Commonwealth of Baker Park Sports News

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FAC Academy Premier League Review

Southend AC win the title for the 3rd time in 11 seasons and will represent the league in the Rising Stars Cup

Premier                    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Southend AC Coed            30   15   7   8    41   26  +15    52 Champion
 2 Middletown City Coed        30   14   9   7    38   29   +9    51
 3 Forest Park Coed            30   13   9   8    45   37   +8    48
 4 Learfield FC Men            30   13   9   8    37   37    0    48
 5 Westwood Sprites Coed       30   14   6  10    38   30   +8    48
 6 New Bremen Men              30   13   7  10    39   33   +6    46
 7 Asbury Park Men             30   11   9  10    39   36   +3    42
 8 Corinthians FC Men          30   11   8  11    39   32   +7    41
 9 Hamilton Wanderers Coed     30   11   7  12    30   38   −8    40
10 Hillsborough Men            30   11   7  12    43   46   −3    40
11 Nor-Dale Men                30   10   8  12    40   44   −4    38
12 Lima City United Coed       30   10   7  13    39   48   −9    37
13 Ellesmere Woods Coed        30    7  13  10    26   34   −8    34
14 Monmouth Park Men           30    8   9  13    39   44   −5    33
15 Clayton City Coed           30    8   6  16    40   51  −11    30
16 Brentwood Borough Men       30    6   9  15    38   46   −8    27

Women's FAC Cup Review
First Round
Georgetown Athletic Club Ladies 0–2 Greenlea United Ladies SC
Ravens FC Ladies 2–1 Newport Ladies FC
Jamestown City Ladies FC 0–0 Leiderkranz Ladies SC
Shirley Metros Ladies FC 5–0 Mel-Wood FC Ladies
Suburban Ladies SC 1–1 White River Women FC
Triad Rovers SC 1–3 Ridge Raiders Ladies FC
Middletown City FC Women 5–2 Newmarket Ladies SC
Hamiliton Wanderers Ladies SC 5–2 Llewellyn Turnpike Ladies FC
Meadowdale Ladies FC 2–0 St Warren FC Women
Linden Ladies FC 2–2 Salisbury County FC Ladies
Shiloh FC Ladies 1–3 E Endborough Ladies FC
Nor-Dale Ladies AFC 1–4 Westwood Sprites Ladies FC
Southend AC Ladies 0–1 Sherwood Forest Ladies FC
Mansfield Ladies SC 0–3 Brentford Ladies FC
Pembroke St David's Ladies 1–1 Clayton City Ladies FC
Riverside City Ladies FC 3–0 Queens Park SC Women

Replays
Leiderkranz Ladies SC 2–1 Jamestown City Ladies FC
White River Women FC 0–1 Suburban Ladies SC
Salisbury County FC Ladies 0–1 Linden Ladies FC
Clayton City Ladies FC 0–0 Pembroke St David's Ladies (0–0 AET) (3–2 pen.)

Second Round
Linden Ladies FC 5–1 Ravens FC Ladies
Brentford Ladies FC 1–1 Greenlea United Ladies SC
E Endborough Ladies FC 3–3 Westwood Sprites Ladies FC
Hamiliton Wanderers Ladies SC 2–1 Ridge Raiders Ladies FC
Middletown City FC Women 3–0 Suburban Ladies SC
Leiderkranz Ladies SC 0–3 Sherwood Forest Ladies FC
Riverside City Ladies FC 1–2 Clayton City Ladies FC
Meadowdale Ladies FC 1–1 Shirley Metros Ladies FC

Replays
Greenlea United Ladies SC 3–1 Brentford Ladies FC
Westwood Sprites Ladies FC 1–1 E Endborough Ladies FC (1–2 AET)
Shirley Metros Ladies FC 0–3 Meadowdale Ladies FC

Quarterfinal
Linden Ladies FC 2–1 Hamiliton Wanderers Ladies SC
Greenlea United Ladies SC 2–0 Clayton City Ladies FC
E Endborough Ladies FC 3–0 Middletown City FC Women
Meadowdale Ladies FC 2–1 Sherwood Forest Ladies FC

Semi Finals
E Endborough Ladies FC 0–1 Linden Ladies FC
Meadowdale Ladies FC 1–3 Greenlea United Ladies SC

Final BBP National Stadium att-61,814
Greenlea United Ladies SC 1–1 Linden Ladies FC (2–1 AET)

Greenlea United Ladies take the 59th Women's FAC Cup after an extra time win over Linden Ladies. They captured the trophy for a fourth time, becoming the fifth club to have won the cup at least that many times.

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National Conference Review

National Conference   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Castleford             26   15   3   8    44   24  +20    48
 2 Great Northern         26   13   9   4    49   26  +23    48
 3 Broadview AFC          26   14   6   6    41   33   +8    48
 4 Haskins Blues          26   12   8   6    49   33  +16    44
 5 Crusaders FC           26   14   1  11    50   40  +10    43
 6 Hannover United        26   12   2  12    37   45   −8    38
 7 Sorenberg Park         26    9   8   9    30   41  −11    35
 8 Ellesmere Woods        26    8   9   9    37   38   −1    33
 9 Far Hills              26    9   6  11    33   33    0    33
10 Jacksonville City      26    8   6  12    30   33   −3    30
11 Lima City United       26    7   8  11    32   43  −11    29
12 Bergholz Caledonian    26    7   7  12    37   44   −7    28
13 Forest Park            26    6   6  14    30   47  −17    24
14 New Richmond FC        26    6   5  15    31   50  −19    23

FAC Shield Review

East                      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Charter Twp FC             38   22  11   5    80   44  +36    77
 2 Center Point FC & RFC      38   21   6  11    57   42  +15    69
 3 Valley View SC             38   20   8  10    62   44  +18    68
 4 East Liverpool FC          38   20   6  12    64   46  +18    66
 5 Meadowlarks SC             38   19   7  12    67   53  +14    64
 6 Forresters FC              38   19   6  13    61   52   +9    63
 7 Lower Valley Lions         38   17   6  15    54   48   +6    57
 8 Patterson Park FC          38   16   8  14    55   50   +5    56
 9 Mansfield County SC        38   15  10  13    52   51   +1    55
10 Spring Valley FC           38   15   9  14    51   58   −7    54
11 Riverdale United FC        38   15   7  16    54   55   −1    52
12 Engineers Club             38   14  10  14    53   60   −7    52
13 West Liberty Rovers FC     38   13  10  15    63   53  +10    49
14 Dragons FC                 38   12  10  16    54   58   −4    46
15 Red Wing FC                38   12   6  20    39   53  −14    42
16 Milton AFC                 38   11   9  18    41   63  −22    42
17 St John's SC               38    9  11  18    45   62  −17    38
18 Mel-Wood FC                38    9  11  18    40   62  −22    38
19 Blacksburg Area FC         38    9   7  22    46   64  −18    34
20 Maplewood AFC              38    7  12  19    37   57  −20    33

West                      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Ridge Raiders SC           38   22  11   5    75   38  +37    77
 2 Jeromesville FC            38   23   6   9    73   40  +33    75
 3 Hampton SC                 38   21   5  12    73   43  +30    68
 4 Mooresville Celtic         38   18  11   9    69   50  +19    65
 5 Western & Southern RR FC   38   20   5  13    62   49  +13    65
 6 Jennings Borough           38   19   6  13    62   50  +12    63
 7 Berwick Rangers FC         38   15  13  10    59   45  +14    58
 8 Battenberg Bruins SC       38   15   9  14    50   51   −1    54
 9 Tri-Village United FC      38   14  11  13    62   67   −5    53
10 Georgetown Athletic Club   38   16   4  18    58   57   +1    52
11 Independent Laborers AC    38   13  11  14    53   64  −11    50
12 RFCP AC                    38   12  13  13    59   63   −4    49
13 FC Monroe Central          38   11  15  12    56   63   −7    48
14 Wagnerfield Kickers SC     38   12   8  18    49   65  −16    44
15 Blue Aces SC               38   12   8  18    60   70  −10    44
16 West Alden United FC       38   11  10  17    43   55  −12    43
17 Linden Lions FC            38    9  12  17    50   59   −9    39
18 Brecon Borough             38    9   8  21    45   62  −17    35
19 Jaynesville SC             38    9   7  22    33   71  −38    34
20 East Linden SC             38    9   7  22    42   71  −29    34

Playoffs all four clubs promoted to Division 3-B
1st Leg
Jeromesville FC 3–1 Charter Twp FC
Center Point FC & RFC 2–3 Ridge Raiders SC
2nd Leg
Charter Twp FC 2–4 Jeromesville FC (Jeromesville win 7-3)
Ridge Raiders SC 2–2 Center Point FC & RFC (Ridge Raiders win 5-4)


Final @ Sportsmen's Park, Belle Haven att-24,250
Jeromesville FC 1–0 Ridge Raiders SC

Jeromesville FC win the FAC Shield, their 3 time in the last 13 years, defeating both division champions in the process. The two West County rivals previously faced off in the Semi Final 8 years ago when they were in opposing divisions; that was also Jeromesville last win before the current title.

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Kirby looks towards his future
Scott McCrae
The Mail on Sunday Chief Soccer Writer

It has always been a running joke among the coaches at the FAC Development Charter Center that the closer one lived to Birkenfeld in Prince Regent's Charter Township, the greater the insecurity one felt about their job.

The exception that somehow made the joke funnier was Darren Kirby, who lives northwest of the town, about a 20 minute drive from the facility; many late night meetings of the National Team coaching staff took place around the kitchen table in the home he's shared with wife Abby and their 3 children--Eliza, Stefan & David--since his first time as Under-18 Manager for SWC 8.

The Kirby clan have just resumed residence in the family home after a lengthy absence that saw them embark on a whirlwind tour of the Commonwealth, Banija, Vilita, and Milchama.

We are seated in the Cobalt Dining Room at Parliament House in Belle Haven courtesy of arrangements made by his sister Daphne, Deputy to the Clerk of the Council of State.

SM: "This is definitely the most elegant locale I've ever conducted an interview in."
DK: "I wasn't going to meet you at some seedy pub in Riverside like Jen did. (laughs) I like to think I have slightly better taste."
SM: "Your sister is older by how many years?
DK: "Three and a bit. I've never been ashamed to say I looked up to her a lot growing up because she was really brilliant. We were extremely close and she was very supportive of me."

SM: "Looking back from a distance to the decision (of the hiring of the successor to Prescott as NT boss) are you still comfortable with your presentation during the interview process?"
DK: "Yeah, I don't think there was a single answer or idea that was the turning point that swung the balance against me. I can't believe there is much of anything that separates Zoe, Will and myself on a fundamental level. At the end of the day I'm confident that the choice came down to a preference to make a clean break. The discussions I've had since that time with people have reinforced my belief in that."

SM: "What's the most important thing you've learned from your sabbatical?"
DK: "How much I've been missing out on my kids growing up. We had a lot of discussions about what the affect of taking them out of school for an entire grade level would have, but the experiences and the amount of self-discovery they all gained are invaluable. Pam (Scott) invited us to come stay in Banija for a few weeks, encouraged us to go out around the country and experience the everyday life. Kelsey Vickers got in contact with me while we there and recommended a similar visit to Vilita, put us in touch with a host that helped us out."
SM: "I've heard a lot about how ex-National Team players network among themselves in unconventional ways, so Vickers couldn't have been the only one who reached out?"
DK: "Of course the response to the announcement from current and past NT players was overwhelming as it really drives home how much of an impact you have on others that probably have a closer relationship with coaches at club level. But yeah there were other suggestions and invitations to other nations during the trip."

SM: "Let's talk about the near term future. Tony Weiss made a smooth transition to club management at MAC..."
DK: "Did he ever! Stepping in to follow a legend like Paul Julian and finishing fourth."
SM: "Would you put yourself as a candidate for a Championship management opening, or are you looking to make a move to an international job ahead of the World Cup qualifying?"
DK: "well...I am 11-3 as national team boss. (laughs) Would I like a chance to lead a national team? Sure. Is there a domestic club that I'd listen to an offer from? Sure. Is there a domestic club overseas that I'd listen to an offer from? Sure. But I don't think I need to throw myself out to any job just to have one at this point."

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FAC Conference review
by Travis Mosely
The Post Soccer Correspondent

East Liverpool--The Football Association of the Commonwealth convened the 132nd General Conference here at the Van de Veer Performing Arts Center with a return to a more typical format than has been the case for the last few years; General Secretary Allison LeFleur opened proceedings from the start with an address that touched upon the theme of reclaiming something lost.
The return of the Baker Park National Team to the knockout stage of World Cup 94 as well as the hosting of both the Under-18 World Championship & Baptism of Fire 81 were tied together metaphorically as a step back to the beginnings of the mixed gender era, which allowed LeFleur to end her remarks with the announcement that she would be retiring from her role as the Chief Operating Officer of the Association at the conclusion of the calendar year.

LeFleur began her tenure under David Carlson as Assistant Executive Director, then assumed the role as General Secretary from Carlson which made her the first ever woman to have full control over the FAC's day to day operation.
Following the first session Ethan Harriot, Deputy Chairman at Monmouth Park FC, spoke with effusive praise of the General Secretary's tenure.
"David Carlson whipped this organization into shape, but Ally made it rich. She is literally responsible for bringing C$20 billion at a minimum into the coffers during her time at State Street. She was able to take other people's visions & ideas and make them work while also making a profit."

Steven Fleming, the current Executive Director, followed the lengthy ovation the delegates gave LeFleur by breaking the mood. "And that concludes the Conference, thank you, safe travels home", he announced to laughter from the crowd before talking about the performance of the BPNT throughout qualifying and the Finals under Will Barnard's leadership.

Sporting Director Liam Sullivan addressed the upcoming National League season that will see the new divisional alignment come into effect; one surprise item was the announcement of the FAC and the National League agreeing to withhold nominating the winner of the FAC Academy Premier League to the IFCF Rising Stars Cup under the format that competition is currently held.

"We've long been dissatisfied that the RSC is organized more for the benefit of youth sides of the clubs that make the group stage of the IFCF Champions League, the majority of which wouldn't qualify for the RSC on merit. Champions of fully organized leagues like the FAC Academy League are treated as afterthoughts rather than being the centerpiece of the competition," Sullivan explained to the audience which responded positively to the rationale. "There's no upside for our clubs to have pay to send an academy side overseas for a single fixture while other clubs get six extra fixtures for their youth team."

The second day of the Conference is usually devoted to business matters, including the organization's balance sheet; the Jenna Raven Cup/Women's World Cup accounting hadn't been included at the last GC in Oceana but was reported as part of the C$168 million operating profit from C$336.2 million in revenue; advance media rights payments for the U18/BOF/WCQ were factored into the rise of income, while the final accounting of net results will have to wait for the next GC.

One final recognition came at the close of the Conference when Michael Haddad was given a send-off upon his retirement as FAC Director of Training & Sport Science; nearly all of the directors & heads of the various departments gathered on stage as another long-time figure from before mixed gender was celebrated.

Hailey Reinhart-Zavaros, the former NT staff assistant who has been transitioning to succeed Haddad offered a brief tribute.
"Michael was a training coach for Trevor Richmond, and when I first came to the FAC as a youth team coach he was someone I worked with a lot so it's a very bittersweet moment to be stepping into his shoes to lead the department that he is the father of. We've made such huge progress as an organization in pioneering technical training standards because of his work and I'm looking forward to continuing his legacy."

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National League re-cap

The National League season seemed like a throwback to a distant time as Hillsborough FC captured the Championship for a record 15th time and first since 2011 while Monmouth Park won the FAC Cup for the 7th time ending a drought that went back to 2007; Borough's win was even more special for the club as it came 125 years after their first ever title in 1912.

Ezriquay United shook off their doldrums from a season ago when they finished bottom of the table after having won the title two years ago to come home second while Asbury Park, newly promoted Shirley Metros and North Lima rounded out the top five for the IFCF places.

After a season without relegation, the drop came for three clubs with plenty of history—Victoria & Albert suffered a second drop in 13 years, a bitter pill to swallow while also watching their rivals take the trophy; Learfield won 3 crowns and consistently hovered near the top of the table over the last 18 seasons but they were also relegated the last time Hillsborough took top honors, although it was only a single season in the 2nd; and Newport City's 2 year stay matches their previous top flight experience.

In the Second, the Midds battled it out for a return, with Middlebourne City pulling away late to pip Middletown City to the title with Linden Woods third, finally breaking free from one dubious honor to join a rare circle; they were the third oldest club to have never been promoted to the top flight, but now will join seven others who have played in all 5 levels of the pyramid.

The Women's National League finally crowned a champion that was neither Sherwood Forest Ladies nor Newmarket Ladies as Middletown City Women edged past the Little Janes and Shirley Metros Ladies kept Market and the rest of the league at arms length to the take the three Liga B spots. Midd City earned their 3rd ever top flight trophy by winning 10 and drawing 1 of the final 13 matches, defeating Forest on matchday 36 to slide into pole position.

Meadowdale Women won the 60th FAC Women's Cup, their fifth win in seven appearances in the Final,

Monmouth Park's win in the 129th FAC Cup Final punches their ticket to the IFCF Cup Winners Cup competition. The romance of the cup returned once again as the little guys punched well above their weight: non-league Albion Borough and Ralston United made it to the Third Round while Western & Southern fell in the Fifth Round and Mansfield County carried the banner for the FAC Shield all the way through to the quarterfinal eliminating Hillsborough in the last 16 to advance, where they were beaten by 3rd Division Jeromesville who themselves were eliminated in the Semi-Final by neighbors Hamilton Wanderers.

State University FC defeated Shiloh to win the 83rd FAC Shield with East Liverpool SC and Valley View also earning promotion to the Third Division; Jamestown City will return to the 2nd Division along with East Endborough and Trinity FC, continuing a trend where the previous season's playoff loser is promoted the following year.

The National Conference returned to the usual suspects at the top as Great Northern RR and Crusaders FC finished 1-2 once again.

And Georgetown AC became the second club of the newest group of full members to win the 112th FAC Trophy defeating Shiloh 3-2; they join Mel-Wood in collecting their first hardware since being admitted to full member status 14 years ago.

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National League Championship and Women's National League review.

Championship             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Hillsborough FC           38   19  10   9    66   50  +16    67  Champion, Champions League
 2 Ezriquay United FC        38   19   8  11    61   45  +16    65  Champions League
 3 Asbury Park FC            38   19   7  12    49   38  +11    64  Challengers Cup
 4 Shirley Metros FC         38   19   4  15    51   44   +7    61  Challengers Cup
 5 North Lima SC             38   16  12  10    62   49  +13    60  Challengers Cup
 6 Llewellyn Turnpike SC     38   16   9  13    60   49  +11    57
 7 St Warren City FC         38   14  15   9    54   44  +10    57
 8 Dalton Town FC            38   15  11  12    55   45  +10    56
 9 Southend AC               38   16   8  14    60   55   +5    56
10 New Bremen FC             38   15  10  13    54   47   +7    55
11 Midtown Athletic Club     38   14  12  12    51   50   +1    54
12 Salisbury City FC         38   15   9  14    49   52   −3    54
13 Westwood Sprites          38   14   8  16    47   52   −5    50
14 Monmouth Park FC          38   11  14  13    43   45   −2    47
15 Marshallton Athletic SC   38   10  13  15    48   53   −5    43
16 Nor-Dale AFC              38   11   9  18    44   61  −17    42
17 Clayton City SC           38   11   9  18    39   66  −27    42
18 Victoria & Albert SC      38   10   8  20    41   60  −19    38  Relegated
19 Learfield FC              38    9  11  18    48   60  −12    38  Relegated
20 Newport City FC           38    8  11  19    43   60  −17    35  Relegated

*  Women's National League        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Middletown City FC Women        38   23   8   7    53   33  +20    77  Champion, Liga B Trophy
 2 Sherwood Forest Ladies FC       38   23   4  11    70   39  +31    73  Liga B Trophy
 3 Shirley Metros Ladies FC        38   21   7  10    66   43  +23    70  Liga B Trophy
 4 Newmarket Ladies SC             38   17   9  12    59   48  +11    60
 5 Ridge Raiders Ladies FC         38   15  13  10    59   54   +5    58
 6 E Endborough Ladies FC          38   17   6  15    50   59   −9    57
 7 Clayton City Ladies FC          38   15  10  13    42   43   −1    55
 8 Jamestown City Ladies FC        38   15  10  13    56   57   −1    55
 9 Llewellyn Turnpike Ladies FC    38   15  10  13    60   51   +9    55
10 Southend AC Ladies              38   13  11  14    55   53   +2    50
11 Ravens FC Ladies                38   12  12  14    46   44   +2    48
12 Hamiliton Wanderers Ladies SC   38   13   9  16    54   68  −14    48
13 Leiderkranz Ladies SC           38   11  13  14    41   46   −5    46
14 Riverside City Ladies FC        38   10  15  13    53   56   −3    45
15 Westwood Sprites Ladies FC      38   11  10  17    47   52   −5    43
16 Greenlea United Ladies SC       38   10  13  15    42   52  −10    43
17 Brentford Ladies FC             38   12   4  22    48   70  −22    40
18 Shiloh FC Ladies                38   10  10  18    50   58   −8    40
19 Meadowdale Ladies FC            38    9  13  16    50   55   −5    40
20 Linden Ladies FC                38   10   9  19    54   74  −20    39

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FAC Cup, FAC Trophy, FAC Women's Cup Review

Third Round
Riverside City FC 2–0 Ralston United FC
Great Northern 1–0 Clayton City SC
Linden Woods FC 1–1 McIlroy Station FC
Maineville Marauders FC 1–1 Asbury Park FC
New Bremen FC 1–1 Middlebourne City AFC
Nor-Dale AFC 2–3 Hamilton Wanderers FC
Brentwood Borough 0–2 Fairport City FC
Far Hills 4–0 Ravens FC
Bridgend Metros FC 1–4 Southend AC
Victoria & Albert SC 1–1 Meadowdale FC
Jennings Borough 0–1 Haskins Blues
Middletown City FC 1–1 Corinthians
Midtown Athletic Club 1–2 Learfield FC
Ezriquay United FC 1–0 Brentford FC
Monmouth Park FC 2–0 Greenville Twp
Mansfield County SC 2–1 Richmond Station FC
North Lima SC 2–0 Broadview AFC
Kellerville AFC 2–3 Eastview SC
Springfield City FC 5–0 Albion Borough SC
Sanborn Borough SC 2–1 Dalton Town FC
ROCK Utd FC 1–1 East Liverpool FC
Shirley Metros FC 1–1 Newport City FC
St Pats  AC 2–1 St Warren City FC
State Univ 2–0 Lower Valley Lions
Westwood Sprites 0–0 Western & Southern RR FC
Hardun AC 1–0 Marshallton Athletic SC
Mansfield C&W FC 4–0 Wagnerfield Kickers SC
Jeromesville FC 3–0 Mel-Wood FC
Hillsborough FC 3–1 North Royalton Town FC
Milton AFC 0–3 Greenlea United FC
Llewellyn Turnpike SC 1–0 Maplewood AFC
Salisbury City FC 2–3 Trinity FC

Replays
McIlroy Station FC 0–1 Linden Woods FC
Asbury Park FC 0–2 Maineville Marauders FC
Middlebourne City AFC 1–2 New Bremen FC
Meadowdale FC 3–3 Victoria & Albert SC (4–3 AET)
Corinthians 0–2 Middletown City FC
East Liverpool FC 1–2 ROCK Utd FC
Newport City FC 0–3 Shirley Metros FC
Western & Southern RR FC 0–0 Westwood Sprites (1–1 AET) (4–3 pen.)

Fourth Round
Mansfield C&W FC 2–0 Llewellyn Turnpike SC
Ezriquay United FC 1–2 Hillsborough FC
State Univ 1–2 Middletown City FC
Linden Woods FC 0–0 North Lima SC
Monmouth Park FC 3–0 Hardun AC
Hamilton Wanderers FC 3–0 Haskins Blues
Riverside City FC 1–1 Western & Southern RR FC
Trinity FC 3–1 Sanborn Borough SC
ROCK Utd FC 0–1 Eastview SC
Springfield City FC 1–2 New Bremen FC
Great Northern 1–3 Jeromesville FC
Mansfield County SC 2–0 Greenlea United FC
Shirley Metros FC 1–1 Southend AC
Maineville Marauders FC 1–0 Fairport City FC
Meadowdale FC 1–0 Far Hills
Learfield FC 3–0 St Pats  AC

Replays
North Lima SC 4–0 Linden Woods FC
Western & Southern RR FC 3–0 Riverside City FC
Southend AC 4–1 Shirley Metros FC

Fifth Round
Hamilton Wanderers FC 3–0 Maineville Marauders FC
Learfield FC 3–0 Western & Southern RR FC
Eastview SC 0–2 Monmouth Park FC
Hillsborough FC 1–2 Mansfield County SC
Southend AC 1–0 Middletown City FC
Jeromesville FC 1–0 Meadowdale FC
New Bremen FC 3–0 Trinity FC
Mansfield C&W FC 1–1 North Lima SC

Replay
North Lima SC 2–0 Mansfield C&W FC

Quarterfinal
Hamilton Wanderers FC 3–1 Southend AC
Monmouth Park FC 2–1 Learfield FC
Mansfield County SC 1–2 Jeromesville FC
North Lima SC 2–1 New Bremen FC

Semi-Final both @BBP National Stadium, Belle Haven
Jeromesville FC 0–2 Hamilton Wanderers FC
Monmouth Park FC 1–1 North Lima SC (1–1 AET) (5–4 pen.)

Final @BBP National Stadium, Belle Haven (att--71,850)
Monmouth Park FC 2–1 Hamilton Wanderers FC

Monmouth Park win the 129th FAC Cup, their seventh victory in the competition.

First Round
Mel-Wood FC 2–3 Jaynesville SC
Queens Park FC 1–2 Deptford AC
Lower Valley Lions 2–1 Cloppenburg Borough SC
Battenberg Bruins SC 1–1 Engineers Club (1–1 AET) (4–2 pen.)
Riverdale United FC 1–3 Linden Lions FC
West Liberty Rovers FC 1–0 Blue Aces SC
Patterson Park FC 2–1 Lake County FC
Blacksburg Area FC 1–3 Independent Laborers AC
Jennings Borough 6–0 Bowling Green FC
White River Twp FC 0–2 West Alden United FC
Griffith Borough Amateurs FC 0–1 Mansfield County SC
Alexandria Borough AFC 1–1 East Linden SC (2–2 AET) (1–3 pen.)
Spring Valley FC 3–3 West Oceana Athletic FC (3–3 AET) (2–4 pen.)
Georgetown Athletic Club 2–1 Milton AFC
Hartley Community Club 0–2 FC Monroe Central
Salisbury County FC 1–3 Wagnerfield Kickers SC
Red Wing FC 4–0 St John's SC
RFCP AC 0–1 Frankenburg AC
Albion Borough SC 1–3 Dragons FC
Maplewood AFC 3–4 Tri-Village United FC
Brecon Borough 1–2 Forresters FC
Ralston United FC 2–2 Berwick Rangers FC (2–2 AET) (5–6 pen.)

Second Round
Red Wing FC 1–3 West Liberty Rovers FC
Forresters FC 0–0 Independent Laborers AC (0–0 AET) (4–3 pen.)
East Linden SC 2–0 Hampton SC
Berwick Rangers FC 1–0 West Oceana Athletic FC
FC Monroe Central 1–0 West Alden United FC
Linden Lions FC 2–3 Georgetown Athletic Club
Dragons FC 1–1 Salisbury County FC (1–1 AET) (3–1 pen.)
Jennings Borough 1–0 Valley View SC
Patterson Park FC 5–1 Deptford AC
Edgewood Eagles SC 0–1 Tri-Village United FC
Frankenburg AC 3–3 Battenberg Bruins SC (3–3 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Mansfield County SC 0–1 East Liverpool FC
Mooresville Celtic 1–2 McIlroy Station FC
Shiloh FC 2–1 Lower Valley Lions
State Univ 0–0 Western & Southern RR FC (0–0 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Jaynesville SC 1–2 Meadowlarks SC

Third Round
Georgetown Athletic Club 2–2 FC Monroe Central (4–2 AET)
Dragons FC 2–2 Frankenburg AC (2–3 AET)
East Linden SC 2-3 McIlroy Station FC
Shiloh FC 1–1 Berwick Rangers FC (2–1 AET)
West Liberty Rovers FC 2–1 Jennings Borough
Meadowlarks SC 3–3 Patterson Park FC (3–3 AET) (5–4 pen.)
East Liverpool FC 1–3 Western & Southern RR FC
Forresters FC 1-2 Tri-Village United FC

Quarterfinal
Meadowlarks SC 0–1 McIlroy Station FC
West Liberty Rovers FC 2–1 Western & Southern RR FC
Frankenburg AC 1–2 Georgetown Athletic Club
Shiloh FC 2–1 Tri-Village United FC

Semi-Final both @Sportsmen's Park, Belle Haven
West Liberty Rovers FC 0–1 Shiloh FC  
Georgetown Athletic Club 1–0 McIlroy Station FC

Final @BBP Stadium, Belle Haven (att--33,916)
Georgetown Athletic Club 3–2 Shiloh FC

Georgetown AC were first time winners of the FAC Trophy as they defeated Shiloh in the 112th edition. They are the 71st club to win the tournament.

First Round
Sherwood Forest Ladies FC 3–1 Ravens FC Ladies
Brentford Ladies FC 1–2 Ridge Raiders Ladies FC
Westwood Sprites Ladies FC 4–0 Suburban Ladies SC
Newmarket Ladies SC 3–2 Hamiliton Wanderers Ladies SC
E Endborough Ladies FC 2–0 Newport Ladies FC
Queens Park SC Women 2–1 Triad Rovers SC
Jamestown City Ladies FC 4–2 Linden Ladies FC
St Warren FC Women 0–2 Mansfield Ladies SC
Llewellyn Turnpike Ladies FC 4–1 Salisbury County FC Ladies
Greenlea United Ladies SC 1–2 Mel-Wood FC Ladies
White River Women FC 2–1 Shirley Metros Ladies FC
Middletown City FC Women 3–3 Leiderkranz Ladies SC
Pembroke St David's Ladies 2–2 Clayton City Ladies FC
Nor-Dale Ladies AFC 0–1 Meadowdale Ladies FC
Southend AC Ladies 3–2 Georgetown Athletic Club Ladies
Riverside City Ladies FC 1–0 Shiloh FC Ladies

Replays
Leiderkranz Ladies SC 0–2 Middletown City FC Women
Clayton City Ladies FC 3–0 Pembroke St David's Ladies

Second Round
Mansfield Ladies SC 1–1 Meadowdale Ladies FC
Southend AC Ladies 1–3 Newmarket Ladies SC
Ridge Raiders Ladies FC 0–2 Middletown City FC Women
Sherwood Forest Ladies FC 0–3 Riverside City Ladies FC
Llewellyn Turnpike Ladies FC 3–0 Queens Park SC Women
White River Women FC 1–1 Mel-Wood FC Ladies
E Endborough Ladies FC 3–2 Clayton City Ladies FC
Jamestown City Ladies FC 2–1 Westwood Sprites Ladies FC

Replays
Meadowdale Ladies FC 2–1 Mansfield Ladies SC
Mel-Wood FC Ladies 0–2 White River Women FC

Quarterfinal
Jamestown City Ladies FC 1–1 Newmarket Ladies SC
White River Women FC 1–1 Llewellyn Turnpike Ladies FC
E Endborough Ladies FC 1–2 Middletown City FC Women
Meadowdale Ladies FC 2–2 Riverside City Ladies FC

Replays
Newmarket Ladies SC 3–0 Jamestown City Ladies FC
Llewellyn Turnpike Ladies FC 6–2 White River Women FC
Riverside City Ladies FC 1–1 Meadowdale Ladies FC (1–2 AET)

Semi-Final both @ BBP National Stadium, Belle Haven
Llewellyn Turnpike Ladies FC 1–2 Meadowdale Ladies FC
Newmarket Ladies SC 1–0 Middletown City FC Women

Final @BBP National Stadium, Belle Haven (att-61,749)
Meadowdale Ladies FC 2–0 Newmarket Ladies SC

Meadowdale win the 60th FAC Women's Cup, their 5th win in the competition; that breaks them free from the logjam tie for second most with Riverside City Ladies, Greenlea Ladies and Leiderkranz Ladies.

Non-league White River Women advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time in their history.

[Commonwealth of Baker Park]

Lower League Review

East                      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Valley View SC             38   26   5   7    70   29  +41    83
 2 East Liverpool FC          38   24   5   9    64   40  +24    77
 3 McIlroy Station FC         38   22   9   7    78   48  +30    75
 4 Forresters FC              38   21   6  11    65   52  +13    69
 5 Patterson Park FC          38   19  10   9    71   43  +28    67
 6 Wagnerfield Kickers SC     38   17  10  11    63   55   +8    61
 7 Meadowlarks SC             38   17   8  13    58   46  +12    59
 8 Dragons FC                 38   16  10  12    61   40  +21    58
 9 Lower Valley Lions         38   16   9  13    59   54   +5    57
10 Mansfield County SC        38   14  10  14    56   56    0    52
11 Spring Valley FC           38   14   8  16    66   65   +1    50
12 Maplewood AFC              38   14   5  19    45   62  −17    47
13 Mel-Wood FC                38   12   7  19    48   74  −26    43
14 West Liberty Rovers FC     38    9  14  15    39   50  −11    41
15 Engineers Club             38   11   7  20    56   71  −15    40
16 Milton AFC                 38   10  10  18    44   63  −19    40
17 Blacksburg Area FC         38   11   7  20    41   56  −15    40
18 St John's SC               38   11   7  20    35   56  −21    40
19 Riverdale United FC        38   10   7  21    47   68  −21    37
20 Red Wing FC                38    5   8  25    36   74  −38    23

  West                      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Shiloh FC                  38   26   9   3    81   27  +54    87
 2 State Univ                 38   22  10   6    78   40  +38    76
 3 Western & Southern RR FC   38   22  10   6    70   37  +33    76
 4 Edgewood Eagles SC         38   21   8   9    57   41  +16    71
 5 Jennings Borough           38   19  10   9    73   41  +32    67
 6 Mooresville Celtic         38   20   7  11    64   44  +20    67
 7 Hampton SC                 38   17  10  11    59   46  +13    61
 8 Blue Aces SC               38   15   9  14    53   47   +6    54
 9 Tri-Village United FC      38   14  11  13    55   51   +4    53
10 Georgetown Athletic Club   38   14  11  13    51   59   −8    53
11 Berwick Rangers FC         38   15   8  15    49   51   −2    53
12 FC Monroe Central          38   14   8  16    56   61   −5    50
13 RFCP AC                    38   13   8  17    48   53   −5    47
14 Battenberg Bruins SC       38   12   9  17    56   58   −2    45
15 West Alden United FC       38   11  10  17    43   50   −7    43
16 Independent Laborers AC    38   11  10  17    53   62   −9    43
17 Linden Lions FC            38   11   8  19    45   63  −18    41
18 East Linden SC             38    7  11  20    29   73  −44    32
19 Brecon Borough             38    6   4  28    35   87  −52    22
20 Jaynesville SC             38    3   3  32    23   87  −64    12

Playoffs (all four teams promoted to Third Division B)
Semi-Final, 1st Leg
East Liverpool FC 2–1 Shiloh FC
State Univ 3–1 Valley View SC

2nd Leg
Shiloh FC 2–0 East Liverpool FC (Shiloh win 3-2)
Valley View SC 2–1 State Univ  (State Univ win 4-3)

Final @BBP National Stadium (att--30,273)
Shiloh FC 1–2 State Univ

State University FC win the 83rd FAC Shield

National Conference   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Great Northern         26   17   7   2    56   25  +31    58
 2 Crusaders FC           26   17   3   6    50   26  +24    54
 3 Far Hills              26   13   6   7    43   26  +17    45
 4 Haskins Blues          26   13   6   7    43   28  +15    45
 5 Ellesmere Woods        26   13   3  10    47   35  +12    42
 6 Castleford             26   11   5  10    36   32   +4    38
 7 Jacksonville City      26    8  10   8    41   42   −1    34
 8 Hannover United        26    9   6  11    28   34   −6    33
 9 Bergholz Caledonian    26    8   6  12    37   47  −10    30
10 Forest Park            26    8   6  12    27   39  −12    30
11 New Richmond FC        26    7   6  13    25   38  −13    27
12 Broadview AFC          26    6   8  12    29   44  −15    26
13 Lima City United       26    7   5  14    26   43  −17    26
14 Sorenberg Park         26    5   3  18    26   55  −29    18

3-A                     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Jamestown City FC        32   18   9   5    48   25  +23    63
 2 East Endborough AFC      32   15  10   7    50   41   +9    55
 3 Greenlea United FC       32   15   6  11    49   34  +15    51
 4 Trinity FC               32   15   5  12    55   38  +17    50
 5 Hardun AC                32   15   4  13    51   42   +9    49
 6 Andover Borough SC       32   13   8  11    44   35   +9    47
 7 Kellerville AFC          32   12  11   9    45   42   +3    47
 8 Jamestown Rovers FC      32   13   8  11    40   43   −3    47
 9 ROCK Utd FC              32   13   7  12    52   44   +8    46
10 Lewiston Town FC         32   13   7  12    36   36    0    46
11 Fairport Harbor FC       32    9  14   9    44   43   +1    41
12 Coolville United         32   10  11  11    41   36   +5    41
13 Dalton United            32   10   9  13    33   41   −8    39
14 Paintersville FC         32   11   5  16    45   59  −14    38
15 West Chester FC          32    9   6  17    32   54  −22    33
16 Springfield City FC      32    8   7  17    38   61  −23    31
17 Sherwood Forest FC       32    6   7  19    34   63  −29    25

  3-B                     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Carlisle FC              32   22   3   7    63   31  +32    69
 2 Principia SC             32   19  10   3    65   31  +34    67
 3 Westphalia County FC     32   17  10   5    60   34  +26    61
 4 Liberty FC               32   15  11   6    47   33  +14    56
 5 Greenville Twp           32   17   3  12    64   50  +14    54
 6 Alton Athletic Club      32   15   7  10    47   37  +10    52
 7 Pembroke St David's      32   13   8  11    44   43   +1    47
 8 Lynchana Borderers AC    32   13   7  12    50   43   +7    46
 9 SK Leiderkranz-Turner    32   11  10  11    44   47   −3    43
10 Maritime Athletic SC     32    9  11  12    38   42   −4    38
11 Jeromesville FC          32   10   7  15    42   49   −7    37
12 Union Miners FC          32    8  13  11    43   47   −4    37
13 Ridge Raiders SC         32   10   5  17    41   58  −17    35
14 New Harmony FC           32    8   9  15    40   47   −7    33
15 Charter Twp FC           32    7   7  18    35   55  −20    28
16 Collinsville United FC   32    6   7  19    33   64  −31    25
17 Center Point FC & RFC    32    1  14  17    23   68  −45    17

Promotion Playoff (at Riverside City Stadium)
Trinity FC 0–0 Greenlea United FC (1–1 AET) (4–3 pen.

*  2nd Division            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Middlebourne City AFC     38   22   8   8    64   41  +23    74
 2 Middletown City FC        38   19  11   8    63   42  +21    68
 3 Linden Woods FC           38   19  10   9    74   56  +18    67
 4 Riverside City FC         38   16  15   7    65   46  +19    63
 5 Richmond Station FC       38   16  14   8    62   47  +15    62
 6 Hamilton Wanderers FC     38   16  12  10    67   52  +15    60
 7 Mansfield C&W FC          38   17   9  12    64   54  +10    60
 8 Fairport City FC          38   17   8  13    52   46   +6    59
 9 Sanborn Borough SC        38   15  11  12    47   34  +13    56
10 Newmarket Saxons FC       38   15  10  13    48   49   −1    55
11 Meadowdale FC             38   15  10  13    62   48  +14    55
12 Bridgend Metros FC        38   12  17   9    45   48   −3    53
13 St Pats AC                38   15   8  15    52   52    0    53
14 Corinthians               38   14  10  14    45   40   +5    52
15 Brentford FC              38   13  10  15    44   50   −6    49
16 North Royalton Town FC    38   10   6  22    45   59  −14    36
17 Brentwood Borough         38    8  11  19    32   58  −26    35
18 Eastview SC               38    8   8  22    43   76  −33    32
19 Maineville Marauders FC   38    6   8  24    27   68  −41    26
20 Ravens FC                 38    5   8  25    30   65  −35    23

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General Conference OK's FAC Expansion
by Travis Mosely
The Weekend Post Soccer Correspondent

BELLE HAVEN--The Football Association of the Commonwealth has given the green light to a joint FAC/National League initiative that will see the return of a 2nd Division to the Women's National League, a complete separation of the lower half of the 3rd Division into a fourth tier, and as many as 10 clubs granted full membership.

The 133rd General Conference opened with the focus squarely directed on a theme of change across the organization; the overhaul of management of the technical & player development departments prior to World Cup 94 was but a prelude to the replacement of many holdovers from the regime of former Executive Director David Carlson.

FAC General Secretary Anthony Woodson, who replaced Allison LaFleur in the post following the last GC, stressed that decisions had largely been finalized prior to his hiring.
"There was a core group of senior support staff that had signaled they would be leaving us around the same time that Allison announced her decision, many who had been with the organization for 25+ years. We are pleased that we've been able to have a continuity by promoting from within where the opportunities were available."

Newly elected FAC Chairman Rich Callaghan also pushed the theme of change in his keynote remarks following his swearing-in.
"The FAC has grown exponentially under the leadership of David Carlson, Ally LaFleur and Cheryl Livingston, leaving those of us coming behind them a burden to continue along a similar path. It is a burden I am happy to undertake."

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National League Preview

Hillsborough and Ezriquay United both reaching the Challengers Cup Group Stage wasn't enough to help the league maintain its IFCF top 32 ranking, costing it a second Champions League berth so the National League will have only the top four sides advancing this time.

Brief rundown of the clubs that will compete in the Championship, in order of their previous season finish

Linden Woods FC
Promoted from the Second Division (3rd Place)

There will be a lot of early season goodwill in the club's favor among supporters across the nation as they will be the oldest FAC member club making their debut in the top flight in history, in addition to joining rare list as the eighth club which has played in all 5 levels of the pyramid.
Woods have been playing in one form or another since 1899 when they were one of the 'local' teams along the Trunk Line railway that competed against other sides from depots and stations up & down the length of the Free Tariff zone.
Probably relegation fodder, but they'll make sure they leave a mark on the division.

Middletown City FC
Promoted from the 2nd Division (Runner-up)

MiddCity are back for another term in the Championship hoping to avoid a third 'one and done' season in the top flight over the last 12 years. They have a far better Championship pedigree than either of their promotions mates but the aging club infrastructure and it battling on both fronts (men & women) is hampering recruitment/retention.
Staying up in the bottom 5 or 6 or relegation would probably not surprise anyone; if they made an immediate climb up the table, that would turn heads.

Middlebourne City AFC
Promoted from the 2nd Division (Champions)

MidBo has been the most consistent club in the 2nd Division over the last four seasons in which they were members—3rd, 2nd, 4th and 1st places finishes, with a one year stint in the Championship splitting those four results. It's defense that is the name of the game—even their relegation season three years ago they had the second fewest goals allowed in the bottom half of the table.
They may survive comfortably for a few seasons if they can find offensive production.

Clayton City FC
17th in the Championship

The word on the street about 10 minutes after the final whistle of the final day in the Championship was that in a fair world Clayton City would've been relegated; that was the Red Stripes' own supporters expressing that view and it took less than another 30 minutes after that for Chris Farmer, the winningest manager in club history to step aside. They have turned to Adam Gelling, a former CC academy grad who got Andover a cameo 2nd Division berth three years ago.

Nor-Dale AFC
16th in the Championship

The Maroons have never been afraid of relegation, seemingly always prepared financially if the drop comes; the expansion back to twenty top-flight clubs was aimed at keeping sides like them from bouncing back & forth so much. There's a feeling that they've reached their apex during this stay in the Championship and there's a lot of smart money that says they won't survive.

Marshallton Athletic SC
15th in the Championship

There is very little entertainment value (to supporters in Baker Park anyway) to being a Championship Division club that finishes between 9th and 15th place every season. Prior to this modern era of the sport in the Commonwealth, there was almost no real difference to playing in the First or Second Division. The overall thinking in the board room of a club like A's has been that there is silverware to be won in the lower league but there are no trophies for 10th place.

Monmouth Park
14th in the Championship

On the flip side of smiling, happy yo-yo clubs is Monmouth Park, which has been trapped in a decade and a half of malaise that makes not just their supporters but a good cross section of the professional soccer business in this country uneasy. There a school of thought that the club as a whole are a symptom of a deeper problem in their particular corner of the Commonwealth that can be traced to demographics—the population in Endover is moving away from Endborough and the overall health of the sport in the state is poor.

Westwood Sprites
13th in the Championship

Sprites have very little to be smug about—which is usually the club's default attitude—these days as it now is eight seasons since their magical run to the Championship title and they always seem to be flirting with the relegation battle around the 2/3 mark every year. The argument has been settled that they cannot stay at Highview if they want to stay in the Championship, so it's now going to be a fight over which direction they move.

Salisbury City
12th in the Championship

The Plainsmen make small, slow, steady steps forward as a playing side and on the wider organizational front as a business venture. They have a waiting list for season tickets via their supporters club, a sign of an increasing fan base thanks to an appearance in the Challengers Cup two years ago. Only New Bremen (5) has won more trophies over the last seven years than Salisbury (3). Honest.

Midtown AC
11th in the Championship

Tony Weiss knew Year 2 wasn't going to be the same as his debut season, although MAC earned the same point total (54) both years but finished seven places lower last term (11th vs 4th). He's building a squad that can play a 90 minute full pitch possession style game.

New Bremen
10th in the Championship

Brem's meteoric rise to dynasty status has certainly reached its apogee as the core of the title winning sides departs little by little. Midtable doesn't seem like a bad place to be at this point as the transition continues into Trent Yeoman's second season in charge,

Southend AC
9th in the Championship

Although they were in third place at halfway, Southend never seemed to outsiders as being in* the title/IFCF chase most of the year but rather like around* it. The entire southwestern corner of the Commonwealth looks to be heading for a massive reset in the next few years.

Dalton Town FC
8th in the Championship

Eric Dunbar's side fell to their lowest finish in his ten seasons as a rough spell in the early spring dropped them from the battle for the top five. They will look to get back into contention in what could be a wide open league.

St Warren City FC
7th in the Championship

There was a lot of speculation that James Montinelli's 12th season might've been his last if Saints had been in the relegation fight again, but they were as high as third at one point and if they hadn't dropped four points in the last three matches, they would've been the Challengers Cup.

Llewellyn Turnpike SC
6th in the Championship

It wasn't their top six finish that had the folks at the Tollgate on cloud nine but that they got to see hated rival Learfield be relegated right in front of them. Cary Blasingame's third year will see a bit more of the changeover from Tommy Bender's long tenure with fresh faces in the squad.

North Lima SC
5th in the Championship

The Vikings highest ever finish in the top flight earned them a reward of a Challengers Cup spot and they did it with the second highest scoring attack in the division! Offensive fireworks at North Lima? Madness...


Shirley Metros FC
4th in the Championship

Terry Mathias ignored calls for him to quit when Metros were relegated four seasons ago, so he made sure to remind everyone that he was the same manager last year as he was when they were 17th. But he admits that it's taken a toll on his health and so this will be his final season in charge. If the Reds could send their boss out with a title it would make the story even more of a fairytale.

Asbury Park FC
3rd in the Championship

AP looks like their one season downturn in Ali Saleh's second year was just a blip as they returned to the title chase, putting a scare into the eventual champs by closing a nine point gap over the last three rounds to come up short.

Ezriquay United FC
2nd in the Championship

United went from Champions to last place but saved from relegation, to runner-up during the craziest three year stint in the annals of the National League. Someone suggested to Mark Albert that he surely had used all of the stored up karma he'd collected in his life, which he had to admit was probably true. United do have probably the best starting XI in the Championship, so can they stay near the top?

Hillsborough FC
1st in the Championship

At the end, the nation's collective weakness for nostalgia meant that there was an old fashioned final day TV whiparound from the venues that contained the storylines.
Old College Park in Southend was the scene of Hillsborough's final act as they needed at least a point or alternatively, Ezriquay United—playing at home to New Bremen—to not win; the sides had split their two meetings, but United had a 2 goal advantage head to head and were 3 points back.
Southend had incentive to win as they could (and would) jump about 3 or 4 places in the final table, New Bremen were the outgoing champions playing for pride.
As the final whistles blew in an almost orderly series across the Commonwealth, the nation's most successful soccer club—mired in mediocrity for nearly 2 decades—were the Champions of Baker Park.

Predicted order of finish for the current season:
1 Asbury Park
2 Shirley Metros
3 Ezriquay United
4 Dalton Town
5 Midtown AC
6 Hillsborough
7 New Bremen
8 Southend AC
9 Llewellyn Turnpike
10 North Lima
11 Westwood Sprites
12 St Warren City
13 Monmouth Park
14 Salisbury City
15 Middlebourne City AFC
16 Middletown City FC
17 Marshallton Athletic
18 Clayton City
19 Nor-Dale AFC
20 Linden Woods

[Commonwealth of Baker Park]

Women's National League Season Review

* Women's National League           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Greenlea United Ladies SC       38   20  11   7    52   37  +15    71  Champions, Liga B
 2 Newmarket Ladies SC             38   19  10   9    56   43  +13    67  Liga B
 3 Ravens FC Ladies                38   20   7  11    73   49  +24    67  Liga B
 4 Sherwood Forest Ladies FC       38   19   9  10    63   43  +20    66
 5 Middletown City FC Women        38   19   8  11    60   47  +13    65
 6 E Endborough Ladies FC          38   15  15   8    51   39  +12    60
 7 Shirley Metros Ladies FC        38   16   9  13    61   52   +9    57
 8 Llewellyn Turnpike Ladies FC    38   17   4  17    58   58    0    55
 9 Clayton City Ladies FC          38   15   8  15    66   58   +8    53
10 Riverside City Ladies FC        38   15   7  16    51   49   +2    52
11 Ridge Raiders Ladies FC         38   15   7  16    68   53  +15    52
12 Meadowdale Ladies FC            38   15   4  19    50   66  −16    49
13 Jamestown City Ladies FC        38   14   5  19    49   63  −14    47
14 Hamiliton Wanderers Ladies SC   38   12  11  15    58   62   −4    47
15 Leiderkranz Ladies SC           38   13   7  18    45   55  −10    46
16 Southend AC Ladies              38   13   7  18    41   57  −16    46
17 Linden Ladies FC                38   13   6  19    45   61  −16    45
18 Westwood Sprites Ladies FC      38   12   6  20    44   59  −15    42
19 Shiloh FC Ladies                38   10  10  18    48   63  −15    40
20 Brentford Ladies FC             38    9   7  22    42   67  −25    34

[Commonwealth of Baker Park]

Second and Third Division Season Review

*2nd Division               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Learfield FC             38   23   4  11    71   41  +30    73  Champions
 2 Riverside City FC        38   20  12   6    62   39  +23    72  Promoted
 3 Hamilton Wanderers FC    38   18  11   9    54   45   +9    65  Promoted
 4 Sanborn Borough SC       38   19   7  12    66   50  +16    64
 5 Richmond Station FC      38   18   9  11    67   49  +18    63
 6 Jamestown City FC        38   19   4  15    61   53   +8    61
 7 Corinthians              38   16  12  10    63   55   +8    60
 8 Meadowdale FC            38   15  10  13    56   47   +9    55
 9 Victoria & Albert SC     38   14  10  14    53   43  +10    52
10 Mansfield C&W FC         38   14   8  16    55   56   −1    50
11 Newmarket Saxons FC      38   13  11  14    44   47   −3    50
12 Newport City FC          38   13  10  15    48   54   −6    49
13 North Royalton Town FC   38   14   6  18    46   58  −12    48
14 East Endborough AFC      38   12   8  18    57   63   −6    44
15 Brentford FC             38   11  10  17    58   70  −12    43
16 St Pats AC               38   11  10  17    46   64  −18    43
17 Trinity FC               38   10  11  17    44   60  −16    41
18 Brentwood Borough        38    9  13  16    42   67  −25    40  Relegated
19 Fairport City FC         38    8  12  18    38   55  −17    36  Relegated
20 Bridgend Metros FC       38    6  16  16    50   65  −15    34  Relegated

* 3-A                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Lewiston Town FC          32   17   7   8    55   41  +14    58  Champions
 2 Fairport Harbor FC        32   15   7  10    50   43   +7    52  Promoted
 3 Ravens FC                 32   15   7  10    50   39  +11    52  
 4 Kellerville AFC           32   13  10   9    56   41  +15    49  Promoted
 5 Greenlea United FC        32   13   7  12    46   41   +5    46
 6 Andover Borough SC        32   13   6  13    44   55  −11    45
 7 Dalton United             32   12   8  12    52   49   +3    44
 8 Maineville Marauders FC   32   12   8  12    46   45   +1    44
 9 Eastview SC               32   11  10  11    47   50   −3    43
10 Jamestown Rovers FC       32   11  10  11    52   48   +4    43
11 Westphalia County FC      32   10  13   9    47   47    0    43
12 Principia SC              32   11   9  12    50   49   +1    42
13 Coolville United          32   13   3  16    39   45   −6    42
14 Carlisle FC               32   12   5  15    36   47  −11    41
15 Hardun AC                 32   11   6  15    40   47   −7    39  Relegated
16 ROCK Utd FC               32    8  10  14    39   48   −9    34  Relegated
17 Paintersville FC          32    8   8  16    42   56  −14    32  Relegated

Promotion Playoff (at St Warren)
Ravens FC 2–3 AET Kellerville AFC  

   * 3-B                    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 West Chester FC           32   17   8   7    50   35  +15    59  Promoted
 2 Pembroke St David's       32   14  10   8    48   36  +12    52  Promoted
 3 Lynchana Borderers AC     32   13  11   8    42   35   +7    50  Promoted
 4 Valley View SC            32   13  10   9    39   36   +3    49
 5 Springfield City FC       32   13   9  10    48   41   +7    48
 6 Alton Athletic Club       32   13   7  12    45   45    0    46
 7 Ridge Raiders SC          32   12   9  11    39   44   −5    45
 8 Greenville Twp            32   11   9  12    41   44   −3    42
 9 Sherwood Forest FC        32   10  12  10    40   37   +3    42
10 East Liverpool FC         32   11   9  12    38   40   −2    42
11 SK Leiderkranz-Turner     32   12   5  15    51   51    0    41
12 Liberty FC                32   11   7  14    35   38   −3    40
13 Shiloh FC                 32   10   9  13    46   53   −7    39
14 Union Miners FC           32    8  14  10    41   39   +2    38  Relegated
15 State Univ                32    9  11  12    44   50   −6    38  Relegated
16 Maritime Athletic SC      32   10   5  17    36   49  −13    35  Relegated
17 Jeromesville FC           32    5  15  12    43   53  −10    30  Relegated

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FAC Cup Review

Third Round
Sorenberg Park 2–3 Middletown City FC
Nor-Dale AFC 1–1 Riverside City FC
Monmouth Park FC 3–2 Linden Woods FC
Fairport City FC 1–2 Salisbury City FC
St Pats AC 2–1 Broadview AFC
Shirley Metros FC 0–0 Lower Valley Lions
Meadowdale FC 1–2 Castleford
Great Northern 2–2 Hamilton Wanderers FC
North Lima SC 3–0 Trinity FC
Corinthians 3–0 Maritime Athletic SC
East Liverpool FC 1–2 Mansfield C&W FC
Learfield FC 3–0 Springfield City FC
Blacksburg Area FC 2–3 Brentwood Borough
Westwood Sprites 2–0 Brecon Borough
Bridgend Metros FC 1–1 Maineville Marauders FC
Clayton City SC 3–2 Middlebourne City AFC
Jamestown Rovers FC 3–0 Jamestown City FC
North Royalton Town FC 1–1 Kellerville AFC
Llewellyn Turnpike SC 4–1 Alton Athletic Club
Meadowlarks SC 1–1 Western & Southern RR FC
Mansfield County SC 3–2 Ezriquay United FC
Bergholz Caledonian 1–1 Dalton Town FC
Hillsborough FC 6–1 Newport City FC
Lewiston Town FC 1–2 Jacksonville City
Forest Park 3–5 Far Hills
Brentford FC 0–1 Richmond Station FC
Ravens FC 0–1 St Warren City FC
Victoria & Albert SC 5–2 Marshallton Athletic SC
Southend AC 2–0 Sanborn Borough SC
East Endborough AFC 1–1 Midtown Athletic Club
Newmarket Saxons FC 1–2 New Bremen FC
Asbury Park FC 3–1 Valley View SC

Replays
Riverside City FC 1–2 Nor-Dale AFC
Lower Valley Lions 0–4 Shirley Metros FC
Hamilton Wanderers FC 1–0 Great Northern
Maineville Marauders FC 3–2 Bridgend Metros FC
Kellerville AFC 1–2 North Royalton Town FC
Western & Southern RR FC 2–2 Meadowlarks SC (3–3 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Dalton Town FC 2–1 Bergholz Caledonian
Midtown Athletic Club 2–0 East Endborough AFC

Fourth Round
Richmond Station FC 1–0 Clayton City SC
Castleford 1–1 Asbury Park FC
Hillsborough FC 2–0 Jacksonville City
Monmouth Park FC 3–1 Shirley Metros FC
Westwood Sprites 1–0 Brentwood Borough
Victoria & Albert SC 1–1 Nor-Dale AFC
Maineville Marauders FC 0–0 Salisbury City FC
Learfield FC 1–2 Southend AC
Llewellyn Turnpike SC 3–1 St Pats AC
North Lima SC 3–1 North Royalton Town FC
Dalton Town FC 2–3 Mansfield C&W FC
Western & Southern RR FC 1–2 St Warren City FC
Midtown Athletic Club 2–1 Hamilton Wanderers FC
Jamestown Rovers FC 0–2 Corinthians
Far Hills 1–3 Middletown City FC
Mansfield County SC 0–4 New Bremen FC

Replays
Asbury Park FC 2–3 Castleford
Nor-Dale AFC 4–2 Victoria & Albert SC
Salisbury City FC 0–0 Maineville Marauders FC (1–0 AET)

Fifth Round
Llewellyn Turnpike SC 3–2 Castleford
North Lima SC 0–0 Monmouth Park FC
Westwood Sprites 1–1 Richmond Station FC
Corinthians 2–1 Hillsborough FC
Middletown City FC 2–0 Nor-Dale AFC
Midtown Athletic Club 1–0 Mansfield C&W FC
New Bremen FC 3–2 Salisbury City FC
St Warren City FC 1–1 Southend AC

Replays
Monmouth Park FC 0–2 North Lima SC
Richmond Station FC 3–2 Westwood Sprites
Southend AC 1–1 St Warren City FC (1–2 AET)

Quarterfinals
Middletown City FC 4–3 North Lima SC
Midtown Athletic Club 6–2 St Warren City FC
Llewellyn Turnpike SC 2–0 Corinthians
New Bremen FC 3–0 Richmond Station FC

Semi-Finals
Middletown City FC 1–3 New Bremen FC
Llewellyn Turnpike SC 0–0 Midtown Athletic Club (1–0 AET)

Final
Llewellyn Turnpike SC 3–1 New Bremen FC

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Championship Review

* Championship               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Westwood Sprites          38   22   7   9    68   50  +18    73  Champions, CL
 2 Midtown Athletic Club     38   19  11   8    56   32  +24    68  Challengers Cup
 3 Dalton Town FC            38   19   7  12    60   49  +11    64  Challengers Cup
 4 Asbury Park FC            38   17  12   9    66   47  +19    63  Challengers Cup
 5 Clayton City SC           38   19   5  14    64   61   +3    62
 6 New Bremen FC             38   16  12  10    54   48   +6    60
 7 Ezriquay United FC        38   16   7  15    59   52   +7    55
 8 Salisbury City FC         38   13  14  11    56   49   +7    53
 9 Hillsborough FC           38   15   7  16    52   53   −1    52
10 St Warren City FC         38   15   7  16    58   60   −2    52
11 Southend AC               38   12  15  11    58   46  +12    51
12 Llewellyn Turnpike SC     38   12  11  15    43   57  −14    47
13 Shirley Metros FC         38   11  14  13    53   63  −10    47
14 Middletown City FC        38    9  18  11    35   40   −5    45
15 Monmouth Park FC          38   10  14  14    41   49   −8    44
16 Middlebourne City AFC     38   11  11  16    57   68  −11    44
17 Linden Woods FC           38   11  10  17    52   63  −11    43
18 Nor-Dale AFC              38   10  10  18    48   55   −7    40  Relegated
19 Marshallton Athletic SC   38   10   9  19    54   67  −13    39  Relegated
20 North Lima SC             38    7  11  20    43   68  −25    32  Relegated

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© Sporting Times Daily 2023
FAC shocked by COH snub
by Mindy Cartwright, National Soccer Editor

The Baker Park National Team saw their streak of 15 consecutive qualifications for the World Cup Finals ended in the 95th cycle, but they can also now claim a record of a more dubious distinction.

The FAC waited for the call inviting the side to take part in the Cup of Harmony, but it was a wait in vain as the 32 team field was announced without Baker Park included.

This means that BP—which dropped three spots to 17th--are the first nation ranked in the top 20 of the KPB, of those that entered the World Cup qualifying round, that has ever been left out of the COH field; the range of reactions from FAC officials at the news covered the spectrum of possible emotions.

“Well, next time when we qualify we can say that we're the only nation that's played exclusively in the Finals,” Assistant Manager and Technical Director Zoe Montgomery responded when asked. “We certainly would've been one of the favorites if we'd gone, but it's probably a better use of our time to get ready for the Jenna Raven (Cup).”

Executive Director Steven Fleming read a statement on behalf of the Board:
“The Board of Directors of the Football Association of the Commonwealth take the exclusion of our National Team from the Cup of Harmony as a slap in the face to our organization, players, coaches and administration. It is a decision made totally without precedent in WCC history, which magnifies our outrage further. The current estimates show that Baker Park will lose at minimum 6 more places in the KPB ranking as the result of a zero point cycle while those nations currently 19th, 21st, 22nd, 24th, and 25th will potentially gain points. The WCC knows that this will have a detrimental effect on the revenue sharing formula for the FAC, in essence penalizing Baker Park twice. We strenuously lodge our dissent at the choice made to use this occasion to break with settled precedent."

BPNT Co-Captain Lucie Shanahan took a more sanguine view of the situation.
"I think it maybe isn't the disaster it looks like. How much turnover of the roster would Will have done in order to see more of the younger bunch? I know there are players who didn't think they could get excited about the COH, so that also plays a factor. I feel like the Women's (World) Cup is now higher on the priority list and that will mean a stronger core for that group."

The Saterun FA is expected to take on the leading role in the organizing of the next Jenna Raven/Women's World Cup, with an announcement regarding the tournament expected before the conclusion of the WC/COH cycle.

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National League Season in Review

*Championship         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Midtown Athletic Club   38   21   9   8    61   47  +14    72 Champion IFCF Champions League
 2 Asbury Park FC          38   19  11   8    64   43  +21    68 IFCF Challengers Cup 
 3 Learfield FC            38   19  11   8    66   58   +8    68 IFCF Challengers Cup
 4 Salisbury City FC       38   17   8  13    53   48   +5    59 IFCF Challengers Cup
 5 Hillsborough FC         38   16   9  13    53   49   +4    57
 6 Hamilton Wanderers FC   38   16   7  15    48   51   −3    55
 7 Ezriquay United FC      38   13  16   9    64   51  +13    55
 8 Dalton Town FC          38   15  10  13    56   48   +8    55
 9 New Bremen FC           38   14  12  12    62   58   +4    54
10 Shirley Metros FC       38   13  13  12    58   49   +9    52
11 Westwood Sprites        38   13  12  13    46   54   −8    51
12 Middlebourne City AFC   38   14   8  16    60   56   +4    50
13 Monmouth Park FC        38   12  12  14    51   49   +2    48
14 Clayton City SC         38   13   8  17    49   56   −7    47
15 Llewellyn Turnpike SC   38   14   5  19    56   65   −9    47
16 St Warren City FC       38   11  10  17    50   56   −6    43
17 Southend AC             38   11  10  17    50   58   −8    43
18 Middletown City FC      38   10  12  16    43   54  −11    42
19 Linden Woods FC         38   10   9  19    56   74  −18    39
20 Riverside City FC       38   10   6  22    48   70  −22    36

*Women's National League      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Ravens FC Ladies                38   22   9   7    76   46  +30    75 Champions  Liga B Champions Trophy
 2 Leiderkranz Ladies SC           38   19   8  11    62   48  +14    65 Liga B Champions Trophy
 3 E Endborough Ladies FC          38   17  13   8    73   62  +11    64 Liga B Champions 
 4 Llewellyn Turnpike Ladies FC    38   17  11  10    58   52   +6    62
 5 Westwood Sprites Ladies FC      38   19   4  15    66   64   +2    61
 6 Greenlea United Ladies SC       38   16  12  10    64   48  +16    60
 7 Shirley Metros Ladies FC        38   15  10  13    61   60   +1    55
 8 Southend AC Ladies              38   16   7  15    62   69   −7    55
 9 Ridge Raiders Ladies FC         38   16   5  17    60   64   −4    53
10 Newmarket Ladies SC             38   16   5  17    57   55   +2    53
11 Sherwood Forest Ladies FC       38   14  10  14    59   56   +3    52
12 Hamiliton Wanderers Ladies SC   38   13  10  15    59   61   −2    49
13 Middletown City FC Women        38   14   7  17    47   54   −7    49
14 Shiloh FC Ladies                38   12  13  13    61   62   −1    49
15 Jamestown City Ladies FC        38   12  12  14    45   48   −3    48
16 Linden Ladies FC                38   13   8  17    66   71   −5    47
17 Clayton City Ladies FC          38   11  12  15    56   62   −6    45
18 Meadowdale Ladies FC            38   10  11  17    53   62   −9    41
19 Riverside City Ladies FC        38   11   7  20    66   71   −5    40
20 Brentford Ladies FC             38    6   8  24    36   72  −36    26

FAC Cup
Preliminary Round
Greenwood AC 1–0 Trenton Borough AFC
Jaynesville SC 2–1 Deptford AC
Brecon Borough 5–3 West Liberty Rovers FC
West Union SC 3–1 Mansfield County SC
Frankenburg AC 3–0 West Oceana Athletic FC
Independent Laborers AC 0–1 St John's SC
Alexandria Borough AFC 3–3 East Orange FC
RFCP AC 3–1 Cloppenburg Borough SC
Salisbury County FC 3–0 Engineers Club
Milton AFC 5–1 East Linden SC

replay
East Orange FC 0–1 Alexandria Borough AFC

First Round
Principia SC 2–2 McIlroy Station FC
Hannover United 0–0 Liberty FC
Brentwood Borough 2–2 Dalton United
Fairport City FC 3–0 Western & Southern RR FC
Jaynesville SC 2–0 Jennings Borough
Dragons FC 3–3 East Liverpool FC
Ralston United FC 2–1 Bergholz Caledonian
Pembroke St David's 1–2 Edgewood Eagles SC
Valley View SC 3–1 Albion Borough SC
Milton AFC 4–0 Hampton SC
New Harmony FC 2–0 Springfield City FC
Alexandria Borough AFC 0–1 ROCK Utd FC
Greenville Twp 1–3 Tri-Village United FC
Westphalia County FC 2–1 Georgetown Athletic Club
Lima City United 2–0 Far Hills
Andover Borough SC 2–0 Forresters FC
SK Leiderkranz-Turner 0–1 Griffith Borough Amateurs FC
Red Wing FC 1–0 Maplewood AFC
Meadowlarks SC 0–3 Blacksburg Area FC
Riverdale United FC 0–4 Paintersville FC
Jamestown Rovers FC 2–1 Sherwood Forest FC
Eastview SC 0–1 Bridgend Metros FC
Shiloh FC 2–2 Broadview AFC
Mooresville Celtic 1–2 Hardun AC
Maineville Marauders FC 2–0 Great Northern
Brecon Borough 2–2 West Alden United FC
Coolville United 3–0 Berwick Rangers FC
Carlisle FC 2–3 Blue Aces SC
Battenberg Bruins SC 0–3 Wagnerfield Kickers SC
Lower Valley Lions 2–2 Bowling Green FC
Crusaders FC 3–0 Collinsville United FC
Charter Twp FC 2–2 Alton Athletic Club
Center Point FC & RFC 1–0 Sorenberg Park
Maritime Athletic SC 4–0 West Union SC
Mel-Wood FC 2–0 RFCP AC
Ellesmere Woods 2–0 State Univ
Salisbury County FC 2–1 White River Twp FC
Patterson Park FC 0–0 Greenwood AC
West Chester FC 2–2 Greenlea United FC
FC Monroe Central 1–3 Jacksonville City
Queens Park FC 1–4 Haskins Blues
St John's SC 2–0 Linden Lions FC
Lynchana Borderers AC 2–1 Frankenburg AC
Union Miners FC 1–2 Ravens FC
New Richmond FC 4–1 Jeromesville FC
Spring Valley FC 0–0 Lake County FC
Ridge Raiders SC 5–3 Hartley Community Club
Castleford 3–2 Forest Park

replays
McIlroy Station FC 1–1 Principia SC (2–1 AET)
Liberty FC 2–0 Hannover United
Dalton United 1–0 Brentwood Borough
East Liverpool FC 1–0 Dragons FC
Broadview AFC 1–3 Shiloh FC
West Alden United FC 2–0 Brecon Borough
Bowling Green FC 3–1 Lower Valley Lions
Alton Athletic Club 2–2 Charter Twp FC (3–3 AET) (4–1 pen.)
Greenwood AC 0–5 Patterson Park FC
Greenlea United FC 0–0 West Chester FC (0–0 AET) (2–3 pen.)
Lake County FC 0–1 Spring Valley FC

Second Round
Edgewood Eagles SC 1–2 Haskins Blues
Bowling Green FC 2–3 Blue Aces SC
Bridgend Metros FC 2–0 Lima City United
Maritime Athletic SC 2–0 Red Wing FC
Ellesmere Woods 2–1 East Liverpool FC
Center Point FC & RFC 1–3 Liberty FC
ROCK Utd FC 4–1 Griffith Borough Amateurs FC
Mel-Wood FC 2–0 Patterson Park FC
St John's SC 0–0 Jamestown Rovers FC
West Chester FC 2–2 Shiloh FC
Ridge Raiders SC 4–0 Tri-Village United FC
Crusaders FC 1–1 Jaynesville SC
Ravens FC 1–2 West Alden United FC
Milton AFC 1–3 Hardun AC
Blacksburg Area FC 2–1 Fairport City FC
New Harmony FC 1–3 Valley View SC
Wagnerfield Kickers SC 0–1 New Richmond FC
Spring Valley FC 4–1 Ralston United FC
Alton Athletic Club 3–0 Salisbury County FC
Jacksonville City 3–2 Andover Borough SC
Coolville United 3–4 Westphalia County FC
Castleford 1–1 McIlroy Station FC
Maineville Marauders FC 0–0 Paintersville FC
Dalton United 0–0 Lynchana Borderers AC

replays
Jamestown Rovers FC 4–1 St John's SC
Shiloh FC 0–1 West Chester FC
Jaynesville SC 0–2 Crusaders FC
McIlroy Station FC 0–1 Castleford
Paintersville FC 1–1 Maineville Marauders FC (1–2 AET)
Lynchana Borderers AC 0–0 Dalton United (0–1 AET)

Third Round
Mansfield C&W FC 2–0 Hardun AC
Dalton Town FC 2–1 Marshallton Athletic SC
St Pats AC 1–1 Ellesmere Woods
Hamilton Wanderers FC 4–0 Kellerville AFC
Linden Woods FC 3–0 Bridgend Metros FC
East Endborough AFC 2–3 Sanborn Borough SC
Nor-Dale AFC 3–1 Hillsborough FC
North Lima SC 1–1 Richmond Station FC
West Chester FC 2–0 Dalton United
Ezriquay United FC 1–0 Llewellyn Turnpike SC
St Warren City FC 1–0 Haskins Blues
Lewiston Town FC 2–1 Newport City FC
Liberty FC 0–0 Blue Aces SC
Asbury Park FC 3–1 Alton Athletic Club
Westwood Sprites 0–0 Meadowdale FC
Mel-Wood FC 1–1 Blacksburg Area FC
Jacksonville City 2–1 Valley View SC
Riverside City FC 2–1 Shirley Metros FC
Victoria & Albert SC 1–2 Corinthians
West Alden United FC 1–2 Midtown Athletic Club
Salisbury City FC 2–1 Maineville Marauders FC
Learfield FC 4–1 Ridge Raiders SC
Middlebourne City AFC 3–1 Fairport Harbor FC
Westphalia County FC 2–0 Trinity FC
Jamestown City FC 2–0 Brentford FC
ROCK Utd FC 1–1 Spring Valley FC
New Bremen FC 2–2 Maritime Athletic SC
Clayton City SC 2–2 Castleford
Middletown City FC 1–1 Monmouth Park FC
Southend AC 1–1 Jamestown Rovers FC
New Richmond FC 1–1 Newmarket Saxons FC
Crusaders FC 1–2 North Royalton Town FC

replays
Ellesmere Woods 1–1 St Pats AC (1–2 AET)
Richmond Station FC 2–0 North Lima SC
Blue Aces SC 0–0 Liberty FC (1–2 AET)
Meadowdale FC 2–6 Westwood Sprites
Blacksburg Area FC 1–2 Mel-Wood FC
Spring Valley FC 1–2 ROCK Utd FC
Maritime Athletic SC 0–3 New Bremen FC
Castleford 1–3 Clayton City SC
Monmouth Park FC 3–1 Middletown City FC
Jamestown Rovers FC 1–3 Southend AC
Newmarket Saxons FC 3–0 New Richmond FC

Fourth Round
Jamestown City FC 2–0 Salisbury City FC
ROCK Utd FC 2–1 Richmond Station FC
Nor-Dale AFC 3–0 Lewiston Town FC
West Chester FC 3–0 Westphalia County FC
Mansfield C&W FC 3–3 Riverside City FC
St Pats AC 0–1 Middlebourne City AFC
Hamilton Wanderers FC 1–3 St Warren City FC
Learfield FC 1–0 Sanborn Borough SC
Asbury Park FC 4–2 Midtown Athletic Club
Monmouth Park FC 0–1 New Bremen FC
Ezriquay United FC 1–0 North Royalton Town FC
Mel-Wood FC 3–0 Newmarket Saxons FC
Linden Woods FC 0–2 Dalton Town FC
Corinthians 1–0 Liberty FC
Westwood Sprites 0–4 Clayton City SC
Southend AC 2–2 Jacksonville City

replays
Riverside City FC 4–1 Mansfield C&W FC
Jacksonville City 1–0 Southend AC

Fifth Round
Mel-Wood FC 0–1 Nor-Dale AFC
Ezriquay United FC 1–2 Middlebourne City AFC
Jamestown City FC 3–0 ROCK Utd FC
Jacksonville City 2–0 Asbury Park FC
Learfield FC 3–3 Dalton Town FC
West Chester FC 1–1 Riverside City FC
Clayton City SC 2–0 Corinthians
St Warren City FC 0–1 New Bremen FC

replays
Dalton Town FC 1–2 Learfield FC
Riverside City FC 3–3 West Chester FC (4–4 AET) (1–3 pen.)

Quarterfinals
Jacksonville City 1–3 Nor-Dale AFC
West Chester FC 1–2 Learfield FC
Jamestown City FC 3–3 New Bremen FC
Clayton City SC 0–1 Middlebourne City AFC

replay
New Bremen FC 4–2 Jamestown City FC

Semi-Final
New Bremen FC 3–1 Learfield FC
Nor-Dale AFC 1–1 Middlebourne City AFC (1–1 AET) (4–5 pen.)

Final
Middlebourne City AFC 2–2 New Bremen FC (2–2 AET) (3–4 pen.)
IFCF Cup Winners Cup

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© Sporting Times Daily 2024
FAC, BPLA lend a helping hand to CRU for World Cup
by Mindy Cartwright, National Soccer Editor

The Commonwealth Rugby Union have seen their fortunes rise over the last several years as the governing body have raised the profile of the national team on the multiverse stage. They've moved from unranked and unknown in RWC 32 to their current ranking of number seven following the trip to the quarterfinals in Darmen in the last edition.

The parallel climb that was similar to an earlier rise by not just one but two different national teams was duly noted by the leadership at the CRU offices which led to an opening up of a dialog between the Union, the Baker Park Lacrosse Association and the FAC; the latter two organizations had experience in how to run a large international tournament and what the event entails logistically.

Since winning the bid for RWC 36 the CRU have relied on the expertise that their sister governing bodies have been happy to share.
"We are excited to have another opportunity to show the multiverse what the Commonwealth offers, both to the fans back in the home nations watching on TV and those visitors traveling to watch in person", said Patty Erbacher, Operations Director of the BPLA who has been a part of planning of WLC 31, 37 and 42 during her tenure, originally at the UAC and now with the governing body. "You are serving three different constituencies at a basic level--the teams, the fans and the media. All of them have the same fundamental needs over the duration of the competition so the goal is to have everything as organized ahead of time as is possible and to be prepared for unexpected occurrences by having Plan B."

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Season in Review

The 118th National League Season will be remembered as the largest in history with 94 clubs across the four divisions and the National Conference. As usual competition at the top of tables was close and constantly changing until the final few weeks; only the Third and Fourth Divisions came to the final day to determine a champion although the Championship, Second Division and the Conference all had close races until the final couple of rounds of play.

The biggest off season story was Hillsborough's hiring of former National Team Assistant Manager Darren Kirbyafter the retirement of Nick Griffith. Kirby became the second member of Jennifer Prescott's staff to find work in the National League, as Tony Weiss led Midtown to the title last season.

The other managerial change in the top two flights was Ryan Dawsey leaving Dalton United after having taken them from the FAC Shield as a player manager to the National Conference then back to single gender, winning the Shield and remaining in the Third Division ever since. He also led them to Fourth and Fifth Round Cup appearances (a Third Division Club in last 16 is a fairly rare occurrence).

Riverside City were relegated from the Championship after last season—giving them the dubious distinction of being sole leaders at the top of the Most Promoted and Most Relegated Clubs in history (15 each). They are one of Baker Park's favorite yo-yo clubs and have a lot of shiny hardware in their trophy case—2 Championships, 5 Second Division titles, 3 Third Division crowns, four FAC Cups and a National League Trophy; their fans are some of the best in the NL and with rare exceptions visiting supporters are almost welcome for a pint.

There was an interesting parallel between the two mens' campaigns—a veteran league boss with over 700 matches in charge and a league novice—Kirby never played professionally—at two clubs with long histories.

But first, let's cover the rest of the results from the League's other tables.

Third Division—Greenlea United will be in the second tier for the first time after they made it a mens/womens sweep of trophies at Queen Anne's Park. While the ladies have been the main draw in the far southwest of Lynchana for awhile, the men have tread water in the Third for over 20 seasons.
Fourth Division—ROCK United captured what will be officially the inaugural title of the Fourth Division, hanging on through the final day as none of the chasing pack could get all three points to dislodge them from top spot. Like Greenlea, this will be the first League title the club has won, as both previously had captured the FAC Shield and the old Conference title (which existed in a no-man's land of being technically part of the NL but also not considered a League trophy).

FAC Shield—The finale was probably the least likely outcome anyone could imagine. Forresters FC had been the dominant side all season, while State University FC and Jeromesville ran away in the Western division, tying for the top spot but 15 points ahead of third place. Meadowlarks SC have been an also-ran regional club in the shadow of the Endborough sides for years and this season faced their nearby rivals that had been formerly a non-league clubs for their history, White River FC.

The Larks knocked off State University while Jeromesville upset Forresters to set up a rematch of sorts—their only previous appearance in the Shield playoffs was ended by the Jerrys in 1985 when only the finalists won promotion.
120 minutes couldn't separate the sides and Larks survived a dramatic shootout to win their first ever trophy and promotion.

National Conference—Great Northern RR FC won the title for 6th time, and the second in four seasons.
Women's National League Division 1—for the first time in 19 seasons the WNL was a two division setup with the top 16 clubs from the previous season making up the top flight.
Greenlea United Ladies took their fourth crown edging out Ridge Raiders Ladies with Shirley Metros Ladies coming out on top of a three way points tie with Westwood Sprites and Jamestown City Ladies, plus Newmarket Ladies only a point behind them in sixth.
WNL Division 2—Brentford Ladies took the crown in the 14 team circuit as nearly the entire non-league roster of sides was absorbed into the professional game. Eight more associate member clubs were fast-tracked for further development towards full pro status over the next several years.

Meanwhile, back to the main story, Hillsborough struggled early in the season as Kirby encountered the usual teething pains that come with stylistic change, hovering around 15th for a good part of the first half of the season and finding themselves 14 points behind defending champions Midtown.
That was when the switch clicked on and all of sudden Borough went on a run with 10 wins and a draw over the next 13, capped off with a home victory over MAC on Round 31 that drew Boro to within 8 points in 6th place with seven matches left.

On matchday 36 MAC suffered a loss while now 2nd in the table Hillsborough won, cutting the gap to 5 with 2 matches remaining. The country's most successful club wasn't going to overhaul the champions to write a magical end, were they?
Boro faced Dalton at home, who were in the chase for the third Challengers Cup spot with Ezriquay, Monmouth Park and Asbury Park while MAC would face Clayton City at home who were on their way to the second tier.
CC put up a legitimate fight but MAC prevailed, clinching their second straight Championship title, only the seventh club to repeat in the top flight. Dalton moved to 2 points behind Borough with a 1-0 win, leaving the Hillsiders work left to hold onto the runner up spot.

Boro and Dalton took wins on the final day to nail down the 2nd and 3rd place while Ezriquay United hung on to fourth when Asbury Park lost.

Compare and contrast that roller coaster to Dawsey's first term, where RivCity got off to a decent start keeping themselves within striking distance of a Corinthians side that jumped out of the gate with five straight wins. Corries came back to the pack as half season approached, Riverside up to second just a point behind after winning 9 and drawing 2 of their previous 13 matches.
After matchday 22, RivCity were atop the table by a point, but then hit a rocky patch where they alternated wins and losses and found themselves down to 4th with seven rounds to go, just the wrong time to hit their worst stretch as they lost five of their final seven fixtures to finish 6th, 10 points back.
Not a disaster by any means but a bit of a letdown at the end, compounded by a few injuries to key starters that Dawsey took responsibility for by not rotating the squad enough.

Corinthians finally return to the Championship after a lengthy exile, with Meadowdale and Sanborn Borough showing consistency over the entire season to take the other two promotion places.

[Commonwealth of Baker Park]

Championship             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Midtown Athletic Club     38   21   9   8    69   40  +29    72
 2 Hillsborough FC           38   19   9  10    57   40  +17    66
 3 Dalton Town FC            38   18  10  10    58   45  +13    64
 4 Ezriquay United FC        38   17  12   9    62   47  +15    63
 5 Asbury Park FC            38   16  11  11    56   46  +10    59
 6 Monmouth Park FC          38   16  11  11    52   41  +11    59
 7 St Warren City FC         38   16   9  13    55   51   +4    57
 8 Learfield FC              38   15  12  11    56   49   +7    57
 9 Marshallton Athletic SC   38   15  10  13    45   49   −4    55
10 Southend AC               38   16   6  16    43   51   −8    54
11 New Bremen FC             38   13  12  13    51   49   +2    51
12 Salisbury City FC         38   15   6  17    51   60   −9    51
13 North Lima SC             38   14   6  18    60   64   −4    48
14 Westwood Sprites          38   12  12  14    52   56   −4    48
15 Middlebourne City AFC     38   10  13  15    45   54   −9    43
16 Llewellyn Turnpike SC     38   11   8  19    58   60   −2    41
17 Shirley Metros FC         38   10   9  19    43   63  −20    39
18 Hamilton Wanderers FC     38    7  16  15    45   60  −15    37
19 Clayton City SC           38    8  13  17    51   60   −9    37
20 Newmarket Saxons FC       38    8  12  18    41   65  −24    36

Second Division         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Corinthians              38   22   7   9    68   45  +23    73
 2 Meadowdale FC            38   21   8   9    66   45  +21    71
 3 Sanborn Borough SC       38   20   8  10    66   42  +24    68
 4 Jamestown City FC        38   20   6  12    64   50  +14    66
 5 Richmond Station FC      38   20   5  13    65   56   +9    65
 6 Riverside City FC        38   19   6  13    60   44  +16    63
 7 St Pats AC               38   16   8  14    49   51   −2    56
 8 Nor-Dale AFC             38   15  11  12    55   52   +3    56
 9 Mansfield C&W FC         38   15  10  13    51   48   +3    55
10 Linden Woods FC          38   16   7  15    58   61   −3    55
11 Victoria & Albert SC     38   15   8  15    54   45   +9    53
12 Newport City FC          38   14   8  16    53   51   +2    50
13 North Royalton Town FC   38   15   5  18    57   67  −10    50
14 Brentford FC             38   13  10  15    52   49   +3    49
15 Eastview SC              38   13   5  20    47   65  −18    44
16 Middletown City FC       38   13   5  20    61   65   −4    44
17 Kellerville AFC          38   11   8  19    37   61  −24    41
18 Andover Borough SC       38   11   6  21    43   58  −15    39
19 Ravens FC                38   11   5  22    43   74  −31    38
20 Fairport Harbor FC       38    6  12  20    37   57  −20    30

Division 1                     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Greenlea United Ladies SC       30   16   4  10    43   38   +5    52
 2 Ridge Raiders Ladies FC         30   14   7   9    49   38  +11    49
 3 Shirley Metros Ladies FC        30   14   3  13    54   61   −7    45
 4 Westwood Sprites Ladies FC      30   12   9   9    40   36   +4    45
 5 Jamestown City Ladies FC        30   13   6  11    47   48   −1    45
 6 Newmarket Ladies SC             30   12   8  10    41   36   +5    44
 7 Llewellyn Turnpike Ladies FC    30   12   8  10    38   36   +2    44
 8 Shiloh FC Ladies                30   12   6  12    51   59   −8    42
 9 Sherwood Forest Ladies FC       30   12   6  12    55   44  +11    42
10 Hamiliton Wanderers Ladies SC   30   12   6  12    43   47   −4    42
11 E Endborough Ladies FC          30   12   5  13    42   44   −2    41
12 Leiderkranz Ladies SC           30   10   8  12    44   46   −2    38
13 Middletown City FC Women        30   10   7  13    40   39   +1    37
14 Southend AC Ladies              30   10   7  13    42   42    0    37
15 Linden Ladies FC                30    9   7  14    41   51  −10    34
16 Ravens FC Ladies                30    9   5  16    43   48   −5    32

  Division 2                     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Brentford Ladies FC             26   19   5   2    52   23  +29    62
 2 Clayton City Ladies FC          26   16   7   3    44   17  +27    55
 3 Riverside City Ladies FC        26   14  10   2    41   25  +16    52
 4 Pembroke St David's Ladies      26   12   6   8    40   31   +9    42
 5 Queens Park SC Women            26   10   7   9    38   37   +1    37
 6 Mansfield Ladies SC             26   10   6  10    34   38   −4    36
 7 Meadowdale Ladies FC            26    8  10   8    38   28  +10    34
 8 Newport Ladies FC               26    9   5  12    31   35   −4    32
 9 Nor-Dale Ladies AFC             26    8   5  13    24   43  −19    29
10 Triad Rovers SC                 26    8   5  13    36   40   −4    29
11 Belle Haven United Ladies SC    26    6  10  10    39   39    0    28
12 St Warren FC Women              26    6   8  12    28   36   −8    26
13 Salisbury County FC Ladies      26    6   5  15    25   41  −16    23
14 White River Women FC            26    4   3  19    21   58  −37    15

[Commonwealth of Baker Park]

FAC Cup

Preliminary Round
West Union SC 2–2 Hartley Community Club
West Alden United FC 1–0 Albion Borough SC
Bowling Green FC 3–3 East Orange FC
Greenwood AC 0–1 Alexandria Borough AFC
Cloppenburg Borough SC 3–2 Jaynesville SC
Deptford AC 3–1 FC Monroe Central
Salisbury County FC 1–2 Trenton Borough AFC
Griffith Borough Amateurs FC 2–1 Frankenburg AC
Queens Park FC 1–1 West Oceana Athletic FC
Ralston United FC 3–1 Lake County FC

replays
Hartley Community Club 2–3 West Union SC
West Oceana Athletic FC 0–3 Queens Park FC
East Orange FC 2–1 Bowling Green FC

First Round
Georgetown Athletic Club 3–1 Western & Southern RR FC
Great Northern 2–1 Mansfield County SC
McIlroy Station FC 2–1 Mooresville Celtic
West Chester FC 2–0 State Univ
Sherwood Forest FC 3–0 East Linden SC
East Liverpool FC 2–2 Red Wing FC
Cloppenburg Borough SC 1–1 Lynchana Borderers AC
Linden Lions FC 1–3 Greenville Twp
Hampton SC 4–1 West Alden United FC
Brentwood Borough 2–1 East Endborough AFC
Queens Park FC 0–1 Union Miners FC
New Richmond FC 2–1 Engineers Club
Independent Laborers AC 0–1 Carlisle FC
ROCK Utd FC 1–0 Riverdale United FC
Bergholz Caledonian 2–2 Mel-Wood FC
Milton AFC 2–3 Paintersville FC
Griffith Borough Amateurs FC 2–1 Maplewood AFC
Hardun AC 2–1 West Liberty Rovers FC
Principia SC 0–1 Edgewood Eagles SC
Springfield City FC 2–1 Fairport City FC
SK Leiderkranz-Turner 0–1 Charter Twp FC
Dragons FC 1–3 Greenlea United FC
Lima City United 4–1 Alton Athletic Club
Lewiston Town FC 5–0 Spring Valley FC
Coolville United 1–2 Crusaders FC
Jacksonville City 4–1 Trinity FC
Battenberg Bruins SC 1–3 Maineville Marauders FC
Meadowlarks SC 0–2 Blue Aces SC
East Orange FC 0–3 White River Twp FC
Lower Valley Lions 0–3 Broadview AFC
Center Point FC & RFC 0–0 Forest Park
Westphalia County FC 1–2 Pembroke St David's
Tri-Village United FC 5–0 St John's SC
Haskins Blues 0–0 Blacksburg Area FC
Bridgend Metros FC 0–1 Castleford
Far Hills 2–0 Ralston United FC
Collinsville United FC 2–2 Jeromesville FC
Liberty FC 1–3 Jennings Borough
Patterson Park FC 3–0 Wagnerfield Kickers SC
Hannover United 1–1 Sorenberg Park
Trenton Borough AFC 0–2 Jamestown Rovers FC
Shiloh FC 0–0 Maritime Athletic SC
Dalton United 1–1 Forresters FC
West Union SC 4–4 RFCP AC
Deptford AC 0–2 Berwick Rangers FC
New Harmony FC 4–0 Alexandria Borough AFC
Ridge Raiders SC 3–0 Ellesmere Woods
Brecon Borough 2–3 Valley View SC

replays
Red Wing FC 1–1 East Liverpool FC (1–1 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Lynchana Borderers AC 1–1 Cloppenburg Borough SC (1–1 AET) (6–5 pen.)
Mel-Wood FC 2–1 Bergholz Caledonian
Forest Park 2–0 Center Point FC & RFC
Blacksburg Area FC 0–0 Haskins Blues (0–1 AET)
Jeromesville FC 2–0 Collinsville United FC
Sorenberg Park 3–3 Hannover United (4–3 AET)
Maritime Athletic SC 2–1 Shiloh FC
Forresters FC 1–4 Dalton United
RFCP AC 0–1 West Union SC

Second Round
McIlroy Station FC 1–3 Jamestown Rovers FC
Griffith Borough Amateurs FC 1–3 Valley View SC
Sorenberg Park 2–0 Lima City United
Lynchana Borderers AC 0–1 Forest Park
Greenlea United FC 1–2 White River Twp FC
Edgewood Eagles SC 0–2 ROCK Utd FC
West Union SC 0–2 West Chester FC
Great Northern 1–0 Broadview AFC
Hardun AC 1–3 Charter Twp FC
Springfield City FC 2–1 Greenville Twp
Ridge Raiders SC 3–0 Berwick Rangers FC
Haskins Blues 1–1 Dalton United
New Richmond FC 0–0 Red Wing FC
Castleford 1–1 Pembroke St David's
Brentwood Borough 1–1 Lewiston Town FC
Crusaders FC 1–0 Georgetown Athletic Club
Maineville Marauders FC 2–2 Jennings Borough
Jacksonville City 1–0 Hampton SC
Patterson Park FC 0–2 Jeromesville FC
Far Hills 0–1 Mel-Wood FC
Tri-Village United FC 3–3 Blue Aces SC
Maritime Athletic SC 1–0 New Harmony FC
Union Miners FC 0–1 Paintersville FC
Sherwood Forest FC 0–2 Carlisle FC

replays
Dalton United 0–2 Haskins Blues
Red Wing FC 2–1 New Richmond FC
Pembroke St David's 0–2 Castleford
Lewiston Town FC 2–0 Brentwood Borough
Jennings Borough 0–1 Maineville Marauders FC
Blue Aces SC 1–0 Tri-Village United FC

Third Round
Crusaders FC 0–3 Asbury Park FC
Jamestown Rovers FC 3–1 Valley View SC
Middletown City FC 2–2 Andover Borough SC
Victoria & Albert SC 1–0 Sorenberg Park
Riverside City FC 1–3 Springfield City FC
Sanborn Borough SC 2–0 North Royalton Town FC
Southend AC 2–0 Kellerville AFC
Maineville Marauders FC 2–0 Carlisle FC
Lewiston Town FC 2–2 Mansfield C&W FC
ROCK Utd FC 0–1 Llewellyn Turnpike SC
Learfield FC 3–2 Fairport Harbor FC
Charter Twp FC 2–2 Midtown Athletic Club
Westwood Sprites 0–3 Monmouth Park FC
Nor-Dale AFC 1–4 North Lima SC
Middlebourne City AFC 0–0 Ridge Raiders SC
Haskins Blues 0–0 St Warren City FC
West Chester FC 2–2 Hamilton Wanderers FC
Shirley Metros FC 2–1 Meadowdale FC
Brentford FC 4–2 Marshallton Athletic SC
Jacksonville City 4–0 Paintersville FC
Red Wing FC 2–3 Castleford
Forest Park 1–1 St Pats AC
Blue Aces SC 0–1 Newmarket Saxons FC
Newport City FC 1–2 Maritime Athletic SC
New Bremen FC 5–1 White River Twp FC
Eastview SC 0–2 Dalton Town FC
Jamestown City FC 0–1 Great Northern
Corinthians 2–0 Jeromesville FC
Clayton City SC 2–1 Mel-Wood FC
Linden Woods FC 1–2 Ravens FC
Hillsborough FC 1–0 Salisbury City FC
Ezriquay United FC 5–1 Richmond Station FC

replays
Andover Borough SC 1–1 Middletown City FC (1–1 AET) (1–3 pen.)
Mansfield C&W FC 1–1 Lewiston Town FC (3–1 AET)
Midtown Athletic Club 2–1 Charter Twp FC
Ridge Raiders SC 2–3 Middlebourne City AFC
St Warren City FC 2–1 Haskins Blues
Hamilton Wanderers FC 3–1 West Chester FC
St Pats AC 2–0 Forest Park

Fourth Round
Mansfield C&W FC 2–0 Hillsborough FC
Great Northern 4–3 Middletown City FC
Newmarket Saxons FC 2–0 Ravens FC
St Pats AC 2–2 Brentford FC
Maineville Marauders FC 0–3 Ezriquay United FC
Jacksonville City 2–1 Castleford
St Warren City FC 3–2 Monmouth Park FC
Llewellyn Turnpike SC 1–4 Hamilton Wanderers FC
Learfield FC 1–1 Corinthians
Asbury Park FC 0–2 Shirley Metros FC
Victoria & Albert SC 2–0 Springfield City FC
Midtown Athletic Club 5–0 Jamestown Rovers FC
Middlebourne City AFC 2–0 New Bremen FC
Sanborn Borough SC 1–1 North Lima SC
Southend AC 0–1 Dalton Town FC
Maritime Athletic SC 1–4 Clayton City SC

replays
Brentford FC 1–0 St Pats AC
Corinthians 1–1 Learfield FC (2–1 AET)
North Lima SC 1–3 Sanborn Borough SC

Fifth Round
Middlebourne City AFC 3–1 Newmarket Saxons FC
Ezriquay United FC 4–0 Corinthians
Sanborn Borough SC 6–3 Hamilton Wanderers FC
St Warren City FC 0–0 Clayton City SC
Shirley Metros FC 2–1 Midtown Athletic Club
Mansfield C&W FC 1–2 Dalton Town FC
Great Northern 3–1 Jacksonville City
Victoria & Albert SC 4–0 Brentford FC

replay
Clayton City SC 3–1 St Warren City FC

Quarterfinals
Great Northern 2–0 Shirley Metros FC
Clayton City SC 2–0 Dalton Town FC
Ezriquay United FC 2–1 Victoria & Albert SC
Sanborn Borough SC 1–3 Middlebourne City AFC

Semi Finals @ BBP National Stadium
Clayton City SC 0–1 Great Northern
Ezriquay United FC 3–3 Middlebourne City AFC (3–4 AET)

Final
Middlebourne City AFC 4–2 Great Northern

Middlebourne City win the 132nd FAC Cup, coming back from their loss in last season's Final.

FAC Women's Cup

Preliminary Round
Springfield County Ladies 1–0 Westphalia Ladies
Triad Rovers SC 1–1 Belle Haven United Ladies SC
West Midalia Ladies Academy 5–2 East Midalia Ladies Academy
St Leon Ladies 0–3 East Liverpool Ladies
Newport Ladies FC 1–0 Trenton Borough Ladies
Pembroke St David's Ladies 0–0 West Chester Ladies

Replays
Belle Haven United Ladies SC 2–1 Triad Rovers SC
West Chester Ladies 0–1 Pembroke St David's Ladies

First Round
Brentford Ladies FC 2–0 West Midalia Ladies Academy
Pembroke St David's Ladies 1–0 Queens Park SC Women
Belle Haven United Ladies SC 2–3 Greenlea United Ladies SC
Ridge Raiders Ladies FC 1–0 Mansfield Ladies SC
Westwood Sprites Ladies FC 4–1 Hamiliton Wanderers Ladies SC
Nor-Dale Ladies AFC 0–1 White River Women FC
St Warren FC Women 1–1 Meadowdale Ladies FC
E Endborough Ladies FC 2–0 East Liverpool Ladies
Ravens FC Ladies 2–1 Southend AC Ladies
Shiloh FC Ladies 3–1 Salisbury County FC Ladies
Linden Ladies FC 1–3 Leiderkranz Ladies SC
Jamestown City Ladies FC 2–3 Middletown City FC Women
Llewellyn Turnpike Ladies FC 0–2 Riverside City Ladies FC
Shirley Metros Ladies FC 4–1 Newport Ladies FC
Springfield County Ladies 0–2 Sherwood Forest Ladies FC
Clayton City Ladies FC 1–3 Newmarket Ladies SC

Replay
Meadowdale Ladies FC 1–3 St Warren FC Women

Second Round
Ridge Raiders Ladies FC 0–0 Middletown City FC Women
Leiderkranz Ladies SC 2–1 Newmarket Ladies SC
Shiloh FC Ladies 1–0 Riverside City Ladies FC
St Warren FC Women 0–1 Ravens FC Ladies
Westwood Sprites Ladies FC 1–2 Sherwood Forest Ladies FC
Brentford Ladies FC 2–0 Pembroke St David's Ladies
E Endborough Ladies FC 2–1 Shirley Metros Ladies FC
Greenlea United Ladies SC 1–1 White River Women FC

Replays
Middletown City FC Women 5–1 Ridge Raiders Ladies FC
White River Women FC 1–1 (AET) Greenlea United Ladies SC (White River win 5–4 on pens)

Quarterfinals
Ravens FC Ladies 4–2 Middletown City FC Women
Sherwood Forest Ladies FC 2–1 Brentford Ladies FC
Leiderkranz Ladies SC 4–0 White River Women FC
Shiloh FC Ladies 1–1 E Endborough Ladies FC

Replay
E Endborough Ladies FC 3–1 Shiloh FC Ladies

Semi Finals @ BBP National Stadium
E Endborough Ladies FC 0–1 Ravens FC Ladies
Sherwood Forest Ladies FC 1–0 Leiderkranz Ladies SC

Final @ BBP National Stadium
Ravens FC Ladies 2–1 Sherwood Forest Ladies FC

Ravens Ladies win the 63rd FAC Women's Cup

Third Division            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Greenlea United FC         38   20   8  10    72   49  +23    68
 2 Trinity FC                 38   18  11   9    67   46  +21    65
 3 Principia SC               38   17  11  10    51   41  +10    62
 4 Fairport City FC           38   17   9  12    60   35  +25    60
 5 Lynchana Borderers AC      38   17   8  13    53   50   +3    59
 6 East Endborough AFC        38   17   8  13    55   46   +9    59
 7 Jamestown Rovers FC        38   17   7  14    56   53   +3    58
 8 Lewiston Town FC           38   16   8  14    49   44   +5    56
 9 Brentwood Borough          38   15  10  13    57   53   +4    55
10 Maineville Marauders FC    38   15  10  13    55   48   +7    55
11 Pembroke St David's        38   13  13  12    64   60   +4    52
12 Coolville United           38   15   7  16    54   66  −12    52
13 Bridgend Metros FC         38   13  10  15    46   53   −7    49
14 West Chester FC            38   12  10  16    42   65  −23    46
15 SK Leiderkranz-Turner      38   12  10  16    49   51   −2    46
16 Greenville Twp             38   11  10  17    42   55  −13    43
17 Carlisle FC                38    8  18  12    46   55   −9    42
18 Dalton United              38    9  11  18    42   65  −23    38
19 Westphalia County FC       38    7  15  16    51   63  −12    36
20 Alton Athletic Club        38    8  12  18    48   61  −13    36

  Fourth Division           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 ROCK Utd FC                34   18   6  10    51   38  +13    60
 2 Paintersville FC           34   17   8   9    58   48  +10    59
 3 Ridge Raiders SC           34   15  12   7    46   33  +13    57
 4 Sherwood Forest FC         34   16   8  10    57   41  +16    56
 5 Springfield City FC        34   16   7  11    51   43   +8    55
 6 Liberty FC                 34   15   7  12    50   44   +6    52
 7 Valley View SC             34   14  10  10    50   42   +8    52
 8 Union Miners FC            34   15   3  16    56   57   −1    48
 9 Hardun AC                  34   13   9  12    58   49   +9    48
10 Shiloh FC                  34   12  11  11    48   49   −1    47
11 Western & Southern RR FC   34   13   8  13    49   50   −1    47
12 Maritime Athletic SC       34   12   9  13    45   51   −6    45
13 East Liverpool FC          34   10  11  13    42   42    0    41
14 Dragons FC                 34    9  10  15    38   51  −13    37
15 Collinsville United FC     34    8  12  14    43   52   −9    36
16 Hampton SC                 34    9   9  16    39   55  −16    36
17 Center Point FC & RFC      34    8  10  16    48   57   −9    34
18 Lower Valley Lions         34    6  10  18    38   65  −27    28

Conf                      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Great Northern             30   16  11   3    52   31  +21    59
 2 Haskins Blues              30   14   9   7    49   40   +9    51
 3 Jacksonville City          30   15   5  10    52   48   +4    50
 4 Ellesmere Woods            30   13   9   8    59   45  +14    48
 5 Hannover United            30   13   8   9    37   35   +2    47
 6 Castleford                 30   13   6  11    57   51   +6    45
 7 Crusaders FC               30   13   5  12    58   48  +10    44
 8 Sorenberg Park             30   12   6  12    47   39   +8    42
 9 Broadview AFC              30   10   8  12    30   33   −3    38
10 Lima City United           30   10   8  12    45   54   −9    38
11 Far Hills                  30   10   7  13    46   44   +2    37
12 Bergholz Caledonian        30    9   9  12    47   51   −4    36
13 New Richmond FC            30    9   8  13    31   42  −11    35
14 Mel-Wood FC                30   10   5  15    33   54  −21    35
15 Forest Park                30    8   6  16    43   56  −13    30
16 Georgetown Athletic Club   30    9   2  19    43   58  −15    29

FAC Shield

East                     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Forresters FC             36   25   7   4    67   26  +41    82
 2 Meadowlarks SC            36   24   2  10    67   36  +31    74
 3 New Harmony FC            36   22   5   9    58   33  +25    71
 4 Charter Twp FC            36   19   8   9    57   35  +22    65
 5 Mansfield County SC       36   19   5  12    65   49  +16    62
 6 Spring Valley FC          36   18   3  15    58   55   +3    57
 7 McIlroy Station FC        36   14  13   9    44   37   +7    55
 8 Milton AFC                36   14  11  11    50   50    0    53
 9 Engineers Club            36   15   7  14    55   51   +4    52
10 Red Wing FC               36   14   9  13    51   55   −4    51
11 Riverdale United FC       36   12  11  13    56   57   −1    47
12 Maplewood AFC             36   11   9  16    47   50   −3    42
13 Patterson Park FC         36   10  12  14    63   64   −1    42
14 St John's SC              36   11   9  16    49   63  −14    42
15 West Liberty Rovers FC    36   12   6  18    48   59  −11    42
16 White River Twp FC        36    9   8  19    41   55  −14    35
17 Salisbury County FC       36    6   9  21    40   72  −32    27
18 Queens Park FC            36    6   8  22    30   63  −33    26
19 Albion Borough SC         36    6   8  22    23   59  −36    26

   West                     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 State Univ                36   24   5   7    73   36  +37    77
 2 Jeromesville FC           36   22  11   3    69   30  +39    77
 3 Mooresville Celtic        36   18   8  10    66   45  +21    62
 4 Tri-Village United FC     36   18   8  10    61   52   +9    62
 5 Jennings Borough          36   17  10   9    51   40  +11    61
 6 Wagnerfield Kickers SC    36   18   5  13    58   52   +6    59
 7 Edgewood Eagles SC        36   16   8  12    50   43   +7    56
 8 Blue Aces SC              36   15  10  11    60   53   +7    55
 9 RFCP AC                   36   15   8  13    52   47   +5    53
10 Independent Laborers AC   36   15   8  13    50   51   −1    53
11 Blacksburg Area FC        36   11  13  12    56   52   +4    46
12 Brecon Borough            36   12   6  18    59   61   −2    42
13 Berwick Rangers FC        36   10  11  15    39   49  −10    41
14 Battenberg Bruins SC      36   10  11  15    53   61   −8    41
15 Linden Lions FC           36   10   5  21    32   69  −37    35
16 East Linden SC            36    7  13  16    46   60  −14    34
17 Jaynesville SC            36    6  12  18    43   71  −28    30
18 West Alden United FC      36    7   8  21    42   65  −23    29
19 FC Monroe Central         36    6  10  20    39   62  −23    28

Playoffs (all four clubs promoted)
1st Leg
Jeromesville FC 2–1 Forresters FC
Meadowlarks SC 3–2 State Univ

2nd Leg
Forresters FC 1–4 Jeromesville FC (Jeromesville win 6-2)
State Univ 0–1 Meadowlarks SC (Meadowlarks win 4-2)

Final @ BBP Stadium
Meadowlarks SC 3–3 (AET) Jeromesville FC (Meadowlarks win 3–1 on penalties)

Meadowlarks win the 86th FAC Shield, the club's first ever trophy. The Final was a rematch of sorts, as Jeromesville defeated Meadowlarks in the only other time the Endover club had made the semi-finals.

[Commonwealth of Baker Park]

National League in Review

The National League Championship came down to final day once again, the climax of a spirited battle at the top of the table among half a dozen clubs over the course of the campaign.

Two time defending champions Midtown Athletic Club were a threat throughout, always seemingly to be a just a two or three match run from taking over top spot but instead dropped back to fifth place with 10 matches left, although they climbed back to place third ten points behind the eventual winner.

Dalton Town have been a club that has been a model of consistency over the past 20 seasons, finishing in the top 3 nine times over that span and never lower than 8th; only a late season blip cost them a chance at the title after having the joint best record over the second half of the season, with a 2-2 draw at home to New Bremen in round 33 upsetting the momentum as they dropped two of their final five matches.

It was Brem who pushed the pace all the way to the end, winning all five of their fixtures in the same span to cap off a run of ten matches that saw them take 21 of 30 possible points to claim their 8th Championship in 19 seasons to move them ahead of Monmouth Park into seventh all time.

At the bottom of the table Corinthians FC, charter members of the FAC, will return to the Second Division after a dreadful season that saw them finish 20 points behind 16th place Llewellyn Turnpike, which rebounded after losing all 6 of their opening matches. Middlebourne City and Meadowdale FC will return to the Second as well, with MidBo only winning once over the last 19 rounds and 'Dale falling victim to both LT and Westwood Sprites' scramble away from the drop.

In the Women's National League, Westwood Sprites Ladies captured the First Division Championship for the first time since Pamela Scott won the second of Sprites only two titles 31 seasons ago. The surged to the crown after losing only once over their final 11 matches including a 2-1 win against Leiderkranz Ladies with 2 games left. Leiderkranz held on for second ahead of Jamestown City, which held off Hamilton and Sherwood Forest for the final LBCT berth.

The same four clubs will swap places between the First and Second Divisions as Brentford Ladies and Clayton City Ladies will make the drop, to be replaced by Ravens and Linden Ladies, the opposite of last year's promo/relegation scrap.

St Warren City defeated Llewellyn Turnpike in the 133rd FAC Cup Final, their first win since 1939 and LT's first ever defeat in five appearances.
Riverside City Ladies won their record tying sixth trophy and second in three seasons in the 64th FAC Women's Cup, defeating Clayton City Ladies.

Elsewhere in the National League, the Second Division saw battle for the top three among half a dozen clubs, with Mansfield C&W setting the pace over the first 3/5 of the season until they hit a rough stretch that unfortunately coincided with a torrid stretch of play from both Riverside City and Clayton City, each putting together 10 match unbeaten streaks between rounds 24 and 34.
RivCity and CC took the top two places as C&W did manage to win 3 of their final four to hang on for third.

In the Third Division Bridgend Metros and Ravens FC were in a fight with Ridge Raiders until a surging Fairport City that only lost twice over the second half muscled their way into the runner up place leaving Raiders out of the promotion picture altogether.
The Fourth Division was the Sherwood Forest show as the Robins built a steady lead over the course of the season, extending a 4 point gap to second at the halfway mark to a 15 point final margin ahead of the local rivals Springfield City who would've been champs in a normal year, that's how well they played. Shiloh FC dropped back near the end of the year but then raced to the final promo place with 3 wins in their last five.

The National Conference had a first time champion as Jacksonville City captured the 20th season crown, becoming the eighth club to win the trophy at least once. Although they finished level on points with Castleford they edged out the Endover club as a result of having one more win and a better oversall goal difference.

The FAC Shield was two division, two horse race as Charter Township and New Harmony raced away from the East Division, the Princes racking up 79 points, 15 ahead of 3rd place McIlroy Station but just 3 ahead of the runner-up; both clubs had lengthy unbeaten periods after both lost their second match of the campaign--New Harm went 21 matches in a row without another defeat while Charter had a six match streak, a loss to at home to McIlroy followed by another six match unbeaten spell, a loss to New Harmony followed by a 10 match unbeaten run which was ended by a second loss to McIlroy followed by a 3 match run and their final loss of the campaign saw another 5 match unbeaten streak to close out the season, including a round 35 win over New Harmony to account for the final margin.

In the West, Hampton SC and Jennings Borough had a similar duel of wills, leaving Tri-Village United--in their best season ever--gasping for air eight points out from second and twelve behind top spot.

Charter Township and Hampton met in the FAC Shield Final, the first time the top two sides had done so in 14 seasons. CT won their first ever title on their eighth playoff berth, with Hampton, New Harmony, and Jennings joining the Champions in the Fourth Division next season.

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National League Championship

Championship             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 New Bremen FC             38   21  10   7    60   33  +27    73  IFCF Champions League
 2 Dalton Town FC            38   21   7  10    68   42  +26    70  IFCF Challengers Cup
 3 Midtown Athletic Club     38   17  12   9    47   39   +8    63  IFCF Challengers Cup
 4 Ezriquay United FC        38   18   8  12    55   51   +4    62  IFCF Challengers Cup
 5 St Warren City FC         38   17  10  11    47   40   +7    61
 6 Shirley Metros FC         38   17   8  13    47   46   +1    59
 7 Salisbury City FC         38   16  10  12    58   45  +13    58
 8 North Lima SC             38   17   7  14    49   48   +1    58
 9 Hillsborough FC           38   17   6  15    52   50   +2    57
10 Southend AC               38   15   9  14    46   47   −1    54
11 Sanborn Borough SC        38   15   8  15    47   43   +4    53
12 Learfield FC              38   13  12  13    43   44   −1    51
13 Monmouth Park FC          38   13  12  13    48   59  −11    51
14 Asbury Park FC            38   14   8  16    52   45   +7    50
15 Marshallton Athletic SC   38   13   8  17    43   46   −3    47
16 Llewellyn Turnpike SC     38   13   7  18    52   53   −1    46
17 Westwood Sprites          38   11   6  21    51   60   −9    39
18 Meadowdale FC             38    9  12  17    41   62  −21    39
19 Middlebourne City AFC     38    7  12  19    41   63  −22    33
20 Corinthians               38    6   8  24    35   66  −31    26

Women's National League Championship

First Division                 Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Westwood Sprites Ladies FC      30   15   7   8    44   36   +8    52  Champion-IFCF LBCT
 2 Leiderkranz Ladies SC           30   14   7   9    51   35  +16    49  IFCF LBCT
 3 Jamestown City Ladies FC        30   14   7   9    49   41   +8    49  IFCF LBCT
 4 Sherwood Forest Ladies FC       30   14   7   9    42   35   +7    49
 5 Hamiliton Wanderers Ladies SC   30   14   6  10    47   41   +6    48
 6 E Endborough Ladies FC          30   12   9   9    48   41   +7    45
 7 Newmarket Ladies SC             30   13   6  11    45   42   +3    45
 8 Shirley Metros Ladies FC        30   12   6  12    42   45   −3    42
 9 Southend AC Ladies              30   10  10  10    49   44   +5    40
10 Llewellyn Turnpike Ladies FC    30   11   7  12    43   45   −2    40
11 Middletown City FC Women        30    9  12   9    44   36   +8    39
12 Ridge Raiders Ladies FC         30    9   9  12    34   41   −7    36
13 Greenlea United Ladies SC       30    8  10  12    36   35   +1    34
14 Shiloh FC Ladies                30    9   5  16    27   40  −13    32
15 Clayton City Ladies FC          30    9   4  17    35   55  −20    31
16 Brentford Ladies FC             30    5  12  13    33   57  −24    27

   Second Division                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Ravens FC Ladies                26   16   8   2    55   18  +37    56
 2 Linden Ladies FC                26   16   6   4    44   26  +18    54
 3 Riverside City Ladies FC        26   16   6   4    41   20  +21    54
 4 Meadowdale Ladies FC            26   14   7   5    40   17  +23    49
 5 St Warren FC Women              26   11   5  10    26   27   −1    38
 6 Queens Park SC Women            26   10   7   9    41   28  +13    37
 7 Pembroke St David's Ladies      26    9   8   9    42   45   −3    35
 8 Newport Ladies FC               26    9   5  12    36   37   −1    32
 9 Mansfield Ladies SC             26    9   4  13    28   39  −11    31
10 White River Women FC            26    6   8  12    26   40  −14    26
11 Triad Rovers SC                 26    6   7  13    30   42  −12    25
12 Belle Haven United Ladies SC    26    7   3  16    28   49  −21    24
13 Salisbury County FC Ladies      26    6   4  16    18   38  −20    22
14 Nor-Dale Ladies AFC             26    6   4  16    21   50  −29    22

FAC Cup

Preliminary Round
Queens Park FC 2–1 West Union SC
East Orange FC 1–0 West Alden United FC
Greenwood AC 1–2 Alexandria Borough AFC
West Oceana Athletic FC 5–3 Albion Borough SC
Griffith Borough Amateurs FC 2–3 Ralston United FC
Deptford AC 1–3 Lake County FC
FC Monroe Central 3–0 Jaynesville SC
Salisbury County FC 1–0 Bowling Green FC
Hartley Community Club 3–1 Frankenburg AC
Trenton Borough AFC 3–3 Cloppenburg Borough SC

Replay
Cloppenburg Borough SC 0–1 Trenton Borough AFC

First Round
Hannover United 1–2 Brentwood Borough
Maplewood AFC 3–2 Milton AFC
Fairport Harbor FC 3–0 Lima City United
Shiloh FC 1–1 Pembroke St David's
Battenberg Bruins SC 3–0 Lake County FC
Castleford 3–1 SK Leiderkranz-Turner
Paintersville FC 0–2 RFCP AC
Forest Park 1–2 Center Point FC & RFC
Mooresville Celtic 1–2 State Univ
Dragons FC 1–2 McIlroy Station FC
Coolville United 1–2 Jeromesville FC
Edgewood Eagles SC 1–2 Independent Laborers AC
Blacksburg Area FC 6–0 Queens Park FC
West Oceana Athletic FC 1–2 Hampton SC
Jamestown Rovers FC 2–2 Andover Borough SC
Spring Valley FC 2–1 Sorenberg Park
White River Twp FC 4–3 Meadowlarks SC
Greenville Twp 1–0 Alexandria Borough AFC
Hartley Community Club 1–1 Maineville Marauders FC
East Endborough AFC 0–1 West Chester FC
East Linden SC 1–0 Patterson Park FC
Union Miners FC 1–0 New Richmond FC
Hardun AC 1–1 Charter Twp FC
Crusaders FC 2–1 Lower Valley Lions
Sherwood Forest FC 1–0 Bridgend Metros FC
Tri-Village United FC 3–1 Collinsville United FC
Springfield City FC 1–0 FC Monroe Central
Dalton United 2–1 Linden Lions FC
Carlisle FC 0–4 East Liverpool FC
Ridge Raiders SC 3–0 Ravens FC
St John's SC 0–0 Great Northern
East Orange FC 0–5 Maritime Athletic SC
Westphalia County FC 1–1 Mansfield County SC
Ralston United FC 1–2 New Harmony FC
West Liberty Rovers FC 1–1 Haskins Blues
Fairport City FC 0–1 Jacksonville City
Riverdale United FC 4–1 Blue Aces SC
Western & Southern RR FC 0–1 Ellesmere Woods
Far Hills 5–0 Berwick Rangers FC
Valley View SC 1–1 Bergholz Caledonian
Salisbury County FC 2–0 Wagnerfield Kickers SC
Alton Athletic Club 1–4 Broadview AFC
Forresters FC 1–1 Brecon Borough
Engineers Club 1–0 Red Wing FC
Georgetown Athletic Club 1–1 Lewiston Town FC
Mel-Wood FC 3–1 Trenton Borough AFC
Liberty FC 1–1 Lynchana Borderers AC
ROCK Utd FC 1–2 Jennings Borough

Replays
Pembroke St David's 1–2 Shiloh FC
Andover Borough SC 3–2 Jamestown Rovers FC
Maineville Marauders FC 2–1 Hartley Community Club
Charter Twp FC 1–2 Hardun AC
Great Northern 4–0 St John's SC
Mansfield County SC 1–1 Westphalia County FC (2–1 AET)
Haskins Blues 2–1 West Liberty Rovers FC
Bergholz Caledonian 2–1 Valley View SC
Brecon Borough 0–2 Forresters FC
Lewiston Town FC 2–2 Georgetown Athletic Club (4–3 AET)
Lynchana Borderers AC 1–2 Liberty FC

Second Round
Ellesmere Woods 2–0 Sherwood Forest FC
Brentwood Borough 2–2 Maritime Athletic SC
Forresters FC 1–1 Maplewood AFC
Fairport Harbor FC 0–0 Crusaders FC
Mansfield County SC 2–4 Tri-Village United FC
RFCP AC 1–0 Battenberg Bruins SC
East Liverpool FC 2–2 Springfield City FC
Hardun AC 2–3 Bergholz Caledonian
Blacksburg Area FC 1–1 Dalton United
McIlroy Station FC 1-0 Maineville Marauders FC
Salisbury County FC 0–1 Jeromesville FC
Center Point FC & RFC 0–0 State Univ
Castleford 0–2 Far Hills
Jacksonville City 1–1 Andover Borough SC
Shiloh FC 0–2 Mel-Wood FC
Haskins Blues 1–0 Independent Laborers AC
Greenville Twp 0–0 Engineers Club
Hampton SC 1–2 Ridge Raiders SC
West Chester FC 2–1 White River Twp FC
Union Miners FC 0–1 Lewiston Town FC
Great Northern 2–0 Jennings Borough
Riverdale United FC 0–1 Liberty FC
East Linden SC 0–3 New Harmony FC
Broadview AFC 3–1 Spring Valley FC

Replays
Maritime Athletic SC 1–0 Brentwood Borough
Maplewood AFC 2–2 Forresters FC (3–3 AET) (4–2 pen.)
Crusaders FC 1–1 Fairport Harbor FC (2–1 AET)
Springfield City FC 1–0 East Liverpool FC
Dalton United 3–1 Blacksburg Area FC
State Univ 1–2 Center Point FC & RFC
Andover Borough SC 3–0 Jacksonville City
Engineers Club 1–1 Greenville Twp (3–3 AET) (3–4 pen.)

Third Round
Meadowdale FC 2–3 Brentford FC
Monmouth Park FC 2–1 Victoria & Albert SC
Dalton United 2–0 Richmond Station FC
New Bremen FC 2–1 Bergholz Caledonian
Greenville Twp 2–5 Shirley Metros FC
Eastview SC 2–2 Learfield FC
Marshallton Athletic SC 2–2 Asbury Park FC
Lewiston Town FC 1–0 Andover Borough SC
Greenlea United FC 1–0 Ellesmere Woods
Nor-Dale AFC 2–3 North Lima SC
Sanborn Borough SC 1–0 Middlebourne City AFC
Crusaders FC 3–1 Riverside City FC
Far Hills 3–2 Salisbury City FC
Jeromesville FC 0–2 McIlroy Station FC
Mel-Wood FC 2–3 Middletown City FC
Springfield City FC 0–1 Kellerville AFC
Newport City FC 2–3 Llewellyn Turnpike SC
Southend AC 1–1 Westwood Sprites
Broadview AFC 2–2 Trinity FC
Clayton City SC 2–2 Corinthians
North Royalton Town FC 6–2 Principia SC
Maritime Athletic SC 0–2 Liberty FC
RFCP AC 1–2 Midtown Athletic Club
Jamestown City FC 1–3 Ridge Raiders SC
St Pats AC 3–1 Haskins Blues
Hamilton Wanderers FC 1–2 Ezriquay United FC
Dalton Town FC 1–1 Linden Woods FC
Newmarket Saxons FC 2–2 Mansfield C&W FC
Tri-Village United FC 0–2 Great Northern
West Chester FC 0–1 New Harmony FC
St Warren City FC 1–0 Hillsborough FC
Center Point FC & RFC 0–1 Maplewood AFC

Replays
Learfield FC 1–1 Eastview SC (2–1 AET)
Asbury Park FC 4–0 Marshallton Athletic SC
Westwood Sprites 5–1 Southend AC
Trinity FC 2–2 AET Broadview AFC  (4–3 pen.)
Corinthians 2–1 Clayton City SC
Linden Woods FC 1–1 AET Dalton Town FC (6–7 pen.)
Mansfield C&W FC 3–2 Newmarket Saxons FC

Fourth Round
Crusaders FC 2–1 Midtown Athletic Club
Great Northern 1–0 Corinthians
St Warren City FC 3–3 Monmouth Park FC
Shirley Metros FC 1–1 Ezriquay United FC
Maplewood AFC 0–1 Middletown City FC
Kellerville AFC 1–2 Dalton Town FC
Llewellyn Turnpike SC 2–2 New Harmony FC
St Pats AC 2–3 North Lima SC
Far Hills 2–1 McIlroy Station FC
New Bremen FC 1–0 Asbury Park FC
Dalton United 1–2 Ridge Raiders SC
Lewiston Town FC 1–1 Sanborn Borough SC
Westwood Sprites 0–1 Mansfield C&W FC
Greenlea United FC 3–0 North Royalton Town FC
Brentford FC 1–2 Liberty FC
Learfield FC 3–0 Trinity FC

Replays
Monmouth Park FC 1–2 St Warren City FC
Ezriquay United FC 2–0 Shirley Metros FC
New Harmony FC 1–2 Llewellyn Turnpike SC
Sanborn Borough SC 3–0 Lewiston Town FC

Fifth Round
Ridge Raiders SC 3–0 Great Northern
Middletown City FC 3–1 Ezriquay United FC
Greenlea United FC 2–2 Llewellyn Turnpike SC
New Bremen FC 2–2 Learfield FC
North Lima SC 3–0 Liberty FC
St Warren City FC 3–3 Far Hills
Mansfield C&W FC 4–1 Sanborn Borough SC
Crusaders FC 2–2 Dalton Town FC

Replays
Llewellyn Turnpike SC 3–1 Greenlea United FC
Learfield FC 3–1 New Bremen FC
Far Hills 2–3 St Warren City FC
Dalton Town FC 3–2 Crusaders FC

Quarterfinals
Mansfield C&W FC 1–1 Middletown City FC
Ridge Raiders SC 2–1 Learfield FC
Llewellyn Turnpike SC 0–0 Dalton Town FC
St Warren City FC 3–2 North Lima SC

Replays
Middletown City FC 2–1 Mansfield C&W FC
Dalton Town FC 2–2 AET Llewellyn Turnpike SC  (2–4 pen.)

Semi Finals both @ BBP Stadium
St Warren City FC 4–0 Middletown City FC
Ridge Raiders SC 1–2 Llewellyn Turnpike SC

Final (att-71,383)
Llewellyn Turnpike SC 1–1 AET St Warren City FC  (4–5 pen.)

St Warren City win the 133rd FAC Cup on penalties after the sides could not be separated after 120 minutes at the BBP National Stadium.

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FAC Women's Cup

Preliminary Round
Trenton Borough Ladies 1–1 White River Women FC
Belle Haven United Ladies SC 1–1 Springfield County Ladies
East Liverpool Ladies 3–4 Westphalia Ladies
Triad Rovers SC 3–2 Blackstone Borough Ladies
St Warren FC Women 3–1 Lynchana Women
Nor-Dale Ladies AFC 1–1 Salisbury County FC Ladies
West Chester Ladies 0–2 West Midalia Ladies Academy
St Leon Ladies 3–2 East Midalia Ladies Academy

Replays
White River Women FC 1–0 Trenton Borough Ladies
Springfield County Ladies 0–2 Belle Haven United Ladies SC
Salisbury County FC Ladies 2–1 Nor-Dale Ladies AFC

First Round
Llewellyn Turnpike Ladies FC 2–1 Shirley Metros Ladies FC
St Warren FC Women 2–1 Westphalia Ladies
Salisbury County FC Ladies 0–0 Jamestown City Ladies FC
Southend AC Ladies 2–1 Hamiliton Wanderers Ladies SC
Riverside City Ladies FC 2–0 Leiderkranz Ladies SC
White River Women FC 1–4 Ridge Raiders Ladies FC
West Midalia Ladies Academy 1–4 Mansfield Ladies SC
Triad Rovers SC 0–1 Ravens FC Ladies
Meadowdale Ladies FC 2–1 Westwood Sprites Ladies FC
Shiloh FC Ladies 1–0 Pembroke St David's Ladies
Newport Ladies FC 1–0 Newmarket Ladies SC
Clayton City Ladies FC 2–0 Greenlea United Ladies SC
Brentford Ladies FC 1–1 E Endborough Ladies FC
Middletown City FC Women 2–1 Sherwood Forest Ladies FC
Linden Ladies FC 2–0 Belle Haven United Ladies SC
Queens Park SC Women 4–0 St Leon Ladies

Replays
Jamestown City Ladies FC 3–1 Salisbury County FC Ladies
E Endborough Ladies FC 2–1 Brentford Ladies FC

Second Round
Clayton City Ladies FC 2–2 Middletown City FC Women
E Endborough Ladies FC 1–0 Newport Ladies FC
St Warren FC Women 2–1 Llewellyn Turnpike Ladies FC
Ridge Raiders Ladies FC 0–2 Jamestown City Ladies FC
Shiloh FC Ladies 1–1 Linden Ladies FC
Mansfield Ladies SC 0–2 Southend AC Ladies
Riverside City Ladies FC 4–0 Queens Park SC Women
Meadowdale Ladies FC 2–1 Ravens FC Ladies

Replays
Middletown City FC Women 1–1 Clayton City Ladies FC (2–2 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Linden Ladies FC 1–1 Shiloh FC Ladies (1–1 AET) (4–3 pen.)

Quarterfinal
E Endborough Ladies FC 1–2 Riverside City Ladies FC
Linden Ladies FC 1–1 St Warren FC Women
Meadowdale Ladies FC 1–1 Jamestown City Ladies FC
Clayton City Ladies FC 0–0 Southend AC Ladies

Replays
St Warren FC Women 1–1 Linden Ladies FC (1–2 AET)
Jamestown City Ladies FC 3–1 Meadowdale Ladies FC
Southend AC Ladies 0–3 Clayton City Ladies FC

Semi Final both @ BBP Stadium
Linden Ladies FC 0–4 Clayton City Ladies FC
Riverside City Ladies FC 2–0 Jamestown City Ladies FC

Final (att-64,274)
Riverside City Ladies FC 2–1 Clayton City Ladies FC

Riverside City win the 64th FAC Women's Cup, their sixth trophy tying them with Llewellyn Turnpike Ladies for most times won. It was also their second victory in three seasons.
It was a year that saw the Second Division clubs flex their muscles as half of the quarterfinalists were from the lower tier.

Second Division

2nd Division            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Riverside City FC        38   25   5   8    77   35  +42    80
 2 Clayton City SC          38   22   6  10    78   47  +31    72
 3 Mansfield C&W FC         38   22   5  11    57   46  +11    71
 4 Middletown City FC       38   18  10  10    63   47  +16    64
 5 Hamilton Wanderers FC    38   18   7  13    60   47  +13    61
 6 Newmarket Saxons FC      38   18   7  13    59   59    0    61
 7 Brentford FC             38   18   6  14    66   56  +10    60
 8 Richmond Station FC      38   17   9  12    58   45  +13    60
 9 Victoria & Albert SC     38   17   9  12    59   44  +15    60
10 Linden Woods FC          38   16   8  14    56   46  +10    56
11 Nor-Dale AFC             38   17   4  17    67   54  +13    55
12 St Pats AC               38   11  15  12    53   54   −1    48
13 Newport City FC          38   12  11  15    53   51   +2    47
14 Trinity FC               38   12   9  17    50   71  −21    45
15 Jamestown City FC        38   12   8  18    49   67  −18    44
16 Eastview SC              38   10  10  18    44   54  −10    40
17 Principia SC             38    9  10  19    39   70  −31    37
18 North Royalton Town FC   38   10   6  22    43   75  −32    36
19 Kellerville AFC          38    9   6  23    39   66  −27    33
20 Greenlea United FC       38    7   9  22    27   63  −36    30

Third Division

Third Division            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Bridgend Metros FC         38   20  10   8    65   40  +25    70
 2 Fairport City FC           38   17  16   5    63   34  +29    67
 3 Ravens FC                  38   18  11   9    49   33  +16    65
 4 Ridge Raiders SC           38   19   8  11    59   50   +9    65
 5 Fairport Harbor FC         38   19   6  13    56   47   +9    63
 6 Andover Borough SC         38   17  11  10    59   49  +10    62
 7 ROCK Utd FC                38   16  12  10    60   45  +15    60
 8 East Endborough AFC        38   16  12  10    55   44  +11    60
 9 Lewiston Town FC           38   15  12  11    57   41  +16    57
10 Coolville United           38   15   7  16    47   52   −5    52
11 Carlisle FC                38   13   9  16    44   56  −12    48
12 Jamestown Rovers FC        38   11  14  13    50   50    0    47
13 Lynchana Borderers AC      38   13   8  17    54   56   −2    47
14 West Chester FC            38   12  10  16    42   62  −20    46
15 Brentwood Borough          38   10  16  12    56   55   +1    46
16 Greenville Twp             38   12  10  16    55   54   +1    46
17 Pembroke St David's        38   11   6  21    47   67  −20    39
18 Maineville Marauders FC    38    9  10  19    41   58  −17    37
19 SK Leiderkranz-Turner      38    9   6  23    42   65  −23    33
20 Paintersville FC           38    8   6  24    34   77  −43    30

Fourth Division

Fourth Division           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Sherwood Forest FC         34   24   6   4    68   33  +35    78
 2 Springfield City FC        34   18   9   7    71   44  +27    63
 3 Shiloh FC                  34   17   9   8    64   42  +22    60
 4 Hardun AC                  34   16  10   8    59   42  +17    58
 5 Maritime Athletic SC       34   16   8  10    59   47  +12    56
 6 Westphalia County FC       34   15   9  10    57   51   +6    54
 7 Alton Athletic Club        34   15   8  11    49   45   +4    53
 8 Dalton United              34   16   5  13    51   43   +8    53
 9 Union Miners FC            34   14   8  12    47   45   +2    50
10 Valley View SC             34   15   5  14    50   46   +4    50
11 Liberty FC                 34   10  10  14    36   42   −6    40
12 East Liverpool FC          34   12   4  18    53   63  −10    40
13 Forresters FC              34    9  10  15    42   60  −18    37
14 Jeromesville FC            34    9   9  16    37   49  −12    36
15 State Univ                 34    9   7  18    43   56  −13    34
16 Dragons FC                 34    8   6  20    34   60  −26    30
17 Western & Southern RR FC   34    8   5  21    39   60  −21    29
18 Meadowlarks SC             34    7   8  19    25   56  −31    29

National Conference (mixed gender)

National Conference       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Jacksonville City          30   17   4   9    60   42  +18    55
 2 Castleford                 30   16   7   7    55   40  +15    55
 3 Bergholz Caledonian        30   14   8   8    50   42   +8    50
 4 Great Northern             30   14   8   8    51   41  +10    50
 5 Haskins Blues              30   15   4  11    54   39  +15    49
 6 Crusaders FC               30   13   5  12    48   47   +1    44
 7 Lima City United           30   11  10   9    51   46   +5    43
 8 Ellesmere Woods            30   13   4  13    44   46   −2    43
 9 Broadview AFC              30   11   9  10    41   42   −1    42
10 Sorenberg Park             30   12   6  12    49   54   −5    42
11 Forest Park                30   11   7  12    40   38   +2    40
12 Far Hills                  30   11   4  15    48   45   +3    37
13 Hannover United            30   10   6  14    45   52   −7    36
14 New Richmond FC            30    9   5  16    38   56  −18    32
15 Mel-Wood FC                30    8   6  16    44   67  −23    30
16 Georgetown Athletic Club   30    5   7  18    56   77  −21    22

FAC Shield

East                     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Charter Twp FC            36   24   7   5    74   36  +38    79
 2 New Harmony FC            36   23   7   6    72   33  +39    76
 3 McIlroy Station FC        36   19   7  10    66   47  +19    64
 4 Spring Valley FC          36   20   3  13    61   46  +15    63
 5 Patterson Park FC         36   18   9   9    66   47  +19    63
 6 West Liberty Rovers FC    36   16  11   9    67   53  +14    59
 7 Milton AFC                36   15  11  10    48   32  +16    56
 8 Lower Valley Lions        36   15  11  10    54   40  +14    56
 9 Engineers Club            36   14  12  10    55   48   +7    54
10 St John's SC              36   15   7  14    61   61    0    52
11 Center Point FC & RFC     36   13   8  15    51   44   +7    47
12 Red Wing FC               36   12   8  16    44   56  −12    44
13 Queens Park FC            36   11   9  16    43   60  −17    42
14 Riverdale United FC       36   12   3  21    54   72  −18    39
15 White River Twp FC        36    9  11  16    37   54  −17    38
16 Albion Borough SC         36    9  11  16    31   51  −20    38
17 Mansfield County SC       36    9   9  18    42   57  −15    36
18 Maplewood AFC             36    6   9  21    32   62  −30    27
19 Salisbury County FC       36    3   5  28    23   82  −59    14

  West                     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Hampton SC                36   22   7   7    61   29  +32    73
 2 Jennings Borough          36   21   6   9    59   33  +26    69
 3 Tri-Village United FC     36   18   7  11    58   43  +15    61
 4 Collinsville United FC    36   17  10   9    53   38  +15    61
 5 Blacksburg Area FC        36   16   8  12    47   44   +3    56
 6 FC Monroe Central         36   17   5  14    48   43   +5    56
 7 Blue Aces SC              36   15  10  11    59   50   +9    55
 8 RFCP AC                   36   15   8  13    46   52   −6    53
 9 Independent Laborers AC   36   15   8  13    56   51   +5    53
10 West Alden United FC      36   13  14   9    51   45   +6    53
11 Mooresville Celtic        36   14  10  12    56   45  +11    52
12 Edgewood Eagles SC        36   12  12  12    49   47   +2    48
13 Wagnerfield Kickers SC    36   12  10  14    36   44   −8    46
14 Berwick Rangers FC        36   13   6  17    51   61  −10    45
15 Brecon Borough            36    9  10  17    36   56  −20    37
16 Linden Lions FC           36    9  10  17    36   56  −20    37
17 Jaynesville SC            36    9   8  19    36   50  −14    35
18 Battenberg Bruins SC      36    9   7  20    46   64  −18    34
19 East Linden SC            36    5   6  25    29   62  −33    21

Playoffs (all four clubs promoted to Fourth Division)

Semi Final
1st Leg
Jennings Borough 1–1 Charter Twp FC
New Harmony FC 0–3 Hampton SC
2nd Leg
Charter Twp FC 2–1 Jennings Borough (Charter Twp win 3-2)
Hampton SC 1–1 New Harmony FC (Hampton win 4-1)

Final (att-32,294)
Hampton SC 0–2 Charter Twp FC

Charter Township win the 87th FAC Shield, their first victory in the competition in eight appearances.
It was the first time in 12 seasons that the two divisional winners met for the title and only the fourth time under the current format.

[Commonwealth of Baker Park]

National League Review

New Bremen captured their ninth Championship title in the last 20 seasons after surviving a brutal final five round showdown that saw the top six sides struggle to win matches with 15 points available to each over that span.
Brem became the first National League club to advance to the Champions League group stage (as well as a trip to the quarterfinals of the Hui La) whi Cch proved to be enough to raise the NL's IFCF coefficient back into the top 32, allowing a second Championship side to earn a CL berth.

Championship             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 New Bremen FC             38   21  13   4    68   41  +27    76  Champion, IFCF Champions League
 2 Monmouth Park FC          38   23   6   9    64   46  +18    75  IFCF Champions League
 3 Asbury Park FC            38   22   8   8    63   33  +30    74  IFCF Challengers Cup
 4 Learfield FC              38   19  13   6    55   40  +15    70  IFCF Challengers Cup
 5 Llewellyn Turnpike SC     38   18   8  12    60   52   +8    62  IFCF Challengers Cup
 6 St Warren City FC         38   16  13   9    48   37  +11    61
 7 Ezriquay United FC        38   15  11  12    41   36   +5    56
 8 Westwood Sprites          38   15   8  15    58   48  +10    53
 9 Midtown Athletic Club     38   13  13  12    54   51   +3    52
10 Dalton Town FC            38   14   8  16    56   56    0    50
11 Southend AC               38   13  10  15    50   47   +3    49
12 Clayton City SC           38   13  10  15    56   68  −12    49
13 Hillsborough FC           38   11  13  14    40   44   −4    46
14 North Lima SC             38   11  11  16    43   49   −6    44
15 Shirley Metros FC         38   10  13  15    52   62  −10    43
16 Sanborn Borough SC        38   11   8  19    45   64  −19    41
17 Salisbury City FC         38    9  13  16    43   50   −7    40
18 Riverside City FC         38    7  11  20    37   63  −26    32
19 Mansfield C&W FC          38    7  10  21    45   69  −24    31
20 Marshallton Athletic SC   38    5  14  19    39   61  −22    29

Shirley Metros Ladies won the Women's National League First Division title for the first time in 31 seasons.

First Division                 Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Shirley Metros Ladies FC        30   18   4   8    50   37  +13    58  Champion, LBCT
 2 Llewellyn Turnpike Ladies FC    30   16   6   8    49   38  +11    54  LBCT
 3 Greenlea United Ladies SC       30   15   8   7    47   36  +11    53  LBCT
 4 Westwood Sprites Ladies FC      30   12  10   8    44   36   +8    46
 5 Sherwood Forest Ladies FC       30   12   8  10    43   42   +1    44
 6 Jamestown City Ladies FC        30   13   5  12    49   50   −1    44
 7 Ravens FC Ladies                30   12   7  11    47   46   +1    43
 8 Ridge Raiders Ladies FC         30   11   8  11    37   37    0    41
 9 Leiderkranz Ladies SC           30   10  10  10    41   38   +3    40
10 Linden Ladies FC                30   10   8  12    43   47   −4    38
11 Middletown City FC Women        30    9  10  11    38   37   +1    37
12 Newmarket Ladies SC             30    9   8  13    38   42   −4    35
13 Shiloh FC Ladies                30    8   8  14    31   42  −11    32
14 E Endborough Ladies FC          30    7  10  13    40   45   −5    31
15 Hamiliton Wanderers Ladies SC   30    5  15  10    43   50   −7    30
16 Southend AC Ladies              30    6   9  15    33   50  −17    27

[Commonwealth of Baker Park]

FAC Cup Review
First Round
Collinsville United FC 1–1 New Richmond FC
Brecon Borough 2–2 Mansfield County SC
Union Miners FC 2–1 Greenville Twp
Dalton United 0–0 Blacksburg Area FC
East Linden SC 1-3 Tri-Village United FC
Bowling Green FC 0–1 Blue Aces SC
Haskins Blues 3–0 Ridge Raiders SC
Ellesmere Woods 4–0 Engineers Club
Andover Borough SC 0–0 Coolville United
Lewiston Town FC 1–1 East Endborough AFC
Jamestown Rovers FC 4–0 Battenberg Bruins SC
West Liberty Rovers FC 1–2 Crusaders FC
Meadowlarks SC 1–3 Hannover United
Edgewood Eagles SC 2–3 Far Hills
Frankenburg AC 0–1 Red Wing FC
Albion Borough SC 2–1 FC Monroe Central
RFCP AC 3–1 Liberty FC
Mel-Wood FC 2–0 Sorenberg Park
Griffith Borough Amateurs FC 4–0 East Orange FC
Shiloh FC 4–1 Maplewood AFC
Valley View SC 0–1 Broadview AFC
West Oceana Athletic FC 1–1 Berwick Rangers FC
Brentwood Borough 0–1 McIlroy Station FC
Hardun AC 1–1 Wagnerfield Kickers SC
Jeromesville FC 0–1 New Harmony FC
Queens Park FC 0–3 SK Leiderkranz-Turner
Carlisle FC 2–2 Paintersville FC
Lake County FC 1–1 Springfield City FC
Forest Park 1–4 Milton AFC
Pembroke St David's 0–1 Kellerville AFC
Sherwood Forest FC 1–0 Great Northern
White River Twp FC 1–4 Lima City United
State Univ 1–1 Maineville Marauders FC
Trenton Borough AFC 2–4 Charter Twp FC
Patterson Park FC 1–1 Dragons FC
West Union SC 1–2 Riverdale United FC
Hartley Community Club 2–1 Western & Southern RR FC
Bergholz Caledonian 2–0 Westphalia County FC
Independent Laborers AC 0–0 Fairport Harbor FC
West Alden United FC 1–1 Spring Valley FC
Alexandria Borough AFC 0–1 North Royalton Town FC
Deptford AC 1–1 Salisbury County FC
Center Point FC & RFC 3–2 West Chester FC
Georgetown Athletic Club 3–0 Maritime Athletic SC
Hampton SC 3–0 Cloppenburg Borough SC
Jacksonville City 2–1 Ralston United FC
ROCK Utd FC 1–1 St John's SC

replays
New Richmond FC 2–2 Collinsville United FC (2–2 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Mansfield County SC 3–4 Brecon Borough
Blacksburg Area FC 0–0 Dalton United (0–0 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Coolville United 1–0 Andover Borough SC
East Endborough AFC 3–0 Lewiston Town FC
Berwick Rangers FC 2–0 West Oceana Athletic FC
Wagnerfield Kickers SC 2–3 Hardun AC
Paintersville FC 4–0 Carlisle FC
Springfield City FC 2–0 Lake County FC
Maineville Marauders FC 0–0 State Univ (0–0 AET) (2-4 pen.)
Dragons FC 0–1 Patterson Park FC
Fairport Harbor FC 2–0 Independent Laborers AC
Spring Valley FC 3–1 West Alden United FC
Salisbury County FC 1–0 Deptford AC
St John's SC 1–1 ROCK Utd FC (1–1 AET) (4–3 pen.)

Second Round
Griffith Borough Amateurs FC 1–1 St John's SC
Berwick Rangers FC 1–1 Shiloh FC
Hampton SC 0–0 Broadview AFC
Riverdale United FC 0–2 North Royalton Town FC
Paintersville FC 2–0 Springfield City FC
Lima City United 2–2 Georgetown Athletic Club
Far Hills 1–1 Blue Aces SC
Charter Twp FC 0–1 Andover Borough SC
Kellerville AFC 4–1 Tri-Village United FC
Hartley Community Club 1–2 Albion Borough SC
Spring Valley FC 0–1 Union Miners FC
Jacksonville City 2–0 Hannover United
Bergholz Caledonian 4–0 Salisbury County FC
Center Point FC & RFC 1–3 SK Leiderkranz-Turner
Ellesmere Woods 1–1 Red Wing FC
Jamestown Rovers FC 1–0 Sherwood Forest FC
State Univ 2–1 Milton AFC
New Harmony FC 2–0 RFCP AC
Collinsville United FC 0–0 Hardun AC
East Endborough AFC 1–2 Crusaders FC
Dalton United 2–0 Mel-Wood FC
Brecon Borough 1–1 Coolville United
Haskins Blues 3–0 Patterson Park FC
Fairport Harbor FC 2–1 McIlroy Station FC

replays
St John's SC 3–1 Griffith Borough Amateurs FC
Shiloh FC 2–0 Berwick Rangers FC
Broadview AFC 0–0 Hampton SC (0–2 AET)
Georgetown Athletic Club 1–1 Lima City United (1–2 AET)
Blue Aces SC 0–2 Far Hills
Red Wing FC 1–3 Ellesmere Woods
Hardun AC 1–2 Collinsville United FC
Coolville United 2–0 Brecon Borough

Third Round
Ravens FC 3–0 Nor-Dale AFC
Southend AC 0–1 Newport City FC
State Univ 2–0 North Royalton Town FC
Learfield FC 4–0 Albion Borough SC
St Pats AC 1–0 Shirley Metros FC
Ellesmere Woods 0–0 Brentford FC
Salisbury City FC 2–2 Ezriquay United FC
North Lima SC 1–0 New Bremen FC
Middlebourne City AFC 4–0 St John's SC
Collinsville United FC 0–1 Bridgend Metros FC
Westwood Sprites 1–0 Fairport City FC
SK Leiderkranz-Turner 0–4 Midtown Athletic Club
Asbury Park FC 2–0 Andover Borough SC
Linden Woods FC 4–0 Coolville United
Shiloh FC 1–2 Jamestown Rovers FC
Jacksonville City 4–0 Dalton United
Clayton City SC 1–1 Sanborn Borough SC
Hillsborough FC 1–1 Mansfield C&W FC
Jamestown City FC 2–0 Union Miners FC
Hampton SC 1–2 Meadowdale FC
Corinthians 2–1 Richmond Station FC
Llewellyn Turnpike SC 1–2 Haskins Blues
Hamilton Wanderers FC 3–1 Middletown City FC
Fairport Harbor FC 3–1 Lima City United
Marshallton Athletic SC 2–5 Monmouth Park FC
St Warren City FC 3–5 Riverside City FC
Paintersville FC 2–3 New Harmony FC
Bergholz Caledonian 1–2 Dalton Town FC
Crusaders FC 2–0 Eastview SC
Victoria & Albert SC 2–0 Principia SC
Newmarket Saxons FC 1–0 Kellerville AFC
Trinity FC 2–2 Far Hills

replays
Brentford FC 1–1 Ellesmere Woods (1–1 AET) (2–3 pen.)
Ezriquay United FC 2–2 Salisbury City FC (2–2 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Sanborn Borough SC 3–3 Clayton City SC (4–3 AET)
Mansfield C&W FC 2–2 Hillsborough FC (3–2 AET)
Far Hills 2–1 Trinity FC

Fourth Round
Jamestown City FC 2–3 Dalton Town FC
Newport City FC 2–1 Fairport Harbor FC
Riverside City FC 0–2 Learfield FC
Sanborn Borough SC 2–0 Meadowdale FC
State Univ 4–2 New Harmony FC
Midtown Athletic Club 0–2 Westwood Sprites
Salisbury City FC 3–1 Ellesmere Woods
Hamilton Wanderers FC 0–2 Bridgend Metros FC
St Pats AC 0–1 Haskins Blues
North Lima SC 0–1 Middlebourne City AFC
Monmouth Park FC 3–0 Linden Woods FC
Ravens FC 2–4 Crusaders FC
Jamestown Rovers FC 1–0 Jacksonville City
Mansfield C&W FC 1–1 Far Hills
Victoria & Albert SC 5–1 Asbury Park FC
Newmarket Saxons FC 1–1 Corinthians

replays
Far Hills 1–0 Mansfield C&W FC
Corinthians 2–0 Newmarket Saxons FC

Fifth Round
Salisbury City FC 1–1 Monmouth Park FC
Corinthians 2–1 Newport City FC
Learfield FC 1–0 Far Hills
State Univ 1–1 Haskins Blues
Middlebourne City AFC 2–2 Sanborn Borough SC
Crusaders FC 0–1 Victoria & Albert SC
Bridgend Metros FC 0–3 Dalton Town FC
Jamestown Rovers FC 0–1 Westwood Sprites

replays
Monmouth Park FC 2–2 Salisbury City FC (2–3 AET)
Haskins Blues 3–1 State Univ
Sanborn Borough SC 3–2 Middlebourne City AFC

Quarterfinals
Learfield FC 1–1 Haskins Blues
Salisbury City FC 1-4 Sanborn Borough SC
Corinthians 2–0 Dalton Town FC
Victoria & Albert SC 2–3 Westwood Sprites

replay
Haskins Blues 1–0 Learfield FC

Semi Finals (both @ BBP National Stadium)
Sanborn Borough SC 1–0 Corinthians
Westwood Sprites 2–2 Haskins Blues (2–3 AET)

Final @ BBP National Stadium att--72,512

Haskins Blues 2–2 Sanborn Borough SC (2–3 AET)

Sanborn Borough win the 134th FAC Cup with a thrilling extra time victory over Haskins Blues, keeping the mixed gender National Conference club from capturing a second title eight years after their historic maiden triumph. For SanBo it was a seventh win in eight appearances in the Final which moves them just one behind Corinthians and Newmarket Saxons, both tied for second all-time.