition of Anaia’s regional association football championship!
Now under new management by Mertagne, with thanks to Legalese for their hard work over the last four editions

Please read the following before posting below
The CAFA Cup is Anaia’s Regional Championship for Association Football. It is open only to nations in the Anaia Region, provided that they were a member of the region at the time this was posted.

To sign up, please post in this thread with your roster information.
Sign-ups without a roster will not be accepted, and posting placeholders (i.e. “reserved for roster information”) will be looked at poorly.
If you are posting a roster, it is also recommended to include an RP permissions box. An example of this can be found in the spoiler below:

Puppet Entries:
If a user signs up with a nation that entered the previous CAFA, they may enter up to two nations, provided they were both in the Anaia region at the time that this post was created. In their signup/roster post, users must indicate that their second nation -- typically called a puppet -- as such. Undeclared puppets who do not comply with this rule may have all nations associated with their user removed from the tournament.

Host Bids:
Host bids are encouraged to be posted in this thread. Prospective hosts should indicate their plans for format, scorinator, RP Bonus, tiebreakers, and any other elements as needed. Approved hosts will take over all operation of the tournament from the CAFA account for the edition they are voted to host, including determining signup deadlines and overall schedule.
The deadline for host bids shall be 72 hours after the first host bid posted by someone who has also submitted a roster, or one week from the time of this post, whichever is later.
The entry deadline shall be set by the host, but shall be no sooner than December 1st at 18:00 GMT.

Current CAFA Rankings:
The current CAFA rankings are available here.

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Entrants to CAFA Cup 5:The Squeakquel: (32)
Nation Name [Username if different]

Cheboa
Featherstonehaugh Cholmondeley
New Gesem
Cocoabo Forest
Pyazhnaya
Estorvipa and Estorpiva
Ochre Islands
Cardenao
Audioslavia
Ko-oren
Mertagne
Atheara
Aleirave
Evermark
Koronavia
Flavovespia
Chromatika
Krytenia
Osarius
Isles of the Dead
Tjorl
Huayramarca
StrayaRoos
The Karodin Tetrarchy
Parumaquae
Kotzellach
Euran Oceania Territories*

Puppets:

Bostopia (Ochre Islands)
Lexandrija (Evermark)
Yesopalitha (Chromatika)
Cobrio (Osarius)
Grande Cucina (Kotzellach)

Host Bid(s):
Construct-A-CAFA by Mertagne

*Special provision given to EOT provided they edit a roster in within three days. No, this will not happen again, the tournament is still roster to sign up.

by **Cheboa** » Tue Nov 22, 2022 5:21 am

Cheboan national team

Cheboa is a roughly squared absolute monarchy located somewhere in Anaia. It it led by two monarchs, who each rule one half of the kingdom of Cheboa. Cheboa has a very small population, which is divided into the two aforementioned kingdoms. The kingdom that controls the first four rows is known as the white kingdom, while the kingdom controlling the last four is known as the black kingdom. Or the other way around, depending on how you look at it. After decades of waging war against each other, the two kingdoms have united to found the Kingdom of Cheboa.

Starting Eleven:

GK: Eisenmann, King of the White Kingdom
The two kings of the respective kingdoms are not exactly fast, but are still very agile, making them ideally suited to play in goal. Eisenmann got the nod for the starting job because the White Kingdom tends to be more reactionary, allowing their units a faster reaction time.

LB: Friedrich, Bishop of the White Kingdom
Both kingdoms know a clergy, and while they spend most of their time debating the opposite’s kingdoms religion, they are surprisingly similar in nature. Both the White and Black kingdom have a bishop focused on defending their respective kings.

CB: Gustav the g-Pawn
Gustav, officially part of the Black Kingdom, has always been a hard worker focused on protecting his monarch. Like any good pawn, he doesn’t care much for the kingdoms; he signs the song of the man that controls him.

RB: Frank, Bishop of the Black Kingdom
Frank is just like Friedrich, except he is part of the opposite religion (it’s actually all the same religion)

DM: Daniela, Queen of the Black Kingdom
Daniela, the queen to the black king, is able to be all over the pitch insanely fast and has to be accounted for at all times. She is loyal to her king, and has a lot of control over the kingdom; possibly even more than the king himself.

LM: Arnold the Rook
Standing tall and barely manoeuvrable stands Arnold at the edge of the White Kingdom. It’s going to be difficult to get past him.

RM: Helmut the Rook
Like Arnold, Helmut stands at the border of the white kingdom, shielding it from threats.

AM: Dmitry the d-pawn
A servant of the black kingdom, Dmitry is usually quick to the action, but he easily gets stalled. Like Gustav, the kingdoms are more of an afterthought for him.

LF: Bernd the Knight
Bernd is part of the black kingdom, and tends to be used in attacks quite often. His evasiveness and strong armor make him difficult to take down, although he is best suited to support attacks.

CF: Diana, Queen of the White Kingdom
Like Daniela, Diana is a loyal queen to her king, but while Daniela tends to play defensively, Diana is often more aggressive, and will attempt to win games on her own. Like Daniela, she enjoys enormous amounts of power, but she needs help to get things done.

RF: Caspar, Bishop of the Black Kingdom
Different to Frank and Friedrich, who are the defensively-minded pieces close to the king, Caspar is closer to his queen, and can be a viable asset in attacks.

Subs: the rest of the pieces

RP perms and style mod: 0 (restrictions, that is)

by **Featherstonehaugh Cholmondeley** » Tue Nov 22, 2022 6:08 am

1. Edmund Swanson - goalkeeper
2. Stephen Hobbs - right fullback
3. Frank Lambert - left fullback
4. Algernon Rochester-Smythe-Fancrest-St. Clair - right fullback, captain
5. Harry Zoomtwat - centre halfback
6. Mansfield Frinton-Smith-Upon-Thames - left halfback
7. Friedrich von Schurburg - right winger
8. Jack Dence - right inside forward
9. Jimmy Lawrence - centre forward
10. Bill Caldwell - left inside forward
11. David Stanton - left winger

Reserves:
Harold Marriott
Stewart Hibben
Jasper Lamb
Anthony Hermon

Penalties: Dence, Zoomtwat
Free-kicks: Dence, Caldwell
Corners: Stanton, Caldwell
Throw-ins: Hobbs, Stanton

Most likely to...
Score from open play: Lawrence, Dence, von Schurburg
Score a header: Lawrence, Zoomtwat, Stanton
Score from distance: Dence, Zoomtwat, Caldwell
Do a good run: Stanton, von Schurburg, Lawrence
Do a good pass: Stanton, Caldwell, St. Clair
Do a good tackle: Zoomtwat, Lawrence, Frinton-Smith
Do a bad tackle: Zoomtwat, Hobbs, Dence
Annex the Sudetenland: von Schurburg

RP permissions

Pick my scorers: Y
Hand out yellow cards: N
Hand out red cards: N, but you can dismiss my players
RP injuries: Y
Godmode goals/injuries/events: Y

by **New Gesem** » Tue Nov 22, 2022 7:07 am

New Gesem Brotherhood Soccer Team

GK	Paul	 Thomas		Thebes Stars		19
GK	Kenneth	 Nelson		Alexandria Lazersnakes	32	
GK	Michael	 Wilson		Alexandroupolis Wizards	24	
DF	Michael	 Sanchez	Rosetta Riot		24	
DF	Randy	 Powell		Thebes Stars		27
DF	Thomas	 Hayes		Eriksberg Krewe		19
DF	Elijah	 Torres		Hayesville Hate		30
DF	Stephen	 King		Capitalizt Alexandria	21	
DF	John	 Martin		Capitalizt Alexandria	28	
DF	Thomas	 Sanchez	Capitalizt Alexandria	26		
MF	Mason	 Diaz		Hayesville Hate		26
MF	Scott	 Hill		Rosetta Riot		30
MF	Ralph	 Perry		Rosetta Riot		23
MF	Zachary	 Rogers		Busiris Blaze		26
MF	Jeremy	 Ross		Capitalizt Alexandria	26	
MF	Eugene	 Martinez	Alexandria Lazersnakes	31		
MF	Jack	 Barnes		Hayesville Hate		33
FW	Zachary	 Martin		Rosetta Riot		31
FW	Austin	 Jackson	Alexandria Lazersnakes	23		
FW	Jesse	 Scott		Damascus Yellow Jackets	32	
FW	Henry	 Bell		FC Constantinople	26	
FW	Edward	 Rodriguez	Eriksberg Krewe		20	
FW	Chris	 Jenkins	Eriksberg Krewe		27

RP Permissions Box
If my opponent RPs our match first, I give them permission to:
Godmod scoring events: Y/N
RP Injuries to my players: Y/N
Godmod injuries to my players: Y/N
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Y/N
Hand out red cards to my players: Y/N
Godmod other events: Y/N
I prefer you pick these goalscorers for my side:

by **Cocoabo Forest** » Tue Nov 22, 2022 2:19 pm

Cocoabo Forest

Cocoabo Enrichment and Enhancement Program
Development Footsport Project

Cocoabo Forest: Player Pool

Pos :: Identification  : Home
GK  :: ( Cocoabo #86 ) : Female		| Cocoabo Forest CEEP
GK  :: ( Cocoabo #87 ) : Male		| Cocoabo Forest CEEP

DEF :: ( Cocoabo #59 ) : Male		| Cocoabo Forest CEEP
DEF :: ( Cocoabo #57 ) : Male		| Cocoabo Forest CEEP
DEF :: ( Cocoabo #58 ) : Female		| Cocoabo Forest CEEP
DEF :: ( Cocoabo #56 ) : Female		| Cocoabo Forest CEEP
DEF :: ( Cocoabo #54 ) : Female		| Cocoabo Forest CEEP
DEF :: ( Cocoabo #53 ) : Male		| Cocoabo Forest CEEP

MID :: ( Cocoabo #46 ) : Female		| Cocoabo Forest CEEP
MID :: ( Cocoabo #61 ) : Male		| Cocoabo Forest CEEP
MID :: ( Cocoabo #63 ) : Male		| Cocoabo Forest CEEP
MID :: ( Cocoabo #62 ) : Female		| Cocoabo Forest CEEP
MID :: ( Cocoabo #65 ) : Male		| Cocoabo Forest CEEP
MID :: ( Cocoabo #60 ) : Female		| Cocoabo Forest CEEP
MID :: ( Cocoabo #64 ) : Female		| Cocoabo Forest CEEP
MID :: ( Cocoabo #66 ) : Female		| Cocoabo Forest CEEP
MID :: ( Cocoabo #67 ) : Male		| Cocoabo Forest CEEP
AMC :: ( Cocoabo #71 ) : Male		| Cocoabo Forest CEEP
AMC :: ( Cocoabo #72 ) : Female		| Cocoabo Forest CEEP

FOR :: ( Cocoabo #91 ) : Male		| Oljestaden iF (AUD) (?)
FOR :: ( Cocoabo #99 ) : Male		| Cocoabo Forest CEEP
FOR :: ( Cocoabo #94 ) : Female		| Cocoabo Forest CEEP
FOR :: ( Cocoabo #98 ) : Female		| Cocoabo Forest CEEP

Cocoabo Forest: Formation :: +1.23

Star Player: Cocoabo #86

Cocoabo #86 is truly the star of the Cocoabo Squad. Although the Cocoabo Squad have not participated in a full World Cup campaign since World Cup 80, Cocoabo #86 continues to receive the occasional call up to support the World Cup Rosters and was credited as a reserve player during Turori's World Cup 88 Championship Run. Due to the fact that Turori itself does not historically participate in regional competition, the Cocoabo Squad currently align independently at the regional level of multiversal footsport.

Cocoabo Forest: Kit

Cocoabo Forest: Stadium Information

* To be provided only if used for tournament play

RP PERMISSIONS
If my opponent role-plays first they may:
Scorinate a single friendly involving this team in the Cocoabo Forest prior to the active Cup Final
Choose my goalscorers: Y
Godmod scoring events: Y
RP injuries to my players: Y - Notify via TG
Godmod injuries to my players: Y - Notify via TG
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Y
Hand out red cards to my players: Y
Godmod other events: Y

by **Pyazhnaya** » Tue Nov 22, 2022 4:53 pm

CAFA V is a restart for the Pyazhnayan national team after some very rough tournaments since their unbeaten run at the Baptism of Fire. With only one player still playing in Pyazhnaya, the team is drawing from Tikariot, Chromatika, Tumbra, Nephara, Brenecia, Graentfjall, Mytanija and Ko-oren in order to hopefully conquer it all!

Aleksandr Zavrashin - 44
Aleksandr Zavrashin's position as Pyazhnayan national coach is hanging somewhat in the balance after a few quite unsuccessful tournaments. The team will still employ its flexible 4-4-2 formation and an offensive style to surprise the opposing teams!

+3

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my goalscorers: Yes
Godmod scoring events: No
RP injuries to my players: Yes (just please be reasonable)
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes (again please be reasonable)
Hand out red cards to my players: Yes (same deal)
Godmod other events: Nope

by **Estorvipa and Estorpiva** » Wed Nov 23, 2022 1:36 am

THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF ESTORVIPA AND ESTORPIVA
NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM

The Federal Republic of Estorvipa and Estorpiva is a federal union between two states, the Federation of Estorvipa and the Republic of Estorpiva, created on 22 November 2019 after the two states agreed to unite together and present a combined front against the other rebel sides in the Estorian Civil War. The Federal Republic is backed by the Democratic People's Republic of the United Socialist States of Pridnestrovia (or just Pridnestrovia for short), which was an ally of the old Estorvipan People's Republic before it collapsed into numerous competing factions and states, and Pridnestrovia decided that the Federal Republic was the most stable nation-state that they could support in this war. But despite being backed by a "socialist" nation and adopting some socialist imagery, the Federal Republic is a democratic republic with free and fair elections for the 27 million people under its governance, and its ultimate aim is to reunite the Vipan and Pivan lands peacefully, but if the Federal Republic must use force to restore peace and order in the land then it will certainly do so.

BASIC INFORMATION
Name of nation: Federal Republic of Estorvipa and Estorpiva
Demonym: Estorian
Team colors: Yellow. blue, and red
Style modifier: -2.00
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Head coach: Branislav Vinogradovsky (60 y/o, male, Pridnestrovia)

STARTERS
GK: Sashka VIDANOVA 32 y/o, female, FK Spartak Rybolovlev (Estorvipa and Estorpiva)
She's just setting the Federal Top League alight with the number of crazy save highlights she produces game by game. She's pretty much a younger female version of Fiodor Enin with the way she stops shots and rushes at opposing forwards, and she is expected to alternate games with Enin after Traian Pantilimon has played his one and only game for the Federal Republic.

RB: Florian KESSLER 31 y/o, male, Exiles FK (Pridnestrovia)
He was not originally a citizen of Estorvipa, although his mother was a Vipan who moved to the Ixanian Socialist State in Pridnestrovia and married a local man. This thus qualified him to acquire Estorian citizenship when the time came, and he moved from Wormatia Wewelsburg to Exiles FK in preparation for representing the Federal Republic in international football. He is a solid defender with solid pace and not much else, but that's good enough for the Federal Republic while it works on developing the stars of the future.

RCB: Dencho TIMNEV 26 y/o, male, Ufa Verkhovyansk (Pridnestrovia)
He's an excellent defender by any means, capable of either helping play the ball out of the back or keeping up with those fast and tricky forwards trying to bear down on the Estorian goal. His only downside is that he is nowhere near as good in the air as he is on the ground which, for someone as tall as he is (at 177 cm) is a bit of a liability on the pitch.

LCB: Markus KRASNENKO 29 y/o, male, Exiles FK (Pridnestrovia)
He is a Vipan refugee who used to live in St. Paulsburg and played for a semi-professional football side in the city before the Estorian Civil War. He was originally conscripted into the Estorvipan People's Army, but his regiment defected to Field Marshal Petar Antonic's Estorvipan Liberation Army near the beginning of the civil war. He surrendered to the Pridnestrovian Army after teh end of the Battle of St. Paulsburg and took advantage of the offer of asylum extended by the Pridnestrovians in the aftermath of the Treaty of Kotelnirovo. He was soon signed by Exiles FK where he made a name of himself as a good defender, but his pace and technique are definitely lacking compared to other defenders in the Pridnestrovian league system.

LB: Holden KRASTENKOVIC 26 y/o, male, Exiles FK (Pridnestrovia)
Another Vipan refugee who fled to Pridnestrovia after the first withdrawal of Pridnestrovian troops from Estorian lands due to the Treaty of Kotelnirovo. He was originally from the northern city of Tarkovska, now the de facto capital of the Estorvipan Commune, and had made the arduous journey to the Pridnestrovian-occupied south on foot, evading Communard and Imperial military patrols in order to secure a ride to Pridnestrovia alongside other refugees and pro-leftist Vipans and Pivans seeking to flee the Estorian nation before the Communards enacted their anti-leftist purges. Despite having never picked up a football before in his life, he was recruited to Exiles FK, where he has surprisingly developed into an average defender with brilliant pace and average passing skills.

RM: Rahmatullo RODIN 27 y/o, male, Masyafspor (Pridnestrovia)
He is everything that Arseniy Davydov is: a brilliant playmaker with a keen eye for both his teammates and the goal who can also put in defensive shifts if needed. The only reason why Davydov is starting over Rodin is because Davydov is a more polished and complete player than Rodin right now, but now we know what Rodin could look like once he becomes the finished product. In the meantime, he will have to operate deeper in the midfield in order to develop the defensive side of his game, although given his age some might say that this is a case of trying to teach an old dog new tricks.

LM: Serafina POTRITSKIJ 28 y/o, female, Exiles FK (Pridnestrovia) (vice-captain)
Her main function in the midfield is to distribute the ball and take the occasional pot shot at goal if given the chance. She can run back and help in the defense if needed, but her primary function is to spread the ball around the pitch for the attacking Estorian players to latch onto and put the goal under threat. If the ball happens to end up right back on her feet during that sequence then she has license to fire a shot on target or pass to another teammate to start the cycle anew.

RW: ROBERTO Kunaplenko 26 y/o, male, Exiles FK (Pridnestrovia)
Twin brother of Roberta Kunaplenko. He is the son of the former Estorvipan ambassador to the Sultanate of Oontaz, Venyamin Kunaplenko, who fell in love with a local woman whom he would eventually marry. The Kunaplenkos had been living quietly in Rybolovlev when the Pridnestrovian intervention in the Estorian Civil War happened, and the family soon fell under suspicion because of good relations between the Sultanate of Oontaz and Pridnestrovia. The Kunaplenko family fled to Pridnestrovia alongside the first withdrawal of Pridnestrovian troops, and the twins were recruited to play for Exiles FK alongside other Vipan and Pivan refugees. He is a fast winger with incredible pace and outstanding technique but has a marked inability to cross the ball into the box. This is in contrast to his twin sister who is a faster winger and better crosser but can't escape out of a sticky situation.

CAM: Arseniy DAVYDOV 32 y/o, male, Exiles FK (Pridnestrovia) (captain)
Most of his experience in football was playing for the works team of the old Estorvipan People's Army, but that had to take a back seat to soldiering when the Estorian Civil War broke out and he had to fight against the numeropus rebel factions that had sprung up in Estorvipa after being emboldened by the success of the Estorvipan Commune in separating from the south. Like many soldiers who surrendered to the Pridnestrovians during the war, he took advantage of their offer of asylum after the signing of the Treaty of Kotelnirovo because he knew that the Communards would go after soldiers of the Estorvipan People's Army because they had fought for a "socialist leader" before Vissarion Zhivkov switched allegiances to the Imperium and their Inselberg pact. While officially his position is central attacking midfielder, his seeming inability to string together two successful passes has turned him more into a false nine or a second striker operating behind Fabian Prasutagusic.

LW: ROBERTA Kunaplenko 26 y/o, female, Exiles FK (Pridnestrovia)
Twin sister of Roberto Kunaplenko. She is the daughter of the former Estorvipan ambassador to the Sultanate of Oontaz, Venyamin Kunaplenko, who fell in love with a local woman whom he would eventually marry. The Kunaplenkos had been living quietly in Rybolovlev when the Pridnestrovian intervention in the Estorian Civil War happened, and the family soon fell under suspicion because of good relations between the Sultanate of Oontaz and Pridnestrovia. The Kunaplenko family fled to Pridnestrovia alongside the first withdrawal of Pridnestrovian troops, and the twins were recruited to play for Exiles FK alongside other Vipan and Pivan refugees. She is a very fast winger with outstanding pace and average playmaking ability but can't escape out of a sticky situation. This is in contrast to her twin brother who has incredible pace and outstanding technique but also a marked inability to cross the ball into the box.

ST: Fabian PRASUTAGUSIC 30 y/o, male, Exiles FK (Pridnestrovia)
He is pretty much the star player for this Estorian team. He personally refused to recognize any of the other warring factions in the Estorian Civil War as legitimate, and he was of the opinion that the northern Estorvipan Commune was nothing but a bunch of blood traitors willing to sell out themselves and their own country in exchange for favors from the Imperium. He was a product of CSKA Tiraspol's academy, and while he was nothing special in the Army Club, he had turned into a superstar striker once he moved to Exiles FK, and he looks to replicate this performance for the Estorian national team.

RESERVES
GK: Yaroslav SHCHETININ 25 y/o, male, FK Mamai Ihorivtsi (Estorvipa and Estorpiva)
The future of the Estorian goalkeeping position looks very bright with him in between the sticks. He's already doing the job for Mamai Ihorovtsi, and local managers are praising him for his divine goalkeeping skills. His only weakness is that his passing is a bit poor, and opponents might be able to take advantage of that once he plays for the national team.

GK: Gleb PAROV 22 y/o, male, FK Traktor St. Paulsburg (Estorvipa and Estorpiva)
An excellent keeper for his age and has loads of pace which allows him to charge out of his box to intimidate opposing strikers, but has poor stamina which means that he might start sticking around his area as the game goes on.

DF: Nona SERGEYEVA 31 y/o, female, Dinamo Bender Women (Pridnestrovia)
Not only is she a good defender but she is also a good aerial threat. She can defend against taller opponents and she can also score headers if needed. Her only downsides are that she's somewhat slow and that she gets tired easily, hence why she's been kept on the bench instead of being a regular starter for the national team.

DF: Viktorija KESOVIJA 23 y/o, female, FK Mamai Ihorivtsi (Estorvipa and Estorpiva)
She is a solid defender with adequate technique in her to help her get out of sticky situations when needed, and she is also a reasonable goalscoring threat during set pieces, or if she happens to get the ball somewhere outside the box in open play. However, she does have a weakness, and that is her pace. It's easy for her to get caught out of position sometimes, and because she knows that she can't get back in time, she will often resort to fouling the opposition instead.

DF: Dzyamid USHKEVICH 26 y/o, male, Metallurgist Beledor (Pridnestrovia)
Under most circumstances, he wouldn't be able to make the national teams of most other nations, but given that the Federal Republic is in need of players to represent it on the international stage, Ushkevich has been given the chance to prove himself worthy of representing this new state to the rest of the world. He can defend, he can head the ball, and he can dribble his way out of a few sticky situations, but he's still a bit too raw to start a game in most cases.

DF: Nicu Marian RĂILEANU 26 y/o, male, FK Spartak Rybolovlev (Estorvipa and Estorpiva)
All the necessary elements for a solid and outstanding wingback are all there; all he really needs to do now is to gain experience in both club and international football and he's going to be playing under the colors of the Federal Republic of years to come. But until then, he will have to make do with some appearances from the bench.

MF: Ignjatije ATANACKOVIĆ 24 y/o, male, FK Traktor St. Paulsburg (Estorvipa and Estorpiva)
He may be young but he's already got the makings of a very good central midfielder within him. He can make things happen from almost anywhere on the pitch, and he has the speed to both attack the goal and defend his own side if needed. If only he didn't get gassed so easily then maybe he could make a case for being included in the starting eleven more times than not.

MF: Rada Mladenova KOSTOVA 28 y/o, female, CSK Armiya Supskij (Estorvipa and Estorpiva)
She is a very good playmaker who can make things happen from the middle of the pitch. Her good passing and solid pace also means that she can put in a defensive shift if needed, but she is really more suited to orchestrating attacks on the opponent. However, the less said about her ability to put the ball into the back of the net, the better.

MF: Ashot RAZINSKIJ 22 y/o, male, CSK Armiya Supskij (Estorvipa and Estorpiva)
The jack-of-all-trades had been placed on the left side because of his wicked good left foot. With that left foot he could pick out any player he wanted, dribble his way out of trouble, or even nick the ball off of anyone trying to get through to the Estorian goal on the left side, and even score the occasional goal.

FW: Viktoriya ZALUZHENKO 23 y/o, female, FC Foc Feuerstadt (Estorvipa and Estorpiva)
At a young age, she's already making a name for herself in the small and nascent Federal Top League of the Federal Republic. She has the accuracy and the fancy footwork to set her up for a good future in football, but apart from those skills, she still needs to develop a lot more before she can start thinking about pursuing a starting spot.

FW: Marek LEMISH 26 y/o, male, FC Dinamo Durdenville (Estorvipa and Estorpiva)
He's a very good striker; there's no denying that. But the problem is that Fabian Prasutagusic is even better than him, and there are also some things that Lemish will need to work on if he wishes to become a success in this Estorian team; things such as his stamina and passing. Other than that, he's actually a remarkably good player.

FW: Petru-Iustin UDEANU 22 y/o, male, FK Dinamo Durdenville (Estorvipa and Estorpiva)
An average striker whose main job is to just be there to receive the ball and shoot at goal when it gets passed to him. He can dribble his way out of trouble if need be, but if he needs to spend more than a few seconds thinking about where to shoot then it's a guaranteed miss or save from the keeper once he finally pulls the trigger.

STARTING FORMATION

KITS (provided by Adidulas)

RP PERMISSIONS
Choose my goalscorers: Yes
Godmod scoring events: No
RP injuries to my players: Yes, but I decide the severity and length of time out
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes (maximum of 6 per game)
Hand out red cards to my players: Yes, but only 1 per 2 games
Godmod other events: Contact me via TG or Discord first before proceeding

Style modifier: -2.00 (Negative two point zero zero)

by **Ochre Islands** » Wed Nov 23, 2022 3:54 pm

Initials, Name, Position, Age, Team, Place of Birth

Staff

JD – Richard VALENS - Manager –

Team

Playing in the following formation: GK | DL DC DC DR | MC MC MC | SC SC SC

The first player(s) named in each area of the team start the game. Our line-up will broadly be as follows (unless you RP one of our players has an injury or something):

GK: Softstep
DsL-R: Sandman, Willingham[/i], D'Entro[/i], Featherborn
MCs: Mikkels, Walker, Lewis
SCs: Builder, Clearedway, Gibson

Further information on the players is below if it is required and/or of interest.

Number, Name, Position, Age, Place of Birth, Club
All players male (He/Him) unless specified
Goalkeepers - 3

13 – Leora SOFTSTEP - GK – 25 – Cerrston, Juniper Island

– Juniper Mournhow F.C.

She/Her
Leora's place of birth is noted as Cerrston, when in fact she was born on one of the ships carrying Bostopians to their new home in the Ochres. That it happened to dock in Cerrston, where her family settled, was just luck. Her parents chose a new surname after watching their child take her first furtitive steps outside, wanting to ditch their old Bostopian name. While there is some doubts over her ability to play as an international goalkeeper, her ability to read the game makes up for a lack of height (comparative to other top-flight goalkeepers at least) and fans joke that it seems she knows where the ball will go before the striker does.

1 - Louis WILSON - GK – 32 – Fort Boston – Cottsworth City

12 - Eric BIRDTENDER - GK – 24 – Nuntsby, Handsby Island

– Bellflower A.U.

Birdtender is Bellflower A.U.'s current number two goalkeeper, but has impressed in cup games (which he regularly starts) enough to make the national side. His parents were fundamental in the study of native species in the Ochres, and his surname was later chosen to reflect this.
Defenders - 7
15 - Harry SANDMAN – DL – 22 – Slipsway, Chaffinch Island

– Slipsway Town F.C.

The youngest member of the squad, only just turning 16 in time for the first qualifying game, Harry Sandman is the first player in any Ochre national squad to be born on Chaffinch Island. Adopting his surname from his love of running on the beach, he tends to be more of a sweeper than a proper centre half, being able to quickly take care of opponents passes into the box before they cause too much harm. His pace and stamina also allows him to play as a makeshift right wing-back, but his crosses come across as clearances more often than not.
4 – Jordan WILLINGHAM – DC – 32 – Bassingdale – Nuntsby City

2 - Louis D'ENTRO - DC – 25 – Bellflower, Mournhow Island

– Cottsworth City

Louis was born in what was known then as 'New Ranton', which was the name of the capital of the Bostopian Ochre Islands prior to independence. He is one of the better players in Cottsworth's side, who are regular title contenders in the Ochre League Division One.
16 - Lucy FEATHERBORN- DR – 23 – City of Louisa, Hope Island

– Schemerdrecht SVV

She/Her

Featherborn currently plies her trade at right-back for Schemerdrecht SVV, having left her hometown team Louisa Hope F.C. for the Ko-oren side. Complaints from journalists that she could have gone to a team 'easier to spell quickly' exist though are simply batted away as 'whinging'. Pacy and versatile, she is more likely to try and beat her opponent with the ball at her feet rather than pass around them. She already displays a range of passing that could see her propelled into the midfield, whether on the wing or in the middle should her development continue at the pace it is.
3 - Taylor BARRETT - DL – 34 – Norteaton – Lansdorn

5 - Leonard BURKE – DR – 37 – Glenrock - – Juniper Monnstair

6 – Arto NEWCOMER - DC – 28 – Lander's Port, Mournhow Island

– Nottshore Turquoise F.C.

Arto Newcomer was born mere days after the first ships began arriving in the Ochre Islands from Bostopia. His parents immediately changed their – and his – family name on arrival in the islands, so his heritage beyond that is unknown. Arto, whilst young, is a regular feature in the back line of Nottshore Turquoise and integral to keeping them in the top division of Ochre football.

Midfielders - 8

11 - Joseph MIKKELS - MC – 28 – Hilltop – Lower Soffsley

14 - Carl WALKER – Captain - MC – 33 – Fort Boston – Lower Soffsley

8 - Harry LEWIS - MC – 27 – Port Flamerty – Nuntsby City

17 - Luke MATSON - MC – 32 – Jennaerton – Stangtons

18 - Bradley WATKINS - AMC – 35 – Rivdale – West Bellflower

15 - Mick BASING - DMC – 25 – Sennaton – Bellflower A.U. XI

20 - Pete READ - D/AMC – 33 – Flamerty – Cottsworth City

Strikers - 5
9 - Rory BUILDER - SC – 23 – Kollingdon, Handsby Island

– Valesthorpe

Rory is the youngest of the Ochre-born players, having been born a mere day or two after his parents reached Kollingdon following their migration to the Ochres from Fenton State. Whilst still largely bench-warming for Valesthorpe, the national team can see his promise and are taking him to CAFA3 in the hopes of giving him international experience in low-pressure situations.
22 - Blue GIBSON – Vice-Captain - SC – 30 – Acorn Wood – Juniper Monnstair

She/Her
Blue Gibson is the first Bostopian-born female player to ever represent her country in an international football tournament. Whilst there have been female managers of the Bostopian national team, Blue was seen as a 'once-in-a-lifetime' footballing talent that the OIFA could find no reason, legally or otherwise, to exclude her from the national team. It was her second goal of the CAFA final which had sealed the Ochres 3 – 1 win over Saltstead with 3 minutes remaining of the 90. Blue also scored the winning goal to send the Ochre Islands to the World Cup finals for the first time.
7 - Copse CLEAREDWAY - SC – 25 – Callais, Jensee Island

– Slipsway Town

Copse Clearedway was born in Callais, which is on one of the smaller Ochre Islands of Jensee. He is first-choice striker for Slipsway Town, a mid-table side in the first division of domestic Ochre football. However for the Ochre national team, he is more likely to be played in the hole between attack and midfielder to give us a significant threat just outside the area, as well as knowing where a striker would want a ball playing to them.
10 - George HOLLAND - SC – 36 – Rinstad – Flanminster Abbey

19 – Carl-James (C.J.) LUCKSMITH - SC – 23 – Hannston, Jensee Island

– Lionsville Transport Sports Club

Despite playing for a smaller Ochre side, sitting in the 4th tier of the football league, C.J. has excelled and proven himself at a high level thanks to helpful cup draws against much better teams projecting his abilities on the national stage. While football at the lower levels is a bit more rough and ready than the higher divisions, he has always been able to hold his own against strong defenders despite his young age, and their willingness to let him know they're there.
21 - Joseph MORRIS - SC – 34 – Hilltop – Stangtons XI

Kits & Logo

Home, Away and Third

The Ochre Islands kits were designed and manufactured by OchreSport, with input from the Ochre Islands Football Association.
Following the abysmal CAFA3 campaign, the home kit removes all gold references and goes back to the traditional striped ochre and blue ochre scheme, with white trim.
The away kit is a contiuation of the popular 'Anaiaway' theme promoted by the OIFA, which they say 'promotes peace & harmony and reminds us that whilst we may be in an away kit, the Anaia region is still our home'.
The third kit is a colour combination of the two ochre colours, resulting in an earthy brown colour reminiscent of some of the home soil players and fans may tend to in their spare time.

Before CAFA 2, the Ochre Islands Football Association ran a competition to design the team's logo, which was won by a 34 year old man with neither design experience or taste. Fortunately, an update of the design to account for taste was commissioned and outsourced by the OIFA, which is as below. The badge prominently features a 'little mint green hat', which actually commerorates the Ochre Islands victory in the second CAFA tournament.

The Ochre Islands play a possession-based style of football which aims to prevent the opposition from scoring by simply not letting them have the ball. While we will prefer safer passes, the players generally have a good sense of when a chance is 'on' and will play balls with added risk involved where necessary.

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Select my scorers — Yes
Give out yellow cards to my players — Yes
Give out red cards to my players — Yes
RP injuries to my players — Yes
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Godmod scoring events — Yes
Godmod other events — Yes
Do whatever you want basically, just don't kill/maim/etc. An RP that makes me laugh would make me eternally grateful.
Style Modifier - +3
For purposes of rules, Bostopia shall be classed as an Ochre puppet even though the Ochres are from the 'alternate history' timeline of Bostopia (lol)

by **Bostopia** » Wed Nov 23, 2022 3:54 pm

GK - Richard Lyons
DL - Michael Smith
DC - Harry Perk
DC - Gordon Richards
DR - Jake Wilkinson
ML - Bryan Harper
MC - Steven Kairs
MC - James McDadson
MR - Simon Manson
SC - Lynton Pilson
SC - Frank Rover

Subs:

GK - Dean Walters
DL/C - Miles Embridge
DR - Sam Leenton
ML - Ryan Wasting
MC - Philip Nicholls
MC/R - Kevin Grainger
SC - Walter Ambridge

Bostopia will play a very direct 4-4-2.

Home, Away, and Third

by **Cardenao** » Wed Nov 23, 2022 6:04 pm

Official Name: The Kingdom of Cardenao Men’s National Football Team
Official Nation Name: The Federated Republic of Kingdom of Cardenao
Country Code: CAD
Officiating League: The Cardenaoan MegaPower League
Officiating Body: The Cardenaoan Football Association
Regional Officiating Body: CAFA LigAnaia
Records:
All-Time: 21-14-20
Under Manager Scooter McNash: 21-14-20
Titles: 0
International Rank: Projected 72nd
Nickname: The Blue and Golds, La Furia Azule
Style: +3.0 out of 5.0

Primary kit:

Alternate kit:

THE ROSTER

PLAYER RESPONSIBILITIES

Head Coach: Scooter McNash
Height: 6'1 – Weight: 178lbs – Age 52 years old

A striking legend in his younger days, the eccentric Scooter McNash took the lead of the Cardenian national team during our maiden outing and has been absolutely outstanding, leading the team to the projected 72nd world ranking after advancing to the knockout stages of the Cup of Harmony for the first time in the nation’s history.

Rating: A+ - Team Relationship: A+ - Morale: A+ - Confidence:A
Tourn. Coached:Baptism of Fire 78, World Cup 91, Cup of Harmony 83/84, CAFA Cup IV/V

PRIMARY FORMATION

-------HOLLAND-------

---MATHERS--ODITA--GRANDILLON--HENDRIX---

-----VERA---VALENZUELA(C)-----

-------LARRAINZAR(VC)-------

----CHÍMO---JUANMA---ACOSTA-VARGAS----

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by **Audioslavia** » Thu Nov 24, 2022 5:32 am

Squad for CAFA Cup 5

# Position Name                         Age Club
 1    G    Constance Creighton           25 Shamrock Cathair
 2  D/M R  Olavo Larrea                  27 AC Izotz Zubia
 3  D/M L  Hernán Mata-Curie             26 1830 Cathair
 4   DM C  Iker Munir                    24 AC Izotz Zubia
 5    D C  Euan MacArthur                27 Shamrock Cathair
 6    D C  Sandy Harkness                24 Shamrock Cathair
 7    M C  Yuriorkis Stelea              31 KT Itzalovalle
 8    M C  Unai Cappadonna               27 AC Izotz Zubia
 9 AM/F C  Wilhelm Hielscher-Zendagorta  27 Cazadores Cathair
10 AM/F C  Helios Roy                    24 Osarese Marcadia
11    M CL Inigo Brandão                 28 KT Itzalovalle
12 AM/F C  Danil Lanziego                26 1830 Cathair
13    G    Tor Zorola                    21 KT Moreazerua
14    M RL Gaetano Torrado               22 KT Itzalovalle
15    D RC Everton Bolding               25 KT Koroatuz
16    D C  Bartol Villanueva             21 Cazadores Cathair
17    M R  Briareo Asaguirreiturri       27 KT Ferramendiak
18  D/M C  Reuben Corkhill               28 KT Moreazerua
19    D L  Evan Orson                    21 Burdoc Ridge
20 AM/F C  Jean-Marc Casquecassé         22 Berlin Sportverein (GMX)
21  M/F RC Janne Lindeman                24 Laivana JPS
22   DM C  Iñigo Higgs                   24 Cazadores Cathair
23   DM C  Gael Morea                    24 KT Moreazerua
24   DM C  Lucas Keir                    26 Shamrock Cathair
25    G    Curipurinho                   25 AC Izotz Zubia
26    F C  Jacobo Escalera               21 KT Ferramendiak

Manager: Ager Alaba (ASG)

Formation: 5-3-2
Expected Line-up: Creighton - Larrea, Bolding, Harkness, Corkhill, Mata-Curie - Cappadonna, Munir, Stelea (c) - Roy, Zendagorta
Style Modifier: -5
Penalties: Zendagorta (placement > power)
Corners: Larrea, Mata-Curie
Free Kicks: Cappadonna (placement), Bolding (power), Mata-Curie (cross)

Potted history

Audioslavia reached the finals of World Cups 12, 19, 20 and 29, losing all of them and gaining a reputation as a team that chokes.
After thirty cycles away, Audioslavia returned to win the Baptism of Fire before World Cup 59, won the AOCAF Cup in cycle 60 and then won back-to-back World Cups in cycles 63 and 64. That's the golden generation right there.
Things went back to normal after that. The side lost a few more major finals, including World Cups 67, 69 and 76.
Audioslavia reached consecutive semi-finals in the World Cup before catastrophically failing to qualify for World Cups 91 and 92. Victory in CAFA Cup 3 and cycle 91's Cup of Harmony offset this disappointment, but it wasn't enough for former manager RJ Styrn to keep her job.
Audioslavia is one of two nations to have won five major senior titles - BoF, CoH, WC plus two different regional championships. Whether the side are the fourth or fifth team to win the WCC Grand Slam depends on whether the CoH83 final happened before or after World Cup 91 final. YMMV.
Until recently, the side held both the CAFA Cup and the WCC Cup of Harmony simultaneously. Audioslavians had the absolute nerve to use the definite article when calling this 'The Double'

Style of Play

Post Football is the name given to Audioslavia's style of play. It's based on the idea that, the less the game resembles football, the more ill at ease your opponents will be. Audioslavia play dirty, sideways and overly cautiously.
Kontrapuntzeka is another word for it. Literally meaning counter-attacking, Audioslavia's national team are comfortable playing without the ball and charging forward in numbers when they do have it. Each player on this team has a deep understanding of how, when and where to attack on the counter. Losing the ball and allowing the Bulls to hit you on the break can be fatal to even the best teams in the multiverse.
Audioslavian footballers tend to be on the shorter, leaner side, with everyone outside of the goalie, centre forward and centre half topping out at about 5'10.
Audioslavian footballers are often tenacious and resistant, with the highest levels of stamina you'll see in world football. Audioslavian sides are often capable of playing at a high-tempo for long periods of time, and wins are often through attrition rather than skill.
Audioslavian teams are notorious for gamesmanship - the bending of the rules in order to gain an advantage. Players will taunt, feign injury, surround the referee, basically anything if it seems like it'd be beneficial. Audioslavians feel no shame in this. As far as they're concerned, their willingness to go further than the other team is a sign that they're more dedicated than their opponents might be. What might be considered dishonourable behaviour for you might be considered just in Audioslavia.
Audioslavian teams fear losing. It's our greatest weakness and, given how this fear manifests itself in big games, a powerful irony
As well as lacking a bit of raw power, Audioslavian footballers often lack technique compared to their foreign counterparts.
Above all else though, what Audioslavian national teams often lack is heart. The worse things are going, the worse Audioslavians play. They're the classic bully. When things don't pan out as they expect, they retreat physically and mentally.

The Manager
Old enough to have been born in Ittuributa, formerly a player at Royal Association and Apox's Urbanista Trojans, when Alaba joined KT Itzalovalle for just $200,000 in the eleventh transfer window, he surely can't have imagined he would be calling Audioslavia his home for the next twenty-five cycles.

He stayed as a player for over ten years, making dozens of appearances in the UICA Globe Cup, IFCF Champions League and IFCF Challengers Cup. His own declining years coincided with that of his club, however. Limited to a handful of games, and arguably a handful more than he should have been playing as a 39 year-old, Alaba was relegated with Itzi at the end of National League Season 6 (current season: 22). Retiring early the next season, Alaba would find the managerial reigns of the club offered to him as it languished near the bottom of the second division, teetering on the brink of a humiliating descent into the third tier. Alaba scraped together enough points for an eighth placed finish, achieved promotion the following season and, after propelling his club to fifth and sixth placed finishes over the next two seasons, mounted a real charge for the title in season eleven, missing out on the league title to Cazadores by just two points.

With Itzi's board refusing to back Alaba further in the transfer market, the Astograthian would leave the club he'd spent seventeen seasons at before the start of season twelve in a shock move, joining area rivals AC Izotz Zubia, with whom he won a first league title in five seasons for the men in salmon and silver. Three more league titles, two Kirola Cups, two Tropicorp Super Cups would follow over the next eight seasons as Alaba built a side that finished in the top three in every single cycle he managed. Notably in season seventeen, his Zozi side finished a point behind his old club, KT Itzalovalle, a club who would perhaps not have been so competitive at the top had he not worked his magic there a decade prior.

Alaba leaves Zozi after eight seasons, lured by a not insignificant amount of money from the national team. With further UICA silverware proving elusive, Alaba has apparently had his head turned by not only money (although seriously, he's being paid a lot) but the promise of more silverware and the chance, however slim, of going to the World Cup.

First things first, though. Alaba has selected a young, promising band of players for CAFA Cup 5, with an eye on reaching the latter stages.

This team

just

well

Helios Roy has become the fulcrum of the side's attack. First-person accounts of games are usually written through his eyes.
Wilhelm Hielscher-Zendagorta, a half-Audioslavian, half-Teus striker with caps for Siovanija and Teusland. S+T's departure from international football freed the striker up to represent another national team, according to the Valrauncion rule, and has duly been selected for Audioslavia. Styrn has generally opted for either Zendagorta or Roy up front, shying away from putting both strikers on the pitch at once.
Yoriyorkis Stelea has established himself as vice captain. A dependable midfielder, he is wholly unremarkable in his play other than that his form will not waver no matter the circumstances. When everything starts to go wrong, Stelea is Audioslavia's best player by far.

Home, Away.

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by **Ko-oren** » Fri Nov 25, 2022 6:52 am

ko-orenite football association national team
Style mod: -5. If they can't score, they can't win. That's post-football for you, baby!

Nickname Dragonflies
Head Coach Katherine Davenport
Assistant Coach #1 Cath Schoppe
Assistant Coach #2 Phélie Poussin
Assistant Coach #3 Epeloknu Dhinthulandhen
Goalkeeping Coach Takiji Miyaguchi
Team Manager Aeneme Aoragolin
Strength & Conditioning #1 Yuki Ishido
Strength & Conditioning #2 Cwfw yDdeffchim
Doctor Luther Stokes
Medical Staff x3 Berentschot, Ponce, Runmeningun
Selectors Ronne Weleman, Zacharias Steenbok, Meiji Yahiro
Scouting & Analysis x2 Lillian Stevens, Denal Cadadgoor
Trigramme KOR
Colours Green, blue, (yellow)

World Cup
Appearances: 20x - 64-66, 69-72, 74-75, 81, 83-92
~~Best Result: 9x Ro16 - 66, 69-70, 74-75, 81, 83, 85, 91~~
Best Result: 1x 1st - 89. 1x 2nd - 87. 1x QF - 90.
World Cup qualification
Appearances: 34x - 55-56, 58-75, 78-92
Cup of Harmony
Appearances: 10x - 50, 51, 53-55, 60, 65, 71-72, 74
Best Result: 1st, CoH 65. 3rd, CoH 74.
Anaia - CAFA Cup
Appearances: 5x - 1-5
Best Result: 2x 2nd - 3, 4. 1x 4th - 2.
Atlantian Oceania - AOCAF
Appearances: 21x - 40-51, 55-63
Best Result: 1st: 60. 2nd: 50. 3rd: 48, 59. 4th: 45, 47.
Eagle's Cup
Appearances: 5x - 10-14
Best Result: 5th, 12

Aminey, Aminey - Stade sur la Baie (70000) - home to Aminey CS (and the Aminey Caspians, Aminey Buffaloes, and Aminey Owls).
The flagship stadium, huge production values, the works.

Schemerdrecht, Intermare - Orange Bowl (54000) - home to Schemerdrecht SVV (and the Schemerdrecht Admirals).
More associated perhaps with the Admirals than the SVV, but it's nearly always sold out venue for great crowds in any sport.

Maethoru, KCT - Rikalathen Arena (39000) - home to Maethoru SC (and Mayara Wanderers-Vulpecula).
Close to the KFA's training grounds, at least it has that going for it. Crowds aren't great here.

Étouille, Cote Austral - Stade Amandine (30000) - home to Tanques AOE (and the Etouille Vultures).
Some amazing drone shots over a stadium, a city, and a crowd that knows what makes life fun.

Santa Teresa, Finisterre - Estádio Fortaleza (29000) - home to Miradela GD (and the Santa Teresa Sabres).
Made to be exactly 1000 seats larger than their rivals' stadium, the Fortaleza is the upper-class stadium.
OR
Santa Teresa, Finisterre - Estádio Marítimo (28000) - home to Branvon CD.
The working class stadium that is, in all facets, a bit inferior to the Fortaleza. Except the crowds. There's no better stadium for wild crowds.

Maynard, Leeshire - Armskirk Municipal Ground (26000) - home to Maynard AFC.
The unlucky Maynard team have asked the KFA to have their stadium used by the national team - as the only southwestern stadium.

Katashi, Katashi - Suzumebachi Stadium (25000) - home to Katashi-Kanatsu.
The biggest stadium in the east, Katashi deserves a game. The fans will mostly just cheer for the Yoshiman players, though.

Greencaster, Surbourneshire - Golhampton Grounds (25000) - home to Sydberg Olympia.
Greencaster never had a big football culture, but that's changed, and the local Olympia have kept pace with the hype. Biggest city in the country, too.

Aevanna, Aerellen - Northern Arena (32000) - home to university team 'Aevanna Ecologiske Universitet'.
The KFA wants some games geographically spread across the country, and so the cold, dark, and cold gridiron Northern Arena is on the list.

Alara, Alara - Spider Stadium (27100) - home to Advance Alara.
Eastern but not on the island Katashi's on. Fans are used to seeing a lot of goals - which the Dragonflies don't do.

Straudum, Sudaefjoll - Hazel Arena (25400) - home to Straudum VV.
Biggest stadium in the northeast, as far as the mainland goes. Straudum's style matches the NT's style perfectly. Propped up by the massive (rich) IT sector.

Eaglebury, WSR - Uriagali Field (18000) - home to WSR AFC and Pride of Eaglebury.
Biggest/only stadium on the west coast. Eaglebury has an amazing, flourishing sports culture and it's no longer completely ignored by the other 99% of the country.

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Hand out Red cards to my players: Yes
Godmod Other Events: Yes (but give me an 'out' for the Ko-orenite fans and players if it's extreme)

GK Wemagun Cyamou (KOR, 21) - Amandine AdF, a questioning, plump, tactician

GK Carl Malmstroom (KOR, 26) - Tanques AOE, a fanatical, compact, debater
GK Reg Siemeling (KOR, 27) - Arboren FC, a mature, skinny, professor
GK Edou Bittencourt (KOR, 28) - Miradela GD, a martyr, strong, playmaker

Cyamou deserves time in the spotlight as the biggest GK talent since Theshendan (but somehow plays for a mediocre second division team). Malmstroom is a hair away from being the NT starter, with Siemeling close behind if only he'd leave the 2nd division team. Bittencourt is the NT starter, with a hell of a season in the books for Miradela.

RF Kaneyoshi Kaji (KOR, 18) - Katashi-Kanatsu, a dense, petite, mercenary
RB Harmon Mulvahil (KOR, 26) - Osarese Marcadia, AUD, a good, staunch, aggressor
CB Jubenar Mallerbury (KOR, 27) - Zilverstraat SC, TSA, a evil, agile, dynamo
LB Marc Hoevink (KOR, 27) - Straudum VV, a soft, instinctive, gladiator
LF Obadiah Gillinghurst (KOR, 19) - Schemerdrecht SVV, a soft, powerful, leader

RF Abi Lavaud (KOR, 23) - Montreal Koreana, QUE, a idiosyncratic, fast, dissenter
RB Ulristhen Derjekhistun (KOR, 25) - Soldarian FC, VAL, a moody, beefy, opportunist
CB Egesa Aedil (KOR, 18) - Tanques AOE, a polite, muscular, wall
LB Thomas Finisterrais (KOR, 19) - Aminey CS, a active, staunch, glass cannon
LF Boloraun Rurindhaunden (KOR, 29) - Aminey CS, a political, toned, mercenary

LF Min-Ji (f) Pae (KOR, 21) - WSR AFC, a persistant, staunch, penalty specialist
LB Cyrus Crewnett (KOR, 19) - Greencaster Technical University, a decisive, buff, man marker
RF Aoremis Aelea (KOR, 23) - Branvon CD, a loud, fit, tackler
CB Martin van der Heuvel (KOR, 18) - Sudaefjolluniversitet, a confrontational, bony, clown
LB Nicholaus Abyssite (KOR, 22) - MTK Kingsville, DAR, a catty, well built, controller
RF Cornelia (f) Gloren (KOR, 21) - Schemerdrecht SVV, a tough, well built, opportunist
CB Persephone (f) Rowley (KOR, 20) - Grainshire Academy, a unassuming, skinny, genius
CB Géra Bethune (KOR, 22) - Amandine AdF, a tidy, nimble, mercenary

The first shift has the big NT names like Mulvahil, Mallerbury, and Hoevink, but with some wild talent on the wings. Kaji is a tremendous attacking fullback, Gillinghurst is the defensive counterpart. The second shift has Lavaud, who left Ko-oren early but probably worked to his favour, as well as Derjekhistun - is he good? Is he great? Is he nothing special? Nobody knows, so he is all at the same time - with Aedil and Finsterrais, with Rurindhaunden on the other wing. Finsterrais counts as a big talent - Aedil not as much. Abyssite, Gloren, and Pae all are amazing for their clubs but struggle to play in a different system. Bethune and Rowley arguably aren't ready for this level but they're here anyway.

RM Ciriaco Laza (KOR, 18) - Miradela GD, a cruel, compact, showman
CM Purelbusak Entatingun (KOR, 21) - Maethoru SC, a noncompetitive, heavy, mercenary
LM Khidinu Daraluthen (KOR, 25) - Tanques AOE, a pretentious, thin, playmaker
AM Authusa Aoriene (KOR, 28) - Maethoru SC, a emotional, powerful, clown

DM Jolgurasaun Dhentingun (KOR, 28) - Mercia Bromham, KRY, a helpful, bulky, box-to-box player
RM Naohiro Enokida (KOR, 25) - Advance Alara, a neat, pacy, maestro
CM Timothy Parsons (KOR, 27) - Straudum VV, a loyal, fast, opportunist
AM Teiichi Tsuchimoto (KOR, 18) - Hiwatsu FC, a mean, quick, debater

DM Orinosuke Uozumi (KOR, 21) - Katashi-Kanatsu, a circumspect, trim, aggressor
RM Kazutoshi Vujimura (KOR, 24) - Teragaseki, a witty, hard-hitting, visionary
RM Noah Kirkham (KOR, 24) - Castelo e Calvente CS, a unreliable, slim, opportunist
CM Ryobe Takagaki (KOR, 21) - Katashi-Kanatsu, a evasive, pudgy, creator
CM Geomraff yCinrhadd (KOR, 26) - Sivolvia Capitalizt, SRS, a loving, stocky, architect

The first shift will be the default RM-CM-LM with an AM in front, with Laza as the team's future, as well as Entatingun who mostly plays great but clocks out for some games. Aoriene had a sneaky rise to power but he's on Maethoru now anyway. The second shift is a more defensive style with Enokida and Parsons next to one another in the middle. Dhentingun has gone from great to good to great to meh to great, so no idea what happens next to him. Tsuchimoto plays for an amateur side - not a University or Academy. Uozomi couldn't handle the hype, while Vujimura and Kirkham play in the second tier. Takagaki and yCinrhadd are genuinely good enough but we've got way too many good playmakers.

LS Rex Archer (KOR, 25) - Aminey CS, a relaxed, lanky, cheater

SS Hurorinul Bonstirthinden (KOR, 25) - Miradela GD, a inhibited, gigantic, glass cannon

RS Abel Wigram (KOR, 21) - Bruncester United AFC, a jealous, agile, tackler
RS Dornared yOraenaig (KOR, 18) - Sydberg Olympia, a reserved, burly, artist
ST Loren Lemaigre (KOR, 22) - CSKA Quebec, QUE, a helpful, nimble, shadow
RS Aurin Aomelirea (KOR, 24) - Revolutionaries, EUR, a opportunistic, bulky, man marker
ST Richard Twickaway (KOR, 20) - Sydberg Olympia, a mature, well built, journeyman

Archer is the finisher, while Bonstirthinden can play with the midfield to create chances. Wigram is a bit overlooked, given his club. yOraenaig helped his team to the Top League and broke through as a legitimate talent at that level.

We play post-football, a term coined during World Cup 89 to put words to a horrible semifinal between Audioslavia and the Dragonflies, which ended 0-0 after 120 minutes, then all but one penalty was scored in the ensuing series. Post-football means no singing. No cheering. No scoring. Post-football is sideways passes, looking like the same, repetitive movements for minutes on end, but with tiny variations that at some point will get to you. It could be a counterattack, or a shot from distance, or a set piece. Post-football doesn't care if it takes 90 or 120 minutes, or more.

This team is all about containing their opponent, letting them make mistakes, and capitalising on those. Let the other guys get impatient, lose the ball, and immediately go for the counter attack. Yes, it's frustrating to play against, but you have to admit that there's a certain beauty to doing this near-flawlessly every single time. The Dragonflies aren't a very physical team, but can match almost every opponent in stamina (not so much power or speed, though. Typically only the wingers are pacy). Instead, they rely on tactics and patience. The team is also good enough to be in possession a lot and dictate the tempo, though they're not always creative enough to break down the opposing defence - for that, the Dragonflies have learned to be very, very good on counterattacks, set pieces, and a few patterns in open play. Given the experience most of these players have, it's hard to come up with something new they've never seen - and then do that well enough to reliably score. In order to beat us, you'll need to bring two (or more) of the following: power, speed, caution.

Basically, this team comes prepared, is patient, and keeps a cool head.

Numbers 1 to = typically start (but not always, feel free to choose your starters). That's 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, X, and =.
Numbers 1-1= are typically selected as starters or subs (but not always, feel free to select some 23+-ers as subs or starters).
Numbers 20 and over are mostly there as emergency replacements, but can be part of the squad for some games. These are almost always younger players with a lot of promise.

The standard for this team. Five defenders, a defensive midfielder-slash-pivot, two wingers, an attacking midfielder-annex-second striker, and a pure finisher up front. In possession, one of the defenders can push up: this might be one of the fullbacks to provide width, but can also be one of the centrebacks, in which case the defensive midfielder makes way. The wingers will be wider or narrower based on the opposition, and the same determines how far the fullbacks will advance. In defence, the team becomes narrower, with the defensive midfielder playing spoiler to whoever is trying to find space between the Ko-orenite lines, and the wingers falling back to meet opposing fullbacks. The striker and attacking midfielder will almost always look for space to launch a counterattack.

All-time record: 521-146-231 +1297 -708 =+589

by **Mertagne** » Fri Nov 25, 2022 8:17 am

The Federation of Mertagnian Football Presents...

CAFA Cup 5 Team

Goalkeepers
No	Pos	Player			Sex	Age	Club				Traits
1	GK	Rhiannon Fawn		F	24	 Starling			Centred, Forthright, Stringy, Workhorse
12	GK	Rhys le Besco		M	26	 CF Outineau			Upsetting, Dominant, Burly, Debater
23	GK	Cedric Millard		M	21	 Papillio Mertagne FMFC	Impassioned, Formulaic, Quick, Showman

Defenders
No	Pos	Player			Sex	Age	Club				Traits
2	LB	Corrie Kidman		F	27	 Fligsive FC			Bright, Anxious, Powerful, Trickster
3	CB	Briac Lewis [c]		M	27	 Expats Endeavour		Loyal, Nice, Beefy, Leader
4	RB	Margaret Harlow		F	27	 Alnio			Quirky, Capable, Hard-hitting, Daredevil
13	LB	Bleiz Denham		M	23	 Oriannor Mountaineers FC	Breezy, Childlike, Toned, Dissenter
14	CB	Haizene Fairchild	F	24	 Blackfields			Creative, Charitable, Frail, Man Marker
15	RB	Sabrina Aikman		F	23	 United Marietta FC		Cunning, Quiet, Pacy, Shadow
24	CB	Txomin Huon		M	24	 Lakewood City		Proud, Erratic, Gigantic, Artist

Midfielders
No	Pos	Player			Sex	Age	Club				Traits
5	LM	E dl F* [vc]		F	29	 Avanaroch White Wings FC	Private, Clever, Bony, Leader
6	CM	Graham Ellerby		M	24	 Osarese Marcadia		Benign, Awkward, Thin, Professional
7	CM	Pia Aziz		F	28	 Bakartirla Buccaneers	Frank, Cunning, Tiny, Dynamo
8	RM	Rowan Emberson		M	26	 Frenei Tor			Gossipy, Grumpy, Skinny, Dissenter
16	LM	Martine Aldergrass	F	30	 Ancarea FC			Inclusive, Solemn, Slender, Poacher
17	CM	Jordan Will		M	24	 Victoria & Albert SC		Cunning, Toxic, Swift, Playmaker
18	CM	Lydia Gomboult		F	24	 Clyde Park			Decadent, Bribable, Gigantic, Free Kick Specialist
19	RM	Fostin Feu		M	29	 Lehen Neorudo		Outspoken, Demanding, Bony, Dissenter
25	LM	Stewart Bickley		M	21	 Keers Kannoneers		Assertive, Berserk, Tiny, Opportunist
26	RM	Jake Inxaugarate	M	27	 Oriannor Mountaineers FC	Cocky, Kind, Stocky, Glass Cannon
*Erdotza de la Fontaine

Attackers
No	Pos	Player			Sex	Age	Club				Traits
9	ST	Tara Number		F	30	 Branvon CD			Helpful, Solemn, Towering, Technician
10	ST	Kevin Restault		M	28	 Burgess FC			Gallant, Clueless, Quick, Creator
11	ST	Holly Eveson		F	23	 Carthage United		Fiery, Driven, Beefy, Clown
20	ST	Claudio Vantula		M	33	 KT Itzallovalle		Reliable, Willing, Muscular, Leader
21	ST	Burro Curwood		M	20	 Polaris			Humble, Good, Fast, Workhorse
22	ST	Tevente Kings		M	23	 Blades de Bretsaar		Hard-working, Doubting, Fast, Cheater

Support Staff
Manager: Ázëwyn Fëanáro, 41XX,  Calming, Sensible, Lithe, Architect
Ass. Manager: Kristie Ettrick, 45,  Aggressive, Intense, Compact, Dissenter
Media Consultant: Ellis "Lis" Lawrence, 27,  Entrepreneurial, Duplicitous, Bony
Traits follow a [mental][mental][physical][style] format.

Formation: 3-4-3
Style Modifier: +3. Score more goals than you can.
Free Kickers: Lydia Gomboult, Margaret Harlow, Kevin Restault
Cornerers: Kevin Restault, Txomin Huon, Jordan Will
Penaltiers: Jordan Will, Tevente Kings, Stewart Bickley

After a cycle in which the Mertagnian team proved they were deserving of their 50th place WCC ranking, and in fact made in-roads further up the table thanks to a quarter final finish in the Cup of Harmony. Standing on several Anaians such as Cardenao and the Ochre Islands to get there, it would be fellow Anaians Saint Eleanor that would beat Mertagne to the punch and go on to win the entire cup, in a much deserved manner.

The CAFA Cup is a great time to debut new faces, and sunset others, and this squad is a solid stepping stone with is bringing in talent from other levels of the Mertagnian international pyramid, such as those that have graduated from the youth squads.

Still in charge is Starblaydi Elf Ázëwyn Fëanáro, who has very much matured into the role of manager of the international team. She is now a common face against Mertagnian pundits, able to calmly and tacitly handle the media, often with a sensible yet impassioned message that appeals to the average Mertagnian's sense of superiority when it comes to multiversal football. A talent clearly learned from her time at Starblaydia, Fëanáro seems to have convinced the media that this cycle truly will be the best one yet, and that the stars are aligning for Mertagne as a lime force to continue on the up-and-up.

Mertagne's style of football has affectionately been referred to as 'pre-football' by eminent journalists across the region, focusing on the fundamentals of making ball go fwoosh towards goal in front more times than the other folks on the pitch can. This squad contains 26 members that are certainly drilled in that school of thought and among them include Briac Lewis, captain of the squad and competent communicator from the back that uses his keen perspective from the defending third of the pitch to help dictate the flow of play. In goal, Rhiannon Fawn has replaced Rhys le Besco as first-pick, after her amazing performance in the World Cup qualifiers against teams such as Nephara and Kelssek, which was continued in the Cup of Harmony. Cedric Millard a new talent coming up from the youth levels, will debut in this tournament. Back to the defence, EOT veteran Corrie Kidman joins Lewis in the first-pick row, but key players from this defensive selection include Txomin Huon, who is building his career in Tumbra, and debuting Sabrina Aikman, one of the quickest defenders ever recorded on the Mertagnian teamsheet.

In the midfield, old hands such as Erdotza de la Fontaine and Martine Aldergrass continue to amaze and cement their place in the upper echelons of Mertagnian competition. Lydia Gomboult makes a return, which was of a great shock to many pundits in the media, after her awry penalty shot in the Cup of Harmony sent Mertagne out of the tournament. After a furious Kristie Ettrick was seen shouting at reporters that had gathered outside the team's hotel in Delaclava that the team doesn't propagate a 'blame culture', it seems that Gomboult has been given a second chance in this tournament, and the pressure seems to be on her to justify her spot on the squad. Neron Everdell is dropped, to the excitement of everyone on the opposition, and fellow Audioslavia domestic player Graham Ellerby sits alongside Pia Aziz on the first-pick middle line.

Noticing an ageing attack on paper, Fëanáro and Ettrick have introduced some new blood up front, with names such as Burro Curwood and Kevin Restault joining veterans of the game Tara Number and Claudio Vantula, the latter of which has announced his retirement from international football at the conclusion of the CAFA. Holly Eveson continues to be a lynchpin of the Mertagnian attack, and will certainly be one to watch in this tournament.

Regional competition always seems to put Mertagne under a microscope, and here it is likely the Green Goblins will face some stiff regional competition. Hopefully this cycle, Mertagne can weather the storm and escape the group stage of death that seems to haunt them in the competition.

Kits lovingly provided by Kirola Sportswear of Audioslavia.

Style Modifier: +3

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my goalscorers: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes
Godmod injuries to my players: Yes, but no outright killing.
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes
Hand out red cards to my players: Yes
Godmod other events: Sometimes. Send me a TG with what you're planning and I'll approve it if I like it. For the purposes of stadium happenings, this is set to Y.

by **Mertagne** » Fri Nov 25, 2022 8:35 am

MERTAGNE PRESENTS: CONSTRUCT-A-CAFA

Format & Scorination
So, you think you trust Mertagne enough to host a CAFA, right? Well, turns out your ~~unfounded~~ faith in me is reciprocated! If I win the host bid for this tournament, I will ~~shirk making any decisions~~ put my faith in the power of democracy and allow all tournament members to VOTE on several aspects of the tournament.

You will be able to vote on the following options (and many of them will have a write in option, in case you have better ideas than me!):
- The format of the qualifiers (single round robin, double round robin, Casaran)
- The size and number of the groups (subject to final numbers)
- The tiebreakers, and the order in which they will be applied
- The number of teams progressing out of the first round (As a fraction of entrants)
- The nature of the knockouts
- The scorination formula (NSFS vs various SxIS options) I will be using xkoranate 0.3.3 to perform the scorination.
- Several options on the balance of roster and RP bonus (weightings, not explicit bonus numbers)
- The prevalence of RP prompts

Vote will be collected via a Google Form which will be open for 72 hours to all nations participating in the tournament, and will be circulated once signup numbers are confirmed. I am not willing to budge on the use of additive style mods.

Finally, I will be bringing back 'stadium happenings', which have been a feature of Mertagnian tournaments ~~since I stole them from Farf back in AOCAF 38~~ such as those used in Baptism of Fire 78. Stadium happenings will occur in all games where both teams explicitly have Godmod other events set to Y.

Previous Hosting Experience
In recent history, the user behind Mertagne has hosted Cup of Harmony 83, Baptism of Fire 78, and Baptism of Fire 79. In ancient history, the user behind Mertagne has hosted AOCAF 41 and World Cup 66, among other tournaments. I am prepared to work with most formats you throw at me, however I reserve the executive right to choose second-choice options if the first-choice options make for an exceptionally cursed or unplayable tournament. Everyone can have a little curse, though. As a treat.

by **Ochre Islands** » Fri Nov 25, 2022 12:17 pm

Mertagne wrote:You will be able to vote on the following options (and many of them will have a write in option, in case you have better ideas than me!):

What sort of voting method will you use? Will it be FPTP or a runoff? It would be good to have preference voting if possible

by **Atheara** » Sat Nov 26, 2022 3:58 am

ATHEARAN NATIONAL TEAM - Confederation of Anaian Football Associations V

The official roster for Atheara in the 5th edition of CAFA.

Whilst Atheara has made successful returns towards the World Cup Qualifying and Cup of Harmony, The Republic has yet returned to compete in it's own regional tournament. But this time, that will change as Atheara officially signs up for the 5th edition of CAFA, also known as the CAFA Cup V: The Squeakquel (Insert random awkward laughs from the readers). The few players who play outside of Atheara (Or rather Anaia as a whole) and a name or two have not been selected due to reasons that will not be revealed, likely for different reasons for each player. And with that, here is Atheara's CAFA roster.

NATION INFORMATION
NATION   : Atheara
TRIGRAMME: AHR
STYLE MOD: -4
FORMATION: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
NICKNAME : The Blue Guard
CAPTAIN  : Jonathan Winger

MANAGEMENT FIGURES
NAME                      POS         AGE
Kristian Johansson        Head Coach  51
Tedd Van De Lruzhingen    Ass. Coach  37
Pieter Dehnvest           Analyst     45
Adner Chroswell - Doritz  Tactician   38

PLAYER ROSTER
N   NAME                       POS     AGE  CLUB
14  Zack Dawnbridge            CF      23   Ezpitia FC
6   Kirov Solmatzka            CF      27   Astena Rangers
22  Natan Trevoire             CF      22   Aiderlesch United

4   Brandon Dottier            AM      32   Gruttenwald United
23  Urusov Cantonian - Myords  AM      34   Neidegrad United
30  Tutrov Van Desseilts       CM      20   Deskala Saints
3   Mryzlav Koralsko           CM      23   Astena Rangers
25  Sebastian Gregory          CM      28   Harindar SC
12  Walter Ridgefork           DM(CM)  22   Harindar SC
24  Andreas Olphert - Jordsen  DM      32   Parkenheight FC
13  Rick Milewent              DM      35   Deskala Saints

29  Azel Nieroth - Albrin      RM(RW)  21   Schennerwits City
5   Harlow Stonewall           RM(RW)  19   Real Kazatia
11  Thibraught Van De Keyes    LM      26   Parkenheight FC
21  Zeeke Red                  LM      23   AFC Uderetch
7   Dani Halfaard              LM(LW)  28   Bayerstrome SC

20  Emanuel Coelho             CB      21   Ezpitia FC
15  Tobias Aslen - Morhallik   CB      26   Deskala Saints
2   Anzel Van Brultheil        CB      26   AFC Olhelm
26  Ja Dishwasher              CB      19   SC Rennerheim
16  Adam Parkinson             CB      33   Real Nova
31  Riviente Pavellan          CB      34   Gruttenwald United

19  Jonathan Winger            RB      33   Ezpitia FC
27  Alexei Zurunov             RB      26   Parkenheight FC
8   Callum Norelinski          RB      24   AFC Uderetch
9   Draxler Archengate         LB      23   Schennerwits City
17  Rayan Inavotaski           LB      28   Real Kazatia
10  Lachlan Burgen             LB      23   Aiderlesch United

1   Mikel Horzabath Krygorf    GK      23   Astena Rangers
18  Erik Sejersson             GK      33   Deskala Saints
28  Cory Kallashin - Ekuinev   GK      30   Neidegrad United

MAIN TACTICAL SET UP

RP Permissions Box
If my opponent RPs our match first, I give them permission to...
Godmod scoring events: Y
RP Injuries to my players: Y
Godmod injuries to my players: Y
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Y, maximum of 5 each match.
Hand out red cards to my players: Y, maximum of 2 each match.
Godmod other events: Y
I prefer you pick these goalscorers for my side: Dawnbridge, Dottier, Van De Keyes

by **Mertagne** » Sat Nov 26, 2022 4:21 am

Cheboa, in a discord chat wrote:Are we going to vote on all the things at once? because, like, my opinion on what tiebreakers are good kinda depends on whether the first question leans RR or leans Casaran.

Ochre Islands wrote:What sort of voting method will you use? Will it be FPTP or a runoff? It would be good to have preference voting if possible

Excellent questions from both. I will set up the form to use preference voting, and there will be an additional text box for longer answers so you can be as verbose as you like regarding your vote. I will aim to accommodate your wishes as best I can (so, for example, you can put in the text box "I would like this order of tiebreakers in the event of a Casaran tournament, and these in the event of a round robin.").

In the event that a Casaran tournament wins in this scenario, I will likely manually create the matchday tables to allow us to use whichever tiebreakers we wish, as I am aware that they are locked in the Casaran tool that NWK has developed, which was used for the last CAFA.

by **Aleirave** » Sat Nov 26, 2022 6:29 am

aaa these were open and ~~there was no~~ I didn't see the discord ping >w>

The Aleirave Football Association
Baptism of Fire LXXVIII Champions
Roster for CAFA Cup V

OOC: All players in blue are ethnically Klysevian, all players in red are native Aleiravan.

The island nation of Aleirave is a rather small one, with a population of barely 50 thousand, somewhere in Anaia. Where in Anaia is somewhat up to interpretation, but it's there, we know that.

The nation of Aleirave was originally founded by Fyodor Tereyev, who was a puteshestvennik (or "traveller") from Klysevia, about 350 years ago. His descendants ruled the island up until the year 2023, when Alexandr Tereyev was shot and killed by a lone gunman in a peaceful protest. Since then, the island has been ruled as an Special Administrative Unit of Eshialand, effectively acting as its own democratic nation within a nation.

[Insert snappy paragraphs here]

Nickname: the Seagulls
Trigram: ALR

Stats and ages are two years behind now, oops. Everything is only updated to post-BoF LXXVIII.

First international: Audioslavia 4-0 Aleirave (CAFA II)
First win: Aleirave 6-3 Space Laser Dinosaur Robot Pirate Land (CAFA III)
Best win: Aleirave 6-0 Unpleasant (BoF LXXVIII)
Worst loss/Most goals against: Audioslavia 4-0 Aleirave (CAFA II)
Most goals for: Aleirave 6-3 Space Laser Dinosaur Robot Pirate Land (CAFA III), Aleirave 6-0 Unpleasant (BoF LXXVIII), Caribbia 3-6 Aleirave (BoF LXXVIII)
Highest-scoring match: Aleirave 6-3 Space Laser Dinosaur Robot Pirate Land (CAFA III), Caribbia 3-6 Aleirave (BoF LXXVIII)

Home pitch: A field just outside Lahaira (capacity: 100)
One of the few grassy patches on the whole island will be the site of the Seagulls' home matches. It isn't much, but you'll be on a tropical island!

Coach: Haulafo PAKA'ULA (M, 53)
Given the political situation in Aleirave, Coach Paka'ula was not supposed to form this team. His grand scheme when he decided to craft this team was to show that natives could be just as good at football as the Klysevians, and that the two could work together in an international competition. President Tereyev flatly denied Haulafo's request to start the team, so he did what any normal person would do and assembled the team anyway.

Formation: 3-4-1-2
Style: +4

The Roster (starting XI in bold)
Goalkeepers:

GK #1 Falena RUKIPIATO (F, 27)

Oleg PONIEROV

Tehieko FEHIFELA

Defenders:

LB #4 Yekaterina OLAYEVA (F, 28)

RB #5 Piheve EVATENE (M, 18)

Serani NA'ELERU

Povure KELANULAHANE

CB #11 Tefei'o TESUNA'E (M, 24)

Grigori ZHENTONIOV

Midfielders:

LM #2 Efineha TESUNA'E (F, 24)

RCM #3 Aleksandr VRALETSKY (M, 29)

RM #8 Valeri TYONKO (M, 26)

LCM #12 Nakelia LIFEVANEKA (F, 19)

Lunaha FUSERAKA

Petr ENOVRIEV

Nusene FAVENOKU

Anna VANTEREVA

Forwards:

ST #10 Neraveke HO'UMINALU (F, 22)

ST #13 Fyodor VESHCHIK (M, 21)

Terale FIASALA

Valentina RESNYEVA

Renasetevo NANERIKEHA

AM #99 Ivefela NOSELELA (F, 25)

RP Permissions
If my opponent roleplays first, they may:
Choose my starting lineup: Yes.
Choose my goalscorers: Yes.
Godmod scoring events: Yes.
RP injuries to my players: Please TG me and I'll determine the severity.
Godmod injuries to my players: No.
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes.
Hand out red cards to my players: No more than one per match without TGing me about it first.
Godmod other events: Please TG me first, but most likely yes. All Mertagnian stadium happenings are OK.

If you wanna collaborate on a match, just TG me! I'm open to all collaboration!

Lastly, please don't use pictures in your RP and say they represent my players. Trust me, they probably don't.

by **Evermark** » Sat Nov 26, 2022 9:32 am

THE SEEKERS

The 'Evermark national football team', calling themselves the Seekers, have arrived at the CAFA determined to secure a result, which they consider a sacred duty. This is Evermark's first official tournament, though they are adamant in claiming that they, or at least their people, have previously won a World Cup. While some players have started to prove themselves abroad, they retain a determination to call up at least one player per 'Pride'.

Contact was made by an ethnography team from a number of universities. The result of their studies of the first Evermarker season, and a number of their customs, can be found here. The ethnography team have continued to operate as the Evermarkers' go-between with civilisation, and effectively sponsored their arrival in the CAFA.

The Seekers will take to the field in green shirts and black shorts, with an all-white change strip and an all-orange or all-indigo goalkeeper strip. While their kits and boots are rudimentary by modern standards, they are fairly functional.

Evermark's opponents have permission to do anything short of a godmod.

STYLE: -2
FORMATION:[/b] 4-4-2

Used to a permissive refereeing style in their homeland, Evermarkers play an unrelentingly physical and dirty style of play, regarding this as their most likely way of acquiring the sacred Result. Used to being on the receiving end of such play, their attacking combinations are very direct, often bypassing the midfield. Without exception, their players are strong and athletic, though lacking many sport science innovations integral to the modern game such as cryotherapy or doping. After defeat, they will fast the night in penance, which does carry the risk of a protracted losing streak; after victory, they drink themselves into a stupor, carrying its own risks.

Perilous Sapphire has at times come dangerously close to unorthodox thought, last CAFA often opting for a 4-4-2 where one of the 'strikers' was, to all intents and purposes, a midfielder. This will be tolerated only so long as it is successful.

MANAGER
Perilous Sapphire - Age 43
Sapphire earned her post after bringing unexpected glory to the Valiant. She respects the sport deeply and hopes to learn much from the tournament. She's already shown a dangerous instinct for innovation.

GOALKEEPERS
1 - GK - Thylacine Nemeth - Age 20 - Argus Wild Arms (EOT)
Nemeth played for some time as a left-back, but his conversion to goalkeeper late in his teenage years has been remarkably successful. Though an indifferent shot-stopper, his ability to surge off his line to throw opponents off is remarkable.

12 - GK - Merry Cassalei - Age 28 - Pristine
An avid feaster, drinker and boaster, Cassalei cuts a generous figure between the posts but lunges for the ball with a deceptive agility. There's a low-key ferocity behind those sleepy eyes. Easily the best goalkeeper in Evermark, but poor compared to much of the rest of the team.

20 - GK - Prudent Tathale - Age 31 - Watchful
An unremarkable backup goalkeeper, Tathale was selected to represent one of the weaker Prides. Her job is to sit quietly at the back and not cause trouble.

DEFENDERS
2 - RB - Costil Weary Eyes - Age 25 - Creston Wolves (COR)
A young and promising contestant, though one who carries an oddly world-weary look. Costil hails from an ancient and honoured line of ferret-herds, so merely corralling wingers is child's play.

3 - LB - Aniseed Connell - Age 29 - Diligent
A darting, clever fullback, Connell is derided by many in Evermark for his seeming reluctance to merely scythe down his opponents, rather trying to win the ball fairly.

4 - CB - Gerhard Beacon - Age 32 - Paragon
Gerhard stands firm in defence and sets a good example to the rest of the team. He is appallingly slow, but the team's conservative low block should at least look to cover for this.

5 - CB - Seneca Creeksifter - Age 22 - Valiant
A wild thylacine attack has left Seneca with a slight but permanent limp. She will always be one of the slowest players on the pitch, but she overcame any fear her career in the Rites might be over thanks in part to her remarkable sense of anticipation and in part due to her propensity for full-throated violence.

16 - RB - Rascal Annika - Age 27 - Inspired
A young woman of promise, Annika is one of the few attack-minded fullbacks in Evermark, making up for her courageous forward runs by cynically fouling anyone who gets behind her.

18 - CB - Silent Matthis - Age 30 - Resplendent
Matthis lets his football do the talking. Or, at least, what he does on the pitch; one time, he bit a chunk of flesh off a man's calf. A respected man of honour.

22 - LB - Cutter Petrus - Age 21 - Erudite
Scruffy, wiry and lethal in close quarters, Petrus' trade as one of Evermark's finest hunters of stray thylacines has made him one of the peoples' sharpest and most badly-scarred players at the Rites.

24 - CB - Garnet Stephi - Age 22 - Watchful
Short for an Evermarker, let alone a centre-half, Stephi's success at the Rites is chiefly down to her willingness to wrestle people to the ground in a manner frowned upon by international refereeing standards.

MIDFIELDRS
6 - DM - Elena Oaktree - Age 28 - Resplendent
Slow and strong, as her honourific suggests, Elena has a languid grace in possession that livens up even the very physically focused, grinding and direct Rites.

8 - CM - Torches Kessler - Age 31 - Sanford Der Berg PREMIER FK (ZRH)
A bold and hard-running midfielder who has already passed between three victorious Prides, Kessler's honourific comes for his raging temper.

10 - RM - Fixed-wing Caspar - Age 28 - Aspirant
The fastest man in the league, Caspar's lack of other discernable attributes or virtues does little to hold him back in a competition of that calibre.

11 - LM - Virile Harker - Age 23 - Resplendent
Harker has sired countless children for the sake of the Evermarker people, but it has never slowed him down on the pitch. He has pace, brains and brawn in equal measure, though he is no technician.

13 - RM - Kalenz Rhinohide - Age 26 - Dauntless
A relative latecomer to the rites, Kalenz proved his right to compete by slaying a bear with tooth and nail alone. Admired for his ferocity more than his ability to hit a cross.

14 - CM - Spindle Idina - Age 29 - Ardent
Idina despises her pathetically weak Pride, the Ardent, though it is that Pride's very weakness that meant she was a certain callup for the Seekers. She craves the opportunity to prove herself abroad, but it is doubtful she is of the requisite quality.

19 - LM - Sparkling Ingrid - Age 25 - Gilded City Dragons (COR)
Considered something of an iconoclast in Evermarker circles, Ingrid once made the bold suggestion that the permissive refereeing at the Rites was contributing to the sport's brutal attrition rates. That she has been called up despite her moral failings speaks much of her talent.

23 - DM - Hard-nosed Carsten - Age 30 - Outcast
The leading committer of fouls and accumulator of yellow cards in the Rites, Carsten has earned much honour and credibility for his work. He is a thug, and admired for it.

25 - AM - Relentless Andre - Age 25 - Paragon
The closest thing in Evermark to a traditional playmaker, Andre is notorious for his refusal to run; he is one of the few whose honourific appears to be completely ironic.

26 - CM - Kris Sweetling - Age 21 - Dauntless
The ethnography team is yet to work out the deal with Kris, who remains for the most part under wraps.

FORWARDS
7 - ST - Leif Nine Fingers - Age 27 - Carrington PREMIER (TLI)
A scarred, handsome striker, who is believed one of the likeliest to earn a foreign contract. His name is no metaphor, one finger having been eaten by a rabid thylacine. 12 goals last season made him the Rites' top scorer.

9 - ST - Hilda Rockbiter - Age 21 - Outcast
Hulking, overweight and nasty to have to take on in a fight, Hilda's lack of fitness, terrible attitude and blatant disobedience of team orders may at times be made up for by her eye for goal and unbeatable aerial ability... at least in a league that doesn't penalise swinging elbows.

15 - ST - Promiscuous Emerjade - Age 28 - Paragon
Emerjade is reputed to have slept with most of the rest of her Pride, a feat regarded solemnly as proof of immense passion, stamina and willingness to build team chemistry.

17 - ST - Umber Ruskin - Age 25 - Ardent
Short, powerful and pugnacious, Ruskin is respected by his willingness to battle with defenders, using his low centre of gravity to get an edge.

21 - ST - Ziska Longshanks - Age 30 - Pristine
One of the most dangerous forwards in Evermark, Ziska carries much of the team's goalscoring hopes, but carries a significant badge of shame having once been caught diving for a penalty. After a priest broke her legs to make penance, her moniker now carries a rather cruelly ironic bent.

by **Lexandrija** » Sat Nov 26, 2022 9:35 am

LEXANDRIJA
Preferred Formation: 3-5-2
Style Modifier: 2
Kit Supplier: Cloaker
Captain: Cass Ardashir
Nickname: The Illuminated

Something's... not quite right in Lexandrija (former Iskandervale). They're being very secretive about a certain incident. It's nothing to worry about... in theory. Because they can see something, now: what they refer to simply as the Glory. Ignore the clicking of those geiger counters. Ignore the bright green eyes and pale skin, and the patches of missing hair. Those are the blessed. The enlightened. The Illuminated.

Lexandrija has produced three exceptional footballers: Ishtar Fanaiyan, Servet Misidjan, Voska Avetisyan. All three played for Nephara instead. There's a substantial Lexandri diaspora in Nephara, and elsewhere in Anaia, but the nation's trying to build something more sustainable as the scars of war hopefully begin to recede ...

I Give My Opponent Permission To:
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Choose My Goalscorers:        Y
Godmod Goalscoring Events:    N
Injure Players:               Y
Godmod Injury Events:         N
Red Card Players:             Y
Yellow Card Players:          Y
Godmod Other Events:          N
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Tactics

First-choice lineup. Pace and power will be the watchwords, hoping to make up in physicality what they lack in skill, and given their Nepharan origins they will be brutal and uncompromising both in tackling and in gamesmanship. They're going to come flying at teams, especially down the right, with Nasir Majerle a gifted attacking player and natural forward linking up with the playmaker Talay, but may well get brutally exposed on the counterattack, especially given the sluggish pace of their defence.

Staff
Manager: Parvidzhon Borrowfield - Age 48

Once a centre-half, then assistant, now Borrowfield's running the rule over the whole thing. An iron-fisted tyrant, believed to be something of a minor acolyte of Skorjiball. If the main issue managing people who once played alongside you is making sure they all know you aren't their mate... well, job done.

Goalkeepers
1 - GK - Hansa Tabasi - Age 26 - Hornchurch (EUR)
12 - GK - Reza Schmidt - Age 31 - Arrowsmith (EUR)
20 - GK - Knoll Petrosian - Age 23 - Teragaseri (KOR)

The gangly and unorthodox but effective Tabasi has emerged to become the undoubted first-choice, though Schmidt served capably for years and Petrosian will likely, at some stage, get his chance.

Defenders
3 - LCB - Yazdegerd Turnbull - Age 32 - KT Koroatuz (AUD)
5 - CB - Vega Castor - Age 24 - Navakor Farchija
6 - CB - Carmilla Evansjan - Age 20 - Concordija
16 - CB - Artaxerxes Bowman - Age 26 - Esteqlal
18 - CB - Cass Ardashir - Age 30 - AC Pomena (JUE)
24 - CB - Casper Tarkanian - Age 26 - Padideh

The main area of concern for Lexandrija. Turnbull is slightly out of position and the wrong side of thirty, and aside from the reliable Cass Ardashir, no other centre-halves play outside their weak national league.

Midfielders
2 - RWB - Carrick Gerhardtjan - Age 18 - BT Ming (CMT)
4 - DM - Adelaide Casimir - Age 33 - Proudcastle (BRE)
7 - RWB - Nasir Majerle - Age 30 - Scott City FC (DAR)
8 - CM - Seth Rezaei - Age 25 - Umbershore Rovers
11 - CM - Tasha Kamarandan - Age 26 - Felswyr (CMT)
15 - LWB - Odette Saighani - Age 29 - Kurtz Herretik (MRT)
17 - CM - Estelle Karpovjan - Age 20 - Concordija
19 - DM - Electra Casabjan - Age 21 - Maynard AFC (KOR)
22 - LWB - Yon Maurtua - Age 29 - KT Ferramendiak (AUD)
23 - CM - Jon-Jafar Latham - Age 26 - Gaelic Club (TLI)
25 - AM - Colwyn Blake - Age 25 - Navakor Farchija
26 - CM - Luna Xerxes - Age 20 - Endeavour Brenecia (BRE)

Has evolved into quite a strong unit, bizarrely. Tasha Kamarandan is the best player to have ever actually represented Iskandervale, a fluid midfield technician around whom the entire side flows. There is no replacement. But Majerle and Maurtua are excellent players, even if wingback isn't really either of their positions, while Kamarandan will be helped out by the bulk of Latham and Casabjan. The young, electrifying Luna Xerxes offers craft off the bench.

Forwards
9 - ST - Freya Martinjan - Age 21 - Metalljrg Vakhqul
10 - ST - Clotho Sulaka - Age 33 - Hofvinger (GRF)
13 - ST - Schehera Asquith - Age 18 - Lokomotjva Iskandabad
14 - ST - Shamshira Kadhim - Age 26 - Bradwell Saints (KRY)
21 - ST - Rijan Kovacjan - Age 19 - Couziers-Olympiques (KOR)

As the older cohort of strikers aged out, it looks as though Shamshira Kadhim is going to have to step up; always a player of promise, she's going to bear most of the side's attacking hopes. But Clotho Sulaka still knows how to find the net, and there's hope that Kovacjan can develop into a serious player.

Successor to Iskandervale. Puppet of Evermark.

by **Yesopalitha** » Sat Nov 26, 2022 11:49 am

Roster for Yesopalitha's CAFA 5 Team

Kits compliments to Kirola Sportswear of Audioslavia
Nickname: The Flames
Style Modifier: -5 (Formation: 4-5-1)
Home Stadium: The Sacred Heart, Freedom's Altar (144,000)

RP Permissions Box
Choose my goalscorers: Y
Godmod scoring events: N
RP Injuries to my players: Y (I can determine severity)
Godmod injuries to my players: N
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Y, two max
Hand out red cards to my players: N
Godmod other events: N

Head of State
Nirdasil Ageless The Dark Crusader
Interim Head of State
The Shadow Council

Head of Federation
Hashai'i ISBELAR Age: 254 Species: Drow

Manager
K'RETHAR Age: 52 Species: Minotaur

Starters
GK A'th'l MIK'O'SI Age: 27 Species: Orc // Strong, Brutish Shot Stopper
RB BENPHERROS Age: 254 Species: Wraith // Wiry, Marker, Smart
CB Carros SANTAI Age: 47 Species: Duregar // Physical, Tough, Daring
CB N'T'ERI Age: 135 Species: Hag // Ambient, Annoying, Freaky
LB Barrion MELFRE Age: 298 Species: Dark Elf // Corner Specialist, High Jumper, Frivolous

DM GENTHE Age: 81 Species: Skeleton // Marker, Leader, Hilarious
RM Sauri IS'AHA Age: 217 Species: Mummy // Set Piece Taker, Crosser, Sticky
CM T'LEIRA Age: 112 Species: Lich // Quick, Presser, Intelligent
CM Bizaak KELIA Age: 25 Species: Goblin // Nimble, Crafty, Fiery
LM BOLLOSOLLOMOTAI Age: 428 Species: Chaos Demon // Charismatic, Crosser, Creator

ST QHESSERRIS Age: 36 Species: Succubus // Opportunistic, Creative, Flashy

Bench
GK GE'ARI Age: 240 Species: Wraith // Mobile Keeper
GK Ceta REARI Age: 20 Species: Goblin // Young Keeper
RB Gustavius SEANTRO Age: 33 Species: Undead Knight // Tackling Machine
CB B'Z'Z'T Age: 1468 Species: Unknown Ghost // Man-to-Man Player
CB FIZETTA Age: 460 Species: Witch // Offensive Minded
LB Pazata OWALU Age: 34 Species: Ghoul // Enforcer
DM PASHANTI Age: 138 Species: Ghast // Mindless
RM Bearro GENTH Age: 50 Species: Dark Sorcerer // Shooter
CM Aera PONTELL Age: 34 Species: Shadow // Defensive
CM AMIAGABAR Age: 201 Species: Djinn // Pacer
LM MORKOT Age: 30 Species: Doppleganger // Crosser
ST CERTANI Age: ?? Species: Unknown // Finisher

by **CAFA** » Sun Nov 27, 2022 8:08 am

Signups updated through to Koronavia. Lexandrija is recognised as the successor to Iskandervale, and has assumed their rank accordingly.

by **Flavovespia** » Mon Nov 28, 2022 1:43 pm

FLAVOVESPIA

Kit

Home-Away-Third

Flavovespia keep the same kits that debuted last cycle. The home kit is the traditional yellow and black, with a stylised take on the "double-V". The away kit features a palette reversal of the home kit, ideal for mix and match partial kit clashes. The Anain purple and gold third kit is a tribute to the CAFA Cup 4 victory.

Squad

Manager

Manager – Augusto Rinaldi Age: 60 [SVG]

The greatest manager Flavovespia has had, taking them to 2 World Cups, and lifting the previous CAFA Cup. His place in the history of Flavovespian football is well and truly assured. A great man manager, and one who plays for pragmatism instead of stylish football. Nevertheless, international football is fast moving, and after no points in the group stage of the previous World Cup, Augusto Rinaldi will look for a rebound as CAFA Cup holders, to avoid the recent criticism getting louder.

Goalkeepers

1 Aarif Muhammad Age: 31 Position: GK Club: Rockridge Phoenix [BRE] Caps: 160 Goals: 0
12 Thomas Foley Age: 29 Position: GK Club: Bavingtor FC Caps: 1 Goals: 0 - SUSPENDED
23 Nathan Crewe Age: 27 Position: GK Club: Marthorpe City FC Caps: 1 Goals: 0

No real surprises in the goalkeeper selection. Whilst a handful of fans felt Lucky Diamond’s recent performances were above those of Nathan Crewe, this selection has generally been praised. There’s some hope that given his great domestic form, Thomas Foley could add to his single cap so far. However he’ll have to get past Aarif Muhammad for a spot in the national team, and the goalkeeper who plays in Brenecia has shown a high level of play at international level these past few tournaments.

Defenders

2 David Lyons Age: 30 Position: LB Club: Maethoru SC [KOR] Caps: 149 Goals: 3
3 Andrew Dance Age: 27 Position: RB Club: Loxthorpe Rovers FC Caps: 85 Goals: 0
4 Stuart Cookson Age: 29 Position: CB Club: Marthorpe City FC Caps: 101 Goals: 1
5 Paul Taylor Age: 24 Position: CB Club: AC Izotz Zubia [AUD] Caps: 40 Goals: 0
13 Kishan Rees Age: 30 Position: LWB Club: Gunzlach [GRÆ] Caps: 56 Goals: 0
14 Malcolm Beresford Age: 25 Position: CB Club: Bavingtor FC Caps: 4 Goals: 0
15 Daniel Lansdell Age: 31 Position: CB Club: St Astons City FC Caps: 72 Goals: 1
16 David Blythe Age: 33 Position: RWB Club: Kytheas Rivermen [TKT] Caps: 172 Goals: 0

Given the relatively decent defensive work seen in the World Cup 92, and the World Cup Qualifiers 92, it’s maybe not a surprise all 8 from the previous squad keep their spot. That’s not to say there’s been no critics, some wanted this tournament to be used to bring in fresh faces, although others argue there’s not been enough shown by other Flavovespians to warrant inclusion. The enthusiastic, positive captain David Lyons leads his side from the back, and plays his club football in fellow Anaian nation Ko-oren. On the opposite flank, the tough tackling Andrew Dance is favoured to start, with experienced David Blythe in the squad to challenge him for that role. The tall and strong Stuart Cookson is generally considered the best Flavovespian centre back. Paul Taylor though looks as tall and strong now, and is growing in his role in AC Izotz Zubia, one of the bigger clubs in all of Anaia. Back ups include Kishan Rees, listed as a wing back but a utility player down the left in almost any position. Daniel Lansdell is international quality at his best, but can be inconsistent and a card magnet. Malcolm Beresford may not be the stereotypical size of a centre back, but for a defender is adept at playing the ball at his feet and is still decent in defence.

Midfielders

6 Jonathan Goldstone Age: 28 Position: CM Club: Bavingtor FC Caps: 31 Goals: 1
7 Kieron Player Age: 29 Position: CDM Club: Coret Hawks [NPH] Caps: 147 Goals: 7
8 Robert Totten Age: 33 Position: CAM Club: Loxthorpe Rovers FC Caps: 118 Goals: 23
11 Jonathan Bagshaw Age: 23 Position: RAM Club: AC Izotz Zubia [AUD] Caps: 83 Goals: 37
17 David Clark Age: 34 Position: CDM Club: WSR AFC [KOR] Caps: 170 Goals: 15
18 David Wassell Age: 27 Position: CDM Club: Yerushalayim [ADB] Caps: 61 Goals: 0
19 Amrik Singh Age: 24 Position: RAM Club: Binclestead Wood FC Caps: 9 Goals: 1
20 Andrew Thomas Age: 30 Position: LM Club: Marthorpe City FC Caps: 14 Goals: 2
22 Robert Cooper Age: 31 Position: RAM Club: Bavingtor FC Caps: 6 Goals: 0

The biggest name amongst the midfielders is arguably more of a forward, Jonathan Bagshaw. The hero of CAFA Cup 4 with the winning goal in the final minutes of the final, he’s probably the most famous Flavovespian footballer, playing club football for AC Izotz Zubia as well. His ability on the ball to dribble, and then find the target with his passing or shooting is unparalleled amongst Flavovespians. The heart of the midfield looks to be Jonathan Goldstone, Kieron Player and Robert Totten. Goldstone looks to take on the ball winning role, with his strength and ability to play a quick pass. Player will be on set pieces and in open play looking to use his long passing ability and vision to his team’s advantage. Totten will roam forward, looking to link midfield to attack and pose a threat from deep in terms of goal scoring. As far as rotation options go, a popular call up comes for the returning Robert Cooper. A very friendly, well liked player, his ambidexterity means he can play across the attacking midfield. David Wassell was a resilient central defensive midfielder, and has adapted well to Yerushalayim in Adab. Amrik Singh and Andrew Thomas can both provide depth out wide, although have a fair bit of competition for game time, unless there’s a lot of squad rotation. Finally, David Clark is a very experienced player, and can still give it his all for the entire game, but there’s a bit of a sense this tournament could be his swansong.

Forwards

9 Michael Cole Age: 29 Position: CF Club: North Hall [BRE] Caps: 129 Goals: 60
10 Adrian Jones Age: 30 Position: CF Club: Langmere Green Rovers FC Caps: 63 Goals: 33
21 Richard Birmingham Age: 20 Position: CF Club: Butterfield Rovers FC Caps: 0 Goals: 0

Only the 3 strikers, including one debutant, for this squad. Michael Cole can play either through the centre, or as he has done for the national team on many occasions, down the left wing. He’s pacey, and generally accurate with his shots. His only drawback is a bit of a selfish streak in front of goal sometimes, and something of an ego. Adrian Jones is quite a physical forward, adept at playing a false nine role and sitting a little deeper. Nevertheless, he’s not that slow, and can be hard to dispossess on the ball. Richard Birmingham is the only debutant in the side. A young target man, similar in style to Adrian Jones. After a great domestic season despite the struggles of Butterfield Rovers, he’ll surely attract interest in the transfer window, and if he gets game time here, could hopefully use it to shine. The list of forwards contains a noticeable absence. After 237 caps and 135 goals, Scott Coleman’s international career looks to have come to an end, alongside James King, Tony Gardner and last but not least Steven Hall, the era of the original Flavovespian stalwarts has come to an end/

Tactics

Flavovespia play a 4-3-3 with a focus on direct play. The defence still deep and relatively flat, winning the ball and quickly clearing it is their main focus. The central midfield trio sees one act as the main ball winner, another with focus on being the playmaker, and a third roaming forward to try and link up with the attack. The centre forward acts as a false nine, able to try and attack themselves, or drop deeper to try and create space for the wider forwards. The two wide forwards must be able to pass, cross or shoot, and require a lot of individual skill and quick decision making.

Schedule:

CAFA Cup 5:
MD1 Atheara (N) The Ring Tank Stadium, Ostosaide, 2-0
MD2 Evermark (N) The Ring Tank Stadium, Ostosaide, 1-1
MD3 Euran Oceania Territories (N) Spire Campus, Blackave 2-3
Ro16 Yesopalitha (N) Spire Campus, Blackave 2-0
QF Ko-oren (N) Dannin City Stadium, Dannin 0-1
SF Aleirave (N) Flynn Ar3na, New Fligsive 1-5
F Pyazhnaya (N) Dannin City Stadium, Dannin

Predicted Starting XI:
MD1:Aarif Muhammad, Lyons©-Cookson-Taylor-Blythe, Player-Totten-Goldstone, Cole-Jones-Bagshaw
MD2:Aarif Muhammad, Lyons©-Cookson-Taylor-Blythe, Player-Totten-Goldstone, Cole-Jones-Bagshaw
MD3:Aarif Muhammad, Lyons©-Cookson-Taylor-Dance, Player-Totten-Wassell, Cooper-Cole-Bagshaw
Ro16:Aarif Muhammad, Lyons©-Cookson-Taylor-Blythe, Player-Totten-Goldstone, Cooper-Cole-Bagshaw
QF:Aarif Muhammad, Lyons©-Cookson-Lansdell-Blythe, Player-Totten-Goldstone, Cooper-Cole-Bagshaw
SF:Aarif Muhammad, Lyons©-Cookson-Lansdell-Blythe, Player-Totten-Goldstone, Cooper-Cole-Bagshaw
F:Aarif Muhammad, Lyons©-Cookson-Lansdell-Blythe, Player-Totten-Goldstone, Cooper-Cole-Bagshaw

Style Mod: 0

Code: Select all: My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following: Choose my goalscorers: Y Godmod scoring events: TG me or Discord me first RP injuries to my players: Y, I choose length of injury Godmod injuries to my players: TG me or Discord me first, I choose length of injury Hand out yellow cards to my players: Y Hand out red cards to my players: Y (although if you want multiple Red Cards, TG me or Discord me first) Godmod other events: TG me or Discord me first I'll try and post the next 2 MD line-ups here before each match. If not, assume the same as previous in the event of a win, or some rotation otherwise. You’re welcome to use any player as a sub (within reason), unless they're listed as injured or suspended.

Code: Select all: OOC Info: The year in Flavovespia is 40AU. Player ages and teams are from the start of the year, before the opening of the upcoming TW38. TG me or Discord me if you need some IC or OOC info for RP purposes.

by **Chromatika** » Tue Nov 29, 2022 8:31 pm

Choose my Lineup: No. I will be listing the starting lineup for each match at the end of each RP. You can choose my subs, though.
Choose my goalscorers: Yes
Godmod scoring events: No
RP injuries to my players: Yes, I choose the severity.
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes, 3 max.
Hand out red cards to my players: Yes, 2 max. Please TG me.
Godmod other events: No

ROSTER FOR CAFA 5

Kits Credit: Kirola, Logo Credit: Vulpine Sportif

TEAM INFORMATION
World Ranking: 21
WC Record: 243-68-83 (wins/draws/losses), 893 scored, 530 conceded
Overall Record: 316-99-125 (wins/draws/losses), 1186 scored, 767 conceded
Formation: 3-5-2/3-4-1-2
Style Modifier: +2.5
Denonym: Chromatik
Nickname: The Anomalies
Venue: Capitalizt Dome, Chromia, Capital District, Chromatika (144,000) and as listed

MANAGEMENT STAFF

MG

Lev Repin | Age: 61 | Height: 5 ft 9 in | Debut Cycle: 92
A footballing legend who had 177 caps for Mytanija at full back during his playing days, Lev Repin has been signed on to a three-cycle contract by the Chromatik Football Federation, with the option of extending for two more cycles before renegotiating. A schemer tactically and a passionate figure, Repin is being asked to lead this side to qualification within two cycles, and succeeded in leading them to the Round of Sixteen. He brings the vaunted 3-5-2/3-4-1-2 system to Chromatika, meaning there is significant turnover among the players’ roles and positions. Blunt, utterly unapologetic, and singularly minded toward success, he is exactly what Chromatika needs to break out of its slump and return to take its place among the footballing elite of the world.

PHY

Zoe "Z" Benne | Age 44 | Debut Cycle: 80
Once a heartthrob, Zoe Benne is married to former Chromatik superstar and now White Mountain club manager Erika Morningstar. Zoe has been a constant for eleven cycles now, and has had to treat everything from sprained ankles to serious injuries after the bus sabotage last cycle. She remains a great asset.

SMC

Shelby Arling | Age: 29 | Debut Cycle: 87
With new management in place, the presence of Arling as the Social Media Coordinator will be very important. All questions go through her, and she takes away any and all distractions.

PLAYERS
Bold indicate starters
Players under dotted line indicate emergency reserves

ROSTER INFORMATION

Num Name                      Pri   Sec   Age  Team                           Nation                      Height       Caps   GA    Debut Cycle DNat 
01. Siane Sundrifter         GK-S  GK-D    22  Oriannor Mountaineers FC       Tikariot                    6 ft  7 in      0    0        CAFA 05
12. Raoul Carpathia          GK-D  GK-S    20  Tikarit City FC                Tikariot                    6 ft 10 in      0    0        CAFA 05
23. Hailee Sourtois          GK-D  GK-S    19  Sabrefell Athletic             Nephara                     6 ft  8 in      0    0        CAFA 05
05. Ami Coulibaly             DCR    DC    20  Chromatik                      Chromatika                  6 ft           26    0        CAFA 04  BNJ
04. Ding Huo                   DC   DCL    23  Gilded City Dragons            The Cordian Isles           6 ft  4 in      0    0        CAFA 05
03. Cylie Nodis               DCL   DCR    23  Montreal Koreana               Quebec and Shingoryeo       6 ft  4 in     19    1        CAFA 01
16. Paisley Paterson          DCR    DC    21  Southern Chromatik Univ        Chromatika                  6 ft  3 in      3    0             92  TLI
15. Candice Alli               DC   DCR    23  Cirelbourne United             Ko-oren                     6 ft  3 in      0    0        CAFA 05
14. Twilight Mixon            DCL   WBL    23  Lakewood City                  Tumbra                      6 ft  2 in      8    0             92
24. Jenowefa Krzyżanowsk      DCL   WBL    23  Morannon Athletic FC           Tikariot                    6 ft  5 in      0    0        CAFA 05
06. Emilie Kruetzberg         WBR    AM    23  Glemnount Town                 The Licentian Isles         6 ft  3 in     47   11             89
02. Edith Fillar              WBL    AM    20  Shamrock Cathair               Audioslavia                 5 ft  7 in     49   29             89
17. Martha Baum               WBR    AM    23  VLC FC                         Eastfield Lodge             5 ft  9 in     16    1             89
13. Moreno Keel               WBL   DCL    21  Chromia Ctr. College Univ.     Chromatika                  6 ft  1 in      0    0        CAFA 05
25. Cyrus Vette               WBR    AM    22  West Couno United              Tumbra                      6 ft  2 in      0    0             92
07. Alija Mesic-Mizayaki      DLP   BWM    20  St. John's Arsenal             Quebec and Shingoryeo       6 ft  3 in      0    0             92  MYT
08. Baillaire Fillar           AP   MEZ    23  1830 Cathair                   Audioslavia                 6 ft  3 in     80   28       AOCAF 62 CAPTAIN
10. Evin Françine-Miklavivec   AP    CM    19  Atletik Thessia                Mytanija                    6 ft  4 in      0    0             92  MYT
18. Gina Powell                CM    AP    22  VZRH Matov-Uri                 Zeta Reka and Hugeltaldom   6 ft  5 in      0    0        CAFA 05
19. Colby McDonald            CDM   BWM    20  Eyrods Tech                    Chromatika                  6 ft  5 in      0    0        CAFA 05  TLI
21. René Aigner               BWM   CDM    22  Starling                       Nephara                     6 ft  8 in      0    0        CAFA 05
26. Isaiah Dillon              AM    CM    18  Chromatik Ctr. High School     Chromatika                  6 ft  5 in      0    0        CAFA 05
11. Candice Delaya             CF    AF    21  Holdenberg                     Eura                        6 ft  6 in     15    6             92
09. Lavrentiy Xuen-Zhukov      AF    CF    18  Liria Prizren                  Mytanija                    6 ft  6 in     19   20             92  MYT
22. Kara Oveni                 SS    TF    23  Colonial Sile                  Vilita                      6 ft  5 in     35    8       AOCAF 63
20. Sandara Park                P    TF    20  Montreal Koreana               Quebec and Shingoryeo       6 ft  5 in      5    0             92

TACTICAL INFORMATION
(Many thanks to Mytanija for the blueprint.)

Chromatika's 3-4-1-2 is based off of Mytanija's formation.

3-4-1-2 – IN POSSESSION: Chromatika's base formation is a 3-4-1-2. This means there will be 3 central defenders, a wing-back on either side, 2 central midfielders, an attacking midfielder and 2 strikers on the pitch at any one time. This does not mean that the team will play in these positions for the whole game, as Chromatiks have adopted the Mytanar philosophy of flexibility in and out of possession, utilizing the fact that until very recently, they ran a 4-3-2-1/4-4-1-1. When Chromatika has the ball the 3-4-1-2 will change into more of a 3-2-5 shape, this is designed to try to create overloads in attacking areas so that the Chromatiks can create two versus one situations where the opposition have to make decisions on who they will engage with.

This 3-2-5 will be achieved firstly by one of the wing-backs (from the starting line-up, this would be right-sided wing-back Emilie Kruetzberg) moving into a central midfield position to play alongside the deeper-lying of the two central midfielders (Alija Mesic-Mizayaki, if among the Starting XI). This creates a pairing in central midfield which will be used to help the team build-up, providing passing options both in front of the central defensive three and the 5 players which end-up ahead of them.

That 5 is made-up of the opposite-sided wing-back (in this example it would be left wing-back Edith Fillar), the more advanced central midfielder (Baillaire Fillar), the attacking midfielder (Evin Françine-Miklavivec); and the strikers (usually Delaya and Xuen-Zhukov). The wing-back has to push on to achieve the 3-2-5 shape, getting into the final third and maintaining the width on their side of the pitch. They will be given some license to get into the penalty area if the ball is on the other side, giving another option for their teammates. The more advanced central midfielder will be tasked with playing inside of the wing-back, in the so-called ‘half-space’, they will look to work with the wing-back to create an overload on their side of the pitch.

The attacking midfielder and the two strikers will interchange fairly freely, though one will always be tasked with pulling wide to ensure that width is maintained on both sides of the attacking ‘5’ with the aim of stretching the opposition’s defense across the width of the pitch. One striker (usually Delaya in the Starting XI) will drop deep to create space for rotations with the attacking midfielder and the other striker, those two looking to run into and exploit the space vacated by the other striker. These rotations are aimed to shift the opposition defenders around the pitch and create a bit of confusion.

In terms of progressing the play the team will look to move the ball with controlled pace. The team will aim to do this with utmost precision, as is the Chromatik way.

3-4-1-2 – OUT OF POSSESSION: Chromatika's reaction to losing the ball depends on where they actually lose possession on the pitch. Should they lose the ball high-up the pitch, in the opposition’s half, then there will be an instantaneous reaction to press the opponent with the ball to try to win it back quickly high-up the pitch. This is hoped to create chances nearer to the opposition’s goal, effectively using the press as a playmaker. If the opponent breaks through the initial press then Chromatika will look to recover into a 5-3-2 shape as below. Should Chromatika lose the ball nearer to their own goal then they will instantly look to recover into defensive positions to try to make themselves difficult to break down. This shape will be closer to a 5-3-2 than the 3-4-1-2 starting formation.

Both wing-backs will drop deeper, alongside the three central defenders to form the 5. The two central midfielders (Mesic-Mizayaki and B. Fillar), will drop deep in front of the three central defenders to shield them a little and the attacking midfielder (Evin Françine-Miklavivec), will drop to play in front of them, operating as a bit of a guard dog – either sitting on an opposition deep-lying playmaker to try to stop the ball into them, or by leading a half-pitch press. The two strikers will look to stop the ball going back to the opposition’s central defenders and press them when they are in possession.

Chromatika will also play a variety of other formations should they want to play a little differently, the most likely ones they would change to from the 3-4-1-2 are a 3-5-2 (taking out the attacking midfielder and using three central midfielders); a 4-3-1-2 (pushing the wing-backs back to play as full-backs, removing a central defender and replacing them with a defensive or central midfielder); a 4-2-3-1 (pushing the wing-backs back to play as full-backs, removing a central defender and a striker and then playing a winger on either side); or a narrow 4-4-2 diamond (pushing the wing-backs back to play as full-backs, removing a central defender to play either as a defensive or central midfielder). Chromatika is very versed in the 4-2-3-1 and the 4-4-2, as they've played those before under previous management.

MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CHROMATIK AND MYTANAR FOOTBALL: One might ask, how does Repin's Management of Mytanija differ from his Management of Chromatika? Chromatiks are, by nature, more precision-oriented and detail-focused; everything will be drilled to a t, players will be provided information regarding how to handle a myriad of situations, and though creativity will be encouraged, it will be stymied by expectations placed upon the roles.

Chromatika has a reputation of being a second-half team, built around finesse, stamina, and overwhelming pace in the final half hour of matches. This will continue to be the case, as the physique of players is not contingent upon a system of play. The Anomalies will continue to try to push games out of reach or make up deficits in the final half, and the final fifteen minutes will continue to be absolute hell for opposing clubs.

TEAM ROLES
Captaincy: 1. Baillaire Fillar 2. Siane Sundrifter 3. Edith Fillar
Penalties: 1. Laventiy Xuen-Zhukov 2. Candice Delaya 3. Bailliare Fillar
Corners: 1. Baillaire Fillar 2. Emilie Kruetzberg 3. Edith Fillar
Short free kicks: 1. Baillaire Fillar 2. Laventiy Xuen-Zhukov 3. Evin Françine-Miklavivec
Long free kicks: Usually one of the wing-backs to put it into the penalty area and take advantage of Chromatika's very tall team

by **CAFA** » Wed Nov 30, 2022 2:12 am

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