International Domestic Soccer Newswires 2 - DEADLINE 28 APR

by **Elmyia** » Tue Jan 31, 2023 11:34 am

The Beaucester Gazette
Albion Deny Treble on Last Day
Last day drama as Catamouge sink to second tier

For all the talk at halfway, Italia's season stuttered and Albion managed to salvage a trophy out of what was looking like a lackluster season. This season did lack some of the drama we might have hoped for, whilst Albion and Italia usually have the top 2 spots reserved, the fight for Challenger Cup places looked wide open halfway through the season, with everyone down to 9^th in a reasonable position to qualify. In the end AS Samita and Scolastico had these places sown up in advance of the final day. There was drama to be found down the bottom, as AS Catamouge didn't get the results required to stay in the first tier, whilst the Island Trophy final produced some entertainment as Albion denied Italia the treble.

Let's start at the top, Italia had been in imperious form in the first half of the season, 17 points clear and defeated only once they looked like they might steamroller the league. It didn't end up being so, with 45 points from the first 18 giving way to 33 points from the second half. There was talk they might regret some of the loan moves for 'fringe' players, Rossa Capello heading to FC Campina, where she struggled to make an impact, and Singh Gach heading to AS Samita where he shone. With injuries then coming to wingers Beluigi and Rotolo, as well as Leonida Clifton unexpectedly heading on maternity leave, there was a sudden dearth of options. Garonzi was forced to fit in on the wings, as was attacking midfielder Sam Depel.

This would've been fine, but the hole in midfield caused real issues. Depel was tried there, but failed to screen effectively. Mario Freschi stepped up as a centre-back, but he was missed in the back line. Eventually, talented left-back Monico Rossellini was tried and helped stem the flow, with Benni Musco covering with a reasonable level of competence. Whilst this was resolved, it was not after some serious misfires, including soul-sapping 2-0 defeats to a limited Sablegaard and a Benedetti-less Catamouge.

Albion, meanwhile, held their squad together over the winter. Paul Reynard's job seemed to be on the line after the first half of the season, not helped by the late January Super Cup defeat to Italia. Reynard seemed to eventually make some changes to his lineup that worked. The struggling Jimmy Dickinson dropped to the bench for a while, giving Luke Cook a chance to shine, and when Dickinson he returned he finally hit form again. Len Phillips also found himself rotated for the attacking Josephine Sellers, who went from only appearing off the bench to making a total of 12 starts, including 3 in the run to the Island Trophy. She aided breaking down the packed defences and provided the service Jackie Froggatt needed. Froggatt's rich vein of form continued, hitting 30 goals in all competitions and winning the Player's Player of the Season.

Whilst Albion's improved league form, the best in the league for the second half of the year, certainly cheered fans up, it was the Island Trophy that truly brought them joy. It was no easy run, all their opponents were from the top tier and there were some big tests along the way. AS Samita put up stern resistance in the 3^rd Round, they looked like taking it to a replay before Sellers provided a long-range effort that surely cemented her place in the first team. The Semi-Final against Hellenic SC was a particularly tasty pair of fixtures.

As tradition dictates, these were played on neutral turf, with fans getting to experience two very atmospheric grounds. First up was Sablegaard's La Cauchie (The Pier), a stadium both compact and close to the sea. Albion twice took the lead, Froggatt bending in from an improbable angle and Dick Anderson tapping in, but twice they were pegged back as Maria Grosso headed home twice from corners. The replay came at Sallust Park, AS Samita's ground. This time Albion went thorugh the gears, eventually dispatching their opponents 4-0 with Froggatt, Phoebe Harris, Ike Clarke and Sellers all taking a goal and an assist each.

The final was a tense affair, Italia and Albion scrapping in a midfield battle for the ages. Eventually Vita Speight was put on a yellow, robbing Italia of the factor that was levelling the game for them. Froggatt again was the difference, a school captain's performance eventually rewarded with the winning and converting of a penalty to deny their rivals the treble they craved.

Down the bottom and it was FC Campina and AS Catamouge who were to feel the sting of relegation. FC Campina had enjoyed a great start to the season, surprisingly clear of the relegation zone, with former National Team manager Giovanne Varisco leading the way and helping them to secure the loan move of Rossa Capello from his former club. Then, the collapse. Key players Drake on the wing, Marichioni at entre-back and Buono in midfield all sustained injuries that kept them out for over 2 months each. Campina collapsed, taking only 11 points from the second half of the season, 5 from the last 14 and enduring a run of 6 consecutive defeats (although 3 were by 1 goal only).

Catamouge, meanwhile, had a much stronger end to the season, but fell short after their disasterous early season form. Pierre Rossi had come in as manager after only 4 games, and after a terrible run until midway he started to make some headway. Catamouge actually had the 5^th best form in the league during the second half of the campaign, and in one stretch took 12 points across 5 games with Vesper Benedetti bagging 6 goals across this, and a total of 20 for the season. However, it wasn't to be enough. As Munster pegged them back to 1-1 on the 35^th matchday, their fate was out of their hands, requiring Munster to lose to FC Campina and win over Hellenic. Neither result went their way, they now face a spell in the 2^nd tier and a rebuild, with Benedetti and Matilde Pizan heading for the door, and Lauretta Hightower looking likely to go as well.

Pos. Team		Pld  W	 D   L	 F   A	 GD	PTS
1    Italia Mosfleet	36   23	  9   4	 68  25	  43	78 C, IFCF CL, CdC
2    Mosfleet Albion	36   18	 11   7	 59  37	  22	65 IFCF CC, CWC
3    AS Samita		36   16	  7  13	 59  59	  0	55 IFCF CC
4    Scolastico		36   14	 11  11	 54  50	  4	53 IFCF CC
----------------------------------------------------------
5    Diepfleet		36   12	  9  15	 53  67	 -14	45
6    Hellenic SC	36   10	 14  12	 39  43	 -4	44
7    Sablegaard		36   12	  7  17	 50  59	 -9	43
8    Munster AFC	36   11	  9  16	 50  61	 -11	42
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9    AS Catamouge	36   10	  8  18	 39  51	 -12	38 R
10   FC Campina		36    9	  5  22	 33  52	 -19	32 R

Elmyian (ELM) Qualifiers
IFCF Champions’ League: Italia Mosfleet
IFCF Challengers' Cup: Mosfleet Albion, AS Samita, Scolastico
IFCF Cup Winners' Cup: Mosfleet Albion
IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy: Sporting Transvers, Estdalle, Villemont

Copa De Campeones: Italia Mosfleet

by **Jauharius** » Tue Jan 31, 2023 3:46 pm

Jauharius (JUS) Qualifiers

Zecrarth Champions League: SC Burningweeds, Artakus City SK

Season 13 JSL

by **IFCF** » Wed Feb 08, 2023 11:16 am

The deadline for entries to the 14th IFCF cycle will be 6 March 2022 at 08:00 UTC.

This will be the entry submission cutoff for the Champions League, Challengers Cup, Liga B Champions Trophy, Rising Stars Cup, and Cup Winners' Cup. Submissions posted since the last cycle, or the most recent submission if there were multiple, will be used. Please refer to this post for entry limits.

Participants are reminded to use the proper entry form for submission, as specified in appendix 1 of the competition regulations. Links to RPs and puppet declaration should come immediately before or after the entry form.

EDIT: This deadline was moved to be 8 hours later, allowing more people all of the evening of the 5th to post their entries.

by **Tumbra** » Wed Feb 08, 2023 11:43 am

PREMIER DIVISION, SEASON 9
THE 128TH REPUBLIC CUP

Tumbra (TMB) qualifiers

IFCF Champions' League: Lakewood City, Lakewood United
IFCF Challengers' Cup: West Couno United, Couno Rangers, Serrapince
IFCF Cup Winners' Cup: Lakewood United
Campionato Esportiva di Campeones/CEdC: Lakewood City, Lakewood United
VCIAPP: Kingsbury United [TMB]

Tumbra (TMB) final site bids

IFCF Associations Trophy: Eagles' Club, Straton, Tumbra (capacity: 88,000) Constructed with state-of-the-art technology, the stadium boasts the most modern facilities in the greater region, including unparalleled WiFi connectivity, an unencumbered viewing experience for every seat and sheltered seats for all 88,000 seats in the stadium. Clad in white and Eagles' Club red, the stadium exterior is able to change colours and features a fully retractable roof. On the grounds of the complex, a museum dedicated both to Tumbran football history and the history of the Eagles' Club also exists; as part of a greater revitalisation program to rebuild the grounds of the former National Stadium.

by **Stevencousin** » Wed Feb 08, 2023 3:52 pm

National Team Data |
Team Data |  League Season 1 |  Exca Cup Ed. 1 |
Team Data |  League Season 2 |  Exca Cup Ed. 2 |  
Team Data |  League Season 3 |  Exca Cup Ed.  3|
Team Data |  League Season 4 |  Exca Cup Ed.  4|

Stevencousin (SVI) qualifiers
IFCF Champions League: Meldrum Fall
IFCF Challengers Cup: Cassaholm Confidential, Fixmouth Firebolt, Pretihouse Pirate

FFI League of Victors - Meldrum Fall, Cassaholm Confidential
FFI Confederations Trophy - Fixmouth Firebolt

Zecrarth Champions League: - Meldrum Fall, Cassaholm Confidential
Zecrarth Nation Trophy: - Cassaholm Confidential

Stevencousin (SVI) final site bids

Zecrarth Champions League: Waxwood Circle, Holmdock (31,800)
Waxwood Circle is a multi-use stadium in Stigeswaldeford, Waxwood District, Holmdock, Stevencousin. It has both an indoor stadium and an outdoor stadium within its compound. The outdoor stadium can hold a maximum of 31,800 people and is currently used mostly for football matches, serving as the home stadium to Holmdock Highlander FC and The Highlander Academy. The stadium consists of a soccer field, an 8-lane running track, and a fitness center. In addition to sports events, large concerts are also organized by Waxwood Circle, and a series of political rallies and religious gatherings have also taken place here.

Stevencousin (SVI) final site bids

Zecrarth Nation Trophy: Readymann Ground, Fixmouth (26,900)
Homeground for Fixmouth Firebolt is a football stadium located in Fixmouth, Stevencousin. The stadium is part of the Fixmouth Sports and Recreation Centre, a community sports facility that includes the stadium as well as a swimming complex. Construction began in September 2007 and finished construction in 2009. The stadium was officially opened and inaugurated in 2010. It was built by Sungard Global and designed by Billingeburg & Co. A new light rail terminal has been built near the stadium for fans' convenience.

by **Osarius** » Wed Feb 15, 2023 7:25 am

CAFA LigAnaia
Edition VII

For the seventh edition of the CAFA LigAnaia, thirty-two teams from sixteen nations will participate. Almost a quarter of the teams entered (seven) are noted to be making their debut in CAFA LigAnaia.

The "late" entries submitted by the Rabastor Premier League (OSR/CBR) have been accepted, though the RPL are reminded to go through the proper channels in future.
The second set of entries from Atheara (AHR) have been noted for Edition VIII.
The football association of New Gesem (NGS) is reminded that the league is entitled to two entries in future.
The LigAnaia organising committee empathises with the Federation of Savigliano Football, and accepts the repeat submission.

LigAnaia headquarters reminds national associations to include "CAFA LigAnaia" in their submissions to avoid the chance of teams being missed by the administrative processes prior to the competition's preliminary round draw.
Final host site submissions are to be sent via the kicksy-spinsy.
Referees can also be submitted to the Database for the Association of Multiversal Umpires, Referees, and Officials (DAMURO). While this will have no bearing on your entries to LigAnaia, it is a useful resource for any CAFA-affiliated competition.

Finally, the CAFA LigAnaia organising committee is currently finalising a process for nominating your league's best players for FoxStar. Stay tuned for more information.

AHR  Atheara                       AUD  Audioslavia
CAD  Cardenao                      CBR  Cobrio
CMT  Chromatika                    ENE  Estorvipa and Estorpiva
EOT  Euran Overseas Territories    FVA  Flavovespia
KOR  Ko-oren                       NGS  New Gesem
OSR  Osarius                       PYA  Pyazhnaya
STR  StrayaRoos                    SVG  Savigliane
TJL  Tjorl                         YGZ  Yguazú

Notes: CAFA Coefficient is based on results from the last three editions of the CAFA LigAnaia. 
       Association ranks are the sum of all coefficient points earned by their teams in the last three editions.
       Unranked teams from associations with prior entrants were assigned 30% of the association's rank.

Qualifying Round
As thirty-two teams entered, for the first time in CAFA LigAnaia history, there was no need for a qualifying round. All teams were directly entered into the group stage.

Group Stage
Entrants were seeded according to CAFA coefficient* and split into four pots of eight. One team from each pot was placed in each group, with no two teams from the same nation permitted to be in the same group. Each group then completed a six-game, double round-robin tournament of its own, with three points awarded for a win, one point for a draw. The top two teams in each group progress to the round of sixteen.

Tiebreakers, when required were applied in the following order:

head-to-head results,
head-to-head goal difference,
head-to-head goals for,
head-to-head away goals,
overall goal difference,
total goals scored,
total away goals scored,
number of matches won in the group stage,
and a coin flip.

Notes: CAFA Coefficient is based on results from the last three editions of the CAFA LigAnaia. 
       Association ranks are the sum of all coefficient points earned by their teams in the last three editions.
       Unranked teams from associations with prior entrants were assigned 30% of the association's rank.

#  Team                                              P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    LOX    AST    HMD    SFT
1  Loxthorpe Rovers FC                         FVA   6  6  0  0  19   3  16  18      -     4-0    3-1    4-1  
2  Astena Rangers                              AHR   6  3  0  3   8  12  -4   9     1-3     -     1-0    3-2  
3  Hastmead Diamante                           OSR   6  2  0  4  15   9   6   6     0-2    1-2     -     7-1  
4  Stade-Ferre Trinité                         SVG   6  1  0  5   6  24 -18   3     0-3    2-1    0-6     -   


#  Team                                              P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    CHR    SRV    ESN    SCU
1  Chromatik                                   CMT   6  4  1  1  14   6   8  13      -     2-0    3-0    4-1  
2  Straudum VV                                 KOR   6  2  1  3  10   6   4   7     1-2     -     3-0    5-0  
3  Escuela Nacíonal DCPF                       CAD   6  1  3  2   5  10  -5   6 *   2-1    1-1     -     1-1  
4  St Cross United                             STR   6  1  3  2   6  13  -7   6 *   2-2    1-0    1-1     -   
* Tie broken by goal difference

#  Team                                              P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    MAE    NKR    BLM    PBC
1  Maethoru SC                                 KOR   6  5  1  0  17   4  13  16      -     3-0    1-1    2-0  
2  Negus Koromanti                             CBR   6  3  1  2  10   7   3  10     1-3     -     3-0    1-1  
3  Blades ex Magnaeus                          EOT   6  1  2  3   6  12  -6   5     1-5    0-2     -     3-0  
4  Prizrachnaya Brigada Cherniy Zamok          PYA   6  0  2  4   3  13 -10   2     1-3    0-3    1-1     -   


#  Team                                              P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    ZOZ    ALM    PLC    JRX
1  AC Izotz Zubia                              AUD   6  5  0  1  18   4  14  15      -     5-0    4-2    0-2  
2  Alameda Desperados                          CAD   6  3  0  3   8  12  -4   9     0-2     -     1-2    2-1  
3  Pale City                                   STR   6  1  2  3   9  15  -6   5 *   0-3    1-3     -     1-1  
4  Jraxville FC                                CBR   6  1  2  3   8  12  -4   5 *   0-4    1-2    3-3     -   
* Tie broken by head to head goals scored away from home

#  Team                                              P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    OMR    EVO    EZP    MIH
1  Osarese Marcadia                            AUD   6  6  0  0  22   2  20  18      -     6-0    4-0    5-0  
2  Incanto Evolution                           OSR   6  2  1  3   5  11  -6   7     0-1     -     1-0    2-1  
3  Ezpitia FC                                  AHR   6  1  2  3   7  12  -5   5     2-3    2-1     -     2-2  
4  Mamai Ihorivtsi                             ENE   6  0  3  3   5  14  -9   3     0-3    1-1    1-1     -   


#  Team                                              P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    CAZ    AAF    CNS    ACQ
1  Cazadores Cathair                           AUD   6  4  0  2  10   8   2  12      -     0-1    4-2    1-0  
2  FC Asurblau Afoln                           TJL   6  3  1  2  10   6   4  10     4-1     -     1-1    3-0  
3  FC Constantinople                           NGS   6  2  2  2  11  11   0   8     1-3    3-1     -     2-2  
4  AC Acqui Bollente                           SVG   6  1  1  4   3   9  -6   4     0-1    1-0    0-2     -   


#  Team                                              P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    WRT    CRP    CZU    SPR
1  Wirr Tsi                                    CMT   6  4  2  0  11   1  10  14      -     2-0    4-0    3-1  
2  Cerro Pintado                               YGZ   6  4  1  1  12   6   6  13     0-0     -     3-1    4-2  
3  Czujon 022 SC                               TJL   6  2  1  3   8  12  -4   7     0-0    0-3     -     4-1  
4  Spartak Rybolovlev                          ENE   6  0  0  6   6  18 -12   0     0-2    1-2    1-3     -   


#  Team                                              P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    BVG    FLG    OLM    KRS
1  Bavingtor FC                                FVA   6  5  1  0  18   5  13  16      -     3-1    1-0    5-2  
2  Fligsive FC                                 EOT   6  3  1  2  14   8   6  10     1-3     -     4-0    5-1  
3  Olímpico                                    YGZ   6  2  1  3   4  12  -8   7     0-5    0-0     -     2-1  
4  FK Krasnograd                               PYA   6  0  1  5   7  18 -11   1     1-1    1-3    1-2     -

Round of Sixteen
Group winners were randomly drawn against group stage runners up. Two teams from the same nation cannot be drawn against each other at this stage.
Group winners are the home team for the second leg.

(AUD)                       Osarese Marcadia    5–0    Fligsive FC                            (EOT)   3–0   2–0 
   
(AUD)                      Cazadores Cathair    5–2    Incanto Evolution                      (OSR)   3–1   2–1 
   
(CMT)                              Chromatik  p 2–2    Straudum VV                            (KOR)   0–1   2–1  (5–4 pen)
   
(KOR)                            Maethoru SC    2–1    FC Asurblau Afoln                      (TJL)   1–1   1–0 
   
(FVA)                           Bavingtor FC  p 4–4    Astena Rangers                         (AHR)   1–2   3–2  (5–4 pen)
   
(FVA)                    Loxthorpe Rovers FC    6–2    Negus Koromanti                        (CBR)   2–1   4–1 
   
(AUD)                         AC Izotz Zubia    5–2    Alameda Desperados                     (CAD)   1–1   4–1 
   
(CMT)                               Wirr Tsi    2–3    Cerro Pintado                          (YGZ)   2–2   0–1

Final Stage
The eight winners from the round of sixteen progress to the Final Stage: a seeded, single-leg, double-elimination tournament.
Seeds were determined by CAFA coefficient, and all matches were to be settled on the day; using extra time and penalty shootouts as required.

NOTE: The order of team display in the bracket image should now reflect home/away designations. Still working on the results list display order.
For each game in the top bracket (except the final) the home team is the higher-ranked side.
In the elimination rounds, the home team is the lower-ranked side (except the final).

Quarter Finals                                                                                               
(KOR)                     Maethoru SC    1–0    Cerro Pintado                   (YGZ)  
(CMT)                       Chromatik    4–3    Osarese Marcadia                (AUD)  
(AUD)               Cazadores Cathair    2–0    AC Izotz Zubia                  (AUD)  
(FVA)                    Bavingtor FC    1–2    Loxthorpe Rovers FC             (FVA) 

Elimination Round One                                                                                        
(AUD)                Osarese Marcadia    2–1    Cerro Pintado                   (YGZ)  
(FVA)                    Bavingtor FC    1–1 p  AC Izotz Zubia                  (AUD)  (1–1 FT · 3–4 pen)

Cerro Pintado (YGZ) and Bavingtor FC (FVA) are eliminated.

Semi-Semi Finals                                                                                             
(CMT)                       Chromatik    1–3    Maethoru SC                     (KOR)  
(FVA)             Loxthorpe Rovers FC    3–0    Cazadores Cathair               (AUD)

Elimination Round Two                                                                                        
(AUD)               Cazadores Cathair    3–1    Osarese Marcadia                (AUD)  
(AUD)                  AC Izotz Zubia  e 3–2    Chromatik                       (CMT)  (2–2 FT)

Osarese Marcadia (AUD) and Chromatik (CMT) are eliminated.

Semi Final                                                                                                   
(FVA)             Loxthorpe Rovers FC    0–1    Maethoru SC                     (KOR) 

Elimination Round Three                                                                                      
(AUD)                  AC Izotz Zubia    2–1    Cazadores Cathair               (AUD) 

Cazadores Cathair (AUD) are eliminated.

Final Eliminator                                                                                             
(AUD)                  AC Izotz Zubia    3–0    Loxthorpe Rovers FC             (FVA)

Loxthorpe Rovers FC (FVA) are eliminated.

With two teams remaining, the final can take place, at a neutral venue selected from those put forward by CAFA associations.

To decide the venue for the final, CAFA officials consulted the kicksy-spinsy. Attempts were made to ensure that associations who submitted their final site bids via the traditional method were also included, though CAFA LigAnaia organisers have conceded that some applications may have been missed, and reiterated their desire to move to this new system for future editions.

As with the previous edition, two final venues will be selected. The first is guaranteed to host, while the second will only host in circumstances where a second final game is required. In the case that the second venue is not required, the relevant association will not be considered ineligible to host next season's final.

As previously, the machine was activated, and after an amount of kicksey-spinsy-ness, it was announced that the final would take place at Mount Crown Stadium in Burningham, Osarius. In the event that a second final game is required, it will take place at Coal Coast Stadium in Coal Coast, StrayaRoos.

@ Mount Crown Stadium, Burningham
(KOR)                     Maethoru SC    3–0    AC Izotz Zubia                  (AUD)

As AC Izotz Zubia (AUD) were previously defeated in the Quarter Finals...

Maethoru SC are crowned CAFA LigAnaia VII Champions

Congratulations to the winners, and thanks, as usual, to all entrants for your patience.
A full bracket of the final stage (to make things a little easier to follow) can be found here.
The latest CAFA LigAnaia Coefficients can be found here.

The provisional deadline for CAFA LigAnaia VIII submissions is 23:59 GMT on March 12th, 2023

by **Glossworth** » Wed Feb 15, 2023 8:04 am

Glossworth (GOH) qualifiers
SEASON 01 ::: | Team League A  |   League A    |   League B    |    FA CUP

Zecrarth Champions League:  Frampton Typhoon & Olympian Orporbuton
Zecrarth Nation Trophy: Frampton Typhoon

by **Audioslavia** » Thu Feb 16, 2023 10:18 am

Season 22

Part One
Part Two

Audioslavia (AUD) Qualifiers
IFCF Champions League - 1830 Cathair, Osarese Marcadia, AC Izotz Zubia, Shamrock Cathair
IFCF Challengers Cup - Cazadores Cathair, KT Moreazerua, Laivana JPS
IFCF Cup Winners Cup - Osarese Marcadia

CAFA LigAnaia - 1830 Cathair, Osarese Marcadia

by **Khantari** » Thu Feb 16, 2023 7:42 pm



Season 07  |   Pre-Season    |  Club Detail   |   Post-Season    |  Rushingmoor Cup


Khantari (HTR) qualifiers

Zecrarth Champions League: - Inverster | Old Cave Grove
Zecrarth Nation Trophy: - Oldenhurst

by **Scaramangia** » Fri Feb 24, 2023 5:29 pm

THE GOLDEN APPLE
FIRST STAGE
PLAY-OFFS

Scaramangia (SCA) qualifiers
IFCF Champions League: The Rogues
IFCF Challengers Cup: The Kitsune of Sunrise Heights, Orion Restorationnaires, Eden Garden Loyals

AOCL: The Rogues

by **Anjung Batu** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 1:19 am

Anjung Batu (ANU) qualifiers
S4 League Detail

Zecrarth Champions League: Anjung Batu Police FC, Kuala Sauh City FC
Zecrarth Nation Trophy: Armed Force FC

by **Naixi** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 7:37 am

Naixi (NIX) qualifiers

IFCF Champions League: Chongjibo
IFCF Challengers Cup: Fuchou, Sheshou, Baomao
IFCF Cup Winners Cup: Aierlanren

Copa de Campeones: Chongjibo

Naixi (NIX) final site bids

Copa de Campeones: Sha Dadao, Qiawutian (24,945 all-seated capacity) The modern city of Qiawutian is a utopia for cosmopolitan tech types and late-night partiers who idolize a sort of cyberpunk, glossy black aesthetic, and the Sha Dadao integrates that new sensibility with the traditional color (orange) of the country's far west, where the nation's largest city resides. Walking through the stadium's turnstiles is meant to feel like walking through a web of hot orange embers glowing against the surface of a black ocean. Modern and sophisticated, the stadium can seat just under 25,000 spectators and is not out of place in its surroundings (the city's main commercial district). Its name translates to Avenue of Sand in English, so called because of its close proximity to a small patch of dunes that once rose from the grassy plain on which the part of town was built. Bohemian types are known to traipse casually around the verdant area by the stadium, which features a small park bordered by wine bars and art galleries.

by **Patriotlandia** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 11:08 pm

Super 8 Standings (MD28 - Final)

Pos Team                       P   W  D   L  For Ag  +/-  Pts   
 1 Griffin Isles United       28  15  7   6  36  24  +12  52     Champions, IFCF CL Qualified 
 2 AS Couen                   28  14  5   9  37  27  +10  47     IFCF CC Qualified
 3 Union Port-la-Ville        28  13  8   7  38  24  +14  47     IFCF CC Qualified
 4 Stade Conflans             28  12  8   8  32  27   +5  44     IFCF CC Qualified 
 5 Rapides St-Charles         28   9 10   9  28  30   -2  37
 6 Athletique Alexandrie      28   9  9  10  31  31   +0  36
 7 CF Capitale                28   5  8  15  21  44  -23  23
 8 Grand-Ours Rovers          28   5  5  18  22  38  -16  20

Patriotlandia (PTR) qualifiers
Champions League: Griffin Isles United
Challengers Cup: AS Couen, Union Port-la-Ville, Stade Conflans
Liga B Champions Trophy: Olympique Yvesmont, Asche City, AS Vilnay
Cup Winners’ Cup: Athlétique Alexandrie

Patriotlandia (PTR) final site bid
IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy: Arène Alphonse-Sintègne, Couen (capacity 50,000)
Arène Alphonse-Sintègne is retractable roof sports stadium in Couen, Foubrac, Patriotlandia. Home of AS Couen, the stadium is not the newest but the atmosphere and experience is still top class. It offers great views from every seat and the central jumbotron, remiscent of an hockey arena, ensures all the visitors get as close to the action as possible. The stadium is a stone throw away from the Couen city center but is fairly accessible by public transit via a network of shuttles throughout the city. The city is also inviting to travelling fans with plenty of attractions like visiting the National Arsenal and the old town center.

by **Flavovespia** » Wed Mar 01, 2023 4:06 pm

Flavovespia results from Season 40 (40AU):

Preview (Super League Part 1)
Preview (Super League Part 2)
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Full Round Up
Awards (TBC)

Flavovespia (FVA) Qualifiers:

IFCF Champions League: Bavingtor FC, Loxthorpe Rovers FC
IFCF Challenger’s Cup: Binclestead Wood FC, Marthorpe City FC, Langmere Green Rovers FC
IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy: Vale FC, Gann FC, Capton Club
IFCF Cup Winner's Cup: Binclestead Wood FC

CAFA LigAnaia: Bavingtor FC, Binclestead Wood FC

VCIAPP: Hadford Hill FC

by **Gnejs** » Thu Mar 02, 2023 11:04 am

Per this post: Allgnejsan 2023

PUFF would like to submit these qualifiers:

Gnejs, Prosaic Union of (PUG) qualifiers
Champions League: Briskeby BK
Challengers Cup: Kejm BK, IFK Segeltorp, Storängens IF

(OOC: I heard that seeing as the linked post is an RP for another contest and will be graded/awarded bonus there, it won’t be eligible for any sort of bonus here. That’s a-ok, I just want to sign up my teams)

by **Ancherion** » Thu Mar 02, 2023 2:18 pm

The ACH/BRP Season 8 Joint League

Ancherion Super League Standings

    Team                      P   W   D   L  For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Empilot United FC        38  32   4   2  114  30  +84 100 CL, CEdC
  2 Chrilsia FC              38  30   3   5  106  41  +65  93 CL, CEdC
  3 AC Lopel                 38  25   7   6   97  33  +64  82 CC, CEdC
  4 Ostholden Town           38  24   6   8   69  35  +34  78 CC
  5 Bartholomew FC           38  22   7   9   78  45  +33  73 CC, CEdC
  6 Para Wanderer's FC       38  20   5  13   78  51  +27  65 CC
  7 Prime Para Unted         38  17   9  12   37  30   +7  60 CC
  8 Winock United            38  14   9  15   57  69  -12  51 CC
  9 Oldcastle United         38  12  14  12   44  47   -3  50
 10 Ivasiocastle United      38  12  10  16   57  65   -8  46
 11 Sorial Suns              38  12  10  16   54  65  -11  46
 12 Icurus Albion            38  11  11  16   37  64  -27  44
 13 Sitrui United            38   9  12  17   35  59  -24  39
 14 Spacious FC              38   9  11  18   32  51  -19  38
 15 AC Bones                 38   8  12  18   38  61  -23  36
 16 Ying Yo FC               38   8  11  19   27  58  -31  35
 17 Queueland United         38   6  12  20   34  65  -31  30 ACH
 18 Madvert City             38   6  11  21   32  72  -40  29 BRP
 19 Firocker United          38   6  10  22   34  80  -46  28 ACH
 20 Sorial United            38   5  10  23   27  66  -39  25 BRP

Ancherite Elite League Standings

    Team                   P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Kuzaki City           38  23   8   7  60  29  +31  77  P, LB
  2 Caption Bay           38  22   9   7  61  33  +28  75  P, LB
  3 Inter Lopel           38  22   7   9  65  39  +26  73  LB
  4 FC Hunners            38  22   7   9  55  30  +25  73
  5 Zalawi FC             38  18   9  11  49  47   +2  63
  6 Stupidity County      38  18   8  12  63  55   +8  62
  7 Inter Zooers          38  16  10  12  39  35   +4  58
  8 Ganoit City           38  16   6  16  51  47   +4  54
  9 Monshar Town          38  15   7  16  46  55   -9  52
 10 Bereskh Albion        38  14   9  15  34  34   +0  51
 11 Lesin Kings           38  14   9  15  39  49  -10  51
 12 Pomsea United         38  14   7  17  44  49   -5  49
 13 Adasey FC             38  13   9  16  36  37   -1  48
 14 Lapilan United        38  13   9  16  34  40   -6  48
 15 Aleport United        38  12  11  15  45  45   +0  47
 16 FC Armouri            38  11  12  15  32  37   -5  45
 17 Armouri Saints        38   9   6  23  21  40  -19  33
 18 Balucon Forest        38   6  13  19  34  62  -28  31
 19 Hordal United         38   7   9  22  31  57  -26  30
 20 Rurith Town           38   4  17  17  26  45  -19  29

Paradisian Elite League Standings

    Team                     P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 FC Arahanthgirichi      38  22   8   8  52  24  +28  74  P, LB
  2 Seaton FC Basel         38  20  11   7  47  21  +26  71  P, LB
  3 Oldcastle Athletic      38  20   6  12  54  38  +16  66  LB
  4 Rayvale FC              38  18   6  14  48  37  +11  60
  5 Olympian United         38  16  12  10  47  38   +9  60
  6 Icurus FC 36            38  16  10  12  49  39  +10  58
  7 Aldshore                38  15  13  10  42  34   +8  58
  8 Appro Athletic          38  16   8  14  28  25   +3  56
  9 Juan Lumo SK            38  14  13  11  43  38   +5  55
 10 Mertingen AFC           38  14  13  11  54  50   +4  55
 11 Hedgelake Forest        38  14  13  11  35  33   +2  55
 12 Aswifston Albion        38  17   4  17  54  54   +0  55
 13 Ivasiocastle FC         38  14  10  14  39  45   -6  52
 14 Brazikia FC             38  10  18  10  32  31   +1  48
 15 Polbrough United        38  12  11  15  52  50   +2  47
 16 Tagud Wanderers         38  11  14  13  38  37   +1  47
 17 San Crane County        38   9  11  18  22  38  -16  38
 18 FC Aranthiri            38   9   7  22  25  49  -24  34
 19 Kelchneria              38   7  11  20  44  69  -25  32
 20 New City FAC            38   4   5  29  36  91  -55  17

National Cup


First Round
Aleport United (2) 2-0 Armouri Saints (2) (2-0 agg)

Queueland United (1) 0-1 Seaton FC Basel (2) (0-1 agg)

Bluepool County (3) 1-1 Para Wanderer's FC (1) (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 2-1 PKs)

FC Armouri (2) 0-0 Hedgelake Forest (2) (0-0 AET, 0-0 agg, 4-1 PKs)

Reggie FC (4) 0-1 Sorial Suns (1) (0-1 agg)

Kuzaki City (2) 2-0 Filites Madrid (3) (2-0 agg)

Graxian United (3) 4-1 Jasrowka Bears (4) (4-1 agg)

Bereskh Albion (2) 0-1 Ivasiocastle FC (2) (0-1 agg)

Sitrui United (1) 2-0 Inrora Athletic (4) (2-0 agg)

FC Seim (4) 0-3 Thauria Lathyi (3) (0-3 agg)

Prime Para United (1) 4-3 Empilot United FC (1) (4-3 agg)

Icurus Albion (1) 1-1 Oldcastle Athletic (2) (2-1 AET, 2-1 agg)

Pomsea United (2) 2-1 AC Lopel (1) (2-1 agg)

Ying Yo FC (1) 0-2 Winock United (1) (0-2 agg)

Oldcastle United (1) 1-0 Inter Lopel (2) (1-0 agg)

Kelchneria (2) 4-1 Ivasiocastle United (1) (4-1 agg)

Ostholden Town (1) 0-0 Sorial United (1) (0-0 AET, 0-0 agg, 0-3 PKs)

Inter Bylyn (3) 6-5 Corview FC (3) (6-5 agg)

Chrilsia FC (1) 6-0 New City FAC (2) (6-0 agg)

Brazikia FC (2) 1-0 FC Arahanthgirichi (2) (1-0 agg)

Icurus FC 36 (2) 1-0 AC Bones (1) (1-0 agg)

Tovian Port United (4) 2-3 Hordal United (2) (2-3 agg)

Skullian City (3) 1-0 Minati Rovers (3) (1-0 agg)

Rayvale FC (2) 3-0 Ostholden United (3) (3-0 agg)

Madvert City (1) 2-0 Rafaye FC (3) (2-0 agg)

Bartholomew FC (1) 2-2 Firocker United (1) (2-3 AET, 2-3 agg)

Lapilan United (2) 2-0 San Crane County (2) (2-0 agg)

Polbrough United (2) 3-0 Spacious FC (1) (3-0 agg)

Magmadon FC (4) 0-1 Hapland FC (3) (0-1 agg)

FC Aranthiri (2) 2-1 Palmer Hotspur (3) (2-1 agg)

Tolarians AFC (5) 2-2 Inter Zooers (2) (2-3 AET, 2-3 agg)

Mertingen AFC (2) 1-1 FC Hunners (2) (1-2 AET, 1-2 agg)


Second Round
Pomsea United (2) 0-1 Chrilsia FC (1) (0-1 agg)

Ivasiocastle FC (2) 0-1 Icurus Albion (1) (0-1 agg)

Thauria Lathyi (3) 1-2 Kelchneria (2) (1-2 agg)

Winock United (1) 3-1 FC Armouri (2) (3-1 agg)

Sorial United (1) 2-2 Inter Zooers (2) (2-2 AET, 2-2 agg, 1-3 PKs)

Sitrui United (1) 2-1 Oldcastle United (1) (2-1 agg)

Madvert City (1) 0-1 Brazikia FC (2) (0-1 agg)

Hordal United (2) 0-4 Lapilan United (2) (0-4 agg)

Bluepool County (3) 1-2 Firocker United (1) (1-2 agg)

Icurus FC 36 (2) 3-1 FC Aranthiri (2) (3-1 agg)

Inter Bylyn (3) 0-0 Kuzaki City (2) (0-0 AET, 0-0 agg, 0-2 PKs)

Hapland FC (3) 1-0 FC Hunners (2) (1-0 agg)

Seaton FC Basel (2) 1-0 Rayvale FC (2) (1-0 agg)

Skullian City (3) 1-2 Polbrough United (2) (1-2 agg)

Prime Para United (1) 3-3 Graxian United (3) (3-4 AET, 3-4 agg)

Sorial Suns (1) 3-1 Aleport United (2) (3-1 agg)


Third Round
Kelchneria (2) 0-3 Inter Zooers (2) (0-3 agg)

Polbrough United (2) 1-3 Kuzaki City (2) (1-3 agg)

Icurus Albion (1) 1-0 Sitrui United (1) (1-0 agg)

Graxian United (3) 0-3 Firocker United (1) (0-3 agg)

Icurus FC 36 (2) 0-2 Seaton FC Basel (2) (0-2 agg)

Chrilsia FC (1) 3-0 Hapland FC (3) (3-0 agg)

Sorial Suns (1) 1-1 Winock United (1) (1-2 AET, 1-2 agg)

Brazikia FC (2) 0-1 Lapilan United (2) (0-1 agg)


Quarter Final
Inter Zooers (2) 0-3 Chrilsia FC (1) (0-3 agg)

Icurus Albion (1) 1-2 Kuzaki City (2) (1-2 agg)

Winock United (1) 2-1 Firocker United (1) (2-1 agg)

Lapilan United (2) 0-1 Seaton FC Basel (2) (0-1 agg)


Semi Final
Chrilsia FC (1) 0-2 Seaton FC Basel (2) (0-2 agg)

Winock United (1) 1-2 Kuzaki City (2) (1-2 agg)


Final
Seaton FC Basel (2) 0-0 Kuzaki City (2) (0-0 AET, 0-0 agg, 2-3 PKs)

Ancherion's (ACH) Qualifiers
Primary Association

IFCF Champions League: Chrilsia FC
IFCF Challenger's Cup: AC Lopel, Ostholden Town, Winock United
IFCF Liga B: Kuzaki City, Caption Bay, Inter Lopel
IFCF Cup Winners Cup: Kuzaki City
CEdC: Chrilsia FC, AC Lopel

Boring Paradise's (BRP) Qualifiers
Primary Association, Puppet of Ancherion

IFCF Champions League: Empilot United FC
IFCF Challenger's Cup: Bartholomew FC, Para Wanderer's FC, Prime Para United
IFCF Liga B: FC Arahanthgirichi, Seaton FC Basel, Oldcastle Athletic
CEdC: Empilot United FC, Bartholomew FC

by **Juvencus** » Fri Mar 03, 2023 5:54 am

According to this and this

Juvencus(JUE) Qualifiers:
IFCF Champions Cup: AC Pomena
IFCF Challengers Cup: U.S Scudelli, FC Piluzzi, AS Aguajú
IFCF Liga B Champions Cup: Petro Mohammed FC, Dortimao FC, Toro Calcio
IFCF Cup Winners' Cup: AC Pomena

FFI League of Victors: AC Pomena, U.S Scudelli
FFI Confederations' Trophy: FC Piluzzi

by **Trolleborg** » Fri Mar 03, 2023 6:43 am

Accordingly to the results of last championship which was published here Trolleborg put forward as participants of the international club tounaments following clubs:

Trolleborg (TRL) Qualifiers
IFCF Champions League: Finn Hurps
IFCF Challenger's Cup: Great March, Eugene Troger, FTST

FFI League of Victors: Finn Hurps, Great March
FFI Confederations' Trophy:Eugene Troger

Post edited at 12th March in accordance with instructions of ICFC to link the first post of relevant RP instead of last one

by **Kelssek** » Fri Mar 03, 2023 7:09 am

Coverage: 1 2 3 4

Kelssek (KSK) qualifiers
Champions League: CF Outineau, Shearwater, CS Saint-Rémy
Challengers Cup: Burnaby SC, Langlois Océanic, Kirkenes FC
Cup Winners’ Cup: CF Outineau

VCIAPP: Coquitlam United

by **Ko-oren** » Fri Mar 03, 2023 9:20 am

Top League Previews
Second Division & Third Tier Previews

Top League Results pt 1
Top League Results pt 2 & tables (end of Winter edition)
RP (end of Winter edition)

Top League Results pt 3 & tables (Spring edition)
Top League Results pt 4 & Final tables, top scorers
RP (Final table edition); team of the year, teams and interviews

Pro/rel playoffs, University/Academy finals, Amateur Leagues
Pro Cup & Open Cup, Pro v Open Cup Final, Supercup
RP (all playoffs, cups, knockouts, etcetera)

Ko-oren (KOR) Qualifiers
IFCF Champions League: Aminey CS, Maethoru SC, Miradela GD
IFCF Challenger's Cup: Katashi Azula, Schemerdrecht SVV, Katashi-Kanatsu
IFCF Liga B Champions' Trophy: Maynard AFC, Coloruna de Paraiso, SC Sokrona
IFCF Cup Winners' Cup: Tanques AOE
IFCF Rising Stars Cup: Greencaster Business University
CAFA LigAnaia: Aminey CS, Maethoru SC
VCIAPP: Straudum VV
IUCC: Arakura Revelation, Katashi Keizai Daigaku, Dayfade Soccer Academy

by **HUElavia** » Fri Mar 03, 2023 10:40 am

Link to National Competitions

HUElavia (HUE) Qualifiers
IFCF Champions League: International Curumba
IFCF Challenger's Cup: Real HUEguida, SC Yatagarasu, Real Curumba CF

FFI League of Victors: International Curumba, Real HUEguida
FFI Confederations' Tophy: Real Curumba CF

by **Saterun** » Fri Mar 03, 2023 6:24 pm

As per this post

Saterun (SAT) qualifiers
Champions League: Tsear FC
Challengers Cup: Mieteng City, Anasb FC, Real Anasb

Saterun (SAT) Final Site Bid

Liga B Champions' Trophy and Rising Star's Cup: Tsear Tsuperdome(57,000)
Home to current league champions Tsear FC, the Tsuperdome has seen many a historic match. Known affectionately as "The Abyss", the Tsuperdome is also a modern stadium, with state-of-the-art changing rooms and fan comfort facilities. There is also much to do in the surrounding area, making this the perfect site to host a week-long festival of football.

by **Zwangzug** » Fri Mar 03, 2023 7:09 pm

(OOC: This is a pastiche of "Soccer in Sun and Shadow," by Eduardo Galeano. The lines in quotation marks about goalkeepers, Lilliputians, robots, and the last paragraph, are direct quotes from the translation. Everything else is intended to be in a similar, if much more tongue-in-cheek, spirit.)

Hello, it is I, Ígnîgo Xôjálá of the Lâlâxüçe Crier! You may remember me from World Cup 90, in which I had the honor of interviewing Ms. Junia McCue, who is a Challengers' Cup winner who also happens to be a real-life Bigtopian, well technically a Zwangzugian who belongs to the Bigtopian ethnicity, but I mean, they're persecuted and oppressed throughout the multiverse, her story really should be a sign of the superlative talent that only hardship and bigotry can forge. With Arlington City off to another impressive international campaign, I decided to spend a season in Zwangzug and learn how the beautiful game shines through in many different cities.

Molla

It is the first week of the season. Namiri Independent have finished last for five consecutive seasons. In other parts of the world this would be an impossibility; they would have been relegated, replaced by a new group of strivers ready to make their mark on the top flight. But here, just as the economic safety net does what it can to make sure no one falls through the cracks, the stultifying repetition continues in the first and only division.

It is August in Sharag, in the temperate rainforest. Today is an extremely typical 58 degrees. The vicissitudes of a convulsing planet have not imperiled Sector 32 Park, or perhaps they just have their head in the dirt.

Gangambika Molla is from the Junba sub-ethnic group of Namiri. She is bulky and not fleet. Elsewhere, more desperate places where people truly struggle to make ends meet, you might call her a poacher. This metaphor has never caught on in Namiri, where wildlife protection is strictly enforced. Independent pride themselves on being flexible, on being willing to experiment and try new things up front, in contrast to their relentlessly defensive neighbors in Guariday. This is somewhat of an exaggeration--if they were really as innovative as they claim, perhaps they would not have finished last for five consecutive seasons. But nevertheless, in minute 23, Molla receives a pass from Umanath Todarmal, then slams it into the side of the net. It is a new season, Independent lead, and anything is possible.

(They will promptly concede two to the Twineur Bugs. It could also be a long season.)

Marcus

Rachel Shapiro is an angry Bear. The only woman in the baseball Zebras' starting rotation, she throws a blazing fastball, and is known to support the Liberal Conservative Party because she cares about the welfare of bears and zebras in the wild as well. Fans in the capital adore her, and make "bear claws" when she gets a strikeout. Even though her international career is likely over, she will probably play a couple more seasons for Zwischen, even if no one is watching. It is early September, and the baseball divisional races are coming to a head, probably, though not recorded in detail anymore.

The Nepharan and Verdean presses have commented on the dissimilarities between pitching and goalkeeping. Like they do with everything else, Zwangzugians have nodded sagely as if they understood what was going on and then promptly proceeded to demonstrate that they have no idea what they're talking about. Zwangzugians are remarkably phlegmatic baseball fans; if their starting pitcher has a defecatory performance, well, maybe the manager overused them earlier in the season. And individual wins/losses are not a very useful statistic, anyway. And relief pitchers are bound to collapse every once in a while, it comes with the territory. Yeah, it may be frustrating to have four days of doing nothing and waiting for redemption--but then, what the team does in those four days can't be your fault. Zwangzug is a great place to be a pitcher, and pitchers love to represent the Zebras just like the batters do.

Zwangzugians, on the other hand, are terrified at the burdens of the "martyr, pay-all, penitent, or punching bag." The nation is comprised of both those who relish "the immensity of the empty net," and those, well-meaning but perhaps misguided, who would rather look like fools than subject their comrades to such anguish. In the long run--history has run wild in even this idyllic place, too many times to count--it is the former masochists who have carried the day, but in the capital the old ways still prosper. Pitchers, Zwischen will boast proudly, but goalkeepers, never.

So Ephesian control the midfield, dominating possession, whimsically outscoring the opposition while resolutely not drawing fouls. Youngster Stephen Marcus, from his bald head and wise strategems, could be mistaken for a much older player. He even scores against the run of play, which is slightly astonishing, since Ephesian know no other way than relentlessly controlling the run of play and pushing forward--but he knows not to overexert himself, and when Thalia Strave-Carp taps him a pass, he converts it. He scores a hat trick, and Ephesian defeat FTC United 5-1.

Dewey

Evan Dewey came of age surrounded by footballing royalty--Trebuchet Cham's midfield sporting such talents as Gabriel Lapierre, Nancy Puyo-Sachar, and even the golden Testículo herself, Kayla Haugen. But uneasy lies the head that wears the crown, and Dewey seems to have wilted in their shadow. Now, in the unsparing spotlight of trying to rebound from the ninth-place finish, there is no question that when he succeeds--or fails--everyone will know.

It's 2-2 against FTC United. Catarina Malmquist grazes Dewey, and his maroon shirt ripples in the wind; he decides to tumble to the grass, see how the dome on top of Stabb Field looks from this angle, slow down the pace of play. The referee has little appreciation for this performance, and the home fans express their criticism. Are they merely disappointed he got caught, or trying to signal their moral rectitude? Are they attentive enough to even notice he was simulating, or are they so shortsighted that even the referee, whose job it is to have their eyesight disdained by all and sundry, must inform them of Dewey's misdeed?

Sourly, he reacts to this by being absent from the next few minutes of attack, buildup, back-and-forth. Then, an opening; Toni Paolis loses possesion, and Dewey takes control, dribbles forward, is nearly caught offside by Pia Leykauf, shakes her free, and scores.

"How does she make you feel?" I ask, later, when Cham hold on to win.

"Her?" Dewey echoes.

"She. Her. Ella."

He squints. "Is this some kind of--"

"The ball," I hastily explain. "The football, that you dance with, adore, caress, woo. Are you not her devoted companion?"

"Um," says Dewey. "I dunno how your league does it, but like--we have women playing? Alongside us? They're people? It's a little bit weird to anthropomorphize the ball, is all."

Imamura

It is early October, it is the Days of Awe--the sweet new year, the somber times of repentance and atonement--and perhaps no one is quite sure what year it is or how the calendars align, but in Trink, they know it is Matchday Seven and they are returning home to face the defending champions, coming off the backs of a heavy defeat away in Keppal. Trink fans are testy, and why shouldn't they be? Just because they were born here, in this labyrinth of bureaucracies, does not change the fact that their ancestors were driven on the winds of persecution and terror, fleeing bombs that blocked out the sky or tyrants that turned the horizon to ash. Trink, in forty seasons, have never won the 1./, and it is unjust given all the talent that has passed through the Kyogijo Concord; it is only to be expected, because their heritage has told them that glory is not to be expected, not here.

Ryota Imamura glowers, and why shouldn't he? He is a World Cup champion, one of twenty-six names carved into history, an immortal alphabet. And yet, he is not; Kate DiMarini, in her prudence, in her shameful conservatism, refused to take advantage of the expanded rosters unless it was truly necessary, unless something too disruptive happens. And this is Zwangzug, chilly utopia above the clouds and above the fray, nothing too terrible ever happens here. Imamura is a winner without effort, a legend without honor, and he resents it, even here.

It is 1-1 in the fifty-third minute, when Masaru Yanai sends it out of play. Meredith Ryland takes another booming throw-in, hoping to place it at the feet of Chester Hildegard, but Imamura gets there first, shaking off Ryland and Cynthia Fairfax-Hazy, and scores. The fans blow their horns and thump their drums and chant their inexhaustible parodies, and even here, beneath the noise, there is harmony.

Lanza-Hayes

Bassabook enter the eighth matchday at the top of the table, having most recently put up four against Cham and continuing to rack up goals from all corners. They come home to take on Keppal Cosmos, and for the first half, the battle is one of midfield possession. Jude McWaler and Julia MacEacharna, both of whom played on the university all-star team that competed in the Brevity Cup and the Mihaly Invitational before making the leap to the full side, are scintillating, back-and-forth, forth-and-back. Is it any coincidence that they are both Bigtopians? MacEacharna, the jovial tenor saxophonist, not always the most conducive to her managers' mind-numbing and tedious routines, still full of play in every sense of the word. And McWaler, runner-up in the university championship with Glune Institute of Natural Sciences, who almost-but-not-quite equalized in minute 90+8 of the Eagles' Cup final, at a young age already used to being second-best, but unprotesting, ready to make his own name--even a tragic one--beyond the shadows of the national team's predecessors.

(According to most of the fans I have spoken with, it is a coincidence, and Bigtopian-Zwangzugians are no more gifted nor oppressed nor spectacular nor mistreated than their Peridune- and Ianix- and Namirite- compatriots. But that doesn't make for an Important Moralizing Narrative, come on, guys.)

That's the first half. In the second half, Bassabook are a bit more in control, the ball lingering longer in Keppal's half. The Keppal fans adore Ketevan Igreli too much to make her a scapegoat, of course, but she does not have the elegant understatement that is easy to take for granted elsewhere; when she throws herself forward, getting her extremities to the ball, it's hard to miss. So she does against Tutilo Rimbert and Kelly Dervi-Raish in turn. It is Bassabook's David Lanza-Hayes, who has a dapper mustache and a stout right foot, who breaks the tie, sending it into the corner in the 83rd minute. That this uninspiring, untroubled, Peridune fellow's hyphenated name--Bassabook can't even do conservatism right!--will be written in the scoreline as the only thing of note to transpire during the match is of course wildly unjust, but there you have it.

Harber-Kun

It is early November, it is matchday ten, it is Dwayne, in Vordex, in the south of the country. Vordex is part of the region that, historically, used the Cyrillic alphabet, but like so many other things they have become standardized, fallen in line, local life and culture snuffed out. The transit systems that are supposed to be kind to the planet, preserving its future, are at the same time heralds of a depressing monotony. Of course, even though Dwayne does not compare to most of the metropoli I have visited, it is still the sixth-largest city in Vordex District, and the local train network links it up to Elmax and Snoub and from there, everywhere else. It is very possible that, beyond my itinerary, there are towns that are smaller still, keeping to their old ways, resplendent in diversity even if the capital does not deign to notice.

This is the smallest stadium I will visit, and every seat is taken. Rovers United, of course, are used to this, prudently managing their budgets with no expectation of high-flying salaries. Their name conjures up absurdity, whimsy, but can they truly be as playful as that suggests? Forget history and their caprices; this team must travel much more than any other, and so, they must train, relentlessly and regimentedly, just to make up for all the exhaustion caused by travel. How can they take in the joy of all these small towns, never mind pleasing the fans, when they are running uphill just to keep up with their bodies?

Yet they strive nonetheless, and if they are only a middling side--well, in a league like this, perversely, even a middling side can go far. They enter matchday ten far from middling; they are second, between Bassabook and Arlington, who are playing out a one-all draw. Here, in Dwayne, the Rovers take on Namiri Forest, and even if the fans in piddling Vordex don't know or care who any of them are, the Rovers are conjurers who make something out of nothing; they have decided that those cheers, that excitement, is for them.

The World Cup 85 generation is gone, and rightly so; it has been eleven seasons, Quincy Dulk-Fough has seized glory with the national team, Rowan Singh can recede into memory along with all the others. Newcomer Saroj Kinnar, despite her name, is as cosmopolitan as any and has fit right in here (not unlike Rowan Singh, as a matter of fact, though she may be more pious than he was snarky). Sheila Harber-Kun is neither tall nor lithe, but she puts the ball where she wants it to go. "Lilliputians can change speed and accelerate brusquely without falling because they aren't built like skyscrapers." Zwangzugians, of course, know all about skyscrapers, even in "small" towns like Dwayne. And I think the Lilliputians might be another persecuted ethnicity, like the Bigtopians, but Harber-Kun does not answer my questions about it, after the game, which I think is slightly rude. But in minute 26, she scores, and against a team like Forest, it's all the Rovers need.

Waugh

It is matchday thirteen, it is the beginning of December in Twineur, "city of snow angels"--the dustings are not enough to cancel school, though they have caused a few delays on the local trains, or perhaps that's just a convenient excuse for the endless bureaucratic mishaps that inevitably result in delays. Twineur are returning home in high spirits, having defeated table-topping Bassabook at Pacific Field, and now take on the Old Boys' archrivals. But momentum is a fickle illusion; the visitors lead 1-0 at the half.

Six minutes after the restart, Neil Morris crosses to Valerie Waugh. From a distance, the rules seem stringent: "use your feet, don't use your hands, unless you're the sort of miscreant who lives outside the ordinary rules." But this is an oversimplification: great players control the ball with their entire body, head and shoulders knees and toes, chests, using their teammates for support or sharing it with them in an infinite give-and-take, unwilling to interrupt their performance for such mundane considerations as the location of the net. Waugh is not showy, nor is she used to having domestic teammates who can supply a partner for a double act, so she instead scoots towards goal, the ball trailing in her wake like a misshapen shadow. She rolls it across herself hurriedly, not giving the referee time or space to question how it's done, and then, when it looks almost as if she might be caught in the act, guiltily discharges it out of John Boomhower's reach, for a second goal. Melanie Quantico scores in added time, and the match finishes 3-0.

"What is your relationship like with him?" I ask Waugh, later.

"What?"

"Do you tease him, cajole him, tickle him, angrily punch him? How do you coax him to do your bidding?"

"Excuse me?"

"The ball," I say, "the football, which you control so brilliantly, so magnificently. Women can play football too, right? Don't you, like, perceive him as the object of your affection?"

Waugh stares at me as if doubting my multilingualism. "Okay, first of all, I'm a lesbian..."

Mungwaii

The captaincy is an honor for any team, of course, and in this nation it is no exception, the cloth armband demarcating a leader who speaks for the side and leads by example. It is a position of responsibility, often entrusted to a long-tenured player. In the early days of the national team, the captain took on many of a manager's typical responsibilities, and seniority was highly valued--only someone who'd been around from the beginning and understood how and why things were done could be worthy of leadership.

Yet, it is not as simple as a reward for excellence. Much has been made of the fact that superlative players do not always make the best managers; if the game comes naturally to you, so effortless that you don't need or want to put it into words, how can you communicate that to lesser mortals? Can a superstar's ego speak with the voice of eleven? And, in an insular league known--politely--for going its own way and doing its own thing--can an outsider claim to represent the country's most typical city?

For all those reasons, Meldi'ita Mungwaii, the (extremely) long-tenured Turorian striker, might seem an odd choice to wear the armband for the blue and gold. And yet, his very longevity makes him impossible to overlook; he's been here since Season 33, when he arrived at Laura Petrell's side to play alongside such names as Riley Kivrin and my pal McCue. At 46, he's still chasing 100 goals with the national team, and if he's good enough for the third-in-the-world Eels, well, he's good enough for Arlington City, captaincy and all.

On Matchday Fourteen, Bassabook, who had been leading on goal difference, are being held to a draw with their archrivals. On the west side in the FTC, Arlington are tied 1-1 with the home Oxen. And in minute 86, the indomitable Mungwaii redirects a free kick into the goal. Arlington are first outright, and despite fighting on two fronts with the Challengers' Cup, they will lead the rest of the way.

Bright-Lemmox

Spenson and Bassabook enter Matchday Seventeen tied for second, with Bassabook ahead by one goal of differential. They face each other in the Stelladome, in Fulpog.

I do not like it here very much. We should be under the sun, or at least the clouds, not this unnatural dome. And it's not even located in the city itself; for a country that preens over its public transit, shouldn't these monotonous-looking suburbs have been properly incorporated into the city proper by now, allowed to grow and change and take on their own identity rather than these boring eyesores? "Soccer gets mass-produced, and it comes out colder than a freezer and as merciless as a meat grinder: soccer for robots." As much as the locals boast of their cyborg-run automation, I cannot help but think that there is no true football here, and they only reason the humans do not understand what has been lost is because they never had it in the first place.

The Old Boys and Suburbians are tied after ninety minutes. In the first minute of stoppage time, Luo Chuan, the Yue playmaker, takes possession. She's alert and sees an opening, but Cody Himplang-Sois, Bassabook's left back, moves to cut her off. Luo, more confident in distribution, dribbles backward, and sends it over to Keegan Bright-Lemmox, who redirects it in. 3-2 Spenson, who move into second. And if the fans' chants have been mechanical, dronelike--well, wordless screaming is the same in every language.

Jairo-Cibol

The Bug House is a welcome change of pace from the Stelladome, if only in the literal sense--Twineur are known for their fast pace and disdain for dawdling. But in another sense, most of the stadiums here, from insignificant Dwayne to high-tech Fulpog, are similar. Not what they have in common, but what they don't have. The naming rights have not been auctioned off; fields are given names either in honor of the club or extremely generic titles or other impenetrable allusions, rather than sponsored. You will not find ads alongside the edge of the stands. The jerseys--even the gaudily colorful ones--don't sport logos.

I would like to think it's something pure, something that hearkens back to a time before commercial sponsorship infiltrated the game. It's not, of course; as far back as Zwangzug's football history goes, capitalism's depredations are far older. Am I expecting an impossible standard? The World Cup was introduced by Ariddia, who are as communistic as you can get. Then again, the modern Champions' League carries on from UICA's Champions' Cup, which was originally the "TakilQuip Champions' Cup" after its sponsors from absurdly mercantilistic Paripana. Who, nevertheless, insisted that stadium names be non-corporate even if kits were govered in garish advertisements. No matter where you look, there are inconsistencies and hypocrisies everywhere.

Twineur go up 2-0 in the 22nd minute, via Mickey Eldo-Matti. Right off the restart, Kyle Jairo-Cibol dribbles all the way to the Rovers' goal, and just like that--blink and you'll miss it--it's 3-0. By the end of the half it'll be 4-0. The second half is a good deal closer, though the Bugs hang on to win 5-2.

Chuchupak

I have heard it said that those who do not remember the past are doomed to repeat it. But I don't think this is true. History does not always repeat itself; often, it can go wrong in new and exciting ways. As often, even those who remember it are at no advantage; they can get lost in nostalgia, reliving their glory days, while different kind of oppression take place around them. The people experiencing the cruelty and violence of history don't have time or energy to brag about how they know this happened before because they read it in a book.

Arlington City and Excelsior Slogda are both teams that have had impressively prolific streaks in their history--Slogda's rather more distant. The fans in Arlington like to humblebrag about how they've memorized all this history. Today they witness a brilliant exhibition, a goal for the highlight reels. In minute 13, visiting midfielder Oleksii Braun-Mikol passes to Rada Chuchupak, who shoots from the edge of the box; the ball seems to still be rising as it crosss the line. Slogda fans exult. The home fans sulk. And then the referee rules it offsides, thanks to an inadvertent trap from the flukish Fairfax-Hazy.

Two minutes later, Chuchupak is in the exact same position when she receives the ball, but the Arlington defenders are far enough back that she is indubitably onsides. She sprints to the edge of the box, again, shoots, again, the ball sails on its inexorable trajectory, again, Slogda take the lead, rightfully. Against the weight of such performances, even champions must succumb.

Kuriakose

There are no true derbies in Zwangzug. By a true derby, I mean an intense, passionate rivalry between two clubs in the same local area, preferably the same city. It is not enough to love your club; you must hate the opposition, rejoice at their defeat--particularly at your feet, but also at the feet of any third party, domestic or foreign. A club from the same region whom you would be happy to see beat out an unknown is not a true derby rival (unless you are engaging in the unconscionable sin of coëfficientspeak).

I suspect, but cannot prove, that such true derbies are more common in societies where inequity and injustice have had longer to fester. An underclass who target their ire where they should, at the overlords who reign above them, are dangerous. An underclass who channel their vitriol at their neighbors, divided by language or religion or ethnicity or fractal-jagged borders on a map, can be controlled. Even if the elites have disdain for the sport of the common people, on some level they know they must let these rivalries serve as social safety valves, because the alternative is worse.

The cultural distance between Bassabook and 102d is immense--Descriptive, conservative piety in one corner, Algebraic, quick-witted skepticism in another. But the geographic distance between them is almost as stark; this would not qualify as a derby, no matter how little the fans think of each other.

The two Namirite clubs are not in the same city, either. Forest play in Guariday; Independent, in Sharag. Neither are they motivated by such resentment, although at times you will see flickers of it between Forest and the rest of the world. Winning the Champions' League seems to have tempered their spirits a bit; it's one thing to bemoan how no one understands indigenous issues or system karela when you're in the middle of nowhere. It's another to attend fancy ceremonies where Meghna Imomenba is regaled as the best in the world at her position, and then come back and try to whine about how no one understands you.

Despite their different tactical pretensions, Forest and Independent understand each other as well as anyone can. They can tell the difference between Jojie and Swash people, and between the Jorvelki dissidents who came southwest during the Consolidation and Græntfjallers who made a wrong turn at the interregional customs. And even when the rest of the country is earnestly mimicking their green aspirations, Guariday fans know the difference between trusting in shiny new technologies to atone for you and truly going back to the trees. Sharag fans might not appreciate it, but they understand it, too.

Forest are, as always, resolutely defensive, preferring to pass the ball around in their own territory. But against a side as abject as Independent, what this consists of is "their own territory" becoming an increasingly large proportion of the field every fifteen minutes or so, until finally, at the 84th minute, Senbi Kuriakose's defensive support is far enough forward there's no use trying to pass it back to them, so he has no recourse left but to score the match's only goal.

Markova

Almost all of the vacancies on the senior national team, when the World Cup 93 cycle got underway in force, were for midfielders. Players like Yoonjung Lin, who captained the university all-star team, or Gretchen Hargrave, who won the university championship with Lynn Ragnailt's Engdahl Institute, haven't had the chance to get called up yet, just because they happen to play the wrong position.

Sveta Markova was the third-choice striker on a one-striker team, and even her college rivals lost out to Marcus of Ephesian. But not being quite as good as Stephen Marcus doesn't make you a poor player, and Markova has found a home in Canbix. Unlike the musically-charming MacEacharna, Markova is a more physically aggressive player, who draws plenty of fouls; she makes up for it by being clinical on set pieces, on the rare occasions when the Muses are the more well-behaved side.

In the seventh minute, Joey McPasies-Greo of 102d brings down Brianna Marva-Crest in the box. Markova steps up for the penalty, and does not miss. But it's still early. Only as the game wears on does McPasies-Greo's foul appear, in retrospect, to be increasingly decisive in the game's result. How is this fair? He did nothing wrong when Nina Irving and Waugh were having their back-and-forth, when Helen Pimbura was taking goal kicks. Why should he be retroactively assigned more and more of the blame?

Like many Zwangzugians, he has a hyphenated name. His father and mother were born Isaiah McPasies and Juniper Greo, respectively. Even though the latter surname doesn't have the stereotypical leading particle, she is just as Bigtopian as her husband. Is Joey ever mistaken for multicultural, a blend of oppressor and oppressee who could not possibly understand each other, instead of being wholly, fully himself, entirely Bigtopian and entirely Zwangzugian, all the way through?

Manophet

It's a game of two halves, they say, but never is that more true than in the FTC. Two gargantuan cities, pressed up against each other by coincidence or malfeasance, reveling in their differences. The west side looks down upon the east, but not literally--the skyscrapers are taller in the east, while the west has slightly more old-fashioned architecture amid the urban density. And both of them, on ocasion, join forces to boo and hiss at the rest of the country for wanting to awkwardly retcon away the stupid musical theater jokes in their history.

They should, by all rights, be rivals. This would be a true derby in the sense I've defined it above--the potent combination of local proximity and linguistic/class-based tensions couldn't be riper. And indeed, the baseball teams have just such a rivalry; the Mustangs' rivals from the east side have changed their nickname so many times over their history that the only way to consistently identify them--unless you want to annoy the awkward retconners and talk directly about "Bangkok"--is as "the Mustangs' rivals from the east side." What humiliation more abject than to have even a name denied you, except that granted by the shadow of the powerful?

And yet, in this unchanging franchise system, the Fraternal Twin Cities have been forced to share a single football club between them. Population-wise, this is already disproportionate and unfair. How much less fair, then, to the downtrodden folk of the east side! It is their fans, after all, who more desperately need an identity, a passion, a dream in which to pour all their thwarted individual hopes--to have that co-opted by the gentrifiers out west must be the most galling of insults.

Yet here, the fans at the Palloci Pagoda Park (okay, so there's a little bit of corporate sponsorship, it's complicated) actually seem to be enjoying themselves. True, for the matches they host, they make a point of inscrutable Algebraic chants, declaring that this is their stadium--but the Eglantine Park locals do just the same with Descriptive, and no one seems to mind. Trailing 1-0 early in the second half, Catarina Malmquist dribbles forward, and sets up Sayan Manophet. He dribbles past Trink's Yehuda Ben-Eli, shoots, equalizes, and for a moment you could believe that this really is FTC United.

McHoughton

It's the middle of May, and in Craton, there are occasionally chilly winds, but it's still pleasant. Excelsior Slogda don't have much to play for, save perhaps ensuring they consign Namiri Independent to the basement, yet again. Sporting Esper, for their part, are confirmed fourteenth.

Why are they here, these fans? The ones who took the train down from Hapra are no doubt pleased to represent Slogda as a cohesive district. But nobody's going to claim that Craton or Hope City are citadels of emotion, metropoli so full of agony and glory that they need eleven icons to represent them in the quest for catharsis week after week.

Perhaps they are sophisticated aesthetes, thrilled to witness Emeli Vilbertsdóttir's procession up and down the field. Or perhaps this is simply a fun way to spend a weekend afternoon with the family. I say afternoon--there are probably people watching this online in many random time zones, fans with no connection to Zwangzug but who are intrigued by this thing called global football, taking in this association which somehow has stumbled into the multiverse's elite. What do they know of Jeremiah McHoughton--Big Lad, forceful, grateful to have found a place where his physicality is an asset, yet nevertheless wary of going too far and stepping outside boundaries visible and otherwise, of using his energies against the system?

What do I know of him, other than that he vindicates my theories about how the world works? All ravens are black, all effervescent superstars are Bigtopian--but even if a red-breasted robin and a mediocre performance like that of Arnkatla Janssen-Ro might provide indirect corroboration, no one with an unbiased gaze would use this as evidence. The corvidae paradox.

But today, at least, McHoughton is everything I will him to be and more--sweating as he dribbles up the left flank, making fools of Slogda's crowded defense, putting Esper on the board, mouth draped open in unrestrained celebration.

Kynes

For all the time Rosamund Kynes spends on the bench injured, she should make a great manager someday. For now, she manages to babble excitedly after scoring the winning goal against Cham. Together with Trink's loss to Namiri Forest, it moves Keppal Cosmos into second place--still some distance behind Arlington, but they'll take the seeding. "Look, we were seventh last season, fourteenth before that, I think we're moving in the right direction, you know?" She grins. "Obviously it's dangerous to extrapolate, but that's the fans' job. Me, I get beat up tying my own cleats, so why not live dangerously?"

Beside her, Jude McWaler nods enthusiastically. "I was happy to be signed by a club that wasn't necessarily the strongest before--being able to contribute now means I feel like I'm a part of it, not just being carried by others." For a moment it's difficult to tell who is the rookie and who the bruised old-timer; the same hope echoes in both their voices. Coming second in a major tournament carries with it the sting of losing the final and wondering what might have been; coming second in a league, at least for Keppal, is an achievement to celebrate, while still looking ahead.

Zwangzug's national team are, inexplicably, the World Cup champions. Arlington are Challengers' Cup winners, ten seasons after they first won that trophy, and the 1./ is--at least briefly--officially heralded as the best league in the multiverse. Before I came here, I would never have believed it. This place? A would-be socialist utopia, where the people are stupid, idealistic enough to believe all that claptrap they say about diversity? Without oppression, without a grinding and unrelenting narrative to arise from, how can genius flourish? But I've spent a season here, now...

"...and I've finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good soccer. I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: "A pretty move, for the love of [Margaret]." And when good soccer happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don't give a damn which team or country performs it."

Arlington City: Challengers' Cup 13 champions
GK: Harper Norwich
DF: Meredith Ryland, Cynthia Fairfax-Hazy, Jenna Kowalski
MF: Milo Tien, Chester Hildegard, Elijah Voltar-Arconi, Austin Childres
FW: Tabitha Kridel, Meldi'ita Mungwaii (c), Joiya McTarrell
Manager: Cameron Raleigh

Pos/Team                 Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Arlington City         30   20   6   4    50   21  +29    23
 2 Keppal Cosmos          30   16   7   7    47   29  +18    19.5
 3 Eintracht Trink        30   16   6   8    57   40  +17    19
 4 Spenson Suburbia       30   16   5   9    47   37  +10    18.5
 5 Bassabook Old Boys     30   15   4  11    54   46   +8    17
 6 Ephesian FC            30   14   4  12    66   55  +11    16
 7 Rovers United          30   12   8  10    43   42   +1    16
 8 Namiri Forest          30   14   4  12    21   27   −6    16
 9 Twineur Bugs           30   13   4  13    48   46   +2    15
10 Canbix Muses           30   11   8  11    30   31   −1    15
11 Trebuchet Cham         30   11   7  12    55   58   −3    14.5
12 FTC United             30   11   5  14    35   41   −6    13.5
13 102d Jr.s              30    9   7  14    30   39   −9    12.5
14 Sporting Esper         30    8   5  17    24   39  −15    10.5
15 Excelsior Slogda       30    3   9  18    14   41  −27    7.5
16 Namiri Independent     30    4   5  21    28   57  −29    6.5

Cereal Cup

First Round

Arlington City 5–2 Trebuchet Cham
Ephesian FC 2–0 Canbix Muses
Eintracht Trink 2–2 FTC United
Spenson Suburbia 0–1 Rovers United
Namiri Forest 3–1 102d Jr.s
Bassabook Old Boys 2–1 Sporting Esper
Keppal Cosmos 1–0 Excelsior Slogda
Twineur Bugs 1–1 Namiri Independent

Second Round

Arlington City 3–3 Ephesian FC
Namiri Forest 3–1 Bassabook Old Boys
Rovers United 1–0 Keppal Cosmos
Eintracht Trink 2–2 Twineur Bugs
FTC United 1–0 Namiri Independent
Sporting Esper 1–0 Spenson Suburbia
Excelsior Slogda 0–0 Canbix Muses
102d Jr.s 2–2 Trebuchet Cham

Third Round

Rovers United 0–0 Namiri Forest
FTC United 1–0 Arlington City
Ephesian FC 3–2 Eintracht Trink
Keppal Cosmos 1–0 Sporting Esper
Twineur Bugs 3–1 Bassabook Old Boys
Namiri Independent 1–0 Excelsior Slogda
Canbix Muses 2–0 102d Jr.s
Trebuchet Cham 4–2 Spenson Suburbia

Fourth Round

Namiri Forest 1–3 Ephesian FC
FTC United 3–0 Rovers United
Twineur Bugs 2–0 Keppal Cosmos
Canbix Muses 0–1 Arlington City
Namiri Independent 2–3 Trebuchet Cham
Sporting Esper 4–4 Eintracht Trink
Bassabook Old Boys 1–0 Excelsior Slogda
102d Jr.s 4–0 Spenson Suburbia

Ephesian FC and FTC United both finish with 3.5 points and a goal difference of +5. Because Ephesian qualify to the IFCF and FTC United do not, the latter are granted automatic qualification to the VCI; however, for purposes of the prestigious Cereal Cup championship, a one-game playoff was held at a neutral site, the result being:

Ephesian FC 2–0 FTC United

March Mayhem

First Round

Jefhed College 1–1 Stiglex University (1–2 AET)
St. Deedrag University 3–2 Pittman University
Snowden College 2–0 Elizur Mountain College
College of Twake 0–3 Engdahl Institute
Stoal Institute of Science 0–1 Geeccles University
Parmel District University 1–0 Newtown Institute
Glune Institute of Natural Sciences 1–2 Mandelbrot University
College of Bronc 0–2 College of the Riverside
Maddon College 2–3 Taravin College
Klerked College 1–1 University of 102d (2–1 AET)
Henssen Institute 3–0 Liulevi University
Heisenberg University 2–3 Edison College
AIU 4–3 Leblanc Universite
Shanbock University 2–5 University of Homler
Zwangzug University of Science 1–1 University of Greater Zwangzug (1–3 AET)
Ozcheb University 1–0 Wawen College
Orling College 0–0 Scholl College (0–0 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Bryce College 2–1 102d Polyteknik
University of Dauclem 0–2 Bulkeley College
Zwangzug National University 1–2 Hassench College
Lanius University 2–2 Westfield College (4–2 AET)
Brench 1–0 Sapper Tech
Ronquebuck University 2–1 Culver College
University of Naspe 1–1 Erewhon University (1–2 AET)
Ashthorn College 2–0 Zwangzug University
University of Jeatt--Kindtown 4–1 Freund College
University of Twineur 2–3 University of Ponderosa
Fleinhardt College 2–0 University of Jeatt--Lucina
DU 0–1 Modal College
Mursbayley College 1–1 Minong College (1–1 AET) (4–5 pen.)
University of Sinako 1–0 Frammard College
Neume College 2–0 Universitaet Schwandt

Second Round

Stiglex University 3–3 St. Deedrag University (3–3 AET) (2–3 pen.)
Snowden College 0–1 Engdahl Institute
Geeccles University 3–3 Parmel District University (3–3 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Mandelbrot University 0–1 College of the Riverside
Taravin College 1–1 Klerked College (2–2 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Henssen Institute 2–1 Edison College
AIU 3–0 University of Homler
University of Greater Zwangzug 0–0 Ozcheb University (0–1 AET)
Scholl College 0–1 Bryce College
Bulkeley College 2–1 Hassench College
Lanius University 2–0 Brench
Ronquebuck University 0–0 Erewhon University (0–0 AET) (6–5 pen.)
Ashthorn College 2–3 University of Jeatt--Kindtown
University of Ponderosa 2–1 Fleinhardt College
Modal College 0–0 Minong College (0–1 AET)
University of Sinako 1–2 Neume College

Third Round

St. Deedrag University 2–0 Engdahl Institute
Parmel District University 0–3 College of the Riverside
Klerked College 0–1 Henssen Institute
AIU 0–3 Ozcheb University
Bryce College 3–3 Bulkeley College (3–4 AET)
Lanius University 3–0 Ronquebuck University
University of Jeatt--Kindtown 4–3 University of Ponderosa
Minong College 1–1 Neume College (2–1 AET)

Fourth Round

St. Deedrag University 0–1 College of the Riverside
Henssen Institute 1–0 Ozcheb University
Bulkeley College 0–1 Lanius University
University of Jeatt--Kindtown 2–2 Minong College (2–2 AET) (0–3 pen.)

Semifinals
College of the Riverside 1–1 Henssen Institute (1–2 AET)
Lanius University 0–0 Minong College (1–0 AET)

Third-Place Playoff
College of the Riverside 1–3 Minong College

Final
Henssen Institute 3–2 Lanius University

Zwangzug (ZWZ) qualifiers
IFCF Champions League: Arlington City, Keppal Cosmos, Eintracht Trink, Spenson Suburbia
IFCF Challengers Cup: Bassabook Old Boys, Ephesian FC, Rovers United

FFI League of Victors: Arlington City, Keppal Cosmos
FFI Confederations' Trophy: Eintracht Trink

VCIAPP: FTC United (ZWZ)

IUCC: Henssen Institute (1), Lanius University (3), Minong College (-3), College of the Riverside (-5)
*Engdahl Institute (as defending champions): (-5)

Zwangzug (ZWZ) final site bids
FFI Confederations' Trophy: Kyogijo Concord (capacity unknown)

The stadium is known for its slightly garish rainbow gradient of seat colors. Trink is a contentious city whose fans' major rivalry is with the nearby (non-sporting) city of Danhy, who they decry as elitist oppressors in comparison to Trink's downtrodden rabble (which, given the socialist economy in Zwangzug, is not a fair comparison). Their favorite board game is Hanabi, and the stadium staff will spare no expense at sensory-overloading you with fireworks after the game.

by **Toluiwa** » Fri Mar 03, 2023 7:35 pm

2023 Liga Sae

Toluiwa (TLW) qualifiers

FFI League of Victors: SAVV Asakote, TVV Taliwang
FFI Confederations' Trophy: Tambora SC

CIFA Champion's League: SAVV Asakote, TVV Taliwang

by **Cakranegara** » Fri Mar 03, 2023 10:05 pm

2023 C.League overview
2023 C.League mid season
2023 C.Leagud full season

Cakranegara (CKR) qualifiers
Puppet of Toluiwa

FFI League of Victors: SVA Ampenan, PSS Selaparang
FFI Confederations' Trophy: NVV Narmada

CIFA Champion's League: SVA Ampenan, PSS Selaparang

International Domestic Soccer Newswires 2 - DEADLINE 28 APR

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