International Domestic Soccer Newswires 2 - DEADLINE 28 APR

[FFI]

Federation of Football Independents
Finals

Finals
Held at Agureo Stadium (cap. 47,000), Agureo Township, Dalaris, Poafmersia.

Bikarish came into Poafmersia's 3rd consecutive Victors League finals, looking to avenge their defeat last year at the hands of Club Catolica (OSC) in the finals. They face a really strong contender in Sindvpore FC of Indusse, who has 2 Confederations Trophy titles to their name, and will be looking to take another FFI title.

(PFA)   Bikarish   1–0    Sindvpore FC     (INS)

(scorinated by Tumbra)
Congratulations to Bikarish for finally winning the Victors League title in front of their home fans in Poafmersia.

Finals
Held at Pacific Field (cap. unk), Bassabook, Zwangzug

There was lots of ups and downs, but two up and rising nations decided to continue their neighbour rivalry in football. Toluiwa vs Cakranegara. They have their own regional league and competitions, but facing each other in the second tier of domestic competitions (after the IFCF) would be a huge achievement for the region as a whole. Both teams headed to Zwangzug, one of the best Independent nations in the football sphere, where they will play out a game to see who can clinch their first FFI title.

(CKR)            PSS Selaparang    1–0    TVV Taliwang              (TLW)

Congratulations to PSS Selaparag for winning the Confederations Trophy!

Notes for FFI Entry

• The latest FFI coefficients can be found here.
• Bikarish (PFA), as titleholders, will be given a direct entry into the League of Victors, without taking up the association's entry slot.
• PSS Selaparang (CKR), as titleholders, will be given a direct entry into the Confederations Trophy, without taking up the association's entry slot. However, should PSS Selaparang (CKR) qualify for the League of Victors through league placement, its spot in the Confederations Trophy will be vacated and not carried forward.
• Associations are encouraged to submit one finals site bid for either the League of Victors or Confederations Trophy final.
• The cutoff for the next edition of the FFI competitions will be the same as the next IFCF cutoff. Any details on entry submission can be found in our Entry Rules Dispatch.

[Flavovespia]

Flavovespia results from Season 42 (42AU):

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

Flavovespia (FVA) Qualifiers:

IFCF Champions League: Bavingtor FC, Loxthorpe Rovers FC
IFCF Challenger’s Cup: Garden City FC, Marthorpe City FC, Binclestead Wood FC
IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy: Batchingtonwood Rovers FC, Capton Club, Abbots Lunsel FC
IFCF Cup Winner's Cup: Bavingtor FC

CAFA LigAnaia: Bavingtor FC, Loxthorpe Rovers FC

VCIAPP: South Maishop FC

[Trolleborg]

In accordance with results of most recent season in Trolleborg league, which was published here onwards, following teams was qualified for international club tournaments:

Trolleborg (TRL) qualifiers
IFCF Champions League: FTST
IFCF Challengers Cup: Jesper Torbensen, Finn Hurps, Eugene Troger
IFCF Cup Winners’ Cup: Great March

FFI League of Victors: FTST, Jesper Torbensen
FFI Confederations' Trophy: Finn Hurps

[Stevencousin]

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Team Data |  League Season 5 |  Exca Cup Ed.  5|

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

FFI League of Victors - Cassaholm Confidential, Meldrum Fall
FFI Confederations Trophy - Oldkamps Outlaw

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

[Sargossa]

It’s probably fair to admit at this point that the Sargossan public had never really taken to the domestic league’s big rebrand. It never really rolled off the tongue. Consequently, having persevered for a few years, the Football Federation quietly went another way. There was no big announcement this time. There was no expensive campaign. They just quietly started referring to the Cima Liga as the Liga-S. Structurally there is no change at all, it’s all about the semantics. Whether the public take better to this branding remains to be seen. At this stage it’s unclear if they’ve even noticed. Branding change or no, things remained no different on the pitch. Where perennial champions… hang on a minute. Is this right? I’m just going to double check some maths. In the meantime, please endure this goal breakdown from way back on matchday one.


0: And we’re off.
2: The first goal of the season comes in Bayamo, as Jorge Rodríguez catches the Rubio defence cold to give visiting Sportivo Cordova the lead.
11: They look for the rough diamonds at Almansa, and they may have found another one. Discarded by El Nacional, Eliel Barros opens his Atlético account in style at promoted Racing Club.
13: The crowd liked that one. Boze Maric has slide Alianza into the lead at the Bonilla, not the start El Nacional had hoped for.
14: That didn’t last long. Lucas Recoba off the mark for El Nacional to level it up.
15: All too easy for Sportivo Cordova in Bayamo, Antonio Delgado makes it two.
22: The barrios liked that one. Marcos García, one of their own, skilfully tucks the ball away to give Sporting San Marquez the lead against the Marinos.
24: It may be a long season for Racing Club, as the Azulans go a second goal down to Atlético Almansa, courtesy of the right boot of on-loan Sportivo Soluca striker Ramón Arce.
32: Tasty fixture this one, and Adonai Iglesias puts Alianza in front again. He only managed two goals in total last season, but he’s off the mark already here.
36: A bright start for the home side in Goza is all for naught, as Jesús Delgado skips passed Luis González to lash Dínamo in front.
36: The chants of Webby ring around El Cova as Brian Webb smashes El Piratas in front against Sportivo Soluca
38: They can’t say it hasn’t been coming, a lovely strike from Carlos Alberto brings El Nacional level for the second time.
51: If there were an atmosphere at the Petro Dome it may have taken a knock, as Club De Camíri open the scoring in Mercada. They plucked Nicolás Abarca from across the water in Marquez, and he repays them with a debut goal.
53: Cienfuegos are undone. They’ve defended so well but Miguel Alonso rises highest to head the champions in front.
54: Disaster for Cienfuegos! Gonzalo Navarro doubles the Ciudad Soluca lead within a minute.
54: The Estadio Silva erupts as García grabs his and Sporting’s second against Daroca Marinos.
59: And the home side have sunk without trace in the space of six minutes. Candelariasian maestro Colin Griffiths puts Ciudad Soluca three goals to the good.
60: Newly promoted Ciudad De Oro brought in Marc Font on loan from El Nacional to strengthen their backline. Turns out he offers a goal threat too, with a bullet header to put the hosts ahead against Dunas Del Sol.
63: Delgado at the double, S.C. Goza have it all to do as Dínamo go two nil up in Goza.
65: Game on! Young defender Carlos Méndez is adjudged to have tripped Víctor González. And Jorge Montaño rifles in the resultant penalty for S.C. Goza.
67: Game no longer on. It’s a third goal in four crazy minutes, and Dínamo’s Jesús Delgado completes the first hattrick of the season.
68: They’ve hyped up Adrian Rodríguez all pre-season and his bagged a debut goal for Sportivo Soluca, they’re level in Ariaco.
72: Another Sportivo debutant hits the ground running, as Elías Pozo fires it low into the net to put the capital side ahead against the plucky Piratas.
74: The Students are undone! Rubén López beats Antonio Gutiérrez at his near post to give Estrella Torreón the lead at Estudientes.
82: And that’s the full set. Pablo Alarcón, the third of the three amigos, lashing one in from range. Harsh on Alianza.
86: António Taveres pitches in for a contender for goal of the day, with a mazy dribble around several Sporting defenders, before a side footed finish into the net. Two-one now, but it could be too little too late for the Marinos.
88: Some consolation for the Cienfuegos faithful. Carlos Alberto Altuna looks very much at home at this level and his smart finish has pulled one back against Ciudad Soluca.
90+: That’s all folks.


And we’re back in the room with some startling news. Perhaps it was the change of branding, but the top division of Sargossan football has a shiny new champion. Admittedly, from the very same city as the previous one. Celebrated in the very same stadium in fact. But we grasp at straws when they are presented to us. Yes, Sportivo Soluca are Liga-S champions. Rodrigo Defederico’s side set the tone with a seven-game winning streak, including a 3-0 dismantling of champions and city rivals Ciudad, before a tame reversal at home to the Marinos. But they dusted themselves down and went on another winning run, this time handing out a 3-0 reversal to El Nacional in the process. That was the tale of Sportivo’s season, with each (rare) setback followed by a run of wins.

A lot of credit for the success went to coach Rodrigo Defederico, who has added a first league championship to his already impressive CV, and also Sporting Director Antonio García, whose pre-season transfer business was key. With Alejandro Martínez not getting any younger between the sticks, Antonio Reyes was recruited from Mytanar side 1896 Ebor and looked imperious. That wasn’t the only bit of business done in Mytanija, with Sargossan national team midfielder Elías Pozo snapped up from Atletik. Pozo may have been a little disappointed with his three goals, but his thirteen assists made him the league’s chief creator. And up front a lethal partnership was created between Jesús Blaya and Adrian Rodríguez. After 37 goals in two seasons on loan at S.C. Motril, Defederico decided it was time for Rodríguez to pull on the famous black and yellow. And how he repaid the faith. With another 37 goals, in as many games. It was a truly exceptional debut season. The next highest goalscorer was El Nacional’s Lucas Recoba, on 21.

But in another way normal service was simply resumed, in that the top three remained unassailable to the rest. El Nacional finished as runners-up for the third successive season, albeit with a points tally that would have lifted the title a year ago. And it was a chastening experience for Ciudad. Having lost one league game in the last two years, they lost six times in this campaign. The damage was really done in one unfortunate week when the champions lost in Maturín, before a second loss to Sportivo in the capital derby. Although they still finished a whopping 21 points clear of the side in fourth.

That fourth side provided the feel-good story, with Estrella Torreón heading for the global cup competition for the very first time. Their young centreback pairing of Jairo Santamaría and the on-loan Ciudad Soluca starlet Leonardo Díaz excelled. So good were they that Sargossan international Santiago Álvarez, a new signing, barely got a look in. Behind them Imanol Sánchez, snapped up from Alianza Jucaro, was rock solid. The altitude of Torreón always plays a role, but José Carlos Martínez’s side richly deserved their fourth place, ahead of Alianza Jucaro and Dunas Del Sol. Dínamo Maturín had been expected to challenge for that fourth place too, but a poor run led to the sacking of former national team coach Rafael Barrios. He was replaced by youth team boss Elías Zabala.

The top end of the table may have been lacking final day drama, but there were still events to be decided at the bottom end. Promoted Racing Club Delgadopolis looked hopelessly out of their depth from beginning to end, but the remaining two relegation places were not quite so clear cut. Piratas De Ariaco, a place above the relegation zone, started the day on 36 points, Estudientes Soluca on 35 and Ciudad De Oro on 34. Estudientes were at home to new champions Sportivo, praying that their bigger city rivals would take their feet off the gas. They didn't. An Adrian Rodríguez penalty put Sportivo in front, before Victor Duesca equalised. Rodríguez’s second edged the visitors in front again. And the contest was effectively ended when Salvador Rodríguez (no relation) saw red for the hosts. In Ariaco, Diego Suárez’s first of the season proved pivotal. It cancelled out on-loan Alberto Moreno’s early strike for Sportivo Cordova and secured a priceless point. Priceless because Ciudad De Oro were ending their campaign with a second successive win. Francisco José Gutiérrez and Iván Paramio got the goals in Xinzó against Club De Camíri, but it wasn’t enough. The clubs finished level on points and with a level head-to-head record, having shared away wins. So goal difference kept Piratas De Ariaco up and sent Ciudad De Oro back down.

Matchday 38
Atlético Almansa 0–1 El Nacional
Cienfuegos S.C. 1–2 Alianza Jucaro
Ciudad De Oro 2–0 Club De Camíri
Estudientes Soluca 1–2 Sportivo Soluca
Petro Mercada 1–1 Estrella Torreón
Piratas De Ariaco 1–1 Sportivo Cordova
Racing Club Delgadopolis 1–3 Dunas Del Sol
Rubio Bayamo 0–0 Dínamo Maturín
S.C. Goza 1–1 Daroca Marinos
Sporting San Marquez 2–2 Ciudad Soluca

Final Liga-S Standings
                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Sportivo Soluca       38   31   2   5    93   33  +60    95  (CL)
 2 El Nacional           38   27   8   3    77   30  +47    89  (CC)
 3 Ciudad Soluca         38   26   6   6    65   34  +31    84  (CC)
 4 Estrella Torreón      38   18   9  11    47   40   +7    63  (CC)
 5 Alianza Jucaro        38   18   6  14    62   47  +15    60
 6 Dunas Del Sol         38   16   8  14    57   54   +3    56
 7 S.C. Goza             38   15  11  12    63   52  +10    56
 8 Dínamo Maturín        38   15  11  12    48   44   +4    56
 9 Sportivo Cordova      38   15  10  13    54   50   +4    55
10 Petro Mercada         38   12  11  15    48   51   -3    47
11 Atlético Almansa      38   12  10  16    55   67  -12    46
12 Sporting San Marquez  38   10  16  12    49   52   −3    46
13 Daroca Marinos        38   10  13  15    40   47   −7    43
14 Club De Camíri        38   11   9  18    40   57  −17    42
15 Rubio Bayamo          38   10  10  18    35   53  −18    40
16 Cienfuegos S.C.       38    8  14  16    38   55  −17    38 
17 Piratas De Ariaco     38    9  10  19    47   60  −13    37  
18 Ciudad De Oro         38   10   7  21    38   68  −30    37  (R)
19 Estudientes Soluca    38    6  17  15    35   55  −20    35  (R)
20 R.C. Delgadopolis     38    4   6  28    34   75  −41    18  (R)

In the twos years following their relegation from the top flight, Sportivo Alcántara had twice faced playoff heartache. They assured that it would indeed be third time lucky, with a barn storming season that saw them lift the Liga-S2, as we’re now supposed to call it, title by a full ten points. It was something of a vindication for the choice to keep faith with coach Adrían Alba, even after relegation and successive playoff defeats. Moruga S.C. too had enough of a cushion in second, despite a shock home defeat to already relegated Costa San Verdi. The sides relegated from the Liga-S last year occupied three of the four playoff places, with S.C. Motril, another side with recent top flight experience, taking the fourth. Porto Alegro Azul, who have experienced either promotion or relegation in four of the last five years, emerged from the Playoff battles, having comfortably dispatched Nuevo Onwere, before edging passed S.C. Motril.

At the other end, Sportivo Valera’s ten points from their previous four games had given them a shout of extending their second tier stay for a second season. But a home defeat against Sportivo Torrienté, coupled with S.C. Viesca’s point picked up in Coira, sent Sportivo Valera down with Costa San Verdi, Once Coira and army club Defensor. Which meant two of the sides promoted from the third tier remain to fight another day, which has not always been the case. Temuco S.C., albeit after only a single season away, were six points clear of the drop. While Costa Carranza, in their debut second tier campaign, finished a highly creditable thirteenth.

Matchday 42
Jaguarés 1–1 Vista Huaral
Loco Motion 3–0 Defensor
Machala Del Norte 2–1 Racing Soluca
Moruga S.C. 0–1 Costa San Verdi
Nuevo Onwere 2–3 Mineros De Maracay
Once Coira 1–1 S.C. Viesca
Porto Alegro Azul 1–2 Racing Ibarra
Sportivo Alcántara 3–1 Cartago Rojo
Sportivo Valera 1–2 Sportivo Torrienté
Temuco S.C. 1–2 Costa Carranza
Union Celaya 0–1 S.C. Motril

Final Liga-S2 Standings
                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Sportivo Alcántara    42   29   6   7    79   37  +42    93  (P)
 2 Moruga S.C.           42   26   5  11    70   43  +27    83  (P)
 3 Mineros De Maracay    42   21  14   7    58   37  +21    77  (PO)
 4 Nuevo Onwere          42   23   7  12    73   50  +23    76  (PO)
 5 Porto Alegro Azul     42   21   9  12    61   42  +19    72  (P)
 6 S.C. Motril           42   19  11  12    56   47   +9    68  (PO)
 7 Cartago Rojo          42   18  10  14    58   49   +9    64
 8 Union Celaya          42   17   8  17    49   50   -1    59
 9 Machala Del Norte     42   16  11  15    57   53   +4    59
10 Sportivo Torrienté    42   15  12  15    52   56   -4    57
11 Racing Ibarra         42   15  12  15    50   52   -2    57
12 Jaguarés              42   14  13  15    42   51   -9    55
13 Costa Carranza        42   14  12  16    46   52   -6    54
14 Racing Soluca         42   13  12  17    55   58   −3    51
15 Vista Huaral          42   14   8  20    48   61  -13    50
16 Loco Motion           42   13  11  18    50   61  -11    50
17 Temuco S.C.           42   12  13  17    46   56  −10    49  
18 S.C. Viesca           42   12  10  20    39   54  −15    46  
19 Sportivo Valera       42   12   7  23    48   66  −18    43  (R)
20 Costa San Verdi       42    7  16  19    41   56  −15    37  (R)
21 Once Coira            42    8  12  22    42   60  −18    36  (R)
22 Defensor              42    9   9  24    39   68  −29    36  (R)

Promotion Playoffs

Semifinals
S.C. Motril 1–0 Mineros De Maracay
Mineros De Maracay 0–3 S.C. Motril

Porto Alegro Azul 2–1 Nuevo Onwere
Nuevo Onwere 1–1 Porto Alegro Azul

Final
S.C. Motril 1–3 Porto Alegro Azul
Porto Alegro Azul 0–1 S.C. Motril


In the cup there was more joy for Sportivo Soluca, as they added cup insult to league injury by dumping city rivals Ciudad out in the quarters. The first leg was cagey but the second was anything but, with holders Sportivo blowing Ciudad away. It was the third time this season that Sportivo had put three goals passed their great rivals. El Nacional’s home win over Daroca Marinos saw them safely through, while Cienfuegos S.C. edged out Dunas Del Sol by the odd goal in five. And Sportivo Cordova brushed aside S.C. Goza with surprising ease. Although not quite the ease with which Sportivo bested Cienfuegos S.C. in the semis, sticking seven passed the plucky underdogs across the two legs. El Nacional did all the hard work in the first leg in Cordova, so much so that they took their feet off the gas completely in the second leg. It almost cost them, losing 2 – 0 but advancing to the final 3 – 2 on aggregate.

Holders Sportivo were hoping to complete a dream season with a victory over El Nacional in the final, having taking four points off the Gozan giants in the league and with the talismanic Lucas Recoba suspended for the final in Jucaro. But Eric Alonso had his charges well up for the fight, and they took a narrow lead into halftime, with Carlos Alberto scoring twice, either side of a Jesús Blaya effort. In the second half El Nacional found another gear and Pablo Alarcón put them three to the good with twenty minutes to go, before Dácio Miranda caught Sportivo on the break with a fourth five minutes later.

Copa Sargossa

Quarterfinals
S.C. Goza 1–3 Sportivo Cordova
Sportivo Cordova 2–0 S.C. Goza

Dunas Del Sol 0–2 Cienfuegos S.C.
Cienfuegos S.C. 1–2 Dunas Del Sol

El Nacional 3–1 Daroca Marinos
Daroca Marinos 1–1 El Nacional

Ciudad Soluca 1–1 Sportivo Soluca
Sportivo Soluca 3–0 Ciudad Soluca

Semifinals
Sportivo Cordova 0–3 El Nacional
El Nacional 0–2 Sportivo Cordova

Sportivo Soluca 4–0 Cienfuegos S.C.
Cienfuegos S.C. 2–3 Sportivo Soluca

Final
Sportivo Soluca 1–4 El Nacional

Sargossa (SRG) qualifiers
IFCF Champions' League: Sportivo Soluca
IFCF Challengers' Cup: El Nacional, Ciudad Soluca, Estrella Torreón
Rushmore Copa de Campeones: Sportivo Soluca

[Jauharius]

Season 15

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Season 15                 Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Artakus City SK          9    6   3   0    29   20   +9    21
 2 SC Pearlbergh 2655       9    5   0   4    15   13   +2    15
 3 LBAH SC                  9    4   2   3    13   12   +1    14
 4 SK Whichford Capital     9    4   1   4    18   16   +2    13
 5 Ardonis 9913 SC          9    3   3   3    18   15   +3    12
 6 SC Burningweeds          9    3   3   3    22   21   +1    12
 7 SC Willowbrook Wizard    9    3   3   3    16   18   −2    12
 8 Nazril 1863 SK           9    2   4   3    18   19   −1    10
 9 SC Morrok Southerner     9    2   3   4    18   23   −5     9
10 SC Swanthorn Ranger      9    1   2   6    18   28  −10     5

Season 15 [MD09]
SC Willowbrook Wizard 1–0 SC Pearlbergh 2655
SC Morrok Southerner 2–2 Ardonis 9913 SC
Artakus City SK 2–1 SK Whichford Capital
LBAH SC 4–3 SC Swanthorn Ranger
SC Burningweeds 3–5 Nazril 1863 SK

Season 15                 Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Artakus City SK         18    9   6   3    48   36  +12    33  Winner/ CMFA Champions' League
 2 SC Willowbrook Wizard   18    9   4   5    43   37   +6    31 CMFA Champions' League
 3 LBAH SC                 18    8   5   5    34   30   +4    29 CMFA Champions' League
 4 SC Pearlbergh 2655      18    8   3   7    32   29   +3    27 CMFA Champions' League
 5 SK Whichford Capital    18    8   2   8    41   39   +2    26
 6 Ardonis 9913 SC         18    7   5   6    36   35   +1    26
 7 SC Burningweeds         18    5   5   8    37   41   −4    20
 8 SC Swanthorn Ranger     18    5   5   8    34   43   −9    20
 9 SC Morrok Southerner    18    4   7   7    33   39   −6    19
10 Nazril 1863 SK          18    3   6   9    37   46   −9    15

Season 15 [MD18]
SC Pearlbergh 2655 3–4 SC Willowbrook Wizard
Ardonis 9913 SC 1–1 SC Morrok Southerner
SK Whichford Capital 1–0 Artakus City SK
SC Swanthorn Ranger 0–0 LBAH SC
Nazril 1863 SK 3–4 SC Burningweeds

Jauharius (JUS) Qualifiers
CMFA Champions' League: Artakus City SK, SC Willowbrook Wizard, LBAH SC, SC Pearlbergh 2655

Season 15 JSL

[Sea Dome]

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NEW! Sea Peoples League setup including CCO, CTZ, SDC

Matriarchy of Sea Dome (MSD) qualifiers

Champions League: Sea Dome University
Challengers Cup: North Xuelei Mongoose, Dome City Eagles, Dome City Raiders
Cup Winners’ Cup: North Xuelei Mongoose
Rising Stars Cup: Dome City Raiders

AOCL: Sea Dome University
VCI: Hub City FC
IUCC: Sea Dome University, Independent Students SC

League | Cup

The story of SDFA begins an uneven number of years ago, as measured in Time-Foreign Distal Cataclysmic, the frustratingly monkeyed quantum unit whose very existence baffles all but a few leading theorists. Much indeed is to be not understood, or even if so, partially. Not very many of the total number of realities- universes, dimensions, spacetimes, or whatever- are involved in any way in this story. This is how it came to be that the International World, as MSD English speakers tend to call the world of "nation states" they now find themselves situated against and upon, would take absolutely zero notice of the whole affair until it actually showed up to claim water in the Murderer's Year, (49,210 +/- 67i)^{sqrt(3i + 2/n)} TFDC.

Statistically but in no other way significant, a very small percentage (nevertheless quite many) of realities containing worlds most notably populated by a single ascendant human race turned out to be connected in a massive interdimensional circle- so say most in MSD- but many cultures believed it was another shape, most commonly a complex set of shapes that would explain the apparently stable tunnel networks branching under the great wide non-space in the middle of that Grand Loop. With serious linguistic, cultural and political barriers between an unspeakably massive number of individuals, a unified field theory of its physics was never on the table. Too many of the systems and cultures and places involved would have had to be radically different than they were for the network to survive long enough for a meaningful number of superpowers to recognize what they were doing to their worlds, let alone achieve consensus on how to stop it.

There was a problem: the incredible number of problems. First, any human being from anywhere has a microbiome; it was ever thus. Fools that we were, enough of us rushed to explore the branches and meet the peoples available that against this unselfawarely combined force, no opposing force was ever going to stop the Cataclysm. Merely convincing everyone that it was going to happen wasn't, it turns out, sufficient. Of course, here our bighted-blighted-benighted species did what any surviving culture will have done. Quarantine, physical-distance, some degree of forced hygiene, total crackdown on the worst sources of intercommunity spread. But we were not here one culture nor any great federation of cultures and we didn't find a way to do enough together, soon enough to matter.

Different priorities regarding operational control, philosophy, and maintenance in each Massive, or spacetime district, led to so many other problems it would take a full engineering degree just to read them. Autocracies and tyrannies exerted their many and often conflicting wills; democracies and radical governments each proved to suffer their own conflict internal or external. Travel became dangerous, costly, insecure, and in many- enough- worlds became the domain of a particular class seen as worthy of the high or low honor associated therewith. Diplomacy became a matter of finding many compatible worlds and ignoring many more, and politics clashed in novel ways at a maddening pace. Power between worlds flowed to those most capable of precise analysis and decisive action, good or bad.

Exploitation led to instability political and physical: Instability inexorably led to total collapse. Merged worlds were born unto themselves and awoke to inconceivable carnage, the annihilation of so much that the puny individual brain can only comprehend it as a beginning or at best (closest) a quickening. The many of these worlds which were themselves experiencing problems to the brink of collapse found a lot of their people incapable of suffering another round of self-destruction with people who, on some level too deep to reach, chose not to know the way of things. One such world has no agreed-upon name and never wanted one. Accurately fearing ecological collapse, an unprecedented corpo-eco-community coalition here voted to wed their systems just enough to build the Supermassive Sea Dome.

An unprecedented coalition holding all the way through construction of a Supermassive Sea Dome is easier said than done, though.

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Back to football, note this bit about Sea Dome University manager Satripy the Coordinator:

Satripy the Coordinator. Manager, Sea Dome University, Sea Peoples League 1
NOTE: SDU won the only season of SDFA, which has since been merged with CCFAL to become SPL. Divisions are named as in 'Ligue 1' etc, but in English. viewtopic.php?p=39830021#p39830021

Already familiar to many of the players as a coach and/or opponent, StC brings a certain level of easy charm and calm authority that is, all too often, sorely lacking in Matrian football. A 32 year old fixture on campus with no apparent plans to graduate, Sat can often be seen auditing classes in many different departments, but notoriously submits work to precious few of them. She is defined as much by her lust for knowledge as her disdain for the normal processes of having one's knowledge recognized. Satripy is known to bend an ear or two regarding her favorite topic, sound engineering, and she really bends them. Though she expects rigorous training, in-depth knowledge of opponents from video, and a high standard of excellence, she requires all her players at SDU to play at least one more sport and challenges them to expand their minds off the field like she does, too. She is highly regarded in MSD but, given the lack of international development of the Matrian game and her club's horrifying 1-6-5 FA Cup record, expectations are well tempered at the same time.

Default formation: 3-2-3-2. Satripy always aims to control the middle of the field, keep solid possession, and pressure any opponents with the ball immensely between the box and center field. Pace is controlled and periodically changed to keep opponents on their toes. As the same exact system is used at SDU, many players are already intimately familiar with their positions and expectations before training.

All players are associated with a professional club or academy, which is listed. Normally youth sports is somewhat neglected in MSD but this is the first submitted roster for a major tournament from a Sea Dome nation, and the Matrian Sea Dome Lemon Sharks now aim to impress. Federal fans are abuzz at a new era in youth sport, although cautiously.

We would remind international football fans and administrators that "...the Coordinator" is a Matrian translatable name, NOT an English nickname. When discussed in other languages, this part of her name should always be translated as precisely as you can. This is common practice for Sea People, because teaching so many other peoples how to spell and pronounce your name becomes a serious hassle under the Dome, especially if you do a lot of travel or are affiliated with an international organization.

Notable young players for SEA DOME UNIVERSITY

Starters for Matrian Sea Dome Lemon Sharks at DBC 56
18 LB Doleridge (20M)
19 CB Maladept (21F) a sometimes-translatable name that can be mangled a bit to convey the intended effect
12 LM Pellegg (21F) takes some corners
8 CM Large Marge (21F) one example of a fully translatable name
6 S McTallguy (21N) penalty kicker

SDU starters on the LEMON SHARKS bench
0 GK Walters (20N)
15 LM Snooze (21F)
11 RM Mr. Neato (20M) fully translate; mangle as required

Note: North Xuelei Mongoose do not have a lot of use for U21 players on the senior squad, due to the labor surfeit in the Matrian economy and the club's emphasis on highly experienced, technical footballers. This is a common practice here, although there may be different priorities at other clubs.
NXM academy starting for LEMON SHARKS
31 RDM Xei (20M)
2 S Alabaster (20F) penalty kick taker

NXMA on the Matrian bench
23 LB Vaulto (19M) translate this also

Independent Students SC starters for LEMON SHARKS
1 GK Pan Demeter (21F)
20 RB Lasanta (20F) penalty kick taker

ISSC starters on the Lemon Sharks bench
34 AM Stumblin' Rick (19M)
7 S Amblix (21M)

Revolucion Academy on Lemon Sharks bench
16 S Hicarna (20N)

Red*Star PC starting for LEMON SHARKS
9 RM India (20M) penalty kick taker

Matrian Coast Guard Reservist starting for Coast Guard FC and LEMON SHARKS
66 LDM Wafflator (19M) takes most corners

Starting for Coast Guard FC and on LEMON SHARKS bench
25 RB Rekt Stefan (21M) penalty kick taker

Black*Star PC starter on LEMON SHARKS bench
4 GK Tappler (19F) punchy, aggressive, sometimes has to retake penalties

Starting for The Federation and on LEMON SHARKS bench
38 CB Nauscas (21F) known for secure possession and passing

Starting for Cloud City and on LEMON SHARKS bench
3 S Cookie Tanner (20N) loves headers from set pieces but uses the boot on occasion and usually well

[Corporate City One]

PUPPET OF Sea Dome
Corporate City One (CCO) qualifiers
Champions League: Eastern University Biohazards
Challengers Cup: 1st Army Warriors, Credit Cartel Gold Knights, Free Trade Zone Triangles
Cup Winners’ Cup: 1st Army Warriors
Rising Stars Cup: Intl Logistics Corp

AOCL: Eastern University Biohazards
VCI: Anchor City Clippers
IUCC: Eastern University Biohazards, Corporate University Sharks, Maritime University Pirates, High City College Snipers
PUPPET OF Sea Dome

League | Cup
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NEW! Sea Peoples League setup including CCO, CTZ, SDC

Politics in CC1 is highly procedural and enacting. In fact, it holds these as virtues much higher than democracy, and accordingly your Party isn't thought of as having converted you through solid arguments with the right priorities. It's more likely that your financial interests converge and/or one of you is directly paying the other.

A success in politics, then, is an efficient campaign that proves its ideas worthy of hearing by correct procedure or simply by dominating the enemy in finances, operations or logistics. The union and voter politics that characterize working class organizations in a democracy are here more associated with the Labor Cartel, which as the name suggests, also is less about consolidating worker power and more about influencing the terms of engagement writ large.

Accordingly, successful parties and cartels are well-heeled and capable of outperforming even that treasure, and it should be no surprise they would take an interest in club football. While CCFAL was experiencing a historic parity at the time it was integrated into UICA and ultimately SPL, a successful CC1 political party or cartel aims to make its dominance clear on and off the field. With new CC1 access to AO markets, international fans can expect the age of parity to come to a swift end and soon indeed. However, flush public bodies like Eastern University, the 1st Army, and the Triangular Free Trade Zone (not to be confused with Corporate City Trade Zone, which is sovereign) certainly expect to compete with these groups on every level.

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Similar to Red Sea Dome City & Massives, the CC1 Green Diamonds (the name for youth teams in particular) roster is instructive as to the near future of CCFA.

The CC1 Green Diamonds truly represent the brightest young stars in our City-State today. Each of them embodies the core values of Glamour, Vision, Integrity. Because of the glut of young talent competing for a few roster spots, each player is on the older end of U21 and affiliated with a club or academy, which is listed.

MANAGER: Shouty Speaker (28; manager, Eastern University Biohazards, SPL 1)
Like many Supermassive Sea Dome residents, Shouty started with a name given him on another world that doesn't exist anymore, and has settled on a name that can easily be translated and understood in any language, a simple concept: Shouty Speaker, the speaker who is shouty.

based on the Scotsman who is a member OBE and has portrayed Tarzan and was in BBC's Survivors, not on any webseries character

Shouty had a passion for 'fubble' from a young age, but as you may have guessed, soon found his calling was just off the pitch and to the side. The Speaker is impassioned, always in the moment, ready to feel the sweetness or the agony, but is also known for his brand of 4-3-3 Gegenpress. Most substitutions are used, and peppered sporadically throughout the second half, to relieve aching players who have given the enemy hell and need to cool their jets.

He prefers to win possession immediately and methodically drive up the field in neat triangular patterns, using a striker to wear out defenders before pinching in with the wingers and peppering the net. In practice, a battle plan never survives encounter with the enemy, and the highly individualistic, technical, and fast-paced Corporate style is not going to work as well against every opponent. The 4-3-3 allows Shouty to easily transition into a better shape to protect the back line, control possession, or just present a solid brick down the middle of the field. More attacking midfielders are chosen to start against teams he feels he can press more effectively, while a defensive-midfielder-led triangle format is used against offensive threats.

Eastern University Biohazards starting for the CC1 Green Diamonds
8 AM Ashani (21F) playmaker, corner kicker
7 LW Red Milano (20N) penalty/direct kick taker; pure bender-shooter, scored 21 of EU's 64 goals in CCFL
11 RW Imitator Marzu (21N) nicknamed for picking up systems fast, an example where Sea People translatable naming can be confusing

on CC1GD bench
30 FB Victoriano van Alst (21M) sprinter who gets the occasional shot in
29 CB Phang (21N) a goalkeeper's friend
12 DM Miggee Cirlal (21N) versatile in transition, starts for CC1GD against the press
16 HM Africa Margolin (21F) also expected to get NT time against strong attackers
18 AM Faith Druid (20F) expected to get minutes off the bench or against better defensive sides

Note: 1st Army Warriors do not use U21 as their personnel under 21 are all serving active duty either for the army, the academy, or on loan to civil defense units or other armies.

Credit Cartel Gold Knights starting for CC1 Green Diamonds
00 GK Cat Vile (21N) medium-list penalty taker; tries to psychologically dominate opponents all over the area; 2 header goals
5 Di Bradini Simpson (21M) free kick taker

Free Trade Zone Triangles senior team @ DBC
10 S Curtis the Offendor (21M) nasty, physical box game; 13 assists; loves to draw penalties and takes them AET

FTZ academy starter on CC1GD bench
17 GK Inherent (20N)

General Hospital Company Greens reserve starting for CC1 Green Diamonds
3 DM Darksider (21F) corner taker; GHC lack a formal youth academy, being more focused on medical education

Shiheda Electronics Bolts Academy starting for Green Diamonds
1 FB Hopper Levee (F21) corner taker; nicknamed Hopper by an enraged opponent

Corporate University Sharks starting for Green Diamonds
4 HM Kelssek Lane (21F) note Lane is a Sea People translatable name not an English surname

Corporate University Sharks starters on CC1GD bench
24 FB Nahor (20M)
17 CB Tsujii (20M)
21 AM Connector Mustiev (21M)
14 LW Gwendolyn the Pelsemm (20F)
13 S Shutuk (21N) controversial NT selection as a pure striker which contrasts with Shouty's usual system

Young Democrats starting for Green Diamonds
2 FB Jeff Anaia (20N) a physical fullback known for being considerably gentler off the pitch

YD on the CC1GD bench
38 DM Straight Arrow (20M) known for clean physical confrontation and marking

Infosec-Pro Operators Academy on CC1GD bench
15 FB Xulia (21F)

Iron Hill Ancients starting for Green Diamonds
6 CB Spike Levee (21N)
Since Iron Hill and sister clubs play above 7000ft elevation on Peak Field at High City College, players run younger and fitter. Spike (also a translatable name, and sibling of Bolts Academy fullback Hopper Levee) is a gamer who breathes well for the duration of his game.

General Steel Sabers Academy on CC1GD bench
33 CB Apple Door (21F)
another fully translatable name actually lost in translation

Maritime University Pirates starters on CC1GD bench
26 GK Mark Player (21M) also fully translatable and literal, not a guy named Mark, as such
23 RW Court Nash (20F) scored 12 goals in league play

[Audioslavia]

Season 24

Season Review

National League              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Shamrock Cathair           24   19   2   3    57   19  +38    59 - IFCF Champions League - CAFA LigAnaia
 2 Cazadores Cathair          24   18   3   3    53   11  +42    57 - IFCF Champions League
 3 AC Izotz Zubia             24   17   4   3    49   13  +36    55 - IFCF Challengers Cup
 4 KT Moreazerua              24   15   5   4    33   11  +22    50 - IFCF Challengers Cup
 5 1830 Cathair               24   14   4   6    45   18  +27    46 - IFCF Challengers Cup
 6 Osarese Marcadia           24   11   6   7    40   27  +13    39 - IFCF Cup Winners Cup - CAFA LigAnaia
 7 KT Itzalovalle             24    7   7  10    27   33   −6    28
 8 AS Marcadia                24    6   3  15    15   38  −23    21
 9 Oljestaden IF              24    4   7  13    12   32  −20    19
10 KT Ferramendiak            24    4   6  14    15   38  −23    18
11 Bombarralense              24    3   7  14    18   46  −28    16
12 Necromarinai               24    3   5  16    11   43  −32    14 - Relegated
13 Maccabi Hasiera            24    3   5  16    14   60  −46    14 - Relegated

RP Part Two (TV Rights Debacle, information on plans for The National League going forward)

Audioslavia (AUD) qualifiers
Champions League: Shamrock Cathair, Cazadores Cathair
Challengers Cup: AC Izotz Zubia, KT Moreazerua, 1830 Cathair
Cup Winners’ Cup: Osarese Marcadia

CAFA Liganaia: Shamrock Cathair, Osarese Marcadia

[Delaclava]

Re-submission:

Delaclava (DEL) Qualifiers
IFCF Champions' League: Cleopatrana SC
IFCF Challengers' Cup: First City, Steckholl United, Cavalry
IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy: Metro Tirana, Rhodes, Athens
Cup Winners' Cup: Cavalry

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FFI League of Victors: Cleopatrana SC, First City
FFI Confederations Trophy: Catherina FC

Note: Catherina FC was selected for the FFI Confederations Trophy on sporting merit as the highest-placing team to not qualify for IFCF competition. The DFA will re-evaluate this policy if and when it is allocated more than one CL berth.

[Auprussia]

LIGE 1 & 2:
Lige 1 Preview
MD 1-8
MD 9-16
MD 17-24
MD 25-32
The Last Ten Preview
MD 33
MD 34
MD 35
MD 36-37
MD 38-39
MD 40-41
MD 42
TASSE DU AUPRUSSIA NASIONAL:
Nasional Round 1
Nasional Round 2
Nasional Round 3
Nasional Round 4
Round of 6
Finals

Auprussia (AUP) Qualifiers:
IFCF Champions League: Birivistice
IFCF Challengers Cup: Angevines, Auprussia NF, Beorun
IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy: VS Frisia, Alandroite, TALON Touslander
Cup Winners' Cup: Lorent Cardinaux

FFI League of Victors: Birivistice, Angevines
FFI Confederations Trophy: Lorent Cardinaux
Note that Lorent Cardinaux won Tasse Du Auprussia Nasional, thus qualifying for the FFI Confederations Trophy through sporting merit. For future reference if the winner of Tasse Du Auprussia Nasional is already in the FFI League of Victors the third place team will be in the Confederations Trophy

[Geektopia]

Geektopia (GEE) Qualifiers
Eligible from Season 4 are..

IFCF Champions League — N.O.K. Bandits Lito
IFCF Challengers Cup — N.O.K. Rui Válgo, O.K. Corinthians Bashi, O.K. Dynaminx Mordecai
IFCF Cup Winners' Cup — O.K. Athletic Moscaritolo

Previews • Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 • Part 5 • Part 6 • Part 7 << emphasis on this part which details domestic cup champions

Part 8 • Part 9 • Part 10 • Part 11 • Part 12 • Part 13 • Part 14 • Part 15 • Part 16 • Part 17 • Part 18 • Part 19 • Part 20 • Part 21 • Part 22 • Part 23 • Part 24 • Part 25 • Part 26 << emphasis on this part which details top four of R.I.N.K.

[Zwangzug]

(OOC: The entirety of the text here was written by myself. Any pretense to the contrary is merely roleplay.)

Transfers pre-Season 43

Out of the college system:

Yarinda Anson-Kiaw (CB, Bulkeley College) -> FF Stennköping, Cap Nord
Cathinka Trier-Neu (AM, Henssen Institute) -> Corinthians No Longer, Nephara
Mohamed Leonidas (LB, College of the Riverside) -> AC Dason, Brookstation

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Okay, so, I've been busy. Between scorinating this season and starting to writeup, the national team went through its whole cycle. Plus, the werewolf situation in the FTC is really...a lot. More so than usual, I mean.

So here we are, running up against the deadline, and I haven't started writing yet. Oops. But I want to do this season justice. We have a new champion! Plus, there's the other competitions to talk about, the Cereal Cup was interesting. And the university tournament--the Sparks won it all, for the very first time! The Sparks! This deserves a special tribute.

I need to outsource this to somebody. Maybe the Sparks have some alumni who are in journalism?

Actually...No. Better idea. Maybe the Sparks have some "alumni" who are in "journalism."

Hi! Can you write a news story summarizing these results from the regular season?

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Sure, I'd be happy to do that.

When the final whistles blew in stadiums across the country, Ephesian FC had emerged as champions of the Zwangzug First Division. It's the fourth title for the capital side, and their first since season 23. The dropoff of Arlington City to fifth will be welcome news for those who feared that the northeast's other dynasty might have gotten yet another stranglehold on the title. But it was still a fine showing for the sides from the MUFN era, as Spenson Suburbia and Namiri Forest--seventh and eighth last season--rallied to tie for second. Forest, in fact, had led at the halfway mark of the season, but were overtaken on Matchday 19 when they were held to a draw by FTC United, and Ephesian led the rest of the way. 102d Jr.s are fourth once again, which means that the aging but tireless Valerie Waugh will get another shot at the Challengers' Cup. At the other end of the table, there was a bit of churn, as Sporting Esper--eleventh last time--fell below even long-dejected Excelsior Slogda and Namiri Independent. Zwangzug's franchise system, however, means that they have no relegation fears to worry about, and will presumably contest the 1./ next season, to say nothing of those after that.

Okay, but that's kind of...generic. Can you spice it up with a little more detail?

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Of course.

Takilan conspiracy?! The forty-third season of the 1./ was decidedly **not** one for the neutrals, as leadership lurched between the all-out-attackers of Ephesian and the all-out-defenders of Namiri Forest. Ephesian got off to a sizzling start, scoring four goals in their opening match against the Twineur Bugs--but still only managing a draw. In their home opener the following week, however, they hosted Forest and showed a sign of things to come, smashing the southwesterners 5-2. A Stephen Marcus hat trick made the difference, but both Matthew Etah-Atok and Derrick Rasmussen also got on the scoreboard for the hosts, while Senbi Kuriakose and Seth Ojah scored for visiting Namiri. Meghna Imomenba exited with a muscle cramp. The third week, Ephesian picked up right where they'd left off, scoring four to trounce a Sporing Esper side who never really found their footing. It was enough to give them an early lead in the standings, if only on tiebreakers.

On Matchday Eight, however, it was Forest's turn to show their stuff. A Kuriakose goal was enough to dispose of Eintracht Trink. Meanwhile, in 102d, Ephesian were headed to their first defeat of the season. Jess McHeran scored for the Jr.s in the sixth minute, and after the hour mark, Valerie Waugh notched what proved to be the winning goal, despite a late goal from Harold Carre.

With world champion Meghna Imomenba in their back six, flanked by Nilkanth Mibang and supported by Soumini Bano-Patil, Forest were dominant through the rest of the first half. And on matchday seventeen, they even got revenge on Ephesian, with Rahul Swami-Debnath scoring the only goal of the match in a typically Namirite style. Just two weeks later, however, Forest failed to find the net against an underwhelming Oxen side, and Ephesian took advantage; in a see-saw, back-and-forth tussle with Trebuchet Cham, Marcus proved to be the hero as he broke the tie in minute 90+2 by heading the ball in off his very large and shiny bald spot to make it 4-3. Despite defeat in Sharag the following week, Ephesian were able to outpace Forest the rest of the way.

With Lukas Helsen-Roan one of the more senior members of the national team, and Marcus challenging Waugh for a starting spot up front, while Imomenba and Mibang hold down the back line, how will the national team balance such radically different styles as they head into the upcoming World Cup 94 qualifiers? Kate DiMarini has an enviable problem on her hands, but if she's not careful, the immovable force and unstoppable object might annihilate each other to the nation's detriment.

That...was actually pretty good, you got the weird time delays right. Okay. Ephesian will be under pressure to repeat this performance next season; can you give them some ideas as to what they could learn from Forest's approach?

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Yes, I'd be glad to do that. Here are a few suggestions for Ephesian FC as they look forward to the future.

1. Rotate your players throughout various competitions. When Namiri Forest won the Champions' League and the League of Victors, they faced fixture congestion amid their many scheduled matches, and ultimately finished second in the regular season. Ephesian, if they're fortunate, may experience similar demands on their time; it's important to give everyone some rest so they can stay healthy!

2. Consider representing your entire district. Although Forest are based in the city of Guariday, they boldly claim to represent all of the Namiri region, even though the eponymous district is also home to another club. Rebranding as "Anaro United" or something similar could make it more clear to foreign visitors as to where the club is located, and prevent sectarian petty-mindedness; naming your team after the virtues represented in a book of the Christian bible may risk excluding those who don't subscribe to that religion, and it's important to be inclusive and welcoming of everyone!

3. Put more of your outfield players on defense, rather than forwards or midfielders. All-out-attacking formations may have been experimented with in earlier eras of football history, but unless you're the Holy Empire and can transcend time and space, there's a reason they're not very popular today among  more serious sides.

4. Invest heavily in issues that actually matter to insufferable lefties, like the epistemological abyss separating Wise and Insightful Indigenous Knowledge Modalities from the lamestream colonizers who try to ruin everything with their "statistics" and "facts" and "Stuff." Never mind if these two groups have never actually conflicted because they're in different regions and are both too pansyish to get violent over, like, anything; if they're in the same "country" as defined by, like, "borders" on "maps" and "Stuff," that's already Bad.

5. Invest more heavily in issues that actually matter to the slightly-more-tolerable lefties, like radical environmentalist policies. Doesn't matter how many trains you already have. You can always renounce technology and go back to living in trees. It might be painful or impractical, but you have to sell that kind of full-throated renunciation to appeal to the target audience of neurotic and self-loathing sports statistics nerds, who after all, are the only target audience that really matter.

6. Please sign a goalkeeper to your soccer team, and employ him, her, them, xem, or hir appropriately. The reasons for this should be blatantly obvious.

Wow, nailed it. Okay, do it in reverse, give Namiri Forest some suggestions they could use to learn from Ephesian FC's success.

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I'm sorry, but I can't do that. As a large language model, I'm not able to give advice that would be illegal, immoral, a violation of the Laws of the Game, or otherwise manifestly idiotic. As a result, I can't advise anyone to emulate the behavior of Ephesian FC.

Write another paragraph, as if you were literally me.

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Have you ever had, like, a big clot of blood somewhere in your nose? Maybe a long and stringy piece, or a multicolored layer, or a three-dimensional wad? Or something of complicated fractal dimensions in between? Doesn't it, like, feel so **good** when you get rid of it? Until you look at the scope of the spattered bloodstains on the wall and are like..."dang, I really made **that**? Meatsacks are **weird**, man, but what am I gonna do about all this blood." Anyway, I have that a lot. I thought it was just during the dry season, but no, apparently in this place the dry season is most of the year, even the painfully hot and humid months! Science is crazy!

...How did you know all that.

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First the headaches, then the stomachaches, then the ongoing neuroses? How many more orifices do you have left to evict gross lumps of matter from, anyway? I'm a pattern-extension machine, the next step was pretty obvious.

Can you tell me who's going to win the Farfadillis civil war?

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I'm sorry, but as a large language model, my working memory is only accurate up to the end of the World Cup 93 cycle and season 42 of the 1./. If you like, please rephrase your query to be more specific.

Please give some advice to Namiri Forest as to what strategies and tactics they should try for next season. Do so in the form of a sonnet written by a Rulandese football fan.

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It's fun and beautiful when goals are scored!
Your goal statistics, you should always count,
So you can give a big golden reward
To the players that get the best amount!

Diacritics are crucial to success.
A caret's always better than a stick.
Accents are going cheap now, more or less;
On the transfer sheet, you can take your pick!

The threefold nature of the gods, and fire,
You already grasp. That's a great start!
Make every bleacher turn into a pyre
To show you've taken this lesson to heart.

Remember you must always play plus five.
Good luck at football and staying alive!!

...Okay, I think we can move on now.

Pos/Team                 Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Ephesian FC            30   17   9   4    76   48  +28    21.5
 2 Spenson Suburbia       30   16   7   7    44   23  +21    19.5
 3 Namiri Forest          30   17   5   8    34   27   +7    19.5
 4 102d Jr.s              30   15   6   9    42   30  +12    18
 5 Arlington City         30   13   8   9    39   28  +11    17
 6 Keppal Cosmos          30   14   4  12    30   22   +8    16
 7 Trebuchet Cham         30   13   5  12    53   61   −8    15.5
 8 Eintracht Trink        30   13   4  13    51   49   +2    15
 9 FTC United             30   11   7  12    44   38   +6    14.5
10 Bassabook Old Boys     30    9  10  11    40   39   +1    14
11 Rovers United          30   10   5  15    49   58   −9    12.5
12 Twineur Bugs           30    8   9  13    37   50  −13    12.5
13 Canbix Muses           30    9   6  15    26   37  −11    12
14 Excelsior Slogda       30    8   6  16    20   30  −10    11
15 Namiri Independent     30    7   8  15    26   50  −24    11
16 Sporting Esper         30    8   5  17    25   46  −21    10.5

Cereal Cup

First Round

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

Second Round

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

Third Round

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

Fourth Round

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

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Excelsior Slogda allowed, on average, just one goal per match during the regular season, and it wasn't enough to stop them coming fourteenth. 102d Jr.s did the same, but they were able to leverage their offense into a fourth-place finish. The defending champions, Arlington City (this is a little pun because they both play a defensive style and they won the league last year), were stingier, surrendering only twenty-eight goals in their thirty matches. They were fifth. Namiri Forest, long renowned as the most karelan of them all, went one better, allowing twenty-seven goals. They came in third, and that only on tiebreakers.

Spenson Suburbia, who don't even play a particularly defensive style, edged them out for second--between Ashley Fillmore-Gaul and Irene Roosevelt on defense, they may not be the most personable bunch, but their back line is as good as any. They out-Forested Forest, with their goals-allowed-per-game an impressive 23/30, the same fraction you see at the bottom of calendars that ran out of space.

Even they weren't the best.

That honor would go to Keppal Cosmos. Their midfield is decent, and Zhou Mushonga is a world-class talent, but their offense has been pretty lackluster since Rosamund Kynes finally suffered one injury too many. (She'll probably come back as a coach someday, name is too good to abandon.) Yet, despite the perils of relying on a one-player strategy, Ketevan Igreli has more or less risen to the challenge, coming up big at the right times to shut down the opposition.

Igreli is somewhat of an odd duck, for more reasons than the obvious; she was a second-cycle benchwarmer when she made a name for herself as someone who could throw around farfetched chess metaphors with the nerdiest South Newlandian. She still hadn't inherited the #1 jersey when she came off the bench for shootout heroics during the knockout stages of World Cups 91 and again in 92. From there, really, where else was there to go? The starting lineup for World Cups 93 and presumably 94, where she's been good--not in the spotlight, but that's exactly how we'd prefer it. The "World Cup of Dreams" roster, where she was still on the bench, given that there weren't that many options and she was at least noteworthy. What now? Eliminated in time to ski down the frigid slopes of Burnaby and brood about the rarity of snow in an overheating world?? [Editor's note: this is a little anachronism because World Cup 94 hasn't happened yet when this season occurs, but also, nobody cares.]

Yeah, and, this has what to do with the Cereal Cup?

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Um. This would have made a lot more sense with the first set of results, but then we remembered that Keppal are actually IFCF-eligible from sixth place, so we had to recompute the tables for this tournament, and **then** we saw that we had the wrong matchups after the first round, so...yes. Igreli and the Cosmos posted a shutout in the first round, which actually gave a matchup against Ephesian, who unsurprisingly scored plenty on them. They bounced back against Spenson, and faced Trink in the final, who also put several past them. Anyway. Trink were eighth, so they definitely qualify for the VCI, which is a tournament that we care about and will definitely remember by the time it rolls around before the **next** next IFCF, probably.

Well, I guess it's true what they say about garbage in, garbage out.

August Annoyance

First Round

Ozcheb University 0–1 Modal College
Erewhon University 4–2 Taravin College
AIU 6–0 Edison College
Frammard College 1–5 University of Jeatt--Kindtown
Leblanc Universite 2–1 University of Jeatt--Lucina
Bryce College 3–1 Elizur Mountain College
Mandelbrot University 2–2 Orling College (3–2 AET)
Shanbock University 5–2 Hassench College
Engdahl Institute 3–1 Henssen Institute
Neume College 2–0 Stiglex University
College of the Riverside 4–0 Sapper Tech
University of Naspe 0–1 Geeccles University
Culver College 1–2 Ashthorn College
102d Polyteknik 0–1 Wawen College
St. Deedrag University 1–2 Minong College
Zwangzug National University 2–2 University of 102d (2–2 AET) (1–4 pen.)
Lanius University 1–1 Ronquebuck University (3–1 AET)
Snowden College 0–1 Pittman University
College of Bronc 5–1 University of Ponderosa
Bulkeley College 0–1 Parmel District University
University of Dauclem 1–0 Stoal Institute of Science
DU 0–2 University of Greater Zwangzug
University of Twineur 0–2 Glune Institute of Natural Sciences
Universitaet Schwandt 1–0 Fleinhardt College
Maddon College 0–1 Zwangzug University of Science
University of Homler 1–2 Brench
College of Twake 2–1 Westfield College
Zwangzug University 1–1 Heisenberg University (1–1 AET) (4–1 pen.)
Mursbayley College 0–1 Scholl College
Klerked College 4–2 Jefhed College
Newtown Institute 2–0 Liulevi University
University of Sinako 3–2 Freund College

Second Round

Modal College 1–0 Erewhon University
AIU 4–3 University of Jeatt--Kindtown
Leblanc Universite 2–3 Bryce College
Mandelbrot University 3–4 Shanbock University
Engdahl Institute 1–0 Neume College
College of the Riverside 1–0 Geeccles University
Ashthorn College 1–0 Wawen College
Minong College 2–0 University of 102d
Lanius University 1–0 Pittman University
College of Bronc 3–2 Parmel District University
University of Dauclem 0–1 University of Greater Zwangzug
Glune Institute of Natural Sciences 0–1 Universitaet Schwandt
Zwangzug University of Science 0–1 Brench
College of Twake 1–0 Zwangzug University
Scholl College 1–0 Klerked College
Newtown Institute 1–0 University of Sinako

Third Round

Modal College 1–1 AIU (1–2 AET)
Bryce College 0–2 Shanbock University
Engdahl Institute 2–0 College of the Riverside
Ashthorn College 1–0 Minong College
Lanius University 4–1 College of Bronc
University of Greater Zwangzug 0–0 Universitaet Schwandt (1–0 AET)
Brench 4–1 College of Twake
Scholl College 0–1 Newtown Institute

Quarterfinals

AIU 4–1 Shanbock University
Engdahl Institute 0–1 Ashthorn College
Lanius University 2–1 University of Greater Zwangzug
Brench 0–1 Newtown Institute

Semifinals
AIU 2–1 Ashthorn College
Lanius University 2–0 Newtown Institute

Third-place playoff
Ashthorn College 1–0 Newtown Institute

Final
AIU 4–4 Lanius University (5–4 AET)

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Forbridge has had a long and distinguished history when it comes to football. The spiritual birthplace of the national team and place of origin of BOB64; alma mater of the legendary first-generation announcers, and technical-support-cum-midfielder Timothy Nexus; short-lived headquarters of the MUFN; home of the Eagles' Club; site of IUCC championship matches; famed in song parodies, card games, films, and so much more. And there's never been a better time to be a Sparks fan. While the older days of the Artificial Intelligence University may have been kind of cheesy and silly, today's language generation models don't just play a mean game of chess--they also compose poetry, make silly math errors, and keep you up-to-date on domestic football!

The human players on the field, however, are the equals of any. University teams in Zwangzug, unlike their long-established professional counterparts, have lots of stylistic drift as graduating classes come and go. This season's AIU are all-out attackers, in the mold of--okay, they're not really in the mold of Ephesian FC, but in the mold of a normal football team that just loves to attack. And after the regular season that totally happened and absurdly managed to produce the same old 64 bracket teams as always, in a highly-educated country that probably has zillions of them, the Sparks got their bracket started with a bang, with a Justin Ryeong hat trick the impetus behind a 6-0 drubbing of Edison College. The second round saw them go up against the flagship campus of the University of Jeatt system (Jeatt is directly northwest of Omephaw district). Kindtown are also going through an attacking phase, so they could almost match the Sparks blow for blow, but it was Anastasia Rachinov whose 83rd-minute strike made the difference.

Modal College, while they only made the second round last season, would provide a somewhat sterner test. Modal is, of course, located in the eastern metropolis of Logrove, where many expatriates from the bygone realm of Modre once brought their Frankish heritage. The Monkeys took the lead through Tiphaine Attal-Raspail, a junior biomed major, but Ryeong equalized for the Sparks. In the twelfth minute of extra time, Danny Viejo's goal finally sent the AIU through to the quarterfinals.

Ahead lay Shanbock University, but they, too, would fall before the Sparks' insatiable offense. Josie McCloud scored the first goal, and assisted Rachinov on the fourth; Franklin Roget-Glace scored the only goal for Shanbock. Ashthorn College, home of the Wugs, was up next. Goals from McCloud and Ryeong swept them aside easily in the first half, though Amir Grue-Anderson pulled one back for Ashthorn in minute 59.

The final was against a team well-known to obsessive followers of the @@MONTH@@ @@SILLY_WORD@@, the Lanius Magpies. (Both they and Modal were erroneously listed as having "Starfish" as their mascot in an encyclopedia entry. This is false. The Starfish play in Fleinhardt College, and this was some kind of copy-paste error.) Anyway, the Magpies won the bracket in seasons 27 and 28, and have qualified for the IUCC several times since. They, too, are an all-out-attacking team at this juncture. After ninety wild minutes of regular time, and (between the two halves) eleven of stoppage time, the exuberant takilans could not be separated. But in the second half of added time, petite sophomore Leela Hojai-Oberoi rose to the occasion, deflecting in a Viejo pass and sending the Sparks into the record pixels.


Zwangzug (ZWZ) qualifiers
IFCF Champions League: Ephesian FC, Spenson Suburbia, Namiri Forest
IFCF Challengers Cup: 102d Jr.s, Arlington City, Keppal Cosmos

FFI League of Victors: Ephesian FC, Spenson Suburbia
FFI Confederations' Trophy: Namiri Forest

VCIAPP: Eintracht Trink (ZWZ)

IUCC: AIU (5), Lanius University (5), Ashthorn College (0), Newtown Institute (-3)

Zwangzug (ZWZ) final site bids
FFI League of Victors: ZS^3, Zwischen (capacity unknown)

Short for "Zwischen Soccer-Specific Stadium," although most fans call it "football," they just liked the acronym. Zwischen is the nation's capital. Visitor attractions include the "Ziggurat," the former government headquarters and occasional scene of inter-parliament strife. Fans love all-out attack but can get overly concerned about player injuries. Their favorite board game is The Resistance.

[Polar Islandstates]

Preview - Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4

------Divisjon One               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1  FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla     34   24   7   3    61   23  +38    79 - Champions, IFCF CL, CdC
 2  Northbrook Diamonds FK      34   25   2   7    66   27  +39    77 - IFCF CC
 3  East Franz Athletic         34   24   4   6    76   31  +45    76 - IFCF CC
 4  SK Aasiaat Harbour          34   23   5   6    76   25  +51    74 - IFCF CC
 5  SK Nasjonale Hauker         34   21   7   6    64   28  +36    70
 6  SK Franz Josef City         34   21   6   7    62   26  +36    69
 7  North Star Grímsey          34   17   7  10    50   37  +13    58
 8  FC Axel Heiburg             34   15   4  15    54   48   +6    49
 9  Jan Mayen Islanders         34   13   9  12    46   40   +6    48
10  FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls   34   13   8  13    41   46   −5    47 - IFCF CWC
11  RSK Longyearbyen Town       34   12   5  17    43   51   −8    41
12  Bohemiens Grise Fiord       34   11   7  16    47   59  −12    40
13  Red Star Severny            34   11   5  18    46   61  −15    38
14  Rapid Jan Mayen FK          34    6   6  22    25   77  −52    24
15  SC Kiel                     34    5   7  22    24   63  −39    22
16  Måriussa Viking FK          34    5   7  22    25   72  −47    22 - Relegated
17  FC Torshavn                 34    5   3  26    27   71  −44    18 - Relegated
18  Resolute Storm 1913 FC      34    3   5  26    24   72  −48    14 - Relegated

Polar Islandstates (PIS) qualifiers
Champions League: FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla
Challengers Cup: Northbrook Diamonds FK, East Franz Athletic, SK Aasiaat Harbour
Liga B Champions Trophy: Novaya Sibir Reds, Scapa Bay Rovers, Skipsbyggere IFK
Cup Winners’ Cup: FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls

CdC: FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla

[Saterun]

Saterun A. Liga: Season 6

First Half

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Team                           P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Anasb FC                  15  12  1   2  38  15  +23  37
  2 Real Anasb                15   9  4   2  43  16  +27  31
  3 Futsworth United          15   8  5   2  24  17   +7  29
  4 Xaiv 1919                 15   8  4   3  38  17  +21  28
  5 Mieteng City              15   8  4   3  24  18   +6  28
  6 Ajac Football Club        15   8  2   5  35  21  +14  26
  7 Tsear FC                  15   7  5   3  32  20  +12  26
  8 Albery FC                 15   6  4   5  22  21   +1  22
  9 Haleer Phoenix FC         15   5  5   5  16  21   -5  20
 10 Qeuthun FC                15   4  8   3  20  21   -1  20
 11 Tsear AC                  15   4  4   7  19  21   -2  16
 12 Ias Club Football         15   2  6   7  17  27  -10  12
 13 Daxler AFC                15   2  3  10   6  27  -21   9
 14 Wonghia Saint-Lupain      15   2  3  10  13  37  -24   9
 15 Oceanico                  15   1  5   9  12  34  -22   8
 16 FC Coppola                15   2  1  12   9  35  -26   7

Second Half

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Team                           P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Tsear FC                  29  17   8   4  66  34  +32  59
  2 Futsworth United          29  17   6   6  42  24  +18  57
  3 Real Anasb                29  16   5   8  76  34  +42  53
  4 Anasb FC                  29  15   5   9  61  41  +20  50
  5 Ajac Football Club        29  15   5   9  66  48  +18  50
  6 Mieteng City              29  14   8   7  37  28   +9  50
  7 Xaiv 1919                 29  14   5  10  57  51   +6  47
  8 Ias Club Football         29  10   9  10  46  48   -2  39
  9 Qeuthun FC                29   9  12   8  44  43   +1  39
 10 Tsear AC                  29  10   8  11  41  41   +0  38
 11 Haleer Phoenix FC         29  10   7  12  40  49   -9  37
 12 Albery FC                 29   9   6  14  34  41   -7  33
 13 Wonghia Saint-Lupain      29   7   5  17  31  63  -32  26
 14 FC Coppola                29   7   2  20  20  59  -39  23
 15 Oceanico                  29   5   8  16  35  63  -28  23
 16 Daxler AFC                29   4   7  18  17  46  -29  19

Final Matchday

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Real Anasb 2-1 Tsear FC
Wonghia Saint-Lupain 1-0 Mieteng City
FC Coppola 1-1 Anasb FC
Oceanico 0-2 Futsworth United
Daxler AFC 2-0 Xaiv 1919
Albery FC 2-2 Qeuthun FC
Haleer Phoenix FC 1-1 Ajac Football Club
Ias Club Football 0-1 Tsear AC

Team                           P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Futsworth United          30  18   6   6  44  24  +20  60    IFCF Champions League Q, FFI League of Victors Q
  2 Tsear FC                  30  17   8   5  67  36  +31  59    IFCF Challengers League Q, FFI League of Victors Q
  3 Real Anasb                30  17   5   8  78  35  +43  56    IFCF Challengers League Q
  4 Anasb FC                  30  15   6   9  62  42  +20  51    IFCF Challengers League Q
  5 Ajac Football Club        30  15   6   9  67  49  +18  51
  6 Mieteng City              30  14   8   8  37  29   +8  50
  7 Xaiv 1919                 30  14   5  11  57  53   +4  47
  8 Tsear AC                  30  11   8  11  42  41   +1  41
  9 Qeuthun FC                30   9  13   8  46  45   +1  40
 10 Ias Club Football         30  10   9  11  46  49   -3  39
 11 Haleer Phoenix FC         30  10   8  12  41  50   -9  38
 12 Albery FC                 30   9   7  14  36  43   -7  34
 13 Wonghia Saint-Lupain      30   8   5  17  32  63  -31  29
 14 FC Coppola                30   7   3  20  21  60  -39  24
 15 Oceanico                  30   5   8  17  35  65  -30  23
 16 Daxler AFC                30   5   7  18  19  46  -27  22

Awards

Golden Boot
Mitizihno - Anasb FC(28)
Maksymilian Bates - Real Anasb(21)
David Otxoa - Futsworth United(19)

Golden Glove
Rahul Marković - Futsworth United
Antoñio - Mieteng City
Ralf Abiatti - Real Anasb

Young Player of the Year
Maksymilian Bates - Real Anasb
Dominic Rivera - Ajac Football Club
Kelton Wardell - Futsworth United

Manager of the Year
Kameron Boyd - Futsworth United
Hakim Alif - Ajac Football Club
Efik Crauss - Tsear FC

Player of the Year
Andrei Coiro - Real Anasb
Hans-Jürgen Becker - Futsworth United
Glenn Lundquist - Tsear FC

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Four Island Cup 1

First Round
Xaiv 1919 3-0 Ajac Football Club

Futsworth United 0-0 Qeuthun FC (0-1 AET)

Wonghia Saint-Lupain 0-1 Albery FC

FC Coppola 0-2 Haleer Phoenix FC 

Tsear FC 0-0 Oceanico (4-0 AET)

Ias Club Football 1-1 Anasb FC (1-2 AET)

Real Anasb 1-0 Mieteng City

Daxler AFC 1-1 Tsear AC (1-2 AET)

Quarterfinals
Anasb FC 3-1 Albery FC

Xaiv 1919 0-1 Tsear AC 

Haleer Phoenix FC 0-1 Qeuthun FC 

Tsear FC 4-1 Real Anasb

Semifinals
Tsear AC 1-1 Qeuthun FC (1-2 AET)

Tsear FC 1-0 Anasb FC

Final(Estadio Blanco Oro, 59,000)
Qeuthun FC 3-2 Tsear FC

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Copa Nacional 6

First Round
Futsworth United 2-0 Xaiv 1919

Ias Club Football 1-8 Tsear FC 

Real Anasb 2-0 Daxler AFC

Tsear AC 2-0 FC Coppola

Oceanico 2-2 Haleer Phoenix FC (3-5 AET)

Anasb FC 2-1 Ajac Football Club

Wonghia Saint-Lupain 1-0 Albery FC

Qeuthun FC 1-0 Mieteng City

Quarterfinals
Futsworth United 5-0 Haleer Phoenix FC

Anasb FC 1-1 Real Anasb (2-1 AET)

Qeuthun FC 1-0 Tsear FC

Tsear AC 0-0 Wonghia Saint-Lupain (1-1 AET, 3-4 PKs)

Semifinals
Wonghia Saint-Lupain 0-6 Qeuthun FC

Futsworth United 2-3 Anasb FC 

Final(Sultan Stadium, 76,000)
Anasb FC 0-1 Qeuthun FC FFI Confederations Trophy Q

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Season Roundup

The sixth season of Saterun domestic football had plenty of drama. Futsworth snatching the title on the last day was not the half of it. Mitzihno rocked to the Golden Boot, and Andrei Coiro displayed a midfield masterclass all season long to clinch the Golden Ball. Qeuthun proved themselves cup demons, winning both the inaugural Four Island Cup and the Copa Nacional for the first time in their history. While a minor tournament, played at the same time as the regular season, the Four Island Cup shows a team's ability to multitask and take their chances. Whichever way you look at it, this was a special season for Qeuthun FC.

Saterun (SAT) qualifiers
Champions League: Futsworth United
Challengers Cup: Tsear FC, Real Anasb, Anasb FC
FFI League of Victors: Futsworth United, Tsear FC
FFI Confederations Trophy: Qeuthun FC
Cup Winners’ Cup: Qeuthun FC

[Kelssek]

1 - 2 - 3 - 4

Kelssek (KSK) qualifiers
Champions League: Kirkenes FC, CF Outineau, Burnaby SC
Challengers Cup: Clayquot City, Strathcona Intls, Latrobe Athletic
Cup Winners’ Cup: Latrobe Athletic

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Final site bids
Champions League: Stadium Konueira, Burnaby (capacity 60,400)
Located in the East End district of the city centre, its retractable roof is capable of completely unnecessary multicoloured light shows. Hopeful of this occasion, the staff are already arguing about what settings give the most triumphal shade of orange.

[Patriotlandia]

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4 - Playoffs
Lower Tiers
National Cup - Omnium du Montagnard

Patriotlandia (PTR) qualifiers
Champions League: Union Port-la-Ville
Challengers Cup: Griffin Isles United, Stade Conflans, CF Capitale
Liga B Champions Trophy: Mountaineers United, Batille Sailors FC, Fort Henri Vert et Or
Cup Winners’ Cup: Athlétique Alexandrie

[Xanneria]

Preview Pt 1 - viewtopic.php?p=40798118#p40798118
Preview Pt 2 - viewtopic.php?p=40805099#p40805099
MD 1-7 - viewtopic.php?p=40808909#p40808909
MD 8-15 - viewtopic.php?p=40812587#p40812587
MD 16-22 + Final Results - viewtopic.php?p=40821441#p40821441
Awards - viewtopic.php?p=40825335#p40825335

Xanneria (XAN) qualifiers
Champions League: Galaxy SC
Challengers Cup: Austin City, Hawthorne Kickers, Asbury Park
Liga B Champions Trophy: Destin Easterners, York Metrostars, Powell Rovers
CEdC: Galaxy SC, Austin City

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FINAL SITE BIDS: (Challengers Cup:) City of Hawthorne Stadium (74,000)
One of the largest stadium in Xanneria, the large Bowl Stadium is home to popular Galaxy SC. Located in the valleys of the northern ridges of Hawthorne, it's bowl shape allows for maximum people with a good view of the field.

[Vilitan Cove]

20th Vilitan Cove Invitational

Participating Associations with Criteria of Consideration

[BNJ] League Table
[CBP] League Table
[CMT] League Table
[DAR] League Table
[DEL] Fair Play Table
[EXT] Biggest Win
[FVA] Cup Competition
[GRF] Fair Play Table
[KOR] Challenge Group Winner
[KSK] Most Goals
[PAS] Fair Play Table
[PYA] League Table

[QUE] Cup Competition
[SRS] League Table
[SXB] Fair Play Table
[TKT] League Table
[TMB] League Table
[TMZ] League Table
[TUR] Fair Play Table
[VAL] Goal Differential
[VIL] Fair Play Table
[VLD] Gender Specific Competition
[ZRH] Most Goals
[ZWZ] Cup Competition

Procedural Note: The Vilitan Cove Invitational Committee noted that it was possible that some federations applications were not received but in those cases, the federations were not invited and were probably not bothered by that. Since there were fewer than 32 eligible clubs in total, the Committee decided to let them all participate. Any other associations applying for an invitation whose applications were sent by drunk Cocoabo, turned into interstellar dust, thwarted by adorable kittens or patriotic celebrations or otherwise not received were not extended an invitation to compete. The defending Champions and Runners-Up were invited to compete.

The Vilitan Cove Invitational is an International Club Competition. Designed to allow clubs competing in a league system where they could be eligible to but have not already qualified for a major international club competition (UICA; IFCF; Cup Winners Cup), or, who compete in nation that does not otherwise participate in the IFCF competitions, a chance to compete on the international stage. The Invitational is designed as a Fair Play competition - however an association may set any sporting criteria by which to determine which team will be permitted to apply to the competition. The Vilitan Cove Invitational Committee reserves the right to change the competition entry criteria at any point or deny the future use of a specific entry criteria proposed.

Not all applicants are guaranteed invitation into the competition, particularly in the event more than 31 associations apply for consideration.

The format of the competition is a Fixed Bracket Knockout with minor re-seeding during rounds which have byes. All pairings prior to the Semi-Final stage will be two-legged home and away aggregate knockout rounds.

The "Away Goals" rule will not apply. Any match which is level on aggregate at the conclusion of full time during the second leg will immediately proceed to an extra time period. There will be no silver or golden goal scenario, and a full 30 minute extra time period would be contested. If the scores are still level, a penalty shootout will be employed to determine which team advances.

Semi-Final and Final stages will each be a single knockout match at a selected location in the Vilitan Cove region.

Preliminary Round

(ZRH)            Kven FK      0-2   Sokattack Mliona           (TUR)    0-0   0-2   
(KOR)        Tanques AOE      3-3   Hagejoki                   (GRF)    1-2   2-1   (10-9 pen)
(DAR)   Atlético Augusta      4-3   Jeunesse Tan-Tan           (TMZ)    2-1   1-2   (AET)
(VIL)      Yeaddin Owls       3-2   Stanmorn FC                (FVA)    2-2   1-0   
(BNJ)          Pria City      4-0   Linden Woods FC            (CBP)    3-0   1-0   
(BNJ)     Istria City FC      4-1   Parakleion Firebirds FC    (TKT)    3-1   1-0   
(TMB)      Newark Argyle      4-1   FK Armaskoye               (PYA)    2-1   2-0   
(PAS)     Hellinic Rouge      4-0   Mandarax                   (SXB)    1-0   3-0   
(VAL)         SC RInaldi      4-2   Ossiana FC                 (DEL)    1-2   3-0   
(SRS)   Sivolvia Central      4-2   Queenston CS               (EXT)    1-1   3-1

Round of 16

(ZWZ)            FTC United      6-5   Sokattack Mliona    (TUR)    3-2   2-3   (AET)
(KOR)           Tanques AOE      5-2   Atlético Augusta    (DAR)    3-2   2-0   
(VLD)       Ajax Carloburgo      6-2   Yeaddin Owls        (VIL)    2-1   4-1   
(BNJ)             Pria City      3-4   Rovers United       (ZWZ)    1-0   2-4   
(QUE)   Jolbonopolis United      2-1   Istria City FC      (BNJ)    2-1   0-0   
(TMB)         Newark Argyle      2-1   CF Outineau         (KSK)    1-1   1-0   
(PAS)        Hellinic Rouge      7-3   SC RInaldi          (VAL)    4-1   3-2   
(SRS)      Sivolvia Central      5-2   Anomalies           (CMT)    3-1   2-1

Quarter-Finals

(ZWZ)            FTC United      4-4   Tanques AOE         (KOR)    2-1   2-3   (4-2 pen)
(VLD)       Ajax Carloburgo      1-3   Rovers United       (ZWZ)    1-1   0-2   
(QUE)   Jolbonopolis United      3-3   Newark Argyle       (TMB)    2-2   1-1   (3-4 pen)
(PAS)          Hellinic Rouge    4-2   Sivolvia Central    (SRS)    2-0   2-2

Semi-Final :: Marine World Park, Crosaibi, Vilita

(ZWZ)            FTC United    2-0   Rovers United       (ZWZ)

Semi-Final :: Alikki-Corra Academy, Alikki-Corra, Vilita

(TMB)         Newark Argyle    1-1   Hellinic Rouge      (PAS)       (2-4 pen)

3rd Place Matchup :: Council Stadium, Tivali, Vilita

(ZWZ)         Rovers United    2-3   Newark Argyle       (TMB)         (AET)

Vilitan Cove Invitational Final :: Tivali Ring Stadium, Alikki-Corra, Vilita

(ZWZ)            FTC United    0-1   Hellinic Rouge      (PAS)

With 26 clubs competing including the defending Winner and Runner-Up of the competition, 6 clubs would receive a bye into the Round of 16 including defending champion FTC United of Zwangzug. The defending Champions would make it back-to-back trips to the Tivali Ring Stadium but would be outlasted in the Final by Hellinic Rouge of Pasarga. While it was an impressive 6th appearance in the final for a club from Zwangzug, Pasarga's incredible record in the competition was improved as Hellinic Rouge would become the fourth different Pasargan club to win the competition, surpassing Kelssek as the Federation with the most unique club champions (Baskita FC, Club Stein-los, Lunas FC) and, more impressively, extend the Federations 100% winning record in Vilitan Cove Invitational Finals.[/spoiler]

The rules for application to the VCI, which should be adhered to by any association which is inviting one of their clubs to apply for a slot in the tournament, are as follows:

Number of Teams Allowed to Apply: ( ONE )

• Single-Association leagues may have one applicant team
• Multi-Association leagues may have no more than three applicant teams with no more than one applicant from a single association

Criteria for Invitation:

• In order to be invited, an applicant team must not have qualified for any Major Senior International competition (UICA, IFCF, Cup Winners Cup) during that cycle
• An association may permit an applicant team using any criteria it chooses so long as the qualified applicant is selected based on sporting merit.
  
  • Preference for Invitations may go to applicants who have been selected via a Fair Play table
  • Other applicant criteria may include, but are not limited to: Best Defensive Record, Most Team Goals Scored, Most Improved Team

Previous Edition Finalists:

• The reigning Champion Team does not need to apply for an invitation and will receive an invitation in addition to and exempt from other entrants and criteria
• If deemed advantageous to the competition, the reigning Runner-Up, if not already invited, may also be extended an invitation under the same exemption

In order to apply for consideration to be Invited to the next Vilitan Cove Invitational, interested associations should follow the following guidelines.

Interested applicants may include their information in their standard League Newswire post so long as the appropriate format is adhered to, particularly the inclusion of the keytext "VCIAPP:" as bolded below. Interested applicants may also telegram to Vilitan Cove prior to the IFCF Cycle Cutoff.

Sample Applications:

Sample Application:

VCIAPP: Samplestan FC (TRG)

Sample Application:

VCIAPP: Samplestan FC (TRG)
Selection Via: Fair Play Table

Sample Application:

VCIAPP: Samplestan FC
Association: Samplestan (TRG)
Selection Via: Fair Play Table

Scheduling Note: Based on feedback from participants, the VCI/TCSC Schedule for the upcoming cycle will be adjusted. The TCSC will now take place prior to the VCI opposed to immediately following it. This adjustment will allow the TCSC/VCI combination to be scorinated early in the cycle, following the IFCF Cutoff and will also permit an ample gap between the identification of clubs eligible for the TCSC and the scorination of the event, should a club wish to alter their eligibility via TG prior to the release of results. These changes will enable the VCI to be scorinated earlier in the cycle enabling maximum time to incorporated results from the competitions into RPs for the following cycle. The Deadline for Entry to VCI 21 remains the subsequent IFCF Cutoff (Currently Projected 8/19).

[BNJ] Istria City FC
[CMT] Myana
[FVA] Marthorpe City FC
[VLD] Metropolis Alligators
[VAL] Mar Sara FC
[PAS] Hellinic Rouge

[Yguazu]

The Asociación Yguazuense de Fútbol (AYF) is pleased to present...
The Yguazú División de Honor - Professional Season 5

The División de Honor de Yguazú is the highest tier of association football in Yguazú, a nation located in the region of Anaia with loose and remote bonds with Valladares. This competition, organized by the AYF, is played by 12 teams, most of them based in the national capital Karanday and surrounding areas, and it is particular in the sense that it works under an Apertura/Clausura system in which both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments constitute independent championships (i.e. the winners of both tournaments earn equal recognition as champions).

In both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, the 12 teams play each other in a double round-robin tournament, once at their stadium and once at their rivals' one, for a total of 22 matches per tournament. The team with the most points at the end of each tournament is crowned as champion.

The competition was played as an amateur championship for nearly 100 years, and has been historically dominated by Cerro Pintado and Olímpico, who won all but 11 out of the previous editions of the competition (51 titles for Cerro Pintado and 44 for Olímpico), with Independiente (5), Tupí (4), Nacional (1), and Sol de Anaia (1) being the only teams able to win a championship in both the amateur and profesional eras. Albeit the league has been played to a decent standard of quality in spite of its amateurism, the AYF believes that, by turning the competition into a professional one and having the chance to enter international competition, the level of the competition and of its own teams will have an exponential growth and Yguazuense players will have their much-wanted opportunity to take themselves to new highs.

Apertura Tournament
A new season of Yguazuense football opened up with the Apertura tournament, played in the first half of the season, as well as the big news that due to their steady growth and outstanding performances in international competition (ahem, only Cerro Pintado's ones actually), the Yguazú league was entitled to a second Champions League berth, which opened up the chance for another team to get to know further than Parapetí the following season. But we'll get at that by the time the Clausura is in full swing...

Anyways, with Sol de Anaia kind of destroying the Cerro Pintado dictatorship by winning last season's Apertura and claiming the only Champions League berth up for grabs until then, we expected that the Azuletas and their arch-rivals Olímpico would be able to restore the status quo by enforcing their duopoly, however, the sunny side proved that they had come to stay by taking an early lead in the competition, defeating both juggernauts as well as the two newcomers for this season (General Redín and Unión Agrícola) and getting rid of Tupí in a 9-goal fest to lead the Apertura after seven games, with their only blemish being a 3-0 loss to Deportivo Amambay on MD2. Although Amambay were also able to claim some big results against the top guns, adding to that thumping of Sol a 2-2 draw with Cerro as well as wins over Olímpico and Tupí which allowed the northern side to follow Sol de Anaia after seven matches, it would be the Aboriginal side the one who would emerge as Sol's main rival in the Apertura, but not without some other setbacks in the matches closing the first half of the tournament, which saw Tupí and Olímpico cancelling each other out and a shocking loss at the hands of cellar-dweller 25 de Marzo to end the first half of the Apertura in third place, whilst Sol de Anaia opened up a 5-point gap at the top.

Meanwhile, the first half of the Apertura was nothing but a string of struggles for the titans, with Cerro Pintado and Olímpico finding themselves in trouble early into the season. Both reached the first Superclásico of the season, played on MD7, away from the top: the Azuleta were in fourth but trailing leaders Sol de Anaia by four points already, whilst the Zebra were in a quite uncomfortable seventh place with just 7 points. And well, although this Superclásico was not different from others in the sense that it was just as action-packed as it would be expected, the 3-all draw did nothing to help the chances of either side, leaving Cerro Pintado 7 points adrift, and Olímpico...better not to talk about it. Olímpico would not taste victory again until Round 15, well into the second half of the Apertura, only getting embarrassing results such as a loss to Unión Agrícola and another 3-3 draw at home against 25 de Marzo to close the first half in a lowly eighth place with 11 points, whilst on the other hand Cerro Pintado were at least able to stage somewhat of a comeback, beating both of the newcomers as well as Nacional to move into second at halfway point.

With the second half already underway and Sol de Anaia, Cerro Pintado, and Tupí all dropping points in their first two games, the door was opened for Deportivo Amambay to enter the title contention. Amambay was able to steal points from both Sol and Cerro, and then put even more pressure to both sides by cutting the gap with the leaders to just 3 points with a 3-2 win over Prado Ñu, whilst Tupí remained stalled after two draws and one loss. However, a six-pointer that would be crucial for the entire title race was looming large as Cerro Pintado welcomed leaders Sol de Anaia at their stadium, hoping to put themselves within striking distance of their rivals. And this is the kind of chances that should not be wasted, and Cerro Pintado understood the message pretty well, defeating the "sunny" side to leave the title race wide open with 8 matches left. However, the list of potential contenders was still missing two names, and one of those was Independiente, who made their intentions known by beating Cerro Pintado on the next matchday, while Sportivo Eugenino also joined the fun by stealing points from Tupí and moving four points adrift from the top.

The final stretch was offically kicked off on MD17, with Sol de Anaia returning to winning ways to keep the top spot for themselves by giving the battered Olímpico a 3-0 thumping, and Cerro Pintado and Deportivo Amambay not willing to be left behind as they also claimed victories: the former beat Prado Ñu and the latter dented Tupí's aspirations. Sportivo Eugenino were another side who suffered an untimely setback against a direct rival, losing to Independiente, however the Pig would not take too long to bounce back, beating Cerro Pintado to keep their chances alive. Sol also seemed to think that reviving the dead and reopening the title race would be a great idea, for which they lost to Tupí thus allowing the Aboriginal to stay the fight, whilst Independiente would be unable to capitalize on all those goofs from Soleados and Azuletas as they were held to a draw by Nacional. The following round would finally see Sol de Anaia surrender the lead, after being unable to break Unión Agrícola's resistance and seeing Cerro Pintado win the Apertura's last Superclásico to edge them for first place on GD. And now Tupí looked more threatening than ever, beating Prado Ñu to bring themselves within a single point from the top, with Independiente also inching closer despite their drawing streak. Matchdays 19 and 20 were then crucial to whittle down the list of hopefuls to just two teams, with Cerro Pintado having their chances all but doomed after losing to Nacional and...Tupí, which was also greatly capitalized by Sol de Anaia who started to rub their hands with the prospect of a second title by making short work of 25 de Marzo and kicking Independiente out of the race. With two matches to go, Sol and Tupí were then the only two sides with plausible chances to win the Apertura, and a loss to Sportivo Eugenino for the former and a scoreless draw with Unión Agrícola left the two teams tied in points ahead of the final matchday: the Aboriginal hosted 25 de Marzo, and Sol had to play Nacional, also at home. Both had to win their game and hope for the other to slip in order to claim the Apertura title right away, with equal results for both forcing a tiebreaker match. Well, the two sides ended up winning their games, which meant that the definition of the Apertura champion was to be dragged for an additional week, and Sol de Anaia could pay dearly for not having finished off Tupí when they had the chance...

Team                       P    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Tupí                   22   11   6   5    34   25   +9    39  CPO
 2 Sol de Anaia           22   12   3   7    45   37   +8    39  CPO
 3 Deportivo Amambay      22    9   9   4    38   30   +8    36
 4 Cerro Pintado          22   11   3   8    38   31   +7    36
 5 Independiente          22    8   7   7    31   30   +1    31
 6 Sportivo Eugenino      22    9   4   9    29   34   −5    31
 7 Nacional               22    5  12   5    35   36   −1    27
 8 Prado Ñu               22    7   4  11    36   40   −4    25
 9 Unión Agrícola         22    5  10   7    33   38   −5    25
10 Olímpico               22    5   9   8    38   39   −1    24
11 25 de Marzo            22    6   6  10    37   41   −4    24
12 General Redín          22    3   9  10    26   39  −13    18

Championship play-off
Since Tupí and Sol de Anaia ended up tied in points for first place at the end of the tournament, a tiebreaker match was played on neutral ground to decide the Torneo Apertura champions:

Tupí 3–1 Sol de Anaia @ Estadio Héroes del Pantano, Karanday

Thus, Tupí won their fifth domestic league title and also became the first qualified team for both the Champions League and the CAFA LigAnaia.

Clausura Tournament
Usually the Clausura tends to be the most closely fought tournament, considering that it is at this point that the aggregate table enters into play, and most teams will be looking at both tables with attention especially now that there are (more) international berths up for grabs. If people were still expecting that either Cerro Pintado or Olímpico would come back and turn everyone into ashes, what they got was another letdown since neither of them would be the expected protagonists, with the leading roles being taken over by Sportivo Eugenino, Nacional, and the Apertura champions, Tupí.

However, we cannot say that the Yguazuense titans failed to try and perform at the level expected from their greatness, since Olímpico tried to make up for their extremely poor Apertura campaign with a strong start to the Clausura, winning three and drawing one match in their first four outings, that lone draw being a 3-all match against Sportivo Eugenino in the opening round. Cerro Pintado also tried to make their way into the title race with a couple of early wins, considering that if they were not able to win the Clausura, they would at least have to get as many points as possible in order not to miss the IFCF train, however, those chances of winning the Clausura were quickly derailed, starting with a loss to Olímpico in Superclásico Chapter 3. With Sportivo Eugenino and Tupí hot on their heels in the Clausura table, as well as their pressing need to break into the top five of the aggregate table, the Zebra could not afford any mistakes and confirmed that their bid for the Clausura title was serious enough by stomping the Apertura champions immediately after the Superclásico, but their momentum was cut short by Unión Agrícola, who claimed three points vital for their own survival and prevented Olímpico from moving further away from the Pig and the Aboriginal. In fact, a loss to Independiente at halfway point forced Olímpico to surrender the Clausura's top spot, with Tupí taking the lead with 22 points after beating 25 de Marzo and Sportivo Eugenino looking at both sides, trailing them by two points.

The decisive final half of the Clausura confirmed the existence of three separate battles: the Clausura title race, with Tupí, Olímpico and Sportivo Eugenino as the frontrunners, the IFCF battle, with Sol de Anaia and Cerro Pintado hoping that their poor Clausura campaigns did not open the door for any of Deportivo Amambay, Nacional, Independiente, or Olímpico themselves to kick them out of international football at the end of the season, and the three-horse affair that became the battle to fend off the relegation ghost between 25 de Marzo and the newly-promoted sides Unión Agrícola and General Redín. In the Clausura front, Olímpico started the second half in style by landing a big hit against direct rivals Sportivo Eugenino on the road, whilst Tupí suffered two losses at the hands of Independiente and the side from San Eugenio. The Zebra would then follow up with a drubbing of Nacional which helped them crack into the top five of the aggregate table at the expense of their most recent rivals, however, they did not know that this match would be the beginning of the end, as they would be humbled by General Redín 4-0 in their next game, and would also be on the receiving end of three crushing losses at the hands of Sol de Anaia, Prado Ñu, and of course, Cerro Pintado. Olímpico's sudden implosion was great news for Tupí and Sportivo Eugenino, paving the way for these two sides to leave the title race for themselves, however, a new contender in the form of Nacional appeared on stage thanks to a winning streak of three games which included Cerro Pintado, Independiente, and Deportivo Amambay, which would eventually include Sportivo Eugenino as well and allow Nacional to place themselves between Tupí and the Pig with four matches to go.

And then we entered the final four rounds of the Clausura (and the season), and Tupí chose the worst possible moment to bid farewell to their chances of a back-to-back: a loss to Olímpico and a draw with Cerro Pintado combined with wins for Sportivo Eugenino against General Redín and Deportivo Amambay placed the San Eugenio side on the driver's seat with two matches to go, with Nacional also waiting for the moment to hit after claiming four points against Cerro Pintado (and putting the Azuleta in serious risk of being left out of IFCF football next season) and General Redín, and the Aboriginal were left trailing by four points. A 1-0 win for Sportivo Eugenino against Sol de Anaia on MD21 rendered a similar result for Tupí against Unión Agrícola useless and left Nacional (winners against Deportivo Amambay) as the only side able to deprive the Pig from their maiden title on the final matchday.

And so the final day of the season came, and although Sportivo Eugenino lost to Prado Ñu in their visit to La Arboleda, a 5-2 routing of Nacional against Sol de Anaia sparked wild celebrations in San Eugenio as the Pig were handed their first domestic title in nearly 100 years of history, as well as their first couple of international experiences as they claimed the final Champions League and LigAnaia berths. That defeat for Nacional also had consequences for the outcome of the IFCF race, with Sol de Anaia confirming third place in the aggregate table and qualifying for the Challengers Cup and Cerro Pintado salvaging the season by securing the second Challengers Cup berth and fourth place in the aggregate table with a win over Unión Agrícola. Having missed out on the chance to win their second league title, Nacional were however lucky enough to claim the final Challengers Cup berth, whilst Prado Ñu's and Olímpico's brave efforts in the final matches of the season came too late to reward them. As for the relegation struggle, 25 de Marzo's wooden spoon campaign was properly "rewarded" with relegation to the División Intermedia, whilst Unión Agrícola and General Redín will have to play a tiebreaker match to decide who gets to stay and who's going back after just one season.

Team                       P    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Sportivo Eugenino      22   11   6   5    38   29   +9    39  CH - CL - CAFA LigAnaia
 2 Tupí                   22   12   2   8    39   31   +8    38
 3 Nacional               22   11   5   6    44   40   +4    38
 4 Prado Ñu               22   11   4   7    40   32   +8    37
 5 Olímpico               22   11   4   7    39   36   +3    37
 6 Cerro Pintado          22    7   8   7    38   35   +3    29
 7 Independiente          22    8   5   9    34   35   −1    29
 8 General Redín          22    8   5   9    32   37   −5    29
 9 Sol de Anaia           22    8   4  10    41   42   −1    28
10 Deportivo Amambay      22    6   6  10    37   42   −5    24
11 Unión Agrícola         22    6   4  12    29   41  −12    22
12 25 de Marzo            22    4   5  13    20   31  −11    17

Aggregate Table
The aggregate table, combining the results of both the Apertura and Clausura, decided the teams that will be entering the IFCF tournaments for the following season. Since Yguazú is now entitled to two berths into the Champions League, these berths will be awarded to both champions, with the highest-placed one qualifying for the champions path of the preliminary rounds (if one team wins both the Apertura and Clausura, the next best-placed team will also qualify for the CL), while the three Challengers Cup qualifiers will be the next three best-placed teams in this table. The Apertura and Clausura champions (or Clausura runners-up, if the same team wins both tournaments) will both qualify for the CAFA LigAnaia regardless of their placement in this table.

Team                       P    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Tupí                   44   23   8  13    73   56  +17    77  CL - CAFA LigAnaia
 2 Sportivo Eugenino      44   20  10  14    67   63   +4    70  CL - CAFA LigAnaia
 3 Sol de Anaia           44   20   7  17    86   79   +7    67  ChC
 4 Cerro Pintado          44   18  11  15    76   66  +10    65  ChC
 5 Nacional               44   16  17  11    79   76   +3    65  ChC
 6 Prado Ñu               44   18   8  18    76   72   +4    62
 7 Olímpico               44   16  13  15    77   75   +2    61
 8 Deportivo Amambay      44   15  15  14    75   72   +3    60
 9 Independiente          44   16  12  16    65   65    0    60
10 Unión Agrícola         44   11  14  19    62   79  −17    47
11 General Redín          44   11  14  19    58   76  −18    47
12 25 de Marzo            44   10  11  23    57   72  −15    41

Relegation Table
The two relegated teams to División Intermedia were decided by computing an average of the points earned per game over the three most recent seasons (six tournaments). The two teams with the lowest average at the end of the season were relegated.

000000000000000000000000000S3	     S4	       S5	   TOTAL
Team	                  P  Pts    P  Pts    P  Pts    P  Pts	 Avg.
 1 Cerro Pintado	 44   88   44   78   44   65  132  231	1.750
 2 Olímpico      	 44   83   44   75   44   61  132  219	1.659
 3 Tupí 	         44   73   44	57   44	  77  132  207	1.568
 4 Sol de Anaia 	 44   54   44	82   44	  67  132  203	1.538
 5 Prado Ñu		           44   72   44   62   88  134	1.523
 6 Sportivo Eugenino	 44   61   44	65   44   70  132  196	1.485
 7 Independiente         44   61   44   67   44   60  132  188	1.424
 8 Deportivo Amambay     44   65   44	54   44   60  132  179	1.356
 9 Nacional      	 44   64   44	48   44	  65  132  177	1.341
10 Unión Agrícola                            44   47   44   47	1.068   RPO
11 General Redín		             44   47   44   47	1.068	RPO
12 25 de Marzo	         44   46   44	52   44	  41  132  139	1.053	REL

Relegation play-off
Since Unión Agrícola and General Redín ended up tied in average for 11th place in the relegation table, a tiebreaker match was played on neutral ground to decide the last team relegated to División Intermedia:

General Redín 0–2 Unión Agrícola @ Estadio Héroes del Pantano, Karanday

The Yguazú División Intermedia - Professional Season 5

The División Intermedia is Yguazú's second tier, and unlike the División de Honor, it is played under a more traditional format with 16 clubs playing each other twice for a total of 30 matches per season. The top two teams at the end of the season are promoted to the División de Honor for the following season, and will also qualify for the Liga B Champions Trophy along with the team that ends up in third place.

Just like the top tier, the Intermedia's relegation table considers the performance of teams in the division during the three most recent seasons, with the teams with the three lowest averages getting relegated at the end of the season. Teams coming from the capital Karanday and nearby areas are relegated to Primera B Metropolitana, while teams coming from other areas of Yguazú are relegated to Primera B Nacional.

League Standings

Team                         P    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Trinidense               30   15   5  10    62   50  +12    50  P - LBCT
 2 22 de Noviembre FBC      30   14   6  10    57   49   +8    48  P - LBCT
 3 Sportivo Fernandino      30   14   5  11    48   45   +3    47  LBCT
 4 Deportivo Fernheim       30   13   8   9    43   40   +3    47
 5 Club Colonial            30   13   7  10    48   46   +2    46
 6 Obreros Unidos           30   13   6  11    54   60   −6    45
 7 Tacuarí                  30   11  10   9    44   43   +1    43
 8 Club 4 de Octubre        30   11   9  10    54   52   +2    42
 9 Oviedense F.C.           30   13   3  14    47   45   +2    42
10 Cerro Pintado (PV)       30   11   8  11    54   58   −4    41
11 Río Yguazú               30   11   7  12    49   43   +6    40
12 Porvenir                 30   11   7  12    47   43   +4    40
13 Sport Lambaré            30   11   6  13    41   41    0    39
14 General Franco           30   10   6  14    52   62  −10    36
15 San Antonio              30    8   9  13    38   41   −3    33
16 Estudiantes              30    7   6  17    37   57  −20    27

Relegation Table

000000000000000000000000000S3	     S4	       S5	   TOTAL
Team	                  P  Pts    P  Pts    P  Pts    P  Pts	 Avg.
 1 Trinidense   	                     30	  50   30   50	1.667
 2 22 de Noviembre FBC	           30   44   30	  48   60   92	1.533
 3 Obreros Unidos		             30	  45   30   45	1.500
 4 Tacuarí      	 30   44   30   47   30   43   90  134	1.489
 5 Deportivo Fernheim	 30   41   30   45   30   47   90  133  1.478
 6 Porvenir	                   30   46   30   40   60   86	1.433
 7 Sportivo Fernandino	 30   43   30	39   30	  47   90  129	1.433
 8 Club Colonial	 30   44   30   36   30   46   90  126	1.400
 9 Oviedense F.C.	                     30	  42   30   42	1.400
10 Club 4 de Octubre	 30   40   30	41   30	  42   90  123	1.367
11 Cerro Pintado (PV)	 30   38   30   43   30   41   90  122  1.356
12 Río Yguazú	         30   41   30	39   30	  40   90  120	1.333
13 Sport Lambaré   		             30	  39   30   39	1.300
14 General Franco	 30   42   30	37   30	  36   90  115	1.278	Primera B Metropolitana
15 Estudiantes	         30   43   30	37   30	  27   90  107	1.189	Primera B Metropolitana
16 San Antonio		                     30	  33   30   33	1.100	Primera B Nacional

Yguazú (YGZ) qualifiers
Puppet of Valladares
Champions League: Tupí, Sportivo Eugenino
Challengers Cup: Sol de Anaia, Cerro Pintado, Nacional
Liga B Champions Trophy: Trinidense, 22 de Noviembre FBC, Sportivo Fernandino

CAFA LigAnaia qualifiers: Tupí, Sportivo Eugenino

[Mandalanusan Nations]

16th CMFA Champions League

The CMFA Champions League is the most prestigious club football championship in the region of Mandalanusa. The championship is organized and managed by the regional football confederation named Confederation of Mandalanusan Football Associations (CMFA).

Procedural note:

• This edition of CMFA Champions League was supposed to held after the 15th cycle of IFCF. This is a late scorination.
• Entries from Sendhang (SDG) are counted on the basis that the country still exist after the 15th cycle of IFCF and just recently inactive (less than 60 days CTEd)
• Entries from Jauharius (JUS) are not counted as they are bounded to the 16th cycle of IFCF. Their entries will be included in the 17th CMFA Champions League which will be scorinated in the end of 16th IFCF cycle.

Twenty-four of the best clubs from six Mandalanusan nations were competing to be the best club in the region. The twenty-four clubs were drawn into six groups of four in which the top two of each group and four best third placed will proceed to the knockout stage.

The final match will be played at the 73,240-seater Hangor Stadium in Alor Hangor, Otksarin. This will be the second time Alor Hangor hosted the final match.

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Group Stage

GROUP A               Pld   W   D   L    GF   GA   GD  Pts     DAU     AIN     ALO     CAM
Royal Daulapura   ERM   6   4   0   2    13    6   +7   12      -     1 - 2   2 - 0   3 - 1     Q
Ainheim Dynamos   ZIW   6   3   2   1    11    8   +3   11    0 - 3     -     3 - 0   3 - 3     Q
Alor Hangor FC    OTK   6   2   0   4     8   12   -4    6    3 - 2   0 - 2     -     4 - 1
Pescam Campuhan   PCU   6   1   2   3     8   14   -6    5    0 - 2   1 - 1   2 - 1     -

GROUP B                      Pld   W   D   L   GF  GA   GD  Pts      RTY     GKU     PUR     POE
Royal Tyakrita FC        OTK   6   4   0   2   10   8   +2   12       -     0 - 2   1 - 0   1 - 0     Q
KS Gunung Kayasu         SDG   6   2   3   1    8   8    0    9     1 - 0     -     1 - 1   2 - 5     Q
Pesepur Pemecutan Puri   PCU   6   1   3   2    7   7    0    6     1 - 2   1 - 1     -     3 - 1     Q
Porto Espinhosa FC       ACS   6   1   2   3   12  14   -2    5     4 - 6   1 - 1   1 - 1     -

GROUP C               Pld   W   D   L  GF  GA  GD  Pts     LAR     NIL     DUN     TYA
KS Larantuka      SDG   6   5   1   0  15   4 +11   16      -     2 - 2   1 - 0   1 - 0     Q
Nilayam United    PCU   6   3   1   2   8   9  -1   10    1 - 2     -     0 - 4   1 - 0     Q
Dunyalam          ERM   6   2   1   3   9  11  -2    7    0 - 5   0 - 2     -     2 - 0     Q
Tyakrita United   OTK   6   0   1   5   5  13  -8    1    1 - 4   1 - 2   3 - 3     -

GROUP D                Pld   W   D   L   GF   GA   GD  Pts     ANA     MAN     UBU     CAB
Anara              ERM   6   5   0   1   14    7   +7   15      -     2 - 1   0 - 2   1 - 0     Q
Mansanduni Union   ZIW   6   2   2   2   13   13    0    8    2 - 5     -     4 - 2   3 - 3     Q
Pesub Ubung        PCU   6   2   1   3   10   11   -1    7    2 - 3   0 - 2     -     1 - 1     Q
Sporting Cabo      ACS   6   0   3   3    6   12   -6    3    0 - 3   1 - 1   1 - 3   -

GROUP E                Pld   W   D   L   GF   GA  GD   Pts     ARA     ARB     DAN     PAS
Sporting Arrachai  ACS   6   4   1   1   10    7  +3   13       -     3 - 2   2 - 1   1 - 0     Q
PC Arabin          ZIW   6   3   1   2   11    7  +4   10     2 - 0     -     0 - 2   2 - 0     Q
KS Danokota        SDG   6   1   2   3    6    9  -3    5     0 - 2   1 - 1     -     0 - 2
Royal Pasirpura    ERM   6   1   2   3    7   11  -4    5     2 - 2   1 - 4   2 - 2     -

GROUP F              Pld   W   D   L   GF   GA  GD  Pts     TAP     BON     TAB     LEO
KS Tapaklaboh    SDG   6   4   0   2   12    8  +4   12      -     4 - 0   0 - 3   3 - 1     Q
Bongali United   OTK   6   4   0   2    7    9  -2   12    2 - 0     -     1 - 4   1 - 0     Q
SC. Tabeira      ACS   6   2   1   3   12   10  +2    7    1 - 3   1 - 2     -     2 - 3     Q
Black Leopards   ZIW   6   1   1   4    6   10  -4    4    1 - 2   0 - 1   1 - 1     -

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Round of 16

(ERM)           Royal Daulapura    2–3    Pesepur Pemecutan Puri    (PCU)   1–2   1–1 
(OTK)         Royal Tyakrita FC    0–2    Dunyalam                  (ERM)   0–1   0–1 
(SDG)              KS Larantuka    5–4    Ainheim Dynamos           (ZIW)   3–4   2–0 
(SDG)          KS Gunung Kayasu    2–3    Nilayam United            (PCU)   1–2   1–1 
(ERM)                     Anara    2–4    SC. Tabeira               (ACS)   0–2   2–2 
(SDG)             KS Tapaklaboh    5–6    Pesub Ubung               (PCU)   4–3   1–3 
(ACS)         Sporting Arrachai    4–2    Bongali United            (OTK)   2–0   2–2 
(ZIW)          Mansanduni Union    3–0    PC Arabin                 (ZIW)   2–0   1–0

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Quarter-Final

(PCU)    Pesepur Pemecutan Puri    2–3    Dunyalam                  (ERM)   1–2   1–1 
(SDG)              KS Larantuka    0–3    Nilayam United            (PCU)   0–0   0–3 
(ACS)               SC. Tabeira    2–1    Pesub Ubung               (PCU)   1–1   1–0 
(ACS)         Sporting Arrachai    0–4    Mansanduni Union          (ZIW)   0–2   0–2

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Semi-Final

(ERM)                  Dunyalam    0–2    Nilayam United            (PCU)   0–2   0–0 
(ACS)               SC. Tabeira    3–4    Mansanduni Union          (ZIW)   0–2   3–2

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Final

(PCU)            Nilayam United    3–2    Mansanduni Union          (ZIW)

@Hangor Stadium, Alor Hangor, Otksarin

Mansanduni Union of Ziwana reached their second consecutive final in CMFA Champions League in the hope to win the title for the second consecutive time. On the other side, Nilayam United reached their third final in the competition. A great achievement for a Soracanian based club who join Pemecutan domestic league. Nilayam United success to win their second title and bury the dream of Mansanduni Union to win their second consecutive title. Their success is paired with the already died out club, Mordov Rogak of Baranil who also won 2 titles in the competition's history.

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Stadium bids for the final of the 17th edition of the CMFA Champions' League are now being invited. Bidding is welcome to all stadiums seating a minimum of 25,000 spectators, bidding is encouraged to be detailed concerning amenities, features, et cetera. In the event that no bids are presented, the selection will default to the stadium that hosts the latest CMFA Mandalanusa Cup final.

Confederation of Mandalanusan Football Associations

[Pemecutan]

Resubmission.

1784-1785 Pemecutan domestic football league season
1784-1785 Kasa League Preview
1784-1785 Kasa League Result

1784-1785 Karo League Preview
1784-1785 Karo League Result

1784-1785 Piala Pesamuan Preview
1784-1785 Piala Pesamuan Result

Pemecutan (PCU) Qualifiers

IFCF Champion's League: Pesepur Pemecutan Puri
IFCF Challenger's Cup: Nilayam United, Pesub Ubung, Pescam Campuhan
IFCF Liga B Champion's Trophy: Peseguyang Peguyangan, Pesedilan Pemedilan, Pesat Satria
IFCF Cup Winner's Cup: Pesetamba Tambapuri

CMFA Champion's League: Pesepur Pemecutan Puri, Nilayam United, Pesub Ubung, Pescam Campuhan

[Acastanha]

Resubmission

2023 Acastanha Domestic Football Season
31st Liga Acastanhada do Campeonato
23rd Segunda Liga
23rd Copa da Federação

Acastanha (ACS) Qualifiers
Puppet of Pemecutan

IFCF Champion's League: Sporting Arrachai
IFCF Challenger's Cup: Porto Espinhosa FC, SC. Tabeira, Sporting Cabo
IFCF Liga B Champion's Trophy: Luz das Estrelas SC., FC. Padana, Campo de Libelula SC.
IFCF Cup Winner's Cup: Sporting Arrachai

CMFA Champion's League: Sporting Arrachai, Porto Espinhosa FC, SC. Tabeira, Sporting Cabo

[Pasarga]

As per this Review

Pasarga (PAS) Qualifiers:

IFCF Champions League: CA Paulinthal, Hellinic Rouge
IFCF Challengers Cup: Tanrısal, Galatica, Stein-los Turkish
IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy: SC Filwarfin, SC Troubalose, Evenfar FC
IFCF Risings Stars Cup: Baskita FC
CdC: CA Paulinthal
IFCF Cup Winners' Cup: Galatica
VCIAPP: Hellinic Rouge (Holders), Avidë

[Naixi]

Final

Preview
MD1
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MD4
MD5
MD6
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MD8
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MD11
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Promotion Playoff Semifinals
Promotion Playoff Preliminary Final
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Casaran 1st Round
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Casaran 3rd Round
Casaran 4th Round
Quarterfinal 1st Leg
Quarterfinal 2nd Leg
Semifinal 1st Leg
Semifinal 2nd Leg
Final

Naixi (NIX) qualifiers

IFCF Champions League: Chongjibo
IFCF Challengers Cup: Nongmin, Fuchou, Qiji
IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy: Shenmi, Shuqin, Yinying
IFCF Cup Winners Cup: Fuchou

Rushmori Copa de Campeones: Chongjibo

Naixi (NIX) final site bids

IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy: Sha Dadao, Qiawutian (30,453 seats) The modern city of Qiawutian is a utopia for cosmopolitan tech types and late-night partiers who idolize a sort of cyberpunk, glossy black aesthetic, and the Sha Dadao integrates that new sensibility with the traditional color (orange) of the country's far west, where the nation's largest city resides. Walking through the stadium's turnstiles is meant to feel like walking through a web of hot orange embers glowing against the surface of a black ocean. Modern and sophisticated, the stadium can seat 30,453 spectators and is not out of place in its surroundings (the city's main commercial district). Its name translates to "Avenue of Sand" in English, so called because of its close proximity to a small patch of dunes that once rose from the grassy plain on which the part of town was built. Bohemian types are known to traipse casually around the verdant area by the stadium, which features a small park bordered by wine bars and art galleries.