The unusual balance is due to the fact that there is no relegation, therefore making the teams in the Prem "Franchised". These clubs are all owned by either rich owners or the fans themselves, making owner diversity super unique. There is also a salary cap of 100 Million dollars, making the spending very rigorous and makes sure that the league is balanced. However, nine clubs, known as the Top 9, stand out from the rest as key forces in the Restresian populace. Veverițele Capitoliului, Traffic Conesa, The Maresda Beavers, the Pems Penguins, Summit FC, FC Ports, Sleepers Club, San Marisa, and Clubul de Fotbal Dacia are all the top 9 of the league, and have at least 8 titles each.
The first half of this year was marked with much surprise, considering the favorites were Traffic Conesa, however they struggled to start, but managed to recover to solid second place thanks to the play of striker Pablo Albu. The first place team was FC Ports, riding the incredible wave of National Team goalie Marcus George to a surprising 21 goal half, the lowest in the league by a large margin. The Third place was an even bigger surprise, as the Portas Whales rised as the highest placing non Top 9 team in the table thanks to highly desired midfielder Lane Sanchez's incredible play, scoring 10 goals in the first half of the season alone.
Midway Standings:
1 FC Ports 19 10 5 4 36 21 +15 35
2 Traffic Conesa 19 9 7 3 49 33 +16 34
3 Summit FC 19 9 5 5 41 25 +16 32
4 Portas Whales 19 9 5 5 51 39 +12 32
5 Maresda Beavers 19 8 7 4 54 40 +14 31
6 San Marisa 19 9 3 7 58 36 +22 30
7 The Dreamers 19 8 6 5 36 34 +2 30
8 Maresda City 19 8 5 6 37 35 +2 29
9 Sleepers Club 19 7 7 5 45 33 +12 28
10 Independiente Mary FC 19 8 4 7 28 35 −7 28
11 Dacia Wolves 19 7 5 7 43 36 +7 26
12 Veverițele Capitoliului 19 8 1 10 48 41 +7 25
13 Pems Penguins 19 6 7 6 35 36 −1 25
14 Regal Portas 19 6 6 7 30 39 −9 24
15 Red Star York 19 5 7 7 26 35 −9 22
16 Port York FC 19 5 6 8 38 48 −10 21
17 Clubul de Fotbal Dacia 19 4 7 8 31 47 −16 19
18 Pems S.T.A.R.S. 19 3 7 9 24 37 −13 16
19 Conesa Town 19 4 3 12 33 61 −28 15
20 Monte Cielos City FC 19 3 5 11 34 66 −32 14
The ending sports however, were very different from the starting spots. First off, Veverițele Capitoliului, led by goalie Gheorghe Bus was a wall for the squirrels as they clawed their way back from an abyssmal 12th place at the halfway mark to claim first place at the end of it all. The Maresda Beavers got second, as Defender Mark Lindsay held the Beaver dam tall to help claim a spot for his team in international competition. Third Place went to the Sleepers Club, led by winger Paul Stan Cojocar, had a high 31 goals on the season, and helped the boys from Bedville get a bronze, something they will take a The final top 4 spot went to the Whales, who held onto their form the best and walked away with a highly impressive year.
Final Standings:
1 Veverițele Capitoliului 38 19 7 12 90 56 +34 64
2 Maresda Beavers 38 17 12 9 106 64 +42 63
3 Sleepers Club 38 16 13 9 88 63 +25 61
4 Portas Whales 38 18 7 13 96 85 +11 61
5 Traffic Conesa 38 15 14 9 85 64 +21 59
6 Summit FC 38 16 10 12 91 65 +26 58
7 San Marisa 38 16 9 13 103 76 +27 57
8 The Dreamers 38 15 12 11 68 62 +6 57
9 FC Ports 38 16 9 13 63 62 +1 57
10 Maresda City 38 14 13 11 85 77 +8 55
11 Pems Penguins 38 14 12 12 75 73 +2 54
12 Dacia Wolves 38 13 9 16 67 68 −1 48
13 Regal Portas 38 12 11 15 65 86 −21 47
14 Red Star York 38 11 12 15 50 71 −21 45
15 Clubul de Fotbal Dacia 38 11 12 15 62 85 −23 45
16 Independiente Mary FC 38 12 9 17 53 76 −23 45
17 Monte Cielos City FC 38 12 9 17 79 115 −36 45
18 Port York FC 38 10 10 18 79 103 −24 40
19 Pems S.T.A.R.S. 38 9 12 17 69 82 −13 39
20 Conesa Town 38 7 12 19 58 99 −41 33
Restresas (RST) Qualifiers
CEdC Veverițele Capitoliului, Maresda Beavers
